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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, February 2026 [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Special aggregate indexes Relative
importance
Jan.
2026		 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change
Feb.
2025		 Jan.
2026		 Feb.
2026		 Feb.
2025-
Feb.
2026		 Jan.
2026-
Feb.
2026		 Nov.
2025-
Dec.
2025		 Dec.
2025-
Jan.
2026		 Jan.
2026-
Feb.
2026

All items less food

 86.298 316.414 322.176 323.729 2.3 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2

All items less shelter

 64.388 286.756 291.172 292.826 2.1 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.3

All items less food and shelter

 50.686 274.665 278.082 279.785 1.9 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.3

All items less food, shelter, and energy

 44.361 277.913 282.330 283.639 2.1 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.2

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

 41.695 283.408 288.590 290.237 2.4 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.2

All items less medical care

 91.564 306.802 312.457 313.947 2.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2

All items less energy

 93.675 325.989 332.980 334.284 2.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2

Commodities

 35.889 223.591 224.792 226.338 1.2 0.7 0.2 -0.2 0.3

Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and trucks

 16.491 163.879 165.530 166.689 1.7 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.2

Commodities less food

 22.187 176.906 175.607 177.121 0.1 0.9 0.0 -0.4 0.2

Commodities less food and beverages

 21.348 172.999 171.580 173.111 0.1 0.9 0.0 -0.4 0.2

Services

 64.111 413.393 424.672 426.160 3.1 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3

Services less rent of shelter(1)

 28.790 426.787 439.057 440.876 3.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3

Services less medical care services

 57.158 397.261 407.703 409.054 3.0 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2

Durables

 10.755 122.327 122.809 122.395 0.1 -0.3 -0.2 -0.6 -0.5

Nondurables

 25.134 278.399 280.062 283.217 1.7 1.1 0.6 -0.3 0.5

Nondurables less food

 11.432 230.525 226.395 230.902 0.2 2.0 0.4 -0.8 0.6

Nondurables less food and beverages

 10.593 226.636 222.004 226.754 0.1 2.1 0.4 -0.8 0.6

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel

 8.187 289.807 283.550 287.927 -0.6 1.5 0.4 -1.1 0.3

Nondurables less food and apparel

 9.026 288.662 283.392 287.388 -0.4 1.4 0.4 -1.0 0.3

Housing

 44.491 342.398 352.540 353.737 3.3 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3

Education and communication(2)

 5.844 146.449 146.883 146.533 0.1 -0.2 -0.9 0.4 -0.2

Education(2)

 2.594 306.284 314.649 314.879 2.8 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2

Communication(2)

 3.250 73.421 72.170 71.819 -2.2 -0.5 -1.9 0.5 -0.5

Information and information processing(2)

 3.186 69.007 67.736 67.402 -2.3 -0.5 -1.9 0.5 -0.5

Information technology, hardware and services(3)

 1.728 6.804 6.785 6.724 -1.2 -0.9 -1.1 1.1 -0.9

Recreation(2)

 5.158 140.788 143.627 143.980 2.3 0.2 1.2 0.5 0.0

Video and audio(2)

 1.067 120.291 123.567 122.171 1.6 -1.1 1.7 1.1 -1.6

Pets, pet products and services(2)

 1.158 226.685 232.705 234.277 3.3 0.7 0.7 0.2 0.4

Photography(2)

 0.064 86.288 88.162 89.337 3.5 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.3

Food and beverages

 14.541 333.498 342.096 343.424 3.0 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.4

Domestically produced farm food

 6.957 321.989 326.649 327.952 1.9 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.4

Other services

 9.872 424.409 433.156 433.662 2.2 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.0

Apparel less footwear

 1.816 124.778 122.231 128.419 2.9 5.1 0.2 0.3 1.8

Fuels and utilities

 4.579 325.104 342.177 343.386 5.6 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.5

Household energy

 3.431 271.852 287.540 288.227 6.0 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.5

Medical care

 8.436 573.320 590.169 592.593 3.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5

Transportation

 16.189 271.040 267.521 269.607 -0.5 0.8 0.0 -0.3 0.2

Private transportation

 14.654 270.942 266.280 268.005 -1.1 0.6 -0.3 -0.8 0.1

New and used motor vehicles(2)

 7.108 124.749 123.696 123.294 -1.2 -0.3 -0.3 -0.5 -0.1

Utilities and public transportation

 8.046 264.526 272.621 273.545 3.4 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.1

Household furnishings and operations

 4.300 149.408 154.138 155.188 3.9 0.7 -0.4 -0.1 0.3

Other goods and services

 2.935 569.205 597.390 598.208 5.1 0.1 0.3 1.3 -0.1

Personal care

 2.482 286.159 298.720 299.123 4.5 0.1 0.3 1.2 -0.2

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: The Oct 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.
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Last Modified Date: March 11, 2026