United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Size Class A in April 2021 (Not Seas Adj.)

Updated on March 14, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in April 2021, the United States not seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U): Size Class A was 245.908 and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) was 3.9%. The following item categories had the highest not seasonally adjusted 12-month percent change in CPI-U:

Motor fuel: 45.1%
New and used motor vehicles: 8.9%
Motor vehicle insurance: 8.2%

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: Size Class A and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) for many more item categories in April 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.

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Historical CPI-U and Inflation Rate: Size Class A, All Items (not seasonally adjusted)

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

12-Month Percent Change of US CPI-U: Size Class A of Selected Categories in April 2021 (Not Seas Adj.)

Motor fuel

Energy

New and used motor vehicles

Motor vehicle insurance

All items less medical care

All items

All items less food and energy

Food

US CPI-U: Size Class A in April 2021 (Not Seas Adj.) (%)

Motor vehicle insurance

Motor fuel

Energy

Food

All items

All items less food and energy

All items less medical care

New and used motor vehicles

Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Size Class A of Selected categories in April 2021 (Not Seas Adj.)

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Item	CPI-U	12-month % change (Inflation Rate)
All items	245.908	3.9
Energy	295.42	24.5
All items less food	245.548	4.1
All items less food and energy	241.612	2.7
All items less shelter	224.793	5.1
All items less medical care	237.48	4.0
All items less energy	242.548	2.7
Apparel	116.464	3.5
Commodities	185.055	6.4
Energy commodities	382.822	44.3
Commodities less food	154.734	9.1
Commodities less food and beverages	151.191	9.4
Commodities less food and energy commodities	132.519	4.1
Durables	100.551	6.8
Education and communication	144.484	1.6
Education and communication commodities	63.034	-4.3
Education and communication services	115.31	2.0
Food and beverages	248.143	2.7
Food	248.744	2.6
Food at home	235.919	0.9
Cereals and bakery products	261.415	-0.8
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	251.136	1.7
Fruits and vegetables	289.983	2.3
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials	163.982	-0.3
Other food at home	201.424	0.8
Alcoholic beverages	238.182	3.7
Other goods and services	362.59	2.6
Other goods	115.327	1.7
Other personal services	131.527	3.3
Housing	260.17	2.5
Shelter	293.24	1.8
Fuels and utilities	260.942	6.8
Household energy	234.27	7.7
Household furnishings and operations	120.416	4.1
Household furnishings and supplies	91.392	3.9
Medical care	424.2	1.9
Medical care commodities	295.354	-2.5
Medical care services	463.488	2.8
Nondurables	226.896	6.3
Nondurables less food	206.871	10.8
Nondurables less food and beverages	204.067	11.6
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel	268.632	14.7
Nondurables less food and apparel	264.899	13.3
Recreation	122.246	1.5
Recreation commodities	75.961	2.0
Recreation services	127.532	1.3
Services	294.145	2.6
Rent of shelter	294.716	1.8
Other services	303.516	2.0
Transportation services	253.967	5.7
Services less rent of shelter	293.323	3.5
Services less medical care services	282.643	2.5
Services less energy services	299.119	2.4
Transportation	216.527	13.8
Private transportation	220.409	15.0
Transportation commodities less motor fuel	112.506	8.3
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare	578.769	0.9
Dairy and related products	222.344	0.5
Food away from home	264.116	4.5
Rent of primary residence	304.379	1.3
Owners' equivalent rent of residences	291.804	1.8
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence	291.874	1.8
Energy services	223.834	6.9
Electricity	224.937	5.2
Utility (piped) gas service	206.647	12.1
Professional services	326.117	3.8
New and used motor vehicles	105.4	8.9
New vehicles	129.071	2.4
Used cars and trucks	161.044	20.9
Motor fuel	381.257	45.1
Gasoline (all types)	379.711	45.6
Motor vehicle insurance	386.915	8.2
New cars	124.846	1.6
New cars and trucks	101.559	2.5
Gasoline, unleaded regular	381.213	47.5
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade	271.964	37.0
Gasoline, unleaded premium	370.117	35.5

U.S. CPI-U: Size Class A and 12-Month Percent Change for other Months and Years

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