United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: US city average, Fees for lessons or instructions (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): Fees for lessons or instructions in the US was 417.798 (not seasonally adjusted); no change from February 2026.

The US Inflation Rate of Fees for lessons or instructions in the US in March 2026 was 2.8%, 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 Fees for lessons or instructions in the US (Not Seas Adj.)
US Inflation Rate for Fees for lessons or instructions in the US (Not Seas Adj.) (%)
US Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Fees for lessons or instructions in the US (Not Seas Adj.)
1 – 10 of 299
Month CPI-U % change from YAGO (Inflation Rate)
March 2001 193 2.7
April 2001 192.9 2.5
May 2001 192.8 2.3
June 2001 193.1 3.4
July 2001 193.7 3.9
August 2001 194.4 4.1
September 2001 194.7 4.0
October 2001 196.6 3.5
November 2001 199.4 4.5
December 2001 202.1 6.3
January 2002 203.2 6.7
February 2002 202 5.6
March 2002 202.3 4.8
April 2002 202 4.7
May 2002 202.5 5.0
June 2002 202.6 4.9
July 2002 203 4.8
August 2002 202.5 4.2
September 2002 203.8 4.7
October 2002 204.6 4.1
November 2002 205.3 3.0
December 2002 205.6 1.7
January 2003 206.1 1.4
February 2003 208.5 3.2
March 2003 208.7 3.2
April 2003 209.5 3.7
May 2003 209.4 3.4
June 2003 211.7 4.5
July 2003 212.1 4.5
August 2003 212 4.7
September 2003 213.3 4.7
October 2003 214.4 4.8
November 2003 215.6 5.0
December 2003 218.8 6.4
January 2004 219 6.3
February 2004 217.3 4.2
March 2004 217.9 4.4
April 2004 218.5 4.3
May 2004 218.6 4.4
June 2004 219.8 3.8
July 2004 221.1 4.2
August 2004 221.4 4.4
September 2004 222 4.1
October 2004 224.9 4.9
November 2004 225.2 4.5
December 2004 224.8 2.7
January 2005 224.9 2.7
February 2005 226 4.0
March 2005 226 3.7
April 2005 226.2 3.5
May 2005 227.6 4.1
June 2005 228.3 3.9
July 2005 226.7 2.5
August 2005 227.7 2.9
September 2005 228.9 3.1
October 2005 230.7 2.6
November 2005 232 3.0
December 2005 231.2 2.9
January 2006 230.8 2.6
February 2006 231.8 2.6
March 2006 232.6 2.9
April 2006 232.6 2.8
May 2006 234 2.8
June 2006 235.4 3.1
July 2006 235.4 3.8
August 2006 237.1 4.1
September 2006 237.7 3.8
October 2006 238.3 3.3
November 2006 238.8 2.9
December 2006 239 3.4
January 2007 238.9 3.5
February 2007 239.49 3.3
March 2007 241.141 3.7
April 2007 242.758 4.4
May 2007 244.224 4.4
June 2007 243.474 3.4
July 2007 248.581 5.6
August 2007 248.008 4.6
September 2007 246.382 3.7
October 2007 247.342 3.8
November 2007 248.371 4.0
December 2007 247.973 3.8
January 2008 248.08 3.8
February 2008 248.469 3.8
March 2008 249.846 3.6
April 2008 250.928 3.4
May 2008 251.229 2.9
June 2008 253.404 4.1
July 2008 253.62 2.0
August 2008 254.367 2.6
September 2008 255.403 3.7
October 2008 254.904 3.1
November 2008 257.275 3.6
December 2008 257.984 4.0
January 2009 257.231 3.7
February 2009 258.652 4.1
March 2009 259.964 4.1
April 2009 259.948 3.6
May 2009 259.299 3.2
June 2009 258.612 2.1
July 2009 259.642 2.4
August 2009 259.479 2.0
September 2009 261.983 2.6
October 2009 264.22 3.7
November 2009 264.618 2.9
December 2009 264.312 2.5
January 2010 264.055 2.7
February 2010 264.094 2.1
March 2010 264.065 1.6
April 2010 264.413 1.7
May 2010 264.511 2.0
June 2010 264.761 2.4
July 2010 264.681 1.9
August 2010 265.188 2.2
September 2010 265.474 1.3
October 2010 265.263 0.4
November 2010 265.268 0.3
December 2010 267.049 1.0
January 2011 266.872 1.1
February 2011 268.536 1.7
March 2011 267.485 1.3
April 2011 267.796 1.3
May 2011 268.707 1.6
June 2011 268.457 1.4
July 2011 269.27 1.7
August 2011 270.062 1.8
September 2011 270.601 1.9
October 2011 268.525 1.2
November 2011 268.076 1.1
December 2011 268.113 0.4
January 2012 268.184 0.5
February 2012 269.239 0.3
March 2012 269.77 0.9
April 2012 269.472 0.6
May 2012 270.053 0.5
June 2012 269.818 0.5
July 2012 269.998 0.3
August 2012 268.545 -0.6
