Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, by detailed expenditure category

Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure category, October 2026 [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Expenditure category	Relative importance Sep. 2026	Unadjusted percent change		Seasonally adjusted percent change
Expenditure category	Relative importance Sep. 2026	Oct. 2025- Oct. 2026	Sep. 2026- Oct. 2026	Jul. 2026- Aug. 2026	Aug. 2026- Sep. 2026	Sep. 2026- Oct. 2026
All items	100.000	-	0.2	0.4	0.6	0.4
Food	13.447	-	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.5
Food at home	8.162	-	0.3	0.0	-0.1	0.4
Cereals and bakery products	1.016	-	-0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0
Cereals and cereal products	0.309	-	-0.8	-0.3	0.8	-0.8
Flour and prepared flour mixes	0.037	-	-0.5	1.4	-1.3	0.8
Breakfast cereal(1)	0.132	-	-1.5	-1.6	0.9	-1.5
Rice, pasta, cornmeal	0.140	-	-0.2	-0.2	1.2	0.1
Rice(1)(2)(3)	-	-	-1.4	0.1	1.1	-1.4
Bakery products(1)	0.708	-	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.2
Bread(1)(2)	0.171	-	-0.6	-0.1	-0.1	-0.6
White bread(1)(3)	-	-	-0.5	0.1	0.1	-0.5
Bread other than white(1)(3)	-	-	-0.7	-0.4	-0.2	-0.7
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins(1)(2)	0.116	-	1.3	0.7	0.2	1.3
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies(1)	0.205	-	1.4	-0.6	-0.6	1.4
Cookies(1)(3)	-	-	1.5	1.9	-1.2	1.5
Fresh cakes and cupcakes(1)(3)	-	-	1.7	-3.5	-0.6	1.7
Other bakery products	0.216	-	-1.0	0.8	0.5	-1.0
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts(1)(3)	-	-	3.5	-1.1	1.9	3.5
Crackers, bread, and cracker products(3)	-	-	-0.9	0.6	-1.9	-0.5
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers(3)	-	-	-3.7	-0.5	4.0	-4.8
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	1.940	-	0.3	0.1	-0.5	0.5
Meats, poultry, and fish	1.825	-	0.4	-0.1	-0.4	0.5
Meats	1.154	-	0.4	-0.2	-0.9	0.6
Beef and veal	0.624	-	0.6	-1.0	-1.0	0.9
Uncooked ground beef	0.234	-	0.8	0.0	-0.8	1.2
Uncooked beef roasts(2)	0.084	-	-1.5	-1.7	-3.6	-0.1
Uncooked beef steaks(2)	0.233	-	1.0	-1.5	-1.0	1.7
Uncooked other beef and veal(1)(2)	0.073	-	0.9	1.1	0.0	0.9
Pork	0.335	-	-0.3	0.4	-1.0	0.1
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products(2)	0.132	-	0.1	0.4	-0.4	0.8
Bacon and related products(3)	-	-	-0.9	0.4	-0.5	-0.5
Breakfast sausage and related products(2)(3)	-	-	1.2	-0.1	1.0	1.3
Ham	0.067	-	-1.6	-1.4	0.9	-1.7
Ham, excluding canned(3)	-	-	-1.7	-1.2	1.7	-2.2
Pork chops(1)	0.044	-	-1.0	0.0	-0.6	-1.0
Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs(1)(2)	0.092	-	0.4	2.6	-2.3	0.4
Other meats	0.195	-	1.2	1.3	-0.5	0.3
Frankfurters(3)	-	-	1.0	0.0	-2.4	-0.9
Lunchmeats(1)(2)(3)	-	-	1.6	0.3	-0.3	1.6
Poultry	0.355	-	0.4	0.4	0.7	0.8
Chicken(2)	0.279	-	0.3	0.4	1.3	0.5
Fresh whole chicken(3)	-	-	-0.8	-0.5	3.9	-0.8
Fresh and frozen chicken parts(3)	-	-	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.8
Other uncooked poultry including turkey(2)	0.076	-	0.7	0.8	-1.2	1.9
Fish and seafood(1)	0.316	-	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1
