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 416.72 in August 2025, compared to 417.80 in July. This constitutes a decrease of 0.26 percent.
Sample. In the monthly series plotted above, there are 782 data points. The time span covered by the series extends from March 1947 to August 2025.
History. Take a look at a few summary statistics we calculated on the entire sample: the price index averaged 192.80; it hit a trough of 36.10 in March 1947; it reached its maximum of 417.80 in July 2025.
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 | 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 | 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 |
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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 | 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 |