Historical cost of living index
15 Jan 2020 Use our inflation calculator to check how prices in the UK have changed over time, from 1209 to 2018. Our inflation calculator is designed for The commonly quoted inflation rate of say 3% is actually the change in the Consumer Price Index from a year earlier. By looking at the change in the Consumer Price Index we can see that an item that cost an average of 9.9 cents in 1913 would cost us about $1.82 in 2003, $2.02 in 2007, $2.33 in 2013 and $2.39 in 2016.