Official release row with the realised value, prior value, forecast field, exact announcement timestamp, and series chart in one canonical workspace.
2026-09-16 06:00 UTC
A release-date view of the official series, capped at the selected announcement so the chart matches the page timestamp.
The official Consumer Price Index inflation row printed 3.1 for 2026-08-31. The previous value was 2.9 and the forecast field was --.
Use the chart above to compare this release with the recent series path, then use the API endpoint below for point-in-time event studies and model features keyed to the stable release ID.
The values below are the machine-readable citation fields for this announcement. The local and UTC timestamps are kept visible because event studies and trading systems need the exact public release moment, not just the date.
| Public release ID | gbp_inflation_2026-09-16 |
|---|---|
| API announcement ID | gbp_inflation_2026-08-31 |
| Release time |
2026-09-16 06:00 UTC
|
| Reference period | 2026-08-31 |
| Actual value | 3.1 |
| Previous value | 2.9 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Announcement timestamp | 1789538400 |
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The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for United Kingdom CPI inflation.
United Kingdom Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP) was 3.1% year on year in August 2026. The previous reading was 2.9%.
This release was published on Sep 16, 2026 at 07:00 Europe/London.
The next United Kingdom Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP) release is scheduled for Nov 18, 2026.
ONS publishes the official Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP) series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.
Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.
{
"announcement_datetime": 1789538400,
"announcement_id": "gbp_inflation_2026-08-31",
"announcement_source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/timeseries/d7g7/mm23",
"capture_time_basis": "fetch_completed",
"collected_at_iso": "2026-10-06T04:52:24.295381Z",
"collected_at_ns": 1791262344295381116,
"date": "2026-08-31",
"observed_at_ns": 1791203296088330500,
"previous_value": 2.9,
"publication_time_precision": "minute",
"publication_time_status": "confirmed",
"revisions": [
{
"announcement_source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/timeseries/d7g7/mm23",
"capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
"epoch": 1789538400,
"is_first_release": false,
"observed_at_ns": 1791203296088330500,
"publication_time_precision": "minute",
"publication_time_status": "confirmed",
"val": 3.1,
"vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}
],
"source_contract": {
"basis": "catalogue",
"frequency": "Monthly",
"source_series_id": "ONS:MM23:D7G7",
"unit": "%YoY"
},
"source_frequency": "Monthly",
"source_identity_basis": "response_metadata",
"source_series_id": "ONS:MM23:D7G7",
"val": 3.1,
"vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
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