United States Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: US city average, Video and audio (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): Video and audio in the US was 122.171 (not seasonally adjusted); it fell by 1.1% compared to February 2026.

The US Inflation Rate of Video and audio in the US in March 2026 was 1.6%, 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.

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US CPI-U: US city average, Video and audio (Seas Adj.)

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

US Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) for Video and audio in the US (Not Seas Adj.)

US Inflation Rate for Video and audio in the US (Not Seas Adj.) (%)

US Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) and Inflation Rate: Video and audio in the US (Not Seas Adj.)

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Month	CPI-U	% change from YAGO (Inflation Rate)
March 2001	101.6	0.8
April 2001	101.6	0.7
May 2001	101.7	1.4
June 2001	101.6	0.3
July 2001	101.3	-0.2
August 2001	101.7	0.4
September 2001	101.7	0.1
October 2001	101.3	-0.2
November 2001	101.3	0.3
December 2001	101.4	0.5
January 2002	101.2	0.5
February 2002	102.1	0.9
March 2002	102.9	1.3
April 2002	102.9	1.3
May 2002	102.9	1.2
June 2002	103.1	1.5
July 2002	103	1.7
August 2002	102.6	0.9
September 2002	102.4	0.7
October 2002	102.3	1.0
November 2002	102.6	1.3
December 2002	103	1.6
January 2003	103.2	2.0
February 2003	103.4	1.3
March 2003	103.8	0.9
April 2003	103.7	0.8
May 2003	103.8	0.9
June 2003	103.8	0.7
July 2003	103.7	0.7
August 2003	103.7	1.1
September 2003	103.7	1.3
October 2003	103.5	1.2
November 2003	103.5	0.9
December 2003	103.8	0.8
January 2004	103.3	0.1
February 2004	103.6	0.2
March 2004	104.1	0.3
April 2004	104.3	0.6
May 2004	104.7	0.9
June 2004	104.6	0.8
July 2004	104.4	0.7
August 2004	104.4	0.7
September 2004	104.1	0.4
October 2004	104	0.5
November 2004	104.2	0.7
December 2004	104	0.2
January 2005	103.9	0.6
February 2005	104.2	0.6
March 2005	104.3	0.2
April 2005	104.6	0.3
May 2005	104.8	0.1
June 2005	104.6	0.0
July 2005	103.1	-1.2
August 2005	103.1	-1.2
September 2005	104.3	0.2
October 2005	104.4	0.4
November 2005	104.4	0.2
December 2005	104.2	0.2
January 2006	103.9	0.0
February 2006	104.1	-0.1
March 2006	104.3	0.0
April 2006	105.2	0.6
May 2006	105.8	1.0
June 2006	105.5	0.9
July 2006	105.2	2.0
August 2006	105	1.8
September 2006	104.7	0.4
October 2006	104.5	0.1
November 2006	104.1	-0.3
December 2006	103.7	-0.5
January 2007	102.8	-1.1
February 2007	102.784	-1.3
March 2007	103.144	-1.1
April 2007	102.886	-2.2
May 2007	103.181	-2.5
June 2007	103.56	-1.8
July 2007	103.416	-1.7
August 2007	102.779	-2.1
September 2007	102.311	-2.3
October 2007	102.759	-1.7
November 2007	103.157	-0.9
December 2007	102.719	-0.9
January 2008	102.691	-0.1
February 2008	102.986	0.2
March 2008	103.171	0.0
April 2008	103.548	0.6
May 2008	103.477	0.3
June 2008	102.988	-0.5
July 2008	102.306	-1.1
August 2008	102.203	-0.6
September 2008	102.546	0.2
October 2008	102.706	0.0
November 2008	102.193	-0.9
December 2008	101.831	-0.9
January 2009	101.629	-1.0
February 2009	101.347	-1.6
March 2009	101.704	-1.4
April 2009	102	-1.5
May 2009	102.3	-1.1
June 2009	101.947	-1.0
July 2009	101.871	-0.4
August 2009	101.614	-0.6
September 2009	101.474	-1.0
October 2009	100.801	-1.8
November 2009	100.178	-2.0
December 2009	100.199	-1.6
January 2010	99.873	-1.7
February 2010	99.94	-1.4
March 2010	99.532	-2.1
April 2010	99.915	-2.0
May 2010	100.074	-2.2
June 2010	99.572	-2.3
July 2010	99.814	-2.0
August 2010	99.244	-2.3
September 2010	98.852	-2.6
October 2010	98.638	-2.1
November 2010	98.503	-1.7
December 2010	98.214	-2.0
January 2011	97.167	-2.7
February 2011	97.325	-2.6
March 2011	98.268	-1.3
April 2011	98.719	-1.2
May 2011	98.918	-1.2
June 2011	98.707	-0.9
July 2011	98.373	-1.4
August 2011	98.672	-0.6
September 2011	98.222	-0.6
October 2011	98.491	-0.1
November 2011	98.572	0.1
December 2011	98.315	0.1
January 2012	98.225	1.1
February 2012	98.743	1.5
