United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: US city average, Men's and 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): Men's and boys' apparel in the US was 134.457 (not seasonally adjusted); it rose by 4.0% compared to February 2026.

The US Inflation Rate of Men's and boys' apparel in the US in March 2026 was 1.2%, 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 Men's and boys' apparel in the US (Not Seas Adj.)
US Inflation Rate for Men's and boys' apparel in the US (Not Seas Adj.) (%)
US Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Men's and boys' apparel in the US (Not Seas Adj.)
1 – 10 of 301
Month CPI-U % change from YAGO (Inflation Rate)
March 2001 126.6 -2.6
April 2001 127.5 -3.0
May 2001 128.2 -2.6
June 2001 129.1 -2.6
July 2001 125.8 -2.8
August 2001 122.5 -3.1
September 2001 121.4 -4.3
October 2001 123.7 -4.2
November 2001 127.5 -2.2
December 2001 127.4 -3.0
January 2002 122.8 -4.1
February 2002 120.8 -3.7
March 2002 122 -3.6
April 2002 125.2 -1.8
May 2002 125.6 -2.0
June 2002 124.3 -3.7
July 2002 120.8 -4.0
August 2002 118.4 -3.3
September 2002 118.3 -2.5
October 2002 120.1 -2.9
November 2002 122.8 -3.7
December 2002 123.2 -3.3
January 2003 119.3 -2.8
February 2003 116.1 -3.9
March 2003 117.3 -3.8
April 2003 121 -3.3
May 2003 120.8 -3.8
June 2003 119.5 -3.9
July 2003 116.2 -3.8
August 2003 113.8 -3.9
September 2003 113.4 -4.1
October 2003 117.3 -2.3
November 2003 120.8 -1.6
December 2003 121.4 -1.5
January 2004 118 -1.1
February 2004 115.5 -0.5
March 2004 117.1 -0.2
April 2004 119.8 -1.0
May 2004 120.3 -0.4
June 2004 120.3 0.7
July 2004 117.7 1.3
August 2004 115.2 1.2
September 2004 113.8 0.4
October 2004 116.2 -0.9
November 2004 118.3 -2.1
December 2004 118.9 -2.1
January 2005 116.3 -1.4
February 2005 115 -0.4
March 2005 116.3 -0.7
April 2005 119.6 -0.2
May 2005 120.4 0.1
June 2005 119.7 -0.5
July 2005 115.3 -2.0
August 2005 111.6 -3.1
September 2005 112.4 -1.2
October 2005 114 -1.9
November 2005 117.2 -0.9
December 2005 117.4 -1.3
January 2006 114.1 -1.9
February 2006 112.4 -2.3
March 2006 112.7 -3.1
April 2006 116.2 -2.8
May 2006 118 -2.0
June 2006 116.5 -2.7
July 2006 113 -2.0
August 2006 110.3 -1.2
September 2006 110.8 -1.4
October 2006 114.4 0.4
November 2006 116.4 -0.7
December 2006 115.6 -1.5
January 2007 113.2 -0.8
February 2007 110.327 -1.8
March 2007 111.233 -1.3
April 2007 113.685 -2.2
May 2007 115.19 -2.4
June 2007 114.342 -1.8
July 2007 110.869 -1.9
August 2007 109.568 -0.7
September 2007 109.032 -1.6
October 2007 112.38 -1.8
November 2007 114.953 -1.2
December 2007 114.807 -0.7
January 2008 112.026 -1.0
February 2008 110.691 0.3
March 2008 112.917 1.5
April 2008 114.994 1.2
May 2008 116.653 1.3
June 2008 116.479 1.9
July 2008 112.011 1.0
August 2008 109.669 0.1
September 2008 110.18 1.1
October 2008 112.72 0.3
November 2008 115.067 0.1
December 2008 114.239 -0.5
January 2009 110.767 -1.1
February 2009 110.797 0.1
March 2009 115.202 2.0
April 2009 117.748 2.4
May 2009 117.195 0.5
June 2009 117.146 0.6
July 2009 112.849 0.8
August 2009 109.744 0.1
September 2009 110.835 0.6
October 2009 112.933 0.2
November 2009 114.818 -0.2
December 2009 113.636 -0.5
January 2010 110.633 -0.1
February 2010 109.762 -0.9
March 2010 111.351 -3.3
April 2010 113.104 -3.9
May 2010 113.692 -3.0
June 2010 113.885 -2.8
July 2010 112.446 -0.4
August 2010 109.67 -0.1
September 2010 110.229 -0.5
October 2010 112.201 -0.6
November 2010 114.09 -0.6
December 2010 112.824 -0.7
January 2011 109.711 -0.8
February 2011 109.985 0.2
March 2011 110.962 -0.3
April 2011 112.337 -0.7
May 2011 113.487 -0.2
June 2011 114.976 1.0
July 2011 114.279 1.6
August 2011 113.914 3.9
September 2011 114.399 3.8
October 2011 116.602 3.9
November 2011 119.506 4.8
December 2011 119.93 6.3
January 2012 115.997 5.7
February 2012 116.409 5.8
March 2012 116.4 4.9
April 2012 119.297 6.2
May 2012 121.179 6.8
June 2012 121.265 5.5
July 2012 118.829 4.0
August 2012 118.691 4.2
September 2012 119.152 4.2
