The Office for National Statistics is holding an online session on 21 October 2026 to cover the latest figures on consumer prices, the housing market and business prices.
The briefing runs from 11:30am to 12:30pm and follows the scheduled 7:00am publication of the ONS’s September 2026 consumer price inflation data — figures that had not yet been published at the time of writing. The session is open for questions and is designed to walk attendees through the latest readings across three separate releases: consumer prices, private rents and house prices, and producer prices.
The most recent available data, covering August 2026, put CPI inflation at 3.1 per cent in the 12 months to that month, compared with a CPIH reading of 3.3 per cent over the same period. The gap between the two measures reflects the inclusion of owner-occupiers’ housing costs in CPIH but not in CPI. Housing and household services inflation ran higher still, at 4.3 per cent in the year to August 2026, the figures show.
Rents and house prices tell a similar story of upward pressure. Average UK private rents reached £1,400 a month in August 2026, up 3.8 per cent year-on-year. Average UK house prices stood at £273,000 in July 2026 — the latest month available — up 1.4 per cent over the year, a slower pace than either rent or consumer price growth.
September’s figures, due at 7:00am on 21 October, will show whether those trends held or shifted through the autumn.
Key information
- Online briefing: 21 October 2026, 11:30am–12:30pm
- September consumer price inflation publication: 21 October 2026 at 7:00am
- Topics covered: consumer prices, housing market, business prices
- Registration: via the link in the ONS post above
Source: @ONS
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