{"id": 1025943, "name": "US consumer price index for computer software & accessories", "unit": "", "createdAt": "2025-04-16T20:49:06.000Z", "updatedAt": "2025-11-03T13:10:42.000Z", "coverage": "", "timespan": "1998-2025", "datasetId": 7060, "columnOrder": 0, "shortName": "software", "catalogPath": "grapher/bls/2025-04-12/us_consumer_prices/us_consumer_prices#software", "descriptionFromProducer": "Computer software and accessories in U.S. city average, all urban consumers, not seasonally adjusted (CUUR0000SEEE02)", "descriptionProcessing": "**Note on current year data:** For the ongoing year (if displayed), annual averages are calculated from available monthly or semi-annual data, providing preliminary CPI values that update throughout the year. Official annual averages from BLS are only available after the year is complete.", "type": "float", "dataChecksum": "17391077864404961335", "metadataChecksum": "-9133369588538144025", "datasetName": "US consumer prices", "updatePeriodDays": 365, "datasetVersion": "2025-04-12", "nonRedistributable": false, "display": {"name": "Computer software and accessories"}, "schemaVersion": 2, "presentation": {"titlePublic": "Computer software and accessories (US consumer price index)", "topicTagsLinks": ["Economic Growth"]}, "descriptionKey": ["The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures inflation \u2014 how the average prices of goods and services change over time.", "The CPI\u2019s computer software and accessories category tracks out-of-pocket expenses for software and accessories used with computers.", "It includes items like operating systems, productivity software, and accessories such as printers, scanners, and external drives.", "The index uses a base period of December 1997, which is set to 100. Later values show how much prices have changed since then."], "dimensions": {"years": {"values": [{"id": 1998}, {"id": 1999}, {"id": 2000}, {"id": 2001}, {"id": 2002}, {"id": 2003}, {"id": 2004}, {"id": 2005}, {"id": 2006}, {"id": 2007}, {"id": 2008}, {"id": 2009}, {"id": 2010}, {"id": 2011}, {"id": 2012}, {"id": 2013}, {"id": 2014}, {"id": 2015}, {"id": 2016}, {"id": 2017}, {"id": 2018}, {"id": 2019}, {"id": 2020}, {"id": 2021}, {"id": 2022}, {"id": 2023}, {"id": 2024}, {"id": 2025}]}, "entities": {"values": [{"id": 13, "name": "United States", "code": "USA"}]}}, "origins": [{"id": 3393, "title": "US consumer prices", "description": "The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) of individual goods and services for urban consumers at the national, city, and state levels. CPI is presented on an annual basis, which we have derived as the average of the monthly CPIs in a given year.", "producer": "U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics", "citationFull": "U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics", "urlMain": "https://www.bls.gov/data/tools.htm", "dateAccessed": "2025-04-12", "datePublished": "2025", "license": {"url": "https://www.bls.gov/opub/copyright-information.htm", "name": "Public domain"}}]}