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US CPI: medical care

Tracks changes in the prices consumers face for medical goods and services.

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US CPI: medical care

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US CPI: medical care-5051015US CPI: medical care1.51936197119992026

Source: FRED · As of 6 November 2026

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DateUS CPI: medical care (%)
Jul 19360
Dec 19370.98
Jun 19380
Dec 19380
Jun 19390.971
Dec 19390.971
Jun 1940-0.962
Dec 19400
Jun 19410.971
Dec 19410.962
Jun 19422.885
Dec 19423.81
Jun 19434.673
Dec 19434.587
Jun 19442.679
Dec 19442.632
Jun 19453.478
Dec 19452.564
Jun 19464.202
Dec 19468.333
Jun 19478.871
Dec 19476.923
Feb 19485.263
Apr 19486.716
Jun 19485.926
Aug 19486.618
Oct 19485.797
Dec 19485.755
Feb 19495.714
Apr 19493.497
Jun 19493.497
Aug 19492.759
Oct 19492.055
Dec 19491.361
Feb 19501.351
Apr 19501.351
Jun 19501.351
Aug 19501.342
Oct 19502.685
Dec 19503.356
Feb 19513.333
Apr 19514.667
Jun 19515.333
Aug 19515.298
Oct 19514.575
Dec 19515.844
Feb 19525.806
Apr 19525.096
Jun 19526.329
Aug 19525.66
Oct 19525.625
Dec 19524.294
Feb 19533.659
Apr 19533.636
Jun 19532.976
Aug 19533.571
Oct 19533.55
Dec 19533.529
Feb 19544.118
Apr 19544.094
Jun 19542.89
Aug 19542.874
Oct 19542.286
Dec 19542.273
Feb 19552.26
Apr 19551.685
Jun 19552.247
Aug 19551.676
Oct 19552.793
Dec 19553.333
Feb 19563.315
Apr 19563.867
Jun 19563.297
Aug 19564.396
Oct 19563.804
Dec 19563.226
Feb 19573.209
Apr 19573.723
Jun 19574.787
Aug 19574.211
Oct 19574.188
Dec 19574.688
Feb 19584.663
Apr 19584.615
Jun 19584.569
Aug 19584.545
Oct 19585.528
Dec 19584.478
Feb 19594.95
Apr 19594.412
Jun 19594.369
Aug 19594.348
Oct 19593.333
Dec 19593.81
Feb 19603.774
Apr 19604.225
Jun 19603.256
Aug 19603.241
Oct 19603.226
Dec 19603.211
Feb 19613.182
Apr 19612.703
Jun 19613.153
Aug 19613.139
Oct 19613.125
Dec 19613.111
Feb 19622.643
Apr 19623.07
Jun 19623.057
Aug 19622.609
Oct 19622.597
Dec 19622.155
Feb 19632.575
Apr 19632.128
Jun 19632.119
Aug 19632.542
Oct 19632.11
Dec 19632.532
Feb 19642.092
Apr 19642.083
Jun 19642.075
Aug 19642.066
Oct 19642.066
Dec 19642.058
Feb 19652.049
Apr 19652.449
Jun 19652.439
Aug 19652.429
Oct 19652.429
Dec 19652.823
Feb 19662.811
Apr 19663.187
Jun 19663.968
Aug 19664.348
Oct 19666.324
Dec 19666.667
Feb 19677.422
Apr 19677.336
Jun 19677.252
Aug 19677.197
Oct 19676.32
Dec 19676.25
Feb 19686.182
Apr 19686.475
Jun 19685.694
Aug 19686.007
Oct 19686.294
Dec 19686.228
Feb 19696.849
Apr 19696.757
Jun 19697.744
Aug 19697.667
Oct 19696.25
Dec 19696.189
Feb 19705.769
Apr 19706.013
Jun 19705.937
Aug 19706.192
Oct 19707.121
Dec 19707.362
Feb 19717.273
Apr 19717.164
Jun 19716.785
Aug 19716.706
Oct 19715.491
Dec 19714.571
Feb 19724.237
Apr 19723.343
Jun 19723.039
Aug 19722.186
Oct 19723.288
Dec 19723.279
Feb 19733.252
Apr 19733.235
Jun 19733.485
Aug 19733.476
Oct 19735.04
Dec 19735.291
Feb 19746.037
Apr 19747.05
Jun 19749.067
Aug 197411.886
Oct 197411.111
Dec 197412.563
Feb 197513.614
Apr 197513.902
Jun 197512.352
Aug 197511.085
Oct 197510.909
Dec 19759.821
Feb 19769.586
Apr 19769.422
Jun 19769.302
Aug 19769.356
Oct 19769.016
Dec 19769.959
Feb 19779.543
Apr 19779.785
Jun 19779.865
Aug 19779.696
Oct 19779.586
Dec 19778.872
Feb 19789.074
Apr 19788.2
Jun 19787.923
Aug 19787.972
Oct 19788.576
Dec 19788.829
Feb 19798.985
Apr 19799.061
Jun 19799.135
Aug 19799.31
Oct 19799.321
Dec 197910.14
Feb 198010.84
Apr 198011.48
Jun 198011.36
Aug 198011.013
Oct 198010.983
Dec 19809.915
Feb 19819.642
Apr 19819.485
Jun 198110.201
Aug 198111.508
Oct 198111.719
Dec 198112.5
Feb 198211.809
Apr 198212.129
Jun 198211.937
Aug 198211.269
Oct 198211.189
Dec 198210.997
Feb 198311.124
Apr 19839.823
Jun 19838.923
Aug 19838.102
Oct 19837.128
Dec 19836.398
Feb 19846.269
Apr 19846.332
Jun 19846.294
Aug 19846.016
Oct 19846.164
Dec 19846.111
Feb 19855.519
Apr 19855.955
Jun 19856.297
Aug 19856.512
Oct 19856.544
Dec 19856.764
Feb 19867.214
Apr 19867.493
Jun 19867.515
Aug 19867.598
Oct 19867.699
Dec 19867.705
Feb 19877.149
Apr 19876.805
Jun 19876.826
Aug 19876.494
Oct 19876.265
Dec 19875.803
Feb 19886.358
Apr 19886.371
Jun 19886.39
Aug 19886.631
Oct 19886.727
Dec 19886.912
Feb 19897.159
Apr 19897.232
Jun 19897.453
Aug 19897.72
Oct 19898.144
Dec 19898.503
Feb 19908.471
Apr 19908.856
Jun 19909.024
Aug 19909.489
Oct 19909.43
Dec 19909.585
Feb 19919.524
Apr 19919.136
Jun 19918.833
Aug 19918.424
Oct 19918.139
Dec 19917.92
Feb 19927.942
Apr 19927.856
Jun 19927.491
Aug 19927.043
Oct 19926.973
Dec 19926.627
Feb 19936.337
Apr 19936.007
Jun 19936.177
Aug 19935.953
Oct 19935.742
Dec 19935.393
Feb 19944.899
Apr 19944.915
Jun 19944.625
Aug 19944.584
Oct 19944.697
Dec 19944.922
Feb 19954.911
Apr 19954.637
Jun 19954.468
Aug 19954.43
Oct 19954.159
Dec 19953.948
Feb 19963.809
Apr 19963.7
Jun 19963.64
Aug 19963.43
Oct 19963.23
Dec 19963.038
Feb 19972.874
Apr 19972.996
Jun 19972.897
Aug 19972.618
Oct 19972.477
Dec 19972.819
Feb 19982.836
Apr 19982.951
Jun 19983.242
Aug 19983.529
Oct 19983.605
Dec 19983.416
Feb 19993.51
Apr 19993.49
Jun 19993.388
Aug 19993.45
Oct 19993.479
Dec 19993.67
Feb 20003.755
Apr 20003.894
Jun 20004.117
Aug 20004.248
Oct 20004.312
Dec 20004.17
Feb 20014.63
