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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – SEPTEMBER 2020 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent in September on a 

seasonally adjusted basis after rising 0.4 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 

today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 1.4 percent before seasonal adjustment. 

The index for used cars and trucks continued to rise sharply and accounted for most of the monthly 

increase in the seasonally adjusted all items index. The food index was unchanged, with an increase in 

the food away from home index offsetting a decline in the food at home index. The energy index rose 

0.8 percent in September as the index for natural gas increased 4.2 percent. 

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in September after larger increases in July 

and August. The index for used cars and trucks rose 6.7 percent in September, its largest monthly 

increase since February 1969. The indexes for shelter, new vehicles, and recreation also increased in 

September. The indexes for motor vehicle insurance, airline fares, and apparel were among those to 

decline over the month. 

The all items index rose 1.4 percent for the 12 months ending September, a slightly larger increase than 

the 1.3-percent rise for the 12-month period ending August. The index for all items less food and energy 

rose 1.7 percent over the last 12 months, the same increase as the period ending August. The food index 

increased 3.9 percent over the last 12 months, while the energy index declined 7.7 percent. 

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Chart 1. One-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), seasonally adjusted, Sep. 2019 - Sep. 2020

Percent change

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Chart 2. 12-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, Sep. 2019 - Sep. 2020

Percent change

All items All items less food and energy

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0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

Sep'19 Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep'20

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 was unchanged in September after rising 0.1 percent in August. The index for food at 

home fell 0.4 percent in September as five of the six major grocery store food group indexes declined. 

The index for nonalcoholic beverages fell 0.8 percent, its largest monthly decline since December 2010. 

The index for other food at home declined 0.6 percent in September after rising 0.5 percent in August. 

The index for dairy and related products declined 0.5 percent in September after rising 1.5 percent in 

August. 

The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs fell 0.4 percent in September, its third consecutive monthly 

decline. The index for fruits and vegetables also declined 0.4 percent in September as the index for fresh 

fruits fell 1.3 percent. The index for cereals and bakery products was unchanged in September, the only 

major grocery store food group index not to decline. 

The index for food away from home continued to rise, increasing 0.6 percent in September. The index 

for limited service meals rose 0.9 percent in September, the largest increase in the history of the index, 

which dates to 1997. The index for full service meals rose 0.3 percent in September. 

Despite the September decline, the food at home index increased 4.1 percent over the last 12 months. All 

six major grocery store food group indexes rose over that span, with increases ranging from 2.6 percent 

(cereals and bakery products) to 6.3 percent (meats, poultry, fish, and eggs). The index for food away 

from home rose 3.8 percent over the last year. The index for limited service meals increased 5.5 percent 

and the index for full service meals rose 2.8 percent over the last 12 months. 

Energy 

The energy index rose 0.8 percent in September, its fourth consecutive monthly increase. However, 

unlike previous months, the index for natural gas was the largest contributor to the monthly increase, 

rising 4.2 percent, its largest monthly increase since December 2018. The electricity index also rose in 

September, increasing 0.9 percent, its largest monthly advance since October 2018. The gasoline index 

increased slightly in September, advancing 0.1 percent. (Before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices 

rose 0.7 percent in September.) 

The energy index fell 7.7 percent over the past 12 months with its component indexes mixed. The 

gasoline index decreased 15.4 percent and the fuel oil index fell 27.2 percent. In contrast, energy service 

indexes rose, with the index for natural gas increasing 3.8 percent and the index for electricity advancing 

0.7 percent. 

All items less food and energy 

The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.2 percent in September. As was the case last 

month, the index for used cars and trucks was the dominant factor; it rose 6.7 percent in September 

following a 5.4-percent increase in August. The used cars and trucks index accounted for more than 100 

percent of the monthly increase in the index for all items less food and energy. 

The shelter index rose 0.1 percent in September, with the indexes for rent and owners’ equivalent rent 

both increasing 0.1 percent; these were the same increases as in August. The index for new vehicles 

increased 0.3 percent in September after being unchanged in August. The recreation index rose 0.2 

percent in September after rising 0.7 percent in August. The medical care index was unchanged in 
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September with its components mixed; the hospital services index rose 0.6 percent, while the 

physicians’ services index declined 0.3 percent and the prescription drugs index fell 0.1 percent. 

The index for motor vehicle insurance declined in September, falling 3.5 percent. The index for airline 

fares fell 2.0 percent in September after rising in each of the previous 3 months. The apparel index also 

turned down in September, falling 0.5 percent after rising the last 3 months. The education index fell 0.3 

percent in September, the same decline as in August. The index for household furnishings and 

operations fell slightly in September, declining 0.1 percent after rising 0.9 percent in August. The 

indexes for communication and for alcoholic beverages also declined in September. 

The index for all items less food and energy rose 1.7 percent over the past 12 months. The shelter index 

rose 2.0 percent over the last 12 months; this was its smallest 12-month increase since the period ending 

February 2012. The medical care index increased 4.2 percent over the last 12 months. The index for 

used cars and trucks rose 10.3 percent over the last 12 months, its largest 12-month increase since the 

period ending September 2010. In contrast, the indexes for apparel, airline fares, and motor vehicle 

insurance all declined over the past 12 months. 

Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 1.4 percent over the last 12 

months to an index level of 260.280 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index rose 0.1 percent prior to 

seasonal adjustment. 

The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 1.5 

percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 254.004 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index 

rose 0.2 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. 

The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 1.1 percent over the 

last 12 months. For the month, the index increased 0.2 percent on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Please 

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

_______________ 

The Consumer Price Index for October 2020 is scheduled to be released on Thursday, November 

12, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. (ET). 

 

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Impact on September 2020 Consumer Price Index Data 

Data collection by personal visit for the Consumer Price Index (CPI) program has been suspended 

since March 16, 2020. When possible, data normally collected by personal visit were collected 

either online or by phone. Additionally, data collection in September was affected by the 

temporary closing or limited operations of certain types of establishments. These factors resulted 

in an increase in the number of prices considered temporarily unavailable and imputed. 

While the CPI program attempted to collect as much data as possible, many indexes are based on 

smaller amounts of collected prices than usual, and a small number of indexes that are normally 

published were not published this month. Additional information is available at 

www.bls.gov/covid19/effects-of-covid-19-pandemic-on-consumer-price-index.htm. 
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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 

visits or telephone calls 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-

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 
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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 https://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-2020.pdf. 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. 

Intervention Analysis 
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses intervention analysis seasonal adjustment for some CPI series. 

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

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

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

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

unadjusted data. 

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 2020, BLS adjusted 53 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 

2020, revised seasonal factors and seasonally adjusted indexes for 2015 to 2019 were calculated and 

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

adjustment software, the seasonal factors for 2019 will be applied to data for 2020 to produce the 

seasonally adjusted 2020 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. Twenty-eight of the 81 

components of the U.S. city average all items index are not seasonally adjusted for 2020. 

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. 

Information from this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. 

Voice phone: 202-691-5200; Federal Relay Service: 1-800-877-8339. 
Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

September 2020

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2020

Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent

change

Seasonally adjusted percent

change

Sep.

2019

Aug.

2020

Sep.

2020

Sep.

2019-

Sep.

2020

Aug.

2020-

Sep.

2020

Jun.

2020-

Jul.

2020

Jul.

2020-

Aug.

2020

Aug.

2020-

Sep.

2020

All items............................................. 100.000 256.759 259.918 260.280 1.4 0.1 0.6 0.4 0.2

Food.............................................. 14.100 258.943 269.079 269.163 3.9 0.0 -0.4 0.1 0.0

Food at home................................. 7.822 241.543 252.352 251.369 4.1 -0.4 -1.1 -0.1 -0.4

Cereals and bakery products............ 1.006 277.308 284.472 284.416 2.6 0.0 -0.4 -0.2 0.0

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............ 1.756 249.740 266.969 265.386 6.3 -0.6 -3.8 -1.7 -0.4

Dairy and related products............... 0.792 219.771 231.231 230.656 5.0 -0.2 -0.8 1.5 -0.5

Fruits and vegetables..................... 1.345 297.309 306.754 306.249 3.0 -0.2 0.1 0.2 -0.4

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage

materials.................................. 0.938 170.630 178.684 177.848 4.2 -0.5 -0.5 0.1 -0.8

Other food at home........................ 1.986 211.490 219.607 218.358 3.2 -0.6 -0.2 0.5 -0.6

Food away from home1

...................... 6.277 286.246 295.437 297.080 3.8 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.6

Energy............................................ 6.144 215.418 197.362 198.858 -7.7 0.8 2.5 0.9 0.8

Energy commodities......................... 3.019 236.493 198.496 199.741 -15.5 0.6 5.3 2.0 -0.1

Fuel oil...................................... 0.076 276.664 207.623 201.474 -27.2 -3.0 4.3 3.9 -5.3

Motor fuel................................... 2.886 232.658 195.352 196.756 -15.4 0.7 5.5 2.0 0.1

Gasoline (all types)..................... 2.824 231.496 194.449 195.888 -15.4 0.7 5.6 2.0 0.1

Energy services............................... 3.125 204.660 205.636 207.454 1.4 0.9 0.0 -0.2 1.6

Electricity.................................... 2.468 216.938 217.680 218.395 0.7 0.3 0.3 -0.2 0.9

Utility (piped) gas service................. 0.657 165.562 166.916 171.873 3.8 3.0 -1.0 -0.2 4.2

All items less food and energy................ 79.757 264.522 268.756 269.054 1.7 0.1 0.6 0.4 0.2

Commodities less food and energy

commodities................................ 20.253 144.596 145.391 146.096 1.0 0.5 0.7 1.0 0.8

Apparel...................................... 2.712 127.009 116.299 119.354 -6.0 2.6 1.1 0.6 -0.5

New vehicles............................... 3.722 145.854 147.412 147.361 1.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.3

Used cars and trucks...................... 2.735 138.653 149.765 152.887 10.3 2.1 2.3 5.4 6.7

Medical care commodities................ 1.615 379.530 385.409 383.031 0.9 -0.6 0.0 -0.1 0.0

Alcoholic beverages....................... 1.033 253.261 257.678 257.730 1.8 0.0 -0.3 0.3 -0.2

Tobacco and smoking products.......... 0.600 1,128.109 1,180.537 1,183.975 5.0 0.3 0.8 0.4 0.4

Services less energy services.............. 59.503 339.377 345.936 345.880 1.9 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.0

Shelter....................................... 33.315 320.569 326.997 327.116 2.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1

Rent of primary residence............. 7.833 333.834 342.444 342.910 2.7 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1

Owners’ equivalent rent of

residences2

............................ 24.175 327.933 335.763 336.095 2.5 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1

Medical care services..................... 7.351 540.813 567.771 567.525 4.9 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.0

Physicians’ services.................... 1.827 384.454 393.025 392.474 2.1 -0.1 0.7 0.1 -0.3

Hospital services3

....................... 2.214 339.512 353.332 355.129 4.6 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.6

Transportation services................... 5.128 324.717 311.422 308.143 -5.1 -1.1 3.6 0.0 -0.9

Motor vehicle maintenance and

repair1.................................. 1.093 298.441 307.554 308.198 3.3 0.2 -0.1 0.6 0.2

Motor vehicle insurance................ 1.646 569.106 560.623 540.491 -5.0 -3.6 9.3 0.5 -3.5

Airline fares.............................. 0.614 263.149 199.496 197.424 -25.0 -1.0 5.4 1.2 -2.0

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 2020

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2020

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Sep.

2019-

Sep.

2020

Aug.

2020-

Sep.

2020

Jun.

2020-

Jul.

2020

Jul.

2020-

Aug.

2020

Aug.

2020-

Sep.

2020

All items................................................................. 100.000 1.4 0.1 0.6 0.4 0.2

Food.................................................................. 14.100 3.9 0.0 -0.4 0.1 0.0

Food at home..................................................... 7.822 4.1 -0.4 -1.1 -0.1 -0.4

Cereals and bakery products................................. 1.006 2.6 0.0 -0.4 -0.2 0.0

Cereals and cereal products............................... 0.308 2.6 0.2 -1.2 -0.7 0.8

Flour and prepared flour mixes......................... 0.043 0.7 -1.0 -1.4 0.3 -0.5

Breakfast cereal1

......................................... 0.139 2.9 2.0 -1.8 -2.0 2.0

Rice, pasta, cornmeal1

................................... 0.126 2.6 -1.4 -0.2 -0.2 -1.4

Rice1, 2, 3

................................................ 2.8 -0.5 0.6 0.0 -0.5

Bakery products1

......................................... 0.698 2.6 -0.1 0.0 0.1 -0.1

Bread1, 2................................................. 0.199 3.9 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.3

White bread1, 3...................................... 4.1 -0.3 0.7 1.0 -0.3

Bread other than white1, 3.......................... 4.2 0.9 0.4 0.0 0.9

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins2

......................... 0.101 4.3 0.6 -0.2 1.3 -0.2

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies....................... 0.178 0.5 -0.5 -0.8 -0.3 -0.5

Cookies1, 3........................................... 1.0 -0.8 -0.3 0.4 -0.8

Fresh cakes and cupcakes1, 3..................... -2.0 -0.5 -1.5 -2.2 -0.5

Other bakery products................................ 0.219 2.2 -0.5 0.2 -0.8 -0.2

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts1, 3

.... 2.7 -2.0 -0.6 -0.3 -2.0

Crackers, bread, and cracker products3

. . . . . . . .. 2.2 -1.2 0.2 -0.5 -0.2

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies,

tarts, turnovers3

................................... 2.1 1.4 0.4 -1.1 1.5

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................ 1.756 6.3 -0.6 -3.8 -1.7 -0.4

Meats, poultry, and fish.................................... 1.661 6.7 -0.7 -3.7 -1.7 -0.3

Meats...................................................... 1.049 6.8 -1.3 -5.1 -2.6 -0.8

Beef and veal.......................................... 0.483 8.3 -1.4 -8.2 -4.4 -0.6

Uncooked ground beef1

............................ 0.178 8.3 -1.9 -8.0 -4.0 -1.9

Uncooked beef roasts1, 2........................... 0.076 11.9 -0.7 -8.7 -5.1 -0.7

Uncooked beef steaks2............................. 0.185 6.8 -1.5 -8.7 -4.8 -0.9

Uncooked other beef and veal1, 2................. 0.044 8.3 -0.5 -5.9 -3.5 -0.5

Pork...................................................... 0.332 5.7 -1.4 -3.2 -2.0 -1.2

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related

products2.......................................... 0.133 4.0 -0.1 -1.4 -2.4 -0.5

Bacon and related products3

.................... 4.0 0.7 -1.6 -4.2 0.2

Breakfast sausage and related products2, 3

... 3.8 -1.3 -0.9 0.9 -2.0

Ham................................................... 0.068 3.1 0.2 -5.7 0.3 -0.6

Ham, excluding canned3

........................ 3.2 0.0 -5.7 0.3 -1.1

Pork chops1

.......................................... 0.053 11.2 0.8 -5.7 -3.3 0.8

Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs2... 0.078 6.7 -6.4 -2.2 -1.6 -4.9

Other meats............................................ 0.234 5.3 -1.0 -0.6 0.6 -0.9

Frankfurters3

......................................... 10.2 -2.8 2.4 -3.2 -3.8

Lunchmeats2, 3...................................... 5.5 -0.1 -1.3 1.0 0.3

Lamb and organ meats1, 3.........................

Lamb and mutton1, 2, 3..............................

Poultry1.................................................. 0.337 7.9 0.4 -2.1 -0.2 0.4

Chicken1, 2........................................... 0.274 6.9 -0.4 -2.6 -0.5 -0.4

Fresh whole chicken1, 3.......................... 6.7 -2.2 -1.5 -1.6 -2.2

Fresh and frozen chicken parts1, 3............. 7.0 0.5 -2.9 -0.3 0.5

Other uncooked poultry including turkey2........ 0.063 12.5 3.6 0.8 1.4 3.5

Fish and seafood...................................... 0.275 4.7 0.5 -0.3 0.1 0.7

Fresh fish and seafood2

............................ 0.137 5.4 1.5 0.0 -1.3 2.1

Processed fish and seafood2

...................... 0.139 4.0 -0.5 -0.7 1.3 -0.5

Shelf stable fish and seafood1, 3

............... 3.6 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.3

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

category, September 2020 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2020

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Sep.

2019-

Sep.

2020

Aug.

2020-

Sep.

2020

Jun.

2020-

Jul.

2020

Jul.

2020-

Aug.

2020

Aug.

2020-

Sep.

