American Inflation Rates: 1914 to 2024
Historical inflation rates for United States of America
Updated: December 11, 2024
Next update: January 15, 2025
| Year | jan | feb | mar | apr | may | jun | jul | aug | sep | oct | nov | dec | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.091% | 3.153% | 3.477% | 3.357% | 3.269% | 2.971% | 2.895% | 2.531% | 2.441% | 2.598% | 2.749% | ||
| 2023 | 6.410% | 6.036% | 4.985% | 4.930% | 4.048% | 2.969% | 3.178% | 3.665% | 3.700% | 3.241% | 3.137% | 3.352% | 4.116% |
| 2022 | 7.480% | 7.871% | 8.542% | 8.259% | 8.582% | 9.060% | 8.525% | 8.263% | 8.202% | 7.745% | 7.110% | 6.454% | 8.003% |
| 2021 | 1.400% | 1.676% | 2.620% | 4.160% | 4.993% | 5.391% | 5.365% | 5.251% | 5.390% | 6.222% | 6.809% | 7.036% | 4.698% |
| 2020 | 2.487% | 2.335% | 1.539% | 0.329% | 0.118% | 0.646% | 0.986% | 1.310% | 1.371% | 1.182% | 1.175% | 1.362% | 1.234% |
| 2019 | 1.551% | 1.520% | 1.863% | 1.996% | 1.790% | 1.648% | 1.811% | 1.750% | 1.711% | 1.764% | 2.051% | 2.285% | 1.812% |
| 2018 | 2.071% | 2.212% | 2.360% | 2.463% | 2.801% | 2.872% | 2.950% | 2.699% | 2.277% | 2.522% | 2.177% | 1.910% | 2.443% |
| 2017 | 2.500% | 2.738% | 2.381% | 2.200% | 1.872% | 1.625% | 1.720% | 1.939% | 2.233% | 2.041% | 2.203% | 2.109% | 2.128% |
| 2016 | 1.373% | 1.018% | 0.853% | 1.125% | 1.022% | 1.006% | 0.835% | 1.063% | 1.464% | 1.636% | 1.693% | 2.075% | 1.263% |
| 2015 | -0.089% | -0.025% | -0.074% | -0.200% | -0.040% | 0.124% | 0.170% | 0.195% | -0.036% | 0.171% | 0.502% | 0.730% | 0.119% |
| 2014 | 1.579% | 1.126% | 1.512% | 1.953% | 2.127% | 2.072% | 1.992% | 1.700% | 1.658% | 1.664% | 1.322% | 0.756% | 1.622% |
| 2013 | 1.595% | 1.978% | 1.474% | 1.063% | 1.362% | 1.754% | 1.961% | 1.518% | 1.185% | 0.964% | 1.237% | 1.502% | 1.465% |
| 2012 | 2.925% | 2.871% | 2.651% | 2.303% | 1.704% | 1.664% | 1.408% | 1.692% | 1.991% | 2.162% | 1.764% | 1.741% | 2.069% |
| 2011 | 1.632% | 2.108% | 2.682% | 3.164% | 3.569% | 3.559% | 3.629% | 3.771% | 3.868% | 3.525% | 3.394% | 2.962% | 3.157% |
| 2010 | 2.626% | 2.143% | 2.314% | 2.236% | 2.021% | 1.053% | 1.235% | 1.148% | 1.144% | 1.172% | 1.143% | 1.496% | 1.640% |
| 2009 | 0.030% | 0.236% | -0.384% | -0.737% | -1.281% | -1.427% | -2.097% | -1.484% | -1.286% | -0.183% | 1.838% | 2.721% | -0.356% |
| 2008 | 4.280% | 4.027% | 3.981% | 3.937% | 4.176% | 5.022% | 5.600% | 5.372% | 4.937% | 3.655% | 1.070% | 0.091% | 3.839% |
