12 months to August 2026+2.3%US +3.7% to September 2026
Annual average, 2025+3.1%US +2.6%
A year since 2020+4.6%compound average
Index, August 2026333.8base 1982–84 = 100
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDUS city average
| Year | Annual average CPI | Inflation | US | Gap, pt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 324.5 | +3.1% | +2.6% | +0.5 pt | |
| 2024 | 314.8 | +2.9% | +2.9% | −0.1 pt | |
| 2023 | 306.0 | +3.8% | +4.1% | −0.3 pt | |
| 2022 | 294.9 | +9.1% | +8.0% | +1.1 pt | |
| 2021 | 270.2 | +4.1% | +4.7% | −0.6 pt | |
| 2020 | 259.5 | +1.0% | +1.2% | −0.2 pt | |
| 2019 | 256.9 | +1.4% | +1.8% | −0.4 pt | |
| 2018 | 253.4 | +1.9% | +2.4% | −0.5 pt | |
| 2017 | 248.6 | +1.9% | +2.1% | −0.2 pt | |
| 2016 | 244.0 | +1.4% | +1.3% | +0.1 pt | |
| 2015 | 240.7 | +53.9% | +0.1% | +53.8 pt | |
| 1997 | 156.4 | +1.4% | +2.3% | −0.9 pt | |
| 1996 | 154.2 | +2.3% | +3.0% | −0.6 pt | |
| 1995 | 150.7 | +2.6% | +2.8% | −0.2 pt | |
| 1994 | 146.9 | +2.7% | +2.6% | +0.1 pt | |
| 1993 | 143.1 | +2.1% | +3.0% | −0.9 pt | |
| 1992 | 140.1 | +2.7% | +3.0% | −0.3 pt | |
| 1991 | 136.4 | +4.3% | +4.2% | +0.1 pt |
BLS CPI-U, all items, not seasonally adjusted; annual averages as published (period M13).