Shelter prices compared with a year earlier
Percent change in the CPI shelter index (rent, and owners’ equivalent rent) from the same month a year earlier. Monthly.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, via Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, FRED, Consumer Price Index, all urban consumers, shelter, U.S. city average (FRED series CUSR0000SAH1).
3.03%
Rent and housing costs (CPI shelter) over time
No figure for October 2025: the Bureau of Labor Statistics could not collect prices during the federal government shutdown (Oct. 1 to Nov. 12, 2025) and published no October 2025 index for most consumer price series. Source: BLS, 2025 federal government shutdown impact on the Consumer Price Index. The line connects the readings on either side, and the data table marks the gap “not published.”
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A month of monthly data is one or two numbers, so the shortest range is a year.
Data table
| Month | Index, 1982-84 = 100 | Change from a year earlier, % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-01 | 430.227 | 3.03 |
| 2026-07-01 | 429.095 | 3.16 |
| 2026-06-01 | 428.501 | 3.26 |
| 2026-05-01 | 427.998 | 3.35 |
| 2026-04-01 | 426.642 | 3.29 |
| 2026-03-01 | 424.069 | 3.02 |
| 2026-02-01 | 422.942 | 2.96 |
| 2026-01-01 | 421.965 | 3.02 |
| 2025-12-01 | 421.039 | 3.15 |
| 2025-11-01 | 419.431 | 3.03 |
| 2025-10-01 | not published | not published |
| 2025-09-01 | 418.422 | 3.58 |
| 2025-08-01 | 417.555 | 3.64 |
| 2025-07-01 | 415.931 | 3.69 |
| 2025-06-01 | 414.981 | 3.82 |
| 2025-05-01 | 414.109 | 3.87 |
| 2025-04-01 | 413.04 | 3.99 |
| 2025-03-01 | 411.639 | 3.99 |
| 2025-02-01 | 410.793 | 4.24 |
| 2025-01-01 | 409.579 | 4.4 |
| 2024-12-01 | 408.165 | 4.62 |
| 2024-11-01 | 407.114 | 4.78 |
| 2024-10-01 | 405.721 | 4.9 |
| 2024-09-01 | 403.956 | 4.85 |
| 2024-08-01 | 402.895 | 5.21 |
| 2024-07-01 | 401.139 | 5.04 |
| 2024-06-01 | 399.699 | 5.14 |
| 2024-05-01 | 398.689 | 5.39 |
| 2024-04-01 | 397.196 | 5.52 |
| 2024-03-01 | 395.827 | 5.64 |
| 2024-02-01 | 394.078 | 5.75 |
| 2024-01-01 | 392.322 | 6.06 |
| 2023-12-01 | 390.139 | 6.17 |
| 2023-11-01 | 388.525 | 6.53 |
| 2023-10-01 | 386.771 | 6.74 |
| 2023-09-01 | 385.285 | 7.14 |
| 2023-08-01 | 382.947 | 7.25 |
