Consumer Price Index: Seasonal adjustment factors for use with the 2016 All Urban Consumer indexes

(calculated with data through December 2015)

Item and group

Seasonal factors

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.

Expenditure category

All items ................................................................................ (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Food and beverages ........................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Food .................................................................................. (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Food at home .................................................................. (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Cereals and bakery products ........................................ 100.177 100.048 100.065 100.091 100.193 100.157 100.356 100.213 99.753 99.903 99.566 99.460 

Cereals and cereal products ....................................... 100.162 99.793 99.847 100.083 100.533 100.712 100.759 100.406 99.241 99.777 99.317 99.274 

Flour and prepared flour mixes ................................. 100.985 100.858 100.415 100.326 101.333 101.827 101.591 101.520 100.262 98.739 95.638 96.387 

Breakfast cereal ........................................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Rice, pasta, cornmeal ............................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Rice ......................................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Bakery products .......................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Bread ........................................................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

White bread ............................................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Bread other than white ............................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins ..................................... 100.503 100.852 100.549 99.484 99.508 98.767 99.583 99.715 99.830 100.819 100.237 100.143 

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ................................. 100.142 99.893 100.026 99.817 99.340 99.542 99.834 99.609 99.705 100.460 101.122 100.448 

Cookies ................................................................... 100.351 100.105 100.223 99.864 99.048 99.025 99.829 99.376 99.527 100.284 101.678 100.663 

Fresh cakes and cupcakes ..................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Other bakery products .............................................. 99.952 100.008 99.991 100.375 100.897 100.490 100.388 100.997 100.353 100.150 98.274 98.159 

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts .............. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Crackers, bread, and cracker products ................... 99.799 100.312 99.965 100.406 101.191 100.457 100.683 101.200 100.390 100.291 97.506 97.829 

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies,

tarts, turnovers ................................................ 100.136 100.253 100.435 100.755 100.898 100.307 100.538 100.439 100.290 99.833 98.035 98.154 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ....................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Meats, poultry, and fish ............................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Meats ........................................................................ (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Beef and veal .......................................................... 98.801 99.443 99.828 100.269 100.519 100.693 100.646 100.304 100.130 100.164 99.943 99.365 

Uncooked ground beef ......................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Uncooked beef roasts ........................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Uncooked beef steaks .......................................... 98.000 98.739 99.519 100.398 100.610 101.043 101.411 101.048 100.848 100.626 99.350 98.569 

Uncooked other beef and veal .............................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Pork ........................................................................ 99.101 98.946 99.170 98.029 98.931 99.611 100.843 101.883 102.259 102.160 100.298 98.917 

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 99.371 99.141 99.511 98.972 100.120 100.072 100.632 101.874 102.026 101.367 98.857 98.039 

Bacon and related products ................................ 99.229 98.412 99.417 98.483 97.887 99.694 100.274 102.210 103.407 102.247 100.226 98.534 

Breakfast sausage and related products ............ 99.510 100.228 99.717 99.975 101.071 101.026 101.105 100.708 100.148 100.383 98.235 97.873 

Ham ...................................................................... 97.503 98.007 100.148 96.237 98.014 99.910 100.715 102.977 104.239 104.055 100.889 97.458 

Ham, excluding canned ...................................... 97.164 98.160 100.442 95.784 97.753 99.709 100.753 103.324 104.815 104.538 100.702 96.955 

Pork chops ............................................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Other pork including roasts and picnics ................ 98.331 98.348 97.848 99.584 99.686 100.061 101.571 102.298 101.982 101.553 100.471 98.536 

Other meats ............................................................ 100.473 100.282 99.974 100.115 99.101 99.326 98.943 99.554 100.195 100.605 100.745 100.700 

Frankfurters .......................................................... 101.461 100.919 100.112 101.190 98.517 98.730 97.153 97.438 100.231 100.672 101.411 102.163 

Lunchmeats .......................................................... 100.272 100.231 99.759 99.669 99.288 99.340 99.325 100.090 100.067 100.639 100.640 100.706 

Lamb and organ meats ......................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Lamb and mutton .................................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Poultry ....................................................................... 99.835 99.574 99.961 100.118 99.690 100.305 100.314 100.295 100.162 100.476 99.878 99.383 

Chicken ................................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Fresh whole chicken ............................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Fresh and frozen chicken parts ............................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Other poultry including turkey ................................. 99.276 100.201 100.694 100.117 100.674 100.853 101.095 100.498 101.313 100.543 97.480 97.207 

Fish and seafood ...................................................... 100.118 98.935 99.043 100.618 100.532 100.463 100.387 100.241 100.622 99.658 100.036 99.346 

Fresh fish and seafood ........................................... 99.916 99.077 99.926 100.619 100.529 100.350 99.988 100.215 101.078 99.775 99.736 98.813 

Processed fish and seafood ................................... 100.202 98.825 98.111 100.037 100.412 100.477 101.024 100.472 100.109 99.904 100.390 100.050 

Shelf stable fish and seafood ................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Frozen fish and seafood ....................................... 100.127 98.315 97.574 99.930 100.997 101.087 101.434 100.761 100.367 99.585 100.221 99.594 

Eggs ............................................................................ 101.966 101.805 101.163 100.470 97.213 96.852 97.090 99.259 100.262 99.517 100.557 103.794 

Dairy and related products ............................................ 100.824 100.278 100.068 99.788 99.344 99.007 99.288 99.751 100.157 100.577 100.480 100.564 

Milk ............................................................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Fresh whole milk ....................................................... 101.397 100.058 99.543 99.065 98.250 98.417 99.259 99.570 100.458 100.879 101.363 101.861 

Fresh milk other than whole ...................................... 100.981 99.949 99.981 99.291 98.966 98.831 99.432 99.865 100.455 100.450 100.595 101.367 

Cheese and related products ...................................... 100.701 100.486 100.063 99.604 99.558 98.711 99.230 99.696 99.978 100.747 100.622 100.630 

Ice cream and related products .................................. 102.314 102.716 101.296 101.451 98.275 97.634 96.579 97.582 100.109 100.700 100.403 100.881 

Other dairy and related products ................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Fruits and vegetables ................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Fresh fruits and vegetables ........................................ (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Fresh fruits ................................................................ 100.995 99.923 98.857 99.794 101.722 99.070 98.031 98.936 100.028 100.953 100.542 101.291 

Apples ..................................................................... 96.943 97.822 97.069 97.124 100.457 104.336 106.555 108.628 103.626 96.609 95.790 94.899 

Bananas .................................................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Citrus fruits .............................................................. 92.337 92.746 93.762 96.422 99.483 101.285 105.140 109.075 108.482 108.849 98.762 93.491 

Oranges, including tangerines .............................. 91.672 91.406 91.971 92.247 97.031 100.779 106.117 112.806 110.993 112.039 99.818 92.701 

Other fresh fruits ..................................................... 107.113 104.106 102.071 102.939 104.455 95.357 90.482 89.200 93.708 99.387 103.565 107.778 

Fresh vegetables ...................................................... 103.114 102.086 101.389 99.980 98.771 99.018 98.633 98.034 99.019 99.675 100.025 100.539 

Potatoes .................................................................. 99.423 99.026 98.151 98.339 100.019 101.331 104.292 105.709 103.847 100.727 95.059 94.032 

Lettuce .................................................................... 104.595 103.955 100.537 97.162 98.413 98.483 96.654 96.819 98.108 98.942 103.159 103.205 

See footnotes at end of table.
Consumer Price Index: Seasonal adjustment factors for use with the 2016 All Urban Consumer indexes-Continued

(calculated with data through December 2015)

Item and group

Seasonal factors

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.

