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, January 2026 [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Expenditure category	Relative importance Dec. 2025	Unadjusted percent change		Seasonally adjusted percent change
Expenditure category	Relative importance Dec. 2025	Jan. 2025- Jan. 2026	Dec. 2025- Jan. 2026	Oct. 2025- Nov. 2025	Nov. 2025- Dec. 2025	Dec. 2025- Jan. 2026
All items	100.000	2.4	0.4	-	0.3	0.2
Food	13.698	2.9	0.4	-	0.7	0.2
Food at home	8.325	2.1	0.6	-	0.6	0.2
Cereals and bakery products	1.035	3.1	1.3	-	0.5	1.2
Cereals and cereal products	0.315	3.4	1.7	-	0.3	1.2
Flour and prepared flour mixes	0.038	1.7	2.4	-	0.7	-0.8
Breakfast cereal(1)	0.136	6.2	2.1	-	-1.0	2.1
Rice, pasta, cornmeal	0.141	1.0	1.1	-	0.1	0.9
Rice(1)(2)(3)	-	2.1	-0.1	-	1.0	-0.1
Bakery products(1)	0.721	2.9	1.2	-	0.4	1.2
Bread(1)(2)	0.175	2.9	0.0	-	1.1	0.0
White bread(1)(3)	-	1.7	-0.8	-	2.0	-0.8
Bread other than white(1)(3)	-	4.2	1.1	-	0.1	1.1
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins(1)(2)	0.120	1.1	-0.6	-	1.4	-0.6
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies(1)	0.210	5.3	2.2	-	-0.7	2.2
Cookies(1)(3)	-	5.0	3.2	-	-2.2	3.2
Fresh cakes and cupcakes(1)(3)	-	5.9	0.9	-	0.4	0.9
Other bakery products	0.217	2.3	2.1	-	0.5	1.4
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts(1)(3)	-	0.9	-1.3	-	0.0	-1.3
Crackers, bread, and cracker products(3)	-	3.7	2.2	-	0.5	1.4
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers(3)	-	-1.6	3.3	-	0.7	2.3
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	1.995	2.2	-0.1	-	-0.2	0.2
Meats, poultry, and fish	1.862	7.0	0.3	-	0.5	0.7
Meats	1.186	9.2	0.1	-	0.6	0.6
Beef and veal	0.638	15.0	-0.9	-	1.1	-0.4
Uncooked ground beef	0.236	17.2	0.5	-	1.2	1.6
Uncooked beef roasts(2)	0.087	15.0	-2.5	-	-1.0	-1.3
Uncooked beef steaks(2)	0.240	12.9	-1.7	-	1.9	-2.2
Uncooked other beef and veal(1)(2)	0.076	13.8	-1.3	-	-0.2	-1.3
Pork	0.340	1.4	1.3	-	0.2	1.4
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products(2)	0.131	0.6	2.7	-	-1.0	2.5
Bacon and related products(3)	-	1.5	3.5	-	-0.8	4.3
Breakfast sausage and related products(2)(3)	-	-0.6	1.5	-	-1.1	-0.1
Ham	0.066	1.6	1.6	-	0.5	0.8
Ham, excluding canned(3)	-	1.3	1.6	-	0.1	1.2
Pork chops(1)	0.046	-1.0	-4.1	-	5.0	-4.1
Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs(1)(2)	0.097	2.4	1.5	-	-3.4	1.5
Other meats	0.207	7.5	1.5	-	0.1	2.3
Frankfurters(3)	-	4.3	-2.9	-	1.7	-1.9
Lunchmeats(1)(2)(3)	-	5.4	1.2	-	-0.7	1.2
Poultry	0.363	1.6	-0.1	-	0.7	0.1
Chicken(2)	0.291	1.1	-0.6	-	0.4	0.2
Fresh whole chicken(3)	-	-1.3	0.0	-	-0.2	0.5
Fresh and frozen chicken parts(3)	-	2.1	-0.9	-	0.1	0.3
Other uncooked poultry including turkey(2)	0.072	3.8	2.1	-	1.8	0.3
Fish and seafood(1)	0.314	5.1	1.5	-	-0.6	1.5
Fresh fish and seafood(1)(2)	0.165	5.7	3.6	-	-1.2	3.6
Processed fish and seafood(2)	0.149	4.9	-0.8	-	0.5	0.2
Shelf stable fish and seafood(1)(3)	-	2.8	-2.1	-	1.4	-2.1
Frozen fish and seafood(3)	-	8.5	0.2	-	0.4	0.4
Eggs	0.133	-34.2	-5.3	-	-7.5	-7.0
Dairy and related products(1)	0.758	-0.3	0.8	-	0.9	0.8
Milk(1)(2)	0.190	0.3	0.4	-	0.1	0.4
Fresh whole milk(1)(3)	-	-0.4	-0.4	-	0.5	-0.4
Fresh milk other than whole(1)(2)(3)	-	0.3	0.6	-	-0.2	0.6
Cheese and related products(1)	0.261	-1.2	0.6	-	1.4	0.6
Ice cream and related products	0.115	0.1	2.0	-	1.6	1.6
Other dairy and related products(2)	0.192	0.0	0.9	-	0.7	0.4
Fruits and vegetables	1.269	0.8	1.0	-	0.4	0.1
Fresh fruits and vegetables	1.008	0.2	0.5	-	0.4	-0.6
Fresh fruits	0.532	-0.5	0.7	-	0.7	-0.8
Apples	0.073	-0.5	-0.3	-	0.1	-1.3
Bananas(1)	0.060	5.4	-0.7	-	-1.6	-0.7
Citrus fruits(2)	0.077	0.2	0.8	-	2.6	0.7
Oranges, including tangerines(3)	-	-1.3	-1.9	-	2.8	-2.6
Other fresh fruits(2)	0.322	-2.9	1.1	-	-0.5	-0.7
Fresh vegetables	0.476	0.8	0.2	-	0.1	-0.5
Potatoes	0.063	-2.3	4.2	-	0.9	0.9
Lettuce	0.044	4.2	-5.6	-	1.2	-2.8
Tomatoes	0.063	-2.4	-0.5	-	-1.2	-1.4
Other fresh vegetables	0.305	1.4	0.3	-	0.0	-0.7
Processed fruits and vegetables(2)	0.262	3.6	3.2	-	0.4	2.4
Canned fruits and vegetables(2)	0.096	5.5	6.2	-	0.0	5.1
Canned fruits(1)(2)(3)	-	5.7	4.2	-	1.5	4.2
Canned vegetables(2)(3)	-	5.3	7.7	-	0.0	5.5
Frozen fruits and vegetables(2)	0.084	1.9	2.0	-	2.0	1.6
Frozen vegetables(3)	-	0.8	2.3	-	2.0	1.7
Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried(2)	0.082	3.2	0.8	-	-0.5	0.3
Dried beans, peas, and lentils(1)(2)(3)	-	2.1	0.2	-	0.7	0.2
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials	0.995	4.5	1.6	-	0.4	0.1
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks(2)	0.675	2.3	2.6	-	0.4	1.0
Carbonated drinks	0.324	3.5	4.0	-	0.5	1.5
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks(1)(2)	0.004	1.0	0.8	-	-0.3	0.8
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks(2)	0.346	1.3	1.4	-	0.4	0.5
Beverage materials including coffee and tea(2)	0.320	9.9	-0.5	-	0.8	-1.5
Coffee	0.221	18.3	0.6	-	1.6	-0.9
Roasted coffee(3)	-	17.1	0.1	-	1.5	-1.2
Instant coffee(1)(3)	-	26.1	2.8	-	1.0	2.8
Other beverage materials including tea(1)(2)	0.099	0.2	-2.8	-	-1.0	-2.8
Other food at home	2.273	2.1	-0.1	-	1.4	-0.3
Sugar and sweets	0.328	5.7	1.0	-	0.8	0.1
Sugar and sugar substitutes	0.032	3.0	4.5	-	0.3	2.6
Candy and chewing gum(2)	0.241	7.5	0.2	-	0.7	-0.9
Other sweets(1)(2)	0.055	0.9	2.1	-	1.9	2.1
Fats and oils	0.231	0.0	0.3	-	1.5	-0.9
Butter and margarine(2)	0.066	-3.9	0.8	-	0.4	-1.7
Butter(3)	-	-5.0	1.4	-	0.2	-2.1
Margarine(3)	-	2.4	1.2	-	0.4	0.3
Salad dressing(1)(2)	0.055	3.2	-1.6	-	3.0	-1.6
Other fats and oils including peanut butter(2)	0.110	-0.1	1.0	-	1.3	0.2
Peanut butter(1)(2)(3)	-	-1.3	-2.2	-	4.3	-2.2
Other foods	1.714	1.8	-0.3	-	1.5	-0.4
Soups	0.085	3.5	1.4	-	1.2	1.1
