The UK has an inflation rate of 2.9%, the highest out of world's top economies
August 2017 inflation rates for consumer prices
August 2017
UK 2.9%
OECD average
2.2
US
1.9
Germany
1.8
Eurozone average
1.5
Canada
1.4
Italy
1.2
France
0.9
Japan
0.7
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5