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U.S. Rent & Shelter CPI Inflation by Year (1954-2025)

Name: U.S. Rent & Shelter CPI Inflation by Year (1954-2025)
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

Shelter is the single largest component of the Consumer Price Index (accounting for roughly one-third of headline CPI), tracking tenant rent and owners' equivalent rent. In 2025, rent & shelter cpi recorded 3.64% YoY, compared with 5.24 in 2024. Across the 72-year archive (1954-2025), readings have ranged between -0.39 (2010) and 17.56 (1980).

Series Summary Ledger

2025 Reading3.64
2024 Reading5.24
All-Time High (1980)17.56
All-Time Low (2010)-0.39
Reporting Unit% YoY
Series CodeCUSR0000SAH1

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) · 1954-2025

U.S. Rent & Shelter CPI Inflation by Year (1954-2025)

2025 Reading: 3.64 % YoY

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) (CUSR0000SAH1) Range: -0.39 (2010) to 17.56 (1980)

DECADE BENCHMARKS (1950s-2020s)

Rent & Shelter CPI by Decade

Decade	Mean	Min	Max
1950s	1.99	1.09	3.60
1960s	2.81	0.89	8.16
1970s	7.82	4.20	13.91
1980s	6.87	2.38	17.56
1990s	3.50	2.82	5.38
2000s	2.91	1.10	3.76
2010s	2.47	-0.39	3.38
2020s	4.56	2.47	7.45

Rent & Shelter CPI Year-by-Year Historical Table (1954-2025)

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) (CUSR0000SAH1)

Year	Rent & Shelter CPI (% YoY)	Annual Change	CPI Shelter Index (1982-84=100)
2025	3.64	-1.60	415.14
2024	5.24	-2.22	400.57
2023	7.45	+1.58	380.64
2022	5.87	+3.21	354.24
2021	2.66	+0.20	334.58
2020	2.47	-0.91	325.90
2019	3.38	+0.07	318.05
2018	3.31	-0.02	307.66
2017	3.32	-0.06	297.81
2016	3.38	+0.32	288.23
2015	3.07	+0.23	278.80
2014	2.84	+0.51	270.51
2013	2.32	+0.16	263.05
2012	2.16	+0.85	257.08
2011	1.31	+1.70	251.64
2010	-0.39	-1.48	248.39
2009	1.10	-1.42	249.36
2008	2.52	-1.13	246.65
2007	3.65	+0.21	240.60
2006	3.44	+0.90	232.13
2005	2.54	-0.14	224.41
2004	2.68	+0.26	218.84
2003	2.42	-1.34	213.12
2002	3.76	+0.04	208.08
2001	3.72	+0.47	200.54
2000	3.25	+0.43	193.34
1999	2.82	-0.48	187.25
1998	3.30	+0.22	182.11
1997	3.08	-0.13	176.29
1996	3.21	-0.01	171.02
1995	3.22	+0.15	165.70
1994	3.07	+0.07	160.52
1993	3.00	-0.36	155.74
1992	3.37	-1.13	151.20
1991	4.50	-0.88	146.28
1990	5.38	+0.85	139.97
1989	4.52	-0.27	132.83
1988	4.80	+0.05	127.08
1987	4.74	-0.73	121.27
1986	5.47	-0.15	115.77
1985	5.62	+0.79	109.77
1984	4.83	+2.46	103.93
1983	2.38	-4.71	99.13
1982	7.09	-4.61	96.83
1981	11.69	-5.86	90.42
1980	17.56	+3.65	80.96
1979	13.91	+3.82	68.87
1978	10.09	+3.35	60.46
1977	6.74	+1.24	54.92
1976	5.50	-4.35	51.45
1975	9.86	+0.07	48.77
1974	9.79	+5.22	44.39
1973	4.57	+0.11	40.43
1972	4.46	+0.26	38.67
1971	4.20	-4.86	37.02
1970	9.06	+0.89	35.52
1969	8.16	+3.41	32.57
1968	4.75	+1.37	30.12
1967	3.39	+0.33	28.75
1966	3.06	+1.20	27.81
1965	1.86	+0.23	26.98
1964	1.63	+0.30	26.49
1963	1.33	+0.28	26.07
1962	1.05	+0.16	25.73
1961	0.89	-1.13	25.46
1960	2.02	+0.93	25.23
1959	1.09	-1.03	24.73
1958	2.12	-1.48	24.47
1957	3.60	+2.03	23.96
1956	1.57	+0.35	23.12
1955	1.22	-1.09	22.77
1954	2.31	-	22.49

U.S. Rent & Shelter CPI Inflation by Year (1954-2025)

Rent & Shelter CPI by Decade

Rent & Shelter CPI Year-by-Year Historical Table (1954-2025)

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