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UK Core Inflation Rate

UK Core Inflation Rate 18 February 2026

UK Core Inflation Rate 18 February 2026: 3.1% for January 2026, in line with the forecast and against 3.2% in October 2025 (first reported as 3.4%). It is the lowest of the last 12 releases. It was released on Wed 18 Feb 2026 at 07:00 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.

Actual
3.1%
January 2026
Forecast
3.1%
The market consensus
Previous
3.2%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

In line with the forecast: Sterling usually reacts little unless headline or services CPI changes the overall interpretation.

UK Core Inflation Rate 18 February 2026: 3.1% for January 2026 against a 3.1% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
18 Feb 2026Jan3.1%3.1%3.2%
19 Nov 2025Oct3.4%3.4%3.5%
22 Oct 2025Sep3.5%3.7%3.6%
17 Sep 2025Aug3.6%3.6%3.8%
20 Aug 2025Jul3.8%3.7%3.7%
16 Jul 2025Jun3.7%3.5%3.5%
18 Jun 2025May3.5%3.6%3.8%
21 May 2025Apr3.8%3.6%3.4%
16 Apr 2025Mar3.4%3.4%3.5%
26 Mar 2025Feb3.5%3.6%3.7%
19 Feb 2025Jan3.7%3.7%3.2%
15 Jan 2025Dec3.2%3.4%3.5%
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