Table 1V. U.S. city average, median price change and median price change standard error for the Consumer Price Index for All

Urban Consumers (CPI-U), by detailed expenditure categories for 1-, 2-, 6-, and 12-month intervals, 2017

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All items ............................................................................................... 0.09 0.03 0.38 0.04 0.95 0.05 2.15 0.07

Food and beverages .......................................................................... .15 .06 .32 .07 .65 .08 .98 .09

Food ................................................................................................ .15 .06 .33 .07 .66 .09 .98 .10

Food at home ................................................................................ .13 .10 .21 .12 .29 .14 .13 .16

Cereals and bakery products ....................................................... -.06 .25 -.02 .26 -.21 .29 -.55 .30

Cereals and cereal products ...................................................... -.12 .42 -.25 .47 -.62 .53 -1.36 .62

Flour and prepared flour mixes ................................................ -.66 .66 -.04 .73 -.62 .92 -2.25 .99

Breakfast cereal ....................................................................... -.18 .68 -.33 .65 -.56 .75 -1.06 .85

Rice, pasta, cornmeal .............................................................. -.05 .76 -.20 .80 -.82 1.00 -2.16 1.11

Rice ....................................................................................... -.15 1.21 -.44 1.20 -.80 1.40 -1.92 1.35

Bakery products ......................................................................... .03 .28 -.03 .30 .05 .32 -.01 .37

Bread ....................................................................................... .07 .48 -.06 .47 -.05 .59 -.21 .66

White bread ........................................................................... -.07 .59 -.17 .65 -.02 .75 .28 .89

Bread other than white .......................................................... -.21 .81 .30 .85 -.03 .96 -.37 .89

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins .................................................... -.08 .71 .30 .75 .21 .90 .13 1.07

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ................................................ -.10 .58 -.04 .60 -.06 .63 .33 .68

Cookies .................................................................................. .08 .93 -.58 .97 -.25 1.01 -.55 1.14

Fresh cakes and cupcakes .................................................... .21 .69 .06 .80 .49 .98 1.14 1.11

Other bakery products ............................................................. .03 .53 .29 .53 .30 .67 -.11 .71

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts ............................ -.03 .74 -.15 .85 .22 .95 -.16 1.16

Crackers, bread, and cracker products ................................. -.07 .95 .09 1.06 .03 1.18 -.72 1.24

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts,

turnovers ........................................................................ -.30 .71 .30 .88 .57 1.14 .17 1.15

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ...................................................... .26 .20 .14 .23 1.20 .28 -.28 .33

Meats, poultry, and fish ............................................................. .09 .21 .19 .23 .64 .29 .10 .32

Meats ....................................................................................... -.02 .25 -.07 .28 .80 .35 -.13 .39

Beef and veal ......................................................................... .39 .34 .54 .39 .78 .49 -.21 .49

Uncooked ground beef ........................................................ .24 .53 .39 .57 2.14 .72 1.17 .81

Uncooked beef roasts .......................................................... .07 1.03 .48 1.06 1.24 1.30 .16 1.39

Uncooked beef steaks ......................................................... -.05 .63 .57 .72 -.23 .88 -2.96 .91

Uncooked other beef and veal ............................................. .31 .86 .58 1.02 1.52 1.34 1.57 1.30

Pork ....................................................................................... .34 .55 1.04 .59 1.55 .74 .46 .79

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products ................ .70 .68 2.23 .80 3.64 .94 3.22 1.01

Bacon and related products ............................................... 1.00 1.01 1.88 1.28 5.73 1.32 6.47 1.31

Breakfast sausage and related products ........................... .21 1.08 .47 1.16 .53 1.41 -.87 1.67

Ham ..................................................................................... -.13 1.44 .75 1.48 -.32 1.74 .07 1.82

Ham, excluding canned ..................................................... -.19 1.40 .80 1.74 -.32 2.04 .01 2.30

Pork chops ........................................................................... .00 1.37 .66 1.45 .66 1.76 -3.12 1.89

Other pork including roasts and picnics ............................... .20 1.19 .43 1.28 .04 1.51 -1.66 1.73

Other meats ........................................................................... -.20 .54 -.41 .58 .23 .70 -.68 .83

Frankfurters ......................................................................... .52 1.43 .51 1.56 1.62 1.83 .79 2.43

Lunchmeats ......................................................................... -.16 .54 -.17 .63 -.48 .69 -1.83 .83

Lamb and organ meats ........................................................ .44 1.04 -.26 .97 -.22 1.78 -2.05 2.32

Lamb and mutton ................................................................. 1.00 1.22 1.39 1.55 5.49 2.49 1.61 2.93

Poultry ..................................................................................... .14 .52 .26 .56 .49 .65 .24 .72

Chicken .................................................................................. .17 .62 .49 .64 .70 .77 .87 .84

Fresh whole chicken ............................................................ .28 1.14 -.10 1.36 -.37 1.72 -1.86 1.94

Fresh and frozen chicken parts ........................................... .32 .71 .38 .72 1.01 .95 1.61 .99

Other poultry including turkey ................................................ .16 .89 -.44 1.07 -1.55 1.23 -2.31 1.44

Fish and seafood ..................................................................... -.07 .51 .04 .56 .76 .66 1.29 .84

Fresh fish and seafood .......................................................... -.11 .75 .03 .82 -.09 .95 1.11 1.17

Processed fish and seafood .................................................. .15 .64 .10 .64 1.00 .80 1.28 .98

Shelf stable fish and seafood .............................................. .34 1.05 .34 1.11 1.20 1.28 .68 1.31

Frozen fish and seafood ...................................................... .10 1.10 .28 1.08 1.75 1.25 1.42 1.50

Eggs .......................................................................................... .23 .90 2.99 1.09 .01 1.39 -9.78 1.47

Dairy and related products .......................................................... .02 .28 -.03 .30 -.11 .34 .11 .40

Milk ............................................................................................ -.24 .38 -.52 .43 -1.00 .55 -.17 .70

Fresh whole milk ...................................................................... -.28 .56 -.56 .68 -2.16 1.03 -.68 1.68

Fresh milk other than whole .................................................... -.08 .51 -.25 .66 -.68 .85 -.37 .99

Cheese and related products .................................................... -.05 .51 .27 .57 .74 .63 .55 .68

Ice cream and related products ................................................. .20 .75 .69 .85 -.25 .93 .35 .96

Other dairy and related products ............................................... -.33 .56 -.26 .62 -.05 .76 .73 .82
Table 1V. U.S. city average, median price change and median price change standard error for the Consumer Price Index for All

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Fruits and vegetables .................................................................. 0.08 0.30 0.08 0.33 0.72 0.40 0.91 0.43

Fresh fruits and vegetables ....................................................... .11 .36 .35 .40 1.12 .48 1.57 .53

Fresh fruits ............................................................................... .20 .45 .58 .50 1.14 .61 1.19 .68

Apples .................................................................................... .25 1.15 1.18 1.47 1.82 1.67 -2.70 1.75

Bananas ................................................................................ -.13 .64 -.35 .72 -1.40 .86 -1.28 1.03

Citrus fruits ............................................................................ 1.44 .75 1.68 .96 5.06 1.15 4.33 1.42

Oranges, including tangerines ............................................. 1.11 1.25 1.45 1.28 6.43 1.80 5.85 2.18

Other fresh fruits .................................................................... .25 .73 .95 .82 -.66 .94 1.29 1.05

Fresh vegetables ..................................................................... -.08 .56 .43 .67 1.25 .76 1.93 .84

Potatoes ................................................................................ .25 1.22 1.13 1.43 1.65 1.87 1.70 2.08

Lettuce ................................................................................... -.31 1.62 1.82 1.78 .89 2.14 2.21 2.35

Tomatoes ............................................................................... .39 1.10 -.10 1.30 .04 1.63 .05 1.67

Other fresh vegetables .......................................................... .07 .69 .22 .81 1.09 1.08 1.65 1.20

Processed fruits and vegetables ............................................... -.22 .44 -.36 .50 -.74 .59 -1.48 .69

Canned fruits and vegetables .................................................. -.37 .65 -.18 .70 -1.24 .82 -2.35 .87

Canned fruits ......................................................................... -.19 .78 -.15 1.02 -.48 1.12 -.85 1.19

Canned vegetables ................................................................ -.29 .77 -.34 .92 -1.55 1.04 -2.82 1.24

Frozen fruits and vegetables ................................................... .28 .83 -.02 .93 .28 1.14 .32 1.35

Frozen vegetables ................................................................. .11 1.00 .00 1.19 .39 1.33 .52 1.67

Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried ............ -.33 .76 -.34 .95 -.84 1.35 -2.37 1.42

Dried beans, peas, and lentils ............................................... .00 .80 -.30 .99 -1.47 1.71 -3.88 2.11

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ........................ -.08 .36 -.10 .37 .13 .42 .14 .43

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks .................................................. -.14 .41 -.08 .43 .17 .51 .25 .53

Carbonated drinks ................................................................... -.04 .77 -.19 .84 .01 .87 .37 .87

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks ................................. .11 .73 -.28 .92 1.54 .97 1.48 1.12

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks ........................... -.06 .51 .01 .55 .12 .64 .21 .64

Beverage materials including coffee and tea ............................. .42 .61 -.38 .60 .10 .80 .07 .77

Coffee ...................................................................................... .35 .77 .06 .77 .04 .92 .29 1.09

Roasted coffee ...................................................................... .16 1.08 .25 1.13 .10 1.32 .15 1.60

Instant coffee ......................................................................... .01 .71 -.48 .96 -.19 1.50 -.19 1.65

Other beverage materials including tea ................................... -.21 .99 -.14 .91 .31 1.29 -.09 1.01

Other food at home ...................................................................... .05 .20 -.03 .21 .17 .26 .10 .31

Sugar and sweets ...................................................................... .05 .49 .00 .53 .26 .65 -.09 .70

Sugar and artificial sweeteners ............................................... -.09 .67 .31 .67 .56 .84 .09 .87

Candy and chewing gum ......................................................... -.10 .69 .16 .76 -.11 .93 -.56 .91

Other sweets ........................................................................... -.10 .84 .11 .95 .86 1.18 1.77 1.22

Fats and oils .............................................................................. .28 .44 .47 .47 .69 .60 1.19 .61

Butter and margarine ............................................................... .10 .88 .57 .91 1.22 1.02 2.37 1.16

Butter ..................................................................................... -.56 1.01 .81 1.06 2.56 1.46 3.79 1.57

Margarine .............................................................................. .07 .98 .01 1.25 1.01 1.43 2.37 1.43

Salad dressing ......................................................................... .21 1.03 .32 1.01 -.33 1.34 -.44 1.37

Other fats and oils including peanut butter .............................. .26 .56 .54 .61 .55 .78 1.15 .92

Peanut butter ......................................................................... .27 .63 .24 .68 -.39 .79 -1.02 1.06

Other foods ................................................................................ .06 .25 .07 .26 .01 .32 .14 .36

Soups ...................................................................................... .08 1.07 .07 1.11 1.76 1.49 1.05 1.65

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ................................. .12 .54 .04 .55 -.56 .70 -1.16 .89

Snacks ..................................................................................... -.02 .72 .23 .66 .27 .77 -.26 .82

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ................................ -.03 .54 -.08 .62 .36 .77 .87 .79

Salt and other seasonings and spices ................................... .18 .96 .32 1.07 .64 1.54 .37 1.40

Olives, pickles, relishes ......................................................... -.38 1.31 1.13 1.39 -.04 1.50 -1.07 1.68

Sauces and gravies ............................................................... .11 .81 .75 .86 .45 1.01 .51 1.16

Other condiments .................................................................. -.47 .65 -.04 .78 .31 1.18 .35 1.74

Baby food ................................................................................ -.08 .52 -.06 .57 .60 .97 1.58 1.16

Other miscellaneous foods ...................................................... .09 .41 -.03 .46 .11 .52 .22 .51

Prepared salads .................................................................... .12 .76 .45 .93 .45 1.13 2.78 1.26

Food away from home ................................................................... .19 .04 .41 .06 1.14 .08 2.35 .10

Full service meals and snacks ..................................................... .16 .04 .37 .07 1.16 .10 2.40 .13

Limited service meals and snacks ............................................... .19 .07 .48 .10 1.33 .15 2.39 .18

Food at employee sites and schools ........................................... .00 .38 .10 .87 .54 .53 2.36 .63

Food at elementary and secondary schools .............................. -.02 .49 -.05 2.79 -.05 .64 1.51 .52

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors ...................... .19 .11 .40 .22 1.07 .38 2.39 1.49
Table 1V. U.S. city average, median price change and median price change standard error for the Consumer Price Index for All

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Other food away from home ........................................................ 0.19 0.09 0.36 0.13 0.62 0.34 0.73 0.53

Alcoholic beverages ........................................................................ .14 .14 .27 .20 .66 .24 1.22 .29

Alcoholic beverages at home ........................................................ .17 .22 .39 .31 .49 .35 .63 .43

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ............................. .14 .27 .38 .36 1.02 .50 1.77 .52

Distilled spirits at home ................................................................ -.02 .37 .01 .49 -.31 .80 -.47 .73

Whiskey at home ....................................................................... -.20 .54 -.39 .66 -.34 .90 -.40 .99

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home .............................. -.10 .50 -.20 .64 -.10 1.09 .02 1.03

Wine at home .............................................................................. .09 .46 .36 .61 .02 .70 -.41 .81

Alcoholic beverages away from home ........................................... .11 .12 .24 .17 .97 .26 2.07 .32

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home ................ .19 .18 .32 .29 1.16 .46 2.57 .63

Wine away from home ................................................................. .13 .18 .20 .28 .54 .54 1.70 .58

Distilled spirits away from home .................................................. .16 .15 .30 .28 .90 .57 1.69 .77

Housing ............................................................................................. .24 .04 .43 .05 1.38 .08 2.96 .09

Shelter ............................................................................................. .27 .04 .53 .05 1.59 .08 3.28 .10

Rent of primary residence ............................................................. .29 .03 .61 .05 1.87 .09 3.84 .11

Lodging away from home .............................................................. 1.17 1.24 .90 1.39 .43 1.80 .72 2.03

Housing at school, excluding board ............................................. .07 .06 .15 .07 1.20 .31 2.79 .29

Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels ....... 1.32 1.45 .93 1.62 .32 2.12 .51 2.37

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences .......................................... .28 .03 .52 .04 1.58 .08 3.24 .10

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence ............................. .28 .03 .53 .04 1.58 .08 3.25 .10

Tenants’ and household insurance ................................................ .03 .13 .06 .20 .60 .25 .98 .37

Fuels and utilities ............................................................................. .25 .06 .13 .09 1.38 .16 3.58 .12

Household energy ......................................................................... .28 .08 .01 .11 1.31 .20 3.59 .15

Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................................ 1.29 .33 2.54 .46 6.45 .65 12.93 .91

Fuel oil ....................................................................................... .97 .43 2.02 .59 6.00 .88 15.42 1.08

Propane, kerosene, and firewood .............................................. 1.19 .48 2.41 .66 5.70 1.01 9.25 1.58

Energy services ........................................................................... .27 .08 .01 .12 1.10 .21 3.24 .15

Electricity ................................................................................... .26 .10 .17 .15 .97 .27 2.35 .18

Utility (piped) gas service .......................................................... .45 .08 .30 .13 2.04 .19 8.80 .22

Water and sewer and trash collection services ........................... .19 .05 .50 .08 1.57 .14 3.25 .20

Water and sewerage maintenance ............................................ .21 .06 .57 .09 1.75 .18 3.58 .24

Garbage and trash collection ..................................................... .08 .07 .22 .10 1.19 .21 2.14 .38

Household furnishings and operations ............................................ -.12 .16 -.24 .23 -.43 .32 -.76 .36

Window and floor coverings and other linens ................................ .27 .75 -.21 .97 -1.85 1.25 -3.43 1.10

Floor coverings ............................................................................ -.31 .56 -.31 .78 -.52 1.25 -.98 1.56

Window coverings ....................................................................... -.43 .88 -1.14 1.65 -3.03 2.30 -3.40 2.47

Other linens ................................................................................. .77 1.15 -.19 1.60 -2.34 1.85 -4.58 1.79

