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

Public transportation

Prices for public transportation rose 15.4% in the 12 months to August 2026, and rose 2.3% in the month.

12 months+15.4%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month+2.3%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised+21.1%seasonally adjusted
Index294.01982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

-20%0%20%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

2503002017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026294.0+2.3%+15.4%
July 2026294.9+1.7%+16.1%
June 2026302.7+0.9%+16.9%
May 2026305.5+0.3%+16.7%
April 2026294.1+1.6%+13.7%
March 2026282.4+1.5%+10.2%
February 2026274.4+0.9%+5.0%
January 2026268.9+4.0%+1.6%
December 2025259.1+3.2%−2.0%
November 2025257.5—−4.0%
September 2025259.2+1.0%+1.8%
August 2025254.8+2.9%+2.2%
July 2025254.0+2.3%+0.7%
June 2025258.9+0.8%−2.7%
May 2025261.7−2.3%−5.4%
April 2025258.7−1.5%−5.6%
March 2025256.4−3.2%−3.5%
February 2025261.2−2.4%−0.6%
January 2025264.7+0.3%+4.9%
December 2024264.3+1.2%+5.7%
November 2024268.2+0.2%+2.9%
October 2024266.3+2.6%+2.5%
September 2024254.5+1.5%+0.6%
August 2024249.3+1.6%−1.1%
July 2024252.2−1.1%−2.2%

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SETG and CUSR0000SETG). 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.