US Consumer Price Index
Consumer Price Inflation, Monthly
Major Expenditure Groups
Latest values as text and table
US Consumer Price Index — categories
Latest reading, September 2026: Headline CPI · YoY 3.7%; Core CPI (less food and energy) · YoY 2.6%; Food · YoY 2.5%; Energy · YoY 20.4%; Headline CPI · MoM 0.6%; Headline CPI · 3m Annualized 3.6%.
| Period | Headline CPI (index) | Core CPI (less food and energy) (index) | Food (index) | Energy (index) | Headline CPI · YoY (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 336.9 | 339.3 | 350.9 | 341.6 | 3.7 |
| Aug 2026 | 335.0 | 338.0 | 350.4 | 329.4 | 3.4 |
| Jul 2026 | 333.9 | 337.1 | 350.2 | 325.1 | 3.4 |
| Jun 2026 | 334.0 | 336.9 | 349.7 | 328.9 | 3.5 |
| May 2026 | 335.1 | 336.8 | 349.0 | 346.0 | 4.2 |
| Apr 2026 | 333.0 | 335.8 | 348.5 | 329.9 | 3.8 |
| Mar 2026 | 330.2 | 334.4 | 346.8 | 310.3 | 3.3 |
| Feb 2026 | 326.8 | 333.2 | 346.6 | 277.2 | 2.4 |
| Jan 2026 | 325.3 | 331.9 | 345.2 | 272.7 | 2.4 |
| Dec 2025 | 324.1 | 330.5 | 343.8 | 274.1 | 2.7 |
| Nov 2025 | 324.1 | 330.4 | 341.7 | 279.6 | 2.7 |
| Sep 2025 | 324.8 | 330.8 | 342.4 | 283.6 | 3.0 |
| Aug 2025 | 324.0 | 330.0 | 341.3 | 283.2 | 2.9 |
YoY: (index[t] / index[t−12 months] − 1) × 100, from published index values.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. · Data through September 2026 · JSON · CSV · Markdown