Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Published by Bureau of Labor Statistics | U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics | Metadata Last Checked: June 28, 2025 | Last Modified: 2019

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. Prices for the goods and services used to calculate the CPI are collected in 75 urban areas throughout the country and from about 23,000 retail and service establishments. Data on rents are collected from about 43,000 landlords or tenants. More information and details about the data provided can be found at http://www.bls.gov/cpi

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bureauCode	[ "012:20" ]
identifier	DOL-BLS-104
issued	2019-12-11
landingPage	http://www.bls.gov/cpi
programCode	[ "012:032" ]