Best ETFs to Beat Back a Bear Market Here's a quick look at February's key CPI figures: MoM CPI: +0.2% (estimate: +0.3%) YoY CPI: +2.8% (estimate: +2.9%) MoM Core CPI: +0.2% (estimate: +0.3%) YoY Core CPI: +3.

February inflation measured by the Consumer Price Index Wednesday was 2.8% annually and was up a lower than expected 0.2% for the month, seasonally adjusted.

As measured by CPI, inflation in the US is set to rise at an annual pace of 2.9% in February, down slightly from 3.0% reported in January. Core CPI inflation, which excludes the volatile food and energy categories, is expected to ease to 3.2% in the same period from a year earlier, compared to a 3.3% growth in January.