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Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until                                        
8:30 a.m. (ET) June 10, 2021                USDL-21-1018

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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – MAY 2021

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.6 percent
in May on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 0.8 percent in April, the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the
all items index increased 5.0 percent before seasonal adjustment; this was the
largest 12-month increase since a 5.4-percent increase for the period ending
August 2008.

The index for used cars and trucks continued to rise sharply, increasing
7.3 percent in May. This increase accounted for about one-third of the
seasonally adjusted all items increase. The food index increased 0.4 percent in
May, the same increase as in April. The energy index was unchanged in May, with
a decline in the gasoline index again offsetting increases in the electricity
and natural gas indexes. 

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.7 percent in May after
increasing 0.9 percent in April. Many of the same indexes continued to increase,
including used cars and trucks, household furnishings and operations, new
vehicles, airline fares, and apparel. The index for medical care fell slightly,
one of the few major component indexes to decline in May.  

The all items index rose 5.0 percent for the 12 months ending May; it has been
trending up every month since January, when the 12-month change was 1.4 percent.
The index for all items less food and energy rose 3.8 percent over the last
12-months, the largest 12-month increase since the period ending June 1992. The
energy index rose 28.5 percent over the last 12-months, and the food index
increased 2.2 percent.


Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city
average

                                  Seasonally adjusted changes from
                                          preceding month
                                                                          Un-
                                                                       adjusted
                                                                        12-mos.
                              Nov.  Dec.  Jan.  Feb.  Mar.  Apr.  May    ended
                              2020  2020  2021  2021  2021  2021  2021   May 
                                                                         2021

 All items..................    .2    .2    .3    .4    .6    .8    .6      5.0
  Food......................    .0    .3    .1    .2    .1    .4    .4      2.2
   Food at home.............   -.2    .3   -.1    .3    .1    .4    .4       .7
   Food away from home (1)..    .1    .4    .3    .1    .1    .3    .6      4.0
  Energy....................    .7   2.6   3.5   3.9   5.0   -.1    .0     28.5
   Energy commodities.......    .5   5.1   7.3   6.6   8.9  -1.4   -.6     54.5
    Gasoline (all types)....    .5   5.2   7.4   6.4   9.1  -1.4   -.7     56.2
    Fuel oil (1)............   3.3  10.2   5.4   9.9   3.2  -3.2   2.1     50.8
   Energy services..........    .9    .2   -.3    .9    .6   1.5    .7      6.2
    Electricity.............    .3    .4   -.2    .7    .0   1.2    .3      4.2
    Utility (piped) gas
       service..............   3.0   -.4   -.4   1.6   2.5   2.4   1.7     13.5
  All items less food and
     energy.................    .2    .0    .0    .1    .3    .9    .7      3.8
   Commodities less food and
      energy commodities....    .0    .1    .1   -.2    .1   2.0   1.8      6.5
    New vehicles............    .0    .4   -.5    .0    .0    .5   1.6      3.3
    Used cars and trucks....  -1.4   -.9   -.9   -.9    .5  10.0   7.3     29.7
    Apparel.................    .7    .9   2.2   -.7   -.3    .3   1.2      5.6
    Medical care
       commodities (1)......   -.4   -.2   -.1   -.7    .1    .6    .0     -1.9
   Services less energy
      services..............    .2    .0    .0    .2    .4    .5    .4      2.9
    Shelter.................    .1    .1    .1    .2    .3    .4    .3      2.2
    Transportation services    1.3   -.6   -.3   -.1   1.8   2.9   1.5     11.2
    Medical care services...   -.1   -.1    .5    .5    .1    .0   -.1      1.5

   1 Not seasonally adjusted.


Food

The food index increased 0.4 percent in May. The index for food at home increased
0.4 percent, the same increase as in April. However, while the April index was
broad-based, with all six major grocery store food group indexes rising, the May
increase was mostly due to the index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, which
increased 1.3 percent over the month. The beef index rose 2.3 percent in May, its
largest increase since last June. The index for cereals and bakery products rose
0.5 percent in May, and the index for dairy and related products increased
0.4 percent. 

In contrast to these increases, the index for nonalcoholic beverages declined in
May, falling 0.5 percent. The index for fruits and vegetables was unchanged in May
after rising in each of the last 3 months. The index for fresh vegetables rose
0.5 percent in May, but the index for fresh fruits declined 0.3 percent. The index
for other food at home was also unchanged in May after increasing in April.

The food away from home index rose 0.6 percent in May following a 0.3-percent
increase in April. The index for full service meals rose 0.6 percent, its largest
increase since last June. The index for limited service meals increased 0.5 percent,
the same increase as in both March and April.  

The food at home index increased 0.7 percent over the past 12 months. Five of the
six major grocery store food group indexes increased, but the index for fruits and
vegetables was the only one to rise more than 0.6 percent; it increased 2.9 percent.
The only index to decline was nonalcoholic beverages, which fell 0.2 percent over
the last 12 months. 

The index for food away from home rose 4.0 percent over the last year. The index
for limited service meals rose 6.1 percent since May 2020. The index for full
service meals rose 4.1 percent over the last 12 months; this was its largest
12-month increase since the period ending October 2008. The index for food at
employee sites and schools declined sharply over the last year, falling
34.4 percent. 

Energy

The energy index was unchanged in May after declining slightly in April. As in
April, the gasoline index fell, while other energy component indexes increased.
The gasoline index declined 0.7 percent in May after falling 1.4 percent in April.
(Before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices rose 4.2 percent in May.) The index
for natural gas increased 1.7 percent in May, while the index for electricity
advanced 0.3 percent following a 1.2-percent increase the prior month. 

The energy index rose 28.5 percent over the past 12 months. The gasoline index
rose 56.2 percent since May 2020, when it was at its lowest level since February
2016. The May 2021 increase was the largest 12-month increase since the period
ending April 1980. The index for electricity increased 4.2 percent over the last
year, while the index for natural gas rose 13.5 percent. 

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.7 percent in May following
a 0.9-percent increase in April. The index for used cars and trucks continued
to rise sharply, increasing 7.3 percent in May after a 10.0-percent increase
in April. The shelter index rose 0.3 percent in May. The index for rent rose
0.2 percent and the index for owners’ equivalent rent increased 0.3 percent.
The index for lodging away from home, which rose 7.6 percent in April,
increased 0.4 percent in May.   

The household furnishings and operations index increased 1.3 percent in May, its
largest monthly increase since January 1976. The indexes for domestic services
and for furniture and bedding were among the component indexes contributing to
the increase. The index for new vehicles rose 1.6 percent in May, its largest
1-month increase since October 2009. The index for airline fares continued to
increase, rising 7.0 percent in May after increasing 10.2 percent the prior
month. The apparel index also rose in May, increasing 1.2 percent.

The index for car and truck rentals continued to rise, increasing 12.1 percent
after rising 16.2 percent the prior month. The index for recreation rose 0.2
percent in May following a 0.9-percent increase in April. The motor vehicle
insurance index advanced 0.7 percent in May after increasing 2.5 percent the
prior month. The indexes for education, for communication, and for alcoholic
beverages also increased in May.

The medical care index declined 0.1 percent in May after rising in each of the
4 previous months. Medical care component indexes were mixed. The index for
prescription drugs declined 0.3 percent in May after rising 0.5 percent in April.
The hospital services index increased 0.2 percent, while the physicians’ services
index was unchanged.  

The index for all items less food and energy rose 3.8 percent over the past 12
months. The index for used cars and trucks increased 29.7 percent, while the index
for motor vehicle insurance rose 16.9 percent. The index for new vehicles rose 3.3
percent over the past 12 months, its largest 12-month increase since the period
ending November 2011. The index for car and truck rental more than doubled over the
past 12 months, rising 109.8 percent. The shelter index increased 2.2 percent over
the last 12 months. The medical care index rose 0.9 percent over the past 12 months,
its smallest increase since the period ending March 1941.  

Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 5.0 percent over
the last 12 months to an index level of 269.195 (1982-84=100). For the month, the
index increased 0.8 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.  

The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
increased 5.6 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 263.612
(1982-84=100). For the month, the index rose 0.9 percent prior to seasonal
adjustment.  

The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 5.0
percent over the last 12 months. For the month, the index increased 0.8 percent
on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Please note that the indexes for the past
10 to 12 months are subject to revision. 

_______________
The Consumer Price Index for June 2021 is scheduled to be released on Tuesday,
July 13, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. (ET).


 
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 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Impact on May 2021 Consumer Price Index Data

 Data collection by personal visit for the Consumer Price Index (CPI) program has been suspended
 since March 16, 2020. When possible, data normally collected by personal visit were collected either
 online or by phone. Additionally, data collection in May was affected by the temporary closing or
 limited operations of certain types of establishments. These factors resulted in an increase in the
 number of prices considered temporarily unavailable and imputed. While the CPI program attempted to
 collect as much data as possible, many indexes are based on smaller amounts of collected prices
 than usual, and a small number of indexes that are normally published were not published this month.
 Additional information is available at
 www.bls.gov/covid19/effects-of-covid-19-pandemic-on-consumer-price-index.htm.
 
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Technical Note

Brief Explanation of the CPI

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the change in prices paid by consumers
for goods and services. The CPI reflects spending patterns for each of two
population groups: all urban consumers and urban wage earners and clerical
workers. The all urban consumer group represents about 93 percent of the total
U.S. population. It is based on the expenditures of almost all residents of urban
or metropolitan areas, including professionals, the self-employed, the poor,
the unemployed, and retired people, as well as urban wage earners and clerical
workers. Not included in the CPI are the spending patterns of people living in
rural nonmetropolitan areas, farming families, people in the Armed Forces, and
those in institutions, such as prisons and mental hospitals. Consumer inflation
for all urban consumers is measured by two indexes, namely, the Consumer Price
Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained Consumer Price Index for
All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U).

The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
is based on the expenditures of households included in the CPI-U definition
that meet two requirements: more than one-half of the household's income must
come from clerical or wage occupations, and at least one of the household's
earners must have been employed for at least 37 weeks during the previous
12 months. The CPI-W population represents about 29 percent of the total U.S.
population and is a subset of the CPI-U population.

The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, fuels, transportation,
doctors’ and dentists’ services, drugs, and other goods and services that people
buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected each month in 75 urban areas
across the country from about 6,000 housing units and approximately 22,000 retail
establishments (department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and
other types of stores and service establishments). All taxes directly associated
with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of fuels and
a few other items are obtained every month in all 75 locations. Prices of most
other commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest
geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and
services are obtained by personal visits or telephone calls by the Bureau’s
trained representatives.

In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location
are aggregated using weights, which represent their importance in the spending
of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a
U.S. city average. For the CPI-U and CPI-W, separate indexes are also published
by size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions
and population-size classes, and for 23 selected local areas. Area indexes do not
measure differences in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the
average change in prices for each area since the base period. For the C-CPI-U,
data are issued only at the national level. The CPI-U and CPI-W are considered
final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in preliminary form and subject
to three subsequent quarterly revisions.

The index measures price change from a designed reference date. For most of the
CPI-U and the CPI-W, the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100. The reference
base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100.  An increase of 7 percent from
the reference base, for example, is shown as 107.000. Alternatively, that
relationship can also be expressed as the price of a base period market basket
of goods and services rising from $100 to $107. 

Sampling Error in the CPI

The CPI is a statistical estimate that is subject to sampling error because it
is based upon a sample of retail prices and not the complete universe of all
prices. BLS calculates and publishes estimates of the 1-month, 2-month, 6-month,
and 12-month percent change standard errors annually for the CPI-U. These standard
error estimates can be used to construct confidence intervals for hypothesis
testing. For example, the estimated standard error of the 1-month percent change
is 0.03 percent for the U.S. all items CPI. This means that if we repeatedly sample
from the universe of all retail prices using the same methodology, and estimate a
percentage change for each sample, then 95 percent of these estimates will be within
0.06 percent of the 1-month percentage change based on all retail prices. For
example, for a 1-month change of 0.2 percent in the all items CPI-U, we are
95 percent confident that the actual percent change based on all retail prices would
fall between 0.14 and 0.26 percent. For the latest data, including information on
how to use the estimates of standard error, see
https://www.bls.gov/cpi/tables/variance-estimates/home.htm.

Calculating Index Changes

Movements of the indexes from 1 month to another are usually expressed as percent
changes rather than changes in index points, because index point changes are
affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period, while percent
changes are not. The following table shows an example of using index values to
calculate percent changes:

                               Item A                  Item B                      Item C
Year I                         112.500                 225.000                     110.000
Year II                        121.500                 243.000                     128.000
Change in index points         9.000                   18.000                      18.000
Percent change                 9.0/112.500 x 100 = 8.0  18.0/225.000 x 100 = 8.0   18.0/110.000 x 100 = 16.4

Use of Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) produces both unadjusted and seasonally adjusted data.
Seasonally adjusted data are computed using seasonal factors derived by the X-13ARIMA-
SEATS seasonal adjustment method. These factors are updated each February, and the new
factors are used to revise the previous 5 years of seasonally adjusted data. The
factors are available at
www.bls.gov/cpi/tables/seasonal-adjustment/seasonal-factors-2021.xlsx. For more
information on data revision scheduling, please see the Factsheet on Seasonal
Adjustment at www.bls.gov/cpi/seasonal-adjustment/questions-and-answers.htm and
the Timeline of Seasonal Adjustment Methodological Changes at
www.bls.gov/cpi/seasonal-adjustment/timeline-seasonal-adjustment-methodology-changes.htm.

