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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SEHB01

Housing at school, excluding board

Prices for housing at school, excluding board rose 3.1% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 0.7% in the month.

12 months+3.1%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+0.7%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised+4.4%seasonally adjusted
Index695.01982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

0%2%4%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

5506006507002017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026695.0+0.7%+3.1%
July 2026683.7+0.3%+3.0%
June 2026679.7+0.1%+3.0%
May 2026679.5+0.2%+3.1%
April 2026679.7+0.3%+3.1%
March 2026679.4+0.3%+3.1%
February 2026679.0+0.3%+3.1%
January 2026678.7+0.2%+3.1%
December 2025678.4+0.2%+3.2%
November 2025677.9—+3.3%
September 2025677.7+0.0%+3.4%
August 2025674.4+0.6%+3.5%
July 2025663.5+0.3%+3.3%
June 2025660.0+0.2%+3.5%
May 2025659.2+0.2%+3.8%
April 2025659.2+0.3%+3.8%
March 2025658.8+0.3%+3.9%
February 2025658.5+0.2%+3.8%
January 2025658.5+0.3%+3.9%
December 2024657.6+0.3%+3.8%
November 2024656.5+0.3%+3.8%
October 2024655.5+0.2%+3.7%
September 2024655.4+0.1%+3.7%
August 2024651.6+0.5%+4.0%
July 2024642.1+0.5%+4.1%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SEHB01 and CUSR0000SEHB01). 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.