United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: US city average in October 2022 (Not Seas Adj.)

Updated on March 14, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in October 2022, the United States not seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U): US city average was 298.012 and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) was 7.8%. The following item categories had the highest not seasonally adjusted 12-month percent change in CPI-U:

Airline fares: 42.9%
Health insurance: 20.6%
Motor fuel: 18.1%

You can see the seasonally adjusted version of this information here. 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: US city average and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) for many more item categories in October 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.

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Historical CPI-U and Inflation Rate: US city average, All Items (not seasonally adjusted)

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

12-Month Percent Change of US CPI-U: US city average of Selected Categories in October 2022 (Not Seas Adj.)

Airline fares

Health insurance

Motor fuel

Energy

Food

All items less medical care

All items

All items less food and shelter

All items less food and energy

US CPI-U: US city average in October 2022 (Not Seas Adj.) (%)

Motor fuel

Food

Energy

All items less food and energy

All items

Airline fares

All items less medical care

All items less food and shelter

Health insurance

Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: US city average of Selected categories in October 2022 (Not Seas Adj.)

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Item	CPI-U	12-month % change (Inflation Rate)
All items	298.012	7.8
Energy	300.359	17.6
All items less food	295.344	7.3
All items less food and shelter	266.355	7.5
All items less food, shelter, and energy	264.442	5.8
All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and trucks	267.191	6.3
All items less food and energy	299.315	6.3
All items less shelter	276.154	8.2
All items less medical care	285.69	8.0
All items less energy	300.807	7.0
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar	33.6	-7.2
Apparel less footwear	121.07	4.6
Apparel	129.414	4.1
Men's and boys' apparel	122.642	2.7
Women's and girls' apparel	110.561	6.4
Commodities	223.747	8.5
Energy commodities	351.065	19.3
Commodities less food	183.714	7.3
Commodities less food and beverages	180.284	7.4
Commodities less food and energy commodities	166.601	5.1
Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and trucks	162.553	5.9
Durables	127.903	4.8
Education and communication	143.988	0.0
Education	286.449	3.0
Communication	74.745	-2.1
Information and information processing	70.409	-2.3
Education and communication commodities	62.557	-9.1
Education and communication services	118.289	1.3
Food and beverages	312.86	10.6
Food	315.323	11.0
Food at home	298.401	12.4
Cereals and bakery products	341.492	15.9
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	321.271	8.0
Meats, poultry, and fish	320.499	5.9
Meats	323.412	2.9
Fruits and vegetables	348.021	9.3
Fresh fruits and vegetables	395.247	7.4
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials	210.121	12.7
Other food at home	262.814	15.4
Alcoholic beverages	278.009	5.0
Other goods and services	514.958	6.5
Personal care	262.193	6.5
Other goods	130.713	7.2
Other personal services	142.173	5.8
Housing	307.816	7.9
Shelter	362.093	6.9
Fuels and utilities	308.978	14.2
Household energy	264.11	17.2
Household furnishings and operations	146.101	8.4
Household furnishings and supplies	106.878	8.8
Medical care	554.043	5.0
Medical care commodities	390.614	3.1
Medical care services	606.839	5.5
Nondurables	273.337	10.5
Domestically produced farm food	308.998	12.7
Nondurables less food	238.004	10.1
Nondurables less food and beverages	235.534	10.4
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel	306.647	12.2
Nondurables less food and apparel	302.476	11.6
Recreation	132.49	4.1
Recreation commodities	85.673	4.3
Recreation services	138.216	3.9
Services	370.542	7.2
Utilities and public transportation	254.295	9.9
Rent of shelter	378.094	7.0
