The consumer price index (cpi) is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. the bureau of labor statistics publishes the cpi for all urban consumers which covers about 80% of the total population.  for further information, contact Craig Bohman at (859)283-1885. you may also go directly to the Bureau of Labor Statistics website.

Months	CPI, US Urban	Percentage Change in Last 12 Months
January 2006	198.3	3.98%
February 2006	198.7	3.60%
March 2006	199.8	3.40%
April 2006	201.5	3.50%
May 2006	202.5	4.20%
June 2006	202.9	4.50%
July 2006	203.5	4.1%
August 2006	203.9	3.8%
September 2006	202.9	2.1%
October 2006	201.8	1.3%
November 2006	201.5	2.0%
December 2006	201.8	2.5%
January 2007	202.416	2.1%
February 2007	203.499	2.4%
March 2007	205.352	2.8%
April 2007	206.686	2.6%
May 2007	207.949	2.7%
June 2007	208.352	2.7%
July 2007	208.299	2.4%
August 2007	207.917	2.0%
September 2007	208.490	2.8%
October 2007	208.936	3.5%
November 2007	210.77	4.3%
December 2007	210.36	4.1%
January 2008	211.080	4.3%
February 2008	211.693	4.0%
March 2008	213.528	4.0%