United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: US city average in February 2023 (Seas Adj.)

Updated on March 14, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in February 2023, the United States seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (CPI-U): US city average was 301.648 and the 12-month percent change (inflation rate) was 6.0%. The following item categories had the highest seasonally adjusted 12-month percent change in CPI-U:

Airline fares: 26.5%
Motor vehicle insurance: 14.5%
Household energy: 12.9%

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 February 2023.

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 February 2023 (Seas Adj.)

Airline fares

Motor vehicle insurance

Household energy

Food

All items less medical care

All items

All items less food and energy

Energy

All items less food and shelter

US CPI-U: US city average in February 2023 (Seas Adj.) (%)

Motor vehicle insurance

Food

All items less food and energy

All items

Energy

Airline fares

All items less medical care

All items less food and shelter

Household energy

Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: US city average of Selected categories in February 2023 (Seas Adj.)

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Item	CPI-U	12-month % change (Inflation Rate)
All items	301.648	6.0
Energy	291.212	5.0
All items less food	298.677	5.5
All items less food and shelter	266.36	3.8
All items less food, shelter, and energy	265.98	3.7
All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and trucks	270.427	5.3
All items less food and energy	304.07	5.5
All items less shelter	277.166	5.0
All items less medical care	289.731	6.3
All items less energy	305.674	6.1
Apparel less footwear	121.833	3.9
Apparel	130.116	3.3
Men's and boys' apparel	124.642	2.2
Women's and girls' apparel	108.948	4.3
Commodities	222.91	3.5
Energy commodities	327.079	-1.4
Commodities less food	180.864	0.5
Commodities less food and beverages	177.29	0.3
Commodities less food and energy commodities	166.107	1.0
Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and trucks	164.18	4.2
Durables	126.021	-1.8
Education and communication	145.4	1.0
Education	287.722	3.3
Communication	75.768	-0.6
Information and information processing	71.37	-0.8
Education and communication commodities	60.42	-10.5
Education and communication services	120.255	2.9
Food and beverages	318.384	9.2
Food	320.954	9.5
Food at home	303.046	10.1
Cereals and bakery products	351.43	14.6
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	324.486	6.7
Meats, poultry, and fish	320.016	3.7
Meats	323.099	1.7
Fruits and vegetables	350.336	5.3
Fresh fruits and vegetables	394.631	2.6
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials	214.838	12.3
Other food at home	267.202	12.4
Alcoholic beverages	281.985	4.9
Other goods and services	526.196	6.1
Personal care	267.871	5.9
Other goods	133.427	7.0
Housing	315.732	8.2
Shelter	372.869	8.1
Fuels and utilities	311.347	11.1
Household energy	264.981	12.9
Household furnishings and operations	148.499	6.1
Household furnishings and supplies	108.828	6.3
Medical care	548.634	2.3
Medical care commodities	396.56	3.2
Medical care services	597.642	2.2
Nondurables	274.03	6.4
Domestically produced farm food	312.657	10.2
Nondurables less food	235.137	3.1
Nondurables less food and beverages	232.218	3.0
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel	300.557	2.8
Nondurables less food and apparel	297.353	3.0
Recreation	135.322	5.0
Recreation commodities	85.913	2.9
Recreation services	142.867	6.4
Services	378.876	7.6
Utilities and public transportation	259.469	8.9
Rent of shelter	389.383	8.2
Other services	400.365	4.3
Transportation services	383.941	14.6
Services less rent of shelter	396.034	6.9
Services less medical care services	362.05	8.3
Services less energy services	390.293	7.3
Transportation	263.886	2.5
Private transportation	262.351	1.7
Transportation commodities less motor fuel	131.438	-3.2
Men's apparel	127.12	2.2
Men's suits, sport coats, and outerwear	103.171	3.7
Men's underwear, nightwear, swimwear and accessories	181.547	3.9
Men's shirts and sweaters	76.746	0.9
Men's pants and shorts	125.309	0.2
Boys' apparel	113.562	2.1
Women's apparel	109.701	3.8
Women's outerwear	100.968	-0.4
Women's dresses	108.866	2.6
Women's suits and separates	75.054	4.2
Women's underwear, nightwear, swimwear and accessories	113.089	4.4
Girls' apparel	104.894	6.7
Footwear	145.065	0.8
Men's footwear	149.143	-0.2
Boys' and girls' footwear	163.675	-1.0
