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US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI)

US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 12 January 2018

US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 12 January 2018: 1.8% for December 2017, above the 1.7% forecast and against 1.7% in April 2017 (first reported as 1.9%). It is the lowest reading since May 2015. 4 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Fri 12 Jan 2018 at 13:30 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
1.8%
December 2017
Forecast
1.7%
The market consensus
Previous
1.7%
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) 12 January 2018: 1.8% for December 2017 against a 1.7% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 12 January 2018: 1.8% vs 1.7% forecast (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/us-core-cpi/2018-01-12

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
12 Jan 2018Dec1.8%1.7%1.7%
12 May 2017Apr1.9%2%2%
14 Apr 2017Mar2%2.3%2.2%
15 Mar 2017Feb2.2%2.2%2.3%
15 Feb 2017Jan2.3%2.1%2.2%
18 Jan 2017Dec2.2%2.2%2.1%
17 May 2016Apr2.1%2.1%2.2%
14 Apr 2016Mar2.2%2.3%2.3%
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%
The release before:US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 12 May 2017The release after:US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 14 February 2018US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI): every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar