August 2021 inflation data

The UK’s inflation rate in August 2021, as measured by the CPI, was 3.2%.

The inflation measures for the year to August 2021 are as follows:

  • CPIH inflation was 3.0 % in August 2021 (Index: 112.1), up from 2.1% in the year to July 2021
  • CPI inflation was 3.2% in August 2021 (Index: 112.1), up from 2.0% in the year to July 2021
  • RPI inflation was 4.8% in August 2021 (Index: 307.4), up from 3.8% in the year to July 2021

Note that the Office for National Statistics no longer regards RPI as an official measure of inflation.