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.

United States MBA Forecast: Consumer Price Index (CPI): sa: Annual: YoY data was reported at 2.500 % in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.300 % for 2019. United States MBA Forecast: Consumer Price Index (CPI): sa: Annual: YoY data is updated yearly, averaging 1.850 % from Dec 2013 (Median) to 2020, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.500 % in 2020 and a record low of 1.300 % in 2016. United States MBA Forecast: Consumer Price Index (CPI): sa: Annual: YoY data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Mortgage Bankers Association. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.I009: Consumer Price Index: Urban: sa: Forecast: Mortgage Bankers Association.

Consumer Price Index CPI in Argentina increased to 8855.57 points in June from 8714.49 points in May of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Argentina Consumer Price Index (CPI) - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

MOF Forecast: Consumer Price Index: YoY data was reported at 2.000 % in 2026. This stayed constant from the previous number of 2.000 % for 2025. MOF Forecast: Consumer Price Index: YoY data is updated yearly, averaging 1.400 % from Dec 2016 (Median) to 2026, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.400 % in 2022 and a record low of -1.000 % in 2016. MOF Forecast: Consumer Price Index: YoY data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Finance. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cyprus – Table CY.I010: Consumer Price Index: Year on Year Growth: Forecast: Ministry of Finance.

This graph shows a four year United Kingdom (UK) consumer price index (CPI) forecast under three different scenarios. In the eventuality that the UK remains in the European Union (EU) after the forthcoming referendum (2017) there will be an increase of 0.1% CPI by 2018, however, in the contrasting scenario whereby UK exits the EU, within the same year there is expected to be an initial increase of 0.4% CPI. It is expected that by 2019 the CPI levels from both scenarios will decrease by 0.3%.

Consumer Price Index CPI in Mozambique decreased to 106.99 points in June from 107.07 points in May of 2025. This dataset provides - Mozambique Consumer Price Index (CPI) - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

CPI Housing Utilities in Mozambique decreased to 102.06 points in June from 102.10 points in May of 2025. This dataset provides - Mozambique Cpi Housing Utilities- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The transportation sub-index of the CPI basket in Mozambique decreased to 99.82 points in June of 2025 from 100.25 points in May of 2025. This dataset provides - Mozambique Cpi Transportation- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

CPI Housing Utilities in Argentina increased to 8939 points in June from 8641.55 points in May of 2025. This dataset provides - Argentina Cpi Housing- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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.

Argentina MES: Retail Prices:(CPI) Consumer Price IndexNational: MoM%: Next Month: Median Forecast data was reported at 2.200 % in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.170 % for Feb 2025. Argentina MES: Retail Prices:(CPI) Consumer Price IndexNational: MoM%: Next Month: Median Forecast data is updated monthly, averaging 3.150 % from Jun 2016 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 106 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 25.000 % in Dec 2023 and a record low of 1.300 % in Aug 2017. Argentina MES: Retail Prices:(CPI) Consumer Price IndexNational: MoM%: Next Month: Median Forecast data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Argentina. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Argentina – Table AR.I003: Consumer Price Index: National: Dec2016=100: Forecast: Central Bank of Argentina.

Consumer Price Index CPI in Suriname increased to 861.70 points in May from 854.40 points in April of 2025. This dataset provides - Suriname Consumer Price Index Cpi- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The inflation rate in the United States is expected to decrease to 2.1 percent by 2029. 2022 saw a year of exceptionally high inflation, reaching eight percent for the year. The data represents U.S. city averages. The base period was 1982-84. In economics, the inflation rate is a measurement of inflation, the rate of increase of a price index (in this case: consumer price index). It is the percentage rate of change in prices level over time. The rate of decrease in the purchasing power of money is approximately equal. According to the forecast, prices will increase by 2.9 percent in 2024. The annual inflation rate for previous years can be found here and the consumer price index for all urban consumers here. The monthly inflation rate for the United States can also be accessed here. Inflation in the U.S.Inflation is a term used to describe a general rise in the price of goods and services in an economy over a given period of time. Inflation in the United States is calculated using the consumer price index (CPI). The consumer price index is a measure of change in the price level of a preselected market basket of consumer goods and services purchased by households. This forecast of U.S. inflation was prepared by the International Monetary Fund. They project that inflation will stay higher than average throughout 2023, followed by a decrease to around roughly two percent annual rise in the general level of prices until 2028. Considering the annual inflation rate in the United States in 2021, a two percent inflation rate is a very moderate projection. The 2022 spike in inflation in the United States and worldwide is due to a variety of factors that have put constraints on various aspects of the economy. These factors include COVID-19 pandemic spending and supply-chain constraints, disruptions due to the war in Ukraine, and pandemic related changes in the labor force. Although the moderate inflation of prices between two and three percent is considered normal in a modern economy, countries’ central banks try to prevent severe inflation and deflation to keep the growth of prices to a minimum. Severe inflation is considered dangerous to a country’s economy because it can rapidly diminish the population’s purchasing power and thus damage the GDP .