Women's footwear	133.46	2.9
Infants' and toddlers' apparel	127.39	3.8
Jewelry and watches	199.996	8.5
Watches	158.438	3.2
Jewelry	195.695	9.6
Educational books and supplies	717.706	2.7
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare	826.723	3.4
College tuition and fees	916.629	2.3
Elementary and high school tuition and fees	961.124	3.7
Day care and preschool	342.026	5.7
Technical and business school tuition and fees	269.449	2.1
Postage and delivery services	230.9	7.7
Postage	357.819	6.7
Delivery services	416.797	14.4
Information technology, hardware and services	7.125	-3.8
Computers, peripherals, and smart home assistants	37.712	-5.6
Internet services and electronic information providers	82.869	2.9
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items	9.14	-18.3
Information technology commodities	41.879	-12.0
Cereals and cereal products	286.65	14.2
Flour and prepared flour mixes	318.576	19.8
Breakfast cereal	270.99	12.5
Rice, pasta, cornmeal	294.714	13.6
Bakery products	388.948	14.7
Bread	235.673	15.8
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins	229.858	14.3
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies	369.452	15.8
Other bakery products	343.627	13.2
Beef and veal	389.939	-1.4
Uncooked ground beef	330.661	0.3
Uncooked beef roasts	310.725	-2.4
Uncooked beef steaks	262.117	-1.9
Pork	268.746	1.5
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products	199.368	-0.3
Ham	263.908	8.3
Pork chops	238.206	2.4
Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs	160.552	-1.6
Other meats	285.391	9.6
Poultry	300.64	9.5
Chicken	192.83	8.8
Other uncooked poultry including turkey	198.51	12.6
Fish and seafood	363.473	4.6
Fresh fish and seafood	228.047	4.0
Processed fish and seafood	177.735	5.2
Eggs	378.199	55.4
Dairy and related products	273.2	12.3
Milk	180.578	8.1
Cheese and related products	271.117	9.4
Ice cream and related products	270.494	13.9
Other dairy and related products	192.405	19.2
Fresh fruits	408.783	0.4
Apples	378.635	5.6
Bananas	212.403	4.6
Citrus fruits	302.108	-1.1
Other fresh fruits	132.157	-1.6
Fresh vegetables	378.411	5.3
Potatoes	440.03	13.5
Lettuce	407.921	10.4
Tomatoes	358.589	3.4
Other fresh vegetables	367.889	2.9
Processed fruits and vegetables	200.843	14.2
Canned fruits and vegetables	211.919	14.5
Frozen fruits and vegetables	188.697	15.8
Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried	188.296	11.1
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks	169.2	12.8
Carbonated drinks	217.276	12.7
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks	152.069	12.8
Beverage materials including coffee and tea	142.729	11.4
Coffee	240.824	11.4
Other beverage materials including tea	154.026	11.3
Sugar and sweets	276.775	11.7
Sugar and sugar substitutes	252.403	14.8
Other sweets	191.894	12.9
Fats and oils	311.479	19.4
Butter and margarine	288.16	26.9
Salad dressing	172.433	18.4
Other fats and oils including peanut butter	214.617	15.3
Other foods	282.023	11.6
Soups	311.668	12.0
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods	212.138	10.6
Snacks	307.18	9.1
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces	301.527	13.1
Other miscellaneous foods	168.146	12.7
Food away from home	347.869	8.4
Full service meals and snacks	214.996	8.0
Food at employee sites and schools	192.362	134.4
Other food away from home	225.682	5.7
Alcoholic beverages at home	225.447	4.3
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home	265.594	7.0
Distilled spirits at home	209.413	2.4
Wine at home	181.015	2.8
Alcoholic beverages away from home	408.833	6.2
Tobacco and smoking products	1402.834	6.7
Cigarettes	579.953	6.8
Miscellaneous personal services	512.826	5.6
Legal services	409.39	7.3
Funeral expenses	372.592	5.1
Laundry and dry cleaning services	214.178	6.8
Financial services	406.441	4.8
Miscellaneous personal goods	91.402	8.8
Rent of primary residence	391.012	8.8
Lodging away from home	191.209	6.7
Housing at school, excluding board	610.239	3.0
Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels	395.694	7.4
Owners' equivalent rent of residences	381.756	8.0
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence	381.831	8.0
Fuel oil and other fuels	390.519	5.7
Fuel oil	419.629	9.2
Propane, kerosene, and firewood	443.307	0.4
Energy services	268.768	13.3
Electricity	269.872	12.9
Utility (piped) gas service	259.669	14.3
Water and sewer and trash collection services	283.302	5.3
Water and sewerage maintenance	650.117	4.6
Garbage and trash collection	575.697	6.9
