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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):
+0.1% in Jun 2018
Unemployment Rate:
4.0% in Jun 2018
Payroll Employment:
+213,000(p) in Jun 2018
Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.05(p) in Jun 2018
Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
+0.3%(p) in Jun 2018
Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+0.8% in 1st Qtr of 2018
Productivity:
+0.4%(r) in 1st Qtr of 2018
U.S. Import Price Index:
-0.4% in Jun 2018
U.S. Export Price Index:
+0.3% in Jun 2018
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July 2018 CPI data are scheduled to be released on August 10, 2018, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time. read more »News Releases
CPI for all items rises 0.1% in June as shelter, gasoline, food indexes increase
07/12/2018
In June, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 0.1 percent seasonally adjusted;
rising 2.9 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 2.3 percent over the year (NSA).
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The Economics Daily
Consumer prices up 2.9 percent over 12 months ended June 2018
From June 2017 to June 2018, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 2.9 percent, the largest 12-month increase since the period ending February 2012. Over that period, energy prices rose 12.0 percent, the largest 12-month increase since the period ending February 2017. 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 »