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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.

Notices

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Charts

12-month percentage change, Consumer Price Index, selected categories, October 2024, not seasonally adjusted
Category	12-month percent change, Oct 2024
All items	2.6%
Food	2.1%
Food at home	1.1%
Cereals and bakery products	0.9%
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	1.9%
Dairy and related products	1.3%
Fruits and vegetables	0.9%
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials	1.7%
Other food at home	0.4%
Food away from home	3.8%
Full service meals and snacks	3.7%
Limited service meals and snacks	3.8%
Energy	-4.9%
Energy commodities	-12.4%
Fuel oil	-20.8%
Gasoline (all types)	-12.2%
Energy services	4.0%
Electricity	4.5%
Natural gas (piped)	2.0%
All items less food and energy	3.3%
Commodities less food and energy commodities	-1.0%
Apparel	0.3%
New vehicles	-1.3%
Used cars and trucks	-3.4%
Medical care commodities	1.0%
Alcoholic beverages	1.6%
Tobacco and smoking products	6.8%
Services less energy services	4.8%
Shelter	4.9%
Rent of primary residence	4.6%
Owners' equivalent rent of residences	5.2%
Medical care services	3.8%
Physicians' services	3.1%
Hospital services	3.9%
Transportation services	8.2%
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair	5.8%
Motor vehicle insurance	14.0%
Airline fare	4.1%

Latest Numbers

Consumer Price Index (CPI): +0.2% in Oct 2024

Unemployment Rate: 4.2% in Nov 2024

Payroll Employment: +227,000(p) in Nov 2024

Average Hourly Earnings: +$0.13(p) in Nov 2024

Producer Price Index - Final Demand: +0.2%(p) in Oct 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: +0.3% in Oct 2024

U.S. Export Price Index: +0.8% in Oct 2024

News Releases

CPI for all items rises 0.2% in October; shelter up

11/13/2024

In October, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.2 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 2.6 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.3 percent in October (SA); up 3.3 percent over the year (NSA).
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Next Release

November 2024 CPI data are scheduled to be released on December 11, 2024, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.

The Economics Daily

Consumer prices up 2.4 percent from September 2023 to September 2024

From September 2023 to September 2024, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 2.4 percent, the smallest over-the-year increase since the 12 months ended February 2021. Over the year ended September 2024, prices for food increased 2.3 percent, prices for energy decreased 6.8 percent, and prices for all items less food and energy increased 3.3 percent. read more »

Monthly Labor Review

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

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 »

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