Consumer Price Index CPI in the United States increased to 321.47 points in May from 320.80 points in April of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Consumer Price Index (CPI) - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

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.

Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Chad, December, 2024 The most recent value is 119.4 index points as of December 2024, a decline compared to the previous value of 120.2 index points. Historically, the average for Chad from February 2019 to December 2024 is 112.6535 index points. The minimum of 103.3 index points was recorded in March 2019, while the maximum of 126.4 index points was reached in April 2023. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

Inflation Rate in the United States increased to 2.40 percent in May from 2.30 percent in April of 2025. This dataset provides - United States Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Swaziland, March, 2025 The most recent value is 121.51 index points as of March 2025, an increase compared to the previous value of 121.28 index points. Historically, the average for Swaziland from January 2012 to March 2025 is 116.4478 index points. The minimum of 94.1 index points was recorded in January 2012, while the maximum of 144.3 index points was reached in March 2020. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

The consumer price index (CPI) is the instrument measuring inflation. It is used to estimate, between two given periods, the average variation in the prices of products consumed by households.This graph illustrates the change in the consumer price index (CPI) for cultural services in France from May 2020 to December 2024. According to the INSEE, the CPI reached ***** as of December 2024.

Inflation Rate in India decreased to 2.10 percent in June from 2.82 percent in May of 2025. This dataset provides - India Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Core consumer prices in the United States increased 2.80 percent in May of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides - United States Core Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Cameroon, December, 2024 The most recent value is 114.7083 index points as of December 2024, an increase compared to the previous value of 113.9954 index points. Historically, the average for Cameroon from January 2012 to December 2024 is 108.6749 index points. The minimum of 93.99 index points was recorded in June 2021, while the maximum of 119.8 index points was reached in May 2021. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

Inflation Rate in China increased to 0.10 percent in June from -0.10 percent in May of 2025. This dataset provides - China Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In December 2024, the chained consumer price index stood at 175.34, an increase of around five when compared with the previous year. More information on the consumer price index and inflation in the United States can be found here.

Inflation Rate in Mexico decreased to 4.32 percent in June from 4.42 percent in May of 2025. This dataset provides - Mexico Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

CPI seasonally adjusted in the United States increased to 320.58 points in May from 320.32 points in April of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States CPI seasonally adjusted.

The forecasted monthly evolution of the consumer price index (CPI) in Spain from July 2024 to December 2025 shows moderate fluctuations. The percentage change forecasted for April 2025 is 0.5 percent, the largest increase in the concerned period.

Inflation, monthly percent change in the CPI in Swaziland, December, 2024 The most recent value is 12.65 percent as of December 2024, an increase compared to the previous value of 0.54 percent. Historically, the average for Swaziland from February 2012 to December 2024 is 0.48 percent. The minimum of -0.99 percent was recorded in October 2022, while the maximum of 12.65 percent was reached in December 2024. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

In December 2024, the average consumer price index (CPI) for food in Latin America and the Caribbean amounted to ******** points. In contrast, a year earlier, this value was of ******. This represents an increase of over ** percent. That month, the countries with the highest food CPI included Venezuela and Argentina. The countries with some of the lowest food price inflation included Panama and Ecuador.

Inflation, monthly percent change in the CPI in Chad, December, 2024 The most recent value is -0.67 percent as of December 2024, a decline compared to the previous value of 0 percent. Historically, the average for Chad from March 2019 to December 2024 is 0.43 percent. The minimum of -2.45 percent was recorded in September 2020, while the maximum of 3.61 percent was reached in May 2024. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Lesotho, December, 2024 The most recent value is 114.2792 index points as of December 2024, an increase compared to the previous value of 114.0118 index points. Historically, the average for Lesotho from January 2002 to December 2024 is 75.9548 index points. The minimum of 50.9 index points was recorded in March 2009, while the maximum of 114.2792 index points was reached in December 2024. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

Key information about South Africa Core CPI Change

• South Africa Core CPI Change was reported at 3.512 % in Jan 2025.
• This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.520 % for Dec 2024.
• South Africa Core CPI Change data is updated monthly, averaging 4.552 % from Jan 2009 to Jan 2025, with 193 observations.
• The data reached an all-time high of 8.457 % in May 2009 and a record low of 2.497 % in Mar 2021.
• South Africa Core CPI Change data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Core CPI: Y-o-Y Growth: Monthly.

CEIC calculates Core Consumer Price Index Growth from monthly Core Consumer Price Index. Statistics South Africa provides Core Consumer Price Index Growth with base December 2024=100. Core Consumer Price Index covers Urban areas only as it is the official index used for inflation calculation in South Africa. Core Consumer Price Index excludes Food, Non Alcoholic Beverages, Petrol and Energy.