"Inflation rose sharply in the 1970s before falling back in the 1980s","" "Modelled CPIH and CPI, UK, 1950 to 1988, 12-month growth rate, %","" "","" "Notes","" "Unit","%" "","" "","CPIH","CPI","Average CPIH" "Jan-50","4.3","4.1","5.8" "Feb-50","4.3","4.1","5.8" "Mar-50","4.8","4.7","5.8" "Apr-50","5.4","5.5","5.8" "May-50","3.7","3.7","5.8" "Jun-50","2.8","2.5","5.8" "Jul-50","2.6","2.3","5.8" "Aug-50","2.1","1.9","5.8" "Sep-50","2.3","2.2","5.8" "Oct-50","2.6","2.5","5.8" "Nov-50","2.9","2.9","5.8" "Dec-50","3","3.2","5.8" "Jan-51","3.5","3.7","5.8" "Feb-51","3.9","4.3","5.8" "Mar-51","4.1","4.6","5.8" "Apr-51","5","5.8","5.8" "May-51","7","7.8","5.8" "Jun-51","7.8","8.7","5.8" "Jul-51","9.2","10.3","5.8" "Aug-51","9.9","11","5.8" "Sep-51","10","11.1","5.8" "Oct-51","9.8","10.8","5.8" "Nov-51","9.8","10.8","5.8" "Dec-51","9.9","10.9","5.8" "Jan-52","10.7","12.1","5.8" "Feb-52","10.1","11.2","5.8" "Mar-52","10.1","11.2","5.8" "Apr-52","10.3","11.3","5.8" "May-52","8.1","8.9","5.8" "Jun-52","9.5","10.6","5.8" "Jul-52","7.9","8.9","5.8" "Aug-52","7","7.9","5.8" "Sep-52","6.1","6.9","5.8" "Oct-52","6.4","7.1","5.8" "Nov-52","6","6.6","5.8" "Dec-52","6.1","6.6","5.8" "Jan-53","4.4","4.6","5.8" "Feb-53","4.6","4.7","5.8" "Mar-53","4.7","5","5.8" "Apr-53","4.1","4.4","5.8" "May-53","3.8","4","5.8" "Jun-53","2.6","2.7","5.8" "Jul-53","2.7","2.9","5.8" "Aug-53","2.7","2.8","5.8" "Sep-53","2.8","2.9","5.8" "Oct-53","1.9","2","5.8" "Nov-53","2.2","2.4","5.8" "Dec-53","1.2","1.3","5.8" "Jan-54","1.4","1.6","5.8" "Feb-54","1","1.2","5.8" "Mar-54","1.3","1.3","5.8" "Apr-54","0.9","0.8","5.8" "May-54","0.8","0.8","5.8" "Jun-54","0.9","0.9","5.8" "Jul-54","2.5","2.6","5.8" "Aug-54","2.6","2.6","5.8" "Sep-54","2.5","2.5","5.8" "Oct-54","2.9","3","5.8" "Nov-54","3.1","3.1","5.8" "Dec-54","4.1","4.1","5.8" "Jan-55","4.2","4.3","5.8" "Feb-55","4.4","4.4","5.8" "Mar-55","3.5","3.5","5.8" "Apr-55","3.6","3.6","5.8" "May-55","3.8","3.7","5.8" "Jun-55","5.1","5.1","5.8" "Jul-55","3.8","3.7","5.8" "Aug-55","3.5","3.8","5.8" "Sep-55","4.3","4.7","5.8" "Oct-55","4.8","5.3","5.8" "Nov-55","5.7","6.3","5.8" "Dec-55","5.1","5.7","5.8" "Jan-56","4.4","5.1","5.8" "Feb-56","4.4","5","5.8" "Mar-56","5.7","6.5","5.8" "Apr-56","6.6","7.5","5.8" "May-56","6.4","7.4","5.8" "Jun-56","4.2","5.2","5.8" "Jul-56","3.4","4.3","5.8" "Aug-56","4.6","5.2","5.8" "Sep-56","3.9","4.3","5.8" "Oct-56","3.5","3.9","5.8" "Nov-56","2.6","2.8","5.8" "Dec-56","2.8","3","5.8" "Jan-57","3.9","4.2","5.8" "Feb-57","3.8","4.1","5.8" "Mar-57","2.2","2.4","5.8" "Apr-57","1.2","