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CPI: alcohol tobacco

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CPI: alcohol tobacco

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CPI: alcohol tobacco05101520CPI: alcohol tobacco2.51989200120142026

Source: ONS · As of 6 November 2026

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DateCPI: alcohol tobacco (%)
Jan 19894
Feb 19894.1
Mar 19894
Apr 19893
May 19892.8
Jun 19892.9
Jul 19893
Aug 19892.9
Sep 19893.3
Oct 19893.8
Nov 19893.6
Dec 19893.5
Jan 19903.2
Feb 19903.2
Mar 19903.4
Apr 19906.4
May 19908.5
Jun 19908.8
Jul 19909.4
Aug 19909.1
Sep 19908.8
Oct 19908.7
Nov 19908.8
Dec 19909.2
Jan 19919.5
Feb 19919.8
Mar 19919.8
Apr 199116.2
May 199114.7
Jun 199114.6
Jul 199113.7
Aug 199113.9
Sep 199113.8
Oct 199113
Nov 199113.7
Dec 199113.8
Jan 199213.8
Feb 199213.4
Mar 199213.2
Apr 19927.7
May 19927.2
Jun 19927
Jul 19927.3
Aug 19927.3
Sep 19927.2
Oct 19927.4
Nov 19927
Dec 19927.1
Jan 19936.9
Feb 19936.9
Mar 19937.1
Apr 19935.4
May 19935.5
Jun 19935.4
Jul 19935.2
Aug 19935.8
Sep 19936.3
Oct 19936.2
Nov 19935.3
Dec 19935.7
Jan 19947.2
Feb 19947.2
Mar 19946.5
Apr 19944.5
May 19944.2
Jun 19944.1
Jul 19944.2
Aug 19943.5
Sep 19943.1
Oct 19942.8
Nov 19942.8
Dec 19942.6
Jan 19953
Feb 19953.9
Mar 19954.4
Apr 19954.4
May 19954.9
Jun 19955.1
Jul 19955.2
Aug 19955
Sep 19954.9
Oct 19955.5
Nov 19955.4
Dec 19955.4
Jan 19964.8
Feb 19964.5
Mar 19964.4
Apr 19964.7
May 19964.4
Jun 19964.5
Jul 19964.6
Aug 19964.7
Sep 19964.7
Oct 19964.5
Nov 19964.8
Dec 19964.7
Jan 19974.2
Feb 19974
Mar 19973.7
Apr 19973.8
May 19973.9
Jun 19973.5
Jul 19973.5
Aug 19974.4
Sep 19974.5
Oct 19974.3
Nov 19974.2
Dec 19974.5
Jan 19985.4
Feb 19985.3
Mar 19985.8
Apr 19985.7
May 19985.5
Jun 19985.6
Jul 19985.7
Aug 19985.1
Sep 19985
Oct 19985.1
Nov 19985.1
Dec 19985.9
Jan 19995.5
Feb 19994.8
Mar 19996.4
Apr 19996.4
May 19996.1
Jun 19996.8
Jul 19997.1
Aug 19997.3
Sep 19997.1
Oct 19997.1
Nov 19997.3
Dec 19995.4
Jan 20004.2
Feb 20004.6
Mar 20002.8
Apr 20005.5
May 20005.4
Jun 20005
Jul 20004.2
Aug 20004.2
Sep 20005
Oct 20004.8
Nov 20005.1
Dec 20005
Jan 20014.8
Feb 20015
Mar 20015.8
Apr 20012.8
May 20012.6
Jun 20012.7
Jul 20012.7
Aug 20012.6
Sep 20012.5
Oct 20012.8
Nov 20012.5
Dec 20012.4
Jan 20022.6
Feb 20022
Mar 20021.2
Apr 20021
May 20022
Jun 20021.7
Jul 20022.5
Aug 20021.9
Sep 20022
Oct 20021.7
Nov 20021.7
Dec 20021.7
Jan 20031.6
Feb 20031.5
Mar 20031.5
Apr 20032.6
May 20031.9
Jun 20032.2
Jul 20031.6
Aug 20032.5
Sep 20031.8
Oct 20032.1
Nov 20031.7
Dec 20031.8
Jan 20041.7
Feb 20041.7
Mar 20041.9
Apr 20042
May 20042
Jun 20041.9
Jul 20042.1
Aug 20041.9
Sep 20042.2
Oct 20042
Nov 20042.2
Dec 20042.1
Jan 20052.5
Feb 20052.9
Mar 20052.2
Apr 20052
May 20052.3
Jun 20052.3
Jul 20052.2
Aug 20051.8
Sep 20051.4
Oct 20051.9
Nov 20052.5
Dec 20052.5
Jan 20062.3
Feb 20061.6
Mar 20062.5
Apr 20062.5
May 20062.2
Jun 20063.3
Jul 20062.8
Aug 20063.3
Sep 20063.4
Oct 20063.2
Nov 20062.7
Dec 20062.7
Jan 20073.5
Feb 20074.2
Mar 20074.4
Apr 20074.5
May 20074.2
Jun 20073.4
Jul 20073.4
Aug 20073.1
Sep 20073.2
Oct 20072.7
Nov 20072.9
Dec 20072.7
