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Pets & pet products Inflation — U.S. Consumer Price Index
As of June 2026, the CPI-U index for Pets, pet products and services is up 3.2% from a year earlier. Pet food, 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.
Pets & pet products: 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.
Pets & pet products: 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* | 228.6 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 223.2 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 217.6 | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 201.5 | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 184.9 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 180.1 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 178.0 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 172.4 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 170.3 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 169.6 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 167.3 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 165.7 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 164.6 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 162.4 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 158.7 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 154.4 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 153.4 | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 144.5 | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 133.8 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 128.4 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 123.6 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 120.1 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 115.7 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 113.2 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 109.7 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 106.1 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 103.4 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 101.5 | — |
*The 2025 annual average reflects the eleven published months — October 2025 was never collected because of the federal government shutdown.
Pets & pet products inflation — FAQ
What is the current Pets & pet products inflation rate?+
As of June 2026, the CPI-U index for Pets, pet products and services is up 3.2% from a year earlier (not seasonally adjusted). Month over month, the seasonally adjusted index moved +0.4% in June 2026.
When was Pets & pet products inflation highest since 1997?+
By annual averages, the biggest increase since 1997 came in 2022, when the Pets, pet products and services index rose 8.9% over 2021.
Is Pets & pet products inflation higher than overall inflation?+
As of June 2026, the Pets, pet products and services index is up 3.2% 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 Pets & pet products 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.