Prices by category · CUSR0000SEHC
Owners' equivalent rent (CPI)
As of Sep 2026, the owners' equivalent rent (CPI) had risen 3.3% from a year earlier, compared with a 12-month change of 3.1% in Aug 2026. The latest value was 445.265 (index Dec 1982=100).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED®. Monthly data, seasonally adjusted. Latest observation Sep 2026; snapshot taken Oct 27, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT.
Latest (Sep 2026)
445.265
Change from Aug 2026
+0.3%
A year earlier
431.132
12-month change
+3.3%
445.265 Sep 2026 · Index Dec 1982=100
Index Dec 1982=100. Data from Jan 1983 to Sep 2026 (524 observations).
What it measures
Owners' equivalent rent estimates what homeowners would pay to rent their own homes, based on rents of similar units. It is the single largest item in the CPI, at roughly a quarter of the index.
- Official title
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Owners' Equivalent Rent of Residences
- Units
- Index Dec 1982=100
- Frequency and adjustment
- Monthly, seasonally adjusted
- Original source
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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| Date | Value | Change | From a year ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 445.265 | +0.3% | +3.3% |
| Aug 2026 | 443.713 | +0.2% | +3.1% |
| Jul 2026 | 442.888 | +0.3% | +3.2% |
| Jun 2026 | 441.741 | +0.2% | +3.3% |
| May 2026 | 440.683 | +0.3% | +3.3% |
| Apr 2026 | 439.379 | +0.5% | +3.3% |
| Mar 2026 | 437.051 | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Feb 2026 | 435.813 | +0.2% | +3.2% |
| Jan 2026 | 434.837 | +0.2% | +3.3% |
| Dec 2025 | 433.884 | +0.3% | +3.4% |
| Nov 2025 | 432.524 | +0.3% | +3.4% |
| Sep 2025 | 431.132 | +0.2% | +3.8% |
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Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Owners' Equivalent Rent of Residences [CUSR0000SEHC], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CUSR0000SEHC, Oct 27, 2026.
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