CPI Inflation

CPI Inflation API

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CPI Inflation provides monthly Consumer Price Index data broken down by category including food, housing, transportation, medical care, and more. Includes year-over-year inflation rates for each category.

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avg: 500ms|p50: 467ms|p90: 588ms|p99: 720ms

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{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "yearMonth": "2024-01",
    "year": 2024,
    "month": 1,
    "categories": {
      "all": {
        "index": 308.417,
        "yearOverYearChange": 3.1
      },
      "food": {
        "index": 327.891,
        "yearOverYearChange": 2.6
      },
      "housing": {
        "index": 341.256,
        "yearOverYearChange": 4.8
      },
      "transportation": {
        "index": 278.543,
        "yearOverYearChange": 1.2
      },
      "medical": {
        "index": 542.189,
        "yearOverYearChange": 3.5
      },
      "gasoline": {
        "index": 287.654,
        "yearOverYearChange": -3.2
      },
      "electricity": {
        "index": 298.123,
        "yearOverYearChange": 5.1
      }
    }
  }
}

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Who built the CPI Inflation API?

The CPI Inflation API is built and maintained by APIVerve. All 300+ APIs on our platform are developed in-house by the APIVerve team, ensuring consistent quality, unified authentication, predictable pricing, and enterprise-grade reliability backed by our 99.9% uptime SLA. We handle the infrastructure, maintenance, and updates so you can focus on building your application.

What does the CPI Inflation API do?

CPI Inflation provides monthly Consumer Price Index data broken down by category including food, housing, transportation, medical care, and more. Includes year-over-year inflation rates for each category. The API returns structured data in JSON, XML, or YAML format, making it easy to integrate into any application or workflow.

How fast is the CPI Inflation API?

The CPI Inflation API has an average response time of 500ms, with a median (p50) of 467ms and 99th percentile of 720ms. Our infrastructure maintains 99.9% uptime with servers distributed globally for low latency.

How much does the CPI Inflation API cost?

Each call to the CPI Inflation API uses 1 credit. The free tier includes 100 credits per month. Paid plans start at $29.99/month with higher limits, and enterprise plans offer custom pricing with priority support.

How do I authenticate CPI Inflation API requests?

Include your API key in the request header as X-API-Key: your_key_here. All requests are made over HTTPS for security. You can get your API key by signing up for a free account.

What HTTP methods does CPI Inflation support?

The CPI Inflation API supports GET requests. Simply pass your parameters as query strings in the URL. Check our documentation for detailed parameter specifications.

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