Consumer Price Index: Seasonal adjustment factors for use with the 2020 All Urban Consumer indexes

(calculated with data through December 2019)

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 ........................................ 100.240 99.967 100.215 100.041 100.134 100.142 100.197 100.098 100.035 99.808 99.597 99.508 

Cereals and cereal products ....................................... 99.848 99.872 99.994 100.216 100.246 100.579 100.839 100.532 99.914 99.618 99.059 99.243 

Flour and prepared flour mixes ................................. 100.776 100.689 100.413 100.420 101.630 101.113 102.064 101.400 100.909 98.886 95.736 95.985 

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 ..................................... 100.900 100.339 100.747 99.721 99.487 99.321 99.007 99.185 99.974 100.367 100.447 100.483 

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ................................. 100.794 100.462 100.159 99.905 99.966 99.682 99.837 99.654 99.643 99.553 100.571 99.744 

Cookies ................................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

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

Other bakery products .............................................. 100.220 99.868 99.886 100.264 100.376 100.549 100.489 100.784 100.451 100.217 98.522 98.374 

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

Crackers, bread, and cracker products ................... 100.316 99.688 99.923 99.835 100.674 101.016 100.807 101.652 100.670 100.305 97.201 97.885 

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies,

tarts, turnovers ................................................ 100.378 99.852 100.065 100.703 100.561 100.267 100.329 100.326 100.241 100.151 99.002 98.135 

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 .......................................................... 98.868 99.142 99.929 100.384 100.512 101.165 101.231 101.078 100.210 99.278 99.084 98.970 

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 .......................................... 97.724 98.074 99.650 100.871 100.821 101.800 101.960 101.540 100.978 99.560 98.787 98.248 

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

Pork ........................................................................ 98.977 98.646 99.410 99.119 99.336 100.021 101.088 102.016 101.776 101.425 99.794 98.287 

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 99.775 99.415 99.920 99.777 99.668 99.370 100.882 101.616 102.035 101.027 98.687 97.777 

Bacon and related products ................................ 99.305 98.943 99.661 99.563 99.253 98.447 100.380 102.188 102.678 101.471 99.420 98.591 

Breakfast sausage and related products ............ 100.478 100.301 99.781 99.851 100.160 100.767 101.499 100.416 101.131 100.514 97.947 97.200 

Ham ...................................................................... 96.869 96.237 99.742 97.090 99.022 100.577 102.057 103.047 103.925 104.113 100.764 96.514 

Ham, excluding canned ...................................... 96.728 95.374 99.951 96.788 98.433 100.742 102.423 103.341 104.403 104.381 101.122 96.268 

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

Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs ........ 99.737 99.341 99.208 99.248 99.765 99.811 100.444 101.473 99.843 100.199 100.857 99.846 

Other meats ............................................................ 100.127 100.329 100.786 100.131 99.553 98.961 99.047 99.585 99.504 100.588 100.504 100.814 

Frankfurters .......................................................... 101.701 101.593 102.681 100.878 97.605 96.567 95.544 97.534 98.620 102.158 102.439 102.588 

Lunchmeats .......................................................... 99.680 100.128 100.211 99.891 100.009 99.512 100.039 100.147 99.736 100.117 100.067 100.370 

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

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 uncooked poultry including turkey ................ 99.922 100.343 100.026 99.832 100.572 101.065 100.335 100.229 100.389 100.813 98.037 98.506 

Fish and seafood ...................................................... 99.951 99.235 99.382 100.871 100.479 100.349 100.041 100.064 99.912 99.781 100.154 99.778 

Fresh fish and seafood ........................................... 100.401 99.961 100.378 100.528 100.215 100.523 99.827 100.106 99.497 99.285 99.707 99.593 

Processed fish and seafood ................................... 99.607 98.883 98.145 100.023 100.619 100.126 100.339 100.398 100.389 100.494 100.777 100.221 

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

Frozen fish and seafood ....................................... 99.729 98.723 98.142 99.757 100.999 99.937 100.780 100.519 100.474 100.570 100.769 99.682 

Eggs ............................................................................ 102.654 103.792 102.686 101.758 98.400 96.262 96.424 97.156 98.869 98.743 99.106 103.493 

Dairy and related products ............................................ 100.635 100.151 100.124 100.023 99.652 99.269 99.490 99.806 100.046 100.307 100.168 100.325 

Milk ............................................................................. 100.542 100.152 100.031 99.488 99.343 99.000 99.228 99.626 99.904 100.439 100.855 101.390 

Fresh whole milk ....................................................... 100.712 100.169 100.043 99.447 99.121 99.086 99.515 99.416 99.835 100.708 100.807 101.112 

Fresh milk other than whole ...................................... 100.430 100.294 100.182 99.398 99.426 99.015 98.990 99.790 99.899 100.456 100.903 101.175 

Cheese and related products ...................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Ice cream and related products .................................. 101.995 102.275 101.167 101.096 98.794 97.749 97.016 98.103 99.722 100.423 100.512 101.188 

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 ................................................................ 100.640 100.054 99.594 100.505 100.722 98.930 98.897 98.958 100.190 101.710 100.165 99.464 

Apples ..................................................................... 97.664 98.548 99.078 99.910 100.647 101.658 103.967 106.079 101.903 97.856 96.701 96.070 

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

Citrus fruits .............................................................. 94.298 94.236 95.246 96.649 99.479 101.714 104.114 105.073 105.755 107.631 100.168 95.476 

Oranges, including tangerines .............................. 93.282 93.692 93.013 93.182 97.441 101.753 107.170 107.975 106.500 110.283 101.384 94.099 

Other fresh fruits ..................................................... 107.113 104.746 101.679 103.680 102.130 95.238 93.335 92.187 96.335 99.837 100.466 102.932 

Fresh vegetables ...................................................... 102.662 101.425 100.135 99.676 99.270 98.802 99.376 99.347 98.792 99.745 99.752 101.030 

Potatoes .................................................................. 99.235 100.068 98.482 98.497 101.073 101.465 103.599 104.058 102.480 101.134 94.850 95.075 

Lettuce .................................................................... (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 2020 All Urban Consumer indexes-Continued

(calculated with data through December 2019)

Item and group

Seasonal factors

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

Expenditure category

Tomatoes ................................................................ 107.848 103.271 100.959 98.852 94.799 96.432 96.668 96.758 97.918 97.995 102.727 105.775 

Other fresh vegetables ........................................... 101.903 101.356 100.556 100.180 100.303 99.351 99.253 98.913 98.468 99.615 99.764 100.335 

Processed fruits and vegetables ................................. 99.991 100.466 99.808 99.900 100.826 100.930 100.822 100.714 100.380 99.649 98.228 98.302 

Canned fruits and vegetables ................................... 99.917 100.749 99.941 100.246 101.280 100.972 100.531 100.998 100.455 99.485 97.455 97.935 