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods	0.305	-1.0	-2.3	-	0.5	-1.3
Snacks	0.372	1.8	0.7	-	0.7	0.7
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces	0.317	3.3	3.0	-	1.7	1.3
Salt and other seasonings and spices(2)(3)	-	3.0	3.3	-	0.8	1.3
Olives, pickles, relishes(2)(3)	-	3.5	3.3	-	0.5	3.6
Sauces and gravies(2)(3)	-	2.9	1.2	-	2.0	-0.1
Other condiments(3)	-	10.2	12.7	-	2.1	5.3
Baby food and formula(1)(2)	0.053	-1.0	-2.1	-	0.2	-2.1
Other miscellaneous foods(1)(2)	0.582	2.6	-1.8	-	2.7	-1.8
Prepared salads(3)(4)	-	2.6	-0.6	-	0.0	-0.3
Food away from home(1)	5.373	4.0	0.1	-	0.7	0.1
Full service meals and snacks(1)(2)	2.386	4.7	0.0	-	0.8	0.0
Limited service meals and snacks(1)(2)	2.684	3.2	0.3	-	0.6	0.3
Food at employee sites and schools(1)(2)	0.065	3.9	0.1	-	0.3	0.1
Food at elementary and secondary schools(1)(3)(5)	-	1.3	0.1	-	0.1	0.1
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors(1)(2)	0.054	4.9	0.1	-	0.5	0.1
Other food away from home(2)	0.185	5.2	0.4	-	0.3	0.7

Energy	6.383	-0.1	-0.5	-	0.3	-1.5
Energy commodities	3.120	-7.3	-2.5	-	-0.3	-3.3
Fuel oil and other fuels	0.140	-6.0	-1.8	-	-0.2	-4.7
Fuel oil	0.083	-4.2	-3.4	-	-0.8	-5.7
Propane, kerosene, and firewood(6)	0.057	-7.9	0.6	-	-0.3	-1.5
Motor fuel	2.981	-7.3	-2.5	-	-0.3	-3.2
Gasoline (all types)	2.895	-7.5	-2.5	2.7	-0.3	-3.2
Gasoline, unleaded regular(3)	-	-8.0	-2.6	2.8	-0.4	-3.4
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(3)(7)	-	-5.8	-2.3	2.3	0.0	-2.6
Gasoline, unleaded premium(3)	-	-4.7	-2.2	2.4	0.1	-2.1
Other motor fuels(1)(2)	0.086	-2.2	-3.6	-	-3.5	-3.6
Energy services	3.262	7.2	1.4	-	1.0	0.2
Electricity	2.489	6.3	1.6	-	0.2	-0.1
Utility (piped) gas service	0.773	9.8	0.7	-	3.7	1.0

All items less food and energy	79.919	2.5	0.4	-	0.2	0.3
Commodities less food and energy commodities	19.176	1.1	0.3	-	0.0	0.0
Household furnishings and supplies(8)	3.417	3.8	1.1	-	0.5	0.3
Window and floor coverings and other linens(2)	0.238	2.6	1.7	-	0.4	-0.4
Floor coverings(1)(2)	0.070	6.1	3.2	-	0.3	3.2
Window coverings(1)(2)	0.046	6.5	0.3	-	3.6	0.3
Other linens(2)	0.123	-0.9	1.4	-	-0.4	-1.7
Furniture and bedding(1)	0.884	4.0	0.7	-	-0.4	0.7
Bedroom furniture(1)	0.305	4.6	0.5	-	1.4	0.5
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture(1)(2)	0.438	4.0	1.0	-	-1.3	1.0
Other furniture(2)	0.136	3.2	-0.2	-	-0.5	-0.6
Appliances(2)	0.191	0.5	4.4	-	-2.6	1.3
Major appliances(2)	0.065	2.0	1.2	-	-0.8	-0.7
Laundry equipment(1)(3)	-	-0.3	2.6	-	-4.1	2.6
Other appliances(2)	0.123	-0.1	6.2	-	-3.7	2.6
Other household equipment and furnishings(2)	0.566	5.3	1.3	-	2.4	0.4
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items(1)	0.329	3.3	1.6	-	2.2	1.6
Indoor plants and flowers(9)	0.121	6.7	-0.4	-	1.4	-0.3
Dishes and flatware(1)(2)	0.043	5.0	1.6	-	5.8	1.6
Nonelectric cookware and tableware(2)	0.072	13.1	2.8	-	3.1	1.4
