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UK Core Inflation Rate

UK Core Inflation Rate 20 May 2026

UK Core Inflation Rate 20 May 2026: 2.5% for April 2026, below the 2.6% forecast and down from 3.1% in March 2026. It is the lowest of the last 12 releases. It is the second release in a row below the forecast. It was released on Wed 20 May 2026 at 06:00 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
2.5%
April 2026
Forecast
2.6%
The market consensus
Previous
3.1%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Below the forecast: A miss can weigh on sterling if it suggests core price pressures are easing and the BoE has more room to cut.

UK Core Inflation Rate 20 May 2026: 2.5% for April 2026 against a 2.6% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
20 May 2026Apr2.5%2.6%3.1%
22 Apr 2026Mar3.1%3.2%3.2%
25 Mar 2026Feb3.2%3.1%3.1%
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%
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