Books, newspapers and stationery inflation: annual rate by year since 1989
3.8%
3.0%
The ONS gives an annual CPI rate for books, newspapers and stationery (COICOP 09.5) for every year from 1989 to 2025: 37 years. In 2025 prices in this class were 3.8% higher on average than in 2024, against 3.4% for all CPI items. The highest yearly rate in the series is 9.2% in 2023; the lowest is 0.7% in 2005. The rate for this class was higher than the all-items CPI rate in 30 of the 37 years where both are published. The index (2015 = 100) stood at 100.0 in 2015 and 156.7 in 2025.
Books, newspapers and stationery inflation by year
| Year | Annual rate | Index (2015 = 100) | CPI inflation that calendar year (ONS, D7G7) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.8% | 156.7 | 3.4% | +0.4 points |
| 2024 | 5.5% | 150.9 | 2.5% | +3.0 points |
| 2023 | 9.2% | 143.1 | 7.3% | +1.9 points |
| 2022 | 7.3% | 131.1 | 9.1% | -1.8 points |
| 2021 | 2.5% | 122.1 | 2.6% | -0.1 points |
| 2020 | 2.0% | 119.2 | 0.9% | +1.1 points |
| 2019 | 3.8% | 116.9 | 1.8% | +2.0 points |
| 2018 | 4.4% | 112.7 | 2.5% | +1.9 points |
| 2017 | 4.8% | 108.0 | 2.7% | +2.1 points |
| 2016 | 3.0% | 103.0 | 0.7% | +2.3 points |
| 2015 | 2.0% | 100.0 | 0.0% | +2.0 points |
| 2014 | 5.3% | 98.0 | 1.5% | +3.8 points |
| 2013 | 4.3% | 93.1 | 2.6% | +1.7 points |
| 2012 | 1.2% | 89.3 | 2.8% | -1.6 points |
| 2011 | 3.5% | 88.2 | 4.5% | -1.0 points |
| 2010 | 3.7% | 85.3 | 3.3% | +0.4 points |
| 2009 | 3.2% | 82.3 | 2.2% | +1.0 points |
| 2008 | 4.6% | 79.7 | 3.6% | +1.0 points |
| 2007 | 2.0% | 76.2 | 2.3% | -0.3 points |
| 2006 | 3.4% | 74.7 | 2.3% | +1.1 points |
| 2005 | 0.7% | 72.3 | 2.1% | -1.4 points |
| 2004 | 2.2% | 71.8 | 1.3% | +0.9 points |
| 2003 | 3.2% | 70.3 | 1.4% | +1.8 points |
| 2002 | 2.0% | 68.1 | 1.3% | +0.7 points |
| 2001 | 2.3% | 66.7 | 1.2% | +1.1 points |
| 2000 | 2.6% | 65.2 | 0.8% | +1.8 points |
| 1999 | 3.0% | 63.5 | 1.3% | +1.7 points |
| 1998 | 3.0% | 61.7 | 1.6% | +1.4 points |
| 1997 | 2.2% | 59.9 | 1.8% | +0.4 points |
| 1996 | 4.8% | 58.6 | 2.4% | +2.4 points |
| 1995 | 3.7% | 55.9 | 2.6% | +1.1 points |
| 1994 | 1.1% | 53.9 | 2.0% | -0.9 points |
| 1993 | 3.6% | 53.3 | 2.5% | +1.1 points |
| 1992 | 6.6% | 51.5 | 4.2% | +2.4 points |
| 1991 | 8.0% | 48.3 | 7.5% | +0.5 points |
| 1990 | 8.4% | 44.7 | 7.0% | +1.4 points |
| 1989 | 7.1% | 41.2 | 5.2% | +1.9 points |
ONS series D7O3, index D7FJ. About these tables · CSV
Latest monthly rates
| Month | 12-month rate |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 3.0% |
| July 2026 | 1.5% |
| June 2026 | 2.6% |
| May 2026 | 2.7% |
| April 2026 | 1.7% |
| March 2026 | 2.2% |
| February 2026 | 2.9% |
| January 2026 | 3.6% |
| December 2025 | 3.6% |
| November 2025 | 2.0% |
| October 2025 | 1.7% |
| September 2025 | 2.4% |
| August 2025 | 4.3% |
| July 2025 | 3.6% |
| June 2025 | 3.8% |
| May 2025 | 4.4% |
| April 2025 | 4.3% |
| March 2025 | 4.7% |
| February 2025 | 5.6% |
| January 2025 | 5.7% |
| December 2024 | 5.5% |
| November 2024 | 5.8% |
| October 2024 | 4.9% |
| September 2024 | 4.7% |
| August 2024 | 4.8% |
Inside this group
- Books inflation: 0.3% in 2025
- Newspapers and magazines inflation: 11.0% in 2025
Related pages
Sources and receipts
- Consumer price inflation time series (MM23), Office for National Statistics.
File: mm23.csv. Read 2026-10-15. SHA-256
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