United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: US city average, Boys' apparel (Not Seas Adj.)

Updated on March 23, 2026.

According to data from the US BLS, in March 2026, the US Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Boys' apparel in the US was 122.632 (not seasonally adjusted); it rose by 4.0% compared to February 2026.

The US Inflation Rate of Boys' apparel in the US in March 2026 was 1.1%, not seasonally adjusted. The inflation rate represents the percent change of the CPI-U compared to a year ago.

The first chart below shows the trend of the CPI, and the second chart shows the inflation rate from March 2001 to March 2026. This information can also be found in a table below.

You can also see similar information for other items and US geographic areas.

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.

US Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) for Boys' apparel in the US (Not Seas Adj.)
US Inflation Rate for Boys' apparel in the US (Not Seas Adj.) (%)
US Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Boys' apparel in the US (Not Seas Adj.)
1 – 10 of 301
Month CPI-U % change from YAGO (Inflation Rate)
March 2001 113.2 -2.5
April 2001 114.2 -2.6
May 2001 114.6 -2.2
June 2001 115.5 -3.3
July 2001 114.5 -2.1
August 2001 111.6 -2.5
September 2001 108.5 -3.6
October 2001 110.3 -3.2
November 2001 114.3 -2.6
December 2001 115 -2.6
January 2002 110.8 -3.2
February 2002 108.3 -3.6
March 2002 109.2 -3.5
April 2002 111.7 -2.2
May 2002 114.8 0.2
June 2002 111.6 -3.4
July 2002 108.5 -5.2
August 2002 105.7 -5.3
September 2002 100.7 -7.2
October 2002 101.4 -8.1
November 2002 105.5 -7.7
December 2002 105.3 -8.4
January 2003 100.6 -9.2
February 2003 96.2 -11.2
March 2003 101.5 -7.0
April 2003 107.4 -3.8
May 2003 107 -6.8
June 2003 105.3 -5.6
July 2003 103.6 -4.5
August 2003 98 -7.3
September 2003 97.1 -3.6
October 2003 102.6 1.2
November 2003 104.3 -1.1
December 2003 106.6 1.2
January 2004 101.7 1.1
February 2004 99.6 3.5
March 2004 103.6 2.1
April 2004 108.3 0.8
May 2004 109 1.9
June 2004 107.9 2.5
July 2004 103.7 0.1
August 2004 100.5 2.6
September 2004 97.3 0.2
October 2004 100.2 -2.3
November 2004 101.3 -2.9
December 2004 101.9 -4.4
January 2005 97.5 -4.1
February 2005 97.4 -2.2
March 2005 98.1 -5.3
April 2005 103.2 -4.7
May 2005 102.8 -5.7
June 2005 101.3 -6.1
July 2005 97.8 -5.7
August 2005 92 -8.5
September 2005 90.8 -6.7
October 2005 93.2 -7.0
November 2005 96.9 -4.3
December 2005 96.1 -5.7
January 2006 93.8 -3.8
February 2006 93.7 -3.8
March 2006 94 -4.2
April 2006 96.1 -6.9
May 2006 97 -5.6
June 2006 96.3 -4.9
July 2006 92.7 -5.2
August 2006 88.2 -4.1
September 2006 89.1 -1.9
October 2006 94 0.9
November 2006 95.4 -1.5
December 2006 96.2 0.1
January 2007 91.4 -2.6
February 2007 86.961 -7.2
March 2007 88.682 -5.7
April 2007 92.849 -3.4
May 2007 93.94 -3.1
June 2007 92.872 -3.6
July 2007 90.054 -2.8
August 2007 88.031 -0.2
September 2007 86.362 -3.1
October 2007 92.982 -1.1
November 2007 96.398 1.1
December 2007 95.895 -0.3
January 2008 95.216 4.2
February 2008 95.161 9.4
March 2008 94.764 6.9
April 2008 96.187 3.6
May 2008 96.725 3.0
June 2008 95.617 3.0
July 2008 92.016 2.2
August 2008 89.323 1.5
September 2008 87.384 1.2
October 2008 91.324 -1.8
November 2008 92.941 -3.6
December 2008 94.781 -1.2
January 2009 95.395 0.2
February 2009 94.345 -0.9
March 2009 96.769 2.1
April 2009 97.211 1.1
May 2009 96.36 -0.4
June 2009 96.725 1.2
July 2009 95.389 3.7
August 2009 92.939 4.1
September 2009 93.462 7.0
October 2009 95.522 4.6
November 2009 95.723 3.0
December 2009 94.51 -0.3
January 2010 93.228 -2.3
February 2010 90.689 -3.9
March 2010 91.706 -5.2
April 2010 91.301 -6.1
May 2010 90.702 -5.9
June 2010 91.054 -5.9
July 2010 90.813 -4.8
August 2010 88.503 -4.8
September 2010 90.82 -2.8
October 2010 93.039 -2.6
November 2010 94.237 -1.5
December 2010 93.42 -1.1
January 2011 91.932 -1.4
February 2011 92.62 2.1
March 2011 94.302 2.8
April 2011 93.5 2.4
May 2011 94.514 4.2
June 2011 95.619 5.0
July 2011 95.887 5.6
August 2011 94.136 6.4
September 2011 93.26 2.7
October 2011 98.488 5.9
November 2011 100.257 6.4
December 2011 100.709 7.8
