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UK Inflation Rate (CPI)

UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 18 December 2024

UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 18 December 2024: 2.6% for November 2024, in line with the forecast and up from 2.3% in October 2024. It is the highest reading since March 2024. Printed 2.6%, above the 2% target. It was released on Wed 18 Dec 2024 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
2.6%
November 2024
Forecast
2.6%
The market consensus
Previous
2.3%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

In line with the forecast: Sterling usually has a limited reaction if the headline and underlying components match forecasts; the trend still matters for BoE expectations.

UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 18 December 2024: 2.6% for November 2024 against a 2.6% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
18 Dec 2024Nov2.6%2.6%2.3%
20 Nov 2024Oct2.3%2.2%1.7%
16 Oct 2024Sep1.7%1.9%2.2%
18 Sep 2024Aug2.2%2.2%2.2%
14 Aug 2024Jul2.2%2.3%2%
17 Jul 2024Jun2%1.9%2%
19 Jun 2024May2%2%2.3%
22 May 2024Apr2.3%2.1%3.2%
17 Apr 2024Mar3.2%3.1%3.4%
20 Mar 2024Feb3.4%3.5%4%
14 Feb 2024Jan4%4.2%4%
17 Jan 2024Dec4%3.8%3.9%
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