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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 Apr 2018
Unemployment Rate:
3.9% in Apr 2018
Payroll Employment:
+164,000(p) in Apr 2018
Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.04(p) in Apr 2018
Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
+0.1%(p) in Apr 2018
Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+0.8% in 1st Qtr of 2018
Productivity:
+0.7% in 1st Qtr of 2018
U.S. Import Price Index:
+0.3% in Apr 2018
U.S. Export Price Index:
+0.6% in Apr 2018
Historical Data
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May 2018 CPI data are scheduled to be released on June 12, 2018, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time. read more »News Releases
In April, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 0.2 percentseasonally adjusted; rising 2.5 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonallyadjusted. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent in April(SA); up 2.1 percent over the year (NSA).
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Publications
The Economics Daily
Consumer prices up 2.5 percent over year ended April 2018
Over the 12 months from April 2017 to April 2018, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 2.5 percent, not seasonally adjusted. Prices for food increased 1.4 percent. Prices for energy increased 7.9 percent. Prices for all items less food and energy rose 2.1 percent. read more »
Monthly Labor Review
Improving initial estimates of the Chained Consumer Price Index
An examination of the reasoning underlying the most recent update to the formula used to produce the preliminary Chained Consumer Price Index. read more »
Beyond the Numbers
Arlington Memorial Bridge spans the decades as a study in long-term price change
This article examines the history of the Arlington Memorial Bridge and compares the original construction with a contemporary proposed rebuilding of it, which provides an interesting illustration of long-term price change in the United States, with the help of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data. read more »
