Observations

May 2025: 338.598

Updated: Jun 11, 2025 7:41 AM CDT

Units:

Index 1982-1984=100,

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Monthly

Notes

Title	Release Dates

Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: Food	1949-03-24	1978-02-26
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food	1978-02-27	2019-09-11
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food in U.S. City Average	2019-09-12	2025-06-11

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	1949-03-24	2025-06-11

Release

Consumer Price Index	1949-03-24	2025-06-11

Units

Index 1935-1939=100	1949-03-24	1953-02-26
Index 1947-1949=100	1953-02-27	1962-02-27
Index 1957-1959=100	1962-02-28	1971-02-18
Index 1967=100	1971-02-19	1988-02-25
Index 1982-1984=100	1988-02-26	2025-06-11

Frequency

Monthly	1949-03-24	2025-06-11

Seasonal Adjustment

Not Seasonally Adjusted	1949-03-24	2025-06-11

Notes

Handbook of Methods - (http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/pdf/homch17.pdf) Understanding the CPI: Frequently Asked Questions - (http://stats.bls.gov:80/cpi/cpifaq.htm)	1949-03-24	1978-02-26
Handbook of Methods - (http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/pdf/homch17.pdf) Understanding the CPI: Frequently Asked Questions - (http://stats.bls.gov:80/cpi/cpifaq.htm) Data through December 1977 are for urban wage earners and clerical workers. Data since January 1978 are for all urban consumers.	1978-02-27	1988-02-25
Handbook of Methods - (https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/pdf/cpihom.pdf) Understanding the CPI: Frequently Asked Questions - (http://stats.bls.gov:80/cpi/cpifaq.htm)	1988-02-26	2025-06-11

Release Tables

Consumer Price Index