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, September 2012
[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Special aggregate indexes Relative
importance
Aug.
2012		 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change
Sep.
2011		 Aug.
2012		 Sep.
2012		 Sep.
2011-
Sep.
2012		 Aug.
2012-
Sep.
2012		 Jun.
2012-
Jul.
2012		 Jul.
2012-
Aug.
2012		 Aug.
2012-
Sep.
2012

All items less food

 85.811 226.329 229.813 230.985 2.1 0.5 0.0 0.7 0.7

All items less shelter

 68.603 219.396 222.251 223.535 1.9 0.6 0.0 0.8 0.7

All items less food and shelter

 54.414 216.212 218.904 220.464 2.0 0.7 0.0 0.9 0.9

All items less food, shelter, and energy

 44.198 211.954 215.124 215.815 1.8 0.3 0.1 -0.1 0.1

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

 42.239 215.389 218.705 219.685 2.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1

All items less medical care

 92.887 218.281 221.275 222.301 1.8 0.5 0.0 0.6 0.6

All items less energy

 89.784 226.303 230.148 230.661 1.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1

Commodities

 40.133 186.015 187.952 189.575 1.9 0.9 0.1 1.2 1.0

Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and trucks

 17.648 146.714 147.046 148.114 1.0 0.7 0.1 -0.1 0.0

Commodities less food

 25.944 164.287 165.628 167.785 2.1 1.3 0.0 1.8 1.5

Commodities less food and beverages

 25.002 161.850 163.121 165.317 2.1 1.3 0.1 1.9 1.6

Services

 59.867 267.510 272.560 273.014 2.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.3

Services less rent of shelter(1)

 28.818 293.301 298.312 298.823 1.9 0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.3

Services less medical care services

 54.480 255.295 259.599 259.993 1.8 0.2 -0.1 0.2 0.3

Durables

 8.861 113.177 113.250 112.394 -0.7 -0.8 -0.1 0.0 -0.7

Nondurables

 31.272 222.036 224.939 227.913 2.6 1.3 0.1 1.7 1.3

Nondurables less food

 17.083 212.750 215.220 220.322 3.6 2.4 0.1 3.0 2.3

Nondurables less food and beverages

 16.141 211.709 214.091 219.443 3.7 2.5 0.2 3.1 2.5

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel

 12.648 270.380 275.298 280.967 3.9 2.1 0.1 4.2 3.2

Nondurables less food and apparel

 13.591 265.279 270.110 275.315 3.8 1.9 0.1 3.9 3.0

Housing

 40.822 220.540 223.699 223.901 1.5 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.3

Education and communication(2)

 6.724 132.627 134.039 134.639 1.5 0.4 0.0 -0.4 0.1

Education(2)

 3.232 212.348 218.286 220.524 3.9 1.0 0.5 -0.1 0.3

Communication(2)

 3.492 83.017 82.605 82.533 -0.6 -0.1 -0.5 -0.6 -0.1

Information and information processing(2)

 3.344 79.625 79.090 79.017 -0.8 -0.1 -0.6 -0.6 -0.1

Information technology, hardware and services(3)

 0.968 8.912 8.656 8.608 -3.4 -0.6 -0.7 -1.3 -0.5

Recreation(2)

 5.995 113.440 114.929 114.963 1.3 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0.0

Video and audio(2)

 1.914 98.491 99.747 99.712 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0

Pets, pet products and services(2)

 1.092 160.261 162.481 162.879 1.6 0.2 -0.3 0.0 0.3

Photography(2)

 0.112 80.031 79.447 79.838 -0.2 0.5 0.1 -0.3 0.6

Food and beverages

 15.131 230.448 234.017 234.172 1.6 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1

Domestically produced farm food(4)

 7.205 236.407 238.853 238.483 0.9 -0.2 -0.1 0.2 -0.2

Other services

 11.553 316.708 323.412 324.441 2.4 0.3 0.1 -0.1 0.1

Apparel less footwear

 2.814 119.432 117.408 122.653 2.7 4.5 0.2 -0.6 0.4

Fuels and utilities

 5.385 226.409 222.769 222.634 -1.7 -0.1 -0.8 0.9 0.7

Household energy

 4.197 199.814 192.759 192.636 -3.6 -0.1 -1.1 0.9 0.8

Medical care

 7.113 401.605 417.123 418.039 4.1 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.3

Transportation

 17.364 215.198 219.110 221.745 3.0 1.2 -0.1 2.9 2.4

Private transportation

 16.199 210.513 214.763 217.530 3.3 1.3 0.1 3.1 2.5

New and used motor vehicles(2)

 5.628 100.988 101.458 100.572 -0.4 -0.9 -0.3 -0.3 -0.5

Utilities and public transportation

 10.009 209.922 209.491 209.354 -0.3 -0.1 -0.7 0.2 0.4

Household furnishings and operations

 4.039 125.013 125.610 125.310 0.2 -0.2 0.2 -0.3 -0.1

Other goods and services

 3.359 388.627 396.161 396.155 1.9 0.0 0.4 0.3 -0.1

Personal care

 2.562 208.843 213.041 212.932 2.0 -0.1 0.2 0.5 -0.2

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.
(4) Not seasonally adjusted.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Last Modified Date: October 16, 2012