Relative importance of components in the Consumer Price Indexes: U.S. city average, December 2024

Table 1 (2023 Weights). Relative importance of components in the Consumer Price Indexes: U.S. city average, December 2024 [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	14.526	15.959
Food	13.691	15.166
Food at home	8.043	9.117
Cereals and bakery products	1.110	1.181
Cereals and cereal products	0.341	0.386
Flour and prepared flour mixes	0.029	0.034
Breakfast cereal	0.148	0.163
Rice, pasta, cornmeal	0.164	0.188
Bakery products	0.769	0.795
Bread	0.142	0.143
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins	0.135	0.142
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies	0.213	0.220
Other bakery products	0.279	0.291
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	1.621	1.978
Meats, poultry, and fish	1.449	1.775
Meats	0.919	1.113
Beef and veal	0.445	0.564
Uncooked ground beef	0.201	0.258
Uncooked beef roasts	0.056	0.058
Uncooked beef steaks	0.128	0.162
Uncooked other beef and veal	0.060	0.086
Pork	0.288	0.338
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products	0.102	0.113
Ham	0.044	0.044
Pork chops	0.050	0.066
Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs	0.092	0.115
Other meats	0.186	0.211
Poultry	0.288	0.365
Chicken	0.216	0.289
Other uncooked poultry including turkey	0.072	0.076
Fish and seafood	0.242	0.298
Fresh fish and seafood	0.140	0.157
Processed fish and seafood	0.102	0.140
Eggs	0.172	0.203
Dairy and related products	0.741	0.820
Milk	0.200	0.231
Cheese and related products	0.255	0.275
Ice cream and related products	0.132	0.136
Other dairy and related products	0.154	0.178
Fruits and vegetables	1.336	1.484
Fresh fruits and vegetables	1.117	1.259
Fresh fruits	0.561	0.631
Apples	0.080	0.080
Bananas	0.109	0.123
Citrus fruits	0.063	0.078
Other fresh fruits	0.310	0.351
Fresh vegetables	0.555	0.628
Potatoes	0.082	0.090
Lettuce	0.071	0.074
Tomatoes	0.094	0.110
Other fresh vegetables	0.309	0.354
Processed fruits and vegetables	0.220	0.225
Canned fruits and vegetables	0.088	0.092
Frozen fruits and vegetables	0.067	0.071
Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried	0.065	0.062
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials	0.897	1.064
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks	0.631	0.811
Carbonated drinks	0.341	0.424
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks	0.003	0.005
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks	0.287	0.382
Beverage materials including coffee and tea	0.265	0.253
Coffee	0.134	0.115
Other beverage materials including tea	0.131	0.138
Other food at home	2.338	2.590
Sugar and sweets	0.332	0.357
Sugar and sugar substitutes	0.028	0.032
Candy and chewing gum	0.231	0.252
Other sweets	0.074	0.073
Fats and oils	0.250	0.255
Butter and margarine	0.055	0.051
Salad dressing	0.066	0.071
Other fats and oils including peanut butter	0.129	0.133
Other foods	1.756	1.978
Soups	0.105	0.111
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods	0.279	0.308
Snacks	0.365	0.430
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces	0.383	0.430
Baby food and formula	0.060	0.094
Other miscellaneous foods	0.564	0.605

Food away from home	5.648	6.049
Full service meals and snacks	2.434	2.214
Limited service meals and snacks	2.845	3.465
Food at employee sites and schools	0.072	0.080
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors	0.055	0.070
Other food away from home	0.241	0.220
Alcoholic beverages	0.835	0.793
Alcoholic beverages at home	0.449	0.431
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home	0.154	0.192
Distilled spirits at home	0.103	0.122
Wine at home	0.192	0.117
Alcoholic beverages away from home	0.387	0.361

