Market forecast: Looking up | Features

			DAVIS LANGDON TENDER PRICE INDEX						DAVIS LANGDON BUILDING COST INDEX		RETAIL PRICES INDEX
			1976 = 100		Year on year % change				1976 = 100	Year on year % change	1976 = 100	Year on year % change
			min		max
2002	1		398	398	398		6.1		516	1.2	436	1.2
	2		405	405	405		5.7		522	1.1	441	1.1
	3		423	423	423		9		553	1.6	443	1.6
	4		421	421	421		7.4		554	2.5	447	2.5
2003	1		425	425	425		6.8		555	7.6	449	3
	2		424	424	424		4.7		560	7.3	455	3.2
	3		432	432	432		2.1		578	4.5	456	2.9
	4		434	434	434		3.1		577	4.2	459	2.7
2004	1		434	434	434		2.1		579	4.3	461	2.7
	2		436	436	436		2.8		586	4.6	467	2.6
	3		442	442	442		2.3		617	6.7	470	3.1
	4		454	454	454		4.6		618	7.1	474	3.3
2005	1		459	459	459		5.8		621	7.3	476	3.3
	2		458	458	458		5		623	6.3	481	3
	3		466	466	466		5.4		660	7	483	2.8
	4		475	475	475		4.6		660	6.8	486	2.5
2006	1	p	480	480	480		4.6		663	6.8	487	2.3
	2	f	483		487	5.5		6.3	666	6.9	493	2.5
	3		490		494	5.2		6	686	3.9	495	2.5
	4		494		499	4		5.1	688	4.2	498	2.5
2007	1		499		504	4		5	690	4.1	499	2.5
	2		504		510	4.3		4.7	691	3.8	505	2.4
	3		511		519	4.3		5.1	713	3.9	507	2.4
	4		516		525	4.5		5.2	714	3.8	510	2.4
2008	1		522		532	4.6		5.6	717	3.9	511	2.4
p = Provisional
f = Forecast
Note: RPI forecasts based on averages of independent forecasts compiled by HM Treasury

Percentage change to tender prices
	1Q05-1Q06	1Q06-1Q07
Scotland	4.5	4
North-east	4.5	4.5
North-west	4.5	5
Yorkshire and Humberside	4.5	4
West Midlands	4	4.5
East Midlands	5	5.5
East Anglia	4	4.5
South-west	5	4
Greater London	4.5	4.5
South-east (excluding London)	4.5	5
Wales	4.5	5
National average	4.5	4.5