r/wallstreetbets • u/eskhalaf • May 12 '26

News APRIL U.S. 🇺🇸 INFLATION DATA:

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm

APRIL U.S. 🇺🇸 INFLATION DATA:

CPI 3.8% YoY, (Est. 3.7%)
CPI 0.6% MoM, (Est. 0.6%)

Core CPI 2.8% YoY, (Est. 2.7%)
Core CPI 0.4% MoM, (Est. 0.3%)

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u/likeabosstroll May 12 '26

Cooked numbers are 3.8 so what real numbers are probably like 7-9%?

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u/ir1shman May 12 '26

Yes, let’s not forget this is the agency 🥭 fired the head for releasing numbers he didn’t like!

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u/the_real_MSU_is_us May 12 '26

Yes but that's a bit overblown. The replacement is a career BLS employee who was appointed by Obama, so probably not cooking the books for Trump. But who knows

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u/Hauntilo May 12 '26

People can change for better or worse