https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
The headline index had increased by 0.1% MoM, 3.4% YoY the prior month, in July.
Consensus forecast was for 0.4% MoM, 3.4% YoY, so actual figures matched expectations.
Core CPI (all items less food and energy) increased 0.3% MoM, 2.4% YoY in August, compared with 0.2% MoM, 2.5% YoY the month prior, in July.
Consensus forecast for core CPI was 0.2% MoM, 2.4% YoY, so actual figures for core CPI were slightly hotter than expected.
FRED graph of YoY change in headline and core CPI: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1UBM0
FRED graph of MoM change in headline and core CPI: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1UBM5
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