The CPI for October 2026 is scheduled to be released on November 10, 2026 at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time., prior 3.7%; the Nowflation Forecast is 3.86% (the current call, locked the evening before the release). Every release is at 8:30 AM Eastern; this site regrades the scoreboard and republishes within minutes of the print.
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| Release date | Data month | Time | Consensus | Nowflation Forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 10, 2026 | October 2026 CPI | 8:30 AM ET | — | 3.86% (current call) |
| December 10, 2026 | November 2026 CPI | 8:30 AM ET | — | posts before the print |
| Data month | Released | Actual YoY | Consensus | Surprise | Prior | Nowflation call |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | October 14, 2026 | 3.7% | 3.6% | +0.1pp | 3.4% | 3.56% |
| August 2026 | September 11, 2026 | 3.4% | 3.4% | 0.0pp | 3.4% | 3.34% |
| July 2026 | August 12, 2026 | 3.4% | 3.4% | 0.0pp | 3.5% | 3.42% (receipt written after the print; not a live call) |
| June 2026 | July 14, 2026 | 3.5% | 3.8% | −0.3pp | 4.2% | 3.94% (receipt locked before the release) |
| May 2026 | June 10, 2026 | 4.2% | 4.2% | 0.0pp | 3.8% | — |
| April 2026 | May 12, 2026 | 3.8% | 3.7% | +0.1pp | 3.3% | — |
| March 2026 | April 10, 2026 | 3.3% | 3.3% | 0.0pp | 2.4% | — |
| February 2026 | March 11, 2026 | 2.4% | 2.4% | 0.0pp | 2.4% | — |
| January 2026 | February 13, 2026 | 2.4% | 2.5% | −0.1pp | 2.7% | — |
| December 2025 | January 13, 2026 | 2.7% | 2.7% | 0.0pp | 2.7% | — |
| November 2025 | December 18, 2025 | 2.7% | 3.1% | −0.4pp | 3.0% | — |
| September 2025 | October 24, 2025 | 3.0% | 3.1% | −0.1pp | 2.9% | — |
| August 2025 | September 11, 2025 | 2.9% | 2.9% | 0.0pp | 2.7% | — |
| July 2025 | August 12, 2025 | 2.7% | 2.8% | −0.1pp | 2.7% | — |
| June 2025 | July 15, 2025 | 2.7% | 2.6% | +0.1pp | 2.4% | — |
| May 2025 | June 11, 2025 | 2.4% | 2.5% | −0.1pp | 2.3% | — |
| April 2025 | May 13, 2025 | 2.3% | 2.4% | −0.1pp | 2.4% | — |
| March 2025 | April 10, 2025 | 2.4% | 2.5% | −0.1pp | 2.8% | — |
| February 2025 | March 12, 2025 | 2.8% | 2.9% | −0.1pp | 3.0% | — |
| January 2025 | February 12, 2025 | 3.0% | 2.9% | +0.1pp | 2.9% | — |
| December 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 2.9% | 2.9% | 0.0pp | 2.7% | — |
| November 2024 | December 11, 2024 | 2.7% | 2.7% | 0.0pp | 2.6% | — |
| October 2024 | November 13, 2024 | 2.6% | 2.6% | 0.0pp | 2.4% | — |
| September 2024 | October 10, 2024 | 2.4% | 2.3% | +0.1pp | 2.5% | — |
| August 2024 | September 11, 2024 | 2.5% | 2.5% | 0.0pp | 2.9% | — |
| July 2024 | August 14, 2024 | 2.9% | 3.0% | −0.1pp | 3.0% | — |
| June 2024 | July 11, 2024 | 3.0% | 3.1% | −0.1pp | 3.3% | — |
Headline CPI, year over year, as first printed; consensus as recorded on the day. The full four-target grading of every forecaster is on the scoreboard.
The CPI for October 2026 is scheduled to be released on November 10, 2026 at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time. That is 23 days from October 17, 2026; the number appears on bls.gov at 8:30 AM sharp and this site regrades its forecast and republishes within minutes.
November 10, 2026 (October 2026 data); December 10, 2026 (November 2026 data). Each is at 8:30 AM Eastern; the full schedule with the Street consensus and the Nowflation Forecast on each date (the current call until it is locked the evening before the release) is on this page and in the subscribable calendar.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the Consumer Price Index at 8:30 AM Eastern Time on the scheduled date, typically in the second or third week of the month following the reference month. Markets react within seconds; the Nowflation scoreboard grades every forecaster against the first print the same morning.
Of the last 27 headline CPI prints on this page, the Street consensus matched the print exactly 11 times (within 0.05 percentage points). The latest, September 2026 CPI released October 14, 2026, printed 3.7% against a 3.6% consensus.
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