Housing	44.201	41.932
Shelter	35.483	33.186
Rent of primary residence	7.499	10.438
Lodging away from home	1.292	0.766
Housing at school, excluding board	0.243	0.105
Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels	1.049	0.661
Owners' equivalent rent of residences	26.282	21.579
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence	25.083	21.114
Unsampled owners' equivalent rent of secondary residences	1.198	0.465
Tenants' and household insurance	0.410	0.403
Fuels and utilities	4.312	4.921
Household energy	3.233	3.740
Fuel oil and other fuels	0.139	0.123
Fuel oil	0.074	0.064
Propane, kerosene, and firewood	0.065	0.059
Energy services	3.094	3.617
Electricity	2.343	2.833
Utility (piped) gas service	0.750	0.784
Water and sewer and trash collection services	1.079	1.181
Water and sewerage maintenance	0.738	0.847
Garbage and trash collection	0.341	0.334
Household furnishings and operations	4.406	3.824
Window and floor coverings and other linens	0.240	0.234
Floor coverings	0.059	0.057
Window coverings	0.055	0.040
Other linens	0.127	0.138
Furniture and bedding	0.788	0.735
Bedroom furniture	0.254	0.243
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture	0.381	0.374
Other furniture	0.144	0.105
Unsampled furniture	0.009	0.013
Appliances	0.214	0.279
Major appliances	0.068	0.108
Other appliances	0.143	0.164
Unsampled appliances	0.003	0.008
Other household equipment and furnishings	0.491	0.458
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items	0.286	0.268
Indoor plants and flowers	0.113	0.091
Dishes and flatware	0.037	0.037
Nonelectric cookware and tableware	0.055	0.062
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies	0.837	0.706
Tools, hardware and supplies	0.240	0.205
Outdoor equipment and supplies	0.362	0.245
Unsampled tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies	0.235	0.256
Housekeeping supplies	0.806	0.942
Household cleaning products	0.300	0.380
Household paper products	0.178	0.229
Miscellaneous household products	0.329	0.334
Household operations	1.030	0.469
Domestic services	0.312	0.106
Gardening and lawncare services	0.336	0.153
Moving, storage, freight expense	0.127	0.091
Repair of household items	0.172	0.076
Unsampled household operations	0.083	0.042

Apparel	2.480	2.751
Men's and boys' apparel	0.654	0.821
Men's apparel	0.526	0.645
Men's suits, sport coats, and outerwear	0.088	0.088
Men's underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories	0.140	0.161
Men's shirts and sweaters	0.149	0.181
Men's pants and shorts	0.133	0.170
Unsampled men's apparel	0.015	0.045
Boys' apparel	0.128	0.176
Women's and girls' apparel	0.967	0.937
Women's apparel	0.860	0.804
Women's outerwear	0.076	0.054
Women's dresses	0.125	0.177
Women's suits and separates	0.347	0.292
Women's underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories	0.301	0.269
Unsampled women's apparel	0.011	0.013
Girls' apparel	0.107	0.132
Footwear	0.578	0.700
Men's footwear	0.196	0.240
Boys' and girls' footwear	0.114	0.176
Women's footwear	0.267	0.285
Infants' and toddlers' apparel	0.102	0.165
Jewelry and watches	0.180	0.128
Watches	0.042	0.029
Jewelry	0.137	0.099

Transportation	16.571	19.290
Private transportation	15.103	18.131
New and used motor vehicles	7.447	8.481
New vehicles	4.393	4.486
Used cars and trucks	2.391	3.294
Leased cars and trucks	0.397	0.400
Car and truck rental	0.130	0.121
Unsampled new and used motor vehicles	0.136	0.180
Motor fuel	2.983	4.046
Gasoline (all types)	2.902	3.930
Other motor fuels	0.081	0.116
Motor vehicle parts and equipment	0.362	0.436
Tires	0.297	0.345
Vehicle accessories other than tires	0.065	0.091
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair	1.019	1.027
Motor vehicle body work	0.054	0.052
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing	0.508	0.518
Motor vehicle repair	0.395	0.389
Unsampled service policies	0.062	0.068
Motor vehicle insurance	2.796	3.637
Motor vehicle fees	0.495	0.504
State motor vehicle registration and license fees	0.284	0.319
Parking and other fees	0.198	0.184
Unsampled motor vehicle fees	0.013	0.001
Public transportation	1.468	1.159
Airline fares	0.918	0.653
Other intercity transportation	0.223	0.113
Intracity transportation	0.322	0.380
Unsampled public transportation	0.004	0.013

Medical care	8.273	6.946
Medical care commodities	1.527	1.318
Medicinal drugs	1.347	1.163
Prescription drugs	0.925	0.776
Nonprescription drugs	0.422	0.387
Medical equipment and supplies	0.180	0.155
Medical care services	6.747	5.628
Professional services	3.702	2.913
Physicians' services	1.824	1.478
Dental services	0.944	0.762
Eyeglasses and eye care	0.335	0.276
Services by other medical professionals	0.600	0.397
Hospital and related services	2.252	1.930
Hospital services	1.932	1.757
Nursing homes and adult day services	0.165	0.084
Care of invalids and elderly at home	0.155	0.089
Health insurance	0.793	0.784

