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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
- Recent and upcoming methodology changes Read More »
- Updated seasonal factors will be introduced February 11, 2019 Read More »
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Consumer Price Index (CPI):
unchanged in Jan 2019
Unemployment Rate:
4.0% in Jan 2019
Payroll Employment:
+304,000(p) in Jan 2019
Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.03(p) in Jan 2019
Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
-0.1%(p) in Jan 2019
Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+0.7% in 4th Qtr of 2018
Productivity:
+2.2%(r) in 3rd Qtr of 2018
U.S. Import Price Index:
-0.5% in Jan 2019
U.S. Export Price Index:
-0.6% in Jan 2019
Historical Data
News Release
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Next Release
February 2019 CPI data are scheduled to be released on March 12, 2019, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time. read more »News Releases
CPI for all items unchanged in January as energy declines offset shelter, food increases
02/13/2019
In January, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers was unchanged
on a seasonally adjusted basis; rising 1.6 percent over the last 12 months,
not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy rose
0.2 percent in January (SA); up 2.2 percent over the year (NSA).
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Publications
The Economics Daily
Consumer prices up 1.6 percent over 12 months ending January 2019
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI–U) increased 1.6 percent for the 12 months ending January, the smallest increase since the period ending June 2017. The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.2 percent over the last 12 months. The food index rose 1.6 percent over the past year, while the energy index declined 4.8 percent. read more »
Beyond the Numbers
Improving the CPI physicians’ services index
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Consumer Price Index (CPI) for physicians services measures the change in prices for healthcare services provided by physicians in private practice. 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 »
