United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: South - Size Class A, Food (Not Seas Adj.)
Updated on March 14, 2023.

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 for South - Size Class A was 313.219; it rose by 0.2% compared to January 2023.

The US Inflation Rate of Food for South - Size Class A in February 2023 was 9.2%, 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 for South - 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.

U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) for Food for South - Size Class A (Not Seas Adj.)
U.S. Inflation Rate for Food for South - Size Class A (Not Seas Adj.) (%)
U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Food for South - Size Class A (Not Seas Adj.)
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Month CPI-U for Food for South - Size Class A % change from YAGO (Inflation Rate)
January 2002 175.2 3.3
February 2002 175.1 2.7
March 2002 175.7 3.1
April 2002 175.8 2.5
May 2002 175.1 2.2
June 2002 175.5 2.2
July 2002 175.3 1.6
August 2002 175.3 1.3
September 2002 175.8 1.1
October 2002 176 0.7
November 2002 175.9 1.0
December 2002 176.5 1.0
January 2003 177.4 1.3
February 2003 178.2 1.8
March 2003 177.5 1.0
April 2003 177.8 1.1
May 2003 177.9 1.6
June 2003 179.6 2.3
July 2003 179.3 2.3
August 2003 180.8 3.1
September 2003 181.4 3.2
October 2003 182.5 3.7
November 2003 182.7 3.9
December 2003 184.4 4.5
January 2004 184.8 4.2
February 2004 185.1 3.9
March 2004 185.1 4.3
April 2004 185.9 4.6
May 2004 187.1 5.2
June 2004 187 4.1
July 2004 187 4.3
August 2004 187.4 3.7
September 2004 186.7 2.9
October 2004 188.4 3.2
November 2004 188.5 3.2
December 2004 189.3 2.7
January 2005 188.6 2.1
February 2005 188.9 2.1
March 2005 188.4 1.8
April 2005 189.7 2.0
May 2005 190.7 1.9
June 2005 190.6 1.9
July 2005 191.6 2.5
August 2005 191.5 2.2
September 2005 192.1 2.9
October 2005 193.3 2.6
November 2005 193.8 2.8
December 2005 193.9 2.4
January 2006 194.9 3.3
February 2006 194.7 3.1
March 2006 194.6 3.3
April 2006 194 2.3
May 2006 194.9 2.2
June 2006 194.8 2.2
July 2006 196.4 2.5
August 2006 196.5 2.6
September 2006 197 2.6
October 2006 197.7 2.3
November 2006 197.4 1.9
December 2006 198 2.1
January 2007 198.536 1.9
February 2007 199.961 2.7
March 2007 200.234 2.9
April 2007 200.98 3.6
May 2007 201.748 3.5
June 2007 202.71 4.1
July 2007 203.298 3.5
August 2007 203.454 3.5
September 2007 205.684 4.4
October 2007 206.286 4.3
November 2007 207.196 5.0
December 2007 207.783 4.9
January 2008 209.545 5.6
February 2008 210.157 5.1
March 2008 209.883 4.8
April 2008 211.126 5.1
May 2008 211.927 5.1
June 2008 214.092 5.6
July 2008 215.995 6.3
August 2008 217.434 6.9
September 2008 218.613 6.3
October 2008 219.704 6.5
November 2008 219.23 5.8
December 2008 218.946 5.4
January 2009 219.627 4.8
February 2009 219.292 4.4
March 2009 218.984 4.3
April 2009 218.033 3.3
May 2009 217.674 2.7
June 2009 217.161 1.4
July 2009 217.22 0.6
August 2009 217.859 0.2
September 2009 217.34 -0.6
October 2009 217.266 -1.1
November 2009 217.122 -1.0
December 2009 216.885 -0.9
January 2010 218.024 -0.7
February 2010 218.958 -0.1
March 2010 218.89 0.0
April 2010 218.977 0.4
May 2010 218.789 0.5
June 2010 218.707 0.7
July 2010 218.287 0.5
August 2010 217.963 0.1
September 2010 220.086 1.3
October 2010 220.839 1.6
November 2010 220.488 1.6
December 2010 220.735 1.8
January 2011 223.468 2.5
February 2011 224.001 2.3
March 2011 225.427 3.0
