United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: US city average, Education and communication (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): Education and communication in the US was 145.407; it rose by 0.1% compared to January 2023.

The US Inflation Rate of Education and communication in the US in February 2023 was 1.0%, 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: Education and communication in the US 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 Education and communication in the US (Not Seas Adj.)
U.S. Inflation Rate for Education and communication in the US (Not Seas Adj.) (%)
U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Education and communication in the US (Not Seas Adj.)
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Month CPI-U for Education and communication in the US % change from YAGO (Inflation Rate)
January 2002 107.2 3.2
February 2002 107.3 3.2
March 2002 106.6 2.2
April 2002 106.2 2.0
May 2002 106.6 2.5
June 2002 106.9 2.4
July 2002 107.6 2.7
August 2002 108.9 2.9
September 2002 109.5 2.7
October 2002 109.4 2.2
November 2002 109.3 2.2
December 2002 109.2 2.2
January 2003 109.7 2.3
February 2003 109.7 2.2
March 2003 109.4 2.6
April 2003 109 2.6
May 2003 108.6 1.9
June 2003 108.5 1.5
July 2003 108.9 1.2
August 2003 110.1 1.1
September 2003 110.9 1.3
October 2003 110.9 1.4
November 2003 110.8 1.4
December 2003 110.9 1.6
January 2004 111.1 1.3
February 2004 111.2 1.4
March 2004 111.1 1.6
April 2004 110.9 1.7
May 2004 110.6 1.8
June 2004 110.8 2.1
July 2004 110.9 1.8
August 2004 111.7 1.5
September 2004 112.9 1.8
October 2004 112.5 1.4
November 2004 112.7 1.7
December 2004 112.6 1.5
January 2005 112.7 1.4
February 2005 112.8 1.4
March 2005 112.7 1.4
April 2005 112.9 1.8
May 2005 112.7 1.9
June 2005 112.8 1.8
July 2005 112.9 1.8
August 2005 113.7 1.8
September 2005 115.3 2.1
October 2005 115.1 2.3
November 2005 115.3 2.3
December 2005 115.3 2.4
January 2006 115.7 2.7
February 2006 115.7 2.6
March 2006 115.6 2.6
April 2006 115.8 2.6
May 2006 115.7 2.7
June 2006 115.9 2.8
July 2006 116.3 3.0
August 2006 117.5 3.3
September 2006 118.4 2.7
October 2006 118.5 3.0
November 2006 118.1 2.4
December 2006 118 2.3
January 2007 117.815 1.8
February 2007 117.971 2.0
March 2007 118.231 2.3
April 2007 118.301 2.2
May 2007 118.787 2.7
June 2007 118.734 2.5
July 2007 119.025 2.3
August 2007 120.311 2.4
September 2007 121.273 2.4
October 2007 121.557 2.6
November 2007 121.409 2.8
December 2007 121.506 3.0
January 2008 121.762 3.4
February 2008 121.766 3.2
March 2008 121.832 3.1
April 2008 122.073 3.2
May 2008 122.348 3.0
June 2008 122.828 3.5
July 2008 123.445 3.7
August 2008 124.653 3.6
September 2008 125.505 3.5
October 2008 125.686 3.4
November 2008 125.758 3.6
December 2008 125.921 3.6
January 2009 126.151 3.6
February 2009 126.19 3.6
March 2009 126.187 3.6
April 2009 126.273 3.4
May 2009 126.467 3.4
June 2009 126.519 3.0
July 2009 126.914 2.8
August 2009 128.128 2.8
September 2009 129.035 2.8
October 2009 129.128 2.7
November 2009 128.845 2.5
December 2009 128.883 2.4
January 2010 129.072 2.3
February 2010 129.105 2.3
March 2010 129.236 2.4
April 2010 129.344 2.4
May 2010 129.27 2.2
June 2010 129.263 2.2
July 2010 129.586 2.1
August 2010 130.599 1.9
September 2010 131.154 1.6
October 2010 130.959 1.4
November 2010 130.894 1.6
December 2010 130.548 1.3
January 2011 130.665 1.2
February 2011 130.692 1.2
March 2011 130.682 1.1
