Chart 3. Indexes for noninsurance medical goods and services in the CPI, 12-month percent change, December 2006–December 2022
| Date |
Professional services |
Hospital and related services |
Medical care commodities |
|
Dec 2006
|
2.6 |
6.1 |
1.8 |
|
Jan 2007
|
3.7 |
6.3 |
2.2 |
|
Feb 2007
|
4.2 |
6.0 |
1.6 |
|
Mar 2007
|
3.9 |
5.8 |
0.9 |
|
Apr 2007
|
3.7 |
5.9 |
1.1 |
|
May 2007
|
3.7 |
6.0 |
0.8 |
|
Jun 2007
|
3.8 |
5.8 |
0.8 |
|
Jul 2007
|
3.9 |
6.4 |
1.1 |
|
Aug 2007
|
4.2 |
6.4 |
1.2 |
|
Sep 2007
|
4.1 |
6.8 |
1.1 |
|
Oct 2007
|
4.2 |
7.6 |
1.4 |
|
Nov 2007
|
4.1 |
7.9 |
2.3 |
|
Dec 2007
|
4.2 |
8.1 |
2.7 |
|
Jan 2008
|
3.8 |
8.5 |
2.5 |
|
Feb 2008
|
3.2 |
8.2 |
2.9 |
|
Mar 2008
|
3.3 |
7.9 |
3.6 |
|
Apr 2008
|
3.3 |
7.7 |
3.0 |
|
May 2008
|
3.7 |
7.5 |
2.2 |
|
Jun 2008
|
3.8 |
7.4 |
2.3 |
|
Jul 2008
|
3.6 |
6.8 |
1.6 |
|
Aug 2008
|
3.4 |
6.9 |
1.3 |
|
Sep 2008
|
3.3 |
6.6 |
1.4 |
|
Oct 2008
|
3.1 |
6.0 |
1.2 |
|
Nov 2008
|
3.1 |
5.4 |
1.4 |
|
Dec 2008
|
3.0 |
5.4 |
1.6 |
|
Jan 2009
|
3.0 |
5.3 |
1.6 |
|
Feb 2009
|
2.9 |
5.8 |
2.0 |
|
Mar 2009
|
2.8 |
6.1 |
1.9 |
|
Apr 2009
|
2.7 |
6.5 |
2.4 |
|
May 2009
|
2.7 |
6.2 |
3.3 |
|
Jun 2009
|
2.7 |
6.2 |
3.2 |
|
Jul 2009
|
2.6 |
6.5 |
3.2 |
|
Aug 2009
|
2.5 |
6.5 |
3.7 |
|
Sep 2009
|
2.6 |
6.6 |
4.1 |
|
Oct 2009
|
2.7 |
6.4 |
4.3 |
|
Nov 2009
|
2.6 |
7.1 |
3.8 |
|
Dec 2009
|
2.5 |
7.1 |
3.3 |
|
Jan 2010
|
2.8 |
6.8 |
3.5 |
|
Feb 2010
|
2.8 |
7.2 |
3.5 |
|
Mar 2010
|
2.8 |
7.6 |
3.7 |
|
Apr 2010
|
2.9 |
7.1 |
3.5 |
|
May 2010
|
2.4 |
7.3 |
3.4 |
|
Jun 2010
|
2.6 |
7.4 |
3.3 |
|
Jul 2010
|
2.8 |
6.3 |
3.2 |
|
Aug 2010
|
2.8 |
6.3 |
3.0 |
|
Sep 2010
|
2.9 |
7.3 |
2.6 |
|
Oct 2010
|
2.7 |
7.5 |
2.5 |
|
Nov 2010
|
2.8 |
6.6 |
2.7 |
|
Dec 2010
|
2.7 |
6.7 |
2.9 |
|
Jan 2011
|
2.3 |
6.3 |
2.7 |
|
Feb 2011
|
2.6 |
5.8 |
2.7 |
|
Mar 2011
|
2.6 |
5.1 |
2.8 |
|
Apr 2011
|
2.4 |
5.4 |
3.1 |
|
May 2011
|
2.4 |
5.6 |
3.0 |
|
Jun 2011
|
2.3 |
5.5 |
2.9 |
|
Jul 2011
|
2.2 |
6.2 |
3.2 |
|
Aug 2011
|
2.1 |
6.2 |
3.0 |
|
Sep 2011
|
1.9 |
4.9 |
3.0 |
|
Oct 2011
|
2.2 |
4.9 |
3.1 |
|
Nov 2011
|
2.1 |
5.5 |
3.1 |
|
Dec 2011
|
2.2 |
5.3 |
3.2 |
|
Jan 2012
|
2.0 |
5.3 |
3.2 |
|
Feb 2012
|
1.4 |
4.9 |
3.3 |
|
Mar 2012
|
1.4 |
4.8 |
3.3 |
|
Apr 2012
|
1.4 |
4.8 |
2.7 |
|
May 2012
|