Furniture and bedding ................................................................... -.09 .34 -.23 .46 -.52 .71 -1.01 .84

Bedroom furniture ........................................................................ .09 .52 -.12 .75 .06 .80 -1.61 1.05

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture ........................... -.24 .45 -.31 .63 -1.09 .96 -.94 1.41

Other furniture ............................................................................. -.03 .71 -.17 1.05 -.29 1.44 -1.05 1.58

Infants’ furniture ......................................................................... -.15 .74 -.06 .71 -3.36 1.35 -1.61 2.26

Appliances ..................................................................................... .04 .55 -.16 .76 -.89 1.04 -2.46 1.10

Major appliances ......................................................................... -.18 .70 -.63 .95 -1.53 1.29 -4.65 1.29

Laundry equipment .................................................................... .07 1.18 -1.44 1.75 -1.69 2.33 -3.84 2.84

Other appliances ......................................................................... -.24 .63 -.04 .97 -.09 1.30 -1.23 1.52

Other household equipment and furnishings ................................. -.14 .48 -.80 .64 -3.29 .87 -4.76 1.03

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ............................................ -.21 .76 -1.14 1.06 -5.37 1.48 -8.88 1.64

Indoor plants and flowers ............................................................ .26 .68 -.22 .96 1.06 .99 1.24 1.28

Dishes and flatware ..................................................................... -.48 1.49 -1.18 1.82 -.47 2.24 -2.10 3.20

Nonelectric cookware and tableware ........................................... -.38 .75 -.54 1.08 -1.49 1.19 -2.86 1.49

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies ........................ .03 .24 .08 .38 -.32 .52 -.66 .70

Tools, hardware and supplies ...................................................... -.09 .35 -.06 .47 -.02 .64 -.34 .81

Outdoor equipment and supplies ................................................. -.06 .30 -.02 .51 -.43 .79 -.53 .92

Housekeeping supplies ................................................................. -.11 .24 -.21 .30 -.42 .39 -.67 .43

Household cleaning products ...................................................... -.28 .39 -.17 .49 -.70 .58 -1.19 .62

Household paper products .......................................................... -.09 .38 -.12 .52 -.05 .74 -.37 .83

Miscellaneous household products ............................................. .21 .41 .10 .54 -.24 .75 -1.03 .88

Household operations .................................................................... .10 .32 .47 .75 1.35 1.02 2.72 .99

Domestic services ....................................................................... .11 .04 .38 .09 1.44 .32 2.42 .41
Table 1V. U.S. city average, median price change and median price change standard error for the Consumer Price Index for All

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Gardening and lawncare services ............................................... 0.00 0.05 0.01 0.11 0.83 0.40 2.97 0.51

Moving, storage, freight expense ................................................ .30 1.97 .13 4.18 -.67 4.83 .67 4.54

Repair of household items ........................................................... .23 .23 .98 .30 3.32 .51 5.89 .81

Apparel .............................................................................................. .22 .39 -.85 .48 -.31 .63 -.51 .79

Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................................. .12 .72 -.47 .98 -.86 1.20 -1.58 1.43

Men’s apparel ................................................................................ -.74 .78 .02 1.03 -1.09 1.27 -1.05 1.68

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ...................................... .51 1.68 -.83 2.18 -1.73 2.66 -2.73 2.87

Men’s furnishings ......................................................................... -.45 1.45 -.28 2.01 -.56 2.47 -.68 3.59

Men’s shirts and sweaters ........................................................... .34 1.22 -.59 1.85 -1.36 2.17 -2.39 2.21

Men’s pants and shorts ............................................................... -.08 1.28 .19 1.92 .32 2.12 -.44 2.81

Boys’ apparel ................................................................................. -.57 1.44 -.73 2.13 -.77 3.02 -3.27 3.18

Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................................. -.67 .60 -1.74 .86 -.30 1.11 .04 1.21

Women’s apparel ........................................................................... -.61 .65 -1.83 .89 -.95 1.13 -.45 1.32

Women’s outerwear ..................................................................... -2.05 2.13 -.67 2.88 .37 3.99 .08 4.56

Women’s dresses ........................................................................ -1.05 1.42 -2.89 2.34 .30 3.28 1.67 3.98

Women’s suits and separates ..................................................... -.64 .87 -3.41 1.18 -2.13 1.55 -1.62 1.77

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories ... .29 1.10 .40 1.47 .65 1.87 .67 2.05

Girls’ apparel ................................................................................. -.63 1.49 -2.08 2.03 1.04 3.20 -.08 2.99

Footwear .......................................................................................... -.40 .57 -.99 .76 -.46 1.05 -.36 1.29

Men’s footwear .............................................................................. .13 .96 -.26 1.21 .29 1.58 -.04 2.00

Boys’ and girls’ footwear ................................................................ -.63 1.01 -1.13 1.53 -.06 2.13 .32 2.35

Women’s footwear ......................................................................... -.49 .80 -1.63 1.06 -1.25 1.47 -.70 1.69

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................................... -.94 1.24 -.33 1.74 -.82 2.59 -1.16 2.57

Jewelry and watches ....................................................................... .28 1.00 .98 1.42 .72 4.22 3.02 4.64

Watches ......................................................................................... 1.01 1.52 1.46 2.22 4.05 6.30 5.71 10.80

Jewelry .......................................................................................... .00 1.22 .31 1.62 .19 3.17 1.17 4.96

Transportation ................................................................................... .20 .06 .65 .09 1.56 .11 3.49 .12

Private transportation ...................................................................... .13 .06 .65 .08 1.78 .11 3.81 .12

New and used motor vehicles ....................................................... .01 .10 -.01 .14 -.79 .19 -1.45 .21

New vehicles ............................................................................... -.20 .15 -.35 .21 -.26 .27 -.26 .33

New cars and trucks .................................................................. -.21 .23 -.36 .29 -.29 .32 -.28 .39

New cars .................................................................................... -.27 .24 -.50 .34 -.53 .39 -.66 .39

New trucks ................................................................................. -.09 .21 -.17 .29 -.06 .35 .06 .52

Used cars and trucks ................................................................... -.09 .02 -.37 .03 -1.89 .06 -3.94 .09

Leased cars and trucks ............................................................... .26 .39 .52 .62 .91 1.12 .02 1.20

Car and truck rental ..................................................................... -1.03 1.78 -.07 3.04 -2.09 2.82 -2.70 2.67

Motor fuel ....................................................................................... -.14 .13 2.01 .12 5.57 .16 12.61 .18

Gasoline (all types) ...................................................................... -.14 .13 2.04 .13 5.53 .16 12.54 .18

Gasoline, unleaded regular ....................................................... -.23 .51 2.12 .61 5.67 .66 12.73 .94

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade .................................................... .14 .51 1.87 .65 5.53 .66 11.68 .78

Gasoline, unleaded premium ..................................................... .35 .44 1.49 .59 5.65 .64 11.83 .79

Other motor fuels ......................................................................... .46 .15 2.31 .19 7.44 .22 16.02 .28

Motor vehicle parts and equipment ............................................... .09 .28 -.10 .35 .06 .52 -.27 .70

Tires ............................................................................................. .04 .38 -.26 .47 -.33 .80 -.91 1.03

Vehicle accessories other than tires ............................................ -.01 .44 .18 .47 .62 .59 .59 .75

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires ............................ .05 .38 .12 .45 .68 .69 .68 .80

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids ...................................................... -.29 .90 .92 .92 1.73 .98 1.93 1.08

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .......................................... .16 .15 .21 .27 1.10 .35 1.89 .47

Motor vehicle body work .............................................................. .17 .11 .27 .17 .74 .38 2.46 .64

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing ................................... .20 .24 .19 .37 1.32 .48 2.09 .69

Motor vehicle repair ..................................................................... .07 .14 .29 .22 .75 .47 1.77 .64

Motor vehicle insurance ................................................................. .77 .17 1.17 .22 4.00 .35 7.81 .46

Motor vehicle fees ......................................................................... .04 .12 .13 .17 .56 .26 1.50 .35

State motor vehicle registration and license fees ........................ .02 .04 .13 .11 .65 .18 1.74 .43

Parking and other fees ................................................................ .01 .22 -.20 .36 .25 .53 1.27 .54

