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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, September 2026 [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Special aggregate indexes Relative
importance
Aug.
2026		 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change
Sep.
2025		 Aug.
2026		 Sep.
2026		 Sep.
2025-
Sep.
2026		 Aug.
2026-
Sep.
2026		 Jun.
2026-
Jul.
2026		 Jul.
2026-
Aug.
2026		 Aug.
2026-
Sep.
2026

All items less food

 86.493 322.068 332.564 334.742 3.9 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.7

All items less shelter

 64.677 291.663 301.226 303.386 4.0 0.7 0.0 0.5 0.8

All items less food and shelter

 51.171 279.283 289.136 291.651 4.4 0.9 0.0 0.6 1.0

All items less food, shelter, and energy

 43.753 282.146 286.786 287.899 2.0 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3

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

 41.064 287.460 292.722 293.952 2.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3

All items less medical care

 91.770 312.239 322.524 324.550 3.9 0.6 0.0 0.5 0.7

All items less energy

 92.582 331.609 338.938 340.073 2.6 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3

Commodities

 36.488 227.312 235.375 237.848 4.6 1.1 -0.2 0.6 1.2

Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and trucks

 16.147 166.000 166.928 167.799 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.2

Commodities less food

 22.981 179.680 187.331 190.303 5.9 1.6 -0.3 0.8 1.8

Commodities less food and beverages

 22.158 175.741 183.415 186.433 6.1 1.6 -0.4 0.8 1.9

Services

 63.512 421.102 433.290 434.668 3.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4

Services less rent of shelter(1)

 28.477 434.536 447.267 448.539 3.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3

Services less medical care services

 56.678 404.354 416.372 417.722 3.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3

Durables

 10.557 124.402 124.154 124.340 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.9

Nondurables

 25.930 282.993 297.579 301.796 6.6 1.4 -0.3 0.7 1.4

Nondurables less food

 12.424 233.863 253.398 260.510 11.4 2.8 -0.8 1.4 2.8

Nondurables less food and beverages

 11.601 229.975 250.397 257.922 12.2 3.0 -0.9 1.5 3.0

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel

 9.156 293.608 326.605 336.943 14.8 3.2 -1.2 1.8 4.0

Nondurables less food and apparel

 9.979 292.398 322.696 332.069 13.6 2.9 -1.1 1.7 3.7

Housing

 44.140 349.773 360.225 361.392 3.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.4

Education and communication(2)

 5.807 147.501 150.304 150.903 2.3 0.4 0.6 1.6 0.2

Education(2)

 2.579 314.267 322.160 326.054 3.8 1.2 0.5 0.8 0.6

Communication(2)

 3.228 72.818 73.818 73.634 1.1 -0.2 0.6 2.3 -0.2

Information and information processing(2)

 3.161 68.411 69.208 69.030 0.9 -0.3 0.6 2.3 -0.2

Information technology, hardware and services(3)

 1.668 101.053 100.383 99.946 -1.1 -0.4 0.7 -0.3 -0.3

Recreation(2)

 5.063 141.827 145.186 145.854 2.8 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.5

Video and audio(2)

 1.042 119.853 124.345 124.168 3.6 -0.1 0.9 0.1 -0.1

Pets, pet products and services(2)

 1.144 230.823 236.756 235.799 2.2 -0.4 0.3 0.2 -0.4

Photography(2)

 0.062 85.497 87.374 87.003 1.8 -0.4 -0.6 1.7 -0.4

Food and beverages

 14.330 339.443 347.206 347.662 2.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0

Domestically produced farm food

 6.841 326.212 330.792 330.625 1.4 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1

Other services

 9.759 429.001 440.982 442.250 3.1 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.2

Apparel less footwear

 1.850 127.251 128.281 131.675 3.5 2.6 0.0 0.1 0.2

Fuels and utilities

 4.590 334.686 353.268 354.210 5.8 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.5

Household energy

 3.442 280.642 297.115 297.942 6.2 0.3 0.2 -0.1 0.6

Medical care

 8.230 584.858 593.003 593.651 1.5 0.1 0.4 -0.2 0.1

Transportation

 17.086 274.301 290.778 295.862 7.9 1.7 -0.5 1.2 2.5

Private transportation

 15.456 274.710 289.246 294.261 7.1 1.7 -0.7 1.1 2.6

New and used motor vehicles(2)

 7.047 126.275 126.298 126.325 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.5

Utilities and public transportation

 8.137 267.839 283.954 284.899 6.4 0.3 0.3 1.2 0.4

Household furnishings and operations

 4.228 154.023 156.072 156.418 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0

Other goods and services

 2.900 585.873 607.972 610.165 4.1 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.4

Personal care

 2.451 293.775 303.801 304.692 3.7 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3

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: October 14, 2026