Inflation is generally defined as the continued increase in the average prices of goods and services in a given region. Following the extremely high global inflation experienced in the 1980s and 1990s, global inflation has been relatively stable since the turn of the millennium, usually hovering between three and five percent per year. There was a sharp increase in 2008 due to the global financial crisis now known as the Great Recession, but inflation was fairly stable throughout the 2010s, before the current inflation crisis began in 2021. Recent years Despite the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the global inflation rate fell to 3.26 percent in the pandemic's first year, before rising to 4.66 percent in 2021. This increase came as the impact of supply chain delays began to take more of an effect on consumer prices, before the Russia-Ukraine war exacerbated this further. A series of compounding issues such as rising energy and food prices, fiscal instability in the wake of the pandemic, and consumer insecurity have created a new global recession, and global inflation in 2024 is estimated to have reached 5.76 percent. This is the highest annual increase in inflation since 1996. Venezuela Venezuela is the country with the highest individual inflation rate in the world, forecast at around 200 percent in 2022. While this is figure is over 100 times larger than the global average in most years, it actually marks a decrease in Venezuela's inflation rate, which had peaked at over 65,000 percent in 2018. Between 2016 and 2021, Venezuela experienced hyperinflation due to the government's excessive spending and printing of money in an attempt to curve its already-high inflation rate, and the wave of migrants that left the country resulted in one of the largest refugee crises in recent years. In addition to its economic problems, political instability and foreign sanctions pose further long-term problems for Venezuela. While hyperinflation may be coming to an end, it remains to be seen how much of an impact this will have on the economy, how living standards will change, and how many refugees may return in the coming years.

United States FRB Cleveland Forecast: Inflation Nowcast: Core Consumer Price Index (CPI): sa: MoM data was reported at 0.185 % in Dec 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.178 % for Nov 2018. United States FRB Cleveland Forecast: Inflation Nowcast: Core Consumer Price Index (CPI): sa: MoM data is updated monthly, averaging 0.153 % from Aug 2013 (Median) to Dec 2018, with 65 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.193 % in Mar 2016 and a record low of 0.129 % in Mar 2014. United States FRB Cleveland Forecast: Inflation Nowcast: Core Consumer Price Index (CPI): sa: MoM data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.I007: Consumer Price Index: Urban: sa: Forecast: Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.

Argentina MES: Retail Prices:(CPI) Consumer Price IndexNational: YoY%: 12 Months: Median Forecast data was reported at 24.507 % in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 22.193 % for Feb 2025. Argentina MES: Retail Prices:(CPI) Consumer Price IndexNational: YoY%: 12 Months: Median Forecast data is updated monthly, averaging 43.282 % from Jun 2016 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 106 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 226.725 % in Nov 2023 and a record low of 16.900 % in Sep 2017. Argentina MES: Retail Prices:(CPI) Consumer Price IndexNational: YoY%: 12 Months: Median Forecast data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Argentina. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Argentina – Table AR.I003: Consumer Price Index: National: Dec2016=100: Forecast: Central Bank of Argentina.

The transportation sub-index of the CPI basket in Argentina increased to 8816.33 points in June of 2025 from 8676 points in May of 2025. This dataset provides - Argentina Cpi Transportation- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Romania's consumer price index (CPI) reached 105.59 in 2024, indicating an inflation rate of roughly 5.6 percent. This decrease from the previous year's 10.4 percent suggests a significant easing of inflationary pressures. The country has experienced fluctuating inflation rates over the past decade, with the lowest CPI recorded in 2016. Recent Inflation Trends The highest inflation rate in Romania's recent history was observed in November 2022, peaking at 16.76 percent. By December 2024, inflation had moderated to 5.1 percent, a slight drop compared to the previous year. Food prices have contributed to overall inflation, with costs increasing by 5.09 percent in December 2024 compared to the same month in the previous year. Economic Impact and Outlook Despite inflationary pressures, Romania's economy has shown resilience. The country's gross domestic product per capita, adjusted for purchasing power parity, increased by 2.3 percent in 2023, reaching 40,665.53 U.S. dollars. This growth, although slowing, represents the highest level observed recently. Looking ahead, certain sectors may continue to face price increases. For instance, the apparel market is forecast to see a 37.79 percent rise in price per unit between 2024 and 2029, potentially reaching 34.61 U.S. dollars by the end of that period.

Inflation Rate in Ghana decreased to 13.70 percent in June from 18.40 percent in May of 2025. This dataset provides - Ghana Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

United States EIA Projection:(CPI) Consumer Price IndexU: Energy Commodities & Services data was reported at 4.662 1982-1984=1 in 2050. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.534 1982-1984=1 for 2049. United States EIA Projection:(CPI) Consumer Price IndexU: Energy Commodities & Services data is updated yearly, averaging 2.942 1982-1984=1 from Dec 2015 (Median) to 2050, with 36 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.662 1982-1984=1 in 2050 and a record low of 1.895 1982-1984=1 in 2016. United States EIA Projection:(CPI) Consumer Price IndexU: Energy Commodities & Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Energy Information Administration. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.I005: Consumer Price Index: Urban: Projection: Energy Information Administration.