Fresh fish and seafood(1)(2)	0.167	-	-0.7	-1.1	0.1	-0.7
Processed fish and seafood(2)	0.149	-	1.0	0.9	0.4	1.8
Shelf stable fish and seafood(1)(3)	-	-	1.1	0.0	0.6	1.1
Frozen fish and seafood(3)	-	-	0.5	1.7	0.0	0.6
Eggs	0.116	-	-0.1	2.9	-1.3	0.6
Dairy and related products(1)	0.730	-	0.6	0.3	-0.9	0.6
Milk(1)(2)	0.188	-	-0.3	-1.2	-2.0	-0.3
Fresh whole milk(1)(3)	-	-	-1.2	-1.1	-2.1	-1.2
Fresh milk other than whole(1)(2)(3)	-	-	0.0	-1.0	-1.9	0.0
Cheese and related products(1)	0.247	-	1.3	0.7	0.2	1.3
Ice cream and related products	0.106	-	0.8	-0.4	-1.3	1.0
Other dairy and related products(2)	0.189	-	0.5	1.8	-0.8	1.1
Fruits and vegetables	1.276	-	0.7	-0.4	0.5	0.6
Fresh fruits and vegetables	1.010	-	1.1	-0.7	0.5	0.8
Fresh fruits	0.534	-	0.1	-0.5	0.8	-0.4
Apples	0.078	-	-4.2	-2.8	1.0	-1.6
Bananas(1)	0.058	-	-0.2	0.1	1.0	-0.2
Citrus fruits(2)	0.080	-	-0.8	-0.5	-0.9	-0.4
Oranges, including tangerines(3)	-	-	-0.5	1.0	-1.0	-0.2
Other fresh fruits(2)	0.317	-	1.5	0.3	1.0	-1.4
Fresh vegetables	0.476	-	2.2	-0.9	0.1	2.2
Potatoes	0.071	-	-1.9	1.2	0.6	0.9
Lettuce	0.040	-	9.5	-6.2	3.9	7.9
Tomatoes	0.065	-	1.5	-3.0	1.4	1.7
Other fresh vegetables	0.301	-	2.3	-0.3	-0.7	2.0
Processed fruits and vegetables(2)	0.266	-	-0.7	0.5	0.5	-0.3
Canned fruits and vegetables(2)	0.100	-	-1.2	0.7	0.2	-0.5
Canned fruits(1)(2)(3)	-	-	0.1	-0.3	-0.3	0.1
Canned vegetables(2)(3)	-	-	-1.8	0.9	0.5	-1.2
Frozen fruits and vegetables(2)	0.085	-	0.4	0.8	1.0	0.4
Frozen vegetables(3)	-	-	0.9	0.7	1.4	0.6
Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried(2)	0.080	-	-1.5	-0.3	1.0	-0.9
Dried beans, peas, and lentils(1)(2)(3)	-	-	-1.5	-1.0	0.3	-1.5
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials	0.990	-	-0.3	0.2	0.9	-0.3
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks(2)	0.674	-	0.7	0.2	1.1	0.8
Carbonated drinks	0.333	-	-0.3	1.2	1.5	-0.3
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks(1)(2)	0.004	-	2.2	-0.5	-1.4	2.2
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks(2)	0.337	-	1.6	-0.8	1.0	1.5
Beverage materials including coffee and tea(2)	0.316	-	-2.5	0.0	0.5	-2.4
Coffee	0.222	-	-3.7	-0.6	0.9	-3.6
Roasted coffee(3)	-	-	-4.5	-0.5	1.8	-4.6
Instant coffee(1)(3)	-	-	-0.9	0.5	-3.3	-0.9
Other beverage materials including tea(1)(2)	0.094	-	0.3	1.1	-1.3	0.3
Other food at home	2.208	-	0.6	0.1	-0.2	0.7
Sugar and sweets	0.326	-	0.4	-0.7	0.0	0.6
Sugar and sugar substitutes	0.032	-	-0.6	-0.6	-0.1	0.4
Candy and chewing gum(2)	0.241	-	0.8	-0.6	0.3	0.9
Other sweets(1)(2)	0.054	-	-0.9	-0.2	-0.7	-0.9
Fats and oils	0.220	-	0.6	1.5	-0.2	0.6
Butter and margarine(2)	0.061	-	1.5	0.4	-2.3	2.0
Butter(3)	-	-	1.1	0.9	-2.7	1.4
Margarine(3)	-	-	2.5	0.0	-1.7	3.2
Salad dressing(1)(2)	0.051	-	-1.1	5.0	1.3	-1.1
Other fats and oils including peanut butter(2)	0.107	-	0.9	1.1	0.8	0.2
Peanut butter(1)(2)(3)	-	-	1.7	1.1	1.1	1.7
Other foods	1.662	-	0.6	0.1	-0.3	0.8
Soups	0.086	-	-2.7	-0.6	1.0	-1.0
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods	0.288	-	1.1	-0.5	0.1	1.0
Snacks	0.360	-	0.8	1.1	-1.6	1.0
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces	0.317	-	0.1	-0.2	-0.3	0.2
