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UK Inflation Rate (CPI)

UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 16 January 2018

UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 16 January 2018: 3% for December 2017, in line with the forecast and down from 3.1% in November 2017. Printed 3%, above the 2% target. It was released on Tue 16 Jan 2018 at 09:30 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.

Actual
3%
December 2017
Forecast
3%
The market consensus
Previous
3.1%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

In line with the forecast: Sterling usually has a limited reaction if the headline and underlying components match forecasts; the trend still matters for BoE expectations.

UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 16 January 2018: 3% for December 2017 against a 3% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
16 Jan 2018Dec3%3%3.1%
12 Dec 2017Nov3.1%3.0%3.0%
14 Nov 2017Oct3.0%3.1%3%
17 Oct 2017Sep3%3.0%2.9%
12 Sep 2017Aug2.9%2.8%2.6%
15 Aug 2017Jul2.6%2.7%2.6%
18 Jul 2017Jun2.6%2.9%2.9%
13 Jun 2017May2.9%2.7%2.7%
16 May 2017Apr2.7%2.6%2.3%
11 Apr 2017Mar2.3%2.3%2.3%
21 Mar 2017Feb2.3%2.1%1.8%
14 Feb 2017Jan1.8%1.9%1.6%
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