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UK Inflation Rate (CPI)

UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 17 August 2022

UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 17 August 2022: 10.1% for July 2022, above the 9.8% forecast and up from 9.4% in June 2022. It is the highest of the last 12 releases. It is the second release in a row above the forecast. Printed 10.1%, above the 2% target. It was released on Wed 17 Aug 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
10.1%
July 2022
Forecast
9.8%
The market consensus
Previous
9.4%
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 August 2022: 10.1% for July 2022 against a 9.8% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
17 Aug 2022Jul10.1%9.8%9.4%
20 Jul 2022Jun9.4%9.3%9.1%
22 Jun 2022May9.1%9.1%9%
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%
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