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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 2025 [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Expenditure category Relative
importance
Nov.
2025		 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change
Dec.
2024		 Nov.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Dec.
2024-
Dec.
2025		 Nov.
2025-
Dec.
2025		 Sep.
2025-
Oct.
2025		 Oct.
2025-
Nov.
2025		 Nov.
2025-
Dec.
2025

All items

 100.000 315.605 324.122 324.054 2.7 0.0 - - 0.3

Food

 13.657 333.566 341.721 343.795 3.1 0.6 - - 0.7

Food at home

 7.973 308.380 313.954 315.664 2.4 0.5 - - 0.7

Cereals and bakery products

 1.095 356.574 361.255 361.984 1.5 0.2 - - 0.6

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 1.644 333.659 347.565 346.815 3.9 -0.2 - - -0.2

Dairy and related products(1)

 0.709 271.358 266.491 268.951 -0.9 0.9 - - 0.9

Fruits and vegetables

 1.307 353.630 355.125 355.246 0.5 0.0 - - 0.5

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

 0.915 220.762 231.235 232.021 5.1 0.3 - - 0.4

Other food at home

 2.304 272.362 275.668 279.814 2.7 1.5 - - 1.6

Food away from home(1)

 5.684 374.644 387.202 389.889 4.1 0.7 - - 0.7

Energy

 6.315 267.963 279.588 274.131 2.3 -2.0 - - 0.3

Energy commodities

 3.105 277.772 283.746 269.403 -3.0 -5.1 - - -0.4

Fuel oil

 0.079 341.794 373.093 367.209 7.4 -1.6 - - -1.5

Motor fuel

 2.968 271.629 277.520 262.906 -3.2 -5.3 - - -0.4

Gasoline (all types)

 2.883 270.667 276.152 261.466 -3.4 -5.3 -2.1 3.0 -0.5

Energy services

 3.210 269.388 287.021 290.037 7.7 1.1 - - 1.0

Electricity

 2.432 276.700 294.939 295.121 6.7 0.1 - - -0.1

Utility (piped) gas service

 0.777 242.224 257.731 268.415 10.8 4.1 - - 4.4

All items less food and energy

 80.028 322.007 330.425 330.506 2.6 0.0 - - 0.2

Commodities less food and energy commodities

 19.223 163.712 166.693 166.037 1.4 -0.4 - - 0.0

Apparel

 2.461 127.354 129.763 128.122 0.6 -1.3 - - 0.6

New vehicles

 4.302 177.552 178.575 178.034 0.3 -0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0

Used cars and trucks

 2.406 180.317 186.367 183.265 1.6 -1.7 0.7 0.3 -1.1

Medical care commodities(1)

 1.504 412.381 417.161 418.532 1.5 0.3 - - 0.3

Alcoholic beverages(1)

 0.831 291.832 298.310 298.085 2.1 -0.1 - - -0.1

Tobacco and smoking products(1)

 0.502 1,585.901 1,696.091 1,693.007 6.8 -0.2 - - -0.2

Services less energy services

 60.805 423.207 435.344 436.025 3.0 0.2 - - 0.3

Shelter

 35.514 407.242 418.593 420.134 3.2 0.4 - - 0.4

Rent of primary residence

 7.491 428.151 439.275 440.667 2.9 0.3 - - 0.3

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)

 26.362 420.077 432.724 434.166 3.4 0.3 - - 0.3

Medical care services

 6.779 619.686 639.455 641.566 3.5 0.3 - - 0.4

Physicians' services(1)

 1.804 423.860 430.623 431.766 1.9 0.3 - - 0.3

Hospital services(1)(3)

 1.985 418.467 441.457 446.056 6.6 1.0 - - 1.0

Transportation services

 6.265 439.523 448.507 446.138 1.5 -0.5 - - 0.5

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair(1)

 1.059 417.312 445.325 439.752 5.4 -1.3 - - -1.3

Motor vehicle insurance

 2.816 868.417 - 892.879 2.8 - - - -

Airline fares

 0.868 262.556 254.924 253.714 -3.4 -0.5 - - 5.2

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

NOTE: The Oct 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.
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Last Modified Date: January 13, 2026