Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until 8:30 a.m. (EDT) August 11, USDL-17-1100 Technical information: (202) 691-7000 cpi_info@bls.gov www.bls.gov/cpi Media Contact: (202) 691-5902 PressOffice@bls.gov CONSUMER PRICE INDEX JULY The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.1 percent in July on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index rose 1.7 percent. The indexes for shelter, medical care, and food all rose in July, leading to the seasonally adjusted increase in the all items index. The energy index declined slightly in July, with its major component indexes mixed. The index for natural gas declined, while the electricity index rose and the gasoline index was und. The food index increased 0.2 percent, with the indexes for food at home and food away from home both rising. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent, the fourth month in a row it increased by that amount. The indexes for shelter, medical care, recreation, apparel, motor vehicle insurance, and airline fares all rose in July. These increases more than offset declines in the indexes for new vehicles, communication, used cars and trucks, and household furnishings and operations. The all items index rose 1.7 percent for the 12 months ending July, a slightly larger increase than for the 12 months ending June. The index for all items less food and energy also rose 1.7 percent for the 12 month period, the same increase as for the 12 months ending and June. The energy index rose 3.4 percent over the last year, while the food index increased 1.1 percent. Chart 1. One-month percent in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), seasonally adjusted, July 2016 - July Percent 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0-0.1-0.2-0.3 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.1-0.3 0.2-0.1 0.0 0.1 Jul'16 Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Jun Jul'17
Chart 2. 12-month percent in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, July 2016 - July Percent 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.8 Jul'16 Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Jun Jul'17 All items All items less food and energy Table A. Percent s in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average Jan. Seasonally adjusted s from preceding month Feb. Mar. Apr. June July Unadjusted 12-mos. ended July All items....6.1 -.3.2 -.1.0.1 1.7 Food....1.2.3.2.2.0.2 1.1 Food at home....0.3.5.2.1 -.1.2.3 Food away from home 1....4.2.2.2.2.0.2 2.1 Energy... 4.0-1.0-3.2 1.1-2.7-1.6 -.1 3.4 Energy commodities... 7.6-2.8-6.0 1.3-6.2-2.7.0 3.1 Gasoline (all types)... 7.8-3.0-6.2 1.2-6.4-2.8.0 3.0 Fuel oil 1... 3.5 -.4 -.8 -.3-2.8-3.7-2.0 3.6 Energy services....3 1.0 -.3.9.7 -.5 -.2 3.6 Electricity....0.8 -.1.6.3 -.6.4 2.6 Utility (piped) gas service... 1.5 1.5 -.8 2.2 1.9 -.2-2.3 7.5 All items less food and energy....3.2 -.1.1.1.1.1 1.7 Commodities less food and energy commodities....4.0 -.3 -.2 -.3 -.1 -.1 -.6 New vehicles....9 -.2 -.3 -.2 -.2 -.3 -.5 -.6 Used cars and trucks... -.4 -.6 -.9 -.5 -.2 -.7 -.5-4.1 Apparel... 1.4.6 -.7 -.3 -.8 -.1.3 -.4 Medical care commodities....3 -.2.2 -.8.4.7 1.0 3.7 Services less energy services....3.3 -.1.1.2.2.2 2.4 Shelter....2.3.1.3.2.2.1 3.2 Transportation services....6.7.4 -.2.3.2.2 3.2 Medical care services....2.2.1.0 -.1.3.3 2.3 1 Not seasonally adjusted. -2 -
Food The food index rose 0.2 percent in July after being und in June. The index for food at home, which declined in June, rose 0.2 percent in July. Major grocery store food group index movements were mixed in July. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs rose 0.7 percent following a 0.6-percent rise the prior month, as the beef index continued to increase. The index for fruits and vegetables rose 0.5 percent after declining in June. The index for dairy and related products also turned up in July, rising 0.3 percent after a 0.5-percent decrease in June. In contrast, the index for cereals and bakery products declined 0.4 percent in July, and the index for nonalcoholic beverages fell 0.3 percent. The index for other food at home was und in July after falling in and June. The index for food at home rose 0.3 percent over the last 12 months, the first 12-month increase since the period ending November 2015. Five of the six major grocery store food group indexes rose over the last 12 months, though none more than 1.0 percent. The index for cereals and bakery products was the only group to decline over the past year, falling 0.5 percent. The index for food away from home increased 0.2 percent in July and rose 2.1 percent over the past year. Energy The energy index decreased 0.1 percent in July, its third consecutive decline. The gasoline index, which declined in and June, was und in July. (Before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices decreased 2.3 percent in July.) The index for natural gas fell 2.3 percent in July, its largest decline since April 2015. The electricity index rose 0.4 percent in July after declining in June. The major energy component indexes all increased over the past 12 months. The index for natural gas rose 7.5 percent, the gasoline index increased 3.0 percent, and the index for electricity advanced 2.6 percent. All items less food and energy The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.1 percent in July. The shelter index rose 0.1 percent in July, its smallest increase since March. The rent index increased 0.2 percent, while the index for owners' equivalent rent rose 0.3 percent. However, the index for lodging away from home fell sharply, declining 4.2 percent. The medical care index rose 0.4 percent in July, the same increase as in June. The index for prescription drugs continued to rise, increasing 1.3 percent in July after rising 1.0 percent in June. The index for hospital services rose 0.5 percent, and the physicians' services index advanced 0.1 percent. The recreation index rose 0.3 percent in July, its largest increase since February. The index for apparel rose 0.3 percent after declining in each of the past four months. The index for airline fares also turned up in July, rising 0.7 percent following 3 months of declines. The index for motor vehicle insurance continued to increase, rising 0.3 percent. In contrast, several indexes declined in July. The index for new vehicles fell 0.5 percent, its largest decline since August 2009. The communication index continued to fall, declining 0.2 percent as the -3 -
