Core Consumer Prices in the United Kingdom decreased to 135.90 points in January 2026 from 136.70 points in December 2025. Core Consumer Prices in the United Kingdom averaged 88.77 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 136.83 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 139.50 140.10 points Jan 2026
Producer Prices 144.40 144.30 points Jan 2026

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Core Consumer Prices 135.90 136.70 points Jan 2026
Core Inflation Rate YoY 3.10 3.20 percent Jan 2026
Core Producer Prices 142.60 142.30 points Jan 2026
CPI Clothing and Footwear 117.90 122.00 points Jan 2026
CPI Education 152.70 152.70 points Jan 2026
CPI Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages 143.90 144.10 points Jan 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 149.10 148.40 points Jan 2026
CPI Recreation and Culture 135.10 134.80 points Jan 2026
CPI Hotels, Cafes and Restaurants 150.60 151.70 points Jan 2026
CPI Transportation 136.70 139.20 points Jan 2026
Food Inflation 3.60 4.50 percent Jan 2026
GDP Deflator 108.90 108.30 points Dec 2025
Inflation Rate YoY 3.00 3.40 percent Jan 2026
Inflation Rate MoM -0.50 0.40 percent Jan 2026
PPI Output YoY 2.50 3.10 percent Jan 2026
Retail Price Index YoY 3.80 4.20 percent Jan 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
135.90 136.70 136.70 52.94 1988 - 2026 points Monthly
2015=100, NSA