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Consumer Price Index News Release

 Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until                                        
 8:30 a.m. (EDT) June 12, 2018    USDL-18-0995

 Technical information: (202) 691-7000 •  cpi_info@bls.gov   •  www.bls.gov/cpi
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 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – MAY 2018

 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent in 
 May on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 0.2 percent in April, the U.S. 
 Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items 
 index rose 2.8 percent before seasonal adjustment.

 The indexes for gasoline and shelter were the largest factors in the seasonally 
 adjusted increase in the all items index, as they were in April. The gasoline 
 index increased 1.7 percent, more than offsetting declines in some of the other 
 energy component indexes and led to a 0.9-percent rise in the energy index. 
 The medical care index rose 0.2 percent. The food index was unchanged over the month.

 The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in May. The shelter 
 index rose 0.3 percent in May. The indexes for new vehicles, education and 
 communication, and tobacco increased in May, while the indexes for household 
 furnishing and operations, and used cars and trucks fell. The indexes for apparel, 
 recreation, and personal care were unchanged.
 
 The all items index rose 2.8 percent for the 12 months ending May, continuing its 
 upward trend since the beginning of the year. The index for all items less food and 
 energy rose 2.2 percent for the 12 months ending May. The food index increased 1.2 
 percent, and the energy index rose 11.7 percent. 


 Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city
 average
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                  Seasonally adjusted changes from             
                                          preceding month                      
                                                                          Un-  
                                                                       adjusted
                              Nov.  Dec.  Jan.  Feb.  Mar.  Apr.  May   12-mos.
                              2017  2017  2018  2018  2018  2018  2018   ended 
                                                                       May 2018
                                                                               
                                                                               
 All items..................    .3    .2    .5    .2   -.1    .2    .2      2.8
  Food......................    .0    .2    .2    .0    .1    .3    .0      1.2
   Food at home.............   -.1    .2    .1   -.2    .1    .3   -.2       .1
   Food away from home (1)..    .2    .2    .4    .2    .1    .2    .3      2.7
  Energy....................   3.2   -.2   3.0    .1  -2.8   1.4    .9     11.7
   Energy commodities.......   5.8   -.7   5.8   -.9  -4.7   3.0   1.6     21.7
    Gasoline (all types)....   6.0   -.8   5.7   -.9  -4.9   3.0   1.7     21.8
    Fuel oil................   5.6    .9   9.5  -3.6   -.7   2.7   -.7     25.3
   Energy services..........    .5    .4   -.8   1.4   -.2   -.5   -.1       .6
    Electricity.............    .5    .2   -.2    .4    .0   -.6    .1      1.0
    Utility (piped) gas                                                        
       service..............    .7   1.0  -2.6   4.7  -1.2   -.4   -.6      -.8
  All items less food and                                                      
     energy.................    .1    .2    .3    .2    .2    .1    .2      2.2
   Commodities less food and                                                   
      energy commodities....   -.1    .2    .4    .1   -.1   -.1   -.1      -.3
    New vehicles............    .2    .5   -.1   -.5    .0   -.5    .3     -1.1
    Used cars and trucks....    .5    .7    .4   -.3   -.3  -1.6   -.9     -1.7
    Apparel.................   -.9   -.3   1.7   1.5   -.6    .3    .0      1.4
    Medical care commodities    .5    .9   -.1   -.3    .1   -.2   1.3      2.7
   Services less energy                                                        
      services..............    .2    .3    .3    .2    .3    .2    .3      3.0
    Shelter.................    .2    .3    .2    .2    .4    .3    .3      3.5
    Transportation services     .1    .3    .8   1.0    .2   -.4    .0      3.8
    Medical care services...   -.1    .2    .6    .0    .5    .2   -.1      2.3

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.


 Food

 The food index was unchanged in May after a 0.3-percent increase in April. The 
 index for food at home fell 0.2 percent. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and 
 eggs declined 0.7 percent, while the fruits and vegetables index fell 0.3 percent 
 in May after increasing 1.0 percent in April. The indexes for other food at home, 
 and dairy and related products also declined.

 The index for nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials showed a 0.4-percent 
 increase in May, while the index for cereals and bakery products was unchanged. 
 The index for food away from home rose 0.3 percent in May following a 0.2-percent 
 increase in April.

 Over the last 12 months, the index for food away from home increased 2.7 percent, 
 and the food at home index rose 0.1 percent. The index for meats, poultry, fish, 
 and eggs increased 2.3 percent over the last year; the only one of the six major 
 grocery store food group indexes to increase. The remaining indexes declined over 
 the last 12 months. 

 Energy

 The energy index rose 0.9 percent in May after rising 1.4 percent in April. The 
 gasoline index rose 1.7 percent following a 3.0-percent increase in April. (Before 
 seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices increased 5.9 percent in May.) The electricity 
 index rose 0.1 percent in May, and the index for natural gas fell 0.6 percent.  

 The energy index increased 11.7 percent over the past year, with three of four 
 major component indexes rising. The gasoline index increased 21.8 percent, the fuel 
 oil index rose 25.3 percent, and the electricity index increased 1.0 percent. The 
 index for natural gas fell 0.8 percent over the year.   

 All items less food and energy

 The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.2 percent in May. The 
 shelter index increased 0.3 percent, with the index for rent increasing 0.3 percent 
 and the index for owners’ equivalent rent increasing 0.2 percent. The index for 
 lodging away from home increased 2.9 percent in May, that index’s largest increase 
 since August 2017.

 The medical care index increased 0.2 percent in May, with the index for prescription 
 drugs increasing 1.4 percent, the index for hospital services increasing 0.5 percent, 
 and the index for physicians’ services increasing 0.1 percent. The new vehicles index 
 increased 0.3 percent in May, while the index for motor vehicle insurance increased 
 0.4 percent after falling 0.2 percent in April. The indexes for tobacco and for 
 education and communication also increased.

 The index for household furnishings and operations fell 0.4 percent in May, after 
 increasing by 0.5 percent in April. The index for used cars and trucks continued to 
 decline, falling 0.9 percent in May after a 1.6-percent drop in April. The airline 
 fares index declined 1.9 percent, and the index for alcoholic beverages also declined. 
 The indexes for apparel and recreation were unchanged.

 The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.2 percent over the past 12 months, 
 after increasing 2.1 percent in the 12 months ending March and April. The shelter 
 index rose 3.5 percent over the last 12 months, and the medical care index rose 2.4 
 percent. Indexes that declined over the past 12 months include those for new vehicles, 
 airline fares, used cars and trucks, and communication.

 Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures

 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 2.8 percent over the 
 last 12 months to an index level of 251.588 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index 
 increased 0.4 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.  

 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 
 3.0 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 245.770 (1982-84=100). For the 
 month, the index increased 0.5 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.  

 The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 2.6 percent 
 over the last 12 months. For the month, the index increased 0.4 percent on a not seasonally 
 adjusted basis. Please note that the indexes for the past 10 to 12 months are subject to 
 revision. 

 The Consumer Price Index for June 2018 is scheduled to be released on Thursday, 
 July 12, 2018, at 8:30 a.m. (EDT).

 Technical Note
 
 Brief Explanation of the CPI
 
 The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the change in prices paid by consumers for goods 
 and services. The CPI reflects spending patterns for each of two population groups: all 
 urban consumers and urban wage earners and clerical workers. The all urban consumer group 
 represents about 93 percent of the total U.S. population. It is based on the expenditures 
 of almost all residents of urban or metropolitan areas, including professionals, the self-
 employed, the poor, the unemployed, and retired people, as well as urban wage earners and 
 clerical workers. Not included in the CPI are the spending patterns of people living in 
 rural nonmetropolitan areas, farming families, people in the Armed Forces, and those in 
 institutions, such as prisons and mental hospitals. Consumer inflation for all urban 
 consumers is measured by two indexes, namely, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 
 Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U). 

 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is based on 
 the expenditures of households included in the CPI-U definition that meet two requirements: 
 more than one-half of the household's income must come from clerical or wage occupations, 
 and at least one of the household's earners must have been employed for at least 37 weeks 
 during the previous 12 months. The CPI-W population represents about 29 percent of the 
 total U.S. population and is a subset of the CPI-U population.

 The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, fuels, transportation, doctors’ 
 and dentists’ services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day 
 living. Prices are collected each month in 75 urban areas across the country from about 
 5,000 housing units and approximately 22,000 retail establishments (department stores, 
 supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments). 
 All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. 
 Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 75 locations. Prices 
 of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest 
 geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services 
 are obtained by personal visits or telephone calls by the Bureau’s trained representatives.

 In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are aggregated 
 using weights, which represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population 
 group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. For the CPI-U and CPI-W, 
 separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross-
 classifications of regions and population-size classes, and for 23 selected local areas. 
 Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities; they only 
 measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period. For the C-CPI-U, 
 data are issued only at the national level. The CPI-U and CPI-W are considered final when 
 released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in preliminary form and subject to three subsequent 
 quarterly revisions. 

 The index measures price change from a designed reference date. For most of the CPI-U and 
 the CPI-W, the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100. The reference base for the C-CPI-U 
 is December 1999 equals 100.  An increase of 7 percent from the reference base, for example, 
 is shown as 107.000. Alternatively, that relationship can also be expressed as the price of 
 a base period market basket of goods and services rising from $100 to $107. 

 Sampling Error in the CPI

 The CPI is a statistical estimate that is subject to sampling error because it is based upon 
 a sample of retail prices and not the complete universe of all prices. BLS calculates and 
 publishes estimates of the 1-month, 2-month, 6-month, and 12-month percent change standard 
 errors annually for the CPI-U. These standard error estimates can be used to construct 
 confidence intervals for hypothesis testing. For example, the estimated standard error of the 
 1-month percent change is 0.03 percent for the U.S. all items CPI. This means that if we 
 repeatedly sample from the universe of all retail prices using the same methodology, and 
 estimate a percentage change for each sample, then 95 percent of these estimates will be within 
 0.06 percent of the 1-month percentage change based on all retail prices. For example, for a 
 1-month change of 0.2 percent in the all items CPI-U, we are 95 percent confident that the 
 actual percent change based on all retail prices would fall between 0.14 and 0.26 percent. 
 For the latest data, including information on how to use the estimates of standard error, 
 see https://www.bls.gov/cpi/tables/variance-estimates/home.htm. 
 
 Calculating Index Changes
 
 Movements of the indexes from 1 month to another are usually expressed as percent changes rather 
 than changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index 
 in relation to its base period, while percent changes are not. The following table shows an example 
 of using index values to calculate percent changes:

 
                                      Item A                   Item B                     Item C

 Year I                               112.500                  225.000                   110.000

 Year II                              121.500                  243.000                   128.000

 Change in index points                 9.000                   18.000                    18.000

 Percent change       9.0/112.500 x 100 = 8.0 18.0/225.000 x 100 = 8.0 18.0/110.000 x 100 = 16.4


 Use of Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data

 The Consumer Price Index (CPI) produces both unadjusted and seasonally adjusted data. Seasonally 
 adjusted data are computed using seasonal factors derived by the X-13ARIMA-SEATS seasonal adjustment 
 method. These factors are updated each February, and the new factors are used to revise the previous 
 5 years of seasonally adjusted data. For more information on data revision scheduling, please see the 
 Factsheet on Seasonal Adjustment at www.bls.gov/cpi/seasonal-adjustment/questions-and-answers.htm and 
 the Timeline of Seasonal Adjustment Methodological Changes at 
 www.bls.gov/cpi/seasonal-adjustment/timeline-seasonal-adjustment-methodology-changes.htm. 
 
 For analyzing short-term price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually 
 preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in 
 about the same magnitude every year—such as price movements resulting from weather events, production 
 cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales. This allows data users to focus on changes that are 
 not typical for the time of year. The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned 
 about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data are also used extensively for escalation purposes. 
 Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation 
 changes to the Consumer Price Index before adjustment for seasonal variation. BLS advises against 
 the use of seasonally adjusted data in escalation agreements because seasonally adjusted series are 
 revised annually.

 Intervention Analysis

 The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses intervention analysis seasonal adjustment for some CPI series. 
 Sometimes extreme values or sharp movements can distort the underlying seasonal pattern of price 
 change. Intervention analysis seasonal adjustment is a process by which the distortions caused by such 
 unusual events are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. The 
 resulting seasonal factors, which more accurately represent the seasonal pattern, are then applied 
 to the unadjusted data. 
 
 For example, this procedure was used for the motor fuel series to offset the effects of the 2009 
 return to normal pricing after the worldwide economic downturn in 2008. Retaining this outlier data 
 during seasonal factor calculation would distort the computation of the seasonal portion of the time 
 series data for motor fuel, so it was estimated and removed from the data prior to seasonal adjustment. 
 Following that, seasonal factors were calculated based on this “prior adjusted” data. These seasonal 
 factors represent a clearer picture of the seasonal pattern in the data. The last step is for motor 
 fuel seasonal factors to be applied to the unadjusted data.

 For the seasonal factors introduced in January 2018, BLS adjusted 38 series using intervention analysis 
 seasonal adjustment, including selected food and beverage items, motor fuels, and natural gas. 

 Revision of Seasonally Adjusted Indexes

 Seasonally adjusted data, including the U.S. city average all items index levels, are subject to 
 revision for up to 5 years after their original release. Every year, economists in the CPI calculate 
 new seasonal factors for seasonally adjusted series and apply them to the last 5 years of data. 
 Seasonally adjusted indexes beyond the last 5 years of data are considered to be final and not subject 
 to revision. In January 2018, revised seasonal factors and seasonally adjusted indexes for 2013 to 
 2017 were calculated and published. For series which are directly adjusted using the 
 Census X-13ARIMA-SEATS seasonal adjustment software, the seasonal factors for 2017 will be applied to 
 data for 2018 to produce the seasonally adjusted 2018 indexes. Series which are indirectly seasonally 
 adjusted by summing seasonally adjusted component series have seasonal factors which are derived and 
 are therefore not available in advance. 

 Determining Seasonal Status

 Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. 
 Using these criteria, BLS economists determine whether a series should change its status from "not 
 seasonally adjusted" to "seasonally adjusted", or vice versa. If any of the 81 components of the U.S. 
 city average all items index  change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not 
 seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used in the aggregation of the dependent 
 series for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes before that period will not be 
 changed. Twenty-nine of the 81 components of the U.S. city average all items index are not seasonally 
 adjusted for 2018.
 
 Contact Information

 For additional information about the CPI visit www.bls.gov/cpi or contact the CPI Information and 
 Analysis Section at 202-691-7000 or cpi_info@bls.gov. 
 
 For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI visit 
 https://www.bls.gov/cpi/seasonal-adjustment/home.htm or contact the CPI seasonal adjustment section 
 at 202-691-6968 or cpiseas@bls.gov. 

 Information from this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. 
 Voice phone: 202-691-5200; Federal Relay Service: 1-800-877-8339.  







Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, May 2018 [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Expenditure category Relative
importance
Apr.
2018
Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change
May
2017
Apr.
2018
May
2018
May
2017-
May
2018
Apr.
2018-
May
2018
Feb.
2018-
Mar.
2018
Mar.
2018-
Apr.
2018
Apr.
2018-
May
2018

All items

100.000 244.733 250.546 251.588 2.8 0.4 -0.1 0.2 0.2

Food

13.273 250.016 253.209 253.098 1.2 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0

Food at home

7.311 238.964 240.129 239.287 0.1 -0.4 0.1 0.3 -0.2

Cereals and bakery products

0.955 272.445 271.766 271.910 -0.2 0.1 0.4 -0.2 0.0

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

1.631 243.815 251.922 249.449 2.3 -1.0 0.8 0.7 -0.7

Dairy and related products

0.732 217.015 216.906 215.659 -0.6 -0.6 0.3 0.4 -0.1

Fruits and vegetables

1.283 298.470 296.863 297.211 -0.4 0.1 -0.7 1.0 -0.3

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

0.864 168.555 167.041 166.401 -1.3 -0.4 0.4 -0.6 0.4

Other food at home

1.845 210.630 210.632 210.159 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 -0.2

Food away from home(1)

5.962 268.128 274.393 275.307 2.7 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3

Energy

7.830 203.132 218.830 226.810 11.7 3.6 -2.8 1.4 0.9

Energy commodities

4.463 213.613 246.387 260.020 21.7 5.5 -4.7 3.0 1.6

Fuel oil

0.117 233.216 293.991 292.165 25.3 -0.6 -0.7 2.7 -0.7

Motor fuel

4.270 210.313 242.056 256.175 21.8 5.8 -4.9 3.0 1.7

Gasoline (all types)

4.181 209.441 240.962 255.096 21.8 5.9 -4.9 3.0 1.7

Energy services(2)

3.367 202.401 201.245 203.553 0.6 1.1 -0.2 -0.5 -0.1

Electricity(2)

2.596 210.541 209.215 212.646 1.0 1.6 0.0 -0.6 0.1

Utility (piped) gas service(2)

0.771 174.901 174.318 173.420 -0.8 -0.5 -1.2 -0.4 -0.6

All items less food and energy

78.898 251.835 257.025 257.469 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2

Commodities less food and energy commodities

19.870 145.119 145.131 144.745 -0.3 -0.3 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1

Apparel

3.185 126.563 129.365 128.362 1.4 -0.8 -0.6 0.3 0.0

New vehicles

3.732 148.033 146.069 146.349 -1.1 0.2 0.0 -0.5 0.3

Used cars and trucks

2.420 140.875 139.368 138.506 -1.7 -0.6 -0.3 -1.6 -0.9

Medical care commodities

1.722 373.631 380.479 383.734 2.7 0.9 0.1 -0.2 1.3

Alcoholic beverages

0.966 244.785 248.818 248.126 1.4 -0.3 0.1 0.3 -0.2

Tobacco and smoking products

0.647 1,026.125 1,056.874 1,059.665 3.3 0.3 -0.2 1.3 0.4

Services less energy services

59.027 317.670 326.252 327.298 3.0 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3

Shelter

32.715 296.503 305.716 306.913 3.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3

Rent of primary residence(2)

7.768 306.379 316.763 317.490 3.6 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3

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

23.584 303.312 312.935 313.656 3.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2

Medical care services

6.923 505.611 517.228 517.220 2.3 0.0 0.5 0.2 -0.1

Physicians' services(2)

1.742 379.207 381.076 381.309 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1

Hospital services(2)(4)

2.321 316.653 331.289 331.651 4.7 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.5

Transportation services

5.975 311.178 321.437 322.966 3.8 0.5 0.2 -0.4 0.0

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair(1)

1.110 280.388 284.367 284.851 1.6 0.2 -0.1 0.3 0.2

Motor vehicle insurance

2.379 521.149 562.749 564.445 8.3 0.3 0.3 -0.2 0.4

Airline fares

0.730 300.609 273.817 280.804 -6.6 2.6 0.6 -2.7 -1.9

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.


Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure category, May 2018 [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Expenditure category Relative
importance
Apr.
2018
Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change
May
2017-
May
2018
Apr.
2018-
May
2018
Feb.
2018-
Mar.
2018
Mar.
2018-
Apr.
2018
Apr.
2018-
May
2018

All items

100.000 2.8 0.4 -0.1 0.2 0.2

Food

13.273 1.2 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0

Food at home

7.311 0.1 -0.4 0.1 0.3 -0.2

Cereals and bakery products

0.955 -0.2 0.1 0.4 -0.2 0.0

Cereals and cereal products

0.311 -0.7 -0.1 0.0 0.4 -0.5

Flour and prepared flour mixes

0.041 1.2 0.8 -0.8 1.4 -0.8

Breakfast cereal(1)

0.150 -2.0 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.1

Rice, pasta, cornmeal(1)

0.120 0.3 -0.7 -0.3 0.7 -0.7

Rice(1)(2)(3)

  1.0 -0.8 -0.6 1.5 -0.8

Bakery products(1)

0.644 0.0 0.1 0.6 -0.6 0.1

Bread(1)(2)

0.189 0.8 1.5 2.0 -1.3 1.5

White bread(1)(3)

  0.3 1.7 2.4 -1.7 1.7

Bread other than white(1)(3)

  1.1 1.2 1.4 -0.8 1.2

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins(2)

0.091 0.2 -0.3 0.6 -0.1 0.0

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies

0.162 0.0 -0.6 -0.6 -0.7 -0.3

Cookies(3)

  -2.5 -1.0 -0.8 -2.4 -0.5

Fresh cakes and cupcakes(1)(3)

  2.3 -0.3 0.7 0.4 -0.3

Other bakery products

0.203 -0.8 -0.3 0.0 0.0 -0.3

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts(1)(3)

  1.6 -0.5 0.5 -0.1 -0.5

Crackers, bread, and cracker products(3)

  -3.1 -1.2 0.5 -0.4 -1.7

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers(3)

  0.4 0.4 -1.2 1.4 0.5

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

1.631 2.3 -1.0 0.8 0.7 -0.7

Meats, poultry, and fish

1.525 1.2 -0.6 0.6 0.3 -0.6

Meats

0.956 1.4 -0.8 0.6 0.5 -0.7

Beef and veal

0.436 2.6 -1.1 0.6 1.3 -1.4

Uncooked ground beef(1)

0.175 2.3 -2.1 1.0 1.0 -2.1

Uncooked beef roasts(1)(2)

0.062 2.5 0.3 1.7 2.1 0.3

Uncooked beef steaks(2)

0.162 2.2 -1.0 0.4 1.4 -1.0

Uncooked other beef and veal(1)(2)

0.037 5.2 0.4 0.7 1.2 0.4

Pork

0.297 0.4 -0.1 0.3 -0.7 -0.2

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products(2)

0.134 0.1 -0.5 0.7 -2.2 -0.2

Bacon and related products(3)

  -0.9 -0.8 -1.0 -2.0 -0.1

Breakfast sausage and related products(2)(3)

  2.4 -0.3 2.5 -1.1 -0.8

Ham

0.052 3.2 2.8 1.1 1.5 1.7

Ham, excluding canned(3)

  4.5 3.9 1.3 1.4 2.5

Pork chops(1)

0.044 1.2 -1.5 -0.9 2.9 -1.5

Other pork including roasts and picnics(2)

0.067 -1.5 -0.7 0.6 -1.8 -1.1

Other meats

0.224 0.5 -1.2 1.0 0.3 -0.3

Frankfurters(3)

  3.4 -6.0 -0.4 3.8 -3.1

Lunchmeats(2)(3)

  -0.6 0.3 1.2 0.0 0.4

Lamb and organ meats(1)(3)

           

Lamb and mutton(1)(2)(3)

           

Poultry(1)

0.318 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.0

Chicken(1)(2)

0.262 1.5 -0.3 0.8 0.2 -0.3

Fresh whole chicken(1)(3)

  2.1 0.5 0.9 -0.1 0.5

Fresh and frozen chicken parts(1)(3)

  1.6 -0.8 0.8 0.4 -0.8

Other poultry including turkey(2)

0.056 -4.1 1.3 -1.5 0.0 0.9

Fish and seafood

0.251 1.4 -0.7 1.0 0.1 -0.5

Fresh fish and seafood(2)

0.129 2.1 -1.3 0.6 -0.1 -0.8

Processed fish and seafood(2)

0.122 0.7 -0.2 2.0 0.3 -0.2

Shelf stable fish and seafood(1)(3)

  2.5 0.5 3.9 1.4 0.5

Frozen fish and seafood(3)

  -0.7 0.1 0.1 1.4 -0.8

Eggs

0.106 21.6 -5.8 3.8 7.1 -3.3

Dairy and related products

0.732 -0.6 -0.6 0.3 0.4 -0.1

Milk(1)(2)

0.199 -2.6 -0.2 -1.3 0.4 -0.2

Fresh whole milk(3)

  -3.7 -0.5 -0.9 1.2 -0.4

Fresh milk other than whole(2)(3)

  -1.6 -0.3 -0.6 1.3 -0.5

Cheese and related products

0.240 1.1 -0.3 0.8 0.1 -0.1

Ice cream and related products

0.105 -0.8 -2.1 2.0 -0.6 0.5

Other dairy and related products(1)(2)

0.188 -0.6 -0.5 0.4 0.3 -0.5

Fruits and vegetables

1.283 -0.4 0.1 -0.7 1.0 -0.3

Fresh fruits and vegetables

1.011 -0.3 0.2 -0.7 0.9 -0.1

Fresh fruits

0.551 1.1 0.1 -1.2 1.1 -0.8

Apples

0.077 -1.9 -0.6 -1.2 2.0 -2.7

Bananas(1)

0.081 0.2 -0.2 0.9 -1.0 -0.2

Citrus fruits(2)

0.154 9.6 2.9 0.0 -0.1 -1.0

Oranges, including tangerines(3)

  8.8 6.1 -2.7 0.6 2.9

Other fresh fruits(2)

0.238 -2.6 -1.3 -1.9 2.0 -0.9

Fresh vegetables

0.460 -1.9 0.2 -0.1 0.6 0.7

Potatoes

0.075 0.0 2.7 -1.1 0.6 0.1

Lettuce

0.057 -11.2 1.3 2.9 2.6 -1.0

Tomatoes(1)

0.077 0.4 -4.1 -3.1 -2.7 -4.1

Other fresh vegetables

0.251 -0.8 0.5 -0.4 0.6 0.8

Processed fruits and vegetables(2)

0.272 -0.9 -0.1 -0.3 1.4 -1.1

Canned fruits and vegetables(2)

0.148 0.2 0.8 -0.3 1.5 -0.2

Canned fruits(2)(3)

  -0.5 1.4 -2.6 4.3 0.4

Canned vegetables(2)(3)

  1.1 0.6 0.7 0.4 -0.1

Frozen fruits and vegetables(2)

0.080 -3.0 -1.6 -0.3 0.3 -2.4

Frozen vegetables(3)

  -3.4 -0.8 0.1 -0.3 -1.8

Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried(2)

0.045 -0.9 -0.2 -1.0 2.7 -0.7

Dried beans, peas, and lentils(1)(2)(3)

  -2.1 0.2 -2.1 2.0 0.2

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

0.864 -1.3 -0.4 0.4 -0.6 0.4

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks(2)

0.610 -0.9 -0.6 0.3 -0.2 0.2

Carbonated drinks

0.253 -0.7 -0.3 0.3 -0.2 0.2

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks(1)(2)

0.009 2.8 0.3 0.4 -0.5 0.3

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks(2)

0.348 -1.1 -0.9 0.4 -0.3 0.0

Beverage materials including coffee and tea(2)

0.254 -2.3 0.2 0.9 -0.8 0.2

Coffee

0.163 -3.7 0.7 1.0 -1.3 0.4

Roasted coffee(3)

  -4.1 0.9 0.3 -1.3 0.5

Instant coffee(1)(3)

  -5.3 -1.1 2.0 -0.2 -1.1

Other beverage materials including tea(1)(2)

0.091 0.2 -0.7 -0.6 0.6 -0.7

Other food at home

1.845 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 -0.2

Sugar and sweets(1)

0.278 0.5 0.0 0.1 -0.8 0.0

Sugar and artificial sweeteners

0.042 0.1 0.7 1.0 -0.5 -0.1

Candy and chewing gum(1)(2)

0.181 1.3 0.5 0.3 -1.4 0.5

Other sweets(2)

0.055 -1.6 -2.2 -0.1 0.2 -2.0

Fats and oils

0.216 -0.2 -0.5 -0.7 1.0 -0.7

Butter and margarine(2)

0.061 -0.1 -0.7 -0.1 2.0 -1.5

Butter(3)

  2.1 -0.2 -1.5 3.7 -1.2

Margarine(3)

  -2.9 -0.9 1.4 -0.9 -1.3

Salad dressing(2)

0.052 -1.6 -0.5 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1

Other fats and oils including peanut butter(2)

0.103 0.5 -0.3 -1.2 0.7 -0.6

Peanut butter(1)(2)(3)

  0.4 0.1 -0.9 1.0 0.1

Other foods

1.351 -0.4 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 -0.1

Soups

0.083 -1.2 1.9 -3.0 0.3 0.4

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods(1)

0.236 -1.3 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.0

Snacks(1)

0.313 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 0.6 -0.6

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces

0.270 1.0 0.3 0.4 -0.2 0.7

Salt and other seasonings and spices(2)(3)

  -0.9 0.0 0.2 -2.3 -0.1

Olives, pickles, relishes(1)(2)(3)

  3.1 0.7 -2.0 1.3 0.7

Sauces and gravies(2)(3)

  3.4 -0.3 0.4 -0.4 1.2

Other condiments(3)

  -1.5 1.4 1.8 -0.8 0.8

Baby food(1)(2)

0.049 1.7 1.1 -0.1 -0.1 1.1

Other miscellaneous foods(1)(2)

0.400 -1.0 -1.0 -0.1 0.5 -1.0

Prepared salads(1)(3)(4)

  -0.3 -2.7 -0.2 -0.6 -2.7

Food away from home(1)

5.962 2.7 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3

Full service meals and snacks(1)(2)

2.965 2.4 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.4

Limited service meals and snacks(1)(2)

2.533 2.9 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3

Food at employee sites and schools(2)

0.179 2.5 0.6 0.1 -0.1 0.8

Food at elementary and secondary schools(1)(3)(5)

  1.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors(1)(2)

0.089 1.9 -0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.2

Other food away from home(1)(2)

0.196 4.9 0.1 -0.2 2.3 0.1

Energy

7.830 11.7 3.6 -2.8 1.4 0.9

Energy commodities

4.463 21.7 5.5 -4.7 3.0 1.6

Fuel oil and other fuels

0.192 17.4 -1.1 -0.8 1.8 0.0

Fuel oil

0.117 25.3 -0.6 -0.7 2.7 -0.7

Propane, kerosene, and firewood(6)

0.076 7.5 -1.9 0.5 -0.3 1.2

Motor fuel

4.270 21.8 5.8 -4.9 3.0 1.7

Gasoline (all types)

4.181 21.8 5.9 -4.9 3.0 1.7

Gasoline, unleaded regular(3)

  22.2 6.0 -4.8 2.9 1.7

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(3)(7)

  20.0 5.5 -3.7 1.3 2.6

Gasoline, unleaded premium(3)

  19.1 5.0 -4.5 3.0 1.4

Other motor fuels(2)

0.089 25.1 4.3 -1.9 2.6 2.1

Energy services(8)

3.367 0.6 1.1 -0.2 -0.5 -0.1

Electricity(8)

2.596 1.0 1.6 0.0 -0.6 0.1

Utility (piped) gas service(8)

0.771 -0.8 -0.5 -1.2 -0.4 -0.6

All items less food and energy

78.898 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2

Commodities less food and energy commodities

19.870 -0.3 -0.3 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1

Household furnishings and supplies(9)

3.394 -1.1 -0.6 -0.1 0.6 -0.6

Window and floor coverings and other linens(1)(2)

0.265 -0.3 -1.3 -1.3 -0.2 -1.3

Floor coverings(1)(2)

0.057 2.7 -0.7 0.7 1.3 -0.7

Window coverings(1)(2)

0.048 -1.5 -0.9 -3.2 1.3 -0.9

Other linens(1)(2)

0.160 -0.9 -1.6 -1.4 -1.1 -1.6

Furniture and bedding

0.889 -0.1 -0.3 -1.0 1.1 -0.3

Bedroom furniture(1)

0.322 -0.9 -0.8 -0.3 0.1 -0.8

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture(1)(2)

0.429 1.5 0.7 -0.6 2.1 0.7

Other furniture(2)

0.127 -3.3 -2.3 -0.5 0.7 -1.7

Infants' furniture(1)(3)(5)

  -2.6   -4.2    

Appliances(2)

0.213 -0.1 0.3 1.2 2.1 0.3

Major appliances(2)

0.078 3.6 1.4 0.3 4.8 1.8

Laundry equipment(3)

  8.4 6.4 -0.6 9.6 7.4

Other appliances(2)

0.132 -2.0 -0.4 1.7 0.6 -0.8

Other household equipment and furnishings(2)

0.521 -5.7 -1.2 0.3 0.0 -1.4

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items(1)

0.285 -10.6 -3.1 -0.4 -0.8 -3.1

Indoor plants and flowers(10)

0.093 2.0 1.5 1.9 -0.4 0.7

Dishes and flatware(1)(2)

0.059 -3.4 1.1 -2.7 3.2 1.1

Nonelectric cookware and tableware(2)

0.084 0.0 0.5 3.0 0.8 0.3

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies(2)

0.673 -0.9 -0.8 0.2 0.1 -1.0

Tools, hardware and supplies(1)(2)

0.198 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 0.2 -0.9

Outdoor equipment and supplies(2)

0.312 -1.3 -0.7 0.4 0.2 -0.9

Housekeeping supplies(1)

0.833 -0.3 -0.5 0.4 0.6 -0.5

Household cleaning products(2)

0.329 -0.2 0.3 0.3 1.4 0.2

Household paper products(1)(2)

0.219 -1.3 -0.7 -0.7 0.6 -0.7

Miscellaneous household products(1)(2)

0.285 0.4 -1.2 1.1 0.1 -1.2

Apparel

3.185 1.4 -0.8 -0.6 0.3 0.0

Men's and boys' apparel

0.768 0.6 -0.1 -1.0 0.0 -1.2

Men's apparel

0.599 -1.3 -0.4 -1.0 -0.6 -1.7

Men's suits, sport coats, and outerwear

0.107 -4.5 -0.8 -2.5 0.7 -4.3

Men's furnishings

0.150 -0.9 0.7 1.2 -0.1 -0.4

Men's shirts and sweaters(2)

0.179 -1.6 -3.1 -2.7 0.1 -3.0

Men's pants and shorts

0.155 0.1 1.9 -2.1 -1.0 0.0

Boys' apparel

0.169 7.9 1.1 -1.2 1.3 1.4

Women's and girls' apparel

1.334 2.5 -1.2 -2.1 1.2 0.9

Women's apparel

1.144 2.3 -1.0 -2.5 0.9 1.1

Women's outerwear

0.075 -4.8 -4.7 0.9 4.5 -2.5

Women's dresses

0.148 7.6 -5.3 -1.7 2.9 -0.5

Women's suits and separates(2)

0.605 2.8 -0.6 -4.0 0.5 1.6

Women's underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories(2)

0.303 -0.6 1.0 -2.5 0.0 0.6

Girls' apparel

0.190 2.8 -2.6 0.3 3.0 -0.2

Footwear

0.690 -0.7 -1.1 1.2 -0.9 -0.7

Men's footwear(1)

0.220 0.4 -0.6 2.1 -0.2 -0.6

Boys' and girls' footwear

0.163 0.3 -2.3 2.8 1.8 -2.3

Women's footwear

0.307 -2.1 -0.9 0.8 -2.5 -0.9

Infants' and toddlers' apparel

0.138 8.0 1.3 2.2 1.2 2.5

Jewelry and watches(6)

