Highlights
CPIH ANNUAL RATE 00: ALL ITEMS 2015=100
Change over 12 months
2.3 %
2018 MAY
- Release date:
- 13 June 2018
- Next release:
- 18 July 2018
Consumer price inflation, UK: May 2018
What's in the bulletin?
- The Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers’ housing costs (CPIH) 12-month inflation rate was 2.3% in May 2018, up from 2.2% in April 2018.
- Rising motor fuel prices produced the largest upward contribution to the change in the rate between April and May 2018 .
- There were also large upward effects from air and sea fares, which rose between April and May 2018 but fell between the same two months a year ago, influenced by the timing of Easter.
Time series related to Inflation and price indices
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CPIH ANNUAL RATE 00: ALL ITEMS 2015=100
Change over 12 months
2.3 % 2018 MAY- Release date:
- 13 June 2018
- Next release:
- 18 July 2018
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CPIH INDEX 00: ALL ITEMS 2015=100
Index, 2015 = 100
105.9 Index, base year = 100 2018 MAY- Release date:
- 13 June 2018
- Next release:
- 18 July 2018
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CPI ANNUAL RATE 00: ALL ITEMS 2015=100
Change over 12 months
2.4 % 2018 MAY- Release date:
- 13 June 2018
- Next release:
- 18 July 2018
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CPI INDEX 00: ALL ITEMS 2015=100
Index, 2015 = 100
105.8 Index, base year = 100 2018 MAY- Release date:
- 13 June 2018
- Next release:
- 18 July 2018
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RPI All Items: Percentage change over 12 months: Jan 1987=100
Not a National Statistic. Change over 12 months
3.3 % 2018 MAY- Release date:
- 13 June 2018
- Next release:
- 18 July 2018
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RPI All Items Index: Jan 1987=100
Not a National Statistic. Index, 1987 = 100
280.7 Index, base year = 100 2018 MAY- Release date:
- 13 June 2018
- Next release:
- 18 July 2018
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