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Consumer Price Index

CPI Handbook of Methods Appendix 7: CPI Items by Publication Level

Appendix 7. Consumer Price Index items by publication level
Item codeItem titlePublished for U.S. city averagePublished for U.S. size classesPublished for regionsPublished for region size classesPublished for metro areas and divisions

AA0

All items - old base [1]YYYYY

AA0R

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar-old baseY––––

SA0

All itemsYYYYY

SA0E

EnergyYYYYY

SA0L1

All items less foodYYY––

SA0L12

All items less food and shelterY––––

SA0L12E

All items less food, shelter, and energyY––––

SA0L12E4

All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and trucksY––––

SA0L1E

All items less food and energyYYYYY

SA0L2

All items less shelterYYYYY

SA0L5

All items less medical careYYYYY

SA0LE

All items less energyYYYYY

SA0R

Purchasing power of the consumer dollarY––––

SA311

Apparel less footwearY––––

SAA

ApparelYYYYY

SAA1

Men's and boys' apparelY––––

SAA2

Women's and girls' apparelY––––

SAC

CommoditiesYYYYY

SACE

Energy commoditiesYYY––

SACL1

Commodities less foodYYYYY

SACL11

Commodities less food and beveragesYYYYY

SACL1E

Commodities less food and energy commoditiesYYY––

SACL1E4

Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and trucksY––––

SAD

DurablesYYYYY

SAE

Education and communicationYYYYY

SAE1

EducationY––––

SAE2

CommunicationY––––

SAE21

Information and information processingY––––

SAEC

Education and communication commoditiesYYYYY

SAES

Education and communication servicesYYYYY

SAF

Food and beveragesYYYYY

SAF1

FoodYYYYY

SAF11

Food at homeYYYYY

SAF111

Cereals and bakery productsYYYYY

SAF112

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggsYYYYY

SAF1121

Meats, poultry, and fishY––––

SAF11211

MeatsY––––

SAF113

Fruits and vegetablesYYYYY

SAF1131

Fresh fruits and vegetablesY––––

SAF114

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materialsYYYYY

SAF115

Other food at homeYYYYY

SAF116

Alcoholic beveragesYYYYY

SAG

Other goods and servicesYYYYY

SAG1

Personal careY––––

SAGC

Other goodsYYYYY

SAGS

Other personal servicesYYYYY

SAH

HousingYYYYY

SAH1

ShelterYYYYY

SAH2

Fuels and utilitiesYYY––

SAH21

Household energyYYY––

SAH3

Household furnishings and operationsYYYYY

SAH31

Household furnishings and suppliesYYYYY

SAM

Medical careYYYYY

SAM1

Medical care commoditiesYYY––

SAM2

Medical care servicesYYY––

SAN

NondurablesYYYYY

SAN1D

Domestically produced farm foodY––––

SANL1

Nondurables less foodYYYYY

SANL11

Nondurables less food and beveragesYYYYY

SANL113

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparelYYY––

SANL13

Nondurables less food and apparelYYY––

SAR

RecreationYYYYY

SARC

Recreation commoditiesYYY––

SARS

Recreation servicesYYY––

SAS

ServicesYYYYY

SAS24

Utilities and public transportationY––––

SAS2RS

Rent of shelterYYY––

SAS367

Other servicesYYY––

SAS4

Transportation servicesYYY––

SASL2RS

Services less rent of shelterYYYYY

SASL5

Services less medical care servicesYYYYY

SASLE

Services less energy servicesYYY––

SAT

TransportationYYYYY

SAT1

Private transportationYYYYY

SATCLTB

Transportation commodities less motor fuelYYYYY

SEAA

Men's apparelY––––

SEAA01

Men's suits, sport coats, and outerwearY––––

SEAA02

Men's furnishingsY––––

SEAA03

Men's shirts and sweatersY––––

SEAA04

Men's pants and shortsY––––

SEAB

Boys' apparelY––––

SEAC

Women's apparelY––––

SEAC01

Women's outerwearY––––

SEAC02

Women's dressesY––––

SEAC03

Women's suits and separatesY––––

SEAC04

Women's underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessoriesY––––

SEAD

Girls' apparelY––––

SEAE

FootwearY––––

SEAE01

Men's footwearY––––

SEAE02

Boys' and girls' footwearY––––

SEAE03

Women's footwearY––––

SEAF

Infants' and toddlers' apparelY––––

SEAG

Jewelry and watchesY––––

SEAG01

WatchesY––––

SEAG02

JewelryY––––

SEEA

Educational books and suppliesY––––

