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UK Inflation Rate (CPI)

UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 16 December 2020

UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 16 December 2020: 0.3% for November 2020, below the 0.6% forecast and down from 0.7% in October 2020. It is the lowest reading since August 2020. 3 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. Printed 0.3%, below the 2% target. It was released on Wed 16 Dec 2020 at 07:00 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
0.3%
November 2020
Forecast
0.6%
The market consensus
Previous
0.7%
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) 16 December 2020: 0.3% for November 2020 against a 0.6% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
16 Dec 2020Nov0.3%0.6%0.7%
18 Nov 2020Oct0.7%0.6%0.5%
21 Oct 2020Sep0.5%0.5%0.2%
16 Sep 2020Aug0.2%0%1%
19 Aug 2020Jul1%0.6%0.6%
15 Jul 2020Jun0.6%0.4%0.5%
17 Jun 2020May0.5%0.5%0.8%
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%
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