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August 2026

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home price index

The Bureau of Labor Statistics measures the change in what households pay for beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home. The figures below are for the month of August 2026.

285.719index level, August 2026
+2.36%change over 12 months
+0.23%change over 1 month

Last 24 months

MonthIndex (1982–84=100)Change from previous month
August 2024275.951-0.26%
September 2024276.844+0.32%
October 2024277.002+0.06%
November 2024276.546-0.16%
December 2024276.617+0.03%
January 2025276.501-0.04%
February 2025278.168+0.60%
March 2025278.198+0.01%
April 2025278.549+0.13%
May 2025277.420-0.41%
June 2025276.944-0.17%
July 2025277.423+0.17%
August 2025279.135+0.62%
September 2025279.596+0.17%
November 2025281.251not available
December 2025280.113-0.40%
January 2026281.198+0.39%
February 2026282.286+0.39%
March 2026283.594+0.46%
April 2026284.549+0.34%
May 2026285.439+0.31%
June 2026285.467+0.01%
July 2026285.066-0.14%
August 2026285.719+0.23%

What an index is

Each index is a price level for one kind of food, scaled so that the average for 1982–84 equals 100. Because the starting point is arbitrary, read an index by its change over time, not by comparing the level of one item against another.

A change of +2.36% over 12 months means the index stood at 279.135 in August 2025 and moved to 285.719 in August 2026. Where a month has no value, the table says not available; no figure here is estimated.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index (CPI-U), U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted. Data month: August 2026. Record: series CUUR0000SEFW01, item code SEFW01.