Purchase Power 1867-1926

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 3: YEARS 1867-1926	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, £40.98 would have been required in November 2000 in order to have the same purchasing power as £1 in 1867.	1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886	£40.98 £40.98 £43.03 £43.03 £43.03 £40.98 £40.02 £41.98 £43.03 £44.13 £43.03 £44.13 £47.81 £45.29 £46.51 £46.51 £47.81 £49.17 £52.15 £53.78	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906	£55.52 £55.52 £53.78 £53.78 £53.78 £53.78 £55.52 £57.37 £59.34 £59.34 £57.37 £57.37 £57.37 £55.52 £55.52 £53.78 £53.78 £53.78 £53.78 £57.37	1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926	£52.15 £50.62 £50.62 £50.62 £49.17 £47.81 £47.81 £47.81 £38.24 £32.47 £26.89 £22.06 £22.06 £19.12 £20.99 £26.08 £27.32 £27.32 £26.89 £27.76
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