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US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI)

US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 12 March 2025

US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 12 March 2025: 3.1% for February 2025, below the 3.2% forecast and down from 3.3% in January 2025. It is the lowest of the last 12 releases. 4 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Wed 12 Mar 2025 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
3.1%
February 2025
Forecast
3.2%
The market consensus
Previous
3.3%
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) 12 March 2025: 3.1% for February 2025 against a 3.2% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 12 March 2025: 3.1% vs 3.2% forecast (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/us-core-cpi/2025-03-12

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
12 Mar 2025Feb3.1%3.2%3.3%
12 Feb 2025Jan3.3%3.1%3.2%
15 Jan 2025Dec3.2%3.3%3.3%
11 Dec 2024Nov3.3%3.3%3.3%
13 Nov 2024Oct3.3%3.3%3.3%
10 Oct 2024Sep3.3%3.2%3.2%
11 Sep 2024Aug3.2%3.2%3.2%
14 Aug 2024Jul3.2%3.2%3.3%
11 Jul 2024Jun3.3%3.4%3.4%
12 Jun 2024May3.4%3.5%3.6%
15 May 2024Apr3.6%3.6%3.8%
10 Apr 2024Mar3.8%3.7%3.8%
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