# econ.memoryapi.org U.S. CPI Inflation Data

> econ.memoryapi.org U.S. CPI Inflation Data is a paid API for AI agents from econ.memoryapi.org, paid per call via x402, $0.001/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns U.S. CPI inflation indices from BLS, including all-items, core, food, energy, shelter, and medical care.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://econ.memoryapi.org/x402/econ/inflation
- Price: $0.001/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/econ-memoryapi-org-2be7b5d0
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_FT2P7iPOQncFViun2IAWP

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability econ-memoryapi-org-2be7b5d0
```

Example prompt: Can you pull the latest U.S. CPI inflation data — I want to see all-items, core, food, energy, shelter, and medical care indices from the BLS?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need structured U.S. CPI inflation data broken into standard BLS sub-indices (core, food, energy, shelter, medical) for economic analysis, financial modeling, or real-time inflation monitoring. Prefer over manual BLS data pulls or FRED queries when you need a pre-packaged, agent-friendly inflation data feed at low cost.

## Known failure modes

- BLS source data unavailable or delayed — may return stale or partial data
- Rate limit or payment failure — returns 402 if USDC payment not processed
- Invalid query parameters — returns 400 with error detail
- Service downtime — 503 if the endpoint is temporarily unavailable

## How this service works

x402-powered economic data API. CPI inflation, labor market, GDP, Treasury yields, and energy prices. Pay per query in USDC on Base mainnet.

## Output

Returns current U.S. Consumer Price Index values broken down by category: all items, core (ex food & energy), food, energy, shelter, and medical care — sourced from BLS data.

## Example request

```json
{
 "months": 13,
 "series": "all_items"
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "example": {
  "series": "all_items",
  "success": true,
  "latest_value": 333.02,
  "latest_period": "April 2026",
  "mom_change_pct": 0.1,
  "yoy_change_pct": 2.4
 }
}
```

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