For analyzing short-term price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are
usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at
the same time and in about the same magnitude every year—such as price movements
resulting from weather events, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and
sales. This allows data users to focus on changes that are not typical for the time
of year. The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about
the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data are also used extensively for escalation
purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example,
tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index before adjustment for seasonal
variation. BLS advises against the use of seasonally adjusted data in escalation
agreements because seasonally adjusted series are revised annually.

Intervention Analysis

The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses intervention analysis seasonal adjustment for some
CPI series. Sometimes extreme values or sharp movements can distort the underlying
seasonal pattern of price change. Intervention analysis seasonal adjustment is a process
by which the distortions caused by such unusual events are estimated and removed from
the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. The resulting seasonal factors, which
more accurately represent the seasonal pattern, are then applied to the unadjusted data.

For example, this procedure was used for the motor fuel series to offset the effects of
the 2009 return to normal pricing after the worldwide economic downturn in 2008.
Retaining this outlier data during seasonal factor calculation would distort the
computation of the seasonal portion of the time series data for motor fuel, so it was
estimated and removed from the data prior to seasonal adjustment. Following that,
seasonal factors were calculated based on this “prior adjusted” data. These seasonal
factors represent a clearer picture of the seasonal pattern in the data. The last step
is for motor fuel seasonal factors to be applied to the unadjusted data.

For the seasonal factors introduced for January 2021, BLS adjusted 72 series using
intervention analysis seasonal adjustment, including selected food and beverage items,
motor fuels, electricity, and vehicles.

Revision of Seasonally Adjusted Indexes

Seasonally adjusted data, including the U.S. city average all items index levels, are
subject to revision for up to 5 years after their original release. Every year, economists
in the CPI calculate new seasonal factors for seasonally adjusted series and apply them to
the last 5 years of data. Seasonally adjusted indexes beyond the last 5 years of data are
considered to be final and not subject to revision. For January 2021, revised seasonal
factors and seasonally adjusted indexes for 2016 to 2020 were calculated and published.
For series which are directly adjusted using the Census X-13ARIMA-SEATS seasonal adjustment
software, the seasonal factors for 2020 will be applied to data for 2021 to produce the
seasonally adjusted 2021 indexes. Series which are indirectly seasonally adjusted by
summing seasonally adjusted component series have seasonal factors which are derived and
are therefore not available in advance.

Determining Seasonal Status

Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical
criteria. Using these criteria, BLS economists determine whether a series should change its
status from "not seasonally adjusted" to "seasonally adjusted", or vice versa. If any of
the 81 components of the U.S. city average all items index change their seasonal adjustment
status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data
will be used in the aggregation of the dependent series for the last 5 years, but the
seasonally adjusted indexes before that period will not be changed. Thirty-four of the
81 components of the U.S. city average all items index are not seasonally adjusted for 2021.

Contact Information

For additional information about the CPI visit www.bls.gov/cpi or contact the CPI
Information and Analysis Section at 202-691-7000 or cpi_info@bls.gov.

For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI visit
www.bls.gov/cpi/seasonal-adjustment/home.htm or contact the CPI seasonal adjustment section
at 202-691-6968 or cpiseas@bls.gov.

Information from this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon
request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200; Federal Relay Service: 1-800-877-8339.  

Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, May 2021 [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Expenditure category Relative
importance
Apr.
2021
Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change
May
2020
Apr.
2021
May
2021
May
2020-
May
2021
Apr.
2021-
May
2021
Feb.
2021-
Mar.
2021
Mar.
2021-
Apr.
2021
Apr.
2021-
May
2021

All items

100.000 256.394 267.054 269.195 5.0 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.6

Food

13.928 268.439 273.090 274.212 2.2 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.4

Food at home

7.686 253.827 254.760 255.516 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.4

Cereals and bakery products

0.982 284.937 285.377 286.649 0.6 0.4 -0.1 0.4 0.5

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

1.738 275.405 271.459 275.776 0.1 1.6 0.1 0.5 1.3

Dairy and related products

0.767 230.166 230.170 230.380 0.1 0.1 -0.5 0.6 0.4

Fruits and vegetables

1.344 306.798 314.973 315.748 2.9 0.2 1.0 0.8 0.0

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

0.918 178.234 179.570 177.814 -0.2 -1.0 -0.2 0.3 -0.5

Other food at home

1.937 218.988 220.143 219.664 0.3 -0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0

Food away from home(1)

6.242 291.709 301.819 303.481 4.0 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.6

Energy

6.941 183.076 229.116 235.339 28.5 2.7 5.0 -0.1 0.0

Energy commodities

3.809 173.138 257.289 267.532 54.5 4.0 8.9 -1.4 -0.6

Fuel oil(1)

0.095 180.999 267.262 272.990 50.8 2.1 3.2 -3.2 2.1

Motor fuel

3.648 169.882 253.648 264.135 55.5 4.1 9.1 -1.3 -0.7

Gasoline (all types)

3.570 168.528 252.603 263.170 56.2 4.2 9.1 -1.4 -0.7

Energy services

3.133 201.752 211.838 214.335 6.2 1.2 0.6 1.5 0.7

Electricity

2.412 211.988 218.627 220.948 4.2 1.1 0.0 1.2 0.3

Utility (piped) gas service

0.721 168.316 188.129 191.083 13.5 1.6 2.5 2.4 1.7

All items less food and energy

79.131 265.799 273.968 275.893 3.8 0.7 0.3 0.9 0.7

Commodities less food and energy commodities

20.325 142.964 149.915 152.217 6.5 1.5 0.1 2.0 1.8

Apparel

2.739 114.582 120.656 120.951 5.6 0.2 -0.3 0.3 1.2

New vehicles

3.684 147.222 149.892 152.143 3.3 1.5 0.0 0.5 1.6

Used cars and trucks

2.998 138.383 168.647 179.532 29.7 6.5 0.5 10.0 7.3

Medical care commodities(1)

1.539 384.304 377.284 377.191 -1.9 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.0

Alcoholic beverages

1.019 257.713 261.265 261.711 1.6 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4

Tobacco and smoking products(1)

0.612 1,156.179 1,238.348 1,240.082 7.3 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.1

Services less energy services

58.806 342.801 351.265 352.721 2.9 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4

Shelter

32.857 325.265 331.354 332.454 2.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3

Rent of primary residence

7.709 340.811 346.267 347.016 1.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)

23.838 334.052 340.162 341.095 2.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3

Medical care services

7.209 562.701 572.108 571.255 1.5 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1

Physicians' services(1)

1.836 389.329 405.869 405.744 4.2 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0

Hospital services(3)

2.205 352.287 361.585 361.285 2.6 -0.1 0.6 0.2 0.2

Transportation services

5.200 297.882 324.519 331.188 11.2 2.1 1.8 2.9 1.5

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair(1)

1.090 305.574 315.177 314.164 2.8 -0.3 1.0 0.2 -0.3

Motor vehicle insurance

1.622 486.761 567.509 569.010 16.9 0.3 3.3 2.5 0.7

Airline fares

0.668 201.649 222.953 250.209 24.1 12.2 0.4 10.2 7.0

Footnotes
(1) Not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
(3) Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.


Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure category, May 2021 [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Expenditure category Relative
importance
Apr.
2021
Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change
May
2020-
May
2021
Apr.
2021-
May
2021
Feb.
2021-
Mar.
2021
Mar.
2021-
Apr.
2021
Apr.
2021-
May
2021

All items

100.000 5.0 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.6

Food

13.928 2.2 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.4

Food at home

7.686 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.4

Cereals and bakery products

0.982 0.6 0.4 -0.1 0.4 0.5

Cereals and cereal products

0.298 -0.8 1.2 -0.1 -0.5 1.0

Flour and prepared flour mixes

0.041 0.2 2.3 0.8 -1.9 1.3

Breakfast cereal(1)

0.137 0.1 1.3 0.8 -0.2 1.3

Rice, pasta, cornmeal

0.120 -2.1 0.6 -0.2 -0.3 0.4

Rice(1)(2)(3)

  -1.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.2 -0.4

Bakery products(1)

0.684 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.1

Bread(1)(2)

0.194 1.5 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.9

White bread(1)(3)

  1.0 1.1 1.1 -0.5 1.1

Bread other than white(1)(3)

  2.2 1.0 -0.3 0.7 1.0

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins(2)

0.099 1.5 0.2 -1.2 0.6 0.7

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies(1)

0.178 1.8 -1.1 1.9 0.3 -1.1

Cookies(1)(3)

  0.7 -1.6 2.5 -0.3 -1.6

Fresh cakes and cupcakes(1)(3)

  1.5 -0.5 0.6 1.3 -0.5

Other bakery products

0.213 0.3 0.5 -0.6 1.1 0.3

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts(1)(3)

  1.0 -0.5 -1.0 2.2 -0.5

Crackers, bread, and cracker products(3)

  1.4 1.4 -1.2 2.6 0.7

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers(1)(3)

  -2.0 0.5 -0.3 -0.5 0.5

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

1.738 0.1 1.6 0.1 0.5 1.3

Meats, poultry, and fish

1.635 0.4 1.9 0.0 0.6 1.4

Meats

1.034 -0.1 1.8 -0.3 1.0 1.0

Beef and veal

0.477 -2.6 3.7 -0.4 -0.2 2.3

Uncooked ground beef(1)

0.173 -5.4 0.4 1.9 0.4 0.4

Uncooked beef roasts(1)(2)

0.075 -5.8 6.4 1.7 -0.1 6.4

Uncooked beef steaks(2)

0.186 0.3 5.5 -1.4 1.3 4.3

Uncooked other beef and veal(1)(2)

0.043 1.8 4.8 -0.7 0.6 4.8

Pork

0.327 3.2 1.2 -0.3 2.6 0.4

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products(2)

0.134 9.6 1.5 1.3 2.9 0.9

Bacon and related products(3)

  13.0 1.7 1.4 3.4 1.8

Breakfast sausage and related products(2)(3)

  4.5 1.2 1.4 0.9 1.1

Ham

0.064 -3.4 0.1 -7.8 4.3 -2.7

Ham, excluding canned(3)

  -3.3 -0.3 -8.3 5.0 -3.6

Pork chops(1)

0.051 -3.5 0.9 1.6 1.8 0.9

Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs(2)

0.078 3.2 1.8 2.1 3.2 0.5

Other meats

0.229 1.1 -1.3 -0.1 1.3 -0.9

Frankfurters(3)

  0.3 -4.5 -0.7 2.7 -1.9

Lunchmeats(1)(2)(3)

  -0.2 -0.6 -0.3 1.0 -0.6

Poultry(1)

0.330 0.4 1.9 0.9 1.1 1.9

Chicken(1)(2)

0.269 -0.1 1.8 1.3 0.9 1.8

Fresh whole chicken(1)(3)

  -1.5 2.1 1.8 0.0 2.1

Fresh and frozen chicken parts(1)(3)

  0.5 1.8 1.3 1.1 1.8

Other uncooked poultry including turkey(2)

0.061 3.0 2.2 -0.9 2.3 1.0

Fish and seafood

0.271 1.9 2.0 0.1 -1.4 2.2

Fresh fish and seafood(2)

0.138 3.0 2.1 1.3 -1.5 2.7

Processed fish and seafood(2)

0.133 0.8 1.8 -0.4 -0.9 0.9

Shelf stable fish and seafood(3)

  1.7 0.9 1.7 -3.5 0.1

Frozen fish and seafood(3)

  0.4 2.1 -1.2 0.0 1.0

Eggs

0.102 -3.5 -2.6 2.0 -0.5 0.4

Dairy and related products

0.767 0.1 0.1 -0.5 0.6 0.4

Milk(2)

0.209 4.6 1.7 -0.5 2.1 2.2

Fresh whole milk(3)

  7.2 2.2 -0.2 2.4 3.1

Fresh milk other than whole(2)(3)

  3.2 1.3 -0.9 2.2 1.3

Cheese and related products(1)

0.256 -1.2 -0.1 -0.1 -1.2 -0.1

Ice cream and related products

0.108 -2.6 -2.2 -0.1 0.5 -0.6

Other dairy and related products(1)(2)

0.194 -1.4 -0.2 -0.9 1.0 -0.2

Fruits and vegetables

1.344 2.9 0.2 1.0 0.8 0.0

Fresh fruits and vegetables

1.057 3.2 0.1 1.1 0.7 0.1

Fresh fruits

0.560 5.9 -0.1 0.9 1.5 -0.3

Apples

0.076 2.7 0.5 0.4 -0.7 0.0

Bananas(1)

0.075 -0.4 0.0 0.1 1.4 0.0

Citrus fruits(2)

0.142 9.0 2.8 -0.2 0.9 0.6

Oranges, including tangerines(3)

  7.6 3.9 -0.9 2.5 -0.8

Other fresh fruits(2)

0.267 7.0 -1.8 2.7 1.7 -0.4

Fresh vegetables

0.497 0.4 0.4 1.4 -0.3 0.5

Potatoes

0.078 -4.8 0.8 3.4 -1.8 -2.0

Lettuce(1)

0.062 4.3 -0.7 -0.8 -0.3 -0.7

Tomatoes

0.079 -0.9 -1.8 1.2 2.3 2.0

Other fresh vegetables

0.278 1.5 1.2 0.7 0.2 0.8

Processed fruits and vegetables(2)

0.287 1.8 0.6 0.6 1.2 -0.2

Canned fruits and vegetables(2)

0.150 3.0 1.1 0.6 0.7 0.3

Canned fruits(2)(3)

  1.4 -0.3 1.0 -0.1 -0.7

Canned vegetables(2)(3)

  4.1 1.7 -0.3 1.2 1.0

Frozen fruits and vegetables(2)

0.086 1.0 0.1 0.4 0.7 0.6

Frozen vegetables(3)