1.3","5.8" "May-57","1.7","1.8","5.8" "Jun-57","3","3.1","5.8" "Jul-57","4.2","4.5","5.8" "Aug-57","3.6","3.9","5.8" "Sep-57","3.4","3.8","5.8" "Oct-57","3.4","3.8","5.8" "Nov-57","3.3","4","5.8" "Dec-57","3.7","4.3","5.8" "Jan-58","2.7","3.3","5.8" "Feb-58","2.3","2.9","5.8" "Mar-58","3.3","4","5.8" "Apr-58","4.2","4.8","5.8" "May-58","3.6","4.2","5.8" "Jun-58","3.5","4","5.8" "Jul-58","1.2","1.4","5.8" "Aug-58","1.3","1.4","5.8" "Sep-58","1.8","1.9","5.8" "Oct-58","2.2","2.2","5.8" "Nov-58","2.2","2.1","5.8" "Dec-58","2","1.9","5.8" "Jan-59","2.4","2.3","5.8" "Feb-59","2.7","2.6","5.8" "Mar-59","1.9","1.9","5.8" "Apr-59","0.2","0","5.8" "May-59","0.2","-0.1","5.8" "Jun-59","-0.5","-0.8","5.8" "Jul-59","0.8","0.5","5.8" "Aug-59","1.3","1.1","5.8" "Sep-59","0.6","0.3","5.8" "Oct-59","0.2","-0.1","5.8" "Nov-59","0.4","0.2","5.8" "Dec-59","0.3","0.1","5.8" "Jan-60","-0.2","-0.4","5.8" "Feb-60","0","-0.3","5.8" "Mar-60","-0.1","-0.4","5.8" "Apr-60","0.9","0.7","5.8" "May-60","1.4","1.1","5.8" "Jun-60","1.8","1.6","5.8" "Jul-60","2.1","1.9","5.8" "Aug-60","1.1","0.9","5.8" "Sep-60","1.7","1.5","5.8" "Oct-60","1.8","1.8","5.8" "Nov-60","1.6","1.6","5.8" "Dec-60","1.7","1.7","5.8" "Jan-61","1.9","2","5.8" "Feb-61","1.9","2","5.8" "Mar-61","2.3","2.4","5.8" "Apr-61","2.2","2.4","5.8" "May-61","2.5","2.7","5.8" "Jun-61","2.7","3","5.8" "Jul-61","2.6","3","5.8" "Aug-61","4.3","4.7","5.8" "Sep-61","4","4.3","5.8" "Oct-61","3.4","3.6","5.8" "Nov-61","3.9","4.1","5.8" "Dec-61","3.9","4.1","5.8" "Jan-62","4.3","4.3","5.8" "Feb-62","4.2","4.3","5.8" "Mar-62","4.6","4.6","5.8" "Apr-62","5.5","5.5","5.8" "May-62","5.3","5.6","5.8" "Jun-62","5.1","5.4","5.8" "Jul-62","4.7","4.8","5.8" "Aug-62","2.9","3","5.8" "Sep-62","3","3.1","5.8" "Oct-62","2.8","2.9","5.8" "Nov-62","2.3","2.3","5.8" "Dec-62","2.6","2.6","5.8" "Jan-63","2.8","2.9","5.8" "Feb-63","3.7","3.9","5.8" "Mar-63","3.4","3.5","5.8" "Apr-63","2.2","2.3","5.8" "May-63","1.9","1.7","5.8" "Jun-63","1.2","1","5.8" "Jul-63","1.1","0.9","5.8" "Aug-63","1.6","1.4","5.8" "Sep-63","2","1.9","5.8" "Oct-63","2.5","2.4","5.8" "Nov-63","2.5","2.3","5.8" "Dec-63","2.2","2","5.8" "Jan-64","2","1.8","5.8" "Feb-64","1.2","0.9","5.8" "Mar-64","1.3","1.1","5.8" "Apr-64","1.9","1.7","5.8" "May-64","2.9","2.7","5.8" "Jun-64","3.4","3.3","5.8" "Jul-64","4.1","4","5.8" "Aug-64","4.7","4.8","5.8" "Sep-64","4.3","4.4","5.8" "Oct-64","4","4","5.8" "Nov-64","4.5","4.4","5.8" "Dec-64","4.5","4.7","5.8" "Jan-65","4.5","4.6","5.8" "Feb-65","4.5","4.5","5.8" "Mar-65","4.5","4.5","5.8" "Apr-65","5.6","5.