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  1. U.S. projected Consumer Price Index 2010-2029

    • statista.com
    Updated Aug 21, 2024
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    Statista (2024). U.S. projected Consumer Price Index 2010-2029 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244993/projected-consumer-price-index-in-the-united-states/
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    Aug 21, 2024
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    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.

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    United States Food Inflation

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    Updated Jun 15, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2025). United States Food Inflation [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/food-inflation
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 15, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS
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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
    Jan 31, 1914 - Jun 30, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Cost of food in the United States increased 3 percent in June of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Food Inflation - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

  3. U.S. consumer Price Index of all urban consumers 1992-2024

    • statista.com
    Updated Feb 10, 2025
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    Statista (2025). U.S. consumer Price Index of all urban consumers 1992-2024 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/190974/unadjusted-consumer-price-index-of-all-urban-consumers-in-the-us-since-1992/
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    Feb 10, 2025
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    In 2024, the consumer price index (CPI) was 315.61. Data represents U.S. city averages. The monthly inflation rate for the United States can be found here. United States urban Consumer Price Index (CPI) 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." 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. 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. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. urban CPI has been rising steadily since 1992. As of 2023, the CPI was 304.7, up from 233 ten years earlier and up from 184 twenty years earlier. This indicates the extent to which, compared to a base period 1982-1984 = 100, the price of various goods and services has risen.

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    United States Consumer Price Index (CPI)

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    TRADING ECONOMICS, United States Consumer Price Index (CPI) [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/consumer-price-index-cpi
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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
    Jan 31, 1950 - Jun 30, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Consumer Price Index CPI in the United States increased to 322.56 points in June from 321.46 points in May 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.

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    Inflation, consumer prices for the United States

    • fred.stlouisfed.org
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    Updated Apr 16, 2025
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    (2025). Inflation, consumer prices for the United States [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FPCPITOTLZGUSA
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    Apr 16, 2025
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    United States
    Description

    Graph and download economic data for Inflation, consumer prices for the United States (FPCPITOTLZGUSA) from 1960 to 2024 about consumer, CPI, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

  6. Consumer Price Index (CPI)

    • catalog.data.gov
    • cloud.csiss.gmu.edu
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    Updated May 16, 2022
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    Bureau of Labor Statistics (2022). Consumer Price Index (CPI) [Dataset]. https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/consumer-price-index-cpi-ee18b
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    May 16, 2022
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    Bureau of Labor Statisticshttp://www.bls.gov/
    Description

    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

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    United States Inflation Rate MoM

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    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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    Jun 11, 2025
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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 - Jun 30, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    The Consumer Price Index in the United States increased 0.30 percent in June 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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    Producer Price Index by Industry: Total Manufacturing Industries

    • fred.stlouisfed.org
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    Updated Jul 16, 2025
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    (2025). Producer Price Index by Industry: Total Manufacturing Industries [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PCUOMFGOMFG
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    Jul 16, 2025
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    Graph and download economic data for Producer Price Index by Industry: Total Manufacturing Industries (PCUOMFGOMFG) from Dec 1984 to Jun 2025 about manufacturing, PPI, industry, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

  9. U.S. annual inflation rate 1990-2023

    • statista.com
    • ai-chatbox.pro
    Updated Aug 21, 2024
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    Statista (2024). U.S. annual inflation rate 1990-2023 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191077/inflation-rate-in-the-usa-since-1990/
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    Aug 21, 2024
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    In economics, the inflation rate is a measure of the change in price of a basket of goods. The most common measure being the consumer price index. It is the percentage rate of change in price level over time, and also indicates the rate of decrease in the purchasing power of money. The annual rate of inflation for 2023, was 4.1 percent higher in the United States when compared to the previous year. More information on inflation and the consumer price index can be found on our dedicated topic page. Additionally, the monthly rate of inflation in the United States can be accessed here. Inflation and purchasing power Inflation is a key economic indicator, and gives economists and consumers alike a look at changes in prices in the wider economy. For example, if an average pair of socks costs 100 dollars one year and 105 dollars the following year, the inflation rate is five percent. This means the amount of goods an individual can purchase with a unit of currency has decreased. This concept is often referred to as purchasing power. The data presents the average rate of inflation in a year, whereas the monthly measure of inflation measures the change in prices compared with prices one year ago. For example, monthly inflation in the U.S. reached a peak in June 2022 at 9.1 percent. This means that prices were 9.1 percent higher than they were in June of 2021. The purchasing power is the extent to which a person has available funds to make purchases. The Big Mac Index has been published by The Economist since 1986 and exemplifies purchasing power on a global scale, allowing us to see note the differences between different countries currencies. Switzerland for example, has the most expensive Big Mac in the world, costing consumers 6.71 U.S. dollars as of July 2022, whereas a Big Mac cost 5.15 dollars in the United States, and 4.77 dollars in the Euro area. One of the most important tools in influencing the rate of inflation is interest rates. The Federal Reserve of the United States has the capacity to make changes to the federal interest rate . Changes to the rate of inflation are thought to be an imbalance between supply and demand. After COVID-19 related lockdowns came to an end there was a sudden increase in demand for goods and services with consumers having more funds than usual thanks to reduced spending during lockdown and government funded economic support. Additionally, supply-chain related bottlenecks also due to lockdowns around the world and the Russian invasion of Ukraine meant that there was a decrease in the supply of goods and services. By increasing the interest rate, the Federal Reserve aims to reduce spending, and thus bring demand back into balance with supply.

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    Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items Less Food and Energy...

