United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Mountain in May 2021 (Not Seas Adj.)
Updated on March 14, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in May 2021, the United States not seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U): Mountain was 111.939 and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) was 5.2%. The following item categories had the highest not seasonally adjusted 12-month percent change in CPI-U:

  1. Motor fuel: 59.6%
  2. New and used motor vehicles: 13.6%
  3. Owners' equivalent rent of residences: 3.9%

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: Mountain and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) for many more item categories in May 2021.

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.

All items
Energy
All items less food and energy
All items less medical care
Food
Owners' equivalent rent of residences
New and used motor vehicles
Motor fuel
12-Month Percent Change of US CPI-U: Mountain of Selected Categories in May 2021 (Not Seas Adj.)
Motor fuel
Energy
New and used motor vehicles
All items less medical care
All items
All items less food and energy
Owners' equivalent rent of residenc...
Food
US CPI-U: Mountain in May 2021 (Not Seas Adj.) (%)
Motor fuel
Energy
Owners' equivalent rent of residenc...
New and used motor vehicles
All items
All items less food and energy
All items less medical care
Food
Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Mountain of Selected categories in May 2021 (Not Seas Adj.)
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Item CPI-U 12-month % change (Inflation Rate)
All items 111.939 5.2
Energy 117.379 30.1
All items less food and energy 111.695 3.9
All items less shelter 110.782 6.2
All items less medical care 111.37 5.7
All items less energy 111.567 3.8
Apparel 100.39 9.0
Commodities 112.813 8.3
Commodities less food 113.913 11.3
Commodities less food and beverages 114.223 11.6
Durables 110.999 8.9
Education and communication 102.798 1.8
Education and communication commodities 90.937 0.0
Education and communication services 104.45 2.0
Food and beverages 110.483 2.8
Food 110.841 3.0
Food at home 109.686 2.5
Cereals and bakery products 103.859 0.1
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 114.433 4.3
Fruits and vegetables 105.143 -0.2
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials 117.222 2.1
Other food at home 109.817 4.0
Alcoholic beverages 103.819 -0.1
Other goods and services 109.092 -0.2
Other goods 111.618 1.8
Other personal services 106.61 -2.2
Housing 113.153 3.0
Shelter 114.277 3.2
Fuels and utilities 105.714 2.5
Household energy 101.799 2.6
Household furnishings and operations 111.368 2.4
Household furnishings and supplies 108.585 0.9
Medical care 117.936 0.0
Nondurables 113.123 8.0
Nondurables less food 115.37 13.6
Nondurables less food and beverages 116.051 14.4
Recreation 107.131 0.4
Services 111.32 3.2
Services less rent of shelter 107.938 3.2
Services less medical care services 111.325 3.5
Transportation 114.884 20.8
Private transportation 116.615 21.6
Transportation commodities less motor fuel 114.274 12.3
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 108.211 3.1
Dairy and related products 107.239 3.5
Food away from home 112.238 3.6
Rent of primary residence 115.522 2.9
Owners' equivalent rent of residences 114.379 3.9
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence 114.349 3.8
Energy services 101.813 2.4
Electricity 103.861 1.4
Utility (piped) gas service 94.528 6.4
New and used motor vehicles 113.16 13.6
New vehicles 103.793 4.3
Used cars and trucks 132.692 29.5
Motor fuel 130.056 59.6
Gasoline (all types) 130.673 60.5
Gasoline, unleaded regular 131.222 62.7
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 129.008 54.2
Gasoline, unleaded premium 128.149 50.9

U.S. CPI-U: Mountain and 12-Month Percent Change for other Months and Years

Use the links below to see the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U): Mountain and 12-month percent change (inflation rate) for other months and years. Also, You can see the monthly links for many more years here.
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2022
2023