CPI Release Date & Consumer Price Index Calendar
The next CPI release date and time in ET, headline and core consumer price index forecasts, previous results and why the inflation report moves stocks and rates.
Last updated Oct 4, 2026 at 6:57 PM ET
- Next release
- To be scheduled
- Release time
- 8:30 AM ET
- Published by
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- Frequency
- Monthly, usually in the second week of the month
Upcoming CPI releases
Recent CPI results
FRIDAY · APR 10
Why CPI matters
The Consumer Price Index measures the average change in prices paid by U.S. households for a basket of goods and services. It is the most widely followed inflation gauge in markets.
Headline CPI includes food and energy. Core CPI strips both out because they are volatile, so traders treat core as the cleaner read on underlying inflation trend.
CPI matters to equities mainly through interest-rate expectations: a hotter print pushes expected policy rates higher, which typically pressures long-duration growth names, while a cooler print does the opposite.
Shelter, services and goods components often drive the surprise even when the headline number lands close to consensus, which is why the internals get as much attention as the top line.
What traders watch
- • Core inflation trend
- • Shelter costs
- • Services ex-housing
- • Energy and goods prices
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Frequently asked questions
Other key releases
- Jobs Report release schedule
- Nonfarm Payrolls release schedule
- Unemployment Rate release schedule
- PPI release schedule
- PCE release schedule
- Core PCE release schedule
- GDP release schedule
- Retail Sales release schedule
- Jobless Claims release schedule
- JOLTS release schedule
- ISM Manufacturing release schedule
- ISM Services release schedule
- FOMC release schedule
Calendar data is provided for educational and research purposes only and is not investment advice. Release dates, times, estimates and results can change; always verify against the issuing company or agency.
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