| 2023-07-01 | 381.895 | 7.67 |
| 2023-06-01 | 380.155 | 7.81 |
| 2023-05-01 | 378.304 | 8.02 |
| 2023-04-01 | 376.404 | 8.09 |
| 2023-03-01 | 374.678 | 8.16 |
| 2023-02-01 | 372.636 | 8.1 |
| 2023-01-01 | 369.911 | 7.89 |
| 2022-12-01 | 367.466 | 7.47 |
| 2022-11-01 | 364.695 | 7.09 |
| 2022-10-01 | 362.353 | 6.91 |
| 2022-09-01 | 359.601 | 6.59 |
| 2022-08-01 | 357.048 | 6.26 |
| 2022-07-01 | 354.68 | 5.73 |
| 2022-06-01 | 352.616 | 5.63 |
| 2022-05-01 | 350.204 | 5.45 |
| 2022-04-01 | 348.23 | 5.14 |
| 2022-03-01 | 346.396 | 4.99 |
| 2022-02-01 | 344.705 | 4.73 |
| 2022-01-01 | 342.858 | 4.36 |
| 2021-12-01 | 341.931 | 4.18 |
| 2021-11-01 | 340.544 | 3.89 |
| 2021-10-01 | 338.948 | 3.52 |
| 2021-09-01 | 337.357 | 3.15 |
| 2021-08-01 | 336.022 | 2.83 |
| 2021-07-01 | 335.446 | 2.82 |
| 2021-06-01 | 333.835 | 2.58 |
| 2021-05-01 | 332.111 | 2.2 |
| 2021-04-01 | 331.208 | 2.1 |
| 2021-03-01 | 329.947 | 1.67 |
| 2021-02-01 | 329.124 | 1.43 |
| 2021-01-01 | 328.535 | 1.56 |
| 2020-12-01 | 328.217 | 1.85 |
| 2020-11-01 | 327.801 | 1.92 |
| 2020-10-01 | 327.421 | 2.04 |
| 2020-09-01 | 327.043 | 2.06 |
| 2020-08-01 | 326.782 | 2.32 |
| 2020-07-01 | 326.249 | 2.34 |
| 2020-06-01 | 325.425 | 2.35 |
| 2020-05-01 | 324.973 | 2.51 |
| 2020-04-01 | 324.391 | 2.6 |
| 2020-03-01 | 324.54 | 3.01 |
| 2020-02-01 | 324.483 | 3.31 |
| 2020-01-01 | 323.487 | 3.35 |
| 2019-12-01 | 322.247 | 3.24 |
| 2019-11-01 | 321.611 | 3.33 |
| 2019-10-01 | 320.862 | 3.37 |
| 2019-09-01 | 320.436 | 3.53 |
| 2019-08-01 | 319.37 | 3.35 |
| 2019-07-01 | 318.777 | 3.48 |
| 2019-06-01 | 317.949 | 3.5 |
| 2019-05-01 | 317.03 | 3.33 |
| 2019-04-01 | 316.172 | 3.42 |
| 2019-03-01 | 315.051 | 3.36 |
| 2019-02-01 | 314.072 | 3.39 |
| 2019-01-01 | 312.998 | 3.23 |
| 2018-12-01 | 312.132 | 3.21 |
| 2018-11-01 | 311.247 | 3.26 |
| 2018-10-01 | 310.401 | 3.19 |
| 2018-09-01 | 309.522 | 3.27 |
| 2018-08-01 | 309.004 | 3.38 |
| 2018-07-01 | 308.05 | 3.48 |
| 2018-06-01 | 307.183 | 3.35 |
| 2018-05-01 | 306.808 | 3.49 |
| 2018-04-01 | 305.72 | 3.37 |
| 2018-03-01 | 304.812 | 3.32 |
| 2018-02-01 | 303.784 | 3.14 |
| 2018-01-01 | 303.213 | 3.21 |
| 2017-12-01 | 302.428 | 3.19 |
| 2017-11-01 | 301.43 | 3.15 |
| 2017-10-01 | 300.814 | 3.24 |
| 2017-09-01 | 299.711 | 3.22 |
| 2017-08-01 | 298.904 | 3.3 |
