Consumer prices in the United States, which exclude food, shelter, energy, and used cars and trucks, rose 2.4% year-on-year in February 2026, the same pace as in the previous month. CPI Core Core in the United States averaged 3.48 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 326.79 325.25 points Feb 2026
Core Consumer Prices 333.51 332.79 points Feb 2026
Core Inflation Rate YoY 2.50 2.50 percent Feb 2026
CPI Core Core YoY 2.40 2.40 percent Feb 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 353.74 352.54 points Feb 2026
CPI Transportation 269.61 267.52 points Feb 2026
Export Prices 158.00 155.60 points Feb 2026
Food Inflation 3.10 2.90 percent Feb 2026
Import Prices 144.00 142.20 points Feb 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 2.40 2.40 percent Feb 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.30 0.20 percent Feb 2026
PPI 153.23 152.19 points Feb 2026
PPI YoY 3.40 2.90 percent Feb 2026


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 2.40 10.90 0.30 1968 - 2026 percent Monthly
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