Release

Consumer price inflation, UK: August 2020

Released: 16 September 2020 7:00am
Next release: 21 October 2020

Summary

Price indices, percentage changes and weights for the different measures of consumer price inflation.

Publications

Data

  • Consumer price inflation time series

    Comprehensive database of time series covering measures of inflation data for the UK including CPIH, CPI and RPI.

  • Consumer price inflation tables

    Measures of monthly UK inflation data including CPIH, CPI and RPI. These tables complement the consumer price inflation time series dataset.

  • Consumer price inflation detailed briefing note

    The consumer price inflation detailed briefing note contains details of the items contributing to the changes in the CPIH (and RPI), details of any notable movements, a summary of the reconciliation of CPIH and RPI, and the outlook, which looks ahead to next month’s release.

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Changes to this release date

  1. Previous date

    16 September 2020 9:30am

    Reason for change

    Publishing time changed from 9:30 to 7:00.

  2. Previous date

    16 September 2020 7:30am

    Reason for change

    Publishing time changed from 9:30 to 7:00.

About the data

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  • meet user needs
  • are presented clearly and accessibly
  • are produced using appropriate data and sound methods
  • are managed impartially and objectively in the public interest

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