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US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI)

US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 12 May 2021

US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 12 May 2021: 3% for April 2021, above the 2.3% forecast and up from 1.6% in March 2021. It is the highest of the last 12 releases. It is the second release in a row above the forecast. It was released on Wed 12 May 2021 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
3%
April 2021
Forecast
2.3%
The market consensus
Previous
1.6%
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 May 2021: 3% for April 2021 against a 2.3% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 12 May 2021: 3% vs 2.3% forecast (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/us-core-cpi/2021-05-12

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
12 May 2021Apr3%2.3%1.6%
13 Apr 2021Mar1.6%1.5%1.3%
10 Mar 2021Feb1.3%1.4%1.4%
10 Feb 2021Jan1.4%1.5%1.6%
13 Jan 2021Dec1.6%1.6%1.6%
10 Dec 2020Nov1.6%1.6%1.6%
12 Nov 2020Oct1.6%1.8%1.7%
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%
The release before:US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 13 April 2021The release after:US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 10 June 2021US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI): every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar