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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SEAA01

Men's suits, sport coats, and outerwear

Prices for men's suits, sport coats, and outerwear rose 0.7% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 2.1% in the month.

12 months+0.7%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+2.1%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised+8.5%seasonally adjusted
Index95.741982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

-20%0%20%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

901001102017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 202695.74+2.1%+0.7%
July 202693.08−0.3%−1.3%
June 202695.79+0.3%−2.7%
May 202696.28+1.2%−5.1%
April 202693.96−2.0%−7.1%
March 202696.60−0.5%−4.9%
February 202699.76+4.7%−6.1%
January 202691.86−3.3%−6.3%
December 202591.18+0.2%−1.8%
November 202593.91—−0.7%
September 202595.67−1.2%−0.0%
August 202595.08+0.1%+3.3%
July 202594.29−1.8%+2.9%
June 202598.46−2.2%+2.3%
May 2025101.5−0.8%+1.5%
April 2025101.1+0.3%+5.3%
March 2025101.6−1.7%+3.4%
February 2025106.2+4.5%+4.0%
January 202597.98+1.2%−2.2%
December 202492.85+1.4%−3.3%
November 202494.62+0.2%−6.1%
October 202494.90+0.5%−5.9%
September 202495.70+1.8%−4.7%
August 202492.08−0.4%−9.8%
July 202491.67−2.6%−12.0%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SEAA01 and CUSR0000SEAA01). 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.