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Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, special aggregate indexes

Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, special aggregate indexes, May 2026 [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Special aggregate indexes Relative
importance
Apr.
2026		 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change
May
2025		 Apr.
2026		 May
2026		 May
2025-
May
2026		 Apr.
2026-
May
2026		 Feb.
2026-
Mar.
2026		 Mar.
2026-
Apr.
2026		 Apr.
2026-
May
2026

All items less food

 86.488 318.804 330.598 332.934 4.4 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.5

All items less shelter

 64.763 288.519 299.861 302.164 4.7 0.8 1.2 0.7 0.6

All items less food and shelter

 51.252 276.298 287.898 290.576 5.2 0.9 1.5 0.7 0.7

All items less food, shelter, and energy

 43.777 279.195 285.268 285.993 2.4 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1

All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and trucks

 41.171 284.537 291.762 292.278 2.7 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1

All items less medical care

 91.740 309.061 320.533 322.663 4.4 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.5

All items less energy

 92.526 328.249 336.750 337.718 2.9 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.2

Commodities

 36.606 224.646 234.755 237.075 5.5 1.0 2.0 0.8 0.8

Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and trucks

 16.250 164.039 167.005 166.605 1.6 -0.2 0.2 0.0 -0.1

Commodities less food

 23.094 177.506 187.150 189.914 7.0 1.5 3.2 1.0 1.1

Commodities less food and beverages

 22.269 173.602 183.258 186.061 7.2 1.5 3.3 1.0 1.1

Services

 63.394 417.126 429.954 431.785 3.5 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.3

Services less rent of shelter(1)

 28.445 430.191 444.149 446.291 3.7 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.5

Services less medical care services

 56.563 400.762 413.095 414.831 3.5 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.4

Durables

 10.503 123.180 122.788 123.025 -0.1 0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.1

Nondurables

 26.103 279.441 297.808 301.704 8.0 1.3 2.6 1.4 1.2

Nondurables less food

 12.591 230.536 255.314 261.819 13.6 2.5 5.5 2.7 2.2

Nondurables less food and beverages

 11.767 226.632 252.493 259.367 14.4 2.7 5.9 2.9 2.4

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel

 9.284 290.844 329.226 340.946 17.2 3.6 7.5 3.4 2.9

Nondurables less food and apparel

 10.109 289.624 324.969 335.609 15.9 3.3 6.8 3.2 2.7

Housing

 44.045 345.938 357.345 358.388 3.6 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.2

Education and communication(2)

 5.697 146.395 146.588 147.628 0.8 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.8

Education(2)

 2.540 307.504 315.422 315.413 2.6 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0

Communication(2)

 3.156 73.133 71.768 72.689 -0.6 1.3 0.1 -0.2 1.3

Information and information processing(2)

 3.093 68.732 67.310 68.127 -0.9 1.2 0.1 -0.3 1.2

Information technology, hardware and services(3)

 1.660 100.703 99.324 99.888 -0.8 0.6 -0.2 -0.5 0.6

Recreation(2)

 5.048 140.630 143.920 144.319 2.6 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3

Video and audio(2)

 1.036 119.687 122.902 122.602 2.4 -0.2 -0.1 0.8 -0.2

Pets, pet products and services(2)

 1.146 228.349 235.896 235.585 3.2 -0.1 0.7 -0.1 -0.1

Photography(2)

 0.063 85.949 88.694 89.105 3.7 0.5 -0.2 -0.5 0.5

Food and beverages

 14.336 335.687 345.336 345.846 3.0 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.2

Domestically produced farm food

 6.863 322.940 329.938 330.034 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0

Other services

 9.643 425.136 433.201 436.685 2.7 0.8 -0.2 0.2 0.8

Apparel less footwear

 1.889 123.492 130.160 129.346 4.7 -0.6 1.1 0.4 0.2

Fuels and utilities

 4.547 330.265 347.960 350.027 6.0 0.6 1.0 1.4 0.4

Household energy

 3.410 276.951 292.624 294.715 6.4 0.7 1.2 1.8 0.5

Medical care

 8.260 578.250 591.661 593.239 2.6 0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0.3

Transportation

 17.244 272.946 291.752 298.409 9.3 2.3 4.3 1.3 1.3

Private transportation

 15.604 272.979 290.314 296.443 8.6 2.1 4.6 1.3 1.4

New and used motor vehicles(2)

 6.971 125.850 124.210 124.791 -0.8 0.5 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2

Utilities and public transportation

 8.039 267.113 278.880 283.048 6.0 1.5 0.9 1.0 1.1

Household furnishings and operations

 4.261 150.690 156.377 155.175 3.0 -0.8 0.2 0.7 -0.6

Other goods and services

 2.887 578.031 601.760 606.400 4.9 0.8 -0.4 0.7 1.0

Personal care

 2.442 290.478 300.929 303.119 4.4 0.7 -0.5 0.7 1.0

Footnotes
(1) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
(2) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
(3) Indexes on a December 2024=100 base.
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Last Modified Date: June 10, 2026