Expenditure category

Tomatoes ................................................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Other fresh vegetables ........................................... 102.843 101.914 101.634 100.294 99.433 99.702 98.592 97.499 98.417 99.802 99.720 100.365 

Processed fruits and vegetables ................................. 100.254 100.575 99.647 99.421 100.726 100.816 101.005 100.758 100.489 99.992 97.963 98.349 

Canned fruits and vegetables ................................... 100.007 100.601 99.833 99.330 100.690 100.877 101.006 100.978 100.692 99.925 97.839 98.177 

Canned fruits .......................................................... 99.858 100.450 100.204 99.215 100.814 100.846 101.338 101.120 100.329 99.986 97.823 97.969 

Canned vegetables ................................................. 99.966 100.790 99.744 99.567 100.744 100.993 100.608 101.113 100.402 100.002 97.773 98.220 

Frozen fruits and vegetables .................................... 100.289 100.200 99.431 99.458 100.600 100.779 100.932 100.844 101.014 99.555 98.495 98.416 

Frozen vegetables .................................................. 100.179 99.893 99.196 99.515 100.950 101.278 101.515 101.402 101.223 99.365 97.640 97.804 

Other processed fruits and vegetables including

dried .................................................................. 100.595 101.047 99.835 99.538 100.297 100.685 100.499 100.180 100.113 99.897 98.447 98.770 

Dried beans, peas, and lentils ................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ......... 100.871 100.576 100.285 100.298 99.381 99.383 99.469 99.773 99.879 100.403 99.817 99.895 

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks ................................... 100.963 100.735 100.586 100.203 99.386 99.326 99.335 99.497 99.717 100.469 99.846 99.977 

Carbonated drinks .................................................... 101.146 101.166 100.953 100.099 99.497 99.361 99.641 99.714 100.110 100.500 99.065 98.786 

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks .................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks ............ 100.902 100.404 99.963 100.441 99.219 99.370 99.117 99.302 99.682 100.282 100.591 100.742 

Beverage materials including coffee and tea .............. 100.549 100.402 100.152 100.346 99.887 99.618 100.185 100.471 99.859 99.838 99.418 99.280 

Coffee ....................................................................... 100.507 99.730 100.191 100.189 100.298 99.807 100.610 100.930 100.020 99.980 99.022 98.700 

Roasted coffee ........................................................ 100.455 99.752 100.223 100.106 100.400 99.733 100.673 101.198 100.231 100.039 99.081 98.047 

Instant and freeze dried coffee ............................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Other beverage materials including tea .................... 100.451 100.413 100.133 100.363 99.609 99.567 99.671 99.799 99.721 99.861 100.163 100.329 

Other food at home ....................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Sugar and sweets ....................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Sugar and artificial sweeteners ................................. 101.055 100.973 99.867 100.288 100.498 100.181 100.789 100.878 100.518 99.837 97.436 97.535 

Candy and chewing gum .......................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Other sweets ............................................................. 100.722 100.734 100.284 100.497 100.274 100.601 100.410 99.839 100.277 99.189 98.349 98.733 

Fats and oils ............................................................... 100.688 100.386 99.912 99.442 99.740 99.578 99.812 100.273 100.543 100.831 99.411 99.485 

Butter and margarine ................................................ 101.048 100.203 99.171 98.244 99.399 99.118 99.727 100.708 101.725 101.755 99.610 99.539 

Butter ...................................................................... 101.430 99.843 98.037 97.160 98.330 98.436 99.878 100.830 102.571 103.120 100.809 99.988 

Margarine ................................................................ 100.740 100.456 100.610 99.487 100.371 99.626 99.575 100.574 100.244 100.453 98.628 99.302 

Salad dressing .......................................................... 100.831 100.635 100.165 100.007 99.174 98.630 99.070 99.375 100.147 101.194 99.828 100.894 

Other fats and oils including peanut butter ............... 100.391 100.312 100.319 99.830 100.514 100.524 100.184 100.298 100.150 99.704 98.797 99.009 

Peanut butter .......................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Other foods ................................................................. 99.533 100.150 99.954 100.107 100.247 100.317 100.573 100.324 99.990 99.793 99.552 99.495 

Soups ........................................................................ 96.402 97.668 99.906 101.932 103.086 104.289 104.397 102.861 99.042 97.951 96.889 95.623 

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods .................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Snacks ...................................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ................. 100.501 101.112 100.364 100.218 100.229 99.864 100.292 100.915 100.621 99.965 98.187 97.749 

Salt and other seasonings and spices .................... 100.917 101.488 100.339 100.280 100.105 99.663 100.109 100.513 100.356 99.223 98.768 98.300 

Olives, pickles, relishes .......................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Sauces and gravies ................................................ 100.056 100.693 100.267 100.367 100.082 99.525 100.496 100.997 100.370 100.161 98.154 98.834 

Other condiments ................................................... 100.348 100.968 100.244 100.732 101.604 100.526 100.356 102.041 100.657 98.666 97.113 96.703 

Baby food .................................................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Other miscellaneous foods ....................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Prepared salads ...................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Food away from home .................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Full service meals and snacks ...................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Limited service meals and snacks ................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Food at employee sites and schools ............................ 100.547 100.198 100.055 100.204 99.952 99.167 97.687 98.991 100.795 100.816 100.865 100.707 

Food at elementary and secondary schools ............... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors ....... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Other food away from home ......................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Alcoholic beverages .......................................................... 100.053 100.195 100.145 100.046 100.115 99.876 99.930 99.942 99.857 99.938 100.005 99.930 

Alcoholic beverages at home .......................................... 100.079 100.418 100.404 100.075 100.078 99.774 99.896 99.891 99.812 99.851 99.924 99.854 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ............... 100.413 100.495 100.489 100.207 99.967 99.642 99.533 99.416 99.452 99.781 100.325 100.346 

Distilled spirits at home ................................................. 100.193 100.363 99.914 99.848 100.258 99.755 99.907 100.185 100.079 100.150 99.841 99.537 

Whiskey at home ........................................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home ............... 100.022 100.377 99.852 99.734 100.302 99.630 99.855 100.198 100.379 100.299 99.884 99.500 

Wine at home ................................................................ 99.782 100.226 100.313 99.886 100.061 99.789 99.999 100.460 100.131 100.238 99.866 99.332 

Alcoholic beverages away from home ............................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Wine away from home .................................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Distilled spirits away from home ................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Housing ............................................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Shelter .............................................................................. (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Rent of primary residence ............................................... 100.149 100.106 100.060 99.948 99.882 99.816 99.866 99.902 99.965 100.053 100.102 100.163 

Lodging away from home ............................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Housing at school, excluding board .............................. 100.214 99.969 99.755 99.520 99.297 99.165 99.155 100.319 100.775 100.822 100.600 100.364 

Other lodging away from home including hotels and

motels ................................................................... 93.411 96.938 101.869 101.579 104.352 107.674 108.993 104.895 100.939 98.020 92.196 89.105 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences ............................ 100.064 100.025 100.011 99.977 99.937 99.933 99.932 99.975 99.996 100.031 100.074 100.051 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence .............. 100.063 100.024 100.012 99.977 99.937 99.932 99.932 99.976 99.995 100.030 100.074 100.050 

Tenants’ and household insurance ................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

See footnotes at end of table.
Consumer Price Index: Seasonal adjustment factors for use with the 2016 All Urban Consumer indexes-Continued

(calculated with data through December 2015)

Item and group

Seasonal factors

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.

