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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.

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Consumer Price Index (CPI): +0.2% in Jul 2023 News Release Historical Data

Unemployment Rate: 3.5% in Jul 2023 News Release Historical Data

Payroll Employment: +187,000(p) in Jul 2023 News Release Historical Data

Average Hourly Earnings: +$0.14(p) in Jul 2023 News Release Historical Data

Producer Price Index - Final Demand: +0.3%(p) in Jul 2023 News Release Historical Data

Employment Cost Index (ECI): +1.0% in 2nd Qtr of 2023 News Release Historical Data

Productivity: +3.7% in 2nd Qtr of 2023 News Release Historical Data

U.S. Import Price Index: -0.2% in Jun 2023 News Release Historical Data

U.S. Export Price Index: -0.9% in Jun 2023 News Release Historical Data

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News Releases

CPI for all items rises 0.2% in July; shelter up

08/10/2023

In July, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 0.2 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.2 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.2 percent in July (SA); up 4.7 percent over the year (NSA).
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Next Release

August 2023 CPI data are scheduled to be released on September 13, 2023, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.
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Publications

The Economics Daily

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Consumer prices up 3.0 percent over the year ended June 2023

Over the year ended June 2023, consumer prices increased 3.0 percent, after increasing 4.0 percent over the year ended in May 2023. The June 2023 increase was the smallest 12-month increase since March 2021. A year earlier, in June 2022, the 12-month increase in overall prices was 9.1 percent, and had been 7.0 percent or higher in the preceding 6 months. read more »

Monthly Labor Review

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Improvements to the CPI index series for residential telecommunications services

Read about improvements to CPI methodology for telecommunications services. read more »

Spotlight on Statistics

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A Look at a Neat Industry: Distilleries

This Spotlight on Statistics reviews historical employment trends for distilleries and other components of the beverage manufacturing industry. Additionally, the Spotlight looks at trends in the number of establishments and wages for the distillery industry and compares them to trends among breweries and wineries. Finally, a look at consumer prices for distilled spirits is reviewed. read more »

Handbook Of Methods

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Consumer Price Index Overview

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Beyond the Numbers

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Getting less for the same price? Explore how the CPI measures “shrinkflation” and its impact on inflation

This Beyond the Numbers article examines product upsizing and downsizing and explores how these concepts affect measurements in the CPI. Read on to find out more about how the CPI captures these changes, which types of products experienced the most change between 2015-2021, and its impact on inflation. read more »

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