United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: West - Size Class B/C 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): West - Size Class B/C was 165.088 and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) was 3.9%. The following item categories had the highest not seasonally adjusted 12-month percent change in CPI-U:

  1. Motor fuel: 34.6%
  2. New and used motor vehicles: 12%
  3. Food away from home: 5.6%

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: West - Size Class B/C 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.

All items
Energy
All items less food and energy
All items less medical care
Food
Food away from home
New and used motor vehicles
Motor fuel
12-Month Percent Change of US CPI-U: West - Size Class B/C of Selected Categories in April 2021 (Not Seas Adj.)
Motor fuel
Energy
New and used motor vehicles
Food away from home
All items less medical care
All items
Food
All items less food and energy
US CPI-U: West - Size Class B/C in April 2021 (Not Seas Adj.) (%)
Motor fuel
Energy
Food away from home
Food
All items
All items less medical care
All items less food and energy
New and used motor vehicles
Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: West - Size Class B/C of Selected categories in April 2021 (Not Seas Adj.)
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Item CPI-U 12-month % change (Inflation Rate)
All items 165.088 3.9
Energy 232.692 20.0
All items less food and energy 154.336 2.8
All items less shelter 158.675 5.0
All items less medical care 157.636 4.2
All items less energy 156.929 3.0
Apparel 92.047 -1.4
Commodities 140.243 6.6
Commodities less food 125.535 8.2
Commodities less food and beverages 124.306 8.7
Durables 95.472 8.5
Education and communication 132.741 1.4
Education and communication commodities 84.442 0.1
Education and communication services 114.785 1.6
Food and beverages 171.964 3.2
Food 172.255 3.7
Food at home 159.806 2.5
Cereals and bakery products 134.291 -0.6
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 190.627 7.3
Fruits and vegetables 167.766 -0.1
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials 153.25 3.9
Other food at home 148.799 0.8
Alcoholic beverages 168.877 -3.8
Other goods and services 214.848 2.9
Other goods 130.46 6.0
Other personal services 131.978 -0.6
Housing 166.406 2.3
Shelter 168.99 1.9
Fuels and utilities 219.272 4.0
Household energy 205.363 4.8
Household furnishings and operations 113.175 3.8
Household furnishings and supplies 99.248 2.6
Medical care 230.983 1.3
Nondurables 164.686 5.7
Nondurables less food 157.446 7.9
Nondurables less food and beverages 156.66 8.9
Recreation 105.626 1.4
Services 178.599 2.2
Services less rent of shelter 189.664 2.5
Services less medical care services 173.699 2.2
Transportation 161.322 13.4
Private transportation 160.688 13.9
Transportation commodities less motor fuel 121.101 10.9
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 268.979 3.2
Dairy and related products 155.803 4.4
Food away from home 192.146 5.6
Rent of primary residence 185.657 2.4
Owners' equivalent rent of residences 169.725 2.0
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence 169.702 2.0
Energy services 201.847 4.5
Electricity 205.332 5.2
Utility (piped) gas service 179.564 2.1
New and used motor vehicles 119.153 12.0
New vehicles 116.964 3.8
Used cars and trucks 111.418 21.2
Motor fuel 242.72 34.6
Gasoline (all types) 244.698 35.3
Motor vehicle insurance 199.912 0.9
Gasoline, unleaded regular 242.792 36.1
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 248.625 31.4
Gasoline, unleaded premium 241.532 31.8

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