What things cost
Medical prices
The pace of price changes. An easing inflation rate still allows the price level to rise.
Latest collected observation
+1.6 % YoY
Observation period: 2026-08
Index 592.9
At collection: current
Last collection · 28 Sep 2026, 12:00 UTC
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Since the previous collection
The displayed value and observation period are unchanged from the collection on 2026-09-27.
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Source history
index, 1982–84 = 100
The headline is a year-over-year change. This history shows the underlying source level.
2026-08 · 592.934
Latest 24 source observations in this collection. Points are spaced by observation, not elapsed time. Missing values remain gaps. History may include revisions; it does not recreate what was known at each date.
Inspect the exact values
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2026-08 | 592.934 |
| 2026-07 | 594.393 |
| 2026-06 | 592.283 |
| 2026-05 | 593.057 |
| 2026-04 | 591.202 |
| 2026-03 | 591.587 |
| 2026-02 | 592.554 |
| 2026-01 | 589.61 |
| 2025-12 | 588.092 |
| 2025-11 | 585.987 |
| 2025-10 | Unavailable |
| 2025-09 | 584.872 |
| 2025-08 | 583.809 |
| 2025-07 | 584.45 |
| 2025-06 | 580.527 |
| 2025-05 | 578.073 |
| 2025-04 | 576.548 |
| 2025-03 | 574.069 |
| 2025-02 | 573.284 |
| 2025-01 | 571.366 |
| 2024-12 | 570.11 |
| 2024-11 | 569.476 |
| 2024-10 | 567.974 |
| 2024-09 | 566.256 |
Behind this number
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Source unit
- index, 1982–84 = 100
- Collected
- 2026-09-28 12:00:03.058 UTC
- Source release / update
- 2026-09-11 12:30:00.000 UTC
- Instrument
- US_CPI_MEDICAL