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US Inflation Rate (CPI)

US Inflation Rate (CPI) 13 April 2021

US Inflation Rate (CPI) 13 April 2021: 2.6% for March 2021, above the 2.5% forecast and up from 1.7% in February 2021. It is the highest of the last 12 releases. 5 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Tue 13 Apr 2021 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
2.6%
March 2021
Forecast
2.5%
The market consensus
Previous
1.7%
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 April 2021: 2.6% for March 2021 against a 2.5% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
13 Apr 2021Mar2.6%2.5%1.7%
10 Mar 2021Feb1.7%1.7%1.4%
10 Feb 2021Jan1.4%1.5%1.4%
13 Jan 2021Dec1.4%1.3%1.2%
10 Dec 2020Nov1.2%1.1%1.2%
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%
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