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Labor Market Information - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
  Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Last Updated: May 16, 2013
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 2012 2013
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 2.9 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 2.9 2.0
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 2.7 1.5
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 2.3 1.1
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 1.7
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 1.7
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 1.4
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 1.7
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 2.0
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 2.2
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 1.8
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 1.7
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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 2012 2013
Jan 138.1 142.6 146.2 150.3 154.4 159.1 161.6 164.3 168.8 175.1 177.1 181.7 185.2 190.7 198.3 202.4 211.1 211.1 216.7 220.2 226.7 230.3
Feb 138.6 143.1 146.7 150.9 154.9 159.6 161.9 164.5 169.8 175.8 177.8 183.1 186.2 191.8 198.7 203.5 211.7 212.2 216.7 221.3 227.7 232.2
Mar 139.3 143.6 147.2 151.4 155.7 160.0 162.2 165.0 171.2 176.2 178.8 184.2 187.4 193.3 199.8 205.4 213.5 212.7 217.6 223.5 229.4 232.8
Apr 139.5 144.0 147.4 151.9 156.3 160.2 162.5 166.2 171.3 176.9 179.8 183.8 188.0 194.6 201.5 206.7 214.8 213.2 218.0 224.9 230.1 232.5
May 139.7 144.2 147.5 152.2 156.6 160.1 162.8 166.2 171.5 177.7 179.8 183.5 189.1 194.4 202.5 207.9 216.6 213.9 218.2 226.0 229.8
Jun 140.2 144.4 148.0 152.5 156.7 160.3 163.0 166.2 172.4 178.0 179.9 183.7 189.7 194.5 202.9 208.4 218.8 215.7 218.0 225.7 229.5
Jul 140.5 144.4 148.4 152.5 157.0 160.5 163.2 166.7 172.8 177.5 180.1 183.9 189.4 195.4 203.5 208.3 220.0 215.4 218.0 225.9 229.1
Aug 140.9 144.8 149.0 152.9 157.3 160.8 163.4 167.1 172.8 177.5 180.7 184.6 189.5 196.4 203.9 207.9 219.1 215.8 218.3 226.5 230.4
Sep 141.3 145.1 149.4 153.2 157.8 161.2 163.6 167.9 173.7 178.3 181.0 185.2 189.9 198.8 202.9 208.5 218.8 216.0 218.4 226.9 231.4
Oct 141.8 145.7 149.5 153.7 158.3 161.6 164.0 168.2 174.0 177.7 181.3 185.0 190.9 199.2 201.8 208.9 216.6 216.2 218.7 226.4 231.3
Nov 142.0 145.8 149.7 153.6 158.6 161.5 164.0 168.3 174.1 177.4 181.3 184.5 191.0 197.6 201.5 210.2 212.4 216.3 218.8 226.2 230.2
Dec 141.9 145.8 149.7 153.5 158.6 161.3 163.9 168.3 174.0 176.7 180.9 184.3 190.3 196.8 201.8 210.0 210.2 215.9 219.2 225.7 229.6
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1950 - 2013 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
2013 230.3 232.2 232.8 232.5                 231.9 +1.0%
%Change +1.6% +2.0% +1.5% +1.1%                    
2012 226.7 227.7 229.4 230.1 229.8 229.5 229.1 230.4 231.4 231.3 230.2 229.6 229.6 +2.1%
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%
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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