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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SAA2

Women's and girls' apparel

Prices for women's and girls' apparel rose 3.5% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 0.2% in the month.

12 months+3.5%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+0.2%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised−2.1%seasonally adjusted
Index113.01982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

-10%0%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

1001102017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026113.0+0.2%+3.5%
July 2026109.4−0.7%+3.2%
June 2026112.7−0.0%+3.8%
May 2026114.0−0.5%+4.1%
April 2026115.7+0.1%+4.4%
March 2026116.8+1.8%+4.4%
February 2026113.1+2.1%+2.9%
January 2026106.0+0.5%+1.3%
December 2025104.7+0.5%−0.3%
November 2025106.5—−1.0%
September 2025112.9+0.3%−1.9%
August 2025109.2−0.1%−1.5%
July 2025106.1−0.1%−0.8%
June 2025108.6+0.3%−0.8%
May 2025109.4−0.3%−1.0%
April 2025110.8+0.2%−1.5%
March 2025111.9+0.3%−0.6%
February 2025109.9+0.6%+0.2%
January 2025104.5−1.1%+0.0%
December 2024105.1−0.0%+0.6%
November 2024107.5−0.1%+0.4%
October 2024111.9−1.8%−0.1%
September 2024115.1+0.6%+2.8%
August 2024110.9+0.8%+1.2%
July 2024106.9−0.3%+0.1%

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SAA2 and CUSR0000SAA2). 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.