Labor Market Information - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)

Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)

Last Updated: January 19, 2012

The Consumer Price Index (CPI), computed and published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. It is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors’ and dentists’ services, drugs and other goods and services that people buy for their day-to-day living.

A measure of the average change in prices over time for a set group of goods and services. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups:

(1) for all urban consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 80 percent of the total population
(2) for all urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W) which covers 32 percent of the total population.

Among the CPI components are the costs of housing, food, transportation, and energy. While the CPI is not technically a cost of living index, it is often used to indicate changes in the cost-of-living.

A recorded message providing the latest CPI data is available at 617-565-2325. For more assistance, call the Boston office of the Bureau of Labor Statistics at 617-565-2327.

Month	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Jan	2.6	3.3	2.5	2.8	2.7	3.0	1.6	1.7	2.7	3.7	1.1	2.6	1.9	3.0	4.0	2.1	4.3	0.0	2.7	1.6
Feb	2.8	3.2	2.5	2.9	2.7	3.0	1.4	1.6	3.2	3.5	1.1	3.0	1.7	3.0	3.6	2.4	4.0	0.2	2.1	2.1
Mar	3.2	3.1	2.5	2.9	2.8	2.8	1.4	1.7	3.8	2.9	1.5	3.0	1.7	3.1	3.4	2.8	3.9	-0.4	2.3	2.7
Apr	3.2	3.2	2.4	3.1	2.9	2.5	1.4	2.3	3.1	3.3	1.6	2.2	2.3	3.5	3.5	2.6	3.9	-0.7	2.3	3.2
May	3.0	3.2	2.3	3.2	2.9	2.2	1.7	2.1	3.2	3.6	1.2	2.1	3.1	2.8	4.2	2.7	4.2	-1.2	2.0	3.6
Jun	3.1	3.0	2.5	3.0	2.8	2.3	1.7	2.0	3.7	3.2	1.1	2.1	3.3	2.5	4.3	2.7	5.0	-1.4	1.1	3.6
Jul	3.2	2.8	2.8	2.8	3.0	2.2	1.7	2.1	3.7	2.7	1.5	2.1	3.0	3.2	4.1	2.4	5.6	-2.1	1.2	3.6
Aug	3.1	2.8	2.9	2.6	2.9	2.2	1.6	2.3	3.4	2.7	1.8	2.2	2.7	3.6	3.8	2.0	5.4	-1.5	1.2	3.8
Sep	3.0	2.7	3.0	2.5	3.0	2.2	1.5	2.6	3.5	2.6	1.5	2.3	2.5	4.7	2.1	2.8	4.9	-1.3	1.1	3.9
Oct	3.2	2.8	2.6	2.8	3.0	2.1	1.5	2.6	3.4	2.1	2.0	2.0	3.2	4.3	1.3	3.5	3.7	-0.2	1.2	3.5
Nov	3.0	2.7	2.7	2.6	3.3	1.8	1.5	2.6	3.4	1.9	2.2	1.8	3.5	3.5	2.0	4.3	1.0	1.8	1.2	3.4
Dec	2.9	2.7	2.7	2.5	3.3	1.7	1.6	2.7	3.4	1.6	2.4	1.9	3.3	3.4	2.5	4.1	0.1	2.7	1.5	3.0


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Month	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Jan	138.1	142.6	146.2	150.3	154.4	159.1	161.6	164.3	168.8	175.1	177.1	181.7	185.2	190.7	198.3	202.4	211.1	211.1	216.7	220.2
Feb	138.6	143.1	146.7	150.9	154.9	159.6	161.9	164.5	169.8	175.8	177.8	183.1	186.2	191.8	198.7	203.5	211.7	212.2	216.7	221.3
Mar	139.3	143.6	147.2	151.4	155.7	160.0	162.2	165.0	171.2	176.2	178.8	184.2	187.4	193.3	199.8	205.4	213.5	212.7	217.6	223.5
Apr	139.5	144.0	147.4	151.9	156.3	160.2	162.5	166.2	171.3	176.9	179.8	183.8	188.0	194.6	201.5	206.7	214.8	213.2	218.0	224.9
May	139.7	144.2	147.5	152.2	156.6	160.1	162.8	166.2	171.5	177.7	179.8	183.5	189.1	194.4	202.5	207.9	216.6	213.9	218.2	226.0
Jun	140.2	144.4	148.0	152.5	156.7	160.3	163.0	166.2	172.4	178.0	179.9	183.7	189.7	194.5	202.9	208.4	218.8	215.7	218.0	225.7
Jul	140.5	144.4	148.4	152.5	157.0	160.5	163.2	166.7	172.8	177.5	180.1	183.9	189.4	195.4	203.5	208.3	220.0	215.4	218.0	225.9
Aug	140.9	144.8	149.0	152.9	157.3	160.8	163.4	167.1	172.8	177.5	180.7	184.6	189.5	196.4	203.9	207.9	219.1	215.8	218.3	226.5
Sep	141.3	145.1	149.4	153.2	157.8	161.2	163.6	167.9	173.7	178.3	181.0	185.2	189.9	198.8	202.9	208.5	218.8	216.0	218.4	226.9
Oct	141.8	145.7	149.5	153.7	158.3	161.6	164.0	168.2	174.0	177.7	181.3	185.0	190.9	199.2	201.8	208.9	216.6	216.2	218.7	226.4
Nov	142.0	145.8	149.7	153.6	158.6	161.5	164.0	168.3	174.1	177.4	181.3	184.5	191.0	197.6	201.5	210.2	212.4	216.3	218.8	226.2
Dec	141.9	145.8	149.7	153.5	158.6	161.3	163.9	168.3	174.0	176.7	180.9	184.3	190.3	196.8	201.8	210.0	210.2	215.9	219.2	225.7


