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UK Inflation Rate (CPI)

UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 15 January 2020

UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 15 January 2020: 1.3% for December 2019, below the 1.5% forecast and down from 1.5% in November 2019. It is the lowest of the last 12 releases. 7 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. Printed 1.3%, below the 2% target. It was released on Wed 15 Jan 2020 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
1.3%
December 2019
Forecast
1.5%
The market consensus
Previous
1.5%
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) 15 January 2020: 1.3% for December 2019 against a 1.5% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
15 Jan 2020Dec1.3%1.5%1.5%
18 Dec 2019Nov1.5%1.4%1.5%
13 Nov 2019Oct1.5%1.6%1.7%
16 Oct 2019Sep1.7%1.8%1.7%
18 Sep 2019Aug1.7%1.9%2.1%
14 Aug 2019Jul2.1%1.9%2%
17 Jul 2019Jun2%2%2%
19 Jun 2019May2%2%2.1%
22 May 2019Apr2.1%2.2%1.9%
17 Apr 2019Mar1.9%2%1.9%
20 Mar 2019Feb1.9%1.8%1.8%
13 Feb 2019Jan1.8%1.9%2.1%
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