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. Prices for the goods and services used to calculate the CPI are collected in 75 urban areas throughout the country and from about 23,000 retail and service establishments. Data on rents are collected from about 43,000 landlords or tenants.

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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.

This data package includes the underlying data to replicate the charts, tables, and calculations presented in Modernizing price measurement and evaluating recent critiques of the consumer price index, PIIE Working Paper 25-3.

If you use the data, please cite as:

Sichel, Daniel E., and Christopher Mackie. 2025. Modernizing price measurement and evaluating recent critiques of the consumer price index. PIIE Working Paper 25-3. Washington: Peterson Institute for International Economics.

This data is a portion of a larger dataset, composed by over 120 million data points, collected by Starsift LLC for the Grocerybear Project (www.grocerybear.com) every day between January 2017 and May 2018 for over 50,000 unique items in about 750 commercial categories for eleven US cities: Boise, Honolulu, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Orlando, Phoenix, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington DC. This dataset is composed by 5 csv files, one for each CPI-U Entry Level Item disclosed: Apples, Bread, Butter, Cigarettes, and Coffee. Each file presents the following columns: Year, Month, Product name, Product code, City, Store Chain, Average price in the month. Store chains have been anonymized. This project also includes an R file to calculate sub-national consumer price indexes using the Time-interaction-Region Product Dummy (TiRPD) model.

Core inflation indices, calculated by excluding certain components from CPI, 2011-2018

In 2024, the consumer price index (CPI) was 315.61. Data represents U.S. city averages. The monthly inflation rate for the United States can be found here. United States urban Consumer Price Index (CPI) The U.S. Consumer Price Index is a measure of change in the price of consumer goods and services purchased by households. The CPI is defined by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics 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." To calculate the CPI, the Bureau of Labor Statistics considers the price of goods and services from various categories: housing, transportation, apparel, food & beverage, medical care, recreation, education and other/uncategorized. The CPI is a useful measure, as it indicates how the cost of urban living in the United States has changed over time, compared to a base period. CPI is also used to calculate inflation, or change in the purchasing power of money. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. urban CPI has been rising steadily since 1992. As of 2023, the CPI was 304.7, up from 233 ten years earlier and up from 184 twenty years earlier. This indicates the extent to which, compared to a base period 1982-1984 = 100, the price of various goods and services has risen.

Consumer price indexes (CPIs) are index numbers that measure changes in the prices of goods and services purchased or otherwise acquired by households, which households use directly, or indirectly, to satisfy their own needs and wants. In practice, most CPIs are calculated as weighted averages of the percentage price changes for a specified set, or ‘‘basket’’, of consumer products, the weights reflecting their relative importance in household consumption in some period. CPIs are widely used to index pensions and social security benefits. CPIs are also used to index other payments, such as interest payments or rents, or the prices of bonds. CPIs are also commonly used as a proxy for the general rate of inflation, even though they measure only consumer inflation. They are used by some governments or central banks to set inflation targets for purposes of monetary policy. The price data collected for CPI purposes can also be used to compile other indices, such as the price indices used to deflate household consumption expenditures in national accounts, or the purchasing power parities used to compare real levels of consumption in different countries.

In an effort to further coordinate and harmonize the collection of CPI data, the international organizations agreed that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) would assume responsibility for the international collection and dissemination of national CPI data. Under this data collection initiative, countries are reporting the aggregate all items index; more detailed indexes and weights for 12 subgroups of consumption expenditure (according to the so-called COICOP-classification), and detailed metadata. These detailed data represent a valuable resource for data users throughout the world and this portal would not be possible without the ongoing cooperation of all reporting countries. In this effort, the OECD collects and validates the data for their member countries, including accession and key partner countries, whereas the IMF takes care of the collection of data for all other countries.

