US Inflation Rate:
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.
US Inflation Rate is at 1.81%, compared to 1.65% last month and 2.95% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 3.24%.
- Category: Consumer Prices
- Region: United States
- Report: Consumer Price Index
- Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Historical Data
| Data for this Date Range | |
|---|---|
| July 31, 2019 | 1.81% |
| June 30, 2019 | 1.65% |
| May 31, 2019 | 1.79% |
| April 30, 2019 | 2.00% |
| March 31, 2019 | 1.86% |
| Feb. 28, 2019 | 1.52% |
| Jan. 31, 2019 | 1.55% |
| Dec. 31, 2018 | 1.91% |
| Nov. 30, 2018 | 2.18% |
| Oct. 31, 2018 | 2.52% |
| Sept. 30, 2018 | 2.28% |
| Aug. 31, 2018 | 2.70% |
| July 31, 2018 | 2.95% |
| June 30, 2018 | 2.87% |
| May 31, 2018 | 2.80% |
| April 30, 2018 | 2.46% |
| March 31, 2018 | 2.36% |
| Feb. 28, 2018 | 2.21% |
| Jan. 31, 2018 | 2.07% |
| Dec. 31, 2017 | 2.11% |
| Nov. 30, 2017 | 2.20% |
| Oct. 31, 2017 | 2.04% |
| Sept. 30, 2017 | 2.23% |
| Aug. 31, 2017 | 1.94% |
| July 31, 2017 | 1.73% |
| June 30, 2017 | 1.63% |
| May 31, 2017 | 1.87% |
| April 30, 2017 | 2.20% |
| March 31, 2017 | 2.38% |
| Feb. 28, 2017 | 2.74% |
| Jan. 31, 2017 | 2.50% |
| Dec. 31, 2016 | 2.07% |
| Nov. 30, 2016 | 1.69% |
| Oct. 31, 2016 | 1.64% |
| Sept. 30, 2016 | 1.46% |
| Aug. 31, 2016 | 1.06% |
| July 31, 2016 | 0.83% |
| June 30, 2016 | 1.00% |
| May 31, 2016 | 1.02% |
| April 30, 2016 | 1.13% |
| March 31, 2016 | 0.85% |
| Feb. 29, 2016 | 1.02% |
| Jan. 31, 2016 | 1.37% |
| Dec. 31, 2015 | 0.73% |
| Nov. 30, 2015 | 0.50% |
| Oct. 31, 2015 | 0.17% |
| Sept. 30, 2015 | -0.04% |
| Aug. 31, 2015 | 0.20% |
| July 31, 2015 | 0.17% |
| June 30, 2015 | 0.12% |
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Stats
| Last Value | 1.81% |
| Latest Period | Jul 2019 |
| Last Updated | Aug 13 2019, 08:38 EDT |
| Next Release | Sep 12 2019, 08:30 EDT |
| Long Term Average | 3.24% |
| Value from 1 Year Ago | 2.95% |
| Change from 1 Year Ago | -38.58% |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Percent |
| Adjustment | N/A |
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Notes: Year over year change of unadjusted all items.
Related Indicators
| ADP Change in Nonfarm Payrolls | 155.63K Chg Mnth |
| Effective Federal Funds Rate | 2.13% |
| TED Spread | 0.22% |
| US Change in Average Hourly Earnings | 0.29% Chg Mnth |
| US Change in Construction Spending | -1.26% Chg Mnth |
| US Change in Housing Starts | -4.03% Chg Mnth |
| US Change in Retail Sales | 0.65% Chg Mnth |
| US ISM PMI | 51.20 |
| US Index of Consumer Sentiment | 92.10 |
| US Initial Jobless Claims | 220000.0 |
| US Real GDP Growth | 2.10% Chg Qtr |
| US Retail Gas Price | 2.71 USD/gal |
| US Unemployment Rate | 3.70% |
Excel Add-In Codes
- Indicator Code: I:USIR
- Indicator Name: =YCI("I:USIR","name")
- Data Point Example: =YCP("I:USIR")
- Data Series Example: =YCS("I:USIR",,-4)
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