2020

Frozen fish and seafood3

........................ 4.5 -1.1 -2.0 2.0 -1.1

Eggs........................................................ 0.095 0.1 0.8 -4.0 -3.0 -0.9

Dairy and related products................................... 0.792 5.0 -0.2 -0.8 1.5 -0.5

Milk2

........................................................... 0.216 7.2 0.1 0.2 3.6 -0.2

Fresh whole milk3........................................ 9.2 0.6 0.6 4.2 0.1

Fresh milk other than whole2, 3......................... 6.4 -0.2 0.1 3.0 -0.3

Cheese and related products1

............................. 0.268 5.8 -0.6 -1.6 2.6 -0.6

Ice cream and related products........................... 0.109 4.5 1.2 -0.3 -1.3 -0.4

Other dairy and related products1, 2...................... 0.198 1.7 -0.9 0.0 -0.5 -0.9

Fruits and vegetables......................................... 1.345 3.0 -0.2 0.1 0.2 -0.4

Fresh fruits and vegetables................................ 1.054 2.5 -0.2 0.1 0.3 -0.6

Fresh fruits................................................ 0.540 1.2 0.0 0.2 1.4 -1.3

Apples................................................... 0.078 -3.2 -2.2 -1.0 -1.0 1.8

Bananas1

............................................... 0.074 -2.1 0.2 -1.3 -1.6 0.2

Citrus fruits2............................................ 0.147 0.4 -0.3 0.8 0.1 -0.9

Oranges, including tangerines3.................... 0.7 -0.1 -1.6 0.6 1.2

Other fresh fruits2

...................................... 0.241 5.0 0.8 0.6 4.1 -3.6

Fresh vegetables......................................... 0.514 4.0 -0.5 0.0 -0.8 0.1

Potatoes................................................. 0.085 -0.2 -5.2 -3.1 -0.6 -3.8

Lettuce1

................................................. 0.061 7.8 2.4 1.6 -1.2 2.4

Tomatoes............................................... 0.081 7.8 0.4 0.5 -0.9 -0.8

Other fresh vegetables................................ 0.286 3.3 0.1 0.9 -0.6 0.6

Processed fruits and vegetables2

...................... 0.291 4.8 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.4

Canned fruits and vegetables2....................... 0.151 3.8 0.5 0.3 -1.2 1.0

Canned fruits2, 3..................................... 4.6 1.0 1.2 -0.9 1.3

Canned vegetables2, 3.............................. 3.4 0.0 -0.2 -1.0 0.7

Frozen fruits and vegetables2

........................ 0.088 6.6 -0.1 -0.6 0.7 0.7

Frozen vegetables3................................. 5.2 -0.4 -0.5 0.5 0.8

Other processed fruits and vegetables including

dried2................................................. 0.053 5.5 -0.7 0.0 1.7 -1.1

Dried beans, peas, and lentils1, 2, 3............... 8.2 -3.1 0.3 1.9 -3.1

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials. . . . . . . .. 0.938 4.2 -0.5 -0.5 0.1 -0.8

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks2

........................... 0.671 5.5 -0.3 -0.3 -0.1 -0.8

Carbonated drinks........................................ 0.286 6.1 -1.5 0.1 0.0 -1.7

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks1, 2.......... 0.006 0.3 -2.2 0.7 0.0 -2.2

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks2......... 0.379 5.2 0.6 -0.5 -0.1 0.0

Beverage materials including coffee and tea2........... 0.267 1.1 -0.8 -1.5 0.6 -0.4

Coffee...................................................... 0.172 0.7 -0.8 -1.4 0.0 -0.3

Roasted coffee3

........................................ 0.9 -0.9 -0.9 0.0 -0.4

Instant coffee1, 3........................................ -0.6 -1.3 -2.2 0.8 -1.3

Other beverage materials including tea1, 2............ 0.095 1.6 -0.9 -0.4 1.3 -0.9

Other food at home............................................ 1.986 3.2 -0.6 -0.2 0.5 -0.6

Sugar and sweets1

.......................................... 0.266 2.2 0.7 -0.9 0.8 0.7

Sugar and sugar substitutes............................ 0.037 4.7 -0.2 -1.2 0.2 -0.5

Candy and chewing gum1, 2............................. 0.176 2.3 1.5 -1.1 1.3 1.5

Other sweets2

............................................. 0.053 0.3 -1.3 0.0 0.7 -1.8

Fats and oils................................................. 0.215 2.2 0.3 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1

Butter and margarine2

................................... 0.065 1.9 -0.2 0.7 0.8 -0.8

Butter3

................................................... 1.1 -1.3 0.3 0.9 -1.7

Margarine3

.............................................. 4.3 1.6 2.2 -0.2 0.8

Salad dressing2........................................... 0.050 2.7 2.1 -0.8 -1.0 0.8

Other fats and oils including peanut butter2

. . . . . . . . .. 0.100 2.0 -0.3 -0.2 -0.4 -0.2

Peanut butter1, 2, 3

..................................... 8.1 -2.6 -2.4 1.0 -2.6

Other foods................................................ 1.504 3.6 -0.9 -0.1 0.5 -0.9

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

category, September 2020 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2020

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Sep.

2019-

Sep.

2020

Aug.

2020-

Sep.

2020

Jun.

2020-

Jul.

2020

Jul.

2020-

Aug.

2020

Aug.

2020-

Sep.

2020

Soups.................................................... 0.092 6.2 -0.7 1.2 1.7 1.6

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods........... 0.260 5.1 -0.8 0.2 1.2 -0.9

Snacks1

................................................. 0.344 3.3 -1.0 -0.2 -0.8 -1.0

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces........... 0.297 2.6 -0.6 -0.3 1.0 -0.9

Salt and other seasonings and spices2, 3........ 0.0 -0.8 -0.8 0.9 -1.5

Olives, pickles, relishes1, 2, 3....................... 5.9 0.6 -0.2 2.1 0.6

Sauces and gravies2, 3

............................. 4.2 -0.4 -0.8 1.3 -0.9

Other condiments3.................................. -1.3 -0.8 0.8 0.4 -0.8

Baby food1, 2........................................... 0.042 2.5 0.3 -1.7 -0.3 0.3

Other miscellaneous foods2.......................... 0.468 3.6 -1.3 0.2 0.7 -1.3

Prepared salads1, 3, 4

............................... 2.1 -0.8 -1.6 2.1 -0.8

Food away from home1.......................................... 6.277 3.8 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.6

Full service meals and snacks1, 2........................... 3.146 2.8 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.3

Limited service meals and snacks1, 2....................... 2.739 5.5 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.9

Food at employee sites and schools2....................... 0.138 -3.4 0.3 -0.3

Food at elementary and secondary schools1, 3, 5....... -5.9

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors1, 2. . .. 0.080 1.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4

Other food away from home1, 2.............................. 0.174 2.7 0.5 -0.5 0.7 0.5

Energy................................................................ 6.144 -7.7 0.8 2.5 0.9 0.8

Energy commodities............................................. 3.019 -15.5 0.6 5.3 2.0 -0.1

Fuel oil and other fuels........................................ 0.133 -17.6 -1.4 2.3 2.3 -3.1

Fuel oil........................................................ 0.076 -27.2 -3.0 4.3 3.9 -5.3

Propane, kerosene, and firewood6

........................ 0.057 -1.1 0.8 0.4 -0.7 -0.6

Motor fuel....................................................... 2.886 -15.4 0.7 5.5 2.0 0.1

Gasoline (all types)......................................... 2.824 -15.4 0.7 5.6 2.0 0.1

Gasoline, unleaded regular3

............................ -15.8 0.8 5.6 2.0 0.1

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade3, 7

....................... -13.2 0.8 5.5 1.7 0.3

Gasoline, unleaded premium3

.......................... -12.4 0.6 4.9 2.3 0.0

Other motor fuels2

.......................................... 0.063 -17.5 -0.3 1.0 0.4 -1.6

Energy services................................................... 3.125 1.4 0.9 0.0 -0.2 1.6

Electricity........................................................ 2.468 0.7 0.3 0.3 -0.2 0.9

Utility (piped) gas service..................................... 0.657 3.8 3.0 -1.0 -0.2 4.2

All items less food and energy.................................... 79.757 1.7 0.1 0.6 0.4 0.2

Commodities less food and energy commodities............ 20.253 1.0 0.5 0.7 1.0 0.8

Household furnishings and supplies8

....................... 3.797 2.1 -0.1 0.5 1.0 -0.2

Window and floor coverings and other linens1, 2........ 0.290 1.4 0.1 -0.7 0.7 0.1

Floor coverings1, 2........................................ 0.064 -1.4 -0.8 0.4 1.1 -0.8

Window coverings1, 2..................................... 0.061 4.6 -0.9 -1.9 3.4 -0.9

Other linens1, 2............................................ 0.166 1.8 0.8 -0.8 -0.4 0.8

Furniture and bedding1

..................................... 0.932 0.9 0.8 -0.8 1.6 0.8

Bedroom furniture1....................................... 0.327 -1.9 -0.5 -1.2 1.8 -0.5

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture1, 2. .. 0.446 0.4 1.9 -0.7 1.4 1.9

Other furniture1, 2......................................... 0.150 8.8 0.4 -0.1 1.8 0.4

Infants’ furniture1, 3, 5

.................................. 10.7 2.0 -1.1 -0.4 2.0

Appliances2.................................................. 0.223 3.9 -1.1 1.1 2.0 -1.8

Major appliances2........................................ 0.078 8.1 -1.5 3.0 4.8 -2.0

Laundry equipment3

................................... 7.5 -5.5 10.9 5.6 -5.6

Other appliances2

........................................ 0.141 2.1 -0.9 0.4 -0.1 -0.9

Other household equipment and furnishings2

........... 0.543 1.1 0.0 0.9 1.5 0.1

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items1

.................. 0.319 2.2 -0.7 0.1 1.7 -0.7

Indoor plants and flowers9

.............................. 0.090 1.8 1.7 1.8 -1.2 0.9

Dishes and flatware1, 2................................... 0.055 -5.6 -1.9 -1.6 2.9 -1.9

Nonelectric cookware and tableware2

................. 0.079 1.5 1.8 1.2 0.4 1.9

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

category, September 2020 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2020

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Sep.

2019-

Sep.

2020

Aug.

2020-

Sep.

2020

Jun.

2020-

Jul.

2020

Jul.

2020-

Aug.

2020

Aug.

2020-

Sep.

2020

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies2

. . .. 0.886 1.6 0.3 -0.1 0.4 0.4

Tools, hardware and supplies1, 2....................... 0.244 1.7 1.3 0.4 0.5 1.3

Outdoor equipment and supplies2...................... 0.453 1.6 -0.3 -0.3 0.1 0.0

Housekeeping supplies1.................................... 0.923 4.1 -1.2 1.8 -0.5 -1.2

Household cleaning products1, 2........................ 0.362 4.5 0.0 1.8 -0.5 0.0

Household paper products1, 2........................... 0.234 5.5 -3.6 3.7 -1.0 -3.6

Miscellaneous household products1, 2................. 0.327 2.4 -0.8 0.4 -0.2 -0.8

Apparel.......................................................... 2.712 -6.0 2.6 1.1 0.6 -0.5

Men’s and boys’ apparel................................... 0.688 -7.2 1.3 0.5 0.8 -1.3

Men’s apparel............................................. 0.553 -6.2 1.5 -0.5 2.0 -0.7

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear............ 0.094 -18.7 1.5 1.9 -3.2 -3.1

Men’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and

accessories1

......................................... 0.166 4.5 3.1 -0.9 3.6 3.1

Men’s shirts and sweaters2

........................... 0.152 -11.2 1.8 -1.9 2.1 -1.9

Men’s pants and shorts............................... 0.135 -2.1 -0.9 0.0 5.1 -1.7

Boys’ apparel............................................. 0.135 -11.4 0.6 5.8 -1.2 -4.7

Women’s and girls’ apparel................................ 1.088 -7.2 5.4 1.3 0.8 0.3

Women’s apparel......................................... 0.897 -8.9 5.0 1.7 0.5 0.3

Women’s outerwear................................... 0.062 -10.3 6.7 4.6 -1.6 0.5

Women’s dresses...................................... 0.089 -16.8 9.0 4.1 4.9 0.4

Women’s suits and separates2

....................... 0.464 -8.9 6.2 1.5 -0.1 0.6

Women’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and

accessories2

......................................... 0.273 -5.3 1.3 0.7 0.9 0.6

Girls’ apparel.............................................. 0.191 2.4 7.3 -0.5 2.0 0.1

Footwear..................................................... 0.645 -4.8 0.2 1.2 0.3 -0.9

Men’s footwear1

.......................................... 0.229 -2.9 0.5 1.4 0.6 0.5

Boys’ and girls’ footwear................................ 0.131 -8.7 -1.9 -1.2 -2.2 -2.1

Women’s footwear........................................ 0.285 -4.6 1.0 2.6 2.0 -0.9

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel.............................. 0.131 -5.8 -1.2 0.8 0.3 -3.7

Jewelry and watches6

...................................... 0.161 2.8 2.2 1.4 0.3 2.5

Watches1, 6................................................ 0.040 6.0 -0.9 -0.5 2.7 -0.9

Jewelry6.................................................... 0.121 -0.3 3.2 2.6 -0.8 3.5

Transportation commodities less motor fuel8.............. 7.091 4.5 0.8 1.4 2.1 2.7

New vehicles................................................. 3.722 1.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.3

New cars and trucks2, 3

.................................. 1.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.3

New cars3............................................... 1.5 0.0 0.7 0.1 0.3

New trucks3, 10......................................... 1.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.3

Used cars and trucks....................................... 2.735 10.3 2.1 2.3 5.4 6.7

Motor vehicle parts and equipment1

...................... 0.393 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1

Tires1

....................................................... 0.249 -0.6 -0.5 0.7 0.5 -0.5

Vehicle accessories other than tires1, 2................ 0.144 2.6 1.0 -0.4 -1.0 1.0

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires1, 3... 4.3 1.9 -1.0 -1.0 1.9

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids1, 3...................... -3.4 0.5 1.2 -2.3 0.5

Medical care commodities.................................... 1.615 0.9 -0.6 0.0 -0.1 0.0

Medicinal drugs8............................................ 1.543 1.1 -0.6 -0.2 -0.2 0.2

Prescription drugs........................................ 1.163 1.4 -0.8 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1

Nonprescription drugs1, 8................................ 0.380 -0.6 0.2 0.0 1.0 0.2

Medical equipment and supplies1, 8...................... 0.072 -2.6 -2.0 0.3 -1.2 -2.0

Recreation commodities8

..................................... 2.015 -0.8 -0.3 0.5 1.1 -0.4

Video and audio products8

................................. 0.273 -3.3 0.4 0.1 1.4 0.6

Televisions................................................ 0.093 -11.3 -0.2 -0.4 0.3 0.3

Other video equipment2

................................. 0.043 3.9 0.6 -1.4 4.2 0.7

Audio equipment1

........................................ 0.079 -1.6 0.3 1.3 0.8 0.3

Recorded music and music subscriptions1, 2......... 0.046 3.4 1.7 0.1 2.2 1.7

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

category, September 2020 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2020

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Sep.

2019-

Sep.

2020

Aug.

2020-

Sep.

2020

Jun.

2020-

Jul.

2020

Jul.

2020-

Aug.

2020

Aug.

2020-

Sep.

2020

Pets and pet products1

..................................... 0.638 -1.6 -1.2 0.1 1.3 -1.2

Pet food1, 2, 3

.............................................. -0.8 -0.6 -0.1 0.8 -0.6

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories1, 2, 3. . .. -2.9 -2.0 0.3 1.9 -2.0

Sporting goods.............................................. 0.596 1.4 -0.3 1.3 1.1 -0.5

Sports vehicles including bicycles1..................... 0.362 1.3 -1.3 2.4 -0.1 -1.3

Sports equipment......................................... 0.224 1.5 1.2 0.6 1.3 1.1

Photographic equipment and supplies................... 0.027 1.0 -0.8 0.6 -1.3 -1.7

Film and photographic supplies1, 2, 3

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

Photographic equipment2, 3............................. 1.0 -1.2 1.0 -0.6 -2.1

Recreational reading materials1........................... 0.120 5.0 -1.4 0.0 0.7 -1.4

Newspapers and magazines1, 2........................ 0.069 5.6 -1.5 0.7 0.8 -1.5

Recreational books1, 2................................... 0.050 4.1 -1.2 -0.9 0.6 -1.2

Other recreational goods2.................................. 0.361 -3.5 1.1 0.3 1.0 1.0

Toys........................................................ 0.274 -5.7 1.5 -0.2 0.2 1.4

Toys, games, hobbies and playground

equipment2

, 3

......................................... -4.4 0.6 1.1 0.9 0.1

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies1, 2............. 0.024 8.1 -3.4 5.6 15.0 -3.4

Music instruments and accessories1, 2................ 0.047 5.6 0.8 1.4 -0.4 0.8

Education and communication commodities8

.............. 0.514 -6.0 -2.4 -0.5 0.5 -2.5

Educational books and supplies.......................... 0.109 0.2 -0.3 0.2 0.8 0.2

College textbooks1, 3, 11

.................................. -0.1 -0.3 0.5 0.8 -0.3

Information technology commodities8

.................... 0.405 -7.8 -3.0 -0.7 0.4 -3.2

Computers, peripherals, and smart home

assistants4.............................................. 0.302 -5.7 -3.6 -1.0 1.0 -4.1

Computer software and accessories1, 2............... 0.018 -14.3 -5.6 2.8 -1.3 -5.6

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other

consumer information items2......................... 0.085 -13.6 -0.3 -0.5 -1.6 0.7

Alcoholic beverages........................................... 1.033 1.8 0.0 -0.3 0.3 -0.2

Alcoholic beverages at home.............................. 0.578 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.3

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home........ 0.222 3.4 -0.2 0.4 -0.2 -0.4

Distilled spirits at home.................................. 0.094 1.5 0.8 -0.7 -0.1 1.0

Whiskey at home1, 3

................................... 1.5 0.7 1.4 -0.2 0.7

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home1, 3

. . .. 2.2 0.5 -0.8 0.4 0.5

Wine at home............................................. 0.263 -0.5 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.5

Alcoholic beverages away from home1

.................. 0.455 2.2 0.1 -0.9 0.8 0.1

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from

home1

, 2, 3

............................................... 2.1 -0.1 -1.6 1.4 -0.1

Wine away from home1, 2, 3

............................. 2.1 0.0 -0.8 0.4 0.0

Distilled spirits away from home1, 2, 3

.................. 4.2 1.0 -0.4 0.5 1.0

Other goods8

................................................... 1.476 1.5 0.1 0.0 -0.2 0.1

Tobacco and smoking products........................... 0.600 5.0 0.3 0.8 0.4 0.4

Cigarettes2

................................................ 0.521 5.3 0.4 0.9 0.3 0.5

Tobacco products other than cigarettes1, 2........... 0.060 1.4 -0.4 0.7 1.2 -0.4

Personal care products1.................................... 0.686 -0.5 -0.3 0.6 0.1 -0.3

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal

care products1, 2....................................... 0.370 1.8 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.2

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements1

............................................ 0.308 -3.3 -0.9 0.5 -0.1 -0.9

Miscellaneous personal goods2

........................... 0.190 -2.4 0.8 -4.4 -2.6 0.9

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap3

............. -3.3 0.4 -3.8 -3.9 -0.1

Infants’ equipment1, 3, 5

.................................. 13.7 0.5 0.5

Services less energy services.................................. 59.503 1.9 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.0

Shelter........................................................... 33.315 2.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1

Rent of shelter12............................................. 32.951 2.1 0.0 0.2 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 2020 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2020

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Sep.

