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United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, all items (seasonally adjusted)

336.3

index, 1982-84=100 September 2026

Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index

Change, September 2025 to September 2026

+12.05 (+3.72%)

Changes over time

Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, all items (seasonally adjusted) in the United States rose 3.72% from September 2025

index, 1982-84=100 · January 1987 to September 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index American Default Research · americandefault.org/affordability/
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Available history

Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, all items (seasonally adjusted)
Data periodUnited States (index, 1982-84=100)
Sep 2026336.298
Aug 2026334.131
Jul 2026332.813
Jun 2026332.568
May 2026333.979
Apr 2026332.407
Mar 2026330.293
Feb 2026327.46
Jan 2026326.588
Dec 2025326.031
Nov 2025325.063
Sep 2025324.245
Aug 2025323.291
Jul 2025322.169
Jun 2025321.435
May 2025320.62
Apr 2025320.302
Mar 2025319.785
Feb 2025319.679
Jan 2025318.961
Dec 2024317.604
Nov 2024316.528
Oct 2024315.631
Sep 2024314.732
Aug 2024314.062
Jul 2024313.569
Jun 2024313.044
May 2024313.175
Apr 2024313.023
Mar 2024312.345
Feb 2024310.967
Jan 2024309.698
Dec 2023308.741
Nov 2023308.148
Oct 2023307.696
Sep 2023307.276
Aug 2023306.082
Jul 2023304.609
Jun 2023304.014
May 2023303.334
Apr 2023302.845
Mar 2023301.821
Feb 2023301.45
Jan 2023300.42
Dec 2022298.832
Nov 2022298.786
Oct 2022298.007
Sep 2022296.349
Aug 2022295.097
Jul 2022294.913
Jun 2022294.957
May 2022291.298
Apr 2022288.561
Mar 2022287.674
Feb 2022284.5
Jan 2022282.543
Dec 2021280.845
Nov 2021278.919
Oct 2021276.55
Sep 2021273.91
Aug 2021272.676
Jul 2021271.903
Jun 2021270.654
May 2021268.383
Apr 2021266.614
Mar 2021264.961
Feb 2021263.579
Jan 2021262.687
Dec 2020262.045
Nov 2020260.911
Oct 2020260.319
Sep 2020259.997
Aug 2020259.316
Jul 2020258.352
Jun 2020257.042
May 2020255.802
Apr 2020256.032
Mar 2020258.076
Feb 2020259.25
Jan 2020259.127
Dec 2019258.63
Nov 2019257.879
Oct 2019257.155
Sep 2019256.43
Aug 2019256.036
Jul 2019255.802
Jun 2019255.213
May 2019255.296
Apr 2019255.233
Mar 2019254.277
Feb 2019253.319
Jan 2019252.561
Dec 2018252.767
Nov 2018252.594
Oct 2018252.772
Sep 2018252.182
Aug 2018251.663
Jul 2018251.214
Jun 2018251.018
May 2018250.792
Apr 2018250.227
Mar 2018249.577
Feb 2018249.529
Jan 2018248.859
Dec 2017247.805
Nov 2017247.284
Oct 2017246.626
Sep 2017246.435
Aug 2017245.183
Jul 2017244.243
Jun 2017244.163
May 2017244.004
Apr 2017244.193
Mar 2017243.892
Feb 2017244.006
Jan 2017243.618
