RPI faces challenge from a new measure of inflation
Article
2017
163
December
18-19
wage policy ; inflation ; price index
Wages and wage payment systems
English
" The RPI measure of inflation is still used in pay bargaining by union negotiators and accepted by management at some firms. However, the launch of a new measure in 2018 — the Household Costs Index — will reignite a debate over the merits of RPI compared with other measures"
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