In January 2025, the unadjusted consumer price index (CPI) of all items for urban consumers in the United States amounted to about 317.67. The data represents U.S. city averages. The base period was 1982-84=100. The CPI is defined by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics 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 annual consumer price index for urban consumers in the U.S. can be accessed here. Consumer Price Index The Consumer Price Index (CPI) began in 1919 under the Bureau of Labor Statistics and is published every month. The CPI for all urban consumers includes urban households in Metropolitan Statistical Areas and regions with over 2,500 inhabitants, as well as non-farm consumers living in rural regions. This index was established in 1978 and includes about 80 percent of the U.S. population. The monthly CPI of urban consumers in the United States increased from 292.3 in May 2022 to 304.13 in 2023. Inflation tends not to impact everyone equally for a variety of reasons, including geography - CPI often differs between regions, with a high of 287.49 in the Western region as of 2021. There are also disparities in inflation between income quartiles, in which inflation is generally felt more heavily by lower income households. The annual CPI in the United States has increased steadily over the past two decades, from 140.3 in 1992 to 292.56 in 2022. A forecast of the CPI expects this positive trend to continue, reaching 325.6 by 2027. As of March 2023, the CPI of the nation’s education had increased by 3.5 percent. Further, in the same month costs of recreation, rent, housing, medical care, and food and beverages, gasoline, and transportation increased. Comparatively, the CPI in Hong Kong reached 103.3 in 2022.

This table contains figures on the price movements of a package of goods and services purchased by an average Dutch household. This is called the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The table also shows the derived consumer price index: this is the CPI that removes the impact of changes in the rates of taxes on products (e.g. VAT and excise duties on alcohol and tobacco) and subsidies and of taxes on consumption (e.g. motor vehicle taxes).

In addition, the table shows the monthly and annual changes in the CPI. The annual rate of change in total expenditure is an important indicator of inflation. These figures can be viewed across 337 product groups. There are also 34 aggregations of product groups (special aggregates) in the table. For each product group, you can also find out how much the Dutch consumer spends on it in relation to his total expenditure. This is called the weighting coefficient. The total weighting is 100,000.

Figures of the CPI are published every month. In addition, an annual figure will be published at the end of the year. The CPI of a calendar year is calculated as the average of the 12-month indices of that year.

Data available from: January 1996.

Status of figures: Rapid estimate figures are published immediately at the end of a reporting month or shortly thereafter. The rapid estimate provides figures for the year-on-year and month-on-month changes in the main level of the CPI and a number of special aggregates. These figures are calculated on the basis of incomplete source data. These numbers are not suitable for indexing. Therefore, the rapid estimate does not publish indices. The changes in the rapid estimate are characterised as preliminary.

The rapid estimate is followed by the first publication of all indices and changes for the month under review. These figures are also provisional. A month later, the figures for the same reporting month become final. Differences between provisional and final indices are due to met source data.

Changes compared to the previous version: Data for a new period has been added and/or adjustments have been made.

Changes as of 8 February 2024: From the reporting month of January 2024, a price development will be published for spending category 063000 Hospital services. This new index series is based on December 2023. This means that the index level of 100 corresponds to the price level as measured on December 2023. Previously, an index for the same spending category was also published between 2006 and 2009. That index series had as base year 2006=100, and stopped after December 2009. The current series will start again at 100 as of December 2023.

Changes as of 1 June 2016: Data for the period 1996 to January 2015 have been added for all series. In order to get an overall picture, the existing series have been extended to include the spending categories that have been discontinued for the period 2015.

These are the categories of expenditure: 2006=100: - 011320 Frozen fish - 031100 Clothing fabrics - 031420 Repair and rental services of clothing - 032200 Repair and rental services of shoes - 043210 Plumber services - 043230 Heating maintenance - 043250 Carpentry services - 043290 Ov. maintenance services home - 051300 Repair of furniture and the like - 053190 Other large household appliances - 063000 Hospital services - 091420 Unrecorded data carriers - 094240 Hire of equipment for culture - 096010 Package holidays inland 2000=100: - 134000 Property tax

Because these series do not have a base year 2015=100, the base year 2006=100 or 2000=100 has been used for this purpose. Where there is a different base year, this is explicitly included in the explanatory memorandum.

