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Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, special aggregate indexes

Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, special aggregate indexes, August 2023 [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Special aggregate indexes Relative
importance
Jul.
2023
Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change
Aug.
2022
Jul.
2023
Aug.
2023
Aug.
2022-
Aug.
2023
Jul.
2023-
Aug.
2023
May
2023-
Jun.
2023
Jun.
2023-
Jul.
2023
Jul.
2023-
Aug.
2023

All items less food

86.585 293.893 302.932 304.376 3.6 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.7

All items less shelter

65.190 275.409 279.181 280.663 1.9 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.8

All items less food and shelter

51.775 266.417 268.245 269.913 1.3 0.6 0.1 0.0 1.0

All items less food, shelter, and energy

44.813 263.732 269.102 269.642 2.2 0.2 0.0 -0.1 0.3

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

42.048 264.767 272.288 273.124 3.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.4

All items less medical care

92.189 283.794 294.037 295.367 4.1 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.7

All items less energy

93.039 298.346 310.611 311.293 4.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3

Commodities

38.304 223.891 224.698 226.161 1.0 0.7 0.1 -0.1 1.0

Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and trucks

18.442 161.371 164.254 164.620 2.0 0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.1

Commodities less food

24.889 185.295 182.317 183.968 -0.7 0.9 0.1 -0.2 1.4

Commodities less food and beverages

24.055 181.945 178.686 180.354 -0.9 0.9 0.1 -0.3 1.5

Services

61.696 366.622 385.231 386.400 5.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4

Services less rent of shelter(1)

27.255 387.748 398.407 399.835 3.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.5

Services less medical care services

55.349 348.484 369.411 370.583 6.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4

Durables

12.513 130.123 128.029 127.556 -2.0 -0.4 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3

Nondurables

25.791 271.395 274.970 278.122 2.5 1.1 -0.1 0.2 1.8

Nondurables less food

12.376 238.068 234.370 239.516 0.6 2.2 0.5 -0.2 3.4

Nondurables less food and beverages

11.542 235.747 231.206 236.633 0.4 2.3 0.5 -0.2 3.7

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel

9.046 308.244 299.782 307.421 -0.3 2.5 0.5 -0.3 4.6

Nondurables less food and apparel

9.880 303.708 296.954 303.906 0.1 2.3 0.4 -0.2 4.2

Housing

44.530 304.506 321.087 321.894 5.7 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3

Education and communication(2)

5.675 143.687 144.919 145.174 1.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.0

Education(2)

2.230 283.882 290.069 292.014 2.9 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.1

Communication(2)

3.445 74.977 74.966 74.858 -0.2 -0.1 -0.5 -0.1 -0.1

Information and information processing(2)

3.373 70.703 70.609 70.510 -0.3 -0.1 -0.5 -0.1 -0.1

Information technology, hardware and services(3)

1.765 7.183 7.112 7.104 -1.1 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 -0.1

Recreation(2)

5.355 131.437 136.401 136.102 3.5 -0.2 0.1 0.1 -0.2

Video and audio(2)

1.271 112.544 116.390 116.650 3.6 0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.2

Pets, pet products and services(2)

1.229 204.246 219.611 217.646 6.6 -0.9 0.0 0.1 -0.8

Photography(2)

0.060 82.424 83.885 83.933 1.8 0.1 0.3 -1.2 -0.3

Food and beverages

14.249 308.550 321.020 321.578 4.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2

Domestically produced farm food

7.190 305.505 314.057 314.167 2.8 0.0 -0.1 0.5 0.0

Other services

9.377 388.767 404.540 405.504 4.3 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.1

Apparel less footwear

2.000 118.305 121.207 123.008 4.0 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.0

Fuels and utilities

4.517 309.739 304.077 305.887 -1.2 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.6

Household energy

3.452 265.453 255.436 256.889 -3.2 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.6

Medical care

7.811 553.429 546.698 548.082 -1.0 0.3 0.0 -0.2 0.2

Transportation

17.185 270.334 270.602 274.220 1.4 1.3 0.2 -0.1 2.6

Private transportation

16.453 269.389 270.609 274.660 2.0 1.5 0.5 0.2 2.6

New and used motor vehicles(2)

8.148 131.226 130.469 129.864 -1.0 -0.5 -0.1 -0.5 -0.2

Utilities and public transportation

7.568 254.797 253.149 253.166 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0.0 0.6

Household furnishings and operations

5.203 145.110 148.453 148.295 2.2 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.2

Other goods and services

2.699 510.892 537.926 540.270 5.8 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.4

Personal care

2.201 259.954 273.964 275.026 5.8 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.4

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.

Last Modified Date: September 13, 2023