The CPI-W (Consumer Price Index-Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers) increased 0.3% in March to an index of 229.323 (on a seasonally unadjusted basis). In the past year, the index has increased at a rate of 1.3%. Medical care costs rose at a rate of 3.2% in the last year (as measured by the CPI-W Medical Care Index).
Unadjusted Indexes |
This Month
|
Last Month
|
Inflation Rate
|
CPI-W All Items Current Base
|
229.323 | 228.677 | 1.3% |
CPI-W Medical Care
|
427.366 | 426.414 | 3.2% |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index Release
Revised 4/16/2013
