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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, February 2024 [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Expenditure category Relative
importance
Jan.
2024
Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change
Feb.
2023
Jan.
2024
Feb.
2024
Feb.
2023-
Feb.
2024
Jan.
2024-
Feb.
2024
Nov.
2023-
Dec.
2023
Dec.
2023-
Jan.
2024
Jan.
2024-
Feb.
2024

All items

100.000 300.840 308.417 310.326 3.2 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.4

Food

13.561 320.569 327.327 327.731 2.2 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.0

Food at home

8.177 302.483 305.037 305.469 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.0

Cereals and bakery products

1.062 350.772 354.532 356.633 1.7 0.6 -0.1 -0.2 0.5

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

1.711 321.803 319.752 320.096 -0.5 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1

Dairy and related products

0.747 272.271 268.941 267.334 -1.8 -0.6 0.1 0.2 -0.6

Fruits and vegetables

1.421 351.249 354.798 353.965 0.8 -0.2 0.0 0.4 -0.2

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

1.044 215.925 220.573 220.956 2.3 0.2 0.2 1.2 -0.2

Other food at home

2.193 266.612 271.600 272.768 2.3 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.0

Food away from home(1)

5.384 347.869 363.249 363.596 4.5 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.1

Energy

6.644 281.673 270.420 276.331 -1.9 2.2 -0.2 -0.9 2.3

Energy commodities

3.467 309.280 284.627 296.368 -4.2 4.1 -0.7 -3.2 3.6

Fuel oil

0.083 419.629 390.877 396.859 -5.4 1.5 -3.3 -4.5 1.1

Motor fuel

3.300 302.153 277.709 289.546 -4.2 4.3 -0.6 -3.3 3.7

Gasoline (all types)

3.194 299.774 276.003 287.943 -3.9 4.3 -0.6 -3.3 3.8

Energy services

3.177 266.353 267.475 267.662 0.5 0.1 0.3 1.4 0.8

Electricity

2.483 266.887 276.698 276.384 3.6 -0.1 0.6 1.2 0.3

Utility (piped) gas service

0.695 258.976 234.515 236.218 -8.8 0.7 -0.6 2.0 2.3

All items less food and energy

79.794 304.011 313.623 315.419 3.8 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.4

Commodities less food and energy commodities

18.820 166.246 164.866 165.752 -0.3 0.5 -0.1 -0.3 0.1

Apparel

2.541 132.039 127.946 131.985 0.0 3.2 0.0 -0.7 0.6

New vehicles

3.671 177.817 178.595 178.592 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 -0.1

Used cars and trucks

1.926 183.241 179.410 180.006 -1.8 0.3 0.6 -3.4 0.5

Medical care commodities(1)

1.472 396.560 407.879 408.246 2.9 0.1 -0.1 -0.6 0.1

Alcoholic beverages

0.852 282.377 288.758 289.220 2.4 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0

Tobacco and smoking products(1)

0.540 1,402.834 1,491.538 1,502.976 7.1 0.8 -0.1 0.3 0.8

Services less energy services

60.974 390.070 408.051 410.432 5.2 0.6 0.4 0.7 0.5

Shelter

36.222 372.510 391.896 393.906 5.7 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.4

Rent of primary residence

7.655 391.141 412.019 413.695 5.8 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)

26.766 381.844 402.965 404.656 6.0 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.4

Medical care services

6.543 598.778 605.257 605.162 1.1 0.0 0.5 0.7 -0.1

Physicians' services(1)

1.829 413.034 415.427 414.702 0.4 -0.2 0.2 0.6 -0.2

Hospital services(1)(3)

2.007 384.996 410.695 408.345 6.1 -0.6 0.5 1.6 -0.6

Transportation services

6.304 382.801 412.643 420.850 9.9 2.0 0.1 1.0 1.4

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair(1)

1.237 372.572 396.004 397.541 6.7 0.4 -0.3 0.8 0.4

Motor vehicle insurance

2.828 668.806 794.142 806.444 20.6 1.5 1.7 1.4 0.9

Airline fares

0.760 281.216 247.606 263.952 -6.1 6.6 0.9 1.4 3.6

Footnotes
(1) Not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
(3) Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.

Last Modified Date: March 12, 2024