Data behind: US prices: day care & preschool vs. all items

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US prices: day care & preschool vs. all items

How it's computed: Closest keyless BLS childcare-related CPI on FRED is the broader 'tuition, other school fees and childcare' index. Values exactly as published by the source (rounded).
Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (CUUR0000SEEB, CPIAUCSL) · link [2]
As of: 1 Sep 2026 · fetched 24 Oct 2026

440 rows

Year / date	Tuition, other school fees & childcare (CPI) (Index)	All items CPI (Index)
1990-01-01	170.8	127.5
1990-02-01	171	128
1990-03-01	170.9	128.6
1990-04-01	171.1	128.9
1990-05-01	171.5	129.1
1990-06-01	171.7	129.9
1990-07-01	172.8	130.5
1990-08-01	176.5	131.6
1990-09-01	182.3	132.5
1990-10-01	183.2	133.4
1990-11-01	183.3	133.7
1990-12-01	183.5	134.2
1991-01-01	184.8	134.7
1991-02-01	185.3	134.8
1991-03-01	185.4	134.8
1991-04-01	185.9	135.1
1991-05-01	186	135.6
1991-06-01	186.4	136
1991-07-01	187.5	136.2
1991-08-01	190.7	136.6
1991-09-01	200.7	137
1991-10-01	201.2	137.2
1991-11-01	201.3	137.8
1991-12-01	201.4	138.2
1992-01-01	202	138.3
1992-02-01	202.2	138.6
1992-03-01	202.6	139.1
1992-04-01	203.3	139.4
1992-05-01	203.4	139.7
1992-06-01	204.1	140.1
1992-07-01	204.8	140.5
1992-08-01	208.7	140.8
1992-09-01	216.4	141.1
1992-10-01	217.7	141.7
1992-11-01	217.9	142.1
1992-12-01	218.5	142.3
1993-01-01	219.6	142.8
1993-02-01	219.9	143.1
1993-03-01	220	143.3
1993-04-01	220.3	143.8
1993-05-01	220.5	144.2
1993-06-01	221.1	144.3
1993-07-01	222.1	144.5
1993-08-01	225.7	144.8
1993-09-01	232.9	145
1993-10-01	233.6	145.6
1993-11-01	233.9	146
1993-12-01	234	146.3
1994-01-01	234.6	146.3
1994-02-01	234.8	146.7
1994-03-01	234.9	147.1
1994-04-01	235	147.2
1994-05-01	235.4	147.5
1994-06-01	235.9	147.9
1994-07-01	236.8	148.4
1994-08-01	240.4	149
1994-09-01	247	149.3
1994-10-01	247.5	149.4
1994-11-01	247.8	149.8
1994-12-01	247.8	150.1
1995-01-01	248.3	150.5
1995-02-01	249.3	150.9
1995-03-01	249.3	151.2
1995-04-01	249.1	151.8
1995-05-01	249.2	152.1
1995-06-01	249.4	152.4
1995-07-01	250.4	152.6
1995-08-01	255.3	152.9
1995-09-01	261.1	153.1
1995-10-01	261.4	153.5
1995-11-01	261.6	153.7
1995-12-01	261.6	153.9
1996-01-01	262.1	154.7
1996-02-01	262.5	155
1996-03-01	262.6	155.5
1996-04-01	263	156.1
1996-05-01	263	156.4
1996-06-01	263.2	156.7
1996-07-01	264.1	157
1996-08-01	268.5	157.2
1996-09-01	273.7	157.7
1996-10-01	274.2	158.2
1996-11-01	274.3	158.7
1996-12-01	274.3	159.1
1997-01-01	275.1	159.4
1997-02-01	275.3	159.7
1997-03-01	275.3	159.8
1997-04-01	275.4	159.9
1997-05-01	275.9	159.9
1997-06-01	276.1	160.2
1997-07-01	277	160.4
1997-08-01	281.9	160.8
1997-09-01	287.5	161.2
1997-10-01	288.2	161.5
1997-11-01	288.3	161.7
1997-12-01	288.5	161.8
1998-01-01	289.2	162
1998-02-01	289.2	162
1998-03-01	289.5	162
1998-04-01	290	162.2
1998-05-01	290.5	162.6
1998-06-01	290.4	162.8
