The UK’s inflation rate in April 2026, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), was...
April 2026 inflation data
The UK’s inflation rate in April 2026, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), was 2.8%.
The detailed figures for the year to April 2026 are:
- CPI inflation was 2.8% in April 2026 (Index: 142.1), down from 3.3% in the year to March
- RPI* inflation was 3.0% in April 2026 (Index: 414.4), down from 4.1% in the year to March
- CPIH inflation was 3.0% in April 2026 (Index: 141.8), down from 3.4% in the year to March
*The Office for National Statistics no longer regards the RPI as an official measure of inflation.