United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: US city average, Men's 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 apparel in the US was 136.966 (not seasonally adjusted); it rose by 4.0% compared to February 2026.

The US Inflation Rate of Men's 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 apparel in the US (Not Seas Adj.)
US Inflation Rate for Men's apparel in the US (Not Seas Adj.) (%)
US Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Men's apparel in the US (Not Seas Adj.)
1 – 10 of 301
Month CPI-U % change from YAGO (Inflation Rate)
March 2001 130 -2.6
April 2001 130.9 -3.2
May 2001 131.7 -2.7
June 2001 132.6 -2.4
July 2001 128.6 -2.9
August 2001 125.2 -3.2
September 2001 124.7 -4.4
October 2001 127.1 -4.4
November 2001 130.8 -2.2
December 2001 130.4 -3.2
January 2002 125.8 -4.3
February 2002 124.1 -3.7
March 2002 125.3 -3.6
April 2002 128.7 -1.7
May 2002 128.3 -2.6
June 2002 127.6 -3.8
July 2002 124 -3.6
August 2002 121.7 -2.8
September 2002 123.1 -1.3
October 2002 125.2 -1.5
November 2002 127.5 -2.5
December 2002 128 -1.8
January 2003 124.5 -1.0
February 2003 121.6 -2.0
March 2003 121.6 -2.9
April 2003 124.6 -3.2
May 2003 124.4 -3.0
June 2003 123.3 -3.4
July 2003 119.5 -3.6
August 2003 118 -3.0
September 2003 117.8 -4.3
October 2003 121.2 -3.2
November 2003 125.2 -1.8
December 2003 125.3 -2.1
January 2004 122.4 -1.7
February 2004 119.8 -1.5
March 2004 120.6 -0.8
April 2004 122.6 -1.6
May 2004 123.1 -1.0
June 2004 123.4 0.1
July 2004 121.3 1.5
August 2004 119.1 0.9
September 2004 118.2 0.3
October 2004 120.5 -0.6
November 2004 122.8 -1.9
December 2004 123.6 -1.4
January 2005 121.4 -0.8
February 2005 119.8 0.0
March 2005 121.3 0.6
April 2005 124 1.1
May 2005 125.1 1.6
June 2005 124.8 1.1
July 2005 120.1 -1.0
August 2005 117 -1.8
September 2005 118.4 0.2
October 2005 119.9 -0.5
November 2005 122.9 0.1
December 2005 123.4 -0.2
January 2006 119.8 -1.3
February 2006 117.5 -1.9
March 2006 117.8 -2.9
April 2006 121.8 -1.8
May 2006 123.8 -1.0
June 2006 122 -2.2
July 2006 118.7 -1.2
August 2006 116.7 -0.3
September 2006 117 -1.2
October 2006 120.1 0.2
November 2006 122.2 -0.6
December 2006 121 -1.9
January 2007 119.4 -0.3
February 2007 117.097 -0.3
March 2007 117.708 -0.1
April 2007 119.531 -1.9
May 2007 121.162 -2.1
June 2007 120.401 -1.3
July 2007 116.742 -1.6
August 2007 115.709 -0.8
September 2007 115.575 -1.2
October 2007 117.74 -2.0
November 2007 119.988 -1.8
December 2007 119.969 -0.8
January 2008 116.489 -2.4
February 2008 114.751 -2.0
March 2008 117.808 0.1
April 2008 120.078 0.5
May 2008 122.086 0.8
June 2008 122.217 1.5
July 2008 117.507 0.7
August 2008 115.3 -0.3
September 2008 116.601 0.9
October 2008 118.664 0.8
November 2008 121.227 1.0
December 2008 119.542 -0.4
January 2009 114.775 -1.5
February 2009 115.155 0.4
March 2009 120.163 2.0
April 2009 123.369 2.7
May 2009 122.917 0.7
June 2009 122.736 0.4
July 2009 117.515 0.0
August 2009 114.225 -0.9
September 2009 115.491 -0.9
October 2009 117.584 -0.9
November 2009 119.998 -1.0
December 2009 118.836 -0.6
January 2010 115.301 0.5
February 2010 114.949 -0.2
March 2010 116.703 -2.9
April 2010 119.108 -3.4
May 2010 120.059 -2.3
June 2010 120.2 -2.1
July 2010 118.402 0.8
August 2010 115.5 1.1
September 2010 115.515 0.0
October 2010 117.4 -0.2
November 2010 119.489 -0.4
December 2010 118.094 -0.6
January 2011 114.499 -0.7
February 2011 114.646 -0.3
March 2011 115.4 -1.1
April 2011 117.435 -1.4
May 2011 118.62 -1.2
June 2011 120.218 0.0
July 2011 119.228 0.7
August 2011 119.291 3.3
September 2011 120.192 4.1
October 2011 121.452 3.5
November 2011 124.687 4.4
December 2011 125.1 5.9
January 2012 120.884 5.6
February 2012 121.906 6.3
March 2012 121.613 5.4
April 2012 123.472 5.1
May 2012 125.312 5.6
June 2012 126.153 4.9
July 2012 123.622 3.7
August 2012 123.644 3.7
September 2012 124.525 3.6
October 2012 125.565 3.4
November 2012 127.018 1.9
