Bureau of Labor Statistics

URL: http://www.bls.gov/cpi/

Measures the rate of price change for food, shelter, fuel, apparel, transportation, medical care, entertainment, and other service items
The CPI Home Page provides an explanation of CPI data collection, testimony before Congress, the most current press releases of national data, and several options for time series access
The majority of information appears under Data - Most Frequently Requested Series
- Data may be formatted in several different ways to facilitate analysis
- The direct links are to national data
- The CPI for metropolitan areas appears under the links to BLS Regional Office Most Frequently Requested Series