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Consumer price inflation, UK: September 2021
The Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers’ housing costs (CPIH) rose by 2.9% in the 12 months to September 2021, down from 3.0% in the 12 months to August. The largest upward contribution to the September 2021 CPIH 12-month inflation rate came from transport (0.91 percentage points) with further large upward contributions from housing and household services (0.69 percentage points), restaurants and hotels (0.34 percentage points), and recreation and culture (0.31 percentage points). CPIH increased by 0.3% on the month in September 2021, compared with a rise of 0.4% in September 2020. Restaurants and ... (full story)