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US Inflation Rate (CPI)

US Inflation Rate (CPI) 20 January 2016

US Inflation Rate (CPI) 20 January 2016: 0.7% for December 2015, below the 0.8% forecast and against 0.5% in May 2015 (first reported as 0.0%). It is the highest reading since December 2014. 3 of the last 7 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Wed 20 Jan 2016 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
0.7%
December 2015
Forecast
0.8%
The market consensus
Previous
0.5%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Below the forecast: A downside surprise usually weighs on the dollar if it reinforces a sustained cooling trend.

US Inflation Rate (CPI) 20 January 2016: 0.7% for December 2015 against a 0.8% forecast, with the last 7 releases
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The last 7 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
20 Jan 2016Dec0.7%0.8%0.5%
18 Jun 2015May0.0%0.0%-0.2%
22 May 2015Apr-0.2%-0.1%-0.1%
17 Apr 2015Mar-0.1%0.0%0.0%
24 Mar 2015Feb0%-0.1%-0.1%
26 Feb 2015Jan-0.1%-0.1%0.8%
16 Jan 2015Dec0.8%0.7%1.3%
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