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US Inflation Rate (CPI)

US Inflation Rate (CPI) 14 February 2018

US Inflation Rate (CPI) 14 February 2018: 2.1% for January 2018, above the 1.9% forecast and unchanged from 2.1% in December 2017. 4 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Wed 14 Feb 2018 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
2.1%
January 2018
Forecast
1.9%
The market consensus
Previous
2.1%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Above the forecast: An upside surprise usually supports the dollar through higher expected Fed rates, especially if core inflation is also firm.

US Inflation Rate (CPI) 14 February 2018: 2.1% for January 2018 against a 1.9% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
14 Feb 2018Jan2.1%1.9%2.1%
12 Jan 2018Dec2.1%2.1%2.2%
12 May 2017Apr2.2%2.3%2.4%
14 Apr 2017Mar2.4%2.6%2.7%
15 Mar 2017Feb2.7%2.7%2.5%
15 Feb 2017Jan2.5%2.4%2.1%
18 Jan 2017Dec2.1%2.1%1.7%
17 May 2016Apr1.1%1.1%0.9%
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%
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