According to the Office for National Statistics composite price index, prices in 1974 are 19.51% lower than average prices throughout 1975. The pound experienced an average inflation rate of 24.24% per year during this period, meaning the real value of a dollar decreased.
In other words, £1 in 1975 is equivalent in purchasing power to about £0.80 in 1974.
The 1974 inflation rate was 16.04%. The inflation rate in 1975 was 24.24%. The 1975 inflation rate is higher compared to the average inflation rate of 4.93% per year between 1975 and 2019.
Average inflation rate | 24.24% |
Converted amount (£1 base) | £0.80 |
Price difference (£1 base) | £-0.20 |
CPI in 1975 | 134.800 |
CPI in 1974 | 108.500 |
Inflation in 1974 | 16.04% |
Inflation in 1975 | 24.24% |
This inflation calculator uses the following inflation rate formula:
Then plug in historical CPI values. The UK CPI was 134.8 in the year 1975 and 108.5 in 1974:
£1 in 1975 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as £0.80 in 1974.
To get the total inflation rate for the 1 years between 1974 and 1975, we use the following formula:
Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:
Politics and news often influence economic performance. Here's what was happening at the time:
Raw data for these calculations comes from the composite price index published by the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS). A composite index is created by combining price data from several different published sources, both official and unofficial. The Consumer Price Index, normally used to compute inflation, has only been tracked since 1988. All inflation calculations after 1988 use the Office for National Statistics' Consumer Price Index, except for 2017, which is based on The Bank of England's forecast.
You may use the following MLA citation for this page: “£1 in 1975 → 1974 | UK Inflation Calculator.” U.S. Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 13 Dec. 2019, https://www.officialdata.org/1975-GBP-in-1974?amount=1.
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in2013dollars.com is a reference website maintained by the Official Data Foundation.
Average inflation rate | 24.24% |
Converted amount (£1 base) | £0.80 |
Price difference (£1 base) | £-0.20 |
CPI in 1975 | 134.800 |
CPI in 1974 | 108.500 |
Inflation in 1974 | 16.04% |
Inflation in 1975 | 24.24% |