Expenditure category

Fuels and utilities .............................................................. (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Household energy ........................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................. 101.163 104.145 106.127 101.953 100.280 98.609 97.977 97.255 97.712 98.037 98.021 98.725 

Fuel oil ........................................................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Propane, kerosene, and firewood ............................... 103.567 103.456 103.284 101.962 98.725 96.845 95.768 96.426 97.371 99.043 101.228 102.561 

Energy services ............................................................ (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Electricity .................................................................... 98.437 98.286 97.885 97.869 99.611 104.250 104.098 103.620 102.972 98.726 97.048 97.090 

Utility (piped) gas service ............................................ 101.899 100.564 100.520 99.443 98.369 99.313 100.172 99.701 99.600 99.444 100.100 100.791 

Water and sewer and trash collection services ............ (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Water and sewerage maintenance ............................. 100.070 100.328 100.205 100.023 99.795 99.575 99.949 100.354 99.959 100.011 99.947 99.800 

Garbage and trash collection ...................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Household furnishings and operations ............................. 99.957 100.046 100.117 100.189 100.287 100.360 100.091 99.808 99.852 99.943 99.724 99.632 

Window and floor coverings and other linens ................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Floor coverings ............................................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Window coverings ......................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Other linens .................................................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Furniture and bedding ..................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Bedroom furniture ......................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture ............ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Other furniture ............................................................... 99.454 100.275 101.778 101.369 100.731 100.345 100.064 99.467 99.123 98.977 99.039 99.362 

Infants’ furniture .......................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Appliances ...................................................................... 100.302 100.730 100.587 100.660 100.095 100.305 99.785 99.466 100.129 100.154 98.927 98.815 

Major appliances ........................................................... 100.622 101.071 101.355 101.087 100.164 100.402 99.646 99.068 99.934 100.099 97.927 98.569 

Laundry equipment ..................................................... 99.597 100.889 101.643 101.326 100.234 100.273 99.776 98.823 100.471 100.436 98.595 97.914 

Other appliances ........................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Other household equipment and furnishings .................. 99.842 100.428 100.057 100.007 100.440 100.421 100.328 99.837 99.949 100.259 99.485 99.005 

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items .............................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Indoor plants and flowers .............................................. 99.437 101.366 101.179 100.417 100.929 100.605 99.512 99.041 99.175 99.226 99.390 99.732 

Dishes and flatware ...................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Nonelectric cookware and tableware ............................ 98.839 99.884 100.166 100.065 100.412 100.421 100.388 100.434 100.723 100.440 99.624 98.692 

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies ......... 99.856 100.379 100.282 100.523 100.551 100.276 100.014 99.779 99.658 99.784 99.534 99.378 

Tools, hardware and supplies ....................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Outdoor equipment and supplies .................................. 99.861 100.304 100.383 100.672 100.839 100.413 100.159 99.742 99.394 99.474 99.504 99.255 

Housekeeping supplies ................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Household cleaning products ....................................... 100.216 100.506 100.475 99.942 99.999 99.908 99.672 99.424 99.566 99.807 100.033 100.356 

Household paper products ............................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Miscellaneous household products ............................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Household operations ..................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Domestic services ......................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Gardening and lawncare services ................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Moving, storage, freight expense .................................. 99.227 99.175 98.948 99.164 99.766 100.978 101.099 101.654 100.608 100.050 100.031 99.394 

Repair of household items ............................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Apparel ............................................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................... 98.019 99.211 100.450 101.439 101.933 100.672 98.555 98.189 100.770 101.780 100.886 97.998 

Men’s apparel ................................................................. 97.804 99.171 100.733 101.467 102.034 100.711 98.884 99.028 100.873 101.456 100.193 97.505 

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ....................... 96.247 99.597 101.558 101.429 102.742 101.006 98.324 99.142 103.103 101.789 100.173 94.553 

Men’s furnishings .......................................................... 98.975 100.125 99.707 101.196 101.489 100.923 99.774 99.897 99.088 100.011 100.279 98.354 

Men’s shirts and sweaters ............................................ 98.032 97.402 100.051 101.188 100.785 98.503 97.069 97.054 102.535 105.390 103.330 98.374 

Men’s pants and shorts ................................................. 97.944 99.980 102.772 102.856 103.945 102.564 101.698 99.897 99.565 97.965 96.210 94.561 

Boys’ apparel .................................................................. 99.386 99.293 99.646 101.061 101.259 100.345 98.092 96.176 99.115 102.868 102.584 100.115 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .............................................. (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Women’s apparel ............................................................ 95.098 97.575 102.666 103.116 101.326 98.934 95.046 98.023 103.179 105.076 102.388 97.581 

Women’s outerwear ...................................................... 99.768 97.016 99.291 99.036 94.525 87.830 84.212 95.761 109.236 115.543 111.402 106.160 

Women’s dresses ......................................................... 90.216 96.950 106.820 105.432 100.640 97.450 89.752 97.128 108.064 108.431 103.646 95.784 

Women’s suits and separates ....................................... 93.754 97.364 103.787 104.773 102.695 99.675 94.732 97.279 103.360 104.520 102.106 95.955 

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories ........................................................... 99.132 98.798 100.471 100.957 101.008 101.176 100.128 99.485 98.787 100.938 100.350 98.726 

Girls’ apparel ................................................................... 98.057 98.791 100.685 101.475 98.635 96.299 94.539 96.043 103.410 106.364 103.868 101.591 

Footwear ........................................................................... 97.739 98.556 99.964 100.454 100.401 99.371 99.083 99.798 101.960 102.429 101.123 99.227 

Men’s footwear ............................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Boys’ and girls’ footwear ................................................. 98.781 98.520 99.557 99.627 100.046 99.451 98.607 99.261 101.006 102.269 102.101 100.936 

Women’s footwear .......................................................... 96.782 97.729 100.811 100.960 101.219 99.758 98.057 99.241 102.735 103.296 101.018 98.443 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ............................................ 99.048 98.542 100.391 100.991 99.602 98.450 98.087 99.204 101.039 102.071 102.106 100.594 

Jewelry and watches ........................................................ 99.545 99.505 99.795 98.964 98.205 100.150 101.593 101.876 102.457 101.524 98.822 97.638 

Watches .......................................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Jewelry ............................................................................ 99.487 99.176 99.423 98.703 97.856 99.957 101.792 102.621 103.275 101.823 98.867 97.064 

Transportation ..................................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Private transportation ........................................................ (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

New and used motor vehicles ......................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

New vehicles ................................................................. 99.979 100.300 100.310 100.419 100.353 100.260 99.930 99.634 99.577 99.610 99.792 99.844 

New cars and trucks ................................................... 99.982 100.311 100.310 100.420 100.350 100.258 99.933 99.642 99.579 99.599 99.783 99.840 

New cars ..................................................................... 99.970 100.343 100.340 100.414 100.390 100.168 99.939 99.639 99.553 99.644 99.759 99.818 

See footnotes at end of table.
Consumer Price Index: Seasonal adjustment factors for use with the 2016 All Urban Consumer indexes-Continued

(calculated with data through December 2015)

Item and group

Seasonal factors

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.

Expenditure category

New trucks .................................................................. 99.902 100.295 100.341 100.514 100.360 100.231 99.902 99.598 99.632 99.632 99.801 99.821 

Used cars and trucks .................................................... 97.075 97.823 99.377 100.579 101.690 102.133 102.597 102.777 101.352 99.635 97.800 97.062 

Leased cars and trucks ................................................. 99.986 99.643 100.290 100.196 99.825 99.583 99.664 99.160 100.005 100.923 100.430 100.267 

Car and truck rental ...................................................... 96.541 97.998 100.662 100.935 97.743 98.766 107.052 107.196 100.238 97.054 97.081 98.430 

Motor fuel ........................................................................ 91.364 94.577 101.930 102.848 107.121 108.243 107.271 105.022 101.692 96.869 92.150 91.091 

Gasoline (all types) ....................................................... 91.253 94.529 101.959 102.911 107.243 108.371 107.385 105.096 101.700 96.809 91.994 90.925 

Gasoline, unleaded regular ......................................... 91.040 94.399 102.010 102.969 107.393 108.591 107.626 105.190 101.758 96.686 91.802 90.715 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade ..................................... 91.474 95.162 102.058 102.822 106.807 108.054 106.816 104.827 101.790 97.259 92.268 90.815 

Gasoline, unleaded premium ...................................... 92.307 95.037 101.815 102.750 106.643 107.247 106.414 104.679 101.307 97.194 92.799 91.976 

Other motor fuels .......................................................... 96.148 96.509 99.264 98.910 100.961 101.993 101.661 101.695 101.482 101.499 101.784 99.152 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment ................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Tires .............................................................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Vehicle accessories other than tires ............................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires ............. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids ....................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ............................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Motor vehicle body work ............................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing ..................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Motor vehicle repair ...................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Motor vehicle insurance .................................................. 100.395 100.393 100.108 99.991 99.798 99.674 99.607 99.552 99.370 100.070 100.475 100.533 

Motor vehicle fees ........................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

State motor vehicle registration and license fees ......... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Parking and other fees .................................................. 100.226 100.314 100.297 100.215 100.094 99.876 99.913 99.896 99.849 99.816 99.745 99.751 

