The table displays historical inflation rates with annual figures from 1914 to the present. These inflation rates are calculated using the Consumer Price Index, which is published monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor. The latest BLS data, covering up to September, was released on October 10, 2024. The next inflation update is scheduled for November 13, and it will provide historical inflation rates up to October.
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Table of Historical Inflation Rates in Percent
(1914-2024)
Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Ave |
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1914 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
1915 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -1.0 | -1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
1916 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.7 | 12.6 | 7.9 |
1917 | 12.5 | 15.4 | 14.3 | 18.9 | 19.6 | 20.4 | 18.5 | 19.3 | 19.8 | 19.5 | 17.4 | 18.1 | 17.4 |
1918 | 19.7 | 17.5 | 16.7 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 20.7 | 20.4 | 18.0 |
1919 | 17.9 | 14.9 | 17.1 | 17.6 | 16.6 | 15.0 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 14.6 |
1920 | 17.0 | 20.4 | 20.1 | 21.6 | 21.9 | 23.7 | 19.5 | 14.7 | 12.4 | 9.9 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 15.6 |
1921 | -1.6 | -5.6 | -7.1 | -10.8 | -14.1 | -15.8 | -14.9 | -12.8 | -12.5 | -12.1 | -12.1 | -10.8 | -10.5 |
1922 | -11.1 | -8.2 | -8.7 | -7.7 | -5.6 | -5.1 | -5.1 | -6.2 | -5.1 | -4.6 | -3.4 | -2.3 | -6.1 |
1923 | -0.6 | -0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
1924 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -0.6 | -0.6 | -0.6 | -0.6 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1925 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 2.3 |
1926 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 1.1 | -1.1 | -1.7 | -1.1 | -0.6 | -1.7 | -1.1 | 1.1 |
1927 | -2.2 | -2.8 | -2.8 | -3.4 | -2.2 | -0.6 | -1.1 | -1.1 | -1.1 | -1.1 | -2.3 | -2.3 | -1.7 |
1928 | -1.1 | -1.7 | -1.2 | -1.2 | -1.1 | -2.8 | -1.2 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -1.1 | -0.6 | -1.2 | -1.7 |
1929 | -1.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 | -1.2 | -1.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
1930 | 0.0 | -0.6 | -0.6 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -1.8 | -4.0 | -4.6 | -4.0 | -4.6 | -5.2 | -6.4 | -2.3 |
1931 | -7.0 | -7.6 | -7.7 | -8.8 | -9.5 | -10.1 | -9.0 | -8.5 | -9.6 | -9.7 | -10.4 | -9.3 | -9.0 |
1932 | -10.1 | -10.2 | -10.3 | -10.3 | -10.5 | -9.9 | -9.9 | -10.6 | -10.7 | -10.7 | -10.2 | -10.3 | -9.9 |
1933 | -9.8 | -9.9 | -10.0 | -9.4 | -8.0 | -6.6 | -3.7 | -2.2 | -1.5 | -0.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 | -5.1 |
1934 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 3.1 |
1935 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.2 |
1936 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -0.7 | -0.7 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
1937 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
1938 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -2.1 | -2.1 | -2.8 | -2.8 | -3.4 | -4.1 | -3.4 | -2.8 | -2.1 |
1939 | -1.4 | -1.4 | -1.4 | -2.8 | -2.1 | -2.1 | -2.1 | -2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1.4 |
1940 | -0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1941 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 9.3 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 5.0 |
1942 | 11.3 | 12.1 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 13.2 | 10.9 | 11.6 | 10.7 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 10.9 |
1943 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 6.1 |
1944 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
1945 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
1946 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 9.4 | 11.6 | 12.7 | 14.9 | 17.7 | 18.1 | 8.3 |
1947 | 18.1 | 18.8 | 19.7 | 19.0 | 18.4 | 17.6 | 12.1 | 11.4 | 12.7 | 10.6 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 14.4 |
1948 | 10.2 | 9.3 | 6.8 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 8.9 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 8.1 |
1949 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.8 | -2.9 | -2.9 | -2.4 | -2.9 | -1.7 | -2.1 | -1.2 |
1950 | -2.1 | -1.3 | -0.8 | -1.3 | -0.4 | -0.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 1.3 |
1951 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 7.9 |
1952 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.9 |
1953 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1954 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.4 | -0.7 | -0.4 | -0.7 | 0.7 |
1955 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -0.4 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -0.4 | -0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
1956 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 1.5 |
1957 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
1958 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.8 |
1959 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.7 |
1960 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
1961 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
1962 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
1963 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
1964 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
1965 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
1966 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
1967 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
1968 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.2 |
1969 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 5.5 |
1970 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
1971 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
1972 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
1973 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 6.2 |
1974 | 9.4 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 11.0 |
1975 | 11.8 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 9.1 |
1976 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.8 |
1977 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.5 |
1978 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 7.6 |
1979 | 9.3 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.6 | 13.3 | 11.3 |
1980 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 13.5 |
1981 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 10.1 | 9.6 | 8.9 | 10.3 |
1982 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 6.2 |
1983 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.2 |
1984 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
1985 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
1986 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
1987 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.6 |
1988 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
1989 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
1990 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.4 |
1991 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.2 |
1992 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
1993 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
1994 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
1995 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
1996 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 |
1997 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
1998 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
1999 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
2000 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
2001 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.8 |
2002 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.6 |
2003 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
2004 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
2005 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
2006 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
2007 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 2.8 |
2008 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 3.8 |
2009 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -0.7 | -1.3 | -1.4 | -2.1 | -1.5 | -1.3 | -0.2 | 1.8 | 2.7 | -0.4 |
2010 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
2011 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
2012 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
2013 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
2014 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
2015 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
2016 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.3 |
2017 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
2018 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
2019 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
2020 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
2021 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 4.7 |
2022 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 8.0 |
2023 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
2024 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.4 | Avail. Nov. 13 |