Consumer prices in the United States, which excludes food, shelter, energy, and used cars and trucks, rose 2.4% year-on-year in January 2026, up from a 2.3% increase in December. CPI Core Core in the United States averaged 3.49 percent from 1968 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 10.90 percent in February of 1975 and a record low of 0.30 percent in May of 2020. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
CPI 325.25 324.05 points Jan 2026
Core Consumer Prices 332.79 331.81 points Jan 2026
Core Inflation Rate YoY 2.50 2.60 percent Jan 2026
CPI Core Core YoY 2.40 2.30 percent Jan 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 352.54 351.07 points Jan 2026
CPI Transportation 267.52 268.63 points Jan 2026
Export Prices 154.10 153.60 points Dec 2025
Food Inflation 2.90 3.10 percent Jan 2026
Import Prices 141.40 141.20 points Dec 2025
Inflation Rate YoY 2.40 2.70 percent Jan 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.20 0.30 percent Jan 2026
PPI 151.47 150.73 points Dec 2025
PPI YoY 3.00 3.00 percent Dec 2025


United States CPI Core Core
In the United States, the "core core" inflation rate tracks changes in prices that consumers pay for a basket of goods excluding cost of food, shelter, energy, and used cars and trucks.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2.40 2.30 10.90 0.30 1968 - 2026 percent Monthly
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