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 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.

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.

This page provides an educational tool to simulate and forecast consumer price indices for the Euro Area (HICP, Eurostat), the United States (CPI-U, BLS) and Italy (NIC with tobacco, ISTAT). Users can adjust monthly variations and visualize baseline, optimistic and pessimistic scenarios.

UFC revenue by year and US CPI-U (BLS) annual averages.

Sources (official)

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) — CPI-U, annual averages (U.S. city average, All items); https://www.bls.gov/regions/mid-atlantic/data/consumerpriceindexannualandsemiannual_table.htm

US Inflation Calculator – CPI-U 1913–2025 https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation/consumer-price-index-and-annual-percent-changes-from-1913-to-2008/

UFC revenue

Wrestlenomics (how WWE and UFC made money in 2024): https://wrestlenomics.com/articles/2025/how-wwe-and-ufc-made-money-in-2024/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

2015 article (context on business growth): https://www.celebritynetworth.com/articles/sports-news/business-was-very-good-for-the-ufc-in-2015-and-its-only-going-to-get-better/

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