Consumer prices, Washington area, 12-month change

Up 1.6 points in a year

4.1%

Time frame1Y5Y10YAll

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, not seasonally adjusted; series CUURS35ASA0. Data as of Sept 2026.

Method: The index’s change from the same month a year earlier: this reading divided by the reading 12 months before, less one, times 100. The area index is published every other month.

Consumer prices, Washington area, 12-month change, Sept 2026: (338.730 ÷ 325.312 − 1) × 100 = 4.1%.

Consumer prices, Washington area, 12-month change: every reading, newest first.
Date	Value
Sept 2026	4.1%
July 2026	4.0%
May 2026	4.1%
March 2026	3.0%
Jan 2026	2.7%
Nov 2025	2.4%
Sept 2025	2.5%
July 2025	2.0%
May 2025	1.9%
March 2025	2.4%
Jan 2025	2.7%
Nov 2024	2.7%
Sept 2024	2.6%
July 2024	3.7%
May 2024	3.3%
March 2024	3.4%
Jan 2024	3.6%
Nov 2023	2.8%
Sept 2023	3.3%
July 2023	1.8%
May 2023	3.1%
March 2023	3.7%
Jan 2023	4.4%
Nov 2022	5.6%
Sept 2022	6.5%
July 2022	7.5%
May 2022	7.5%
March 2022	7.3%
Jan 2022	6.0%
Nov 2021	5.8%
Sept 2021	4.5%
July 2021	4.4%
May 2021	3.8%
March 2021	2.6%
Jan 2021	1.5%
Nov 2020	1.4%
Sept 2020	1.2%
July 2020	0.8%
May 2020	−0.1%
March 2020	0.4%
Jan 2020	1.6%
Nov 2019	1.5%
Sept 2019	0.9%
July 2019	1.2%
May 2019	1.6%
March 2019	1.6%
Jan 2019	0.8%
Nov 2018	1.3%
Sept 2018	2.0%
July 2018	2.5%
May 2018	2.5%
March 2018	1.8%
Jan 2018	2.2%
Nov 2017	1.5%
Sept 2017	1.7%
July 2017	0.5%
May 2017	0.3%
March 2017	1.1%
Jan 2017	1.5%
Nov 2016	1.1%
Sept 2016	0.5%
July 2016	1.3%
May 2016	1.2%
March 2016	1.1%
Jan 2016	1.5%
Nov 2015	0.5%
Sept 2015	0.7%
July 2015	0.3%
May 2015	0.6%
March 2015	0.2%
Jan 2015	−0.2%
Nov 2014	1.1%
Sept 2014	1.1%
July 2014	1.7%
May 2014	2.0%
March 2014	1.7%
Jan 2014	1.7%
Nov 2013	1.7%
Sept 2013	1.3%
July 2013	1.8%
May 2013	1.3%
March 2013	1.3%
Jan 2013	1.9%
Nov 2012	2.1%
Sept 2012	2.5%
July 2012	1.5%
May 2012	2.1%
March 2012	3.0%
Jan 2012	2.7%
Nov 2011	3.3%
Sept 2011	3.5%
July 2011	4.3%
May 2011	3.8%
March 2011	2.9%
Jan 2011	2.3%
Nov 2010	1.8%
Sept 2010	1.5%
July 2010	1.0%
May 2010	2.3%
March 2010	2.6%
Jan 2010	2.5%
Nov 2009	1.3%
Sept 2009	−0.7%
July 2009	−1.2%
May 2009	−0.4%
March 2009	0.0%
Jan 2009	0.6%
Nov 2008	2.4%
Sept 2008	4.8%
July 2008	5.4%
May 2008	3.9%
March 2008	3.8%
Jan 2008	4.5%
Nov 2007	3.9%
Sept 2007	3.4%
July 2007	2.7%
May 2007	3.3%
March 2007	3.9%
Jan 2007	2.7%
Nov 2006	2.8%
Sept 2006	2.7%
July 2006	4.2%
May 2006	3.6%
March 2006	3.0%
Jan 2006	3.7%
Nov 2005	3.6%
Sept 2005	4.6%
July 2005	3.8%
May 2005	4.0%
March 2005	3.9%
Jan 2005	3.9%
Nov 2004	3.6%
Sept 2004	3.0%
July 2004	2.7%
May 2004	2.9%
March 2004	2.1%
Jan 2004	2.4%
Nov 2003	2.7%
Sept 2003	2.7%
July 2003	3.3%
May 2003	2.8%
March 2003	3.8%
Jan 2003	3.5%
Nov 2002	3.3%
Sept 2002	2.7%
July 2002	2.8%
May 2002	3.1%
March 2002	2.7%
Jan 2002	2.3%
