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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, March 2024 [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Expenditure category Relative
importance
Feb.
2024		 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change
Mar.
2023		 Feb.
2024		 Mar.
2024		 Mar.
2023-
Mar.
2024		 Feb.
2024-
Mar.
2024		 Dec.
2023-
Jan.
2024		 Jan.
2024-
Feb.
2024		 Feb.
2024-
Mar.
2024

All items

 100.000 301.836 310.326 312.332 3.5 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.4

Food

 13.495 320.863 327.731 328.043 2.2 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.1

Food at home

 8.138 301.918 305.469 305.426 1.2 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0

Cereals and bakery products

 1.062 353.866 356.633 354.666 0.2 -0.6 -0.2 0.5 -0.9

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 1.702 318.306 320.096 322.589 1.3 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.9

Dairy and related products

 0.738 271.384 267.334 266.274 -1.9 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 -0.1

Fruits and vegetables

 1.409 345.814 353.965 352.841 2.0 -0.3 0.4 -0.2 0.1

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

 1.040 216.329 220.956 221.423 2.4 0.2 1.2 -0.2 0.3

Other food at home

 2.188 268.567 272.768 272.352 1.4 -0.2 0.6 0.0 -0.5

Food away from home(1)

 5.356 349.944 363.596 364.546 4.2 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.3

Energy

 6.748 279.084 276.331 285.002 2.1 3.1 -0.9 2.3 1.1

Energy commodities

 3.588 311.160 296.368 313.861 0.9 5.9 -3.2 3.6 1.5

Fuel oil

 0.084 403.040 396.859 388.191 -3.7 -2.2 -4.5 1.1 -1.3

Motor fuel

 3.419 304.575 289.546 307.684 1.0 6.3 -3.3 3.7 1.6

Gasoline (all types)

 3.312 302.673 287.943 306.513 1.3 6.4 -3.3 3.8 1.7

Energy services

 3.160 259.647 267.662 267.658 3.1 0.0 1.4 0.8 0.7

Electricity

 2.464 265.033 276.384 278.233 5.0 0.7 1.2 0.3 0.9

Utility (piped) gas service

 0.695 238.182 236.218 230.601 -3.2 -2.4 2.0 2.3 0.0

All items less food and energy

 79.758 305.476 315.419 317.088 3.8 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4

Commodities less food and energy commodities

 18.805 166.961 165.752 165.875 -0.7 0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.2

Apparel

 2.605 133.112 131.985 133.640 0.4 1.3 -0.7 0.6 0.7

New vehicles

 3.648 178.342 178.592 178.247 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 -0.1 -0.2

Used cars and trucks

 1.921 184.997 180.006 180.891 -2.2 0.5 -3.4 0.5 -1.1

Medical care commodities(1)

 1.464 398.917 408.246 408.919 2.5 0.2 -0.6 0.1 0.2

Alcoholic beverages

 0.848 282.588 289.220 289.360 2.4 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.1

Tobacco and smoking products(1)

 0.541 1,413.380 1,502.976 1,509.166 6.8 0.4 0.3 0.8 0.4

Services less energy services

 60.953 392.024 410.432 413.179 5.4 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.5

Shelter

 36.184 374.971 393.906 396.174 5.7 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.4

Rent of primary residence

 7.639 392.910 413.695 415.219 5.7 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)

 26.713 383.502 404.656 406.155 5.9 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.4

Medical care services

 6.501 595.745 605.162 608.528 2.1 0.6 0.7 -0.1 0.6

Physicians' services(1)

 1.814 412.119 414.702 415.118 0.7 0.1 0.6 -0.2 0.1

Hospital services(1)(3)

 1.983 383.420 408.345 412.365 7.5 1.0 1.6 -0.6 1.0

Transportation services

 6.390 387.966 420.850 429.591 10.7 2.1 1.0 1.4 1.5

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair(1)

 1.234 373.865 397.541 404.475 8.2 1.7 0.8 0.4 1.7

Motor vehicle insurance

 2.854 677.445 806.444 827.852 22.2 2.7 1.4 0.9 2.6

Airline fares

 0.806 286.814 263.952 266.481 -7.1 1.0 1.4 3.6 -0.4

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: April 10, 2024