final official release

United States CPI 2026-05: 4.2% y/y

Published 8 May 2026 by Bureau of Labor Statistics. This page preserves the stored official vintage and subsequent revisions.

Headline
4.2% y/y
Core CPI
0.2% m/m
Release stage
final
Stored vintage
v1

Official measures

Core CPI

0.2% m/m

Core CPI

2.9% y/y

Headline CPI

0.5% m/m

Headline CPI

4.2% y/y

Source and disclosure

Figures should be checked against the linked official publication before being relied upon. Release availability and delivery depend on the upstream publisher.

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