UK CPI release dates and times
The next UK Consumer Price Inflation release is on Wednesday 21 October 2026 at 07:00 UK time, for September 2026. That's 11:30 IST, 11:00 PKT, 07:00 WAT, 07:00 UK, 02:00 ET.
UK CPI dates 2026
| Date | Your time | IST | PKT | WAT | UK | ET | For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 October 2026 | 06:00 UTC | 11:30 | 11:00 | 07:00 | 07:00 | 02:00 | September 2026 |
| 18 November 2026 | 07:00 UTC | 12:30 | 12:00 | 08:00 | 07:00 | 02:00 | October 2026 |
| 16 December 2026 | 07:00 UTC | 12:30 | 12:00 | 08:00 | 07:00 | 02:00 | November 2026 |
3 UK Consumer Price Inflation releases are scheduled from 21 October 2026 to 16 December 2026, according to TradingLookup's News-Day Calendar (October 2026).
What UK CPI is and why it moves markets
The Office for National Statistics' monthly consumer price inflation release, including the CPI measure.
The Bank of England's inflation target is set in terms of CPI, so the release moves expectations for UK interest rates, sterling and gilt yields. We rate it high impact: central-bank decisions and the main inflation, jobs, GDP and retail data.
Prop firms that restrict trading around UK CPI
- Alpha Futuresrestricted on funded accounts (2 minutes either side)
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- FundingPipsnot allowed; restricted on funded accounts (5 minutes either side)
- Maven Tradingrestricted around news (2 minutes either side); allowed, but news profits may not count
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- Take Profit Traderrestricted on funded accounts
- The Trading Pit (futures)restricted around news (2 minutes either side)
Related releases
Source
- Publisher
- Office for National Statistics
- Schedule page
- ons.gov.uk
- Re-read
- Every week