4","5.8" "May-65","4.8","4.9","5.8" "Jun-65","4.6","4.7","5.8" "Jul-65","4.5","4.6","5.8" "Aug-65","4.4","4.4","5.8" "Sep-65","4.5","4.6","5.8" "Oct-65","4.5","4.5","5.8" "Nov-65","4.2","4.4","5.8" "Dec-65","4.3","4.3","5.8" "Jan-66","4","4.4","5.8" "Feb-66","4","4.4","5.8" "Mar-66","4","4.3","5.8" "Apr-66","3.1","3.7","5.8" "May-66","3.6","4.3","5.8" "Jun-66","3.5","4.1","5.8" "Jul-66","3.2","3.8","5.8" "Aug-66","3.5","4.1","5.8" "Sep-66","3.4","3.8","5.8" "Oct-66","3.5","4.1","5.8" "Nov-66","3.6","4","5.8" "Dec-66","3.4","3.8","5.8" "Jan-67","3.6","3.3","5.8" "Feb-67","3.6","3.3","5.8" "Mar-67","3.4","3","5.8" "Apr-67","3.2","2.7","5.8" "May-67","2.5","1.8","5.8" "Jun-67","2.8","2.1","5.8" "Jul-67","2.5","1.7","5.8" "Aug-67","1.8","1","5.8" "Sep-67","1.9","1.1","5.8" "Oct-67","2","1.5","5.8" "Nov-67","1.9","1.5","5.8" "Dec-67","2.4","2.1","5.8" "Jan-68","2.5","2.6","5.8" "Feb-68","2.7","2.9","5.8" "Mar-68","2.9","3.1","5.8" "Apr-68","3.6","3.9","5.8" "May-68","3.6","4","5.8" "Jun-68","3.4","3.8","5.8" "Jul-68","4.2","4.7","5.8" "Aug-68","4.6","5.1","5.8" "Sep-68","4.7","5.2","5.8" "Oct-68","4.7","5.1","5.8" "Nov-68","4.4","4.7","5.8" "Dec-68","5","5.2","5.8" "Jan-69","5.2","5.4","5.8" "Feb-69","5.5","5.7","5.8" "Mar-69","5.7","5.9","5.8" "Apr-69","5.2","5.4","5.8" "May-69","5","5.1","5.8" "Jun-69","5.3","5.3","5.8" "Jul-69","5.1","5.1","5.8" "Aug-69","4.8","4.8","5.8" "Sep-69","5.1","5","5.8" "Oct-69","5.2","5.3","5.8" "Nov-69","5.2","5.2","5.8" "Dec-69","4.7","4.7","5.8" "Jan-70","4.7","4.9","5.8" "Feb-70","4.7","4.9","5.8" "Mar-70","4.8","5","5.8" "Apr-70","5","5.4","5.8" "May-70","5.3","5.7","5.8" "Jun-70","5.1","5.5","5.8" "Jul-70","5.7","6.2","5.8" "Aug-70","5.8","6.3","5.8" "Sep-70","5.8","6.4","5.8" "Oct-70","6","6.7","5.8" "Nov-70","6.4","7.1","5.8" "Dec-70","6.3","7","5.8" "Jan-71","7","7.6","5.8" "Feb-71","6.9","7.5","5.8" "Mar-71","7.1","7.9","5.8" "Apr-71","7.5","8.3","5.8" "May-71","7.9","8.8","5.8" "Jun-71","8.3","9.3","5.8" "Jul-71","8.1","9.2","5.8" "Aug-71","8.3","9.4","5.8" "Sep-71","8","9","5.8" "Oct-71","7.7","8.5","5.8" "Nov-71","7.7","8.5","5.8" "Dec-71","7.6","8.4","5.8" "Jan-72","6.9","7.6","5.8" "Feb-72","7","7.7","5.8" "Mar-72","6.6","7.2","5.8" "Apr-72","5.4","6","5.8" "May-72","5.2","5.8","5.8" "Jun-72","5.3","5.8","5.8" "Jul-72","5.2","5.6","5.8" "Aug-72","5.9","6.4","5.8" "Sep-72","6.3","6.8","5.8" "Oct-72","6.7","7.4","5.8" "Nov-72","6.5","7.2","5.8" "Dec-72","6.5","7.1","5.8" "Jan-73","6.7","7.4","5.8" "Feb-73","6.8","7.5","5.8" "Mar-73","7.1","7.7","5.8" "Apr-73","8.3","8.9","5.8" "