    • fred.stlouisfed.org
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    Updated Jul 15, 2025
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    (2025). Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items Less Food and Energy in U.S. City Average [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CPILFESL
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    Jul 15, 2025
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    United States
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    Graph and download economic data for Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items Less Food and Energy in U.S. City Average (CPILFESL) from Jan 1957 to Jun 2025 about core, headline figure, all items, urban, consumer, CPI, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

  11. Monthly real vs. nominal interest rates and inflation rate for the U.S....

    • statista.com
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    Updated Jan 3, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Monthly real vs. nominal interest rates and inflation rate for the U.S. 1982-2024 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1342636/real-nominal-interest-rate-us-inflation/
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    Jan 3, 2025
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1982 - Nov 2024
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Real interest rates describe the growth in the real value of the interest on a loan or deposit, adjusted for inflation. Nominal interest rates on the other hand show us the raw interest rate, which is unadjusted for inflation. If the inflation rate in a certain country were zero percent, the real and nominal interest rates would be the same number. As inflation reduces the real value of a loan, however, a positive inflation rate will mean that the nominal interest rate is more likely to be greater than the real interest rate. We can see this in the recent inflationary episode which has taken place in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic, with nominal interest rates rising over the course of 2022, but still lagging far behind the rate of inflation, meaning these rate rises register as smaller increases in the real interest rate.

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    United States Rent Inflation

    • tradingeconomics.com
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    TRADING ECONOMICS, United States Rent Inflation [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/rent-inflation
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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
    Jan 31, 1954 - Jun 30, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Rent Inflation in the United States decreased to 3.80 percent in June from 3.90 percent in May of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States Rent Inflation.

  13. US Consumer Price Index and Inflation

    • johnsnowlabs.com
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    John Snow Labs, US Consumer Price Index and Inflation [Dataset]. https://www.johnsnowlabs.com/marketplace/us-consumer-price-index-and-inflation/
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    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) from U.S. Department Of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is a monthly time series from January 1913. Values are U.S. city averages for all items and 1982-84=100. Consumer Price Index value is calcuted starting from averages prices of 1982 to 1984.

  14. Inflation Nowcasting

    • clevelandfed.org
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    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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    Mar 10, 2017
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    Federal Reserve Bank of Clevelandhttps://www.clevelandfed.org/
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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.

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    United States Producer Prices

    • tradingeconomics.com
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    Updated Aug 18, 2015
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2015). United States Producer Prices [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/producer-prices
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    Aug 18, 2015
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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
    Nov 30, 2009 - Jun 30, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Producer Prices in the United States increased to 148.24 points in June from 148.23 points in May of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Producer Prices - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

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    United States - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Coffee in U.S....

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    Updated Feb 13, 2020
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2020). United States - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Coffee in U.S. City Average [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/consumer-price-index-for-all-urban-consumers-coffee-fed-data.html
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    Feb 13, 2020
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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
    Jan 1, 1976 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    United States - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Coffee in U.S. City Average was 258.37700 Index 1982-84=100 in May of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Coffee in U.S. City Average reached a record high of 258.37700 in May of 2025 and a record low of 142.30000 in June of 2004. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Coffee in U.S. City Average - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

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    Producer Price Index by Commodity: All Commodities

    • fred.stlouisfed.org
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    Updated Jul 16, 2025
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    (2025). Producer Price Index by Commodity: All Commodities [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PPIACO
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    Jul 16, 2025
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    Graph and download economic data for Producer Price Index by Commodity: All Commodities (PPIACO) from Jan 1913 to Jun 2025 about commodities, PPI, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

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    United States PCE Price Index Annual Change

    • tradingeconomics.com
    • zh.tradingeconomics.com
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    Updated Nov 1, 2016
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2016). United States PCE Price Index Annual Change [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/pce-price-index-annual-change
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    Dataset updated
    Nov 1, 2016
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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
    Jan 31, 1960 - May 31, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    PCE Price Index Annual Change in the United States increased to 2.30 percent in May from 2.20 percent in April of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States PCE Price Index Annual Change.

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    USA Consumer Price Index (CPI), June, 2025 - data, chart |...

    • theglobaleconomy.com
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    Updated Aug 7, 2024
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    Globalen LLC (2024). USA Consumer Price Index (CPI), June, 2025 - data, chart | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/USA/cpi/
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    Aug 7, 2024
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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
    Jan 31, 1960 - Jun 30, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the USA, June, 2025 The most recent value is 322.561 index points as of June 2025, an increase compared to the previous value of 321.465 index points. Historically, the average for the USA from January 1960 to June 2025 is 141.9561 index points. The minimum of 29.37 index points was recorded in January 1960, while the maximum of 322.561 index points was reached in June 2025. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

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    Inflation by country, around the world | TheGlobalEconomy.com

    • theglobaleconomy.com
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    Updated Mar 26, 2014
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    Globalen LLC (2014). Inflation by country, around the world | TheGlobalEconomy.com [Dataset]. www.theglobaleconomy.com/rankings/inflation/
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    Dataset updated
    Mar 26, 2014
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    Globalen LLC
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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
    Dec 31, 1960 - Dec 31, 2023
    Area covered
    World, World
    Description

    The average for 2023 based on 160 countries was 9.9 percent. The highest value was in Lebanon: 221.3 percent and the lowest value was in the Seychelles: -1 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

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Statista (2024). U.S. projected Consumer Price Index 2010-2029 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244993/projected-consumer-price-index-in-the-united-states/
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U.S. projected Consumer Price Index 2010-2029

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Aug 21, 2024
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United States
Description

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.

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