2019-

Sep.

2020

Aug.

2020-

Sep.

2020

Jun.

2020-

Jul.

2020

Jul.

2020-

Aug.

2020

Aug.

2020-

Sep.

2020

Rent of primary residence............................... 7.833 2.7 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1

Lodging away from home2

.............................. 0.942 -13.0 -2.4 1.2 0.9 -0.4

Housing at school, excluding board12............... 0.117 2.2 0.9 0.3 -0.2 0.4

Other lodging away from home including hotels

and motels........................................... 0.825 -15.0 -2.9 1.3 1.1 -0.5

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences12.............. 24.175 2.5 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence12. .. 22.962 2.5 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1

Tenants’ and household insurance1, 2................. 0.365 -0.6 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0

Water and sewer and trash collection services2

........... 1.099 3.4 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.2

Water and sewerage maintenance....................... 0.806 3.3 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.2

Garbage and trash collection1, 10......................... 0.293 3.6 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.2

Household operations1, 2...................................... 0.881 2.7 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4

Domestic services1, 2....................................... 0.292 4.4 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.3

Gardening and lawncare services1, 2..................... 0.305 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Moving, storage, freight expense1, 2...................... 0.091 2.8 1.9 2.3 2.6 1.9

Repair of household items1, 2.............................. 0.115 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.4

Medical care services......................................... 7.351 4.9 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.0

Professional services....................................... 3.670 2.2 0.1 0.5 -0.1 0.1

Physicians’ services...................................... 1.827 2.1 -0.1 0.7 0.1 -0.3

Dental services........................................... 1.004 3.0 0.1 0.6 -0.3 0.3

Eyeglasses and eye care1, 6............................ 0.366 1.9 0.8 -0.2 -0.1 0.8

Services by other medical professionals1, 6........... 0.473 1.1 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.5

Hospital and related services.............................. 2.409 4.5 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.6

Hospital services13....................................... 2.214 4.6 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.6

Inpatient hospital services13, 3........................ 4.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.5

Outpatient hospital services3, 6....................... 3.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.5

Nursing homes and adult day services13.............. 0.124 2.8 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.3

Care of invalids and elderly at home1, 5............... 0.070 4.3 0.6 1.1 0.6

Health insurance1, 5......................................... 1.272 14.1 -1.5 1.1 0.9 -1.5

Transportation services....................................... 5.128 -5.1 -1.1 3.6 0.0 -0.9

Leased cars and trucks1, 11

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

Car and truck rental2....................................... 0.131 6.3 -3.1 4.0 4.6 4.9

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair1

.................. 1.093 3.3 0.2 -0.1 0.6 0.2

Motor vehicle body work1............................... 0.058 3.4 0.7 -0.3 0.5 0.7

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing1............ 0.631 2.1 -0.1 0.1 0.4 -0.1

Motor vehicle repair1, 2................................... 0.344 5.5 0.7 -0.3 1.0 0.7

Motor vehicle insurance.................................... 1.646 -5.0 -3.6 9.3 0.5 -3.5

Motor vehicle fees1, 2....................................... 0.566 1.7 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.8

State motor vehicle registration and license

fees1, 2................................................... 0.297 2.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0

Parking and other fees1, 2............................... 0.255 1.5 1.8 0.9 0.7 1.8

Parking fees and tolls2, 3.............................. 1.5 2.2 0.9 0.5 2.4

Automobile service clubs1, 2, 3........................ 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2

Public transportation........................................ 1.065 -16.5 1.8 3.4 -1.2 1.3

Airline fares................................................ 0.614 -25.0 -1.0 5.4 1.2 -2.0

Other intercity transportation............................ 0.172 -6.1 0.4 -0.4 1.6 0.8

Intercity bus fare1, 3, 4

................................. 5.0 5.3 1.5 5.3

Intercity train fare1, 3, 4

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

Ship fare1, 2, 3

.......................................... -9.6 -0.8 -0.6 0.0 -0.8

Intracity transportation1

.................................. 0.276 -0.3 8.8 -0.2 -6.8 8.8

Intracity mass transit1, 3, 8

............................. 0.0 13.3 0.2 -10.3 13.3

Recreation services8

.......................................... 3.765 2.7 0.3 -1.2 0.5 0.5

Video and audio services8

................................. 1.263 4.4 0.1 1.3 0.5 0.2

Cable and satellite television service10................ 1.181 5.0 0.1 1.2 0.5 0.2

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

category, September 2020 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2020

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Sep.

2019-

Sep.

2020

Aug.

2020-

Sep.

2020

Jun.

2020-

Jul.

2020

Jul.

2020-

Aug.

2020

Aug.

2020-

Sep.

2020

Video discs and other media, including rental of

video1

, 2.................................................. 0.082 -3.8 0.9 1.9 0.2 0.9

Video discs and other media1, 2, 3

................... -4.2 1.7 2.1 1.5 1.7

Rental of video discs and other media1, 2, 3

........ -0.5 -0.1 0.0 0.2 -0.1

Pet services including veterinary2......................... 0.557 3.6 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.3

Pet services1, 2, 3......................................... 2.3 0.5 -0.7 0.1 0.5

Veterinarian services2, 3................................. 4.0 0.2 0.8 0.5 0.3

Photographers and photo processing1, 2................. 0.044 4.5 1.2 -0.3 -0.6 1.2

Photographer fees1, 2, 3

.................................. 2.9

Photo processing1, 2, 3

................................... 0.3

Other recreation services2

................................. 1.900 1.2 0.4 -3.2 0.6 0.7

Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or

other organizations, or participant sports fees1, 2.. 0.663 0.9 2.6 -4.7 0.3 2.6

Admissions................................................ 0.704 1.4 -1.0 -3.3 1.1 -0.4

Admission to movies, theaters, and

concerts1, 2, 3

......................................... 0.3 -0.4 -4.2 1.5 -0.4

Admission to sporting events1, 2, 3...................

Fees for lessons or instructions1, 6..................... 0.213 2.4 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.0

Education and communication services8

................... 6.299 2.8 0.2 1.3 0.1 0.0

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare................. 2.921 1.5 0.2 0.2 -0.4 -0.3

College tuition and fees................................. 1.571 0.7 0.1 0.3 -0.7 -0.5

Elementary and high school tuition and fees......... 0.429 2.8 0.7 -0.2 0.1 0.2

Day care and preschool9

................................ 0.766 2.4 0.4 0.4 -0.2 0.0

Technical and business school tuition and fees2

..... 0.037 2.3 -0.3 0.4 -0.2 -0.3

Postage and delivery services2

........................... 0.111 4.1 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.3

Postage.................................................... 0.102 4.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3

Delivery services2........................................ 0.010 0.9 0.5 1.4 0.3 0.8

Telephone services1, 2...................................... 2.367 5.0 0.2 3.0 0.6 0.2

Wireless telephone services1, 2......................... 1.966 4.6 0.2 3.6 0.8 0.2

Land-line telephone services1, 8........................ 0.400 5.2 0.5 -0.1 -0.1 0.5

Internet services and electronic information

providers2

.................................................. 0.888 1.9 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.4

Other personal services1, 8................................... 1.666 3.1 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.2

Personal care services1

.................................... 0.683 5.0 0.3 1.5 -0.3 0.3

Haircuts and other personal care services1, 2. . . . . . .. 0.683 5.0 0.3 1.5 -0.3 0.3

Miscellaneous personal services.......................... 0.983 1.8 0.2 -0.1 0.3 0.3

Legal services1, 6......................................... 0.250 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0

Funeral expenses1, 6..................................... 0.140 1.7 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3

Laundry and dry cleaning services1, 2................. 0.219 1.9 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.5

Apparel services other than laundry and dry

cleaning1

, 2.............................................. 0.030 6.1 1.0 0.0 0.4 1.0

Financial services6

....................................... 0.232 1.9 0.1 -0.5 0.4 0.2

Checking account and other bank services1, 2, 3

... 1.9 -0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.2

Tax return preparation and other accounting

fees1

, 2, 3

.............................................. 2.7 0.7 -0.4 0.1 0.7

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 1982=100 base.

13 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 2020

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Special aggregate indexes

Relative

importance

Aug.

2020

Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent

change

Seasonally adjusted percent

change

Sep.

2019

Aug.

2020

Sep.

2020

Sep.

2019-

Sep.

2020

Aug.

2020-

Sep.

2020

Jun.

2020-

Jul.

2020

Jul.

2020-

Aug.

2020

Aug.

2020-

Sep.

2020

All items less food................................... 85.900 256.401 258.465 258.871 1.0 0.2 0.8 0.4 0.2

All items less shelter................................ 66.685 234.802 236.785 237.237 1.0 0.2 0.8 0.5 0.3

All items less food and shelter..................... 52.585 228.479 228.608 229.142 0.3 0.2 1.1 0.6 0.3

All items less food, shelter, and energy.......... 46.442 233.432 236.485 236.874 1.5 0.2 0.9 0.6 0.3

All items less food, shelter, energy, and used

cars and trucks.................................... 43.707 239.317 241.498 241.605 1.0 0.0 0.8 0.3 -0.1

All items less medical care......................... 91.034 245.020 247.304 247.719 1.1 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.2

All items less energy................................ 93.856 262.969 268.073 268.338 2.0 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.2

Commodities......................................... 37.372 185.508 185.830 186.434 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.8 0.4

Commodities less food, energy, and used

cars and trucks................................. 17.518 145.933 145.171 145.512 -0.3 0.2 0.5 0.4 -0.1

Commodities less food........................... 23.272 153.002 150.007 150.761 -1.5 0.5 1.3 1.2 0.7

Commodities less food and beverages........ 22.239 149.578 146.405 147.175 -1.6 0.5 1.3 1.2 0.7

Services.............................................. 62.628 327.076 333.141 333.236 1.9 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.1

Services less rent of shelter1

.................... 29.677 344.128 349.819 349.887 1.7 0.0 0.9 0.2 0.1

Services less medical care services........... 55.277 310.866 315.390 315.510 1.5 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.1

Durables.............................................. 10.892 104.385 106.970 107.474 3.0 0.5 0.9 1.8 1.3

Nondurables.......................................... 26.480 227.358 225.659 226.258 -0.5 0.3 0.8 0.4 -0.1

Nondurables less food........................... 12.381 200.521 189.470 190.477 -5.0 0.5 2.0 0.7 -0.2

Nondurables less food and beverages. . . . . . .. 11.348 197.235 185.181 186.252 -5.6 0.6 2.2 0.7 -0.2

Nondurables less food, beverages, and

apparel.......................................... 8.635 245.336 232.069 231.917 -5.5 -0.1 2.5 0.7 -0.1

Nondurables less food and apparel............ 9.668 244.867 233.387 233.256 -4.7 -0.1 2.2 0.6 -0.1

Housing............................................... 42.349 267.822 272.866 273.116 2.0 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2

Education and communication2

.................... 6.813 138.409 141.320 141.369 2.1 0.0 1.1 0.1 -0.2

Education2

......................................... 3.030 268.357 271.626 272.241 1.4 0.2 0.2 -0.3 -0.3

Communication2

.................................. 3.783 73.195 75.271 75.181 2.7 -0.1 1.9 0.5 -0.1

Information and information processing2

.... 3.672 69.196 71.134 71.046 2.7 -0.1 1.9 0.5 -0.1

Information technology, hardware and

services3...................................... 1.305 7.363 7.320 7.266 -1.3 -0.7 0.0 0.2 -0.7

Recreation2

........................................... 5.780 120.357 122.074 122.188 1.5 0.1 -0.6 0.7 0.2

Video and audio2................................. 1.536 104.552 107.898 108.103 3.4 0.2 1.1 0.6 0.3

Pets, pet products and services2............... 1.194 178.723 181.015 180.024 0.7 -0.5 0.3 0.8 -0.5

Photography2...................................... 0.072 74.095 75.659 75.991 2.6 0.4 0.1 -0.9 0.1

Food and beverages................................ 15.133 258.646 268.383 268.465 3.8 0.0 -0.4 0.1 0.0

Domestically produced farm food............... 6.534 249.339 260.645 259.544 4.1 -0.4 -1.2 -0.1 -0.4

Other services....................................... 11.730 359.723 368.939 369.910 2.8 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2

Apparel less footwear............................... 2.067 119.572 108.334 111.998 -6.3 3.4 1.0 0.7 -0.3

Fuels and utilities.................................... 4.356 243.643 244.948 246.471 1.2 0.6 0.2 0.1 1.1

Household energy................................ 3.257 200.855 200.177 201.763 0.5 0.8 0.1 -0.1 1.4

Medical care......................................... 8.966 501.468 523.295 522.528 4.2 -0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0

Transportation....................................... 15.105 209.350 202.386 202.715 -3.2 0.2 2.9 1.3 1.0

Private transportation............................ 14.041 205.068 200.884 200.967 -2.0 0.0 2.9 1.5 1.0

New and used motor vehicles2

............... 7.456 98.751 102.070 102.575 3.9 0.5 1.3 1.9 2.5

Utilities and public transportation.................. 8.835 218.639 218.326 219.656 0.5 0.6 1.3 0.1 0.9

Household furnishings and operations........... 4.678 124.183 126.974 126.965 2.2 0.0 0.5 0.9 -0.1

Other goods and services.......................... 3.142 453.193 462.847 463.656 2.3 0.2 0.3 -0.2 0.2

Personal care..................................... 2.542 234.603 238.184 238.535 1.7 0.1 0.2 -0.3 0.1

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

2020

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Area Pricing

Schedule1

Percent change to Sep. 2020 from: Percent change to Aug. 2020 from:

Sep.

2019

Jul.

2020

Aug.

2020

Aug.

2019

Jun.

2020

Jul.

