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Posted on February 25, 2026
1 min readLast updated: April 2, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleA YouGov/Citi survey shows UK inflation expectations fell in February to 3.3% for the next year and 3.6% long term, down from January. The drop could ease pressure on the Bank of England.
LONDON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - The British public's expectations for inflation over the coming year and further ahead fell sharply in February, according to a monthly survey by YouGov for U.S. bank Citi which was published on Wednesday.
Short-term inflation expectations fell to 3.3% in February from 3.8% in January, while long-term expectations fell to 3.6% from 4.1%.
(Reporting by William James; Editing by Toby Chopra)
The article reports a fall in UK public inflation expectations in February, based on the monthly YouGov survey for Citi, with short‑term at 3.3% and long‑term at 3.6%.
Lower inflation expectations can ease pressure on the Bank of England to tighten further and may support a more dovish rate outlook if the trend persists.
One‑year expectations declined from 3.8% to 3.3%, while five‑to‑ten‑year expectations slipped from 4.1% to 3.6%.
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