Non-alcoholic drinks inflation: annual rate by year since 1989
6.1%
2.1%
The ONS gives an annual CPI rate for non-alcoholic drinks (COICOP 01.2) for every year from 1989 to 2025: 37 years. In 2025 prices in this class were 6.1% higher on average than in 2024, against 3.4% for all CPI items. The highest yearly rate in the series is 13.4% in 2023; the lowest is -1.9% 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 8 years. The index (2015 = 100) stood at 100.0 in 2015 and 147.0 in 2025.
Non-alcoholic drinks inflation by year
| Year | Annual rate | Index (2015 = 100) | CPI inflation that calendar year (ONS, D7G7) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.1% | 147.0 | 3.4% | +2.7 points |
| 2024 | 3.5% | 138.6 | 2.5% | +1.0 points |
| 2023 | 13.4% | 133.9 | 7.3% | +6.1 points |
| 2022 | 10.1% | 118.1 | 9.1% | +1.0 points |
| 2021 | -0.2% | 107.2 | 2.6% | -2.8 points |
| 2020 | 1.8% | 107.4 | 0.9% | +0.9 points |
| 2019 | 3.4% | 105.5 | 1.8% | +1.6 points |
| 2018 | 3.9% | 102.0 | 2.5% | +1.4 points |
| 2017 | 0.1% | 98.2 | 2.7% | -2.6 points |
| 2016 | -1.9% | 98.1 | 0.7% | -2.6 points |
| 2015 | -1.3% | 100.0 | 0.0% | -1.3 points |
| 2014 | 0.2% | 101.3 | 1.5% | -1.3 points |
| 2013 | 1.5% | 101.1 | 2.6% | -1.1 points |
| 2012 | 4.0% | 99.6 | 2.8% | +1.2 points |
| 2011 | 8.7% | 95.8 | 4.5% | +4.2 points |
| 2010 | 6.2% | 88.1 | 3.3% | +2.9 points |
| 2009 | 4.4% | 83.0 | 2.2% | +2.2 points |
| 2008 | 2.5% | 79.5 | 3.6% | -1.1 points |
| 2007 | 4.1% | 77.5 | 2.3% | +1.8 points |
| 2006 | 3.9% | 74.5 | 2.3% | +1.6 points |
| 2005 | 0.0% | 71.7 | 2.1% | -2.1 points |
| 2004 | -1.2% | 71.7 | 1.3% | -2.5 points |
| 2003 | -0.3% | 72.5 | 1.4% | -1.7 points |
| 2002 | -0.4% | 72.8 | 1.3% | -1.7 points |
| 2001 | 0.2% | 73.0 | 1.2% | -1.0 points |
| 2000 | -1.5% | 72.8 | 0.8% | -2.3 points |
| 1999 | -0.6% | 74.0 | 1.3% | -1.9 points |
| 1998 | 4.3% | 74.4 | 1.6% | +2.7 points |
| 1997 | 3.4% | 71.3 | 1.8% | +1.6 points |
| 1996 | 4.3% | 69.0 | 2.4% | +1.9 points |
| 1995 | 5.8% | 66.1 | 2.6% | +3.2 points |
| 1994 | 1.2% | 62.4 | 2.0% | -0.8 points |
| 1993 | 0.4% | 61.7 | 2.5% | -2.1 points |
| 1992 | 6.2% | 61.5 | 4.2% | +2.0 points |
| 1991 | 5.9% | 57.9 | 7.5% | -1.6 points |
| 1990 | 8.0% | 54.7 | 7.0% | +1.0 points |
| 1989 | 6.2% | 50.6 | 5.2% | +1.0 points |
ONS series D7GL, index D7C9. About these tables · CSV
Latest monthly rates
| Month | 12-month rate |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 2.1% |
| July 2026 | 1.8% |
| June 2026 | 2.3% |
| May 2026 | 3.0% |
| April 2026 | 3.8% |
| March 2026 | 5.5% |
| February 2026 | 4.4% |
| January 2026 | 4.3% |
| December 2025 | 6.0% |
| November 2025 | 6.5% |
| October 2025 | 6.2% |
| September 2025 | 6.6% |
| August 2025 | 7.7% |
| July 2025 | 8.0% |
| June 2025 | 5.7% |
| May 2025 | 6.7% |
| April 2025 | 5.7% |
| March 2025 | 3.9% |
| February 2025 | 4.9% |
| January 2025 | 5.2% |
| December 2024 | 2.4% |
| November 2024 | 3.1% |
| October 2024 | 3.8% |
| September 2024 | 4.1% |
| August 2024 | 1.6% |
Inside this group
- Coffee, tea and cocoa inflation: 9.2% in 2025
- Mineral water, soft drinks and juices inflation: 5.2% 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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