12 months to September 2026+4.2%US +3.7% to September 2026
Annual average, 2025+2.8%US +2.6%
A year since 2020+4.5%compound average
Index, September 2026314.4base 1982–84 = 100
MidwestUS city average
| Year | Annual average CPI | Inflation | US | Gap, pt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 298.4 | +2.8% | +2.6% | +0.1 pt | |
| 2024 | 290.4 | +2.7% | +2.9% | −0.3 pt | |
| 2023 | 282.8 | +3.8% | +4.1% | −0.3 pt | |
| 2022 | 272.4 | +8.0% | +8.0% | 0.0 pt | |
| 2021 | 252.2 | +5.1% | +4.7% | +0.4 pt | |
| 2020 | 240.0 | +1.0% | +1.2% | −0.3 pt | |
| 2019 | 237.8 | +1.5% | +1.8% | −0.3 pt | |
| 2018 | 234.3 | +1.9% | +2.4% | −0.5 pt | |
| 2017 | 229.9 | +1.7% | +2.1% | −0.5 pt | |
| 2016 | 226.1 | +0.8% | +1.3% | −0.4 pt | |
| 2015 | 224.2 | −0.5% | +0.1% | −0.7 pt | |
| 2014 | 225.4 | +1.5% | +1.6% | −0.2 pt | |
| 2013 | 222.2 | +1.4% | +1.5% | −0.1 pt | |
| 2012 | 219.1 | +2.0% | +2.1% | 0.0 pt | |
| 2011 | 214.7 | +3.2% | +3.2% | +0.1 pt | |
| 2010 | 208.0 | +2.0% | +1.6% | +0.3 pt | |
| 2009 | 204.1 | −0.6% | −0.4% | −0.3 pt | |
| 2008 | 205.4 | +3.7% | +3.8% | −0.2 pt | |
| 2007 | 198.1 | +2.7% | +2.8% | −0.2 pt | |
| 2006 | 193.0 | +2.4% | +3.2% | −0.8 pt | |
| 2005 | 188.4 | +3.2% | +3.4% | −0.2 pt | |
| 2004 | 182.6 | +2.4% | +2.7% | −0.3 pt | |
| 2003 | 178.3 | +1.9% | +2.3% | −0.3 pt | |
| 2002 | 174.9 | +1.2% | +1.6% | −0.4 pt | |
| 2001 | 172.8 | +2.7% | +2.8% | −0.2 pt | |
| 2000 | 168.3 | +3.4% | +3.4% | +0.1 pt | |
| 1999 | 162.7 | +2.1% | +2.2% | −0.1 pt | |
| 1998 | 159.3 | +1.7% | +1.6% | +0.1 pt | |
| 1997 | 156.7 | +2.4% | +2.3% | +0.1 pt | |
| 1996 | 153.0 | +3.1% | +3.0% | +0.1 pt | |
| 1995 | 148.4 | +3.1% | +2.8% | +0.2 pt | |
| 1994 | 144.0 | +2.9% | +2.6% | +0.3 pt | |
| 1993 | 140.0 | +2.9% | +3.0% | −0.1 pt | |
| 1992 | 136.1 | +2.8% | +3.0% | −0.2 pt | |
| 1991 | 132.4 | +3.9% | +4.2% | −0.3 pt |
BLS CPI-U, all items, not seasonally adjusted; annual averages as published (period M13).