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

Personal care services

Prices for personal care services rose 4.2% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 0.4% in the month (not seasonally adjusted).

12 months+4.2%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+0.4%not seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised—needs a seasonally adjusted series
Index374.91982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

0%2%4%6%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

2503003502017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026374.9+0.4%°+4.2%
July 2026373.5+0.1%°+4.4%
June 2026373.3+1.3%°+4.4%
May 2026368.3+0.5%°+3.6%
April 2026366.6−0.7%°+3.6%
March 2026369.4−0.3%°+4.5%
February 2026370.3+0.3%°+4.9%
January 2026369.2+0.6%°+5.0%
December 2025367.0+0.7%°+4.8%
November 2025364.3—+4.1%
September 2025363.0+0.9%°+4.6%
August 2025359.6+0.5%°+3.7%
July 2025357.8+0.1%°+3.8%
June 2025357.6+0.6%°+3.8%
May 2025355.6+0.5%°+3.9%
April 2025353.9+0.1%°+3.6%
March 2025353.6+0.1%°+4.7%
February 2025353.2+0.4%°+4.7%
January 2025351.7+0.5%°+4.6%
December 2024350.0+0.0%°+4.8%
November 2024349.9+0.6%°+4.8%
October 2024347.8+0.2%°+4.5%
September 2024347.1+0.1%°+4.8%
August 2024346.8+0.6%°+4.7%
July 2024344.8+0.1%°+4.5%

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SEGC). 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.