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

Updated on March 14, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in February 2012, the United States not seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U): Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD was 258.66 and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) was 6.6%. The following item categories had the highest not seasonally adjusted 12-month percent change in CPI-U:

Motor fuel: 14%
Rent of primary residence: 4.4%
Food at home: 3.6%

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 February 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 February 2012 (Not Seas Adj.)

Motor fuel

Energy

Rent of primary residence

Food at home

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

Motor fuel

Rent of primary residence

Energy

Food at home

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

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Item	CPI-U	12-month % change (Inflation Rate)
Energy	258.66	6.6
Food at home	228.94	3.6
Shelter	263.619	2.3
Household energy	207.394	-1.4
Rent of primary residence	295.115	4.4
Owners' equivalent rent of residences	276.352	1.6
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence	276.352	1.6
Energy services	221.087	-3.2
Electricity	207.975	-4.1
Utility (piped) gas service	170.907	3.9
Motor fuel	313.113	14.0
Gasoline (all types)	306.959	14.1
Gasoline, unleaded regular	314.324	14.0
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade	308.415	14.1
Gasoline, unleaded premium	293.725	14.9

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.