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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, December 2025 [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Special aggregate indexes Relative
importance
Nov.
2025		 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change
Dec.
2024		 Nov.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Dec.
2024-
Dec.
2025		 Nov.
2025-
Dec.
2025		 Sep.
2025-
Oct.
2025		 Oct.
2025-
Nov.
2025		 Nov.
2025-
Dec.
2025

All items less food

 86.343 312.824 321.391 321.005 2.6 -0.1 - - 0.2

All items less shelter

 64.486 283.218 290.721 290.038 2.4 -0.2 - - 0.3

All items less food and shelter

 50.830 270.960 278.288 277.005 2.2 -0.5 - - 0.1

All items less food, shelter, and energy

 44.515 274.762 281.568 280.865 2.2 -0.2 - - 0.1

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

 42.109 280.106 286.905 286.420 2.3 -0.2 - - 0.2

All items less medical care

 91.717 303.357 311.511 311.347 2.6 -0.1 - - 0.3

All items less energy

 93.685 322.828 331.188 331.550 2.7 0.1 - - 0.3

Commodities

 35.985 220.949 225.557 224.618 1.7 -0.4 - - 0.2

Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and trucks

 16.817 161.927 164.527 164.179 1.4 -0.2 - - 0.2

Commodities less food

 22.328 174.413 177.669 175.819 0.8 -1.0 - - -0.1

Commodities less food and beverages

 21.497 170.521 173.681 171.807 0.8 -1.1 - - -0.1

Services

 64.015 409.105 421.567 422.416 3.3 0.2 - - 0.3

Services less rent of shelter(1)

 28.929 421.204 435.623 435.662 3.4 0.0 - - 0.2

Services less medical care services

 57.236 392.933 404.836 405.589 3.2 0.2 - - 0.3

Durables

 10.870 121.747 123.844 123.216 1.2 -0.5 - - -0.4

Nondurables

 25.115 274.260 280.413 279.357 1.9 -0.4 - - 0.8

Nondurables less food

 11.458 225.262 229.777 226.218 0.4 -1.5 - - 0.6

Nondurables less food and beverages

 10.627 221.206 225.602 221.848 0.3 -1.7 - - 0.6

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel

 8.166 284.370 290.105 284.928 0.2 -1.8 - - 0.6

Nondurables less food and apparel

 8.998 283.528 289.299 284.593 0.4 -1.6 - - 0.6

Housing

 44.448 338.883 349.973 351.072 3.6 0.3 - - 0.4

Education and communication(2)

 5.666 145.696 147.928 146.392 0.5 -1.0 - - -1.0

Education(2)

 2.589 305.662 314.643 314.408 2.9 -0.1 - - 0.2

Communication(2)

 3.077 72.857 73.133 71.781 -1.5 -1.8 - - -1.9

Information and information processing(2)

 3.022 68.451 68.657 67.364 -1.6 -1.9 - - -2.0

Information technology, hardware and services(3)

 1.616 6.721 6.784 6.708 -0.2 -1.1 - - -1.3

Recreation(2)

 5.246 138.343 140.821 142.505 3.0 1.2 - - 1.2

Video and audio(2)

 1.056 116.849 119.563 121.524 4.0 1.6 - - 1.7

Pets, pet products and services(2)

 1.163 223.988 230.172 231.923 3.5 0.8 - - 0.8

Photography(2)

 0.075 84.248 86.351 87.315 3.6 1.1 - - 1.7

Food and beverages

 14.488 330.812 338.857 340.780 3.0 0.6 - - 0.7

Domestically produced farm food

 6.697 319.443 323.321 325.422 1.9 0.6 - - 0.6

Other services

 10.047 419.092 429.789 430.349 2.7 0.1 - - 0.2

Apparel less footwear

 1.888 118.997 121.285 119.542 0.5 -1.4 - - 0.4

Fuels and utilities

 4.443 317.180 335.637 338.484 6.7 0.8 - - 0.8

Household energy

 3.347 264.502 281.272 284.047 7.4 1.0 - - 1.0

Medical care

 8.283 569.189 585.213 587.144 3.2 0.3 - - 0.4

Transportation

 16.437 267.606 272.615 268.630 0.4 -1.5 - - 0.0

Private transportation

 15.045 266.883 273.036 268.511 0.6 -1.7 - - -0.5

New and used motor vehicles(2)

 7.348 124.324 125.978 124.913 0.5 -0.8 - - -0.4

Utilities and public transportation

 7.755 260.830 268.264 268.823 3.1 0.2 - - 0.6

Household furnishings and operations

 4.492 147.559 154.477 153.484 4.0 -0.6 - - -0.5

Other goods and services

 2.971 564.600 588.935 588.451 4.2 -0.1 - - 0.3

Personal care

 2.469 283.952 294.713 294.531 3.7 -0.1 - - 0.4

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.

NOTE: The Oct 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.
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Last Modified Date: January 13, 2026