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CPI: communication

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CPI: communication-10-5051015CPI: communication5.81989200120142026

Source: ONS · As of 6 November 2026

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DateCPI: communication (%)
Jan 19890.5
Feb 19890.4
Mar 19890.5
Apr 19890.5
May 19890.5
Jun 19890.5
Jul 19890.4
Aug 19890.5
Sep 19891.9
Oct 19893.3
Nov 19894.1
Dec 19894.2
Jan 19904.3
Feb 19904.6
Mar 19904.5
Apr 19904.4
May 19904.7
Jun 19904.8
Jul 19904.9
Aug 19904.9
Sep 19906.8
Oct 19907.6
Nov 19907.6
Dec 19907.6
Jan 19917.7
Feb 19917.6
Mar 19917.6
Apr 199110
May 199110
Jun 199110.1
Jul 199110.5
Aug 199110.5
Sep 19917.8
Oct 19916.9
Nov 19916.6
Dec 19916.4
Jan 19926.2
Feb 19926.1
Mar 19926
Apr 19923.7
May 19923.4
Jun 19923.2
Jul 19922.7
Aug 19922.7
Sep 19921.3
Oct 19920.1
Nov 1992-0.5
Dec 1992-0.5
Jan 19930.2
Feb 19930.6
Mar 19931.2
Apr 19931.2
May 19931.3
Jun 1993-1.1
Jul 19930.3
Aug 19930.4
Sep 19930.5
Oct 19930.5
Nov 19931
Dec 19930.8
Jan 1994-2.1
Feb 1994-2.9
Mar 1994-5.2
Apr 1994-4.9
May 1994-4.8
Jun 1994-2.7
Jul 1994-4.2
Aug 1994-4.3
Sep 1994-4.9
Oct 1994-6.9
Nov 1994-7.3
Dec 1994-7.2
Jan 1995-4.8
Feb 1995-4.3
Mar 1995-2
Apr 1995-2.2
May 1995-2.1
Jun 1995-2.2
Jul 1995-4.5
Aug 1995-4.5
Sep 1995-3.9
Oct 1995-1.7
Nov 1995-1.8
Dec 1995-1.6
Jan 1996-2.1
Feb 1996-2.2
Mar 1996-2.6
Apr 1996-2.8
May 1996-2.7
Jun 1996-2.7
Jul 1996-0.6
Aug 1996-0.5
Sep 1996-0.5
Oct 1996-2.7
Nov 1996-2.6
Dec 1996-2.7
Jan 1997-2.9
Feb 1997-3
Mar 1997-3.5
Apr 1997-3.5
May 1997-3.7
Jun 1997-4.1
Jul 1997-3.3
Aug 1997-3.2
Sep 1997-2.7
Oct 1997-0.8
Nov 1997-1
Dec 1997-1
Jan 1998-0.7
Feb 1998-1.1
Mar 1998-0.5
Apr 1998-0.6
May 1998-0.7
Jun 1998-0.4
Jul 1998-1
Aug 1998-2.2
Sep 1998-2.8
Oct 1998-2.7
Nov 1998-2.8
Dec 1998-2.8
Jan 1999-2.5
Feb 1999-2.3
Mar 1999-2.3
Apr 1999-2.6
May 1999-3
Jun 1999-3.3
Jul 1999-3.4
Aug 1999-2.3
Sep 1999-2.6
Oct 1999-4.2
Nov 1999-3.8
Dec 1999-3.2
Jan 2000-3.2
Feb 2000-3.6
Mar 2000-3.9
Apr 2000-4.1
May 2000-4.1
Jun 2000-3.8
Jul 2000-2.5
Aug 2000-4.7
Sep 2000-5
Oct 2000-3.5
Nov 2000-3.4
Dec 2000-5.1
Jan 2001-7.9
Feb 2001-8.4
Mar 2001-9.5
Apr 2001-9.1
May 2001-8.3
Jun 2001-8.4
Jul 2001-8.3
Aug 2001-4.8
Sep 2001-4
Oct 2001-3.4
Nov 2001-4
Dec 2001-2.8
Jan 2002-0.2
Feb 20021.1
Mar 20022
Apr 20022.4
May 20021.8
Jun 20022.2
Jul 20021.1
Aug 2002-0.2
Sep 2002-0.1
Oct 2002-0.4
Nov 20020.1
Dec 20020
Jan 20030.4
Feb 20030.2
Mar 20030.9
Apr 20030.7
May 20031
Jun 20030
Jul 20031
Aug 20030.7
Sep 20031.1
Oct 20030.4
Nov 2003-0.4
Dec 2003-0.3
Jan 2004-0.3
Feb 20040.2
Mar 20040.2
Apr 20040.8
May 20040.6
Jun 20040.9
Jul 2004-1.1
Aug 2004-1.1
Sep 2004-2.6
Oct 2004-2.1
Nov 2004-1.9
Dec 2004-2.2
Jan 2005-2.3
Feb 2005-2.7
Mar 2005-2.9
Apr 2005-3.2
May 2005-3.6
Jun 2005-2.9
Jul 2005-2.5
Aug 2005-2.1
Sep 2005-1.2
Oct 2005-1.6
Nov 2005-1.2
Dec 2005-1
Jan 20060.5
Feb 20060.4
Mar 20060.5
Apr 20060.3
May 2006-0.4
Jun 2006-0.3
Jul 20060.3
Aug 2006-0.7
Sep 2006-0.2
Oct 20060.9
Nov 20060.7
Dec 20060.5
Jan 2007-1.8
Feb 2007-2.8
Mar 2007-2.8
Apr 2007-3.7
May 2007-3.2
Jun 2007-3.9
Jul 2007-5
Aug 2007-2
Sep 2007-3
Oct 2007-4.2
