Official release row with the realised value, prior value, forecast field, exact announcement timestamp, and series chart in one canonical workspace.
2026-03-11 12:30 UTC
A release-date view of the official series, capped at the selected announcement so the chart matches the page timestamp.
The official CPI inflation QoQ row printed 2.4 for 2026-02-28. The previous value was 2.4 and the forecast field was --.
Use the chart above to compare this release with the recent series path, then use the API endpoint below for point-in-time event studies and model features keyed to the stable release ID.
The values below are the machine-readable citation fields for this announcement. The local and UTC timestamps are kept visible because event studies and trading systems need the exact public release moment, not just the date.
| Public release ID | usd_inflation_2026-03-11 |
|---|---|
| API announcement ID | usd_inflation_2026-02-28 |
| Release time |
2026-03-11 12:30 UTC
|
| Reference period | 2026-02-28 |
| Actual value | 2.4 |
| Previous value | 2.4 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Announcement timestamp | 1773232200 |
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The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for United States CPI QoQ inflation.
United States Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP) was 2.4% year on year in February 2026. The previous reading was 2.4%.
This release was published on Mar 11, 2026 at 08:30 America/New_York.
The next United States Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP) release is scheduled for Oct 14, 2026 at 08:30 America/New_York.
BLS publishes the official Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP) series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.
Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.
{
"announcement_datetime": 1773232200,
"announcement_id": "usd_inflation_2026-02-28",
"announcement_source_url": "https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/cpi_03112026.htm",
"capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
"date": "2026-02-28",
"observed_at_ns": 1789366156962968500,
"predictions": [
{
"confidence": 0.85,
"generated_at": 1773151200,
"predicted_value": 2.4058,
"prediction_reason": "Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland daily inflation nowcast.",
"prediction_source": "cleveland_fed_nowcast",
"prediction_type": "model_nowcast"
}
],
"previous_value": 2.4,
"publication_time_precision": "unknown",
"publication_time_status": "unverified",
"revisions": [
{
"epoch": 1773232200,
"val": 2.4
},
{
"capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
"epoch": 1773232200,
"is_first_release": false,
"observed_at_ns": 1789366156962968500,
"publication_time_precision": "unknown",
"publication_time_status": "unverified",
"val": 2.4,
"vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}
],
"source": "BLS",
"source_url": "https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/cpi_03112026.htm",
"source_url_scope": "release",
"val": 2.4,
"vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
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