Official release row with the realised value, prior value, forecast field, exact announcement timestamp, and series chart in one canonical workspace.
A release-date view of the official series, capped at the selected announcement so the chart matches the page timestamp.
The official Consumer Price Index inflation row printed 2.9 for 2024-07-31. The previous value was 3 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_2024-08-14 |
|---|---|
| API announcement ID | usd_inflation_2024-07-31 |
| Release time | Exact time unavailable |
| Reference period | 2024-07-31 |
| Actual value | 2.9 |
| Previous value | 3 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Announcement timestamp | 1723638600 |
Move through adjacent announcement records for the same inflation series.
The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for United States CPI inflation.
United States Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP) was 2.9% year on year in July 2024. The previous reading was 3%.
The actual publication time is unavailable.
The next United States Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP) release is scheduled for Nov 10, 2026.
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": 1723638600,
"announcement_id": "usd_inflation_2024-07-31",
"announcement_source_url": "https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/cpi_08142024.htm",
"capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
"date": "2024-07-31",
"observed_at_ns": 1789366156962968500,
"previous_value": 3.0,
"publication_time_precision": "unknown",
"publication_time_status": "unverified",
"revisions": [
{
"epoch": 1723638600,
"val": 2.9
},
{
"capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
"epoch": 1723638600,
"is_first_release": false,
"observed_at_ns": 1789366156962968500,
"publication_time_precision": "unknown",
"publication_time_status": "unverified",
"val": 2.9,
"vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}
],
"source": "BLS",
"source_contract": {
"basis": "catalogue",
"frequency": "Monthly",
"source_series_id": "BLS:CUUR0000SA0",
"unit": "%YoY"
},
"source_url": "https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/cpi_08142024.htm",
"source_url_scope": "release",
"val": 2.9,
"vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
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