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3.1%August 2026Latest published observation

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History starts
January 1989
History ends
August 2026
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12 observations · January 2022 to December 2022

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Date or periodValue · PercentSource
January 20225.4%Office for National Statistics (ONS)
February 20226.1%Office for National Statistics (ONS)
March 20227.0%Office for National Statistics (ONS)
April 20229.0%Office for National Statistics (ONS)
May 20229.0%Office for National Statistics (ONS)
June 20229.4%Office for National Statistics (ONS)
July 202210.1%Office for National Statistics (ONS)
August 20229.8%Office for National Statistics (ONS)
September 202210.1%Office for National Statistics (ONS)
October 202211.1%Office for National Statistics (ONS)
November 202210.7%Office for National Statistics (ONS)
December 202210.5%Office for National Statistics (ONS)

United Kingdom inflation rate history by year

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United Kingdom inflation rate history by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
2026 (to date)2.9%3.3%March 20262.6%June 2026▲ +0.1
20253.4%3.9%July 20252.6%March 2025▲ +0.3
20242.5%4.0%January 20241.7%September 2024▼ −1.4
20237.4%10.4%February 20233.9%December 2023▼ −6.1
20229.0%11.1%October 20225.4%January 2022▲ +5.1
20212.6%5.4%December 20210.5%February 2021▲ +4.7
20200.9%1.8%January 20200.2%August 2020▼ −1.2
20191.8%2.1%April 20191.3%December 2019▼ −0.5
20182.5%3.0%January 20182.1%December 2018▼ −0.9
20172.7%3.2%November 20171.9%January 2017▲ +1.0
20160.6%1.6%December 20160.2%January 2016▲ +1.4
20150.1%0.3%January 2015−0.2%April 2015▼ −0.1
20141.5%2.0%January 20140.5%December 2014▼ −1.5
20132.6%2.9%June 20132.0%December 2013▼ −0.6
20122.8%3.6%January 20122.2%September 2012▼ −1.0
20114.5%5.1%September 20113.9%March 2011▲ +0.3
20103.3%3.7%April 20103.0%July 2010▲ +0.2
20092.2%3.1%February 20091.2%September 2009▼ −0.1
20083.6%5.1%September 20082.2%January 2008▲ +0.8
20072.3%3.2%March 20071.7%September 2007▼ −0.6
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United Kingdom inflation rate history by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
20062.3%3.0%December 20061.8%March 2006▲ +1.1
20052.0%2.5%September 20051.6%February 2005▲ +0.3
20041.3%1.6%June 20041.1%September 2004▲ +0.1
20031.4%1.6%February 20031.1%June 2003▼ −0.1
20021.2%1.6%December 20020.7%June 2002▲ +0.1
20011.2%1.9%August 20010.7%February 2001▲ +0.1
20000.8%1.1%October 20000.6%May 2000▲ +0.1
19991.3%1.7%March 19991.1%December 1999▼ −0.5
19981.6%2.0%May 19981.3%September 19980.0
19971.8%2.1%January 19971.6%May 1997▼ −0.4
19962.4%2.7%January 19962.2%December 1996▼ −0.5
19952.6%3.0%December 19952.3%April 1995▲ +0.7
19942.0%2.7%January 19941.5%September 1994▼ −0.7
19932.6%3.0%September 19932.3%January 1993▲ +0.1
19924.3%7.1%March 19922.6%December 1992▼ −4.4
19917.5%8.5%April 19916.8%October 19910.0
19906.9%8.2%September 19905.5%January 1990▲ +2.2
19895.3%5.6%October 19894.9%February 1989▲ +0.5

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