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US Inflation Rate (CPI)

US Inflation Rate (CPI) 10 August 2022

US Inflation Rate (CPI) 10 August 2022: 8.5% for July 2022, below the 8.7% forecast and down from 9.1% in June 2022. It is the lowest reading since April 2022. 1 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Wed 10 Aug 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%
July 2022
Forecast
8.7%
The market consensus
Previous
9.1%
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) 10 August 2022: 8.5% for July 2022 against a 8.7% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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US Inflation Rate (CPI) 10 August 2022: 8.5% vs 8.7% forecast (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/us-cpi/2022-08-10

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
10 Aug 2022Jul8.5%8.7%9.1%
13 Jul 2022Jun9.1%8.8%8.6%
10 Jun 2022May8.6%8.3%8.3%
11 May 2022Apr8.3%8.1%8.5%
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%
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