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Inflation (CPI annual change) in United States

Inflation (CPI annual change) in the United States was 3.4% in August 2026, according to BLS. That is up 0.5 pts from August 2025.

August 20263.4%
Change on August 2025+0.5 pts
Series high9.1June 2022
Series low-2.1July 2009

Inflation (CPI annual change) in United States, January 2000 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

-2.502.557.5102000-012003-112007-092011-072015-052019-032023-012026-082000-01: 2.7 %2000-02: 3.2 %2000-03: 3.8 %2000-04: 3.1 %2000-05: 3.2 %2000-06: 3.7 %2000-07: 3.7 %2000-08: 3.4 %2000-09: 3.5 %2000-10: 3.4 %2000-11: 3.4 %2000-12: 3.4 %2001-01: 3.7 %2001-02: 3.5 %2001-03: 2.9 %2001-04: 3.3 %2001-05: 3.6 %2001-06: 3.2 %2001-07: 2.7 %2001-08: 2.7 %2001-09: 2.6 %2001-10: 2.1 %2001-11: 1.9 %2001-12: 1.6 %2002-01: 1.1 %2002-02: 1.1 %2002-03: 1.5 %2002-04: 1.6 %2002-05: 1.2 %2002-06: 1.1 %2002-07: 1.5 %2002-08: 1.8 %2002-09: 1.5 %2002-10: 2 %2002-11: 2.2 %2002-12: 2.4 %2003-01: 2.6 %2003-02: 3 %2003-03: 3 %2003-04: 2.2 %2003-05: 2.1 %2003-06: 2.1 %2003-07: 2.1 %2003-08: 2.2 %2003-09: 2.3 %2003-10: 2 %2003-11: 1.8 %2003-12: 1.9 %2004-01: 1.9 %2004-02: 1.7 %2004-03: 1.7 %2004-04: 2.3 %2004-05: 3.1 %2004-06: 3.3 %2004-07: 3 %2004-08: 2.7 %2004-09: 2.5 %2004-10: 3.2 %2004-11: 3.5 %2004-12: 3.3 %2005-01: 3 %2005-02: 3 %2005-03: 3.1 %2005-04: 3.5 %2005-05: 2.8 %2005-06: 2.5 %2005-07: 3.2 %2005-08: 3.6 %2005-09: 4.7 %2005-10: 4.3 %2005-11: 3.5 %2005-12: 3.4 %2006-01: 4 %2006-02: 3.6 %2006-03: 3.4 %2006-04: 3.5 %2006-05: 4.2 %2006-06: 4.3 %2006-07: 4.1 %2006-08: 3.8 %2006-09: 2.1 %2006-10: 1.3 %2006-11: 2 %2006-12: 2.5 %2007-01: 2.1 %2007-02: 2.4 %2007-03: 2.8 %2007-04: 2.6 %2007-05: 2.7 %2007-06: 2.7 %2007-07: 2.4 %2007-08: 2 %2007-09: 2.8 %2007-10: 3.5 %2007-11: 4.3 %2007-12: 4.1 %2008-01: 4.3 %2008-02: 4 %2008-03: 4 %2008-04: 3.9 %2008-05: 4.2 %2008-06: 5 %2008-07: 5.6 %2008-08: 5.4 %2008-09: 4.9 %2008-10: 3.7 %2008-11: 1.1 %2008-12: 0.1 %2009-01: 0 %2009-02: 0.2 %2009-03: -0.4 %2009-04: -0.7 %2009-05: -1.3 %2009-06: -1.4 %2009-07: -2.1 %2009-08: -1.5 %2009-09: -1.3 %2009-10: -0.2 %2009-11: 1.8 %2009-12: 2.7 %2010-01: 2.6 %2010-02: 2.1 %2010-03: 2.3 %2010-04: 2.2 %2010-05: 2 %2010-06: 1.1 %2010-07: 1.2 %2010-08: 1.1 %2010-09: 1.1 %2010-10: 1.2 %2010-11: 1.1 %2010-12: 1.5 %2011-01: 1.6 %2011-02: 2.1 %2011-03: 2.7 %2011-04: 3.2 %2011-05: 3.6 %2011-06: 3.6 %2011-07: 3.6 %2011-08: 3.8 %2011-09: 3.9 %2011-10: 3.5 %2011-11: 3.4 %2011-12: 3 %2012-01: 2.9 %2012-02: 2.9 %2012-03: 2.7 %2012-04: 2.3 %2012-05: 1.7 %2012-06: 1.7 %2012-07: 1.4 %2012-08: 1.7 %2012-09: 2 %2012-10: 2.2 %2012-11: 1.8 %2012-12: 1.7 %2013-01: 1.6 %2013-02: 2 %2013-03: 1.5 %2013-04: 1.1 %2013-05: 1.4 %2013-06: 1.8 %2013-07: 2 %2013-08: 1.5 %2013-09: 1.2 %2013-10: 1 %2013-11: 1.2 %2013-12: 1.5 %2014-01: 1.6 %2014-02: 1.1 %2014-03: 1.5 %2014-04: 2 %2014-05: 2.1 %2014-06: 2.1 %2014-07: 2 %2014-08: 1.7 %2014-09: 1.7 %2014-10: 1.7 %2014-11: 1.3 %2014-12: 0.8 %2015-01: -0.1 %2015-02: 0 %2015-03: -0.1 %2015-04: -0.2 %2015-05: 0 %2015-06: 0.1 %2015-07: 0.2 %2015-08: 0.2 %2015-09: 0 %2015-10: 0.2 %2015-11: 0.5 %2015-12: 0.7 %2016-01: 1.4 %2016-02: 1 %2016-03: 0.9 %2016-04: 