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UK Inflation Rate (CPI)

UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 20 May 2020

UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 20 May 2020: 0.8% for April 2020, below the 0.9% forecast and down from 1.5% in March 2020. It is the lowest of the last 12 releases. 5 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. Printed 0.8%, below the 2% target. It was released on Wed 20 May 2020 at 06:00 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
0.8%
April 2020
Forecast
0.9%
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) 20 May 2020: 0.8% for April 2020 against a 0.9% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
20 May 2020Apr0.8%0.9%1.5%
22 Apr 2020Mar1.5%1.5%1.7%
25 Mar 2020Feb1.7%1.7%1.8%
19 Feb 2020Jan1.8%1.6%1.3%
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%
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