Purchase Power 1807-1866

Equivalent Contemporary Values Of The Pound: A Historical Series 1270 To November 2000
(Source: Bank Of England)

Contemporary Values Of The Pound: Historical Series To Nov. 2000
TABLE 2: YEARS 1807-1866	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, £33.75 would have been required in November 2000 in order to have the same purchasing power as £1 in 1807.	1807 1808 1809 1810 1811 1812 1813 1814 1815 1816 1817 1818 1819 1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826	£33.75 £32.47 £29.17 £28.68 £29.17 £26.08 £25.31 £29.17 £32.47 £35.85 £31.29 £31.29 £31.87 £35.12 £40.02 £46.51 £43.03 £40.02 £34.42 £35.85	1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846	£38.24 £40.02 £40.02 £41.98 £38.24 £40.98 £43.03 £46.51 £46.51 £41.98 £40.98 £40.02 £37.41 £37.41 £38.24 £40.98 £46.51 £46.51 £44.13 £41.98	1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866	£38.24 £43.03 £46.51 £49.17 £50.62 £50.62 £46.51 £40.02 £39.11 £39.11 £40.98 £45.29 £45.29 £44.13 £43.03 £44.13 £45.29 £46.51 £45.29 £43.03
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