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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): +0.4% in Feb 2024 News Release Historical Data

Unemployment Rate: 3.9% in Feb 2024 News Release Historical Data

Payroll Employment: +275,000(p) in Feb 2024 News Release Historical Data

Average Hourly Earnings: +$0.05(p) in Feb 2024 News Release Historical Data

Producer Price Index - Final Demand: +0.6%(p) in Feb 2024 News Release Historical Data

Employment Cost Index (ECI): +0.9% in 4th Qtr of 2023 News Release Historical Data

Productivity: +3.2% in 4th Qtr of 2023 News Release Historical Data

U.S. Import Price Index: +0.3% in Feb 2024 News Release Historical Data

U.S. Export Price Index: +0.8% in Feb 2024 News Release Historical Data

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News Releases

CPI for all items rose 0.4% in February; gasoline and shelter up

03/12/2024

In February, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 0.4 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.2 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.4 percent in February (SA); up 3.8 percent over the year (NSA).
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March 2024 CPI data are scheduled to be released on April 10, 2024, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.
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Publications

The Economics Daily

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Consumer prices up 3.1 percent from January 2023 to January 2024

Over the year ended January 2024, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 3.1 percent (not seasonally adjusted). Food prices rose 2.6 percent, while energy prices decreased 4.6 percent. Prices for all items less food and energy increased 3.9 percent from January 2023 to January 2024, compared with 6.0 percent from January 2021 to January 2022 and 5.6 percent from January 2022 to January 2023. read more »

Monthly Labor Review

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A review of recent improvements to the CPI’s housing age-bias adjustment

This article describes the most recent changes to housing age-bias adjustment in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). read more »

Spotlight on Statistics

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A Look at a Neat Industry: Distilleries

This Spotlight on Statistics reviews historical employment trends for distilleries and other components of the beverage manufacturing industry. Additionally, the Spotlight looks at trends in the number of establishments and wages for the distillery industry and compares them to trends among breweries and wineries. Finally, a look at consumer prices for distilled spirits is reviewed. read more »