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Exchange Rates

The following exchange rates are based on an average for the month.

Date$ US Dollar€ Euro¥ Yen
Dec 20181.27501.1210143.90
Nov 20181.30101.1420147.30
Oct 20181.29801.1290148.10
Sep 20181.30401.1190146.00
Aug 20181.28701.1150142.80
Jul 20181.31701.1270146.70
Jun 20181.32901.1380146.30
May 20181.40601.1440149.40
Apr 20181.40501.1440149.10
Mar 20181.39571.1317147.96
Feb 20181.39491.1300150.22
Jan 20181.37691.1317153.14
Dec 20171.34071.1323151.38
Nov 20171.32161.1256149.09
Oct 20171.31971.1228149.02
Sep 20171.33101.1169147.35
Aug 20171.29581.0966142.26
Jul 20171.30001.1280146.00
Jun 20171.27901.1390141.80
May 20171.29601.1820146.10
Apr 20171.25401.1780136.70
Mar 20171.23401.1550139.40
Feb 20171.24801.1720141.00
Jan 20171.23501.1610141.90

Average Earnings

Seasonally adjusted average weekly earnings.

DateAverage Earnings Index% change (year on year)
Oct 20185283.9
Sep 20185252.9
Aug 20185243.2
Jul 20185213.3
Jun 20185202.0
May 20185182.6
Apr 20185162.6
Mar 20185152.5
Feb 20185132.6
Jan 20185132.8
Dec 20175133.2
Nov 20175122.4
Oct 20175102.4
Sep 20175102.8
Aug 20175082.4
Jul 20175061.7
Jun 20175062.8
May 20175042.0
Apr 20175041.4
Mar 20175022.4
Feb 20174992.7
Jan 20174991.8
Dec 20164992.0
Nov 20165093.2

Base Rate

The present Bank of England Base Rate is 0.75%.

DateBase Rate %
Aug 20180.75
Nov 20170.50
Aug 20160.25
Mar 20090.50
Feb 20091.00
Jan 20091.50
Dec 20082.00
Nov 20083.00
Oct 20084.50
Apr 20085.00
Feb 20085.25
Dec 20075.50
Jul 20075.75
May 20075.50
Jan 20075.25
Nov 20065.00
Aug 20064.75
Aug 20054.50
Aug 20044.75
Jun 20044.50
May 20044.25
Feb 20044.00
Nov 20033.75
Jul 20033.50

FTSE 100 Index

Figures shown are the closing index for the month.

DateFTSE 100 Index
Dec 20186728.1
Nov 20186980.2
Oct 20187128.1
Sep 20187510.2
Aug 20187432.4
Jul 20187748.8
Jun 20187636.9
May 20187689.6
Apr 20187509.2
Mar 20187056.6
Feb 20187231.9
Jan 20187588
Dec 20177687.8
Nov 20177326.7
Oct 20177493
Sep 20177373
Aug 20177430
Jul 20177372
Jun 20177312
May 20177526
Apr 20177204
Mar 20177369
Feb 20177263
Jan 20177099

Retail Price Index

All RPI figures use the January 1987 base of 100.

DateRetail Price IndexConsumer Price Inflation
Nov 2018284.62.3
Oct 2018284.52.4
Sep 2018284.12.4
Aug 2018284.22.7
Jul 2018281.72.5
Jun 2018281.52.4
May 2018280.72.4
Apr 2018279.72.4
Mar 2018278.32.5
Feb 2018278.12.7
Jan 2018276.03.0
Dec 2017278.13.0
Nov 2017275.83.1
Oct 2017275.33.0
Sep 2017275.13.0
Aug 2017274.72.9
Jul 2017272.92.6
Jun 2017272.32.6
May 2017271.72.9
Apr 2017270.62.7
Mar 2017269.32.3
Feb 2017268.42.3
Jan 2017265.51.8
Dec 2016267.11.6

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