Historical UK Inflation
Inflation since 1810
Inflation has reduced the value of money. Rising prices means money buys less than it used to. See: Definition of Inflation
100 Years of Inflation in UK
Inflation in 1960s and 1970s.
Inflation Since 1989
UK inflation 1989-2011
Periods of Inflation In UK
Deflation of the 1920s and 1930s.
The UK hasn’t always had inflation. In the 1920s and 30s, there was a long period of deflation (falling prices). This meant the value of money increased. The 1920s and 30s, were generally a period of low growth and high unemployment.
Inflation of the 1970s
The highest peace time inflation occurred in the 1970s, when inflation rose due to wage push and oil push inflation. See: Economy of the 1970s
Historical Inflation and Interest rates
Inflation and Interest Rates since 1900
Interest rates and Inflation since 1979
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Inflation in UK (year end)
2011 – 4.8%
2010 – 3.5%
| 2009 | -0.50% |
| 2008 | 4.00% |
| 2007 | 4.30% |
| 2006 | 3.20% |
| 2005 | 2.80% |
| 2004 | 3.00% |
| 2003 | 2.90% |
| 2002 | 1.70% |
| 2001 | 1.80% |
| 2000 | 3.00% |
| 1999 | 1.50% |
| 1998 | 3.40% |
| 1997 | 3.10% |
| 1996 | 2.40% |
| 1995 | 3.50% |
| 1994 | 2.40% |
| 1993 | 1.60% |
| 1992 | 3.70% |
| 1991 | 5.90% |
| 1990 | 9.50% |
| 1989 | 7.80% |
| 1988 | 4.90% |
| 1987 | 4.20% |
| 1986 | 3.40% |
| 1985 | 6.10% |
| 1984 | 5.00% |
| 1983 | 4.60% |
| 1982 | 8.60% |
| 1981 | 11.90% |
| 1980 | 18.00% |
| 1979 | 13.40% |
| 1978 | 8.30% |
| 1977 | 15.80% |
| 1976 | 16.50% |
| 1975 | 24.20% |
| 1974 | 16.00% |
| 1973 | 9.20% |
| 1972 | 7.10% |
| 1971 | 9.40% |
| 1970 | 6.40% |
| 1969 | 5.40% |
| 1968 | 4.70% |
| 1967 | 2.50% |
| 1966 | 3.90% |
| 1965 | 4.80% |
| 1964 | 3.30% |
| 1963 | 2.00% |
| 1962 | 4.30% |
| 1961 | 3.40% |
| 1960 | 1.00% |
| 1959 | 0.60% |
| 1958 | 3.00% |
| 1957 | 3.70% |
| 1956 | 4.90% |
| 1955 | 4.50% |
| 1954 | 1.80% |
| 1953 | 3.10% |
| 1952 | 9.20% |
| 1951 | 9.10% |
| 1950 | 3.10% |
| 1949 | 2.80% |
| 1948 | 7.70% |
| 1947 | 7.00% |
| 1946 | 3.10% |
| 1945 | 2.80% |
| 1944 | 2.70% |
| 1943 | 3.40% |
| 1942 | 7.10% |
| 1941 | 10.80% |
| 1940 | 16.80% |
| 1939 | 2.80% |
| 1938 | 1.60% |
| 1937 | 3.40% |
| 1936 | 0.70% |
| 1935 | 0.70% |
| 1934 | 0.00% |
| 1933 | -2.10% |
| 1932 | -2.60% |
| 1931 | -4.30% |
| 1930 | -2.80% |
| 1929 | -0.90% |
| 1928 | -0.30% |
| 1927 | -2.40% |
| 1926 | -0.80% |
| 1925 | 0.30% |
| 1924 | -0.70% |
| 1923 | -6.00% |
| 1922 | -14.00% |
| 1921 | -8.60% |
| 1920 | 15.40% |
| 1919 | 10.10% |
| 1918 | 22.00% |
| 1917 | 25.20% |
| 1916 | 18.10% |
| 1915 | 12.50% |
| 1914 | -0.30% |
| 1913 | -0.40% |
| 1912 | 3.00% |
| 1911 | 0.10% |
| 1910 | 0.90% |
| 1909 | 0.50% |
| 1908 | 0.50% |
| 1907 | 1.20% |
| 1906 | 0.00% |
| 1905 | 0.40% |
| 1904 | -0.20% |
