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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SERG02

Recreational books

Prices for recreational books fell 2.2% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 2.3% in the month (not seasonally adjusted).

12 months−2.2%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+2.3%not seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised—needs a seasonally adjusted series
Index98.521982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

-5%0%5%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

951002017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 202698.52+2.3%°−2.2%
July 202696.29+4.9%°−1.2%
June 202691.82−2.2%°−7.5%
May 202693.84+0.7%°−1.8%
April 202693.17−2.9%°−6.5%
March 202695.97−0.4%°−3.0%
February 202696.40−3.5%°−2.7%
January 202699.93+1.7%°−0.4%
December 202598.22−3.1%°+0.8%
November 2025101.4—+7.1%
September 202599.77−1.0%°−1.7%
August 2025100.7+3.4%°+1.4%
July 202597.43−1.9%°−1.8%
June 202599.28+3.8%°−0.9%
May 202595.61−4.1%°−1.9%
April 202599.64+0.7%°+1.0%
March 202598.98−0.1%°−0.9%
February 202599.11−1.2%°+3.7%
January 2025100.3+3.0%°+1.1%
December 202497.43+2.9%°−0.5%
November 202494.68−4.0%°−4.7%
October 202498.66−2.8%°−1.0%
September 2024101.5+2.1%°+1.3%
August 202499.39+0.2%°+1.4%
July 202499.19−1.0%°+1.1%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SERG02). 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.