"Figure 5: The contribution to the difference between expenditure deciles 2 and 9 became more balanced in 2019","" "Contributions to the difference in annual inflation: expenditure decile 2 less expenditure decile 9, UK, January 2006 to March 2019","" "","" "Notes","1. Stacked bars reflect the percentage point contributions of each of the 12 categories items to the annual percentage change in the CPIH-consistent inflation rate. Note that a reduction in the contribution of series to the annual rate of change need not imply falling prices, but could also reflect a lower rate of increase than the previous year. 2. The other category reflects the combined division-level contributions of furniture, health, clothing, communication and education, bringing the sum of contributions to the inflation rate. 3. Contributions may not sum due to rounding." "Unit","%" "","" "","Food and non-alcoholic beverages","Alcoholic beverages and tobacco","Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels","Transport","Recreation and culture","Restuarants and hotels","Other","Difference in 12-month growth" "Jan-06","0.10","0.13","0.54","-0.27","0.27","-0.12","-0.19","0.46" "Feb-06","0.09","0.11","0.55","-0.20","0.22","-0.13","-0.20","0.46" "Mar-06","-0.01","0.11","0.61","-0.16","0.24","-0.12","-0.21","0.46" "Apr-06","0.05","0.10","0.61","-0.24","0.26","-0.10","-0.18","0.51" "May-06","0.09","0.12","0.73","-0.15","0.25","-0.10","-0.21","0.73" "Jun-06","0.13","0.16","0.79","-0.14","0.24","-0.10","-0.21","0.87" "Jul-06","0.21","0.17","0.82","0.04","0.22","-0.09","-0.11","1.27" "Aug-06","0.22","0.16","0.83","0.11","0.18","-0.08","-0.14","1.28" "Sep-06","0.24","0.16","0.84","-0.08","0.18","-0.07","-0.21","1.07" "Oct-06","0.28","0.14","0.89","-0.07","0.19","-0.07","-0.27","1.08" "Nov-06","0.29","0.11","0.90","-0.18","0.14","-0.07","-0.26","0.91" "Dec-06","0.27","0.12","0.91","-0.07","0.12","-0.06","-0.31","0.97" "Jan-07","0.23","0.16","0.93","-0.02","0.11","-0.06","-0.27","1.08" "Feb-07","0.25","0.17","0.90","-0.05","0.16","-0.05","-0.30","1.08" "Mar-07","0.34","0.17","0.84","-0.04","0.15","-0.06","-0.39","1.00" "Apr-07","0.35","0.17","0.71","-0.02","0.15","-0.08","-0.32","0.96" "May-07","0.30","0.15","0.56","-0.04","0.16","-0.08","-0.31","0.74" "Jun-07","0.29","0.12","0.47","-0.06","0.19","-0.09","-0.40","0.51" "Jul-07","0.17","0.11","0.42","-0.10","0.19","-0.09","-0.31","0.40" "Aug-07","0.18","0.12","0.38","-0.12","0.19","-0.09","-0.25","0.40" "Sep-07","0.24","0.11","0.35","-0.05","0.17","-0.09","-0.28","0.45" "Oct-07","0.31","0.11","0.28","-0.09","0.16","-0.09","-0.27","0.40" "Nov-07","0.33","0.11","0.23","-0.06","0.18","-0.10","-0.28","0.41" "Dec-07","0.38","0.09","0.19","-0.11","0.19","-0.11","-0.29","0.34" "Jan-08","0.41","0.07","0.21","-0.08","0.19","-0.11","-0.26","0.44" "Feb-08","0.39","0.09","0.45","-0.07","0.17","-0.10","-0.28","0.66" "Mar-08","0.38","0.10","0.46","-0.11","0.17","-0.10","-0.22","0.67" "Apr-08","0.43","0.09","0.53","-0.07","0.11","-0.12","-0.29","0.67" "May-08","