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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SERA01

Televisions

Prices for televisions fell 1.0% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 1.4% in the month.

12 months−1.0%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+1.4%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised+13.5%seasonally adjusted
Index96.561982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

-20%-10%0%10%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

1001502002017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 202696.56+1.4%−1.0%
July 202695.46+1.7%−0.8%
June 202693.18+0.1%−2.2%
May 202691.98−1.5%−2.5%
April 202692.83+1.2%−1.2%
March 202692.18−1.0%−4.0%
February 202694.13−0.8%−4.1%
January 202694.75+1.0%−4.8%
December 202592.73−0.6%−7.3%
November 202594.19—−7.3%
September 202597.55−1.0%−5.9%
August 202597.50+1.7%−5.6%
July 202596.19+0.1%−9.0%
June 202595.26−0.3%−10.2%
May 202594.38+0.0%−9.8%
April 202593.97−1.7%−9.9%
March 202595.97−1.1%−9.0%
February 202598.15−1.6%−8.7%
January 202599.52−1.6%−6.5%
December 2024100.0−0.8%−4.2%
November 2024101.6−0.9%−4.1%
October 2024104.8+1.0%−4.5%
September 2024103.7−0.7%−5.6%
August 2024103.3−2.0%−5.6%
July 2024105.7−1.0%−5.4%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SERA01 and CUSR0000SERA01). 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.