Inflation rate at 0%

Consumer price indices: June 2015

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) was unchanged in the year to June 2015, that is, a 12-month rate of 0.0%, down from 0.1% in the year to May.
Falls in clothing and food prices were the main contributors to the change in the rate along with smaller rises in air fares than a year ago.
There were no large upward effects to offset the change.

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) grew by 1.0% in the year to November 2014, down from 1.3% in October.
Falls in transport costs (notably for motor fuels, air transport and second-hand cars) and in the prices of recreational and cultural goods were the main contributors to the slowdown in the rate of inflation between October and November.
Food and motor fuel prices, which have historically been upward contributors to the CPI 12-month rate, are currently reducing it by 0.4 percentage points.
Rate of Inflation lowest for over 12 years

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) grew by 1.3% in the year to October 2014, up from 1.2% in September.
Smaller falls in transport costs than a year ago – notably for motor fuels and air fares, and price rises for computer games were the main contributors to the rise in the rate of inflation.
Food and motor fuel prices, which have historically been upward contributors to the 12-month CPI rate, are currently reducing it by 0.3 percentage points.

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) grew by 1.9% in the year to June 2014, up from 1.5% in May.
The largest contributions to the rise in the rate came from the clothing, food & non-alcoholic drinks and air transport sectors. There were no large downward effects to offset the change.
RPIJ grew by 2.0%, up from 1.7% in May.

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) grew by 1.7% in the year to February 2014, down from 1.9% in January
The largest contribution to the fall in the rate came from transport (principally motor fuels) with other smaller downward effects from the housing & household services and clothing & footwear sectors.
These were partially offset by upward contributions from furniture & household goods and recreation & culture.
CPIH grew by 1.6% in the year to February 2014, down from 1.8% in January. CPIH is a measure of UK consumer price inflation that includes owner occupiers’ housing costs
RPIJ grew by 2.0%, down from 2.1% in January. RPI is a long-standing measure of UK inflation that has historically been used for a wide rangeof purposes such as the indexation of pensions, rents and index-linked gilts.

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) grew by 2.0% in the year to December 2013, down from 2.1% in November.
The largest contributions to the fall in the rate came from prices for food & non-alcoholic beverages and recreational goods & services. These were partially offset by an upward contribution from motor fuels.
The overall price increase for gas and electricity in December 2013 was slightly larger than the rises a year earlier resulting in a small upward contribution to inflation.
CPIH (includes owner occupiers’ housing costs) grew by 1.9% in the year to December 2013, unchanged from November.
RPIJ grew by 2.0%, also unchanged from November. RPIJ is an improved variant of the Retail Prices Index which is calculated using formulae that meet international standards