https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
The index had increased 0.3% MoM, 2.7% YoY in December.
Consensus forecast was for 0.3% MoM, 2.5% YoY, so actual figures surprised on the low side.
**Core CPI** (all items less food and energy) increased 0.3% MoM, 2.5% YoY, compared with 0.2% MoM, 2.6% YoY in December.
Consensus forecast for **core CPI** was 0.3% MoM, 2.5% YoY, so actual figures matched expectations.
[FRED graph of YoY change in headline and core CPI](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1dW3R).
[FRED graph of MoM change in headline and core CPI](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1dW3V).
Posted by JeromesNiece
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Awesome, love it when the numbers arent too bad or too good so both sides can argue about what it means