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January 1947
History ends
August 2026
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12 observations · January 1950 to December 1950

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Date or periodValue · IndexSource
January 195023.5Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA); US Census Bureau
February 195023.5Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA); US Census Bureau
March 195023.6Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA); US Census Bureau
April 195023.6Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA); US Census Bureau
May 195023.7Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA); US Census Bureau
June 195023.8Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA); US Census Bureau
July 195024.1Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA); US Census Bureau
August 195024.3Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA); US Census Bureau
September 195024.4Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA); US Census Bureau
October 195024.6Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA); US Census Bureau
November 195024.7Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA); US Census Bureau
December 195025Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA); US Census Bureau

United States consumer price index history by year

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United States consumer price index history by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
2026 (to date)331.7335.1May 2026325.3January 2026▲ +3.0%
2025321.9324.8September 2025317.7January 2025▲ +2.0%
2024313.7315.7October 2024308.4January 2024▲ +2.3%
2023304.7307.8September 2023299.2January 2023▲ +2.5%
2022292.7298October 2022281.1January 2022▲ +5.6%
2021271278.8December 2021261.6January 2021▲ +6.6%
2020258.8260.5December 2020256.4April 2020▲ +1.0%
2019255.7257.3October 2019251.7January 2019▲ +2.1%
2018251.1252.9October 2018247.9January 2018▲ +1.4%
2017245.1246.8September 2017242.8January 2017▲ +1.5%
2016240241.7October 2016236.9January 2016▲ +1.9%
2015237238.7July 2015233.7January 2015▲ +1.2%
2014236.7238.3June 2014233.9January 2014▲ +0.4%
2013233234.1September 2013230.3January 2013▲ +1.2%
2012229.6231.4September 2012226.7January 2012▲ +1.3%
2011224.9226.9September 2011220.2January 2011▲ +2.5%
2010218.1219.2December 2010216.7January 2010▲ +1.2%
2009214.5216.3November 2009211.1January 2009▲ +2.3%
2008215.3220July 2008210.2December 2008▼ −0.4%
2007207.3210.2November 2007202.4January 2007▲ +3.8%
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United States consumer price index history by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
2006201.6203.9August 2006198.3January 2006▲ +1.8%
2005195.3199.2October 2005190.7January 2005▲ +3.2%
2004188.9191November 2004185.2January 2004▲ +2.8%
2003184185.2September 2003181.7January 2003▲ +1.4%
2002179.9181.3October 2002177.1January 2002▲ +2.1%
2001177.1178.3September 2001175.1January 2001▲ +0.9%
2000172.2174.1November 2000168.8January 2000▲ +3.1%
1999166.6168.3November 1999164.3January 1999▲ +2.4%
1998163164October 1998161.6January 1998▲ +1.4%
1997160.5161.6October 1997159.1January 1997▲ +1.4%
1996156.8158.6November 1996154.4January 1996▲ +2.7%
1995152.4153.7October 1995150.3January 1995▲ +2.1%
1994148.2149.7November 1994146.2January 1994▲ +2.4%
1993144.5145.8November 1993142.6January 1993▲ +2.2%
1992140.3142November 1992138.1January 1992▲ +2.8%
1991136.2137.9December 1991134.6January 1991▲ +2.5%
1990130.7133.8November 1990127.4January 1990▲ +5.0%
1989124126.1December 1989121.1January 1989▲ +4.1%
1988118.3120.5December 1988115.7January 1988▲ +4.1%
1987113.6115.4November 1987111.2January 1987▲ +3.8%
1986109.6110.5December 1986108.6April 1986▲ +0.8%
1985107.6109.3December 1985105.5January 1985▲ +3.6%
1984103.9105.3October 1984101.9January 1984▲ +3.3%
198399.6101.3December 198397.8January 1983▲ +3.6%
198296.598.2October 198294.3January 1982▲ +3.5%
198190.994December 198187January 1981▲ +8.0%
198082.486.3December 198077.8January 1980▲ +10.9%
197972.676.7December 197968.3January 1979▲ +12.3%
197865.267.7December 197862.5January 1978▲ +8.3%
197760.662.1December 197758.5January 1977▲ +6.2%
197656.958.2December 197655.6January 1976▲ +4.7%
197553.855.5December 197552.1January 1975▲ +6.5%
197449.351.9December 197446.6January 1974▲ +11.4%
197344.446.2December 197342.6January 1973▲ +8.5%
197241.842.5December 197241.1January 1972▲ +3.4%
197140.541.1December 197139.8January 1971▲ +3.3%
197038.839.8December 197037.8January 1970▲ +5.3%
196936.737.7December 196935.6January 1969▲ +5.9%
196834.835.5December 196834.1January 1968▲ +4.1%
196733.433.9December 196732.9January 1967▲ +3.0%
196632.532.9October 196631.8January 1966▲ +3.5%
196531.531.8December 196531.2January 1965▲ +1.9%
19643131.2November 196430.9January 1964▲ +1.0%
196330.630.9December 196330.4January 1963▲ +1.6%
196230.230.4September 196230January 1962▲ +1.3%
196129.930July 196129.8January 1961▲ +0.7%
196029.629.8October 196029.3January 1960▲ +1.7%
195929.129.4October 195928.9February 1959▲ +1.4%
195828.929July 195828.6January 1958▲ +1.0%
195728.128.4November 195727.6January 1957▲ +2.9%
195627.227.6December 195626.8January 1956▲ +3.0%
195526.826.9September 195526.7January 1955▲ +0.4%
195426.826.9January 195426.7December 1954▼ −0.7%
195326.827October 195326.5February 1953▲ +1.1%
195226.526.7July 195226.3February 1952▲ +0.8%
19512626.5December 195125.4January 1951▲ +4.3%
195024.125December 195023.5January 1950▲ +6.4%
194923.824January 194923.6December 1949▼ −1.7%
19482424.5August 194823.4March 1948▲ +1.7%
194722.323.4December 194721.5January 1947▲ +8.8%

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