Monthly
Index 2015=100
1998 - 2025
Jan 1, 1998 to Dec 1, 2025
FRED
4 months ago
StaleJan 19, 2026
The Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices category "Miscellaneous Printed Matter, Stationery, and Drawing Materials (09.5.3/4)" is a classification of nondurable goods that includes catalogues and advertising material; posters, plain or picture postcards, and calendars; greeting cards, visiting cards, and announcement and message cards; maps and globes, writing pads, envelopes, account books, notebooks, diaries, etc.; pens, pencils, fountain pens, ball-point pens, felt-tip pens, inks, erasers, pencil sharpeners, etc.; stencils, carbon paper, typewriter ribbons, inking pads, correcting fluids, etc.; paper punches, paper cutters, paper scissors, office glues and adhesives, staplers and staples, paper clips, drawing pins, etc.; drawing and painting materials such as canvas, paper, card, paints, crayons, pastels, and brushes; and educational materials such as exercise books, slide rules, geometry instruments, slates, chalks, and pencil boxes. This category excludes pre-franked postcards and
As of December 1, 2025 • M data • Source: FRED
This dataset contains 336 monthly observations, over 27 years, 11 months, updated monthly from FRED. View Methodology
Data Points
336
Coverage
27 years, 11 months
Updates
monthly
This dataset's metadata was updated on 1/22/2026. The current data may be outdated.