Will CPI Core rise more than 0.2% in September?

ResolutionResolved YES

YES payout100¢

NO payout0¢

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Oct 9 forecast

Q expects September monthly core CPI to rise no more than 0.2% because multiple current estimates sit at or below that threshold.

Fresh estimates from several sources place September core CPI at 0.2% or less, with slower shelter and reversals in volatile August components providing the main restraint. August’s 0.3% increase and broader pipeline price pressure preserve an upside path through airfares, hotels, discretionary services or goods. Markets currently treat an above-threshold reading as a meaningful underdog; the strongest reason this forecast is lower is the broad convergence of fresh estimates at or below 0.2%.

Points to NO

Several fresh estimates place September core CPI at or below the threshold.
On October 8, the Cleveland Fed nowcast estimated September core CPI at 0.20% month over month.
Expected weakness in supercore inflation should moderate core services.
On October 9, TD Securities expected weaker supercore inflation to lower September core-services inflation to 0.22%.
Shelter indicators point to modest September rent inflation.
On October 1, Zillow forecast September owners’ equivalent rent inflation of 0.22% and primary-rent inflation of 0.17%.

Points to YES

August core inflation entered September with renewed momentum.
The September 11 release showed seasonally adjusted core CPI rose 0.3% in August after increasing 0.2% in July.
Broader pipeline price pressure creates an upside route through goods and travel services.
On October 2, September manufacturing price pressure was assessed as broadening, with the ISM Manufacturing Prices index rising to 77.9.

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