Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, by expenditure category








  Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban 
  Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, April 
  2013 
  
[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

  
  

    Expenditure category
    Relative
importance
Mar.
2013		
    Unadjusted indexes
    Unadjusted percent change
    Seasonally adjusted percent change

  

    Apr.
2012		
    Mar.
2013		
    Apr.
2013		
    Apr.
2012-
Apr.
2013		
    Mar.
2013-
Apr.
2013		
    Jan.
2013-
Feb.
2013		
    Feb.
2013-
Mar.
2013		
    Mar.
2013-
Apr.
2013

  
  

    
      
All items

    100.000
    230.085
    232.773
    232.531
    1.1
    -0.1
    0.7
    -0.2
    -0.4

  

    
      
Food

    14.173
    233.234
    236.332
    236.841
    1.5
    0.2
    0.1
    0.0
    0.2

  

    
      
Food at home

    8.513
    231.711
    233.777
    234.082
    1.0
    0.1
    0.1
    -0.1
    0.1

  

    
      
Cereals and bakery products

    1.220
    268.014
    269.504
    271.388
    1.3
    0.7
    -0.2
    0.2
    0.6

  

    
      
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

    1.937
    230.967
    233.294
    234.320
    1.5
    0.4
    0.5
    0.0
    0.4

  

    
      
Dairy and related products(1)

    0.887
    216.918
    218.123
    218.141
    0.6
    0.0
    -0.4
    -0.6
    0.0

  

    
      
Fruits and vegetables

    1.281
    281.648
    291.284
    287.545
    2.1
    -1.3
    1.4
    -0.4
    -1.4

  

    
      
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

    0.933
    169.191
    168.736
    168.812
    -0.2
    0.0
    0.0
    -0.2
    0.3

  

    
      
Other food at home

    2.254
    204.864
    205.264
    206.177
    0.6
    0.4
    -0.6
    0.2
    0.4

  

    
      
Food away from home(1)

    5.660
    236.695
    241.409
    242.236
    2.3
    0.3
    0.1
    0.2
    0.3

  

    
  

    
      
Energy

    10.081
    255.736
    249.565
    244.757
    -4.3
    -1.9
    5.4
    -2.6
    -4.3

  

    
      
Energy commodities

    6.346
    339.793
    324.016
    312.270
    -8.1
    -3.6
    8.6
    -4.1
    -7.9

  

    
      
Fuel oil(1)

    0.232
    390.483
    385.552
    368.552
    -5.6
    -4.4
    3.1
    -2.1
    -4.4

  

    
      
Motor fuel

    6.013
    336.673
    320.739
    309.048
    -8.2
    -3.6
    9.0
    -4.2
    -8.1

  

    
      
Gasoline (all types)

    5.819
    335.742
    319.523
    307.814
    -8.3
    -3.7
    9.1
    -4.4
    -8.1

  

    
      
Energy services(2)

    3.735
    185.834
    188.856
    190.669
    2.6
    1.0
    0.5
    -0.2
    1.4

  

    
      
Electricity(2)

    2.840
    192.472
    193.856
    194.553
    1.1
    0.4
    0.3
    -0.6
    0.5

  

    
      
Utility (piped) gas service(2)

    0.895
    163.692
    171.248
    176.159
    7.6
    2.9
    1.2
    1.0
    4.4

  

    
  

    
      
All items less food and energy

    75.746
    229.303
    233.052
    233.236
    1.7
    0.1
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1

  

    
      
Commodities less food and energy commodities

    19.482
    148.070
    147.717
    147.992
    -0.1
    0.2
    0.0
    -0.1
    0.0

  

    
      
Apparel

    3.588
    128.485
    128.279
    128.861
    0.3
    0.5
    -0.1
    -1.0
    -0.3

  

    
      
New vehicles

    3.163
    144.522
    145.989
    146.188
    1.2
    0.1
    -0.3
    0.1
    0.3

  

    
      
Used cars and trucks

    1.863
    151.087
    148.753
    150.160
    -0.6
    0.9
    0.8
    1.2
    0.6

  

    
      
Medical care commodities

    1.704
    333.060
    335.198
    335.293
    0.7
    0.0
    -0.4
    0.1
    0.1

  

    
      
Alcoholic beverages

    0.946
    230.092
    234.015
    234.282
    1.8
    0.1
    0.4
    0.2
    0.2

  

    
      
Tobacco and smoking products(1)

    0.795
    847.032
    863.888
    869.057
    2.6
    0.6
    -0.2
    -0.2
    0.6

  

    
      
Services less energy services

    56.263
    278.431
    284.834
    284.954
    2.3
    0.0
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1

  

    
      
Shelter

    31.494
    256.031
    261.330
    261.655
    2.2
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2

  

    
      
Rent of primary residence(2)

    6.498
    258.922
    265.821
    265.984
    2.7
    0.1
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2

  

    
      
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)(3)

    23.831
    263.765
    268.802
    269.216
    2.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.2

  

    
      
Medical care services

    5.454
    437.151
    452.596
    452.083
    3.4
    -0.1
    0.3
    0.3
    -0.1

  

    
      
Physicians' services(2)

    1.606
    344.151
    352.575
    353.529
    2.7
    0.3
    0.0
    0.2
    0.4

  

    
      
Hospital services(2)(4)

    1.572
    251.819
    264.586
    262.595
    4.3
    -0.8
    0.8
    0.4
    -0.7

  

    
      
Transportation services

    5.808
    272.146
    278.874
    279.065
    2.5
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    -0.2

  

    
      
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair(1)

    1.140
    256.544
    260.156
    260.341
    1.5
    0.1
    0.2
    0.0
    0.1

  

    
      
Motor vehicle insurance

    2.466
    397.507
    415.381
    414.955
    4.4
    -0.1
    0.2
    0.1
    0.0

  

    
      
Airline fare

    0.785
    312.845
    315.303
    318.815
    1.9
    1.1
    -0.3
    0.6
    -0.7

  
  

    
      
Footnotes
(1) Not seasonally adjusted.
(2) This index series was 
      calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index 
      series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
(3) Indexes on a December 1982=100 
      base.
(4) Indexes on a 
      December 1996=100 base.

  

    
      
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any 
      specific date.

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Last Modified Date: May 16, 2013