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Inflation (CPI annual change) in United Kingdom

Inflation (CPI annual change) in the United Kingdom was 3.1% in August 2026, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is down 0.7 pts from August 2025.

August 20263.1%
Change on August 2025-0.7 pts
Series high11.1October 2022
Series low-0.1April 2015

Inflation (CPI annual change) in United Kingdom, January 1997 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

-2.502.557.51012.51997-012001-042005-072009-102014-012018-042022-072026-081997-01: 2.1 %1997-02: 1.9 %1997-03: 1.7 %1997-04: 1.6 %1997-05: 1.6 %1997-06: 1.7 %1997-07: 2 %1997-08: 2 %1997-09: 1.8 %1997-10: 1.9 %1997-11: 1.9 %1997-12: 1.7 %1998-01: 1.5 %1998-02: 1.6 %1998-03: 1.7 %1998-04: 1.8 %1998-05: 2 %1998-06: 1.7 %1998-07: 1.4 %1998-08: 1.3 %1998-09: 1.4 %1998-10: 1.4 %1998-11: 1.4 %1998-12: 1.6 %1999-01: 1.6 %1999-02: 1.4 %1999-03: 1.7 %1999-04: 1.5 %1999-05: 1.3 %1999-06: 1.3 %1999-07: 1.3 %1999-08: 1.2 %1999-09: 1.2 %1999-10: 1.1 %1999-11: 1.2 %1999-12: 1.1 %2000-01: 0.8 %2000-02: 0.9 %2000-03: 0.6 %2000-04: 0.6 %2000-05: 0.5 %2000-06: 0.8 %2000-07: 0.9 %2000-08: 0.6 %2000-09: 1 %2000-10: 1 %2000-11: 1.1 %2000-12: 0.8 %2001-01: 0.9 %2001-02: 0.8 %2001-03: 0.9 %2001-04: 1.2 %2001-05: 1.7 %2001-06: 1.7 %2001-07: 1.4 %2001-08: 1.8 %2001-09: 1.3 %2001-10: 1.2 %2001-11: 0.8 %2001-12: 1.1 %2002-01: 1.6 %2002-02: 1.5 %2002-03: 1.5 %2002-04: 1.4 %2002-05: 0.8 %2002-06: 0.6 %2002-07: 1.1 %2002-08: 1 %2002-09: 1 %2002-10: 1.4 %2002-11: 1.5 %2002-12: 1.7 %2003-01: 1.3 %2003-02: 1.6 %2003-03: 1.5 %2003-04: 1.4 %2003-05: 1.3 %2003-06: 1.1 %2003-07: 1.3 %2003-08: 1.4 %2003-09: 1.4 %2003-10: 1.4 %2003-11: 1.3 %2003-12: 1.3 %2004-01: 1.4 %2004-02: 1.3 %2004-03: 1.1 %2004-04: 1.1 %2004-05: 1.5 %2004-06: 1.6 %2004-07: 1.4 %2004-08: 1.3 %2004-09: 1.1 %2004-10: 1.2 %2004-11: 1.5 %2004-12: 1.7 %2005-01: 1.6 %2005-02: 1.7 %2005-03: 1.9 %2005-04: 1.9 %2005-05: 1.9 %2005-06: 2 %2005-07: 2.3 %2005-08: 2.4 %2005-09: 2.5 %2005-10: 2.3 %2005-11: 2.1 %2005-12: 1.9 %2006-01: 1.9 %2006-02: 2 %2006-03: 1.8 %2006-04: 2 %2006-05: 2.2 %2006-06: 2.5 %2006-07: 2.4 %2006-08: 2.5 %2006-09: 2.4 %2006-10: 2.4 %2006-11: 2.7 %2006-12: 3 %2007-01: 2.7 %2007-02: 2.8 %2007-03: 3.1 %2007-04: 2.8 %2007-05: 2.5 %2007-06: 2.4 %2007-07: 1.9 %2007-08: 1.8 %2007-09: 1.8 %2007-10: 2.1 %2007-11: 2.1 %2007-12: 2.1 %2008-01: 2.2 %2008-02: 2.5 %2008-03: 2.5 %2008-04: 3 %2008-05: 3.3 %2008-06: 3.8 %2008-07: 4.4 %2008-08: 4.7 %2008-09: 5.2 %2008-10: 4.5 %2008-11: 4.1 %2008-12: 3.1 %2009-01: 3 %2009-02: 3.2 %2009-03: 2.9 %2009-04: 2.3 %2009-05: 2.2 %2009-06: 1.8 %2009-07: 1.8 %2009-08: 1.6 %2009-09: 1.1 %2009-10: 1.5 %2009-11: 1.9 %2009-12: 2.9 %2010-01: 3.5 %2010-02: 3 %2010-03: 3.4 %2010-04: 3.7 %2010-05: 3.4 %2010-06: 3.2 %2010-07: 3.1 %2010-08: 3.1 %2010-09: 3.1 %2010-10: 3.2 %2010-11: 3.3 %2010-12: 3.7 %2011-01: 4 %2011-02: 4.4 %2011-03: 4 %2011-04: 4.5 %2011-05: 4.5 %2011-06: 4.2 %2011-07: 4.4 %2011-08: 4.5 %2011-09: 5.2 %2011-10: 5 %2011-11: 4.8 %2011-12: 4.2 %2012-01: 3.6 %2012-02: 3.4 %2012-03: 3.5 %2012-04: 3 %2012-05: 2.8 %2012-06: 2.4 %2012-07: 2.6 %2012-08: 2.5 %2012-09: 2.2 %2012-10: 2.7 %2012-11: 2.7 %2012-12: 2.7 %2013-01: 2.7 %2013-02: 2.8 %2013-03: 2.8 %2013-04: 2.4 %2013-05: 2.7 %2013-06: 2.9 %2013-07: 2.8 %2013-08: 2.7 %2013-09: 2.7 %2013-10: 2.2 %2013-11: 2.1 %2013-12: 2 %2014-01: 1.9 %2014-02: 1.7 %2014-03: 1.6 %2014-04: 1.8 %2014-05: 1.5 %2014-06: 1.9 %2014-07: 1.6 %2014-08: 1.5 %2014-09: 1.2 %2014-10: 1.3 %2014-11: 1 %2014-12: 0.5 %2015-01: 0.3 %2015-02: 0 %2015-03: 0 %2015-04: -0.1 %2015-05: 0.1 %2015-06: 0 %2015-07: 0.1 %2015-08: 0 %2015-09: -0.1 %2015-10: -0.1 %2015-11: 0.1 %2015-12: 0.2 %2016-01: 0.3 %2016-02: 0.3 %2016-03: 0.5 %2016-04: 0.3 %2016-05: 0.3 %2016-06: 0.5 %2016-07: 0.6 %2016-08: 0.6 %2016-09: 1 %2016-10: 0.9 %2016-11: 1.2 %2016-12: 1.6 %2017-01: 1.8 %2017-02: 2.3 %2017-03: 2.3 %2017-04: 2.7 %2017-05: 2.9 %2017-06: 2.6 %2017-07: 2.6 %2017-08: 2.9 %2017-09: 3 %2017-10: 3 %2017-11: 3.1 %2017-12: 3 %2018-01: 3 %2018-02: 2.7 %2018-03: 2.5 %2018-04: 2.4 %2018-05: 2.4 %2018-06: 2.4 %2018-07: 2.5 %2018-08: 2.7 %2018-09: 2.4 %2018-10: 2.4 %2018-11: 2.3 %2018-12: 2.1 %2019-01: 1.8 %2019-02: 1.9 %2019-03: 1.9 %2019-04: 2.1 %2019-05: 2 %2019-06: 2 %2019-07: 2.1 %2019-08: 1.7 %2019-09: 1.7 %2019-10: 1.5 %2019-11: 1.5 %2019-12: 1.3 %2020-01: 1.8 %2020-02: 1.7 %2020-03: 1.5 %2020-04: 0.8 %2020-05: 0.5 %2020-06: 0.6 %2020-07: 1 %2020-08: 0.2 %2020-09: 0.5 %2020-10: 0.7 %2020-11: 0.3 %2020-12: 0.6 %2021-01: 0.7 %2021-02: 0.4 %2021-03: 0.7 %2021-04: 1.5 %2021-05: 2.1 %2021-06: 2.5 %2021-07: 2 %2021-08: 3.2 %2021-09: 3.1 %2021-10: 4.2 %2021-11: 5.1 %2021-12: 5.4 %2022-01: 5.5 %2022-02: 6.2 %2022-03: 7 %2022-04: 9 %2022-05: 9.1 %2022-06: 9.4 %2022-07: 10.1 %2022-08: 9.9 %2022-09: 10.1 %2022-10: 11.1 %2022-11: 10.7 %2022-12: 10.5 %2023-01: 10.1 %2023-02: 10.4 %2023-03: 10.1 %2023-04: 8.7 %2023-05: 8.7 %2023-06: 7.9 %2023-07: 6.8 %2023-08: 6.7 %2023-09: 6.7 %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 %