Other services	391.29	2.8
Transportation services	373.098	15.2
Services less rent of shelter	390.582	7.5
Services less medical care services	352.617	7.5
Services less energy services	381.58	6.7
Transportation	267.979	11.2
Private transportation	266.595	10.4
Transportation commodities less motor fuel	134.609	5.5
Men's apparel	125.535	3.2
Men's suits, sport coats, and outerwear	104.791	7.2
Men's underwear, nightwear, swimwear and accessories	174.051	1.8
Men's shirts and sweaters	76.263	2.2
Men's pants and shorts	126.251	3.9
Boys' apparel	110.204	1.2
Women's apparel	111.66	6.2
Women's outerwear	103.72	-1.4
Women's dresses	110.467	0.4
Women's suits and separates	76.78	7.4
Women's underwear, nightwear, swimwear and accessories	111.588	8.3
Girls' apparel	104.836	7.1
Footwear	145.192	2.8
Men's footwear	149.568	2.3
Boys' and girls' footwear	166.511	2.6
Women's footwear	131.451	3.2
Infants' and toddlers' apparel	121.059	2.3
Jewelry and watches	188.858	2.5
Watches	151.421	2.6
Jewelry	187.045	2.0
Educational books and supplies	717.775	4.7
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare	822.882	3.0
College tuition and fees	915.107	2.0
Elementary and high school tuition and fees	956.49	3.5
Day care and preschool	338.18	4.9
Technical and business school tuition and fees	268.254	1.2
Postage and delivery services	226.984	4.2
Postage	354.565	3.2
Delivery services	390.512	13.9
Telephone services	94.25	-0.6
Wireless telephone services	47.518	-1.4
Residential telephone services	143.642	3.4
Information technology, hardware and services	7.129	-4.2
Computers, peripherals, and smart home assistants	39.076	-3.1
Computer software and accessories	25.669	-0.9
Internet services and electronic information providers	80.501	0.5
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items	9.502	-17.6
Information technology commodities	43.559	-10.8
Cereals and cereal products	279.715	16.9
Flour and prepared flour mixes	311.388	24.6
Breakfast cereal	268.971	13.7
Rice, pasta, cornmeal	286.942	17.1
Bakery products	377.255	15.5
Bread	227.319	14.8
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins	221.689	13.6
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies	354.609	16.3
Other bakery products	339.755	16.4
Beef and veal	384.408	-3.6
Uncooked ground beef	333.945	0.8
Uncooked beef roasts	303.39	-5.3
Uncooked beef steaks	256.237	-6.9
Uncooked other beef and veal	318.013	-3.5
Pork	272.643	4.0
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products	207.547	5.2
Ham	257.469	9.1
Pork chops	238.072	0.7
Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs	164.107	0.3
Other meats	287.753	16.9
Poultry	305.016	15.0
Chicken	196.431	14.5
Other uncooked poultry including turkey	197.577	16.9
Fish and seafood	358.913	7.4
Fresh fish and seafood	229.389	6.7
Processed fish and seafood	174.167	8.1
Eggs	328.423	43.0
Dairy and related products	269.355	15.5
Milk	178.172	14.5
Cheese and related products	271.448	12.4
Ice cream and related products	268.785	13.4
Other dairy and related products	186.804	21.5
Fresh fruits	404.194	6.6
Apples	360.647	4.8
Bananas	205.588	4.8
Citrus fruits	298.639	8.0
Other fresh fruits	134.666	6.6
Fresh vegetables	384.547	8.3
Potatoes	445.082	15.2
Lettuce	416.065	17.7
Tomatoes	357.037	0.9
Other fresh vegetables	374.575	6.5
Processed fruits and vegetables	194.766	15.9
Canned fruits and vegetables	210.491	18.7
Frozen fruits and vegetables	176.616	14.1
Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried	180.795	11.7
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks	166.046	12.7
Carbonated drinks	217.011	13.2
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks	192.871	5.1
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks	147.312	12.5
Beverage materials including coffee and tea	139.015	12.8
Coffee	235.623	14.8
Other beverage materials including tea	148.856	9.1
Sugar and sweets	270.465	14.9
Sugar and sugar substitutes	245.175	14.1
Candy and chewing gum	181.485	14.2
Other sweets	189.955	17.4
Fats and oils	305.834	23.4
Butter and margarine	285.98	33.6
Salad dressing	169.318	19.7
Other fats and oils including peanut butter	209.137	18.8
Other foods	277.766	14.4
Soups	306.115	17.0
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods	210.619	16.4
