Data sources

Every inflation series we track, published by U.S. statistical agencies and the Federal Reserve, on one shared timeline. Each card shows the latest published value, the year-over-year change and the full history you can download.

Official CPI

The Consumer Price Index as published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

BLS CPI-U

Official · CUUR0000SA0

All urban consumers, all items, not seasonally adjusted.

Published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

4.00%

YoY · Sep '26

336.9

Index level

+0.59%

MoM

Core CPI (ex food & energy)

Official · CUUR0000SA0L1E

All items less food and energy — the Fed's preferred CPI cut.

Published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

2.82%

YoY · Sep '26

339.3

Index level

+0.37%

MoM

BLS CPI-W

Wage earners · CWUR0000SA0

Urban wage earners and clerical workers — drives Social Security COLA.

Published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

4.21%

YoY · Sep '26

330.7

Index level

+0.66%

MoM

Chained C-CPI-U

Chained · SUUR0000SA0

Chained index that accounts for substitution between goods.

Published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

3.85%

YoY · Sep '26

186.8

Index level

+0.55%

MoM

Attribution: Consumer Price Index data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. PCE price indexes from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Median and 16% trimmed-mean CPI from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Treasury breakeven rates and series delivery from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED). Household inflation expectations from the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers.