United States: Consumer Price Index


Consumer Price Index, All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), Monthly Data - Not Seasonally Adjusted
All Items, U.S. City Average (base year is 1982-1984=100)          
Pct. Chg.
Same Mo.
2007 to
Month 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2008
Jan 164.3 168.8 175.1 177.1 181.7 185.2 190.7 198.3 202.416 211.080 4.3%
Feb 164.5 169.8 175.8 177.8 183.1 186.2 191.8 198.7 203.499 211.693 4.0%
Mar 165.0 171.2 176.2 178.8 184.2 187.4 193.3 199.8 205.352 213.528
4.0%
Apr 166.2 171.3 176.9 179.8 183.8 188.0 194.6 201.5 206.686 due May 14
May 166.2 171.5 177.7 179.8 183.5 189.1 194.4 202.5 207.949 due Jun. 13
Jun 166.2 172.4 178.0 179.9 183.7 189.7 194.5 202.9 208.352 due Jul. 16
Jul 166.7 172.8 177.5 180.1 183.9 189.4 195.4 203.5 208.299 due Aug. 14
Aug 167.1 172.8 177.5 180.7 184.6 189.5 196.4 203.9 207.917 due Sep. 16
Sep 167.9 173.7 178.3 181.0 185.2 189.9 198.8 202.9 208.490 due Oct. 16
Oct 168.2 174.0 177.7 181.3 185.0 190.9 199.2 201.8 208.936 due Nov. 19
Nov 168.3 174.1 177.4 181.3 184.5 191.0 197.6 201.5 210.177 due Dec. 16
Dec 168.3 174.0 176.7 180.9 184.3 190.3 196.8 201.8 210.036 due Jan. 16
Annual
Average 166.6 172.2 177.1 179.9 184.0 188.9 195.3 201.6 207.342 2.8%
Note: The percent change between the annual average figure for 2007 (207.342) compared to the annual average
figure for 2006 (201.6) is 2.8%.  The Consumer Price Index is also available by region of the U.S. and by item from
the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).  The BLS CPI web site at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/home.htm allows you
to select various options. 
For the BLS section on CPI Frequently Asked Questions go to http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpifaq.htm
For the BLS Inflation Calculator go to http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Table prepared by:  Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of New Mexico.