Salt and other seasonings and spices(2)(3)	-	-	-1.0	0.2	-0.9	-1.0
Olives, pickles, relishes(2)(3)	-	-	2.4	3.3	-1.6	2.5
Sauces and gravies(2)(3)	-	-	1.9	-0.8	-0.2	2.6
Other condiments(3)	-	-	-3.3	-1.9	1.0	-3.0
Baby food and formula(1)(2)	0.051	-	5.1	-1.4	-1.0	5.1
Other miscellaneous foods(1)(2)	0.560	-	0.7	-0.9	0.5	0.7
Prepared salads(3)(4)	-	-	1.2	2.3	-0.5	0.6
Food away from home(1)	5.285	-	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.5
Full service meals and snacks(1)(2)	2.347	-	0.7	0.4	0.3	0.7
Limited service meals and snacks(1)(2)	2.637	-	0.4	0.0	0.2	0.4
Food at employee sites and schools(1)(2)	0.064	-	0.0	0.6	0.5	0.0
Food at elementary and secondary schools(1)(3)(5)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors(1)(2)	0.053	-	0.5	1.2	-0.2	0.5
Other food away from home(2)	0.184	-	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.2

Energy	7.649	-	-0.4	2.1	5.2	0.7
Energy commodities	4.403	-	-0.3	4.2	9.3	0.8
Fuel oil and other fuels	0.186	-	5.2	6.8	10.2	2.4
Fuel oil	0.131	-	5.8	10.1	15.3	2.0
Propane, kerosene, and firewood(6)	0.055	-	3.8	0.9	0.2	1.8
Motor fuel	4.217	-	-0.6	4.1	9.3	0.7
Gasoline (all types)	4.080	37.4	-0.7	3.9	9.1	1.0
Gasoline, unleaded regular(3)	-	38.6	-0.8	4.0	9.5	1.0
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(3)(7)	-	33.9	-0.2	3.6	7.8	1.3
Gasoline, unleaded premium(3)	-	31.4	0.0	3.1	7.1	1.1
Other motor fuels(1)(2)	0.136	-	2.7	9.6	11.9	2.7
Energy services	3.245	-	-0.6	-0.4	0.1	0.6
Electricity	2.513	-	-0.7	-0.2	0.2	0.9
Utility (piped) gas service	0.732	-	-0.1	-1.1	-0.3	-0.8

All items less food and energy	78.905	-	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3
Commodities less food and energy commodities	18.807	-	-0.2	0.1	0.3	0.2
Household furnishings and supplies(8)	3.294	-	0.5	0.0	-0.2	0.7
Window and floor coverings and other linens(2)	0.227	-	-1.3	-1.0	-2.4	-0.1
Floor coverings(1)(2)	0.066	-	0.4	1.5	-0.6	0.4
Window coverings(1)(2)	0.043	-	-0.8	0.2	-1.5	-0.8
Other linens(2)	0.117	-	-2.4	-0.2	-4.6	-0.3
Furniture and bedding(1)	0.833	-	1.2	-0.9	-0.8	1.2
Bedroom furniture(1)	0.283	-	1.5	-0.6	-2.2	1.5
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture(1)(2)	0.420	-	1.1	-1.1	-0.1	1.1
Other furniture(2)	0.124	-	1.0	-0.7	-1.9	0.2
Appliances(2)	0.197	-	0.0	1.3	-0.7	1.3
Major appliances(2)	0.063	-	0.3	1.4	0.0	1.4
Laundry equipment(1)(3)	-	-	-0.9	2.8	0.1	-0.9
Other appliances(2)	0.131	-	-0.2	1.3	-0.7	1.2
Other household equipment and furnishings(2)	0.542	-	0.4	-0.2	1.8	0.8
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items(1)	0.312	-	-0.5	1.1	2.1	-0.5
Indoor plants and flowers(9)	0.115	-	2.8	-1.5	1.2	2.9
Dishes and flatware(1)(2)	0.045	-	1.3	-1.0	0.9	1.3
Nonelectric cookware and tableware(2)	0.069	-	0.0	-1.4	1.8	0.6
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies(1)(2)	0.672	-	0.1	0.6	0.5	0.1
Tools, hardware and supplies(2)	0.208	-	0.8	-0.4	-0.3	1.4
Outdoor equipment and supplies(1)(2)	0.287	-	-0.4	1.0	0.6	-0.4
Housekeeping supplies(1)	0.824	-	0.9	0.0	-0.1	0.9
Household cleaning products(1)(2)	0.298	-	0.5	-0.6	-0.2	0.5
