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.

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.

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This dataset gives information on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for food is a component of the all-items CPI. The CPI measures the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative market basket of consumer goods and services. While the all-items CPI measures the price changes for all consumer goods and services, including food, the CPI for food measures the changes in the retail prices of food items only.

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.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures over time the prices of goods and services in major expenditure categories typically purchased by urban consumers. The expenditure categories include food, housing, apparel, transportation, and medical care. Essentially, the Index measures consumer purchasing power by comparing the cost of a fixed set of goods and services (called a market basket) in a specific month relative to the cost of the same market basket in an earlier reference period, designated as the base period. The CPI is calculated for two population groups: urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W) and all urban consumers (CPI-U). The CPI-W population includes those urban families with clerical workers, sales workers, craft workers, operatives, service workers, or laborers in the family unit and is representative of the prices paid by about 40 percent of the United States population. The CPI-U population consists of all urban households (including professional and salaried workers, part-time workers, the self-employed, the unemployed, and retired persons) and is representative of the prices paid by about 80 percent of the United States population. Both populations specifically exclude persons in the military, in institutions, and all persons living outside of urban areas (such as farm families). National indexes for both populations are available for about 350 consumer items and groups of items. In addition, over 100 of the indexes have been adjusted for seasonality. The indexes are monthly with some beginning in 1913. Area indexes are available for 27 urban places. For each area, indexes are presented for about 65 items and groups. The area indexes are produced monthly for 5 areas, bimonthly for 10 areas, and semiannually for 12 urban areas. Regional indexes are available for four regions with about 95 items and groups per region. Beginning with January 1987, regional indexes are monthly, with some beginning as early as 1966. City-size indexes are available for four size classes with about 95 items and groups per class. Beginning with January 1987, these indexes are monthly and most begin in 1977. Regional and city-size indexes are available cross-classified by region and city-size class. For each of the 13 cross-classifications, about 60 items and groups are available. Beginning with January 1987, these indexes are monthly and most begin in 1977. Each index record includes a series identification code that specifies the sample (either all urban consumers or urban wage earners and clerical workers), seasonality (either seasonally adjusted or unadjusted), periodicity (either semiannual or regular), geographic area, index base period, and item number of the index.

description: The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, was introduced with the release of July data in August 2002. Designated the C-CPI-U, the index supplements the existing Consumer Price Indexes already produced by the BLS: the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). The C-CPI-U employs a Tornqvist formula and utilizes expenditure data in adjacent time periods in order to reflect the effect of any substitution that consumers make across item categories in response to changes in relative prices. The new measure is designed to be a closer approximation to a "cost-of-living" index than the present measures. The use of expenditure data for both a base period and the current period in order to average price change across item categories distinguishes the C-CPI-U from the existing CPI measures, which use only a single expenditure base period to compute the price change over time.; abstract: The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, was introduced with the release of July data in August 2002. Designated the C-CPI-U, the index supplements the existing Consumer Price Indexes already produced by the BLS: the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). The C-CPI-U employs a Tornqvist formula and utilizes expenditure data in adjacent time periods in order to reflect the effect of any substitution that consumers make across item categories in response to changes in relative prices. The new measure is designed to be a closer approximation to a "cost-of-living" index than the present measures. The use of expenditure data for both a base period and the current period in order to average price change across item categories distinguishes the C-CPI-U from the existing CPI measures, which use only a single expenditure base period to compute the price change over time.

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.

Hong Kong Composite Consumer Price Index (CPI): Netting out Effect of Govt One-off Relief Measure data was reported at 129.300 Oct2009-Sep2010=100 in Dec 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 129.100 Oct2009-Sep2010=100 for Nov 2016. Hong Kong Composite Consumer Price Index (CPI): Netting out Effect of Govt One-off Relief Measure data is updated monthly, averaging 111.350 Oct2009-Sep2010=100 from Jan 2007 (Median) to Dec 2016, with 120 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 129.300 Oct2009-Sep2010=100 in Dec 2016 and a record low of 92.800 Oct2009-Sep2010=100 in Jan 2007. Hong Kong Composite Consumer Price Index (CPI): Netting out Effect of Govt One-off Relief Measure data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Census and Statistics Department. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong – Table HK.I005: Composite Consumer Price Index: 10/09-9/10=100. Rebased from Oct2009-Sep2010=100 to Oct2014-Sep2015=100 Replacement series ID: 376227077

This table contains 18 series, with data starting from 1979 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...) Alternative measures (18 items: Consumer Price Index (CPI) excluding food; energy and the effect of indirect taxes; seasonally adjusted; Consumer Price Index (CPI) excluding the effect of indirect taxes; seasonally adjusted; Consumer Price Index (CPI) excluding the effect of indirect taxes; Consumer Price Index (CPI) excluding food; energy and the effect of indirect taxes ...).