Canned fruits .......................................................... 100.116 100.452 100.122 100.210 100.879 100.688 100.178 100.606 100.384 99.629 97.978 98.668 

Canned vegetables ................................................. 99.741 100.789 100.299 100.279 101.331 101.132 100.814 101.260 100.580 99.054 97.034 97.626 

Frozen fruits and vegetables .................................... 98.790 99.633 100.019 100.548 99.972 101.206 101.169 100.559 99.804 100.202 99.468 98.697 

Frozen vegetables .................................................. 99.548 99.597 99.862 100.396 100.206 101.559 101.406 100.852 99.652 99.831 98.779 98.370 

Other processed fruits and vegetables including

dried .................................................................. 100.137 100.652 99.478 99.814 100.260 100.687 100.702 99.703 100.133 99.891 99.336 99.327 

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

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ......... 100.592 100.651 100.432 100.269 99.684 99.528 99.484 99.671 99.970 100.333 99.770 99.609 

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks ................................... 100.768 100.981 100.590 100.178 99.507 99.382 99.265 99.513 99.945 100.352 99.755 99.726 

Carbonated drinks .................................................... 100.660 101.658 101.373 100.385 100.177 99.633 99.131 99.919 100.159 100.152 98.721 97.958 

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

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks ............ 100.750 100.836 100.485 100.223 99.503 99.252 99.297 99.102 99.683 100.161 100.228 100.417 

Beverage materials including coffee and tea .............. 100.377 100.221 99.851 100.218 100.424 99.741 100.334 100.389 99.995 99.911 99.374 99.182 

Coffee ....................................................................... 100.244 99.841 99.886 100.132 100.625 100.316 100.498 100.746 100.228 100.068 98.938 98.506 

Roasted coffee ........................................................ 100.000 99.999 100.143 99.960 100.741 100.441 100.518 100.709 100.175 99.927 98.805 98.690 

Instant coffee .......................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Other beverage materials including tea .................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

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 sugar substitutes ..................................... 100.374 100.111 99.405 99.817 100.697 100.616 101.163 101.220 101.573 100.127 97.864 97.117 

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

Other sweets ............................................................. 100.729 101.040 100.900 100.935 99.867 100.335 100.111 99.304 99.841 99.212 99.217 98.476 

Fats and oils ............................................................... 100.050 100.385 100.037 99.781 100.150 99.795 100.478 100.153 100.571 100.588 99.003 98.945 

Butter and margarine ................................................ 100.615 100.249 99.658 98.989 99.850 99.597 100.803 100.889 101.419 100.971 98.725 98.107 

Butter ...................................................................... 100.994 99.947 99.783 98.430 100.009 99.233 101.067 101.433 101.819 101.093 98.676 97.267 

Margarine ................................................................ 99.916 100.517 99.892 100.220 99.942 99.992 100.287 100.353 101.126 100.631 98.322 98.736 

Salad dressing .......................................................... 99.937 100.809 100.496 99.706 99.823 98.620 99.820 99.362 100.605 100.911 99.357 100.569 

Other fats and oils including peanut butter ............... 99.765 100.242 99.998 100.655 100.741 100.553 100.448 100.072 99.989 100.109 98.880 98.559 

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

Other foods ................................................................. 99.516 99.937 100.047 100.451 100.247 100.211 100.315 99.967 99.920 99.776 99.898 99.739 

Soups ........................................................................ 97.715 98.527 100.020 100.967 103.241 103.414 103.010 101.476 99.185 97.731 97.218 97.553 

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods .................. 98.868 99.359 99.350 100.512 100.406 100.432 100.686 99.861 99.903 100.208 100.223 100.126 

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

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ................. 100.780 100.577 100.543 100.031 99.833 100.044 100.053 100.357 100.748 99.936 98.673 98.438 

Salt and other seasonings and spices .................... 100.556 101.549 100.547 99.618 99.746 100.506 100.806 100.180 100.934 99.737 98.108 97.712 

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

Sauces and gravies ................................................ 101.500 100.388 100.986 100.119 99.115 99.413 99.336 99.924 100.410 100.039 99.326 99.416 

Other condiments ................................................... 99.653 100.080 100.184 100.634 101.023 101.350 101.102 101.223 101.162 98.815 97.727 97.165 

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

Other miscellaneous foods ....................................... 99.546 99.708 100.012 100.538 99.895 100.190 100.208 99.487 99.530 99.498 100.476 100.917 

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 ............................ 100.523 100.302 100.115 100.049 99.957 99.383 98.930 99.603 100.287 100.138 100.209 100.449 

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 .......................................................... 100.095 100.275 100.138 100.170 99.914 99.881 99.755 99.767 99.947 100.079 100.087 99.906 

Alcoholic beverages at home .......................................... 100.096 100.426 100.254 100.246 99.895 99.785 99.712 99.576 99.904 100.164 100.108 99.859 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ............... 100.496 100.159 100.112 100.230 99.932 99.688 99.376 99.169 99.456 100.270 100.649 100.506 

Distilled spirits at home ................................................. 99.959 100.219 100.418 100.091 100.022 99.831 100.076 100.306 100.097 100.012 99.687 99.244 

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

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home ............... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Wine at home ................................................................ 99.761 100.598 100.271 99.995 99.842 99.838 99.837 100.040 100.336 100.297 99.832 99.411 

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 ............................................... 100.086 100.007 99.973 99.958 99.890 99.915 99.916 99.971 99.991 100.039 100.119 100.136 

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

Housing at school, excluding board .............................. 100.232 100.037 99.832 99.620 99.468 99.335 99.327 100.041 100.613 100.606 100.471 100.408 

Other lodging away from home including hotels and

motels ................................................................... 93.272 97.327 101.751 102.966 106.417 107.312 107.155 104.229 101.747 97.215 91.176 89.263 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences ............................ 100.069 100.021 99.967 99.941 99.893 99.913 99.915 99.977 100.018 100.058 100.117 100.112 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence .............. 100.070 100.020 99.967 99.942 99.892 99.913 99.915 99.977 100.019 100.058 100.116 100.111 

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 2020 All Urban Consumer indexes-Continued

(calculated with data through December 2019)

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 ................................................. 102.469 103.007 102.326 101.662 100.174 97.885 97.744 96.657 98.400 99.281 99.725 100.573 

Fuel oil ........................................................................ 101.543 102.237 101.215 101.621 100.775 98.165 98.412 96.796 99.135 100.087 99.853 100.110 

Propane, kerosene, and firewood ............................... 104.380 103.877 103.101 101.240 98.851 97.022 95.887 96.303 97.680 98.887 100.828 101.851 

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

Electricity .................................................................... 98.638 98.829 98.662 98.453 99.712 102.891 102.883 102.538 101.907 99.415 98.104 97.973 

Utility (piped) gas service ............................................ 101.339 100.657 100.644 99.712 99.270 99.286 99.224 99.631 98.464 99.362 100.292 101.961 

