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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – SEPTEMBER 2016 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent in September on a 

seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, 

the all items index rose 1.5 percent before seasonal adjustment. 

Increases in the shelter and gasoline indexes were the main causes of the rise in the all items index. The 

gasoline index rose 5.8 percent in September and accounted for more than half of the all items increase. 

The shelter index increased 0.4 percent, its largest increase since May. 

The energy index increased 2.9 percent, its largest advance since April. Along with the gasoline index, 

other energy component indexes also rose. The index for food, in contrast, was unchanged for the third 

consecutive month, as the food at home index continued to decline. 

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Chart 1. One-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), seasonally adjusted, Sep. 2015 - Sep. 2016

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Corrections to Prescription Drug Indexes 

The indexes for prescription drugs were incorrect as published for May 2016 through August 2016, 

which affected the U.S. All items index. Incorrect prices were used in the calculation of indexes in 

several local areas. A list of the series affected by the errors can be found at 

www.bls.gov/bls/errata/cpi-price-corrections-10182016.htm. 
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Chart 2. 12-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, Sep. 2015 - Sep. 2016

Percent change

All items All items less food and energy
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The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent in September after a 0.3-percent increase in 

August. Along with the shelter index, the indexes for medical care, motor vehicle insurance, and 

personal care all increased in September, as did the indexes for education, alcoholic beverages, airline 

fares, and tobacco. The indexes for communication, apparel, used cars and trucks, recreation, and new 

vehicles all declined. 

The all items index rose 1.5 percent for the 12 months ending September, its largest 12-month increase 

since October 2014. The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.2 percent for the 12 months 

ending September. The food index declined 0.3 percent over the span, and the energy index fell 2.9 

percent. 

Food 

The food index was unchanged in September, as it was in July and August. The index for food away 

from home increased 0.2 percent, but the food at home index declined for the fifth consecutive month, 

falling 0.1 percent. Major grocery store food group indexes were mixed, with three declines and three 

increases. The index for nonalcoholic beverages fell 0.4 percent in September, its fourth decline in the 

last 5 months. The fruits and vegetables index, which was unchanged in August, fell 0.3 percent in 

September. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs continued to fall, declining 0.2 percent, with the 

beef index falling 0.5 percent. 

In contrast, the indexes for cereals and bakery products, dairy and related products, and other food at 

home all rose slightly in September, each increasing 0.1 percent. Over the last 12 months, the food at 

home index has declined 2.2 percent, the largest 12-month decline since December 2009. All six major 

grocery store food group indexes declined over the last year. The index for food away from home has 

risen 2.4 percent since September 2015. 

Energy 

The energy index rose in September, increasing 2.9 percent after being unchanged in August. All major 

energy component indexes increased. The gasoline index, which fell 0.9 percent in August, rose 5.8 

percent in September. (Before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices increased 2.3 percent in September.) 

The fuel oil index also increased in September, rising 2.4 percent. The electricity index increased 0.7 

percent in September, its third straight increase and largest since December 2014. The index for natural 

gas also continued to rise, increasing 0.8 percent in September following larger increases in July and 

August. 

The energy index has declined 2.9 percent over the past year; this is the smallest 12-month decline since 

the period ending October 2014. The gasoline index has declined 6.5 percent over the last year, and the 

index for fuel oil has decreased 8.5 percent. However, the index for natural gas has risen 2.9 percent 

over the past year, and the electricity index has advanced slightly, increasing 0.1 percent. 

All items less food and energy 

The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.1 percent in September after rising 0.3 percent 

in August. The shelter index increased 0.4 percent in September, reflecting a 0.3-percent increase in the 

rent index and a 0.4-percent advance in the index for owners' equivalent rent. The index for medical care 

rose, though the 0.2 percent increase in September was the smallest increase since March. The index for 

prescription drugs increased 0.8 percent, while the hospital services index was unchanged. The index for 
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motor vehicle insurance continued to rise, increasing 0.4 percent in September. The personal care index 

increased in September, advancing 0.4 percent. The index for airline fares rose 0.4 percent, following 

declines in July and August. The index for tobacco also increased 0.4 percent, while the alcoholic 

beverages index rose 0.3 percent and the education index advanced 0.2 percent. 

In contrast to these increases, several indexes declined in September. The index for communication fell 

0.8 percent, its largest decline since October 2014, and the apparel index decreased 0.7 percent. The 

index for used cars and trucks continued to fall, declining 0.3 percent in September. The indexes for new 

vehicles and for recreation both fell 0.1 percent, while the index for household furnishings and 

operations was unchanged. 

 

The index for all items less food and energy increased 2.2 percent over the past 12 months. The 12- 

month increase has stayed in the narrow range of 2.1 percent to 2.3 percent since December 2015. The 

shelter index has risen 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, and the medical care index has increased 4.9 

percent. 

 

Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 1.5 percent over the last 12 

months to an index level of 241.428 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index increased 0.2 percent prior 

to seasonal adjustment. 

The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 1.2 

percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 235.495 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index 

increased 0.3 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. 

The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 1.2 percent over the 

last 12 months. For the month, the index rose 0.3 percent on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Please note 

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

 

The Consumer Price Index for October 2016 is scheduled to be released on Thursday, November 

17, 2016, at 8:30 a.m. (EST). 

Consumer Price Index Geographic Revision for 2018 

In January 2018, BLS will introduce a new geographic area sample for the Consumer Price Index 

(CPI). The 2018 revision utilizes the 2010 Decennial Census and incorporates an updated area 

sample design, changes the frequency of publication for several local area indexes, and establishes 

some new local area and aggregate indexes. The first indexes using the new structure will be 

published in February 2018. Additional information on the geographic revision is available at: 

www.bls.gov/cpi/georevision2018.htm. 
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Brief Explanation of the CPI 

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time of goods and 

services purchased by households. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population 

groups: (1) the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers households of 

wage earners and clerical workers that comprise approximately 28 percent of the total population and (2) 

the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U), 

which covers approximately 89 percent of the total population and includes, in addition to wage earners 

and clerical worker households, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the selfemployed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force. 

The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors’ 

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

are collected each month in 87 urban areas across the country from about 6,000 housing units and 

approximately 24,000 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 87 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 visits or telephone calls of the Bureau’s trained representatives. 

In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with 

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 27 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. It is important to note that the CPI-U and 

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

two annual revisions. 

The index measures price change from a designed reference date. For 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 16.5 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown as 116.500. This change can 

also be expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a base period market basket of goods and services in 

the CPI has risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65. 

For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet at www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact our CPI 

Information and Analysis Section on (202) 691-7000. 
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Note on Sampling Error in the Consumer Price Index 

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-

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 0.04 percent for the U.S. All 

Items Consumer Price Index. 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% of 

these estimates would be within 0.08 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 for All Urban 

Consumers, we are 95 percent confident that the actual percent change based on all retail prices would 

fall between 0.12 and 0.28 percent. For the latest data, including information on how to use the estimates 

of standard error, see "Variance Estimates for Price Changes in the Consumer Price Index, JanuaryDecember 2014." These data are available on the CPI home page (www.bls.gov/cpi), or by using the 

following link: www.bls.gov/cpi/cpivar2014.pdf. 

Calculating Index Changes 

Movements of the indexes from one 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 example below illustrates the computation 

of index point and percent changes. 

Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and are computed 

according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data indicate what the percent 

change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month period. 

Index Point Change 

CPI 202.416 

Less previous index 201.800 

Equals index point change .616 

Percent Change 

Index point difference .616 

Divided by the previous index 201.800 

Equals 0.003 

Results multiplied by one hundred 0.003x100 

Equals percent change 0.3
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A Note on the Use of Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data 

Introduction 

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 five years of seasonally adjusted data. For more information on data revisions and exceptions 

to the usual revision schedule, please see the Fact Sheet on Seasonal Adjustment 

(http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisaqanda.htm) and the Timeline of Seasonal Adjustment Methodological 

Changes (http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpiseastimeline.htm). 

How to Use Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data

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 changing climatic conditions, 

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. 

Intervention Analysis 

The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment 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. 

2016 Series Adjusted Using Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment

For the seasonal factors introduced in January 2016, BLS adjusted 37 series using Intervention Analysis 

Seasonal Adjustment, including selected food and beverage items, motor fuels and natural gas. For 

example, this procedure was used for the Motor fuel series to offset the effects of events such as the 

response in crude oil markets to the worldwide economic downturn in 2008. 

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 five 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 five years of data. Seasonally adjusted 

indexes beyond the last five years of data are considered to be final and not subject to revision. In 
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January 2016, revised seasonal factors and seasonally adjusted indexes for 2011-2015 were calculated 

and published. For directly adjusted series, the seasonal factors for 2015 will be applied to data in 2016 

to produce the seasonally adjusted 2016 indexes. 

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 five 

years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes before that period will not be changed. 28 of the 81 

components of the U.S. city average all items index are not seasonally adjusted for 2016. 

Contact Information 

For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please write to the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact Justin 

Yarros, Samuel An or Marie Rogers at (202) 691-6968 or by e-mail at Yarros.Justin@bls.gov, 

An.Samuel@bls.gov or Rogers.Marie@bls.gov. If you have general questions about the CPI, please call 

our information staff at (202) 691-7000. 
Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

September 2016

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2016

Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent

change

Seasonally adjusted percent

change

Sep.

2015

Aug.

2016

Sep.

2016

Sep.

2015-

Sep.

2016

Aug.

2016-

Sep.

2016

Jun.

2016-

Jul.

2016

Jul.

2016-

Aug.

2016

Aug.

2016-

Sep.

2016

All items1, 2......................................... 100.000 237.945 240.849r 241.428 1.5 0.2r 0.0r 0.2r 0.3r

Food.............................................. 13.753 248.632 247.719 247.917 -0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0

Food at home................................. 7.973 243.432 238.088 238.120 -2.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1

Cereals and bakery products............ 1.078 273.530 273.104 272.089 -0.5 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.1

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............ 1.780 263.227 246.547 246.642 -6.3 0.0 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2

Dairy and related products............... 0.811 222.310 215.506 216.693 -2.5 0.6 -0.4 0.0 0.1

Fruits and vegetables..................... 1.342 295.394 292.156 293.423 -0.7 0.4 0.3 0.0 -0.3

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage

materials.................................. 0.957 168.054 167.044 166.573 -0.9 -0.3 0.3 -0.1 -0.4

Other food at home........................ 2.005 210.659 209.761 209.426 -0.6 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 0.1

Food away from home3

...................... 5.781 257.830 263.649 264.102 2.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

Energy............................................ 7.064 201.641 193.524 195.852 -2.9 1.2 -1.6 0.0 2.9

Energy commodities......................... 3.326 211.099 193.119 197.603 -6.4 2.3 -4.4 -0.9 5.5

Fuel oil3

..................................... 0.090 231.835 207.143 212.019 -8.5 2.4 -1.3 -2.5 2.4

Motor fuel................................... 3.155 208.121 190.209 194.660 -6.5 2.3 -4.6 -0.9 5.7

Gasoline (all types)..................... 3.108 207.239 189.375 193.817 -6.5 2.3 -4.7 -0.9 5.8

Energy services4

............................. 3.738 201.575 202.521 202.941 0.7 0.2 1.0 0.8 0.7

Electricity4

.................................. 2.954 214.132 214.222 214.381 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.7

Utility (piped) gas service4

................ 0.784 161.189 164.715 165.881 2.9 0.7 3.1 2.1 0.8

All items less food and energy5, 6............. 79.183 243.359 248.278r 248.731 2.2 0.2r 0.1r 0.3r 0.1r

Commodities less food and energy

commodities7, 8............................. 19.344 146.500 145.140r 145.562 -0.6 0.3r -0.1r 0.1r -0.1r

Apparel...................................... 3.097 128.540 124.871 128.429 -0.1 2.8 0.0 0.2 -0.7

New vehicles............................... 3.673 146.570 146.713 146.499 0.0 -0.1 0.2 0.0 -0.1

Used cars and trucks...................... 2.098 148.520 144.858 142.482 -4.1 -1.6 -1.0 -0.6 -0.3

Medical care commodities9, 10........... 1.859 355.746 372.106r 374.142 5.2 0.5r 0.5r 1.4r 0.6r

Alcoholic beverages....................... 0.948 239.287 242.009 242.614 1.4 0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.3

Tobacco and smoking products.......... 0.657 938.348 969.004 970.921 3.5 0.2 -0.5 0.7 0.4

Services less energy services11, 12........ 59.839 302.663 311.746r 312.205 3.2 0.1r 0.2r 0.3r 0.2r

Shelter....................................... 33.387 280.814 289.605 290.445 3.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4

Rent of primary residence4

............ 7.769 288.306 297.916 298.962 3.7 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3

Owners’ equivalent rent of

residences4, 13......................... 24.316 287.916 296.521 297.636 3.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4

Medical care services14, 15............... 6.681 476.466 499.187r 499.483 4.8 0.1r 0.5r 1.0r 0.0r

Physicians’ services4................... 1.704 367.176 382.156 382.134 4.1 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.0

Hospital services4, 16................... 2.236 289.134 305.972 306.404 6.0 0.1 0.4 1.7 0.0

Transportation services................... 5.865 289.576 298.876 298.129 3.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.1 0.0

Motor vehicle maintenance and

repair3

.................................. 1.159 271.119 275.923 275.331 1.6 -0.2 0.2 0.0 -0.2

Motor vehicle insurance................ 2.419 462.467 491.047 492.119 6.4 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.4

Airline fare............................... 0.632 274.897 268.040 267.457 -2.7 -0.2 -4.9 -0.1 0.4

1 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=239.403. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=239.907. Revised seasonally adjusted index:

Jul. 2016=239.810. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed.

2 Revised index: May. 2016=240.229. Revised index: Jun. 2016=241.018. Revised index: Jul. 2016=240.628. Associated calculations, including

percent change, may also have changed.

3 Not seasonally adjusted.

4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator.

5 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=247.064. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=247.468. Revised seasonally adjusted index:

Jul. 2016=247.689. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed.

6 Revised index: May. 2016=247.544. Revised index: Jun. 2016=247.794. Revised index: Jul. 2016=247.744. Associated calculations, including

percent change, may also have changed.

7 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=145.604. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=145.223. Revised seasonally adjusted index:

Jul. 2016=145.022. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed.

8 Revised index: May. 2016=146.230. Revised index: Jun. 2016=145.517. Revised index: Jul. 2016=144.832. Associated calculations, including

percent change, may also have changed.
9 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=361.801. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=364.698. Revised seasonally adjusted index:

Jul. 2016=366.473. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed.

10 Revised index: May. 2016=361.866. Revised index: Jun. 2016=364.501. Revised index: Jul. 2016=366.784. Associated calculations, including

percent change, may also have changed. 11 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=309.423. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=310.385. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=310.861. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 12 Revised index: May. 2016=309.770. Revised index: Jun. 2016=310.680. Revised index: Jul. 2016=311.072. Associated calculations, including

percent change, may also have changed. 13 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 14 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=492.084. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=492.975. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=495.674. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 15 Revised index: May. 2016=493.270. Revised index: Jun. 2016=493.438. Revised index: Jul. 2016=495.431. Associated calculations, including

percent change, may also have changed. 16 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.

r Revised

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure

category, September 2016

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2016

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Sep.

2015-

Sep.

2016

Aug.

2016-

Sep.

2016

Jun.

2016-

Jul.

2016

Jul.

2016-

Aug.

2016

Aug.

2016-

Sep.

2016

All items1, 2............................................................. 100.000 1.5 0.2r 0.0r 0.2r 0.3r

Food.................................................................. 13.753 -0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0

Food at home..................................................... 7.973 -2.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1

Cereals and bakery products................................. 1.078 -0.5 -0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.1

Cereals and cereal products............................... 0.362 -0.6 -0.5 0.6 -0.7 0.7

Flour and prepared flour mixes......................... 0.044 -1.5 -0.2 1.8 -1.2 1.0

Breakfast cereal3

......................................... 0.184 0.2 0.5 0.6 -1.5 0.5

Rice, pasta, cornmeal3

................................... 0.134 -1.2 -2.0 0.3 -0.3 -2.0

Rice3, 4, 5................................................ -2.5 -2.4 -0.7 -0.3 -2.4

Bakery products3

......................................... 0.715 -0.5 -0.3 -0.3 0.4 -0.3

Bread3, 4................................................. 0.213 -1.1 -0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.5

White bread3, 5...................................... -1.4 0.0 0.2 -0.9 0.0

Bread other than white3, 5.......................... -0.5 -1.4 -0.3 1.2 -1.4

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins4

......................... 0.105 0.1 0.7 -1.1 0.4 0.6

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies....................... 0.172 0.8 0.9 -0.4 0.3 0.8

Cookies5

.............................................. -0.5 1.0 -1.8 0.7 0.8

Fresh cakes and cupcakes3, 5..................... 2.3 0.7 1.6 0.1 0.7

Other bakery products................................ 0.226 -1.3 -1.5 -0.6 0.3 -0.9

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts3, 5.... 0.5 1.9 0.2 -1.3 1.9

Crackers, bread, and cracker products5

......... -2.1 -3.5 -1.5 1.7 -2.7

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies,

tarts, turnovers5

................................... -1.0 -1.1 -0.7 0.7 -1.0

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................ 1.780 -6.3 0.0 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2

Meats, poultry, and fish.................................... 1.679 -3.4 0.0 -0.6 0.0 -0.2

Meats...................................................... 1.071 -4.9 -0.5 -0.9 0.1 -0.7

Beef and veal.......................................... 0.480 -7.0 -0.7 -1.4 0.5 -0.5

Uncooked ground beef3

............................ 0.195 -8.9 -0.6 -0.6 0.8 -0.6

Uncooked beef roasts3, 4........................... 0.065 -8.3 -2.3 -1.6 -1.7 -2.3

Uncooked beef steaks4

............................. 0.173 -5.2 -0.3 -2.9 0.8 -0.1

Uncooked other beef and veal3, 4................. 0.047 -4.0 -0.2 0.1 -1.0 -0.2

Pork...................................................... 0.338 -3.6 -1.0 -0.6 -0.5 -1.4

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related

products4

.......................................... 0.140 -1.6 0.0 -0.2 -1.2 -0.1

Bacon and related products5

.................... -1.7 0.9 -0.1 -2.2 -0.3

Breakfast sausage and related products4, 5... -1.1 -0.5 -0.4 0.5 0.1

Ham................................................... 0.062 -3.9 0.5 -0.1 -1.8 -0.7

Ham, excluding canned5

........................ -4.2 0.3 -0.2 -2.1 -1.1

Pork chops3

.......................................... 0.056 -4.5 -3.3 2.1 -1.0 -3.3

Other pork including roasts and picnics4

......... 0.080 -5.8 -2.3 -1.6 1.8 -2.0

Other meats............................................ 0.253 -2.3 0.5 -0.5 0.0 -0.1

Frankfurters5

......................................... -7.4 0.8 -0.8 2.5 -2.1

Lunchmeats4, 5...................................... -0.7 0.8 -0.9 -1.0 0.9

Lamb and organ meats3, 5......................... 1.3 1.5 0.7 -1.2 1.5

Lamb and mutton3, 4, 5.............................. -1.9 0.6 0.0 -0.1 0.6

Poultry................................................... 0.344 -1.5 0.5 -0.3 -0.1 0.7

Chicken3, 4........................................... 0.278 -1.7 0.7 -0.1 -0.2 0.7

Fresh whole chicken3, 5.......................... 2.4 2.9 3.1 -1.9 2.9

Fresh and frozen chicken parts3, 5............. -2.9 0.0 -1.4 0.4 0.0

Other poultry including turkey4

.................... 0.066 -0.7 -0.3 -1.3 0.8 -1.1

Fish and seafood...................................... 0.264 0.7 1.0 0.2 -0.3 0.7

Fresh fish and seafood4

............................ 0.144 2.8 1.6 0.9 -0.9 0.7

Processed fish and seafood4

...................... 0.120 -1.9 0.4 -1.0 0.4 0.7

Shelf stable fish and seafood3, 5............... -0.7 0.6 -1.5 0.7 0.6

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, September 2016 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2016

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Sep.