Recreation	5.292	4.499
Video and audio	1.060	1.040
Televisions	0.091	0.099
Cable, satellite, and live streaming television service	0.653	0.632
Other video equipment	0.028	0.016
Purchase, subscription, and rental of video	0.156	0.164
Audio equipment	0.053	0.052
Recorded music and music subscriptions	0.075	0.072
Unsampled video and audio	0.005	0.005
Pets, pet products and services	1.163	1.073
Pets and pet products	0.632	0.705
Pet services including veterinary	0.530	0.367
Sporting goods	0.480	0.386
Sports vehicles including bicycles	0.240	0.208
Sports equipment	0.224	0.162
Unsampled sporting goods	0.016	0.017
Photography	0.075	0.046
Photographic equipment and supplies	0.019	0.022
Photographers and photo processing	0.055	0.022
Unsampled photography	0.000	0.001
Other recreational goods	0.366	0.354
Toys	0.285	0.282
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies	0.023	0.009
Music instruments and accessories	0.044	0.034
Unsampled recreation commodities	0.014	0.029
Other recreation services	2.051	1.554
Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other organizations, or participant sports fees	0.817	0.736
Admissions	0.738	0.532
Fees for lessons or instructions	0.168	0.084
Unsampled recreation services	0.328	0.202
Recreational reading materials	0.098	0.048
Newspapers and magazines	0.053	0.020
Recreational books	0.045	0.027
Unsampled recreational reading materials	0.000	0.000

Education and communication	5.732	5.534
Education	2.583	1.824
Educational books and supplies	0.042	0.041
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare	2.541	1.783
College tuition and fees	1.324	0.981
Elementary and high school tuition and fees	0.388	0.162
Day care and preschool	0.724	0.556
Technical and business school tuition and fees	0.039	0.034
Unsampled tuition, other school fees, and childcare	0.066	0.050
Communication	3.149	3.711
Postage and delivery services	0.054	0.037
Postage	0.052	0.034
Delivery services	0.002	0.002
Information and information processing	3.094	3.674
Telephone services	1.450	1.845
Wireless telephone services	1.281	1.702
Residential telephone services	0.169	0.143
Information technology, hardware and services	1.644	1.829
Computers, peripherals, and smart home assistants	0.262	0.221
Computer software and accessories	0.027	0.023
Internet services and electronic information providers	0.926	1.050
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items	0.421	0.526
Unsampled information and information processing	0.009	0.009

Other goods and services	2.925	3.089
Tobacco and smoking products	0.482	0.800
Cigarettes	0.361	0.615
Tobacco products other than cigarettes	0.116	0.172
Unsampled tobacco and smoking products	0.006	0.013
Personal care	2.443	2.289
Personal care products	0.649	0.623
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products	0.290	0.280
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements	0.350	0.329
Unsampled personal care products	0.009	0.014
Personal care services	0.659	0.611
Haircuts and other personal care services	0.659	0.611
Miscellaneous personal services	0.977	0.911
Legal services	0.343	0.241
Funeral expenses	0.140	0.200
Laundry and dry cleaning services	0.164	0.202
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning	0.027	0.023
Financial services	0.244	0.141
Unsampled items	0.059	0.104
Miscellaneous personal goods	0.158	0.143

Special aggregate indexes

All items	100.000	100.000
Commodities	36.201	40.085
Commodities less food and beverages	21.675	24.126
Nondurables less food and beverages	10.701	12.228
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel	8.221	9.477
Durables	10.974	11.898
Services	63.799	59.915
Rent of shelter	35.072	32.783
Transportation services	6.305	6.848
Other services	10.061	8.986
All items less food	86.309	84.834
All items less shelter	64.517	66.814
All items less medical care	91.727	93.054
Commodities less food	22.511	24.919
Nondurables less food	11.536	13.021
Nondurables less food and apparel	9.056	10.270
Nondurables	25.227	28.188
Apparel less footwear	1.903	2.051
Services less rent of shelter	28.726	27.131
Services less medical care services	57.052	54.287
Energy	6.216	7.786
All items less energy	93.784	92.214
All items less food and energy	80.094	77.048
Commodities less food and energy commodities	19.388	20.750
Energy commodities	3.122	4.169
Services less energy services	60.705	56.298
Domestically produced farm food	6.795	7.632
Utilities and public transportation	7.744	8.434

Last modified date: May 15, 2026