What time is the US CPI release in my local time zone?
The short answer
The US CPI release is 8:30 a.m. US Eastern, which is 13:30 UTC. On the next release, November 10, 2026, that is 1:30 p.m. in London, 2:30 p.m. in Frankfurt, 5:30 p.m. in Dubai, 9:30 p.m. in Singapore and 12:30 a.m. Wednesday in Sydney.
The fixed release time
The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the CPI at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time, according to its release schedule. That is 13:30 UTC.
The next two releases are Tuesday, November 10, 2026 (October 2026 data) and Thursday, December 10, 2026 (November 2026 data), both at 8:30 a.m. Eastern, according to the BLS schedule.
Local times for the next two releases
The table shows the same moment in the time zones the BLS schedule and our data list. Sydney's time falls on the following calendar day.
For zones not listed here, the sources above do not give a local time, so no figure is shown.
What the report contains
The CPI measures how fast US consumer prices rose, headline and core (without food and energy). The latest result, for September 2026, was 3.7% over the year and 2.6% for core, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
| City | Nov 10, 2026 | Dec 10, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 8:30 AM | 8:30 AM |
| London | 1:30 PM | 1:30 PM |
| Frankfurt | 2:30 PM | 2:30 PM |
| Dubai | 5:30 PM | 5:30 PM |
| Singapore | 9:30 PM | 9:30 PM |
| Sydney | 12:30 AM Wed Nov 11 | 12:30 AM Fri Dec 11 |
Questions
What time is the CPI release in EST?
8:30 a.m. US Eastern, according to the BLS schedule. That is 13:30 UTC.
What time is the CPI data release in the UK?
1:30 p.m. London time on both November 10 and December 10, 2026.
What time is the CPI release in Singapore?
9:30 p.m. Singapore time on both November 10 and December 10, 2026.
What time is the CPI release in Dubai?
5:30 p.m. Dubai time on both November 10 and December 10, 2026.
What time is the CPI release in Australia?
12:30 a.m. Sydney time on the day after the US release: Wednesday November 11 and Friday December 11, 2026.
What was the latest CPI result?
For September 2026, inflation was 3.7% from a year earlier and core inflation was 2.6%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Schedule of Releases for the Consumer Price Index
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI Home
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index Summary, September 2026
Checked against these official sources on October 27, 2026 by the Kairotick team. Rules and schedules change; check the source before you rely on a detail.
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