United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: US city average, Ship fare (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): Ship fare in the US was 61.652 (not seasonally adjusted); it rose by 0.3% compared to February 2026.

The US Inflation Rate of Ship fare in the US in March 2026 was -5.7%, 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 Ship fare in the US (Not Seas Adj.)
US Inflation Rate for Ship fare in the US (Not Seas Adj.) (%)
US Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Ship fare in the US (Not Seas Adj.)
1 – 10 of 301
Month CPI-U % change from YAGO (Inflation Rate)
March 2001 85.6 -12.3
April 2001 85.4 -9.2
May 2001 83.4 -10.3
June 2001 83 -9.5
July 2001 82.6 -9.8
August 2001 81.4 -10.0
September 2001 81.3 -7.8
October 2001 80.1 -7.4
November 2001 79.2 -7.8
December 2001 76.7 -9.8
January 2002 78.4 -8.8
February 2002 80.7 -6.3
March 2002 80.4 -6.1
April 2002 80.1 -6.2
May 2002 80.4 -3.6
June 2002 79.5 -4.2
July 2002 79.7 -3.5
August 2002 79 -2.9
September 2002 77.3 -4.9
October 2002 76.6 -4.4
November 2002 76.8 -3.0
December 2002 76.6 -0.1
January 2003 77 -1.8
February 2003 76.2 -5.6
March 2003 75.4 -6.2
April 2003 75.8 -5.4
May 2003 73.8 -8.2
June 2003 72.8 -8.4
July 2003 73 -8.4
August 2003 72.9 -7.7
September 2003 70.6 -8.7
October 2003 69.7 -9.0
November 2003 69.4 -9.6
December 2003 68 -11.2
January 2004 69.1 -10.3
February 2004 69.2 -9.2
March 2004 69.1 -8.4
April 2004 69.8 -7.9
May 2004 70.3 -4.7
June 2004 70.9 -2.6
July 2004 72.4 -0.8
August 2004 71.8 -1.5
September 2004 71.3 1.0
October 2004 71.2 2.2
November 2004 72 3.8
December 2004 70.9 4.3
January 2005 72.5 4.9
February 2005 72.2 4.3
March 2005 71.8 3.9
April 2005 71.3 2.2
May 2005 71.1 1.1
June 2005 71.7 1.1
July 2005 72.2 -0.3
August 2005 72.5 1.0
September 2005 72.3 1.4
October 2005 71.9 1.0
November 2005 71.1 -1.2
December 2005 71.6 1.0
January 2006 72.3 -0.3
February 2006 73.1 1.3
March 2006 71.6 -0.3
April 2006 71.2 -0.1
May 2006 72.4 1.8
June 2006 72 0.4
July 2006 72.2 0.0
August 2006 72.6 0.1
September 2006 71.5 -1.1
October 2006 70.1 -2.5
November 2006 70.3 -1.1
December 2006 70.8 -1.1
January 2007 71.3 -1.4
February 2007 71.897 -1.6
March 2007 71.12 -0.7
April 2007 70.593 -0.8
May 2007 71.115 -1.8
June 2007 70.957 -1.4
July 2007 70.891 -1.8
August 2007 71.289 -1.8
September 2007 70.762 -1.0
October 2007 70.616 0.7
November 2007 70.756 0.7
December 2007 71.452 0.9
January 2008 72.918 2.3
February 2008 71.151 -1.0
March 2008 70.503 -0.9
April 2008 70.802 0.3
May 2008 70.234 -1.2
June 2008 70.644 -0.4
July 2008 71.163 0.4
August 2008 71.034 -0.4
September 2008 70.101 -0.9
October 2008 69.976 -0.9
November 2008 68.75 -2.8
December 2008 68.872 -3.6
January 2009 67.057 -8.0
February 2009 64.901 -8.8
March 2009 64.168 -9.0
April 2009 63.703 -10.0
May 2009 63.781 -9.2
June 2009 62.739 -11.2
July 2009 62.704 -11.9
August 2009 63.55 -10.5
September 2009 63.402 -9.6
October 2009 62.53 -10.6
November 2009 63.052 -8.3
December 2009 63.285 -8.1
January 2010 64.686 -3.5
February 2010 64.32 -0.9
March 2010 65.086 1.4
April 2010 65.404 2.7
May 2010 66.194 3.8
June 2010 66.068 5.3
July 2010 64.339 2.6
August 2010 64.327 1.2
September 2010 63.484 0.1
October 2010 63.22 1.1
November 2010 63.086 0.1
December 2010 63.3 0.0
January 2011 62.534 -3.3
February 2011 63.256 -1.6
March 2011 64.644 -0.7
April 2011 64.393 -1.5
May 2011 63.387 -4.2
June 2011 63.024 -4.6
July 2011 63.393 -1.5
August 2011 64.254 -0.1
September 2011 64.451 1.5
October 2011 63.482 0.4
November 2011 63.259 0.3
December 2011 63.39 0.1
January 2012 63.221 1.1
February 2012 62.286 -1.5
March 2012 62.315 -3.6
April 2012 62.142 -3.5
May 2012 62.131 -2.0
June 2012 61.972 -1.7
July 2012 62.668 -1.1
August 2012 62.824 -2.2
September 2012 61.092 -5.2
October 2012 61.759 -2.7
November 2012 61.491 -2.8
December 2012 61.321 -3.3
January 2013 61.273 -3.1
February 2013 61.559 -1.2
March 2013 61.442 -1.4
April 2013 61.261 -1.4
May 2013 61.343 -1.3
June 2013 61.563 -0.7
July 2013 62.246 -0.7
August 2013 61.025 -2.9
September 2013 60.345 -1.2
October 2013 62.743 1.6
November 2013 62.213 1.2
December 2013 61.906 1.0
January 2014 62.321 1.7
February 2014 62.057 0.8
March 2014 61.295 -0.2
April 2014 61.92 1.1
May 2014 62.079 1.2
June 2014 61.826 0.4
July 2014 62.14 -0.2
August 2014 61.755 1.2
September 2014 60.506 0.3
October 2014 59.469 -5.2
November 2014 59.647 -4.1
December 2014 60.94 -1.6
January 2015 61.123 -1.9
February 2015 61.369 -1.1
March 2015 60.648 -1.1
April 2015 60.544 -2.2
May 2015 59.882 -3.5
June 2015 59.193 -4.3
July 2015 59.564 -4.1
August 2015 61.814 0.1
September 2015 62.617 3.5
October 2015 62.757 5.5
November 2015 63.835 7.0
December 2015 64.008 5.0
January 2016 64.884 6.2
February 2016 64.386 4.9
March 2016 63.88 5.3
April 2016 64.899 7.2
May 2016 65.412 9.2
June 2016 67.443 13.9
July 2016 67.292 13.0
August 2016 67.195 8.7
September 2016 68.207 8.9
October 2016 67.037 6.8
November 2016 66.388 4.0
December 2016 67.23 5.0
January 2017 66.64 2.7
February 2017 65.859 2.3
March 2017 65.136 2.0
April 2017 65.737 1.3
May 2017 67.163 2.7
June 2017 66.659 -1.2
July 2017 65.147 -3.2
August 2017 65.909 -1.9
September 2017 65.822 -3.5
October 2017 66.191 -1.3
November 2017 66.803 0.6
December 2017 65.361 -2.8
January 2018 65.918 -1.1
February 2018 66.42 0.9
March 2018 66.609 2.3
April 2018 67.677 3.0
May 2018 67.365 0.3
June 2018 66.356 -0.4
July 2018 66.073 1.4
August 2018 66.34 0.7
September 2018 65.797 0.0
October 2018 66.321 0.2
November 2018 66.386 -0.6
December 2018 65.971 0.9
January 2019 65.424 -0.7
February 2019 64.605 -2.7
March 2019 65.128 -2.2
April 2019 66.249 -2.1
May 2019 67.111 -0.4
June 2019 66.992 1.0
July 2019 65.07 -1.5
August 2019 64.359 -3.0
September 2019 65.121 -1.0
October 2019 64.801 -2.3
November 2019 63.926 -3.7
December 2019 63.234 -4.1
January 2020 62.402 -4.6
February 2020 62.558 -3.2
March 2020 62.033 -4.7
April 2020 61.143 -7.7
May 2020 60.806 -9.4
June 2020 60.438 -9.8
July 2020 59.397 -8.7
August 2020 59.023 -8.3
September 2020 59.017 -9.4
October 2020 58.57 -9.6
November 2020 59.407 -7.1
December 2020 60.947 -3.6
January 2021 63.244 1.4
February 2021 63.907 2.2
March 2021 64.389 3.8
April 2021 64.786 6.0
May 2021 65.486 7.7
June 2021 66.06 9.3
July 2021 66.43 11.8
August 2021 66.232 12.2
September 2021 66.476 12.6
October 2021 64.886 10.8
November 2021 62.715 5.6
December 2021 63.212 3.7
January 2022 63.456 0.3
February 2022 62.592 -2.1
March 2022 63.82 -0.9
April 2022 63.738 -1.6
May 2022 63.075 -3.7
June 2022 62.535 -5.3
July 2022 61.251 -7.8
August 2022 61.279 -7.5
September 2022 61.552 -7.4
October 2022 62.502 -3.7
November 2022 62.359 -0.6
December 2022 60.937 -3.6
January 2023 61.781 -2.6
February 2023 61.386 -1.9
March 2023 61.795 -3.2
April 2023 62.01 -2.7
May 2023 62.504 -0.9
June 2023 64.181 2.6
July 2023 65.852 7.5
August 2023 66.762 9.0
September 2023 67.62 9.9
October 2023 67.627 8.2
November 2023 67.112 7.6
December 2023 66.036 8.4
January 2024 65.615 6.2
February 2024 66.979 9.1
March 2024 66.029 6.9
April 2024 66.232 6.8
May 2024 66.953 7.1
June 2024 66.275 3.3
July 2024 66.432 0.9
August 2024 66.467 -0.4
September 2024 67.2 -0.6
October 2024 67.336 -0.4
November 2024 66.29 -1.2
December 2024 65.138 -1.4
January 2025 65.038 -0.9
February 2025 66.147 -1.2
March 2025 65.365 -1.0
April 2025 65.022 -1.8
May 2025 64.477 -3.7
June 2025 65.056 -1.8
July 2025 62.892 -5.3
August 2025 63.236 -4.9
September 2025 63.604 -5.3
October 2025 62.419 -7.3
November 2025 NaN
December 2025 61.821 -5.1
January 2026 61.925 -4.8
February 2026 61.484 -7.0
March 2026 61.652 -5.7