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  1. U.S. projected annual inflation rate 2010-2029

    • statista.com
    Updated Aug 21, 2024
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    Statista (2024). U.S. projected annual inflation rate 2010-2029 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244983/projected-inflation-rate-in-the-united-states/
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    Dataset updated
    Aug 21, 2024
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    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 .

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    United States Inflation Rate

    • tradingeconomics.com
    • fa.tradingeconomics.com
    • +13more
    csv, excel, json, xml
    Updated Jun 11, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2025). United States Inflation Rate [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/inflation-cpi
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 11, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 1914 - May 31, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    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.

  3. Global inflation rate from 2000 to 2030

    • statista.com
    • ai-chatbox.pro
    Updated May 28, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Global inflation rate from 2000 to 2030 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/256598/global-inflation-rate-compared-to-previous-year/
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    Dataset updated
    May 28, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    Apr 2025
    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    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.

  4. Inflation Expectations

    • clevelandfed.org
    csv
    Updated Jun 11, 2025
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    Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (2025). Inflation Expectations [Dataset]. https://www.clevelandfed.org/indicators-and-data/inflation-expectations
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 11, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Federal Reserve Bank of Clevelandhttps://www.clevelandfed.org/
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Description

    We report average expected inflation rates over the next one through 30 years. Our estimates of expected inflation rates are calculated using a Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland model that combines financial data and survey-based measures. Released monthly.

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    United States Core Inflation Rate

    • tradingeconomics.com
    • id.tradingeconomics.com
    • +13more
    csv, excel, json, xml
    Updated Apr 10, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2025). United States Core Inflation Rate [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/core-inflation-rate
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    excel, csv, json, xmlAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Apr 10, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Feb 28, 1957 - May 31, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    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.

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    Euro Area Inflation Rate

    • tradingeconomics.com
    • fa.tradingeconomics.com
    • +13more
    csv, excel, json, xml
    Updated Jul 1, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2025). Euro Area Inflation Rate [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/euro-area/inflation-cpi
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    excel, json, csv, xmlAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jul 1, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Jan 31, 1991 - Jun 30, 2025
    Area covered
    Euro Area
    Description

    Inflation Rate In the Euro Area increased to 2 percent in June from 1.90 percent in May of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Euro Area Inflation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

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    30-Year Expected Inflation

    • fred.stlouisfed.org
    json
    Updated Jun 11, 2025
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    (2025). 30-Year Expected Inflation [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/EXPINF30YR
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    jsonAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jun 11, 2025
    License

    https://fred.stlouisfed.org/legal/#copyright-public-domainhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/legal/#copyright-public-domain

    Description

    Graph and download economic data for 30-Year Expected Inflation (EXPINF30YR) from Jan 1982 to Jun 2025 about 30-year, projection, inflation, and USA.

  8. CPI inflation rate forecast worldwide 2022-2025

    • statista.com
    Updated May 30, 2025
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    Statista (2025). CPI inflation rate forecast worldwide 2022-2025 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1330092/global-inflation-rate-forecast/
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    May 30, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    Jan 2024
    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    The global inflation rate reached almost nine percent in 2022 amid the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia and invasion of Ukraine. The inflation was particularly high in emerging and developing economies, where it reached almost 10 percent that year. Global inflation is expected to slow somewhat until 2025.

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    Sweden Inflation Rate

    • tradingeconomics.com
    • zh.tradingeconomics.com
    • +13more
    csv, excel, json, xml
    Updated Jul 15, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2025). Sweden Inflation Rate [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/sweden/inflation-cpi
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    csv, excel, json, xmlAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jul 15, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 31, 1980 - Jun 30, 2025
    Area covered
    Sweden
    Description

    Inflation Rate in Sweden increased to 0.70 percent in June from 0.20 percent in May of 2025. This dataset provides - Sweden Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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    Inflation forecast by country, around the world | TheGlobalEconomy.com

