United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: US city average, Commodities (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): Commodities in the US was 221.731; it rose by 0.6% compared to January 2023.

The US Inflation Rate of Commodities in the US in February 2023 was 3.6%, 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: Commodities in the US from January 2002 to February 2023.

You can see the seasonally adjusted CPI-U of Commodities in the US here. You can also see the not seasonally adjusted CPI-U of many other items in the US and for specific 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.

U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) for Commodities in the US (Not Seas Adj.)
U.S. Inflation Rate for Commodities in the US (Not Seas Adj.) (%)
U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Commodities in the US (Not Seas Adj.)
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Month CPI-U for Commodities in the US % change from YAGO (Inflation Rate)
January 2002 147.8 -1.5
February 2002 148.1 -1.7
March 2002 149.4 -0.9
April 2002 151 -0.6
May 2002 150.5 -1.6
June 2002 149.8 -1.5
July 2002 149.3 -0.7
August 2002 149.6 -0.1
September 2002 150.2 -0.9
October 2002 150.7 0.1
November 2002 150.6 0.7
December 2002 149.7 1.2
January 2003 150 1.5
February 2003 152 2.6
March 2003 153.1 2.5
April 2003 152.2 0.8
May 2003 150.9 0.3
June 2003 150.4 0.4
July 2003 150 0.5
August 2003 150.9 0.9
September 2003 152 1.2
October 2003 151.4 0.5
November 2003 150.9 0.2
December 2003 150.4 0.5
January 2004 151.1 0.7
February 2004 152.3 0.2
March 2004 153.7 0.4
April 2004 154.3 1.4
May 2004 156 3.4
June 2004 155.8 3.6
July 2004 154.5 3.0
August 2004 154.2 2.2
September 2004 154.9 1.9
October 2004 157.1 3.8
November 2004 157.2 4.2
December 2004 155.8 3.6
January 2005 155.4 2.9
February 2005 156.5 2.8
March 2005 158.2 2.9
April 2005 160.3 3.9
May 2005 159.8 2.4
June 2005 158.9 2.0
July 2005 159.5 3.2
August 2005 161.1 4.5
September 2005 165.6 6.9
October 2005 165.1 5.1
November 2005 161.5 2.7
December 2005 160 2.7
January 2006 161.3 3.8
February 2006 161.4 3.1
March 2006 162.8 2.9
April 2006 165.5 3.2
May 2006 166.9 4.4
June 2006 166.3 4.7
July 2006 166.4 4.3
August 2006 166.6 3.4
September 2006 164.4 -0.7
October 2006 162.5 -1.6
November 2006 161.8 0.2
December 2006 162.1 1.3
January 2007 161.978 0.4
February 2007 162.89 0.9
March 2007 165.71 1.8
April 2007 167.777 1.4
May 2007 169.767 1.7
June 2007 168.921 1.6
July 2007 167.938 0.9
August 2007 166.955 0.2
September 2007 167.952 2.2
October 2007 168.664 3.8
November 2007 171.043 5.7
December 2007 170.511 5.2
January 2008 171.179 5.7
February 2008 171.53 5.3
March 2008 173.884 4.9
April 2008 175.838 4.8
May 2008 178.341 5.1
June 2008 180.534 6.9
July 2008 181.087 7.8
August 2008 179.148 7.3
September 2008 179.117 6.7
October 2008 175.257 3.9
November 2008 167.673 -2.0
December 2008 163.582 -4.1
January 2009 164.36 -4.0
February 2009 165.891 -3.3
March 2009 166.645 -4.2
April 2009 167.816 -4.6
May 2009 169.06 -5.2
June 2009 171.593 -4.9
July 2009 170.483 -5.9
August 2009 171.081 -4.5
September 2009 171.559 -4.2
October 2009 172.252 -1.7
November 2009 173.061 3.2
December 2009 172.572 5.5
January 2010 173.646 5.7
February 2010 173.419 4.5
March 2010 174.798 4.9
April 2010 175.333 4.5
May 2010 175.333 3.7
June 2010 173.899 1.3
July 2010 173.503 1.8
August 2010 173.925 1.7
September 2010 174.282 1.6
October 2010 175.225 1.7
November 2010 175.415 1.4
December 2010 176.015 2.0
January 2011 177.48 2.2
