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CPI Service Inflation Fastest Since Sep'22

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Core CPI upside comes despite used cars dragging more than most expected. Services print the highest M/M rate since Sep’22, with strength seen in heavily-weighted OER and particularly in the aforementioned supercore. All % M/M rates below.


Core Goods: -0.32 after -0.06

* Used cars: -3.37 in Jan (analysts saw an average -2.4, ranging -1.3 to -4.4) after 0.6% in Dec

* Ex used cars: 0.08 after -0.16% in Dec


Core Services: 0.66 after 0.38 – strongest pace since Sep’22

* OER: 0.56 after 0.42 (analysts saw an average 0.42, ranging 0.31-0.48)

* Primary rents: 0.36 after 0.39 (analysts saw an average 0.41, ranging 0.32-0.45)

* Supercore: 0.85 after 0.34 (three analysts ranged between 0.33-0.87)

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