The UK’s annual inflation rate stood at 3.9% in November, down from 4.6% in October.
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 has changed over the past year.
In each case, the figure is the percentage change in the average price over the 12 months to November.
Food
Sugar 40.4%
Olive oil 53.9%
Sauces and condiments 19.7%
Pasta products and couscous 8.2%
Eggs 12.9%
Pork 15%
Cheese and curd 7.1%
Vegetables 10.6%
Ready-made meals 7.5%
Bread 3.2%
Fruit 6.7%
Fish 6.5%
Jams, marmalades and honey 2.6%
Low-fat milk -3.0%
Whole milk -7.0%
Butter -7.5%
Drinks
Cocoa and powdered chocolate 27.0%
Fruit and vegetable juices 13.6%
Mineral or spring waters 12.8%
Tea 13.1%
Soft drinks 4.7%
Coffee 10.2%
Beer 12.0%
Spirits 8.1%
Wine 7.0%
Electricity, gas and other fuels
Electricity -15.4%
Solid fuels -2.5%
Gas -31.0%
Liquid fuels -19.6%
Clothing and shoes
Footwear for infants 12.2%
Repair and hire of clothes 9.8%
Garments for infants and children 6.7%
Garments for men 4.2%
Garments for women 7.2%
Footwear for men 5.1%
Footwear for women 2.0%
Household items and furniture
Carpets and rugs 7.1%
Cookers 4.8%
Garden furniture 4.3%
Household furniture 2.4%
Refrigerators, freezers and fridge-freezers 5.2%
Bed linen 0.6%
Lighting equipment 4.2%
Vehicles and passenger transport
New cars 3.1%
Bicycles -0.4%
By air 3.3%
By sea and inland waterway 8.5%
By bus and coach 7.5%
By train 5.0%
Secondhand cars -5.4%
Motorcycles -3.4%
Diesel -15.4%
Petrol -7.7%
Hospitality and recreation
Hotels and motels 5.8%
Holiday centres, campsites and youth hostels 16.6%
Fast food and takeaway food services 8.3%
Restaurants and cafes 8.2%
Museums 7.3%
Cinemas, theatres and concerts 0.9%
Other recreational items
Veterinary and other services for pets 11.9%
Garden products 9.8%
Products for pets 5.1%
Games, toys and hobbies 0.9%
