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Consumer price inflation, UK: July 2024
The Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs (CPIH) rose by 3.1% in the 12 months to July 2024, up from 2.8% in June 2024. On a monthly basis, the level of CPIH was little changed in July 2024, compared with a fall of 0.3% in July 2023. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 2.2% in the 12 months to July 2024, up from 2.0% in June 2024. On a monthly basis, CPI fell by 0.2% in July 2024, compared with a fall of 0.4% in July 2023. The largest upward contribution to the monthly change in both CPIH and CPI annual rates came from housing and household services where prices of gas and electricity ... (full story)