0.255 0.1 -0.5 1.8 -1.1 -0.3

Watches(1)(6)

0.099 -0.5 -1.1 -0.7 1.4 -1.1

Jewelry(6)

0.156 0.5 -0.2 1.6 -1.4 0.7

Transportation commodities less motor fuel(9)

6.644 -1.2 -0.1 -0.1 -0.9 -0.1

New vehicles

3.732 -1.1 0.2 0.0 -0.5 0.3

New cars and trucks(2)(3)

  -1.1 0.2 0.0 -0.5 0.4

New cars(3)

  -1.4 0.3 0.0 -0.4 0.5

New trucks(3)(11)

  -1.0 0.1 0.0 -0.6 0.3

Used cars and trucks

2.420 -1.7 -0.6 -0.3 -1.6 -0.9

Motor vehicle parts and equipment(1)

0.378 0.2 0.6 0.3 -0.3 0.6

Tires(1)

0.225 -0.8 0.8 0.0 -0.7 0.8

Vehicle accessories other than tires(1)(2)

0.153 1.8 0.2 0.8 0.4 0.2

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires(1)(3)

  1.5 0.4 1.2 -0.5 0.4

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids(1)(3)

  5.3 1.1 0.1 2.2 1.1

Medical care commodities

1.722 2.7 0.9 0.1 -0.2 1.3

Medicinal drugs(1)(9)

1.666 2.8 0.8 0.0 -0.3 0.8

Prescription drugs(8)

1.322 3.7 1.0 -0.2 0.1 1.4

Nonprescription drugs(1)(9)

0.344 -0.9 0.0 0.9 -0.4 0.0

Medical equipment and supplies(1)(9)

0.056 0.6 2.5 -2.0 -0.3 2.5

Recreation commodities(9)

1.841 -3.3 -0.8 0.3 -0.3 -0.7

Video and audio products(9)

0.242 -12.6 -0.4 -0.8 -0.8 -0.8

Televisions

0.112 -17.0 -0.9 -1.6 -2.0 -1.7

Other video equipment(2)

0.028 -1.8 0.5 -0.8 1.2 0.1

Audio equipment(1)

0.044 -14.6 0.7 -0.2 0.1 0.7

Recorded music and music subscriptions(1)(2)

0.050 -3.5 -0.9 0.3 -0.2 -0.9

Pets and pet products(1)

0.601 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.3

Pet food(1)(2)(3)

  -0.4 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories(1)(2)(3)

  1.1 0.6 0.3 1.2 0.6

Sporting goods

0.501 -0.4 -1.5 1.3 -0.9 -0.8

Sports vehicles including bicycles(1)

0.285 1.2 -1.8 1.6 0.2 -1.8

Sports equipment

0.209 -2.5 -1.1 0.1 -0.6 -0.8

Photographic equipment and supplies

0.035 -0.8 -3.1 2.1 1.0 -2.5

Film and photographic supplies(1)(2)(3)

           

Photographic equipment(2)(3)

  -0.2 -3.5 2.6 1.0 -2.8

Recreational reading materials(1)

0.114 0.8 -0.3 1.8 0.5 -0.3

Newspapers and magazines(1)(2)

0.069 -0.2 -0.6 3.6 -0.4 -0.6

Recreational books(1)(2)

0.045 2.4 0.1 -0.9 1.9 0.1

Other recreational goods(2)

0.347 -8.2 -1.8 -0.5 -1.4 -1.8

Toys

0.275 -10.1 -2.0 -0.4 -1.6 -2.1

Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment(2)(3)

  -10.2 -2.3 -0.4 -1.5 -2.4

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies(1)(2)

0.023 8.5 -0.3 -1.4 -0.1 -0.3

Music instruments and accessories(1)(2)

0.036 -2.6 -1.1 -0.3 -0.5 -1.1

Education and communication commodities(9)

0.556 -1.1 0.3 -0.4 -0.2 0.7

Educational books and supplies

0.131 4.3 3.0 -0.1 0.1 3.7

College textbooks(1)(3)(12)

  3.8 3.3 0.4 -0.8 3.3

Information technology commodities(9)

0.425 -2.9 -0.5 -0.4 -0.3 -0.3

Personal computers and peripheral equipment(4)

0.320 -2.3 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 0.2

Computer software and accessories(1)(2)

0.025 -4.1 -1.2 -1.4 0.4 -1.2

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items(1)(2)

0.081 -5.3 -1.6 -2.1 -0.8 -1.6

Alcoholic beverages

0.966 1.4 -0.3 0.1 0.3 -0.2

Alcoholic beverages at home

0.602 1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 -0.3

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home

0.266 0.9 -0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0

Distilled spirits at home

0.080 -0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.6

Whiskey at home(1)(3)

  -2.8 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 -0.2

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home(1)(3)

  0.5 0.1 0.2 -0.2 0.1

Wine at home

0.255 1.5 -1.0 -0.5 1.0 -0.8

Alcoholic beverages away from home(1)

0.364 1.9 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home(1)(2)(3)

  1.2 0.1 -0.2 0.2 0.1

Wine away from home(1)(2)(3)

  1.5 -0.3 0.2 0.2 -0.3

Distilled spirits away from home(1)(2)(3)

  2.7 0.2 0.5 -0.1 0.2

Other goods(9)

1.562 1.4 0.0 -0.2 0.6 0.0

Tobacco and smoking products

0.647 3.3 0.3 -0.2 1.3 0.4

Cigarettes(2)

0.573 3.2 0.4 -0.4 1.4 0.5

Tobacco products other than cigarettes(1)(2)

0.059 3.8 -0.8 0.9 0.3 -0.8

Personal care products(1)

0.695 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.1

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products(1)(2)

0.380 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 -0.6 -0.1

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements(1)

0.309 1.1 -0.2 -0.1 0.7 -0.2

Miscellaneous personal goods(2)

0.220 -1.2 -0.7 -0.8 0.9 -1.0

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap(3)

  1.0 0.6 0.1 0.6 0.3

Infants' equipment(1)(3)(5)

  -0.9 -2.9 -1.6 0.3 -2.9

Services less energy services

59.027 3.0 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3

Shelter

32.715 3.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3

Rent of shelter(13)

32.344 3.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4

Rent of primary residence(8)

7.768 3.6 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3

Lodging away from home(2)

0.993 4.4 5.3 2.3 0.7 2.9

Housing at school, excluding board(8)(13)

0.112 2.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.1

Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels

0.881 4.3 6.0 2.6 0.8 3.3

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(8)(13)

23.584 3.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(8)(13)

22.268 3.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3

Tenants' and household insurance(1)(2)

0.371 1.0 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.8

Water and sewer and trash collection services(2)

1.072 3.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.4

Water and sewerage maintenance(8)

0.813 3.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3

Garbage and trash collection(1)(11)

0.260 3.5 0.9 0.1 0.8 0.9

Household operations(1)(2)

0.867 5.8 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.6

Domestic services(1)(2)

0.298 4.2 1.2 0.5 0.0 1.2

Gardening and lawncare services(1)(2)

0.287 7.1 0.0 0.2 0.6 0.0

Moving, storage, freight expense(2)

0.100 5.5 0.9 0.0 -0.8 0.5

Repair of household items(1)(2)

0.107 6.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Medical care services

6.923 2.3 0.0 0.5 0.2 -0.1

Professional services

3.273 1.1 -0.1 0.5 0.2 -0.2

Physicians' services(8)

1.742 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1

Dental services(8)

0.795 3.3 -0.5 1.2 0.1 -0.5

Eyeglasses and eye care(1)(6)

0.318 0.1 -0.4 -0.3 0.1 -0.4

Services by other medical professionals(1)(8)(6)

0.419 0.6 0.1 0.8 0.2 0.1

Hospital and related services

2.597 4.5 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.4

Hospital services(8)(14)

2.321 4.7 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.5

Inpatient hospital services(8)(14)(3)

  4.3 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.4

Outpatient hospital services(8)(3)(6)

  4.3 0.1 0.7 -0.1 0.4

Nursing homes and adult day services(8)(14)

0.190 3.7 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.4

Care of invalids and elderly at home(1)(5)

0.086 -0.7 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 -0.5

Health insurance(1)(5)

1.053 0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.0

Transportation services

5.975 3.8 0.5 0.2 -0.4 0.0

Leased cars and trucks(1)(12)

0.640 3.6 0.5 -0.6 -0.6 0.5

Car and truck rental(2)

0.117 -2.6 -3.6 3.0 -0.6 -3.0

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair(1)

1.110 1.6 0.2 -0.1 0.3 0.2

Motor vehicle body work(1)

0.055 2.5 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing(1)

0.623 2.5 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3

Motor vehicle repair(1)(2)

0.369 0.0 -0.1 -0.7 0.2 -0.1

Motor vehicle insurance

2.379 8.3 0.3 0.3 -0.2 0.4

Motor vehicle fees(1)(2)

0.540 2.3 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.5

State motor vehicle registration and license fees(1)(8)(2)

0.280 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Parking and other fees(1)(2)

0.243 3.3 1.1 0.7 0.1 1.1

Parking fees and tolls(2)(3)

  2.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1

Automobile service clubs(1)(2)(3)

    0.6 1.0 0.1 0.6

Public transportation

1.190 -2.8 1.5 0.3 -1.6 -1.2

Airline fares

0.730 -6.6 2.6 0.6 -2.7 -1.9

Other intercity transportation

0.172 1.7 -1.5 0.3 0.1 -1.2

Intercity bus fare(1)(3)(4)

      0.2 1.2  

Intercity train fare(1)(3)(4)

           

Ship fare(1)(2)(3)

  -0.5 -1.5 1.6 -0.5 -1.5

Intracity transportation(1)

0.280 2.4 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.4

Intracity mass transit(1)(3)(9)

  2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Recreation services(9)

3.834 1.8 0.2 -0.1 -0.4 0.4

Video and audio services(9)

1.591 1.4 -0.1 -0.2 -0.5 0.1

Cable and satellite television service(11)

1.503 1.4 -0.1 -0.2 -0.5 0.0

Video discs and other media, including rental of video(1)(2)

0.088 2.1 0.9 -0.3 0.0 0.9

Video discs and other media(1)(2)(3)

  -0.2 1.2 0.3 -0.3 1.2

Rental of video discs and other media(1)(2)(3)

  4.1 0.2 0.0 1.1 0.2

Pet services including veterinary(2)

0.410 2.7 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.6

Pet services(1)(2)(3)

  4.0 2.5 0.0 -0.1 2.5

Veterinarian services(2)(3)

  2.5 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1

Photographers and film processing(1)(2)

0.038 -1.5 0.7 -0.8 0.2 0.7

Photographer fees(1)(2)(3)

  1.1   -0.1    

Film processing(1)(2)(3)

  -8.1 0.1 -0.8 -0.4 0.1

Other recreation services(2)

1.794 2.1 0.4 -0.1 -0.5 0.5

Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other organizations, or participant sports fees(1)(2)

0.665 3.0 0.2 0.6 -0.6 0.2

Admissions

0.644 1.5 0.9 -1.0 -0.2 1.1

Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts(1)(2)(3)

  2.2 0.7 -0.1 -0.6 0.7

Admission to sporting events(1)(2)(3)

  1.2 2.1 -3.4 0.3 2.1

Fees for lessons or instructions(1)(6)

0.216 2.2 -0.2 0.3 -0.4 -0.2

Education and communication services(9)

6.009 0.7 0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.4

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare

2.844 1.9 0.1 -0.1 0.2 0.2

College tuition and fees

1.571 1.7 0.0 -0.2 0.1 0.2

Elementary and high school tuition and fees

0.325 3.6 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1

Child care and nursery school(10)

0.798 1.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2

Technical and business school tuition and fees(2)

0.032 2.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.6

Postage and delivery services(2)

0.108 2.4 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.4

Postage

0.094 2.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.4

Delivery services(2)

0.014 6.6 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.5

Telephone services(1)(2)

2.282 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1

Wireless telephone services(1)(2)

1.713 -0.5 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1

Land-line telephone services(1)(9)

0.570 1.0 0.2 -0.8 -0.2 0.2

Internet services and electronic information providers(2)

0.766 -2.6 1.0 -1.0 -0.7 1.5

Other personal services(1)(9)

1.633 3.5 0.1 0.6 1.0 0.1

Personal care services(1)

0.622 2.5 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.2

Haircuts and other personal care services(1)(2)

0.622 2.5 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.2

Miscellaneous personal services

1.011 4.2 0.1 0.7 1.3 0.0

Legal services(1)(6)

0.306 4.8 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.2

Funeral expenses(1)(6)

0.127 1.7 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2

Laundry and dry cleaning services(1)(2)

0.237 2.6 -0.1 0.5 0.5 -0.1

Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning(1)(2)

0.028 0.2 0.1 -0.3 0.0 0.1

Financial services(6)

0.241 6.6 0.1 1.5 4.6 0.1

Checking account and other bank services(1)(2)(3)

  9.9 0.0 4.7 0.5 0.0

Tax return preparation and other accounting fees(2)(3)

  6.6 0.2 -0.4 7.9 0.4

Footnotes
(1) Not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
(3) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
(4) Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
(5) Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
(6) Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
(7) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
(8) This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
(9) Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.
(10) Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
(11) Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
(12) Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
(13) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
(14) Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.

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


Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, special aggregate indexes, May 2018 [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Special aggregate indexes Relative
importance
Apr.
2018
Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change
May
2017
Apr.
2018
May
2018
May
2017-
May
2018
Apr.
2018-
May
2018
Feb.
2018-
Mar.
2018
Mar.
2018-
Apr.
2018
Apr.
2018-
May
2018

All items less food

86.727 243.906 250.117 251.333 3.0 0.5 -0.1 0.2 0.2

All items less shelter

67.285 227.205 231.735 232.727 2.4 0.4 -0.3 0.2 0.1

All items less food and shelter

54.012 221.215 226.011 227.240 2.7 0.5 -0.4 0.1 0.2

All items less food, shelter, and energy

46.182 226.984 229.888 229.929 1.3 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.1

All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and trucks

43.762 232.219 235.421 235.546 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1

All items less medical care

91.355 233.752 239.339 240.391 2.8 0.4 -0.1 0.2 0.2

All items less energy

92.170 250.866 255.750 256.112 2.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2

Commodities

37.606 181.489 185.271 186.199 2.6 0.5 -0.6 0.4 0.2

Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and trucks

17.450 146.267 146.444 146.126 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.0

Commodities less food

24.333 150.852 154.606 155.839 3.3 0.8 -1.0 0.4 0.2

Commodities less food and beverages

23.366 147.605 151.325 152.599 3.4 0.8 -1.0 0.4 0.2

Services

62.394 307.084 314.807 315.957 2.9 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.2

Services less rent of shelter(1)

30.050 328.654 334.681 335.825 2.2 0.3 0.2 -0.1 0.1

Services less medical care services

55.472 292.035 299.443 300.674 3.0 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3

Durables

10.050 106.257 104.891 104.583 -1.6 -0.3 0.0 -0.5 -0.3

Nondurables

27.556 219.337 226.564 228.354 4.1 0.8 -0.7 0.7 0.7

Nondurables less food

14.283 193.311 203.427 206.610 6.9 1.6 -1.5 1.3 1.1

Nondurables less food and beverages

13.317 190.106 200.568 203.975 7.3 1.7 -1.6 1.4 1.2

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel

10.132 233.953 249.354 255.528 9.2 2.5 -1.7 1.1 1.2

Nondurables less food and apparel

11.099 233.791 248.132 253.681 8.5 2.2 -1.5 1.0 1.1

Housing

41.607 250.376 256.969 257.907 3.0 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2

Education and communication(2)

6.565 135.563 135.943 136.261 0.5 0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.4

Education(2)

2.974 250.959 255.564 256.090 2.0 0.2 -0.1 0.2 0.4

Communication(2)

3.590 74.618 73.808 73.997 -0.8 0.3 -0.3 -0.2 0.4

Information and information processing(2)

3.482 70.760 69.916 70.099 -0.9 0.3 -0.3 -0.2 0.4

Information technology, hardware and services(3)

1.200 7.665 7.420 7.456 -2.7 0.5 -0.8 -0.6 0.9

Recreation(2)

5.675 118.577 118.966 118.851 0.2 -0.1 0.0 -0.4 0.0

Video and audio(2)

1.833 104.603 104.412 104.278 -0.3 -0.1 -0.3 -0.5 0.0

Pets, pet products and services(2)

1.011 170.356 171.781 172.437 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.4

Photography(2)

0.075 75.394 75.392 74.542 -1.1 -1.1 0.5 0.6 -0.9

Food and beverages

14.239 249.749 252.999 252.848 1.2 -0.1 0.1 0.3 0.0

Domestically produced farm food

6.115 246.836 248.373 247.546 0.3 -0.3 0.1 0.4 -0.2

Other services

11.475 346.118 350.431 351.181 1.5 0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.3

Apparel less footwear

2.495 119.215 122.435 121.606 2.0 -0.7 -1.1 0.6 0.2

Fuels and utilities

4.632 236.615 238.857 240.911 1.8 0.9 -0.2 -0.2 0.1

Household energy

3.559 197.732 198.418 200.450 1.4 1.0 -0.3 -0.4 -0.1

Medical care

8.645 473.512 484.034 484.853 2.4 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.2

Transportation

16.889 202.212 210.734 214.125 5.9 1.6 -1.2 0.2 0.4

Private transportation

15.700 196.549 206.149 209.490 6.6 1.6 -1.3 0.4 0.5

New and used motor vehicles(2)

7.022 99.851 99.117 98.996 -0.9 -0.1 -0.1 -0.9 -0.1

Utilities and public transportation

9.414 216.927 216.712 218.105 0.5 0.6 0.0 -0.3 -0.1

Household furnishings and operations

4.260 121.234 122.031 121.571 0.3 -0.4 0.1 0.5 -0.4

Other goods and services

3.195 431.911 442.553 442.710 2.5 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.1

Personal care

2.548 226.370 231.585 231.533 2.3 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.0

Footnotes
(1) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
(2) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
(3) Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.