2020

U.S. city average............................................... M 1.4 0.5 0.1 1.3 0.8 0.3

Region and area size2

Northeast...................................................... M 1.2 0.2 0.1 1.1 0.5 0.1

Northeast - Size Class A................................. M 1.4 0.3 0.3 1.1 0.4 0.1

Northeast - Size Class B/C3............................. M 1.0 0.1 -0.1 1.1 0.6 0.1

New England4

............................................. M 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.3 0.2

Middle Atlantic4............................................ M 1.5 0.2 0.1 1.3 0.6 0.0

Midwest....................................................... M 1.3 0.6 0.2 1.1 0.9 0.4

Midwest - Size Class A................................... M 1.4 1.0 0.6 0.8 0.5 0.4

Midwest - Size Class B/C3............................... M 1.2 0.4 0.0 1.2 1.1 0.4

East North Central4....................................... M 1.2 0.6 0.1 1.2 1.0 0.5

West North Central4

....................................... M 1.4 0.7 0.5 0.9 0.6 0.2

South.......................................................... M 1.3 0.6 0.2 1.1 1.0 0.4

South - Size Class A...................................... M 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.8 0.8 0.3

South - Size Class B/C3

.................................. M 1.5 0.6 0.2 1.2 1.1 0.5

South Atlantic4............................................. M 1.8 0.8 0.2 1.5 1.0 0.5

East South Central4

....................................... M 1.2 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.2 0.3

West South Central4

...................................... M 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.9 0.2

West........................................................... M 1.6 0.3 0.0 1.9 0.8 0.3

West - Size Class A...................................... M 1.3 0.0 -0.2 2.0 0.7 0.2

West - Size Class B/C3................................... M 2.0 0.7 0.2 1.8 1.1 0.5

Mountain4................................................... M 1.8 0.2 0.0 2.1 0.5 0.1

Pacific4...................................................... M 1.5 0.4 0.0 1.8 1.0 0.4

Size classes

Size Class A5................................................. M 1.3 0.4 0.2 1.3 0.6 0.2

Size Class B/C3

.............................................. M 1.5 0.5 0.1 1.3 1.0 0.4

Selected local areas

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI........................ M 1.4 0.7 0.6 1.0 0.4 0.1

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.................. M 1.2 -0.2 -0.3 2.0 0.7 0.1

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA............... M 1.9 0.3 0.4 1.4 0.4 -0.1

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA....................... 2 0.7 1.2

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD6

......................... 2 0.7 0.5

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI............................... 2 1.8 1.9

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX................ 2 -0.2 0.0

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL........... 2 1.4 1.0

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD....... 2 0.4 0.8

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ7

............................. 2 1.8 0.4

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA..................... 2 1.6 0.0

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA............................. 2 1.6 1.4

St. Louis, MO-IL.............................................. 2 0.8 0.6

Urban Alaska................................................. 2 -1.5 0.8

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH....................... 1 0.6 0.1

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX............................ 1 0.4 0.3

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO............................. 1 1.1 -0.6

Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI................ 1 1.9 2.1

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA4

................... 1 1.7 0.5

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA.................................... 1 1.1 -0.4

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL8

................... 1 3.3 1.4

Urban Hawaii................................................. 1 1.9 0.6

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

. . . .. 1 1.2 0.6

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 2020

[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 2007............................. 3.7 4.1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

January 2018............................... 0.5 0.5 1.6 2.1

February 2018.............................. 0.4 0.5 1.7 2.2

March 2018.................................. 0.2 0.2 1.9 2.4

April 2018.................................... 0.4 0.4 2.1 2.5

May 2018.................................... 0.3 0.4 2.3 2.8

June 2018................................... 0.1 0.2 2.4 2.9

July 2018.................................... 0.0 0.0 2.6 2.9

August 2018................................. 0.0 0.1 2.3 2.7

September 2018............................ 0.1 0.1 1.9 2.3

October 2018............................... 0.1 0.2 2.1 2.5

November 2018............................. -0.3 -0.3 1.8 2.2

December 2018............................. -0.4 -0.3 1.5 1.9

January 2019............................... 0.2 0.2 1.3 1.6

February 2019.............................. 0.4 0.4 1.3 1.5

March 2019.................................. 0.5 0.6 1.5 1.9

April 2019.................................... 0.4 0.5 1.6 2.0

May 2019.................................... 0.2 0.2 1.4 1.8

June 2019................................... 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.6

July 2019.................................... 0.1 0.2 1.5 1.8

August 2019................................. 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.7

September 2019............................ 0.0 0.1 1.4 1.7

October 2019............................... 0.2 0.2 1.4 1.8

November 2019............................. -0.1 -0.1 1.7 2.1

December 2019............................. -0.1 -0.1 1.9 2.3

January 2020............................... 0.4 0.4 2.1 2.5

February 2020.............................. 0.3 0.3 2.0 2.3

March 2020.................................. -0.3 -0.2 1.2 1.5

April 2020.................................... -0.8 -0.7 -0.1 0.3

May 2020.................................... 0.0 0.0 -0.3 0.1

June 2020................................... 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.6

July 2020.................................... 0.5 0.5 0.7 1.0

August 2020................................. 0.3 0.3 1.0 1.3

September 2020............................ 0.2 0.1 1.1 1.4

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 2020, 1-month analysis table

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2020

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Aug. 2020-

Sep. 2020

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Aug. 2020-

Sep. 20201

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

All items................................................................. 100.000 0.2 0.04 S-May 2020 -0.1

Food.................................................................. 14.100 0.0 0.001 0.07 S-Jul.2020 -0.4

Food at home..................................................... 7.822 -0.4 -0.034 0.12 S-Jul.2020 -1.1

Cereals and bakery products................................. 1.006 0.0 0.000 0.30 L-Jun.2020 0.4

Cereals and cereal products............................... 0.308 0.8 0.003 0.54 L-May 2020 1.5

Flour and prepared flour mixes......................... 0.043 -0.5 0.000 0.83 S-Jul.2020 -1.4

Breakfast cereal4

......................................... 0.139 2.0 0.003 0.74 L-Oct.2015 2.4

Rice, pasta, cornmeal4................................... 0.126 -1.4 -0.002 0.98 S-Dec.2019 -1.8

Rice4, 5, 6

................................................ -0.5 1.14 S-Dec.2019 -2.1

Bakery products4

......................................... 0.698 -0.1 -0.001 0.36 S-May 2020 -0.8

Bread4, 5................................................. 0.199 0.3 0.001 0.74 S-Jun.2020 -0.5

White bread4, 6

...................................... -0.3 1.01 S-Jun.2020 -0.6

Bread other than white4, 6

.......................... 0.9 0.77 L-Apr.2020 3.5

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins5

......................... 0.101 -0.2 0.000 0.96 S-Jul.2020 -0.2

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies....................... 0.178 -0.5 -0.001 0.71 S-Jul.2020 -0.8

Cookies4, 6........................................... -0.8 1.07 S-May 2020 -3.1

Fresh cakes and cupcakes4, 6

..................... -0.5 0.78 L-Jun.2020 3.5

Other bakery products................................ 0.219 -0.2 0.000 0.52 L-Jul.2020 0.2

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts4, 6

.... -2.0 0.83 S-Mar.2020 -2.3

Crackers, bread, and cracker products6. . . . . . . .. -0.2 0.94 L-Jul.2020 0.2

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies,

tarts, turnovers6................................... 1.5 0.75 L-Feb.2020 2.2

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................ 1.756 -0.4 -0.007 0.23 L-Jun.2020 2.0

Meats, poultry, and fish.................................... 1.661 -0.3 -0.006 0.24 L-Jun.2020 2.3

Meats...................................................... 1.049 -0.8 -0.009 0.29 L-Jun.2020 3.7

Beef and veal.......................................... 0.483 -0.6 -0.003 0.45 L-Jun.2020 4.8

Uncooked ground beef4

............................ 0.178 -1.9 -0.003 0.75 L-Jun.2020 6.8

Uncooked beef roasts4, 5........................... 0.076 -0.7 -0.001 1.31 L-Jun.2020 1.3

Uncooked beef steaks5

............................. 0.185 -0.9 -0.002 0.70 L-Jun.2020 5.1

Uncooked other beef and veal4, 5................. 0.044 -0.5 0.000 0.75 L-Jun.2020 5.1

Pork...................................................... 0.332 -1.2 -0.004 0.61 L-Jun.2020 3.3

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related

products5

.......................................... 0.133 -0.5 -0.001 0.83 L-Jun.2020 6.2

Bacon and related products6.................... 0.2 0.99 L-Jun.2020 8.1

Breakfast sausage and related products5, 6... -2.0 1.20 S-Dec.2018 -2.2

Ham................................................... 0.068 -0.6 0.000 1.81 S-Jul.2020 -5.7

Ham, excluding canned6

........................ -1.1 1.73 S-Jul.2020 -5.7

Pork chops4.......................................... 0.053 0.8 0.000 1.57 L-Jun.2020 4.3

Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs5... 0.078 -4.9 -0.004 1.30 S-EVER –

Other meats............................................ 0.234 -0.9 -0.002 0.54 S-Jun.2018 -1.6

Frankfurters6......................................... -3.8 1.31 S-Sep.2019 -4.3

Lunchmeats5, 6

...................................... 0.3 0.59 S-Jul.2020 -1.3

Lamb and organ meats4, 6.........................

Lamb and mutton4, 5, 6..............................

Poultry4.................................................. 0.337 0.4 0.001 0.63 L-May 2020 2.2

Chicken4, 5........................................... 0.274 -0.4 -0.001 0.70 L-Jun.2020 0.2

Fresh whole chicken4, 6.......................... -2.2 1.43 S-Sep.2019 -2.2

Fresh and frozen chicken parts4, 6............. 0.5 0.77 L-May 2020 1.8

Other uncooked poultry including turkey5........ 0.063 3.5 0.002 1.43 L-Nov.2018 4.2

Fish and seafood...................................... 0.275 0.7 0.002 0.47 L-May 2020 0.9

Fresh fish and seafood5............................ 0.137 2.1 0.003 0.71 L-Apr.2020 4.2

Processed fish and seafood5

...................... 0.139 -0.5 -0.001 0.65 S-Jul.2020 -0.7

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

September 2020, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2020

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Aug. 2020-

Sep. 2020

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Aug. 2020-

Sep. 20201

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Shelf stable fish and seafood4, 6

............... 0.3 0.97 S-Jun.2020 -0.5

Frozen fish and seafood6

........................ -1.1 0.84 S-Jul.2020 -2.0

Eggs........................................................ 0.095 -0.9 -0.001 0.98 L-Apr.2020 16.1

Dairy and related products................................... 0.792 -0.5 -0.004 0.31 S-Jul.2020 -0.8

Milk5

........................................................... 0.216 -0.2 0.000 0.48 S-Jun.2020 -0.6

Fresh whole milk6........................................ 0.1 0.70 S-Jun.2020 -0.4

Fresh milk other than whole5, 6

......................... -0.3 0.52 S-Jun.2020 -0.8

Cheese and related products4

............................. 0.268 -0.6 -0.002 0.55 S-Jul.2020 -1.6

Ice cream and related products........................... 0.109 -0.4 0.000 0.86 L-Jul.2020 -0.3

Other dairy and related products4, 5...................... 0.198 -0.9 -0.002 0.56 S-Jun.2020 -1.3

Fruits and vegetables......................................... 1.345 -0.4 -0.005 0.35 S-Sep.2019 -0.7

Fresh fruits and vegetables................................ 1.054 -0.6 -0.006 0.41 S-Sep.2019 -0.9

Fresh fruits................................................ 0.540 -1.3 -0.007 0.56 S-Jan.2020 -1.4

Apples................................................... 0.078 1.8 0.001 1.21 L-Apr.2020 4.9

Bananas4

............................................... 0.074 0.2 0.000 0.80 L-May 2020 0.3

Citrus fruits5............................................ 0.147 -0.9 -0.001 0.97 S-May 2020 -1.2

Oranges, including tangerines6

.................... 1.2 1.35 L-Apr.2020 5.6

Other fresh fruits5

...................................... 0.241 -3.6 -0.009 0.97 S-Jan.2020 -3.6

Fresh vegetables......................................... 0.514 0.1 0.001 0.59 L-Jun.2020 1.3

Potatoes................................................. 0.085 -3.8 -0.003 1.57 S-Apr.2009 -5.2

Lettuce4

................................................. 0.061 2.4 0.001 2.16 L-Nov.2019 6.3

Tomatoes............................................... 0.081 -0.8 -0.001 1.38 L-Jul.2020 0.5

Other fresh vegetables................................ 0.286 0.6 0.002 0.74 L-Jul.2020 0.9

Processed fruits and vegetables5...................... 0.291 0.4 0.001 0.49 L-Jun.2020 0.4

Canned fruits and vegetables5....................... 0.151 1.0 0.002 0.69 L-Jun.2020 1.2

Canned fruits5, 6..................................... 1.3 0.88 L-Apr.2020 2.3

Canned vegetables5, 6

.............................. 0.7 0.98 L-Jun.2020 1.8

Frozen fruits and vegetables5........................ 0.088 0.7 0.001 0.94 – –

Frozen vegetables6................................. 0.8 1.21 L-May 2020 1.0

Other processed fruits and vegetables including

dried5

................................................. 0.053 -1.1 -0.001 0.79 S-Nov.2018 -1.5

Dried beans, peas, and lentils4, 5, 6............... -3.1 1.47 S-Jan.2019 -3.9

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials. . . . . . . .. 0.938 -0.8 -0.007 0.38 S-Dec.2010 -1.3

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks5

........................... 0.671 -0.8 -0.005 0.45 S-Jun.2019 -0.8

Carbonated drinks........................................ 0.286 -1.7 -0.005 0.83 S-May 2016 -1.7

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks4, 5.......... 0.006 -2.2 0.000 0.65 S-Sep.2019 -2.2

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks5

......... 0.379 0.0 0.000 0.54 L-Jun.2020 0.0

Beverage materials including coffee and tea5

........... 0.267 -0.4 -0.001 0.63 S-Jul.2020 -1.5

Coffee...................................................... 0.172 -0.3 0.000 0.90 S-Jul.2020 -1.4

Roasted coffee6

........................................ -0.4 0.99 S-Jul.2020 -0.9

Instant coffee4, 6........................................ -1.3 1.15 S-Jul.2020 -2.2

Other beverage materials including tea4, 5............ 0.095 -0.9 -0.001 0.74 S-Jun.2020 -1.1

Other food at home............................................ 1.986 -0.6 -0.012 0.24 S-Jul.2019 -0.7

Sugar and sweets4.......................................... 0.266 0.7 0.002 0.64 S-Jul.2020 -0.9

Sugar and sugar substitutes............................ 0.037 -0.5 0.000 0.84 S-Jul.2020 -1.2

Candy and chewing gum4, 5............................. 0.176 1.5 0.003 0.90 L-Jan.2020 2.4

Other sweets5

............................................. 0.053 -1.8 -0.001 0.79 S-Apr.2019 -2.0

Fats and oils................................................. 0.215 -0.1 0.000 0.51 – –

Butter and margarine5

................................... 0.065 -0.8 0.000 0.97 S-Jun.2020 -1.4

Butter6

................................................... -1.7 1.57 S-Jun.2020 -1.7

Margarine6

.............................................. 0.8 0.92 L-Jul.2020 2.2

Salad dressing5

........................................... 0.050 0.8 0.000 0.93 L-Apr.2020 0.9

Other fats and oils including peanut butter5

. . . . . . . . .. 0.100 -0.2 0.000 0.87 L-Jul.2020 -0.2

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 2020, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2020

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Aug. 2020-

Sep. 2020

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Aug. 2020-

Sep. 20201

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Peanut butter4, 5, 6

..................................... -2.6 1.28 S-Jan.2020 -3.6

Other foods................................................ 1.504 -0.9 -0.013 0.25 S-Jan.2004 -1.0

Soups.................................................... 0.092 1.6 0.001 1.06 S-Jul.2020 1.2

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods........... 0.260 -0.9 -0.002 0.69 S-Dec.2019 -1.1

Snacks4................................................. 0.344 -1.0 -0.003 0.66 S-May 2020 -1.2

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces........... 0.297 -0.9 -0.003 0.51 S-Aug.2016 -1.0

Salt and other seasonings and spices5, 6

........ -1.5 1.05 S-Dec.2015 -1.6

Olives, pickles, relishes4, 5, 6

....................... 0.6 0.63 S-Jul.2020 -0.2

Sauces and gravies5, 6

............................. -0.9 0.87 S-Jan.2020 -0.9

Other condiments6

.................................. -0.8 1.12 S-May 2020 -2.2

Baby food4, 5........................................... 0.042 0.3 0.000 0.78 L-Apr.2020 2.7

Other miscellaneous foods5

.......................... 0.468 -1.3 -0.006 0.58 S-EVER –

Prepared salads4, 7, 6

............................... -0.8 0.87 S-Jul.2020 -1.6

Food away from home4

.......................................... 6.277 0.6 0.035 0.05 L-Jul.2008 0.6

Full service meals and snacks4, 5........................... 3.146 0.3 0.008 0.06 L-Jul.2020 0.4

Limited service meals and snacks4, 5....................... 2.739 0.9 0.025 0.10 L-EVER –

Food at employee sites and schools5

....................... 0.138 -0.3 0.000 0.11 L-May 2020 0.2

Food at elementary and secondary schools4, 8, 6

....... 0.06 – –

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors4, 5. . .. 0.080 0.4 0.000 0.25 L-Nov.2019 0.4

Other food away from home4, 5.............................. 0.174 0.5 0.001 0.09 S-Jul.2020 -0.5

Energy................................................................ 6.144 0.8 0.049 0.16 S-May 2020 -1.8

Energy commodities............................................. 3.019 -0.1 -0.002 0.20 S-May 2020 -3.5

Fuel oil and other fuels........................................ 0.133 -3.1 -0.004 0.43 S-May 2020 -3.1

Fuel oil........................................................ 0.076 -5.3 -0.004 0.52 S-May 2020 -6.3

Propane, kerosene, and firewood9

........................ 0.057 -0.6 0.000 0.60 L-Jul.2020 0.4

Motor fuel....................................................... 2.886 0.1 0.002 0.21 S-May 2020 -3.5

