Twitter account @IAPolls2022 from InteractivePolls shows historical inflation rates from December 2020 to present. The data points include:
- Dec '20: 1.4% (Trump's last full month in office)
- Feb '21: 1.7%
- Apr '21: 4.2%
- June '21: 5.4%
- Aug '21: 5.3%
- Oct '21: 6.2%
- Dec '21: 7.0%
- Feb '22: 7.9% (Putin invades Ukraine)
- Apr '22: 8.3%
- May '22: 8.6%
- TODAY: 9.1%
Accompanying graph shows US CPI Urban Consumers year-over-year index from 1970 to June 2022.