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


Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index, May 2018 [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Area Pricing
Schedule(1)
Percent change to May 2018 from: Percent change to Apr. 2018 from:
May
2017
Mar.
2018
Apr.
2018
Apr.
2017
Feb.
2018
Mar.
2018

U.S. city average

M

2.8 0.8 0.4 2.5 0.6 0.4

Region and area size(2)

Northeast

M

2.5 0.9 0.4 2.1 0.5 0.4

Northeast - Size Class A

M

2.2 0.6 0.2 2.0 0.5 0.4

Northeast - Size Class B/C(3)

M

2.9 1.2 0.7 2.3 0.6 0.5

New England(4)

M

  0.9 0.4   0.7 0.4

Middle Atlantic(4)

M

  0.9 0.4   0.5 0.4

Midwest

M

2.3 0.9 0.5 1.8 0.6 0.4

Midwest - Size Class A

M

2.3 1.0 0.5 1.8 0.6 0.5

Midwest - Size Class B/C(3)

M

2.0 0.9 0.5 1.4 0.6 0.4

East North Central(4)

M

  1.0 0.5   0.6 0.5

West North Central(4)

M

  0.8 0.6   0.5 0.2

South

M

2.7 0.7 0.3 2.4 0.6 0.4

South - Size Class A

M

3.1 0.8 0.4 2.7 0.4 0.4

South - Size Class B/C(3)

M

2.6 0.6 0.3 2.3 0.7 0.4

South Atlantic(4)

M

  0.5 0.3   0.5 0.2

East South Central(4)

M

  0.8 0.3   0.8 0.5

West South Central(4)

M

  1.0 0.4   0.6 0.6

West

M

3.5 0.9 0.5 3.2 0.8 0.4

West - Size Class A

M

3.7 0.8 0.4 3.6 0.8 0.4

West - Size Class B/C(3)

M

3.0 1.0 0.6 2.6 0.8 0.4

Mountain(4)

M

  1.3 0.7   0.9 0.6

Pacific(4)

M

  0.7 0.4   0.8 0.3

Size classes

Size Class A(5)

M

2.9 0.8 0.4 2.6 0.6 0.4

Size Class B/C(3)

M

2.6 0.8 0.4 2.2 0.7 0.4

Selected local areas

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

M

2.3 1.1 0.4 2.1 0.7 0.7

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

M

4.1 0.8 0.4 4.0 0.8 0.4

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA

M

2.2 0.7 0.4 1.9 0.3 0.3

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

2

      2.8 0.2  

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(6)

2

        -0.1  

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

2

      2.3 0.9  

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

2

      2.4 0.2  

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

2

      3.5 -0.1  

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

2

      1.4 0.9  

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(7)

2

        1.2  

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

2

      3.2 0.8  

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

2

      3.3 0.8  

St. Louis, MO-IL

2

        0.7  

Urban Alaska

2

        0.4  

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

1

3.2 0.0        

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

1

3.9 1.6        

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO

1

  0.6        

Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

1

  1.0        

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(4)

1

  1.0        

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA

1

  -0.5        

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL(8)

1

  0.4        

Urban Hawaii

1

  0.3        

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV(6)

1

2.5 0.7        

Footnotes
(1) Foods, fuels, and several other items are priced every month in all areas. Most other goods and services are priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
(2) Regions defined as the four Census regions.
(3) Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
(4) Indexes on a December 2017=100 base.
(5) Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
(6) 1998 - 2017 indexes based on substantially smaller sample.
(7) Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
(8) Indexes on a 1987=100 base.

NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.


Table 5. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) and the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, all items index, May 2018 [Percent changes]
Month Year Unadjusted 1-month percent change Unadjusted 12-month percent change
C-CPI-U(1) CPI-U C-CPI-U(1) CPI-U

December 2000

    2.6 3.4

December 2001

    1.3 1.6

December 2002

    2.0 2.4

December 2003

    1.7 1.9

December 2004

    3.2 3.3

December 2005

    2.9 3.4

December 2006

    2.3 2.5

December 2007

    3.7 4.1

December 2008

    0.2 0.1

December 2009

    2.5 2.7

December 2010

    1.3 1.5

December 2011

    2.9 3.0

December 2012

    1.5 1.7

December 2013

    1.3 1.5

December 2014

    0.5 0.8

December 2015

    0.4 0.7

January 2016

0.1 0.2 1.1 1.4

February 2016

0.0 0.1 0.7 1.0

March 2016

0.5 0.4 0.5 0.9

April 2016

0.5 0.5 0.8 1.1

May 2016

0.4 0.4 0.7 1.0

June 2016

0.3 0.3 0.7 1.0

July 2016

-0.2 -0.2 0.5 0.8

August 2016

0.0 0.1 0.7 1.1

September 2016

0.2 0.2 1.1 1.5

October 2016

0.2 0.1 1.3 1.6

November 2016

-0.2 -0.2 1.4 1.7

December 2016

0.0 0.0 1.8 2.1

January 2017

0.6 0.6 2.3 2.5

February 2017

0.3 0.3 2.6 2.7

March 2017

0.0 0.1 2.1 2.4

April 2017

0.3 0.3 1.8 2.2

May 2017

0.1 0.1 1.5 1.9

June 2017

0.0 0.1 1.2 1.6

July 2017

-0.1 -0.1 1.3 1.7

August 2017

0.3 0.3 1.6 1.9

September 2017

0.6 0.5 2.0 2.2

October 2017

-0.1 -0.1 1.8 2.0

November 2017

0.0 0.0 2.0 2.2

December 2017

-0.1 -0.1 1.9 2.1

January 2018

0.5 0.5 1.8 2.1

February 2018

0.4 0.5 2.0 2.2

March 2018

0.2 0.2 2.2 2.4

April 2018

0.4 0.4 2.3 2.5

May 2018

0.4 0.4 2.6 2.8

Footnotes
(1) The C-CPI-U is designed to be a closer approximation to a cost-of-living index in that it, in its final form, accounts for any substitution that consumers make across item categories in response to changes in relative prices. Since the expenditure data required for the calculation of the C-CPI-U are available only with a time lag, the C-CPI-U is being issued first in preliminary form using the latest available expenditure data at that time and is subject to two revisions.

Indexes are issued as initial estimates. Indexes are revised each quarter with the publication of January, April, July, and October data as updated expenditure estimates become available. The C-CPI-U indexes are updated quarterly until they become final. January-March indexes are final in January of the following year; April-June indexes are final in April of the following year; July-September indexes are final in July of the following year; October-December indexes are final in October of the following year.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.


Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, May 2018, 1-month analysis table [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Expenditure category Relative
importance
Apr.
2018
One Month
Seasonally adjusted percent change
Apr. 2018-
May 2018
Seasonally adjusted effect on All Items
Apr. 2018-
May 2018(1)
Standard error, median price change(2) Largest (L) or Smallest (S) seasonally adjusted change since:(3)
Date Percent change

All items

100.000 0.2   0.03 - -

Food

13.273 0.0 0.003 0.06 S-Feb. 2018 0.0

Food at home

7.311 -0.2 -0.016 0.10 S-Feb. 2018 -0.2

Cereals and bakery products

0.955 0.0 0.000 0.25 L-Mar. 2018 0.4

Cereals and cereal products

0.311 -0.5 -0.001 0.42 S-Aug. 2016 -0.7

Flour and prepared flour mixes

0.041 -0.8 0.000 0.66 S-Mar. 2018 -0.8

Breakfast cereal(4)

0.150 0.1 0.000 0.68 S-Feb. 2018 -1.5

Rice, pasta, cornmeal(4)

0.120 -0.7 -0.001 0.76 S-Sep. 2017 -1.6

Rice(4)(5)(6)

  -0.8   1.21 S-Dec. 2017 -1.6

Bakery products(4)

0.644 0.1 0.001 0.28 L-Mar. 2018 0.6

Bread(4)(5)

0.189 1.5 0.003 0.48 L-Mar. 2018 2.0

White bread(4)(6)

  1.7   0.59 L-Mar. 2018 2.4

Bread other than white(4)(6)

  1.2   0.81 L-Mar. 2018 1.4

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins(5)

0.091 0.0 0.000 0.71 L-Mar. 2018 0.6

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies

0.162 -0.3 -0.001 0.58 L-Feb. 2018 0.6

Cookies(6)

  -0.5   0.93 L-Feb. 2018 0.7

Fresh cakes and cupcakes(4)(6)

  -0.3   0.69 S-Dec. 2017 -0.6

Other bakery products

0.203 -0.3 -0.001 0.53 S-Feb. 2018 -0.5

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts(4)(6)

  -0.5   0.74 S-Nov. 2017 -0.5

Crackers, bread, and cracker products(6)

  -1.7   0.95 S-Sep. 2016 -2.5

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers(6)

  0.5   0.71 S-Mar. 2018 -1.2

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

1.631 -0.7 -0.012 0.20 S-Jul. 2016 -0.7

Meats, poultry, and fish

1.525 -0.6 -0.009 0.21 S-Apr. 2017 -0.7

Meats

0.956 -0.7 -0.007 0.25 S-Oct. 2016 -0.7

Beef and veal

0.436 -1.4 -0.006 0.34 S-Dec. 2015 -1.9

Uncooked ground beef(4)

0.175 -2.1 -0.004 0.53 S-Jul. 2009 -2.9

Uncooked beef roasts(4)(5)

0.062 0.3 0.000 1.03 S-Jan. 2018 -1.2

Uncooked beef steaks(5)

0.162 -1.0 -0.002 0.63 S-Feb. 2018 -1.0

Uncooked other beef and veal(4)(5)

0.037 0.4 0.000 0.86 S-Feb. 2018 0.4

Pork

0.297 -0.2 -0.001 0.55 L-Mar. 2018 0.3

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products(5)

0.134 -0.2 0.000 0.68 L-Mar. 2018 0.7

Bacon and related products(6)

  -0.1   1.01 L-Feb. 2018 0.0

Breakfast sausage and related products(5)(6)

  -0.8   1.08 L-Mar. 2018 2.5

Ham

0.052 1.7 0.001 1.44 L-Oct. 2017 2.5

Ham, excluding canned(6)

  2.5   1.40 L-Oct. 2017 2.8

Pork chops(4)

0.044 -1.5 -0.001 1.37 S-Dec. 2017 -2.1

Other pork including roasts and picnics(5)

0.067 -1.1 -0.001 1.19 L-Mar. 2018 0.6

Other meats

0.224 -0.3 -0.001 0.54 S-Nov. 2017 -0.6

Frankfurters(6)

  -3.1   1.43 S-Mar. 2015 -3.9

Lunchmeats(5)(6)

  0.4   0.54 L-Mar. 2018 1.2

Lamb and organ meats(4)(6)

           

Lamb and mutton(4)(5)(6)

           

Poultry(4)

0.318 0.0 0.000 0.52 S-Jan. 2018 -1.3

Chicken(4)(5)

0.262 -0.3 -0.001 0.62 S-Jan. 2018 -1.5

Fresh whole chicken(4)(6)

  0.5   1.14 L-Mar. 2018 0.9

Fresh and frozen chicken parts(4)(6)

  -0.8   0.71 S-Jan. 2018 -2.0

Other poultry including turkey(5)

0.056 0.9 0.000 0.89 L-Dec. 2017 2.0

Fish and seafood

0.251 -0.5 -0.001 0.51 S-Jan. 2018 -0.6

Fresh fish and seafood(5)

0.129 -0.8 -0.001 0.75 S-Sep. 2017 -1.6

Processed fish and seafood(5)

0.122 -0.2 0.000 0.64 S-Feb. 2018 -1.7

Shelf stable fish and seafood(4)(6)

  0.5   1.05 S-Feb. 2018 -3.8

Frozen fish and seafood(6)

  -0.8   1.10 S-Feb. 2018 -1.2

Eggs

0.106 -3.3 -0.004 0.90 S-Feb. 2017 -5.4

Dairy and related products

0.732 -0.1 -0.001 0.28 S-Feb. 2018 -0.3

Milk(4)(5)

0.199 -0.2 0.000 0.38 S-Mar. 2018 -1.3

Fresh whole milk(6)

  -0.4   0.56 S-Mar. 2018 -0.9

Fresh milk other than whole(5)(6)

  -0.5   0.51 S-Mar. 2018 -0.6

Cheese and related products

0.240 -0.1 0.000 0.51 S-Feb. 2018 -1.0

Ice cream and related products

0.105 0.5 0.000 0.75 L-Mar. 2018 2.0

Other dairy and related products(4)(5)

0.188 -0.5 -0.001 0.56 S-Nov. 2017 -0.6

Fruits and vegetables

1.283 -0.3 -0.004 0.30 S-Mar. 2018 -0.7

Fresh fruits and vegetables

1.011 -0.1 -0.001 0.36 S-Mar. 2018 -0.7

Fresh fruits

0.551 -0.8 -0.005 0.45 S-Mar. 2018 -1.2

Apples

0.077 -2.7 -0.002 1.15 S-Jan. 2017 -4.0

Bananas(4)

0.081 -0.2 0.000 0.64 L-Mar. 2018 0.9

Citrus fruits(5)

0.154 -1.0 -0.002 0.75 S-Aug. 2017 -1.0

Oranges, including tangerines(6)

  2.9   1.25 L-Oct. 2017 4.2

Other fresh fruits(5)

0.238 -0.9 -0.002 0.73 S-Mar. 2018 -1.9

Fresh vegetables

0.460 0.7 0.003 0.56 L-Apr. 2017 4.3

Potatoes

0.075 0.1 0.000 1.22 S-Mar. 2018 -1.1

Lettuce

0.057 -1.0 -0.001 1.62 S-Jan. 2018 -5.5

Tomatoes(4)

0.077 -4.1 -0.003 1.10 S-Feb. 2018 -8.7

Other fresh vegetables

0.251 0.8 0.002 0.69 L-Apr. 2017 3.3

Processed fruits and vegetables(5)

0.272 -1.1 -0.003 0.44 S-May 2016 -1.2

Canned fruits and vegetables(5)

0.148 -0.2 0.000 0.65 S-Mar. 2018 -0.3

Canned fruits(5)(6)

  0.4   0.78 S-Mar. 2018 -2.6

Canned vegetables(5)(6)

  -0.1   0.77 S-Feb. 2018 -1.3

Frozen fruits and vegetables(5)

0.080 -2.4 -0.002 0.83 S-EVER -

Frozen vegetables(6)

  -1.8   1.00 S-May 2016 -2.1

Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried(5)

0.045 -0.7 0.000 0.76 S-Mar. 2018 -1.0

Dried beans, peas, and lentils(4)(5)(6)

  0.2   0.80 S-Mar. 2018 -2.1

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

0.864 0.4 0.003 0.36 L-Mar. 2018 0.4

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks(5)

0.610 0.2 0.001 0.41 L-Mar. 2018 0.3

Carbonated drinks

0.253 0.2 0.000 0.77 L-Mar. 2018 0.3

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks(4)(5)

0.009 0.3 0.000 0.73 L-Mar. 2018 0.4

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks(5)

0.348 0.0 0.000 0.51 L-Mar. 2018 0.4

Beverage materials including coffee and tea(5)

0.254 0.2 0.001 0.61 L-Mar. 2018 0.9

Coffee

0.163 0.4 0.001 0.77 L-Mar. 2018 1.0

Roasted coffee(6)

  0.5   1.08 L-Dec. 2017 2.1

Instant coffee(4)(6)

  -1.1   0.71 S-Feb. 2018 -1.3

Other beverage materials including tea(4)(5)

0.091 -0.7 -0.001 0.99 S-Nov. 2017 -0.8

Other food at home

1.845 -0.2 -0.003 0.20 S-Mar. 2018 -0.2

Sugar and sweets(4)

0.278 0.0 0.000 0.49 L-Mar. 2018 0.1

Sugar and artificial sweeteners

0.042 -0.1 0.000 0.67 L-Mar. 2018 1.0

Candy and chewing gum(4)(5)

0.181 0.5 0.001 0.69 L-Dec. 2017 0.5

Other sweets(5)

0.055 -2.0 -0.001 0.84 S-Jan. 2017 -2.2

Fats and oils

0.216 -0.7 -0.002 0.44 S-Mar. 2018 -0.7

Butter and margarine(5)

0.061 -1.5 -0.001 0.88 S-May 2016 -2.8

Butter(6)

  -1.2   1.01 S-Mar. 2018 -1.5

Margarine(6)

  -1.3   0.98 S-May 2016 -1.7

Salad dressing(5)

0.052 -0.1 0.000 1.03 L-Feb. 2018 0.8

Other fats and oils including peanut butter(5)

0.103 -0.6 -0.001 0.56 S-Mar. 2018 -1.2

Peanut butter(4)(5)(6)

