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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SEHB02

Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels

Prices for other lodging away from home including hotels and motels rose 2.9% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 2.7% in the month.

12 months+2.9%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+2.7%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised−13.2%seasonally adjusted
Index398.31982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

-20%0%20%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

3003504002017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026398.3+2.7%+2.9%
July 2026396.9−3.3%+2.6%
June 2026413.6−2.8%+4.8%
May 2026426.2+0.5%+5.1%
April 2026413.6+2.8%+4.3%
March 2026394.9+0.2%+2.1%
February 2026374.5+1.1%−2.2%
January 2026358.1−0.5%−3.2%
December 2025346.9+2.6%−1.8%
November 2025341.8—−5.7%
September 2025379.8+1.0%−0.8%
August 2025386.9+2.3%−3.7%
July 2025386.9−1.3%−4.8%
June 2025394.7−2.5%−3.7%
May 2025405.7−0.2%−1.7%
April 2025396.4+0.6%−2.3%
March 2025386.9−4.0%−3.7%
February 2025383.1+0.1%+1.7%
January 2025369.9+1.0%+1.9%
December 2024353.1−1.4%+2.3%
November 2024362.7+2.9%+3.7%
October 2024367.1+0.9%−0.6%
September 2024383.0−1.9%−3.7%
August 2024401.9+1.1%+1.8%
July 2024406.6−0.1%−2.8%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SEHB02 and CUSR0000SEHB02). 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.