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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – DECEMBER 2014 

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

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

the all items index increased 0.8 percent before seasonal adjustment. 

The gasoline index continued to fall sharply, declining 9.4 percent and leading to the decrease in the 

seasonally adjusted all items index. The fuel oil index also fell sharply, and the energy index posted its 

largest one-month decline since December 2008, although the indexes for natural gas and for electricity 

both increased. The food index, in contrast, rose 0.3 percent, its largest increase since September. 

The index for all items less food and energy was unchanged in December, following a 0.2 percent 

increase in October and a 0.1 percent rise in November. This was only the second time since 2010 that it 

did not increase. The shelter index continued to rise, and the index for medical care posted its largest 

increase since August 2013. However, these increases were offset by declines in a broad array of 

indexes including apparel, airline fares, used cars and trucks, household furnishings and operations, and 

new vehicles. 

The all items index increased 0.8 percent over the last 12 months. This is notably lower than the 1.3 

percent change for the 12 months ending November. The energy index has declined 10.6 percent over 

the span. In contrast, the 3.4 percent increase in the food index is its largest 12-month increase since 

February 2012. The index for all items less food and energy has increased 1.6 percent over the last 12 

months, its smallest 12-month change since the 12 months ending February 2014. 

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Consumer Price Index Data for December 2014 

Food 

The food index rose 0.3 percent in December after a 0.2 percent increase in November. The index for 

food at home rose 0.3 percent with five of the six major grocery store food groups increasing. The index 

for dairy and related products posted the largest increase, rising 0.6 percent after declining in November. 

The fruits and vegetables index rose 0.4 percent, with the fresh vegetables index rising 2.4 percent but 

the index for fresh fruits declining 1.3 percent. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs increased 0.3 

percent as the index for beef and veal continued to rise, advancing 0.7 percent. The index for other food 

at home increased 0.3 percent, and the cereals and bakery products index advanced 0.2 percent. The 

nonalcoholic beverages index, in contrast, declined in December, falling 0.4 percent after rising in each 

of the previous three months. The food at home index has risen 3.7 percent over the last 12 months, with 

all six groups rising over the span. The index for food away from home rose 0.3 percent in December 

after a 0.4 percent increase in November, and has risen 3.0 percent over the last year. 

Energy 

The energy index continued to decline, falling 4.7 percent in December after a 3.8 percent decrease in 

November. This was its sixth decline in a row, and the index has fallen 13.3 percent over the six month 

span. The gasoline index fell 9.4 percent in December and has declined 22.4 percent since June. (Before 

seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices fell 11.1 percent in December.) The fuel oil index also continued to 

decline, falling 7.8 percent, its largest decline since June 2012. However, the index for natural gas 

turned up in December, rising 1.5 percent after falling in October and November. The electricity index 

also increased in December, rising 0.8 percent. 

All items less food and energy 

The index for all items less food and energy was unchanged in December. The shelter index increased, 

advancing 0.2 percent, with the indexes for rent, owners' equivalent rent, and lodging away from home 

all rising 0.2 percent. The medical care index rose 0.5 percent in December. The index for prescription 

drugs rose 0.9 percent, and the hospital services index increased 0.5 percent. The tobacco index 

advanced in December, increasing 0.8 percent, and the personal care index rose 0.1 percent. A wide 

array of declines offset these increases. The apparel index fell 1.2 percent in December following a 1.1 

percent decline the prior month. The index for airline fares, which rose in October and November, fell 

sharply in December, declining 5.0 percent. The index for used cars and trucks fell 1.2 percent, the same 

decline as last month. The index for household furnishings and operations fell 0.3 percent, as did the 

alcoholic beverages index. The index for new vehicles declined 0.1 percent, the same decrease as in 

November. 

Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.8 percent over the last 12 

months to an index level of 234.812 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index fell 0.6 percent prior to 

seasonal adjustment. 
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The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 0.3 

percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 229.909 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index 

fell 0.7 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. 

The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent over the 

last 12 months. For the month, the index fell 0.8 percent on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Please note 

that the indexes for the post-2012 period are subject to revision. 

Year in Review 

The CPI rose 0.8 percent in 2014 after a 1.5 percent increase in 2013. This is the second-smallest 

December-December increase in the last 50 years, trailing only the 0.1 percent increase in 2008. It is 

considerably lower than the 2.1 percent average annual increase over the last ten years. 

The energy index, which rose slightly in both 2012 and 2013, declined sharply in 2014, falling 10.6 

percent, the largest decline since 2008. The gasoline index was the main cause of the decline, falling 

21.0 percent, with most of the decrease over the last few months of the year. This followed a 1.0 percent 

decline in 2013. The fuel oil index declined as well, falling 19.1 percent in 2014 after a 1.8 percent 

decline in 2013. In contrast, the energy services index accelerated in 2014, rising 3.7 percent after a 2.4 

percent advance in 2013. The electricity index rose 3.1 percent in 2014, similar to its 3.2 percent 

advance in 2013. The index for natural gas, which fell slightly in 2013, rose 5.8 percent in 2014, ending 

a streak of five years of declines. Despite the decline in 2014, the energy index has risen at a 3.2 percent 

annual rate over the past 10 years. 

The index for food rose 3.4 percent in 2014, a substantial acceleration from its 2013 increase of 1.1 

percent. The index for food at home rose 3.7 percent in 2014 after rising only 0.4 percent in 2013. All 

six major grocery store food group indexes increased in 2014. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and 

eggs, which rose 2.9 percent in 2013, increased 9.2 percent, its largest December-December increase 

since 2003. The index for beef and veal rose 18.7 percent in 2014. The index for dairy and related 

products rose 5.3 percent in 2014, while the index for fruits and vegetables advanced 3.2 percent; both 

had declined in 2013. Also turning up after declining in 2013 was the index for other food at home (up 

1.5 percent) and the index for nonalcoholic beverages (up 0.7 percent). The only major grocery store 

food group index not to accelerate was cereals and bakery products, which repeated its 2013 increase of 

0.5 percent. The index for food away from home rose 3.0 percent in 2014 after increasing 2.1 percent in 

2013. Over the last ten years, the food index has risen at an average annual rate of 2.7 percent. 

The index for all items less food and energy rose 1.6 percent in 2014, a slight deceleration from its 1.7 

percent increase in 2013, and below its 1.9 percent annual rate over the past ten years. The shelter index 

accelerated in 2014, increasing 2.9 percent after advancing 2.5 percent in 2013. This was its largest 

increase since 2007. The rent index rose 3.4 percent and the index for owners' equivalent rent increased 

2.6 percent. The medical care index also accelerated, rising 3.0 percent after a 2.0 percent increase in 

2013. The new vehicles index accelerated slightly, rising 0.5 percent in 2014 after a 0.4 percent advance 

the previous year. The personal care index decelerated slightly, rising 1.3 percent in 2014 following a 

1.4 percent increase in 2013. The recreation index was unchanged in 2014 after rising slightly in 2013. 

The index for used cars and trucks turned down in 2014, falling 4.2 percent after rising 2.0 percent in 

2013. Similarly, the apparel index, which rose 0.6 percent in 2013, fell 2.0 percent in 2014. The index 

for household furnishings and operations continued to decline in 2014, falling 0.9 percent after a 1.4 
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percent decrease the previous year. The index for airline fares also continued to fall, declining 4.7 

percent after a 1.4 percent decrease the prior year. 

 

The Consumer Price Index for January 2015 is scheduled to be released on Thursday, February 

26, 2015, at 8:30 a.m. (EST). 
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Chained Consumer Price Index to be Revised Quarterly 

Effective with the release of CPI data for January 2015 on February 26, 2015, the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics will begin quarterly revisions of the Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers 

(C-CPI-U). In addition, a Constant Elasticity of Substitution (CES) formula will replace the geometric 

mean formula for the calculation of Initial and Interim C-CPI-U indexes. 

More frequent weight updates and index revisions. Whereas CPI-U and CPI-W indexes are considered 

final when released, the final C-CPI-U index is published with a lag for administration and processing of 

Consumer Expenditure Survey household data, the source of the final C-CPI-U monthly expenditure 

weights. Under the traditional annual revision process, the final C-CPI-U index was published 13 to 24 

months after the CPI-U. The CPI program is implementing a new estimation system that calculates 

monthly expenditure weights and revised C-CPI-U indexes on a quarterly basis. Under the new quarterly 

process, the final C-CPI-U index will lag the CPI-U index by 10 to 12 months. 

Final C-CPI-U indexes for 2014 will be published on the following quarterly schedule: 

Index Month Release Month 

January 2013 – March 2014 February 2015 

April – June 2014 May 2015 

July – September 2014 August 2015 

October – December 2014 November 2015 

Initial C-CPI-U indexes will continue to be released concurrent with the CPI-U release, and will be 

updated as interim C-CPI-U indexes with every quarterly revision until the final version is published. 

New formula for initial and interim C-CPI-U Indexes. The CES formula will replace the geometric 

mean formula for initial and interim C-CPI-U indexes effective with the February 26, 2015 release. The 

CES formula is an improvement over the geometric mean formula because the CES formula more 

closely models consumer substitution behavior. 

With the use of the geometric mean formula, consumers are assumed to consistently substitute within 

item classification to goods whose prices are falling relative to others. Using a fixed quantity formula, 

such as a Laspeyres formula, consumers are assumed to make no substitutions between goods when 

faced with relative price change. In reality, consumers respond to relative price changes differently than 

either model implies. The CES formula attempts to capture the amount of substitution occurring in the 

marketplace as consumers respond to changing relative prices. 

 

For further details on the implementation of the CES formula and the frequency of weight updates for 

the C-CPI-U, please contact the CPI Information and Analysis section at (202) 691-6966. 

New Estimation System 

Effective with the release of the January 2015 CPI on February 26, 2015, the Bureau of Labor Statistics 

will utilize a new estimation system for the Consumer Price Index. The new estimation system, the first 

major improvement to the existing system in over 25 years, is a redesigned, state-of-the-art system with 

improved flexibility and review capabilities. For more information on this new system, please see 

http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpinewest.htm. 
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Information from this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. 

Voice phone: 202-691-5200, Federal Relay Services: 1-800-877-8339. 

Brief Explanation of the CPI 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

doctors’ and dentists’ services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day 

living. Prices are collected each month in 87 urban areas across the country from about 4,000 housing 

units and approximately 26,000 retail establishments-department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling 

stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the 

purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained 

every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every 

month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods 

and services are obtained by personal visits or telephone calls of the Bureau’s trained representatives. 

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

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

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

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

population-size classes, and for 27 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of 

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

For the C-CPI-U data are issued only at the national level. It is important to note that the CPI-U and 

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

two annual revisions. 

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

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

An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown as 116.500. This change can 

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

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

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

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

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

retail prices and not the complete universe of all prices. BLS calculates and publishes estimates of the 1-

month, 2-month, 6-month and 12-month percent change standard errors annually, for the CPI-U. These 

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

example, the estimated standard error of the 1 month percent change is 0.04 percent for the U.S. All 

Items Consumer Price Index. This means that if we repeatedly sample from the universe of all retail 

prices using the same methodology, and estimate a percentage change for each sample, then 95% of 

these estimates would be within 0.08 percent of the 1 month percentage change based on all retail 

prices. For example, for a 1-month change of 0.2 percent in the All Items CPI for All Urban 

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

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

of standard error, see “Variance Estimates for Price Changes in the Consumer Price Index, JanuaryDecember 2013”. These data are available on the CPI home page (http://www.bls.gov/cpi), or by using 

the following link: http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpivar2013.pdf 

Calculating Index Changes 

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

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

relation to its base period while percent changes are not. The example below illustrates the computation 

of index point and percent changes. 

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

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

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

Index Point Change 

CPI 202.416 

Less previous index 201.800 

Equals index point change .616 

Percent Change 

Index point difference .616 

Divided by the previous index 201.800 

Equals 0.003 

Results multiplied by one hundred 0.003x100 

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

Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics 

publishes seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month. 

For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred, 

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

magnitude every year--such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions, production 

cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales. 

The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. 

Unadjusted data also are 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. 

Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-13ARIMASEATS Seasonal Adjustment Method. Seasonally adjusted indexes and seasonal factors are computed 

annually. Each year, the last five years of seasonally adjusted data are revised. Data from January 2009 

through December 2013 were replaced in January 2014. Exceptions to the usual revision schedule were: 

the updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January 

2002, dependently seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-December 2001 as a result 

of a change in the aggregation weights for dependently adjusted series. For further information, please 

see “Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series,” in the October 2001 issue of 

the CPI Detailed Report. 

Effective with the publication of data from January 2006 through December 2010 in January 2011, the 

Video and audio series and the Information technology, hardware and services series were changed from 

independently adjusted to dependently adjusted. This resulted in an increase in the number of seasonal 

components used in deriving seasonal movement of the All items and 64 other lower level aggregations, 

from 73 for the publication of January 1998 through December 2005 data to 82 for the publication of 

seasonally adjusted data for January 2006 and later. Each year the seasonal status of every series is 

reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. If any of the 82 components change their seasonal 

adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will 

be used in the aggregation of the dependent series for the last five years, but the seasonally adjusted 

indexes before that period will not be changed. Note: 35 of the 82 components are not seasonally 

adjusted for 2014. 

Seasonally adjusted data, including the all items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years 

after their original release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation 

agreements. 

Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an 

enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some 

CPI series. Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted 

data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated 

and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of 

seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal 

Adjustment. In 2014, for the 2009-2013 revisions, the Bureau of Labor Statistics began using X-
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13ARIMA-SEATS to perform the seasonal adjustment of CPI series, including Intervention Analysis 

Seasonal Adjustment for certain series. 

For the seasonal factors introduced in January 2014, BLS adjusted 31 series using Intervention Analysis 

Seasonal Adjustment, including selected food and beverage items, motor fuels, electricity and vehicles. 

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

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

For a complete list of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment series and explanations, please refer to 

the article “Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment”, located on our website at 

http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm. 

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

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

Graci at (202) 691-5826, or by e-mail at graci.christopher@bls.gov, or contact Carlyle Jackson at (202) 

691-6984, or by e-mail at jackson.carlyle@bls.gov . If you have general questions about the CPI, please 

call our information staff at (202) 691-7000. 

Recalculated Seasonally Adjusted Indexes to be Available on February 20, 2015 

Each year with the release of the January CPI, seasonal adjustment factors are recalculated to reflect 

price movements from the just-completed calendar year. This routine annual recalculation may result in 

revisions to seasonally adjusted indexes for the previous 5 years. BLS will make available recalculated 

seasonally adjusted indexes, as well as recalculated seasonal adjustment factors, for the period January 

2010 through December 2014, on Friday, February 20, 2015. This date is before the scheduled release of 

the January 2015 CPI on Thursday, February 26, 2015. 

The revised indexes and seasonal factors will be available on the internet. The address is 

http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm. Look under Seasonal Adjustment in the CPI and select Revised 

Seasonally Adjusted Indexes and Factors, 2010-2014. 

For further information please contact Christopher Graci by electronic mail at 

Graci.Christopher@bls.gov or by telephone at (202) 691-5826 or Carlyle Jackson by electronic mail at 

Jackson.Carlyle@bls.gov or by telephone at (202) 691-6984. 
Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

December 2014

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Nov.

2014

Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent

change

Seasonally adjusted percent

change

Dec.

2013

Nov.

2014

Dec.

2014

Dec.

2013-

Dec.

2014

Nov.

2014-

Dec.

2014

Sep.

2014-

Oct.

2014

Oct.

2014-

Nov.

2014

Nov.

2014-

Dec.

