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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SEED03

Wireless telephone services

Prices for wireless telephone services rose 3.2% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 5.9% in the month (not seasonally adjusted).

12 months+3.2%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+5.9%not seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised—needs a seasonally adjusted series
Index47.611982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

-10%-5%0%5%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

454850522017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 202647.61+5.9%°+3.2%
July 202644.96+0.6%°−3.6%
June 202644.68−3.3%°−4.3%
May 202646.21+2.2%°−1.4%
April 202645.21−0.0%°−3.7%
March 202645.23+0.6%°−3.6%
February 202644.95+0.0%°−4.3%
January 202644.95−0.3%°−4.3%
December 202545.09−3.3%°−4.1%
November 202546.64+1.1%°−0.8%
October 202546.15+0.0%°−2.1%
September 202546.14−0.0%°−2.1%
August 202546.15−1.1%°−2.1%
July 202546.64−0.0%°−0.8%
June 202546.66−0.4%°−0.8%
May 202546.85−0.2%°−0.5%
April 202546.95+0.1%°−0.3%
March 202546.90−0.1%°−0.3%
February 202546.96−0.1%°−0.3%
January 202546.99−0.0%°−0.4%
December 202446.99−0.0%°−0.6%
November 202447.01−0.2%°−0.6%
October 202447.12−0.1%°−0.4%
September 202447.15+0.1%°−0.3%
August 202447.12+0.2%°−0.5%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SEED03). 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.