Table 1 (2013-2014 Weights). Relative importance of components in the Consumer Price Indexes: U.S. city average, December 2016 (Percent of all items) U.S. city average Item and group CPI-U CPI-W Expenditure category All items............................................ 100.000 100.000 Food and beverages.................................. 14.649 15.848 Food............................................... 13.698 14.966 Food at home...................................... 7.899 9.005 Cereals and bakery products...................... 1.068 1.225 Cereals and cereal products..................... .357 .410 Flour and prepared flour mixes................. .041 .047 Breakfast cereal............................... .186 .208 Rice, pasta, cornmeal.......................... .130 .155 Bakery products................................. .711 .815 Bread.......................................... .212 .246 Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins................. .106 .121 Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies................... .174 .195 Other bakery products.......................... .220 .253 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................... 1.740 2.123 Meats, poultry, and fish........................ 1.640 2.003 Meats.......................................... 1.037 1.286 Beef and veal................................. .460 .580 Uncooked ground beef......................... .187 .246 Uncooked beef roasts......................... .062 .078 Uncooked beef steaks......................... .164 .195 Uncooked other beef and veal................. .048 .061 Pork.......................................... .318 .403 Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products................................. .133 .165 Ham.......................................... .057 .072 Pork chops................................... .052 .070 Other pork including roasts and picnics...... .076 .096 Other meats................................... .258 .303 Poultry........................................ .341 .428 Chicken....................................... .277 .355 Other poultry including turkey................ .064 .073 Fish and seafood............................... .263 .289 Fresh fish and seafood........................ .143 .153 Processed fish and seafood.................... .120 .135 Eggs............................................ .099 .121 Dairy and related products....................... .818 .905 Milk............................................ .235 .285 Cheese and related products..................... .259 .273 Ice cream and related products.................. .119 .126 Other dairy and related products................ .206 .222 Fruits and vegetables............................ 1.338 1.456 Fresh fruits and vegetables..................... 1.047 1.117 Fresh fruits................................... .567 .601 Apples........................................ .085 .086 Bananas....................................... .087 .105 Citrus fruits................................. .145 .167 Other fresh fruits............................ .251 .243 Fresh vegetables............................... .479 .516 Potatoes...................................... .077 .088 Lettuce....................................... .062 .070 Tomatoes...................................... .084 .097 Other fresh vegetables........................ .257 .261 Processed fruits and vegetables................. .292 .339 Canned fruits and vegetables................... .153 .182 Frozen fruits and vegetables................... .085 .093 Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried...................................... .054 .064 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials.... .949 1.142 Juices and nonalcoholic drinks.................. .670 .862 Carbonated drinks.............................. .265 .356 Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks......... .011 .013 Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks...... .393 .493 Beverage materials including coffee and tea..... .279 .280 Coffee......................................... .173 .163 Other beverage materials including tea......... .106 .117 Other food at home............................... 1.986 2.154 Sugar and sweets................................ .289 .301 Sugar and artificial sweeteners................ .048 .055 Candy and chewing gum.......................... .185 .188 Other sweets................................... .056 .059 Fats and oils................................... .231 .262 Butter and margarine........................... .066 .073 Salad dressing................................. .057 .066 Other fats and oils including peanut butter.... .109 .124 Other foods..................................... 1.466 1.591 Soups.......................................... .092 .095 Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods......... .262 .294 Snacks......................................... .330 .343 Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces......... .281 .317 Baby food...................................... .056 .071 Other miscellaneous foods...................... .446 .472 Food away from home............................... 5.799 5.961 Full service meals and snacks.................... 2.813 2.410 Limited service meals and snacks................. 2.459 2.950 Food at employee sites and schools............... .199 .220 Food from vending machines and mobile vendors.... .082 .124 Other food away from home........................ .246 .256 Alcoholic beverages............................... .952 .882 Alcoholic beverages at home...................... .584 .543 Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home..... .271 .324 Distilled spirits at home....................... .073 .068 Wine at home.................................... .241 .151 Alcoholic beverages away from home............... .367 .339 Housing............................................. 42.634 41.136 Shelter............................................ 33.652 32.055 Rent of primary residence......................... 7.875 11.084 Lodging away from home............................ .851 .505 Housing at school, excluding board............... .121 .053 Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels....................................... .730 .452 Owners' equivalent rent of residences............. 24.583 20.169 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence..... 23.457 19.760 Unsampled owners' equivalent rent of secondary residences................................... 1.126 .409 Tenants' and household insurance.................. .343 .298 Fuels and utilities................................ 4.954 5.647 Household energy.................................. 3.782 4.369 Fuel oil and other fuels......................... .190 .192 Fuel oil........................................ .102 .086 Propane, kerosene, and firewood................. .088 .105 Energy services.................................. 3.592 4.178 Electricity..................................... 2.794 3.312 Utility (piped) gas service..................... .798 .865 Water and sewer and trash collection services..... 1.172 1.278 Water and sewerage maintenance................... .885 .984 Garbage and trash collection..................... .286 .294 Household furnishings and operations............... 4.029 3.434 Window and floor coverings and other linens....... .252 .236 Floor coverings.................................. .059 .052 Window coverings................................. .054 .038 Other linens..................................... .140 .146 Furniture and bedding............................. .755 .771 Bedroom furniture................................ .264 .303 Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture.. .359 .369 Other furniture.................................. .126 .093 Unsampled furniture.............................. .005 .006 Appliances........................................ .177 .190 Major appliances................................. .055 .075 Other appliances................................. .119 .112 Unsampled appliances............................. .003 .003 Other household equipment and furnishings......... .452 .372 Clocks, lamps, and decorator items............... .233 .177 Indoor plants and flowers........................ .101 .080 Dishes and flatware.............................. .049 .049 Nonelectric cookware and tableware............... .069 .067 Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies... .675 .586 Tools, hardware and supplies..................... .177 .196 Outdoor equipment and supplies................... .338 .262 Unsampled tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies..................................... .159 .129 Housekeeping supplies............................. .861 .905 Household cleaning products...................... .343 .393 Household paper products......................... .234 .241 Miscellaneous household products................. .284 .272 Household operations.............................. .856 .373 Domestic services................................ .281 .073 Gardening and lawncare services.................. .282 .132 Moving, storage, freight expense................. .119 .067 Repair of household items........................ .090 .053 Unsampled household operations................... .084 .047 Apparel............................................. 3.034 3.240 Men's and boys' apparel............................ .750 .792 Men's apparel..................................... .596 .604 Men's suits, sport coats, and outerwear.......... .092 .085 Men's furnishings................................ .190 .205 Men's shirts and sweaters........................ .171 .148 Men's pants and shorts........................... .137 .157 Unsampled men's apparel.......................... .006 .009 Boys' apparel..................................... .154 .188 Women's and girls' apparel......................... 1.228 1.251 Women's apparel................................... 1.024 .981 Women's outerwear................................ .067 .054 Women's dresses.................................. .145 .173 Women's suits and separates...................... .461 .450 Women's underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories.................................. .341 .294 Unsampled women's apparel........................ .010 .011 Girls' apparel.................................... .205 .270 Footwear........................................... .691 .800 Men's footwear.................................... .211 .256 Boys' and girls' footwear......................... .171 .231 Women's footwear.................................. .309 .314 Infants' and toddlers' apparel..................... .150 .214 Jewelry and watches................................ .215 .184 Watches........................................... .077 .061 Jewelry........................................... .137 .123 Transportation...................................... 15.318 17.098 Private transportation............................. 14.232 16.305 New and used motor vehicles....................... 6.403 7.062 New vehicles..................................... 3.678 3.394 Used cars and trucks............................. 1.986 3.044 Leased cars and trucks........................... .543 .463 Car and truck rental............................. .103 .086 Unsampled new and used motor vehicles............ .093 .075 Motor fuel........................................ 3.257 4.237 Gasoline (all types)............................. 3.208 4.181 Other motor fuels................................ .049 .057 Motor vehicle parts and equipment................. .384 .459 Tires............................................ .229 .265 Vehicle accessories other than tires............. .155 .194 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair.............. 1.165 1.246 Motor vehicle body work.......................... .057 .049 Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing.......... .673 .716 Motor vehicle repair............................. .392 .447 Unsampled service policies....................... .042 .034 Motor vehicle insurance........................... 2.494 2.808 Motor vehicle fees................................ .529 .493 State motor vehicle registration and license fees .282 .298 Parking and other fees........................... .235 .188 Unsampled motor vehicle fees..................... .011 .007 Public transportation.............................. 1.086 .793 Airline fare...................................... .624 .394 Other intercity transportation.................... .180 .102 Intracity transportation.......................... .279 .295 Unsampled public transportation................... .003 .002 Medical care........................................ 8.539 7.191 Medical care commodities........................... 1.852 1.521 Medicinal drugs................................... 1.792 1.476 Prescription drugs............................... 1.434 1.170 Nonprescription drugs............................ .359 .307 Medical equipment and supplies.................... .060 .045 Medical care services.............................. 6.687 5.670 Professional services............................. 3.163 2.617 Physicians' services............................. 1.710 1.454 Dental services.................................. .816 .642 Eyeglasses and eye care.......................... .322 .283 Services by other medical professionals.......... .315 .238 Hospital and related services..................... 2.512 2.113 Hospital services................................ 2.241 2.018 Nursing homes and adult day services............. .194 .083 Care of invalids and elderly at home............. .077 .013 Health insurance.................................. 1.012 .939 Recreation.......................................... 