United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: US city average in December 2021 (Seas Adj.)

Updated on March 14, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in December 2021, the United States seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U): US city average was 280.887 and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) was 7.2%. The following item categories had the highest seasonally adjusted 12-month percent change in CPI-U:

Motor fuel: 50.1%
Lodging away from home: 24%
New and used motor vehicles: 21.2%

You can see the not seasonally adjusted version of this information here. 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: US city average and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) for many more item categories in December 2021.

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.

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.

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Historical CPI-U and Inflation Rate: US city average, All Items (seasonally adjusted)

Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

12-Month Percent Change of US CPI-U: US city average of Selected Categories in December 2021 (Seas Adj.)

Motor fuel

Energy

Lodging away from home

New and used motor vehicles

All items less food and shelter

All items less medical care

All items

Food

All items less food and energy

US CPI-U: US city average in December 2021 (Seas Adj.) (%)

Motor fuel

Food

All items less food and energy

All items

All items less medical care

Energy

All items less food and shelter

Lodging away from home

New and used motor vehicles

Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: US city average of Selected categories in December 2021 (Seas Adj.)

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Item	CPI-U	12-month % change (Inflation Rate)
All items	280.887	7.2
Energy	268.081	30.1
All items less food	279.766	7.3
All items less food and shelter	252.827	9.3
All items less food, shelter, and energy	253.644	6.5
All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and trucks	253.849	4.5
All items less food and energy	285.193	5.5
All items less shelter	260.076	8.7
All items less medical care	268.797	7.7
All items less energy	284.829	5.6
Apparel less footwear	115.659	5.6
Apparel	124.397	5.7
Men's and boys' apparel	120.873	7.7
Women's and girls' apparel	103.069	4.3
Commodities	211.561	12.4
Energy commodities	317.258	49.5
Commodities less food	176.991	16.1
Commodities less food and beverages	173.74	16.7
Commodities less food and energy commodities	162.478	10.8
Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and trucks	155.494	6.5
Durables	126.295	16.7
Education and communication	143.703	1.6
Education	277.28	2.0
Communication	76.301	1.3
Information and information processing	71.986	1.2
Education and communication commodities	67.771	0.2
Education and communication services	116.65	1.7
Food and beverages	286.517	6.0
Food	287.939	6.3
Food at home	269.199	6.6
Cereals and bakery products	298.927	4.8
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	299.604	12.6
Meats, poultry, and fish	304.652	12.6
Meats	315.234	14.8
Fruits and vegetables	323.739	5.1
Fresh fruits and vegetables	373.859	5.3
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials	188.205	5.2
Other food at home	232.244	5.6
Alcoholic beverages	266.202	2.3
Other goods and services	487.131	4.5
Personal care	247.561	3.4
Other goods	122.635	4.6
Housing	288.395	5.1
Shelter	341.802	4.2
Fuels and utilities	273.818	9.5
Household energy	228.645	11.6
Household furnishings and operations	137.515	7.4
Household furnishings and supplies	100.156	7.4
Medical care	532.41	2.2
Medical care commodities	379.611	0.5
Medical care services	581.71	2.6
Nondurables	252.234	10.3
Domestically produced farm food	276.523	6.6
Nondurables less food	222.359	15.0
Nondurables less food and beverages	219.668	16.2
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel	283.525	19.4
Nondurables less food and apparel	280.478	17.6
Recreation	126.987	3.3
Recreation commodities	82.024	3.3
Recreation services	132.57	3.3
Services	348.499	4.1
Utilities and public transportation	233.967	5.0
Rent of shelter	356.546	4.2
Other services	380.737	2.6
Transportation services	329.06	4.3
Services less rent of shelter	365.956	3.9
Services less medical care services	330.616	4.2
Services less energy services	360.425	3.7
Transportation	253.002	21.7
Private transportation	253.307	23.2
Transportation commodities less motor fuel	134.668	22.1
Men's apparel	123.259	7.6
Men's suits, sport coats, and outerwear	97.586	10.4
Men's underwear, nightwear, swimwear and accessories	167.052	7.0
Men's shirts and sweaters	75.037	6.3
Men's pants and shorts	127.366	7.5
Boys' apparel	109.627	8.2
