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

Women's apparel

Prices for women's apparel rose 3.1% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 0.0% in the month.

12 months+3.1%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+0.0%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised−3.1%seasonally adjusted
Index114.21982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

-10%0%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

1001101202017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026114.2+0.0%+3.1%
July 2026110.7−0.8%+2.9%
June 2026114.0+0.0%+3.5%
May 2026115.2−0.6%+3.9%
April 2026116.9−0.0%+4.2%
March 2026118.4+1.9%+4.5%
February 2026114.2+2.2%+3.2%
January 2026107.1+0.6%+1.2%
December 2025106.0+0.3%−0.7%
November 2025108.0—−1.0%
September 2025114.0+0.2%−2.0%
August 2025110.7−0.2%−1.4%
July 2025107.6−0.2%−0.6%
June 2025110.1+0.4%−0.5%
May 2025110.8−0.3%−1.0%
April 2025112.2+0.2%−1.1%
March 2025113.3+0.7%−0.1%
February 2025110.7+0.2%−0.3%
January 2025105.8−1.3%−1.0%
December 2024106.8+0.1%+0.4%
November 2024109.1−0.1%+0.4%
October 2024113.4−1.8%−0.0%
September 2024116.3+0.7%+2.8%
August 2024112.3+0.8%+1.3%
July 2024108.3−0.2%+0.6%

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SEAC and CUSR0000SEAC). 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.