In August 2024, Inflation continued to trend downward, dropping 2.5 percent since August 2023. However, core inflation has held more steady, indicating no significant change from August 2023.
Monthly inflation rate and core inflation rate in the United States from August 2020 to August 2024
(not seasonally adjusted)
Core inflation measured by the BLS uses the modified Laspeyres formula which differs from the personal consumption expenditures price index which uses the Fisher-Ideal formula. PCE measures spending by and on behalf of the personal sector, which includes both households and nonprofit institutions serving households; the CPI measures out-of-pocket spending by households.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (September 11, 2024). Monthly inflation rate and core inflation rate in the United States from August 2020 to August 2024 (not seasonally adjusted) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 14, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1394307/monthly-inflation-vs-core-inflation-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Monthly inflation rate and core inflation rate in the United States from August 2020 to August 2024 (not seasonally adjusted)." Chart. September 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1394307/monthly-inflation-vs-core-inflation-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Monthly inflation rate and core inflation rate in the United States from August 2020 to August 2024 (not seasonally adjusted). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1394307/monthly-inflation-vs-core-inflation-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Monthly Inflation Rate and Core Inflation Rate in The United States from August 2020 to August 2024 (Not Seasonally Adjusted)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1394307/monthly-inflation-vs-core-inflation-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Monthly inflation rate and core inflation rate in the United States from August 2020 to August 2024 (not seasonally adjusted) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1394307/monthly-inflation-vs-core-inflation-us/ (last visited October 14, 2024)
Monthly inflation rate and core inflation rate in the United States from August 2020 to August 2024 (not seasonally adjusted) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1394307/monthly-inflation-vs-core-inflation-us/