Is Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) data free to use?

Yes. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) is a work of the U.S. government and is in the public domain. You can use it without a license; citing U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is good practice.

Who publishes Consumer Price Index (CPI-U)?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes it. The official page is https://www.bls.gov/cpi/.

How current is Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) on DatenUS?

The latest data we loaded is as of 09/01/2026. We check the source on a schedule and update the pages that use it.

How should I cite this data?

Cite the original publisher: Consumer Price Index (CPI-U), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, https://www.bls.gov/cpi/. If you used a DatenUS page, you can add its URL as the place you viewed it.

Consumer Price Index (CPI-U)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · Business & economy

Published by: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Status on DatenUS: Live; Data as of 09/01/2026
License: Public domain
Records loaded: 49; From the latest update

What this data covers

Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) is published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. DatenUS uses it for: Inflation for the U.S., regions and major metro areas. We load it on a schedule from the official source and show the date of the latest update on every page that uses it.

Official source: bls.gov

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Frequently asked questions

Is Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) data free to use?: Yes. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) is a work of the U.S. government and is in the public domain. You can use it without a license; citing U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is good practice.
Who publishes Consumer Price Index (CPI-U)?: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes it. The official page is https://www.bls.gov/cpi/.
How current is Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) on DatenUS?: The latest data we loaded is as of 09/01/2026. We check the source on a schedule and update the pages that use it.
How should I cite this data?: Cite the original publisher: Consumer Price Index (CPI-U), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, https://www.bls.gov/cpi/. If you used a DatenUS page, you can add its URL as the place you viewed it.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · Data as of 09/01/2026