INFLATION

Consumer Price Index and Profile

Current CPI

YTD Change

Index

All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)

2.8%

285

Urban Wage Earners & Clerical Workers (CPI-W)

2.7%

280

Source: USDC, Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 2023

All of the data above is for B/C Size Class cities (population of 50,000-1,500,000) located in the Midwest Region.

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