Inflation and price indices

The rate of inflation is the change in prices for goods and services over time. Measures of inflation and prices include consumer price inflation, producer price inflation and the House Price Index.

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CPIH ANNUAL RATE 00: ALL ITEMS 2015=100

Change over 12 months

4.7 %

2023 OCT

Release date:: 15 November 2023
Next release:: 20 December 2023

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Consumer price inflation, UK: October 2023

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The Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs (CPIH) rose by 4.7% in the 12 months to October 2023, down from 6.3% in September.
On a monthly basis, CPIH rose by 0.1% in October 2023, compared with a rise of 1.6% in October 2022.
The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 4.6% in the 12 months to October 2023, down from 6.7% in September.

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Time series related to Inflation and price indices

CPIH ANNUAL RATE 00: ALL ITEMS 2015=100

Change over 12 months

4.7 % 2023 OCT

Release date:

15 November 2023

Next release:

20 December 2023
CPIH INDEX 00: ALL ITEMS 2015=100

Index, 2015 = 100

130.2 Index, base year = 100 2023 OCT

Release date:

15 November 2023

Next release:

20 December 2023
CPI ANNUAL RATE 00: ALL ITEMS 2015=100

Change over 12 months

4.6 % 2023 OCT

Release date:

15 November 2023

Next release:

20 December 2023
CPI INDEX 00: ALL ITEMS 2015=100

Index, 2015 = 100

132 Index, base year = 100 2023 OCT

Release date:

15 November 2023

Next release:

20 December 2023
RPI All Items: Percentage change over 12 months: Jan 1987=100

Not a National Statistic. Change over 12 months

6.1 % 2023 OCT

Release date:

15 November 2023

Next release:

20 December 2023
RPI All Items Index: Jan 1987=100

Not a National Statistic. Index, 1987 = 100

377.8 Index, base year = 100 2023 OCT

Release date:

15 November 2023

Next release:

20 December 2023

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Datasets related to Inflation and price indices

Consumer price inflation tables

Measures of monthly UK inflation data including CPIH, CPI and RPI. These tables complement the consumer price inflation time series dataset.
Consumer price inflation time series

Comprehensive database of time series covering measures of inflation data for the UK including CPIH, CPI and RPI.
Consumer price inflation item indices and price quotes

Price quote data and item indices that underpin consumer price inflation statistics are now published, giving users unprecedented access to the detailed data that are used in the construction of the UK's inflation figures. With effect from the January 2017 consumer price inflation publication, these data are published on a monthly basis showing the latest month.
Index of Private Housing Rental Prices, UK: monthly estimates

Rental price statistics historical data time series (indices and annual percentage change).
UK house price data: quarterly tables

Quarterly house price data based on a sub-sample of the Regulated Mortgage Survey.

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Publications related to Inflation and price indices

Statistical bulletins

Consumer price inflation, UK: October 2023

Price indices, percentage changes, and weights for the different measures of consumer price inflation.
Producer price inflation, UK: October 2023

Changes in the prices of goods bought and sold by UK manufacturers including price indices of materials and fuels purchased (input prices) and factory gate prices (output prices).
UK House Price Index: September 2023

Monthly house price inflation in the UK, calculated using data from HM Land Registry, Registers of Scotland, and Land and Property Services Northern Ireland.
Index of Private Housing Rental Prices, UK: October 2023

An experimental price index tracking the prices paid for renting property from private landlords in the UK.
Services producer price inflation, UK: April to June 2020

Quarterly estimates monitoring the changes in prices charged for services provided to UK-based customers for a range of industries.

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