Parking fees and tolls ................................................................ .19 .16 .28 .31 1.20 .68 2.52 1.21

Automobile service clubs ........................................................... -.06 .43 -1.05 .75 -.15 .88 -5.86 1.99

Public transportation ........................................................................ .52 .36 1.16 .47 -.59 .54 -1.16 .63

Airline fares .................................................................................... .67 .58 1.93 .78 -1.20 .82 -2.71 .94
Table 1V. U.S. city average, median price change and median price change standard error for the Consumer Price Index for All

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change

Median

standard

error

Expenditure category

Other intercity transportation ......................................................... 0.03 0.56 -0.20 0.78 0.43 0.97 0.51 1.21

Intercity bus fare .......................................................................... .98 .98 .94 1.34 3.85 2.43 11.49 3.59

Intercity train fare ......................................................................... .44 .75 .59 1.12 1.53 1.04 3.04 1.04

Ship fare ...................................................................................... .21 .82 -.66 1.15 -.69 1.43 -1.12 2.08

Intracity transportation ................................................................... .16 .19 .28 .26 .99 .28 1.67 .30

Intracity mass transit .................................................................... .12 .15 .31 .63 1.31 .83 1.89 .81

Medical care ...................................................................................... .13 .09 .16 .12 .91 .22 2.62 .30

Medical care commodities ............................................................... .28 .25 .66 .36 1.05 .58 2.89 .69

Medicinal drugs ............................................................................. .28 .26 .67 .37 1.08 .59 2.97 .71

Prescription drugs ........................................................................ .39 .29 .70 .42 1.36 .71 3.47 .87

Nonprescription drugs ................................................................. .15 .43 .35 .61 .39 .70 .74 .77

Medical equipment and supplies ................................................... -.06 .50 .05 .70 -.13 .84 .32 .90

Medical care services ...................................................................... .09 .09 .24 .13 .86 .22 2.39 .32

Professional services ..................................................................... .04 .10 -.03 .18 .03 .24 .48 .38

Physicians’ services .................................................................... .01 .09 -.28 .18 -.49 .37 -.27 .62

Dental services ............................................................................ .12 .11 .19 .15 .80 .37 1.55 .50

Eyeglasses and eye care ............................................................ .16 .31 .34 .52 .25 .79 .32 .78

Services by other medical professionals ..................................... .12 .09 .35 .19 .96 .55 2.36 .86

Hospital and related services ........................................................ .31 .12 .74 .18 2.41 .36 4.58 .50

Hospital services ......................................................................... .33 .13 .79 .20 2.59 .40 4.90 .55

Inpatient hospital services ......................................................... .25 .20 .61 .30 2.25 .93 4.17 1.65

Outpatient hospital services ...................................................... .31 .32 .74 .56 2.45 1.08 4.79 1.51

Nursing homes and adult day services ........................................ .09 .12 .49 .24 1.53 .35 3.10 .44

Care of invalids and elderly at home ........................................... .01 .12 -.13 .21 -.58 .79 -1.01 1.16

Health insurance ............................................................................ -.07 .08 -.12 .12 .13 .24 1.47 .36

Recreation ......................................................................................... .00 .11 .11 .19 .75 .31 1.36 .40

Video and audio ............................................................................... .12 .15 .27 .21 1.92 .30 2.93 .46

Televisions ..................................................................................... -1.15 .81 -.95 1.36 -5.24 1.63 -10.84 1.88

Cable and satellite television service ............................................. .32 .14 .54 .21 2.96 .32 5.28 .51

Other video equipment .................................................................. -.29 .85 .05 1.21 -2.42 1.55 -3.87 1.71

Video discs and other media, including rental of video ................. .52 1.26 -.23 1.57 -1.11 1.68 -2.69 1.69

Video discs and other media ....................................................... .29 2.01 -1.43 2.45 -2.39 3.34 -4.94 3.58

Rental of video discs and other media ........................................ .03 .14 .18 .28 .39 .45 2.38 .80

Audio equipment ............................................................................ -.83 .71 -1.38 1.39 -5.05 2.02 -7.59 2.38

Recorded music and music subscriptions ..................................... .06 .85 .51 1.40 3.65 4.57 4.89 7.26

Pets, pet products and services ...................................................... .06 .16 .02 .24 .08 .32 .36 .40

Pets and pet products .................................................................... -.08 .23 -.27 .35 -.48 .46 -.62 .54

Pet food ....................................................................................... -.15 .31 -.34 .38 -.69 .46 -1.12 .69

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories ............................... -.12 .39 -.20 .45 -.37 .56 -.58 1.01

Pet services including veterinary ................................................... .26 .11 .37 .17 .97 .34 2.05 .57

Pet services ................................................................................. .12 .10 .18 .17 .52 .39 1.10 .60

Veterinarian services ................................................................... .22 .13 .36 .20 1.05 .48 2.18 .65

Sporting goods ................................................................................ -.06 .29 -.26 .38 -.86 .48 -1.76 .81

Sports vehicles including bicycles ................................................. -.02 .34 .05 .44 -.97 .63 -1.67 1.23

Sports equipment .......................................................................... -.06 .47 .00 .60 -.59 .74 -2.96 1.05

Photography .................................................................................... -.05 .41 -.04 .63 -.06 .97 .84 1.02

Photographic equipment and supplies .......................................... -.02 .66 .32 .87 .58 1.63 3.35 2.01

Film and photographic supplies ................................................... .00 .03 -.02 .08 -.41 1.12 2.53 1.33

Photographic equipment .............................................................. .04 .69 .54 1.10 .67 1.54 3.56 2.74

Photographers and film processing ............................................... -.21 .43 -.24 .88 -.71 1.21 -1.10 1.05

Photographer fees ....................................................................... .00 .06 .00 .36 -.49 .69 -2.09 1.26

Film processing ........................................................................... -.58 .65 -.68 .97 -1.91 1.07 -1.68 1.21

Other recreational goods ................................................................. -.76 .46 -1.42 .64 -3.35 .82 -7.52 .98

Toys ............................................................................................... -.94 .52 -1.84 .70 -4.42 .94 -8.98 1.11

Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment ...................... -.71 .55 -1.45 .75 -3.77 1.18 -7.63 1.57

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies .......................................... -.54 1.10 .61 2.08 1.16 2.81 -.24 2.69

Music instruments and accessories ............................................... .50 .68 .18 1.09 .24 1.51 .26 1.50

Other recreation services ................................................................ .08 .29 .32 .46 1.43 .83 2.51 1.08

Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other

organizations, or participant sports fees ................................ .18 .22 .63 .31 1.28 1.13 2.38 1.42
Table 1V. U.S. city average, median price change and median price change standard error for the Consumer Price Index for All

Urban Consumers (CPI-U), by detailed expenditure categories for 1-, 2-, 6-, and 12-month intervals, 2017-Continued

Item and group

U.S. city average

1 Month 2 Month 6 Month 12 Month

Median

price

change

Median

standard

error

Median

price

change

Median

standard

error

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price

change

Median

standard

error

Median

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standard

error

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Admissions .................................................................................... 0.05 0.58 0.01 0.86 1.15 1.37 2.49 1.68

Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts .............................. .27 .46 .54 .68 1.36 1.11 2.71 1.68

Admission to sporting events ....................................................... -.48 1.79 -.78 2.61 -.52 3.23 1.67 3.59

Fees for lessons or instructions ..................................................... .36 .34 .50 .60 2.04 .90 3.79 1.34

Recreational reading materials ........................................................ -.10 .64 -.35 .81 -.35 1.07 .32 1.35

Newspapers and magazines ......................................................... -.08 .95 .51 1.08 1.70 1.52 3.36 1.97

Recreational books ........................................................................ .14 .97 -.25 1.12 -2.06 1.38 -2.93 1.67

Education and communication .......................................................... -.04 .07 -.08 .09 -1.24 .17 -2.17 .22

Education ......................................................................................... .10 .06 .14 .08 1.05 .14 2.27 .22

Educational books and supplies .................................................... -.11 .60 -.54 .83 -.06 1.45 1.55 1.91

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ....................................... .05 .05 .17 .08 1.09 .13 2.32 .20

