Consumer price index (CPI-U), all items, United States

Overview

Over the last five years the series ranged from 273.9 (September 2021) to 336.3 (September 2026). Since January 2006 the full range is 199.3 (January 2006) to 336.3 (September 2026).

Key facts

Unit: index (1982-84 = 100). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. EconoMonitor is not affiliated with or endorsed by BLS.

The latest reading of 336.3 in September 2026 is above its five-year average of 310.1 and above its ten-year average of 282.1. It is higher than 100% of all 248 readings since January 2006. It has risen for 3 readings in a row up to September 2026. Over the last 12 readings, from September 2025 to September 2026, it averaged 330.2, with a high of 336.3 in September 2026 and a low of 324.2 in September 2025. In the last ten years the largest rise from one reading to the next was in June 2022, to 295.0 from 291.3 in May 2022, and the largest fall was in April 2020, to 256.0 from 258.1 in March 2020.

Among the last 8 complete years, the average was highest in 2024, at 313.7, and lowest in 2017, at 245.1.

The same measure elsewhere: 170.0 in Canada (September 2026, Consumer price index, all-items); 102.3 in Australia (Q2 2026, Consumer price index, all groups); 143.6 in the United Kingdom (August 2026, Consumer prices index, all items). Definitions differ between countries; each page gives its own.

CPI for all urban consumers, all items, US city average, seasonally adjusted.

Consumer price index (CPI-U), all items is published monthly by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in its CPI release. It is measured in index (1982-84 = 100) and is seasonally adjusted. EconoMonitor holds all 248 readings since January 2006 under the publisher's code CUSR0000SA0, keeps earlier values when the publisher revises them, and compares each release with the downloaded file before it is shown.

• Frequency: monthly; seasonal adjustment: SA.
• Unit: index (1982-84 = 100).
• Release: CPI, published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
• Source series code: CUSR0000SA0.
• Methodology: how EconoMonitor stores and checks this series.

Definitions of the other measures quoted on this page: Consumer price index, all-items (CA), Consumer price index, all groups (AU), Consumer prices index, all items (UK). Source: Statistics Canada, table 18-10-0004-01, 2026-09-30. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. For our calculations: Adapted from Statistics Canada, table 18-10-0004-01, 2026-09-30. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Consumer Price Index (6401.0), 2026-06-30 (CC BY 4.0). Figures calculated by EconoMonitor are based on ABS data. EconoMonitor is not affiliated with or endorsed by the ABS. Source: Office for National Statistics. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. EconoMonitor is not affiliated with or endorsed by the ONS.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. EconoMonitor is not affiliated with or endorsed by BLS. Checks for this release: Check A passed, Check B passed.

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