2015-

Sep.

2016

Aug.

2016-

Sep.

2016

Jun.

2016-

Jul.

2016

Jul.

2016-

Aug.

2016

Aug.

2016-

Sep.

2016

Frozen fish and seafood5

........................ -3.2 0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.5

Eggs........................................................ 0.100 -37.6 1.3 -0.6 -6.6 0.3

Dairy and related products................................... 0.811 -2.5 0.6 -0.4 0.0 0.1

Milk3, 4........................................................ 0.228 -3.3 2.2 -0.4 1.2 2.2

Fresh whole milk5

........................................ -3.0 2.1 -1.6 0.9 1.2

Fresh milk other than whole4, 5......................... -3.7 2.2 -0.9 0.6 1.6

Cheese and related products.............................. 0.262 -3.1 -0.2 0.1 -0.6 -0.5

Ice cream and related products........................... 0.115 -1.1 0.7 -0.5 0.2 -1.9

Other dairy and related products3, 4...................... 0.206 -1.7 -0.4 0.1 -0.2 -0.4

Fruits and vegetables......................................... 1.342 -0.7 0.4 0.3 0.0 -0.3

Fresh fruits and vegetables................................ 1.044 -0.3 0.8 0.3 0.1 -0.3

Fresh fruits................................................ 0.565 1.3 1.6 0.4 0.1 0.5

Apples................................................... 0.094 4.3 -6.1 -1.8 -0.7 -1.6

Bananas3

............................................... 0.086 -0.3 1.9 -0.4 -0.8 1.9

Citrus fruits4

............................................ 0.164 3.9 2.9 -2.6 -2.4 3.5

Oranges, including tangerines5

.................... 2.1 3.1 -0.3 -3.1 4.8

Other fresh fruits4

...................................... 0.221 -0.3 3.9 2.8 3.0 -1.1

Fresh vegetables......................................... 0.479 -2.2 -0.2 0.2 0.2 -1.2

Potatoes................................................. 0.083 2.0 -0.9 -1.8 0.1 0.9

Lettuce.................................................. 0.062 -8.7 -1.3 -2.1 -0.2 -2.6

Tomatoes3

.............................................. 0.080 0.4 2.7 0.4 1.5 2.7

Other fresh vegetables................................ 0.254 -2.7 -0.7 1.2 -0.6 -1.6

Processed fruits and vegetables4

...................... 0.298 -1.8 -0.8 0.2 -0.7 -0.5

Canned fruits and vegetables4

....................... 0.157 -1.9 -0.9 0.2 -0.4 -0.6

Canned fruits4, 5..................................... -1.4 -0.5 -0.2 -0.1 0.3

Canned vegetables4, 5.............................. -2.2 -1.3 0.9 -1.0 -0.7

Frozen fruits and vegetables4

........................ 0.088 -1.5 -1.4 0.4 -0.8 -1.6

Frozen vegetables5

................................. -1.8 -1.2 0.3 -0.9 -1.0

Other processed fruits and vegetables including

dried4

................................................. 0.054 -2.0 0.7 0.7 -2.3 0.8

Dried beans, peas, and lentils3, 4, 5............... -2.3 0.1 0.0 -1.7 0.1

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials. ........ 0.957 -0.9 -0.3 0.3 -0.1 -0.4

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks4

........................... 0.673 -0.7 -0.3 0.4 0.2 -0.5

Carbonated drinks........................................ 0.270 -0.2 -0.2 0.3 -0.3 -0.6

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks3, 4.......... 0.011 -0.8 1.0 -1.6 0.4 1.0

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks4

......... 0.393 -1.0 -0.4 0.6 0.6 -0.8

Beverage materials including coffee and tea4

........... 0.284 -1.3 -0.2 -0.1 -0.3 0.4

Coffee...................................................... 0.178 -2.8 -0.2 -1.1 -0.7 0.7

Roasted coffee5

........................................ -2.9 0.3 -1.5 -1.0 1.3

Instant and freeze dried coffee3, 5................... -1.5 -1.9 -1.5 2.3 -1.9

Other beverage materials including tea4

.............. 0.106 1.1 -0.3 1.9 0.5 -0.2

Other food at home............................................ 2.005 -0.6 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 0.1

Sugar and sweets3

.......................................... 0.292 -0.9 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1

Sugar and artificial sweeteners......................... 0.051 -1.6 -0.6 -1.1 1.0 -0.3

Candy and chewing gum3, 4............................. 0.186 -0.4 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.8

Other sweets4

............................................. 0.055 -2.0 -1.2 0.3 0.2 -1.7

Fats and oils................................................. 0.235 -0.6 0.4 0.2 -0.5 0.1

Butter and margarine4

................................... 0.069 0.7 0.1 0.7 -0.3 -0.9

Butter5

................................................... -0.3 0.1 -0.6 0.5 -1.6

Margarine5

.............................................. 2.7 -0.3 1.1 -0.7 0.0

Salad dressing4

........................................... 0.057 -0.4 1.2 1.4 -1.5 0.4

Other fats and oils including peanut butter4

.......... 0.109 -1.5 0.1 -0.5 0.0 0.3

Peanut butter3, 4, 5..................................... -2.4 0.7 -2.1 1.2 0.7

Other foods................................................ 1.478 -0.5 -0.3 -0.3 -0.2 0.0

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, September 2016 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2016

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Sep.

2015-

Sep.

2016

Aug.

2016-

Sep.

2016

Jun.

2016-

Jul.

2016

Jul.

2016-

Aug.

2016

Aug.

2016-

Sep.

2016

Soups.................................................... 0.095 0.7 -2.4 -1.3 -0.3 1.3

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods3

.......... 0.261 -2.3 -0.2 -0.6 -0.6 -0.2

Snacks3

................................................. 0.336 -0.4 -0.9 -0.2 0.5 -0.9

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces........... 0.287 0.2 0.6 0.7 -1.3 0.9

Salt and other seasonings and spices4, 5........ 3.4 0.4 -0.6 0.4 0.6

Olives, pickles, relishes3, 4, 5....................... 0.4 2.7 1.7 -4.0 2.7

Sauces and gravies4, 5............................. -1.3 1.3 0.9 -1.6 1.9

Other condiments5

.................................. -0.8 -2.5 0.1 -1.5 -1.2

Baby food3, 4........................................... 0.055 0.6 0.0 1.0 -0.4 0.0

Other miscellaneous foods3, 4........................ 0.443 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 -0.8 -0.1

Prepared salads3, 5, 6............................... -1.1 0.7 -1.2 -0.8 0.7

Food away from home3

.......................................... 5.781 2.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

Full service meals and snacks3, 4........................... 2.801 2.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2

Limited service meals and snacks3, 4....................... 2.454 2.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

Food at employee sites and schools4

....................... 0.197 3.3 0.8 1.8 -0.7 -1.0

Food at elementary and secondary schools3, 5, 7....... 3.7 0.6 0.6

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors3, 4. . .. 0.082 3.7 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.5

Other food away from home3, 4.............................. 0.246 1.0 -0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.2

Energy................................................................ 7.064 -2.9 1.2 -1.6 0.0 2.9

Energy commodities............................................. 3.326 -6.4 2.3 -4.4 -0.9 5.5

Fuel oil and other fuels........................................ 0.171 -4.6 2.0 0.1 -1.5 1.5

Fuel oil3

....................................................... 0.090 -8.5 2.4 -1.3 -2.5 2.4

Propane, kerosene, and firewood8

........................ 0.080 0.7 1.6 1.4 -2.7 0.6

Motor fuel....................................................... 3.155 -6.5 2.3 -4.6 -0.9 5.7

Gasoline (all types)......................................... 3.108 -6.5 2.3 -4.7 -0.9 5.8

Gasoline, unleaded regular5

............................ -6.6 2.4 -5.0 -0.8 5.9

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade5, 9....................... -6.2 1.6 -4.3 -0.3 4.6

Gasoline, unleaded premium5

.......................... -5.6 2.1 -2.6 -1.2 5.4

Other motor fuels4

.......................................... 0.047 -6.2 2.0 -0.4 -1.4 2.2

Energy services10................................................ 3.738 0.7 0.2 1.0 0.8 0.7

Electricity10..................................................... 2.954 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.7

Utility (piped) gas service10................................... 0.784 2.9 0.7 3.1 2.1 0.8

All items less food and energy11, 12.............................. 79.183 2.2 0.2r 0.1r 0.3r 0.1r

Commodities less food and energy commodities13, 14....... 19.344 -0.6 0.3r -0.1r 0.1r -0.1r

Household furnishings and supplies15...................... 3.201 -2.0 0.1 0.0 -0.2 0.0

Window and floor coverings and other linens3, 4........ 0.261 -1.2 0.3 1.4 -0.4 0.3

Floor coverings3, 4........................................ 0.059 3.9 0.9 -0.4 0.7 0.9

Window coverings3, 4..................................... 0.053 0.8 -0.9 0.1 -0.8 -0.9

Other linens3, 4............................................ 0.149 -3.6 0.4 2.7 -0.7 0.4

Furniture and bedding3

..................................... 0.753 -3.2 0.2 -0.5 -1.2 0.2

Bedroom furniture3

....................................... 0.268 -1.1 0.4 -0.8 -0.5 0.4

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture3, 4. .. 0.354 -2.6 0.5 -0.3 -1.8 0.5

Other furniture4

........................................... 0.126 -9.1 -1.0 0.1 -0.3 -0.7

Infants’ furniture3, 5, 7..................................

Appliances4

.................................................. 0.184 -3.7 -0.3 -0.3 -0.5 -1.0

Major appliances4

........................................ 0.056 -6.8 0.7 -1.8 -0.3 -0.2

Laundry equipment5

................................... -7.9 2.1 -2.1 -1.4 0.4

Other appliances3, 4...................................... 0.125 -1.5 -0.8 0.0 -0.9 -0.8

Other household equipment and furnishings4

........... 0.463 -4.1 0.0 -1.1 0.4 -0.1

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items3

.................. 0.241 -5.2 -0.4 -0.3 -0.5 -0.4

Indoor plants and flowers16............................. 0.098 -1.7 1.9 -3.6 1.6 1.8

Dishes and flatware3, 4................................... 0.052 -7.2 -1.6 0.5 0.0 -1.6

Nonelectric cookware and tableware4

................. 0.071 -2.1 0.2 -0.6 -0.1 -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, September 2016 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2016

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Sep.

2015-

Sep.

2016

Aug.

2016-

Sep.

2016

Jun.

2016-

Jul.

2016

Jul.

2016-

Aug.

2016

Aug.

2016-

Sep.

2016

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies4

. . .. 0.676 -1.0 0.0 0.2 -0.3 0.1

Tools, hardware and supplies3, 4....................... 0.179 -1.5 0.2 -0.3 -0.6 0.2

Outdoor equipment and supplies4

...................... 0.337 -0.7 -0.2 0.4 -0.1 0.2

Housekeeping supplies3

.................................... 0.865 0.0 0.1 -0.3 -0.1 0.1

Household cleaning products4

.......................... 0.342 0.3 0.0 0.3 -0.5 -0.1

Household paper products3, 4........................... 0.235 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5

Miscellaneous household products3, 4................. 0.288 -0.9 0.0 -0.9 0.2 0.0

Apparel.......................................................... 3.097 -0.1 2.8 0.0 0.2 -0.7

Men’s and boys’ apparel................................... 0.783 -0.3 1.3 0.9 1.2 -1.3

Men’s apparel............................................. 0.630 -1.5 0.6 0.6 1.2 -1.3

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear............ 0.104 1.0 1.8 0.9 4.5 -2.1

Men’s furnishings...................................... 0.201 3.2 0.6 -2.1 0.8 1.4

Men’s shirts and sweaters4

........................... 0.174 -3.7 3.0 1.5 1.0 -2.5

Men’s pants and shorts............................... 0.146 -5.4 -3.2 1.3 1.6 -2.9

Boys’ apparel............................................. 0.153 4.4 4.4 1.1 0.4 1.3

Women’s and girls’ apparel................................ 1.237 0.0 5.6 -0.6 -1.4 0.0

Women’s apparel......................................... 1.038 -0.4 5.0 0.4 -2.4 -0.2

Women’s outerwear................................... 0.069 -4.4 4.8 0.7 -6.6 -8.2

Women’s dresses...................................... 0.146 -4.4 9.2 -0.8 -1.9 -1.8

Women’s suits and separates4

....................... 0.471 -0.3 5.4 0.8 -2.0 -0.8

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories4

......................................... 0.341 2.1 2.8 0.6 -1.8 3.5

Girls’ apparel.............................................. 0.199 2.0 8.9 -5.5 3.9 1.1

Footwear..................................................... 0.693 0.0 1.7 -0.2 1.3 -0.5

Men’s footwear3

.......................................... 0.212 1.0 1.6 0.0 0.5 1.6

Boys’ and girls’ footwear................................ 0.171 1.5 0.9 1.3 0.7 -0.8

Women’s footwear........................................ 0.310 -1.3 2.2 0.4 2.3 -1.3

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel.............................. 0.152 -6.7 0.6 2.7 1.0 -1.2

Jewelry and watches8

...................................... 0.232 5.3 -1.8 -0.7 1.8 -2.4

Watches3, 8................................................ 0.082 7.2 -0.4 1.9 -1.5 -0.4

Jewelry8

.................................................... 0.150 5.4 -2.6 -1.8 3.3 -3.2

Transportation commodities less motor fuel15............. 6.253 -1.3 -0.7 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2

New vehicles................................................. 3.673 0.0 -0.1 0.2 0.0 -0.1

New cars and trucks4, 5.................................. -0.1 -0.1 0.2 0.0 -0.1

New cars5

............................................... -0.7 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1

New trucks5, 17......................................... 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 -0.1

Used cars and trucks.................................... 2.098 -4.1 -1.6 -1.0 -0.6 -0.3

Motor vehicle parts and equipment3

................... 0.388 -1.2 -0.7 -0.6 0.5 -0.7

Tires3

.................................................... 0.232 -1.4 -0.6 -0.8 0.8 -0.6

Vehicle accessories other than tires3, 4............. 0.156 -1.0 -0.8 -0.4 0.2 -0.8

Vehicle parts and equipment other than

tires3, 5............................................. -0.6 -0.6 0.2 -0.5 -0.6

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids3, 5................... -1.2 -0.8 -1.5 3.3 -0.8

Medical care commodities18, 19.............................. 1.859 5.2 0.5r 0.5r 1.4r 0.6r

Medicinal drugs3, 15, 20...................................... 1.799 5.4 0.6r 0.6 1.5 0.6

Prescription drugs21, 22.................................. 1.440 7.0 0.5r 1.0r 1.7r 0.8r

Nonprescription drugs3, 15, 23............................ 0.360 -0.6 0.8r -0.5 0.2 0.8

Medical equipment and supplies3, 15..................... 0.060 -0.6 -0.7 0.3 -0.2 -0.7

Recreation commodities15.................................... 1.821 -3.8 -0.5 -0.4 0.1 -0.4

Video and audio products15................................ 0.226 -13.9 -2.2 -1.2 -1.6 -2.3

Televisions................................................ 0.111 -22.0 -3.0 -2.0 -2.1 -3.0

Other video equipment4

................................. 0.026 -4.5 -0.4 1.2 -1.1 -1.3

Audio equipment.......................................... 0.060 -7.7 -2.0 -0.7 -1.6 -2.2

Audio discs, tapes and other media3, 4................ 0.023 -4.9 -1.2 -1.5 -0.4 -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, September 2016 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2016

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Sep.

2015-

Sep.

2016

Aug.

2016-

Sep.

2016

Jun.

2016-

Jul.

2016

Jul.

2016-

Aug.

2016

Aug.

2016-

Sep.

2016

Pets and pet products3

..................................... 0.588 0.4 0.2 -0.4 0.4 0.2

Pet food3, 4, 5.............................................. 1.1 -0.1 -0.5 0.3 -0.1

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories3, 4, 5. . .. -0.5 0.5 -0.2 0.4 0.5

Sporting goods3

............................................. 0.436 -2.2 -0.3 0.2 -0.3 -0.3

Sports vehicles including bicycles3

..................... 0.228 -2.3 0.1 0.2 -0.2 0.1

Sports equipment......................................... 0.199 -2.4 -0.8 0.4 -0.2 -1.3

Photographic equipment and supplies................... 0.039 0.2 0.0 2.6 1.1 0.0

Film and photographic supplies3, 4, 5................... 5.8 2.6 0.4 0.1 2.6

Photographic equipment4, 5............................. -1.0 -0.2 3.1 1.5 -0.4

Recreational reading materials3

........................... 0.150 0.0 0.8 -0.6 1.7 0.8

Newspapers and magazines3, 4........................ 0.086 1.8 2.6 -0.3 -0.9 2.6

Recreational books3, 4................................... 0.065 -2.3 -1.6 -1.0 5.3 -1.6

Other recreational goods4

.................................. 0.381 -7.2 -1.2 -1.0 0.3 -0.8

Toys........................................................ 0.309 -8.8 -1.4 -1.5 0.5 -0.8

Toys, games, hobbies and playground

equipment4, 5......................................... -7.0 -1.5 -0.9 1.0 -0.9

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies3, 4............. 0.024 -7.2 -2.3 1.7 -1.6 -2.3

Music instruments and accessories3, 4................ 0.034 2.8 0.4 0.9 0.0 0.4

Education and communication commodities15............. 0.622 -4.0 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.3

Educational books and supplies.......................... 0.163 5.8 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.5

College textbooks3, 5, 24.................................. 6.3 0.7 0.4 1.6 0.7

Information technology commodities15................... 0.459 -7.7 -0.4 -0.5 -0.1 -0.5

Personal computers and peripheral equipment6

. . . .. 0.278 -7.6 -0.3 -0.4 0.4 -0.5

Computer software and accessories3, 4............... 0.088 -7.6 0.3 0.5 -1.3 0.3

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other

consumer information items3, 4....................... 0.093 -8.0 -1.4 -1.7 -0.2 -1.4

Alcoholic beverages........................................... 0.948 1.4 0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.3

Alcoholic beverages at home.............................. 0.584 1.0 0.2 -0.2 -0.1 0.3

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home........ 0.266 1.6 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.2

Distilled spirits at home.................................. 0.073 0.3 -0.1 0.2 -0.5 0.0

Whiskey at home3, 5................................... 1.8 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.3

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home5

...... -0.3 0.4 -0.3 -0.7 0.2

Wine at home............................................. 0.244 0.6 0.3 -0.3 -0.3 0.7

Alcoholic beverages away from home3

.................. 0.365 2.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from

home3, 4, 5............................................... 1.7 0.2 0.1 -0.1 0.2

Wine away from home3, 4, 5............................. 2.1 0.4 0.0 0.6 0.4

Distilled spirits away from home3, 4, 5.................. 2.4 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.2

Other goods15.................................................. 1.542 1.4 0.3 -0.3 0.4 0.4

Tobacco and smoking products........................... 0.657 3.5 0.2 -0.5 0.7 0.4

Cigarettes4

................................................ 0.595 3.5 0.2 -0.6 0.8 0.4

Tobacco products other than cigarettes3, 4........... 0.045 3.0 0.5 0.0 -0.2 0.5

Personal care products3

.................................... 0.705 0.4 -0.1 0.2 0.3 -0.1

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal

care products3, 4....................................... 0.374 0.1 0.2 0.4 -0.2 0.2

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements3

............................................ 0.325 0.8 -0.5 0.1 0.8 -0.5

Miscellaneous personal goods4

........................... 0.180 -2.4 2.5 -1.8 -0.6 2.5

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap5

............. -0.1 2.6 -1.5 -1.0 2.3

Infants’ equipment3, 5, 7.................................. -5.6 0.1 0.0 0.9 0.1

Services less energy services25, 26............................. 59.839 3.2 0.1r 0.2r 0.3r 0.2r

Shelter........................................................... 33.387 3.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4

Rent of shelter27............................................. 33.043 3.5 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3

Rent of primary residence10............................. 7.769 3.7 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3

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, September 2016 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2016

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Sep.