January 2012 97.771 6.4
February 2012 96.27 3.9
March 2012 97.147 3.0
April 2012 103.211 10.4
May 2012 105.177 11.3
June 2012 102.903 7.6
July 2012 100.826 5.2
August 2012 100.192 6.4
September 2012 99.329 6.5
October 2012 101.249 2.8
November 2012 103.401 3.1
December 2012 104.366 3.6
January 2013 103.696 6.1
February 2013 100.452 4.3
March 2013 101.097 4.1
April 2013 101.514 -1.6
May 2013 101.077 -3.9
June 2013 100.871 -2.0
July 2013 101.224 0.4
August 2013 100.646 0.5
September 2013 99.599 0.3
October 2013 104.002 2.7
November 2013 107.492 4.0
December 2013 108.139 3.6
January 2014 105.311 1.6
February 2014 104.351 3.9
March 2014 103.474 2.4
April 2014 103.503 2.0
May 2014 106.21 5.1
June 2014 106.727 5.8
July 2014 105.871 4.6
August 2014 103.477 2.8
September 2014 97.835 -1.8
October 2014 102.261 -1.7
November 2014 106.018 -1.4
December 2014 104.693 -3.2
January 2015 102.442 -2.7
February 2015 103.126 -1.2
March 2015 102.193 -1.2
April 2015 102.297 -1.2
May 2015 104.278 -1.8
June 2015 104.624 -2.0
July 2015 103.166 -2.5
August 2015 99.395 -3.9
September 2015 97.744 -0.1
October 2015 100.905 -1.3
November 2015 106.605 0.6
December 2015 108.42 3.6
January 2016 103.801 1.3
February 2016 104.518 1.4
March 2016 101.74 -0.4
April 2016 100.6 -1.7
May 2016 104.591 0.3
June 2016 103.956 -0.6
July 2016 103.618 0.4
August 2016 102.437 3.1
September 2016 100.884 3.2
October 2016 105.306 4.4
November 2016 109.771 3.0
December 2016 106.66 -1.6
January 2017 101.937 -1.8
February 2017 100.939 -3.4
March 2017 100.809 -0.9
April 2017 100.592 0.0
May 2017 101.655 -2.8
June 2017 100.724 -3.1
July 2017 95.55 -7.8
August 2017 96.473 -5.8
September 2017 103.611 2.7
October 2017 106.056 0.7
November 2017 104.627 -4.7
December 2017 101.095 -5.2
January 2018 97.981 -3.9
February 2018 102.606 1.7
March 2018 105.219 4.4
April 2018 103.965 3.4
May 2018 107.455 5.7
June 2018 108.658 7.9
July 2018 105.334 10.2
August 2018 100.434 4.1
September 2018 100.056 -3.4
October 2018 108.911 2.7
November 2018 113.969 8.9
December 2018 113.081 11.9
January 2019 110.849 13.1
February 2019 114.172 11.3
March 2019 116.233 10.5
April 2019 110.359 6.2
May 2019 108.109 0.6
June 2019 107.941 -0.7
July 2019 107.168 1.7
August 2019 104.89 4.4
September 2019 107.293 7.2
October 2019 114.831 5.4
November 2019 114.325 0.3
December 2019 108.679 -3.9
January 2020 106.406 -4.0
February 2020 102.959 -9.8
March 2020 103.315 -11.1
April 2020 104.624 -5.2
May 2020 100.054 -7.4
June 2020 96.648 -10.5
July 2020 98.579 -8.0
August 2020 100.961 -3.7
September 2020 101.102 -5.8
October 2020 101.753 -11.4
November 2020 102.738 -10.1
December 2020 100.962 -7.1
January 2021 100.567 -5.5
February 2021 104.455 1.5
March 2021 103.015 -0.3
April 2021 107.644 2.9
May 2021 106.748 6.7
June 2021 104.367 8.0
July 2021 104 5.5
August 2021 103.592 2.6
September 2021 102.497 1.4
October 2021 106.268 4.4
November 2021 108.897 6.0
December 2021 109.477 8.4
January 2022 108.73 8.1
February 2022 111.432 6.7
March 2022 112.378 9.1
April 2022 112.418 4.4
May 2022 110.823 3.8
June 2022 110.537 5.9
July 2022 110.811 6.6
August 2022 108.588 4.8
September 2022 110.123 7.4
October 2022 110.107 3.6
November 2022 110.204 1.2
December 2022 107.575 -1.7
January 2023 108.754 0.0
February 2023 110.357 -1.0
March 2023 114.752 2.1
April 2023 116.187 3.4
May 2023 114.274 3.1
June 2023 112.329 1.6
July 2023 113.677 2.6
August 2023 112.258 3.4
September 2023 114.402 3.9
October 2023 116.175 5.5
November 2023 117.352 6.5
December 2023 111.373 3.5
January 2024 108.938 0.2
February 2024 111.469 1.0
March 2024 116.09 1.2
April 2024 115.187 -0.9
May 2024 116.498 2.0
June 2024 117.108 4.3
July 2024 115.206 1.4
August 2024 113.256 0.9
September 2024 119.348 4.3
October 2024 122.855 5.8
November 2024 121.208 3.3
December 2024 116.926 5.0
January 2025 115.121 5.7
February 2025 118.222 6.1
March 2025 121.307 4.5
April 2025 118.289 2.7
May 2025 118.436 1.7
June 2025 119.524 2.1
July 2025 117.991 2.4
August 2025 115.446 1.9
September 2025 115.834 -2.9
October 2025 120.361 -2.0
November 2025 NaN
December 2025 114.244 -2.3
January 2026 112.478 -2.3
February 2026 117.876 -0.3
March 2026 122.632 1.1