United Kingdom inflation rate
UK inflation summary for December 2021
Updated: January 19, 2022
Next update: February 16, 2022
Current UK inflation rate
December 2021
5.4%
The Consumer Price Index for United Kingdom is 115.1 for the month of December 2021. The inflation rate year over year is 5.4% (compared to 5.1% for the previous month). Inflation from November 2021 to December 2021 was 0.5%.
Previous UK Inflation Rate
November 2021 to December 2021
0.5%
Month-to-Month UK Inflation Rate
November 2021
5.1%
Recent inflation rates for UK
| Year | jan | feb | mar | apr | may | jun | jul | aug | sep | oct | nov | dec | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 2.0% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 4.1% | 5.1% | 5.4% | 2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.8% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | 2.7% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 2.7% |
Additional resources
All inflation rates are calculated using the UK Consumer Price Index (CPI) series.