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CPI at highest annual rate since October 2025.

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 3.5% in the 12 months to September 2026, up from 3.1% the previous month.

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10,239 deaths were registered in England and Wales in the week ending 9 October 2026.

The number of deaths registered in Week 41:

· 7.3% lower than expected (808 fewer deaths)
· 10.9% involved influenza or pneumonia (1,120 deaths)

Dashboard ➡️ https://t.co/mo2tCXioP3

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Commenting on today’s figures, ONS Head of Housing Market Indices Aimee North said 💬

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Average UK house prices increased by 0.9%, to £273,000, in the 12 months to August 2026, down from 1.2% in the 12 months to July 2026.

Average UK private rents up by 3.8%, to £1,406, in the 12 months to September 2026, unchanged from the 12 months to August 2026.

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Commenting on today’s public sector finances figures for September 2026, ONS Chief Economist Grant Fitzner said 💬

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Public sector net borrowing was £24.5 billion in September 2026, £1.8 billion (7.7%) more than in September 2025.

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Public sector net financial liabilities excluding public sector banks were provisionally estimated at £2,643.4 billion (82.7% of GDP) at the end of September 2026. This was £121.7 billion more than in September 2025.

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The cost of raw materials rose by 8.3% in the year to Sept 2026, up from a revised rise of 6.7% in the year to Aug 2026.

Meanwhile, factory gate prices rose by 4.6% in the year to Sept 2026, up from a revised rise of 3.8% in the year to Aug, the largest rise since April 2023.

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Services producer prices up by 4.5% in the year to Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2026, up from a revised rise of 4.2% in the year to Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2026, the largest rise since Quarter 2 2023.

On a quarterly basis, services producer prices up by 0.9% in Quarter 3 2026.

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Commenting on today’s inflation figures for September 2026, ONS Chief Economist Grant Fitzner said

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CPI at highest annual rate since October 2025.

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 3.5% in the 12 months to September 2026, up from 3.1% the previous month.

Read more➡️ https://t.co/3lPEYS9mtQ

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💻 Migration Statistics User Forum, 10 December 2026

Register now to take part in interactive sessions, hear from producers of the statistics and discuss key themes in international migration statistics, in partnership with @ukhomeoffice and @MigObs

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Early estimates of vacancies in the UK suggest a decrease of 21,000 to 691,000 in the three months to September 2026.

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Regular wage growth in the three months to August 2026 rose to 3.7% excluding bonuses.

Including bonuses, the rate was 3.7%, down from the previous period.

Read the release ➡ https://t.co/kjHLiJwsV1

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The revised estimate of payrolled workers in August 2026 shows an increase of 1,000 from July 2026.

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We’ve published the latest labour market figures.  

Commenting on today’s figures, ONS Deputy Director of Labour Market Statistics, David Freeman said 💬

Read the latest Labour market overview ➡️ https://t.co/6RvobhyEoW

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Among the 77% who reported that they had made some or a lot of changes to their lifestyle to help tackle environmental issues, the most commonly reported actions taken in the past year were:

· waste reduction (80%)
· shopping habits (48%)
· their diet (42%)
· their travel (41%)

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Our latest Opinions and Lifestyle Survey looks at attitudes towards climate change and environmental issues. The survey period (1 July to 27 Sept 2026) coincided with a period of heatwaves in Great Britain ➡️ https://t.co/xdlCxMOmmR

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Heatwaves (78%), drought (40%) & wildfires (26%) were the most common ways adults said climate change had affected them in the past 12 months.

85% reported being affected in at least one way by climate change in the last year, up from 74% in Sept to Oct 2025 & 66% in Oct 2024.

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Week to 4 October 2026 compared with the previous week:

· the System Average Price of gas increased 4%
· the system price of electricity decreased 7%

Both increased when compared to the same week last year by 126% and 37%, respectively.

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We’ve updated our Economic activity and social change real time indicator dashboard. 

It provides a weekly overview of the UK economy and society, based on rapid response surveys, novel data sources and innovative methods.

Explore the dashboard 🔎 https://t.co/QsI8SSDQyr

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Week to 4 October 2026, compared with the previous week, the growth rate of average:

· price of automotive fuel was up 1 percentage points (pp) & up 32pp compared with same week of 2025 
· fuel demand per transaction was up 1pp but decreased 9pp compared to same week of 2025