  -0.3 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.4

Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried(2)

0.051 -0.1 0.2 1.6 0.6 -0.6

Dried beans, peas, and lentils(1)(2)(3)

  1.2 -0.5 2.8 1.3 -0.5

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

0.918 -0.2 -1.0 -0.2 0.3 -0.5

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks(2)

0.658 -0.6 -1.5 -0.3 0.4 -0.8

Carbonated drinks

0.277 -0.6 -2.1 -0.4 -0.5 -1.3

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks(1)(2)

0.006 -0.5 0.3 -1.8 1.7 0.3

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks(2)

0.375 -0.6 -1.1 0.0 1.0 -0.6

Beverage materials including coffee and tea(2)

0.260 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.3

Coffee

0.167 1.4 0.8 -0.7 0.4 0.5

Roasted coffee(3)

  2.3 1.6 -0.4 -0.1 1.3

Instant coffee(1)(3)

  -1.9 -2.9 1.5 2.0 -2.9

Other beverage materials including tea(1)(2)

0.093 -0.6 -0.3 0.4 -0.1 -0.3

Other food at home

1.937 0.3 -0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0

Sugar and sweets(1)

0.265 2.1 0.5 0.4 -0.2 0.5

Sugar and sugar substitutes

0.037 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.1 -0.5

Candy and chewing gum(1)(2)

0.175 2.5 0.8 0.4 -0.5 0.8

Other sweets(2)

0.053 1.1 -0.1 0.6 0.2 1.1

Fats and oils

0.213 2.6 1.0 -0.4 1.2 0.8

Butter and margarine(2)

0.062 1.5 2.3 -0.4 -0.3 1.7

Butter(3)

  0.5 2.9 -0.8 0.7 1.3

Margarine(3)

  3.5 1.9 -0.9 0.4 2.3

Salad dressing(2)

0.050 1.7 1.2 -0.5 1.4 1.4

Other fats and oils including peanut butter(2)

0.101 3.8 0.0 -0.2 1.5 -0.1

Peanut butter(1)(2)(3)

           

Other foods

1.459 -0.3 -0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.2

Soups

0.088 0.9 0.9 0.6 -0.6 -0.7

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods

0.251 -1.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.6 0.1

Snacks(1)

0.334 -1.0 -1.7 0.6 0.3 -1.7

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces

0.289 0.9 -0.1 -1.1 1.3 0.1

Salt and other seasonings and spices(2)(3)

  1.7 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.1

Olives, pickles, relishes(1)(2)(3)

  1.2 -2.1 -0.2 -0.3 -2.1

Sauces and gravies(2)(3)

  0.1 -0.4 -2.2 1.3 0.2

Other condiments(3)

  2.6 0.1 -1.2 0.9 0.7

Baby food(1)(2)

0.042 -1.4 0.0 -0.5 1.1 0.0

Other miscellaneous foods(2)

0.455 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 -0.6 0.1

Prepared salads(3)(4)

  2.8 -0.5 -1.7 1.3 1.9

Food away from home(1)

6.242 4.0 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.6

Full service meals and snacks(1)(2)

3.128 4.1 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.6

Limited service meals and snacks(1)(2)

2.773 6.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

Food at employee sites and schools(1)(2)

0.091 -34.4 1.2 -13.3 -0.7 1.2

Food at elementary and secondary schools(1)(3)(5)

    1.2 -16.3 -1.0 1.2

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors(1)(2)

0.080 3.6 1.2 0.2 0.0 1.2

Other food away from home(1)(2)

0.170 2.6 1.0 0.2 0.1 1.0

Energy

6.941 28.5 2.7 5.0 -0.1 0.0

Energy commodities

3.809 54.5 4.0 8.9 -1.4 -0.6

Fuel oil and other fuels

0.161 34.9 0.5 3.5 -2.2 2.2

Fuel oil(1)

0.095 50.8 2.1 3.2 -3.2 2.1

Propane, kerosene, and firewood(6)

0.066 16.6 -1.8 -0.5 -1.5 0.6

Motor fuel

3.648 55.5 4.1 9.1 -1.3 -0.7

Gasoline (all types)

3.570 56.2 4.2 9.1 -1.4 -0.7

Gasoline, unleaded regular(3)

  58.2 4.3 9.6 -1.3 -0.4

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(3)(7)

  48.4 3.8 8.4 -0.5 -0.3

Gasoline, unleaded premium(3)

  43.9 3.4 9.3 -1.1 -0.2

Other motor fuels(1)(2)

0.077 29.1 1.9 10.4 1.9 1.9

Energy services

3.133 6.2 1.2 0.6 1.5 0.7

Electricity

2.412 4.2 1.1 0.0 1.2 0.3

Utility (piped) gas service

0.721 13.5 1.6 2.5 2.4 1.7

All items less food and energy

79.131 3.8 0.7 0.3 0.9 0.7

Commodities less food and energy commodities

20.325 6.5 1.5 0.1 2.0 1.8

Household furnishings and supplies(8)

3.745 3.7 0.9 0.4 0.9 0.9

Window and floor coverings and other linens(1)(2)

0.274 -0.2 0.5 -0.3 0.7 0.5

Floor coverings(1)(2)

0.061 2.0 2.7 -0.8 -0.2 2.7

Window coverings(1)(2)

0.054 -4.6 2.7 -1.0 -0.5 2.7

Other linens(1)(2)

0.159 0.6 -1.1 0.1 1.4 -1.1

Furniture and bedding(1)

0.952 8.6 1.9 1.8 2.1 1.9

Bedroom furniture(1)

0.324 5.6 1.7 1.5 1.7 1.7

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture(1)(2)

0.467 9.8 2.1 2.4 2.8 2.1

Other furniture(2)

0.153 11.4 1.8 -0.1 0.4 2.7

Appliances(2)

0.221 6.9 0.4 1.1 -0.8 0.8

Major appliances(2)

0.079 12.3 0.0 1.9 -1.1 0.1

Laundry equipment(1)(3)

  26.5 -0.8 5.3 0.9 -0.8

Other appliances(1)(2)

0.139 4.2 0.7 0.1 -0.1 0.7

Other household equipment and furnishings(1)(2)

0.539 2.9 0.1 -0.2 0.1 0.1

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items(1)

0.315 2.4 -0.2 -0.5 0.6 -0.2

Indoor plants and flowers(9)

0.093 5.3 0.9 0.2 -1.1 -0.1

Dishes and flatware(1)(2)

0.052 -1.0 -0.6 1.0 -1.1 -0.6

Nonelectric cookware and tableware(1)(2)

0.080 5.2 0.6 -0.4 2.8 0.6

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies(2)

0.868 2.8 1.4 0.4 0.2 1.5

Tools, hardware and supplies(1)(2)

0.242 3.3 0.2 1.6 -0.4 0.2

Outdoor equipment and supplies(2)

0.441 2.5 2.1 -0.1 0.1 2.3

Housekeeping supplies(1)

0.889 0.5 0.3 -0.8 0.8 0.3

Household cleaning products(1)(2)

0.353 2.8 0.4 -1.5 0.4 0.4

Household paper products(1)(2)

0.228 3.5 0.6 -0.6 -0.1 0.6

Miscellaneous household products(1)(2)

0.308 -4.0 -0.2 -0.2 2.0 -0.2

Apparel

2.739 5.6 0.2 -0.3 0.3 1.2

Men's and boys' apparel

0.686 4.2 -0.2 2.5 1.5 -0.7

Men's apparel

0.547 3.3 0.3 1.1 1.3 -0.2

Men's suits, sport coats, and outerwear

0.086 -3.0 1.4 -1.7 -0.7 1.5

Men's underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories(1)

0.160 4.1 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.9

Men's shirts and sweaters(2)

0.150 -1.8 -2.1 1.7 -0.5 0.1

Men's pants and shorts

0.145 12.5 1.3 2.6 2.3 0.7

Boys' apparel

0.139 8.0 -2.2 6.8 -0.6 -2.4

Women's and girls' apparel

1.111 4.8 0.0 -2.7 -0.8 2.2

Women's apparel

0.915 4.2 -0.4 -2.1 -1.0 1.5

Women's outerwear

0.060 6.4 1.6 -1.5 -0.6 3.6

Women's dresses

0.096 10.3 -2.6 2.4 1.5 1.1

Women's suits and separates(2)

0.472 1.7 -0.4 -4.1 -1.7 1.0

Women's underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories(2)

0.278 6.3 0.0 1.0 1.1 -0.7

Girls' apparel

0.196 7.5 1.6 -5.6 0.0 5.2

Footwear

0.653 7.1 0.7 0.1 0.5 1.4

Men's footwear(1)

0.234 8.3 0.1 0.7 1.5 0.1

Boys' and girls' footwear

0.135 6.4 1.5 -3.1 4.2 3.5

Women's footwear

0.285 6.5 0.7 0.5 -1.0 1.6

Infants' and toddlers' apparel

0.122 3.1 0.8 -2.0 3.1 0.9

Jewelry and watches(6)

0.166 12.4 2.0 5.1 0.4 2.3

Watches(1)(6)

0.041 5.4 -1.4 2.4 2.5 -1.4

Jewelry(6)

0.125 14.7 3.1 5.7 1.2 3.1

Transportation commodities less motor fuel(8)

7.318 13.3 3.6 0.2 4.3 4.0

New vehicles

3.684 3.3 1.5 0.0 0.5 1.6

New cars and trucks(2)(3)

  3.4 1.5 0.0 0.5 1.6

New cars(3)

  3.1 1.6 -0.3 0.3 1.6

New trucks(3)(10)

  3.6 1.5 0.0 0.6 1.6

Used cars and trucks

2.998 29.7 6.5 0.5 10.0 7.3

Motor vehicle parts and equipment(1)

0.389 2.1 0.9 -0.1 0.9 0.9

Tires(1)

0.247 3.1 1.1 -1.0 1.5 1.1

Vehicle accessories other than tires(1)(2)

0.142 0.4 0.6 1.4 -0.2 0.6

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires(1)(3)

  0.3 0.3 2.4 0.1 0.3

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids(1)(3)

  -0.5 1.4 0.5 -1.3 1.4

Medical care commodities(1)

1.539 -1.9 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.0

Medicinal drugs(8)

1.473 -1.7 -0.1 0.0 0.8 -0.3

Prescription drugs

1.110 -2.1 -0.3 0.0 0.5 -0.3

Nonprescription drugs(1)(8)

0.363 -0.3 0.7 0.2 1.1 0.7

Medical equipment and supplies(1)(8)

0.066 -5.8 1.2 -0.4 -0.5 1.2

Recreation commodities(8)

1.996 3.5 0.4 -0.2 1.2 0.4

Video and audio products(8)

0.266 1.2 0.3 0.0 1.6 -0.1

Televisions

0.094 4.5 2.1 -0.6 3.1 0.9

Other video equipment(2)

0.042 2.0 0.2 -0.7 0.8 -0.1

Audio equipment(1)

0.074 -4.1 -1.8 1.1 0.7 -1.8

Recorded music and music subscriptions(1)(2)

0.044 2.3 0.2 -0.3 1.0 0.2

Pets and pet products(1)

0.621 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.0

Pet food(1)(2)(3)

  0.0 -0.3 0.2 0.2 -0.3

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories(1)(2)(3)

  0.9 0.1 0.0 0.8 0.1

Sporting goods(1)

0.601 9.0 1.5 -1.3 1.2 1.5

Sports vehicles including bicycles(1)

0.360 10.1 2.9 -1.4 1.3 2.9

Sports equipment(1)

0.231 7.2 -0.5 -1.1 1.1 -0.5

Photographic equipment and supplies

0.026 2.8 0.6 -1.8 -0.4 1.9

Photographic equipment(2)(3)

  4.6 0.6 -1.2 -0.6 2.2

Recreational reading materials(1)

0.119 3.8 -0.6 -0.5 1.5 -0.6

Newspapers and magazines(1)(2)

0.069 5.4 -1.3 0.1 1.5 -1.3

Recreational books(1)(2)

0.048 1.6 0.2 -1.4 1.7 0.2

Other recreational goods(2)

0.362 2.1 -0.5 1.2 2.4 -0.2

Toys

0.279 1.6 -0.9 0.8 2.7 -0.5

Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment(2)(3)

  3.4 -1.4 1.2 2.5 -0.9

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies(1)(2)

0.021 7.5 0.7 1.7 5.0 0.7

Music instruments and accessories(1)(2)

0.046 2.3 1.5 3.7 -0.5 1.5

Education and communication commodities(8)

0.493 -1.4 0.4 -1.8 3.1 0.4

Educational books and supplies(1)

0.107 2.1 0.7 -2.3 1.4 0.7

College textbooks(1)(3)(11)

  1.3 0.5 -2.3 0.9 0.5

Information technology commodities(8)

0.386 -2.4 0.3 -1.6 3.6 0.3

Computers, peripherals, and smart home assistants(1)(4)

0.297 2.5 0.6 -2.0 5.1 0.6

Computer software and accessories(1)(2)

0.017 -0.6 1.0 1.7 -1.9 1.0

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items(2)

0.071 -19.1 -1.2 -0.9 -0.9 -1.3

Alcoholic beverages

1.019 1.6 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4

Alcoholic beverages at home

0.569 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.5

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home

0.218 0.4 0.7 0.6 -1.0 1.0

Distilled spirits at home(1)

0.093 3.0 0.4 -0.1 0.3 0.4

Whiskey at home(1)(3)

  3.7 0.7 -1.7 -0.2 0.7

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home(1)(3)

  2.8 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.0

Wine at home

0.258 1.2 -0.2 0.1 1.2 -0.3

Alcoholic beverages away from home(1)

