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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, September 2024 [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Expenditure category Relative
importance
Aug.
2024		 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change
Sep.
2023		 Aug.
2024		 Sep.
2024		 Sep.
2023-
Sep.
2024		 Aug.
2024-
Sep.
2024		 Jun.
2024-
Jul.
2024		 Jul.
2024-
Aug.
2024		 Aug.
2024-
Sep.
2024

All items

 100.000 307.789 314.796 315.301 2.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

Food

 13.426 324.704 330.750 332.083 2.3 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.4

Food at home

 8.047 303.925 306.402 307.767 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.4

Cereals and bakery products

 1.044 355.576 355.652 356.088 0.1 0.1 -0.5 -0.1 0.3

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 1.725 320.140 329.108 332.525 3.9 1.0 0.7 0.8 0.8

Dairy and related products

 0.733 268.377 269.468 269.643 0.5 0.1 -0.2 0.5 0.1

Fruits and vegetables

 1.371 351.020 349.599 353.508 0.7 1.1 0.8 -0.2 0.9

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

 1.017 216.736 219.381 219.488 1.3 0.0 0.5 -0.7 0.0

Other food at home

 2.156 271.561 272.612 272.658 0.4 0.0 -0.5 -0.3 0.2

Food away from home(1)

 5.378 357.488 370.348 371.604 3.9 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3

Energy

 6.803 296.004 282.614 275.740 -6.8 -2.4 0.0 -0.8 -1.9

Energy commodities

 3.679 346.212 308.297 293.273 -15.3 -4.9 0.1 -0.6 -4.0

Fuel oil

 0.073 431.201 349.383 334.792 -22.4 -4.2 0.9 -1.9 -6.0

Motor fuel

 3.528 340.600 303.089 287.876 -15.5 -5.0 0.0 -0.6 -4.0

Gasoline (all types)

 3.429 338.893 302.419 287.102 -15.3 -5.1 0.0 -0.6 -4.1

Energy services

 3.124 260.791 268.419 269.593 3.4 0.4 -0.1 -0.9 0.7

Electricity

 2.473 272.401 281.333 282.522 3.7 0.4 0.1 -0.7 0.7

Utility (piped) gas service

 0.651 221.045 224.259 225.366 2.0 0.5 -0.7 -1.9 0.7

All items less food and energy

 79.771 310.817 320.017 321.109 3.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3

Commodities less food and energy commodities

 18.444 167.141 164.912 165.534 -1.0 0.4 -0.3 -0.2 0.2

Apparel

 2.562 133.157 131.683 135.537 1.8 2.9 -0.4 0.3 1.1

New vehicles

 3.575 179.750 177.534 177.435 -1.3 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.2

Used cars and trucks

 1.874 187.587 178.192 178.072 -5.1 -0.1 -2.3 -1.0 0.3

Medical care commodities(1)

 1.473 407.250 416.538 413.708 1.6 -0.7 0.2 -0.2 -0.7

Alcoholic beverages

 0.842 287.496 291.432 291.683 1.5 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1

Tobacco and smoking products(1)

 0.555 1,443.712 1,562.042 1,562.356 8.2 0.0 0.2 1.2 0.0

Services less energy services

 61.327 401.234 418.903 420.286 4.7 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4

Shelter

 36.517 385.433 403.257 404.133 4.9 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.2

Rent of primary residence

 7.686 404.487 422.223 423.821 4.8 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.3

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)

 26.937 395.039 413.924 415.601 5.2 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.3

Medical care services

 6.481 593.777 611.935 615.354 3.6 0.6 -0.3 -0.1 0.7

Physicians' services(1)

 1.796 413.966 416.370 420.170 1.5 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.9

Hospital services(1)(3)

 1.985 397.531   415.293 4.5   -1.1    

Transportation services

 6.460 402.021 431.564 436.331 8.5 1.1 0.4 0.9 1.4

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair(1)

 1.246 392.222 407.374 411.276 4.9 1.0 -0.3 0.6 1.0

Motor vehicle insurance

 2.981 742.292 854.307 863.292 16.3 1.1 1.2 0.6 1.2

Airline fares

 0.731 246.151 243.011 250.030 1.6 2.9 -1.6 3.9 3.2

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: October 10, 2024