What is the current CPI-U?

What is the current CPI-U?

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 6.8 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 277.948 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index increased 0.5 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.

What is the difference between CPI-U and CPI-W?

The CPI-U is a more general index and seeks to track retail prices as they affect all urban consumers. It encompasses about 87 percent of the United States’ population. The CPI-W is a more specialized index and seeks to track retail prices as they affect urban hourly wage earners and clerical workers.

What is the CPI-U for 2019?

Month Year Unadjusted 1-month percent change Unadjusted 12-month percent change
C-CPI-U(1) CPI-U
December 2018 1.9
January 2019 0.2 1.6
February 2019 0.4 1.5

What is the current CPI in South Africa?

South Africa: Price

Reference Last
Consumer Price Index (CPI) Nov 2021 123.5
Wholesale Price Index 2016 141.94

What was the CPI-U for the south in July?

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.5 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.4 percent over the month, while the energy index and the food index rose 1.7 percent and 0.5 percent, respectively.

What was the CPI for the South region in May 2021?

Consumer Price Index, South Region – May 2021 Prices in the South up 0.8 percent over the month and 5.6 percent over the past year The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.8 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

What is the CPI-U (consumer price index)?

For a smaller table of just current CPI data (2000-Present), see CPI page. The Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) is said to be based upon a 1982 Base for ease of thought. But in actuality the BLS set the index to an average for the period from 1982 through 1984 (inclusive) equal to 100,…

When was the CPI-U originally set at 100?

The Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) is said to be based upon a 1982 Base for ease of thought. But in actuality the BLS set the index to an average for the period from 1982 through 1984 (inclusive) equal to 100, so there is no specific date when it was exactly 100.

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