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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SEMC03

Eyeglasses and eye care

Prices for eyeglasses and eye care rose 1.3% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 0.2% in the month.

12 months+1.3%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+0.2%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised+2.0%seasonally adjusted
Index220.11982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

0%2%4%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

1902002102202017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026220.1+0.2%+1.3%
July 2026219.7+0.3%+1.8%
June 2026219.1+0.0%+1.7%
May 2026219.0−0.0%+2.1%
April 2026219.0+0.5%+2.5%
March 2026218.0+0.1%+1.6%
February 2026217.8+0.1%+1.5%
January 2026217.5−1.0%+2.0%
December 2025219.8−0.2%+3.1%
November 2025220.2—+3.5%
September 2025217.9+0.3%+4.1%
August 2025217.2+0.7%+3.7%
July 2025215.8+0.2%+2.4%
June 2025215.5+0.5%+3.1%
May 2025214.4+0.3%+3.3%
April 2025213.7−0.4%+2.9%
March 2025214.5−0.0%+4.2%
February 2025214.6+0.6%+4.3%
January 2025213.2+0.0%+4.3%
December 2024213.1+0.2%+4.3%
November 2024212.8+0.3%+3.9%
October 2024212.2+1.3%+3.4%
September 2024209.4−0.1%+2.2%
August 2024209.6−0.5%+2.7%
July 2024210.7+0.8%+4.3%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SEMC03 and CUSR0000SEMC03). 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.