SEEB

Tuition, other school fees, and childcareYYYYY

SEEB01

College tuition and feesY––––

SEEB02

Elementary and high school tuition and feesY––––

SEEB03

Child care and nursery schoolY––––

SEEB04

Technical and vocational school tuition and fixed feesY––––

SEEC

Postage and delivery servicesY––––

SEEC01

PostageY––––

SEEC02

Delivery servicesY––––

SEED

Telephone servicesY––––

SEED03

Wireless telephone servicesY––––

SEED04

Residential telephone servicesY––––

SEEE

Information technology, hardware and servicesY––––

SEEE01

Personal computers and peripheral equipmentY––––

SEEE02

Computer software and accessoriesY––––

SEEE03

Internet services and electronic information providersY––––

SEEE04

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information itemsY––––

SEEEC

Information technology commoditiesY––––

SEFA

Cereals and cereal productsY––––

SEFA01

Flour and prepared flour mixesY––––

SEFA02

Breakfast cerealY––––

SEFA03

Rice, pasta, cornmealY––––

SEFB

Bakery productsY––––

SEFB01

BreadY––––

SEFB02

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffinsY––––

SEFB03

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookiesY––––

SEFB04

Other bakery productsY––––

SEFC

Beef and vealY––––

SEFC01

Uncooked ground beefY––––

SEFC02

Uncooked beef roastsY––––

SEFC03

Uncooked beef steaksY––––

SEFC04

Uncooked other beef and vealY––––

SEFD

PorkY––––

SEFD01

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related productsY––––

SEFD02

HamY––––

SEFD03

Pork chopsY––––

SEFD04

Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribsY––––

SEFE

Other meatsY––––

SEFF

PoultryY––––

SEFF01

ChickenY––––

SEFF02

Other uncooked poultry including turkeyY––––

SEFG

Fish and seafoodY––––

SEFG01

Fresh fish and seafoodY––––

SEFG02

Processed fish and seafoodY––––

SEFH

EggsY––––

SEFJ

Dairy and related productsYYYYY

SEFJ01

MilkY––––

SEFJ02

Cheese and related productsY––––

SEFJ03

Ice cream and related productsY––––

SEFJ04

Other dairy and related productsY––––

SEFK

Fresh fruitsY––––

SEFK01

ApplesY––––

SEFK02

BananasY––––

SEFK03

Citrus fruitsY––––

SEFK04

Other fresh fruitsY––––

SEFL

Fresh vegetablesY––––

SEFL01

PotatoesY––––

SEFL02

LettuceY––––

SEFL03

TomatoesY––––

SEFL04

Other fresh vegetablesY––––

SEFM

Processed fruits and vegetablesY––––

SEFM01

Canned fruits and vegetablesY––––

SEFM02

Frozen fruits and vegetablesY––––

SEFM03

Other processed fruits and vegetables including driedY––––

SEFN

Juices and nonalcoholic drinksY––––

SEFN01

Carbonated drinksY––––

SEFN02

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinksY––––

SEFN03

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinksY––––

SEFP

Beverage materials including coffee and teaY––––

SEFP01

CoffeeY––––

SEFP02

Other beverage materials including teaY––––

SEFR

Sugar and sweetsY––––

SEFR01

Sugar and artificial sweetenersY––––

SEFR02

Candy and chewing gumY––––

SEFR03

Other sweetsY––––

SEFS

Fats and oilsY––––

SEFS01

Butter and margarineY––––

SEFS02

Salad dressingY––––

SEFS03

Other fats and oils including peanut butterY––––

SEFT

Other foodsY––––

SEFT01

SoupsY––––

SEFT02

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foodsY––––

SEFT03

SnacksY––––

SEFT04

Spices, seasonings, condiments, saucesY––––

SEFT05

Baby food and formulaY––––

SEFT06

Other miscellaneous foodsY––––

SEFV

Food away from homeYYYYY

SEFV01

Full service meals and snacksY––––

SEFV02

Limited service meals and snacksY––––

SEFV03

Food at employee sites and schoolsY––––

SEFV04

Food from vending machines and mobile vendorsY––––

SEFV05

Other food away from homeY––––

SEFW

Alcoholic beverages at homeY––––

SEFW01

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at homeY––––

SEFW02

Distilled spirits at homeY––––

SEFW03

Wine at homeY––––

SEFX

Alcoholic beverages away from homeY––––

SEGA

Tobacco and smoking productsY––––

SEGA01

CigarettesY––––

SEGA02

