Petrol and diesel (fuels and lubricants) inflation: annual rate by year since 1989
-4.2%
23.0%
The ONS gives an annual CPI rate for petrol and diesel (fuels and lubricants) (COICOP 07.2.2) for every year from 1989 to 2025: 37 years. In 2025 prices in this class were 4.2% lower on average than in 2024, against 3.4% for all CPI items. The highest yearly rate in the series is 27.8% in 2022; the lowest is -13.2% in 2015. The rate for this class was higher than the all-items CPI rate in 22 of the 37 years where both are published. Prices in this class fell on average in 11 years. The index (2015 = 100) stood at 100.0 in 2015 and 123.1 in 2025.
Petrol and diesel (fuels and lubricants) inflation by year
| Year | Annual rate | Index (2015 = 100) | CPI inflation that calendar year (ONS, D7G7) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -4.2% | 123.1 | 3.4% | -7.6 points |
| 2024 | -4.8% | 128.5 | 2.5% | -7.3 points |
| 2023 | -10.5% | 135.0 | 7.3% | -17.8 points |
| 2022 | 27.8% | 150.9 | 9.1% | +18.7 points |
| 2021 | 14.0% | 118.1 | 2.6% | +11.4 points |
| 2020 | -8.7% | 103.6 | 0.9% | -9.6 points |
| 2019 | 0.4% | 113.4 | 1.8% | -1.4 points |
| 2018 | 7.0% | 113.0 | 2.5% | +4.5 points |
| 2017 | 8.2% | 105.6 | 2.7% | +5.5 points |
| 2016 | -2.4% | 97.6 | 0.7% | -3.1 points |
| 2015 | -13.2% | 100.0 | 0.0% | -13.2 points |
| 2014 | -5.0% | 115.2 | 1.5% | -6.5 points |
| 2013 | -1.1% | 121.2 | 2.6% | -3.7 points |
| 2012 | 2.0% | 122.5 | 2.8% | -0.8 points |
| 2011 | 14.7% | 120.2 | 4.5% | +10.2 points |
| 2010 | 16.7% | 104.8 | 3.3% | +13.4 points |
| 2009 | -7.8% | 89.8 | 2.2% | -10.0 points |
| 2008 | 14.8% | 97.4 | 3.6% | +11.2 points |
| 2007 | 2.9% | 84.8 | 2.3% | +0.6 points |
| 2006 | 5.5% | 82.4 | 2.3% | +3.2 points |
| 2005 | 8.8% | 78.1 | 2.1% | +6.7 points |
| 2004 | 5.6% | 71.8 | 1.3% | +4.3 points |
| 2003 | 3.6% | 68.0 | 1.4% | +2.2 points |
| 2002 | -3.2% | 65.7 | 1.3% | -4.5 points |
| 2001 | -5.1% | 67.8 | 1.2% | -6.3 points |
| 2000 | 13.1% | 71.5 | 0.8% | +12.3 points |
| 1999 | 8.5% | 63.2 | 1.3% | +7.2 points |
| 1998 | 5.0% | 58.2 | 1.6% | +3.4 points |
| 1997 | 9.9% | 55.5 | 1.8% | +8.1 points |
| 1996 | 4.8% | 50.5 | 2.4% | +2.4 points |
| 1995 | 5.2% | 48.1 | 2.6% | +2.6 points |
| 1994 | 4.6% | 45.8 | 2.0% | +2.6 points |
| 1993 | 7.9% | 43.8 | 2.5% | +5.4 points |
| 1992 | 2.9% | 40.6 | 4.2% | -1.3 points |
| 1991 | 7.4% | 39.4 | 7.5% | -0.1 points |
| 1990 | 11.6% | 36.7 | 7.0% | +4.6 points |
| 1989 | 7.2% | 32.9 | 5.2% | +2.0 points |
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Latest monthly rates
| Month | 12-month rate |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 23.0% |
| July 2026 | 15.5% |
| June 2026 | 21.3% |
| May 2026 | 24.6% |
| April 2026 | 23.0% |
| March 2026 | 4.9% |
| February 2026 | -4.6% |
| January 2026 | -2.2% |
| December 2025 | 0.9% |
| November 2025 | 1.0% |
| October 2025 | 1.4% |
| September 2025 | -1.2% |
| August 2025 | -4.9% |
| July 2025 | -6.7% |
| June 2025 | -9.0% |
| May 2025 | -10.9% |
| April 2025 | -9.3% |
| March 2025 | -5.3% |
| February 2025 | -2.5% |
| January 2025 | -2.2% |
| December 2024 | -5.0% |
| November 2024 | -10.9% |
| October 2024 | -13.7% |
| September 2024 | -10.4% |
| August 2024 | -3.4% |
Related pages
Sources and receipts
- Consumer price inflation time series (MM23), Office for National Statistics.
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