Consumer prices rose 3.1% in the year to August 2026
Annual rate of consumer price inflation, CPI and CPIH, UK, monthly, 1989 to 2026. Per cent.
Latest figures
| Series | Period | Value |
|---|---|---|
| CPI | August 2026 | 3.1% |
| CPIH | August 2026 | 3.3% |
Notes
- Each point is how much prices of a typical basket of goods and services rose over the previous twelve months.
- CPI is the measure the Bank of England is set a target for. CPIH is the ONS's lead measure: it adds the costs of owning a home and council tax.
Sources
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- The UK economy was 1.4% larger in April to June 2026 than a year earlier
- GDP per person was £42,493 in the year to June 2026, in 2024 prices
- Real household disposable income was £26,154 per person in the year to June 2026, in 2024 prices
- The unemployment rate was 4.9% in May to July 2026
- 75.1% of people aged 16 to 64 were in work in May to July 2026
- 6.4% of people aged 16 to 64 in the UK were economically inactive because of long-term sickness in May to July 2026: 2.78 million people
- 13.0% of people aged 16 to 24 in the UK were not in education, employment or training in April to June 2026: 981,000 young people
- Average weekly pay after inflation was 0.9% higher in May to July 2026 than a year earlier
- There were 702,000 job vacancies in the UK in June to August 2026