Purchase Power 1927-2000

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 4: YEARS 1927-Nov.2000	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, £28.21 would have been required in November 2000 in order to have the same purchasing power as £1 in 1927.	1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951	£28.21 £28.68 £29.17 £30.19 £32.47 £33.10 £34.42 £33.75 £33.10 £32.47 £30.73 £30.73 £30.19 £26.08 £23.90 £23.90 £23.90 £23.90 £23.58 £23.26 £23.26 £21.78 £21.25 £20.49 £18.91	1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976	£17.21 £16.71 £16.39 £15.79 £14.97 £14.46 £14.11 £13.99 £13.88 £13.34 £12.84 £12.56 £12.21 £11.63 £11.18 £10.89 £10.43 £9.89 £9.30 £8.48 £7.93 £7.26 £6.26 £5.05 £4.32	1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Nov 2000	£3.73 £3.44 £3.04 £2.58 £2.30 £2.12 £2.03 £1.93 £1.82 £1.76 £1.69 £1.61 £1.49 £1.36 £1.29 £1.24 £1.22 £1.19 £1.15 £1.13 £1.09 £1.06 £1.04 £1.00
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