UK Inflation Falls to 3.0% in January in World Economy News 19/02/2026 UK consumer price inflation eased to 3.0% in January 2026, down from 3.4% in December and in line with market expectations. This marks the lowest annual inflation rate since March 2025, primarily driven by softer increases in transport and food prices. Transport costs rose by 2.7% year-on-year, slowing from 4.0% in December, as fuel prices fell and air fare inflation moderated. Meanwhile, food and non-alcoholic beverage prices increased by 3.6%, down from 4.5% the previous month. Inflation also eased in housing and utilities (4.5% vs. 4.9%) and recreation and culture (2.6% vs. 2.7%). However, price growth in restaurants and hotels accelerated to 4.1%, up from 3.8%. Core inflation, which excludes more volatile components such as food and energy, declined to 3.1% in January, its lowest level since August 2021, suggesting underlying price pressures are gradually moderating. On a monthly basis, consumer prices fell by 0.5%, reversing a 0.4% increase recorded in December. Source: Trading Economics 2026-02-19 hellenicshippingnews... window.___gcfg = {lang: 'en-US'}; (function(w, d, s) { function go(){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], load = function(url, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.src = url; js.id = id; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }; load('//connect.facebook.net/en/all.js#xfbml=1', 'fbjssdk'); load('https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js', 'gplus1js'); load('//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js', 'tweetjs'); } if (w.addEventListener) { w.addEventListener("load", go, false); } else if (w.attachEvent) { w.attachEvent("onload",go); } }(window, document, 'script')); tweet Share