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Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, by expenditure category

Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, December 2024 [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Expenditure category Relative
importance
Nov.
2024		 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change
Dec.
2023		 Nov.
2024		 Dec.
2024		 Dec.
2023-
Dec.
2024		 Nov.
2024-
Dec.
2024		 Sep.
2024-
Oct.
2024		 Oct.
2024-
Nov.
2024		 Nov.
2024-
Dec.
2024

All items

 100.000 306.746 315.493 315.605 2.9 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.4

Food

 13.483 325.409 332.904 333.566 2.5 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3

Food at home

 8.071 303.005 307.972 308.380 1.8 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.3

Cereals and bakery products

 1.038 353.844 354.371 356.574 0.8 0.6 1.0 -1.1 1.2

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 1.737 320.143 331.976 333.659 4.2 0.5 -1.2 1.7 0.6

Dairy and related products

 0.735 267.889 270.819 271.358 1.3 0.2 1.0 -0.1 0.2

Fruits and vegetables

 1.388 350.250 354.696 353.630 1.0 -0.3 0.4 0.2 -0.1

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

 1.026 215.872 221.735 220.762 2.3 -0.4 0.4 1.5 -0.4

Other food at home

 2.147 270.223 272.027 272.362 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3

Food away from home(1)

 5.412 361.564 373.530 374.644 3.6 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3

Energy

 6.442 269.375 268.213 267.963 -0.5 -0.1 0.0 0.2 2.6

Energy commodities

 3.339 288.953 280.410 277.772 -3.9 -0.9 -1.0 0.5 4.3

Fuel oil

 0.070 393.189 335.113 341.794 -13.1 2.0 -4.6 0.6 4.4

Motor fuel

 3.189 282.246 274.518 271.629 -3.8 -1.1 -0.9 0.5 4.4

Gasoline (all types)

 3.095 280.289 273.570 270.667 -3.4 -1.1 -0.9 0.6 4.4

Energy services

 3.103 260.877 267.204 269.388 3.3 0.8 1.0 -0.1 0.8

Electricity

 2.419 269.170 275.801 276.700 2.8 0.3 1.2 -0.4 0.3

Utility (piped) gas service

 0.684 230.862 236.179 242.224 4.9 2.6 0.3 1.0 2.4

All items less food and energy

 80.075 311.907 321.947 322.007 3.2 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.2

Commodities less food and energy commodities

 18.347 164.590 164.406 163.712 -0.5 -0.4 0.0 0.3 0.1

Apparel

 2.515 125.794 129.542 127.354 1.2 -1.7 -1.5 0.2 0.1

New vehicles

 3.566 178.269 177.472 177.552 -0.4 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.5

Used cars and trucks

 1.889 186.383 179.958 180.317 -3.3 0.2 2.7 2.0 1.2

Medical care commodities(1)

 1.455 410.365 412.424 412.381 0.5 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 0.0

Alcoholic beverages

 0.844 287.873 292.831 291.832 1.4 -0.3 0.4 0.1 -0.3

Tobacco and smoking products(1)

 0.562 1,486.900 1,586.249 1,585.901 6.7 0.0 0.6 1.0 0.0

Services less energy services

 61.728 405.338 422.574 423.207 4.4 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3

Shelter

 36.707 389.433 406.250 407.242 4.6 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3

Rent of primary residence

 7.750 410.606 426.651 428.151 4.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)

 27.185 400.828 418.669 420.077 4.8 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3

Medical care services

 6.542 599.464 619.118 619.686 3.4 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.2

Physicians' services(1)

 1.823 412.930 423.591 423.860 2.6 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.1

Hospital services(1)(3)

 1.994 404.407 417.503 418.467 3.5 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.2

Transportation services

 6.586 409.749 440.980 439.523 7.3 -0.3 0.4 0.0 0.5

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair(1)

 1.271 392.897 416.418 417.312 6.2 0.2 1.1 0.2 0.2

Motor vehicle insurance

 3.015 780.284 866.133 868.417 11.3 0.3 -0.1 0.1 0.4

Airline fares

 0.809 243.348 269.336 262.556 7.9 -2.5 3.2 0.4 3.9

Footnotes
(1) Not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
(3) Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
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Last Modified Date: January 15, 2025