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Consumer Prices Index: communication (division 08)

Consumer Prices Index: communication (division 08): January 1988 to July 2026ConservativeConservativeLabourLabourLabourLabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour0501001990200020102020January 1988: 98.1 index · published 18 August 2026February 1988: 98 index · published 18 August 2026March 1988: 98.1 index · published 18 August 2026April 1988: 98.1 index · published 18 August 2026May 1988: 98 index · published 18 August 2026June 1988: 98 index · published 18 August 2026July 1988: 98 index · published 18 August 2026August 1988: 98 index · published 18 August 2026September 1988: 98.6 index · published 18 August 2026October 1988: 98.6 index · published 18 August 2026November 1988: 98.6 index · published 18 August 2026December 1988: 98.6 index · published 18 August 2026January 1989: 98.5 index · published 18 August 2026February 1989: 98.5 index · published 18 August 2026March 1989: 98.5 index · published 18 August 2026April 1989: 98.6 index · published 18 August 2026May 1989: 98.5 index · published 18 August 2026June 1989: 98.5 index · published 18 August 2026July 1989: 98.4 index · published 18 August 2026August 1989: 98.5 index · published 18 August 2026September 1989: 100.4 index · published 18 August 2026October 1989: 101.8 index · published 18 August 2026November 1989: 102.6 index · published 18 August 2026December 1989: 102.7 index · published 18 August 2026January 1990: 102.8 index · published 18 August 2026February 1990: 103 index · published 18 August 2026March 1990: 103 index · published 18 August 2026April 1990: 102.9 index · published 18 August 2026May 1990: 103.2 index · published 18 August 2026June 1990: 103.3 index · published 18 August 2026July 1990: 103.3 index · published 18 August 2026August 1990: 103.3 index · published 18 August 2026September 1990: 107.3 index · published 18 August 2026October 1990: 109.5 index · published 18 August 2026November 1990: 110.4 index · published 18 August 2026December 1990: 110.6 index · published 18 August 2026January 1991: 110.7 index · published 18 August 2026February 1991: 110.8 index · published 18 August 2026March 1991: 110.8 index · published 18 August 2026April 1991: 113.2 index · published 18 August 2026May 1991: 113.5 index · published 18 August 2026June 1991: 113.7 index · published 18 August 2026July 1991: 114.1 index · published 18 August 2026August 1991: 114.1 index · published 18 August 2026September 1991: 115.7 index · published 18 August 2026October 1991: 117.1 index · published 18 August 2026November 1991: 117.7 index · published 18 August 2026December 1991: 117.7 index · published 18 August 2026January 1992: 117.5 index · published 18 August 2026February 1992: 117.5 index · published 18 August 2026March 1992: 117.4 index · published 18 August 2026April 1992: 117.4 index · published 18 August 2026May 1992: 117.3 index · published 18 August 2026June 1992: 117.4 index · published 18 August 2026July 1992: 117.2 index · published 18 August 2026August 1992: 117.2 index · published 18 August 2026September 1992: 117.2 index · published 18 August 2026October 1992: 117.2 index · published 18 August 2026November 1992: 117.2 index · published 18 August 2026December 1992: 117.2 index · published 18 August 2026January 1993: 117.7 index · published 18 August 2026February 1993: 118.3 index · published 18 August 2026March 1993: 118.8 index · published 18 August 2026April 1993: 118.8 index · published 18 August 2026May 1993: 118.9 index · published 18 August 2026June 1993: 116.1 index · published 18 August 2026July 1993: 117.5 index · published 18 August 2026August 1993: 117.7 index · published 18 August 2026September 1993: 117.8 index · published 18 August 2026October 1993: 117.8 index · published 18 August 2026November 1993: 118.3 index · published 18 August 2026December 1993: 118.1 index · published 18 August 2026January 1994: 115.2 index · published 18 