United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: South - Size Class A in September 2016 (Not Seas Adj.)
Updated on March 14, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in September 2016, the United States not seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U): South - Size Class A was 237.029 and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) was 1.5%. The following item categories had the highest not seasonally adjusted 12-month percent change in CPI-U:

  1. Rent of primary residence: 4.1%
  2. Owners' equivalent rent of residences: 3.6%
  3. Food away from home: 1.9%

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: South - Size Class A and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) for many more item categories in September 2016.

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
Food away from home
Rent of primary residence
Owners' equivalent rent of residences
12-Month Percent Change of US CPI-U: South - Size Class A of Selected Categories in September 2016 (Not Seas Adj.)
Rent of primary residence
Owners' equivalent rent of residenc...
All items less food and energy
Food away from home
All items
All items less medical care
Food
Energy
US CPI-U: South - Size Class A in September 2016 (Not Seas Adj.) (%)
Rent of primary residence
Owners' equivalent rent of residenc...
Food away from home
Food
All items less food and energy
All items
All items less medical care
Energy
Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: South - Size Class A of Selected categories in September 2016 (Not Seas Adj.)
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Item CPI-U 12-month % change (Inflation Rate)
All items 237.029 1.5
Energy 189.336 -2.1
All items less food and energy 243.673 2.2
All items less shelter 223.836 0.5
All items less medical care 226.654 1.3
All items less energy 243.795 1.8
Apparel 155.775 -0.3
Commodities 179.928 -0.9
Commodities less food 150.23 -1.5
Commodities less food and beverages 147.394 -1.5
Durables 109.171 -2.0
Education and communication 138.907 -0.4
Education and communication commodities 69.76 -6.7
Education and communication services 113.89 0.1
Food and beverages 245.457 -0.1
Food 247.085 -0.2
Food at home 234.376 -1.8
Alcoholic beverages 225.152 0.4
Other goods and services 387.159 0.8
Other goods 106.615 -0.7
Other personal services 118.225 2.1
Housing 236.435 2.9
Shelter 271.104 3.6
Fuels and utilities 221.294 0.1
Household energy 188.881 -0.8
Household furnishings and operations 127.315 0.6
Household furnishings and supplies 86.959 -1.1
Medical care 457.019 4.6
Nondurables 215.289 -0.5
Nondurables less food 189.777 -0.8
Nondurables less food and beverages 187.66 -0.9
Recreation 107.943 -1.3
Services 290.64 2.9
Services less rent of shelter 321.332 2.2
Services less medical care services 275.734 2.8
Transportation 195.099 0.3
Private transportation 194.694 0.4
Transportation commodities less motor fuel 105.989 -1.2
Food away from home 267.201 1.9
Rent of primary residence 281.757 4.1
Owners' equivalent rent of residences 276.244 3.6
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence 276.249 3.6
Energy services 191.698 -0.7
Electricity 185.309 -2.0
Utility (piped) gas service 186.557 6.4
Motor fuel 195.491 -3.6
Gasoline (all types) 193.881 -3.5
Gasoline, unleaded regular 190.254 -3.8
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 207.455 -2.6
Gasoline, unleaded premium 212.434 -2.0

U.S. CPI-U: South - Size Class A and 12-Month Percent Change for other Months and Years

Use the links below to see the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U): South - Size Class A and 12-month percent change (inflation rate) for other months and years. Also, You can see the monthly links for many more years here.
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2023