Parking fees and tolls ................................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Automobile service clubs ............................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Public transportation ......................................................... 97.205 98.048 98.502 100.860 104.816 104.362 101.595 97.953 97.465 99.667 101.337 98.199 

Airline fare ....................................................................... 95.676 97.373 98.251 101.429 107.719 106.069 102.130 96.672 96.062 99.523 102.228 96.933 

Other intercity transportation .......................................... 99.780 98.063 99.294 99.447 99.120 101.062 101.863 100.804 99.947 99.570 99.503 101.673 

Intercity bus fare ........................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Intercity train fare .......................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Ship fare ....................................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Intracity transportation .................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Intracity mass transit ..................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Medical care ....................................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Medical care commodities ................................................ 99.758 100.242 100.238 100.183 100.018 99.946 100.085 100.156 100.105 99.937 99.873 99.469 

Medicinal drugs ............................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Prescription drugs ......................................................... 99.964 100.521 100.477 100.229 99.998 100.030 99.982 100.117 99.842 99.749 99.641 99.461 

Nonprescription drugs ................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Medical equipment and supplies .................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Medical care services ....................................................... 99.926 100.296 100.253 100.247 100.241 100.094 99.951 99.761 99.791 99.838 99.861 99.750 

Professional services ...................................................... 99.965 100.024 100.043 100.127 100.086 100.177 100.098 99.972 99.929 99.818 99.898 99.869 

Physicians’ services ...................................................... 100.011 100.047 99.988 100.148 100.052 100.172 100.136 99.961 99.906 99.777 99.842 99.959 

Dental services ............................................................. 99.919 100.192 100.197 100.286 100.233 100.161 100.134 99.996 99.877 99.736 99.640 99.614 

Eyeglasses and eye care .............................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Services by other medical professionals ...................... 100.041 100.120 100.103 100.022 99.905 100.002 99.927 99.962 100.035 100.026 99.965 99.913 

Hospital and related services .......................................... 100.007 100.720 100.662 100.510 100.225 100.002 99.885 99.487 99.595 99.677 99.720 99.493 

Hospital services ........................................................... 100.002 100.797 100.720 100.567 100.236 99.987 99.877 99.415 99.537 99.666 99.719 99.459 

Inpatient hospital services .......................................... 99.996 100.807 100.720 100.490 100.164 100.123 99.872 99.590 99.649 99.608 99.547 99.421 

Outpatient hospital services ........................................ 99.962 100.823 100.829 100.599 100.190 99.920 99.819 99.353 99.529 99.754 99.724 99.439 

Nursing homes and adult day services ......................... 100.120 100.405 100.379 100.228 100.263 100.059 99.995 100.003 99.863 99.640 99.601 99.459 

Care of invalids and elderly at home ............................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Health insurance ............................................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Recreation .......................................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Video and audio ................................................................ (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Televisions ...................................................................... 99.917 100.568 101.066 100.634 100.931 101.094 99.176 99.429 99.453 100.025 99.388 98.354 

Cable and satellite television and radio service .............. 99.469 100.155 100.698 100.762 100.591 100.443 100.239 99.811 99.686 99.515 99.422 99.199 

Other video equipment ................................................... 98.045 99.120 99.510 100.898 100.980 100.363 100.046 100.563 101.471 101.887 99.901 97.319 

Video discs and other media, including rental of video

and audio ................................................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Video discs and other media ........................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Rental of video or audio discs and other media ............ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Audio equipment ............................................................. 100.160 100.815 100.045 99.940 100.220 99.425 99.835 99.777 99.996 100.070 100.305 99.358 

Audio discs, tapes and other media ................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Pets, pet products and services ........................................ (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Pets and pet products ..................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Pet food ........................................................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories ................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Pet services including veterinary .................................... 99.806 100.041 100.075 100.271 100.193 100.220 100.168 100.032 99.964 99.821 99.701 99.675 

Pet services .................................................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Veterinarian services .................................................... 99.780 100.072 100.140 100.284 100.248 100.295 100.189 100.017 99.936 99.784 99.632 99.604 

Sporting goods .................................................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Sports vehicles including bicycles .................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

See footnotes at end of table.
Consumer Price Index: Seasonal adjustment factors for use with the 2016 All Urban Consumer indexes-Continued

(calculated with data through December 2015)

Item and group

Seasonal factors

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.

Expenditure category

Sports equipment ............................................................ 99.439 99.923 99.753 100.266 100.277 100.262 100.014 99.704 100.200 100.500 100.048 99.653 

Photography ..................................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Photographic equipment and supplies ............................ 97.783 98.599 98.992 100.406 100.536 100.400 100.969 101.884 101.964 100.709 99.953 97.871 

Film and photographic supplies .................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Photographic equipment ............................................... 97.436 98.149 98.450 100.349 100.512 100.636 101.268 102.261 102.466 100.841 100.077 97.681 

Photographers and film processing ................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Photographer fees ........................................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Film processing ............................................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Other recreational goods .................................................. (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Toys ................................................................................ 99.753 100.735 100.547 100.619 100.656 100.760 100.762 100.203 99.619 99.462 98.746 98.172 

Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment ....... 99.476 100.622 100.467 100.483 100.962 101.057 100.755 100.174 99.486 99.544 98.866 98.132 

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies ............................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Music instruments and accessories ................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Other recreation services .................................................. (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Club dues and fees for participant sports and group

exercises ................................................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Admissions ..................................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts ............... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Admission to sporting events ........................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Fees for lessons or instructions ...................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Recreational reading materials ......................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Newspapers and magazines .......................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Recreational books ......................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Education and communication ............................................ (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Education .......................................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Educational books and supplies ..................................... 100.636 100.122 100.028 99.722 99.541 98.947 99.008 100.142 100.520 100.643 100.405 100.320 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ........................ 100.114 99.845 99.732 99.577 99.405 99.125 99.478 100.363 100.924 100.735 100.508 100.157 

College tuition and fees ................................................ 100.172 99.923 99.653 99.432 99.189 98.857 99.305 100.535 101.095 100.870 100.612 100.290 

Elementary and high school tuition and fees ................ 100.062 99.755 99.490 99.180 99.105 99.090 99.599 100.547 101.159 100.934 100.713 100.371 

Child care and nursery school ...................................... 100.034 99.859 99.992 99.982 99.956 99.782 99.747 99.922 100.513 100.334 100.152 99.729 

Technical and business school tuition and fees ........... 100.013 99.878 99.825 99.661 99.786 99.781 99.924 100.195 100.251 100.314 100.216 100.164 

Communication ................................................................. (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Postage and delivery services ........................................ (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Postage ......................................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Delivery services ........................................................... 101.655 101.104 100.395 100.554 100.485 100.313 100.096 99.807 99.313 98.839 98.927 98.520 

Information and information processing .......................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Telephone services ....................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Wireless telephone services ....................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Land-line telephone services ...................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Information technology, hardware and services ............. (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Personal computers and peripheral equipment ............ 99.475 100.386 100.490 101.156 100.784 100.746 100.459 99.419 99.568 99.586 99.422 98.497 

Computer software and accessories ............................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Internet services and electronic information providers 99.634 100.193 100.756 100.976 100.508 100.382 99.914 99.523 99.433 99.657 99.531 99.535 

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer

information items .................................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Other goods and services ................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Tobacco and smoking products ........................................ 100.395 100.034 99.770 99.537 99.502 99.882 100.356 100.283 100.091 100.057 99.844 100.232 

Cigarettes ....................................................................... 100.408 100.036 99.782 99.506 99.491 99.866 100.405 100.309 100.128 100.032 99.805 100.211 

Tobacco products other than cigarettes ......................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Personal care .................................................................... 99.908 99.989 100.131 100.155 99.980 99.999 99.968 99.966 99.961 100.018 100.040 99.887 

Personal care products ................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal

care products ........................................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements ........................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Personal care services ................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Haircuts and other personal care services ................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Miscellaneous personal services .................................... 99.811 99.966 100.005 100.140 100.109 100.171 99.980 100.052 99.989 100.047 99.975 99.749 

Legal services ............................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Funeral expenses ......................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Laundry and dry cleaning services ............................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning .. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Financial services ......................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Checking account and other bank services ................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Tax return preparation and other accounting fees ...... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Miscellaneous personal goods ....................................... 100.030 100.148 100.372 100.403 100.563 100.194 99.879 98.959 98.955 99.850 100.540 100.160 

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap ...................... 100.140 100.207 100.223 100.535 100.530 100.188 99.469 98.467 98.677 99.960 100.859 100.832 

Infants’ equipment ........................................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Special aggregate indexes

Commodities ......................................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

See footnotes at end of table.
Consumer Price Index: Seasonal adjustment factors for use with the 2016 All Urban Consumer indexes-Continued

(calculated with data through December 2015)

Item and group

Seasonal factors

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.

