On June 27, 2007, NIPC held its final quarterly commission meeting.  The NIPC web and this page in particular are not being updated and are available for archival purposes only.

For current CPI data, visit the Bureau of Labor Statistics web site at: http://www.bls.gov/cpi/.  From there, you may:

• Click on "Get Detailed CPI Statistics."

• Under the section “Most Requested Statistics,” click the Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers (Current Series) link

• Check the box next to “Chicago -- All items” and click "Retrieve Data."

A version of the table shown below will appear in a new window with current data.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a fixed market basket of consumer goods and services.  The CPI provides a way to compare what this market basket of goods and services currently costs compared to the cost of the same market basket a month, a year, or a decade ago.  In the Chicago metro area, for example, these representative goods and services cost 2.3% more in August 2006 than they did in August 2005.  Looking at CPI annual averages for our area, this same market basket cost 3.0% more in 2005 than it had in 2004.

• All Urban Consumers - (CPI-U)
• Chicago CMSA*
• All Items
• 1982-84=100

Percent Change