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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services. Indexes are available for the U.S. and various geographic areas. Average price data for select utility, automotive fuel, and food items are also available.

Notices

Recent and upcoming methodology changes: 2023 Read More »
Updated seasonal factors introduced February 9, 2024 Read More »

Charts

12-month percentage change, Consumer Price Index, selected categories, December 2023, not seasonally adjusted
Category	12-month percent change, Dec 2023
All items	3.4%
Food	2.7%
Food at home	1.3%
Cereals and bakery products	2.6%
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	-0.1%
Dairy and related products	-1.3%
Fruits and vegetables	0.3%
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials	2.6%
Other food at home	2.8%
Food away from home	5.2%
Full service meals and snacks	4.5%
Limited service meals and snacks	5.9%
Energy	-2.0%
Energy commodities	-2.9%
Fuel oil	-14.7%
Gasoline (all types)	-1.9%
Energy services	-1.1%
Electricity	3.3%
Natural gas (piped)	-13.8%
All items less food and energy	3.9%
Commodities less food and energy commodities	0.2%
Apparel	1.0%
New vehicles	1.0%
Used cars and trucks	-1.3%
Medical care commodities	4.7%
Alcoholic beverages	2.5%
Tobacco and smoking products	7.8%
Services less energy services	5.3%
Shelter	6.2%
Rent of primary residence	6.5%
Owners' equivalent rent of residences	6.3%
Medical care services	-0.5%
Physicians' services	-0.6%
Hospital services	5.5%
Transportation services	9.7%
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair	7.1%
Motor vehicle insurance	20.3%
Airline fare	-9.4%

Latest Numbers

Consumer Price Index (CPI): +0.2% in Dec 2023

Unemployment Rate: 3.7% in Jan 2024

Payroll Employment: +353,000(p) in Jan 2024

Average Hourly Earnings: +$0.19(p) in Jan 2024

Producer Price Index - Final Demand: -0.1%(p) in Dec 2023

Employment Cost Index (ECI): +0.9% in 4th Qtr of 2023

Productivity: +3.2% in 4th Qtr of 2023

U.S. Import Price Index: unchanged in Dec 2023

U.S. Export Price Index: -0.9% in Dec 2023

News Releases

CPI for all items rose 0.3% in December; shelter up

01/11/2024

In December, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 0.3 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.3 percent in December (SA); up 3.9 percent over the year (NSA).
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Next Release

January 2024 CPI data are scheduled to be released on February 13, 2024, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.

The Economics Daily

Rent of primary residence in Miami area rose 10.1 percent over the year ended December 2023

The Consumer Price Index for rent of primary residence measures changes in the rent charged for tenant-occupied primary residences including any extra charges for garage and parking facilities. Rent of primary residence for all U.S. urban consumers rose 6.5 percent from December 2022 to December 2023, with the increases in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, Florida (10.1 percent), and Urban Hawaii (9.8 percent) among the largest. read more »

Handbook Of Methods

Consumer Price Index Overview

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