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

Health insurance

Prices for health insurance fell 8.5% in the 12 months to August 2026, and fell 0.5% in the month (not seasonally adjusted).

12 months−8.5%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month−0.5%not seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised—needs a seasonally adjusted series
Index136.51982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

-40%-20%0%20%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

1501752002017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026136.5−0.5%°−8.5%
July 2026137.1−0.2%°−8.0%
June 2026137.4−0.5%°−7.4%
May 2026138.0−0.1%°−6.4%
April 2026138.2−0.4%°−6.1%
March 2026138.7−1.4%°−5.3%
February 2026140.7−1.1%°−3.6%
January 2026142.3−1.0%°−2.2%
December 2025143.7−1.1%°−0.5%
November 2025145.3—+0.6%
September 2025149.6+0.3%°+4.2%
August 2025149.2+0.1%°+4.3%
July 2025149.0+0.4%°+4.4%
June 2025148.4+0.6%°+3.4%
May 2025147.5+0.2%°+2.9%
April 2025147.2+0.4%°+3.3%
March 2025146.5+0.4%°+3.1%
February 2025146.0+0.3%°+3.9%
January 2025145.6+0.7%°+4.0%
December 2024144.5−0.0%°+4.8%
November 2024144.5+0.2%°+5.9%
October 2024144.2+0.5%°+6.8%
September 2024143.5+0.4%°+7.5%
August 2024143.0+0.1%°+3.3%
July 2024142.8−0.4%°−0.6%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SEME). 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.