April 2011 130.643 1.0
May 2011 130.6 1.0
June 2011 130.568 1.0
July 2011 130.859 1.0
August 2011 132.028 1.1
September 2011 132.627 1.1
October 2011 132.755 1.4
November 2011 132.75 1.4
December 2011 132.728 1.7
January 2012 133.067 1.8
February 2012 133.199 1.9
March 2012 133.235 2.0
April 2012 133.284 2.0
May 2012 133.47 2.2
June 2012 133.456 2.2
July 2012 133.546 2.1
August 2012 134.039 1.5
September 2012 134.639 1.5
October 2012 134.767 1.5
November 2012 134.736 1.5
December 2012 134.694 1.5
January 2013 135.225 1.6
February 2013 135.517 1.7
March 2013 135.625 1.8
April 2013 135.23 1.5
May 2013 135.204 1.3
June 2013 135.098 1.2
July 2013 135.334 1.3
August 2013 136.119 1.6
September 2013 136.723 1.6
October 2013 136.86 1.6
November 2013 136.844 1.6
December 2013 136.857 1.6
January 2014 137.005 1.3
February 2014 137.045 1.1
March 2014 137.125 1.1
April 2014 137.279 1.5
May 2014 137.244 1.5
June 2014 137.279 1.6
July 2014 137.499 1.6
August 2014 138.139 1.5
September 2014 138.474 1.3
October 2014 138.008 0.8
November 2014 137.708 0.6
December 2014 137.41 0.4
January 2015 137.604 0.4
February 2015 137.56 0.4
March 2015 137.564 0.3
April 2015 137.707 0.3
May 2015 137.4 0.1
June 2015 137.425 0.1
July 2015 137.6 0.1
August 2015 138.291 0.1
September 2015 139.092 0.5
October 2015 139.344 1.0
November 2015 139.527 1.3
December 2015 139.388 1.4
January 2016 139.481 1.4
February 2016 139.236 1.2
March 2016 139.279 1.3
April 2016 139.316 1.2
May 2016 138.971 1.1
June 2016 138.898 1.1
July 2016 138.79 0.9
August 2016 139.311 0.7
September 2016 139.176 0.1
October 2016 138.979 -0.3
November 2016 139.086 -0.3
December 2016 139.076 -0.2
January 2017 139.041 -0.3
February 2017 138.796 -0.3
March 2017 136.234 -2.2
April 2017 135.781 -2.5
May 2017 135.563 -2.4
June 2017 135.497 -2.4
July 2017 135.388 -2.4
August 2017 135.702 -2.6
September 2017 136.189 -2.1
October 2017 136.502 -1.8
November 2017 136.717 -1.7
December 2017 136.671 -1.7
January 2018 136.635 -1.7
February 2018 136.327 -1.8
March 2018 136.029 -0.1
April 2018 135.943 0.1
May 2018 136.261 0.5
June 2018 136.535 0.8
July 2018 136.77 1.0
August 2018 137.336 1.2
September 2018 137.868 1.2
October 2018 137.776 0.9
November 2018 136.981 0.2
December 2018 136.976 0.2
January 2019 137.055 0.3
February 2019 137.168 0.6
March 2019 137.082 0.8
April 2019 137.182 0.9
May 2019 137.199 0.7
June 2019 137.344 0.6
July 2019 137.595 0.6
August 2019 138.154 0.6
September 2019 138.409 0.4
October 2019 138.529 0.6
November 2019 138.92 1.4
December 2019 138.839 1.4
January 2020 139.132 1.5
February 2020 139.256 1.5
March 2020 139.199 1.5
April 2020 139.378 1.6
May 2020 139.34 1.6
June 2020 139.258 1.4
July 2020 140.794 2.3
August 2020 141.32 2.3
September 2020 141.369 2.1
October 2020 141.469 2.1
November 2020 141.534 1.9
December 2020 141.549 2.0
January 2021 141.556 1.7
February 2021 141.679 1.7
March 2021 141.289 1.5
April 2021 141.742 1.7
May 2021 142.002 1.9
June 2021 142.174 2.1
July 2021 142.386 1.1
August 2021 143.011 1.2
September 2021 143.807 1.7
October 2021 143.974 1.8
November 2021 143.884 1.7
December 2021 143.844 1.6
January 2022 143.876 1.6
February 2022 143.913 1.6
March 2022 143.475 1.6
April 2022 143.212 1.0
May 2022 143.108 0.8
June 2022 143.335 0.8
July 2022 143.15 0.5
August 2022 143.687 0.5
September 2022 144.089 0.2
October 2022 143.988 0.0
November 2022 144.852 0.7
December 2022 144.922 0.8
January 2023 145.336 1.0
February 2023 145.407 1.0