Consumer Price Index (CPI) Table

      JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
1983 CPI-U
MSP CPI-U
293.1
NA
293.2
305.8
293.4
NA
295.5
309.4
297.1
NA
298.1
312.6
299.3
NA
300.3
316.2
301.8
NA
302.6
316.8
303.1
NA
303.5
317.5
1984 CPI-U
MSP CPI-U
305.2
NA
306.6
NA
307.3
NA
308.8
NA
309.7
NA
310.7
NA
311.7
321.3
313.0
NA
314.5
NA
315.3
NA
315.3
NA
315.5
NA
1985 CPI-U
MSP CPI-U
316.1
326.6
317.4
NA
318.8
NA
320.1
NA
321.3
NA
322.3
NA
322.8
332.8
323.5
NA
324.5
NA
325.5
NA
326.6
NA
327.4
NA
1986 CPI-U
MSP CPI-U
328.4
339.6
327.5
NA
326.0
NA
325.3
NA
326.3
NA
327.9
NA
328.0
340.0
328.6
NA
330.2
NA
330.5
NA
330.8
NA
331.1
NA
1987 CPI-U
MSP CPI-U
333.1
341.0
334.4
NA
335.9
NA
337.7
NA
338.7
NA
340.1
NA
340.8
345.4
342.7
NA
344.4
NA
345.3
NA
345.8
NA
345.7
NA
1988 CPI-U
MSP CPI-U
346.7
355.7
347.4
NA
349.0
NA
350.8
NA
352.0
NA
353.5
NA
354.9
363.7
356.6
NA
358.9
NA
360.1
NA
360.5
NA
360.9
NA
1989 CPI-U
MSP CPI-U
362.7
372.7
364.1
NA
366.2
NA
368.8
NA
370.8
NA
371.7
NA
372.7 
378.0
373.1
NA
374.6
NA
376.2
NA
377.0
NA
377.6
NA
1990   CPI-U
MSP CPI-U
381.5
389.0
383.3
NA
385.5
NA
386.2
NA
386.9
NA
389.1
NA
390.7
394.3
394.1
NA
397.5
NA
400.0
NA
400.7
NA
400.9
NA
1991   CPI-U
MSP CPI-U
403.1
403.9
403.8
NA
404.3
NA
405.1
NA
406.3
NA
407.3
NA
408.0
406.7
409.2
NA
411.1
NA
411.5
NA
412.7
NA
413.0
NA
1992   CPI-U
MSP CPI-U
413.8
412.8
415.2
NA
417.2
NA
417.9
NA
418.6
NA
419.9
NA
420.8
419.8
422.0
NA
423.2
NA
424.7
NA
425.3
NA
425.2
NA
1993   CPI-U
MSP CPI-U
427.0
428.7
428.7
NA
430.1
NA
431.2
NA
432.0
NA
432.4
NA
432.6
435.3
433.9
NA
434.7
NA
436.4
NA
436.9
NA
436.8
NA
1994   CPI-U
MSP CPI-U
437.8
439.6
439.3
NA
441.1
NA
441.4
NA
441.9
NA
443.3
NA
444.4
447.8
446.4
NA
447.5
NA
448.0
NA
448.6
NA
448.4
NA
1995   CPI-U
MSP CPI-U
450.3
454.7
452.0
NA
453.5
NA
455.0
NA
455.8
NA
456.7
NA
457.0
458.8
458.0
NA
459.0
NA
460.3
NA
460.1
NA
459.9
NA
1996   CPI-U
MSP CPI-U
462.5
465.2
464.2
NA
466.5
NA
468.2
NA
469.0
NA
469.5
NA
470.4
474.1
471.1
NA
472.7
NA
474.1
NA
475.0
NA
475.0
NA
1997   CPI-U
MSP CPI-U
476.7
480.8
478.2
NA
479.3
NA
479.7
NA
479.6
NA
480.2
NA
480.7
486.9
481.6
NA
483.0
NA
484.1
NA
483.9
NA
483.2
NA
1998   CPI-U
MSP CPI-U
484.2
489.8
484.9
NA
485.8
NA
486.8
NA
487.7
NA
488.2
NA
488.8
494.3
489.6
NA
490.1
NA
491.3
NA
491.3
NA
491.0
NA
1999   CPI-U
MSP CPI-U
492.3
500.9
492.9
NA
494.4
NA
497.8
NA
497.7
NA
497.9
NA
499.2
507.4
500.7
NA
502.9
NA
503.9
NA
504.1
NA
504.1
NA
2000 CPI-U
MSP CPI-U
505.8
518.9
508.7
NA
512.8
  NA
513.2
      NA
