Nov 2024 CPI Estimate

Tomorrow at 8:30 am ET we will get the Nov CPI. CPI is one of the 2 most important macro prints each month (the other one is the Employment Report), but this month's CPI is even more important because it could make or break another 25-bps cut by the Fed. Not counting the retail sales, CPI is the last piece of the puzzle for the Fed before they make a rate decision next week. The Nov CPI might also be important for determining what the Fed does in early 2025.

My average error for estimating headline CPI (based on the last 21 CPI estimates from Feb 2023 - Oct 2024) is extremely low at -2 bps (-0.02 pp).

More importantly, my headline CPI estimates have been closer to the actual number than the average Wall Street estimates by 2 bps on average, 12 times in the last 17 months or 70% of the time.

My average error for estimating core CPI (based on the last 21 core CPI estimates from Feb 2023 - Oct 2024) is low at -3 bps (-0.03 pp).

My core CPI estimates have been closer to the actual number than the average Wall Street estimates by 2 bps on average, 12 times in the last 17 months or 70% of the time.

For public links to my prior month's CPI estimates, go to ArkominaResearch.com.

In Oct, headline CPI went up from +2.44% YoY to +2.60% YoY, with +0.24% MoM, still low enough to be rounded to 0.2%. Core CPI went up marginally from +3.31% YoY to +3.33% YoY, with +0.28% MoM, which rounds to +0.3%. The biggest question on everyone’s mind - has CPI gone up again in Nov, and if so, by how much?

My Nov CPI estimates are…

• Headline CPI

  • +0.3% MoM, +0.1 pp above consensus at +0.2%

  • +2.7% YoY, same as consensus at +2.7%

• Core CPI

  • +0.4% MoM, +0.1 pp above consensus at +0.3% (important note - my estimate is +0.35% which can easily be rounded to +0.3% or +0.4%)

  • +3.4% YoY, +0.1 pp above consensus at +3.3%

My unrounded estimates:

If we get a hotter surprise tomorrow, like I’m expecting, this might complicate the Fed’s decision to cut next week.

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