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

Water and sewerage maintenance ............................. 100.146 100.200 100.097 100.158 100.006 99.965 99.970 100.004 99.873 99.851 99.955 99.772 

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

Household furnishings and operations ............................. 100.122 100.402 100.365 100.286 100.209 100.264 100.003 99.664 99.715 99.923 99.520 99.516 

Household furnishings and supplies ............................... 100.189 100.393 100.486 100.377 100.236 100.232 99.957 99.533 99.673 99.991 99.509 99.415 

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

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

Appliances .................................................................... 100.043 100.487 100.030 100.507 100.510 100.369 100.043 99.882 100.568 100.494 98.645 98.540 

Major appliances ......................................................... 101.527 99.846 99.869 101.416 101.607 100.421 99.612 99.866 100.413 100.060 96.862 98.526 

Laundry equipment ................................................... 99.416 97.550 98.820 101.057 103.360 103.331 101.347 99.292 99.347 100.269 98.175 98.340 

Other appliances ......................................................... 99.383 100.503 100.185 100.193 100.095 100.577 100.263 100.544 100.586 100.193 99.251 98.287 

Other household equipment and furnishings ................ 100.030 101.333 101.298 100.187 100.767 100.316 99.445 98.912 98.778 100.121 100.086 98.726 

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

Indoor plants and flowers ............................................ 99.516 102.457 102.383 99.770 100.705 100.921 98.976 98.477 99.229 99.468 98.632 99.426 

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

Nonelectric cookware and tableware .......................... 99.751 99.951 101.083 101.102 100.821 100.701 100.177 99.593 99.572 100.313 98.811 97.929 

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies ....... 100.005 100.387 100.598 100.332 100.199 100.100 100.031 99.702 99.589 99.764 99.771 99.487 

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

Outdoor equipment and supplies ................................ 100.083 100.405 100.711 100.569 100.418 100.088 99.916 99.616 99.292 99.569 99.732 99.560 

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

Household cleaning products ..................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

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

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 ................................................... 98.817 102.094 101.091 100.228 100.800 98.970 98.092 99.018 101.612 103.497 99.791 95.942 

Men’s apparel ................................................................. 98.224 102.552 101.246 100.272 100.807 99.463 98.923 99.112 101.294 103.118 99.569 95.334 

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ....................... 97.568 102.563 101.772 99.038 100.055 98.014 96.817 98.855 103.546 106.411 100.561 94.850 

Men’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and

accessories ........................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Men’s shirts and sweaters ............................................ 96.706 103.730 102.154 101.638 100.060 98.381 97.922 98.330 101.998 104.487 100.198 93.846 

Men’s pants and shorts ................................................. 100.668 103.623 100.322 100.809 102.437 101.520 100.690 98.330 99.057 99.518 97.600 95.475 

Boys’ apparel .................................................................. 101.123 101.556 99.698 100.873 100.126 98.543 95.365 96.649 102.074 104.212 101.064 98.443 

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

Women’s apparel ............................................................ 95.781 99.068 102.840 103.575 101.524 99.872 96.655 98.298 102.896 103.726 99.927 95.586 

Women’s outerwear ...................................................... 96.834 98.500 99.637 100.039 98.283 97.991 95.010 100.024 106.162 107.308 103.169 96.585 

Women’s dresses ......................................................... 92.066 100.060 107.176 106.605 102.996 99.059 91.862 96.563 104.918 105.605 99.078 93.620 

Women’s suits and separates ....................................... 94.763 99.789 103.594 103.968 102.234 100.503 96.310 97.637 103.059 103.752 99.533 94.636 

Women’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and

accessories ........................................................... 98.261 98.664 100.715 101.719 101.898 99.713 99.463 99.611 100.363 101.519 100.329 97.654 

Girls’ apparel ................................................................... 97.850 98.907 101.523 101.968 99.392 97.810 95.334 96.609 103.535 105.927 101.298 99.924 

Footwear ........................................................................... 97.979 99.143 100.694 101.526 100.615 99.484 99.200 100.078 101.224 101.536 100.106 98.296 

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

Boys’ and girls’ footwear ................................................. 98.102 97.933 100.422 101.038 100.132 98.334 99.766 101.016 101.240 101.967 100.501 99.424 

Women’s footwear .......................................................... 97.483 99.353 100.766 101.446 100.935 100.510 98.837 99.471 101.350 101.842 99.896 97.870 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ............................................ 97.665 99.805 100.535 100.940 100.797 98.434 98.082 99.531 102.062 102.246 100.353 99.401 

Jewelry and watches ........................................................ 99.105 100.357 99.201 100.460 100.277 100.214 101.843 101.462 101.124 101.885 98.674 95.499 

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

Jewelry ............................................................................ 98.592 101.576 100.560 99.795 99.943 100.606 102.189 101.969 101.711 100.565 97.827 94.639 

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 ................................................................. 100.353 100.616 100.572 100.535 100.376 100.248 99.936 99.647 99.316 99.284 99.433 99.680 

See footnotes at end of table.
Consumer Price Index: Seasonal adjustment factors for use with the 2020 All Urban Consumer indexes-Continued

(calculated with data through December 2019)

Item and group

Seasonal factors

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

Expenditure category

New cars and trucks ................................................... 100.361 100.620 100.571 100.532 100.378 100.246 99.927 99.643 99.315 99.287 99.434 99.685 

New cars ..................................................................... 100.276 100.453 100.472 100.441 100.325 100.174 100.026 99.704 99.402 99.455 99.552 99.729 

New trucks .................................................................. 100.354 100.472 100.601 100.593 100.450 100.226 99.961 99.663 99.338 99.267 99.395 99.666 

Used cars and trucks .................................................... 99.272 99.899 101.421 100.898 100.508 100.640 101.639 102.071 97.654 98.683 98.634 98.843 

Leased cars and trucks ................................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Car and truck rental ...................................................... 94.678 94.384 98.544 97.313 96.335 102.584 111.378 108.414 100.096 98.514 97.954 100.068 

Motor fuel ........................................................................ 94.860 94.421 97.649 102.710 106.135 104.017 103.278 101.306 101.951 100.901 98.598 94.122 

Gasoline (all types) ....................................................... 94.775 94.348 97.631 102.745 106.240 104.092 103.339 101.361 101.993 100.872 98.544 94.009 

Gasoline, unleaded regular ......................................... 94.564 94.301 97.667 102.809 106.430 104.224 103.556 101.460 102.092 100.597 98.399 93.800 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade ..................................... 94.814 95.049 97.664 102.400 105.557 103.699 102.648 101.227 101.732 101.487 99.003 94.731 

Gasoline, unleaded premium ...................................... 95.370 95.593 97.554 101.859 105.246 103.438 102.700 100.767 101.379 101.435 99.417 95.346 

Other motor fuels .......................................................... 98.996 97.566 98.492 99.579 101.376 100.795 99.860 99.085 100.489 101.778 101.794 100.007 

