bls_cpi
US CPI Inflation
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Latest U.S. CPI inflation from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, with the rates already computed.
BLS publishes index levels, not inflation rates. This tool does the arithmetic: headline and core (all items less food and energy) CPI, each with year-over-year and month-over-month percent change. Year-over-year uses not-seasonally-adjusted data and month-over-month uses seasonally adjusted, matching how these figures are conventionally reported.
When to use: you need the current inflation rate, a real-versus-nominal adjustment, or CPI context for a macro decision.
When NOT to use: you need PCE (the Fed's preferred gauge), regional or category-level CPI detail, or a long historical series.
Args: none.
Returns structuredContent:
{
"asOf": "2026-07",
"periodName": "July 2026",
"headline": { "index": 333.918, "yoyPercent": 2.9, "momPercent": 0.2 },
"core": { "index": 337.133, "yoyPercent": 3.1, "momPercent": 0.3 },
"source": "https://www.bls.gov/cpi/"
}
Input schema
Raw JSON schema
{
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"type": "object",
"properties": {}
}