Next US CPI release countdown, schedule, and inflation history
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Next US CPI release countdown
Next CPI Release
Sep 11, 2026
August 2026 data
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The Consumer Price Index is published at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (1:30 p.m. London), covering the previous month.
Headline CPI (12-month)
3.4%
July 20260.1 pp
Core CPI CoreCore CPI excludes food and energy, the two most volatile categories. Policymakers watch it because it shows the underlying trend once temporary swings in petrol and grocery prices are stripped out.
2.5%
Less food & energy
Monthly Change
+0.1%
Seasonally adjusted
Releases Per Year
12
Always 8:30 a.m. ET
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · Data verified August 22, 2026
CPI Release Schedule 2026
Jan 13, 2026December 2025 dataPublished
Feb 13, 2026January 2026 dataPublished
Mar 11, 2026February 2026 dataPublished
Apr 10, 2026March 2026 dataPublished
May 12, 2026April 2026 dataPublished
Jun 10, 2026May 2026 dataPublished
Jul 14, 2026June 2026 dataPublished
Aug 12, 2026July 2026 dataPublished
Sep 11, 2026← NextAugust 2026 data
Oct 14, 2026September 2026 data
Nov 10, 2026October 2026 data
Dec 10, 2026November 2026 data
Dates as published by the BLS. Each release reports on the previous month and appears at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
Monthly Inflation History
Month
Headline
Core
MoM
Index
July 2026
3.4%
2.5%
+0.1%
333.9
June 2026
3.5%
2.6%
−0.4%
334.0
May 2026
4.2%
2.9%
+0.5%
335.1
April 2026
3.8%
2.8%
+0.6%
333.0
March 2026
3.3%
2.6%
+0.9%
330.2
February 2026
2.4%
2.5%
+0.3%
326.8
January 2026
2.4%
2.5%
+0.2%
325.3
December 2025
2.7%
2.6%
+0.3%
324.1
November 2025
2.7%
2.6%
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324.1
October 2025
Not published — government shutdown
September 2025
3.0%
3.0%
+0.3%
324.8
August 2025
2.9%
3.1%
+0.3%
324.0
July 2025
2.7%
3.1%
+0.2%
323.0
June 2025
2.7%
2.9%
+0.3%
322.6
Headline and core are twelve-month changes from the unadjusted index; MoM is the one-month change from the seasonally adjusted index; Index is the published CPI-U level (1982–84 = 100). Percentages are computed from those levels.
The next Consumer Price Index report is scheduled for Sep 11, 2026 (August 2026 data). The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the CPI monthly — twelve times a year — always at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time, usually in the second week of the month following the one being measured.
Is there a CPI report today?
Not today. The next CPI report is scheduled for Sep 11, 2026 (August 2026 data).
What is the current US inflation rate?
Consumer prices rose 3.4% over the twelve months to July 2026, measured by the all-items Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted. Core CPI, which excludes food and energy, rose 2.5% over the same period. On a seasonally adjusted basis, prices changed +0.1% from the previous month.
What is the Consumer Price Index (CPI)?
The Consumer Price Index measures the average change over time in the prices urban consumers pay for a market basket of goods and services — housing, food, transport, medical care, recreation, education, and more. The Bureau of Labor Statistics collects roughly 80,000 prices every month from retail outlets and service providers across the United States. The index is set so that the 1982–84 average equals 100, which is why the level reads in the low 300s today.
What is core CPI, and why does it exclude food and energy?
Core CPI is the all-items index minus food and energy. Those two categories swing sharply on weather, harvests, and oil markets, which can mask the underlying direction of prices. Excluding them gives a steadier read on the trend, which is why the Federal Reserve and most economists watch core alongside the headline number. Headline CPI is still the figure that matters for household budgets — it is what people actually pay.
What time is the CPI released?
The CPI news release is published at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on its scheduled day — 1:30 p.m. in London for the next release. The UK equivalent is usually 1:30 p.m., but for about three weeks each March the US has already moved to daylight saving time while the UK has not, and the print lands an hour earlier in London. The release covers the previous month, so the report published in the second week of September reports on August prices. Financial markets react within seconds, because the print feeds directly into expectations for Federal Reserve policy.
What is the difference between seasonally adjusted and unadjusted CPI?
Unadjusted (NSA) figures are the raw index; seasonally adjusted (SA) figures remove predictable within-year patterns such as winter heating costs or back-to-school pricing. BLS convention — followed on this page — is to quote the twelve-month change from the unadjusted series and the one-month change from the seasonally adjusted series. Comparing a month to the same month a year earlier already cancels seasonality, which is why the annual figure needs no adjustment.
Why is there no CPI reading for October 2025?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics did not publish a Consumer Price Index for October 2025. Data collection was suspended during the federal government shutdown, and because the prices were never collected the month cannot be filled in afterwards. This page shows the month as an explicit gap rather than closing it silently — and the missing month is also why some month-over-month changes around it are unavailable.
How does CPI affect Federal Reserve interest rate decisions?
The Fed targets 2% inflation over the longer run, measured by a different gauge (the PCE price index), but CPI arrives first each month and moves markets accordingly. A hotter-than-expected print pushes market expectations toward tighter policy; a cooler one does the opposite. CPI releases and FOMC meetings are the two fixtures that shape the US rate calendar — you can follow the meeting side on our Fed Meeting Tracker.
What is CPI-W, and how does it differ from CPI-U?
CPI-U covers all urban consumers, about 93% of the US population, and is the headline inflation measure. CPI-W covers urban wage earners and clerical workers — a narrower group whose spending weights differ slightly, with more on transport and less on housing. CPI-W matters because the Social Security Administration uses it to calculate the annual cost-of-living adjustment, and the Treasury uses CPI-U to set the inflation component of I bond rates.
Is CPI the same as the cost of living?
Not exactly. The CPI tracks the price of a fixed basket, so it answers "what would last year’s shopping cost today". A true cost-of-living index would also account for consumers switching to cheaper substitutes, changing quality, and new products. BLS publishes the CPI as a price index and is explicit about that distinction — it is the best available monthly measure of price change, not a complete measure of how living standards change.
Where does the data on this page come from?
Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — the published CPI data series retrieved through the official BLS Public Data API, and the official CPI release schedule. Index levels are shown exactly as BLS publishes them; the percentages are arithmetic on those levels (twelve-month change from the unadjusted series, one-month change from the seasonally adjusted series). BLS material is a US federal government work in the public domain. Each value carries its retrieval date, and the page refreshes automatically after each release.