UK Core Inflation Rate 13 June 2017
UK Core Inflation Rate 13 June 2017: 2.6% for May 2017, above the 2.4% forecast and up from 2.4% in April 2017. It is the highest of the last 12 releases. It is the second release in a row above the forecast. It was released on Tue 13 Jun 2017 at 08:30 UTC.
These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: Office for National Statistics. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.
What a print like this usually does
Above the forecast: A beat can support sterling as markets see underlying inflation as harder to bring down and price a tighter BoE path.

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UK Core Inflation Rate 13 June 2017: 2.6% vs 2.4% forecast (Office for National Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/uk-core-cpi/2017-06-13