February 2011 178.874 3.2
March 2011 182.728 4.5
April 2011 185.311 5.7
May 2011 186.804 6.5
June 2011 185.266 6.5
July 2011 184.931 6.6
August 2011 185.566 6.7
September 2011 186.015 6.7
October 2011 185.236 5.7
November 2011 184.791 5.4
December 2011 183.345 4.2
January 2012 184.636 4.0
February 2012 186.279 4.1
March 2012 189.201 3.5
April 2012 190.089 2.6
May 2012 188.963 1.2
June 2012 186.967 0.9
July 2012 185.872 0.5
August 2012 187.952 1.3
September 2012 189.575 1.9
October 2012 189.338 2.2
November 2012 186.845 1.1
December 2012 185.204 1.0
January 2013 185.613 0.5
February 2013 188.539 1.2
March 2013 189.286 0.0
April 2013 188.513 -0.8
May 2013 188.441 -0.3
June 2013 188.423 0.8
July 2013 188.055 1.2
August 2013 188.202 0.1
September 2013 188.278 -0.7
October 2013 187.168 -1.1
November 2013 185.896 -0.5
December 2013 185.62 0.2
January 2014 186.152 0.3
February 2014 187.04 -0.8
March 2014 188.847 -0.2
April 2014 190.176 0.9
May 2014 190.518 1.1
June 2014 190.324 1.0
July 2014 189.706 0.9
August 2014 188.872 0.4
September 2014 189.027 0.4
October 2014 187.76 0.3
November 2014 184.964 -0.5
December 2014 181.926 -2.0
January 2015 178.576 -4.1
February 2015 180.005 -3.8
March 2015 182.318 -3.5
April 2015 182.533 -4.0
May 2015 184.263 -3.3
June 2015 184.523 -3.0
July 2015 184.071 -3.0
August 2015 183.137 -3.0
September 2015 181.868 -3.8
October 2015 181.306 -3.4
November 2015 179.825 -2.8
December 2015 178.016 -2.1
January 2016 177.661 -0.5
February 2016 177.049 -1.6
March 2016 178.437 -2.1
April 2016 179.941 -1.4
May 2016 180.59 -2.0
June 2016 180.748 -2.0
July 2016 179.389 -2.5
August 2016 179.14 -2.2
September 2016 179.85 -1.1
October 2016 180.306 -0.5
November 2016 179.02 -0.4
December 2016 178.7 0.4
January 2017 180.298 1.5
February 2017 180.607 2.0
March 2017 181.136 1.5
April 2017 182.041 1.2
May 2017 181.489 0.5
June 2017 180.72 0.0
July 2017 180.043 0.4
August 2017 180.763 0.9
September 2017 182.903 1.7
October 2017 182.116 1.0
November 2017 181.847 1.6
December 2017 180.946 1.3
January 2018 182.434 1.2
February 2018 183.385 1.5
March 2018 183.78 1.5
April 2018 185.271 1.8
May 2018 186.199 2.6
June 2018 185.965 2.9
July 2018 185.531 3.1
August 2018 185.366 2.6
September 2018 185.571 1.5
October 2018 186.071 2.2
November 2018 184.077 1.2
December 2018 181.754 0.5
January 2019 181.815 -0.3
February 2019 183.001 -0.2
March 2019 184.993 0.7
April 2019 186.884 0.9
May 2019 187.236 0.6
June 2019 186.112 0.1
July 2019 186.319 0.4
August 2019 185.686 0.2
September 2019 185.508 0.0
October 2019 186.012 0.0
November 2019 185.186 0.6
December 2019 184.441 1.5
January 2020 185.055 1.8
February 2020 185.331 1.3
March 2020 184.364 -0.3
April 2020 182.141 -2.5
May 2020 182.064 -2.8
June 2020 183.619 -1.3
July 2020 184.59 -0.9
August 2020 185.83 0.1
September 2020 186.434 0.5
October 2020 186.502 0.3
November 2020 185.594 0.2
December 2020 186.063 0.9
January 2021 187.79 1.5
February 2021 189.402 2.2
March 2021 191.877 4.1
April 2021 194.456 6.8
May 2021 197.117 8.3
June 2021 200.209 9.0
July 2021 201.615 9.2
August 2021 202.496 9.0
September 2021 203.313 9.1
October 2021 206.134 10.5
November 2021 207.708 11.9
December 2021 208.602 12.1
January 2022 210.918 12.3
February 2022 213.96 13.0
March 2022 219.057 14.2
April 2022 219.647 13.0
May 2022 223.076 13.2
June 2022 227.423 13.6
July 2022 226.11 12.2
August 2022 223.891 10.6
September 2022 222.678 9.5
October 2022 223.747 8.5
November 2022 222.112 6.9
December 2022 218.607 4.8
January 2023 220.468 4.5
February 2023 221.731 3.6