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UK Inflation Rate (CPI)

UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 18 June 2025

UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 18 June 2025: 3.4% for May 2025, in line with the forecast and down from 3.5% in April 2025. Printed 3.4%, above the 2% target. It was released on Wed 18 Jun 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
3.4%
May 2025
Forecast
3.4%
The market consensus
Previous
3.5%
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 June 2025: 3.4% for May 2025 against a 3.4% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
18 Jun 2025May3.4%3.4%3.5%
21 May 2025Apr3.5%3.3%2.6%
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%
The release before:UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 21 May 2025The release after:UK Inflation Rate (CPI) 16 July 2025UK Inflation Rate (CPI): every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar