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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SAE2

Communication

Prices for communication rose 1.1% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 2.3% in the month.

12 months+1.1%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+2.3%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised+5.4%seasonally adjusted
Index73.821982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

-5%-2%0%2%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

727476782017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 202673.82+2.3%+1.1%
July 202672.13+0.6%−1.2%
June 202671.61−1.5%−2.1%
May 202672.69+1.3%−0.6%
April 202671.77−0.2%−2.0%
March 202671.85+0.1%−2.2%
February 202671.82−0.5%−2.2%
January 202672.17+0.5%−1.4%
December 202571.78−1.9%−1.5%
November 202573.13—+0.3%
September 202572.82−0.2%−1.7%
August 202572.99−0.1%−2.1%
July 202573.03−0.3%−2.2%
June 202573.17+0.0%−1.9%
May 202573.13−0.1%−2.1%
April 202573.23−0.4%−2.3%
March 202573.47+0.1%−1.9%
February 202573.42+0.3%−2.1%
January 202573.17+0.4%−1.9%
December 202472.86−0.1%−1.8%
November 202472.90−0.8%−1.8%
October 202473.62−0.6%−1.3%
September 202474.09−0.5%−1.0%
August 202474.54−0.2%−0.4%
July 202474.65+0.0%−0.4%

What it is made of

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SAE2 and CUSR0000SAE2). 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.