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United Kingdom Core CPI Inflation – Jan 21, 2026: 3.2

Official release row with the realised value, prior value, forecast field, exact announcement timestamp, and series chart in one canonical workspace.

Actual
3.2
Previous
3.2
Forecast
--
Surprise
--
Release time
2026-01-21 07:00 Europe/London

2026-01-21 07:00 UTC

Last updated:

GBP Core CPI release chart

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United Kingdom Core CPI chart through 2025-12-31
GBP Core CPI readings through 2025-12-31. Latest: 3.2.

GBP Core CPI release context

The official Core CPI inflation row printed 3.2 for 2025-12-31. The previous value was 3.2 and the forecast field was --.

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Release data snapshot

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Public release ID gbp_core_inflation_2026-01-21
API announcement ID gbp_core_inflation_2025-12-31
Release time
2026-01-21 07:00 UTC
Reference period 2025-12-31
Actual value 3.2
Previous value 3.2
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1768978800

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Common questions about this release

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What did United Kingdom Core Inflation come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

United Kingdom Core Inflation was 3.2% year on year in December 2025. The previous reading was 3.2%.

When was this United Kingdom Core Inflation release published?

This release was published on Jan 21, 2026 at 07:00 Europe/London.

When is the next United Kingdom Core Inflation release?

The next United Kingdom Core Inflation release is scheduled for Oct 21, 2026 at 07:00 Europe/London.

What is the official source for United Kingdom Core Inflation?

ONS publishes the official Core Inflation series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1768978800,
  "announcement_id": "gbp_core_inflation_2025-12-31",
  "date": "2025-12-31",
  "previous_value": 3.2,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1768978800,
      "val": 3.2
    }
  ],
  "val": 3.2
}