United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Size Class B/C 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 B/C was 162.748 and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) was 4.4%. The following item categories had the highest not seasonally adjusted 12-month percent change in CPI-U:

Motor fuel: 51.6%
New and used motor vehicles: 10%
Household energy: 5.5%

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 B/C 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 B/C, All Items (not seasonally adjusted)

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

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

Motor fuel

Energy

New and used motor vehicles

Household energy

All items less medical care

All items

All items less food and energy

Food

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

Motor fuel

Energy

Household energy

Food

All items

All items less medical care

All items less food and energy

New and used motor vehicles

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

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Item	CPI-U	12-month % change (Inflation Rate)
All items	162.748	4.4
Energy	206.474	25.6
All items less food	159.056	4.8
All items less food and energy	154.382	3.2
All items less shelter	156.13	5.3
All items less medical care	156.789	4.8
All items less energy	156.743	3.0
Apparel	86.253	0.5
Commodities	137.063	7.0
Energy commodities	247.894	50.5
Commodities less food	122.405	9.7
Commodities less food and beverages	121.338	10.1
Commodities less food and energy commodities	107.458	4.6
Durables	89.462	7.7
Education and communication	135.774	1.8
Education and communication commodities	74.601	-0.2
Education and communication services	113.334	2.0
Food and beverages	168.626	2.1
Food	169.481	2.2
Food at home	158.505	1.4
Cereals and bakery products	156.489	0.8
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	180.522	2.2
Fruits and vegetables	162.338	4.2
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials	137.598	0.5
Other food at home	148.528	0.2
Alcoholic beverages	157.548	0.3
Other goods and services	215.536	2.7
Other goods	123.092	2.7
Other personal services	130.017	2.7
Housing	164.303	2.8
Shelter	171.645	2.4
Fuels and utilities	190.727	4.9
Household energy	177.46	5.5
Household furnishings and operations	103.316	3.0
Household furnishings and supplies	96.443	2.6
Medical care	216.141	1.2
Medical care commodities	176.635	-1.3
Medical care services	229.673	1.7
Nondurables	161.169	6.7
Nondurables less food	154.32	11.8
Nondurables less food and beverages	154.195	12.7
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel	187.765	16.4
Nondurables less food and apparel	185.09	14.8
Recreation	125.923	2.6
Recreation commodities	84.311	3.4
Recreation services	132.987	2.2
Services	179.966	2.7
Rent of shelter	171.914	2.5
Other services	173.976	2.2
Transportation services	184.338	5.6
Services less rent of shelter	188.709	2.9
Services less medical care services	175.29	2.8
Services less energy services	180.662	2.6
Transportation	156.468	15.6
Private transportation	157.537	15.8
Transportation commodities less motor fuel	115.653	9.7
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare	266.693	0.7
Dairy and related products	155.398	0.7
Food away from home	186.557	3.3
Rent of primary residence	185.118	2.5
Owners' equivalent rent of residences	169.516	2.3
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence	169.517	2.3
Energy services	168.766	4.4
Electricity	167.09	2.6
Utility (piped) gas service	158.727	12.2
Professional services	178.377	3.3
New and used motor vehicles	110.852	10.0
New vehicles	105.442	1.7
Used cars and trucks	114.078	21.0
Motor fuel	242.378	51.6
Gasoline (all types)	242.898	52.5
Motor vehicle insurance	220.882	4.6
New cars	105.165	1.7
New cars and trucks	105.55	1.7
Gasoline, unleaded regular	243.627	55.1
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade	253.506	42.7
Gasoline, unleaded premium	251.905	37.1

U.S. CPI-U: Size Class B/C 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 B/C and 12-month percent change (inflation rate) for other months and years. Also, You can see the monthly links for many more years here.