Nov 2001	2.4%
Sept 2001	3.4%
July 2001	2.5%
May 2001	3.2%
March 2001	2.3%
Jan 2001	3.6%
Nov 2000	3.7%
Sept 2000	3.1%
July 2000	3.9%
May 2000	3.3%
March 2000	4.4%
Jan 2000	2.7%
Nov 1999	2.8%
Sept 1999	2.8%
July 1999	2.1%
May 1999	2.1%
March 1999	1.5%
Jan 1999	1.8%
Nov 1998	1.7%
Sept 1998	1.0%
July 1998	1.2%
May 1998	0.9%
March 1998	1.0%
Jan 1998	0.6%
Nov 1997	0.4%
Sept 1997	1.7%
July 1997	1.7%
May 1997	1.9%
March 1997	2.2%
Jan 1997	3.1%
Nov 1996	3.9%
Sept 1996	2.9%
July 1996	2.6%
May 1996	2.8%
March 1996	2.1%
Jan 1996	2.0%
Nov 1995	1.4%
Sept 1995	1.6%
July 1995	2.8%
May 1995	2.2%
March 1995	2.4%
Jan 1995	1.9%
Nov 1994	1.4%
Sept 1994	2.7%
July 1994	1.7%
May 1994	1.5%
March 1994	2.0%
Jan 1994	2.1%
Nov 1993	2.7%
Sept 1993	2.5%
July 1993	3.0%
May 1993	4.2%
March 1993	3.8%
Jan 1993	3.4%
Nov 1992	3.0%
Sept 1992	1.9%
July 1992	2.8%
May 1992	1.6%
March 1992	2.7%
Jan 1992	2.7%
Nov 1991	3.0%
Sept 1991	3.8%
July 1991	3.8%
May 1991	5.1%
March 1991	4.1%
Jan 1991	5.4%
Nov 1990	6.1%
Sept 1990	6.1%
July 1990	6.2%
May 1990	5.4%
March 1990	6.1%
Jan 1990	6.2%
Nov 1989	5.9%
Sept 1989	5.9%
July 1989	5.9%
May 1989	5.8%
March 1989	5.8%
Jan 1989	5.1%
Nov 1988	4.0%
Sept 1988	4.2%
July 1988	3.9%
May 1988	4.2%
March 1988	4.1%
Jan 1988	4.0%
Nov 1987	4.8%
Sept 1987	4.6%
July 1987	4.2%
May 1987	3.3%
March 1987	2.7%
Jan 1987	1.3%
Nov 1986	2.2%
Sept 1986	2.7%
July 1986	1.8%
May 1986	3.0%
March 1986	3.1%
Jan 1986	5.3%
Nov 1985	3.7%
Sept 1985	3.4%
July 1985	4.9%
May 1985	4.6%
March 1985	4.6%
Jan 1985	3.6%
Nov 1984	5.4%
Sept 1984	5.3%
July 1984	3.8%
May 1984	4.3%
March 1984	5.4%
Jan 1984	5.0%
Nov 1983	4.3%
Sept 1983	3.8%
July 1983	5.6%
May 1983	5.2%
March 1983	3.8%
Jan 1983	4.0%
Nov 1982	4.0%
Sept 1982	5.3%
July 1982	5.3%
May 1982	5.1%
March 1982	6.3%
Jan 1982	8.2%
Nov 1981	8.6%
Sept 1981	9.1%
July 1981	8.1%
May 1981	9.8%
March 1981	9.8%
Jan 1981	11.0%
Nov 1980	12.6%
Sept 1980	11.8%
July 1980	12.0%
May 1980	11.6%
March 1980	12.4%
Jan 1980	11.0%
Nov 1979	10.4%
Sept 1979	11.0%
July 1979	11.5%
May 1979	11.2%
March 1979	11.3%
Jan 1979	10.0%
Nov 1978	8.8%
May 1978	7.0%
Nov 1977	7.6%
Aug 1977	6.8%
May 1977	6.8%
Feb 1977	6.5%
Nov 1976	5.4%
Aug 1976	6.0%
May 1976	6.3%
Feb 1976	5.8%
Nov 1975	5.9%
Aug 1975	7.0%
May 1975	8.4%
Feb 1975	9.6%
Nov 1974	12.1%
Aug 1974	11.9%
May 1974	10.6%
Feb 1974	10.2%
Nov 1973	7.5%
Aug 1973	6.7%
May 1973	6.4%
Feb 1973	5.0%
Nov 1972	4.3%
Aug 1972	3.6%
May 1972	2.7%
Feb 1972	2.9%
Nov 1971	4.2%
Aug 1971	4.2%
May 1971	4.3%
Feb 1971	4.9%
Nov 1970	5.2%
Aug 1970	5.5%
May 1970	5.9%
Feb 1970	6.5%
Nov 1969	5.8%
Aug 1969	6.1%
May 1969	6.5%
Feb 1969	6.1%
Nov 1968	6.1%
Aug 1968	5.0%
May 1968	4.8%
Feb 1968	3.3%
Nov 1967	2.7%
Aug 1967	2.7%
May 1967	2.4%
Feb 1967	2.8%
Nov 1966	3.7%
Aug 1966	4.1%
May 1966	3.1%
Feb 1966	3.2%
Nov 1965	1.3%
Aug 1965	0.9%
May 1965	1.6%
