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Prices

CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SACL1E

Commodities less food and energy commodities (core goods)

Prices for commodities less food and energy commodities (core goods) rose 0.7% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 0.1% in the month.

12 months+0.7%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+0.1%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised+0.9%seasonally adjusted
Index168.61982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

0%5%10%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

1501601702017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026168.6+0.1%+0.7%
July 2026168.1+0.2%+0.8%
June 2026168.0−0.1%+0.8%
May 2026167.8−0.1%+1.1%
April 2026167.8+0.0%+1.1%
March 2026167.7+0.1%+1.2%
February 2026167.2+0.1%+1.0%
January 2026166.5+0.0%+1.1%
December 2025166.0+0.0%+1.4%
November 2025166.7—+1.4%
September 2025168.1+0.2%+1.5%
August 2025167.4+0.2%+1.5%
July 2025166.8+0.2%+1.2%
June 2025166.7+0.2%+0.7%
May 2025166.0−0.0%+0.3%
April 2025165.9+0.1%+0.1%
March 2025165.7−0.1%−0.1%
February 2025165.6+0.2%−0.1%
January 2025164.6+0.3%−0.1%
December 2024163.7−0.0%−0.5%
November 2024164.4+0.2%−0.6%
October 2024165.1+0.0%−1.0%
September 2024165.5+0.1%−1.0%
August 2024164.9−0.2%−1.9%
July 2024164.8−0.2%−1.9%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SACL1E and CUSR0000SACL1E). 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.