id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt www-bls-gov-8440 College tuition and fees increase 63 percent since January 2006 : The Economics Daily: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2016-08-3 .html text/html 2091 429 90 College tuition and fees increase 63 percent since January 2006 : The Economics Daily: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Whether your kids are off to nursery school, college, or a private elementary or high school, paying for tuition, housing, textbooks, and other school-related expenses may pose a challenge to the family budget. From January 2006 to July 2016, the Consumer Price Index for college tuition and fees increased 63 percent, compared with an increase of 21 percent for all items. Over that period, consumer prices for college textbooks increased 88 percent and housing at school (excluding board) increased 51 percent. Consumer price indexes for tuition and school-related items, not seasonally adjusted, January 2006–July 2016 (January 2006 = 100) Month All items College tuition From January 2006 to July 2016, consumer prices for tuition and fees for private elementary and high schools increased 55 percent. These data are from the BLS Consumer Price Index program and are not seasonally adjusted. ./cache/www-bls-gov-8440.html ./txt/www-bls-gov-8440.txt