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Comparison of 2025 CPI data using new weights and previous weights

Table 1 compares the index values for January 2025 using the “new” weights (the official indexes based on the 2023 expenditure data) with the “old” weights (what the index values and percentages would be had the previous weights from 2022 remained in place). Table 2 shows the same comparison, but for 1-month not seasonally adjusted percent changes.

For item strata (for example, full service meals and snacks), difference in index movements from the different weights result from differences in the geographic weights. For aggregate indexes (for example, food at home), differences may result from the differing weights of the subcomponents of the aggregate.

Table 1. Comparison of selected CPI-U, U.S. city average index levels using old (2022) weights and new (2023) weights, January 2025
Series Title	LABSTAT Series ID	CPI-U index level, January 2025, new (2023) weights	CPI-U index level, January 2025, old (2022) weights	CPI-U index level, December 2024, old (2022) weights
All items	CUUR0000SA0	317.671	317.742	315.605
Food and Beverages	CUUR0000SAF	332.696	332.747	330.812
Food at home	CUUR0000SAF11	310.936	310.964	308.380
Cereals and bakery products	CUUR0000SAF111	355.964	356.140	356.574
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	CUUR0000SAF112	339.169	338.643	333.659
Fruits and vegetables	CUUR0000SAF113	355.837	356.210	353.630
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials	CUUR0000SAF114	225.510	224.900	220.762
Other food at home	CUUR0000SAF115	273.796	273.972	272.362
Dairy and related products	CUUR0000SEFJ	272.038	271.710	271.358
Food away from home	CUUR0000SEFV	375.532	375.553	374.644
Full service meals and snacks	CUUR0000SEFV01	230.402	230.384	230.095
Limited service meals and snacks	CUUR0000SEFV02	247.493	247.518	246.692
Energy	CUUR0000SA0E	273.045	272.953	267.963
Gasoline (all types)	CUUR0000SETB01	275.527	275.509	270.667
Electricity	CUUR0000SEHF01	281.888	281.781	276.700
Utility (piped) gas service	CUUR0000SEHF02	246.117	245.818	242.224
All items less food and energy	CUUR0000SA0L1E	323.842	323.922	322.007
Housing	CUUR0000SAH	340.875	340.783	338.883
Shelter	CUUR0000SAH1	409.153	409.055	407.242
Apparel	CUUR0000SAA	128.464	128.737	127.354
Recreation	CUUR0000SAR	140.059	140.052	138.343
Education	CUUR0000SAE1	305.860	306.174	305.662
Communication	CUUR0000SAE2	73.170	73.203	72.857
Medical Care	CUUR0000SAM	571.899	571.829	569.189
Hospital Services	CUUR0000SEMD01	422.429	422.575	418.467
Physicians' Services	CUUR0000SEMC01	424.125	424.204	423.860
Prescription Drugs	CUUR0000SEMF01	572.655	572.104	558.744
Transportation	CUUR0000SAT	270.384	270.788	267.606
New Vehicles	CUUR0000SETA01	178.008	177.989	177.552
Used Cars and Trucks	CUUR0000SETA02	181.265	181.302	180.317

Table 2. Comparison of selected CPI-U, U.S. city average 1-month percent changes using old (2022) weights and new (2023) weights, January 2025
Series Title	LABSTAT Series ID	CPI-U 1-month NSA percent change, new (2023) weights	CPI-U 1-month NSA percent change, old (2022) weights	Difference in percent changes
All items	CUUR0000SA0	0.65	0.68	-0.03
Food and Beverages	CUUR0000SAF	0.57	0.58	-0.01
Food at home	CUUR0000SAF11	0.83	0.84	-0.01
Cereals and bakery products	CUUR0000SAF111	-0.17	-0.12	-0.05
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	CUUR0000SAF112	1.65	1.49	0.16
Fruits and vegetables	CUUR0000SAF113	0.62	0.73	-0.11
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials	CUUR0000SAF114	2.15	1.87	0.28
Other food at home	CUUR0000SAF115	0.53	0.59	-0.06
Dairy and related products	CUUR0000SEFJ	0.25	0.13	0.12
Food away from home	CUUR0000SEFV	0.24	0.24	0.00
Full service meals and snacks	CUUR0000SEFV01	0.13	0.13	0.00
Limited service meals and snacks	CUUR0000SEFV02	0.32	0.33	-0.01
Energy	CUUR0000SA0E	1.90	1.86	0.04
Gasoline (all types)	CUUR0000SETB01	1.80	1.79	0.01
Electricity	CUUR0000SEHF01	1.87	1.84	0.03
Utility (piped) gas service	CUUR0000SEHF02	1.61	1.48	0.13
All items less food and energy	CUUR0000SA0L1E	0.57	0.59	-0.02
Housing	CUUR0000SAH	0.59	0.56	0.03
Shelter	CUUR0000SAH1	0.47	0.45	0.02
Apparel	CUUR0000SAA	0.87	1.09	-0.22
Recreation	CUUR0000SAR	1.24	1.23	0.01
Education	CUUR0000SAE1	0.06	0.17	-0.11
Communication	CUUR0000SAE2	0.43	0.48	-0.05
Medical Care	CUUR0000SAM	0.48	0.46	0.02
Hospital Services	CUUR0000SEMD01	0.95	0.98	-0.03
Physicians' Services	CUUR0000SEMC01	0.06	0.08	-0.02
Prescription Drugs	CUUR0000SEMF01	2.49	2.39	0.10
Transportation	CUUR0000SAT	1.04	1.19	-0.15
New Vehicles	CUUR0000SETA01	0.26	0.25	0.01
Used Cars and Trucks	CUUR0000SETA02	0.53	0.55	-0.02

Last Modified Date: February 12, 2025