1 week ago - The annual inflation rate in the United States was 3.8% for the 12 months ending April, up from 3.3% previously, according to U.S. Labor Department data released May 12, 2026. The next update is scheduled for June 10 at 8:30 a.m. ET and will cover the 12 months ending May. Below is a chart and

11 hours ago - The annual inflation rate in the US likely accelerated to 3.7% in April 2026, the highest since September 2023, and compared to 3.3% in March as the oil shock triggered by the war with Iran continues to push prices higher. On a monthly basis, consumer prices are estimated to have increased ...

1 week ago - Excluding food and energy, the core CPI increased 0.4% and 2.8%, respectively, keeping inflation well above the Federal Reserve's 2% goal as the monthly rate was the highest since January 2025.

1 week ago - "The Federal Reserve, soon to be led by Kevin Warsh, is in a very difficult position because it cannot ignore an annual inflation rate climbing back toward 4%," said Bankrate's Kates.

April 16, 2026 - The same report also shows why inflation can cool slowly when demand stays firm. In February, personal income and disposable personal income each declined 0.1%, while consumer spending rose 0.5% and the personal savings rate was 4.0%. 2 When ...

September 3, 2025 - Columbia Business School research shows Fed rate cuts may cool inflation by lowering rents, reshaping the debate ahead of the September FOMC meeting.

April 10, 2026 - Not included in the CPI are the spending patterns of people living in rural nonmetropolitan areas, farming families, people in the Armed Forces, and those in institutions, such as prisons and mental hospitals. Consumer inflation for all urban consumers is measured by two indexes, namely, the ...

January 1, 2026 - That will keep inflation running at 2.25% or more through at least 2028, they said. On the optimistic end of the spectrum, forecasters at Oxford Economics expect core PCE inflation to cool to 2.2% by the end of 2026, getting closer to the Fed's ...

February 13, 2026 - Friday's report suggests inflation is cooling, but it comes after the cost of food, gas, and apartment rents soared after the pandemic, with consumer prices about 25% higher than they were five years ago.

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2 weeks ago - View monthly updates and historical trends for US Inflation Rate. from United States. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics. Track economic data with YCharts…

1 week ago - The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items (CPIAUCSL) is a price index of a basket of goods and services paid by urban consumers. Percent changes in the price index measure the inflation rate between any two time periods. The most common inflation metric is the percent change from one year ago.

1 week ago - The current U.S. inflation rate is 3.8%. The CPI rose 0.6% from March to April. The energy index rose 3.8%, shelter increased 0.6% and food increased 0.5%.

4 days ago - Between 1980 and 2025, the figure dropped by 10.77 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory. The inflation is forecast to decline by 0.55 percentage points from 2025 to 2031, fluctuating ...

1 week ago - In April 2026, the monthly annual inflation rate in the United States was 3.8 percent. This measure tracks how the average cost of a broad basket of goods and services changes over a 12-month period.

2 weeks ago - The annual core consumer price inflation rate in the United States, which excludes food and energy, stood at 2.5% in February 2026, the lowest since March 2021, unchanged from January and matching forecasts. The heavyweight shelter index increased 3% over the last year, the same pace as in January.

1 week ago - A small amount of inflation is normal and is seen as good for the economy by most economists. The Federal Reserve aims for inflation of 2% over the long run, and for much of the last 20 years, the U.S. inflation rate has been fairly close to ...

1 week ago - The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 2.9 percent from December 2023 to December 2024. This was a slower rate of increase than in the three previous 12-month periods ending in December.

1 week ago - After newly released Consumer Price Index figures showed that the year-over-year inflation rate was 3.8% in April, the highest in nearly three years, President Donald Trump tried to reassure Americans about rising prices – in part by falsely ...

April 6, 2026 - Leading banks are scaling back expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts – and a hike might be its next move if inflation pressures remain, a top central bank official has said.