Text Callout : Key Takeaways – Inflation Calculator: See How Much Inflation ... the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and ...

The Consumer Price Index For All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) measures changes in U.S. consumer prices based on a representative basket of goods and services. The term urban in the index refers to ...

CPI-U is calculated for All Urban Consumers and incorporates more than 90% of the U.S. population. It offers a more representative view of the overall population and is consequently more widely used.