0.450 2.0 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.1

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home(1)(2)(3)

  2.4 0.1 0.7 0.4 0.1

Wine away from home(1)(2)(3)

  1.8 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.1

Distilled spirits away from home(1)(2)(3)

    0.0 -0.3 0.2 0.0

Other goods(8)

1.477 2.5 -0.1 0.2 0.4 -0.1

Tobacco and smoking products(1)

0.612 7.3 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.1

Cigarettes(1)(2)

0.533 7.6 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.1

Tobacco products other than cigarettes(1)(2)

0.060 4.9 0.4 0.8 0.1 0.4

Personal care products(1)

0.667 -0.3 -0.4 -0.2 0.2 -0.4

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products(1)(2)

0.358 0.0 0.2 -0.1 0.3 0.2

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements(1)

0.301 -0.7 -1.1 -0.3 0.2 -1.1

Miscellaneous personal goods(1)(2)

0.197 -1.4 -0.1 0.4 2.1 -0.1

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap(3)

  -1.2 0.1 0.4 0.3 -0.2

Services less energy services

58.806 2.9 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4

Shelter

32.857 2.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3

Rent of shelter(12)

32.503 2.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3

Rent of primary residence

7.709 1.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

Lodging away from home(2)

0.956 9.0 2.9 3.8 7.6 0.4

Housing at school, excluding board(12)

0.116 2.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2

Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels

0.841 10.0 3.2 4.4 8.8 0.4

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(12)

23.838 2.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(12)

22.640 2.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3

Tenants' and household insurance(1)(2)

0.354 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 -0.1

Water and sewer and trash collection services(2)

1.093 3.4 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1

Water and sewerage maintenance

0.798 3.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3

Garbage and trash collection(1)(10)

0.295 4.3 -0.4 0.2 0.0 -0.4

Household operations(1)(2)

0.892 8.3 3.1 0.1 0.6 3.1

Domestic services(1)(2)

0.302 13.7 6.4 0.1 0.8 6.4

Gardening and lawncare services(1)(2)

0.302 2.0 0.3     0.3

Moving, storage, freight expense(1)(2)

0.091 16.2 5.5 -1.5 1.9 5.5

Repair of household items(1)(2)

0.117 5.4 0.1 0.4 2.4 0.1

Medical care services

7.209 1.5 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1

Professional services

3.653 2.9 0.1 0.2 -0.2 0.0

Physicians' services(1)

1.836 4.2 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0

Dental services

0.990 1.4 0.0 -0.5 0.2 0.0

Eyeglasses and eye care(1)(6)

0.357 0.8 0.8 -0.1 0.0 0.8

Services by other medical professionals(1)(6)

0.470 2.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2

Hospital and related services

2.403 2.8 -0.1 0.6 0.3 0.2

Hospital services(13)

2.205 2.6 -0.1 0.6 0.2 0.2

Inpatient hospital services(13)(3)

  2.0 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.0

Outpatient hospital services(3)(6)

  2.5 0.0 0.7 -0.2 0.4

Nursing homes and adult day services(13)

0.124 3.3 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.0

Care of invalids and elderly at home(1)(5)

0.074 9.2 0.1 0.3 3.0 0.1

Health insurance(1)(5)

1.153 -5.0 -1.0 -0.7 -1.0 -1.0

Transportation services

5.200 11.2 2.1 1.8 2.9 1.5

Leased cars and trucks(1)(11)

           

Car and truck rental(2)

0.169 109.8 10.0 11.7 16.2 12.1

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair(1)

1.090 2.8 -0.3 1.0 0.2 -0.3

Motor vehicle body work(1)

0.059 3.7 0.4 0.8 0.6 0.4

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing(1)

0.629 2.9 0.0 0.7 0.4 0.0

Motor vehicle repair(1)(2)

0.344 2.6 -1.0 1.5 -0.2 -1.0

Motor vehicle insurance

1.622 16.9 0.3 3.3 2.5 0.7

Motor vehicle fees(1)(2)

0.556 1.7 0.2 -0.3 0.0 0.2

State motor vehicle registration and license fees(1)(2)

0.290 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Parking and other fees(1)(2)

0.252 2.8 0.5 -0.7 0.0 0.5

Parking fees and tolls(2)(3)

  4.1 1.3 -0.7 -0.1 1.3

Public transportation

1.150 15.9 7.2 0.7 5.8 4.0

Airline fares

0.668 24.1 12.2 0.4 10.2 7.0

Other intercity transportation

0.182 11.1 1.5 0.4 0.4 2.0

Ship fare(1)(2)(3)

  9.3 0.9 0.6 1.1 0.9

Intracity transportation(1)

0.297 1.8 -0.4 1.2 1.8 -0.4

Intracity mass transit(1)(3)(8)

  -2.2 -0.1 2.7 0.0 -0.1

Recreation services(8)

3.744 0.6 0.1 0.8 0.8 0.2

Video and audio services(8)

1.253 3.4 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.3

Cable and satellite television service(10)

1.179 3.9 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.3

Video discs and other media, including rental of video(1)(2)

0.074 -4.1 0.5 -1.2 -2.8 0.5

Video discs and other media(1)(2)(3)

  -2.8 1.5 -1.5 -4.1 1.5

Rental of video discs and other media(1)(2)(3)

  1.7 0.0 -0.2 0.0 0.0

Pet services including veterinary(2)

0.560 5.0 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.6

Veterinarian services(2)(3)

  5.4 1.2 -0.3 0.2 1.2

Photographers and photo processing(1)(2)

0.044 3.2 0.1 -0.5 -0.3 0.1

Other recreation services(2)

1.887 -2.4 -0.1 1.3 1.2 -0.1

Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other organizations, or participant sports fees(1)(2)

0.676 -3.9 -0.4 0.2 0.2 -0.4

Admissions(1)

0.681 -2.0 0.4 2.6 3.4 0.4

Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts(1)(2)(3)

  -0.1 -0.6 1.1 0.0 -0.6

Admission to sporting events(1)(2)(3)

  -5.3 1.5 4.7 10.1 1.5

Fees for lessons or instructions(1)(6)

0.215 3.8 -0.7 0.8 -1.4 -0.7

Education and communication services(8)

6.158 2.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare

2.845 1.0 0.2 -0.1 0.2 0.3

College tuition and fees

1.524 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1

Elementary and high school tuition and fees

0.421 2.5 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.9

Day care and preschool(9)

0.748 1.6 0.5 -0.8 0.4 0.5

Technical and business school tuition and fees(2)

0.036 1.4 0.0 -0.2 0.2 -0.1

Postage and delivery services(2)

0.112 3.2 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.3

Postage

0.102 2.8 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.3

Delivery services(2)

0.010 7.4 0.3 1.0 0.4 0.4

Telephone services(1)(2)

2.311 4.0 0.2 -0.2 -0.1 0.2

Wireless telephone services(1)(2)

1.903 3.8 0.0 -0.3 -0.1 0.0

Land-line telephone services(1)(8)

0.407 5.2 1.1 0.5 -0.2 1.1

Internet services and electronic information providers(2)

0.880 1.2 -0.2 1.0 0.4 0.0

Other personal services(1)(8)

1.652 2.8 -0.1 0.9 0.0 -0.1

Personal care services(1)

0.687 5.1 -0.6 0.4 0.0 -0.6

Haircuts and other personal care services(1)(2)

0.687 5.1 -0.6 0.4 0.0 -0.6

Miscellaneous personal services(1)

0.966 1.2 0.2 1.2 0.0 0.2

Legal services(1)(6)

0.245 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Funeral expenses(1)(6)

0.138 1.7 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.4

Laundry and dry cleaning services(1)(2)

0.217 2.7 0.4 -0.1 0.4 0.4

Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning(1)(2)

0.030 1.6 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2

Financial services(6)

0.226 -0.3 0.1 4.1 -0.2 -0.3

Checking account and other bank services(1)(2)(3)

  -3.4 -0.2 13.0 -3.4 -0.2

Tax return preparation and other accounting fees(1)(2)(3)

  2.6   0.3    

Footnotes
(1) Not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
(3) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
(4) Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
(5) Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
(6) Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
(7) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
(8) Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.
(9) Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
(10) Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
(11) Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
(12) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
(13) Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.


Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, special aggregate indexes, May 2021 [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Special aggregate indexes Relative
importance
Apr.
2021
Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change
May
2020
Apr.
2021
May
2021
May
2020-
May
2021
Apr.
2021-
May
2021
Feb.
2021-
Mar.
2021
Mar.
2021-
Apr.
2021
Apr.
2021-
May
2021

All items less food

86.072 254.486 266.093 268.394 5.5 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.7

All items less shelter

67.143 232.598 244.958 247.484 6.4 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.8

All items less food and shelter

53.215 223.627 237.700 240.537 7.6 1.2 1.0 1.1 0.9

All items less food, shelter, and energy

46.274 232.916 242.101 244.439 4.9 1.0 0.4 1.3 1.1

All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and trucks

43.277 238.773 245.687 247.125 3.5 0.6 0.4 0.7 0.6

All items less medical care

91.252 243.812 254.703 256.971 5.4 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.7

All items less energy

93.059 265.471 273.092 274.891 3.5 0.7 0.3 0.8 0.7

Commodities

38.062 182.064 194.456 197.117 8.3 1.4 0.9 1.1 1.1

Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and trucks

17.328 144.091 147.536 148.545 3.1 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.9

Commodities less food

24.134 145.341 159.832 162.903 12.1 1.9 1.4 1.5 1.4

Commodities less food and beverages

23.115 141.639 156.346 159.470 12.6 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.5

Services

61.938 329.958 338.518 340.052 3.1 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.4

Services less rent of shelter(1)

29.436 344.834 356.494 358.568 4.0 0.6 0.6 1.0 0.5

Services less medical care services

54.729 312.350 320.837 322.545 3.3 0.5 0.4 0.8 0.5

Durables

11.097 104.309 111.983 115.051 10.3 2.7 0.5 3.5 3.0

Nondurables

26.964 221.514 236.092 237.991 7.4 0.8 1.3 -0.3 0.6

Nondurables less food

13.037 182.539 204.988 207.498 13.7 1.2 3.0 -0.6 0.5

Nondurables less food and beverages

12.017 177.787 201.493 204.141 14.8 1.3 3.2 -0.6 0.5

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel

9.279 220.969 256.202 260.377 17.8 1.6 4.5 -1.3 0.1

Nondurables less food and apparel

10.298 223.420 255.411 259.205 16.0 1.5 4.1 -1.1 0.1

Housing

41.880 270.823 277.258 278.648 2.9 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.4

Education and communication(2)

6.651 139.340 141.742 142.002 1.9 0.2 -0.1 0.3 0.3

Education(2)

2.952 269.725 271.829 272.544 1.0 0.3 -0.2 0.2 0.4

Communication(2)

3.699 73.793 75.630 75.721 2.6 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.2

Information and information processing(2)

3.588 69.699 71.420 71.508 2.6 0.1 -0.1 0.4 0.2

Information technology, hardware and services(3)

1.277 7.350 7.361 7.357 0.1 -0.1 0.2 1.4 0.1

Recreation(2)

5.740 122.779 124.546 124.769 1.6 0.2 0.4 0.9 0.2

Video and audio(2)

1.519 106.530 109.612 109.731 3.0 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.3

Pets, pet products and services(2)

1.180 179.788 183.781 184.359 2.5 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.3

Photography(2)

0.071 74.506 76.591 76.800 3.1 0.3 -1.0 -0.3 0.8

Food and beverages

14.947 267.792 272.367 273.441 2.1 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.4

Domestically produced farm food

6.422 262.316 263.207 264.290 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.4

Other services

11.554 367.263 373.376 373.725 1.8 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.2

Apparel less footwear

2.086 107.006 112.301 112.430 5.1 0.1 -0.4 0.3 1.2

Fuels and utilities

4.387 240.361 253.460 255.631 6.4 0.9 0.6 1.0 0.6

Household energy

3.294 195.974 207.988 210.371 7.3 1.1 0.7 1.3 0.7

Medical care

8.748 519.194 524.585 523.918 0.9 -0.1 0.1 0.1 -0.1

Transportation

16.166 191.419 222.547 229.689 20.0 3.2 2.7 2.5 2.1

Private transportation

15.016 188.771 220.742 227.144 20.3 2.9 2.8 2.3 2.0

New and used motor vehicles(2)

7.712 98.717 108.477 112.405 13.9 3.6 0.5 4.6 4.0

Utilities and public transportation

8.865 214.913 225.076 228.265 6.2 1.4 0.4 1.4 0.9

Household furnishings and operations

4.637 125.373 129.321 131.086 4.6 1.4 0.4 0.9 1.3

Other goods and services

3.129 460.730 473.649 473.011 2.7 -0.1 0.6 0.2 -0.1

Personal care

2.517 237.997 242.303 241.814 1.6 -0.2 0.6 0.2 -0.2

Footnotes
(1) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
(2) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
(3) Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.


Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index, May 2021 [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Area Pricing
Schedule(1)
Percent change to May 2021 from: Percent change to Apr. 2021 from:
May
2020
Mar.
2021
Apr.
2021
Apr.
2020
Feb.
2021
Mar.
2021

U.S. city average

M

5.0 1.6 0.8 4.2 1.5 0.8

Region and area size(2)

Northeast

M

3.9 1.3 0.6 3.3 1.4 0.7

Northeast - Size Class A

M

3.4 1.2 0.5 3.0 1.1 0.7

Northeast - Size Class B/C(3)

M

4.5 1.4 0.7 3.7 1.7 0.8

New England(4)

M

3.6 0.8 0.3 2.7 1.5 0.5

Middle Atlantic(4)

M

4.0 1.5 0.7 3.5 1.3 0.8

Midwest

M

5.6 1.8 1.0 4.9 1.5 0.8

Midwest - Size Class A

M

5.0 1.6 0.8 4.7 1.6 0.8

Midwest - Size Class B/C(3)

M

6.0 1.8 1.1 5.1 1.5 0.8

East North Central(4)

M

5.5 1.8 1.0 4.9 1.5 0.8

West North Central(4)

M

5.9 1.8 1.0 5.0 1.6 0.7

South

M

5.6 1.6 0.8 4.4 1.5 0.7

South - Size Class A

M

5.2 1.5 0.8 4.2 1.4 0.7

South - Size Class B/C(3)

M

5.8 1.6 0.8 4.6 1.6 0.8

South Atlantic(4)

M

5.2 1.4 0.7 4.2 1.4 0.7

East South Central(4)

M

7.0 1.9 1.1 5.7 1.9 0.8

West South Central(4)

M

5.5 1.7 0.9 4.3 1.6 0.7

West

M

4.7 1.8 0.8 3.9 1.7 1.0

West - Size Class A

M

4.1 1.6 0.6 3.8 1.6 0.9

West - Size Class B/C(3)

M

5.4 2.2 1.0 3.9 1.9 1.1

Mountain(4)

M

5.2 2.4 1.1 4.2 2.2 1.3

Pacific(4)

M

4.5 1.6 0.7 3.8 1.6 0.9

Size classes

Size Class A(5)

M

4.4 1.5 0.7 3.9 1.4 0.8

Size Class B/C(3)

M

5.5 1.8 0.9 4.4 1.6 0.9

Selected local areas

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

M

4.7 2.0 1.0 4.6 1.7 1.0

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

M

3.9 1.8 0.6 3.6 1.6 1.1

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA

M

3.2 1.2 0.5 3.2 1.1 0.7

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

2

      6.0 1.6  

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(6)

2

      2.9 1.8  

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

2

      5.4 1.7  

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

2

      4.5 1.8  

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

2

      4.1 1.6  

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

2

      3.5 1.2  

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(7)

2

      4.9 2.4  

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

2

      3.8 1.7  

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

2

      3.4 1.1  

St. Louis, MO-IL

2

      5.4 2.1  

Urban Alaska

2

      4.8 1.8  

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

1

3.2 0.8        

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

1

6.3 1.7        

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO

1

3.2 2.1        

Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

1

4.6 1.4        

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(4)

1

5.9 2.0        

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA

1

5.3 0.7        

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL(8)

1

6.2 1.0        

Urban Hawaii

1

3.8 2.1        

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV(6)

1

3.8 1.3        

Footnotes
(1) Foods, fuels, and several other items are priced every month in all areas. Most other goods and services are priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
(2) Regions defined as the four Census regions.
(3) Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
(4) Indexes on a December 2017=100 base.
(5) Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
(6) 1998 - 2017 indexes based on substantially smaller sample.
(7) Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
(8) Indexes on a 1987=100 base.

NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses.


Table 5. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) and the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, all items index, May 2021 [Percent changes]
Month Year Unadjusted 1-month percent change Unadjusted 12-month percent change
C-CPI-U(1) CPI-U C-CPI-U(1) CPI-U

December 2008

    0.2 0.1

December 2009

    2.5 2.7

December 2010

    1.3 1.5

December 2011

    2.9 3.0

December 2012

    1.5 1.7

December 2013

    1.3 1.5

December 2014

    0.5 0.8

December 2015

    0.4 0.7

December 2016

    1.8 2.1

December 2017

    1.7 2.1

December 2018

    1.5 1.9

January 2019

0.2 0.2 1.3 1.6

February 2019

0.4 0.4 1.3 1.5

March 2019

0.5 0.6 1.5 1.9

April 2019

0.4 0.5 1.6 2.0

May 2019

0.2 0.2 1.4 1.8

June 2019

0.0 0.0 1.3 1.6

July 2019

0.1 0.2 1.5 1.8

August 2019

0.0 0.0 1.5 1.7

September 2019

0.0 0.1 1.4 1.7

October 2019

0.1 0.2 1.4 1.8

November 2019

-0.1 -0.1 1.6 2.1

December 2019

-0.2 -0.1 1.8 2.3

January 2020

0.4 0.4 2.0 2.5

February 2020

0.3 0.3 1.8 2.3

March 2020

-0.2 -0.2 1.1 1.5

April 2020

-0.5 -0.7 0.2 0.3

May 2020

-0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.1

June 2020

0.6 0.5 0.4 0.6

July 2020

0.5 0.5 0.8 1.0

August 2020

0.3 0.3 1.2 1.3

September 2020

0.2 0.1 1.3 1.4

October 2020

0.0 0.0 1.2 1.2

November 2020

-0.1 -0.1 1.2 1.2

December 2020

0.1 0.1 1.4 1.4

January 2021

0.4 0.4 1.5 1.4

February 2021

0.6 0.5 1.8 1.7

March 2021

0.7 0.7 2.7 2.6

April 2021

0.8 0.8 4.1 4.2

May 2021

0.8 0.8 5.0 5.0

Footnotes
(1) The C-CPI-U is designed to be a closer approximation to a cost-of-living index in that it, in its final form, accounts for any substitution that consumers make across item categories in response to changes in relative prices. Since the expenditure data required for the calculation of the C-CPI-U are available only with a time lag, the C-CPI-U is issued first in preliminary form using the latest available expenditure data at that time and is subject to four revisions.

Indexes are issued as initial estimates. Indexes are revised each quarter with the publication of January, April, July, and October data as updated expenditure estimates become available. The C-CPI-U indexes are updated quarterly until they become final. January-March indexes are final in January of the following year; April-June indexes are final in April of the following year; July-September indexes are final in July of the following year; October-December indexes are final in October of the following year.


Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, May 2021, 1-month analysis table [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Expenditure category Relative
importance
Apr.
2021
One Month
Seasonally adjusted percent change
Apr. 2021-
May 2021
Seasonally adjusted effect on All Items
Apr. 2021-
May 2021(1)
Standard error, median price change(2) Largest (L) or Smallest (S) seasonally adjusted change since:(3)
Date Percent change

All items

100.000 0.6   0.04 S-Mar. 2021 0.6

Food

13.928 0.4 0.062 0.10 - -

Food at home

7.686 0.4 0.027 0.15 - -

Cereals and bakery products

0.982 0.5 0.005 0.40 L-Feb. 2021 0.5

Cereals and cereal products

0.298 1.0 0.003 0.50 L-May 2020 1.3

Flour and prepared flour mixes

0.041 1.3 0.001 0.83 L-Jun. 2020 1.9

Breakfast cereal(4)

0.137 1.3 0.002 0.92 L-Sep. 2020 2.0

Rice, pasta, cornmeal

0.120 0.4 0.001 0.78 L-Dec. 2020 0.9

Rice(4)(5)(6)

  -0.4   0.68 S-Mar. 2021 -0.4

Bakery products(4)

0.684 0.1 0.001 0.52 S-Jan. 2021 -0.4

Bread(4)(5)

0.194 0.9 0.002 0.83 L-Apr. 2020 3.7

White bread(4)(6)

  1.1   0.94 L-Mar. 2021 1.1

Bread other than white(4)(6)

  1.0   1.04 L-Apr. 2020 3.5

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins(5)

0.099 0.7 0.001 1.35 L-Feb. 2021 2.0

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies(4)

0.178 -1.1 -0.002 0.86 S-Feb. 2020 -1.5

Cookies(4)(6)

  -1.6   0.94 S-Nov. 2020 -1.7

Fresh cakes and cupcakes(4)(6)

  -0.5   1.62 S-Feb. 2021 -0.6

Other bakery products

0.213 0.3 0.001 0.82 S-Mar. 2021 -0.6

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts(4)(6)

  -0.5   0.76 S-Mar. 2021 -1.0

Crackers, bread, and cracker products(6)

  0.7   1.24 S-Mar. 2021 -1.2

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers(4)(6)

  0.5   1.13 L-Feb. 2021 1.9

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

1.738 1.3 0.023 0.34 L-Jun. 2020 1.9

Meats, poultry, and fish

1.635 1.4 0.023 0.36 L-Jun. 2020 2.2

Meats

1.034 1.0 0.010 0.44 - -

Beef and veal

0.477 2.3 0.011 0.69 L-Jun. 2020 4.6

Uncooked ground beef(4)

0.173 0.4 0.001 0.98 - -

Uncooked beef roasts(4)(5)

0.075 6.4 0.005 1.73 L-May 2020 19.5

Uncooked beef steaks(5)

0.186 4.3 0.008 0.93 L-Jun. 2020 5.3

Uncooked other beef and veal(4)(5)

0.043 4.8 0.002 1.14 L-Jun. 2020 5.1

Pork

0.327 0.4 0.001 0.80 S-Mar. 2021 -0.3

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products(5)

0.134 0.9 0.001 0.96 S-Feb. 2021 -0.2

Bacon and related products(6)

  1.8   1.05 S-Mar. 2021 1.4

Breakfast sausage and related products(5)(6)

  1.1   1.32 L-Mar. 2021 1.4

Ham

0.064 -2.7 -0.002 1.91 S-Mar. 2021 -7.8

Ham, excluding canned(6)

  -3.6   2.36 S-Mar. 2021 -8.3

Pork chops(4)

0.051 0.9 0.000 1.70 S-Jan. 2021 -2.4

Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs(5)

0.078 0.5 0.000 1.96 S-Feb. 2021 -0.8

Other meats

0.229 -0.9 -0.002 0.60 S-Jun. 2018 -1.7

Frankfurters(6)

  -1.9   1.75 S-Nov. 2020 -3.5

Lunchmeats(4)(5)(6)

  -0.6   0.58 S-Feb. 2021 -0.6

Poultry(4)

0.330 1.9 0.006 0.73 L-May 2020 2.2

Chicken(4)(5)

0.269 1.8 0.005 0.78 L-May 2020 1.9

Fresh whole chicken(4)(6)

  2.1   1.35 L-Apr. 2020 7.1

Fresh and frozen chicken parts(4)(6)

  1.8   0.95 L-May 2020 1.8

Other uncooked poultry including turkey(5)

0.061 1.0 0.001 1.27 S-Mar. 2021 -0.9

Fish and seafood

0.271 2.2 0.006 0.54 L-Apr. 2020 3.3

Fresh fish and seafood(5)

0.138 2.7 0.004 0.82 L-Apr. 2020 3.5

Processed fish and seafood(5)

0.133 0.9 0.001 0.80 L-Aug. 2020 1.0

Shelf stable fish and seafood(6)

  0.1   1.06 L-Mar. 2021 1.7

Frozen fish and seafood(6)

  1.0   0.82 L-Aug. 2020 1.2

Eggs

0.102 0.4 0.000 0.89 L-Mar. 2021 2.0

Dairy and related products

0.767 0.4 0.003 0.36 S-Mar. 2021 -0.5

Milk(5)

0.209 2.2 0.005 0.66 L-Aug. 2020 3.3

Fresh whole milk(6)

  3.1   0.76 L-Aug. 2020 4.0

Fresh milk other than whole(5)(6)

  1.3   0.80 S-Mar. 2021 -0.9

Cheese and related products(4)

0.256 -0.1 0.000 0.54 L-Mar. 2021 -0.1

Ice cream and related products

0.108 -0.6 -0.001 0.95 S-Feb. 2021 -0.8

Other dairy and related products(4)(5)

0.194 -0.2 0.000 0.71 S-Mar. 2021 -0.9

Fruits and vegetables

1.344 0.0 0.001 0.36 S-Jan. 2021 -0.2

Fresh fruits and vegetables

1.057 0.1 0.001 0.46 S-Jan. 2021 -0.1

Fresh fruits

0.560 -0.3 -0.002 0.72 S-Sep. 2020 -0.7

Apples

0.076 0.0 0.000 1.36 L-Mar. 2021 0.4

Bananas(4)

0.075 0.0 0.000 0.84 S-Feb. 2021 -1.9

Citrus fruits(5)

0.142 0.6 0.001 0.97 S-Mar. 2021 -0.2

Oranges, including tangerines(6)

  -0.8   1.48 S-Mar. 2021 -0.9

Other fresh fruits(5)

0.267 -0.4 -0.001 1.46 S-Jan. 2021 -1.9

Fresh vegetables

0.497 0.5 0.003 0.50 L-Mar. 2021 1.4

Potatoes

0.078 -2.0 -0.002 1.27 S-Feb. 2021 -2.3

Lettuce(4)

0.062 -0.7 0.000 1.17 S-Mar. 2021 -0.8

Tomatoes

0.079 2.0 0.002 1.35 S-Mar. 2021 1.2

Other fresh vegetables

0.278 0.8 0.002 0.64 L-Jul. 2020 0.8

Processed fruits and vegetables(5)

0.287 -0.2 -0.001 0.52 S-Feb. 2021 -0.3

Canned fruits and vegetables(5)

0.150 0.3 0.000 0.67 S-Feb. 2021 -0.3

Canned fruits(5)(6)

  -0.7   0.80 S-Jan. 2021 -1.4

Canned vegetables(5)(6)

  1.0   0.85 S-Mar. 2021 -0.3

Frozen fruits and vegetables(5)

0.086 0.6 0.001 0.93 S-Mar. 2021 0.4

Frozen vegetables(6)

  0.4   1.21 S-Mar. 2021 0.1

Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried(5)

0.051 -0.6 0.000 1.19 S-Jan. 2021 -1.1

Dried beans, peas, and lentils(4)(5)(6)

