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Basic Info

US Inflation Rate is at 2.40%, compared to 2.40% last month and 2.80% 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 Feb 2026
Last Updated Mar 11 2026, 09:20 EDT
Next Release Apr 10 2026, 08:30 EDT
Long Term Average 3.27%
Average Growth Rate -9.76%
Value from Last Month 2.40%
Change from Last Month 0.00%
Value from 1 Year Ago 2.80%
Change from 1 Year Ago -14.29%
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
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%
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%
Date Value
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%
May 31, 2022 8.60%
April 30, 2022 8.30%
March 31, 2022 8.50%
February 28, 2022 7.90%
January 31, 2022 7.50%

Basic Info

US Inflation Rate is at 2.40%, compared to 2.40% last month and 2.80% 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 Feb 2026
Last Updated Mar 11 2026, 09:20 EDT
Next Release Apr 10 2026, 08:30 EDT
Long Term Average 3.27%
Average Growth Rate -9.76%
Value from Last Month 2.40%
Change from Last Month 0.00%
Value from 1 Year Ago 2.80%
Change from 1 Year Ago -14.29%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment N/A
Download Source File
Notes Year over year change of unadjusted all items.