index for wireless telephone services fell 0.3 percent. The index for used cars and trucks fell 0.5 percent, its seventh consecutive decline, and the index for household furnishings and operations fell 0.2 percent. The index for all items less food and energy rose 1.7 percent over the past 12 months, similar to its 1.8 percent average annual increase over the past 10 years. The shelter index rose 3.2 percent over the year, and the index for medical care rose 2.6 percent. Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 1.7 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 244.786 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index decreased 0.1 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 1.6 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 238.617 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index decreased 0.1 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 1.5 percent over the last 12 months. For the month, the index decreased 0.1 percent on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Please note that the indexes for the past 10 to 12 months are subject to revision. The Consumer Price Index for August is scheduled to be released on Thursday, September 14,, at 8:30 a.m. (EDT). Consumer Price Index Geographic Revision for 2018 In January 2018, BLS will introduce a new geographic area sample for the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The 2018 revision utilizes the 2010 Decennial Census and incorporates an updated area sample design, s the frequency of publication for several local area indexes, and establishes some new local area and aggregate indexes. The first indexes using the new structure will be published in February 2018. Additional information on the geographic revision is available at: www.bls.gov/cpi/georevision2018.htm. -4 -
Technical Note Brief Explanation of the CPI The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the in prices paid by consumers for goods and services. The CPI reflects spending patterns for each of two population groups: all urban consumers and urban wage earners and clerical workers. The all urban consumer group represents about 89 percent of the total U.S. population. It is based on the expenditures of almost all residents of urban or metropolitan areas, including professionals, the self-employed, the poor, the unemployed, and retired people, as well as urban wage earners and clerical workers. Not included in the CPI are the spending patterns of people living in rural nonmetropolitan areas, farming families, people in the Armed Forces, and those in institutions, such as prisons and mental hospitals. Consumer inflation for all urban consumers is measured by two indexes, namely, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U). The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is based on the expenditures of households included in the CPI-U definition that meet two requirements: more than onehalf of the household's income must come from clerical or wage occupations, and at least one of the household's earners must have been employed for at least 37 weeks during the previous 12 months. The CPI-W population represents about 28 percent of the total U.S. population and is a subset of the CPI-U population. The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, fuels, transportation, doctors and dentists services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected each month in 87 urban areas across the country from about 6,000 housing units and approximately 24,000 retail establishments (department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments). All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or telephone calls by the Bureau s trained representatives. In calculating the index, price s for the various items in each location are aggregated using weights, which represent their in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. For the CPI-U and CPI-W, separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size classes, and for 27 selected local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the average in prices for each area since the base period. For the C-CPI-U, data are issued only at the national level. The CPI-U and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in preliminary form and subject to three subsequent quarterly revisions. The index measures price from a designed reference date. For most of the CPI-U and the CPI-W, the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100. The reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100. An increase of 7 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown as 107.000. Alternatively, that relationship can also be expressed as the price of a base period market basket of goods and services rising from $100 to $107. -5 -
Sampling Error in the CPI The CPI is a statistical estimate that is subject to sampling error because it is based upon a sample of retail prices and not the complete universe of all prices. BLS calculates and publishes estimates of the 1- month, 2-month, 6-month, and 12-month percent standard errors annually for the CPI-U. These standard error estimates can be used to construct confidence intervals for hypothesis testing. For example, the estimated standard error of the 1-month percent is 0.03 percent for the U.S. all items CPI. This means that if we repeatedly sample from the universe of all retail prices using the same methodology, and estimate a percentage for each sample, then 95 percent of these estimates will be within 0.06 percent of the 1-month percentage based on all retail prices. For example, for a 1- month of 0.2 percent in the all items CPI-U, we are 95 percent confident that the actual percent based on all retail prices would fall between 0.14 and 0.26 percent. For the latest data, including information on how to use the estimates of standard error, see www.bls.gov/cpi/cpivar2016.pdf. Calculating Index Changes Movements of the indexes from 1 month to another are usually expressed as percent s rather than s in index points, because index point s are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period, while percent s are not. The following table shows an example of using index values to calculate percent s: Item A Item B Item C Year I 112.500 225.000 110.000 Year II 121.500 243.000 128.000 Change in index points 9.000 18.000 18.000 Percent 9.0/112.500 x 100 = 8.0 18.0/225.000 x 100 = 8.0 18.0/110.000 x 100 = 16.4 Use of Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data The Consumer Price Index (CPI) produces