2015-

Sep.

2016

Aug.

2016-

Sep.

2016

Jun.

2016-

Jul.

2016

Jul.

2016-

Aug.

2016

Aug.

2016-

Sep.

2016

Lodging away from home4

.............................. 0.958 3.7 -2.2 -2.4 2.0 1.0

Housing at school, excluding board10, 27........... 0.120 2.9 0.8 0.2 -0.1 0.3

Other lodging away from home including hotels

and motels........................................... 0.838 3.0 -2.7 -2.7 2.3 1.1

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences10, 27........... 24.316 3.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence10, 27....................................... 23.201 3.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4

Tenants’ and household insurance3, 4................. 0.343 0.7 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1

Water and sewer and trash collection services4

........ 1.163 3.2 0.3 -0.3 0.2 0.5

Water and sewerage maintenance10.................. 0.879 3.8 0.3 -0.5 0.3 0.7

Garbage and trash collection3, 17....................... 0.284 1.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1

Household operations3, 4................................... 0.849 2.5 0.0 0.3 -0.1 0.0

Domestic services3, 4..................................... 0.281 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3

Gardening and lawncare services3, 4.................. 0.278 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0

Moving, storage, freight expense4

...................... 0.120 9.4 -0.9 0.7 -1.3 0.1

Repair of household items3, 4........................... 0.087 2.5 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0

Medical care services28, 29................................. 6.681 4.8 0.1r 0.5r 1.0r 0.0r

Professional services.................................... 3.156 3.2 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.1

Physicians’ services10................................. 1.704 4.1 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.0

Dental services10...................................... 0.816 2.9 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.3

Eyeglasses and eye care3, 8......................... 0.322 1.5 0.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0

Services by other medical professionals10, 8....... 0.314 1.4 0.0 1.0 -0.3 -0.1

Hospital and related services........................... 2.506 5.6 0.1 0.4 1.6 0.0

Hospital services10, 30................................. 2.236 6.0 0.1 0.4 1.7 0.0

Inpatient hospital services10, 30, 5................. 6.3 0.1 0.5 1.4 0.0

Outpatient hospital services10, 5, 8................ 4.6 0.3 0.4 1.8 0.1

Nursing homes and adult day services10, 30....... 0.194 3.7 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.2

Care of invalids and elderly at home3, 7............ 0.077 2.1 0.2 0.1 -0.2 0.2

Health insurance3, 7, 31................................... 1.019 8.4 -0.1r 0.7 1.1 -0.1

Transportation services..................................... 5.865 3.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.1 0.0

Leased cars and trucks24................................ 0.550 0.3 -0.8 0.7 -1.2 -1.6

Car and truck rental4

.................................. 0.114 2.5 -7.0 -2.6 -3.4 -0.5

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair3

............... 1.159 1.6 -0.2 0.2 0.0 -0.2

Motor vehicle body work3

............................. 0.056 2.4 -0.4 0.4 0.0 -0.4

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing3

......... 0.673 1.5 -0.5 0.3 0.1 -0.5

Motor vehicle repair3, 4................................ 0.388 1.7 0.3 -0.1 -0.4 0.3

Motor vehicle insurance................................. 2.419 6.4 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.4

Motor vehicle fees3, 4.................................... 0.529 1.4 -0.4 0.4 0.3 -0.4

State motor vehicle registration and license

fees3, 10, 4............................................. 0.283 1.3 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.1

Parking and other fees4

............................... 0.235 1.5 -1.0 0.2 0.3 -0.9

Parking fees and tolls3, 4, 5......................... 2.8 -0.1 0.4 0.2 -0.1

Automobile service clubs3, 4, 5..................... -10.5 -11.2 0.0 0.1 -11.2

Public transportation..................................... 1.095 -0.8 -0.3 -2.5 0.4 0.2

Airline fare.............................................. 0.632 -2.7 -0.2 -4.9 -0.1 0.4

Other intercity transportation......................... 0.180 2.6 -1.1 -0.1 1.5 -0.2

Intercity bus fare3, 5, 6...............................

Intercity train fare3, 5, 6.............................. 4.7 -0.8 2.8 -0.6 -0.8

Ship fare3, 4, 5........................................ 6.8 -1.7 -0.1 1.5 -1.7

Intracity transportation3

............................... 0.280 1.7 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1

Intracity mass transit3, 5, 15......................... 1.8 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1

Recreation services15....................................... 3.883 3.1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.1

Video and audio services15............................. 1.629 3.4 -0.5 0.2 -0.3 -0.4

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, September 2016 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2016

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Sep.

2015-

Sep.

2016

Aug.

2016-

Sep.

2016

Jun.

2016-

Jul.

2016

Jul.

2016-

Aug.

2016

Aug.

2016-

Sep.

2016

Cable and satellite television and radio

service17.............................................. 1.524 3.7 -0.5 0.3 -0.2 -0.4

Video discs and other media, including rental of

video and audio3, 4.................................. 0.105 -0.7 -0.2 -1.8 -0.6 -0.2

Video discs and other media3, 4, 5................ -6.3 -0.9 -2.9 -0.8 -0.9

Rental of video or audio discs and other

media3, 4, 5......................................... 4.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1

Pet services including veterinary4

...................... 0.370 3.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2

Pet services3, 4, 5....................................... 1.0 -0.3 0.5 0.0 -0.3

Veterinarian services4, 5............................... 3.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4

Photographers and film processing3, 4................. 0.049 2.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1

Photographer fees3, 4, 5............................... 1.2 -1.8 0.0 0.0 -1.8

Film processing3, 4, 5.................................. 1.4 0.4 0.8 1.0 0.4

Other recreation services4

............................... 1.834 2.8 0.4 -0.1 -0.1 0.4

Club dues and fees for participant sports and

group exercises3, 4.................................. 0.641 1.2 0.8 -0.5 -0.2 0.8

Admissions3

............................................ 0.648 4.8 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0

Admission to movies, theaters, and

concerts3, 4, 5...................................... 4.4 0.3 -1.0 0.3 0.3

Admission to sporting events3, 4, 5................ 6.9 1.0 2.4 -0.4 1.0

Fees for lessons or instructions3, 8.................. 0.220 1.3 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.6

Education and communication services15................ 6.391 0.5 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 -0.4

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.............. 3.017 2.3 0.8 -0.1 -0.1 0.2

College tuition and fees............................... 1.790 2.2 0.9 -0.3 -0.4 0.3

Elementary and high school tuition and fees. . . . .. 0.312 3.0 0.8 -0.1 0.2 0.1

Child care and nursery school16..................... 0.742 2.4 0.5 0.3 0.5 -0.1

Technical and business school tuition and fees4

... 0.042 1.9 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2

Postage and delivery services4

......................... 0.136 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Postage3

................................................ 0.129 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Delivery services4

...................................... 0.007 -2.4 -0.9 0.2 0.3 -0.4

Telephone services3, 4................................... 2.512 -1.8 -1.2 -0.2 0.1 -1.2

Wireless telephone services3, 4...................... 1.783 -2.4 -1.4 -0.3 -0.1 -1.4

Land-line telephone services3, 15.................... 0.728 -0.1 -0.8 -0.2 0.6 -0.8

Internet services and electronic information

providers4

............................................... 0.715 1.1 0.2 -0.1 0.4 0.3

Other personal services3, 15............................... 1.621 3.0 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.3

Personal care services3

................................. 0.607 1.7 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1

Haircuts and other personal care services3, 4...... 0.607 1.7 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1

Miscellaneous personal services....................... 1.014 3.8 0.5 0.8 -0.1 0.5

Legal services3, 8...................................... 0.244 4.1 0.5 1.6 0.0 0.5

Funeral expenses3, 8.................................. 0.144 1.6 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3

Laundry and dry cleaning services3, 4............... 0.267 3.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2

Apparel services other than laundry and dry

cleaning3, 4........................................... 0.026 0.9 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1

Financial services3, 8.................................. 0.234 5.8 0.9 0.3 -0.2 0.9

Checking account and other bank

services3, 4, 5...................................... 4.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1

Tax return preparation and other accounting

fees3, 4, 5........................................... 5.8 0.9 0.3 -0.3 0.9

1 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=239.403. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=239.907. Revised seasonally adjusted index:

Jul. 2016=239.810. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Aug. 2016=240.301. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have

changed.

2 Revised index: May. 2016=240.229. Revised index: Jun. 2016=241.018. Revised index: Jul. 2016=240.628. Revised index: Aug. 2016=240.849.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed.

3 Not seasonally adjusted.

4 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

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 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator. 11 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=247.064. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=247.468. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=247.689. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Aug. 2016=248.332. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also

have changed. 12 Revised index: May. 2016=247.544. Revised index: Jun. 2016=247.794. Revised index: Jul. 2016=247.744. Revised index: Aug. 2016=248.278.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 13 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=145.604. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=145.223. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=145.022. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Aug. 2016=145.143. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also

have changed. 14 Revised index: May. 2016=146.230. Revised index: Jun. 2016=145.517. Revised index: Jul. 2016=144.832. Revised index: Aug. 2016=145.140.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 15 Indexes on a December 2009=100 base. 16 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 17 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 18 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=361.801. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=364.698. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=366.473. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Aug. 2016=371.527. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also

have changed. 19 Revised index: May. 2016=361.866. Revised index: Jun. 2016=364.501. Revised index: Jul. 2016=366.784. Revised index: Aug. 2016=372.106.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 20 Revised index: May. 2016=118.327. Revised index: Jun. 2016=119.206. Revised index: Jul. 2016=119.966. Revised index: Aug. 2016=121.776.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 21 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=493.303. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=497.987. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=502.924. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Aug. 2016=511.462. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also

have changed. 22 Revised index: May. 2016=493.293. Revised index: Jun. 2016=498.136. Revised index: Jul. 2016=502.833. Revised index: Aug. 2016=512.061.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 23 Revised index: May. 2016=96.993. Revised index: Jun. 2016=96.825. Revised index: Jul. 2016=96.297. Revised index: Aug. 2016=96.510.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 24 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base. 25 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=309.423. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=310.385. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=310.861. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Aug. 2016=311.812. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also

have changed. 26 Revised index: May. 2016=309.770. Revised index: Jun. 2016=310.680. Revised index: Jul. 2016=311.072. Revised index: Aug. 2016=311.746.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 27 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 28 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=492.084. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=492.975. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=495.674. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Aug. 2016=500.383. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also

have changed. 29 Revised index: May. 2016=493.270. Revised index: Jun. 2016=493.438. Revised index: Jul. 2016=495.431. Revised index: Aug. 2016=499.187.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 30 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 31 Revised index: May. 2016=131.111. Revised index: Jun. 2016=131.574. Revised index: Jul. 2016=132.512. Revised index: Aug. 2016=133.969.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed.

r Revised

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, special aggregate indexes,

September 2016

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Special aggregate indexes

Relative

importance

Aug.

2016

Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent

change

Seasonally adjusted percent

change

Sep.

2015

Aug.

2016

Sep.

2016

Sep.

2015-

Sep.

2016

Aug.

2016-

Sep.

2016

Jun.

2016-

Jul.

2016

Jul.

2016-

Aug.

2016

Aug.

2016-

Sep.

2016

All items less food1, 2............................... 86.247 236.287 239.777r 240.415 1.7 0.3r 0.0r 0.2r 0.3r

All items less shelter3, 4............................ 66.613 223.824 224.451r 224.934 0.5 0.2r -0.2r 0.1r 0.3r

All items less food and shelter5, 6................. 52.860 217.403 218.366r 218.913 0.7 0.3r -0.2r 0.2r 0.3r

All items less food, shelter, and energy7, 8....... 45.796 222.600 225.316r 225.549 1.3 0.1r 0.0r 0.2r -0.1r

All items less food, shelter, energy, and used

cars and trucks9, 10............................... 43.698 227.051 230.130r 230.561 1.5 0.2r 0.1r 0.2r -0.1r

All items less medical care......................... 91.460 227.849 229.933 230.502 1.2 0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.3

All items less energy11, 12.......................... 92.936 243.466 247.506r 247.919 1.8 0.2r 0.1r 0.2r 0.1r

Commodities13, 14................................... 36.423 181.868 179.140r 179.850 -1.1 0.4r -0.5r 0.0r 0.4r

Commodities less food, energy, and used

cars and trucks15, 16........................... 17.246 147.011 145.803r 146.569 -0.3 0.5r 0.0r 0.2r -0.1r

Commodities less food17, 18..................... 22.670 151.914 148.557r 149.432 -1.6 0.6r -0.8r -0.1r 0.7r

Commodities less food and beverages19, 20... 21.721 148.851 145.335r 146.212 -1.8 0.6r -0.8r -0.1r 0.7r

Services21, 22......................................... 63.577 293.351 301.699r 302.153 3.0 0.2r 0.2r 0.3r 0.2r

Services less rent of shelter23, 24, 25............ 30.534 317.052 325.004r 324.989 2.5 0.0r 0.3r 0.4r 0.0r

Services less medical care services........... 56.896 279.393 286.749 287.212 2.8 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2

Durables.............................................. 9.419 108.948 106.982 106.410 -2.3 -0.5 -0.2 -0.2 -0.3

Nondurables26, 27.................................... 27.004 217.988 215.025r 216.577 -0.6 0.7r -0.5r 0.3r 0.8r

Nondurables less food28, 29..................... 13.250 191.911 187.453r 190.055 -1.0 1.4r -1.1r 0.6r 1.7r

Nondurables less food and beverages30, 31. .. 12.302 188.960 184.074r 186.790 -1.1 1.5r -1.2r 0.7r 1.9r

Nondurables less food, beverages, and

apparel32, 33..................................... 9.205 230.889 225.119r 227.400 -1.5 1.0r -1.4r 0.7r 2.6r

Nondurables less food and apparel34, 35...... 10.153 230.504 225.526r 227.650 -1.2 0.9r -1.3r 0.7r 2.4r

Housing............................................... 42.508 239.651 245.472 246.127 2.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4

Education and communication36.................. 7.013 139.092 139.311 139.176 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 -0.3

Education36........................................ 3.180 244.351 248.580 250.469 2.5 0.8 -0.1 0.0 0.2

Communication36................................. 3.833 80.028 79.142 78.503 -1.9 -0.8 -0.2 0.1 -0.8

Information and information processing36... 3.696 76.195 75.313 74.683 -2.0 -0.8 -0.2 0.1 -0.8

Information technology, hardware and

services37..................................... 1.185 7.929 7.748 7.744 -2.3 -0.1 -0.2 0.2 0.0

Recreation36.......................................... 5.704 116.024 117.119 116.945 0.8 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1

Video and audio36................................ 1.855 99.289 100.948 100.231 0.9 -0.7 0.0 -0.4 -0.6

Pets, pet products and services36.............. 0.958 167.930 170.027 170.392 1.5 0.2 -0.1 0.3 0.2

Photography36..................................... 0.089 75.550 76.398 76.437 1.2 0.1 1.3 0.7 0.0

Food and beverages................................ 14.702 248.090 247.420 247.645 -0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0

Domestically produced farm food............... 6.664 252.470 246.194 246.171 -2.5 0.0 -0.3 -0.3 -0.1

Other services....................................... 11.895 341.386 347.044 347.017 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1

Apparel less footwear............................... 2.404 121.444 117.577 121.325 -0.1 3.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.7

Fuels and utilities.................................... 5.072 232.417 234.407 235.057 1.1 0.3 0.7 0.6 0.7

Household energy................................ 3.909 196.580 196.863 197.425 0.4 0.3 1.0 0.7 0.8

Medical care38, 39.................................... 8.540 447.289 468.379r 469.154 4.9 0.2r 0.5r 1.0r 0.2r

Transportation....................................... 15.273 197.593 195.198 195.402 -1.1 0.1 -1.1 -0.2 1.0

Private transportation............................ 14.178 192.689 190.232 190.487 -1.1 0.1 -1.0 -0.3 1.1

New and used motor vehicles36.............. 6.529 100.702 100.352 99.537 -1.2 -0.8 -0.2 -0.3 -0.3

Utilities and public transportation.................. 10.031 215.521 217.439 216.773 0.6 -0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0

Household furnishings and operations........... 4.050 122.406 121.048 121.126 -1.0 0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.0

Other goods and services.......................... 3.163 416.340 424.105 425.494 2.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.4

Personal care..................................... 2.506 221.315 224.621 225.434 1.9 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.4

1 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=238.068. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=238.679. Revised seasonally adjusted index:

Jul. 2016=238.570. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed.

2 Revised index: May. 2016=239.040. Revised index: Jun. 2016=240.009. Revised index: Jul. 2016=239.548. Associated calculations, including

percent change, may also have changed.

3 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=223.502. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=223.832. Revised seasonally adjusted index:

Jul. 2016=223.460. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed.
4 Revised index: May. 2016=224.625. Revised index: Jun. 2016=225.284. Revised index: Jul. 2016=224.463. Associated calculations, including

percent change, may also have changed.

5 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=217.143. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=217.590. Revised seasonally adjusted index:

Jul. 2016=217.140. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed.

6 Revised index: May. 2016=218.546. Revised index: Jun. 2016=219.441. Revised index: Jul. 2016=218.418. Associated calculations, including

percent change, may also have changed.

7 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=224.978. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=225.065. Revised seasonally adjusted index:

Jul. 2016=225.068. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed.

8 Revised index: May. 2016=225.684. Revised index: Jun. 2016=225.427. Revised index: Jul. 2016=224.944. Associated calculations, including

percent change, may also have changed.

9 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=229.774. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=229.984. Revised seasonally adjusted index:

Jul. 2016=230.099. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed.

10 Revised index: May. 2016=230.343. Revised index: Jun. 2016=230.139. Revised index: Jul. 2016=229.686. Associated calculations, including

percent change, may also have changed. 11 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=246.512. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=246.828. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=247.012. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 12 Revised index: May. 2016=246.903. Revised index: Jun. 2016=247.059. Revised index: Jul. 2016=247.027. Associated calculations, including

percent change, may also have changed. 13 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=179.132. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=179.363. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=178.505. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 14 Revised index: May. 2016=180.590. Revised index: Jun. 2016=180.748. Revised index: Jul. 2016=179.389. Associated calculations, including

percent change, may also have changed. 15 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=146.335. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=146.093. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=146.047. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 16 Revised index: May. 2016=146.741. Revised index: Jun. 2016=146.051. Revised index: Jul. 2016=145.382. Associated calculations, including

percent change, may also have changed. 17 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=148.453. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=148.829. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=147.694. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 18 Revised index: May. 2016=150.438. Revised index: Jun. 2016=150.786. Revised index: Jul. 2016=148.949. Associated calculations, including

percent change, may also have changed. 19 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=145.224. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=145.601. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=144.448. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 20 Revised index: May. 2016=147.244. Revised index: Jun. 2016=147.607. Revised index: Jul. 2016=145.734. Associated calculations, including

percent change, may also have changed. 21 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=298.872. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=299.666. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=300.274. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 22 Revised index: May. 2016=299.078. Revised index: Jun. 2016=300.480. Revised index: Jul. 2016=301.024. Associated calculations, including

percent change, may also have changed. 23 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 24 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=322.024. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=322.251. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=323.085. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 25 Revised index: May. 2016=322.414. Revised index: Jun. 2016=324.153. Revised index: Jul. 2016=324.504. Associated calculations, including

percent change, may also have changed. 26 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=213.708. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=214.485. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=213.437. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 27 Revised index: May. 2016=216.417. Revised index: Jun. 2016=217.033. Revised index: Jul. 2016=215.113. Associated calculations, including

percent change, may also have changed. 28 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=185.310. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=186.671. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=184.634. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 29 Revised index: May. 2016=189.817. Revised index: Jun. 2016=191.207. Revised index: Jul. 2016=187.739. Associated calculations, including

percent change, may also have changed. 30 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=181.853. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=183.254. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=181.079. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 31 Revised index: May. 2016=186.549. Revised index: Jun. 2016=188.037. Revised index: Jul. 2016=184.375. Associated calculations, including

percent change, may also have changed. 32 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=220.419. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=223.010. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=219.817. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 33 Revised index: May. 2016=227.413. Revised index: Jun. 2016=231.233. Revised index: Jul. 2016=226.728. Associated calculations, including

percent change, may also have changed. 34 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=221.154. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=223.564. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=220.592. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 35 Revised index: May. 2016=227.647. Revised index: Jun. 2016=231.090. Revised index: Jul. 2016=226.989. Associated calculations, including

percent change, may also have changed. 36 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 37 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 38 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=460.341. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=461.789. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=464.257. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 39 Revised index: May. 2016=461.230. Revised index: Jun. 2016=462.075. Revised index: Jul. 2016=464.164. Associated calculations, including

percent change, may also have changed.

r Revised

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index, September

2016

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Area Pricing

Schedule1

Percent change to Sep. 2016 from: Percent change to Aug. 2016 from:

Sep.

