Retail Price Index

proper noun

A measure of inflation based on the changing cost of a representative sample of retail goods and services. Calculated on a slightly different basis to the Consumer Price Index.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative RPI

  1. UKeconomicsA measure of inflation based on the changing cost of a representative sample of retail goods and services. Calculated on a slightly different basis to the Consumer Price Index.

Translations

Finnish vähittäishintaindeksi
  • vähittäishintaindeksiUK measure of retail prices
Polish Retail Price Index
  • Retail Price IndexUK measure of retail prices
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APA

Retail Price Index. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Retail%20Price%20Index

MLA

“Retail Price Index.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Retail%20Price%20Index. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Retail Price Index,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Retail%20Price%20Index.

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