Us inflation rate history articles
You can view the Current Inflation Rate for the United States in table format for the last couple of years. Or you can view the Historical Inflation Rate data tables going all the way back to the beginning. The annual inflation rate for the United States is 2.3% for the 12 months ended February 2020 as compared to 2.5% previously, according to U.S. Labor Department data published on March 11, 2020. The next inflation update is scheduled for release on April 10, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. ET. (For a figure showing inflation since the U.S.’s founding, see the article “A Short History of Prices, Inflation since the Founding of the U.S.”) “Before World War II, episodes of high inflation were followed by periods of deflation, which explains the fact that the price level moved around a stable average,” Martin said.