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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

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Charts

12-month percentage change, Consumer Price Index, selected categories, August 2023, not seasonally adjusted
Category	12-month percent change, Aug 2023
All items	3.7%
Food	4.3%
Food at home	3.0%
Cereals and bakery products	6.0%
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	0.0%
Dairy and related products	0.3%
Fruits and vegetables	2.1%
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials	4.8%
Other food at home	4.5%
Food away from home	6.5%
Full service meals and snacks	5.2%
Limited service meals and snacks	6.7%
Energy	-3.6%
Energy commodities	-4.2%
Fuel oil	-14.8%
Gasoline (all types)	-3.3%
Energy services	-2.7%
Electricity	2.1%
Natural gas (piped)	-16.5%
All items less food and energy	4.3%
Commodities less food and energy commodities	0.2%
Apparel	3.1%
New vehicles	2.9%
Used cars and trucks	-6.6%
Medical care commodities	4.5%
Alcoholic beverages	3.7%
Tobacco and smoking products	5.6%
Services less energy services	5.9%
Shelter	7.2%
Rent of primary residence	7.8%
Owners' equivalent rent of residences	7.3%
Medical care services	-2.1%
Physicians' services	0.3%
Hospital services	3.0%
Transportation services	10.3%
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair	12.0%
Motor vehicle insurance	19.1%
Airline fare	-13.3%

Latest Numbers

Consumer Price Index (CPI): +0.6% in Aug 2023

Unemployment Rate: 3.8% in Aug 2023

Payroll Employment: +187,000(p) in Aug 2023

Average Hourly Earnings: +$0.08(p) in Aug 2023

Producer Price Index - Final Demand: +0.7%(p) in Aug 2023

Employment Cost Index (ECI): +1.0% in 2nd Qtr of 2023

Productivity: +3.5%(r) in 2nd Qtr of 2023

U.S. Import Price Index: +0.5% in Aug 2023

U.S. Export Price Index: +1.3% in Aug 2023

News Releases

CPI for all items rises 0.6% in August; gasoline and shelter up

09/13/2023

In August, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 0.6 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.7 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 4.3 percent over the year (NSA).
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Next Release

September 2023 CPI data are scheduled to be released on October 12, 2023, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.

Handbook Of Methods

Consumer Price Index Overview

A review of recent improvements to the CPI’s housing age-bias adjustment

This article describes the most recent changes to housing age-bias adjustment in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). read more »

The Economics Daily

Consumer prices up 3.2 percent from July 2022 to July 2023

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 3.2 percent from July 2022 to July 2023, compared to an increase of 8.5 percent for the year ended in July 2022. Food prices increased 4.9 percent from July 2022 to July 2023, while energy prices decreased 12.5 percent. Prices for all items less food and energy rose 4.7 percent, the smallest 12-month advance since the period ended in October 2021. read more »

Spotlight on Statistics

A Look at a Neat Industry: Distilleries

This Spotlight on Statistics reviews historical employment trends for distilleries and other components of the beverage manufacturing industry. Additionally, the Spotlight looks at trends in the number of establishments and wages for the distillery industry and compares them to trends among breweries and wineries. Finally, a look at consumer prices for distilled spirits is reviewed. read more »

Beyond the Numbers

Getting less for the same price? Explore how the CPI measures “shrinkflation” and its impact on inflation

This Beyond the Numbers article examines product upsizing and downsizing and explores how these concepts affect measurements in the CPI. Read on to find out more about how the CPI captures these changes, which types of products experienced the most change between 2015-2021, and its impact on inflation. read more »

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