by Calculated Risk on 3/10/2022 11:18:00 AM

The Cleveland Fed released the median CPI and the trimmed-mean CPI this morning:

According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, the median Consumer Price Index rose 0.5% in February. The 16% trimmed-mean Consumer Price Index also increased 0.5% in February. "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".

Note: The Cleveland Fed released the median CPI details here: "Used Cars" were down 3% annualized, and this will likely show declines in coming months.  Motor fuel was up 118% annualized in February and will likely increase further in March.

Note that Owners' Equivalent Rent and Rent of Primary Residence account for almost 1/3 of median CPI, and these measures were up around 5.9% annualized in February.

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

On a year-over-year basis, the median CPI rose 4.6%, the trimmed-mean CPI rose 5.7%, and the CPI less food and energy rose 6.4%. Core PCE is for January and increased 5.2% year-over-year.