Special aggregate indexes

Commodities less food and beverages ............................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Nondurables less food and beverages ............................. 96.825 98.109 100.983 101.388 102.582 102.610 101.820 100.942 100.564 99.560 98.045 96.652 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............ 96.581 97.894 100.853 101.293 103.173 103.687 103.144 101.664 100.081 98.520 97.069 96.163 

Durables ........................................................................... 99.351 99.703 100.067 100.449 100.620 100.646 100.492 100.314 100.058 99.778 99.380 99.141 

Services ................................................................................ (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Rent of shelter ...................................................................... 99.933 99.963 100.065 100.014 99.996 100.042 100.135 100.071 100.030 100.014 99.919 99.826 

Transportation services ........................................................ (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Other services ....................................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

All items less food ................................................................. (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

All items less shelter ............................................................. (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

All items less medical care ................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Commodities less food ......................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Nondurables less food .......................................................... 97.042 98.255 100.939 101.312 102.432 102.430 101.682 100.872 100.513 99.589 98.146 96.862 

Nondurables less food and apparel ...................................... 96.878 98.097 100.828 101.229 102.936 103.366 102.900 101.507 100.076 98.642 97.194 96.460 

Nondurables ......................................................................... 98.567 99.153 100.504 100.748 101.268 101.188 100.785 100.436 100.332 99.836 98.997 98.221 

Apparel less footwear ........................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Services less rent of shelter .................................................. 99.794 99.854 99.814 99.845 100.121 100.590 100.439 100.228 100.174 99.833 99.727 99.581 

Services less medical care services ..................................... 99.857 99.885 99.925 99.913 100.029 100.345 100.315 100.192 100.115 99.923 99.812 99.684 

Energy .................................................................................. (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

All items less energy ............................................................. (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

All items less food and energy ............................................ (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Commodities less food and energy commodities ............. (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Energy commodities ....................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Services less energy services .......................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Domestically produced farm food ......................................... 100.407 100.271 100.006 99.927 99.786 99.688 99.789 99.999 100.086 100.224 99.916 99.980 

Utilities and public transportation .......................................... 99.335 99.357 99.324 99.502 100.204 101.777 101.355 100.896 100.588 99.511 99.151 98.981 

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ...... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

(1) Seasonally adjusted series are dependently derived and therefore seasonal factors are not available in advance. (2) Series is not seasonally adjusted.
Consumer Price Index: Seasonal adjustment factors for use with the 2016 Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers indexes

(calculated with data through December 2015)

Item and group

Seasonal factors

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.

Expenditure category

All items ................................................................................ (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Food and beverages ........................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Food .................................................................................. (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Food at home .................................................................. (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Cereals and bakery products ........................................ 100.177 99.994 100.094 100.177 100.227 100.159 100.345 100.208 99.743 99.896 99.529 99.421 

Cereals and cereal products ....................................... 100.165 99.748 100.031 100.042 100.395 100.682 100.698 100.371 99.349 99.880 99.358 99.192 

Flour and prepared flour mixes ................................. 100.825 100.950 100.188 100.239 101.359 101.676 101.478 101.491 100.185 98.893 95.870 96.698 

Breakfast cereal ........................................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Rice, pasta, cornmeal ............................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Bakery products .......................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Bread ........................................................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins ..................................... 100.565 100.848 100.596 99.566 99.595 98.731 99.508 99.670 99.833 100.781 100.205 100.084 

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ................................. 100.049 99.720 100.012 99.974 99.439 99.667 99.853 99.592 99.695 100.402 101.086 100.448 

Other bakery products .............................................. 100.029 100.038 99.995 100.423 100.924 100.528 100.190 100.970 100.401 100.110 98.289 98.143 

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ....................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Meats, poultry, and fish ............................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Meats ........................................................................ (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Beef and veal .......................................................... 98.853 99.355 99.933 100.264 100.539 100.690 100.747 100.310 100.053 100.052 99.854 99.372 

Uncooked ground beef ......................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Uncooked beef roasts ........................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Uncooked beef steaks .......................................... 97.793 98.675 99.493 100.409 100.533 101.100 101.457 101.111 101.044 100.608 99.403 98.550 

Uncooked other beef and veal .............................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Pork ........................................................................ 99.059 99.003 99.120 98.058 98.887 99.568 100.859 101.853 102.271 102.134 100.338 99.026 

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 99.364 99.169 99.386 98.959 100.409 100.032 100.659 101.921 102.071 101.325 98.455 98.231 

Ham ...................................................................... 97.554 98.215 100.090 95.955 97.969 99.817 100.701 102.816 104.306 104.136 100.879 97.760 

Pork chops ............................................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Other pork including roasts and picnics ................ 98.270 98.411 97.858 99.666 99.689 100.089 101.661 102.298 101.509 101.525 100.643 98.668 

Other meats ............................................................ 100.510 100.426 100.002 100.073 99.083 99.400 98.869 99.482 100.133 100.635 100.747 100.657 

Poultry ....................................................................... 99.852 99.561 99.925 100.096 99.691 100.359 100.395 100.401 100.114 100.428 99.838 99.314 

Chicken ................................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Other poultry including turkey ................................. 99.122 100.107 100.708 100.082 100.789 100.879 101.227 100.646 101.273 100.536 97.447 97.144 

Fish and seafood ...................................................... 99.993 99.098 99.008 100.488 100.471 100.356 100.364 100.247 100.584 99.698 100.128 99.567 

Fresh fish and seafood ........................................... 99.713 98.997 99.940 100.407 100.597 100.268 100.134 100.287 101.175 99.894 99.678 98.906 

Processed fish and seafood ................................... 100.315 98.864 98.152 99.955 100.334 100.377 100.903 100.477 100.100 99.998 100.397 100.138 

Eggs ............................................................................ 102.046 101.766 101.156 100.485 97.119 96.795 97.023 99.275 100.286 99.520 100.590 103.892 

Dairy and related products ............................................ 100.888 100.270 100.048 99.700 99.287 99.012 99.300 99.734 100.196 100.601 100.497 100.590 

Milk ............................................................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Cheese and related products ...................................... 100.732 100.468 100.068 99.528 99.538 98.657 99.304 99.678 99.926 100.729 100.660 100.733 

Ice cream and related products .................................. 102.328 102.432 101.226 101.467 98.351 97.545 96.665 97.592 100.259 100.616 100.509 100.946 

Other dairy and related products ................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Fruits and vegetables ................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Fresh fruits and vegetables ........................................ (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Fresh fruits ................................................................ 100.526 99.651 98.838 99.829 101.631 99.210 98.459 99.541 100.440 101.107 100.232 100.690 

Apples ..................................................................... 96.897 97.657 97.087 97.032 100.307 104.293 106.391 108.838 104.009 96.670 95.727 94.953 

Bananas .................................................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Citrus fruits .............................................................. 92.489 92.952 93.659 96.578 99.435 100.997 105.232 109.113 108.488 108.746 98.586 93.563 

Other fresh fruits ..................................................... 107.039 104.353 102.235 102.983 104.574 95.101 90.375 89.612 93.613 99.246 103.382 107.660 

Fresh vegetables ...................................................... 103.353 101.931 101.412 99.850 98.615 98.812 98.563 98.151 99.159 99.748 100.115 100.627 

Potatoes .................................................................. 99.370 98.795 98.315 98.278 99.811 101.102 103.914 106.294 104.305 100.645 95.252 93.923 

