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Consumer Price Index
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Upcoming Consumer Price Index Publication Changes
With the publication of January 2026 CPI data on February 11, 2026, several index titles will change.
The following CPI indexes will have title changes:
- Care of invalids and elderly at home will be changed to home health care
- Technical and business school tuition and fees will be changed to technical and vocational school tuition and fixed fees
- Housing at school, excluding board will be changed to lodging while at school
More information is available in the series title change table.
Following publication of December 2025 data in January 2026, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) compressed tape format files will be discontinued. Revised historical unadjusted and seasonally adjusted indexes are available in a similar format through BLS time series downloads for the following CPI surveys:
CU: Consumer Price Index, all urban consumers
CW: Consumer Price Index, all urban wage earners and clerical workers
AP: Average Price Data
SU: Chained Consumer Price Index, all urban consumers
Last modified date: January 12, 2026