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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SEGB02

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements

Prices for cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements rose 2.8% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 0.2% in the month (not seasonally adjusted).

12 months+2.8%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+0.2%not seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised—needs a seasonally adjusted series
Index196.71982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

0%5%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

1801902017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026196.7+0.2%°+2.8%
July 2026196.4+0.6%°+3.0%
June 2026195.2+0.1%°+2.2%
May 2026195.1−0.4%°+3.0%
April 2026195.9+1.3%°+2.8%
March 2026193.4+0.5%°+2.0%
February 2026192.4+0.4%°+1.5%
January 2026191.7+1.2%°+1.4%
December 2025189.4−0.5%°+0.8%
November 2025190.3—+0.2%
September 2025192.4+0.5%°+0.7%
August 2025191.4+0.3%°+0.3%
July 2025190.7−0.2%°+0.4%
June 2025191.1+0.9%°+0.3%
May 2025189.4−0.6%°−0.3%
April 2025190.6+0.5%°+0.2%
March 2025189.7+0.0%°−1.0%
February 2025189.6+0.3%°−0.8%
January 2025189.0+0.6%°+0.6%
December 2024187.8−1.1%°+0.3%
November 2024190.0−1.0%°−0.9%
October 2024191.8+0.4%°−0.9%
September 2024191.1+0.2%°−0.5%
August 2024190.8+0.4%°−0.1%
July 2024190.0−0.2%°−0.5%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SEGB02). 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.