September 2012 271.992 0.5
October 2012 274.337 2.2
November 2012 274.439 2.4
December 2012 277.678 3.6
January 2013 277.304 3.4
February 2013 277.518 3.1
March 2013 279.434 3.6
April 2013 276.78 2.7
May 2013 276.184 2.3
June 2013 275.318 2.0
July 2013 276.318 2.3
August 2013 276.4 2.9
September 2013 276.686 1.7
October 2013 277.644 1.2
November 2013 277.374 1.1
December 2013 277.521 -0.1
January 2014 278.052 0.3
February 2014 278.513 0.4
March 2014 279.302 0.0
April 2014 279.215 0.9
May 2014 279.495 1.2
June 2014 280.363 1.8
July 2014 280.804 1.6
August 2014 281.786 2.0
September 2014 281.261 1.7
October 2014 282.526 1.8
November 2014 283.707 2.3
December 2014 283.657 2.2
January 2015 283.713 2.0
February 2015 284.068 2.0
March 2015 283.206 1.4
April 2015 284.223 1.8
May 2015 283.109 1.3
June 2015 285.536 1.9
July 2015 287.158 2.3
August 2015 287.116 1.9
September 2015 288.024 2.4
October 2015 290.819 2.9
November 2015 291.078 2.6
December 2015 292.013 3.0
January 2016 292.809 3.2
February 2016 293.187 3.2
March 2016 293.409 3.6
April 2016 292.769 3.0
May 2016 291.395 2.9
June 2016 291.382 2.1
July 2016 291.979 1.7
August 2016 292.555 1.9
September 2016 292.756 1.6
October 2016 294.468 1.3
November 2016 295.255 1.4
December 2016 293.455 0.5
January 2017 294.285 0.5
February 2017 298.435 1.8
March 2017 299.476 2.1
April 2017 301.994 3.2
May 2017 303.136 4.0
June 2017 303.459 4.1
July 2017 304.311 4.2
August 2017 304.327 4.0
September 2017 303.153 3.6
October 2017 304.319 3.4
November 2017 304.661 3.2
December 2017 305.855 4.2
January 2018 310.611 5.6
February 2018 312.298 4.7
March 2018 310.859 3.8
April 2018 311.862 3.3
May 2018 310.588 2.5
June 2018 309.987 2.2
July 2018 309.693 1.8
August 2018 308.812 1.5
September 2018 308.338 1.7
October 2018 313.515 3.0
November 2018 315.765 3.6
December 2018 317.633 3.9
January 2019 315.449 1.6
February 2019 316.052 1.2
March 2019 317.446 2.1
April 2019 319.77 2.5
May 2019 320.038 3.0
June 2019 319.871 3.2
July 2019 320.552 3.5
August 2019 320.314 3.7
September 2019 320.148 3.8
October 2019 317.051 1.1
November 2019 316.647 0.3
December 2019 320.39 0.9
January 2020 320.252 1.5
February 2020 320.779 1.5
March 2020 321.493 1.3
April 2020 321.432 0.5
June 2020 321.285 0.4
July 2020 323.188 1.0
August 2020 324.421 1.2
September 2020 324.746 1.4
October 2020 324.636 1.4
November 2020 327.303 3.2
December 2020 332.168 4.9
January 2021 331.694 3.5
February 2021 338.351 5.7
March 2021 338.165 5.4
April 2021 340.877 6.0
May 2021 335.978 4.5
June 2021 333.62 3.8
July 2021 342.809 6.1
August 2021 343.407 5.9
September 2021 343.802 5.9
October 2021 341.669 5.3
November 2021 341.557 4.4
December 2021 341.685 2.9
January 2022 341.467 3.0
February 2022 344.338 1.8
March 2022 345.094 2.1
April 2022 345.041 1.2
May 2022 346.248 3.1
June 2022 346.301 3.8
July 2022 345.397 0.8
August 2022 344.324 0.3
September 2022 350.602 2.0
October 2022 360.351 5.5
November 2022 361.713 5.9
December 2022 358.762 5.0
January 2023 368.247 7.8
February 2023 372.114 8.1
March 2023 370.449 7.4
April 2023 369.676 7.1
May 2023 388.049 12.1
June 2023 388.601 12.2
July 2023 388.856 12.6
August 2023 393.212 14.2
September 2023 383.226 9.3
October 2023 383.499 6.4
November 2023 386.986 7.0
December 2023 385.341 7.4
January 2024 392.422 6.6
February 2024 395.251 6.2
March 2024 389.429 5.1
April 2024 388.071 5.0
May 2024 390.726 0.7
June 2024 392.021 0.9
July 2024 392.267 0.9
August 2024 398.571 1.4
September 2024 401.22 4.7
October 2024 398.081 3.8
November 2024 397.911 2.8
December 2024 400.18 3.9
January 2025 402.09 2.5
February 2025 406.521 2.9
March 2025 405.339 4.1
April 2025 405.597 4.5
May 2025 400.669 2.5
June 2025 402.694 2.7
July 2025 408.125 4.0
August 2025 413.945 3.9
September 2025 414.182 3.2
October 2025 414.112 4.0
November 2025 NaN
January 2026 413.924 3.4
February 2026 417.89 3.9
March 2026 417.798 2.8