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Consumer Price Index

CPI Additional Publications

Handbook Of Methods

Handbook Of Methods article image Consumer Price Index Concepts

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Beyond the Numbers

Beyond the Numbers article image Telework trends

This Beyond the Numbers article analyzes recent trends in telework data. It presents telework rates for many demographic and worker groups, including sex, age, race, disability status, educational attainment, occupation, and other characteristics. Additionally, it presents data on the number of hours workers teleworked. read more »

The Economics Daily

The Economics Daily article image Consumer prices up 2.8 percent from February 2024 to February 2025

Over the year ended February 2025, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 2.8 percent. Food prices rose 2.6 percent, while energy prices decreased 0.2 percent. Prices for all items less food and energy increased 3.1 percent, the smallest 12-month advance since April 2021 (3.0 percent). read more »

Monthly Labor Review

Monthly Labor Review article image Alternative data sources for high-tech products in the CPI

BLS economists explore using alternative data and methods to calculate price indexes for high-tech goods. read more »