Apr 20014.637
Jun 20014.607
Aug 20014.494
Oct 20014.626
Dec 20014.721
Feb 20024.5
Apr 20024.579
Jun 20024.477
Aug 20024.701
Oct 20024.821
Dec 20025.049
Feb 20034.52
Apr 20034.025
Jun 20034.074
Aug 20033.864
Oct 20033.7
Dec 20033.708
Feb 20044.188
Apr 20044.65
Jun 20044.624
Aug 20044.424
Oct 20044.468
Dec 20044.237
Feb 20054.346
Apr 20054.282
Jun 20054.161
Aug 20053.947
Oct 20054.117
Dec 20054.287
Feb 20064.009
Apr 20064.106
Jun 20064.057
Aug 20064.261
Oct 20064.016
Dec 20063.563
Feb 20074.323
Apr 20074.041
Jun 20074.021
Aug 20074.519
Oct 20074.82
Dec 20075.163
Feb 20084.531
Apr 20084.296
Jun 20084.036
Aug 20083.263
Oct 20082.838
Dec 20082.648
Feb 20092.83
Apr 20093.025
Jun 20093.156
Aug 20093.309
Oct 20093.501
Dec 20093.373
Feb 20103.626
Apr 20103.617
Jun 20103.494
Aug 20103.168
Oct 20103.352
Dec 20103.275
Feb 20112.891
Apr 20112.866
Jun 20112.925
Aug 20113.194
Oct 20113.116
Dec 20113.491
Feb 20123.375
Apr 20123.427
Jun 20123.953
Aug 20124.053
Oct 20123.701
Dec 20123.211
Feb 20133.107
Apr 20132.748
Jun 20132.147
Aug 20132.336
Oct 20132.324
Dec 20132.015
Feb 20142.256
Apr 20142.416
Jun 20142.613
Aug 20142.088
Oct 20142.09
Dec 20142.957
Feb 20152.314
Apr 20152.905
Jun 20152.508
Aug 20152.469
Oct 20152.983
Dec 20152.582
Feb 20163.503
Apr 20162.985
Jun 20163.541
Aug 20164.892
Oct 20164.258
Dec 20164.074
Feb 20173.546
Apr 20172.954
Jun 20172.659
Aug 20171.813
Oct 20171.682
Dec 20171.78
Feb 20181.76
Apr 20182.207
Jun 20182.458
Aug 20181.531
Oct 20181.708
Dec 20182.011
Feb 20191.725
Apr 20191.921
Jun 20191.964
Aug 20193.458
Oct 20194.293
Dec 20194.571
Feb 20204.62
Apr 20204.809
Jun 20205.079
Aug 20204.468
Oct 20202.89
Dec 20201.781
Feb 20212.001
Apr 20211.457
Jun 20210.433
Aug 20210.373
Oct 20211.313
Dec 20212.171
Feb 20222.427
Apr 20223.227
Jun 20224.537
Aug 20225.365
Oct 20225.019
Dec 20223.958
Feb 20232.338
Apr 20231.053
Jun 20230.131
Aug 2023-0.966
Oct 2023-0.773
Dec 20230.451
Feb 20241.41
Apr 20242.63
Jun 20243.264
Aug 20242.979
Oct 20243.294
Dec 20242.837
Feb 20252.886
Apr 20252.738
Jun 20252.773
Aug 20253.449
Nov 20252.89
Jan 20263.195
Mar 20263.053
May 20262.592
Jul 20261.7
Sep 20261.503

Recent observations

Date%
September 20261.503
August 20261.563
July 20261.7
June 20262.026
May 20262.592
April 20262.543
March 20263.053
February 20263.362
January 20263.195
December 20253.154
November 20252.89
September 20253.283
August 20253.449
July 20253.513
June 20252.773
May 20252.481
April 20252.738
March 20252.644
February 20252.886
January 20252.635
December 20242.837
November 20243.082
October 20243.294
September 20243.252

Source: FRED · Attribution and methods