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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SEAC03

Women's suits and separates

Prices for women's suits and separates rose 4.5% in the 12 months to August 2026, and fell 0.2% in the month.

12 months+4.5%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month−0.2%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised−1.5%seasonally adjusted
Index76.921982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

-10%0%10%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

70802017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 202676.92−0.2%+4.5%
July 202674.14−1.0%+5.2%
June 202677.07+0.9%+5.0%
May 202678.14+0.1%+4.0%
April 202679.29−0.2%+3.7%
March 202680.08+2.3%+4.3%
February 202677.06+1.7%+1.8%
January 202671.75+0.3%+0.7%
December 202571.01+0.9%−0.3%
November 202571.94—−0.9%
September 202576.83+0.7%−2.8%
August 202573.59+0.4%−3.3%
July 202570.45−1.2%−3.4%
June 202573.38−0.0%−1.7%
May 202575.10−0.2%−2.1%
April 202576.47+0.4%−1.9%
March 202576.77−0.2%−1.5%
February 202575.68+0.6%−1.4%
January 202571.25−0.6%−2.2%
December 202471.20+0.3%−1.3%
November 202472.63−1.0%−2.1%
October 202476.85−2.0%−2.6%
September 202479.05−0.0%+1.7%
August 202476.12+0.8%+1.6%
July 202472.90+0.5%+1.2%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SEAC03 and CUSR0000SEAC03). 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.