Energy prices in the United Kingdom rose 7.4% year-on-year in May 2026, the biggest increase since May 2023, due to the impact of the war in the Middle East. This followed a 7.1% advance in April. Energy Inflation in the United Kingdom averaged 4.97 percent from 1989 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 58.60 percent in October of 2022 and a record low of -17.40 percent in December of 2023. source: Office for National Statistics

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI	142.40	142.10	points	May 2026
Core Consumer Prices	138.60	138.20	points	May 2026
Core Inflation Rate YoY	2.60	2.50	percent	May 2026
Core Inflation Rate MoM	0.30	0.70	percent	May 2026
Core Producer Prices	144.40	143.20	points	May 2026
PPI Core Output MoM	0.80	0.90	percent	May 2026
PPI Core Output YoY	2.30	2.60	percent	May 2026
CPI Housing Utilities	149.70	149.80	points	May 2026
CPI Transportation	146.30	145.80	points	May 2026
Energy Inflation	7.40	7.10	percent	May 2026
Food Inflation	2.20	3.00	percent	May 2026
GDP Deflator	110.00	108.90	points	Mar 2026
Consumer Inflation Expectations	4.70	5.00	percent	May 2026
Inflation Rate YoY	2.80	2.80	percent	May 2026
Inflation Rate MoM	0.20	0.70	percent	May 2026
Input Producer Prices	169.60	169.20	points	May 2026
PPI Input MoM	0.20	2.60	percent	May 2026
PPI Input YoY	8.70	7.90	percent	May 2026
PPI Output MoM	0.50	1.50	percent	May 2026
Producer Prices	148.60	147.90	points	May 2026
PPI Output YoY	4.00	4.10	percent	May 2026
Rent Inflation	3.40	3.50	percent	May 2026
Retail Price Index	415.30	414.40	percent	May 2026
Services Inflation	3.70	3.20	percent	May 2026