P276 CEEFAX 2 276 Thu 25 Dec 23:18/42 RETAIL PRICE INDEX 1/6 Percentage Increase on a Year Earlier 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Jan 7.7 9.0 4.1 1.7 2.5 3.3 2.9 Feb 7.5 8.9 4.1 1.8 2.4 3.4 2.7 Mar 8.1 8.2 4.0 1.9 2.3 3.5 2.7 Apr 9.4 6.4 4.3 1.3 2.6 3.3 2.4 May 9.7 5.8 4.3 1.3 2.6 3.4 2.2 Jun 9.8 5.8 3.9 1.2 2.6 3.5 2.1 Jul 9.8 5.5 3.7 1.4 2.3 3.5 2.2 Aug 10.6 4.7 3.6 1.7 2.4 3.6 2.1 Sip 10.9 4.1 3.6 1.8 2.2 3.9 2.1 Oct 10.9 3.7 3.6 1.4 2.4 3.2 2.7 Nov 9.7 4.3 3.0 1.4 2.6 3.1 2.7 Dec 9.3 4.5 2.6 1.9 2.9 3.2 2.5 Source: OMS Inhjtit TaxIndjx Inc Tax Main MenuP276 CEEFAX 2 276 Thu 25 Dec 23:18/29 RETAIL PRICE INDEX 2/6 Percentage Increase on a Year Earlier 1997 Jan 2.8 Feb 2.7 Mar 2.6 Apr 2.4 May 2.6 Jun 2.9 Jul 3.3 Aug 3.5 Sip 3.6 Oct 3.7 Nov 3.7 Dec Source: OMS Inhjtit TaxIndjx Inc Tax Main MenuP276 CEEFAX 2 276 Thu 25 Dec 23:14/46 RETAIL PRICE INDEX 3/6 Annual averages % increase on previous year 1982 81.2 8.6 1983 84.9 4.6 1984 89.2 5.1 1985 94.6 6.1 1986 97.8 3.4 1987 101.9 4.2 1988 106.9 4.9 1989 115.2 7.8 1990 126.1 9.5 1991 133.5 5.9 1992 138.5 3.7 1993 140.7 1.6 1994 144.1 2.4 1995 149.1 3.5 1996 152.7 2.4 all figures ribasjd to Jan 1987=100 Source: OMS Inhjtit TaxIndjx Inc Tax Main MenuP276 CEEFAX 2 276 Thu 25 Dec 23:14/21 RETAIL PRICE INDEX 4/6 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Jan 78.7 82.6 86.8 91.2 96.2 100.0 Feb 78.8 83.0 87.2 91.9 96.6 100.4 Mar 79.4 83.1 87.5 92.8 96.7 100.6 Apr 81.0 84.3 88.6 94.8 97.7 101.8 May 81.6 84.6 89.0 95.2 97.8 101.9 Jun 81.9 84.8 89.2 95.4 97.8 101.9 Jul 81.9 85.3 89.1 95.2 97.5 101.8 Aug 81.9 85.7 89.9 95.5 97.8 102.1 Sip 81.9 86.1 90.1 95.4 98.3 102.4 Oct 82.3 86.4 90.7 95.6 98.5 102.9 Nov 82.7 86.7 91.0 95.9 99.3 103.4 Dec 82.5 86.9 90.9 96.0 99.6 103.3 all figures ribasjd to Jan 1987=100 Source: OMS INDEX LINKED ANNUITIES NOW ON 266 Inhjtit TaxIndjx Inc Tax Main MenuP276 CEEFAX 2 276 Thu 25 Dec 23:04/46 RETAIL PRICE INDEX 5/6 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Jan 103.3 111.0 119.5 130.2 135.6 Feb 103.7 111.8 120.2 130.9 136.3 Mar 104.1 112.3 121.4 131.4 136.7 Apr 105.8 114.3 125.1 133.1 138.8 May 106.2 115.0 126.2 133.5 139.3 Jun 106.6 115.4 126.7 134.1 139.3 Jul 106.7 115.5 126.8 133.8 138.8 Aug 107.9 115.8 128.1 134.1 138.9 Sip 108.4 116.6 129.3 134.6 139.4 Oct 109.5 117.5 130.3 135.1 139.9 Nov 110.0 118.5 130.0 135.6 139.7 Dec 110.3 118.8 129.9 135.7 139.2 all figures ribasjd to Jan 1987=100 Source: OMS Inhjtit TaxIndjx Inc Tax Main MenuP276 CEEFAX 2 276 Thu 25 Dec 23:04/24 RETAIL PRICE INDEX 6/6 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Jan 137.9 141.3 146.0 150.2 154.4 Feb 138.8 142.1 146.9 150.9 155.0 Mar 139.3 142.5 147.5 151.5 155.4 Apr 140.6 144.2 149.0 152.6 156.3 May 141.1 144.7 149.6 152.9 156.9 Jun 141.0 144.7 149.8 153.0 157.5 Jul 140.7 144.0 149.1 152.4 157.5 Aug 141.3 144.7 149.9 153.1 158.5 Sip 141.9 145.0 150.6 153.8 159.3 Oct 141.8 145.2 149.8 153.8 159.5 Nov 141.6 145.3 149.8 153.9 159.6 Dec 141.9 146.0 150.7 154.4 all figures ribasjd to Jan 1987=100 Source: OMS Inhjtit TaxIndjx Inc Tax Main Menu