CPI annual rate (August 2026, latest)

What it measures and how to read it: UK inflation rate (CPI)

3.5%

Office for National Statistics, series D7G7 reports CPI annual rate (August 2026, latest) of 3.5% for 2026 SEP.

Checked automatically against the source, last 29 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC · Source · Receipt · About Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Changes

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Where we use it

• Ed Davey on inflation, PMQs 22 April 2026

  Ed Davey said: “President Trump’s idiotic war with Iran has already pushed up inflation in our country to 3.3%, and the Prime Minister knows there is far worse to come for the British people from here on in.” This page repeats what Office for National Statistics reports.

  Ed Davey · week of 2026-10-23

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