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US Inflation Rate (CPI)

US Inflation Rate (CPI) 13 February 2020

US Inflation Rate (CPI) 13 February 2020: 2.5% for January 2020, above the 2.4% forecast and up from 2.3% in December 2019. It is the highest reading since April 2018. 4 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Thu 13 Feb 2020 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
2.5%
January 2020
Forecast
2.4%
The market consensus
Previous
2.3%
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 2020: 2.5% for January 2020 against a 2.4% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
13 Feb 2020Jan2.5%2.4%2.3%
14 Jan 2020Dec2.3%2.3%2.1%
10 May 2019Apr2%2.1%1.9%
10 Apr 2019Mar1.9%1.8%1.5%
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%
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