2015

Jul.

2016

Aug.

2016

Aug.

2015

Jun.

2016

Jul.

2016

U.S. city average2

.............................................. M 1.5 0.3r 0.2r 1.1r -0.1r 0.1r

Region and area size3

Northeast urban4............................................. M 1.3 0.3r 0.2r 1.0r 0.0r 0.1r

Size A - More than 1,500,0005.......................... M 1.3 0.3r 0.2r 1.1r 0.0r 0.1r

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,0006, 7...................... M 1.2 0.2r 0.2r 0.8r 0.0r 0.0r

Midwest urban8............................................... M 1.1 0.4r 0.2r 0.6r -0.3r 0.1r

Size A - More than 1,500,0009.......................... M 1.2 0.5r 0.3r 0.6r -0.4r 0.2r

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,0006, 10..................... M 0.9 0.3r 0.1r 0.6r -0.3r 0.1r

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000)11........ M 1.1 0.1r 0.2r 0.5r -0.3r -0.1r

South urban12................................................ M 1.4 0.3r 0.2r 1.0r -0.1r 0.1r

Size A - More than 1,500,00013......................... M 1.5 0.2r 0.2r 1.3r -0.1r 0.0r

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,0006, 14..................... M 1.3 0.4r 0.2r 0.8r -0.1r 0.2r

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000)15........ M 1.3 0.5r 0.6r 0.3r -0.6r -0.1r

West urban16................................................. M 2.0 0.3r 0.3r 1.5r 0.1r 0.0r

Size A - More than 1,500,00017......................... M 2.4 0.4r 0.3r 1.8r 0.2r 0.1r

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,0006, 18..................... M 1.1 0.2r 0.2r 0.7r 0.0r 0.0r

Size classes

A19, 20.......................................................... M 1.6 0.3r 0.3r 1.3r 0.0r 0.1r

B/C6, 21........................................................ M 1.2 0.3r 0.2r 0.8r -0.1r 0.1r

D22............................................................. M 1.5 0.4r 0.5r 0.9r -0.3r 0.0r

Selected local areas23

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI24........................ M 0.6 0.8r 0.6r -0.2r -0.6r 0.2r

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA25............ M 1.9 0.1r 0.2r 1.4r 0.0r 0.0r

New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CTPA26......................................................... M 1.0 0.3r 0.2r 1.1r 0.1r 0.2r

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT................ 1 2.3 0.7

Cleveland-Akron, OH........................................ 1 0.3 -0.5

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX27..................................... 1 2.0 0.2r

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV28, 29............. 1 0.8 -0.1r

Atlanta, GA30................................................. 2 1.2r 0.5r

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI31................................ 2 1.7r -0.1r

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX32........................ 2 0.9r -0.3r

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL33............................... 2 1.6r 0.0r

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,

PA-NJ-DE-MD34........................................... 2 0.4r -0.2r

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA35.................. 2 3.1r 0.7r

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA........................... 2 2.1 0.3

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 Revised index for U.S. city average: May. 2016=240.229. Revised index for U.S. city average: Jun. 2016=241.018. Revised index for U.S. city

average: Jul. 2016=240.628. Revised index for U.S. city average: Aug. 2016=240.849. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also

have changed.

3 Regions defined as the four Census regions.

4 Revised index for Northeast urban: May. 2016=255.023. Revised index for Northeast urban: Jun. 2016=255.471. Revised index for Northeast urban:

Jul. 2016=255.386. Revised index for Northeast urban: Aug. 2016=255.545. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have

changed.

5 Revised index for Northeast size A: May. 2016=258.006. Revised index for Northeast size A: Jun. 2016=258.481. Revised index for Northeast size

A: Jul. 2016=258.345. Revised index for Northeast size A: Aug. 2016=258.553. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have

changed.

6 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.

7 Revised index for Northeast size B/C: Jun. 2016=150.491. Revised index for Northeast size B/C: Jul. 2016=150.523. Revised index for Northeast

size B/C: Aug. 2016=150.540. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed.

8 Revised index for Midwest urban: May. 2016=226.476. Revised index for Midwest urban: Jun. 2016=227.835. Revised index for Midwest urban: Jul.

2016=226.786. Revised index for Midwest urban: Aug. 2016=227.097. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed.

9 Revised index for Midwest size A: May. 2016=226.850. Revised index for Midwest size A: Jun. 2016=228.354. Revised index for Midwest size A:
Jul. 2016=227.157. Revised index for Midwest size A: Aug. 2016=227.554. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have

changed.

10 Revised index for Midwest size B/C: Jun. 2016=146.349. Revised index for Midwest size B/C: Jul. 2016=145.723. Revised index for Midwest size

B/C: Aug. 2016=145.926. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 11 Revised index for Midwest size D: Jun. 2016=224.758. Revised index for Midwest size D: Jul. 2016=224.279. Revised index for Midwest size D:

Aug. 2016=224.097. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 12 Revised index for South urban: Jun. 2016=233.838. Revised index for South urban: Jul. 2016=233.292. Revised index for South urban: Aug.

2016=233.561. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 13 Revised index for South size A: Jun. 2016=236.797. Revised index for South size A: Jul. 2016=236.517. Revised index for South size A: Aug.

2016=236.612. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 14 Revised index for South size B/C: Jun. 2016=148.037. Revised index for South size B/C: Jul. 2016=147.629. Revised index for South size B/C:

Aug. 2016=147.934. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 15 Revised index for South size D: Jul. 2016=237.415. Revised index for South size D: Aug. 2016=237.204. Associated calculations, including percent

change, may also have changed. 16 Revised index for West urban: May. 2016=247.855. Revised index for West urban: Jun. 2016=248.228. Revised index for West urban: Jul.

2016=248.375. Revised index for West urban: Aug. 2016=248.498. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 17 Revised index for West size A: May. 2016=254.231. Revised index for West size A: Jun. 2016=254.753. Revised index for West size A: Jul.

2016=255.011. Revised index for West size A: Aug. 2016=255.200. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 18 Revised index for West size B/C: Jul. 2016=145.850. Revised index for West size B/C: Aug. 2016=145.829. Associated calculations, including

percent change, may also have changed. 19 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 20 Revised index for City size A: May. 2016=220.366. Revised index for City size A: Jun. 2016=221.119. Revised index for City size A: Jul.

2016=220.868. Revised index for City size A: Aug. 2016=221.062. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 21 Revised index for City size B/C: Jun. 2016=147.594. Revised index for City size B/C: Jul. 2016=147.282. Revised index for City size B/C: Aug.

2016=147.464. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 22 Revised index for City size D: Jun. 2016=236.607. Revised index for City size D: Jul. 2016=235.900. Revised index for City size D: Aug.

2016=235.789. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 23 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI

Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;

Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego,

CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 24 Revised index for Chicago-Gary-Kenosha: May. 2016=229.247. Revised index for Chicago-Gary-Kenosha: Jun. 2016=230.341. Revised index for

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha: Jul. 2016=228.454. Revised index for Chicago-Gary-Kenosha: Aug. 2016=228.956. Associated calculations, including

percent change, may also have changed. 25 Revised index for Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County: May. 2016=249.554. Revised index for Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County: Jun.

2016=249.789. Revised index for Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County: Jul. 2016=249.784. Revised index for Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange

County: Aug. 2016=249.700. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 26 Revised index for New York-Northern NJ-Long Island: May. 2016=263.312. Revised index for New York-Northern NJ-Long Island: Jun.

2016=263.877. Revised index for New York-Northern NJ-Long Island: Jul. 2016=263.722. Revised index for New York-Northern NJ-Long Island:

Aug. 2016=264.160. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 27 Revised index for Dallas-Fort Worth: Jul. 2016=221.507. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 28 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. 29 Revised index for Washington-Baltimore: Jul. 2016=157.674. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 30 Revised index for Atlanta: Aug. 2016=227.817. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 31 Revised index for Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint: Aug. 2016=223.894. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 32 Revised index for Houston-Galveston-Brazoria: Aug. 2016=216.582. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 33 Revised index for Miami-Fort Lauderdale: Aug. 2016=250.263. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 34 Revised index for Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City: Aug. 2016=245.386. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have

changed. 35 Revised index for San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose: Aug. 2016=267.853. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have

changed.

r Revised

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.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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, September 2016

[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 2000............................. 2.6 3.4

December 2001............................. 1.3 1.6

December 2002............................. 2.0 2.4

December 2003............................. 1.7 1.9

December 2004............................. 3.2 3.3

December 2005............................. 2.9 3.4

December 2006............................. 2.3 2.5

December 2007............................. 3.7 4.1

December 2008............................. 0.2 0.1

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

January 2014............................... 0.4 0.4 1.4 1.6

February 2014.............................. 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.1

March 2014.................................. 0.6 0.6 1.4 1.5

April 2014.................................... 0.3 0.3 1.8 2.0

May 2014.................................... 0.3 0.3 1.9 2.1

June 2014................................... 0.2 0.2 1.9 2.1

July 2014.................................... 0.0 0.0 1.8 2.0

August 2014................................. -0.2 -0.2 1.5 1.7

September 2014............................ 0.1 0.1 1.5 1.7

October 2014............................... -0.2 -0.3 1.5 1.7

November 2014............................. -0.6 -0.5 1.1 1.3

December 2014............................. -0.7 -0.6 0.5 0.8

January 2015............................... -0.5 -0.5 -0.4 -0.1

February 2015.............................. 0.4 0.4 -0.4 0.0

March 2015.................................. 0.7 0.6 -0.3 -0.1

April 2015.................................... 0.2 0.2 -0.4 -0.2

May 2015.................................... 0.6 0.5 -0.2 0.0

June 2015................................... 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.1

July 2015.................................... 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2

August 2015................................. -0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.2

September 2015............................ -0.2 -0.2 -0.3 0.0

October 2015............................... -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.2

November 2015............................. -0.3 -0.2 0.2 0.5

December 2015............................. -0.5 -0.3 0.4 0.7

January 2016............................... 0.1 0.2 1.0 1.4

February 2016.............................. 0.0 0.1 0.5 1.0

March 2016.................................. 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.9

April 2016.................................... 0.6 0.5 0.8 1.1

May 2016.................................... 0.5r 0.4r 0.7r 1.0r

June 2016................................... 0.3r 0.3r 0.7r 1.0r

July 2016.................................... -0.2r -0.2r 0.5r 0.8r

August 2016................................. 0.0r 0.1r 0.8r 1.1r

September 2016............................ 0.3r 0.2r 1.2 1.5

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 being issued first in preliminary form using the latest available expenditure data at that

time and is subject to two revisions.

r Revised

NOTE: Revised index for CPI-U: May. 2016=240.229. Revised index for CPI-U: Jun. 2016=241.018. Revised index for CPI-U: Jul. 2016=240.628.

Revised index for CPI-U: Aug. 2016=240.849. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. Revised index for C-CPI-U:

May. 2016=136.930. Revised index for C-CPI-U: Jun. 2016=137.407. Revised index for C-CPI-U: Jul. 2016=137.086. Revised index for C-CPI-U: Aug.

2016=137.148. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed.

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.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

September 2016, 1-month analysis table

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2016

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Aug. 2016-

Sep. 2016

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Aug. 2016-

Sep. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

All items4

................................................................ 100.000 0.3r 0.04 L-Apr.2016 0.4

Food.................................................................. 13.753 0.0 0.002 0.08 – –

Food at home..................................................... 7.973 -0.1 -0.008 0.12 L-Apr.2016 0.1

Cereals and bakery products................................. 1.078 0.1 0.001 0.27 L-Jun.2016 0.1

Cereals and cereal products............................... 0.362 0.7 0.002 0.44 L-Feb.2016 1.2

Flour and prepared flour mixes......................... 0.044 1.0 0.000 0.64 L-Jul.2016 1.8

Breakfast cereal5

......................................... 0.184 0.5 0.001 0.71 L-Jul.2016 0.6

Rice, pasta, cornmeal5

................................... 0.134 -2.0 -0.003 0.67 S-Apr.2009 -2.2

Rice5, 6, 7................................................ -2.4 0.83 S-Apr.2009 -2.6

Bakery products5

......................................... 0.715 -0.3 -0.002 0.31 S-Jul.2016 -0.3

Bread5, 6................................................. 0.213 -0.5 -0.001 0.57 S-Mar.2016 -0.6

White bread5, 7...................................... 0.0 0.81 L-Jul.2016 0.2

Bread other than white5, 7.......................... -1.4 0.88 S-Jan.2014 -1.4

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins6

......................... 0.105 0.6 0.001 0.69 L-Jun.2016 0.9

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies....................... 0.172 0.8 0.001 0.64 L-Jan.2016 1.1

Cookies7

.............................................. 0.8 0.97 L-Apr.2016 1.6

Fresh cakes and cupcakes5, 7..................... 0.7 0.86 L-Jul.2016 1.6

Other bakery products................................ 0.226 -0.9 -0.002 0.66 S-May 2016 -1.3

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts5, 7.... 1.9 0.84 L-Mar.2015 2.8

Crackers, bread, and cracker products7

......... -2.7 1.25 S-May 2013 -2.9

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies,

tarts, turnovers7

................................... -1.0 0.88 S-May 2016 -1.3

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................ 1.780 -0.2 -0.003 0.22 L-Apr.2016 -0.1

Meats, poultry, and fish.................................... 1.679 -0.2 -0.003 0.24 S-Jul.2016 -0.6

Meats...................................................... 1.071 -0.7 -0.007 0.27 S-Jul.2016 -0.9

Beef and veal.......................................... 0.480 -0.5 -0.002 0.40 S-Jul.2016 -1.4

Uncooked ground beef5

............................ 0.195 -0.6 -0.001 0.55 S-Jul.2016 -0.6

Uncooked beef roasts5, 6........................... 0.065 -2.3 -0.002 0.87 S-Dec.2015 -3.6

Uncooked beef steaks6

............................. 0.173 -0.1 0.000 0.70 S-Jul.2016 -2.9

Uncooked other beef and veal5, 6................. 0.047 -0.2 0.000 0.81 L-Jul.2016 0.1

Pork...................................................... 0.338 -1.4 -0.005 0.47 S-Apr.2015 -1.6

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related

products6

.......................................... 0.140 -0.1 0.000 0.76 L-Jun.2016 0.1

Bacon and related products7

.................... -0.3 0.95 L-Jul.2016 -0.1

Breakfast sausage and related products6, 7... 0.1 0.94 S-Jul.2016 -0.4

Ham................................................... 0.062 -0.7 0.000 0.91 L-Jul.2016 -0.1

Ham, excluding canned7

........................ -1.1 1.16 L-Jul.2016 -0.2

Pork chops5

.......................................... 0.056 -3.3 -0.002 1.17 S-Jan.2016 -3.7

Other pork including roasts and picnics6

......... 0.080 -2.0 -0.002 1.01 S-Apr.2015 -4.1

Other meats............................................ 0.253 -0.1 0.000 0.48 S-Jul.2016 -0.5

Frankfurters7

......................................... -2.1 1.56 S-Jun.2016 -3.1

Lunchmeats6, 7...................................... 0.9 0.62 L-Jan.2015 1.1

Lamb and organ meats5, 7......................... 1.5 1.72 L-Apr.2016 2.9

Lamb and mutton5, 6, 7.............................. 0.6 2.54 L-Jun.2016 1.1

Poultry................................................... 0.344 0.7 0.002 0.63 L-Apr.2016 0.8

Chicken5, 6........................................... 0.278 0.7 0.002 0.76 L-Apr.2016 1.1

Fresh whole chicken5, 7.......................... 2.9 1.42 L-Jul.2016 3.1

Fresh and frozen chicken parts5, 7............. 0.0 0.72 S-Jul.2016 -1.4

Other poultry including turkey6

.................... 0.066 -1.1 -0.001 0.78 S-Jul.2016 -1.3

Fish and seafood...................................... 0.264 0.7 0.002 0.54 L-Apr.2016 0.8

Fresh fish and seafood6

............................ 0.144 0.7 0.001 0.87 L-Jul.2016 0.9

Processed fish and seafood6

...................... 0.120 0.7 0.001 0.53 L-May 2014 1.3

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

September 2016, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2016

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Aug. 2016-

Sep. 2016

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Aug. 2016-

Sep. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Shelf stable fish and seafood5, 7............... 0.6 0.88 S-Jul.2016 -1.5

Frozen fish and seafood7

........................ 0.5 0.75 L-Feb.2016 0.6

Eggs........................................................ 0.100 0.3 0.000 0.62 L-Feb.2016 0.4

Dairy and related products................................... 0.811 0.1 0.001 0.26 L-Apr.2016 0.4

Milk5, 6........................................................ 0.228 2.2 0.005 0.33 L-Nov.2012 2.5

Fresh whole milk7

........................................ 1.2 0.53 L-May 2014 1.5

Fresh milk other than whole6, 7......................... 1.6 0.45 L-Mar.2014 1.7

Cheese and related products.............................. 0.262 -0.5 -0.001 0.46 L-Jul.2016 0.1

Ice cream and related products........................... 0.115 -1.9 -0.002 0.83 S-Jun.2009 -2.9

Other dairy and related products5, 6...................... 0.206 -0.4 -0.001 0.57 S-May 2016 -1.5

Fruits and vegetables......................................... 1.342 -0.3 -0.004 0.37 S-May 2016 -0.7

Fresh fruits and vegetables................................ 1.044 -0.3 -0.003 0.46 S-May 2016 -0.6

Fresh fruits................................................ 0.565 0.5 0.003 0.64 L-Feb.2016 2.3

Apples................................................... 0.094 -1.6 -0.001 1.11 S-Jul.2016 -1.8

Bananas5

............................................... 0.086 1.9 0.002 0.62 L-Feb.2011 3.3

Citrus fruits6

............................................ 0.164 3.5 0.005 1.44 L-Mar.2014 6.2

Oranges, including tangerines7

.................... 4.8 1.41 L-Sep.2011 5.0

Other fresh fruits6

...................................... 0.221 -1.1 -0.003 1.08 S-Jun.2016 -1.5

Fresh vegetables......................................... 0.479 -1.2 -0.006 0.59 S-Mar.2016 -3.2

Potatoes................................................. 0.083 0.9 0.001 1.14 L-Feb.2016 1.6

Lettuce.................................................. 0.062 -2.6 -0.002 1.44 S-Mar.2016 -2.6

Tomatoes5

.............................................. 0.080 2.7 0.002 1.42 L-Jan.2016 15.3

Other fresh vegetables................................ 0.254 -1.6 -0.004 0.74 S-May 2016 -1.7

Processed fruits and vegetables6

...................... 0.298 -0.5 -0.001 0.49 L-Jul.2016 0.2

Canned fruits and vegetables6

....................... 0.157 -0.6 -0.001 0.76 S-Jun.2016 -0.6

Canned fruits6, 7..................................... 0.3 0.86 L-Apr.2016 1.9

Canned vegetables6, 7.............................. -0.7 1.02 L-Jul.2016 0.9

Frozen fruits and vegetables6

........................ 0.088 -1.6 -0.001 0.86 S-May 2016 -1.8

Frozen vegetables7

................................. -1.0 1.07 S-May 2016 -2.4

Other processed fruits and vegetables including

dried6

................................................. 0.054 0.8 0.000 0.73 L-Apr.2016 1.3

Dried beans, peas, and lentils5, 6, 7............... 0.1 0.79 L-May 2016 0.2

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials. ........ 0.957 -0.4 -0.004 0.34 S-Jun.2016 -0.7

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks6

........................... 0.673 -0.5 -0.004 0.43 S-May 2016 -0.7

Carbonated drinks........................................ 0.270 -0.6 -0.002 0.68 S-May 2016 -1.5

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks5, 6.......... 0.011 1.0 0.000 0.64 L-Feb.2016 2.5

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks6

......... 0.393 -0.8 -0.003 0.61 S-Nov.2015 -0.8

Beverage materials including coffee and tea6

........... 0.284 0.4 0.001 0.44 L-May 2016 0.6

Coffee...................................................... 0.178 0.7 0.001 0.59 L-May 2016 0.8

Roasted coffee7

........................................ 1.3 0.64 L-Apr.2015 1.4

Instant and freeze dried coffee5, 7................... -1.9 1.03 S-Aug.2015 -2.2

Other beverage materials including tea6

.............. 0.106 -0.2 0.000 0.62 S-Jun.2016 -1.9

Other food at home............................................ 2.005 0.1 0.001 0.23 L-Apr.2016 0.5

Sugar and sweets5

.......................................... 0.292 0.1 0.000 0.58 S-Jul.2016 0.0

Sugar and artificial sweeteners......................... 0.051 -0.3 0.000 0.62 S-Jul.2016 -1.1

Candy and chewing gum5, 6............................. 0.186 0.8 0.001 0.89 L-Mar.2016 0.9

Other sweets6

............................................. 0.055 -1.7 -0.001 0.63 S-May 2005 -1.8

Fats and oils................................................. 0.235 0.1 0.000 0.42 L-Jul.2016 0.2

Butter and margarine6

................................... 0.069 -0.9 -0.001 0.65 S-May 2016 -3.1

Butter7

................................................... -1.6 0.92 S-May 2016 -3.3

Margarine7

.............................................. 0.0 1.02 L-Jul.2016 1.1

Salad dressing6

........................................... 0.057 0.4 0.000 0.82 L-Jul.2016 1.4

Other fats and oils including peanut butter6

.......... 0.109 0.3 0.000 0.62 L-Apr.2016 0.9

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

September 2016, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2016

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Aug. 2016-

Sep. 2016

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Aug. 2016-

Sep. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Peanut butter5, 6, 7..................................... 0.7 1.00 S-Jul.2016 -2.1

Other foods................................................ 1.478 0.0 0.000 0.28 L-Jun.2016 0.1

Soups.................................................... 0.095 1.3 0.001 1.02 L-Mar.2016 1.4

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods5

.......... 0.261 -0.2 0.000 0.63 L-Jun.2016 0.2

Snacks5

................................................. 0.336 -0.9 -0.003 0.66 S-Nov.2013 -1.7

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces........... 0.287 0.9 0.003 0.59 L-Apr.2016 1.1

Salt and other seasonings and spices6, 7........ 0.6 0.93 L-Apr.2016 1.6

Olives, pickles, relishes5, 6, 7....................... 2.7 1.56 L-Jun.2016 3.5

Sauces and gravies6, 7............................. 1.9 0.87 L-Sep.2015 2.3

Other condiments7

.................................. -1.2 0.97 L-Jul.2016 0.1

Baby food5, 6........................................... 0.055 0.0 0.000 0.38 L-Jul.2016 1.0

Other miscellaneous foods5, 6........................ 0.443 -0.1 0.000 0.51 L-Jul.2016 -0.1

Prepared salads5, 8, 7............................... 0.7 0.55 L-Jun.2016 0.7

Food away from home5

.......................................... 5.781 0.2 0.010 0.06 – –

Full service meals and snacks5, 6........................... 2.801 0.2 0.004 0.07 S-Jul.2016 0.2

Limited service meals and snacks5, 6....................... 2.454 0.2 0.004 0.10 – –

Food at employee sites and schools6

....................... 0.197 -1.0 -0.002 0.16 S-Jul.2015 -3.1

Food at elementary and secondary schools5, 9, 7....... 0.6 0.08 L-Oct.2015 1.9

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors5, 6. . .. 0.082 0.5 0.000 0.34 L-Apr.2016 1.5

Other food away from home5, 6.............................. 0.246 -0.2 0.000 0.11 S-Aug.2014 -0.2

Energy................................................................ 7.064 2.9 0.201 0.15 L-Apr.2016 3.4

Energy commodities............................................. 3.326 5.5 0.174 0.12 L-Apr.2016 7.8

Fuel oil and other fuels........................................ 0.171 1.5 0.003 0.53 L-Jun.2016 3.7

Fuel oil5

....................................................... 0.090 2.4 0.002 0.37 L-Jun.2016 3.3

Propane, kerosene, and firewood10...................... 0.080 0.6 0.000 0.78 L-Jul.2016 1.4

Motor fuel....................................................... 3.155 5.7 0.171 0.12 L-Apr.2016 8.0

Gasoline (all types)......................................... 3.108 5.8 0.171 0.12 L-Apr.2016 8.1

Gasoline, unleaded regular7

............................ 5.9 0.38 L-Apr.2016 8.4

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade11, 7...................... 4.6 0.36 L-Apr.2016 6.6

Gasoline, unleaded premium7

.......................... 5.4 0.31 L-Apr.2016 6.6

Other motor fuels6

.......................................... 0.047 2.2 0.001 0.12 L-Jun.2016 4.2

Energy services12................................................ 3.738 0.7 0.027 0.28 S-Jun.2016 -0.5

Electricity12..................................................... 2.954 0.7 0.020 0.35 L-Dec.2014 0.7

Utility (piped) gas service12................................... 0.784 0.8 0.006 0.28 S-Jun.2016 -0.4

All items less food and energy13.................................. 79.183 0.1r 0.089 0.04 S-Jul.2016 0.1

Commodities less food and energy commodities14.......... 19.344 -0.1r -0.019 0.09 S-Jul.2016 -0.1

Household furnishings and supplies15...................... 3.201 0.0 0.000 0.16 L-Jul.2016 0.0

Window and floor coverings and other linens5, 6........ 0.261 0.3 0.001 0.56 L-Jul.2016 1.4

Floor coverings5, 6........................................ 0.059 0.9 0.001 0.41 L-Mar.2016 1.0

Window coverings5, 6..................................... 0.053 -0.9 0.000 0.50 S-Jun.2016 -1.3

Other linens5, 6............................................ 0.149 0.4 0.001 0.83 L-Jul.2016 2.7

Furniture and bedding5

..................................... 0.753 0.2 0.001 0.31 L-Mar.2016 0.3

Bedroom furniture5

....................................... 0.268 0.4 0.001 0.47 L-May 2016 0.4

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture5, 6. .. 0.354 0.5 0.002 0.50 L-Jan.2016 1.4

Other furniture6

........................................... 0.126 -0.7 -0.001 0.61 S-Jun.2016 -0.8

Infants’ furniture5, 9, 7..................................

Appliances6

.................................................. 0.184 -1.0 -0.002 0.46 S-May 2014 -1.5

Major appliances6

........................................ 0.056 -0.2 0.000 0.67 L-May 2016 0.3

Laundry equipment7

................................... 0.4 0.95 L-Sep.2015 0.5

Other appliances5, 6...................................... 0.125 -0.8 -0.001 0.66 L-Jul.2016 0.0

Other household equipment and furnishings6

........... 0.463 -0.1 0.000 0.51 S-Jul.2016 -1.1

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items5

.................. 0.241 -0.4 -0.001 0.88 L-Jul.2016 -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,

September 2016, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2016

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Aug. 2016-

Sep. 2016

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Aug. 2016-

Sep. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Indoor plants and flowers16............................. 0.098 1.8 0.002 0.50 L-Sep.2015 2.2

Dishes and flatware5, 6................................... 0.052 -1.6 -0.001 1.23 S-Jun.2016 -1.6

Nonelectric cookware and tableware6

................. 0.071 -0.1 0.000 0.42 – –

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies6

. . .. 0.676 0.1 0.001 0.25 L-Jul.2016 0.2

Tools, hardware and supplies5, 6....................... 0.179 0.2 0.000 0.39 L-Jun.2016 0.6

Outdoor equipment and supplies6

...................... 0.337 0.2 0.001 0.32 L-Jul.2016 0.4

Housekeeping supplies5

.................................... 0.865 0.1 0.001 0.26 L-Jun.2016 0.1

Household cleaning products6

.......................... 0.342 -0.1 0.000 0.45 L-Jul.2016 0.3

Household paper products5, 6........................... 0.235 0.5 0.001 0.43 – –

Miscellaneous household products5, 6................. 0.288 0.0 0.000 0.41 S-Jul.2016 -0.9

Apparel.......................................................... 3.097 -0.7 -0.021 0.41 S-Mar.2016 -1.1

Men’s and boys’ apparel................................... 0.783 -1.3 -0.010 0.74 S-Mar.2016 -2.2

Men’s apparel............................................. 0.630 -1.3 -0.008 0.80 S-Mar.2016 -2.5

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear............ 0.104 -2.1 -0.002 2.00 S-Mar.2016 -3.0

Men’s furnishings...................................... 0.201 1.4 0.003 0.89 L-May 2016 2.9

Men’s shirts and sweaters6

........................... 0.174 -2.5 -0.005 1.56 S-Jan.2016 -2.9

Men’s pants and shorts............................... 0.146 -2.9 -0.004 1.57 S-Mar.2016 -7.9

Boys’ apparel............................................. 0.153 1.3 0.002 1.48 L-Apr.2016 2.5

Women’s and girls’ apparel................................ 1.237 0.0 0.000 0.73 L-Jun.2016 1.0

Women’s apparel......................................... 1.038 -0.2 -0.002 0.78 L-Jul.2016 0.4

Women’s outerwear................................... 0.069 -8.2 -0.006 2.43 S-Mar.2008 -8.3

Women’s dresses...................................... 0.146 -1.8 -0.003 2.38 L-Jul.2016 -0.8

Women’s suits and separates6

....................... 0.471 -0.8 -0.004 0.97 L-Jul.2016 0.8

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories6

......................................... 0.341 3.5 0.012 0.92 L-Feb.2009 4.6

Girls’ apparel.............................................. 0.199 1.1 0.002 1.83 S-Jul.2016 -5.5

Footwear..................................................... 0.693 -0.5 -0.003 0.73 S-Jun.2016 -1.6

Men’s footwear5

.......................................... 0.212 1.6 0.003 1.07 L-Feb.2016 3.5

Boys’ and girls’ footwear................................ 0.171 -0.8 -0.001 1.10 S-Jun.2016 -2.0

Women’s footwear........................................ 0.310 -1.3 -0.004 1.17 S-Jun.2016 -1.5

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel.............................. 0.152 -1.2 -0.002 0.98 S-Jun.2016 -2.5

Jewelry and watches10..................................... 0.232 -2.4 -0.005 0.78 S-Mar.2016 -3.7

Watches5, 10............................................... 0.082 -0.4 0.000 0.87 L-Jul.2016 1.9

Jewelry10.................................................. 0.150 -3.2 -0.005 0.96 S-Feb.2002 -3.5

Transportation commodities less motor fuel15............. 6.253 -0.2 -0.012 0.09 – –

New vehicles................................................. 3.673 -0.1 -0.003 0.14 S-Jun.2016 -0.2

New cars and trucks6, 7.................................. -0.1 0.12 S-Jun.2016 -0.2

New cars7

............................................... -0.1 0.14 S-Jun.2016 -0.2

New trucks17, 7......................................... -0.1 0.13 S-Jun.2016 -0.1

Used cars and trucks.................................... 2.098 -0.3 -0.005 0.01 L-Apr.2016 -0.3

Motor vehicle parts and equipment5

................... 0.388 -0.7 -0.003 0.21 S-Oct.2015 -0.9

Tires5

.................................................... 0.232 -0.6 -0.001 0.29 S-Jul.2016 -0.8

Vehicle accessories other than tires5, 6............. 0.156 -0.8 -0.001 0.27 S-Oct.2015 -1.3

Vehicle parts and equipment other than

tires5, 7............................................. -0.6 0.24 S-Oct.2015 -1.2

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids5, 7................... -0.8 0.52 S-Jul.2016 -1.5

Medical care commodities18.................................. 1.859 0.6r 0.011 0.21 S-Jul.2016 0.5

Medicinal drugs5, 15......................................... 1.799 0.6 0.011 0.22 S-Jul.2016 0.6

Prescription drugs19...................................... 1.440 0.8r 0.012 0.24 S-May 2016 -0.6

Nonprescription drugs5, 15............................... 0.360 0.8 0.003 0.47 L-Feb.2015 1.0

Medical equipment and supplies5, 15..................... 0.060 -0.7 0.000 0.39 S-Mar.2016 -1.0

Recreation commodities15.................................... 1.821 -0.4 -0.007 0.17 S-Jul.2016 -0.4

Video and audio products15................................ 0.226 -2.3 -0.005 0.35 S-EVER –

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

September 2016, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2016

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Aug. 2016-

Sep. 2016

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Aug. 2016-

Sep. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Televisions................................................ 0.111 -3.0 -0.003 0.60 S-Dec.2015 -3.0

Other video equipment6

................................. 0.026 -1.3 0.000 0.78 S-Jun.2016 -1.4

Audio equipment.......................................... 0.060 -2.2 -0.001 0.55 S-Jul.2014 -2.3

Audio discs, tapes and other media5, 6................ 0.023 -1.2 0.000 0.62 S-Jul.2016 -1.5

Pets and pet products5

..................................... 0.588 0.2 0.001 0.30 S-Jul.2016 -0.4

Pet food5, 6, 7.............................................. -0.1 0.33 S-Jul.2016 -0.5

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories5, 6, 7. . .. 0.5 0.43 L-Feb.2016 0.5

Sporting goods5

............................................. 0.436 -0.3 -0.001 0.31 – –

Sports vehicles including bicycles5

..................... 0.228 0.1 0.000 0.43 L-Jul.2016 0.2

Sports equipment......................................... 0.199 -1.3 -0.003 0.44 S-Jun.2016 -1.6

Photographic equipment and supplies................... 0.039 0.0 0.000 0.96 S-Apr.2016 -3.2

Film and photographic supplies5, 6, 7................... 2.6 0.64 L-Mar.2014 4.0

Photographic equipment6, 7............................. -0.4 1.06 S-Apr.2016 -4.2

Recreational reading materials5

........................... 0.150 0.8 0.001 0.48 S-Jul.2016 -0.6

Newspapers and magazines5, 6........................ 0.086 2.6 0.002 0.68 L-Jan.2013 2.7

Recreational books5, 6................................... 0.065 -1.6 -0.001 0.59 S-Mar.2016 -4.9

Other recreational goods6

.................................. 0.381 -0.8 -0.003 0.48 S-Jul.2016 -1.0

Toys........................................................ 0.309 -0.8 -0.002 0.59 S-Jul.2016 -1.5

Toys, games, hobbies and playground

equipment6, 7......................................... -0.9 0.68 S-Jul.2016 -0.9

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies5, 6............. 0.024 -2.3 -0.001 1.32 S-Jun.2016 -5.3

Music instruments and accessories5, 6................ 0.034 0.4 0.000 0.42 L-Jul.2016 0.9

Education and communication commodities15............. 0.622 -0.3 -0.002 0.30 S-Jul.2016 -0.3

Educational books and supplies.......................... 0.163 0.5 0.001 0.45 L-Jun.2016 1.9

College textbooks5, 20, 7.................................. 0.7 0.41 S-Jul.2016 0.4

Information technology commodities15................... 0.459 -0.5 -0.002 0.40 S-Jul.2016 -0.5

Personal computers and peripheral equipment8

. . . .. 0.278 -0.5 -0.001 0.49 S-Jun.2016 -0.8

Computer software and accessories5, 6............... 0.088 0.3 0.000 0.82 L-Jul.2016 0.5

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other

consumer information items5, 6....................... 0.093 -1.4 -0.001 0.84 S-Jul.2016 -1.7

Alcoholic beverages........................................... 0.948 0.3 0.003 0.16 L-Jan.2016 0.5

Alcoholic beverages at home.............................. 0.584 0.3 0.002 0.23 L-Apr.2016 0.3

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home........ 0.266 0.2 0.001 0.28 L-Apr.2016 0.6

Distilled spirits at home.................................. 0.073 0.0 0.000 0.39 L-Jul.2016 0.2

Whiskey at home5, 7................................... 0.3 0.40 – –

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home7

...... 0.2 0.55 L-Apr.2016 0.2

Wine at home............................................. 0.244 0.7 0.002 0.44 L-Jan.2016 0.8

Alcoholic beverages away from home5

.................. 0.365 0.3 0.001 0.18 L-May 2016 0.4

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from

home5, 6, 7............................................... 0.2 0.15 L-May 2016 0.5

Wine away from home5, 6, 7............................. 0.4 0.24 S-Jul.2016 0.0

Distilled spirits away from home5, 6, 7.................. 0.2 0.20 L-May 2016 0.8

Other goods15.................................................. 1.542 0.4 0.006 0.18 – –

Tobacco and smoking products........................... 0.657 0.4 0.003 0.16 S-Jul.2016 -0.5

Cigarettes6

................................................ 0.595 0.4 0.002 0.17 S-Jul.2016 -0.6

Tobacco products other than cigarettes5, 6........... 0.045 0.5 0.000 0.53 L-Mar.2016 0.5

Personal care products5

.................................... 0.705 -0.1 -0.001 0.31 S-Jun.2016 -0.4

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal

care products5, 6....................................... 0.374 0.2 0.001 0.46 L-Jul.2016 0.4

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements5

............................................ 0.325 -0.5 -0.002 0.40 S-Jun.2016 -0.5

Miscellaneous personal goods6

........................... 0.180 2.5 0.005 0.44 L-EVER –

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap7

............. 2.3 0.54 L-Oct.1993 3.0

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

September 2016, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2016

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Aug. 2016-

Sep. 2016

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Aug. 2016-

Sep. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Infants’ equipment5, 9, 7.................................. 0.1 0.51 S-Jul.2016 0.0

Services less energy services21................................ 59.839 0.2r 0.110 0.04 S-Jul.2016 0.2

Shelter........................................................... 33.387 0.4 0.118 0.06 L-May 2016 0.4

Rent of shelter22............................................. 33.043 0.3 0.111 0.06 S-Jul.2016 0.2

Rent of primary residence12............................. 7.769 0.3 0.022 0.04 – –

Lodging away from home6

.............................. 0.958 1.0 0.010 1.89 S-Jul.2016 -2.4

Housing at school, excluding board12, 22........... 0.120 0.3 0.000 0.04 L-Jun.2016 0.4

Other lodging away from home including hotels

and motels........................................... 0.838 1.1 0.009 2.30 S-Jul.2016 -2.7

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences12, 22........... 24.316 0.4 0.087 0.03 L-Oct.2006 0.4

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence12, 22....................................... 23.201 0.4 0.083 0.03 L-Oct.2006 0.4

Tenants’ and household insurance5, 6................. 0.343 -0.1 0.000 0.31 S-Apr.2016 -0.3

Water and sewer and trash collection services6

........ 1.163 0.5 0.006 0.13 L-May 2016 0.6

Water and sewerage maintenance12.................. 0.879 0.7 0.006 0.16 L-May 2016 0.7

Garbage and trash collection5, 17....................... 0.284 0.1 0.000 0.17 S-Jun.2016 -0.1

Household operations5, 6................................... 0.849 0.0 0.000 0.14 L-Jul.2016 0.3

Domestic services5, 6..................................... 0.281 0.3 0.001 0.12 L-Jan.2016 0.3

Gardening and lawncare services5, 6.................. 0.278 0.0 0.000 0.09 – –

Moving, storage, freight expense6

...................... 0.120 0.1 0.000 0.59 L-Jul.2016 0.7

Repair of household items5, 6........................... 0.087 0.0 0.000 0.12 S-Apr.2016 -1.4

Medical care services23.................................... 6.681 0.0r 0.002 0.08 S-Aug.2015 0.0

Professional services.................................... 3.156 0.1 0.002 0.10 S-Jun.2016 0.0

Physicians’ services12................................. 1.704 0.0 0.001 0.13 S-Apr.2016 -0.1

Dental services12...................................... 0.816 0.3 0.002 0.11 S-Jul.2016 0.0

Eyeglasses and eye care5, 10........................ 0.322 0.0 0.000 0.38 L-May 2016 0.4

Services by other medical professionals12, 10...... 0.314 -0.1 0.000 0.14 L-Jul.2016 1.0

Hospital and related services........................... 2.506 0.0 0.001 0.11 S-Mar.2016 -0.1

Hospital services12, 24................................. 2.236 0.0 0.000 0.12 S-Mar.2016 -0.2

Inpatient hospital services12, 24, 7................. 0.0 0.21 S-Jun.2016 -0.2

Outpatient hospital services12, 10, 7............... 0.1 0.20 S-Mar.2016 -0.2

Nursing homes and adult day services12, 24....... 0.194 0.2 0.000 0.10 S-Jul.2016 0.2

Care of invalids and elderly at home5, 9............ 0.077 0.2 0.000 0.10 L-Jun.2016 0.3

Health insurance5, 9...................................... 1.019 -0.1 -0.001 0.08 S-Aug.2015 -0.2

Transportation services..................................... 5.865 0.0 -0.002 0.14 S-Jul.2016 -0.2

Leased cars and trucks20................................ 0.550 -1.6 -0.009 0.31 S-Dec.2013 -1.8

Car and truck rental6

.................................. 0.114 -0.5 -0.001 1.50 L-Jun.2016 3.2

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair5

............... 1.159 -0.2 -0.002 0.17 S-Aug.2006 -0.2

Motor vehicle body work5

............................. 0.056 -0.4 0.000 0.14 S-Apr.2006 -0.4

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing5

......... 0.673 -0.5 -0.003 0.20 S-Sep.2004 -1.0

Motor vehicle repair5, 6................................ 0.388 0.3 0.001 0.27 L-Jun.2016 0.3

Motor vehicle insurance................................. 2.419 0.4 0.010 0.23 S-Jul.2016 0.4

Motor vehicle fees5, 6.................................... 0.529 -0.4 -0.002 0.11 S-Sep.2014 -1.0

State motor vehicle registration and license

fees5, 12, 6............................................. 0.283 0.1 0.000 0.08 S-Jun.2016 0.0

Parking and other fees6

............................... 0.235 -0.9 -0.002 0.18 S-EVER –

Parking fees and tolls5, 6, 7......................... -0.1 0.24 S-Jun.2015 -0.2

Automobile service clubs5, 6, 7..................... -11.2 0.17 S-EVER –

Public transportation..................................... 1.095 0.2 0.003 0.36 S-Jul.2016 -2.5

Airline fare.............................................. 0.632 0.4 0.003 0.51 L-Jun.2016 1.6

Other intercity transportation......................... 0.180 -0.2 0.000 0.67 S-Jun.2016 -1.8

Intercity bus fare5, 8, 7...............................