| 2017-07-01 | 297.676 | 3.17 |
| 2017-06-01 | 297.215 | 3.26 |
| 2017-05-01 | 296.461 | 3.35 |
| 2017-04-01 | 295.741 | 3.46 |
| 2017-03-01 | 295.012 | 3.47 |
| 2017-02-01 | 294.543 | 3.53 |
| 2017-01-01 | 293.769 | 3.54 |
| 2016-12-01 | 293.066 | 3.64 |
| 2016-11-01 | 292.227 | 3.58 |
| 2016-10-01 | 291.378 | 3.54 |
| 2016-09-01 | 290.369 | 3.43 |
| 2016-08-01 | 289.367 | 3.37 |
| 2016-07-01 | 288.524 | 3.29 |
| 2016-06-01 | 287.819 | 3.43 |
| 2016-05-01 | 286.855 | 3.36 |
| 2016-04-01 | 285.853 | 3.19 |
| 2016-03-01 | 285.122 | 3.21 |
| 2016-02-01 | 284.502 | 3.28 |
| 2016-01-01 | 283.714 | 3.26 |
| 2015-12-01 | 282.779 | 3.21 |
| 2015-11-01 | 282.129 | 3.18 |
| 2015-10-01 | 281.429 | 3.19 |
| 2015-09-01 | 280.737 | 3.17 |
| 2015-08-01 | 279.921 | 3.1 |
| 2015-07-01 | 279.329 | 3.11 |
| 2015-06-01 | 278.284 | 3.01 |
| 2015-05-01 | 277.524 | 2.9 |
| 2015-04-01 | 277.003 | 3.0 |
| 2015-03-01 | 276.258 | 2.97 |
| 2015-02-01 | 275.47 | 2.99 |
| 2015-01-01 | 274.762 | 2.95 |
| 2014-12-01 | 273.997 | 2.92 |
| 2014-11-01 | 273.436 | 2.99 |
| 2014-10-01 | 272.73 | 3.04 |
| 2014-09-01 | 272.118 | 2.95 |
| 2014-08-01 | 271.493 | 2.89 |
| 2014-07-01 | 270.891 | 2.91 |
| 2014-06-01 | 270.149 | 2.8 |
| 2014-05-01 | 269.715 | 2.84 |
| 2014-04-01 | 268.923 | 2.77 |
| 2014-03-01 | 268.287 | 2.72 |
| 2014-02-01 | 267.481 | 2.59 |
| 2014-01-01 | 266.892 | 2.59 |
| 2013-12-01 | 266.228 | 2.54 |
| 2013-11-01 | 265.496 | 2.42 |
| 2013-10-01 | 264.684 | 2.27 |
| 2013-09-01 | 264.321 | 2.36 |
| 2013-08-01 | 263.86 | 2.41 |
| 2013-07-01 | 263.239 | 2.37 |
| 2013-06-01 | 262.797 | 2.33 |
| 2013-05-01 | 262.263 | 2.27 |
| 2013-04-01 | 261.679 | 2.2 |
| 2013-03-01 | 261.176 | 2.23 |
| 2013-02-01 | 260.719 | 2.26 |
| 2013-01-01 | 260.142 | 2.21 |
| 2012-12-01 | 259.644 | 2.16 |
| 2012-11-01 | 259.216 | 2.21 |
| 2012-10-01 | 258.816 | 2.22 |
| 2012-09-01 | 258.233 | 2.2 |
| 2012-08-01 | 257.647 | 2.11 |
| 2012-07-01 | 257.153 | 2.11 |
| 2012-06-01 | 256.813 | 2.24 |
| 2012-05-01 | 256.451 | 2.31 |
| 2012-04-01 | 256.056 | 2.25 |
| 2012-03-01 | 255.474 | 2.13 |
| 2012-02-01 | 254.951 | 2.01 |
| 2012-01-01 | 254.512 | 1.96 |
| 2011-12-01 | 254.15 | 1.95 |
| 2011-11-01 | 253.619 | 1.86 |
| 2011-10-01 | 253.184 | 1.81 |
| 2011-09-01 | 252.668 | 1.65 |
