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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SEFR02

Candy and chewing gum

Prices for candy and chewing gum rose 8.1% in the 12 months to August 2026, and fell 0.6% in the month.

12 months+8.1%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month−0.6%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised+1.7%seasonally adjusted
Index228.81982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

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Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

1501752002252017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026228.8−0.6%+8.1%
July 2026229.8+0.1%+9.6%
June 2026230.0+0.9%+9.6%
May 2026226.2+2.1%+9.3%
April 2026222.8−1.7%+7.6%
March 2026227.1−0.1%+10.6%
February 2026229.1+3.7%+11.6%
January 2026221.9−0.9%+7.5%
December 2025221.3+0.7%+10.0%
November 2025219.8—+10.1%
September 2025213.1+0.7%+9.8%
August 2025211.6+0.7%+8.1%
July 2025209.6+0.1%+7.5%
June 2025209.9+0.7%+8.1%
May 2025207.0+0.5%+6.4%
April 2025207.0+1.0%+6.3%
March 2025205.4+0.8%+5.4%
February 2025205.3−0.2%+4.0%
January 2025206.5+1.5%+5.4%
December 2024201.2+0.7%+3.7%
November 2024199.6+0.9%+3.2%
October 2024197.2+1.8%+2.6%
September 2024194.2−0.8%+0.3%
August 2024195.7+0.1%+1.4%
July 2024195.0+0.7%+1.4%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SEFR02 and CUSR0000SEFR02). 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.