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Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, by expenditure category

Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, May 2024 [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Expenditure category Relative
importance
Apr.
2024		 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change
May
2023		 Apr.
2024		 May
2024		 May
2023-
May
2024		 Apr.
2024-
May
2024		 Feb.
2024-
Mar.
2024		 Mar.
2024-
Apr.
2024		 Apr.
2024-
May
2024

All items

 100.000 304.127 313.548 314.069 3.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.0

Food

 13.395 322.249 328.678 329.120 2.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1

Food at home

 8.061 302.535 305.707 305.679 1.0 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.0

Cereals and bakery products

 1.049 354.195 355.852 356.758 0.7 0.3 -0.9 0.6 0.2

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 1.697 315.968 322.323 323.414 2.4 0.3 0.9 -0.7 0.2

Dairy and related products

 0.730 269.573 267.474 266.749 -1.0 -0.3 -0.1 0.1 -0.5

Fruits and vegetables

 1.387 350.986 352.274 353.084 0.6 0.2 0.1 -0.8 0.0

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

 1.028 216.460 220.712 219.354 1.3 -0.6 0.3 -0.2 -0.3

Other food at home

 2.170 269.999 273.306 272.796 1.0 -0.2 -0.5 0.1 0.0

Food away from home(1)

 5.334 352.892 365.813 367.099 4.0 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4

Energy

 7.027 279.816 290.760 290.139 3.7 -0.2 1.1 1.1 -2.0

Energy commodities

 3.940 319.876 328.797 326.788 2.2 -0.6 1.5 2.7 -3.5

Fuel oil

 0.080 355.185 381.962 368.137 3.6 -3.6 -1.3 0.9 -0.4

Motor fuel

 3.777 315.310 323.189 321.561 2.0 -0.5 1.6 2.7 -3.6

Gasoline (all types)

 3.670 314.116 322.434 320.981 2.2 -0.5 1.7 2.8 -3.6

Energy services

 3.088 253.204 264.252 265.029 4.7 0.3 0.7 -0.7 -0.2

Electricity

 2.442 262.135 276.653 277.584 5.9 0.3 0.9 -0.1 0.0

Utility (piped) gas service

 0.646 221.484 221.729 222.024 0.2 0.1 0.0 -2.9 -0.8

All items less food and energy

 79.578 308.096 317.978 318.629 3.4 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2

Commodities less food and energy commodities

 18.606 168.499 165.700 165.555 -1.7 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 0.0

Apparel

 2.608 131.382 133.502 132.433 0.8 -0.8 0.7 1.2 -0.3

New vehicles

 3.604 179.329 178.250 177.958 -0.8 -0.2 -0.2 -0.4 -0.5

Used cars and trucks

 1.902 199.576 180.132 180.971 -9.3 0.5 -1.1 -1.4 0.6

Medical care commodities(1)

 1.458 403.358 410.743 416.001 3.1 1.3 0.2 0.4 1.3

Alcoholic beverages

 0.840 285.285 289.717 290.094 1.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Tobacco and smoking products(1)

 0.538 1,423.094 1,509.890 1,534.064 7.8 1.6 0.4 0.0 1.6

Services less energy services

 60.972 395.295 414.828 416.048 5.3 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.2

Shelter

 36.143 378.776 397.539 399.274 5.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4

Rent of primary residence

 7.610 396.726 416.386 417.772 5.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)

 26.627 387.323 407.538 409.208 5.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4

Medical care services

 6.488 593.738 610.151 611.904 3.1 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.3

Physicians' services(1)

 1.800 409.885 415.648 415.581 1.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0

Hospital services(1)(3)

 1.995 389.166 415.025 417.163 7.2 0.5 1.0 0.6 0.5

Transportation services

 6.531 393.836 434.629 435.299 10.5 0.2 1.5 0.9 -0.5

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair(1)

 1.242 378.182 404.380 405.487 7.2 0.3 1.7 0.0 0.3

Motor vehicle insurance

 2.939 695.929 839.077 836.941 20.3 -0.3 2.6 1.8 -0.1

Airline fares

 0.838 298.489 277.450 280.958 -5.9 1.3 -0.4 -0.8 -3.6

Footnotes
(1) Not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
(3) Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
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Last Modified Date: June 12, 2024