Housing · BLS CPI-U · 1997–2026
Household furnishings Inflation — U.S. Consumer Price Index
As of June 2026, the CPI-U index for Household furnishings and operations is up 2.5% from a year earlier. Furniture, appliances, and household operations.
Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). pumsdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by BLS.
Household furnishings: year-over-year inflation, 1998–2026
Percent change from the same month a year earlier, from the not-seasonally-adjusted CPI-U index.
October 2025 is missing from every CPI series — the federal government shutdown halted collection and the month was never published. Charts show a gap, and year-over-year and month-over-month figures skip any comparison touching the missing month; values are never interpolated.
Household furnishings: annual averages
BLS annual-average index (the CPI file’s M13 rows, shown verbatim) and the year-over-year change in that average — the standard “annual inflation” figure.
| Year | Annual avg. index | Annual inflation |
|---|---|---|
| 2025* | 151.7 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 147.6 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 148.4 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 143.5 | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 131.6 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 125.9 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 123.8 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 121.6 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 120.7 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 121.6 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 122.6 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 123.1 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 124.8 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 125.7 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 124.9 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 125.5 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 128.7 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 127.8 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 126.9 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 127.0 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 126.1 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 125.5 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 126.1 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 128.3 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 129.1 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 128.2 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 126.7 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 126.6 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 125.4 | — |
*The 2025 annual average reflects the eleven published months — October 2025 was never collected because of the federal government shutdown.
Household furnishings inflation by region & metro area
Latest year-over-year change in each area’s own index. Many metro series are published bimonthly, so the “as of” month can trail the national index. Index levels are not comparable across areas — each series measures change over time from its own base period.
| Area | Year over year | As of |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. city average | +2.5% | June 2026 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | +3.3% | June 2026 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | +3.9% | June 2026 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | +1.5% | May 2026 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | -0.8% | June 2026 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | +0.2% | May 2026 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | +2.8% | May 2026 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | -1.7% | June 2026 |
| East North Central | -0.7% | June 2026 |
| East South Central | +4.5% | June 2026 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | +3.0% | June 2026 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | -0.4% | June 2026 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | +2.9% | June 2026 |
| Middle Atlantic | +2.3% | June 2026 |
| Midwest | 0.0% | June 2026 |
| Midwest - Size Class A | -0.7% | June 2026 |
| Midwest - Size Class B/C | +0.4% | June 2026 |
| Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | -1.2% | May 2026 |
| Mountain | +0.5% | June 2026 |
| New England | +4.3% | June 2026 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | +2.3% | June 2026 |
| Northeast | +3.0% | June 2026 |
| Northeast - Size Class A | +2.9% | June 2026 |
| Northeast - Size Class B/C | +2.9% | June 2026 |
| Pacific | +1.9% | June 2026 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | +4.4% | June 2026 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 0.0% | December 2025 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | +2.2% | May 2026 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA | +2.5% | May 2026 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA | -0.4% | June 2026 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue WA | +9.5% | June 2026 |
| Size Class A | +2.3% | June 2026 |
| Size Class B/C | +2.6% | June 2026 |
| South | +4.3% | June 2026 |
| South - Size Class A | +3.5% | June 2026 |
| South - Size Class B/C | +4.8% | June 2026 |
| South Atlantic | +5.8% | June 2026 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | +1.2% | June 2026 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | +0.3% | May 2026 |
| Urban Alaska | -1.2% | June 2026 |
| Urban Hawaii | -0.1% | May 2026 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | +7.3% | May 2026 |
| West | +1.5% | June 2026 |
| West - Size Class A | +2.4% | June 2026 |
| West - Size Class B/C | +0.5% | June 2026 |
| West North Central | +1.3% | June 2026 |
| West South Central | +1.2% | June 2026 |
Household furnishings inflation — FAQ
What is the current Household furnishings inflation rate?+
As of June 2026, the CPI-U index for Household furnishings and operations is up 2.5% from a year earlier (not seasonally adjusted). Month over month, the seasonally adjusted index moved +0.2% in June 2026.
When was Household furnishings inflation highest since 1997?+
By annual averages, the biggest increase since 1997 came in 2022, when the Household furnishings and operations index rose 9.1% over 2021.
Is Household furnishings inflation higher than overall inflation?+
As of June 2026, the Household furnishings and operations index is up 2.5% year over year, versus up 3.5% for overall inflation (all items CPI-U). That is a slower increase than overall inflation (all items CPI-U) — prices in this category are still rising, just less quickly.
Why is October 2025 missing from the Household furnishings data?+
October 2025 is missing from every CPI series — the federal government shutdown halted collection and the month was never published. Charts show a gap, and year-over-year and month-over-month figures skip any comparison touching the missing month; values are never interpolated.
Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). pumsdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by BLS.