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US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI)

US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 13 October 2020

US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 13 October 2020: 1.7% for September 2020, below the 1.8% forecast and unchanged from 1.7% in August 2020. 5 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Tue 13 Oct 2020 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
1.7%
September 2020
Forecast
1.8%
The market consensus
Previous
1.7%
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) 13 October 2020: 1.7% for September 2020 against a 1.8% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 13 October 2020: 1.7% vs 1.8% forecast (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/us-core-cpi/2020-10-13

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
13 Oct 2020Sep1.7%1.8%1.7%
11 Sep 2020Aug1.7%1.6%1.6%
12 Aug 2020Jul1.6%1.1%1.2%
14 Jul 2020Jun1.2%1.1%1.2%
10 Jun 2020May1.2%1.3%1.4%
12 May 2020Apr1.4%1.7%2.1%
10 Apr 2020Mar2.1%2.3%2.4%
11 Mar 2020Feb2.4%2.3%2.3%
13 Feb 2020Jan2.3%2.2%2.3%
14 Jan 2020Dec2.3%2.3%2.3%
10 May 2019Apr2.1%2.1%2%
10 Apr 2019Mar2%2.1%2.1%
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