Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy: Commodities less food and energy commodities: Medical care commodities (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: US Consumer Price Index (All urban; current; BLS)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, the seasonally adjusted CPI for medical care goods stood at 416.72 in August 2025, compared to 417.80 in July 2025. This marks a reduction of 0.26 percent.
Sample. There are 704 records overall in the monthly time series shown in the plot above. The time span covered by the series extends from January 1967 to August 2025.
History. Here are a few statistics computed on the full sample: the price index had a mean of 209.39; it recorded its maximum of 417.80 in July 2025; it reached a minimum of 44.70 in June 1967.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 417.575 |
| 2025-07-31 | 417.8 |
| 2025-08-31 | 416.721 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy: Commodities less food and energy commodities: Medical care commodities |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Prices |
| Data type | Price index |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Rescaling | Index (1982-84 = 100) |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Index |
| Source | Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) |
| Source type | National statistical agency |
| Data licence | Public Domain Data |
| Measure type | Level |
Series in the same data set: Main indices
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 944 | 1947-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Energy (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 824 | 1957-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Food (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 704 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 824 | 1957-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
Series in the same data set: Top-level items
Series in the same data set: Detail
Series in the same data set: Main indices (NSA)
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 944 | 1947-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Energy (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 824 | 1957-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Food (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 704 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 824 | 1957-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |