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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SERA06

Recorded music and music subscriptions

Prices for recorded music and music subscriptions rose 7.4% in the 12 months to August 2026, and fell 0.1% in the month (not seasonally adjusted).

12 months+7.4%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month−0.1%not seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised—needs a seasonally adjusted series
Index95.491982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

-5%0%5%10%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

80902017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 202695.49−0.1%°+7.4%
July 202695.58+0.8%°+8.0%
June 202694.83+0.5%°+7.8%
May 202694.39+0.4%°+7.2%
April 202694.03−0.1%°+5.8%
March 202694.15−1.1%°+6.2%
February 202695.17+1.2%°+9.1%
January 202694.07+4.5%°+7.8%
December 202590.06+1.1%°+3.2%
November 202589.12—+2.5%
September 202588.98+0.1%°+3.1%
August 202588.88+0.4%°+3.8%
July 202588.52+0.6%°+4.0%
June 202587.96−0.2%°+4.4%
May 202588.09−0.8%°+4.2%
April 202588.84+0.2%°+5.2%
March 202588.68+1.7%°+4.5%
February 202587.23−0.0%°+4.7%
January 202587.25−0.1%°+5.6%
December 202487.31+0.4%°+7.8%
November 202486.94−0.3%°+5.7%
October 202487.17+1.0%°+2.8%
September 202486.32+0.8%°+2.3%
August 202485.62+0.6%°+1.9%
July 202485.14+1.1%°+2.8%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SERA06). 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.