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1950 - 2011 Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
U.S. Department of Labor - Bureau of Labor Statistics (U.S. City Average All Items 1982-84=100)
Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Average	Annual Change
2011	220.2	221.3	223.5	224.9	226.0	225.7	225.9	226.5	226.9	226.4	226.2	225.7	224.9	+3.2%
%Change	+1.6%	+2.1%	+2.7%	+3.2%	+3.6%	+3.6%	+3.6%	+3.8%	+3.9%	+3.5%	+3.4%	+3.0%
2010	216.7	216.7	217.6	218.0	218.2	218.0	218.0	218.3	218.4	218.7	218.8	219.2	218.0	+1.6%
Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Average	Annual Change
2009	211.1	212.2	212.7	213.2	213.9	215.7	215.4	215.8	216.0	216.2	216.3	215.9	214.5	-0.4%
2008	211.1	211.7	213.5	214.8	216.6	218.8	220.0	219.1	218.8	216.6	212.4	210.2	215.3	+3.9%
2007	202.4	203.5	205.4	206.7	207.9	208.4	208.3	207.9	208.5	208.9	210.2	210.0	207.3	+2.8%
2006	198.3	198.7	199.8	201.5	202.5	202.9	203.5	203.9	202.9	201.8	201.5	201.8	201.6	+3.2%
2005	190.7	191.8	193.3	194.6	194.4	194.5	195.4	196.4	198.8	199.2	197.6	196.8	195.3	+3.4%
2004	185.2	186.2	187.4	188.0	189.1	189.7	189.4	189.5	189.9	190.9	191.0	190.3	188.9	+2.7%
2003	181.7	183.1	184.2	183.8	183.5	183.7	183.9	184.6	185.2	185.0	184.5	184.3	184.0	+2.3%
2002	177.1	177.8	178.8	179.8	179.8	179.9	180.1	180.7	181.0	181.3	181.3	180.9	179.9	+1.6%
2001	175.1	175.8	176.2	176.9	177.7	178.0	177.5	177.5	178.3	177.7	177.4	176.7	177.1	+2.8%
2000	168.8	169.8	171.2	171.3	171.5	172.4	172.8	172.8	173.7	174.0	174.1	174.0	172.2	+3.4%
Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Average	Annual Change
1999	164.3	164.5	165.0	166.2	166.2	166.2	166.7	167.1	167.9	168.2	168.3	168.3	166.6	+2.2%
1998	161.6	161.9	162.2	162.5	162.8	163.0	163.2	163.4	163.6	164.0	164.0	163.9	163.0	+1.6%
1997	159.1	159.6	160.0	160.2	160.1	160.3	160.5	160.8	161.2	161.6	161.5	161.3	160.5	+2.3%
1996	154.4	154.9	155.7	156.3	156.6	156.7	157.0	157.3	157.8	158.3	158.6	158.6	156.9	+3.0%
1995	150.3	150.9	151.4	151.9	152.2	152.5	152.5	152.9	153.2	153.7	153.6	153.5	152.4	+2.8%
1994	146.2	146.7	147.2	147.4	147.5	148.0	148.4	149.0	149.4	149.5	149.7	149.7	148.2	+2.6%
1993	142.6	143.1	143.6	144.0	144.2	144.4	144.4	144.8	145.1	145.7	145.8	145.8	144.5	+3.0%
1992	138.1	138.6	139.3	139.5	139.7	140.2	140.5	140.9	141.3	141.8	142.0	141.9	140.3	+3.0%
1991	134.6	134.8	135.0	135.2	135.6	136.0	136.2	136.6	137.2	137.4	137.8	137.9	136.2	+4.2%
1990	127.4	128.0	128.7	128.9	129.2	129.9	130.4	131.6	132.7	133.5	133.8	133.8	130.7	+5.4%
Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Average	Annual Change
1989	121.1	121.6	122.3	123.1	123.8	124.1	124.4	124.6	125.0	125.6	125.9	126.1	124.0	+4.8%
1988	115.7	116.0	116.5	117.1	117.5	118.0	118.5	119.0	119.8	120.2	120.3	120.5	118.3	+4.1%
1987	111.2	111.6	112.1	112.7	113.1	113.5	113.8	114.4	115.0	115.3	115.4	115.4	113.6	+3.6%
1986	109.6	109.3	108.8	108.6	108.9	109.5	109.5	109.7	110.2	110.3	110.4	110.5	109.6	+1.9%
1985	105.5	106.0	106.4	106.9	107.3	107.6	107.8	108.0	108.3	108.7	109.0	109.3	107.6	+3.6%
1984	101.9	102.4	102.6	103.1	103.4	103.7	104.1	104.5	105.0	105.3	105.3	105.3	103.9	+4.3%
1983	97.8	97.9	97.9	98.6	99.2	99.5	99.9	100.2	100.7	101.0	101.2	101.3	99.6	+3.2%
1982	94.3	94.6	94.5	94.9	95.8	97.0	97.5	97.7	97.9	98.2	98.0	97.6	96.5	+6.2%
1981	87.0	87.9	88.5	89.1	89.8	90.6	91.6	92.3	93.2	93.4	93.7	94.0	90.9	+10.3%
1980	77.8	78.9	80.1	81.0	81.8	82.7	82.7	83.3	84.0	84.8	85.5	86.3	82.4	+13.5%
Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Average	Annual Change
1979	68.3	69.1	69.8	70.6	71.5	72.3	73.1	73.8	74.6	75.2	75.9	76.7	72.6	+11.3%
1978	62.5	62.9	63.4	63.9	64.5	65.2	65.7	66.0	66.5	67.1	67.4	67.7	65.2	+7.6%
1977	58.5	59.1	59.5	60.0	60.3	60.7	61.0	61.2	61.4	61.6	61.9	62.1	60.6	+6.5%
1976	55.6	55.8	55.9	56.1	56.5	56.8	57.1	57.4	57.6	57.9	58.0	58.2	56.9	+5.8%
1975	52.1	52.5	52.7	52.9	53.2	53.6	54.2	54.3	54.6	54.9	55.3	55.5	53.8	+9.1%
1974	46.6	47.2	47.8	48.0	48.6	49.0	49.4	50.0	50.6	51.1	51.5	51.9	49.3	+11.0%
1973	42.6	42.9	43.3	43.6	43.9	44.2	44.3	45.1	45.2	45.6	45.9	46.2	44.4	+6.2%
1972	41.1	41.3	41.4	41.5	41.6	41.7	41.9	42.0	42.1	42.3	42.4	42.5	41.8	+3.2%
1971	39.8	39.9	40.0	40.1	40.3	40.6	40.7	40.7	40.8	40.9	40.9	41.1	40.5	+4.4%
1970	37.8	38.0	38.2	38.5	38.6	38.8	39.0	39.0	39.2	39.4	39.6	39.8	38.8	+5.7%
Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Average	Annual Change
1969	35.6	35.8	36.1	36.3	36.4	36.6	36.8	37.0	37.1	37.3	37.5	37.7	36.7	+5.5%
1968	34.1	34.2	34.3	34.4	34.5	34.7	34.9	35.0	35.1	35.3	35.4	35.5	34.8	+4.2%
1967	32.9	32.9	33.0	33.1	33.2	33.3	33.4	33.5	33.6	33.7	33.8	33.9	33.4	+3.1%
1966	31.8	32.0	32.1	32.3	32.3	32.4	32.5	32.7	32.7	32.9	32.9	32.9	32.4	+2.9%
1965	31.2	31.2	31.3	31.4	31.4	31.6	31.6	31.6	31.6	31.7	31.7	31.8	31.5	+1.6%
1964	30.9	30.9	30.9	30.9	30.9	31.0	31.1	31.0	31.1	31.1	31.2	31.2	31.0	+1.3%
1963	30.4	30.4	30.5	30.5	30.5	30.6	30.7	30.7	30.7	30.8	30.8	30.9	30.6	+1.3%
1962	30.0	30.1	30.1	30.2	30.2	30.2	30.3	30.3	30.4	30.4	30.4	30.4	30.2	+1.0%
1961	29.8	29.8	29.8	29.8	29.8	29.8	30.0	29.9	30.0	30.0	30.0	30.0	29.9	+1.0%
1960	29.3	29.4	29.4	29.5	29.5	29.6	29.6	29.6	29.6	29.8	29.8	29.8	29.6	+1.7%
Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Average	Annual Change
1959	29.0	28.9	28.9	29.0	29.0	29.1	29.2	29.2	29.3	29.4	29.4	29.4	29.1	+0.7%
1958	28.6	28.6	28.8	28.9	28.9	28.9	29.0	28.9	28.9	28.9	29.0	28.9	28.9	+2.8%
1957	27.6	27.7	27.8	27.9	28.0	28.1	28.3	28.3	28.3	28.3	28.4	28.4	28.1	+3.3%
1956	26.8	26.8	26.8	26.9	27.0	27.2	27.4	27.3	27.4	27.5	27.5	27.6	27.2	+1.5%
1955	26.7	26.7	26.7	26.7	26.7	26.7	26.8	26.8	26.8	26.8	26.8	26.9	26.8	-0.4%
1954	26.9	26.9	26.9	26.8	26.9	26.9	26.9	26.9	26.8	26.8	26.8	26.7	26.9	+0.7%
1953	26.5	26.6	26.5	26.6	26.7	26.8	26.8	26.9	26.9	27.0	26.9	26.9	26.7	+0.8%
1952	26.5	26.3	26.3	26.4	26.4	26.5	26.7	26.7	26.7	26.7	26.7	26.7	26.5	+1.9%
1951	25.4	25.7	25.8	25.8	25.9	25.9	25.9	25.9	26.1	26.2	26.4	26.5	26.0	+7.9%
1950	23.5	23.5	23.6	23.6	23.7	23.8	24.1	24.3	24.4	24.6	24.7	25.0	24.1


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