This calculator uses official UK inflation data to show how prices have changed and what money used to be worth.

Prices and Inflation Calculator In today's comparatively low inflation economy it's easy to forget what a problem inflation was for politicians, economists and consumers. This calculator lets you see how the value of money has changed between 1900 and 2018. It uses annual RPI inflation for which the most recent data is 2018. PRICE THEN, PRICE NOW Amount: (price then) £

Year Select year Result LUMP SUM What would a lump sum today have been worth in previous years? Amount: (price today) £

Year Select year Result TOTAL INFLATION SINCE... What has the total rate of inflation been since a particular year? Year Select year Result INFLATION IN A CERTAIN YEAR What was the rate of inflation in any previous year? Year Select year Result TOTAL INFLATION BETWEEN... What was the rate if inflation between on year and another? Initial Year Select year

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Note: This calculator uses annual RPI (Retail Prices Index) data and reflects the percentage change over that 12 month period. Figures for 1900-1948 are the official rough estimates from the Office For National Statistics (ONS).

We update the calculator in mid-January when the ONS publishes its annual inflation figure for the previous year.

Inflation: 50 years from 1966 to 2016

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