Major Countries Core Inflation Rate

Insights
  • The United States core inflation rate was 3% in September 2025, down from 3.1% in August 2025.
  • China's core inflation rate reached 1% in September 2025, up from 0.9% in August 2025. This is the highest rate since February 2024.
  • The euro area core inflation rate increased to 2.4% in September 2025 from 2.3% in August 2025.

Data is available for the period 1957 to 2025 across 19 major countries.

Country Current Value Previous Value Prior Year Frequency Period
3% 3.1% 3.3% Monthly Sep'25
1% 0.9% 0.1% Monthly Sep'25
2.4% 2.3% 2.7% Monthly Sep'25
2.8% 2.7% 2.7% Monthly Sep'25
2.9% 2.7% 2.4% Monthly Sep'25
3.5% 3.6% 3.2% Monthly Sep'25
1.3% 1.2% 1.4% Monthly Sep'25
2% 2.1% 1.8% Monthly Sep'25
2.8% 2.6% 1.6% Monthly Sep'25
5.1% 5.1% 3.8% Monthly Aug'25
7.7% 8% 8.3% Monthly Sep'25
4.3% 4.2% 3.9% Monthly Sep'25
2.7% 2.9% 4% Quarterly Q2 2025
2.4% 2.4% 2.4% Monthly Sep'25
2.4% 1.9% 1.8% Monthly Sep'25
2.2% 2.2% 2.1% Monthly Sep'25
32.5% 33% 49.1% Monthly Sep'25
3.1% 2.7% 3.9% Monthly Sep'25
Major Countries Core Inflation Rate : Definition
Core Inflation Rate is inflation excluding volatile items like food and energy, showing underlying price trends.