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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – AUGUST 2022

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.1 percent in August on a seasonally 

adjusted basis after being unchanged in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over 

the last 12 months, the all items index increased 8.3 percent before seasonal adjustment. 

Increases in the shelter, food, and medical care indexes were the largest of many contributors to the 

broad-based monthly all items increase. These increases were mostly offset by a 10.6-percent decline in 

the gasoline index. The food index continued to rise, increasing 0.8 percent over the month as the food 

at home index rose 0.7 percent. The energy index fell 5.0 percent over the month as the gasoline index 

declined, but the electricity and natural gas indexes increased.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.6 percent in August, a larger increase than in July. 

The indexes for shelter, medical care, household furnishings and operations, new vehicles, motor vehicle 

insurance, and education were among those that increased over the month. There were some indexes that 

declined in August, including those for airline fares, communication, and used cars and trucks. 

The all items index increased 8.3 percent for the 12 months ending August, a smaller figure than the 8.5-

percent increase for the period ending July. The all items less food and energy index rose 6.3 percent

over the last 12 months. The energy index increased 23.8 percent for the 12 months ending August, a 

smaller increase than the 32.9-percent increase for the period ending July. The food index increased 11.4 

percent over the last year, the largest 12-month increase since the period ending May 1979. 

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Chart 1. One-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), seasonally adjusted, Aug. 2021 - Aug. 2022

Percent change

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Chart 2. 12-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, Aug. 2021 - Aug. 2022

Percent change

All items All items less food and energy

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5

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9

10

Aug'21 Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug'22

Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average

1 Not seasonally adjusted.
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Food

The food index increased 0.8 percent in August, the smallest monthly increase in that index since 

December 2021. The food at home index rose 0.7 percent in August as all six major grocery store food 

group indexes increased. The index for other food at home rose 1.1 percent, while the index for cereals 

and bakery products rose 1.2 percent over the month. The meats, poultry, fish, and eggs index; the fruits 

and vegetables index; and the nonalcoholic beverages index all increased 0.5 percent in August. The 

index for dairy and related products increased 0.3 percent over the month, the smallest increase in that 

index since November 2021.

The food away from home index rose 0.9 percent in August after rising 0.7 percent in July. The index 

for full service meals increased 0.8 percent and the index for limited service meals increased 0.7 percent 

over the month. 

The food at home index rose 13.5 percent over the last 12 months, the largest 12-month increase since 

the period ending March 1979. The index for other food at home rose 16.7 percent and the index for 

cereals and bakery products increased 16.4 percent over the year. The remaining major grocery store 

food groups posted increases ranging from 9.4 percent (fruits and vegetables) to 16.2 percent (dairy and 

related products).

The index for food away from home rose 8.0 percent over the last year. The index for full service meals 

rose 9.0 percent over the last 12 months, and the index for limited service meals rose 7.2 percent over 

the last year.

Energy

The energy index fell 5.0 percent in August after declining 4.6 percent in July. The gasoline index fell 

10.6 percent over the month following a 7.7-percent decrease in July. (Before seasonal adjustment, 

gasoline prices fell 12.2 percent in August.) However, the electricity index increased in August, rising 

1.5 percent, its fourth consecutive monthly increase of at least 1.3 percent. The index for natural gas also 

increased over the month, rising 3.5 percent after declining 3.6 percent in July.

The energy index rose 23.8 percent over the past 12 months. The gasoline index increased 25.6 percent 

over the span and the fuel oil index rose 68.8 percent. The index for electricity rose 15.8 percent, the 

largest 12-month increase since the period ending August 1981. The index for natural gas increased 33.0

percent over the last 12 months.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.6 percent in August after increasing 0.3 percent in 

July. The shelter index continued to rise, increasing 0.7 percent in August compared to 0.5 percent in 

July. The rent index rose 0.7 percent in August as did the owners’ equivalent rent index. The index for 

lodging away from home rose 0.1 percent over the month after declining in June and July. 

The medical care index rose 0.7 percent in August after rising 0.4 percent in July as major medical care 

component indexes continued to increase. The index for hospital services increased 0.7 percent over the 

month, while the index for prescription drugs increased 0.4 percent. The index for physicians’ services 

rose 0.2 percent in August.
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The index for household furnishings and operations continued to rise, increasing 1.0 percent in August 

after rising 0.6 percent in July. The new vehicles index increased 0.8 percent over the month, and the 

motor vehicle insurance index rose 1.3 percent in August. Other indexes that increased in August 

include personal care (+0.6 percent), education (+0.5 percent), recreation (+0.2 percent), and apparel 

(+0.2 percent).

The index for airline fares continued to decline in August, decreasing 4.6 percent after falling 7.8 

percent in July. The communication index fell 0.2 percent in August following a 0.4-percent decline in 

July. The index for used cars and trucks also declined over the month, falling 0.1 percent.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 6.3 percent over the past 12 months, a larger increase 

than the 5.9-percent increase for the 12 months ending in July. The shelter index rose 6.2 percent over 

the last year, accounting for about 40 percent of the total increase in all items less food and energy. 

Other indexes with notable increases over the last year include household furnishings and operations 

(+9.9 percent), medical care (+5.4 percent), new vehicles (+10.1 percent), and used cars and trucks 

(+7.8 percent).

Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 8.3 percent over the last 12 

months to an index level of 296.171 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index was unchanged prior to 

seasonal adjustment. 

The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 8.7

percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 291.629 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index 

declined 0.2 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. 

The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 8.0 percent over the 

last 12 months. For the month, the index increased 0.1 percent on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Please 

note that the indexes for the past 10 to 12 months are subject to revision. 

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The Consumer Price Index for September 2022 is scheduled to be released on Thursday, October

13, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. (ET).

January 2023 Consumer Price Index Weight Update

Starting with January 2023 data, BLS plans to update weights annually for the Consumer Price 

Index based on a single calendar year of data, using consumer expenditure data from 2021. This 

reflects a change from prior practice of updating weights biennially using two years of expenditure 

data.
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Technical Note

Brief Explanation of the CPI

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the change in prices paid by consumers for goods and 

services. The CPI reflects spending patterns for each of two population groups: all urban consumers and 

urban wage earners and clerical workers. The all urban consumer group represents about 93 percent of 

the total U.S. population. It is based on the expenditures of almost all residents of urban or metropolitan 

areas, including professionals, the self-employed, the poor, the unemployed, and retired people, as well 

as urban wage earners and clerical workers. Not included in the CPI are the spending patterns of people 

living in rural nonmetropolitan areas, farming families, people in the Armed Forces, and those in 

institutions, such as prisons and mental hospitals. Consumer inflation for all urban consumers is 

measured by two indexes, namely, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the 

Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U). 

The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is based on the 

expenditures of households included in the CPI-U definition that meet two requirements: more than onehalf of the household's income must come from clerical or wage occupations, and at least one of the 

household's earners must have been employed for at least 37 weeks during the previous 12 months. The 

CPI-W population represents about 29 percent of the total U.S. population and is a subset of the CPI-U 

population.

The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, fuels, transportation, doctors’ and dentists’ 

services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected 

each month in 75 urban areas across the country from about 6,000 housing units and approximately 

22,000 retail establishments (department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types 

of stores and service establishments). All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are 

included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 75 locations. 

Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest geographic 

areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal 

visit, telephone call, or web collection by the Bureau’s trained representatives.

In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are aggregated using 

weights, which represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local 

data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. For the CPI-U and CPI-W, separate indexes are 

also published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions and 

population-size classes, and for 23 selected local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the 

level of prices among cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base 

period. For the C-CPI-U, data are issued only at the national level. The CPI-U and CPI-W are 

considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in preliminary form and subject to three 

subsequent quarterly revisions. 

The index measures price change from a designed reference date. For most of the CPI-U and the CPI-W, 

the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100. The reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 

100. An increase of 7 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown as 107.000. Alternatively, 

that relationship can also be expressed as the price of a base period market basket of goods and services 

rising from $100 to $107. 

Sampling Error in the CPI

The CPI is a statistical estimate that is subject to sampling error because it is based upon a sample of 

retail prices and not the complete universe of all prices. BLS calculates and publishes estimates of the 1-
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month, 2-month, 6-month, and 12-month percent change standard errors annually for the CPI-U. These 

standard error estimates can be used to construct confidence intervals for hypothesis testing. For 

example, the estimated standard error of the 1-month percent change is 0.03 percent for the U.S. all 

items CPI. This means that if we repeatedly sample from the universe of all retail prices using the same 

methodology, and estimate a percentage change for each sample, then 95 percent of these estimates will 

be within 0.06 percent of the 1-month percentage change based on all retail prices. For example, for a 1-

month change of 0.2 percent in the all items CPI-U, we are 95 percent confident that the actual percent 

change based on all retail prices would fall between 0.14 and 0.26 percent. For the latest data, including 

information on how to use the estimates of standard error, see www.bls.gov/cpi/tables/varianceestimates/home.htm.

Calculating Index Changes

Movements of the indexes from 1 month to another are usually expressed as percent changes rather than 

changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to 

its base period, while percent changes are not. The following table shows an example of using index 

values to calculate percent changes:

Item A Item B Item C

Year I 112.500 225.000 110.000

Year II 121.500 243.000 128.000

Change in index 

points 9.000 18.000 18.000

Percent change 9.0/112.500 x 100 = 8.0 18.0/225.000 x 100 = 8.0 18.0/110.000 x 100 = 16.4

Use of Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) produces both unadjusted and seasonally adjusted data. Seasonally 

adjusted data are computed using seasonal factors derived by the X-13ARIMA-SEATS seasonal 

adjustment method. These factors are updated each February, and the new factors are used to revise the 

previous 5 years of seasonally adjusted data. The factors are available at 

www.bls.gov/cpi/tables/seasonal-adjustment/seasonal-factors-2022.xlsx. For more information on data 

revision scheduling, please see the Factsheet on Seasonal Adjustment at www.bls.gov/cpi/seasonaladjustment/questions-and-answers.htm and the Timeline of Seasonal Adjustment Methodological 

Changes at www.bls.gov/cpi/seasonal-adjustment/timeline-seasonal-adjustment-methodologychanges.htm. 

For analyzing short-term price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred 

since they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same 

magnitude every year—such as price movements resulting from weather events, production cycles, 

model changeovers, holidays, and sales. This allows data users to focus on changes that are not typical 

for the time of year. The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices 

they actually pay. Unadjusted data are also used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective 

bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the 

Consumer Price Index before adjustment for seasonal variation. BLS advises against the use of 

seasonally adjusted data in escalation agreements because seasonally adjusted series are revised 

annually.
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Intervention Analysis

The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses intervention analysis seasonal adjustment (IASA) for some CPI 

series. Sometimes extreme values or sharp movements can distort the underlying seasonal pattern of 

price change. Intervention analysis seasonal adjustment is a process by which the distortions caused by 

such unusual events are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. 

The resulting seasonal factors, which more accurately represent the seasonal pattern, are then applied to 

the unadjusted data. 

For example, this procedure was used for the motor fuel series to offset the effects of the 2009 return to 

normal pricing after the worldwide economic downturn in 2008. Retaining this outlier data during 

seasonal factor calculation would distort the computation of the seasonal portion of the time series data 

for motor fuel, so it was estimated and removed from the data prior to seasonal adjustment. Following 

that, seasonal factors were calculated based on this “prior adjusted” data. These seasonal factors 

represent a clearer picture of the seasonal pattern in the data. The last step is for motor fuel seasonal 

factors to be applied to the unadjusted data.

For the seasonal factors introduced for January 2022, BLS adjusted 72 series using intervention analysis 

seasonal adjustment, including selected food and beverage items, motor fuels, electricity, and vehicles. 

Revision of Seasonally Adjusted Indexes

Seasonally adjusted data, including the U.S. city average all items index levels, are subject to revision 

for up to 5 years after their original release. Every year, economists in the CPI calculate new seasonal 

factors for seasonally adjusted series and apply them to the last 5 years of data. Seasonally adjusted 

indexes beyond the last 5 years of data are considered to be final and not subject to revision. For January 

2022, revised seasonal factors and seasonally adjusted indexes for 2017 to 2021 were calculated and 

published. For series which are directly adjusted using the Census X-13ARIMA-SEATS seasonal 

adjustment software, the seasonal factors for 2021 will be applied to data for 2022 to produce the 

seasonally adjusted 2022 indexes. Series which are indirectly seasonally adjusted by summing 

seasonally adjusted component series have seasonal factors which are derived and are therefore not 

available in advance.

Determining Seasonal Status

Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. Using 

these criteria, BLS economists determine whether a series should change its status from "not seasonally 

adjusted" to "seasonally adjusted", or vice versa. If any of the 81 components of the U.S. city average all 

items index change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, 

not seasonally adjusted data will be used in the aggregation of the dependent series for the last 5 years, 

but the seasonally adjusted indexes before that period will not be changed. For 2022, 22 of the 81 

components of the U.S. city average all items index are seasonally adjusted.

Contact Information

For additional information about the CPI visit www.bls.gov/cpi or contact the CPI Information and 

Analysis Section at 202-691-7000 or cpi_info@bls.gov. 

For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI visit www.bls.gov/cpi/seasonaladjustment/home.htm or contact the CPI seasonal adjustment section at 202-691-6968 or 

cpiseas@bls.gov. 

If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access 

telecommunications relay services. 
Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

August 2022

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Jul.

2022

Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent

change

Seasonally adjusted percent

change

Aug.

2021

Jul.

2022

Aug.

2022

Aug.

2021-

Aug.

2022

Jul.

2022-

Aug.

2022

May

2022-

Jun.

2022

Jun.

2022-

Jul.

2022

Jul.

2022-

Aug.

2022

All items............................................. 100.000 273.567 296.276 296.171 8.3 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.1

Food.............................................. 13.527 279.135 308.532 310.875 11.4 0.8 1.0 1.1 0.8

Food at home................................. 8.414 259.825 292.972 295.007 13.5 0.7 1.0 1.3 0.7

Cereals and bakery products............ 1.086 288.990 332.968 336.399 16.4 1.0 2.1 1.8 1.2

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............ 1.900 288.367 318.141 318.867 10.6 0.2 -0.4 0.5 0.5

Dairy and related products............... 0.798 230.145 265.638 267.461 16.2 0.7 1.7 1.7 0.3

Fruits and vegetables..................... 1.407 313.672 341.839 343.221 9.4 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.5

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage

materials.................................. 0.964 182.277 204.944 206.693 13.4 0.9 0.8 2.3 0.5

Other food at home........................ 2.259 222.863 257.295 259.976 16.7 1.0 1.8 1.8 1.1

Food away from home1

...................... 5.113 309.336 331.342 334.212 8.0 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.9

Energy............................................ 8.782 246.639 325.407 305.372 23.8 -6.2 7.5 -4.6 -5.0

Energy commodities......................... 5.170 281.730 405.676 358.038 27.1 -11.7 10.4 -7.6 -10.1

Fuel oil1..................................... 0.165 276.557 495.910 466.755 68.8 -5.9 -1.2 -11.0 -5.9

Motor fuel................................... 4.931 278.461 399.682 351.315 26.2 -12.1 11.0 -7.6 -10.5

Gasoline (all types)..................... 4.824 277.448 396.952 348.593 25.6 -12.2 11.2 -7.7 -10.6

Energy services............................... 3.612 223.272 262.731 267.564 19.8 1.8 3.5 0.1 2.1

Electricity.................................... 2.658 229.088 262.347 265.191 15.8 1.1 1.7 1.6 1.5

Utility (piped) gas service................. 0.954 202.140 258.666 268.866 33.0 3.9 8.2 -3.6 3.5

All items less food and energy................ 77.691 279.507 295.646 297.178 6.3 0.5 0.7 0.3 0.6

Commodities less food and energy

commodities................................ 21.168 156.581 166.746 167.637 7.1 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.5

Apparel...................................... 2.391 121.194 125.188 127.328 5.1 1.7 0.8 -0.1 0.2

New vehicles............................... 4.024 158.652 173.618 174.598 10.1 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.8

Used cars and trucks...................... 4.021 197.535 213.683 212.895 7.8 -0.4 1.6 -0.4 -0.1

Medical care commodities1

............... 1.474 375.685 390.077 391.032 4.1 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.2

Alcoholic beverages....................... 0.865 264.315 274.344 275.627 4.3 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4

Tobacco and smoking products1

. . . . . . .. 0.511 1,254.492 1,349.636 1,364.765 8.8 1.1 0.6 0.3 1.1

Services less energy services.............. 56.523 355.423 375.060 376.980 6.1 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.6

Shelter....................................... 32.247 336.284 354.935 357.264 6.2 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.7

Rent of primary residence............. 7.246 349.710 370.448 373.283 6.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7

Owners’ equivalent rent of

residences2

............................ 23.654 344.327 363.311 365.993 6.3 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7

Medical care services..................... 6.807 573.500 601.056 605.883 5.6 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.8

Physicians’ services1

................... 1.802 408.490 411.846 412.828 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2

Hospital services3....................... 2.129 365.843 377.415 380.339 4.0 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.7

Transportation services................... 5.872 325.652 363.389 362.511 11.3 -0.2 2.1 -0.5 0.5

Motor vehicle maintenance and

repair1.................................. 1.034 320.504 343.678 349.539 9.1 1.7 2.0 1.1 1.7

Motor vehicle insurance................ 2.407 566.183 609.585 615.559 8.7 1.0 1.9 1.3 1.3

Airline fares.............................. 0.673 212.882 311.205 283.911 33.4 -8.8 -1.8 -7.8 -4.6

1 Not seasonally adjusted.

2

Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

3

Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure

category, August 2022

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Jul.

2022

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Aug.

2021-

Aug.

2022

Jul.

2022-

Aug.

2022

May

2022-

Jun.

2022

Jun.

2022-

Jul.

2022

Jul.

2022-

Aug.

