BRC Shop Price Index in United Kingdom

British Retail Consortium (BRC) · Monthly · Importance

1.5% (Aug-26) YOY · % · Monthly · CSV

Period	%
Aug 2026	1.5%
Jul 2026	0.9%
Jun 2026	1.2%
May 2026	1.2%
Apr 2026	1.0%
Mar 2026	1.2%
Feb 2026	1.1%
Jan 2026	1.5%
Dec 2025	0.7%
Nov 2025	0.6%
Oct 2025	1.0%
Sep 2025	1.4%
Aug 2025	0.9%
Jul 2025	0.7%
Jun 2025	0.4%
May 2025	-0.1%
Apr 2025	-0.1%
Mar 2025	-0.4%
Feb 2025	-0.7%
Jan 2025	-0.7%

About this indicator

Source

British Retail Consortium / NielsenIQ

Frequency

Monthly

Release

Monthly, around the last Tuesday of the reference month, embargoed until 00:01 London time (23:01 UTC in summer).

What it is

The British Retail Consortium's Shop Price Index (BRC, compiled with NielsenIQ) measures the year-on-year change in the prices of a basket of everyday retail goods in UK shops. It is a leading gauge of retail inflation, released ahead of the ONS's official CPI.

How it's calculated

It is a weighted price index of a basket of frequently purchased food and non-food items, sampled across several large urban areas from data supplied by BRC member retailers. It is released as a year-on-year percentage change, with a split between food and non-food.

Market implications

Being released before the ONS's CPI, it offers an early read on price pressures in retail and helps anticipate the goods component of inflation, which the Bank of England watches closely when setting rates.

Limitations

It covers shop prices only -excluding services and housing- and uses its own basket and methodology, different from those of the official CPI. It is therefore not a substitute for CPI but a partial preview confined to the retail channel.