Snacks	308.003	13.8
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces	292.166	13.0
Baby food	205.666	10.9
Other miscellaneous foods	164.327	14.5
Food away from home	340.532	8.6
Full service meals and snacks	211.417	9.0
Limited service meals and snacks	222.257	7.1
Food at employee sites and schools	188.144	95.2
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors	201.382	11.2
Other food away from home	222.016	5.4
Alcoholic beverages at home	221.624	3.8
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home	257.914	6.0
Distilled spirits at home	205.523	0.5
Wine at home	180.335	3.2
Alcoholic beverages away from home	403.29	7.0
Tobacco and smoking products	1371.864	6.6
Cigarettes	567.465	6.7
Tobacco products other than cigarettes	318.024	5.7
Personal care products	170.89	6.8
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products	113.271	8.6
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements	186.811	4.8
Personal care services	316.74	5.6
Haircuts and other personal care services	193.263	5.6
Miscellaneous personal services	501.987	5.9
Legal services	405.325	7.3
Funeral expenses	365.903	4.5
Laundry and dry cleaning services	206.952	7.2
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning	244.324	14.1
Financial services	395.961	5.3
Miscellaneous personal goods	86.145	9.8
Rent of primary residence	379.436	7.5
Lodging away from home	178.981	5.9
Housing at school, excluding board	608.924	2.6
Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels	366.396	6.4
Owners' equivalent rent of residences	371.45	6.9
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence	371.51	6.9
Tenants' and household insurance	150.871	0.2
Fuel oil and other fuels	486.195	44.2
Fuel oil	543.915	68.5
Propane, kerosene, and firewood	454.641	6.3
Energy services	264.188	15.6
Electricity	262.1	14.1
Utility (piped) gas service	264.774	20.0
Water and sewer and trash collection services	276.892	4.8
Water and sewerage maintenance	636.111	4.4
Garbage and trash collection	561.09	5.8
Window and floor coverings and other linens	63.005	5.5
Floor coverings	131.581	12.8
Window coverings	74.417	3.7
Other linens	46.09	3.1
Furniture and bedding	138.939	8.3
Bedroom furniture	147.07	3.3
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture	112.567	11.6
Other furniture	86.229	9.0
Appliances	87.336	0.9
Major appliances	99.32	0.1
Other appliances	73.646	1.2
Other household equipment and furnishings	55.848	7.6
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items	41.37	8.5
Indoor plants and flowers	150.125	6.8
Dishes and flatware	50.423	11.7
Nonelectric cookware and tableware	84.113	2.0
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies	109.181	10.1
Tools, hardware and supplies	121.114	13.7
Outdoor equipment and supplies	103.678	8.1
Housekeeping supplies	225.236	11.9
Household cleaning products	142.866	11.5
Household paper products	219.705	11.8
Miscellaneous household products	135.996	12.2
Household operations	230.437	10.2
Domestic services	208.102	6.8
Moving, storage, freight expense	204.838	4.6
Repair of household items	310.581	14.3
Professional services	416.72	3.3
Physicians' services	414.897	1.8
Dental services	554.436	5.5
Eyeglasses and eye care	203.796	4.6
Services by other medical professionals	258.94	4.2
Hospital and related services	995.687	3.4
Nursing homes and adult day services	262.594	4.2
Care of invalids and elderly at home	145.826	3.7
Health insurance	204.489	20.6
Medicinal drugs	127.855	2.9
Prescription drugs	535.248	2.2
Nonprescription drugs	101.664	4.9
Medical equipment and supplies	102.574	5.1
Video and audio	112.911	1.1
Televisions	1.244	-16.5
Cable and satellite television service	542.687	3.0
Other video equipment	9.236	-5.8
Video discs and other media, including rental of video	70.749	5.3
Audio equipment	26.208	3.4
Recorded music and music subscriptions	80.478	0.7
Video and audio products	34.902	-7.2
Video and audio services	143.131	3.2
Pets, pet products and services	208.107	11.6
Pets and pet products	232.387	12.5
Pet services including veterinary	305.481	10.7
Sporting goods	128.609	3.0
Sports vehicles including bicycles	177.054	1.2
Sports equipment	88.169	5.7
Photography	82.197	5.6