Lettuce .................................................................... 104.892 103.910 100.650 97.083 98.408 98.188 96.775 96.774 98.286 98.788 103.151 103.117 

Tomatoes ................................................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Other fresh vegetables ........................................... 102.906 101.856 101.441 100.288 99.418 99.589 98.521 97.714 98.518 99.852 99.668 100.416 

Processed fruits and vegetables ................................. 100.255 100.506 99.641 99.359 100.697 100.801 101.028 100.730 100.538 100.004 98.130 98.303 

Canned fruits and vegetables ................................... 100.020 100.548 99.852 99.286 100.720 100.911 101.025 100.954 100.681 100.017 97.779 98.170 

Frozen fruits and vegetables .................................... 100.331 100.155 99.519 99.452 100.644 100.755 101.000 100.844 101.069 99.561 98.435 98.260 

Other processed fruits and vegetables including

dried .................................................................. 100.548 101.015 99.826 99.346 100.207 100.497 100.626 100.347 100.348 99.940 98.576 98.662 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ......... 100.866 100.585 100.295 100.314 99.403 99.380 99.518 99.720 99.875 100.372 99.808 99.894 

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks ................................... 101.019 100.657 100.554 100.240 99.486 99.364 99.402 99.501 99.683 100.408 99.795 99.927 

Carbonated drinks .................................................... 101.146 101.086 101.008 100.099 99.529 99.376 99.620 99.699 100.069 100.497 99.093 98.818 

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks .................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks ............ 100.902 100.421 99.904 100.412 99.268 99.395 99.122 99.289 99.696 100.268 100.566 100.775 

Beverage materials including coffee and tea .............. 100.475 100.406 100.218 100.405 99.887 99.583 100.114 100.357 99.920 99.772 99.471 99.391 

Coffee ....................................................................... 100.606 99.717 100.181 100.224 100.263 99.878 100.578 100.747 100.072 99.852 99.127 98.728 

Other beverage materials including tea .................... 100.292 100.408 100.244 100.425 99.673 99.520 99.735 99.817 99.733 99.818 100.144 100.257 

Other food at home ....................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Sugar and sweets ....................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Sugar and artificial sweeteners ................................. 101.414 100.988 99.849 100.422 100.581 99.985 100.526 100.506 100.235 99.870 97.745 97.777 

Candy and chewing gum .......................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Other sweets ............................................................. 100.627 100.743 100.191 100.468 100.301 100.608 100.399 99.811 100.196 99.521 98.343 98.742 

Fats and oils ............................................................... 100.664 100.397 99.783 99.495 99.791 99.633 99.813 100.284 100.499 100.761 99.429 99.533 

Butter and margarine ................................................ 101.080 100.213 99.053 98.238 99.460 99.162 99.687 100.683 101.698 101.876 99.496 99.595 

Salad dressing .......................................................... 100.837 100.787 100.118 99.921 99.021 98.562 99.083 99.436 100.170 101.237 99.954 100.818 

See footnotes at end of table.
Consumer Price Index: Seasonal adjustment factors for use with the 2016 Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers indexes-Continued

(calculated with data through December 2015)

Item and group

Seasonal factors

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.

Expenditure category

Other fats and oils including peanut butter ............... 100.353 100.297 100.237 100.148 100.537 100.487 100.229 100.382 100.163 99.663 98.705 98.869 

Other foods ................................................................. 99.530 100.111 99.993 100.105 100.225 100.306 100.637 100.338 100.036 99.709 99.549 99.492 

Soups ........................................................................ 96.633 97.569 99.815 102.103 103.226 104.415 104.487 102.823 99.178 97.563 96.807 95.410 

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods .................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Snacks ...................................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ................. 100.424 101.028 100.402 100.189 100.245 99.795 100.273 100.845 100.609 100.042 98.210 97.973 

Baby food .................................................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Other miscellaneous foods ....................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Food away from home .................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Full service meals and snacks ...................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Limited service meals and snacks ................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Food at employee sites and schools ............................ 100.623 100.254 100.103 100.277 99.991 99.309 97.259 98.833 100.794 100.847 100.917 100.771 

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors ....... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Other food away from home ......................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Alcoholic beverages .......................................................... 100.126 100.199 100.167 100.101 100.081 99.861 99.843 99.827 99.777 99.918 100.091 100.046 

Alcoholic beverages at home ........................................ 100.236 100.426 100.416 100.155 100.050 99.750 99.758 99.745 99.641 99.819 100.033 100.022 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ............. 100.434 100.553 100.518 100.254 100.000 99.694 99.539 99.388 99.328 99.729 100.280 100.343 

Distilled spirits at home ............................................... 100.207 100.300 99.990 100.079 99.969 99.735 99.859 100.223 100.123 100.158 99.860 99.520 

Wine at home .............................................................. 99.749 100.257 100.258 99.954 100.128 99.894 99.990 100.517 100.182 99.972 99.773 99.364 

Alcoholic beverages away from home .......................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Housing ............................................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Shelter .............................................................................. (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Rent of primary residence ............................................... 100.141 100.104 100.064 99.960 99.879 99.817 99.865 99.904 99.964 100.052 100.104 100.162 

Lodging away from home ............................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Housing at school, excluding board .............................. 100.170 100.023 99.775 99.540 99.303 99.138 99.090 100.335 100.907 100.780 100.561 100.321 

Other lodging away from home including hotels and

motels ................................................................... 93.218 96.690 101.987 101.754 104.571 107.633 109.222 104.448 100.857 98.026 92.157 89.381 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences ............................ 100.065 100.024 100.019 99.985 99.939 99.935 99.927 99.976 99.989 100.024 100.069 100.053 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence .............. 100.065 100.024 100.019 99.985 99.939 99.935 99.927 99.976 99.988 100.024 100.069 100.053 

Tenants’ and household insurance ................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Fuels and utilities .............................................................. (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Household energy ........................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................. 101.539 104.253 106.221 102.081 100.288 98.500 97.731 97.053 97.532 97.940 98.005 98.834 

Fuel oil ........................................................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Propane, kerosene, and firewood ............................... 103.776 103.772 103.510 102.210 98.896 96.222 95.377 96.331 97.445 99.035 101.220 102.432 

Energy services ............................................................ (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Electricity .................................................................... 98.436 98.300 97.903 97.880 99.587 104.288 104.108 103.612 102.942 98.681 97.039 97.116 

Utility (piped) gas service ............................................ 101.718 100.611 100.579 99.385 98.408 99.486 100.197 99.607 99.519 99.342 100.075 100.981 

Water and sewer and trash collection services ............ (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Water and sewerage maintenance ............................. 100.097 100.319 100.233 100.062 99.835 99.605 99.889 100.297 99.923 100.000 99.950 99.805 

Garbage and trash collection ...................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Household furnishings and operations ............................. 99.888 100.068 100.140 100.194 100.293 100.376 100.046 99.733 99.805 99.994 99.827 99.637 

Window and floor coverings and other linens ................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Floor coverings ............................................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Window coverings ......................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Other linens .................................................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Furniture and bedding ..................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Bedroom furniture ......................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture ............ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Other furniture ............................................................... 99.500 100.179 101.538 101.443 101.034 100.558 100.216 99.374 98.907 99.063 98.901 99.273 

Appliances ...................................................................... 100.241 100.673 100.598 100.647 100.105 100.360 99.758 99.413 100.161 100.218 98.960 98.813 

Major appliances ........................................................... 100.526 101.226 101.500 101.084 100.118 100.369 99.594 99.042 99.946 100.071 97.949 98.509 

Other appliances ........................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Other household equipment and furnishings .................. 99.966 100.569 99.969 99.979 100.596 100.600 100.139 99.541 99.816 100.203 99.671 98.973 

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items .............................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Indoor plants and flowers .............................................. 99.479 101.754 101.144 100.459 101.101 100.570 99.291 98.743 99.120 99.196 99.580 99.605 

Dishes and flatware ...................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Nonelectric cookware and tableware ............................ 98.851 99.894 100.044 100.101 100.373 100.305 100.069 100.400 100.846 100.779 99.751 98.677 

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies ......... 99.854 100.208 100.262 100.493 100.515 100.189 99.955 99.728 99.826 99.803 99.677 99.531 

Tools, hardware and supplies ....................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Outdoor equipment and supplies .................................. 100.068 100.419 100.502 100.725 100.916 100.395 100.084 99.574 99.231 99.444 99.391 99.243 

Housekeeping supplies ................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Household cleaning products ....................................... 100.124 100.435 100.380 100.046 99.985 99.993 99.686 99.520 99.595 99.757 100.026 100.351 

Household paper products ............................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Miscellaneous household products ............................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Household operations ..................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Domestic services ......................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Gardening and lawncare services ................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Moving, storage, freight expense .................................. 99.710 99.311 99.044 99.345 99.634 101.007 101.019 101.472 100.531 99.867 99.803 99.300 

Repair of household items ............................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Apparel ............................................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................... 98.279 99.365 100.232 101.522 102.079 100.782 98.929 98.249 100.295 101.452 100.697 98.006 

See footnotes at end of table.
Consumer Price Index: Seasonal adjustment factors for use with the 2016 Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers indexes-Continued

(calculated with data through December 2015)

Item and group

Seasonal factors

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.