2014

All items............................................. 100.000 233.049 236.151 234.812 0.8 -0.6 0.0 -0.3 -0.4

Food.............................................. 14.131 237.869 245.192 245.976 3.4 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3

Food at home................................. 8.348 233.802 241.576 242.457 3.7 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.3

Cereals and bakery products............ 1.130 269.267 270.344 270.635 0.5 0.1 0.3 -0.2 0.2

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............ 1.998 239.102 260.457 261.055 9.2 0.2 -0.4 0.6 0.3

Dairy and related products1

.............. 0.888 218.376 228.412 229.870 5.3 0.6 0.5 -0.2 0.6

Fruits and vegetables..................... 1.355 288.136 293.978 297.429 3.2 1.2 0.9 -0.7 0.4

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage

materials.................................. 0.953 165.767 167.511 166.978 0.7 -0.3 0.6 0.5 -0.4

Other food at home........................ 2.025 203.720 206.210 206.831 1.5 0.3 -0.4 0.4 0.3

Food away from home1

...................... 5.783 245.300 251.987 252.628 3.0 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3

Energy............................................ 8.443 234.542 221.844 209.785 -10.6 -5.4 -1.9 -3.8 -4.7

Energy commodities......................... 4.691 289.461 257.629 230.195 -20.5 -10.6 -3.0 -6.4 -9.1

Fuel oil1

..................................... 0.150 375.607 329.681 303.844 -19.1 -7.8 -4.0 -3.5 -7.8

Motor fuel................................... 4.444 284.445 252.897 225.165 -20.8 -11.0 -3.1 -6.6 -9.3

Gasoline (all types)..................... 4.364 282.773 251.172 223.404 -21.0 -11.1 -3.0 -6.6 -9.4

Energy services2

............................. 3.753 192.394 197.459 199.592 3.7 1.1 -0.2 -0.3 1.0

Electricity2.................................. 2.903 198.043 202.889 204.275 3.1 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.8

Utility (piped) gas service2

................ 0.850 172.898 178.558 182.908 5.8 2.4 -2.7 -1.7 1.5

All items less food and energy................ 77.426 235.000 239.248 238.775 1.6 -0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0

Commodities less food and energy

commodities................................ 19.473 146.277 146.439 145.127 -0.8 -0.9 0.0 -0.4 -0.3

Apparel...................................... 3.461 126.461 129.023 123.942 -2.0 -3.9 -0.2 -1.1 -1.2

New vehicles............................... 3.529 145.766 146.481 146.524 0.5 0.0 0.2 -0.1 -0.1

Used cars and trucks...................... 1.606 148.183 144.151 141.957 -4.2 -1.5 -0.9 -1.2 -1.2

Medical care commodities................ 1.751 333.801 347.616 349.750 4.8 0.6 0.0 0.6 1.0

Alcoholic beverages....................... 1.012 235.804 239.551 238.856 1.3 -0.3 0.1 0.8 -0.3

Tobacco and smoking products1

........ 0.708 890.438 909.610 916.707 3.0 0.8 0.6 0.0 0.8

Services less energy services.............. 57.953 289.001 295.911 296.021 2.4 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.1

Shelter....................................... 32.482 265.881 273.233 273.598 2.9 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2

Rent of primary residence2

............ 7.099 271.688 280.123 280.874 3.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2

Owners’ equivalent rent of

residences2, 3.......................... 24.163 274.135 280.840 281.288 2.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

Medical care services..................... 5.899 457.296 467.482 468.393 2.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3

Physicians’ services2

................... 1.578 356.469 361.001 361.659 1.5 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.3

Hospital services2, 4..................... 1.835 269.365 281.491 282.547 4.9 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.5

Transportation services................... 5.624 281.680 288.174 286.585 1.7 -0.6 0.8 0.3 -0.5

Motor vehicle maintenance and

repair1

.................................. 1.161 263.081 268.389 268.588 2.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1

Motor vehicle insurance................ 2.279 428.640 447.271 448.933 4.7 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.3

Airline fare............................... 0.743 301.357 305.885 287.175 -4.7 -6.1 2.4 1.4 -5.0

1 Not seasonally adjusted.

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

estimator.

3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

4 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.

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

category, December 2014

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Nov.

2014

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Dec.

2013-

Dec.

2014

Nov.

2014-

Dec.

2014

Sep.

2014-

Oct.

2014

Oct.

2014-

Nov.

2014

Nov.

2014-

Dec.

2014

All items................................................................. 100.000 0.8 -0.6 0.0 -0.3 -0.4

Food.................................................................. 14.131 3.4 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3

Food at home..................................................... 8.348 3.7 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.3

Cereals and bakery products................................. 1.130 0.5 0.1 0.3 -0.2 0.2

Cereals and cereal products............................... 0.370 -0.3 -0.5 1.0 -1.0 -0.4

Flour and prepared flour mixes......................... 0.048 -1.9 -0.6 0.0 0.2 -1.6

Breakfast cereal1

......................................... 0.196 1.3 -0.1 1.5 0.7 -0.1

Rice, pasta, cornmeal1

................................... 0.127 -2.1 -1.1 0.0 -1.7 -1.1

Rice1, 2, 3................................................ -2.8 -1.0 0.4 -1.1 -1.0

Bakery products.......................................... 0.760 0.9 0.4 -0.2 0.3 0.5

Bread2

................................................... 0.225 1.2 1.5 -1.3 0.7 1.2

White bread1, 3...................................... 0.9 1.4 -0.4 -0.2 1.4

Bread other than white1, 3.......................... 0.8 1.6 -1.3 0.2 1.6

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins1, 2...................... 0.115 1.9 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.2

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies....................... 0.189 0.6 -0.5 -0.3 -0.2 0.2

Cookies1, 3........................................... -0.2 -1.0 -0.3 0.1 -0.3

Fresh cakes and cupcakes1, 3..................... 1.5 0.1 0.6 -0.7 0.1

Other bakery products................................ 0.231 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.2

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts1, 3.... 0.6 1.8 0.0 -0.5 1.8

Crackers, bread, and cracker products3

. . . . . . . .. 1.0 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.1

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies,

tarts, turnovers3

................................... -0.5 -0.4 -0.8 1.4 -0.9

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................ 1.998 9.2 0.2 -0.4 0.6 0.3

Meats, poultry, and fish.................................... 1.874 9.1 -0.3 -0.4 0.6 0.0

Meats...................................................... 1.223 12.7 -0.1 -0.2 0.3 0.2

Beef and veal1

......................................... 0.575 18.7 0.7 0.3 0.8 0.7

Uncooked ground beef1

............................ 0.236 19.2 0.2 1.0 1.4 0.2

Uncooked beef roasts1, 2........................... 0.083 20.6 1.4 -0.4 2.0 1.4

Uncooked beef steaks1, 2.......................... 0.204 16.0 0.9 -0.2 -0.9 0.9

Uncooked other beef and veal1, 2................. 0.052 24.0 1.2 0.7 2.7 1.2

Pork...................................................... 0.376 8.2 -1.7 -0.7 -0.3 -0.7

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related

products2

.......................................... 0.141 2.4 -0.8 -1.4 -0.5 -0.2

Bacon and related products3

.................... -1.0 -1.6 -2.5 -0.9 -0.4

Breakfast sausage and related products2, 3... 7.3 -0.1 0.1 0.6 0.4

Ham................................................... 0.080 13.1 -4.0 0.8 1.3 -1.2

Ham, excluding canned3

........................ 14.4 -4.9 0.3 1.2 -1.7

Pork chops........................................... 0.064 10.1 -0.3 2.0 -1.1 0.0

Other pork including roasts and picnics2

......... 0.091 12.5 -2.1 -1.2 -1.6 -1.3

Other meats............................................ 0.272 7.4 0.5 -0.3 0.4 0.4

Frankfurters3

......................................... 12.1 3.6 -1.7 1.6 4.1

Lunchmeats1, 2, 3.................................... 5.8 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.0

Lamb and organ meats1, 3......................... 8.8 -0.5 0.8 1.6 -0.5

Lamb and mutton1, 2, 3.............................. 3.2 -1.1 -1.2 1.4 -1.1

Poultry................................................... 0.360 1.6 -0.5 -1.2 1.7 -0.7

Chicken2

.............................................. 0.293 2.1 -0.3 -1.3 1.6 -0.5

Fresh whole chicken1, 3.......................... 3.0 0.5 -1.8 0.7 0.5

Fresh and frozen chicken parts1, 3............. 1.6 -0.5 -0.4 1.6 -0.5

Other poultry including turkey2

.................... 0.067 -0.5 -1.4 -1.1 1.8 -1.8

Fish and seafood1

..................................... 0.291 4.3 -0.8 -0.8 0.3 -0.3

Fresh fish and seafood1, 2......................... 0.149 5.6 -0.7 -1.9 0.0 -0.7

Processed fish and seafood2

...................... 0.143 3.0 -0.8 -0.2 0.6 -0.9

Shelf stable fish and seafood1, 3............... 1.3 -1.0 1.1 0.9 -1.0

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

category, December 2014 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Nov.

2014

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Dec.

2013-

Dec.

2014

Nov.

2014-

Dec.

2014

Sep.

2014-

Oct.

2014

Oct.

2014-

Nov.

2014

Nov.

2014-

Dec.

2014

Frozen fish and seafood3

........................ 5.2 -0.7 -1.0 0.9 -0.5

Eggs........................................................ 0.124 10.7 7.7 -0.4 1.1 5.5

Dairy and related products1

.................................. 0.888 5.3 0.6 0.5 -0.2 0.6

Milk1, 2........................................................ 0.279 4.3 0.8 -0.5 -0.4 0.8

Fresh whole milk1, 3...................................... 5.2 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.1

Fresh milk other than whole1, 2, 3....................... 4.1 1.5 -0.6 -0.6 1.5

Cheese and related products1

............................. 0.285 8.2 -0.2 0.7 0.5 0.2

Ice cream and related products........................... 0.122 3.5 2.4 -0.9 0.4 2.3

Other dairy and related products2

........................ 0.202 3.7 0.5 1.3 -0.2 0.0

Fruits and vegetables......................................... 1.355 3.2 1.2 0.9 -0.7 0.4

Fresh fruits and vegetables................................ 1.057 4.1 1.2 1.1 -0.8 0.4

Fresh fruits................................................ 0.573 3.6 -0.1 0.9 -2.9 -1.3

Apples................................................... 0.084 -2.3 -2.1 -0.1 -0.4 -0.9

Bananas................................................. 0.088 -0.7 -1.3 -0.1 1.5 -1.9

Citrus fruits2

............................................ 0.155 5.4 -5.9 3.0 -2.1 -1.6

Oranges, including tangerines3

.................... 3.7 -7.8 3.8 -0.1 -1.8

Other fresh fruits2

...................................... 0.247 6.2 4.6 1.0 -4.0 -0.2

Fresh vegetables......................................... 0.484 4.6 2.8 1.4 1.8 2.4

Potatoes................................................. 0.075 -1.8 -0.6 3.4 -1.8 1.4

Lettuce.................................................. 0.074 4.4 -3.4 -0.3 5.5 -4.3

Tomatoes1

.............................................. 0.093 16.5 9.3 4.6 10.4 9.3

Other fresh vegetables................................ 0.242 2.3 3.2 0.8 -0.6 3.0

Processed fruits and vegetables2

...................... 0.298 0.4 1.1 0.5 -0.7 0.8

Canned fruits and vegetables2

....................... 0.154 -0.2 1.2 1.6 -1.3 0.8

Canned fruits2, 3..................................... 0.5 2.2 0.5 -0.3 1.0

Canned vegetables2, 3.............................. 0.0 1.1 1.8 -1.8 1.1

Frozen fruits and vegetables2

........................ 0.087 1.5 1.0 -1.1 -0.8 1.3

Frozen vegetables3

................................. 0.9 1.4 -1.1 -1.8 2.0

Other processed fruits and vegetables including

dried2

................................................. 0.057 0.2 0.9 0.8 -0.4 0.7

Dried beans, peas, and lentils1, 2, 3............... 4.6 1.1 -0.5 1.0 1.1

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials......... 0.953 0.7 -0.3 0.6 0.5 -0.4

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks2

........................... 0.696 0.1 -0.2 0.7 0.6 -0.5

Carbonated drinks........................................ 0.283 1.4 0.1 0.5 -0.3 0.7

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks1, 2.......... 0.014 2.3 0.0 2.6 0.6 0.0

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks1, 2...... 0.399 -1.0 -0.5 1.1 1.3 -0.5

Beverage materials including coffee and tea2

........... 0.256 2.6 -0.5 -0.3 0.3 -0.4

Coffee...................................................... 0.158 3.6 -0.5 -0.5 -0.1 -0.2

Roasted coffee3

........................................ 4.2 -0.9 -0.1 0.2 0.5

Instant and freeze dried coffee1, 3................... 0.2 1.9 -0.9 -0.8 1.9

Other beverage materials including tea2

.............. 0.099 1.0 -0.5 0.4 1.0 -0.7

Other food at home............................................ 2.025 1.5 0.3 -0.4 0.4 0.3

Sugar and sweets1

.......................................... 0.295 1.1 0.5 -1.0 -0.2 0.5

Sugar and artificial sweeteners......................... 0.053 0.2 0.9 -2.2 0.6 1.3

Candy and chewing gum1, 2............................. 0.183 1.8 0.6 -0.2 0.1 0.6

Other sweets2

............................................. 0.060 -0.2 -0.1 -1.9 1.0 -0.4

Fats and oils................................................. 0.245 1.0 -0.4 0.3 -0.9 -0.5

Butter and margarine2

................................... 0.077 11.6 -1.6 2.8 -0.2 -1.8

Butter3

................................................... 22.5 -2.8 5.1 -1.7 -1.6

Margarine3

.............................................. 2.6 0.4 1.5 0.1 0.2

Salad dressing1, 2......................................... 0.061 -4.3 0.5 0.4 -1.8 0.5

Other fats and oils including peanut butter2

.......... 0.107 -2.5 0.0 -1.0 -0.7 -0.4

Peanut butter1, 2, 3..................................... -3.6 -0.3 -0.1 -0.6 -0.3

Other foods................................................ 1.485 1.7 0.4 -0.4 0.7 0.4

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

category, December 2014 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Nov.

2014

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Dec.

2013-

Dec.

2014

Nov.

2014-

Dec.

2014

Sep.

2014-

Oct.

2014

Oct.

2014-

Nov.

2014

Nov.

2014-

Dec.

2014

Soups.................................................... 0.094 -0.6 -1.6 -1.6 1.2 -1.1

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods1

.......... 0.282 1.9 0.3 -1.2 1.2 0.3

Snacks1................................................. 0.327 1.8 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.4

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces........... 0.288 2.2 1.1 -1.2 0.5 1.6

Salt and other seasonings and spices2, 3........ 4.8 -0.1 -1.5 2.3 0.1

Olives, pickles, relishes1, 2, 3....................... 0.2 1.0 -1.5 -2.2 1.0

Sauces and gravies2, 3............................. 1.7 2.0 -0.2 -0.8 1.8

Other condiments3

.................................. 1.8 0.0 -0.3 1.0 3.1

Baby food1, 2........................................... 0.055 2.1 -0.1 0.5 0.0 -0.1

Other miscellaneous foods1, 2........................ 0.439 1.6 0.5 0.4 1.0 0.5

Prepared salads1, 3, 4............................... 3.9 1.0 -0.9 0.9 1.0

Food away from home1

.......................................... 5.783 3.0 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3

Full service meals and snacks1, 2........................... 2.800 3.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2

Limited service meals and snacks1, 2....................... 2.392 3.2 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.3

Food at employee sites and schools2

....................... 0.211 1.8 0.0 0.9 0.2 0.1

Food at elementary and secondary schools3, 5......... 2.3 -0.1 1.4 0.2 0.0

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors1, 2. . .. 0.063 0.5 0.6 -0.1 0.7 0.6

Other food away from home1, 2.............................. 0.317 2.0 0.2 -0.1 0.2 0.2

Energy................................................................ 8.443 -10.6 -5.4 -1.9 -3.8 -4.7

Energy commodities............................................. 4.691 -20.5 -10.6 -3.0 -6.4 -9.1

Fuel oil and other fuels1

...................................... 0.246 -13.7 -4.9 -2.3 -2.0 -4.9

Fuel oil1

....................................................... 0.150 -19.1 -7.8 -4.0 -3.5 -7.8

Propane, kerosene, and firewood1, 6..................... 0.096 -4.6 -0.4 -0.5 -1.8 -1.4

Motor fuel....................................................... 4.444 -20.8 -11.0 -3.1 -6.6 -9.3

Gasoline (all types)......................................... 4.364 -21.0 -11.1 -3.0 -6.6 -9.4

Gasoline, unleaded regular3

............................ -21.6 -11.3 -3.2 -6.8 -9.6

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade3, 7....................... -19.6 -11.5 -3.0 -5.7 -9.8

Gasoline, unleaded premium3

.......................... -18.3 -9.7 -2.5 -5.9 -8.0

Other motor fuels2

.......................................... 0.080 -11.9 -6.0 -1.9 -1.6 -5.2

Energy services8

.................................................. 3.753 3.7 1.1 -0.2 -0.3 1.0

Electricity8

....................................................... 2.903 3.1 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.8

Utility (piped) gas service8

.................................... 0.850 5.8 2.4 -2.7 -1.7 1.5

All items less food and energy.................................... 77.426 1.6 -0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0

Commodities less food and energy commodities............ 19.473 -0.8 -0.9 0.0 -0.4 -0.3

Household furnishings and supplies1, 9..................... 3.336 -1.9 -0.4 0.4 -0.5 -0.4

Window and floor coverings and other linens1, 2........ 0.271 -3.6 -2.5 -0.3 -0.6 -2.5

Floor coverings1, 2........................................ 0.047 0.8 -0.2 -1.2 -0.7 -0.2

Window coverings1, 2..................................... 0.055 -2.3 -3.3 -0.1 3.4 -3.3

Other linens1, 2............................................ 0.170 -5.2 -2.8 -0.1 -1.9 -2.8

Furniture and bedding1

..................................... 0.762 -1.6 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.3

Bedroom furniture1

....................................... 0.267 -2.4 -0.3 0.0 -0.2 -0.3

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture1, 2. .. 0.359 -1.9 0.7 1.4 0.3 0.7

Other furniture2

........................................... 0.127 0.8 0.4 -0.1 -1.1 0.0

Infants’ furniture1, 3, 5..................................

Appliances2

.................................................. 0.271 -5.2 -0.8 0.2 -1.3 -0.6

Major appliances2

........................................ 0.146 -6.9 0.2 -0.2 -2.5 0.3

Laundry equipment3

................................... -7.4 0.7 -0.7 -4.4 1.3

Other appliances1, 2...................................... 0.122 -3.1 -2.1 0.4 -0.1 -2.1

Other household equipment and furnishings2

........... 0.482 -3.9 -1.2 0.3 -1.1 -0.9

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items1

.................. 0.260 -5.8 -1.6 0.8 -1.8 -1.6

Indoor plants and flowers10............................. 0.106 1.9 0.7 0.0 0.9 0.3

Dishes and flatware1, 2................................... 0.043 -6.7 -3.6 -0.5 -3.8 -3.6

Nonelectric cookware and tableware2

................. 0.074 -3.7 -0.9 0.8 -1.2 -0.5

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

category, December 2014 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Nov.

2014

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Dec.