Intercity train fare5, 8, 7.............................. -0.8 1.12 S-Jan.2016 -3.6

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

September 2016, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2016

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Aug. 2016-

Sep. 2016

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Aug. 2016-

Sep. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Ship fare5, 6, 7........................................ -1.7 0.79 S-Sep.2014 -1.7

Intracity transportation5

............................... 0.280 0.1 0.000 0.06 L-Jul.2016 0.2

Intracity mass transit5, 15, 7......................... 0.1 0.08 L-Jul.2016 0.2

Recreation services15....................................... 3.883 0.1 0.002 0.16 L-Jul.2016 0.1

Video and audio services15............................. 1.629 -0.4 -0.006 0.13 S-Aug.2014 -0.4

Cable and satellite television and radio

service17.............................................. 1.524 -0.4 -0.006 0.13 S-Oct.2012 -0.5

Video discs and other media, including rental of

video and audio5, 6.................................. 0.105 -0.2 0.000 0.90 L-Jun.2016 0.7

Video discs and other media5, 6, 7................ -0.9 1.27 S-Jul.2016 -2.9

Rental of video or audio discs and other

media5, 6, 7......................................... 0.1 0.29 S-Jul.2016 0.0

Pet services including veterinary6

...................... 0.370 0.2 0.001 0.11 – –

Pet services5, 6, 7....................................... -0.3 0.12 S-May 2013 -0.6

Veterinarian services6, 7............................... 0.4 0.12 L-May 2016 0.5

Photographers and film processing5, 6................. 0.049 0.1 0.000 0.39 S-Jun.2016 -0.1

Photographer fees5, 6, 7............................... -1.8 0.14 S-Feb.2005 -2.2

Film processing5, 6, 7.................................. 0.4 0.57 S-Jun.2016 -0.4

Other recreation services6

............................... 1.834 0.4 0.007 0.33 L-Jun.2016 0.6

Club dues and fees for participant sports and

group exercises5, 6.................................. 0.641 0.8 0.005 0.45 L-Apr.2016 0.9

Admissions5

............................................ 0.648 0.0 0.000 0.55 – –

Admission to movies, theaters, and

concerts5, 6, 7...................................... 0.3 0.52 – –

Admission to sporting events5, 6, 7................ 1.0 0.66 L-Jul.2016 2.4

Fees for lessons or instructions5, 10................. 0.220 0.6 0.001 0.18 L-Sep.2015 1.0

Education and communication services15................ 6.391 -0.4 -0.023 0.07 S-EVER –

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.............. 3.017 0.2 0.006 0.08 L-Jun.2016 0.4

College tuition and fees............................... 1.790 0.3 0.005 0.12 L-Jun.2016 0.5

Elementary and high school tuition and fees. . . . .. 0.312 0.1 0.000 0.07 S-Jul.2016 -0.1

Child care and nursery school16..................... 0.742 -0.1 -0.001 0.11 S-Jan.2014 -0.4

Technical and business school tuition and fees6

... 0.042 0.2 0.000 0.10 – –

Postage and delivery services6

......................... 0.136 0.0 0.000 0.02 – –

Postage5

................................................ 0.129 0.0 0.000 0.00 – –

Delivery services6

...................................... 0.007 -0.4 0.000 0.18 S-Apr.2016 -1.1

Telephone services5, 6................................... 2.512 -1.2 -0.030 0.10 S-Oct.2014 -1.3

Wireless telephone services5, 6...................... 1.783 -1.4 -0.025 0.12 S-Oct.2014 -1.9

Land-line telephone services5, 15.................... 0.728 -0.8 -0.006 0.13 S-EVER –

Internet services and electronic information

providers6

............................................... 0.715 0.3 0.002 0.26 S-Jul.2016 -0.1

Other personal services5, 15............................... 1.621 0.3 0.005 0.08 L-Jul.2016 0.4

Personal care services5

................................. 0.607 0.1 0.001 0.11 S-Jul.2016 0.0

Haircuts and other personal care services5, 6...... 0.607 0.1 0.001 0.11 S-Jul.2016 0.0

Miscellaneous personal services....................... 1.014 0.5 0.005 0.10 L-Jul.2016 0.8

Legal services5, 10..................................... 0.244 0.5 0.001 0.15 L-Jul.2016 1.6

Funeral expenses5, 10................................. 0.144 0.3 0.000 0.12 L-May 2016 0.3

Laundry and dry cleaning services5, 6............... 0.267 0.2 0.001 0.11 L-Jul.2016 0.3

Apparel services other than laundry and dry

cleaning5, 6........................................... 0.026 0.1 0.000 0.17 L-Jul.2016 0.2

Financial services5, 10................................. 0.234 0.9 0.002 0.28 L-Jun.2016 1.0

Checking account and other bank

services5, 6, 7...................................... 0.1 0.02 L-Jun.2016 0.4

Tax return preparation and other accounting

fees5, 6, 7........................................... 0.9 0.39 L-Jun.2016 1.3

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

September 2016, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2016

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Aug. 2016-

Sep. 2016

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Aug. 2016-

Sep. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Special aggregate indexes

All items less food25................................................ 86.247 0.3r 0.290 0.04 L-Jun.2016 0.3

All items less shelter26............................................. 66.613 0.3r 0.174 0.04 L-Apr.2016 0.5

All items less food and shelter27.................................. 52.860 0.3r 0.172 0.05 L-Apr.2016 0.5

All items less food, shelter, and energy28........................ 45.796 -0.1r -0.029 0.05 S-Nov.2014 -0.1

All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and

trucks29............................................................ 43.698 -0.1r -0.024 0.05 S-Apr.2013 -0.1

All items less medical care........................................ 91.460 0.3 0.279 0.04 L-Apr.2016 0.4

All items less energy30............................................. 92.936 0.1r 0.091 0.03 S-Jul.2016 0.1

Commodities31....................................................... 36.423 0.4r 0.157 0.06 L-Apr.2016 0.6

Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and

trucks32.......................................................... 17.246 -0.1r -0.014 0.10 S-Jun.2016 -0.2

Commodities less food33........................................ 22.670 0.7r 0.155 0.07 L-Apr.2016 0.9

Commodities less food and beverages34...................... 21.721 0.7r 0.151 0.08 L-Apr.2016 1.0

Services35............................................................ 63.577 0.2r 0.137 0.05 S-Jul.2016 0.2

Services less rent of shelter22, 36............................... 30.534 0.0r 0.015 0.07 S-May 2015 0.0

Services less medical care services........................... 56.896 0.2 0.136 0.05 S-Jul.2016 0.2

Durables.............................................................. 9.419 -0.3 -0.026 0.08 S-Jun.2016 -0.5

Nondurables37....................................................... 27.004 0.8r 0.223 0.07 L-Apr.2016 0.8

Nondurables less food38......................................... 13.250 1.7r 0.230 0.11 L-Apr.2016 1.7

Nondurables less food and beverages39...................... 12.302 1.9r 0.227 0.11 L-Feb.2013 2.7

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel40........... 9.205 2.6r 0.237 0.08 L-Feb.2013 3.4

Nondurables less food and apparel41.......................... 10.153 2.4r 0.239 0.07 L-Feb.2013 3.2

Housing............................................................... 42.508 0.4 0.154 0.06 L-Mar.2014 0.4

Education and communication6

................................... 7.013 -0.3 -0.024 0.07 S-Oct.2014 -0.3

Education6

......................................................... 3.180 0.2 0.007 0.08 L-Jun.2016 0.5

Communication6

.................................................. 3.833 -0.8 -0.031 0.10 S-Oct.2014 -0.9

Information and information processing6

................... 3.696 -0.8 -0.031 0.10 S-Oct.2014 -0.9

Information technology, hardware and services42......... 1.185 0.0 0.000 0.23 S-Jul.2016 -0.2

Recreation6

.......................................................... 5.704 -0.1 -0.005 0.12 – –

Video and audio6

................................................. 1.855 -0.6 -0.012 0.14 S-Dec.2010 -0.9

Pets, pet products and services6

............................... 0.958 0.2 0.002 0.20 S-Jul.2016 -0.1

Photography6

...................................................... 0.089 0.0 0.000 0.54 S-Apr.2016 -1.5

Food and beverages................................................ 14.702 0.0 0.005 0.07 – –

Domestically produced farm food.............................. 6.664 -0.1 -0.006 0.13 L-Apr.2016 0.1

Other services....................................................... 11.895 -0.1 -0.014 0.07 S-Apr.2013 -0.1

Apparel less footwear.............................................. 2.404 -0.7 -0.018 0.48 S-Mar.2016 -1.2

Fuels and utilities.................................................... 5.072 0.7 0.036 0.21 L-Jul.2016 0.7

Household energy................................................ 3.909 0.8 0.029 0.27 L-Jul.2016 1.0

Medical care43....................................................... 8.540 0.2r 0.013 0.08 S-Mar.2016 0.1

Transportation....................................................... 15.273 1.0 0.157 0.06 L-Apr.2016 1.6

Private transportation............................................ 14.178 1.1 0.155 0.07 L-Apr.2016 1.8

New and used motor vehicles6

.............................. 6.529 -0.3 -0.019 0.10 – –

Utilities and public transportation................................. 10.031 0.0 0.000 0.13 S-Jun.2016 -0.3

Household furnishings and operations........................... 4.050 0.0 0.001 0.13 L-Jul.2016 0.1

Other goods and services.......................................... 3.163 0.4 0.012 0.09 L-May 2016 0.4

Personal care..................................................... 2.506 0.4 0.009 0.11 L-May 2016 0.4

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 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 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=239.403. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=239.907. Revised seasonally adjusted index:

Jul. 2016=239.810. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Aug. 2016=240.301. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have

changed.

5 Not seasonally adjusted.

6 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

7 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.

8 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.

9 Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.

10 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 11 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 12 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator. 13 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=247.064. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=247.468. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=247.689. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Aug. 2016=248.332. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also

have changed. 14 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=145.604. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=145.223. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=145.022. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Aug. 2016=145.143. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also

have changed. 15 Indexes on a December 2009=100 base. 16 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 17 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 18 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=361.801. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=364.698. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=366.473. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Aug. 2016=371.527. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also

have changed. 19 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=493.303. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=497.987. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=502.924. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Aug. 2016=511.462. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also

have changed. 20 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base. 21 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=309.423. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=310.385. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=310.861. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Aug. 2016=311.812. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also

have changed. 22 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 23 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=492.084. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=492.975. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=495.674. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Aug. 2016=500.383. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also

have changed. 24 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 25 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=238.068. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=238.679. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=238.570. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Aug. 2016=239.138. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also

have changed. 26 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=223.502. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=223.832. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=223.460. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Aug. 2016=223.772. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also

have changed. 27 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=217.143. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=217.590. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=217.140. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Aug. 2016=217.523. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also

have changed. 28 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=224.978. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=225.065. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=225.068. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Aug. 2016=225.526. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also

have changed. 29 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=229.774. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=229.984. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=230.099. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Aug. 2016=230.654. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also

have changed. 30 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=246.512. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=246.828. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=247.012. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Aug. 2016=247.558. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also

have changed. 31 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=179.132. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=179.363. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=178.505. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Aug. 2016=178.435. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also

have changed. 32 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=146.335. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=146.093. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=146.047. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Aug. 2016=146.285. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also

have changed. 33 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=148.453. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=148.829. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=147.694. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Aug. 2016=147.602. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also

have changed. 34 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=145.224. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=145.601. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=144.448. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Aug. 2016=144.356. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also

have changed.
35 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=298.872. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=299.666. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=300.274. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Aug. 2016=301.280. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also

have changed. 36 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=322.024. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=322.251. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=323.085. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Aug. 2016=324.265. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also

have changed. 37 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=213.708. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=214.485. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=213.437. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Aug. 2016=214.091. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also

have changed. 38 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=185.310. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=186.671. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=184.634. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Aug. 2016=185.833. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also

have changed. 39 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=181.853. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=183.254. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=181.079. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Aug. 2016=182.356. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also

have changed. 40 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=220.419. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=223.010. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=219.817. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Aug. 2016=221.434. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also

have changed. 41 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=221.154. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=223.564. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=220.592. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Aug. 2016=222.178. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also

have changed. 42 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 43 Revised seasonally adjusted index: May. 2016=460.341. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Jun. 2016=461.789. Revised seasonally adjusted

index: Jul. 2016=464.257. Revised seasonally adjusted index: Aug. 2016=469.098. Associated calculations, including percent change, may also

have changed.

r Revised

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

September 2016, 12-month analysis table

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2016

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Sep. 2015-

Sep. 2016

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Sep. 2015-

Sep. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

All items4

................................................................ 100.000 1.5 0.08 L-Oct.2014 1.7

Food.................................................................. 13.753 -0.3 -0.041 0.13 S-Jan.2010 -0.4

Food at home..................................................... 7.973 -2.2 -0.181 0.18 S-Dec.2009 -2.4

Cereals and bakery products................................. 1.078 -0.5 -0.006 0.40 L-Jun.2016 -0.4

Cereals and cereal products............................... 0.362 -0.6 -0.002 0.67 L-Feb.2016 0.3

Flour and prepared flour mixes......................... 0.044 -1.5 -0.001 0.84 – –

Breakfast cereal.......................................... 0.184 0.2 0.000 1.05 L-Feb.2016 0.8

Rice, pasta, cornmeal.................................... 0.134 -1.2 -0.002 1.01 S-Jun.2016 -2.0

Rice5, 6.................................................. -2.5 1.28 S-Jul.2016 -3.3

Bakery products.......................................... 0.715 -0.5 -0.004 0.49 S-Jul.2016 -0.8

Bread5

................................................... 0.213 -1.1 -0.002 0.84 S-Jun.2014 -1.4

White bread6

......................................... -1.4 1.17 S-Nov.2014 -1.5

Bread other than white6

............................ -0.5 1.26 S-May 2015 -0.7

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins5

......................... 0.105 0.1 0.000 1.13 L-Jun.2016 0.9

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies....................... 0.172 0.8 0.002 1.20 L-May 2016 1.6

Cookies6

.............................................. -0.5 1.51 L-Jun.2016 0.1

Fresh cakes and cupcakes6

....................... 2.3 1.71 L-Jul.2016 2.5

Other bakery products................................ 0.226 -1.3 -0.003 1.03 S-Jul.2016 -1.6

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts6

...... 0.5 1.50 L-Jun.2016 0.8

Crackers, bread, and cracker products6

......... -2.1 1.50 S-Jul.2013 -3.0

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies,

tarts, turnovers6

................................... -1.0 1.38 S-Jul.2016 -2.1

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................ 1.780 -6.3 -0.124 0.38 L-Jul.2016 -5.6

Meats, poultry, and fish.................................... 1.679 -3.4 -0.062 0.40 L-Jun.2016 -3.2

Meats...................................................... 1.071 -4.9 -0.058 0.51 S-Jan.2016 -4.9

Beef and veal.......................................... 0.480 -7.0 -0.039 0.70 – –

Uncooked ground beef............................. 0.195 -8.9 -0.020 0.99 S-Jul.2016 -10.2

Uncooked beef roasts5

............................. 0.065 -8.3 -0.007 1.52 S-EVER –

Uncooked beef steaks5

............................. 0.173 -5.2 -0.011 1.31 L-Jun.2016 -3.8

Uncooked other beef and veal5

................... 0.047 -4.0 -0.002 1.35 L-Jul.2016 -3.5

Pork...................................................... 0.338 -3.6 -0.013 0.81 S-Mar.2016 -5.6

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related

products5

.......................................... 0.140 -1.6 -0.002 1.18 S-Mar.2016 -2.0

Bacon and related products6

.................... -1.7 1.27 S-Feb.2016 -3.0

Breakfast sausage and related products5, 6... -1.1 1.72 L-Apr.2015 0.6

Ham................................................... 0.062 -3.9 -0.003 1.93 S-May 2016 -7.7

Ham, excluding canned6

........................ -4.2 1.91 S-May 2016 -8.4

Pork chops........................................... 0.056 -4.5 -0.003 1.66 S-Feb.2016 -6.8

Other pork including roasts and picnics5

......... 0.080 -5.8 -0.005 1.74 S-Jul.2016 -6.4

Other meats............................................ 0.253 -2.3 -0.006 0.88 S-Mar.2010 -3.2

Frankfurters6

......................................... -7.4 2.45 S-Jun.1980 -7.4

Lunchmeats5, 6...................................... -0.7 1.08 L-Jul.2016 -0.3

Lamb and organ meats6

........................... 1.3 2.53 L-Jun.2016 1.6

Lamb and mutton5, 6................................ -1.9 4.22 L-Jun.2016 0.3

Poultry................................................... 0.344 -1.5 -0.005 0.83 L-Nov.2015 -1.3

Chicken5

.............................................. 0.278 -1.7 -0.005 0.94 L-May 2016 -1.5

Fresh whole chicken6

............................ 2.4 1.98 L-Jun.2015 3.7

Fresh and frozen chicken parts6

............... -2.9 1.18 – –

Other poultry including turkey5

.................... 0.066 -0.7 0.000 1.61 L-Jun.2016 -0.6

Fish and seafood...................................... 0.264 0.7 0.001 0.84 L-Apr.2015 1.9