1.1 %2016-05: 1 %2016-06: 1 %2016-07: 0.8 %2016-08: 1.1 %2016-09: 1.5 %2016-10: 1.6 %2016-11: 1.7 %2016-12: 2.1 %2017-01: 2.5 %2017-02: 2.7 %2017-03: 2.4 %2017-04: 2.2 %2017-05: 1.9 %2017-06: 1.6 %2017-07: 1.7 %2017-08: 1.9 %2017-09: 2.2 %2017-10: 2 %2017-11: 2.2 %2017-12: 2.1 %2018-01: 2.1 %2018-02: 2.2 %2018-03: 2.4 %2018-04: 2.5 %2018-05: 2.8 %2018-06: 2.9 %2018-07: 2.9 %2018-08: 2.7 %2018-09: 2.3 %2018-10: 2.5 %2018-11: 2.2 %2018-12: 1.9 %2019-01: 1.6 %2019-02: 1.5 %2019-03: 1.9 %2019-04: 2 %2019-05: 1.8 %2019-06: 1.6 %2019-07: 1.8 %2019-08: 1.7 %2019-09: 1.7 %2019-10: 1.8 %2019-11: 2.1 %2019-12: 2.3 %2020-01: 2.5 %2020-02: 2.3 %2020-03: 1.5 %2020-04: 0.3 %2020-05: 0.1 %2020-06: 0.6 %2020-07: 1 %2020-08: 1.3 %2020-09: 1.4 %2020-10: 1.2 %2020-11: 1.2 %2020-12: 1.4 %2021-01: 1.4 %2021-02: 1.7 %2021-03: 2.6 %2021-04: 4.2 %2021-05: 5 %2021-06: 5.4 %2021-07: 5.4 %2021-08: 5.3 %2021-09: 5.4 %2021-10: 6.2 %2021-11: 6.8 %2021-12: 7 %2022-01: 7.5 %2022-02: 7.9 %2022-03: 8.5 %2022-04: 8.3 %2022-05: 8.6 %2022-06: 9.1 %2022-07: 8.5 %2022-08: 8.3 %2022-09: 8.2 %2022-10: 7.7 %2022-11: 7.1 %2022-12: 6.5 %2023-01: 6.4 %2023-02: 6 %2023-03: 5 %2023-04: 4.9 %2023-05: 4 %2023-06: 3 %2023-07: 3.2 %2023-08: 3.7 %2023-09: 3.7 %2023-10: 3.2 %2023-11: 3.1 %2023-12: 3.4 %2024-01: 3.1 %2024-02: 3.2 %2024-03: 3.5 %2024-04: 3.4 %2024-05: 3.3 %2024-06: 3 %2024-07: 2.9 %2024-08: 2.5 %2024-09: 2.4 %2024-10: 2.6 %2024-11: 2.7 %2024-12: 2.9 %2025-01: 3 %2025-02: 2.8 %2025-03: 2.4 %2025-04: 2.3 %2025-05: 2.4 %2025-06: 2.7 %2025-07: 2.7 %2025-08: 2.9 %2025-09: 3 %2025-11: 2.7 %2025-12: 2.7 %2026-01: 2.4 %2026-02: 2.4 %2026-03: 3.3 %2026-04: 3.8 %2026-05: 4.2 %2026-06: 3.5 %2026-07: 3.4 %2026-08: 3.4 %
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08, published 2026-09-11.
All 319 values
Period%
2026-083.4
2026-073.4
2026-063.5
2026-054.2
2026-043.8
2026-033.3
2026-022.4
2026-012.4
2025-122.7
2025-112.7
2025-093
2025-082.9
2025-072.7
2025-062.7
2025-052.4
2025-042.3
2025-032.4
2025-022.8
2025-013
2024-122.9
2024-112.7
2024-102.6
2024-092.4
2024-082.5
2024-072.9
2024-063
2024-053.3
2024-043.4
2024-033.5
2024-023.2
2024-013.1
2023-123.4
2023-113.1
2023-103.2
2023-093.7
2023-083.7
2023-073.2
2023-063
2023-054
2023-044.9
2023-035
2023-026
2023-016.4
2022-126.5
2022-117.1
2022-107.7
2022-098.2
2022-088.3
2022-078.5
2022-069.1
2022-058.6
2022-048.3
2022-038.5
2022-027.9
2022-017.5
2021-127
2021-116.8
2021-106.2
2021-095.4
2021-085.3
2021-075.4
2021-065.4
2021-055
2021-044.2
2021-032.6
2021-021.7
2021-011.4
2020-121.4
2020-111.2
2020-101.2
2020-091.4
2020-081.3
2020-071
2020-060.6
2020-050.1
2020-040.3
2020-031.5
2020-022.3
2020-012.5
2019-122.3
2019-112.1
2019-101.8
2019-091.7
2019-081.7
2019-071.8
2019-061.6
2019-051.8
2019-042
2019-031.9
2019-021.5
2019-011.6
2018-121.9
2018-112.2
2018-102.5
2018-092.3
2018-082.7
2018-072.9
2018-062.9
2018-052.8
2018-042.5
2018-032.4
2018-022.2
2018-012.1
2017-122.1
2017-112.2
2017-102
2017-092.2
2017-081.9
2017-071.7
2017-061.6
2017-051.9
2017-042.2
2017-032.4
2017-022.7
2017-012.5
2016-122.1
2016-111.7
2016-101.6
2016-091.5
2016-081.1
2016-070.8
2016-061
2016-051
2016-041.1
2016-030.9
2016-021
2016-011.4
2015-120.7
2015-110.5
2015-100.2
