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, September 2012
[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Expenditure category 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

 100.000 226.889 230.379 231.407 2.0 0.4 0.0 0.6 0.6

Food

 14.189 230.573 234.156 234.298 1.6 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1

Food at home

 8.526 229.739 231.708 231.615 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0

Cereals and bakery products

 1.225 264.135 267.794 266.655 1.0 -0.4 0.3 0.0 -0.1

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 1.950 227.194 232.475 231.555 1.9 -0.4 0.3 0.4 -0.6

Dairy and related products(1)

 0.882 219.381 214.549 215.311 -1.9 0.4 -0.5 0.1 0.4

Fruits and vegetables

 1.247 286.865 280.672 282.092 -1.7 0.5 -0.3 0.5 -0.4

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

 0.937 168.213 167.622 168.820 0.4 0.7 -0.5 -0.2 0.9

Other food at home

 2.284 200.347 205.864 205.266 2.5 -0.3 0.0 -0.1 0.2

Food away from home(1)

 5.663 233.032 239.057 239.565 2.8 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2

Energy

 10.216 250.480 250.306 256.332 2.3 2.4 -0.3 5.6 4.5

Energy commodities

 6.337 313.145 320.214 333.202 6.4 4.1 0.2 8.6 6.7

Fuel oil(1)

 0.222 364.563 364.165 379.131 4.0 4.1 -0.5 4.6 4.1

Motor fuel

 6.020 309.745 317.798 330.923 6.8 4.1 0.2 8.9 7.0

Gasoline (all types)

 5.831 309.018 316.859 329.898 6.8 4.1 0.3 9.0 7.0

Energy services(2)

 3.879 201.270 194.136 193.579 -3.8 -0.3 -1.1 0.8 0.7

Electricity(2)

 3.003 205.812 202.870 202.628 -1.5 -0.1 -1.3 0.2 0.2

Utility (piped) gas service(2)

 0.876 184.144 165.953 164.528 -10.7 -0.9 -0.2 2.8 2.0

All items less food and energy

 75.595 226.289 230.196 230.780 2.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1

Commodities less food and energy commodities

 19.607 146.734 147.133 147.740 0.7 0.4 0.0 -0.2 -0.2

Apparel

 3.492 125.272 123.568 128.630 2.7 4.1 0.2 -0.5 0.3

New vehicles

 3.147 142.334 143.749 143.725 1.0 0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.1

Used cars and trucks

 1.959 153.586 154.851 151.118 -1.6 -2.4 -0.5 -0.9 -1.4

Medical care commodities(1)

 1.726 325.130 336.004 335.721 3.3 -0.1 0.5 0.3 -0.1

Alcoholic beverages

 0.942 227.265 230.674 231.018 1.7 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.1

Tobacco and smoking products(1)

 0.798 843.141 857.727 859.094 1.9 0.2 1.1 -0.1 0.2

Services less energy services

 55.988 274.327 280.526 281.081 2.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3

Shelter

 31.397 252.647 257.843 258.252 2.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2

Rent of primary residence(2)

 6.438 254.628 260.677 261.421 2.7 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)(3)

 23.776 260.459 265.422 266.013 2.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2

Medical care services

 5.387 425.258 442.410 443.812 4.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4

Physicians' services(2)

 1.609 341.041 349.608 350.865 2.9 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5

Hospital services(2)(4)

 1.521 242.615 253.380 254.738 5.0 0.5 0.4 -0.4 0.6

Transportation services

 5.737 268.979 272.651 273.044 1.5 0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.5

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair(1)

 1.140 255.244 257.641 258.024 1.1 0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.1

Motor vehicle insurance

 2.419 388.870 403.246 404.464 4.0 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.5

Airline fare

 0.752 307.065 299.284 299.228 -2.6 0.0 -2.7 -1.3 1.4

Footnotes
 (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.

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Last Modified Date: October 16, 2012