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

Medical equipment and supplies

Prices for medical equipment and supplies fell 2.3% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 1.0% in the month (not seasonally adjusted).

12 months−2.3%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+1.0%not seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised—needs a seasonally adjusted series
Index110.31982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

-10%0%10%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

1001102017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026110.3+1.0%°−2.3%
July 2026109.2−1.6%°−2.7%
June 2026111.0−1.4%°−0.0%
May 2026112.6+0.0%°+1.9%
April 2026112.6−0.9%°+2.8%
March 2026113.6−0.3%°+4.1%
February 2026113.9+1.3%°+4.6%
January 2026112.4+0.8%°+2.9%
December 2025111.5−1.2%°+1.5%
November 2025112.8—+1.6%
September 2025112.2−0.6%°+0.8%
August 2025112.9+0.6%°+1.5%
July 2025112.2+1.1%°+0.4%
June 2025111.0+0.5%°−0.7%
May 2025110.5+0.9%°−0.2%
April 2025109.5+0.4%°−0.5%
March 2025109.0+0.2%°−1.2%
February 2025108.8−0.4%°−0.8%
January 2025109.2−0.6%°−0.3%
December 2024109.9−1.0%°−1.1%
November 2024111.0−0.4%°+1.2%
October 2024111.4+0.0%°+2.1%
September 2024111.4+0.2%°+0.3%
August 2024111.2−0.5%°+0.6%
July 2024111.7−0.1%°+1.0%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SEMG). 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.