| 1903 | 0.40% |
| 1902 | 0.00% |
| 1901 | 0.50% |
| 1900 | 5.10% |
| 1899 | 0.70% |
| 1898 | 0.30% |
| 1897 | 1.50% |
| 1896 | -0.30% |
| 1895 | -1.00% |
| 1894 | -2.00% |
| 1893 | -0.70% |
| 1892 | 0.40% |
| 1891 | 0.70% |
| 1890 | 0.20% |
| 1889 | 1.40% |
| 1888 | 0.70% |
| 1887 | -0.50% |
| 1886 | -1.60% |
| 1885 | -3.00% |
| 1884 | -2.70% |
| 1883 | -0.50% |
| 1882 | 1.00% |
| 1881 | -1.10% |
| 1880 | 3.00% |
| 1879 | -4.40% |
| 1878 | -2.20% |
| 1877 | -0.70% |
| 1876 | -0.30% |
| 1875 | -1.90% |
| 1874 | -3.30% |
| 1873 | 3.10% |
| 1872 | 4.70% |
| 1871 | 1.40% |
| 1870 | 0.00% |
| 1869 | -5.00% |
| 1868 | -1.70% |
| 1867 | 6.10% |
| 1866 | 6.50% |
| 1865 | 0.90% |
| 1864 | -0.90% |
| 1863 | -3.60% |
| 1862 | -2.60% |
| 1861 | 2.70% |
| 1860 | 3.70% |
| 1859 | -1.80% |
| 1858 | -8.40% |
| 1857 | -5.60% |
| 1856 | 0.00% |
| 1855 | 3.30% |
| 1854 | 15.10% |
| 1853 | 9.30% |
| 1852 | 0.00% |
| 1851 | -3.00% |
| 1850 | -6.40% |
| 1849 | -6.30% |
| 1848 | -12.10% |
| 1847 | 12.00% |
| 1846 | 4.00% |
| 1845 | 4.90% |
| 1844 | -0.10% |
| 1843 | -11.30% |
| 1842 | -7.60% |
| 1841 | -2.30% |
| 1840 | 1.80% |
| 1839 | 7.30% |
| 1838 | 0.70% |
| 1837 | 2.50% |
| 1836 | 11.00% |
| 1835 | 1.70% |
| 1834 | -7.80% |
| 1833 | -6.10% |
| 1832 | -7.40% |
| 1831 | 9.90% |
| 1830 | -3.60% |
| 1829 | -1.00% |
| 1828 | -2.90% |
| 1827 | -6.50% |
| 1826 | -5.50% |
| 1825 | 17.40% |
| 1824 | 8.60% |
| 1823 | 6.80% |
| 1822 | -13.50% |
| 1821 | -12.00% |
| 1820 | -9.30% |
| 1819 | -2.50% |
| 1818 | 0.30% |
| 1817 | 13.50% |
| 1816 | -8.40% |
| 1815 | -10.70% |
| 1814 | -12.70% |
| 1813 | 2.50% |
| 1812 | 13.20% |
| 1811 | -2.90% |
| 1810 | 3.20% |
| 1809 | 9.70% |
| 1808 | 3.40% |
| 1807 | -1.90% |
| 1806 | -4.40% |
| 1805 | 16.20% |
| 1804 | 3.20% |
| 1803 | -5.90% |
| 1802 | -23.00% |
| 1801 | 11.70% |
| 1800 | 36.50% |
| 1799 | 12.30% |
| 1798 | -2.20% |
| 1797 | -10.00% |
| 1796 | 6.40% |
| 1795 | 11.60% |
| 1794 | 7.70% |
| 1793 | 2.80% |
| 1792 | 1.50% |
| 1791 | -0.10% |
| 1790 | 1.80% |
| 1789 | -1.30% |
| 1788 | 4.00% |
| 1787 | -0.60% |
| 1786 | 0.00% |
| 1785 | -4.00% |
| 1784 | 0.60% |
| 1783 | 12.00% |
| 1782 | 2.10% |
| 1781 | 4.10% |
| 1780 | -3.40% |
| 1779 | -8.50% |
| 1778 | 4.00% |
| 1777 | -0.40% |
| 1776 | -2.20% |
| 1775 | -5.60% |
| 1774 | 0.90% |
| 1773 | -0.30% |
| 1772 | 10.70% |
| 1771 | 8.50% |
| 1770 | -0.40% |
| 1769 | -8.20% |
| 1768 | -1.10% |
| 1767 | 5.80% |
| 1766 | 1.20% |
| 1765 | 3.50% |
| 1764 | 8.90% |
| 1763 | 2.70% |
| 1762 | 3.90% |
| 1761 | -4.50% |
| 1760 | -4.50% |
| 1759 | -7.90% |
| 1758 | -0.30% |
| 1757 | 21.80% |
| 1756 | 4.20% |
| 1755 | -6.00% |
| 1754 | 5.10% |
| 1753 | -2.70% |
| 1752 | 4.70% |
| 1751 | -2.70% |
| 1750 | 0.00% |
Source: Historical UK Inflation
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