College tuition and fees ............................................................... .04 .06 .21 .10 .94 .18 2.01 .26

Elementary and high school tuition and fees ............................... .22 .08 .41 .16 1.86 .24 3.62 .42

Child care and nursery school ..................................................... .12 .09 .18 .10 .96 .17 2.70 .40

Technical and business school tuition and fees .......................... .15 .11 .27 .21 1.73 1.95 3.26 1.02

Communication ................................................................................ -.23 .11 -.41 .15 -2.91 .30 -5.88 .37

Postage and delivery services ....................................................... .02 .02 .03 .02 1.56 .15 3.17 .22

Postage ....................................................................................... .00 .00 .00 .00 1.56 .15 3.12 .22

Delivery services ......................................................................... .18 .32 .48 .34 2.85 .54 4.25 .99

Information and information processing ........................................ -.24 .12 -.48 .15 -3.08 .31 -6.18 .38

Telephone services ..................................................................... -.09 .12 -.39 .14 -4.14 .37 -7.75 .50

Wireless telephone services ...................................................... -.12 .10 -.63 .15 -6.58 .46 -11.51 .64

Land-line telephone services ..................................................... .13 .21 .38 .27 .88 .48 1.29 .61

Information technology, hardware and services ............................ -.31 .25 -.40 .36 -1.20 .65 -2.40 .81

Personal computers and peripheral equipment ........................... -.41 .59 -.59 .79 -1.77 .98 -4.22 1.24

Computer software and accessories ........................................... -1.03 1.10 .47 1.57 .20 2.32 -3.18 3.43

Internet services and electronic information providers ................ -.04 .29 -.15 .49 -.76 .93 -1.25 1.21

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer

information items ................................................................. -.37 .70 -1.12 .91 -2.62 1.27 -5.43 1.41

Other goods and services .................................................................. .10 .10 .29 .13 1.14 .19 2.28 .21

Tobacco and smoking products ....................................................... .17 .14 .39 .16 3.37 .31 6.65 .44

Cigarettes ...................................................................................... .14 .15 .39 .18 3.42 .32 6.82 .43

Tobacco products other than cigarettes ........................................ .35 .33 .75 .49 2.51 .89 3.68 1.18

Personal care .................................................................................. .10 .13 .17 .16 .55 .22 1.22 .26

Personal care products .................................................................. .03 .30 -.12 .38 -.49 .49 -.79 .54

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care

products ............................................................................... -.18 .37 .05 .48 -.34 .63 -.66 .81

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements ..... -.05 .45 .14 .63 -.49 .77 -1.00 .85

Personal care services .................................................................. .08 .13 .30 .22 .87 .28 1.87 .36

Haircuts and other personal care services .................................. .08 .13 .30 .22 .87 .28 1.87 .36

Miscellaneous personal services ................................................... .13 .11 .37 .23 1.23 .32 2.80 .38

Legal services .............................................................................. -.03 .07 .06 .20 .87 .29 3.34 .56

Funeral expenses ........................................................................ .10 .09 .26 .18 1.02 .32 1.91 .41

Laundry and dry cleaning services .............................................. .11 .16 .41 .26 1.23 .59 2.72 .74

Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning ................. -.02 .21 -.07 .44 .24 .69 1.22 .91

Financial services ........................................................................ .20 .32 .33 .46 1.66 .93 3.39 1.03

Checking account and other bank services ............................... .01 .02 .03 .03 .29 .20 1.98 .96

Tax return preparation and other accounting fees ..................... .19 .33 .36 .63 2.41 1.04 4.83 1.14

Miscellaneous personal goods ...................................................... -.15 .75 -.95 1.09 -.51 1.48 -2.17 1.81

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap ..................................... -.17 .77 -.40 1.13 .52 1.50 -.12 1.51

Infants’ equipment ....................................................................... .21 .46 .48 .75 -.36 1.08 -3.77 1.28

Special aggregate indexes

Commodities ........................................................................................ .01 .05 .33 .07 .61 .09 1.21 .11

Commodities less food and beverages ............................................. .01 .07 .32 .09 .73 .14 1.30 .17

Nondurables less food and beverages ............................................ -.01 .12 .60 .15 1.85 .20 3.60 .25

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ........................... -.14 .09 .72 .11 2.45 .16 5.01 .20

Durables .......................................................................................... -.13 .08 -.26 .11 -1.00 .15 -1.94 .18

Services ............................................................................................... .18 .03 .38 .04 1.30 .06 2.62 .08

Rent of shelter ..................................................................................... .27 .04 .53 .05 1.60 .08 3.30 .10

Transportation services ....................................................................... .42 .13 .89 .18 1.68 .21 3.58 .25

Other services ..................................................................................... .12 .06 .21 .10 .21 .16 .42 .21

All items less food ................................................................................ .10 .03 .38 .04 1.04 .06 2.26 .07

All items less shelter ............................................................................ .01 .03 .33 .05 .62 .06 1.57 .08
Table 1V. U.S. city average, median price change and median price change standard error for the Consumer Price Index for All

Urban Consumers (CPI-U), by detailed expenditure categories for 1-, 2-, 6-, and 12-month intervals, 2017-Continued

Item and group

U.S. city average

1 Month 2 Month 6 Month 12 Month

Median

price

change

Median

standard

error

Median

price

change

Median

standard

error

Median

price

change

Median

standard

error

Median

price

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Median

standard

error

Special aggregate indexes

All items less medical care .................................................................. 0.09 0.03 0.40 0.04 0.93 0.05 2.14 0.07

Commodities less food ........................................................................ .01 .07 .31 .09 .74 .13 1.30 .17

Nondurables less food ......................................................................... .00 .11 .57 .14 1.76 .19 3.44 .24

Nondurables less food and apparel ..................................................... -.12 .08 .66 .10 2.31 .15 4.66 .18

Nondurables ........................................................................................ .01 .07 .46 .08 1.09 .11 2.22 .13

Apparel less footwear .......................................................................... .27 .45 -.97 .60 -.41 .79 -.33 .97

Services less rent of shelter ................................................................ .09 .05 .17 .07 .92 .09 1.92 .13

Services less medical care services .................................................... .21 .04 .39 .05 1.31 .07 2.70 .09

Energy ................................................................................................. .47 .08 .78 .09 2.75 .13 8.08 .11

All items less energy ............................................................................ .12 .03 .23 .04 .81 .05 1.67 .07

All items less food and energy ........................................................... .11 .03 .22 .04 .87 .06 1.75 .08

All items less food and shelter ......................................................... .00 .04 .33 .05 .68 .07 1.67 .10

All items less food, shelter, and energy ......................................... .00 .05 .04 .06 .31 .08 .67 .11

All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and trucks .... -.02 .05 .04 .06 .43 .09 .83 .12

Commodities less food and energy commodities ............................ .04 .08 -.22 .11 -.32 .15 -.68 .19

Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and trucks ........... .00 .09 -.29 .12 -.31 .17 -.27 .21

Energy commodities ...................................................................... -.24 .13 1.83 .13 6.02 .16 12.68 .17

Services less energy services ......................................................... .21 .03 .41 .04 1.28 .07 2.56 .09

Domestically produced farm food ........................................................ .13 .11 .22 .13 .34 .15 .05 .17

Utilities and public transportation ......................................................... -.08 .07 -.38 .10 .14 .14 .45 .16
Table 2V. Northeast Region, median price change and median price change standard error for the Consumer Price Index for All

Urban Consumers (CPI-U), by detailed expenditure categories for 1-, 2-, 6-, and 12-month intervals, 2017

Item and group

Northeast

1 Month 2 Month 6 Month 12 Month

Median

price

change

Median

standard

error

Median

price

change

Median

standard

error

Median

price

change

Median

standard

error

Median

price

change

Median

standard

error

Expenditure category

All items ............................................................................................... 0.07 0.06 0.16 0.07 0.93 0.11 1.71 0.14

Food and beverages .......................................................................... .10 .14 .33 .16 .63 .20 1.16 .23

Food ................................................................................................ .11 .15 .34 .17 .68 .22 1.19 .24

Food at home ................................................................................ .06 .24 .27 .29 .30 .29 .42 .42

Food away from home ................................................................... .20 .09 .42 .13 1.17 .20 2.34 .25

