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Mineral water, soft drinks and juices inflation: annual rate by year since 1989

Annual rate, 2025
5.2%
ONS, CPI
12 months to August 2026
2.8%
ONS series D7HR

The ONS gives an annual CPI rate for mineral water, soft drinks and juices (COICOP 01.2.2) for every year from 1989 to 2025: 37 years. In 2025 prices in this class were 5.2% higher on average than in 2024, against 3.4% for all CPI items. The highest yearly rate in the series is 12.8% in 2023; the lowest is -2.5% in 2016. The rate for this class was higher than the all-items CPI rate in 20 of the 37 years where both are published. Prices in this class fell on average in 7 years. The index (2015 = 100) stood at 100.0 in 2015 and 147.6 in 2025.

12.8%-2.5% 19892025
Every value in the official series, 1989 to 2025.

Mineral water, soft drinks and juices inflation by year

YearAnnual rateIndex (2015 = 100)CPI inflation that calendar year (ONS, D7G7)Difference
20255.2%147.63.4%+1.8 points
20243.4%140.32.5%+0.9 points
202312.8%135.77.3%+5.5 points
202210.3%120.39.1%+1.2 points
20210.6%109.02.6%-2.0 points
20202.9%108.40.9%+2.0 points
20194.8%105.31.8%+3.0 points
20184.8%100.52.5%+2.3 points
2017-1.7%95.92.7%-4.4 points
2016-2.5%97.50.7%-3.2 points
2015-1.1%100.00.0%-1.1 points
20140.6%101.11.5%-0.9 points
20131.6%100.52.6%-1.0 points
20124.3%98.92.8%+1.5 points
20118.5%94.84.5%+4.0 points
20106.2%87.43.3%+2.9 points
20092.8%82.32.2%+0.6 points
20081.8%80.13.6%-1.8 points
20074.1%78.72.3%+1.8 points
20063.5%75.62.3%+1.2 points
20050.0%73.02.1%-2.1 points
2004-0.5%73.01.3%-1.8 points
20030.4%73.41.4%-1.0 points
2002-0.6%73.21.3%-1.9 points
20010.4%73.61.2%-0.8 points
2000-0.3%73.30.8%-1.1 points
19990.6%73.61.3%-0.7 points
19983.1%73.21.6%+1.5 points
19973.4%70.91.8%+1.6 points
19966.4%68.62.4%+4.0 points
19954.6%64.52.6%+2.0 points
1994-1.0%61.72.0%-3.0 points
19930.9%62.32.5%-1.6 points
19928.0%61.84.2%+3.8 points
19916.2%57.27.5%-1.3 points
19909.7%53.97.0%+2.7 points
19897.0%49.15.2%+1.8 points

ONS series D7HR, index D7DF. About these tables · CSV

Latest monthly rates

Month12-month rate
August 20262.8%
July 20262.2%
June 20262.4%
May 20263.0%
April 20263.4%
March 20264.9%
February 20264.1%
January 20264.1%
December 20255.0%
November 20255.3%
October 20255.1%
September 20255.7%
August 20256.7%
July 20256.6%
June 20255.0%
May 20255.8%
April 20255.7%
March 20253.5%
February 20254.6%
January 20253.9%
December 20242.3%
November 20243.3%
October 20244.1%
September 20243.5%
August 20241.1%

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