Gasoline (all types)......................................... 2.824 0.1 0.003 0.21 S-May 2020 -3.5

Gasoline, unleaded regular6

............................ 0.1 0.68 S-May 2020 -3.3

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade10, 6

...................... 0.3 0.73 S-May 2020 -4.9

Gasoline, unleaded premium6.......................... 0.0 0.76 S-May 2020 -5.2

Other motor fuels5.......................................... 0.063 -1.6 -0.001 0.24 S-May 2020 -4.9

Energy services................................................... 3.125 1.6 0.051 0.19 L-Mar.2014 2.9

Electricity........................................................ 2.468 0.9 0.023 0.20 L-Oct.2018 1.1

Utility (piped) gas service..................................... 0.657 4.2 0.028 0.31 L-Dec.2018 4.2

All items less food and energy.................................... 79.757 0.2 0.154 0.04 S-Jun.2020 0.2

Commodities less food and energy commodities............ 20.253 0.8 0.158 0.11 S-Jul.2020 0.7

Household furnishings and supplies11...................... 3.797 -0.2 -0.009 0.22 S-Mar.2020 -0.3

Window and floor coverings and other linens4, 5........ 0.290 0.1 0.000 1.10 S-Jul.2020 -0.7

Floor coverings4, 5........................................ 0.064 -0.8 0.000 0.91 S-May 2020 -0.8

Window coverings4, 5..................................... 0.061 -0.9 -0.001 1.47 S-Jul.2020 -1.9

Other linens4, 5............................................ 0.166 0.8 0.001 1.72 L-Jun.2020 4.1

Furniture and bedding4..................................... 0.932 0.8 0.007 0.49 S-Jul.2020 -0.8

Bedroom furniture4....................................... 0.327 -0.5 -0.002 0.62 S-Jul.2020 -1.2

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture4, 5. .. 0.446 1.9 0.009 0.86 L-Feb.2020 1.9

Other furniture4, 5......................................... 0.150 0.4 0.001 0.99 S-Jul.2020 -0.1

Infants’ furniture4, 8, 6

.................................. 2.0 0.37 L-May 2020 9.4

Appliances5.................................................. 0.223 -1.8 -0.004 0.58 S-EVER –

Major appliances5........................................ 0.078 -2.0 -0.002 0.98 S-Dec.2019 -2.5

Laundry equipment6

................................... -5.6 1.42 S-EVER –

Other appliances5........................................ 0.141 -0.9 -0.001 0.70 S-Feb.2020 -1.8

Other household equipment and furnishings5

........... 0.543 0.1 0.001 0.59 S-May 2020 -0.7

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items4

.................. 0.319 -0.7 -0.002 0.93 S-Dec.2019 -3.1

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 2020, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2020

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Aug. 2020-

Sep. 2020

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Aug. 2020-

Sep. 20201

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Indoor plants and flowers12............................. 0.090 0.9 0.001 0.64 L-Jul.2020 1.8

Dishes and flatware4, 5................................... 0.055 -1.9 -0.001 1.39 S-Apr.2020 -2.2

Nonelectric cookware and tableware5

................. 0.079 1.9 0.001 0.96 L-Mar.2018 2.4

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies5. . .. 0.886 0.4 0.004 0.43 – –

Tools, hardware and supplies4, 5....................... 0.244 1.3 0.003 0.60 L-Dec.2018 1.6

Outdoor equipment and supplies5...................... 0.453 0.0 0.000 0.52 S-Jul.2020 -0.3

Housekeeping supplies4

.................................... 0.923 -1.2 -0.011 0.31 S-Nov.2017 -1.4

Household cleaning products4, 5........................ 0.362 0.0 0.000 0.34 L-Jul.2020 1.8

Household paper products4, 5........................... 0.234 -3.6 -0.008 0.59 S-EVER –

Miscellaneous household products4, 5................. 0.327 -0.8 -0.003 0.66 S-Jun.2020 -0.8

Apparel.......................................................... 2.712 -0.5 -0.012 0.52 S-May 2020 -2.3

Men’s and boys’ apparel................................... 0.688 -1.3 -0.009 0.66 S-May 2020 -2.8

Men’s apparel............................................. 0.553 -0.7 -0.004 0.74 S-May 2020 -2.5

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear............ 0.094 -3.1 -0.003 2.12 L-Jul.2020 1.9

Men’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and

accessories4

......................................... 0.166 3.1 0.005 1.11 S-Jul.2020 -0.9

Men’s shirts and sweaters5

........................... 0.152 -1.9 -0.003 1.15 S-Jul.2020 -1.9

Men’s pants and shorts............................... 0.135 -1.7 -0.002 1.22 S-May 2020 -2.2

Boys’ apparel............................................. 0.135 -4.7 -0.007 1.46 S-Apr.2020 -5.5

Women’s and girls’ apparel................................ 1.088 0.3 0.003 0.93 S-May 2020 -2.9

Women’s apparel......................................... 0.897 0.3 0.003 1.09 S-May 2020 -3.0

Women’s outerwear................................... 0.062 0.5 0.000 1.87 L-Jul.2020 4.6

Women’s dresses...................................... 0.089 0.4 0.000 1.58 S-Jun.2020 -0.5

Women’s suits and separates5....................... 0.464 0.6 0.003 1.54 L-Jul.2020 1.5

Women’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and

accessories5......................................... 0.273 0.6 0.002 1.38 S-May 2020 -5.3

Girls’ apparel.............................................. 0.191 0.1 0.000 1.95 S-Jul.2020 -0.5

Footwear..................................................... 0.645 -0.9 -0.006 0.71 S-May 2020 -1.5

Men’s footwear4.......................................... 0.229 0.5 0.001 0.99 S-May 2020 -2.0

Boys’ and girls’ footwear................................ 0.131 -2.1 -0.003 1.31 L-Jul.2020 -1.2

Women’s footwear........................................ 0.285 -0.9 -0.003 0.91 S-May 2020 -2.1

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel.............................. 0.131 -3.7 -0.005 1.21 S-Apr.2020 -3.7

Jewelry and watches9

...................................... 0.161 2.5 0.004 2.07 L-Jun.2019 3.9

Watches4, 9................................................ 0.040 -0.9 0.000 1.91 S-Apr.2020 -1.1

Jewelry9

.................................................... 0.121 3.5 0.004 2.46 L-Jun.2019 4.8

Transportation commodities less motor fuel11............. 7.091 2.7 0.193 0.11 L-EVER –

New vehicles................................................. 3.722 0.3 0.011 0.19 L-Jul.2020 0.8

New cars and trucks5, 6

.................................. 0.3 0.17 L-Jul.2020 0.8

New cars6............................................... 0.3 0.17 L-Jul.2020 0.7

New trucks13, 6

......................................... 0.3 0.20 L-Jul.2020 0.7

Used cars and trucks....................................... 2.735 6.7 0.180 0.02 L-Feb.1969 7.2

Motor vehicle parts and equipment4

...................... 0.393 0.1 0.000 0.36 L-Jul.2020 0.3

Tires4....................................................... 0.249 -0.5 -0.001 0.35 S-Jun.2020 -1.1

Vehicle accessories other than tires4, 5................ 0.144 1.0 0.001 0.62 L-May 2020 1.2

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires4, 6... 1.9 0.47 L-Oct.1979 2.3

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids4, 6...................... 0.5 1.56 L-Jul.2020 1.2

Medical care commodities.................................... 1.615 0.0 0.000 0.30 L-Jul.2020 0.0

Medicinal drugs11........................................... 1.543 0.2 0.004 0.31 L-Apr.2020 0.3

Prescription drugs........................................ 1.163 -0.1 -0.001 0.32 L-Jun.2020 0.1

Nonprescription drugs4, 11............................... 0.380 0.2 0.001 0.53 S-Jul.2020 0.0

Medical equipment and supplies4, 11..................... 0.072 -2.0 -0.001 0.59 S-Mar.2018 -2.0

Recreation commodities11.................................... 2.015 -0.4 -0.008 0.22 S-Apr.2020 -0.9

Video and audio products11................................ 0.273 0.6 0.002 0.38 S-Jul.2020 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 2020, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2020

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Aug. 2020-

Sep. 2020

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Aug. 2020-

Sep. 20201

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Televisions................................................ 0.093 0.3 0.000 0.68 – –

Other video equipment5................................. 0.043 0.7 0.000 0.88 S-Jul.2020 -1.4

Audio equipment4

........................................ 0.079 0.3 0.000 0.84 S-Jun.2020 -0.5

Recorded music and music subscriptions4, 5......... 0.046 1.7 0.001 0.67 S-Jul.2020 0.1

Pets and pet products4..................................... 0.638 -1.2 -0.008 0.24 S-Apr.2020 -1.2

Pet food4, 5, 6.............................................. -0.6 0.26 S-Jun.2020 -0.8

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories4, 5, 6

. . .. -2.0 0.45 S-Apr.2020 -2.7

Sporting goods.............................................. 0.596 -0.5 -0.003 0.56 S-Apr.2020 -1.0

Sports vehicles including bicycles4..................... 0.362 -1.3 -0.005 0.79 S-Mar.2020 -2.1

Sports equipment......................................... 0.224 1.1 0.002 0.53 S-Jul.2020 0.6

Photographic equipment and supplies................... 0.027 -1.7 0.000 0.88 S-Jun.2018 -5.1

Film and photographic supplies4, 5, 6

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

Photographic equipment5, 6

............................. -2.1 1.01 S-Jun.2018 -3.9

Recreational reading materials4

........................... 0.120 -1.4 -0.002 1.00 S-Sep.2019 -1.7

Newspapers and magazines4, 5........................ 0.069 -1.5 -0.001 1.26 S-Feb.2020 -1.6

Recreational books4, 5................................... 0.050 -1.2 -0.001 1.25 S-Apr.2020 -1.3

Other recreational goods5

.................................. 0.361 1.0 0.003 0.48 – –

Toys........................................................ 0.274 1.4 0.004 0.50 L-Feb.2004 1.8

Toys, games, hobbies and playground

equipment5

, 6

......................................... 0.1 0.68 S-Jun.2020 -0.9

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies4, 5............. 0.024 -3.4 -0.001 1.24 S-Jun.2020 -4.6

Music instruments and accessories4, 5................ 0.047 0.8 0.000 0.64 L-Jul.2020 1.4

Education and communication commodities11............. 0.514 -2.5 -0.013 0.46 S-EVER –

Educational books and supplies.......................... 0.109 0.2 0.000 0.76 S-Jul.2020 0.2

College textbooks4, 14, 6.................................. -0.3 0.84 S-Jun.2020 -0.3

Information technology commodities11................... 0.405 -3.2 -0.013 0.53 S-EVER –

Computers, peripherals, and smart home

assistants7

.............................................. 0.302 -4.1 -0.012 0.68 S-EVER –

Computer software and accessories4, 5............... 0.018 -5.6 -0.001 1.50 S-EVER –

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other

consumer information items5

......................... 0.085 0.7 0.001 0.81 L-May 2020 1.5

Alcoholic beverages........................................... 1.033 -0.2 -0.002 0.18 S-Jul.2020 -0.3

Alcoholic beverages at home.............................. 0.578 -0.3 -0.002 0.27 S-Nov.2019 -0.4

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home........ 0.222 -0.4 -0.001 0.34 S-Jun.2020 -0.6

Distilled spirits at home.................................. 0.094 1.0 0.001 0.44 L-Feb.2019 1.0

Whiskey at home4, 6

................................... 0.7 0.90 L-Jul.2020 1.4

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home4, 6

. . .. 0.5 0.62 L-May 2020 0.7

Wine at home............................................. 0.263 -0.5 -0.001 0.47 S-Dec.2019 -1.0

Alcoholic beverages away from home4.................. 0.455 0.1 0.000 0.22 S-Jul.2020 -0.9

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from

home4

, 5, 6

............................................... -0.1 0.25 S-Jul.2020 -1.6

Wine away from home4, 5, 6

............................. 0.0 0.17 S-Jul.2020 -0.8

Distilled spirits away from home4, 5, 6

.................. 1.0 0.25 L-Apr.2019 1.0

Other goods11.................................................. 1.476 0.1 0.002 0.21 L-Jun.2020 0.3

Tobacco and smoking products........................... 0.600 0.4 0.002 0.13 – –

Cigarettes5................................................ 0.521 0.5 0.002 0.13 L-Jul.2020 0.9

Tobacco products other than cigarettes4, 5........... 0.060 -0.4 0.000 0.39 S-Jun.2020 -0.6

Personal care products4.................................... 0.686 -0.3 -0.002 0.28 S-Jun.2020 -0.5

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal

care products4, 5....................................... 0.370 0.2 0.001 0.37 – –

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements4............................................ 0.308 -0.9 -0.003 0.44 S-Dec.2019 -1.9

Miscellaneous personal goods5

........................... 0.190 0.9 0.002 1.05 L-Jun.2020 0.9

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap6

............. -0.1 1.05 L-May 2020 0.7

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

September 2020, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2020

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Aug. 2020-

Sep. 2020

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Aug. 2020-

Sep. 20201

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Infants’ equipment4, 8, 6

.................................. 0.5 1.19 S-May 2020 -2.3

Services less energy services.................................. 59.503 0.0 0.000 0.04 S-May 2020 0.0

Shelter........................................................... 33.315 0.1 0.020 0.05 – –

Rent of shelter15............................................. 32.951 0.1 0.026 0.06 – –

Rent of primary residence............................... 7.833 0.1 0.009 0.04 – –

Lodging away from home5.............................. 0.942 -0.4 -0.003 1.55 S-May 2020 -1.5

Housing at school, excluding board15............... 0.117 0.4 0.000 0.04 L-Aug.2018 0.5

Other lodging away from home including hotels

and motels........................................... 0.825 -0.5 -0.004 1.76 S-May 2020 -1.8

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences15.............. 24.175 0.1 0.014 0.04 – –

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence15. .. 22.962 0.1 0.013 0.04 – –

Tenants’ and household insurance4, 5................. 0.365 0.0 0.000 0.07 – –

Water and sewer and trash collection services5........ 1.099 0.2 0.002 0.08 S-Jun.2020 0.2

Water and sewerage maintenance..................... 0.806 0.2 0.002 0.09 S-Jun.2020 0.2

Garbage and trash collection4, 13....................... 0.293 0.2 0.001 0.15 S-May 2020 0.1

Household operations4, 5................................... 0.881 0.4 0.003 0.21 S-Jul.2020 0.3

Domestic services4, 5..................................... 0.292 0.3 0.001 0.29 S-Jul.2020 0.3

Gardening and lawncare services4, 5.................. 0.305 0.0 0.000 0.06 – –

Moving, storage, freight expense4, 5................... 0.091 1.9 0.002 0.60 S-Jun.2020 1.1

Repair of household items4, 5........................... 0.115 0.4 0.000 0.22 L-Jan.2020 0.5

Medical care services...................................... 7.351 0.0 -0.001 0.17 S-Aug.2018 -0.2

Professional services.................................... 3.670 0.1 0.004 0.13 L-Jul.2020 0.5

Physicians’ services................................... 1.827 -0.3 -0.005 0.17 S-Jan.2020 -0.4

Dental services......................................... 1.004 0.3 0.003 0.10 L-Jul.2020 0.6

Eyeglasses and eye care4, 9......................... 0.366 0.8 0.003 0.24 L-Jan.2018 0.9

Services by other medical professionals4, 9........ 0.473 0.5 0.002 0.14 L-Mar.2018 0.8

Hospital and related services........................... 2.409 0.6 0.016 0.21 L-Jan.2020 0.7

Hospital services16..................................... 2.214 0.6 0.012 0.24 L-Jan.2020 0.8

Inpatient hospital services16, 6

..................... 0.5 0.32 L-Apr.2020 0.5

Outpatient hospital services9, 6.................... 0.5 0.25 L-Jan.2020 1.0

Nursing homes and adult day services16........... 0.124 0.3 0.000 0.13 L-Jul.2020 0.4

Care of invalids and elderly at home4, 8............ 0.070 0.6 0.000 0.11 S-May 2020 0.1

Health insurance4, 8...................................... 1.272 -1.5 -0.019 0.20 S-EVER –

Transportation services..................................... 5.128 -0.9 -0.048 0.11 S-May 2020 -3.6

Leased cars and trucks4, 14.............................