Expenditure category

Men’s apparel ................................................................. 98.013 99.238 100.653 101.579 102.221 100.737 99.272 98.980 100.367 101.051 100.305 97.454 

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ....................... 96.458 99.381 100.992 100.909 102.920 101.370 98.471 98.696 102.850 102.223 100.481 95.094 

Men’s furnishings .......................................................... 98.920 99.668 99.675 101.414 101.783 101.118 99.768 100.150 99.123 99.848 100.054 98.278 

Men’s shirts and sweaters ............................................ 97.902 97.688 100.168 101.146 100.683 98.032 96.230 97.550 102.141 105.883 103.858 98.543 

Men’s pants and shorts ................................................. 97.755 100.142 102.552 102.956 104.200 102.950 102.045 100.017 99.068 97.223 96.267 94.724 

Boys’ apparel .................................................................. 99.497 99.139 99.711 100.952 101.443 100.675 98.509 96.603 99.082 102.566 102.157 99.538 

Women’s and girls’ apparel .............................................. (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Women’s apparel ............................................................ 95.156 97.525 102.793 103.250 101.369 98.695 94.914 97.957 103.195 105.128 102.418 97.579 

Women’s outerwear ...................................................... 99.581 96.538 98.766 98.877 94.260 87.865 83.996 95.439 110.006 116.132 112.225 106.150 

Women’s dresses ......................................................... 89.904 96.196 107.512 105.631 101.142 97.103 90.201 97.902 107.958 108.040 102.873 95.638 

Women’s suits and separates ....................................... 94.054 97.312 103.714 104.737 102.668 99.619 94.759 97.290 103.250 104.540 102.155 95.932 

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories ........................................................... 99.024 98.663 100.297 101.002 101.323 101.156 99.996 99.282 99.561 100.785 100.293 98.602 

Girls’ apparel ................................................................... 98.236 98.577 100.422 101.213 98.554 96.398 94.485 96.295 103.542 106.491 103.869 101.734 

Footwear ........................................................................... 97.994 98.724 99.761 100.472 100.380 99.734 99.203 99.637 101.649 102.170 101.057 99.243 

Men’s footwear ............................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Boys’ and girls’ footwear ................................................. 98.496 98.491 99.469 99.607 99.789 99.360 98.449 99.398 101.277 102.532 102.409 101.022 

Women’s footwear .......................................................... 96.765 97.870 101.205 101.474 101.629 99.522 97.980 99.203 102.198 103.042 100.920 98.174 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ............................................ 98.874 98.385 100.532 100.740 99.504 98.476 97.924 99.452 101.013 102.077 102.231 100.945 

Jewelry and watches ........................................................ 99.422 99.606 99.788 99.170 98.757 100.523 101.586 101.812 101.855 101.757 98.570 97.191 

Watches .......................................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Jewelry ............................................................................ 99.747 99.103 99.085 98.830 98.666 100.410 101.371 102.304 103.253 101.863 98.766 96.697 

Transportation ..................................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Private transportation ........................................................ (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

New and used motor vehicles ......................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

New vehicles ................................................................. 99.869 100.286 100.299 100.427 100.381 100.319 99.937 99.650 99.623 99.646 99.791 99.772 

Used cars and trucks .................................................... 97.086 97.830 99.383 100.578 101.687 102.126 102.587 102.767 101.347 99.636 97.804 97.070 

Leased cars and trucks ................................................. 99.969 99.531 100.080 100.153 99.770 99.619 99.810 99.116 100.052 101.028 100.547 100.283 

Car and truck rental ...................................................... 97.772 98.443 101.152 100.470 97.915 98.405 106.312 105.640 99.578 97.245 97.562 99.137 

Motor fuel ........................................................................ 91.344 94.651 101.999 102.901 107.161 108.276 107.236 104.989 101.645 96.857 92.099 91.021 

Gasoline (all types) ....................................................... 91.219 94.594 102.029 102.973 107.297 108.417 107.359 105.072 101.658 96.792 91.926 90.837 

Gasoline, unleaded regular ......................................... 91.010 94.476 102.082 103.031 107.447 108.629 107.594 105.166 101.693 96.675 91.742 90.633 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade ..................................... 91.425 95.236 102.132 102.870 106.843 108.104 106.812 104.807 101.769 97.262 92.197 90.695 

Gasoline, unleaded premium ...................................... 92.277 95.091 101.900 102.990 106.718 107.280 106.351 104.647 101.181 97.140 92.708 91.883 

Other motor fuels .......................................................... 96.251 96.977 99.454 98.996 100.906 101.859 101.511 101.580 101.349 101.398 101.614 99.123 

Motor vehicle parts and equipment ................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Tires .............................................................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Vehicle accessories other than tires ............................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ............................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Motor vehicle body work ............................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing ..................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Motor vehicle repair ...................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Motor vehicle insurance .................................................. 100.409 100.397 100.117 99.980 99.799 99.642 99.593 99.552 99.415 100.103 100.451 100.505 

Motor vehicle fees ........................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

State motor vehicle registration and license fees ......... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Parking and other fees .................................................. 100.208 100.299 100.342 100.252 100.081 99.879 99.936 99.900 99.804 99.837 99.758 99.704 

Public transportation ......................................................... 97.549 98.276 98.682 100.777 104.399 103.784 101.169 98.228 97.756 99.740 101.291 98.338 

Airline fare ....................................................................... 95.613 97.253 98.115 101.259 107.909 106.474 101.618 96.705 96.025 99.620 102.510 96.921 

Other intercity transportation .......................................... 100.002 98.234 99.194 99.173 99.111 101.293 101.989 100.453 100.037 99.580 99.276 101.755 

Intracity transportation .................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Medical care ....................................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Medical care commodities ................................................ 99.713 100.204 100.162 100.131 99.998 100.003 100.107 100.211 100.145 99.952 99.901 99.485 

Medicinal drugs ............................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Prescription drugs ......................................................... 100.021 100.477 100.433 100.213 99.995 100.031 100.001 100.146 99.874 99.784 99.591 99.449 

Nonprescription drugs ................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Medical equipment and supplies .................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Medical care services ....................................................... 99.952 100.332 100.269 100.247 100.259 100.061 99.922 99.716 99.782 99.835 99.876 99.761 

Professional services ...................................................... 99.995 100.053 100.044 100.130 100.087 100.126 100.110 99.941 99.894 99.821 99.902 99.901 

Physicians’ services ...................................................... 100.086 100.087 100.018 100.144 100.038 100.124 100.085 99.925 99.884 99.775 99.866 99.957 

Dental services ............................................................. 99.931 100.184 100.212 100.298 100.271 100.153 100.122 99.983 99.856 99.734 99.638 99.598 

Eyeglasses and eye care .............................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Services by other medical professionals ...................... 100.055 100.121 100.116 100.037 99.910 99.971 99.905 99.922 100.039 100.040 99.980 99.928 

Hospital and related services .......................................... 100.006 100.796 100.670 100.533 100.245 99.988 99.820 99.450 99.582 99.682 99.730 99.478 

Hospital services ........................................................... 100.002 100.820 100.695 100.552 100.252 99.986 99.816 99.417 99.562 99.676 99.731 99.469 

Inpatient hospital services .......................................... 99.979 100.853 100.780 100.416 100.134 100.094 99.840 99.709 99.773 99.606 99.445 99.345 

Outpatient hospital services ........................................ 99.984 100.826 100.751 100.557 100.191 99.923 99.840 99.373 99.556 99.759 99.741 99.446 

Nursing homes and adult day services ......................... 100.113 100.458 100.404 100.226 100.146 99.990 100.012 99.990 99.908 99.666 99.630 99.476 

Care of invalids and elderly at home ............................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Health insurance ............................................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Recreation .......................................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Video and audio ................................................................ (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

See footnotes at end of table.
Consumer Price Index: Seasonal adjustment factors for use with the 2016 Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers indexes-Continued

(calculated with data through December 2015)

Item and group

Seasonal factors

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.

