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Consumer Price Index
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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):
+0.1% in Aug 2022
Unemployment Rate:
3.6% in Jun 2022
Payroll Employment:
+315,000(p) in Aug 2022
Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.10(p) in Aug 2022
Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
-0.1%(p) in Aug 2022
Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+1.3% in 2nd Qtr of 2022
Productivity:
-7.3%(r) in 1st Qtr of 2022
U.S. Import Price Index:
+0.6% in May 2022
U.S. Export Price Index:
+2.8% in May 2022
Historical Data
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News Releases
//CPI Test 09202022// CPI for all items rises 0.8% in July; gasoline, shelter, food...
09/20/2022
//CPI Test 09202022// In September, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.8 percent,
seasonally adjusted, and rose 7.9 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.5 percent in
February (SA); up 6.4 percent...
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Local and Regional CPI
Next Release
September 2022 CPI data are scheduled to be released on Tuesday, September 20, 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
Workbench Patch 732 Test 20200310 in June 2020
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 »