2022

All items................................................................. 100.000 8.3 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.1

Food.................................................................. 13.527 11.4 0.8 1.0 1.1 0.8

Food at home..................................................... 8.414 13.5 0.7 1.0 1.3 0.7

Cereals and bakery products................................. 1.086 16.4 1.0 2.1 1.8 1.2

Cereals and cereal products............................... 0.353 17.4 0.5 2.1 1.9 0.8

Flour and prepared flour mixes......................... 0.058 23.3 1.9 5.3 3.2 2.2

Breakfast cereal1

......................................... 0.149 16.4 0.0 2.5 2.0 0.0

Rice, pasta, cornmeal.................................... 0.146 15.7 0.5 0.7 0.9 0.7

Rice1, 2, 3................................................ 13.0 0.6 -1.1 1.4 0.6

Bakery products1

......................................... 0.733 16.0 1.3 1.8 2.0 1.3

Bread1, 2................................................. 0.205 16.2 2.2 1.6 2.8 2.2

White bread1, 3...................................... 16.4 2.6 1.8 2.0 2.6

Bread other than white1, 3.......................... 16.1 1.7 1.3 3.5 1.7

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins2

......................... 0.110 17.1 1.4 3.5 1.6 1.2

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies1

...................... 0.181 14.4 0.4 1.8 1.7 0.4

Cookies1, 3

........................................... 14.3 0.0 1.3 1.7 0.0

Fresh cakes and cupcakes1, 3..................... 12.9 -0.1 2.9 1.2 -0.1

Other bakery products................................ 0.237 16.5 1.2 1.2 1.9 1.3

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts1, 3

.... 14.1 2.0 1.7 0.5 2.0

Crackers, bread, and cracker products3

. . . . . . . .. 17.7 0.3 0.9 3.3 0.1

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies,

tarts, turnovers1, 3

................................ 18.1 1.4 2.9 0.7 1.4

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................ 1.900 10.6 0.2 -0.4 0.5 0.5

Meats, poultry, and fish.................................... 1.768 8.8 0.0 -0.4 0.2 0.3

Meats...................................................... 1.113 6.7 -0.2 -1.3 0.0 0.3

Beef and veal.......................................... 0.511 2.5 -0.3 -2.3 0.0 0.8

Uncooked ground beef1

............................ 0.189 7.8 0.5 -0.1 0.8 0.5

Uncooked beef roasts1, 2........................... 0.075 3.3 1.3 -2.0 -1.3 1.3

Uncooked beef steaks2............................. 0.197 -3.0 -1.7 -1.6 -1.1 0.0

Uncooked other beef and veal1, 2................. 0.050 4.9 0.2 -1.9 1.8 0.2

Pork...................................................... 0.360 6.8 -0.1 -1.6 -0.2 0.3

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related

products2.......................................... 0.161 9.0 -0.3 -1.7 1.0 0.1

Bacon and related products3

.................... 5.7 -0.7 -1.9 0.2 -0.5

Breakfast sausage and related products2, 3

... 14.4 0.2 -1.0 2.6 0.7

Ham................................................... 0.064 9.2 2.5 1.1 -1.0 1.3

Ham, excluding canned3

........................ 8.8 2.8 1.2 -1.6 1.6

Pork chops1

.......................................... 0.051 5.2 0.4 -1.4 2.3 0.4

Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs2... 0.083 2.3 -1.9 -1.2 -0.5 -1.9

Other meats............................................ 0.242 16.6 -0.1 1.5 0.3 -0.6

Frankfurters3

......................................... 18.3 5.3 4.5 -6.1 4.9

Lunchmeats1, 2, 3.................................... 18.2 -0.3 0.6 1.1 -0.3

Poultry1.................................................. 0.367 15.9 0.8 1.5 1.2 0.8

Chicken1, 2........................................... 0.299 16.6 0.5 1.7 1.4 0.5

Fresh whole chicken1, 3.......................... 14.8 0.0 1.2 1.9 0.0

Fresh and frozen chicken parts1, 3

............. 17.8 0.8 1.7 1.1 0.8

Other uncooked poultry including turkey2........ 0.068 12.8 2.3 0.4 1.2 2.2

Fish and seafood...................................... 0.287 8.7 -0.2 0.5 -0.1 -0.2

Fresh fish and seafood1, 2......................... 0.147 7.8 -0.6 -0.4 0.1 -0.6

Processed fish and seafood2

...................... 0.141 9.7 0.3 1.6 -1.2 0.0

Shelf stable fish and seafood3

.................. 8.1 1.5 2.0 -3.3 2.4

Frozen fish and seafood3

........................ 11.7 -0.5 2.2 -0.6 -0.6

Eggs1

....................................................... 0.132 39.8 2.9 0.3 4.3 2.9

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure

category, August 2022 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Jul.

2022

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Aug.

2021-

Aug.

2022

Jul.

2022-

Aug.

2022

May

2022-

Jun.

2022

Jun.

2022-

Jul.

2022

Jul.

2022-

Aug.

2022

Dairy and related products................................... 0.798 16.2 0.7 1.7 1.7 0.3

Milk2

........................................................... 0.205 17.0 0.5 0.8 0.1 0.2

Fresh whole milk3........................................ 16.1 0.5 0.1 -1.4 0.7

Fresh milk other than whole2, 3......................... 17.7 0.6 1.2 0.6 0.2

Cheese and related products1............................. 0.260 13.5 0.8 1.0 2.0 0.8

Ice cream and related products........................... 0.115 14.0 2.0 4.0 0.7 1.2

Other dairy and related products1, 2...................... 0.218 20.0 0.0 1.9 3.7 0.0

Fruits and vegetables......................................... 1.407 9.4 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.5

Fresh fruits and vegetables................................ 1.069 7.9 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.1

Fresh fruits................................................ 0.574 8.3 -0.6 0.2 0.2 -0.7

Apples................................................... 0.077 3.8 -0.6 0.8 -1.0 -2.3

Bananas1

............................................... 0.079 8.3 -0.2 0.5 0.9 -0.2

Citrus fruits2............................................ 0.166 8.6 -0.4 -4.5 -3.2 -1.6

Oranges, including tangerines3.................... 14.4 1.6 -3.0 -2.1 1.5

Other fresh fruits2...................................... 0.252 9.2 -0.9 2.4 2.4 0.3

Fresh vegetables......................................... 0.495 7.6 1.0 0.8 0.1 1.2

Potatoes................................................. 0.083 15.2 3.1 1.5 3.3 2.5

Lettuce1

................................................. 0.057 10.7 0.8 0.3 -1.0 0.8

Tomatoes............................................... 0.075 -0.2 2.5 -0.9 -2.5 2.3

Other fresh vegetables................................ 0.278 7.0 0.0 0.7 1.2 -0.3

Processed fruits and vegetables2

...................... 0.338 14.2 1.3 1.2 1.6 1.7

Canned fruits and vegetables2

....................... 0.174 16.6 1.9 1.4 1.6 1.8

Canned fruits2, 3

..................................... 16.6 3.0 0.1 1.2 3.4

Canned vegetables2, 3.............................. 16.1 1.3 2.1 1.5 1.3

Frozen fruits and vegetables2........................ 0.099 11.4 1.1 0.4 0.9 1.4

Frozen vegetables3................................. 11.9 1.4 0.9 1.0 1.7

Other processed fruits and vegetables including

dried2

................................................. 0.065 12.7 0.3 1.1 2.7 0.8

Dried beans, peas, and lentils1, 2, 3............... 11.6 0.2 -1.0 1.7 0.2

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials. . . . . . . .. 0.964 13.4 0.9 0.8 2.3 0.5

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks2

........................... 0.675 13.1 1.4 0.6 2.0 1.1

Carbonated drinks........................................ 0.281 12.9 2.2 -0.4 2.7 1.0

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks1, 2.......... 0.007 5.7 -3.1 2.4 -1.1 -3.1

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks2......... 0.387 13.4 0.8 1.6 1.5 1.1

Beverage materials including coffee and tea2........... 0.289 14.0 -0.3 0.7 3.1 -0.8

Coffee...................................................... 0.188 17.6 -0.6 0.4 3.5 -1.0

Roasted coffee3

........................................ 18.7 -0.4 0.7 3.2 -0.7

Instant coffee1, 3

........................................ 13.0 -0.6 1.0 2.3 -0.6

Other beverage materials including tea1, 2............ 0.101 7.7 0.2 1.0 2.4 0.2

Other food at home............................................ 2.259 16.7 1.0 1.8 1.8 1.1

Sugar and sweets1.......................................... 0.281 12.7 1.5 1.1 2.0 1.5

Sugar and sugar substitutes............................ 0.042 15.9 1.8 2.1 2.1 2.4

Candy and chewing gum1, 2............................. 0.176 10.9 1.9 0.7 2.0 1.9

Other sweets2

............................................. 0.063 15.8 0.2 1.5 2.0 0.5

Fats and oils................................................. 0.254 21.5 1.7 2.6 2.2 1.9

Butter and margarine2................................... 0.080 29.3 3.2 5.0 0.2 2.7

Butter3

................................................... 24.6 2.7 4.8 0.2 1.9

Margarine1, 3

............................................ 38.3 7.3 6.8 -0.8 7.3

Salad dressing2

........................................... 0.057 11.8 -0.5 3.3 1.6 -0.4

Other fats and oils including peanut butter2

. . . . . . . . .. 0.116 21.3 1.6 1.1 3.6 2.6

Peanut butter1, 2, 3..................................... 15.2 -1.0 -2.0 3.5 -1.0

Other foods................................................ 1.724 16.6 0.9 1.8 1.7 0.9

Soups.................................................... 0.106 18.5 0.4 2.0 3.0 0.7

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods........... 0.280 18.5 0.8 2.8 1.5 1.5

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure

category, August 2022 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Jul.

2022

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Aug.

2021-

Aug.

2022

Jul.

2022-

Aug.

2022

May

2022-

Jun.

2022

Jun.

2022-

Jul.

2022

Jul.

2022-

Aug.

2022

Snacks1................................................. 0.372 16.7 0.8 1.8 1.8 0.8

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces........... 0.329 15.4 1.4 1.1 2.4 0.8

Salt and other seasonings and spices2, 3

........ 14.8 0.2 0.0 2.0 0.8

Olives, pickles, relishes1, 2, 3....................... 19.4 4.0 0.9 3.0 4.0

Sauces and gravies2, 3............................. 17.6 1.6 1.4 3.4 0.9

Other condiments3.................................. 11.1 2.5 2.1 0.5 1.7

Baby food1, 2........................................... 0.044 12.6 -2.0 1.1 2.1 -2.0

Other miscellaneous foods2.......................... 0.592 16.5 1.0 2.1 1.6 1.7

Prepared salads3, 4................................. 17.3 1.5 3.2 0.2 1.6

Food away from home1.......................................... 5.113 8.0 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.9

Full service meals and snacks1, 2........................... 2.385 9.0 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.8

Limited service meals and snacks1, 2....................... 2.479 7.2 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7

Food at employee sites and schools1, 2.................... 0.042 23.7 19.3 24.2 0.9 19.3

Food at elementary and secondary schools1, 3, 5.......

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors1, 2. . .. 0.037 6.9 0.1 1.8 0.1 0.1

Other food away from home1, 2.............................. 0.171 6.5 0.1 1.8 0.8 0.1

Energy................................................................ 8.782 23.8 -6.2 7.5 -4.6 -5.0

Energy commodities............................................. 5.170 27.1 -11.7 10.4 -7.6 -10.1

Fuel oil and other fuels........................................ 0.239 48.8 -4.3 -0.7 -8.1 -2.4

Fuel oil1

....................................................... 0.165 68.8 -5.9 -1.2 -11.0 -5.9

Propane, kerosene, and firewood6

........................ 0.074 18.8 -0.9 1.1 -1.0 -0.9

Motor fuel....................................................... 4.931 26.2 -12.1 11.0 -7.6 -10.5

Gasoline (all types)......................................... 4.824 25.6 -12.2 11.2 -7.7 -10.6

Gasoline, unleaded regular3

............................ 25.8 -12.5 11.3 -8.0 -10.8

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade3, 7....................... 25.5 -11.4 10.4 -6.4 -10.0

Gasoline, unleaded premium3

.......................... 24.7 -10.1 9.4 -5.4 -8.8

Other motor fuels1, 2........................................ 0.107 53.0 -8.4 3.9 -2.4 -8.4

Energy services................................................... 3.612 19.8 1.8 3.5 0.1 2.1

Electricity........................................................ 2.658 15.8 1.1 1.7 1.6 1.5

Utility (piped) gas service..................................... 0.954 33.0 3.9 8.2 -3.6 3.5

All items less food and energy.................................... 77.691 6.3 0.5 0.7 0.3 0.6

Commodities less food and energy commodities............ 21.168 7.1 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.5

Household furnishings and supplies8

....................... 3.920 10.6 0.7 0.5 0.6 1.1

Window and floor coverings and other linens1, 2........ 0.287 6.8 2.3 0.3 -0.2 2.3

Floor coverings1, 2........................................ 0.067 14.8 3.6 1.0 0.1 3.6

Window coverings1, 2..................................... 0.058 6.9 3.7 -3.9 4.0 3.7

Other linens1, 2............................................ 0.163 3.9 1.2 1.6 -1.8 1.2

Furniture and bedding1

..................................... 0.973 12.8 0.5 1.1 0.9 0.5

Bedroom furniture1

....................................... 0.316 8.7 -0.2 1.1 1.2 -0.2

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture1, 2. .. 0.483 17.7 1.1 2.1 2.7 1.1

Other furniture2........................................... 0.165 7.5 -0.1 -1.7 -3.1 0.8

Appliances2

.................................................. 0.247 3.0 -1.0 0.2 -0.6 -1.2

Major appliances2

........................................ 0.081 2.2 -1.7 0.0 -2.2 -1.5

Laundry equipment1, 3

................................. 10.8 6.9 -0.9 1.7 6.9

Other appliances1, 2...................................... 0.163 3.4 -0.6 0.8 -0.8 -0.6

Other household equipment and furnishings2........... 0.550 8.3 0.3 1.2 0.3 0.8

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items1

.................. 0.329 9.0 0.3 0.5 -0.3 0.3

Indoor plants and flowers9

.............................. 0.097 5.6 0.6 0.8 0.0 1.4

Dishes and flatware1, 2................................... 0.050 13.7 1.1 0.3 0.3 1.1

Nonelectric cookware and tableware1, 2............... 0.075 6.0 -0.3 1.2 -0.7 -0.3

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies2

. . .. 0.919 11.7 1.2 -0.2 0.4 1.4

Tools, hardware and supplies1, 2....................... 0.240 9.6 1.6 0.4 -0.1 1.6

Outdoor equipment and supplies2

...................... 0.458 13.1 1.0 -0.3 0.8 1.2

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure

category, August 2022 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Jul.

2022

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Aug.

2021-

Aug.

2022

Jul.

2022-

Aug.

2022

May

2022-

Jun.

2022

Jun.

2022-

Jul.

2022

Jul.

2022-

Aug.

2022

Housekeeping supplies1.................................... 0.943 11.7 0.4 1.2 1.3 0.4

Household cleaning products1, 2........................ 0.342 10.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4

Household paper products1, 2........................... 0.220 14.1 0.6 2.2 3.1 0.6

Miscellaneous household products1, 2................. 0.382 11.5 0.4 1.4 1.0 0.4

Apparel.......................................................... 2.391 5.1 1.7 0.8 -0.1 0.2

Men’s and boys’ apparel................................... 0.604 5.2 1.7 1.0 -1.2 0.0

Men’s apparel............................................. 0.465 4.8 1.8 0.3 -1.0 -0.1

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear............ 0.077 11.0 1.2 1.8 -1.2 -2.3

Men’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and

accessories1

......................................... 0.155 2.3 0.7 0.8 -2.4 0.7

Men’s shirts and sweaters2

........................... 0.110 5.6 4.3 -2.0 -0.5 1.3

Men’s pants and shorts............................... 0.117 3.5 1.4 0.4 1.3 3.0

Boys’ apparel............................................. 0.139 7.4 1.4 1.4 -0.3 0.5

Women’s and girls’ apparel................................ 0.921 5.4 2.8 0.0 0.9 0.8

Women’s apparel......................................... 0.775 5.6 2.5 -0.1 1.2 0.5

Women’s outerwear................................... 0.057 6.9 2.5 0.6 -1.9 -0.6

Women’s dresses...................................... 0.083 1.6 2.2 0.8 3.0 -4.6

Women’s suits and separates2

....................... 0.374 7.5 2.4 0.4 2.7 1.2

Women’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and

accessories2......................................... 0.255 3.6 2.7 -1.5 0.3 2.1

Girls’ apparel.............................................. 0.146 4.8 4.3 0.5 -0.8 2.6

Footwear..................................................... 0.594 5.0 0.5 1.6 -0.1 -0.5

Men’s footwear1.......................................... 0.199 4.0 0.2 1.7 -1.4 0.2

Boys’ and girls’ footwear................................ 0.115 6.8 0.3 1.2 -1.2 -0.1

Women’s footwear........................................ 0.280 4.9 0.9 0.8 1.3 -0.6

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel.............................. 0.112 8.6 1.9 1.3 -1.3 0.6

Jewelry and watches6

...................................... 0.160 -0.3 -0.4 1.4 -0.5 0.0

Watches1, 6................................................ 0.030 1.3 -0.1 0.1 1.2 -0.1

Jewelry6

.................................................... 0.130 -1.2 -0.4 1.5 -1.2 0.1

Transportation commodities less motor fuel8

.............. 8.559 9.1 0.1 1.1 0.1 0.4

New vehicles................................................. 4.024 10.1 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.8

New cars3................................................. 10.9 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.7

New trucks3, 10............................................ 9.8 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.9

Used cars and trucks....................................... 4.021 7.8 -0.4 1.6 -0.4 -0.1

Motor vehicle parts and equipment1...................... 0.425 13.4 1.1 0.4 0.4 1.1

Tires1....................................................... 0.269 13.7 1.2 0.7 0.1 1.2

Vehicle accessories other than tires1, 2................ 0.156 12.9 0.9 0.0 0.7 0.9

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires1, 3

... 11.5 0.9 -0.7 0.4 0.9

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids1, 3

...................... 13.8 0.3 2.6 0.8 0.3

Medical care commodities1

................................... 1.474 4.1 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.2

Medicinal drugs1, 8.......................................... 1.373 4.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.2

Prescription drugs1....................................... 0.999 3.2 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.4

Nonprescription drugs1, 8................................ 0.374 6.1 -0.1 1.2 1.3 -0.1

Medical equipment and supplies1, 8...................... 0.101 6.0 0.3 0.6 0.8 0.3

Recreation commodities8

..................................... 1.865 3.8 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.6

Video and audio products8

................................. 0.279 -9.0 -1.2 -0.2 -0.7 -1.6

Televisions................................................ 0.126 -19.1 -2.2 -2.3 -0.8 -3.0

Other video equipment2

................................. 0.024 -4.3 2.9 -0.2 -1.4 1.6

Audio equipment1

........................................ 0.072 0.8 -1.3 3.2 -1.4 -1.3

Recorded music and music subscriptions1, 2......... 0.051 -0.6 -0.5 0.3 0.6 -0.5

Pets and pet products1

..................................... 0.554 10.7 1.6 1.0 0.6 1.6

Pet food1, 2, 3

.............................................. 13.1 1.7 1.3 1.2 1.7

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories1, 2, 3

. . .. 7.3 1.5 0.9 0.0 1.5

Sporting goods1

............................................. 0.544 3.8 0.9 -0.3 -0.2 0.9

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure

category, August 2022 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Jul.

