United Kingdom inflation rate
UK inflation summary for August 2026
Updated: September 16, 2026
Next update: October 21, 2026
Current UK inflation rate
August 2026
3.086%
The Consumer Price Index for United Kingdom is 143.643 for the month of August 2026. The inflation rate year over year is 3.086% (compared to 2.863% for the previous month). Inflation from July 2026 to August 2026 was 0.497%.
Previous UK Inflation Rate
July 2026
2.863%
Month-to-Month UK Inflation Rate
July 2026 to August 2026
0.497%
Recent inflation rates for UK
| Year | jan | feb | mar | apr | may | jun | jul | aug | sep | oct | nov | dec | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.012% | 2.985% | 3.316% | 2.808% | 2.848% | 2.646% | 2.863% | 3.086% | |||||
| 2025 | 2.983% | 2.836% | 2.594% | 3.527% | 3.358% | 3.576% | 3.829% | 3.788% | 3.783% | 3.559% | 3.248% | 3.374% | 3.373% |
| 2024 | 3.981% | 3.411% | 3.228% | 2.333% | 1.990% | 1.975% | 2.234% | 2.216% | 1.680% | 2.281% | 2.622% | 2.503% | 2.530% |
| 2023 | 10.052% | 10.416% | 10.057% | 8.658% | 8.681% | 7.950% | 6.827% | 6.657% | 6.652% | 4.600% | 3.941% | 3.993% | 7.303% |
| 2022 | 5.456% | 6.177% | 7.023% | 9.011% | 9.083% | 9.412% | 10.101% | 9.870% | 10.096% | 11.052% | 10.672% | 10.528% | 9.067% |
Additional resources
All inflation rates are calculated using the UK Consumer Price Index (CPI) series.