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

Telephone services

Prices for telephone services rose 3.3% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 5.4% in the month (not seasonally adjusted).

12 months+3.3%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+5.4%not seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised—needs a seasonally adjusted series
Index96.251982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

-5%0%5%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

909295982017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 202696.25+5.4%°+3.3%
July 202691.35+0.6%°−3.0%
June 202690.81−3.0%°−3.7%
May 202693.60+2.0%°−1.0%
April 202691.80+0.0%°−3.0%
March 202691.76+0.5%°−3.0%
February 202691.31−0.0%°−3.6%
January 202691.31−0.2%°−3.5%
December 202591.45−2.8%°−3.2%
November 202594.05—−0.3%
September 202593.19−0.0%°−1.8%
August 202593.22−1.0%°−1.7%
July 202594.13−0.1%°−0.5%
June 202594.25−0.3%°−0.5%
May 202594.51−0.1%°−0.3%
April 202594.64+0.0%°+0.0%
March 202594.63−0.1%°+0.1%
February 202594.76+0.1%°+0.1%
January 202594.64+0.2%°−0.0%
December 202494.44+0.1%°−0.3%
November 202494.36−0.2%°−0.3%
October 202494.53−0.4%°−0.1%
September 202494.86+0.1%°+0.4%
August 202494.81+0.2%°+0.3%
July 202494.62−0.1%°−0.1%

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SEED). 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.