MIT Institutional Research
Office of the Provost
Consumer Price Index
for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)

The CPI-U by Fiscal Year averages the CPI-U for the period July 1 - June 30 (FY2009 = July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009) which corresponds to the MIT Fiscal Year. The CPI 2009 Series uses FY2009 as the base year equaling 100.

The CPI-U by Calender Year averages the CPI-U for the period January 1 - December 31 (CY2008 = January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008). The CPI 2008 Series uses CY2008 as the base year equaling 100.

The CPI Base uses 1983-1984 as the base year equaling 100. The June CPI is the CPI-U as of June of each year. The December CPI is the CPI-U as of December of each year.

Fiscal Year (July - June)
FY AVERAGES June % Change from prior June
CPI Base CPI 2009 Series % Change from prior
1913 9.8 4.6 -- 9.8  
1914 9.9 4.6 1.62% 9.9 1.02%
1915 10.1 4.7 1.42% 10.1 2.02%
1916 10.4 4.8 2.89% 10.8 6.93%
1917 11.8 5.5 13.49% 13.0 20.37%
1918 13.8 6.4 16.99% 14.7 13.08%
1919 16.2 7.6 17.73% 16.9 14.97%
1920 19.1 8.9 17.52% 20.9 23.67%
1921 19.1 8.9 0.26% 17.6 -15.79%
1922 17.1 8.0 -10.29% 16.7 -5.11%
1923 16.8 7.8 -1.99% 17.0 1.80%
1924 17.2 8.0 2.18% 17.0 0.00%
1925 17.2 8.0 0.34% 17.5 2.94%
1926 17.8 8.3 3.39% 17.7 1.14%
1927 17.5 8.1 -1.78% 17.6 -0.56%
1928 17.2 8.0 -1.52% 17.1 -2.84%
1929 17.1 8.0 -0.73% 17.1 0.00%
1930 17.1 8.0 0.10% 16.8 -1.75%
1931 16.0 7.4 -6.62% 15.1 -10.12%
1932 14.4 6.7 -9.80% 13.6 -9.93%
1933 13.0 6.1 -9.71% 12.7 -6.62%
1934 13.2 6.2 1.73% 13.4 5.51%
1935 13.6 6.3 2.64% 13.7 2.24%
1936 13.7 6.4 1.10% 13.8 0.73%
1937 14.1 6.6 2.73% 14.4 4.35%
1938 14.3 6.7 1.48% 14.1 -2.08%
1939 14.0 6.5 -2.56% 13.8 -2.13%
1940 14.0 6.5 0.12% 14.1 2.17%
1941 14.2 6.6 1.31% 14.7 4.26%
1942 15.6 7.3 10.12% 16.3 10.88%
1943 16.9 7.9 8.61% 17.5 7.36%
1944 17.4 8.1 2.90% 17.6 0.57%
1945 17.8 8.3 2.10% 18.1 2.84%
1946 18.2 8.5 2.53% 18.7 3.31%
1947 21.2 9.9 16.35% 22.0 17.65%
1948 23.3 10.9 9.78% 24.1 9.55%
