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UK Inflation Rate (CPI)

UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 20 March 2018

UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 20 March 2018: 2.7% for February 2018, below the 2.8% forecast and down from 3% in January 2018. It is the lowest reading since July 2017. 4 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. Printed 2.7%, above the 2% target. It was released on Tue 20 Mar 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
2.7%
February 2018
Forecast
2.8%
The market consensus
Previous
3%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Below the forecast: A clear miss or move closer to target can weaken sterling if traders expect earlier or faster rate cuts.

UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 20 March 2018: 2.7% for February 2018 against a 2.8% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
20 Mar 2018Feb2.7%2.8%3%
13 Feb 2018Jan3%2.9%3%
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%
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