Cpi Index 2024 Forecast Usa. Consumer price index cpi in the united states averaged 125.02 points from 1950 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 315.66 points in october of 2024 and a record low of 23.50 points in february of 1950. The annual inflation rate in the us likely accelerated to 2.6% in october 2024, up from 2.4% in september which was the lowest rate since february 2021, marking the first increase in inflation in seven months.
The consumer price index (cpi), another closely watched u.s. The energy index increased 2.1 percent over the past 12 months.