whats the difference between a RPI and inflation??
Inflation is the general or substain rise in prices over time. RPI is Retail Price index which is used to measure inflation.
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jus 1 more question...when they ask how to calculate RPI is it same like asking how to calculate inflation??
they ask "Describe how an index of retail price index is calculated.
basically its same thing.. but its jst a name given to whole process to measure inflation.. and inflation is name of rise in price whereas rpi is measure of inflation.
it came in the Novmeber 2008 paper how to calculate inflation
so please check whether my answer is correct
The average price of the basket of products bought by a typical household in the first year of calculation or the base year is given the number 100.Then,if on average,prices rise by 25 percent than the price index at the end of the second year will be 125.Than,if on average,prices rise by 10 percent than it would be 137.5(125 * 10%)+125.This tells us consumer prices have risen on average by 37.5 percent over the two year period.
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