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Consumer Price Index up 2.0 percent from October 2016 to October 2017
November 17, 2017
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 2.0 percent from October 2016 to October 2017. Over the last month, from September to October 2017, the all items index increased 0.1 percent.
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), by detailed expenditure category, October 2017
Expenditure category
1-month percent change, September 2017–October 2017, seasonally adjusted
12-month percent change, October 2016–October 2017, not seasonally adjusted
Relative importance, September 2017
All items
0.1%
2.0%
100.000%
Food
0.0
1.3
13.598
Food at home
0.0
0.6
7.814
Cereals and bakery products
-0.5
-0.6
1.046
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
0.6
1.5
1.744
Dairy and related products
-0.3
-0.5
0.795
Fruits and vegetables
0.0
1.4
1.332
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials
0.0
0.7
0.936
Other food at home
-0.2
0.3
1.960
Food away from home
0.1
2.3
5.784
Energy
-1.0
6.4
7.683
Energy commodities
-2.3
10.8
3.949
Fuel oil
2.3
11.7
0.104
Motor fuel
-2.5
10.8
3.756
Gasoline (all types)
-2.4
10.8
3.702
Energy services
0.4
2.2
3.734
Electricity
0.5
2.0
2.935
Utility (piped) gas service
0.3
3.2
0.800
All items less food and energy
0.2
1.8
78.719
Commodities less food and energy commodities
0.1
-1.0
18.741
Apparel
-0.1
-0.6
3.101
New vehicles
-0.2
-1.4
3.543
Used cars and trucks
0.7
-2.9
1.938
Medical care commodities
0.0
0.9
1.842
Alcoholic beverages
0.1
1.2
0.940
Tobacco and smoking products
1.6
7.6
0.682
Services less energy services
0.3
2.7
59.977
Shelter
0.3
3.2
33.731
Rent of primary residence
0.3
3.7
7.895
Owners' equivalent rent of residences
0.3
3.2
24.575
Medical care services
0.3
1.9
6.635
Physicians' services
0.2
-0.6
1.650
Hospital services
0.5
4.9
2.285
Transportation services
0.2
4.2
5.930
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair
0.4
2.8
1.157
Motor vehicle insurance
0.1
8.2
2.559
Airline fares
0.6
-1.3
0.596
The index for all items less food and energy, which accounted for 78.7 percent of consumer spending in September, rose 1.8 percent over the past year. The energy index, which had a relative importance weight of 7.7 percent, increased 6.4 percent over the last 12 months. The index for food, which accounted for the remaining 13.6 percent of consumer spending, rose 1.3 percent.
All the major energy component indexes rose over the past 12 months. The gasoline index, which accounted for 3.7 percent of consumer spending, increased 10.8 percent over the year. The index for natural gas advanced 3.2 percent. The electricity index increased 2.0 percent.
Within the all items less food and energy category, the shelter index, which had a relative importance weight of 33.7 percent, rose 3.2 percent over the past year. The index for motor vehicle insurance increased 8.2 percent, but several transportation indexes declined over the year, including new vehicles, used cars and trucks, and airline fares.
Within the food index, food at home, which had a relative importance weight of 7.8 percent, rose 0.6 percent over the past year. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs rose 1.5 percent over the same period. The indexes for cereals and bakery products and for dairy and related products both declined over the past year. The index for food away from home, which was 5.8 percent of spending, increased 2.3 percent over the past year.
United States Department of Labor