Fresh fish and seafood5

............................ 0.144 2.8 0.004 1.49 L-Jul.2016 4.0

Processed fish and seafood5

...................... 0.120 -1.9 -0.003 0.95 L-Aug.2015 -0.9

Shelf stable fish and seafood6

.................. -0.7 1.25 L-Jun.2016 0.8

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

September 2016, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2016

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Sep. 2015-

Sep. 2016

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Sep. 2015-

Sep. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Frozen fish and seafood6

........................ -3.2 1.70 L-Aug.2015 -2.3

Eggs........................................................ 0.100 -37.6 -0.062 1.09 L-Jul.2016 -29.0

Dairy and related products................................... 0.811 -2.5 -0.021 0.42 S-Jul.2016 -3.1

Milk5

........................................................... 0.228 -3.3 -0.008 0.64 L-Feb.2015 -2.7

Fresh whole milk6

........................................ -3.0 1.04 L-Feb.2015 -2.0

Fresh milk other than whole5, 6......................... -3.7 0.89 L-Feb.2015 -2.5

Cheese and related products.............................. 0.262 -3.1 -0.008 0.81 S-Jul.2016 -3.2

Ice cream and related products........................... 0.115 -1.1 -0.001 1.18 S-Feb.2016 -1.3

Other dairy and related products5

........................ 0.206 -1.7 -0.004 0.81 S-Jun.2013 -2.1

Fruits and vegetables......................................... 1.342 -0.7 -0.009 0.60 S-Jul.2015 -1.9

Fresh fruits and vegetables................................ 1.044 -0.3 -0.004 0.73 S-Aug.2015 -0.4

Fresh fruits................................................ 0.565 1.3 0.008 1.01 S-Dec.2015 1.1

Apples................................................... 0.094 4.3 0.004 2.01 S-Nov.2015 1.7

Bananas................................................. 0.086 -0.3 0.000 0.98 L-Jun.2016 -0.1

Citrus fruits5

............................................ 0.164 3.9 0.006 2.67 L-Jun.2016 6.0

Oranges, including tangerines6

.................... 2.1 2.41 L-Apr.2016 3.9

Other fresh fruits5

...................................... 0.221 -0.3 -0.002 1.57 S-Dec.2015 -0.5

Fresh vegetables......................................... 0.479 -2.2 -0.011 0.92 S-Oct.2014 -2.6

Potatoes................................................. 0.083 2.0 0.002 1.93 L-Jun.2016 2.6

Lettuce.................................................. 0.062 -8.7 -0.006 2.31 S-Apr.2014 -9.1

Tomatoes............................................... 0.080 0.4 0.000 1.99 L-Mar.2016 4.5

Other fresh vegetables................................ 0.254 -2.7 -0.008 1.33 S-Oct.2014 -3.0

Processed fruits and vegetables5

...................... 0.298 -1.8 -0.006 0.64 S-Jul.2010 -2.0

Canned fruits and vegetables5

....................... 0.157 -1.9 -0.003 1.05 S-Nov.2010 -2.1

Canned fruits5, 6..................................... -1.4 1.33 S-Nov.2013 -1.4

Canned vegetables5, 6.............................. -2.2 1.44 S-Oct.2015 -3.2

Frozen fruits and vegetables5

........................ 0.088 -1.5 -0.001 1.18 S-Aug.2014 -2.3

Frozen vegetables6

................................. -1.8 1.47 S-Aug.2014 -2.7

Other processed fruits and vegetables including

dried5

................................................. 0.054 -2.0 -0.001 1.17 L-Jul.2016 -1.0

Dried beans, peas, and lentils5, 6................. -2.3 2.10 L-Jul.2016 -1.6

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials. . . . . . . .. 0.957 -0.9 -0.008 0.45 S-Jun.2014 -1.0

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks5

........................... 0.673 -0.7 -0.005 0.53 S-Aug.2014 -0.7

Carbonated drinks........................................ 0.270 -0.2 -0.001 0.84 S-Mar.2015 -0.4

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks5

............. 0.011 -0.8 0.000 1.20 L-Jun.2016 0.6

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks5

......... 0.393 -1.0 -0.004 0.83 S-Dec.2014 -1.0

Beverage materials including coffee and tea5

........... 0.284 -1.3 -0.004 0.78 L-May 2016 -0.8

Coffee...................................................... 0.178 -2.8 -0.005 1.06 L-Jun.2016 -2.2

Roasted coffee6

........................................ -2.9 1.22 L-Jun.2016 -1.7

Instant and freeze dried coffee6

..................... -1.5 1.65 S-Jul.2016 -4.9

Other beverage materials including tea5

.............. 0.106 1.1 0.001 0.88 L-May 2016 2.1

Other food at home............................................ 2.005 -0.6 -0.012 0.34 S-Oct.2013 -0.8

Sugar and sweets........................................... 0.292 -0.9 -0.003 0.76 S-Jul.2014 -1.8

Sugar and artificial sweeteners......................... 0.051 -1.6 -0.001 1.02 S-Jul.2016 -2.4

Candy and chewing gum5

............................... 0.186 -0.4 -0.001 1.19 S-Feb.2016 -0.9

Other sweets5

............................................. 0.055 -2.0 -0.001 0.96 S-Dec.2013 -2.0

Fats and oils................................................. 0.235 -0.6 -0.001 0.66 S-Jan.2016 -0.8

Butter and margarine5

................................... 0.069 0.7 0.000 1.16 S-Jan.2016 0.7

Butter6

................................................... -0.3 1.61 S-Jan.2016 -0.6

Margarine6

.............................................. 2.7 1.36 L-Jul.2016 3.4

Salad dressing5

........................................... 0.057 -0.4 0.000 1.06 L-Jul.2016 0.8

Other fats and oils including peanut butter5

.......... 0.109 -1.5 -0.002 1.06 L-May 2016 -0.9

Peanut butter5, 6....................................... -2.4 1.50 S-Jul.2016 -2.9

Other foods................................................ 1.478 -0.5 -0.008 0.40 S-Jan.2011 -0.5

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

September 2016, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2016

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Sep. 2015-

Sep. 2016

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Sep. 2015-

Sep. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Soups.................................................... 0.095 0.7 0.001 1.38 L-Jun.2016 1.9

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods........... 0.261 -2.3 -0.006 0.91 S-Nov.2013 -2.4

Snacks.................................................. 0.336 -0.4 -0.001 1.07 S-Jul.2014 -0.7

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces........... 0.287 0.2 0.000 0.90– –

Salt and other seasonings and spices5, 6........ 3.4 1.35 L-May 2016 4.8

Olives, pickles, relishes5, 6......................... 0.4 2.00 L-Jul.2016 3.0

Sauces and gravies5, 6............................. -1.3 1.34 S-Jun.2016 -2.7

Other condiments6

.................................. -0.8 1.74 S-May 2015 -1.1

Baby food5

.............................................. 0.055 0.6 0.000 0.77 S-Jan.2016 0.0

Other miscellaneous foods5

.......................... 0.443 -0.2 -0.001 0.70 S-Feb.2016 -0.2

Prepared salads7, 6................................. -1.1 1.20 S-Nov.2010 -2.0

Food away from home........................................... 5.781 2.4 0.140 0.17 S-Jul.2014 2.4

Full service meals and snacks5

.............................. 2.801 2.3 0.065 0.23 S-Jul.2016 2.3

Limited service meals and snacks5

.......................... 2.454 2.6 0.063 0.29 S-Feb.2016 2.6

Food at employee sites and schools5

....................... 0.197 3.3 0.007 0.64 S-Aug.2015 -1.7

Food at elementary and secondary schools8, 6......... 3.7 0.41 S-Sep.2015 3.4

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors5

....... 0.082 3.7 0.003 1.22 L-Jun.2012 3.9

Other food away from home5

................................ 0.246 1.0 0.003 0.44 S-Jul.2016 1.0

Energy................................................................ 7.064 -2.9 -0.229 0.17 L-Oct.2014 -1.6

Energy commodities............................................. 3.326 -6.4 -0.253 0.19 L-Oct.2014 -4.9

Fuel oil and other fuels........................................ 0.171 -4.6 -0.008 0.81 L-Oct.2014 -3.4

Fuel oil........................................................ 0.090 -8.5 -0.009 0.82 L-Oct.2014 -6.5

Propane, kerosene, and firewood9

........................ 0.080 0.7 0.000 1.48 L-Jul.2016 0.8

Motor fuel....................................................... 3.155 -6.5 -0.244 0.20 L-Oct.2014 -5.0

Gasoline (all types)......................................... 3.108 -6.5 -0.241 0.20 L-Oct.2014 -5.0

Gasoline, unleaded regular6

............................ -6.6 0.46 L-Oct.2014 -5.2

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade10, 6...................... -6.2 0.52 L-Jan.2016 -4.8

Gasoline, unleaded premium6

.......................... -5.6 0.38 L-Jan.2016 -2.5

Other motor fuels5

.......................................... 0.047 -6.2 -0.004 0.26 L-Nov.2014 -5.8

Energy services11................................................ 3.738 0.7 0.024 0.30 L-Feb.2015 0.9

Electricity11..................................................... 2.954 0.1 0.000 0.38 L-May 2015 0.5

Utility (piped) gas service11................................... 0.784 2.9 0.023 0.49 L-Dec.2014 5.8

All items less food and energy12.................................. 79.183 2.2 1.734 0.10 S-Jul.2016 2.2

Commodities less food and energy commodities13.......... 19.344 -0.6 -0.121 0.24 S-Jul.2016 -0.6

Household furnishings and supplies14...................... 3.201 -2.0 -0.065 0.30 S-Jun.2016 -2.1

Window and floor coverings and other linens5

.......... 0.261 -1.2 -0.003 1.12 S-Jul.2016 -1.9

Floor coverings5

.......................................... 0.059 3.9 0.002 1.00 L-May 2009 3.9

Window coverings5

....................................... 0.053 0.8 0.000 1.32 S-Jun.2016 0.8

Other linens5

.............................................. 0.149 -3.6 -0.006 1.68 S-Jul.2016 -3.9

Furniture and bedding...................................... 0.753 -3.2 -0.025 0.70 S-Sep.2014 -3.5

Bedroom furniture........................................ 0.268 -1.1 -0.003 1.13 S-Jun.2016 -1.6

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture5

..... 0.354 -2.6 -0.009 1.16 L-May 2016 -2.1

Other furniture5

........................................... 0.126 -9.1 -0.013 1.75 S-Nov.2013 -9.2

Infants’ furniture8, 6....................................

Appliances5

.................................................. 0.184 -3.7 -0.009 0.92 S-Apr.2016 -3.8

Major appliances5

........................................ 0.056 -6.8 -0.007 1.24 S-Mar.2015 -7.1

Laundry equipment6

................................... -7.9 1.34 S-Feb.2015 -8.3

Other appliances5

........................................ 0.125 -1.5 -0.002 1.22 L-Feb.2016 -0.9

Other household equipment and furnishings5

........... 0.463 -4.1 -0.020 0.97 S-Jun.2014 -4.8

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items.................... 0.241 -5.2 -0.013 1.78 S-Nov.2015 -6.1

Indoor plants and flowers15............................. 0.098 -1.7 -0.002 1.42 S-Jul.2016 -2.7

Dishes and flatware5

..................................... 0.052 -7.2 -0.003 2.60 S-May 2014 -10.2

Nonelectric cookware and tableware5

................. 0.071 -2.1 -0.001 1.20 L-Jun.2016 -2.0

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

September 2016, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2016

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Sep. 2015-

Sep. 2016

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Sep. 2015-

Sep. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies5

. . .. 0.676 -1.0 -0.007 0.69 S-Jun.2016 -1.4

Tools, hardware and supplies5

......................... 0.179 -1.5 -0.003 1.14 L-Jul.2016 -1.3

Outdoor equipment and supplies5

...................... 0.337 -0.7 -0.003 0.82 S-Jun.2016 -1.3

Housekeeping supplies..................................... 0.865 0.0 0.000 0.45 L-Feb.2016 0.2

Household cleaning products5

.......................... 0.342 0.3 0.001 0.73 S-May 2016 -0.4

Household paper products5

............................. 0.235 0.5 0.001 0.95 L-Mar.2016 0.5

Miscellaneous household products5

................... 0.288 -0.9 -0.003 0.87 L-Feb.2016 -0.7

Apparel.......................................................... 3.097 -0.1 -0.012 1.10 S-Apr.2016 -0.6

Men’s and boys’ apparel................................... 0.783 -0.3 -0.004 1.58 S-Jun.2016 -0.6

Men’s apparel............................................. 0.630 -1.5 -0.011 1.68 S-Apr.2016 -2.2

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear............ 0.104 1.0 0.000 4.45 L-Aug.2015 2.2

Men’s furnishings...................................... 0.201 3.2 0.006 1.95 L-Oct.2013 4.5

Men’s shirts and sweaters5

........................... 0.174 -3.7 -0.008 3.27 S-Aug.2015 -3.8

Men’s pants and shorts............................... 0.146 -5.4 -0.009 2.93 S-Mar.2016 -5.9

Boys’ apparel............................................. 0.153 4.4 0.007 3.15 L-Jun.2014 4.6

Women’s and girls’ apparel................................ 1.237 0.0 -0.009 2.28 L-Jul.2016 0.5

Women’s apparel......................................... 1.038 -0.4 -0.013 2.36 – –

Women’s outerwear................................... 0.069 -4.4 -0.007 6.49 S-Dec.2015 -6.2

Women’s dresses...................................... 0.146 -4.4 -0.007 11.82 S-Mar.2016 -6.3

Women’s suits and separates5

....................... 0.471 -0.3 -0.007 2.53 L-Jul.2016 0.9

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories5

......................................... 0.341 2.1 0.007 2.23 L-Jul.2016 2.1

Girls’ apparel.............................................. 0.199 2.0 0.004 5.34 L-May 2014 5.2

Footwear..................................................... 0.693 0.0 0.000 1.58 L-May 2016 0.5

Men’s footwear............................................ 0.212 1.0 0.002 2.42 L-Apr.2016 1.7

Boys’ and girls’ footwear................................ 0.171 1.5 0.003 2.48 L-Feb.2016 2.5

Women’s footwear........................................ 0.310 -1.3 -0.005 2.86 S-Jul.2016 -2.2

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel.............................. 0.152 -6.7 -0.010 2.06 S-Jul.1998 -7.1

Jewelry and watches9

...................................... 0.232 5.3 0.012 1.91 S-Jul.2016 4.9

Watches9

.................................................. 0.082 7.2 0.006 2.38 L-Jul.2016 7.8

Jewelry9

.................................................... 0.150 5.4 0.006 2.38 S-Jul.2016 4.0

Transportation commodities less motor fuel14............. 6.253 -1.3 -0.075 0.23 S-EVER –

New vehicles................................................. 3.673 0.0 -0.002 0.34 – –

New cars and trucks5, 6.................................. -0.1 0.32 – –

New cars6

............................................... -0.7 0.35 – –

New trucks16, 6......................................... 0.4 0.35 – –

Used cars and trucks.................................... 2.098 -4.1 -0.067 0.12 S-Dec.2014 -4.2

Motor vehicle parts and equipment.................... 0.388 -1.2 -0.005 0.42 S-Jun.2014 -1.2

Tires..................................................... 0.232 -1.4 -0.003 0.58 S-Jul.2016 -1.4

Vehicle accessories other than tires5

............... 0.156 -1.0 -0.001 0.51 S-EVER –

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires6

... -0.6 0.66 S-Jun.1999 -0.6

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids6

...................... -1.2 0.81 S-Jul.2016 -2.5

Medical care commodities17.................................. 1.859 5.2 0.093 0.64 L-Dec.1992 5.2

Medicinal drugs14, 18........................................ 1.799 5.4 0.094 0.66 L-EVER –

Prescription drugs19

...................................... 1.440 7.0 0.095 0.82 L-Jul.1992 7.3

Nonprescription drugs14, 20.............................. 0.360 -0.6 -0.002 0.81 L-Jun.2016 -0.5

Medical equipment and supplies14........................ 0.060 -0.6 0.000 1.18 S-Jun.2016 -0.6

Recreation commodities14.................................... 1.821 -3.8 -0.073 0.45 S-EVER –

Video and audio products14................................ 0.226 -13.9 -0.037 0.71 S-EVER –

Televisions................................................ 0.111 -22.0 -0.029 1.27 S-Aug.2010 -24.4

Other video equipment5

................................. 0.026 -4.5 -0.001 2.04 S-Feb.2016 -5.4

Audio equipment.......................................... 0.060 -7.7 -0.005 1.54 S-Feb.2015 -8.5

Audio discs, tapes and other media5

.................. 0.023 -4.9 -0.001 1.31 S-Apr.2015 -4.9

Pets and pet products...................................... 0.588 0.4 0.002 0.75 S-Jul.2016 0.3

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

September 2016, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2016

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Sep. 2015-

Sep. 2016

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Sep. 2015-

Sep. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Pet food5, 6................................................ 1.1 0.73 S-Jun.2016 -0.2

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories5, 6. . . . .. -0.5 1.57 S-Jul.2016 -0.5

Sporting goods.............................................. 0.436 -2.2 -0.009 0.98 S-Jun.2015 -2.2

Sports vehicles including bicycles...................... 0.228 -2.3 -0.004 1.25 L-Jun.2016 -2.2

Sports equipment......................................... 0.199 -2.4 -0.005 1.25 S-Oct.2015 -2.6

Photographic equipment and supplies................... 0.039 0.2 -0.001 2.13 L-Sep.2014 0.5

Film and photographic supplies5, 6..................... 5.8 3.72 L-Feb.2015 7.5

Photographic equipment5, 6............................. -1.0 2.32 S-Jul.2016 -2.7

Recreational reading materials............................ 0.150 0.0 0.000 1.23 – –

Newspapers and magazines5

........................... 0.086 1.8 0.001 1.55 L-Mar.2016 2.6

Recreational books5

...................................... 0.065 -2.3 -0.001 1.76 S-Jul.2016 -4.2

Other recreational goods5

.................................. 0.381 -7.2 -0.028 1.31 S-Jul.2016 -7.4

Toys........................................................ 0.309 -8.8 -0.027 1.52 S-Jul.2016 -9.2

Toys, games, hobbies and playground

equipment5, 6......................................... -7.0 1.31 S-Jul.2016 -7.5

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies5

............... 0.024 -7.2 -0.001 3.78 S-EVER –

Music instruments and accessories5

................... 0.034 2.8 0.001 1.24 L-Apr.2016 2.8

Education and communication commodities14............. 0.622 -4.0 -0.025 0.87 S-May 2016 -4.5

Educational books and supplies.......................... 0.163 5.8 0.010 1.22 L-Jun.2016 5.8

College textbooks21, 6.................................... 6.3 1.32 – –

Information technology commodities14................... 0.459 -7.7 -0.035 1.09 S-Jul.2016 -7.8

Personal computers and peripheral equipment7

. . . .. 0.278 -7.6 -0.022 1.27 S-Jul.2016 -7.7

Computer software and accessories5

.................. 0.088 -7.6 -0.007 1.91– –

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other

consumer information items5

......................... 0.093 -8.0 -0.007 3.25 L-Oct.2014 -5.8

Alcoholic beverages........................................... 0.948 1.4 0.013 0.31 L-Nov.2014 1.7

Alcoholic beverages at home.............................. 0.584 1.0 0.006 0.46 L-Jun.2016 1.1

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home........ 0.266 1.6 0.004 0.51 – –

Distilled spirits at home.................................. 0.073 0.3 0.000 0.63 L-Jul.2016 0.5

Whiskey at home6

..................................... 1.8 1.12 L-Jan.2015 2.0

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home6

...... -0.3 1.00 L-Jul.2016 0.3

Wine at home............................................. 0.244 0.6 0.001 0.86 L-Mar.2015 0.8

Alcoholic beverages away from home.................... 0.365 2.0 0.007 0.42 L-Sep.2015 2.0

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from

home5, 6................................................. 1.7 0.55 S-May 2016 1.3

