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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – SEPTEMBER 2022

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.4 percent in September on a 

seasonally adjusted basis after rising 0.1 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 

today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 8.2 percent before seasonal adjustment. 

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

monthly seasonally adjusted all items increase. These increases were partly offset by a 4.9-percent 

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

the food at home index rose 0.7 percent. The energy index fell 2.1 percent over the month as the 

gasoline index declined, but the natural gas and electricity indexes increased.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.6 percent in September, as it did in August. The 

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

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

that declined in September, including those for used cars and trucks, apparel, and communication. 

The all items index increased 8.2 percent for the 12 months ending September, a slightly smaller figure 

than the 8.3-percent increase for the period ending August. The all items less food and energy index rose 

6.6 percent over the last 12 months. The energy index increased 19.8 percent for the 12 months ending 

September, a smaller increase than the 23.8-percent increase for the period ending August. The food 

index increased 11.2 percent over the last year. 

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

Percent change

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

Percent change

All items All items less food and energy

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8

9

10

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

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

1 Not seasonally adjusted.
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Food 

The food index increased 0.8 percent in September, the same increase as August. The food at home 

index rose 0.7 percent in September as all six major grocery store food group indexes increased. The 

index for fruits and vegetables rose 1.6 percent, while the index for cereals and bakery products rose 0.9 

percent over the month. The index for other food at home increased 0.5 percent in September, after 

rising 1.1 percent in August. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs rose 0.4 percent over the month 

while the index for nonalcoholic beverages increased 0.6 percent in September. The dairy and related 

products index rose 0.3 percent in September, the same increase as the previous month. 

The food away from home index rose 0.9 percent in September, as it did in August. The index for full

service meals increased 0.4 percent and the index for limited service meals increased 0.6 percent over 

the month. The food at employee sites and schools index rose 44.9 percent in September, reflecting the 

expiration of some free school lunch programs. 

The food at home index rose 13.0 percent over the last 12 months. The index for cereals and bakery 

products increased 16.2 percent over the year and the index for dairy and related products rose 15.9 

percent. The remaining major grocery store food groups posted increases ranging from 9.0 percent 

(meats, poultry, fish, and eggs) to 15.7 percent (other food at home).

The index for food away from home rose 8.5 percent over the last year. The index for full service meals 

rose 8.8 percent over the last 12 months, and the index for limited service meals rose 7.1 percent over 

the same period. 

Energy

The energy index declined 2.1 percent in September after falling 5.0 percent in August. The gasoline 

index fell 4.9 percent over the month following a 10.6-percent decrease in August. (Before seasonal 

adjustment, gasoline prices fell 5.6 percent in September.) However, the index for natural gas increased 

in September, rising 2.9 percent after increasing 3.5 percent in August. The electricity index also 

increased over the month, rising 0.4 percent. 

The energy index rose 19.8 percent over the past 12 months. The gasoline index increased 18.2 percent 

over the span and the fuel oil index rose 58.1 percent. The index for electricity rose 15.5 percent over the 

last 12 months, and the index for natural gas increased 33.1 percent over the same period. 

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.6 percent in September, following an identical 

increase in August. The shelter index continued to increase, rising 0.7 percent in September, also the 

same as in August. The rent index rose 0.8 percent in September. The owners’ equivalent rent index also 

increased 0.8 percent over the month, the largest monthly increase in that index since June 1990. The 

index for lodging away from home fell 1.0 percent over the month. 

The medical care index rose 0.8 percent in September after rising 0.7 percent in August. The index for 

physicians’ services increased 0.5 percent over the month, while the index for hospital services

increased 0.1 percent. The index for prescription drugs fell 0.1 percent in September.
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The index for motor vehicle insurance continued to rise, increasing 1.6 percent in September after rising 

1.3 percent in August. The new vehicles index increased 0.7 percent over the month, and the household 

furnishings and operations index rose 0.5 percent in September. Other indexes that increased in 

September include personal care (+0.4 percent), education (+0.4 percent), airline fares (+0.8 percent), 

and recreation (+0.1 percent).

A few indexes declined over the month, including the index for used cars and trucks, which fell 1.1 

percent in September after decreasing 0.1 percent in August. The apparel index fell 0.3 percent over the 

month, and the communication index decreased 0.1 percent in September.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 6.6 percent over the past 12 months, the largest 12-

month increase in that index since August 1982. The shelter index also rose 6.6 percent over the last 

year, accounting for over 40 percent of the total increase in all items less food and energy. Other indexes 

with notable increases over the last year include medical care (+6.0 percent), household furnishings and 

operations (+9.3 percent), new vehicles (+9.4 percent), and used cars and trucks (+7.2 percent).

Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 8.2 percent over the last 12 

months to an index level of 296.808 (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 8.5 

percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 291.854 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index 

increased 0.1 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. 

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

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

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

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

10, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. (ET).

January 2023 Consumer Price Index Weight Update

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

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

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

data.
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Technical Note

Brief Explanation of the CPI

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

population.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

subsequent quarterly revisions. 

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

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

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

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

rising from $100 to $107. 

Sampling Error in the CPI

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Calculating Index Changes

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

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

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

values to calculate percent changes:

Item A Item B Item C

Year I 112.500 225.000 110.000

Year II 121.500 243.000 128.000

Change in index 

points 9.000 18.000 18.000

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

Use of Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

annually. 
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Intervention Analysis 

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

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

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

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

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

the unadjusted data. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

factors to be applied to the unadjusted data. 

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

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

Revision of Seasonally Adjusted Indexes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

available in advance.

Determining Seasonal Status 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Contact Information 

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

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

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

cpiseas@bls.gov. 

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

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

September 2022

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2022

Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent

change

Seasonally adjusted percent

change

Sep.

2021

Aug.

2022

Sep.

2022

Sep.

2021-

Sep.

2022

Aug.

2022-

Sep.

2022

Jun.

2022-

Jul.

2022

Jul.

2022-

Aug.

2022

Aug.

2022-

Sep.

2022

All items............................................. 100.000 274.310 296.171 296.808 8.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.4

Food.............................................. 13.635 281.506 310.875 313.142 11.2 0.7 1.1 0.8 0.8

Food at home................................. 8.475 262.695 295.007 296.771 13.0 0.6 1.3 0.7 0.7

Cereals and bakery products............ 1.098 292.069 336.399 339.336 16.2 0.9 1.8 1.2 0.9

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............ 1.905 293.217 318.867 319.486 9.0 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.4

Dairy and related products............... 0.804 231.973 267.461 268.793 15.9 0.5 1.7 0.3 0.3

Fruits and vegetables..................... 1.413 315.428 343.221 348.173 10.4 1.4 0.5 0.5 1.6

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage

materials.................................. 0.973 184.490 206.693 208.332 12.9 0.8 2.3 0.5 0.6

Other food at home........................ 2.283 225.141 259.976 260.580 15.7 0.2 1.8 1.1 0.5

Food away from home1

...................... 5.160 310.996 334.212 337.369 8.5 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.9

Energy............................................ 8.244 248.228 305.372 297.343 19.8 -2.6 -4.6 -5.0 -2.1

Energy commodities......................... 4.565 283.095 358.038 338.768 19.7 -5.4 -7.6 -10.1 -4.7

Fuel oil1..................................... 0.156 287.325 466.755 454.177 58.1 -2.7 -11.0 -5.9 -2.7

Motor fuel................................... 4.336 279.367 351.315 331.772 18.8 -5.6 -7.6 -10.5 -4.8

Gasoline (all types)..................... 4.238 278.338 348.593 328.918 18.2 -5.6 -7.7 -10.6 -4.9

Energy services............................... 3.679 225.160 267.564 269.667 19.8 0.8 0.1 2.1 1.1

Electricity.................................... 2.688 229.831 265.191 265.487 15.5 0.1 1.6 1.5 0.4

Utility (piped) gas service................. 0.992 207.290 268.866 275.894 33.1 2.6 -3.6 3.5 2.9

All items less food and energy................ 78.121 279.884 297.178 298.442 6.6 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.6

Commodities less food and energy

commodities................................ 21.288 156.720 167.637 167.104 6.6 -0.3 0.2 0.5 0.0

Apparel...................................... 2.433 123.406 127.328 130.143 5.5 2.2 -0.1 0.2 -0.3

New vehicles............................... 4.049 160.244 174.598 175.312 9.4 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.7

Used cars and trucks...................... 4.008 190.207 212.895 203.867 7.2 -4.2 -0.4 -0.1 -1.1

Medical care commodities1

............... 1.478 376.842 391.032 390.677 3.7 -0.1 0.6 0.2 -0.1

Alcoholic beverages....................... 0.869 264.980 275.627 275.810 4.1 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.0

Tobacco and smoking products1

. . . . . . .. 0.517 1,263.542 1,364.765 1,367.458 8.2 0.2 0.3 1.1 0.2

Services less energy services.............. 56.833 355.962 376.980 379.634 6.7 0.7 0.4 0.6 0.8

Shelter....................................... 32.470 337.451 357.264 359.704 6.6 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.7

Rent of primary residence............. 7.304 351.255 373.283 376.569 7.2 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.8

Owners’ equivalent rent of

residences2

............................ 23.837 345.824 365.993 368.932 6.7 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.8

Medical care services..................... 6.864 572.559 605.883 609.852 6.5 0.7 0.4 0.8 1.0

Physicians’ services1

................... 1.807 407.266 412.828 414.767 1.8 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.5

Hospital services3....................... 2.146 366.394 380.339 380.465 3.8 0.0 0.5 0.7 0.1

Transportation services................... 5.860 321.673 362.511 368.643 14.6 1.7 -0.5 0.5 1.9

Motor vehicle maintenance and

repair1.................................. 1.052 320.446 349.539 356.076 11.1 1.9 1.1 1.7 1.9

Motor vehicle insurance................ 2.431 566.211 615.559 624.558 10.3 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.6

Airline fares.............................. 0.615 198.975 283.911 284.313 42.9 0.1 -7.8 -4.6 0.8

1 Not seasonally adjusted.

2

Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

3

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

category, September 2022

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2022

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Sep.

2021-

Sep.

2022

Aug.

2022-

Sep.

2022

Jun.

2022-

Jul.

2022

Jul.

2022-

Aug.

2022

Aug.

2022-

Sep.

2022

All items................................................................. 100.000 8.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.4

Food.................................................................. 13.635 11.2 0.7 1.1 0.8 0.8

Food at home..................................................... 8.475 13.0 0.6 1.3 0.7 0.7

Cereals and bakery products................................. 1.098 16.2 0.9 1.8 1.2 0.9

Cereals and cereal products............................... 0.355 17.7 0.3 1.9 0.8 1.2

Flour and prepared flour mixes......................... 0.059 24.2 1.3 3.2 2.2 2.0

Breakfast cereal1

......................................... 0.149 16.6 -0.2 2.0 0.0 -0.2

Rice, pasta, cornmeal.................................... 0.147 15.9 0.4 0.9 0.7 1.6

Rice1, 2, 3................................................ 13.6 1.0 1.4 0.6 1.0

Bakery products1

......................................... 0.743 15.5 1.2 2.0 1.3 1.2

Bread1, 2................................................. 0.209 14.7 0.5 2.8 2.2 0.5

White bread1, 3...................................... 14.1 0.5 2.0 2.6 0.5

Bread other than white1, 3.......................... 15.3 0.5 3.5 1.7 0.5

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins2

......................... 0.112 12.9 0.8 1.6 1.2 -0.2

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies1

...................... 0.182 16.0 1.8 1.7 0.4 1.8

Cookies1, 3

........................................... 15.7 1.5 1.7 0.0 1.5

Fresh cakes and cupcakes1, 3..................... 15.0 2.5 1.2 -0.1 2.5

Other bakery products................................ 0.240 17.2 1.5 1.9 1.3 1.8

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts1, 3

.... 16.0 1.4 0.5 2.0 1.4

Crackers, bread, and cracker products3

. . . . . . . .. 16.4 0.9 3.3 0.1 1.3

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies,

tarts, turnovers1, 3

................................ 20.4 2.6 0.7 1.4 2.6

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................ 1.905 9.0 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.4

Meats, poultry, and fish.................................... 1.769 7.7 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.7

Meats...................................................... 1.112 4.7 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.7

Beef and veal.......................................... 0.510 -1.1 -0.3 0.0 0.8 -0.1

Uncooked ground beef1

............................ 0.190 3.9 -2.0 0.8 0.5 -2.0

Uncooked beef roasts1, 2........................... 0.076 -2.8 -0.1 -1.3 1.3 -0.1

Uncooked beef steaks2............................. 0.194 -4.8 1.2 -1.1 0.0 1.4

Uncooked other beef and veal1, 2................. 0.050 -0.3 0.0 1.8 0.2 0.0

Pork...................................................... 0.360 6.7 1.1 -0.2 0.3 1.8

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related

products2.......................................... 0.161 7.9 0.8 1.0 0.1 0.6

Bacon and related products3

.................... 3.7 0.8 0.2 -0.5 0.1

Breakfast sausage and related products2, 3

... 14.7 1.2 2.6 0.7 1.3

Ham................................................... 0.066 8.1 2.0 -1.0 1.3 1.1

Ham, excluding canned3

........................ 7.5 1.9 -1.6 1.6 1.1

Pork chops1

.......................................... 0.051 5.5 -1.2 2.3 0.4 -1.2

Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs2... 0.082 4.6 2.5 -0.5 -1.9 4.1

Other meats............................................ 0.242 15.5 0.9 0.3 -0.6 1.0

Frankfurters3

......................................... 16.5 1.0 -6.1 4.9 1.9

Lunchmeats1, 2, 3.................................... 17.0 0.7 1.1 -0.3 0.7

Poultry1.................................................. 0.370 17.2 0.6 1.2 0.8 0.6

Chicken1, 2........................................... 0.301 17.2 0.5 1.4 0.5 0.5

Fresh whole chicken1, 3.......................... 14.9 0.1 1.9 0.0 0.1

Fresh and frozen chicken parts1, 3

............. 18.4 0.6 1.1 0.8 0.6

Other uncooked poultry including turkey2........ 0.069 17.0 1.3 1.2 2.2 1.4

Fish and seafood...................................... 0.287 8.0 0.5 -0.1 -0.2 0.5

Fresh fish and seafood1, 2......................... 0.146 6.4 0.3 0.1 -0.6 0.3

Processed fish and seafood2

...................... 0.141 9.7 0.8 -1.2 0.0 0.9

Shelf stable fish and seafood3

.................. 8.0 0.0 -3.3 2.4 -0.4

Frozen fish and seafood3

........................ 11.0 1.4 -0.6 -0.6 1.6

Eggs1

....................................................... 0.136 30.5 -3.5 4.3 2.9 -3.5

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

category, September 2022 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2022

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Sep.

2021-

Sep.

2022

Aug.

2022-

Sep.

2022

Jun.

2022-

Jul.

2022

Jul.

2022-

Aug.

2022

Aug.

2022-

Sep.

