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The following table presents the monthly inflation rate, i.e. the
rate of increase (or decrease) in the basket of goods and services
tracked by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Typically we look at the change in prices (price inflation) on a
yearly or annual basis, i.e. how much prices have changed since last
year.
This table presents the data on a monthly basis
(i.e. how much prices have changed since last month).
Since inflation compounds, the annual inflation rate is
not just a combination of the monthly inflation rates
(see annual inflation rates )
for what is normally considered "the Inflation Rate".
This data is based on the historical CPI-U data from the Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
For historical annual
inflation rates ,
historical
Consumer Price Indexes
Monthly Inflation Rate Table
| |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
1914 |
NA
|
(1.00%) |
0.00% |
(1.01%) |
1.02% |
0.00% |
1.01% |
2.00% |
0.00% |
(0.98%) |
0.99% |
(0.98%) |
|
1915 |
0.00% |
(0.99%) |
(1.00%) |
1.01% |
1.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.99% |
0.98% |
0.00% |
|
1916 |
0.97% |
0.00% |
0.96% |
0.95% |
0.94% |
0.93% |
0.00% |
0.93% |
1.83% |
1.80% |
1.77% |
0.87% |
|
1917 |
0.86% |
2.56% |
0.00% |
5.00% |
1.59% |
1.56% |
(1.54%) |
1.56% |
2.31% |
1.50% |
0.00% |
1.48% |
|
1918 |
2.19% |
0.71% |
(0.71%) |
1.43% |
2.11% |
1.38% |
2.72% |
1.99% |
1.95% |
1.91% |
1.88% |
1.23% |
|
1919 |
0.00% |
(1.82%) |
1.23% |
1.83% |
1.20% |
0.00% |
2.96% |
1.72% |
0.56% |
1.69% |
2.21% |
2.16% |
|
1920 |
2.12% |
1.04% |
1.03% |
3.05% |
1.48% |
1.46% |
(0.48%) |
(2.40%) |
(1.48%) |
(0.50%) |
(0.50%) |
(2.02%) |
|
1921 |
(2.06%) |
(3.16%) |
(0.54%) |
(1.09%) |
(2.21%) |
(0.56%) |
0.57% |
0.00% |
(1.13%) |
0.00% |
(0.57%) |
(0.57%) |
|
1922 |
(2.31%) |
0.00% |
(1.18%) |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.60% |
(1.19%) |
0.00% |
0.60% |
0.60% |
0.60% |
|
1923 |
(0.59%) |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.60% |
0.00% |
0.59% |
1.18% |
(0.58%) |
0.58% |
0.58% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
|
1924 |
0.00% |
(0.58%) |
(0.58%) |
(0.58%) |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.59% |
(0.58%) |
0.59% |
0.58% |
0.00% |
0.58% |
|
1925 |
0.00% |
(0.58%) |
0.58% |
(0.58%) |
0.58% |
1.16% |
1.14% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1.69% |
(0.56%) |
|
1926 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
(0.56%) |
0.56% |
(0.56%) |
(0.56%) |
(1.13%) |
(0.57%) |
0.57% |
0.57% |
0.57% |
0.00% |
|
1927 |
(1.13%) |
(0.57%) |
(0.57%) |
0.00% |
0.58% |
1.15% |
(1.70%) |
(0.58%) |
0.58% |
0.58% |
(0.57%) |
0.00% |
|
1928 |
0.00% |
(1.16%) |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.58% |
(0.58%) |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1.17% |
(0.58%) |
0.00% |
(0.58%) |
|
1929 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