  0.1   0.63 S-Mar. 2018 -0.9

Other foods

1.351 -0.1 -0.001 0.25 S-Mar. 2018 -0.1

Soups

0.083 0.4 0.000 1.07 L-Sep. 2017 2.9

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods(4)

0.236 0.0 0.000 0.54 S-Feb. 2018 0.0

Snacks(4)

0.313 -0.6 -0.002 0.72 S-Dec. 2017 -1.3

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces

0.270 0.7 0.002 0.54 L-Jan. 2017 0.7

Salt and other seasonings and spices(5)(6)

  -0.1   0.96 L-Mar. 2018 0.2

Olives, pickles, relishes(4)(5)(6)

  0.7   1.31 S-Mar. 2018 -2.0

Sauces and gravies(5)(6)

  1.2   0.81 L-Sep. 2016 1.2

Other condiments(6)

  0.8   0.65 L-Mar. 2018 1.8

Baby food(4)(5)

0.049 1.1 0.001 0.52 L-Jan. 2017 1.4

Other miscellaneous foods(4)(5)

0.400 -1.0 -0.004 0.41 S-Jan. 2018 -1.6

Prepared salads(4)(7)(6)

  -2.7   0.76 S-May 2013 -2.7

Food away from home(4)

5.962 0.3 0.020 0.04 L-Jan. 2018 0.4

Full service meals and snacks(4)(5)

2.965 0.4 0.011 0.04 L-Jun. 2015 0.4

Limited service meals and snacks(4)(5)

2.533 0.3 0.008 0.07 L-Feb. 2018 0.3

Food at employee sites and schools(5)

0.179 0.8 0.001 0.38 L-Dec. 2017 2.4

Food at elementary and secondary schools(4)(8)(6)

  0.2   0.49 L-Dec. 2017 4.1

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors(4)(5)

0.089 -0.2 0.000 0.11 S-May 2016 -0.2

Other food away from home(4)(5)

0.196 0.1 0.000 0.09 S-Mar. 2018 -0.2

Energy

7.830 0.9 0.070 0.08 S-Mar. 2018 -2.8

Energy commodities

4.463 1.6 0.072 0.13 S-Mar. 2018 -4.7

Fuel oil and other fuels

0.192 0.0 0.000 0.33 S-Mar. 2018 -0.8

Fuel oil

0.117 -0.7 -0.001 0.43 S-Mar. 2018 -0.7

Propane, kerosene, and firewood(9)

0.076 1.2 0.001 0.48 L-Jan. 2018 2.2

Motor fuel

4.270 1.7 0.072 0.13 S-Mar. 2018 -4.9

Gasoline (all types)

4.181 1.7 0.071 0.13 S-Mar. 2018 -4.9

Gasoline, unleaded regular(6)

  1.7   0.51 S-Mar. 2018 -4.8

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(10)(6)

  2.6   0.51 L-Jan. 2018 4.9

Gasoline, unleaded premium(6)

  1.4   0.44 S-Mar. 2018 -4.5

Other motor fuels(5)

0.089 2.1 0.002 0.15 S-Mar. 2018 -1.9

Energy services(11)

3.367 -0.1 -0.002 0.08 L-Feb. 2018 1.4

Electricity(11)

2.596 0.1 0.002 0.10 L-Feb. 2018 0.4

Utility (piped) gas service(11)

0.771 -0.6 -0.005 0.08 S-Mar. 2018 -1.2

All items less food and energy

78.898 0.2 0.135 0.03 L-Mar. 2018 0.2

Commodities less food and energy commodities

19.870 -0.1 -0.018 0.08 - -

Household furnishings and supplies(12)

3.394 -0.6 -0.020 0.16 S-Apr. 2010 -0.6

Window and floor coverings and other linens(4)(5)

0.265 -1.3 -0.003 0.75 S-Mar. 2018 -1.3

Floor coverings(4)(5)

0.057 -0.7 0.000 0.56 S-Dec. 2017 -1.9

Window coverings(4)(5)

0.048 -0.9 0.000 0.88 S-Mar. 2018 -3.2

Other linens(4)(5)

0.160 -1.6 -0.003 1.15 S-Nov. 2017 -4.5

Furniture and bedding

0.889 -0.3 -0.002 0.34 S-Mar. 2018 -1.0

Bedroom furniture(4)

0.322 -0.8 -0.002 0.52 S-Dec. 2017 -1.2

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture(4)(5)

0.429 0.7 0.003 0.45 S-Mar. 2018 -0.6

Other furniture(5)

0.127 -1.7 -0.002 0.71 S-Feb. 2018 -1.9

Infants' furniture(4)(8)(6)

      0.74 - -

Appliances(5)

0.213 0.3 0.001 0.55 S-Feb. 2018 -1.5

Major appliances(5)

0.078 1.8 0.001 0.70 S-Mar. 2018 0.3

Laundry equipment(6)

  7.4   1.18 S-Mar. 2018 -0.6

Other appliances(5)

0.132 -0.8 -0.001 0.63 S-Jan. 2018 -1.2

Other household equipment and furnishings(5)

0.521 -1.4 -0.007 0.48 S-Jan. 2018 -2.2

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items(4)

0.285 -3.1 -0.009 0.76 S-Aug. 2017 -3.1

Indoor plants and flowers(13)

0.093 0.7 0.001 0.68 L-Mar. 2018 1.9

Dishes and flatware(4)(5)

0.059 1.1 0.001 1.49 S-Mar. 2018 -2.7

Nonelectric cookware and tableware(5)

0.084 0.3 0.000 0.75 S-Jan. 2018 -2.1

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies(5)

0.673 -1.0 -0.006 0.24 S-Aug. 2009 -1.1

Tools, hardware and supplies(4)(5)

0.198 -0.9 -0.002 0.35 S-Nov. 2015 -1.0

Outdoor equipment and supplies(5)

0.312 -0.9 -0.003 0.30 S-Nov. 2013 -0.9

Housekeeping supplies(4)

0.833 -0.5 -0.004 0.24 S-Nov. 2017 -1.4

Household cleaning products(5)

0.329 0.2 0.001 0.39 S-Feb. 2018 -0.1

Household paper products(4)(5)

0.219 -0.7 -0.002 0.38 S-Mar. 2018 -0.7

Miscellaneous household products(4)(5)

0.285 -1.2 -0.004 0.41 S-Nov. 2017 -2.5

Apparel

3.185 0.0 0.000 0.39 S-Mar. 2018 -0.6

Men's and boys' apparel

0.768 -1.2 -0.009 0.72 S-Apr. 2017 -1.6

Men's apparel

0.599 -1.7 -0.010 0.78 S-Apr. 2017 -2.0

Men's suits, sport coats, and outerwear

0.107 -4.3 -0.005 1.68 S-EVER -

Men's furnishings

0.150 -0.4 -0.001 1.45 S-Feb. 2018 -0.8

Men's shirts and sweaters(5)

0.179 -3.0 -0.005 1.22 S-Apr. 2017 -3.4

Men's pants and shorts

0.155 0.0 0.000 1.28 L-Feb. 2018 1.2

Boys' apparel

0.169 1.4 0.002 1.44 L-Feb. 2018 3.6

Women's and girls' apparel

1.334 0.9 0.011 0.60 S-Mar. 2018 -2.1

Women's apparel

1.144 1.1 0.012 0.65 L-Feb. 2018 1.8

Women's outerwear

0.075 -2.5 -0.002 2.13 S-Jan. 2018 -6.3

Women's dresses

0.148 -0.5 -0.001 1.42 S-Mar. 2018 -1.7

Women's suits and separates(5)

0.605 1.6 0.009 0.87 L-Feb. 2018 2.4

Women's underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories(5)

0.303 0.6 0.002 1.10 L-Feb. 2018 1.1

Girls' apparel

0.190 -0.2 0.000 1.49 S-Jan. 2018 -1.5

Footwear

0.690 -0.7 -0.005 0.57 L-Mar. 2018 1.2

Men's footwear(4)

0.220 -0.6 -0.001 0.96 S-Dec. 2017 -3.6

Boys' and girls' footwear

0.163 -2.3 -0.004 1.01 S-Jan. 2018 -2.7

Women's footwear

0.307 -0.9 -0.003 0.80 L-Mar. 2018 0.8

Infants' and toddlers' apparel

0.138 2.5 0.003 1.24 L-Sep. 2017 5.9

Jewelry and watches(9)

0.255 -0.3 -0.001 1.00 L-Mar. 2018 1.8

Watches(4)(9)

0.099 -1.1 -0.001 1.52 S-Dec. 2017 -4.8

Jewelry(9)

0.156 0.7 0.001 1.22 L-Mar. 2018 1.6

Transportation commodities less motor fuel(12)

6.644 -0.1 -0.006 0.09 L-Mar. 2018 -0.1

New vehicles

3.732 0.3 0.013 0.15 L-Dec. 2017 0.5

New cars and trucks(5)(6)

  0.4   0.23 L-Dec. 2017 0.5

New cars(6)

  0.5   0.24 L-Jan. 2017 0.7

New trucks(14)(6)

  0.3   0.21 L-Dec. 2017 0.5

Used cars and trucks

2.420 -0.9 -0.021 0.02 L-Mar. 2018 -0.3

Motor vehicle parts and equipment(4)

0.378 0.6 0.002 0.28 L-Dec. 2016 0.6

Tires(4)

0.225 0.8 0.002 0.38 L-Dec. 2017 0.8

Vehicle accessories other than tires(4)(5)

0.153 0.2 0.000 0.44 S-Feb. 2018 -0.2

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires(4)(6)

  0.4   0.38 L-Mar. 2018 1.2

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids(4)(6)

  1.1   0.90 S-Mar. 2018 0.1

Medical care commodities

1.722 1.3 0.023 0.25 L-EVER -

Medicinal drugs(4)(12)

1.666 0.8 0.013 0.26 L-Jul. 2017 1.1

Prescription drugs(11)

1.322 1.4 0.019 0.29 L-Aug. 2016 1.6

Nonprescription drugs(4)(12)

0.344 0.0 0.000 0.43 L-Mar. 2018 0.9

Medical equipment and supplies(4)(12)

0.056 2.5 0.001 0.50 L-EVER -

Recreation commodities(12)

1.841 -0.7 -0.012 0.17 S-Jun. 2016 -0.9

Video and audio products(12)

0.242 -0.8 -0.002 0.49 - -

Televisions

0.112 -1.7 -0.002 0.81 L-Mar. 2018 -1.6

Other video equipment(5)

0.028 0.1 0.000 0.85 S-Mar. 2018 -0.8

Audio equipment(4)

0.044 0.7 0.000 0.71 L-Jan. 2018 0.7

Recorded music and music subscriptions(4)(5)

0.050 -0.9 0.000 0.85 S-Sep. 2017 -2.1

Pets and pet products(4)

0.601 0.3 0.002 0.23 S-Mar. 2018 0.1

Pet food(4)(5)(6)

  0.0   0.31 S-Nov. 2017 -1.0

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories(4)(5)(6)

  0.6   0.39 S-Mar. 2018 0.3

Sporting goods

0.501 -0.8 -0.004 0.29 L-Mar. 2018 1.3

Sports vehicles including bicycles(4)

0.285 -1.8 -0.005 0.34 S-May 2014 -2.2

Sports equipment

0.209 -0.8 -0.002 0.47 S-Feb. 2018 -1.5

Photographic equipment and supplies

0.035 -2.5 -0.001 0.66 S-Dec. 2017 -2.5

Film and photographic supplies(4)(5)(6)

           

Photographic equipment(5)(6)

  -2.8   0.69 S-Apr. 2016 -3.4

Recreational reading materials(4)

0.114 -0.3 0.000 0.64 S-Oct. 2017 -1.9

Newspapers and magazines(4)(5)

0.069 -0.6 0.000 0.95 S-Dec. 2017 -0.9

Recreational books(4)(5)

0.045 0.1 0.000 0.97 S-Mar. 2018 -0.9

Other recreational goods(5)

0.347 -1.8 -0.006 0.46 S-May 2002 -1.8

Toys

0.275 -2.1 -0.006 0.52 S-Dec. 2004 -2.1

Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment(5)(6)

  -2.4   0.55 S-Feb. 2015 -2.4

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies(4)(5)

0.023 -0.3 0.000 1.10 S-Mar. 2018 -1.4

Music instruments and accessories(4)(5)

0.036 -1.1 0.000 0.68 S-Feb. 2018 -1.2

Education and communication commodities(12)

0.556 0.7 0.004 0.36 L-Jan. 2018 0.8

Educational books and supplies

0.131 3.7 0.005 0.60 L-Jan. 2000 6.3

College textbooks(4)(15)(6)

  3.3   0.58 L-Aug. 2008 3.4

Information technology commodities(12)

0.425 -0.3 -0.001 0.43 - -

Personal computers and peripheral equipment(7)

0.320 0.2 0.001 0.59 L-Jan. 2018 0.4

Computer software and accessories(4)(5)

0.025 -1.2 0.000 1.10 S-Mar. 2018 -1.4

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items(4)(5)

0.081 -1.6 -0.001 0.70 S-Mar. 2018 -2.1

Alcoholic beverages

0.966 -0.2 -0.002 0.14 S-May 2017 -0.2

Alcoholic beverages at home

0.602 -0.3 -0.002 0.22 S-Jan. 2018 -0.5

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home

0.266 0.0 0.000 0.27 S-Jan. 2018 -0.4

Distilled spirits at home

0.080 0.6 0.000 0.37 L-Feb. 2016 0.8

Whiskey at home(4)(6)

  -0.2   0.54 L-Mar. 2018 0.1

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home(4)(6)

  0.1   0.50 L-Mar. 2018 0.2

Wine at home

0.255 -0.8 -0.002 0.46 S-May 2017 -0.9

Alcoholic beverages away from home(4)

0.364 0.1 0.000 0.12 - -

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home(4)(5)(6)

  0.1   0.18 S-Mar. 2018 -0.2

Wine away from home(4)(5)(6)

  -0.3   0.18 S-Jul. 2017 -0.3

Distilled spirits away from home(4)(5)(6)

  0.2   0.15 L-Mar. 2018 0.5

Other goods(12)

1.562 0.0 -0.001 0.16 S-Mar. 2018 -0.2

Tobacco and smoking products

0.647 0.4 0.003 0.14 S-Mar. 2018 -0.2

Cigarettes(5)

0.573 0.5 0.003 0.15 S-Mar. 2018 -0.4

Tobacco products other than cigarettes(4)(5)

0.059 -0.8 0.000 0.33 S-Mar. 2015 -1.1

Personal care products(4)

0.695 -0.1 -0.001 0.30 S-Mar. 2018 -0.1

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products(4)(5)

0.380 -0.1 0.000 0.37 L-Mar. 2018 0.0

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements(4)

0.309 -0.2 -0.001 0.45 S-Feb. 2018 -0.5

Miscellaneous personal goods(5)

0.220 -1.0 -0.002 0.75 S-Feb. 2018 -1.1

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap(6)

  0.3   0.77 S-Mar. 2018 0.1

Infants' equipment(4)(8)(6)

  -2.9   0.46 S-Dec. 2016 -3.0

Services less energy services

59.027 0.3 0.151 0.03 L-Mar. 2018 0.3

Shelter

32.715 0.3 0.111 0.04 - -

Rent of shelter(16)

32.344 0.4 0.121 0.04 L-Mar. 2018 0.4

Rent of primary residence(11)

7.768 0.3 0.020 0.03 S-Mar. 2018 0.3

Lodging away from home(5)

0.993 2.9 0.029 1.24 L-Aug. 2017 3.2

Housing at school, excluding board(11)(16)

0.112 0.1 0.000 0.06 S-Nov. 2017 0.1

Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels

0.881 3.3 0.029 1.45 L-Aug. 2017 3.7

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(11)(16)

23.584 0.2 0.059 0.03 S-Feb. 2018 0.2

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(11)(16)

22.268 0.3 0.056 0.03 - -

Tenants' and household insurance(4)(5)

0.371 0.8 0.003 0.13 L-Dec. 2014 0.9

Water and sewer and trash collection services(5)

1.072 0.4 0.005 0.05 - -

Water and sewerage maintenance(11)

0.813 0.3 0.002 0.06 - -

Garbage and trash collection(4)(14)

0.260 0.9 0.002 0.07 L-Jul. 2012 0.9

Household operations(4)(5)

0.867 0.6 0.005 0.32 L-Feb. 2018 1.5

Domestic services(4)(5)

0.298 1.2 0.004 0.04 L-Feb. 2008 1.4

Gardening and lawncare services(4)(5)

0.287 0.0 0.000 0.05 S-Nov. 2017 0.0

Moving, storage, freight expense(5)

0.100 0.5 0.001 1.97 L-Feb. 2018 1.1

Repair of household items(4)(5)

0.107 0.0 0.000 0.23 - -

Medical care services

6.923 -0.1 -0.006 0.09 S-Nov. 2017 -0.1

Professional services

3.273 -0.2 -0.005 0.10 S-Nov. 2017 -0.4

Physicians' services(11)

1.742 0.1 0.001 0.09 L-Mar. 2018 0.2

Dental services(11)

0.795 -0.5 -0.004 0.11 S-EVER -

Eyeglasses and eye care(4)(9)

0.318 -0.4 -0.001 0.31 S-Jul. 2017 -0.4

Services by other medical professionals(4)(11)(9)

0.419 0.1 0.000 0.09 S-Feb. 2018 -0.8

Hospital and related services

2.597 0.4 0.011 0.12 L-Mar. 2018 0.6

Hospital services(11)(17)

