United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Size Class B/C, Apparel (Not Seas Adj.)
Updated on March 14, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in February 2023, the United State not seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Apparel for Size Class B/C was 94.227; it rose by 3.5% compared to January 2023.

The US Inflation Rate of Apparel for Size Class B/C in February 2023 was 3.8%, not seasonally adjusted. The inflation rate represents the percent change of the CPI-U compared to a year ago.

The charts and table below shows the United States not seasonally adjusted historical Consumer Price Index and Inflation Rate for All Urban Consumers: Apparel for Size Class B/C from January 2002 to February 2023.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the change in prices paid by consumers for goods and services. The CPI of all urban consumers (CPI-U) reflects the spending patterns of all urban consumers which represents about 93 percent of the total US population. The CPI-U is based on the expenditures of almost all residents of urban or metropolitan areas, including professionals, the self-employed, the poor, the unemployed, and retired people, as well as urban wage earners and clerical workers.

U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) for Apparel for Size Class B/C (Not Seas Adj.)
U.S. Inflation Rate for Apparel for Size Class B/C (Not Seas Adj.) (%)
U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Apparel for Size Class B/C (Not Seas Adj.)
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Month CPI-U for Apparel for Size Class B/C % change from YAGO (Inflation Rate)
January 2002 92.6 -2.7
February 2002 92.8 -4.9
March 2002 96.4 -3.6
April 2002 98 -2.3
May 2002 96.4 -2.1
June 2002 94.1 -2.3
July 2002 91.1 -2.5
August 2002 89.9 -2.7
September 2002 93.1 -2.6
October 2002 96 -2.4
November 2002 95.1 -3.6
December 2002 92.8 -3.5
January 2003 89.4 -3.5
February 2003 89.2 -3.9
March 2003 93.3 -3.2
April 2003 94.9 -3.2
May 2003 93.1 -3.4
June 2003 90.5 -3.8
July 2003 87.5 -3.9
August 2003 85.9 -4.4
September 2003 89.8 -3.5
October 2003 93.8 -2.3
November 2003 93.6 -1.6
December 2003 91.4 -1.5
January 2004 89.5 0.1
February 2004 90.6 1.6
March 2004 94.4 1.2
April 2004 95.8 1.0
May 2004 94.8 1.8
June 2004 91.7 1.3
July 2004 88.5 1.1
August 2004 87.7 2.1
September 2004 90.7 1.0
October 2004 94 0.2
November 2004 93.2 -0.4
December 2004 90.5 -1.0
January 2005 87.9 -1.8
February 2005 88.9 -1.9
March 2005 92.3 -2.2
April 2005 92.7 -3.2
May 2005 91.4 -3.6
June 2005 88.7 -3.3
July 2005 85.4 -3.5
August 2005 84.5 -3.6
September 2005 87.2 -3.9
October 2005 89.9 -4.4
November 2005 89.6 -3.9
December 2005 87.7 -3.1
January 2006 85.2 -3.1
February 2006 86.3 -2.9
March 2006 90.6 -1.8
April 2006 91.9 -0.9
May 2006 91.3 -0.1
June 2006 89.2 0.6
July 2006 84.6 -0.9
August 2006 84.4 -0.1
September 2006 87.2 0.0
October 2006 90.1 0.2
November 2006 89.9 0.3
December 2006 87.5 -0.2
January 2007 85.934 0.9
February 2007 87.426 1.3
March 2007 89.937 -0.7
April 2007 90.334 -1.7
May 2007 89.046 -2.5
June 2007 86.49 -3.0
July 2007 83.946 -0.8
August 2007 84.276 -0.1
September 2007 86.668 -0.6
October 2007 89.266 -0.9
November 2007 89.827 -0.1
December 2007 87.614 0.1
January 2008 86.606 0.8
February 2008 87.365 -0.1
March 2008 88.779 -1.3
April 2008 90.867 0.6
May 2008 89.838 0.9
June 2008 87.358 1.0
July 2008 85.052 1.3
August 2008 85.306 1.2
September 2008 87.989 1.5
October 2008 89.847 0.7
November 2008 89.963 0.2
December 2008 87.73 0.1
January 2009 86.463 -0.2
February 2009 88.57 1.4
March 2009 91.403 3.0
April 2009 92.204 1.5
May 2009 90.216 0.4
June 2009 88.187 1.0
July 2009 85.602 0.7
August 2009 85.358 0.1
September 2009 89.165 1.3
October 2009 90.892 1.2