Women's apparel	104.526	5.8
Women's outerwear	98.727	6.0
Women's dresses	105.94	7.8
Women's suits and separates	71.872	6.2
Women's underwear, nightwear, swimwear and accessories	103.914	4.6
Girls' apparel	95.792	-2.4
Footwear	142.231	6.0
Men's footwear	145.56	7.4
Boys' and girls' footwear	161.219	3.9
Women's footwear	128.803	5.7
Infants' and toddlers' apparel	115.964	4.7
Jewelry and watches	185.43	7.1
Watches	150.074	2.7
Jewelry	183.562	8.8
Educational books and supplies	683.632	-0.3
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare	796.978	2.1
College tuition and fees	892.885	1.8
Elementary and high school tuition and fees	921.784	2.4
Day care and preschool	322.249	2.6
Technical and business school tuition and fees	264.801	1.2
Postage and delivery services	217.452	6.6
Postage	341.905	6.5
Delivery services	353.438	7.3
Information technology, hardware and services	7.427	1.9
Computers, peripherals, and smart home assistants	39.401	2.8
Internet services and electronic information providers	80.481	2.6
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items	11.506	-8.5
Information technology commodities	47.94	0.3
Cereals and cereal products	245.104	4.8
Flour and prepared flour mixes	258.121	6.7
Breakfast cereal	241.597	6.0
Rice, pasta, cornmeal	253.225	2.8
Bakery products	328.129	4.8
Bread	200.504	3.8
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins	193.839	4.7
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies	307.683	3.8
Other bakery products	295.642	6.5
Beef and veal	395.663	18.5
Uncooked ground beef	328.379	13.0
Uncooked beef roasts	320.303	22.0
Uncooked beef steaks	270.13	21.4
Pork	263.074	15.1
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products	199.51	16.1
Ham	234.631	10.2
Pork chops	234.362	12.5
Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs	164.091	19.1
Other meats	253.183	6.6
Poultry	267.769	9.5
Chicken	174.595	10.4
Other uncooked poultry including turkey	168.453	5.7
Fish and seafood	340.957	8.5
Fresh fish and seafood	215.658	10.3
Processed fish and seafood	165.246	6.6
Eggs	233.555	11.1
Dairy and related products	236.407	1.8
Milk	160.562	4.5
Cheese and related products	242.001	-0.6
Ice cream and related products	234.949	1.7
Other dairy and related products	156.665	1.7
Fresh fruits	390.685	8.0
Apples	351.976	7.7
Bananas	200.986	6.0
Citrus fruits	287.014	10.0
Other fresh fruits	131.451	8.1
Fresh vegetables	354.978	2.5
Potatoes	390.54	4.9
Lettuce	356.629	2.7
Tomatoes	349.72	1.8
Other fresh vegetables	353.575	1.8
Processed fruits and vegetables	171.877	4.4
Canned fruits and vegetables	180.308	4.3
Frozen fruits and vegetables	160.104	5.5
Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried	165.137	2.9
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks	149.43	5.7
Carbonated drinks	195.399	7.4
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks	132.094	4.6
Beverage materials including coffee and tea	123.637	4.0
Coffee	208.228	6.3
Other beverage materials including tea	133.585	-0.3
Sugar and sweets	241.25	4.6
Sugar and sugar substitutes	216.732	3.7
Other sweets	166.364	5.2
Fats and oils	251.984	8.8
Butter and margarine	216.577	3.4
Salad dressing	142.812	7.9
Other fats and oils including peanut butter	180.396	12.8
Other foods	247.603	5.4
Soups	268.24	2.6
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods	183.862	5.6
Snacks	277.367	5.7
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces	265.42	5.3
Other miscellaneous foods	145.691	5.5
Food away from home	317.372	6.0
Full service meals and snacks	196.449	6.6
Food at employee sites and schools	83.876	-49.3
Other food away from home	211.71	4.9
Alcoholic beverages at home	213.6	1.2
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home	244.222	2.0
Distilled spirits at home	203.708	3.1
Wine at home	172.818	-0.1
Alcoholic beverages away from home	381.344	3.7
Tobacco and smoking products	1308.024	9.1
Cigarettes	540.914	9.6
Miscellaneous personal services	477.817	4.5
Legal services	382.358	3.6
Funeral expenses	352.118	2.0
Laundry and dry cleaning services	197.17	8.5
Financial services	378.805	3.3
Miscellaneous personal goods	79.416	6.2
Rent of primary residence	355.523	3.3
Lodging away from home	179.632	24.0
Housing at school, excluding board	590.829	1.8
Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels	368.697	27.4
Owners' equivalent rent of residences	350.214	3.8
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence	350.219	3.8
Fuel oil and other fuels	344.35	38.4
Fuel oil	325.879	41.1
Propane, kerosene, and firewood	437.854	34.0
Energy services	231.637	10.3
Electricity	233.524	6.5
Utility (piped) gas service	221.655	24.0
Water and sewer and trash collection services	265.57	3.5
Water and sewerage maintenance	612.593	3.0
Garbage and trash collection	532.538	4.8
Window and floor coverings and other linens	60.061	8.6
Window coverings	72.261	12.9
Other linens	44.448	7.8
Furniture and bedding	131.628	13.8
Other furniture	82.043	10.6
Appliances	87.382	6.0
Major appliances	102.554	8.6
Other appliances	71.686	4.7
Other household equipment and furnishings	53.534	5.3
Indoor plants and flowers	143.837	5.2
Nonelectric cookware and tableware	83.509	6.5
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies	100.823	7.1
Tools, hardware and supplies	108.333	6.3
Outdoor equipment and supplies	97.182	7.5
Housekeeping supplies	203.693	2.1
Household cleaning products	130.231	1.7
Miscellaneous household products	122.272	1.8
Moving, storage, freight expense	197.638	9.2
Professional services	405.864	3.3
Physicians' services	408.644	4.3
Dental services	528.408	2.2
Eyeglasses and eye care	196.341	1.8
Services by other medical professionals	250.259	2.9
Hospital and related services	958.317	3.3
Hospital services	366.854	3.3
Nursing homes and adult day services	253.441	3.4
Medicinal drugs	124.437	0.2
Prescription drugs	525.251	0.0
Video and audio	111.137	2.1
Televisions	1.429	4.5
Cable and satellite television service	526.284	2.8
Other video equipment	9.741	-1.2
Audio equipment	25.48	-5.0
Video and audio products	37.002	0.0
Video and audio services	138.286	2.6
Pets, pet products and services	188.827	4.1
Pets and pet products	207.516	2.7
Pet services including veterinary	282.017	5.7
Sporting goods	123.733	6.3
Sports vehicles including bicycles	172.14	7.8
Sports equipment	83.575	4.1
Photography	78.063	3.5
Photographic equipment and supplies	59.245	4.3
Other recreational goods	33.864	2.5
Toys	29.42	1.8
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies	95.54	4.6
Music instruments and accessories	108.658	5.9
Other recreation services	179.075	3.0
Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other organizations, or participant sports fees	147.742	1.8
Admissions	405.863	4.4
Fees for lessons or instructions	341.467	3.0
Recreational reading materials	272.606	0.3
New and used motor vehicles	126.534	21.2
New vehicles	167.939	11.8
Used cars and trucks	211.882	37.7
Car and truck rental	198.118	37.3
Motor fuel	312.991	50.1
Gasoline (all types)	311.857	50.2
Other motor fuels	267.792	45.5
Motor vehicle parts and equipment	165.122	11.3
Tires	141.422	12.4
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair	324.688	4.8
Motor vehicle repair	196.086	3.5
Motor vehicle insurance	568.135	4.2
Parking and other fees	219.658	3.7
Public transportation	234.795	2.9
Airline fares	216.023	1.6
Other intercity transportation	160.407	-0.1
Cookies	286.068	2.1
Crackers, bread, and cracker products	348.193	11.0
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers	286.978	4.7
Bacon and related products	383.092	18.6
Breakfast sausage and related products	172.659	12.5
Ham, excluding canned	261.973	10.7
Frankfurters	253.152	-0.4
Lunchmeats	163.359	6.9
Fresh whole chicken	279.309	7.8
Shelf stable fish and seafood	228.279	0.7
Frozen fish and seafood	351.491	9.6
Fresh whole milk	233.893	5.2
Fresh milk other than whole	164.173	4.4
Butter	251.009	1.0
Oranges, including tangerines	561.982	9.7
Canned fruits	171.135	3.0
Frozen vegetables	214.151	3.2
Canned vegetables	193.253	5.0
Margarine	328.01	6.8
Roasted coffee	218.999	6.9
Salt and other seasonings and spices	170.786	4.8
Sauces and gravies	150.914	4.7
Other condiments	300.456	7.8
Prepared salads	139.711	6.3
Whiskey at home	215.514	2.0
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home	200.271	3.4
Distilled spirits away from home	209.591	2.6
Laundry equipment	116.541	12.1
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap	171.165	8.9
New cars	163.813	12.0
New cars and trucks	115.684	11.8
New trucks	178.752	11.6
Gasoline, unleaded regular	304.473	51.3
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade	335.046	45.9
Gasoline, unleaded premium	323.805	43.2
Parking fees and tolls	252.943	5.0
Ship fare	63.456	0.3
Inpatient hospital services	355.683	3.5
Outpatient hospital services	793.985	2.4
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment	38.788	4.2
Photographic equipment	24.733	3.7
Pet food	158.73	2.4
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories	118.946	3.4
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts	198.719	4.9
Admission to sporting events	233.036	-3.1
Pet services	214.763	6.2
Veterinarian services	296.81	5.0
Food at elementary and secondary schools	47.349	-66.9

U.S. CPI-U: US city average and 12-Month Percent Change for other Months and Years

Use the links below to see the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U): US city average and 12-month percent change (inflation rate) for other months and years. Also, You can see the monthly links for many more years here.