2013-

Dec.

2014

Nov.

2014-

Dec.

2014

Sep.

2014-

Oct.

2014

Oct.

2014-

Nov.

2014

Nov.

2014-

Dec.

2014

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies2

. . .. 0.706 0.1 0.0 0.5 -0.1 0.0

Tools, hardware and supplies1, 2....................... 0.188 0.8 0.4 0.2 -0.5 0.4

Outdoor equipment and supplies2...................... 0.366 -0.3 -0.1 0.9 0.1 -0.3

Housekeeping supplies1

.................................... 0.844 -0.8 -0.1 0.6 -0.3 -0.1

Household cleaning products1, 2........................ 0.334 -0.9 0.2 0.7 0.4 0.2

Household paper products1, 2........................... 0.247 -0.7 -0.3 0.2 -0.6 -0.3

Miscellaneous household products1, 2................. 0.263 -0.7 -0.4 0.8 -0.8 -0.4

Apparel.......................................................... 3.461 -2.0 -3.9 -0.2 -1.1 -1.2

Men’s and boys’ apparel................................... 0.864 -3.0 -4.1 -1.1 -0.1 -1.1

Men’s apparel............................................. 0.680 -3.0 -4.6 -1.6 -0.1 -1.2

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear............ 0.110 -7.1 -6.1 -4.0 -1.2 -2.1

Men’s furnishings...................................... 0.192 -2.4 -3.9 -1.5 -0.5 -1.6

Men’s shirts and sweaters2

........................... 0.207 -4.5 -5.9 -0.5 -0.8 -1.8

Men’s pants and shorts............................... 0.164 1.1 -2.8 -0.9 1.7 -0.9

Boys’ apparel............................................. 0.184 -2.7 -2.2 1.6 -1.5 0.2

Women’s and girls’ apparel................................ 1.514 -3.6 -5.5 0.4 -1.9 -2.2

Women’s apparel......................................... 1.273 -3.5 -5.5 0.3 -1.7 -1.9

Women’s outerwear................................... 0.123 3.6 -5.0 -1.8 -3.7 -0.3

Women’s dresses...................................... 0.167 1.6 -7.8 4.3 0.4 -0.7

Women’s suits and separates2

....................... 0.588 -8.2 -6.9 -0.7 -2.4 -1.9

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories2

......................................... 0.385 -0.3 -2.4 0.6 -1.9 -0.9

Girls’ apparel.............................................. 0.242 -4.0 -5.8 0.6 -3.4 -3.8

Footwear..................................................... 0.732 2.8 -1.5 0.0 -0.9 0.4

Men’s footwear1

.......................................... 0.219 1.8 -1.0 -1.1 -0.6 -1.0

Boys’ and girls’ footwear................................ 0.178 6.1 -0.7 2.8 -1.7 -0.1

Women’s footwear........................................ 0.335 1.7 -2.3 -0.2 -0.8 0.6

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel.............................. 0.136 0.4 -1.0 0.5 -0.5 0.0

Jewelry and watches6

...................................... 0.214 -4.3 -2.3 -1.9 -0.7 -0.8

Watches1, 6................................................ 0.046 -1.0 -1.3 -0.7 -2.5 -1.3

Jewelry6

.................................................... 0.168 -5.1 -2.6 -2.2 -0.6 -0.4

Transportation commodities less motor fuel9.............. 5.674 -0.9 -0.4 -0.1 -0.4 -0.4

New vehicles................................................. 3.529 0.5 0.0 0.2 -0.1 -0.1

New cars and trucks2, 3.................................. 0.6 0.0 0.2 -0.1 -0.1

New cars3

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

New trucks3, 11......................................... 1.3 0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.1

Used cars and trucks.................................... 1.606 -4.2 -1.5 -0.9 -1.2 -1.2

Motor vehicle parts and equipment1

................... 0.430 -0.7 0.4 -0.1 -0.2 0.4

Tires1.................................................... 0.282 -1.9 0.5 -0.2 -0.4 0.5

Vehicle accessories other than tires1, 2............. 0.149 1.7 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3

Vehicle parts and equipment other than

tires1, 3............................................. 1.5 0.2 -0.1 0.3 0.2

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids1, 3................... 2.4 0.8 0.7 -0.5 0.8

Medical care commodities.................................... 1.751 4.8 0.6 0.0 0.6 1.0

Medicinal drugs1, 9.......................................... 1.675 5.0 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.6

Prescription drugs........................................ 1.328 6.4 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.9

Nonprescription drugs1, 9................................ 0.348 -0.2 0.4 -2.1 0.2 0.4

Medical equipment and supplies1, 9...................... 0.076 0.9 -0.1 0.5 0.0 -0.1

Recreation commodities9

..................................... 2.004 -2.6 -0.4 0.0 -0.6 -0.3

Video and audio products9

................................. 0.291 -10.5 -1.4 -0.6 -2.1 -1.4

Televisions................................................ 0.135 -16.7 -1.9 -1.2 -3.2 -2.1

Other video equipment1, 2............................... 0.030 -0.8 -4.5 -0.2 -2.7 -4.5

Audio equipment.......................................... 0.067 -7.3 -0.7 0.3 -1.3 0.1

Audio discs, tapes and other media1, 2................ 0.043 -3.6 0.7 -1.0 -0.1 0.7

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

category, December 2014 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Nov.

2014

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Dec.

2013-

Dec.

2014

Nov.

2014-

Dec.

2014

Sep.

2014-

Oct.

2014

Oct.

2014-

Nov.

2014

Nov.

2014-

Dec.

2014

Pets and pet products1

..................................... 0.655 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1

Pet food1, 2, 3.............................................. 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories1, 2, 3. . .. 0.4 0.1 0.7 0.3 0.1

Sporting goods1

............................................. 0.401 -2.2 -0.8 -0.1 -0.8 -0.8

Sports vehicles including bicycles1

..................... 0.181 -1.1 -0.4 -0.2 -0.6 -0.4

Sports equipment......................................... 0.215 -3.1 -1.2 -0.2 -0.5 -0.5

Photographic equipment and supplies................... 0.059 -2.2 -3.4 -1.2 -0.5 -1.5

Film and photographic supplies1, 2, 3................... 23.4 -1.2 -0.1 0.9 -1.2

Photographic equipment2, 3............................. -6.1 -4.0 -1.1 -0.9 -1.5

Recreational reading materials1

........................... 0.218 2.2 0.1 1.4 -0.3 0.1

Newspapers and magazines1, 2........................ 0.122 4.8 0.9 1.8 -0.4 0.9

Recreational books1, 2................................... 0.095 -0.9 -0.8 0.8 -0.1 -0.8

Other recreational goods2

.................................. 0.379 -3.8 -0.1 -0.2 -0.7 0.2

Toys........................................................ 0.275 -5.4 0.3 -0.2 -0.9 0.7

Toys, games, hobbies and playground

equipment2, 3......................................... -2.9 -0.1 0.4 0.0 0.6

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies1, 2............. 0.051 0.1 -2.0 -1.1 0.0 -2.0

Music instruments and accessories2

................... 0.042 2.4 -0.1 0.8 0.1 -0.1

Education and communication commodities9

.............. 0.613 -4.9 -1.0 -0.1 -0.9 -0.8

Educational books and supplies.......................... 0.200 4.6 0.6 0.8 0.2 1.1

College textbooks1, 3, 12.................................. 5.0 0.7 0.7 -0.1 0.7

Information technology commodities9

.................... 0.413 -9.0 -1.8 -0.5 -1.4 -1.6

Personal computers and peripheral equipment4

. . . .. 0.276 -10.5 -2.2 -0.6 -1.5 -2.1

Computer software and accessories1, 2............... 0.068 -1.2 -1.3 0.5 0.4 -1.3

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other

consumer information items1, 2....................... 0.068 -9.9 -0.3 -1.1 -2.9 -0.3

Alcoholic beverages........................................... 1.012 1.3 -0.3 0.1 0.8 -0.3

Alcoholic beverages at home.............................. 0.596 0.7 -0.5 -0.2 1.0 -0.4

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home........ 0.273 0.7 -0.3 -0.1 0.7 -0.3

Distilled spirits at home1

................................. 0.073 0.9 -0.4 0.3 0.5 0.0

Whiskey at home3

..................................... 1.5 0.1 0.2 -0.2 0.1

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home1, 3. . .. 0.8 -0.3 0.1 0.0 -0.3

Wine at home............................................. 0.250 0.6 -0.7 -0.6 1.5 -0.4

Alcoholic beverages away from home1

.................. 0.416 2.2 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from

home1, 2, 3............................................... 2.1 -0.1 0.2 0.6 -0.1

Wine away from home1, 2, 3............................. 2.0 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.0

Distilled spirits away from home1, 2, 3.................. 2.2 0.0 0.7 0.4 0.0

Other goods9

................................................... 1.621 1.3 0.2 0.2 -0.6 0.3

Tobacco and smoking products1

.......................... 0.708 3.0 0.8 0.6 0.0 0.8

Cigarettes1, 2.............................................. 0.652 3.1 0.8 0.6 -0.1 0.8

Tobacco products other than cigarettes1, 2........... 0.050 1.4 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.5

Personal care products1

.................................... 0.721 0.3 -0.2 0.0 -0.8 -0.2

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal

care products1, 2....................................... 0.367 -0.3 -0.2 -0.5 -0.6 -0.2

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements1

............................................ 0.346 1.0 -0.2 0.4 -1.0 -0.2

Miscellaneous personal goods2

........................... 0.192 -0.6 -0.1 -0.1 -1.7 0.0

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap3

............. 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -1.4 -0.1

Infants’ equipment1, 3, 5.................................. -0.7 0.5 -0.4 -0.6 0.5

Services less energy services.................................. 57.953 2.4 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.1

Shelter........................................................... 32.482 2.9 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2

Rent of shelter13............................................. 32.113 2.9 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2

Rent of primary residence8

.............................. 7.099 3.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 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, December 2014 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Nov.

2014

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Dec.

2013-

Dec.

2014

Nov.

2014-

Dec.

2014

Sep.

2014-

Oct.

2014

Oct.

2014-

Nov.

2014

Nov.

2014-

Dec.

2014

Lodging away from home2

.............................. 0.851 6.3 -2.1 0.7 0.0 0.2

Housing at school, excluding board8, 13............ 0.171 2.7 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.3

Other lodging away from home including hotels

and motels........................................... 0.680 7.3 -2.6 0.8 -0.1 0.2

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences8, 13............ 24.163 2.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence8, 13........................................ 22.752 2.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

Tenants’ and household insurance1, 2................. 0.369 5.6 0.9 -0.1 0.1 0.9

Water and sewer and trash collection services2

........ 1.210 4.6 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.6

Water and sewerage maintenance8

.................... 0.935 5.6 0.5 0.8 0.9 0.7

Garbage and trash collection1, 11....................... 0.275 1.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1

Household operations1, 2................................... 0.845 2.8 -0.3 0.8 0.0 -0.3

Domestic services1, 2..................................... 0.277 1.2 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.1

Gardening and lawncare services1, 2.................. 0.278 4.4 0.0 1.6 0.0 0.0

Moving, storage, freight expense2

...................... 0.119 2.1 -2.4 0.4 -0.7 -1.8

Repair of household items1, 2........................... 0.066 4.0 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.8

Medical care services...................................... 5.899 2.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3

Professional services.................................... 3.011 1.7 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.2

Physicians’ services8

.................................. 1.578 1.5 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.3

Dental services8

........................................ 0.799 1.8 0.0 0.1 0.2 -0.1

Eyeglasses and eye care1, 6......................... 0.282 2.6 0.1 -0.1 0.6 0.1

Services by other medical professionals8, 6........ 0.352 2.0 0.0 0.6 0.9 0.1

Hospital and related services........................... 2.139 4.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.6

Hospital services8, 14.................................. 1.835 4.9 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.5

Inpatient hospital services8, 14, 3................... 5.5 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.5

Outpatient hospital services8, 3, 6.................. 4.5 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.6

Nursing homes and adult day services8, 14......... 0.173 2.9 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.1

Care of invalids and elderly at home1, 5............ 0.131 1.8 0.4 -0.1 0.1 0.4

Health insurance1, 5...................................... 0.748 -0.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1

Transportation services..................................... 5.624 1.7 -0.6 0.8 0.3 -0.5

Leased cars and trucks12................................ 0.394 -0.1 0.3 1.0 -0.4 0.8

Car and truck rental2

.................................. 0.071 0.0 1.4 2.9 2.8 -0.9

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair1

............... 1.161 2.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1

Motor vehicle body work1

............................. 0.056 2.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing1

......... 0.490 2.2 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.0

Motor vehicle repair1, 2................................ 0.583 2.0 0.1 0.5 -0.4 0.1

Motor vehicle insurance................................. 2.279 4.7 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.3

Motor vehicle fees1, 2.................................... 0.561 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.1

State motor vehicle registration and license

fees1, 8, 2.............................................. 0.311 -1.0 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0

Parking and other fees2

............................... 0.232 2.2 0.3 0.9 0.6 0.3

Parking fees and tolls1, 2, 3......................... 2.7 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.7

Automobile service clubs1, 2, 3..................... -0.4 -0.1 1.1 -0.1 -0.1

Public transportation..................................... 1.159 -2.9 -3.7 1.7 1.1 -3.1

Airline fare.............................................. 0.743 -4.7 -6.1 2.4 1.4 -5.0

Other intercity transportation......................... 0.153 -0.7 1.5 1.1 1.8 -0.2

Intercity bus fare1, 3, 4...............................

Intercity train fare3, 4................................ 3.8 5.6 2.6 3.1 1.6

Ship fare1, 2, 3........................................ -1.9 0.3 0.3 2.2 0.3

Intracity transportation1

............................... 0.258 1.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0

Intracity mass transit1, 3, 9.......................... 1.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0

Recreation services9

........................................ 3.721 1.5 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.2

Video and audio services9

.............................. 1.550 1.8 0.0 0.9 -0.2 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, December 2014 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Nov.

2014

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Dec.

2013-

Dec.

2014

Nov.

2014-

Dec.

2014

Sep.

2014-

Oct.

2014

Oct.

2014-

Nov.

2014

Nov.

2014-

Dec.

2014

Cable and satellite television and radio

service11.............................................. 1.459 2.2 0.1 0.8 -0.2 0.4

Video discs and other media, including rental of

video and audio1, 2.................................. 0.090 -3.0 -1.2 1.5 -0.9 -1.2

Video discs and other media1, 2, 3................ -6.3 -2.7 2.0 -2.4 -2.7

Rental of video or audio discs and other

media1, 2, 3......................................... 1.4 1.2 0.2 0.1 1.2

Pet services including veterinary2

...................... 0.396 2.7 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2

Pet services1, 2, 3....................................... 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0

Veterinarian services2, 3............................... 2.9 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.3

Photographers and film processing1, 2................. 0.061 2.2 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.2

Photographer fees1, 2, 3............................... 1.1 0.1 0.6 -1.3 0.1

Film processing1, 2, 3.................................. 3.8 0.4 -0.1 0.0 0.4

Other recreation services2............................... 1.714 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Club dues and fees for participant sports and

group exercises2

.................................... 0.602 0.4 -0.6 0.1 0.0 -0.6

Admissions1

............................................ 0.632 0.7 0.7 -0.4 0.0 0.7

Admission to movies, theaters, and

concerts1, 2, 3...................................... 0.4 0.6 -0.4 -0.4 0.6

Admission to sporting events1, 2, 3................ 2.7 1.2 0.6 0.0 1.2

Fees for lessons or instructions1, 6.................. 0.210 2.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0

Education and communication services9

................. 6.425 0.9 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.0

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.............. 3.106 3.2 -0.1 0.5 0.4 0.3

College tuition and fees............................... 1.844 3.4 0.0 0.7 0.4 0.4

Elementary and high school tuition and fees...... 0.375 4.0 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.3

Child care and nursery school10..................... 0.722 2.2 -0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0

Technical and business school tuition and fees2... 0.039 1.8 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.2

Postage and delivery services2

......................... 0.144 3.8 -0.1 0.4 0.4 0.4

Postage1

................................................ 0.129 4.1 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.5

Delivery services1, 2................................... 0.014 1.1 -0.8 -0.1 -0.4 -0.8

Telephone services1, 2................................... 2.454 -2.1 -0.2 -1.3 -0.4 -0.2

Wireless telephone services1, 2...................... 1.623 -4.0 -0.5 -1.9 -0.6 -0.5

Land-line telephone services1, 9..................... 0.830 1.8 0.3 0.0 -0.1 0.3

Internet services and electronic information

providers1, 2............................................. 0.709 1.6 -0.2 0.3 -0.2 -0.2

Other personal services1, 9................................. 1.747 1.9 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2

Personal care services1

................................. 0.631 1.5 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.5

Haircuts and other personal care services1, 2...... 0.631 1.5 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.5

Miscellaneous personal services....................... 1.116 2.1 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.3

Legal services6

......................................... 0.315 1.4 -0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.2

Funeral expenses6

..................................... 0.172 1.2 0.0 0.4 -0.1 0.0

Laundry and dry cleaning services1, 2............... 0.275 2.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0

Apparel services other than laundry and dry

cleaning1, 2........................................... 0.033 1.8 -0.2 0.7 0.1 -0.2

Financial services1, 6.................................. 0.226 3.5 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.3

Checking account and other bank

services1, 2, 3...................................... 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2

Tax return preparation and other accounting

fees2, 3.............................................. 6.1 0.2 0.7 0.6 0.2

1 Not seasonally adjusted.

2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

4 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.

5 Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.

6 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
8 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator.

9 Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.

10 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 11 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 12 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base. 13 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 14 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.

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

December 2014

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Special aggregate indexes

Relative

importance

Nov.

2014

Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent

change

Seasonally adjusted percent

change

Dec.

2013

Nov.

2014

Dec.

2014

Dec.

2013-

Dec.

2014

Nov.

2014-

Dec.

2014

Sep.

2014-

Oct.

2014

Oct.

2014-

Nov.

2014

Nov.

2014-

Dec.

2014

All items less food................................... 85.869 232.314 234.751 233.079 0.3 -0.7 0.0 -0.3 -0.5

All items less shelter................................ 67.518 222.834 224.294 222.267 -0.3 -0.9 -0.1 -0.5 -0.6

All items less food and shelter..................... 53.387 218.723 218.795 216.110 -1.2 -1.2 -0.2 -0.7 -0.9

All items less food, shelter, and energy.......... 44.943 218.037 220.494 219.531 0.7 -0.4 0.2 -0.1 -0.1

All items less food, shelter, energy, and used

cars and trucks.................................... 43.337 222.241 225.075 224.183 0.9 -0.4 0.2 0.0 -0.1

All items less medical care......................... 92.350 223.631 226.365 224.921 0.6 -0.6 0.0 -0.3 -0.4

All items less energy................................ 91.557 234.768 239.467 239.186 1.9 -0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0

Commodities......................................... 38.294 185.620 184.964 181.926 -2.0 -1.6 -0.4 -1.0 -1.2

Commodities less food, energy, and used

cars and trucks................................. 17.866 146.798 147.346 146.109 -0.5 -0.8 0.1 -0.3 -0.3

Commodities less food........................... 24.163 161.014 157.379 152.990 -5.0 -2.8 -0.6 -1.7 -2.1

Commodities less food and beverages........ 23.151 158.269 154.441 149.965 -5.2 -2.9 -0.7 -1.8 -2.2

Services.............................................. 61.706 280.102 286.840 287.129 2.5 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2

Services less rent of shelter1

.................... 29.593 305.482 311.716 311.948 2.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2

Services less medical care services........... 55.807 266.629 273.094 273.341 2.5 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2

Durables2

............................................. 8.942 110.704 109.016 108.500 -2.0 -0.5 -0.2 -0.7 -0.5

Nondurables.......................................... 29.352 222.790 222.810 218.358 -2.0 -2.0 -0.4 -1.0 -1.3

Nondurables less food........................... 15.221 208.623 203.028 194.603 -6.7 -4.1 -0.9 -2.3 -2.9

Nondurables less food and beverages........ 14.209 206.868 200.718 191.838 -7.3 -4.4 -1.0 -2.5 -3.1

Nondurables less food, beverages, and

apparel.......................................... 10.749 261.666 249.944 238.493 -8.9 -4.6 -1.3 -2.9 -3.7

Nondurables less food and apparel............ 11.761 258.079 247.792 237.355 -8.0 -4.2 -1.1 -2.6 -3.4

Housing............................................... 41.873 228.892 234.315 234.658 2.5 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2

Education and communication3

.................... 7.037 136.857 137.708 137.410 0.4 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1

Education3

......................................... 3.306 228.578 236.098 236.066 3.3 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.3

Communication3

.................................. 3.731 82.344 81.002 80.681 -2.0 -0.4 -0.8 -0.5 -0.4

Information and information processing3

.... 3.588 78.607 77.161 76.846 -2.2 -0.4 -0.9 -0.5 -0.4

Information technology, hardware and

services4

...................................... 1.134 8.392 8.247 8.182 -2.5 -0.8 0.0 -0.6 -0.7

Recreation3

........................................... 5.725 114.855 115.026 114.875 0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.2 0.0

Video and audio3

................................. 1.841 99.010 98.945 98.702 -0.3 -0.2 0.6 -0.5 0.1

Pets, pet products and services3

............... 1.050 164.992 166.686 166.919 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2

Photography3

...................................... 0.122 76.067 77.255 76.047 0.0 -1.6 -0.6 -0.3 -0.6

Food and beverages................................ 15.143 237.820 244.902 245.585 3.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.2

Domestically produced farm food............... 7.017 241.358 250.058 251.370 4.1 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.5

Other services....................................... 11.893 331.067 335.308 335.162 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1

Apparel less footwear............................... 2.729 120.472 122.172 116.574 -3.2 -4.6 -0.3 -1.2 -1.6

Fuels and utilities.................................... 5.209 224.407 229.680 231.150 3.0 0.6 -0.1 -0.1 0.6

Household energy................................ 3.999 192.224 195.703 197.092 2.5 0.7 -0.4 -0.4 0.6

Medical care......................................... 7.650 427.089 438.445 439.720 3.0 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.5

Transportation....................................... 15.743 212.911 206.874 199.777 -6.2 -3.4 -0.7 -2.0 -3.0

Private transportation............................ 14.584 207.997 201.505 194.641 -6.4 -3.4 -0.9 -2.3 -3.0

New and used motor vehicles3

............... 5.709 100.440 99.918 99.544 -0.9 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 -0.3

Utilities and public transportation.................. 10.034 211.039 213.984 213.925 1.4 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.1

Household furnishings and operations........... 4.181 123.409 122.694 122.237 -0.9 -0.4 0.4 -0.2 -0.3

Other goods and services.......................... 3.368 404.097 409.825 410.642 1.6 0.2 0.3 -0.2 0.3

Personal care..................................... 2.660 216.109 218.752 218.850 1.3 0.0 0.3 -0.2 0.1

1 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

2 Not seasonally adjusted.

3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.

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

2014

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Area Pricing

Schedule1

Percent change to Dec. 2014 from: Percent change to Nov. 2014 from:

Dec.

2013

Oct.

2014

Nov.

2014

Nov.

2013

Sep.

2014

Oct.

2014

U.S. city average............................................... M 0.8 -1.1 -0.6 1.3 -0.8 -0.5

Region and area size2

Northeast urban.............................................. M 0.4 -0.9 -0.5 0.9 -0.5 -0.4

Size A - More than 1,500,000........................... M 0.6 -0.7 -0.5 1.1 -0.4 -0.2

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,0003

........................ M -0.1 -1.4 -0.6 0.5 -0.9 -0.8

Midwest urban................................................ M 0.7 -1.3 -0.7 1.2 -1.1 -0.6

Size A - More than 1,500,000........................... M 0.7 -1.3 -0.7 1.2 -1.0 -0.6

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,0003

........................ M 0.9 -1.3 -0.7 1.4 -1.2 -0.6

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000).......... M 0.0 -1.5 -0.8 0.8 -1.3 -0.7

South urban................................................... M 0.6 -1.2 -0.6 1.3 -0.8 -0.6

Size A - More than 1,500,000........................... M 0.7 -0.9 -0.5 1.5 -0.7 -0.4

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,0003

........................ M 0.4 -1.3 -0.7 1.1 -0.9 -0.6

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000).......... M 1.3 -1.3 -0.6 2.0 -1.2 -0.8

West urban................................................... M 1.3 -1.1 -0.5 1.7 -0.7 -0.6

Size A - More than 1,500,000........................... M 1.4 -1.0 -0.5 1.8 -0.7 -0.6

Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,0003

........................ M 0.6 -1.1 -0.5 1.2 -0.8 -0.6

Size classes

A4

.............................................................. M 0.9 -1.0 -0.5 1.4 -0.7 -0.5

B/C3

............................................................ M 0.5 -1.3 -0.7 1.1 -0.9 -0.6

D............................................................... M 1.2 -1.3 -0.6 1.8 -1.1 -0.7

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI.......................... M 1.5 -1.2 -0.4 1.6 -1.2 -0.8

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.............. M 0.7 -1.2 -0.5 1.3 -0.8 -0.7

New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA. .. M 0.3 -0.9 -0.5 0.8 -0.6 -0.4

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT................ 1 1.6 0.2

Cleveland-Akron, OH........................................ 1 1.5 -0.6

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX....................................... 1 0.8 -1.0

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV6

.................. 1 1.2 -0.4

Atlanta, GA................................................... 2 0.9 -1.5

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI.................................. 2 -0.1 -1.8

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........................... 2 1.1 -1.2

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL.................................. 2 1.4 -0.6

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD... 2 0.6 -0.8

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.................... 2 2.7 -0.9

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA........................... 2 1.7 -1.1

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

1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions.

3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.

4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI

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

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

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.

6 Indexes on a November 1996=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.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 5. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) and the Consumer Price Index for

All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, all items index, December 2014

[Percent changes]

Month Year Unadjusted 1-month percent change Unadjusted 12-month percent change

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

December 2000............................. 2.6 3.4

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

January 2012............................... 0.5 0.4 2.9 2.9

February 2012.............................. 0.4 0.4 2.8 2.9

March 2012.................................. 0.7 0.8 2.6 2.7

April 2012.................................... 0.3 0.3 2.2 2.3

May 2012.................................... -0.1 -0.1 1.7 1.7

June 2012................................... -0.1 -0.1 1.6 1.7

July 2012.................................... -0.2 -0.2 1.3 1.4

August 2012................................. 0.5 0.6 1.6 1.7

September 2012............................ 0.4 0.4 1.8 2.0

October 2012............................... -0.1 0.0 1.9 2.2

November 2012............................. -0.5 -0.5 1.5 1.8

December 2012............................. -0.3 -0.3 1.5 1.7

January 2013............................... 0.3 0.3 1.3 1.6

February 2013.............................. 0.8 0.8 1.7 2.0

March 2013.................................. 0.3 0.3 1.3 1.5

April 2013.................................... -0.1 -0.1 0.9 1.1

May 2013.................................... 0.2 0.2 1.1 1.4

June 2013................................... 0.2 0.2 1.5 1.8

July 2013.................................... 0.0 0.0 1.7 2.0

August 2013................................. 0.1 0.1 1.3 1.5

September 2013............................ 0.1 0.1 1.0 1.2

October 2013............................... -0.3 -0.3 0.8 1.0

November 2013............................. -0.2 -0.2 1.1 1.2

December 2013............................. 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.5

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

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

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

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

May 2014.................................... 0.3 0.3 2.0 2.1

June 2014................................... 0.2 0.2 2.0 2.1

July 2014.................................... -0.1 0.0 1.9 2.0

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

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

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

November 2014............................. -0.7 -0.5 1.0 1.3

December 2014............................. -0.8 -0.6 0.3 0.8

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

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

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

time and is subject to two revisions.

NOTE: Indexes for 2014 are intial estimates. Indexes for 2013 are interim adjustments. Data prior to 2013 are final.

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

December 2014, 1-month analysis table

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Nov.

2014

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Nov. 2014-

Dec. 2014

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Nov. 2014-

Dec. 20141

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

All items................................................................. 100.000 -0.4 0.03 S-Dec.2008 -0.8

Food.................................................................. 14.131 0.3 0.037 0.07 L-Sep.2014 0.3

Food at home..................................................... 8.348 0.3 0.022 0.12 L-Sep.2014 0.3

Cereals and bakery products................................. 1.130 0.2 0.002 0.30 L-Oct.2014 0.3

Cereals and cereal products............................... 0.370 -0.4 -0.001 0.50 L-Oct.2014 1.0

Flour and prepared flour mixes......................... 0.048 -1.6 -0.001 0.71 S-Apr.2014 -1.6

Breakfast cereal4

......................................... 0.196 -0.1 0.000 0.71 S-Sep.2014 -1.2

Rice, pasta, cornmeal4

................................... 0.127 -1.1 -0.001 0.70 L-Oct.2014 0.0

Rice4, 5, 6................................................ -1.0 0.57 L-Oct.2014 0.4

Bakery products.......................................... 0.760 0.5 0.004 0.39 L-Jul.2014 0.5

Bread5

................................................... 0.225 1.2 0.003 0.59 L-Apr.2014 1.3

White bread4, 6...................................... 1.4 0.85 L-Apr.2014 2.2

Bread other than white4, 6.......................... 1.6 0.86 L-Nov.2013 2.3

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins4, 5...................... 0.115 0.2 0.000 0.76 S-Sep.2014 -0.2

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies....................... 0.189 0.2 0.000 0.70 L-Aug.2014 0.4

Cookies4, 6........................................... -0.3 1.12 S-Oct.2014 -0.3

Fresh cakes and cupcakes4, 6..................... 0.1 0.75 L-Oct.2014 0.6

Other bakery products................................ 0.231 0.2 0.000 0.76 S-Sep.2014 -0.3

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts4, 6.... 1.8 0.97 L-Aug.2014 2.1

Crackers, bread, and cracker products6

. . . . . . . .. 0.1 1.51 S-Sep.2014 -0.8

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies,

tarts, turnovers6

................................... -0.9 0.91 S-Aug.2014 -2.0

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................ 1.998 0.3 0.006 0.24 S-Oct.2014 -0.4

Meats, poultry, and fish.................................... 1.874 0.0 -0.001 0.25 S-Oct.2014 -0.4

Meats...................................................... 1.223 0.2 0.003 0.31 S-Oct.2014 -0.2

Beef and veal4

......................................... 0.575 0.7 0.004 0.44 S-Oct.2014 0.3

Uncooked ground beef4

............................ 0.236 0.2 0.000 0.62 S-Jul.2014 -0.4

Uncooked beef roasts4, 5........................... 0.083 1.4 0.001 1.04 S-Oct.2014 -0.4

Uncooked beef steaks4, 5.......................... 0.204 0.9 0.002 0.83 L-Sep.2014 1.0

Uncooked other beef and veal4, 5................. 0.052 1.2 0.001 0.70 S-Oct.2014 0.7

Pork...................................................... 0.376 -0.7 -0.002 0.50 S-Oct.2014 -0.7

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related

products5

.......................................... 0.141 -0.2 0.000 0.72 L-Aug.2014 0.0

Bacon and related products6

.................... -0.4 0.81 L-Aug.2014 -0.3

Breakfast sausage and related products5, 6... 0.4 1.04 S-Oct.2014 0.1

Ham................................................... 0.080 -1.2 -0.001 1.16 S-May 2012 -1.5

Ham, excluding canned6

........................ -1.7 1.09 S-Sep.2009 -3.2

Pork chops........................................... 0.064 0.0 0.000 1.18 L-Oct.2014 2.0

Other pork including roasts and picnics5

......... 0.091 -1.3 -0.001 1.07 L-Oct.2014 -1.2

Other meats............................................ 0.272 0.4 0.001 0.54 – –

Frankfurters6

......................................... 4.1 1.56 L-Apr.2014 4.5

Lunchmeats4, 5, 6.................................... 0.0 0.62 S-Feb.2014 -0.9

Lamb and organ meats4, 6......................... -0.5 1.55 S-Jun.2014 -2.1

Lamb and mutton4, 5, 6.............................. -1.1 1.95 S-Oct.2014 -1.2

Poultry................................................... 0.360 -0.7 -0.002 0.54 S-Oct.2014 -1.2

Chicken5

.............................................. 0.293 -0.5 -0.001 0.67 S-Oct.2014 -1.3

Fresh whole chicken4, 6.......................... 0.5 1.51 S-Oct.2014 -1.8

Fresh and frozen chicken parts4, 6............. -0.5 0.88 S-Apr.2014 -0.9

Other poultry including turkey5

.................... 0.067 -1.8 -0.001 0.72 S-Nov.2010 -1.8

Fish and seafood4

..................................... 0.291 -0.3 -0.001 0.52 S-Oct.2014 -0.8

Fresh fish and seafood4, 5......................... 0.149 -0.7 -0.001 0.82 S-Oct.2014 -1.9

Processed fish and seafood5

...................... 0.143 -0.9 -0.001 0.64 S-Feb.2014 -0.9

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

December 2014, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Nov.