August 2026February 1994: 114.8 index · published 18 August 2026March 1994: 112.6 index · published 18 August 2026April 1994: 113.1 index · published 18 August 2026May 1994: 113.1 index · published 18 August 2026June 1994: 113 index · published 18 August 2026July 1994: 112.6 index · published 18 August 2026August 1994: 112.6 index · published 18 August 2026September 1994: 112 index · published 18 August 2026October 1994: 109.6 index · published 18 August 2026November 1994: 109.6 index · published 18 August 2026December 1994: 109.6 index · published 18 August 2026January 1995: 109.7 index · published 18 August 2026February 1995: 109.9 index · published 18 August 2026March 1995: 110.3 index · published 18 August 2026April 1995: 110.6 index · published 18 August 2026May 1995: 110.7 index · published 18 August 2026June 1995: 110.6 index · published 18 August 2026July 1995: 107.5 index · published 18 August 2026August 1995: 107.6 index · published 18 August 2026September 1995: 107.6 index · published 18 August 2026October 1995: 107.8 index · published 18 August 2026November 1995: 107.7 index · published 18 August 2026December 1995: 107.9 index · published 18 August 2026January 1996: 107.4 index · published 18 August 2026February 1996: 107.5 index · published 18 August 2026March 1996: 107.4 index · published 18 August 2026April 1996: 107.5 index · published 18 August 2026May 1996: 107.7 index · published 18 August 2026June 1996: 107.5 index · published 18 August 2026July 1996: 106.9 index · published 18 August 2026August 1996: 107.1 index · published 18 August 2026September 1996: 107 index · published 18 August 2026October 1996: 104.9 index · published 18 August 2026November 1996: 104.9 index · published 18 August 2026December 1996: 104.9 index · published 18 August 2026January 1997: 104.2 index · published 18 August 2026February 1997: 104.2 index · published 18 August 2026March 1997: 103.6 index · published 18 August 2026April 1997: 103.7 index · published 18 August 2026May 1997: 103.6 index · published 18 August 2026June 1997: 103.2 index · published 18 August 2026July 1997: 103.4 index · published 18 August 2026August 1997: 103.7 index · published 18 August 2026September 1997: 104.1 index · published 18 August 2026October 1997: 104.1 index · published 18 August 2026November 1997: 103.9 index · published 18 August 2026December 1997: 103.8 index · published 18 August 2026January 1998: 103.5 index · published 18 August 2026February 1998: 103.1 index · published 18 August 2026March 1998: 103.1 index · published 18 August 2026April 1998: 103 index · published 18 August 2026May 1998: 102.9 index · published 18 August 2026June 1998: 102.8 index · published 18 August 2026July 1998: 102.4 index · published 18 August 2026August 1998: 101.3 index · published 18 August 2026September 1998: 101.2 index · published 18 August 2026October 1998: 101.3 index · published 18 August 2026November 1998: 101 index · published 18 August 2026December 1998: 101 index · published 18 August 2026January 1999: 100.9 index · published 18 August 2026February 1999: 100.7 index · published 18 August 2026March 1999: 100.7 index · published 18 August 2026April 1999: 100.4 index · published 18 August 2026May 1999: 99.8 index · published 18 August 2026June 1999: 99.4 index · published 18 August 2026July 1999: 98.9 index · published 18 August 2026August 1999: 99.1 index · published 18 August 2026September 1999: 98.6 index · published 18 August 2026October 1999: 97 index · published 18 August 2026November 1999: 97.2 index · published 18 August 2026December 1999: 97.7 index · published 18 August 2026January 2000: 97.7 index · published 18 August 2026February 2000: 97.1 index · published 18 August 2026March 2000: 96.8 index · published 18 August 2026April 2000: 96.2 index · published 18 August 2026May 2000: 95.7 index · published 18 August 2026June 2000: 95.6 index · published 18 August 2026July 2000: 96.4 index · published 18 August 2026August 2000: 94.4 index · published 18 August 2026September 2000: 93.7 index · published 18 August 2026October 2000: 93.6 index · published 18 August 2026November 2000: 93.8 index · published 18 August 2026December 2000: 92.7 index · published 18 August 2026January 2001: 89.9 index · published 18 August 2026February 2001: 89 index · published 18 August 2026March 2001: 87.7 index · published 18 August 2026April 2001: 87.5 index · published 18 August 2026May 2001: 87.8 index · published 18 August 2026June 2001: 87.6 index · published 18 August 2026July 2001: 88.4 index · published 18 August 2026August 2001: 89.8 index · published 18 August 2026September 2001: 89.9 index · published 18 August 2026October 2001: 90.4 index · published 18 August 2026November 2001: 90.1 index · published 18 August 2026December 2001: 90.1 index · published 18 August 2026January 2002: 89.8 index · published 18 August 2026February 2002: 90 index · published 18 August 2026March 2002: 89.5 index · published 18 August 2026April 2002: 89.6 index · published 18 August 2026May 2002: 89.4 index · published 18 August 2026June 2002: 89.5 index · published 18 August 2026July 2002: 89.4 index · published 18 August 2026August 2002: 89.6 index · published 18 August 2026September 2002: 89.8 index · published 18 August 2026October 2002: 90.1 index · published 18 August 2026November 2002: 90.2 index · published 18 August 2026December 2002: 90.1 index · published 18 August 2026January 2003: 90.1 index · published 18 August 2026February 2003: 90.2 index · published 18 August 2026March 2003: 90.2 index · published 18 August 2026April 2003: 90.2 index · published 18 August 2026May 2003: 90.2 index · published 18 August 2026June 2003: 89.5 index · published 18 August 2026July 2003: 90.3 index · published 18 August 2026August 2003: 90.3 index · published 18 August 2026September 2003: 90.7 index · published 18 August 2026October 2003: 90.4 index · published 18 August 2026November 2003: 89.9 index · published 18 August 2026December 2003: 89.8 index · published 18 August 2026January 2004: 89.8 index · published 18 August 2026February 2004: 90.4 index · published 18 August 2026March 2004: 90.5 index · published 18 August 2026April 2004: 90.9 index · published 18 August 2026May 2004: 90.8 index · published 18 August 2026June 2004: 90.3 index · published 18 August 2026July 2004: 89.3 index · published 18 August 2026August 2004: 89.3 index · published 18 August 2026September 2004: 88.3 index · published 18 August 2026October 2004: 88.5 index · published 18 August 2026November 2004: 88.2 index · published 18 August 2026December 2004: 87.8 index · published 18 August 2026January 2005: 87.7 index · published 18 August 2026February 2005: 87.9 index · published 18 August 2026March 2005: 87.8 index · published 18 August 2026April 2005: 87.9 index · published 18 August 2026May 2005: 87.5 index · published 18 August 2026June 2005: 87.7 index · published 18 August 2026July 2005: 87 index · published 18 August 2026August 2005: 87.4 index · published 18 August 2026September 2005: 87.3 index · published 18 August 2026October 2005: 87.1 index · published 18 August 2026November 2005: 87.1 index · published 18 August 2026December 2005: 87 index · published 18 August 2026January 2006: 88.2 index · published 18 August 2026February 2006: 88.3 index · published 18 August 2026March 2006: 88.2 index · published 18 August 2026April 2006: 88.2 index · published 18 August 2026May 2006: 87.2 index · published 18 August 2026June 2006: 87.5 index · published 18 August 2026July 2006: 87.3 index · published 18 August 2026August 2006: 86.7 index · published 18 August 2026September 2006: 87.1 index · published 18 August 2026October 2006: 87.8 index · published 18 August 2026November 2006: 87.7 index · published 18 August 2026December 2006: 87.4 index · published 18 August 2026January 2007: 86.6 index · published 18 August 2026February 2007: 85.8 index · published 18 August 2026March 2007: 85.8 index · published 18 August 2026April 2007: 85 index · published 18 August 2026May 2007: 84.5 index · published 18 August 2026June 2007: 84.1 index · published 18 August 2026July 2007: 82.9 index · published 18 August 2026August 2007: 85 index · published 18 August 2026September 2007: 84.5 index · published 18 August 2026October 2007: 84.2 index · published 18 August 2026November 2007: 84.2 index · published 18 August 2026December 2007: 84.1 index · published 18 August 2026January 2008: 83.8 index · published 18 August 2026February 2008: 82.5 index · published 18 August 2026March 2008: 82.3 index · published 18 August 2026April 2008: 82.5 index · published 18 August 2026May 2008: 82.4 index · published 18 August 2026June 2008: 83 index · published 18 August 2026July 2008: 82.3 index · published 18 August 2026August 2008: 82.5 index · published 18 August 2026September 2008: 82.3 index · published 18 August 2026October 2008: 82.3 index · published 18 August 2026November 2008: 82.9 index · published 18 August 2026December 2008: 81.2 index · published 18 August 2026January 2009: 82.1 index · published 18 August 2026February 2009: 81.9 index · published 18 August 2026March 2009: 81.7 index · published 18 August 2026April 2009: 83.5 index · published 18 August 2026May 2009: 83.5 index · published 18 August 2026June 2009: 83.5 index · published 18 August 2026July 2009: 83.5 index · published 18 August 2026August 2009: 83.5 index · published 18 August 2026September 2009: 83.2 index · published 18 August 2026October 2009: 84.5 index · published 18 August 2026November 2009: 84.2 index · published 18 August 2026December 2009: 84.3 index · published 18 August 2026January 2010: 85.4 index · published 18 August 2026February 2010: 85.6 index · published 18 August 2026March 2010: 85.7 index · published 18 August 2026April 2010: 88.2 index · published 18 August 2026May 2010: 87.9 index · published 18 August 2026June 2010: 88.9 index · published 18 August 2026July 2010: 88.9 index · published 18 August 2026August 2010: 88.2 index · published 18 August 2026September 2010: 86.9 index · published 18 August 2026October 2010: 87.8 index · published 18 August 2026November 2010: 87.5 index · published 18 August 2026December 2010: 87.2 index · published 18 August 2026January 2011: 88.4 index · published 18 August 2026February 2011: 89.5 index · published 18 August 2026March 2011: 89.4 index · published 18 August 2026April 2011: 90.4 index · published 18 August 2026May 2011: 91.2 index · published 18 August 2026June 2011: 90.4 index · published 18 August 2026July 2011: 91.1 index · published 18 August 2026August 2011: 91.2 index · published 18 August 2026September 2011: 92.1 index · published 18 August 2026October 2011: 91.9 index · published 18 August 2026November 2011: 91.8 index · published 18 August 2026December 2011: 93 index · published 18 August 2026January 2012: 92.7 index · published 18 August 2026February 2012: 93.2 index · published 18 August 2026March 2012: 93.7 index · published 18 August 2026April 2012: 94.1 index · published 18 August 2026May 2012: 94.9 index · published 18 August 2026June 2012: 94.8 index · published 18 August 2026July 2012: 95.1 index · published 18 August 2026August 2012: 95.2 index · published 18 August 2026September 2012: 95.2 index · published 18 August 2026October 2012: 95.4 index · published 18 August 2026November 2012: 95.2 index · published 18 August 2026December 2012: 95 index · published 18 August 2026January 2013: 96 index · published 18 August 2026February 2013: 96.9 index · published 18 August 2026March 2013: 96.9 index · published 18 August 2026April 2013: 97.1 index · published 18 August 2026May 2013: 97.5 index · published 18 August 2026June 2013: 97.5 index · published 18 August 2026July 2013: 97.7 index · published 18 August 2026August 2013: 97.6 index · published 18 August 2026September 2013: 97.7 index · published 18 August 2026October 2013: 98 index · published 18 August 2026November 2013: 97.8 index · published 18 August 2026December 