Core Consumer Prices in the United Kingdom increased to 137.20 points in March from 136.70 points in February of 2026. Core Consumer Prices in the United Kingdom averaged 88.97 points from 1988 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 137.20 points in March 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 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 141.00 140.10 points Mar 2026
Producer Prices 145.00 143.70 points Mar 2026

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Core Consumer Prices 137.20 136.70 points Mar 2026
Core Inflation Rate YoY 3.10 3.20 percent Mar 2026
Core Producer Prices 141.80 141.60 points Mar 2026
CPI Clothing and Footwear 119.30 118.60 points Mar 2026
CPI Education 152.70 152.70 points Mar 2026
CPI Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages 144.40 143.90 points Mar 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 150.50 149.30 points Mar 2026
CPI Recreation and Culture 135.40 135.10 points Mar 2026
CPI Hotels, Cafes and Restaurants 153.10 152.10 points Mar 2026
CPI Transportation 140.70 137.50 points Mar 2026
Food Inflation 3.70 3.30 percent Mar 2026
GDP Deflator 108.90 108.30 points Dec 2025
Inflation Rate YoY 3.30 3.00 percent Mar 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.70 0.40 percent Mar 2026
PPI Output YoY 2.60 1.80 percent Mar 2026
Retail Price Index YoY 0.80 0.40 percent Mar 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
137.20 136.70 137.20 52.94 1988 - 2026 points Monthly
2015=100, NSA