United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV in May 2008 (Not Seas Adj.)
Updated on March 14, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in May 2008, the United States not seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U): Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV was 139.649 and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) was 8.4%. The following item categories had the highest not seasonally adjusted 12-month percent change in CPI-U:

  1. Household energy: 31.2%
  2. Motor fuel: 23.8%
  3. Food away from home: 7.7%

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: Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) for many more item categories in May 2008.

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
Household energy
Food away from home
Motor fuel
12-Month Percent Change of US CPI-U: Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV of Selected Categories in May 2008 (Not Seas Adj.)
Household energy
Energy
Motor fuel
All items less medical care
All items
Food
Food away from home
All items less food and energy
US CPI-U: Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV in May 2008 (Not Seas Adj.) (%)
Motor fuel
Energy
Household energy
All items
All items less medical care
Food away from home
Food
All items less food and energy
Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV of Selected categories in May 2008 (Not Seas Adj.)
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Item CPI-U 12-month % change (Inflation Rate)
All items 139.649 8.4
Energy 234.674 27.3
All items less food and energy 133.045 5.9
All items less shelter 133.041 8.3
All items less medical care 139.53 8.5
All items less energy 132.754 6.1
Apparel 90.855 -0.4
Commodities 125.456 6.0
Commodities less food 119.894 5.0
Commodities less food and beverages 119.887 5.0
Durables 86.793 -3.3
Education and communication 126.925 5.0
Food and beverages 135.161 7.3
Food 136.259 7.7
Food at home 132.774 4.3
Alcoholic beverages 118.706 3.4
Other goods and services 154.942 8.4
Housing 148.653 10.6
Shelter 152.824 3.6
Fuels and utilities 180.88 38.9
Household energy 185.994 31.2
Household furnishings and operations 100.021 -1.8
Medical care 140.809 6.9
Nondurables 141.813 8.8
Nondurables less food 147.91 9.9
Nondurables less food and beverages 150.62 10.4
Recreation 118.312 4.4
Services 149.029 9.9
Services less rent of shelter 145.323 11.8
Services less medical care services 149.669 10.0
Transportation 144.099 9.3
Private transportation 144.187 8.8
Food away from home 138.218 7.7
Rent of primary residence 160.99 4.1
Owners' equivalent rent of residences 151.215 3.1
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence 151.215 3.1
Energy services 178.175 30.8
Electricity 168.554 32.0
Utility (piped) gas service 190.613 21.0
Motor fuel 310.014 23.8
Gasoline (all types) 309.788 23.4
Gasoline, unleaded regular 317.118 23.8
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 302.783 22.9
Gasoline, unleaded premium 300.055 22.8

U.S. CPI-U: Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV and 12-Month Percent Change for other Months and Years

Use the links below to see the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U): Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 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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