Consumer price index

The consumer price index (CPI) is a way of measuring the overall price level of the consumer goods and services in the economy.

Consumer Price Index Media

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  (Percent change from a year earlier)*

    M2 money supply

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    CPI

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    Core CPI
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  1914-2022*     Inflation*     Deflation*

    M2 money supply increases Year/Year
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  Inflation compared to federal funds rate

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  A graph of the US CPI from 1913 (in blue), and its percentage annual change (in red)

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    CPI

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    Core CPI

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    PCE

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    Core PCE
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  CPI vs PCE