United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: US city average, Men's shirts and sweaters (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 shirts and sweaters in the US was 84.427 (not seasonally adjusted); it rose by 3.9% compared to February 2026.

The US Inflation Rate of Men's shirts and sweaters in the US in March 2026 was 2.9%, 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 shirts and sweaters in the US (Not Seas Adj.)
US Inflation Rate for Men's shirts and sweaters in the US (Not Seas Adj.) (%)
US Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Men's shirts and sweaters in the US (Not Seas Adj.)
1 – 10 of 301
Month CPI-U % change from YAGO (Inflation Rate)
March 2001 94.1 -3.4
April 2001 96.5 -3.1
May 2001 95.7 -5.2
June 2001 96.2 -3.7
July 2001 91.8 -4.0
August 2001 87.8 -3.8
September 2001 88 -6.6
October 2001 94.1 -6.3
November 2001 98.8 -3.0
December 2001 98.1 -5.0
January 2002 92.2 -7.7
February 2002 88 -6.3
March 2002 87.2 -7.3
April 2002 90.7 -6.0
May 2002 88.3 -7.7
June 2002 87.3 -9.2
July 2002 83.5 -9.0
August 2002 82.3 -6.3
September 2002 86.8 -1.4
October 2002 91.8 -2.4
November 2002 94.1 -4.8
December 2002 94.7 -3.5
January 2003 91.3 -1.0
February 2003 85.4 -2.9
March 2003 83.9 -3.8
April 2003 85.8 -5.4
May 2003 85.6 -3.1
June 2003 84.1 -3.7
July 2003 81.1 -2.9
August 2003 79.1 -3.9
September 2003 81 -6.7
October 2003 85.6 -6.7
November 2003 90.9 -3.4
December 2003 91.3 -3.6
January 2004 88.5 -3.1
February 2004 83.6 -2.1
March 2004 82.9 -1.2
April 2004 86.1 0.4
May 2004 86.9 1.5
June 2004 85.4 1.6
July 2004 83.5 3.0
August 2004 81.8 3.4
September 2004 82.9 2.4
October 2004 87 1.6
November 2004 88.9 -2.2
December 2004 88.4 -3.2
January 2005 86 -2.8
February 2005 82.2 -1.7
March 2005 83.1 0.2
April 2005 86.9 0.9
May 2005 85.2 -2.0
June 2005 85.3 -0.1
July 2005 82.5 -1.2
August 2005 79.2 -3.2
September 2005 81.1 -2.2
October 2005 84.2 -3.2
November 2005 87.6 -1.5
December 2005 88.1 -0.3
January 2006 85.4 -0.7
February 2006 81.5 -0.8
March 2006 82 -1.3
April 2006 86.1 -0.9
May 2006 87.7 2.9
June 2006 84.9 -0.5
July 2006 82.4 -0.1
August 2006 80.4 1.5
September 2006 81.5 0.5
October 2006 85.8 1.9
November 2006 88.6 1.1
December 2006 87.4 -0.8
January 2007 87.8 2.8
February 2007 82.553 1.3
March 2007 81.659 -0.4
April 2007 84.802 -1.5
May 2007 85.203 -2.8
June 2007 83.972 -1.1
July 2007 81.324 -1.3
August 2007 78.436 -2.4
September 2007 77.996 -4.3
October 2007 82.909 -3.4
November 2007 84.764 -4.3
December 2007 85.186 -2.5
January 2008 81.56 -7.1
February 2008 78.737 -4.6
March 2008 81.666 0.0
April 2008 81.884 -3.4
May 2008 83.405 -2.1
June 2008 82.616 -1.6
July 2008 76.933 -5.4
August 2008 75.495 -3.7
September 2008 77.788 -0.3
October 2008 80.336 -3.1
November 2008 84.559 -0.2
December 2008 83.604 -1.9
January 2009 78.307 -4.0
February 2009 77.785 -1.2
March 2009 82.058 0.5
April 2009 84.552 3.3
May 2009 83.208 -0.2
June 2009 83.594 1.2
July 2009 79.211 3.0
August 2009 76.191 0.9
September 2009 77.833 0.1
October 2009 81.254 1.1
November 2009 83.398 -1.4
December 2009 82.795 -1.0
January 2010 79.733 1.8
February 2010 77.48 -0.4
March 2010 76.354 -6.9
April 2010 77.96 -7.8
May 2010 80.408 -3.4
June 2010 80.655 -3.5
July 2010 78.786 -0.5
August 2010 75.785 -0.5
September 2010 77.53 -0.4
October 2010 79.355 -2.3
November 2010 81.978 -1.7
December 2010 80.569 -2.7
January 2011 76.847 -3.6
February 2011 76.327 -1.5
March 2011 75.798 -0.7
April 2011 76.355 -2.1
May 2011 77.533 -3.6
June 2011 79.019 -2.0
July 2011 77.74 -1.3
August 2011 77.218 1.9
September 2011 78.367 1.1
October 2011 81.215 2.3
November 2011 86.327 5.3
December 2011 86.488 7.4
January 2012 82.609 7.5
February 2012 80.484 5.5
March 2012 79.169 4.5
April 2012 80.036 4.8
May 2012 83.395 7.6
June 2012 81.525 3.2
July 2012 80.716 3.8
August 2012 81.149 5.1
