July RPI 1.6%, but implications for rail fares are less clear Uncategorized by railsistem@gmail.com - August 19, 20200 THE Retail Price Index rose by 1.6 per cent in July, mainly because of higher prices for road fuel. The July RPI has been used for many years to decide the New Year changes to rail fares, but this link has to be confirmed each year by the Government. An announcement about any changes to fares in January is awaited from the Department for Transport. BREAKING NEWSmore follows Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Related Share on Facebook Share Share on TwitterTweet Share on Google Plus Share Share on Pinterest Share Share on LinkedIn Share Share on Digg Share Send email Mail