%. Source: Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-10, published 2026-09-15.
All 356 values
Period%
2026-083.1
2026-072.9
2026-062.6
2026-052.8
2026-042.8
2026-033.3
2026-023
2026-013
2025-123.4
2025-113.2
2025-103.6
2025-093.8
2025-083.8
2025-073.8
2025-063.6
2025-053.4
2025-043.5
2025-032.6
2025-022.8
2025-013
2024-122.5
2024-112.6
2024-102.3
2024-091.7
2024-082.2
2024-072.2
2024-062
2024-052
2024-042.3
2024-033.2
2024-023.4
2024-014
2023-124
2023-113.9
2023-104.6
2023-096.7
2023-086.7
2023-076.8
2023-067.9
2023-058.7
2023-048.7
2023-0310.1
2023-0210.4
2023-0110.1
2022-1210.5
2022-1110.7
2022-1011.1
2022-0910.1
2022-089.9
2022-0710.1
2022-069.4
2022-059.1
2022-049
2022-037
2022-026.2
2022-015.5
2021-125.4
2021-115.1
2021-104.2
2021-093.1
2021-083.2
2021-072
2021-062.5
2021-052.1
2021-041.5
2021-030.7
2021-020.4
2021-010.7
2020-120.6
2020-110.3
2020-100.7
2020-090.5
2020-080.2
2020-071
2020-060.6
2020-050.5
2020-040.8
2020-031.5
2020-021.7
2020-011.8
2019-121.3
2019-111.5
2019-101.5
2019-091.7
2019-081.7
2019-072.1
2019-062
2019-052
2019-042.1
2019-031.9
2019-021.9
2019-011.8
2018-122.1
2018-112.3
2018-102.4
2018-092.4
2018-082.7
2018-072.5
2018-062.4
2018-052.4
2018-042.4
2018-032.5
2018-022.7
2018-013
2017-123
2017-113.1
2017-103
2017-093
2017-082.9
2017-072.6
2017-062.6
2017-052.9
2017-042.7
2017-032.3
2017-022.3
2017-011.8
2016-121.6
2016-111.2
2016-100.9
2016-091
2016-080.6
2016-070.6
2016-060.5
2016-050.3
2016-040.3
2016-030.5
2016-020.3
2016-010.3
2015-120.2
2015-110.1
2015-10-0.1
2015-09-0.1
2015-080
2015-070.1
2015-060
2015-050.1
2015-04-0.1
2015-030
2015-020
2015-010.3
2014-120.5
2014-111
2014-101.3
2014-091.2
2014-081.5
2014-071.6
2014-061.9
2014-051.5
2014-041.8
2014-031.6
2014-021.7
2014-011.9
2013-122
2013-112.1
2013-102.2
2013-092.7
2013-082.7
2013-072.8
2013-062.9
2013-052.7
2013-042.4
2013-032.8
2013-022.8
2013-012.7
2012-122.7
2012-112.7
2012-102.7
2012-092.2
2012-082.5
2012-072.6
2012-062.4
2012-052.8
2012-043
2012-033.5
2012-023.4
2012-013.6
2011-124.2
2011-114.8
2011-105
2011-095.2
2011-084.5
2011-074.4
2011-064.2
2011-054.5
2011-044.5
2011-034
2011-024.4
2011-014
2010-123.7
2010-113.3
2010-103.2
2010-093.1
2010-083.1
2010-073.1
2010-063.2
2010-053.4
2010-043.7
2010-033.4
2010-023
2010-013.5
2009-122.9
2009-111.9
2009-101.5
2009-091.1
2009-081.6
2009-071.8
2009-061.8
2009-052.2
2009-042.3
2009-032.9
2009-023.2
2009-013
2008-123.1
2008-114.1
2008-104.5
2008-095.2
2008-084.7
2008-074.4
2008-063.8
2008-053.3
2008-043
2008-032.5
2008-022.5
2008-012.2
2007-122.1
2007-112.1
2007-102.1
2007-091.8
2007-081.8
2007-071.9
