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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.

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Consumer Price Index (CPI): +0.2% in Sep 2024 News Release Historical Data

Unemployment Rate: 4.1% in Oct 2024 News Release Historical Data

Payroll Employment: +12,000(p) in Oct 2024 News Release Historical Data

Average Hourly Earnings: +$0.13(p) in Oct 2024 News Release Historical Data

Producer Price Index - Final Demand: unchanged in Sep 2024 News Release Historical Data

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

Productivity: +2.2% in 3rd Qtr of 2024 News Release Historical Data

U.S. Import Price Index: -0.4% in Sep 2024 News Release Historical Data

U.S. Export Price Index: -0.7% in Sep 2024 News Release Historical Data

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CPI for all items rises 0.2% in September; shelter and food up

10/10/2024

In September, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.2 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 2.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.3 percent in September (SA); up 3.3 percent over the year (NSA).
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October 2024 CPI data are scheduled to be released on November 13, 2024, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.
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Publications

The Economics Daily

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Check out what's brewing on National Coffee Day

September 29 is National Coffee Day, and Americans do love their coffee! Whether you drink yours hot and black or iced and sweet, grab your favorite cup and join us as we examine recent and historical economic trends of this stimulating agricultural commodity. read more »

Monthly Labor Review

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Examining U.S. inflation across households grouped by equivalized income

This article examines the level of homogeneity of inflation across the income distribution, grouping households by equivalized-income quintile. read more »

Beyond the Numbers

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A year in review: exploring consumer price trends in 2023

This Beyond the Numbers article examines trends for major CPI categories, such as food and beverages, energy, and all items less food and energy, in 2023. The article also highlights subcategories that made notable changes or had some effect on the major categories. read more »