US economic data release calendar
When does the next CPI come out? When does the debt number move? The official release rhythm of the data this platform serves — and the moment the API picks each release up.
- Next CPI: see table
- CPI: monthly · 8:30 AM ET
- Debt: every business day · ~3 PM ET (T+1)
- Famous prices: with each CPI release
- Source: official BLS & Treasury schedules
CPI releases — remaining 2026 dates
The Bureau of Labor Statistics pre-announces every CPI release for the year. All releases at 8:30 AM ET. The reference month is always the month before the release date.
| Data for | Release date | What refreshes here |
|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | Wednesday, August 12, 2026 | All 11 CPI categories, YoY/MoM rates, famous prices |
| August 2026 | Friday, September 11, 2026 | All 11 CPI categories, YoY/MoM rates, famous prices |
| September 2026 | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | All 11 CPI categories, YoY/MoM rates, famous prices |
| October 2026 | Tuesday, November 10, 2026 | All 11 CPI categories, YoY/MoM rates, famous prices |
| November 2026 | Thursday, December 10, 2026 | All 11 CPI categories, YoY/MoM rates, famous prices |
Dates per the official BLS CPI release schedule (the BLS occasionally reschedules — the official page is always authoritative). The December 2026 CPI is released in January 2027, on the 2027 schedule.
National debt — every business day
The publication pattern
- The Treasury publishes each business day's Debt to the Penny figure one business day later, around 3:00 PM ET.
- No annual calendar needed — it's daily, weekends and federal holidays excluded.
- The source never froze during federal shutdowns (verified through Oct–Nov 2025).
Interest rates & annual series
- Average interest rates: monthly, published with the Treasury's month-end data.
- Historical Debt Outstanding (1790+): one new record per fiscal year end (September 30).
What this means for your integration
Ingestion is automatic on every release. CPI and famous prices refresh on release day; the debt refreshes every business day after publication. Your code never has to know the calendar — but if you poll, these dates are when polling pays.
Poll cheaply: every response ships ETag — send
If-None-Match and unchanged data costs you a 304. On release days,
the new month simply appears in /inflation/latest.
Missing months stay missing. If the government doesn't publish (e.g. October
2025, federal shutdown), the API serves the hole as null — never an
estimate.