Consumer Price Inflation
How quickly are everyday prices changing?
Compare yearly price changes in the US and the euro area.
Right now
US is 3.4%.
Reference period: Aug 2026.
US excluding food and energy
2.4%
Reference period: Aug 2026.
Euro area
3.2%
Reference period: Aug 2026.
Euro area excluding food and energy
2.4%
Reference period: Aug 2026.
This is a measure of the wider economy. It does not say where Bitcoin will move.
Yearly changes in everyday prices
The lines excluding food and energy leave out those often changing prices. The Bitcoin line shows the monthly average in US dollars.
Changes in how these figures are measured
- In January 2026, the euro area price measure added Bulgaria and changed its purchase categories. It links the changing group of countries across time.
Understanding
Consumer Price Inflation
US is 3.4% as of .
US excluding food and energy is 2.4% as of .
Euro area is 3.2% as of .
Euro area excluding food and energy is 2.4% as of .
How this page is worked out
Yearly change compares an index with the same month one year earlier. The measure excluding food and energy helps separate those often changing prices. The US and euro area measures cover different baskets of purchases.
What this page does not tell you
This is a measure of the wider economy. It does not say where Bitcoin will move.
Sources and calculations
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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- US prices excluding food and energy: published yearly change
- US consumer prices: published yearly change
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Source: Eurostat.
Published figures. Version read on .