St. Louis inflation
Prices in St. Louis since 2000
Up 86%
An average of 2.39% a year, compared with 95% for all U.S. prices. $100 of 2000 spending here costs $185.58 in August 2026.
Last 12 months (to August 2026)
2.9%
All U.S. prices, same period
3.4%
Data since
1918
How much prices in St. Louis have risen
| Since | St. Louis | All U.S. prices | $100 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +1,166% | +1,290% | $1,266.42 |
| 1970 | +680% | +763% | $780.09 |
| 1980 | +267% | +307% | $366.88 |
| 1990 | +136% | +156% | $236.28 |
| 2000 | +86% | +95% | $185.58 |
| 2010 | +49% | +54% | $148.96 |
| 2020 | +30% | +29% | $129.96 |
Calculate St. Louis inflation
Inflation rate by year
Every year since 1918
| Year | Index | Change | $1 then costs now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 291.0 | 2.4% | $1.04 |
| 2024 | 284.3 | 3.3% | $1.06 |
| 2023 | 275.1 | 3.8% | $1.10 |
| 2022 | 264.9 | 7.8% | $1.14 |
| 2021 | 245.8 | 5.5% | $1.23 |
| 2020 | 232.9 | 0.7% | $1.30 |
| 2019 | 231.2 | 1.0% | $1.31 |
| 2018 | 228.9 | 1.8% | $1.32 |
| 2017 | 224.7 | 1.7% | $1.35 |
| 2016 | 221.1 | 0.8% | $1.37 |
| 2015 | 219.3 | -0.4% | $1.38 |
| 2014 | 220.2 | 1.0% | $1.37 |
| 2013 | 218.0 | 1.5% | $1.39 |
| 2012 | 214.8 | 2.4% | $1.41 |
| 2011 | 209.8 | 3.2% | $1.44 |
| 2010 | 203.2 | 2.4% | $1.49 |
| 2009 | 198.5 | -0.1% | $1.53 |
| 2008 | 198.7 | 2.8% | $1.52 |
| 2007 | 193.2 | 2.0% | $1.57 |
| 2006 | 189.5 | 1.8% | $1.60 |
| 2005 | 186.2 | 3.3% | $1.63 |
| 2004 | 180.3 | 4.0% | $1.68 |
| 2003 | 173.4 | 2.5% | $1.75 |
| 2002 | 169.1 | 1.1% | $1.79 |
| 2001 | 167.3 | 2.6% | $1.81 |
| 2000 | 163.1 | 3.5% | $1.86 |
| 1999 | 157.6 | 2.0% | $1.92 |
| 1998 | 154.5 | 1.0% | $1.96 |
| 1997 | 152.9 | 2.2% | $1.98 |
| 1996 | 149.6 | 3.0% | $2.02 |
| 1995 | 145.2 | 2.8% | $2.08 |
| 1994 | 141.3 | 2.8% | $2.14 |
| 1993 | 137.5 | 2.1% | $2.20 |
| 1992 | 134.7 | 2.0% | $2.25 |
| 1991 | 132.1 | 3.1% | $2.29 |
| 1990 | 128.1 | 5.2% | $2.36 |
| 1989 | 121.8 | 5.3% | $2.49 |
| 1988 | 115.7 | 3.1% | $2.62 |
| 1987 | 112.2 | 3.3% | $2.70 |
| 1986 | 108.6 | 1.4% | $2.79 |
| 1985 | 107.1 | 3.7% | $2.83 |
| 1984 | 103.3 | 3.2% | $2.93 |
| 1983 | 100.1 | 3.6% | $3.02 |
| 1982 | 96.6 | 7.2% | $3.13 |
| 1981 | 90.1 | 9.2% | $3.36 |
| 1980 | 82.5 | 13.5% | $3.67 |
| 1979 | 72.7 | 12.7% | $4.16 |
| 1978 | 64.5 | 8.4% | $4.69 |
| 1977 | 59.5 | 7.0% | $5.09 |
| 1976 | 55.6 | 5.7% | $5.44 |
| 1975 | 52.6 | 9.8% | $5.75 |
| 1974 | 47.9 | 10.1% | $6.32 |
| 1973 | 43.5 | 5.6% | $6.96 |
| 1972 | 41.2 | 2.2% | $7.35 |
