See Retail Price Index. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial glossary
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Retail Prices Index (RPI)
An inflationary indicator that measures the prices of a representative sample of household goods and services. It is a general indicator which is used to measure the rise or fall in the cost of living.
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RPI RPI FINANCE
abbreviation for Retail Price Index
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Retail Price Index. The UK equivalent of US consumer price inflation (CPI).
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RPI UK US /ˌɑːpiːˈaɪ/ noun [S] ECONOMICS
► ABBREVIATION for RETAIL PRICE INDEX(Cf. ↑retail price index): »
The underlying rate of RPI inflation dropped to 2.3% from 2.4% in January.
Financial and business terms. 2012.