US savings rate and inflation, May 2026
Monthly report on US savings rates, inflation and interest rates in May 2026, based on official data.
- Average savings rate: 0.38% — vs previous month unchanged (0.00% pp); vs a year earlier down (-0.04% pp).
- Inflation: 4.2% — vs previous month up (+0.4% pp).
- Real savings return: -3.82%.
- US national average 12-month CD rate: 1.55%.
- Federal funds effective rate: 3.62%.
- US 10-year Treasury yield: 4.45%.
What does it mean? With $10,000 in an average savings account you lost roughly $382 of purchasing power on an annual basis in May 2026.
- US national average savings rate
- US CPI inflation (CPI-U, year over year)
- Federal funds effective rate
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