Jan 20082.2
Feb 20082.9
Mar 20082.5
Apr 20084.2
May 20084.9
Jun 20084.5
Jul 20084.3
Aug 20084.4
Sep 20084.3
Oct 20084.4
Nov 20084
Dec 20084.4
Jan 20095.3
Feb 20095.7
Mar 20095.9
Apr 20092.8
May 20093.9
Jun 20093.3
Jul 20094.1
Aug 20094.1
Sep 20094.2
Oct 20094.3
Nov 20094.5
Dec 20094.4
Jan 20106.2
Feb 20104.2
Mar 20104.7
Apr 20107
May 20105.1
Jun 20105.5
Jul 20105.2
Aug 20104.7
Sep 20105.2
Oct 20106.3
Nov 20106.5
Dec 20105.8
Jan 20116.7
Feb 20116
Mar 20115.7
Apr 20118.9
May 20119.8
Jun 20119.6
Jul 201110.3
Aug 20119.8
Sep 201110
Oct 20119.1
Nov 20119.7
Dec 20119
Jan 20126.2
Feb 20128.3
Mar 20128
Apr 20125.5
May 20124.8
Jun 20124.8
Jul 20125
Aug 20125.8
Sep 20126.1
Oct 20126.5
Nov 20125.7
Dec 20126
Jan 20138.5
Feb 20137.1
Mar 20136.3
Apr 20135.7
May 20136.2
Jun 20136.4
Jul 20136.3
Aug 20136
Sep 20135.4
Oct 20135.4
Nov 20135.8
Dec 20135.8
Jan 20144.5
Feb 20144.1
Mar 20145
Apr 20143.5
May 20144.6
Jun 20145
Jul 20143.6
Aug 20144.6
Sep 20144.9
Oct 20145.2
Nov 20144
Dec 20145
Jan 20153.3
Feb 20153.8
Mar 20153.4
Apr 20153
May 20152.2
Jun 20152.3
Jul 20151.9
Aug 20152.1
Sep 20151.4
Oct 20150.3
Nov 20151.4
Dec 20150.3
Jan 20161.3
Feb 20161.2
Mar 20161
Apr 20161.3
May 20161
Jun 20160.5
Jul 20161.8
Aug 20161.4
Sep 20161.7
Oct 20162.1
Nov 20161.7
Dec 20162.4
Jan 20172.4
Feb 20172.8
Mar 20174.9
Apr 20174.4
May 20174.9
Jun 20175.1
Jul 20175.1
Aug 20174.5
Sep 20174.3
Oct 20174.3
Nov 20174.5
Dec 20175.6
Jan 20185.6
Feb 20185.8
Mar 20183.5
Apr 20184
May 20184
Jun 20184.1
Jul 20183.5
Aug 20184.1
Sep 20184.1
Oct 20184
Nov 20185.8
Dec 20184.1
Jan 20194.2
Feb 20195.1
Mar 20195.2
Apr 20193.9
May 20193.3
Jun 20193.7
Jul 20193.8
Aug 20193.3
Sep 20193
Oct 20193.5
Nov 20191.9
Dec 20191.5
Jan 20201.5
Feb 20200.7
Mar 20201.4
Apr 20202.5
May 20202.6
Jun 20202.1
Jul 20202.6
Aug 20201.9
Sep 20202.1
Oct 20202
Nov 20202
Dec 20203.6
Jan 20213.2
Feb 20212.8
Mar 20212.3
Apr 20212.2
May 20211.7
Jun 20212.4
Jul 20211.5
Aug 20212.4
Sep 20212.7
Oct 20211.9
Nov 20214.8
Dec 20213.9
Jan 20223.2
Feb 20223.5
Mar 20224.8
Apr 20224.4
May 20225
Jun 20224.6
Jul 20225.4
Aug 20225.4
Sep 20225.5
Oct 20226.1
Nov 20224.1
Dec 20223.7
Jan 20235.1
Feb 20235.7
Mar 20235.3
Apr 20239.1
May 20239.3
Jun 20239.2
Jul 20239.4
Aug 202310.5
Sep 202311.2
Oct 202311
Nov 202310.2
Dec 202312.9
Jan 202412.4
Feb 202411.9
Mar 202412.1
Apr 20248.1
May 20247.8
Jun 20247.3
Jul 20247.3
Aug 20245.8
Sep 20244.9
Oct 20245.3
Nov 20246.9
Dec 20245.3
Jan 20254.9
Feb 20255.7
Mar 20255.3
Apr 20255.7
May 20255.4
Jun 20256.4
Jul 20255.7
Aug 20255.9
Sep 20255.8
Oct 20255.9
Nov 20254
Dec 20255.2
Jan 20264.6
Feb 20263.6
Mar 20263.3
Apr 20262.8
May 20262.4
Jun 20262.1
Jul 20262.5
Aug 20262.7
Sep 20262.5

Recent observations

Date%
September 20262.5
August 20262.7
July 20262.5
June 20262.1
May 20262.4
April 20262.8
March 20263.3
February 20263.6
January 20264.6
December 20255.2
November 20254
October 20255.9
September 20255.8
August 20255.9
July 20255.7
June 20256.4
May 20255.4
April 20255.7
March 20255.3
February 20255.7
January 20254.9
December 20245.3
November 20246.9
October 20245.3

Source: ONS · Attribution and methods