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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SERD01

Photographic equipment and supplies

Prices for photographic equipment and supplies fell 0.6% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 1.2% in the month.

12 months−0.6%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+1.2%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised−11.3%seasonally adjusted
Index72.941982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

0%10%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

60702017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 202672.94+1.2%−0.6%
July 202672.09−1.4%−0.0%
June 202673.14−2.7%+3.5%
May 202675.17−0.2%+7.0%
April 202675.35−1.5%+8.8%
March 202676.46+0.4%+12.2%
February 202676.12+3.4%+10.7%
January 202673.64+0.1%+7.4%
December 202573.56−0.8%+9.8%
November 202574.13—+7.8%
September 202573.50+0.1%+5.8%
August 202573.39+1.8%+4.7%
July 202572.11+2.1%+3.1%
June 202570.64+0.5%+1.8%
May 202570.26+1.5%+2.4%
April 202569.25+1.6%+1.2%
March 202568.18−0.8%−0.4%
February 202568.74+0.2%+0.4%
January 202568.57+2.4%+1.8%
December 202466.98−2.6%+1.7%
November 202468.75−1.3%+2.4%
October 202469.69+0.4%+4.9%
September 202469.44−1.0%+10.7%
August 202470.12+0.3%+14.7%
July 202469.92+0.8%+12.6%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SERD01 and CUSR0000SERD01). 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.