Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items
The Bureau of Labor Statistics' measure of the prices urban consumers pay for a basket of goods and services. Headline CPI includes food and energy.
3.35%year-on-year2026-08-01 · level 334.13
Index 1982-1984=100, seasonally adjusted → year-on-year
Why it matters
The most-watched US inflation print. A hotter-than-expected monthly change moves Treasury yields, the dollar, rate-cut odds and equities within seconds of the 8:30 am ET release.
Release schedule: Monthly, about two weeks after the month ends, 8:30 am ET (BLS)
Recent readings
| Period | year-on-year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-01 | 3.35% | +0.05 |
| 2026-07-01 | 3.30% | -0.16 |
| 2026-06-01 | 3.46% | -0.70 |
| 2026-05-01 | 4.17% | +0.39 |
| 2026-04-01 | 3.78% | +0.49 |
| 2026-03-01 | 3.29% | +0.85 |
| 2026-02-01 | 2.43% | +0.04 |
| 2026-01-01 | 2.39% | -0.26 |
| 2025-12-01 | 2.65% | -0.04 |
| 2025-11-01 | 2.70% | -0.33 |
| 2025-09-01 | 3.02% | +0.08 |
| 2025-08-01 | 2.94% | — |
Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; original data from the agency named in the description. This product uses the FRED® API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.