American inflation rate
USA inflation summary for May 2025
Updated: June 11, 2025
Next update: July 15, 2025
Current USA inflation rate
May 2025
2.355%
The Consumer Price Index for United States of America is 321.465 for the month of May 2025. The inflation rate year over year is 2.355% (compared to 2.311% for the previous month). Inflation from April 2025 to May 2025 was 0.209%.
Previous USA Inflation Rate
April 2025 to May 2025
0.209%
Month-to-Month USA Inflation Rate
April 2025
2.311%
Recent inflation rates for USA
| Year | jan | feb | mar | apr | may | jun | jul | aug | sep | oct | nov | dec | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.000% | 2.822% | 2.391% | 2.311% | 2.355% | ||||||||
| 2024 | 3.091% | 3.153% | 3.477% | 3.357% | 3.269% | 2.971% | 2.895% | 2.531% | 2.441% | 2.598% | 2.749% | 2.888% | 2.950% |
| 2023 | 6.410% | 6.036% | 4.985% | 4.930% | 4.048% | 2.969% | 3.178% | 3.665% | 3.700% | 3.241% | 3.137% | 3.352% | 4.116% |
| 2022 | 7.480% | 7.871% | 8.542% | 8.259% | 8.582% | 9.060% | 8.525% | 8.263% | 8.202% | 7.745% | 7.110% | 6.454% | 8.003% |
| 2021 | 1.400% | 1.676% | 2.620% | 4.160% | 4.993% | 5.391% | 5.365% | 5.251% | 5.390% | 6.222% | 6.809% | 7.036% | 4.698% |
Additional resources
All inflation rates are calculated using the USA Consumer Price Index (CPI) series.