Wu reported that the unadjusted CPI in the United States for February increased by 3.2% on an annual basis, slightly higher than the expected 3.1% and the previous value of 3.1%. The unadjusted core CPI in the United States for February increased by 3.8% on an annual basis, slightly higher than the expected 3.7% and the previous value of 3.9%. Analyst Chris Anstey stated that the core inflation rate in the United States for February was slightly higher than expected at 0.4%. Both the overall and core inflation rates on a year-on-year basis were slightly higher than what economists had predicted.