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US Inflation Rate (CPI)

US Inflation Rate (CPI) 12 March 2019

US Inflation Rate (CPI) 12 March 2019: 1.5% for February 2019, below the 1.6% forecast and down from 1.6% in January 2019. It is the lowest of the last 12 releases. 3 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Tue 12 Mar 2019 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
1.5%
February 2019
Forecast
1.6%
The market consensus
Previous
1.6%
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) 12 March 2019: 1.5% for February 2019 against a 1.6% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
12 Mar 2019Feb1.5%1.6%1.6%
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%
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