Car and truck rental5..................................... 0.131 4.9 0.006 1.64 L-Jun.2020 17.5

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair4

............... 1.093 0.2 0.002 0.19 S-Jul.2020 -0.1

Motor vehicle body work4

............................. 0.058 0.7 0.000 0.25 L-Apr.2020 1.4

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing4

......... 0.631 -0.1 -0.001 0.23 S-Apr.2020 -0.1

Motor vehicle repair4, 5................................ 0.344 0.7 0.002 0.26 S-Jul.2020 -0.3

Motor vehicle insurance................................. 1.646 -3.5 -0.058 0.11 S-May 2020 -8.9

Motor vehicle fees4, 5.................................... 0.566 0.8 0.005 0.13 L-Jan.2018 1.2

State motor vehicle registration and license

fees4, 5................................................ 0.297 0.0 0.000 0.11 – –

Parking and other fees4, 5............................ 0.255 1.8 0.005 0.25 L-Nov.2016 1.9

Parking fees and tolls5, 6........................... 2.4 0.26 L-Jan.2012 5.0

Automobile service clubs4, 5, 6..................... 0.2 0.31 – –

Public transportation..................................... 1.065 1.3 0.014 0.37 L-Jul.2020 3.4

Airline fares............................................. 0.614 -2.0 -0.013 0.57 S-May 2020 -4.9

Other intercity transportation......................... 0.172 0.8 0.001 0.70 S-Jul.2020 -0.4

Intercity bus fare4, 7, 6

............................... 5.3 1.47 L-Nov.2019 9.8

Intercity train fare4, 7, 6

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

Ship fare4, 5, 6

........................................ -0.8 0.75 S-Jun.2020 -1.7

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

September 2020, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2020

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Aug. 2020-

Sep. 2020

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Aug. 2020-

Sep. 20201

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Intracity transportation4

............................... 0.276 8.8 0.024 0.35 L-Jul.1981 12.3

Intracity mass transit4, 11, 6

......................... 13.3 0.13 L-EVER –

Recreation services11....................................... 3.765 0.5 0.017 0.17 – –

Video and audio services11............................. 1.263 0.2 0.003 0.17 S-Jun.2020 0.0

Cable and satellite television service13............. 1.181 0.2 0.002 0.19 S-Jun.2020 -0.1

Video discs and other media, including rental of

video4

, 5............................................... 0.082 0.9 0.001 0.95 L-Jul.2020 1.9

Video discs and other media4, 5, 6

................ 1.7 1.68 L-Jul.2020 2.1

Rental of video discs and other media4, 5, 6

. . . .. -0.1 0.76 S-Dec.2019 -1.3

Pet services including veterinary5

...................... 0.557 0.3 0.001 0.16 S-Jun.2020 0.2

Pet services4, 5, 6....................................... 0.5 0.24 L-Feb.2020 0.6

Veterinarian services5, 6............................... 0.3 0.25 S-Jun.2020 0.3

Photographers and photo processing4, 5.............. 0.044 1.2 0.001 0.46 L-Jun.2020 2.5

Photographer fees4, 5, 6

............................... 0.62 – –

Photo processing4, 5, 6................................. 0.62 – –

Other recreation services5............................... 1.900 0.7 0.013 0.31 L-May 2020 2.3

Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or

other organizations, or participant sports

fees4, 5................................................ 0.663 2.6 0.017 0.35 L-EVER –

Admissions............................................. 0.704 -0.4 -0.003 0.69 S-Jul.2020 -3.3

Admission to movies, theaters, and

concerts

4

, 5, 6

...................................... -0.4 0.54 S-Jul.2020 -4.2

Admission to sporting events4, 5, 6

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

Fees for lessons or instructions4, 9.................. 0.213 0.0 0.000 0.43 S-Mar.2020 0.0

Education and communication services11................ 6.299 0.0 0.001 0.07 S-Jun.2020 -0.1

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.............. 2.921 -0.3 -0.008 0.10 L-Jul.2020 0.2

College tuition and fees............................... 1.571 -0.5 -0.008 0.16 L-Jul.2020 0.3

Elementary and high school tuition and fees. . . . .. 0.429 0.2 0.001 0.06 L-May 2020 0.5

Day care and preschool12............................ 0.766 0.0 0.000 0.13 L-Jul.2020 0.4

Technical and business school tuition and fees5... 0.037 -0.3 0.000 0.12 S-Aug.2019 -1.9

Postage and delivery services5......................... 0.111 0.3 0.000 0.03 – –

Postage................................................. 0.102 0.3 0.000 0.00 – –

Delivery services5

...................................... 0.010 0.8 0.000 0.27 L-Jul.2020 1.4

Telephone services4, 5................................... 2.367 0.2 0.005 0.10 S-Jun.2020 -0.1

Wireless telephone services4, 5...................... 1.966 0.2 0.003 0.05 S-Jun.2020 -0.1

Land-line telephone services4, 11.................... 0.400 0.5 0.002 0.36 L-Apr.2020 0.8

Internet services and electronic information

providers5

............................................... 0.888 0.4 0.004 0.22 L-Jul.2020 0.4

Other personal services4, 11............................... 1.666 0.2 0.004 0.13 L-Jul.2020 0.6

Personal care services4

................................. 0.683 0.3 0.002 0.14 L-Jul.2020 1.5

Haircuts and other personal care services4, 5...... 0.683 0.3 0.002 0.14 L-Jul.2020 1.5

Miscellaneous personal services....................... 0.983 0.3 0.003 0.15 – –

Legal services4, 9...................................... 0.250 0.0 0.000 0.12 S-Jul.2020 0.0

Funeral expenses4, 9.................................. 0.140 0.3 0.000 0.19 L-Apr.2020 0.3

Laundry and dry cleaning services4, 5............... 0.219 0.5 0.001 0.22 L-Sep.2019 0.5

Apparel services other than laundry and dry

cleaning4

, 5........................................... 0.030 1.0 0.000 0.36 L-Mar.2020 1.6

Financial services9..................................... 0.232 0.2 0.001 0.20 S-Jul.2020 -0.5

Checking account and other bank

services4, 5, 6...................................... -0.2 0.00 S-Nov.2015 -0.6

Tax return preparation and other accounting

fees4

, 5, 6

........................................... 0.7 0.31 L-Jan.2020 2.0

Special aggregate indexes

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 2020, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2020

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Aug. 2020-

Sep. 2020

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Aug. 2020-

Sep. 20201

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

All items less food.................................................. 85.900 0.2 0.202 0.04 S-May 2020 -0.2

All items less shelter................................................ 66.685 0.3 0.184 0.05 S-May 2020 -0.2

All items less food and shelter.................................... 52.585 0.3 0.183 0.06 S-May 2020 -0.4

All items less food, shelter, and energy.......................... 46.442 0.3 0.134 0.06 S-Jun.2020 0.3

All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and

trucks............................................................... 43.707 -0.1 -0.046 0.07 S-May 2020 -0.2

All items less medical care........................................ 91.034 0.2 0.204 0.04 S-May 2020 -0.1

All items less energy................................................ 93.856 0.2 0.155 0.04 S-May 2020 0.1

Commodities......................................................... 37.372 0.4 0.157 0.07 S-May 2020 -0.1

Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and

trucks............................................................ 17.518 -0.1 -0.022 0.12 S-May 2020 -0.2

Commodities less food.......................................... 23.272 0.7 0.156 0.09 S-May 2020 -0.6

Commodities less food and beverages........................ 22.239 0.7 0.157 0.10 S-May 2020 -0.6

Services.............................................................. 62.628 0.1 0.050 0.04 – –

Services less rent of shelter15.................................. 29.677 0.1 0.021 0.06 S-May 2020 -0.3

Services less medical care services........................... 55.277 0.1 0.062 0.04 S-May 2020 -0.2

Durables.............................................................. 10.892 1.3 0.139 0.12 S-Jul.2020 0.9

Nondurables......................................................... 26.480 -0.1 -0.038 0.08 S-May 2020 -0.3

Nondurables less food........................................... 12.381 -0.2 -0.029 0.15 S-May 2020 -1.3

Nondurables less food and beverages........................ 11.348 -0.2 -0.026 0.16 S-May 2020 -1.5

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel............. 8.635 -0.1 -0.010 0.13 S-May 2020 -1.2

Nondurables less food and apparel............................ 9.668 -0.1 -0.011 0.12 S-May 2020 -1.0

Housing............................................................... 42.349 0.2 0.066 0.05 – –

Education and communication5

................................... 6.813 -0.2 -0.012 0.07 S-Nov.2018 -0.6

Education5

......................................................... 3.030 -0.3 -0.008 0.10 – –

Communication5

.................................................. 3.783 -0.1 -0.004 0.10 S-Jun.2020 -0.3

Information and information processing5

................... 3.672 -0.1 -0.004 0.11 S-Jun.2020 -0.3

Information technology, hardware and services17......... 1.305 -0.7 -0.009 0.24 S-Sep.2019 -0.8

Recreation5

.......................................................... 5.780 0.2 0.010 0.15 S-Jul.2020 -0.6

Video and audio5

................................................. 1.536 0.3 0.004 0.17 S-Jun.2020 -0.1

Pets, pet products and services5

............................... 1.194 -0.5 -0.006 0.16 S-Apr.2020 -0.5

Photography5

...................................................... 0.072 0.1 0.000 0.53 L-Jul.2020 0.1

Food and beverages................................................ 15.133 0.0 0.000 0.07 S-Jul.2020 -0.4

Domestically produced farm food.............................. 6.534 -0.4 -0.028 0.13 S-Jul.2020 -1.2

Other services....................................................... 11.730 0.2 0.024 0.07 – –

Apparel less footwear.............................................. 2.067 -0.3 -0.006 0.64 S-May 2020 -2.5

Fuels and utilities.................................................... 4.356 1.1 0.049 0.14 L-Mar.2014 1.7

Household energy................................................ 3.257 1.4 0.046 0.18 L-Mar.2014 2.1

Medical care......................................................... 8.966 0.0 -0.001 0.18 S-Feb.2019 0.0

Transportation....................................................... 15.105 1.0 0.147 0.08 S-May 2020 -1.8

Private transportation............................................ 14.041 1.0 0.134 0.09 S-May 2020 -1.7

New and used motor vehicles5

.............................. 7.456 2.5 0.182 0.11 L-EVER –

Utilities and public transportation................................. 8.835 0.9 0.079 0.10 L-Jul.2020 1.3

Household furnishings and operations........................... 4.678 -0.1 -0.003 0.18 S-Mar.2020 -0.1

Other goods and services.......................................... 3.142 0.2 0.006 0.12 L-Jul.2020 0.3

Personal care4

.................................................... 2.542 0.1 0.004 0.15 L-Jul.2020 0.2

1 The ’effect’ of an item category is a measure of that item’s contribution to the All items price change. For example, if the Food index had an effect of

0.40, and the All items index rose 1.2 percent, then the increase in food prices contributed 0.40 / 1.2, or 33.3 percent, to that All items increase.

Said another way, had food prices been unchanged for that month the change in the All items index would have been 1.2 percent minus 0.40, or 0.8

percent. Effects can be negative as well. For example, if the effect of food was a negative 0.1, and the All items index rose 0.5 percent, the All items

index actually would have been 0.1 percent higher (or 0.6 percent) had food prices been unchanged. Since food prices fell while prices overall were

rising, the contribution of food to the All items price change was negative (in this case, -0.1 / 0.5, or minus 20 percent).

2 A statistic’s margin of error is often expressed as its point estimate plus or minus two standard errors. For example, if a CPI category rose 0.6

percent, and its standard error was 0.15 percent, the margin of error on this item’s 1-month percent change would be 0.6 percent, plus or minus 0.3

percent.
3

If the current seasonally adjusted 1-month percent change is greater than the previous published 1-month percent change, then this column

identifies the closest prior month with a 1-month percent change as (L)arge as or (L)arger than the current 1-month change. If the current 1-month

percent change is smaller than the previous published 1-month percent change, the most recent month with a change as (S)mall or (S)maller than

the current month change is identified. If the current and previous published 1-month percent changes are equal, a dash will appear. Standard

numerical comparisons are used. For example, 0.8% is greater than 0.6%, -0.4% is less than -0.2%, and -0.2% is less than 0.0%. Note that a

(L)arger change can be a smaller decline, for example, a -0.2% change is larger than a -0.4% change, but still represents a decline in the price

index. Likewise, (S)maller changes can be increases, for example, a 0.6% change is smaller than 0.8%, but still represents an increase in the price

index. In this context, a -0.2% change is considered to be smaller than a 0.0% change.

4 Not seasonally adjusted.

5

Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

6 Special indexes based on a substantially smaller sample. These series do not contribute to the all items index aggregation and therefore do not

have a relative importance or effect.

7

Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.

8

Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.

9

Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

10 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.

11 Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.

12 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.

13 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.

14 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.

15 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

16 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.

17 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 2020, 12-month analysis table

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2020

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Sep. 2019-

Sep. 2020

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Sep. 2019-

Sep. 20201

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

All items................................................................. 100.000 1.4 0.08 L-Mar.2020 1.5

Food.................................................................. 14.100 3.9 0.540 0.15 S-Apr.2020 3.5

Food at home..................................................... 7.822 4.1 0.308 0.19 S-Apr.2020 4.1

Cereals and bakery products................................. 1.006 2.6 0.026 0.44 S-May 2020 2.6

Cereals and cereal products............................... 0.308 2.6 0.008 0.80 L-Jun.2020 3.0

Flour and prepared flour mixes......................... 0.043 0.7 0.000 1.08 S-Mar.2020 -0.7

Breakfast cereal.......................................... 0.139 2.9 0.004 1.01 L-Jun.2020 2.9

Rice, pasta, cornmeal.................................... 0.126 2.6 0.003 1.35 S-Mar.2020 -1.0

Rice4, 5

.................................................. 2.8 1.84 S-Jul.2020 1.8

Bakery products.......................................... 0.698 2.6 0.018 0.55 S-May 2020 2.3

Bread4

................................................... 0.199 3.9 0.008 0.98 S-May 2020 3.5

White bread5......................................... 4.1 1.32 S-Mar.2020 4.0

Bread other than white5............................ 4.2 1.32 L-Apr.2020 4.3

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins4

......................... 0.101 4.3 0.004 1.35 S-Jul.2020 3.6

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies....................... 0.178 0.5 0.001 1.01 S-Feb.2020 -1.2

Cookies5.............................................. 1.0 1.31 S-Feb.2020 -1.9

Fresh cakes and cupcakes5....................... -2.0 1.09 S-Apr.2020 -2.8

Other bakery products................................ 0.219 2.2 0.005 0.89 S-Mar.2020 0.0

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts5

...... 2.7 1.97 S-Mar.2020 -1.4

Crackers, bread, and cracker products5

. . . . . . . .. 2.2 1.60 S-Mar.2020 1.8

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies,

tarts, turnovers5

................................... 2.1 0.81 L-Jul.2020 2.5

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................ 1.756 6.3 0.103 0.33 S-Mar.2020 2.3

Meats, poultry, and fish.................................... 1.661 6.7 0.104 0.35 S-Apr.2020 6.2

Meats...................................................... 1.049 6.8 0.066 0.44 S-Apr.2020 6.6

Beef and veal.......................................... 0.483 8.3 0.037 0.59 S-Apr.2020 7.5

Uncooked ground beef............................. 0.178 8.3 0.014 0.86 S-Mar.2020 5.9

Uncooked beef roasts4

............................. 0.076 11.9 0.008 1.62 S-Apr.2020 9.2

Uncooked beef steaks4............................. 0.185 6.8 0.011 0.93 S-Apr.2020 5.3

Uncooked other beef and veal4

................... 0.044 8.3 0.003 1.19 S-Apr.2020 5.4

Pork...................................................... 0.332 5.7 0.018 0.91 S-Mar.2020 3.5

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related

products4.......................................... 0.133 4.0 0.005 1.14 S-May 2020 0.8

Bacon and related products5

.................... 4.0 1.48 L-Oct.2019 5.0

Breakfast sausage and related products4, 5

... 3.8 1.62 S-Feb.2020 3.5

Ham................................................... 0.068 3.1 0.003 3.14 S-Jul.2019 1.7

Ham, excluding canned5

........................ 3.2 3.40 S-Sep.2019 2.8

Pork chops........................................... 0.053 11.2 0.005 2.19 L-Jul.2020 12.2

Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs4

... 0.078 6.7 0.005 2.01 S-Mar.2020 2.3

Other meats............................................ 0.234 5.3 0.012 0.72 S-May 2020 4.8

Frankfurters5

......................................... 10.2 1.91 L-Jul.2020 15.7

Lunchmeats4, 5...................................... 5.5 0.88 L-Jun.2020 5.5

Lamb and organ meats5...........................

Lamb and mutton4, 5................................

