July 2011 marks the final publication of UK consumer price data in the 'Focus on Consumer Price Indices' format. The Office for National Statistics produced this dataset as part of its National Statistics series. From August 2011, this data was published electronically via a single Excel file.
Use Cases
- Analyze inflation rates based on consumer price indices.
- Track historical price changes for economic modeling.
- Compare final publication format with subsequent electronic releases.
- Study UK economic indicators from a specific time period.
Strengths
- Produced by the Office for National Statistics as National Statistics.
- Represents the final publication in a specific historical format.
- Licensed under OGL-UK-3.0 for open use.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data freshness should be verified; the last metadata update was 2026-07-08.
Provenance
- Source
- Office for National Statistics
- Time Range
- July 2011
- Geography
- United Kingdom