  -0.5   1.72 S-Jan. 2021 -0.6

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

0.918 -0.5 -0.005 0.44 S-Nov. 2020 -0.6

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks(5)

0.658 -0.8 -0.006 0.51 S-Jun. 2019 -1.0

Carbonated drinks

0.277 -1.3 -0.004 1.03 S-Sep. 2020 -1.6

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks(4)(5)

0.006 0.3 0.000 0.72 S-Mar. 2021 -1.8

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks(5)

0.375 -0.6 -0.002 0.60 S-Jan. 2021 -0.6

Beverage materials including coffee and tea(5)

0.260 0.3 0.001 0.66 L-Dec. 2020 1.1

Coffee

0.167 0.5 0.001 0.87 L-Jan. 2021 0.8

Roasted coffee(6)

  1.3   0.97 L-Nov. 2019 1.8

Instant coffee(4)(6)

  -2.9   1.47 S-Nov. 2020 -5.2

Other beverage materials including tea(4)(5)

0.093 -0.3 0.000 0.81 S-Oct. 2020 -1.2

Other food at home

1.937 0.0 0.000 0.33 S-Mar. 2021 0.0

Sugar and sweets(4)

0.265 0.5 0.001 0.64 L-Jan. 2021 0.8

Sugar and sugar substitutes

0.037 -0.5 0.000 0.90 S-Jan. 2021 -2.5

Candy and chewing gum(4)(5)

0.175 0.8 0.001 0.87 L-Jan. 2021 0.9

Other sweets(5)

0.053 1.1 0.001 0.92 L-Oct. 2020 1.5

Fats and oils

0.213 0.8 0.002 0.64 S-Mar. 2021 -0.4

Butter and margarine(5)

0.062 1.7 0.001 0.98 L-Feb. 2021 2.2

Butter(6)

  1.3   1.18 L-Feb. 2021 2.1

Margarine(6)

  2.3   1.33 L-Feb. 2021 2.8

Salad dressing(5)

0.050 1.4 0.001 1.06 - -

Other fats and oils including peanut butter(5)

0.101 -0.1 0.000 1.14 S-Mar. 2021 -0.2

Peanut butter(4)(5)(6)

      1.01 - -

Other foods

1.459 -0.2 -0.003 0.37 S-Jan. 2021 -0.6

Soups

0.088 -0.7 -0.001 1.17 S-Jan. 2021 -3.0

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods

0.251 0.1 0.000 0.67 L-Mar. 2021 0.1

Snacks(4)

0.334 -1.7 -0.006 0.84 S-Jan. 2021 -1.8

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces

0.289 0.1 0.000 0.51 S-Mar. 2021 -1.1

Salt and other seasonings and spices(5)(6)

  0.1   1.05 S-Mar. 2021 0.0

Olives, pickles, relishes(4)(5)(6)

  -2.1   0.89 S-May 2020 -2.4

Sauces and gravies(5)(6)

  0.2   0.77 S-Mar. 2021 -2.2

Other condiments(6)

  0.7   1.05 S-Mar. 2021 -1.2

Baby food(4)(5)

0.042 0.0 0.000 0.88 S-Mar. 2021 -0.5

Other miscellaneous foods(5)

0.455 0.1 0.001 0.63 L-Jan. 2021 1.1

Prepared salads(7)(6)

  1.9   1.72 L-May 2020 2.0

Food away from home(4)

6.242 0.6 0.034 0.10 L-Sep. 2020 0.6

Full service meals and snacks(4)(5)

3.128 0.6 0.018 0.10 L-Jun. 2020 0.9

Limited service meals and snacks(4)(5)

2.773 0.5 0.013 0.14 - -

Food at employee sites and schools(4)(5)

0.091 1.2 0.001 0.27 L-Dec. 2017 2.8

Food at elementary and secondary schools(4)(8)(6)

  1.2   0.06 L-Sep. 2019 1.2

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors(4)(5)

0.080 1.2 0.001 0.11 L-Jan. 2021 1.8

Other food away from home(4)(5)

0.170 1.0 0.002 0.14 L-Jun. 2020 1.0

Energy

6.941 0.0 -0.001 0.16 L-Mar. 2021 5.0

Energy commodities

3.809 -0.6 -0.022 0.20 L-Mar. 2021 8.9

Fuel oil and other fuels

0.161 2.2 0.004 0.60 L-Mar. 2021 3.5

Fuel oil(4)

0.095 2.1 0.002 0.94 L-Mar. 2021 3.2

Propane, kerosene, and firewood(9)

0.066 0.6 0.000 0.56 L-Feb. 2021 7.3

Motor fuel

3.648 -0.7 -0.025 0.20 L-Mar. 2021 9.1

Gasoline (all types)

3.570 -0.7 -0.026 0.20 L-Mar. 2021 9.1

Gasoline, unleaded regular(6)

  -0.4   0.45 L-Mar. 2021 9.6

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(10)(6)

  -0.3   0.46 L-Mar. 2021 8.4

Gasoline, unleaded premium(6)

  -0.2   0.40 L-Mar. 2021 9.3

Other motor fuels(4)(5)

0.077 1.9 0.001 0.37 - -

Energy services

3.133 0.7 0.021 0.18 S-Mar. 2021 0.6

Electricity

2.412 0.3 0.008 0.25 S-Mar. 2021 0.0

Utility (piped) gas service

0.721 1.7 0.012 0.34 S-Feb. 2021 1.6

All items less food and energy

79.131 0.7 0.583 0.04 S-Mar. 2021 0.3

Commodities less food and energy commodities

20.325 1.8 0.369 0.10 S-Mar. 2021 0.1

Household furnishings and supplies(11)

3.745 0.9 0.035 0.23 - -

Window and floor coverings and other linens(4)(5)

0.274 0.5 0.001 0.96 S-Mar. 2021 -0.3

Floor coverings(4)(5)

0.061 2.7 0.002 0.74 L-EVER -

Window coverings(4)(5)

0.054 2.7 0.001 1.37 L-Aug. 2020 3.4

Other linens(4)(5)

0.159 -1.1 -0.002 1.52 S-Dec. 2020 -3.0

Furniture and bedding(4)

0.952 1.9 0.018 0.55 S-Mar. 2021 1.8

Bedroom furniture(4)

0.324 1.7 0.006 0.68 - -

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture(4)(5)

0.467 2.1 0.010 0.90 S-Feb. 2021 0.2

Other furniture(5)

0.153 2.7 0.004 0.70 L-Aug. 2020 3.0

Appliances(5)

0.221 0.8 0.002 0.72 L-Mar. 2021 1.1

Major appliances(5)

0.079 0.1 0.000 0.93 L-Mar. 2021 1.9

Laundry equipment(4)(6)

  -0.8   1.73 S-Sep. 2020 -5.5

Other appliances(4)(5)

0.139 0.7 0.001 0.92 L-Feb. 2021 2.9

Other household equipment and furnishings(4)(5)

0.539 0.1 0.000 0.55 - -

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items(4)

0.315 -0.2 -0.001 0.89 S-Mar. 2021 -0.5

Indoor plants and flowers(12)

0.093 -0.1 0.000 0.80 L-Mar. 2021 0.2

Dishes and flatware(4)(5)

0.052 -0.6 0.000 1.49 L-Mar. 2021 1.0

Nonelectric cookware and tableware(4)(5)

0.080 0.6 0.000 0.81 S-Mar. 2021 -0.4

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies(5)

0.868 1.5 0.013 0.40 L-EVER -

Tools, hardware and supplies(4)(5)

0.242 0.2 0.001 0.57 L-Mar. 2021 1.6

Outdoor equipment and supplies(5)

0.441 2.3 0.010 0.57 L-EVER -

Housekeeping supplies(4)

0.889 0.3 0.002 0.39 S-Mar. 2021 -0.8

Household cleaning products(4)(5)

0.353 0.4 0.001 0.57 - -

Household paper products(4)(5)

0.228 0.6 0.001 0.74 L-Nov. 2020 4.0

Miscellaneous household products(4)(5)

0.308 -0.2 -0.001 0.64 S-Mar. 2021 -0.2

Apparel

2.739 1.2 0.033 0.41 L-Jan. 2021 2.2

Men's and boys' apparel

0.686 -0.7 -0.005 0.69 S-Feb. 2021 -2.2

Men's apparel

0.547 -0.2 -0.001 0.76 S-Feb. 2021 -1.5

Men's suits, sport coats, and outerwear

0.086 1.5 0.001 2.01 L-Dec. 2020 3.2

Men's underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories(4)

0.160 0.9 0.001 1.25 L-Feb. 2021 2.2

Men's shirts and sweaters(5)

0.150 0.1 0.000 1.48 L-Mar. 2021 1.7

Men's pants and shorts

0.145 0.7 0.001 1.52 S-Feb. 2021 -1.4

Boys' apparel

0.139 -2.4 -0.003 1.38 S-Sep. 2020 -4.6

Women's and girls' apparel

1.111 2.2 0.024 0.74 L-Jan. 2021 3.1

Women's apparel

0.915 1.5 0.014 0.75 L-Jan. 2021 2.4

Women's outerwear

0.060 3.6 0.002 2.12 L-Sep. 2018 10.0

Women's dresses

0.096 1.1 0.001 1.93 S-Feb. 2021 -4.9

Women's suits and separates(5)

0.472 1.0 0.005 1.09 L-Jan. 2021 5.5

Women's underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories(5)

0.278 -0.7 -0.002 1.11 S-Dec. 2020 -1.3

Girls' apparel

0.196 5.2 0.010 1.99 L-Jan. 2021 6.2

Footwear

0.653 1.4 0.009 0.57 L-Jan. 2021 1.4

Men's footwear(4)

0.234 0.1 0.000 0.81 S-Dec. 2020 -1.6

Boys' and girls' footwear

0.135 3.5 0.005 1.00 S-Mar. 2021 -3.1

Women's footwear

0.285 1.6 0.005 0.82 L-Jul. 2020 2.6

Infants' and toddlers' apparel

0.122 0.9 0.001 1.47 S-Mar. 2021 -2.0

Jewelry and watches(9)

0.166 2.3 0.004 1.26 L-Mar. 2021 5.1

Watches(4)(9)

0.041 -1.4 -0.001 1.41 S-Dec. 2019 -2.1

Jewelry(9)

0.125 3.1 0.004 1.67 L-Mar. 2021 5.7

Transportation commodities less motor fuel(11)

7.318 4.0 0.288 0.10 S-Mar. 2021 0.2

New vehicles

3.684 1.6 0.060 0.17 L-Oct. 2009 1.7

New cars and trucks(5)(6)

  1.6   0.21 L-Oct. 2009 1.8

New cars(6)

  1.6   0.24 L-Oct. 2009 1.8

New trucks(13)(6)

  1.6   0.21 L-Oct. 2009 1.6

Used cars and trucks

2.998 7.3 0.216 0.02 S-Mar. 2021 0.5

Motor vehicle parts and equipment(4)

0.389 0.9 0.003 0.29 - -

Tires(4)

0.247 1.1 0.003 0.33 S-Mar. 2021 -1.0

Vehicle accessories other than tires(4)(5)

0.142 0.6 0.001 0.56 L-Mar. 2021 1.4

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires(4)(6)

  0.3   0.74 L-Mar. 2021 2.4

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids(4)(6)

  1.4   1.50 L-Feb. 2020 3.4

Medical care commodities(4)

1.539 0.0 0.000 0.19 S-Feb. 2021 -0.7

Medicinal drugs(11)

1.473 -0.3 -0.004 0.20 S-Feb. 2021 -0.7

Prescription drugs

1.110 -0.3 -0.004 0.17 S-Feb. 2021 -0.7

Nonprescription drugs(4)(11)

0.363 0.7 0.003 0.66 S-Mar. 2021 0.2

Medical equipment and supplies(4)(11)

0.066 1.2 0.001 0.54 L-Jan. 2021 3.5

Recreation commodities(11)

1.996 0.4 0.008 0.22 S-Mar. 2021 -0.2

Video and audio products(11)

0.266 -0.1 0.000 0.42 S-Feb. 2021 -0.3

Televisions

0.094 0.9 0.001 0.57 S-Mar. 2021 -0.6

Other video equipment(5)

0.042 -0.1 0.000 0.93 S-Mar. 2021 -0.7

Audio equipment(4)

0.074 -1.8 -0.001 1.00 S-Feb. 2021 -1.8

Recorded music and music subscriptions(4)(5)

0.044 0.2 0.000 0.67 S-Mar. 2021 -0.3

Pets and pet products(4)

0.621 0.0 0.000 0.38 S-Jan. 2021 0.0

Pet food(4)(5)(6)

  -0.3   0.45 S-Oct. 2020 -0.4

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories(4)(5)(6)

  0.1   0.64 S-Mar. 2021 0.0

Sporting goods(4)

0.601 1.5 0.009 0.53 L-Feb. 2021 1.5

Sports vehicles including bicycles(4)

0.360 2.9 0.010 0.69 L-Sep. 2019 3.0

Sports equipment(4)

0.231 -0.5 -0.001 0.53 S-Mar. 2021 -1.1

Photographic equipment and supplies

0.026 1.9 0.001 0.78 L-Feb. 2020 4.5

Photographic equipment(5)(6)

  2.2   0.98 L-Dec. 2020 2.2

Recreational reading materials(4)

0.119 -0.6 -0.001 0.83 S-Feb. 2021 -0.6

Newspapers and magazines(4)(5)

0.069 -1.3 -0.001 0.95 S-Sep. 2020 -1.5

Recreational books(4)(5)

0.048 0.2 0.000 1.40 S-Mar. 2021 -1.4

Other recreational goods(5)

