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US Inflation Rate (CPI)

US Inflation Rate (CPI) 14 April 2016

US Inflation Rate (CPI) 14 April 2016: 0.9% for March 2016, below the 1.1% forecast and down from 1.0% in February 2016. It is the lowest reading since December 2015. 4 of the last 10 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Thu 14 Apr 2016 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
0.9%
March 2016
Forecast
1.1%
The market consensus
Previous
1.0%
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) 14 April 2016: 0.9% for March 2016 against a 1.1% forecast, with the last 10 releases
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The last 10 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
14 Apr 2016Mar0.9%1.1%1.0%
16 Mar 2016Feb1.0%0.9%1.4%
19 Feb 2016Jan1.4%1.3%0.7%
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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