2013: 98.2 index · published 18 August 2026January 2014: 98.7 index · published 18 August 2026February 2014: 98.9 index · published 18 August 2026March 2014: 99.1 index · published 18 August 2026April 2014: 99 index · published 18 August 2026May 2014: 98.5 index · published 18 August 2026June 2014: 98.4 index · published 18 August 2026July 2014: 98.5 index · published 18 August 2026August 2014: 98.4 index · published 18 August 2026September 2014: 98.5 index · published 18 August 2026October 2014: 98.6 index · published 18 August 2026November 2014: 98.3 index · published 18 August 2026December 2014: 98.9 index · published 18 August 2026January 2015: 98.9 index · published 18 August 2026February 2015: 99.7 index · published 18 August 2026March 2015: 99.9 index · published 18 August 2026April 2015: 99.9 index · published 18 August 2026May 2015: 99.7 index · published 18 August 2026June 2015: 99.5 index · published 18 August 2026July 2015: 99.7 index · published 18 August 2026August 2015: 99.5 index · published 18 August 2026September 2015: 99.9 index · published 18 August 2026October 2015: 100.5 index · published 18 August 2026November 2015: 101.1 index · published 18 August 2026December 2015: 101.5 index · published 18 August 2026January 2016: 101 index · published 18 August 2026February 2016: 101.8 index · published 18 August 2026March 2016: 101.4 index · published 18 August 2026April 2016: 101.6 index · published 18 August 2026May 2016: 102.5 index · published 18 August 2026June 2016: 103.1 index · published 18 August 2026July 2016: 103.4 index · published 18 August 2026August 2016: 103.6 index · published 18 August 2026September 2016: 103.5 index · published 18 August 2026October 2016: 103.7 index · published 18 August 2026November 2016: 103.8 index · published 18 August 2026December 2016: 103.2 index · published 18 August 2026January 2017: 103.1 index · published 18 August 2026February 2017: 104.1 index · published 18 August 2026March 2017: 104.2 index · published 18 August 2026April 2017: 103.3 index · published 18 August 2026May 2017: 103.9 index · published 18 August 2026June 2017: 104.6 index · published 18 August 2026July 2017: 104.2 index · published 18 August 2026August 2017: 105.9 index · published 18 August 2026September 2017: 105.6 index · published 18 August 2026October 2017: 105.4 index · published 18 August 2026November 2017: 105.7 index · published 18 August 2026December 2017: 104.3 index · published 18 August 2026January 2018: 104.4 index · published 18 August 2026February 2018: 103.8 index · published 18 August 2026March 2018: 103.9 index · published 18 August 2026April 2018: 104.3 index · published 18 August 2026May 2018: 104.6 index · published 18 August 2026June 2018: 105.3 index · published 18 August 2026July 2018: 105.9 index · published 18 August 2026August 2018: 106.3 index · published 18 August 2026September 2018: 106.6 index · published 18 August 2026October 2018: 107.4 index · published 18 August 2026November 2018: 107.4 index · published 18 August 2026December 2018: 107.3 index · published 18 August 2026January 2019: 107.6 index · published 18 August 2026February 2019: 107.5 index · published 18 August 2026March 2019: 107.7 index · published 18 August 2026April 2019: 109.1 index · published 18 August 2026May 2019: 109.8 index · published 18 August 2026June 2019: 109.9 index · published 18 August 2026July 2019: 109.9 index · published 18 August 2026August 2019: 110.2 index · published 18 August 2026September 2019: 110.9 index · published 18 August 2026October 2019: 111 index · published 18 August 2026November 2019: 111 index · published 18 August 2026December 2019: 111.9 index · published 18 August 2026January 2020: 112.1 index · published 18 August 2026February 2020: 112.4 index · published 18 August 2026March 2020: 113.1 index · published 18 August 2026April 2020: 113.6 index · published 18 August 2026May 2020: 114.2 index · published 18 August 2026June 2020: 114.2 index · published 18 August 