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US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI)

US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 12 April 2022

US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 12 April 2022: 6.5% for March 2022, below the 6.6% forecast and up from 6.4% in February 2022. It is the highest of the last 12 releases. 2 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Tue 12 Apr 2022 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
6.5%
March 2022
Forecast
6.6%
The market consensus
Previous
6.4%
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 April 2022: 6.5% for March 2022 against a 6.6% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 12 April 2022: 6.5% vs 6.6% forecast (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/us-core-cpi/2022-04-12

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
12 Apr 2022Mar6.5%6.6%6.4%
10 Mar 2022Feb6.4%6.4%6%
10 Feb 2022Jan6%5.9%5.5%
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%
The release before:US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 10 March 2022The release after:US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 11 May 2022US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI): every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar