United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Size Class B/C in January 2022 (Not Seas Adj.)

Updated on March 14, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in January 2022, the United States not seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U): Size Class B/C was 171.71 and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) was 7.8%. The following item categories had the highest not seasonally adjusted 12-month percent change in CPI-U:

Motor fuel: 39.8%
New and used motor vehicles: 24%
Household energy: 12.6%

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: Size Class B/C and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) for many more item categories in January 2022.

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 January 2022 (Not Seas Adj.)

Motor fuel

Energy

New and used motor vehicles

Household energy

All items less medical care

All items

Food

All items less food and energy

US CPI-U: Size Class B/C in January 2022 (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 January 2022 (Not Seas Adj.)

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Item	CPI-U	12-month % change (Inflation Rate)
All items	171.71	7.8
Energy	232.174	25.7
All items less food	167.648	8.0
All items less food and energy	161.683	6.4
All items less shelter	165.959	9.2
All items less medical care	166.002	8.4
All items less energy	164.494	6.5
Apparel	88.325	5.5
Commodities	148.938	12.8
Energy commodities	285.171	39.7
Commodities less food	134.662	16.0
Commodities less food and beverages	133.798	16.5
Commodities less food and energy commodities	117.223	12.4
Durables	102.043	19.2
Education and communication	137.392	1.1
Education and communication commodities	76.173	4.2
Education and communication services	114.56	0.9
Food and beverages	178.645	6.7
Food	179.874	6.9
Food at home	168.479	7.4
Cereals and bakery products	164.989	6.4
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	197.955	12.0
Fruits and vegetables	169.872	6.9
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials	144.84	4.5
Other food at home	158.226	7.5
Alcoholic beverages	162.422	2.7
Other goods and services	222.235	4.3
Other goods	126.469	4.2
Other personal services	134.596	4.5
Housing	172.046	5.8
Shelter	177.962	4.6
Fuels and utilities	206.854	10.4
Household energy	195.567	12.6
Household furnishings and operations	111.054	8.9
Household furnishings and supplies	104.005	9.3
Medical care	220.463	2.3
Medical care commodities	179.01	1.1
Medical care services	234.606	2.5
Nondurables	171.131	9.8
Nondurables less food	163.933	13.0
Nondurables less food and beverages	164.158	13.9
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel	201.873	16.1
Nondurables less food and apparel	198.297	14.9
Recreation	128.419	3.8
Recreation commodities	86.317	4.5
Recreation services	135.275	3.4
Services	185.935	4.5
Rent of shelter	178.325	4.7
Other services	176.77	2.2
Transportation services	188.579	6.8
Services less rent of shelter	194.201	4.2
Services less medical care services	181.416	4.8
Services less energy services	186.006	4.1
Transportation	176.034	22.1
Private transportation	178.483	22.8
Transportation commodities less motor fuel	135.722	23.8
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare	269.724	0.5
Dairy and related products	160.798	2.9
Food away from home	197.483	6.2
Rent of primary residence	192.22	4.4
Owners' equivalent rent of residences	175.661	4.3
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence	175.665	4.3
Energy services	184.346	11.4
Electricity	177.773	8.1
Utility (piped) gas service	190.759	24.1
Professional services	181.197	2.8
New and used motor vehicles	129.773	24.0
New vehicles	117.14	11.0
Used cars and trucks	142.179	40.5
Motor fuel	277.311	39.8
Gasoline (all types)	277.674	39.8
New cars	116.808	10.3
New cars and trucks	117.29	11.0
Gasoline, unleaded regular	278.89	40.5
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade	288.937	37.0
Gasoline, unleaded premium	285.179	35.2

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.