2.321 0.5 0.011 0.13 L-Mar. 2018 0.6

Inpatient hospital services(11)(17)(6)

  0.4   0.20 L-Mar. 2018 0.4

Outpatient hospital services(11)(9)(6)

  0.4   0.32 L-Mar. 2018 0.7

Nursing homes and adult day services(11)(17)

0.190 0.4 0.001 0.12 L-Feb. 2018 0.4

Care of invalids and elderly at home(4)(8)

0.086 -0.5 0.000 0.12 L-Mar. 2018 0.1

Health insurance(4)(8)

1.053 0.0 0.000 0.08 L-Mar. 2018 0.0

Transportation services

5.975 0.0 -0.001 0.13 L-Mar. 2018 0.2

Leased cars and trucks(4)(15)

0.640 0.5 0.004 0.39 L-Feb. 2018 1.3

Car and truck rental(5)

0.117 -3.0 -0.004 1.78 S-Dec. 2015 -4.9

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair(4)

1.110 0.2 0.002 0.15 S-Mar. 2018 -0.1

Motor vehicle body work(4)

0.055 0.3 0.000 0.11 L-Feb. 2018 0.4

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing(4)

0.623 0.3 0.002 0.24 - -

Motor vehicle repair(4)(5)

0.369 -0.1 0.000 0.14 S-Mar. 2018 -0.7

Motor vehicle insurance

2.379 0.4 0.009 0.17 L-Feb. 2018 1.7

Motor vehicle fees(4)(5)

0.540 0.5 0.003 0.12 L-Feb. 2018 0.5

State motor vehicle registration and license fees(4)(11)(5)

0.280 0.0 0.000 0.04 - -

Parking and other fees(4)(5)

0.243 1.1 0.003 0.22 L-Jan. 2018 1.5

Parking fees and tolls(5)(6)

  0.1   0.16 S-Dec. 2017 -0.3

Automobile service clubs(4)(5)(6)

  0.6   0.43 L-Mar. 2018 1.0

Public transportation

1.190 -1.2 -0.014 0.36 L-Mar. 2018 0.3

Airline fares

0.730 -1.9 -0.013 0.58 L-Mar. 2018 0.6

Other intercity transportation

0.172 -1.2 -0.002 0.56 S-Nov. 2017 -1.5

Intercity bus fare(4)(7)(6)

           

Intercity train fare(4)(7)(6)

           

Ship fare(4)(5)(6)

  -1.5   0.82 S-Nov. 2017 -2.2

Intracity transportation(4)

0.280 0.4 0.001 0.19 L-Feb. 2018 0.5

Intracity mass transit(4)(12)(6)

  0.0   0.15 - -

Recreation services(12)

3.834 0.4 0.013 0.16 L-Aug. 2017 0.5

Video and audio services(12)

1.591 0.1 0.001 0.15 L-Feb. 2018 0.1

Cable and satellite television service(14)

1.503 0.0 0.001 0.14 L-Feb. 2018 0.1

Video discs and other media, including rental of video(4)(5)

0.088 0.9 0.001 1.26 L-Jan. 2018 3.9

Video discs and other media(4)(5)(6)

  1.2   2.01 L-Jan. 2018 5.3

Rental of video discs and other media(4)(5)(6)

  0.2   0.14 S-Mar. 2018 0.0

Pet services including veterinary(5)

0.410 0.6 0.002 0.11 L-May 2015 0.8

Pet services(4)(5)(6)

  2.5   0.10 L-EVER -

Veterinarian services(5)(6)

  0.1   0.13 - -

Photographers and film processing(4)(5)

0.038 0.7 0.000 0.43 L-Oct. 2015 1.6

Photographer fees(4)(5)(6)

      0.06 - -

Film processing(4)(5)(6)

  0.1   0.65 L-Sep. 2017 2.1

Other recreation services(5)

1.794 0.5 0.009 0.29 L-Dec. 2017 0.5

Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other organizations, or participant sports fees(4)(5)

0.665 0.2 0.001 0.22 L-Mar. 2018 0.6

Admissions

0.644 1.1 0.007 0.58 L-Feb. 2018 1.1

Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts(4)(5)(6)

  0.7   0.46 L-Feb. 2018 1.0

Admission to sporting events(4)(5)(6)

  2.1   1.79 L-Feb. 2018 2.8

Fees for lessons or instructions(4)(9)

0.216 -0.2 0.000 0.34 L-Mar. 2018 0.3

Education and communication services(12)

6.009 0.4 0.021 0.07 L-Sep. 2015 0.4

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare

2.844 0.2 0.006 0.05 - -

College tuition and fees

1.571 0.2 0.003 0.06 L-Dec. 2017 0.2

Elementary and high school tuition and fees

0.325 0.1 0.000 0.08 S-Sep. 2016 0.1

Child care and nursery school(13)

0.798 0.2 0.002 0.09 L-Feb. 2018 0.3

Technical and business school tuition and fees(5)

0.032 0.6 0.000 0.11 L-Aug. 2017 0.7

Postage and delivery services(5)

0.108 0.4 0.000 0.02 S-Mar. 2018 0.2

Postage

0.094 0.4 0.000 0.00 S-Mar. 2018 0.2

Delivery services(5)

0.014 0.5 0.000 0.32 L-Jan. 2018 1.5

Telephone services(4)(5)

2.282 0.1 0.003 0.12 L-Dec. 2017 0.2

Wireless telephone services(4)(5)

1.713 0.1 0.002 0.10 L-Mar. 2018 0.2

Land-line telephone services(4)(12)

0.570 0.2 0.001 0.21 L-Feb. 2018 0.2

Internet services and electronic information providers(5)

0.766 1.5 0.011 0.29 L-EVER -

Other personal services(4)(12)

1.633 0.1 0.002 0.11 S-Nov. 2017 0.0

Personal care services(4)

0.622 0.2 0.001 0.13 S-Feb. 2018 0.2

Haircuts and other personal care services(4)(5)

0.622 0.2 0.001 0.13 S-Feb. 2018 0.2

Miscellaneous personal services

1.011 0.0 0.000 0.11 S-Aug. 2017 -0.1

Legal services(4)(9)

0.306 0.2 0.000 0.07 L-Mar. 2018 0.6

Funeral expenses(4)(9)

0.127 0.2 0.000 0.09 S-Mar. 2018 0.1

Laundry and dry cleaning services(4)(5)

0.237 -0.1 0.000 0.16 S-Aug. 2017 -0.1

Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning(4)(5)

0.028 0.1 0.000 0.21 L-Feb. 2018 0.1

Financial services(9)

0.241 0.1 0.000 0.32 S-Feb. 2018 -2.2

Checking account and other bank services(4)(5)(6)

  0.0   0.02 S-Jan. 2018 0.0

Tax return preparation and other accounting fees(5)(6)

  0.4   0.33 S-Mar. 2018 -0.4

Special aggregate indexes

All items less food

86.727 0.2 0.205 0.03 - -

All items less shelter

67.285 0.1 0.098 0.03 S-Mar. 2018 -0.3

All items less food and shelter

54.012 0.2 0.094 0.04 L-Feb. 2018 0.2

All items less food, shelter, and energy

46.182 0.1 0.024 0.05 L-Feb. 2018 0.2

All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and trucks

43.762 0.1 0.045 0.05 L-Mar. 2018 0.1

All items less medical care

91.355 0.2 0.191 0.03 - -

All items less energy

92.170 0.2 0.139 0.03 L-Mar. 2018 0.2

Commodities

37.606 0.2 0.058 0.05 S-Mar. 2018 -0.6

Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and trucks

17.450 0.0 0.004 0.09 S-Mar. 2018 -0.1

Commodities less food

24.333 0.2 0.055 0.07 S-Mar. 2018 -1.0

Commodities less food and beverages

23.366 0.2 0.057 0.07 S-Mar. 2018 -1.0

Services

62.394 0.2 0.149 0.03 L-Mar. 2018 0.2

Services less rent of shelter(16)

30.050 0.1 0.033 0.05 L-Mar. 2018 0.2

Services less medical care services

55.472 0.3 0.152 0.04 L-Mar. 2018 0.3

Durables

10.050 -0.3 -0.028 0.08 L-Mar. 2018 0.0

Nondurables

27.556 0.7 0.189 0.07 - -

Nondurables less food

14.283 1.1 0.159 0.11 S-Mar. 2018 -1.5

Nondurables less food and beverages

13.317 1.2 0.158 0.12 S-Mar. 2018 -1.6

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel

10.132 1.2 0.117 0.09 L-Jan. 2018 2.2

Nondurables less food and apparel

11.099 1.1 0.117 0.08 L-Jan. 2018 2.0

Housing

41.607 0.2 0.097 0.04 S-Jan. 2018 0.2

Education and communication(5)

6.565 0.4 0.025 0.07 L-Jan. 2013 0.4

Education(5)

2.974 0.4 0.011 0.06 L-Sep. 2015 0.4

Communication(5)

3.590 0.4 0.014 0.11 L-Jul. 2008 0.5

Information and information processing(5)

3.482 0.4 0.014 0.12 L-Jul. 2008 0.5

Information technology, hardware and services(18)

1.200 0.9 0.010 0.25 L-EVER -

Recreation(5)

5.675 0.0 0.001 0.11 L-Mar. 2018 0.0

Video and audio(5)

1.833 0.0 -0.001 0.15 L-Sep. 2017 0.4

Pets, pet products and services(5)

1.011 0.4 0.004 0.16 - -

Photography(5)

0.075 -0.9 -0.001 0.41 S-Jan. 2018 -1.3

Food and beverages

14.239 0.0 0.001 0.06 S-Feb. 2018 0.0

Domestically produced farm food

6.115 -0.2 -0.013 0.11 S-Feb. 2018 -0.2

Other services

11.475 0.3 0.036 0.06 L-Jan. 2017 0.3

Apparel less footwear

2.495 0.2 0.005 0.45 S-Mar. 2018 -1.1

Fuels and utilities

4.632 0.1 0.003 0.06 L-Feb. 2018 1.0

Household energy

3.559 -0.1 -0.002 0.08 L-Feb. 2018 1.2

Medical care

8.645 0.2 0.018 0.09 L-Mar. 2018 0.4

Transportation

16.889 0.4 0.065 0.06 L-Jan. 2018 1.8

Private transportation

15.700 0.5 0.079 0.06 L-Jan. 2018 2.0

New and used motor vehicles(5)

7.022 -0.1 -0.009 0.10 L-Mar. 2018 -0.1

Utilities and public transportation

9.414 -0.1 -0.010 0.07 L-Mar. 2018 0.0

Household furnishings and operations

4.260 -0.4 -0.017 0.16 S-Dec. 2014 -0.4

Other goods and services

3.195 0.1 0.002 0.10 S-Dec. 2017 -0.2

Personal care(4)

2.548 0.0 -0.001 0.13 S-Dec. 2017 -0.1

Footnotes
(1) The 'effect' of an item category is a measure of that item's contribution to the All items price change. For example, if the Food index had an effect of 0.40, and the All items index rose 1.2 percent, then the increase in food prices contributed 0.40 / 1.2, or 33.3 percent, to that All items increase. Said another way, had food prices been unchanged for that month the change in the All items index would have been 1.2 percent minus 0.40, or 0.8 percent. Effects can be negative as well. For example, if the effect of food was a negative 0.1, and the All items index rose 0.5 percent, the All items index actually would have been 0.1 percent higher (or 0.6 percent) had food prices been unchanged. Since food prices fell while prices overall were rising, the contribution of food to the All items price change was negative (in this case, -0.1 / 0.5, or minus 20 percent).
(2) A statistic's margin of error is often expressed as its point estimate plus or minus two standard errors. For example, if a CPI category rose 0.6 percent, and its standard error was 0.15 percent, the margin of error on this item's 1-month percent change would be 0.6 percent, plus or minus 0.3 percent.
(3) If the current seasonally adjusted 1-month percent change is greater than the previous published 1-month percent change, then this column identifies the closest prior month with a 1-month percent change as (L)arge as or (L)arger than the current 1-month change. If the current 1-month percent change is smaller than the previous published 1-month percent change, the most recent month with a change as (S)mall or (S)maller than the current month change is identified. If the current and previous published 1-month percent changes are equal, a dash will appear. Standard numerical comparisons are used. For example, 0.8% is greater than 0.6%, -0.4% is less than -0.2%, and -0.2% is less than 0.0%. Note that a (L)arger change can be a smaller decline, for example, a -0.2% change is larger than a -0.4% change, but still represents a decline in the price index. Likewise, (S)maller changes can be increases, for example, a 0.6% change is smaller than 0.8%, but still represents an increase in the price index. In this context, a -0.2% change is considered to be smaller than a 0.0% change.
(4) Not seasonally adjusted.
(5) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
(6) Special indexes based on a substantially smaller sample. These series do not contribute to the all items index aggregation and therefore do not have a relative importance or effect.
(7) Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
(8) Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
(9) Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
(10) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
(11) This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
(12) Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.
(13) Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
(14) Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
(15) Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
(16) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
(17) Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
(18) Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.

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


Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, May 2018, 12-month analysis table [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Expenditure category Relative
importance
Apr.
2018
Twelve Month
Unadjusted percent change
May 2017-
May 2018
Unadjusted effect on All Items
May 2017-
May 2018(1)
Standard error, median price change(2) Largest (L) or Smallest (S) unadjusted change since:(3)
Date Percent change

All items

100.000 2.8   0.07 L-Feb. 2012 2.9

Food

13.273 1.2 0.167 0.10 S-Sep. 2017 1.2

Food at home

7.311 0.1 0.009 0.16 S-Jun. 2017 -0.1

Cereals and bakery products

0.955 -0.2 -0.003 0.30 S-Feb. 2018 -0.2

Cereals and cereal products

0.311 -0.7 -0.003 0.62 S-Mar. 2018 -1.0

Flour and prepared flour mixes

0.041 1.2 0.000 0.99 S-Mar. 2018 -0.1

Breakfast cereal

0.150 -2.0 -0.003 0.85 - -

Rice, pasta, cornmeal

0.120 0.3 0.000 1.11 S-Feb. 2018 -0.2

Rice(4)(5)

  1.0   1.35 S-Mar. 2018 -0.5

Bakery products

0.644 0.0 0.000 0.37 S-Dec. 2017 -0.1

Bread(4)

0.189 0.8 0.002 0.66 L-Mar. 2018 1.3

White bread(5)

  0.3   0.89 L-Mar. 2018 0.5

Bread other than white(5)

  1.1   0.89 L-Mar. 2018 1.9

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins(4)

0.091 0.2 0.000 1.07 S-Sep. 2017 -0.7

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies

0.162 0.0 0.000 0.68 S-Dec. 2017 -0.2

Cookies(5)

  -2.5   1.14 S-May 2011 -2.7

Fresh cakes and cupcakes(5)

  2.3   1.11 S-Mar. 2018 2.1

Other bakery products

0.203 -0.8 -0.002 0.71 S-Mar. 2018 -1.3

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts(5)

  1.6   1.16 S-Mar. 2018 1.5

Crackers, bread, and cracker products(5)

  -3.1   1.24 S-Mar. 2005 -4.3

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers(5)

  0.4   1.15 - -

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

1.631 2.3 0.040 0.33 S-Mar. 2018 2.1

Meats, poultry, and fish

1.525 1.2 0.020 0.32 S-Feb. 2018 1.1

Meats

0.956 1.4 0.015 0.39 S-Mar. 2018 1.4

Beef and veal

0.436 2.6 0.012 0.49 S-Feb. 2018 2.1

Uncooked ground beef

0.175 2.3 0.004 0.81 S-Aug. 2017 1.9

Uncooked beef roasts(4)

0.062 2.5 0.002 1.39 S-Mar. 2018 1.6

Uncooked beef steaks(4)

0.162 2.2 0.004 0.91 S-Mar. 2018 1.1

Uncooked other beef and veal(4)

0.037 5.2 0.002 1.30 S-Feb. 2018 2.9

Pork

0.297 0.4 0.001 0.79 S-Mar. 2018 0.4

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products(4)

0.134 0.1 0.000 1.01 L-Mar. 2018 1.4

Bacon and related products(5)

  -0.9   1.31 L-Mar. 2018 0.0

Breakfast sausage and related products(4)(5)

  2.4   1.67 S-Feb. 2018 0.8

Ham

0.052 3.2 0.002 1.82 L-Oct. 2017 3.5

Ham, excluding canned(5)

  4.5   2.30 L-Mar. 2015 6.1

Pork chops

0.044 1.2 0.000 1.89 S-Mar. 2018 0.9

Other pork including roasts and picnics(4)

0.067 -1.5 -0.001 1.73 S-Sep. 2017 -2.0

Other meats

0.224 0.5 0.001 0.83 S-Mar. 2018 0.1

Frankfurters(5)

  3.4   2.43 S-Mar. 2018 1.3

Lunchmeats(4)(5)

  -0.6   0.83 S-Feb. 2018 -1.4

Lamb and organ meats(5)

           

Lamb and mutton(4)(5)

           

Poultry

0.318 0.5 0.002 0.72 S-Nov. 2017 0.1

Chicken(4)

0.262 1.5 0.004 0.84 S-Nov. 2017 0.7

Fresh whole chicken(5)

  2.1   1.94 S-Mar. 2018 1.6

Fresh and frozen chicken parts(5)

  1.6   0.99 S-Jan. 2018 1.1

Other poultry including turkey(4)

0.056 -4.1 -0.003 1.44 L-Feb. 2018 -3.7

Fish and seafood

0.251 1.4 0.004 0.84 S-Feb. 2018 -0.6

Fresh fish and seafood(4)

