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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Price and Index Number Research > Price research data > Research Poverty Thresholds
 

Year-over-Year Inflation Rate: Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (All Items CPI-U) and Food, Clothing, Shelter, Utilities, telephone and internet service Price Index (FCSUti) 2010-2023

Year CPI-U FCSUti

2010

1.64004 0.36701

2011

3.15684 1.96761

2012

2.06934 2.00198

2013

1.46483 1.94384

2014

1.62222 2.46483

2015

0.11862 1.76095

2016

1.26158 1.83209

2017

2.07044 2.07044

2018

2.44258 2.31615

2019

1.81221 2.31234

2020

1.23358 2.38667

2021

4.69786 3.16966

2022

8.00280 7.20647

2023

4.11634 6.17226

Source: Indexes created for the production of the SPM thresholds, by the Branch of Revision Methods within the Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, in collaboration with the Division of Price and Index Number Research (DPINR), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Please contact DPINR with any questions.

 

Last Modified Date: May 30th, 2024