Relative importance of components in the Consumer Price Indexes: U.S. city average, December 2023

Table 1 (2022 Weights). Relative importance of components in the Consumer Price Indexes: U.S. city average, December 2023[Percent of all items]
Item and Group	U.S. City Average, CPI-U	U.S. City Average, CPI-W
All items	100.000	100.000

Food and beverages	14.409	15.950
Food	13.555	15.235
Food at home	8.167	9.572
Cereals and bakery products	1.066	1.258
Cereals and cereal products	0.314	0.379
Flour and prepared flour mixes	0.051	0.063
Breakfast cereal	0.123	0.144
Rice, pasta, cornmeal	0.139	0.172
Bakery products	0.752	0.879
Bread	0.203	0.241
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins	0.117	0.132
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies	0.191	0.230
Other bakery products	0.241	0.276
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	1.722	2.102
Meats, poultry, and fish	1.603	1.960
Meats	1.033	1.256
Beef and veal	0.461	0.581
Uncooked ground beef	0.160	0.204
Uncooked beef roasts	0.077	0.106
Uncooked beef steaks	0.174	0.195
Uncooked other beef and veal	0.050	0.078
Pork	0.328	0.394
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products	0.142	0.159
Ham	0.063	0.071
Pork chops	0.042	0.051
Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs	0.081	0.112
Other meats	0.244	0.281
Poultry	0.314	0.378
Chicken	0.254	0.310
Other uncooked poultry including turkey	0.060	0.068
Fish and seafood	0.257	0.325
Fresh fish and seafood	0.121	0.128
Processed fish and seafood	0.135	0.197
Eggs	0.119	0.142
Dairy and related products	0.748	0.851
Milk	0.178	0.198
Cheese and related products	0.236	0.264
Ice cream and related products	0.111	0.122
Other dairy and related products	0.223	0.267
Fruits and vegetables	1.410	1.587
Fresh fruits and vegetables	1.070	1.169
Fresh fruits	0.575	0.645
Apples	0.070	0.080
Bananas	0.085	0.105
Citrus fruits	0.162	0.192
Other fresh fruits	0.258	0.267
Fresh vegetables	0.495	0.524
Potatoes	0.073	0.081
Lettuce	0.064	0.074
Tomatoes	0.082	0.094
Other fresh vegetables	0.276	0.275
Processed fruits and vegetables	0.340	0.418
Canned fruits and vegetables	0.167	0.205
Frozen fruits and vegetables	0.105	0.127
Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried	0.068	0.087
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials	1.027	1.310
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks	0.730	0.987
Carbonated drinks	0.324	0.434
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks	0.008	0.011
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks	0.397	0.542
Beverage materials including coffee and tea	0.298	0.323
Coffee	0.186	0.192
Other beverage materials including tea	0.112	0.131
Other food at home	2.193	2.464
Sugar and sweets	0.295	0.335
Sugar and sugar substitutes	0.042	0.056
Candy and chewing gum	0.192	0.210
Other sweets	0.061	0.069
Fats and oils	0.252	0.292
Butter and margarine	0.076	0.087
Salad dressing	0.060	0.074
Other fats and oils including peanut butter	0.116	0.131
Other foods	1.646	1.836
Soups	0.095	0.108
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods	0.261	0.314
Snacks	0.349	0.395
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces	0.322	0.364
Baby food and formula	0.048	0.079
Other miscellaneous foods	0.572	0.575

Food away from home	5.388	5.663
Full service meals and snacks	2.474	2.132
Limited service meals and snacks	2.523	3.167
Food at employee sites and schools	0.080	0.092
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors	0.050	0.071
Other food away from home	0.261	0.200
Alcoholic beverages	0.854	0.715
Alcoholic beverages at home	0.477	0.422
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home	0.176	0.202
Distilled spirits at home	0.116	0.084
Wine at home	0.184	0.136
Alcoholic beverages away from home	0.377	0.293

