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United Kingdom Consumer Confidence Planned 2026-10-16 09:30 Europe/London: data, chart, and analysis

United Kingdom Consumer Confidence came in at 53.5 on Oct 16, 2026, compared with 56 previously and a 55.88 forecast. See the full release history, chart, Bank of England context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
53.5
Previous
56
Forecast
55.88

FXMacroData Blended Forecast

Reference period
2026-09-30

Last updated:

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United Kingdom Consumer Confidence release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

United Kingdom Consumer Confidence chart through 2026-09-30
GBP Consumer Confidence readings through 2026-09-30. Latest: 53.5.

Consumer Confidence release read

United Kingdom Consumer Confidence came in at 53.5 on Oct 16, 2026, compared with 56 previously and a 55.88 forecast. See the full release history, chart, Bank of England context, and API access for this series.

The forecast marker for this release is 55.88 from FXMacroData Blended Forecast. Compare it with the actual value to assess the direction and size of the surprise.

The parent Consumer Confidence page shows the full time series for United Kingdom. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For GBP event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Pickup record

When the official source published this release and when the figure was on FXMacroData. All times are UTC.

Available within
6 min 46 s

of publication

On FXMacroData at

16 Oct 2026 UTC

Scheduled for

16 Oct 2026 UTC

Pickup record for this release
Scheduled release
Official source published Between and UTC, 16 Oct 2026
11,078 ms after the scheduled time
Observed by FXMacroData's reads of the official source: the last read showing the previous period and the first read showing this one. The publisher does not issue this timestamp.
On FXMacroData at
Available within 6 min 46 s of publication

The official source published this release somewhere between those two reads, so the figure was available through FXMacroData no more than 6 min 46 s after it was published.

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Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID gbp_consumer_confidence_2026-10-16
API announcement ID gbp_consumer_confidence_2026-09-30
Release time
Planned 2026-10-16 08:30 UTC
Reference period date 2026-09-30
Actual value 53.5
Previous value 56
Forecast 55.88 FXMacroData Blended Forecast
Surprise -2.38
Announcement timestamp 1792139400

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full United Kingdom Consumer Confidence history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

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Current Account Balance

Measures trade in goods and services and income flows.

Exports of Goods & Services

Total exports reported by ABS (AUD millions), quarterly based on national accounts.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Gross domestic product: the total value of goods and services produced in the economy, its broadest measure of activity. Depending on the country, the headline series is published as a level or as a growth rate; the unit shown with each series says which.

Imports of Goods & Services

Total imports reported by ABS (AUD millions), quarterly based on national accounts.

Inflation MoM

Month-over-month change in the consumer price index, measuring short-term inflationary momentum.

Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for United Kingdom Consumer Confidence.

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

United Kingdom Consumer Confidence was 53.5 Index (0-100 normalized) in September 2026. The forecast field was 55.88 Index (0-100 normalized). The previous reading was 56 Index (0-100 normalized). That is a surprise of -2.38 points versus forecast.

When was this United Kingdom Consumer Confidence release published?

The official schedule lists Oct 16, 2026 at 09:30 Europe/London. The actual publication time is unavailable.

When is the next United Kingdom Consumer Confidence release?

The next United Kingdom Consumer Confidence release is scheduled for Nov 20, 2026.

What is the official source for United Kingdom Consumer Confidence?

ONS publishes the official Consumer Confidence 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.

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    55.88,
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    "fxmacrodata"
  ],
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  "collected_at_iso": "2026-10-16T08:30:11.078925Z",
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  "publication_time_precision": "minute",
  "publication_time_status": "unverified",
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  "source_contract": {
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}