Poultry................................................... 0.337 7.9 0.025 0.77 L-Jun.2020 8.7

Chicken4

.............................................. 0.274 6.9 0.018 0.91 L-Jun.2020 8.7

Fresh whole chicken5............................ 6.7 1.77 L-Jul.2020 8.4

Fresh and frozen chicken parts5............... 7.0 1.08 L-Jun.2020 9.3

Other uncooked poultry including turkey4........ 0.063 12.5 0.007 2.42 L-EVER –

Fish and seafood...................................... 0.275 4.7 0.012 0.76 L-Sep.2014 6.1

Fresh fish and seafood4

............................ 0.137 5.4 0.007 1.11 L-Apr.2020 6.6

Processed fish and seafood4

...................... 0.139 4.0 0.005 1.15 S-Jul.2020 2.8

Shelf stable fish and seafood5

.................. 3.6 1.59 S-Jun.2020 2.1

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 2020, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2020

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Sep. 2019-

Sep. 2020

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Sep. 2019-

Sep. 20201

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Frozen fish and seafood5........................ 4.5 1.70 L-Jun.2020 5.0

Eggs........................................................ 0.095 0.1 -0.001 1.58 S-Mar.2020 -1.6

Dairy and related products................................... 0.792 5.0 0.037 0.43 S-Jul.2020 4.4

Milk4

........................................................... 0.216 7.2 0.015 0.78 S-Jul.2020 4.3

Fresh whole milk5........................................ 9.2 1.41 L-Jan.2012 10.0

Fresh milk other than whole4, 5......................... 6.4 1.25 S-Jul.2020 4.2

Cheese and related products.............................. 0.268 5.8 0.014 0.71 S-Jul.2020 4.6

Ice cream and related products........................... 0.109 4.5 0.005 1.16 S-Apr.2020 3.9

Other dairy and related products4

........................ 0.198 1.7 0.004 0.87 S-Mar.2020 1.4

Fruits and vegetables......................................... 1.345 3.0 0.040 0.58 L-Mar.2019 3.9

Fresh fruits and vegetables................................ 1.054 2.5 0.026 0.61 L-Apr.2019 2.8

Fresh fruits................................................ 0.540 1.2 0.006 0.64 S-Jul.2020 -0.6

Apples................................................... 0.078 -3.2 -0.002 1.68 L-Nov.2019 0.0

Bananas................................................. 0.074 -2.1 -0.002 1.27 L-Jul.2020 -1.0

Citrus fruits4

............................................ 0.147 0.4 0.000 1.55 S-Jun.2020 -0.6

Oranges, including tangerines5.................... 0.7 2.14 L-Mar.2019 2.7

Other fresh fruits4

...................................... 0.241 5.0 0.010 1.12 S-Jul.2020 1.9

Fresh vegetables......................................... 0.514 4.0 0.020 0.97 L-Jul.2020 4.1

Potatoes................................................. 0.085 -0.2 0.000 2.45 S-Jan.2016 -0.6

Lettuce.................................................. 0.061 7.8 0.005 2.84 L-Nov.2019 14.5

Tomatoes............................................... 0.081 7.8 0.006 2.00 L-Jul.2020 9.5

Other fresh vegetables................................ 0.286 3.3 0.009 1.12 L-Aug.2019 3.3

Processed fruits and vegetables4

...................... 0.291 4.8 0.014 0.94 L-Jun.2012 5.1

Canned fruits and vegetables4....................... 0.151 3.8 0.006 1.33 L-Jul.2020 4.9

Canned fruits4, 5..................................... 4.6 1.81 L-Mar.2019 8.6

Canned vegetables4, 5.............................. 3.4 1.74 S-May 2020 2.1

Frozen fruits and vegetables4

........................ 0.088 6.6 0.005 1.57 L-Jun.2012 6.9

Frozen vegetables5................................. 5.2 1.70 L-May 2020 5.7

Other processed fruits and vegetables including

dried4................................................. 0.053 5.5 0.003 1.31 S-Jul.2020 3.9

Dried beans, peas, and lentils4, 5................. 8.2 2.39 S-Jul.2020 6.6

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials. . . . . . . .. 0.938 4.2 0.039 0.56 S-May 2020 4.1

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks4

........................... 0.671 5.5 0.035 0.71 S-May 2020 5.2

Carbonated drinks........................................ 0.286 6.1 0.017 1.43 S-May 2020 4.9

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks4

............. 0.006 0.3 0.000 1.37 – –

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks4......... 0.379 5.2 0.019 0.79 S-Jul.2020 5.1

Beverage materials including coffee and tea4........... 0.267 1.1 0.003 0.82 S-Jul.2020 0.8

Coffee...................................................... 0.172 0.7 0.002 1.08 L-Jul.2020 0.7

Roasted coffee5

........................................ 0.9 1.05 L-Jul.2020 0.9

Instant coffee5.......................................... -0.6 2.32 L-Jun.2020 -0.6

Other beverage materials including tea4.............. 0.095 1.6 0.002 1.16 S-Jul.2020 0.9

Other food at home............................................ 1.986 3.2 0.064 0.33 S-Mar.2020 1.4

Sugar and sweets........................................... 0.266 2.2 0.006 0.80 S-Jun.2019 2.1

Sugar and sugar substitutes............................ 0.037 4.7 0.001 1.49 S-Dec.2019 4.5

Candy and chewing gum4

............................... 0.176 2.3 0.004 1.07 S-Jul.2020 2.0

Other sweets4

............................................. 0.053 0.3 0.000 1.22 S-Apr.2020 0.1

Fats and oils................................................. 0.215 2.2 0.005 0.77 S-Jul.2020 2.2

Butter and margarine4

................................... 0.065 1.9 0.001 1.23 S-Jul.2020 1.1

Butter5

................................................... 1.1 1.96 S-Jun.2020 0.5

Margarine5

.............................................. 4.3 1.35 S-Jul.2020 3.2

Salad dressing4........................................... 0.050 2.7 0.001 1.42 L-Jul.2020 3.0

Other fats and oils including peanut butter4

. . . . . . . . .. 0.100 2.0 0.002 1.19 S-May 2020 0.2

Peanut butter4, 5

....................................... 8.1 2.62 L-Dec.2012 13.8

Other foods................................................ 1.504 3.6 0.053 0.36 S-Mar.2020 1.5

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

September 2020, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2020

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Sep. 2019-

Sep. 2020

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Sep. 2019-

Sep. 20201

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Soups.................................................... 0.092 6.2 0.006 1.43 L-Mar.2009 8.4

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods........... 0.260 5.1 0.013 0.81 S-Jul.2020 3.9

Snacks.................................................. 0.344 3.3 0.011 0.81 S-May 2020 3.2

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces........... 0.297 2.6 0.008 0.77 S-Mar.2020 1.8

Salt and other seasonings and spices4, 5

........ 0.0 1.22 S-Jul.2020 0.0

Olives, pickles, relishes4, 5......................... 5.9 1.58 L-Sep.2019 6.8

Sauces and gravies4, 5

............................. 4.2 1.28 S-Jul.2020 3.5

Other condiments5.................................. -1.3 1.77 S-Jul.2019 -1.5

Baby food4.............................................. 0.042 2.5 0.001 2.13 L-Jul.2020 2.5

Other miscellaneous foods4.......................... 0.468 3.6 0.014 0.74 S-Mar.2020 2.1

Prepared salads6, 5

................................. 2.1 1.29 S-Jul.2020 0.4

Food away from home........................................... 6.277 3.8 0.232 0.18 L-Jun.2009 3.8

Full service meals and snacks4.............................. 3.146 2.8 0.085 0.39 – –

Limited service meals and snacks4.......................... 2.739 5.5 0.147 0.25 L-Apr.2009 5.5

Food at employee sites and schools4....................... 0.138 -3.4 -0.005 0.45 S-Jun.2020 -4.2

Food at elementary and secondary schools7, 5......... -5.9 0.39 S-EVER –

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors4

....... 0.080 1.3 0.001 1.05 L-Jul.2020 1.9

Other food away from home4

................................ 0.174 2.7 0.005 0.47 – –

Energy................................................................ 6.144 -7.7 -0.530 0.28 L-Mar.2020 -5.7

Energy commodities............................................. 3.019 -15.5 -0.570 0.33 L-Mar.2020 -10.4

Fuel oil and other fuels........................................ 0.133 -17.6 -0.027 0.83 S-Jul.2020 -18.0

Fuel oil........................................................ 0.076 -27.2 -0.028 1.02 S-Jul.2020 -27.2

Propane, kerosene, and firewood8

........................ 0.057 -1.1 0.000 1.25 L-Mar.2019 -1.1

Motor fuel....................................................... 2.886 -15.4 -0.543 0.34 L-Mar.2020 -10.2

Gasoline (all types)......................................... 2.824 -15.4 -0.529 0.34 L-Mar.2020 -10.2

Gasoline, unleaded regular5

............................ -15.8 1.01 L-Mar.2020 -11.0

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade9, 5

....................... -13.2 1.02 L-Mar.2020 -6.9

Gasoline, unleaded premium5

.......................... -12.4 0.99 L-Mar.2020 -5.6

Other motor fuels4

.......................................... 0.063 -17.5 -0.013 0.49 S-Jul.2020 -18.4

Energy services................................................... 3.125 1.4 0.040 0.46 L-Dec.2018 1.4

Electricity........................................................ 2.468 0.7 0.012 0.50 L-Sep.2019 0.7

Utility (piped) gas service..................................... 0.657 3.8 0.028 0.70 L-Jan.2019 4.3

All items less food and energy.................................... 79.757 1.7 1.361 0.09 – –

Commodities less food and energy commodities............ 20.253 1.0 0.224 0.21 L-Jul.2012 1.1

Household furnishings and supplies10...................... 3.797 2.1 0.082 0.44 S-Jul.2020 1.5

Window and floor coverings and other linens4

.......... 0.290 1.4 0.005 1.76 S-May 2020 0.6

Floor coverings4

.......................................... 0.064 -1.4 -0.001 2.53 L-Mar.2020 -1.2

Window coverings4

....................................... 0.061 4.6 0.002 3.82 S-Feb.2020 4.3

Other linens4

.............................................. 0.166 1.8 0.004 2.71 L-Jul.2020 3.3

Furniture and bedding...................................... 0.932 0.9 0.008 0.94 S-Jul.2020 -2.3

Bedroom furniture........................................ 0.327 -1.9 -0.006 1.47 S-Jul.2020 -3.3

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture4

. . . .. 0.446 0.4 0.002 1.78 L-Mar.2020 1.0

Other furniture4

........................................... 0.150 8.8 0.012 2.17 L-EVER –

Infants’ furniture7, 5

.................................... 10.7 8.93 L-Dec.2019 22.0

Appliances4.................................................. 0.223 3.9 0.008 1.76 S-Jun.2020 2.6

Major appliances4........................................ 0.078 8.1 0.005 2.33 S-Jul.2020 5.2

Laundry equipment5

................................... 7.5 2.81 S-Jul.2020 4.4

Other appliances4

........................................ 0.141 2.1 0.003 2.29 S-Apr.2020 1.9

Other household equipment and furnishings4

........... 0.543 1.1 0.007 1.43 L-Nov.2004 1.5

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items.................... 0.319 2.2 0.007 2.31 S-Jul.2020 1.6

Indoor plants and flowers11............................. 0.090 1.8 0.002 1.94 L-Apr.2020 1.8

Dishes and flatware4..................................... 0.055 -5.6 -0.003 4.67 S-Jul.2020 -6.4

Nonelectric cookware and tableware4

................. 0.079 1.5 0.001 3.13 L-Feb.2019 1.7

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 2020, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2020

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Sep. 2019-

Sep. 2020

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Sep. 2019-

Sep. 20201

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies4. . .. 0.886 1.6 0.017 0.81 S-Apr.2020 1.6

Tools, hardware and supplies4

......................... 0.244 1.7 0.006 1.49 L-Oct.2019 2.0

Outdoor equipment and supplies4...................... 0.453 1.6 0.008 1.13 S-Mar.2020 0.8

Housekeeping supplies..................................... 0.923 4.1 0.036 0.51 S-Jun.2020 3.3

Household cleaning products4.......................... 0.362 4.5 0.016 0.71 S-Jun.2020 2.7

Household paper products4............................. 0.234 5.5 0.012 1.26 S-Jun.2020 5.5

Miscellaneous household products4

................... 0.327 2.4 0.008 1.24 S-Jul.2020 2.0

Apparel.......................................................... 2.712 -6.0 -0.184 0.86 S-Jul.2020 -6.5

Men’s and boys’ apparel................................... 0.688 -7.2 -0.056 1.76 S-EVER –

Men’s apparel............................................. 0.553 -6.2 -0.036 1.51 S-EVER –

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear............ 0.094 -18.7 -0.021 3.69 S-EVER –

Men’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and

accessories.......................................... 0.166 4.5 0.008 3.27 L-Jan.2020 5.7

Men’s shirts and sweaters4

........................... 0.152 -11.2 -0.019 2.43 S-EVER –

Men’s pants and shorts............................... 0.135 -2.1 -0.003 2.31 S-Jul.2020 -4.0

Boys’ apparel............................................. 0.135 -11.4 -0.019 5.37 S-EVER –

Women’s and girls’ apparel................................ 1.088 -7.2 -0.088 1.54 L-Mar.2020 -2.6

Women’s apparel......................................... 0.897 -8.9 -0.094 1.74 L-Mar.2020 -3.5

Women’s outerwear................................... 0.062 -10.3 -0.007 4.11 L-Mar.2020 -8.0

Women’s dresses...................................... 0.089 -16.8 -0.020 3.14 L-Mar.2020 -10.0

Women’s suits and separates4

....................... 0.464 -8.9 -0.049 2.49 L-Mar.2020 -4.3

Women’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and

accessories4

......................................... 0.273 -5.3 -0.016 2.54 S-Jul.2020 -6.2

Girls’ apparel.............................................. 0.191 2.4 0.005 3.27 L-Mar.2020 3.3

Footwear..................................................... 0.645 -4.8 -0.033 1.44 S-Oct.1952 -5.1

Men’s footwear............................................ 0.229 -2.9 -0.006 1.93 S-May 2020 -3.6

Boys’ and girls’ footwear................................ 0.131 -8.7 -0.013 3.23 S-EVER –

Women’s footwear........................................ 0.285 -4.6 -0.014 1.86 S-Jul.2020 -4.8

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel.............................. 0.131 -5.8 -0.008 2.75 S-May 2020 -11.4

Jewelry and watches8

...................................... 0.161 2.8 0.001 3.57 L-Feb.2020 2.8

Watches8.................................................. 0.040 6.0 0.003 5.88 L-Feb.2020 9.3

Jewelry8.................................................... 0.121 -0.3 -0.002 4.18 L-Mar.2020 1.1

Transportation commodities less motor fuel10............. 7.091 4.5 0.316 0.25 L-Aug.2011 4.5

New vehicles................................................. 3.722 1.0 0.038 0.43 L-Apr.2019 1.2

New cars and trucks4, 5

.................................. 1.0 0.39 L-Apr.2019 1.2

New cars5............................................... 1.5 0.52 L-Apr.2012 2.3

New trucks12, 5......................................... 1.0 0.46 L-Apr.2019 1.1

Used cars and trucks....................................... 2.735 10.3 0.266 0.06 L-Sep.2010 12.9

Motor vehicle parts and equipment....................... 0.393 0.6 0.002 0.68 S-Sep.2018 0.4

Tires........................................................ 0.249 -0.6 -0.001 0.83 S-Jun.2020 -0.9

Vehicle accessories other than tires4

.................. 0.144 2.6 0.004 1.13 L-Jul.2020 3.8

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires5..... 4.3 1.17 L-Jul.2020 4.7

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids5........................ -3.4 1.97 S-Mar.1987 -3.7

Medical care commodities.................................... 1.615 0.9 0.016 0.79 L-Jul.2020 1.1

Medicinal drugs10........................................... 1.543 1.1 0.018 0.82 L-Jul.2020 1.1

Prescription drugs........................................ 1.163 1.4 0.020 0.95 – –

Nonprescription drugs10................................. 0.380 -0.6 -0.002 1.00 L-May 2020 -0.5

Medical equipment and supplies10........................ 0.072 -2.6 -0.002 1.73 S-EVER –

Recreation commodities10.................................... 2.015 -0.8 -0.015 0.62 S-Jul.2020 -1.3

Video and audio products10................................ 0.273 -3.3 -0.006 0.81 L-EVER –

Televisions................................................ 0.093 -11.3 -0.010 1.38 L-Jan.2018 -10.7

Other video equipment4

................................. 0.043 3.9 0.002 2.24 L-Oct.2014 4.6

Audio equipment.......................................... 0.079 -1.6 0.000 2.28 S-Jun.2020 -3.1

Recorded music and music subscriptions4

............ 0.046 3.4 0.002 2.26 L-Dec.2017 5.4

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 2020, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2020

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Sep. 2019-

Sep. 2020

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Sep. 2019-

Sep. 20201

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Pets and pet products...................................... 0.638 -1.6 -0.011 0.73 S-Jul.2020 -2.1

Pet food4, 5

................................................ -0.8 0.63 S-Jul.2020 -1.5

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories4, 5. . . . .. -2.9 1.18 S-Jul.2020 -3.3

Sporting goods.............................................. 0.596 1.4 0.008 1.48 S-Jun.2020 0.5

Sports vehicles including bicycles...................... 0.362 1.3 0.004 2.36 S-Apr.2020 -0.5

Sports equipment......................................... 0.224 1.5 0.003 1.42 L-May 2016 1.6

Photographic equipment and supplies................... 0.027 1.0 0.000 1.95 S-May 2019 -3.3

Film and photographic supplies4, 5

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

Photographic equipment4, 5............................. 1.0 1.71 S-Dec.2019 0.8

Recreational reading materials............................ 0.120 5.0 0.006 1.66 L-Jul.2020 5.2

Newspapers and magazines4

........................... 0.069 5.6 0.004 2.30 L-Jul.2020 5.9

Recreational books4...................................... 0.050 4.1 0.002 2.36 – –

