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Consumer Price Index
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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
- Rebasing of Selected Consumer Price Index Series Read More »
- Recent and upcoming methodology changes: 2025 Read More »
Charts
12-month percentage change, Consumer Price Index, selected categories, April 2025, not seasonally adjusted
Category
12-month percent change, Apr 2025
All items
2.3%
Food
2.8%
Food at home
2.0%
Cereals and bakery products
0.0%
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
7.0%
Dairy and related products
1.6%
Fruits and vegetables
-0.9%
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials
3.2%
Other food at home
0.7%
Food away from home
3.9%
Full service meals and snacks
4.3%
Limited service meals and snacks
3.4%
Energy
-3.7%
Energy commodities
-11.5%
Fuel oil
-9.6%
Gasoline (all types)
-11.8%
Energy services
6.2%
Electricity
3.6%
Natural gas (piped)
15.7%
All items less food and energy
2.8%
Commodities less food and energy commodities
0.1%
Apparel
-0.7%
New vehicles
0.3%
Used cars and trucks
1.5%
Medical care commodities
1.0%
Alcoholic beverages
1.8%
Tobacco and smoking products
7.1%
Services less energy services
3.6%
Shelter
4.0%
Rent of primary residence
4.0%
Owners' equivalent rent of residences
4.3%
Medical care services
3.1%
Physicians' services
3.1%
Hospital services
3.6%
Transportation services
2.5%
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair
5.6%
Motor vehicle insurance
6.4%
Airline fare
-7.9%
Latest Numbers
Consumer Price Index (CPI):
+0.2% in Apr 2025
Unemployment Rate:
4.2% in Apr 2025
Payroll Employment:
+177,000(p) in Apr 2025
Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.06(p) in Apr 2025
Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
-0.4%(p) in Mar 2025
Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+0.9% in 1st Qtr of 2025
Productivity:
-0.8% in 1st Qtr of 2025
U.S. Import Price Index:
-0.1% in Mar 2025
U.S. Export Price Index:
unchanged in Mar 2025
Historical Data
News Release
p - preliminary
News Releases
CPI for all items rises 0.2% in April; shelter up
05/13/2025
In April, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.2 percent, seasonally
adjusted, and rose 2.3 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all
items less food and energy increased 0.2 percent in April (SA); up 2.8 percent over the year (NSA).
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Local and Regional CPI
Next Release
May 2025 CPI data are scheduled to be released on June 11, 2025, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.
read more »
Publications
Monthly Labor Review
Impacts of COVID-19 on collection and missing data in the CPI
Data collection rapidly shifted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. read more »
The Economics Daily
Consumer prices up 2.4 percent from March 2024 to March 2025
From March 2024 to March 2025, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 2.4 percent after rising 2.8 percent over the 12 months ending in February. Energy prices decreased 3.3 percent for the 12 months ending March 2025, while food prices increased 3.0 percent. read more »
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