We explain how measures of consumer prices are computed and what the differences are between the consumer price index (CPI) and the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index. We also explain various measures used to gauge underlying inflation, or the long-term trend in prices, such as median and trimmed-mean inflation rates and core inflation.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items Less Food and Energy in U.S. City Average (CPILFESL) from Jan 1957 to May 2025 about core, headline figure, all items, urban, consumer, CPI, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

Core consumer prices in the United States increased 2.80 percent in May of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides - United States Core Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The median CPI is a measure of inflation computed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. It ranks the components of CPI inflation and picks the one in the middle. Its construction makes it less sensitive to short-lived price fluctuations, thereby better capturing the trend in prices. Released monthly.

This table contains 11 series, with data from 1949 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). Data are presented for the current month and previous four months. Users can select other time periods that are of interest to them.

This dataset provides values for CORE CONSUMER PRICES reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

As of February 2024, the monthly percentage change in the core Consumer Price Index (CPI) was at 13.24 percent from the previous month. In February 2023, the indicator increased by 8.12 percent, in comparison to the month before. It is worth noting that core CPI is a variation from headline CPI, with the exclusion of inflation shocks that are temporary. Therefore, regulated items along with fruits and vegetables are removed from core CPI.

In 2023, the U.S. Consumer Price Index was 309.42, and is projected to increase to 352.27 by 2029. The base period was 1982-84. The monthly CPI for all urban consumers in the U.S. can be accessed here. After a time of high inflation, the U.S. inflation rateis projected fall to two percent by 2027. United States Consumer Price Index ForecastIt is projected that the CPI will continue to rise year over year, reaching 325.6 in 2027. The Consumer Price Index of all urban consumers in previous years was lower, and has risen every year since 1992, except in 2009, when the CPI went from 215.30 in 2008 to 214.54 in 2009. The monthly unadjusted Consumer Price Index was 296.17 for the month of August in 2022. The U.S. CPI measures changes in the price of consumer goods and services purchased by households and is thought to reflect inflation in the U.S. as well as the health of the economy. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics calculates the CPI and defines it as, "a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services." The BLS records the price of thousands of goods and services month by month. They consider goods and services within eight main categories: food and beverage, housing, apparel, transportation, medical care, recreation, education, and other goods and services. They aggregate the data collected in order to compare how much it would cost a consumer to buy the same market basket of goods and services within one month or one year compared with the previous month or year. Given that the CPI is used to calculate U.S. inflation, the CPI influences the annual adjustments of many financial institutions in the United States, both private and public. Wages, social security payments, and pensions are all affected by the CPI.

Graph and download economic data for Sticky Price Consumer Price Index less Food and Energy (CORESTICKM159SFRBATL) from Jan 1968 to May 2025 about sticky, core, CPI, inflation, rate, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

In 2024, the core consumer price index (CPI) in Thailand was at 105.41 index points, indicating a slight increase compared to the previous year. The core consumer price index is used to measure the changes in the price of goods and services, excluding raw food and energy.

Consumer Price Index CPI in the United States increased to 321.47 points in May from 320.80 points in April of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Consumer Price Index (CPI) - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

The "Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items Less Food & Energy" is an aggregate of prices paid by urban consumers for a typical basket of goods, excluding food and energy. This measurement, known as "Core CPI," is widely used by economists because food and energy have very volatile prices. The Bureau of Labor Statistics defines and measures the official CPI, and more information can be found in the FAQ (https://www.bls.gov/cpi/questions-and-answers.htm) or in this article (https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/pdf/cpihom.pdf).

Core Inflation Rate MoM in the United States decreased to 0.10 percent in May from 0.20 percent in April of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States Core Inflation Rate MoM.

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Services Less Energy Services in U.S. City Average (CUSR0000SASLE) from Jan 1967 to May 2025 about energy, urban, consumer, services, CPI, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

CPI Core Core in Japan increased to 3.30 percent in May from 3 percent in April of 2025. This dataset provides - Japan CPI Core Core- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Key information about Philippines Core CPI Change

• Philippines Core CPI Change was reported at 7.720 % in May 2023.
• This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.932 % for Apr 2023.
• Philippines Core CPI Change data is updated monthly, averaging 3.878 % from Jan 1995 to May 2023, with 341 observations.
• The data reached an all-time high of 11.401 % in Sep 1998 and a record low of 0.472 % in Sep 2015.
• Philippines Core CPI Change data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Core CPI: Y-o-Y Growth: Monthly: Asia.

CEIC calculates Core Consumer Price Index Growth from monthly Core Consumer Price Index. Philippine Statistics Authority provides Core Consumer Price Index with base 2018=100. Core Consumer Price Index excludes rice, corn, meat (fresh, chilled or frozen), fruit (fresh), vegetables (cultivated for their roots and fruits, fresh or dried), natural gas (liquefied or in a gaseous state) and gas oils for motor vehicles. Core Consumer Price Index Growth prior to January 2019 is calculated from Core Consumer Price Index with base 2012=100.

Key information about India Core CPI Change

• India Core CPI Change was reported at 3.954 % in Feb 2025.
• This records an increase from the previous number of 3.673 % for Jan 2025.
• India Core CPI Change data is updated monthly, averaging 5.217 % from Jan 2012 to Feb 2025, with 158 observations.
• The data reached an all-time high of 10.350 % in Jan 2012 and a record low of 3.117 % in May 2024.
• India Core CPI Change data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Core CPI: Y-o-Y Growth: Monthly.

CEIC calculates Core Consumer Price Index Growth from monthly Core Consumer Price Index. Central Statistics Office provides Core Consumer Price Index with base 2012=100.

Core consumer prices In the Euro Area increased 2.30 percent in May of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Euro Area Core Inflation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Median Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of core inflation calculated the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and the Ohio State University. Median CPI was created as a different way to get a 'Core CPI' measure, or a better measure of underlying inflation trends. To calculate the Median CPI, the Cleveland Fed analyzes the median price change of the goods and services published by the BLS. The median price change is the price change that's right in the middle of the long list of all of the price changes. This series excludes 49.5% of the CPI components with the highest and lowest one-month price changes from each tail of the price-change distribution resulting in a Median CPI Inflation Estimate.

According to research from the Cleveland Fed, the Median CPI provides a better signal of the inflation trend than either the all-items CPI or the CPI excluding food and energy. According to newer research done at the Cleveland Fed, the Median CPI is even better at PCE inflation in the near and longer term than the core PCE.

For further information, visit The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (https://www.clevelandfed.org/indicators-and-data/median-cpi#background).

Inflation Rate in the United States increased to 2.40 percent in May from 2.30 percent in April of 2025. This dataset provides - United States Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.