News Brief · United Kingdom · Published 23 Aug 2026, 07:29
Consumer price inflation, UK: June 2026
UK CPI inflation was 2.6% in the 12 months to June 2026, while consumer prices rose 0.1% over the month.
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The Office for National Statistics reported UK CPI inflation of 2.6% in the 12 months to June 2026. CPI rose 0.1% over the month, while core CPI inflation was 2.6%.
What happened
UK consumer-price inflation was 2.6% in the 12 months to June 2026. On a monthly basis CPI rose 0.1%, and the core CPI annual rate was 2.6%.
Why it matters
UK CPI is a key measure of the change in household consumer prices. Inflation affects real incomes, business costs, interest-rate expectations and the trade-off facing monetary policy.
Economic context
For A-Level Economics, this is direct UK evidence for inflation, cost-push and demand-pull pressures, real purchasing power and monetary policy. Separate the annual inflation rate from the one-month price movement when using it in analysis.
Key data
- UK CPI monthly change
- 0.1%
- UK CPI annual inflation
- 2.6%
- UK core CPI annual inflation
- 2.6%
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