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United States: Inflation

Percent · 1721–2025 · 303 observations · forecasts to 2031 · infl

2025
2.63%percent
Change on 2024
−0.3 pointsfrom 2.93%
Average, 2016–2025
3.13%10 years
Record high and low
29.7% (1778)low −19.4% (1781)

Inflation

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Recent values

Percent

YearValue
20312.18Forecast
20302.19Forecast
20292.19Forecast
20282.18Forecast
20272.14Forecast
20262.29Forecast
20252.63
20242.93
20234.13
20227.99
20214.68
20201.25
20191.81
20182.44
20172.13
20161.27

Sources

  • Clio Infra1721–2010
  • Carter et al.1775–2003
  • MeasuringWorth1775–2023
  • Reinhart & Rogoff1800–2014
  • Mitchell1801–2008
  • Jordà-Schularick-Taylor1871–2020
  • Bordo1883–1997
  • Bank for International Settlements1914–2025
  • Ellison, Lee & O'Rourke1926–1936
  • IMF International Financial Statistics1951–2024
  • OECD Key Economic Indicators1956–2024
  • Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis1960–2024
  • World Development Indicators1960–2024
  • OECD Economic Outlook1961–2025
  • World Bank (inflation)1970–2024
  • WDI (archive)1971–1997
  • IMF World Economic Outlook1981–2025
  • World Bank Global Economic Monitor1987–2025
  • Eurostat2003–2024
  • OECD Economic Outlook (forecast)2025–2027
  • IMF WEO (forecast)2025–2031

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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