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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SERG01

Newspapers and magazines

Prices for newspapers and magazines rose 10.9% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 3.6% in the month (not seasonally adjusted).

12 months+10.9%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+3.6%not seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised—needs a seasonally adjusted series
Index257.11982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

-5%0%5%10%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

2002502017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026257.1+3.6%°+10.9%
July 2026248.3−0.5%°+6.0%
June 2026249.6+2.2%°+7.6%
May 2026244.3+2.5%°+0.3%
April 2026238.3−0.7%°+2.9%
March 2026240.1−1.0%°+1.3%
February 2026242.6+4.3%°+6.5%
January 2026232.6−1.6%°+3.3%
December 2025236.4+1.9%°+6.4%
November 2025232.0—+2.7%
September 2025231.8+0.0%°+5.6%
August 2025231.8−1.1%°+2.1%
July 2025234.3+1.0%°+1.2%
June 2025232.0−4.7%°+2.4%
May 2025243.5+5.2%°+9.2%
April 2025231.5−2.3%°+2.9%
March 2025236.9+4.0%°+5.7%
February 2025227.7+1.1%°+0.6%
January 2025225.2+1.4%°+2.5%
December 2024222.2−1.6%°−0.4%
November 2024225.8−5.6%°+1.6%
October 2024239.2+9.0%°+7.4%
September 2024219.5−3.3%°+0.3%
August 2024227.0−1.9%°+4.5%
July 2024231.4+2.1%°+4.9%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SERG01). 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.