Historical Data for the Consumer Price Index

Monthly Percentage Change in Value of the Consumer Price Index
(Using Unseasonalized Data)

Annual Percentage Change in Value of the Consumer Price Index
(Using Unseasonalized Data)

This chart shows annual changes in the value of the Consumer Price Index since it's inception in 1913. The average change for the year measures the change in the average CPI value between the current year and the previous year.

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Avg. Change
2012	2.9%	2.9%	2.7%	2.3%	1.7%	1.7%	1.4%	1.7%	2.0%	2.2%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%	2.9%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%	2.9%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%	3.7%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%	11.4%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%	2.9%
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%
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%
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%
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%	0.8%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%	-6.2%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%

Inflation Rates Since 1950
Change in average annual value of the CPI from the previous year

History of the Consumer Price Index

Year Average Consumer Price Index for Year Inflation Rate 2011 224.939 3.16% 2010 218.056 1.64% 2009 214.537 -0.36% 2008 215.303 3.84% 2007 207.342 2.85% 2006 201.6 3.23% 2005 195.3 3.39% 2004 188.9 2.66% 2003 184.0 2.28% 2002 179.9 1.58% 2001 177.1 2.85% 2000 172.2 3.36% 1999 166.6 2.21% 1998 163.0 1.56% 1997 160.5 2.29% 1996 156.9 2.95% 1995 152.4 2.83% 1994 148.2 2.56% 1993 144.5 2.99% 1992 140.3 3.01% 1991 136.2 4.21% 1990 130.7 5.40% 1989 124.0 4.82% 1988 118.3 4.14% 1987 113.6 3.65% 1986 109.6 1.86% 1985 107.6 3.56% 1984 103.9 4.32% 1983 99.6 3.21% 1982 96.5 6.16% 1981 90.9 10.32% 1980 82.4 13.50% 1979 72.6 11.35% 1978 65.2 7.59% 1977 60.6 6.50% 1976 56.9 5.76% 1975 53.8 9.13% 1974 49.3 11.04% 1973 44.4 6.22% 1972 41.8 3.21% 1971 40.5 4.38% 1970 38.8 5.72% 1969 36.7 5.46% 1968 34.8 4.19% 1967 33.4 3.09% 1966 32.4 2.86% 1965 31.5 1.61% 1964 31.0 1.31% 1963 30.6 1.32% 1962 30.2 1.00% 1961 29.9 1.01% 1960 29.6 1.72% 1959 29.1 0.69% 1958 28.9 2.85% 1957 28.1 3.31% 1956 27.2 1.49% 1955 26.8 -0.37% 1954 26.9 0.75% 1953 26.7 0.75% 1952 26.5 1.92% 1951 26.0 7.88% 1950 24.1 1.26% 1949 23.8 -1.24% 1948 24.1 8.07% 1947 22.3 14.36% 1946 19.5 8.33% 1945 18.0 2.27% 1944 17.6 1.73% 1943 17.3 6.13% 1942 16.3 10.88% 1941 14.7 5.00% 1940 14.0 0.72% 1939 13.9 -1.42% 1938 14.1 -2.08% 1937 14.4 3.60% 1936 13.9 1.46% 1935 13.7 2.24% 1934 13.4 3.08% 1933 13.0 -5.11% 1932 13.7 -9.87% 1931 15.2 -8.98% 1930 16.7 -2.34% 1929 17.1 0.00% 1928 17.1 -1.72% 1927 17.4 -1.69% 1926 17.7 1.14% 1925 17.5 2.34% 1924 17.1 0.00% 1923 17.1 1.79% 1922 16.8 -6.15% 1921 17.9 -10.50% 1920 20.0 15.61% 1919 17.3 14.57% 1918 15.1 17.97% 1917 12.8 17.43% 1916 10.9 7.92% 1915 10.1 1.00% 1914 10.0 Not Reported

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