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.

Jan 24, 2025 · Consumer prices for all items rose 2.9 percent from December 2023 to December 2024. Food prices increased 2.5 percent, reflecting a 1.8-percent increase in prices for food at home and a 3.6-percent increase in prices for food away from home.

CPI-U, US City Average, All Items Less Food and Energy: NSA unchanged in Dec 2024. SA +0.2% in Dec 2024. NSA +3.2% since Dec 2023

Jan 15, 2025 · Economists expected the Consumer Price Index to increase to 2.8% annually, moving further away from typical rates of price hikes.

Jan 15, 2025 · The consumer price index was expected to rise 0.3% in December and show an annual inflation rate of 2.9%.

Jan 15, 2025 · The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items (CPIAUCSL) is a price index of a basket of goods and services paid by urban consumers. Percent changes in the price index measure the inflation rate between any two time periods.

6 days ago · The CPI Index is an inflation indicator closely watched by policymakers and financial markets. A related CPI measure is used to calculate cost-of-living adjustments for federal benefit...

Sep 19, 2024 · Graph and download economic data for Inflation, consumer prices for the United States (FPCPITOTLZGUSA) from 1960 to 2023 about consumer, CPI, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

Jan 24, 2022 · After many years of historically low inflation, consumer prices in the United States continued their steep ascent last month. The consumer price index, the most widely followed inflation gauge, increased 7.0% from December 2020 to December 2021 – its highest rate in nearly 40 years.

3 days ago · Overall inflation climbed 0.3% in December from the previous month, driven higher by a jump in gas prices. Monthly increases at that level, if they continued, would exceed the Fed’s target. The Commerce Department’s report also showed consumer spending rose a healthy 0.7% in December from the previous month, fueled in part by steady wage ...