2022

Dairy and related products................................... 0.804 15.9 0.5 1.7 0.3 0.3

Milk2

........................................................... 0.206 15.2 -1.0 0.1 0.2 -1.3

Fresh whole milk3........................................ 14.4 -0.6 -1.4 0.7 -1.0

Fresh milk other than whole2, 3......................... 15.6 -1.4 0.6 0.2 -1.5

Cheese and related products1............................. 0.262 13.4 0.7 2.0 0.8 0.7

Ice cream and related products........................... 0.118 13.6 1.0 0.7 1.2 -0.6

Other dairy and related products1, 2...................... 0.218 20.8 1.4 3.7 0.0 1.4

Fruits and vegetables......................................... 1.413 10.4 1.4 0.5 0.5 1.6

Fresh fruits and vegetables................................ 1.071 8.7 1.4 0.1 0.1 1.5

Fresh fruits................................................ 0.571 8.2 1.2 0.2 -0.7 0.7

Apples................................................... 0.077 6.0 2.0 -1.0 -2.3 5.0

Bananas1

............................................... 0.079 7.3 -0.6 0.9 -0.2 -0.6

Citrus fruits2............................................ 0.165 10.2 0.9 -3.2 -1.6 1.0

Oranges, including tangerines3.................... 14.9 0.6 -2.1 1.5 1.5

Other fresh fruits2...................................... 0.250 7.8 1.7 2.4 0.3 -1.4

Fresh vegetables......................................... 0.500 9.2 1.7 0.1 1.2 2.4

Potatoes................................................. 0.086 17.5 1.8 3.3 2.5 3.5

Lettuce1

................................................. 0.058 15.7 6.8 -1.0 0.8 6.8

Tomatoes............................................... 0.077 -1.0 -0.7 -2.5 2.3 -0.9

Other fresh vegetables................................ 0.278 8.4 1.2 1.2 -0.3 1.8

Processed fruits and vegetables2

...................... 0.343 16.0 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.9

Canned fruits and vegetables2

....................... 0.177 19.0 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.8

Canned fruits2, 3

..................................... 18.6 1.3 1.2 3.4 1.4

Canned vegetables2, 3.............................. 18.8 1.9 1.5 1.3 2.3

Frozen fruits and vegetables2........................ 0.100 14.1 2.0 0.9 1.4 2.7

Frozen vegetables3................................. 16.6 2.6 1.0 1.7 3.8

Other processed fruits and vegetables including

dried2

................................................. 0.065 11.4 0.7 2.7 0.8 0.1

Dried beans, peas, and lentils1, 2, 3............... 9.6 -0.1 1.7 0.2 -0.1

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials. . . . . . . .. 0.973 12.9 0.8 2.3 0.5 0.6

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks2

........................... 0.684 12.7 1.2 2.0 1.1 1.2

Carbonated drinks........................................ 0.287 12.4 1.3 2.7 1.0 2.0

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks1, 2.......... 0.007 5.8 1.7 -1.1 -3.1 1.7

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks2......... 0.390 13.0 1.1 1.5 1.1 0.3

Beverage materials including coffee and tea2........... 0.288 13.5 -0.2 3.1 -0.8 0.3

Coffee...................................................... 0.187 15.7 -0.5 3.5 -1.0 0.1

Roasted coffee3

........................................ 16.7 -0.6 3.2 -0.7 0.1

Instant coffee1, 3

........................................ 11.7 0.4 2.3 -0.6 0.4

Other beverage materials including tea1, 2............ 0.101 9.5 0.4 2.4 0.2 0.4

Other food at home............................................ 2.283 15.7 0.2 1.8 1.1 0.5

Sugar and sweets1.......................................... 0.285 14.4 1.8 2.0 1.5 1.8

Sugar and sugar substitutes............................ 0.043 17.1 1.5 2.1 2.4 0.7

Candy and chewing gum1, 2............................. 0.180 13.1 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.0

Other sweets2

............................................. 0.063 16.1 1.3 2.0 0.5 0.8

Fats and oils................................................. 0.258 21.6 1.7 2.2 1.9 1.2

Butter and margarine2................................... 0.083 32.2 1.5 0.2 2.7 1.8

Butter3

................................................... 26.6 -0.4 0.2 1.9 0.7

Margarine1, 3

............................................ 44.0 4.2 -0.8 7.3 4.2

Salad dressing2

........................................... 0.057 15.2 3.6 1.6 -0.4 2.4

Other fats and oils including peanut butter2

. . . . . . . . .. 0.118 18.1 0.8 3.6 2.6 0.5

Peanut butter1, 2, 3..................................... 11.2 -0.6 3.5 -1.0 -0.6

Other foods................................................ 1.740 15.2 -0.2 1.7 0.9 0.1

Soups.................................................... 0.106 20.5 1.3 3.0 0.7 2.6

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods........... 0.283 16.2 -0.9 1.5 1.5 -1.0

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 2022 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2022

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Sep.

2021-

Sep.

2022

Aug.

2022-

Sep.

2022

Jun.

2022-

Jul.

2022

Jul.

2022-

Aug.

2022

Aug.

2022-

Sep.

2022

Snacks1................................................. 0.375 14.7 -0.4 1.8 0.8 -0.4

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces........... 0.334 13.8 -0.4 2.4 0.8 -0.2

Salt and other seasonings and spices2, 3

........ 10.7 -1.7 2.0 0.8 -1.8

Olives, pickles, relishes1, 2, 3....................... 17.4 -0.6 3.0 4.0 -0.6

Sauces and gravies2, 3............................. 16.3 0.1 3.4 0.9 -0.2

Other condiments3.................................. 10.6 -0.4 0.5 1.7 -0.2

Baby food1, 2........................................... 0.043 11.8 1.5 2.1 -2.0 1.5

Other miscellaneous foods2.......................... 0.598 15.1 -0.2 1.6 1.7 -0.1

Prepared salads3, 4................................. 12.2 -0.9 0.2 1.6 -1.2

Food away from home1.......................................... 5.160 8.5 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.9

Full service meals and snacks1, 2........................... 2.404 8.8 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.4

Limited service meals and snacks1, 2....................... 2.497 7.1 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.6

Food at employee sites and schools1, 2.................... 0.051 91.4 44.9 0.9 19.3 44.9

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

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors1, 2. . .. 0.037 7.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Other food away from home1, 2.............................. 0.171 5.4 0.3 0.8 0.1 0.3

Energy................................................................ 8.244 19.8 -2.6 -4.6 -5.0 -2.1

Energy commodities............................................. 4.565 19.7 -5.4 -7.6 -10.1 -4.7

Fuel oil and other fuels........................................ 0.229 39.9 -2.0 -8.1 -2.4 -2.8

Fuel oil1

....................................................... 0.156 58.1 -2.7 -11.0 -5.9 -2.7

Propane, kerosene, and firewood6

........................ 0.073 12.8 -0.4 -1.0 -0.9 -0.8

Motor fuel....................................................... 4.336 18.8 -5.6 -7.6 -10.5 -4.8

Gasoline (all types)......................................... 4.238 18.2 -5.6 -7.7 -10.6 -4.9

Gasoline, unleaded regular3

............................ 18.0 -5.9 -8.0 -10.8 -5.2

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade3, 7....................... 18.3 -5.4 -6.4 -10.0 -4.9

Gasoline, unleaded premium3

.......................... 19.4 -4.1 -5.4 -8.8 -3.5

Other motor fuels1, 2........................................ 0.098 49.0 -2.1 -2.4 -8.4 -2.1

Energy services................................................... 3.679 19.8 0.8 0.1 2.1 1.1

Electricity........................................................ 2.688 15.5 0.1 1.6 1.5 0.4

Utility (piped) gas service..................................... 0.992 33.1 2.6 -3.6 3.5 2.9

All items less food and energy.................................... 78.121 6.6 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.6

Commodities less food and energy commodities............ 21.288 6.6 -0.3 0.2 0.5 0.0

Household furnishings and supplies8

....................... 3.947 9.9 0.7 0.6 1.1 0.6

Window and floor coverings and other linens1, 2........ 0.294 3.9 1.0 -0.2 2.3 1.0

Floor coverings1, 2........................................ 0.069 15.0 1.0 0.1 3.6 1.0

Window coverings1, 2..................................... 0.060 6.8 -3.4 4.0 3.7 -3.4

Other linens1, 2............................................ 0.165 -1.3 2.6 -1.8 1.2 2.6

Furniture and bedding1

..................................... 0.978 10.1 -0.1 0.9 0.5 -0.1

Bedroom furniture1

....................................... 0.315 5.7 -1.3 1.2 -0.2 -1.3

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture1, 2. .. 0.489 12.7 -0.9 2.7 1.1 -0.9

Other furniture2........................................... 0.165 11.4 4.4 -3.1 0.8 4.2

Appliances2

.................................................. 0.244 1.7 0.3 -0.6 -1.2 -0.3

Major appliances2

........................................ 0.080 0.0 -1.8 -2.2 -1.5 -1.5

Laundry equipment1, 3

................................. 7.9 -1.3 1.7 6.9 -1.3

Other appliances1, 2...................................... 0.162 2.5 1.3 -0.8 -0.6 1.3

Other household equipment and furnishings2........... 0.552 8.9 1.3 0.3 0.8 1.2

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items1

.................. 0.330 10.0 1.8 -0.3 0.3 1.8

Indoor plants and flowers9

.............................. 0.097 7.3 1.0 0.0 1.4 0.3

Dishes and flatware1, 2................................... 0.051 14.1 3.3 0.3 1.1 3.3

Nonelectric cookware and tableware1, 2............... 0.074 3.2 -1.9 -0.7 -0.3 -1.9

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies2

. . .. 0.931 12.5 1.4 0.4 1.4 1.2

Tools, hardware and supplies1, 2....................... 0.244 11.4 2.7 -0.1 1.6 2.7

Outdoor equipment and supplies2

...................... 0.462 13.3 0.7 0.8 1.2 1.1

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 2022 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2022

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Sep.

2021-

Sep.

2022

Aug.

2022-

Sep.

2022

Jun.

2022-

Jul.

2022

Jul.

2022-

Aug.

2022

Aug.

2022-

Sep.

2022

Housekeeping supplies1.................................... 0.947 11.9 0.6 1.3 0.4 0.6

Household cleaning products1, 2........................ 0.343 11.0 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.0

Household paper products1, 2........................... 0.221 12.4 -0.1 3.1 0.6 -0.1

Miscellaneous household products1, 2................. 0.384 12.3 1.5 1.0 0.4 1.5

Apparel.......................................................... 2.433 5.5 2.2 -0.1 0.2 -0.3

Men’s and boys’ apparel................................... 0.614 3.7 0.4 -1.2 0.0 -1.3

Men’s apparel............................................. 0.474 3.9 0.6 -1.0 -0.1 -1.1

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear............ 0.078 9.5 -0.1 -1.2 -2.3 -3.3

Men’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and

accessories1

......................................... 0.156 2.7 1.0 -2.4 0.7 1.0

Men’s shirts and sweaters2

........................... 0.115 4.2 2.9 -0.5 1.3 -0.4

Men’s pants and shorts............................... 0.119 2.2 -1.9 1.3 3.0 -2.3

Boys’ apparel............................................. 0.141 3.6 0.0 -0.3 0.5 -4.6

Women’s and girls’ apparel................................ 0.947 7.6 4.4 0.9 0.8 -0.1

Women’s apparel......................................... 0.795 7.3 3.7 1.2 0.5 -0.4

Women’s outerwear................................... 0.058 3.6 5.0 -1.9 -0.6 -1.9

Women’s dresses...................................... 0.084 2.7 7.9 3.0 -4.6 -0.5

Women’s suits and separates2

....................... 0.383 10.0 4.3 2.7 1.2 -0.7

Women’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and

accessories2......................................... 0.262 5.6 1.3 0.3 2.1 0.8

Girls’ apparel.............................................. 0.152 9.0 8.1 -0.8 2.6 1.8

Footwear..................................................... 0.597 3.9 0.5 -0.1 -0.5 -0.5

Men’s footwear1.......................................... 0.200 3.1 0.8 -1.4 0.2 0.8

Boys’ and girls’ footwear................................ 0.115 3.5 0.5 -1.2 -0.1 -0.9

Women’s footwear........................................ 0.282 4.8 0.2 1.3 -0.6 -0.8

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel.............................. 0.115 6.7 1.4 -1.3 0.6 -0.8

Jewelry and watches6

...................................... 0.160 4.3 3.0 -0.5 0.0 3.4

Watches1, 6................................................ 0.030 2.2 -1.4 1.2 -0.1 -1.4

Jewelry6

.................................................... 0.130 4.1 4.1 -1.2 0.1 4.4

Transportation commodities less motor fuel8

.............. 8.574 8.4 -1.8 0.1 0.4 -0.2

New vehicles................................................. 4.049 9.4 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.7

New cars3................................................. 10.5 0.5 0.8 0.7 0.8

New trucks3, 10............................................ 9.1 0.4 0.6 0.9 0.6

Used cars and trucks....................................... 4.008 7.2 -4.2 -0.4 -0.1 -1.1

Motor vehicle parts and equipment1...................... 0.430 13.4 0.8 0.4 1.1 0.8

Tires1....................................................... 0.272 12.9 0.2 0.1 1.2 0.2

Vehicle accessories other than tires1, 2................ 0.158 14.1 2.0 0.7 0.9 2.0

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires1, 3

... 12.5 1.9 0.4 0.9 1.9

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids1, 3

...................... 16.5 1.6 0.8 0.3 1.6

Medical care commodities1

................................... 1.478 3.7 -0.1 0.6 0.2 -0.1

Medicinal drugs1, 8.......................................... 1.377 3.5 -0.2 0.6 0.2 -0.2

Prescription drugs1....................................... 1.003 2.7 -0.1 0.3 0.4 -0.1

Nonprescription drugs1, 8................................ 0.374 5.6 -0.4 1.3 -0.1 -0.4

Medical equipment and supplies1, 8...................... 0.101 6.0 0.9 0.8 0.3 0.9

Recreation commodities8

..................................... 1.880 4.0 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.0

Video and audio products8

................................. 0.276 -8.1 0.4 -0.7 -1.6 0.4

Televisions................................................ 0.123 -17.9 0.7 -0.8 -3.0 0.9

Other video equipment2

................................. 0.025 -4.8 0.5 -1.4 1.6 0.1

Audio equipment1

........................................ 0.071 2.9 0.3 -1.4 -1.3 0.3

Recorded music and music subscriptions1, 2......... 0.050 -1.2 -0.2 0.6 -0.5 -0.2

Pets and pet products1

..................................... 0.563 11.1 0.9 0.6 1.6 0.9

Pet food1, 2, 3

.............................................. 14.0 1.3 1.2 1.7 1.3

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

. . .. 7.7 0.3 0.0 1.5 0.3

Sporting goods1

............................................. 0.549 3.0 -1.1 -0.2 0.9 -1.1

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 2022 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2022

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Sep.

2021-

Sep.

2022

Aug.

2022-

Sep.

2022

Jun.

2022-

Jul.

2022

Jul.

2022-

Aug.

2022

Aug.

2022-

Sep.

2022

Sports vehicles including bicycles1..................... 0.315 0.6 -2.6 0.4 1.0 -2.6

Sports equipment1

........................................ 0.223 6.5 0.9 -1.1 0.7 0.9

Photographic equipment and supplies................... 0.021 6.1 0.1 4.1 0.4 0.2

Photographic equipment2, 3............................. 5.9 0.2 4.1 0.1 0.4

Recreational reading materials1........................... 0.098 5.6 -1.3 -1.0 2.1 -1.3

Newspapers and magazines1, 2........................ 0.059 8.7 -2.4 -0.5 2.7 -2.4

Recreational books1, 2................................... 0.040 1.5 0.3 -1.7 1.2 0.3

Other recreational goods2.................................. 0.373 4.7 0.7 1.2 0.1 0.3

Toys........................................................ 0.288 4.2 0.8 1.5 0.1 0.3

Toys, games, hobbies and playground

equipment2

, 3

......................................... 7.4 0.6 2.1 0.8 0.3

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies1, 2............. 0.028 11.0 -0.3 0.4 -0.7 -0.3

Music instruments and accessories1, 2................ 0.041 4.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5

Education and communication commodities8

.............. 0.757 -8.3 -0.5 -0.8 -0.7 -0.6

Educational books and supplies1

......................... 0.086 4.6 -0.4 0.0 0.3 -0.4

College textbooks1, 3, 11.................................. 5.3 -0.2 0.0 -0.1 -0.2

Information technology commodities8.................... 0.671 -10.0 -0.5 -0.9 -0.9 -0.6

Computers, peripherals, and smart home

assistants1

, 4............................................ 0.331 -3.6 1.8 -1.8 -0.6 1.8

Computer software and accessories1, 2............... 0.020 4.5 1.2 -1.9 1.8 1.2

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other

consumer information items2......................... 0.320 -16.6 -3.1 0.1 -1.3 -3.2

Smartphones1, 3, 12

.................................... -21.0 -2.9 0.1 -0.7 -2.9

Alcoholic beverages........................................... 0.869 4.1 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.0

Alcoholic beverages at home.............................. 0.579 2.9 -0.1 0.4 0.5 -0.4

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home........ 0.220 4.5 -0.1 0.5 0.5 -0.1

Distilled spirits at home1

................................. 0.105 0.3 -0.8 0.7 0.1 -0.8

Whiskey at home1, 3

................................... 1.0 -1.4 0.6 0.3 -1.4

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home1, 3

. . .. 0.0 -0.3 0.8 0.0 -0.3

Wine at home1

............................................ 0.254 2.7 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.1

Alcoholic beverages away from home1

.................. 0.290 5.8 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.5

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from

home1

, 2, 3

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

Wine away from home1, 2, 3

............................. 6.9 0.5 0.0 0.8 0.5

Distilled spirits away from home1, 2, 3.................. 4.6 0.7 -0.1 0.2 0.7

Other goods8................................................... 1.349 7.9 0.4 0.3 1.2 0.4

Tobacco and smoking products1

.......................... 0.517 8.2 0.2 0.3 1.1 0.2

Cigarettes1, 2.............................................. 0.446 8.4 0.2 0.3 1.1 0.2

Tobacco products other than cigarettes1, 2........... 0.065 6.8 0.4 0.3 1.2 0.4

Personal care products1

.................................... 0.650 6.5 0.4 1.0 1.5 0.4

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal

care products1, 2....................................... 0.335 8.3 0.3 1.3 0.8 0.3

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements1

............................................ 0.306 4.5 0.4 0.8 2.3 0.4

Miscellaneous personal goods1, 2......................... 0.182 10.7 1.0 -1.8 0.0 1.0

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap3............. 10.4 1.3 -1.0 -0.5 1.0

Services less energy services.................................. 56.833 6.7 0.7 0.4 0.6 0.8

Shelter........................................................... 32.470 6.6 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.7

Rent of shelter13............................................. 32.108 6.7 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.8

Rent of primary residence............................... 7.304 7.2 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.8

Lodging away from home2

.............................. 0.967 2.9 -3.4 -2.7 0.1 -1.0

Housing at school, excluding board13............... 0.124 2.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.1

Other lodging away from home including hotels

and motels........................................... 0.843 3.1 -3.9 -3.2 0.0 -1.2

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences13.............. 23.837 6.7 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.8

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 2022 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2022

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Sep.

