The UK’s inflation rate in August 2026 - as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) - was...
August 2026 inflation data
The UK’s inflation rate in August 2026 - as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) - was 3.1%.
The detailed figures for the year to August 2026 are:
- CPI inflation was 3.1% in August 2026 (Index: 143.6), up from 2.9% in the year to July
- RPI* inflation was 3.4% in August 2026 (Index: 421.6), up from 3.2% in the year to July
- CPIH inflation was 3.3% in August 2026 (Index: 143.4), up from 3.1% in the year to July
*The Office for National Statistics no longer regards the RPI as an official measure of inflation.