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UK Inflation Rate (CPI)

UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 20 October 2021

UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 20 October 2021: 3.1% for September 2021, below the 3.2% forecast and down from 3.2% in August 2021. 5 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. Printed 3.1%, above the 2% target. It was released on Wed 20 Oct 2021 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
3.1%
September 2021
Forecast
3.2%
The market consensus
Previous
3.2%
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 October 2021: 3.1% for September 2021 against a 3.2% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
20 Oct 2021Sep3.1%3.2%3.2%
15 Sep 2021Aug3.2%2.9%2%
18 Aug 2021Jul2%2.3%2.5%
14 Jul 2021Jun2.5%2.2%2.1%
16 Jun 2021May2.1%1.8%1.5%
19 May 2021Apr1.5%1.4%0.7%
21 Apr 2021Mar0.7%0.8%0.4%
24 Mar 2021Feb0.4%0.8%0.7%
17 Feb 2021Jan0.7%0.6%0.6%
20 Jan 2021Dec0.6%0.5%0.3%
16 Dec 2020Nov0.3%0.6%0.7%
18 Nov 2020Oct0.7%0.6%0.5%
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