    • theglobaleconomy.com
    csv, excel, xml
    Updated Nov 10, 2017
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    Globalen LLC (2017). Inflation forecast by country, around the world | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/inflation_outlook_imf/
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    xml, csv, excelAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Nov 10, 2017
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Globalen LLC
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 1980 - Dec 31, 2030
    Area covered
    World, World
    Description

    The average for 2025 based on 184 countries was 7.08 percent. The highest value was in Venezuela: 254.35 percent and the lowest value was in Switzerland: 0.24 percent. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2030. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

  11. Food Price Outlook

    • agdatacommons.nal.usda.gov
    • datadiscoverystudio.org
    • +2more
    bin
    Updated Apr 23, 2025
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    USDA Economic Research Service (2025). Food Price Outlook [Dataset]. https://agdatacommons.nal.usda.gov/articles/dataset/Food_Price_Outlook/25696563
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    binAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Apr 23, 2025
    Dataset provided by
    Economic Research Servicehttp://www.ers.usda.gov/
    Authors
    USDA Economic Research Service
    License

    CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedicationhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
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    Description

    The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for food is a component of the all-items CPI. The CPI measures the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative market basket of consumer goods and services. While the all-items CPI measures the price changes for all consumer goods and services, including food, the CPI for food measures the changes in the retail prices of food items only.This record was taken from the USDA Enterprise Data Inventory that feeds into the https://data.gov catalog. Data for this record includes the following resources: Web page with links to Excel files For complete information, please visit https://data.gov.

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    Switzerland Inflation forecast - data, chart | TheGlobalEconomy.com

    • theglobaleconomy.com
    csv, excel, xml
    Updated Dec 9, 2017
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    Globalen LLC (2017). Switzerland Inflation forecast - data, chart | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/Switzerland/inflation_outlook_imf/
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    xml, excel, csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Dec 9, 2017
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Globalen LLC
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 1980 - Dec 31, 2030
    Area covered
    Switzerland
    Description

    Switzerland: Inflation forecast: The latest value from 2030 is 0.7 percent, a decline from 0.72 percent in 2029. In comparison, the world average is 3.65 percent, based on data from 182 countries. Historically, the average for Switzerland from 1980 to 2030 is 1.44 percent. The minimum value, -1.28 percent, was reached in 2015 while the maximum of 6.57 percent was recorded in 1981.

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    USA Inflation forecast - data, chart | TheGlobalEconomy.com

    • theglobaleconomy.com
    csv, excel, xml
    Updated Feb 24, 2018
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    Globalen LLC (2018). USA Inflation forecast - data, chart | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/USA/inflation_outlook_imf/
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    xml, csv, excelAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Feb 24, 2018
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Globalen LLC
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 1980 - Dec 31, 2030
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    The USA: Inflation forecast: The latest value from 2030 is 2.18 percent, unchanged from 2.18 percent in 2029. In comparison, the world average is 3.65 percent, based on data from 182 countries. Historically, the average for the USA from 1980 to 2030 is 3.11 percent. The minimum value, 0.52 percent, was reached in 2014 while the maximum of 11.89 percent was recorded in 1980.

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    Vietnam Inflation forecast - data, chart | TheGlobalEconomy.com

    • theglobaleconomy.com
    csv, excel, xml
    Updated Feb 25, 2018
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    Globalen LLC (2018). Vietnam Inflation forecast - data, chart | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/Vietnam/inflation_outlook_imf/
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    excel, xml, csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Feb 25, 2018
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Globalen LLC
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 1987 - Dec 31, 2030
    Area covered
    Vietnam
    Description

    Vietnam: Inflation forecast: The latest value from 2030 is 2.9 percent, unchanged from 2.9 percent in 2029. In comparison, the world average is 3.65 percent, based on data from 182 countries. Historically, the average for Vietnam from 1987 to 2030 is 14.24 percent. The minimum value, -34.57 percent, was reached in 1987 while the maximum of 266.65 percent was recorded in 1988.