2021-

Sep.

2022

Aug.

2022-

Sep.

2022

Jun.

2022-

Jul.

2022

Jul.

2022-

Aug.

2022

Aug.

2022-

Sep.

2022

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence13. .. 22.599 6.7 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.8

Tenants’ and household insurance1, 2................. 0.363 -0.3 -0.4 0.1 -0.1 -0.4

Water and sewer and trash collection services2........... 1.084 4.9 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.7

Water and sewerage maintenance....................... 0.783 4.8 0.2 0.5 0.8 0.3

Garbage and trash collection1, 10......................... 0.301 5.3 1.7 0.1 0.1 1.7

Household operations1, 2......................................

Domestic services1, 2

.......................................

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

Moving, storage, freight expense1, 2...................... 0.104 2.2 -2.2 1.5 0.0 -2.2

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

Medical care services......................................... 6.864 6.5 0.7 0.4 0.8 1.0

Professional services....................................... 3.448 3.3 0.7 0.0 0.6 0.7

Physicians’ services1

..................................... 1.807 1.8 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.5

Dental services........................................... 0.911 5.3 0.5 -0.2 1.7 0.5

Eyeglasses and eye care1, 6............................ 0.351 4.7 3.2 -0.8 0.0 3.2

Services by other medical professionals1, 6........... 0.379 4.1 0.0 -0.3 0.1 0.0

Hospital and related services.............................. 2.514 3.9 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.2

Hospital services14....................................... 2.146 3.8 0.0 0.5 0.7 0.1

Inpatient hospital services14, 3

........................ 3.9 0.5

Outpatient hospital services3, 6

....................... 3.4 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.1

Nursing homes and adult day services14.............. 0.205 4.6 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4

Care of invalids and elderly at home1, 5............... 0.162 3.4 0.1 1.5 0.0 0.1

Health insurance1, 5......................................... 0.901 28.2 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.1

Transportation services....................................... 5.860 14.6 1.7 -0.5 0.5 1.9

Leased cars and trucks1, 11................................ 0.828 0.6

Car and truck rental2....................................... 0.148 -1.4 -4.7 -9.5 -0.5 2.5

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair1

.................. 1.052 11.1 1.9 1.1 1.7 1.9

Motor vehicle body work1............................... 0.052 12.6 1.2 0.3 -1.2 1.2

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing1............ 0.571 8.4 1.7 0.7 0.8 1.7

Motor vehicle repair1, 2................................... 0.386 15.0 2.2 1.7 3.5 2.2

Motor vehicle insurance.................................... 2.431 10.3 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.6

Motor vehicle fees1, 2....................................... 0.500 2.7 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.5

State motor vehicle registration and license

fees1, 2................................................... 0.290 2.5 -0.1 1.4 0.8 -0.1

Parking and other fees1, 2............................... 0.195 2.8 1.4 -0.4 0.2 1.4

Parking fees and tolls2, 3.............................. 3.3 -0.2 -0.1 1.1 -0.7

Public transportation........................................ 0.902 27.1 0.2 -6.1 -3.2 0.1

Airline fares................................................ 0.615 42.9 0.1 -7.8 -4.6 0.8

Other intercity transportation............................ 0.091 1.0 1.6 -0.3 0.2 2.2

Ship fare1, 2, 3

.......................................... -3.7 1.5 0.0 0.4 1.5

Intracity transportation1.................................. 0.194 4.6 -0.3 0.4 -0.8 -0.3

Intracity mass transit1, 3, 8............................. 1.3 0.4 -0.2 0.1 0.4

Recreation services8

.......................................... 3.108 4.1 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.2

Video and audio services8

................................. 1.135 2.5 -0.4 -0.6 -0.3 -0.4

Cable and satellite television service10................ 1.040 2.2 -0.4 -0.8 -0.4 -0.4

Video discs and other media, including rental of

video1

, 2.................................................. 0.095 5.6 0.0 1.7 1.2 0.0

Video discs and other media1, 2, 3

................... 12.4 0.9 2.9 2.7 0.9

Rental of video discs and other media1, 2, 3

........ 5.4 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3

Pet services including veterinary2

......................... 0.516 11.0 1.4 1.2 0.6 1.6

Pet services1, 2, 3

......................................... 6.3 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.6

Veterinarian services2, 3

................................. 11.6 1.7 0.6 0.9 2.0

Photographers and photo processing1, 2................. 0.030 6.4 0.5 -0.7 1.4 0.5

Other recreation services2

................................. 1.428 2.8 0.1 0.9 -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 2022 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2022

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Sep.

2021-

Sep.

2022

Aug.

2022-

Sep.

2022

Jun.

2022-

Jul.

2022

Jul.

2022-

Aug.

2022

Aug.

2022-

Sep.

2022

Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or

other organizations, or participant sports fees1, 2.. 0.626 4.1 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4

Admissions1

............................................... 0.448 0.4 -1.3 2.1 -1.4 -1.3

Admission to movies, theaters, and

concerts1, 2, 3

......................................... 5.7 -0.6 1.5 -0.6 -0.6

Admission to sporting events1, 2, 3................... -9.5 -2.9 4.9 -2.8 -2.9

Fees for lessons or instructions1, 6..................... 0.168 5.5 2.8 -0.3 1.8 2.8

Education and communication services8................... 5.267 1.4 0.4 -0.1 0.2 0.2

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare................. 2.488 3.0 0.8 0.1 0.5 0.4

College tuition and fees................................. 1.429 2.1 0.3 0.2 0.5 -0.3

Elementary and high school tuition and fees......... 0.315 3.5 0.4 0.4 -0.2 0.0

Day care and preschool9

................................ 0.616 5.1 2.5 -0.2 0.6 2.0

Technical and business school tuition and fees1, 2... 0.039 1.4 -0.1 0.3 0.9 -0.1

Postage and delivery services2........................... 0.081 4.3 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.4

Postage.................................................... 0.073 3.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.1

Delivery services2

........................................ 0.009 16.4 2.5 0.4 -0.7 2.9

Telephone services1, 2...................................... 1.781 -0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Wireless telephone services1, 2......................... 1.480 -1.1 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.1

Residential telephone services1, 8...................... 0.302 3.6 0.6 -0.1 0.3 0.6

Internet services and electronic information

providers1

, 2................................................ 0.907 -0.1 -0.1 -0.8 -0.1 -0.1

Other personal services1, 8................................... 1.353 5.9 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3

Personal care services1

.................................... 0.535 5.1 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.3

Haircuts and other personal care services1, 2. . . . . . .. 0.535 5.1 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.3

Miscellaneous personal services1

......................... 0.818 6.5 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.3

Legal services1, 6......................................... 0.232 7.4 0.0 -0.1 0.0

Funeral expenses1, 6..................................... 0.143 3.0 0.4 0.5 -0.5 0.4

Laundry and dry cleaning services1, 2................. 0.152 7.0 -0.6 0.8 0.0 -0.6

Apparel services other than laundry and dry

cleaning1

, 2.............................................. 0.017 13.7 5.0 1.5 -1.0 5.0

Financial services1, 6..................................... 0.191 6.8 0.9 0.3 0.9 0.9

Checking account and other bank services1, 2, 3

... 3.5 -0.2 0.0 0.4 -0.2

Tax return preparation and other accounting

fees1

, 2, 3

.............................................. 10.8 1.2 0.6 1.9 1.2

1 Not seasonally adjusted.

2

Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

4

Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.

5

Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.

6

Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

7

Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

8

Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.

9

Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.

10 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.

11 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.

12 Indexes on a December 2019=100 base.

13 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

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

September 2022

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Special aggregate indexes

Relative

importance

Aug.

2022

Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent

change

Seasonally adjusted percent

change

Sep.

2021

Aug.

2022

Sep.

2022

Sep.

2021-

Sep.

2022

Aug.

2022-

Sep.

2022

Jun.

2022-

Jul.

2022

Jul.

2022-

Aug.

2022

Aug.

2022-

Sep.

2022

All items less food................................... 86.365 273.165 293.893 294.286 7.7 0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.3

All items less shelter................................ 67.530 252.664 275.409 275.381 9.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.2 0.2

All items less food and shelter..................... 53.895 245.218 266.417 265.891 8.4 -0.2 -0.6 -0.4 0.1

All items less food, shelter, and energy.......... 45.651 247.878 263.732 264.370 6.7 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.5

All items less food, shelter, energy, and used

cars and trucks.................................... 41.643 249.780 264.767 266.550 6.7 0.7 0.2 0.5 0.6

All items less medical care......................... 91.658 262.275 283.794 284.324 8.4 0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.3

All items less energy................................ 91.756 279.366 298.346 299.749 7.3 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.6

Commodities......................................... 39.488 203.313 223.891 222.678 9.5 -0.5 -0.5 -0.8 -0.3

Commodities less food, energy, and used

cars and trucks................................. 17.281 152.127 161.371 162.325 6.7 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.3

Commodities less food........................... 25.853 168.472 185.295 183.048 8.7 -1.2 -1.4 -1.6 -0.8

Commodities less food and beverages........ 24.984 165.071 181.945 179.658 8.8 -1.3 -1.4 -1.6 -0.8

Services.............................................. 60.512 343.892 366.622 369.220 7.4 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.8

Services less rent of shelter1

.................... 28.405 361.090 387.748 390.555 8.2 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.9

Services less medical care services........... 53.649 326.567 348.484 350.978 7.5 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.8

Durables.............................................. 12.719 120.107 130.123 128.688 7.1 -1.1 0.3 0.5 -0.1

Nondurables.......................................... 26.769 244.222 271.395 270.648 10.8 -0.3 -0.8 -1.4 -0.5

Nondurables less food........................... 13.134 212.840 238.068 234.930 10.4 -1.3 -2.7 -3.6 -1.6

Nondurables less food and beverages. . . . . . .. 12.265 209.623 235.747 232.407 10.9 -1.4 -2.9 -3.8 -1.8

Nondurables less food, beverages, and

apparel.......................................... 9.832 267.867 308.244 301.110 12.4 -2.3 -3.7 -4.8 -2.0

Nondurables less food and apparel............ 10.701 266.249 303.708 297.267 11.6 -2.1 -3.6 -4.3 -1.7

Housing............................................... 42.236 283.744 304.506 306.521 8.0 0.7 0.4 0.8 0.7

Education and communication2

.................... 6.024 143.807 143.687 144.089 0.2 0.3 -0.2 0.1 0.1

Education2

......................................... 2.575 277.551 283.882 286.151 3.1 0.8 0.1 0.5 0.4

Communication2

.................................. 3.449 76.341 74.977 74.895 -1.9 -0.1 -0.4 -0.2 -0.1

Information and information processing2

.... 3.368 72.107 70.703 70.619 -2.1 -0.1 -0.4 -0.2 -0.1

Information technology, hardware and

services3...................................... 1.586 7.470 7.183 7.163 -4.1 -0.3 -0.9 -0.4 -0.3

Recreation2

........................................... 4.989 126.438 131.437 131.581 4.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1

Video and audio2................................. 1.410 111.917 112.544 112.307 0.3 -0.2 -0.6 -0.5 -0.2

Pets, pet products and services2............... 1.079 186.043 204.246 206.572 11.0 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.2

Photography2...................................... 0.051 77.749 82.424 82.691 6.4 0.3 1.3 1.0 0.3

Food and beverages................................ 14.504 280.452 308.550 310.678 10.8 0.7 1.1 0.8 0.7

Domestically produced farm food............... 7.136 271.322 305.505 307.297 13.3 0.6 1.4 0.7 0.6

Other services....................................... 9.728 379.144 388.767 389.919 2.8 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2

Apparel less footwear............................... 1.836 114.746 118.305 121.592 6.0 2.8 -0.1 0.5 -0.2

Fuels and utilities.................................... 4.992 266.559 309.739 311.690 16.9 0.6 -0.3 1.5 0.8

Household energy................................ 3.908 221.196 265.453 267.114 20.8 0.6 -0.4 1.8 0.9

Medical care......................................... 8.342 524.818 553.429 556.323 6.0 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.8

Transportation....................................... 18.770 236.373 270.334 266.109 12.6 -1.6 -2.1 -2.3 -0.6

Private transportation............................ 17.869 236.655 269.389 264.941 12.0 -1.7 -1.9 -2.2 -0.6

New and used motor vehicles2

............... 9.120 117.947 131.226 129.572 9.9 -1.3 0.0 0.4 0.4

Utilities and public transportation.................. 8.486 229.568 254.797 255.820 11.4 0.4 -0.5 0.7 0.6

Household furnishings and operations........... 4.774 133.462 145.110 145.912 9.3 0.6 0.6 1.0 0.5

Other goods and services.......................... 2.702 479.525 510.892 512.565 6.9 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.3

Personal care..................................... 2.186 244.840 259.954 260.886 6.6 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.4

1

Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

2

Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

3

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

2022

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Area Pricing

Schedule1

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

Sep.

2021

Jul.

2022

Aug.

2022

Aug.

2021

Jun.

2022

Jul.

