Retail Prices Index (RPI), 12-month rate, UK
Not a National Statistic
The UK Retail Prices Index 12-month rate since 1988: how much the RPI's basket of goods and services rose in price over a year.
RPI 12-month rate
3.9%
Sep 2026
Verified against source, 28 October 2026, 12:53 UTCSource: Office for National Statistics. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data table
465 periods, newest first
| Period | RPI 12-month rate |
|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 3.9% |
| Aug 2026 | 3.4% |
| Jul 2026 | 3.2% |
| Jun 2026 | 3.0% |
| May 2026 | 3.1% |
| Apr 2026 | 3.0% |
| Mar 2026 | 4.1% |
| Feb 2026 | 3.6% |
| Jan 2026 | 3.8% |
| Dec 2025 | 4.2% |
| Nov 2025 | 3.8% |
| Oct 2025 | 4.3% |
| Sep 2025 | 4.5% |
| Aug 2025 | 4.6% |
| Jul 2025 | 4.8% |
| Jun 2025 | 4.4% |
| May 2025 | 4.3% |
| Apr 2025 | 4.5% |
| Mar 2025 | 3.2% |
| Feb 2025 | 3.4% |
| Jan 2025 | 3.6% |
| Dec 2024 | 3.5% |
| Nov 2024 | 3.6% |
| Oct 2024 | 3.4% |
| Sep 2024 | 2.7% |
| Aug 2024 | 3.5% |
| Jul 2024 | 3.6% |
| Jun 2024 | 2.9% |
| May 2024 | 3.0% |
| Apr 2024 | 3.3% |
| Mar 2024 | 4.3% |
| Feb 2024 | 4.5% |
| Jan 2024 | 4.9% |
| Dec 2023 | 5.2% |
| Nov 2023 | 5.3% |
| Oct 2023 | 6.1% |
| Sep 2023 | 8.9% |
| Aug 2023 | 9.1% |
| Jul 2023 | 9.0% |
| Jun 2023 | 10.7% |
| May 2023 | 11.3% |
| Apr 2023 | 11.4% |
| Mar 2023 | 13.5% |
| Feb 2023 | 13.8% |
| Jan 2023 | 13.4% |
| Dec 2022 | 13.4% |
| Nov 2022 | 14.0% |
| Oct 2022 | 14.2% |
| Sep 2022 | 12.6% |
| Aug 2022 | 12.3% |
| Jul 2022 | 12.3% |
| Jun 2022 | 11.8% |
| May 2022 | 11.7% |
| Apr 2022 | 11.1% |
| Mar 2022 | 9.0% |
| Feb 2022 | 8.2% |
| Jan 2022 | 7.8% |
| Dec 2021 | 7.5% |
| Nov 2021 | 7.1% |
| Oct 2021 | 6.0% |
| Sep 2021 | 4.9% |
| Aug 2021 | 4.8% |
| Jul 2021 | 3.8% |
| Jun 2021 | 3.9% |
| May 2021 | 3.3% |
| Apr 2021 | 2.9% |
| Mar 2021 | 1.5% |
| Feb 2021 | 1.4% |
| Jan 2021 | 1.4% |
| Dec 2020 | 1.2% |
| Nov 2020 | 0.9% |
| Oct 2020 | 1.3% |
| Sep 2020 | 1.1% |
| Aug 2020 | 0.5% |
| Jul 2020 | 1.6% |
| Jun 2020 | 1.1% |
| May 2020 | 1.0% |
| Apr 2020 | 1.5% |
| Mar 2020 | 2.6% |
| Feb 2020 | 2.5% |
| Jan 2020 | 2.7% |
| Dec 2019 | 2.2% |
| Nov 2019 | 2.2% |
| Oct 2019 | 2.1% |
| Sep 2019 | 2.4% |
| Aug 2019 | 2.6% |
| Jul 2019 | 2.8% |
| Jun 2019 | 2.9% |
| May 2019 | 3.0% |
| Apr 2019 | 3.0% |
| Mar 2019 | 2.4% |
| Feb 2019 | 2.5% |
| Jan 2019 | 2.5% |
| Dec 2018 | 2.7% |
| Nov 2018 | 3.2% |
| Oct 2018 | 3.3% |