0.52","0.09","0.57","-0.08","0.08","-0.13","-0.28","0.77" "Jun-08","0.63","0.09","0.62","-0.10","0.02","-0.12","-0.20","0.92" "Jul-08","0.78","0.08","0.61","-0.16","0.02","-0.14","-0.22","0.96" "Aug-08","0.83","0.08","0.82","-0.19","-0.01","-0.13","-0.26","1.13" "Sep-08","0.72","0.08","1.16","-0.17","-0.04","-0.14","-0.26","1.37" "Oct-08","0.65","0.09","1.24","-0.09","-0.03","-0.14","-0.21","1.50" "Nov-08","0.66","0.08","1.22","-0.07","-0.04","-0.13","-0.20","1.52" "Dec-08","0.65","0.10","1.24","-0.11","0.02","-0.11","-0.01","1.77" "Jan-09","0.63","0.09","1.17","-0.03","0.01","-0.11","-0.08","1.67" "Feb-09","0.70","0.09","0.92","-0.02","-0.04","-0.12","-0.10","1.43" "Mar-09","0.64","0.10","0.83","0.01","-0.06","-0.11","-0.10","1.31" "Apr-09","0.54","0.05","0.59","-0.04","-0.04","-0.08","-0.06","0.95" "May-09","0.48","0.08","0.51","-0.06","-0.06","-0.08","-0.06","0.81" "Jun-09","0.33","0.09","0.47","-0.05","-0.07","-0.08","-0.04","0.67" "Jul-09","0.26","0.09","0.53","-0.08","-0.08","-0.05","-0.09","0.58" "Aug-09","0.14","0.09","0.33","-0.13","-0.08","-0.06","-0.11","0.18" "Sep-09","0.11","0.08","0.00","-0.05","-0.07","-0.04","-0.11","-0.08" "Oct-09","0.15","0.08","-0.10","-0.12","-0.06","-0.04","-0.07","-0.17" "Nov-09","0.09","0.09","-0.12","-0.17","-0.06","-0.04","-0.10","-0.31" "Dec-09","0.09","0.10","-0.16","-0.33","-0.12","-0.04","-0.25","-0.70" "Jan-10","0.11","0.13","-0.16","-0.47","-0.15","-0.05","-0.26","-0.85" "Feb-10","0.06","0.13","-0.19","-0.48","-0.08","-0.07","-0.24","-0.87" "Mar-10","0.10","0.10","-0.12","-0.51","-0.11","-0.07","-0.20","-0.82" "Apr-10","0.14","0.14","-0.09","-0.50","-0.09","-0.09","-0.24","-0.73" "May-10","0.09","0.11","-0.03","-0.47","-0.05","-0.08","-0.23","-0.66" "Jun-10","0.09","0.10","-0.01","-0.48","-0.07","-0.09","-0.18","-0.63" "Jul-10","0.17","0.10","-0.08","-0.40","-0.04","-0.10","-0.17","-0.52" "Aug-10","0.23","0.10","-0.05","-0.39","-0.02","-0.10","-0.17","-0.42" "Sep-10","0.28","0.10","-0.03","-0.37","0.01","-0.12","-0.24","-0.37" "Oct-10","0.25","0.10","-0.02","-0.36","-0.02","-0.11","-0.23","-0.39" "Nov-10","0.32","0.12","-0.01","-0.34","0.00","-0.12","-0.25","-0.28" "Dec-10","0.36","0.12","0.10","-0.29","-0.03","-0.13","-0.20","-0.08" "Jan-11","0.37","0.14","0.14","-0.31","0.00","-0.17","-0.19","-0.02" "Feb-11","0.38","0.13","0.21","-0.30","-0.01","-0.16","-0.22","0.02" "Mar-11","0.29","0.13","0.23","-0.29","0.05","-0.15","-0.23","0.03" "Apr-11","0.29","0.25","0.34","-0.42","0.02","-0.14","-0.31","0.03" "May-11","0.37","0.25","0.34","-0.31","0.03","-0.15","-0.29","0.23" "Jun-11","0.44","0.27","0.35","-0.29","0.12","-0.15","-0.31","0.43" "Jul-11","0.41","0.28","0.40","-0.29","0.09","-0.14","-0.35","0.40" "Aug-11","0.40","0.28","0.44","-0.22","0.14","-0.14","-0.37","0.52" "Sep-11","0.40","0.30","0.70","-0.31","0.13","-0.16","-0.31","0.75" "Oct-11","0.32","0.33","0.75","-0.27","0.11","-0.14","-0.42","0.70" "Nov-11","0.26","0.31","0.77","-0.25","0.12","-0.13","-0.37","0.70" "Dec-11","0.25","0.28","0.68","-0.20","0.15","-