2022

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Aug.

2021-

Aug.

2022

Jul.

2022-

Aug.

2022

May

2022-

Jun.

2022

Jun.

2022-

Jul.

2022

Jul.

2022-

Aug.

2022

Sports vehicles including bicycles1..................... 0.312 2.9 1.0 -0.6 0.4 1.0

Sports equipment1

........................................ 0.222 5.1 0.7 0.1 -1.1 0.7

Photographic equipment and supplies................... 0.021 6.3 1.2 -0.6 4.1 0.4

Photographic equipment2, 3............................. 5.8 0.7 -0.2 4.1 0.1

Recreational reading materials1........................... 0.096 7.0 2.1 3.1 -1.0 2.1

Newspapers and magazines1, 2........................ 0.057 11.2 2.7 4.2 -0.5 2.7

Recreational books1, 2................................... 0.039 1.4 1.2 1.6 -1.7 1.2

Other recreational goods2.................................. 0.371 3.3 0.4 0.1 1.2 0.1

Toys........................................................ 0.286 2.8 0.6 0.1 1.5 0.1

Toys, games, hobbies and playground

equipment2

, 3

......................................... 6.9 1.5 0.1 2.1 0.8

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies1, 2............. 0.028 8.1 -0.7 1.9 0.4 -0.7

Music instruments and accessories1, 2................ 0.041 3.6 0.5 -0.1 0.0 0.5

Education and communication commodities8

.............. 0.760 -7.3 -0.4 0.3 -0.8 -0.7

Educational books and supplies1

......................... 0.086 4.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3

College textbooks1, 3, 11.................................. 5.3 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1

Information technology commodities8.................... 0.674 -8.8 -0.5 0.3 -0.9 -0.9

Computers, peripherals, and smart home

assistants1

, 4............................................ 0.333 -4.3 -0.6 1.3 -1.8 -0.6

Computer software and accessories1, 2............... 0.019 -0.3 1.8 2.3 -1.9 1.8

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other

consumer information items2......................... 0.321 -13.8 -0.5 -0.9 0.1 -1.3

Smartphones1, 3, 12

.................................... -20.4 -0.7 -0.5 0.1 -0.7

Alcoholic beverages........................................... 0.865 4.3 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4

Alcoholic beverages at home.............................. 0.576 3.2 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.5

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home........ 0.220 4.9 0.3 0.9 0.5 0.5

Distilled spirits at home1

................................. 0.105 1.7 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.1

Whiskey at home1, 3

................................... 3.0 0.3 -0.1 0.6 0.3

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home1, 3

. . .. 1.2 0.0 0.1 0.8 0.0

Wine at home1

............................................ 0.252 2.5 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.9

Alcoholic beverages away from home1

.................. 0.289 5.7 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from

home1

, 2, 3

............................................... 6.4 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.3

Wine away from home1, 2, 3

............................. 7.1 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.8

Distilled spirits away from home1, 2, 3.................. 4.2 0.2 0.1 -0.1 0.2

Other goods8................................................... 1.333 7.6 1.2 0.5 0.3 1.2

Tobacco and smoking products1

.......................... 0.511 8.8 1.1 0.6 0.3 1.1

Cigarettes1, 2.............................................. 0.441 9.0 1.1 0.6 0.3 1.1

Tobacco products other than cigarettes1, 2........... 0.065 7.0 1.2 0.3 0.3 1.2

Personal care products1

.................................... 0.640 6.0 1.5 0.7 1.0 1.5

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal

care products1, 2....................................... 0.332 7.6 0.8 1.2 1.3 0.8

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements1

............................................ 0.299 4.2 2.3 0.2 0.8 2.3

Miscellaneous personal goods1, 2......................... 0.182 8.3 0.0 -0.4 -1.8 0.0

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap3............. 9.3 -1.5 -0.6 -1.0 -0.5

Services less energy services.................................. 56.523 6.1 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.6

Shelter........................................................... 32.247 6.2 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.7

Rent of shelter13............................................. 31.884 6.3 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.7

Rent of primary residence............................... 7.246 6.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7

Lodging away from home2

.............................. 0.984 4.0 -1.8 -2.8 -2.7 0.1

Housing at school, excluding board13............... 0.122 2.5 1.2 0.2 0.7 0.6

Other lodging away from home including hotels

and motels........................................... 0.862 4.5 -2.3 -3.3 -3.2 0.0

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences13.............. 23.654 6.3 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure

category, August 2022 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Jul.

2022

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Aug.

2021-

Aug.

2022

Jul.

2022-

Aug.

2022

May

2022-

Jun.

2022

Jun.

2022-

Jul.

2022

Jul.

2022-

Aug.

2022

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence13. .. 22.426 6.3 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7

Tenants’ and household insurance1, 2................. 0.363 0.5 -0.1 0.9 0.1 -0.1

Water and sewer and trash collection services2........... 1.076 4.6 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.6

Water and sewerage maintenance....................... 0.775 4.6 0.9 0.3 0.5 0.8

Garbage and trash collection1, 10......................... 0.301 4.6 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.1

Household operations1, 2...................................... 0.825 6.6 0.1

Domestic services1, 2....................................... 0.242 5.9 0.6

Gardening and lawncare services1, 2.....................

Moving, storage, freight expense1, 2...................... 0.104 3.7 0.0 0.8 1.5 0.0

Repair of household items1, 2..............................

Medical care services......................................... 6.807 5.6 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.8

Professional services....................................... 3.431 2.4 0.5 0.7 0.0 0.6

Physicians’ services1

..................................... 1.802 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2

Dental services........................................... 0.899 4.7 1.3 1.9 -0.2 1.7

Eyeglasses and eye care1, 6............................ 0.351 1.4 0.0 0.7 -0.8 0.0

Services by other medical professionals1, 6........... 0.379 4.4 0.1 0.1 -0.3 0.1

Hospital and related services.............................. 2.496 4.1 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.6

Hospital services14....................................... 2.129 4.0 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.7

Inpatient hospital services14, 3

........................ 0.1 0.5

Outpatient hospital services3, 6

....................... 3.6 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.5

Nursing homes and adult day services14.............. 0.205 4.8 0.3 1.4 0.3 0.2

Care of invalids and elderly at home1, 5............... 0.162 3.6 0.0 0.1 1.5 0.0

Health insurance1, 5......................................... 0.880 24.3 2.4 2.1 2.2 2.4

Transportation services....................................... 5.872 11.3 -0.2 2.1 -0.5 0.5

Leased cars and trucks1, 11................................ 0.6

Car and truck rental2....................................... 0.155 -6.2 -4.6 -2.2 -9.5 -0.5

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair1

.................. 1.034 9.1 1.7 2.0 1.1 1.7

Motor vehicle body work1............................... 0.052 11.5 -1.2 1.8 0.3 -1.2

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing1............ 0.566 7.3 0.8 2.0 0.7 0.8

Motor vehicle repair1, 2................................... 0.372 11.1 3.5 2.1 1.7 3.5

Motor vehicle insurance.................................... 2.407 8.7 1.0 1.9 1.3 1.3

Motor vehicle fees1, 2....................................... 0.497 2.4 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.5

State motor vehicle registration and license

fees1, 2................................................... 0.288 2.6 0.8 0.0 1.4 0.8

Parking and other fees1, 2............................... 0.194 1.9 0.2 1.1 -0.4 0.2

Parking fees and tolls2, 3.............................. 4.1 0.6 1.5 -0.1 1.1

Public transportation........................................ 0.962 21.1 -6.3 -0.4 -6.1 -3.2

Airline fares................................................ 0.673 33.4 -8.8 -1.8 -7.8 -4.6

Other intercity transportation............................ 0.091 -2.6 0.0 0.4 -0.3 0.2

Ship fare1, 2, 3

.......................................... -7.4 0.4 -2.1 0.0 0.4

Intracity transportation1.................................. 0.195 2.9 -0.8 0.8 0.4 -0.8

Intracity mass transit1, 3, 8............................. 0.6 0.1 0.0 -0.2 0.1

Recreation services8

.......................................... 3.108 4.2 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.0

Video and audio services8

................................. 1.137 3.2 -0.2 0.1 -0.6 -0.3

Cable and satellite television service10................ 1.043 3.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.8 -0.4

Video discs and other media, including rental of

video1

, 2.................................................. 0.094 4.7 1.2 1.0 1.7 1.2

Video discs and other media1, 2, 3

................... 8.9 2.7 0.3 2.9 2.7

Rental of video discs and other media1, 2, 3

........ 5.9 0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.1

Pet services including veterinary2

......................... 0.513 9.6 0.5 0.3 1.2 0.6

Pet services1, 2, 3

......................................... 5.7 0.1 -0.7 0.3 0.1

Veterinarian services2, 3

................................. 10.0 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.9

Photographers and photo processing1, 2................. 0.029 6.0 1.4 -0.5 -0.7 1.4

Other recreation services2

................................. 1.429 3.2 -0.1 0.4 0.9 -0.1

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure

category, August 2022 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Jul.

2022

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Aug.

2021-

Aug.

2022

Jul.

2022-

Aug.

2022

May

2022-

Jun.

2022

Jun.

2022-

Jul.

2022

Jul.

2022-

Aug.

2022

Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or

other organizations, or participant sports fees1, 2.. 0.624 3.7 0.4 -0.3 0.4 0.4

Admissions1

............................................... 0.454 2.7 -1.4 1.7 2.1 -1.4

Admission to movies, theaters, and

concerts1, 2, 3

......................................... 6.2 -0.6 0.9 1.5 -0.6

Admission to sporting events1, 2, 3................... -6.7 -2.8 2.9 4.9 -2.8

Fees for lessons or instructions1, 6..................... 0.165 2.0 1.8 -0.3 -0.3 1.8

Education and communication services8................... 5.239 1.5 0.5 0.2 -0.1 0.2

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare................. 2.461 3.0 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.5

College tuition and fees................................. 1.410 2.8 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.5

Elementary and high school tuition and fees......... 0.313 3.2 0.7 0.5 0.4 -0.2

Day care and preschool9

................................ 0.612 3.7 0.6 0.7 -0.2 0.6

Technical and business school tuition and fees1, 2... 0.038 1.2 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.9

Postage and delivery services2........................... 0.081 3.9 -0.1 0.3 0.4 0.2

Postage.................................................... 0.073 3.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.4

Delivery services2

........................................ 0.009 11.5 -1.0 -0.7 0.4 -0.7

Telephone services1, 2...................................... 1.780 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.0

Wireless telephone services1, 2......................... 1.480 -0.6 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.0

Residential telephone services1, 8...................... 0.300 2.4 0.3 0.1 -0.1 0.3

Internet services and electronic information

providers1

, 2................................................ 0.908 0.6 -0.1 -0.1 -0.8 -0.1

Other personal services1, 8................................... 1.349 5.8 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3

Personal care services1

.................................... 0.531 4.4 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.7

Haircuts and other personal care services1, 2. . . . . . .. 0.531 4.4 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.7

Miscellaneous personal services1

......................... 0.817 6.7 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.1

Legal services1, 6......................................... 0.232 9.3 -0.1 -0.1

Funeral expenses1, 6..................................... 0.144 2.6 -0.5 0.1 0.5 -0.5

Laundry and dry cleaning services1, 2................. 0.152 7.9 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.0

Apparel services other than laundry and dry

cleaning1

, 2.............................................. 0.018 9.1 -1.0 1.0 1.5 -1.0

Financial services1, 6..................................... 0.189 5.5 0.9 -0.5 0.3 0.9

Checking account and other bank services1, 2, 3

... 3.7 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4

Tax return preparation and other accounting

fees1

, 2, 3

.............................................. 8.8 1.9 0.6 1.9

1 Not seasonally adjusted.

2

Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

4

Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.

5

Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.

6

Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

7

Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

8

Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.

9

Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.

10 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.

11 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.

12 Indexes on a December 2019=100 base.

13 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

14 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, special aggregate indexes,

August 2022

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Special aggregate indexes

Relative

importance

Jul.

2022

Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent

change

Seasonally adjusted percent

change

Aug.

2021

Jul.

2022

Aug.

2022

Aug.

2021-

Aug.

2022

Jul.

2022-

Aug.

2022

May

2022-

Jun.

2022

Jun.

2022-

Jul.

2022

Jul.

2022-

Aug.

2022

All items less food................................... 86.473 272.680 294.363 293.893 7.8 -0.2 1.4 -0.2 0.0

All items less shelter................................ 67.753 252.072 276.416 275.409 9.3 -0.4 1.7 -0.3 -0.2

All items less food and shelter..................... 54.226 245.033 268.146 266.417 8.7 -0.6 1.8 -0.6 -0.4

All items less food, shelter, and energy.......... 45.444 247.913 262.628 263.732 6.4 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.5

All items less food, shelter, energy, and used

cars and trucks.................................... 41.422 249.078 263.458 264.767 6.3 0.5 0.7 0.2 0.5

All items less medical care......................... 91.719 261.479 284.084 283.794 8.5 -0.1 1.4 -0.1 0.1

All items less energy................................ 91.218 278.691 296.702 298.346 7.1 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.6

Commodities......................................... 39.865 202.496 226.110 223.891 10.6 -1.0 2.1 -0.5 -0.8

Commodities less food, energy, and used

cars and trucks................................. 17.146 150.858 160.175 161.371 7.0 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.6

Commodities less food........................... 26.338 168.214 188.836 185.295 10.2 -1.9 2.6 -1.4 -1.6

Commodities less food and beverages........ 25.473 164.825 185.573 181.945 10.4 -2.0 2.7 -1.4 -1.6

Services.............................................. 60.135 343.246 364.465 366.622 6.8 0.6 0.9 0.3 0.7

Services less rent of shelter1

.................... 28.251 361.047 385.783 387.748 7.4 0.5 1.1 0.1 0.6

Services less medical care services........... 53.328 325.805 346.527 348.484 7.0 0.6 0.8 0.3 0.7

Durables.............................................. 12.688 120.666 129.856 130.123 7.8 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.5

Nondurables.......................................... 27.177 242.338 275.627 271.395 12.0 -1.5 2.8 -0.8 -1.4

Nondurables less food........................... 13.650 211.357 247.498 238.068 12.6 -3.8 4.4 -2.7 -3.6

Nondurables less food and beverages. . . . . . .. 12.785 208.085 245.823 235.747 13.3 -4.1 4.7 -2.9 -3.8

Nondurables less food, beverages, and

apparel.......................................... 10.394 266.720 325.961 308.244 15.6 -5.4 5.5 -3.7 -4.8

Nondurables less food and apparel............ 11.258 265.155 319.632 303.708 14.5 -5.0 5.1 -3.6 -4.3

Housing............................................... 41.919 282.391 302.327 304.506 7.8 0.7 0.8 0.4 0.8

Education and communication2

.................... 5.999 143.011 143.150 143.687 0.5 0.4 0.2 -0.2 0.1

Education2

......................................... 2.547 275.373 280.974 283.882 3.1 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.5

Communication2

.................................. 3.452 76.061 75.061 74.977 -1.4 -0.1 0.0 -0.4 -0.2

Information and information processing2

.... 3.370 71.831 70.782 70.703 -1.6 -0.1 0.0 -0.4 -0.2

Information technology, hardware and

services3...................................... 1.590 7.423 7.201 7.183 -3.2 -0.2 0.1 -0.9 -0.4

Recreation2

........................................... 4.974 126.245 131.087 131.437 4.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2

Video and audio2................................. 1.416 111.756 113.000 112.544 0.7 -0.4 0.0 -0.6 -0.5

Pets, pet products and services2............... 1.067 185.437 202.111 204.246 10.1 1.1 0.7 0.9 1.1

Photography2...................................... 0.051 77.624 81.343 82.424 6.2 1.3 -0.5 1.3 1.0

Food and beverages................................ 14.392 278.201 306.278 308.550 10.9 0.7 1.0 1.1 0.8

Domestically produced farm food............... 7.083 268.392 303.324 305.505 13.8 0.7 1.1 1.4 0.7

Other services....................................... 9.696 377.579 387.616 388.767 3.0 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2

Apparel less footwear............................... 1.798 112.577 115.879 118.305 5.1 2.1 0.5 -0.1 0.5

Fuels and utilities.................................... 4.927 264.303 305.797 309.739 17.2 1.3 2.5 -0.3 1.5

Household energy................................ 3.851 218.980 261.643 265.453 21.2 1.5 3.2 -0.4 1.8

Medical care......................................... 8.281 525.247 549.562 553.429 5.4 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.7

Transportation....................................... 19.362 238.333 278.958 270.334 13.4 -3.1 3.8 -2.1 -2.3

Private transportation............................ 18.400 237.994 277.502 269.389 13.2 -2.9 4.1 -1.9 -2.2

New and used motor vehicles2

............... 9.106 119.475 131.074 131.226 9.8 0.1 1.6 0.0 0.4

Utilities and public transportation.................. 8.473 229.805 254.496 254.797 10.9 0.1 1.3 -0.5 0.7

Household furnishings and operations........... 4.745 132.076 144.291 145.110 9.9 0.6 0.4 0.6 1.0

Other goods and services.......................... 2.682 479.048 507.204 510.892 6.6 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.7

Personal care..................................... 2.171 244.968 258.315 259.954 6.1 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.6

1

Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

2

Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

3

Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index, August 2022

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Area Pricing

Schedule1

Percent change to Aug. 2022 from: Percent change to Jul. 2022 from:

Aug.

