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

Men's apparel

Prices for men's apparel rose 3.7% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 1.4% in the month.

12 months+3.7%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+1.4%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised+6.2%seasonally adjusted
Index135.91982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

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Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

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Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026135.9+1.4%+3.7%
July 2026133.2+0.1%+3.5%
June 2026135.1+0.1%+2.2%
May 2026136.6+0.4%+2.5%
April 2026136.7+0.1%+1.5%
March 2026137.4+0.7%+0.9%
February 2026137.0+1.0%+1.2%
January 2026131.7−0.3%+0.8%
December 2025127.5+0.2%+0.5%
November 2025129.4—+0.4%
September 2025134.5+0.9%+2.5%
August 2025131.0+1.2%+1.6%
July 2025128.7−1.2%−0.3%
June 2025132.3+0.4%+1.1%
May 2025133.2−0.5%−0.5%
April 2025134.6−0.4%+0.7%
March 2025136.1+0.9%+2.0%
February 2025135.3+0.6%+0.3%
January 2025130.6−0.6%−0.2%
December 2024126.9+0.1%+1.8%
November 2024128.9+0.8%+1.3%
October 2024130.5+0.5%−1.0%
September 2024131.1+0.2%−0.9%
August 2024129.0−0.9%−0.8%
July 2024129.1+0.0%+0.0%

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SEAA and CUSR0000SEAA). 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.