United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: US city average, Men's pants and shorts (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 pants and shorts in the US was 142.089 (not seasonally adjusted); it rose by 2.3% compared to February 2026.

The US Inflation Rate of Men's pants and shorts in the US in March 2026 was 1.0%, 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 Men's pants and shorts in the US (Not Seas Adj.)
US Inflation Rate for Men's pants and shorts in the US (Not Seas Adj.) (%)
US Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Men's pants and shorts in the US (Not Seas Adj.)
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Month CPI-U % change from YAGO (Inflation Rate)
March 2001 128.6 -3.2
April 2001 126.9 -5.6
May 2001 128.3 -3.8
June 2001 128 -5.0
July 2001 125.7 -4.8
August 2001 124.9 -4.3
September 2001 122.7 -5.3
October 2001 121.9 -3.9
November 2001 121.3 -4.3
December 2001 120.8 -4.7
January 2002 117.5 -4.9
February 2002 119.6 -4.8
March 2002 124 -3.6
April 2002 125.4 -1.2
May 2002 125.7 -2.0
June 2002 125.2 -2.2
July 2002 122.3 -2.7
August 2002 119.7 -4.2
September 2002 118.2 -3.7
October 2002 114.5 -6.1
November 2002 114.7 -5.4
December 2002 116.5 -3.6
January 2003 113.7 -3.2
February 2003 114.2 -4.5
March 2003 115.2 -7.1
April 2003 117.5 -6.3
May 2003 116.6 -7.2
June 2003 116.3 -7.1
July 2003 114 -6.8
August 2003 112.3 -6.2
September 2003 110.1 -6.8
October 2003 110.9 -3.1
November 2003 110.8 -3.4
December 2003 109.7 -5.8
January 2004 106.8 -6.1
February 2004 106.5 -6.7
March 2004 111 -3.6
April 2004 112.2 -4.5
May 2004 111.7 -4.2
June 2004 112.9 -2.9
July 2004 111.6 -2.1
August 2004 109.4 -2.6
September 2004 106.9 -2.9
October 2004 107.6 -3.0
November 2004 110.1 -0.6
December 2004 110.4 0.6
January 2005 110.3 3.3
February 2005 112.5 5.6
March 2005 115.9 4.4
April 2005 117 4.3
May 2005 115.7 3.6
June 2005 115.6 2.4
July 2005 112.1 0.5
August 2005 109.9 0.5
September 2005 107.7 0.8
October 2005 108.1 0.5
November 2005 109.7 -0.4
December 2005 110.1 -0.3
January 2006 106.4 -3.5
February 2006 106.6 -5.2
March 2006 108.7 -6.2
April 2006 111.7 -4.5
May 2006 113.3 -2.1
June 2006 112.8 -2.4
July 2006 109.8 -2.0
August 2006 108.6 -1.2
September 2006 106.9 -0.7
October 2006 108.5 0.4
November 2006 111.3 1.5
December 2006 108.8 -1.2
January 2007 106.8 0.4
February 2007 108.018 1.3
March 2007 110.536 1.7
April 2007 110.955 -0.7
May 2007 111.156 -1.9
June 2007 109.11 -3.3
July 2007 105.398 -4.0
August 2007 107.747 -0.8
September 2007 108.919 1.9
October 2007 108.946 0.4
November 2007 109.614 -1.5
December 2007 108.71 -0.1
January 2008 108.284 1.4
February 2008 108.996 0.9
March 2008 111.504 0.9
April 2008 114.644 3.3
May 2008 114.343 2.9
June 2008 113.679 4.2
July 2008 112.004 6.3
August 2008 110.042 2.1
September 2008 112.832 3.6
October 2008 111.666 2.5
November 2008 111.023 1.3
December 2008 107.67 -1.0
January 2009 104.65 -3.4
February 2009 109.604 0.6
March 2009 114.156 2.4
April 2009 118.169 3.1
May 2009 118.336 3.5
June 2009 117.4 3.3
July 2009 112.341 0.3
August 2009 109.81 -0.2
September 2009 110.974 -1.6
October 2009 110.763 -0.8
November 2009 109.408 -1.4
December 2009 106.758 -0.8
January 2010 104.203 -0.4
February 2010 106.577 -2.8
March 2010 110.061 -3.6
April 2010 113.197 -4.2
May 2010 112.747 -4.7
June 2010 111.99 -4.6
July 2010 110.49 -1.6
August 2010 107.976 -1.7
September 2010 106.856 -3.7
October 2010 108.447 -2.1
November 2010 106.775 -2.4
December 2010 106.461 -0.3
January 2011 105.013 0.8
February 2011 108.997 2.3
March 2011 112.876 2.6
April 2011 115.483 2.0
May 2011 114.43 1.5
June 2011 115.862 3.5
July 2011 116.487 5.4
August 2011 116.246 7.7
September 2011 114.641 7.3
October 2011 114.39 5.5
November 2011 111.729 4.6
December 2011 112.309 5.5
January 2012 111.249 5.9
February 2012 116.214 6.6
March 2012 119.946 6.3
April 2012 122.69 6.2
May 2012 121.923 6.6
June 2012 123.872 6.9
July 2012 119.895 2.9
August 2012 120.547 3.7
September 2012 119.164 4.0
October 2012 119.751 4.7
November 2012 117.489 5.2
December 2012 116.851 4.0
January 2013 114.011 2.5
February 2013 121.027 4.1
March 2013 119.399 -0.5
April 2013 120.991 -1.4
May 2013 123.539 1.3
June 2013 124.798 0.8
July 2013 123.261 2.8
August 2013 122.14 1.3
September 2013 119.204 0.0
October 2013 115.484 -3.6
November 2013 125.265 6.6
December 2013 114.957 -1.6
January 2014 113.014 -0.9
February 2014 113.065 -6.6
March 2014 117.329 -1.7
April 2014 120.541 -0.4
May 2014 122.414 -0.9
June 2014 124.037 -0.6
July 2014 123.703 0.4
August 2014 123.184 0.9
September 2014 121.582 2.0
October 2014 119.701 3.7
November 2014 118.955 -5.0
December 2014 117.456 2.2
January 2015 114.222 1.1
February 2015 119.665 5.8
March 2015 123.636 5.4
April 2015 127.367 5.7
May 2015 126.512 3.4
June 2015 128.36 3.5
July 2015 126.365 2.2
August 2015 125.317 1.7
September 2015 122.31 0.6
October 2015 123.475 3.2
November 2015 119.522 0.5
December 2015 118.094 0.5
January 2016 118.334 3.6
February 2016 122.81 2.6
March 2016 126.601 2.4
April 2016 119.898 -5.9
May 2016 120.47 -4.8
June 2016 123.357 -3.9
July 2016 120.416 -4.7
August 2016 120.938 -3.5
September 2016 120.656 -1.3
October 2016 116.781 -5.4
November 2016 115.779 -3.1
December 2016 115.032 -2.6
January 2017 113.462 -4.1
February 2017 121.427 -1.1
March 2017 125.731 -0.7
April 2017 117.825 -1.7
May 2017 118.949 -1.3
June 2017 121.542 -1.5
July 2017 120.182 -0.2
August 2017 120.735 -0.2
September 2017 117.903 -2.3
October 2017 116.593 -0.2
November 2017 119.238 3.0
December 2017 118.487 3.0
January 2018 114.362 0.8
February 2018 120.236 -1.0
March 2018 123.702 -1.6
April 2018 119.854 1.7
May 2018 119.365 0.4
June 2018 121.689 0.1
July 2018 120.039 -0.1
August 2018 117.175 -2.9
September 2018 114.127 -3.2
October 2018 116.201 -0.3
November 2018 118.631 -0.5
December 2018 114.118 -3.7
January 2019 111.041 -2.9
February 2019 117.245 -2.5
March 2019 121.03 -2.2
April 2019 117.141 -2.3
May 2019 118.065 -1.1
June 2019 118.821 -2.4
July 2019 118.911 -0.9
August 2019 118.094 0.8
September 2019 115.176 0.9
October 2019 117.721 1.3
November 2019 116.864 -1.5
December 2019 113.678 -0.4
January 2020 111.673 0.6
February 2020 125.004 6.6
March 2020 125.493 3.7
April 2020 122.108 4.2
May 2020 116.89 -1.0
June 2020 116.206 -2.2
July 2020 114.36 -3.8
August 2020 113.384 -4.0
September 2020 116.366 1.0
October 2020 115.273 -2.1
November 2020 114.354 -2.1
December 2020 114.246 0.5
January 2021 112.516 0.8
February 2021 126.647 1.3
March 2021 128.495 2.4
April 2021 127.251 4.2
May 2021 129.009 10.4
June 2021 130.741 12.5
July 2021 127.07 11.1
August 2021 126.054 11.2
September 2021 124.057 6.6
October 2021 123.337 7.0
November 2021 121.52 6.3
December 2021 121.689 6.5
January 2022 120.898 7.5
February 2022 125.67 -0.8
March 2022 131.284 2.2
April 2022 132.048 3.8
May 2022 129.199 0.2
June 2022 128.697 -1.6
July 2022 126.475 -0.5
August 2022 126.62 0.5
September 2022 128.452 3.5
October 2022 126.066 2.2
November 2022 126.251 3.9
December 2022 123.473 1.5
January 2023 122.668 1.5
February 2023 132.587 5.5
March 2023 131.588 0.2
April 2023 135.724 2.8
May 2023 138.081 6.9
June 2023 139.187 8.2
July 2023 136.991 8.3
August 2023 136.358 7.7
September 2023 134.113 4.4
October 2023 136.318 8.1
November 2023 136.427 8.1
December 2023 127.558 3.3
January 2024 125.133 2.0
February 2024 136.992 3.3
March 2024 137.833 4.8
April 2024 136.473 0.6
May 2024 139.556 1.1
June 2024 138.998 -0.1
July 2024 137.185 0.1
August 2024 136.941 0.4
September 2024 134.28 0.1
October 2024 136.597 0.2
November 2024 134.74 -1.2
December 2024 133.164 4.4
January 2025 132.729 6.1
February 2025 139.504 1.8
March 2025 140.728 2.1
April 2025 140.492 2.9
May 2025 142.745 2.3
June 2025 141.305 1.7
July 2025 139.794 1.9
August 2025 136.219 -0.5
September 2025 139.934 4.2
October 2025 143.347 4.9
November 2025 NaN
December 2025 135.396 1.7
January 2026 132.523 -0.2
February 2026 138.965 -0.4
March 2026 142.089 1.0