U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics@bls · official source
CPI for all items rises 0.6% in April; shelter and gasoline up
· via BLS
Key points
- The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.6 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in April, after rising 0.9 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
- The index for energy rose 3.8 percent in April, accounting for over forty percent of the monthly all items increase.
- The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.4 percent in April.
- The all items index rose 3.8 percent for the 12 months ending April, after rising 3.3 percent for the 12 months ending March.
- For example, the estimated standard error of the 1-month percent change is 0.04 percent for the U.S. all items CPI.
Official source
BLSMay 12, 2026Official release ↗
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