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UK Inflation Rate (CPI)

UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 18 May 2022

UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 18 May 2022: 9% for April 2022, below the 9.1% forecast and up from 7% in March 2022. It is the highest of the last 12 releases. 3 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. Printed 9%, above the 2% target. It was released on Wed 18 May 2022 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
9%
April 2022
Forecast
9.1%
The market consensus
Previous
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) 18 May 2022: 9% for April 2022 against a 9.1% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
18 May 2022Apr9%9.1%7%
13 Apr 2022Mar7%6.7%6.2%
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%
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