Consumer Price Index

Consumer Price Index

Last Updated: November 14th, 2023

Summary

  • The Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL CPI increased by 7.4 percent from October 2022 to October 2023, while the US South Region had a 3.7 percent increase over the same period. CPI for the nation increased by 3.2 percent in October 2023 compared to October 2022.
  • Apparel outpaced the rest of the components in the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-West Palm Beach region, increasing by 13.5 percent from October 2022 to October 2023. The region also had significant increases in prices for housing (10.7 percent increase in October 2023 over October 2022) and other goods and services (6.3 percent increase over the same period).

About the Data

CPI information is provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). U.S. and U.S. South CPI data is updated by the U.S. BLS on a monthly basis.  Meanwhile, both the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL and Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL CPI data are updated once every two months. The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL region is updated for odd numbered months while the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL region is updated for even numbered months.