Core Consumer Prices in the United Kingdom increased to a record 140.00 points in September from 139.70 points in August of 2026. Core Consumer Prices in the United Kingdom averaged 89.62 points from 1988 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 140.00 points in September of 2026 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 140.80 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 145.03 points in 2027 and 148.65 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.




Components Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 144.10 143.60 points Sep 2026
Producer Prices 151.00 149.90 points Sep 2026

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Core Consumer Prices 140.00 139.70 points Sep 2026
Core Inflation Rate YoY 2.80 2.60 percent Sep 2026
Core Producer Prices 146.70 146.40 points Sep 2026
CPI Clothing and Footwear 121.10 118.50 points Sep 2026
CPI Education 154.80 152.70 points Sep 2026
CPI Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages 144.30 144.60 points Sep 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 154.70 153.90 points Sep 2026
CPI Recreation and Culture 137.80 136.90 points Sep 2026
CPI Hotels, Cafes and Restaurants 157.40 156.70 points Sep 2026
CPI Transportation 147.70 148.30 points Sep 2026
CPI incl. Owner Occupiers' Housing Costs (CPIH) 143.96 143.41 points Sep 2026
Food Inflation 1.30 1.30 percent Sep 2026
GDP Deflator 110.40 110.00 points Jun 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 3.50 3.10 percent Sep 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.40 0.50 percent Sep 2026
PPI Output YoY 4.60 3.80 percent Sep 2026
Retail Price Index 422.10 421.60 percent Sep 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
140.00 139.70 140.00 52.94 1988 - 2026 points Monthly
2015=100, NSA