Recreation

Prices for recreation rose 2.7% in the 12 months to August 2026, and were unchanged in the month.

12 months+2.7%to August 2026, unadjusted

1 month+0.0%seasonally adjusted

3 months, annualised+3.0%seasonally adjusted

Index145.21982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

Month by month

The last two years

Month	Index	1 month	12 months
August 2026	145.2	+0.0%	+2.7%
July 2026	145.2	+0.2%	+2.6%
June 2026	144.9	+0.5%	+2.8%
May 2026	144.3	+0.3%	+2.6%
April 2026	143.9	+0.1%	+2.3%
March 2026	143.9	−0.0%	+2.2%
February 2026	144.0	+0.0%	+2.3%
January 2026	143.6	+0.5%	+2.5%
December 2025	142.5	+1.2%	+3.0%
November 2025	140.8	—	+1.8%
September 2025	141.8	+0.4%	+3.0%
August 2025	141.4	−0.1%	+2.3%
July 2025	141.6	+0.5%	+2.4%
June 2025	141.0	+0.3%	+2.1%
May 2025	140.6	+0.0%	+1.8%
April 2025	140.6	−0.0%	+1.6%
March 2025	140.7	−0.0%	+1.9%
February 2025	140.8	+0.3%	+1.8%
January 2025	140.1	+0.9%	+1.6%
December 2024	138.3	−0.0%	+1.1%
November 2024	138.3	+0.3%	+1.5%
October 2024	138.1	+0.5%	+1.0%
September 2024	137.7	−0.4%	+0.7%
August 2024	138.2	−0.0%	+1.6%
July 2024	138.3	+0.1%	+1.4%

What it is made of

Video and audio +3.9% y/y
Pets, pet products and services +3.2% y/y
Sporting goods +5.3% y/y
Photography +2.4% y/y
Other recreational goods +2.5% y/y
Other recreation services +0.8% y/y
Recreational reading materials +4.2% y/y

Alongside it

Food and beverages +2.6% y/y
Housing +3.1% y/y
Apparel +3.6% y/y
Transportation +6.2% y/y
Medical care +1.6% y/y
Education and communication +2.1% y/y
Other goods and services +4.2% y/y

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SAR and CUSR0000SAR). 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.