The Annual Consumer Price Index for the United States, 1774-Present
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| Year | U.S. Consumer Price Index * |
| 1774 | 7.82 |
| 1775 | 7.41 |
| 1776 | 8.46 |
| 1777 | 10.31 |
| 1778 | 13.38 |
| 1779 | 11.84 |
| 1780 | 13.29 |
| 1781 | 10.72 |
| 1782 | 11.76 |
| 1783 | 10.31 |
| 1784 | 9.91 |
| 1785 | 9.43 |
| 1786 | 9.19 |
| 1787 | 9.02 |
| 1788 | 8.62 |
| 1789 | 8.54 |
| 1790 | 8.86 |
| 1791 | 9.10 |
| 1792 | 9.27 |
| 1793 | 9.59 |
| 1794 | 10.64 |
| 1795 | 12.17 |
| 1796 | 12.81 |
| 1797 | 12.33 |
| 1798 | 11.92 |
| 1799 | 11.92 |
| 1800 | 12.17 |
| 1801 | 12.33 |
| 1802 | 10.39 |
| 1803 | 10.96 |
| 1804 | 11.44 |
| 1805 | 11.36 |
| 1806 | 11.84 |
| 1807 | 11.20 |
| 1808 | 12.17 |
| 1809 | 11.92 |
| 1810 | 11.92 |
| 1811 | 12.73 |
| 1812 | 12.89 |
| 1813 | 15.47 |
| 1814 | 17.00 |
| 1815 | 14.91 |
| 1816 | 13.62 |
| 1817 | 12.89 |
| 1818 | 12.33 |
| 1819 | 12.33 |
| 1820 | 11.36 |
| 1821 | 10.96 |
| 1822 | 11.36 |
| 1823 | 10.15 |
| 1824 | 9.35 |
| 1825 | 9.59 |
| 1826 | 9.59 |
| 1827 | 9.67 |
| 1828 | 9.19 |
| 1829 | 9.02 |
| 1830 | 8.94 |
| 1831 | 8.38 |
| 1832 | 8.30 |
| 1833 | 8.14 |
| 1834 | 8.30 |
| 1835 | 8.54 |
| 1836 | 9.02 |
| 1837 | 9.27 |
| 1838 | 9.02 |
| 1839 | 9.02 |
| 1840 | 8.38 |
| 1841 | 8.46 |
| 1842 | 7.90 |
| 1843 | 7.17 |
| 1844 | 7.25 |
| 1845 | 7.33 |
| 1846 | 7.41 |
| 1847 | 7.98 |
| 1848 | 7.65 |
| 1849 | 7.41 |
| 1850 | 7.57 |
| 1851 | 7.41 |
| 1852 | 7.49 |
| 1853 | 7.49 |
| 1854 | 8.14 |
| 1855 | 8.38 |
| 1856 | 8.22 |
| 1857 | 8.46 |
| 1858 | 7.98 |
| 1859 | 8.06 |
| 1860 | 8.06 |
| 1861 | 8.54 |
| 1862 | 9.75 |
| 1863 | 12.17 |
| 1864 | 15.23 |
| 1865 | 15.79 |
| 1866 | 15.39 |
| 1867 | 14.34 |
| 1868 | 13.78 |
| 1869 | 13.21 |
| 1870 | 12.65 |
| 1871 | 11.84 |
| 1872 | 11.84 |
| 1873 | 11.60 |
| 1874 | 11.04 |
| 1875 | 10.64 |
| 1876 | 10.39 |
| 1877 | 10.15 |
| 1878 | 9.67 |
| 1879 | 9.67 |
| 1880 | 9.91 |
| 1881 | 9.91 |
| 1882 | 9.91 |
| 1883 | 9.71 |
| 1884 | 9.51 |
| 1885 | 9.32 |
| 1886 | 9.12 |
| 1887 | 9.22 |
| 1888 | 9.22 |
| 1889 | 8.92 |
| 1890 | 8.82 |
| 1891 | 8.82 |
| 1892 | 8.82 |
| 1893 | 8.72 |
| 1894 | 8.34 |
| 1895 | 8.14 |
| 1896 | 8.14 |
| 1897 | 8.04 |
| 1898 | 8.04 |
| 1899 | 8.04 |
| 1900 | 8.14 |
| 1901 | 8.24 |
| 1902 | 8.34 |
| 1903 | 8.53 |
| 1904 | 8.63 |
| 1905 | 8.53 |
| 1906 | 8.72 |
| 1907 | 9.11 |
| 1908 | 8.92 |
| 1909 | 8.82 |
| 1910 | 9.21 |
| 1911 | 9.21 |
| 1912 | 9.40 |
| 1913 | 9.60 |
| * Average 1982-84 = 100. | |
For further discussion of the limitations of the CPI, and for detailed exposition of development of this CPI series, please read What Was the Consumer Price Index Then? A Data Study (349K PDF).
Citation
Samuel H. Williamson, "The Annual Consumer Price Index for the United States, 1774-Present,"
MeasuringWorth,
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