US inflation, apparel (CPI-U 12-month change)
Percent change of the CPI-U for apparel, US city average, not seasonally adjusted, from the same month a year earlier. Men's, women's, boys', girls' and infants' clothing, footwear, and jewelry and watches.
United States only. Calculated from the index (cpi_index_apparel, series CUUR0000SAA) and rounded to one decimal as BLS rounds its published 12-month changes; each value shows both index values. For all items inflation use cpi_annual_change.
Key facts
- US inflation, apparel (CPI-U 12-month change) in the United States was 3.4% in September 2026, according to BLS.
- Published for 1 places, with figures from December 1915 to September 2026.
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rank_places {"indicator":"cpi_annual_change_apparel","level":"country"}
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