November 2009 90.129 0.2
December 2009 87.703 0.0
January 2010 85.339 -1.3
February 2010 86.338 -2.5
March 2010 88.247 -3.4
April 2010 88.479 -4.0
May 2010 87.983 -2.5
June 2010 86.045 -2.4
July 2010 83.551 -2.4
August 2010 83.693 -1.9
September 2010 86.407 -3.1
October 2010 88.052 -3.1
November 2010 87.871 -2.5
December 2010 85.779 -2.2
January 2011 83.72 -1.9
February 2011 84.869 -1.7
March 2011 86.748 -1.7
April 2011 87.673 -0.9
May 2011 87.727 -0.3
June 2011 86.735 0.8
July 2011 86.214 3.2
August 2011 87.311 4.3
September 2011 89.185 3.2
October 2011 91.202 3.6
November 2011 91.222 3.8
December 2011 89.205 4.0
January 2012 87.79 4.9
February 2012 88.147 3.9
March 2012 91.414 5.4
April 2012 92.873 5.9
May 2012 91.778 4.6
June 2012 90.306 4.1
July 2012 88.08 2.2
August 2012 88.697 1.6
September 2012 91.783 2.9
October 2012 94.747 3.9
November 2012 93.605 2.6
December 2012 91.035 2.1
January 2013 90.389 3.0
February 2013 91.457 3.8
March 2013 93.275 2.0
April 2013 93.934 1.1
May 2013 92.77 1.1
June 2013 91.385 1.2
July 2013 89.693 1.8
August 2013 91.022 2.6
September 2013 93.728 2.1
October 2013 95.315 0.6
November 2013 94.347 0.8
December 2013 91.545 0.6
January 2014 89.397 -1.1
February 2014 89.564 -2.1
March 2014 91.942 -1.4
April 2014 93.395 -0.6
May 2014 92.846 0.1
June 2014 91.812 0.5
July 2014 89.686 0.0
August 2014 89.215 -2.0
September 2014 93.182 -0.6
October 2014 95.47 0.2
November 2014 94.012 -0.4
December 2014 89.866 -1.8
January 2015 88.252 -1.3
February 2015 89.079 -0.5
March 2015 90.924 -1.1
April 2015 93.075 -0.3
May 2015 92.162 -0.7
June 2015 91.173 -0.7
July 2015 89.74 0.1
August 2015 88.63 -0.7
September 2015 90.573 -2.8
October 2015 91.936 -3.7
November 2015 90.903 -3.3
December 2015 87.705 -2.4
January 2016 86.255 -2.3
February 2016 89.209 0.2
March 2016 91.084 0.2
April 2016 91.559 -1.6
May 2016 91.585 -0.6
June 2016 89.878 -1.4
July 2016 88.145 -1.8
August 2016 88.413 -0.2
September 2016 90.45 -0.1
October 2016 92.965 1.1
November 2016 91.1 0.2
December 2016 87.607 -0.1
January 2017 87.505 1.5
February 2017 89.285 0.1
March 2017 91.484 0.4
April 2017 91.525 0.0
May 2017 90.05 -1.7
June 2017 88.251 -1.8
July 2017 86.659 -1.7
August 2017 87.928 -0.5
September 2017 90.72 0.3
October 2017 92.585 -0.4
November 2017 89.781 -1.4
December 2017 86.615 -1.1
January 2018 87.659 0.2
February 2018 90.275 1.1
March 2018 92.603 1.2
April 2018 93.235 1.9
May 2018 93.033 3.3
June 2018 91.305 3.5
July 2018 88.76 2.4
August 2018 87.323 -0.7
September 2018 90.534 -0.2
October 2018 92.106 -0.5
November 2018 89.457 -0.4
December 2018 86.279 -0.4
January 2019 87.752 0.1
February 2019 89.971 -0.3
March 2019 90.215 -2.6
April 2019 90.348 -3.1
May 2019 89.282 -4.0
June 2019 89.451 -2.0
July 2019 88.418 -0.4
August 2019 88.664 1.5
September 2019 90.616 0.1
October 2019 90.205 -2.1
November 2019 88.22 -1.4
December 2019 85.509 -0.9
January 2020 86.437 -1.5
February 2020 88.894 -1.2
March 2020 88.564 -1.8
April 2020 85.856 -5.0
May 2020 82.684 -7.4
June 2020 82.605 -7.6
July 2020 81.659 -7.6
August 2020 82.602 -6.8
September 2020 84.108 -7.2
October 2020 84.974 -5.8
November 2020 83.031 -5.9
December 2020 81.398 -4.8
January 2021 83.714 -3.1
February 2021 85.723 -3.6
March 2021 85.886 -3.0
April 2021 86.253 0.5
May 2021 85.807 3.8
June 2021 85.113 3.0
July 2021 84.52 3.5
August 2021 85.505 3.5
September 2021 87.35 3.9
October 2021 88.772 4.5
November 2021 87.444 5.3
December 2021 86.393 6.1
January 2022 88.325 5.5
February 2022 90.781 5.9
March 2022 91.219 6.2
April 2022 90.915 5.4
May 2022 90.428 5.4
June 2022 90.536 6.4
July 2022 89.667 6.1
August 2022 90.11 5.4
September 2022 92.336 5.7
October 2022 92.712 4.4
November 2022 91.16 4.3
December 2022 89.474 3.6
January 2023 91.032 3.1
February 2023 94.227 3.8