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CPIH ANNUAL RATE 00: ALL ITEMS 2015=100
Change over 12 months
6.3 %
2023 AUG
- Release date:
- 20 September 2023
- Next release:
- 18 October 2023

Consumer price inflation, UK: August 2023
What's in the bulletin?
- The Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs (CPIH) rose by 6.3% in the 12 months to August 2023, down from 6.4% in July.
- On a monthly basis, CPIH rose by 0.4% in August 2023, compared with a rise of 0.5% in August 2022.
- The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 6.7% in the 12 months to August 2023, down from 6.8% in July.

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Time series related to Inflation and price indices
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CPIH ANNUAL RATE 00: ALL ITEMS 2015=100
Change over 12 months
6.3 % 2023 AUG- Release date:
- 20 September 2023
- Next release:
- 18 October 2023
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CPIH INDEX 00: ALL ITEMS 2015=100
Index, 2015 = 100
129.4 Index, base year = 100 2023 AUG- Release date:
- 20 September 2023
- Next release:
- 18 October 2023
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CPI ANNUAL RATE 00: ALL ITEMS 2015=100
Change over 12 months
6.7 % 2023 AUG- Release date:
- 20 September 2023
- Next release:
- 18 October 2023
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CPI INDEX 00: ALL ITEMS 2015=100
Index, 2015 = 100
131.3 Index, base year = 100 2023 AUG- Release date:
- 20 September 2023
- Next release:
- 18 October 2023
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RPI All Items: Percentage change over 12 months: Jan 1987=100
Not a National Statistic. Change over 12 months
9.1 % 2023 AUG- Release date:
- 20 September 2023
- Next release:
- 18 October 2023
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RPI All Items Index: Jan 1987=100
Not a National Statistic. Index, 1987 = 100
376.6 Index, base year = 100 2023 AUG- Release date:
- 20 September 2023
- Next release:
- 18 October 2023
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