| 1971 | 40.3 | 3.9% | $7.51 |
| 1970 | 38.8 | 5.4% | $7.80 |
| 1969 | 36.8 | 5.1% | $8.22 |
| 1968 | 35.0 | 3.9% | $8.65 |
| 1967 | 33.7 | 3.1% | $8.98 |
| 1966 | 32.7 | 3.2% | $9.26 |
| 1965 | 31.7 | 1.6% | $9.55 |
| 1964 | 31.2 | 2.0% | $9.70 |
| 1963 | 30.6 | 1.0% | $9.89 |
| 1962 | 30.3 | 1.0% | $9.99 |
| 1961 | 30.0 | 1.7% | $10.09 |
| 1960 | 29.5 | 0.3% | $10.26 |
| 1959 | 29.4 | 1.4% | $10.30 |
| 1958 | 29.0 | 3.2% | $10.44 |
| 1957 | 28.1 | 3.3% | $10.77 |
| 1956 | 27.2 | 0.7% | $11.13 |
| 1955 | 27.0 | -0.4% | $11.21 |
| 1954 | 27.1 | 0.4% | $11.17 |
| 1953 | 27.0 | 1.1% | $11.21 |
| 1952 | 26.7 | 3.1% | $11.34 |
| 1951 | 25.9 | 8.4% | $11.69 |
| 1950 | 23.9 | 1.3% | $12.66 |
| 1949 | 23.6 | -1.3% | $12.83 |
| 1948 | 23.9 | 7.7% | $12.66 |
| 1947 | 22.2 | 16.2% | $13.63 |
| 1946 | 19.1 | 8.5% | $15.85 |
| 1945 | 17.6 | 1.7% | $17.20 |
| 1944 | 17.3 | 1.8% | $17.50 |
| 1943 | 17.0 | 4.9% | $17.80 |
| 1942 | 16.2 | 11.0% | $18.68 |
| 1941 | 14.6 | 5.0% | $20.73 |
| 1940 | 13.9 | 0.7% | $21.78 |
| 1939 | 13.8 | -0.7% | $21.93 |
| 1938 | 13.9 | -2.8% | $21.78 |
| 1937 | 14.3 | 3.6% | $21.17 |
| 1936 | 13.8 | 0.7% | $21.93 |
| 1935 | 13.7 | 3.0% | $22.09 |
| 1934 | 13.3 | 3.9% | $22.76 |
| 1933 | 12.8 | -4.5% | $23.65 |
| 1932 | 13.4 | -10.7% | $22.59 |
| 1931 | 15.0 | -10.2% | $20.18 |
| 1930 | 16.7 | -2.3% | $18.12 |
| 1929 | 17.1 | 1.2% | $17.70 |
| 1928 | 16.9 | -2.3% | $17.91 |
| 1927 | 17.3 | -1.7% | $17.50 |
| 1926 | 17.6 | 1.7% | $17.20 |
| 1925 | 17.3 | 3.0% | $17.50 |
| 1924 | 16.8 | 0.6% | $18.02 |
| 1923 | 16.7 | 2.5% | $18.12 |
| 1922 | 16.3 | -6.3% | $18.57 |
| 1921 | 17.4 | -12.6% | $17.40 |
| 1920 | 19.9 | 18.5% | $15.21 |
| 1919 | 16.8 | 13.5% | $18.02 |
| 1918 | 14.8 | $20.45 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U series CUURS24BSA0, not seasonally adjusted. Index values are relative (only the changes matter), so they can't be compared across categories.
Questions
- What is the inflation rate in St. Louis?
- Prices in St. Louis were 2.9% higher in August 2026 than a year earlier.
- How much have prices risen in St. Louis since 2000?
- 86%, compared with 95% for the U.S. as a whole. $100 of 2000 spending costs $185.58 now.
- What area does this cover?
- St. Louis, MO-IL, as defined by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (CPI-U series CUURS24BSA0).
- How often is St. Louis CPI updated?
- BLS prices the largest metro areas every month and the others every other month, so the latest figure can be a month older than the national one.