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US Inflation Rate (CPI)

US Inflation Rate (CPI) 12 April 2022

US Inflation Rate (CPI) 12 April 2022: 8.5% for March 2022, above the 8.4% forecast and up from 7.9% in February 2022. It is the highest of the last 12 releases. 8 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Tue 12 Apr 2022 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
8.5%
March 2022
Forecast
8.4%
The market consensus
Previous
7.9%
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 April 2022: 8.5% for March 2022 against a 8.4% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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US Inflation Rate (CPI) 12 April 2022: 8.5% vs 8.4% forecast (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/us-cpi/2022-04-12

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
12 Apr 2022Mar8.5%8.4%7.9%
10 Mar 2022Feb7.9%7.9%7.5%
10 Feb 2022Jan7.5%7.3%7%
12 Jan 2022Dec7%7%6.8%
10 Dec 2021Nov6.8%6.8%6.2%
10 Nov 2021Oct6.2%5.8%5.4%
13 Oct 2021Sep5.4%5.3%5.3%
14 Sep 2021Aug5.3%5.3%5.4%
11 Aug 2021Jul5.4%5.3%5.4%
13 Jul 2021Jun5.4%4.9%5%
10 Jun 2021May5%4.7%4.2%
12 May 2021Apr4.2%3.6%2.6%
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