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United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, all items (not seasonally adjusted)

336.94

index, 1982-84=100 September 2026

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

Change, September 2025 to September 2026

+12.14 (+3.74%)

Changes over time

Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, all items (not seasonally adjusted) in the United States rose 3.74% 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 (not seasonally adjusted)
Data periodUnited States (index, 1982-84=100)
Sep 2026336.94
Aug 2026334.98
Jul 2026333.918
Jun 2026333.952
May 2026335.123
Apr 2026333.02
Mar 2026330.213
Feb 2026326.785
Jan 2026325.252
Dec 2025324.054
Nov 2025324.122
Sep 2025324.8
Aug 2025323.976
Jul 2025323.048
Jun 2025322.561
May 2025321.465
Apr 2025320.795
Mar 2025319.799
Feb 2025319.082
Jan 2025317.671
Dec 2024315.605
Nov 2024315.493
Oct 2024315.664
Sep 2024315.301
Aug 2024314.796
Jul 2024314.54
Jun 2024314.175
May 2024314.069
Apr 2024313.548
Mar 2024312.332
Feb 2024310.326
Jan 2024308.417
Dec 2023306.746
Nov 2023307.051
Oct 2023307.671
Sep 2023307.789
Aug 2023307.026
Jul 2023305.691
Jun 2023305.109
May 2023304.127
Apr 2023303.363
Mar 2023301.836
Feb 2023300.84
Jan 2023299.17
Dec 2022296.797
Nov 2022297.711
Oct 2022298.012
Sep 2022296.808
Aug 2022296.171
Jul 2022296.276
Jun 2022296.311
May 2022292.296
Apr 2022289.109
Mar 2022287.504
Feb 2022283.716
Jan 2022281.148
Dec 2021278.802
Nov 2021277.948
Oct 2021276.589
Sep 2021274.31
Aug 2021273.567
Jul 2021273.003
Jun 2021271.696
May 2021269.195
Apr 2021267.054
Mar 2021264.877
Feb 2021263.014
Jan 2021261.582
Dec 2020260.474
Nov 2020260.229
Oct 2020260.388
Sep 2020260.28
Aug 2020259.918
Jul 2020259.101
Jun 2020257.797
May 2020256.394
Apr 2020256.389
Mar 2020258.115
Feb 2020258.678
Jan 2020257.971
Dec 2019256.974
Nov 2019257.208
Oct 2019257.346
Sep 2019256.759
Aug 2019256.558
Jul 2019256.571
Jun 2019256.143
May 2019256.092
Apr 2019255.548
Mar 2019254.202
Feb 2019252.776
Jan 2019251.712
Dec 2018251.233
Nov 2018252.038
Oct 2018252.885
Sep 2018252.439
Aug 2018252.146
Jul 2018252.006
Jun 2018251.989
May 2018251.588
Apr 2018250.546
Mar 2018249.554
Feb 2018248.991
Jan 2018247.867
Dec 2017246.524
Nov 2017246.669
Oct 2017246.663
Sep 2017246.819
Aug 2017245.519
Jul 2017244.786
Jun 2017244.955
May 2017244.733
Apr 2017244.524
Mar 2017243.801
Feb 2017243.603
Jan 2017242.839
Dec 2016241.432
Nov 2016241.353
Oct 2016241.729
Sep 2016241.428
Aug 2016240.849
Jul 2016240.628
Jun 2016241.018
May 2016240.229
Apr 2016239.261
Mar 2016238.132
