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

Owners' equivalent rent of residences

Prices for owners' equivalent rent of residences rose 3.1% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 0.2% in the month.

12 months+3.1%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+0.2%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised+2.8%seasonally adjusted
Index443.61982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

0%2%5%8%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

3003504004502017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026443.6+0.2%+3.1%
July 2026442.5+0.3%+3.2%
June 2026441.4+0.2%+3.3%
May 2026440.4+0.3%+3.3%
April 2026439.1+0.5%+3.3%
March 2026437.1+0.3%+3.1%
February 2026436.0+0.2%+3.2%
January 2026435.2+0.2%+3.3%
December 2025434.2+0.3%+3.4%
November 2025432.7—+3.4%
September 2025431.2+0.2%+3.8%
August 2025430.4+0.3%+4.0%
July 2025428.6+0.3%+4.1%
June 2025427.5+0.3%+4.2%
May 2025426.2+0.3%+4.2%
April 2025425.1+0.3%+4.3%
March 2025424.0+0.4%+4.4%
February 2025422.6+0.3%+4.4%
January 2025421.5+0.3%+4.6%
December 2024420.1+0.3%+4.8%
November 2024418.7+0.3%+4.9%
October 2024417.5+0.4%+5.2%
September 2024415.6+0.4%+5.2%
August 2024413.9+0.4%+5.4%
July 2024411.9+0.4%+5.3%

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SEHC and CUSR0000SEHC). 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.