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3.4%unchanged from Jul 2026August 2026 · released 11 Sep 2026

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Key data points

Last release: 11 Sep 2026
Observation period: August 2026
Next release: 14 Oct 2026, 12:30 UTC
Previous: 3.4% Jul 2026
Highest: 14.8% Mar 1980
Lowest: −2.9% Jul 1949
A year ago: 2.9%
Data since: 1948

United States inflation rate by year

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United States inflation rate by year
Year	Average	High	Low	Change
2026 (to date)	3.3%	4.2%May 2026	2.4%January 2026	▲ +1.0
2025	2.7%	3.0%September 2025	2.3%April 2025	▼ −0.3
2024	3.0%	3.5%March 2024	2.4%September 2024	▼ −0.2
2023	4.1%	6.4%January 2023	3.0%June 2023	▼ −3.0
2022	8.0%	9.1%June 2022	6.5%December 2022	▼ −1.0
2021	4.7%	7.0%December 2021	1.4%January 2021	▲ +5.6
2020	1.2%	2.5%January 2020	0.1%May 2020	▼ −1.1
2019	1.8%	2.3%December 2019	1.5%February 2019	▲ +0.7
2018	2.4%	3.0%July 2018	1.9%December 2018	▼ −0.2
2017	2.1%	2.7%February 2017	1.6%June 2017	▼ −0.4
2016	1.3%	2.1%December 2016	0.8%July 2016	▲ +0.7
2015	0.1%	0.7%December 2015	−0.2%April 2015	▲ +0.8
2014	1.6%	2.1%May 2014	0.8%December 2014	▼ −0.8
2013	1.5%	2.0%February 2013	1.0%October 2013	▼ −0.1
2012	2.1%	2.9%January 2012	1.4%July 2012	▼ −1.2
2011	3.2%	3.9%September 2011	1.6%January 2011	▲ +1.4
2010	1.6%	2.6%January 2010	1.1%June 2010	▼ −1.1
2009	−0.3%	2.7%December 2009	−2.1%July 2009	▲ +2.7
2008	3.8%	5.6%July 2008	0.1%December 2008	▼ −4.2
2007	2.9%	4.3%November 2007	2.0%August 2007	▲ +2.0

