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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SEFW01

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home

Prices for beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home rose 2.4% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 0.2% in the month.

12 months+2.4%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+0.2%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised+0.4%seasonally adjusted
Index285.71982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

0%5%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

2202402602802017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026285.7+0.2%+2.4%
July 2026285.1−0.1%+2.8%
June 2026285.5+0.0%+3.1%
May 2026285.4+0.3%+2.9%
April 2026284.5+0.3%+2.2%
March 2026283.6+0.5%+1.9%
February 2026282.3+0.4%+1.5%
January 2026281.2+0.4%+1.7%
December 2025280.1−0.4%+1.3%
November 2025281.3—+1.7%
September 2025279.6+0.2%+1.0%
August 2025279.1+0.6%+1.2%
July 2025277.4+0.2%+0.3%
June 2025276.9−0.2%+0.3%
May 2025277.4−0.4%+0.6%
April 2025278.5+0.1%+1.4%
March 2025278.2+0.0%+1.8%
February 2025278.2+0.6%+1.5%
January 2025276.5−0.0%+1.8%
December 2024276.6+0.0%+2.5%
November 2024276.5−0.2%+2.6%
October 2024277.0+0.1%+2.6%
September 2024276.8+0.3%+3.5%
August 2024276.0−0.3%+3.6%
July 2024276.7+0.2%+4.0%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SEFW01 and CUSR0000SEFW01). 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.