United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: South in April 2021 (Not Seas Adj.)

Updated on March 14, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in April 2021, the United States not seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U): South was 257.207 and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) was 4.5%. The following item categories had the highest not seasonally adjusted 12-month percent change in CPI-U:

Motor fuel: 53.6%
New and used motor vehicles: 10%
Motor vehicle insurance: 4.6%

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 and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) for many more item categories in April 2021.

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: South, All Items (not seasonally adjusted)

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

12-Month Percent Change of US CPI-U: South of Selected Categories in April 2021 (Not Seas Adj.)

Motor fuel

Energy

New and used motor vehicles

All items less medical care

Motor vehicle insurance

All items

All items less food and energy

Food

US CPI-U: South in April 2021 (Not Seas Adj.) (%)

Motor vehicle insurance

Food

All items less food and energy

All items

All items less medical care

Motor fuel

Energy

New and used motor vehicles

Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: South of Selected categories in April 2021 (Not Seas Adj.)

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Item	CPI-U	12-month % change (Inflation Rate)
All items	257.207	4.5
Energy	210.474	24.9
All items less food	255.063	4.8
All items less food and energy	262.756	3.3
All items less shelter	243.553	5.4
All items less medical care	244.221	4.7
All items less energy	263.378	3.1
Apparel	127.227	0.6
Commodities	193.144	7.1
Energy commodities	241.579	52.7
Commodities less food	160.849	10.0
Commodities less food and beverages	158.189	10.4
Commodities less food and energy commodities	151.883	4.6
Durables	115.299	7.6
Education and communication	136.995	2.3
Education and communication commodities	69.208	1.1
Education and communication services	114.478	2.3
Food and beverages	267.864	2.1
Food	269.43	2.1
Food at home	252.429	1.6
Cereals and bakery products	291.735	0.6
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	265.295	2.5
Fruits and vegetables	302.532	4.5
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials	173.844	-1.1
Other food at home	220.016	1.0
Alcoholic beverages	245.797	2.4
Other goods and services	452.159	3.2
Other goods	115.824	2.7
Other personal services	128.93	3.8
Housing	254.42	2.7
Shelter	295.035	2.5
Fuels and utilities	245.347	3.5
Household energy	195.071	3.5
Household furnishings and operations	128.853	3.0
Household furnishings and supplies	91.649	2.9
Medical care	495.347	1.8
Medical care commodities	349.242	-1.4
Medical care services	544.805	2.5
Nondurables	233.759	6.9
Nondurables less food	205.332	12.4
Nondurables less food and beverages	203.199	13.2
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel	249.379	17.3
Nondurables less food and apparel	247.801	15.8
Recreation	125.196	2.7
Recreation commodities	79.134	3.4
Recreation services	130.377	2.3
Services	321.644	2.8
Rent of shelter	303.298	2.6
Other services	360.409	2.5
Transportation services	362.159	5.3
Services less rent of shelter	354.842	3.1
Services less medical care services	301.684	2.9
Services less energy services	335.043	2.8
Transportation	223.261	15.4
Private transportation	224.089	15.8
Transportation commodities less motor fuel	115.61	9.2
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare	1366.035	0.4
Dairy and related products	230.689	0.6
Food away from home	297.504	2.8
Rent of primary residence	309.792	2.2
Owners' equivalent rent of residences	297.504	2.5
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence	297.506	2.5
Energy services	195.06	3.2
Electricity	191.344	2.1
Utility (piped) gas service	203.654	11.3
Professional services	383.737	4.0
New and used motor vehicles	111.368	10.0
New vehicles	156.554	2.3
Used cars and trucks	169.65	20.4
Motor fuel	237.619	53.6
Gasoline (all types)	236.444	54.3
Motor vehicle insurance	953.621	4.6
New cars	154.691	1.8
New cars and trucks	106.589	2.3
Gasoline, unleaded regular	230.643	56.3
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade	264.393	44.9
Gasoline, unleaded premium	259.787	40.2

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