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U.S. CPI inflation was 9.1% in June 2022 and 4.2% in May 2026.

The Claim

The United States inflation rate is higher now than it was in June 2022.

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The Short Version

Official BLS data do not support this claim. U.S. CPI inflation was 9.1% in June 2022, while the latest available national CPI-U reading is 4.2% for May 2026. Even the alternative 8.3% figure cited from a secondary table is still above 4.2%, so the claim reverses the basic comparison.

Caveats

  • The comparison must use the same inflation measure at both dates; the official national 12-month CPI-U series shows 4.2% now versus 9.1% in June 2022.
  • A cited 8.3% figure appears to come from a misread or mismatched table and does not override the primary BLS national release.
  • “Now” should be read as the latest published official inflation reading, not an unreleased or speculative current-month estimate.

The Receipts

  1. Consumer Price Index News Release

    Bureau of Labor Statistics

  2. CPI Home : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

    Bureau of Labor Statistics

  3. Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)

    Bureau of Labor Statistics

  4. Consumer Price Index – June 2022

    U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

  5. Consumer Price Index Historical Tables for U.S. City Average : Mid-Atlantic Information Office

    Bureau of Labor Statistics

  6. Consumer Price Index – June 2022 (PDF)

    U.S. Department of Labor

  7. Consumer Price Index – May 2026

    U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

  8. Consumer Price Index (CPI) Databases - Bureau of Labor Statistics

    Bureau of Labor Statistics

  9. 12-month percentage change, Consumer Price Index, selected categories

    Bureau of Labor Statistics

  10. Consumer prices up 9.1 percent over the year ended June 2022, largest increase in 40 years

    U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Filed Under

Consumer Price IndexJune 2022United States

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