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Recreation and culture

Annual inflation for recreation and culture was 2.3% in September 2026, up 0.7 points from 1.6% in August 2026. All-items CPI was 3.5%.

Updated Latest data: September 2026 · ONS release 21 October 2026 · Data fetched 28 October 2026, 10:12 GMT

Annual rate

2.3%

A year earlier: 2.7%. ONS series D7GG.

Price index (2015=100)

137.8

Prices are 37.8% higher than the 2015 average. ONS series D7C4.

What's in this category

Audio-visual and computing equipment, games, toys and hobbies, pets and pet products, sports and cultural services, books, newspapers, and package holidays. Package holidays and computer games can make this category volatile.

Recreation and culture: CPI annual rate

12-month rate, January 1989 to September 2026. Latest 2.3%. Source: ONS series D7GG.

Recreation and culture: CPI index (2015=100)

Price index, January 1988 to September 2026. Latest 137.8. Source: ONS series D7C4.

Annual rate: last 12 months
MonthValue
September 20262.3%
August 20261.6%
July 20261.4%
June 20261.7%
May 20261.5%
April 20261.7%
March 20262.8%
February 20262.5%
January 20262.6%
December 20252.7%
November 20252.9%
October 20252.9%

Source: Office for National Statistics, Consumer price inflation (MM23), series D7GG and D7C4. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.