2021

Jun.

2022

Jul.

2022

Jul.

2021

May

2022

Jun.

2022

U.S. city average............................................... M 8.3 0.0 0.0 8.5 1.4 0.0

Region and area size2

Northeast...................................................... M 7.4 0.1 0.3 7.3 1.0 -0.2

Northeast - Size Class A................................. M 7.0 0.0 0.2 6.9 1.0 -0.2

Northeast - Size Class B/C3

............................. M 8.0 0.3 0.5 7.7 0.9 -0.1

New England4............................................. M 7.3 -0.1 0.2 7.3 0.5 -0.3

Middle Atlantic4

............................................ M 7.5 0.2 0.4 7.3 1.2 -0.1

Midwest....................................................... M 8.1 -0.4 -0.2 8.6 1.4 -0.2

Midwest - Size Class A................................... M 8.4 -0.1 0.0 8.5 1.5 -0.1

Midwest - Size Class B/C3............................... M 8.0 -0.6 -0.4 8.6 1.4 -0.3

East North Central4

....................................... M 8.4 -0.6 -0.3 8.8 1.5 -0.3

West North Central4....................................... M 7.6 -0.1 -0.1 8.1 1.2 0.1

South.......................................................... M 8.9 -0.1 -0.2 9.4 1.5 0.1

South - Size Class A...................................... M 9.4 0.1 0.1 9.7 1.2 0.1

South - Size Class B/C3.................................. M 8.6 -0.2 -0.3 9.1 1.7 0.0

South Atlantic4

............................................. M 9.0 0.1 -0.1 9.5 1.6 0.2

East South Central4

....................................... M 7.5 -0.5 -0.5 8.0 1.6 0.0

West South Central4

...................................... M 9.4 -0.2 -0.1 9.7 1.3 -0.1

West........................................................... M 8.1 0.2 0.0 8.3 1.4 0.1

West - Size Class A...................................... M 8.0 -0.1 -0.1 8.3 1.4 0.0

West - Size Class B/C3

................................... M 8.3 0.4 0.1 8.3 1.4 0.3

Mountain4

................................................... M 9.6 0.6 0.2 9.6 1.6 0.4

Pacific4

...................................................... M 7.6 0.0 -0.1 7.8 1.3 0.0

Size classes

Size Class A5

................................................. M 8.2 0.0 0.0 8.4 1.3 0.0

Size Class B/C3.............................................. M 8.3 -0.1 -0.1 8.6 1.4 0.0

Selected local areas

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI........................ M 8.8 -0.1 0.1 8.8 1.5 -0.2

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.................. M 7.6 -0.1 0.1 7.7 0.9 -0.2

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA............... M 6.6 -0.1 0.2 6.5 1.1 -0.3

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA....................... 2 11.7 1.3

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD6

......................... 2 10.2 0.1

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI............................... 2 8.6 -0.5

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX................ 2 9.5 0.1

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL........... 2 10.7 0.4

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD....... 2 8.1 0.0

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ7

............................. 2 13.0 0.8

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA..................... 2 5.7 -0.5

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA............................. 2 9.0 0.0

St. Louis, MO-IL.............................................. 2 7.5 0.2

Urban Alaska................................................. 2 7.6 -4.0

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH....................... 1 7.0 0.7

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX............................ 1 9.4 1.0

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO............................. 1 8.2 1.7

Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI................ 1 8.2 1.2

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA4

................... 1 9.2 1.1

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA.................................... 1 7.3 1.2

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL8

................... 1 11.2 1.3

Urban Hawaii................................................. 1 6.8 0.6

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV6

. . . .. 1 7.5 1.1

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items are priced every month in all areas. Most other goods and services are priced as indicated: M - Every month.

1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.

2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.
3

Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.

4

Indexes on a December 2017=100 base.

5

Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

6

1998 - 2017 indexes based on substantially smaller sample.

7

Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.

8

Indexes on a 1987=100 base.

NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is,

therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national

index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national

average CPI for use in their escalator clauses.
Table 5. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) and the Consumer Price Index for

All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, all items index, August 2022

[Percent changes]

Month Year

Unadjusted 1-month percent change Unadjusted 12-month percent change

C-CPI-U1 CPI-U C-CPI-U1 CPI-U

December 2009............................. 2.5 2.7

December 2010............................. 1.3 1.5

December 2011............................. 2.9 3.0

December 2012............................. 1.5 1.7

December 2013............................. 1.3 1.5

December 2014............................. 0.5 0.8

December 2015............................. 0.4 0.7

December 2016............................. 1.8 2.1

December 2017............................. 1.7 2.1

December 2018............................. 1.5 1.9

December 2019............................. 1.8 2.3

January 2020............................... 0.4 0.4 2.0 2.5

February 2020.............................. 0.3 0.3 1.8 2.3

March 2020.................................. -0.2 -0.2 1.1 1.5

April 2020.................................... -0.5 -0.7 0.2 0.3

May 2020.................................... -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.1

June 2020................................... 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.6

July 2020.................................... 0.6 0.5 0.9 1.0

August 2020................................. 0.4 0.3 1.3 1.3

September 2020............................ 0.1 0.1 1.4 1.4

October 2020............................... 0.0 0.0 1.2 1.2

November 2020............................. -0.1 -0.1 1.2 1.2

December 2020............................. 0.1 0.1 1.5 1.4

January 2021............................... 0.5 0.4 1.6 1.4

February 2021.............................. 0.5 0.5 1.8 1.7

March 2021.................................. 0.6 0.7 2.6 2.6

April 2021.................................... 0.8 0.8 4.0 4.2

May 2021.................................... 0.7 0.8 4.9 5.0

June 2021................................... 0.8 0.9 5.1 5.4

July 2021.................................... 0.5 0.5 5.0 5.4

August 2021................................. 0.1 0.2 4.8 5.3

September 2021............................ 0.3 0.3 5.0 5.4

October 2021............................... 0.8 0.8 5.9 6.2

November 2021............................. 0.5 0.5 6.5 6.8

December 2021............................. 0.3 0.3 6.6 7.0

January 2022............................... 0.8 0.8 7.0 7.5

February 2022.............................. 0.9 0.9 7.4 7.9

March 2022.................................. 1.2 1.3 8.0 8.5

April 2022.................................... 0.6 0.6 7.8 8.3

May 2022.................................... 1.0 1.1 8.0 8.6

June 2022................................... 1.2 1.4 8.4 9.1

July 2022.................................... 0.1 0.0 8.0 8.5

August 2022................................. 0.1 0.0 8.0 8.3

1 The C-CPI-U is designed to be a closer approximation to a cost-of-living index in that it, in its final form, accounts for any substitution that

consumers make across item categories in response to changes in relative prices. Since the expenditure data required for the calculation of the

C-CPI-U are available only with a time lag, the C-CPI-U is issued first in preliminary form using the latest available expenditure data at that time and

is subject to four revisions.

Indexes are issued as initial estimates. Indexes are revised each quarter with the publication of January, April, July, and October data as updated

expenditure estimates become available. The C-CPI-U indexes are updated quarterly until they become final. January-March indexes are final in

January of the following year; April-June indexes are final in April of the following year; July-September indexes are final in July of the following year;

October-December indexes are final in October of the following year.
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

August 2022, 1-month analysis table

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Jul.

2022

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Jul. 2022-

Aug. 2022

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Jul. 2022-

Aug. 20221

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

All items................................................................. 100.000 0.1 0.04 L-Jun.2022 1.3

Food.................................................................. 13.527 0.8 0.108 0.09 S-Dec.2021 0.5

Food at home..................................................... 8.414 0.7 0.063 0.13 S-Dec.2021 0.4

Cereals and bakery products................................. 1.086 1.2 0.013 0.32 S-Apr.2022 1.1

Cereals and cereal products............................... 0.353 0.8 0.003 0.38 S-Dec.2021 0.6

Flour and prepared flour mixes......................... 0.058 2.2 0.001 0.89 S-May 2022 1.0

Breakfast cereal4

......................................... 0.149 0.0 0.000 0.68 S-Jan.2022 -1.4

Rice, pasta, cornmeal.................................... 0.146 0.7 0.001 0.53 S-Jun.2022 0.7

Rice4, 5, 6

................................................ 0.6 0.62 S-Jun.2022 -1.1

Bakery products4

......................................... 0.733 1.3 0.009 0.39 S-Apr.2022 1.0

Bread4, 5................................................. 0.205 2.2 0.004 0.53 S-Jun.2022 1.6

White bread4, 6

...................................... 2.6 0.74 L-Apr.2020 3.5

Bread other than white4, 6

.......................... 1.7 0.86 S-Jun.2022 1.3

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins5

......................... 0.110 1.2 0.001 1.00 S-May 2022 0.2

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies4...................... 0.181 0.4 0.001 0.67 S-Nov.2021 0.1

Cookies4, 6........................................... 0.0 0.77 S-Nov.2021 -0.5

Fresh cakes and cupcakes4, 6

..................... -0.1 1.06 S-Dec.2021 -0.9

Other bakery products................................ 0.237 1.3 0.003 0.67 S-Jun.2022 1.2

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts4, 6

.... 2.0 1.29 L-Feb.2022 4.1

Crackers, bread, and cracker products6. . . . . . . .. 0.1 1.31 S-Apr.2022 0.0

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies,

tarts, turnovers4, 6................................ 1.4 0.86 L-Jun.2022 2.9

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................ 1.900 0.5 0.010 0.25 – –

Meats, poultry, and fish.................................... 1.768 0.3 0.006 0.27 L-May 2022 0.9

Meats...................................................... 1.113 0.3 0.004 0.38 L-Apr.2022 0.4

Beef and veal.......................................... 0.511 0.8 0.004 0.55 L-Feb.2022 0.8

Uncooked ground beef4

............................ 0.189 0.5 0.001 0.65 S-Jun.2022 -0.1

Uncooked beef roasts4, 5........................... 0.075 1.3 0.001 1.40 L-Feb.2022 1.6

Uncooked beef steaks5

............................. 0.197 0.0 0.000 0.93 L-Feb.2022 0.1

Uncooked other beef and veal4, 5................. 0.050 0.2 0.000 1.15 S-Jun.2022 -1.9

Pork...................................................... 0.360 0.3 0.001 0.64 L-Apr.2022 0.6

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related

products5

.......................................... 0.161 0.1 0.000 0.77 S-Jun.2022 -1.7

Bacon and related products6.................... -0.5 0.86 S-Jun.2022 -1.9

Breakfast sausage and related products5, 6... 0.7 1.20 S-Jun.2022 -1.0

Ham................................................... 0.064 1.3 0.001 1.86 L-Feb.2022 3.0

Ham, excluding canned6

........................ 1.6 2.02 L-Feb.2022 2.9

Pork chops4.......................................... 0.051 0.4 0.000 1.63 S-Jun.2022 -1.4

Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs5... 0.083 -1.9 -0.002 1.53 S-Jan.2022 -2.3

Other meats............................................ 0.242 -0.6 -0.001 0.60 S-Aug.2021 -1.7

Frankfurters6......................................... 4.9 1.28 L-Apr.2020 5.1

Lunchmeats4, 5, 6

.................................... -0.3 0.59 S-Aug.2021 -0.5

Poultry4.................................................. 0.367 0.8 0.003 0.51 S-Jan.2022 0.8

Chicken4, 5........................................... 0.299 0.5 0.002 0.62 S-Jan.2022 -0.3

Fresh whole chicken4, 6.......................... 0.0 0.93 S-Jan.2022 -0.5

Fresh and frozen chicken parts4, 6

............. 0.8 0.73 S-Jan.2022 -0.2

Other uncooked poultry including turkey5........ 0.068 2.2 0.001 0.90 L-May 2022 2.9

Fish and seafood...................................... 0.287 -0.2 -0.001 0.56 S-Aug.2021 -0.2

Fresh fish and seafood4, 5......................... 0.147 -0.6 -0.001 0.84 S-Feb.2022 -0.7

Processed fish and seafood5

...................... 0.141 0.0 0.000 0.71 L-Jun.2022 1.6

Shelf stable fish and seafood6

.................. 2.4 0.91 L-Mar.2022 3.0

Frozen fish and seafood6

........................ -0.6 0.96 – –

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

August 2022, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Jul.

2022

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Jul. 2022-

Aug. 2022

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Jul. 2022-

Aug. 20221

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Eggs4

....................................................... 0.132 2.9 0.004 0.73 S-Jun.2022 0.3

Dairy and related products................................... 0.798 0.3 0.003 0.32 S-Nov.2021 0.3

Milk5........................................................... 0.205 0.2 0.001 0.43 L-Jun.2022 0.8

Fresh whole milk6........................................ 0.7 0.56 L-May 2022 3.9

Fresh milk other than whole5, 6......................... 0.2 0.65 S-Oct.2021 0.2

Cheese and related products4............................. 0.260 0.8 0.002 0.59 S-Dec.2021 0.2

Ice cream and related products........................... 0.115 1.2 0.001 0.94 L-Jun.2022 4.0

Other dairy and related products4, 5...................... 0.218 0.0 0.000 0.57 S-Nov.2021 -0.2

Fruits and vegetables......................................... 1.407 0.5 0.007 0.33 – –

Fresh fruits and vegetables................................ 1.069 0.1 0.002 0.40 – –

Fresh fruits................................................ 0.574 -0.7 -0.004 0.62 S-Oct.2021 -0.8

Apples................................................... 0.077 -2.3 -0.002 1.09 S-Jun.2020 -2.3

Bananas4

............................................... 0.079 -0.2 0.000 0.71 S-Apr.2022 -0.6

Citrus fruits5

............................................ 0.166 -1.6 -0.003 1.06 L-May 2022 -1.5

Oranges, including tangerines6.................... 1.5 1.43 L-Mar.2022 3.0

Other fresh fruits5...................................... 0.252 0.3 0.001 1.07 S-Apr.2022 -1.4

Fresh vegetables......................................... 0.495 1.2 0.006 0.51 L-Mar.2022 2.6

Potatoes................................................. 0.083 2.5 0.002 0.77 S-Jun.2022 1.5

Lettuce4

................................................. 0.057 0.8 0.000 0.92 L-Mar.2022 3.0

Tomatoes............................................... 0.075 2.3 0.002 1.09 L-May 2022 2.9

Other fresh vegetables................................ 0.278 -0.3 -0.001 0.71 S-Feb.2021 -0.5

Processed fruits and vegetables5

...................... 0.338 1.7 0.006 0.41 L-Mar.2022 2.4

Canned fruits and vegetables5

....................... 0.174 1.8 0.003 0.61 L-May 2022 1.9

Canned fruits5, 6..................................... 3.4 0.69 L-May 2022 3.7

Canned vegetables5, 6.............................. 1.3 0.72 S-May 2022 1.0

Frozen fruits and vegetables5........................ 0.099 1.4 0.001 0.88 L-May 2022 1.5

Frozen vegetables6

................................. 1.7 1.04 L-May 2022 1.8

Other processed fruits and vegetables including

dried5................................................. 0.065 0.8 0.001 0.94 S-May 2022 0.1

Dried beans, peas, and lentils4, 5, 6............... 0.2 0.90 S-Jun.2022 -1.0

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials. . . . . . . .. 0.964 0.5 0.005 0.40 S-Jan.2022 0.0

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks5........................... 0.675 1.1 0.007 0.49 S-Jun.2022 0.6

Carbonated drinks........................................ 0.281 1.0 0.003 0.85 S-Jun.2022 -0.4

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks4, 5.......... 0.007 -3.1 0.000 0.66 S-Sep.2017 -3.8

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks5......... 0.387 1.1 0.004 0.59 S-May 2022 1.0

Beverage materials including coffee and tea5........... 0.289 -0.8 -0.002 0.61 S-Dec.2019 -1.1

Coffee...................................................... 0.188 -1.0 -0.002 0.79 S-Nov.2020 -1.8

Roasted coffee6

........................................ -0.7 0.90 S-Nov.2020 -1.3

Instant coffee4, 6

........................................ -0.6 1.86 S-Jul.2021 -2.5

Other beverage materials including tea4, 5............ 0.101 0.2 0.000 1.01 S-May 2022 0.1

Other food at home............................................ 2.259 1.1 0.025 0.25 S-Apr.2022 0.7

Sugar and sweets4.......................................... 0.281 1.5 0.004 0.68 S-Jun.2022 1.1

Sugar and sugar substitutes............................ 0.042 2.4 0.001 0.59 L-Oct.2021 3.0

Candy and chewing gum4, 5............................. 0.176 1.9 0.003 0.97 S-Jun.2022 0.7

Other sweets5

............................................. 0.063 0.5 0.000 0.82 S-Jan.2022 0.4

Fats and oils................................................. 0.254 1.9 0.005 0.59 S-Apr.2022 1.2

Butter and margarine5

................................... 0.080 2.7 0.002 1.06 L-Jun.2022 5.0

Butter6

................................................... 1.9 1.49 L-Jun.2022 4.8

Margarine4, 6

............................................ 7.3 1.54 L-EVER –

Salad dressing5

........................................... 0.057 -0.4 0.000 0.96 S-Sep.2021 -0.6

Other fats and oils including peanut butter5

. . . . . . . . .. 0.116 2.6 0.003 0.95 S-Jun.2022 1.1

Peanut butter4, 5, 6

..................................... -1.0 0.58 S-Jun.2022 -2.0

Other foods................................................ 1.724 0.9 0.016 0.29 S-Apr.2022 0.8

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

August 2022, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Jul.

