According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in February 2023, the United State not seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Food and beverages for Size Class A was 287.461; it rose by 0.4% compared to January 2023.
The US Inflation Rate of Food and beverages for Size Class A in February 2023 was 8.7%, not seasonally adjusted. The inflation rate represents the percent change of the CPI-U compared to a year ago.
The charts and table below shows the United States not seasonally adjusted historical Consumer Price Index and Inflation Rate for All Urban Consumers: Food and beverages for Size Class A from January 2002 to February 2023.
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.
Month | CPI-U for Food and beverages for Size Class A | % change from YAGO (Inflation Rate) |
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January 2002 | 159.7 | 3.0 |
February 2002 | 159.9 | 2.8 |
March 2002 | 160 | 2.7 |
April 2002 | 160.1 | 2.6 |
May 2002 | 159.8 | 2.0 |
June 2002 | 160 | 1.8 |
July 2002 | 160 | 1.3 |
August 2002 | 160.1 | 1.3 |
September 2002 | 160.4 | 1.4 |
October 2002 | 160.7 | 1.1 |
November 2002 | 161 | 1.5 |
December 2002 | 161.3 | 1.6 |
January 2003 | 161.3 | 1.0 |
February 2003 | 162.6 | 1.7 |
March 2003 | 162.5 | 1.6 |
April 2003 | 162.2 | 1.3 |
May 2003 | 162.7 | 1.8 |
June 2003 | 163.6 | 2.3 |
July 2003 | 163.6 | 2.3 |
August 2003 | 164.2 | 2.6 |
September 2003 | 164.5 | 2.6 |
October 2003 | 165.4 | 2.9 |
November 2003 | 166 | 3.1 |
December 2003 | 167.1 | 3.6 |
January 2004 | 167.5 | 3.8 |
February 2004 | 167.8 | 3.2 |
March 2004 | 168 | 3.4 |
April 2004 | 168.2 | 3.7 |
May 2004 | 169.5 | 4.2 |
June 2004 | 169.6 | 3.7 |
July 2004 | 169.9 | 3.9 |
August 2004 | 169.8 | 3.4 |
September 2004 | 169.9 | 3.3 |
October 2004 | 170.9 | 3.3 |
November 2004 | 171.4 | 3.3 |
December 2004 | 171.6 | 2.7 |
January 2005 | 171.9 | 2.6 |
February 2005 | 171.8 | 2.4 |
March 2005 | 172 | 2.4 |
April 2005 | 173.2 | 3.0 |
May 2005 | 173.7 | 2.5 |
June 2005 | 173.2 | 2.1 |
July 2005 | 173.6 | 2.2 |
August 2005 | 173.6 | 2.2 |
September 2005 | 174.1 | 2.5 |
October 2005 | 174.9 | 2.3 |
November 2005 | 175.1 | 2.2 |
December 2005 | 175.6 | 2.3 |
January 2006 | 176.6 | 2.7 |
February 2006 | 176.6 | 2.8 |
March 2006 | 176.7 | 2.7 |
April 2006 | 176.2 | 1.7 |
May 2006 | 176.8 | 1.8 |
June 2006 | 177.1 | 2.3 |
July 2006 | 177.7 | 2.4 |
August 2006 | 178.2 | 2.7 |
September 2006 | 178.8 | 2.7 |
October 2006 | 179.3 | 2.5 |
November 2006 | 178.9 | 2.2 |
December 2006 | 179.2 | 2.1 |
January 2007 | 180.79 | 2.4 |
February 2007 | 182.017 | 3.1 |
March 2007 | 182.341 | 3.2 |
April 2007 | 182.734 | 3.7 |
May 2007 | 183.466 | 3.8 |
June 2007 | 183.954 | 3.9 |
July 2007 | 184.426 | 3.8 |
August 2007 | 184.995 | 3.8 |
September 2007 | 185.758 | 3.9 |
