Economic calendar / UK CPI inflation
Next UK CPI inflation
How fast UK consumer prices rose last month.
2:00 a.m. ET, 06:00 UTC. Your time zone: shown in US Eastern time. September 2026.
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Who watches it
GBP pairs (GBP/USD, EUR/GBP), FTSE 100.
Official schedule
Dates and times come from the UK Office for National Statistics. See the source.
Prop firm news rules for this release
- FTMO: on FTMO's restricted list (CPI y/y). On a funded Standard account, no opening or closing on forex pairs with GBP from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after; stop loss and take profit fills count. Challenge, Verification and Swing accounts: no restriction.
- FundingPips (2-Step Standard, funded): listed in its GBP announcements reference. When its dashboard calendar tags the release Restricted, profits of GBP trades opened or closed from 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after are deducted, unless opened 5 hours or more before.
- FundedNext (funded): if it is a listed high-impact release, only 40% of the profit from GBP-correlated trades executed 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after counts.
- The5ers (High Stakes): if it is high-impact (red folder) on Forex Factory, no order in the related currency or index may execute from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after.
The four firms' news rules, quoted from their own pages (read October 9, 2026).
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Every scheduled date
| Date | Time (ET) | Your time | Covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Oct 21, 2026 | 2:00 a.m. | September 2026 | |
| Wed, Nov 18, 2026 | 2:00 a.m. | October 2026 | |
| Wed, Dec 16, 2026 | 2:00 a.m. | November 2026 | |
| Wed, Jan 20, 2027 | 2:00 a.m. | December 2026 | |
| Wed, Feb 17, 2027 | 2:00 a.m. | January 2027 | |
| Wed, Mar 24, 2027 | 3:00 a.m. | February 2027 | |
| Wed, Apr 21, 2027 | 2:00 a.m. | March 2027 | |
| Wed, May 19, 2027 | 2:00 a.m. | April 2027 | |
| Wed, Jun 16, 2027 | 2:00 a.m. | May 2027 | |
| Wed, Jul 21, 2027 | 2:00 a.m. | June 2027 |
Questions
When is the next UK CPI inflation?
The next UK CPI inflation is on Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 2:00 a.m. ET (06:00 UTC), according to the official schedule published by the UK Office for National Statistics.
What time is the UK CPI released?
2:00 a.m. ET, which is 06:00 UTC.