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies(1)(2)	0.691	5.6	0.8	-	1.3	0.8
Tools, hardware and supplies(2)	0.210	6.4	0.7	-	0.0	1.0
Outdoor equipment and supplies(1)(2)	0.300	5.3	0.8	-	2.3	0.8
Housekeeping supplies(1)	0.847	2.2	0.5	-	0.2	0.5
Household cleaning products(1)(2)	0.308	1.5	0.1	-	0.9	0.1
Household paper products(1)(2)	0.175	1.6	0.5	-	-1.6	0.5
Miscellaneous household products(1)(2)	0.364	3.1	0.9	-	0.7	0.9
Apparel	2.368	1.7	2.0	-	0.3	0.3
Men's and boys' apparel	0.588	0.6	3.6	-	0.0	0.4
Men's apparel	0.472	0.8	3.3	-	0.2	-0.3
Men's suits, sport coats, and outerwear	0.097	-6.3	0.7	-	0.2	-3.3
Men's underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories	0.130	4.1	3.6	-	2.4	0.4
Men's shirts and sweaters(2)	0.126	3.8	3.5	-	-0.3	2.4
Men's pants and shorts	0.115	-0.4	4.9	-	-0.6	-2.4
Boys' apparel	0.116	-0.3	4.8	-	0.0	2.4
Women's and girls' apparel	0.928	1.3	1.2	-	0.5	0.5
Women's apparel	0.787	1.2	1.0	-	0.3	0.6
Women's outerwear	0.068	5.7	0.0	-	-1.2	1.8
Women's dresses	0.104	4.3	-0.9	-	-2.2	4.7
Women's suits and separates(2)	0.366	0.7	1.0	-	0.9	0.3
Women's underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories(2)	0.234	-0.3	2.1	-	2.4	0.1
Girls' apparel	0.141	1.8	2.2	-	1.9	-0.2
Footwear	0.585	2.0	1.2	-	0.8	0.5
Men's footwear	0.191	3.4	3.0	-	1.9	1.4
Boys' and girls' footwear(1)	0.124	1.5	1.2	-	-0.8	1.2
Women's footwear	0.269	1.1	0.0	-	0.3	-0.3
Infants' and toddlers' apparel	0.103	3.1	0.3	-	1.5	-1.2
Jewelry and watches(6)	0.163	7.1	4.9	-	-1.5	-0.6
Watches(1)(6)	0.035	7.2	2.9	-	0.9	2.9
Jewelry(6)	0.128	7.1	5.4	-	-2.3	-1.4
Transportation commodities less motor fuel(8)	7.021	-0.5	-1.0	-	-0.3	-0.7
New vehicles	3.838	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.1
New cars(3)	-	0.8	0.6	0.3	-0.1	0.5
New trucks(3)(10)	-	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.1
Used cars and trucks	2.759	-2.0	-3.0	0.1	-0.9	-1.8
Motor vehicle parts and equipment(1)	0.349	2.2	-0.5	-	1.0	-0.5
Tires(1)	0.293	2.8	-0.2	-	1.2	-0.2
Vehicle accessories other than tires(1)(2)	0.056	-0.8	-2.0	-	-0.2	-2.0
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires(1)(3)	-	0.3	-1.8	-	-0.9	-1.8
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids(1)(3)	-	-1.8	-2.3	-	1.6	-2.3
Medical care commodities(1)	1.489	0.3	-0.1	-	0.3	-0.1
Medicinal drugs(1)(8)	1.354	-0.1	-0.1	-	0.5	-0.1
Prescription drugs(1)	0.973	-0.5	0.0	-	0.1	0.0
Nonprescription drugs(8)	0.381	0.9	-0.5	-	1.3	0.3
Medical equipment and supplies(1)(8)	0.135	2.9	0.8	-	-1.2	0.8
Recreation commodities(8)	1.918	1.5	1.0	-	0.1	0.6
Video and audio products(8)	0.259	3.7	2.8	-	-0.3	2.2
Televisions	0.107	-4.8	2.1	-	-0.6	1.0
Other video equipment(2)	0.017	1.1	2.2	-	-1.7	0.8
Audio equipment(1)	0.046	13.5	1.7	-	-1.1	1.7
Recorded music and music subscriptions(1)(2)	0.082	7.8	4.5	-	1.1	4.5
