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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SEMD03

Care of invalids and elderly at home

Prices for care of invalids and elderly at home rose 10.6% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 0.6% in the month (not seasonally adjusted).

12 months+10.6%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+0.6%not seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised—needs a seasonally adjusted series
Index194.31982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

0%5%10%15%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

1251501752002017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026194.3+0.6%°+10.6%
July 2026193.1−0.5%°+9.7%
June 2026194.1+0.0%°+10.7%
May 2026194.1+0.4%°+7.9%
April 2026193.4−0.2%°—
March 2026193.7−1.9%°+7.6%
February 2026197.4+2.3%°+15.0%
January 2026193.0+2.1%°+12.7%
December 2025189.0−0.0%°+10.7%
November 2025189.0—+10.8%
September 2025188.1+7.0%°+11.6%
August 2025175.7−0.2%°+5.6%
July 2025176.1+0.4%°+5.6%
June 2025175.3−2.6%°+4.2%
May 2025179.9—+7.1%
March 2025180.0+4.9%°+4.5%
February 2025171.6+0.3%°+5.6%
January 2025171.2+0.3%°+8.1%
December 2024170.8+0.1%°+9.5%
November 2024170.6—+9.9%
September 2024168.6+1.2%°+8.7%
August 2024166.5−0.2%°+7.4%
July 2024166.8−0.9%°+9.8%
June 2024168.3+0.2%°+11.4%
May 2024168.0−2.5%°+11.1%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SEMD03). 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.