United States Inflation Rate

Last updated: 2025-12-18

Annual inflation

2.74%

YoY ending in Nov 2025

The graph above shows the annual inflation rates in the US covering the previous 10 calendar years, starting in 2015. For additional years, see the historical inflation rates. To calculate cumulative rates between two different periods, you can use the United States Inflation Calculator.

The current inflation rate in the US is 2.74%, which is calculated based on CPI (Consumer Price Index) values for the last 12 months ending in November 2025.

The following table contains recent YoY (Year-over-Year) and MoM (Month-over-Month) values.

Year Measure Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2025 YoY 3.00 2.82 2.39 2.31 2.35 2.67 2.70 2.92 3.01 2.74
MoM 0.65 0.44 0.22 0.31 0.21 0.34 0.15 0.29 0.25
2024 YoY 3.09 3.15 3.48 3.36 3.27 2.97 2.89 2.53 2.44 2.60 2.75 2.89
MoM 0.54 0.62 0.65 0.39 0.17 0.03 0.12 0.08 0.16 0.12 -0.05 0.04

The gap in the October 2025 data is due to a 43-day federal government shutdown from October 1 to November 12, 2025. During this period, the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) suspended all data collection operations and canceled the official October CPI report. Because these survey figures cannot be gathered retroactively, the missing monthly and year-over-year data for October 2025 is a permanent omission in the historical record. More information ↗

Historical Annual Inflation Rates since 1914

The table below contains annual inflation rates in the US since 1914. The 'Inflation %' column indicates how much prices have changed since the previous year.

The 5-year and 10-year columns display rolling averages of annual inflation. For example, the 5-year average on the first row indicates that between 2019 and 2024, the average inflation rate was 4.18%. These values can be useful for long-term analysis and forecasting.

You can click or tap the table’s headers to sort the information.

Year Inflation (%) 5-year Avg. (%) 10-year Avg. (%)
1914 1.00 - -
1915 1.98 - -
1916 12.62 - -
1917 18.10 - -
1918 20.44 8.76 -
1919 14.55 11.59 -
1920 2.65 14.67 -
1921 -10.82 10.40 -
1922 -2.31 5.49 -
1923 2.37 2.54 5.60
1924 0.00 -0.24 5.51
1925 3.47 -2.63 5.67
1926 -1.12 -0.17 4.98
1927 -2.26 0.72 3.07
1928 -1.16 0.13 1.33
1929 0.58 0.04 -0.10
1930 -6.40 -0.98 -1.81
1931 -9.32 -2.99 -1.59
1932 -10.27 -4.70 -2.03
1933 0.76 -5.50 -2.73
1934 1.52 -4.85 -2.44
1935 2.99 -3.85 -2.42
1936 1.45 -1.83 -2.41
1937 2.86 1.06 -1.86
1938 -2.78 1.73 -1.95
1939 0.00 0.77 -2.08
1940 0.71 0.41 -1.74
1941 9.93 1.21 -0.32
1942 9.03 2.58 1.82
1943 2.96 4.20 2.96
1944 2.30 4.81 2.77
1945 2.25 5.13 2.74
1946 18.13 5.80 3.48
1947 8.84 6.45 4.49
1948 2.99 6.79 5.49
1949 -2.07 6.24 5.52
1950 5.93 5.99 5.56
1951 6.00 5.87 5.83
1952 0.75 3.53 4.98
1953 0.75 2.17 4.46
1954 -0.74 2.43 4.32
1955 0.37 2.16 4.06
1956 2.99 0.93 3.37
1957 2.90 1.14 2.32
1958 1.76 1.52 1.84
1959 1.73 1.66 2.04
1960 1.36 2.01 2.08
1961 0.67 1.92 1.42
1962 1.33 1.49 1.31
1963 1.64 1.20 1.36
1964 0.97 1.25 1.45
1965 1.92 1.27 1.64
1966 3.46 1.66 1.79
1967 3.04 1.98 1.73
1968 4.72 2.58 1.88
1969 6.20 3.41 2.33
1970 5.57 4.26 2.76
1971 3.27 4.52 3.08
1972 3.41 4.62 3.29
1973 8.71 5.00 3.78
1974 12.34 6.09 4.74
1975 6.94 6.75 5.50
1976 4.86 7.04 5.78
1977 6.70 7.71 6.15
1978 9.02 8.00 6.49
1979 13.29 8.04 7.06
1980 12.52 8.90 7.82
1981 8.92 9.83 8.43
1982 3.83 9.75 8.72
1983 3.79 8.83 8.41
1984 3.95 7.44 7.74
1985 3.80 5.47 7.17
1986 1.10 3.81 6.77
1987 4.43 3.32 6.49
1988 4.42 3.49 6.13
1989 4.65 3.60 5.50
1990 6.11 3.97 4.72
1991 3.06 4.44 4.12
1992 2.90 4.31 3.81
1993 2.75 4.08 3.79
1994 2.67 3.64 3.62
1995 2.54 3.12 3.54
1996 3.32 2.86 3.65
1997 1.70 2.73 3.52
1998 1.61 2.45 3.26
1999 2.68 2.36 3.00
2000 3.39 2.48 2.80
2001 1.55 2.45 2.66
2002 2.38 2.30 2.51
2003 1.88 2.45 2.45
2004 3.26 2.55 2.45
2005 3.42 2.55 2.51
2006 2.54 2.63 2.54
2007 4.08 2.88 2.59
2008 0.09 3.20 2.82
2009 2.72 2.58 2.56
2010 1.50 2.23 2.39
2011 2.96 2.22 2.42
2012 1.74 2.06 2.47
2013 1.50 1.59 2.39
2014 0.76 1.99 2.28
2015 0.73 1.68 1.96
2016 2.07 1.31 1.76
2017 2.11 1.32 1.69
2018 1.91 1.51 1.55
2019 2.29 1.55 1.77
2020 1.36 1.77 1.73
2021 7.04 2.46 1.88
2022 6.45 3.61 2.46
2023 3.35 3.94 2.72
2024 2.89 4.18 2.85

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