{"id":16116,"date":"2025-03-20T17:13:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T17:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=16116"},"modified":"2026-07-27T11:06:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T11:06:03","slug":"how-to-use-inflation-statistics-in-pay-setting","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/resources\/total-rewards\/pay-trends\/how-to-use-inflation-statistics-in-pay-setting\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use inflation statistics in pay setting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b5fc8583 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:25px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7fc3d43a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<p class=\"\">By <strong><strong>Sarah Welfare<\/strong><\/strong>, Brightmine HR Practice Editor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Historically, movements in inflation have been keenly watched by both the employee and employer sides of the pay bargaining table. Securing an annual pay rise that matches or exceeds the cost of living has long been an objective in trade union bargaining. While many employers now seek to link pay rises to performance or market rates rather than inflation, a majority still take the inflation rate into account when carrying out an annual pay review, the recent HR &amp; Compliance Centre pay forecasts survey finds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sign up today to get:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">What is inflation and how it is measured?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Consumer price inflation and the &#8220;shopping basket&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">What are the main consumer price indices?\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">CPI<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">RPI<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">CPIH<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">RPIX<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Other inflation measures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Advantages and disadvantages of the different inflation measures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">How do employers use inflation?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Inflation statistics on HR &amp; Compliance Centre<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Want to see more?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">For full access to <strong>How to use inflation statistics in pay setting<\/strong>, sign up to a HR and Compliance Centre subscription today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/uk\/quote\/?intcmp=hrcc-migrated-resource|quote|request-a-quote\" style=\"border-radius:25px\">Request a quote<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column lnrs-hide-block-on-mobile is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--secondary-gray);border-left-width:2px;padding-left:10px;flex-basis:30%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wp-container-2 is-position-sticky\">\n<div 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