1949 24.1 11.2 3.47% 23.9 -0.83%
1950 23.7 11.0 -1.76% 23.8 -0.42%
1951 25.1 11.7 6.12% 25.9 8.82%
1952 26.3 12.2 4.58% 26.5 2.32%
1953 26.7 12.4 1.46% 26.8 1.13%
1954 26.9 12.5 0.84% 26.9 0.37%
1955 26.8 12.5 -0.50% 26.7 -0.74%
1956 26.9 12.5 0.47% 27.2 1.87%
1957 27.7 12.9 2.85% 28.1 3.31%
1958 28.6 13.3 3.29% 28.9 2.85%
1959 29.0 13.5 1.40% 29.1 0.69%
1960 29.4 13.7 1.47% 29.6 1.72%
1961 29.8 13.9 1.25% 29.8 0.68%
1962 30.1 14.0 1.04% 30.2 1.34%
1963 30.4 14.2 1.22% 30.6 1.32%
1964 30.8 14.4 1.37% 31.0 1.31%
1965 31.2 14.6 1.27% 31.6 1.94%
1966 31.9 14.9 2.16% 32.4 2.53%
1967 32.9 15.3 3.16% 33.3 2.78%
1968 34.0 15.8 3.32% 34.7 4.20%
1969 35.7 16.6 4.88% 36.6 5.48%
1970 37.8 17.6 5.91% 38.8 6.01%
1971 39.7 18.5 5.16% 40.6 4.64%
1972 41.2 19.2 3.59% 41.7 2.71%
1973 42.8 19.9 4.03% 44.2 6.00%
1974 46.6 21.7 8.92% 49.0 10.86%
1975 51.8 24.1 11.08% 53.6 9.39%
1976 55.5 25.8 7.08% 56.8 5.97%
1977 58.7 27.3 5.83% 60.7 6.87%
1978 62.6 29.2 6.72% 65.2 7.41%
1979 68.5 31.9 9.37% 72.3 10.89%
1980 77.6 36.2 13.33% 82.7 14.38%
1981 86.6 40.4 11.58% 90.6 9.55%
1982 94.1 43.8 8.64% 97.0 7.06%
1983 98.2 45.7 4.29% 99.5 2.58%
1984 101.8 47.4 3.70% 103.7 4.22%
1985 105.8 49.3 3.91% 107.6 3.76%
1986 108.8 50.7 2.88% 109.5 1.77%
1987 111.2 51.8 2.22% 113.5 3.65%
1988 115.8 54.0 4.14% 118.0 3.96%
1989 121.2 56.5 4.62% 124.1 5.17%
1990 127.0 59.2 4.77% 129.9 4.67%
1991 133.9 62.4 5.47% 136.0 4.70%
1992 138.2 64.4 3.20% 140.2 3.09%
1993 142.5 66.4 3.12% 144.4 3.00%
1994 146.2 68.1 2.59% 148.0 2.49%
1995 150.4 70.1 2.87% 152.5 3.04%
1996 154.5 72.0 2.72% 156.7 2.75%
1997 158.9 74.0 2.85% 160.3 2.30%
1998 161.7 75.3 1.78% 163.0 1.68%
1999 164.5 76.7 1.73% 166.2 1.96%
2000 169.3 78.9 2.89% 172.4 3.73%
2001 175.1 81.6 3.43% 178.0 3.25%
2002 178.2 83.0 1.77% 179.9 1.07%
2003 182.1 84.8 2.20% 183.7 2.11%
2004 186.1 86.7 2.19% 189.7 3.27%
2005 191.7 89.3 3.01% 194.5 2.53%
2006 199.0 92.7 3.81% 202.9 4.32%
2007 204.1 95.1 2.59% 208.4 2.69%
2008 211.7 98.6 3.71% 218.8 5.02%
2009 214.7 100.0 1.40% 215.7 -1.43%
 
Calendar Year (January - December)
CY AVERAGES December % Change
from prior December
CPI Base CPI 2008 Series % Change from prior
1913 9.9 4.6 -- 10.0  
1914 10.0 4.7 1.35% 10.1 1.00%
1915 10.1 4.7 0.92% 10.3 1.98%
1916 10.9 5.1 7.67% 11.6 12.62%
1917 12.8 6.0 17.84% 13.7 18.10%
1918 15.0 7.0 17.28% 16.5 20.44%
1919 17.3 8.1 15.24% 18.9 14.55%
1920 20.0 9.3 15.63% 19.4 2.65%
1921 17.9 8.3 -10.94% 17.3 -10.82%
1922 16.8 7.8 -6.16% 16.9 -2.31%
1923 17.1 7.9 1.79% 17.3 2.37%
1924 17.1 8.0 0.44% 17.3 0.00%
1925 17.5 8.1 2.43% 17.9 3.47%
1926 17.7 8.2 0.90% 17.7 -1.12%
1927 17.4 8.1 -1.93% 17.3 -2.26%
1928 17.2 8.0 -1.15% 17.1 -1.16%
1929 17.2 8.0 0.00% 17.2 0.58%
1930 16.7 7.8 -2.67% 16.1 -6.40%
1931 15.2 7.1 -8.93% 14.6 -9.32%
1932 13.6 6.3 -10.30% 13.1 -10.27%
1933 12.9 6.0 -5.19% 13.2 0.76%
1934 13.4 6.2 3.48% 13.4 1.52%
1935 13.7 6.4 2.55% 13.8 2.99%
1936 13.9 6.4 1.03% 14.0 1.45%
1937 14.4 6.7 3.73% 14.4 2.86%
1938 14.1 6.5 -2.03% 14.0 -2.78%
1939 13.9 6.5 -1.30% 14.0 0.00%
1940 14.0 6.5 0.72% 14.1 0.71%
1941 14.7 6.8 5.12% 15.5 9.93%
1942 16.3 7.6 10.92% 16.9 9.03%
1943 17.3 8.0 5.97% 17.4 2.96%
1944 17.6 8.2 1.64% 17.8 2.30%
1945 18.0 8.4 2.27% 18.2 2.25%
1946 19.5 9.1 8.48% 21.5 18.13%
1947 22.3 10.4 14.39% 23.4 8.84%
1948 24.0 11.2 7.69% 24.1 2.99%
1949 23.8 11.1 -0.97% 23.6 -2.07%
1950 24.1 11.2 1.09% 25.0 5.93%
1951 26.0 12.1 7.86% 26.5 6.00%
1952 26.6 12.3 2.28% 26.7 0.75%
1953 26.8 12.4 0.82% 26.9 0.75%
1954 26.9 12.5 0.31% 26.7 -0.74%
1955 26.8 12.4 -0.28% 26.8 0.37%
1956 27.2 12.6 1.53% 27.6 2.99%
1957 28.1 13.0 3.34% 28.4 2.90%
1958 28.9 13.4 2.73% 28.9 1.76%
1959 29.2 13.5 1.01% 29.4 1.73%
1960 29.6 13.7 1.46% 29.8 1.36%
1961 29.9 13.9 1.07% 30.0 0.67%
1962 30.3 14.0 1.20% 30.4 1.33%
1963 30.6 14.2 1.24% 30.9 1.64%
1964 31.0 14.4 1.28% 31.2 0.97%
1965 31.5 14.6 1.59% 31.8 1.92%
1966 32.5 15.1 3.02% 32.9 3.46%
1967 33.4 15.5 2.77% 33.9 3.04%
1968 34.8 16.2 4.27% 35.5 4.72%
1969 36.7 17.0 5.46% 37.7 6.20%
1970 38.8 18.0 5.84% 39.8 5.57%
1971 40.5 18.8 4.29% 41.1 3.27%
1972 41.8 19.4 3.27% 42.5 3.41%
1973 44.4 20.6 6.18% 46.2 8.71%
1974 49.3 22.9 11.05% 51.9 12.34%
1975 53.8 25.0 9.14% 55.5 6.94%
1976 56.9 26.4 5.74% 58.2 4.86%
1977 60.6 28.2 6.50% 62.1 6.70%
1978 65.2 30.3 7.63% 67.7 9.02%
1979 72.6 33.7 11.25% 76.7 13.29%
1980 82.4 38.3 13.55% 86.3 12.52%
1981 90.9 42.2 10.33% 94.0 8.92%
1982 96.5 44.8 6.13% 97.6 3.83%
1983 99.6 46.3 3.21% 101.3 3.79%
1984 103.9 48.2 4.30% 105.3 3.95%
1985 107.6 50.0 3.55% 109.3 3.80%
1986 109.6 50.9 1.90% 110.5 1.10%
1987 113.6 52.8 3.66% 115.4 4.43%
1988 118.3 54.9 4.08% 120.5 4.42%
1989 124.0 57.6 4.83% 126.1 4.65%
1990 130.7 60.7 5.40% 133.8 6.11%
1991 136.2 63.3 4.23% 137.9 3.06%
1992 140.3 65.2 3.03% 141.9 2.90%
1993 144.5 67.1 2.95% 145.8 2.75%
1994 148.2 68.8 2.61% 149.7 2.67%
1995 152.4 70.8 2.81% 153.5 2.54%
1996 156.9 72.9 2.93% 158.6 3.32%
1997 160.5 74.6 2.34% 161.3 1.70%
1998 163.0 75.7 1.55% 163.9 1.61%
1999 166.6 77.4 2.19% 168.3 2.68%
2000 172.2 80.0 3.38% 174.0 3.39%
2001 177.1 82.2 2.83% 176.7 1.55%
2002 179.9 83.5 1.59% 180.9 2.38%
2003 184.0 85.4 2.27% 184.3 1.88%
2004 188.9 87.7 2.68% 190.3 3.26%
2005 195.3 90.7 3.39% 196.8 3.42%
2006 201.6 93.6 3.23% 201.8 2.54%
2007 207.3 96.3 2.85% 210.0 4.08%
2008 215.3 100.0 3.84% 210.2 0.09%

Fiscal Year July 1 - June 30
Calendar Year January 1 - December 30
CPI Base 1982-1984 = 100

Chart of CPI-U Weighted by Fiscal Year
Last Updated 24 August 2009

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