Economy & Macro · Time-series
U.S. Inflation Rate (CPI, year-over-year)
The year-over-year change in the U.S. Consumer Price Index — headline inflation, measured monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Executive summary
U.S. Inflation Rate (CPI, year-over-year) rose from 1.06% (2016-08-01) to 3.3% (2026-07-01) — a 211.3% change over the period. The window peaked at 8.98% (2022-06-01) and bottomed at -100% (2025-10-01).
The latest observation (2026-07-01) sits above the period average of 2.41%. Raw data and methodology are open: check the source box or download CSV/JSON.
Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 2016-08-01 | 1.06 |
| 2016-09-01 | 1.55 |
| 2016-10-01 | 1.69 |
| 2016-11-01 | 1.68 |
| 2016-12-01 | 2.05 |
| 2017-01-01 | 2.51 |
| 2017-02-01 | 2.81 |
| 2017-03-01 | 2.44 |
| 2017-04-01 | 2.18 |
| 2017-05-01 | 1.86 |
| 2017-06-01 | 1.64 |
| 2017-07-01 | 1.73 |
| 2017-08-01 | 1.93 |
| 2017-09-01 | 2.18 |
| 2017-10-01 | 2.02 |
| 2017-11-01 | 2.17 |
| 2017-12-01 | 2.13 |
| 2018-01-01 | 2.15 |
| 2018-02-01 | 2.26 |
| 2018-03-01 | 2.33 |
| 2018-04-01 | 2.47 |
| 2018-05-01 | 2.78 |
| 2018-06-01 | 2.81 |
| 2018-07-01 | 2.85 |
| 2018-08-01 | 2.64 |
| 2018-09-01 | 2.33 |
| 2018-10-01 | 2.49 |
| 2018-11-01 | 2.15 |
| 2018-12-01 | 2 |
| 2019-01-01 | 1.49 |
| 2019-02-01 | 1.52 |
| 2019-03-01 | 1.88 |
| 2019-04-01 | 2 |
| 2019-05-01 | 1.8 |
| 2019-06-01 | 1.67 |
| 2019-07-01 | 1.83 |
| 2019-08-01 | 1.74 |
| 2019-09-01 | 1.68 |
| 2019-10-01 | 1.73 |
| 2019-11-01 | 2.09 |
| 2019-12-01 | 2.32 |
| 2020-01-01 | 2.6 |
| 2020-02-01 | 2.34 |
| 2020-03-01 | 1.49 |
| 2020-04-01 | 0.31 |
| 2020-05-01 | 0.2 |
| 2020-06-01 | 0.72 |
| 2020-07-01 | 1 |
| 2020-08-01 | 1.28 |
| 2020-09-01 | 1.39 |
| 2020-10-01 | 1.23 |
| 2020-11-01 | 1.18 |
| 2020-12-01 | 1.32 |
| 2021-01-01 | 1.37 |
| 2021-02-01 | 1.67 |
| 2021-03-01 | 2.67 |
| 2021-04-01 | 4.13 |
| 2021-05-01 | 4.92 |
| 2021-06-01 | 5.3 |
| 2021-07-01 | 5.25 |
| 2021-08-01 | 5.15 |
| 2021-09-01 | 5.35 |
| 2021-10-01 | 6.24 |
| 2021-11-01 | 6.9 |
| 2021-12-01 | 7.17 |
| 2022-01-01 | 7.56 |
| 2022-02-01 | 7.94 |
| 2022-03-01 | 8.57 |
| 2022-04-01 | 8.23 |
| 2022-05-01 | 8.54 |
| 2022-06-01 | 8.98 |
| 2022-07-01 | 8.46 |
| 2022-08-01 | 8.22 |
| 2022-09-01 | 8.19 |
| 2022-10-01 | 7.76 |
| 2022-11-01 | 7.12 |
| 2022-12-01 | 6.4 |
| 2023-01-01 | 6.33 |
| 2023-02-01 | 5.96 |
| 2023-03-01 | 4.92 |
| 2023-04-01 | 4.95 |
| 2023-05-01 | 4.13 |
| 2023-06-01 | 3.07 |
| 2023-07-01 | 3.29 |
| 2023-08-01 | 3.72 |
| 2023-09-01 | 3.69 |
| 2023-10-01 | 3.25 |
| 2023-11-01 | 3.13 |
| 2023-12-01 | 3.32 |
| 2024-01-01 | 3.09 |
| 2024-02-01 | 3.16 |
| 2024-03-01 | 3.49 |
| 2024-04-01 | 3.36 |
| 2024-05-01 | 3.24 |
| 2024-06-01 | 2.97 |
| 2024-07-01 | 2.94 |
| 2024-08-01 | 2.61 |
| 2024-09-01 | 2.43 |
| 2024-10-01 | 2.58 |
| 2024-11-01 | 2.72 |
| 2024-12-01 | 2.87 |
| 2025-01-01 | 2.99 |
| 2025-02-01 | 2.8 |
| 2025-03-01 | 2.38 |
| 2025-04-01 | 2.33 |
| 2025-05-01 | 2.38 |
| 2025-06-01 | 2.68 |
| 2025-07-01 | 2.74 |
| 2025-08-01 | 2.94 |
| 2025-09-01 | 3.02 |
| 2025-10-01 | -100 |
| 2025-11-01 | 2.7 |
| 2025-12-01 | 2.65 |
| 2026-01-01 | 2.39 |
| 2026-02-01 | 2.43 |
| 2026-03-01 | 3.29 |
| 2026-04-01 | 3.78 |
| 2026-05-01 | 4.17 |
| 2026-06-01 | 3.46 |
| 2026-07-01 | 3.3 |