February 2026 US CPI release: prices increased 0.3% MoM, 2.4% YoY

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm

The headline index had increased 0.2% MoM, 2.4% YoY in January.

Consensus forecast was for 0.3% MoM, 2.4% YoY, so actual figures matched expectations.

Core CPI (all items less food and energy) increased 0.2% MoM, 2.5% YoY, compared with 0.3% MoM, 2.5% YoY in January.

Consensus forecast for core CPI was 0.2% MoM, 2.5% YoY, so actual figures matched expectations.

FRED graph of YoY change in headline and core CPI.

FRED graph of MoM change in headline and core CPI.