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Living repository — United States

Key Inflation Indicators in the United States

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CPI inflation, y-o-y % (period average)20222023202420252026'E2027'F2028'F2029'F2030'F2031'F2032'F2033'F2034'F2035'F
IMF WEO (April 2026)
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CBO Budget & Economic Outlook (February 2026)
as of 2026-02
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EC AMECO (May 2026)
as of 2026-05
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OECD Economic Outlook (June 2026)
as of 2026-06
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SPF median (August 2026)
as of 2026-08
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CPI inflation, y-o-y % (end of period)20222023202420252026'E2027'F2028'F2029'F2030'F2031'F2032'F2033'F2034'F2035'F
IMF WEO (April 2026)
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PCE inflation, % (Q4/Q4)20222023202420252026'E2027'F2028'F2029'F2030'F2031'F2032'F2033'F2034'F2035'F
FED SEP (September 2026)
as of 2026-09
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Core PCE inflation, % (Q4/Q4)20222023202420252026'E2027'F2028'F2029'F2030'F2031'F2032'F2033'F2034'F2035'F
FED SEP (September 2026)
as of 2026-09
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From the primary sources — verbatim

“Inflation remains elevated. Today's policy action will support a timelier return to the Committee's 2 percent goal.”

Federal Reserve (FOMC) — FOMC statement, p.1 · vintage 2026-09 · US-Q-0253✓ substring-verified

“Total inflation was projected to slow over the second half of this year from its recent pace, as retail gasoline prices were expected to decline, although core inflation was forecast to change little over the rest of the year. Inflation was projected to step down next year, as some of the factors lifting inflation this year-such as tariffs-were expected to wane, and then move down further to about 2 percent in 2028.”

Federal Reserve (FOMC) — FOMC meeting minutes, p.6 · vintage 2026-07 · US-Q-0241✓ substring-verified

“The staff's inflation forecast for this year and the next was higher than the one prepared for the April meeting, reflecting incoming data, higher energy prices and other input costs due to the conflict in the Middle East, and the effects of the AI buildout on consumer prices.”

Federal Reserve (FOMC) — FOMC meeting minutes, p.6 · vintage 2026-07 · US-Q-0240✓ substring-verified

“Inflation was projected to step down next year, as some of the factors lifting inflation this year-such as tariffs-were expected to wane, and then move down further to about 2 percent in 2028.”

Federal Reserve (FOMC) — FOMC meeting minutes, p.6 · vintage 2026-07 · US-Q-0076✓ substring-verified

“Both total and core inflation were higher than their levels a year earlier, a development that the staff attributed to a variety of factors, including the pass-through of past tariff increases, higher energy and input costs stemming from the conflict in the Middle East, and the surge in demand related to the AI buildout.”

Federal Reserve (FOMC) — FOMC meeting minutes, p.4 · vintage 2026-07 · US-Q-0075✓ substring-verified

“Most participants remarked that growth in economic activity that exceeded that of potential output, owing in part to strong AI business investment, could contribute to more persistent inflationary pressures. Some participants remarked that productivity gains associated with AI adoption would eventually reduce production costs and increase aggregate supply, which should put downward pressure on inflation, though they noted this effect would likely take time to materialize.”

Federal Reserve (FOMC) — FOMC meeting minutes, p.8 · vintage 2026-07 · US-Q-0242✓ substring-verified

“Most participants remarked that growth in economic activity that exceeded that of potential output, owing in part to strong AI business investment, could contribute to more persistent inflationary pressures.”

Federal Reserve (FOMC) — FOMC meeting minutes, p.8 · vintage 2026-07 · US-Q-0078✓ substring-verified

“With inflation having run significantly above 2 percent over the past five years and in light of some emergent price pressures that appeared unrelated to tariffs or energy prices, the staff continued to view the possibility that inflation would be more persistent than projected as a salient risk.”

Federal Reserve (FOMC) — FOMC meeting minutes, p.7 · vintage 2026-07 · US-Q-0077✓ substring-verified
Predictive power of institutions — forecast accuracy

Comparison of institutional forecast accuracy by Average error, Mean absolute error (MAE) and Adjusted MAE. Institutions are ranked by Adjusted MAE — the lowest value indicates the strongest predictive power and is highlighted.

Consumer price inflation, y-o-y %
forecast error, pp · sorted by Adj. MAE rank · best institution shaded
  • Adj. MAE
  • Avg. error
  • MAE
-3-112ECIMFFEDCBOSPFOECD-0.51-0.8-0.82-1.04-1.08-0.960.831.131.11.491.391.21.011.111.121.281.341.39
InstitutionNAvg. error (pp)MAE (pp)Adj. MAE (pp)Rank AvgRank MAERank Adj. MAE
ECbest · Adj. MAE28-0.510.831.01111
IMF40-0.801.131.11232
FED81-0.821.101.12323
CBO37-1.041.491.28564
SPF84-1.081.391.34655
OECD34-0.961.201.39446
Forecast vintages 2018 → present. FED rows are the FOMC's PCE inflation projections (Q4/Q4), evaluated against realised PCE inflation; the other institutions forecast annual-average consumer price (CPI) inflation.
Core PCE inflation, % (Q4/Q4)
forecast error, pp · sorted by Adj. MAE rank · best institution shaded
  • Adj. MAE
  • Avg. error
  • MAE
-2-1012FED-0.730.970.97
InstitutionNAvg. error (pp)MAE (pp)Adj. MAE (pp)Rank AvgRank MAERank Adj. MAE
FEDbest · Adj. MAE81-0.730.970.97111
Forecast vintages 2018 → present.
Methodology

Forecasts made long before the actual data are released are inherently harder than those made shortly before release. The Adjusted MAE therefore takes into account the period of time between the making of each forecast and the release of the actual data, putting institutions that forecast at different horizons on an equal footing. The approach follows Michael K. Andersson, Ted Aranki and André Reslow: “Adjusting for Information Content when Comparing Forecast Performance” (2016) and “Evaluation of the Riksbank’s forecast” (2018).