1998-07-01	291.1	163.2
1998-08-01	295.8	163.4
1998-09-01	300.9	163.5
1998-10-01	301.2	163.9
1998-11-01	301.4	164.1
1998-12-01	301.7	164.4
1999-01-01	302.4	164.7
1999-02-01	303.3	164.7
1999-03-01	303.5	164.8
1999-04-01	303.8	165.9
1999-05-01	304.1	166
1999-06-01	304.4	166
1999-07-01	305.4	166.7
1999-08-01	309.9	167.1
1999-09-01	315.3	167.8
1999-10-01	315.9	168.1
1999-11-01	316.3	168.4
1999-12-01	316.3	168.8
2000-01-01	317.3	169.3
2000-02-01	318	170
2000-03-01	318.3	171
2000-04-01	318.7	170.9
2000-05-01	319.2	171.2
2000-06-01	320.9	172.2
2000-07-01	321.7	172.7
2000-08-01	325.4	172.7
2000-09-01	330.8	173.6
2000-10-01	332.1	173.9
2000-11-01	332.5	174.2
2000-12-01	332.7	174.6
2001-01-01	333.3	175.6
2001-02-01	333.7	176
2001-03-01	334	176.1
2001-04-01	334.1	176.4
2001-05-01	335	177.3
2001-06-01	336.2	177.7
2001-07-01	337.2	177.4
2001-08-01	343.9	177.4
2001-09-01	350	178.1
2001-10-01	351.5	177.6
2001-11-01	352	177.5
2001-12-01	352.2	177.4
2002-01-01	353.2	177.7
2002-02-01	353.9	178
2002-03-01	354.1	178.5
2002-04-01	354.1	179.3
2002-05-01	354.6	179.5
2002-06-01	356.8	179.6
2002-07-01	358.3	180
2002-08-01	365.6	180.5
2002-09-01	372.8	180.8
2002-10-01	373.8	181.2
2002-11-01	374.1	181.5
2002-12-01	374	181.8
2003-01-01	375.5	182.6
2003-02-01	376.3	183.6
2003-03-01	376.5	183.9
2003-04-01	377.1	183.2
2003-05-01	377.7	182.9
2003-06-01	379.4	183.1
2003-07-01	381.2	183.7
2003-08-01	392.1	184.5
2003-09-01	400	185.1
2003-10-01	401.1	184.9
2003-11-01	401.2	185
2003-12-01	401.7	185.5
2004-01-01	403.6	186.3
2004-02-01	404.2	186.7
2004-03-01	404.7	187.1
2004-04-01	404.9	187.4
2004-05-01	405.6	188.2
2004-06-01	407.6	188.9
2004-07-01	409.4	189.1
2004-08-01	418.3	189.2
2004-09-01	427.4	189.8
2004-10-01	428.2	190.8
2004-11-01	428.7	191.7
2004-12-01	428.9	191.7
2005-01-01	429.7	191.6
2005-02-01	430.6	192.4
2005-03-01	430.9	193.1
2005-04-01	431.4	193.7
2005-05-01	432.7	193.6
2005-06-01	434.4	193.7
2005-07-01	436.6	194.9
2005-08-01	444.8	196.1
2005-09-01	454.1	198.8
2005-10-01	454.7	199.1
2005-11-01	455.1	198.1
2005-12-01	455.3	198.1
2006-01-01	457.2	199.3
2006-02-01	457.2	199.4
2006-03-01	457.2	199.7
2006-04-01	457.7	200.7
2006-05-01	458.6	201.3
2006-06-01	460.2	201.8
2006-07-01	462.9	202.9
2006-08-01	473.4	203.8
2006-09-01	481.7	202.8
2006-10-01	482.9	201.9
2006-11-01	483.7	202
2006-12-01	484	203.1
2007-01-01	483.705	203.437
2007-02-01	484.459	204.226
2007-03-01	484.532	205.288
2007-04-01	484.601	205.904
2007-05-01	485.337	206.755
2007-06-01	485.868	207.234
2007-07-01	488.382	207.603
2007-08-01	498.071	207.667
2007-09-01	505.924	208.547
2007-10-01	508.449	209.19
2007-11-01	509.605	210.834
2007-12-01	510.016	211.445
2008-01-01	511.301	212.174
2008-02-01	511.253	212.687
2008-03-01	511.013	213.448
2008-04-01	511.887	213.942
2008-05-01	512.579	215.208
2008-06-01	513.743	217.463
2008-07-01	516.264	219.016
2008-08-01	527.23	218.69
2008-09-01	536.082	218.877
