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Regional Feds: Sticky / Median CPIs Remain Stubbornly High

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In another indication that the stronger-than-expected September core CPI figure of 0.32% M/M was broad-based, the Cleveland Fed's estimate of "median" CPI came in at +0.46% M/M, up from 0.33% prior and the highest figure since February 2023.

  • Similarly, the 16% trimmed mean series printed +0.40%, up from 0.29% prior - also a post-February high.
  • Both series have accelerated for 2 consecutive months following a July trough.
  • That said, the Y/Y numbers keep diminishing : median at 5.5% was the lowest since April 2022, while 16% trimmed mean fell to a 22-month low 4.3%.
  • It's a similar story for the Atlanta Fed's "sticky" CPI series: the ex-shelter index printed 0.36% M/M, virtually identical from August's 0.37%, with "sticky core" overall at +0.44% M/M, up from 0.39% prior and a 7-month high, and sticky core-ex shelter ticking a little lower at 0.34% M/M vs 0.39% prior.
  • While all of those 1-month rates were above 4% annualized, there is some consolation for doves in that 12-month rates diminished (core sticky at 5.0% Y/Y, lowest since May 2022; sticky ex-shelter at 3.3% and core sticky ex-shelter 2.9% both lowest since Sep 2021).

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