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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SAA1

Men's and boys' apparel

Prices for men's and boys' apparel rose 3.7% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 0.6% in the month.

12 months+3.7%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+0.6%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised+4.8%seasonally adjusted
Index133.11982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

-5%0%5%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

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Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026133.1+0.6%+3.7%
July 2026130.7+0.7%+3.5%
June 2026132.2−0.1%+1.9%
May 2026133.6+0.4%+2.1%
April 2026133.9+0.4%+1.7%
March 2026134.5+0.2%+1.3%
February 2026134.5+1.0%+1.2%
January 2026129.2+0.4%+0.6%
December 2025124.8+0.0%−0.1%
November 2025126.7—−0.1%
September 2025132.0+1.0%+1.5%
August 2025128.3+0.3%+0.6%
July 2025126.4−0.8%+0.3%
June 2025129.7+0.1%+1.5%
May 2025130.8−0.1%+0.1%
April 2025131.7−0.0%+1.1%
March 2025132.8+0.1%+2.4%
February 2025132.8+0.4%+1.3%
January 2025128.5−0.2%+1.3%
December 2024124.9−0.1%+2.7%
November 2024126.9+0.3%+2.2%
October 2024129.2+0.3%−0.0%
September 2024130.0+0.4%+0.7%
August 2024127.5−0.1%+0.4%
July 2024126.0+0.2%+0.2%

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SAA1 and CUSR0000SAA1). BLS did not collect October 2025 prices, so changes spanning that month are blank. Shown for context: consumer prices do not feed CycleWatch's recession model.