Chart 6. R-CPI-I annualized inflation rates by major group, 2006–23 (rates in percent, inflation gap in percentage points)
Item category (major group) U Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q1 less Q5 (inflation gap)

Apparel

 0.40 0.28 0.27 0.45 0.43 0.50 -0.22

Education and communication

 1.30 1.53 1.02 0.83 1.02 1.67 -0.14

Food and beverages

 2.96 2.95 2.97 2.97 2.98 2.97 -0.02

Other goods and services

 3.14 3.66 3.50 3.30 3.10 2.69 0.97

Housing

 2.86 3.05 2.98 2.91 2.86 2.72 0.33

Medical care

 3.01 2.91 2.93 3.02 3.07 3.05 -0.14

Recreation

 1.25 1.27 1.38 1.24 1.17 1.27 0.00

Transportation

 2.44 2.67 2.62 2.48 2.44 2.30 0.37

Note: R-CPI-I = Research Consumer Price Index based on a Lowe formula, U = urban population (published index), Q1 = first quintile (lowest 20 percent), Q2 = second quintile (second 20 percent), Q3 = third quintile (third 20 percent), Q4 = fourth quintile (fourth 20 percent), Q5 = fifth quintile (highest 20 percent).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.