(0.58%) |
(0.59%) |
0.59% |
0.59% |
1.17% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
(0.58%) |
|
1930 |
(0.58%) |
(0.58%) |
(0.59%) |
0.59% |
(0.59%) |
(0.59%) |
(1.19%) |
(0.60%) |
0.61% |
(0.60%) |
(0.61%) |
(1.83%) |
|
1931 |
(1.24%) |
(1.26%) |
(0.64%) |
(0.64%) |
(1.29%) |
(1.31%) |
0.00% |
0.00% |
(0.66%) |
(0.67%) |
(1.34%) |
(0.68%) |
|
1932 |
(2.05%) |
(1.40%) |
(0.71%) |
(0.71%) |
(1.44%) |
(0.73%) |
0.00% |
(0.74%) |
(0.74%) |
(0.75%) |
(0.75%) |
(0.76%) |
|
1933 |
(1.53%) |
(1.55%) |
(0.79%) |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.79% |
3.15% |
0.76% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
|
1934 |
0.00% |
0.76% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.75% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1.49% |
(0.74%) |
0.00% |
(0.74%) |
|
1935 |
1.49% |
0.74% |
0.00% |
0.73% |
0.00% |
(0.72%) |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.73% |
0.00% |
|
1936 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
(0.72%) |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.73% |
0.72% |
0.72% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
|
1937 |
0.71% |
0.00% |
0.71% |
0.70% |
0.70% |
0.00% |
0.69% |
0.00% |
0.69% |
0.00% |
(0.68%) |
(0.69%) |
|
1938 |
(1.39%) |
(0.70%) |
0.00% |
0.71% |
(0.70%) |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
(0.71%) |
0.00% |
0.00% |
|
1939 |
0.00% |
(0.71%) |
0.00% |
(0.72%) |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
2.17% |
(0.71%) |
0.00% |
0.00% |
|
1940 |
(0.71%) |
0.72% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.71% |
(0.71%) |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.71% |
|
1941 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.71% |
0.70% |
0.70% |
2.08% |
0.00% |
1.36% |
1.34% |
1.32% |
0.65% |
0.65% |
|
1942 |
1.29% |
0.64% |
1.27% |
0.63% |
1.24% |
0.00% |
0.61% |
0.61% |
0.00% |
1.21% |
0.60% |
0.60% |
|
1943 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1.78% |
1.16% |
0.57% |
0.00% |
(0.57%) |
(0.57%) |
0.58% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
|
1944 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.57% |
0.00% |
0.57% |
0.57% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.56% |
|
1945 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.56% |
1.12% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.55% |
|
1946 |
0.00% |
(0.55%) |
1.10% |
0.55% |
0.54% |
1.08% |
5.88% |
2.02% |
0.99% |
1.96% |
2.40% |
0.94% |
|
1947 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1.86% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.46% |
0.91% |
1.35% |
2.22% |
0.00% |
0.43% |
1.30% |
|
1948 |
1.28% |
(0.84%) |
(0.43%) |
1.71% |
0.42% |
0.84% |
1.24% |
0.41% |
0.00% |
(0.41%) |
(0.82%) |
(0.41%) |
|
1949 |
(0.41%) |
(0.83%) |
0.00% |
0.42% |
(0.42%) |
0.42% |
(0.84%) |
0.42% |
0.42% |
(0.84%) |
0.42% |
(0.84%) |
|
1950 |
(0.42%) |
0.00% |
0.43% |
0.00% |
0.42% |
