United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Size Class D in February 2017 (Not Seas Adj.)

Updated on March 14, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in February 2017, the United States not seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U): Size Class D was 238.042 and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) was 2.5%. The following item categories had the highest not seasonally adjusted 12-month percent change in CPI-U:

Motor fuel: 33.6%
Owners' equivalent rent of residences: 3.4%
Rent of primary residence: 2.9%

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 D and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) for many more item categories in February 2017.

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 D, All Items (not seasonally adjusted)

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

12-Month Percent Change of US CPI-U: Size Class D of Selected Categories in February 2017 (Not Seas Adj.)

Motor fuel

Energy

Owners' equivalent rent of residenc...

Rent of primary residence

All items less medical care

All items

All items less food and energy

Food

US CPI-U: Size Class D in February 2017 (Not Seas Adj.) (%)

Owners' equivalent rent of residenc...

Rent of primary residence

Food

All items less food and energy

All items

All items less medical care

Motor fuel

Energy

Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Size Class D of Selected categories in February 2017 (Not Seas Adj.)

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Item	CPI-U	12-month % change (Inflation Rate)
All items	238.042	2.5
Energy	194.029	14.9
All items less food	235.733	2.9
All items less food and energy	243.965	1.7
All items less shelter	232.39	2.2
All items less medical care	224.55	2.7
All items less energy	244.624	1.5
Apparel	126.997	3.2
Commodities	186.161	2.6
Energy commodities	198.887	32.4
Commodities less food	158.438	3.8
Commodities less food and beverages	156.175	3.9
Commodities less food and energy commodities	155.256	-0.4
Durables	115.273	-1.6
Education and communication	144.377	-2.3
Education and communication commodities	88.721	1.4
Education and communication services	111.693	-2.8
Food and beverages	251.319	0.6
Food	251.639	0.5
Food at home	237.317	-0.9
Alcoholic beverages	244.587	2.2
Other goods and services	476.318	3.3
Other goods	114.827	1.6
Other personal services	124.743	5.7
Housing	223.857	2.6
Shelter	259.353	3.3
Fuels and utilities	234.033	2.1
Household energy	188.463	2.0
Household furnishings and operations	123.602	-1.4
Household furnishings and supplies	93.358	-1.7
Medical care	459.871	1.4
Medical care commodities	363.561	0.7
Medical care services	494.637	1.5
Nondurables	223.674	4.2
Nondurables less food	200.238	8.2
Nondurables less food and beverages	198.344	8.6
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel	236.355	10.2
Nondurables less food and apparel	236.066	9.5
Recreation	123.003	1.2
Recreation commodities	90.028	-4.0
Recreation services	115.406	4.5
Services	294.459	2.5
Rent of shelter	267.807	3.4
Other services	352.99	0.7
Transportation services	334.663	4.1
Services less rent of shelter	337.817	1.7
Services less medical care services	274.681	2.7
Services less energy services	305.036	2.6
Transportation	200.261	7.3
Private transportation	195.675	7.6
Transportation commodities less motor fuel	108.895	-1.4
Food away from home	278.717	2.7
Rent of primary residence	257.932	2.9
Owners' equivalent rent of residences	269.26	3.4
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence	269.141	3.4
Energy services	201.23	1.5
Electricity	212.256	1.4
Utility (piped) gas service	149.918	2.1
Professional services	391.188	2.1
New and used motor vehicles	102.491	-1.4
New vehicles	163.957	0.1
Used cars and trucks	126.287	-4.0
Motor fuel	194.82	33.6
Gasoline (all types)	193.134	33.7
New cars and trucks	113.302	0.0
Gasoline, unleaded regular	181.241	34.6
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade	231.59	35.2
Gasoline, unleaded premium	218.37	28.3

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