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US Inflation Rate (CPI)

US Inflation Rate (CPI) 13 February 2019

US Inflation Rate (CPI) 13 February 2019: 1.6% for January 2019, above the 1.5% forecast and down from 1.9% in December 2018. It is the lowest of the last 12 releases. 3 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Wed 13 Feb 2019 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
1.6%
January 2019
Forecast
1.5%
The market consensus
Previous
1.9%
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) 13 February 2019: 1.6% for January 2019 against a 1.5% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
13 Feb 2019Jan1.6%1.5%1.9%
11 Jan 2019Dec1.9%1.9%2.2%
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%
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