Jan 15, 2025 · The annual inflation rate for the United States was 2.9% for the 12 months ending December, compared to the previous rate increase of 2.7%, according to U.S. Labor Department data published on January 15, 2025.

Jan 15, 2025 · The table displays historical inflation rates with annual figures from 1914 to the present. These inflation rates are calculated using the Consumer Price Index, which is published monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor.

Feb 2, 2025 · The year-over-year inflation rate was 7.0% at the end of 2021 and 6.5% at the end of 2022. At the end of 2023, it was 3.4%. At the end of 2024, it was 2.9%.

Sep 19, 2024 · Graph and download economic data for Inflation, consumer prices for the United States (FPCPITOTLZGUSA) from 1960 to 2023 about consumer, CPI, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

Historical Inflation Rate by Year. Interactive chart showing the annual rate of inflation in the United States as measured by the Consumer Price Index back to 1914. The current rate of U.S. CPI inflation as of February 2025 is 315.61.

The graph above displays annual inflation rates in the US for calendar years from 1914 to 2024. To calculate cumulative rates between two different periods, you can use the United States Inflation Calculator.

U.S. inflation rate for 2022 was 8.00%, a 3.3% increase from 2021. U.S. inflation rate for 2021 was 4.70%, a 3.46% increase from 2020. U.S. inflation rate for 2020 was 1.23%, a 0.58% decline from 2019.

This first chart displays pricing changes over time, which shows inflation, for major categories tracked in the Consumer Price Index. (Below the chart is a table of overall CPI values since 1913.) The change in prices for each category is from January 2016 through December 2024.

Trailing 12 month inflation rate by month. Incremental inflation change from month to month. 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.

View and download the historical U.S. inflation rate by year from 1914 to present in graph, table, and CSV format.