United States Inflation Rate

2.68%

As of the end of December 2025

Annual Inflation Rate by Month %

Trailing 12 month inflation rate by month.

Month-to-Month Inflation %

Incremental inflation change from month to month.

Inflation Rate by Year %

Data Details

Inflation data calculated using consumer price index data from https://www.bls.gov/. The seasonally unadjusted CPI series is used as the basis for the calculated inflation rates.

United States - Inflation by Year

Year	Inflation
2025	2.68
2024	2.89
2023	3.35
2022	6.45
2021	7.04
2020	1.36
2019	2.29
2018	1.91
2017	2.11
2016	2.07
2015	0.73
2014	0.76
2013	1.50
2012	1.74
2011	2.96
2010	1.50
2009	2.72
2008	0.09
2007	4.08
2006	2.54
2005	3.42
2004	3.26
2003	1.88
2002	2.38
2001	1.55
2000	3.39
1999	2.68
1998	1.61
1997	1.70
1996	3.32
1995	2.54
1994	2.67
1993	2.75
1992	2.90
1991	3.06
1990	6.11
1989	4.65
1988	4.42
1987	4.43
1986	1.10
1985	3.80
1984	3.95
1983	3.79
1982	3.83
1981	8.92
1980	12.52
1979	13.29
1978	9.02
1977	6.70
1976	4.86
1975	6.94
1974	12.34
1973	8.71
1972	3.41
1971	3.27
1970	5.57
1969	6.20
1968	4.72
1967	3.04
1966	3.46
1965	1.92
1964	0.97
1963	1.64
1962	1.33
1961	0.67
1960	1.36
1959	1.73
1958	1.76
1957	2.90
1956	2.99
1955	0.37
1954	-0.74
1953	0.75
1952	0.75
1951	6.00
1950	5.93
1949	-2.07
1948	2.99
1947	8.84
1946	18.13
1945	2.25
1944	2.30
1943	2.96
1942	9.03
1941	9.93
1940	0.71
1939	0.00
1938	-2.78
1937	2.86
1936	1.45
1935	2.99
1934	1.52
1933	0.76
1932	-10.27
1931	-9.32
1930	-6.40
1929	0.58
1928	-1.16
1927	-2.26
1926	-1.12
1925	3.47
1924	0.00
1923	2.37
1922	-2.31
1921	-10.82
1920	2.65
1919	14.55
1918	20.44
1917	18.10
1916	12.62
1915	1.98
1914	1.00