{"id": 1025939, "name": "US consumer price index for housing", "unit": "", "createdAt": "2025-04-16T20:49:05.000Z", "updatedAt": "2025-11-03T13:10:42.000Z", "coverage": "", "timespan": "1967-2025", "datasetId": 7060, "columnOrder": 0, "shortName": "housing", "catalogPath": "grapher/bls/2025-04-12/us_consumer_prices/us_consumer_prices#housing", "descriptionFromProducer": "Housing in U.S. city average, all urban consumers, not seasonally adjusted (CUUR0000SAH)", "descriptionProcessing": "**Note on current year data:** For the ongoing year (if displayed), annual averages are calculated from available monthly or semi-annual data, providing preliminary CPI values that update throughout the year. Official annual averages from BLS are only available after the year is complete.", "type": "float", "dataChecksum": "10137187945452809496", "metadataChecksum": "7094929514413294925", "datasetName": "US consumer prices", "updatePeriodDays": 365, "datasetVersion": "2025-04-12", "nonRedistributable": false, "display": {"name": "Housing"}, "schemaVersion": 2, "presentation": {"titlePublic": "Housing (US consumer price index)", "topicTagsLinks": ["Economic Growth"]}, "descriptionKey": ["The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures inflation \u2014 how the average prices of goods and services change over time.", "The CPI\u2019s housing category encompasses out-of-pocket expenses related to shelter and household operations, including rent, owners\u2019 equivalent rent, utilities, and household furnishings.\u200b", "It reflects the prices consumers actually pay, excluding mortgage interest, home purchase prices, or housing subsidies.\u200b", "While adjustments are made for changes in housing quality (e.g., renovations or added amenities), most price changes are treated as direct inflation.\u200b", "This category is a major driver of core inflation and provides insights into long-term cost-of-living trends.\u200b", "The index uses a base period of 1982\u201384, which is set to 100. Later values show how much prices have changed since then."], "dimensions": {"years": {"values": [{"id": 1967}, {"id": 1968}, {"id": 1969}, {"id": 1970}, {"id": 1971}, {"id": 1972}, {"id": 1973}, {"id": 1974}, {"id": 1975}, {"id": 1976}, {"id": 1977}, {"id": 1978}, {"id": 1979}, {"id": 1980}, {"id": 1981}, {"id": 1982}, {"id": 1983}, {"id": 1984}, {"id": 1985}, {"id": 1986}, {"id": 1987}, {"id": 1988}, {"id": 1989}, {"id": 1990}, {"id": 1991}, {"id": 1992}, {"id": 1993}, {"id": 1994}, {"id": 1995}, {"id": 1996}, {"id": 1997}, {"id": 1998}, {"id": 1999}, {"id": 2000}, {"id": 2001}, {"id": 2002}, {"id": 2003}, {"id": 2004}, {"id": 2005}, {"id": 2006}, {"id": 2007}, {"id": 2008}, {"id": 2009}, {"id": 2010}, {"id": 2011}, {"id": 2012}, {"id": 2013}, {"id": 2014}, {"id": 2015}, {"id": 2016}, {"id": 2017}, {"id": 2018}, {"id": 2019}, {"id": 2020}, {"id": 2021}, {"id": 2022}, {"id": 2023}, {"id": 2024}, {"id": 2025}]}, "entities": {"values": [{"id": 13, "name": "United States", "code": "USA"}]}}, "origins": [{"id": 3393, "title": "US consumer prices", "description": "The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) of individual goods and services for urban consumers at the national, city, and state levels. CPI is presented on an annual basis, which we have derived as the average of the monthly CPIs in a given year.", "producer": "U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics", "citationFull": "U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics", "urlMain": "https://www.bls.gov/data/tools.htm", "dateAccessed": "2025-04-12", "datePublished": "2025", "license": {"url": "https://www.bls.gov/opub/copyright-information.htm", "name": "Public domain"}}]}