| 2007 | 2.076% | 2.415% | 2.779% | 2.574% | 2.691% | 2.687% | 2.358% | 1.970% | 2.755% | 3.536% | 4.306% | 4.081% | 2.853% |
| 2006 | 3.985% | 3.597% | 3.363% | 3.546% | 4.167% | 4.319% | 4.145% | 3.819% | 2.062% | 1.305% | 1.974% | 2.541% | 3.226% |
| 2005 | 2.970% | 3.008% | 3.148% | 3.511% | 2.803% | 2.530% | 3.168% | 3.641% | 4.687% | 4.348% | 3.455% | 3.416% | 3.393% |
| 2004 | 1.926% | 1.693% | 1.737% | 2.285% | 3.052% | 3.266% | 2.991% | 2.654% | 2.538% | 3.189% | 3.523% | 3.256% | 2.677% |
| 2003 | 2.597% | 2.981% | 3.020% | 2.225% | 2.058% | 2.112% | 2.110% | 2.158% | 2.320% | 2.041% | 1.765% | 1.879% | 2.270% |
| 2002 | 1.142% | 1.138% | 1.476% | 1.639% | 1.182% | 1.067% | 1.465% | 1.803% | 1.514% | 2.026% | 2.198% | 2.377% | 1.586% |
| 2001 | 3.732% | 3.534% | 2.921% | 3.269% | 3.615% | 3.248% | 2.720% | 2.720% | 2.648% | 2.126% | 1.895% | 1.552% | 2.826% |
| 2000 | 2.739% | 3.222% | 3.758% | 3.069% | 3.189% | 3.730% | 3.659% | 3.411% | 3.454% | 3.448% | 3.446% | 3.387% | 3.377% |
| 1999 | 1.671% | 1.606% | 1.726% | 2.277% | 2.088% | 1.963% | 2.145% | 2.264% | 2.628% | 2.561% | 2.622% | 2.685% | 2.188% |
| 1998 | 1.571% | 1.441% | 1.375% | 1.436% | 1.686% | 1.684% | 1.682% | 1.617% | 1.489% | 1.485% | 1.548% | 1.612% | 1.552% |
| 1997 | 3.044% | 3.034% | 2.762% | 2.495% | 2.235% | 2.297% | 2.229% | 2.225% | 2.155% | 2.085% | 1.828% | 1.702% | 2.338% |
| 1996 | 2.728% | 2.651% | 2.840% | 2.897% | 2.891% | 2.754% | 2.951% | 2.878% | 3.003% | 2.993% | 3.255% | 3.322% | 2.931% |
| 1995 | 2.804% | 2.863% | 2.853% | 3.053% | 3.186% | 3.041% | 2.763% | 2.617% | 2.544% | 2.809% | 2.605% | 2.538% | 2.805% |
| 1994 | 2.525% | 2.516% | 2.507% | 2.361% | 2.288% | 2.493% | 2.770% | 2.901% | 2.963% | 2.608% | 2.675% | 2.675% | 2.607% |
| 1993 | 3.259% | 3.247% | 3.087% | 3.226% | 3.221% | 2.996% | 2.776% | 2.768% | 2.689% | 2.750% | 2.676% | 2.748% | 2.952% |
| 1992 | 2.600% | 2.819% | 3.185% | 3.180% | 3.024% | 3.088% | 3.157% | 3.148% | 2.988% | 3.202% | 3.048% | 2.901% | 3.029% |
| 1991 | 5.651% | 5.313% | 4.895% | 4.888% | 4.954% | 4.696% | 4.448% | 3.799% | 3.391% | 2.921% | 2.990% | 3.064% | 4.235% |
| 1990 | 5.202% | 5.263% | 5.233% | 4.712% | 4.362% | 4.674% | 4.823% | 5.618% | 6.160% | 6.290% | 6.275% | 6.106% | 5.398% |
| 1989 | 4.667% | 4.828% | 4.979% | 5.124% | 5.362% | 5.169% | 4.979% | 4.706% | 4.341% | 4.493% | 4.655% | 4.647% | 4.827% |
| 1988 | 4.047% | 3.943% | 3.925% | 3.904% | 3.890% | 3.965% | 4.130% | 4.021% | 4.174% | 4.250% | 4.246% | 4.419% | 4.078% |