December 2012 126.853 1.4
January 2013 122.304 1.2
February 2013 124.77 2.4
March 2013 124.619 2.5
April 2013 125.499 1.6
May 2013 129.468 3.3
June 2013 130.302 3.3
July 2013 128.337 3.8
August 2013 125.6 1.6
September 2013 125.861 1.1
October 2013 126.43 0.7
November 2013 129.203 1.7
December 2013 126.802 0.0
January 2014 123.2 0.7
February 2014 122.711 -1.6
March 2014 124.063 -0.4
April 2014 125.773 0.2
May 2014 126.728 -2.1
June 2014 127.177 -2.4
July 2014 126.154 -1.7
August 2014 125.383 -0.2
September 2014 124.016 -1.5
October 2014 126.33 -0.1
November 2014 126.575 -2.0
December 2014 125.242 -1.2
January 2015 119.488 -3.0
February 2015 119.726 -2.4
March 2015 124.218 0.1
April 2015 127.105 1.1
May 2015 125.971 -0.6
June 2015 126.594 -0.5
July 2015 124.471 -1.3
August 2015 121.666 -3.0
September 2015 122.087 -1.6
October 2015 126.053 -0.2
November 2015 125.137 -1.1
December 2015 123.523 -1.4
January 2016 120.852 1.1
February 2016 120.304 0.5
March 2016 123.665 -0.4
April 2016 122.454 -3.7
May 2016 123.248 -2.2
June 2016 126.001 -0.5
July 2016 123.258 -1.0
August 2016 121.734 0.1
September 2016 123.42 1.1
October 2016 124.107 -1.5
November 2016 124.553 -0.5
December 2016 121.939 -1.3
January 2017 116.934 -3.2
February 2017 121.524 1.0
March 2017 126.344 2.2
April 2017 122.942 0.4
May 2017 120.874 -1.9
June 2017 123.247 -2.2
July 2017 121.439 -1.5
August 2017 118.902 -2.3
September 2017 118.882 -3.7
October 2017 121.409 -2.2
November 2017 124.153 -0.3
December 2017 121.168 -0.6
January 2018 116.542 -0.3
February 2018 119.594 -1.6
March 2018 124.028 -1.8
April 2018 122.498 -0.4
May 2018 122.155 1.1
June 2018 121.65 -1.3
July 2018 119.836 -1.3
August 2018 119.836 0.8
September 2018 117.879 -0.8
October 2018 121.738 0.3
November 2018 124.771 0.5
December 2018 120.083 -0.9
January 2019 114.875 -1.4
February 2019 117.153 -2.0
March 2019 124.129 0.1
April 2019 122.194 -0.2
May 2019 120.29 -1.5
June 2019 120.434 -1.0
July 2019 119.096 -0.6
August 2019 118.979 -0.7
September 2019 120.15 1.9
October 2019 124.012 1.9
November 2019 124.179 -0.5
December 2019 118.951 -0.9
January 2020 113.414 -1.3
February 2020 119.589 2.1
March 2020 123.976 -0.1
April 2020 122.359 0.1
May 2020 115.466 -4.0
June 2020 113.17 -6.0
July 2020 113.349 -4.8
August 2020 112.189 -5.7
September 2020 114.669 -4.6
October 2020 116.361 -6.2
November 2020 114.356 -7.9
December 2020 112.646 -5.3
January 2021 110.482 -2.6
February 2021 115.305 -3.6
March 2021 117.781 -5.0
April 2021 117.403 -4.0
May 2021 116.578 1.0
June 2021 116.911 3.3
July 2021 115.05 1.5
August 2021 115.653 3.1
September 2021 119.797 4.5
October 2021 121.53 4.4
November 2021 121.596 6.3
December 2021 121.205 7.6
January 2022 119.059 7.8
February 2022 122.869 6.6
March 2022 127.924 8.6
April 2022 127.74 8.8
May 2022 125.928 8.0
June 2022 126.066 7.8
July 2022 125.047 8.7
August 2022 123.329 6.6
September 2022 125.582 4.8
October 2022 126.288 3.9
November 2022 125.535 3.2
December 2022 123.947 2.3
January 2023 122.494 2.9
February 2023 128.391 4.5
March 2023 130.744 2.2
April 2023 131.25 2.8
May 2023 130.604 3.7
June 2023 131.262 4.1
July 2023 129.937 3.9
August 2023 129.014 4.6
September 2023 129.998 3.5
October 2023 132.274 4.7
November 2023 131.794 5.0
December 2023 127.236 2.7
January 2024 124.649 1.8
February 2024 130.819 1.9
March 2024 134.829 3.1
April 2024 133.413 1.7
May 2024 133.659 2.3
June 2024 133.894 2.0
July 2024 130.786 0.7
August 2024 129.06 0.0
September 2024 128.953 -0.8
October 2024 131.121 -0.9
November 2024 130.522 -1.0
December 2024 128.928 1.3
January 2025 126.881 1.8
February 2025 130.591 -0.2
March 2025 135.287 0.3
April 2025 136.101 2.0
May 2025 134.641 0.7
June 2025 133.21 -0.5
July 2025 132.255 1.1
August 2025 128.673 -0.3
September 2025 131.045 1.6
October 2025 134.452 2.5
November 2025 NaN
December 2025 129.419 0.4
January 2026 127.484 0.5
February 2026 131.651 0.8
March 2026 136.966 1.2