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US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI)

US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 12 March 2019

US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 12 March 2019: 2.1% for February 2019, below the 2.2% forecast and down from 2.2% in January 2019. It is the lowest reading since April 2018. 4 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Tue 12 Mar 2019 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
2.1%
February 2019
Forecast
2.2%
The market consensus
Previous
2.2%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Below the forecast: A downside surprise usually weighs on the dollar as it suggests inflation is easing.

US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 12 March 2019: 2.1% for February 2019 against a 2.2% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 12 March 2019: 2.1% vs 2.2% forecast (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/us-core-cpi/2019-03-12

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
12 Mar 2019Feb2.1%2.2%2.2%
13 Feb 2019Jan2.2%2.1%2.2%
11 Jan 2019Dec2.2%2.2%2.2%
10 May 2018Apr2.1%2.2%2.1%
11 Apr 2018Mar2.1%2.1%1.8%
13 Mar 2018Feb1.8%1.8%1.8%
14 Feb 2018Jan1.8%1.7%1.8%
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%
The release before:US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 13 February 2019The release after:US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 10 April 2019US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI): every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar