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US Inflation Rate (CPI)

US Inflation Rate (CPI) 12 February 2025

US Inflation Rate (CPI) 12 February 2025: 3% for January 2025, above the 2.9% forecast and up from 2.9% in December 2024. It is the highest reading since June 2024. 4 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Wed 12 Feb 2025 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
3%
January 2025
Forecast
2.9%
The market consensus
Previous
2.9%
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 February 2025: 3% for January 2025 against a 2.9% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
12 Feb 2025Jan3%2.9%2.9%
15 Jan 2025Dec2.9%2.9%2.7%
11 Dec 2024Nov2.7%2.7%2.6%
13 Nov 2024Oct2.6%2.6%2.4%
10 Oct 2024Sep2.4%2.3%2.5%
11 Sep 2024Aug2.5%2.6%2.9%
14 Aug 2024Jul2.9%3%3%
11 Jul 2024Jun3%3.1%3.3%
12 Jun 2024May3.3%3.4%3.4%
15 May 2024Apr3.4%3.4%3.5%
10 Apr 2024Mar3.5%3.4%3.2%
12 Mar 2024Feb3.2%3.1%3.1%
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