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 .................................................. 100.370 100.550 100.437 99.939 99.834 99.814 99.603 99.561 99.474 100.025 100.172 100.208 

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

Parking fees and tolls ................................................. 100.031 100.118 100.097 100.025 100.156 100.033 100.187 100.176 100.062 99.709 99.869 99.536 

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

Public transportation ......................................................... 97.035 99.184 99.504 101.668 104.615 103.974 100.275 98.257 98.750 100.270 100.233 96.623 

Airline fares ..................................................................... 95.195 99.200 99.371 102.664 107.036 106.607 100.488 96.704 97.635 100.505 100.426 94.782 

Other intercity transportation .......................................... 99.095 98.761 100.119 101.002 100.094 100.154 101.383 100.692 100.267 99.159 99.080 100.015 

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 ................................................ 100.038 100.266 100.217 100.154 100.123 99.901 99.966 100.356 99.719 99.789 99.651 99.796 

Medicinal drugs ............................................................... 99.929 100.306 100.179 99.751 99.947 99.874 100.059 100.636 99.834 99.926 99.800 99.788 

Prescription drugs ......................................................... 100.206 100.570 100.447 99.822 99.976 99.890 100.066 100.425 99.683 99.615 99.482 99.756 

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 ....................................................... 100.128 100.372 100.268 100.132 100.045 99.928 99.875 99.851 99.824 99.905 99.883 99.809 

Professional services ...................................................... 99.941 100.149 100.055 100.219 100.141 100.115 100.050 99.957 99.963 99.885 99.790 99.736 

Physicians’ services ...................................................... 100.058 100.234 99.964 100.146 100.131 100.035 99.928 99.876 100.027 99.965 99.848 99.779 

Dental services ............................................................. 99.770 100.230 100.515 100.448 100.351 100.281 100.214 99.943 99.736 99.612 99.519 99.362 

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

Services by other medical professionals ...................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Hospital and related services .......................................... 100.099 100.554 100.409 100.228 100.026 99.890 99.868 99.791 99.642 100.007 99.891 99.640 

Hospital services ........................................................... 100.079 100.628 100.436 100.319 100.101 99.874 99.814 99.681 99.636 99.977 99.890 99.612 

Inpatient hospital services .......................................... 100.135 100.689 100.375 100.196 100.052 99.978 99.902 99.811 99.654 99.909 99.806 99.531 

Outpatient hospital services ........................................ 100.163 100.480 100.383 100.263 100.006 99.871 99.851 99.733 99.663 100.043 99.857 99.716 

Nursing homes and adult day services ......................... 100.054 100.358 100.329 100.169 100.241 100.084 99.877 100.039 99.928 99.795 99.670 99.452 

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 ...................................................................... 99.138 100.055 99.676 99.008 100.028 101.277 101.506 101.462 100.888 100.468 98.821 97.728 

Cable and satellite television service .............................. 99.579 100.622 100.979 100.545 100.219 99.947 99.753 99.789 99.708 99.522 99.665 99.732 

Other video equipment ................................................... 98.644 99.905 100.835 101.631 101.627 100.231 100.907 99.587 99.532 100.673 99.091 96.968 

Video discs and other media, including rental of video ... (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 discs and other media .......................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Audio equipment ............................................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Recorded music and music subscriptions ...................... (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 .................................... 99.753 100.097 100.063 100.068 100.125 100.094 100.160 100.117 100.060 99.942 99.738 99.786 

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

Veterinarian services .................................................... 99.716 100.172 100.124 100.138 100.165 100.115 100.173 100.106 100.069 99.846 99.679 99.699 

Sporting goods .................................................................. 99.825 100.039 100.525 100.663 99.699 99.880 100.207 99.587 99.753 99.933 99.825 100.047 

See footnotes at end of table.
Consumer Price Index: Seasonal adjustment factors for use with the 2020 All Urban Consumer indexes-Continued

(calculated with data through December 2019)

Item and group

Seasonal factors

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

Expenditure category

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

Sports equipment ............................................................ 99.837 99.662 100.089 100.449 100.088 99.972 99.698 99.947 100.077 100.209 100.174 99.808 

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

Photographic equipment and supplies ............................ 98.574 98.597 99.350 100.113 99.181 98.508 99.539 100.975 101.841 102.253 102.520 98.750 

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

Photographic equipment ............................................... 98.262 98.562 99.257 100.182 99.171 98.497 99.562 100.743 101.680 102.628 102.852 98.813 

Photographers and photo 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)

Photo 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 ................................................................................ 100.729 101.628 100.973 100.583 100.303 100.191 99.477 99.386 99.557 99.447 98.880 98.813 

Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment ....... 100.809 101.678 101.402 100.754 100.109 100.343 99.297 99.251 99.749 99.443 98.601 98.477 

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 membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other

organizations, or participant sports fees ................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Admissions ..................................................................... 99.879 100.425 100.008 100.342 100.072 100.380 100.636 100.401 99.774 99.388 99.258 99.479 

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 ..................................... 99.438 100.145 100.035 99.964 99.677 99.996 100.256 100.483 99.988 99.709 99.996 100.156 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ........................ 100.081 99.936 99.703 99.529 99.419 99.430 99.463 100.159 100.683 100.730 100.545 100.315 

College tuition and fees ................................................ 100.063 99.880 99.630 99.422 99.250 99.232 99.237 100.223 100.805 100.958 100.783 100.524 

Elementary and high school tuition and fees ................ 100.087 99.838 99.552 99.312 99.147 99.142 99.460 100.447 101.020 100.937 100.687 100.369 

Child care and nursery school ...................................... 100.023 100.071 100.003 99.909 99.899 99.940 99.744 99.977 100.369 100.251 99.996 99.810 

Technical and business school tuition and fees ........... 99.986 99.936 99.812 99.731 99.763 99.749 100.111 100.233 100.287 100.284 100.139 100.017 

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 ......................................................................... 99.096 101.517 101.296 100.918 100.623 100.333 100.062 99.770 99.471 99.170 98.868 98.754 

Delivery services ........................................................... 101.746 101.123 100.864 100.468 100.434 100.157 99.824 99.655 99.350 99.175 98.872 98.330 

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)

Computers, peripherals, and smart home assistant

devices .................................................................. 99.679 99.540 99.911 100.003 99.820 99.887 100.605 100.073 100.591 100.396 100.219 99.338 

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

Internet services and electronic information providers 100.459 100.119 99.772 100.197 99.979 100.313 99.852 99.742 99.619 99.613 100.150 100.258 

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer

information items .................................................. 100.122 100.941 100.015 100.854 100.310 100.537 100.265 100.628 99.619 98.133 99.170 99.386 

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

Tobacco and smoking products ........................................ 100.032 99.754 99.975 100.154 100.013 99.752 100.013 99.871 99.800 100.173 100.463 100.027 

Cigarettes ....................................................................... 100.002 99.709 99.983 100.194 100.009 99.813 100.048 99.816 99.700 100.166 100.518 100.078 