0.42% |
1.26% |
0.83% |
0.41% |
0.82% |
0.41% |
1.21% |
|
1951 |
1.60% |
1.18% |
0.39% |
0.00% |
0.39% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.77% |
0.38% |
0.76% |
0.38% |
|
1952 |
0.00% |
(0.75%) |
0.00% |
0.38% |
0.00% |
0.38% |
0.75% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
|
1953 |
(0.37%) |
(0.38%) |
0.38% |
0.00% |
0.38% |
0.37% |
0.00% |
0.37% |
0.00% |
0.37% |
(0.37%) |
0.00% |
|
1954 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
(0.37%) |
0.37% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
(0.37%) |
0.00% |
0.00% |
(0.37%) |
|
1955 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.37% |
0.00% |
0.37% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
(0.37%) |
|
1956 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.37% |
0.37% |
0.74% |
0.74% |
(0.36%) |
0.37% |
0.36% |
0.00% |
0.36% |
|
1957 |
0.00% |
0.36% |
0.36% |
0.36% |
0.36% |
0.36% |
0.71% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.35% |
0.00% |
|
1958 |
0.70% |
0.00% |
0.70% |
0.35% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.35% |
(0.34%) |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.35% |
(0.34%) |
|
1959 |
0.35% |
(0.34%) |
0.00% |
0.35% |
0.00% |
0.34% |
0.34% |
0.00% |
0.34% |
0.34% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
|
1960 |
(0.34%) |
0.34% |
0.00% |
0.34% |
0.00% |
0.34% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.68% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
|
1961 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.67% |
(0.33%) |
0.33% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
|
1962 |
0.00% |
0.33% |
0.00% |
0.33% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.33% |
0.00% |
0.33% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
|
1963 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.33% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.33% |
0.33% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.33% |
0.00% |
0.32% |
|
1964 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.32% |
0.32% |
(0.32%) |
0.32% |
0.00% |
0.32% |
0.00% |
|
1965 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.32% |
0.32% |
0.00% |
0.64% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.32% |
0.00% |
0.32% |
|
1966 |
0.00% |
0.63% |
0.31% |
0.62% |
0.00% |
0.31% |
0.31% |
0.62% |
0.00% |
0.61% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
|
1967 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.30% |
0.30% |
0.30% |
0.30% |
0.30% |
0.30% |
0.30% |
0.30% |
0.30% |
0.30% |
|
1968 |
0.59% |
0.29% |
0.29% |
0.29% |
0.29% |
0.58% |
0.58% |
0.29% |
0.29% |
0.57% |
0.28% |
0.28% |
|
1969 |
0.28% |
0.56% |
0.84% |
0.55% |
0.28% |
0.55% |
0.55% |
0.54% |
0.27% |
0.54% |
0.54% |
0.53% |
|
1970 |
0.27% |
0.53% |
0.53% |
0.79% |
0.26% |
0.52% |
0.52% |
0.00% |
0.51% |
0.51% |
0.51% |
0.51% |
|
1971 |
0.00% |
0.25% |
0.25% |
0.25% |
0.50% |
0.74% |
0.25% |
0.25% |
0.00% |
0.25% |
