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

Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, April 2024 [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Expenditure category Relative
importance
Mar.
2024		 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change
Apr.
2023		 Mar.
2024		 Apr.
2024		 Apr.
2023-
Apr.
2024		 Mar.
2024-
Apr.
2024		 Jan.
2024-
Feb.
2024		 Feb.
2024-
Mar.
2024		 Mar.
2024-
Apr.
2024

All items

 100.000 303.363 312.332 313.548 3.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3

Food

 13.421 321.566 328.043 328.678 2.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0

Food at home

 8.085 302.328 305.426 305.707 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.2

Cereals and bakery products

 1.049 353.742 354.666 355.852 0.6 0.3 0.5 -0.9 0.6

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 1.705 318.996 322.589 322.323 1.0 -0.1 0.1 0.9 -0.7

Dairy and related products

 0.730 271.102 266.274 267.474 -1.3 0.5 -0.6 -0.1 0.1

Fruits and vegetables

 1.395 346.269 352.841 352.274 1.7 -0.2 -0.2 0.1 -0.8

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

 1.035 215.833 221.423 220.712 2.3 -0.3 -0.2 0.3 -0.2

Other food at home

 2.171 269.657 272.352 273.306 1.4 0.4 0.0 -0.5 0.1

Food away from home(1)

 5.336 351.237 364.546 365.813 4.1 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3

Energy

 6.915 283.352 285.002 290.760 2.6 2.0 2.3 1.1 1.1

Energy commodities

 3.775 325.269 313.861 328.797 1.1 4.8 3.6 1.5 2.7

Fuel oil

 0.081 384.903 388.191 381.962 -0.8 -1.6 1.1 -1.3 0.9

Motor fuel

 3.610 319.843 307.684 323.189 1.0 5.0 3.7 1.6 2.7

Gasoline (all types)

 3.503 318.482 306.513 322.434 1.2 5.2 3.8 1.7 2.8

Energy services

 3.139 255.185 267.658 264.252 3.6 -1.3 0.8 0.7 -0.7

Electricity

 2.465 263.216 278.233 276.653 5.1 -0.6 0.3 0.9 -0.1

Utility (piped) gas service

 0.674 226.062 230.601 221.729 -1.9 -3.8 2.3 0.0 -2.9

All items less food and energy

 79.664 306.899 317.088 317.978 3.6 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3

Commodities less food and energy commodities

 18.698 167.833 165.875 165.700 -1.3 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 -0.1

Apparel

 2.621 131.762 133.640 133.502 1.3 -0.1 0.6 0.7 1.2

New vehicles

 3.618 178.892 178.247 178.250 -0.4 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.4

Used cars and trucks

 1.918 193.394 180.891 180.132 -6.9 -0.4 0.5 -1.1 -1.4

Medical care commodities(1)

 1.457 400.755 408.919 410.743 2.5 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.4

Alcoholic beverages

 0.843 283.961 289.360 289.717 2.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1

Tobacco and smoking products(1)

 0.540 1,414.924 1,509.166 1,509.890 6.7 0.0 0.8 0.4 0.0

Services less energy services

 60.967 393.769 413.179 414.828 5.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4

Shelter

 36.159 376.636 396.174 397.539 5.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4

Rent of primary residence

 7.618 394.898 415.219 416.386 5.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.4

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)

 26.640 385.366 406.155 407.538 5.8 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4

Medical care services

 6.496 594.346 608.528 610.151 2.7 0.3 -0.1 0.6 0.4

Physicians' services(1)

 1.805 411.951 415.118 415.648 0.9 0.1 -0.2 0.1 0.1

Hospital services(1)(3)

 1.990 385.355 412.365 415.025 7.7 0.6 -0.6 1.0 0.6

Transportation services

 6.481 390.805 429.591 434.629 11.2 1.2 1.4 1.5 0.9

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair(1)

 1.247 375.890 404.475 404.380 7.6 0.0 0.4 1.7 0.0

Motor vehicle insurance

 2.911 684.166 827.852 839.077 22.6 1.4 0.9 2.6 1.8

Airline fares

 0.808 294.550 266.481 277.450 -5.8 4.1 3.6 -0.4 -0.8

Footnotes
(1) Not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
(3) Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
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Last Modified Date: May 15, 2024