realrates.ai
Macro data. Minimum noise.
Real interest rates — nominal rates minus inflation — are the single most important price in a market economy. They govern borrowing costs, asset valuations, and whether saving or spending makes sense. This site tracks the inputs that determine them: consumer prices, their trend, and how far we've drifted from pre-pandemic baselines. No forecasts. No opinions. Just the data.
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Year-over-Year Inflation
12-month percent change in CPI all items, goods, and services — the standard measure of consumer price inflation.
6-Month Annualized Rate
The 6-month change in CPI annualized — a faster-moving signal that often leads the year-over-year figure at turning points. Last 5 years shown.