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

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

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 .................................... 99.778 99.801 99.992 100.129 100.184 100.188 100.214 100.070 99.954 99.939 99.893 99.857 

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 ......................................................... 99.671 99.237 99.956 100.203 100.426 100.376 100.536 100.242 100.084 99.927 99.709 99.683 

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 ....................................... 99.668 99.964 100.234 100.692 100.972 100.355 100.333 99.445 99.301 100.343 99.943 98.628 

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap ...................... 100.184 100.344 100.423 100.533 100.789 100.508 98.951 98.198 98.694 99.959 100.785 100.594 

Infants’ equipment ........................................................ (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 2020 All Urban Consumer indexes-Continued

(calculated with data through December 2019)

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 ............................. 98.239 98.501 99.527 101.555 102.082 101.125 100.202 100.035 100.843 100.798 99.707 97.421 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............ 98.543 98.000 98.828 101.436 102.407 101.648 100.948 100.430 100.479 100.138 99.570 97.647 

Durables ........................................................................... 99.965 100.221 100.574 100.473 100.280 100.330 100.410 100.274 99.470 99.385 99.308 99.356 

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

Rent of shelter ...................................................................... 99.922 99.978 100.005 100.010 100.030 100.080 100.071 100.071 100.028 100.025 99.909 99.870 

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 .......................................................... 98.374 98.613 99.573 101.458 101.931 101.038 100.172 100.013 100.780 100.750 99.733 97.598 

Nondurables less food and apparel ...................................... 98.693 98.190 98.954 101.324 102.185 101.490 100.842 100.365 100.421 100.136 99.616 97.856 

Nondurables ......................................................................... 99.220 99.328 99.815 100.810 101.021 100.508 100.085 99.993 100.402 100.411 99.743 98.674 

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

Services less rent of shelter .................................................. 99.936 100.054 100.008 99.926 100.019 100.306 100.189 100.095 100.043 99.925 99.796 99.725 

Services less medical care services ..................................... 99.880 99.958 99.971 99.923 100.068 100.252 100.193 100.138 100.063 99.950 99.836 99.769 

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 ......................................... 100.085 100.085 100.006 100.159 100.084 99.875 100.024 100.011 100.015 100.171 99.696 99.759 

Utilities and public transportation .......................................... 99.504 99.649 99.533 99.647 100.395 101.353 100.988 100.627 100.341 99.620 99.261 99.101 

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 2020 Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers indexes

(calculated with data through December 2019)

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 ........................................ 100.133 99.938 100.222 100.074 100.124 100.183 100.172 100.147 100.050 99.850 99.579 99.518 

Cereals and cereal products ....................................... 99.785 99.791 99.922 100.267 100.231 100.569 100.885 100.573 99.885 99.730 99.076 99.219 

Flour and prepared flour mixes ................................. 100.737 100.893 100.431 100.519 101.507 101.025 101.794 101.299 100.739 99.027 95.929 96.190 

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 ..................................... 100.946 100.387 100.744 99.700 99.457 99.290 99.030 99.131 99.991 100.356 100.394 100.535 

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ................................. 100.703 100.471 100.195 99.889 99.973 99.664 99.798 99.657 99.644 99.562 100.614 99.815 

Other bakery products .............................................. 100.209 99.845 99.958 100.311 100.483 100.574 100.476 100.807 100.529 100.132 98.411 98.244 

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 .......................................................... 98.874 99.106 99.913 100.435 100.534 101.126 101.305 101.124 100.308 99.231 98.994 98.887 

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 .......................................... 98.263 98.676 99.917 100.948 100.864 101.588 101.640 100.980 100.224 99.441 98.674 98.659 

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

Pork ........................................................................ 98.997 98.760 99.280 99.198 99.356 100.071 101.055 101.916 101.686 101.351 99.760 98.450 

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 99.824 99.460 99.925 99.684 99.642 99.331 100.861 101.606 102.144 101.012 98.652 97.811 

Ham ...................................................................... 96.988 96.410 99.749 97.154 98.515 100.618 101.921 102.979 103.991 104.014 100.843 96.750 

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

Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs ........ 99.336 99.373 99.173 99.379 99.711 99.793 100.365 101.698 100.004 100.308 100.680 99.995 

Other meats ............................................................ 100.150 100.294 100.715 100.220 99.476 98.968 99.054 99.559 99.553 100.597 100.559 100.787 

Poultry ....................................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

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

Other uncooked poultry including turkey ................ 99.810 100.257 99.979 100.158 100.499 101.137 100.493 100.195 100.558 100.474 98.134 98.377 

Fish and seafood ...................................................... 100.045 99.373 99.261 100.558 100.315 100.184 100.042 100.251 99.975 99.865 100.250 99.877 

Fresh fish and seafood ........................................... 100.420 100.127 100.278 100.683 100.026 100.333 99.700 100.466 99.499 99.221 99.661 99.520 

Processed fish and seafood ................................... 99.630 98.808 98.121 100.156 100.508 100.078 100.373 100.533 100.380 100.516 100.756 100.171 

Eggs ............................................................................ 102.756 103.826 102.758 101.880 98.381 96.167 96.340 97.036 98.886 98.679 99.065 103.585 

Dairy and related products ............................................ 100.610 100.092 100.106 100.019 99.630 99.279 99.435 99.817 100.069 100.336 100.232 100.374 

Milk ............................................................................. 100.524 100.120 100.033 99.556 99.236 98.991 99.129 99.623 99.989 100.491 100.929 101.375 

Cheese and related products ...................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Ice cream and related products .................................. 101.933 102.207 101.201 101.120 98.962 97.652 97.030 98.187 99.781 100.329 100.480 101.129 

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 ................................................................ 100.384 99.975 99.396 100.350 100.636 99.015 99.192 99.144 100.369 101.907 100.112 99.333 

Apples ..................................................................... 98.180 98.727 98.959 99.707 100.287 101.869 103.561 105.862 101.763 97.876 96.860 96.417 

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

Citrus fruits .............................................................. 94.415 94.131 95.383 96.519 99.330 101.605 104.156 104.736 105.675 107.904 100.482 95.476 

Other fresh fruits ..................................................... 107.174 104.975 101.822 103.915 102.199 95.070 93.208 92.077 96.208 99.736 100.331 102.941 

Fresh vegetables ...................................................... 102.793 101.336 99.984 99.663 99.076 98.741 99.379 99.362 98.809 99.844 99.891 101.124 

Potatoes .................................................................. 99.277 100.204 98.575 98.672 101.012 101.339 103.490 103.937 102.338 101.259 94.999 94.858 

Lettuce .................................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Tomatoes ................................................................ 107.452 102.829 100.741 98.799 94.572 96.305 96.497 96.664 97.961 97.978 103.407 106.830 

Other fresh vegetables ........................................... 102.197 101.306 100.546 100.063 100.100 99.341 99.210 98.788 98.507 99.623 99.818 100.544 

