| 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. | |||||||||||
| 2008 to | |||||||||||
| Month | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2009 |
| Jan | 168.8 | 175.1 | 177.1 | 181.7 | 185.2 | 190.7 | 198.3 | 202.416 | 211.080 | 211.143 | 0.03% |
| Feb | 169.8 | 175.8 | 177.8 | 183.1 | 186.2 | 191.8 | 198.7 | 203.499 | 211.693 | 212.193 | 0.24% |
| Mar | 171.2 | 176.2 | 178.8 | 184.2 | 187.4 | 193.3 | 199.8 | 205.352 | 213.528 | 212.709 | -0.4% |
| Apr | 171.3 | 176.9 | 179.8 | 183.8 | 188.0 | 194.6 | 201.5 | 206.686 | 214.823 | 213.240 | -0.7% |
| May | 171.5 | 177.7 | 179.8 | 183.5 | 189.1 | 194.4 | 202.5 | 207.949 | 216.632 | 213.856 | -1.3% |
| Jun | 172.4 | 178.0 | 179.9 | 183.7 | 189.7 | 194.5 | 202.9 | 208.352 | 218.815 | 215.693 | -1.4% |
| Jul | 172.8 | 177.5 | 180.1 | 183.9 | 189.4 | 195.4 | 203.5 | 208.299 | 219.964 | 215.351 | -2.1% |
| Aug | 172.8 | 177.5 | 180.7 | 184.6 | 189.5 | 196.4 | 203.9 | 207.917 | 219.086 | 215.834 | -1.5% |
| Sep | 173.7 | 178.3 | 181.0 | 185.2 | 189.9 | 198.8 | 202.9 | 208.490 | 218.783 | 215.969 | -1.3% |
| Oct | 174.0 | 177.7 | 181.3 | 185.0 | 190.9 | 199.2 | 201.8 | 208.936 | 216.573 | due Nov. 18 | |
| Nov | 174.1 | 177.4 | 181.3 | 184.5 | 191.0 | 197.6 | 201.5 | 210.177 | 212.425 | due Dec. 16 | |
| Dec | 174.0 | 176.7 | 180.9 | 184.3 | 190.3 | 196.8 | 201.8 | 210.036 | 210.228 | due Jan. 15 | |
| Annual | |||||||||||
| Average | 172.2 | 177.1 | 179.9 | 184.0 | 188.9 | 195.3 | 201.6 | 207.342 | 215.303 | ||
Note: The percent change between the annual average figure for 2008 (215.303) compared to the annual average figure for 2007 (207.342) is 3.8%.
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.