In December 2021, the CPI for medical care was at 530, compared to the period from 1982 to 1984 (=100) and CPI for food was at 287. This statistic shows the consumer price index for medical care compared to food in the United States from 1960 to 2021.
Consumer price index for medical care compared to food in the U.S. from 1960 to 2021
CPI for all urban consumers (CPI-U) U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories. 1982-1984 = 100. Data are not seasonally adjusted.
* Values for years until 2007 were added from Health, United States editions. Starting from 2008, all values are as of December of each year (no annual averages).
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US Department of Labor. (January 12, 2022). Consumer price index for medical care compared to food in the U.S. from 1960 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 13, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/187221/consumer-price-index-for-medical-care-and-food-in-the-us-since-1960/
US Department of Labor. "Consumer price index for medical care compared to food in the U.S. from 1960 to 2021." Chart. January 12, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 13, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187221/consumer-price-index-for-medical-care-and-food-in-the-us-since-1960/
US Department of Labor. (2022). Consumer price index for medical care compared to food in the U.S. from 1960 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 13, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187221/consumer-price-index-for-medical-care-and-food-in-the-us-since-1960/
US Department of Labor. "Consumer Price Index for Medical Care Compared to Food in The U.S. from 1960 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187221/consumer-price-index-for-medical-care-and-food-in-the-us-since-1960/
US Department of Labor, Consumer price index for medical care compared to food in the U.S. from 1960 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187221/consumer-price-index-for-medical-care-and-food-in-the-us-since-1960/ (last visited August 13, 2022)