2026July 2020: 114.7 index · published 18 August 2026August 2020: 114.7 index · published 18 August 2026September 2020: 114.7 index · published 18 August 2026October 2020: 114.7 index · published 18 August 2026November 2020: 114.8 index · published 18 August 2026December 2020: 114.8 index · published 18 August 2026January 2021: 114.5 index · published 18 August 2026February 2021: 114.5 index · published 18 August 2026March 2021: 114.9 index · published 18 August 2026April 2021: 116.9 index · published 18 August 2026May 2021: 116.7 index · published 18 August 2026June 2021: 117 index · published 18 August 2026July 2021: 116.3 index · published 18 August 2026August 2021: 116 index · published 18 August 2026September 2021: 116.4 index · published 18 August 2026October 2021: 116.3 index · published 18 August 2026November 2021: 116.1 index · published 18 August 2026December 2021: 115.6 index · published 18 August 2026January 2022: 115.7 index · published 18 August 2026February 2022: 115.8 index · published 18 August 2026March 2022: 115.7 index · published 18 August 2026April 2022: 120.1 index · published 18 August 2026May 2022: 119.9 index · published 18 August 2026June 2022: 120.4 index · published 18 August 2026July 2022: 120 index · published 18 August 2026August 2022: 119.2 index · published 18 August 2026September 2022: 119.3 index · published 18 August 2026October 2022: 120.1 index · published 18 August 2026November 2022: 119.1 index · published 18 August 2026December 2022: 118 index · published 18 August 2026January 2023: 118.5 index · published 18 August 2026February 2023: 120.1 index · published 18 August 2026March 2023: 120 index · published 18 August 2026April 2023: 129.6 index · published 18 August 2026May 2023: 130.8 index · published 18 August 2026June 2023: 131.8 index · published 18 August 2026July 2023: 128.5 index · published 18 August 2026August 2023: 129 index · published 18 August 2026September 2023: 128.9 index · published 18 August 2026October 2023: 129.8 index · published 18 August 2026November 2023: 128.8 index · published 18 August 2026December 2023: 128 index · published 18 August 2026January 2024: 128.2 index · published 18 August 2026February 2024: 126.8 index · published 18 August 2026March 2024: 129 index · published 18 August 2026April 2024: 134.8 index · published 18 August 2026May 2024: 136.2 index · published 18 August 2026June 2024: 135.7 index · published 18 August 2026July 2024: 134.3 index · published 18 August 2026August 2024: 134.2 index · published 18 August 2026September 2024: 135.6 index · published 18 August 2026October 2024: 135.8 index · published 18 August 2026November 2024: 134.9 index · published 18 August 2026December 2024: 135.8 index · published 18 August 2026January 2025: 135.8 index · published 18 August 2026February 2025: 136.1 index · published 18 August 2026March 2025: 136.7 index · published 18 August 2026April 2025: 142.6 index · published 18 August 2026May 2025: 142.3 index · published 18 August 2026June 2025: 142.4 index · published 18 August 2026July 2025: 142.5 index · published 18 August 2026August 2025: 142.4 index · published 18 August 2026September 2025: 141.9 index · published 18 August 2026October 2025: 141.7 index · published 18 August 2026November 2025: 141.3 index · published 18 August 2026December 2025: 141.4 index · published 18 August 2026January 2026: 142 index · published 18 August 2026February 2026: 141.9 index · published 18 August 2026March 2026: 142.3 index · published 18 August 2026April 2026: 149 index · published 18 August 2026May 2026: 149.5 index · published 18 August 2026June 2026: 149.7 index · published 18 August 2026July 2026: 149.6 index · published 18 August 2026

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Source: ONS, Consumer price inflation time series (MM23), Consumer price inflation, UK: July 2026 (published 18 August 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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