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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 Jan 2025
Unemployment Rate:
4.1% in Dec 2024
Payroll Employment:
+256,000(p) in Dec 2024
Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.10(p) in Dec 2024
Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
+0.2%(p) in Dec 2024
Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+1.1% in 3rd Qtr of 2023
Productivity:
+3.5%(r) in 2nd Qtr of 2023
U.S. Import Price Index:
+0.3% in Oct 2024
U.S. Export Price Index:
+0.8% in Oct 2024
Historical Data
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News Releases
//CPI Resilio Test 2/21/2025// CPI for all items rises 0.8% in January
02/21/2025
//CPI Resilio Test 2/21/2025// The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 0.5 percent.
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Local and Regional CPI
Next Release
CPI data are scheduled to be released on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 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 »
