United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Size Class B/C in May 2022 (Not Seas Adj.)
Updated on March 14, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in May 2022, the United States not seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U): Size Class B/C was 178.62 and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) was 8.8%. The following item categories had the highest not seasonally adjusted 12-month percent change in CPI-U:

  1. Motor fuel: 49.2%
  2. Household energy: 16.6%
  3. New and used motor vehicles: 13.8%

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 May 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.

All items
Energy
All items less food and energy
All items less medical care
Food
Household energy
New and used motor vehicles
Motor fuel
12-Month Percent Change of US CPI-U: Size Class B/C of Selected Categories in May 2022 (Not Seas Adj.)
Motor fuel
Energy
Household energy
New and used motor vehicles
Food
All items less medical care
All items
All items less food and energy
US CPI-U: Size Class B/C in May 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 May 2022 (Not Seas Adj.)
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Item CPI-U 12-month % change (Inflation Rate)
All items 178.62 8.8
Energy 283.045 33.6
All items less food 174.307 8.5
All items less food and energy 165.202 6.1
All items less shelter 173.841 10.2
All items less medical care 173.141 9.3
All items less energy 168.604 6.8
Apparel 90.428 5.4
Commodities 157.577 13.3
Energy commodities 386.749 50.3
Commodities less food 143.405 14.8
Commodities less food and beverages 142.676 15.1
Commodities less food and energy commodities 118.682 8.5
Durables 102.598 11.2
Education and communication 136.446 0.3
Education and communication commodities 70.801 -6.2
Education and communication services 114.993 1.3
Food and beverages 186.182 9.9
Food 187.716 10.3
Food at home 178.079 12.1
Cereals and bakery products 175.19 11.7
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 209.601 14.0
Fruits and vegetables 175.504 7.4
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials 153.572 13.5
Other food at home 166.907 12.6
Alcoholic beverages 165.717 4.4
Other goods and services 228.38 6.3
Other goods 130.448 6.0
Other personal services 137.723 6.5
Housing 176.829 6.9
Shelter 182.146 5.6
Fuels and utilities 218.22 13.5
Household energy 209.24 16.6
Household furnishings and operations 114.03 8.5
Household furnishings and supplies 106.708 9.1
Medical care 223.268 3.5
Medical care commodities 180.443 2.4
Medical care services 237.836 3.8
Nondurables 186.041 14.6
Nondurables less food 185.485 18.9
Nondurables less food and beverages 187.016 19.9
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel 235.544 23.5
Nondurables less food and apparel 229.056 22.0
Recreation 130.694 3.6
Recreation commodities 87.842 3.6
Recreation services 137.676 3.5
Services 191.052 5.6
Rent of shelter 182.576 5.7
Other services 178.696 2.7
Transportation services 204.569 8.9
Services less rent of shelter 200.294 5.7
Services less medical care services 186.775 5.9
Services less energy services 190.813 5.2
Transportation 193.787 19.9
Private transportation 194.566 19.8
Transportation commodities less motor fuel 136.744 13.9
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 271.342 1.6
Dairy and related products 175.373 13.4
Food away from home 201.636 7.4
Rent of primary residence 196.411 5.8
Owners' equivalent rent of residences 178.795 5.1
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence 178.807 5.1
Energy services 194.168 13.7
Electricity 185.36 9.8
Utility (piped) gas service 207.552 28.8
Professional services 181.501 1.7
New and used motor vehicles 131.183 13.8
New vehicles 119.863 11.8
Used cars and trucks 140.812 16.0
Motor fuel 376.241 49.2
Gasoline (all types) 375.857 48.7
New cars 120.249 12.1
Gasoline, unleaded regular 379.535 49.5
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 383.19 45.9
Gasoline, unleaded premium 371.603 42.8

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.
2021
2022
2023