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UK Inflation Rate (CPI)

UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 23 March 2022

UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 23 March 2022: 6.2% for February 2022, above the 5.9% forecast and up from 5.5% in January 2022. It is the highest of the last 12 releases. It is the fifth release in a row above the forecast. Printed 6.2%, above the 2% target. It was released on Wed 23 Mar 2022 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
6.2%
February 2022
Forecast
5.9%
The market consensus
Previous
5.5%
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) 23 March 2022: 6.2% for February 2022 against a 5.9% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
23 Mar 2022Feb6.2%5.9%5.5%
16 Feb 2022Jan5.5%5.4%5.4%
19 Jan 2022Dec5.4%5.2%5.1%
15 Dec 2021Nov5.1%4.7%4.2%
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%
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