The data displays the 12-month percentage of change in the consumer price index for urban consumers in the U.S., by selected expenditure categories in June 2018. The data represents city averages in the U.S. The defined base period is: 1982-84=100. 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". It is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors’ and dentists’ services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living.