2022

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Jul. 2022-

Aug. 2022

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Jul. 2022-

Aug. 20221

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Soups.................................................... 0.106 0.7 0.001 1.00 S-May 2022 0.4

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods........... 0.280 1.5 0.004 0.55 – –

Snacks4

................................................. 0.372 0.8 0.003 0.58 S-Apr.2022 0.7

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces........... 0.329 0.8 0.003 0.48 S-Apr.2022 0.4

Salt and other seasonings and spices5, 6........ 0.8 0.73 S-Jun.2022 0.0

Olives, pickles, relishes4, 5, 6....................... 4.0 0.86 L-Jan.2020 4.0

Sauces and gravies5, 6

............................. 0.9 1.02 S-Dec.2021 0.1

Other condiments6

.................................. 1.7 0.71 L-Jun.2022 2.1

Baby food4, 5........................................... 0.044 -2.0 -0.001 0.61 S-EVER –

Other miscellaneous foods5

.......................... 0.592 1.7 0.010 0.60 L-Jun.2022 2.1

Prepared salads7, 6

................................. 1.6 1.61 L-Jun.2022 3.2

Food away from home4

.......................................... 5.113 0.9 0.044 0.11 L-Jun.2022 0.9

Full service meals and snacks4, 5........................... 2.385 0.8 0.018 0.14 L-Jun.2022 0.8

Limited service meals and snacks4, 5....................... 2.479 0.7 0.018 0.15 S-Jun.2022 0.7

Food at employee sites and schools4, 5.................... 0.042 19.3 0.008 2.22 L-Jun.2022 24.2

Food at elementary and secondary schools4, 8, 6.......

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors4, 5. . .. 0.037 0.1 0.000 0.46 – –

Other food away from home4, 5.............................. 0.171 0.1 0.000 0.12 S-Apr.2022 0.1

Energy................................................................ 8.782 -5.0 -0.431 0.14 S-Apr.2020 -10.3

Energy commodities............................................. 5.170 -10.1 -0.504 0.13 S-Apr.2020 -20.0

Fuel oil and other fuels........................................ 0.239 -2.4 -0.006 0.65 L-Jun.2022 -0.7

Fuel oil4

....................................................... 0.165 -5.9 -0.010 0.67 L-Jun.2022 -1.2

Propane, kerosene, and firewood9........................ 0.074 -0.9 -0.001 0.83 L-Jun.2022 1.1

Motor fuel....................................................... 4.931 -10.5 -0.498 0.13 S-Apr.2020 -20.5

Gasoline (all types)......................................... 4.824 -10.6 -0.492 0.13 S-Apr.2020 -20.8

Gasoline, unleaded regular6

............................ -10.8 0.39 S-Apr.2020 -21.5

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade10, 6...................... -10.0 0.36 S-Apr.2020 -16.8

Gasoline, unleaded premium6

.......................... -8.8 0.36 S-Apr.2020 -16.0

Other motor fuels4, 5........................................ 0.107 -8.4 -0.009 0.26 S-Jan.2016 -8.5

Energy services................................................... 3.612 2.1 0.074 0.21 L-Jun.2022 3.5

Electricity........................................................ 2.658 1.5 0.039 0.21 S-May 2022 1.3

Utility (piped) gas service..................................... 0.954 3.5 0.034 0.37 L-Jun.2022 8.2

All items less food and energy.................................... 77.691 0.6 0.442 0.04 L-Jun.2022 0.7

Commodities less food and energy commodities............ 21.168 0.5 0.097 0.10 L-Jun.2022 0.8

Household furnishings and supplies11...................... 3.920 1.1 0.041 0.24 L-Jan.2022 1.6

Window and floor coverings and other linens4, 5........ 0.287 2.3 0.007 1.08 L-Sep.2021 3.9

Floor coverings4, 5........................................ 0.067 3.6 0.002 1.03 L-Feb.2022 4.8

Window coverings4, 5..................................... 0.058 3.7 0.002 1.42 S-Jun.2022 -3.9

Other linens4, 5............................................ 0.163 1.2 0.002 1.57 L-Jun.2022 1.6

Furniture and bedding4

..................................... 0.973 0.5 0.005 0.47 S-May 2022 -0.2

Bedroom furniture4....................................... 0.316 -0.2 -0.001 0.72 S-May 2022 -1.6

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture4, 5. .. 0.483 1.1 0.005 0.79 S-May 2022 0.7

Other furniture5........................................... 0.165 0.8 0.001 0.83 L-Apr.2022 2.0

Appliances5

.................................................. 0.247 -1.2 -0.003 0.62 S-Sep.2020 -1.7

Major appliances5

........................................ 0.081 -1.5 -0.001 0.80 L-Jun.2022 0.0

Laundry equipment4, 6

................................. 6.9 1.08 L-Jul.2020 8.7

Other appliances4, 5...................................... 0.163 -0.6 -0.001 0.85 L-Jun.2022 0.8

Other household equipment and furnishings5........... 0.550 0.8 0.004 0.54 L-Jun.2022 1.2

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items4

.................. 0.329 0.3 0.001 0.66 L-Jun.2022 0.5

Indoor plants and flowers12............................. 0.097 1.4 0.001 0.89 L-Nov.2021 1.4

Dishes and flatware4, 5................................... 0.050 1.1 0.001 1.90 L-Mar.2022 3.1

Nonelectric cookware and tableware4, 5............... 0.075 -0.3 0.000 1.17 L-Jun.2022 1.2

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

August 2022, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Jul.

2022

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Jul. 2022-

Aug. 2022

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Jul. 2022-

Aug. 20221

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies5

. . .. 0.919 1.4 0.013 0.34 L-Jan.2022 2.2

Tools, hardware and supplies4, 5....................... 0.240 1.6 0.004 0.57 L-Jan.2022 2.4

Outdoor equipment and supplies5

...................... 0.458 1.2 0.005 0.43 L-Jan.2022 2.1

Housekeeping supplies4.................................... 0.943 0.4 0.004 0.34 S-Nov.2021 0.2

Household cleaning products4, 5........................ 0.342 0.4 0.001 0.54 S-May 2022 0.3

Household paper products4, 5........................... 0.220 0.6 0.001 0.45 S-May 2022 -0.1

Miscellaneous household products4, 5................. 0.382 0.4 0.001 0.57 S-Mar.2022 -0.3

Apparel.......................................................... 2.391 0.2 0.005 0.37 L-Jun.2022 0.8

Men’s and boys’ apparel................................... 0.604 0.0 0.000 0.69 L-Jun.2022 1.0

Men’s apparel............................................. 0.465 -0.1 -0.001 0.83 L-Jun.2022 0.3

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear............ 0.077 -2.3 -0.002 2.00 S-Oct.2020 -4.9

Men’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and

accessories4......................................... 0.155 0.7 0.001 1.01 L-Jun.2022 0.8

Men’s shirts and sweaters5

........................... 0.110 1.3 0.001 1.26 L-May 2022 1.8

Men’s pants and shorts............................... 0.117 3.0 0.004 1.42 L-Mar.2022 3.6

Boys’ apparel............................................. 0.139 0.5 0.001 1.14 L-Jun.2022 1.4

Women’s and girls’ apparel................................ 0.921 0.8 0.008 0.62 S-Jun.2022 0.0

Women’s apparel......................................... 0.775 0.5 0.004 0.69 S-Jun.2022 -0.1

Women’s outerwear................................... 0.057 -0.6 0.000 1.73 L-Jun.2022 0.6

Women’s dresses...................................... 0.083 -4.6 -0.004 1.69 S-May 2020 -9.0

Women’s suits and separates5

....................... 0.374 1.2 0.005 1.10 S-Jun.2022 0.4

Women’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and

accessories5......................................... 0.255 2.1 0.005 0.96 L-Feb.2022 3.8

Girls’ apparel.............................................. 0.146 2.6 0.004 1.39 L-Jan.2022 3.6

Footwear..................................................... 0.594 -0.5 -0.003 0.51 S-Apr.2022 -1.3

Men’s footwear4

.......................................... 0.199 0.2 0.000 0.74 L-Jun.2022 1.7

Boys’ and girls’ footwear................................ 0.115 -0.1 0.000 1.15 L-Jun.2022 1.2

Women’s footwear........................................ 0.280 -0.6 -0.002 0.73 S-Sep.2021 -0.6

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel.............................. 0.112 0.6 0.001 1.54 L-Jun.2022 1.3

Jewelry and watches9

...................................... 0.160 0.0 0.000 1.23 L-Jun.2022 1.4

Watches4, 9................................................ 0.030 -0.1 0.000 1.52 S-May 2022 -0.7

Jewelry9

.................................................... 0.130 0.1 0.000 1.50 L-Jun.2022 1.5

Transportation commodities less motor fuel11............. 8.559 0.4 0.034 0.13 L-Jun.2022 1.1

New vehicles................................................. 4.024 0.8 0.034 0.24 L-May 2022 1.0

New cars6................................................. 0.7 0.36 S-Jun.2022 0.5

New trucks13, 6

............................................ 0.9 0.34 L-May 2022 1.0

Used cars and trucks....................................... 4.021 -0.1 -0.004 0.02 L-Jun.2022 1.6

Motor vehicle parts and equipment4

...................... 0.425 1.1 0.005 0.42 L-May 2022 1.5

Tires4....................................................... 0.269 1.2 0.003 0.54 L-Feb.2022 1.5

Vehicle accessories other than tires4, 5................ 0.156 0.9 0.001 0.55 L-May 2022 2.3

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires4, 6... 0.9 0.66 L-May 2022 2.6

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids4, 6...................... 0.3 0.76 S-Mar.2022 -1.2

Medical care commodities4................................... 1.474 0.2 0.004 0.20 S-Apr.2022 0.1

Medicinal drugs4, 11......................................... 1.373 0.2 0.003 0.21 S-May 2022 0.1

Prescription drugs4....................................... 0.999 0.4 0.004 0.17 L-Jan.2022 1.3

Nonprescription drugs4, 11............................... 0.374 -0.1 0.000 0.51 S-Jan.2022 -0.3

Medical equipment and supplies4, 11..................... 0.101 0.3 0.000 0.49 S-Apr.2022 0.3

Recreation commodities11.................................... 1.865 0.6 0.012 0.24 L-Feb.2022 0.9

Video and audio products11................................ 0.279 -1.6 -0.005 0.43 S-Mar.2022 -1.8

Televisions................................................ 0.126 -3.0 -0.004 0.58 S-May 2022 -3.0

Other video equipment5

................................. 0.024 1.6 0.000 1.14 L-Dec.2020 2.4

Audio equipment4

........................................ 0.072 -1.3 -0.001 1.11 L-Jun.2022 3.2

Recorded music and music subscriptions4, 5......... 0.051 -0.5 0.000 0.38 S-May 2022 -0.7

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

August 2022, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Jul.

2022

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Jul. 2022-

Aug. 2022

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Jul. 2022-

Aug. 20221

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Pets and pet products4

..................................... 0.554 1.6 0.009 0.36 L-Mar.2022 1.7

Pet food4, 5, 6

.............................................. 1.7 0.36 L-Mar.2022 2.3

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories4, 5, 6

. . .. 1.5 0.75 L-Feb.2022 2.3

Sporting goods4............................................. 0.544 0.9 0.005 0.50 L-Apr.2022 0.9

Sports vehicles including bicycles4..................... 0.312 1.0 0.003 0.74 L-Jan.2022 2.9

Sports equipment4........................................ 0.222 0.7 0.002 0.48 L-Apr.2022 1.2

Photographic equipment and supplies................... 0.021 0.4 0.000 0.79 S-Jun.2022 -0.6

Photographic equipment5, 6

............................. 0.1 0.75 S-Jun.2022 -0.2

Recreational reading materials4

........................... 0.096 2.1 0.002 0.63 L-Jun.2022 3.1

Newspapers and magazines4, 5........................ 0.057 2.7 0.002 0.82 L-Jun.2022 4.2

Recreational books4, 5................................... 0.039 1.2 0.000 0.85 L-Jun.2022 1.6

Other recreational goods5

.................................. 0.371 0.1 0.000 0.56 S-Jun.2022 0.1

Toys........................................................ 0.286 0.1 0.000 0.67 S-Jun.2022 0.1

Toys, games, hobbies and playground

equipment5

, 6

......................................... 0.8 0.90 S-Jun.2022 0.1

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies4, 5............. 0.028 -0.7 0.000 1.60 S-Jan.2022 -0.8

Music instruments and accessories4, 5................ 0.041 0.5 0.000 0.93 L-Mar.2022 0.8

Education and communication commodities11............. 0.760 -0.7 -0.006 0.55 L-Jun.2022 0.3

Educational books and supplies4......................... 0.086 0.3 0.000 0.85 L-May 2022 2.2

College textbooks4, 14, 6.................................. -0.1 0.73 S-Feb.2022 -0.4

Information technology commodities11................... 0.674 -0.9 -0.006 0.70 – –

Computers, peripherals, and smart home

assistants4

, 7............................................ 0.333 -0.6 -0.002 0.83 L-Jun.2022 1.3

Computer software and accessories4, 5............... 0.019 1.8 0.000 1.40 L-Jun.2022 2.3

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other

consumer information items5

......................... 0.321 -1.3 -0.004 0.85 S-May 2022 -3.2

Smartphones4, 6, 15

.................................... -0.7 1.16 S-May 2022 -5.0

Alcoholic beverages........................................... 0.865 0.4 0.003 0.20 S-Jun.2022 0.4

Alcoholic beverages at home.............................. 0.576 0.5 0.003 0.25 L-Jun.2022 0.6

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home........ 0.220 0.5 0.001 0.38 – –

Distilled spirits at home4

................................. 0.105 0.1 0.000 0.34 S-Jun.2022 0.1

Whiskey at home4, 6

................................... 0.3 0.42 S-Jun.2022 -0.1

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home4, 6

. . .. 0.0 0.52 S-Mar.2022 -0.6

Wine at home4............................................ 0.252 0.9 0.002 0.39 L-Jan.2022 1.1

Alcoholic beverages away from home4.................. 0.289 0.4 0.001 0.24 L-May 2022 0.8

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from

home4

, 5, 6

............................................... 0.3 0.29 S-Jun.2022 0.2

Wine away from home4, 5, 6

............................. 0.8 0.29 L-May 2022 1.4

Distilled spirits away from home4, 5, 6.................. 0.2 0.31 L-May 2022 0.2

Other goods11.................................................. 1.333 1.2 0.015 0.21 L-Oct.2021 1.2

Tobacco and smoking products4

.......................... 0.511 1.1 0.006 0.20 L-Oct.2021 1.9

Cigarettes4, 5.............................................. 0.441 1.1 0.005 0.22 L-Oct.2021 2.1

Tobacco products other than cigarettes4, 5........... 0.065 1.2 0.001 0.33 L-Mar.2022 1.6

Personal care products4

.................................... 0.640 1.5 0.010 0.26 L-Dec.2006 1.9

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal

care products4, 5....................................... 0.332 0.8 0.003 0.33 S-May 2022 0.2

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements4............................................ 0.299 2.3 0.007 0.37 L-Dec.2006 2.8

Miscellaneous personal goods4, 5......................... 0.182 0.0 0.000 0.88 L-May 2022 2.4

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap6

............. -0.5 0.71 L-May 2022 1.0

Services less energy services.................................. 56.523 0.6 0.328 0.05 L-Jun.2022 0.7

Shelter........................................................... 32.247 0.7 0.223 0.06 L-Jan.1991 0.7

Rent of shelter16............................................. 31.884 0.7 0.227 0.06 L-Jan.1991 0.7

Rent of primary residence............................... 7.246 0.7 0.054 0.05 – –

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

August 2022, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Jul.

2022

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Jul. 2022-

Aug. 2022

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Jul. 2022-

Aug. 20221

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Lodging away from home5

.............................. 0.984 0.1 0.001 1.65 L-May 2022 0.9

Housing at school, excluding board16............... 0.122 0.6 0.001 0.05 S-Jun.2022 0.2

Other lodging away from home including hotels

and motels........................................... 0.862 0.0 0.000 1.90 L-May 2022 1.0

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences16.............. 23.654 0.7 0.169 0.05 L-Jun.2022 0.7

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence16. .. 22.426 0.7 0.160 0.05 L-Jun.2022 0.7

Tenants’ and household insurance4, 5................. 0.363 -0.1 0.000 0.12 S-May 2022 -0.1

Water and sewer and trash collection services5

........ 1.076 0.6 0.007 0.10 L-Jan.2022 0.9

Water and sewerage maintenance..................... 0.775 0.8 0.006 0.10 L-Jan.2022 1.3

Garbage and trash collection4, 13....................... 0.301 0.1 0.000 0.26 – –

Household operations4, 5................................... 0.825 0.001 0.25 – –

Domestic services4, 5..................................... 0.242 -0.001 0.38 – –

Gardening and lawncare services4, 5..................

Moving, storage, freight expense4, 5................... 0.104 0.0 0.000 1.45 S-Mar.2022 -0.4

Repair of household items4, 5...........................

