Core Consumer Prices in the United Kingdom increased to 136.70 points in February 2026 from 135.90 points in January of 2026. Core Consumer Prices in the United Kingdom averaged 88.87 points from 1988 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 136.70 points in December of 2025 and a record low of 52.94 points in January of 1988. source: Office for National Statistics

Core Consumer Prices in the United Kingdom is expected to be 138.85 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United Kingdom Core Consumer Prices is projected to trend around 142.50 points in 2027 and 145.35 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.


Components Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 140.10 139.50 points Feb 2026
Producer Prices 143.50 144.30 points Feb 2026

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Core Consumer Prices 136.70 135.90 points Feb 2026
Core Inflation Rate YoY 3.20 3.10 percent Feb 2026
Core Producer Prices 141.50 142.60 points Feb 2026
CPI Clothing and Footwear 118.60 117.90 points Feb 2026
CPI Education 152.70 152.70 points Feb 2026
CPI Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages 143.90 143.90 points Feb 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 149.30 149.10 points Feb 2026
CPI Recreation and Culture 135.10 135.10 points Feb 2026
CPI Hotels, Cafes and Restaurants 152.10 150.60 points Feb 2026
CPI Transportation 137.50 136.70 points Feb 2026
Food Inflation 3.30 3.60 percent Feb 2026
GDP Deflator 108.90 108.30 points Dec 2025
Inflation Rate YoY 3.00 3.00 percent Feb 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.40 -0.50 percent Feb 2026
PPI Output YoY 1.70 2.50 percent Feb 2026
Retail Price Index YoY 3.60 3.80 percent Feb 2026


United Kingdom Core Consumer Prices
In the United Kingdom, the core inflation rate tracks changes in prices that consumers pay for a basket of goods which excludes some volatile price items.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
136.70 135.90 136.70 52.94 1988 - 2026 points Monthly
2015=100, NSA