EFIN Consumer Price Index

All Urban Consumers

All CPI's available for download from the Fisheries Economics Data Program are based on all urban consumers.

CPI's based on Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers may be obtained at http://146.142.4.24/cgi-bin/srgate. To obtain a CPI based on urban wage earners and clerical workers, use the BLS Series ID for the item you want replacing the leading "CU" with "CW". For instance, the BLS Series ID for a CPI for urban wage earners and clerical workers in the Western Region would be CWUR0400SA0 (instead of the CPI for all urban consumers CUUR0400SA0.) For additional help, follow the Series ID Formats link.

Seasonal Adjustment

All CPI's available for download from the Fisheries Economics Data Program are NOT seasonally adjusted.

Seasonally adjusted CPI's may be obtained at http://146.142.4.24/cgi-bin/srgate. To obtain a seasonally adjusted CPI, use the BLS Series ID for the item you want replacing the second "U" with an "S". For instance, the BLS Series ID for a seasonally adjusted CPI for all urban consumers in the Western Region would be CUSR0400SA0 (instead of the unadjusted CUUR0400SA0.) For additional help, follow the Series ID Formats link.

CPI's are available for download based on All Items or based on Energy Items Only.

All Items

CPI's based on other subsets of items may be obtained at http://146.142.4.24/cgi-bin/srgate. To obtain a CPI based on another subset of items, use the BLS Series ID for the item you want replacing "A0" (or "A0E" for energy items only) at the end of the series with the item code you want. For additional help, follow the Series ID Formats link.

Periodicity of Data

All CPI's on the Economics Data Program website are available annually and either monthly, bi-monthly, or semiannually. Both types of data (annual and (bi)monthly/semiannual) are stored within each downloadable file. Use the following selection procedures if you only wish to view one type of data.

(Bi)Monthly vs. Annual Data

Select period = M13 for annual data.
Select period <> M13 for (bi)monthly data.

Semi-Annual vs. Annual Data

Select period = S3 for annual data.
Select period <> S3 for semi-annual data.

BLS Resources on the Web

You may find the following websites useful when using the CPI:

The BLS Overview is located at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/home.htm#overview.
The BLS Handbook of Methods, Chapter 17: The Consumer Price Index is located at http://stats.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch17_a.htm
The BLS CPI Homepage is located at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/home.htm
BLS Contact Information is located at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpicont.htm
The BLS Homepage is located at http://www.bls.gov/home.htm
The BLS form-based querying system is located at http://146.142.4.24/cgi-bin/srgate

All Items, Anchorage AK

BLS Series ID CUUSA427SA0
	CPI based on all urban consumers (CU)
	Not seasonally adjusted (U)
	Available semi-annually (S)
	For the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) of Anchorage, AK (A427)
	Base period: 1982-84=100 (S)
	All items (A0)

All Items, Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA

BLS Series ID CUURA421SA0
	CPI based on all urban consumers (CU)
	Not seasonally adjusted (U)
	Available monthly (R)
	For the Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) of Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA (A421)
	Base period: 1982-84=100 (S)
	All items (A0)

All Items, Portland-Salem, OR-WA

BLS Series ID CUUSA425SA0
	CPI based on all urban consumers (CU)
	Not seasonally adjusted (U)
	Available semi-annually (S)
	For the Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) of Portland-Salem, OR-WA (A425)
	Base period: 1982-84=100 (S)
	All items (A0)

All Items, San Diego, CA

BLS Series ID CUUSA424SA0
	CPI based on all urban consumers (CU)
	Not seasonally adjusted (U)
	Available semi-annually (S)
	For the Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) of San Diego, CA(A424)
	Base period: 1982-84=100 (S)
	All items (A0)

All Items, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA

BLS Series ID CUUSA424SA0
	CPI based on all urban consumers (CU)
	Not seasonally adjusted (U)
	Available semi-annually (S)
	For the Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) of Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA (A423)
	Base period: 1982-84=100 (S)
	All items (A0)

All Items, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA

BLS Series ID CUURA422SA0
	CPI based on all urban consumers (CU)
	Not seasonally adjusted (U)
	Available monthly (R)
	For the Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) of San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA (A422)
	Base period: 1982-84=100 (S)
	All items (A0)

All Items, Western Region

BLS Series ID CUUR0400SA0
	CPI based on all urban consumers (CU)
	Not seasonally adjusted (U)
	Available monthly (R)
	For the BLS Western Region, including CA, OR, WA, AK, AZ, HI, ID, NV (0400)
	Base period: 1982-84=100 (S)
	All items (A0)

Energy Items Only

CPI's are available for download based on All Items or based on Energy Items Only.

CPI's based on other subsets of items may be obtained at http://146.142.4.24/cgi-bin/srgate. To obtain a CPI based on another subset of items, use the BLS Series ID for the item you want replacing "A0E" (or "A0" for all items) at the end of the series with the item code you want. For additional help, follow the Series ID Formats link.

Energy Items Only, Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA

BLS Series ID CUURA421SA0E
	CPI based on all urban consumers (CU)
	Not seasonally adjusted (U)
	Available monthly (R)
	For the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) of Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA (A421)
	Base period: 1982-84=100 (S)
	Energy Items Only (A0E)

Energy Items Only, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA

BLS Series ID CUUSA424SA0E
	CPI based on all urban consumers (CU)
	Not seasonally adjusted (U)
	Available semi-annually (S)
	For the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) of Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA (A423)
	Base period: 1982-84=100 (S)
	Energy Items Only (A0E)

Energy Items Only, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA

BLS Series ID CUURA422SA0E
	CPI based on all urban consumers (CU)
	Not seasonally adjusted (U)
	Available monthly (R)
	For the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) of San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA (A422)
	Base period: 1982-84=100 (S)
	Energy Items Only (A0E)

Energy Items Only, Western Region

BLS Series ID CUUR0400SA0E
	CPI based on all urban consumers (CU)
	Not seasonally adjusted (U)
	Available monthly (R)
	For the BLS Western Region, including CA, OR, WA, AK, AZ, HI, ID, NV (0400)
	Base period: 1982-84=100 (S)
	Energy Items Only (A0E)