Pets and pet products(1)	0.612	1.3	0.3	-	0.5	0.3
Pet food and treats(1)(2)(3)	-	1.4	0.8	-	0.2	0.8
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories(1)(2)(3)	-	0.2	-1.0	-	0.9	-1.0
Sporting goods(1)	0.526	0.7	0.6	-	0.1	0.6
Sports vehicles including bicycles(1)	0.284	-0.2	-0.9	-	0.5	-0.9
Sports equipment(1)	0.231	1.9	2.3	-	-0.4	2.3
Photographic equipment and supplies(1)	0.026	7.4	0.1	-	-0.8	0.1
Photographic equipment(1)(2)(3)	-	6.7	0.1	-	-1.3	0.1
Recreational reading materials(1)	0.114	1.9	0.2	-	-0.4	0.2
Newspapers and magazines(1)(2)	0.054	3.3	-1.6	-	1.9	-1.6
Recreational books(1)(2)	0.060	-0.4	1.7	-	-3.1	1.7
Other recreational goods(2)	0.380	1.0	1.6	-	-0.1	0.4
Toys	0.293	0.5	1.8	-	-0.3	0.2
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment(2)(3)	-	0.0	1.5	-	-0.6	-0.1
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies(1)(2)	0.029	-1.2	1.5	-	1.8	1.5
Music instruments and accessories(1)(2)	0.043	5.5	0.3	-	0.7	0.3
Education and communication commodities(8)	0.818	-3.5	0.4	-	-1.7	0.3
Educational books and supplies(1)	-	-	-	-	-0.2	-
College textbooks(1)(3)(11)	-	0.6	0.1	-	0.1	0.1
Information technology commodities(8)	0.780	-3.8	0.3	-	-1.8	0.2
Computers, peripherals, and smart home assistants(1)(4)	0.293	1.6	3.1	-	-1.3	3.1
Computer software and accessories(1)(2)	0.027	4.8	1.4	-	7.0	1.4
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items(2)	0.461	-7.6	-1.5	-	-2.6	-1.7
Smartphones(1)(3)(12)	-	-10.6	-1.3	-	-2.2	-1.3
Alcoholic beverages(1)	0.840	2.0	0.2	-	-0.1	0.2
Alcoholic beverages at home	0.397	0.6	0.0	-	-0.1	-0.4
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home(1)	0.135	1.7	0.4	-	-0.4	0.4
Distilled spirits at home(1)	0.090	1.5	0.2	-	-0.7	0.2
Whiskey at home(1)(3)	-	1.8	0.1	-	-	0.1
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home(1)(3)	-	2.2	0.3	-	-0.6	0.3
Wine at home	0.172	-0.9	-0.5	-	0.2	-1.0
Alcoholic beverages away from home(1)	0.443	3.6	0.4	-	0.4	0.4
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home(1)(2)(3)	-	2.8	0.4	-	0.2	0.4
Wine away from home(1)(2)(3)	-	2.5	0.1	-	0.0	0.1
Distilled spirits away from home(1)(2)(3)	-	3.0	0.3	-	0.2	0.3
Other goods(8)	1.304	4.6	1.4	-	0.4	1.1
Tobacco and smoking products(1)	0.445	8.5	2.1	-	-0.2	2.1
Cigarettes(1)(2)	0.327	9.0	1.0	-	0.4	1.0
Tobacco products other than cigarettes(1)(2)	0.114	6.5	5.1	-	-2.1	5.1
Personal care products	0.674	1.9	0.7	-	0.5	0.6
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products(1)(2)	0.324	2.5	0.2	-	0.0	0.2
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements(1)	0.340	1.4	1.2	-	-0.5	1.2
Miscellaneous personal goods(2)	0.184	3.8	2.3	-	2.3	0.4
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap(3)	-	1.4	0.3	-	2.0	-0.2
Services less energy services	60.744	2.9	0.5	-	0.3	0.4
Shelter	35.625	3.0	0.3	-	0.4	0.2