513.6
NA
516.5
NA
517.5
528.6
517.6
NA
520.3
NA
521.2
NA
521.5
NA
521.1
NA
2001 CPI-U
MSP CPI-U
524.5
540.5
526.7
NA
528.0
NA
529.9
NA
532.2
NA
533.3
NA
531.6
551.0
    531.8
NA
534.0
NA
532.2
NA
531.3
NA
529.2
NA
2002 CPI-U
MSP CPI-U
530.6
558.4
532.7
NA
535.5
NA
538.6
NA
538.5
NA
538.9
NA
539.5
563.5
541.2
NA
542.1
NA
543.2
NA
543.1
NA
541.9
NA
2003 CPI-U
MSP CPI-U
544.2
565.7
548.5
NA
551.8
NA
550.5
NA
549.7
NA
550.4
NA
550.9
571.0
553.0
NA
554.7
NA
554.3
NA
552.7
NA
552.1
NA
2004 CPI-U
MSP CPI-U
554.9
577.2
557.9
 NA
561.5
 NA
563.2
NA
566.4
NA
568.2 NA 567.5
586.4
567.6
NA
568.7
NA
571.9
 NA
572.2
NA
570.1
NA
2005 CPI-U
MSP CPI-U
571.2
594.4
574.5
 NA
579.0
 NA
582.9
NA
582.4
NA
582.6
NA
585.2
604.6
588.2
NA
595.4
NA
596.7
 NA
592.0
NA
589.4
NA
2006 CPI-U
MSP CPI-U
593.9
609.4
595.2
 NA
598.6
 NA
603.5
NA
606.5 
NA
607.8
NA
609.6
613.1
610.9 
NA
607.9 
NA
604.6
 NA
603.6
NA
604.5
NA
2007 CPI-U
MSP CPI-U
606.3
619.9
609.6
 NA
615.1
 NA
619.1
NA
622.9 
NA
624.1
NA
624.0
630.5
622.8 
NA
624.5 
NA
625.9
 NA
629.6
NA
621.1
NA
2008 CPI_U
MSP CPI-U
632.3
634.4
634.1
NA
639.6
NA
643.5
NA
648.9
NA
655.5
NA
658.9
654.5
656.3
NA
655.4
NA
*Nov 19
NA
*Dec.16
NA
*Jan. 16
NA
   

*date when available

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  • The numbers in the above table use the year 1967 as the base.
  • Monthly CPI-U numbers become available around the middle of each month for the previous month.
  • NA means the number is not available and is not calculated for that month.
  • The MPLS/ST. PAUL CPI numbers are only available semi-annually.  The number listed in July is for the first half of the year.  The number listed in January is for the second half of the previous year.
  • CPI figures using 1982/84 as the base are available from the Minnesota Department of Economic Security by calling (651) 282-2714 or 1-888-234-1114. 


CPI data are also available on the Internet from the Bureau of Labor Statistics:

select U.S. All Items, 1967=100 (or U.S. All Items, 1982-84=100); 
below that listing select the years; 
click on retrieve data 

  • For the Mpls/StP CPI-U using the 1967 base:

http://146.142.4.24/cgi-bin/dsrv?cu 
select not seasonally adjusted, then next form; 
select A211 - Minneapolis-St. Paul, Min.-Wis., then next form; 
select alternate base, then next form; 
select all items, then next form; 
select semi-annual, then next form; 
select the years, then retrieve data

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