The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change overtime in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) calculates the CPI as a weighted average of prices for a basket of goods and services representative of aggregate U.S. consumer spending.

Data Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

Update Frequency

Every month.

Geographical Coverage

USA, national-wide data

Time Coverage

Monthly data since 1997