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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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Consumer Price Index (CPI):
unchanged in Oct 2020
Unemployment Rate:
6.9% in Oct 2020
Payroll Employment:
+638,000(p) in Oct 2020
Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.04(p) in Oct 2020
Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
+0.3%(p) in Oct 2020
Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+0.5% in 3rd Qtr of 2020
Productivity:
+4.9% in 3rd Qtr of 2020
U.S. Import Price Index:
-0.1% in Oct 2020
U.S. Export Price Index:
+0.2% in Oct 2020
Historical Data
News Release
p - preliminary
News Releases
CPI for all items unchanged in October with component indexes mixed
11/12/2020
In October, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers was unchanged
on a seasonally adjusted basis; rising 1.2 percent over the last 12 months,
not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy was
unchanged in October (SA); up 1.6 percent over the year (NSA).
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Next Release
November 2020 CPI data are scheduled to be released on December 10, 2020, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.
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Publications
The Economics Daily
Gobble Gobble, consumer prices for turkeys and other Thanksgiving favorites in November
Happy Thanksgiving! While many things may be different this year, some things remain staples. For this time of year, the staple is turkey and so we look at the consumer prices for turkeys and other Thanksgiving favorites. read more »
Monthly Labor Review
From the barrel to the pump: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prices for petroleum products
This article details price movements for petroleum products in the context of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. read more »