​​The Retail Prices Index (RPI) is the main measure of inflation in Jersey. It measures the change from quarter to quarter in the price of the goods and services purchased by an average household in Jersey. This report covers the Retail Prices Index for December 2010 and shows that:

• during the twelve months to December 2010 the All-Items Retail Prices Index (RPI) for Jersey increased by 2.3% to stand at 143.2 (June 2000 = 100)

• the change in the RPI during the twelve months to September 2010 was 2.1%, implying that the annual rate of inflation rose by 0.2 percentage points in the latest quarter
• RPI(X)  and RPI(Y)  increased by 2.1% and 2.2%, respectively, over the twelve months to December 2010
• both measures of underlying inflation, the annual increases in RPI(X) and RPI(Y), rose by 0.2 percentage points in the latest quarter
• the annual rates of increase of RPI Pensioners and RPI Low Income over the twelve months to December 2010 were 2.1% and 2.2%, respectively. The annual increases in both RPI Pensioners and RPI Low income rose by 0.1 percentage points compared to September 2010