United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: West - Size Class B/C in April 2017 (Not Seas Adj.)
Updated on March 14, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in April 2017, the United States not seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U): West - Size Class B/C was 148.496 and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) was 2.3%. The following item categories had the highest not seasonally adjusted 12-month percent change in CPI-U:

  1. Motor fuel: 11.5%
  2. Owners' equivalent rent of residences: 4.4%
  3. Rent of primary residence: 3.8%

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: West - Size Class B/C and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) for many more item categories in April 2017.

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: West - Size Class B/C of Selected Categories in April 2017 (Not Seas Adj.)
Motor fuel
Energy
Owners' equivalent rent of residenc...
Rent of primary residence
All items
All items less medical care
All items less food and energy
Food
US CPI-U: West - Size Class B/C in April 2017 (Not Seas Adj.) (%)
Energy
Motor fuel
Rent of primary residence
Food
All items
Owners' equivalent rent of residenc...
All items less medical care
All items less food and energy
Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: West - Size Class B/C of Selected categories in April 2017 (Not Seas Adj.)
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Item CPI-U 12-month % change (Inflation Rate)
All items 148.496 2.3
Energy 198.034 6.3
All items less food and energy 139.505 2.2
All items less shelter 144.427 1.5
All items less medical care 142.298 2.3
All items less energy 141.729 2.0
Apparel 96.863 -1.5
Commodities 127.33 1.2
Commodities less food 114.591 1.3
Commodities less food and beverages 113.151 1.2
Durables 88.101 -2.0
Education and communication 128.94 -1.2
Education and communication commodities 96.037 2.0
Education and communication services 109.11 -1.6
Food and beverages 155.4 1.2
Food 154.799 1.2
Food at home 147.746 0.0
Alcoholic beverages 164.833 1.4
Other goods and services 192.342 5.1
Other goods 117.014 7.0
Other personal services 117.256 3.2
Housing 146.824 3.3
Shelter 148.157 4.2
Fuels and utilities 197.202 2.4
Household energy 187.293 1.6
Household furnishings and operations 102.5 -1.7
Household furnishings and supplies 92.074 -2.7
Medical care 200.25 2.5
Nondurables 149.074 2.6
Nondurables less food 143.728 4.1
Nondurables less food and beverages 142.259 4.3
Recreation 101.365 2.5
Services 159.782 3.1
Services less rent of shelter 173.713 1.9
Services less medical care services 155.484 3.3
Transportation 143.028 2.2
Private transportation 140.865 2.8
Transportation commodities less motor fuel 108.674 -1.6
Food away from home 166.099 2.9
Rent of primary residence 159.619 3.8
Owners' equivalent rent of residences 148.03 4.4
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence 148.024 4.4
Energy services 184.074 1.4
Electricity 183.755 1.4
Utility (piped) gas service 175.989 1.4
Motor fuel 196.364 11.5
Gasoline (all types) 197.77 11.3
Gasoline, unleaded regular 196.136 11.4
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 199.615 9.7
Gasoline, unleaded premium 195.966 11.7

U.S. CPI-U: West - Size Class B/C and 12-Month Percent Change for other Months and Years

Use the links below to see the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U): West - Size Class B/C and 12-month percent change (inflation rate) for other months and years. Also, You can see the monthly links for many more years here.
2021
2022
2023