Household paper products(1)(2)	0.169	-	2.9	0.6	-1.4	2.9
Miscellaneous household products(1)(2)	0.357	-	0.3	0.4	0.6	0.3
Apparel	2.489	-	-1.1	0.0	0.3	0.1
Men's and boys' apparel	0.621	-	-1.2	0.6	1.1	-0.1
Men's apparel	0.492	-	-1.0	1.4	0.0	0.0
Men's suits, sport coats, and outerwear	0.101	-	-3.0	2.1	1.9	-1.8
Men's underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories	0.133	-	0.6	-0.2	-0.8	1.5
Men's shirts and sweaters(2)	0.136	-	-2.2	2.3	-0.7	-0.5
Men's pants and shorts	0.118	-	0.4	-0.2	0.2	1.8
Boys' apparel	0.129	-	-1.8	-0.6	5.0	-1.1
Women's and girls' apparel	0.986	-	-2.0	0.2	-0.8	-0.6
Women's apparel	0.832	-	-1.7	0.0	-0.7	-0.8
Women's outerwear	0.071	-	-3.0	0.7	-1.8	0.8
Women's dresses	0.112	-	0.9	4.9	-5.6	3.7
Women's suits and separates(2)	0.394	-	-3.5	-0.2	-0.4	-2.6
Women's underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories(2)	0.238	-	0.3	-2.5	-0.1	0.4
Girls' apparel	0.154	-	-3.4	1.3	-1.4	0.4
Footwear	0.601	-	0.4	-0.3	0.5	1.0
Men's footwear	0.198	-	0.5	1.5	-0.2	1.0
Boys' and girls' footwear(1)	0.124	-	1.2	-1.7	2.7	1.2
Women's footwear	0.279	-	0.1	0.0	0.7	0.9
Infants' and toddlers' apparel	0.098	-	-1.1	-0.7	2.3	-0.2
Jewelry and watches(6)	0.183	-	-1.9	-1.6	1.9	1.5
Watches(1)(6)	0.036	-	-0.6	0.7	0.4	-0.6
Jewelry(6)	0.147	-	-2.2	-1.5	1.9	1.9
Transportation commodities less motor fuel(8)	6.811	-	-0.7	0.3	0.4	-0.4
New vehicles	3.729	0.7	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.2
New cars(3)	-	1.7	0.1	0.3	0.4	0.3
New trucks(3)(10)	-	0.6	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.2
Used cars and trucks	2.670	-3.3	-2.0	0.4	0.7	-1.2
Motor vehicle parts and equipment(1)	0.338	-	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.2
Tires(1)	0.283	-	0.3	0.0	0.4	0.3
Vehicle accessories other than tires(1)(2)	0.056	-	-0.3	0.1	0.1	-0.3
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires(1)(3)	-	-	-0.4	-2.6	-0.7	-0.4
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids(1)(3)	-	-	0.3	2.6	1.0	0.3
Medical care commodities(1)	1.378	-	0.5	-0.2	-0.7	0.5
Medicinal drugs(1)(8)	1.249	-	0.4	-0.4	-0.8	0.4
Prescription drugs(1)	0.893	-	0.3	0.0	-1.2	0.3
Nonprescription drugs(8)	0.357	-	0.7	-1.0	1.3	0.9
Medical equipment and supplies(1)(8)	0.129	-	1.4	1.0	0.4	1.4
Recreation commodities(8)	1.930	-	0.6	0.0	0.9	0.7
Video and audio products(8)	0.261	-	1.7	-0.1	-0.1	1.8
Televisions(11)	0.107	-	3.3	1.4	-1.9	3.3
Other video equipment(11)	0.019	-	4.9	-6.1	4.5	6.3
Audio equipment(1)	0.045	-	-0.5	-1.3	1.4	-0.5
Recorded music and music subscriptions(1)(2)	0.084	-	0.3	-0.1	0.3	0.3
Pets and pet products(1)	0.596	-	0.7	-0.2	-0.3	0.7
Pet food and treats(1)(2)(3)	-	-	0.4	-0.1	0.0	0.4
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories(1)(2)(3)	-	-	1.0	-0.4	-0.8	1.0
Sporting goods(1)	0.534	-	-0.4	1.0	0.4	-0.4
Sports vehicles including bicycles(1)	0.291	-	-0.7	1.8	0.9	-0.7
Sports equipment(1)	0.231	-	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
Photographic equipment and supplies(1)	0.025	-	-1.1	1.2	-0.1	-1.1
Photographic equipment(1)(2)(3)	-	-	-1.2	1.3	0.0	-1.2
