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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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Charts

12-month percentage change, Consumer Price Index, selected categories, March 2024, not seasonally adjusted
Category	12-month percent change, Mar 2024
All items	3.5%
Food	2.2%
Food at home	1.2%
Cereals and bakery products	0.2%
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	1.3%
Dairy and related products	-1.9%
Fruits and vegetables	2.0%
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials	2.4%
Other food at home	1.4%
Food away from home	4.2%
Full service meals and snacks	3.2%
Limited service meals and snacks	5.0%
Energy	2.1%
Energy commodities	0.9%
Fuel oil	-3.7%
Gasoline (all types)	1.3%
Energy services	3.1%
Electricity	5.0%
Natural gas (piped)	-3.2%
All items less food and energy	3.8%
Commodities less food and energy commodities	-0.7%
Apparel	0.4%
New vehicles	-0.1%
Used cars and trucks	-2.2%
Medical care commodities	2.5%
Alcoholic beverages	2.4%
Tobacco and smoking products	6.8%
Services less energy services	5.4%
Shelter	5.7%
Rent of primary residence	5.7%
Owners' equivalent rent of residences	5.9%
Medical care services	2.1%
Physicians' services	0.7%
Hospital services	7.5%
Transportation services	10.7%
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair	8.2%
Motor vehicle insurance	22.2%
Airline fare	-7.1%

Latest Numbers

Consumer Price Index (CPI): +0.4% in Mar 2024

Unemployment Rate: 3.8% in Mar 2024

Payroll Employment: +303,000(p) in Mar 2024

Average Hourly Earnings: +$0.12(p) in Mar 2024

Producer Price Index - Final Demand: +0.2%(p) in Mar 2024

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

Productivity: +3.2% in 4th Qtr of 2023

U.S. Import Price Index: +0.4% in Mar 2024

U.S. Export Price Index: +0.3% in Mar 2024

News Releases

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

04/10/2024

In March, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 0.4 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.5 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.4 percent in March (SA); up 3.8 percent over the year (NSA).
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Next Release

April 2024 CPI data are scheduled to be released on May 15, 2024, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.

The Economics Daily

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