Window and floor coverings and other linens	62.667	5.2
Window coverings	76.322	9.7
Other linens	44.892	2.4
Furniture and bedding	137.918	2.3
Other furniture	85.157	1.7
Appliances	90.122	1.6
Major appliances	98.249	-5.9
Other appliances	78.292	6.2
Other household equipment and furnishings	55.326	0.8
Indoor plants and flowers	152.025	3.9
Nonelectric cookware and tableware	86.39	2.8
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies	115.06	11.8
Tools, hardware and supplies	123.535	11.7
Outdoor equipment and supplies	111.549	12.5
Housekeeping supplies	231.626	10.4
Household cleaning products	145.699	7.7
Miscellaneous household products	140.351	12.1
Moving, storage, freight expense	194.408	-1.0
Professional services	416.184	2.4
Physicians' services	413.034	1.2
Dental services	565.567	6.6
Eyeglasses and eye care	199.544	1.3
Services by other medical professionals	256.305	-0.9
Hospital and related services	1010.04	4.0
Hospital services	384.996	3.6
Nursing homes and adult day services	271.31	6.2
Medicinal drugs	129.638	2.9
Prescription drugs	546.312	2.4
Video and audio	114.88	2.5
Televisions	1.186	-14.8
Cable and satellite television service	559.718	4.8
Other video equipment	8.871	-7.5
Audio equipment	26.325	2.9
Video and audio products	34.022	-6.8
Video and audio services	147.235	5.1
Pets, pet products and services	213.619	10.9
Pets and pet products	236.802	11.3
Pet services including veterinary	316.481	10.5
Sporting goods	128.931	1.2
Sports vehicles including bicycles	180.039	1.9
Sports equipment	86.663	0.2
Photography	84.655	7.6
Photographic equipment and supplies	62.625	5.8
Other recreational goods	34.709	1.6
Toys	29.894	1.2
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies	97.706	1.2
Music instruments and accessories	117.339	4.5
Other recreation services	192	5.9
Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other organizations, or participant sports fees	157.391	5.6
Admissions	438.028	5.9
Fees for lessons or instructions	370.449	7.4
Recreational reading materials	284.162	-0.1
New and used motor vehicles	125.992	-1.4
New vehicles	178.538	5.8
Used cars and trucks	184.678	-13.6
Car and truck rental	194.507	-0.8
Motor fuel	321.347	-1.7
Gasoline (all types)	318.945	-2.0
Other motor fuels	332.558	16.5
Motor vehicle parts and equipment	181.037	6.1
Tires	153.169	4.3
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair	372.572	12.5
Motor vehicle repair	239.881	17.7
Motor vehicle insurance	663.966	14.5
Parking and other fees	225.517	2.2
Public transportation	284.601	18.0
Airline fares	290.396	26.5
Other intercity transportation	163.854	2.5
Cookies	349.569	16.6
Crackers, bread, and cracker products	409.429	14.6
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers	338.767	15.7
Bacon and related products	361.275	-5.9
Breakfast sausage and related products	191.519	9.7
Ham, excluding canned	296.496	8.6
Frankfurters	293.741	11.0
Lunchmeats	185.977	10.4
Fresh whole chicken	318.5	11.7
Shelf stable fish and seafood	251.386	7.6
Frozen fish and seafood	374.123	4.2
Fresh whole milk	260.48	6.9
Fresh milk other than whole	185.94	9.0
Butter	318.751	20.8
Oranges, including tangerines	584.899	-0.4
Canned fruits	201.557	14.7
Frozen vegetables	265.039	21.4
Canned vegetables	227.031	14.3
Margarine	484.077	39.8
Roasted coffee	252.354	11.1
Salt and other seasonings and spices	184.749	9.2
Sauces and gravies	178.302	15.5
Other condiments	345.975	14.5
Prepared salads	157.462	10.6
Whiskey at home	218.868	0.2
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home	205.973	3.0
Distilled spirits away from home	224.064	5.7
Laundry equipment	115.364	-5.1
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap	199.96	13.1
New cars	174.744	6.3
New trucks	190.318	6.0
Gasoline, unleaded regular	308.037	-2.5
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade	347.026	-0.5
Gasoline, unleaded premium	340.456	1.3
Parking fees and tolls	258.37	2.0
Ship fare	61.795	-3.2
Inpatient hospital services	372.233	4.7
Outpatient hospital services	834.339	3.9
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment	39.34	-0.1
Photographic equipment	26.007	4.6
Pet food	185.33	15.2
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories	130.482	5.3
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts	213.034	6.5
Admission to sporting events	240.169	1.8
Pet services	235.427	7.6
Veterinarian services	331.735	10.3
Tax return preparation and other accounting fees	309.021	15.5
Food at elementary and secondary schools	191.617	225.0

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.