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US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI)

US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 16 March 2016

US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 16 March 2016: 2.3% for February 2016, above the 2.2% forecast and up from 2.2% in January 2016. It is the highest of the last 9 releases. It is the second release in a row above the forecast. It was released on Wed 16 Mar 2016 at 12:30 UTC (8:30 AM ET).

These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.

Actual
2.3%
February 2016
Forecast
2.2%
The market consensus
Previous
2.2%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Above the forecast: A clear upside surprise usually supports the dollar as markets reduce expectations for Fed cuts.

US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 16 March 2016: 2.3% for February 2016 against a 2.2% forecast, with the last 9 releases
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US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 16 March 2016: 2.3% vs 2.2% forecast (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/us-core-cpi/2016-03-16

The last 9 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
16 Mar 2016Feb2.3%2.2%2.2%
19 Feb 2016Jan2.2%2.1%2.1%
20 Jan 2016Dec2.1%2.1%2%
18 Jun 2015May1.7%1.8%1.8%
22 May 2015Apr1.8%1.7%1.8%
17 Apr 2015Mar1.8%1.7%1.7%
24 Mar 2015Feb1.7%1.6%1.6%
26 Feb 2015Jan1.6%1.6%1.6%
16 Jan 2015Dec1.6%1.7%1.7%
The release before:US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 19 February 2016The release after:US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 14 April 2016US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI): every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar