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

Professional services

Prices for professional services rose 3.2% in the 12 months to August 2026, and fell 0.2% in the month.

12 months+3.2%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month−0.2%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised+0.5%seasonally adjusted
Index457.01982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

0%2%4%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

3754004254502017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026457.0−0.2%+3.2%
July 2026457.7+0.4%+3.4%
June 2026455.9−0.1%+3.8%
May 2026456.4+0.5%+4.5%
April 2026454.1+0.2%+4.0%
March 2026453.3+0.5%+4.1%
February 2026451.0+0.6%+3.7%
January 2026448.2+0.8%+3.4%
December 2025444.8+0.3%+2.5%
November 2025443.6—+2.2%
September 2025442.4−0.1%+2.6%
August 2025443.0+0.1%+3.5%
July 2025442.5+0.7%+3.4%
June 2025439.3+0.6%+2.8%
May 2025436.6−0.0%+2.4%
April 2025436.8+0.3%+2.7%
March 2025435.6+0.1%+2.5%
February 2025435.0+0.3%+2.4%
January 2025433.6−0.1%+2.1%
December 2024434.1+0.0%+2.8%
November 2024434.0+0.3%+3.0%
October 2024432.6+0.3%+3.1%
September 2024431.1+0.8%+2.3%
August 2024427.8−0.0%+1.5%
July 2024428.0+0.2%+2.0%

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SEMC and CUSR0000SEMC). 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.