Overall, food inflation fell from 3 per cent in April to 2.2 per cent last month, while the cost of domestic heating oil fell too.

UK May 2026 CPI inflation is forecast to rise to 3.0% from April's 2.8%, with energy prices and geopolitical tensions driving the reversal ahead of the Bank

The rate of Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation was 2.8 per cent in May, unchanged from April, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said today.