CUURS35ASA0=CPI_U("S35A")
Inflation in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Consumer prices in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV: the annual inflation rate since 1991 and the monthly index. Area code S35A in the BLS CPI program.
BLS CPI-U · metro areaLatest: September 2026
12 months to September 2026+4.1%US +3.7% to September 2026
Annual average, 2025+2.2%US +2.6%
A year since 2020+3.8%compound average
Index, September 2026338.7base 1982–84 = 100
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVUS city average
| Year | Annual average CPI | Inflation | US | Gap, pt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 322.0 | +2.2% | +2.6% | −0.5 pt | |
| 2024 | 315.2 | +3.2% | +2.9% | +0.3 pt | |
| 2023 | 305.3 | +3.1% | +4.1% | −1.0 pt | |
| 2022 | 296.1 | +6.6% | +8.0% | −1.4 pt | |
| 2021 | 277.7 | +4.0% | +4.7% | −0.7 pt | |
| 2020 | 267.2 | +0.9% | +1.2% | −0.3 pt | |
| 2019 | 264.8 | +1.3% | +1.8% | −0.5 pt | |
| 2018 | 261.4 | +2.0% | +2.4% | −0.4 pt | |
| 2017 | 256.2 | +1.1% | +2.1% | −1.0 pt | |
| 2016 | 253.4 | +1.1% | +1.3% | −0.2 pt | |
| 2015 | 250.7 | +54.3% | +0.1% | +54.2 pt | |
| 1997 | 162.4 | +1.8% | +2.3% | −0.5 pt | |
| 1996 | 159.6 | +2.8% | +3.0% | −0.2 pt | |
| 1995 | 155.3 | +2.0% | +2.8% | −0.8 pt | |
| 1994 | 152.2 | +1.9% | +2.6% | −0.6 pt | |
| 1993 | 149.3 | +3.2% | +3.0% | +0.2 pt | |
| 1992 | 144.7 | +2.5% | +3.0% | −0.5 pt | |
| 1991 | 141.2 | +4.1% | +4.2% | −0.1 pt |
BLS CPI-U, all items, not seasonally adjusted; annual averages as published (period M13).