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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SEGC01

Haircuts and other personal care services

Prices for haircuts and other 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
Index228.71982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

0%2%4%6%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

1752002252017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026228.7+0.4%°+4.2%
July 2026227.9+0.1%°+4.4%
June 2026227.8+1.3%°+4.4%
May 2026224.7+0.5%°+3.6%
April 2026223.7−0.7%°+3.6%
March 2026225.4−0.3%°+4.5%
February 2026225.9+0.3%°+4.9%
January 2026225.3+0.6%°+5.0%
December 2025223.9+0.7%°+4.8%
November 2025222.3—+4.1%
September 2025221.5+0.9%°+4.6%
August 2025219.4+0.5%°+3.7%
July 2025218.3+0.1%°+3.8%
June 2025218.2+0.6%°+3.8%
May 2025217.0+0.5%°+3.9%
April 2025216.0+0.1%°+3.6%
March 2025215.7+0.1%°+4.7%
February 2025215.5+0.4%°+4.7%
January 2025214.6+0.5%°+4.6%
December 2024213.6+0.0%°+4.8%
November 2024213.5+0.6%°+4.8%
October 2024212.2+0.2%°+4.5%
September 2024211.8+0.1%°+4.8%
August 2024211.6+0.6%°+4.7%
July 2024210.4+0.1%°+4.5%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SEGC01). 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.