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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, August 2025 [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Expenditure category Relative
importance
Jul.
2025		 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change
Aug.
2024		 Jul.
2025		 Aug.
2025		 Aug.
2024-
Aug.
2025		 Jul.
2025-
Aug.
2025		 May
2025-
Jun.
2025		 Jun.
2025-
Jul.
2025		 Jul.
2025-
Aug.
2025

All items

 100.000 314.796 323.048 323.976 2.9 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4

Food

 13.635 330.750 340.036 341.295 3.2 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.5

Food at home

 7.982 306.402 313.263 314.608 2.7 0.4 0.3 -0.1 0.6

Cereals and bakery products

 1.095 355.652 360.048 359.740 1.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 0.1

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 1.633 329.108 344.155 347.509 5.6 1.0 -0.1 0.2 1.0

Dairy and related products(1)

 0.727 269.468 272.586 272.840 1.3 0.1 -0.3 0.7 0.1

Fruits and vegetables

 1.299 349.599 351.764 356.104 1.9 1.2 0.9 0.0 1.6

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

 0.905 219.381 228.011 229.406 4.6 0.6 1.4 -0.5 0.6

Other food at home

 2.323 272.612 277.002 276.649 1.5 -0.1 0.2 -0.5 0.1

Food away from home(1)

 5.653 370.348 383.808 384.909 3.9 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3

Energy

 6.422 282.614 283.395 283.247 0.2 -0.1 0.9 -1.1 0.7

Energy commodities

 3.167 308.297 288.425 289.117 -6.2 0.2 1.0 -1.9 1.7

Fuel oil

 0.075 349.383 352.435 347.565 -0.5 -1.4 1.3 1.8 -0.3

Motor fuel

 3.033 303.089 282.696 283.504 -6.5 0.3 1.0 -2.0 1.8

Gasoline (all types)

 2.949 302.419 281.490 282.358 -6.6 0.3 1.0 -2.2 1.9

Energy services

 3.255 268.419 290.131 289.154 7.7 -0.3 0.9 -0.3 -0.2

Electricity

 2.475 281.333 299.107 298.738 6.2 -0.1 1.0 -0.1 0.2

Utility (piped) gas service

 0.780 224.259 257.867 255.253 13.8 -1.0 0.5 -0.9 -1.6

All items less food and energy

 79.943 320.017 328.980 329.970 3.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3

Commodities less food and energy commodities

 19.295 164.912 166.766 167.448 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3

Apparel

 2.458 131.683 129.190 131.989 0.2 2.2 0.4 0.1 0.5

New vehicles

 4.316 177.534 178.569 178.698 0.7 0.1 -0.3 0.0 0.3

Used cars and trucks

 2.437 178.192 188.183 188.960 6.0 0.4 -0.7 0.5 1.0

Medical care commodities(1)

 1.511 416.538 417.800 416.721 0.0 -0.3 0.1 0.1 -0.3

Alcoholic beverages(1)

 0.825 291.432 295.176 296.908 1.9 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.6

Tobacco and smoking products(1)

 0.488 1,562.042 1,643.672 1,660.548 6.3 1.0 0.5 0.3 1.0

Services less energy services

 60.648 418.903 432.778 433.930 3.6 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3

Shelter

 35.434 403.257 416.271 417.902 3.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.4

Rent of primary residence

 7.451 422.223 435.489 436.981 3.5 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)

 26.199 413.924 428.640 430.387 4.0 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4

Medical care services

 6.780 611.935 637.425 637.817 4.2 0.1 0.6 0.8 -0.1

Physicians' services(1)

 1.804 416.370 429.279 430.753 3.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3

Hospital services(1)(3)

 1.971   437.053 436.917   0.0 0.7 0.5 0.0

Transportation services

 6.257 431.564 446.417 446.688 3.5 0.1 0.2 0.8 1.0

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair(1)

 1.030 407.374 431.604 441.987 8.5 2.4 0.2 1.0 2.4

Motor vehicle insurance

 2.818 854.307 896.018 894.075 4.7 -0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0

Airline fares

 0.847 243.011 247.859 250.982 3.3 1.3 -0.1 4.0 5.9

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: September 11, 2025