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Median Consumer Price Index (MEDCPIM159SFRBCLE)

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Apr 2026: 2.80371
Updated: May 12, 2026 10:24 AM CDT
Apr 2026:  2.80371  
Mar 2026:  2.71518  
Feb 2026:  2.84573  
Jan 2026:  2.96603  
Dec 2025:  3.09767  

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Percent Change from Year Ago,
Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Monthly

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Title Release Dates
Median Consumer Price Index 2016-09-16 2026-05-12
 
Source    
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland 2016-09-16 2026-05-12
 
Release    
Current Median CPI 2016-09-16 2026-05-12
 
Units    
Percent Change from Year Ago 2016-09-16 2026-05-12
 
Frequency    
Monthly 2016-09-16 2026-05-12
 
Seasonal Adjustment    
Seasonally Adjusted 2016-09-16 2026-05-12
 
Notes    
Median Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of core inflation calculated the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and the Ohio State University. Median CPI was created as a different way to get a 'Core CPI' measure, or a better measure of underlying inflation trends. To calculate the Median CPI, the Cleveland Fed analyzes the median price change of the goods and services published by the BLS. The median price change is the price change that's right in the middle of the long list of all of the price changes. This series excludes 49.5% of the CPI components with the highest and lowest one-month price changes from each tail of the price-change distribution resulting in a Median CPI Inflation Estimate.

According to research from the Cleveland Fed, the Median CPI provides a better signal of the inflation trend than either the all-items CPI or the CPI excluding food and energy. According to newer research done at the Cleveland Fed, the Median CPI is even better at PCE inflation in the near and longer term than the core PCE.

For further information, visit The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (https://www.clevelandfed.org/indicators-and-data/median-cpi#background).

2016-09-16 2026-05-12

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