| 1987 | 1.460% | 2.104% | 3.033% | 3.775% | 3.857% | 3.653% | 3.927% | 4.284% | 4.356% | 4.533% | 4.529% | 4.434% | 3.665% |
| 1986 | 3.886% | 3.113% | 2.256% | 1.590% | 1.491% | 1.766% | 1.577% | 1.574% | 1.754% | 1.472% | 1.284% | 1.098% | 1.898% |
| 1985 | 3.533% | 3.516% | 3.704% | 3.686% | 3.772% | 3.761% | 3.554% | 3.349% | 3.143% | 3.229% | 3.514% | 3.799% | 3.546% |
| 1984 | 4.192% | 4.597% | 4.801% | 4.564% | 4.234% | 4.221% | 4.204% | 4.291% | 4.270% | 4.257% | 4.051% | 3.949% | 4.301% |
| 1983 | 3.712% | 3.488% | 3.598% | 3.899% | 3.549% | 2.577% | 2.462% | 2.559% | 2.860% | 2.851% | 3.265% | 3.791% | 3.212% |
| 1982 | 8.391% | 7.622% | 6.780% | 6.510% | 6.682% | 7.064% | 6.441% | 5.850% | 5.043% | 5.139% | 4.589% | 3.830% | 6.131% |
| 1981 | 11.825% | 11.407% | 10.487% | 10.000% | 9.780% | 9.553% | 10.762% | 10.804% | 10.952% | 10.142% | 9.591% | 8.922% | 10.335% |
| 1980 | 13.909% | 14.182% | 14.756% | 14.731% | 14.406% | 14.385% | 13.133% | 12.873% | 12.601% | 12.766% | 12.648% | 12.516% | 13.549% |
| 1979 | 9.280% | 9.857% | 10.095% | 10.485% | 10.853% | 10.890% | 11.263% | 11.818% | 12.180% | 12.072% | 12.611% | 13.294% | 11.254% |
| 1978 | 6.838% | 6.430% | 6.555% | 6.500% | 6.965% | 7.414% | 7.705% | 7.843% | 8.306% | 8.929% | 8.885% | 9.018% | 7.631% |
| 1977 | 5.216% | 5.914% | 6.440% | 6.952% | 6.726% | 6.866% | 6.830% | 6.620% | 6.597% | 6.390% | 6.724% | 6.701% | 6.502% |
| 1976 | 6.718% | 6.286% | 6.072% | 6.049% | 6.203% | 5.970% | 5.351% | 5.709% | 5.495% | 5.464% | 4.882% | 4.865% | 5.745% |
| 1975 | 11.803% | 11.229% | 10.251% | 10.208% | 9.465% | 9.388% | 9.717% | 8.600% | 7.905% | 7.436% | 7.379% | 6.936% | 9.143% |
| 1974 | 9.390% | 10.023% | 10.393% | 10.092% | 10.706% | 10.860% | 11.512% | 10.865% | 11.947% | 12.061% | 12.200% | 12.338% | 11.055% |
| 1973 | 3.650% | 3.874% | 4.589% | 5.060% | 5.529% | 5.995% | 5.728% | 7.381% | 7.363% | 7.801% | 8.255% | 8.706% | 6.178% |
| 1972 | 3.266% | 3.509% | 3.500% | 3.491% | 3.226% | 2.709% | 2.948% | 2.941% | 3.186% | 3.423% | 3.667% | 3.406% | 3.272% |
| 1971 | 5.291% | 5.000% | 4.712% | 4.156% | 4.404% | 4.639% | 4.359% | 4.615% | 4.082% | 3.807% | 3.283% | 3.266% | 4.293% |
| 1970 | 6.180% | 6.145% | 5.817% | 6.061% | 6.044% | 6.011% | 5.978% | 5.405% | 5.660% | 5.630% | 5.600% | 5.570% | 5.838% |
| 1969 | 4.399% | 4.678% | 5.248% | 5.523% | 5.507% | 5.476% | 5.444% | 5.714% | 5.698% | 5.666% | 5.932% | 6.197% | 5.462% |