October 2012 120.413 3.3
November 2012 122.046 2.1
December 2012 122.155 1.9
January 2013 118.525 2.2
February 2013 119.613 2.8
March 2013 119.655 2.8
April 2013 120.427 1.0
May 2013 123.346 1.8
June 2013 123.931 2.2
July 2013 122.52 3.1
August 2013 120.293 1.4
September 2013 120.236 0.9
October 2013 121.744 1.1
November 2013 124.709 2.2
December 2013 123.037 0.7
January 2014 119.602 0.9
February 2014 118.994 -0.5
March 2014 119.806 0.1
April 2014 121.113 0.6
May 2014 122.506 -0.7
June 2014 122.974 -0.8
July 2014 121.985 -0.4
August 2014 120.81 0.4
September 2014 118.382 -1.5
October 2014 121.23 -0.4
November 2014 122.342 -1.9
December 2014 121.002 -1.6
January 2015 116.073 -2.9
February 2015 116.422 -2.2
March 2015 119.608 -0.2
April 2015 121.829 0.6
May 2015 121.454 -0.9
June 2015 122.014 -0.8
July 2015 120.04 -1.6
August 2015 116.979 -3.2
September 2015 116.892 -1.3
October 2015 120.686 -0.4
November 2015 121.393 -0.8
December 2015 120.613 -0.3
January 2016 117.445 1.2
February 2016 117.184 0.7
March 2016 119.151 -0.4
April 2016 117.951 -3.2
May 2016 119.482 -1.6
June 2016 121.469 -0.4
July 2016 119.266 -0.6
August 2016 117.815 0.7
September 2016 118.765 1.6
October 2016 120.312 -0.3
November 2016 121.682 0.2
December 2016 118.943 -1.4
January 2017 113.982 -2.9
February 2017 117.309 0.1
March 2017 121.013 1.6
April 2017 118.328 0.3
May 2017 116.969 -2.1
June 2017 118.594 -2.4
July 2017 116.006 -2.7
August 2017 114.252 -3.0
September 2017 115.875 -2.4
October 2017 118.393 -1.6
November 2017 120.191 -1.2
December 2017 117.069 -1.6
January 2018 112.77 -1.1
February 2018 116.226 -0.9
March 2018 120.244 -0.6
April 2018 118.772 0.4
May 2018 119.362 2.1
June 2018 119.271 0.6
July 2018 117.077 0.9
August 2018 115.88 1.4
September 2018 114.297 -1.4
October 2018 119.4 0.9
November 2018 122.947 2.3
December 2018 119.156 1.8
January 2019 114.64 1.7
February 2019 117.188 0.8
March 2019 123.01 2.3
April 2019 120.101 1.1
May 2019 118.1 -1.1
June 2019 118.169 -0.9
July 2019 116.96 -0.1
August 2019 116.315 0.4
September 2019 117.794 3.1
October 2019 122.579 2.7
November 2019 122.583 -0.3
December 2019 117.218 -1.6
January 2020 112.442 -1.9
February 2020 116.548 -0.5
March 2020 120.077 -2.4
April 2020 119.09 -0.8
May 2020 112.671 -4.6
June 2020 110.121 -6.8
July 2020 110.683 -5.4
August 2020 110.29 -5.2
September 2020 112.272 -4.7
October 2020 113.745 -7.2
November 2020 112.383 -8.3
December 2020 110.649 -5.6
January 2021 108.861 -3.2
February 2021 113.504 -2.6
March 2021 115.138 -4.1
April 2021 115.85 -2.7
May 2021 115.006 2.1
June 2021 114.749 4.2
July 2021 113.204 2.3
August 2021 113.589 3.0
September 2021 116.61 3.9
October 2021 118.796 4.4
November 2021 119.422 6.3
December 2021 119.242 7.8
January 2022 117.39 7.8
February 2022 120.948 6.6
March 2022 124.996 8.6
April 2022 124.868 7.8
May 2022 123.096 7.0
June 2022 123.127 7.3
July 2022 122.43 8.2
August 2022 120.569 6.1
September 2022 122.657 5.2
October 2022 123.185 3.7
November 2022 122.642 2.7
December 2022 120.776 1.3
January 2023 119.983 2.2
February 2023 124.709 3.1
March 2023 127.681 2.2
April 2023 128.461 2.9
May 2023 127.441 3.5
June 2023 127.355 3.4
July 2023 126.786 3.6
August 2023 125.71 4.3
September 2023 127.04 3.6
October 2023 129.198 4.9
November 2023 129.19 5.3
December 2023 124.168 2.8
January 2024 121.594 1.3
February 2024 126.872 1.7
March 2024 131.072 2.7
April 2024 129.778 1.0
May 2024 130.302 2.2
June 2024 130.636 2.6
July 2024 127.815 0.8
August 2024 126.017 0.2
September 2024 127.515 0.4
October 2024 130.047 0.7
November 2024 129.172 0.0
December 2024 126.869 2.2
January 2025 124.868 2.7
February 2025 128.463 1.3
March 2025 132.834 1.3
April 2025 132.837 2.4
May 2025 131.713 1.1
June 2025 130.812 0.1
July 2025 129.73 1.5
August 2025 126.355 0.3
September 2025 128.315 0.6
October 2025 131.973 1.5
November 2025 NaN
December 2025 126.69 -0.1
January 2026 124.784 -0.1
February 2026 129.24 0.6
March 2026 134.457 1.2