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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):
+0.6% in Jun 2020
Unemployment Rate:
10.2% in Jul 2020
Payroll Employment:
+1,763,000(p) in Jul 2020
Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.07(p) in Jul 2020
Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
-0.2%(p) in Jun 2020
Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+0.5% in 2nd Qtr of 2020
Productivity:
-0.9%(r) in 1st Qtr of 2020
U.S. Import Price Index:
+1.4% in Jun 2020
U.S. Export Price Index:
+1.4% in Jun 2020
Historical Data
News Release
p - preliminary
Next Release
July 2020 CPI data are scheduled to be released on August 12, 2020, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time. read more »News Releases
CPI for all items rises 0.6% in June as gasoline index rebounds, food indexes increase
07/14/2020
In June, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.6 percent on a
seasonally adjusted basis; rising 0.6 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally
adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in June (SA);
up 1.2 percent over the year (NSA).
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The Economics Daily
Consumer prices increased 0.6 percent for the year ended June 2020
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 0.6 percent from June 2019 to June 2020. read more »
Monthly Labor Review
Inflation expectations and inflation realities: a comparison of the Treasury Breakeven Inflation curve and the Consumer Price Index before, during, and after the Great Recession
This article examines the extent to which market-based inflation expectations overshot or undershot actual inflation before, during, and after the Great Recession of 2007–09. read more »