Feb 2016237.111
Jan 2016236.916
Dec 2015236.525
Nov 2015237.336
Oct 2015237.838
Sep 2015237.945
Aug 2015238.316
Jul 2015238.654
Jun 2015238.638
May 2015237.805
Apr 2015236.599
Mar 2015236.119
Feb 2015234.722
Jan 2015233.707
Dec 2014234.812
Nov 2014236.151
Oct 2014237.433
Sep 2014238.031
Aug 2014237.852
Jul 2014238.25
Jun 2014238.343
May 2014237.9
Apr 2014237.072
Mar 2014236.293
Feb 2014234.781
Jan 2014233.916
Dec 2013233.049
Nov 2013233.069
Oct 2013233.546
Sep 2013234.149
Aug 2013233.877
Jul 2013233.596
Jun 2013233.504
May 2013232.945
Apr 2013232.531
Mar 2013232.773
Feb 2013232.166
Jan 2013230.28
Dec 2012229.601
Nov 2012230.221
Oct 2012231.317
Sep 2012231.407
Aug 2012230.379
Jul 2012229.104
Jun 2012229.478
May 2012229.815
Apr 2012230.085
Mar 2012229.392
Feb 2012227.663
Jan 2012226.665
Dec 2011225.672
Nov 2011226.23
Oct 2011226.421
Sep 2011226.889
Aug 2011226.545
Jul 2011225.922
Jun 2011225.722
May 2011225.964
Apr 2011224.906
Mar 2011223.467
Feb 2011221.309
Jan 2011220.223
Dec 2010219.179
Nov 2010218.803
Oct 2010218.711
Sep 2010218.439
Aug 2010218.312
Jul 2010218.011
Jun 2010217.965
May 2010218.178
Apr 2010218.009
Mar 2010217.631
Feb 2010216.741
Jan 2010216.687
Dec 2009215.949
Nov 2009216.33
Oct 2009216.177
Sep 2009215.969
Aug 2009215.834
Jul 2009215.351
Jun 2009215.693
May 2009213.856
Apr 2009213.24
Mar 2009212.709
Feb 2009212.193
Jan 2009211.143
Dec 2008210.228
Nov 2008212.425
Oct 2008216.573
Sep 2008218.783
Aug 2008219.086
Jul 2008219.964
Jun 2008218.815
May 2008216.632
Apr 2008214.823
Mar 2008213.528
Feb 2008211.693
Jan 2008211.08
Dec 2007210.036
Nov 2007210.177
Oct 2007208.936
Sep 2007208.49
Aug 2007207.917
Jul 2007208.299
Jun 2007208.352
May 2007207.949
Apr 2007206.686
Mar 2007205.352
Feb 2007203.499
Jan 2007202.416
Dec 2006201.8
Nov 2006201.5
Oct 2006201.8
Sep 2006202.9
Aug 2006203.9
Jul 2006203.5
Jun 2006202.9
May 2006202.5
Apr 2006201.5
Mar 2006199.8
Feb 2006198.7
Jan 2006198.3
Dec 2005196.8
Nov 2005197.6
Oct 2005199.2
Sep 2005198.8
Aug 2005196.4
Jul 2005195.4
Jun 2005194.5
May 2005194.4
Apr 2005194.6
Mar 2005193.3
Feb 2005191.8
Jan 2005190.7
Dec 2004190.3
Nov 2004191
Oct 2004190.9
Sep 2004189.9
Aug 2004189.5
Jul 2004189.4
Jun 2004189.7
May 2004189.1
Apr 2004188
Mar 2004187.4
Feb 2004186.2
Jan 2004185.2
Dec 2003184.3
Nov 2003184.5
Oct 2003185
Sep 2003185.2
Aug 2003184.6
Jul 2003183.9
Jun 2003183.7
May 2003183.5
Apr 2003183.8
Mar 2003184.2
Feb 2003183.1
Jan 2003181.7
Dec 2002180.9
Nov 2002181.3
Oct 2002181.3
Sep 2002181
Aug 2002180.7
Jul 2002180.1
Jun 2002179.9
May 2002179.8
Apr 2002179.8
Mar 2002178.8
Feb 2002177.8
Jan 2002177.1
