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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):
+0.4% in Aug 2020
Unemployment Rate:
8.4% in Aug 2020
Payroll Employment:
+1,371,000(p) in Aug 2020
Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.11(p) in Aug 2020
Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
+0.3%(p) in Aug 2020
Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+0.5% in 2nd Qtr of 2020
Productivity:
+10.1%(r) in 2nd Qtr of 2020
U.S. Import Price Index:
+0.9% in Aug 2020
U.S. Export Price Index:
+0.5% in Aug 2020
Historical Data
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p - preliminary
Next Release
September 2020 CPI data are scheduled to be released on October 13, 2020, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time. read more »News Releases
CPI for all items rises 0.4% in August on broad set of increases
09/11/2020
In August, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.4 percent
on a seasonally adjusted basis; rising 1.3 percent over the last 12 months,
not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy rose
0.4 percent in August (SA); up 1.7 percent over the year (NSA).
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The Economics Daily
Consumer prices up 1.3 percent in 12 months ended August 2020
Over the 12 months ended August 2020, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 1.3 percent. Food prices increased 4.1 percent over the last 12 months. Within the food category, food at home prices rose 4.6 percent, including a 7.1-percent increase in prices for meat, poultry, fish, and eggs. Food away from home prices increased 3.5 percent over this period. read more »
Monthly Labor Review
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food price indexes and data collection
This article describes the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on price changes for food categories within the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics import/export price indexes, producer price indexes, and consumer price indexes. In addition, the article assesses the pandemic’s impact on price data collection efforts. Safety precautions established during the pandemic created data collection challenges for some price indexes more than others. read more »
