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January 2023 CPI weight update
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Starting with January 2023 data, BLS updated weights annually for the Consumer Price Index based on a single calendar year of data, using consumer expenditure data from 2021. This reflects a change from prior practice of updating weights biennially using 2 years of expenditure data.
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
- Beginning with June 2023 data published in July 2023, the CPI program will begin publishing data for 6 grocery food group indexes for several additional metropolitan areas each month. Read More »
- Index and average price data for electricity in Miami for January through November 2022, in Los Angeles and Riverside for May through November 2022, and for Detroit and St. Louis in January 2023 were incorrectly published in the database. Utility (piped) gas for San Diego in November through December 2022 were also incorrect. The errors also include related aggregate data within these areas and related areas. These errors were corrected in our online database on April 28, 2023. Read More »
Charts
12-month percentage change, Consumer Price Index, selected categories, April 2023, not seasonally adjusted
Category
12-month percent change, Apr 2023
All items
4.9%
Food
7.7%
Food at home
7.1%
Cereals and bakery products
12.4%
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
2.8%
Dairy and related products
8.0%
Fruits and vegetables
2.0%
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials
9.5%
Other food at home
10.4%
Food away from home
8.6%
Full service meals and snacks
7.2%
Limited service meals and snacks
8.2%
Energy
-5.1%
Energy commodities
-12.6%
Fuel oil
-20.2%
Gasoline (all types)
-12.2%
Energy services
5.9%
Electricity
8.4%
Natural gas (piped)
-2.1%
All items less food and energy
5.5%
Commodities less food and energy commodities
2.0%
Apparel
3.6%
New vehicles
5.4%
Used cars and trucks
-6.6%
Medical care commodities
4.0%
Alcoholic beverages
4.6%
Tobacco and smoking products
6.6%
Services less energy services
6.8%
Shelter
8.1%
Rent of primary residence
8.8%
Owners' equivalent rent of residences
8.1%
Medical care services
0.4%
Physicians' services
0.3%
Hospital services
2.9%
Transportation services
11.0%
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair
13.3%
Motor vehicle insurance
15.5%
Airline fare
-0.9%
Latest Numbers
Consumer Price Index (CPI):
+0.4% in Apr 2023
Unemployment Rate:
3.4% in Apr 2023
Payroll Employment:
+253,000(p) in Apr 2023
Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.16(p) in Apr 2023
Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
+0.2%(p) in Apr 2023
Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+1.2% in 1st Qtr of 2023
Productivity:
-2.7% in 1st Qtr of 2023
U.S. Import Price Index:
+0.4% in Apr 2023
U.S. Export Price Index:
+0.2% in Apr 2023
Historical Data
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News Releases
CPI for all items rises 0.4% in April; shelter, used cars and trucks, and gasoline up
05/10/2023
In April, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 0.4 percent, seasonally
adjusted, and rose 4.9 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all
items less food and energy increased 0.4 percent in April (SA); up 5.5 percent over the year (NSA).
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Local and Regional CPI
Next Release
May 2023 CPI data are scheduled to be released on June 13, 2023, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.
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Publications
The Economics Daily
Energy prices down 6.4 percent from March 2022 to March 2023
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