| 2011-08-01 | 252.329 | 1.57 |
| 2011-07-01 | 251.834 | 1.37 |
| 2011-06-01 | 251.178 | 1.16 |
| 2011-05-01 | 250.66 | 1.02 |
| 2011-04-01 | 250.412 | 0.99 |
| 2011-03-01 | 250.158 | 0.91 |
| 2011-02-01 | 249.924 | 0.78 |
| 2011-01-01 | 249.621 | 0.64 |
| 2010-12-01 | 249.284 | 0.03 |
| 2010-11-01 | 248.993 | -0.09 |
| 2010-10-01 | 248.692 | -0.38 |
| 2010-09-01 | 248.568 | -0.34 |
| 2010-08-01 | 248.43 | -0.44 |
| 2010-07-01 | 248.43 | -0.29 |
| 2010-06-01 | 248.295 | -0.48 |
| 2010-05-01 | 248.128 | -0.61 |
| 2010-04-01 | 247.959 | -0.65 |
| 2010-03-01 | 247.914 | -0.58 |
| 2010-02-01 | 247.997 | -0.44 |
| 2010-01-01 | 248.034 | -0.37 |
| 2009-12-01 | 249.219 | 0.29 |
| 2009-11-01 | 249.211 | 0.29 |
| 2009-10-01 | 249.643 | 0.66 |
| 2009-09-01 | 249.415 | 0.68 |
| 2009-08-01 | 249.519 | 0.93 |
| 2009-07-01 | 249.149 | 0.93 |
| 2009-06-01 | 249.492 | 1.25 |
| 2009-05-01 | 249.643 | 1.52 |
| 2009-04-01 | 249.579 | 1.62 |
| 2009-03-01 | 249.36 | 1.51 |
| 2009-02-01 | 249.087 | 1.7 |
| 2009-01-01 | 248.963 | 1.8 |
| 2008-12-01 | 248.508 | 1.86 |
| 2008-11-01 | 248.486 | 2.13 |
| 2008-10-01 | 247.995 | 2.23 |
| 2008-09-01 | 247.723 | 2.35 |
| 2008-08-01 | 247.208 | 2.38 |
| 2008-07-01 | 246.863 | 2.5 |
| 2008-06-01 | 246.406 | 2.52 |
| 2008-05-01 | 245.902 | 2.61 |
| 2008-04-01 | 245.608 | 2.7 |
| 2008-03-01 | 245.659 | 2.99 |
| 2008-02-01 | 244.926 | 2.86 |
| 2008-01-01 | 244.564 | 3.08 |
| 2007-12-01 | 243.979 | 3.16 |
| 2007-11-01 | 243.305 | 3.18 |
| 2007-10-01 | 242.581 | 3.23 |
| 2007-09-01 | 242.037 | 3.43 |
| 2007-08-01 | 241.45 | 3.4 |
| 2007-07-01 | 240.843 | 3.5 |
| 2007-06-01 | 240.345 | 3.64 |
| 2007-05-01 | 239.637 | 3.74 |
| 2007-04-01 | 239.14 | 3.93 |
| 2007-03-01 | 238.538 | 4.03 |
| 2007-02-01 | 238.107 | 4.3 |
| 2007-01-01 | 237.255 | 4.29 |
| 2006-12-01 | 236.5 | 4.14 |
| 2006-11-01 | 235.8 | 4.11 |
| 2006-10-01 | 235.0 | 4.07 |
| 2006-09-01 | 234.0 | 4.19 |
| 2006-08-01 | 233.5 | 3.82 |
| 2006-07-01 | 232.7 | 3.61 |
| 2006-06-01 | 231.9 | 3.53 |
| 2006-05-01 | 231.0 | 3.22 |
| 2006-04-01 | 230.1 | 2.86 |
| 2006-03-01 | 229.3 | 2.5 |
| 2006-02-01 | 228.3 | 2.61 |
| 2006-01-01 | 227.5 | 2.62 |
| 2005-12-01 | 227.1 | 2.62 |
| 2005-11-01 | 226.5 | 2.54 |
| 2005-10-01 | 225.8 | 2.31 |
| 2005-09-01 | 224.6 | 1.91 |
