In 2024, the CPI in U.S. cities averaged at 313.7. However, the CPI for the New York-Newark-Jersey City metropolitan area amounted to about 334.21. Prices in New York City were significantly higher than the U.S. average. Nonetheless, the San Diego-Carlsbad area ranked first with a CPI of 373.32.
The monthly inflation rate for the United States can be found here.
Consumer Price Index (CPI) of all urban consumers for selected cities and metro areas in the United States in 2024
The data represents U.S. city annual averages. The base period was 1982-84=100. A consumer price index (CPI) measures changes in the price level of consumer goods and services purchased by households. The 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."
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 5, 2025). Consumer Price Index (CPI) of all urban consumers for selected cities and metro areas in the United States in 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/245014/consumer-price-index-for-selected-us-cities/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Consumer Price Index (CPI) of all urban consumers for selected cities and metro areas in the United States in 2024." Chart. March 5, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245014/consumer-price-index-for-selected-us-cities/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2025). Consumer Price Index (CPI) of all urban consumers for selected cities and metro areas in the United States in 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245014/consumer-price-index-for-selected-us-cities/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Consumer Price Index (Cpi) of All Urban Consumers for Selected Cities and Metro Areas in The United States in 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Mar 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/245014/consumer-price-index-for-selected-us-cities/
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