This statistic shows the consumer price index for medical care compared to food in the United States from 1960 to 2019. In 2000, the CPI for medical care was at 260.8, compared to the period from 1982 to 1984 (=100).
Consumer price index for medical care compared to food in the U.S. from 1960 to 2019*
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 14, 2020). Consumer price index for medical care compared to food in the U.S. from 1960 to 2019* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 06, 2020, 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 2019* ." Chart. January 14, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 06, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187221/consumer-price-index-for-medical-care-and-food-in-the-us-since-1960/
US Department of Labor. (2020). Consumer price index for medical care compared to food in the U.S. from 1960 to 2019* . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 06, 2020. 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 2019* ." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jan 2020, 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 2019* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187221/consumer-price-index-for-medical-care-and-food-in-the-us-since-1960/ (last visited July 06, 2020)
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