United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: US city average, Computer software and accessories (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): Computer software and accessories in the US was 25.61 (not seasonally adjusted); it rose by 6.5% compared to February 2026.

The US Inflation Rate of Computer software and accessories in the US in March 2026 was 8.0%, 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 Computer software and accessories in the US (Not Seas Adj.)
US Inflation Rate for Computer software and accessories in the US (Not Seas Adj.) (%)
US Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Computer software and accessories in the US (Not Seas Adj.)
1 – 10 of 301
Month CPI-U % change from YAGO (Inflation Rate)
March 2001 80.1 -8.6
April 2001 80.2 -7.9
May 2001 79.6 -8.9
June 2001 79.4 -8.6
July 2001 78.6 -8.7
August 2001 79 -7.4
September 2001 79.1 -7.2
October 2001 77.7 -9.0
November 2001 77 -6.7
December 2001 79.1 -3.9
January 2002 79.5 -2.4
February 2002 77.3 -3.4
March 2002 76.9 -4.0
April 2002 76.3 -4.9
May 2002 76.6 -3.8
June 2002 74.7 -5.9
July 2002 74.3 -5.5
August 2002 73.6 -6.8
September 2002 73.3 -7.3
October 2002 71.4 -8.1
November 2002 71.2 -7.5
December 2002 71.1 -10.1
January 2003 71 -10.7
February 2003 71.2 -7.9
March 2003 70.8 -7.9
April 2003 70.2 -8.0
May 2003 69.6 -9.1
June 2003 68.5 -8.3
July 2003 67.7 -8.9
August 2003 66.8 -9.2
September 2003 65.5 -10.6
October 2003 65.5 -8.3
November 2003 65 -8.7
December 2003 64 -10.0
January 2004 64.1 -9.7
February 2004 63.8 -10.4
March 2004 63.3 -10.6
April 2004 62.8 -10.5
May 2004 63.2 -9.2
June 2004 63 -8.0
July 2004 62.5 -7.7
August 2004 62.5 -6.4
September 2004 62.6 -4.4
October 2004 61.6 -5.9
November 2004 61.5 -5.4
December 2004 61.3 -4.2
January 2005 61.1 -4.7
February 2005 60.7 -4.9
March 2005 60.3 -4.7
April 2005 59.6 -5.1
May 2005 59.1 -6.5
June 2005 58.7 -6.8
July 2005 58.4 -6.6
August 2005 58.5 -6.4
September 2005 58.5 -6.5
October 2005 58.3 -5.4
November 2005 58.3 -5.2
December 2005 58.4 -4.7
January 2006 58.5 -4.3
February 2006 57.8 -4.8
March 2006 57.3 -5.0
April 2006 56.6 -5.0
May 2006 56 -5.2
June 2006 55.7 -5.1
July 2006 55.1 -5.6
August 2006 55.1 -5.8
September 2006 54.5 -6.8
October 2006 54.5 -6.5
November 2006 54 -7.4
December 2006 53.8 -7.9
January 2007 54.2 -7.3
February 2007 54.067 -6.5
March 2007 53.956 -5.8
April 2007 53.687 -5.1
May 2007 53.159 -5.1
June 2007 53.379 -4.2
July 2007 53.228 -3.4
August 2007 52.395 -4.9
September 2007 50.993 -6.4
October 2007 51.58 -5.4
November 2007 51.499 -4.6
December 2007 51.474 -4.3
January 2008 50.722 -6.4
February 2008 50.897 -5.9
March 2008 51.207 -5.1
April 2008 50.817 -5.3
May 2008 50.924 -4.2
June 2008 50.858 -4.7
July 2008 50.574 -5.0
August 2008 50.503 -3.6
September 2008 50.447 -1.1
October 2008 50.15 -2.8
November 2008 50.674 -1.6
December 2008 50.462 -2.0
January 2009 50.18 -1.1
February 2009 50.468 -0.8
March 2009 50.63 -1.1
April 2009 50.457 -0.7
May 2009 50.691 -0.5
June 2009 50.298 -1.1
July 2009 50.294 -0.5
August 2009 49.953 -1.1
September 2009 49.742 -1.4
October 2009 48.708 -2.9
November 2009 49.503 -2.3
December 2009 49.637 -1.6
January 2010 48.93 -2.5
February 2010 49.039 -2.8
March 2010 49.348 -2.5
April 2010 48.636 -3.6
May 2010 47.722 -5.9
June 2010 47.222 -6.1
July 2010 46.004 -8.5
August 2010 44.841 -10.2
September 2010 45.125 -9.3
October 2010 45.159 -7.3
November 2010 45.242 -8.6
December 2010 45.016 -9.3
January 2011 43.791 -10.5
February 2011 43.97 -10.3
March 2011 44.023 -10.8
April 2011 43.462 -10.6
May 2011 43.318 -9.2
June 2011 42.89 -9.2
July 2011 42.879 -6.8
August 2011 42.803 -4.5
September 2011 42.903 -4.9
October 2011 42.71 -5.4
November 2011 42.057 -7.0
December 2011 42.483 -5.6
January 2012 43.187 -1.4
February 2012 43.106 -2.0
March 2012 42.379 -3.7
April 2012 42.023 -3.3
May 2012 41.792 -3.5
June 2012 41.848 -2.4
July 2012 41.02 -4.3
