United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD in April 2017 (Not Seas Adj.)

Updated on March 14, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in April 2017, the United States not seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U): Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD was 224.169 and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) was 7.2%. The following item categories had the highest not seasonally adjusted 12-month percent change in CPI-U:

Motor fuel: 13.4%
Rent of primary residence: 3.4%
Household energy: 2.6%

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 April 2017.

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 April 2017 (Not Seas Adj.)

Motor fuel

Energy

Rent of primary residence

Household energy

US CPI-U: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD in April 2017 (Not Seas Adj.) (%)

Rent of primary residence

Household energy

Energy

Motor fuel

Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD of Selected categories in April 2017 (Not Seas Adj.)

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Item	CPI-U	12-month % change (Inflation Rate)
Energy	224.169	7.2
Food at home	233.065	0.3
Shelter	296.597	2.7
Household energy	227.621	2.6
Rent of primary residence	341.987	3.4
Owners' equivalent rent of residences	310.644	2.4
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence	310.644	2.4
Energy services	246.626	1.6
Electricity	234.199	-1.3
Utility (piped) gas service	197.432	36.6
Motor fuel	210.713	13.4
Gasoline (all types)	206.929	13.0
Gasoline, unleaded regular	208.829	13.4
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade	224.973	12.2
Gasoline, unleaded premium	215.917	10.4

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.