May-73","8.5","9.2","5.8" "Jun-73","8.3","9","5.8" "Jul-73","8.3","9.1","5.8" "Aug-73","7.8","8.5","5.8" "Sep-73","8.2","9","5.8" "Oct-73","9.1","9.9","5.8" "Nov-73","9.3","10.2","5.8" "Dec-73","9.5","10.6","5.8" "Jan-74","10.4","11.4","5.8" "Feb-74","11","12.3","5.8" "Mar-74","11.2","12.5","5.8" "Apr-74","12.1","13.8","5.8" "May-74","12.7","14.5","5.8" "Jun-74","13","15.2","5.8" "Jul-74","13.2","15.7","5.8" "Aug-74","13.3","15.6","5.8" "Sep-74","13.3","15.7","5.8" "Oct-74","13.6","15.5","5.8" "Nov-74","14.4","16.6","5.8" "Dec-74","14.7","17","5.8" "Jan-75","15.1","17.8","5.8" "Feb-75","15.7","18.2","5.8" "Mar-75","16.8","19.5","5.8" "Apr-75","16.6","20.1","5.8" "May-75","19.1","22.9","5.8" "Jun-75","20","24","5.8" "Jul-75","20.2","24.1","5.8" "Aug-75","20.4","24.5","5.8" "Sep-75","20.1","24.2","5.8" "Oct-75","19.3","23.3","5.8" "Nov-75","19","22.6","5.8" "Dec-75","19","22.7","5.8" "Jan-76","18.2","21.5","5.8" "Feb-76","17.5","20.7","5.8" "Mar-76","16.1","19.1","5.8" "Apr-76","14.9","17.4","5.8" "May-76","12.2","14.3","5.8" "Jun-76","11","12.7","5.8" "Jul-76","10.2","11.8","5.8" "Aug-76","11","12.7","5.8" "Sep-76","11.6","13.4","5.8" "Oct-76","12.1","13.8","5.8" "Nov-76","12.2","14","5.8" "Dec-76","12","13.7","5.8" "Jan-77","13.4","15.4","5.8" "Feb-77","13","15","5.8" "Mar-77","13.3","15.4","5.8" "Apr-77","13.8","15.9","5.8" "May-77","13.4","15.6","5.8" "Jun-77","14.2","16.4","5.8" "Jul-77","14.3","16.5","5.8" "Aug-77","13.3","15.4","5.8" "Sep-77","12.4","14.4","5.8" "Oct-77","11.3","13.1","5.8" "Nov-77","10.5","12.2","5.8" "Dec-77","10.1","11.5","5.8" "Jan-78","8.1","9","5.8" "Feb-78","8.1","9","5.8" "Mar-78","7.8","8.6","5.8" "Apr-78","7","7.6","5.8" "May-78","6.9","7.3","5.8" "Jun-78","6.5","6.8","5.8" "Jul-78","6.6","7.1","5.8" "Aug-78","6.7","7.1","5.8" "Sep-78","6.5","6.9","5.8" "Oct-78","6.4","6.7","5.8" "Nov-78","6.5","7","5.8" "Dec-78","6.6","7.1","5.8" "Jan-79","7.2","8.1","5.8" "Feb-79","7","8","5.8" "Mar-79","7.1","8.1","5.8" "Apr-79","7","8.1","5.8" "May-79","7.3","8.3","5.8" "Jun-79","7.9","9","5.8" "Jul-79","10.8","12.5","5.8" "Aug-79","10.9","12.7","5.8" "Sep-79","11.4","13.4","5.8" "Oct-79","12","14.2","5.8" "Nov-79","12.1","14.4","5.8" "Dec-79","12.2","14.5","5.8" "Jan-80","12.5","14.7","5.8" "Feb-80","12.8","15.1","5.8" "Mar-80","13.4","15.7","5.8" "Apr-80","14.7","17.7","5.8" "May-80","14.6","17.8","5.8" "Jun-80","14","17.4","5.8" "Jul-80","11.3","14.2","5.8" "Aug-80","10.9","13.7","5.8" "Sep-80","10.6","13.3","5.8" "Oct-80","10.1","12.8","5.8" "Nov-80","10","12.8","5.8" "Dec-80","9.8","12.5","5.