U.S. Inflation Rates Over Time and the Forecast for the Rest of 2026

For the rest of 2026, models from forecasting companies like Trading Economics anticipate an inflation rate of about 3.5% ...

Historical U.S. Inflation Rate by Year, Spending Category, and Region

The 12-month rate of inflation as of March 2026 is 3.3%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Inflation is one of the major financial challenges Americans have faced in th ...

Inflation: What It Is and How to Control Inflation Rates

Inflation is a decrease in the purchasing power of money, reflected in a general increase in the prices of goods and services in an economy.
Morningstar

The real inflation rate? Try 3.3% - and that's before the jump in gas prices.

The latest CPI data don't even factor in the Iran conflict. Here are some takeaways. Americans face rising prices at the gas pump. The federal government's publication of the latest consumer inflation ...
U.S. News & World Report

How Bad Is Inflation? A Quick Data Snapshot

President Donald Trump promised to lower costs on his first day in office. Here’s how it’s going so far. Just How Bad Is Inflation Now? Inflation surged in March, largely driven by an increase in ...
CBS News

Inflation just fell. Will mortgage rates fall next? Here's what to consider.

There were some encouraging economic developments this week that millions of Americans likely warmly welcomed. The unemployment rate in January, for example, declined to 4.3% as employers added more ...
Investopedia

The New Inflation Number Is Out—Here’s What Your Savings Need to Earn Now

Sabrina Karl has over two decades of experience writing about savings, CDs, and other banking topics. She is currently a full-time staff writer at Investopedia and one of the country's top experts on ...
CNBC

Here’s the inflation breakdown for January 2026 — in one chart

The consumer price index, an inflation barometer, declined to 2.4% in January on an annual basis, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's down from 2.7% in December. The numbers appear ...
CNN

Uncomfortably high inflation is a real problem and it’s not going away anytime soon

Here’s something no American wants to hear: Prices are surging again, and uncomfortably high inflation could be with us for quite some time. Inflation has been a thorn in the US economy’s side since ...
Forbes

Key Inflation Gauge Rose In January—As Interest Rate Cut Hopes Dwindle

Ty Roush is a breaking news reporter based in New York City. The Federal Reserve’s favored inflation gauge was worse than what Wall Street forecast in January, according to federal data released ...
Reuters

A Warsh-led Fed's 2% inflation goal might be a different 2%

LONDON, April 23 (Reuters) - Central bankers have always sliced and diced inflation statistics to burnish their record of hitting targets over time. But there's growing speculation that the incoming ...