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Inflation

Three official measures, side by side. They differ by construction - CPIH includes owner-occupiers' housing costs, CPI excludes them, RPI is no longer a National Statistic but is still used for some indexation.

ONS designates CPIH as its lead measure. RPI lost National Statistic status in 2013; it typically runs higher than CPI by construction.

Prices rose 3% in the year to May 2026

On the fullest official measure, something that cost £100 a year earlier typically cost £103 by May 2026. That is slower than a year before, when the rate was 4%.

3%2023 MAY2026 MAY
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SERIES: CPIH ANNUAL RATE 00: ALL ITEMS 2015=100RELEASED: 16 Jun 2026NEXT RELEASE: 22 July 2026SOURCE: https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/timeseries/l55o/mm23/dataRETRIEVED: 16 Jul 2026 · sha256 6e90ad5111b8Challenge this figure

Prices rose 2.8% in the year to May 2026

On the international-standard CPI measure, something that cost £100 a year earlier typically cost £102.80 by May 2026. That is slower than a year before, when the rate was 3.4%.

2.8%2023 MAY2026 MAY
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SERIES: CPI ANNUAL RATE 00: ALL ITEMS 2015=100RELEASED: 16 Jun 2026NEXT RELEASE: 22 July 2026SOURCE: https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/timeseries/d7g7/mm23/dataRETRIEVED: 16 Jul 2026 · sha256 3ad778bf76a1Challenge this figure

Prices rose 3.1% in the year to May 2026

On the older RPI measure, something that cost £100 a year earlier typically cost £103.10 by May 2026. That is slower than a year before, when the rate was 4.3%.

3.1%2023 MAY2026 MAY
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SERIES: RPI All Items: Percentage change over 12 months: Jan 1987=100RELEASED: 16 Jun 2026NEXT RELEASE: 22 July 2026SOURCE: https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/timeseries/czbh/mm23/dataRETRIEVED: 16 Jul 2026 · sha256 e3a49ba59023Challenge this figure
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