CPI inflation
How much prices rose over the last 12 months. This is the headline inflation figure, and the measure the Bank of England's 2% target refers to.
UK
Aug 2026
3.1%
| Period | CPI inflation (%) |
|---|---|
| 1 Sept 2021 | 3.1% |
| 1 Oct 2021 | 4.2% |
| 1 Nov 2021 | 5.1% |
| 1 Dec 2021 | 5.4% |
| 1 Jan 2022 | 5.5% |
| 1 Feb 2022 | 6.2% |
| 1 Mar 2022 | 7.0% |
| 1 Apr 2022 | 9.0% |
| 1 May 2022 | 9.1% |
| 1 Jun 2022 | 9.4% |
| 1 Jul 2022 | 10.1% |
| 1 Aug 2022 | 9.9% |
| 1 Sept 2022 | 10.1% |
| 1 Oct 2022 | 11.1% |
| 1 Nov 2022 | 10.7% |
| 1 Dec 2022 | 10.5% |
| 1 Jan 2023 | 10.1% |
| 1 Feb 2023 | 10.4% |
| 1 Mar 2023 | 10.1% |
| 1 Apr 2023 | 8.7% |
| 1 May 2023 | 8.7% |
| 1 Jun 2023 | 7.9% |
| 1 Jul 2023 | 6.8% |
| 1 Aug 2023 | 6.7% |
| 1 Sept 2023 | 6.7% |
| 1 Oct 2023 | 4.6% |
| 1 Nov 2023 | 3.9% |
| 1 Dec 2023 | 4.0% |
| 1 Jan 2024 | 4.0% |
| 1 Feb 2024 | 3.4% |
| 1 Mar 2024 | 3.2% |
| 1 Apr 2024 | 2.3% |
| 1 May 2024 | 2.0% |
| 1 Jun 2024 | 2.0% |
| 1 Jul 2024 | 2.2% |
| 1 Aug 2024 | 2.2% |
| 1 Sept 2024 | 1.7% |
| 1 Oct 2024 | 2.3% |
| 1 Nov 2024 | 2.6% |
| 1 Dec 2024 | 2.5% |
| 1 Jan 2025 | 3.0% |
| 1 Feb 2025 | 2.8% |
| 1 Mar 2025 | 2.6% |
| 1 Apr 2025 | 3.5% |
| 1 May 2025 | 3.4% |
| 1 Jun 2025 | 3.6% |
| 1 Jul 2025 | 3.8% |
| 1 Aug 2025 | 3.8% |
| 1 Sept 2025 | 3.8% |
| 1 Oct 2025 | 3.6% |
| 1 Nov 2025 | 3.2% |
| 1 Dec 2025 | 3.4% |
| 1 Jan 2026 | 3.0% |
| 1 Feb 2026 | 3.0% |
| 1 Mar 2026 | 3.3% |
| 1 Apr 2026 | 2.8% |
| 1 May 2026 | 2.8% |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 2.6% |
| 1 Jul 2026 | 2.9% |
| 1 Aug 2026 | 3.1% |
How this is measured
- Published by
- Office for National Statistics
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Series
- D7G7
- Covers
- UK
- Published
- Monthly
- History
- Jan 1989 to Aug 2026
- Last published
- 15 Sep 2026
- Next release
- 21 Oct 2026
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