United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD in August 2012 (Not Seas Adj.)

Updated on March 14, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in August 2012, the United States not seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U): Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD was 269.41 and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) was 1.7%. The following item categories had the highest not seasonally adjusted 12-month percent change in CPI-U:

Rent of primary residence: 4.7%
Household energy: 1.9%
Motor fuel: 1.7%

The first chart below shows the 12-month percent change in CPI-U for a selected group of item categories, and the second chart shows the CPI-U for the selected group of item categories. You can also use the control below to select your own categories to see on the chart (at most 10). The table below have data on the CPI-U: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) for many more item categories in August 2012.

See links at the bottom of this page for similar information for other months. You can also see the monthly links for many other years here and for other US geographic areas here.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the change in prices paid by consumers for goods and services. The CPI of all urban consumers (CPI-U) reflects the spending patterns of all urban consumers which represents about 93 percent of the total US population. The CPI-U is based on the expenditures of almost all residents of urban or metropolitan areas, including professionals, the self-employed, the poor, the unemployed, and retired people, as well as urban wage earners and clerical workers.

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Historical CPI-U and Inflation Rate: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, All Items (not seasonally adjusted)

Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

12-Month Percent Change of US CPI-U: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD of Selected Categories in August 2012 (Not Seas Adj.)

Rent of primary residence

Household energy

Energy

Motor fuel

US CPI-U: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD in August 2012 (Not Seas Adj.) (%)

Motor fuel

Rent of primary residence

Energy

Household energy

Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD of Selected categories in August 2012 (Not Seas Adj.)

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Item	CPI-U	12-month % change (Inflation Rate)
Energy	269.41	1.7
Food at home	231.219	1.4
Shelter	267.512	1.8
Household energy	219.873	1.9
Rent of primary residence	299.6	4.7
Owners' equivalent rent of residences	280.274	1.1
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence	280.274	1.1
Energy services	237.158	2.0
Electricity	224.437	1.3
Utility (piped) gas service	176.22	7.8
Motor fuel	321.278	1.7
Gasoline (all types)	315.598	1.7
Gasoline, unleaded regular	322.757	1.7
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade	317.909	1.4
Gasoline, unleaded premium	303.331	2.1

U.S. CPI-U: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD and 12-Month Percent Change for other Months and Years

Use the links below to see the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U): Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD and 12-month percent change (inflation rate) for other months and years. Also, You can see the monthly links for many more years here.