United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: South - Size Class A in July 2018 (Not Seas Adj.)
Updated on March 14, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in July 2018, the United States not seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U): South - Size Class A was 248.047 and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) was 3.2%. The following item categories had the highest not seasonally adjusted 12-month percent change in CPI-U:

  1. Motor fuel: 25.9%
  2. Rent of primary residence: 4%
  3. Owners' equivalent rent of residences: 3.4%

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 July 2018.

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
Rent of primary residence
Owners' equivalent rent of residences
Motor fuel
12-Month Percent Change of US CPI-U: South - Size Class A of Selected Categories in July 2018 (Not Seas Adj.)
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US CPI-U: South - Size Class A in July 2018 (Not Seas Adj.) (%)
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All items less food and energy
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All items less medical care
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Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: South - Size Class A of Selected categories in July 2018 (Not Seas Adj.)
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Item CPI-U 12-month % change (Inflation Rate)
All items 248.047 3.2
Energy 217.141 12.4
All items less food and energy 253.932 2.7
All items less shelter 231.943 3.1
All items less medical care 237.217 3.3
All items less energy 253.211 2.5
Apparel 152.734 2.5
Commodities 185.217 3.2
Commodities less food 155.559 4.4
Commodities less food and beverages 152.665 4.5
Durables 107.281 0.0
Education and communication 135.967 0.9
Education and communication commodities 66.263 -3.7
Education and communication services 111.762 1.3
Food and beverages 249.841 1.0
Food 251.396 1.0
Food at home 234.188 -0.3
Cereals and bakery products 274.531
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 249.22
Fruits and vegetables 274.358
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials 221.332
Other food at home 202.743
Alcoholic beverages 230.597 2.0
Other goods and services 396.15 1.8
Other goods 108.269 2.1
Other personal services 121.724 1.5
Housing 249.688 2.9
Shelter 288.889 3.3
Fuels and utilities 228.376 1.3
Household energy 192.103 -0.1
Household furnishings and operations 127.559 1.1
Household furnishings and supplies 84.411 -1.9
Medical care 477.576 2.3
Nondurables 225.466 4.4
Nondurables less food 204.348 7.9
Nondurables less food and beverages 202.73 8.3
Recreation 110.954 2.0
Services 306.838 3.2
Services less rent of shelter 335.51 3.0
Services less medical care services 291.269 3.2
Transportation 213.947 7.7
Private transportation 214.739 8.5
Transportation commodities less motor fuel 105.779 1.0
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 1267.267
Dairy and related products 213.593
Food away from home 277.722 2.4
Rent of primary residence 303.895 4.0
Owners' equivalent rent of residences 293.876 3.4
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence 293.898 3.4
Energy services 194.323 -0.4
Electricity 187.34 1.1
Utility (piped) gas service 190.23 -8.3
New and used motor vehicles 101.34
New vehicles 198.906
Used cars and trucks 274.975
Motor fuel 251.818 25.9
Gasoline (all types) 249.582 25.7
Motor vehicle insurance 960.728
Gasoline, unleaded regular 245.586 26.4
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 262.002 21.8
Gasoline, unleaded premium 267.543 20.6

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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