8" "Jan-81","9.1","11.7","5.8" "Feb-81","9","11.7","5.8" "Mar-81","9.6","12.3","5.8" "Apr-81","9.1","11.7","5.8" "May-81","9","11.5","5.8" "Jun-81","8.8","11.1","5.8" "Jul-81","8.6","10.7","5.8" "Aug-81","8.8","11","5.8" "Sep-81","8.9","11","5.8" "Oct-81","9.1","11.2","5.8" "Nov-81","9.1","11","5.8" "Dec-81","9.1","10.9","5.8" "Jan-82","9.2","10.9","5.8" "Feb-82","8.5","10.2","5.8" "Mar-82","7.6","9.1","5.8" "Apr-82","7.3","8.6","5.8" "May-82","7.4","8.7","5.8" "Jun-82","7.2","8.3","5.8" "Jul-82","6.7","7.9","5.8" "Aug-82","6.3","7.4","5.8" "Sep-82","6","7.1","5.8" "Oct-82","5.8","6.7","5.8" "Nov-82","5.5","6.6","5.8" "Dec-82","5.4","6.5","5.8" "Jan-83","5","5.9","5.8" "Feb-83","5.2","6","5.8" "Mar-83","4.7","5.4","5.8" "Apr-83","4.2","4.6","5.8" "May-83","4","4.1","5.8" "Jun-83","4.1","4.1","5.8" "Jul-83","4.4","4.4","5.8" "Aug-83","4.7","4.8","5.8" "Sep-83","4.8","4.9","5.8" "Oct-83","4.7","4.8","5.8" "Nov-83","4.7","4.7","5.8" "Dec-83","4.7","4.6","5.8" "Jan-84","4.6","4.5","5.8" "Feb-84","4.3","4.3","5.8" "Mar-84","4.4","4.4","5.8" "Apr-84","4.7","4.8","5.8" "May-84","4.7","4.9","5.8" "Jun-84","4.7","4.8","5.8" "Jul-84","4.4","4.5","5.8" "Aug-84","4.2","4.3","5.8" "Sep-84","3.9","4","5.8" "Oct-84","4","4.1","5.8" "Nov-84","4","4.1","5.8" "Dec-84","4","4","5.8" "Jan-85","4.3","4.5","5.8" "Feb-85","4.7","4.9","5.8" "Mar-85","5","5.3","5.8" "Apr-85","5","5.4","5.8" "May-85","4.9","5.3","5.8" "Jun-85","4.8","5.3","5.8" "Jul-85","4.7","5.2","5.8" "Aug-85","4.9","5.2","5.8" "Sep-85","5","5.4","5.8" "Oct-85","4.8","5.1","5.8" "Nov-85","4.9","5.1","5.8" "Dec-85","4.8","5.1","5.8" "Jan-86","4.7","4.9","5.8" "Feb-86","4.4","4.6","5.8" "Mar-86","3.9","3.9","5.8" "Apr-86","3.6","3.4","5.8" "May-86","3.6","3.3","5.8" "Jun-86","3.7","3.5","5.8" "Jul-86","3.7","3.4","5.8" "Aug-86","3.7","3.5","5.8" "Sep-86","3.7","3.6","5.8" "Oct-86","3.7","3.5","5.8" "Nov-86","3.6","3.3","5.8" "Dec-86","3.7","3.5","5.8" "Jan-87","3.8","3.6","5.8" "Feb-87","4","3.7","5.8" "Mar-87","4","3.7","5.8" "Apr-87","3.7","3.3","5.8" "May-87","3.7","3.4","5.8" "Jun-87","3.5","3.1","5.8" "Jul-87","3.5","3.1","5.8" "Aug-87","3.4","3","5.8" "Sep-87","3.4","2.8","5.8" "Oct-87","3.6","3.1","5.8" "Nov-87","3.8","3.3","5.8" "Dec-87","3.7","3.2","5.8" "Jan-88","3.5","2.9","5.8" "Feb-88","3.5","2.9","5.8" "Mar-88","3.6","3","5.8" "Apr-88","4.3","3.4","5.8" "May-88","4.2","3.5","5.8" "Jun-88","4.4","3.9","5.8" "Jul-88","4.6","4.2","5.8" "Aug-88","5.3","4.4","5.8" "Sep-88","5.4","4.6","5.8" "Oct-88","5.8","4.7","5.8" "Nov-88","6","4.6","5.8" "Dec-88","6","4.7","5.8"