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KalshiMay 12, 20269 days left

Will the rate of CPI inflation be above 3.8% for the year ending in April 2026?

This contract is priced at 8¢ on Kalshi. Current book: 7¢ bid, 8¢ ask, 1¢ spread.

Implied probability

8¢
$54K volume
$26K liquidity
588% of event volume

Event outcomes

16

Family volume

$9K

Best sibling

Above 3.6% 64¢

Ticker

KXCPIYOY-26APR-T3.8

Price history

8¢ current

+6¢
25¢50¢75¢100¢
Apr 8, 2026May 3, 2026

Orderbook snapshot

7 / 8¢

Kalshi
1¢ spread
BidSize
100¢139
7¢2.2K
6¢105
5¢400
2¢62
AskSize
8¢364
9¢2.3K
10¢1.3K
11¢2.1K
12¢3.5K

Contract terms

Resolution, venue, and identifiers.

Resolution rules

If the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increases by more than 3.8% in the twelve months ending April 2026 (as represented by the one-decimal place value reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics), then the market resolves to Yes.

Venue

Kalshi

Closes

May 12, 2026

Identifier

KXCPIYOY-26APR-T3.8

Indicators

Yield, cliff risk, volatility, and regime.

IY (Yes)

54297.2%

IY (No)

307.6%

Adj IY

23269%

CRI

13

Overround

1.8%

LAS

0.14

Regime

neutral

Score

0.568

Observability

high

Event type

data_release

Full indicator table

54297.2%
307.6%
Adj IY
23269%
13
Overround
1.8%
LAS
0.14

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