Consumer Price Index (CPI) for FEBRUARY 2026

Earlier this morning, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for February, 2026:

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CPI During February, 2026: 326.785

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Consumer Price Index (CPI); Headline

Predicted: +0.3%

->  Actual: +0.47% (+1.533 points)

• Year-on-Year Change: +2.41% (+7.703 points)

[Y-o-Y previous = +2.39%]

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CPI, Minus Food + Energy (Core CPI)

Predicted: +0.3%

 - > Actual: +0.39% (+1.292 points)

• Year-on-Year Change: +2.46% (+7.99 points)

[Y-o-Y previous = +2.5%]

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The above, yellow- and blue-highlighted figures represent month-to-month and year-on-year changes (not seasonally adjusted) in prices for a specific group of goods and services that consumers buy, and is, therefore, a very important part of the overall inflation picture for the country.

The "predicted" figure is what economists were expecting, while the "actual" is the true or real figure.

General categories that constitute the CPI are:

• Healthcare
• Housing
• Clothing
• Communications
• Education
• Transportation
• Food and Beverages
• Recreation
• Miscellaneous Goods and Services (grooming expenses, etc.)

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CPI During February 2025: 319.082

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CHART: Consumer Price Index

12-Month Percentage Change
FEBRUARY 2026 Update

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