Photographic equipment and supplies	62.127	4.1
Photographers and photo processing	131.575	6.5
Other recreational goods	34.626	3.7
Toys	29.764	3.1
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies	104.593	8.9
Music instruments and accessories	113.899	4.7
Other recreation services	185.132	2.3
Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other organizations, or participant sports fees	154.097	5.0
Admissions	409.997	-1.9
Fees for lessons or instructions	361.713	5.9
Recreational reading materials	286.882	4.5
Newspapers and magazines	224.633	7.9
Recreational books	97.832	0.0
New and used motor vehicles	128.523	6.9
New vehicles	176.157	8.4
Used cars and trucks	199.176	2.0
Leased cars and trucks	110.885	28.4
Car and truck rental	191.128	-3.5
Motor fuel	341.954	18.1
Gasoline (all types)	339.017	17.5
Other motor fuels	378.429	45.7
Motor vehicle parts and equipment	180.275	12.2
Tires	152.737	11.5
Vehicle accessories other than tires	218.582	13.3
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair	358.597	10.3
Motor vehicle body work	397.088	13.1
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing	317.855	8.1
Motor vehicle repair	224.735	13.2
Motor vehicle insurance	637.103	12.9
Motor vehicle fees	203.288	2.5
State motor vehicle registration and license fees	191.166	2.5
Parking and other fees	222.329	2.4
Public transportation	285.095	28.1
Airline fares	294.34	42.9
Other intercity transportation	164.65	4.1
Intracity transportation	333.883	3.9
Rice	191.476	14.8
White bread	412.327	15.3
Bread other than white	442.158	14.0
Fresh cakes and cupcakes	373.696	13.2
Cookies	329.73	16.8
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts	374.211	13.7
Crackers, bread, and cracker products	401.701	18.7
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers	340.474	18.6
Bacon and related products	390.887	2.1
Breakfast sausage and related products	186.637	10.3
Ham, excluding canned	287.685	8.7
Frankfurters	290.731	15.2
Lunchmeats	187.696	19.1
Fresh whole chicken	315.747	14.5
Fresh and frozen chicken parts	297.158	14.8
Shelf stable fish and seafood	237.986	5.9
Frozen fish and seafood	373.735	10.3
Fresh whole milk	257.461	13.2
Fresh milk other than whole	183.356	15.4
Butter	319.634	26.7
Oranges, including tangerines	601.939	10.8
Canned fruits	199.731	18.7
Frozen vegetables	243.07	16.7
Canned vegetables	225.222	18.0
Dried beans, peas, and lentils	220.821	11.9
Margarine	473.742	47.1
Peanut butter	187.943	8.4
Roasted coffee	249.54	15.6
Instant coffee	214.227	11.8
Salt and other seasonings and spices	180.849	10.3
Olives, pickles, relishes	180.416	17.5
Sauces and gravies	171.422	14.6
Other condiments	319.663	9.9
Prepared salads	153.08	10.8
Whiskey at home	216.799	0.6
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home	202.32	0.4
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home	197.228	7.1
Wine away from home	218.537	8.0
Distilled spirits away from home	220.141	5.7
Laundry equipment	115.91	1.5
Video discs and other media	36.185	9.2
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap	188.551	13.1
New cars	172.648	9.6
New trucks	187.613	8.0
Gasoline, unleaded regular	331.828	17.1
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade	363.671	17.7
Gasoline, unleaded premium	361.803	20.6
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids	507.198	19.1
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires	199.755	11.4
Parking fees and tolls	256.419	2.7
Ship fare	62.359	-0.6
Intracity mass transit	128.595	1.3
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment	40.06	6.7
Photographic equipment	25.841	3.0
Pet food	180.587	15.0
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories	129.827	9.5
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts	208.79	6.5
Admission to sporting events	204.342	-17.7
Pet services	226.879	6.3
Veterinarian services	322.371	11.2
Rental of video discs and other media	148.049	5.7
Checking account and other bank services	174.705	2.0
Tax return preparation and other accounting fees	296.541	10.8
College textbooks	247.875	5.3
Smartphones	54.654	-22.9

U.S. CPI-U: US city average and 12-Month Percent Change for other Months and Years

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