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September 2017 inflation data

The main inflation measures for the year to September 2017 are:

  • CPI inflation was 3.0% in September (Index – 104.1), up from 2.9% in the year to August
  • CPIH inflation was 2.8% in September (Index – 104.3), up from 2.7% in the year to August
  • RPI inflation was 3.9% in September (Index – 275.1), unchanged from the August figure

The CPIH measure is the Office of National Statistic’s preferred index, see ‘New inflation measure’.