both unadjusted and seasonally adjusted data. Seasonally adjusted data are computed using seasonal factors derived by the X-13ARIMA-SEATS seasonal adjustment method. These factors are updated each February, and the new factors are used to revise the previous 5 years of seasonally adjusted data. For more information on data revision scheduling, please see the Fact Sheet on Seasonal Adjustment at www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisaqanda.htm and the Timeline of Seasonal Adjustment Methodological Changes at www.bls.gov/cpi/cpiseastimeline.htm. For analyzing short-term price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted s are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of s that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year such as price movements resulting from weather events, production cycles, model overs, holidays, and sales. This allows data users to focus on s that are not typical for the time of year. The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data are also used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation s to the Consumer Price Index before adjustment for seasonal variation. BLS advises against the use of seasonally adjusted data in escalation agreements because seasonally adjusted series are revised annually. Intervention Analysis The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses intervention analysis seasonal adjustment for some CPI series. Sometimes extreme values or sharp movements can distort the underlying seasonal pattern of price -6 -
. Intervention analysis seasonal adjustment is a process by which the distortions caused by such unusual events are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. The resulting seasonal factors, which more accurately represent the seasonal pattern, are then applied to the unadjusted data. For example, this procedure was used for the motor fuel series to offset the effects of the 2009 return to normal pricing after the worldwide economic downturn in 2008. Retaining this outlier data during seasonal factor calculation would distort the computation of the seasonal portion of the time series data for motor fuel, so it was estimated and removed from the data prior to seasonal adjustment. Following that, seasonal factors were calculated based on this prior adjusted data. These seasonal factors represent a clearer picture of the seasonal pattern in the data. The last step is for motor fuel seasonal factors to be applied to the unadjusted data. For the seasonal factors introduced in January, BLS adjusted 40 series using intervention analysis seasonal adjustment, including selected food and beverage items, motor fuels, and natural gas. Revision of Seasonally Adjusted Indexes Seasonally adjusted data, including the U.S. city average all items index levels, are subject to revision for up to 5 years after their original release. Every year, economists in the CPI calculate new seasonal factors for seasonally adjusted series and apply them to the last 5 years of data. Seasonally adjusted indexes beyond the last 5 years of data are considered to be final and not subject to revision. In January, revised seasonal factors and seasonally adjusted indexes for 2012 to 2016 were calculated and published. For series which are directly adjusted using the Census X-13ARIMA-SEATS seasonal adjustment software, the seasonal factors for 2016 will be applied to data for to produce the seasonally adjusted indexes. Series which are indirectly seasonally adjusted by summing seasonally adjusted component series have seasonal factors which are derived and are therefore not available in advance. Determining Seasonal Status Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. Using these criteria, BLS economists determine whether a series should its status from "not seasonally adjusted" to "seasonally adjusted", or vice versa. If any of the 81 components of the U.S. city average all items index their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used in the aggregation of the dependent series for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes before that period will not be d. Twenty-seven of the 81 components of the U.S. city average all items index are not seasonally adjusted for. Contact Information For additional information about the CPI visit www.bls.gov/cpi or contact the CPI Information and Analysis Section at 202-691-7000 or cpi_info@bls.gov. For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI visit www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm or contact the CPI seasonal adjustment section at 202-691-6968 or cpiseas@bls.gov. Information from this release will be made available to sensory impaired individua ls upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200; Federal Relay Service: 1-800-877-8339. -7 -
Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, July 2016 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent 2016- - Seasonally adjusted percent All items... 100.000 240.628 244.955 244.786 1.7-0.1-0.1 0.0 0.1 Food... 13.628 247.554 249.653 250.214 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 Food at home... 7.846 238.207 238.300 238.953 0.3 0.3 0.1-0.1 0.2 Cereals and bakery products.... 1.057 273.418 272.429 271.950-0.5-0.2 0.3-0.1-0.4 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs... 1.744 246.875 245.756 247.761 0.4 0.8 0.3 0.6 0.7 Dairy and related products... 0.796 214.605 215.192 216.434 0.9 0.6 0.3-0.5 0.3 Fruits and vegetables... 1.332 291.960 294.788 294.935 1.0 0.0-0.6-0.1 0.5 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials... 0.942 166.648 167.242 167.085 0.3-0.1 1.1-0.6-0.3 Other food at home... 1.974 210.486 210.119 210.624 0.1 0.2-0.1-0.3 0.0 Food away from home 1... 5.782 263.051 268.225 268.649 2.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 Energy... 7.345 195.940 204.646 202.554 3.4-1.0-2.7-1.6-0.1 Energy commodities... 3.554 198.978 209.905 205.222 3.1-2.2-6.2-2.7 0.0 Fuel oil 1... 0.096 212.482 224.542 220.152 3.6-2.0-2.8-3.7-2.0 Motor fuel... 3.372 196.053 206.760 202.051 3.1-2.3-6.4-2.8 0.0 Gasoline (all types)... 3.322 195.243 205.881 201.173 3.0-2.3-6.4-2.8 0.0 Energy services 2... 3.790 201.832 208.852 209.084 3.6 0.1 0.7-0.5-0.2 Electricity 2... 2.967 214.193 218.865 219.696 2.6 0.4 0.3-0.6 0.4 Utility (piped) gas service 2... 0.823 162.129 175.807 174.301 7.5-0.9 1.9-0.2-2.3 All items less food and energy... 79.027 247.744 252.014 251.936 1.7 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 Commodities less food and energy commodities... 