United States Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the United States decreased to 231.49 Index Points in April of 2013 from 232.34 Index Points in March of 2013. Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the United States is reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Historically, from 1950 until 2013, the United States Consumer Price Index (CPI) averaged 100.38 Index Points reaching an all time high of 232.77 Index Points in February of 2013 and a record low of 23.51 Index Points in January of 1950. In the United States, the Consumer Price Index or CPI measures changes in the prices paid by consumers for a basket of goods and services. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States Consumer Price Index (CPI).