US Inflation Rate (CPI)

US Inflation Rate (CPI) 14 February 2023

US Inflation Rate (CPI) 14 February 2023: 6.4% for January 2023, above the 6.2% forecast and down from 6.5% in December 2022. It is the lowest of the last 12 releases. 7 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Tue 14 Feb 2023 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
6.4%
January 2023
Forecast
6.2%
The market consensus
Previous
6.5%
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) 14 February 2023: 6.4% for January 2023 against a 6.2% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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US Inflation Rate (CPI) 14 February 2023: 6.4% vs 6.2% forecast (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/us-cpi/2023-02-14

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
14 Feb 2023Jan6.4%6.2%6.5%
12 Jan 2023Dec6.5%6.5%7.1%
13 Dec 2022Nov7.1%7.3%7.7%
10 Nov 2022Oct7.7%8%8.2%
13 Oct 2022Sep8.2%8.1%8.3%
13 Sep 2022Aug8.3%8.1%8.5%
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%