When will there be new figures? The figures for the rapid estimate shall be published on the last working day of the month to which the figures refer, or shortly thereafter.

The new indices are usually published between the first and second Thursday of the month following the month under review. The indices of the previous reporting month will then become definitive.

All publication times of the CPI are published on the publicatieplanning.

The Consumer Price Index in the United States increased 0.20 percent in February of 2025 over the previous month. This dataset provides - United States Inflation Rate MoM - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Key information about US Consumer Price Index CPI growth

• US Consumer Price Index (CPI) growth was measured at 2.8 % YoY in Feb 2025, compared with a rate of 3.0 % in the previous month.
• US Consumer Price Index growth data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1948 to Feb 2025, with an averaged number of 2.9 % YoY.
• The data reached an all-time high of 14.6 % YoY in Mar 1980 and a record low of -3.0 % YoY in Aug 1949.

Consumer Price Index CPI in India decreased to 192.50 points in February from 193.40 points in January of 2025. This dataset provides - India Consumer Price Index (CPI) - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Measures of monthly UK inflation data including CPIH, CPI and RPI. These tables complement the consumer price inflation time series dataset.

Monthly indexes and percentage changes for major components and special aggregates of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), not seasonally adjusted, for Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit. Data are presented for the corresponding month of the previous year, the previous month and the current month. The base year for the index is 2002=100.

This table includes figures on year-on-year developments of expenditure categories of the Harmonised consumer price index (HICP). This table also contains the weighting coefficient. The weighting coefficient shows how much consumers in the Netherlands spend on a product group in relation to their total expenditure.

Furthermore, the table shows the contribution and impact of HICP categories. The contributions of the separate groups add up to the total annual rate of change and show the share of price increases. The impact, on the other hand, answers the question how much higher or lower the annual rate of change would have been, if a specific category would not have been taken into account in calculation. These figures are shown for 139 product groups. Furthermore, 34 combinations of product groups (special aggregates) are displayed.

HICP figures are published every month. In addition, an annual figure is published at the end of the year. The HICP of a calendar year is calculated as the average of the indices of the twelve months of that year.

Data available from: January 2016.

Status of the figures: The HICP figures in this table are in most cases final immediately upon publication. The figures of the HICP are only marked as provisional in the second publication if it is already known at the time of publication that data are still incomplete, a revision is expected in a later month, or in special circumstances such as the corona crisis.

In most cases, all requested price information is known to Statistics Netherlands when the results are published and no adjustment is made later. However, sometimes certain price information is not available in time and the outcome can be adjusted later. HICP results can then always be revised together with the CPI results, even if they were not published as provisional in the previous month. CPI results are marked as provisional when the index figures are first published, the figures are final the following month.

Changes compared with previous version: Data on the most recent period have been added and/or adjustments have been implemented.

Changes as of 23 January 2025: Starting in the reporting month of January 2024, a price change is published for expenditure category 063000 Hospital Services. The baseline month for this index series is December 2023. Starting from the reporting month of December 2024 a year-on-year change, contribution and impact can be determined. The figures of 2024 for this category have been added to the table.

Changes as of 9 June 2022: The unit of the contribution to annual rate of change and the impact on the annual rate of change has been adjusted to 'percentage point'. Previously, the unit was incorrectly referred to as 'percent' in the table.

When will new figures be published? New figures will usually be published between the first and second Thursday of the month following on the reporting month.

All CPI and HICP publications are announced on the publication calendar.

