Monthly Reports
The Reality Index monthly inflation report — what a fixed household basket actually costs versus the official CPI, one dated release per month. Newest first.
Every monthly release, with the headline rate, the RI-versus-CPI gap, and the cumulative gap since 1980. Each links to the full brief with charts. For methodology updates and other news, see News.
RI +4.38% vs CPI +3.53% YoY · cumulative gap +31.8%
Energy cooled from May’s peak — gasoline eased to +26.7% YoY — and the Reality Index slipped to +4.38%, holding about 85 basis points above the official CPI on its structural housing and vehicle edge.
RI +5.04% vs CPI +4.25% YoY · cumulative gap +32.1%
An energy-led month: gasoline +40.5% pulled the official index up toward the Reality Index, compressing the monthly gap to ~80 basis points.
RI +4.49% vs CPI +3.81% YoY · cumulative gap +32.3%
Restated on the current methodology — fixed 2000 weights, tenure housing, transaction-price transportation, latest-available data. Energy began to accelerate.
RI +4.24% vs CPI +3.26% YoY · cumulative gap +33.2%
Used-vehicle prices kept transportation at the top of the index (restated), the widest spring monthly gap, before the energy surge narrowed the margin.