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UK Inflation Rate (CPI)

UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 13 February 2019

UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 13 February 2019: 1.8% for January 2019, below the 1.9% forecast and down from 2.1% in December 2018. It is the lowest of the last 12 releases. 8 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. Printed 1.8%, below the 2% target. It was released on Wed 13 Feb 2019 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
1.8%
January 2019
Forecast
1.9%
The market consensus
Previous
2.1%
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) 13 February 2019: 1.8% for January 2019 against a 1.9% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
13 Feb 2019Jan1.8%1.9%2.1%
16 Jan 2019Dec2.1%2.1%2.3%
19 Dec 2018Nov2.3%2.3%2.4%
14 Nov 2018Oct2.4%2.5%2.4%
17 Oct 2018Sep2.4%2.6%2.7%
19 Sep 2018Aug2.7%2.4%2.5%
15 Aug 2018Jul2.5%2.5%2.4%
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%
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