Core Consumer Prices in the United States increased to 331.86 points in December from 331.07 points in November of 2025. Core Consumer Prices in the United States averaged 141.85 points from 1957 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 331.86 points in December of 2025 and a record low of 28.50 points in January of 1957. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Core Consumer Prices in the United States is expected to be 333.80 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States Core Consumer Prices is projected to trend around 348.32 points in 2027 and 356.33 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
CPI 324.05 324.12 points Dec 2025
Core Consumer Prices 331.86 331.07 points Dec 2025
Core Inflation Rate YoY 2.60 2.60 percent Dec 2025
CPI Apparel 128.12 129.76 points Dec 2025
CPI Core Core YoY 2.30 2.20 percent Dec 2025
CPI Education 314.41 314.64 points Dec 2025
CPI Food 343.80 341.72 points Dec 2025
CPI Housing Utilities 351.07 349.97 points Dec 2025
CPI Transportation 268.63 272.62 points Dec 2025
Export Prices 153.70 152.90 points Nov 2025
Food Inflation 3.10 2.60 percent Dec 2025
Import Prices 141.40 140.90 points Nov 2025
Inflation Rate YoY 2.70 2.70 percent Dec 2025
Inflation Rate MoM 0.30 0.30 percent Dec 2025
PPI 151.47 150.73 points Dec 2025
PPI YoY 3.00 3.00 percent Dec 2025


United States Core Consumer Prices
In the United States, the core consumer price index tracks changes in prices that consumers pay for a basket of goods which excludes volatile food and fuel costs.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
331.86 331.07 331.86 28.50 1957 - 2025 points Monthly
1982-1984=100, SA