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

Updated on March 14, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in February 2023, the United State not seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Recreational books in the US was 98.558; it rose by 0.5% compared to January 2023.

The US Inflation Rate of Recreational books in the US in February 2023 was -1.0%, not seasonally adjusted. The inflation rate represents the percent change of the CPI-U compared to a year ago.

The charts and table below shows the United States not seasonally adjusted historical Consumer Price Index and Inflation Rate for All Urban Consumers: Recreational books in the US from January 2002 to February 2023.

You can see the seasonally adjusted CPI-U of Recreational books in the US here. You can also see the not seasonally adjusted CPI-U of many other items in the US and for specific US geographic areas here.

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.

Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) for Recreational books in the US (Not Seas Adj.)

U.S. Inflation Rate for Recreational books in the US (Not Seas Adj.) (%)

U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Recreational books in the US (Not Seas Adj.)

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Month	CPI-U for Recreational books in the US	% change from YAGO (Inflation Rate)
January 2002	103.5	2.7
February 2002	105	4.4
March 2002	104.3	3.2
April 2002	104.2	2.5
May 2002	105.3	3.2
June 2002	105.5	3.3
July 2002	105.6	3.0
August 2002	104.8	2.5
September 2002	105.4	3.3
October 2002	105.4	2.9
November 2002	105.8	3.2
December 2002	104.7	1.7
January 2003	104.7	1.2
February 2003	104.6	-0.4
March 2003	104.5	0.2
April 2003	104.4	0.2
May 2003	104.6	-0.7
June 2003	103.5	-1.9
July 2003	103.5	-2.0
August 2003	103.8	-0.9
September 2003	104.2	-1.1
October 2003	104	-1.3
November 2003	103.5	-2.2
December 2003	104.2	-0.5
January 2004	104.4	-0.3
February 2004	103.5	-1.0
March 2004	104.7	0.2
April 2004	104.9	0.5
May 2004	104.6	0.0
June 2004	104.7	1.2
July 2004	103.9	0.4
August 2004	103.6	-0.2
September 2004	104.4	0.2
October 2004	104.5	0.5
November 2004	104.6	1.1
December 2004	104.2	0.0
January 2005	104.3	-0.1
February 2005	103.6	0.1
March 2005	103.8	-0.9
April 2005	103.3	-1.5
May 2005	103.9	-0.7
June 2005	104.8	0.1
July 2005	104.4	0.5
August 2005	104.1	0.5
September 2005	103.8	-0.6
October 2005	103.9	-0.6
November 2005	104.2	-0.4
December 2005	102.9	-1.2
January 2006	102.9	-1.3
February 2006	103.8	0.2
March 2006	103	-0.8
April 2006	103.1	-0.2
May 2006	103.5	-0.4
June 2006	103	-1.7
July 2006	103.1	-1.2
August 2006	103.5	-0.6
September 2006	102.4	-1.3
October 2006	103.6	-0.3
November 2006	103.6	-0.6
December 2006	103.6	0.7
January 2007	103.44	0.5
February 2007	103.901	0.1
March 2007	103.884	0.9
April 2007	103.479	0.4
May 2007	104.096	0.6
June 2007	104.415	1.4
July 2007	104.506	1.4
August 2007	104.326	0.8
September 2007	102.987	0.6
October 2007	104.864	1.2
November 2007	105.231	1.6
December 2007	104.305	0.7
January 2008	104.513	1.0
February 2008	105.494	1.5
March 2008	105.333	1.4
April 2008	105.373	1.8
May 2008	105.076	0.9
June 2008	106.648	2.1
July 2008	105.654	1.1
August 2008	105.858	1.5
September 2008	106.233	3.2
October 2008	107.102	2.1
November 2008	107.048	1.7
December 2008	106.299	1.9
January 2009	106.899	2.3
February 2009	107.198	1.6
March 2009	107.272	1.8
April 2009	106.577	1.1
May 2009	106.07	1.0
June 2009	105.9	-0.7
July 2009	106.893	1.2
August 2009	107.348	1.4
September 2009	107.431	1.1
October 2009	107.145	0.0
November 2009	107.391	0.3
December 2009	106.493	0.2
January 2010	106.176	-0.7
February 2010	105.593	-1.5
March 2010	106.07	-1.1
April 2010	106.915	0.3
May 2010	105.312	-0.7
June 2010	105.663	-0.2
July 2010	105.709	-1.1
August 2010	105.835	-1.4
September 2010	105.715	-1.6
October 2010	105.552	-1.5
November 2010	105.733	-1.5
December 2010	105.098	-1.3
January 2011	105.298	-0.8
February 2011	106.211	0.6
March 2011	104.623	-1.4
April 2011	103.882	-2.8
May 2011	103.324	-1.9
June 2011	102.781	-2.7
July 2011	103.04	-2.5
August 2011	101.564	-4.0
September 2011	101.882	-3.6
October 2011	102.184	-3.2
November 2011	102.225	-3.3
December 2011	102.471	-2.5
January 2012	102.02	-3.1
February 2012	101.803	-4.1
March 2012	102.155	-2.4
April 2012	102.151	-1.7
May 2012	102.027	-1.3
June 2012	101.039	-1.7
July 2012	101.461	-1.5
August 2012	101.25	-0.3
September 2012	101.036	-0.8
October 2012	99.972	-2.2
November 2012	100.195	-2.0
December 2012	100.332	-2.1
January 2013	100.517	-1.5
February 2013	100.986	-0.8
March 2013	101.881	-0.3
April 2013	101.909	-0.2
May 2013	101.39	-0.6
June 2013	101.364	0.3
July 2013	101.48	0.0
August 2013	100.944	-0.3
September 2013	100.47	-0.6
October 2013	100.826	0.9
November 2013	100.297	0.1
December 2013	100.051	-0.3
January 2014	100.793	0.3
February 2014	100.406	-0.6
March 2014	100.567	-1.3
April 2014	101.215	-0.7
May 2014	100.914	-0.5
June 2014	99.979	-1.4
July 2014	99.478	-2.0
August 2014	99.049	-1.9
September 2014	99.204	-1.3
October 2014	100.045	-0.8
November 2014	99.979	-0.3
December 2014	99.132	-0.9
January 2015	99.869	-0.9
February 2015	99.774	-0.6
March 2015	99.764	-0.8
April 2015	100.336	-0.9
May 2015	100.146	-0.8
June 2015	100.473	0.5
July 2015	99.905	0.4
August 2015	100.056	1.0
September 2015	101.49	2.3
October 2015	100.527	0.5
November 2015	101.534	1.6
December 2015	102.841	3.7
January 2016	101.693	1.8
February 2016	102.714	3.0
March 2016	97.719	-2.0
April 2016	97.654	-2.7
May 2016	96.914	-3.2
June 2016	96.729	-3.7
July 2016	95.721	-4.2
August 2016	100.823	0.8
September 2016	99.166	-2.3
October 2016	98.293	-2.2
November 2016	98.99	-2.5
December 2016	99.481	-3.3
January 2017	99.549	-2.1
February 2017	97.043	-5.5
March 2017	97.238	-0.5
April 2017	96.152	-1.5
May 2017	94.934	-2.0
June 2017	93.14	-3.7
July 2017	94.444	-1.3
August 2017	94.719	-6.0
September 2017	95.444	-3.7
October 2017	95.682	-2.7
November 2017	95.458	-3.6
December 2017	96.292	-3.2
January 2018	96.525	-3.0
February 2018	96.135	-0.9
March 2018	95.254	-2.0
April 2018	97.061	1.0
May 2018	97.198	2.4
June 2018	96.42	3.5
July 2018	96.725	2.4
August 2018	96.713	2.1
September 2018	95.247	-0.2
October 2018	95.31	-0.4
November 2018	94.957	-0.5
December 2018	95.586	-0.7
January 2019	97.419	0.9
February 2019	96.293	0.2
March 2019	95.684	0.5
April 2019	96.138	-0.9
May 2019	94.951	-2.3
June 2019	93.414	-3.1
July 2019	94.601	-2.2
August 2019	95.032	-1.7
September 2019	93.871	-1.4
October 2019	96.465	1.2
November 2019	96.211	1.3
December 2019	95.611	0.0
January 2020	95.563	-1.9
February 2020	98.419	2.2
March 2020	97.037	1.4
April 2020	95.811	-0.3
May 2020	97.351	2.5
June 2020	99.258	6.3
July 2020	98.37	4.0
August 2020	98.916	4.1
September 2020	97.76	4.1
October 2020	99.908	3.6
November 2020	98.89	2.8
December 2020	100.111	4.7
January 2021	99.671	4.3
February 2021	98.427	0.0
March 2021	97.039	0.0
April 2021	98.641	3.0
May 2021	98.869	1.6
June 2021	97.778	-1.5
July 2021	98.472	0.1
August 2021	98.455	-0.5
September 2021	98.605	0.9
October 2021	97.84	-2.1
November 2021	99.106	0.2
December 2021	97.559	-2.5
January 2022	98.459	-1.2
February 2022	99.608	1.2
March 2022	98.116	1.1
April 2022	99.109	0.5
May 2022	98.688	-0.2
June 2022	100.273	2.6
July 2022	98.559	0.1
August 2022	99.786	1.4
September 2022	100.043	1.5
October 2022	97.832	0.0
November 2022	99.127	0.0
December 2022	98.988	1.5
January 2023	98.118	-0.3
February 2023	98.558	-1.0