CPI Inflation (YoY)
3.5%
· Jun 2026
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1948-49 Recession · Nov 1948 – Oct 1949
1953-54 Recession · Jul 1953 – May 1954
1957-58 Recession · Aug 1957 – Apr 1958
1960-61 Recession · Apr 1960 – Feb 1961
1969-70 Recession · Dec 1969 – Nov 1970
1973-75 Recession · Nov 1973 – Mar 1975
1980 Recession · Jan 1980 – Jul 1980
1981-82 Recession · Jul 1981 – Nov 1982
1990-91 Recession · Jul 1990 – Mar 1991
2001 Recession · Mar 2001 – Nov 2001
Global Financial Crisis · Dec 2007 – Jun 2009
COVID-19 Recession · Feb 2020 – Apr 2020
0%
5%
10%
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
3.5%
CPI Inflation (YoY) — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
Year
CPI Inflation (YoY)
1948
2.7%
1949
-1.8%
1950
5.8%
1951
6.0%
1952
0.9%
1953
0.6%
1954
-0.4%
1955
0.4%
1956
2.8%
1957
3.0%
1958
1.8%
1959
1.5%
1960
1.4%
1961
0.7%
1962
1.2%
1963
1.6%
1964
1.2%
1965
1.9%
1966
3.4%
1967
3.3%
1968
4.7%
1969
5.9%
1970
5.6%
1971
3.3%
1972
3.4%
1973
8.9%
1974
12.1%
1975
7.1%
1976
5.0%
1977
6.7%
1978
9.0%
1979
13.3%
1980
12.4%
1981
8.9%
1982
3.8%
1983
3.8%
1984
4.0%
1985
3.8%
1986
1.2%
1987
4.3%
1988
4.4%
1989
4.6%
1990
6.3%
1991
3.0%
1992
3.0%
1993
2.8%
1994
2.6%
1995
2.5%
1996
3.4%
1997
1.7%
1998
1.6%
1999
2.7%
2000
3.4%
2001
1.6%
2002
2.5%
2003
2.0%
2004
3.3%
2005
3.3%
2006
2.5%
2007
4.1%
2008
-0.0%
2009
2.8%
2010
1.4%
2011
3.1%
2012
1.8%
2013
1.5%
2014
0.7%
2015
0.6%
2016
2.1%
2017
2.1%
2018
2.0%
2019
2.3%
2020
1.3%
2021
7.2%
2022
6.4%
2023
3.3%
2024
2.9%
2025
2.7%
2026
3.5%
Source: FRED · CPIAUCSL · econscout.com