Recreational reading materials(1)	0.117	-	1.6	2.9	2.2	1.6
Newspapers and magazines(1)(2)	0.059	-	4.5	3.6	3.9	4.5
Recreational books(1)(2)	0.059	-	-1.2	2.3	0.6	-1.2
Other recreational goods(2)	0.397	-	0.8	-1.8	3.5	1.5
Toys	0.311	-	1.0	-2.3	4.2	1.8
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment(2)(3)	-	-	1.2	-3.3	5.1	2.1
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies(1)(2)	0.027	-	-0.1	0.1	-0.3	-0.1
Music instruments and accessories(1)(2)	0.042	-	0.3	0.3	1.0	0.3
Education and communication commodities(8)	0.789	-	0.3	0.1	0.9	0.5
Educational books and supplies(1)	0.037	-	1.5	-0.7	0.2	1.5
College textbooks(1)(3)(12)	-	-	2.6	-0.9	-0.1	2.6
Information technology commodities(8)	0.752	-	0.2	0.1	0.9	0.4
Computers, peripherals, and smart home assistants(1)(4)	0.322	-	0.5	3.8	1.4	0.5
Computer software and accessories(1)(2)	0.030	-	-1.5	-2.2	0.4	-1.5
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items(11)	0.400	-	0.1	-2.4	0.6	0.5
Smartphones(1)(3)(13)	-	-	1.4	-1.7	0.4	1.4
Alcoholic beverages(1)	0.818	-	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0
Alcoholic beverages at home	0.383	-	-0.2	0.0	0.0	-0.2
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home(1)	0.133	-	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.1
Distilled spirits at home(1)	0.087	-	-0.9	-0.3	-0.2	-0.9
Whiskey at home(1)(3)	-	-	-0.4	-0.1	-0.3	-0.4
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home(1)(3)	-	-	-1.5	-0.3	-0.4	-1.5
Wine at home	0.164	-	-0.1	0.0	0.2	0.0
Alcoholic beverages away from home(1)	0.435	-	0.2	0.1	-0.1	0.2
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home(1)(2)(3)	-	-	0.2	0.0	-0.2	0.2
Wine away from home(1)(2)(3)	-	-	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0
Distilled spirits away from home(1)(2)(3)	-	-	0.5	0.0	-0.1	0.5
Other goods(8)	1.297	-	0.4	0.5	0.1	0.3
Tobacco and smoking products(1)(11)	0.450	-	0.3	0.6	0.7	0.3
Cigarettes(1)(2)	0.330	-	0.1	0.8	0.8	0.1
Tobacco products other than cigarettes(1)(2)	0.115	-	0.8	0.1	0.5	0.8
Personal care products	0.667	-	0.3	0.1	-0.4	0.4
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products(1)(2)	0.321	-	-0.6	0.2	0.8	-0.6
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements(1)	0.337	-	1.2	0.2	-0.9	1.2
Miscellaneous personal goods(2)	0.180	-	1.0	1.3	0.1	0.2
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap(3)	-	-	1.8	1.5	2.9	-1.3
Services less energy services	60.098	-	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.3
Shelter	35.238	-	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.3
Rent of shelter(14)	34.952	-	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.3
Rent of primary residence	7.707	-	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
Lodging away from home(2)	1.392	-	-3.5	2.4	2.0	0.6
Lodging while at school(14)	0.219	-	0.1	0.7	0.4	0.3
Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels	1.173	-	-4.2	2.7	2.3	0.7
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(14)	25.853	-	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(14)	24.889	-	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3
