The Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) publishes the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage
Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) on a monthly basis. We computed
the average CPI-W values below using the
monthly CPI-Ws.
| Year | Quarter 1 | Quarter 2 | Quarter 3 | Quarter 4 | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 47.467 | 48.800 | 50.300 | 51.800 | 49.592 |
| 1975 | 52.733 | 53.533 | 54.700 | 55.567 | 54.133 |
| 1976 | 56.100 | 56.800 | 57.667 | 58.333 | 57.225 |
| 1977 | 59.400 | 60.633 | 61.533 | 62.200 | 60.942 |
| 1978 | 63.233 | 64.933 | 66.400 | 67.733 | 65.575 |
| 1979 | 69.500 | 71.933 | 74.400 | 76.433 | 73.067 |
| 1980 | 79.400 | 82.300 | 83.900 | 86.100 | 82.925 |
| 1981 | 88.333 | 90.333 | 92.900 | 94.133 | 91.425 |
| 1982 | 94.833 | 96.267 | 98.167 | 98.333 | 96.900 |
| 1983 | 98.200 | 99.433 | 100.533 | 101.200 | 99.842 |
| 1984 | 101.733 | 102.467 | 104.067 | 104.767 | 103.258 |
| 1985 | 105.400 | 106.667 | 107.333 | 108.267 | 106.917 |
| 1986 | 108.433 | 107.967 | 108.700 | 109.200 | 108.575 |
| 1987 | 110.500 | 111.967 | 113.267 | 114.200 | 112.483 |
| 1988 | 114.767 | 116.200 | 117.800 | 119.033 | 116.950 |
| 1989 | 120.233 | 122.367 | 123.333 | 124.400 | 122.583 |
| 1990 | 126.400 | 127.700 | 129.900 | 132.100 | 129.025 |
| 1991 | 132.867 | 133.733 | 134.700 | 135.700 | 134.250 |
| 1992 | 136.467 | 137.667 | 138.767 | 139.733 | 138.158 |
| 1993 | 140.700 | 141.833 | 142.367 | 143.333 | 142.058 |
| 1994 | 144.000 | 145.000 | 146.400 | 147.167 | 145.642 |
| 1995 | 148.267 | 149.600 | 150.233 | 150.933 | 149.758 |
| 1996 | 152.267 | 153.900 | 154.633 | 155.767 | 154.142 |
| 1997 | 156.700 | 157.267 | 157.867 | 158.400 | 157.558 |
| 1998 | 158.533 | 159.433 | 160.000 | 160.667 | 159.658 |
| 1999 | 161.167 | 162.767 | 163.933 | 165.067 | 163.233 |
| 2000 | 166.667 | 168.467 | 169.700 | 170.733 | 168.892 |
| 2001 | 172.233 | 174.167 | 174.133 | 173.533 | 173.517 |
| 2002 | 173.867 | 175.833 | 176.567 | 177.233 | 175.875 |
| 2003 | 179.067 | 179.600 | 180.300 | 180.267 | 179.808 |
| 2004 | 181.900 | 184.500 | 185.100 | 186.433 | 184.483 |
| 2005 | 187.400 | 190.100 | 192.700 | 193.700 | 190.975 |
| 2006 | 194.500 | 198.000 | 199.067 | 197.000 | 197.142 |
| 2007 | 198.905 | 203.232 | 203.596 | 205.335 | 202.767 |
| 2008 | 207.715 | 212.903 | 215.495 | 208.097 | 211.053 |
| 2009 | 206.542 | 209.224 | 211.001 | 211.752 | 209.630 |
| 2010 | 212.879 | 213.974 | 214.136 | 214.878 | 213.967 |
| 2011 | 217.986 | 222.406 | 223.233 | 222.674 | 221.575 |
| 2012 | 224.612 | 226.549 | 226.936 | 226.819 | 226.229 |
| 2013 | 228.173 | 229.450 | 230.327 | 229.347 | 229.324 |
| 2014 | 231.157 | 234.120 | 234.242 | 231.563 | 232.771 |
| 2015 | 229.590 | 232.744 | 233.278 | 231.628 | 231.810 |
| 2016 | 231.414 | 234.388 | 235.057 | 235.446 | 234.076 |
| 2017 | 237.329 | 238.618 | 239.668 | 240.588 | 239.051 |
| 2018 | 242.790 | 245.524 | 246.352 | 245.919 | 245.146 |
| 2019 | 246.373 | 249.650 | 250.200 | 250.663 | 249.222 |
| 2020 | 251.557 | 250.030 | 253.412 | 253.994 | 252.248 |
| 2021 | 257.025 | 263.754 | 268.421 | 272.840 | 265.510 |
| 2022 | 279.472 | 288.380 | 291.901 | 292.183 | 287.984 |
| 2023 | 294.881 | 298.502 | 301.236 | 301.341 | 298.990 |
| 2024 | 304.329 | 308.009 | 308.729 |