Consumer Price Index Information
Last Modified 1/12/2006
The Pharmacy Benefits
Management/Strategic Health Group, VA National Headquarters, Pharmacy Service
has received several requests for the latest annual Consumer Price Index percent
increase of prescription drugs at the retail level.
We hope the following calculated information may be helpful for
projecting the Fiscal Year Pharmacy Budget.
Survey : Consumer Price Index - Urban (CPI-U)
Industry:
Pharmaceutical Preparations
Product: Pharmaceutical Preparations, Prescription
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Estimated CPI-U Percent Increase 1998 to 2004 The Annual CPI-U (September to September) percent increase used for the listed years follows: 1998 = 2.15% 1999 = 1.49% 2000 = 2.63% 2001 = 3.45% 2002 = 2.65% 2003 = 1.51% 2004 = 2.32% 2005 = 4.69% |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics