United Kingdom inflation rate history

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3.1%August 2026Latest published observation

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History starts: January 1989
History ends: August 2026
Frequency: Monthly observations
Unit: Percent

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12 observations · January 2002 to December 2002

Selected historical observations
Date or period	Value · Percent	Source
January 2002	1.5%	Office for National Statistics (ONS)
February 2002	1.5%	Office for National Statistics (ONS)
March 2002	1.5%	Office for National Statistics (ONS)
April 2002	1.4%	Office for National Statistics (ONS)
May 2002	0.8%	Office for National Statistics (ONS)
June 2002	0.7%	Office for National Statistics (ONS)
July 2002	1.1%	Office for National Statistics (ONS)
August 2002	0.9%	Office for National Statistics (ONS)
September 2002	0.9%	Office for National Statistics (ONS)
October 2002	1.4%	Office for National Statistics (ONS)
November 2002	1.5%	Office for National Statistics (ONS)
December 2002	1.6%	Office for National Statistics (ONS)

United Kingdom inflation rate history by year

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United Kingdom inflation rate history by year
Year	Average	High	Low	Change
2026 (to date)	2.9%	3.3%March 2026	2.6%June 2026	▲ +0.1
2025	3.4%	3.9%July 2025	2.6%March 2025	▲ +0.3
2024	2.5%	4.0%January 2024	1.7%September 2024	▼ −1.4
2023	7.4%	10.4%February 2023	3.9%December 2023	▼ −6.1
2022	9.0%	11.1%October 2022	5.4%January 2022	▲ +5.1
2021	2.6%	5.4%December 2021	0.5%February 2021	▲ +4.7
2020	0.9%	1.8%January 2020	0.2%August 2020	▼ −1.2
2019	1.8%	2.1%April 2019	1.3%December 2019	▼ −0.5
2018	2.5%	3.0%January 2018	2.1%December 2018	▼ −0.9
2017	2.7%	3.2%November 2017	1.9%January 2017	▲ +1.0
2016	0.6%	1.6%December 2016	0.2%January 2016	▲ +1.4
2015	0.1%	0.3%January 2015	−0.2%April 2015	▼ −0.1
2014	1.5%	2.0%January 2014	0.5%December 2014	▼ −1.5
2013	2.6%	2.9%June 2013	2.0%December 2013	▼ −0.6
2012	2.8%	3.6%January 2012	2.2%September 2012	▼ −1.0
2011	4.5%	5.1%September 2011	3.9%March 2011	▲ +0.3
2010	3.3%	3.7%April 2010	3.0%July 2010	▲ +0.2
2009	2.2%	3.1%February 2009	1.2%September 2009	▼ −0.1
2008	3.6%	5.1%September 2008	2.2%January 2008	▲ +0.8
2007	2.3%	3.2%March 2007	1.7%September 2007	▼ −0.6

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United Kingdom inflation rate history by year
Year	Average	High	Low	Change
2006	2.3%	3.0%December 2006	1.8%March 2006	▲ +1.1
2005	2.0%	2.5%September 2005	1.6%February 2005	▲ +0.3
2004	1.3%	1.6%June 2004	1.1%September 2004	▲ +0.1
2003	1.4%	1.6%February 2003	1.1%June 2003	▼ −0.1
2002	1.2%	1.6%December 2002	0.7%June 2002	▲ +0.1
2001	1.2%	1.9%August 2001	0.7%February 2001	▲ +0.1
2000	0.8%	1.1%October 2000	0.6%May 2000	▲ +0.1
1999	1.3%	1.7%March 1999	1.1%December 1999	▼ −0.5
1998	1.6%	2.0%May 1998	1.3%September 1998	0.0
1997	1.8%	2.1%January 1997	1.6%May 1997	▼ −0.4
1996	2.4%	2.7%January 1996	2.2%December 1996	▼ −0.5
1995	2.6%	3.0%December 1995	2.3%April 1995	▲ +0.7
1994	2.0%	2.7%January 1994	1.5%September 1994	▼ −0.7
1993	2.6%	3.0%September 1993	2.3%January 1993	▲ +0.1
1992	4.3%	7.1%March 1992	2.6%December 1992	▼ −4.4
1991	7.5%	8.5%April 1991	6.8%October 1991	0.0
1990	6.9%	8.2%September 1990	5.5%January 1990	▲ +2.2
1989	5.3%	5.6%October 1989	4.9%February 1989	▲ +0.5

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