Housing	45.065	43.140
Shelter	36.191	34.194
Rent of primary residence	7.671	10.458
Lodging away from home	1.338	0.836
Housing at school, excluding board	0.245	0.121
Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels	1.093	0.715
Owners' equivalent rent of residences	26.769	22.504
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence	25.440	21.871
Unsampled owners' equivalent rent of secondary residences	1.329	0.633
Tenants' and household insurance	0.413	0.396
Fuels and utilities	4.369	4.926
Household energy	3.283	3.730
Fuel oil and other fuels	0.167	0.128
Fuel oil	0.084	0.060
Propane, kerosene, and firewood	0.083	0.068
Energy services	3.116	3.602
Electricity	2.428	2.890
Utility (piped) gas service	0.688	0.713
Water and sewer and trash collection services	1.086	1.195
Water and sewerage maintenance	0.759	0.868
Garbage and trash collection	0.326	0.327
Household furnishings and operations	4.506	4.020
Window and floor coverings and other linens	0.294	0.265
Floor coverings	0.073	0.071
Window coverings	0.075	0.065
Other linens	0.147	0.129
Furniture and bedding	0.966	0.862
Bedroom furniture	0.323	0.324
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture	0.485	0.387
Other furniture	0.151	0.134
Unsampled furniture	0.007	0.017
Appliances	0.224	0.260
Major appliances	0.069	0.100
Other appliances	0.152	0.155
Unsampled appliances	0.002	0.005
Other household equipment and furnishings	0.514	0.441
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items	0.298	0.244
Indoor plants and flowers	0.111	0.088
Dishes and flatware	0.043	0.052
Nonelectric cookware and tableware	0.062	0.057
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies	0.722	0.658
Tools, hardware and supplies	0.199	0.211
Outdoor equipment and supplies	0.308	0.249
Unsampled tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies	0.215	0.198
Housekeeping supplies	0.804	0.933
Household cleaning products	0.284	0.380
Household paper products	0.173	0.198
Miscellaneous household products	0.347	0.355
Household operations	0.983	0.600
Domestic services	0.310	0.141
Gardening and lawncare services	0.327	0.183
Moving, storage, freight expense	0.142	0.115
Repair of household items	0.139	0.124
Unsampled household operations	0.066	0.037

Apparel	2.512	2.588
Men's and boys' apparel	0.636	0.650
Men's apparel	0.488	0.466
Men's suits, sport coats, and outerwear	0.076	0.058
Men's underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories	0.156	0.154
Men's shirts and sweaters	0.138	0.140
Men's pants and shorts	0.114	0.112
Unsampled men's apparel	0.005	0.003
Boys' apparel	0.147	0.184
Women's and girls' apparel	1.009	0.958
Women's apparel	0.887	0.804
Women's outerwear	0.058	0.044
Women's dresses	0.124	0.134
Women's suits and separates	0.410	0.343
Women's underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories	0.289	0.270
Unsampled women's apparel	0.008	0.013
Girls' apparel	0.122	0.155
Footwear	0.530	0.681
Men's footwear	0.186	0.276
Boys' and girls' footwear	0.111	0.169
Women's footwear	0.233	0.236
Infants' and toddlers' apparel	0.099	0.118
Jewelry and watches	0.238	0.181
Watches	0.041	0.023
Jewelry	0.197	0.157

Transportation	15.898	17.925
Private transportation	14.828	17.119
New and used motor vehicles	6.420	6.606
New vehicles	3.684	3.358
Used cars and trucks	2.012	2.461
Leased cars and trucks	0.517	0.572
Car and truck rental	0.139	0.093
Unsampled new and used motor vehicles	0.068	0.122
Motor fuel	3.372	4.484
Gasoline (all types)	3.261	4.372
Other motor fuels	0.111	0.112
Motor vehicle parts and equipment	0.469	0.561
Tires	0.324	0.371
Vehicle accessories other than tires	0.145	0.190
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair	1.233	1.290
Motor vehicle body work	0.057	0.050
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing	0.569	0.595
Motor vehicle repair	0.518	0.562
Unsampled service policies	0.089	0.083
Motor vehicle insurance	2.794	3.686
Motor vehicle fees	0.540	0.492
State motor vehicle registration and license fees	0.292	0.265
Parking and other fees	0.226	0.209
Unsampled motor vehicle fees	0.022	0.017
Public transportation	1.071	0.807
Airline fares	0.751	0.499
Other intercity transportation	0.089	0.054
Intracity transportation	0.224	0.236
Unsampled public transportation	0.007	0.018

Medical care	8.004	6.896
Medical care commodities	1.489	1.243
Medicinal drugs	1.370	1.163
Prescription drugs	0.913	0.823
Nonprescription drugs	0.458	0.340
Medical equipment and supplies	0.118	0.081
Medical care services	6.515	5.653
Professional services	3.630	2.995
Physicians' services	1.828	1.495
Dental services	0.906	0.833
Eyeglasses and eye care	0.333	0.308
Services by other medical professionals	0.563	0.360
Hospital and related services	2.305	2.046
Hospital services	1.987	1.868
Nursing homes and adult day services	0.167	0.082
Care of invalids and elderly at home	0.151	0.096
Health insurance	0.580	0.611