Wine away from home5, 6............................... 2.1 0.80 L-Jul.2015 2.3

Distilled spirits away from home5, 6.................... 2.4 0.61 S-Mar.2015 2.2

Other goods14.................................................. 1.542 1.4 0.022 0.40 L-Apr.2016 1.4

Tobacco and smoking products........................... 0.657 3.5 0.023 0.44 L-Jun.2016 3.6

Cigarettes5

................................................ 0.595 3.5 0.022 0.46 L-Jun.2016 3.6

Tobacco products other than cigarettes5

.............. 0.045 3.0 0.001 1.26 L-Jun.2016 3.0

Personal care products..................................... 0.705 0.4 0.003 0.79 S-Jul.2016 0.3

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal

care products5

.......................................... 0.374 0.1 0.000 1.10 – –

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements............................................. 0.325 0.8 0.003 1.18 S-Jun.2016 0.6

Miscellaneous personal goods5

........................... 0.180 -2.4 -0.004 1.06 L-Apr.2016 -2.0

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap6

............. -0.1 1.13 L-Apr.2016 0.4

Infants’ equipment8, 6.................................... -5.6 1.47 L-Jul.2016 -3.9

Services less energy services22................................ 59.839 3.2 1.854 0.11 – –

Shelter........................................................... 33.387 3.4 1.126 0.16 – –

Rent of shelter23............................................. 33.043 3.5 1.123 0.16 L-Jun.2016 3.5

Rent of primary residence11............................. 7.769 3.7 0.278 0.17 S-Apr.2016 3.7

Lodging away from home5

.............................. 0.958 3.7 0.033 2.00 L-Jun.2016 6.8

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

September 2016, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2016

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Sep. 2015-

Sep. 2016

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Sep. 2015-

Sep. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Housing at school, excluding board11, 23........... 0.120 2.9 0.004 0.26 S-Jul.2016 2.8

Other lodging away from home including hotels

and motels........................................... 0.838 3.0 0.030 2.41 L-Jun.2016 6.0

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences11, 23........... 24.316 3.4 0.812 0.16 L-May 2007 3.5

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence11, 23....................................... 23.201 3.4 0.774 0.16 L-May 2007 3.5

Tenants’ and household insurance5

................... 0.343 0.7 0.003 0.95 S-Apr.2008 0.7

Water and sewer and trash collection services5

........ 1.163 3.2 0.037 0.47 L-Jul.2016 3.5

Water and sewerage maintenance11.................. 0.879 3.8 0.033 0.55 L-Jul.2016 4.1

Garbage and trash collection16......................... 0.284 1.4 0.004 0.61 S-Jul.2015 1.1

Household operations5

..................................... 0.849 2.5 0.021 0.38 – –

Domestic services5

....................................... 0.281 0.004 0.42 – –

Gardening and lawncare services5

..................... 0.278 1.0 0.003 0.58 – –

Moving, storage, freight expense5

...................... 0.120 9.4 0.011 1.30 S-Nov.2015 7.1

Repair of household items5

............................. 0.087 2.5 0.002 0.70 S-Jul.2016 2.5

Medical care services24.................................... 6.681 4.8 0.306 0.24 S-Jul.2016 4.1

Professional services.................................... 3.156 3.2 0.099 0.30 S-Jul.2016 2.9

Physicians’ services11................................. 1.704 4.1 0.067 0.46 S-Jul.2016 3.4

Dental services11...................................... 0.816 2.9 0.023 0.54 L-May 2016 3.1

Eyeglasses and eye care9

............................ 0.322 1.5 0.005 0.74 S-Feb.2016 0.9

Services by other medical professionals11, 9

....... 0.314 1.4 0.004 0.56 L-Jul.2016 1.8

Hospital and related services........................... 2.506 5.6 0.132 0.41 S-Jul.2016 4.4

Hospital services11, 25................................. 2.236 6.0 0.123 0.46 S-Jul.2016 4.6

Inpatient hospital services11, 25, 6................. 6.3 0.91 S-Jul.2016 5.3

Outpatient hospital services11, 9, 6................ 4.6 0.63 S-Jul.2016 2.9

Nursing homes and adult day services11, 25. . . . . .. 0.194 3.7 0.007 0.44 – –

Care of invalids and elderly at home8

............... 0.077 2.1 0.002 0.74 L-Jul.2016 2.3

Health insurance8, 26..................................... 1.019 8.4 0.075 0.25 S-Jul.2016 7.7

Transportation services..................................... 5.865 3.0 0.168 0.31 S-Jul.2016 3.0

Leased cars and trucks21................................ 0.550 0.3 -0.003 1.26 S-Apr.2016 0.2

Car and truck rental5

.................................. 0.114 2.5 0.006 2.42 L-Jul.2016 3.9

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair................. 1.159 1.6 0.018 0.33 S-Feb.2016 1.5

Motor vehicle body work.............................. 0.056 2.4 0.001 0.68 S-Jun.2016 2.4

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing.......... 0.673 1.5 0.008 0.44 S-Jun.2016 1.2

Motor vehicle repair5

.................................. 0.388 1.7 0.008 0.53 S-Feb.2016 1.6

Motor vehicle insurance................................. 2.419 6.4 0.149 0.59 S-Jul.2016 6.3

Motor vehicle fees5

....................................... 0.529 1.4 0.007 0.45 S-Jun.2015 0.5

State motor vehicle registration and license

fees11, 5............................................... 0.283 1.3 0.004 0.66 – –

Parking and other fees5

............................... 0.235 1.5 0.003 0.47 S-Feb.2016 1.5

Parking fees and tolls5, 6........................... 2.8 0.63 S-Apr.2016 2.5

Automobile service clubs5, 6....................... -10.5 0.75 S-EVER –

Public transportation..................................... 1.095 -0.8 -0.009 0.75 L-Apr.2016 1.1

Airline fare.............................................. 0.632 -2.7 -0.018 0.98 L-Apr.2016 0.4

Other intercity transportation......................... 0.180 2.6 0.004 1.86 S-Dec.2015 2.2

Intercity bus fare7, 6.................................

Intercity train fare7, 6................................ 4.7 1.59 L-Feb.2016 4.7

Ship fare5, 6.......................................... 6.8 2.34 S-Feb.2016 5.3

Intracity transportation................................. 0.280 1.7 0.005 0.22 L-Jul.2016 1.7

Intracity mass transit14, 6........................... 1.8 0.59 L-May 2016 1.8

Recreation services14....................................... 3.883 3.1 0.118 0.52 L-Jul.2016 3.1

Video and audio services14............................. 1.629 3.4 0.054 0.39 S-Apr.2016 3.2

Cable and satellite television and radio

service16.............................................. 1.524 3.7 0.055 0.40 S-May 2016 3.7

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

September 2016, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2016

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Sep. 2015-

Sep. 2016

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Sep. 2015-

Sep. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Video discs and other media, including rental of

video and audio5

.................................... 0.105 -0.7 -0.001 1.79 S-Jul.2015 -1.6

Video discs and other media5, 6................... -6.3 2.46 S-Jul.2015 -7.0

Rental of video or audio discs and other

media5, 6........................................... 4.1 0.99 – –

Pet services including veterinary5

...................... 0.370 3.2 0.012 0.44 S-Apr.2015 2.7

Pet services5, 6......................................... 1.0 1.08 S-Sep.2010 0.8

Veterinarian services5, 6............................... 3.4 0.58 L-Jul.2016 3.7

Photographers and film processing5

................... 0.049 2.3 0.001 1.18 S-Apr.2016 1.9

Photographer fees5, 6.................................. 1.2 0.77 S-Jan.2016 1.1

Film processing5, 6..................................... 1.4 1.23 S-Jun.2015 1.3

Other recreation services5

............................... 1.834 2.8 0.051 1.03 L-Apr.2016 3.1

Club dues and fees for participant sports and

group exercises5

.................................... 0.641 1.2 0.008 1.34 L-May 2016 2.4

Admissions............................................. 0.648 4.8 0.031 1.31 L-Jan.2016 5.1

Admission to movies, theaters, and

concerts5, 6........................................ 4.4 0.98 L-Jun.2016 4.6

Admission to sporting events5, 6.................. 6.9 1.47 L-Jan.2016 8.8

Fees for lessons or instructions9

.................... 0.220 1.3 0.003 0.60 S-Apr.2015 1.3

Education and communication services14................ 6.391 0.5 0.030 0.19 S-Jul.2015 0.5

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.............. 3.017 2.3 0.070 0.31 S-EVER –

College tuition and fees............................... 1.790 2.2 0.039 0.45 S-EVER –

Elementary and high school tuition and fees. . . . .. 0.312 3.0 0.010 0.42 S-Sep.1983 1.2

Child care and nursery school15..................... 0.742 2.4 0.018 0.52 S-Jul.2016 2.4

Technical and business school tuition and fees5

... 0.042 1.9 0.001 0.48 L-Apr.2016 1.9

Postage and delivery services5

......................... 0.136 0.3 0.000 0.35 – –

Postage................................................. 0.129 0.4 0.001 0.38 – –

Delivery services5

...................................... 0.007 -2.4 0.000 0.53 S-Jul.2016 -2.5

Telephone services5

..................................... 2.512 -1.8 -0.048 0.30 S-Sep.2015 -1.8

Wireless telephone services5

........................ 1.783 -2.4 -0.047 0.39 S-Sep.2015 -3.8

Land-line telephone services14....................... 0.728 -0.1 -0.001 0.42 S-EVER –

Internet services and electronic information

providers5

............................................... 0.715 1.1 0.007 0.75 S-Jul.2016 0.0

Other personal services14.................................. 1.621 3.0 0.048 0.29 L-Jul.2016 3.0

Personal care services.................................. 0.607 1.7 0.010 0.43 S-Jul.2016 1.6

Haircuts and other personal care services5

........ 0.607 1.7 0.010 0.43 S-Jul.2016 1.6

Miscellaneous personal services....................... 1.014 3.8 0.038 0.40 L-Jul.2016 3.9

Legal services9

......................................... 0.244 4.1 0.010 0.66 S-Jun.2016 3.7

Funeral expenses9

..................................... 0.144 1.6 0.002 0.63 L-Jul.2016 2.1

Laundry and dry cleaning services5

................. 0.267 3.3 0.009 0.42 – –

Apparel services other than laundry and dry

cleaning5

............................................. 0.026 0.9 0.000 0.68 S-EVER –

Financial services9

..................................... 0.234 5.8 0.013 1.01 L-Jun.2015 5.9

Checking account and other bank services5, 6... 4.6 0.60 L-Mar.2014 4.6

Tax return preparation and other accounting

fees5, 6.............................................. 5.8 1.40 L-Jun.2015 6.6

Special aggregate indexes

All items less food27................................................ 86.247 1.7 1.505 0.09 L-Jul.2014 1.9

All items less shelter28............................................. 66.613 0.5 0.338 0.10 L-Jan.2016 0.5

All items less food and shelter29

.................................. 52.860 0.7 0.379 0.12 L-Aug.2014 0.7

All items less food, shelter, and energy30........................ 45.796 1.3 0.608 0.13 S-Dec.2015 1.3

All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and

trucks31............................................................ 43.698 1.5 0.674 0.14 S-Jun.2016 1.5

All items less medical care........................................ 91.460 1.2 1.064 0.08 L-Jan.2016 1.2

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

September 2016, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2016

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Sep. 2015-

Sep. 2016

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Sep. 2015-

Sep. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

All items less energy32............................................. 92.936 1.8 1.693 0.08 S-Aug.2015 1.8

Commodities33....................................................... 36.423 -1.1 -0.414 0.13 L-Jan.2016 -0.5

Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and

trucks34.......................................................... 17.246 -0.3 -0.054 0.27 S-Jul.2016 -0.4

Commodities less food35........................................ 22.670 -1.6 -0.373 0.19 L-Jan.2016 -1.4

Commodities less food and beverages36...................... 21.721 -1.8 -0.387 0.20 L-Jan.2016 -1.5

Services37............................................................ 63.577 3.0 1.878 0.10 – –

Services less rent of shelter23, 38............................... 30.534 2.5 0.755 0.12 S-Jul.2016 2.4

Services less medical care services........................... 56.896 2.8 1.572 0.11 – –

Durables.............................................................. 9.419 -2.3 -0.216 0.19 S-Mar.2009 -2.5

Nondurables39

....................................................... 27.004 -0.6 -0.198 0.16 L-Jan.2016 -0.5

Nondurables less food40......................................... 13.250 -1.0 -0.157 0.26 L-Sep.2014 -0.7

Nondurables less food and beverages41...................... 12.302 -1.1 -0.171 0.28 L-Sep.2014 -0.8

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel42........... 9.205 -1.5 -0.159 0.17 L-Sep.2014 -1.2

Nondurables less food and apparel43.......................... 10.153 -1.2 -0.146 0.15 L-Sep.2014 -1.0

Housing............................................................... 42.508 2.7 1.135 0.13 L-Oct.2014 2.7

Education and communication5

................................... 7.013 0.1 0.004 0.20 S-Aug.2015 0.1

Education5

......................................................... 3.180 2.5 0.080 0.30 S-EVER –

Communication5

.................................................. 3.833 -1.9 -0.075 0.25 S-Sep.2015 -2.5

Information and information processing5

................... 3.696 -2.0 -0.076 0.26 S-Sep.2015 -2.6

Information technology, hardware and services44......... 1.185 -2.3 -0.028 0.66 S-Jul.2016 -3.0

Recreation5

.......................................................... 5.704 0.8 0.045 0.35 S-Jan.2016 0.7

Video and audio5

................................................. 1.855 0.9 0.018 0.36 S-Feb.2016 0.7

Pets, pet products and services5

............................... 0.958 1.5 0.014 0.48 S-Jun.2016 1.0

Photography5

...................................................... 0.089 1.2 0.001 1.30 S-Jul.2016 0.3

Food and beverages................................................ 14.702 -0.2 -0.028 0.12 S-Jan.2010 -0.2

Domestically produced farm food.............................. 6.664 -2.5 -0.174 0.20 S-Dec.2009 -2.7

Other services....................................................... 11.895 1.6 0.196 0.20 S-Sep.2015 1.6

Apparel less footwear.............................................. 2.404 -0.1 -0.011 1.32 S-Apr.2016 -1.0

Fuels and utilities.................................................... 5.072 1.1 0.052 0.23 L-Dec.2014 3.0

Household energy................................................ 3.909 0.4 0.015 0.29 L-Dec.2014 2.5

Medical care45....................................................... 8.540 4.9 0.399 0.24 – –

Transportation....................................................... 15.273 -1.1 -0.151 0.16 L-Jan.2016 -0.4

Private transportation............................................ 14.178 -1.1 -0.142 0.16 L-Jan.2016 -0.4

New and used motor vehicles5

.............................. 6.529 -1.2 -0.067 0.25 S-Apr.2009 -1.7

Utilities and public transportation................................. 10.031 0.6 0.059 0.17 – –

Household furnishings and operations........................... 4.050 -1.0 -0.043 0.25 S-Jun.2016 -1.1

Other goods and services.......................................... 3.163 2.2 0.070 0.25 L-May 2016 2.2

Personal care..................................................... 2.506 1.9 0.047 0.31 L-Oct.2012 1.9

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 Revised index: May. 2016=240.229. Revised index: Jun. 2016=241.018. Revised index: Jul. 2016=240.628. Revised index: Aug. 2016=240.849.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed.
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 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator. 12 Revised index: May. 2016=247.544. Revised index: Jun. 2016=247.794. Revised index: Jul. 2016=247.744. Revised index: Aug. 2016=248.278.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 13 Revised index: May. 2016=146.230. Revised index: Jun. 2016=145.517. Revised index: Jul. 2016=144.832. Revised index: Aug. 2016=145.140.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 14 Indexes on a December 2009=100 base. 15 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 16 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 17 Revised index: May. 2016=361.866. Revised index: Jun. 2016=364.501. Revised index: Jul. 2016=366.784. Revised index: Aug. 2016=372.106.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 18 Revised index: May. 2016=118.327. Revised index: Jun. 2016=119.206. Revised index: Jul. 2016=119.966. Revised index: Aug. 2016=121.776.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 19 Revised index: May. 2016=493.293. Revised index: Jun. 2016=498.136. Revised index: Jul. 2016=502.833. Revised index: Aug. 2016=512.061.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 20 Revised index: May. 2016=96.993. Revised index: Jun. 2016=96.825. Revised index: Jul. 2016=96.297. Revised index: Aug. 2016=96.510.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 21 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base. 22 Revised index: May. 2016=309.770. Revised index: Jun. 2016=310.680. Revised index: Jul. 2016=311.072. Revised index: Aug. 2016=311.746.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 23 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 24 Revised index: May. 2016=493.270. Revised index: Jun. 2016=493.438. Revised index: Jul. 2016=495.431. Revised index: Aug. 2016=499.187.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 25 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 26 Revised index: May. 2016=131.111. Revised index: Jun. 2016=131.574. Revised index: Jul. 2016=132.512. Revised index: Aug. 2016=133.969.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 27 Revised index: May. 2016=239.040. Revised index: Jun. 2016=240.009. Revised index: Jul. 2016=239.548. Revised index: Aug. 2016=239.777.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 28 Revised index: May. 2016=224.625. Revised index: Jun. 2016=225.284. Revised index: Jul. 2016=224.463. Revised index: Aug. 2016=224.451.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 29 Revised index: May. 2016=218.546. Revised index: Jun. 2016=219.441. Revised index: Jul. 2016=218.418. Revised index: Aug. 2016=218.366.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 30 Revised index: May. 2016=225.684. Revised index: Jun. 2016=225.427. Revised index: Jul. 2016=224.944. Revised index: Aug. 2016=225.316.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 31 Revised index: May. 2016=230.343. Revised index: Jun. 2016=230.139. Revised index: Jul. 2016=229.686. Revised index: Aug. 2016=230.130.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 32 Revised index: May. 2016=246.903. Revised index: Jun. 2016=247.059. Revised index: Jul. 2016=247.027. Revised index: Aug. 2016=247.506.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 33 Revised index: May. 2016=180.590. Revised index: Jun. 2016=180.748. Revised index: Jul. 2016=179.389. Revised index: Aug. 2016=179.140.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 34 Revised index: May. 2016=146.741. Revised index: Jun. 2016=146.051. Revised index: Jul. 2016=145.382. Revised index: Aug. 2016=145.803.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 35 Revised index: May. 2016=150.438. Revised index: Jun. 2016=150.786. Revised index: Jul. 2016=148.949. Revised index: Aug. 2016=148.557.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 36 Revised index: May. 2016=147.244. Revised index: Jun. 2016=147.607. Revised index: Jul. 2016=145.734. Revised index: Aug. 2016=145.335.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 37 Revised index: May. 2016=299.078. Revised index: Jun. 2016=300.480. Revised index: Jul. 2016=301.024. Revised index: Aug. 2016=301.699.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 38 Revised index: May. 2016=322.414. Revised index: Jun. 2016=324.153. Revised index: Jul. 2016=324.504. Revised index: Aug. 2016=325.004.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 39 Revised index: May. 2016=216.417. Revised index: Jun. 2016=217.033. Revised index: Jul. 2016=215.113. Revised index: Aug. 2016=215.025.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 40 Revised index: May. 2016=189.817. Revised index: Jun. 2016=191.207. Revised index: Jul. 2016=187.739. Revised index: Aug. 2016=187.453.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 41 Revised index: May. 2016=186.549. Revised index: Jun. 2016=188.037. Revised index: Jul. 2016=184.375. Revised index: Aug. 2016=184.074.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 42 Revised index: May. 2016=227.413. Revised index: Jun. 2016=231.233. Revised index: Jul. 2016=226.728. Revised index: Aug. 2016=225.119.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 43 Revised index: May. 2016=227.647. Revised index: Jun. 2016=231.090. Revised index: Jul. 2016=226.989. Revised index: Aug. 2016=225.526.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed. 44 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 45 Revised index: May. 2016=461.230. Revised index: Jun. 2016=462.075. Revised index: Jul. 2016=464.164. Revised index: Aug. 2016=468.379.

Associated calculations, including percent change, may also have changed.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.