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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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Consumer Price Index (CPI): +0.3% in Oct 2018 News Release Historical Data

Unemployment Rate: 3.7% in Oct 2018 News Release Historical Data

Payroll Employment: +250,000(p) in Oct 2018 News Release Historical Data

Average Hourly Earnings: +$0.05(p) in Oct 2018 News Release Historical Data

Producer Price Index - Final Demand: +0.6%(p) in Oct 2018 News Release Historical Data

Employment Cost Index (ECI): +0.8% in 3rd Qtr of 2018 News Release Historical Data

Productivity: +2.2% in 3rd Qtr of 2018 News Release Historical Data

U.S. Import Price Index: +0.5% in Oct 2018 News Release Historical Data

U.S. Export Price Index: +0.4% in Oct 2018 News Release Historical Data

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November 2018 CPI data are scheduled to be released on December 12, 2018, at 8:30 A.M. Eastern Time. read more »

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CPI for all items rises 0.3% in October as gasoline, shelter indexes increase

11/14/2018

In October, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 0.3 percent seasonally adjusted; rising 2.5 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in October (SA); up 2.1 percent over the year (NSA).
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The Economics Daily

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Consumer Price Index rose 2.5 percent over the year ending October 2018

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 2.5 percent from October 2017 to October 2018. Consumer prices for food rose 1.2 percent during that period. Prices for food at home changed little over the year (up 0.1 percent), while prices for food away from home rose 2.5 percent. Energy prices were 8.9 percent higher in October 2018 than a year earlier. read more »

Monthly Labor Review

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Improving initial estimates of the Chained Consumer Price Index

An examination of the reasoning underlying the most recent update to the formula used to produce the preliminary Chained Consumer Price Index. read more »

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