Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, special aggregate indexes
| Special aggregate indexes | Relative importance Apr. 2013 |
Unadjusted indexes | Unadjusted percent change | Seasonally adjusted percent change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2012 |
Apr. 2013 |
May 2013 |
May 2012- May 2013 |
Apr. 2013- May 2013 |
Feb. 2013- Mar. 2013 |
Mar. 2013- Apr. 2013 |
Apr. 2013- May 2013 |
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All items less food |
85.782 | 229.290 | 231.880 | 232.411 | 1.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.5 | 0.2 |
All items less shelter |
68.434 | 222.010 | 223.774 | 224.105 | 0.9 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.6 | 0.1 |
All items less food and shelter |
54.215 | 218.805 | 220.141 | 220.629 | 0.8 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.8 | 0.2 |
All items less food, shelter, and energy |
44.318 | 215.004 | 217.723 | 217.708 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and trucks |
42.436 | 218.662 | 221.777 | 221.700 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
All items less medical care |
92.840 | 220.833 | 223.229 | 223.696 | 1.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.4 | 0.2 |
All items less energy |
90.103 | 229.520 | 233.123 | 233.264 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Commodities |
39.880 | 188.963 | 188.513 | 188.441 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.7 | -1.2 | -0.1 |
Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and trucks |
17.657 | 148.166 | 148.494 | 148.139 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Commodities less food |
25.662 | 167.323 | 165.355 | 165.379 | -1.2 | 0.0 | -1.1 | -1.9 | 0.0 |
Commodities less food and beverages |
24.714 | 164.851 | 162.746 | 162.767 | -1.3 | 0.0 | -1.1 | -2.0 | 0.0 |
Services |
60.120 | 270.462 | 276.268 | 277.154 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Services less rent of shelter(1) |
28.904 | 295.291 | 301.999 | 303.231 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Services less medical care services |
54.666 | 257.615 | 262.919 | 263.872 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Durables |
8.718 | 113.622 | 112.460 | 112.529 | -1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
Nondurables |
31.162 | 226.283 | 226.246 | 226.096 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -1.0 | -1.4 | 0.0 |
Nondurables less food |
16.944 | 218.198 | 215.460 | 215.439 | -1.3 | 0.0 | -1.6 | -2.9 | 0.0 |
Nondurables less food and beverages |
15.996 | 217.222 | 214.148 | 214.119 | -1.4 | 0.0 | -1.8 | -3.1 | 0.0 |
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel |
12.387 | 277.900 | 272.136 | 272.646 | -1.9 | 0.2 | -1.9 | -4.0 | 0.1 |
Nondurables less food and apparel |
13.335 | 272.494 | 267.516 | 267.994 | -1.7 | 0.2 | -1.7 | -3.7 | 0.1 |
Housing |
40.858 | 221.971 | 225.986 | 226.896 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Education and communication(2) |
6.721 | 133.470 | 135.230 | 135.204 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
Education(2) |
3.255 | 213.499 | 221.882 | 222.058 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Communication(2) |
3.466 | 83.606 | 82.759 | 82.666 | -1.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.6 | -0.1 |
Information and information processing(2) |
3.310 | 80.086 | 79.019 | 78.927 | -1.4 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.6 | -0.1 |
Information technology, hardware and services(3) |
0.956 | 8.879 | 8.630 | 8.581 | -3.4 | -0.6 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -0.4 |
Recreation(2) |
5.962 | 114.689 | 115.359 | 115.570 | 0.8 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
Video and audio(2) |
1.902 | 99.934 | 100.054 | 100.100 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 0.2 |
Pets, pet products and services(2) |
1.098 | 162.107 | 164.911 | 165.123 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Photography(2) |
0.109 | 79.324 | 77.880 | 77.830 | -1.9 | -0.1 | 1.0 | -1.1 | -0.1 |
Food and beverages |
15.166 | 233.257 | 236.761 | 236.474 | 1.4 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
Domestically produced farm food |
7.211 | 238.542 | 241.277 | 240.887 | 1.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
Other services |
11.580 | 321.309 | 327.216 | 327.535 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
Apparel less footwear |
2.910 | 121.957 | 122.544 | 121.408 | -0.5 | -0.9 | -1.1 | -0.4 | 0.2 |
Fuels and utilities |
5.302 | 216.388 | 221.382 | 224.847 | 3.9 | 1.6 | -0.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
Household energy |
4.098 | 186.852 | 189.969 | 193.701 | 3.7 | 2.0 | -0.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
Medical care |
7.160 | 413.655 | 423.815 | 422.834 | 2.2 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
Transportation |
17.163 | 220.768 | 218.592 | 219.438 | -0.6 | 0.4 | -1.3 | -2.7 | 0.1 |
Private transportation |
15.950 | 215.978 | 213.438 | 214.066 | -0.9 | 0.3 | -1.5 | -2.9 | 0.0 |
New and used motor vehicles(2) |
5.559 | 101.399 | 101.162 | 101.199 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
Utilities and public transportation |
9.960 | 206.866 | 210.427 | 212.835 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
Household furnishings and operations |
3.989 | 125.905 | 125.198 | 125.355 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Other goods and services |
3.363 | 392.859 | 400.239 | 399.966 | 1.8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Personal care |
2.562 | 211.649 | 215.041 | 214.854 | 1.5 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
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Footnotes |
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NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. |
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