Alcoholic beverages ........................................................................ .07 .27 .17 .35 .21 .39 .43 .49

Housing ............................................................................................. .19 .08 .28 .10 .99 .17 2.13 .19

Shelter ............................................................................................. .13 .10 .25 .12 .86 .20 2.07 .23

Rent of primary residence ............................................................. .18 .07 .36 .09 1.21 .21 2.56 .25

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences .......................................... .12 .06 .24 .10 .87 .17 1.97 .18

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence ............................. .12 .06 .24 .10 .88 .17 1.98 .19

Fuels and utilities ............................................................................. .51 .11 .49 .15 2.55 .22 4.73 .25

Household energy ......................................................................... .58 .13 .53 .17 2.86 .25 5.15 .29

Energy services ........................................................................... .48 .15 .38 .19 2.21 .33 4.59 .28

Electricity ................................................................................... .00 .20 .39 .26 1.44 .45 2.12 .35

Utility (piped) gas service .......................................................... .00 .18 .03 .24 5.87 .41 11.26 .45

Household furnishings and operations ............................................ .07 .25 .10 .42 -.37 .53 -1.09 .72

Apparel .............................................................................................. -.48 .73 -.31 .97 -.74 1.16 -.45 1.27

Transportation ................................................................................... .21 .11 .60 .12 1.55 .20 2.87 .24

Private transportation ...................................................................... .20 .09 .63 .12 1.89 .16 3.21 .21

New and used motor vehicles ....................................................... -.01 .17 .15 .24 -.65 .30 -1.66 .37

New vehicles ............................................................................... .01 .23 -.27 .26 -.20 .35 -.08 .37

New cars and trucks .................................................................. .00 .33 -.27 .38 -.22 .38 -.10 .56

New cars .................................................................................... -.04 .34 -.59 .51 -.65 .60 -1.03 .80

Used cars and trucks ................................................................... -.20 .03 -.58 .06 -2.31 .11 -4.61 .16

Motor fuel ....................................................................................... -.68 .15 2.14 .20 7.42 .23 14.94 .24

Gasoline (all types) ...................................................................... -.68 .15 2.14 .21 7.38 .24 14.90 .25

Gasoline, unleaded regular ....................................................... -.70 .40 2.25 .59 7.54 .86 15.23 1.99

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade .................................................... -.23 .45 1.64 .56 6.83 .75 13.46 1.57

Gasoline, unleaded premium ..................................................... -.36 .42 1.44 .45 6.07 .77 12.82 1.41

Medical care ...................................................................................... .21 .14 .36 .21 .94 .33 1.91 .55

Medical care commodities ............................................................... .21 .55 .03 .71 .12 1.33 .05 1.46

Medical care services ...................................................................... .24 .09 .47 .14 1.14 .22 2.52 .61

Professional services ..................................................................... .06 .10 .08 .16 .43 .32 1.48 .90

Recreation ......................................................................................... .08 .20 .05 .36 1.30 .70 2.33 .75

Education and communication .......................................................... -.06 .10 -.21 .22 -.77 .34 -1.12 .43

Other goods and services .................................................................. .10 .23 .44 .28 1.28 .43 3.23 .51

Special aggregate indexes

Commodities ........................................................................................ -.06 .10 .19 .12 .76 .19 1.36 .23

Commodities less food and beverages ............................................. -.09 .15 .09 .20 .81 .28 1.29 .33

Nondurables less food and beverages ............................................ -.23 .23 .28 .30 1.73 .46 3.53 .46

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ........................... -.21 .19 .42 .25 2.99 .40 5.40 .46

Durables .......................................................................................... .02 .17 .02 .21 -1.35 .24 -2.34 .31

Services ............................................................................................... .19 .07 .24 .09 .93 .13 2.00 .18

Rent of shelter ..................................................................................... .14 .10 .25 .12 .87 .20 2.08 .23

Transportation services ....................................................................... .18 .21 .59 .27 .83 .40 1.63 .53

Other services ..................................................................................... .06 .11 -.01 .19 .46 .30 1.22 .45

All items less food ................................................................................ .08 .07 .12 .07 .97 .12 1.72 .15

All items less shelter ............................................................................ .03 .06 .10 .09 .90 .12 1.59 .14

All items less medical care .................................................................. .07 .06 .16 .08 .94 .11 1.67 .14

Commodities less food ........................................................................ -.09 .14 .09 .18 .77 .28 1.24 .31

Nondurables less food ......................................................................... -.22 .21 .25 .27 1.60 .43 3.29 .43

Nondurables less food and apparel ..................................................... -.23 .17 .37 .22 2.70 .38 4.89 .43

Nondurables ........................................................................................ -.13 .13 .30 .16 1.23 .24 2.45 .26

Services less rent of shelter ................................................................ .25 .06 .22 .10 .91 .14 1.87 .27

Services less medical care services .................................................... .20 .08 .21 .10 .92 .14 1.97 .18

Energy ................................................................................................. .66 .12 1.05 .13 4.82 .17 9.02 .20

All items less energy ............................................................................ .09 .06 .16 .08 .51 .12 1.27 .15

All items less food and energy ........................................................... .07 .07 .10 .08 .46 .13 1.21 .16

Commodities less food and energy commodities ............................ -.07 .15 -.30 .21 -.77 .32 -1.02 .35

Energy commodities ...................................................................... -.57 .15 1.81 .21 7.99 .24 15.35 .28

Services less energy services ......................................................... .13 .07 .25 .09 .80 .14 1.87 .20
Table 3V. Midwest Region, median price change and median price change standard error for the Consumer Price Index for All Urban

Consumers (CPI-U), by detailed expenditure categories for 1-, 2-, 6-, and 12-month intervals, 2017

Item and group

Midwest

1 Month 2 Month 6 Month 12 Month

Median

price

change

Median

standard

error

Median

price

change

Median

standard

error

Median

price

change

Median

standard

error

Median

price

change

Median

standard

error

Expenditure category

All items ............................................................................................... 0.12 0.05 0.26 0.07 0.68 0.11 1.57 0.15

Food and beverages .......................................................................... .15 .12 .24 .13 .49 .16 .46 .17

Food ................................................................................................ .16 .13 .25 .13 .47 .17 .44 .18

Food at home ................................................................................ .15 .21 .22 .22 .16 .25 -.02 .28

Food away from home ................................................................... .16 .07 .30 .10 .73 .16 1.74 .21

Alcoholic beverages ........................................................................ .11 .23 .20 .31 .74 .36 1.02 .41

Housing ............................................................................................. .15 .08 .29 .09 1.04 .12 2.32 .16

Shelter ............................................................................................. .21 .10 .43 .11 1.24 .14 2.53 .20

Rent of primary residence ............................................................. .24 .05 .51 .07 1.45 .16 2.90 .21

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences .......................................... .22 .05 .43 .07 1.27 .13 2.70 .18

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence ............................. .22 .05 .43 .07 1.27 .13 2.69 .18

Fuels and utilities ............................................................................. -.04 .09 .28 .15 .97 .30 3.98 .21

Household energy ......................................................................... -.12 .11 .21 .17 .75 .37 4.06 .29

Energy services ........................................................................... -.10 .11 .10 .17 .53 .37 3.74 .26

Electricity ................................................................................... .20 .15 .49 .20 .15 .55 1.41 .36

Utility (piped) gas service .......................................................... -.11 .17 .32 .21 1.35 .28 8.92 .34

Household furnishings and operations ............................................ .04 .26 -.07 .38 -.63 .60 -.89 .70

Apparel .............................................................................................. .87 .66 .95 .83 .59 1.02 .67 1.49

Transportation ................................................................................... -.06 .13 .77 .16 .97 .21 2.33 .22

Private transportation ...................................................................... .17 .13 .62 .16 1.22 .21 2.67 .23

New and used motor vehicles ....................................................... -.02 .21 -.17 .29 -1.20 .42 -2.14 .41

New vehicles ............................................................................... -.34 .33 -.64 .44 -.49 .53 -.96 .57

New cars and trucks .................................................................. -.34 .30 -.65 .47 -.57 .57 -1.00 .62

New cars .................................................................................... -.42 .39 -.90 .63 -.40 1.12 -.64 .85

