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US Inflation Rate (CPI)

US Inflation Rate (CPI) 12 August 2020

US Inflation Rate (CPI) 12 August 2020: 1% for July 2020, above the 0.8% forecast and up from 0.6% in June 2020. It is the highest reading since March 2020. 5 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Wed 12 Aug 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
1%
July 2020
Forecast
0.8%
The market consensus
Previous
0.6%
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) 12 August 2020: 1% for July 2020 against a 0.8% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
12 Aug 2020Jul1%0.8%0.6%
14 Jul 2020Jun0.6%0.6%0.1%
10 Jun 2020May0.1%0.2%0.3%
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%
The release before:US Inflation Rate (CPI) 14 July 2020The release after:US Inflation Rate (CPI) 11 September 2020US Inflation Rate (CPI): every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar