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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SEAA02

Men's underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories

Prices for men's underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories rose 7.7% in the 12 months to August 2026, and fell 0.2% in the month.

12 months+7.7%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month−0.2%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised+6.3%seasonally adjusted
Index194.31982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

0%5%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

1601802017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026194.3−0.2%+7.7%
July 2026194.9+0.5%+6.2%
June 2026195.9+1.2%+5.8%
May 2026195.3−0.5%+4.4%
April 2026196.1+1.1%+2.9%
March 2026194.8−0.2%+2.5%
February 2026195.2+0.4%+4.5%
January 2026190.6+0.4%+4.1%
December 2025184.0+2.4%+3.2%
November 2025182.0—+0.5%
September 2025185.1+1.6%+1.8%
August 2025180.4−1.7%−1.7%
July 2025183.6+0.2%+0.5%
June 2025185.1−0.2%+0.5%
May 2025187.1−1.9%−0.2%
April 2025190.6+0.7%+1.8%
March 2025190.0+1.8%+2.0%
February 2025186.7+0.0%−0.3%
January 2025183.1−0.6%+0.1%
December 2024178.4−0.0%+1.8%
November 2024181.1+0.8%+1.7%
October 2024182.5+1.1%−0.4%
September 2024181.8−1.8%−1.3%
August 2024183.5+0.4%+1.6%
July 2024182.6+0.3%+1.1%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SEAA02 and CUSR0000SEAA02). 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.