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Basic Info

US Inflation Rate is at 2.40%, compared to 2.70% last month and 3.00% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 3.27%.

The US Inflation Rate is the percentage in which a chosen basket of goods and services purchased in the US increases in price over a year. Inflation is one of the metrics used by the US Federal Reserve to gauge the health of the economy. Since 2012, the Federal Reserve has targeted a 2% inflation rate for the US economy and may make changes to monetary policy if inflation is not within that range. A notable time for inflation was the early 1980's during the recession. Inflation rates went as high as 14.93%, causing the Federal Reserve led by Paul Volcker to take dramatic actions.

Stats

Last Value 2.40%
Latest Period Jan 2026
Last Updated Feb 17 2026, 09:41 EST
Next Release Mar 11 2026, 08:30 EDT
Long Term Average 3.27%
Average Growth Rate -9.68%
Value from Last Month 2.70%
Change from Last Month -11.11%
Value from 1 Year Ago 3.00%
Change from 1 Year Ago -20.01%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment N/A
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Notes Year over year change of unadjusted all items.

Historical Data

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Date Value
January 31, 2026 2.40%
December 31, 2025 2.70%
November 30, 2025 2.70%
October 31, 2025
September 30, 2025 3.00%
August 31, 2025 2.90%
July 31, 2025 2.70%
June 30, 2025 2.70%
May 31, 2025 2.40%
April 30, 2025 2.30%
March 31, 2025 2.40%
February 28, 2025 2.80%
January 31, 2025 3.00%
December 31, 2024 2.90%
November 30, 2024 2.70%
October 31, 2024 2.60%
September 30, 2024 2.40%
August 31, 2024 2.50%
July 31, 2024 2.90%
June 30, 2024 3.00%
May 31, 2024 3.30%
April 30, 2024 3.40%
March 31, 2024 3.50%
February 29, 2024 3.20%
January 31, 2024 3.10%
Date Value
December 31, 2023 3.35%
November 30, 2023 3.14%
October 31, 2023 3.24%
September 30, 2023 3.70%
August 31, 2023 3.67%
July 31, 2023 3.18%
June 30, 2023 2.97%
May 31, 2023 4.05%
April 30, 2023 4.93%
March 31, 2023 4.98%
February 28, 2023 6.04%
January 31, 2023 6.41%
December 31, 2022 6.45%
November 30, 2022 7.11%
October 31, 2022 7.75%
September 30, 2022 8.20%
August 31, 2022 8.26%
July 31, 2022 8.52%
June 30, 2022 9.06%
May 31, 2022 8.58%
April 30, 2022 8.26%
March 31, 2022 8.54%
February 28, 2022 7.87%
January 31, 2022 7.48%
December 31, 2021 7.04%

Basic Info

US Inflation Rate is at 2.40%, compared to 2.70% last month and 3.00% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 3.27%.

The US Inflation Rate is the percentage in which a chosen basket of goods and services purchased in the US increases in price over a year. Inflation is one of the metrics used by the US Federal Reserve to gauge the health of the economy. Since 2012, the Federal Reserve has targeted a 2% inflation rate for the US economy and may make changes to monetary policy if inflation is not within that range. A notable time for inflation was the early 1980's during the recession. Inflation rates went as high as 14.93%, causing the Federal Reserve led by Paul Volcker to take dramatic actions.

Stats

Last Value 2.40%
Latest Period Jan 2026
Last Updated Feb 17 2026, 09:41 EST
Next Release Mar 11 2026, 08:30 EDT
Long Term Average 3.27%
Average Growth Rate -9.68%
Value from Last Month 2.70%
Change from Last Month -11.11%
Value from 1 Year Ago 3.00%
Change from 1 Year Ago -20.01%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment N/A
Download Source File
Notes Year over year change of unadjusted all items.