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

Rent of primary residence

Prices for rent of primary residence rose 2.7% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 0.2% in the month.

12 months+2.7%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+0.2%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised+2.3%seasonally adjusted
Index449.01982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

0%2%5%8%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

3003504004502017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026449.0+0.2%+2.7%
July 2026448.0+0.3%+2.9%
June 2026446.9+0.1%+2.8%
May 2026446.4+0.4%+2.9%
April 2026445.0+0.5%+2.8%
March 2026442.9+0.2%+2.6%
February 2026442.2+0.1%+2.7%
January 2026441.7+0.2%+2.8%
December 2025440.7+0.3%+2.9%
November 2025439.3—+3.0%
September 2025438.2+0.2%+3.4%
August 2025437.0+0.3%+3.5%
July 2025435.5+0.2%+3.5%
June 2025434.6+0.2%+3.8%
May 2025433.7+0.2%+3.8%
April 2025433.0+0.3%+4.0%
March 2025431.8+0.3%+4.0%
February 2025430.6+0.3%+4.1%
January 2025429.5+0.3%+4.2%
December 2024428.2+0.3%+4.3%
November 2024426.7+0.3%+4.4%
October 2024425.4+0.3%+4.6%
September 2024423.8+0.3%+4.8%
August 2024422.2+0.3%+5.0%
July 2024420.6+0.5%+5.1%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SEHA and CUSR0000SEHA). 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.