September 2012 83.345 6.4
October 2012 83.008 2.2
November 2012 86.725 0.5
December 2012 85.334 -1.3
January 2013 81.807 -1.0
February 2013 81.516 1.3
March 2013 78.893 -0.3
April 2013 81.222 1.5
May 2013 84.293 1.1
June 2013 85.124 4.4
July 2013 82.261 1.9
August 2013 80.966 -0.2
September 2013 83.069 -0.3
October 2013 84.618 1.9
November 2013 85.499 -1.4
December 2013 85.212 -0.1
January 2014 81.842 0.0
February 2014 80.731 -1.0
March 2014 79.421 0.7
April 2014 81.748 0.7
May 2014 82.289 -2.4
June 2014 81.661 -4.1
July 2014 80.151 -2.6
August 2014 79.907 -1.3
September 2014 78.313 -5.7
October 2014 81.9 -3.2
November 2014 84.411 -1.3
December 2014 83.011 -2.6
January 2015 78.128 -4.5
February 2015 76.344 -5.4
March 2015 80.371 1.2
April 2015 80.868 -1.1
May 2015 80.274 -2.4
June 2015 79.288 -2.9
July 2015 77.509 -3.3
August 2015 74.479 -6.8
September 2015 75.369 -3.8
October 2015 84.09 2.7
November 2015 84.739 0.4
December 2015 82.172 -1.0
January 2016 78.341 0.3
February 2016 75.774 -0.7
March 2016 78.271 -2.6
April 2016 79.48 -1.7
May 2016 81.161 1.1
June 2016 81.099 2.3
July 2016 77.872 0.5
August 2016 77.878 4.6
September 2016 78.654 4.4
October 2016 80.987 -3.7
November 2016 83.988 -0.9
December 2016 81.637 -0.6
January 2017 77.701 -0.8
February 2017 78.341 3.4
March 2017 82.832 5.8
April 2017 80.82 1.7
May 2017 78.418 -3.4
June 2017 80.183 -1.1
July 2017 78.116 0.3
August 2017 75.938 -2.5
September 2017 76.851 -2.3
October 2017 78.545 -3.0
November 2017 79.537 -5.3
December 2017 79.425 -2.7
January 2018 73.888 -4.9
February 2018 76.466 -2.4
March 2018 82.188 -0.8
April 2018 80.945 0.2
May 2018 81.443 3.9
June 2018 78.918 -1.6
July 2018 77.225 -1.1
August 2018 76.912 1.3
September 2018 74.412 -3.2
October 2018 78.916 0.5
November 2018 81.719 2.7
December 2018 77.078 -2.9
January 2019 71.809 -2.8
February 2019 73.785 -3.5
March 2019 80.23 -2.4
April 2019 78.759 -2.7
May 2019 76.941 -5.5
June 2019 75.668 -4.1
July 2019 75.036 -2.8
August 2019 75.207 -2.2
September 2019 75.6 1.6
October 2019 78.878 0.0
November 2019 79.565 -2.6
December 2019 74.793 -3.0
January 2020 70.878 -1.3
February 2020 72.325 -2.0
March 2020 76.106 -5.1
April 2020 75.692 -3.9
May 2020 71.867 -6.6
June 2020 69.39 -8.3
July 2020 68.723 -8.4
August 2020 67.097 -10.8
September 2020 68.771 -9.0
October 2020 70.008 -11.2
November 2020 69.663 -12.4
December 2020 69.278 -7.4
January 2021 68.032 -4.0
February 2021 70.151 -3.0
March 2021 71.072 -6.6
April 2021 71.577 -5.4
May 2021 69.596 -3.2
June 2021 68.169 -1.8
July 2021 67.68 -1.5
August 2021 67.78 1.0
September 2021 71.766 4.4
October 2021 74.842 6.9
November 2021 74.598 7.1
December 2021 73.423 6.0
January 2022 72.852 7.1
February 2022 75.174 7.2
March 2022 80.155 12.8
April 2022 79.371 10.9
May 2022 76.303 9.6
June 2022 75.811 11.2
July 2022 73.569 8.7
August 2022 72.62 7.1
September 2022 75.755 5.6
October 2022 77.967 4.2
November 2022 76.263 2.2
December 2022 75.279 2.5
January 2023 74.853 2.8
February 2023 76.062 1.2
March 2023 80.887 0.9
April 2023 80.384 1.3
May 2023 78.397 2.7
June 2023 77.495 2.2
July 2023 74.722 1.6
August 2023 74.957 3.2
September 2023 79.54 5.0
October 2023 82.087 5.3
November 2023 81.336 6.7
December 2023 78.778 4.7
January 2024 77.701 3.8
February 2024 79.388 4.4
March 2024 84.658 4.7
April 2024 84.49 5.1
May 2024 84.017 7.2
June 2024 82.95 7.0
July 2024 80.371 7.6
August 2024 79.513 6.1
September 2024 80.014 0.6
October 2024 82.743 0.8
November 2024 82.42 1.3
December 2024 80.587 2.3
January 2025 78.498 1.0
February 2025 78.31 -1.4
March 2025 82.059 -3.1
April 2025 84.88 0.5
May 2025 80.573 -4.1
June 2025 79.551 -4.1
July 2025 80.622 0.3
August 2025 77.607 -2.4
September 2025 81.654 2.1
October 2025 84.875 2.6
November 2025 NaN
December 2025 80.52 -0.1
January 2026 78.559 0.1
February 2026 81.287 3.8
March 2026 84.427 2.9