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CPI-U · U.S. city average · BLS item SS62031

Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts

Prices for admission to movies, theaters, and concerts rose 2.6% in the 12 months to August 2026, and fell 0.6% in the month.

12 months+2.6%to August 2026, unadjusted
1 month−0.6%seasonally adjusted
3 months, annualised−8.1%seasonally adjusted
Index240.31982–84 = 100

12-month change

% change from a year earlier

0%2%5%8%2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Price index

1982–84 = 100, not seasonally adjusted

1802002202402017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Month by month

The last two years

MonthIndex1 month12 months
August 2026240.3−0.6%+2.6%
July 2026241.8−0.4%+2.3%
June 2026242.9−1.0%+3.6%
May 2026245.4−0.4%+4.4%
April 2026246.5+0.4%+5.5%
March 2026245.5+1.1%+6.2%
February 2026242.8+0.7%+5.5%
January 2026241.1−0.7%+5.0%
December 2025242.8+2.4%+6.7%
November 2025237.2—+4.9%
September 2025232.6−0.7%+4.0%
August 2025234.2−0.9%+3.4%
July 2025236.3+0.8%+3.8%
June 2025234.5−0.3%+3.9%
May 2025235.1+0.7%+4.7%
April 2025233.6+1.1%+3.4%
March 2025231.1+0.4%+2.2%
February 2025230.3+0.3%+1.8%
January 2025229.7+0.9%+2.3%
December 2024227.7+0.7%+1.8%
November 2024226.2+0.2%+2.1%
October 2024225.7+0.9%+3.4%
September 2024223.7−1.3%+2.6%
August 2024226.6−0.4%+3.5%
July 2024227.6+0.8%+3.9%

Alongside it

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average (series CUUR0000SS62031 and CUSR0000SS62031). 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.