Consumer Price Index CPI in Egypt increased to 239.20 points in January from 235.60 points in December of 2024. This dataset provides - Egypt Consumer Price Index (CPI) - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Key information about Kenya Consumer Price Index CPI growth

• Kenya Consumer Price Index (CPI) growth was measured at 3.0 % YoY in Dec 2024, compared with a rate of 2.8 % in the previous month.
• Kenya Consumer Price Index growth data is updated monthly, available from Mar 1963 to Dec 2024, with an averaged number of 8.0 % YoY.
• The data reached an all-time high of 61.5 % YoY in Jan 1994 and a record low of -3.7 % YoY in Apr 1995.

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Israel IL: Consumer Price Index (CPI): Local Source Base Year: Recreation and Culture data was reported at 107.900 2020=100 in Dec 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 109.933 2020=100 for Sep 2022. Israel IL: Consumer Price Index (CPI): Local Source Base Year: Recreation and Culture data is updated quarterly, averaging 104.367 2020=100 from Mar 1985 (Median) to Dec 2022, with 152 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 114.900 2020=100 in Sep 1999 and a record low of 10.633 2020=100 in Mar 1985. Israel IL: Consumer Price Index (CPI): Local Source Base Year: Recreation and Culture data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Israel – Table IL.OECD.MEI: Consumer Price Index: COICOP 1999: OECD Member: Quarterly. The CPI measures the change in prices which consumer pay for fixed market basket of consumption goods and services. Price coverage: Prices include applicable taxes (VAT) and fees on the products at the time of sale. Cash payments are the basis for the price survey. Monthly installment payment and credit card interest are excluded. Price collection procedure: The data collection methods are adapted according to the specific characteristics of the CPI classes. The main price surveys are: Computer Assisted Telephone Interviews (CATI), conducted by the CBS staff at the central office; Computer Assisted Personal Interviews (CAPI) by field collectors with handheld personal computers (HPC) and Direct Data Entry (DDE) into the database. Also for some special items Internet is used either in parallel with CAPI or as a part of DDE collection. The CPI includes a measure of rented housing Owner Occupied Housing (OOH) is included in the CPI and is calculated using rental equivalent method. The method for imputation of OOH is based on stratified average prices of contracts that are subject to renewal. In order to reduce variance in the monthly series, two month moving averages are compared each month. However, the method for OOH still leaves room for quality differences to play role in month-to-month average price changes. The method relies on successful stratification of apartments to groups whose relative price changes are as similar as possible. While the stratification is based on apartment location and number of rooms, some quality characteristics may experience month-to-month variation. Treatment of own account production is not included Goods and services sold illegally, second hand goods, goods and services partially or totally subsidized by the government and financial transactions are not included. Insurance: Insurance of personal transport and Health insurance (private and provided by the Government) are included. Treatment of missing items: Price changes for missing observations are imputed based on the price movements of other observations of the same item. Selection of replacement items: Products that become permantely unavailable are replaced in the sample and enumerators select a replacement possessing as many of the same quality characteristics as possible. Prices from previous period are sought for the replacement item for linking purpose. Treatment of quality change: There are two types of replacement approach: comparable and non-comparable. If a new product possesses the previously defined important characteristics of the old product, the new product is defined as comparable and a minor quality change is regarded as price change. Otherwise, if a significant quality change is introduced, the new product is defined as not comparable. The breakage in price series is treated by the linking method. Explicit quality adjustments are usually not performed. Hedonic methods are being considered but not yet implemented. In some cases, where the product cycle is short and new versions with improved quality characteristics are frequently introduced, the overlap method may give biased estimates. Introduction of new products: New items are introduced when the market basket is updated. New products are introduced into the sample as they gain significant market share. Business and professional periodicles are closely followed to gain information on new products that are gaining consumer demand. Seasonal items: Missing prices for seasonal products are imputed. Certain procedures are in place to avoid too early reintroduction of seasonal products back to the index. For price changes a bridge method is used when the items are reintroduced to the collection. Index series are also calculated and released in seasonally adjusted form.; Index series starts in November 1985

Inflation Rate in Pakistan decreased to 1.50 percent in February from 2.40 percent in January of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Pakistan Inflation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.