1.8 |
4.7 |
2.7 |
|
Jun 2012
|
2.0 |
5.3 |
2.9 |
|
Jul 2012
|
2.0 |
5.3 |
3.4 |
|
Aug 2012
|
2.2 |
4.4 |
3.6 |
|
Sep 2012
|
2.3 |
4.7 |
3.3 |
|
Oct 2012
|
2.1 |
4.2 |
3.0 |
|
Nov 2012
|
2.0 |
4.2 |
2.3 |
|
Dec 2012
|
1.9 |
4.6 |
1.7 |
|
Jan 2013
|
2.1 |
4.4 |
1.5 |
|
Feb 2013
|
2.4 |
5.0 |
0.8 |
|
Mar 2013
|
2.6 |
5.2 |
0.6 |
|
Apr 2013
|
2.7 |
4.0 |
0.7 |
|
May 2013
|
2.3 |
3.6 |
0.0 |
|
Jun 2013
|
2.3 |
3.4 |
0.1 |
|
Jul 2013
|
2.2 |
3.2 |
-0.1 |
|
Aug 2013
|
1.9 |
5.2 |
0.0 |
|
Sep 2013
|
1.9 |
5.4 |
0.2 |
|
Oct 2013
|
1.9 |
4.9 |
0.5 |
|
Nov 2013
|
2.0 |
4.1 |
0.8 |
|
Dec 2013
|
2.1 |
3.9 |
0.3 |
|
Jan 2014
|
1.9 |
4.4 |
0.8 |
|
Feb 2014
|
1.7 |
4.4 |
1.7 |
|
Mar 2014
|
1.6 |
4.7 |
1.3 |
|
Apr 2014
|
1.5 |
5.5 |
1.6 |
|
May 2014
|
1.9 |
5.8 |
2.5 |
|
Jun 2014
|
1.6 |
5.4 |
2.8 |
|
Jul 2014
|
1.4 |
5.5 |
3.0 |
|
Aug 2014
|
1.6 |
3.8 |
2.6 |
|
Sep 2014
|
1.4 |
3.5 |
2.9 |
|
Oct 2014
|
1.5 |
3.9 |
2.6 |
|
Nov 2014
|
1.8 |
4.3 |
3.1 |
|
Dec 2014
|
1.7 |
4.5 |
4.8 |
|
Jan 2015
|
1.7 |
4.1 |
3.9 |
|
Feb 2015
|
1.5 |
3.3 |
3.9 |
|
Mar 2015
|
1.7 |
3.1 |
4.2 |
|
Apr 2015
|
1.8 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
|
May 2015
|
1.6 |
4.5 |
3.9 |
|
Jun 2015
|
1.8 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
|
Jul 2015
|
2.1 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
|
Aug 2015
|
1.7 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
|
Sep 2015
|
1.9 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
|
Oct 2015
|
1.8 |
4.9 |
2.8 |
|
Nov 2015
|
2.0 |
4.4 |
2.5 |
|
Dec 2015
|
1.9 |
4.0 |
1.5 |
|
Jan 2016
|
2.1 |
4.3 |
2.1 |
|
Feb 2016
|
2.5 |
4.9 |
2.2 |
|
Mar 2016
|
2.3 |
4.3 |
2.4 |
|
Apr 2016
|
2.3 |
3.1 |
2.7 |
|
May 2016
|
2.8 |
3.3 |
2.0 |
|
Jun 2016
|
2.6 |
4.1 |
2.8 |
|
Jul 2016
|
2.9 |
4.4 |
3.3 |
|
Aug 2016
|
3.3 |
5.8 |
4.4 |
|
Sep 2016
|
3.2 |
5.6 |
5.2 |
|
Oct 2016
|
3.2 |
4.1 |
5.0 |
|
Nov 2016
|
3.0 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
|
Dec 2016
|
3.1 |
4.3 |
4.7 |
|
Jan 2017
|
2.9 |
4.0 |
4.7 |
|
Feb 2017
|
2.7 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
|
Mar 2017
|
2.5 |
4.5 |
3.9 |
|
Apr 2017
|
1.6 |
5.1 |
2.6 |
|
May 2017
|
1.0 |
4.6 |
3.3 |
|
Jun 2017
|
0.6 |
5.3 |
3.2 |
|
Jul 2017
|
0.2 |
5.3 |
3.7 |
|
Aug 2017
|
0.2 |
4.1 |