2014

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Nov. 2014-

Dec. 2014

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Nov. 2014-

Dec. 20141

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Shelf stable fish and seafood4, 6............... -1.0 0.82 S-Aug.2014 -1.3

Frozen fish and seafood6

........................ -0.5 0.79 S-Oct.2014 -1.0

Eggs........................................................ 0.124 5.5 0.007 0.76 L-Nov.2010 8.0

Dairy and related products4

.................................. 0.888 0.6 0.006 0.25 L-Aug.2014 0.6

Milk4, 5........................................................ 0.279 0.8 0.002 0.37 L-Mar.2014 1.8

Fresh whole milk4, 6...................................... -0.1 0.56 S-Oct.2014 -0.6

Fresh milk other than whole4, 5, 6....................... 1.5 0.46 L-Mar.2014 1.7

Cheese and related products4

............................. 0.285 0.2 0.001 0.47 S-Sep.2014 -0.7

Ice cream and related products........................... 0.122 2.3 0.003 0.89 L-Jan.2013 2.4

Other dairy and related products5

........................ 0.202 0.0 0.000 0.51 L-Oct.2014 1.3

Fruits and vegetables......................................... 1.355 0.4 0.006 0.37 L-Oct.2014 0.9

Fresh fruits and vegetables................................ 1.057 0.4 0.004 0.44 L-Oct.2014 1.1

Fresh fruits................................................ 0.573 -1.3 -0.008 0.60 L-Oct.2014 0.9

Apples................................................... 0.084 -0.9 -0.001 0.94 S-Sep.2014 -3.2

Bananas................................................. 0.088 -1.9 -0.002 0.73 S-Oct.2013 -1.9

Citrus fruits5

............................................ 0.155 -1.6 -0.003 1.31 L-Oct.2014 3.0

Oranges, including tangerines6

.................... -1.8 1.43 S-Aug.2014 -3.1

Other fresh fruits5

...................................... 0.247 -0.2 0.000 1.10 L-Oct.2014 1.0

Fresh vegetables......................................... 0.484 2.4 0.011 0.70 L-May 2014 2.6

Potatoes................................................. 0.075 1.4 0.001 1.29 L-Oct.2014 3.4

Lettuce.................................................. 0.074 -4.3 -0.003 2.10 S-Dec.2013 -4.6

Tomatoes4

.............................................. 0.093 9.3 0.009 1.48 S-Oct.2014 4.6

Other fresh vegetables................................ 0.242 3.0 0.007 0.80 L-Apr.2010 3.4

Processed fruits and vegetables5

...................... 0.298 0.8 0.002 0.47 L-Nov.2012 0.9

Canned fruits and vegetables5....................... 0.154 0.8 0.001 0.77 L-Oct.2014 1.6

Canned fruits5, 6..................................... 1.0 0.91 L-Mar.2014 1.7

Canned vegetables5, 6.............................. 1.1 0.88 L-Oct.2014 1.8

Frozen fruits and vegetables5

........................ 0.087 1.3 0.001 0.86 L-Sep.2014 2.2

Frozen vegetables6

................................. 2.0 1.01 L-Sep.2014 2.8

Other processed fruits and vegetables including

dried5

................................................. 0.057 0.7 0.000 0.80 L-Oct.2014 0.8

Dried beans, peas, and lentils4, 5, 6............... 1.1 1.05 L-May 2014 1.6

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials......... 0.953 -0.4 -0.004 0.35 S-Jul.2013 -0.4

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks5

........................... 0.696 -0.5 -0.003 0.45 S-Mar.2014 -0.5

Carbonated drinks........................................ 0.283 0.7 0.002 0.65 L-Apr.2013 1.1

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks4, 5.......... 0.014 0.0 0.000 0.67 S-Aug.2014 -0.1

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks4, 5...... 0.399 -0.5 -0.002 0.69 S-May 2014 -0.8

Beverage materials including coffee and tea5

........... 0.256 -0.4 -0.001 0.46 S-Feb.2014 -0.4

Coffee...................................................... 0.158 -0.2 0.000 0.65 S-Oct.2014 -0.5

Roasted coffee6

........................................ 0.5 0.69 L-Sep.2014 0.5

Instant and freeze dried coffee4, 6................... 1.9 0.98 L-Jun.2014 2.6

Other beverage materials including tea5

.............. 0.099 -0.7 -0.001 0.57 S-Aug.2014 -1.2

Other food at home............................................ 2.025 0.3 0.007 0.25 S-Oct.2014 -0.4

Sugar and sweets4

.......................................... 0.295 0.5 0.002 0.52 L-Sep.2014 1.6

Sugar and artificial sweeteners......................... 0.053 1.3 0.001 0.65 L-Jun.2014 1.7

Candy and chewing gum4, 5............................. 0.183 0.6 0.001 0.85 L-Sep.2014 2.1

Other sweets5

............................................. 0.060 -0.4 0.000 0.58 S-Oct.2014 -1.9

Fats and oils................................................. 0.245 -0.5 -0.001 0.42 L-Oct.2014 0.3

Butter and margarine5

................................... 0.077 -1.8 -0.001 0.67 S-Dec.2010 -1.8

Butter6

................................................... -1.6 0.88 L-Oct.2014 5.1

Margarine6

.............................................. 0.2 0.99 L-Oct.2014 1.5

Salad dressing4, 5......................................... 0.061 0.5 0.000 0.83 L-Sep.2014 0.6

Other fats and oils including peanut butter5

.......... 0.107 -0.4 0.000 0.69 L-Sep.2014 0.0

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

December 2014, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Nov.

2014

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Nov. 2014-

Dec. 2014

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Nov. 2014-

Dec. 20141

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Peanut butter4, 5, 6..................................... -0.3 0.88 L-Oct.2014 -0.1

Other foods................................................ 1.485 0.4 0.006 0.30 S-Oct.2014 -0.4

Soups.................................................... 0.094 -1.1 -0.001 1.07 S-Oct.2014 -1.6

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods4

.......... 0.282 0.3 0.001 0.64 S-Oct.2014 -1.2

Snacks4

................................................. 0.327 0.4 0.001 0.78 L-Oct.2014 0.4

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces........... 0.288 1.6 0.005 0.69 L-Nov.2013 1.7

Salt and other seasonings and spices5, 6........ 0.1 1.28 S-Oct.2014 -1.5

Olives, pickles, relishes4, 5, 6....................... 1.0 1.84 L-Sep.2014 5.6

Sauces and gravies5, 6............................. 1.8 1.16 L-May 2014 3.1

Other condiments6

.................................. 3.1 0.73 L-Aug.2014 3.9

Baby food4, 5........................................... 0.055 -0.1 0.000 0.47 S-Sep.2014 -0.2

Other miscellaneous foods4, 5........................ 0.439 0.5 0.002 0.57 S-Oct.2014 0.4

Prepared salads4, 7, 6............................... 1.0 0.70 L-Sep.2014 1.4

Food away from home4

.......................................... 5.783 0.3 0.015 0.05 S-Oct.2014 0.2

Full service meals and snacks4, 5........................... 2.800 0.2 0.007 0.07 S-Oct.2014 0.2

Limited service meals and snacks4, 5....................... 2.392 0.3 0.007 0.09 S-Oct.2014 0.3

Food at employee sites and schools5

....................... 0.211 0.1 0.000 0.13 S-Aug.2014 -1.9

Food at elementary and secondary schools8, 6......... 0.0 0.09 S-Aug.2014 -2.3

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors4, 5. . .. 0.063 0.6 0.000 0.17 S-Oct.2014 -0.1

Other food away from home4, 5.............................. 0.317 0.2 0.001 0.11 – –

Energy................................................................ 8.443 -4.7 -0.412 0.14 S-Dec.2008 -9.5

Energy commodities............................................. 4.691 -9.1 -0.449 0.15 S-Dec.2008 -18.5

Fuel oil and other fuels4

...................................... 0.246 -4.9 -0.012 0.34 S-Apr.2014 -5.4

Fuel oil4

....................................................... 0.150 -7.8 -0.012 0.34 S-Jun.2012 -7.9

Propane, kerosene, and firewood4, 9..................... 0.096 -1.4 -0.001 0.68 L-Oct.2014 -0.5

Motor fuel....................................................... 4.444 -9.3 -0.437 0.16 S-Dec.2008 -19.2

Gasoline (all types)......................................... 4.364 -9.4 -0.432 0.16 S-Dec.2008 -19.5

Gasoline, unleaded regular6

............................ -9.6 0.39 S-Dec.2008 -19.9

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade10, 6...................... -9.8 0.40 S-Dec.2008 -18.6

Gasoline, unleaded premium6.......................... -8.0 0.37 S-Dec.2008 -18.3

Other motor fuels5

.......................................... 0.080 -5.2 -0.004 0.14 S-Mar.2009 -11.1

Energy services11................................................ 3.753 1.0 0.037 0.25 L-May 2014 1.4

Electricity11..................................................... 2.903 0.8 0.025 0.33 L-May 2014 2.3

Utility (piped) gas service11................................... 0.850 1.5 0.012 0.19 L-Sep.2014 1.6

All items less food and energy.................................... 77.426 0.0 0.002 0.04 S-Aug.2014 0.0

Commodities less food and energy commodities............ 19.473 -0.3 -0.065 0.10 L-Oct.2014 0.0

Household furnishings and supplies4, 12.................... 3.336 -0.4 -0.013 0.13 L-Oct.2014 0.4

Window and floor coverings and other linens4, 5........ 0.271 -2.5 -0.007 0.53 S-EVER –

Floor coverings4, 5........................................ 0.047 -0.2 0.000 0.45 L-Sep.2014 0.3

Window coverings4, 5..................................... 0.055 -3.3 -0.002 0.54 S-Feb.2006 -3.4

Other linens4, 5............................................ 0.170 -2.8 -0.005 0.87 S-Dec.2010 -2.8

Furniture and bedding4

..................................... 0.762 0.3 0.002 0.27 L-Oct.2014 0.7

Bedroom furniture4

....................................... 0.267 -0.3 -0.001 0.39 S-Sep.2014 -0.5

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture4, 5. .. 0.359 0.7 0.003 0.39 L-Oct.2014 1.4

Other furniture5

........................................... 0.127 0.0 0.000 0.77 L-Sep.2014 0.0

Infants’ furniture4, 8, 6..................................

Appliances5

.................................................. 0.271 -0.6 -0.002 0.46 L-Oct.2014 0.2

Major appliances5

........................................ 0.146 0.3 0.000 0.68 L-Sep.2014 0.4

Laundry equipment6

................................... 1.3 0.84 L-Sep.2014 2.0

Other appliances4, 5...................................... 0.122 -2.1 -0.002 0.52 S-May 2014 -2.1

Other household equipment and furnishings5

........... 0.482 -0.9 -0.004 0.38 L-Oct.2014 0.3

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items4

.................. 0.260 -1.6 -0.004 0.61 L-Oct.2014 0.8

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

December 2014, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Nov.

2014

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Nov. 2014-

Dec. 2014

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Nov. 2014-

Dec. 20141

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Indoor plants and flowers13............................. 0.106 0.3 0.000 0.72 S-Oct.2014 0.0

Dishes and flatware4, 5................................... 0.043 -3.6 -0.002 1.00 L-Oct.2014 -0.5

Nonelectric cookware and tableware5

................. 0.074 -0.5 0.000 0.52 L-Oct.2014 0.8

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies5

. . .. 0.706 0.0 0.000 0.25 L-Oct.2014 0.5

Tools, hardware and supplies4, 5....................... 0.188 0.4 0.001 0.42 L-Sep.2014 1.0

Outdoor equipment and supplies5

...................... 0.366 -0.3 -0.001 0.32 S-Jul.2014 -0.3

Housekeeping supplies4

.................................... 0.844 -0.1 -0.001 0.20 L-Oct.2014 0.6

Household cleaning products4, 5........................ 0.334 0.2 0.001 0.35 S-Sep.2014 0.2

Household paper products4, 5........................... 0.247 -0.3 -0.001 0.38 L-Oct.2014 0.2

Miscellaneous household products4, 5................. 0.263 -0.4 -0.001 0.38 L-Oct.2014 0.8

Apparel.......................................................... 3.461 -1.2 -0.040 0.47 S-Sep.1998 -1.5

Men’s and boys’ apparel................................... 0.864 -1.1 -0.009 0.90 S-Oct.2014 -1.1

Men’s apparel............................................. 0.680 -1.2 -0.008 1.08 S-Oct.2014 -1.6

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear............ 0.110 -2.1 -0.002 2.92 S-Oct.2014 -4.0

Men’s furnishings...................................... 0.192 -1.6 -0.003 1.13 S-Mar.2013 -2.0

Men’s shirts and sweaters5

........................... 0.207 -1.8 -0.003 1.68 S-Aug.2014 -4.0

Men’s pants and shorts............................... 0.164 -0.9 -0.001 1.75 S-Oct.2014 -0.9

Boys’ apparel............................................. 0.184 0.2 0.000 1.33 L-Oct.2014 1.6

Women’s and girls’ apparel................................ 1.514 -2.2 -0.032 0.87 S-Dec.2004 -2.3

Women’s apparel......................................... 1.273 -1.9 -0.023 0.87 S-Sep.2011 -2.0

Women’s outerwear................................... 0.123 -0.3 0.000 2.44 L-Aug.2014 4.6

Women’s dresses...................................... 0.167 -0.7 -0.001 2.82 S-Aug.2014 -0.8

Women’s suits and separates5

....................... 0.588 -1.9 -0.011 1.14 L-Oct.2014 -0.7

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories5

......................................... 0.385 -0.9 -0.003 0.97 L-Oct.2014 0.6

Girls’ apparel.............................................. 0.242 -3.8 -0.009 2.02 S-Feb.2013 -5.2

Footwear..................................................... 0.732 0.4 0.003 0.71 L-Sep.2014 0.6

Men’s footwear4

.......................................... 0.219 -1.0 -0.002 1.16 S-Oct.2014 -1.1

Boys’ and girls’ footwear................................ 0.178 -0.1 0.000 1.16 L-Oct.2014 2.8

Women’s footwear........................................ 0.335 0.6 0.002 0.92 L-Sep.2014 0.8

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel.............................. 0.136 0.0 0.000 0.88 L-Oct.2014 0.5

Jewelry and watches9

...................................... 0.214 -0.8 -0.002 0.91 S-Oct.2014 -1.9

Watches4, 9................................................ 0.046 -1.3 -0.001 1.24 L-Oct.2014 -0.7

Jewelry9

.................................................... 0.168 -0.4 -0.001 1.13 L-Sep.2014 0.3

Transportation commodities less motor fuel12............. 5.674 -0.4 -0.020 0.08 – –

New vehicles................................................. 3.529 -0.1 -0.003 0.13 – –

New cars and trucks5, 6.................................. -0.1 0.13 – –

New cars6

............................................... -0.2 0.12 S-Jun.2014 -0.2

New trucks14, 6......................................... -0.1 0.13 – –

Used cars and trucks.................................... 1.606 -1.2 -0.019 0.06 – –

Motor vehicle parts and equipment4

................... 0.430 0.4 0.002 0.20 L-Dec.2013 0.4

Tires4

.................................................... 0.282 0.5 0.001 0.25 L-Dec.2013 0.6

Vehicle accessories other than tires4, 5............. 0.149 0.3 0.000 0.25 L-Aug.2014 0.7

Vehicle parts and equipment other than

tires4, 6............................................. 0.2 0.22 S-Oct.2014 -0.1

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids4, 6................... 0.8 0.59 L-Aug.2014 1.5

Medical care commodities.................................... 1.751 1.0 0.017 0.20 L-May 1989 1.0

Medicinal drugs4, 12......................................... 1.675 0.6 0.011 0.20 L-Jun.2014 0.6

Prescription drugs........................................ 1.328 0.9 0.012 0.21 L-Jun.2014 1.0

Nonprescription drugs4, 12............................... 0.348 0.4 0.001 0.47 L-Sep.2014 1.5

Medical equipment and supplies4, 12..................... 0.076 -0.1 0.000 0.39 S-Sep.2014 -0.1

Recreation commodities12.................................... 2.004 -0.3 -0.006 0.17 L-Oct.2014 0.0

Video and audio products12................................ 0.291 -1.4 -0.004 0.29 L-Oct.2014 -0.6

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

December 2014, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Nov.

2014

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Nov. 2014-

Dec. 2014

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Nov. 2014-

Dec. 20141

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Televisions................................................ 0.135 -2.1 -0.003 0.62 L-Oct.2014 -1.2

Other video equipment4, 5............................... 0.030 -4.5 -0.001 0.78 S-EVER –

Audio equipment.......................................... 0.067 0.1 0.000 0.56 L-Oct.2014 0.3

Audio discs, tapes and other media4, 5................ 0.043 0.7 0.000 0.51 L-Apr.2014 0.7

Pets and pet products4

..................................... 0.655 0.1 0.001 0.32 – –

Pet food4, 5, 6.............................................. 0.1 0.33 L-Sep.2014 0.4

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories4, 5, 6. . .. 0.1 0.58 S-Aug.2014 -0.9

Sporting goods4

............................................. 0.401 -0.8 -0.003 0.39 – –

Sports vehicles including bicycles4..................... 0.181 -0.4 -0.001 0.47 L-Oct.2014 -0.2

Sports equipment......................................... 0.215 -0.5 -0.001 0.46 – –

Photographic equipment and supplies................... 0.059 -1.5 -0.001 0.68 S-Jul.2014 -1.9

Film and photographic supplies4, 5, 6................... -1.2 0.66 S-Jan.2013 -1.4

Photographic equipment5, 6............................. -1.5 0.69 S-Jul.2014 -1.8

Recreational reading materials4

........................... 0.218 0.1 0.000 0.40 L-Oct.2014 1.4

Newspapers and magazines4, 5........................ 0.122 0.9 0.001 0.45 L-Oct.2014 1.8

Recreational books4, 5................................... 0.095 -0.8 -0.001 0.57 S-Jun.2014 -0.9

Other recreational goods5

.................................. 0.379 0.2 0.001 0.53 L-Feb.2014 0.8

Toys........................................................ 0.275 0.7 0.002 0.56 L-Feb.2014 0.7

Toys, games, hobbies and playground

equipment5, 6......................................... 0.6 0.57 L-Feb.2014 0.7

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies4, 5............. 0.051 -2.0 -0.001 1.16 S-Dec.2013 -2.0

Music instruments and accessories5

................... 0.042 -0.1 0.000 0.49 S-Aug.2014 -0.8

Education and communication commodities12............. 0.613 -0.8 -0.005 0.28 L-Oct.2014 -0.1

Educational books and supplies.......................... 0.200 1.1 0.002 0.38 L-Aug.2014 1.5

College textbooks4, 15, 6.................................. 0.7 0.33 L-Oct.2014 0.7

Information technology commodities12................... 0.413 -1.6 -0.007 0.38 S-Aug.2011 -1.7

Personal computers and peripheral equipment7

. . . .. 0.276 -2.1 -0.006 0.46 S-Dec.2011 -2.2

Computer software and accessories4, 5............... 0.068 -1.3 -0.001 0.66 S-Dec.2013 -1.7

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other

consumer information items4, 5....................... 0.068 -0.3 0.000 0.71 L-Aug.2014 0.2

Alcoholic beverages........................................... 1.012 -0.3 -0.003 0.16 S-Feb.2014 -0.3

Alcoholic beverages at home.............................. 0.596 -0.4 -0.003 0.23 S-Feb.2014 -0.6

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home........ 0.273 -0.3 -0.001 0.27 S-Jul.2014 -0.3

Distilled spirits at home4

................................. 0.073 0.0 0.000 0.35 S-Aug.2014 0.0

Whiskey at home6

..................................... 0.1 0.38 L-Oct.2014 0.2

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home4, 6. . .. -0.3 0.46 S-Jun.2014 -1.0

Wine at home............................................. 0.250 -0.4 -0.001 0.40 S-Oct.2014 -0.6

Alcoholic beverages away from home4

.................. 0.416 0.0 0.000 0.14 S-Jul.2014 -0.1

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from

home4, 5, 6............................................... -0.1 0.19 S-Jul.2014 -0.1

Wine away from home4, 5, 6............................. 0.0 0.32 S-Jul.2014 0.0

Distilled spirits away from home4, 5, 6.................. 0.0 0.23 S-Sep.2014 0.0

Other goods12.................................................. 1.621 0.3 0.004 0.18 L-Jun.2014 0.5

Tobacco and smoking products4

.......................... 0.708 0.8 0.006 0.15 L-Jun.2014 1.0

Cigarettes4, 5.............................................. 0.652 0.8 0.005 0.16 L-Jun.2014 1.0

Tobacco products other than cigarettes4, 5........... 0.050 0.5 0.000 0.44 L-Oct.2014 0.7

Personal care products4

.................................... 0.721 -0.2 -0.001 0.42 L-Oct.2014 0.0

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal

care products4, 5....................................... 0.367 -0.2 -0.001 0.52 L-Sep.2014 0.4

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements4

............................................ 0.346 -0.2 -0.001 0.54 L-Oct.2014 0.4

Miscellaneous personal goods5

........................... 0.192 0.0 0.000 0.55 L-Aug.2014 0.1

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap6

............. -0.1 0.53 L-Oct.2014 0.0

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

December 2014, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Nov.

