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Prices and inflation

Shelter Inflation: CPI Shelter Index Chart and Data

The Consumer Price Index for shelter was 430.227 for August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, via GOVSPENDING.ORG.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Consumer Price Index), via GOVSPENDING.ORG, CUSR0000SAH1, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: shelter, monthly · Published · Updated

The Consumer Price Index for shelter, with a chart, what changed since last month, and a plain explanation. The figure is an index level copied as published. This paper does not compute the annual rate.

  • Shelter 430.227 August 2026 Higher than the previous print

CPI Shelter chart

Shelter over time

Monthly index level for shelter, seasonally adjusted, as published. Each point is a stored monthly print.

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  • Shelter 430.227 Aug 1, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Consumer Price Index), via GOVSPENDING.ORG, CUSR0000SAH1, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: shelter, monthly · as of · retrieved

More series in the data library
Data
Shelter over time, the last print of each calendar quarter (a sample of the plotted line)
PeriodShelter
March 195321.8
June 195321.9
September 195322.1
December 195322.3
March 195422.4
June 195422.5
September 195422.6
December 195422.7
March 195522.7
June 195522.7
September 195522.8
December 195522.9
March 195622.9
June 195623.1
September 195623.3
December 195623.5
March 195723.8
June 195723.9
September 195724.1
December 195724.3
March 195824.4
June 195824.5
September 195824.5
December 195824.5
March 195924.6
June 195924.7
September 195924.8
December 195925
March 196025.1
June 196025.2
September 196025.3
December 196025.4
March 196125.4
June 196125.4
September 196125.5
December 196125.6
March 196225.6
June 196225.8
September 196225.8
December 196225.8
March 196326
June 196326
September 196326.1
December 196326.3
March 196426.4
June 196426.4
September 196426.6
December 196426.7
March 196526.9
June 196526.9
September 196527
December 196527.2
March 196627.4
June 196627.9
September 196628
December 196628.3
March 196728.4
June 196728.7
September 196728.9
December 196729.2
March 196829.5
June 196830
September 196830.5
December 196831.1
March 196931.8
June 196932.4
September 196933.2
December 196933.8
March 197034.8
June 197035.5
September 197036.2
December 197036.8
March 197136.4
June 197136.9
September 197137.4
December 197137.8
March 197238.2
June 197238.6
September 197239
December 197239.3
March 197339.6
June 197340
September 197341
December 197342.1
March 197443
June 197443.9
September 197445.5
December 197446.9
March 197547.9
June 197548.7
September 197549.3
December 197550.3
March 197650.7
June 197651.2
September 197652.2
December 197652.4
March 197753.5
June 197754.7
September 197755.9
December 197757
March 197858.3
June 197860
September 197862.1
December 197863.5
March 197965.5
June 197968
September 197971.1
December 197974.6
March 198078.1
June 198082.3
September 198082
December 198085.8
March 198186.7
June 198189.9
September 198193.9
December 198194.3
March 198294.2
June 198298
September 198298.4
December 198296.5
March 198397.6
June 198399
September 1983100.1
December 1983101.1
March 1984102.3
June 1984103.6
September 1984105.1
December 1984106.4
March 1985107.8
June 1985109.6
September 1985111
December 1985112.7
March 1986114.3
June 1986115.6
September 1986116.9
December 1986118.1
March 1987119.5
June 1987121
September 1987122.4
December 1987124.1
March 1988125.5
June 1988126.8
September 1988128.3
December 1988129.6
March 1989131
June 1989132.4
September 1989133.9
December 1989136
March 1990137.6
June 1990139.6
September 1990142.1
December 1990143.2
March 1991144.8
June 1991145.9
September 1991147.2
December 1991148.9
March 1992150
June 1992151.1
September 1992151.8
December 1992153.2
March 1993154.3
June 1993155.8
September 1993156.5
December 1993157.8
March 1994159.4
June 1994160.1
September 1994161.6
December 1994162.5
March 1995164
June 1995165.5
September 1995166.9
December 1995168.2
March 1996169.6
June 1996170.7
September 1996172.1
December 1996173.1
March 1997174.6
June 1997176
September 1997177.4
December 1997178.9
March 1998180.3
June 1998181.8
September 1998183.4
December 1998185
March 1999185.7
June 1999187
September 1999188.4
December 1999189.5
March 2000191.6
June 2000193.1
September 2000194.7
December 2000196.1
March 2001198.3
June 2001200.5
September 2001202
December 2001204.3
March 2002206.3
June 2002207.8
September 2002209.4
December 2002210.8
March 2003211.5
June 2003212.6
September 2003214
December 2003215.5
March 2004217
June 2004218.9
September 2004220.4
December 2004221.3
March 2005223.7
June 2005224
September 2005224.6
December 2005227.1
March 2006229.3
June 2006231.9
September 2006234
December 2006236.5
March 2007238.538
June 2007240.345
September 2007242.037
December 2007243.979
March 2008245.659
June 2008246.406
September 2008247.723
December 2008248.508
March 2009249.36
June 2009249.492
September 2009249.415
December 2009249.219
March 2010247.914
June 2010248.295
September 2010248.568
December 2010249.284
March 2011250.158
June 2011251.178
September 2011252.668
December 2011254.15
March 2012255.474
June 2012256.813
September 2012258.233
December 2012259.644
March 2013261.176
June 2013262.797
September 2013264.321
December 2013266.228
March 2014268.287
June 2014270.149
September 2014272.118
December 2014273.997
March 2015276.258
June 2015278.284
September 2015280.737
December 2015282.779
March 2016285.122
June 2016287.819
September 2016290.369
December 2016293.066
March 2017295.012
June 2017297.215
September 2017299.711
December 2017302.428
March 2018304.812
June 2018307.183
September 2018309.522
December 2018312.132
March 2019315.051
June 2019317.949
September 2019320.436
December 2019322.247
March 2020324.54
June 2020325.425
September 2020327.043
December 2020328.217
March 2021329.947
June 2021333.835
September 2021337.357
December 2021341.931
March 2022346.396
June 2022352.616
September 2022359.601
December 2022367.466
March 2023374.678
June 2023380.155
September 2023385.285
December 2023390.139
March 2024395.827
June 2024399.699
September 2024403.956
December 2024408.165
March 2025411.639
June 2025414.981
September 2025418.422
December 2025421.039
March 2026424.069
June 2026428.501
August 2026430.227
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Cite the agency first. This paper is the place you read the figure, as of August 2026.

