Purchase Power 1270-1806

Contemporary Values Of The Pound: Historical Series To Nov. 2000
TABLE 1: YEARS 1270-1806	YEAR	11/2000 VALUE	YEAR	11/2000 VALUE	YEAR	11/2000 VALUE
November 2000 purchasing power £1.00 This shows changes in the value of money over the past seven centuries and gives the amount of money required at November 2000 to purchase the goods bought by £1 at the dates shown on the table. Thus, £81.95 would have been required in November 2000 in order to have the same purchasing power as £1 in 1690.	1270 1280 1290 1300 1310 1320 1330 1340 1350 1360 1370 1380 1390 1400 1410 1420 1430 1440 1450 1460	£430.25 £430.25 £573.67 £430.25 £430.25 £344.20 £430.25 £573.67 £430.25 £344.20 £344.20 £430.25 £430.25 £430.25 £430.25 £430.25 £430.25 £430.25 £430.25 £430.25	1470 1480 1490 1500 1510 1520 1530 1540 1550 1560 1570 1580 1590 1600 1610 1620 1630 1640 1650 1660	£430.25 £430.25 £430.25 £430.25 £430.25 £430.25 £344.20 £286.83 £286.83 £191.22 £156.45 £172.10 £143.42 £122.93 £90.58 £90.58 £86.05 £81.95 £71.71 £71.71	1670 1680 1690 1700 1710 1720 1730 1740 1750 1760 1770 1780 1790 1800 1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 1806	£78.23 £78.23 £81.95 £74.83 £71.71 £78.23 £81.95 £81.95 £81.95 £71.71 £59.34 £59.34 £53.78 £30.19 £27.32 £35.12 £37.41 £36.62 £31.29 £33.10
The RPI is based on the combined cost of a number of specific goods and does not take into account other factors relevant to a comparison of values: for example, the cost of real property or the level of wages. We know of no figures incorporating all possible factors. SOURCE: Bank Of England