| Sep 2018 | 3.3% |
| Aug 2018 | 3.5% |
| Jul 2018 | 3.2% |
| Jun 2018 | 3.4% |
| May 2018 | 3.3% |
| Apr 2018 | 3.4% |
| Mar 2018 | 3.3% |
| Feb 2018 | 3.6% |
| Jan 2018 | 4.0% |
| Dec 2017 | 4.1% |
| Nov 2017 | 3.9% |
| Oct 2017 | 4.0% |
| Sep 2017 | 3.9% |
| Aug 2017 | 3.9% |
| Jul 2017 | 3.6% |
| Jun 2017 | 3.5% |
| May 2017 | 3.7% |
| Apr 2017 | 3.5% |
| Mar 2017 | 3.1% |
| Feb 2017 | 3.2% |
| Jan 2017 | 2.6% |
| Dec 2016 | 2.5% |
| Nov 2016 | 2.2% |
| Oct 2016 | 2.0% |
| Sep 2016 | 2.0% |
| Aug 2016 | 1.8% |
| Jul 2016 | 1.9% |
| Jun 2016 | 1.6% |
| May 2016 | 1.4% |
| Apr 2016 | 1.3% |
| Mar 2016 | 1.6% |
| Feb 2016 | 1.3% |
| Jan 2016 | 1.3% |
| Dec 2015 | 1.2% |
| Nov 2015 | 1.1% |
| Oct 2015 | 0.7% |
| Sep 2015 | 0.8% |
| Aug 2015 | 1.1% |
| Jul 2015 | 1.0% |
| Jun 2015 | 1.0% |
| May 2015 | 1.0% |
| Apr 2015 | 0.9% |
| Mar 2015 | 0.9% |
| Feb 2015 | 1.0% |
| Jan 2015 | 1.1% |
| Dec 2014 | 1.6% |
| Nov 2014 | 2.0% |
| Oct 2014 | 2.3% |
| Sep 2014 | 2.3% |
| Aug 2014 | 2.4% |
| Jul 2014 | 2.5% |
| Jun 2014 | 2.6% |
| May 2014 | 2.4% |
| Apr 2014 | 2.5% |
| Mar 2014 | 2.5% |
| Feb 2014 | 2.7% |
| Jan 2014 | 2.8% |
| Dec 2013 | 2.7% |
| Nov 2013 | 2.6% |
| Oct 2013 | 2.6% |
| Sep 2013 | 3.2% |
| Aug 2013 | 3.3% |
| Jul 2013 | 3.1% |
| Jun 2013 | 3.3% |
| May 2013 | 3.1% |
| Apr 2013 | 2.9% |
| Mar 2013 | 3.3% |
| Feb 2013 | 3.2% |
| Jan 2013 | 3.3% |
| Dec 2012 | 3.1% |
| Nov 2012 | 3.0% |
| Oct 2012 | 3.2% |
| Sep 2012 | 2.6% |
| Aug 2012 | 2.9% |
| Jul 2012 | 3.2% |
| Jun 2012 | 2.8% |
| May 2012 | 3.1% |
| Apr 2012 | 3.5% |
| Mar 2012 | 3.6% |
| Feb 2012 | 3.7% |
| Jan 2012 | 3.9% |
| Dec 2011 | 4.8% |
| Nov 2011 | 5.2% |
| Oct 2011 | 5.4% |
| Sep 2011 | 5.6% |
| Aug 2011 | 5.2% |
| Jul 2011 | 5.0% |
| Jun 2011 | 5.0% |
| May 2011 | 5.2% |
| Apr 2011 | 5.2% |
| Mar 2011 | 5.3% |
| Feb 2011 | 5.5% |
| Jan 2011 | 5.1% |
| Dec 2010 | 4.8% |
| Nov 2010 | 4.7% |
| Oct 2010 | 4.5% |
| Sep 2010 | 4.6% |
| Aug 2010 | 4.7% |
| Jul 2010 | 4.8% |
| Jun 2010 | 5.0% |
| May 2010 | 5.1% |
| Apr 2010 | 5.3% |
| Mar 2010 | 4.4% |
| Feb 2010 | 3.7% |
| Jan 2010 | 3.7% |
| Dec 2009 | 2.4% |
| Nov 2009 | 0.3% |
| Oct 2009 | −0.8% |
| Sep 2009 | −1.4% |
| Aug 2009 | −1.3% |
| Jul 2009 | −1.4% |
| Jun 2009 | −1.6% |
| May 2009 | −1.1% |
| Apr 2009 | −1.2% |
| Mar 2009 | −0.4% |
| Feb 2009 | 0.0% |
| Jan 2009 | 0.1% |
| Dec 2008 | 0.9% |
| Nov 2008 | 3.0% |
| Oct 2008 | 4.2% |
| Sep 2008 | 5.0% |
| Aug 2008 | 4.8% |
| Jul 2008 | 5.0% |
| Jun 2008 | 4.6% |
| May 2008 | 4.3% |
| Apr 2008 | 4.2% |
| Mar 2008 | 3.8% |
| Feb 2008 | 4.1% |
| Jan 2008 | 4.1% |
| Dec 2007 | 4.0% |
| Nov 2007 | 4.3% |
| Oct 2007 | 4.2% |
| Sep 2007 | 3.9% |
| Aug 2007 | 4.1% |
| Jul 2007 | 3.8% |
| Jun 2007 | 4.4% |
| May 2007 | 4.3% |
| Apr 2007 | 4.5% |
| Mar 2007 | 4.8% |
| Feb 2007 | 4.6% |
| Jan 2007 | 4.2% |
| Dec 2006 | 4.4% |
| Nov 2006 | 3.9% |
| Oct 2006 | 3.7% |
| Sep 2006 | 3.6% |
| Aug 2006 | 3.4% |
| Jul 2006 | 3.3% |
| Jun 2006 | 3.3% |
| May 2006 | 3.0% |
| Apr 2006 | 2.6% |
| Mar 2006 | 2.4% |
| Feb 2006 | 2.4% |
| Jan 2006 | 2.4% |
| Dec 2005 | 2.2% |
| Nov 2005 | 2.4% |
| Oct 2005 | 2.5% |
| Sep 2005 | 2.7% |
| Aug 2005 | 2.8% |
| Jul 2005 | 2.9% |
| Jun 2005 | 2.9% |
| May 2005 | 2.9% |
| Apr 2005 | 3.2% |
| Mar 2005 | 3.2% |
| Feb 2005 | 3.2% |
| Jan 2005 | 3.2% |
| Dec 2004 | 3.5% |
| Nov 2004 | 3.4% |
| Oct 2004 | 3.3% |
| Sep 2004 | 3.1% |
| Aug 2004 | 3.2% |
| Jul 2004 | 3.0% |
| Jun 2004 | 3.0% |
| May 2004 | 2.8% |
| Apr 2004 | 2.5% |
| Mar 2004 | 2.6% |
| Feb 2004 | 2.5% |
| Jan 2004 | 2.6% |
| Dec 2003 | 2.8% |
| Nov 2003 | 2.5% |
| Oct 2003 | 2.6% |
| Sep 2003 | 2.8% |
| Aug 2003 | 2.9% |
| Jul 2003 | 3.1% |
| Jun 2003 | 2.9% |
| May 2003 | 3.0% |
| Apr 2003 | 3.1% |
| Mar 2003 | 3.1% |
| Feb 2003 | 3.2% |
| Jan 2003 | 2.9% |
| Dec 2002 | 2.9% |
| Nov 2002 | 2.6% |
| Oct 2002 | 2.1% |
| Sep 2002 | 1.7% |
| Aug 2002 | 1.4% |
| Jul 2002 | 1.5% |
| Jun 2002 | 1.0% |
| May 2002 | 1.1% |
| Apr 2002 | 1.5% |
| Mar 2002 | 1.3% |
| Feb 2002 | 1.0% |
| Jan 2002 | 1.3% |
| Dec 2001 | 0.7% |
| Nov 2001 | 0.9% |
| Oct 2001 | 1.6% |
| Sep 2001 | 1.7% |
| Aug 2001 | 2.1% |
| Jul 2001 | 1.6% |
| Jun 2001 | 1.9% |
| May 2001 | 2.1% |
| Apr 2001 | 1.8% |
| Mar 2001 | 2.3% |
| Feb 2001 | 2.7% |
| Jan 2001 | 2.7% |
| Dec 2000 | 2.9% |
| Nov 2000 | 3.2% |
| Oct 2000 | 3.1% |
| Sep 2000 | 3.3% |
| Aug 2000 | 3.0% |
| Jul 2000 | 3.3% |
| Jun 2000 | 3.3% |
| May 2000 | 3.1% |
| Apr 2000 | 3.0% |
| Mar 2000 | 2.6% |
| Feb 2000 | 2.3% |
| Jan 2000 | 2.0% |
| Dec 1999 | 1.8% |
| Nov 1999 | 1.4% |
| Oct 1999 | 1.2% |
| Sep 1999 | 1.1% |
| Aug 1999 | 1.1% |
| Jul 1999 | 1.3% |
| Jun 1999 | 1.3% |
| May 1999 | 1.3% |
| Apr 1999 | 1.6% |
| Mar 1999 | 2.1% |
| Feb 1999 | 2.1% |
| Jan 1999 | 2.4% |
| Dec 1998 | 2.8% |
| Nov 1998 | 3.0% |
| Oct 1998 | 3.1% |
