Inflation (CPI)
3.5%
September 2026
+0.4 pts on August
3.8% a year earlier
Since October 2024
Office for National Statistics · D7G7 · Next: 18 November 2026
UK economy and money
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Prices
Inflation (CPIH)
3.6%
September 2026
+0.3 pts on August
4.1% a year earlier
Since October 2024
Office for National Statistics · L55O · Next: 18 November 2026
Core inflation
2.8%
September 2026
+0.2 pts on August
3.5% a year earlier
Since October 2024
Office for National Statistics · DKO8 · Next: 18 November 2026
Growth and spending
Monthly GDP
+0.1%
August 2026, on the month
After +0.4% in July
+2.0% on a year earlier
Since September 2024
Office for National Statistics · ECY2 · Next: 12 November 2026
Retail sales volumes
-0.4%
September 2026, on the month
After +0.7% in August
+0.9% on a year earlier
Since October 2024
Office for National Statistics · J5EK · Next: 20 November 2026
Jobs and pay
Unemployment rate
4.7%
August 2026
−0.2 pts on July
4.8% a year earlier
Since September 2024
Office for National Statistics · MGSX · Next: 17 November 2026
Regular pay growth
3.7%
August 2026
+0.1 pts on July
4.7% a year earlier
Since September 2024
Office for National Statistics · KAI9 · Next: 17 November 2026
Interest rates
Bank Rate
4.00%
Since 5 November 2026
Up from 3.75%
Since December 2024
Two-year fixed mortgage rate
5.39%
October 2026
+0.26 pts on September
4.20% a year earlier
Since November 2024
Mortgages and credit
Mortgage approvals
53,443
September 2026
−2.5% on August
66,277 a year earlier
Since October 2024
Remortgage approvals
42,613
September 2026
+25.2% on August
37,803 a year earlier
Since October 2024
Net consumer credit
£1.9bn
September 2026
−£769m on August
£1.5bn a year earlier
Since October 2024
Consumer credit outstanding
£261.2bn
September 2026
+£1.3bn on August
£243.1bn a year earlier
Since October 2024
Credit card lending outstanding
£83.7bn
September 2026
+£353m on August
£76.6bn a year earlier
Since October 2024
Figures are as first published and may be revised. Changes in rates are shown in percentage points; changes in counts and amounts in per cent. Monthly GDP is the ONS monthly estimate of real gross value added; retail sales are volumes in Great Britain. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source for interest rates, mortgages and credit: Bank of England.