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US Inflation Rate (CPI)

US Inflation Rate (CPI) 12 May 2020

US Inflation Rate (CPI) 12 May 2020: 0.3% for April 2020, below the 0.4% forecast and down from 1.5% in March 2020. It is the lowest of the last 12 releases. It is the second release in a row below the forecast. It was released on Tue 12 May 2020 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
0.3%
April 2020
Forecast
0.4%
The market consensus
Previous
1.5%
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 May 2020: 0.3% for April 2020 against a 0.4% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
12 May 2020Apr0.3%0.4%1.5%
10 Apr 2020Mar1.5%1.6%2.3%
11 Mar 2020Feb2.3%2.2%2.5%
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%
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