5.663 5.194 Video and audio.................................... 1.846 2.008 Televisions....................................... .097 .102 Cable and satellite television and radio service.. 1.535 1.707 Other video equipment............................. .024 .020 Video discs and other media, including rental of video and audio............................... .101 .098 Audio equipment................................... .058 .056 Audio discs, tapes and other media................ .022 .016 Unsampled video and audio......................... .007 .008 Pets, pet products and services.................... .955 .886 Pets and pet products............................. .587 .627 Pet services including veterinary................. .368 .258 Sporting goods..................................... .431 .443 Sports vehicles including bicycles................ .229 .224 Sports equipment.................................. .193 .217 Unsampled sporting goods.......................... .009 .002 Photography........................................ .089 .070 Photographic equipment and supplies............... .039 .021 Photographers and film processing................. .049 .048 Unsampled photography............................. .001 .001 Other recreational goods........................... .366 .383 Toys.............................................. .293 .309 Sewing machines, fabric and supplies.............. .025 .021 Music instruments and accessories................. .033 .027 Unsampled recreation commodities.................. .014 .026 Other recreation services.......................... 1.824 1.318 Club dues and fees for participant sports and group exercises............................... .645 .375 Admissions........................................ .636 .495 Fees for lessons or instructions.................. .221 .123 Unsampled recreation services..................... .322 .326 Recreational reading materials..................... .153 .085 Newspapers and magazines.......................... .089 .049 Recreational books................................ .064 .036 Unsampled recreational reading materials.......... .000 .000 Education and communication......................... 6.984 6.833 Education.......................................... 3.209 2.442 Educational books and supplies.................... .166 .163 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare......... 3.044 2.279 College tuition and fees......................... 1.807 1.197 Elementary and high school tuition and fees...... .316 .219 Child care and nursery school.................... .747 .728 Technical and business school tuition and fees... .042 .026 Unsampled tuition, other school fees, and childcare.................................... .132 .110 Communication...................................... 3.775 4.391 Postage and delivery services..................... .136 .105 Postage.......................................... .129 .099 Delivery services................................ .007 .006 Information and information processing............ 3.639 4.286 Telephone services............................... 2.465 3.062 Wireless telephone services..................... 1.738 2.349 Land-line telephone services.................... .727 .713 Information technology, hardware and services..... 1.174 1.224 Personal computers and peripheral equipment...... .274 .267 Computer software and accessories................ .084 .065 Internet services and electronic information providers.................................... .714 .823 Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items................... .091 .058 Unsampled information and information processing .011 .010 Other goods and services............................ 3.178 3.459 Tobacco and smoking products....................... .665 1.057 Cigarettes........................................ .602 .970 Tobacco products other than cigarettes............ .046 .071 Unsampled tobacco and smoking products............ .017 .016 Personal care...................................... 2.513 2.402 Personal care products............................ .700 .707 Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products................................ .371 .385 Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements................................... .323 .313 Unsampled personal care products................. .006 .010 Personal care services............................ .610 .545 Haircuts and other personal care services........ .610 .545 Miscellaneous personal services................... 1.018 .983 Legal services................................... .245 .268 Funeral expenses................................. .144 .120 Laundry and dry cleaning services................ .268 .287 Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning..................................... .027 .017 Financial services............................... .235 .197 Unsampled items.................................. .099 .094 Miscellaneous personal goods...................... .186 .167 Special aggregate indexes All items............................................ 100.000 100.000 Commodities......................................... 36.246 39.319 Commodities less food and beverages................ 21.596 23.471 Nondurables less food and beverages............... 12.336 13.566 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel.... 9.302 10.326 Durables.......................................... 9.260 9.905 Services............................................ 63.754 60.681 Rent of shelter..................................... 33.309 31.758 Transportation services............................. 5.920 5.888 Other services...................................... 11.876 11.239 All items less food................................. 86.302 85.034 All items less shelter.............................. 66.348 67.945 All items less medical care......................... 91.461 92.809 Commodities less food............................... 22.548 24.353 Nondurables less food............................... 13.288 14.448 Nondurables less food and apparel................... 10.254 11.208 Nondurables......................................... 26.986 29.414 Apparel less footwear............................... 2.343 2.440 Services less rent of shelter....................... 30.445 28.923 Services less medical care services................. 57.067 55.011 Energy.............................................. 7.039 8.607 All items less energy............................... 92.961 91.393 All items less food and energy..................... 79.263 76.427 Commodities less food and energy commodities...... 19.101 19.924 Energy commodities............................... 3.447 4.429 Services less energy services..................... 60.162 56.503 Domestically produced farm food..................... 6.600 7.470 Utilities and public transportation................. 9.850 11.018