United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: US city average, Tuition, other school fees, and childcare (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): Tuition, other school fees, and childcare in the US was 826.508; it rose by 0.1% compared to January 2023.

The US Inflation Rate of Tuition, other school fees, and childcare in the US in February 2023 was 3.4%, 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: Tuition, other school fees, and childcare in the US from January 2002 to February 2023.

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.

U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) for Tuition, other school fees, and childcare in the US (Not Seas Adj.)
U.S. Inflation Rate for Tuition, other school fees, and childcare in the US (Not Seas Adj.) (%)
U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Tuition, other school fees, and childcare in the US (Not Seas Adj.)
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Month CPI-U for Tuition, other school fees, and childcare in the US % change from YAGO (Inflation Rate)
January 2002 353.2 6.0
February 2002 353.9 6.1
March 2002 354.1 6.0
April 2002 354.1 6.0
May 2002 354.6 5.9
June 2002 356.8 6.1
July 2002 358.3 6.3
August 2002 365.6 6.3
September 2002 372.8 6.5
October 2002 373.8 6.3
November 2002 374.1 6.3
December 2002 374 6.2
January 2003 375.5 6.3
February 2003 376.3 6.3
March 2003 376.5 6.3
April 2003 377.1 6.5
May 2003 377.7 6.5
June 2003 379.4 6.3
July 2003 381.2 6.4
August 2003 392.1 7.3
September 2003 400 7.3
October 2003 401.1 7.3
November 2003 401.2 7.2
December 2003 401.7 7.4
January 2004 403.6 7.5
February 2004 404.2 7.4
March 2004 404.7 7.5
April 2004 404.9 7.4
May 2004 405.6 7.4
June 2004 407.6 7.4
July 2004 409.4 7.4
August 2004 418.3 6.7
September 2004 427.4 6.9
October 2004 428.2 6.8
November 2004 428.7 6.9
December 2004 428.9 6.8
January 2005 429.7 6.5
February 2005 430.6 6.5
March 2005 430.9 6.5
April 2005 431.4 6.5
May 2005 432.7 6.7
June 2005 434.4 6.6
July 2005 436.6 6.6
August 2005 444.8 6.3
September 2005 454.1 6.3
October 2005 454.7 6.2
November 2005 455.1 6.2
December 2005 455.3 6.2
January 2006 457.2 6.4
February 2006 457.2 6.2
March 2006 457.2 6.1
April 2006 457.7 6.1
May 2006 458.6 6.0
June 2006 460.2 5.9
July 2006 462.9 6.0
August 2006 473.4 6.4
September 2006 481.7 6.1
October 2006 482.9 6.2
November 2006 483.7 6.3
December 2006 484 6.3
January 2007 483.705 5.8
February 2007 484.459 6.0
March 2007 484.532 6.0
April 2007 484.601 5.9
May 2007 485.337 5.8
June 2007 485.868 5.6
July 2007 488.382 5.5
August 2007 498.071 5.2
September 2007 505.924 5.0
October 2007 508.449 5.3
November 2007 509.605 5.4
December 2007 510.016 5.4
January 2008 511.301 5.7
February 2008 511.253 5.5
March 2008 511.013 5.5
April 2008 511.887 5.6
May 2008 512.579 5.6
June 2008 513.743 5.7
July 2008 516.264 5.7
August 2008 527.23 5.9
September 2008 536.082 6.0
October 2008 537.606 5.7
November 2008 537.906 5.6
December 2008 538.309 5.6
January 2009 538.765 5.4
February 2009 538.878 5.4
March 2009 538.813 5.4
April 2009 539.149 5.3
May 2009 540.498 5.5
June 2009 541.119 5.3
July 2009 543.81 5.3
August 2009 555.402 5.3
September 2009 562.635 5.0
October 2009 563.352 4.8
November 2009 562.623 4.6
December 2009 562.61 4.5
January 2010 562.841 4.5
February 2010 563.544 4.6
March 2010 564.613 4.8
April 2010 565.709 4.9
May 2010 565.983 4.7
June 2010 566.91 4.8
July 2010 569.75 4.8
August 2010 579.833 4.4
September 2010 585.271 4.0
October 2010 584.286 3.7
November 2010 584.509 3.9
December 2010 584.84 4.0
January 2011 586.386 4.2
February 2011 586.782 4.1
March 2011 586.914 4.0
April 2011 587.151 3.8
May 2011 588.138 3.9
June 2011 588.556 3.8
July 2011 592.539 4.0
August 2011 604.798 4.3
September 2011 610.562 4.3
October 2011 611.458 4.7
November 2011 611.581 4.6
December 2011 611.633 4.6
January 2012 612.104 4.4
February 2012 611.974 4.3
March 2012 612.093 4.3
April 2012 612.068 4.2
May 2012 612.949 4.2
June 2012 613.172 4.2
July 2012 617.651 4.2
August 2012 626.343 3.6
September 2012 632.696 3.6
October 2012 633.646 3.6
November 2012 633.527 3.6
December 2012 633.523 3.6
January 2013 636.016 3.9
February 2013 635.842 3.9
March 2013 635.979 3.9
April 2013 636.037 3.9
May 2013 636.42 3.8
June 2013 636.731 3.8
July 2013 640.089 3.6
August 2013 649.124 3.6
September 2013 653.449 3.3
October 2013 654.327 3.3
November 2013 655.03 3.4
December 2013 655.13 3.4
January 2014 654.979 3.0
February 2014 656.165 3.2
March 2014 657.002 3.3
April 2014 657.289 3.3
May 2014 658.195 3.4
June 2014 659.511 3.6
July 2014 661.866 3.4
August 2014 669.544 3.2
September 2014 674.504 3.2
October 2014 675.867 3.3
November 2014 676.411 3.3
December 2014 676.032 3.2
January 2015 678.031 3.5
February 2015 678.068 3.3
March 2015 679.779 3.5
April 2015 681.469 3.7
May 2015 682.138 3.6
June 2015 683.826 3.7
July 2015 686.658 3.8
August 2015 693.278 3.5
September 2015 699.928 3.8
October 2015 700.786 3.7
November 2015 701.154 3.7
December 2015 700.65 3.6
January 2016 700.486 3.3
February 2016 701.138 3.4
March 2016 701.248 3.2
April 2016 701.807 3.0
May 2016 702.463 3.0
June 2016 703.458 2.9
July 2016 704.999 2.7
August 2016 710.81 2.5
September 2016 716.158 2.3
October 2016 718.181 2.5
November 2016 717.843 2.4
December 2016 718.785 2.6
January 2017 718.304 2.5
February 2017 718.677 2.5
March 2017 717.84 2.4
April 2017 718.043 2.3
May 2017 718.271 2.3
June 2017 720.371 2.4
July 2017 721.224 2.3
August 2017 726.41 2.2
September 2017 732.783 2.3
October 2017 734.535 2.3
November 2017 734.828 2.4
December 2017 734.576 2.2
January 2018 733.683 2.1
February 2018 733.753 2.1
March 2018 731.62 1.9
April 2018 731.689 1.9
May 2018 732.259 2.0
June 2018 734.538 2.0
July 2018 736.755 2.2
August 2018 746.517 2.8
September 2018 751.782 2.6
October 2018 753.806 2.6
November 2018 754.358 2.7
December 2018 754.38 2.7
January 2019 754.578 2.9
February 2019 755.755 3.0
March 2019 756.751 3.4
April 2019 756.908 3.5
May 2019 757.945 3.5
June 2019 759.028 3.3
July 2019 759.965 3.2
August 2019 765.726 2.6
September 2019 770.457 2.5
October 2019 772.258 2.5
November 2019 772.102 2.4
December 2019 771.519 2.3
January 2020 772.63 2.4
February 2020 773.944 2.4
March 2020 774.185 2.3
April 2020 774.413 2.3
May 2020 774.743 2.2
June 2020 775.642 2.2
July 2020 777.492 2.3
August 2020 780.064 1.9
September 2020 781.984 1.5
October 2020 782.652 1.4
November 2020 782.403 1.3
December 2020 782.444 1.4
January 2021 781.914 1.2
February 2021 782.437 1.1
March 2021 780.209 0.8
April 2021 780.614 0.8
May 2021 782.548 1.0
June 2021 784.38 1.1
July 2021 786.143 1.1
August 2021 791.123 1.4
September 2021 797.726 2.0
October 2021 799.166 2.1
November 2021 799.443 2.2
December 2021 798.837 2.1
January 2022 798.643 2.1
February 2022 799.639 2.2
March 2022 799.517 2.5
April 2022 800.327 2.5
May 2022 801.837 2.5
June 2022 805.41 2.7
July 2022 806.644 2.6
August 2022 815.196 3.0
September 2022 822.056 3.1
October 2022 822.882 3.0
November 2022 823.859 3.1
December 2022 824.931 3.3
January 2023 826.089 3.4
February 2023 826.508 3.4