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January 2023 CPI weight update

Starting with January 2023 data, the BLS plans to update weights annually for the Consumer Price Index based on a single calendar year of data, using consumer expenditure data from 2021. This reflects a change from prior practice of updating weights biennially using two years of expenditure data.

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.

Notices

Consumer Price Index and some average price data in the Midwest region, Size class A, Midwest Size Class A, East North Central and Chicago areas for June through September 2022 and in the Miami area for only September 2022 were recently updated in the database. These data were corrected on 11/21/2022. For more information, see the errata page. Read More »

Charts

12-month percentage change, Consumer Price Index, selected categories, October 2022, not seasonally adjusted
Category	12-month percent change, Oct 2022
All items	7.7%
Food	10.9%
Food at home	12.4%
Cereals and bakery products	15.9%
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	8.0%
Dairy and related products	15.5%
Fruits and vegetables	9.3%
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials	12.7%
Other food at home	15.4%
Food away from home	8.6%
Full service meals and snacks	9.0%
Limited service meals and snacks	7.1%
Energy	17.6%
Energy commodities	19.3%
Fuel oil	68.5%
Gasoline (all types)	17.5%
Energy services	15.6%
Electricity	14.1%
Natural gas (piped)	20.0%
All items less food and energy	6.3%
Commodities less food and energy commodities	5.1%
Apparel	4.1%
New vehicles	8.4%
Used cars and trucks	2.0%
Medical care commodities	3.1%
Alcoholic beverages	5.0%
Tobacco and smoking products	6.6%
Services less energy services	6.7%
Shelter	6.9%
Rent of primary residence	7.5%
Owners' equivalent rent of residences	6.9%
Medical care services	5.4%
Physicians' services	1.8%
Hospital services
Transportation services	15.2%
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair	10.3%
Motor vehicle insurance	12.9%
Airline fare	42.9%

Latest Numbers

Consumer Price Index (CPI): +0.4% in Oct 2022

Unemployment Rate: 3.7% in Nov 2022

Payroll Employment: +263,000(p) in Nov 2022

Average Hourly Earnings: +$0.18(p) in Nov 2022

Producer Price Index - Final Demand: +0.2%(p) in Oct 2022

Employment Cost Index (ECI): +1.2% in 3rd Qtr of 2022

Productivity: +0.3% in 3rd Qtr of 2022

U.S. Import Price Index: -0.2% in Oct 2022

U.S. Export Price Index: -0.3% in Oct 2022

News Releases

CPI for all items rises 0.4% in October as shelter, gasoline, and food increase

11/10/2022

In October, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 0.4 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 7.7 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.3 percent in October (SA); up 6.3 percent over the year (NSA).
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Next Release

November 2022 CPI data are scheduled to be released on December 13, 2022, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time.

The Economics Daily

Consumer prices up 7.7 percent over year ended October 2022

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 7.7 percent from October 2021 to October 2022. The increase of 7.7 percent from October 2021 to October 2022 was the smallest 12-month advance since January 2022. read more »

Beyond the Numbers

Exploring price increases in 2021 and previous periods of inflation

Measures of price change in the U.S. recently experienced the largest period of inflation since 2008. Ongoing complications of the coronavirus pandemic contributed to this. In 2021, a semiconductor shortage caused decreased production in a variety of industries. Port congestion resulted in product delivery delays and to substantial supply shortfalls, causing upward price pressure. To gain perspective on recent trends, this article turns to past periods of high inflation. read more »

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Monthly Labor Review

PPI and CPI seasonal adjustment during the COVID-19 pandemic

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