2022

U.S. city average............................................... M 8.2 0.2 0.2 8.3 0.0 0.0

Region and area size2

Northeast...................................................... M 7.2 0.4 0.1 7.4 0.1 0.3

Northeast - Size Class A................................. M 6.9 0.4 0.3 7.0 0.0 0.2

Northeast - Size Class B/C3............................. M 7.7 0.4 -0.1 8.0 0.3 0.5

New England4

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

Middle Atlantic4............................................ M 7.2 0.5 0.1 7.5 0.2 0.4

Midwest....................................................... M 8.1 0.0 0.2 8.1 -0.4 -0.2

Midwest - Size Class A................................... M 8.3 0.2 0.2 8.4 -0.1 0.0

Midwest - Size Class B/C3............................... M 8.1 -0.1 0.3 8.0 -0.6 -0.4

East North Central4....................................... M 8.4 0.0 0.3 8.4 -0.6 -0.3

West North Central4

....................................... M 7.5 0.1 0.2 7.6 -0.1 -0.1

South.......................................................... M 8.7 0.0 0.2 8.9 -0.1 -0.2

South - Size Class A...................................... M 9.2 0.2 0.2 9.4 0.1 0.1

South - Size Class B/C3

.................................. M 8.5 -0.1 0.2 8.6 -0.2 -0.3

South Atlantic4............................................. M 8.8 0.2 0.3 9.0 0.1 -0.1

East South Central4

....................................... M 7.4 -0.5 0.0 7.5 -0.5 -0.5

West South Central4

...................................... M 9.1 0.0 0.0 9.4 -0.2 -0.1

West........................................................... M 8.3 0.4 0.3 8.1 0.2 0.0

West - Size Class A...................................... M 8.2 0.3 0.4 8.0 -0.1 -0.1

West - Size Class B/C3................................... M 8.3 0.4 0.3 8.3 0.4 0.1

Mountain4................................................... M 9.6 0.6 0.3 9.6 0.6 0.2

Pacific4...................................................... M 7.7 0.3 0.3 7.6 0.0 -0.1

Size classes

Size Class A5................................................. M 8.2 0.3 0.3 8.2 0.0 0.0

Size Class B/C3

.............................................. M 8.2 0.1 0.2 8.3 -0.1 -0.1

Selected local areas

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI........................ M 8.7 0.3 0.2 8.8 -0.1 0.1

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.................. M 7.8 0.5 0.5 7.6 -0.1 0.1

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA............... M 6.2 0.4 0.2 6.6 -0.1 0.2

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

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD6

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

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

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

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

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

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ7

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

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

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

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

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

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH....................... 1 8.1 0.9

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX............................ 1 9.2 0.5

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO............................. 1 7.7 -0.2

Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI................ 1 7.4 0.4

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA4

................... 1 8.4 0.0

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA.................................... 1 8.2 0.9

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL8

................... 1 10.5 0.3

Urban Hawaii................................................. 1 6.6 0.8

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

. . . .. 1 6.5 -0.2

1 Foods, fuels, and several other items are priced every month in all areas. Most other goods and services are priced as indicated: M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.

2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.

3

Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.

4

Indexes on a December 2017=100 base.

5

Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

6

1998 - 2017 indexes based on substantially smaller sample.

7

Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.

8

Indexes on a 1987=100 base.

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

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

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

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

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

[Percent changes]

Month Year

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September 2022............................ 0.3 0.2 8.0 8.2

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

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

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

is subject to four revisions.

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

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

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

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

September 2022, 1-month analysis table

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2022

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Aug. 2022-

Sep. 2022

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Aug. 2022-

Sep. 20221

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

All items................................................................. 100.000 0.4 0.04 L-Jun.2022 1.3

Food.................................................................. 13.635 0.8 0.107 0.09 – –

Food at home..................................................... 8.475 0.7 0.058 0.13 – –

Cereals and bakery products................................. 1.098 0.9 0.010 0.32 S-Dec.2021 0.3

Cereals and cereal products............................... 0.355 1.2 0.004 0.38 L-Jul.2022 1.9

Flour and prepared flour mixes......................... 0.059 2.0 0.001 0.89 S-May 2022 1.0

Breakfast cereal4

......................................... 0.149 -0.2 0.000 0.68 S-Jan.2022 -1.4

Rice, pasta, cornmeal.................................... 0.147 1.6 0.002 0.53 L-May 2022 2.1

Rice4, 5, 6

................................................ 1.0 0.62 L-Jul.2022 1.4

Bakery products4

......................................... 0.743 1.2 0.009 0.39 S-Apr.2022 1.0

Bread4, 5................................................. 0.209 0.5 0.001 0.53 S-May 2022 0.5

White bread4, 6

...................................... 0.5 0.74 S-Dec.2021 -0.5

Bread other than white4, 6

.......................... 0.5 0.86 S-May 2022 0.4

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins5

......................... 0.112 -0.2 0.000 1.00 S-Apr.2022 -0.2

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies4...................... 0.182 1.8 0.003 0.67 L-Jun.2022 1.8

Cookies4, 6........................................... 1.5 0.77 L-Jul.2022 1.7

Fresh cakes and cupcakes4, 6

..................... 2.5 1.06 L-Jun.2022 2.9

Other bakery products................................ 0.240 1.8 0.004 0.67 L-Jul.2022 1.9

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts4, 6

.... 1.4 1.29 S-Jul.2022 0.5

Crackers, bread, and cracker products6. . . . . . . .. 1.3 1.31 L-Jul.2022 3.3

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies,

tarts, turnovers4, 6................................ 2.6 0.86 L-Jun.2022 2.9

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................ 1.905 0.4 0.007 0.25 S-Jun.2022 -0.4

Meats, poultry, and fish.................................... 1.769 0.7 0.012 0.27 L-May 2022 0.9

Meats...................................................... 1.112 0.7 0.008 0.38 L-Mar.2022 0.8

Beef and veal.......................................... 0.510 -0.1 0.000 0.55 S-Jun.2022 -2.3

Uncooked ground beef4

............................ 0.190 -2.0 -0.004 0.65 S-Aug.2020 -4.0

Uncooked beef roasts4, 5........................... 0.076 -0.1 0.000 1.40 S-Jul.2022 -1.3

Uncooked beef steaks5

............................. 0.194 1.4 0.003 0.93 L-Oct.2021 2.5

Uncooked other beef and veal4, 5................. 0.050 0.0 0.000 1.15 S-Jun.2022 -1.9

Pork...................................................... 0.360 1.8 0.006 0.64 L-Nov.2021 2.4

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related

products5

.......................................... 0.161 0.6 0.001 0.77 L-Jul.2022 1.0

Bacon and related products6.................... 0.1 0.86 L-Jul.2022 0.2

Breakfast sausage and related products5, 6... 1.3 1.20 L-Jul.2022 2.6

Ham................................................... 0.066 1.1 0.001 1.86 S-Jul.2022 -1.0

Ham, excluding canned6

........................ 1.1 2.02 S-Jul.2022 -1.6

Pork chops4.......................................... 0.051 -1.2 -0.001 1.63 S-Jun.2022 -1.4

Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs5... 0.082 4.1 0.003 1.53 L-Jul.2021 5.0

Other meats............................................ 0.242 1.0 0.002 0.60 L-Jun.2022 1.5

Frankfurters6......................................... 1.9 1.28 S-Jul.2022 -6.1

Lunchmeats4, 5, 6

.................................... 0.7 0.59 L-Jul.2022 1.1

Poultry4.................................................. 0.370 0.6 0.002 0.51 S-Dec.2021 0.1

Chicken4, 5........................................... 0.301 0.5 0.001 0.62 – –

Fresh whole chicken4, 6.......................... 0.1 0.93 L-Jul.2022 1.9

Fresh and frozen chicken parts4, 6

............. 0.6 0.73 S-Jan.2022 -0.2

Other uncooked poultry including turkey5........ 0.069 1.4 0.001 0.90 S-Jul.2022 1.2

Fish and seafood...................................... 0.287 0.5 0.001 0.56 L-Jun.2022 0.5

Fresh fish and seafood4, 5......................... 0.146 0.3 0.000 0.84 L-May 2022 2.2

Processed fish and seafood5

...................... 0.141 0.9 0.001 0.71 L-Jun.2022 1.6

Shelf stable fish and seafood6

.................. -0.4 0.91 S-Jul.2022 -3.3

Frozen fish and seafood6

........................ 1.6 0.96 L-Jun.2022 2.2

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

September 2022, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2022

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Aug. 2022-

Sep. 2022

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Aug. 2022-

Sep. 20221

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Eggs4

....................................................... 0.136 -3.5 -0.005 0.73 S-Jul.2020 -3.9

Dairy and related products................................... 0.804 0.3 0.002 0.32 – –

Milk5........................................................... 0.206 -1.3 -0.003 0.43 S-Oct.2020 -2.0

Fresh whole milk6........................................ -1.0 0.56 S-Jul.2022 -1.4

Fresh milk other than whole5, 6......................... -1.5 0.65 S-Oct.2020 -2.2

Cheese and related products4............................. 0.262 0.7 0.002 0.59 S-Dec.2021 0.2

Ice cream and related products........................... 0.118 -0.6 -0.001 0.94 S-Jan.2022 -0.6

Other dairy and related products4, 5...................... 0.218 1.4 0.003 0.57 L-Jul.2022 3.7

Fruits and vegetables......................................... 1.413 1.6 0.023 0.33 L-Feb.2022 2.3

Fresh fruits and vegetables................................ 1.071 1.5 0.016 0.40 L-Feb.2022 2.6

Fresh fruits................................................ 0.571 0.7 0.004 0.62 L-Feb.2022 3.7

Apples................................................... 0.077 5.0 0.004 1.09 L-Sep.2011 5.6

Bananas4

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

Citrus fruits5

............................................ 0.165 1.0 0.002 1.06 L-Mar.2022 3.2

Oranges, including tangerines6.................... 1.5 1.43 – –

Other fresh fruits5...................................... 0.250 -1.4 -0.004 1.07 S-Apr.2022 -1.4

Fresh vegetables......................................... 0.500 2.4 0.012 0.51 L-Mar.2022 2.6

Potatoes................................................. 0.086 3.5 0.003 0.77 L-Dec.2021 4.6

Lettuce4

................................................. 0.058 6.8 0.004 0.92 L-Nov.2021 6.9

Tomatoes............................................... 0.077 -0.9 -0.001 1.09 S-Jul.2022 -2.5

Other fresh vegetables................................ 0.278 1.8 0.005 0.71 L-Mar.2022 2.4

Processed fruits and vegetables5

...................... 0.343 1.9 0.007 0.41 L-Mar.2022 2.4

Canned fruits and vegetables5

....................... 0.177 1.8 0.003 0.61 – –

Canned fruits5, 6..................................... 1.4 0.69 S-Jul.2022 1.2

Canned vegetables5, 6.............................. 2.3 0.72 L-Mar.2022 4.2

Frozen fruits and vegetables5........................ 0.100 2.7 0.003 0.88 L-Dec.2021 2.8

Frozen vegetables6

................................. 3.8 1.04 L-EVER –

Other processed fruits and vegetables including

dried5................................................. 0.065 0.1 0.000 0.94 S-May 2022 0.1

Dried beans, peas, and lentils4, 5, 6............... -0.1 0.90 S-Jun.2022 -1.0

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials. . . . . . . .. 0.973 0.6 0.006 0.40 L-Jul.2022 2.3

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks5........................... 0.684 1.2 0.008 0.49 L-Jul.2022 2.0

Carbonated drinks........................................ 0.287 2.0 0.006 0.85 L-Jul.2022 2.7

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks4, 5.......... 0.007 1.7 0.000 0.66 L-Jun.2022 2.4

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks5......... 0.390 0.3 0.001 0.59 S-Nov.2021 0.0

Beverage materials including coffee and tea5........... 0.288 0.3 0.001 0.61 L-Jul.2022 3.1

Coffee...................................................... 0.187 0.1 0.000 0.79 L-Jul.2022 3.5

Roasted coffee6

........................................ 0.1 0.90 L-Jul.2022 3.2

Instant coffee4, 6

........................................ 0.4 1.86 L-Jul.2022 2.3

Other beverage materials including tea4, 5............ 0.101 0.4 0.000 1.01 L-Jul.2022 2.4

Other food at home............................................ 2.283 0.5 0.010 0.25 S-Dec.2021 0.4

Sugar and sweets4.......................................... 0.285 1.8 0.005 0.68 L-Jul.2022 2.0

Sugar and sugar substitutes............................ 0.043 0.7 0.000 0.59 S-Apr.2022 -0.8

Candy and chewing gum4, 5............................. 0.180 2.0 0.004 0.97 L-Jul.2022 2.0

Other sweets5

............................................. 0.063 0.8 0.001 0.82 L-Jul.2022 2.0

Fats and oils................................................. 0.258 1.2 0.003 0.59 S-Apr.2022 1.2

Butter and margarine5

................................... 0.083 1.8 0.002 1.06 S-Jul.2022 0.2

Butter6

................................................... 0.7 1.49 S-Jul.2022 0.2

Margarine4, 6

............................................ 4.2 1.54 S-Jul.2022 -0.8

Salad dressing5

........................................... 0.057 2.4 0.001 0.96 L-Jun.2022 3.3

Other fats and oils including peanut butter5

. . . . . . . . .. 0.118 0.5 0.001 0.95 S-Apr.2022 -0.8

Peanut butter4, 5, 6

..................................... -0.6 0.58 L-Jul.2022 3.5

Other foods................................................ 1.740 0.1 0.002 0.29 S-May 2021 -0.1

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 2022, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2022

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Aug. 2022-

Sep. 2022

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Aug. 2022-

Sep. 20221

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Soups.................................................... 0.106 2.6 0.003 1.00 L-Jul.2022 3.0

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods........... 0.283 -1.0 -0.003 0.55 S-Dec.2019 -1.2

Snacks4

................................................. 0.375 -0.4 -0.001 0.58 S-May 2021 -1.7

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces........... 0.334 -0.2 -0.001 0.48 S-Aug.2021 -0.2

Salt and other seasonings and spices5, 6........ -1.8 0.73 S-Jun.2006 -2.2

Olives, pickles, relishes4, 5, 6....................... -0.6 0.86 S-May 2021 -2.1

Sauces and gravies5, 6

............................. -0.2 1.02 S-Aug.2021 -0.4

Other condiments6

.................................. -0.2 0.71 S-Apr.2022 -1.8

Baby food4, 5........................................... 0.043 1.5 0.001 0.61 L-Jul.2022 2.1

Other miscellaneous foods5

.......................... 0.598 -0.1 -0.001 0.60 S-Apr.2021 -0.6

Prepared salads7, 6

................................. -1.2 1.61 S-Aug.2021 -1.4

Food away from home4

.......................................... 5.160 0.9 0.049 0.11 – –

Full service meals and snacks4, 5........................... 2.404 0.4 0.011 0.14 S-Nov.2021 0.4

Limited service meals and snacks4, 5....................... 2.497 0.6 0.015 0.15 S-Apr.2022 0.3

Food at employee sites and schools4, 5.................... 0.051 44.9 0.023 2.22 L-EVER –

Food at elementary and secondary schools4, 8, 6.......

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors4, 5. . .. 0.037 0.1 0.000 0.46 – –

Other food away from home4, 5.............................. 0.171 0.3 0.001 0.12 L-Jul.2022 0.8

Energy................................................................ 8.244 -2.1 -0.172 0.14 L-Jun.2022 7.5

Energy commodities............................................. 4.565 -4.7 -0.212 0.13 L-Jun.2022 10.4

Fuel oil and other fuels........................................ 0.229 -2.8 -0.007 0.65 S-Jul.2022 -8.1

Fuel oil4

....................................................... 0.156 -2.7 -0.004 0.67 L-Jun.2022 -1.2

Propane, kerosene, and firewood9........................ 0.073 -0.8 -0.001 0.83 L-Jun.2022 1.1

Motor fuel....................................................... 4.336 -4.8 -0.206 0.13 L-Jun.2022 11.0

Gasoline (all types)......................................... 4.238 -4.9 -0.204 0.13 L-Jun.2022 11.2

Gasoline, unleaded regular6

............................ -5.2 0.39 L-Jun.2022 11.3

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade10, 6...................... -4.9 0.36 L-Jun.2022 10.4

Gasoline, unleaded premium6

.......................... -3.5 0.36 L-Jun.2022 9.4

Other motor fuels4, 5........................................ 0.098 -2.1 -0.002 0.26 L-Jun.2022 3.9

Energy services................................................... 3.679 1.1 0.041 0.21 S-Jul.2022 0.1

Electricity........................................................ 2.688 0.4 0.012 0.21 S-Feb.2022 -1.1

Utility (piped) gas service..................................... 0.992 2.9 0.029 0.37 S-Jul.2022 -3.6

All items less food and energy.................................... 78.121 0.6 0.450 0.04 – –

Commodities less food and energy commodities............ 21.288 0.0 0.004 0.10 S-Mar.2022 -0.4

Household furnishings and supplies11...................... 3.947 0.6 0.022 0.24 S-Jul.2022 0.6

Window and floor coverings and other linens4, 5........ 0.294 1.0 0.003 1.08 S-Jul.2022 -0.2

Floor coverings4, 5........................................ 0.069 1.0 0.001 1.03 S-Jul.2022 0.1

Window coverings4, 5..................................... 0.060 -3.4 -0.002 1.42 S-Jun.2022 -3.9

Other linens4, 5............................................ 0.165 2.6 0.004 1.57 L-Sep.2021 8.0

Furniture and bedding4

..................................... 0.978 -0.1 -0.001 0.47 S-May 2022 -0.2

Bedroom furniture4....................................... 0.315 -1.3 -0.004 0.72 S-May 2022 -1.6

