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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SETG03

Intracity transportation

Prices for intracity transportation rose 8.5% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 0.8% in the month (not seasonally adjusted).

12 months+8.5%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+0.8%not seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised—needs a seasonally adjusted series
Index370.51982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

-10%0%10%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

3003253502017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026370.5+0.8%°+8.5%
July 2026367.6+1.2%°+7.0%
June 2026363.4+1.6%°+6.7%
May 2026357.6−2.3%°+4.6%
April 2026366.0+0.2%°+5.6%
March 2026365.3+0.6%°+5.2%
February 2026363.0+0.5%°+5.1%
January 2026361.2+2.3%°+3.9%
December 2025353.2+2.7%°+2.5%
November 2025344.0—+0.4%
September 2025345.3+1.1%°+0.3%
August 2025341.6−0.6%°−0.0%
July 2025343.7+0.9%°+0.2%
June 2025340.5−0.4%°−0.6%
May 2025341.7−1.4%°−0.4%
April 2025346.5−0.2%°+1.4%
March 2025347.2+0.5%°+2.0%
February 2025345.4−0.6%°+2.6%
January 2025347.5+0.9%°+1.5%
December 2024344.4+0.5%°−0.4%
November 2024342.7−1.3%°−0.5%
October 2024347.2+0.8%°+0.6%
September 2024344.4+0.8%°−0.0%
August 2024341.6−0.4%°+1.1%
July 2024342.9+0.1%°+0.8%

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SETG03). 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.