Office for National Statistics · 21 October 2026
UK inflation figures for September 2026: what the ONS reported
The ONS reported that the UK inflation rate (CPI) was 3.5% for September 2026, compared with 3.1% for August 2026. A year earlier, for September 2025, it was 3.8%.
Every figure in this release
| Measure | Latest | Period before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK inflation rate (CPI) | 3.5% September 2026 |
3.1% August 2026 | +0.4 percentage points |
| UK CPIH inflation rate | 3.6% September 2026 |
3.3% August 2026 | +0.3 percentage points |
| UK core inflation rate (CPI) | 2.8% September 2026 |
2.6% August 2026 | +0.2 percentage points |
| UK services inflation (CPI) | 3.7% September 2026 |
3.4% August 2026 | +0.3 percentage points |
| UK food price inflation | 1.3% September 2026 |
1.3% August 2026 | no change |
| UK RPI inflation rate | 3.9% September 2026 |
3.4% August 2026 | +0.5 percentage points |
UK CPIH inflation rate was 3.6% for September 2026, compared with 3.3% for August 2026. A year earlier, for September 2025, it was 4.1%.
UK core inflation rate (CPI) was 2.8% for September 2026, compared with 2.6% for August 2026. A year earlier, for September 2025, it was 3.5%.
UK services inflation (CPI) was 3.7% for September 2026, compared with 3.4% for August 2026. A year earlier, for September 2025, it was 4.7%.
UK food price inflation was 1.3% for September 2026, compared with 1.3% for August 2026. A year earlier, for September 2025, it was 4.5%.
UK RPI inflation rate was 3.9% for September 2026, compared with 3.4% for August 2026. A year earlier, for September 2025, it was 4.5%.
Statements on this site these figures bear on
- Kemi Badenoch on inflation, PMQs 29 October 2025
- Mel Stride on food price inflation, Budget debate 27 November 2025
- Lord Livermore on inflation, House of Lords 22 April 2026
- Ed Davey on inflation, PMQs 22 April 2026
- Keir Starmer on inflation, interest rates and growth, PMQs 29 April 2026
Pledges these figures measure
- Labour Party 2024 manifesto: “Deliver economic stability with tough spending rules, so we can grow our economy and keep taxes, inflation and mortgages as low as possible.”
- Labour Party 2024 manifesto: “Labour will also keep mortgage rates as low as possible, with a strong, independent Bank of England – which will continue to target stable i…”
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Receipts
The publisher's data files these figures were read from, archived when this page was made, each with its SHA-256 fingerprint.
- Office for National Statistics (ONS): UK inflation rate (CPI)
- Office for National Statistics (ONS): UK CPIH inflation rate
- Office for National Statistics (ONS): UK core inflation rate (CPI)
- Office for National Statistics (ONS): UK services inflation (CPI)
- Office for National Statistics (ONS): UK food price inflation
- Office for National Statistics (ONS): UK RPI inflation rate
How this page is made: it was written automatically from the ONS's published series on the morning of the release, using fixed sentences that repeat the figures and nothing else. The figure pages update by themselves after that; this page keeps the figures as they were published that day. Every value of inflation rate (CPI) since records began. To report an error, send a correction request.