Processed fruits and vegetables ................................. 100.003 100.478 99.813 99.878 100.818 100.940 100.875 100.697 100.374 99.624 98.183 98.320 

Canned fruits and vegetables ................................... 99.853 100.731 99.950 100.247 101.248 100.961 100.579 100.931 100.406 99.470 97.443 98.145 

Frozen fruits and vegetables .................................... 98.713 99.518 100.119 100.269 100.058 101.166 101.219 100.721 99.817 100.316 99.422 98.742 

Other processed fruits and vegetables including

dried .................................................................. 100.288 100.837 99.446 99.861 100.266 100.836 100.705 99.667 100.263 99.825 98.977 99.120 

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ......... 100.645 100.705 100.437 100.266 99.607 99.519 99.502 99.629 99.997 100.339 99.723 99.615 

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks ................................... 100.768 101.005 100.600 100.131 99.565 99.431 99.323 99.475 99.975 100.322 99.699 99.662 

Carbonated drinks .................................................... 100.713 101.673 101.450 100.357 100.215 99.586 99.024 99.914 100.232 100.170 98.700 97.874 

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

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks ............ 100.761 100.839 100.430 100.198 99.497 99.305 99.358 99.076 99.746 100.187 100.200 100.334 

Beverage materials including coffee and tea .............. 100.382 100.278 99.914 100.298 100.379 99.737 100.358 100.355 99.890 99.798 99.430 99.174 

Coffee ....................................................................... 100.278 99.834 99.976 100.174 100.460 100.336 100.542 100.668 100.209 100.004 98.985 98.547 

Other beverage materials including tea .................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

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 sugar substitutes ..................................... 100.394 100.084 99.392 99.875 100.665 100.733 101.145 101.208 101.507 100.128 97.824 97.108 

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

Other sweets ............................................................. 100.595 100.885 100.719 100.801 99.996 100.186 99.980 99.469 99.724 99.377 99.512 98.733 

Fats and oils ............................................................... 100.116 100.372 100.007 99.789 100.116 99.887 100.381 100.144 100.541 100.624 98.948 99.015 

Butter and margarine ................................................ 100.774 100.259 99.572 98.998 99.729 99.703 100.820 100.944 101.435 100.969 98.543 98.133 

Salad dressing .......................................................... 99.933 100.731 100.482 99.825 99.864 98.671 99.699 99.304 100.585 100.918 99.378 100.632 

See footnotes at end of table.
Consumer Price Index: Seasonal adjustment factors for use with the 2020 Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers indexes-Continued

(calculated with data through December 2019)

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 ............... 99.809 100.248 100.118 100.676 100.672 100.499 100.300 99.963 99.951 100.209 98.899 98.676 

Other foods ................................................................. 99.583 99.944 100.059 100.420 100.229 100.206 100.296 99.965 99.936 99.786 99.857 99.748 

Soups ........................................................................ 97.928 98.554 100.117 101.088 103.396 103.437 102.974 101.462 98.961 97.520 97.103 97.536 

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods .................. 98.916 99.246 99.325 100.370 100.288 100.414 100.631 99.884 100.044 100.252 100.391 100.187 

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

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ................. 100.762 100.549 100.536 99.998 99.750 100.014 100.027 100.372 100.777 99.952 98.761 98.522 

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

Other miscellaneous foods ....................................... 99.642 99.730 100.071 100.489 99.848 100.197 100.196 99.515 99.555 99.466 100.410 100.885 

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 ............................ 100.529 100.330 100.168 100.086 99.956 99.192 98.623 99.572 100.511 100.147 100.316 100.546 

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 .......................................................... 100.120 100.182 100.170 100.167 99.911 99.886 99.768 99.792 99.869 100.076 100.138 99.926 

Alcoholic beverages at home ........................................ 100.233 100.295 100.326 100.310 99.901 99.802 99.568 99.497 99.760 100.133 100.263 99.931 

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ............. 100.558 100.157 100.118 100.249 99.915 99.694 99.333 99.170 99.471 100.278 100.609 100.495 

Distilled spirits at home ............................................... 99.979 100.223 100.582 100.048 99.834 99.845 100.360 100.468 99.984 99.927 99.559 99.117 

Wine at home .............................................................. 99.810 100.675 100.563 100.374 99.790 99.775 99.756 99.820 100.158 100.156 99.851 99.292 

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 ............................................... 100.082 99.996 99.961 99.959 99.887 99.910 99.921 99.988 99.998 100.043 100.127 100.129 

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

Housing at school, excluding board .............................. 100.264 100.058 99.829 99.615 99.441 99.334 99.312 99.989 100.587 100.651 100.476 100.403 

Other lodging away from home including hotels and

motels ................................................................... 93.273 97.783 102.182 103.845 106.829 107.136 106.952 104.048 100.822 96.585 91.013 89.318 

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences ............................ 100.070 100.018 99.965 99.942 99.891 99.915 99.919 99.975 100.020 100.058 100.115 100.114 

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence .............. 100.070 100.018 99.965 99.942 99.891 99.915 99.919 99.975 100.020 100.058 100.115 100.114 

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 ................................................. 102.709 103.260 102.388 101.639 100.041 97.969 97.687 96.832 98.382 99.120 99.642 100.310 

Fuel oil ........................................................................ 101.489 102.173 100.981 101.291 100.494 98.322 98.611 96.954 99.225 100.109 100.209 100.144 

Propane, kerosene, and firewood ............................... 104.538 104.070 103.415 101.707 99.131 97.002 95.708 96.342 97.360 98.304 100.572 101.788 

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

Electricity .................................................................... 98.674 98.846 98.622 98.403 99.699 102.898 102.925 102.550 101.892 99.458 98.092 97.941 

Utility (piped) gas service ............................................ 101.496 100.606 100.773 99.461 99.155 99.220 99.135 99.598 98.488 99.394 100.395 102.153 

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

Water and sewerage maintenance ............................. 100.178 100.206 100.106 100.160 100.020 99.947 99.955 99.970 99.832 99.841 99.979 99.806 

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

Household furnishings and operations ............................. 100.232 100.372 100.378 100.313 100.186 100.232 99.995 99.583 99.750 100.015 99.475 99.456 

Household furninshings and supplies ............................. 100.256 100.399 100.465 100.373 100.201 100.160 99.974 99.496 99.748 100.041 99.475 99.397 

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

Appliances .................................................................... 100.268 100.255 99.634 100.677 100.680 100.380 100.109 99.827 100.693 100.403 98.570 98.585 

Major appliances ......................................................... 101.418 99.522 99.705 101.458 101.707 100.575 99.671 99.882 100.567 99.831 97.100 98.561 

Other appliances ......................................................... 99.842 100.673 100.106 100.150 99.825 100.138 99.945 99.973 100.564 100.449 99.729 98.710 

Other household equipment and furnishings ................ 99.956 101.459 101.192 100.466 100.664 100.138 99.230 98.639 99.060 100.177 100.206 98.840 

