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US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI)

US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 14 July 2026

US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 14 July 2026: 2.6% for June 2026, below the 2.8% forecast and down from 2.9% in May 2026. It is the lowest reading since March 2026. 5 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Tue 14 Jul 2026 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
2.6%
June 2026
Forecast
2.8%
The market consensus
Previous
2.9%
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 July 2026: 2.6% for June 2026 against a 2.8% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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US Core Inflation Rate (Core CPI) 14 July 2026: 2.6% vs 2.8% forecast (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/us-core-cpi/2026-07-14

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
14 Jul 2026Jun2.6%2.8%2.9%
10 Jun 2026May2.9%2.9%2.8%
12 May 2026Apr2.8%2.7%2.6%
10 Apr 2026Mar2.6%2.7%2.5%
11 Mar 2026Feb2.5%2.5%2.5%
13 Feb 2026Jan2.5%2.5%2.6%
24 Oct 2025Sep3%3.1%3.1%
11 Sep 2025Aug3.1%3.1%3.1%
12 Aug 2025Jul3.1%3%2.9%
15 Jul 2025Jun2.9%3%2.8%
11 Jun 2025May2.8%2.9%2.8%
13 May 2025Apr2.8%2.8%2.8%
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