# United States CPI: Medical Care Services

United States CPI: Medical Care Services was up 2.7% year on year in October 2026, compared with 2.5% in September 2026.
The level stood at 657.4 (index).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.6% (Sep 2023) to 6.5% (Sep 2022), averaging 2.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US.CPI.M.SA.IND-MEDSVC`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: index
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (370 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/cpi-medical-care-services

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 657.4 | 2.7 |
| September 2026 | 655.4 | 2.5 |
| August 2026 | 653.5 | 2.5 |
| July 2026 | 655.2 | 2.7 |
| June 2026 | 651.5 | 2.9 |
| May 2026 | 652.3 | 3.6 |
| April 2026 | 648.9 | 3.2 |
| March 2026 | 648.9 | 3.7 |
| February 2026 | 648.9 | 4.1 |
| January 2026 | 644.9 | 3.9 |
| December 2025 | 642.8 | 3.5 |
| November 2025 | 640.5 | 3.3 |
| October 2025 | 639.9 | 3.6 |
| September 2025 | 639.2 | 3.9 |
| August 2025 | 637.7 | 4.3 |
| July 2025 | 638.2 | 4.3 |
| June 2025 | 633.1 | 3.3 |
| May 2025 | 629.9 | 3.0 |
| April 2025 | 628.7 | 3.1 |
| March 2025 | 626.0 | 3.0 |
| February 2025 | 623.3 | 3.0 |
| January 2025 | 620.9 | 2.7 |
| December 2024 | 620.9 | 3.4 |
| November 2024 | 620.1 | 3.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.CPI.M.SA.IND-MEDSVC"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.CPI.M.SA.IND-MEDSVC",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```