18.946 144.832 144.577 143.915-0.6-0.5-0.3-0.1-0.1 Apparel... 3.039 123.030 124.630 122.485-0.4-1.7-0.8-0.1 0.3 New vehicles... 3.624 147.119 147.262 146.190-0.6-0.7-0.2-0.3-0.5 Used cars and trucks... 1.994 145.457 140.015 139.519-4.1-0.4-0.2-0.7-0.5 Medical care commodities... 1.848 366.784 376.182 380.302 3.7 1.1 0.4 0.7 1.0 Alcoholic beverages... 0.943 242.032 244.597 244.706 1.1 0.0-0.3 0.2 0.1 Tobacco and smoking products... 0.685 962.630 1,028.777 1,030.729 7.1 0.2 0.1-0.4-0.1 Services less energy services... 60.081 311.072 318.345 318.674 2.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 Shelter... 33.716 288.780 297.446 297.919 3.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 Rent of primary residence 2... 7.880 296.862 307.314 308.173 3.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 Owners equivalent rent of residences 2,3... 24.529 295.554 304.218 305.037 3.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 Medical care services... 6.656 495.431 505.813 506.681 2.3 0.2-0.1 0.3 0.3 Physicians services 2... 1.656 380.083 377.747 377.989-0.6 0.1-0.2-0.4 0.1 Hospital services 2, 4... 2.287 302.161 318.313 319.387 5.7 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.5 Transportation services... 6.020 300.823 312.012 310.567 3.2-0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1... 1.153 276.058 279.294 279.605 1.3 0.1 0.1-0.4 0.1 Motor vehicle insurance... 2.545 489.064 525.397 526.394 7.6 0.2 1.1 1.0 0.3 Airline fares... 0.687 283.501 296.384 276.308-2.5-6.8-2.7-2.7 0.7 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Apr. - - -
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure category, July Unadjusted percent 2016- - Seasonally adjusted percent All items... 100.000 1.7-0.1-0.1 0.0 0.1 Food... 13.628 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 Food at home... 7.846 0.3 0.3 0.1-0.1 0.2 Cereals and bakery products... 1.057-0.5-0.2 0.3-0.1-0.4 Cereals and cereal products... 0.351-2.2 0.3-0.1-0.5 0.1 Flour and prepared flour mixes... 0.042-2.4 1.6 0.9-1.4 1.6 Breakfast cereal 1... 0.180-1.7 0.3 0.1-0.4 0.3 Rice, pasta, cornmeal 1... 0.128-2.9-0.1 0.0 0.1-0.1 Rice 1, 2, 3... -2.3-0.2-0.3 0.7-0.2 Bakery products 1... 0.706 0.3-0.4 0.2 0.2-0.4 Bread 1, 2... 0.211-0.5-1.4 0.0 0.9-1.4 White bread 1, 3... -0.2-1.0 0.5 0.7-1.0 Bread other than white 1, 3... -0.7-1.9-0.4 1.1-1.9 Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 2... 0.103 0.1-0.4 0.6-0.2-0.8 Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies... 0.171 1.1-0.2 0.3-0.1-0.3 Cookies 3... 0.5-0.5 0.9-0.7-1.0 Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1, 3... 1.8 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.5 Other bakery products... 0.221 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.5 Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 1, 3... -1.0-0.3 1.3 0.3-0.3 Crackers, bread, and cracker products 3... 0.4-0.6 0.3 1.5-0.4 Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers 3... 2.1 1.2 0.6 0.1 1.0 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs... 1.744 0.4 0.8 0.3 0.6 0.7 Meats, poultry, and fish... 1.651 1.0 0.9 0.4 0.7 0.8 Meats... 1.046 1.1 1.4 0.1 1.0 1.3 Beef and veal... 0.474 1.7 1.1-0.2 2.9 1.2 Uncooked ground beef 1... 0.192 2.9 1.8 0.2 2.9 1.8 Uncooked beef roasts 1, 2... 0.066 0.9-0.6 1.4 3.5-0.6 Uncooked beef steaks 2... 0.168 0.4 1.0-0.7 2.2 1.6 Uncooked other beef and veal 1, 2... 0.048 2.8 0.8 1.4 3.0 0.8 Pork... 0.326 0.0 1.5-0.2-0.1 0.6 Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 2... 0.140 3.1 1.6-1.6 0.4 1.0 Bacon and related products 3... 6.3 1.9-2.0 0.3 1.3 Breakfast sausage and related products 2, 3... -0.7 1.1-1.0 0.7 1.2 Ham... 0.059 1.7 3.8-2.0 2.4 3.1 Ham, excluding canned 3... 1.7 4.3-2.3 2.4 3.3 Pork chops 1... 0.052-7.0-0.3 2.9-1.2-0.3 Other pork including roasts and picnics 2... 0.075-1.7 0.6 0.6-0.5-0.4 Other meats... 0.246 1.4 1.9 1.1-1.2 2.4 Frankfurters 3... 4.5 4.2 0.1-3.0 6.3 Lunchmeats 2, 3... 0.7 1.7 0.8-1.2 2.0 Lamb and organ meats 1, 3... -2.3 0.5 4.7 1.0 0.5 Lamb and mutton 1, 2, 3... Poultry 1... 0.341 0.6 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.1 Chicken 1, 2... 0.277 1.5 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.3 Fresh whole chicken 1, 3... -1.1-0.2 1.9 0.7-0.2 Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1, 3... 2.2 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.4 Other poultry including turkey 2... 0.064-3.4-1.2 0.3-1.9-1.0 Fish and seafood... 0.264 1.0-0.3 1.7 0.6-0.2 Fresh fish and seafood 2... 0.144 0.4-0.6 0.9 1.1-0.4 Processed fish and seafood 2... 0.120 1.7 0.1 2.9 0.0-0.3 Shelf stable fish and seafood 1, 3... 2.2 0.1 3.7 0.4 0.1 Apr. - - -
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure category, July Continued Unadjusted percent 2016- - Seasonally adjusted percent Frozen fish and seafood 3... 1.4 1.0 1.1-0.8 0.4 Eggs... 0.093-9.5 0.2-1.9-1.9-2.1 Dairy and related products... 0.796 0.9 0.6 0.3-0.5 0.3 Milk 1, 2... 0.224 1.2 0.1 0.2-0.8 0.1 Fresh whole milk 3... 1.2 0.8 0.4-1.1 0.3 Fresh milk other than whole 2, 3... 1.0 0.0 0.3-0.1-0.7 Cheese and related products... 0.258 0.5 0.6-0.5 0.5 0.1 Ice cream and related products... 0.112 0.7 0.1 1.8-1.7 1.5 Other dairy and related products 1, 2... 0.203 1.0 1.3-0.4-1.0 1.3 Fruits and vegetables... 1.332 1.0 0.0-0.6-0.1 0.5 Fresh fruits and vegetables... 1.041 2.0 0.2-0.6-0.2 0.8 Fresh fruits... 0.559 2.3 0.6-1.5 1.1 1.2 Apples... 0.087-2.5 2.8 0.2-1.7 1.8 Bananas 1... 0.085-1.4-1.2-0.3 0.6-1.2 Citrus fruits 2... 0.161 4.9 3.2-1.1 4.7 0.0 Oranges, including tangerines 3... 9.2 4.9-0.5 6.3-0.5 Other fresh fruits 2... 0.226 3.9-1.6-1.9-0.1 2.6 Fresh vegetables... 0.482 1.6-0.3 0.5-1.6 0.2 Potatoes... 0.081 3.0 2.4 0.5-0.3 0.4 Lettuce... 0.064-1.1-5.5-3.7-8.2-3.7 Tomatoes 1... 0.080 4.0 0.3-2.9 2.7 0.3 Other fresh vegetables... 0.257 1.0 0.1 0.8-1.3 0.8 Processed fruits and vegetables 2... 0.291-2.2-0.4-0.8 0.1-0.7 Canned fruits and vegetables 2... 0.151-3.0-0.4-0.8-0.4-0.6 Canned fruits 2, 3... -1.5-0.8-1.3 0.0-1.3 Canned vegetables 2, 3... -3.7-0.1-0.5-0.3-0.2 Frozen fruits and vegetables 2... 0.087-0.3-0.6-0.8 0.8-0.9 Frozen vegetables 3... 0.1-0.8-0.4 0.8-1.2 Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 2... 0.053-3.1 0.0 0.5-0.7 0.2 Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1, 2, 3... -4.3 0.4 0.1-1.5 0.4 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials.... 0.942 0.3-0.1 1.1-0.6-0.3 Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 2... 0.662 0.2-0.2 1.0-0.6-0.2 Carbonated drinks... 