Tenants' and household insurance(1)(2)	0.286	-	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.1
Water and sewer and trash collection services(2)	1.143	-	0.6	0.5	0.2	0.6
Water and sewerage maintenance(1)	0.781	-	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.3
Garbage and trash collection(1)(10)	0.362	-	1.3	1.0	0.3	1.3
Household operations(1)(2)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Domestic services(1)(2)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gardening and lawncare services(1)(2)	0.393	-	-1.8	0.0	1.1	-1.8
Moving, storage, freight expense(2)	0.073	-	2.1	-1.9	-2.3	3.0
Repair of household items(1)(2)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Medical care services	6.813	-	0.3	-0.2	0.3	0.3
Professional services(1)	3.389	-	0.4	-0.2	0.1	0.4
Physicians' services(1)	1.648	-	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.4
Dental services(1)	0.912	-	0.8	-0.6	0.5	0.8
Eyeglasses and eye care(1)(6)	0.315	-	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0
Services by other medical professionals(1)(6)	0.514	-	-	-	-	-
Hospital and related services(1)(11)	2.613	-	0.7	0.1	0.6	0.7
Hospital services(1)(15)	2.163	-	0.8	0.0	0.7	0.8
Inpatient hospital services(1)(3)(15)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Outpatient hospital services(1)(3)(6)	-	-	0.7	0.1	1.4	0.7
Nursing homes and adult day services(1)(15)	0.222	-	0.3	0.6	0.5	0.3
Home health care(1)(5)	0.228	-	0.2	0.6	0.0	0.2
Health insurance(1)(5)	0.811	-	-1.8	-0.5	-0.2	-1.8
Transportation services	6.256	-	1.5	0.5	0.6	0.8
Leased cars and trucks(1)(12)	0.382	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.3	0.0
Car and truck rental(2)	0.153	-	-5.3	2.2	5.4	-5.7
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair(1)	1.065	-	0.6	1.1	0.7	0.6
Motor vehicle body work(1)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing(1)	0.526	-	0.5	1.0	0.6	0.5
Motor vehicle repair(1)(2)	0.412	-	0.9	1.4	0.6	0.9
Motor vehicle insurance	2.510	-	1.0	-0.8	0.1	0.7
Motor vehicle fees(1)(2)	0.495	-	0.7	-0.7	-0.3	0.7
State motor vehicle registration and license fees(1)(2)	0.291	-	-0.6	-0.6	0.0	-0.6
Parking and other fees(1)(2)	0.185	-	2.7	-0.9	-0.9	2.7
Parking fees and tolls(2)(3)	-	-	-0.2	-0.5	0.1	0.3
Public transportation	1.651	-	4.0	2.3	1.2	2.0
Airline fares	1.055	-	3.8	2.7	1.2	0.4
Other intercity transportation	0.225	-	0.6	-0.2	1.5	1.4
Ship fare(1)(2)(3)	-	-	-0.6	1.7	-4.0	-0.6
Intracity transportation(1)	0.366	-	6.6	0.8	2.2	6.6
Intracity mass transit(1)(3)(8)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Recreation services(8)	3.127	-	0.8	0.0	0.3	0.9
Video and audio services(8)	0.774	-	0.1	0.2	-0.1	0.5
Cable, satellite, and live streaming television service(10)	0.593	-	0.3	0.0	0.6	0.7
Purchase, subscription, and rental of video(1)(2)	0.180	-	-0.2	1.0	-2.5	-0.2
Video discs and other media(1)(2)(3)	-	-	-0.1	3.4	-12.7	-0.1
Subscription and rental of video and video games(1)(2)(3)	-	-	-0.8	-1.6	0.2	-0.8
Pet services including veterinary(2)	0.537	-	0.3	0.7	-0.6	0.5
Pet services(2)(3)	-	-	0.6	-0.3	-0.7	0.7
