United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: West - Size Class B/C in August 2022 (Not Seas Adj.)
Updated on March 14, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in August 2022, the United States not seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U): West - Size Class B/C was 183.543 and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) was 8.3%. The following item categories had the highest not seasonally adjusted 12-month percent change in CPI-U:

  1. Motor fuel: 26.8%
  2. Food at home: 13.8%
  3. Household energy: 12.1%

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 August 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.

All items
Energy
All items less food and energy
All items less medical care
Food
Food at home
Household energy
Motor fuel
12-Month Percent Change of US CPI-U: West - Size Class B/C of Selected Categories in August 2022 (Not Seas Adj.)
Motor fuel
Energy
Food at home
Household energy
Food
All items less medical care
All items
All items less food and energy
US CPI-U: West - Size Class B/C in August 2022 (Not Seas Adj.) (%)
Motor fuel
Energy
Household energy
Food
Food at home
All items
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 August 2022 (Not Seas Adj.)
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Item CPI-U 12-month % change (Inflation Rate)
All items 183.543 8.3
Energy 306.773 20.6
All items less food and energy 168.166 6.7
All items less shelter 177.992 9.0
All items less medical care 176.233 8.6
All items less energy 172.2 7.4
Apparel 96.844 5.5
Commodities 162.116 10.6
Commodities less food 146.127 10.1
Commodities less food and beverages 145.174 10.3
Durables 110.589 8.0
Education and communication 132.337 -0.1
Education and communication commodities 75.12 -12.8
Education and communication services 116.245 1.7
Food and beverages 195.279 11.1
Food 196.41 11.5
Food at home 186.341 13.8
Cereals and bakery products 158.282 16.2
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 225.796 10.4
Fruits and vegetables 188.399 11.7
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials 175.3 12.5
Other food at home 178.189 17.1
Alcoholic beverages 178.293 4.1
Other goods and services 231.807 7.1
Other goods 141.474 8.5
Other personal services 141.66 5.7
Housing 182.596 7.9
Shelter 184.479 7.0
Fuels and utilities 246.039 9.9
Household energy 234.286 12.1
Household furnishings and operations 125.933 12.1
Household furnishings and supplies 113.024 14.2
Medical care 241.875 5.1
Nondurables 190.086 11.9
Nondurables less food 184.154 12.3
Nondurables less food and beverages 184.49 12.9
Recreation 108.795 1.8
Services 193.194 6.7
Services less rent of shelter 202.787 6.3
Services less medical care services 188.472 6.8
Transportation 200.068 13.8
Private transportation 199.356 13.2
Transportation commodities less motor fuel 145.303 8.2
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare 280.333 4.1
Dairy and related products 176.569 14.9
Food away from home 211.244 7.7
Rent of primary residence 200.964 6.6
Owners' equivalent rent of residences 185.1 7.1
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence 185.074 7.1
Energy services 229.169 11.8
Electricity 228.158 10.2
Utility (piped) gas service 221.512 18.1
New and used motor vehicles 142.797 8.0
New vehicles 134.713 8.7
Used cars and trucks 140.277 7.8
Motor fuel 353.759 26.8
Gasoline (all types) 355.187 26.1
Gasoline, unleaded regular 354.082 26.3
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 357.328 25.7
Gasoline, unleaded premium 343.759 25.1

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