0.267-0.5-0.8 1.0-0.7-1.1 Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1, 2... 0.011 7.1 3.9-2.0 1.4 3.9 Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 2... 0.385 0.5 0.1 0.9-0.8 0.3 Beverage materials including coffee and tea 2... 0.280 0.4 0.2 1.0-0.7-0.3 Coffee... 0.177 0.3-0.3 0.9-1.2-0.8 Roasted coffee 3... 0.8-0.1 1.3-0.9-0.8 Instant coffee 1, 3... 0.9-0.9-1.8-0.2-0.9 Other beverage materials including tea 1, 2... 0.103 0.6 1.2-0.7-0.2 1.2 Other food at home... 1.974 0.1 0.2-0.1-0.3 0.0 Sugar and sweets 1... 0.287 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.4 Sugar and artificial sweeteners... 0.050 1.1 0.3 2.2 1.1 0.1 Candy and chewing gum 1, 2... 0.181-0.2 0.6-0.3 0.6 0.6 Other sweets 2... 0.056 2.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 Fats and oils... 0.233 1.9 1.2 0.6-0.2 0.8 Butter and margarine 2... 0.068 2.5 2.4 0.6-0.9 1.5 Butter 3... 3.7 3.5 1.3-1.2 1.8 Margarine 3... 2.4 0.3-0.6-0.3 0.4 Salad dressing 2... 0.055 0.9 2.8 2.3-0.2 2.1 Other fats and oils including peanut butter 2... 0.110 2.1-0.4-0.3 0.6 0.1 Peanut butter 1, 2, 3... 2.2 0.2 0.8-0.9 0.2 Other foods... 1.455-0.3 0.0-0.2-0.5-0.2 Apr. - - -
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure category, July Continued Unadjusted percent 2016- - Seasonally adjusted percent Soups... 0.096 1.0 0.1 1.5-1.3 0.6 Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 1... 0.255-0.3 0.8 0.1-1.0 0.8 Snacks 1... 0.327-1.3-0.7-0.8-0.7-0.7 Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces... 0.282-0.2 0.5-0.5-0.2-0.2 Salt and other seasonings and spices 2, 3... 1.3 0.1 0.6 0.4-0.2 Olives, pickles, relishes 1, 2, 3... -4.2 3.2-0.8-1.4 3.2 Sauces and gravies 2, 3... -0.7 1.2-1.1 0.0-0.1 Other condiments 3... 0.3 0.6 1.6-0.9 0.8 Baby food 1, 2... 0.055 1.4-0.2-0.4 0.5-0.2 Other miscellaneous foods 1, 2... 0.439-0.1-0.1-0.2-0.1-0.1 Prepared salads 1, 3, 4... 3.0 1.5-1.9-1.0 1.5 Food away from home 1... 5.782 2.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 Full service meals and snacks 1, 2... 2.807 2.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 Limited service meals and snacks 1, 2... 2.460 2.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 Food at employee sites and schools 2... 0.190-2.6-1.3 0.3-2.7-0.5 Food at elementary and secondary schools 1, 3, 5... 0.0-3.6 Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1, 2.... 0.082 2.3 0.5 0.2-0.1 0.5 Other food away from home 1, 2... 0.244 0.6 0.0-0.1 0.3 0.0 Energy... 7.345 3.4-1.0-2.7-1.6-0.1 Energy commodities... 3.554 3.1-2.2-6.2-2.7 0.0 Fuel oil and other fuels... 0.182 4.6-1.4-2.5-1.4-1.2 Fuel oil 1... 0.096 3.6-2.0-2.8-3.7-2.0 Propane, kerosene, and firewood 6... 0.086 5.7-0.7 0.5-0.6 0.5 Motor fuel... 3.372 3.1-2.3-6.4-2.8 0.0 Gasoline (all types)... 3.322 3.0-2.3-6.4-2.8 0.0 Gasoline, unleaded regular 3... 2.9-2.3-6.7-3.0 0.1 Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3, 7... 3.5-1.7-5.5-2.7 0.5 Gasoline, unleaded premium 3... 3.7-2.0-5.2-2.2-1.6 Other motor fuels 2... 0.050 4.6-1.6-5.4-3.8-1.8 Energy services 8... 3.790 3.6 0.1 0.7-0.5-0.2 Electricity 8... 2.967 2.6 0.4 0.3-0.6 0.4 Utility (piped) gas service 8... 0.823 7.5-0.9 1.9-0.2-2.3 All items less food and energy... 79.027 1.7 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 Commodities less food and energy commodities...... 18.946-0.6-0.5-0.3-0.1-0.1 Household furnishings and supplies 9... 3.132-1.7-0.7-0.2-0.2-0.5 Window and floor coverings and other linens 1, 2... 0.245-4.6 0.4-2.6-1.5 0.4 Floor coverings 1, 2... 0.058-1.2-0.9 0.8-1.1-0.9 Window coverings 1, 2... 0.051-3.7-0.6-3.1-0.3-0.6 Other linens 1, 2... 0.136-6.2 1.3-3.8-2.1 1.3 Furniture and bedding... 0.747-0.8-0.5-0.1 0.1-0.1 Bedroom furniture 1... 0.261-1.8-0.2 0.1-0.4-0.2 Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1, 2... 0.356 0.1-0.3-0.1 0.5-0.3 Other furniture 2... 0.125-1.4-2.0 0.1 0.2-1.9 Infants furniture 1, 3, 5... -0.8 0.7 0.6-0.8 Appliances 2... 0.177-3.3-0.7 0.8-1.4-0.2 Major appliances 2... 0.053-5.2-0.7 0.1-2.4 0.8 Laundry equipment 3... -5.7-3.4 2.2-2.7-2.2 Other appliances 1, 2... 0.122-2.4-0.7 1.1-0.6-0.7 Other household equipment and furnishings 2... 0.446-4.8-2.7-0.5 0.6-2.6 Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1... 0.225-10.2-5.1-0.1 1.5-5.1 Indoor plants and flowers 10... 0.102 5.2-1.5-0.1 0.4 1.1 Dishes and flatware 1, 2... 0.050-1.3 2.1-1.1-3.2 2.1 Nonelectric cookware and tableware 2... 0.068-2.5-0.2-1.2-0.3 0.0 Apr. - - -
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure category, July Continued Unadjusted percent 2016- - Seasonally adjusted percent Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 2.... 0.667-0.6-0.5 0.3-0.1-0.3 Tools, hardware and supplies 1, 2... 0.177-0.4-0.3 0.7-0.1-0.3 Outdoor equipment and supplies 2... 0.333-0.7-0.6 0.2-0.2-0.4 Housekeeping supplies 1... 0.849-0.5-0.3-0.2-0.1-0.3 Household cleaning products 2... 0.335-2.0-0.8-0.9-0.6-0.5 Household paper products 1, 2... 0.231 0.4-0.4-0.1 0.1-0.4 Miscellaneous household products 1, 2... 0.283 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 Apparel... 3.039-0.4-1.7-0.8-0.1 0.3 Men s and boys apparel... 0.752-3.0-1.5 0.5-0.8 0.2 Men s apparel... 0.610-2.3-2.1 0.8 0.1-0.7 Men s suits, sport coats, and outerwear... 0.095-5.8-4.4 1.4-0.3-2.2 Men s furnishings... 0.196-2.1-2.2-0.8 0.0-0.1 Men s shirts and sweaters 2... 0.170-2.5-2.8 2.6 0.1-2.1 Men s pants and shorts... 0.143-0.2 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.9 Boys apparel... 0.142-5.8 1.0-0.8-4.4 3.1 Women s and girls apparel... 1.235 0.3-2.6-1.5 0.4 1.2 Women s apparel... 1.037-0.6-2.8-1.5 0.3 1.3 Women s outerwear... 0.066 0.5-1.8 0.5 0.9 2.6 Women s dresses... 0.150 5.2-5.1-1.4 1.5 3.3 Women s suits and separates 2... 0.472-2.2-4.5-1.8 2.2 0.1 Women s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories 2... 0.339-1.0 0.4-0.8-3.5 1.3 Girls apparel... 0.198 5.6-1.6-1.7 1.0 0.8 Footwear... 0.683 0.9-1.5-0.7 0.5-1.1 Men s footwear 1... 0.211 0.6-1.1-1.2-0.9-1.1 Boys and girls footwear... 0.168-0.1-1.1-1.7 0.5-0.7 Women s footwear... 0.305 1.6-1.9-0.6 1.7-1.1 Infants and toddlers apparel... 0.143-2.5-0.3-0.9-0.8-0.5 Jewelry and watches 6... 0.226 1.6 0.8-1.7-2.0-0.2 Watches 1, 6... 0.082 2.7 3.0 0.7-3.0 3.0 Jewelry 6... 0.144 0.9-0.5-2.8-0.6-2.1 Transportation commodities less motor fuel 9... 6.091-1.7-0.6-0.2-0.4-0.4 New vehicles... 3.624-0.6-0.7-0.2-0.3-0.5 New cars and trucks 2, 3... -0.6-0.7-0.2-0.3-0.5 New cars 3... -1.1-1.0-0.3-0.3-0.7 New trucks 3, 11... -0.2-0.5 0.0-0.3-0.3 Used cars and trucks... 