Rent of shelter(13)	35.333	3.0	0.3	-	0.4	0.2
Rent of primary residence	7.840	2.8	0.2	-	0.3	0.2
Lodging away from home(2)	1.289	-2.0	2.7	-	2.2	-0.1
Lodging while at school(13)	0.221	3.1	0.1	-	0.2	0.2
Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels	1.068	-3.2	3.2	-	2.6	-0.5
Owners' equivalent rent of residences(13)	26.204	3.3	0.2	-	0.3	0.2
Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence(13)	25.230	3.3	0.2	-	0.3	0.2
Tenants' and household insurance(1)(2)	0.292	6.9	-0.1	-	1.0	-0.1
Water and sewer and trash collection services(2)	1.144	4.7	0.7	-	0.4	0.7
Water and sewerage maintenance(1)	0.783	4.6	0.8	-	0.4	0.8
Garbage and trash collection(1)(10)	0.361	5.0	0.4	-	0.4	0.4
Household operations(1)(2)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Domestic services(1)(2)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gardening and lawncare services(1)(2)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Moving, storage, freight expense(2)	0.067	-15.9	0.9	-	-13.0	1.0
Repair of household items(1)(2)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Medical care services	6.935	3.9	0.6	-	0.4	0.3
Professional services(1)	3.426	3.4	0.8	-	0.3	0.8
Physicians' services(1)	1.684	2.1	0.3	-	0.3	0.3
Dental services(1)	0.904	5.3	0.9	-	0.5	0.9
Eyeglasses and eye care(1)(6)	0.327	2.0	-1.0	-	-0.2	-1.0
Services by other medical professionals(1)(6)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hospital and related services(1)	2.618	6.9	1.0	-	0.9	1.0
Hospital services(1)(14)	2.167	6.6	0.9	-	1.0	0.9
Inpatient hospital services(1)(3)(14)	-	7.4	-	-	-	-
Outpatient hospital services(1)(3)(6)	-	6.1	0.3	-	0.9	0.3
Nursing homes and adult day services(1)(14)	0.221	4.8	1.0	-	0.1	1.0
Home health care(1)(5)	0.230	12.7	2.1	-	0.0	2.1
Health insurance(1)(5)	0.890	-2.2	-1.0	-	-1.1	-1.0
Transportation services	6.315	1.3	1.3	-	0.4	1.4
Leased cars and trucks(1)(11)	0.394	-	0.6	-0.3	-0.6	0.6
Car and truck rental(2)	0.138	-1.2	-1.3	-	-1.0	5.0
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair(1)	1.039	4.9	0.1	-	-1.3	0.1
Motor vehicle body work(1)	0.058	4.0	-	-	-	-
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing(1)	0.514	4.5	0.2	-	0.5	0.2
Motor vehicle repair(1)(2)	0.399	5.7	0.2	-	-3.7	0.2
Motor vehicle insurance	2.754	0.5	0.0	-	-	-0.4
Motor vehicle fees(1)(2)	0.505	3.6	4.9	-	-0.7	4.9
State motor vehicle registration and license fees(1)(2)	0.296	5.0	3.1	-	-0.5	3.1
Parking and other fees(1)(2)	0.189	1.6	7.4	-	-1.0	7.4
Parking fees and tolls(2)(3)	-	3.7	1.1	-	0.3	0.4
Public transportation	1.485	1.6	3.8	-	3.2	4.0
Airline fares	0.881	2.2	6.9	-	3.8	6.5
Other intercity transportation	0.244	-3.3	-5.3	-	1.9	-4.0
Ship fare(1)(2)(3)	-	-7.0	-0.7	-	0.2	-0.7
Intracity transportation(1)	0.355	3.9	2.3	-	2.7	2.3
Intracity mass transit(1)(3)(8)	-	4.9	4.1	-	-0.7	4.1