2014

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Nov. 2014-

Dec. 2014

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Nov. 2014-

Dec. 20141

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Infants’ equipment4, 8, 6.................................. 0.5 0.58 L-Jun.2014 1.8

Services less energy services.................................. 57.953 0.1 0.068 0.04 S-Aug.2014 0.0

Shelter........................................................... 32.482 0.2 0.055 0.05 S-Oct.2014 0.2

Rent of shelter16............................................. 32.113 0.2 0.058 0.05 – –

Rent of primary residence11............................. 7.099 0.2 0.012 0.05 S-Oct.2014 0.2

Lodging away from home5

.............................. 0.851 0.2 0.002 1.12 L-Oct.2014 0.7

Housing at school, excluding board11, 16........... 0.171 0.3 0.001 0.07 L-Oct.2014 0.4

Other lodging away from home including hotels

and motels........................................... 0.680 0.2 0.002 1.39 L-Oct.2014 0.8

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences11, 16........... 24.163 0.2 0.038 0.04 – –

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence11, 16....................................... 22.752 0.2 0.036 0.04 – –

Tenants’ and household insurance4, 5................. 0.369 0.9 0.003 0.24 L-May 2014 1.2

Water and sewer and trash collection services5

........ 1.210 0.6 0.007 0.11 S-Oct.2014 0.6

Water and sewerage maintenance11.................. 0.935 0.7 0.007 0.14 S-Sep.2014 0.4

Garbage and trash collection4, 14....................... 0.275 0.1 0.000 0.15 L-Oct.2014 0.2

Household operations4, 5................................... 0.845 -0.3 -0.002 0.12 S-Feb.2014 -0.5

Domestic services4, 5..................................... 0.277 0.1 0.000 0.13 S-Sep.2014 0.0

Gardening and lawncare services4, 5.................. 0.278 0.0 0.000 0.07 – –

Moving, storage, freight expense5

...................... 0.119 -1.8 -0.002 0.56 S-Nov.2008 -2.0

Repair of household items4, 5........................... 0.066 0.8 0.000 0.24 L-Jul.2014 1.6

Medical care services...................................... 5.899 0.3 0.019 0.08 S-Oct.2014 0.2

Professional services.................................... 3.011 0.2 0.006 0.08 S-Oct.2014 0.2

Physicians’ services11................................. 1.578 0.3 0.004 0.12 S-Oct.2014 0.1

Dental services11...................................... 0.799 -0.1 -0.001 0.12 S-Feb.2011 -0.1

Eyeglasses and eye care4, 9......................... 0.282 0.1 0.000 0.26 S-Oct.2014 -0.1

Services by other medical professionals11, 9....... 0.352 0.1 0.000 0.10 S-Sep.2014 -0.1

Hospital and related services........................... 2.139 0.6 0.013 0.13 L-Mar.2014 0.7

Hospital services11, 17................................. 1.835 0.5 0.009 0.15 L-Apr.2014 0.5

Inpatient hospital services11, 17, 6................. 0.5 0.28 L-Jul.2014 0.5

Outpatient hospital services11, 9, 6................ 0.6 0.29 L-Mar.2014 0.6

Nursing homes and adult day services11, 17....... 0.173 0.1 0.000 0.12 S-Jul.2014 0.1

Care of invalids and elderly at home4, 8............ 0.131 0.4 0.001 0.09 L-Mar.2014 0.4

Health insurance4, 8...................................... 0.748 0.1 0.001 0.09 – –

Transportation services..................................... 5.624 -0.5 -0.025 0.13 S-Aug.2014 -0.6

Leased cars and trucks15................................ 0.394 0.8 0.003 0.43 L-Oct.2014 1.0

Car and truck rental5

.................................. 0.071 -0.9 -0.001 1.51 S-Sep.2014 -3.2

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair4

............... 1.161 0.1 0.001 0.09 – –

Motor vehicle body work4

............................. 0.056 0.3 0.000 0.13 L-Feb.2014 0.9

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing4

......... 0.490 0.0 0.000 0.15 S-May 2014 -0.3

Motor vehicle repair4, 5................................ 0.583 0.1 0.001 0.13 L-Oct.2014 0.5

Motor vehicle insurance................................. 2.279 0.3 0.007 0.21 L-Oct.2014 0.6

Motor vehicle fees4, 5.................................... 0.561 0.1 0.001 0.07 – –

State motor vehicle registration and license

fees4, 11, 5............................................. 0.311 0.0 0.000 0.03 L-Oct.2014 0.2

Parking and other fees5

............................... 0.232 0.3 0.001 0.17 S-Sep.2014 0.0

Parking fees and tolls4, 5, 6......................... 0.7 0.20 L-Jul.2013 0.9

Automobile service clubs4, 5, 6..................... -0.1 0.26 – –

Public transportation..................................... 1.159 -3.1 -0.036 0.41 S-Aug.2014 -3.3

Airline fare.............................................. 0.743 -5.0 -0.037 0.56 S-Jul.2014 -5.9

Other intercity transportation......................... 0.153 -0.2 0.000 0.79 S-Sep.2014 -0.3

Intercity bus fare4, 7, 6...............................

Intercity train fare7, 6................................ 1.6 1.80 S-Aug.2014 -1.4

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

December 2014, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Nov.

2014

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Nov. 2014-

Dec. 2014

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Nov. 2014-

Dec. 20141

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Ship fare4, 5, 6........................................ 0.3 0.75 S-Oct.2014 0.3

Intracity transportation4

............................... 0.258 0.0 0.000 0.03 – –

Intracity mass transit4, 12, 6......................... 0.0 0.05 – –

Recreation services12....................................... 3.721 0.2 0.007 0.20 L-Oct.2014 0.4

Video and audio services12............................. 1.550 0.3 0.005 0.13 L-Oct.2014 0.9

Cable and satellite television and radio

service14.............................................. 1.459 0.4 0.006 0.12 L-Oct.2014 0.8

Video discs and other media, including rental of

video and audio4, 5.................................. 0.090 -1.2 -0.001 0.80 S-Aug.2014 -1.6

Video discs and other media4, 5, 6................ -2.7 1.02 S-Aug.2014 -2.7

Rental of video or audio discs and other

media4, 5, 6......................................... 1.2 0.38 L-Jan.2012 1.7

Pet services including veterinary5

...................... 0.396 0.2 0.001 0.14 S-Oct.2014 0.2

Pet services4, 5, 6....................................... 0.0 0.11 S-Oct.2014 0.0

Veterinarian services5, 6............................... 0.3 0.13 S-Oct.2014 0.2

Photographers and film processing4, 5................. 0.061 0.2 0.000 0.49 L-Sep.2014 0.4

Photographer fees4, 5, 6............................... 0.1 0.31 L-Oct.2014 0.6

Film processing4, 5, 6.................................. 0.4 0.39 L-Sep.2014 0.6

Other recreation services5

............................... 1.714 0.0 0.001 0.41 – –

Club dues and fees for participant sports and

group exercises5

.................................... 0.602 -0.6 -0.004 0.52 S-Aug.2014 -0.7

Admissions4

............................................ 0.632 0.7 0.005 0.53 L-Jul.2014 0.8

Admission to movies, theaters, and

concerts4, 5, 6...................................... 0.6 0.44 L-Jul.2014 0.8

Admission to sporting events4, 5, 6................ 1.2 0.49 L-May 2013 1.4

Fees for lessons or instructions4, 9.................. 0.210 0.0 0.000 0.17 – –

Education and communication services12................ 6.425 0.0 0.001 0.07 – –

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.............. 3.106 0.3 0.008 0.07 S-Sep.2014 0.1

College tuition and fees............................... 1.844 0.4 0.007 0.10 – –

Elementary and high school tuition and fees...... 0.375 0.3 0.001 0.06 S-Oct.2014 0.3

Child care and nursery school13..................... 0.722 0.0 0.000 0.08 S-Jul.2014 0.0

Technical and business school tuition and fees5

... 0.039 0.2 0.000 0.14 S-Sep.2014 0.1

Postage and delivery services5

......................... 0.144 0.4 0.001 0.02 – –

Postage4

................................................ 0.129 0.5 0.001 0.00 – –

Delivery services4, 5................................... 0.014 -0.8 0.000 0.26 S-Jul.2013 -1.2

Telephone services4, 5................................... 2.454 -0.2 -0.006 0.10 L-Sep.2014 0.0

Wireless telephone services4, 5...................... 1.623 -0.5 -0.008 0.04 L-Sep.2014 -0.1

Land-line telephone services4, 12.................... 0.830 0.3 0.002 0.21 L-May 2014 0.3

Internet services and electronic information

providers4, 5............................................. 0.709 -0.2 -0.002 0.26 – –

Other personal services4, 12............................... 1.747 0.2 0.003 0.11 L-Oct.2014 0.3

Personal care services4

................................. 0.631 0.5 0.003 0.15 L-Dec.2012 0.5

Haircuts and other personal care services4, 5...... 0.631 0.5 0.003 0.15 L-Dec.2012 0.5

Miscellaneous personal services....................... 1.116 0.3 0.003 0.09 L-Oct.2014 0.3

Legal services9

......................................... 0.315 -0.2 -0.001 0.19 S-May 2014 -0.3

Funeral expenses9..................................... 0.172 0.0 0.000 0.15 L-Oct.2014 0.4

Laundry and dry cleaning services4, 5............... 0.275 0.0 0.000 0.09 S-Jul.2014 -0.1

Apparel services other than laundry and dry

cleaning4, 5........................................... 0.033 -0.2 0.000 0.22 S-Sep.2014 -0.4

Financial services4, 9.................................. 0.226 0.3 0.001 0.22 S-Oct.2014 0.3

Checking account and other bank

services4, 5, 6...................................... 0.2 0.04 L-Jun.2013 4.6

Tax return preparation and other accounting

fees5, 6.............................................. 0.2 0.38 S-Sep.2014 0.0

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

December 2014, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Nov.

2014

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Nov. 2014-

Dec. 2014

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Nov. 2014-

Dec. 20141

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Special aggregate indexes

All items less food.................................................. 85.869 -0.5 -0.409 0.04 S-Dec.2008 -1.0

All items less shelter................................................ 67.518 -0.6 -0.428 0.04 S-Dec.2008 -1.2

All items less food and shelter.................................... 53.387 -0.9 -0.465 0.05 S-Dec.2008 -1.6

All items less food, shelter, and energy.......................... 44.943 -0.1 -0.053 0.05 – –

All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and

trucks............................................................... 43.337 -0.1 -0.034 0.06 S-Aug.2014 -0.1

All items less medical care........................................ 92.350 -0.4 -0.409 0.04 S-Dec.2008 -0.9

All items less energy................................................ 91.557 0.0 0.039 0.04 S-Aug.2014 0.0

Commodities......................................................... 38.294 -1.2 -0.475 0.06 S-Dec.2008 -2.1

Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and

trucks............................................................ 17.866 -0.3 -0.046 0.11 – –

Commodities less food.......................................... 24.163 -2.1 -0.512 0.09 S-Dec.2008 -3.4

Commodities less food and beverages........................ 23.151 -2.2 -0.510 0.09 S-Dec.2008 -3.5

Services.............................................................. 61.706 0.2 0.105 0.04 – –

Services less rent of shelter16.................................. 29.593 0.2 0.058 0.06 L-Oct.2014 0.2

Services less medical care services........................... 55.807 0.2 0.099 0.04 L-Oct.2014 0.2

Durables4

............................................................. 8.942 -0.5 -0.042 0.08 L-Oct.2014 -0.2

Nondurables......................................................... 29.352 -1.3 -0.377 0.08 S-Dec.2008 -2.7

Nondurables less food........................................... 15.221 -2.9 -0.441 0.13 S-Dec.2008 -5.2

Nondurables less food and beverages........................ 14.209 -3.1 -0.441 0.14 S-Dec.2008 -5.7

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel............. 10.749 -3.7 -0.404 0.09 S-Dec.2008 -7.5

Nondurables less food and apparel............................ 11.761 -3.4 -0.404 0.09 S-Dec.2008 -6.7

Housing............................................................... 41.873 0.2 0.074 0.05 – –

Education and communication5

................................... 7.037 -0.1 -0.004 0.07 – –

Education5

......................................................... 3.306 0.3 0.010 0.07 – –

Communication5.................................................. 3.731 -0.4 -0.014 0.09 L-Sep.2014 -0.2

Information and information processing5

................... 3.588 -0.4 -0.014 0.10 L-Sep.2014 -0.2

Information technology, hardware and services18......... 1.134 -0.7 -0.008 0.21 S-Jul.2013 -0.9

Recreation5.......................................................... 5.725 0.0 0.001 0.14 L-Oct.2014 0.2

Video and audio5

................................................. 1.841 0.1 0.001 0.13 L-Oct.2014 0.6

Pets, pet products and services5

............................... 1.050 0.2 0.002 0.21 – –

Photography5

...................................................... 0.122 -0.6 -0.001 0.38 S-Oct.2014 -0.6

Food and beverages................................................ 15.143 0.2 0.034 0.07 S-Oct.2014 0.1

Domestically produced farm food.............................. 7.017 0.5 0.033 0.13 L-May 2014 0.8

Other services....................................................... 11.893 0.1 0.014 0.08 L-Jul.2014 0.1

Apparel less footwear.............................................. 2.729 -1.6 -0.043 0.56 S-Sep.1998 -1.7

Fuels and utilities.................................................... 5.209 0.6 0.032 0.18 L-May 2014 0.9

Household energy................................................ 3.999 0.6 0.025 0.23 L-May 2014 1.1

Medical care......................................................... 7.650 0.5 0.036 0.08 L-Aug.2013 0.5

Transportation....................................................... 15.743 -3.0 -0.482 0.08 S-Dec.2008 -5.0

Private transportation............................................ 14.584 -3.0 -0.446 0.08 S-Dec.2008 -5.3

New and used motor vehicles5

.............................. 5.709 -0.3 -0.020 0.09 L-Oct.2014 0.0

Utilities and public transportation................................. 10.034 0.1 0.009 0.11 L-May 2014 1.0

Household furnishings and operations........................... 4.181 -0.3 -0.014 0.11 S-Aug.2014 -0.3

Other goods and services.......................................... 3.368 0.3 0.008 0.11 L-Oct.2014 0.3

Personal care..................................................... 2.660 0.1 0.003 0.13 L-Oct.2014 0.3

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

estimator. 12 Indexes on a December 2009=100 base. 13 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 14 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 15 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base. 16 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 17 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 18 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

December 2014, 12-month analysis table

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Nov.

