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Historical UK Inflation Rates (CPI)

CPI - Consumer price index

Historic Inflation Rates
Year	Rate
2012	2.83%
2011	4.48%
2010	3.29%
2009	2.10%
2008	3.60%
2007	2.30%
2006	2.30%
2005	2.10%
2004	1.30%
2003	1.40%
2002	1.30%
2001	1.20%
2000	0.80%
1999	1.30%
1998	1.60%
1997	1.80%
1996	2.50%
1995	2.60%
1994	2.00%
1993	2.50%
1992	4.30%
1991	7.50%
1990	7.00%
1989	5.20%
1988	4.90%
1987	4.20%
1986	3.40%
1985	6.10%
1984	5.00%
1983	4.60%
1982	8.60%
1981	11.90%
1980	18.00%
1979	13.40%
1978	8.30%
1977	15.80%
1976	16.50%
1975	24.20%
1974	16.00%
1973	9.20%
1972	7.10%
1971	9.40%
1970	6.40%
1969	5.40%
1968	4.70%
1967	2.50%
1966	3.90%
1965	4.80%
1964	3.30%
1963	2.00%
1962	4.30%
1961	3.40%
1960	1.00%
1959	0.60%
1958	3.00%
1957	3.70%
1956	4.90%
1955	4.50%
1954	1.80%
1953	3.10%
1952	9.20%
1951	9.10%
1950	3.10%
1949	2.80%
1948	7.70%
1947	7.00%
1946	3.10%
1945	2.80%
1944	2.70%
1943	3.40%
1942	7.10%
1941	10.80%
1940	16.80%
1939	2.80%
1938	1.60%
1937	3.40%
1936	0.70%
1935	0.70%
1934	0.00%
1933	-2.10%
1932	-2.60%
1931	-4.30%
1930	-2.80%
1929	-0.90%
1928	-0.30%
1927	-2.40%
1926	-0.80%
1925	0.30%
1924	-0.70%
1923	-6.00%
1922	-14.00%
1921	-8.60%
1920	15.40%
1919	10.10%
1918	22.00%
1917	25.20%
1916	18.10%
1915	12.50%
1914	-0.30%
1913	-0.40%
1912	3.00%
1911	0.10%
1910	0.90%
1909	0.50%
1908	0.50%
1907	1.20%
1906	0.00%
1905	0.40%
1904	-0.20%
1903	0.40%
1902	0.00%
1901	0.50%
1900	5.10%
1899	0.70%
1898	0.30%
1897	1.50%
1896	-0.30%
1895	-1.00%
1894	-2.00%
1893	-0.70%
1892	0.40%
1891	0.70%
1890	0.20%
1889	1.40%
1888	0.70%
1887	-0.50%
1886	-1.60%
1885	-3.00%
1884	-2.70%
1883	-0.50%
1882	1.00%
1881	-1.10%
1880	3.00%
1879	-4.40%
1878	-2.20%
1877	-0.70%
1876	-0.30%
1875	-1.90%
1874	-3.30%
1873	3.10%
1872	4.70%
1871	1.40%
1870	0.00%
1869	-5.00%
1868	-1.70%
1867	6.10%
1866	6.50%
1865	0.90%
1864	-0.90%
1863	-3.60%
1862	-2.60%
1861	2.70%
1860	3.70%
1859	-1.80%
1858	-8.40%
1857	-5.60%
1856	0.00%
1855	3.30%
1854	15.10%
1853	9.30%
1852	0.00%
1851	-3.00%
1850	-6.40%
1849	-6.30%
1848	-12.10%
1847	12.00%
1846	4.00%
1845	4.90%
1844	-0.10%
1843	-11.30%
1842	-7.60%
1841	-2.30%
1840	1.80%
1839	7.30%
1838	0.70%
1837	2.50%
1836	11.00%
1835	1.70%
1834	-7.80%
1833	-6.10%
1832	-7.40%
1831	9.90%
1830	-3.60%
1829	-1.00%
1828	-2.90%
1827	-6.50%
1826	-5.50%
1825	17.40%
1824	8.60%
1823	6.80%
1822	-13.50%
1821	-12.00%
1820	-9.30%
1819	-2.50%
1818	0.30%
1817	13.50%
1816	-8.40%
1815	-10.70%
1814	-12.70%
1813	2.50%
1812	13.20%
1811	-2.90%
1810	3.20%
1809	9.70%
1808	3.40%
1807	-1.90%
1806	-4.40%
1805	16.20%
1804	3.20%
1803	-5.90%
1802	-23.00%
1801	11.70%
1800	36.50%
1799	12.30%
1798	-2.20%
1797	-10.00%
1796	6.40%
1795	11.60%
1794	7.70%
1793	2.80%
1792	1.50%
1791	-0.10%
1790	1.80%
1789	-1.30%
1788	4.00%
1787	-0.60%
1786	0.00%
1785	-4.00%
1784	0.60%
1783	12.00%
1782	2.10%
1781	4.10%
1780	-3.40%
1779	-8.50%
1778	4.00%
1777	-0.40%
1776	-2.20%
1775	-5.60%
1774	0.90%
1773	-0.30%
1772	10.70%
1771	8.50%
1770	-0.40%
1769	-8.20%
1768	-1.10%
1767	5.80%
1766	1.20%
1765	3.50%
1764	8.90%
1763	2.70%
1762	3.90%
1761	-4.50%
1760	-4.50%
1759	-7.90%
1758	-0.30%
1757	21.80%
1756	4.20%
1755	-6.00%
1754	5.10%
1753	-2.70%
1752	4.70%
1751	-2.70%

Here is a list of historic UK inflation rates going back to 1751. Note that the CPI (Consumer Price Index) didn't officially start until 1996, so figures prior to 1996 are unofficial.

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