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143.6August 2026Latest published observation

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January 1988
History ends
August 2026
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12 observations · January 1997 to December 1997

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Date or periodValue · IndexSource
January 199769.2Office for National Statistics (ONS)
February 199769.4Office for National Statistics (ONS)
March 199769.5Office for National Statistics (ONS)
April 199769.8Office for National Statistics (ONS)
May 199770Office for National Statistics (ONS)
June 199770.2Office for National Statistics (ONS)
July 199769.9Office for National Statistics (ONS)
August 199770.3Office for National Statistics (ONS)
September 199770.6Office for National Statistics (ONS)
October 199770.6Office for National Statistics (ONS)
November 199770.6Office for National Statistics (ONS)
December 199770.7Office for National Statistics (ONS)

United Kingdom consumer price index history by year

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United Kingdom consumer price index history by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
2026 (to date)141.8143.6August 2026139.5January 2026▲ +2.9%
2025138.4140.1December 2025135.4January 2025▲ +3.5%
2024133.9135.6December 2024131.5January 2024▲ +3.1%
2023130.5132.2December 2023126.4January 2023▲ +4.6%
2022121.7127.2December 2022114.9January 2022▲ +10.7%
2021111.6115.1December 2021109January 2021▲ +5.6%
2020108.8109.2December 2020108.2January 2020▲ +0.9%
2019107.8108.5September 2019106.3January 2019▲ +2.1%
2018105.9107.1December 2018104.4January 2018▲ +2.6%
2017103.4104.9December 2017101.4January 2017▲ +3.5%
2016100.7101.9December 201699.5January 2016▲ +2.4%
2015100100.3August 201599.3January 2015▲ +1.0%
2014100100.4October 201499January 2014▲ +1.1%
201398.599.6December 201397.1January 2013▲ +2.6%
20129697.6December 201294.6January 2012▲ +3.2%
201193.495.1December 201191.3January 2011▲ +4.2%
201089.491.2December 201087.8January 2010▲ +3.9%
200986.688December 200984.9January 2009▲ +3.7%
200884.786.1September 200882.4January 2008▲ +3.8%
200781.883December 200780.6January 2007▲ +3.0%
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United Kingdom consumer price index history by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
200679.981.3December 200678.5January 2006▲ +3.6%
200578.178.9December 200577January 2005▲ +2.5%
200476.577.4December 200475.8January 2004▲ +2.1%
200375.576.2December 200374.7January 2003▲ +2.0%
200274.575.2December 200273.7January 2002▲ +2.0%
200173.674.1June 200172.6January 2001▲ +1.9%
200072.773.2November 200071.9January 2000▲ +1.8%
199972.172.6December 199971.4January 1999▲ +1.7%
199871.271.8December 199870.3January 1998▲ +2.1%
199770.170.7December 199769.2January 1997▲ +2.2%
199668.869.5December 199667.8January 1996▲ +2.5%
199567.268December 199566January 1995▲ +3.0%
199465.566December 199464.5January 1994▲ +2.3%
199364.264.8September 199362.8January 1993▲ +3.0%
199262.663.2December 199261.4January 1992▲ +2.9%
199160.161.6December 199157.4January 1991▲ +7.3%
199055.857.5November 199053.6January 1990▲ +7.3%
198952.253.4December 198950.8January 1989▲ +5.1%
198849.650.6December 198848.4January 1988▲ +4.5%

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