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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, February 2025, not seasonally adjusted
Category	12-month percent change, Feb 2025
All items	2.8%
Food	2.6%
Food at home	1.9%
Cereals and bakery products	0.3%
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	7.7%
Dairy and related products	0.8%
Fruits and vegetables	-0.2%
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials	2.1%
Other food at home	0.1%
Food away from home	3.7%
Full service meals and snacks	3.7%
Limited service meals and snacks	3.5%
Energy	-0.2%
Energy commodities	-3.2%
Fuel oil	-5.1%
Gasoline (all types)	-3.1%
Energy services	3.3%
Electricity	2.5%
Natural gas (piped)	6.0%
All items less food and energy	3.1%
Commodities less food and energy commodities	-0.1%
Apparel	0.6%
New vehicles	-0.3%
Used cars and trucks	0.8%
Medical care commodities	2.3%
Alcoholic beverages	1.7%
Tobacco and smoking products	6.6%
Services less energy services	4.1%
Shelter	4.2%
Rent of primary residence	4.1%
Owners' equivalent rent of residences	4.4%
Medical care services	3.0%
Physicians' services	2.6%
Hospital services	3.6%
Transportation services	6.0%
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair	5.8%
Motor vehicle insurance	11.1%
Airline fare	-0.7%

Latest Numbers

Consumer Price Index (CPI): +0.2% in Feb 2025

Unemployment Rate: 4.1% in Feb 2025

Payroll Employment: +151,000(p) in Feb 2025

Average Hourly Earnings: +$0.10(p) in Feb 2025

Producer Price Index - Final Demand: unchanged in Feb 2025

Employment Cost Index (ECI): +0.9% in 4th Qtr of 2024

Productivity: +1.5%(r) in 4th Qtr of 2024

U.S. Import Price Index: +0.4% in Feb 2025

U.S. Export Price Index: +0.1% in Feb 2025

News Releases

CPI for all items rises 0.2% in February; shelter up, gasoline declines

03/12/2025

In February, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.2 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 2.8 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.2 percent in February (SA); up 3.1 percent over the year (NSA).
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Next Release

March 2025 CPI data are scheduled to be released on April 10, 2025, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.

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