Tobacco products other than cigarettesY––––

SEGB

Personal care productsY––––

SEGB01

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care productsY––––

SEGB02

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implementsY––––

SEGC

Personal care servicesY––––

SEGC01

Haircuts and other personal care servicesY––––

SEGD

Miscellaneous personal servicesY––––

SEGD01

Legal servicesY––––

SEGD02

Funeral expensesY––––

SEGD03

Laundry and dry cleaning servicesY––––

SEGD04

Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaningY––––

SEGD05

Financial servicesY––––

SEGE

Miscellaneous personal goodsY––––

SEHA

Rent of primary residenceYYYYY

SEHB

Lodging away from homeY––––

SEHB01

Lodging while at schoolY––––

SEHB02

Other lodging away from home including hotels and motelsY––––

SEHC

Owners' equivalent rent of residencesYYYYY

SEHC01

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residenceYYYYY

SEHD

Tenants' and household insuranceY––––

SEHE

Fuel oil and other fuelsY––––

SEHE01

Fuel oilY––––

SEHE02

Propane, kerosene, and firewoodY––––

SEHF

Energy servicesYYY––

SEHF01

ElectricityYYY––

SEHF02

Utility (piped) gas serviceYYY––

SEHG

Water and sewer and trash collection servicesY––––

SEHG01

Water and sewerage maintenanceY––––

SEHG02

Garbage and trash collectionY––––

SEHH

Window and floor coverings and other linensY––––

SEHH01

Floor coveringsY––––

SEHH02

Window coveringsY––––

SEHH03

Other linensY––––

SEHJ

Furniture and beddingY––––

SEHJ01

Bedroom furnitureY––––

SEHJ02

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furnitureY––––

SEHJ03

Other furnitureY––––

SEHK

AppliancesY––––

SEHK01

Major appliancesY––––

SEHK02

Other appliancesY––––

SEHL

Other household equipment and furnishingsY––––

SEHL01

Clocks, lamps, and decorator itemsY––––

SEHL02

Indoor plants and flowersY––––

SEHL03

Dishes and flatwareY––––

SEHL04

Nonelectric cookware and tablewareY––––

SEHM

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and suppliesY––––

SEHM01

Tools, hardware and suppliesY––––

SEHM02

Outdoor equipment and suppliesY––––

SEHN

Housekeeping suppliesY––––

SEHN01

Household cleaning productsY––––

SEHN02

Household paper productsY––––

SEHN03

Miscellaneous household productsY––––

SEHP

Household operationsY––––

SEHP01

Domestic servicesY––––

SEHP02

Gardening and lawn care servicesY––––

SEHP03

Moving, storage, freight expenseY––––

SEHP04

Repair of household itemsY––––

SEMC

Professional servicesYYY––

SEMC01

Physicians' servicesY––––

SEMC02

Dental servicesY––––

SEMC03

Eyeglasses and eye careY––––

SEMC04

Services by other medical professionalsY––––

SEMD

Hospital and related servicesY––––

SEMD01

Hospital servicesY––––

SEMD02

Nursing homes and adult day servicesY––––

SEMD03

Home health careY––––

SEME

Health insuranceY––––

SEMF

Medicinal drugsY––––

SEMF01

Prescription drugsY––––

SEMF02

Nonprescription drugsY––––

SEMG

Medical equipment and suppliesY––––

SERA

Video and audioY––––

SERA01

TelevisionsY––––

SERA02

Cable, satellite, and live streaming television serviceY––––

SERA03

Other video equipmentY––––

SERA04

Purchase, subscription, and rental of videoY––––

SERA05

Audio equipmentY––––

SERA06

Music media and audio contentY––––

SERAC

Video and audio productsY––––

SERAS

Video and audio servicesY––––

SERB

Pets, pet products and servicesY––––

SERB01

Pets and pet productsY––––

SERB02

Pet services including veterinaryY––––

SERC

Sporting goodsY––––

SERC01

Sports vehicles including bicyclesY––––

SERC02

Sports equipmentY––––

SERD

PhotographyY––––

SERD01

Photographic equipment and suppliesY––––

SERD02

Photographers and photo processingY––––

SERE

Other recreational goodsY––––

SERE01

ToysY––––

SERE02

Sewing machines, fabric and suppliesY––––

SERE03

Music instruments and accessoriesY––––

SERF

Other recreation servicesY––––

SERF01

Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other organizations, or participant sports feesY––––

SERF02

AdmissionsY––––

SERF03

Fees for lessons or instructionsY––––

SERG

Recreational reading materialsY––––

SERG01

Newspapers and magazinesY––––

SERG02

Recreational booksY––––

SETA

New and used motor vehiclesYYYYY

SETA01

New vehiclesYYYYY

SETA02

Used cars and trucksYYYYY

SETA03

Leased cars and trucksY––––

SETA04

Car and truck rentalY––––

SETB

Motor fuelYYYYY

SETB01

Gasoline (all types)YYYYY

SETB02

Other motor fuelsY––––

SETC

Motor vehicle parts and equipmentY––––

SETC01

TiresY––––

SETC02

Vehicle accessories other than tiresY––––

SETD

Motor vehicle maintenance and repairY––––

SETD01

Motor vehicle body workY––––

SETD02

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicingY––––

SETD03

Motor vehicle repairY––––

SETE

Motor vehicle insuranceY––––

SETF

Motor vehicle feesY––––

SETF01

State motor vehicle registration and license feesY––––

SETF03

Parking and other feesY––––

SETG

Public transportationY––––

SETG01

Airline fareY––––

SETG02

Other intercity transportationY––––

SETG03

Intracity transportationY––––

SS01031

RiceY––––

SS02011

White breadY––––

SS02021

Bread other than whiteY––––

SS02041

Fresh cakes and cupcakesY––––

SS02042

CookiesY––––

SS02063

Fresh sweet rolls, coffeecakes, doughnutsY––––

SS0206A

Crackers, bread, and cracker productsY––––

SS0206B

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnoversY––––

SS04011

Bacon and related productsY––––

SS04012

Breakfast sausage and related productsY––––

SS04031

Ham, excluding cannedY––––

SS05011

FrankfurtersY––––

SS05014

Lamb and organ meatsY––––

SS05015

Lamb and muttonY––––

SS0501A

LunchmeatsY––––

SS06011

Fresh whole chickenY––––

SS06021

Fresh and frozen chicken partsY––––

SS07011

Shelf stable fish and seafoodY––––

SS07021

Frozen fish and seafoodY––––

SS09011

Fresh whole milkY––––

SS09021

Fresh milk other than wholeY––––

SS10011

ButterY––––

SS11031

Oranges, including tangerinesY––––

SS13031

Canned fruitsY––––

SS14011

Frozen vegetablesY––––

SS14021

Canned vegetablesY––––

SS14022

Dried beans, peas, and lentilsY––––

SS16011

MargarineY––––

SS16014

Peanut butterY––––

SS17031

Roasted coffeeY––––

SS17032

Instant coffeeY––––

SS18041

Salt and other seasonings and spicesY––––

SS18042

Olives, pickles, relishesY––––

SS18043

Sauces and graviesY––––

SS1804B

Other condimentsY––––

SS18064

Prepared saladsY––––

SS20021

Whiskey at homeY––––

SS20022

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at homeY––––

SS20051

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from homeY––––

SS20052

Wine away from homeY––––

SS20053

Distilled spirits away from homeY––––

SS27051

Land-line interstate toll callsY––––

SS27061

Land-line intrastate toll callsY––––

SS30021

Laundry equipmentY––––

SS31022

Video discs and other mediaY––––

SS31023

Video game hardware, software and accessoriesY––––

SS33032

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrapY––––

SS45011

New carsYYY––

SS4501A

New cars and trucks–––––

SS45021

New trucksY––––

SS45031

New motorcyclesY––––

SS47014

Gasoline, unleaded regularYYYYY

SS47015

Gasoline, unleaded midgradeYYYYY

SS47016

Gasoline, unleaded premiumYYYYY

SS47021

Motor oil, coolant, and fluidsY––––

SS48021

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tiresY––––

SS52051

Parking fees and tollsY––––

SS53021

Intercity bus fareY––––

SS53022

Intercity train fareY––––

SS53023

Ship fareY––––

SS53031

Intracity mass transitY––––

SS5702

Inpatient hospital servicesY––––

SS5703

Outpatient hospital servicesY––––

SS61011

Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipmentY––––

SS61021

Film and photographic suppliesY––––

SS61023

Photographic equipmentY––––

SS61031

Pet food and treatsY––––

SS61032

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessoriesY––––

SS62011

Automobile service clubsY––––

SS62031

Admission to movies, theaters, and concertsY––––

SS62032

Admission to sporting eventsY––––

SS62051

Photographer feesY––––

SS62052

Photo processingY––––

SS62053

Pet servicesY––––

SS62054

Veterinarian servicesY––––

SS62055

Subscription and rental of video and video gamesY––––

SS68021

Checking account and other bank servicesY––––

SS68023

Tax return preparation and other accounting feesY––––

SSEA011

College textbooksY––––

SSFV031A

Food at elementary and secondary schoolsY––––

SSGE013

Infants' equipmentY––––

SSHJ031

Infants' furnitureY––––

[1] Not available for every size class or area.

Note: Dash indicates that data is not published for this item–area combination.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Last Modified Date: May 28, 2026