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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
- Correction of seasonally adjusted values for special relative series Read More »
- Updated seasonal factors to be introduced February 8, 2021 Read More »
- The impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on CPI data Read More »
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Consumer Price Index (CPI):
+0.4% in Dec 2020
Unemployment Rate:
6.7% in Dec 2020
Payroll Employment:
-140,000(p) in Dec 2020
Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.23(p) in Dec 2020
Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
+0.3%(p) in Dec 2020
Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+0.5% in 3rd Qtr of 2020
Productivity:
+4.6%(r) in 3rd Qtr of 2020
U.S. Import Price Index:
+0.9% in Dec 2020
U.S. Export Price Index:
+1.1% in Dec 2020
Historical Data
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News Releases
CPI for all items rises 0.4% in December as gasoline index increases
01/13/2021
In December, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.4
percent on a seasonally adjusted basis; rising 1.4 percent over the last
12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and
energy rose 0.1 percent in December (SA); up 1.6 percent over the year (...
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Next Release
January 2021 CPI data are scheduled to be released on February 10, 2021, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.
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Publications
The Economics Daily
Consumer Price Index: 2020 in review
From 2019 to 2020, consumer prices for all items rose 1.4 percent. Over that period, food prices increased 3.9 percent, a larger percentage increase than the 12-month increase of 1.8 percent in 2019. Food at home prices increased 3.9 percent in 2020, the largest over-the-year increase since 2011. read more »
Monthly Labor Review
From the barrel to the pump: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prices for petroleum products
This article details price movements for petroleum products in the context of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. read more »