Medical care services...................................... 6.807 0.8 0.053 0.13 L-Oct.2019 0.8

Professional services.................................... 3.431 0.6 0.022 0.20 L-Jun.2022 0.7

Physicians’ services4

.................................. 1.802 0.2 0.004 0.27 S-Jun.2022 0.1

Dental services......................................... 0.899 1.7 0.015 0.19 L-Jun.2022 1.9

Eyeglasses and eye care4, 9......................... 0.351 0.0 0.000 0.37 L-Jun.2022 0.7

Services by other medical professionals4, 9........ 0.379 0.1 0.000 0.10 L-Jun.2022 0.1

Hospital and related services........................... 2.496 0.6 0.015 0.12 L-Aug.2021 0.6

Hospital services17..................................... 2.129 0.7 0.014 0.13 L-Oct.2019 1.2

Inpatient hospital services17, 6.....................

Outpatient hospital services9, 6.................... 0.5 0.34 L-May 2022 0.6

Nursing homes and adult day services17........... 0.205 0.2 0.000 0.16 S-May 2022 0.0

Care of invalids and elderly at home4, 8............ 0.162 0.0 0.000 0.24 S-May 2022 0.0

Health insurance4, 8...................................... 0.880 2.4 0.021 0.15 L-Jan.2022 2.7

Transportation services..................................... 5.872 0.5 0.030 0.19 L-Jun.2022 2.1

Leased cars and trucks4, 14

.............................

Car and truck rental5..................................... 0.155 -0.5 -0.001 1.79 L-May 2022 1.7

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair4............... 1.034 1.7 0.018 0.21 L-Jun.2022 2.0

Motor vehicle body work4

............................. 0.052 -1.2 -0.001 0.26 S-Feb.1990 -1.6

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing4......... 0.566 0.8 0.005 0.25 L-Jun.2022 2.0

Motor vehicle repair4, 5................................ 0.372 3.5 0.013 0.31 L-Feb.2022 4.3

Motor vehicle insurance................................. 2.407 1.3 0.031 0.19 – –

Motor vehicle fees4, 5.................................... 0.497 0.5 0.003 0.23 S-Jun.2022 0.5

State motor vehicle registration and license

fees4, 5................................................ 0.288 0.8 0.002 0.02 S-Jun.2022 0.0

Parking and other fees4, 5............................ 0.194 0.2 0.000 0.45 L-Jun.2022 1.1

Parking fees and tolls5, 6........................... 1.1 0.53 L-Jun.2022 1.5

Public transportation..................................... 0.962 -3.2 -0.030 0.65 L-Jun.2022 -0.4

Airline fares............................................. 0.673 -4.6 -0.031 0.97 L-Jun.2022 -1.8

Other intercity transportation......................... 0.091 0.2 0.000 0.62 L-Jun.2022 0.4

Ship fare4, 5, 6

........................................ 0.4 0.82 L-Feb.2022 2.0

Intracity transportation4............................... 0.195 -0.8 -0.001 0.92 S-Sep.2021 -1.9

Intracity mass transit4, 11, 6......................... 0.1 0.26 L-Nov.2021 1.0

Recreation services11....................................... 3.108 0.0 -0.001 0.21 S-Dec.2021 0.0

Video and audio services11............................. 1.137 -0.3 -0.003 0.17 L-Jun.2022 0.1

Cable and satellite television service13............. 1.043 -0.4 -0.004 0.13 L-Jun.2022 0.0

Video discs and other media, including rental of

video4

, 5............................................... 0.094 1.2 0.001 1.04 S-Jun.2022 1.0

Video discs and other media4, 5, 6

................ 2.7 1.84 S-Jun.2022 0.3

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

August 2022, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Jul.

2022

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Jul. 2022-

Aug. 2022

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Jul. 2022-

Aug. 20221

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Rental of video discs and other media4, 5, 6

. . . .. 0.1 0.22 L-May 2022 1.0

Pet services including veterinary5

...................... 0.513 0.6 0.003 0.32 S-Jun.2022 0.3

Pet services4, 5, 6

....................................... 0.1 0.39 S-Jun.2022 -0.7

Veterinarian services5, 6............................... 0.9 0.60 L-Mar.2022 3.4

Photographers and photo processing4, 5.............. 0.029 1.4 0.000 0.45 L-Apr.2022 1.8

Other recreation services5............................... 1.429 -0.1 -0.001 0.41 S-Apr.2022 -0.3

Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or

other organizations, or participant sports

fees4, 5................................................ 0.624 0.4 0.002 0.28 – –

Admissions4

............................................ 0.454 -1.4 -0.006 0.87 S-Apr.2022 -1.4

Admission to movies, theaters, and

concerts

4

, 5, 6

...................................... -0.6 0.61 S-Aug.2021 -0.6

Admission to sporting events4, 5, 6................ -2.8 4.15 S-Apr.2022 -8.2

Fees for lessons or instructions4, 9.................. 0.165 1.8 0.003 0.43 L-Jun.2021 2.8

Education and communication services11................ 5.239 0.2 0.012 0.06 L-Jun.2022 0.2

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.............. 2.461 0.5 0.012 0.08 L-Aug.2018 0.7

College tuition and fees............................... 1.410 0.5 0.008 0.09 L-Oct.2018 0.6

Elementary and high school tuition and fees. . . . .. 0.313 -0.2 -0.001 0.05 S-Sep.2021 -0.3

Day care and preschool12............................ 0.612 0.6 0.004 0.09 L-Jun.2022 0.7

Technical and business school tuition and

fees4, 5................................................ 0.038 0.9 0.000 0.11 L-Jul.2021 0.9

Postage and delivery services5

......................... 0.081 0.2 0.000 0.06 S-Feb.2022 -1.4

Postage................................................. 0.073 0.4 0.000 0.01 – –

Delivery services5...................................... 0.009 -0.7 0.000 0.30 S-Jun.2022 -0.7

Telephone services4, 5................................... 1.780 0.0 0.000 0.07 – –

Wireless telephone services4, 5...................... 1.480 0.0 -0.001 0.04 – –

Residential telephone services4, 11.................. 0.300 0.3 0.001 0.27 L-Apr.2022 0.7

Internet services and electronic information

providers4

, 5............................................. 0.908 -0.1 -0.001 0.20 L-Jun.2022 -0.1

Other personal services4, 11............................... 1.349 0.3 0.004 0.19 S-May 2022 0.1

Personal care services4................................. 0.531 0.7 0.004 0.28 L-Feb.2022 1.1

Haircuts and other personal care services4, 5...... 0.531 0.7 0.004 0.28 L-Feb.2022 1.1

Miscellaneous personal services4

...................... 0.817 0.1 0.001 0.18 S-May 2022 -0.1

Legal services4, 9...................................... 0.232 -0.1 0.000 0.09 S-Jan.2022 -0.2

Funeral expenses4, 9.................................. 0.144 -0.5 -0.001 0.13 S-Dec.2015 -0.5

Laundry and dry cleaning services4, 5............... 0.152 0.0 0.000 0.39 S-Mar.2021 -0.1

Apparel services other than laundry and dry

cleaning4

, 5........................................... 0.018 -1.0 0.000 0.45 S-May 2022 -2.6

Financial services4, 9.................................. 0.189 0.9 0.002 0.50 L-Mar.2022 2.0

Checking account and other bank

services4, 5, 6...................................... 0.4 0.30 L-Apr.2022 2.1

Tax return preparation and other accounting

fees4

, 5, 6

........................................... 1.9 0.51 L-Feb.2022 3.0

Special aggregate indexes

All items less food.................................................. 86.473 0.0 0.011 0.04 L-Jun.2022 1.4

All items less shelter................................................ 67.753 -0.2 -0.105 0.05 L-Jun.2022 1.7

All items less food and shelter.................................... 54.226 -0.4 -0.212 0.05 L-Jun.2022 1.8

All items less food, shelter, and energy.......................... 45.444 0.5 0.219 0.06 L-Jun.2022 0.8

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

trucks............................................................... 41.422 0.5 0.223 0.06 L-Jun.2022 0.7

All items less medical care........................................ 91.719 0.1 0.062 0.04 L-Jun.2022 1.4

All items less energy................................................ 91.218 0.6 0.549 0.04 L-Jun.2022 0.7

Commodities......................................................... 39.865 -0.8 -0.300 0.07 S-Apr.2020 -1.6

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

August 2022, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Jul.

2022

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Jul. 2022-

Aug. 2022

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Jul. 2022-

Aug. 20221

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and

trucks............................................................ 17.146 0.6 0.101 0.12 L-Jun.2022 0.6

Commodities less food.......................................... 26.338 -1.6 -0.407 0.09 S-Apr.2020 -3.3

Commodities less food and beverages........................ 25.473 -1.6 -0.410 0.09 S-Apr.2020 -3.5

Services.............................................................. 60.135 0.7 0.402 0.05 L-Jun.2022 0.9

Services less rent of shelter16.................................. 28.251 0.6 0.177 0.06 L-Jun.2022 1.1

Services less medical care services........................... 53.328 0.7 0.371 0.05 L-Jun.2022 0.8

Durables.............................................................. 12.688 0.5 0.061 0.14 L-Jun.2022 0.7

Nondurables......................................................... 27.177 -1.4 -0.381 0.07 S-Apr.2020 -2.1

Nondurables less food........................................... 13.650 -3.6 -0.485 0.12 S-Apr.2020 -6.0

Nondurables less food and beverages........................ 12.785 -3.8 -0.488 0.13 S-Apr.2020 -6.6

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel............. 10.394 -4.8 -0.491 0.11 S-Apr.2020 -7.4

Nondurables less food and apparel............................ 11.258 -4.3 -0.476 0.10 S-Apr.2020 -6.7

Housing............................................................... 41.919 0.8 0.344 0.06 L-Jun.2022 0.8

Education and communication5

................................... 5.999 0.1 0.007 0.07 L-Jun.2022 0.2

Education5......................................................... 2.547 0.5 0.013 0.08 L-Aug.2018 0.6

Communication5

.................................................. 3.452 -0.2 -0.006 0.10 L-Jun.2022 0.0

Information and information processing5

................... 3.370 -0.2 -0.006 0.11 L-Jun.2022 0.0

Information technology, hardware and services18......... 1.590 -0.4 -0.007 0.25 L-Jun.2022 0.1

Recreation5.......................................................... 4.974 0.2 0.011 0.17 S-Mar.2022 0.2

Video and audio5

................................................. 1.416 -0.5 -0.008 0.17 L-Jun.2022 0.0

Pets, pet products and services5

............................... 1.067 1.1 0.012 0.29 L-Mar.2022 2.1

Photography5

...................................................... 0.051 1.0 0.001 0.42 S-Jun.2022 -0.5

Food and beverages................................................ 14.392 0.8 0.111 0.08 S-Apr.2022 0.8

Domestically produced farm food4............................. 7.083 0.7 0.051 0.14 S-Dec.2021 0.4

Other services....................................................... 9.696 0.2 0.015 0.08 L-Jun.2022 0.2

Apparel less footwear.............................................. 1.798 0.5 0.008 0.46 L-Jun.2022 0.5

Fuels and utilities.................................................... 4.927 1.5 0.074 0.16 L-Jun.2022 2.5

Household energy................................................ 3.851 1.8 0.068 0.20 L-Jun.2022 3.2

Medical care......................................................... 8.281 0.7 0.056 0.12 L-Jun.2022 0.7

Transportation....................................................... 19.362 -2.3 -0.434 0.10 S-Apr.2020 -6.0

Private transportation............................................ 18.400 -2.2 -0.404 0.09 S-Apr.2020 -5.7

New and used motor vehicles5

.............................. 9.106 0.4 0.039 0.13 L-Jun.2022 1.6

Utilities and public transportation................................. 8.473 0.7 0.057 0.12 L-Jun.2022 1.3

Household furnishings and operations........................... 4.745 1.0 0.047 0.20 L-Mar.2022 1.0

Other goods and services.......................................... 2.682 0.7 0.020 0.14 L-Feb.2022 1.1

Personal care4

.................................................... 2.171 0.6 0.014 0.16 L-Feb.2022 1.2

1 The ’effect’ of an item category is a measure of that item’s contribution to the All items price change. For example, if the Food index had an effect of

0.40, and the All items index rose 1.2 percent, then the increase in food prices contributed 0.40 / 1.2, or 33.3 percent, to that All items increase.

Said another way, had food prices been unchanged for that month the change in the All items index would have been 1.2 percent minus 0.40, or 0.8

percent. Effects can be negative as well. For example, if the effect of food was a negative 0.1, and the All items index rose 0.5 percent, the All items

index actually would have been 0.1 percent higher (or 0.6 percent) had food prices been unchanged. Since food prices fell while prices overall were

rising, the contribution of food to the All items price change was negative (in this case, -0.1 / 0.5, or minus 20 percent).

2 A statistic’s margin of error is often expressed as its point estimate plus or minus two standard errors. For example, if a CPI category rose 0.6

percent, and its standard error was 0.15 percent, the margin of error on this item’s 1-month percent change would be 0.6 percent, plus or minus 0.3

percent.

3

If the current seasonally adjusted 1-month percent change is greater than the previous published 1-month percent change, then this column

identifies the closest prior month with a 1-month percent change as (L)arge as or (L)arger than the current 1-month change. If the current 1-month

percent change is smaller than the previous published 1-month percent change, the most recent month with a change as (S)mall or (S)maller than

the current month change is identified. If the current and previous published 1-month percent changes are equal, a dash will appear. Standard

numerical comparisons are used. For example, 0.8% is greater than 0.6%, -0.4% is less than -0.2%, and -0.2% is less than 0.0%. Note that a

(L)arger change can be a smaller decline, for example, a -0.2% change is larger than a -0.4% change, but still represents a decline in the price

index. Likewise, (S)maller changes can be increases, for example, a 0.6% change is smaller than 0.8%, but still represents an increase in the price

index. In this context, a -0.2% change is considered to be smaller than a 0.0% change.

4 Not seasonally adjusted.

5

Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

6 Special indexes based on a substantially smaller sample. These series do not contribute to the all items index aggregation and therefore do not

have a relative importance or effect.
7

Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.

8

Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.

9

Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

10 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

11 Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.

12 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.

13 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.

14 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.

15 Indexes on a December 2019=100 base.

16 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

17 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.

18 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

August 2022, 12-month analysis table

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Jul.

2022

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Aug. 2021-

Aug. 2022

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Aug. 2021-

Aug. 20221

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

All items................................................................. 100.000 8.3 0.09 S-Apr.2022 8.3

Food.................................................................. 13.527 11.4 1.525 0.19 L-May 1979 11.4

Food at home..................................................... 8.414 13.5 1.081 0.29 L-Mar.1979 13.6

Cereals and bakery products................................. 1.086 16.4 0.166 0.54 L-Apr.1975 17.1

Cereals and cereal products............................... 0.353 17.4 0.056 0.79 L-EVER –

Flour and prepared flour mixes......................... 0.058 23.3 0.012 1.42 L-EVER –

Breakfast cereal.......................................... 0.149 16.4 0.023 1.23 – –

Rice, pasta, cornmeal.................................... 0.146 15.7 0.021 1.21 L-Mar.2009 15.7

Rice4, 5

.................................................. 13.0 1.30 L-May 2009 13.6

Bakery products.......................................... 0.733 16.0 0.110 0.71 L-EVER –

Bread4

................................................... 0.205 16.2 0.031 1.38 L-Sep.2008 17.4

White bread5......................................... 16.4 1.37 L-Jul.2008 16.8

Bread other than white5............................ 16.1 1.36 L-Oct.2008 16.6

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins4

......................... 0.110 17.1 0.017 1.72 L-EVER –

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies....................... 0.181 14.4 0.025 1.68 L-Jan.1981 14.4

Cookies5.............................................. 14.3 1.15 S-May 2022 12.6

Fresh cakes and cupcakes5....................... 12.9 2.20 L-Feb.1981 13.6

Other bakery products................................ 0.237 16.5 0.036 1.16 L-EVER –

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts5

...... 14.1 1.67 L-Jun.2022 14.6

Crackers, bread, and cracker products5

. . . . . . . .. 17.7 1.72 L-EVER –

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies,

tarts, turnovers5

................................... 18.1 1.90 L-EVER –

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................ 1.900 10.6 0.195 0.71 S-Sep.2021 10.5

Meats, poultry, and fish.................................... 1.768 8.8 0.154 0.71 S-Aug.2021 7.9

Meats...................................................... 1.113 6.7 0.074 0.92 S-Jul.2021 5.9

Beef and veal.......................................... 0.511 2.5 0.013 0.97 S-Jun.2021 -2.8

Uncooked ground beef............................. 0.189 7.8 0.015 1.12 S-Aug.2021 6.9

Uncooked beef roasts4

............................. 0.075 3.3 0.003 2.91 L-Jun.2022 3.6

Uncooked beef steaks4............................. 0.197 -3.0 -0.007 1.56 S-Sep.2017 -3.1

Uncooked other beef and veal4

................... 0.050 4.9 0.002 2.50 L-May 2022 12.1

Pork...................................................... 0.360 6.8 0.024 1.71 S-Jun.2021 3.2

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related

products4.......................................... 0.161 9.0 0.014 1.89 S-Jul.2021 8.1

Bacon and related products5

.................... 5.7 2.17 S-Feb.2021 4.4

Breakfast sausage and related products4, 5

... 14.4 1.90 S-Jun.2022 13.6

Ham................................................... 0.064 9.2 0.006 2.87 – –

Ham, excluding canned5

........................ 8.8 3.44 L-Jun.2022 9.3

Pork chops........................................... 0.051 5.2 0.003 2.62 L-May 2022 11.0

Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs4

... 0.083 2.3 0.002 3.71 L-Jun.2022 7.2

Other meats............................................ 0.242 16.6 0.037 1.13 L-Jun.2022 16.7

Frankfurters5

......................................... 18.3 2.39 L-May 1979 19.9

Lunchmeats4, 5...................................... 18.2 1.01 L-EVER –

Poultry................................................... 0.367 15.9 0.055 1.24 S-Apr.2022 15.3

Chicken4.............................................. 0.299 16.6 0.046 1.29 S-Apr.2022 16.4

Fresh whole chicken5............................ 14.8 2.09 S-May 2022 14.7

Fresh and frozen chicken parts5

............... 17.8 1.71 S-Mar.2022 15.1

Other uncooked poultry including turkey4........ 0.068 12.8 0.009 3.14 L-May 2022 13.1

Fish and seafood...................................... 0.287 8.7 0.025 0.99 – –

Fresh fish and seafood4............................ 0.147 7.8 0.011 1.61 S-Jun.2021 6.4

Processed fish and seafood4

...................... 0.141 9.7 0.013 1.08 L-Jun.2022 11.4

Shelf stable fish and seafood5

.................. 8.1 1.70 L-Feb.2019 9.1

Frozen fish and seafood5

........................ 11.7 1.66 L-Jun.2022 14.1

Eggs........................................................ 0.132 39.8 0.041 2.04 L-Oct.2007 42.2

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

August 2022, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Jul.

