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Economy calendar/Official series

CPI-U, 12-month change, not seasonally adjusted

Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items in U.S. City Average. Issued by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Consumer Price Index), republished as FRED CPIAUCNS. Retrieved Monday, August 31, 2026. Not a forecast.

+3.4 percent over 12 monthsLatest observation · July 2026

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These are official series republished by FRED. They are not forecasts. Retrieved as FRED CSV on Monday, August 31, 2026. BLS and BEA remain the issuing agencies.

Recent official observations

Period12-month change
July 2026+3.4 percent over 12 months
June 2026+3.5 percent over 12 months
May 2026+4.2 percent over 12 months
April 2026+3.8 percent over 12 months
March 2026+3.3 percent over 12 months
February 2026+2.4 percent over 12 months
January 2026+2.4 percent over 12 months
December 2025+2.7 percent over 12 months

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