💸 CPI – March

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The inflation print for March just hit the tape, so let’s dive right in!

Here are the headline prints:

Year-over-Year:

✅ *US MARCH CPI RISES 3.3% Y/Y; EST. +3.4%
✅ *US MARCH CORE CPI RISES 2.6% Y/Y; EST. +2.7%

Month-over-Month:

✅ *US MARCH CPI RISES 0.9% M/M; EST. +0.9%
✅ *US MARCH CORE CPI RISES 0.2% M/M; EST. +0.3%

For a complete breakdown of last month’s CPI,
download our US Inflation Dashboard.

March CPI — Year-over-Year

Let’s start with our chart that shows the weight of the three main CPI categories and their respective sub-groups on the left. On the right, you can see how each item contributes to the overall index.
(see February CPI)

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Next up, we’ve got two charts breaking down Core CPI — one showing year-over-year (YoY) changes and the other highlighting month-over-month (MoM) shifts, focusing on items with the most disproportionate impact.

March Core CPI — Year-over-Year

(see February Core CPI YoY)