The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) 12-month inflation rate crept up to 3% in September from 2.9% in August - the highest rate since March 2012.

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI), one of the main measures of UK inflation, rose from 2.6% in July to 2.9% in August, mainly due to rises in clothing and motor fuel costs. The CPI rate was 0.6% in August 2016.