CivMetrics collects key economic data for the largest cities in the United States. In this post, we look at the latest CPI release and the 13 cities tracked in this release. For questions about our data, or to request data, please contact EBallantine@CivMetrics.com. Data is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, released January 12, 2023.

New CPI data illuminates inflation in 13 major cities, and how they compare to the national city average.

CPI declined 0.1% nationally (all urban consumers) in December; and 6.5% over the last 12 months ending December 2022, according to the new data.

The new release includes individual data for 13 cities:

Below, find a sortable chart of the 13 cities and the yearly and monthly % change.