| 1968 | 3.647% | 3.951% | 3.939% | 3.927% | 3.916% | 4.204% | 4.491% | 4.478% | 4.464% | 4.748% | 4.734% | 4.720% | 4.272% |
| 1967 | 3.459% | 2.812% | 2.804% | 2.477% | 2.786% | 2.778% | 2.769% | 2.446% | 2.752% | 2.432% | 2.736% | 3.040% | 2.773% |
| 1966 | 1.923% | 2.564% | 2.556% | 2.866% | 2.866% | 2.532% | 2.848% | 3.481% | 3.481% | 3.785% | 3.785% | 3.459% | 3.015% |
| 1965 | 0.971% | 0.971% | 1.294% | 1.618% | 1.618% | 1.935% | 1.608% | 1.935% | 1.608% | 1.929% | 1.603% | 1.923% | 1.585% |
| 1964 | 1.645% | 1.645% | 1.311% | 1.311% | 1.311% | 1.307% | 1.303% | 0.977% | 1.303% | 0.974% | 1.299% | 0.971% | 1.279% |
| 1963 | 1.333% | 0.997% | 1.329% | 0.993% | 0.993% | 1.325% | 1.320% | 1.320% | 0.987% | 1.316% | 1.316% | 1.645% | 1.240% |
| 1962 | 0.671% | 1.007% | 1.007% | 1.342% | 1.342% | 1.342% | 1.000% | 1.338% | 1.333% | 1.333% | 1.333% | 1.333% | 1.199% |
| 1961 | 1.706% | 1.361% | 1.361% | 1.017% | 1.017% | 0.676% | 1.351% | 1.014% | 1.351% | 0.671% | 0.671% | 0.671% | 1.071% |
| 1960 | 1.034% | 1.730% | 1.730% | 1.724% | 1.724% | 1.718% | 1.370% | 1.370% | 1.024% | 1.361% | 1.361% | 1.361% | 1.458% |
| 1959 | 1.399% | 1.049% | 0.347% | 0.346% | 0.346% | 0.692% | 0.690% | 1.038% | 1.384% | 1.730% | 1.379% | 1.730% | 1.011% |
| 1958 | 3.623% | 3.249% | 3.597% | 3.584% | 3.214% | 2.847% | 2.473% | 2.120% | 2.120% | 2.120% | 2.113% | 1.761% | 2.729% |
| 1957 | 2.985% | 3.358% | 3.731% | 3.717% | 3.704% | 3.309% | 3.285% | 3.663% | 3.285% | 2.909% | 3.273% | 2.899% | 3.342% |
| 1956 | 0.375% | 0.375% | 0.375% | 0.749% | 1.124% | 1.873% | 2.239% | 1.866% | 1.859% | 2.230% | 2.230% | 2.985% | 1.525% |
| 1955 | -0.743% | -0.743% | -0.743% | -0.373% | -0.743% | -0.743% | -0.372% | -0.372% | 0.373% | 0.373% | 0.373% | 0.375% | -0.279% |
| 1954 | 1.128% | 1.509% | 1.128% | 0.752% | 0.749% | 0.373% | 0.373% | 0.000% | -0.372% | -0.741% | -0.372% | -0.743% | 0.311% |
| 1953 | 0.377% | 0.760% | 1.141% | 0.758% | 1.136% | 1.132% | 0.375% | 0.749% | 0.749% | 1.124% | 0.749% | 0.749% | 0.816% |
| 1952 | 4.331% | 2.335% | 1.938% | 2.326% | 1.931% | 2.317% | 3.089% | 3.089% | 2.299% | 1.908% | 1.136% | 0.755% | 2.279% |
| 1951 | 8.085% | 9.362% | 9.322% | 9.322% | 9.283% | 8.824% | 7.469% | 6.584% | 6.967% | 6.504% | 6.883% | 6.000% | 7.860% |
| 1950 | -2.083% | -1.261% | -0.840% | -1.255% | -0.420% | -0.418% | 1.688% | 2.101% | 2.092% | 3.797% | 3.782% | 5.932% | 1.085% |
| 1949 | 1.266% | 1.277% | 1.709% | 0.420% | -0.418% | -0.830% | -2.869% | -2.857% | -2.449% | -2.869% | -1.653% | -2.075% | -0.971% |
| 1948 | 10.233% | 9.302% | 6.849% | 8.676% | 9.132% | 9.545% | 9.910% | 8.889% | 6.522% | 6.087% | 4.762% | 2.991% | 7.689% |
| 1947 | 18.132% | 18.785% | 19.672% | 19.022% | 18.378% | 17.647% | 12.121% | 11.386% | 12.745% | 10.577% | 8.451% | 8.837% | 14.389% |
| 1946 | 2.247% | 1.685% | 2.809% | 3.371% | 3.352% | 3.315% | 9.392% | 11.602% | 12.707% | 14.917% | 17.680% | 18.132% | 8.476% |
| 1945 | 2.299% | 2.299% | 2.299% | 1.714% | 2.286% | 2.841% | 2.260% | 2.260% | 2.260% | 2.260% | 2.260% | 2.247% | 2.274% |
| 1944 | 2.959% | 2.959% | 1.163% | 0.575% | 0.000% | 0.571% | 1.724% | 2.312% | 1.724% | 1.724% | 1.724% | 2.299% | 1.637% |
| 1943 | 7.643% | 6.962% | 7.500% | 8.075% | 7.362% | 7.362% | 6.098% | 4.848% | 5.455% | 4.192% | 3.571% | 2.959% | 5.969% |
| 1942 | 11.348% | 12.057% | 12.676% | 12.587% | 13.194% | 10.884% | 11.565% | 10.738% | 9.272% | 9.150% | 9.091% | 9.032% | 10.922% |
| 1941 | 1.439% | 0.714% | 1.429% | 2.143% | 2.857% | 4.255% | 5.000% | 6.429% | 7.857% | 9.286% | 10.000% | 9.929% | 5.116% |
| 1940 | -0.714% | 0.719% | 0.719% | 1.449% | 1.449% | 2.174% | 1.449% | 1.449% | -0.709% | 0.000% | 0.000% | 0.714% | 0.719% |
| 1939 | -1.408% | -1.418% | -1.418% | -2.817% | -2.128% | -2.128% | -2.128% | -2.128% | 0.000% | 0.000% | 0.000% | 0.000% | -1.301% |
| 1938 | 0.709% | 0.000% | -0.704% | -0.699% | -2.083% | -2.083% | -2.759% | -2.759% | -3.425% | -4.110% | -3.448% | -2.778% | -2.028% |
| 1937 | 2.174% | 2.174% | 3.650% | 4.380% | 5.109% | 4.348% | 4.317% | 3.571% | 4.286% | 4.286% | 3.571% | 2.857% | 3.726% |
| 1936 | 1.471% | 0.730% | 0.000% | -0.725% | -0.725% | 0.730% | 1.460% | 2.190% | 2.190% | 2.190% | 1.449% | 1.449% | 1.032% |
| 1935 | 3.030% | 3.008% | 3.008% | 3.759% | 3.759% | 2.239% | 2.239% | 2.239% | 0.735% | 1.481% | 2.222% | 2.985% | 2.553% |
| 1934 | 2.326% | 4.724% | 5.556% | 5.556% | 5.556% | 5.512% | 2.290% | 1.515% | 3.030% | 2.273% | 2.273% | 1.515% | 3.479% |
| 1933 | -9.790% | -9.929% | -10.000% | -9.353% | -8.029% | -6.618% | -3.676% | -2.222% | -1.493% | -0.752% | 0.000% | 0.763% | -5.192% |
| 1932 | -10.063% | -10.191% | -10.256% | -10.323% | -10.458% | -9.934% | -9.934% | -10.596% | -10.667% | -10.738% | -10.204% | -10.274% | -10.301% |
| 1931 | -7.018% | -7.647% | -7.692% | -8.824% | -9.467% | -10.119% | -9.036% | -8.485% | -9.639% | -9.697% | -10.366% | -9.317% | -8.932% |
| 1930 | 0.000% | -0.585% | -0.588% | 0.592% | -0.588% | -1.754% | -4.046% | -4.624% | -4.046% | -4.624% | -5.202% | -6.395% | -2.671% |
| 1929 | -1.156% | 0.000% | -0.585% | -1.170% | -1.163% | 0.000% | 1.170% | 1.170% | 0.000% | 0.581% | 0.581% | 0.585% | 0.000% |
| 1928 | -1.143% | -1.724% | -1.156% | -1.156% | -1.149% | -2.841% | -1.156% | -0.581% | 0.000% | -1.149% | -0.578% | -1.156% | -1.152% |
| 1927 | -2.235% | -2.793% | -2.809% | -3.352% | -2.247% | -0.565% | -1.143% | -1.149% | -1.143% | -1.136% | -2.260% | -2.260% | -1.930% |
| 1926 | 3.468% | 4.070% | 2.890% | 4.070% | 2.890% | 1.143% | -1.130% | -1.695% | -1.130% | -0.565% | -1.667% | -1.117% | 0.903% |
| 1925 | 0.000% | 0.000% | 1.170% | 1.176% | 1.765% | 2.941% | 3.509% | 4.118% | 3.509% | 2.907% | 4.651% | 3.468% | 2.433% |
| 1924 | 2.976% | 2.381% | 1.786% | 0.592% | 0.592% | 0.000% | -0.581% | -0.585% | -0.581% | -0.578% | -0.578% | 0.000% | 0.440% |
| 1923 | -0.592% | -0.592% | 0.599% | 1.198% | 1.198% | 1.796% | 2.381% | 3.012% | 3.614% | 3.593% | 2.976% | 2.367% | 1.791% |
| 1922 | -11.053% | -8.152% | -8.743% | -7.735% | -5.650% | -5.114% | -5.085% | -6.215% | -5.143% | -4.571% | -3.448% | -2.312% | -6.162% |
| 1921 | -1.554% | -5.641% | -7.107% | -10.837% | -14.078% | -15.789% | -14.904% | -12.808% | -12.500% | -12.060% | -12.121% | -10.825% | -10.936% |
| 1920 | 16.970% | 20.370% | 20.122% | 21.557% | 21.893% | 23.669% | 19.540% | 14.689% | 12.360% | 9.945% | 7.027% | 2.646% | 15.625% |
| 1919 | 17.857% | 14.894% | 17.143% | 17.606% | 16.552% | 14.966% | 15.232% | 14.935% | 13.376% | 13.125% | 13.497% | 14.545% | 15.235% |
| 1918 | 19.658% | 17.500% | 16.667% | 12.698% | 13.281% | 13.077% | 17.969% | 18.462% | 18.045% | 18.519% | 20.741% | 20.438% | 17.284% |
| 1917 | 12.500% | 15.385% | 14.286% | 18.868% | 19.626% | 20.370% | 18.519% | 19.266% | 19.820% | 19.469% | 17.391% | 18.103% | 17.841% |
| 1916 | 2.970% | 4.000% | 6.061% | 6.000% | 5.941% | 6.931% | 6.931% | 7.921% | 9.901% | 10.784% | 11.650% | 12.621% | 7.667% |
| 1915 | 1.000% | 1.010% | 0.000% | 2.041% | 2.020% | 2.020% | 1.000% | -0.980% | -0.980% | 0.990% | 0.980% | 1.980% | 0.915% |
| 1914 | 2.041% | 1.020% | 1.020% | 0.000% | 2.062% | 1.020% | 1.010% | 3.030% | 2.000% | 1.000% | 0.990% | 1.000% | 1.349% |
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All inflation rates are calculated using the USA Consumer Price Index (CPI) series.