This was on the telly this morning. The government has decided not to mess with the RPI, despite it being condemned as "not meeting international standards" and have instead decided to add a new version of it called RPI-J, from the same data but using different maths. This is in addition to the new version of CPI, CPI-H which includes the cost of housing.
So now we have four different measures of inflation to choose from instead of just two.
BBC News - Inflation: No change to RPI calculation
So now we have four different measures of inflation to choose from instead of just two.
BBC News - Inflation: No change to RPI calculation
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