CPI-U Annual Averages
Year-by-year CPI-U index and the implied annual inflation rate.
| Year | CPI-U | Annual inflation |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 322.1 | 2.7% |
| 2024 | 313.7 | 3.0% |
| 2023 | 304.7 | 4.1% |
| 2022 | 292.7 | 8.0% |
| 2021 | 271.0 | 4.7% |
| 2020 | 258.8 | 1.2% |
| 2019 | 255.7 | 1.8% |
| 2018 | 251.1 | 2.4% |
| 2017 | 245.1 | 2.1% |
| 2016 | 240.0 | 1.3% |
| 2015 | 237.0 | 0.1% |
| 2014 | 236.7 | 1.6% |
| 2013 | 233.0 | 1.5% |
| 2012 | 229.6 | 2.1% |
| 2011 | 224.9 | 3.1% |
| 2010 | 218.1 | 1.7% |
| 2009 | 214.5 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 215.3 | 3.9% |
| 2007 | 207.3 | 2.8% |
| 2006 | 201.6 | 3.2% |
| 2005 | 195.3 | 3.4% |
| 2004 | 188.9 | 2.7% |
| 2003 | 184.0 | 2.3% |
| 2002 | 179.9 | 1.6% |
| 2001 | 177.1 | 2.8% |
| 2000 | 172.2 | 3.4% |
| 1999 | 166.6 | 2.2% |
| 1998 | 163.0 | 1.6% |
| 1997 | 160.5 | 2.3% |
| 1996 | 156.9 | 3.0% |
| 1995 | 152.4 | 2.8% |
| 1994 | 148.2 | 2.6% |
| 1993 | 144.5 | 3.0% |
| 1992 | 140.3 | 3.0% |
| 1991 | 136.2 | 4.2% |
| 1990 | 130.7 | 5.4% |
| 1989 | 124.0 | 4.8% |
| 1988 | 118.3 | 4.1% |
| 1987 | 113.6 | 3.6% |
| 1986 | 109.6 | 1.9% |
| 1985 | 107.6 | 3.6% |
| 1984 | 103.9 | 4.3% |
| 1983 | 99.6 | 3.2% |
| 1982 | 96.5 | 6.2% |
| 1981 | 90.9 | 10.3% |
| 1980 | 82.4 | 13.5% |
| 1979 | 72.6 | 11.3% |
| 1978 | 65.2 | 7.6% |
| 1977 | 60.6 | 6.5% |
| 1976 | 56.9 | 5.8% |
| 1975 | 53.8 | 9.1% |
| 1974 | 49.3 | 11.0% |
| 1973 | 44.4 | 6.2% |
| 1972 | 41.8 | 3.2% |
| 1971 | 40.5 | 4.4% |
| 1970 | 38.8 | 5.7% |
| 1969 | 36.7 | 5.5% |
| 1968 | 34.8 | 4.2% |
| 1967 | 33.4 | 3.1% |
| 1966 | 32.4 | 2.9% |
| 1965 | 31.5 | 1.6% |
| 1964 | 31.0 | 1.3% |
| 1963 | 30.6 | 1.3% |
| 1962 | 30.2 | 1.0% |
| 1961 | 29.9 | 1.0% |
| 1960 | 29.6 | 1.7% |
| 1959 | 29.1 | 0.7% |
| 1958 | 28.9 | 2.8% |
| 1957 | 28.1 | 3.3% |
| 1956 | 27.2 | 1.5% |
| 1955 | 26.8 | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 26.9 | 0.7% |
| 1953 | 26.7 | 0.8% |
| 1952 | 26.5 | 1.9% |
| 1951 | 26.0 | 7.9% |
| 1950 | 24.1 | 1.3% |
| 1949 | 23.8 | -1.2% |
| 1948 | 24.1 | 8.1% |
| 1947 | 22.3 | 14.4% |
| 1946 | 19.5 | 8.3% |
| 1945 | 18.0 | 2.3% |
| 1944 | 17.6 | 1.7% |
| 1943 | 17.3 | 6.1% |
| 1942 | 16.3 | 10.9% |
| 1941 | 14.7 | 5.0% |
| 1940 | 14.0 | 0.7% |
| 1939 | 13.9 | -1.4% |
| 1938 | 14.1 | -2.1% |
| 1937 | 14.4 | 3.6% |
| 1936 | 13.9 | 1.5% |
| 1935 | 13.7 | 2.2% |
| 1934 | 13.4 | 3.1% |
| 1933 | 13.0 | -5.1% |
| 1932 | 13.7 | -9.9% |
| 1931 | 15.2 | -9.0% |
| 1930 | 16.7 | -2.3% |
| 1929 | 17.1 | 0.0% |
| 1928 | 17.1 | -1.7% |
| 1927 | 17.4 | -1.7% |
| 1926 | 17.7 | 1.1% |
| 1925 | 17.5 | 2.3% |
| 1924 | 17.1 | 0.0% |
| 1923 | 17.1 | 1.8% |
| 1922 | 16.8 | -6.1% |
| 1921 | 17.9 | -10.5% |
| 1920 | 20.0 | 15.6% |
| 1919 | 17.3 | 14.6% |
| 1918 | 15.1 | 18.0% |
| 1917 | 12.8 | 17.4% |
| 1916 | 10.9 | 7.9% |
| 1915 | 10.1 | 1.0% |
| 1914 | 10.0 | 1.0% |
| 1913 | 9.9 | — |