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US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI)

US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 12 January 2022

US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 12 January 2022: 5.5% for December 2021, above the 5.4% forecast and up from 4.9% in November 2021. It is the highest of the last 12 releases. 6 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Wed 12 Jan 2022 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
5.5%
December 2021
Forecast
5.4%
The market consensus
Previous
4.9%
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 2022: 5.5% for December 2021 against a 5.4% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 12 January 2022: 5.5% vs 5.4% forecast (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/us-core-cpi/2022-01-12

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
12 Jan 2022Dec5.5%5.4%4.9%
10 Dec 2021Nov4.9%4.9%4.6%
10 Nov 2021Oct4.6%4.3%4%
13 Oct 2021Sep4%4%4%
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%
The release before:US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 10 December 2021The release after:US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 10 February 2022US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI): every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar