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

Apparel

Prices for apparel rose 3.6% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 0.0% in the month.

12 months+3.6%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+0.0%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised−1.8%seasonally adjusted
Index136.81982–84 = 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 2026136.8+0.0%+3.6%
July 2026134.2+0.1%+3.9%
June 2026135.9−0.6%+3.9%
May 2026137.5+0.3%+4.8%
April 2026138.1+0.6%+4.2%
March 2026138.6+1.0%+3.4%
February 2026136.1+1.3%+2.5%
January 2026130.7+0.3%+1.7%
December 2025128.1+0.3%+0.6%
November 2025129.8—+0.2%
September 2025135.4+0.5%−0.1%
August 2025132.0+0.3%+0.2%
July 2025129.2+0.1%−0.2%
June 2025130.8+0.3%−0.5%
May 2025131.2−0.3%−0.9%
April 2025132.5−0.1%−0.7%
March 2025134.1+0.2%+0.3%
February 2025132.8+0.5%+0.6%
January 2025128.5−0.9%+0.4%
December 2024127.4−0.1%+1.2%
November 2024129.5−0.0%+1.1%
October 2024133.2−0.6%+0.3%
September 2024135.5+0.9%+1.8%
August 2024131.7−0.1%+0.3%
July 2024129.5−0.3%+0.2%

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SAA and CUSR0000SAA). 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.