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United States inflation rate by year
Year	Average	High	Low	Change
2006	3.2%	4.3%June 2006	1.3%October 2006	▼ −1.5
2005	3.4%	4.7%September 2005	2.5%June 2005	▲ +0.4
2004	2.7%	3.5%November 2004	1.7%February 2004	▲ +1.4
2003	2.3%	3.0%March 2003	1.8%November 2003	▼ −0.7
2002	1.6%	2.4%December 2002	1.1%June 2002	▲ +1.3
2001	2.8%	3.7%January 2001	1.6%December 2001	▼ −2.1
2000	3.4%	3.8%March 2000	2.7%January 2000	▲ +0.7
1999	2.2%	2.7%December 1999	1.6%February 1999	▲ +1.0
1998	1.6%	1.7%May 1998	1.4%March 1998	0.0
1997	2.3%	3.0%January 1997	1.7%December 1997	▼ −1.3
1996	2.9%	3.3%December 1996	2.7%February 1996	▲ +0.6
1995	2.8%	3.2%May 1995	2.5%December 1995	▼ −0.3
1994	2.6%	3.0%September 1994	2.3%May 1994	▲ +0.2
1993	3.0%	3.3%January 1993	2.7%November 1993	▼ −0.6
1992	3.0%	3.2%October 1992	2.6%January 1992	▲ +0.3
1991	4.3%	5.7%January 1991	2.9%October 1991	▼ −2.6
1990	5.4%	6.3%October 1990	4.4%May 1990	▲ +0.9
1989	4.8%	5.4%May 1989	4.3%September 1989	▼ −0.1
1988	4.1%	4.4%December 1988	3.9%May 1988	▲ +0.4
1987	3.7%	4.5%October 1987	1.5%January 1987	▲ +2.9
1986	1.9%	3.9%January 1986	1.1%December 1986	▼ −2.8
1985	3.5%	3.8%December 1985	3.1%September 1985	▲ +0.3
1984	4.3%	4.8%March 1984	3.9%December 1984	▼ −0.3
1983	3.2%	3.9%April 1983	2.5%July 1983	▲ +0.1
1982	6.2%	8.4%January 1982	3.8%December 1982	▼ −4.6
1981	10.4%	11.8%January 1981	8.9%December 1981	▼ −2.9
1980	13.6%	14.8%March 1980	12.5%December 1980	▼ −1.4
1979	11.2%	13.3%December 1979	9.3%January 1979	▲ +4.0
1978	7.6%	9.0%December 1978	6.4%February 1978	▲ +2.2
1977	6.5%	7.0%April 1977	5.2%January 1977	▲ +1.5
1976	5.8%	6.7%January 1976	4.9%December 1976	▼ −1.8
1975	9.2%	11.8%January 1975	6.9%December 1975	▼ −4.9
1974	11.0%	12.3%December 1974	9.4%January 1974	▲ +2.9
1973	6.2%	8.7%December 1973	3.7%January 1973	▲ +5.0
1972	3.3%	3.7%November 1972	2.7%June 1972	▲ +0.1
1971	4.3%	5.3%January 1971	3.3%December 1971	▼ −2.0
1970	5.8%	6.2%January 1970	5.4%August 1970	▼ −0.6
1969	5.5%	6.2%December 1969	4.4%January 1969	▲ +1.8
1968	4.3%	4.7%October 1968	3.6%January 1968	▲ +1.1
1967	2.8%	3.5%January 1967	2.4%October 1967	▼ −0.5
1966	3.0%	3.8%October 1966	1.9%January 1966	▲ +1.6
1965	1.6%	1.9%June 1965	1.0%January 1965	▲ +0.9
1964	1.3%	1.6%January 1964	1.0%December 1964	▼ −0.6
1963	1.2%	1.6%December 1963	1.0%September 1963	▲ +0.3
1962	1.2%	1.3%April 1962	0.7%January 1962	▲ +0.6
1961	1.1%	1.7%January 1961	0.7%October 1961	▼ −1.0
1960	1.5%	1.7%February 1960	1.0%September 1960	▲ +0.4
1959	1.0%	1.7%October 1959	0.3%April 1959	▲ +0.3
1958	2.7%	3.6%January 1958	1.8%December 1958	▼ −1.8
1957	3.3%	3.7%March 1957	2.9%December 1957	▼ −0.1
1956	1.5%	3.0%December 1956	0.4%January 1956	▲ +2.6
1955	−0.3%	0.4%December 1955	−0.7%January 1955	▲ +1.1
1954	0.3%	1.5%February 1954	−0.7%December 1954	▼ −1.8
1953	0.8%	1.1%March 1953	0.4%July 1953	▲ +0.3
1952	2.3%	4.3%January 1952	0.8%December 1952	▼ −3.5
1951	7.9%	9.4%February 1951	6.0%December 1951	▼ −2.1
1950	1.1%	5.9%December 1950	−2.1%January 1950	▲ +8.0
1949	−0.9%	1.7%March 1949	−2.9%July 1949	▼ −3.4
1948	7.7%	10.2%January 1948	3.0%December 1948	▼ −7.2

Indicator info

Category: Prices
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), US Census Bureau
Frequency: Monthly
Units: Percent

The change in consumer prices compared with the same month a year earlier.

Consumer price indexAug 2026335 Unemployment rateSep 20264.2%Labour force participation rateSep 202661.8%GDP growth rateQ2 20262.2%

Reports

Released 11 Sep 20263.4%August 2026

In 4 days

Next release, 12:30 UTC14 Oct 2026September 2026

History

Inflation rate recent observations
Period	Value	Change
August 2026	3.4%	0.0
July 2026	3.4%	−0.1
June 2026	3.5%	−0.7
May 2026	4.2%	+0.4
April 2026	3.8%	+0.5
March 2026	3.3%	+0.9
February 2026	2.4%	0.0
January 2026	2.4%	−0.3
December 2025	2.7%	0.0
November 2025	2.7%	−0.3
September 2025	3.0%	+0.1
August 2025	2.9%	+0.2
July 2025	2.7%

Common questions

What is the inflation rate in the United States now?

The inflation rate in the United States was 3.4% in August 2026, unchanged from Jul 2026. The figure was released on 11 Sep 2026.

When is the next inflation rate release for the United States?

The next release is scheduled for 14 Oct 2026, 12:30 UTC, covering September 2026.

What are the highest and lowest values of the inflation rate in the United States?

In data since 1948, the highest was 14.8% in Mar 1980 and the lowest was −2.9% in Jul 1949.

Where does this data come from?

Published by Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), US Census Bureau, and shown here exactly as published. Publishers revise figures, and the latest published figure replaces the earlier one.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), US Census Bureau; Economics methodology →
API: GET /v1/economics/USA/inflation; Economics API →
Schedule: Official release dates; CPI release schedule 2026: next CPI release date →

United States inflation rate