Other recreational goods4.................................. 0.361 -3.5 -0.011 1.29 L-Aug.2013 -3.5

Toys........................................................ 0.274 -5.7 -0.015 1.49 L-Nov.2015 -5.7

Toys, games, hobbies and playground

equipment4

, 5

......................................... -4.4 2.03 L-Nov.2019 -4.4

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies4............... 0.024 8.1 0.002 2.89 S-Jul.2020 -6.6

Music instruments and accessories4

................... 0.047 5.6 0.002 2.82 L-Apr.2020 6.9

Education and communication commodities10............. 0.514 -6.0 -0.031 1.05 S-Jan.2020 -6.4

Educational books and supplies.......................... 0.109 0.2 0.000 2.02 L-Dec.2018 1.0

College textbooks13, 5

.................................... -0.1 1.97 L-Nov.2018 0.7

Information technology commodities10................... 0.405 -7.8 -0.032 1.23 S-Oct.2016 -8.3

Computers, peripherals, and smart home

assistants6.............................................. 0.302 -5.7 -0.017 1.59 S-Jan.2020 -5.8

Computer software and accessories4.................. 0.018 -14.3 -0.003 2.89 S-Jun.2020 -14.9

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other

consumer information items4......................... 0.085 -13.6 -0.011 1.92 L-May 2020 -12.5

Alcoholic beverages........................................... 1.033 1.8 0.018 0.38 L-Jun.2020 2.2

Alcoholic beverages at home.............................. 0.578 1.5 0.009 0.53 L-Jul.2020 1.6

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home........ 0.222 3.4 0.008 0.72 L-Jul.2020 3.6

Distilled spirits at home.................................. 0.094 1.5 0.002 1.03 L-Aug.2019 1.9

Whiskey at home5..................................... 1.5 1.17 L-Sep.2019 3.0

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home5

. . . . .. 2.2 1.46 L-Jul.2019 2.2

Wine at home............................................. 0.263 -0.5 -0.001 0.98 S-Feb.2020 -0.8

Alcoholic beverages away from home.................... 0.455 2.2 0.010 0.43 S-Jul.2020 1.5

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from

home4

, 5

................................................. 2.1 0.82 S-Jul.2020 0.4

Wine away from home4, 5

............................... 2.1 1.00 S-Jul.2020 1.8

Distilled spirits away from home4, 5

.................... 4.2 0.60 L-Jun.2020 4.2

Other goods10.................................................. 1.476 1.5 0.022 0.45 L-Jul.2020 2.1

Tobacco and smoking products........................... 0.600 5.0 0.030 0.32 – –

Cigarettes4

................................................ 0.521 5.3 0.028 0.33 S-May 2020 4.6

Tobacco products other than cigarettes4.............. 0.060 1.4 0.001 1.18 S-Jul.2020 1.3

Personal care products..................................... 0.686 -0.5 -0.003 0.58 – –

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal

care products4

.......................................... 0.370 1.8 0.007 0.77 L-May 2015 1.9

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements............................................. 0.308 -3.3 -0.010 1.01 S-EVER –

Miscellaneous personal goods4

........................... 0.190 -2.4 -0.005 2.55 L-Jul.2020 1.8

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap5

............. -3.3 2.41 S-Dec.2018 -3.4

Infants’ equipment7, 5

.................................... 13.7 2.24 L-EVER –

Services less energy services.................................. 59.503 1.9 1.137 0.11 S-Jun.2020 1.9

Shelter........................................................... 33.315 2.0 0.677 0.15 S-Feb.2012 2.0

Rent of shelter14............................................. 32.951 2.1 0.679 0.15 S-Aug.2012 2.1

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 2020, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2020

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Sep. 2019-

Sep. 2020

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Sep. 2019-

Sep. 20201

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Rent of primary residence............................... 7.833 2.7 0.212 0.14 S-Apr.2013 2.7

Lodging away from home4

.............................. 0.942 -13.0 -0.130 2.54 S-Jul.2020 -13.4

Housing at school, excluding board14............... 0.117 2.2 0.003 0.25 L-Jul.2020 2.4

Other lodging away from home including hotels

and motels........................................... 0.825 -15.0 -0.133 2.87 S-Jul.2020 -15.3

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences14.............. 24.175 2.5 0.597 0.15 S-Feb.2014 2.5

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence14. .. 22.962 2.5 0.564 0.15 S-Feb.2014 2.5

Tenants’ and household insurance4

................... 0.365 -0.6 -0.002 0.42 – –

Water and sewer and trash collection services4

........ 1.099 3.4 0.037 0.33 – –

Water and sewerage maintenance..................... 0.806 3.3 0.027 0.40 S-Jul.2020 2.9

Garbage and trash collection12......................... 0.293 3.6 0.010 0.66 L-Feb.2020 3.6

Household operations4

..................................... 0.881 2.7 0.024 0.71 L-May 2020 4.5

Domestic services4

....................................... 0.292 4.4 0.013 0.87 L-Jun.2007 4.6

Gardening and lawncare services4

..................... 0.305 2.3 0.007 1.38 S-Nov.2017 2.0

Moving, storage, freight expense4

...................... 0.091 2.8 0.002 2.20 L-Feb.2020 3.3

Repair of household items4............................. 0.115 0.000 0.90 – –

Medical care services...................................... 7.351 4.9 0.350 0.53 S-Sep.2019 4.4

Professional services.................................... 3.670 2.2 0.079 0.83 S-Jun.2020 2.2

Physicians’ services................................... 1.827 2.1 0.038 1.55 S-Jun.2020 2.1

Dental services......................................... 1.004 3.0 0.029 0.76 L-Jul.2020 3.5

Eyeglasses and eye care8

............................ 0.366 1.9 0.007 0.64 L-Jul.2018 2.5

Services by other medical professionals8

. . . . . . . . .. 0.473 1.1 0.006 0.47 – –

Hospital and related services........................... 2.409 4.5 0.108 0.52 L-Jul.2020 4.7

Hospital services15..................................... 2.214 4.6 0.102 0.58 L-Jul.2020 5.0

Inpatient hospital services15, 5..................... 4.0 0.84 L-Jul.2020 4.4

Outpatient hospital services8, 5.................... 3.3 1.14 L-Jul.2020 3.6

Nursing homes and adult day services15........... 0.124 2.8 0.004 0.51 S-Jul.2020 2.8

Care of invalids and elderly at home7

............... 0.070 4.3 0.003 0.93 L-Nov.2008 4.8

Health insurance7........................................ 1.272 14.1 0.163 0.61 S-Jun.2019 13.7

Transportation services..................................... 5.128 -5.1 -0.277 0.33 S-Jun.2020 -7.0

Leased cars and trucks13

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

Car and truck rental4..................................... 0.131 6.3 0.007 2.41 L-Feb.2020 8.6

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair................. 1.093 3.3 0.035 0.59 L-Jul.2020 3.5

Motor vehicle body work.............................. 0.058 3.4 0.002 0.88 L-Jun.2020 3.7

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing.......... 0.631 2.1 0.013 0.80 S-Mar.2018 2.1

Motor vehicle repair4

.................................. 0.344 5.5 0.018 0.93 L-Jul.2006 5.5

Motor vehicle insurance................................. 1.646 -5.0 -0.081 0.59 S-Jun.2020 -10.1

Motor vehicle fees4

....................................... 0.566 1.7 0.010 0.46 L-Mar.2020 2.7

State motor vehicle registration and license

fees4.................................................. 0.297 2.0 0.006 0.32 S-Sep.2019 1.9

Parking and other fees4............................... 0.255 1.5 0.004 0.83 L-Mar.2020 2.6

Parking fees and tolls4, 5........................... 1.5 0.74 L-Mar.2020 2.5

Automobile service clubs4, 5....................... 0.97 – –

Public transportation..................................... 1.065 -16.5 -0.212 0.71 L-Jul.2020 -16.1

Airline fares............................................. 0.614 -25.0 -0.199 1.04 S-Jun.2020 -27.2

Other intercity transportation......................... 0.172 -6.1 -0.011 1.70 L-Mar.2020 -6.1

Intercity bus fare6, 5

................................. 5.0 6.41 L-Feb.2020 5.6

Intercity train fare6, 5

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

Ship fare4, 5

.......................................... -9.6 1.95 S-May 2020 -9.8

Intracity transportation................................. 0.276 -0.3 -0.001 0.64 L-Apr.2020 1.2

Intracity mass transit10, 5

........................... 0.0 1.11 L-Apr.2020 1.8

Recreation services10....................................... 3.765 2.7 0.102 0.56 L-Jun.2020 3.4

Video and audio services10............................. 1.263 4.4 0.060 0.66 S-Jun.2020 3.5

Cable and satellite television service12............. 1.181 5.0 0.063 0.66 S-Jun.2020 4.3

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

September 2020, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2020

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Sep. 2019-

Sep. 2020

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Sep. 2019-

Sep. 20201

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Video discs and other media, including rental of

video4

................................................. 0.082 -3.8 -0.003 2.85 L-Jul.2020 -3.6

Video discs and other media4, 5

................... -4.2 5.58 L-Dec.2019 -3.9

Rental of video discs and other media4, 5

. . . . . .. -0.5 1.16 S-Oct.2014 -0.8

Pet services including veterinary4...................... 0.557 3.6 0.018 0.63 L-Jan.2020 4.0

Pet services4, 5......................................... 2.3 1.49 L-Jun.2020 2.8

Veterinarian services4, 5............................... 4.0 0.53 L-Jan.2020 4.7

Photographers and photo processing4

................ 0.044 4.5 0.002 1.40 L-EVER –

Photographer fees4, 5

.................................. 2.9 2.30 – –

Photo processing4, 5

................................... 0.3 1.42 S-May 2020 0.1

Other recreation services4

............................... 1.900 1.2 0.022 1.03 L-Jun.2020 3.4

Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or

other organizations, or participant sports

fees4

.................................................. 0.663 0.9 0.006 0.72 L-Jun.2020 3.8

Admissions............................................. 0.704 1.4 0.009 2.01 S-Jul.2020 1.2

Admission to movies, theaters, and

concerts4, 5

........................................ 0.3 1.29 S-Jul.2020 -0.6

Admission to sporting events4, 5

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

Fees for lessons or instructions8

.................... 0.213 2.4 0.005 1.95 L-Aug.2019 3.8

Education and communication services10................ 6.299 2.8 0.175 0.22 S-Jun.2020 1.8

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.............. 2.921 1.5 0.044 0.33 S-EVER –

College tuition and fees............................... 1.571 0.7 0.011 0.46 S-EVER –

Elementary and high school tuition and fees. . . . .. 0.429 2.8 0.012 0.49 L-Jun.2020 2.8

Day care and preschool11............................ 0.766 2.4 0.018 0.46 S-Apr.2019 2.3

Technical and business school tuition and fees4... 0.037 2.3 0.001 0.38 S-Jul.2020 1.9

Postage and delivery services4

......................... 0.111 4.1 0.004 0.23 L-Mar.2020 4.1

Postage................................................. 0.102 4.3 0.004 0.25 – –

Delivery services4...................................... 0.010 0.9 0.000 0.84 L-Mar.2020 1.3

Telephone services4..................................... 2.367 5.0 0.113 0.29 – –

Wireless telephone services4........................ 1.966 4.6 0.087 0.31 L-EVER –

Land-line telephone services10....................... 0.400 5.2 0.026 0.72 S-Sep.2019 3.6

Internet services and electronic information

providers4

............................................... 0.888 1.9 0.015 0.93 L-Mar.2020 2.1

Other personal services10.................................. 1.666 3.1 0.050 0.36 L-Jul.2020 3.1

Personal care services.................................. 0.683 5.0 0.033 0.48 L-Jul.2020 5.6

Haircuts and other personal care services4

........ 0.683 5.0 0.033 0.48 L-Jul.2020 5.6

Miscellaneous personal services....................... 0.983 1.8 0.017 0.47 L-Jun.2020 2.1

Legal services8

......................................... 0.250 1.1 0.003 0.93 L-Jun.2020 1.6

Funeral expenses8

..................................... 0.140 1.7 0.002 0.63 L-Feb.2020 1.8

Laundry and dry cleaning services4................. 0.219 1.9 0.004 0.69 – –

Apparel services other than laundry and dry

cleaning4

............................................. 0.030 6.1 0.002 1.68 L-May 2020 6.4

Financial services8

..................................... 0.232 1.9 0.004 1.05 – –

Checking account and other bank services4, 5

... 1.9 0.22 S-Feb.2020 1.0

Tax return preparation and other accounting

fees4

, 5

.............................................. 2.7 1.83 L-Jun.2020 2.7

Special aggregate indexes

All items less food.................................................. 85.900 1.0 0.831 0.09 L-Mar.2020 1.5

All items less shelter................................................ 66.685 1.0 0.695 0.11 L-Feb.2020 1.9

All items less food and shelter.................................... 52.585 0.3 0.154 0.13 L-Mar.2020 0.5

All items less food, shelter, and energy.......................... 46.442 1.5 0.684 0.14 L-Feb.2020 1.7

All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and

trucks............................................................... 43.707 1.0 0.419 0.14 S-Jun.2020 0.5

All items less medical care........................................ 91.034 1.1 1.006 0.08 L-Mar.2020 1.2

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

September 2020, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Aug.

2020

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Sep. 2019-

Sep. 2020

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Sep. 2019-

Sep. 20201

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

All items less energy................................................ 93.856 2.0 1.902 0.08 S-Jul.2020 1.9

Commodities......................................................... 37.372 0.5 0.194 0.13 L-Feb.2020 1.3

Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and

trucks............................................................ 17.518 -0.3 -0.042 0.24 S-Jul.2020 -0.5

Commodities less food.......................................... 23.272 -1.5 -0.346 0.19 L-Feb.2020 1.0

Commodities less food and beverages........................ 22.239 -1.6 -0.364 0.20 L-Feb.2020 1.0

Services.............................................................. 62.628 1.9 1.177 0.10 S-Jun.2020 1.8

Services less rent of shelter14.................................. 29.677 1.7 0.498 0.17 – –

Services less medical care services........................... 55.277 1.5 0.827 0.11 S-Jun.2020 1.3

Durables.............................................................. 10.892 3.0 0.325 0.27 L-May 1995 3.0

Nondurables......................................................... 26.480 -0.5 -0.131 0.16 L-Mar.2020 -0.3

Nondurables less food........................................... 12.381 -5.0 -0.671 0.27 L-Mar.2020 -2.5

Nondurables less food and beverages........................ 11.348 -5.6 -0.689 0.29 L-Mar.2020 -2.8

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel............. 8.635 -5.5 -0.505 0.25 L-Mar.2020 -3.3

Nondurables less food and apparel............................ 9.668 -4.7 -0.487 0.23 L-Mar.2020 -2.8

Housing............................................................... 42.349 2.0 0.832 0.13 S-Jul.2020 2.0

Education and communication4

................................... 6.813 2.1 0.144 0.22 S-Jun.2020 1.4

Education4

......................................................... 3.030 1.4 0.044 0.34 S-EVER –

Communication4

.................................................. 3.783 2.7 0.100 0.32 – –

Information and information processing4

................... 3.672 2.7 0.095 0.33 – –

Information technology, hardware and services16......... 1.305 -1.3 -0.017 0.77 – –

Recreation4

.......................................................... 5.780 1.5 0.086 0.47 L-Jun.2020 1.6

Video and audio4

................................................. 1.536 3.4 0.054 0.58 – –

Pets, pet products and services4

............................... 1.194 0.7 0.007 0.51 S-Jul.2020 0.3

Photography4...................................................... 0.072 2.6 0.002 1.34 S-May 2020 1.6

Food and beverages................................................ 15.133 3.8 0.559 0.14 S-Apr.2020 3.4

Domestically produced farm food.............................. 6.534 4.1 0.259 0.21 S-Apr.2020 4.0

Other services....................................................... 11.730 2.8 0.327 0.23 L-May 2020 2.8

Apparel less footwear.............................................. 2.067 -6.3 -0.151 1.05 L-Mar.2020 -1.9

Fuels and utilities.................................................... 4.356 1.2 0.049 0.34 L-Jan.2019 1.5

Household energy................................................ 3.257 0.5 0.012 0.43 L-Jan.2019 0.9

Medical care......................................................... 8.966 4.2 0.366 0.43 S-Nov.2019 4.2

Transportation....................................................... 15.105 -3.2 -0.504 0.16 L-Mar.2020 -2.4

Private transportation............................................ 14.041 -2.0 -0.292 0.17 L-Mar.2020 -2.0

New and used motor vehicles4

.............................. 7.456 3.9 0.284 0.26 L-Jul.2011 3.9

Utilities and public transportation................................. 8.835 0.5 0.041 0.23 L-Feb.2020 1.6

Household furnishings and operations........................... 4.678 2.2 0.106 0.37 S-Jul.2020 1.5

Other goods and services.......................................... 3.142 2.3 0.072 0.30 L-Jul.2020 2.7

Personal care..................................................... 2.542 1.7 0.042 0.37 L-Jul.2020 2.0

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 1982=100 base.

15 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.

16 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.