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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SEGD04

Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning

Prices for apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning rose 6.3% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 0.6% in the month (not seasonally adjusted).

12 months+6.3%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+0.6%not seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised—needs a seasonally adjusted series
Index310.51982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

0%5%10%15%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

2002503002017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026310.5+0.6%°+6.3%
July 2026308.6+0.3%°+6.6%
June 2026307.7+0.6%°+7.2%
May 2026306.0+0.9%°+8.6%
April 2026303.1−1.7%°+8.4%
March 2026308.4−0.2%°+7.3%
February 2026309.0+3.6%°+8.9%
January 2026298.3−0.4%°+5.4%
December 2025299.4+0.5%°+7.0%
November 2025298.0—+6.2%
September 2025294.4+0.8%°+6.0%
August 2025292.0+0.9%°+5.2%
July 2025289.5+0.9%°+5.5%
June 2025287.0+1.9%°+2.2%
May 2025281.7+0.7%°+0.2%
April 2025279.7−2.6%°+1.0%
March 2025287.3+1.2%°+6.4%
February 2025283.9+0.3%°+7.5%
January 2025283.0+1.1%°+7.1%
December 2024279.8−0.3%°+7.5%
November 2024280.6+0.7%°+7.9%
October 2024278.6+0.3%°+7.7%
September 2024277.8+0.1%°+6.7%
August 2024277.6+1.2%°+5.6%
July 2024274.3−2.3%°+4.3%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SEGD04). 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.