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 May 2020. 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 May 2020, gasoline prices were around 33.8 percent lower than in May 2019.
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 May 2020, by expenditure category
12-month percentage of change
Medical care
4.9%
Food and beverages
3.9%
Rent of primary residence
3.5%
Other services
2.8%
Housing
2.1%
Education
2.1%
Recreation
2.1%
Communication
1.1%
Energy services (electricity)
-0.2%
Computers, peripherals, and smart home assistant devices
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (June 10, 2020). 12-month percentage of change in the United States' Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) in May 2020, by expenditure category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 06, 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 May 2020, by expenditure category ." Chart. June 10, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 06, 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 May 2020, by expenditure category . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 06, 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 May 2020, by Expenditure Category ." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jun 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 May 2020, by expenditure category Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/216055/annual-percentage-of-change-in-the-us-cpi-u-by-expenditure-category/ (last visited July 06, 2020)
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