Inflation Indicators
Access comprehensive inflation data including Consumer Price Index (CPI), Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE), Producer Price Index (PPI), and GDP deflator. These indicators measure price changes across the economy and are essential for understanding purchasing power, monetary policy, and economic conditions.
Use Cases
- Monitor real-time inflation trends for investment and policy decisions
- Calculate real returns by adjusting nominal yields for inflation
- Track Federal Reserve's progress toward 2% inflation target
- Analyze producer vs consumer price pressures in supply chains
- Build inflation forecasting models for economic research
Plan Access
Data Recency
Historical Data
Available Series
CPIConsumer Price Index
Measures the average change in prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of goods and services
CPI_CORECore CPI (ex food/energy)
CPI excluding food and energy prices, showing underlying inflation trends
PCEPCE Price Index
Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index - broader measure of inflation used by the Federal Reserve
PCE_CORECore PCE (Fed's target)
Fed's preferred measure of underlying inflation, excluding food and energy
PPIProducer Price Index
Measures average change in prices received by domestic producers
GDP_DEFLATORGDP Deflator
Broad measure of inflation across all goods and services in GDP
How to Query Inflation Data
Get Latest CPI Value
Calculate Year-over-Year Inflation Rate
Compare Multiple Inflation Measures
Understanding Inflation Data
CPI vs PCE
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) are both measures of inflation, but they differ in methodology and coverage:
- CPI uses a fixed basket of goods and is based on out-of-pocket spending
- PCE updates basket weights and includes spending on behalf of consumers (e.g., employer health insurance)
- The Federal Reserve targets 2% Core PCE inflation for monetary policy
Core vs Headline
Core inflation measures exclude volatile food and energy prices to reveal underlying inflation trends. Headline inflation includes all components and better reflects actual cost of living changes.