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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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Latest Numbers

Consumer Price Index (CPI): unchanged in Oct 2023

Unemployment Rate: 3.9% in Oct 2023

Payroll Employment: +150,000(p) in Oct 2023

Average Hourly Earnings: +$0.07(p) in Oct 2023

Producer Price Index - Final Demand: -0.5%(p) in Oct 2023

Employment Cost Index (ECI): +1.1% in 3rd Qtr of 2023

Productivity: +4.7% in 3rd Qtr of 2023

U.S. Import Price Index: +0.1% in Sep 2023

U.S. Export Price Index: +0.7% in Sep 2023

News Releases

//CPI Linux Maintenance Test 11/14/2023// CPI for all items rises 0.8% in November

11/14/2023

//CPI Linux Maintenance Test 11/14/2023// The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.5 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 8.9 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted.
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Next Release

CPI data are scheduled to be released on Friday, November 17, 2023, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.

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