0.12","-0.29","0.76" "Jan-12","0.24","0.25","0.68","0.04","0.12","-0.07","-0.33","0.93" "Feb-12","0.26","0.25","0.61","0.05","0.14","-0.08","-0.32","0.91" "Mar-12","0.30","0.26","0.58","0.04","0.11","-0.08","-0.33","0.88" "Apr-12","0.28","0.26","0.60","0.11","0.09","-0.12","-0.25","0.97" "May-12","0.22","0.25","0.59","0.04","0.10","-0.13","-0.27","0.80" "Jun-12","0.15","0.24","0.58","0.00","0.02","-0.11","-0.23","0.65" "Jul-12","0.14","0.25","0.60","-0.19","0.05","-0.12","-0.26","0.48" "Aug-12","0.14","0.26","0.56","-0.29","0.04","-0.12","-0.23","0.36" "Sep-12","0.13","0.28","0.28","-0.06","-0.01","-0.12","-0.16","0.35" "Oct-12","0.20","0.27","0.26","-0.07","0.00","-0.12","-0.26","0.29" "Nov-12","0.23","0.27","0.30","-0.01","0.00","-0.15","-0.23","0.41" "Dec-12","0.21","0.27","0.46","-0.08","0.00","-0.14","-0.31","0.41" "Jan-13","0.23","0.21","0.43","-0.27","0.00","-0.15","-0.26","0.19" "Feb-13","0.18","0.22","0.49","-0.28","-0.03","-0.14","-0.23","0.20" "Mar-13","0.18","0.21","0.51","-0.26","-0.06","-0.13","-0.23","0.23" "Apr-13","0.24","0.12","0.49","-0.16","-0.03","-0.09","-0.26","0.31" "May-13","0.22","0.13","0.51","-0.22","-0.04","-0.08","-0.26","0.27" "Jun-13","0.20","0.13","0.51","-0.15","0.00","-0.09","-0.27","0.33" "Jul-13","0.19","0.10","0.51","0.05","0.01","-0.10","-0.23","0.53" "Aug-13","0.22","0.10","0.50","0.17","-0.01","-0.09","-0.26","0.65" "Sep-13","0.21","0.09","0.50","-0.13","0.01","-0.09","-0.30","0.30" "Oct-13","0.20","0.08","0.48","-0.11","0.03","-0.11","-0.33","0.24" "Nov-13","0.15","0.11","0.44","-0.19","-0.01","-0.08","-0.32","0.10" "Dec-13","0.12","0.13","0.46","-0.03","0.01","-0.08","-0.32","0.28" "Jan-14","0.11","0.16","0.46","-0.04","0.05","-0.06","-0.30","0.39" "Feb-14","0.11","0.15","0.45","-0.05","0.01","-0.07","-0.34","0.27" "Mar-14","0.10","0.14","0.43","-0.03","0.02","-0.09","-0.30","0.28" "Apr-14","0.03","0.14","0.42","-0.19","0.03","-0.08","-0.30","0.05" "May-14","-0.05","0.15","0.40","-0.09","-0.01","-0.09","-0.28","0.04" "Jun-14","0.00","0.15","0.42","-0.13","-0.02","-0.10","-0.36","-0.05" "Jul-14","-0.03","0.17","0.40","-0.19","-0.01","-0.12","-0.27","-0.05" "Aug-14","-0.08","0.16","0.41","-0.27","-0.01","-0.10","-0.28","-0.17" "Sep-14","-0.08","0.16","0.43","-0.13","0.03","-0.10","-0.28","0.04" "Oct-14","-0.09","0.16","0.44","-0.13","0.01","-0.09","-0.19","0.11" "Nov-14","-0.12","0.15","0.44","-0.10","0.07","-0.09","-0.20","0.15" "Dec-14","-0.12","0.12","0.26","-0.12","0.06","-0.09","-0.21","-0.10" "Jan-15","-0.17","0.11","0.27","-0.12","0.05","-0.10","-0.24","-0.20" "Feb-15","-0.22","0.13","0.26","-0.10","0.11","-0.10","-0.21","-0.13" "Mar-15","-0.19","0.13","0.23","-0.11","0.11","-0.09","-0.18","-0.09" "Apr-15","-0.19","0.13","0.22","-0.02","0.11","-0.10","-0.19","-0.05" "May-15","-0.12","0.12","0.21","-0.10","0.16","-0.09","-0.21","-0.03" "Jun-15","-0.15","0.12","0.21","-0.06","0.17","-0.10","-0.19","-0.01" "Jul-15","-0.17","0.12","0.21","-0.07","0.15","-0.09","-0.24","-0.10" "Aug-15","-0.16","0.11","0.22","-0.05","0.14