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MEDCPIM159SFRBCLE · FRED

Cleveland median CPI

Robust to outliers. Better trend signal than core.

Latest reading

2.58

Percent Change from Year Ago · observation 2026-08-01, published 2026-09-11

Last 24 observations.

Signal

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Not in the fit. No verdict.

Use
Not in model: LAGGING: never a predictor

Where it fits

Inflation & Prices: Capture the shock channel, not the level. Inflation rarely causes recessions; oil shocks and the policy response to inflation do. The model averages the standardised signals in each block into a block score, then combines the twelve block scores in a probit. Today the 12-block model reads 1.6%.

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