12 months to September 2026+3.4%US +3.7% to September 2026
Annual average, 2025+2.5%US +2.6%
A year since 2020+4.3%compound average
Index, September 2026311.6base 1982–84 = 100
Midwest - Size Class AUS city average
| Year | Annual average CPI | Inflation | US | Gap, pt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 298.0 | +2.5% | +2.6% | −0.1 pt | |
| 2024 | 290.6 | +3.2% | +2.9% | +0.2 pt | |
| 2023 | 281.8 | +3.7% | +4.1% | −0.4 pt | |
| 2022 | 271.7 | +7.8% | +8.0% | −0.2 pt | |
| 2021 | 252.1 | +4.5% | +4.7% | −0.2 pt | |
| 2020 | 241.1 | +1.0% | +1.2% | −0.2 pt | |
| 2019 | 238.7 | +1.5% | +1.8% | −0.3 pt | |
| 2018 | 235.1 | +1.8% | +2.4% | −0.6 pt | |
| 2017 | 230.9 | +1.9% | +2.1% | −0.3 pt | |
| 2016 | 226.6 | +0.9% | +1.3% | −0.3 pt | |
| 2015 | 224.5 | −0.5% | +0.1% | −0.6 pt | |
| 2014 | 225.7 | +1.4% | +1.6% | −0.2 pt | |
| 2013 | 222.6 | +1.4% | +1.5% | 0.0 pt | |
| 2012 | 219.4 | +2.0% | +2.1% | −0.1 pt | |
| 2011 | 215.2 | +3.2% | +3.2% | 0.0 pt | |
| 2010 | 208.6 | +1.7% | +1.6% | +0.1 pt | |
| 2009 | 205.1 | −0.7% | −0.4% | −0.3 pt | |
| 2008 | 206.5 | +3.4% | +3.8% | −0.4 pt | |
| 2007 | 199.7 | +2.6% | +2.8% | −0.3 pt | |
| 2006 | 194.7 | +2.4% | +3.2% | −0.9 pt | |
| 2005 | 190.2 | +2.9% | +3.4% | −0.5 pt | |
| 2004 | 184.8 | +2.3% | +2.7% | −0.3 pt | |
| 2003 | 180.6 | +1.9% | +2.3% | −0.4 pt | |
| 2002 | 177.2 | +1.5% | +1.6% | 0.0 pt | |
| 2001 | 174.5 | +2.8% | +2.8% | −0.1 pt | |
| 2000 | 169.8 | +3.5% | +3.4% | +0.1 pt | |
| 1999 | 164.1 | +2.2% | +2.2% | 0.0 pt | |
| 1998 | 160.5 | +2.0% | +1.6% | +0.4 pt | |
| 1997 | 157.4 | +2.5% | +2.3% | +0.2 pt | |
| 1996 | 153.6 | +2.9% | +3.0% | −0.1 pt | |
| 1995 | 149.3 | +2.9% | +2.8% | +0.1 pt | |
| 1994 | 145.1 | +2.8% | +2.6% | +0.2 pt | |
| 1993 | 141.2 | +2.8% | +3.0% | −0.2 pt | |
| 1992 | 137.3 | +2.7% | +3.0% | −0.3 pt | |
| 1991 | 133.7 | +3.8% | +4.2% | −0.4 pt |
BLS CPI-U, all items, not seasonally adjusted; annual averages as published (period M13).