Key data points
Last release
Mar 12, 2025
Observation period
Feb 2025
Next release
Apr 10, 2025
Forecast
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Highest
319.08 POINT on Feb 28, 2025
Lowest
23.50 POINT on Feb 28, 1950
About US consumer price index
In the United States, the Consumer Price Index or CPI measures changes in the prices paid by consumers for a basket of goods and services.
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126.26POINT
Frequently Asked Questions
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) gauges the general fluctuation in consumer prices by tracking a diverse selection of goods and services over time. Widely embraced as the primary indicator of inflation, it is closely monitored by policymakers, businesses, and other market participants.
Core CPI captures the variations in the prices of goods and services, but unlike CPI, it excludes those originating from the food and energy sectors. Core CPI helps to determine the influence of increasing prices on consumer income.
The highest US consumer price index ever is 319.08 POINT.
The lowest US consumer price index ever is 23.50 POINT.
Last month US consumer price index was 319.08 POINT, and the month before it reached 317.67 POINT.