Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) data with a calculator for determining indexed rent increases. Many commercial leases tie annual escalations to CPI changes. Use the calculator below to compute the percentage increase between any two periods, then reference the historical tables for detailed index values.

CPI Rent Increase Calculator
Enter your base rent and select two CPI periods to calculate the indexed rent increase.

U.S. CPI-U Index Level

Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, All Items. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

U.S. CPI-U Index Level 2016-2026

Year-over-Year Inflation Rate

Monthly year-over-year percent change in CPI-U. The 3% reference line reflects a common commercial lease escalation rate.

U.S. CPI-U Year-over-Year Inflation 2017-2026

Federal CPI-U: U.S. City Average

Series ID: CUUR0000SA0  |  Area: U.S. city average  |  Base: 1982-84=100  |  Not Seasonally Adjusted
Yr Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec H1 H2 Ann
2026 325.252 326.785 330.213 333.020 335.123 333.952 333.918 – – – – – 330.724 – –
2025 317.671 319.082 319.799 320.795 321.465 322.561 323.048 323.976 324.800 – 324.122 324.054 320.229 324 321.943
2024 308.417 310.326 312.332 313.548 314.069 314.175 314.540 314.796 315.301 315.664 315.493 315.605 312.145 315.233 313.689
2023 299.170 300.840 301.836 303.363 304.127 305.109 305.691 307.026 307.789 307.671 307.051 306.746 302.408 306.996 304.702
2022 281.148 283.716 287.504 289.109 292.296 296.311 296.276 296.171 296.808 298.012 297.711 296.797 288.347 296.963 292.655
2021 261.582 263.014 264.877 267.054 269.195 271.696 273.003 273.567 274.310 276.589 277.948 278.802 266.236 275.703 270.970
2020 257.971 258.678 258.115 256.389 256.394 257.797 259.101 259.918 260.280 260.388 260.229 260.474 257.557 260.065 258.811
2019 251.712 252.776 254.202 255.548 256.092 256.143 256.571 256.558 256.759 257.346 257.208 256.974 254.412 256.903 255.657
2018 247.867 248.991 249.554 250.546 251.588 251.989 252.006 252.146 252.439 252.885 252.038 251.233 250.089 252.125 251.107
2017 242.839 243.603 243.801 244.524 244.733 244.955 244.786 245.519 246.819 246.663 246.669 246.524 244.076 246.163 245.120
2016 236.916 237.111 238.132 239.261 240.229 241.018 240.628 240.849 241.428 241.729 241.353 241.432 238.778 241.237 240.007

X : Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations

Los Angeles Area CPI-U

Series ID: CUURS49AAA0  |  Area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA  |  Base: 1967=100  |  Not Seasonally Adjusted
Yr Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec H1 H2 Ann
2026 1027.230 1029.213 1040.617 1049.319 1049.821 1046.833 1049.745 – – – – – 1040.506 – –
2025 997.148 999.896 1006.426 1012.090 1013.404 1013.445 1015.217 1017.816 1021.839 – 1021.205 1018.108 1007.068 1018.837 1012.418
2024 965.040 969.743 976.949 982.566 983.700 981.930 983.616 984.889 987.147 987.499 985.952 988.352 976.655 986.243 981.449
2023 941.261 938.247 939.139 945.686 946.941 951.494 951.126 957.388 960.148 958.851 955.292 955.632 943.795 956.406 950.100
2022 889.906 892.725 906.065 910.861 917.795 927.908 925.967 926.537 930.748 936.600 929.565 923.563 907.543 928.830 918.187
2021 827.771 831.223 835.067 844.403 849.756 854.479 859.418 860.727 863.315 871.446 876.850 880.203 840.450 868.660 854.555
2020 820.612 823.275 817.166 814.991 817.913 821.692 826.946 827.588 825.370 827.088 827.545 825.943 819.275 826.747 823.011
2019 796.129 796.542 801.573 809.356 810.932 810.640 811.534 811.228 815.585 821.558 819.088 814.106 804.195 815.517 809.856
2018 771.805 777.054 780.441 783.207 786.319 784.470 785.904 787.846 791.885 796.171 793.446 790.700 780.549 790.992 785.771
2017 745.623 749.881 751.980 753.297 755.374 754.196 756.405 758.521 761.921 764.857 765.598 765.850 751.725 762.192 756.959
2016 730.207 730.081 732.326 733.789 737.292 737.989 737.973 737.723 739.038 741.855 739.156 739.171 733.614 739.153 736.383

X : Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations

CPI-U data sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The calculator uses monthly index values to compute the percentage change between two periods. For leases specifying semi-annual or annual average CPI, use the appropriate averaging method per your lease terms. The Federal index uses base 1982-84=100; the Los Angeles index uses base 1967=100. Calculator supports both the Federal and Los Angeles area indices.