Recreation services(8)	3.219	3.1	0.7	-	1.8	0.4
Video and audio services(8)	0.793	4.0	1.3	-	2.3	0.7
Cable, satellite, and live streaming television service(10)	0.606	2.7	1.1	-	1.1	0.4
Purchase, subscription, and rental of video(1)(2)	0.188	9.1	1.9	-	7.6	1.9
Video discs and other media(1)(2)(3)	-	3.8	4.9	-	3.2	4.9
Subscription and rental of video and video games(1)(2)(3)	-	29.4	3.0	-	19.5	3.0
Pet services including veterinary(2)	0.546	6.0	0.4	-	0.9	0.1
Pet services(2)(3)	-	5.7	0.6	-	0.5	0.0
Veterinarian services(1)(2)(3)	-	7.4	0.5	-	2.0	0.5
Photographers and photo processing(1)(2)	0.037	2.0	1.6	-	-	1.6
Other recreation services(2)	1.841	2.0	0.5	-	1.8	0.3
Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other organizations, or participant sports fees(2)	0.766	-0.3	0.2	-	0.2	-0.3
Admissions(1)	0.704	3.9	0.7	-	3.6	0.7
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts(1)(2)(3)	-	5.0	-0.7	-	2.4	-0.7
Admission to sporting events(1)(2)(3)	-	-6.3	5.4	-	-	5.4
Fees for lessons or instructions(1)(6)	0.158	2.8	1.0	-	-	1.0
Education and communication services(8)	5.028	1.2	0.3	-	-0.8	0.4
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare	2.564	2.9	0.1	-	0.2	0.2
College tuition and fees	1.351	2.1	0.2	-	0.0	0.5
Elementary and high school tuition and fees	0.408	4.1	0.0	-	0.4	0.3
Day care and preschool(9)	0.699	3.8	-0.2	-	0.4	-0.5
Technical and vocational school tuition and fixed fees(2)	0.046	2.1	0.0	-	0.1	0.2
Postage and delivery services(2)	0.064	5.3	0.1	-	0.5	-0.1
Postage	0.059	5.1	-0.1	0.5	0.5	-0.1
Delivery services(2)	-	-	-	-	1.8	-
Telephone services(1)(2)	1.466	-3.5	-0.2	-	-2.8	-0.2
Wireless telephone services(1)(2)	1.340	-4.3	-0.3	1.1	-3.3	-0.3
Residential telephone services(1)(8)	0.126	3.1	1.3	-	1.4	1.3
Internet services and electronic information providers(1)(2)	0.923	3.5	1.8	-	-0.7	1.8
Other personal services(1)(8)	1.598	6.9	1.6	-	-0.2	1.6
Personal care services(1)	0.676	5.0	0.6	-	0.7	0.6
Haircuts and other personal care services(1)(2)	0.676	5.0	0.6	-	0.7	0.6
Miscellaneous personal services(1)	0.922	8.3	2.3	-	-0.8	2.3
Legal services(1)(6)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Funeral expenses(1)(6)	0.166	5.6	3.1	-	0.6	3.1
Laundry and dry cleaning services(1)(2)	0.129	5.8	1.3	-	0.3	1.3
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning(1)(2)	0.029	5.4	-0.4	-	0.5	-0.4
Financial services(1)(6)	0.236	-1.6	-10.0	-	-3.5	-10.0
Checking account and other bank services(1)(2)(3)	-	0.4	0.0	-	0.3	0.0
Tax return preparation and other accounting fees(1)(2)(3)	-	-1.0	-13.8	-	-4.5	-13.8
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 2001=100 base. (12) Indexes on a December 2019=100 base. (13) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. (14) 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: February 13, 2026