As of December 2024, the CPI for prescription drugs was at 558.7 compared to the period from 1982 to 1984 (=100). This statistic shows the consumer price index for prescription and nonprescription drugs in the United States from 1960 to 2024.
Consumer price index for prescription and nonprescription drugs in the U.S. from 1960 to 2024
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).
* Data for nonprescription drugs include medical supplies. December 1986 = 100. From 2009 on, new index series for nonprescription drugs with 2009 = 100.
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US Department of Labor. (January 16, 2025). Consumer price index for prescription and nonprescription drugs in the U.S. from 1960 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/187253/us-consumer-price-index-for-prescription-drugs-from-1960/
US Department of Labor. "Consumer price index for prescription and nonprescription drugs in the U.S. from 1960 to 2024." Chart. January 16, 2025. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187253/us-consumer-price-index-for-prescription-drugs-from-1960/
US Department of Labor. (2025). Consumer price index for prescription and nonprescription drugs in the U.S. from 1960 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187253/us-consumer-price-index-for-prescription-drugs-from-1960/
US Department of Labor. "Consumer Price Index for Prescription and Nonprescription Drugs in The U.S. from 1960 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jan 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187253/us-consumer-price-index-for-prescription-drugs-from-1960/
US Department of Labor, Consumer price index for prescription and nonprescription drugs in the U.S. from 1960 to 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187253/us-consumer-price-index-for-prescription-drugs-from-1960/ (last visited April 20, 2025)
Consumer price index for prescription and nonprescription drugs in the U.S. from 1960 to 2024 [Graph], US Department of Labor, January 16, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/187253/us-consumer-price-index-for-prescription-drugs-from-1960/