0.00% |
0.49% |
|
1972 |
0.00% |
0.49% |
0.24% |
0.24% |
0.24% |
0.24% |
0.48% |
0.24% |
0.24% |
0.48% |
0.24% |
0.24% |
|
1973 |
0.24% |
0.70% |
0.93% |
0.69% |
0.69% |
0.68% |
0.23% |
1.81% |
0.22% |
0.88% |
0.66% |
0.65% |
|
1974 |
0.87% |
1.29% |
1.27% |
0.42% |
1.25% |
0.82% |
0.82% |
1.21% |
1.20% |
0.99% |
0.78% |
0.78% |
|
1975 |
0.39% |
0.77% |
0.38% |
0.38% |
0.57% |
0.75% |
1.12% |
0.18% |
0.55% |
0.55% |
0.73% |
0.36% |
|
1976 |
0.18% |
0.36% |
0.18% |
0.36% |
0.71% |
0.53% |
0.53% |
0.53% |
0.35% |
0.52% |
0.17% |
0.34% |
|
1977 |
0.52% |
1.03% |
0.68% |
0.84% |
0.50% |
0.66% |
0.49% |
0.33% |
0.33% |
0.33% |
0.49% |
0.32% |
|
1978 |
0.64% |
0.64% |
0.79% |
0.79% |
0.94% |
1.09% |
0.77% |
0.46% |
0.76% |
0.90% |
0.45% |
0.45% |
|
1979 |
0.89% |
1.17% |
1.01% |
1.15% |
1.27% |
1.12% |
1.11% |
0.96% |
1.08% |
0.80% |
0.93% |
1.05% |
|
1980 |
1.43% |
1.41% |
1.52% |
1.12% |
0.99% |
1.10% |
0.00% |
0.73% |
0.84% |
0.95% |
0.83% |
0.94% |
|
1981 |
0.81% |
1.03% |
0.68% |
0.68% |
0.79% |
0.89% |
1.10% |
0.76% |
0.98% |
0.21% |
0.32% |
0.32% |
|
1982 |
0.32% |
0.32% |
(0.11%) |
0.42% |
0.95% |
1.25% |
0.52% |
0.21% |
0.20% |
0.31% |
(0.20%) |
(0.41%) |
|
1983 |
0.20% |
0.10% |
0.00% |
0.72% |
0.61% |
0.30% |
0.40% |
0.30% |
0.50% |
0.30% |
0.20% |
0.10% |
|
1984 |
0.59% |
0.49% |
0.20% |
0.49% |
0.29% |
0.29% |
0.39% |
0.38% |
0.48% |
0.29% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
|
1985 |
0.19% |
0.47% |
0.38% |
0.47% |
0.37% |
0.28% |
0.19% |
0.19% |
0.28% |
0.37% |
0.28% |
0.28% |
|
1986 |
0.27% |
(0.27%) |
(0.46%) |
(0.18%) |
0.28% |
0.55% |
0.00% |
0.18% |
0.46% |
0.09% |
0.09% |
0.09% |
|
1987 |
0.63% |
0.36% |
0.45% |
0.54% |
0.35% |
0.35% |
0.26% |
0.53% |
0.52% |
0.26% |
0.09% |
0.00% |
|
1988 |
0.26% |
0.26% |
0.43% |
0.52% |
0.34% |
0.43% |
0.42% |
0.42% |
0.67% |
0.33% |
0.08% |
0.17% |
|
1989 |
0.50% |
0.41% |
0.58% |
0.65% |
0.57% |
0.24% |
0.24% |
0.16% |
0.32% |
0.48% |
0.24% |
0.16% |
|
1990 |
1.03% |
0.47% |
0.55% |
0.16% |
0.23% |
0.54% |
0.38% |
0.92% |
0.84% |
0.60% |
0.22% |
0.00% |
|
1991 |
0.60% |
0.15% |
0.15% |
0.15% |
0.30% |
0.29% |
0.15% |
0.29% |
0.44% |
0.15% |
0.29% |
0.07% |
|
1992 |
0.15% |
0.36% |
0.51% |
0.14% |
0.14% |
0.36% |
0.21% |
0.28% |
0.28% |
0.35% |
0.14% |
(0.07%) |
|
1993 |
0.49% |
0.35% |
0.35% |
0.28% |
0.14% |
0.14% |
0.00% |
0.28% |
0.21% |
0.41% |
0.07% |
0.00% |
|
1994 |
0.27% |
0.34% |
0.34% |
0.14% |
0.07% |
0.34% |
0.27% |
0.40% |
0.27% |
0.07% |
0.13% |
0.00% |
|
1995 |
0.40% |
0.40% |
0.33% |
0.33% |
0.20% |
0.20% |
0.00% |
0.26% |
0.20% |
0.33% |
(0.07%) |
(0.07%) |
|
1996 |
0.59% |
0.32% |
0.52% |
0.39% |
0.19% |
0.06% |
0.19% |
0.19% |
0.32% |
0.32% |
0.19% |
0.00% |
|
1997 |
0.32% |
0.31% |
0.25% |
0.12% |
(0.06%) |
0.12% |
0.12% |
0.19% |
0.25% |
0.25% |
(0.06%) |
(0.12%) |
|
1998 |
0.19% |
0.19% |
0.19% |
0.18% |
0.18% |
0.12% |
0.12% |
0.12% |
0.12% |
0.24% |
0.00% |
(0.06%) |
|
1999 |
0.24% |
0.12% |
| 
