# United Kingdom Internal purchasing power of the pound (based on RPI): 1988=100 (ended 2015) ()

United Kingdom Internal purchasing power of the pound (based on RPI): 1988=100 (ended 2015) () was 41.00 pence in 2015, down 2.4% from 2014.
That is the lowest reading since the series began in 1975.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 41.00 pence (2015) to 56.00 pence (2005), averaging 47.73 pence.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.RPI.A.NSA.ITEM-BAMU`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: pence
- Coverage: 1975-01-01 to 2015-01-01 (41 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/internal-purchasing-power-of-the-pound-based-on-rpi-1988-100-ended-2015

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2015 | 41.00 pence |
| 2014 | 42.00 pence |
| 2013 | 43.00 pence |
| 2012 | 44.00 pence |
| 2011 | 45.00 pence |
| 2010 | 48.00 pence |
| 2009 | 50.00 pence |
| 2008 | 50.00 pence |
| 2007 | 52.00 pence |
| 2006 | 54.00 pence |
| 2005 | 56.00 pence |
| 2004 | 57.00 pence |
| 2003 | 59.00 pence |
| 2002 | 61.00 pence |
| 2001 | 62.00 pence |
| 2000 | 63.00 pence |
| 1999 | 65.00 pence |
| 1998 | 66.00 pence |
| 1997 | 68.00 pence |
| 1996 | 70.00 pence |
| 1995 | 72.00 pence |
| 1994 | 74.00 pence |
| 1993 | 76.00 pence |
| 1992 | 77.00 pence |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.RPI.A.NSA.ITEM-BAMU"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.RPI.A.NSA.ITEM-BAMU",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```