Feb 1965	1.3%
Nov 1964	1.9%
Aug 1964	1.6%
May 1964	1.3%
Feb 1964	1.6%
Nov 1963	1.6%
Aug 1963	2.0%
May 1963	2.0%
Feb 1963	1.7%
Nov 1962	1.0%
Aug 1962	1.0%
May 1962	1.0%
Feb 1962	0.3%
Nov 1961	1.3%
Aug 1961	1.7%
May 1961	1.0%
Feb 1961	2.4%
Nov 1960	1.7%
Aug 1960	0.7%
May 1960	1.0%
Feb 1960	0.3%
Nov 1959	0.3%
Aug 1959	0.7%
May 1959	0.3%
Feb 1959	0.7%
Nov 1958	1.4%
Aug 1958	1.7%
May 1958	3.5%
Feb 1958	2.5%
Nov 1957	3.2%
Aug 1957	3.2%
May 1957	2.5%
Feb 1957	3.6%
Nov 1956	2.2%
Aug 1956	1.5%
May 1956	0.7%
Feb 1956	0.4%
Nov 1955	0.0%
Aug 1955	−0.4%
May 1955	0.0%
Feb 1955	−1.1%
Nov 1954	−0.7%
Aug 1954	0.0%
May 1954	0.0%
Feb 1954	1.1%
Nov 1953	0.4%
Aug 1953	0.0%
May 1953	0.7%
Feb 1953	1.1%
Nov 1952	1.1%
Aug 1952	3.8%
May 1952	2.6%
Feb 1952	2.3%
Nov 1951	6.7%
Aug 1951	6.0%
May 1951	8.2%
Feb 1951	8.2%
Nov 1950	2.8%
Aug 1950	1.6%
May 1950	−0.4%
Feb 1950	0.0%
Nov 1949	0.4%
Aug 1949	−1.2%
May 1949	−0.4%
Feb 1949	1.2%
Nov 1948	3.3%
Aug 1948	6.4%
May 1948	7.9%
Feb 1948	7.6%
Nov 1947	7.7%
Aug 1947	11.4%
June 1947	16.7%
May 1947	18.0%
April 1947	18.0%
March 1947	18.0%
Feb 1947	16.7%
Jan 1947	16.6%
Dec 1946	17.2%
Nov 1946	16.2%
Oct 1946	14.7%
Sept 1946	12.0%
Aug 1946	11.1%
July 1946	9.5%
June 1946	4.2%
May 1946	2.6%
April 1946	3.7%
March 1946	4.3%
Feb 1946	3.2%
Jan 1946	3.8%
Dec 1945	3.2%
Nov 1945	2.7%
Oct 1945	2.7%
Sept 1945	3.2%
Aug 1945	2.7%
July 1945	3.3%
June 1945	3.3%
May 1945	3.3%
April 1945	2.7%
March 1945	2.8%
Feb 1945	2.2%
Jan 1945	1.6%
Dec 1944	2.2%
Nov 1944	2.2%
Oct 1944	1.1%
Sept 1944	1.6%
Aug 1944	1.6%
July 1944	1.1%
June 1944	0.5%
May 1944	0.0%
April 1944	0.6%
March 1944	1.1%
Feb 1944	3.4%
Jan 1944	4.0%
Dec 1943	4.0%
Nov 1943	4.6%
Oct 1943	5.8%
Sept 1943	5.2%
Aug 1943	5.8%
July 1943	6.4%
June 1943	7.6%
May 1943	8.3%
April 1943	8.4%
March 1943	7.2%
Feb 1943	6.7%
Jan 1943	8.0%
Dec 1942	8.0%
Nov 1942	8.7%
Oct 1942	8.1%
Sept 1942	10.2%
June 1942	11.8%
March 1942	12.8%
Dec 1941	10.2%
Sept 1941	6.8%
June 1941	3.4%
March 1941	0.7%
Dec 1940	1.4%
Sept 1940	0.0%
June 1940	1.4%
March 1940	1.4%
Dec 1939	−1.4%
Sept 1939	0.0%
June 1939	−1.4%
March 1939	−1.4%
Dec 1938	−2.0%
Sept 1938	−3.3%
June 1938	−2.6%
March 1938	−2.0%
Dec 1937	2.0%
Sept 1937	2.7%
July 1936	1.4%
June 1934	4.4%
Dec 1933	2.2%
June 1933	−4.2%
Dec 1932	−7.9%
June 1932	−7.1%
Dec 1931	−6.8%
June 1931	−7.2%
Dec 1930	−3.6%
June 1930	−1.8%
Dec 1929	0.0%
June 1929	0.0%
Dec 1928	−0.6%
June 1928	−1.2%
Dec 1927	−2.9%
June 1927	−2.3%
Dec 1926	−1.1%
June 1926	1.2%
Dec 1925	3.5%
June 1925	3.0%
Dec 1924	0.0%
Sept 1924	−2.3%
June 1924	−1.2%
March 1924	1.2%
Dec 1923	1.8%
Sept 1923	4.2%
June 1923	1.8%
March 1923	0.0%
Dec 1922	−2.3%
Sept 1922	−5.7%
Dec 1921	−10.5%
Dec 1920	1.6%
June 1920	20.8%
Dec 1919	6.8%
Dec 1918	16.6%
Dec 1917	25.8%
Dec 1916	11.1%
Dec 1915	0.9%

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