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Basic Info

US Inflation Rate is at 3.40%, compared to 3.50% last month and 2.70% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 3.28%.

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 3.40%
Latest Period Jul 2026
Last Updated Aug 12 2026, 08:33 EDT
Next Release Sep 11 2026, 08:30 EDT
Long Term Average 3.28%
Average Growth Rate -9.33%
Value from Last Month 3.50%
Change from Last Month -2.86%
Value from 1 Year Ago 2.70%
Change from 1 Year Ago 25.93%
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
July 31, 2026 3.40%
June 30, 2026 3.50%
May 31, 2026 4.20%
April 30, 2026 3.80%
March 31, 2026 3.30%
February 28, 2026 2.40%
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%
Date Value
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%
December 31, 2023 3.40%
November 30, 2023 3.10%
October 31, 2023 3.20%
September 30, 2023 3.70%
August 31, 2023 3.70%
July 31, 2023 3.20%
June 30, 2023 3.00%
May 31, 2023 4.00%
April 30, 2023 4.90%
March 31, 2023 5.00%
February 28, 2023 6.00%
January 31, 2023 6.40%
December 31, 2022 6.50%
November 30, 2022 7.10%
October 31, 2022 7.70%
September 30, 2022 8.20%
August 31, 2022 8.30%
July 31, 2022 8.50%
June 30, 2022 9.10%

Basic Info

US Inflation Rate is at 3.40%, compared to 3.50% last month and 2.70% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 3.28%.

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 3.40%
Latest Period Jul 2026
Last Updated Aug 12 2026, 08:33 EDT
Next Release Sep 11 2026, 08:30 EDT
Long Term Average 3.28%
Average Growth Rate -9.33%
Value from Last Month 3.50%
Change from Last Month -2.86%
Value from 1 Year Ago 2.70%
Change from 1 Year Ago 25.93%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment N/A
Download Source File
Notes Year over year change of unadjusted all items.