April 2011 225.666 3.1
May 2011 226.928 3.7
June 2011 226.962 3.8
July 2011 228.213 4.6
August 2011 229.909 5.5
September 2011 230.161 4.6
October 2011 230.654 4.4
November 2011 230.8 4.7
December 2011 231.325 4.8
January 2012 231.753 3.7
February 2012 232.27 3.7
March 2012 232.25 3.0
April 2012 232.939 3.2
May 2012 232.345 2.4
June 2012 232.491 2.4
July 2012 232.99 2.1
August 2012 233.674 1.6
September 2012 233.804 1.6
October 2012 234.698 1.8
November 2012 234.199 1.5
December 2012 234.502 1.4
January 2013 234.828 1.3
February 2013 235.376 1.3
March 2013 235.311 1.3
April 2013 235.908 1.3
May 2013 235.43 1.3
June 2013 235.981 1.5
July 2013 236.117 1.3
August 2013 236.691 1.3
September 2013 237.16 1.4
October 2013 237.284 1.1
November 2013 237.21 1.3
December 2013 237.268 1.2
January 2014 238.912 1.7
February 2014 239.053 1.6
March 2014 239.253 1.7
April 2014 239.975 1.7
May 2014 241.241 2.5
June 2014 241.977 2.5
July 2014 241.495 2.3
August 2014 242.803 2.6
September 2014 242.974 2.5
October 2014 243.437 2.6
November 2014 243.966 2.9
December 2014 244.661 3.1
January 2015 245.173 2.6
February 2015 246.15 3.0
March 2015 245.442 2.6
April 2015 245.317 2.2
May 2015 245.575 1.8
June 2015 245.771 1.6
July 2015 245.377 1.6
August 2015 246.716 1.6
September 2015 247.503 1.9
October 2015 247.886 1.8
November 2015 247.647 1.5
December 2015 247.02 1.0
January 2016 246.849 0.7
February 2016 247.16 0.4
March 2016 246.658 0.5
April 2016 247.167 0.8
May 2016 246.899 0.5
June 2016 246.872 0.5
July 2016 246.99 0.7
August 2016 246.629 0.0
September 2016 247.085 -0.2
October 2016 246.83 -0.4
November 2016 247.503 -0.1
December 2016 246.73 -0.1
January 2017 247.205 0.1
February 2017 247.236 0.0
March 2017 247.355 0.3
April 2017 247.641 0.2
May 2017 248.352 0.6
June 2017 248.728 0.8
July 2017 249.007 0.8
August 2017 249.698 1.2
September 2017 250.552 1.4
October 2017 250.716 1.6
November 2017 249.944 1.0
December 2017 250.387 1.5
January 2018 250.455 1.3
February 2018 250.44 1.3
March 2018 250.171 1.1
April 2018 251.208 1.4
May 2018 250.947 1.0
June 2018 250.939 0.9
July 2018 251.396 1.0
August 2018 251.959 0.9
September 2018 251.675 0.5
October 2018 251.246 0.2
November 2018 251.512 0.6
December 2018 252.683 0.9
January 2019 253.72 1.3
February 2019 254.424 1.6
March 2019 255.091 2.0
April 2019 255.213 1.6
May 2019 256.197 2.1
June 2019 255.472 1.8
July 2019 256.237 1.9
August 2019 255.969 1.6
September 2019 255.995 1.7
October 2019 256.379 2.0
November 2019 256.579 2.0
December 2019 257.485 1.9
January 2020 257.9 1.7
February 2020 258.652 1.7
March 2020 259.53 1.7
April 2020 264.137 3.5
May 2020 266.677 4.1
June 2020 266.582 4.4
July 2020 266.293 3.9
August 2020 265.884 3.9
September 2020 266.334 4.0
October 2020 266.746 4.0
November 2020 266.552 3.9
December 2020 267.405 3.9
January 2021 269.024 4.3
February 2021 270.011 4.4
March 2021 269.324 3.8
April 2021 270.367 2.4
May 2021 270.992 1.6
June 2021 273.21 2.5
July 2021 273.849 2.8
August 2021 273.026 2.7
September 2021 275.462 3.4
October 2021 278.049 4.2
November 2021 278.716 4.6
December 2021 281.003 5.1
January 2022 284.617 5.8
February 2022 286.956 6.3
March 2022 290.687 7.9
April 2022 293.017 8.4
May 2022 296.098 9.3
June 2022 298.174 9.1
July 2022 302.136 10.3
August 2022 304.835 11.7
September 2022 306.617 11.3
October 2022 309.045 11.2
November 2022 309.846 11.2
December 2022 309.703 10.2
January 2023 312.625 9.8
February 2023 313.219 9.2