Inflation Record£100 in 2008 → 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
£167.63
+67.6% cumulative inflation · 2008–2026
Your £100 in 2008 would have the purchasing power of £167.63 in United Kingdom today.
What this means
- Purchasing power: £100 in 2008 had the same average buying power as £167.63 in 2026.
- Price level change: the overall consumer price level rose by 67.6% across this 18-year span; the purchasing power of a pound changed by -40.3%.
- 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 2008 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| £1 | £1.68 |
| £5 | £8.38 |
| £10 | £16.76 |
| £20 | £33.53 |
| £50 | £83.81 |
| £100 | £167.63 |
| £500 | £838.14 |
| £1,000 | £1,676.27 |
| £10,000 | £16,762.73 |
| £100,000 | £167,627.29 |
Key facts about 2008
- Consumer prices rose 3.6% in 2008 — the 8th-largest annual increase in the 1988–2026 record.
- Measured by the older RPI instead of CPI, £100 in 2008 would equal £193.18 in 2026 — the two indexes have drifted apart, which is why this site never blends them.
- In the decade after 2008, prices rose 25.0% in total.
£100 in 2008, decade by decade
| Year | Worth | Cumulative price change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | £125.01 | +25.0% |
| 2026 | £167.63 | +67.6% |
Monthly CPI in 2008
| Period | Index | Change vs same period, prior year |
|---|---|---|
| January | 82.4 | 2.2% |
| February | 83.0 | 2.5% |
| March | 83.4 | 2.5% |
| April | 84.0 | 2.9% |
| May | 84.6 | 3.4% |
| June | 85.2 | 3.9% |
| July | 85.1 | 4.4% |
| August | 85.7 | 4.8% |
| September | 86.1 | 5.1% |
| October | 85.9 | 4.4% |
| November | 85.8 | 4.0% |
| December | 85.5 | 3.0% |
Annual average for 2008: 84.725
Verify this calculation
Series: CPI All items (D7BT), MM23 dataset; base 2015=100; not seasonally adjusted.
Index (2008 annual average): 84.725 · Index (2026 annual average): 142.022 · Ratio: 1.6763
Formula: amount × (indexend / indexstart). Formula v1.0 — annual-average CPI, NSA (per-country basis on each methodology page). Source: Office for National Statistics.