2022

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Aug. 2021-

Aug. 2022

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Aug. 2021-

Aug. 20221

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Dairy and related products................................... 0.798 16.2 0.121 0.49 L-Aug.1974 19.2

Milk4

........................................................... 0.205 17.0 0.033 1.24 L-Jan.2008 17.7

Fresh whole milk5........................................ 16.1 1.43 L-Jun.2022 17.1

Fresh milk other than whole4, 5......................... 17.7 1.15 L-Nov.2007 17.7

Cheese and related products.............................. 0.260 13.5 0.034 0.84 L-Jul.2008 14.5

Ice cream and related products........................... 0.115 14.0 0.015 1.24 L-Apr.1981 14.1

Other dairy and related products4........................ 0.218 20.0 0.039 0.93 L-EVER –

Fruits and vegetables......................................... 1.407 9.4 0.129 0.64 L-Sep.2008 10.4

Fresh fruits and vegetables................................ 1.069 7.9 0.084 0.74 S-Jun.2022 7.0

Fresh fruits................................................ 0.574 8.3 0.046 1.20 S-Jun.2022 7.3

Apples................................................... 0.077 3.8 0.003 2.17 S-May 2021 2.7

Bananas................................................. 0.079 8.3 0.006 1.54 L-Feb.2009 17.4

Citrus fruits4

............................................ 0.166 8.6 0.014 2.18 S-Nov.2021 2.6

Oranges, including tangerines5.................... 14.4 2.06 L-May 2022 14.6

Other fresh fruits4...................................... 0.252 9.2 0.022 1.94 S-Jun.2022 6.5

Fresh vegetables......................................... 0.495 7.6 0.038 0.78 L-Mar.2019 7.7

Potatoes................................................. 0.083 15.2 0.012 1.82 L-Sep.2011 16.2

Lettuce.................................................. 0.057 10.7 0.006 1.66 L-Jun.2022 11.4

Tomatoes............................................... 0.075 -0.2 0.000 2.02 L-Jun.2022 0.6

Other fresh vegetables................................ 0.278 7.0 0.019 0.97 S-Jun.2022 6.5

Processed fruits and vegetables4

...................... 0.338 14.2 0.046 0.91 L-Nov.2008 14.9

Canned fruits and vegetables4

....................... 0.174 16.6 0.027 1.47 L-Mar.2009 16.8

Canned fruits4, 5

..................................... 16.6 1.39 L-EVER –

Canned vegetables4, 5.............................. 16.1 1.63 L-Mar.2009 20.5

Frozen fruits and vegetables4........................ 0.099 11.4 0.011 1.48 L-EVER –

Frozen vegetables5................................. 11.9 1.57 L-Apr.1982 12.2

Other processed fruits and vegetables including

dried4

................................................. 0.065 12.7 0.008 1.86 L-Jan.2009 14.0

Dried beans, peas, and lentils4, 5................. 11.6 2.73 L-Aug.2012 15.9

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials. . . . . . . .. 0.964 13.4 0.124 0.65 S-Jun.2022 11.9

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks4

........................... 0.675 13.1 0.086 0.84 L-EVER –

Carbonated drinks........................................ 0.281 12.9 0.036 1.76 – –

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks4

............. 0.007 5.7 0.000 1.09 S-May 2022 5.7

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks4......... 0.387 13.4 0.050 0.87 L-EVER –

Beverage materials including coffee and tea4........... 0.289 14.0 0.038 0.83 S-Jun.2022 12.4

Coffee...................................................... 0.188 17.6 0.030 1.15 S-Jun.2022 15.8

Roasted coffee5

........................................ 18.7 1.31 S-Jun.2022 16.8

Instant coffee5

.......................................... 13.0 1.79 S-Jun.2022 11.2

Other beverage materials including tea4.............. 0.101 7.7 0.008 1.65 S-Jun.2022 6.4

Other food at home............................................ 2.259 16.7 0.346 0.40 L-Jan.1978 17.6

Sugar and sweets........................................... 0.281 12.7 0.035 0.88 L-Apr.1981 17.7

Sugar and sugar substitutes............................ 0.042 15.9 0.006 1.43 L-Apr.1981 24.6

Candy and chewing gum4

............................... 0.176 10.9 0.019 1.17 L-EVER –

Other sweets4

............................................. 0.063 15.8 0.009 1.37 S-Jun.2022 15.7

Fats and oils................................................. 0.254 21.5 0.049 1.12 L-Apr.1975 23.6

Butter and margarine4................................... 0.080 29.3 0.020 1.57 L-EVER –

Butter5

................................................... 24.6 2.25 L-Nov.2014 27.2

Margarine5

.............................................. 38.3 1.83 L-Feb.1975 47.1

Salad dressing4

........................................... 0.057 11.8 0.006 1.54 S-Feb.2022 9.4

Other fats and oils including peanut butter4

. . . . . . . . .. 0.116 21.3 0.022 1.77 L-Oct.2008 21.9

Peanut butter4, 5....................................... 15.2 1.63 L-Nov.2012 21.2

Other foods................................................ 1.724 16.6 0.262 0.46 L-May 1975 18.2

Soups.................................................... 0.106 18.5 0.018 1.69 S-Jun.2022 16.0

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods........... 0.280 18.5 0.047 0.86 L-EVER –

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

August 2022, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Jul.

2022

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Aug. 2021-

Aug. 2022

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Aug. 2021-

Aug. 20221

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Snacks.................................................. 0.372 16.7 0.057 1.02 L-EVER –

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces........... 0.329 15.4 0.047 0.78 L-EVER –

Salt and other seasonings and spices4, 5

........ 14.8 1.35 L-EVER –

Olives, pickles, relishes4, 5......................... 19.4 1.31 L-EVER –

Sauces and gravies4, 5............................. 17.6 1.38 L-EVER –

Other condiments5.................................. 11.1 1.28 S-Jun.2022 10.7

Baby food4

.............................................. 0.044 12.6 0.005 1.33 S-Mar.2022 10.8

Other miscellaneous foods4.......................... 0.592 16.5 0.087 0.87 L-EVER –

Prepared salads6, 5................................. 17.3 1.72 L-Jun.2022 17.6

Food away from home........................................... 5.113 8.0 0.444 0.28 L-Nov.1981 8.0

Full service meals and snacks4

.............................. 2.385 9.0 0.236 0.35 L-May 2022 9.0

Limited service meals and snacks4.......................... 2.479 7.2 0.189 0.44 – –

Food at employee sites and schools4....................... 0.042 23.7 0.005 3.39 L-EVER –

Food at elementary and secondary schools7, 5.........

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors4....... 0.037 6.9 0.002 0.99 S-Mar.2022 5.5

Other food away from home4................................ 0.171 6.5 0.011 0.68 S-May 2022 5.0

Energy................................................................ 8.782 23.8 1.720 0.35 S-Jul.2021 23.8

Energy commodities............................................. 5.170 27.1 1.063 0.65 S-Mar.2021 22.0

Fuel oil and other fuels........................................ 0.239 48.8 0.080 1.86 S-Feb.2022 33.4

Fuel oil........................................................ 0.165 68.8 0.068 2.71 S-Feb.2022 43.6

Propane, kerosene, and firewood8

........................ 0.074 18.8 0.012 2.45 S-Jun.2021 17.7

Motor fuel....................................................... 4.931 26.2 0.982 0.68 S-Mar.2021 22.2

Gasoline (all types)......................................... 4.824 25.6 0.945 0.70 S-Mar.2021 22.5

Gasoline, unleaded regular5

............................ 25.8 1.12 S-Mar.2021 23.5

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade9, 5....................... 25.5 0.96 S-Mar.2021 18.5

Gasoline, unleaded premium5

.......................... 24.7 0.91 S-Mar.2021 16.6

Other motor fuels4

.......................................... 0.107 53.0 0.038 1.05 S-Feb.2022 40.5

Energy services................................................... 3.612 19.8 0.657 0.42 L-Jan.2006 21.9

Electricity........................................................ 2.658 15.8 0.396 0.47 L-Aug.1981 16.2

Utility (piped) gas service..................................... 0.954 33.0 0.261 0.87 L-Jun.2022 38.4

All items less food and energy.................................... 77.691 6.3 5.018 0.11 L-Mar.2022 6.5

Commodities less food and energy commodities............ 21.168 7.1 1.498 0.22 L-Jun.2022 7.2

Household furnishings and supplies10...................... 3.920 10.6 0.404 0.60 S-Jun.2022 10.2

Window and floor coverings and other linens4

.......... 0.287 6.8 0.020 2.43 S-Jun.2022 5.6

Floor coverings4

.......................................... 0.067 14.8 0.010 2.37 L-EVER –

Window coverings4

....................................... 0.058 6.9 0.004 4.65 S-Sep.2021 6.5

Other linens4

.............................................. 0.163 3.9 0.006 3.39 L-Jan.2022 3.9

Furniture and bedding...................................... 0.973 12.8 0.122 1.37 S-May 2022 12.7

Bedroom furniture........................................ 0.316 8.7 0.028 2.10 S-Aug.2021 7.7

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture4

. . . .. 0.483 17.7 0.081 2.01 S-Jun.2022 15.4

Other furniture4........................................... 0.165 7.5 0.012 2.81 S-Sep.2021 6.6

Appliances4

.................................................. 0.247 3.0 0.007 1.61 S-Jun.2020 2.6

Major appliances4

........................................ 0.081 2.2 0.002 3.13 S-Jun.2020 1.2

Laundry equipment5

................................... 10.8 6.20 L-Feb.2022 11.5

Other appliances4........................................ 0.163 3.4 0.006 2.12 S-Aug.2021 2.4

Other household equipment and furnishings4........... 0.550 8.3 0.045 1.66 L-Mar.2022 9.7

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items.................... 0.329 9.0 0.028 2.59 L-Apr.2022 10.3

Indoor plants and flowers11............................. 0.097 5.6 0.005 2.70 L-Jun.2022 5.6

Dishes and flatware4

..................................... 0.050 13.7 0.007 4.12 L-EVER –

Nonelectric cookware and tableware4

................. 0.075 6.0 0.005 2.27 S-May 2022 5.1

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies4

. . .. 0.919 11.7 0.104 0.90 L-EVER –

Tools, hardware and supplies4......................... 0.240 9.6 0.023 1.19 S-Mar.2022 8.6

Outdoor equipment and supplies4

...................... 0.458 13.1 0.057 1.17 L-EVER –

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

August 2022, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Jul.

2022

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Aug. 2021-

Aug. 2022

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Aug. 2021-

Aug. 20221

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Housekeeping supplies..................................... 0.943 11.7 0.107 0.88 L-Feb.1981 11.8

Household cleaning products4

.......................... 0.342 10.5 0.036 1.24 S-May 2022 9.9

Household paper products4............................. 0.220 14.1 0.030 1.66 L-EVER –

Miscellaneous household products4................... 0.382 11.5 0.041 1.51 L-EVER –

Apparel.......................................................... 2.391 5.1 0.127 0.85 – –

Men’s and boys’ apparel................................... 0.604 5.2 0.033 1.47 S-Sep.2021 4.4

Men’s apparel............................................. 0.465 4.8 0.023 1.65 S-Sep.2021 4.4

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear............ 0.077 11.0 0.008 4.72 S-Dec.2021 10.7

Men’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and

accessories.......................................... 0.155 2.3 0.004 2.63 S-Sep.2021 0.3

Men’s shirts and sweaters4

........................... 0.110 5.6 0.007 2.95 S-Aug.2021 4.4

Men’s pants and shorts............................... 0.117 3.5 0.004 3.94 L-Mar.2022 3.8

Boys’ apparel............................................. 0.139 7.4 0.010 2.64 L-Feb.2022 9.1

Women’s and girls’ apparel................................ 0.921 5.4 0.053 1.37 L-Mar.2022 6.3

Women’s apparel......................................... 0.775 5.6 0.045 1.51 L-Mar.2022 6.5

Women’s outerwear................................... 0.057 6.9 0.004 4.67 S-Dec.2021 6.0

Women’s dresses...................................... 0.083 1.6 0.001 3.19 S-Apr.2021 -1.2

Women’s suits and separates4

....................... 0.374 7.5 0.030 2.25 L-Feb.2007 8.9

Women’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and

accessories4......................................... 0.255 3.6 0.010 2.82 L-May 2022 4.7

Girls’ apparel.............................................. 0.146 4.8 0.007 4.60 L-Mar.2022 5.0

Footwear..................................................... 0.594 5.0 0.031 1.13 S-May 2022 4.5

Men’s footwear............................................ 0.199 4.0 0.009 1.67 S-May 2022 2.8

Boys’ and girls’ footwear................................ 0.115 6.8 0.008 2.88 S-Jun.2022 6.7

Women’s footwear........................................ 0.280 4.9 0.014 1.75 S-Nov.2021 4.8

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel.............................. 0.112 8.6 0.010 5.09 L-Jun.2022 10.0

Jewelry and watches8

...................................... 0.160 -0.3 0.000 3.48 S-May 2022 -0.6

Watches8

.................................................. 0.030 1.3 0.000 2.94 L-Feb.2022 5.1

Jewelry8

.................................................... 0.130 -1.2 0.000 4.37 S-May 2022 -1.2

Transportation commodities less motor fuel10............. 8.559 9.1 0.744 0.36 L-Jun.2022 9.5

New vehicles................................................. 4.024 10.1 0.391 0.65 S-Oct.2021 9.8

New cars5................................................. 10.9 0.67 S-Nov.2021 10.9

New trucks12, 5............................................ 9.8 0.78 S-Sep.2021 9.2

Used cars and trucks....................................... 4.021 7.8 0.284 0.10 L-May 2022 16.1

Motor vehicle parts and equipment....................... 0.425 13.4 0.054 0.79 S-Jan.2022 12.6

Tires........................................................ 0.269 13.7 0.035 0.91 S-Dec.2021 12.4

Vehicle accessories other than tires4.................. 0.156 12.9 0.019 1.56 S-Apr.2022 12.5

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires5

..... 11.5 1.37 L-Jun.2022 11.6

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids5

........................ 13.8 2.37 S-Mar.2022 11.5

Medical care commodities.................................... 1.474 4.1 0.062 0.56 L-Feb.2017 4.1

Medicinal drugs10........................................... 1.373 4.0 0.057 0.57 L-Mar.2017 4.0

Prescription drugs........................................ 0.999 3.2 0.034 0.67 L-Jun.2018 3.2

Nonprescription drugs10................................. 0.374 6.1 0.023 1.24 L-EVER –

Medical equipment and supplies10........................ 0.101 6.0 0.006 1.33 S-Jun.2022 5.9

Recreation commodities10.................................... 1.865 3.8 0.075 0.57 S-May 2022 3.8

Video and audio products10................................ 0.279 -9.0 -0.027 1.16 S-Feb.2020 -9.7

Televisions................................................ 0.126 -19.1 -0.025 1.72 S-Feb.2020 -19.9

Other video equipment4

................................. 0.024 -4.3 -0.002 2.15 L-May 2022 -4.3

Audio equipment.......................................... 0.072 0.8 0.001 3.21 S-May 2022 -0.7

Recorded music and music subscriptions4

............ 0.051 -0.6 0.000 1.24 S-Jun.2022 -1.7

Pets and pet products...................................... 0.554 10.7 0.059 0.79 L-Mar.2009 10.9

Pet food4, 5

................................................ 13.1 1.21 L-Mar.2009 13.2

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories4, 5

. . . . .. 7.3 1.93 L-Jun.2022 9.3

Sporting goods.............................................. 0.544 3.8 0.022 1.45 S-Jan.2021 2.8

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

August 2022, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Jul.

