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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 2025 [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Special aggregate indexes Relative
importance
Jul.
2025		 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change
Aug.
2024		 Jul.
2025		 Aug.
2025		 Aug.
2024-
Aug.
2025		 Jul.
2025-
Aug.
2025		 May
2025-
Jun.
2025		 Jun.
2025-
Jul.
2025		 Jul.
2025-
Aug.
2025

All items less food

 86.365 312.308 320.408 321.287 2.9 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4

All items less shelter

 64.566 283.681 290.116 290.784 2.5 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4

All items less food and shelter

 50.931 272.145 277.922 278.458 2.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.3

All items less food, shelter, and energy

 44.509 273.907 280.601 281.241 2.7 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3

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

 42.072 279.345 285.703 286.324 2.5 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.2

All items less medical care

 91.709 302.733 310.451 311.423 2.9 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4

All items less energy

 93.578 320.728 329.713 330.737 3.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4

Commodities

 36.097 223.363 225.508 226.364 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.5

Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and trucks

 16.858 163.472 164.380 165.051 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2

Commodities less food

 22.462 178.434 178.144 178.830 0.2 0.4 0.3 -0.1 0.5

Commodities less food and beverages

 21.637 174.621 174.234 174.891 0.2 0.4 0.3 -0.1 0.5

Services

 63.903 405.074 419.436 420.424 3.8 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3

Services less rent of shelter(1)

 28.890 417.066 433.583 433.800 4.0 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.1

Services less medical care services

 57.123 389.178 402.699 403.730 3.7 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4

Durables

 10.942 122.201 124.252 124.570 1.9 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.4

Nondurables

 25.155 278.025 279.927 281.139 1.1 0.4 0.4 -0.2 0.6

Nondurables less food

 11.520 234.098 230.255 231.424 -1.1 0.5 0.7 -0.5 0.5

Nondurables less food and beverages

 10.695 230.575 226.293 227.428 -1.4 0.5 0.8 -0.6 0.4

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel

 8.237 297.113 291.647 291.660 -1.8 0.0 0.8 -0.7 0.3

Nondurables less food and apparel

 9.062 295.045 290.413 290.581 -1.5 0.1 0.8 -0.6 0.3

Housing

 44.371 335.931 348.210 349.277 4.0 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4

Education and communication(2)

 5.638 146.643 146.696 147.152 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0

Education(2)

 2.555 301.065 309.439 311.752 3.5 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.2

Communication(2)

 3.083 74.541 73.029 72.991 -2.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.3 -0.1

Information and information processing(2)

 3.030 70.131 68.619 68.577 -2.2 -0.1 0.0 -0.4 -0.1

Information technology, hardware and services(3)

 1.618 7.014 6.771 6.821 -2.8 0.7 0.3 -0.6 0.6

Recreation(2)

 5.292 138.214 141.587 141.394 2.3 -0.1 0.4 0.4 -0.1

Video and audio(2)

 1.064 117.849 120.103 119.661 1.5 -0.4 0.4 0.0 -0.3

Pets, pet products and services(2)

 1.165 223.816 229.728 229.313 2.5 -0.2 0.4 0.4 0.0

Photography(2)

 0.074 86.378 85.459 85.366 -1.2 -0.1 -1.7 1.0 -0.3

Food and beverages

 14.460 328.156 337.077 338.366 3.1 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.5

Domestically produced farm food

 6.724 317.240 323.572 324.773 2.4 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.4

Other services

 10.021 417.480 427.263 427.731 2.5 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.0

Apparel less footwear

 1.884 123.808 120.649 123.770 0.0 2.6 0.4 -0.3 0.8

Fuels and utilities

 4.478 314.948 337.149 336.541 6.9 -0.2 0.8 -0.1 -0.1

Household energy

 3.389 263.440 283.847 282.839 7.4 -0.4 0.9 -0.2 -0.3

Medical care

 8.291 564.407 583.856 583.875 3.4 0.0 0.5 0.7 -0.2

Transportation

 16.542 271.391 273.452 273.910 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.9

Private transportation

 15.164 272.087 274.289 274.710 1.0 0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.7

New and used motor vehicles(2)

 7.427 124.224 126.914 126.820 2.1 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 0.4

Utilities and public transportation

 7.788 258.017 268.500 267.873 3.8 -0.2 0.4 0.0 0.3

Household furnishings and operations

 4.460 147.348 152.865 153.039 3.9 0.1 1.0 0.4 0.2

Other goods and services

 2.948 561.561 582.371 583.313 3.9 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.2

Personal care

 2.460 283.080 292.613 292.584 3.4 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.1

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.
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Last Modified Date: September 11, 2025