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% Annual inflation

Historical annual inflation

	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015
	%	%	%	%	%	%
Jan	2.7	2.5	4.0	2.6	1.3	1.1
Feb	2.5	2.5	3.6	3.2	1.3	1.0
Mar	2.6	2.4	3.3	3.1	1.6	0.9
Apr	1.5	3.0	3.4	3.5	1.3	0.9
May	1.0	3.0	3.3	3.7	1.4	1.0
Jun		2.9	3.4	3.5	1.6	1.0
Jul		2.8	3.2	3.6	1.9	1.0
Aug		2.6	3.5	3.9	1.8	1.1
Sep		2.4	3.3	3.9	2.0	0.8
Oct		2.1	3.3	4.0	2.0	0.7
Nov		2.2	3.2	3.9	2.2	1.1
Dec		2.2	2.7	4.1	2.5	1.2

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08 Jul 2020

Chancellor unveils three-point plan for jobs

On 8 July, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a three-point plan to support jobs in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic when he delivered a Summer Economic Update to Parliament.

08 Jul 2020

Stamp duty temporarily reduced

Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a temporary cut in the rate of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) in order to boost confidence in the flagging housing market in his Summer Economic Update.

	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015
	%	%	%	%	%	%
Jan	2.7	2.5	4.0	2.6	1.3	1.1
Feb	2.5	2.5	3.6	3.2	1.3	1.0
Mar	2.6	2.4	3.3	3.1	1.6	0.9
Apr	1.5	3.0	3.4	3.5	1.3	0.9
May	1.0	3.0	3.3	3.7	1.4	1.0
Jun		2.9	3.4	3.5	1.6	1.0
Jul		2.8	3.2	3.6	1.9	1.0
Aug		2.6	3.5	3.9	1.8	1.1
Sep		2.4	3.3	3.9	2.0	0.8
Oct		2.1	3.3	4.0	2.0	0.7
Nov		2.2	3.2	3.9	2.2	1.1
Dec		2.2	2.7	4.1	2.5	1.2

	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015
	%	%	%	%	%	%
Jan	2.7	2.5	4.0	2.6	1.3	1.1
Feb	2.5	2.5	3.6	3.2	1.3	1.0
Mar	2.6	2.4	3.3	3.1	1.6	0.9
Apr	1.5	3.0	3.4	3.5	1.3	0.9
May	1.0	3.0	3.3	3.7	1.4	1.0
Jun		2.9	3.4	3.5	1.6	1.0
Jul		2.8	3.2	3.6	1.9	1.0
Aug		2.6	3.5	3.9	1.8	1.1
Sep		2.4	3.3	3.9	2.0	0.8
Oct		2.1	3.3	4.0	2.0	0.7
Nov		2.2	3.2	3.9	2.2	1.1
Dec		2.2	2.7	4.1	2.5	1.2

	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015
	%	%	%	%	%	%
Jan	2.7	2.5	4.0	2.6	1.3	1.1
Feb	2.5	2.5	3.6	3.2	1.3	1.0
Mar	2.6	2.4	3.3	3.1	1.6	0.9
Apr	1.5	3.0	3.4	3.5	1.3	0.9
May	1.0	3.0	3.3	3.7	1.4	1.0
Jun		2.9	3.4	3.5	1.6	1.0
Jul		2.8	3.2	3.6	1.9	1.0
Aug		2.6	3.5	3.9	1.8	1.1
Sep		2.4	3.3	3.9	2.0	0.8
Oct		2.1	3.3	4.0	2.0	0.7
Nov		2.2	3.2	3.9	2.2	1.1
Dec		2.2	2.7	4.1	2.5	1.2