The data displays the consumer price index for urban consumers in the U.S. from July 2017 to July 2018. The data represents U.S. city averages. The base period was 1982-84=100. The CPI is defined by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics as "a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services". In July 2018, the unadjusted CPI amounted to about 252.01
Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index began in 1919 under the Bureau of Labor Statistics and is published every month.
