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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, March 2026 [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Special aggregate indexes Relative
importance
Feb.
2026		 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change
Mar.
2025		 Feb.
2026		 Mar.
2026		 Mar.
2025-
Mar.
2026		 Feb.
2026-
Mar.
2026		 Dec.
2025-
Jan.
2026		 Jan.
2026-
Feb.
2026		 Feb.
2026-
Mar.
2026

All items less food

 86.307 317.017 323.729 327.629 3.3 1.2 0.2 0.2 1.0

All items less shelter

 64.450 287.234 292.826 296.952 3.4 1.4 0.1 0.3 1.2

All items less food and shelter

 50.757 274.922 279.785 284.740 3.6 1.8 0.1 0.3 1.5

All items less food, shelter, and energy

 44.358 278.230 283.639 284.502 2.3 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.1

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

 41.737 283.698 290.237 291.113 2.6 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.2

All items less medical care

 91.570 307.484 313.947 317.558 3.3 1.2 0.2 0.2 1.0

All items less energy

 93.600 326.781 334.284 335.301 2.6 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2

Commodities

 35.967 223.871 226.338 231.583 3.4 2.3 -0.2 0.3 2.0

Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and trucks

 16.528 163.974 166.689 167.130 1.9 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2

Commodities less food

 22.274 176.791 177.121 183.676 3.9 3.7 -0.4 0.2 3.2

Commodities less food and beverages

 21.438 172.868 173.111 179.750 4.0 3.8 -0.4 0.2 3.3

Services

 64.033 414.555 426.160 427.594 3.1 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.2

Services less rent of shelter(1)

 28.774 427.695 440.876 442.058 3.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

Services less medical care services

 57.078 398.247 409.054 410.526 3.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.4

Durables

 10.669 122.428 122.395 122.494 0.1 0.1 -0.6 -0.5 0.1

Nondurables

 25.298 278.797 283.217 292.452 4.9 3.3 -0.3 0.5 2.6

Nondurables less food

 11.605 230.057 230.902 247.132 7.4 7.0 -0.8 0.6 5.5

Nondurables less food and beverages

 10.769 226.103 226.754 243.884 7.9 7.6 -0.8 0.6 5.9

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel

 8.274 288.034 287.927 314.675 9.2 9.3 -1.1 0.3 7.5

Nondurables less food and apparel

 9.110 287.114 287.388 311.705 8.6 8.5 -1.0 0.3 6.8

Housing

 44.432 343.512 353.737 355.096 3.4 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3

Education and communication(2)

 5.803 146.621 146.533 146.668 0.0 0.1 0.4 -0.2 0.2

Education(2)

 2.584 306.847 314.879 315.336 2.8 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3

Communication(2)

 3.219 73.467 71.819 71.854 -2.2 0.0 0.5 -0.5 0.1

Information and information processing(2)

 3.156 69.051 67.402 67.433 -2.3 0.0 0.5 -0.5 0.1

Information technology, hardware and services(3)

 1.704 6.820 6.724 6.701 -1.7 -0.3 1.1 -0.9 -0.3

Recreation(2)

 5.147 140.740 143.980 143.898 2.2 -0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0

Video and audio(2)

 1.050 119.879 122.171 122.256 2.0 0.1 1.1 -1.6 -0.1

Pets, pet products and services(2)

 1.160 226.462 234.277 236.094 4.3 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.7

Photography(2)

 0.065 85.485 89.337 89.182 4.3 -0.2 1.0 1.3 -0.2

Food and beverages

 14.529 334.920 343.424 343.691 2.6 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.0

Domestically produced farm food

 6.952 323.712 327.952 327.969 1.3 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.0

Other services

 9.838 425.976 433.662 432.845 1.6 -0.2 0.6 0.0 -0.2

Apparel less footwear

 1.899 126.287 128.419 130.986 3.7 2.0 0.3 1.8 1.1

Fuels and utilities

 4.573 327.077 343.386 345.233 5.6 0.5 0.2 0.5 1.0

Household energy

 3.423 273.881 288.227 289.820 5.8 0.6 0.0 0.5 1.2

Medical care

 8.430 574.739 592.593 592.286 3.1 -0.1 0.3 0.5 -0.2

Transportation

 16.239 270.061 269.607 283.431 5.0 5.1 -0.3 0.2 4.3

Private transportation

 14.680 270.344 268.005 282.369 4.4 5.4 -0.8 0.1 4.6

New and used motor vehicles(2)

 7.052 124.857 123.294 123.726 -0.9 0.4 -0.5 -0.1 -0.1

Utilities and public transportation

 8.035 264.525 273.545 275.356 4.1 0.7 0.8 0.1 0.9

Household furnishings and operations

 4.309 149.420 155.188 155.381 4.0 0.1 -0.1 0.3 0.2

Other goods and services

 2.925 574.766 598.208 596.439 3.8 -0.3 1.3 -0.1 -0.4

Personal care

 2.474 289.143 299.123 298.043 3.1 -0.4 1.2 -0.2 -0.5

Footnotes
(1) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
(2) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
(3) Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
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Last Modified Date: April 10, 2026