Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Basic Info

What Is It: The most popular measure of price inflation in retail goods and services.

Market Sensitivity: Very high.

Release Time: 8:30 a.m. (ET); released the second or third week following the month being covered.

Frequency: Monthly.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor.

Revisions: No monthly revisions. Only annual changes are introduced in February with the release of the January CPI data. Revisions can go back five years.

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Data

US

Dataset	Seasonality
Consumer Price Index	SA
Consumer Price Index	NSA
CPI Less Foods and Energy (Core CPI)	SA
CPI Less Foods and Energy (Core CPI)	NSA

NY Metro

Dataset	Seasonality
CPI for New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area	NSA

Complete Data File

Consumer Price Index – All Series from 1900 to Present (NSA)

Consumer Price Index – All Series from 1900 to Present (SA)

Consumer Price Index – NY Metro Series from 1900 to Present (NSA)

Forecasts

Consensus

The consensus forecast is collected and calculated by Bloomberg. Forecasts are made by economists and researchers at major banks and economic research providers.

Dataset
US CPI (YoY%) – Quarterly
US CPI (YoY%) – Annual

IHS

Dataset
New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area – Quarterly
New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area – Annual
New York-Newark-Jersey City Metro Area – NYC Fiscal Year