2014

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Dec. 2013-

Dec. 2014

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Dec. 2013-

Dec. 20141

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

All items................................................................. 100.000 0.8 0.08 S-Oct.2009 -0.2

Food.................................................................. 14.131 3.4 0.473 0.11 L-Feb.2012 3.9

Food at home..................................................... 8.348 3.7 0.303 0.17 L-Feb.2012 4.5

Cereals and bakery products................................. 1.130 0.5 0.006 0.38 L-Feb.2014 0.5

Cereals and cereal products............................... 0.370 -0.3 -0.001 0.61 S-Jun.2014 -0.4

Flour and prepared flour mixes......................... 0.048 -1.9 -0.001 0.99 S-May 2014 -2.7

Breakfast cereal.......................................... 0.196 1.3 0.002 0.85 L-Jan.2014 1.9

Rice, pasta, cornmeal.................................... 0.127 -2.1 -0.003 0.97 L-Oct.2014 -1.6

Rice4, 5.................................................. -2.8 1.33 S-Mar.2010 -5.1

Bakery products.......................................... 0.760 0.9 0.007 0.50 L-Feb.2014 1.1

Bread4

................................................... 0.225 1.2 0.003 1.01 L-Oct.2014 1.3

White bread5......................................... 0.9 1.53 L-Feb.2014 1.1

Bread other than white5

............................ 0.8 1.52 L-Oct.2014 2.0

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins4

......................... 0.115 1.9 0.002 1.14 L-Feb.2014 2.4

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies....................... 0.189 0.6 0.001 1.10 L-Aug.2014 1.3

Cookies5

.............................................. -0.2 1.44 S-Oct.2014 -0.3

Fresh cakes and cupcakes5

....................... 1.5 1.44 L-Jun.2014 1.8

Other bakery products................................ 0.231 0.4 0.001 1.22 S-Oct.2014 0.4

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts5

...... 0.6 2.33 L-Feb.2014 1.2

Crackers, bread, and cracker products5

. . . . . . . .. 1.0 1.95 S-Aug.2014 0.5

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies,

tarts, turnovers5

................................... -0.5 1.33 S-Oct.2014 -0.8

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................ 1.998 9.2 0.171 0.36 L-Sep.2014 9.4

Meats, poultry, and fish.................................... 1.874 9.1 0.158 0.38 S-Oct.2014 8.5

Meats...................................................... 1.223 12.7 0.140 0.44 S-Oct.2014 12.5

Beef and veal.......................................... 0.575 18.7 0.092 0.58 L-Jan.2004 20.4

Uncooked ground beef............................. 0.236 19.2 0.039 0.78 L-Dec.2003 19.5

Uncooked beef roasts4

............................. 0.083 20.6 0.015 1.32 L-Dec.2003 23.5

Uncooked beef steaks4

............................. 0.204 16.0 0.029 1.03 L-Sep.2014 16.8

Uncooked other beef and veal4

................... 0.052 24.0 0.010 1.34 L-EVER –

Pork...................................................... 0.376 8.2 0.028 0.76 S-Mar.2014 5.3

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related

products4

.......................................... 0.141 2.4 0.003 0.95 S-May 2013 1.3

Bacon and related products5

.................... -1.0 1.63 S-Feb.2013 -1.7

Breakfast sausage and related products4, 5... 7.3 1.41 S-Nov.2013 1.3

Ham................................................... 0.080 13.1 0.009 1.88 S-Oct.2014 12.6

Ham, excluding canned5

........................ 14.4 1.79 S-Oct.2014 13.9

Pork chops........................................... 0.064 10.1 0.006 1.36 S-Mar.2014 4.1

Other pork including roasts and picnics4

......... 0.091 12.5 0.010 1.65 S-Mar.2014 7.2

Other meats............................................ 0.272 7.4 0.019 0.98 L-Aug.2011 7.7

Frankfurters5

......................................... 12.1 2.37 L-Nov.1990 13.4

Lunchmeats4, 5...................................... 5.8 0.97 S-Oct.2014 5.7

Lamb and organ meats5

........................... 8.8 2.07 L-Dec.2011 9.5

Lamb and mutton4, 5................................ 3.2 3.91 L-Apr.2012 10.0

Poultry................................................... 0.360 1.6 0.006 0.87 S-Oct.2014 -0.1

Chicken4

.............................................. 0.293 2.1 0.006 1.02 S-Oct.2014 0.0

Fresh whole chicken5

............................ 3.0 1.76 S-Oct.2014 2.1

Fresh and frozen chicken parts5

............... 1.6 1.29 S-Oct.2014 -1.1

Other poultry including turkey4

.................... 0.067 -0.5 0.000 1.55 S-Jan.2010 -2.1

Fish and seafood...................................... 0.291 4.3 0.012 0.85 S-Oct.2014 3.8

Fresh fish and seafood4

............................ 0.149 5.6 0.008 1.23 L-Sep.2014 7.4

Processed fish and seafood4

...................... 0.143 3.0 0.004 1.16 S-Oct.2014 2.7

Shelf stable fish and seafood5

.................. 1.3 1.47 S-Oct.2014 0.6

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

December 2014, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Nov.

2014

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Dec. 2013-

Dec. 2014

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Dec. 2013-

Dec. 20141

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Frozen fish and seafood5

........................ 5.2 2.28 S-Oct.2014 4.5

Eggs........................................................ 0.124 10.7 0.013 1.14 L-Oct.2011 22.8

Dairy and related products................................... 0.888 5.3 0.045 0.47 L-Oct.2014 5.6

Milk4

........................................................... 0.279 4.3 0.012 0.69 S-Feb.2014 2.6

Fresh whole milk5

........................................ 5.2 1.03 S-Feb.2014 2.4

Fresh milk other than whole4, 5......................... 4.1 0.71 L-Oct.2014 4.7

Cheese and related products.............................. 0.285 8.2 0.022 0.88 S-Sep.2014 6.8

Ice cream and related products........................... 0.122 3.5 0.004 1.19 L-May 2012 6.1

Other dairy and related products4

........................ 0.202 3.7 0.007 0.80 L-Oct.2014 3.7

Fruits and vegetables......................................... 1.355 3.2 0.043 0.54 L-May 2014 3.2

Fresh fruits and vegetables................................ 1.057 4.1 0.042 0.67 L-May 2014 4.2

Fresh fruits................................................ 0.573 3.6 0.020 0.94 S-Feb.2014 1.6

Apples................................................... 0.084 -2.3 -0.002 1.68 S-Mar.2014 -3.0

Bananas................................................. 0.088 -0.7 -0.001 1.11 S-Sep.2014 -0.9

Citrus fruits4

............................................ 0.155 5.4 0.008 2.17 S-Dec.2013 2.8

Oranges, including tangerines5

.................... 3.7 2.90 S-Sep.2014 3.7

Other fresh fruits4

...................................... 0.247 6.2 0.015 1.62 L-Oct.2014 7.8

Fresh vegetables......................................... 0.484 4.6 0.022 0.99 L-Nov.2013 4.6

Potatoes................................................. 0.075 -1.8 -0.001 1.79 L-Jul.2014 1.3

Lettuce.................................................. 0.074 4.4 0.003 2.67 L-Jun.2014 4.6

Tomatoes............................................... 0.093 16.5 0.015 2.13 L-Apr.2010 24.4

Other fresh vegetables................................ 0.242 2.3 0.006 1.23 L-Nov.2013 3.5

Processed fruits and vegetables4

...................... 0.298 0.4 0.001 0.69 L-Oct.2014 1.1

Canned fruits and vegetables4

....................... 0.154 -0.2 0.000 1.12 L-Oct.2014 1.7

Canned fruits4, 5..................................... 0.5 1.34 L-Mar.2014 0.5

Canned vegetables4, 5.............................. 0.0 1.20 L-Oct.2014 2.8

Frozen fruits and vegetables4

........................ 0.087 1.5 0.001 1.17 L-Sep.2012 3.0

Frozen vegetables5

................................. 0.9 1.45 L-Sep.2012 2.6

Other processed fruits and vegetables including

dried4

................................................. 0.057 0.2 0.000 1.16 L-Oct.2014 0.8

Dried beans, peas, and lentils4, 5................. 4.6 2.11 S-Oct.2014 3.1

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials. . . . . . . .. 0.953 0.7 0.007 0.47 S-Oct.2014 0.6

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks4

........................... 0.696 0.1 0.001 0.56 S-Sep.2014 -0.4

Carbonated drinks........................................ 0.283 1.4 0.004 0.73 L-Sep.2012 1.5

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks4

............. 0.014 2.3 0.000 1.37 L-May 2014 2.5

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks4

......... 0.399 -1.0 -0.004 0.86 S-Aug.2014 -1.2

Beverage materials including coffee and tea4

........... 0.256 2.6 0.006 0.69 L-Apr.2012 3.5

Coffee...................................................... 0.158 3.6 0.006 0.97 L-Apr.2012 5.8

Roasted coffee5

........................................ 4.2 1.31 L-Apr.2012 5.9

Instant and freeze dried coffee5

..................... 0.2 2.43 L-Sep.2014 1.7

Other beverage materials including tea4

.............. 0.099 1.0 0.001 0.88 S-Oct.2014 -0.6

Other food at home............................................ 2.025 1.5 0.031 0.32 L-Sep.2014 1.6

Sugar and sweets........................................... 0.295 1.1 0.003 0.75 L-Dec.2012 1.1

Sugar and artificial sweeteners......................... 0.053 0.2 0.000 0.97 L-Aug.2012 0.2

Candy and chewing gum4

............................... 0.183 1.8 0.003 1.12 L-Sep.2014 1.9

Other sweets4

............................................. 0.060 -0.2 0.000 1.17 S-Oct.2014 -0.6

Fats and oils................................................. 0.245 1.0 0.002 0.63 S-Jul.2014 1.0

Butter and margarine4

................................... 0.077 11.6 0.008 1.05 S-Sep.2014 11.3

Butter5

................................................... 22.5 1.53 S-Aug.2014 18.8

Margarine5

.............................................. 2.6 1.48 L-Oct.2014 2.7

Salad dressing4

........................................... 0.061 -4.3 -0.003 1.13 – –

Other fats and oils including peanut butter4

.......... 0.107 -2.5 -0.003 0.99 L-Sep.2014 -1.2

Peanut butter4, 5....................................... -3.6 1.26 L-Sep.2014 -3.3

Other foods................................................ 1.485 1.7 0.025 0.39 – –

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

December 2014, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Nov.

2014

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Dec. 2013-

Dec. 2014

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Dec. 2013-

Dec. 20141

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Soups.................................................... 0.094 -0.6 -0.001 1.30 S-Jun.2014 -1.1

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods........... 0.282 1.9 0.005 0.82 S-Oct.2014 1.1

Snacks.................................................. 0.327 1.8 0.006 1.00 S-Oct.2014 0.5

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces........... 0.288 2.2 0.006 0.92 L-Oct.2014 2.4

Salt and other seasonings and spices4, 5........ 4.8 1.48 L-Aug.2012 6.1

Olives, pickles, relishes4, 5......................... 0.2 1.57 L-Oct.2014 0.9

Sauces and gravies4, 5............................. 1.7 1.43 L-Oct.2014 2.7

Other condiments5

.................................. 1.8 1.03 L-Aug.2013 6.5

Baby food4.............................................. 0.055 2.1 0.001 0.79 S-Jul.2014 1.7

Other miscellaneous foods4

.......................... 0.439 1.6 0.007 0.82 L-Oct.2014 1.6

Prepared salads6, 5................................. 3.9 1.19 L-Sep.2014 4.7

Food away from home........................................... 5.783 3.0 0.170 0.17 L-Mar.2012 3.0

Full service meals and snacks4

.............................. 2.800 3.1 0.085 0.27 L-May 2009 3.4

Limited service meals and snacks4

.......................... 2.392 3.2 0.075 0.27 L-Oct.2012 3.2

Food at employee sites and schools4

....................... 0.211 1.8 0.004 0.67 S-Aug.2014 0.9

Food at elementary and secondary schools7, 5......... 2.3 0.73 S-Aug.2014 0.6

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors4

....... 0.063 0.5 0.000 0.80 L-Dec.2013 1.2

Other food away from home4

................................ 0.317 2.0 0.006 0.43 L-Oct.2014 2.3

Energy................................................................ 8.443 -10.6 -0.955 0.19 S-Oct.2009 -14.0

Energy commodities............................................. 4.691 -20.5 -1.093 0.18 S-Sep.2009 -30.1

Fuel oil and other fuels........................................ 0.246 -13.7 -0.038 0.60 S-Oct.2009 -23.5

Fuel oil........................................................ 0.150 -19.1 -0.033 0.62 S-Oct.2009 -26.3

Propane, kerosene, and firewood8

........................ 0.096 -4.6 -0.005 1.34 S-May 2013 -5.4

Motor fuel....................................................... 4.444 -20.8 -1.056 0.19 S-Sep.2009 -30.0

Gasoline (all types)......................................... 4.364 -21.0 -1.045 0.19 S-Sep.2009 -29.7

Gasoline, unleaded regular5

............................ -21.6 0.55 S-Sep.2009 -30.0

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade9, 5....................... -19.6 0.53 S-Sep.2009 -29.3

Gasoline, unleaded premium5

.......................... -18.3 0.56 S-Sep.2009 -28.0

Other motor fuels4

.......................................... 0.080 -11.9 -0.010 0.23 S-Oct.2009 -28.3

Energy services10................................................ 3.753 3.7 0.139 0.42 L-Aug.2014 4.6

Electricity10..................................................... 2.903 3.1 0.090 0.49 L-Oct.2014 3.1

Utility (piped) gas service10................................... 0.850 5.8 0.048 0.60 L-Sep.2014 5.8

All items less food and energy.................................... 77.426 1.6 1.238 0.09 S-Feb.2014 1.6

Commodities less food and energy commodities............ 19.473 -0.8 -0.155 0.24 S-Sep.2007 -0.8

Household furnishings and supplies11...................... 3.336 -1.9 -0.064 0.30 S-Sep.2014 -2.4

Window and floor coverings and other linens4

.......... 0.271 -3.6 -0.010 0.93 S-Dec.2013 -3.6

Floor coverings4

.......................................... 0.047 0.8 0.000 1.29 S-Jun.2014 0.7

Window coverings4

....................................... 0.055 -2.3 -0.001 1.08 S-Oct.2014 -2.9

Other linens4

.............................................. 0.170 -5.2 -0.009 1.37 S-Nov.2013 -5.4

Furniture and bedding...................................... 0.762 -1.6 -0.013 0.78 L-Jan.2014 -1.6

Bedroom furniture........................................ 0.267 -2.4 -0.007 1.08 L-Oct.2014 -2.2

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture4

..... 0.359 -1.9 -0.007 1.03 L-Jan.2014 -0.7

Other furniture4

........................................... 0.127 0.8 0.001 2.52 S-Oct.2014 -1.0

Infants’ furniture7, 5....................................

Appliances4

.................................................. 0.271 -5.2 -0.015 0.83 S-Jun.2014 -5.4

Major appliances4

........................................ 0.146 -6.9 -0.011 1.14 L-Oct.2014 -6.6

Laundry equipment5

................................... -7.4 1.19 L-Oct.2014 -7.4

Other appliances4

........................................ 0.122 -3.1 -0.004 1.15 S-May 2014 -3.2

Other household equipment and furnishings4

........... 0.482 -3.9 -0.020 1.17 S-Jul.2014 -3.9

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items.................... 0.260 -5.8 -0.016 1.84 S-Jul.2014 -6.1

Indoor plants and flowers12............................. 0.106 1.9 0.002 1.66 L-May 2011 2.2

Dishes and flatware4

..................................... 0.043 -6.7 -0.003 3.26 S-May 2014 -10.2

Nonelectric cookware and tableware4

................. 0.074 -3.7 -0.003 1.34 L-Oct.2014 -2.9

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

December 2014, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Nov.

