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UK Inflation Rate (CPI)

UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 18 July 2018

UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 18 July 2018: 2.4% for June 2018, below the 2.6% forecast and unchanged from 2.4% in May 2018. It is the fifth release in a row below the forecast. Printed 2.4%, above the 2% target. It was released on Wed 18 Jul 2018 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.

Actual
2.4%
June 2018
Forecast
2.6%
The market consensus
Previous
2.4%
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) 18 July 2018: 2.4% for June 2018 against a 2.6% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
18 Jul 2018Jun2.4%2.6%2.4%
13 Jun 2018May2.4%2.5%2.4%
23 May 2018Apr2.4%2.5%2.5%
18 Apr 2018Mar2.5%2.7%2.7%
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%
The release before:UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 13 June 2018The release after:UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 15 August 2018UK Inflation Rate (CPI): every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar