US Consumer Price Index

262.23 for Jan 2021

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Basic Info

The Consumer Price Index (CPI), as provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, measures price fluctuations in a basket of goods and services purchased by American households. The year over year change of the CPI, is the most popular way of determining the rate of inflation. It is published monthly and sometimes referred to as the cost-of-living index.

US Consumer Price Index is at a current level of 262.23, up from 261.56 last month and up from 258.69 one year ago. This is a change of 0.26% from last month and 1.37% from one year ago.
Report Consumer Price Index
Category Consumer Prices
Region United States
Source Bureau of Labor Statistics

Stats

Last Value 262.23
Latest Period Jan 2021
Last Updated Feb 10 2021, 08:35 EST
Next Release Mar 10 2021, 08:30 EST
Average Growth Rate 3.39%
Value from 1 Year Ago 258.69
Change from 1 Year Ago 1.37%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Index 1982-84=100
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
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Notes All urban consumers, all items.

Historical Data

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Date Value
January 31, 2021 262.23
December 31, 2020 261.56
November 30, 2020 260.93
October 31, 2020 260.46
September 30, 2020 260.15
August 31, 2020 259.51
July 31, 2020 258.60
June 30, 2020 257.28
May 31, 2020 255.94
April 30, 2020 256.19
March 31, 2020 257.99
February 29, 2020 258.82
January 31, 2020 258.69
December 31, 2019 258.20
November 30, 2019 257.99
October 31, 2019 257.39
September 30, 2019 256.53
August 31, 2019 256.12
July 31, 2019 255.92
June 30, 2019 255.42
May 31, 2019 255.37
April 30, 2019 255.33
March 31, 2019 254.15
February 28, 2019 252.97
January 31, 2019 252.44
Date Value
December 31, 2018 252.65
November 30, 2018 252.66
October 31, 2018 252.78
September 30, 2018 252.26
August 31, 2018 251.90
July 31, 2018 251.48
June 30, 2018 251.18
May 31, 2018 250.64
April 30, 2018 249.96
March 31, 2018 249.41
February 28, 2018 249.48
January 31, 2018 248.82
December 31, 2017 247.90
November 30, 2017 247.33
October 31, 2017 246.59
September 30, 2017 246.42
August 31, 2017 245.30
July 31, 2017 244.39
June 30, 2017 244.18
May 31, 2017 243.96
April 30, 2017 244.05
March 31, 2017 243.75
February 28, 2017 243.96
January 31, 2017 243.78
December 31, 2016 242.77

Basic Info

The Consumer Price Index (CPI), as provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, measures price fluctuations in a basket of goods and services purchased by American households. The year over year change of the CPI, is the most popular way of determining the rate of inflation. It is published monthly and sometimes referred to as the cost-of-living index.

US Consumer Price Index is at a current level of 262.23, up from 261.56 last month and up from 258.69 one year ago. This is a change of 0.26% from last month and 1.37% from one year ago.
Report Consumer Price Index
Category Consumer Prices
Region United States
Source Bureau of Labor Statistics

Stats

Last Value 262.23
Latest Period Jan 2021
Last Updated Feb 10 2021, 08:35 EST
Next Release Mar 10 2021, 08:30 EST
Average Growth Rate 3.39%
Value from 1 Year Ago 258.69
Change from 1 Year Ago 1.37%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Index 1982-84=100
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
Download Source File Download
Notes All urban consumers, all items.

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