CSPI: Corporate Services Price Index for the UK

Corporate Services Price Index (CSPI) data from the UK's Office for National Statistics. This dataset has been discontinued and replaced by the quarterly Services Producer Price Index (SPPI) survey. The data was designated as Experimental Official Statistics.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical business service price trends based on the discontinued index.
• Compare legacy CSPI data with the newer SPPI series based on the description.
• Study price inflation for services provided to businesses and government based on the survey nature.

Strengths

• Produced by the authoritative Office for National Statistics.
• Data is licensed under the OGL-UK-3.0 for reuse.

Limitations

• The dataset has been officially discontinued, limiting its current relevance.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Quarterly survey of prices charged for services provided by businesses to other businesses and government.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:16.569108; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom