Other · BLS CPI-U · 1997–2026
Personal care Inflation — U.S. Consumer Price Index
As of June 2026, the CPI-U index for Personal care is up 4.2% from a year earlier. Personal care products and services.
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.
Personal care: 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.
Personal care: 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* | 290.8 | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 282.5 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 273.4 | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 257.9 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 243.5 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 238.3 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 234.0 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 231.1 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 227.0 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 224.3 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 220.8 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 218.0 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 215.0 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 212.1 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 208.6 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 206.6 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 204.6 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 201.3 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 195.6 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 190.2 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 185.6 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 181.7 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 178.0 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 174.7 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 170.5 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 165.6 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 161.1 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 156.7 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 152.7 | — |
*The 2025 annual average reflects the eleven published months — October 2025 was never collected because of the federal government shutdown.
Personal care inflation — FAQ
What is the current Personal care inflation rate?+
As of June 2026, the CPI-U index for Personal care is up 4.2% from a year earlier (not seasonally adjusted). Month over month, the seasonally adjusted index moved +0.2% in June 2026.
When was Personal care inflation highest since 1997?+
By annual averages, the biggest increase since 1997 came in 2023, when the Personal care index rose 6.0% over 2022.
Is Personal care inflation higher than overall inflation?+
As of June 2026, the Personal care index is up 4.2% year over year, versus up 3.5% for overall inflation (all items CPI-U). That is a faster increase than overall inflation (all items CPI-U).
Why is October 2025 missing from the Personal care 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.