| Sep 1998 | 3.2% |
| Aug 1998 | 3.3% |
| Jul 1998 | 3.5% |
| Jun 1998 | 3.7% |
| May 1998 | 4.2% |
| Apr 1998 | 4.0% |
| Mar 1998 | 3.5% |
| Feb 1998 | 3.4% |
| Jan 1998 | 3.3% |
| Dec 1997 | 3.6% |
| Nov 1997 | 3.7% |
| Oct 1997 | 3.7% |
| Sep 1997 | 3.6% |
| Aug 1997 | 3.5% |
| Jul 1997 | 3.3% |
| Jun 1997 | 2.9% |
| May 1997 | 2.6% |
| Apr 1997 | 2.4% |
| Mar 1997 | 2.6% |
| Feb 1997 | 2.7% |
| Jan 1997 | 2.8% |
| Dec 1996 | 2.5% |
| Nov 1996 | 2.7% |
| Oct 1996 | 2.7% |
| Sep 1996 | 2.1% |
| Aug 1996 | 2.1% |
| Jul 1996 | 2.2% |
| Jun 1996 | 2.1% |
| May 1996 | 2.2% |
| Apr 1996 | 2.4% |
| Mar 1996 | 2.7% |
| Feb 1996 | 2.7% |
| Jan 1996 | 2.9% |
| Dec 1995 | 3.2% |
| Nov 1995 | 3.1% |
| Oct 1995 | 3.2% |
| Sep 1995 | 3.9% |
| Aug 1995 | 3.6% |
| Jul 1995 | 3.5% |
| Jun 1995 | 3.5% |
| May 1995 | 3.4% |
| Apr 1995 | 3.3% |
| Mar 1995 | 3.5% |
| Feb 1995 | 3.4% |
| Jan 1995 | 3.3% |
| Dec 1994 | 2.9% |
| Nov 1994 | 2.6% |
| Oct 1994 | 2.4% |
| Sep 1994 | 2.2% |
| Aug 1994 | 2.4% |
| Jul 1994 | 2.3% |
| Jun 1994 | 2.6% |
| May 1994 | 2.6% |
| Apr 1994 | 2.6% |
| Mar 1994 | 2.3% |
| Feb 1994 | 2.4% |
| Jan 1994 | 2.5% |
| Dec 1993 | 1.9% |
| Nov 1993 | 1.4% |
| Oct 1993 | 1.4% |
| Sep 1993 | 1.8% |
| Aug 1993 | 1.7% |
| Jul 1993 | 1.4% |
| Jun 1993 | 1.2% |
| May 1993 | 1.3% |
| Apr 1993 | 1.3% |
| Mar 1993 | 1.9% |
| Feb 1993 | 1.8% |
| Jan 1993 | 1.7% |
| Dec 1992 | 2.6% |
| Nov 1992 | 3.0% |
| Oct 1992 | 3.6% |
| Sep 1992 | 3.6% |
| Aug 1992 | 3.6% |
| Jul 1992 | 3.7% |
| Jun 1992 | 3.9% |
| May 1992 | 4.3% |
| Apr 1992 | 4.3% |
| Mar 1992 | 4.0% |
| Feb 1992 | 4.1% |
| Jan 1992 | 4.1% |
| Dec 1991 | 4.5% |
| Nov 1991 | 4.3% |
| Oct 1991 | 3.7% |
| Sep 1991 | 4.1% |
| Aug 1991 | 4.7% |
| Jul 1991 | 5.5% |
| Jun 1991 | 5.8% |
| May 1991 | 5.8% |
| Apr 1991 | 6.4% |
| Mar 1991 | 8.2% |
| Feb 1991 | 8.9% |
| Jan 1991 | 9.0% |
| Dec 1990 | 9.3% |
| Nov 1990 | 9.7% |
| Oct 1990 | 10.9% |
| Sep 1990 | 10.9% |
| Aug 1990 | 10.6% |
| Jul 1990 | 9.8% |
| Jun 1990 | 9.8% |
| May 1990 | 9.7% |
| Apr 1990 | 9.4% |
| Mar 1990 | 8.1% |
| Feb 1990 | 7.5% |
| Jan 1990 | 7.7% |
| Dec 1989 | 7.7% |
| Nov 1989 | 7.7% |
| Oct 1989 | 7.3% |
| Sep 1989 | 7.6% |
| Aug 1989 | 7.3% |
| Jul 1989 | 8.2% |
| Jun 1989 | 8.3% |
| May 1989 | 8.3% |
| Apr 1989 | 8.0% |
| Mar 1989 | 7.9% |
| Feb 1989 | 7.8% |
| Jan 1989 | 7.5% |
| Dec 1988 | 6.8% |
| Nov 1988 | 6.4% |
| Oct 1988 | 6.4% |