Nov 2007-4
Dec 2007-3.8
Jan 2008-3.2
Feb 2008-3.9
Mar 2008-4
Apr 2008-2.9
May 2008-2.4
Jun 2008-1.3
Jul 2008-0.7
Aug 2008-3
Sep 2008-2.7
Oct 2008-2.2
Nov 2008-1.5
Dec 2008-3.4
Jan 2009-2
Feb 2009-0.7
Mar 2009-0.8
Apr 20091.2
May 20091.3
Jun 20090.7
Jul 20091.5
Aug 20091.2
Sep 20091.1
Oct 20092.6
Nov 20091.6
Dec 20093.8
Jan 20104.1
Feb 20104.6
Mar 20104.9
Apr 20105.6
May 20105.3
Jun 20106.4
Jul 20106.4
Aug 20105.7
Sep 20104.4
Oct 20103.9
Nov 20103.9
Dec 20103.5
Jan 20113.5
Feb 20114.6
Mar 20114.3
Apr 20112.5
May 20113.7
Jun 20111.7
Jul 20112.5
Aug 20113.4
Sep 20115.9
Oct 20114.8
Nov 20114.9
Dec 20116.6
Jan 20124.9
Feb 20124.1
Mar 20124.8
Apr 20124.2
May 20124.1
Jun 20124.9
Jul 20124.4
Aug 20124.3
Sep 20123.4
Oct 20123.7
Nov 20123.7
Dec 20122.2
Jan 20133.5
Feb 20134
Mar 20133.3
Apr 20133.2
May 20132.7
Jun 20132.9
Jul 20132.8
Aug 20132.5
Sep 20132.6
Oct 20132.7
Nov 20132.8
Dec 20133.3
Jan 20142.8
Feb 20142
Mar 20142.3
Apr 20141.9
May 20141
Jun 20140.9
Jul 20140.7
Aug 20140.8
Sep 20140.9
Oct 20140.6
Nov 20140.5
Dec 20140.7
Jan 20150.2
Feb 20150.9
Mar 20150.9
Apr 20151
May 20151.2
Jun 20151.1
Jul 20151.3
Aug 20151.1
Sep 20151.4
Oct 20152
Nov 20152.9
Dec 20152.7
Jan 20162.2
Feb 20162.1
Mar 20161.4
Apr 20161.7
May 20162.8
Jun 20163.7
Jul 20163.6
Aug 20164.1
Sep 20163.6
Oct 20163.1
Nov 20162.6
Dec 20161.7
Jan 20172.1
Feb 20172.2
Mar 20172.8
Apr 20171.7
May 20171.4
Jun 20171.5
Jul 20170.8
Aug 20172.2
Sep 20172
Oct 20171.7
Nov 20171.9
Dec 20171
Jan 20181.2
Feb 2018-0.3
Mar 2018-0.4
Apr 20181
May 20180.7
Jun 20180.7
Jul 20181.6
Aug 20180.3
Sep 20180.9
Oct 20181.9
Nov 20181.6
Dec 20182.9
Jan 20193.1
Feb 20193.6
Mar 20193.7
Apr 20194.6
May 20194.9
Jun 20194.3
Jul 20193.8
Aug 20193.6
Sep 20194.1
Oct 20193.4
Nov 20193.3
Dec 20194.3
Jan 20204.2
Feb 20204.5
Mar 20205
Apr 20204.2
May 20204
Jun 20203.9
Jul 20204.3
Aug 20204.1
Sep 20203.4
Oct 20203.3
Nov 20203.5
Dec 20202.6
Jan 20212.2
Feb 20211.9
Mar 20211.6
Apr 20212.8
May 20212.2
Jun 20212.4
Jul 20211.4
Aug 20211.1
Sep 20211.5
Oct 20211.4
Nov 20211.2
Dec 20210.7
Jan 20221.1
Feb 20221.1
Mar 20220.7
Apr 20222.8
May 20222.8
Jun 20222.9
Jul 20223.2
Aug 20222.8
Sep 20222.4
Oct 20223.2
Nov 20222.6
Dec 20222
Jan 20232.4
Feb 20233.7
Mar 20233.7
Apr 20237.9
May 20239.1
Jun 20239.5
Jul 20237.1
Aug 20238.2
Sep 20238.1
Oct 20238.1
Nov 20238.1
Dec 20238.5
Jan 20248.2
Feb 20245.6
Mar 20247.5
Apr 20244
May 20244.1
Jun 20242.9
Jul 20244.5
Aug 20244.1
Sep 20245.2
Oct 20244.6
Nov 20244.8
Dec 20246.1
Jan 20255.9
Feb 20257.3
Mar 20256
Apr 20255.8
May 20254.5
Jun 20254.9
Jul 20256.1
Aug 20256.1
Sep 20254.7
Oct 20254.3
Nov 20254.8
Dec 20254.2
Jan 20264.6
Feb 20264.3
Mar 20264.1
Apr 20264.5
May 20265.1
Jun 20265.2
Jul 20265
Aug 20265.3
Sep 20265.8

Recent observations

Date%
September 20265.8
August 20265.3
July 20265
June 20265.2
May 20265.1
April 20264.5
March 20264.1
February 20264.3
January 20264.6
December 20254.2
November 20254.8
October 20254.3
September 20254.7
August 20256.1
July 20256.1
June 20254.9
May 20254.5
April 20255.8
March 20256
February 20257.3
January 20255.9
December 20246.1
November 20244.8
October 20244.6

Source: ONS · Attribution and methods