Expenditure category

Televisions ...................................................................... 99.626 100.545 101.002 100.956 101.008 101.226 99.213 99.397 99.421 100.051 99.360 98.202 

Cable and satellite television and radio service .............. 99.462 100.160 100.704 100.760 100.597 100.444 100.248 99.818 99.684 99.509 99.419 99.183 

Other video equipment ................................................... 97.968 99.051 99.655 100.928 101.038 100.325 100.132 100.638 101.198 101.745 100.072 97.350 

Video discs and other media, including rental of video

and audio ................................................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Audio equipment ............................................................. 100.388 101.072 100.101 99.951 100.041 99.297 99.839 99.794 100.065 99.892 100.142 99.332 

Audio discs, tapes and other media ................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Pets, pet products and services ........................................ (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Pets and pet products ..................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Pet services including veterinary .................................... 99.827 100.169 100.144 100.305 100.227 100.231 100.130 100.018 99.914 99.760 99.638 99.616 

Sporting goods .................................................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Sports vehicles including bicycles .................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Sports equipment ............................................................ 99.358 100.001 99.814 100.265 100.265 100.084 99.968 99.838 100.240 100.418 100.185 99.638 

Photography ..................................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Photographic equipment and supplies ............................ 97.891 98.743 98.628 100.225 100.660 100.288 101.166 101.692 101.778 100.926 100.172 97.904 

Photographers and film processing ................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Other recreational goods .................................................. (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Toys ................................................................................ 99.643 100.755 100.439 100.521 100.597 100.694 100.808 100.232 99.705 99.574 98.878 98.195 

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies ............................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Music instruments and accessories ................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Other recreation services .................................................. (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Club dues and fees for participant sports and group

exercises ................................................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Admissions ..................................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Fees for lessons or instructions ...................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Recreational reading materials ......................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Newspapers and magazines .......................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Recreational books ......................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Education and communication ............................................ (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Education .......................................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Educational books and supplies ..................................... 100.672 100.165 100.012 99.751 99.563 99.058 98.928 100.064 100.491 100.670 100.394 100.268 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ........................ 100.012 99.763 99.757 99.548 99.544 99.428 99.526 100.327 100.809 100.685 100.470 100.093 

College tuition and fees ................................................ 100.175 99.947 99.657 99.428 99.189 98.715 99.278 100.527 101.182 100.899 100.635 100.335 

Elementary and high school tuition and fees ................ 100.113 99.814 99.541 99.228 99.071 99.097 99.340 100.482 101.164 100.961 100.763 100.434 

Child care and nursery school ...................................... 99.906 99.722 99.889 99.976 100.091 99.908 99.861 100.058 100.479 100.296 100.130 99.687 

Technical and business school tuition and fees ........... 100.021 99.907 99.844 99.709 99.869 99.888 100.006 100.148 100.189 100.218 100.096 100.105 

Communication ................................................................. (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Postage and delivery services ........................................ (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Postage ......................................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Delivery services ........................................................... 102.042 101.212 100.502 100.795 100.504 100.250 99.860 99.488 99.059 98.764 99.004 98.538 

Information and information processing .......................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Telephone services ....................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Wireless telephone services ....................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Land-line telephone services ...................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Information technology, hardware and services ............. (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Personal computers and peripheral equipment ............ 99.378 100.404 100.503 101.201 100.778 100.831 100.652 99.437 99.543 99.557 99.286 98.404 

Computer software and accessories ............................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Internet services and electronic information providers 99.579 100.171 100.750 101.015 100.516 100.395 99.897 99.563 99.433 99.682 99.538 99.498 

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer

information items .................................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Other goods and services ................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Tobacco and smoking products ........................................ 100.383 100.012 99.777 99.522 99.486 99.845 100.417 100.288 100.128 100.052 99.841 100.232 

Cigarettes ....................................................................... 100.404 100.025 99.792 99.505 99.471 99.826 100.437 100.307 100.138 100.029 99.823 100.223 

Tobacco products other than cigarettes ......................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Personal care .................................................................... 99.934 99.992 100.149 100.162 99.992 99.973 99.942 99.946 99.939 100.077 100.059 99.837 

Personal care products ................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal

care products ........................................................ (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements ........................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Personal care services ................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Haircuts and other personal care services ................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Miscellaneous personal services .................................... 99.871 99.980 100.030 100.154 100.149 100.121 99.988 100.025 99.958 100.012 99.964 99.743 

Legal services ............................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Funeral expenses ......................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Laundry and dry cleaning services ............................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning .. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Financial services ......................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Miscellaneous personal goods ....................................... 100.008 100.112 100.407 100.449 100.628 100.181 99.845 98.925 98.883 99.962 100.459 100.185 

See footnotes at end of table.
Consumer Price Index: Seasonal adjustment factors for use with the 2016 Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers indexes-Continued

(calculated with data through December 2015)

Item and group

Seasonal factors

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.

Special aggregate indexes

Commodities ......................................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Commodities less food and beverages ............................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Nondurables less food and beverages ............................. 96.419 97.809 101.028 101.532 102.999 103.115 102.311 101.214 100.527 99.333 97.587 96.213 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............ 96.007 97.487 100.937 101.466 103.666 104.291 103.630 102.002 100.113 98.333 96.602 95.603 

Durables ........................................................................... 99.054 99.450 99.971 100.440 100.734 100.819 100.739 100.591 100.263 99.803 99.206 98.924 

Services ................................................................................ (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Rent of shelter ...................................................................... 100.001 100.002 100.061 100.001 99.983 99.980 100.032 100.017 99.997 100.014 99.980 99.937 

Transportation services ........................................................ (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Other services ....................................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

All items less food ................................................................. (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

All items less shelter ............................................................. (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

All items less medical care ................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Commodities less food ......................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Nondurables less food .......................................................... 96.628 97.947 100.987 101.463 102.848 102.935 102.162 101.131 100.485 99.374 97.701 96.422 

Nondurables less food and apparel ...................................... 96.313 97.696 100.896 101.385 103.422 103.972 103.357 101.836 100.084 98.448 96.808 95.911 

Nondurables ......................................................................... 98.338 98.973 100.534 100.835 101.503 101.480 101.034 100.546 100.304 99.695 98.793 98.022 

Apparel less footwear ........................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Services less rent of shelter .................................................. 99.792 99.867 99.823 99.817 100.064 100.609 100.498 100.309 100.245 99.789 99.617 99.570 

Services less medical care services ..................................... 99.891 99.911 99.921 99.892 100.035 100.326 100.297 100.198 100.129 99.895 99.786 99.710 

Energy .................................................................................. (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

All items less energy ............................................................. (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

All items less food and energy ............................................ (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Commodities less food and energy commodities ............. (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Energy commodities ....................................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Services less energy services .......................................... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Domestically produced farm food ......................................... 100.374 100.225 100.001 99.910 99.749 99.725 99.850 100.092 100.076 100.253 99.928 99.895 

Utilities and public transportation .......................................... 99.423 99.381 99.343 99.418 99.943 101.569 101.387 101.020 100.751 99.511 99.185 99.056 

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ...... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

(1) Seasonally adjusted series are dependently derived and therefore seasonal factors are not available in advance. (2) Series is not seasonally adjusted.