Veterinarian services(1)(2)(3)	-	-	0.3	1.1	0.3	0.3
Photographers and photo processing(1)(2)	0.036	-	2.0	2.0	-0.7	2.0
Other recreation services(2)	1.780	-	1.1	-0.4	0.8	1.1
Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other organizations, or participant sports fees(2)	0.736	-	1.2	-0.1	0.8	1.2
Admissions(1)	0.682	-	1.2	-0.8	0.7	1.2
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts(1)(2)(3)	-	-	0.4	-0.6	-0.8	0.4
Admission to sporting events(1)(2)(3)	-	-	0.3	-0.4	7.6	0.3
Fees for lessons or instructions(1)(6)	0.156	-	0.6	0.6	0.8	0.6
Education and communication services(8)	5.007	-	0.0	1.8	0.0	0.0
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare	2.558	-	0.2	0.8	0.6	0.3
College tuition and fees	1.349	-	0.1	0.5	1.2	0.1
Elementary and high school tuition and fees(11)	0.409	-	0.4	1.4	0.5	0.7
Day care and preschool(9)	0.693	-	0.1	1.0	-0.4	0.4
Technical and vocational school tuition and fixed fees(2)	0.045	-	0.0	0.7	0.3	0.0
Postage and delivery services(2)	0.066	-	4.9	0.6	0.6	1.7
Postage	0.061	13.3	5.2	0.5	0.5	1.7
Delivery services(2)	0.005	-	1.4	2.3	1.7	1.8
Telephone services(1)(2)	1.483	-	-0.2	5.4	-0.1	-0.2
Wireless telephone services(1)(2)	1.361	3.0	-0.2	5.9	0.0	-0.2
Residential telephone services(1)(8)	0.123	-	-0.2	-0.1	-0.5	-0.2
Internet services and electronic information providers(1)(2)	0.889	-	-0.5	-0.7	-1.3	-0.5
Other personal services(1)(8)	1.597	-	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.1
Personal care services(1)	0.667	-	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.2
Haircuts and other personal care services(1)(2)	0.667	-	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.2
Miscellaneous personal services(1)	0.929	-	-0.1	-0.3	0.3	-0.1
Legal services(1)(6)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Funeral expenses(1)(6)	0.163	-	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2
Laundry and dry cleaning services(1)(2)	0.130	-	0.1	0.2	0.5	0.1
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning(1)(2)	0.030	-	1.9	0.6	0.9	1.9
Financial services(1)(6)	0.235	-	-0.7	-1.3	0.7	-0.7
Checking account and other bank services(1)(2)(3)	-	-	0.0	0.0	2.7	0.0
Tax return preparation and other accounting fees(1)(2)(3)	-	-	-0.9	-1.6	-0.3	-0.9
Footnotes (1) Not seasonally adjusted. (2) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. (3) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. (4) Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. (5) Indexes on a December 2005=100 base. (6) Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. (7) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. (8) Indexes on a December 2009=100 base. (9) Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. (10) Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. (11) Indexes on a December 2024=100 base. (12) Indexes on a December 2001=100 base. (13) Indexes on a December 2019=100 base. (14) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. (15) 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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