Consumer price inflation UK - October 2025

20th November 2025

The Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs (CPIH) rose by 3.8% in the 12 months to October 2025, down from 4.1% in September.

On a monthly basis, CPIH rose by 0.4% in October 2025, compared with a rise of 0.6% in October 2024.
The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 3.6% in the 12 months to October 2025, down from 3.8% in September.

On a monthly basis, CPI rose by 0.4% in October 2025, compared with a rise of 0.6% in October 2024.

Housing and household services made the largest downward contribution to the monthly change in both CPIH and CPI annual rates; food and non-alcoholic beverages made the largest offsetting upward contribution.

Core CPIH (CPIH excluding energy, food, alcohol and tobacco) rose by 3.7% in the 12 months to October 2025, down from 3.9% in the 12 months to September; the CPIH goods annual rate fell from 2.9% to 2.6%, while the CPIH services annual rate fell from 4.9% to 4.6%.

Core CPI (CPI excluding energy, food, alcohol and tobacco) rose by 3.4% in the 12 months to October 2025, down from 3.5% in the 12 months to September; the CPI goods annual rate fell from 2.9% to 2.6%, while the CPI services annual rate fell from 4.7% to 4.5%.

The Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs (CPIH) rose by 3.8% in the 12 months to October 2025, down from 4.1% in September (Figure 1).

On a monthly basis, CPIH rose by 0.4% in October 2025, compared with a rise of 0.6% in October 2024.

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 3.6% in the 12 months to October 2025, down from 3.8% in September.

On a monthly basis, CPI rose by 0.4% in October 2025, compared with a rise of 0.6% in October 2024.

The main drivers of the annual inflation rate for CPIH and CPI are the same where they are common to both measures. However, the OOH costs component accounts for approximately 17% of the CPIH and is the main driver for differences between the CPIH and CPI inflation rates.

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