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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SEHP03

Moving, storage, freight expense

Prices for moving, storage, freight expense fell 4.6% in the 12 months to August 2026, and fell 1.9% in the month.

12 months−4.6%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month−1.9%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised−12.3%seasonally adjusted
Index196.31982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

-10%0%10%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

1601802002017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026196.3−1.9%−4.6%
July 2026202.5−1.2%−3.9%
June 2026203.6−0.2%−3.5%
May 2026200.4−0.7%−3.7%
April 2026197.8−1.5%−2.3%
March 2026197.6+1.9%−2.0%
February 2026193.2+14.1%−4.2%
January 2026170.2+1.0%−15.9%
December 2025168.7−13.0%−17.0%
November 2025199.5—−3.1%
September 2025206.6+0.4%+1.6%
August 2025205.7−1.2%+1.0%
July 2025210.8−0.8%+2.7%
June 2025211.1−0.3%+3.7%
May 2025208.0+0.7%+3.8%
April 2025202.5−1.3%+1.0%
March 2025201.7−0.3%+2.8%
February 2025201.7+0.2%+3.5%
January 2025202.3−0.1%+6.0%
December 2024203.2+1.0%+5.3%
November 2024205.9+0.4%+4.6%
October 2024206.8+2.8%+5.0%
September 2024203.4+0.0%+0.0%
August 2024203.6+0.1%−0.1%
July 2024205.3+0.1%−1.2%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SEHP03 and CUSR0000SEHP03). 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.