Dec 2001176.7
Nov 2001177.4
Oct 2001177.7
Sep 2001178.3
Aug 2001177.5
Jul 2001177.5
Jun 2001178
May 2001177.7
Apr 2001176.9
Mar 2001176.2
Feb 2001175.8
Jan 2001175.1
Dec 2000174
Nov 2000174.1
Oct 2000174
Sep 2000173.7
Aug 2000172.8
Jul 2000172.8
Jun 2000172.4
May 2000171.5
Apr 2000171.3
Mar 2000171.2
Feb 2000169.8
Jan 2000168.8
Dec 1999168.3
Nov 1999168.3
Oct 1999168.2
Sep 1999167.9
Aug 1999167.1
Jul 1999166.7
Jun 1999166.2
May 1999166.2
Apr 1999166.2
Mar 1999165
Feb 1999164.5
Jan 1999164.3
Dec 1998163.9
Nov 1998164
Oct 1998164
Sep 1998163.6
Aug 1998163.4
Jul 1998163.2
Jun 1998163
May 1998162.8
Apr 1998162.5
Mar 1998162.2
Feb 1998161.9
Jan 1998161.6
Dec 1997161.3
Nov 1997161.5
Oct 1997161.6
Sep 1997161.2
Aug 1997160.8
Jul 1997160.5
Jun 1997160.3
May 1997160.1
Apr 1997160.2
Mar 1997160
Feb 1997159.6
Jan 1997159.1
Dec 1996158.6
Nov 1996158.6
Oct 1996158.3
Sep 1996157.8
Aug 1996157.3
Jul 1996157
Jun 1996156.7
May 1996156.6
Apr 1996156.3
Mar 1996155.7
Feb 1996154.9
Jan 1996154.4
Dec 1995153.5
Nov 1995153.6
Oct 1995153.7
Sep 1995153.2
Aug 1995152.9
Jul 1995152.5
Jun 1995152.5
May 1995152.2
Apr 1995151.9
Mar 1995151.4
Feb 1995150.9
Jan 1995150.3
Dec 1994149.7
Nov 1994149.7
Oct 1994149.5
Sep 1994149.4
Aug 1994149
Jul 1994148.4
Jun 1994148
May 1994147.5
Apr 1994147.4
Mar 1994147.2
Feb 1994146.7
Jan 1994146.2
Dec 1993145.8
Nov 1993145.8
Oct 1993145.7
Sep 1993145.1
Aug 1993144.8
Jul 1993144.4
Jun 1993144.4
May 1993144.2
Apr 1993144
Mar 1993143.6
Feb 1993143.1
Jan 1993142.6
Dec 1992141.9
Nov 1992142
Oct 1992141.8
Sep 1992141.3
Aug 1992140.9
Jul 1992140.5
Jun 1992140.2
May 1992139.7
Apr 1992139.5
Mar 1992139.3
Feb 1992138.6
Jan 1992138.1
Dec 1991137.9
Nov 1991137.8
Oct 1991137.4
Sep 1991137.2
Aug 1991136.6
Jul 1991136.2
Jun 1991136
May 1991135.6
Apr 1991135.2
Mar 1991135
Feb 1991134.8
Jan 1991134.6
Dec 1990133.8
Nov 1990133.8
Oct 1990133.5
Sep 1990132.7
Aug 1990131.6
Jul 1990130.4
Jun 1990129.9
May 1990129.2
Apr 1990128.9
Mar 1990128.7
Feb 1990128
Jan 1990127.4
Dec 1989126.1
Nov 1989125.9
Oct 1989125.6
Sep 1989125
Aug 1989124.6
Jul 1989124.4
Jun 1989124.1
May 1989123.8
Apr 1989123.1
Mar 1989122.3
Feb 1989121.6
Jan 1989121.1
Dec 1988120.5
Nov 1988120.3
Oct 1988120.2
Sep 1988119.8
Aug 1988119
Jul 1988118.5
Jun 1988118
May 1988117.5
Apr 1988117.1
Mar 1988116.5
Feb 1988116
Jan 1988115.7
Dec 1987115.4
Nov 1987115.4
Oct 1987115.3
Sep 1987115
Aug 1987114.4
Jul 1987113.8
Jun 1987113.5
May 1987113.1
Apr 1987112.7
Mar 1987112.1
Feb 1987111.6
Jan 1987111.2

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

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