2015-090
2015-080.2
2015-070.2
2015-060.1
2015-050
2015-04-0.2
2015-03-0.1
2015-020
2015-01-0.1
2014-120.8
2014-111.3
2014-101.7
2014-091.7
2014-081.7
2014-072
2014-062.1
2014-052.1
2014-042
2014-031.5
2014-021.1
2014-011.6
2013-121.5
2013-111.2
2013-101
2013-091.2
2013-081.5
2013-072
2013-061.8
2013-051.4
2013-041.1
2013-031.5
2013-022
2013-011.6
2012-121.7
2012-111.8
2012-102.2
2012-092
2012-081.7
2012-071.4
2012-061.7
2012-051.7
2012-042.3
2012-032.7
2012-022.9
2012-012.9
2011-123
2011-113.4
2011-103.5
2011-093.9
2011-083.8
2011-073.6
2011-063.6
2011-053.6
2011-043.2
2011-032.7
2011-022.1
2011-011.6
2010-121.5
2010-111.1
2010-101.2
2010-091.1
2010-081.1
2010-071.2
2010-061.1
2010-052
2010-042.2
2010-032.3
2010-022.1
2010-012.6
2009-122.7
2009-111.8
2009-10-0.2
2009-09-1.3
2009-08-1.5
2009-07-2.1
2009-06-1.4
2009-05-1.3
2009-04-0.7
2009-03-0.4
2009-020.2
2009-010
2008-120.1
2008-111.1
2008-103.7
2008-094.9
2008-085.4
2008-075.6
2008-065
2008-054.2
2008-043.9
2008-034
2008-024
2008-014.3
2007-124.1
2007-114.3
2007-103.5
2007-092.8
2007-082
2007-072.4
2007-062.7
2007-052.7
2007-042.6
2007-032.8
2007-022.4
2007-012.1
2006-122.5
2006-112
2006-101.3
2006-092.1
2006-083.8
2006-074.1
2006-064.3
2006-054.2
2006-043.5
2006-033.4
2006-023.6
2006-014
2005-123.4
2005-113.5
2005-104.3
2005-094.7
2005-083.6
2005-073.2
2005-062.5
2005-052.8
2005-043.5
2005-033.1
2005-023
2005-013
2004-123.3
2004-113.5
2004-103.2
2004-092.5
2004-082.7
2004-073
2004-063.3
2004-053.1
2004-042.3
2004-031.7
2004-021.7
2004-011.9
2003-121.9
2003-111.8
2003-102
2003-092.3
2003-082.2
2003-072.1
2003-062.1
2003-052.1
2003-042.2
2003-033
2003-023
2003-012.6
2002-122.4
2002-112.2
2002-102
2002-091.5
2002-081.8
2002-071.5
2002-061.1
2002-051.2
2002-041.6
2002-031.5
2002-021.1
2002-011.1
2001-121.6
2001-111.9
2001-102.1
2001-092.6
2001-082.7
2001-072.7
2001-063.2
2001-053.6
2001-043.3
2001-032.9
2001-023.5
2001-013.7
2000-123.4
2000-113.4
2000-103.4
2000-093.5
2000-083.4
2000-073.7
2000-063.7
2000-053.2
2000-043.1
2000-033.8
2000-023.2
2000-012.7

Definition

Percentage change of the general CPI with respect to the same month of the previous year.

Spain: INE general CPI. United States: CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), all items, US city average, not seasonally adjusted. For EU comparisons use hicp_annual_rate; for other countries and the World use inflation_annual_average.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): all items, US city average, 12-month percent change, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/cu/cu.data.1.AllItems. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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What is the inflation rate in United States?

Inflation (CPI annual change) in the United States was 3.4% in August 2026, according to BLS. That is up 0.5 pts from August 2025.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): all items, US city average, 12-month percent change, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-08.

What was the highest inflation rate in United States?

9.1% in June 2022, the highest value since January 2000 in this series.

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