What is the CPI-U inflation rate by year?
Inflation rate by year across all loaded years: from 0.1% (2015) to 3.0% (2026).
| Fiscal year | Inflation |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.3% |
| 2017 | 2.1% |
| 2018 | 2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.2% |
| 2021 | 4.7% |
| 2022 | 8.0% |
| 2023 | 4.1% |
| 2024 | 3.0% |
| 2025 | 2.6% |
| 2026 | 3.0% |
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How to read this
- CPI-U: Bureau of Labor Statistics, US city average, all items (1982-84 = 100), averaged over each year's published months; inflation = change from the year before. The year in progress uses the months so far, and October 2025 wasn't published. Years here are calendar years.