US Inflation

Consumer Price Index · YoY from CPIAUCNS, index from CPIAUCSL · source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics / FRED

3.36 % YoY-0.17 pp m/m

The CPI (Consumer Price Index) measures the average change in prices of the American household consumption basket. It is published monthly by the BLS, around mid-month.

YoY = year-over-year change in %. Index = the absolute index level (1982–1984 = 100). Higher inflation typically pushes the Fed toward higher rates.