Inflation Index

Consumer Price Index (CPI-U): All Items

330.3

March 2026 Index Value

Updated March 2026

Track the headline CPI-U all-items index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and monitor monthly inflation context through a catalog-linked page-pack.

Headline CPI-U all-items index values from the BLS public data feed.

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Catalog lineageThis page is built from a catalog-linked curve_series resource. The page-pack walks from the stat page to the displayed CPI curve, L1 fact filters, staging model, source external tables, provider, and data channel.

ProviderBlsSource page →

ChannelApiSource page →

Staging Modelstg_curves_bls_public_data_data

L1 Factl1_fact_point where BLS_ECON_SERIES / CUSR0000SA0

Curve SeriesConsumer Price Index (CPI-U): All Items

Stat Pageconsumer-price-index

+0.9%

Month-over-Month

Percent change from the prior published monthly CPI index reading.

+3.3%

Year-over-Year

Percent change versus the same month one year earlier.

320.3-330.3

Trailing 12-Month Range

Index low to high across the latest twelve months in the page-pack series.

Understanding Headline CPI

What this page shows

This page tracks the BLS CPI-U all-items index level as a warehouse-backed time series, with computed month-over-month and year-over-year changes derived from that index.

Why CPI matters

Markets, central banks, mortgage analysts, and macro teams use headline CPI to understand inflation pressure, purchasing-power erosion, and policy sensitivity across rates and risk assets.

How to use it

Use the headline metric and chart for level context, the metric cards for directional change, and the lineage section to inspect the exact catalog path from page to source tables, provider, and data channel.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the CPI release calendar?

No. This page tracks the CPI index value series. Scheduled CPI release dates stay on the main /stats/calendar page so release-event lineage remains distinct from value-series lineage.

What CPI series is this?

It is the BLS CPI-U all-items series keyed in CMD+RVL through the BLS public data feed and selected from the warehouse using the CUSR0000SA0 bucket filter.

Does this page show inflation rates or the index level?

The chart is the index level. Month-over-month and year-over-year percentage changes are computed from the same underlying series and exposed in the metric cards.

Explore the full inflation context

Open the interactive chart to compare CPI with rates, policy calendars, housing, and other CMD+RVL signals.Open the live chart→