| 2005-08-01 | 224.9 | 2.41 |
| 2005-07-01 | 224.6 | 2.42 |
| 2005-06-01 | 224.0 | 2.33 |
| 2005-05-01 | 223.8 | 2.43 |
| 2005-04-01 | 223.7 | 2.71 |
| 2005-03-01 | 223.7 | 3.09 |
| 2005-02-01 | 222.5 | 3.1 |
| 2005-01-01 | 221.7 | 2.69 |
| 2004-12-01 | 221.3 | 2.69 |
| 2004-11-01 | 220.9 | 2.7 |
| 2004-10-01 | 220.7 | 2.79 |
| 2004-09-01 | 220.4 | 2.99 |
| 2004-08-01 | 219.6 | 2.81 |
| 2004-07-01 | 219.3 | 2.86 |
| 2004-06-01 | 218.9 | 2.96 |
| 2004-05-01 | 218.5 | 2.78 |
| 2004-04-01 | 217.8 | 2.93 |
| 2004-03-01 | 217.0 | 2.6 |
| 2004-02-01 | 215.8 | 1.98 |
| 2004-01-01 | 215.9 | 2.08 |
| 2003-12-01 | 215.5 | 2.23 |
| 2003-11-01 | 215.1 | 2.23 |
| 2003-10-01 | 214.7 | 2.38 |
| 2003-09-01 | 214.0 | 2.2 |
| 2003-08-01 | 213.6 | 2.25 |
| 2003-07-01 | 213.2 | 2.4 |
| 2003-06-01 | 212.6 | 2.31 |
| 2003-05-01 | 212.6 | 2.51 |
| 2003-04-01 | 211.6 | 2.22 |
| 2003-03-01 | 211.5 | 2.52 |
| 2003-02-01 | 211.6 | 2.72 |
| 2003-01-01 | 211.5 | 3.12 |
| 2002-12-01 | 210.8 | 3.18 |
| 2002-11-01 | 210.4 | 3.39 |
| 2002-10-01 | 209.7 | 3.56 |
| 2002-09-01 | 209.4 | 3.66 |
| 2002-08-01 | 208.9 | 3.52 |
| 2002-07-01 | 208.2 | 3.63 |
| 2002-06-01 | 207.8 | 3.64 |
| 2002-05-01 | 207.4 | 3.91 |
| 2002-04-01 | 207.0 | 4.12 |
| 2002-03-01 | 206.3 | 4.03 |
| 2002-02-01 | 206.0 | 4.3 |
| 2002-01-01 | 205.1 | 4.22 |
| 2001-12-01 | 204.3 | 4.18 |
| 2001-11-01 | 203.5 | 3.93 |
| 2001-10-01 | 202.5 | 3.69 |
| 2001-09-01 | 202.0 | 3.75 |
| 2001-08-01 | 201.8 | 3.97 |
| 2001-07-01 | 200.9 | 3.77 |
| 2001-06-01 | 200.5 | 3.83 |
| 2001-05-01 | 199.6 | 3.74 |
| 2001-04-01 | 198.8 | 3.6 |
| 2001-03-01 | 198.3 | 3.5 |
| 2001-02-01 | 197.5 | 3.46 |
| 2001-01-01 | 196.8 | 3.25 |
| 2000-12-01 | 196.1 | 3.48 |
| 2000-11-01 | 195.8 | 3.49 |
| 2000-10-01 | 195.3 | 3.55 |
| 2000-09-01 | 194.7 | 3.34 |
| 2000-08-01 | 194.1 | 3.35 |
| 2000-07-01 | 193.6 | 3.25 |
| 2000-06-01 | 193.1 | 3.26 |
| 2000-05-01 | 192.4 | 3.11 |
| 2000-04-01 | 191.9 | 3.01 |
| 2000-03-01 | 191.6 | 3.18 |
| 2000-02-01 | 190.9 | 3.02 |
| 2000-01-01 | 190.6 | 2.97 |
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, FRED: Consumer Price Index, all urban consumers, shelter, U.S. city average (FRED series CUSR0000SAH1). CUSR0000SAH1 · retrieved Oct. 5, 2026 · 319 rows · as of August 2026 · monthly. Download CSV