Estimated Inflation Rate For 2026. In cbo’s projections, economic growth cools from an estimated 2.3 percent in calendar year 2024 to 1.9 percent in 2025 and 1.8 percent in 2026 amid higher unemployment and lower inflation. The bureau of labor statistics reported wednesday that the annual inflation rate — which is calculated based on prices compared to a year ago — climbed to 2.9% from 2.7%.
Entering 2025, models from forecasting companies like trading economics anticipate inflation rates between 2.4% and 2.9% between the end of 2024 and the start of 2026. Core inflation, stripped of volatile food and energy costs, is also.