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Consumer prices (CPI) was 3.4% year over year for August 2026. It was released on 09/11. That is unchanged from the prior reading of 3.4%. A year earlier (August 2025) it was 2.9%.

Consumer prices (CPI)

No change

The Consumer Price Index measures changes in the prices urban consumers pay for goods and services. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the prior month's figure around the middle of each month; here it is shown as the change from the same month a year earlier.

Latest
3.4%
Aug data, released 09/11
Change
No change
Before 3.4%
A year earlier
2.9%
Aug 2025+0.5%p
12-month range
2.4% ~ 4.2%

History

Consumer prices (CPI) over time
Consumer prices (CPI) over time
DayConsumer prices (CPI)Marks
Oct 20216.2%Oct 2021 data
Nov 20216.8%Nov 2021 data
Dec 20217.0%Dec 2021 data
Jan 20227.5%Jan 2022 data
Feb 20227.9%Feb 2022 data
Mar 20228.5%Mar 2022 data
Apr 20228.3%Apr 2022 data
May 20228.6%May 2022 data
Jun 20229.1%Jun 2022 data
Jul 20228.5%Jul 2022 data
Aug 20228.3%Aug 2022 data
Sep 20228.2%Sep 2022 data
Oct 20227.7%Oct 2022 data
Nov 20227.1%Nov 2022 data
Dec 20226.5%Dec 2022 data
Jan 20236.4%Jan 2023 data
Feb 20236.0%Feb 2023 data
Mar 20235.0%Mar 2023 data
Apr 20234.9%Apr 2023 data
May 20234.0%May 2023 data
Jun 20233.0%Jun 2023 data
Jul 20233.2%Jul 2023 data
Aug 20233.7%Aug 2023 data
Sep 20233.7%Sep 2023 data
Oct 20233.2%Oct 2023 data
Nov 20233.1%Nov 2023 data
Dec 20233.4%Dec 2023 data
Jan 20243.1%Jan 2024 data
Feb 20243.2%Feb 2024 data
Mar 20243.5%Mar 2024 data
Apr 20243.4%Apr 2024 data
May 20243.3%May 2024 data
Jun 20243.0%Jun 2024 data
Jul 20242.9%Jul 2024 data
Aug 20242.5%Aug 2024 data
Sep 20242.4%Sep 2024 data
Oct 20242.6%Oct 2024 data
Nov 20242.7%Nov 2024 data
Dec 20242.9%Dec 2024 data
Jan 20253.0%Jan 2025 data
Feb 20252.8%Feb 2025 data
Mar 20252.4%Mar 2025 data
Apr 20252.3%Apr 2025 data
May 20252.4%May 2025 data
Jun 20252.7%Jun 2025 data
Jul 20252.7%Jul 2025 data
Aug 20252.9%Aug 2025 data
Sep 20253.0%Sep 2025 data
Nov 20252.7%Nov 2025 data, released 25/12/18
Dec 20252.7%Dec 2025 data, released 01/13
Jan2.4%Jan data, released 02/13
Feb2.4%Feb data, released 03/11
Mar3.3%Mar data, released 04/10
Apr3.8%Apr data, released 05/12
May4.2%May data, released 06/10
Jun3.5%Jun data, released 07/14
Jul3.4%Jul data, released 08/12
Aug3.4%Aug data, released 09/11
Next release10/14 (Wed) · D-14

Release history

PriorRevision
09/11Aug3.4%3.4%0.0%p
08/12Jul3.4%3.5%−0.1%p
07/14Jun3.5%4.2%−0.7%p
06/10May4.2%3.8%+0.4%p
05/12Apr3.8%3.3%+0.5%p
04/10Mar3.3%2.4%+0.9%p
03/11Feb2.4%2.4%0.0%p
02/13Jan2.4%2.7%−0.3%p
01/13Dec 20252.7%2.7%0.0%p
25/12/18Nov 20252.7%NoneNone
Not on fileSep 20253.0%2.9%+0.1%p
Not on fileAug 20252.9%2.7%+0.2%p
Not on fileJul 20252.7%2.7%0.0%p
Not on fileJun 20252.7%2.4%+0.3%p
Not on fileMay 20252.4%2.3%+0.1%p
Not on fileApr 20252.3%2.4%−0.1%p
Not on fileMar 20252.4%2.8%−0.4%p
Not on fileFeb 20252.8%3.0%−0.2%p
Not on fileJan 20253.0%2.9%+0.1%p
Not on fileDec 20242.9%2.7%+0.2%p

Markets on release days

Release day2-year yieldSPY
09/11+7bp+0.8%
08/12−2bp+0.2%
07/14−8bp+0.5%
06/100bp−1.6%
05/12+5bp−0.3%
04/10+3bp+0.1%
03/11+7bp−0.9%
02/13−7bp−0.1%
01/13−1bp−0.2%
25/12/18−3bp+0.5%

The same day's moves, not the release's effect. The 2-year yield in basis points; SPY from the day's close.