Purchase, subscription, and rental of video

Prices for purchase, subscription, and rental of video rose 10.8% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 1.0% in the month (not seasonally adjusted).

12 months+10.8%to August 2026, unadjusted

1 month+1.0%not seasonally adjusted

3 months, annualised—needs a seasonally adjusted series

Index85.931982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

Month by month

The last two years

Month	Index	1 month	12 months
August 2026	85.93	+1.0%^°	+10.8%
July 2026	85.11	+2.0%^°	+7.8%
June 2026	83.42	−0.3%^°	+6.1%
May 2026	83.67	−1.7%^°	+6.1%
April 2026	85.11	+1.0%^°	+7.8%
March 2026	84.27	+1.0%^°	+5.2%
February 2026	83.43	−2.5%^°	+4.2%
January 2026	85.59	+1.9%^°	+9.1%
December 2025	83.97	+7.6%^°	+10.0%
November 2025	78.04	—	+3.5%
September 2025	77.90	+0.4%^°	+0.0%
August 2025	77.56	−1.8%^°	+0.6%
July 2025	78.97	+0.4%^°	+2.0%
June 2025	78.63	−0.3%^°	+4.6%
May 2025	78.87	−0.1%^°	+4.4%
April 2025	78.93	−1.5%^°	+2.4%
March 2025	80.11	+0.0%^°	+5.4%
February 2025	80.09	+2.1%^°	+9.3%
January 2025	78.45	+2.8%^°	+7.2%
December 2024	76.33	+1.3%^°	+5.1%
November 2024	75.38	−2.1%^°	+4.2%
October 2024	77.00	−1.1%^°	+5.6%
September 2024	77.89	+1.0%^°	+6.2%
August 2024	77.09	−0.4%^°	+6.1%
July 2024	77.44	+3.0%^°	+8.2%

Alongside it

Televisions −1.0% y/y
Cable, satellite, and live streaming television service +3.0% y/y
Other video equipment +4.6% y/y
Audio equipment −2.0% y/y
Recorded music and music subscriptions +7.4% y/y

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SERA04). 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.