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UK Inflation Rate (CPI)

UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 16 April 2025

UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 16 April 2025: 2.6% for March 2025, below the 2.7% forecast and down from 2.8% in February 2025. It is the lowest reading since December 2024. It is the second release in a row below the forecast. Printed 2.6%, above the 2% target. It was released on Wed 16 Apr 2025 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
2.6%
March 2025
Forecast
2.7%
The market consensus
Previous
2.8%
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) 16 April 2025: 2.6% for March 2025 against a 2.7% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
16 Apr 2025Mar2.6%2.7%2.8%
26 Mar 2025Feb2.8%2.9%3%
19 Feb 2025Jan3%2.8%2.5%
15 Jan 2025Dec2.5%2.6%2.6%
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%
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