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

All items less food

 86.440 318.161 327.629 330.598 3.9 0.9 0.2 1.0 0.7

All items less shelter

 64.680 288.084 296.952 299.861 4.1 1.0 0.3 1.2 0.7

All items less food and shelter

 51.120 275.956 284.740 287.898 4.3 1.1 0.3 1.5 0.7

All items less food, shelter, and energy

 44.031 278.830 284.502 285.268 2.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2

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

 41.428 284.264 291.113 291.762 2.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

All items less medical care

 91.661 308.420 317.558 320.533 3.9 0.9 0.2 1.0 0.7

All items less energy

 92.911 327.535 335.301 336.750 2.8 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.4

Commodities

 36.418 224.494 231.583 234.755 4.6 1.4 0.3 2.0 0.8

Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and trucks

 16.400 164.093 167.130 167.005 1.8 -0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0

Commodities less food

 22.858 177.584 183.676 187.150 5.4 1.9 0.2 3.2 1.0

Commodities less food and beverages

 22.029 173.672 179.750 183.258 5.5 2.0 0.2 3.3 1.0

Services

 63.582 415.924 427.594 429.954 3.4 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.6

Services less rent of shelter(1)

 28.551 429.054 442.058 444.149 3.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.4

Services less medical care services

 56.689 399.536 410.526 413.095 3.4 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.6

Durables

 10.567 122.916 122.494 122.788 -0.1 0.2 -0.5 0.1 -0.1

Nondurables

 25.852 279.429 292.452 297.808 6.6 1.8 0.5 2.6 1.4

Nondurables less food

 12.291 231.195 247.132 255.314 10.4 3.3 0.6 5.5 2.7

Nondurables less food and beverages

 11.462 227.306 243.884 252.493 11.1 3.5 0.6 5.9 2.9

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel

 8.949 291.083 314.675 329.226 13.1 4.6 0.3 7.5 3.4

Nondurables less food and apparel

 9.778 289.877 311.705 324.969 12.1 4.3 0.3 6.8 3.2

Housing

 44.140 344.801 355.096 357.345 3.6 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.7

Education and communication(2)

 5.748 146.354 146.668 146.588 0.2 -0.1 -0.2 0.2 0.0

Education(2)

 2.561 306.829 315.336 315.422 2.8 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.2

Communication(2)

 3.187 73.228 71.854 71.768 -2.0 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.2

Information and information processing(2)

 3.125 68.822 67.433 67.310 -2.2 -0.2 -0.5 0.1 -0.3

Information technology, hardware and services(3)

 1.681 100.833 99.698 99.324 -1.5 -0.4 -0.9 -0.2 -0.5

Recreation(2)

 5.090 140.627 143.898 143.920 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1

Video and audio(2)

 1.039 119.394 122.256 122.902 2.9 0.5 -1.6 -0.1 0.8

Pets, pet products and services(2)

 1.157 227.266 236.094 235.896 3.8 -0.1 0.4 0.7 -0.1

Photography(2)

 0.064 85.742 89.182 88.694 3.4 -0.5 1.3 -0.2 -0.5

Food and beverages

 14.389 334.918 343.691 345.336 3.1 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.5

Domestically produced farm food

 6.880 322.132 327.969 329.938 2.4 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.6

Other services

 9.717 425.090 432.845 433.201 1.9 0.1 0.0 -0.2 0.2

Apparel less footwear

 1.917 124.860 130.986 130.160 4.2 -0.6 1.8 1.1 0.4

Fuels and utilities

 4.550 328.138 345.233 347.960 6.0 0.8 0.5 1.0 1.4

Household energy

 3.406 274.805 289.820 292.624 6.5 1.0 0.5 1.2 1.8

Medical care

 8.339 576.988 592.286 591.661 2.5 -0.1 0.5 -0.2 -0.1

Transportation

 16.894 272.503 283.431 291.752 7.1 2.9 0.2 4.3 1.3

Private transportation

 15.306 272.793 282.369 290.314 6.4 2.8 0.1 4.6 1.3

New and used motor vehicles(2)

 7.003 125.514 123.726 124.210 -1.0 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2

Utilities and public transportation

 8.004 265.541 275.356 278.880 5.0 1.3 0.1 0.9 1.0

Household furnishings and operations

 4.270 150.485 155.381 156.377 3.9 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.7

Other goods and services

 2.886 576.398 596.439 601.760 4.4 0.9 -0.1 -0.4 0.7

Personal care

 2.439 289.965 298.043 300.929 3.8 1.0 -0.2 -0.5 0.7

Footnotes
(1) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
(2) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
(3) Indexes on a December 2024=100 base.
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Last Modified Date: May 12, 2026