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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

Updated seasonal factors to be introduced February 8, 2022 Read More »
Starting in January 2022, weights for the Consumer Price Index will be calculated based on consumer expenditure data from 2019-2020. The BLS considered interventions, but decided to maintain normal procedures. Read More »
The impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on CPI data Read More »

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Latest Numbers

Consumer Price Index (CPI): +0.8% in Nov 2021

Unemployment Rate: 3.9% in Dec 2021

Payroll Employment: +199,000(p) in Dec 2021

Average Hourly Earnings: +$0.19(p) in Dec 2021

Producer Price Index - Final Demand: +0.8%(p) in Nov 2021

Employment Cost Index (ECI): +1.3% in 3rd Qtr of 2021

Productivity: -5.2%(r) in 3rd Qtr of 2021

U.S. Import Price Index: +0.7% in Nov 2021

U.S. Export Price Index: +1.0% in Nov 2021

News Releases

CPI for all items rises 0.8% in November; gas, food, shelter, vehicle indexes all rise

12/10/2021

In November, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.8 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis; rising 6.8 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.5 percent in November (SA); up 4.9 percent over the year (NSA).
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Next Release

December 2021 CPI data are scheduled to be released on January 12, 2022, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.

The Economics Daily

Consumer prices up 6.8 percent for year ended November 2021

The Consumer Price Index rose 6.8 percent from November 2020 November 2021, the largest 12-month increase since the period ending June 1982. Energy prices rose 33.3 percent over the last year, and food prices increased 6.1 percent. read more »

Beyond the Numbers

Measuring consumer price change during economic downturns: a review of assumptions about consumer spending

During economic downturns, how do these measures help in analyzing price change, and what can we assume about consumption? This Beyond the Numbers article explores the final C-CPI-U during the Great Recession and the recession that occurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, the article evaluates consumer spending assumptions of the CPI-U and preliminary C-CPI-U during these recessionary periods to highlight challenges of lagged consumer spending data. read more »

Spotlight on Statistics

Industry on Tap: Wineries

This Spotlight on Statistics examines historical employment trends for wineries and other components of the beverage manufacturing industry. Additionally, the Spotlight looks at trends for wages, number of establishments, and consumer prices in the winery industry and compares them to trends among distilleries, breweries, and soft drink and ice manufacturing. Let's take a look. read more »

Handbook Of Methods

Consumer Price Index Design

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