Dec 2016242.637
Nov 2016242.026
Oct 2016241.741
Sep 2016241.176
Aug 2016240.545
Jul 2016240.101
Jun 2016240.222
May 2016239.557
Apr 2016238.992
Mar 2016238.08
Feb 2016237.336
Jan 2016237.652
Dec 2015237.761
Nov 2015238.017
Oct 2015237.733
Sep 2015237.498
Aug 2015238.033
Jul 2015238.034
Jun 2015237.657
May 2015237.001
Apr 2015236.222
Mar 2015235.976
Feb 2015235.342
Jan 2015234.747
Dec 2014236.252
Nov 2014236.983
Oct 2014237.43
Sep 2014237.477
Aug 2014237.46
Jul 2014237.498
Jun 2014237.231
May 2014236.918
Apr 2014236.468
Mar 2014236.028
Feb 2014235.547
Jan 2014235.288
Dec 2013234.719
Nov 2013234.1
Oct 2013233.669
Sep 2013233.544
Aug 2013233.456
Jul 2013232.9
Jun 2013232.445
May 2013231.893
Apr 2013231.797
Mar 2013232.282
Feb 2013232.937
Jan 2013231.679
Dec 2012231.221
Nov 2012231.249
Oct 2012231.638
Sep 2012231.015
Aug 2012229.918
Jul 2012228.59
Jun 2012228.524
May 2012228.713
Apr 2012229.187
Mar 2012228.807
Feb 2012228.329
Jan 2012227.842
Dec 2011227.223
Nov 2011227.169
Oct 2011226.75
Sep 2011226.597
Aug 2011226.106
Jul 2011225.395
Jun 2011224.806
May 2011224.806
Apr 2011224.093
Mar 2011223.046
Feb 2011221.898
Jan 2011221.187
Dec 2010220.472
Nov 2010219.59
Oct 2010219.035
Sep 2010218.275
Aug 2010217.923
Jul 2010217.605
Jun 2010217.199
May 2010217.29
Apr 2010217.403
Mar 2010217.353
Feb 2010217.281
Jan 2010217.488
Dec 2009217.347
Nov 2009217.234
Oct 2009216.509
Sep 2009215.861
Aug 2009215.445
Jul 2009214.726
Jun 2009214.79
May 2009213.022
Apr 2009212.709
Mar 2009212.495
Feb 2009212.705
Jan 2009211.933
Dec 2008211.398
Nov 2008213.153
Oct 2008216.995
Sep 2008218.877
Aug 2008218.69
Jul 2008219.016
Jun 2008217.463
May 2008215.208
Apr 2008213.942
Mar 2008213.448
Feb 2008212.687
Jan 2008212.174
Dec 2007211.445
Nov 2007210.834
Oct 2007209.19
Sep 2007208.547
Aug 2007207.667
Jul 2007207.603
Jun 2007207.234
May 2007206.755
Apr 2007205.904
Mar 2007205.288
Feb 2007204.226
Jan 2007203.437
Dec 2006203.1
Nov 2006202
Oct 2006201.9
Sep 2006202.8
Aug 2006203.8
Jul 2006202.9
Jun 2006201.8
May 2006201.3
Apr 2006200.7
Mar 2006199.7
Feb 2006199.4
Jan 2006199.3
Dec 2005198.1
Nov 2005198.1
Oct 2005199.1
Sep 2005198.8
Aug 2005196.1
Jul 2005194.9
Jun 2005193.7
May 2005193.6
Apr 2005193.7
Mar 2005193.1
Feb 2005192.4
Jan 2005191.6
Dec 2004191.7
Nov 2004191.7
Oct 2004190.8
Sep 2004189.8
Aug 2004189.2
Jul 2004189.1
Jun 2004188.9
May 2004188.2
Apr 2004187.4
Mar 2004187.1
Feb 2004186.7
Jan 2004186.3
Dec 2003185.5
Nov 2003185
Oct 2003184.9
Sep 2003185.1
Aug 2003184.5
Jul 2003183.7
Jun 2003183.1
May 2003182.9
Apr 2003183.2
Mar 2003183.9
Feb 2003183.6
Jan 2003182.6
Dec 2002181.8
Nov 2002181.5
Oct 2002181.2
Sep 2002180.8
Aug 2002180.5
Jul 2002180
Jun 2002179.6
