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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SERB02

Pet services including veterinary

Prices for pet services including veterinary rose 4.8% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 0.7% in the month.

12 months+4.8%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+0.7%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised+5.0%seasonally adjusted
Index382.01982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

0%5%10%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

2503003502017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026382.0+0.7%+4.8%
July 2026380.6−0.1%+4.5%
June 2026381.3+0.6%+5.1%
May 2026380.5+0.5%+5.1%
April 2026378.5−0.1%+5.2%
March 2026378.5+0.4%+5.6%
February 2026376.1+0.2%+5.1%
January 2026373.5+0.1%+6.0%
December 2025372.0+0.9%+6.2%
November 2025368.1—+5.3%
September 2025368.4+1.0%+6.9%
August 2025364.7+0.5%+5.5%
July 2025364.1+0.4%+5.6%
June 2025362.9+0.6%+5.6%
May 2025362.2+0.6%+4.9%
April 2025359.9+0.3%+4.6%
March 2025358.4−0.1%+4.7%
February 2025358.0+1.1%+6.6%
January 2025352.3+0.3%+5.9%
December 2024350.2−0.1%+6.2%
November 2024349.7+0.9%+7.1%
October 2024347.7+1.1%+6.1%
September 2024344.6−0.3%+5.6%
August 2024345.8+0.6%+6.0%
July 2024344.8+0.4%+4.9%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SERB02 and CUSR0000SERB02). 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.