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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, February 2023 [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Expenditure category Relative
importance
Jan.
2023
Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change
Feb.
2022
Jan.
2023
Feb.
2023
Feb.
2022-
Feb.
2023
Jan.
2023-
Feb.
2023
Nov.
2022-
Dec.
2022
Dec.
2022-
Jan.
2023
Jan.
2023-
Feb.
2023

All items

100.000 283.716 299.170 300.840 6.0 0.6 0.1 0.5 0.4

Food

13.521 292.794 319.136 320.569 9.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4

Food at home

8.727 274.568 301.435 302.483 10.2 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.3

Cereals and bakery products

1.169 306.193 349.294 350.772 14.6 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.3

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

1.846 301.240 322.737 321.803 6.8 -0.3 0.8 0.7 -0.1

Dairy and related products

0.813 242.386 272.040 272.271 12.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1

Fruits and vegetables

1.508 333.675 351.029 351.249 5.3 0.1 -0.1 -0.5 0.2

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

1.046 192.210 213.359 215.925 12.3 1.2 0.5 0.4 1.0

Other food at home

2.344 237.143 264.746 266.612 12.4 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.3

Food away from home(1)

4.795 320.880 345.677 347.869 8.4 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.6

Energy

7.076 267.771 283.330 281.673 5.2 -0.6 -3.1 2.0 -0.6

Energy commodities

3.556 313.522 305.643 309.280 -1.4 1.2 -7.2 1.9 0.5

Fuel oil(1)

0.147 384.179 455.595 419.629 9.2 -7.9 -16.6 -1.2 -7.9

Motor fuel

3.344 307.422 297.413 302.153 -1.7 1.6 -6.9 2.3 0.9

Gasoline (all types)

3.246 305.959 294.759 299.774 -2.0 1.7 -7.0 2.4 1.0

Energy services

3.520 235.017 272.840 266.353 13.3 -2.4 1.9 2.1 -1.7

Electricity

2.579 236.453 266.528 266.887 12.9 0.1 1.3 0.5 0.5

Utility (piped) gas service

0.941 226.491 285.407 258.976 14.3 -9.3 3.5 6.7 -8.0

All items less food and energy

79.403 288.059 301.962 304.011 5.5 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.5

Commodities less food and energy commodities

21.325 164.559 165.340 166.246 1.0 0.5 -0.1 0.1 0.0

Apparel

2.525 127.868 127.875 132.039 3.3 3.3 0.2 0.8 0.8

New vehicles

4.299 168.027 177.276 177.817 5.8 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.2

Used cars and trucks

2.605 212.040 185.857 183.241 -13.6 -1.4 -2.0 -1.9 -2.8

Medical care commodities(1)

1.459 384.304 395.981 396.560 3.2 0.1 0.1 1.1 0.1

Alcoholic beverages

0.843 269.128 282.286 282.377 4.9 0.0 0.7 0.4 -0.3

Tobacco and smoking products(1)

0.493 1,314.838 1,388.790 1,402.834 6.7 1.0 -0.1 0.7 1.0

Services less energy services

58.078 363.672 387.258 390.070 7.3 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.6

Shelter

34.393 344.607 369.585 372.510 8.1 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8

Rent of primary residence

7.521 359.627 388.372 391.141 8.8 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.8

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)

25.385 353.512 379.328 381.844 8.0 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7

Medical care services

6.591 586.177 601.551 598.778 2.1 -0.5 0.3 -0.7 -0.7

Physicians' services(1)

1.838 407.984 415.197 413.034 1.2 -0.5 0.1 -0.1 -0.5

Hospital services(1)(3)

1.934 371.745 385.064 384.996 3.6 0.0 1.3 0.5 0.0

Transportation services

5.752 333.919 376.743 382.801 14.6 1.6 0.6 0.9 1.1

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair(1)

1.110 331.130 371.780 372.572 12.5 0.2 1.0 1.3 0.2

Motor vehicle insurance

2.528 584.317 658.513 668.806 14.5 1.6 0.7 1.4 0.9

Airline fares

0.574 222.227 264.629 281.216 26.5 6.3 -2.1 -2.1 6.4

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

Last Modified Date: March 14, 2023