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 unadjusted) - 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 unadjusted CPI for medical care goods was 402.83 in September 2026, compared to 405.53 in August. This constitutes a reduction of 0.66 percent.
Sample. There are 794 records in the monthly series shown in the graph above. The period covered by the series stretches from March 1947 to September 2026.
History. Have a look at a few simple statistics computed on the full sample: the price index had a mean value of 196.11; it reached its highest level of 418.53 in December 2025; it reached its lowest level of 36.10 in March 1947.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 406.462 |
| 2026-08-31 | 405.528 |
| 2026-09-30 | 402.832 |
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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 | No |
| 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 |
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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 | 956 | 1947-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Energy (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 836 | 1957-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Food (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 716 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 836 | 1957-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
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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 | 956 | 1947-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Energy (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 836 | 1957-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Food (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 716 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 836 | 1957-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |