This statistic shows the 12-month percentage of change in the consumer price index for urban consumers in the United States, by selected expenditure categories in December 2019. The data represents city averages in the United States. The defined base period is: 1982-84=100. CPI is defined by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics as "a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services". It is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors’ and dentists’ services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. In December 2019, gasoline prices were around 7.9 percent higher than in December 2018.
The annual inflation rate in the U.S. since 1990 can be accessed here.
12-month percentage of change in the United States' Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) in December 2019, by expenditure category
12-month percentage of change
Gasoline (all types)
7.9%
Medical care
4.6%
Rent of primary residence
3.7%
Housing
2.6%
Fuel oil and other fuels
2.2%
Other services
2.2%
Education
2.1%
Transportation
1.9%
Food and beverages
1.7%
Recreation
1.5%
Communication
0.7%
Energy services (electricity)
-0.4%
Apparel
-1.2%
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 14, 2020). 12-month percentage of change in the United States' Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) in December 2019, by expenditure category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 21, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/216055/annual-percentage-of-change-in-the-us-cpi-u-by-expenditure-category/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "12-month percentage of change in the United States' Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) in December 2019, by expenditure category ." Chart. January 14, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 21, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/216055/annual-percentage-of-change-in-the-us-cpi-u-by-expenditure-category/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2020). 12-month percentage of change in the United States' Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) in December 2019, by expenditure category . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 21, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/216055/annual-percentage-of-change-in-the-us-cpi-u-by-expenditure-category/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "12-month Percentage of Change in The United States' Consumer Price Index (Cpi-u) in December 2019, by Expenditure Category ." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/216055/annual-percentage-of-change-in-the-us-cpi-u-by-expenditure-category/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, 12-month percentage of change in the United States' Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) in December 2019, by expenditure category Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/216055/annual-percentage-of-change-in-the-us-cpi-u-by-expenditure-category/ (last visited January 21, 2020)
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