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Prices

CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SASL2RS

Services less rent of shelter

Prices for services less rent of shelter rose 3.1% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 0.3% in the month.

12 months+3.1%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+0.3%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised+1.3%seasonally adjusted
Index447.31982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

0%2%5%8%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

3504004502017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026447.3+0.3%+3.1%
July 2026446.5+0.2%+3.0%
June 2026446.3−0.2%+3.1%
May 2026446.3+0.5%+3.7%
April 2026444.1+0.4%+3.5%
March 2026442.1+0.3%+3.4%
February 2026440.9+0.3%+3.3%
January 2026439.1+0.3%+3.4%
December 2025435.7+0.2%+3.4%
November 2025435.6—+3.5%
September 2025434.5+0.2%+3.7%
August 2025433.8+0.2%+4.0%
July 2025433.6+0.3%+4.0%
June 2025432.7+0.4%+3.8%
May 2025430.2+0.3%+3.5%
April 2025429.1+0.2%+3.3%
March 2025427.7+0.3%+3.3%
February 2025426.8+0.4%+3.8%
January 2025424.7+0.4%+3.9%
December 2024421.2+0.4%+4.0%
November 2024420.8+0.2%+4.1%
October 2024420.5+0.4%+4.5%
September 2024419.1+0.5%+4.4%
August 2024417.1+0.2%+4.3%
July 2024416.9+0.1%+4.6%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SASL2RS and CUSR0000SASL2RS). 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.