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US Inflation Tracker

This is a tracker of the US inflation rate.

CPI
2.9%
Previous: 2.7%
Core
3.1%
Previous: 3.1%
Super Core
2.7%
Previous: 2.6%
Report: Aug 2025

Inflation Trends

What items are pushing inflation up?

These are the top 10 categories in the latest CPI report that have increased the most.

Rank
Category
Impact
Annual Change
Current
Previous
1
1Rent of shelterN/AN/A
2
2Owners' equivalent rent of residencesN/AN/A
3
3Owners' equivalent rent of primary residenceN/AN/A
4
4Medical care servicesN/AN/A
5
5Rent of primary residenceN/AN/A
6
6Transportation servicesN/AN/A
7
12Used cars and trucksN/AN/A
8
7Motor vehicle insuranceN/AN/A
9
10Professional servicesN/AN/A
10
8Recreation servicesN/AN/A

What items are pushing inflation down?

These are the top 10 categories in the latest CPI report that have decreased the most.

Rank
Category
Impact
Annual Change
Current
Previous
224
224Gasoline (all types)N/AN/A
223
223Other lodging away from home including hotels and motelsN/AN/A
222
222Lodging away from homeN/AN/A
221
221Information technology commoditiesN/AN/A
220
220Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information itemsN/AN/A
219
216Wireless telephone servicesN/AN/A
218
212Telephone servicesN/AN/A
217
212Women's and girls' apparelN/AN/A
216
218Women's suits and separatesN/AN/A
215
206Women's apparelN/AN/A