United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: US city average, Photographer fees (Not Seas Adj.)

Updated on March 23, 2026.

According to data from the US BLS, in December 2020, the US Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Photographer fees in the US was 124.516 (not seasonally adjusted); it fell by 0.1% compared to October 2020.

The US Inflation Rate of Photographer fees in the US in December 2020 was 2.1%, 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 July 2001 to December 2020. 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 Photographer fees in the US (Not Seas Adj.)
US Inflation Rate for Photographer fees in the US (Not Seas Adj.) (%)
US Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Photographer fees in the US (Not Seas Adj.)
1 – 10 of 223
Month CPI-U % change from YAGO (Inflation Rate)
July 2001 106.2 3.2
August 2001 106.9 3.0
September 2001 107.2 3.9
October 2001 108.5 4.7
November 2001 107.1 2.9
December 2001 107.1 1.1
January 2002 108.7 4.3
February 2002 108.5 4.6
March 2002 109 4.0
April 2002 109.7 3.8
May 2002 109.6 3.4
June 2002 110.4 3.7
July 2002 110.5 4.1
August 2002 111 3.8
September 2002 111 3.5
October 2002 112.2 3.4
November 2002 111.4 4.0
December 2002 112.4 5.0
January 2003 114.3 5.2
February 2003 114.1 5.2
March 2003 113.1 3.8
April 2003 112.8 2.8
May 2003 111.9 2.1
June 2003 112.1 1.5
July 2003 111.3 0.7
August 2003 111.7 0.6
September 2003 111.8 0.7
October 2003 112.3 0.1
November 2003 113.4 1.8
December 2003 114.5 1.9
January 2004 118.1 3.3
February 2004 117.2 2.7
March 2004 108.9 -3.7
April 2004 107.7 -4.5
May 2004 110.4 -1.3
June 2004 111.3 -0.7
July 2004 111.8 0.5
August 2004 112.9 1.1
September 2004 113.9 1.9
October 2004 114.1 1.6
November 2004 115.5 1.9
December 2004 115.3 0.7
January 2005 115.4 -2.3
February 2005 114.7 -2.1
March 2005 112.2 3.0
April 2005 112.9 4.8
May 2005 112.1 1.5
June 2005 111.9 0.5
July 2005 112.3 0.5
August 2005 112.8 -0.1
September 2005 112.5 -1.2
October 2005 113.1 -0.9
November 2005 113.9 -1.4
December 2005 113.4 -1.6
January 2006 113.4 -1.7
February 2006 113.8 -0.8
March 2006 113.4 1.1
April 2006 113.5 0.5
May 2006 113.2 1.0
June 2006 113.8 1.7
July 2006 113.5 1.1
August 2006 113.7 0.8
September 2006 114.5 1.8
October 2006 114.8 1.5
November 2006 114.5 0.5
December 2006 114.3 0.8
January 2007 114.6 1.1
February 2007 114.923 1.0
March 2007 115.086 1.5
April 2007 114.915 1.3
May 2007 114.972 1.6
June 2007 115.216 1.2
July 2007 115.208 1.5
August 2007 116.143 2.2
September 2007 115.888 1.2
October 2007 115.981 1.0
November 2007 116.035 1.3
December 2007 116.286 1.7
January 2008 117.023 2.1
February 2008 117.272 2.0
March 2008 117.027 1.7
April 2008 117.517 2.3
May 2008 117.68 2.4
June 2008 117.668 2.1
July 2008 117.754 2.2
August 2008 117.465 1.1
September 2008 117.942 1.8
October 2008 117.673 1.5
November 2008 117.471 1.2
December 2008 117.761 1.3
January 2009 117.795 0.7
February 2009 118.03 0.7
March 2009 118.443 1.2
April 2009 119.133 1.4
May 2009 118.933 1.1
June 2009 119.043 1.2
July 2009 118.865 0.9
August 2009 118.59 1.0
September 2009 118.799 0.7
October 2009 119.099 1.2
November 2009 119.041 1.3
December 2009 119.363 1.4
January 2010 120.763 2.5
February 2010 119.596 1.3
March 2010 120.077 1.4
April 2010 120.121 0.8
May 2010 118.832 -0.1
June 2010 120.872 1.5
July 2010 120.76 1.6
August 2010 119.341 0.6
September 2010 121.474 2.3
October 2010 120.482 1.2
November 2010 120.785 1.5
December 2010 120.877 1.3
January 2011 118.872 -1.6
February 2011 120.129 0.5
March 2011 119.998 -0.1
April 2011 120.253 0.1
May 2011 122.332 3.0
June 2011 123.2 1.9
July 2011 123.398 2.2
August 2011 123.27 3.3
September 2011 123.308 1.5
October 2011 123.734 2.7
November 2011 123.833 2.5
December 2011 124.132 2.7
January 2012 124.788 5.0
February 2012 124.789 3.9
March 2012 124.225 3.5
April 2012 124.316 3.4
May 2012 124.516 1.8
June 2012 124.516 1.1
July 2012 124.85 1.2
August 2012 124.888 1.3
September 2012 125.012 1.4
October 2012 124.978 1.0
November 2012 124.666 0.7
December 2012 124.692 0.5
January 2013 124.739 0.0
February 2013 124.853 0.1
March 2013 124.62 0.3
April 2013 124.503 0.2
May 2013 124.588 0.1
June 2013 124.598 0.1
July 2013 125.33 0.4
August 2013 125.883 0.8
September 2013 125.505 0.4
October 2013 126.162 1.0
November 2013 127.452 2.2
December 2013 126.808 1.7
January 2014 126.977 1.8
February 2014 126.951 1.7
March 2014 127.124 2.0
April 2014 127.07 2.1
May 2014 127.378 2.2
June 2014 127.482 2.3
July 2014 127.514 1.7
August 2014 127.533 1.3
September 2014 128.948 2.7
October 2014 129.156 2.4
November 2014 129.977 2.0
December 2014 128.259 1.1
January 2015 128.388 1.1
February 2015 128.385 1.1
March 2015 127.739 0.5
April 2015 127.418 0.3
May 2015 127.87 0.4
June 2015 128.373 0.7
July 2015 127.191 -0.2
August 2015 127.432 -0.1
September 2015 126.727 -1.7
October 2015 126.666 -1.9
November 2015 129.736 -0.2
December 2015 129.775 1.2
January 2016 129.775 1.1
February 2016 129.811 1.1
March 2016 130.276 2.0
April 2016 130.266 2.2
May 2016 130.41 2.0
June 2016 130.493 1.7
July 2016 130.497 2.6
August 2016 130.544 2.4
September 2016 130.55 3.0
October 2016 128.245 1.3
November 2016 128.44 -1.0
December 2016 128.546 -0.9
January 2017 128.427 -1.0
February 2017 127.099 -2.1
March 2017 127.112 -2.4
April 2017 127.112 -2.4
May 2017 127.135 -2.5
June 2017 127.087 -2.6
July 2017 127.099 -2.6
August 2017 127.814 -2.1
September 2017 127.925 -2.0
October 2017 127.017 -1.0
November 2017 127.008 -1.1
December 2017 129.333 0.6
January 2018 127.743 -0.5
February 2018 127.302 0.2
March 2018 127.302 0.2
April 2018 127.153 0.0
June 2018 128.459 1.0
July 2018 128.891 1.4
August 2018 128.891 1.4
September 2018 128.891 0.8
October 2018 129.628 1.3
February 2019 128.145 0.9
March 2019 123.632 -2.7
April 2019 121.975 -5.7
May 2019 121.975 -4.5
June 2019 124.147 -2.5
July 2019 124.426 -2.3
October 2019 121.126 -4.7
November 2019 122.927 -4.3
December 2019 122.596 -4.9
January 2020 122.902 -4.6
February 2020 122.551 -4.9
March 2020 125.485 -3.2
April 2020 125.485 -2.1
August 2020 124.651 0.8
October 2020 124.669 2.2
December 2020 124.516 2.1