","-0.10","-0.24","-0.08" "Sep-15","-0.14","0.10","0.20","-0.09","0.13","-0.10","-0.23","-0.14" "Oct-15","-0.17","0.12","0.20","-0.07","0.11","-0.10","-0.20","-0.11" "Nov-15","-0.15","0.13","0.20","-0.07","0.08","-0.12","-0.19","-0.11" "Dec-15","-0.18","0.14","0.20","-0.18","0.09","-0.10","-0.15","-0.18" "Jan-16","-0.15","0.15","0.20","-0.05","0.07","-0.08","-0.20","-0.05" "Feb-16","-0.14","0.14","0.20","-0.03","0.09","-0.10","-0.20","-0.04" "Mar-16","-0.18","0.14","0.21","-0.14","0.08","-0.11","-0.25","-0.26" "Apr-16","-0.16","0.12","0.12","-0.01","0.08","-0.12","-0.17","-0.14" "May-16","-0.18","0.12","0.12","0.00","0.09","-0.13","-0.12","-0.11" "Jun-16","-0.19","0.12","0.11","-0.04","0.06","-0.11","-0.07","-0.11" "Jul-16","-0.18","0.10","0.06","-0.05","0.08","-0.13","-0.05","-0.17" "Aug-16","-0.15","0.13","0.06","-0.07","0.09","-0.10","-0.02","-0.07" "Sep-16","-0.17","0.12","0.07","-0.02","0.07","-0.14","-0.08","-0.15" "Oct-16","-0.18","0.08","0.05","-0.03","0.11","-0.12","-0.01","-0.09" "Nov-16","-0.17","0.06","0.04","0.00","0.07","-0.11","-0.06","-0.15" "Dec-16","-0.09","0.06","0.04","-0.07","0.05","-0.13","-0.11","-0.25" "Jan-17","-0.06","0.05","0.06","-0.06","0.04","-0.14","-0.08","-0.19" "Feb-17","-0.02","0.05","0.06","-0.10","-0.01","-0.16","-0.09","-0.25" "Mar-17","0.06","0.05","0.10","0.05","0.00","-0.13","-0.09","0.04" "Apr-17","0.07","0.03","0.17","-0.12","-0.06","-0.14","-0.15","-0.20" "May-17","0.11","0.02","0.23","-0.06","-0.12","-0.14","-0.21","-0.18" "Jun-17","0.13","0.03","0.22","-0.04","-0.12","-0.16","-0.25","-0.19" "Jul-17","0.15","0.01","0.25","-0.01","-0.15","-0.15","-0.30","-0.20" "Aug-17","0.12","0.00","0.23","0.03","-0.18","-0.18","-0.31","-0.28" "Sep-17","0.18","0.01","0.22","-0.05","-0.19","-0.14","-0.21","-0.18" "Oct-17","0.24","0.00","0.25","-0.10","-0.23","-0.14","-0.16","-0.14" "Nov-17","0.25","0.00","0.25","-0.16","-0.23","-0.14","-0.13","-0.16" "Dec-17","0.25","0.02","0.25","-0.05","-0.22","-0.12","-0.16","-0.03" "Jan-18","0.21","0.03","0.24","0.01","-0.21","-0.12","-0.16","0.00" "Feb-18","0.17","0.02","0.24","0.03","-0.19","-0.07","-0.19","0.01" "Mar-18","0.19","0.02","0.23","-0.01","-0.23","-0.09","-0.14","-0.03" "Apr-18","0.17","0.03","0.26","0.04","-0.19","-0.09","-0.13","0.09" "May-18","0.14","0.05","0.20","-0.08","-0.19","-0.08","-0.10","-0.06" "Jun-18","0.13","0.04","0.28","-0.09","-0.15","-0.07","-0.06","0.07" "Jul-18","0.15","0.05","0.31","-0.16","-0.16","-0.06","-0.01","0.13" "Aug-18","0.15","0.05","0.31","-0.24","-0.17","-0.06","-0.04","0.00" "Sep-18","0.10","0.04","0.37","-0.08","-0.20","-0.06","-0.03","0.13" "Oct-18","0.05","0.04","0.42","-0.03","-0.20","-0.06","-0.07","0.13" "Nov-18","0.03","0.07","0.41","-0.02","-0.21","-0.09","-0.09","0.10" "Dec-18","0.04","0.05","0.40","-0.13","-0.19","-0.13","-0.04","0.02" "Jan-19","0.05","0.05","0.21","-0.32","-0.21","-0.07","0.00","-0.29" "Feb-19","0.08","0.05","0.22","-0.32","-0.22","-0.08","-0.02","-0.29" "Mar-19","0.05","0.06","0.23","-0.27","-0.18","-0.09","-0.03","-0.23"