Hong Kong Composite Consumer Price Index (CPI): Netting out Effect of Govt One-off Relief Measure(NE) data was reported at 108.900 Oct2014-Sep2015=100 in Oct 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 108.700 Oct2014-Sep2015=100 for Sep 2018. Hong Kong Composite Consumer Price Index (CPI): Netting out Effect of Govt One-off Relief Measure(NE) data is updated monthly, averaging 93.350 Oct2014-Sep2015=100 from Jan 2007 to Oct 2018, with 142 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 108.900 Oct2014-Sep2015=100 in Oct 2018 and a record low of 75.400 Oct2014-Sep2015=100 in Jan 2007. Hong Kong Composite Consumer Price Index (CPI): Netting out Effect of Govt One-off Relief Measure(NE) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Census and Statistics Department. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong SAR – Table HK.I001: Composite Consumer Price Index: 10/14-9/15=100.

In November 2024, the seasonally adjusted consumer price index (CPI) for food and beverages in the United States was 330.9. The CPI for food and beverages in the country in the same period in 2021 amounted to 284.7. The data represents city averages in the United States. 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 average consumer price index in the Dominican Republic was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 28.5 points (+22.17 percent). After the twenty-second consecutive increasing year, the index is estimated to reach 157.07 points and therefore a new peak in 2029. Notably, the annual average consumer price index was continuously increasing over the past years.As defined by the International Monetary Fund, this indicator measures inflation on the basis of the average consumer price index. This index measure expresses a country's average level of prices based on a typical basket of consumer goods and services during a certain year. Typically a reference year exists for which a value of 100 had been assigned.Find more statistics on other topics about the Dominican Republic with key insights such as the annual change in exports of trade goods and services, the unemployment rate, and the gross domestic product (GDP) per capita (in PPP dollars).

Hong Kong SAR (China) CPI (B): Netting out Effect of Govt One-off Relief Measure:YoY data was reported at 1.100 % in Nov 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.000 % for Oct 2021. Hong Kong SAR (China) CPI (B): Netting out Effect of Govt One-off Relief Measure:YoY data is updated monthly, averaging 2.600 % from Jan 2007 to Nov 2021, with 179 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.900 % in Jan 2012 and a record low of -0.500 % in Jan 2021. Hong Kong SAR (China) CPI (B): Netting out Effect of Govt One-off Relief Measure:YoY data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Census and Statistics Department. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong SAR (China) – Table HK.I049: Consumer Price Index (B): 10/19-9/20=100: YoY% Change.

Costa Rica CR: Consumer Price Index (CPI): YoY data was reported at 2.717 % in Dec 2026. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.646 % for Sep 2026. Costa Rica CR: Consumer Price Index (CPI): YoY data is updated quarterly, averaging 9.939 % from Mar 1977 (Median) to Dec 2026, with 200 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 103.894 % in Sep 1982 and a record low of -2.616 % in Sep 2023. Costa Rica CR: Consumer Price Index (CPI): YoY 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 Costa Rica – Table CR.OECD.EO: Consumer and Wholesale Price Index: Forecast: OECD Member: Quarterly. CPI_YTYPCT- Headline inflation The CPI year-on-year changes is a measure of inflation

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Indonesia ID: Consumer Price Index (CPI): YoY: Single Hit Scenario data was reported at 2.765 % in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.465 % for 2020. Indonesia ID: Consumer Price Index (CPI): YoY: Single Hit Scenario data is updated yearly, averaging 6.295 % from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2021, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 58.451 % in 1998 and a record low of 2.465 % in 2020. Indonesia ID: Consumer Price Index (CPI): YoY: Single Hit Scenario 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 Indonesia – Table ID.OECD.EO: Consumer and Wholesale Price Index: Forecast: Non OECD Member: Annual. CPI_YTYPCT- Headline inflation The CPI year-on-year changes is a measure of inflationData are seasonally adjusted by the OECD; Composite Consumer Price Index of 82 Cities (2012=100)

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) provides a statistical measure of the conjunctural evolution of the set of prices of goods and services consumed by the resident population in family homes. The set of goods and services, which make up the shopping basket, is basically obtained from the consumption of families and the importance of each of them in the calculation of the CPI is determined by said consumption. It offers both a general index and a price index by groups of products or services, both for the national as a whole and for La Rioja; annual averages and also changes or increases between reference periods are disseminated.

This article describes CPIH - the new, additional measure of Consumer Price Inflation including owner occupiers' housing costs (OOH). The rental equivalence approach is used to measure OOH. The accompanying Excel file includes a back series for CPIH from 2005 to 2012.

Source agency: Office for National Statistics

Designation: National Statistics

Language: English

Alternative title: New CPIH measure of Consumer Price Inflation