Consumer price index from 2026

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With effect from 2026, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the European Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) is changed to a new base year, from 2015=100 to 2025=100. An update to the classification of goods and services has come into use in 2026, in order to reflect current consumption patterns better. The CPI has been brought more into line with the HICP from 2026 onwards. It is worth noting that these changes will not affect inflation figures that have already been published up to and including 2025.