Highlights
CPIH ANNUAL RATE 00: ALL ITEMS 2015=100
Change over 12 months
2.4 %
2018 AUG
- Release date:
- 19 September 2018
- Next release:
- 17 October 2018
Consumer price inflation, UK: August 2018
What's in the bulletin?
- The Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers’ housing costs (CPIH) 12-month inflation rate was 2.4% in August 2018, up from 2.3% in July 2018.
- Rising prices for a range of recreational and cultural goods and services, transport services and clothing produced the largest upward contributions to the change in the rate between July and August 2018.
- Partially offsetting downward contributions came from furniture and household goods, and telecommunications; prices for these rose between July and August 2018 but by less than a year ago.
Time series related to Inflation and price indices
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CPIH ANNUAL RATE 00: ALL ITEMS 2015=100
Change over 12 months
2.4 % 2018 AUG- Release date:
- 19 September 2018
- Next release:
- 17 October 2018
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CPIH INDEX 00: ALL ITEMS 2015=100
Index, 2015 = 100
106.5 Index, base year = 100 2018 AUG- Release date:
- 19 September 2018
- Next release:
- 17 October 2018
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CPI ANNUAL RATE 00: ALL ITEMS 2015=100
Change over 12 months
2.7 % 2018 AUG- Release date:
- 19 September 2018
- Next release:
- 17 October 2018
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CPI INDEX 00: ALL ITEMS 2015=100
Index, 2015 = 100
106.5 Index, base year = 100 2018 AUG- Release date:
- 19 September 2018
- Next release:
- 17 October 2018
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RPI All Items: Percentage change over 12 months: Jan 1987=100
Not a National Statistic. Change over 12 months
3.5 % 2018 AUG- Release date:
- 19 September 2018
- Next release:
- 17 October 2018
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RPI All Items Index: Jan 1987=100
Not a National Statistic. Index, 1987 = 100
284.2 Index, base year = 100 2018 AUG- Release date:
- 19 September 2018
- Next release:
- 17 October 2018
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