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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SEAA04

Men's pants and shorts

Prices for men's pants and shorts rose 0.2% in the 12 months to August 2026, and fell 0.2% in the month.

12 months+0.2%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month−0.2%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised+1.3%seasonally adjusted
Index140.31982–84 = 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 2026140.3−0.2%+0.2%
July 2026141.9+0.2%+4.2%
June 2026142.5+0.3%+2.0%
May 2026144.4+1.3%+2.2%
April 2026143.1−2.0%+0.2%
March 2026144.5+2.6%+2.8%
February 2026142.1+1.0%+1.0%
January 2026139.0−2.4%−0.4%
December 2025132.5−0.6%−0.2%
November 2025135.4—+1.7%
September 2025143.3+1.7%+4.9%
August 2025139.9+3.7%+4.2%
July 2025136.2−1.9%−0.5%
June 2025139.8+0.5%+1.9%
May 2025141.3−0.6%+1.7%
April 2025142.7+0.5%+2.3%
March 2025140.5+0.7%+2.9%
February 2025140.7−0.3%+2.1%
January 2025139.5−2.1%+1.8%
December 2024132.7+1.1%+6.1%
November 2024133.2+1.3%+4.4%
October 2024134.7+0.0%−1.2%
September 2024136.6+1.2%+0.2%
August 2024134.3−1.0%+0.1%
July 2024136.9+0.4%+0.4%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SEAA04 and CUSR0000SEAA04). 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.