Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels inflation: annual rate by year since 1989
5.5%
4.9%
The ONS gives an annual CPI rate for housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (COICOP 04) for every year from 1989 to 2025: 37 years. In 2025 prices in this class were 5.5% higher on average than in 2024, against 3.4% for all CPI items. The highest yearly rate in the series is 18.5% in 2022; the lowest is -1.3% in 2024. The rate for this class was higher than the all-items CPI rate in 27 of the 37 years where both are published. Prices in this class fell on average in 2 years. The index (2015 = 100) stood at 100.0 in 2015 and 146.4 in 2025.
Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels inflation by year
| Year | Annual rate | Index (2015 = 100) | CPI inflation that calendar year (ONS, D7G7) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.5% | 146.4 | 3.4% | +2.1 points |
| 2024 | -1.3% | 138.8 | 2.5% | -3.8 points |
| 2023 | 9.7% | 140.7 | 7.3% | +2.4 points |
| 2022 | 18.5% | 128.3 | 9.1% | +9.4 points |
| 2021 | 2.3% | 108.3 | 2.6% | -0.3 points |
| 2020 | -0.4% | 105.8 | 0.9% | -1.3 points |
| 2019 | 1.7% | 106.2 | 1.8% | -0.1 points |
| 2018 | 2.3% | 104.4 | 2.5% | -0.2 points |
| 2017 | 1.8% | 102.0 | 2.7% | -0.9 points |
| 2016 | 0.2% | 100.2 | 0.7% | -0.5 points |
| 2015 | 0.5% | 100.0 | 0.0% | +0.5 points |
| 2014 | 3.0% | 99.5 | 1.5% | +1.5 points |
| 2013 | 4.1% | 96.6 | 2.6% | +1.5 points |
| 2012 | 5.0% | 92.8 | 2.8% | +2.2 points |
| 2011 | 5.5% | 88.4 | 4.5% | +1.0 points |
| 2010 | 0.4% | 83.8 | 3.3% | -2.9 points |
| 2009 | 4.3% | 83.5 | 2.2% | +2.1 points |
| 2008 | 8.6% | 80.1 | 3.6% | +5.0 points |
| 2007 | 5.0% | 73.7 | 2.3% | +2.7 points |
| 2006 | 9.2% | 70.2 | 2.3% | +6.9 points |
| 2005 | 6.3% | 64.3 | 2.1% | +4.2 points |
| 2004 | 3.7% | 60.5 | 1.3% | +2.4 points |
| 2003 | 1.9% | 58.3 | 1.4% | +0.5 points |
| 2002 | 2.5% | 57.2 | 1.3% | +1.2 points |
| 2001 | 2.3% | 55.8 | 1.2% | +1.1 points |
| 2000 | 1.4% | 54.6 | 0.8% | +0.6 points |
| 1999 | 2.2% | 53.8 | 1.3% | +0.9 points |
| 1998 | 1.2% | 52.7 | 1.6% | -0.4 points |
| 1997 | 1.7% | 52.0 | 1.8% | -0.1 points |
| 1996 | 3.2% | 51.2 | 2.4% | +0.8 points |
| 1995 | 3.7% | 49.6 | 2.6% | +1.1 points |
| 1994 | 4.4% | 47.8 | 2.0% | +2.4 points |
| 1993 | 2.7% | 45.8 | 2.5% | +0.2 points |
| 1992 | 5.3% | 44.6 | 4.2% | +1.1 points |
| 1991 | 10.2% | 42.4 | 7.5% | +2.7 points |
| 1990 | 9.4% | 38.4 | 7.0% | +2.4 points |
| 1989 | 6.8% | 35.1 | 5.2% | +1.6 points |
ONS series D7GB, index D7BX. About these tables · CSV
Latest monthly rates
| Month | 12-month rate |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 4.9% |
| July 2026 | 4.6% |
| June 2026 | 1.2% |
| May 2026 | 1.2% |
| April 2026 | 1.4% |
| March 2026 | 5.3% |
| February 2026 | 4.6% |
| January 2026 | 4.5% |
| December 2025 | 4.9% |
| November 2025 | 5.1% |
| October 2025 | 5.2% |
| September 2025 | 7.3% |
| August 2025 | 7.4% |
| July 2025 | 7.4% |
| June 2025 | 7.5% |
| May 2025 | 7.7% |
| April 2025 | 7.8% |
| March 2025 | 1.8% |
| February 2025 | 1.9% |
| January 2025 | 2.1% |
| December 2024 | 3.1% |
| November 2024 | 3.0% |
| October 2024 | 2.9% |
| September 2024 | -1.7% |
| August 2024 | -1.6% |
Inside this group
- Rents inflation: 5.4% in 2025
- Home maintenance and repair inflation: 0.2% in 2025
- Water supply and other services for the home inflation: 21.9% in 2025
- Electricity, gas and other fuels inflation: 1.6% in 2025
Related pages
Sources and receipts
- Consumer price inflation time series (MM23), Office for National Statistics.
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