Used cars and trucks ................................................................... -.18 .03 -.46 .05 -2.30 .10 -4.57 .13

Motor fuel ....................................................................................... .61 .38 2.01 .28 5.82 .35 11.39 .39

Gasoline (all types) ...................................................................... .63 .39 1.97 .28 5.84 .35 11.31 .40

Gasoline, unleaded regular ....................................................... .66 .55 2.03 .63 5.94 .63 11.53 .69

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade .................................................... .56 .67 1.97 .69 5.21 .81 10.29 .86

Gasoline, unleaded premium ..................................................... .55 .48 1.90 .51 5.02 .55 9.82 .60

Medical care ...................................................................................... .02 .15 .13 .26 .48 .46 2.35 .67

Medical care commodities ............................................................... .19 .48 .47 .88 1.08 1.21 3.35 1.72

Medical care services ...................................................................... .04 .14 -.02 .23 .25 .45 1.90 .61

Professional services ..................................................................... .04 .15 .11 .20 .46 .53 2.16 .80

Recreation ......................................................................................... .05 .24 .05 .49 1.78 .99 2.62 1.36

Education and communication .......................................................... -.02 .15 -.06 .20 -1.24 .37 -2.37 .43

Other goods and services .................................................................. .06 .18 .31 .29 .96 .35 1.64 .42

Special aggregate indexes

Commodities ........................................................................................ .11 .11 .34 .13 .38 .16 .93 .18

Commodities less food and beverages ............................................. .20 .16 .29 .18 .39 .25 .90 .32

Nondurables less food and beverages ............................................ .57 .21 1.14 .27 1.55 .40 3.26 .54

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ........................... .47 .21 .85 .25 2.17 .40 4.02 .46

Durables .......................................................................................... -.19 .16 -.29 .22 -1.16 .27 -2.32 .30

Services ............................................................................................... .15 .07 .24 .09 1.02 .17 2.14 .23

Rent of shelter ..................................................................................... .21 .10 .43 .11 1.24 .15 2.55 .20

Transportation services ....................................................................... .36 .20 .80 .32 1.06 .47 2.35 .57

Other services ..................................................................................... .09 .16 .24 .27 .27 .49 .95 .70

All items less food ................................................................................ .12 .06 .23 .08 .76 .13 1.68 .17

All items less shelter ............................................................................ .12 .07 .22 .10 .43 .14 1.16 .20

All items less medical care .................................................................. .13 .06 .24 .07 .65 .11 1.62 .16

Commodities less food ........................................................................ .19 .15 .28 .18 .41 .25 .93 .30

Nondurables less food ......................................................................... .53 .20 1.09 .26 1.51 .37 3.14 .50

Nondurables less food and apparel ..................................................... .43 .19 .80 .23 2.05 .38 3.79 .42

Nondurables ........................................................................................ .26 .13 .68 .15 1.01 .20 2.04 .24

Services less rent of shelter ................................................................ .12 .10 .24 .15 .80 .26 1.78 .37

Services less medical care services .................................................... .17 .07 .28 .09 1.08 .16 2.23 .23

Energy ................................................................................................. 1.23 .19 1.58 .18 3.12 .24 6.62 .21

All items less energy ............................................................................ .08 .06 .23 .08 .58 .12 1.19 .17

All items less food and energy ........................................................... .08 .07 .21 .09 .65 .15 1.32 .19

Commodities less food and energy commodities ............................ .01 .17 -.17 .20 -.30 .28 -.80 .34

Energy commodities ...................................................................... .45 .36 2.17 .28 5.65 .33 11.46 .38

Services less energy services ......................................................... .19 .07 .32 .10 .93 .18 2.07 .24
Table 4V. South Region, median price change and median price change standard error for the Consumer Price Index for All Urban

Consumers (CPI-U), by detailed expenditure categories for 1-, 2-, 6-, and 12-month intervals, 2017

Item and group

South

1 Month 2 Month 6 Month 12 Month

Median

price

change

Median

standard

error

Median

price

change

Median

standard

error

Median

price

change

Median

standard

error

Median

price

change

Median

standard

error

Expenditure category

All items ............................................................................................... 0.14 0.05 0.27 0.06 0.97 0.08 2.03 0.09

Food and beverages .......................................................................... .13 .10 .23 .12 .57 .14 .91 .15

Food ................................................................................................ .14 .10 .25 .12 .56 .14 .93 .15

Food at home ................................................................................ .11 .18 .10 .20 .26 .24 .07 .23

Food away from home ................................................................... .18 .07 .36 .10 .97 .15 2.00 .17

Alcoholic beverages ........................................................................ .17 .28 .34 .46 .51 .39 1.21 .43

Housing ............................................................................................. .20 .06 .45 .10 1.44 .13 2.75 .17

Shelter ............................................................................................. .28 .07 .51 .09 1.54 .14 2.98 .18

Rent of primary residence ............................................................. .32 .07 .64 .08 1.86 .14 3.63 .15

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences .......................................... .25 .05 .55 .08 1.56 .15 2.98 .19

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence ............................. .25 .05 .55 .08 1.56 .15 2.98 .19

Fuels and utilities ............................................................................. .24 .12 .53 .18 1.65 .35 3.50 .22

Household energy ......................................................................... .26 .16 .55 .23 1.78 .46 3.70 .29

Energy services ........................................................................... .27 .17 .55 .24 1.70 .47 3.62 .29

Electricity ................................................................................... .13 .18 .56 .25 1.47 .52 2.61 .34

Utility (piped) gas service .......................................................... .40 .24 .70 .31 4.33 .48 12.08 .56

Household furnishings and operations ............................................ -.09 .30 -.28 .59 -.54 .71 -.69 .75

Apparel .............................................................................................. -.29 .61 -.96 .89 -1.13 1.10 -.85 1.24

Transportation ................................................................................... -.18 .11 .60 .15 2.18 .20 4.14 .21

Private transportation ...................................................................... -.20 .11 .68 .15 2.12 .22 4.37 .22

New and used motor vehicles ....................................................... -.12 .16 -.21 .25 -.65 .34 -1.19 .40

New vehicles ............................................................................... -.26 .23 -.39 .37 -.34 .45 .20 .58

New cars and trucks .................................................................. -.27 .44 -.42 .56 -.37 .67 .24 .65

New cars .................................................................................... -.23 .44 -.68 .62 -.79 .72 -.22 .66

Used cars and trucks ................................................................... .01 .03 -.26 .05 -1.68 .10 -3.64 .13

Motor fuel ....................................................................................... -1.13 .26 1.87 .24 5.88 .28 12.20 .35

Gasoline (all types) ...................................................................... -1.14 .26 1.87 .25 5.79 .29 12.17 .35

Gasoline, unleaded regular ....................................................... -1.20 .43 1.89 .64 5.88 .84 12.25 .77

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade .................................................... -.88 .52 1.93 .64 5.69 .74 12.21 .93

Gasoline, unleaded premium ..................................................... -.75 .40 1.68 .53 5.13 .76 11.58 .77

Medical care ...................................................................................... -.01 .15 .13 .21 1.40 .44 3.86 .59

Medical care commodities ............................................................... .19 .36 .46 .56 .34 .94 2.75 1.17

Medical care services ...................................................................... .04 .12 .02 .18 1.76 .45 3.68 .65

Professional services ..................................................................... -.12 .17 -.18 .27 -1.12 .54 -.81 .75

Recreation ......................................................................................... -.01 .16 -.01 .25 .25 .33 .43 .44

Education and communication .......................................................... -.06 .11 -.13 .16 -1.92 .27 -3.46 .39

Other goods and services .................................................................. .15 .11 .18 .23 .51 .30 1.13 .30

Special aggregate indexes

Commodities ........................................................................................ -.22 .09 .09 .12 .62 .16 .94 .18

Commodities less food and beverages ............................................. -.40 .12 -.01 .18 .66 .25 .77 .28

Nondurables less food and beverages ............................................ -.62 .19 .09 .26 1.21 .34 2.68 .41

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ........................... -.45 .15 .63 .17 2.06 .27 4.21 .33

Durables .......................................................................................... -.20 .13 -.35 .20 -.81 .26 -1.67 .31