March 2012	99.371	1.1
April 2012	99.856	1.2
May 2012	99.893	1.0
June 2012	99.934	1.2
July 2012	99.717	1.4
August 2012	99.63	1.0
September 2012	99.747	1.6
October 2012	99.712	1.2
November 2012	99.067	0.5
December 2012	98.812	0.5
January 2013	98.515	0.3
February 2013	98.993	0.3
March 2013	99.824	0.5
April 2013	100.251	0.4
May 2013	100.054	0.2
June 2013	100.1	0.2
July 2013	99.881	0.2
August 2013	99.769	0.1
September 2013	99.652	-0.1
October 2013	99.566	-0.1
November 2013	99.468	0.4
December 2013	99.542	0.7
January 2014	99.01	0.5
February 2014	99.444	0.5
March 2014	100.055	0.2
April 2014	100.672	0.4
May 2014	100.821	0.8
June 2014	100.773	0.7
July 2014	100.597	0.7
August 2014	99.993	0.2
September 2014	99.267	-0.4
October 2014	99.276	-0.3
November 2014	99.557	0.1
December 2014	98.945	-0.6
January 2015	98.702	-0.3
February 2015	99.144	-0.3
March 2015	99.824	-0.2
April 2015	100.088	-0.6
May 2015	100.249	-0.6
June 2015	100.058	-0.7
July 2015	99.916	-0.7
August 2015	99.705	-0.3
September 2015	99.254	0.0
October 2015	99.289	0.0
November 2015	99.495	-0.1
December 2015	99.414	0.5
January 2016	99.181	0.5
February 2016	99.373	0.2
March 2016	100.504	0.7
April 2016	101.51	1.4
May 2016	101.676	1.4
June 2016	101.719	1.7
July 2016	101.975	2.1
August 2016	101.719	2.0
September 2016	100.948	1.7
October 2016	100.231	1.0
November 2016	100.207	0.7
December 2016	100.779	1.4
January 2017	100.714	1.6
February 2017	101.682	2.3
March 2017	103.132	2.6
April 2017	104.011	2.5
May 2017	104.35	2.6
June 2017	104.603	2.8
July 2017	104.713	2.7
August 2017	104.803	3.0
September 2017	104.861	3.9
October 2017	104.994	4.8
November 2017	104.636	4.4
December 2017	104.39	3.6
January 2018	103.844	3.1
February 2018	104.014	2.3
March 2018	104.65	1.5
April 2018	104.921	0.9
May 2018	104.412	0.1
June 2018	104.278	-0.3
July 2018	104.115	-0.6
August 2018	103.973	-0.8
September 2018	103.991	-0.8
October 2018	104.306	-0.7
November 2018	103.959	-0.6
December 2018	103.995	-0.4
January 2019	103.8	0.0
February 2019	104.478	0.5
March 2019	105	0.3
April 2019	105.119	0.2
May 2019	104.75	0.3
June 2019	104.381	0.1
July 2019	104.162	0.1
August 2019	103.922	0.0
September 2019	104.38	0.4
October 2019	104.552	0.2
November 2019	104.763	0.8
December 2019	104.946	0.9
January 2020	105.427	1.6
February 2020	105.68	1.2
March 2020	106.034	1.0
April 2020	106.466	1.3
May 2020	106.51	1.7
June 2020	106.53	2.1
July 2020	106.214	2.0
August 2020	107.223	3.2
September 2020	107.898	3.4
October 2020	108.103	3.4
November 2020	108.183	3.3
December 2020	107.882	2.8
January 2021	108.207	2.6
February 2021	107.888	2.1
March 2021	108.911	2.7
April 2021	109.417	2.8
May 2021	109.612	2.9
June 2021	109.731	3.0
July 2021	110.503	4.0
August 2021	111.16	3.7
September 2021	111.756	3.6
October 2021	111.917	3.5
November 2021	111.704	3.3
December 2021	111.366	3.2
January 2022	110.531	2.2
February 2022	111.376	3.2
March 2022	112.225	3.0
April 2022	112.236	2.6
May 2022	112.568	2.7
June 2022	113.457	3.4
July 2022	113.514	2.7
August 2022	113	1.7
September 2022	112.544	0.7
October 2022	112.307	0.4
November 2022	112.911	1.1
December 2022	113.219	1.7
January 2023	112.507	1.8
February 2023	113.362	1.8
March 2023	115.056	2.5
April 2023	116.021	3.4
May 2023	116.545	3.5
June 2023	116.495	2.7
July 2023	116.289	2.4
August 2023	116.39	3.0
September 2023	116.65	3.7
October 2023	116.753	4.0
November 2023	116.379	3.1
December 2023	115.469	2.0
January 2024	115.495	2.7
February 2024	116.615	2.9
March 2024	118.019	2.6
April 2024	118.983	2.6
May 2024	119.272	2.3
June 2024	117.916	1.2
July 2024	117.379	0.9
August 2024	117.987	1.4
September 2024	117.849	1.0
October 2024	117.725	0.8
November 2024	117.411	0.9
December 2024	116.606	1.0
January 2025	116.849	1.2
February 2025	118.897	2.0
March 2025	120.291	1.9
April 2025	119.879	0.8
May 2025	119.394	0.1
June 2025	119.687	1.5
July 2025	119.992	2.2
August 2025	120.103	1.8
September 2025	119.661	1.5
October 2025	119.853	1.8
November 2025		NaN
December 2025	119.563	2.5
January 2026	121.524	4.0
February 2026	123.567	3.9
March 2026	122.171	1.6