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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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Charts

12-month percentage change, Consumer Price Index, selected categories, December 2024, not seasonally adjusted
Category	12-month percent change, Dec 2024
All items	2.9%
Food	2.5%
Food at home	1.8%
Cereals and bakery products	0.8%
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	4.2%
Dairy and related products	1.3%
Fruits and vegetables	1.0%
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials	2.3%
Other food at home	0.8%
Food away from home	3.6%
Full service meals and snacks	3.6%
Limited service meals and snacks	3.7%
Energy	-0.5%
Energy commodities	-3.9%
Fuel oil	-13.1%
Gasoline (all types)	-3.4%
Energy services	3.3%
Electricity	2.8%
Natural gas (piped)	4.9%
All items less food and energy	3.2%
Commodities less food and energy commodities	-0.5%
Apparel	1.2%
New vehicles	-0.4%
Used cars and trucks	-3.3%
Medical care commodities	0.5%
Alcoholic beverages	1.4%
Tobacco and smoking products	6.7%
Services less energy services	4.4%
Shelter	4.6%
Rent of primary residence	4.3%
Owners' equivalent rent of residences	4.8%
Medical care services	3.4%
Physicians' services	2.6%
Hospital services	3.5%
Transportation services	7.3%
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair	6.2%
Motor vehicle insurance	11.3%
Airline fare	7.9%

Latest Numbers

Consumer Price Index (CPI): +0.4% in Dec 2024

Unemployment Rate: 4.1% in Dec 2024

Payroll Employment: +256,000(p) in Dec 2024

Average Hourly Earnings: +$0.10(p) in Dec 2024

Producer Price Index - Final Demand: +0.2%(p) in Dec 2024

Employment Cost Index (ECI): +0.8% in 3rd Qtr of 2024

Productivity: +2.2% in 3rd Qtr of 2024

U.S. Import Price Index: +0.1% in Dec 2024

U.S. Export Price Index: +0.3% in Dec 2024

News Releases

CPI for all items rises 0.4% in December; gasoline and shelter up

01/15/2025

In December, 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 0.2 percent in December (SA); up 3.2 percent over the year (NSA).
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Next Release

January 2025 CPI data are scheduled to be released on February 12, 2025, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.

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