Inflation Record£100 in 2006 → Today (United Kingdom)
Official data verified · CPI (ONS) · Annual average · Not seasonally adjusted · Data through September 2026 (fetched 2026-11-02) · CPI All items (D7BT), MM23 dataset
£177.68
+77.7% cumulative inflation · 2006–2026
Your £100 in 2006 would have the purchasing power of £177.68 in United Kingdom today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: £100 in 2006 had the same average buying power as £177.68 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 77.7% across this 20-year span; the purchasing power of a pound changed by -43.7%.
- This measures the broad basket of consumer goods and services (CPI (ONS)). Individual expenses moved at different rates.
What this means in other amounts
| In 2006 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| £1 | £1.78 |
| £5 | £8.88 |
| £10 | £17.77 |
| £20 | £35.54 |
| £50 | £88.84 |
| £100 | £177.68 |
| £500 | £888.38 |
| £1,000 | £1,776.76 |
| £10,000 | £17,767.58 |
| £100,000 | £177,675.84 |
Key facts about 2006
- Consumer prices rose 2.3% in 2006 — the 21st-largest annual increase in the 1988–2026 record.
- Measured by the older RPI instead of CPI, £100 in 2006 would equal £209.48 in 2026 — the two indexes have drifted apart, which is why this site never blends them.
- In the decade after 2006, prices rose 25.9% in total.
£100 in 2006, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £125.92 | +25.9% |
| 2026 | £177.68 | +77.7% |
Monthly CPI in 2006
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 78.5 | 1.9% |
| February | 78.8 | 2.1% |
| March | 78.9 | 1.8% |
| April | 79.4 | 2.1% |
| May | 79.9 | 2.3% |
| June | 80.1 | 2.6% |
| July | 80.0 | 2.3% |
| August | 80.4 | 2.6% |
| September | 80.5 | 2.4% |
| October | 80.6 | 2.4% |
| November | 80.8 | 2.7% |
| December | 81.3 | 3.0% |
Annual average for 2006: 79.933
Verify this calculation
Series: CPI All items (D7BT), MM23 dataset; base 2015=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (2006 annual average): 79.933 · Index (2026 annual average): 142.022 · Ratio: 1.7768
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Office for National Statistics.