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Consumer price inflation, UK: September 2026 Released
Released Wednesday, 21 October 2026, 07:00 UK time.
Result The inflation rate in the United Kingdom rose to 3.5% in September 2026 from 3.1% in August 2026 (+0.4 pts), according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom).
Actual, September 2026 3.5%
Previous, August 2026 3.1%
Change +0.4 pts
Source: Office for National Statistics, UK all-items Consumer Prices Index: published change over 12 months, ONS D7G7, MM23 . Retrieved 2026-10-21, published 2026-10-20. The figure as Invokely stored it on 2026-10-22.
Recent history 1 2 3 4 5 2023-10 2024-04 2024-10 2025-04 2025-10 2026-04 2026-09 2023-10: 4.6 % 2023-11: 3.9 % 2023-12: 4 % 2024-01: 4 % 2024-02: 3.4 % 2024-03: 3.2 % 2024-04: 2.3 % 2024-05: 2 % 2024-06: 2 % 2024-07: 2.2 % 2024-08: 2.2 % 2024-09: 1.7 % 2024-10: 2.3 % 2024-11: 2.6 % 2024-12: 2.5 % 2025-01: 3 % 2025-02: 2.8 % 2025-03: 2.6 % 2025-04: 3.5 % 2025-05: 3.4 % 2025-06: 3.6 % 2025-07: 3.8 % 2025-08: 3.8 % 2025-09: 3.8 % 2025-10: 3.6 % 2025-11: 3.2 % 2025-12: 3.4 % 2026-01: 3 % 2026-02: 3 % 2026-03: 3.3 % 2026-04: 2.8 % 2026-05: 2.8 % 2026-06: 2.6 % 2026-07: 2.9 % 2026-08: 3.1 % 2026-09: 3.5 % 1 2 3 4 5 2023-10 2024-10 2025-10 2026-09 2023-10: 4.6 % 2023-11: 3.9 % 2023-12: 4 % 2024-01: 4 % 2024-02: 3.4 % 2024-03: 3.2 % 2024-04: 2.3 % 2024-05: 2 % 2024-06: 2 % 2024-07: 2.2 % 2024-08: 2.2 % 2024-09: 1.7 % 2024-10: 2.3 % 2024-11: 2.6 % 2024-12: 2.5 % 2025-01: 3 % 2025-02: 2.8 % 2025-03: 2.6 % 2025-04: 3.5 % 2025-05: 3.4 % 2025-06: 3.6 % 2025-07: 3.8 % 2025-08: 3.8 % 2025-09: 3.8 % 2025-10: 3.6 % 2025-11: 3.2 % 2025-12: 3.4 % 2026-01: 3 % 2026-02: 3 % 2026-03: 3.3 % 2026-04: 2.8 % 2026-05: 2.8 % 2026-06: 2.6 % 2026-07: 2.9 % 2026-08: 3.1 % 2026-09: 3.5 % %. Source: Office for National Statistics .
Against the previous release The previous release, on 16 September 2026 , gave 3.1% for August 2026.
Revisions to earlier periods This release did not change the figure of any earlier period of this series.
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How to cite Office for National Statistics. UK all-items Consumer Prices Index: published change over 12 months, ONS D7G7, MM23. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/timeseries/d7g7/mm23/data. Retrieved 2026-10-21.
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