{"id":13174,"date":"2026-08-15T12:13:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T12:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/backcom.io\/?p=13174"},"modified":"2026-08-15T12:13:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T12:13:18","slug":"what-is-us-cpi-how-to-read-cpi-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/backcom.io\/en\/what-is-us-cpi-how-to-read-cpi-report","title":{"rendered":"What Is US CPI? How to Read and Analyse the US CPI Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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US CPI<\/strong> is one of the economic releases that forex, gold and wider financial-market traders watch most closely each month. Even a small gap between the actual CPI and the forecast<\/strong> can send the USD, XAU\/USD and the major pairs moving sharply in a short space of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article focuses on how to read and analyse the US CPI report<\/strong> from a practical trader’s point of view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you want the fundamentals of the index first, see: What is CPI? How the CPI index affects forex, gold & crypto<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

What Is US CPI? A Definition for Forex Traders<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

CPI \u2013 the Consumer Price Index<\/strong> measures the average change over time in the prices of goods and services paid by urban consumers in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the US, CPI is compiled and published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)<\/strong>. The BLS defines CPI as the measure of the change over time in the prices urban consumers pay for a basket of goods and services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Official source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics \u2013 CPI<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What Does the CPI Index Tell You?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Put simply, CPI shows whether the cost of living for US consumers is rising or falling<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n