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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SERD02

Photographers and photo processing

Prices for photographers and photo processing rose 3.8% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 2.0% in the month (not seasonally adjusted).

12 months+3.8%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+2.0%not seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised—needs a seasonally adjusted series
Index134.61982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

-5%0%5%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

1201301402017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026134.6+2.0%°+3.8%
July 2026132.0−0.1%°+0.9%
June 2026132.1−3.1%°+1.9%
May 2026136.3+1.0%°+2.4%
April 2026135.0——
February 2026135.7−0.1%°+0.6%
January 2026135.8+1.6%°+2.0%
December 2025133.7—+1.5%
September 2025129.9+0.2%°−2.3%
August 2025129.7−0.8%°−3.0%
July 2025130.8+0.9%°−2.4%
June 2025129.6−2.6%°−3.1%
May 2025133.1—−0.2%
March 2025133.5−1.0%°−2.5%
February 2025134.8+1.3%°−1.5%
January 2025133.1+1.0%°−5.6%
December 2024131.8—−6.0%
October 2024132.4−0.5%°−5.3%
September 2024133.0−0.5%°−4.8%
August 2024133.7−0.2%°−2.4%
July 2024133.9+0.2%°−1.4%
June 2024133.7+0.3%°−1.5%
May 2024133.4−2.8%°−1.9%
April 2024137.2+0.1%°+1.2%
March 2024137.0+0.1%°+1.0%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SERD02). 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.