On this page are annual inflation rates and consumer price index (CPI-U) data for the United States, covering every year from 1913 through 2025. Figures are annual averages on the 1982-84 = 100 base, taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Click any year to open the month by month breakdown for that year. The 2026 annual figures will be added once the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the full year average in early 2027.
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| Year | Yearly CPI | Yearly Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 9.9 | Not Available |
| 1914 | 10.0 | 1.0 |
| 1915 | 10.1 | 1.0 |
| 1916 | 10.9 | 7.9 |
| 1917 | 12.8 | 17.4 |
| 1918 | 15.1 | 18.0 |
| 1919 | 17.3 | 14.6 |
| 1920 | 20.0 | 15.6 |
| 1921 | 17.9 | -10.5 |
| 1922 | 16.8 | -6.1 |
| 1923 | 17.1 | 1.8 |
| 1924 | 17.1 | 0.0 |
| 1925 | 17.5 | 2.3 |
| 1926 | 17.7 | 1.1 |
| 1927 | 17.4 | -1.7 |
| 1928 | 17.1 | -1.7 |
| 1929 | 17.1 | 0.0 |
| 1930 | 16.7 | -2.3 |
| 1931 | 15.2 | -9.0 |
| 1932 | 13.7 | -9.9 |
| 1933 | 13.0 | -5.1 |
| 1934 | 13.4 | 3.1 |
| 1935 | 13.7 | 2.2 |
| 1936 | 13.9 | 1.5 |
| 1937 | 14.4 | 3.6 |
| 1938 | 14.1 | -2.1 |
| 1939 | 13.9 | -1.4 |
| 1940 | 14.0 | 0.7 |
| 1941 | 14.7 | 5.0 |
| 1942 | 16.3 | 10.9 |
| 1943 | 17.3 | 6.1 |
| 1944 | 17.6 | 1.7 |
| 1945 | 18.0 | 2.3 |
| 1946 | 19.5 | 8.3 |
| 1947 | 22.3 | 14.4 |
| 1948 | 24.1 | 8.1 |
| 1949 | 23.8 | -1.2 |
| 1950 | 24.1 | 1.3 |
| 1951 | 26.0 | 7.9 |
| 1952 | 26.5 | 1.9 |
| 1953 | 26.7 | 0.8 |
| 1954 | 26.9 | 0.7 |
| 1955 | 26.8 | -0.4 |
| 1956 | 27.2 | 1.5 |
| 1957 | 28.1 | 3.3 |
| 1958 | 28.9 | 2.8 |
| 1959 | 29.1 | 0.7 |
| 1960 | 29.6 | 1.7 |
| 1961 | 29.9 | 1.0 |
| 1962 | 30.2 | 1.0 |
| 1963 | 30.6 | 1.3 |
| 1964 | 31.0 | 1.3 |
| 1965 | 31.5 | 1.6 |
| 1966 | 32.4 | 2.9 |
| 1967 | 33.4 | 3.1 |
| 1968 | 34.8 | 4.2 |
| 1969 | 36.7 | 5.5 |
| 1970 | 38.8 | 5.7 |
| 1971 | 40.5 | 4.4 |
| 1972 | 41.8 | 3.2 |
| 1973 | 44.4 | 6.2 |
| 1974 | 49.3 | 11.0 |
| 1975 | 53.8 | 9.1 |
| 1976 | 56.9 | 5.8 |
| 1977 | 60.6 | 6.5 |
| 1978 | 65.2 | 7.6 |
| 1979 | 72.6 | 11.3 |
| 1980 | 82.4 | 13.5 |
| 1981 | 90.9 | 10.3 |
| 1982 | 96.5 | 6.2 |
| 1983 | 99.6 | 3.2 |
| 1984 | 103.9 | 4.3 |
| 1985 | 107.6 | 3.6 |
| 1986 | 109.6 | 1.9 |
| 1987 | 113.6 | 3.6 |
| 1988 | 118.3 | 4.1 |
| 1989 | 124.0 | 4.8 |
| 1990 | 130.7 | 5.4 |
| 1991 | 136.2 | 4.2 |
| 1992 | 140.3 | 3.0 |
| 1993 | 144.5 | 3.0 |
| 1994 | 148.2 | 2.6 |
| 1995 | 152.4 | 2.8 |
| 1996 | 156.9 | 3.0 |
| 1997 | 160.5 | 2.3 |
| 1998 | 163.0 | 1.6 |
| 1999 | 166.6 | 2.2 |
| 2000 | 172.2 | 3.4 |
| 2001 | 177.1 | 2.8 |
| 2002 | 179.9 | 1.6 |
| 2003 | 184.0 | 2.3 |
| 2004 | 188.9 | 2.7 |
| 2005 | 195.3 | 3.4 |
| 2006 | 201.6 | 3.2 |
| 2007 | 207.342 | 2.8 |
| 2008 | 215.303 | 3.8 |
| 2009 | 214.537 | -0.4 |
| 2010 | 218.056 | 1.6 |
| 2011 | 224.939 | 3.2 |
| 2012 | 229.594 | 2.1 |
| 2013 | 232.957 | 1.5 |
| 2014 | 236.736 | 1.6 |
| 2015 | 237.017 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 240.007 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | 245.120 | 2.1 |
| 2018 | 251.107 | 2.4 |
| 2019 | 255.657 | 1.8 |
| 2020 | 258.811 | 1.2 |
| 2021 | 270.970 | 4.7 |
| 2022 | 292.655 | 8.0 |
| 2023 | 304.702 | 4.1 |
| 2024 | 313.689 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 321.943 | 2.6 |
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