2022

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Aug. 2021-

Aug. 2022

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Aug. 2021-

Aug. 20221

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Sports vehicles including bicycles...................... 0.312 2.9 0.009 2.09 S-Jan.2021 1.0

Sports equipment......................................... 0.222 5.1 0.012 1.94 S-Jan.2022 4.7

Photographic equipment and supplies................... 0.021 6.3 0.001 2.22 L-May 2020 6.3

Photographic equipment4, 5

............................. 5.8 2.67 S-Jun.2022 1.8

Recreational reading materials............................ 0.096 7.0 0.007 1.28 L-Jun.2022 7.4

Newspapers and magazines4........................... 0.057 11.2 0.006 1.67 L-EVER –

Recreational books4

...................................... 0.039 1.4 0.001 1.82 L-Jun.2022 2.6

Other recreational goods4.................................. 0.371 3.3 0.013 1.36 S-Jun.2022 2.7

Toys........................................................ 0.286 2.8 0.008 1.65 – –

Toys, games, hobbies and playground

equipment4

, 5

......................................... 6.9 2.20 L-EVER –

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies4

............... 0.028 8.1 0.003 3.11 L-Jun.2021 13.3

Music instruments and accessories4

................... 0.041 3.6 0.002 2.39 S-Nov.2021 2.9

Education and communication commodities10............. 0.760 -7.3 -0.058 1.66 S-EVER –

Educational books and supplies.......................... 0.086 4.6 0.004 2.04 L-Mar.2017 6.0

College textbooks13, 5

.................................... 5.3 2.25 L-Mar.2017 7.6

Information technology commodities10................... 0.674 -8.8 -0.062 1.97 S-Aug.2015 -8.8

Computers, peripherals, and smart home

assistants6

.............................................. 0.333 -4.3 -0.014 2.76 S-Oct.2020 -4.5

Computer software and accessories4.................. 0.019 -0.3 0.000 3.69 L-Jun.2022 0.1

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other

consumer information items4......................... 0.321 -13.8 -0.048 2.38 S-Oct.2021 -15.1

Smartphones5, 14

....................................... -20.4 3.54 S-Oct.2021 -20.7

Alcoholic beverages........................................... 0.865 4.3 0.039 0.73 L-Dec.2008 4.4

Alcoholic beverages at home.............................. 0.576 3.2 0.020 0.90 L-Aug.2009 3.2

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home........ 0.220 4.9 0.011 1.63 L-Apr.2022 5.0

Distilled spirits at home.................................. 0.105 1.7 0.002 1.09 S-Jun.2022 1.3

Whiskey at home5

..................................... 3.0 1.62 S-Jun.2022 2.5

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home5

. . . . .. 1.2 1.55 L-Feb.2022 1.6

Wine at home............................................. 0.252 2.5 0.007 1.33 L-Dec.2020 2.6

Alcoholic beverages away from home.................... 0.289 5.7 0.019 1.13 – –

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from

home4

, 5

................................................. 6.4 1.31 S-Jun.2022 6.0

Wine away from home4, 5

............................... 7.1 0.95 L-Jul.2002 7.5

Distilled spirits away from home4, 5.................... 4.2 1.44 L-May 2022 5.5

Other goods10.................................................. 1.333 7.6 0.105 0.44 L-EVER –

Tobacco and smoking products........................... 0.511 8.8 0.049 0.77 L-Dec.2021 9.0

Cigarettes4

................................................ 0.441 9.0 0.044 0.87 L-Dec.2021 9.6

Tobacco products other than cigarettes4

.............. 0.065 7.0 0.005 0.75 L-May 2010 8.0

Personal care products..................................... 0.640 6.0 0.040 0.57 L-Jul.1983 6.0

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal

care products4

.......................................... 0.332 7.6 0.026 0.69 L-EVER –

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements............................................. 0.299 4.2 0.014 1.08 L-Feb.2009 4.7

Miscellaneous personal goods4

........................... 0.182 8.3 0.015 1.63 S-Dec.2021 6.2

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap5............. 9.3 2.75 S-Jan.2022 8.4

Services less energy services.................................. 56.523 6.1 3.519 0.12 L-Feb.1991 6.5

Shelter........................................................... 32.247 6.2 2.056 0.14 L-Aug.1990 6.2

Rent of shelter15............................................. 31.884 6.3 2.055 0.14 L-Aug.1990 6.3

Rent of primary residence............................... 7.246 6.7 0.503 0.15 L-Apr.1986 6.7

Lodging away from home4

.............................. 0.984 4.0 0.037 2.60 L-Jun.2022 10.0

Housing at school, excluding board15............... 0.122 2.5 0.003 0.31 L-Aug.2021 2.5

Other lodging away from home including hotels

and motels........................................... 0.862 4.5 0.034 2.99 L-Jun.2022 11.5

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences15.............. 23.654 6.3 1.515 0.12 L-Apr.1986 6.6

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

August 2022, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Jul.

2022

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Aug. 2021-

Aug. 2022

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Aug. 2021-

Aug. 20221

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence15. .. 22.426 6.3 1.439 0.12 L-Apr.1986 6.6

Tenants’ and household insurance4

................... 0.363 0.5 0.002 0.79 L-Jan.2021 0.8

Water and sewer and trash collection services4........ 1.076 4.6 0.052 0.30 L-Sep.2015 4.8

Water and sewerage maintenance..................... 0.775 4.6 0.037 0.25 L-Jun.2016 4.8

Garbage and trash collection12......................... 0.301 4.6 0.014 0.76 S-Apr.2022 4.6

Household operations4..................................... 0.825 6.6 0.057 0.54 L-Nov.2021 8.4

Domestic services4

....................................... 0.242 5.9 0.015 1.16 L-Apr.2022 7.3

Gardening and lawncare services4.....................

Moving, storage, freight expense4...................... 0.104 3.7 0.004 2.55 S-Jun.2022 2.7

Repair of household items4.............................

Medical care services...................................... 6.807 5.6 0.397 0.34 L-Jul.2020 5.9

Professional services.................................... 3.431 2.4 0.088 0.43 L-Jun.2022 2.6

Physicians’ services................................... 1.802 1.1 0.021 0.69 L-May 2022 1.1

Dental services......................................... 0.899 4.7 0.044 0.74 L-Jun.2022 4.7

Eyeglasses and eye care8

............................ 0.351 1.4 0.005 1.04 S-May 2022 1.4

Services by other medical professionals8. . . . . . . . .. 0.379 4.4 0.018 0.64 – –

Hospital and related services........................... 2.496 4.1 0.105 0.55 L-Oct.2021 4.1

Hospital services16..................................... 2.129 4.0 0.088 0.60 L-Oct.2021 4.0

Inpatient hospital services16, 5

.....................

Outpatient hospital services8, 5

.................... 3.6 0.99 L-Jul.2020 3.6

Nursing homes and adult day services16........... 0.205 4.8 0.009 0.52 L-Dec.2007 4.8

Care of invalids and elderly at home7

............... 0.162 3.6 0.008 1.96 S-Jun.2022 2.0

Health insurance7

........................................ 0.880 24.3 0.204 0.34 L-EVER –

Transportation services..................................... 5.872 11.3 0.644 0.57 L-Nov.1981 11.7

Leased cars and trucks13................................

Car and truck rental4..................................... 0.155 -6.2 -0.012 3.92 L-May 2022 -0.4

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair................. 1.034 9.1 0.095 0.62 L-Oct.1981 9.2

Motor vehicle body work.............................. 0.052 11.5 0.006 0.94 S-Jan.2022 10.8

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing.......... 0.566 7.3 0.043 0.77 L-Nov.2008 7.4

Motor vehicle repair4

.................................. 0.372 11.1 0.042 1.33 L-EVER –

Motor vehicle insurance................................. 2.407 8.7 0.209 0.97 L-Jun.2021 11.3

Motor vehicle fees4

....................................... 0.497 2.4 0.013 0.75 L-Mar.2020 2.7

State motor vehicle registration and license

fees4

.................................................. 0.288 2.6 0.008 0.28 L-Aug.2020 2.7

Parking and other fees4............................... 0.194 1.9 0.004 1.55 L-Jun.2022 2.6

Parking fees and tolls4, 5........................... 4.1 2.29 L-Dec.2021 5.1

Public transportation..................................... 0.962 21.1 0.165 1.44 L-Jun.2022 23.7

Airline fares............................................. 0.673 33.4 0.164 2.32 L-Jun.2022 34.1

Other intercity transportation......................... 0.091 -2.6 -0.005 2.93 L-Apr.2022 -2.1

Ship fare4, 5

.......................................... -7.4 2.37 L-May 2022 -5.3

Intracity transportation................................. 0.195 2.9 0.006 1.51 L-May 2022 3.6

Intracity mass transit10, 5........................... 0.6 4.43 L-Jun.2022 0.8

Recreation services10....................................... 3.108 4.2 0.140 0.47 S-Dec.2021 3.3

Video and audio services10............................. 1.137 3.2 0.038 0.43 S-Dec.2021 2.6

Cable and satellite television service12............. 1.043 3.0 0.032 0.44 S-Dec.2021 2.8

Video discs and other media, including rental of

video4

................................................. 0.094 4.7 0.005 4.53 S-Jun.2022 4.7

Video discs and other media4, 5

................... 8.9 5.35 L-Nov.2018 9.8

Rental of video discs and other media4, 5

. . . . . .. 5.9 1.34 S-Apr.2022 5.2

Pet services including veterinary4

...................... 0.513 9.6 0.050 0.68 L-EVER –

Pet services4, 5

......................................... 5.7 1.11 L-Jun.2022 6.2

Veterinarian services4, 5

............................... 10.0 1.31 L-EVER –

Photographers and photo processing4

................ 0.029 6.0 0.002 1.15 L-EVER –

Other recreation services4

............................... 1.429 3.2 0.050 0.92 S-May 2022 3.2

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

August 2022, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Jul.

2022

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Aug. 2021-

Aug. 2022

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Aug. 2021-

Aug. 20221

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or

other organizations, or participant sports

fees4

.................................................. 0.624 3.7 0.024 0.85 L-May 2022 3.7

Admissions............................................. 0.454 2.7 0.015 1.76 S-May 2022 1.7

Admission to movies, theaters, and

concerts4, 5........................................ 6.2 1.65 – –

Admission to sporting events4, 5

.................. -6.7 6.53 S-May 2022 -10.8

Fees for lessons or instructions8

.................... 0.165 2.0 0.003 1.75 L-May 2022 3.8

Education and communication services10................ 5.239 1.5 0.089 0.22 – –

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.............. 2.461 3.0 0.082 0.33 L-Jul.2019 3.2

College tuition and fees............................... 1.410 2.8 0.042 0.41 L-Jul.2019 2.9

Elementary and high school tuition and fees. . . . .. 0.313 3.2 0.010 0.36 L-Jul.2021 3.5

Day care and preschool11............................ 0.612 3.7 0.025 0.71 L-Jun.2022 3.7

Technical and business school tuition and fees4... 0.038 1.2 0.000 0.48 L-Jun.2022 1.2

Postage and delivery services4

......................... 0.081 3.9 0.004 0.13 S-Mar.2022 3.8

Postage................................................. 0.073 3.0 0.003 0.11 – –

Delivery services4...................................... 0.009 11.5 0.001 0.74 S-Mar.2022 11.4

Telephone services4..................................... 1.780 -0.1 -0.001 0.30 S-Jun.2022 -0.1

Wireless telephone services4

........................ 1.480 -0.6 -0.009 0.38 L-Feb.2022 -0.4

Residential telephone services10.................... 0.300 2.4 0.008 0.89 S-Jul.2019 2.3

Internet services and electronic information

providers4

............................................... 0.908 0.6 0.005 0.78 S-Feb.2021 -0.3

Other personal services10.................................. 1.349 5.8 0.084 0.50 S-Mar.2022 5.7

Personal care services.................................. 0.531 4.4 0.025 1.02 L-Jun.2022 6.3

Haircuts and other personal care services4........ 0.531 4.4 0.025 1.02 L-Jun.2022 6.3

Miscellaneous personal services....................... 0.817 6.7 0.059 0.37 S-May 2022 6.6

Legal services8......................................... 0.232 9.3 0.022 0.43 S-May 2022 7.6

Funeral expenses8

..................................... 0.144 2.6 0.004 0.52 S-Mar.2022 2.6

Laundry and dry cleaning services4................. 0.152 7.9 0.014 0.82 S-Nov.2021 7.5

Apparel services other than laundry and dry

cleaning4............................................. 0.018 9.1 0.002 1.06 S-Jun.2022 8.1

Financial services8..................................... 0.189 5.5 0.011 0.78 L-Apr.2022 6.9

Checking account and other bank services4, 5

... 3.7 2.34 L-Feb.2022 10.0

Tax return preparation and other accounting

fees4

, 5

.............................................. 8.8 1.07 L-Feb.2022 9.8

Special aggregate indexes

All items less food.................................................. 86.473 7.8 6.738 0.10 S-Jan.2022 7.6

All items less shelter................................................ 67.753 9.3 6.206 0.10 S-Jan.2022 9.0

All items less food and shelter.................................... 54.226 8.7 4.681 0.12 S-Oct.2021 8.2

All items less food, shelter, and energy.......................... 45.444 6.4 2.961 0.14 L-May 2022 6.4

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

trucks............................................................... 41.422 6.3 2.677 0.15 L-Sep.1982 6.4

All items less medical care........................................ 91.719 8.5 7.803 0.09 S-Feb.2022 8.4

All items less energy................................................ 91.218 7.1 6.543 0.09 L-Jul.1982 7.1

Commodities......................................................... 39.865 10.6 4.086 0.14 S-Oct.2021 10.5

Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and

trucks............................................................ 17.146 7.0 1.214 0.26 S-Dec.2021 6.5

Commodities less food.......................................... 26.338 10.2 2.561 0.20 S-Apr.2021 9.5

Commodities less food and beverages........................ 25.473 10.4 2.522 0.22 S-Apr.2021 9.8

Services.............................................................. 60.135 6.8 4.177 0.11 L-Oct.1982 6.9

Services less rent of shelter15.................................. 28.251 7.4 2.122 0.16 L-EVER –

Services less medical care services........................... 53.328 7.0 3.779 0.12 L-Aug.1982 8.3

Durables.............................................................. 12.688 7.8 0.955 0.31 S-Apr.2021 7.3

Nondurables......................................................... 27.177 12.0 3.131 0.17 S-Feb.2022 10.7

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

August 2022, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Jul.

2022

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Aug. 2021-

Aug. 2022

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Aug. 2021-

Aug. 20221

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Nondurables less food........................................... 13.650 12.6 1.606 0.28 S-Sep.2021 11.7

Nondurables less food and beverages........................ 12.785 13.3 1.567 0.29 S-Sep.2021 12.5

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel............. 10.394 15.6 1.441 0.29 S-Sep.2021 15.5

Nondurables less food and apparel............................ 11.258 14.5 1.480 0.27 S-Sep.2021 14.1

Housing............................................................... 41.919 7.8 3.307 0.12 L-Jun.1982 8.7

Education and communication4

................................... 5.999 0.5 0.031 0.25 – –

Education4

......................................................... 2.547 3.1 0.086 0.33 L-Jun.2019 3.1

Communication4.................................................. 3.452 -1.4 -0.054 0.38 S-Jun.2019 -1.5

Information and information processing4................... 3.370 -1.6 -0.059 0.39 S-Jun.2019 -1.7

Information technology, hardware and services17......... 1.590 -3.2 -0.058 0.88 S-Apr.2018 -3.6

Recreation4

.......................................................... 4.974 4.1 0.215 0.38 S-Dec.2021 3.3

Video and audio4................................................. 1.416 0.7 0.011 0.45 S-Sep.2019 0.2

Pets, pet products and services4............................... 1.067 10.1 0.109 0.53 L-Feb.2009 10.1

Photography4...................................................... 0.051 6.2 0.003 1.07 L-EVER –

Food and beverages................................................ 14.392 10.9 1.564 0.19 L-May 1979 11.1

Domestically produced farm food.............................. 7.083 13.8 0.927 0.30 L-Apr.1979 14.1

Other services....................................................... 9.696 3.0 0.313 0.19 S-Dec.2021 2.6

Apparel less footwear.............................................. 1.798 5.1 0.096 1.01 L-Jun.2022 5.1

Fuels and utilities.................................................... 4.927 17.2 0.789 0.29 L-Jun.2022 17.6

Household energy................................................ 3.851 21.2 0.738 0.41 L-Jun.2022 21.9

Medical care......................................................... 8.281 5.4 0.460 0.29 L-Dec.1993 5.4

Transportation....................................................... 19.362 13.4 2.371 0.28 S-Mar.2021 5.8

Private transportation............................................ 18.400 13.2 2.206 0.26 S-Mar.2021 7.0

New and used motor vehicles4

.............................. 9.106 9.8 0.853 0.39 L-May 2022 13.7

Utilities and public transportation................................. 8.473 10.9 0.905 0.24 L-Jun.2022 10.9

Household furnishings and operations........................... 4.745 9.9 0.461 0.50 S-Jun.2022 9.5

Other goods and services.......................................... 2.682 6.6 0.188 0.36 L-Jun.2022 6.7

Personal care..................................................... 2.171 6.1 0.139 0.37 L-Jun.2022 6.4

1 The ’effect’ of an item category is a measure of that item’s contribution to the All items price change. For example, if the Food index had an effect of

0.40, and the All items index rose 1.2 percent, then the increase in food prices contributed 0.40 / 1.2, or 33.3 percent, to that All items increase.

Said another way, had food prices been unchanged for that year the change in the All items index would have been 1.2 percent minus 0.40, or 0.8

percent. Effects can be negative as well. For example, if the effect of food was a negative 0.1, and the All items index rose 0.5 percent, the All items

index actually would have been 0.1 percent higher (or 0.6 percent) had food prices been unchanged. Since food prices fell while prices overall were

rising, the contribution of food to the All items price change was negative (in this case, -0.1 / 0.5, or minus 20 percent).

2 A statistic’s margin of error is often expressed as its point estimate plus or minus two standard errors. For example, if a CPI category rose 2.6

percent, and its standard error was 0.25 percent, the margin of error on this item’s 12-month percent change would be 2.6 percent, plus or minus

0.5 percent.

3

If the current 12-month percent change is greater than the previous published 12-month percent change, then this column identifies the closest prior

month with a 12-month percent change as (L)arge as or (L)arger than the current 12-month change. If the current 12-month percent change is

smaller than the previous published 12-month percent change, the most recent month with a change as (S)mall or (S)maller than the current month

change is identified. If the current and previous published 12-month percent changes are equal, a dash will appear. Standard numerical comparison

is used. For example, 2.0% is greater than 0.6%, -4.4% is less than -2.0%, and -2.0% is less than 0.0%. Note that a (L)arger change can be a

smaller decline, for example, a -0.2% change is larger than a -0.4% change, but still represents a decline in the price index. Likewise, (S)maller

changes can be increases, for example, a 0.6% change is smaller than 0.8%, but still represents an increase in the price index. In this context, a

-0.2% change is considered to be smaller than a 0.0% change.

4

Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

5 Special indexes based on a substantially smaller sample. These series do not contribute to the all items index aggregation and therefore do not

have a relative importance or effect.

6

Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.

7

Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.

8

Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

9

Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

10 Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.

11 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.

12 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.

13 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.

14 Indexes on a December 2019=100 base.

15 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
16 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.

17 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.