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    Germany Inflation forecast - data, chart | TheGlobalEconomy.com

    • theglobaleconomy.com
    csv, excel, xml
    Updated Dec 10, 2017
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    Globalen LLC (2017). Germany Inflation forecast - data, chart | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/Germany/inflation_outlook_imf/
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    excel, xml, csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Dec 10, 2017
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Globalen LLC
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 1992 - Dec 31, 2030
    Area covered
    Germany
    Description

    Germany: Inflation forecast: The latest value from 2030 is 2.18 percent, unchanged from 2.18 percent in 2029. In comparison, the world average is 3.65 percent, based on data from 182 countries. Historically, the average for Germany from 1992 to 2030 is 2.06 percent. The minimum value, -0.6 percent, was reached in 2020 while the maximum of 10.81 percent was recorded in 2022.

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    Turkey Inflation forecast - data, chart | TheGlobalEconomy.com

    • theglobaleconomy.com
    csv, excel, xml
    Updated Dec 18, 2017
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    Globalen LLC (2017). Turkey Inflation forecast - data, chart | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/Turkey/inflation_outlook_imf/
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    csv, excel, xmlAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Dec 18, 2017
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Globalen LLC
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 1986 - Dec 31, 2030
    Area covered
    Turkey
    Description

    Turkey: Inflation forecast: The latest value from 2030 is 15 percent, unchanged from 15 percent in 2029. In comparison, the world average is 3.65 percent, based on data from 182 countries. Historically, the average for Turkey from 1986 to 2030 is 36.36 percent. The minimum value, 6.16 percent, was reached in 2012 while the maximum of 115.7 percent was recorded in 1994.

  17. Inflation Nowcasting

    • clevelandfed.org
    json
    Updated Mar 10, 2017
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    Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (2017). Inflation Nowcasting [Dataset]. https://www.clevelandfed.org/indicators-and-data/inflation-nowcasting
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    jsonAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Mar 10, 2017
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Federal Reserve Bank of Clevelandhttps://www.clevelandfed.org/
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Description

    The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland provides daily “nowcasts” of inflation for two popular price indexes, the price index for personal consumption expenditures (PCE) and the Consumer Price Index (CPI). These nowcasts give a sense of where inflation is today. Released each business day.

  18. Forecast of inflation rate globally 2023-2025, by country

    • statista.com
    • ai-chatbox.pro
    Updated Jun 23, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Forecast of inflation rate globally 2023-2025, by country [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249136/annual-inflation-rate-forecast-by-country/
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 23, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    May 2024
    Area covered
    Worldwide, OECD
    Description

    2022 and 2023 saw inflation rates rise all over the world, especially spurred by effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. With its hyperinflation, ********* was predicted to have the highest inflation rate of the countries included here both in 2023, 2024, and 2025. On the other hand, ******* inflation rate was estimated to only reach *** percent in 2024.

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    10-Year Expected Inflation

    • fred.stlouisfed.org
    json
    Updated Jun 11, 2025
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    (2025). 10-Year Expected Inflation [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/EXPINF10YR
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 11, 2025
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    Description

    Graph and download economic data for 10-Year Expected Inflation (EXPINF10YR) from Jan 1982 to Jun 2025 about projection, 10-year, inflation, and USA.

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    United States Inflation Rate MoM

    • tradingeconomics.com
    • tr.tradingeconomics.com
    • +13more
    csv, excel, json, xml
    Updated Jun 11, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2025). United States Inflation Rate MoM [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/inflation-rate-mom
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 11, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Feb 28, 1947 - May 31, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    The Consumer Price Index in the United States increased 0.10 percent in May 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.

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Statista (2024). U.S. projected annual inflation rate 2010-2029 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244983/projected-inflation-rate-in-the-united-states/
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U.S. projected annual inflation rate 2010-2029

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Dataset updated
Aug 21, 2024
Dataset authored and provided by
Statistahttp://statista.com/
Area covered
United States
Description

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 .

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