May 2002179.5
Apr 2002179.3
Mar 2002178.5
Feb 2002178
Jan 2002177.7
Dec 2001177.4
Nov 2001177.5
Oct 2001177.6
Sep 2001178.1
Aug 2001177.4
Jul 2001177.4
Jun 2001177.7
May 2001177.3
Apr 2001176.4
Mar 2001176.1
Feb 2001176
Jan 2001175.6
Dec 2000174.6
Nov 2000174.2
Oct 2000173.9
Sep 2000173.6
Aug 2000172.7
Jul 2000172.7
Jun 2000172.2
May 2000171.2
Apr 2000170.9
Mar 2000171
Feb 2000170
Jan 2000169.3
Dec 1999168.8
Nov 1999168.4
Oct 1999168.1
Sep 1999167.8
Aug 1999167.1
Jul 1999166.7
Jun 1999166
May 1999166
Apr 1999165.9
Mar 1999164.8
Feb 1999164.7
Jan 1999164.7
Dec 1998164.4
Nov 1998164.1
Oct 1998163.9
Sep 1998163.5
Aug 1998163.4
Jul 1998163.2
Jun 1998162.8
May 1998162.6
Apr 1998162.2
Mar 1998162
Feb 1998162
Jan 1998162
Dec 1997161.8
Nov 1997161.7
Oct 1997161.5
Sep 1997161.2
Aug 1997160.8
Jul 1997160.4
Jun 1997160.2
May 1997159.9
Apr 1997159.9
Mar 1997159.8
Feb 1997159.7
Jan 1997159.4
Dec 1996159.1
Nov 1996158.7
Oct 1996158.2
Sep 1996157.7
Aug 1996157.2
Jul 1996157
Jun 1996156.7
May 1996156.4
Apr 1996156.1
Mar 1996155.5
Feb 1996155
Jan 1996154.7
Dec 1995153.9
Nov 1995153.7
Oct 1995153.5
Sep 1995153.1
Aug 1995152.9
Jul 1995152.6
Jun 1995152.4
May 1995152.1
Apr 1995151.8
Mar 1995151.2
Feb 1995150.9
Jan 1995150.5
Dec 1994150.1
Nov 1994149.8
Oct 1994149.4
Sep 1994149.3
Aug 1994149
Jul 1994148.4
Jun 1994147.9
May 1994147.5
Apr 1994147.2
Mar 1994147.1
Feb 1994146.7
Jan 1994146.3
Dec 1993146.3
Nov 1993146
Oct 1993145.6
Sep 1993145
Aug 1993144.8
Jul 1993144.5
Jun 1993144.3
May 1993144.2
Apr 1993143.8
Mar 1993143.3
Feb 1993143.1
Jan 1993142.8
Dec 1992142.3
Nov 1992142.1
Oct 1992141.7
Sep 1992141.1
Aug 1992140.8
Jul 1992140.5
Jun 1992140.1
May 1992139.7
Apr 1992139.4
Mar 1992139.1
Feb 1992138.6
Jan 1992138.3
Dec 1991138.2
Nov 1991137.8
Oct 1991137.2
Sep 1991137
Aug 1991136.6
Jul 1991136.2
Jun 1991136
May 1991135.6
Apr 1991135.1
Mar 1991134.8
Feb 1991134.8
Jan 1991134.7
Dec 1990134.2
Nov 1990133.7
Oct 1990133.4
Sep 1990132.5
Aug 1990131.6
Jul 1990130.5
Jun 1990129.9
May 1990129.1
Apr 1990128.9
Mar 1990128.6
Feb 1990128
Jan 1990127.5
Dec 1989126.3
Nov 1989125.9
Oct 1989125.4
Sep 1989124.8
Aug 1989124.5
Jul 1989124.5
Jun 1989124.1
May 1989123.7
Apr 1989123.1
Mar 1989122.2
Feb 1989121.6
Jan 1989121.2
Dec 1988120.7
Nov 1988120.3
Oct 1988119.9
Sep 1988119.5
Aug 1988119
Jul 1988118.5
Jun 1988118
May 1988117.5
Apr 1988117.2
Mar 1988116.5
Feb 1988116.2
Jan 1988116
Dec 1987115.6
Nov 1987115.4
Oct 1987115
Sep 1987114.7
Aug 1987114.3
Jul 1987113.8
Jun 1987113.5
May 1987113
Apr 1987112.7
Mar 1987112.2
Feb 1987111.8
Jan 1987111.4

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price IndexDownload data (CSV)

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