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture4, 5. .. 0.489 -0.9 -0.005 0.79 S-Jul.2021 -1.9

Other furniture5........................................... 0.165 4.2 0.007 0.83 L-Jul.2012 4.2

Appliances5

.................................................. 0.244 -0.3 -0.001 0.62 L-Jun.2022 0.2

Major appliances5

........................................ 0.080 -1.5 -0.001 0.80 – –

Laundry equipment4, 6

................................. -1.3 1.08 S-Apr.2022 -3.1

Other appliances4, 5...................................... 0.162 1.3 0.002 0.85 L-Jan.2022 2.3

Other household equipment and furnishings5........... 0.552 1.2 0.007 0.54 L-Jun.2022 1.2

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items4

.................. 0.330 1.8 0.006 0.66 L-Mar.2022 1.9

Indoor plants and flowers12............................. 0.097 0.3 0.000 0.89 S-Jul.2022 0.0

Dishes and flatware4, 5................................... 0.051 3.3 0.002 1.90 L-Jan.2022 4.0

Nonelectric cookware and tableware4, 5............... 0.074 -1.9 -0.001 1.17 S-Jun.2021 -2.9

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 2022, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2022

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Aug. 2022-

Sep. 2022

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Aug. 2022-

Sep. 20221

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies5

. . .. 0.931 1.2 0.012 0.34 S-Jul.2022 0.4

Tools, hardware and supplies4, 5....................... 0.244 2.7 0.006 0.57 L-EVER –

Outdoor equipment and supplies5

...................... 0.462 1.1 0.005 0.43 S-Jul.2022 0.8

Housekeeping supplies4.................................... 0.947 0.6 0.006 0.34 L-Jul.2022 1.3

Household cleaning products4, 5........................ 0.343 0.0 0.000 0.54 S-Nov.2021 0.0

Household paper products4, 5........................... 0.221 -0.1 0.000 0.45 S-May 2022 -0.1

Miscellaneous household products4, 5................. 0.384 1.5 0.006 0.57 L-May 2022 2.4

Apparel.......................................................... 2.433 -0.3 -0.007 0.37 S-Apr.2022 -0.8

Men’s and boys’ apparel................................... 0.614 -1.3 -0.008 0.69 S-Feb.2021 -1.4

Men’s apparel............................................. 0.474 -1.1 -0.005 0.83 S-Oct.2020 -1.5

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear............ 0.078 -3.3 -0.003 2.00 S-Oct.2020 -4.9

Men’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and

accessories4......................................... 0.156 1.0 0.002 1.01 L-Feb.2022 2.4

Men’s shirts and sweaters5

........................... 0.115 -0.4 -0.001 1.26 S-Jul.2022 -0.5

Men’s pants and shorts............................... 0.119 -2.3 -0.003 1.42 S-Jan.2022 -5.1

Boys’ apparel............................................. 0.141 -4.6 -0.007 1.14 S-Mar.2019 -4.9

Women’s and girls’ apparel................................ 0.947 -0.1 -0.001 0.62 S-Apr.2022 -0.9

Women’s apparel......................................... 0.795 -0.4 -0.003 0.69 S-Apr.2022 -1.0

Women’s outerwear................................... 0.058 -1.9 -0.001 1.73 S-Jul.2022 -1.9

Women’s dresses...................................... 0.084 -0.5 0.000 1.69 L-Jul.2022 3.0

Women’s suits and separates5

....................... 0.383 -0.7 -0.003 1.10 S-Apr.2022 -2.3

Women’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and

accessories5......................................... 0.262 0.8 0.002 0.96 S-Jul.2022 0.3

Girls’ apparel.............................................. 0.152 1.8 0.003 1.39 S-Jul.2022 -0.8

Footwear..................................................... 0.597 -0.5 -0.003 0.51 – –

Men’s footwear4

.......................................... 0.200 0.8 0.002 0.74 L-Jun.2022 1.7

Boys’ and girls’ footwear................................ 0.115 -0.9 -0.001 1.15 S-Jul.2022 -1.2

Women’s footwear........................................ 0.282 -0.8 -0.002 0.73 S-May 2020 -1.9

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel.............................. 0.115 -0.8 -0.001 1.54 S-Jul.2022 -1.3

Jewelry and watches9

...................................... 0.160 3.4 0.005 1.23 L-Dec.2021 3.5

Watches4, 9................................................ 0.030 -1.4 0.000 1.52 S-Mar.2022 -1.5

Jewelry9

.................................................... 0.130 4.4 0.006 1.50 L-Mar.2022 4.4

Transportation commodities less motor fuel11............. 8.574 -0.2 -0.013 0.13 S-Mar.2022 -1.7

New vehicles................................................. 4.049 0.7 0.027 0.24 S-Jul.2022 0.6

New cars6................................................. 0.8 0.36 L-Jul.2022 0.8

New trucks13, 6

............................................ 0.6 0.34 S-Jul.2022 0.6

Used cars and trucks....................................... 4.008 -1.1 -0.042 0.02 S-Mar.2022 -3.8

Motor vehicle parts and equipment4

...................... 0.430 0.8 0.004 0.42 S-Jul.2022 0.4

Tires4....................................................... 0.272 0.2 0.000 0.54 S-Jul.2022 0.1

Vehicle accessories other than tires4, 5................ 0.158 2.0 0.003 0.55 L-May 2022 2.3

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires4, 6... 1.9 0.66 L-May 2022 2.6

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids4, 6...................... 1.6 0.76 L-Jun.2022 2.6

Medical care commodities4................................... 1.478 -0.1 -0.001 0.20 S-Aug.2021 -0.2

Medicinal drugs4, 11......................................... 1.377 -0.2 -0.002 0.21 S-Aug.2021 -0.2

Prescription drugs4....................................... 1.003 -0.1 -0.001 0.17 S-May 2022 -0.1

Nonprescription drugs4, 11............................... 0.374 -0.4 -0.002 0.51 S-Dec.2021 -0.4

Medical equipment and supplies4, 11..................... 0.101 0.9 0.001 0.49 L-May 2022 2.0

Recreation commodities11.................................... 1.880 0.0 0.000 0.24 S-Mar.2022 -0.1

Video and audio products11................................ 0.276 0.4 0.001 0.43 L-Aug.2021 0.9

Televisions................................................ 0.123 0.9 0.001 0.58 L-Aug.2021 2.4

Other video equipment5

................................. 0.025 0.1 0.000 1.14 S-Jul.2022 -1.4

Audio equipment4

........................................ 0.071 0.3 0.000 1.11 L-Jun.2022 3.2

Recorded music and music subscriptions4, 5......... 0.050 -0.2 0.000 0.38 L-Jul.2022 0.6

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 2022, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2022

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Aug. 2022-

Sep. 2022

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Aug. 2022-

Sep. 20221

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Pets and pet products4

..................................... 0.563 0.9 0.005 0.36 S-Jul.2022 0.6

Pet food4, 5, 6

.............................................. 1.3 0.36 S-Jul.2022 1.2

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories4, 5, 6

. . .. 0.3 0.75 S-Jul.2022 0.0

Sporting goods4............................................. 0.549 -1.1 -0.006 0.50 S-Dec.2021 -1.2

Sports vehicles including bicycles4..................... 0.315 -2.6 -0.008 0.74 S-EVER –

Sports equipment4........................................ 0.223 0.9 0.002 0.48 L-Apr.2022 1.2

Photographic equipment and supplies................... 0.021 0.2 0.000 0.79 S-Jun.2022 -0.6

Photographic equipment5, 6

............................. 0.4 0.75 L-Jul.2022 4.1

Recreational reading materials4

........................... 0.098 -1.3 -0.001 0.63 S-Mar.2022 -2.9

Newspapers and magazines4, 5........................ 0.059 -2.4 -0.001 0.82 S-Mar.2022 -3.9

Recreational books4, 5................................... 0.040 0.3 0.000 0.85 S-Jul.2022 -1.7

Other recreational goods5

.................................. 0.373 0.3 0.001 0.56 L-Jul.2022 1.2

Toys........................................................ 0.288 0.3 0.001 0.67 L-Jul.2022 1.5

Toys, games, hobbies and playground

equipment5

, 6

......................................... 0.3 0.90 S-Jun.2022 0.1

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies4, 5............. 0.028 -0.3 0.000 1.60 L-Jul.2022 0.4

Music instruments and accessories4, 5................ 0.041 0.5 0.000 0.93 – –

Education and communication commodities11............. 0.757 -0.6 -0.004 0.55 L-Jun.2022 0.3

Educational books and supplies4......................... 0.086 -0.4 0.000 0.85 S-Feb.2022 -0.4

College textbooks4, 14, 6.................................. -0.2 0.73 S-Feb.2022 -0.4

Information technology commodities11................... 0.671 -0.6 -0.004 0.70 L-Jun.2022 0.3

Computers, peripherals, and smart home

assistants4

, 7............................................ 0.331 1.8 0.006 0.83 L-Apr.2021 5.1

Computer software and accessories4, 5............... 0.020 1.2 0.000 1.40 S-Jul.2022 -1.9

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other

consumer information items5

......................... 0.320 -3.2 -0.010 0.85 S-May 2022 -3.2

Smartphones4, 6, 15

.................................... -2.9 1.16 S-May 2022 -5.0

Alcoholic beverages........................................... 0.869 0.0 0.000 0.20 S-Oct.2021 -0.1

Alcoholic beverages at home.............................. 0.579 -0.4 -0.002 0.25 S-Nov.2019 -0.4

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home........ 0.220 -0.1 0.000 0.38 S-Jan.2022 -0.2

Distilled spirits at home4

................................. 0.105 -0.8 -0.001 0.34 S-Oct.2019 -1.3

Whiskey at home4, 6

................................... -1.4 0.42 S-Mar.2021 -1.7

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home4, 6

. . .. -0.3 0.52 S-Mar.2022 -0.6

Wine at home4............................................ 0.254 0.1 0.000 0.39 S-Jul.2022 0.1

Alcoholic beverages away from home4.................. 0.290 0.5 0.001 0.24 L-May 2022 0.8

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from

home4

, 5, 6

............................................... 0.3 0.29 – –

Wine away from home4, 5, 6

............................. 0.5 0.29 S-Jul.2022 0.0

Distilled spirits away from home4, 5, 6.................. 0.7 0.31 L-Apr.2022 0.9

Other goods11.................................................. 1.349 0.4 0.005 0.21 S-Jul.2022 0.3

Tobacco and smoking products4

.......................... 0.517 0.2 0.001 0.20 S-Jan.2022 -0.1

Cigarettes4, 5.............................................. 0.446 0.2 0.001 0.22 S-Jan.2022 -0.3

Tobacco products other than cigarettes4, 5........... 0.065 0.4 0.000 0.33 S-Jul.2022 0.3

Personal care products4

.................................... 0.650 0.4 0.002 0.26 S-May 2022 0.3

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal

care products4, 5....................................... 0.335 0.3 0.001 0.33 S-May 2022 0.2

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements4............................................ 0.306 0.4 0.001 0.37 S-Jun.2022 0.2

Miscellaneous personal goods4, 5......................... 0.182 1.0 0.002 0.88 L-May 2022 2.4

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap6

............. 1.0 0.71 L-May 2022 1.0

Services less energy services.................................. 56.833 0.8 0.447 0.05 L-Aug.1990 0.8

Shelter........................................................... 32.470 0.7 0.243 0.06 – –

Rent of shelter16............................................. 32.108 0.8 0.246 0.06 L-Aug.1990 1.0

Rent of primary residence............................... 7.304 0.8 0.062 0.05 L-Jun.2022 0.8

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

September 2022, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2022

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Aug. 2022-

Sep. 2022

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Aug. 2022-

Sep. 20221

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Lodging away from home5

.............................. 0.967 -1.0 -0.010 1.65 S-Jul.2022 -2.7

Housing at school, excluding board16............... 0.124 0.1 0.000 0.05 S-May 2022 0.1

Other lodging away from home including hotels

and motels........................................... 0.843 -1.2 -0.010 1.90 S-Jul.2022 -3.2

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences16.............. 23.837 0.8 0.193 0.05 L-Jun.1990 1.0

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence16. .. 22.599 0.8 0.183 0.05 L-Jun.1990 1.0

Tenants’ and household insurance4, 5................. 0.363 -0.4 -0.002 0.12 S-Feb.2021 -1.2

Water and sewer and trash collection services5

........ 1.084 0.7 0.008 0.10 L-Jan.2022 0.9

Water and sewerage maintenance..................... 0.783 0.3 0.003 0.10 S-Jun.2022 0.3

Garbage and trash collection4, 13....................... 0.301 1.7 0.005 0.26 L-Nov.2018 3.0

Household operations4, 5...................................

Domestic services4, 5.....................................

Gardening and lawncare services4, 5..................

Moving, storage, freight expense4, 5................... 0.104 -2.2 -0.002 1.45 S-Oct.2021 -2.2

Repair of household items4, 5...........................

Medical care services...................................... 6.864 1.0 0.068 0.13 L-Feb.1984 1.0

Professional services.................................... 3.448 0.7 0.025 0.20 L-Jun.2022 0.7

Physicians’ services4

.................................. 1.807 0.5 0.009 0.27 L-Mar.2022 0.5

Dental services......................................... 0.911 0.5 0.005 0.19 S-Jul.2022 -0.2

Eyeglasses and eye care4, 9......................... 0.351 3.2 0.011 0.37 L-EVER –

Services by other medical professionals4, 9........ 0.379 0.0 0.000 0.10 S-Jul.2022 -0.3

Hospital and related services........................... 2.514 0.2 0.004 0.12 S-Feb.2022 0.0

Hospital services17..................................... 2.146 0.1 0.003 0.13 S-Feb.2022 -0.1

Inpatient hospital services17, 6..................... 0.36 – –

Outpatient hospital services9, 6.................... 0.1 0.34 S-Jun.2022 0.1

Nursing homes and adult day services17........... 0.205 0.4 0.001 0.16 L-Jun.2022 1.4

Care of invalids and elderly at home4, 8............ 0.162 0.1 0.000 0.24 L-Jul.2022 1.5

Health insurance4, 8...................................... 0.901 2.1 0.019 0.15 S-Jun.2022 2.1

Transportation services..................................... 5.860 1.9 0.112 0.19 L-Jun.2022 2.1

Leased cars and trucks4, 14............................. 0.828 0.047 0.35 – –

Car and truck rental5..................................... 0.148 2.5 0.004 1.79 L-Mar.2022 11.7

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair4............... 1.052 1.9 0.020 0.21 L-Jun.2022 2.0

Motor vehicle body work4

............................. 0.052 1.2 0.001 0.26 L-Jun.2022 1.8

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing4......... 0.571 1.7 0.010 0.25 L-Jun.2022 2.0

Motor vehicle repair4, 5................................ 0.386 2.2 0.008 0.31 S-Jul.2022 1.7

Motor vehicle insurance................................. 2.431 1.6 0.039 0.19 L-Jun.2022 1.9

Motor vehicle fees4, 5.................................... 0.500 0.5 0.002 0.23 – –

State motor vehicle registration and license

fees4, 5................................................ 0.290 -0.1 0.000 0.02 S-Nov.2021 -0.2

Parking and other fees4, 5............................ 0.195 1.4 0.003 0.45 L-Jan.2021 1.5

Parking fees and tolls5, 6........................... -0.7 0.53 S-Jun.2020 -1.4

Public transportation..................................... 0.902 0.1 0.001 0.65 L-May 2022 8.6

Airline fares............................................. 0.615 0.8 0.005 0.97 L-May 2022 12.6

Other intercity transportation......................... 0.091 2.2 0.002 0.62 L-Dec.2020 2.2

Ship fare4, 5, 6

........................................ 1.5 0.82 L-Feb.2022 2.0

Intracity transportation4............................... 0.194 -0.3 -0.001 0.92 L-Jul.2022 0.4

Intracity mass transit4, 11, 6......................... 0.4 0.26 L-Nov.2021 1.0

Recreation services11....................................... 3.108 0.2 0.005 0.21 L-Jul.2022 0.4

Video and audio services11............................. 1.135 -0.4 -0.004 0.17 S-Jul.2022 -0.6

Cable and satellite television service13............. 1.040 -0.4 -0.004 0.13 – –

Video discs and other media, including rental of

video4

, 5............................................... 0.095 0.0 0.000 1.04 S-Jan.2022 -0.2

Video discs and other media4, 5, 6

................ 0.9 1.84 S-Jun.2022 0.3

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

September 2022, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2022

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Aug. 2022-

Sep. 2022

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Aug. 2022-

Sep. 20221

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Rental of video discs and other media4, 5, 6

. . . .. 0.3 0.22 L-May 2022 1.0

Pet services including veterinary5

...................... 0.516 1.6 0.008 0.32 L-Mar.2022 2.5

Pet services4, 5, 6

....................................... 0.6 0.39 L-Apr.2022 1.7

Veterinarian services5, 6............................... 2.0 0.60 L-Mar.2022 3.4

Photographers and photo processing4, 5.............. 0.030 0.5 0.000 0.45 S-Jul.2022 -0.7

Other recreation services5............................... 1.428 0.1 0.001 0.41 L-Jul.2022 0.9

Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or

other organizations, or participant sports

fees4, 5................................................ 0.626 0.4 0.003 0.28 – –

Admissions4

............................................ 0.448 -1.3 -0.006 0.87 L-Jul.2022 2.1

Admission to movies, theaters, and

concerts

4

, 5, 6

...................................... -0.6 0.61 – –

Admission to sporting events4, 5, 6................ -2.9 4.15 S-Apr.2022 -8.2

Fees for lessons or instructions4, 9.................. 0.168 2.8 0.005 0.43 L-Jun.2021 2.8

Education and communication services11................ 5.267 0.2 0.009 0.06 – –

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.............. 2.488 0.4 0.009 0.08 S-Jul.2022 0.1

College tuition and fees............................... 1.429 -0.3 -0.004 0.09 S-Sep.2020 -0.5

Elementary and high school tuition and fees. . . . .. 0.315 0.0 0.000 0.05 L-Jul.2022 0.4

Day care and preschool12............................ 0.616 2.0 0.013 0.09 L-EVER –

Technical and business school tuition and

fees4, 5................................................ 0.039 -0.1 0.000 0.11 S-Mar.2022 -0.4

Postage and delivery services5

......................... 0.081 0.4 0.000 0.06 L-Jul.2022 0.4

Postage................................................. 0.073 0.1 0.000 0.01 S-Feb.2022 -1.7

Delivery services5...................................... 0.009 2.9 0.000 0.30 L-Jan.2010 7.0

Telephone services4, 5................................... 1.781 0.0 0.001 0.07 – –

Wireless telephone services4, 5...................... 1.480 -0.1 -0.001 0.04 S-Jun.2022 -0.1

Residential telephone services4, 11.................. 0.302 0.6 0.002 0.27 L-Apr.2022 0.7

Internet services and electronic information

providers4

, 5............................................. 0.907 -0.1 -0.001 0.20 – –

Other personal services4, 11............................... 1.353 0.3 0.004 0.19 – –

Personal care services4................................. 0.535 0.3 0.001 0.28 S-Jul.2022 0.2

Haircuts and other personal care services4, 5...... 0.535 0.3 0.001 0.28 S-Jul.2022 0.2

Miscellaneous personal services4

...................... 0.818 0.3 0.002 0.18 L-Jul.2022 0.5

Legal services4, 9...................................... 0.232 0.0 0.000 0.09 L-May 2022 1.0

Funeral expenses4, 9.................................. 0.143 0.4 0.001 0.13 L-Jul.2022 0.5

Laundry and dry cleaning services4, 5............... 0.152 -0.6 -0.001 0.39 S-Mar.2007 -0.6

Apparel services other than laundry and dry

cleaning4

, 5........................................... 0.017 5.0 0.001 0.45 L-EVER –

Financial services4, 9.................................. 0.191 0.9 0.002 0.50 – –

Checking account and other bank

services4, 5, 6...................................... -0.2 0.30 S-Aug.2021 -0.5

Tax return preparation and other accounting

fees4

, 5, 6

........................................... 1.2 0.51 S-Jul.2022 0.6

Special aggregate indexes

All items less food.................................................. 86.365 0.3 0.279 0.04 L-Jun.2022 1.4

All items less shelter................................................ 67.530 0.2 0.142 0.05 L-Jun.2022 1.7

All items less food and shelter.................................... 53.895 0.1 0.035 0.05 L-Jun.2022 1.8

All items less food, shelter, and energy.......................... 45.651 0.5 0.207 0.06 – –

All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and

trucks............................................................... 41.643 0.6 0.249 0.06 L-Jun.2022 0.7

All items less medical care........................................ 91.658 0.3 0.319 0.04 L-Jun.2022 1.4

All items less energy................................................ 91.756 0.6 0.557 0.04 – –

Commodities......................................................... 39.488 -0.3 -0.101 0.07 L-Jun.2022 2.1

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 2022, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2022

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Aug. 2022-

Sep. 2022

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Aug. 2022-

Sep. 20221

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and

trucks............................................................ 17.281 0.3 0.046 0.12 S-Apr.2022 0.3

Commodities less food.......................................... 25.853 -0.8 -0.208 0.09 L-Jun.2022 2.6

Commodities less food and beverages........................ 24.984 -0.8 -0.208 0.09 L-Jun.2022 2.7

Services.............................................................. 60.512 0.8 0.488 0.05 L-Jun.2022 0.9

Services less rent of shelter16.................................. 28.405 0.9 0.257 0.06 L-Jun.2022 1.1

Services less medical care services........................... 53.649 0.8 0.430 0.05 L-Jun.2022 0.8

Durables.............................................................. 12.719 -0.1 -0.015 0.14 S-Mar.2022 -0.9

Nondurables......................................................... 26.769 -0.5 -0.134 0.07 L-Jun.2022 2.8

Nondurables less food........................................... 13.134 -1.6 -0.215 0.12 L-Jun.2022 4.4

Nondurables less food and beverages........................ 12.265 -1.8 -0.216 0.13 L-Jun.2022 4.7

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel............. 9.832 -2.0 -0.193 0.11 L-Jun.2022 5.5

Nondurables less food and apparel............................ 10.701 -1.7 -0.183 0.10 L-Jun.2022 5.1

Housing............................................................... 42.236 0.7 0.308 0.06 S-Jul.2022 0.4

Education and communication5

................................... 6.024 0.1 0.005 0.07 – –

Education5......................................................... 2.575 0.4 0.009 0.08 S-Jul.2022 0.1

Communication5

.................................................. 3.449 -0.1 -0.004 0.10 L-Jun.2022 0.0

Information and information processing5

................... 3.368 -0.1 -0.004 0.11 L-Jun.2022 0.0

Information technology, hardware and services18......... 1.586 -0.3 -0.005 0.25 L-Jun.2022 0.1

Recreation5.......................................................... 4.989 0.1 0.005 0.17 S-Dec.2021 -0.1

Video and audio5

................................................. 1.410 -0.2 -0.003 0.17 L-Jun.2022 0.0

Pets, pet products and services5

............................... 1.079 1.2 0.013 0.29 L-Mar.2022 2.1

Photography5

...................................................... 0.051 0.3 0.000 0.42 S-Jun.2022 -0.5

Food and beverages................................................ 14.504 0.7 0.107 0.08 S-Dec.2021 0.5

Domestically produced farm food4............................. 7.136 0.6 0.042 0.14 S-Dec.2021 0.4

Other services....................................................... 9.728 0.2 0.018 0.08 – –

Apparel less footwear.............................................. 1.836 -0.2 -0.004 0.46 S-Apr.2022 -0.6

Fuels and utilities.................................................... 4.992 0.8 0.042 0.16 S-Jul.2022 -0.3

Household energy................................................ 3.908 0.9 0.034 0.20 S-Jul.2022 -0.4

Medical care......................................................... 8.342 0.8 0.067 0.12 L-Oct.2019 0.9

Transportation....................................................... 18.770 -0.6 -0.107 0.10 L-Jun.2022 3.8

Private transportation............................................ 17.869 -0.6 -0.108 0.09 L-Jun.2022 4.1

New and used motor vehicles5

.............................. 9.120 0.4 0.034 0.13 – –

Utilities and public transportation................................. 8.486 0.6 0.047 0.12 S-Jul.2022 -0.5

Household furnishings and operations........................... 4.774 0.5 0.022 0.20 S-Jun.2022 0.4

Other goods and services.......................................... 2.702 0.3 0.009 0.14 S-Nov.2021 0.2

Personal care4

.................................................... 2.186 0.4 0.008 0.16 S-Jul.2022 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 Not seasonally adjusted.

5

Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

6 Special indexes based on a substantially smaller sample. These series do not contribute to the all items index aggregation and therefore do not

have a relative importance or effect.
7

Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.

8

Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.

9

Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

10 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

11 Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.

12 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.

13 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.

14 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.

15 Indexes on a December 2019=100 base.

16 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

17 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.

18 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

September 2022, 12-month analysis table

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2022

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Sep. 2021-

Sep. 2022

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Sep. 2021-

Sep. 20221

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

All items................................................................. 100.000 8.2 0.09 S-Feb.2022 7.9

Food.................................................................. 13.635 11.2 1.511 0.19 S-Jul.2022 10.9

Food at home..................................................... 8.475 13.0 1.049 0.29 S-Jun.2022 12.2

Cereals and bakery products................................. 1.098 16.2 0.166 0.54 S-Jul.2022 15.0

Cereals and cereal products............................... 0.355 17.7 0.057 0.79 L-EVER –

Flour and prepared flour mixes......................... 0.059 24.2 0.013 1.42 L-EVER –

Breakfast cereal.......................................... 0.149 16.6 0.023 1.23 L-Mar.1981 16.7

Rice, pasta, cornmeal.................................... 0.147 15.9 0.021 1.21 L-Jan.2009 21.0

Rice4, 5

.................................................. 13.6 1.30 L-May 2009 13.6

Bakery products.......................................... 0.743 15.5 0.109 0.71 S-Jul.2022 14.2

Bread4

................................................... 0.209 14.7 0.029 1.38 S-Jul.2022 13.7

White bread5......................................... 14.1 1.37 S-Jul.2022 12.9

Bread other than white5............................ 15.3 1.36 S-Jul.2022 14.3

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins4

......................... 0.112 12.9 0.014 1.72 S-May 2022 9.7

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies....................... 0.182 16.0 0.028 1.68 L-EVER –

Cookies5.............................................. 15.7 1.15 L-EVER –

Fresh cakes and cupcakes5....................... 15.0 2.20 L-EVER –

Other bakery products................................ 0.240 17.2 0.038 1.16 L-EVER –

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts5

...... 16.0 1.67 L-EVER –

Crackers, bread, and cracker products5

. . . . . . . .. 16.4 1.72 S-May 2022 14.6

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies,

tarts, turnovers5

................................... 20.4 1.90 L-EVER –

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................ 1.905 9.0 0.168 0.71 S-Aug.2021 8.0

Meats, poultry, and fish.................................... 1.769 7.7 0.136 0.71 S-Jul.2021 5.9

Meats...................................................... 1.112 4.7 0.054 0.92 S-Jun.2021 -0.5

Beef and veal.......................................... 0.510 -1.1 -0.006 0.97 S-Jun.2021 -2.8

Uncooked ground beef............................. 0.190 3.9 0.007 1.12 S-Jul.2021 0.4

Uncooked beef roasts4

............................. 0.076 -2.8 -0.002 2.91 S-May 2021 -5.8

Uncooked beef steaks4............................. 0.194 -4.8 -0.011 1.56 S-May 2017 -6.2

Uncooked other beef and veal4

................... 0.050 -0.3 0.000 2.50 S-Apr.2017 -2.1

Pork...................................................... 0.360 6.7 0.025 1.71 S-Jun.2021 3.2

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related

products4.......................................... 0.161 7.9 0.012 1.89 S-Jun.2021 6.1

Bacon and related products5

.................... 3.7 2.17 S-Oct.2020 3.7

Breakfast sausage and related products4, 5

... 14.7 1.90 L-Jul.2022 15.7

Ham................................................... 0.066 8.1 0.005 2.87 S-Feb.2022 7.1

Ham, excluding canned5

........................ 7.5 3.44 S-Feb.2022 6.6

Pork chops........................................... 0.051 5.5 0.003 2.62 L-May 2022 11.0

Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs4

... 0.082 4.6 0.004 3.71 L-Jun.2022 7.2

Other meats............................................ 0.242 15.5 0.035 1.13 S-Jul.2022 15.2

Frankfurters5

......................................... 16.5 2.39 S-Jul.2022 5.3

Lunchmeats4, 5...................................... 17.0 1.01 S-May 2022 16.8

Poultry................................................... 0.370 17.2 0.059 1.24 L-Jun.2022 17.3

Chicken4.............................................. 0.301 17.2 0.048 1.29 L-Jul.2022 17.6

Fresh whole chicken5............................ 14.9 2.09 L-Jul.2022 15.9

Fresh and frozen chicken parts5

............... 18.4 1.71 L-Jul.2022 18.6

Other uncooked poultry including turkey4........ 0.069 17.0 0.011 3.14 L-EVER –

Fish and seafood...................................... 0.287 8.0 0.023 0.99 S-Nov.2021 8.0

Fresh fish and seafood4............................ 0.146 6.4 0.009 1.61 S-Jun.2021 6.4

Processed fish and seafood4

...................... 0.141 9.7 0.013 1.08 – –

Shelf stable fish and seafood5

.................. 8.0 1.70 S-Jul.2022 3.9

Frozen fish and seafood5

........................ 11.0 1.66 S-Jul.2022 10.8

Eggs........................................................ 0.136 30.5 0.033 2.04 S-Apr.2022 22.6

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

September 2022, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2022

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Sep. 2021-

Sep. 2022

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Sep. 2021-

Sep. 20221

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Dairy and related products................................... 0.804 15.9 0.119 0.49 S-Jul.2022 14.9

Milk4

........................................................... 0.206 15.2 0.030 1.24 S-Apr.2022 14.7

Fresh whole milk5........................................ 14.4 1.43 S-Feb.2022 12.4

Fresh milk other than whole4, 5......................... 15.6 1.15 S-Apr.2022 14.2

Cheese and related products.............................. 0.262 13.4 0.034 0.84 S-Jul.2022 12.6

Ice cream and related products........................... 0.118 13.6 0.015 1.24 S-Jul.2022 11.3

Other dairy and related products4........................ 0.218 20.8 0.041 0.93 L-EVER –

Fruits and vegetables......................................... 1.413 10.4 0.144 0.64 L-Sep.2008 10.4

Fresh fruits and vegetables................................ 1.071 8.7 0.092 0.74 L-Sep.2008 9.7

Fresh fruits................................................ 0.571 8.2 0.047 1.20 S-Jun.2022 7.3

Apples................................................... 0.077 6.0 0.005 2.17 L-Jun.2022 6.0

Bananas................................................. 0.079 7.3 0.005 1.54 S-Jun.2022 6.6

Citrus fruits4

............................................ 0.165 10.2 0.017 2.18 L-Jul.2022 11.0

Oranges, including tangerines5.................... 14.9 2.06 L-Apr.2022 16.6

Other fresh fruits4...................................... 0.250 7.8 0.019 1.94 S-Jun.2022 6.5

Fresh vegetables......................................... 0.500 9.2 0.046 0.78 L-Mar.2011 9.8

Potatoes................................................. 0.086 17.5 0.014 1.82 L-Mar.2009 17.8

Lettuce.................................................. 0.058 15.7 0.009 1.66 L-Apr.2019 15.9

Tomatoes............................................... 0.077 -1.0 -0.001 2.02 S-Jul.2022 -1.4

Other fresh vegetables................................ 0.278 8.4 0.023 0.97 L-Mar.2013 9.3

Processed fruits and vegetables4

...................... 0.343 16.0 0.051 0.91 L-EVER –

Canned fruits and vegetables4

....................... 0.177 19.0 0.031 1.47 L-EVER –

Canned fruits4, 5

..................................... 18.6 1.39 L-EVER –

Canned vegetables4, 5.............................. 18.8 1.63 L-Mar.2009 20.5

Frozen fruits and vegetables4........................ 0.100 14.1 0.013 1.48 L-EVER –

Frozen vegetables5................................. 16.6 1.57 L-EVER –

Other processed fruits and vegetables including

dried4

................................................. 0.065 11.4 0.007 1.86 S-Jun.2022 9.0

Dried beans, peas, and lentils4, 5................. 9.6 2.73 S-Feb.2022 9.6

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials. . . . . . . .. 0.973 12.9 0.121 0.65 S-Jun.2022 11.9

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks4

........................... 0.684 12.7 0.084 0.84 S-Jun.2022 11.6

Carbonated drinks........................................ 0.287 12.4 0.035 1.76 S-Jun.2022 11.0

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks4

............. 0.007 5.8 0.000 1.09 L-Jul.2022 7.1

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks4......... 0.390 13.0 0.049 0.87 S-Jul.2022 12.9

Beverage materials including coffee and tea4........... 0.288 13.5 0.037 0.83 S-Jun.2022 12.4

Coffee...................................................... 0.187 15.7 0.027 1.15 S-May 2022 15.3

Roasted coffee5

........................................ 16.7 1.31 S-May 2022 15.6

Instant coffee5

.......................................... 11.7 1.79 S-Jun.2022 11.2

Other beverage materials including tea4.............. 0.101 9.5 0.010 1.65 L-EVER –

Other food at home............................................ 2.283 15.7 0.331 0.40 S-Jun.2022 14.4

Sugar and sweets........................................... 0.285 14.4 0.039 0.88 L-Apr.1981 17.7

Sugar and sugar substitutes............................ 0.043 17.1 0.007 1.43 L-Apr.1981 24.6

Candy and chewing gum4

............................... 0.180 13.1 0.023 1.17 L-EVER –

Other sweets4

............................................. 0.063 16.1 0.009 1.37 L-EVER –

Fats and oils................................................. 0.258 21.6 0.050 1.12 L-Apr.1975 23.6

Butter and margarine4................................... 0.083 32.2 0.022 1.57 L-EVER –

Butter5

................................................... 26.6 2.25 L-Nov.2014 27.2

Margarine5

.............................................. 44.0 1.83 L-Feb.1975 47.1

Salad dressing4

........................................... 0.057 15.2 0.008 1.54 L-Jul.2022 16.0

Other fats and oils including peanut butter4

. . . . . . . . .. 0.118 18.1 0.020 1.77 S-Jun.2022 17.1

Peanut butter4, 5....................................... 11.2 1.63 S-Jun.2022 9.5

Other foods................................................ 1.740 15.2 0.242 0.46 S-Jun.2022 14.6

Soups.................................................... 0.106 20.5 0.020 1.69 L-EVER –

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods........... 0.283 16.2 0.042 0.86 S-May 2022 15.0

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 2022, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2022

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Sep. 2021-

Sep. 2022

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Sep. 2021-

Sep. 20221

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Snacks.................................................. 0.375 14.7 0.051 1.02 S-Jun.2022 14.3

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces........... 0.334 13.8 0.043 0.78 S-Jun.2022 12.2

Salt and other seasonings and spices4, 5

........ 10.7 1.35 S-Apr.2022 9.8

Olives, pickles, relishes4, 5......................... 17.4 1.31 S-Jul.2022 15.8

Sauces and gravies4, 5............................. 16.3 1.38 S-Jul.2022 16.1

Other condiments5.................................. 10.6 1.28 S-May 2022 7.0

Baby food4

.............................................. 0.043 11.8 0.005 1.33 S-Mar.2022 10.8

Other miscellaneous foods4.......................... 0.598 15.1 0.081 0.87 S-Jul.2022 15.0

Prepared salads6, 5................................. 12.2 1.72 S-May 2022 11.5

Food away from home........................................... 5.160 8.5 0.462 0.28 L-Sep.1981 8.6

Full service meals and snacks4

.............................. 2.404 8.8 0.229 0.35 S-Apr.2022 8.7

Limited service meals and snacks4.......................... 2.497 7.1 0.187 0.44 S-Apr.2022 7.0

Food at employee sites and schools4....................... 0.051 91.4 0.034 3.39 L-EVER –

Food at elementary and secondary schools7, 5.........

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors4....... 0.037 7.2 0.002 0.99 L-Jul.2022 7.3

Other food away from home4................................ 0.171 5.4 0.010 0.68 S-May 2022 5.0

Energy................................................................ 8.244 19.8 1.434 0.35 S-Mar.2021 13.2

Energy commodities............................................. 4.565 19.7 0.775 0.65 S-Feb.2021 1.6

Fuel oil and other fuels........................................ 0.229 39.9 0.068 1.86 S-Feb.2022 33.4

Fuel oil........................................................ 0.156 58.1 0.059 2.71 S-Feb.2022 43.6

Propane, kerosene, and firewood8

........................ 0.073 12.8 0.009 2.45 S-Jan.2021 7.7

Motor fuel....................................................... 4.336 18.8 0.707 0.68 S-Feb.2021 1.4

Gasoline (all types)......................................... 4.238 18.2 0.671 0.70 S-Feb.2021 1.5

Gasoline, unleaded regular5

............................ 18.0 1.12 S-Feb.2021 1.8

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade9, 5....................... 18.3 0.96 S-Feb.2021 1.2

Gasoline, unleaded premium5

.......................... 19.4 0.91 S-Mar.2021 16.6

Other motor fuels4

.......................................... 0.098 49.0 0.035 1.05 S-Feb.2022 40.5

Energy services................................................... 3.679 19.8 0.659 0.42 – –

Electricity........................................................ 2.688 15.5 0.391 0.47 S-Jul.2022 15.2

Utility (piped) gas service..................................... 0.992 33.1 0.269 0.87 L-Jun.2022 38.4

All items less food and energy.................................... 78.121 6.6 5.257 0.11 L-Aug.1982 7.1

Commodities less food and energy commodities............ 21.288 6.6 1.403 0.22 S-May 2021 6.5

Household furnishings and supplies10...................... 3.947 9.9 0.383 0.60 S-May 2022 9.7

Window and floor coverings and other linens4

.......... 0.294 3.9 0.013 2.43 S-Aug.2021 0.5

Floor coverings4

.......................................... 0.069 15.0 0.010 2.37 L-EVER –

Window coverings4

....................................... 0.060 6.8 0.004 4.65 S-Sep.2021 6.5

Other linens4

.............................................. 0.165 -1.3 -0.001 3.39 S-Aug.2021 -3.3

Furniture and bedding...................................... 0.978 10.1 0.097 1.37 S-Aug.2021 9.5

Bedroom furniture........................................ 0.315 5.7 0.019 2.10 S-Jun.2021 5.7

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture4

. . . .. 0.489 12.7 0.060 2.01 S-Aug.2021 12.0

Other furniture4........................................... 0.165 11.4 0.018 2.81 L-Jun.2022 12.0

Appliances4

.................................................. 0.244 1.7 0.005 1.61 S-May 2020 1.2

Major appliances4

........................................ 0.080 0.0 0.000 3.13 S-May 2020 -0.8

Laundry equipment5

................................... 7.9 6.20 S-Jul.2022 0.9

Other appliances4........................................ 0.162 2.5 0.005 2.12 S-Aug.2021 2.4

Other household equipment and furnishings4........... 0.552 8.9 0.048 1.66 L-Mar.2022 9.7

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items.................... 0.330 10.0 0.032 2.59 L-Apr.2022 10.3

Indoor plants and flowers11............................. 0.097 7.3 0.007 2.70 L-Mar.2021 7.6

Dishes and flatware4

..................................... 0.051 14.1 0.007 4.12 L-EVER –

Nonelectric cookware and tableware4

................. 0.074 3.2 0.002 2.27 S-Sep.2021 3.0

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies4

. . .. 0.931 12.5 0.111 0.90 L-EVER –

Tools, hardware and supplies4......................... 0.244 11.4 0.028 1.19 L-EVER –

Outdoor equipment and supplies4

...................... 0.462 13.3 0.059 1.17 L-EVER –

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

September 2022, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2022

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Sep. 2021-

Sep. 2022

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Sep. 2021-

Sep. 20221

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Housekeeping supplies..................................... 0.947 11.9 0.109 0.88 L-Jan.1981 12.3

Household cleaning products4

.......................... 0.343 11.0 0.037 1.24 L-Jul.2022 11.0

Household paper products4............................. 0.221 12.4 0.027 1.66 S-Jul.2022 12.1

Miscellaneous household products4................... 0.384 12.3 0.045 1.51 L-EVER –

Apparel.......................................................... 2.433 5.5 0.136 0.85 L-Mar.2022 6.8

Men’s and boys’ apparel................................... 0.614 3.7 0.023 1.47 S-Jul.2021 3.0

Men’s apparel............................................. 0.474 3.9 0.018 1.65 S-Jul.2021 3.1

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear............ 0.078 9.5 0.007 4.72 S-Oct.2021 9.3

Men’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and

accessories.......................................... 0.156 2.7 0.004 2.63 L-Jul.2022 4.1

Men’s shirts and sweaters4

........................... 0.115 4.2 0.004 2.95 S-Jul.2021 1.0

Men’s pants and shorts............................... 0.119 2.2 0.002 3.94 S-Jul.2022 0.4

Boys’ apparel............................................. 0.141 3.6 0.005 2.64 S-Aug.2021 1.4

Women’s and girls’ apparel................................ 0.947 7.6 0.073 1.37 L-Jan.1991 7.8

Women’s apparel......................................... 0.795 7.3 0.059 1.51 L-Jan.1991 9.0

Women’s outerwear................................... 0.058 3.6 0.002 4.67 S-Aug.2021 3.0

Women’s dresses...................................... 0.084 2.7 0.002 3.19 L-Jul.2022 3.2

Women’s suits and separates4

....................... 0.383 10.0 0.039 2.25 L-EVER –

Women’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and

accessories4......................................... 0.262 5.6 0.015 2.82 L-Mar.2022 5.7

Girls’ apparel.............................................. 0.152 9.0 0.013 4.60 L-Jan.2012 9.5

Footwear..................................................... 0.597 3.9 0.024 1.13 S-Apr.2021 3.9

Men’s footwear............................................ 0.200 3.1 0.006 1.67 S-May 2022 2.8

Boys’ and girls’ footwear................................ 0.115 3.5 0.004 2.88 S-Nov.2021 2.2

Women’s footwear........................................ 0.282 4.8 0.014 1.75 S-Nov.2021 4.8

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel.............................. 0.115 6.7 0.008 5.09 S-Dec.2021 4.6

Jewelry and watches8

...................................... 0.160 4.3 0.008 3.48 L-Jan.2022 6.2

Watches8

.................................................. 0.030 2.2 0.001 2.94 L-Feb.2022 5.1

Jewelry8

.................................................... 0.130 4.1 0.007 4.37 L-Jan.2022 6.5

Transportation commodities less motor fuel10............. 8.574 8.4 0.668 0.36 S-Mar.2021 4.5

New vehicles................................................. 4.049 9.4 0.370 0.65 S-Sep.2021 8.7

New cars5................................................. 10.5 0.67 S-Oct.2021 9.2

New trucks12, 5............................................ 9.1 0.78 S-Aug.2021 8.0

Used cars and trucks....................................... 4.008 7.2 0.226 0.10 S-Jul.2022 6.6

Motor vehicle parts and equipment....................... 0.430 13.4 0.055 0.79 – –

Tires........................................................ 0.272 12.9 0.033 0.91 S-Dec.2021 12.4

Vehicle accessories other than tires4.................. 0.158 14.1 0.021 1.56 L-Jun.2022 14.1

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires5

..... 12.5 1.37 L-Apr.1980 13.8

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids5

........................ 16.5 2.37 L-Jul.2022 17.7

Medical care commodities.................................... 1.478 3.7 0.056 0.56 S-Jul.2022 3.7

Medicinal drugs10........................................... 1.377 3.5 0.050 0.57 S-Jul.2022 3.5

Prescription drugs........................................ 1.003 2.7 0.029 0.67 S-Jun.2022 2.5

Nonprescription drugs10................................. 0.374 5.6 0.021 1.24 S-Jul.2022 5.4

Medical equipment and supplies10........................ 0.101 6.0 0.006 1.33 – –

Recreation commodities10.................................... 1.880 4.0 0.079 0.57 L-Jul.2022 4.1

Video and audio products10................................ 0.276 -8.1 -0.024 1.16 L-Jul.2022 -6.6

Televisions................................................ 0.123 -17.9 -0.024 1.72 L-Jul.2022 -14.6

Other video equipment4

................................. 0.025 -4.8 -0.002 2.15 S-Apr.2022 -4.8

Audio equipment.......................................... 0.071 2.9 0.002 3.21 L-Jun.2022 3.3

Recorded music and music subscriptions4

............ 0.050 -1.2 -0.001 1.24 S-Jun.2022 -1.7

Pets and pet products...................................... 0.563 11.1 0.062 0.79 L-Feb.2009 12.6

Pet food4, 5

................................................ 14.0 1.21 L-Feb.2009 15.2

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories4, 5

. . . . .. 7.7 1.93 L-Jun.2022 9.3

Sporting goods.............................................. 0.549 3.0 0.017 1.45 S-Jan.2021 2.8

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

September 2022, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2022

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Sep. 2021-

Sep. 2022

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Sep. 2021-

Sep. 20221

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Sports vehicles including bicycles...................... 0.315 0.6 0.002 2.09 S-Apr.2020 -0.5

Sports equipment......................................... 0.223 6.5 0.015 1.94 L-Jun.2022 8.0

Photographic equipment and supplies................... 0.021 6.1 0.001 2.22 S-Jul.2022 6.1

Photographic equipment4, 5

............................. 5.9 2.67 L-Jul.2022 6.1

Recreational reading materials............................ 0.098 5.6 0.005 1.28 S-Jul.2022 5.4

Newspapers and magazines4........................... 0.059 8.7 0.005 1.67 S-May 2022 4.8

Recreational books4

...................................... 0.040 1.5 0.001 1.82 L-Jun.2022 2.6

Other recreational goods4.................................. 0.373 4.7 0.018 1.36 L-EVER –

Toys........................................................ 0.288 4.2 0.012 1.65 L-Oct.1989 4.2

Toys, games, hobbies and playground

equipment4

, 5

......................................... 7.4 2.20 L-EVER –

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies4

............... 0.028 11.0 0.003 3.11 L-Jun.2021 13.3

Music instruments and accessories4

................... 0.041 4.0 0.002 2.39 L-Jul.2022 5.9

Education and communication commodities10............. 0.757 -8.3 -0.065 1.66 S-EVER –

Educational books and supplies.......................... 0.086 4.6 0.004 2.04 – –

College textbooks13, 5

.................................... 5.3 2.25 – –

Information technology commodities10................... 0.671 -10.0 -0.069 1.97 S-Nov.2011 -10.0

Computers, peripherals, and smart home

assistants6

.............................................. 0.331 -3.6 -0.011 2.76 L-Jul.2022 -3.5

Computer software and accessories4.................. 0.020 4.5 0.001 3.69 L-EVER –

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other

consumer information items4......................... 0.320 -16.6 -0.059 2.38 S-Jul.2021 -16.6

Smartphones5, 14

....................................... -21.0 3.54 S-May 2021 -21.3

Alcoholic beverages........................................... 0.869 4.1 0.037 0.73 S-Jun.2022 4.0

Alcoholic beverages at home.............................. 0.579 2.9 0.018 0.90 S-Jun.2022 2.9

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home........ 0.220 4.5 0.010 1.63 S-Jun.2022 4.3

Distilled spirits at home.................................. 0.105 0.3 0.000 1.09 S-Aug.2020 -0.1

Whiskey at home5

..................................... 1.0 1.62 S-Jul.2021 0.8

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home5

. . . . .. 0.0 1.55 S-Mar.2020 -0.3

Wine at home............................................. 0.254 2.7 0.007 1.33 L-Mar.2009 3.9

Alcoholic beverages away from home.................... 0.290 5.8 0.019 1.13 L-May 2022 5.9

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from

home4

, 5

................................................. 6.4 1.31 – –

Wine away from home4, 5

............................... 6.9 0.95 S-Jul.2022 6.6

Distilled spirits away from home4, 5.................... 4.6 1.44 L-May 2022 5.5

Other goods10.................................................. 1.349 7.9 0.109 0.44 L-EVER –

Tobacco and smoking products........................... 0.517 8.2 0.046 0.77 S-Jul.2022 7.7

Cigarettes4

................................................ 0.446 8.4 0.040 0.87 S-Jul.2022 7.9

Tobacco products other than cigarettes4

.............. 0.065 6.8 0.004 0.75 S-Jul.2022 6.0

Personal care products..................................... 0.650 6.5 0.043 0.57 L-Mar.1983 6.9

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal

care products4

.......................................... 0.335 8.3 0.028 0.69 L-EVER –

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements............................................. 0.306 4.5 0.015 1.08 L-Feb.2009 4.7

Miscellaneous personal goods4

........................... 0.182 10.7 0.020 1.63 L-Jun.2022 11.4

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap5............. 10.4 2.75 L-Jul.2022 11.0

Services less energy services.................................. 56.833 6.7 3.854 0.12 L-Aug.1982 8.2

Shelter........................................................... 32.470 6.6 2.178 0.14 L-Aug.1982 6.9

Rent of shelter15............................................. 32.108 6.7 2.179 0.14 L-EVER –

Rent of primary residence............................... 7.304 7.2 0.537 0.15 L-Oct.1982 7.2

Lodging away from home4

.............................. 0.967 2.9 0.026 2.60 S-Jul.2022 1.0

Housing at school, excluding board15............... 0.124 2.6 0.003 0.31 L-Jul.2019 2.6

Other lodging away from home including hotels

and motels........................................... 0.843 3.1 0.023 2.99 S-Jul.2022 1.3

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences15.............. 23.837 6.7 1.615 0.12 L-EVER –

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

September 2022, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2022

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Sep. 2021-

Sep. 2022

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Sep. 2021-

Sep. 20221

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence15. .. 22.599 6.7 1.534 0.12 L-EVER –

Tenants’ and household insurance4

................... 0.363 -0.3 -0.001 0.79 S-May 2022 -0.4

Water and sewer and trash collection services4........ 1.084 4.9 0.055 0.30 L-Mar.2013 5.2

Water and sewerage maintenance..................... 0.783 4.8 0.038 0.25 L-Jun.2016 4.8

Garbage and trash collection12......................... 0.301 5.3 0.017 0.76 L-Jun.2022 5.9

Household operations4.....................................