| Sep 1988 | 5.9% |
| Aug 1988 | 5.7% |
| Jul 1988 | 4.8% |
| Jun 1988 | 4.6% |
| May 1988 | 4.2% |
| Apr 1988 | 3.9% |
| Mar 1988 | 3.5% |
| Feb 1988 | 3.3% |
| Jan 1988 | 3.3% |
Source and licence
- Publisher
- Office for National Statistics
- Check it yourself
- https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/timeseries/czbh/mm23
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Retrieved
- 28 October 2026, 12:40 UTC
- Publisher release
- 2026-10-20T23:00:00.000Z; next release 18 November 2026
- Series as published
- RPI All Items: Percentage change over 12 months: Jan 1987=100 (CZBH, dataset MM23)
- Raw files fetched
- https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/timeseries/czbh/mm23/dataSHA-256 b3ece968c3a85201fb65613a5ae1197c0b6582d391556d6e01ac6124ac89149f · 232,930 bytes
Verification
Verified against source, 28 October 2026, 12:53 UTC Run at 28 October 2026, 12:53 UTC; 465 of 465 figures matched the live source.
| Result | Check | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Pass | Provenance recorded | Office for National Statistics; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-10-28T12:40:51Z; 1 raw file(s) |
| Pass | Raw files match recorded SHA-256 | 1 of 1 files intact |
| Pass | Re-parsing raw files reproduces figures | 465 of 465 figures and the headline reproduced |
| Pass | Figures are finite numbers | 465 figures, 0 invalid |
| Pass | Live source matches every figure | 465 of 465 figures match exactly after downloading 1 source file(s) again (1 byte-identical); the headline matches |
| Pass | ONS CSV download agrees | 465 of 465 figures match the CSV at https://www.ons.gov.uk/generator?format=csv&uri=/economy/inflationandpriceindices/timeseries/czbh/mm23 |
| Pass | ONS series is current | last released 2026-10-20, 7 days before retrieval (limit 400); next release 18 November 2026 |
| Pass | Recomputed from the RPI index | 465 of 465 figures equal the change in the index over 12 months at https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/timeseries/chaw/mm23/data, rounded half up |
| Pass | Source page answers | https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/timeseries/czbh/mm23 – HTTP 200 |
Notes
- The ONS no longer treats the RPI as a National Statistic and advises against using it, but it is still published because some contracts and index-linked gilts depend on it. The RPI is never revised.