1.994-4.1-0.4-0.2-0.7-0.5 Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1... 0.380 0.5 0.1-0.4 0.1 0.1 Tires 1... 0.227-0.2-0.4-0.8 0.1-0.4 Vehicle accessories other than tires 1, 2... 0.154 1.5 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.9 Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 1, 3... 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.4 Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 1, 3... 6.1 2.5-0.9 0.1 2.5 Medical care commodities... 1.848 3.7 1.1 0.4 0.7 1.0 Medicinal drugs 1, 9... 1.789 3.8 1.1 0.1 0.7 1.1 Prescription drugs 8... 1.430 4.2 1.3 0.3 1.0 1.3 Nonprescription drugs 1, 9... 0.359 2.3 0.5 0.7 0.0 0.5 Medical equipment and supplies 1, 9... 0.059-0.8-0.6 0.0-0.3-0.6 Recreation commodities 9... 1.744-2.9-0.3-0.2-0.2-0.4 Video and audio products 9... 0.213-6.9-1.2-0.8 0.9-0.4 Televisions... 0.102-9.8-2.1 0.5 2.8-0.5 Other video equipment 2... 0.024-3.0 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.4 Audio equipment 1... 0.055-9.9-1.4-3.8-1.5-1.4 Recorded music and music subscriptions 1, 2... 0.024 7.7 0.8-0.3-0.3 0.8 Pets and pet products 1... 0.574-0.1 0.2-0.1-0.3 0.2 Apr. - - -
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure category, July Continued Unadjusted percent 2016- - Seasonally adjusted percent Pet food 1, 2, 3... -1.3-0.1 0.2-0.6-0.1 Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1, 2, 3.... 0.8 0.6-0.4 0.1 0.6 Sporting goods... 0.421-1.9 0.2 0.4 0.0-0.2 Sports vehicles including bicycles 1... 0.222-1.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 Sports equipment... 0.190-2.9 0.5-0.7 0.1 0.5 Photographic equipment and supplies... 0.038 2.4 1.1-1.1 0.1-0.2 Film and photographic supplies 1, 2, 3... Photographic equipment 2, 3... 3.1 1.3-1.0 0.0-0.1 Recreational reading materials 1... 0.148 1.7 0.0 0.1-0.9 0.0 Newspapers and magazines 1, 2... 0.089 3.8-0.9 1.1-0.2-0.9 Recreational books 1, 2... 0.059-1.3 1.4-1.3-1.9 1.4 Other recreational goods 2... 0.350-8.2-1.7-0.7-0.8-1.7 Toys... 0.281-9.8-2.3-0.9-1.1-2.3 Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 2,3... -8.9-2.6-0.7-0.8-2.2 Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1, 2... 0.024-0.3 1.7-0.5 2.7 1.7 Music instruments and accessories 1, 2... 0.033 0.3 1.7 0.5-0.9 1.7 Education and communication commodities 9... 0.597-1.8 0.8-0.5 0.6 0.9 Educational books and supplies... 0.159 2.0 1.4-0.8 0.4 1.3 College textbooks 1, 3, 12... 3.4 1.3-0.9 0.2 1.3 Information technology commodities 9... 0.438-3.1 0.6-0.4 0.6 0.7 Personal computers and peripheral equipment 4..... 0.265-2.8 1.0-0.9 0.7 1.1 Computer software and accessories 1, 2... 0.085-1.9 1.6 2.5 0.7 1.6 Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items 1, 2... 0.088-5.1-1.3-1.3 0.4-1.3 Alcoholic beverages... 0.943 1.1 0.0-0.3 0.2 0.1 Alcoholic beverages at home... 0.576 0.5 0.2-0.6-0.1 0.2 Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home... 0.267 1.6-0.1-0.1-0.3 0.1 Distilled spirits at home... 0.072-0.7-0.2-0.7 0.4-0.5 Whiskey at home 1, 3... 0.0-0.2-0.7-0.1-0.2 Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 3... 0.1-0.1-0.7 0.7-0.2 Wine at home... 0.237-0.3 0.6-1.2 0.1 0.4 Alcoholic beverages away from home 1... 0.366 2.1-0.2 0.3 0.4-0.2 Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 1,2,3... 2.3-0.4 0.4 0.3-0.4 Wine away from home 1, 2, 3... 1.7-0.3 0.3 0.2-0.3 Distilled spirits away from home 1, 2, 3... 1.7 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 Other goods 9... 1.551 2.7 0.1-0.1 0.0 0.0 Tobacco and smoking products... 0.685 7.1 0.2 0.1-0.4-0.1 Cigarettes 2... 0.622 7.3 0.2 0.1-0.4-0.2 Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1, 2... 0.046 3.9 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.6 Personal care products 1... 0.686-0.8 0.0-0.5 0.3 0.0 Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products 1, 2... 0.366-0.7-0.2-0.2 0.5-0.2 Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements 1... 0.314-0.9 0.2-0.9 0.2 0.2 Miscellaneous personal goods 2... 0.180 0.3 0.2 1.1 0.4 0.7 Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 3... 0.7-1.3 0.3 0.4 0.0 Infants equipment 1, 3, 5... -2.9-0.4 0.2 0.9-0.4 Services less energy services... 60.081 2.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 Shelter... 33.716 3.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 Rent of shelter 13... 33.374 3.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 Rent of primary residence 8... 7.880 3.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 Lodging away from home 2... 0.966-2.4-3.6 0.1-1.9-4.2 Apr. - - -
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure category, July Continued Unadjusted percent 2016- - Seasonally adjusted percent Housing at school, excluding board 8, 13... 0.120 2.8 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels... 0.846-3.1-4.1 0.1-2.3-4.9 Owners equivalent rent of residences 8, 13... 24.529 3.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 Owners equivalent rent of primary residence 8, 13... 23.406 3.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 Tenants and household insurance 1, 2... 0.341 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 Water and sewer and trash collection services 2... 1.175 3.5 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.0 Water and sewerage maintenance 8... 0.890 3.9 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.0 Garbage and trash collection 1, 11... 0.284 2.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 Household operations 1, 2... 0.849 2.4 0.7 0.5-0.1 0.7 Domestic services 1, 2... 0.281 3.1 0.2 Gardening and lawncare services 1, 2... 0.281 2.7-0.2-0.1 0.6-0.2 Moving, storage, freight expense 2... 0.112-3.8 2.0 1.6-4.5 1.9 Repair of household items 1, 2... 0.092 7.2 0.2 1.1 0.7 0.2 Medical care services... 6.656 2.3 0.2-0.1 0.3 0.3 Professional services... 3.098 0.2 0.0 0.0-0.4 0.1 Physicians services 8... 1.656-0.6 0.1-0.2-0.4 0.1 Dental services 8... 0.813 1.8 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 Eyeglasses and eye care 1, 6... 0.315-1.3-0.4 0.6-1.5-0.4 Services by other medical professionals 1, 8, 6... 0.314 1.6 0.0 0.0-0.1 0.0 Hospital and related services... 2.557 5.3 0.3 0.1 0.8 0.5 Hospital services 8, 14... 2.287 5.7 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.5 Inpatient hospital services 8, 14, 3... 4.9 0.2 0.0 0.9 0.5 Outpatient hospital services 8, 3, 6... 6.1 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.4 Nursing homes and adult day services 8, 14... 