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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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12-month percentage change, Consumer Price Index, selected categories, August 2025, not seasonally adjusted
Category
12-month percent change, Aug 2025
All items
2.9%
Food
3.2%
Food at home
2.7%
Cereals and bakery products
1.1%
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
5.6%
Dairy and related products
1.3%
Fruits and vegetables
1.9%
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials
4.6%
Other food at home
1.5%
Food away from home
3.9%
Full service meals and snacks
4.6%
Limited service meals and snacks
3.2%
Energy
0.2%
Energy commodities
-6.2%
Fuel oil
-0.5%
Gasoline (all types)
-6.6%
Energy services
7.7%
Electricity
6.2%
Natural gas (piped)
13.8%
All items less food and energy
3.1%
Commodities less food and energy commodities
1.5%
Apparel
0.2%
New vehicles
0.7%
Used cars and trucks
6.0%
Medical care commodities
0.0%
Alcoholic beverages
1.9%
Tobacco and smoking products
6.3%
Services less energy services
3.6%
Shelter
3.6%
Rent of primary residence
3.5%
Owners' equivalent rent of residences
4.0%
Medical care services
4.2%
Physicians' services
3.5%
Hospital services
Transportation services
3.5%
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair
8.5%
Motor vehicle insurance
4.7%
Airline fare
3.3%
Latest Numbers
Consumer Price Index (CPI):
+0.4% in Aug 2025
Unemployment Rate:
4.3% in Aug 2025
Payroll Employment:
+22,000(p) in Aug 2025
Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.10(p) in Aug 2025
Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
-0.1%(p) in Aug 2025
Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+0.9% in 2nd Qtr of 2025
Productivity:
+3.3%(r) in 2nd Qtr of 2025
U.S. Import Price Index:
+0.4% in Jul 2025
U.S. Export Price Index:
+0.1% in Jul 2025
Historical Data
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News Releases
CPI for all items rises 0.4% in August; shelter and food up
09/11/2025
In August, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.4 percent, seasonally
adjusted, and rose 2.9 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all
items less food and energy increased 0.3 percent in August (SA); up 3.1 percent over the year (NSA).
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Local and Regional CPI
Next Release
September 2025 CPI data are scheduled to be released on October 15, 2025, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.
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Publications
The Economics Daily
Consumer prices for back-to-school spending
The start of the school year comes with budgeting for a variety of expenses. For instance, students need books, though lunch may be their favorite period. In May 2025 (the latest data available for some school-related items), prices for educational books and supplies, such as elementary, high school, and college textbooks and reference books, were 9.4 percent higher than a year earlier. read more »
Beyond the Numbers
What price changes contributed the most to increases in the CPI in 2024?
Between December 2023 and December 2024, consumer prices experienced disinflation, where prices still increased but by a smaller amount than before. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 2.9 percent from December 2023 to December 2024. This was a slower rate of increase than in the three previous 12-month periods ending in December. read more »
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 »
