United Kingdom inflation rate
UK inflation summary for May 2025
Updated: June 18, 2025
Next update: July 16, 2025
Current UK inflation rate
May 2025
3.358%
The Consumer Price Index for United Kingdom is 138.418 for the month of May 2025. The inflation rate year over year is 3.358% (compared to 3.527% for the previous month). Inflation from April 2025 to May 2025 was 0.172%.
Previous UK Inflation Rate
April 2025 to May 2025
0.172%
Month-to-Month UK Inflation Rate
April 2025
3.527%
Recent inflation rates for UK
| Year | jan | feb | mar | apr | may | jun | jul | aug | sep | oct | nov | dec | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.983% | 2.836% | 2.594% | 3.527% | 3.358% | ||||||||
| 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% |
| 2021 | 0.701% | 0.414% | 0.714% | 1.526% | 2.115% | 2.514% | 2.040% | 3.197% | 3.080% | 4.206% | 5.130% | 5.386% | 2.588% |
Additional resources
All inflation rates are calculated using the UK Consumer Price Index (CPI) series.