0.196 3.4 0.1 0.0 1.1 0.2 Care of invalids and elderly at home 1, 5... 0.075-1.1 0.1 0.1-0.7 0.1 Health insurance 1, 5... 1.001 1.2 0.2-0.2 0.1 0.2 Transportation services... 6.020 3.2-0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 Leased cars and trucks 12... 0.545-0.8 0.0 1.0-0.1-0.3 Car and truck rental 2... 0.108 2.5 9.4 2.3 9.9 0.5 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1... 1.153 1.3 0.1 0.1-0.4 0.1 Motor vehicle body work 1... 0.057 1.9 0.1 0.0-0.4 0.1 Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1... 0.669 1.5 0.2 0.1-0.1 0.2 Motor vehicle repair 1, 2... 0.386 0.7 0.0 0.0-0.9 0.0 Motor vehicle insurance... 2.545 7.6 0.2 1.1 1.0 0.3 Motor vehicle fees 1, 2... 0.524 1.5 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.5 State motor vehicle registration and license fees 1,8,2... 0.281 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 Parking and other fees 1, 2... 0.232 1.2 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.6 Parking fees and tolls 1, 2, 3... 2.8 1.0 0.5 0.2 1.0 Automobile service clubs 1, 2, 3... Public transportation... 1.145-1.2-4.1-1.8-1.5 0.3 Airline fares... 0.687-2.5-6.8-2.7-2.7 0.7 Other intercity transportation... 0.174 0.6 1.9-0.8-1.6 1.0 Intercity bus fare 1, 3, 4... 4.6-3.0 2.0 4.6 Intercity train fare 1, 3, 4... 1.5 1.4 0.2 0.7 1.4 Ship fare 1, 2, 3... -1.9 1.2-0.8-2.3 1.2 Intracity transportation 1... 0.281 0.8-1.1 0.1 0.4-1.1 Intracity mass transit 1, 3, 9... 0.4-1.3 0.0 0.0-1.3 Recreation services 9... 3.931 3.2 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.6 Video and audio services 9... 1.679 4.4 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.5 Cable and satellite television service 11... 1.580 5.2 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.6 Apr. - - -
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure category, July Continued Unadjusted percent 2016- - Seasonally adjusted percent Video discs and other media, including rental of video 1,2... 0.099-6.3-1.7-0.3-2.1-1.7 Video discs and other media 1, 2, 3... -9.7-3.0-1.4-2.9-3.0 Rental of video discs and other media 1, 2, 3..... 0.5 0.0-0.1 0.2 0.0 Pet services including veterinary 2... 0.368 1.8 0.6-0.1 0.0 0.6 Pet services 1, 2, 3... 0.3 0.1-0.7 0.1 0.1 Veterinarian services 2, 3... 2.1 0.6 0.0-0.1 0.7 Photographers and film processing 1, 2... 0.048-1.0 0.6-0.3-0.1 0.6 Photographer fees 1, 2, 3... -2.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.6 Film processing 1, 2, 3... -2.3 0.3-0.6-0.6 0.3 Other recreation services 2... 1.835 2.6 0.9-0.2-0.1 0.8 Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other organizations, or participant sports fees 1, 2... 0.643 2.4 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.7 Admissions... 0.642 2.3 1.4-0.7-0.6 1.4 Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1,2,3... 2.8 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 Admission to sporting events 1, 2, 3... -0.5 1.7-1.5-1.3 1.7 Fees for lessons or instructions 1, 6... 0.225 4.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 Education and communication services 9... 6.110-2.5-0.2 0.0 0.0-0.1 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare... 3.007 2.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.0 College tuition and fees... 1.776 2.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.1 Elementary and high school tuition and fees...... 0.313 3.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.1 Child care and nursery school 10... 0.744 2.5-0.2 0.1 0.2-0.1 Technical and business school tuition and fees 2... 0.042 2.7 0.3-0.3-0.1 0.2 Postage and delivery services 2... 0.138 3.1 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.0 Postage... 0.131 3.1 0.0 0.7 0.1 0.1 Delivery services 2... 0.007 3.5-0.5-0.6-0.1-0.7 Telephone services 1, 2... 2.250-8.9-0.1-0.2-0.6-0.1 Wireless telephone services 1, 2... 1.528-13.3-0.3-0.1-0.8-0.3 Land-line telephone services 1, 9... 0.722 1.8 0.3-0.6-0.1 0.3 Internet services and electronic information providers 2... 0.705-1.3-1.6 0.1 0.0-1.1 Other personal services 1, 9... 1.625 2.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 Personal care services 1... 0.604 1.9 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 Haircuts and other personal care services 1, 2... 0.604 1.9 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 Miscellaneous personal services 1... 1.020 2.6 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.3 Legal services 1, 6... 0.247 2.7-0.2-0.3 1.2-0.2 Funeral expenses 1, 6... 0.144 1.9 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 Laundry and dry cleaning services 1, 2... 0.268 2.8 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.4 Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1,2... 0.026 1.8 0.0-0.7 1.1 0.0 Financial services 6... 0.236 3.0 0.7-0.2 0.0 1.0 Checking account and other bank services 1, 2, 3... 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 2,3... 4.8 0.8 0.3-0.2 1.3 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 4 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 2005=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 8 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. Apr. - - -
9 Indexes on a December 2009=100 base. 10 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 11 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 12 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base. 13 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 14 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, special aggregate indexes, July Special aggregate indexes 2016 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent 2016- - Seasonally adjusted percent All items less food... 86.372 239.548 244.218 243.937 1.8-0.1-0.2 0.0 0.1 All items less shelter... 66.284 224.463 227.149 226.729 1.0-0.2-0.3-0.2 0.1 All items less food and shelter... 52.656 218.418 221.230 220.586 1.0-0.3-0.4-0.2 0.1 All items less food, shelter, and energy... 45.311 224.944 226.730 226.339 0.6-0.2-0.1 0.0 0.1 All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and trucks... 43.318 229.686 232.013 231.632 0.8-0.2-0.1 0.1 0.1 All items less medical care... 91.496 229.897 233.945 233.688 1.6-0.1-0.1-0.1 0.1 All items less energy... 92.655 247.027 250.965 250.981 1.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 Commodities... 36.128 179.389 180.720 180.043 0.4-0.4-0.7-0.3 0.0 Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and trucks... 16.952 145.382 145.761 145.076-0.2-0.5-0.3 0.0 0.0 Commodities less food... 22.500 148.949 149.960 148.853-0.1-0.7-1.2-0.5-0.1 Commodities less food and beverages...... 