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UK Inflation Rate (CPI)

UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 17 November 2021

UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 17 November 2021: 4.2% for October 2021, above the 3.9% forecast and up from 3.1% in September 2021. It is the highest of the last 12 releases. 7 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. Printed 4.2%, above the 2% target. It was released on Wed 17 Nov 2021 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
4.2%
October 2021
Forecast
3.9%
The market consensus
Previous
3.1%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Above the forecast: A clear beat, especially if inflation remains well above 2% or services prices are firm, can strengthen sterling as markets price a tighter BoE path.

UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 17 November 2021: 4.2% for October 2021 against a 3.9% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
17 Nov 2021Oct4.2%3.9%3.1%
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%
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