The UK’s annual inflation rate increased unexpectedly to 4.0% in December, up from 3.9% in November.
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 December.
Food
Olive oil 45.8%
Sugar 21.3%
Sauces and condiments 18.4%
Pork 13.6%
Vegetables 10.1%
Fruit 7.1%
Eggs 6.8%
Pasta products and couscous 6.6%
Ready-made meals 6%
Cheese and curd 5.1%
Fish 2.4%
Bread 2.2%
Jams, marmalades and honey -0.9%
Low-fat milk -6.1%
Butter -8.4%
Whole milk -11%
Drinks & Tobacco
Cocoa and powdered chocolate 22%
Mineral or spring waters 14.2%
Fruit and vegetable juices 10.4%
Tea 11.3%
Coffee 11.9%
Soft drinks 3.5%
Beer 12.8%
Spirits 8.9%
Wine 7.8%
Tobacco 16%
Electricity, gas and other fuels
Electricity -15.4%
Gas -31.0%
Solid fuels -1.9%
Liquid fuels -15.7%
Clothing and shoes
Garments for infants and children 9.6%
Footwear for infants 4.9%
Garments for women 7.2%
Garments for men 5.2%
Footwear for men 5.4%
Footwear for women 3.7%
Household items and furniture
Carpets and rugs 7%
Cookers 6.9%
Refrigerators, freezers and fridge-freezers 4.7%
Garden furniture 3%
Household furniture 1.2%
Lighting equipment -0.4%
Vehicles and passenger transport
By sea and inland waterway 5.9%
By train 3.8%
By air 0.8%
By bus and coach 0.3%
New cars 3.2%
Bicycles -2.8%
Secondhand cars -8.4%
Motorcycles -4.6%
Petrol -8%
Diesel -15.5%
Hospitality and recreation
Holiday centres, campsites and youth hostels 17.8%
Fast food and takeaway food services 7.9%
Restaurants and cafes 7.7%
Museums 7.3%
Hotels and motels 5.3%
Cinemas, theatres and concerts 4.5%
Other recreational items
Veterinary and other services for pets 11.6%
Garden products 7.9%
Products for pets 6.1%
Games, toys and hobbies 3.2%
