UK consumer inflation rises to 3.5% in September
Annual CPI inflation reached 3.5% in September, while CPIH, which includes owner-occupiers’ housing costs, reached 3.6%.
Event / data period: 2026-09
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The Office for National Statistics reported that the Consumer Prices Index rose 3.5% in the 12 months to September 2026, up from 3.1% in August. CPIH, which also includes owner-occupiers’ housing costs, rose to 3.6%; both measures increased by 0.4% over the month.
Transport, particularly motor fuels, made the largest upward contribution to the annual inflation rate. Motor fuel prices rose 29.8% over the year, while restaurants and hotels partly offset the increase. CPI and CPIH have different coverage: CPIH additionally includes owner-occupiers’ housing costs.
Data
Consumer prices and motor-fuel changes
Annual and monthly rates published by ONS for September 2026.
| 3.5 | 3.6 | 29.8 | 0.4 |
Methodology
Rates reproduce the annual and monthly changes in the ONS bulletin; the motor-fuel rate is an annual change.
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