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Education and communication

Prices for education and communication rose 2.1% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 1.6% in the month.

12 months+2.1%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+1.6%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised+5.7%seasonally adjusted
Index150.31982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

-2%0%2%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

1351401451502017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026150.3+1.6%+2.1%
July 2026147.5+0.6%+0.5%
June 2026146.5−0.8%−0.1%
May 2026147.6+0.8%+0.8%
April 2026146.6−0.0%+0.2%
March 2026146.7+0.2%+0.0%
February 2026146.5−0.2%+0.1%
January 2026146.9+0.4%+0.5%
December 2025146.4−0.9%+0.5%
November 2025147.9—+1.5%
September 2025147.5−0.0%+0.4%
August 2025147.2+0.0%+0.3%
July 2025146.7−0.0%+0.3%
June 2025146.6+0.1%+0.5%
May 2025146.4+0.1%+0.3%
April 2025146.4−0.1%+0.2%
March 2025146.6+0.2%+0.5%
February 2025146.4+0.3%+0.3%
January 2025146.1+0.3%+0.5%
December 2024145.7+0.0%+0.6%
November 2024145.8−0.3%+0.7%
October 2024146.5−0.2%+0.8%
September 2024146.9−0.0%+0.9%
August 2024146.6+0.0%+1.0%
July 2024146.2+0.1%+0.9%

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SAE and CUSR0000SAE). 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.