Original sources · 21 October 2026

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This pack supports the 21 October review and research exercise. It was checked before the scheduled 07:00 London inflation release.

Published source: labour market

ONS Labour market overview, UK: October 2026, released 20 October. Read the main points and data-quality notes together; the September payroll estimate is provisional.

Published source: Bank speech

Bank of England, Catherine L. Mann speech, published 16 October. This is a speech, not a Monetary Policy Committee decision.

Scheduled source: consumer prices

ONS Consumer price inflation, UK: September 2026 was scheduled for 21 October at 07:00 London time and was not yet published at this pack's pre-release check. Reopen the original page after that time; no result is recorded here. Use the reading checklist after publication.