October 2007 | 186.615 | 4.1 |
November 2007 | 187.087 | 4.6 |
December 2007 | 187.421 | 4.6 |
January 2008 | 189.211 | 4.7 |
February 2008 | 189.738 | 4.2 |
March 2008 | 189.809 | 4.1 |
April 2008 | 191.097 | 4.6 |
May 2008 | 192.213 | 4.8 |
June 2008 | 192.905 | 4.9 |
July 2008 | 194.632 | 5.5 |
August 2008 | 195.486 | 5.7 |
September 2008 | 196.752 | 5.9 |
October 2008 | 197.645 | 5.9 |
November 2008 | 197.454 | 5.5 |
December 2008 | 197.618 | 5.4 |
January 2009 | 198.466 | 4.9 |
February 2009 | 198.311 | 4.5 |
March 2009 | 197.775 | 4.2 |
April 2009 | 197.419 | 3.3 |
May 2009 | 196.938 | 2.5 |
June 2009 | 196.845 | 2.0 |
July 2009 | 196.612 | 1.0 |
August 2009 | 196.6 | 0.6 |
September 2009 | 196.552 | -0.1 |
October 2009 | 196.739 | -0.5 |
November 2009 | 196.514 | -0.5 |
December 2009 | 196.721 | -0.4 |
January 2010 | 197.714 | -0.4 |
February 2010 | 197.587 | -0.4 |
March 2010 | 197.803 | 0.0 |
April 2010 | 198.092 | 0.3 |
May 2010 | 198.332 | 0.7 |
June 2010 | 198.244 | 0.7 |
July 2010 | 198.087 | 0.8 |
August 2010 | 198.14 | 0.8 |
September 2010 | 198.977 | 1.2 |
October 2010 | 199.763 | 1.5 |
November 2010 | 199.579 | 1.6 |
December 2010 | 199.972 | 1.7 |
January 2011 | 201.643 | 2.0 |
February 2011 | 202.426 | 2.5 |
March 2011 | 203.495 | 2.9 |
April 2011 | 203.977 | 3.0 |
May 2011 | 204.666 | 3.2 |
June 2011 | 205.308 | 3.6 |
July 2011 | 206.051 | 4.0 |
August 2011 | 207.046 | 4.5 |
September 2011 | 207.803 | 4.4 |
October 2011 | 207.994 | 4.1 |
November 2011 | 207.941 | 4.2 |
December 2011 | 208.521 | 4.3 |
January 2012 | 209.418 | 3.9 |
February 2012 | 209.55 | 3.5 |
March 2012 | 209.623 | 3.0 |
April 2012 | 209.94 | 2.9 |
May 2012 | 210.084 | 2.7 |
June 2012 | 210.456 | 2.5 |
July 2012 | 210.718 | 2.3 |
August 2012 | 210.943 | 1.9 |
September 2012 | 211.082 | 1.6 |
October 2012 | 211.526 | 1.7 |
November 2012 | 211.577 | 1.8 |
December 2012 | 211.993 | 1.7 |
January 2013 | 212.775 | 1.6 |
February 2013 | 212.73 | 1.5 |
March 2013 | 212.749 | 1.5 |
April 2013 | 213.407 | 1.7 |
May 2013 | 212.783 | 1.3 |
June 2013 | 213.26 | 1.3 |
July 2013 | 213.221 | 1.2 |
August 2013 | 213.411 | 1.2 |
September 2013 | 213.669 | 1.2 |
October 2013 | 213.902 | 1.1 |
November 2013 | 213.698 | 1.0 |
December 2013 | 214.001 | 1.0 |
January 2014 | 214.805 | 1.0 |
February 2014 | 215.358 | 1.2 |
March 2014 | 216.011 | 1.5 |
April 2014 | 216.698 | 1.5 |
May 2014 | 217.691 | 2.3 |
June 2014 | 217.835 | 2.2 |
July 2014 | 218.402 | 2.4 |
August 2014 | 219.065 | 2.7 |
September 2014 | 219.616 | 2.8 |
October 2014 | 220.056 | 2.9 |
November 2014 | 220.197 | 3.0 |
December 2014 | 221.012 | 3.3 |
January 2015 | 221.416 | 3.1 |
February 2015 | 221.536 | 2.9 |
March 2015 | 221.135 | 2.4 |
April 2015 | 221.46 | 2.2 |
May 2015 | 221.419 | 1.7 |
June 2015 | 221.779 | 1.8 |
July 2015 | 222.045 | 1.7 |
August 2015 | 222.738 | 1.7 |
September 2015 | 223.417 | 1.7 |
October 2015 | 223.818 | 1.7 |
November 2015 | 223.486 | 1.5 |
December 2015 | 223.165 | 1.0 |
January 2016 | 224.108 | 1.2 |
February 2016 | 224.112 | 1.2 |
March 2016 | 223.176 | 0.9 |
April 2016 | 223.929 | 1.1 |
May 2016 | 223.289 | 0.8 |
June 2016 | 223.306 | 0.7 |
July 2016 | 223.293 | 0.6 |
August 2016 | 223.241 | 0.2 |
September 2016 | 223.477 | 0.0 |
October 2016 | 223.805 | 0.0 |
November 2016 | 223.433 | 0.0 |
December 2016 | 223.2 | 0.0 |
January 2017 | 224.022 | 0.0 |
February 2017 | 224.454 | 0.2 |
March 2017 | 224.874 | 0.8 |
April 2017 | 225.382 | 0.7 |
May 2017 | 225.722 | 1.1 |
June 2017 | 225.568 | 1.0 |
July 2017 | 225.956 | 1.2 |
August 2017 | 226.24 | 1.3 |
September 2017 | 226.824 | 1.5 |
October 2017 | 226.833 | 1.4 |
November 2017 | 226.522 | 1.4 |
December 2017 | 227.093 | 1.7 |
January 2018 | 227.745 | 1.7 |
February 2018 | 227.919 | 1.5 |
March 2018 | 228.158 | 1.5 |
April 2018 | 229.098 | 1.7 |
May 2018 | 228.896 | 1.4 |
June 2018 | 229.057 | 1.6 |
July 2018 | 229.507 | 1.6 |
August 2018 | 230.005 | 1.7 |
September 2018 | 230.505 | 1.6 |
October 2018 | 230.135 | 1.5 |
November 2018 | 230.112 | 1.6 |
December 2018 | 230.91 | 1.7 |
January 2019 | 232.062 | 1.9 |
February 2019 | 232.592 | 2.1 |
March 2019 | 233.036 | 2.1 |
April 2019 | 232.724 | 1.6 |
May 2019 | 233.568 | 2.0 |
June 2019 | 233.65 | 2.0 |
July 2019 | 233.903 | 1.9 |
August 2019 | 234.104 | 1.8 |
September 2019 | 234.728 | 1.8 |
October 2019 | 235.168 | 2.2 |
November 2019 | 234.904 | 2.1 |
December 2019 | 235.373 | 1.9 |
January 2020 | 236.607 | 2.0 |
February 2020 | 237.439 | 2.1 |
March 2020 | 238.172 | 2.2 |
April 2020 | 241.725 | 3.9 |
May 2020 | 243.73 | 4.4 |
June 2020 | 244.27 | 4.6 |
July 2020 | 243.4 | 4.1 |
August 2020 | 243.564 | 4.0 |
September 2020 | 243.836 | 3.9 |
October 2020 | 244.898 | 4.1 |
November 2020 | 244.429 | 4.1 |
December 2020 | 245.063 | 4.1 |
January 2021 | 245.876 | 3.9 |
February 2021 | 246.445 | 3.8 |
March 2021 | 246.803 | 3.6 |
April 2021 | 248.143 | 2.7 |
May 2021 | 249.022 | 2.2 |
June 2021 | 250.8 | 2.7 |
July 2021 | 252.276 | 3.7 |
August 2021 | 252.922 | 3.8 |
September 2021 | 254.803 | 4.5 |
October 2021 | 256.857 | 4.9 |
November 2021 | 258.084 | 5.6 |
December 2021 | 259.378 | 5.8 |
January 2022 | 262.331 | 6.7 |
February 2022 | 264.523 | 7.3 |
March 2022 | 267.018 | 8.2 |
April 2022 | 269.793 | 8.7 |
May 2022 | 272.664 | 9.5 |
June 2022 | 274.537 | 9.5 |
July 2022 | 277.627 | 10.1 |
August 2022 | 279.798 | 10.6 |
September 2022 | 281.058 | 10.3 |
October 2022 | 282.839 | 10.1 |
November 2022 | 283.399 | 9.8 |
December 2022 | 283.95 | 9.5 |
January 2023 | 286.376 | 9.2 |
February 2023 | 287.461 | 8.7 |