Consumer Price Index CPI in the United States increased to 326.79 points in February from 325.25 points in January of 2026. 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.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services. Indexes are available for the U.S. and various geographic areas. Average price data for select utility, automotive fuel, and food items are also available. Prices for the goods and services used to calculate the CPI are collected in 75 urban areas throughout the country and from about 23,000 retail and service establishments. Data on rents are collected from about 43,000 landlords or tenants. More information and details about the data provided can be found at http://www.bls.gov/cpi

This dataset provides comprehensive historical consumer price index (CPI) data for more than 60 countries, spanning monthly and annual time series. The CPI measures the overall change in the prices of goods and services purchased by households, making it a key macroeconomic indicator for assessing inflation and purchasing power over time. The dataset includes long series that extend back to the mid-19th century for some countries, with an average length of over 60 years for monthly series. The data is widely used as a deflator for other economic series, such as real effective exchange rates and real residential property prices.

Key Features

• Global Coverage: CPI data for over 60 countries.
• Long Time Series: Annual series dating back to the mid-19th century and monthly series averaging over 60 years in length.
• Deflation Tool: Commonly used as a deflator for other economic indicators.
• Inflation Measurement: Essential for tracking inflation and assessing purchasing power.
• Historical Context: Provides insights into economic trends over extended periods.

Annual indexes for major components and special aggregates of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), for Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit. Data are presented for the last five years. The base year for the index is 2002=100.

Consumer Price Index CPI in India increased to 104.57 points in February from 104.45 points in January of 2026. This dataset provides - India Consumer Price Index (CPI) - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 2025, the annual average consumer price index (CPI) was ******. Data represents U.S. city averages. The CPI is a useful measure, as it indicates how the cost of urban living in the United States has changed over time, compared to a base period. CPI is also used to calculate inflation, or change in the purchasing power of money. United States urban consumer price index The U.S. consumer price index is a measure of change in the price of consumer goods and services purchased by households. 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." How is the CPI calculated? To calculate the CPI, the Bureau of Labor Statistics considers the price of goods and services from various categories: housing, transportation, apparel, food & beverage, medical care, recreation, education, and other/uncategorized.

View monthly updates and historical trends for US Consumer Price Index YoY. from United States. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics. Track economic data wi…

Measures of monthly UK inflation data including CPIH, CPI and RPI. These tables complement the consumer price inflation time series dataset.

The FAOSTAT monthly Food CPI and General CPI database was based on the ILO CPI data until December 2014. In 2014, IMF-ILO-FAO agreed to transfer global CPI data compilation from ILO to IMF. Upon agreement, CPIs for all items and its sub components originates from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the UN Statistics Division(UNSD) for countries not covered by the IMF. However, due to a limited time coverage from IMF and UNSD for a number of countries, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Central Bank of Western African States (BCEAO), Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), UNdata, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and national statistical office website data are used for missing historical data from IMF and UNSD food CPI.

The FAO CPI dataset for all items(or general CPI) and the Food CPI, consists of a complete and consistent set of time series from January 2000 onwards. Data gaps on monthly Food CPI and General CPI are filled using statistical estimation procedures to have full data coverage for all countries for Food CPI and for General CPI. These indices measure the price change between the current and reference periods of the average basket of goods and services purchased by households. The General CPI is typically used to measure and monitor inflation, set monetary policy targets, index social benefits such as pensions and unemployment benefits, and to escalate thresholds and credits in the income tax systems and wages in public and private wage contracts. The FAOSTAT monthly Food CPI inflation rates are annual year-over-year inflation or percentage change over corresponding month of the previous year.

The data included in Data360 is a subset of the data available from the source. Please refer to the source for complete data and methodology details.

This collection includes only a subset of indicators from the source dataset.

CPI Core Core in the United States remained unchanged at 2.40 percent in February. This dataset provides - United States CPI Core Core- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food in U.S. City Average (CPIUFDNS) from Jan 1913 to Feb 2026 about food, urban, consumer, CPI, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items in U.S. City Average (SUUR0000SA0) from Dec 1999 to Feb 2026 about chained, all items, urban, consumer, CPI, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Medical Care in U.S. City Average (CPIMEDSL) from Jan 1947 to Feb 2026 about medical, urban, consumer, CPI, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

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The Consumer Price Index in the United States increased 0.30 percent in February of 2026 over the previous month. This dataset provides - United States Inflation Rate MoM - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food Away from Home in U.S. City Average (CUUR0000SEFV) from Jan 1953 to Feb 2026 about food, urban, consumer, CPI, housing, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

The dataset contains year and state-wise average inflation (CPI) - general, food and beverages, fuel and light, and housing (urban)

Note: General: 1. Data for Arunachal Pradesh is not available. 2. For calculating State-wise Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation in 2020-21 the average CPI Index for ten months has been taken due to unavailability of CPI data for the months of April and May 2020. 3. Figures for Jammu & Kashmir from October 2019 pertain to combined Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh (erstwhile State of Jammu & Kashmir) 4. For 2021-22, annual inflation for all states is calculated using data from June-2021 to March-2022, and for All-India, it is calculated using April-2021 to March-2022 data

Food and Beverages, Housing (Urban), Fuel and Light: 1. Data for Arunachal Pradesh is not available. 2. For 2019-20, annual inflation for all states is calculated using data from April-2019 to February-2020, and for All-India, it is calculated using April-2019 to March-2020 data. 3. For calculating State-wise CPI inflation in 2020-21 the average CPI for eight months has been taken due to unavailability of CPI data for the period April-July 2020. 4. Figures for Jammu & Kashmir from October 2019 pertain to combined Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh(erstwhile State of Jammu & Kashmir) 5. For 2021-22, annual inflation for all states is calculated using data from June-2021 to March-2022, and for All-India, it is calculated using April-2021 to March-2022 data.

The median CPI is a measure of inflation computed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. It ranks the components of CPI inflation and picks the one in the middle. Its construction makes it less sensitive to short-lived price fluctuations, thereby better capturing the trend in prices. Released monthly.

This table contains 13 series, with data from 1949 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). Data are presented for the current month and previous four months. Users can select other time periods that are of interest to them.

Key information about US Consumer Price Index CPI growth

• US Consumer Price Index (CPI) growth was measured at 3.0 % YoY in Sep 2025, compared with a rate of 2.9 % in the previous month.
• US Consumer Price Index growth data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1948 to Sep 2025, with an averaged number of 1.3 % YoY.
• The data reached an all-time high of 14.6 % YoY in Mar 1980 and a record low of -3.0 % YoY in Aug 1949.

CEIC calculates Consumer Price Index Growth from monthly Consumer Price Index. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics provides Consumer Price Index with base 1982-1984=100. Consumer Price Index covers Urban areas only. [COVID-19-IMPACT]