In 2023, the U.S. Consumer Price Index was 309.42, and is projected to increase to 352.27 by 2029. The base period was 1982-84. The monthly CPI for all urban consumers in the U.S. can be accessed here. After a time of high inflation, the U.S. inflation rateis projected fall to two percent by 2027. United States Consumer Price Index ForecastIt is projected that the CPI will continue to rise year over year, reaching 325.6 in 2027. The Consumer Price Index of all urban consumers in previous years was lower, and has risen every year since 1992, except in 2009, when the CPI went from 215.30 in 2008 to 214.54 in 2009. The monthly unadjusted Consumer Price Index was 296.17 for the month of August in 2022. The U.S. CPI measures changes in the price of consumer goods and services purchased by households and is thought to reflect inflation in the U.S. as well as the health of the economy. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics calculates the CPI and defines it as, "a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services." The BLS records the price of thousands of goods and services month by month. They consider goods and services within eight main categories: food and beverage, housing, apparel, transportation, medical care, recreation, education, and other goods and services. They aggregate the data collected in order to compare how much it would cost a consumer to buy the same market basket of goods and services within one month or one year compared with the previous month or year. Given that the CPI is used to calculate U.S. inflation, the CPI influences the annual adjustments of many financial institutions in the United States, both private and public. Wages, social security payments, and pensions are all affected by the CPI.

In January 2025, the unadjusted consumer price index (CPI) of all items for urban consumers in the United States amounted to about 317.67. The data represents U.S. city averages. The base period was 1982-84=100. The CPI is defined by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics as “a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services”. The annual consumer price index for urban consumers in the U.S. can be accessed here. Consumer Price Index The Consumer Price Index (CPI) began in 1919 under the Bureau of Labor Statistics and is published every month. The CPI for all urban consumers includes urban households in Metropolitan Statistical Areas and regions with over 2,500 inhabitants, as well as non-farm consumers living in rural regions. This index was established in 1978 and includes about 80 percent of the U.S. population. The monthly CPI of urban consumers in the United States increased from 292.3 in May 2022 to 304.13 in 2023. Inflation tends not to impact everyone equally for a variety of reasons, including geography - CPI often differs between regions, with a high of 287.49 in the Western region as of 2021. There are also disparities in inflation between income quartiles, in which inflation is generally felt more heavily by lower income households. The annual CPI in the United States has increased steadily over the past two decades, from 140.3 in 1992 to 292.56 in 2022. A forecast of the CPI expects this positive trend to continue, reaching 325.6 by 2027. As of March 2023, the CPI of the nation’s education had increased by 3.5 percent. Further, in the same month costs of recreation, rent, housing, medical care, and food and beverages, gasoline, and transportation increased. Comparatively, the CPI in Hong Kong reached 103.3 in 2022.

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Key information about Australia Consumer Price Index CPI growth

• Australia Consumer Price Index (CPI) growth was measured at 2.4 % YoY in Dec 2024, compared with a rate of 2.9 % in the previous quarter.
• Australia Consumer Price Index growth data is updated quarterly, available from Dec 1987 to Dec 2024, with an averaged number of 2.5 % YoY.
• The data reached an all-time high of 8.5 % YoY in Mar 1990 and a record low of -0.3 % YoY in Jun 2020.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics provides Consumer Price Index Growth with base 2011-2012=100. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

This table contains the annual rates of change of the CPI from the moment they were first published. The annual rate of change reflects changes in prices of consumer goods and services in a certain month compared with the same month in the previous year; it is the year on-year change of the consumer price index.

This table also contains the derived series for the annual rate of change. This is based on the normal series but without the effect of changes in the rates of product-related taxes (for instance VAT and excise duty on alcohol and tobacco) and subsidies. The derived series answers the question: how would prices have changed if the tax rates remained the same?

CPI figures are published every month. In addition, an annual figure is published at the end of the year. The CPI of a calendar year is calculated as the average of the indices of the twelve months of that year.

Data available from: January 1963

Status of the figures: When first published, the figures are provisional. Their status becomes final simultaneously with the second publication about the same month. Differences between the provisional and final figures are caused by source material that has become available after the provisional publication.

Changes compared with previous version: Data on the most recent period have been added and/or adjustments have been implemented.

When will new figures be published? New figures will usually be published between the first and second Thursday of the month following on the reporting month. The figures of the previous reporting month then become final.

All CPI publications are announced on the publication calendar.

In November 2024, the seasonally adjusted consumer price index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) in the United States increased 0.3 percent from the previous month. The data represents city averages in the United States. The defined base period is: 1982-84=100. The CPI is defined by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics as “a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services”.

Key information about Thailand Consumer Price Index CPI growth

• Thailand Consumer Price Index (CPI) growth was measured at 1.1 % YoY in Feb 2025, compared with a rate of 1.3 % in the previous month.
• Thailand Consumer Price Index growth data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1966 to Feb 2025, with an averaged number of 3.2 % YoY.
• The data reached an all-time high of 28.8 % YoY in May 1974 and a record low of -4.4 % YoY in Jul 2009.

CEIC calculates Consumer Price Index Growth from monthly Consumer Price Index. The Trade Policy and Strategy Office provides Consumer Price Index with base 2023=100. Consumer Price Index Growth prior to January 1977 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

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Monthly indexes and percentage changes for major components and special aggregates of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), not seasonally adjusted, for Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit. Data are presented for the corresponding month of the previous year, the previous month and the current month. The base year for the index is 2002=100.

The Consumer Price Index in the United States increased 0.20 percent in February of 2025 over the previous month. This dataset provides - United States Inflation Rate MoM - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Key information about Finland Consumer Price Index CPI growth

• Finland Consumer Price Index (CPI) growth was measured at 6.5 % YoY in Jul 2023, compared with a rate of 6.3 % in the previous month.
• Finland Consumer Price Index growth data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1980 to Jul 2023, with an averaged number of 2.1 % YoY.
• The data reached an all-time high of 13.7 % YoY in Dec 1980 and a record low of -1.5 % YoY in Oct 2009.

Statistics Finland provides Consumer Price Index Growth with base 2015=100.

Monthly indexes for major components and special aggregates of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), not seasonally adjusted, for Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit. Data are presented for the current month and previous four months. The base year for the index is 2002=100.

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Consumer Price Index CPI in Egypt increased to 239.20 points in January from 235.60 points in December of 2024. This dataset provides - Egypt Consumer Price Index (CPI) - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.

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Key information about Japan Consumer Price Index CPI growth

• Japan Consumer Price Index (CPI) growth was measured at 3.6 % YoY in Feb 2025, compared with a rate of 4.0 % in the previous month.
• Japan Consumer Price Index growth data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1996 to Feb 2025, with an averaged number of 0.2 % YoY.
• The data reached an all-time high of 4.3 % YoY in Jan 2023 and a record low of -2.5 % YoY in Oct 2009.

CEIC calculates Consumer Price Index Growth from monthly Consumer Price Index. Statistical Bureau provides Consumer Price Index with base 2020=100. Consumer Price Index Growth prior to January 2011 is calculated from Consumer Price Index with base 2010=100, prior to January 2006 from Consumer Price Index with base 2005=100, prior to January 2001 from Consumer Price Index with base 2000=100 and prior to January 1997 from Consumer Price Index with base 1995=100. [COVID-19-IMPACT]