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Core CPI (ex Food & Energy): Release Dates, Results & History

Core CPI (ex Food & Energy) last printed 0.20% on Wed, Aug 12, 2026 against a 0.20% consensus forecast and a 0.00% prior, exactly on consensus. The next release is Friday, September 11, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET. Captured live by Helious the moment it printed.

Core CPI strips out volatile food and energy, so it's the cleaner signal on underlying inflation trend. The Fed and rates desks key off the monthly core print more than the headline. A string of 0.3s vs 0.2s is the difference between cuts priced in or priced out.

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LATEST PRINT:
0.20%
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0.20%
forecast
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prior
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std dev vs forecast
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Surprise vs forecast
0.00 std dev IN LINE
-2-10+1+2
Printed exactly on the forecast.

The trend, at a glance

OFFICIAL SERIES · LAST 35 OBSERVATIONS · % M/M
The official published series at its current vintage — revisions included, so the newest point can differ from the number as first printed. The release-by-release history with the consensus forecast and standard-deviation surprise on every row comes through the Helious API.

How it moves Treasuries

A core beat (hotter) is bearish Treasuries and hits the belly hardest as the market reprices the Fed path. Misses to the downside rally bonds fast, especially when cuts are live. See it scored live on the Helious desk, or read how the standard-deviation surprise is computed.

Recent prints, as captured by the desk

DATEACTUALFORECASTPRIORSURPRISE (SD)PRINT
0.20% 0.20% 0.00% 0.00 ON THE SCREWS
0.00% 0.20% 0.20% -3.33 BELOW FORECAST

The 2 most recent prints from the desk's live capture (began July 2026), a sample. Every row links the print page published the moment the number landed; the full graded history is served by the API.

Official series history

PERIODVALUE (% M/M)Y/YPRIOR
+0.22% 2.5% -0.02%
-0.02% 2.6% +0.21%
+0.21% 2.8% +0.38%
+0.38% 2.7% +0.2%
+0.2% 2.6% +0.22%
+0.22% 2.5% +0.3%
+0.3% 2.5% +0.23%
+0.23% 2.6% +0.22%

The most recent official rows; the chart above draws the longer series. Desk-captured prints above include the consensus forecast and standard-deviation surprise the moment each number landed.

Monthly, released with headline CPI mid-month · 8:30 AM ET · download a sample (CSV, recent rows), free to cite with a link to this page. The full history comes through the Helious API and MCP at api.helious.io/mcp, with depth set by plan.

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