What time is the US CPI release in my time zone?
The short answer
The US CPI release is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. US Eastern, which is 13:30 UTC, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The next scheduled releases are Tuesday, November 10, 2026 and Thursday, December 10, 2026.
The official release time
The US CPI inflation report is published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Its schedule lists CPI releases at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time, which is 13:30 UTC.
The next two scheduled releases are Tuesday, November 10, 2026 (for October 2026) and Thursday, December 10, 2026 (for November 2026), according to the BLS schedule.
Local times for the next two releases
The BLS publishes times in US Eastern. The local times below are the ones listed in our schedule data for each release date.
US Eastern is on standard time on both dates, so 8:30 a.m. Eastern equals 13:30 UTC.
What the report measures
CPI shows how fast US consumer prices rose, headline and core (without food and energy). Each figure is the change in the CPI-U index against the same month a year earlier, not seasonally adjusted, rounded to one decimal, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The latest result, for September 2026, was 3.7% headline and 2.6% core.
| Zone | Nov 10, 2026 | Dec 10, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| New York (EST) | 8:30 AM | 8:30 AM |
| UTC / GMT | 13:30 | 13:30 |
| London | 1:30 PM | 1:30 PM |
| Frankfurt (Europe) | 2:30 PM | 2:30 PM |
| Dubai (UAE) | 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.
What time is the CPI release in GMT?
13:30 UTC, which is the same as GMT, according to the BLS schedule.
What time is the CPI release in PST?
The official pages and our schedule data do not list a Pacific time for this release.
What time is the CPI release in IST?
The official pages and our schedule data do not list an India or Sri Lanka time for this release.
What time is the CPI release in Europe?
1:30 PM in London and 2:30 PM in Frankfurt on both scheduled dates, from our schedule data.
What time is the CPI release in the UAE?
5:30 PM in Dubai on both scheduled dates, from our schedule data.
What time is the CPI release in Singapore and Malaysia?
9:30 PM in Singapore on both scheduled dates, from our schedule data. Malaysia time is not listed in our data.
What time is the CPI release in South Africa?
South Africa time is not listed in the official pages or our schedule data.
When is the next US CPI release?
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. US Eastern (13:30 UTC), according to the BLS schedule.
What was the latest CPI result?
September 2026: 3.7% headline and 2.6% core, year over year, 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 — Schedule of Selected Releases for November 2026
Checked against these official sources on October 23, 2026 by the Kairotick team. Rules and schedules change; check the source before you rely on a detail.
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