2007-062.4
2007-052.5
2007-042.8
2007-033.1
2007-022.8
2007-012.7
2006-123
2006-112.7
2006-102.4
2006-092.4
2006-082.5
2006-072.4
2006-062.5
2006-052.2
2006-042
2006-031.8
2006-022
2006-011.9
2005-121.9
2005-112.1
2005-102.3
2005-092.5
2005-082.4
2005-072.3
2005-062
2005-051.9
2005-041.9
2005-031.9
2005-021.7
2005-011.6
2004-121.7
2004-111.5
2004-101.2
2004-091.1
2004-081.3
2004-071.4
2004-061.6
2004-051.5
2004-041.1
2004-031.1
2004-021.3
2004-011.4
2003-121.3
2003-111.3
2003-101.4
2003-091.4
2003-081.4
2003-071.3
2003-061.1
2003-051.3
2003-041.4
2003-031.5
2003-021.6
2003-011.3
2002-121.7
2002-111.5
2002-101.4
2002-091
2002-081
2002-071.1
2002-060.6
2002-050.8
2002-041.4
2002-031.5
2002-021.5
2002-011.6
2001-121.1
2001-110.8
2001-101.2
2001-091.3
2001-081.8
2001-071.4
2001-061.7
2001-051.7
2001-041.2
2001-030.9
2001-020.8
2001-010.9
2000-120.8
2000-111.1
2000-101
2000-091
2000-080.6
2000-070.9
2000-060.8
2000-050.5
2000-040.6
2000-030.6
2000-020.9
2000-010.8
1999-121.1
1999-111.2
1999-101.1
1999-091.2
1999-081.2
1999-071.3
1999-061.3
1999-051.3
1999-041.5
1999-031.7
1999-021.4
1999-011.6
1998-121.6
1998-111.4
1998-101.4
1998-091.4
1998-081.3
1998-071.4
1998-061.7
1998-052
1998-041.8
1998-031.7
1998-021.6
1998-011.5
1997-121.7
1997-111.9
1997-101.9
1997-091.8
1997-082
1997-072
1997-061.7
1997-051.6
1997-041.6
1997-031.7
1997-021.9
1997-012.1

Definition

Percentage change of the general CPI with respect to the same month of the previous year.

Spain: INE general CPI. United Kingdom: ONS all-items CPI, which excludes the owner occupiers housing costs and Council Tax included in CPIH. United States: CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), all items, US city average, not seasonally adjusted. For EU comparisons use hicp_annual_rate.

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 2026-10-10.

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What is the inflation rate in United Kingdom?

Inflation (CPI annual change) in the United Kingdom was 3.1% in August 2026, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is down 0.7 pts from August 2025.

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Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). UK all-items Consumer Prices Index: published change over 12 months, ONS D7G7, MM23. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-10.

What was the highest inflation rate in United Kingdom?

11.1% in October 2022, the highest value since January 1997 in this series.

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