Release
Consumer price inflation, UK: October 2020
Released:
18 November 2020 7:00am
Next release:
16 December 2020
Summary
Price indices, percentage changes and weights for the different measures of consumer price inflation.
Data
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Consumer price inflation time series
Comprehensive database of time series covering measures of inflation data for the UK including CPIH, CPI and RPI.
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Consumer price inflation item indices and price quotes
Price quote data (for locally collected items only) and item indices that underpin consumer price inflation statistics, giving users access to the detailed data that are used in the construction of the UK’s inflation figures. The data are being made available for research purposes only and are not an accredited official statistic. From October 2024, private school fees and part-time education classes have been included in the item indices file.
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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.
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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.
Changes to this release date
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Previous date
18 November 2020 9:30am
Reason for change
Publishing time changed from 9:30 to 7:00.
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Previous date
18 November 2020 9:00am
Reason for change
Publishing time changed from 9:30 to 7:00.
About the data
Accredited Official Statistics
These are accredited official statistics. They have been independently reviewed by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) and found to comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics. This broadly means that the statistics:
- 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