21.557 145.734 146.698 145.566-0.1-0.8-1.3-0.5-0.1 Services... 63.872 301.024 308.263 308.584 2.5 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 Services less rent of shelter 1... 30.497 324.504 330.146 330.288 1.8 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 Services less medical care services...... 57.216 286.286 293.274 293.556 2.5 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 Durables... 9.169 107.432 105.917 105.298-2.0-0.6-0.1-0.2-0.4 Nondurables... 26.959 215.113 218.331 217.668 1.2-0.3-0.8-0.5 0.4 Nondurables less food... 13.331 187.739 191.808 190.190 1.3-0.8-2.0-0.9 0.6 Nondurables less food and beverages.... 12.388 184.375 188.528 186.810 1.3-0.9-2.1-1.0 0.6 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel... 9.349 226.728 232.545 231.039 1.9-0.6-2.6-1.6 0.4 Nondurables less food and apparel... 10.292 226.989 232.496 231.138 1.8-0.6-2.4-1.4 0.3 Housing... 42.844 244.936 251.629 251.870 2.8 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 Education and communication 2... 6.707 138.790 135.497 135.388-2.5-0.1 0.0 0.0-0.1 Education 2... 3.166 246.478 251.658 252.115 2.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 Communication 2... 3.541 79.156 74.365 74.131-6.3-0.3-0.2-0.3-0.2 Information and information processing 2.... 3.403 75.327 70.511 70.281-6.7-0.3-0.2-0.3-0.2 Information technology, hardware and services 3... 1.153 7.767 7.669 7.611-2.0-0.8-0.1 0.2-0.4 Recreation 2... 5.675 117.358 118.518 118.863 1.3 0.3 0.0-0.1 0.3 Video and audio 2... 1.892 101.719 104.713 104.803 3.0 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.4 Pets, pet products and services 2... 0.942 169.585 169.991 170.602 0.6 0.4-0.1-0.2 0.4 Photography 2... 0.087 75.591 75.306 75.923 0.4 0.8-0.7 0.0 0.2 Food and beverages... 14.571 247.267 249.398 249.930 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 Domestically produced farm food... 6.554 246.356 246.227 247.134 0.3 0.4 0.1-0.2 0.3 Other services... 11.666 346.557 346.161 346.663 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 Apparel less footwear... 2.356 116.028 117.182 115.080-0.8-1.8-0.9-0.3 0.7 Fuels and utilities... 5.147 233.713 241.940 242.119 3.6 0.1 0.5-0.3-0.2 Household energy... 3.972 196.422 203.481 203.569 3.6 0.0 0.5-0.5-0.2 Medical care... 8.504 464.164 474.360 476.126 2.6 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.4 Transportation... 15.483 197.145 201.263 199.466 1.2-0.9-1.4-0.7-0.1 Private transportation... 14.339 191.796 195.670 194.419 1.4-0.6-1.4-0.6-0.1 New and used motor vehicles 2... 6.364 100.850 99.492 99.120-1.7-0.4-0.1-0.2-0.4 Utilities and public transportation... 9.939 217.973 219.122 218.308 0.2-0.4 0.1-0.4 0.0 Household furnishings and operations.... 3.981 121.565 121.025 120.526-0.9-0.4-0.1-0.2-0.2 Other goods and services... 3.176 423.439 433.121 434.033 2.5 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.1 Personal care... 2.491 224.563 227.018 227.509 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 Apr. - - - 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: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index, July Percent to from: Percent to from: Pricing Area Schedule 1 Apr. 2016 2016 U.S. city average... M 1.7 0.0-0.1 1.6 0.2 0.1 Region and area size 2 Northeast urban... M 1.3-0.2-0.2 1.5 0.1 0.0 Size A - More than 1,500,000... M 1.6-0.1-0.1 1.7 0.1 0.1 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3... M 0.7-0.6-0.4 1.1-0.2-0.3 Midwest urban... M 1.3 0.1 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 Size A - More than 1,500,000... M 1.7 0.1 0.0 1.1 0.2 0.1 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3... M 0.9-0.1 0.0 0.5-0.2-0.1 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) 4... M 0.9 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0-0.2 South urban... M 1.6 0.1-0.2 1.5 0.3 0.2 Size A - More than 1,500,000... M 1.6 0.2-0.2 1.7 0.5 0.4 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3... M 1.6 0.0-0.2 1.5 0.1 0.2 Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) 4... M 1.2 0.2-0.1 0.8 0.1 0.2 West urban... M 2.5 0.1 0.1 2.5 0.3 0.0 Size A - More than 1,500,000... M 2.8 0.2 0.2 2.8 0.3 0.0 Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3... M 1.9-0.1-0.1 2.0 0.2 0.0 Size classes A 5... M 2.0 0.1 0.0 1.9 0.3 0.1 B/C 3... M 1.4-0.1-0.1 1.3 0.0 0.0 D 4... M 1.4 0.1 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.1 Selected local areas 6 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI... M 2.2 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.1 0.0 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA 7... M 2.5 0.1 0.3 2.2 0.1-0.2 New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA... M 1.6 0.0-0.2 1.8 0.3 0.2 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT... 1 2.2 0.1 Cleveland-Akron, OH 4... 1 0.7 0.2 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX... 1 1.9 0.2 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 8, 9... 1 0.7 0.0 Atlanta, GA... 2 3.2 1.3 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI... 2 1.1 0.0 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX... 2 1.6 0.4 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL... 2 2.0-0.2 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD... 2 0.7-0.3 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA... 2 3.5 0.3 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA... 2 3.0 0.8 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items are priced every month in all areas. Most other goods and services are priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March,, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. Regions defined as the four Census regions. Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. This index will be discontinued after December,. Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. Los Angeles and Riverside will have separate indexes beginning January, 2018. The Los Angeles index will continue to be published monthly. A 2 3 4 5 6 7 Riverside index will be published for odd months beginning January, 2018. Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. This index will be discontinued after December,. Washington DC and Baltimore will have separate indexes beginning January, 2018. A Washington DC index will be published for odd months beginning January, 2018. A Baltimore index will be published for even months beginning February, 2018. 8 9 NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.