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

Indoor plants and flowers ............................................ 99.506 102.495 102.242 99.735 100.875 101.071 99.103 98.502 98.992 99.148 98.795 99.540 

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

Nonelectric cookware and tableware .......................... 99.895 99.983 100.644 101.310 100.670 100.409 100.134 99.978 99.760 100.356 98.856 97.775 

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies ....... 100.023 100.359 100.823 100.422 100.059 100.154 100.108 99.861 99.644 99.886 99.469 99.109 

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

Outdoor equipment and supplies ................................ 100.027 100.265 101.103 100.640 100.262 100.143 99.918 99.590 99.115 99.622 99.670 99.593 

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

Household cleaning products ..................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

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

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)

See footnotes at end of table.
Consumer Price Index: Seasonal adjustment factors for use with the 2020 Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers indexes-Continued

(calculated with data through December 2019)

Item and group

Seasonal factors

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

Expenditure category

Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................... 99.060 102.504 100.977 100.139 100.872 98.983 97.778 99.035 101.511 103.222 99.762 96.229 

Men’s apparel ................................................................. 97.957 102.757 101.520 100.396 100.750 99.495 98.948 98.982 101.257 102.885 99.560 95.584 

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ....................... 97.578 102.375 102.175 98.451 100.295 98.446 97.114 99.135 103.518 106.440 100.175 94.322 

Men’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and

accessories ........................................................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Men’s shirts and sweaters ............................................ 96.513 103.388 102.313 101.789 100.272 98.738 98.156 98.419 101.875 104.320 99.621 94.081 

Men’s pants and shorts ................................................. 100.407 104.266 101.160 100.897 102.099 101.040 100.171 98.233 98.944 99.333 98.048 95.535 

Boys’ apparel .................................................................. 101.814 101.523 99.687 100.485 100.374 98.646 95.066 96.891 102.490 103.714 100.799 98.320 

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

Women’s apparel ............................................................ 95.942 99.338 102.868 103.692 101.859 99.697 96.452 97.933 102.915 103.931 99.798 95.377 

Women’s outerwear ...................................................... 96.521 97.582 99.130 100.036 98.668 97.027 95.987 99.693 106.875 108.088 104.107 96.176 

Women’s dresses ......................................................... 91.637 99.684 108.208 108.430 102.889 98.784 91.577 96.041 104.310 105.118 99.087 93.896 

Women’s suits and separates ....................................... 95.355 99.922 103.470 103.764 102.261 100.479 96.553 97.991 102.903 103.792 99.061 94.203 

Women’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and

accessories ........................................................... 98.439 98.790 100.622 101.566 101.497 99.806 99.136 99.587 100.513 102.051 100.489 97.491 

Girls’ apparel ................................................................... 98.351 98.798 101.232 102.058 99.564 98.005 95.387 96.248 103.021 105.879 101.407 100.105 

Footwear ........................................................................... 97.914 98.845 100.777 101.889 100.500 99.620 99.217 99.909 101.336 101.556 100.029 98.354 

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

Boys’ and girls’ footwear ................................................. 98.281 98.023 100.350 101.005 99.867 98.318 99.326 100.725 101.710 102.118 100.701 99.542 

Women’s footwear .......................................................... 97.073 99.263 101.137 101.610 101.018 100.306 98.639 99.572 101.597 101.850 99.835 97.944 

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ............................................ 97.594 100.135 100.576 100.941 100.623 98.310 98.103 99.011 102.188 102.411 100.424 99.602 

Jewelry and watches ........................................................ 99.515 100.703 99.614 100.138 100.239 100.928 102.204 101.415 100.889 101.001 97.702 95.684 

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

Jewelry ............................................................................ 98.840 101.187 100.123 99.735 99.962 101.211 102.568 101.859 101.682 100.060 97.648 95.035 

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 ................................................................. 100.266 100.527 100.487 100.487 100.414 100.246 99.961 99.661 99.379 99.425 99.431 99.704 

Used cars and trucks .................................................... 99.284 99.931 101.446 100.979 100.249 100.697 101.653 102.095 97.682 98.662 98.624 98.858 

Leased cars and trucks ................................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Car and truck rental ...................................................... 96.137 94.549 98.138 97.177 96.226 102.134 109.885 106.315 99.790 99.038 99.571 101.668 

Motor fuel ........................................................................ 94.732 94.469 97.711 102.473 106.259 104.129 103.530 101.414 102.049 100.648 98.506 93.999 

Gasoline (all types) ....................................................... 94.671 94.385 97.690 102.619 106.344 104.188 103.500 101.456 102.069 100.672 98.443 93.883 

Gasoline, unleaded regular ......................................... 94.501 94.250 97.711 102.679 106.516 104.303 103.677 101.550 102.178 100.548 98.300 93.677 

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade ..................................... 94.682 95.106 97.708 102.299 105.637 103.772 102.785 101.300 101.813 101.386 98.915 94.581 

Gasoline, unleaded premium ...................................... 95.509 95.577 97.568 101.811 105.321 103.519 102.658 100.837 101.476 101.266 99.338 95.247 

Other motor fuels .......................................................... 98.484 97.179 98.436 99.649 101.487 101.116 99.810 99.152 100.381 101.916 102.004 100.242 

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 .................................................. 100.402 100.530 100.389 99.925 99.847 99.778 99.582 99.538 99.473 100.060 100.194 100.271 

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

Public transportation ......................................................... 97.692 99.557 99.942 101.750 104.044 103.519 100.065 98.226 98.635 99.914 99.843 96.847 

Airline fares ..................................................................... 95.774 99.448 99.875 103.050 107.090 106.494 100.011 96.353 97.404 100.068 100.245 94.396 

Other intercity transportation .......................................... 99.427 99.002 100.052 100.958 100.212 100.031 101.404 100.488 99.754 98.893 99.335 100.194 

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 ................................................ 100.078 100.185 100.169 100.153 100.062 99.883 99.979 100.417 99.720 99.804 99.709 99.820 

Medicinal drugs ............................................................... 100.034 100.056 100.149 100.237 100.102 99.901 99.967 100.403 99.723 99.850 99.785 99.789 

Prescription drugs ......................................................... 100.001 100.392 100.207 99.749 99.711 99.702 100.086 100.829 100.126 99.984 99.707 99.523 

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 ....................................................... 100.117 100.437 100.271 100.132 100.083 99.902 99.851 99.836 99.831 99.890 99.885 99.776 

Professional services ...................................................... 99.969 100.129 100.060 100.222 100.139 100.114 100.044 99.938 99.954 99.870 99.805 99.752 

Physicians’ services ...................................................... 100.074 100.207 100.040 100.132 100.123 100.026 99.921 99.883 100.038 99.943 99.841 99.766 

Dental services ............................................................. 99.797 100.230 100.449 100.435 100.316 100.242 100.169 99.922 99.741 99.651 99.588 99.445 

