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US Inflation Rate (CPI)

US Inflation Rate (CPI) 12 November 2020

US Inflation Rate (CPI) 12 November 2020: 1.2% for October 2020, below the 1.3% forecast and down from 1.4% in September 2020. It is the lowest reading since July 2020. 5 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Thu 12 Nov 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
1.2%
October 2020
Forecast
1.3%
The market consensus
Previous
1.4%
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 November 2020: 1.2% for October 2020 against a 1.3% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
12 Nov 2020Oct1.2%1.3%1.4%
13 Oct 2020Sep1.4%1.4%1.3%
11 Sep 2020Aug1.3%1.2%1%
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%
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