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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):
+0.5% in Jul 2021
Unemployment Rate:
6.1% in Apr 2021
Payroll Employment:
+850,000(p) in Jun 2021
Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.10(p) in Jun 2021
Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
+0.6%(p) in Oct 2021
Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+0.5% in 3rd Qtr of 2020
Productivity:
+5.4% in 1st Qtr of 2021
U.S. Import Price Index:
+0.3% in Sep 2020
U.S. Export Price Index:
+0.6% in Sep 2020
Historical Data
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News Releases
//CPI Windows Test 01182022// CPI for all items rises 0.5% in December; shelter; used...
01/18/2022
//CPI Windows Test 01182022// In June, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.1 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis; rising 2.5 percent over the last 12 months,
not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in January (SA); up 2.3...
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Local and Regional CPI
Next Release
January 2022 CPI data are scheduled to be released on January 18, 2022, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.
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Publications
Monthly Labor Review
Employment growth accelerates in 2018, extending a lengthy expansion
This article uses data from the Current Employment Statistics survey to examine the state of U.S. employment in 2018. read more »
Beyond the Numbers
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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 »
