U.S. core CPI inflation

Projected change in consumer prices excluding food and energy.

United States · %5 extracted figures5 institutions1 comparable groups

2026 Q4 · Quarterly year-over-year

3 institutions
Forecasts by report dateUnited States
2.40%2.70%2.90%CONSENSUSJUL 26JUL 26JUL 26Wells Fargo · 2.4% · 2026-07-30RBC · 2.8% · 2026-07-13Fannie Mae · 2.9% · 2026-07-10Fannie Mae 2.9%

EmphasisedOther institutionsConsensus

InstitutionPeriodReportedForecast
Wells Fargo2026 Q4“Core Consumer Price Index | 2026 4Q | 2.4” — U.S. Economic Forecast table · 2026 Q4 · source ↗2026-07-302.4%
RBC2026 Q4“CPI ex-food & energy (y/y%) | 2026 Q4 | 2.8” — U.S. Forecast Detail · 2026 Q4 · source ↗2026-07-132.8%
Fannie Mae2026 Q4“Core Consumer Price Index (ex. Food & Energy) | 26.4 | 2.9” — Economic Forecast table · 2026 Q4 · source ↗2026-07-102.9%
Readout
Consensus
2.70%
Spread
+0.50%
Low
2.40%
High
2.90%
Reporting
3
Basis
Quarterly year-over-year

2026 Q4 · Quarterly annualized

1 institution
Single reported figureUnited States
InstitutionPeriodReportedForecast
Philadelphia Fed2026 Q4“2026:Q4 | Core CPI | Current 2.7” — Median Short-Run Projections for Inflation · Quarterly · source ↗2026-05-152.7%
Readout
Low
2.70%
High
2.70%
Reporting
1
Basis
Quarterly annualized

One institution reporting — no consensus is claimed.

2026 Q3 · Quarterly annualized

1 institution
Single reported figureUnited States
InstitutionPeriodReportedForecast
Cleveland Fed2026 Q3“Core CPI · 07/27 · 1.89503158168218” — Historical JSON · 2026:Q3 · Core CPI · July 27 · source ↗2026-07-271.90%
Readout
Low
1.90%
High
1.90%
Reporting
1
Basis
Quarterly annualized

One institution reporting — no consensus is claimed.