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Consumer Price Index

CPI is one of the most widely used measure of inflation, as it follows the price changes experienced by consumers when purchasing goods and services. This is usually measured by a following an index of a certain "basket of goods", that is made up of the the items needed by a household. "Core" CPI usually excludes volatile items, such as food and energy, in order to get a better sense of price changes without these prices factored in.

Main Indicator: Consumer Price Index y/y

Most Recent Release

March
2nd, 2010

Actual

Forecast

Revised Form

0.9%

1.0%

N/A

Next Release Date: March 16th 2010, 6:00 EST

Table of Past Data

	10/15	10/30	11/16	11/30	12/16	1/5	1/15	1/29	2/26	3/2

Actual	-0.3%	-0.1%	-0.1%	0.6%	0.5%	0.9%	0.9%	1.0%	1.0%	0.9%
Forecast	-0.3%	-0.1%	-0.1%	0.4%	0.6%	0.9%	0.9%	1.2%	1.0%	1.0%
Previous	-0.3%	-0.3%	-0.1%	-0.1%	0.6%	0.5%	0.9%	0.9%	1.0%	1.0%
Revised From	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.6%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Past Releases

February
26th, 2010

Actual

Forecast

Revised Form

1.0%

N/A

Flash (preliminary) Version For February
Provided by: Eurostat
Official Release: PDF

January
29th, 2010

Actual

Forecast

Revised Form

1.0%

1.2%

0.9%

N/A

Flash (preliminary) Version For January
Provided by: Eurostat
Official Release: PDF

January
15th, 2010

Actual

Forecast

Revised Form

0.9%

N/A

Final Version For December
Provided by: Eurostat
Previous Release: PDF

January
5th, 2010

Actual

Forecast

Revised Form

0.9%

0.5%

0.6%

For December
Provided by Eurostat, (PDF)

The flash estimate of inflation among the 16-country euro region sped up to a 10-month high at 0.9% year to year. This was inline with forecasts. This increase can be mainly attributed to an energy price increase such as the doubling of crude oil prices.

December
16th, 2009

Actual

Forecast

Revised Form

0.5%

0.6%

N/A

Final Version for November
Provided by: EuroStat
Official Release: PDF

CPI m/m: 0.1%, pr. 0.2% (Oct), 0.0% (Sep), 0.3% (Aug),
-0.7% (Jul), 0.2% (Jun), 0.1% (May), 0.6% (Apr), 0.4% (Mar),
0.4% (Feb), -0.8% (Jan), -0.1% (Dec), -0.5%, (Nov), 0.0% (Oct)

Core CPI y/y: 1.0%, pr. 1.2% (Oct), 1.2% (Sep), 1.3% (Aug),
1.3% (Jul), 1.4% (Jun), 1.5% (May), 1.8% (Apr), 1.5% (Mar),
1.7% (Feb), 1.6% (Jan), 1.8% (Dec), 1.9% (Nov), 1.9% (Oct)

November
30th, 2009

Actual

Forecast

Revised Form

0.6%

0.4%

-0.1%

N/A

Flash Estimate for November
Provided by: EuroStat
Official Release: PDF

CPI m/m: pr. 0.2% (Oct), 0.0% (Sep), 0.3% (Aug), -0.7% (Jul),
0.2% (Jun), 0.1% (May), 0.6% (Apr), 0.4% (Mar), 0.4% (Feb)
-0.8% (Jan), -0.1% (Dec), -0.5%, (Nov), 0.0% (Oct), 0.2% (Sep),
-0.1% (Aug),

Core CPI y/y: pr. 1.1% (Oct), 1.2% (Sep), 1.3% (Aug), 1.3% (Jul),
1.4% (Jun), 1.5% (May), 1.8% (Apr), 1.5% (Mar), 1.7% (Feb),
1.6% (Jan), 1.8% (Dec), 1.9% (Nov), 1.9% (Oct), 1.9% (Sep),
1.9% (Aug)

The annual consumer inflation rate rose for the first time in seven months in the Euro-zone in November according to preliminary data. Prices were up 0.6% from a year earlier, after declining 0.1% in October. The consensus from economists was for a 0.4% increase. The coming months may see the annual CPI rate climb higher as prices plummeted around this time last year, with November through January showing particularly large declines that will now be taken out of the annual equations. Oil prices have rallied 9% in the last three months increasing inflationary pressure, as the economy begins to gather strength. Still, companies are cutting costs by laying off staff, so underlying inflation should remain moderate. The annual core CPI is not released with the flash estimate and has been falling the past several months.

November
16th, 2009

Actual

Forecast

Revised Form

-0.1%

N/A

Final Version for October
Provided by: EuroStat
Official Release: PDF

CPI m/m: 0.2%, forecast 0.3%, pr. 0.0% (Sep), 0.3% (Aug),
-0.7% (Jul), 0.2% (Jun), 0.1% (May), 0.6% (Apr), 0.4% (Mar),
0.4% (Feb) -0.8% (Jan), -0.1% (Dec), -0.5%, (Nov), 0.0% (Oct)

Core CPI y/y: 1.1%, pr. 1.2% (Sep), 1.3% (Aug), 1.3% (Jul),
1.4% (Jun), 1.5% (May), 1.8% (Apr), 1.5% (Mar), 1.7% (Feb),
1.6% (Jan), 1.8% (Dec), 1.9% (Nov), 1.9% (Oct), 1.9% (Sep)

October
30th, 2009

Actual

Forecast

Revised Form

-0.1%

-0.3%

N/A

Flash Version for October
Provided by: EuroStat
Official Release: PDF

CPI m/m: pr. 0.0% (Sep), 0.3% (Aug), -0.7% (Jul), 0.2% (Jun),
0.1% (May), 0.6% (Apr), 0.4% (Mar), 0.4% (Feb) -0.8% (Jan),
-0.1% (Dec), -0.5%, (Nov), 0.0% (Oct), 0.2% (Sep), -0.1% (Aug),

Core CPI y/y: pr. 1.2% (Sep), 1.3% (Aug), 1.3% (Jul), 1.4% (Jun),
1.5% (May), 1.8% (Apr), 1.5% (Mar), 1.7% (Feb), 1.6% (Jan),
1.8% (Dec), 1.9% (Nov), 1.9% (Oct), 1.9% (Sep), 1.9% (Aug)

October
15th, 2009

Actual

Forecast

Revised Form

-0.3%

N/A

Final Version for September
Provided by: EuroStat
Official Release: PDF

CPI m/m: 0.0%, pr. 0.3% (Aug), -0.7% (Jul), 0.2% (Jun),
0.1% (May), 0.6% (Apr), 0.4% (Mar), 0.4% (Feb) -0.8% (Jan),
-0.1% (Dec), -0.5%, (Nov), 0.0% (Oct), 0.2% (Sep), -0.1% (Aug),

Core CPI y/y: 1.2%, pr. 1.3% (Aug), 1.3% (Jul), 1.4% (Jun),
1.5% (May), 1.8% (Apr), 1.5% (Mar), 1.7% (Feb), 1.6% (Jan),
1.8% (Dec), 1.9% (Nov), 1.9% (Oct), 1.9% (Sep), 1.9% (Aug)