0.129 2.1 0.003 1.17 S-Feb. 2018 0.9

Processed fish and seafood(4)

0.122 0.7 0.001 0.98 S-Feb. 2018 -1.9

Shelf stable fish and seafood(5)

  2.5   1.31 S-Feb. 2018 -1.3

Frozen fish and seafood(5)

  -0.7   1.50 S-Mar. 2018 -1.8

Eggs

0.106 21.6 0.020 1.47 S-Mar. 2018 16.3

Dairy and related products

0.732 -0.6 -0.005 0.40 S-Mar. 2018 -0.9

Milk(4)

0.199 -2.6 -0.005 0.70 S-Mar. 2018 -3.9

Fresh whole milk(5)

  -3.7   1.68 S-Mar. 2018 -5.1

Fresh milk other than whole(4)(5)

  -1.6   0.99 S-Mar. 2018 -2.8

Cheese and related products

0.240 1.1 0.003 0.68 L-Jan. 2018 1.1

Ice cream and related products

0.105 -0.8 -0.001 0.96 S-Feb. 2018 -2.5

Other dairy and related products(4)

0.188 -0.6 -0.001 0.82 S-Feb. 2018 -1.4

Fruits and vegetables

1.283 -0.4 -0.006 0.43 - -

Fresh fruits and vegetables

1.011 -0.3 -0.003 0.53 L-Mar. 2018 1.0

Fresh fruits

0.551 1.1 0.006 0.68 S-Mar. 2018 1.0

Apples

0.077 -1.9 -0.002 1.75 S-Dec. 2017 -2.6

Bananas

0.081 0.2 0.000 1.03 L-Mar. 2018 1.1

Citrus fruits(4)

0.154 9.6 0.014 1.42 - -

Oranges, including tangerines(5)

  8.8   2.18 L-Dec. 2017 8.9

Other fresh fruits(4)

0.238 -2.6 -0.006 1.05 L-Feb. 2018 4.0

Fresh vegetables

0.460 -1.9 -0.009 0.84 L-Mar. 2018 1.1

Potatoes

0.075 0.0 0.000 2.08 S-Mar. 2018 -0.1

Lettuce

0.057 -11.2 -0.008 2.35 L-Mar. 2018 -2.6

Tomatoes

0.077 0.4 0.001 1.67 S-Nov. 2017 -0.3

Other fresh vegetables

0.251 -0.8 -0.002 1.20 L-Mar. 2018 1.0

Processed fruits and vegetables(4)

0.272 -0.9 -0.003 0.69 S-Mar. 2018 -2.2

Canned fruits and vegetables(4)

0.148 0.2 0.000 0.87 L-Dec. 2016 0.4

Canned fruits(4)(5)

  -0.5   1.19 L-Jun. 2017 -0.4

Canned vegetables(4)(5)

  1.1   1.24 L-Jul. 2015 1.9

Frozen fruits and vegetables(4)

0.080 -3.0 -0.003 1.35 S-Nov. 2013 -3.8

Frozen vegetables(5)

  -3.4   1.67 S-Nov. 2013 -3.9

Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried(4)

0.045 -0.9 -0.001 1.42 S-Mar. 2018 -3.6

Dried beans, peas, and lentils(4)(5)

  -2.1   2.11 L-Feb. 2018 -1.4

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

0.864 -1.3 -0.012 0.43 S-Oct. 2016 -1.3

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks(4)

0.610 -0.9 -0.006 0.53 S-Oct. 2016 -1.1

Carbonated drinks

0.253 -0.7 -0.002 0.87 S-Apr. 2017 -0.9

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks(4)

0.009 2.8 0.000 1.12 L-Aug. 2017 6.6

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks(4)

0.348 -1.1 -0.004 0.64 S-Nov. 2016 -1.1

Beverage materials including coffee and tea(4)

0.254 -2.3 -0.006 0.77 S-Feb. 2018 -2.3

Coffee

0.163 -3.7 -0.007 1.09 S-Aug. 2016 -3.8

Roasted coffee(5)

  -4.1   1.60 S-Aug. 2016 -4.3

Instant coffee(5)

  -5.3   1.65 L-Mar. 2018 -3.5

Other beverage materials including tea(4)

0.091 0.2 0.000 1.01 - -

Other food at home

1.845 -0.2 -0.005 0.31 S-Apr. 2017 -0.2

Sugar and sweets

0.278 0.5 0.001 0.70 S-Dec. 2017 0.5

Sugar and artificial sweeteners

0.042 0.1 0.000 0.87 S-Aug. 2017 -0.1

Candy and chewing gum(4)

0.181 1.3 0.002 0.91 L-Mar. 2018 1.5

Other sweets(4)

0.055 -1.6 -0.001 1.22 S-Sep. 2016 -2.0

Fats and oils

0.216 -0.2 -0.001 0.61 S-Apr. 2017 -0.2

Butter and margarine(4)

0.061 -0.1 0.000 1.16 S-Mar. 2018 -0.1

Butter(5)

  2.1   1.57 S-Mar. 2018 0.6

Margarine(5)

  -2.9   1.43 S-Mar. 2015 -2.9

Salad dressing(4)

0.052 -1.6 -0.001 1.37 S-Mar. 2018 -1.6

Other fats and oils including peanut butter(4)

0.103 0.5 0.001 0.92 S-May 2017 -0.2

Peanut butter(4)(5)

  0.4   1.06 S-Jan. 2018 0.1

Other foods

1.351 -0.4 -0.006 0.36 S-Jun. 2017 -0.4

Soups

0.083 -1.2 -0.001 1.65 S-Mar. 2018 -2.0

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods

0.236 -1.3 -0.003 0.89 S-Jun. 2017 -1.7

Snacks

0.313 -0.1 0.000 0.82 L-Feb. 2018 0.8

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces

0.270 1.0 0.003 0.79 L-Jan. 2018 1.0

Salt and other seasonings and spices(4)(5)

  -0.9   1.40 S-Apr. 2017 -1.0

Olives, pickles, relishes(4)(5)

  3.1   1.68 L-Dec. 2017 4.1

Sauces and gravies(4)(5)

  3.4   1.16 L-Jun. 2015 4.1

Other condiments(5)

  -1.5   1.74 - -

Baby food(4)

0.049 1.7 0.001 1.16 L-Sep. 2017 1.8

Other miscellaneous foods(4)

0.400 -1.0 -0.004 0.51 S-Aug. 2013 -1.1

Prepared salads(6)(5)

  -0.3   1.26 S-Sep. 2016 -1.1

Food away from home

5.962 2.7 0.157 0.10 L-Aug. 2016 2.8

Full service meals and snacks(4)

2.965 2.4 0.069 0.13 L-Nov. 2017 2.4

Limited service meals and snacks(4)

2.533 2.9 0.071 0.18 L-Mar. 2018 3.0

Food at employee sites and schools(4)

0.179 2.5 0.005 0.63 L-Apr. 2017 2.5

Food at elementary and secondary schools(7)(5)

  1.8   0.52 L-May 2017 1.8

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors(4)

0.089 1.9 0.002 1.49 S-Oct. 2017 1.9

Other food away from home(4)

0.196 4.9 0.010 0.53 L-Dec. 2008 5.7

Energy

7.830 11.7 0.865 0.11 L-Feb. 2017 15.2

Energy commodities

4.463 21.7 0.847 0.17 L-Feb. 2017 29.8

Fuel oil and other fuels

0.192 17.4 0.032 0.91 L-Feb. 2017 18.2

Fuel oil

0.117 25.3 0.025 1.08 L-Feb. 2017 28.0

Propane, kerosene, and firewood(8)

0.076 7.5 0.007 1.58 L-Jan. 2018 9.0

Motor fuel

4.270 21.8 0.815 0.18 L-Feb. 2017 30.6

Gasoline (all types)

4.181 21.8 0.799 0.18 L-Feb. 2017 30.7

Gasoline, unleaded regular(5)

  22.2   0.94 L-Feb. 2017 31.7

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(9)(5)

  20.0   0.78 L-Feb. 2017 28.9

Gasoline, unleaded premium(5)

  19.1   0.79 L-Feb. 2017 24.7

Other motor fuels(4)

0.089 25.1 0.016 0.28 L-Feb. 2017 27.1

Energy services(10)

3.367 0.6 0.018 0.15 S-Aug. 2016 -0.4

Electricity(10)

2.596 1.0 0.025 0.18 S-Jan. 2017 1.0

Utility (piped) gas service(10)

0.771 -0.8 -0.007 0.22 S-Jun. 2016 -5.0

All items less food and energy

78.898 2.2 1.770 0.08 L-Feb. 2017 2.2

Commodities less food and energy commodities

19.870 -0.3 -0.030 0.19 L-Mar. 2018 -0.3

Household furnishings and supplies(11)

3.394 -1.1 -0.033 0.33 S-Mar. 2018 -1.5

Window and floor coverings and other linens(4)

0.265 -0.3 0.000 1.10 L-Feb. 2018 0.1

Floor coverings(4)

0.057 2.7 0.002 1.56 S-Jan. 2018 0.1

Window coverings(4)

0.048 -1.5 -0.001 2.47 L-Apr. 2017 -0.3

Other linens(4)

0.160 -0.9 -0.001 1.79 L-Feb. 2018 -0.2

Furniture and bedding

0.889 -0.1 0.001 0.84 S-Mar. 2018 -1.3

Bedroom furniture

0.322 -0.9 -0.003 1.05 S-Jul. 2017 -1.8

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture(4)

0.429 1.5 0.008 1.41 L-Oct. 2012 1.9

Other furniture(4)

0.127 -3.3 -0.004 1.58 S-Jan. 2017 -4.0

Infants' furniture(7)(5)

  -2.6   2.26 L-Oct. 2007 0.9

Appliances(4)

0.213 -0.1 0.001 1.10 S-Mar. 2018 -2.2

Major appliances(4)

0.078 3.6 0.003 1.29 L-Dec. 2012 3.9

Laundry equipment(5)

  8.4   2.84 L-Nov. 2012 9.4

Other appliances(4)

0.132 -2.0 -0.002 1.52 S-Feb. 2018 -2.5

Other household equipment and furnishings(4)

0.521 -5.7 -0.026 1.03 S-Mar. 2018 -6.2

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items

0.285 -10.6 -0.028 1.64 S-Jan. 2018 -10.8

Indoor plants and flowers(12)

0.093 2.0 0.002 1.28 L-Dec. 2017 2.0

Dishes and flatware(4)

0.059 -3.4 -0.001 3.20 L-Dec. 2017 -0.5

Nonelectric cookware and tableware(4)

0.084 0.0 0.001 1.49 L-Jan. 2017 0.1

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies(4)

0.673 -0.9 -0.006 0.70 S-Jan. 2018 -0.9

Tools, hardware and supplies(4)

0.198 -0.2 0.000 0.81 S-Dec. 2017 -0.3

Outdoor equipment and supplies(4)

0.312 -1.3 -0.004 0.92 S-Jan. 2018 -1.6

Housekeeping supplies

0.833 -0.3 -0.002 0.43 S-Feb. 2018 -0.4

Household cleaning products(4)

0.329 -0.2 -0.001 0.62 L-May 2017 -0.2

Household paper products(4)

0.219 -1.3 -0.003 0.83 S-Jun. 2015 -1.5

Miscellaneous household products(4)

0.285 0.4 0.001 0.88 S-Dec. 2017 -1.0

Apparel

3.185 1.4 0.050 0.79 L-Aug. 2013 1.8

Men's and boys' apparel

0.768 0.6 0.005 1.43 S-Mar. 2018 0.4

Men's apparel

0.599 -1.3 -0.008 1.68 S-Feb. 2018 -1.8

Men's suits, sport coats, and outerwear

0.107 -4.5 -0.004 2.87 S-Aug. 2017 -7.8

Men's furnishings

0.150 -0.9 -0.003 3.59 L-Dec. 2017 2.2

Men's shirts and sweaters(4)

0.179 -1.6 -0.002 2.21 S-Jan. 2018 -2.4

Men's pants and shorts

0.155 0.1 0.001 2.81 S-Feb. 2018 -1.6

Boys' apparel

0.169 7.9 0.013 3.18 L-Apr. 2012 11.3

Women's and girls' apparel

1.334 2.5 0.037 1.21 L-Jun. 2014 3.5

Women's apparel

1.144 2.3 0.031 1.32 L-Jun. 2014 3.8

Women's outerwear

0.075 -4.8 -0.003 4.56 S-Mar. 2018 -9.6

Women's dresses

0.148 7.6 0.009 3.98 L-Jan. 2017 7.8

Women's suits and separates(4)

0.605 2.8 0.028 1.77 L-Mar. 2013 4.7

Women's underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories(4)

0.303 -0.6 -0.004 2.05 L-Feb. 2018 2.0

Girls' apparel

0.190 2.8 0.005 2.99 L-Jul. 2017 5.6

Footwear

0.690 -0.7 -0.004 1.29 S-Jan. 2018 -2.3

Men's footwear

0.220 0.4 0.001 2.00 L-Mar. 2018 0.6

Boys' and girls' footwear

0.163 0.3 0.000 2.35 S-Mar. 2018 0.2

Women's footwear

0.307 -2.1 -0.006 1.69 S-Jan. 2018 -3.6

Infants' and toddlers' apparel

0.138 8.0 0.011 2.57 L-Jan. 1991 10.8

Jewelry and watches(8)

0.255 0.1 0.002 4.64 L-Mar. 2018 2.6

Watches(8)

0.099 -0.5 0.000 10.80 S-Mar. 2017 -1.5

Jewelry(8)

0.156 0.5 0.002 4.96 L-Sep. 2017 2.0

Transportation commodities less motor fuel(11)

6.644 -1.2 -0.067 0.19 - -

New vehicles

3.732 -1.1 -0.042 0.33 L-Dec. 2017 -0.5

New cars and trucks(4)(5)

  -1.1   0.39 L-Dec. 2017 -0.6

New cars(5)

  -1.4   0.39 L-Dec. 2017 -1.1

New trucks(13)(5)

  -1.0   0.52 L-Mar. 2018 -0.7

Used cars and trucks

2.420 -1.7 -0.025 0.09 S-Nov. 2017 -2.1

Motor vehicle parts and equipment

0.378 0.2 0.001 0.70 L-Sep. 2017 0.3

Tires

0.225 -0.8 -0.002 1.03 L-Sep. 2017 -0.5

Vehicle accessories other than tires(4)

0.153 1.8 0.003 0.75 L-Nov. 2017 1.9

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires(5)

  1.5   0.80 - -

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids(5)

  5.3   1.08 L-Nov. 2017 5.7

Medical care commodities

1.722 2.7 0.049 0.69 L-Jul. 2017 3.7

Medicinal drugs(11)

1.666 2.8 0.048 0.71 L-Jul. 2017 3.8

Prescription drugs(10)

1.322 3.7 0.052 0.87 L-Jul. 2017 4.2

Nonprescription drugs(11)

0.344 -0.9 -0.003 0.77 S-Nov. 2016 -1.3

Medical equipment and supplies(11)

0.056 0.6 0.000 0.90 L-Jan. 2018 0.7

Recreation commodities(11)

1.841 -3.3 -0.058 0.43 S-Feb. 2018 -3.5

Video and audio products(11)

0.242 -12.6 -0.029 1.38 L-Mar. 2018 -12.0

Televisions

0.112 -17.0 -0.020 1.88 S-Apr. 2017 -17.9

Other video equipment(4)

0.028 -1.8 0.000 1.71 S-Mar. 2018 -3.7

Audio equipment

0.044 -14.6 -0.008 2.38 L-Nov. 2017 -11.5

Recorded music and music subscriptions(4)

0.050 -3.5 -0.001 7.26 S-Feb. 2017 -4.1

Pets and pet products

0.601 0.2 0.002 0.54 L-Dec. 2016 0.7

Pet food(4)(5)

  -0.4   0.69 S-Mar. 2018 -0.8

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories(4)(5)

  1.1   1.01 L-Dec. 2016 1.5

Sporting goods

0.501 -0.4 -0.002 0.81 S-Feb. 2018 -0.6

Sports vehicles including bicycles

0.285 1.2 0.003 1.23 S-Feb. 2018 0.5

Sports equipment

0.209 -2.5 -0.005 1.05 S-Jul. 2017 -2.9

Photographic equipment and supplies

0.035 -0.8 0.000 2.01 S-Feb. 2018 -2.2

Film and photographic supplies(4)(5)

           

Photographic equipment(4)(5)

  -0.2   2.74 S-Feb. 2018 -1.5

Recreational reading materials

0.114 0.8 0.001 1.35 S-Mar. 2018 0.7

Newspapers and magazines(4)

0.069 -0.2 -0.001 1.97 S-Feb. 2018 -1.0

Recreational books(4)

0.045 2.4 0.001 1.67 L-Feb. 2016 2.9

Other recreational goods(4)

0.347 -8.2 -0.029 0.98 S-Aug. 2017 -8.6

Toys

0.275 -10.1 -0.029 1.11 S-Aug. 2017 -10.4

Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment(4)(5)

  -10.2   1.57 S-EVER -

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies(4)

0.023 8.5 0.002 2.69 L-EVER -

Music instruments and accessories(4)

0.036 -2.6 -0.001 1.50 S-Aug. 2011 -2.6

Education and communication commodities(11)

