Monthly
Index 2015=100
2000 - 2025
Dec 1, 2000 to Dec 1, 2025
FRED
4 months ago
StaleJan 19, 2026
The Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices category "Books (09.5.1)" is a classification of semi-durable goods that includes books, including atlases, dictionaries, encyclopedias, text books, guidebooks, musical scores, scrapbooks and albums for children, and book binding. This category excludes stamp albums (09.3.1). This category is a subcategory of the Recreation and Culture (09) and of Newspapers, Books, and Stationery (09.5) categories. Information provided in the notes pertaining to HICP classifications can be found from the source at: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cache/metadata/en/prc_hicp_esms.htm. Copyright, European Union, 1995-2016, http://ec.europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm#copyright.
As of December 1, 2025 • M data • Source: FRED
This dataset contains 301 monthly observations, over 25 years, updated monthly from FRED. View Methodology
Data Points
301
Coverage
25 years
Updates
monthly
This dataset's metadata was updated on 1/22/2026. The current data may be outdated.