Richard Partington Economics correspondent 

UK inflation: which goods and services have changed most in price?

From vegetables to coffee and transport to recreation, how the cost of everyday items varies
  
  

Inflation graphic: food, coffee, car, luggage and a book, with arrows pointing upwards
The UK’s annual inflation rate dropped to 6.7% in August amid a slowdown in food and drink prices. Composite: Guardian Design/Getty Images

The UK’s annual inflation rate fell to 6.7% in August, its lowest level since February last year, amid a slowdown in food and drink prices and despite a jump in the cost of petrol and diesel.

The Office for National Statistics compiled the overall reading using the consumer prices index but also logs prices for individual goods and services. Here we look at how the cost of many of those everyday items have changed over the past year.

In each case the figure is the percentage change in the average price over the 12 months to August.

Food

Sugar 55.8%
Olive oil 38.3%
Sauces and condiments 28.1%
Pasta products and couscous 24.5%
Eggs 21.9%
Pork 21.6%
Cheese and curd 17.6%
Vegetables 14%
Ready-made meals 10.9%
Bread 9.3%
Fruit 8.3%
Fish 6.8%
Jams, marmalades and honey 5.6%
Low-fat milk 4.4%
Whole milk -0.3%
Butter -3.2%

Drinks

Cocoa and powdered chocolate 21.1%
Fruit and vegetable juices 18.4%
Mineral or spring waters 15.5%
Tea 14.6%
Soft drinks 12.9%
Coffee 12.8%
Beer 13.5%
Spirits 8.6%
Wine 7%

Electricity, gas and other fuels

Electricity 6.7%
Solid fuels 6.2%
Gas 1.7%
Liquid fuels -15.5%

Clothing and shoes

Footwear for infants 11.5%
Repair and hire of clothes 9.7%
Garments for infants and children 8.2%
Garments for men 7.5%
Garments for women 7.3%
Footwear for men 4.8%
Footwear for women 4%

Household items and furniture

Carpets and rugs 8.4%
Cookers 8.1%
Garden furniture 5.8%
Household furniture 4.2%
Refrigerators, freezers and fridge-freezers 3.8%
Bed linen 3%
Lighting equipment 2.9%

Vehicles and passenger transport

New cars 4.4%
Bicycles 0.4%
By air 12%
By sea and inland waterway 11.1%
By bus and coach 5.5%
By train 5.1%
Secondhand cars -0.5%
Motorcycles -2.5%
Diesel -19%
Petrol -15.2%

Hospitality and recreation

Hotels and motels 7.1%
Holiday centres, campsites and youth hostels 14.2%
Fast food and takeaway food services 9.7%
Restaurants and cafes 8.8%
Museums 7.6%
Cinemas, theatres and concerts 3.3%

Other recreational items

Veterinary and other services for pets 12.6%
Garden products 11.3%
Products for pets 9.6%
Games, toys and hobbies 3.4%

 

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