CPI Release Dates 2026–2027: Next Report Sep 11, 8:30 AM ET

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CPI release schedule (BLS)

Release dateData monthTimeConsensusNowflation Forecast
September 11, 2026August 2026 CPI8:30 AM ETposts before the print
October 14, 2026September 2026 CPI8:30 AM ETposts before the print
November 10, 2026October 2026 CPI8:30 AM ETposts before the print
December 10, 2026November 2026 CPI8:30 AM ETposts before the print

Past CPI releases: actual vs consensus

Data monthReleasedActual YoYConsensusSurprisePriorNowflation call
July 2026August 12, 20263.4%3.4%0.0pp3.5%3.42%
June 2026July 14, 20263.5%3.8%-0.3pp4.2%3.90%
May 2026June 10, 20264.2%4.2%0.0pp3.8%
April 2026May 12, 20263.8%3.7%+0.1pp3.3%
March 2026April 10, 20263.3%3.3%0.0pp2.4%
February 2026March 11, 20262.4%2.4%0.0pp2.4%
January 2026February 13, 20262.4%2.5%-0.1pp2.7%
December 2025January 13, 20262.7%2.7%0.0pp2.7%
November 2025December 18, 20252.7%3.1%-0.4pp3%
September 2025October 24, 20253%3.1%-0.1pp2.9%
August 2025September 11, 20252.9%2.9%0.0pp2.7%
July 2025August 12, 20252.7%2.8%-0.1pp2.7%
June 2025July 15, 20252.7%2.6%+0.1pp2.4%
May 2025June 11, 20252.4%2.5%-0.1pp2.3%
April 2025May 13, 20252.3%2.4%-0.1pp2.4%
March 2025April 10, 20252.4%2.5%-0.1pp2.8%
February 2025March 12, 20252.8%2.9%-0.1pp3%
January 2025February 12, 20253%2.9%+0.1pp2.9%
December 2024January 15, 20252.9%2.9%0.0pp2.7%
November 2024December 11, 20242.7%2.7%0.0pp2.6%
October 2024November 13, 20242.6%2.6%0.0pp2.4%
September 2024October 10, 20242.4%2.3%+0.1pp2.5%
August 2024September 11, 20242.5%2.5%0.0pp2.9%
July 2024August 14, 20242.9%3%-0.1pp3%
June 2024July 11, 20243%3.1%-0.1pp3.3%
May 2024June 12, 20243.3%3.4%-0.1pp3.4%
April 2024May 15, 20243.4%3.4%0.0pp3.5%

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.

Questions this page answers

What are the remaining CPI release dates this year?

September 11, 2026 (August 2026 data); October 14, 2026 (September 2026 data); 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 Nowflation's sealed forecast on each date is on this page and in the subscribable calendar.

What time is the CPI released?

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.

How often does the CPI print match the consensus?

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, July 2026 CPI released August 12, 2026, printed 3.4% against a 3.4% consensus.

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