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Market Data

Exchange Rates

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

Date$ US Dollar€ Euro¥ Yen
Dec 20241.29501.2030198.20
Nov 20241.26601.1990197.30
Oct 20241.32111.1870187.41
Sep 20241.30301.1720190.37
Aug 20241.30301.1920203.97
Jul 20241.27301.1840201.04
Jun 20241.27101.1740199.01
May 20241.24601.1710192.64
Apr 20241.26901.1710192.59
Mar 20241.26101.1680189.31
Feb 20241.26901.1660187.41
Jan 20241.26501.1570181.40
Dec 20231.25301.1500186.50
Nov 20231.21901.1540182.43
Oct 20231.21701.1520181.99
Sep 20231.23701.1590182.97
Aug 20231.27001.1640183.80
Jul 20231.28801.1650181.80
Jun 20231.26301.1650178.50
May 20231.23901.1560173.50
Apr 20231.25601.1400171.10
Mar 20231.21301.1330162.00
Feb 20231.20701.1280160.60
Jan 20231.22301.1350159.30

Average Earnings

Seasonally adjusted average weekly earnings.

DateAverage Earnings Index% change (year on year)
Nov 20247066.3
Sep 20247004.6
Aug 20246944.6
Jul 20246904.1
Jun 20246893.1
May 20246875.1
Apr 20246865.6
Mar 20246846.4
Feb 20246795.8
Jan 20246725.5
Dec 20236705.8
Nov 20236665.6
Oct 20236646.0
Sep 20236738.5
Aug 20236647.2
Jul 20236658.2
Jun 20236709.3
May 20236558.1
Apr 20236517.8
Mar 20236445.9
Feb 20236406.8
Jan 20236355.9
Dec 20226324.7
Nov 20226287.0

Base Rate

The present Bank of England Base Rate is 4.75%.

DateBase Rate %
Dec 20244.75
Nov 20244.75
Oct 20245.00
Sep 20245.00
Aug 20245.00
Aug 20235.25
Jun 20235.00
May 20234.50
Mar 20234.25
Feb 20234.00
Dec 20223.50
Nov 20223.00
Sep 20222.25
Aug 20221.75
Jun 20221.25
May 20221.00
Mar 20220.75
Feb 20220.50
Dec 20210.25
Mar 20200.10
Mar 20200.25
Aug 20180.75
Nov 20170.50
Mar 20170.75

FTSE 100 Index

Figures shown are the closing index for the month.

DateFTSE 100 Index
Nov 20248287.3
Oct 20248107.2
Sep 20248239
Aug 20248368.4
Jul 20248368
Jun 20248164.1
May 20248275.4
Apr 20248144.1
Mar 20247952.6
Feb 20247630
Jan 20247630.6
Dec 20237733.2
Nov 20237453.8
Oct 20237321.7
Sep 20237608.1
Aug 20237439.1
Jul 20237699.4
Jun 20237531.5
May 20237446.1
Apr 20237870.6
Mar 20237631.7
Feb 20237876.3
Jan 20237771.7
Dec 20227451.7

Retail Price Index

All RPI figures use the January 1987 base of 100.

DateRetail Price IndexConsumer Price Inflation
Oct 2024390.72.3
Sep 2024388.61.7
Aug 2024389.92.2
Jul 2024387.52.2
Jun 2024387.32.0
May 2024386.42.0
Apr 2024385.02.3
Mar 2024383.03.2
Feb 2024381.03.4
Jan 2024378.04.0
Dec 2023379.04.0
Nov 2023377.33.9
Oct 2023377.84.6
Sep 2023378.46.7
Aug 2023376.66.7
Jul 2023374.26.8
Jun 2023376.47.9
May 2023375.38.7
Apr 2023372.88.7
Mar 2023367.210.1
Feb 2023364.510.4
Jan 2023360.310.1
Dec 2022360.410.5
Nov 2022358.310.7

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