Get Cpi-U - Us City Average

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.

For example, if you spend a larger-than-average share of your budget on medical expenses, and medical care costs are increasing more rapidly than the cost of other items in the CPI market basket, your personal rate of inflation may exceed the increase in the CPI.

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 1.6 percent for the 12 months ending June 2019, a smaller increase than the 1.8-percent rise for the period ending May. Prices for all items less food and energy rose 2.1 percent over the last 12 months, and food prices increased 1.9 percent.

The weighted average of the prices of goods and services that approximates an individual's consumption patterns is used to calculate CPI. ... It is based upon the index average for the period from 1982 through 1984 (inclusive) which was set to 100.

Consumer Price Index increased 1.7 percent for year ending September 2019. From September 2018 to September 2019, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 1.7 percent, the same increase as for the 12 months ending in August 2019. Created with Highcharts 6.1.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.9% this quarter. Over the twelve months to the December 2020 quarter the CPI rose 0.9%.

The all items CPI-U rose 1.4 percent in 2020. This was smaller than the 2019 increase of 2.3 percent and the smallest December-to-December increase since the 0.7-percent rise in 2015. The index rose at a 1.7- percent average annual rate over the last 10 years.

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 1.4 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 260.474 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index increased 0.1 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.

Headline consumer price index (CPI for all urban areas)Annual consumer price inflation was 4,6% in February 2020, up from 4,5% in January 2020. The consumer price index increased by 1,0% month-on-month in February 2020.

What is the difference between the CPI-U and the CPI-W? The CPI-U is a more general index and seeks to track retail prices as they affect all urban consumers. ... The CPI-W is a more specialized index and seeks to track retail prices as they affect urban hourly wage earners and clerical workers.