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

Updated on March 14, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in March 2022, the United States not seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U): Size Class B/C was 175.685 and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) was 8.9%. The following item categories had the highest not seasonally adjusted 12-month percent change in CPI-U:

Motor fuel: 48.5%
New and used motor vehicles: 22.3%
Household energy: 13.5%

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 March 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 March 2022 (Not Seas Adj.)

Motor fuel

Energy

New and used motor vehicles

Household energy

All items less medical care

Food

All items

All items less food and energy

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

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Item	CPI-U	12-month % change (Inflation Rate)
All items	175.685	8.9
Energy	267.592	31.4
All items less food	171.55	8.9
All items less food and energy	163.354	6.8
All items less shelter	170.65	10.5
All items less medical care	170.112	9.5
All items less energy	166.487	7.1
Apparel	91.219	6.2
Commodities	154.736	14.6
Energy commodities	361.656	48.5
Commodities less food	140.975	17.7
Commodities less food and beverages	140.215	18.2
Commodities less food and energy commodities	118.043	12.3
Durables	102.077	18.0
Education and communication	137.025	1.3
Education and communication commodities	74.988	5.8
Education and communication services	114.501	1.0
Food and beverages	182.541	8.7
Food	183.9	9.0
Food at home	173.508	10.1
Cereals and bakery products	170.271	8.9
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	202.765	14.0
Fruits and vegetables	173.908	8.3
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials	149.497	8.4
Other food at home	163.912	10.4
Alcoholic beverages	164.507	4.3
Other goods and services	226.319	5.3
Other goods	128.887	5.2
Other personal services	136.954	5.5
Housing	174.237	6.5
Shelter	179.982	5.2
Fuels and utilities	210.919	11.1
Household energy	200.319	13.5
Household furnishings and operations	112.64	10.1
Household furnishings and supplies	105.809	10.9
Medical care	222.047	2.6
Medical care commodities	179.731	2.4
Medical care services	236.456	2.7
Nondurables	181.452	13.4
Nondurables less food	180.154	17.9
Nondurables less food and beverages	181.39	18.9
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel	226.543	22.1
Nondurables less food and apparel	220.801	20.6
Recreation	129.636	3.7
Recreation commodities	87.016	4.6
Recreation services	136.686	3.2
Services	188.14	4.9
Rent of shelter	180.371	5.2
Other services	177.73	2.3
Transportation services	195.059	8.1
Services less rent of shelter	196.58	4.7
Services less medical care services	183.672	5.3
Services less energy services	188.201	4.5
Transportation	187.234	23.5
Private transportation	189.54	23.9
Transportation commodities less motor fuel	135.273	22.1
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare	270.164	1.3
Dairy and related products	165.73	7.4
Food away from home	199.416	7.1
Rent of primary residence	194.042	5.0
Owners' equivalent rent of residences	177.105	4.7
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence	177.113	4.7
Energy services	186.677	11.5
Electricity	180.767	9.0
Utility (piped) gas service	190.549	21.2
Professional services	181.694	1.7
New and used motor vehicles	129.59	22.3
New vehicles	117.45	11.6
Used cars and trucks	140.739	35.2
Motor fuel	352.425	48.5
Gasoline (all types)	352.66	48.3
New cars	117.331	11.3
New cars and trucks	117.619	11.7
Gasoline, unleaded regular	355.841	49.1
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade	361.052	45.9
Gasoline, unleaded premium	350.49	42.6

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.