Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items Less Food and Energy in U.S. City Average

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Units: Index 1982-1984=100, Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency: Monthly

The "Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items Less Food & Energy" is an aggregate of prices paid by urban consumers for a typical basket of goods, excluding food and energy. This measurement, known as "Core CPI," is widely used by economists because food and energy have very volatile prices. The Bureau of Labor Statistics defines and measures the official CPI, and more information can be found in the FAQ or in this article.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items Less Food and Energy in U.S. City Average [CPILFESL], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CPILFESL, June 8, 2023.

Apr 2023:	5.5
Mar 2023:	5.6
Feb 2023:	5.5
Jan 2023:	5.5
Dec 2022:	5.7
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Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items Less Food and Energy in U.S. City Average (CPILFESL)

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