Domestic services4

.......................................

Gardening and lawncare services4.....................

Moving, storage, freight expense4...................... 0.104 2.2 0.002 2.55 S-Aug.2020 -0.5

Repair of household items4.............................

Medical care services...................................... 6.864 6.5 0.456 0.34 L-Jul.1993 6.6

Professional services.................................... 3.448 3.3 0.119 0.43 L-Dec.2021 3.3

Physicians’ services................................... 1.807 1.8 0.035 0.69 L-Jan.2022 2.6

Dental services......................................... 0.911 5.3 0.050 0.74 L-Jul.2008 5.8

Eyeglasses and eye care8

............................ 0.351 4.7 0.017 1.04 L-Nov.2005 4.8

Services by other medical professionals8. . . . . . . . .. 0.379 4.1 0.017 0.64 S-Apr.2022 4.1

Hospital and related services........................... 2.514 3.9 0.103 0.55 S-Jun.2022 3.9

Hospital services16..................................... 2.146 3.8 0.086 0.60 S-Apr.2022 3.6

Inpatient hospital services16, 5

..................... 3.9 1.16 – –

Outpatient hospital services8, 5

.................... 3.4 0.99 S-Jun.2022 3.3

Nursing homes and adult day services16........... 0.205 4.6 0.010 0.52 S-Jul.2022 4.5

Care of invalids and elderly at home7

............... 0.162 3.4 0.008 1.96 S-Jun.2022 2.0

Health insurance7

........................................ 0.901 28.2 0.235 0.34 L-EVER –

Transportation services..................................... 5.860 14.6 0.812 0.57 L-Oct.1980 14.9

Leased cars and trucks13................................ 0.828 0.221 1.69 – –

Car and truck rental4..................................... 0.148 -1.4 -0.002 3.92 L-May 2022 -0.4

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair................. 1.052 11.1 0.116 0.62 L-Aug.1975 12.0

Motor vehicle body work.............................. 0.052 12.6 0.007 0.94 L-Jul.2022 14.6

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing.......... 0.571 8.4 0.049 0.77 L-Jun.1981 8.8

Motor vehicle repair4

.................................. 0.386 15.0 0.056 1.33 L-EVER –

Motor vehicle insurance................................. 2.431 10.3 0.246 0.97 L-Jun.2021 11.3

Motor vehicle fees4

....................................... 0.500 2.7 0.014 0.75 L-Mar.2020 2.7

State motor vehicle registration and license

fees4

.................................................. 0.290 2.5 0.008 0.28 S-Jul.2022 2.0

Parking and other fees4............................... 0.195 2.8 0.006 1.55 L-Dec.2021 3.7

Parking fees and tolls4, 5........................... 3.3 2.29 S-Jul.2022 2.9

Public transportation..................................... 0.902 27.1 0.216 1.44 L-Jul.1981 29.0

Airline fares............................................. 0.615 42.9 0.205 2.32 L-Sep.1980 45.0

Other intercity transportation......................... 0.091 1.0 0.000 2.93 L-Nov.2021 2.4

Ship fare4, 5

.......................................... -3.7 2.37 L-Apr.2022 -3.7

Intracity transportation................................. 0.194 4.6 0.010 1.51 L-Jan.2022 5.5

Intracity mass transit10, 5........................... 1.3 4.43 L-May 2022 2.0

Recreation services10....................................... 3.108 4.1 0.133 0.47 S-Dec.2021 3.3

Video and audio services10............................. 1.135 2.5 0.030 0.43 S-Feb.2020 2.5

Cable and satellite television service12............. 1.040 2.2 0.024 0.44 S-Sep.2019 1.6

Video discs and other media, including rental of

video4

................................................. 0.095 5.6 0.006 4.53 L-Nov.2018 7.4

Video discs and other media4, 5

................... 12.4 5.35 L-EVER –

Rental of video discs and other media4, 5

. . . . . .. 5.4 1.34 S-Apr.2022 5.2

Pet services including veterinary4

...................... 0.516 11.0 0.057 0.68 L-EVER –

Pet services4, 5

......................................... 6.3 1.11 L-May 2022 7.4

Veterinarian services4, 5

............................... 11.6 1.31 L-EVER –

Photographers and photo processing4

................ 0.030 6.4 0.002 1.15 L-EVER –

Other recreation services4

............................... 1.428 2.8 0.044 0.92 S-Apr.2022 2.8

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

September 2022, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2022

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Sep. 2021-

Sep. 2022

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Sep. 2021-

Sep. 20221

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or

other organizations, or participant sports

fees4

.................................................. 0.626 4.1 0.027 0.85 L-Aug.2021 4.9

Admissions............................................. 0.448 0.4 0.002 1.76 S-Jun.2021 -2.7

Admission to movies, theaters, and

concerts4, 5........................................ 5.7 1.65 S-Mar.2022 4.6

Admission to sporting events4, 5

.................. -9.5 6.53 S-May 2022 -10.8

Fees for lessons or instructions8

.................... 0.168 5.5 0.010 1.75 L-Aug.2021 5.9

Education and communication services10................ 5.267 1.4 0.078 0.22 S-Aug.2021 1.3

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.............. 2.488 3.0 0.080 0.33 – –

College tuition and fees............................... 1.429 2.1 0.032 0.41 S-May 2022 2.1

Elementary and high school tuition and fees. . . . .. 0.315 3.5 0.011 0.36 L-Jul.2021 3.5

Day care and preschool11............................ 0.616 5.1 0.034 0.71 L-Aug.2008 5.1

Technical and business school tuition and fees4... 0.039 1.4 0.001 0.48 L-Sep.2021 1.5

Postage and delivery services4

......................... 0.081 4.3 0.004 0.13 L-May 2022 4.3

Postage................................................. 0.073 3.0 0.003 0.11 – –

Delivery services4...................................... 0.009 16.4 0.001 0.74 L-May 2022 16.4

Telephone services4..................................... 1.781 -0.3 -0.006 0.30 S-Oct.2019 -0.7

Wireless telephone services4

........................ 1.480 -1.1 -0.018 0.38 S-Oct.2019 -2.9

Residential telephone services10.................... 0.302 3.6 0.012 0.89 L-Jun.2022 4.0

Internet services and electronic information

providers4

............................................... 0.907 -0.1 -0.001 0.78 S-Feb.2021 -0.3

Other personal services10.................................. 1.353 5.9 0.085 0.50 L-Jul.2022 5.9

Personal care services.................................. 0.535 5.1 0.029 1.02 L-Jun.2022 6.3

Haircuts and other personal care services4........ 0.535 5.1 0.029 1.02 L-Jun.2022 6.3

Miscellaneous personal services....................... 0.818 6.5 0.057 0.37 S-Mar.2022 6.4

Legal services8......................................... 0.232 7.4 0.017 0.43 S-Apr.2022 6.5

Funeral expenses8

..................................... 0.143 3.0 0.004 0.52 L-Jul.2022 3.4

Laundry and dry cleaning services4................. 0.152 7.0 0.013 0.82 S-Oct.2021 6.9

Apparel services other than laundry and dry

cleaning4............................................. 0.017 13.7 0.003 1.06 L-EVER –

Financial services8..................................... 0.191 6.8 0.014 0.78 L-Apr.2022 6.9

Checking account and other bank services4, 5

... 3.5 2.34 S-Jul.2022 2.9

Tax return preparation and other accounting

fees4

, 5

.............................................. 10.8 1.07 L-Feb.2019 13.8

Special aggregate indexes

All items less food.................................................. 86.365 7.7 6.691 0.10 S-Jan.2022 7.6

All items less shelter................................................ 67.530 9.0 6.024 0.10 S-Jan.2022 9.0

All items less food and shelter.................................... 53.895 8.4 4.513 0.12 S-Oct.2021 8.2

All items less food, shelter, and energy.......................... 45.651 6.7 3.079 0.14 L-Apr.2022 6.9

All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and

trucks............................................................... 41.643 6.7 2.853 0.15 L-Jul.1982 7.0

All items less medical care........................................ 91.658 8.4 7.689 0.09 S-Feb.2022 8.4

All items less energy................................................ 91.756 7.3 6.767 0.09 L-Jun.1982 7.8

Commodities......................................................... 39.488 9.5 3.688 0.14 S-Sep.2021 9.1

Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and

trucks............................................................ 17.281 6.7 1.176 0.26 S-Dec.2021 6.5

Commodities less food.......................................... 25.853 8.7 2.178 0.20 S-Mar.2021 4.4

Commodities less food and beverages........................ 24.984 8.8 2.141 0.22 S-Mar.2021 4.5

Services.............................................................. 60.512 7.4 4.513 0.11 L-Aug.1982 8.6

Services less rent of shelter15.................................. 28.405 8.2 2.335 0.16 L-EVER –

Services less medical care services........................... 53.649 7.5 4.057 0.12 L-Aug.1982 8.3

Durables.............................................................. 12.719 7.1 0.854 0.31 S-Mar.2021 3.7

Nondurables......................................................... 26.769 10.8 2.834 0.17 S-Feb.2022 10.7

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

September 2022, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2022

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Sep. 2021-

Sep. 2022

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Sep. 2021-

Sep. 20221

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Nondurables less food........................................... 13.134 10.4 1.323 0.28 S-Mar.2021 5.0

Nondurables less food and beverages........................ 12.265 10.9 1.286 0.29 S-Mar.2021 5.3

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel............. 9.832 12.4 1.151 0.29 S-Mar.2021 7.9

Nondurables less food and apparel............................ 10.701 11.6 1.188 0.27 S-Mar.2021 7.3

Housing............................................................... 42.236 8.0 3.401 0.12 L-Jun.1982 8.7

Education and communication4

................................... 6.024 0.2 0.013 0.25 S-Dec.2018 0.2

Education4

......................................................... 2.575 3.1 0.084 0.33 – –

Communication4.................................................. 3.449 -1.9 -0.072 0.38 S-Feb.2018 -5.0

Information and information processing4................... 3.368 -2.1 -0.076 0.39 S-Feb.2018 -5.2

Information technology, hardware and services17......... 1.586 -4.1 -0.070 0.88 S-Oct.2015 -4.1

Recreation4

.......................................................... 4.989 4.1 0.212 0.38 – –

Video and audio4................................................. 1.410 0.3 0.005 0.45 S-Sep.2019 0.2

Pets, pet products and services4............................... 1.079 11.0 0.118 0.53 L-EVER –

Photography4...................................................... 0.051 6.4 0.003 1.07 L-EVER –

Food and beverages................................................ 14.504 10.8 1.548 0.19 S-Jul.2022 10.5

Domestically produced farm food.............................. 7.136 13.3 0.900 0.30 S-Jul.2022 13.3

Other services....................................................... 9.728 2.8 0.296 0.19 S-Dec.2021 2.6

Apparel less footwear.............................................. 1.836 6.0 0.111 1.01 L-Mar.2022 6.8

Fuels and utilities.................................................... 4.992 16.9 0.783 0.29 S-Jul.2022 16.6

Household energy................................................ 3.908 20.8 0.728 0.41 S-Jul.2022 20.5

Medical care......................................................... 8.342 6.0 0.513 0.29 L-Aug.1993 6.0

Transportation....................................................... 18.770 12.6 2.186 0.28 S-Mar.2021 5.8

Private transportation............................................ 17.869 12.0 1.970 0.26 S-Mar.2021 7.0

New and used motor vehicles4

.............................. 9.120 9.9 0.832 0.39 L-May 2022 13.7

Utilities and public transportation................................. 8.486 11.4 0.949 0.24 L-Oct.1982 11.5

Household furnishings and operations........................... 4.774 9.3 0.440 0.50 S-May 2022 8.9

Other goods and services.......................................... 2.702 6.9 0.194 0.36 L-Feb.2010 7.6

Personal care..................................................... 2.186 6.6 0.148 0.37 L-Nov.1982 7.0

1 The ’effect’ of an item category is a measure of that item’s contribution to the All items price change. For example, if the Food index had an effect of

0.40, and the All items index rose 1.2 percent, then the increase in food prices contributed 0.40 / 1.2, or 33.3 percent, to that All items increase.

Said another way, had food prices been unchanged for that year the change in the All items index would have been 1.2 percent minus 0.40, or 0.8

percent. Effects can be negative as well. For example, if the effect of food was a negative 0.1, and the All items index rose 0.5 percent, the All items

index actually would have been 0.1 percent higher (or 0.6 percent) had food prices been unchanged. Since food prices fell while prices overall were

rising, the contribution of food to the All items price change was negative (in this case, -0.1 / 0.5, or minus 20 percent).

2 A statistic’s margin of error is often expressed as its point estimate plus or minus two standard errors. For example, if a CPI category rose 2.6

percent, and its standard error was 0.25 percent, the margin of error on this item’s 12-month percent change would be 2.6 percent, plus or minus

0.5 percent.

3

If the current 12-month percent change is greater than the previous published 12-month percent change, then this column identifies the closest prior

month with a 12-month percent change as (L)arge as or (L)arger than the current 12-month change. If the current 12-month percent change is

smaller than the previous published 12-month percent change, the most recent month with a change as (S)mall or (S)maller than the current month

change is identified. If the current and previous published 12-month percent changes are equal, a dash will appear. Standard numerical comparison

is used. For example, 2.0% is greater than 0.6%, -4.4% is less than -2.0%, and -2.0% is less than 0.0%. Note that a (L)arger change can be a

smaller decline, for example, a -0.2% change is larger than a -0.4% change, but still represents a decline in the price index. Likewise, (S)maller

changes can be increases, for example, a 0.6% change is smaller than 0.8%, but still represents an increase in the price index. In this context, a

-0.2% change is considered to be smaller than a 0.0% change.

4

Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

5 Special indexes based on a substantially smaller sample. These series do not contribute to the all items index aggregation and therefore do not

have a relative importance or effect.

6

Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.

7

Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.

8

Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

9

Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

10 Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.

11 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.

12 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.

13 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.

14 Indexes on a December 2019=100 base.

15 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
16 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.

17 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.