Recreation	5.307	4.444
Video and audio	1.190	1.201
Televisions	0.125	0.152
Cable, satellite, and live streaming television service	0.780	0.760
Other video equipment	0.026	0.013
Purchase, subscription, and rental of video	0.129	0.139
Audio equipment	0.059	0.072
Recorded music and music subscriptions	0.067	0.062
Unsampled video and audio	0.004	0.004
Pets, pet products and services	1.055	0.968
Pets and pet products	0.629	0.708
Pet services including veterinary	0.426	0.261
Sporting goods	0.648	0.406
Sports vehicles including bicycles	0.429	0.243
Sports equipment	0.209	0.154
Unsampled sporting goods	0.011	0.009
Photography	0.077	0.067
Photographic equipment and supplies	0.024	0.022
Photographers and photo processing	0.052	0.045
Unsampled photography	0.001	0.000
Other recreational goods	0.356	0.335
Toys	0.280	0.262
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies	0.030	0.023
Music instruments and accessories	0.030	0.020
Unsampled recreation commodities	0.017	0.030
Other recreation services	1.878	1.407
Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other organizations, or participant sports fees	0.716	0.428
Admissions	0.641	0.593
Fees for lessons or instructions	0.221	0.114
Unsampled recreation services	0.300	0.272
Recreational reading materials	0.102	0.058
Newspapers and magazines	0.055	0.023
Recreational books	0.047	0.035
Unsampled recreational reading materials	0.000	0.000

Education and communication	5.906	5.960
Education	2.489	1.890
Educational books and supplies	0.082	0.094
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare	2.406	1.796
College tuition and fees	1.275	0.906
Elementary and high school tuition and fees	0.291	0.217
Day care and preschool	0.703	0.510
Technical and business school tuition and fees	0.048	0.088
Unsampled tuition, other school fees, and childcare	0.089	0.076
Communication	3.417	4.069
Postage and delivery services	0.065	0.051
Postage	0.056	0.047
Delivery services	0.009	0.004
Information and information processing	3.352	4.019
Telephone services	1.578	2.015
Wireless telephone services	1.372	1.850
Residential telephone services	0.206	0.165
Information technology, hardware and services	1.774	2.004
Computers, peripherals, and smart home assistants	0.309	0.259
Computer software and accessories	0.020	0.022
Internet services and electronic information providers	0.980	1.129
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items	0.456	0.586
Unsampled information and information processing	0.009	0.008

Other goods and services	2.899	3.097
Tobacco and smoking products	0.542	0.879
Cigarettes	0.444	0.713
Tobacco products other than cigarettes	0.093	0.162
Unsampled tobacco and smoking products	0.005	0.005
Personal care	2.357	2.218
Personal care products	0.666	0.812
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products	0.351	0.451
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements	0.304	0.349
Unsampled personal care products	0.011	0.013
Personal care services	0.629	0.586
Haircuts and other personal care services	0.629	0.586
Miscellaneous personal services	0.898	0.648
Legal services	0.267	0.146
Funeral expenses	0.158	0.078
Laundry and dry cleaning services	0.155	0.182
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning	0.025	0.024
Financial services	0.226	0.154
Unsampled items	0.067	0.064
Miscellaneous personal goods	0.165	0.171

Special aggregate indexes

All items	100.000	100.000
Commodities	35.985	38.970
Commodities less food and beverages	21.576	23.020
Nondurables less food and beverages	11.276	12.788
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel	8.764	10.200
Durables	10.301	10.232
Services	64.015	61.030
Rent of shelter	35.778	33.798
Transportation services	6.294	6.940
Other services	9.830	8.845
All items less food	86.445	84.765
All items less shelter	63.809	65.806
All items less medical care	91.996	93.104
Commodities less food	22.430	23.735
Nondurables less food	12.129	13.503
Nondurables less food and apparel	9.617	10.915
Nondurables	25.685	28.738
Apparel less footwear	1.982	1.907
Services less rent of shelter	28.237	27.232
Services less medical care services	57.499	55.377
Energy	6.655	8.214
All items less energy	93.345	91.786
All items less food and energy	79.790	76.551
Commodities less food and energy commodities	18.891	19.123
Energy commodities	3.539	4.612
Services less energy services	60.899	57.427
Domestically produced farm food	6.798	7.832
Utilities and public transportation	7.630	8.380

Last modified date: May 15, 2026