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

Alcoholic beverages at home

Prices for alcoholic beverages at home rose 0.2% in the 12 months to August 2026, and were unchanged in the month.

12 months+0.2%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month−0.0%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised−0.7%seasonally adjusted
Index231.31982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

0%2%4%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

2002102202302017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026231.3−0.0%+0.2%
July 2026231.0+0.0%+0.6%
June 2026231.1−0.2%+0.7%
May 2026231.7+0.1%+0.8%
April 2026231.8+0.1%+0.4%
March 2026231.8+0.2%+0.3%
February 2026231.3−0.2%+0.3%
January 2026230.7−0.4%+0.6%
December 2025230.8−0.1%+1.0%
November 2025231.9—+1.2%
September 2025231.1+0.0%+0.3%
August 2025230.9+0.4%+0.3%
July 2025229.6+0.1%−0.2%
June 2025229.6−0.1%−0.1%
May 2025229.9−0.3%+0.2%
April 2025230.9−0.0%+0.8%
March 2025231.2+0.3%+0.9%
February 2025230.5+0.0%+0.4%
January 2025229.4+0.0%+0.8%
December 2024228.6+0.2%+1.0%
November 2024229.0−0.2%+1.1%
October 2024230.0−0.2%+1.1%
September 2024230.4+0.0%+1.6%
August 2024230.1−0.1%+1.9%
July 2024230.0+0.2%+2.0%

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SEFW and CUSR0000SEFW). 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.