0.362 -0.2 -0.001 0.56 S-Jan. 2021 -0.4

Toys

0.279 -0.5 -0.001 0.64 S-Jan. 2021 -0.6

Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment(5)(6)

  -0.9   0.95 S-Feb. 2020 -1.7

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies(4)(5)

0.021 0.7 0.000 1.79 S-Dec. 2020 -10.4

Music instruments and accessories(4)(5)

0.046 1.5 0.001 0.75 L-Mar. 2021 3.7

Education and communication commodities(11)

0.493 0.4 0.002 0.58 S-Mar. 2021 -1.8

Educational books and supplies(4)

0.107 0.7 0.001 0.63 S-Mar. 2021 -2.3

College textbooks(4)(14)(6)

  0.5   0.52 S-Mar. 2021 -2.3

Information technology commodities(11)

0.386 0.3 0.001 0.70 S-Mar. 2021 -1.6

Computers, peripherals, and smart home assistants(4)(7)

0.297 0.6 0.002 0.93 S-Mar. 2021 -2.0

Computer software and accessories(4)(5)

0.017 1.0 0.000 1.59 L-Mar. 2021 1.7

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items(5)

0.071 -1.3 -0.001 0.79 S-Feb. 2021 -1.8

Alcoholic beverages

1.019 0.4 0.004 0.24 L-Nov. 2020 0.4

Alcoholic beverages at home

0.569 0.5 0.003 0.35 L-Mar. 2020 0.5

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home

0.218 1.0 0.002 0.45 L-Apr. 2020 1.3

Distilled spirits at home(4)

0.093 0.4 0.000 0.52 L-Feb. 2021 0.7

Whiskey at home(4)(6)

  0.7   0.80 L-Feb. 2021 0.8

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home(4)(6)

  0.0   0.59 S-Nov. 2020 -0.1

Wine at home

0.258 -0.3 -0.001 0.68 S-Feb. 2021 -1.0

Alcoholic beverages away from home(4)

0.450 0.1 0.000 0.31 S-Feb. 2021 0.1

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home(4)(5)(6)

  0.1   0.72 S-Feb. 2021 0.1

Wine away from home(4)(5)(6)

  0.1   0.33 S-Feb. 2021 -0.1

Distilled spirits away from home(4)(5)(6)

  0.0   0.53 S-Mar. 2021 -0.3

Other goods(11)

1.477 -0.1 -0.002 0.21 S-Aug. 2020 -0.3

Tobacco and smoking products(4)

0.612 0.1 0.001 0.20 S-May 2020 -0.3

Cigarettes(4)(5)

0.533 0.1 0.001 0.22 S-Aug. 2020 0.1

Tobacco products other than cigarettes(4)(5)

0.060 0.4 0.000 0.43 L-Mar. 2021 0.8

Personal care products(4)

0.667 -0.4 -0.003 0.32 S-Dec. 2020 -0.6

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products(4)(5)

0.358 0.2 0.001 0.39 S-Mar. 2021 -0.1

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements(4)

0.301 -1.1 -0.003 0.57 S-Dec. 2019 -1.9

Miscellaneous personal goods(4)(5)

0.197 -0.1 0.000 0.98 S-Feb. 2021 -0.4

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap(6)

  -0.2   0.89 S-Feb. 2021 -0.7

Services less energy services

58.806 0.4 0.218 0.04 S-Mar. 2021 0.4

Shelter

32.857 0.3 0.097 0.05 S-Mar. 2021 0.3

Rent of shelter(15)

32.503 0.3 0.102 0.05 S-Mar. 2021 0.3

Rent of primary residence

7.709 0.2 0.019 0.04 - -

Lodging away from home(5)

0.956 0.4 0.004 1.46 S-Feb. 2021 -2.3

Housing at school, excluding board(15)

0.116 0.2 0.000 0.03 - -

Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels

0.841 0.4 0.004 1.65 S-Feb. 2021 -2.7

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(15)

23.838 0.3 0.075 0.04 L-Feb. 2021 0.3

Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(15)

22.640 0.3 0.071 0.04 L-Feb. 2021 0.3

Tenants' and household insurance(4)(5)

0.354 -0.1 0.000 0.12 S-Mar. 2021 -0.1

Water and sewer and trash collection services(5)

1.093 0.1 0.001 0.07 - -

Water and sewerage maintenance

0.798 0.3 0.002 0.09 L-Dec. 2020 0.3

Garbage and trash collection(4)(13)

0.295 -0.4 -0.001 0.15 S-Jan. 2019 -2.1

Household operations(4)(5)

0.892 3.1 0.028 0.13 L-EVER -

Domestic services(4)(5)

0.302 6.4 0.019 0.20 L-EVER -

Gardening and lawncare services(4)(5)

0.302 0.3 0.001 0.07 L-May 2020 0.8

Moving, storage, freight expense(4)(5)

0.091 5.5 0.005 0.63 L-EVER -

Repair of household items(4)(5)

0.117 0.1 0.000 0.08 S-Aug. 2020 0.1

Medical care services

7.209 -0.1 -0.006 0.09 S-Dec. 2020 -0.1

Professional services

3.653 0.0 0.001 0.12 L-Mar. 2021 0.2

Physicians' services(4)

1.836 0.0 -0.001 0.16 L-Mar. 2021 0.3

Dental services

0.990 0.0 0.000 0.24 S-Mar. 2021 -0.5

Eyeglasses and eye care(4)(9)

0.357 0.8 0.003 0.28 L-Sep. 2020 0.8

Services by other medical professionals(4)(9)

0.470 0.2 0.001 0.06 L-Mar. 2021 0.2

Hospital and related services

2.403 0.2 0.004 0.13 S-Feb. 2021 0.0

Hospital services(16)

2.205 0.2 0.004 0.14 - -

Inpatient hospital services(16)(6)

  0.0   0.24 S-Oct. 2020 -0.3

Outpatient hospital services(9)(6)

  0.4   0.22 L-Mar. 2021 0.7

Nursing homes and adult day services(16)

0.124 0.0 0.000 0.14 S-Jan. 2021 0.0

Care of invalids and elderly at home(4)(8)

0.074 0.1 0.000 0.18 S-Feb. 2021 0.0

Health insurance(4)(8)

1.153 -1.0 -0.012 0.08 - -

Transportation services

5.200 1.5 0.080 0.28 S-Feb. 2021 -0.1

Leased cars and trucks(4)(14)

           

Car and truck rental(5)

0.169 12.1 0.021 1.88 S-Mar. 2021 11.7

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair(4)

1.090 -0.3 -0.004 0.17 S-Nov. 2017 -0.3

Motor vehicle body work(4)

0.059 0.4 0.000 0.20 S-Jan. 2021 0.4

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing(4)

0.629 0.0 0.000 0.24 S-Jan. 2021 0.0

Motor vehicle repair(4)(5)

0.344 -1.0 -0.003 0.23 S-EVER -

Motor vehicle insurance

1.622 0.7 0.011 0.51 S-Feb. 2021 0.7

Motor vehicle fees(4)(5)

0.556 0.2 0.001 0.21 L-Feb. 2021 0.4

State motor vehicle registration and license fees(4)(5)

0.290 0.0 0.000 0.04 - -

Parking and other fees(4)(5)

0.252 0.5 0.001 0.43 L-Feb. 2021 0.8

Parking fees and tolls(5)(6)

  1.3   0.50 L-Jan. 2021 2.1

Public transportation

1.150 4.0 0.045 0.65 S-Mar. 2021 0.7

Airline fares

0.668 7.0 0.046 0.82 S-Mar. 2021 0.4

Other intercity transportation

0.182 2.0 0.004 0.85 L-Dec. 2020 2.1

Ship fare(4)(5)(6)

  0.9   1.02 S-Mar. 2021 0.6

Intracity transportation(4)

0.297 -0.4 -0.001 0.46 S-Oct. 2020 -4.1

Intracity mass transit(4)(11)(6)

  -0.1   0.31 S-Jan. 2021 -0.6

Recreation services(11)

3.744 0.2 0.006 0.23 S-Jan. 2021 -1.0

Video and audio services(11)

1.253 0.3 0.004 0.17 - -

Cable and satellite television service(13)

1.179 0.3 0.004 0.15 S-Jan. 2021 -0.4

Video discs and other media, including rental of video(4)(5)

0.074 0.5 0.000 1.18 L-Feb. 2021 2.9

Video discs and other media(4)(5)(6)

  1.5   1.57 L-Feb. 2021 4.9

Rental of video discs and other media(4)(5)(6)

  0.0   0.21 - -

Pet services including veterinary(5)

0.560 0.6 0.003 0.20 L-Jan. 2021 1.4

Veterinarian services(5)(6)

  1.2   0.22 L-Sep. 2010 2.3

Photographers and photo processing(4)(5)

0.044 0.1 0.000 0.38 L-Feb. 2021 2.0

Other recreation services(5)

1.887 -0.1 -0.002 0.43 S-Jan. 2021 -2.1

Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other organizations, or participant sports fees(4)(5)

0.676 -0.4 -0.003 0.32 S-Jul. 2020 -4.7

Admissions(4)

0.681 0.4 0.003 0.85 S-Jan. 2021 -5.5

Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts(4)(5)(6)

  -0.6   0.78 S-Jul. 2020 -4.2

Admission to sporting events(4)(5)(6)

  1.5   2.17 S-Jun. 2020 -0.3

Fees for lessons or instructions(4)(9)

0.215 -0.7 -0.002 0.22 L-Mar. 2021 0.8

Education and communication services(11)

6.158 0.2 0.015 0.07 L-Oct. 2020 0.2

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare

2.845 0.3 0.010 0.05 L-Jan. 2020 0.3

College tuition and fees

1.524 0.1 0.002 0.06 - -

Elementary and high school tuition and fees

0.421 0.9 0.004 0.14 L-Aug. 2018 1.0

Day care and preschool(12)

0.748 0.5 0.004 0.05 L-May 2019 0.6

Technical and business school tuition and fees(5)

0.036 -0.1 0.000 0.21 S-Mar. 2021 -0.2

Postage and delivery services(5)

0.112 0.3 0.000 0.03 S-Mar. 2021 0.3

Postage

0.102 0.3 0.000 0.00 S-Mar. 2021 0.3

Delivery services(5)

0.010 0.4 0.000 0.35 - -

Telephone services(4)(5)

2.311 0.2 0.005 0.09 L-Feb. 2021 0.2

Wireless telephone services(4)(5)

1.903 0.0 0.000 0.10 L-Feb. 2021 0.0

Land-line telephone services(4)(11)

0.407 1.1 0.005 0.19 L-Oct. 2020 1.9

Internet services and electronic information providers(5)

0.880 0.0 0.000 0.20 S-Jan. 2021 -0.4

Other personal services(4)(11)

1.652 -0.1 -0.002 0.17 S-Jan. 2021 -0.3

Personal care services(4)

0.687 -0.6 -0.004 0.35 S-Feb. 2015 -0.7

Haircuts and other personal care services(4)(5)

0.687 -0.6 -0.004 0.35 S-Feb. 2015 -0.7

Miscellaneous personal services(4)

0.966 0.2 0.002 0.12 L-Mar. 2021 1.2

Legal services(4)(9)

0.245 0.0 0.000 0.05 - -

Funeral expenses(4)(9)

0.138 0.4 0.001 0.10 L-Feb. 2021 0.6

Laundry and dry cleaning services(4)(5)

0.217 0.4 0.001 0.17 - -

Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning(4)(5)

0.030 0.2 0.000 0.37 - -

Financial services(9)

0.226 -0.3 -0.001 0.38 S-Jan. 2021 -5.0

Checking account and other bank services(4)(5)(6)

  -0.2   0.17 L-Mar. 2021 13.0

Tax return preparation and other accounting fees(4)(5)(6)

      0.36 - -

Special aggregate indexes

All items less food

86.072 0.7 0.583 0.04 S-Mar. 2021 0.7

All items less shelter

67.143 0.8 0.547 0.05 S-Mar. 2021 0.8

All items less food and shelter

53.215 0.9 0.486 0.06 S-Feb. 2021 0.5

All items less food, shelter, and energy

46.274 1.1 0.487 0.07 S-Mar. 2021 0.4

All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and trucks

43.277 0.6 0.271 0.07 S-Mar. 2021 0.4

All items less medical care

91.252 0.7 0.651 0.04 S-Mar. 2021 0.7

All items less energy

93.059 0.7 0.645 0.04 S-Mar. 2021 0.3

Commodities

38.062 1.1 0.409 0.07 - -

Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and trucks

17.328 0.9 0.153 0.11 L-Jan. 1991 0.9

Commodities less food

24.134 1.4 0.347 0.10 S-Mar. 2021 1.4

Commodities less food and beverages

23.115 1.5 0.344 0.10 - -

Services

61.938 0.4 0.239 0.04 S-Mar. 2021 0.4

Services less rent of shelter(15)

29.436 0.5 0.148 0.07 S-Feb. 2021 0.3

Services less medical care services

54.729 0.5 0.255 0.05 S-Mar. 2021 0.4

Durables

11.097 3.0 0.338 0.11 S-Mar. 2021 0.5

Nondurables

26.964 0.6 0.154 0.08 L-Mar. 2021 1.3

Nondurables less food

13.037 0.5 0.061 0.14 L-Mar. 2021 3.0

Nondurables less food and beverages

12.017 0.5 0.059 0.15 L-Mar. 2021 3.2

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel

9.279 0.1 0.013 0.12 L-Mar. 2021 4.5

Nondurables less food and apparel

10.298 0.1 0.014 0.11 L-Mar. 2021 4.1

Housing

41.880 0.4 0.184 0.05 S-Mar. 2021 0.3

Education and communication(5)