0.556 -1.1 -0.007 0.97 L-EVER -

Educational books and supplies

0.131 4.3 0.006 1.91 L-Mar. 2017 6.0

College textbooks(14)(5)

  3.8   1.65 L-May 2017 3.8

Information technology commodities(11)

0.425 -2.9 -0.013 1.04 L-EVER -

Personal computers and peripheral equipment(6)

0.320 -2.3 -0.006 1.24 L-EVER -

Computer software and accessories(4)

0.025 -4.1 -0.002 3.43 S-Apr. 2017 -9.8

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items(4)

0.081 -5.3 -0.005 1.41 S-Nov. 2017 -6.7

Alcoholic beverages

0.966 1.4 0.013 0.29 - -

Alcoholic beverages at home

0.602 1.0 0.006 0.43 L-Feb. 2018 1.1

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home

0.266 0.9 0.002 0.52 L-Mar. 2018 1.4

Distilled spirits at home

0.080 -0.3 0.000 0.73 L-Sep. 2017 0.0

Whiskey at home(5)

  -2.8   0.99 L-Feb. 2018 -2.2

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home(5)

  0.5   1.03 L-Sep. 2017 0.6

Wine at home

0.255 1.5 0.004 0.81 L-Nov. 2014 1.8

Alcoholic beverages away from home

0.364 1.9 0.007 0.32 S-Dec. 2017 1.8

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home(4)(5)

  1.2   0.63 S-Apr. 2016 0.9

Wine away from home(4)(5)

  1.5   0.58 S-Nov. 2017 0.9

Distilled spirits away from home(4)(5)

  2.7   0.77 - -

Other goods(11)

1.562 1.4 0.022 0.34 - -

Tobacco and smoking products

0.647 3.3 0.022 0.44 L-Mar. 2018 5.9

Cigarettes(4)

0.573 3.2 0.019 0.43 L-Mar. 2018 5.9

Tobacco products other than cigarettes(4)

0.059 3.8 0.002 1.18 S-Jun. 2017 3.3

Personal care products

0.695 0.4 0.003 0.54 L-Sep. 2016 0.4

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products(4)

0.380 -0.2 -0.001 0.81 L-Jun. 2017 -0.2

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements

0.309 1.1 0.003 0.85 L-Mar. 2018 1.2

Miscellaneous personal goods(4)

0.220 -1.2 -0.002 1.81 S-Dec. 2017 -2.4

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap(5)

  1.0   1.51 L-Oct. 2017 2.4

Infants' equipment(7)(5)

  -0.9   1.28 S-Nov. 2017 -1.5

Services less energy services

59.027 3.0 1.800 0.09 L-Feb. 2017 3.1

Shelter

32.715 3.5 1.162 0.10 L-Apr. 2017 3.5

Rent of shelter(15)

32.344 3.5 1.158 0.10 L-Apr. 2017 3.5

Rent of primary residence(10)

7.768 3.6 0.283 0.11 S-Mar. 2018 3.6

Lodging away from home(4)

0.993 4.4 0.053 2.03 L-Oct. 2016 4.4

Housing at school, excluding board(10)(15)

0.112 2.0 0.002 0.29 S-Mar. 2018 2.0

Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels

0.881 4.3 0.051 2.37 L-Jun. 2016 6.0

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(10)(15)

23.584 3.4 0.822 0.10 - -

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(10)(15)

22.268 3.4 0.784 0.10 - -

Tenants' and household insurance(4)

0.371 1.0 0.004 0.37 L-Feb. 2018 1.0

Water and sewer and trash collection services(4)

1.072 3.3 0.037 0.20 L-Jul. 2017 3.5

Water and sewerage maintenance(10)

0.813 3.2 0.027 0.24 - -

Garbage and trash collection(13)

0.260 3.5 0.009 0.38 L-Jun. 2009 3.7

Household operations(4)

0.867 5.8 0.049 0.99 L-Dec. 2008 6.0

Domestic services(4)

0.298 4.2 0.012 0.41 L-Oct. 2008 4.2

Gardening and lawncare services(4)

0.287 7.1 0.019 0.51 L-Apr. 2009 7.7

Moving, storage, freight expense(4)

0.100 5.5 0.006 4.54 S-Jan. 2018 4.3

Repair of household items(4)

0.107 6.9 0.007 0.81 S-Jan. 2018 4.5

Medical care services

6.923 2.3 0.157 0.32 L-Jul. 2017 2.3

Professional services

3.273 1.1 0.038 0.38 S-Mar. 2018 0.6

Physicians' services(10)

1.742 0.6 0.010 0.62 L-May 2017 0.8

Dental services(10)

0.795 3.3 0.026 0.50 S-Feb. 2018 3.0

Eyeglasses and eye care(8)

0.318 0.1 0.000 0.78 S-Jul. 2017 -1.3

Services by other medical professionals(10)(8)

0.419 0.6 0.002 0.86 L-Jan. 2018 0.9

Hospital and related services

2.597 4.5 0.114 0.50 L-Mar. 2018 4.9

Hospital services(10)(16)

2.321 4.7 0.108 0.55 L-Mar. 2018 5.2

Inpatient hospital services(10)(16)(5)

  4.3   1.65 L-Mar. 2018 4.6

Outpatient hospital services(10)(8)(5)

  4.3   1.51 L-Mar. 2018 5.1

Nursing homes and adult day services(10)(16)

0.190 3.7 0.007 0.44 L-Oct. 2016 3.7

Care of invalids and elderly at home(7)

0.086 -0.7 -0.001 1.16 S-Dec. 2017 -1.5

Health insurance(7)

1.053 0.5 0.005 0.36 L-Jul. 2017 1.2

Transportation services

5.975 3.8 0.225 0.25 S-Dec. 2017 3.7

Leased cars and trucks(14)

0.640 3.6 0.022 1.20 - -

Car and truck rental(4)

0.117 -2.6 -0.003 2.67 S-Jan. 2018 -3.8

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair

1.110 1.6 0.018 0.47 L-Dec. 2017 1.8

Motor vehicle body work

0.055 2.5 0.001 0.64 L-Feb. 2018 2.7

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing

0.623 2.5 0.016 0.69 L-Oct. 2017 3.1

Motor vehicle repair(4)

0.369 0.0 0.000 0.64 S-EVER -

Motor vehicle insurance

2.379 8.3 0.201 0.46 S-Dec. 2017 7.9

Motor vehicle fees(4)

0.540 2.3 0.012 0.35 L-Jun. 2016 2.6

State motor vehicle registration and license fees(10)(4)

0.280 1.4 0.004 0.43 - -

Parking and other fees(4)

0.243 3.3 0.008 0.54 L-Mar. 2013 3.3

Parking fees and tolls(4)(5)

  2.4   1.21 S-Mar. 2018 2.4

Automobile service clubs(4)(5)

      1.99 - -

Public transportation

1.190 -2.8 -0.025 0.63 L-Mar. 2018 -2.1

Airline fares

0.730 -6.6 -0.035 0.94 L-Mar. 2018 -5.7

Other intercity transportation

0.172 1.7 0.003 1.21 S-Jan. 2018 1.1

Intercity bus fare(6)(5)

           

Intercity train fare(6)(5)

           

Ship fare(4)(5)

  -0.5   2.08 S-Dec. 2017 -1.1

Intracity transportation

0.280 2.4 0.007 0.30 L-Mar. 2018 3.1

Intracity mass transit(11)(5)

  2.5   0.81 S-Sep. 2017 2.5

Recreation services(11)

3.834 1.8 0.072 0.55 L-Mar. 2018 2.2

Video and audio services(11)

1.591 1.4 0.023 0.50 S-Oct. 2015 1.3

Cable and satellite television service(13)

1.503 1.4 0.022 0.51 S-Oct. 2015 1.4

Video discs and other media, including rental of video(4)

0.088 2.1 0.002 1.69 L-Mar. 2018 2.1

Video discs and other media(4)(5)

  -0.2   3.58 L-Jul. 2016 1.2

Rental of video discs and other media(4)(5)

  4.1   0.80 L-Apr. 2017 4.2

Pet services including veterinary(4)

0.410 2.7 0.011 0.57 L-Jan. 2018 2.8

Pet services(4)(5)

  4.0   0.60 L-Jan. 2012 4.6

Veterinarian services(4)(5)

  2.5   0.65 L-Mar. 2018 2.5

Photographers and film processing(4)

0.038 -1.5 -0.001 1.05 L-Dec. 2017 -1.5

Photographer fees(4)(5)

  1.1   1.26 L-Sep. 2016 1.2

Film processing(4)(5)

  -8.1   1.21 L-Jan. 2018 -7.4

Other recreation services(4)

1.794 2.1 0.039 1.08 L-Jan. 2018 2.9

Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other organizations, or participant sports fees(4)

0.665 3.0 0.019 1.42 - -

Admissions

0.644 1.5 0.010 1.68 L-Dec. 2017 2.5

Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts(4)(5)

  2.2   1.68 L-Mar. 2018 2.9

Admission to sporting events(4)(5)

  1.2   3.59 L-Nov. 2017 2.5

Fees for lessons or instructions(8)

0.216 2.2 0.005 1.34 S-Feb. 2017 2.1

Education and communication services(11)

6.009 0.7 0.041 0.24 L-Aug. 2016 1.2

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare

2.844 1.9 0.059 0.20 - -

College tuition and fees

1.571 1.7 0.033 0.26 - -

Elementary and high school tuition and fees

0.325 3.6 0.011 0.42 S-Oct. 2017 3.6

Child care and nursery school(12)

0.798 1.5 0.011 0.40 L-Dec. 2017 1.8

Technical and business school tuition and fees(4)

0.032 2.3 0.001 1.02 L-Dec. 2017 3.4

Postage and delivery services(4)

0.108 2.4 0.003 0.22 L-Mar. 2018 2.4

Postage

0.094 2.0 0.002 0.22 - -

Delivery services(4)

0.014 6.6 0.001 0.99 L-Jan. 2018 6.9

Telephone services(4)

2.282 0.0 -0.001 0.50 L-Jul. 2016 0.2

Wireless telephone services(4)

1.713 -0.5 -0.008 0.64 L-Jul. 2016 0.3

Land-line telephone services(11)

0.570 1.0 0.008 0.61 L-Feb. 2018 1.0

Internet services and electronic information providers(4)

0.766 -2.6 -0.019 1.21 L-Feb. 2018 -2.1

Other personal services(11)

1.633 3.5 0.057 0.25 L-EVER -

Personal care services

0.622 2.5 0.016 0.36 L-May 2016 3.2

Haircuts and other personal care services(4)

0.622 2.5 0.016 0.36 L-May 2016 3.2

Miscellaneous personal services

1.011 4.2 0.042 0.38 L-Oct. 2008 4.6

Legal services(8)

0.306 4.8 0.014 0.56 L-Apr. 2017 5.7

Funeral expenses(8)

0.127 1.7 0.002 0.41 - -

Laundry and dry cleaning services(4)

0.237 2.6 0.006 0.74 S-Jan. 2018 2.5

Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning(4)

0.028 0.2 0.000 0.91 L-Oct. 2017 0.3

Financial services(8)

0.241 6.6 0.015 1.03 L-Jul. 2012 6.8

Checking account and other bank services(4)(5)

  9.9   0.96 - -

Tax return preparation and other accounting fees(4)(5)

  6.6   1.14 - -

Special aggregate indexes

All items less food

86.727 3.0 2.635 0.07 L-Feb. 2017 3.2

All items less shelter

67.285 2.4 1.640 0.08 L-Mar. 2012 2.9

All items less food and shelter

54.012 2.7 1.473 0.10 L-Feb. 2017 3.0

All items less food, shelter, and energy

46.182 1.3 0.608 0.11 L-Feb. 2017 1.3

All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and trucks

43.762 1.4 0.633 0.12 L-Feb. 2017 1.6

All items less medical care

91.355 2.8 2.595 0.07 L-Feb. 2012 2.8

All items less energy

92.170 2.1 1.936 0.07 L-Feb. 2016 2.1

Commodities

37.606 2.6 0.983 0.11 L-Apr. 2012 2.6

Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and trucks

17.450 -0.1 -0.005 0.21 L-Apr. 2017 -0.1

Commodities less food

24.333 3.3 0.816 0.17 L-Feb. 2017 3.3

Commodities less food and beverages

23.366 3.4 0.803 0.17 L-Feb. 2017 3.4

Services

62.394 2.9 1.818 0.08 L-Mar. 2018 2.9

Services less rent of shelter(15)

30.050 2.2 0.660 0.13 - -

Services less medical care services

55.472 3.0 1.661 0.09 L-Feb. 2017 3.1

Durables

10.050 -1.6 -0.139 0.18 S-Feb. 2018 -1.6

Nondurables

27.556 4.1 1.122 0.13 L-Mar. 2012 4.2

Nondurables less food

14.283 6.9 0.956 0.24 L-Feb. 2017 7.1

Nondurables less food and beverages

13.317 7.3 0.943 0.25 L-Feb. 2017 7.6

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel

10.132 9.2 0.892 0.20 L-Feb. 2017 10.2

Nondurables less food and apparel

11.099 8.5 0.905 0.18 L-Feb. 2017 9.2

Housing

41.607 3.0 1.264 0.09 - -

Education and communication(4)

6.565 0.5 0.035 0.22 L-Aug. 2016 0.7

Education(4)

2.974 2.0 0.065 0.22 L-Feb. 2018 2.0

Communication(4)

3.590 -0.8 -0.030 0.37 L-Jul. 2016 -0.8

Information and information processing(4)

3.482 -0.9 -0.033 0.38 L-Aug. 2016 -0.9

Information technology, hardware and services(17)

1.200 -2.7 -0.032 0.81 L-Jan. 2018 -2.4

Recreation(4)

5.675 0.2 0.014 0.40 S-May 2015 0.1

Video and audio(4)

1.833 -0.3 -0.006 0.46 S-Jul. 2015 -0.3

Pets, pet products and services(4)

1.011 1.2 0.013 0.40 L-Dec. 2016 1.3

Photography(4)

0.075 -1.1 -0.001 1.02 S-Mar. 2018 -1.5

Food and beverages

14.239 1.2 0.180 0.09 S-Sep. 2017 1.2

Domestically produced farm food

6.115 0.3 0.018 0.17 S-Jul. 2017 0.3

Other services

11.475 1.5 0.170 0.21 L-Feb. 2017 1.6

Apparel less footwear

2.495 2.0 0.054 0.97 L-Oct. 2012 2.7

Fuels and utilities

4.632 1.8 0.086 0.12 S-Oct. 2016 1.7

Household energy

3.559 1.4 0.050 0.15 S-Nov. 2016 1.4

Medical care

8.645 2.4 0.206 0.30 L-Jul. 2017 2.6

Transportation

16.889 5.9 0.973 0.12 L-Feb. 2017 6.3

Private transportation

15.700 6.6 0.999 0.12 L-Feb. 2017 6.8

New and used motor vehicles(4)

7.022 -0.9 -0.049 0.21 S-Nov. 2017 -1.1

Utilities and public transportation

9.414 0.5 0.051 0.16 S-Feb. 2018 0.1

Household furnishings and operations

4.260 0.3 0.016 0.36 S-Mar. 2018 -0.1

Other goods and services

3.195 2.5 0.080 0.21 L-Mar. 2018 2.6

Personal care

2.548 2.3 0.058 0.26 L-Aug. 2012 2.3

Footnotes
(1) The 'effect' of an item category is a measure of that item's contribution to the All items price change. For example, if the Food index had an effect of 0.40, and the All items index rose 1.2 percent, then the increase in food prices contributed 0.40 / 1.2, or 33.3 percent, to that All items increase. Said another way, had food prices been unchanged for that year the change in the All items index would have been 1.2 percent minus 0.40, or 0.8 percent. Effects can be negative as well. For example, if the effect of food was a negative 0.1, and the All items index rose 0.5 percent, the All items index actually would have been 0.1 percent higher (or 0.6 percent) had food prices been unchanged. Since food prices fell while prices overall were rising, the contribution of food to the All items price change was negative (in this case, -0.1 / 0.5, or minus 20 percent).
(2) A statistic's margin of error is often expressed as its point estimate plus or minus two standard errors. For example, if a CPI category rose 2.6 percent, and its standard error was 0.25 percent, the margin of error on this item's 12-month percent change would be 2.6 percent, plus or minus 0.5 percent.
(3) If the current 12-month percent change is greater than the previous published 12-month percent change, then this column identifies the closest prior month with a 12-month percent change as (L)arge as or (L)arger than the current 12-month change. If the current 12-month percent change is smaller than the previous published 12-month percent change, the most recent month with a change as (S)mall or (S)maller than the current month change is identified. If the current and previous published 12-month percent changes are equal, a dash will appear. Standard numerical comparison is used. For example, 2.0% is greater than 0.6%, -4.4% is less than -2.0%, and -2.0% is less than 0.0%. Note that a (L)arger change can be a smaller decline, for example, a -0.2% change is larger than a -0.4% change, but still represents a decline in the price index. Likewise, (S)maller changes can be increases, for example, a 0.6% change is smaller than 0.8%, but still represents an increase in the price index. In this context, a -0.2% change is considered to be smaller than a 0.0% change.
(4) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
(5) Special indexes based on a substantially smaller sample. These series do not contribute to the all items index aggregation and therefore do not have a relative importance or effect.
(6) Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
(7) Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
(8) Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
(9) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
(10) This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
(11) Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.
(12) Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
(13) Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
(14) Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
(15) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
(16) Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
(17) Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.

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


Last Modified Date: June 12, 2018