https://api.dol.gov/V1/Statistics/CPI
The Consumer Price Indexes (CPI) program produces monthly data on changes in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative basket of goods and services.
More information and details about the data provided can be found at https://www.bls.gov/cpi/
Browse Metadata
Dataset Tables
CU_AREA Table
Area
| Column Name |
Data Type |
Column Description |
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Column Name
AREA_CODE
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Data Type
varchar (4)
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Column Description
Area Code
|
|
Column Name
AREA_NAME
|
Data Type
varchar (80)
|
Column Description
Area Name
|
|
Column Name
DISPLAY_LEVEL
|
Data Type
varchar (2)
|
Column Description
Display Indent Level For Query Tool
|
|
Column Name
SELECTABLE
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Data Type
varchar (1)
|
Column Description
Code To Allow/Disallow Query Tool Selection
|
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Column Name
SORT_SEQUENCE
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Data Type
varchar (5)
|
Column Description
Data Query Tool Widget Sorting
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CU_BASE Table
Base
| Column Name |
Data Type |
Column Description |
|
Column Name
BASE_CODE
|
Data Type
varchar (1)
|
Column Description
Base Identifier Code
|
|
Column Name
BASE_NAME
|
Data Type
varchar (20)
|
Column Description
Base Description
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CU_DATA_PUB Table
Data Pub
| Column Name |
Data Type |
Column Description |
|
Column Name
SERIES_ID
|
Data Type
varchar (17)
|
Column Description
Series Identifier Code
|
|
Column Name
YEAR
|
Data Type
varchar (4)
|
Column Description
Data Observation Year
|
|
Column Name
PERIOD
|
Data Type
varchar (3)
|
Column Description
Data Observation Period (Month, Quarter, Semi-Annual, Annual)
|
|
Column Name
VALUE
|
Data Type
varchar (12)
|
Column Description
Data Observation/Estimate
|
|
Column Name
FOOTNOTE_CODES
|
Data Type
varchar (10)
|
Column Description
Footnote Codes
|
Footnote
| Column Name |
Data Type |
Column Description |
|
Column Name
FOOTNOTE_CODE
|
Data Type
varchar (1)
|
Column Description
Footnote Code
|
|
Column Name
FOOTNOTE_TEXT
|
Data Type
varchar (100)
|
Column Description
Footnote Code Description
|
CU_ITEM Table
Item
| Column Name |
Data Type |
Column Description |
|
Column Name
ITEM_CODE
|
Data Type
varchar (8)
|
Column Description
Item Code
|
|
Column Name
ITEM_NAME
|
Data Type
varchar (100)
|
Column Description
Item Code Description
|
|
Column Name
DISPLAY_LEVEL
|
Data Type
varchar (2)
|
Column Description
Display Indent Level For Query Tool
|
|
Column Name
SELECTABLE
|
Data Type
varchar (1)
|
Column Description
Code To Allow/Disallow Query Tool Selection
|
|
Column Name
SORT_SEQUENCE
|
Data Type
varchar (5)
|
Column Description
Data Query Tool Widget Sorting
|
CU_PERIODICITY Table
Periodicity
| Column Name |
Data Type |
Column Description |
|
Column Name
PERIODICITY_CODE
|
Data Type
varchar (1)
|
Column Description
Periodicity Code
|
|
Column Name
PERIODICITY_NAME
|
Data Type
varchar (20)
|
Column Description
Periodicity Description
|
CU_SEASONAL Table
Seasonal
| Column Name |
Data Type |
Column Description |
|
Column Name
SEASONAL
|
Data Type
varchar (1)
|
Column Description
Seasonally adjusted code (S, U)
|
|
Column Name
SEASONAL_TEXT
|
Data Type
varchar (30)
|
Column Description
Seasonal Description
|
CU_SERIES Table
Series
| Column Name |
Data Type |
Column Description |
|
Column Name
SERIES_ID
|
Data Type
varchar (17)
|
Column Description
Series Identifier Code
|
|
Column Name
AREA_CODE
|
Data Type
varchar (4)
|
Column Description
Area Code
|
|
Column Name
ITEM_CODE
|
Data Type
varchar (8)
|
Column Description
Item Code
|
|
Column Name
SEASONAL
|
Data Type
varchar (1)
|
Column Description
Seasonal Code
|
|
Column Name
PERIODICITY_CODE
|
Data Type
varchar (1)
|
Column Description
Periodicity Code
|
|
Column Name
BASE_CODE
|
Data Type
varchar (1)
|
Column Description
Base Code
|
|
Column Name
BASE_PERIOD
|
Data Type
varchar (20)
|
Column Description
Base Period
|
|
Column Name
FOOTNOTE_CODES
|
Data Type
varchar (10)
|
Column Description
Footnote Codes
|
|
Column Name
BEGIN_YEAR
|
Data Type
varchar (4)
|
Column Description
Begin Year Of Series
|
|
Column Name
BEGIN_PERIOD
|
Data Type
varchar (3)
|
Column Description
Begin Period Of Series
|
|
Column Name
END_YEAR
|
Data Type
varchar (4)
|
Column Description
End Year Of Series
|
|
Column Name
END_PERIOD
|
Data Type
varchar (3)
|
Column Description
End Period Of Series
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