UK Inflation Rate 2025

	Category	Current 12 month Rate	CPI Weight (%)
01	Food and non-alcoholic beverages	13.6%	9.6%
02	Alcoholic beverages and tobacco	10.5%	3.5%
03	Clothing and footwear	7%	4.8%
04	Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (Inc OOH)	5.7%	30.3%
05	Furniture, household equipment and maintenance	5.1%	5.6%
06	Health	8.6%	1.8%
07	Transport	-0.7%	11.1%
08	Communication	8.1%	1.9%
09	Recreation and culture	6%	11.2%
10	Education	3.2%	2.3%
11	Restaurants and hotels	8.3%	11.2%
12	Miscellaneous goods and services	5.3%	6.7%

	Category	Current 12 month Rate	CPI Weight (%)
CPIH	(overall index)	6.3%	100.0%
01	Food and non-alcoholic beverages	13.6%	9.6%
02	Alcoholic beverages and tobacco	10.5%	3.5%
03	Clothing and footwear	7%	4.8%
04	Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (Inc OOH)	5.7%	30.3%
05	Furniture, household equipment and maintenance	5.1%	5.6%
06	Health	8.6%	1.8%
07	Transport	-0.7%	11.1%
08	Communication	8.1%	1.9%
09	Recreation and culture	6%	11.2%
10	Education	3.2%	2.3%
11	Restaurants and hotels	8.3%	11.2%
12	Miscellaneous goods and services	5.3%	6.7%
All	goods	6.3%	43.6%
All	services	6.1%	56.4%
All	items CPIH excluding Energy, food,	5.9%	80.3%
01.1	Food	13.5%	8.7%
01.1.1	Bread and cereals	14.8%	1.7%
01.1.2	Meat	11.9%	1.7%
01.1.3	Fish	6.8%	0.4%
01.1.4	Milk, cheese and eggs	15.3%	1.1%
01.1.5	Oils and fats	12.6%	0.3%
01.1.6	Fruit	8.3%	0.8%
01.1.7	Vegetables including potatoes and tubers	14%	1.3%
01.1.8	Sugar, jam, syrups, chocolate and confectionery	15.2%	1.0%
01.1.9	Food products (nec)	20.6%	0.4%
01.2	Non-alcoholic beverages	14.6%	0.9%
01.2.1	Coffee, tea and cocoa	14%	0.2%
01.2.2	Mineral waters, soft drinks and juices	14.7%	0.7%
02.1	Alcoholic beverages	9.3%	1.8%
02.1.1	Spirits	8.6%	0.5%
02.1.2	Wine	7%	0.8%
02.1.3	Beer	13.5%	0.5%
02.2	Tobacco	11.8%	1.7%
03.1	Clothing	7.3%	4.0%
03.1.2	Garments	7.6%	3.4%
03.1.3	Other clothing and clothing accessories	4.9%	0.5%
03.1.4	Cleaning, repair and hire of clothing	9.2%	0.1%
03.2	Footwear including repairs	5.3%	0.8%
04.1	Actual rentals for housing	6.4%	6.4%
04.2	Owner occupiers' housing costs	4.8%	16.0%
04.3	Regular maintenance and repair of the dwelling	3%	0.2%
04.3.1	Materials for maintenance and repair	4.5%	0.1%
04.3.2	Services for maintenance and repair	1.3%	0.1%
04.4	Water supply and misc. services for the dwelling	8.4%	0.9%
04.4.1	Water supply	8.9%	0.4%
04.4.3	Sewerage collection	8%	0.5%
04.5	Electricity, gas and other fuels	4.9%	4.1%
04.5.1	Electricity	6.7%	2.2%
04.5.2	Gas	1.7%	1.7%
04.5.3	Liquid fuels	-15.5%	0.1%
04.5.4	Solid fuels	6.2%	0.1%
04.9	Council tax and rates	5.1%	2.7%
05.1	Furniture, furnishings and carpets	4.8%	2.3%
05.1.1	Furniture and furnishings	4.1%	1.9%
05.1.2	Carpets and other floor coverings	7.6%	0.4%
05.2	Household textiles	4%	0.5%
05.3	Household appliances, fitting and repairs	1.7%	0.9%
05.3.1/2	Major appliances and small electric goods	1.8%	0.8%
05.3.3	Repair of household appliances	1%	0.1%
05.4	Glassware, tableware and household utensils	1.6%	0.5%
05.5	Tools and equipment for house and garden	7%	0.5%
05.6	Goods and services for routine maintenance	11.9%	0.9%
05.6.1	Non-durable household goods	14.3%	0.6%
05.6.2	Domestic services and household services	7.2%	0.3%
06.1	Medical products, appliances and equipment	10.3%	0.9%
06.1.1	Pharmaceutical products	11.4%	0.6%
06.1.2/3	Other medical and therapeutic equipment	8%	0.3%
06.2	Out-patient services	4.9%	0.5%
06.2.1/3	Medical services & paramedical services	3.7%	0.3%
06.2.2	Dental services	6.6%	0.2%
06.3	Hospital services	8%	0.4%
07.1	Purchase of vehicles	1.4%	3.8%
07.1.1A	New cars	4.4%	1.5%
07.1.1B	Second-hand cars	-0.5%	2.1%
07.1.2/3	Motorcycles and bicycles	-1.2%	0.2%
07.2	Operation of personal transport equipment	-4.1%	5.4%
07.2.1	Spare parts and accessories	6.3%	0.4%
07.2.2	Fuels and lubricants	-16.4%	2.5%
07.2.3	Maintenance and repairs	7.7%	1.3%
07.2.4	Other services	7.5%	1.2%
07.3	Transport services	6.3%	1.9%
07.3.1	Passenger transport by railway	5.4%	0.9%
07.3.2	Passenger transport by road	5.2%	0.6%
07.3.3	Passenger transport by air	12%	0.3%
07.3.4	Passenger transport by sea and inland waterway	11.1%	0.1%
08.1	Postal services	5.9%	0.1%
08.2/3	Telephone and telefax equipment and services	8.3%	1.8%
09.1	Audio-visual equipment and related products	2.7%	1.2%
09.1.1	Reception and reproduction of sound and pictures	3.1%	0.4%
09.1.2	Photographic, cinematographic and optical equipment	-4.4%	0.1%
09.1.3	Data processing equipment	0.7%	0.3%
09.1.4	Recording media	5.5%	0.3%
09.1.5	Repair of audio-visual equipment & related products	1.9%	0.1%
09.2	Oth. major durables for recreation & culture	3%	0.7%
09.2.1/2	Major durables for in/outdoor recreation	3%	0.7%
09.3	Other recreational items, gardens and pets	6%	3.1%
09.3.1	Games, toys and hobbies	3.4%	0.8%
09.3.2	Equipment for sport and open-air recreation	1.4%	0.8%
09.3.3	Gardens, plants and flowers	7%	0.5%
09.3.4/5	Pets, related products and services	10.5%	1.0%
09.4	Recreational and cultural services	3.7%	2.7%
09.4.1	Recreational and sporting services	3.3%	0.9%
09.4.2	Cultural services	3.9%	1.8%
09.5	Books, newspapers and stationery	10.1%	1.0%
09.5.1	Books	20.2%	0.3%
09.5.2	Newspapers and periodicals	10.4%	0.3%
09.5.3/4	Misc. printed matter, stationery, drawing materials	3.6%	0.4%
09.6	Package holidays	10.5%	2.5%
11.1	Catering services	8.7%	8.9%
11.1.1	Restaurants & cafes	8.8%	8.7%
11.1.2	Canteens	4.8%	0.2%
11.2	Accommodation services	7%	2.3%
12.1	Personal care	7.2%	2.1%
12.1.1	Hairdressing and personal grooming establishments	5.6%	0.5%
12.1.2/3	Appliances and products for personal care	7.7%	1.6%
12.3	Personal effects (nec)	2.4%	0.9%
12.3.1	Jewellery, clocks and watches	2.9%	0.7%
12.3.2	Other personal effects	0.4%	0.2%
12.4	Social protection	5.2%	0.7%
12.5	Insurance	23.5%	0.6%
12.5.2	House contents insurance	4.7%	0.1%
12.5.3	Health insurance	7.8%	0.3%
12.5.4	Transport insurance	49.2%	0.2%
12.6	Financial services (nec)	1.3%	1.3%
12.6.2	Other financial services (nec)	1.3%	1.3%
12.7	Other services (nec)	0.8%	1.1%