2008-10-01	537.606	216.995
2008-11-01	537.906	213.153
2008-12-01	538.309	211.398
2009-01-01	538.765	211.933
2009-02-01	538.878	212.705
2009-03-01	538.813	212.495
2009-04-01	539.149	212.709
2009-05-01	540.498	213.022
2009-06-01	541.119	214.79
2009-07-01	543.81	214.726
2009-08-01	555.402	215.445
2009-09-01	562.635	215.861
2009-10-01	563.352	216.509
2009-11-01	562.623	217.234
2009-12-01	562.61	217.347
2010-01-01	562.841	217.488
2010-02-01	563.544	217.281
2010-03-01	564.613	217.353
2010-04-01	565.709	217.403
2010-05-01	565.983	217.29
2010-06-01	566.91	217.199
2010-07-01	569.75	217.605
2010-08-01	579.833	217.923
2010-09-01	585.271	218.275
2010-10-01	584.286	219.035
2010-11-01	584.509	219.59
2010-12-01	584.84	220.472
2011-01-01	586.386	221.187
2011-02-01	586.782	221.898
2011-03-01	586.914	223.046
2011-04-01	587.151	224.093
2011-05-01	588.138	224.806
2011-06-01	588.556	224.806
2011-07-01	592.539	225.395
2011-08-01	604.798	226.106
2011-09-01	610.562	226.597
2011-10-01	611.458	226.75
2011-11-01	611.581	227.169
2011-12-01	611.633	227.223
2012-01-01	612.104	227.842
2012-02-01	611.974	228.329
2012-03-01	612.093	228.807
2012-04-01	612.068	229.187
2012-05-01	612.949	228.713
2012-06-01	613.172	228.524
2012-07-01	617.651	228.59
2012-08-01	626.343	229.918
2012-09-01	632.696	231.015
2012-10-01	633.646	231.638
2012-11-01	633.527	231.249
2012-12-01	633.523	231.221
2013-01-01	636.016	231.679
2013-02-01	635.842	232.937
2013-03-01	635.979	232.282
2013-04-01	636.037	231.797
2013-05-01	636.42	231.893
2013-06-01	636.731	232.445
2013-07-01	640.089	232.9
2013-08-01	649.124	233.456
2013-09-01	653.449	233.544
2013-10-01	654.327	233.669
2013-11-01	655.03	234.1
2013-12-01	655.13	234.719
2014-01-01	654.979	235.288
2014-02-01	656.165	235.547
2014-03-01	657.002	236.028
2014-04-01	657.289	236.468
2014-05-01	658.195	236.918
2014-06-01	659.511	237.231
2014-07-01	661.866	237.498
2014-08-01	669.544	237.46
2014-09-01	674.504	237.477
2014-10-01	675.867	237.43
2014-11-01	676.411	236.983
2014-12-01	676.032	236.252
2015-01-01	678.031	234.747
2015-02-01	678.068	235.342
2015-03-01	679.779	235.976
2015-04-01	681.469	236.222
2015-05-01	682.138	237.001
2015-06-01	683.826	237.657
2015-07-01	686.658	238.034
2015-08-01	693.278	238.033
2015-09-01	699.928	237.498
2015-10-01	700.786	237.733
2015-11-01	701.154	238.017
2015-12-01	700.65	237.761
2016-01-01	700.486	237.652
2016-02-01	701.138	237.336
2016-03-01	701.248	238.08
2016-04-01	701.807	238.992
2016-05-01	702.463	239.557
2016-06-01	703.458	240.222
2016-07-01	704.999	240.101
2016-08-01	710.81	240.545
2016-09-01	716.158	241.176
2016-10-01	718.181	241.741
2016-11-01	717.843	242.026
2016-12-01	718.785	242.637
2017-01-01	718.304	243.618
2017-02-01	718.677	244.006
2017-03-01	717.84	243.892
2017-04-01	718.043	244.193
2017-05-01	718.271	244.004
2017-06-01	720.371	244.163
2017-07-01	721.224	244.243
2017-08-01	726.41	245.183
2017-09-01	732.783	246.435
2017-10-01	734.535	246.626
2017-11-01	734.828	247.284
2017-12-01	734.576	247.805
2018-01-01	733.683	248.859
2018-02-01	733.753	249.529
2018-03-01	731.62	249.577
2018-04-01	731.689	250.227
2018-05-01	732.259	250.792
2018-06-01	734.538	251.018
2018-07-01	736.755	251.214
2018-08-01	746.517	251.663
2018-09-01	751.782	252.182
2018-10-01	753.806	252.772
2018-11-01	754.358	252.594
2018-12-01	754.38	252.767
2019-01-01	754.578	252.561
2019-02-01	755.755	253.319
2019-03-01	756.751	254.277
2019-04-01	756.908	255.233
2019-05-01	757.945	255.296
2019-06-01	759.028	255.213
2019-07-01	759.965	255.802
2019-08-01	765.726	256.036
2019-09-01	770.457	256.43
2019-10-01	772.258	257.155
2019-11-01	772.102	257.879
2019-12-01	771.519	258.63
2020-01-01	772.63	259.127
2020-02-01	773.944	259.25
2020-03-01	774.185	258.076
2020-04-01	774.413	256.032
2020-05-01	774.743	255.802
2020-06-01	775.642	257.042
2020-07-01	777.492	258.352
2020-08-01	780.064	259.316
2020-09-01	781.984	259.997
2020-10-01	782.652	260.319
2020-11-01	782.403	260.911
2020-12-01	782.444	262.045
2021-01-01	781.914	262.687
2021-02-01	782.437	263.579
2021-03-01	780.209	264.961
2021-04-01	780.614	266.614
2021-05-01	782.548	268.383
2021-06-01	784.38	270.654
2021-07-01	786.143	271.903
2021-08-01	791.123	272.676
2021-09-01	797.726	273.91
2021-10-01	799.166	276.55
2021-11-01	799.443	278.919
2021-12-01	798.837	280.845
2022-01-01	798.643	282.543
2022-02-01	799.639	284.5
2022-03-01	799.517	287.674
2022-04-01	800.327	288.561
2022-05-01	801.837	291.298
2022-06-01	805.41	294.957
2022-07-01	806.644	294.913
2022-08-01	815.196	295.097
2022-09-01	822.056	296.349
2022-10-01	822.882	298.007
2022-11-01	823.859	298.786
2022-12-01	824.931	298.832
2023-01-01	826.089	300.42
2023-02-01	826.508	301.45
2023-03-01	828.853	301.821
2023-04-01	830.083	302.845
2023-05-01	830.6	303.334
2023-06-01	832.736	304.014
2023-07-01	834.93	304.609
2023-08-01	840.815	306.082
2023-09-01	847.649	307.276
2023-10-01	847.031	307.696
2023-11-01	846.33	308.148
2023-12-01	846.897	308.741
2024-01-01	848.728	309.698
2024-02-01	851.283	310.967
2024-03-01	850.973	312.345
2024-04-01	851.783	313.023
2024-05-01	854.408	313.175
2024-06-01	856.952	313.044
2024-07-01	860.003	313.569
2024-08-01	868.122	314.062
2024-09-01	878.467	314.732
2024-10-01	879.277	315.631
2024-11-01	879.524	316.528
2024-12-01	879.172	317.604
2025-01-01	879.628	318.961
2025-02-01	880.856	319.679
2025-03-01	882.237	319.785
2025-04-01	882.223	320.302
2025-05-01	884.191	320.62
2025-06-01	886.431	321.435
2025-07-01	889.895	322.169
2025-08-01	896.747	323.291
2025-09-01	904.193	324.245
2025-11-01	905.284	325.063
2025-12-01	904.622	326.031
2026-01-01	905.102	326.588
2026-02-01	905.979	327.46
2026-03-01	907.156	330.293
2026-04-01	907.601	332.407
2026-05-01	907.446	333.979
2026-06-01	908.641	332.568
2026-07-01	914.224	332.813
2026-08-01	927.005	334.131
2026-09-01	938.353	336.298