  • APA U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Consumer Price Index), via GOVSPENDING.ORG. (2026, August 1). CUSR0000SAH1, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: shelter, monthly [Data set]. https://govspending.org/series/CUSR0000SAH1/ Retrieved October 9, 2026, via The Fed Gazette, https://fedgazette.com/cpi-shelter/#chart-cpi-shelter-0
  • MLA U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Consumer Price Index), via GOVSPENDING.ORG. “CUSR0000SAH1, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: shelter, monthly.” CUSR0000SAH1, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: shelter, monthly, data as of 1 Aug. 2026, https://govspending.org/series/CUSR0000SAH1/. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026 via The Fed Gazette, https://fedgazette.com/cpi-shelter/#chart-cpi-shelter-0.
  • Chicago U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Consumer Price Index), via GOVSPENDING.ORG. “CUSR0000SAH1, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: shelter, monthly.” Data as of August 1, 2026. https://govspending.org/series/CUSR0000SAH1/. Retrieved October 9, 2026 via The Fed Gazette, https://fedgazette.com/cpi-shelter/#chart-cpi-shelter-0.

As of August 2026 · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Consumer Price Index), via GOVSPENDING.ORG · CUSR0000SAH1, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: shelter, monthly · Index 1982-1984=100 · original series CUSR0000SAH1 on FRED · Retrieved

CPI shelter index: what changed since the last print

The latest CPI shelter index print is 430.227 for August 2026, higher than the print before it, 429.095 for July 2026. About a year earlier, for August 2025, it was 417.555, and the latest print is higher than that.

This paper says only whether the latest stored print is higher than, lower than, or the same as an earlier stored print, and prints both. It does not compute a difference or a percent.

PeriodShelter
August 2026430.227
July 2026429.095
June 2026428.501
May 2026427.998
April 2026426.642
March 2026424.069
February 2026422.942
January 2026421.965
December 2025421.039
November 2025419.431
September 2025418.422
August 2025417.555

What the CPI shelter index is, in plain English

The shelter index is the part of the Consumer Price Index that tracks the cost of housing. It covers rent of primary residence, owners’ equivalent rent of residences, lodging away from home, and home insurance. Owners’ equivalent rent is a survey-based estimate of what homeowners would pay to rent their own homes.

Shelter is the largest single piece of the Consumer Price Index, so its path matters for the all-items index. Rent changes show up slowly, because leases reset only when they come up for renewal. The Federal Reserve watches it alongside the other components when it weighs inflation.

The index is published as a level, set so that the average of 1982 to 1984 is one hundred. The annual change that news reports quote is the percent difference between two levels. This paper does not compute it. The Bureau of Labor Statistics prints it in each release.

Index level
The published value of the index in a month. It has no unit of its own.
Seasonally adjusted
Smoothed for regular seasonal patterns, which is how this series is published.
Component
One part of the all-items Consumer Price Index.

CPI shelter index questions answered

What is the latest CPI shelter index?

The Consumer Price Index for shelter was 430.227 for August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, via GOVSPENDING.ORG.

What does the CPI for shelter measure?

It measures the change in the cost of housing for urban consumers: rent, owners’ equivalent rent, lodging away from home, and home insurance.

Is this the inflation rate?

No. It is an index level. The inflation rate is the percent change in the level over a period, which this paper leaves to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

How often does it update?

Monthly, with the Consumer Price Index release. The period for the latest print is shown beside the figure.

What does the as-of date mean?

It is the date the agency attached to the figure, and it is printed beside the figure. It can be earlier than today: a daily series is dated its business day, a weekly or monthly series is dated its week or month. The page also prints when this paper retrieved the file, so you can tell a late feed from a late print.

How do I cite a figure from this page?

Cite the agency first (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, via GOVSPENDING.ORG). Then name The Fed Gazette as the place you read it. The Cite this panel on the page gives APA, MLA and Chicago lines built from the agency, the series name, the as-of date, the source URL and the date this paper retrieved the file.