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US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI)

US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 14 September 2021

US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 14 September 2021: 4% for August 2021, below the 4.2% forecast and down from 4.3% in July 2021. It is the lowest reading since May 2021. 5 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Tue 14 Sep 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
4%
August 2021
Forecast
4.2%
The market consensus
Previous
4.3%
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) 14 September 2021: 4% for August 2021 against a 4.2% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 14 September 2021: 4% vs 4.2% forecast (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/us-core-cpi/2021-09-14

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
14 Sep 2021Aug4%4.2%4.3%
11 Aug 2021Jul4.3%4.3%4.5%
13 Jul 2021Jun4.5%4%3.8%
10 Jun 2021May3.8%3.4%3%
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%
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