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 March 14, 2023.

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

CPI increased 0.4% nationally (all urban consumers) in February; and 6.0% over the last 12 months ending February 2023, 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.