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

Services by other medical professionals ...................... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Hospital and related services .......................................... 100.062 100.648 100.433 100.298 100.106 99.859 99.827 99.739 99.679 99.943 99.862 99.594 

Hospital services ........................................................... 100.062 100.660 100.439 100.299 100.101 99.847 99.820 99.729 99.676 99.952 99.870 99.599 

Inpatient hospital services .......................................... 100.125 100.655 100.414 100.196 100.035 99.954 99.875 99.797 99.687 99.940 99.810 99.568 

Outpatient hospital services ........................................ 100.171 100.501 100.364 100.251 100.018 99.857 99.810 99.788 99.664 100.112 99.847 99.656 

Nursing homes and adult day services ......................... 100.022 100.407 100.351 100.255 100.229 100.096 99.891 99.940 99.936 99.776 99.665 99.455 

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)

See footnotes at end of table.
Consumer Price Index: Seasonal adjustment factors for use with the 2020 Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers indexes-Continued

(calculated with data through December 2019)

Item and group

Seasonal factors

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

Expenditure category

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 ...................................................................... 99.203 100.177 99.943 99.187 100.053 101.417 101.694 101.133 100.783 100.468 98.562 97.431 

Cable and satellite television service .............................. 99.578 100.644 100.975 100.520 100.188 99.920 99.693 99.782 99.740 99.531 99.700 99.810 

Other video equipment ................................................... 98.277 99.606 100.586 101.368 101.696 100.144 100.200 99.627 100.037 101.541 99.574 97.081 

Video discs and other media, including rental of video ... (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Audio equipment ............................................................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Recorded music and music subscriptions ...................... (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 .................................... 99.863 100.132 100.085 100.178 100.212 100.222 100.129 100.049 99.964 99.815 99.622 99.721 

Sporting goods .................................................................. 99.936 100.349 100.489 100.558 99.735 99.750 100.153 99.454 99.877 100.124 99.654 99.918 

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

Sports equipment ............................................................ 99.808 99.818 100.470 100.306 99.871 99.792 99.863 100.038 100.266 100.199 100.128 99.431 

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

Photographic equipment and supplies ............................ 99.086 98.488 99.082 99.706 98.595 98.353 99.198 100.946 102.099 102.664 102.886 99.184 

Photographers and photo 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 ................................................................................ 100.796 101.558 100.942 100.468 100.117 100.095 99.590 99.412 99.748 99.660 98.839 98.771 

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 membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other

organizations, or participant sports fees ................. (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)

Admissions ..................................................................... 99.805 100.264 99.912 100.157 100.050 100.496 100.287 100.256 100.001 99.762 99.522 99.519 

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 ..................................... 99.235 100.081 100.015 99.881 99.487 99.849 100.001 100.606 100.017 100.127 100.544 100.059 

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ........................ 100.099 99.992 99.747 99.588 99.489 99.501 99.503 100.122 100.639 100.639 100.444 100.222 

College tuition and fees ................................................ 100.101 99.984 99.653 99.421 99.220 99.174 99.253 100.164 100.838 100.959 100.767 100.463 

Elementary and high school tuition and fees ................ 100.127 99.861 99.558 99.293 99.065 99.126 99.334 100.483 101.050 100.953 100.733 100.417 

Child care and nursery school ...................................... 100.039 100.083 100.028 99.919 99.923 99.980 99.808 100.031 100.305 100.182 99.920 99.762 

Technical and business school tuition and fees ........... 100.040 99.897 99.694 99.647 99.815 99.866 100.052 100.129 100.274 100.363 100.220 100.052 

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 ......................................................................... 99.023 101.493 101.294 100.917 100.625 100.339 100.072 99.784 99.488 99.190 98.890 98.766 

Delivery services ........................................................... 101.427 101.245 101.031 100.680 100.521 100.208 99.747 99.379 99.409 99.284 98.845 98.282 

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)

Computers, peripherals, and smart home assistant

devices .................................................................. 99.763 99.476 99.853 100.071 99.876 99.826 100.633 100.198 100.647 100.387 99.991 99.327 

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

Internet services and electronic information providers 100.434 100.103 99.751 100.257 99.983 100.355 99.842 99.794 99.638 99.551 100.127 100.233 

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer

information items .................................................. 100.006 100.608 100.184 100.697 100.067 100.351 100.438 100.987 100.055 98.990 98.933 98.696 

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

Tobacco and smoking products ........................................ 100.041 99.764 99.987 100.149 99.959 99.813 100.060 99.880 99.711 100.158 100.478 100.040 

Cigarettes ....................................................................... 100.009 99.712 99.991 100.157 99.950 99.821 100.083 99.836 99.701 100.168 100.533 100.085 

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

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

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 .................................... 99.769 99.773 99.915 100.081 100.199 100.183 100.209 100.056 100.014 100.034 99.924 99.847 

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 ......................................................... 99.356 99.129 99.482 100.347 100.585 100.487 100.765 100.475 100.290 100.084 99.798 99.263 

Miscellaneous personal goods ....................................... 99.967 100.499 100.318 100.534 100.708 100.401 100.144 99.037 98.816 100.693 100.326 98.442 

See footnotes at end of table.
Consumer Price Index: Seasonal adjustment factors for use with the 2020 Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers indexes-Continued

(calculated with data through December 2019)

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 ............................. 98.072 98.153 99.335 101.727 102.404 101.371 100.362 100.108 100.939 100.767 99.631 97.183 

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............ 98.277 97.559 98.590 101.664 102.810 101.930 101.137 100.529 100.629 100.160 99.517 97.290 

Durables ........................................................................... 99.902 100.168 100.543 100.475 100.389 100.345 100.496 100.418 99.461 99.363 99.202 99.277 

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

Rent of shelter ...................................................................... 99.983 99.994 100.001 99.992 99.980 100.021 100.003 100.047 99.998 100.018 99.991 99.971 

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 .......................................................... 98.195 98.272 99.385 101.633 102.256 101.294 100.327 100.084 100.872 100.726 99.657 97.348 

Nondurables less food and apparel ...................................... 98.417 97.747 98.710 101.550 102.592 101.780 101.037 100.469 100.569 100.158 99.563 97.494 

Nondurables ......................................................................... 99.121 99.140 99.717 100.893 101.172 100.637 100.174 100.043 100.459 100.421 99.698 98.543 

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

Services less rent of shelter .................................................. 99.989 100.069 99.998 99.846 99.967 100.311 100.208 100.136 100.080 99.921 99.759 99.739 

Services less medical care services ..................................... 99.948 99.978 99.962 99.874 100.004 100.221 100.169 100.140 100.069 99.942 99.865 99.829 

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 ......................................... 100.061 100.034 99.994 100.125 100.042 99.891 100.045 100.062 100.083 100.193 99.681 99.753 

Utilities and public transportation .......................................... 99.637 99.726 99.595 99.528 100.155 101.177 100.947 100.729 100.435 99.589 99.238 99.248 

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.