Services ............................................................................................... .13 .05 .43 .07 1.31 .10 2.63 .13

Rent of shelter ..................................................................................... .28 .07 .52 .09 1.56 .14 3.01 .18

Transportation services ....................................................................... .39 .17 .68 .27 2.57 .33 5.23 .42

Other services ..................................................................................... .07 .11 .19 .15 -.42 .25 -.60 .30

All items less food ................................................................................ .15 .05 .29 .07 1.03 .09 2.18 .11

All items less shelter ............................................................................ .06 .06 .17 .08 .66 .11 1.46 .13

All items less medical care .................................................................. .09 .05 .29 .07 .96 .09 1.93 .10

Commodities less food ........................................................................ -.39 .12 -.01 .18 .66 .24 .79 .27

Nondurables less food ......................................................................... -.58 .19 .09 .26 1.20 .33 2.59 .40

Nondurables less food and apparel ..................................................... -.42 .14 .59 .17 1.98 .26 3.99 .31

Nondurables ........................................................................................ -.26 .11 .19 .15 .85 .18 1.87 .21

Services less rent of shelter ................................................................ .05 .09 .26 .12 1.05 .16 2.07 .21

Services less medical care services .................................................... .17 .06 .45 .08 1.26 .11 2.63 .15

Energy ................................................................................................. -.33 .16 1.16 .17 2.94 .28 7.53 .23

All items less energy ............................................................................ .13 .05 .23 .06 .81 .09 1.53 .10

All items less food and energy ........................................................... .13 .06 .25 .07 .84 .10 1.62 .12

Commodities less food and energy commodities ............................ -.06 .13 -.26 .20 -.48 .28 -.88 .29

Energy commodities ...................................................................... -1.11 .26 1.86 .24 5.90 .27 12.16 .34

Services less energy services ......................................................... .25 .06 .44 .08 1.28 .11 2.56 .14
Table 5V. West Region, median price change and median price change standard error for the Consumer Price Index for All Urban

Consumers (CPI-U), by detailed expenditure categories for 1-, 2-, 6-, and 12-month intervals, 2017

Item and group

West

1 Month 2 Month 6 Month 12 Month

Median

price

change

Median

standard

error

Median

price

change

Median

standard

error

Median

price

change

Median

standard

error

Median

price

change

Median

standard

error

Expenditure category

All items ............................................................................................... 0.25 0.06 0.56 0.07 1.45 0.11 2.92 0.16

Food and beverages .......................................................................... .28 .12 .28 .14 .91 .17 1.38 .20

Food ................................................................................................ .28 .13 .29 .14 .86 .17 1.31 .20

Food at home ................................................................................ .10 .20 .16 .23 .25 .30 -.17 .33

Food away from home ................................................................... .21 .09 .60 .13 1.58 .16 3.21 .17

Alcoholic beverages ........................................................................ .18 .25 .44 .40 1.01 .61 2.14 .76

Housing ............................................................................................. .40 .08 .68 .09 2.03 .14 4.25 .17

Shelter ............................................................................................. .36 .09 .78 .11 2.35 .15 5.01 .19

Rent of primary residence ............................................................. .40 .06 .76 .08 2.40 .18 5.39 .20

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences .......................................... .40 .06 .81 .08 2.46 .14 5.05 .19

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence ............................. .40 .06 .81 .08 2.46 .14 5.05 .19

Fuels and utilities ............................................................................. .09 .08 .12 .12 .87 .26 2.71 .20

Household energy ......................................................................... -.09 .10 -.23 .16 .40 .37 1.85 .23

Energy services ........................................................................... -.07 .10 -.24 .17 .34 .41 1.72 .24

Electricity ................................................................................... .12 .11 .09 .24 1.03 .56 1.85 .32

Utility (piped) gas service .......................................................... -.18 .09 -1.20 .18 -.16 .37 .84 .38

Household furnishings and operations ............................................ .09 .28 -.11 .33 -.25 .48 -.74 .58

Apparel .............................................................................................. -.16 .81 -1.03 1.17 -.24 1.33 -.88 1.89

Transportation ................................................................................... .68 .12 .83 .24 1.73 .25 3.61 .28

Private transportation ...................................................................... .60 .13 .96 .20 2.07 .27 3.92 .32

New and used motor vehicles ....................................................... .02 .19 .02 .29 -.40 .35 -.74 .48

New vehicles ............................................................................... -.03 .29 .01 .44 -.49 .56 -.01 .86

New cars and trucks .................................................................. -.03 .31 .00 .44 -.48 .52 .01 .69

New cars .................................................................................... .04 .33 .02 .44 -.78 .71 -.75 .75

Used cars and trucks ................................................................... -.06 .04 -.21 .07 -1.54 .17 -3.65 .22

Motor fuel ....................................................................................... 1.62 .17 1.74 .20 5.58 .28 11.38 .26

Gasoline (all types) ...................................................................... 1.64 .17 1.74 .19 5.48 .29 11.31 .26

Gasoline, unleaded regular ....................................................... 1.65 .50 1.80 .79 5.47 1.11 11.45 .81

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade .................................................... 1.46 .51 1.58 .72 4.97 .83 10.68 .68

Gasoline, unleaded premium ..................................................... 1.51 .43 1.43 .66 5.20 .92 10.77 .94

Medical care ...................................................................................... .24 .15 .51 .26 1.02 .38 2.08 .55

Medical care commodities ............................................................... .36 .38 .87 .62 2.44 .94 4.43 1.31

Medical care services ...................................................................... .16 .13 .29 .25 .56 .36 1.38 .53

Professional services ..................................................................... .15 .15 .13 .26 .13 .41 .40 .46

Recreation ......................................................................................... .02 .23 .20 .30 .41 .42 .90 .51

Education and communication .......................................................... .07 .14 .06 .20 -.67 .38 -1.41 .50

Other goods and services .................................................................. .03 .22 .33 .27 2.16 .41 4.03 .50

Special aggregate indexes

Commodities ........................................................................................ .07 .10 .25 .14 .87 .19 1.47 .27

Commodities less food and beverages ............................................. .15 .16 .15 .20 .85 .30 1.42 .43

Nondurables less food and beverages ............................................ .36 .24 .16 .32 1.94 .40 3.83 .59

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ........................... .79 .16 1.04 .20 2.59 .25 5.48 .33

Durables .......................................................................................... -.04 .15 -.14 .20 -.76 .31 -1.49 .40

Services ............................................................................................... .29 .07 .58 .08 1.69 .11 3.66 .15

Rent of shelter ..................................................................................... .36 .09 .79 .11 2.37 .15 5.04 .19

Transportation services ....................................................................... .71 .27 1.39 .53 1.98 .47 3.52 .51

Other services ..................................................................................... .16 .12 .18 .17 .18 .28 .59 .35

All items less food ................................................................................ .27 .06 .58 .08 1.53 .12 3.11 .18

All items less shelter ............................................................................ .15 .07 .44 .09 .79 .13 1.65 .19

All items less medical care .................................................................. .26 .06 .57 .07 1.49 .12 2.99 .17

Commodities less food ........................................................................ .15 .15 .16 .20 .81 .28 1.45 .41

Nondurables less food ......................................................................... .34 .22 .17 .29 1.86 .39 3.69 .55

Nondurables less food and apparel ..................................................... .71 .14 1.02 .18 2.41 .22 5.14 .30

Nondurables ........................................................................................ .13 .13 .27 .16 1.49 .21 2.49 .29

Services less rent of shelter ................................................................ .24 .09 .30 .14 1.03 .16 1.80 .20

Services less medical care services .................................................... .31 .07 .62 .09 1.83 .13 3.89 .16

Energy ................................................................................................. 1.01 .10 1.73 .14 2.49 .17 6.85 .17

All items less energy ............................................................................ .19 .06 .41 .08 1.31 .11 2.56 .17

All items less food and energy ........................................................... .19 .07 .43 .08 1.41 .13 2.83 .19

Commodities less food and energy commodities ............................ -.03 .18 -.13 .24 -.05 .34 -.12 .48

Energy commodities ...................................................................... 1.58 .17 1.77 .19 5.63 .29 11.35 .28

Services less energy services ......................................................... .28 .07 .59 .08 1.88 .11 3.80 .16