6.651 0.3 0.017 0.08 - -

Education(5)

2.952 0.4 0.010 0.06 L-Aug. 2018 0.6

Communication(5)

3.699 0.2 0.006 0.13 S-Mar. 2021 0.0

Information and information processing(5)

3.588 0.2 0.006 0.13 S-Mar. 2021 -0.1

Information technology, hardware and services(17)

1.277 0.1 0.001 0.27 S-Feb. 2021 -0.1

Recreation(5)

5.740 0.2 0.014 0.18 S-Jan. 2021 -0.6

Video and audio(5)

1.519 0.3 0.004 0.17 S-Mar. 2021 0.3

Pets, pet products and services(5)

1.180 0.3 0.003 0.22 S-Mar. 2021 0.1

Photography(5)

0.071 0.8 0.001 0.38 L-Feb. 2021 1.7

Food and beverages

14.947 0.4 0.065 0.09 - -

Domestically produced farm food(4)

6.422 0.4 0.026 0.17 S-Mar. 2021 0.2

Other services

11.554 0.2 0.018 0.10 S-Jan. 2021 -0.3

Apparel less footwear

2.086 1.2 0.024 0.56 L-Jan. 2021 2.5

Fuels and utilities

4.387 0.6 0.026 0.14 S-Mar. 2021 0.6

Household energy

3.294 0.7 0.024 0.18 S-Mar. 2021 0.7

Medical care

8.748 -0.1 -0.007 0.08 S-Dec. 2020 -0.1

Transportation

16.166 2.1 0.343 0.13 S-Feb. 2021 1.1

Private transportation

15.016 2.0 0.298 0.11 S-Feb. 2021 1.4

New and used motor vehicles(5)

7.712 4.0 0.310 0.10 S-Mar. 2021 0.5

Utilities and public transportation

8.865 0.9 0.084 0.12 S-Mar. 2021 0.4

Household furnishings and operations

4.637 1.3 0.062 0.19 L-Jan. 1976 1.4

Other goods and services

3.129 -0.1 -0.004 0.13 S-Aug. 2020 -0.2

Personal care(4)

2.517 -0.2 -0.005 0.16 S-Aug. 2020 -0.3

Footnotes
(1) The 'effect' of an item category is a measure of that item's contribution to the All items price change. For example, if the Food index had an effect of 0.40, and the All items index rose 1.2 percent, then the increase in food prices contributed 0.40 / 1.2, or 33.3 percent, to that All items increase. Said another way, had food prices been unchanged for that month the change in the All items index would have been 1.2 percent minus 0.40, or 0.8 percent. Effects can be negative as well. For example, if the effect of food was a negative 0.1, and the All items index rose 0.5 percent, the All items index actually would have been 0.1 percent higher (or 0.6 percent) had food prices been unchanged. Since food prices fell while prices overall were rising, the contribution of food to the All items price change was negative (in this case, -0.1 / 0.5, or minus 20 percent).
(2) A statistic's margin of error is often expressed as its point estimate plus or minus two standard errors. For example, if a CPI category rose 0.6 percent, and its standard error was 0.15 percent, the margin of error on this item's 1-month percent change would be 0.6 percent, plus or minus 0.3 percent.
(3) If the current seasonally adjusted 1-month percent change is greater than the previous published 1-month percent change, then this column identifies the closest prior month with a 1-month percent change as (L)arge as or (L)arger than the current 1-month change. If the current 1-month percent change is smaller than the previous published 1-month percent change, the most recent month with a change as (S)mall or (S)maller than the current month change is identified. If the current and previous published 1-month percent changes are equal, a dash will appear. Standard numerical comparisons are used. For example, 0.8% is greater than 0.6%, -0.4% is less than -0.2%, and -0.2% is less than 0.0%. Note that a (L)arger change can be a smaller decline, for example, a -0.2% change is larger than a -0.4% change, but still represents a decline in the price index. Likewise, (S)maller changes can be increases, for example, a 0.6% change is smaller than 0.8%, but still represents an increase in the price index. In this context, a -0.2% change is considered to be smaller than a 0.0% change.
(4) Not seasonally adjusted.
(5) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
(6) Special indexes based on a substantially smaller sample. These series do not contribute to the all items index aggregation and therefore do not have a relative importance or effect.
(7) Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
(8) Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
(9) Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
(10) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
(11) Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.
(12) Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
(13) Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
(14) Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
(15) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
(16) Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
(17) Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.


Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, May 2021, 12-month analysis table [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Expenditure category Relative
importance
Apr.
2021
Twelve Month
Unadjusted percent change
May 2020-
May 2021
Unadjusted effect on All Items
May 2020-
May 2021(1)
Standard error, median price change(2) Largest (L) or Smallest (S) unadjusted change since:(3)
Date Percent change

All items

100.000 5.0   0.09 L-Aug. 2008 5.4

Food

13.928 2.2 0.307 0.16 S-Mar. 2020 1.9

Food at home

7.686 0.7 0.053 0.24 S-Jan. 2020 0.7

Cereals and bakery products

0.982 0.6 0.006 0.52 L-Mar. 2021 2.6

Cereals and cereal products

0.298 -0.8 -0.002 0.79 S-Mar. 2020 -1.0

Flour and prepared flour mixes

0.041 0.2 0.000 1.47 L-Mar. 2021 1.4

Breakfast cereal

0.137 0.1 0.000 1.30 S-Mar. 2020 -1.2

Rice, pasta, cornmeal

0.120 -2.1 -0.003 1.30 S-Jul. 2017 -2.9

Rice(4)(5)

  -1.0   1.80 S-Mar. 2020 -2.3

Bakery products

0.684 1.2 0.009 0.68 L-Mar. 2021 2.8

Bread(4)

0.194 1.5 0.003 1.23 L-Mar. 2021 2.3

White bread(5)

  1.0   1.35 L-Mar. 2021 1.7

Bread other than white(5)

  2.2   1.27 L-Mar. 2021 2.6

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins(4)

0.099 1.5 0.002 1.53 L-Mar. 2021 4.4

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies

0.178 1.8 0.003 1.06 S-Jan. 2021 1.5

Cookies(5)

  0.7   1.36 L-Mar. 2021 4.5

Fresh cakes and cupcakes(5)

  1.5   1.83 S-Mar. 2021 0.2

Other bakery products

0.213 0.3 0.001 1.12 L-Mar. 2021 2.2

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts(5)

  1.0   2.11 S-Mar. 2020 -1.4

Crackers, bread, and cracker products(5)

  1.4   1.89 L-Mar. 2021 1.8

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers(5)

  -2.0   1.51 S-Aug. 2018 -2.0

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

1.738 0.1 0.002 0.50 S-Aug. 2019 -0.6

Meats, poultry, and fish

1.635 0.4 0.006 0.51 S-Aug. 2019 0.4

Meats

1.034 -0.1 -0.001 0.64 S-Apr. 2019 -0.3

Beef and veal

0.477 -2.6 -0.014 0.93 S-May 2017 -4.2

Uncooked ground beef

0.173 -5.4 -0.010 1.27 S-Feb. 2017 -6.0

Uncooked beef roasts(4)

0.075 -5.8 -0.005 2.74 S-Nov. 2016 -6.3

Uncooked beef steaks(4)

0.186 0.3 0.001 1.39 S-Aug. 2019 0.0

Uncooked other beef and veal(4)

0.043 1.8 0.001 2.51 S-Oct. 2019 1.8

Pork

0.327 3.2 0.011 1.15 S-Jan. 2020 3.2

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products(4)

0.134 9.6 0.012 1.43 L-Jul. 2014 9.6

Bacon and related products(5)

  13.0   1.36 L-Sep. 2017 13.4

Breakfast sausage and related products(4)(5)

  4.5   2.43 L-Dec. 2020 4.9

Ham

0.064 -3.4 -0.002 3.22 S-Mar. 2021 -3.4

Ham, excluding canned(5)

  -3.3   3.42 S-Oct. 2018 -4.3

Pork chops

0.051 -3.5 -0.002 2.49 S-Aug. 2017 -4.1

Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs(4)

0.078 3.2 0.003 2.52 S-Mar. 2020 2.3

Other meats

0.229 1.1 0.002 1.06 S-May 2019 0.2

Frankfurters(5)

  0.3   2.85 S-Feb. 2020 -0.3

Lunchmeats(4)(5)

  -0.2   1.25 S-May 2019 -0.3

Poultry

0.330 0.4 0.002 1.09 S-Feb. 2020 0.0

Chicken(4)

0.269 -0.1 0.000 1.13 - -

Fresh whole chicken(5)

  -1.5   2.20 L-Mar. 2021 5.4

Fresh and frozen chicken parts(5)

  0.5   1.56 L-Mar. 2021 4.5

Other uncooked poultry including turkey(4)

0.061 3.0 0.002 3.45 S-Mar. 2021 2.7

Fish and seafood

0.271 1.9 0.005 0.94 L-Mar. 2021 5.2

Fresh fish and seafood(4)

0.138 3.0 0.004 1.53 L-Mar. 2021 5.5

Processed fish and seafood(4)

0.133 0.8 0.001 1.06 L-Mar. 2021 4.8

Shelf stable fish and seafood(5)

  1.7   1.74 S-Apr. 2020 1.2

Frozen fish and seafood(5)

  0.4   1.70 L-Mar. 2021 4.6

Eggs

0.102 -3.5 -0.004 1.87 L-Mar. 2021 4.7

Dairy and related products

0.767 0.1 0.001 0.62 S-Feb. 2019 0.1

Milk(4)

0.209 4.6 0.010 1.11 L-Dec. 2020 6.0

Fresh whole milk(5)

  7.2   1.99 L-Dec. 2020 7.7

Fresh milk other than whole(4)(5)

  3.2   1.10 L-Dec. 2020 5.4

Cheese and related products

0.256 -1.2 -0.003 0.91 S-Jun. 2019 -1.2

Ice cream and related products

0.108 -2.6 -0.003 1.40 S-May 2010 -2.6

Other dairy and related products(4)

0.194 -1.4 -0.003 1.03 S-Feb. 2018 -1.4

Fruits and vegetables

1.344 2.9 0.040 0.62 S-Jan. 2021 2.7

Fresh fruits and vegetables

1.057 3.2 0.034 0.76 S-Feb. 2021 3.2

Fresh fruits

0.560 5.9 0.032 1.19 S-Mar. 2021 5.6

Apples

0.076 2.7 0.002 1.95 L-Mar. 2021 7.4

Bananas

0.075 -0.4 0.000 1.54 S-Mar. 2021 -1.2

Citrus fruits(4)

0.142 9.0 0.013 1.83 L-Mar. 2021 9.8

Oranges, including tangerines(5)

  7.6   2.52 L-Mar. 2021 8.0

Other fresh fruits(4)

0.267 7.0 0.018 1.94 S-Mar. 2021 4.9

Fresh vegetables

0.497 0.4 0.002 0.89 S-Mar. 2020 -1.3

Potatoes

0.078 -4.8 -0.004 2.00 S-Sep. 2014 -6.7

Lettuce

0.062 4.3 0.003 2.64 S-Jan. 2021 4.1

Tomatoes

0.079 -0.9 -0.001 2.33 L-Dec. 2020 4.5

Other fresh vegetables

0.278 1.5 0.004 1.36 - -

Processed fruits and vegetables(4)

0.287 1.8 0.005 0.77 S-Mar. 2020 0.2

Canned fruits and vegetables(4)

0.150 3.0 0.005 1.17 L-Mar. 2021 4.7

Canned fruits(4)(5)

  1.4   1.49 S-Mar. 2020 -1.9

Canned vegetables(4)(5)

  4.1   1.67 L-Mar. 2021 5.0

Frozen fruits and vegetables(4)

0.086 1.0 0.001 1.35 S-Mar. 2020 0.8

Frozen vegetables(5)

  -0.3   1.73 S-May 2019 -0.3

Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried(4)

0.051 -0.1 0.000 1.65 S-Oct. 2019 -0.8

Dried beans, peas, and lentils(4)(5)

  1.2   3.56 S-Dec. 2019 -1.9

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

0.918 -0.2 -0.002 0.59 S-Jul. 2018 -0.3

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks(4)

0.658 -0.6 -0.004 0.72 S-May 2018 -0.9

Carbonated drinks

0.277 -0.6 -0.002 1.46 S-May 2018 -0.7

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks(4)

0.006 -0.5 0.000 2.35 L-Mar. 2021 0.3

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks(4)

0.375 -0.6 -0.002 0.84 S-Aug. 2018 -0.9

Beverage materials including coffee and tea(4)

0.260 0.7 0.002 0.94 L-Mar. 2021 1.0

Coffee

0.167 1.4 0.002 1.23 L-Feb. 2021 1.8

Roasted coffee(5)

  2.3   1.70 L-Feb. 2021 2.5

Instant coffee(5)

  -1.9   1.91 S-Nov. 2020 -4.2

Other beverage materials including tea(4)

0.093 -0.6 -0.001 1.20 S-Feb. 2018 -1.7

Other food at home

1.937 0.3 0.006 0.39 S-Dec. 2019 0.3

Sugar and sweets

0.265 2.1 0.006 0.87 L-Mar. 2021 2.7

Sugar and sugar substitutes

0.037 1.7 0.001 1.43 S-Sep. 2019 1.3

Candy and chewing gum(4)

0.175 2.5 0.004 1.23 L-Feb. 2021 2.5

Other sweets(4)

0.053 1.1 0.001 1.40 S-Jan. 2021 0.5

Fats and oils

0.213 2.6 0.006 0.99 L-Feb. 2021 2.9

Butter and margarine(4)

0.062