US inflation tracker.
Consumer Price Index, 12-month change, broken down by spending category. Updated monthly from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Headline CPI (all items, YoY): 3.4%
As of August 2026, BLS CPI-U, US City Average.
Inflation by category (12-month change)
Year-over-year price change. Categories sorted by magnitude, biggest movers first.
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About this data
CPI-U (Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers) is the benchmark inflation measure for the US. The headline number is a weighted average of about 80,000 prices collected monthly across 75 urban areas. Category sub-indexes show price change for specific spending buckets.
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI. Updated mid-month with prior-month observations. For informational purposes only.