2.4 |
|
Sep 2017
|
0.2 |
4.3 |
1.0 |
|
Oct 2017
|
0.4 |
4.5 |
0.9 |
|
Nov 2017
|
-0.3 |
4.7 |
1.8 |
|
Dec 2017
|
-0.3 |
4.7 |
2.3 |
|
Jan 2018
|
-0.2 |
5.6 |
1.8 |
|
Feb 2018
|
0.1 |
4.7 |
1.6 |
|
Mar 2018
|
0.6 |
4.9 |
1.4 |
|
Apr 2018
|
1.3 |
4.2 |
1.9 |
|
May 2018
|
1.1 |
4.5 |
2.7 |
|
Jun 2018
|
1.5 |
4.5 |
2.4 |
|
Jul 2018
|
1.4 |
4.3 |
0.4 |
|
Aug 2018
|
0.8 |
4.1 |
0.3 |
|
Sep 2018
|
0.9 |
3.7 |
0.7 |
|
Oct 2018
|
0.8 |
3.2 |
0.7 |
|
Nov 2018
|
1.0 |
3.5 |
0.6 |
|
Dec 2018
|
1.0 |
3.6 |
-0.5 |
|
Jan 2019
|
1.2 |
2.4 |
-0.3 |
|
Feb 2019
|
1.0 |
2.1 |
-1.1 |
|
Mar 2019
|
0.4 |
1.9 |
-0.6 |
|
Apr 2019
|
0.4 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
|
May 2019
|
0.7 |
1.5 |
-0.7 |
|
Jun 2019
|
0.9 |
0.8 |
-1.5 |
|
Jul 2019
|
1.1 |
1.0 |
-0.4 |
|
Aug 2019
|
1.4 |
2.2 |
0.1 |
|
Sep 2019
|
1.5 |
2.1 |
-0.3 |
|
Oct 2019
|
1.6 |
3.4 |
1.0 |
|
Nov 2019
|
1.7 |
3.2 |
0.6 |
|
Dec 2019
|
1.6 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
|
Jan 2020
|
1.2 |
3.7 |
1.7 |
|
Feb 2020
|
1.2 |
4.1 |
1.8 |
|
Mar 2020
|
1.6 |
4.2 |
1.3 |
|
Apr 2020
|
1.7 |
5.0 |
0.7 |
|
May 2020
|
2.2 |
4.6 |
0.8 |
|
Jun 2020
|
2.2 |
5.0 |
1.3 |
|
Jul 2020
|
2.5 |
4.7 |
1.1 |
|
Aug 2020
|
2.3 |
3.9 |
0.8 |
|
Sep 2020
|
2.2 |
4.5 |
0.9 |
|
Oct 2020
|
2.1 |
3.0 |
-0.8 |
|
Nov 2020
|
2.0 |
3.0 |
-1.1 |
|
Dec 2020
|
1.9 |
3.1 |
-2.5 |
|
Jan 2021
|
2.9 |
2.9 |
-2.3 |
|
Feb 2021
|
3.9 |
2.7 |
-2.5 |
|
Mar 2021
|
3.8 |
3.0 |
-2.4 |
|
Apr 2021
|
3.5 |
2.8 |
-1.7 |
|
May 2021
|
2.9 |
2.8 |
-1.9 |
|
Jun 2021
|
2.6 |
2.7 |
-2.2 |
|
Jul 2021
|
2.6 |
3.0 |
-2.1 |
|
Aug 2021
|
3.0 |
3.7 |
-2.5 |
|
Sep 2021
|
2.8 |
3.3 |
-1.6 |
|
Oct 2021
|
2.8 |
4.1 |
-0.4 |
|
Nov 2021
|
3.1 |
3.5 |
0.2 |
|
Dec 2021
|
3.3 |
3.3 |
0.4 |
|
Jan 2022
|
2.6 |
3.6 |
1.4 |
|
Feb 2022
|
1.5 |
3.4 |
2.5 |
|
Mar 2022
|
1.7 |
3.4 |
2.7 |
|
Apr 2022
|
1.8 |
3.6 |
2.1 |
|
May 2022
|
1.9 |
3.8 |
2.4 |
|
Jun 2022
|
2.6 |
3.9 |
3.2 |
|
Jul 2022
|
2.2 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
|
Aug 2022
|
2.4 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
|
Sep 2022
|
3.3 |
3.9 |
3.7 |
|
Oct 2022
|
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
|
Nov 2022
|
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
|
Dec 2022
|
3.0 |
4.6 |
3.2 |