August 2012 40.725 -4.8
September 2012 39.806 -7.2
October 2012 39.524 -7.5
November 2012 39.421 -6.3
December 2012 40.033 -5.8
January 2013 40.079 -7.2
February 2013 39.728 -7.8
March 2013 39.863 -5.9
April 2013 39.307 -6.5
May 2013 38.744 -7.3
June 2013 38.476 -8.1
July 2013 38.491 -6.2
August 2013 38.294 -6.0
September 2013 37.927 -4.7
October 2013 38.287 -3.1
November 2013 38.479 -2.4
December 2013 37.866 -5.4
January 2014 37.237 -7.1
February 2014 37.261 -6.2
March 2014 36.996 -7.2
April 2014 36.726 -6.6
May 2014 36.68 -5.3
June 2014 36.586 -4.9
July 2014 36.886 -4.2
August 2014 37.252 -2.7
September 2014 37.426 -1.3
October 2014 36.97 -3.4
November 2014 37.138 -3.5
December 2014 37.288 -1.5
January 2015 36.807 -1.1
February 2015 36.585 -1.8
March 2015 36.601 -1.1
April 2015 36.944 0.6
May 2015 36.831 0.4
June 2015 37.244 1.8
July 2015 36.926 0.1
August 2015 36.382 -2.3
September 2015 36.776 -1.7
October 2015 36.917 -0.1
November 2015 37.114 -0.1
December 2015 36.66 -1.7
January 2016 36.369 -1.2
February 2016 36.109 -1.3
March 2016 35.883 -2.0
April 2016 35.157 -4.8
May 2016 35.749 -2.9
June 2016 34.219 -8.1
July 2016 34.277 -7.2
August 2016 34.445 -5.3
September 2016 33.996 -7.6
October 2016 34.1 -7.6
November 2016 33.372 -10.1
December 2016 32.668 -10.9
January 2017 32.375 -11.0
February 2017 33.31 -7.7
March 2017 32.928 -8.2
April 2017 32.547 -7.4
May 2017 32.243 -9.8
June 2017 33.051 -3.4
July 2017 33.269 -2.9
August 2017 33.805 -1.9
September 2017 33.425 -1.7
October 2017 32.785 -3.9
November 2017 33.395 0.1
December 2017 32.939 0.8
January 2018 32.53 0.5
February 2018 33.468 0.5
March 2018 32.401 -1.6
April 2018 31.944 -1.8
May 2018 32.084 -0.5
June 2018 31.693 -4.1
July 2018 31.786 -4.5
August 2018 32.166 -4.8
September 2018 32.186 -3.7
October 2018 32.077 -2.2
November 2018 32.143 -3.7
December 2018 32.262 -2.1
January 2019 31.55 -3.0
February 2019 31.014 -7.3
March 2019 31.123 -3.9
April 2019 30.847 -3.4
May 2019 29.548 -7.9
June 2019 29.658 -6.4
July 2019 30.486 -4.1
August 2019 29.322 -8.8
September 2019 28.997 -9.9
October 2019 28.956 -9.7
November 2019 28.88 -10.1
December 2019 28.077 -13.0
January 2020 28.02 -11.2
February 2020 27.69 -10.7
March 2020 27.816 -10.6
April 2020 27.477 -10.9
May 2020 26.42 -10.6
June 2020 26.532 -10.5
July 2020 25.931 -14.9
August 2020 26.661 -9.1
September 2020 26.309 -9.3
October 2020 24.823 -14.3
November 2020 25.002 -13.4
December 2020 26.142 -6.9
January 2021 26.59 -5.1
February 2021 26.28 -5.1
March 2021 26.186 -5.9
April 2021 26.635 -3.1
May 2021 26.131 -1.1
June 2021 26.386 -0.5
July 2021 25.908 -0.1
August 2021 25.782 -3.3
September 2021 25.982 -1.2
October 2021 25.083 1.1
November 2021 25.902 3.6
December 2021 25.54 -2.3
January 2022 25.68 -3.4
February 2022 25.746 -2.0
March 2022 25.623 -2.1
April 2022 25.375 -4.7
May 2022 25.026 -4.2
June 2022 25.346 -3.9
July 2022 25.921 0.1
August 2022 25.433 -1.3
September 2022 25.902 -0.3
October 2022 26.218 4.5
November 2022 25.669 -0.9
December 2022 25.111 -1.7
January 2023 24.887 -3.1
February 2023 25.012 -2.8
March 2023 25.228 -1.5
April 2023 25.109 -1.0
May 2023 24.563 -1.8
June 2023 24.637 -2.8
July 2023 24.235 -6.5
August 2023 23.583 -7.3
September 2023 23.265 -10.2
October 2023 23.79 -9.3
November 2023 23.485 -8.5
December 2023 23.071 -8.1
January 2024 22.422 -9.9
February 2024 22.868 -8.6
March 2024 23.688 -6.1
April 2024 23.936 -4.7
May 2024 23.932 -2.6
June 2024 23.01 -6.6
July 2024 23.284 -3.9
August 2024 23.49 -0.4
September 2024 23.511 1.1
October 2024 23.425 -1.5
November 2024 23.336 -0.6
December 2024 23.434 1.6
January 2025 22.721 1.3
February 2025 22.955 0.4
March 2025 23.707 0.1
April 2025 23.802 -0.6
May 2025 24.557 2.6
June 2025 24.42 6.1
July 2025 24.374 4.7
August 2025 23.734 1.0
September 2025 22.427 -4.6
October 2025 21.991 -6.1
November 2025 NaN
December 2025 22.182 -5.3
January 2026 23.727 4.4
February 2026 24.055 4.8
March 2026 25.61 8.0