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CPI Graph

Cost-Of-Living Adjustment

Monthly CPI

Average CPI

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 use the CPI-W to annually adjust benefits paid to Social Security beneficiaries.

Below is a chart showing monthly CPI-W data and quarterly averages for such data.

click on graph to see underlying monthly data

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Last reviewed or modified May 15, 2012