Median CPI increased 0.3% and Trimmed-Mean CPI increased 0.3% in February

According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, the Median Consumer Price Index Rose 0.3% in February. The 16% Trimmed-Mean Consumer Price Index increased 0.3%. “The Median CPI and 16% Trimmed-Mean CPI are measures of core inflation calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland based on Data Released in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) Monthly CPI Report”.

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This graph shows the year-over-year change for these four key measures of inflation.

On a year-over-yearar base, the median cpi rose 3.5% (down from 3.6% yoy in January), The Trimmed-Mean CPI Rose 3.1% (Unchanged from 3.1%), and the CPI less food and energy rose 3.3% (Down from 3.1%).

Core PCE is for January was up 2.7% yoy, down from 2.9% in December.