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UK GDP growth: steady but modest gains since 2023
The UK economy grew by 1.39% in 2025, a third year of positive growth that remains modest by recent standards.
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UK unemployment rate: what the drop to 4.7% in July 2026 means
The UK's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.7% in July 2026, down from 4.9% in June 2026.
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UK unemployment on the ILO modelled measure: 4.75% in 2025, and how it compares
The UK's unemployment rate on the ILO modelled estimate rose from 4.36% in 2024 to 4.75% in 2025. That is higher than in the United States, Australia, Japan and South Korea, and lower than in Canada.
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UK inflation in September 2026: your questions answered
The UK's annual consumer price inflation rate rose to 3.5% in September 2026, from 3.1% in August.
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UK food prices and overall inflation: what the figures to September 2026 show
Food price inflation in the UK held at 1.3% in September 2026, while consumer price inflation reached 3.5%; both are 12-month changes from separate measures.
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UK prices and pay: what the latest official figures show
The UK's CPIH inflation rate, which includes owner occupiers' housing costs, rose in each month from June to September 2026, while annual growth in average weekly earnings fell in each month from May to August 2026.
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UK policy rate and inflation: how close the two figures now sit
The Bank of England's policy rate stayed at 3.75% from June to September 2026, while consumer price inflation rose each month, from 2.6% to 3.5%.
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UK prices and pay, June to September 2026: inflation climbs as earnings growth slows
Consumer price inflation went up each month from June to September 2026, while the growth rate of average weekly earnings went down each month from May to August.
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UK CPIH inflation: 3.6% over the 12 months to September 2026
Prices measured by CPIH, which includes owner occupiers' housing costs, were 3.6% higher in September 2026 than a year earlier, up from a 12-month rate of 3.3% in August.