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Haircuts & salon services Inflation — U.S. Consumer Price Index
As of June 2026, the CPI-U index for Haircuts and other personal care services is up 4.4% from a year earlier. Haircut and personal-care service prices.
Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). pumsdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by BLS.
Haircuts & salon services: year-over-year inflation, 1998–2026
Percent change from the same month a year earlier, from the not-seasonally-adjusted CPI-U index.
October 2025 is missing from every CPI series — the federal government shutdown halted collection and the month was never published. Charts show a gap, and year-over-year and month-over-month figures skip any comparison touching the missing month; values are never interpolated.
Haircuts & salon services: annual averages
BLS annual-average index (the CPI file’s M13 rows, shown verbatim) and the year-over-year change in that average — the standard “annual inflation” figure.
| Year | Annual avg. index | Annual inflation |
|---|---|---|
| 2025* | 218.4 | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 209.8 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 200.7 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 191.4 | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 181.5 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 172.8 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 165.6 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 161.2 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 157.0 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 154.3 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 150.8 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 147.7 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 145.7 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 142.9 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 140.8 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 140.1 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 138.9 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 136.5 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 132.1 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 127.9 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 124.4 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 120.6 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 117.9 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 114.9 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 112.5 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 108.7 | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 104.6 | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 101.3 | — |
*The 2025 annual average reflects the eleven published months — October 2025 was never collected because of the federal government shutdown.
Haircuts & salon services inflation — FAQ
What is the current Haircuts & salon services inflation rate?+
As of June 2026, the CPI-U index for Haircuts and other personal care services is up 4.4% from a year earlier (not seasonally adjusted).
When was Haircuts & salon services inflation highest since 1997?+
By annual averages, the biggest increase since 1997 came in 2022, when the Haircuts and other personal care services index rose 5.4% over 2021.
Is Haircuts & salon services inflation higher than overall inflation?+
As of June 2026, the Haircuts and other personal care services index is up 4.4% year over year, versus up 3.5% for overall inflation (all items CPI-U). That is a faster increase than overall inflation (all items CPI-U).
Why is October 2025 missing from the Haircuts & salon services data?+
October 2025 is missing from every CPI series — the federal government shutdown halted collection and the month was never published. Charts show a gap, and year-over-year and month-over-month figures skip any comparison touching the missing month; values are never interpolated.
Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). pumsdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by BLS.