12 months to August 2026+2.5%US +3.7% to September 2026
Annual average, 2025+1.2%US +2.6%
A year since 2020+5.0%compound average
Index, August 2026191.7base 1982–84 = 100 or December of a later base year
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZUS city average
| Year | Annual average CPI | Inflation | US | Gap, pt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 185.7 | +1.2% | +2.6% | −1.4 pt | |
| 2024 | 183.5 | +2.2% | +2.9% | −0.7 pt | |
| 2023 | 179.5 | +5.2% | +4.1% | +1.1 pt | |
| 2022 | 170.7 | +11.5% | +8.0% | +3.5 pt | |
| 2021 | 153.0 | +5.0% | +4.7% | +0.3 pt | |
| 2020 | 145.7 | +2.0% | +1.2% | +0.7 pt | |
| 2019 | 142.9 | +2.9% | +1.8% | +1.1 pt |
BLS CPI-U, all items, not seasonally adjusted; annual averages as published (period M13).