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

Boys' apparel

Prices for boys' apparel rose 3.9% in the 12 months to August 2026, and fell 0.6% in the month.

12 months+3.9%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month−0.6%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised+3.5%seasonally adjusted
Index120.31982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

-10%0%10%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

1001101202017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026120.3−0.6%+3.9%
July 2026119.3+1.6%+3.3%
June 2026119.0−0.2%+0.8%
May 2026120.0−0.6%+0.4%
April 2026121.0+0.4%+2.2%
March 2026121.4−0.5%+2.6%
February 2026122.6+1.1%+1.1%
January 2026117.9+2.4%−0.3%
December 2025112.5−0.0%−2.3%
November 2025114.2—−2.3%
September 2025120.4+1.1%−2.0%
August 2025115.8−1.1%−2.9%
July 2025115.4−0.8%+1.9%
June 2025118.0−0.6%+2.4%
May 2025119.5+1.1%+2.1%
April 2025118.4+0.9%+1.7%
March 2025118.3−2.0%+2.7%
February 2025121.3−0.3%+4.5%
January 2025118.2+0.6%+6.1%
December 2024115.1−0.2%+5.7%
November 2024116.9−0.3%+5.0%
October 2024121.2−0.9%+3.3%
September 2024122.9+0.4%+5.7%
August 2024119.3+4.0%+4.3%
July 2024113.3−0.4%+0.9%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SEAB and CUSR0000SEAB). 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.