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US Inflation Rate (CPI)

US Inflation Rate (CPI) 10 May 2018

US Inflation Rate (CPI) 10 May 2018: 2.5% for April 2018, in line with the forecast and up from 2.4% in March 2018. It is the highest reading since February 2017. It was released on Thu 10 May 2018 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
2.5%
April 2018
Forecast
2.5%
The market consensus
Previous
2.4%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

In line with the forecast: The dollar often reacts modestly and turns to the underlying monthly details.

US Inflation Rate (CPI) 10 May 2018: 2.5% for April 2018 against a 2.5% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
10 May 2018Apr2.5%2.5%2.4%
11 Apr 2018Mar2.4%2.4%2.2%
13 Mar 2018Feb2.2%2.2%2.1%
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%
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