According to data from the US BLS, in December 2022, the United States Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U): West was 314.599 and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) was 6.3%% (not seasonally adjusted). The Household energy item had the highest 12-month percent change or inflation rate (11.6%), followed by Food at home (10.7%), and Food away from home (8.6%).
The chart below shows the top 10 items with the highest 12-month percent change or inflation rate. The table below contains the CPI-U and inflation rate for many items.
You can see similar information for other US geographic areas.
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.
Item | CPI-U | 12-month % change (Inflation Rate) |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition, other school fees, and childcare | 1,628.954 | 4.3 |
| Medical care services | 615.829 | 5.0 |
| Medical care | 574.202 | 4.7 |
| Other goods and services | 508.085 | 4.4 |
| Medical care commodities | 439.511 | 3.5 |
| Rent of shelter | 427.005 | 7.6 |
| Rent of primary residence | 425.21 | 7.7 |
| Owners' equivalent rent of residences | 422.34 | 7.7 |
| Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence | 422.125 | 7.7 |
| Services less rent of shelter | 407.984 | 6.6 |
| Services less energy services | 404.182 | 7.0 |
| Shelter | 400.578 | 7.6 |
| Services | 399.007 | 7.2 |
| Professional services | 398.645 | 5.0 |
| Other services | 394.157 | 4.2 |
| Fruits and vegetables | 392.165 | 8.0 |
| Services less medical care services | 383.799 | 7.4 |
| Fuels and utilities | 382.539 | 9.6 |
| Transportation services | 360.625 | 12.5 |
| Electricity | 360.045 | 9.3 |
| Food away from home | 348.953 | 8.6 |
| Housing | 348.889 | 7.5 |
| Energy commodities | 342.515 | 1.5 |
| Energy | 341.756 | 5.7 |
| Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs | 340.506 | 6.6 |