The Consumer Price Index measures what a fixed basket of goods and services costs an urban American household. It is published monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in its non-seasonally-adjusted form — the figure quoted in the release, and the one the headline inflation rate is computed from.
Latest reading +3.36% · Jul 2026
1,350 published readings, from Jan 1914 to Jul 2026
| Period | Value · index (1982-84=100) | % vs. same month a year earlier |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 26 | 333.918 | +3.36% |
| Jun 26 | 333.952 | +3.53% |
| May 26 | 335.123 | +4.25% |
| Apr 26 | 333.02 | +3.81% |
| Mar 26 | 330.213 | +3.26% |
| Feb 26 | 326.785 | +2.41% |
| Jan 26 | 325.252 | +2.39% |
| Dec 25 | 324.054 | +2.68% |
| Nov 25 | 324.122 | +2.74% |
| Sep 25 | 324.8 | +3.01% |
| Aug 25 | 323.976 | +2.92% |
| Jul 25 | 323.048 | +2.7% |