Consumer prices in the United States, which exclude food, shelter, energy, and used cars and trucks, rose 2.6% year-on-year in March 2026, accelerating from 2.4% 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 330.21 326.79 points Mar 2026
Core Consumer Prices 334.17 333.51 points Mar 2026
Core Inflation Rate YoY 2.60 2.50 percent Mar 2026
CPI Core Core YoY 2.60 2.40 percent Mar 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 355.10 353.74 points Mar 2026
CPI Transportation 283.43 269.61 points Mar 2026
Export Prices 161.00 158.40 points Mar 2026
Food Inflation 2.70 3.10 percent Mar 2026
Import Prices 144.60 143.50 points Mar 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 3.30 2.40 percent Mar 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.90 0.30 percent Mar 2026
PPI 154.01 153.22 points Mar 2026
PPI YoY 4.00 3.40 percent Mar 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
2.60 2.40 10.90 0.30 1968 - 2026 percent Monthly
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