Everything you need to know about UK Inflation!

1.What exactly is inflation?

Inflation is basically the increase in the prices of goods and services over time. You might have noticed that your groceries are more expensive than they used to be, or that your rent has gone up. That's inflation. It's not a new phenomenon, either. Inflation has been around for as long as people have been buying and selling things.

2.Why does inflation happen?

There are a lot of factors that contribute to inflation, but one of the main ones is the supply and demand of money. When there's too much money floating around, prices tend to go up. This can happen for a variety of reasons, such as when the government prints too much money or when interest rates are too low. On the other hand, when there's not enough money in circulation, prices tend to go down.

3.What is CPI?

CPI stands for Consumer Price Index, which is basically a measure of inflation. The CPI is calculated by looking at the prices of a basket of goods and services that the average person might buy, such as food, housing, and transportation. By tracking the prices of these goods and services over time, economists can get a sense of how much prices are going up or down.
But here's the thing about CPI: it's not a perfect measure of inflation. For one thing, it doesn't take into account changes in quality or quantity of goods and services. For example, if you buy a new smartphone that's twice as expensive as your old one, but it has twice as many features, the CPI won't reflect that. Additionally, the basket of goods and services used to calculate the CPI might not be representative of what everyone actually buys. So while the CPI is a useful tool, it's not the whole story.
So, why should we care about inflation and CPI? Well, inflation can have a big impact on our daily lives. If prices are going up faster than our incomes, we might have trouble making ends meet. Additionally, inflation can erode the value of our savings and investments over time. As for CPI, it's an important tool for policymakers to use when making decisions about things like interest rates and government spending.