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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