The Annual Consumer Price Index for the United States, 1774-Present

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YearU.S. Consumer Price Index *
17747.82
17757.41
17768.46
177710.31
177813.38
177911.84
178013.29
178110.72
178211.76
178310.31
17849.91
17859.43
17869.19
17879.02
17888.62
17898.54
17908.86
17919.10
17929.27
17939.59
179410.64
179512.17
179612.81
179712.33
179811.92
179911.92
180012.17
180112.33
180210.39
180310.96
180411.44
180511.36
180611.84
180711.20
180812.17
180911.92
181011.92
181112.73
181212.89
181315.47
181417.00
181514.91
181613.62
181712.89
181812.33
181912.33
182011.36
182110.96
182211.36
182310.15
18249.35
18259.59
18269.59
18279.67
18289.19
18299.02
18308.94
18318.38
18328.30
18338.14
18348.30
18358.54
18369.02
18379.27
18389.02
18399.02
18408.38
18418.46
18427.90
18437.17
18447.25
18457.33
18467.41
18477.98
18487.65
18497.41
18507.57
18517.41
18527.49
18537.49
18548.14
18558.38
18568.22
18578.46
18587.98
18598.06
18608.06
18618.54
18629.75
186312.17
186415.23
186515.79
186615.39
186714.34
186813.78
186913.21
187012.65
187111.84
187211.84
187311.60
187411.04
187510.64
187610.39
187710.15
18789.67
18799.67
18809.91
18819.91
18829.91
18839.71
18849.51
18859.32
18869.12
18879.22
18889.22
18898.92
18908.82
18918.82
18928.82
18938.72
18948.34
18958.14
18968.14
18978.04
18988.04
18998.04
19008.14
19018.24
19028.34
19038.53
19048.63
19058.53
19068.72
19079.11
19088.92
19098.82
19109.21
19119.21
19129.40
19139.60
19149.69
19159.74
191610.64
191712.82
191815.06
191917.30
192020.04
192117.90
192216.77
192317.07
192417.10
192517.53
192617.70
192717.37
192817.13
192917.13
193016.70
193115.23
193213.66
193312.96
193413.39
193513.73
193613.86
193714.36
193814.09
193913.89
194014.03
194114.73
194216.30
194317.30
194417.60
194518.00
194619.54
194722.34
194824.08
194923.85
195024.08
195125.98
195226.55
195326.75
195426.88
195526.78
195627.18
195728.15
195828.92
195929.16
196029.62
196129.92
196230.26
196330.62
196431.03
196531.56
196632.46
196733.40
196834.80
196936.67
197038.84
197140.51
197241.85
197344.45
197449.33
197553.84
197656.94
197760.61
197865.22
197972.57
198082.38
198190.93
198296.50
198399.60
1984103.90
1985107.60
1986109.60
1987113.60
1988118.30
1989124.00
1990130.70
1991136.20
1992140.30
1993144.50
1994148.20
1995152.40
1996156.90
1997160.50
1998163.00
1999166.60
2000172.20
2001177.10
2002179.90
2003184.00
2004188.90
2005195.30
2006201.60
2007207.34
2008215.30
2009214.54
2010218.06
2011224.94
2012229.59
    *   Average 1982-84 = 100.

For further discussion of the limitations of the CPI, and for detailed exposition of development of this CPI series, please read What Was the Consumer Price Index Then? A Data Study (349K PDF).

Citation

Samuel H. Williamson, "The Annual Consumer Price Index for the United States, 1774-Present," MeasuringWorth, .
URL: http://www.measuringworth.com/uscpi/

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