2014

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Dec. 2013-

Dec. 2014

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Dec. 2013-

Dec. 20141

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies4

. . .. 0.706 0.1 0.001 0.58 L-Mar.2014 0.1

Tools, hardware and supplies4

......................... 0.188 0.8 0.002 0.71 L-Nov.2013 1.1

Outdoor equipment and supplies4...................... 0.366 -0.3 -0.001 0.81 S-Oct.2014 -0.8

Housekeeping supplies..................................... 0.844 -0.8 -0.007 0.44 S-Sep.2014 -1.0

Household cleaning products4

.......................... 0.334 -0.9 -0.003 0.67 L-May 2013 -0.3

Household paper products4............................. 0.247 -0.7 -0.002 0.72 S-Oct.2014 -0.7

Miscellaneous household products4

................... 0.263 -0.7 -0.002 0.79 S-Jan.2014 -0.8

Apparel.......................................................... 3.461 -2.0 -0.068 1.12 S-Dec.2003 -2.1

Men’s and boys’ apparel................................... 0.864 -3.0 -0.026 1.54 S-Apr.2010 -3.0

Men’s apparel............................................. 0.680 -3.0 -0.020 1.77 S-Mar.2010 -3.5

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear............ 0.110 -7.1 -0.008 5.75 S-Jul.2009 -9.1

Men’s furnishings...................................... 0.192 -2.4 -0.005 2.27 S-Feb.2011 -3.8

Men’s shirts and sweaters4

........................... 0.207 -4.5 -0.009 3.39 S-Aug.2014 -5.7

Men’s pants and shorts............................... 0.164 1.1 0.002 3.81 S-Oct.2014 -5.0

Boys’ apparel............................................. 0.184 -2.7 -0.005 3.42 L-Oct.2014 -1.4

Women’s and girls’ apparel................................ 1.514 -3.6 -0.054 2.28 S-Jan.2009 -3.6

Women’s apparel......................................... 1.273 -3.5 -0.044 2.46 S-Jan.2009 -3.6

Women’s outerwear................................... 0.123 3.6 0.004 8.24 S-Nov.2013 2.3

Women’s dresses...................................... 0.167 1.6 0.003 12.36 S-Sep.2014 0.1

Women’s suits and separates4

....................... 0.588 -8.2 -0.049 2.48 S-EVER –

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories4

......................................... 0.385 -0.3 -0.001 1.96 S-Apr.2013 -0.4

Girls’ apparel.............................................. 0.242 -4.0 -0.010 5.18 S-Jan.2014 -8.8

Footwear..................................................... 0.732 2.8 0.020 1.28 L-Jul.2013 2.9

Men’s footwear............................................ 0.219 1.8 0.004 1.81 L-Sep.2014 2.0

Boys’ and girls’ footwear................................ 0.178 6.1 0.010 2.69 S-Jun.2014 3.9

Women’s footwear........................................ 0.335 1.7 0.005 1.95 L-Aug.2013 3.0

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel.............................. 0.136 0.4 0.001 1.92 S-Feb.2014 -2.7

Jewelry and watches8

...................................... 0.214 -4.3 -0.009 1.99 S-Jun.2005 -4.5

Watches8

.................................................. 0.046 -1.0 0.000 3.43 S-Aug.2013 -2.6

Jewelry8

.................................................... 0.168 -5.1 -0.009 2.26 S-Jun.2005 -5.4

Transportation commodities less motor fuel11............. 5.674 -0.9 -0.054 0.21 S-EVER –

New vehicles................................................. 3.529 0.5 0.018 0.30 S-Sep.2014 0.3

New cars and trucks4, 5.................................. 0.6 0.27 – –

New cars5

............................................... -0.1 0.25 S-Sep.2014 -0.4

New trucks13, 5......................................... 1.3 0.26 – –

Used cars and trucks.................................... 1.606 -4.2 -0.070 0.29 S-Aug.2009 -5.4

Motor vehicle parts and equipment.................... 0.430 -0.7 -0.003 0.37 – –

Tires..................................................... 0.282 -1.9 -0.005 0.49 S-Jul.2014 -2.0

Vehicle accessories other than tires4

............... 0.149 1.7 0.003 0.64 L-Oct.2013 2.1

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires5

... 1.5 0.57 L-Apr.2014 1.5

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids5

...................... 2.4 0.86 L-Oct.2014 2.7

Medical care commodities.................................... 1.751 4.8 0.081 0.84 L-Jan.1993 4.8

Medicinal drugs11........................................... 1.675 5.0 0.081 0.88 L-EVER –

Prescription drugs........................................ 1.328 6.4 0.081 1.06 L-Aug.1992 6.4

Nonprescription drugs11................................. 0.348 -0.2 -0.001 0.78 L-Sep.2014 0.6

Medical equipment and supplies11........................ 0.076 0.9 0.001 0.84 L-Apr.2013 1.6

Recreation commodities11.................................... 2.004 -2.6 -0.053 0.41 L-Oct.2014 -2.2

Video and audio products11................................ 0.291 -10.5 -0.034 0.58 S-Dec.2010 -10.5

Televisions................................................ 0.135 -16.7 -0.027 1.06 S-Apr.2013 -17.4

Other video equipment4

................................. 0.030 -0.8 0.000 2.08 S-Jun.2014 -1.4

Audio equipment.......................................... 0.067 -7.3 -0.005 1.23 L-Oct.2014 -6.3

Audio discs, tapes and other media4

.................. 0.043 -3.6 -0.002 1.19 S-Oct.2014 -3.6

Pets and pet products...................................... 0.655 0.3 0.002 0.67 L-Dec.2013 0.3

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

December 2014, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Nov.

2014

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Dec. 2013-

Dec. 2014

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Dec. 2013-

Dec. 20141

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Pet food4, 5................................................ 0.4 0.76 L-Jan.2014 0.7

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories4, 5. . . . .. 0.4 1.15 L-Jun.2012 0.7

Sporting goods.............................................. 0.401 -2.2 -0.009 0.95 S-Jul.2014 -2.2

Sports vehicles including bicycles...................... 0.181 -1.1 -0.002 1.13 S-Jul.2014 -1.6

Sports equipment......................................... 0.215 -3.1 -0.007 1.58 S-Oct.2013 -3.2

Photographic equipment and supplies................... 0.059 -2.2 -0.001 1.92 S-Jun.2014 -2.4

Film and photographic supplies4, 5..................... 23.4 2.36 L-EVER –

Photographic equipment4, 5............................. -6.1 2.83 S-Jul.2014 -6.4

Recreational reading materials............................ 0.218 2.2 0.005 0.97 L-Oct.2014 2.7

Newspapers and magazines4

........................... 0.122 4.8 0.006 1.36 L-Oct.2014 5.4

Recreational books4

...................................... 0.095 -0.9 -0.001 1.38 S-Sep.2014 -1.3

Other recreational goods4

.................................. 0.379 -3.8 -0.015 1.25 L-Feb.2014 -3.6

Toys........................................................ 0.275 -5.4 -0.016 1.48 L-Mar.2014 -5.4

Toys, games, hobbies and playground

equipment4, 5......................................... -2.9 2.14 L-Mar.2014 -2.6

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies4

............... 0.051 0.1 0.000 2.78 L-May 2014 0.3

Music instruments and accessories4

................... 0.042 2.4 0.001 2.30 – –

Education and communication commodities11............. 0.613 -4.9 -0.032 0.69 S-EVER –

Educational books and supplies.......................... 0.200 4.6 0.009 1.03 L-Sep.2014 4.6

College textbooks14, 5.................................... 5.0 0.95 L-Sep.2014 5.1

Information technology commodities11................... 0.413 -9.0 -0.041 0.93 S-Apr.2012 -9.6

Personal computers and peripheral equipment6

. . . .. 0.276 -10.5 -0.032 1.23 S-Jul.2013 -10.6

Computer software and accessories4

.................. 0.068 -1.2 -0.001 3.85 L-Jul.2009 -1.1

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other

consumer information items4

......................... 0.068 -9.9 -0.008 1.61 L-Oct.2014 -5.8

Alcoholic beverages........................................... 1.012 1.3 0.013 0.30 S-Oct.2014 1.1

Alcoholic beverages at home.............................. 0.596 0.7 0.004 0.42 S-Oct.2014 0.7

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home........ 0.273 0.7 0.002 0.49 S-Jul.2014 0.4

Distilled spirits at home.................................. 0.073 0.9 0.001 0.68 S-Oct.2014 0.8

Whiskey at home5

..................................... 1.5 1.23 L-Oct.2014 1.6

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home5

. . . . .. 0.8 0.73 L-Jan.2014 1.1

Wine at home............................................. 0.250 0.6 0.001 0.82 S-Oct.2014 0.3

Alcoholic beverages away from home.................... 0.416 2.2 0.009 0.41 L-Dec.2013 2.3

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from

home4, 5................................................. 2.1 0.60 S-Oct.2014 1.8

Wine away from home4, 5............................... 2.0 0.86 L-Dec.2013 2.4

Distilled spirits away from home4, 5.................... 2.2 0.68 L-Jan.2014 2.3

Other goods11.................................................. 1.621 1.3 0.022 0.35 S-Nov.2013 1.2

Tobacco and smoking products........................... 0.708 3.0 0.021 0.43 L-Jun.2014 4.3

Cigarettes4

................................................ 0.652 3.1 0.020 0.47 L-Jun.2014 4.5

Tobacco products other than cigarettes4

.............. 0.050 1.4 0.001 1.17 S-Oct.2014 0.3

Personal care products..................................... 0.721 0.3 0.002 0.67 S-Mar.2014 0.3

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal

care products4

.......................................... 0.367 -0.3 -0.001 1.06 L-Oct.2014 -0.3

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements............................................. 0.346 1.0 0.003 0.90 S-Apr.2014 0.9

Miscellaneous personal goods4

........................... 0.192 -0.6 -0.001 1.02 L-Oct.2014 0.4

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap5

............. 0.0 1.31 L-Oct.2014 1.2

Infants’ equipment7, 5.................................... -0.7 1.70 L-Oct.2013 -0.4

Services less energy services.................................. 57.953 2.4 1.393 0.10 S-Sep.2014 2.4

Shelter........................................................... 32.482 2.9 0.930 0.15 S-Aug.2014 2.9

Rent of shelter15............................................. 32.113 2.9 0.910 0.15 S-Sep.2014 2.9

Rent of primary residence10............................. 7.099 3.4 0.236 0.17 S-Oct.2014 3.3

Lodging away from home4

.............................. 0.851 6.3 0.050 1.35 L-Oct.2014 8.4

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

December 2014, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Nov.

2014

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Dec. 2013-

Dec. 2014

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Dec. 2013-

Dec. 20141

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Housing at school, excluding board10, 15........... 0.171 2.7 0.005 0.27 – –

Other lodging away from home including hotels

and motels........................................... 0.680 7.3 0.046 1.66 L-Oct.2014 9.8

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences10, 15........... 24.163 2.6 0.624 0.17 S-Jun.2014 2.6

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence10, 15....................................... 22.752 2.6 0.587 0.17 S-Jun.2014 2.6

Tenants’ and household insurance4

................... 0.369 5.6 0.020 0.94 L-Oct.2014 5.6

Water and sewer and trash collection services4

........ 1.210 4.6 0.054 0.83 L-May 2013 4.8

Water and sewerage maintenance10.................. 0.935 5.6 0.050 1.07 L-Mar.2013 6.1

Garbage and trash collection13......................... 0.275 1.4 0.004 0.63 S-May 2012 1.4

Household operations4

..................................... 0.845 2.8 0.023 0.39 S-Sep.2014 2.7

Domestic services4

....................................... 0.277 1.2 0.003 0.43 S-May 2012 1.2

Gardening and lawncare services4..................... 0.278 4.4 0.012 0.39 – –

Moving, storage, freight expense4

...................... 0.119 2.1 0.002 1.77 S-Jul.2014 1.6

Repair of household items4

............................. 0.066 4.0 0.003 0.93 L-Oct.2013 4.5

Medical care services...................................... 5.899 2.4 0.142 0.24 L-Jul.2014 2.5

Professional services.................................... 3.011 1.7 0.052 0.26 S-Oct.2014 1.5

Physicians’ services10................................. 1.578 1.5 0.023 0.43 – –

Dental services10...................................... 0.799 1.8 0.014 0.45 S-Dec.1961 1.1

Eyeglasses and eye care8

............................ 0.282 2.6 0.007 0.61 – –

Services by other medical professionals10, 8....... 0.352 2.0 0.007 0.38 L-Dec.2013 2.1

Hospital and related services........................... 2.139 4.5 0.094 0.39 L-Jul.2014 5.5

Hospital services10, 16................................. 1.835 4.9 0.087 0.44 L-Jul.2014 6.0

Inpatient hospital services10, 16, 5................. 5.5 0.55 L-Jul.2014 6.8

Outpatient hospital services10, 8, 5................ 4.5 0.88 L-Jul.2014 5.6

Nursing homes and adult day services10, 16....... 0.173 2.9 0.005 0.40 S-Aug.2014 2.9

Care of invalids and elderly at home7

............... 0.131 1.8 0.002 0.39 L-Jan.2012 1.9

Health insurance7

........................................ 0.748 -0.5 -0.004 0.28 L-May 2014 -0.1

Transportation services..................................... 5.624 1.7 0.097 0.34 S-Sep.2014 1.4

Leased cars and trucks14................................ 0.394 -0.1 -0.001 1.24 L-Dec.2009 0.0

Car and truck rental4

.................................. 0.071 0.0 0.000 2.04 S-Oct.2014 -0.1

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair................. 1.161 2.1 0.024 0.30 – –

Motor vehicle body work.............................. 0.056 2.1 0.001 0.52 L-Aug.2014 2.7

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing.......... 0.490 2.2 0.011 0.57 S-Oct.2014 1.7

Motor vehicle repair4

.................................. 0.583 2.0 0.012 0.44 L-Oct.2014 2.1

Motor vehicle insurance................................. 2.279 4.7 0.105 0.62 S-Oct.2014 4.7

Motor vehicle fees4

....................................... 0.561 0.3 0.002 0.41 – –

State motor vehicle registration and license

fees10, 4............................................... 0.311 -1.0 -0.003 0.59 S-Sep.2014 -1.0

Parking and other fees4

............................... 0.232 2.2 0.005 0.48 L-May 2014 2.6

Parking fees and tolls4, 5........................... 2.7 1.10 L-May 2014 3.3

Automobile service clubs4, 5....................... -0.4 0.82 S-Sep.2014 -1.5

Public transportation..................................... 1.159 -2.9 -0.033 0.72 S-Oct.2009 -4.5

Airline fare.............................................. 0.743 -4.7 -0.035 1.05 S-Jan.2014 -4.8

Other intercity transportation......................... 0.153 -0.7 -0.001 1.85 S-Oct.2014 -2.1

Intercity bus fare6, 5.................................

Intercity train fare6, 5................................ 3.8 2.00 L-Apr.2013 7.4

Ship fare4, 5.......................................... -1.9 1.88 S-Oct.2014 -4.1

Intracity transportation................................. 0.258 1.1 0.003 0.45 – –

Intracity mass transit11, 5........................... 1.1 1.80 – –

Recreation services11....................................... 3.721 1.5 0.054 0.47 L-Oct.2014 1.5

Video and audio services11............................. 1.550 1.8 0.028 0.38 L-Oct.2014 1.9

Cable and satellite television and radio

service13.............................................. 1.459 2.2 0.031 0.40 L-Oct.2014 2.4

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

December 2014, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Nov.

2014

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Dec. 2013-

Dec. 2014

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Dec. 2013-

Dec. 20141

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Video discs and other media, including rental of

video and audio4

.................................... 0.090 -3.0 -0.003 1.66 L-Oct.2013 -2.7

Video discs and other media4, 5................... -6.3 2.39 L-Jun.2014 -6.2

Rental of video or audio discs and other

media4, 5........................................... 1.4 1.00 L-Sep.2012 2.3

Pet services including veterinary4

...................... 0.396 2.7 0.011 0.47 S-Nov.2013 2.6

Pet services4, 5......................................... 1.8 0.86 S-Aug.2013 1.1

Veterinarian services4, 5............................... 2.9 0.52 S-Nov.2013 2.7

Photographers and film processing4

................... 0.061 2.2 0.001 1.07 L-Sep.2014 2.6

Photographer fees4, 5.................................. 1.1 0.64 – –

Film processing4, 5..................................... 3.8 1.03 L-Nov.2011 3.9

Other recreation services4

............................... 1.714 0.8 0.014 0.91 L-Oct.2014 0.8

Club dues and fees for participant sports and

group exercises4

.................................... 0.602 0.4 0.002 1.23 S-Oct.2014 0.2

Admissions............................................. 0.632 0.7 0.004 1.50 L-Oct.2014 1.2

Admission to movies, theaters, and

concerts4, 5........................................ 0.4 1.21 L-Oct.2014 1.6

Admission to sporting events4, 5.................. 2.7 1.53 L-Jul.2014 3.7

Fees for lessons or instructions8

.................... 0.210 2.0 0.004 1.41 S-Sep.2014 1.8

Education and communication services11................ 6.425 0.9 0.060 0.23 S-EVER –

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.............. 3.106 3.2 0.097 0.34 S-Sep.2014 3.2

College tuition and fees............................... 1.844 3.4 0.062 0.50 S-Sep.2014 3.4

Elementary and high school tuition and fees...... 0.375 4.0 0.014 0.44 – –

Child care and nursery school12..................... 0.722 2.2 0.016 0.43 S-Jul.2014 2.1

Technical and business school tuition and fees4

... 0.039 1.8 0.001 0.98 S-Sep.2014 1.7

Postage and delivery services4

......................... 0.144 3.8 0.005 0.48 S-Dec.2012 3.8

Postage................................................. 0.129 4.1 0.005 0.51 – –

Delivery services4

...................................... 0.014 1.1 0.000 0.50 S-Nov.2009 -6.6

Telephone services4

..................................... 2.454 -2.1 -0.054 0.32 S-Feb.2005 -2.1

Wireless telephone services4

........................ 1.623 -4.0 -0.069 0.39 S-Sep.2011 -4.2

Land-line telephone services11....................... 0.830 1.8 0.015 0.59 L-Sep.2014 2.3

Internet services and electronic information

providers4

............................................... 0.709 1.6 0.012 1.01 S-Sep.2014 1.3

Other personal services11.................................. 1.747 1.9 0.033 0.35 – –

Personal care services.................................. 0.631 1.5 0.010 0.58 L-Oct.2014 1.6

Haircuts and other personal care services4

........ 0.631 1.5 0.010 0.58 L-Oct.2014 1.6

Miscellaneous personal services....................... 1.116 2.1 0.023 0.40 S-Oct.2014 2.0

Legal services8

......................................... 0.315 1.4 0.005 0.75 S-Oct.2014 1.4

Funeral expenses8

..................................... 0.172 1.2 0.002 0.41 S-EVER –

Laundry and dry cleaning services4

................. 0.275 2.2 0.006 0.44 S-Jul.2014 1.8

Apparel services other than laundry and dry

cleaning4

............................................. 0.033 1.8 0.001 0.99 S-Mar.2014 1.5

Financial services8

..................................... 0.226 3.5 0.008 1.00 L-May 2013 4.1

Checking account and other bank services4, 5... 0.1 3.68 L-May 2014 4.2

Tax return preparation and other accounting

fees4, 5.............................................. 6.1 0.85 L-May 2012 6.4

Special aggregate indexes

All items less food.................................................. 85.869 0.3 0.283 0.09 S-Oct.2009 -0.1

All items less shelter................................................ 67.518 -0.3 -0.173 0.10 S-Oct.2009 -0.6

All items less food and shelter.................................... 53.387 -1.2 -0.646 0.11 S-Sep.2009 -2.7

All items less food, shelter, and energy.......................... 44.943 0.7 0.309 0.13 S-Feb.2004 0.7

All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and

trucks............................................................... 43.337 0.9 0.379 0.14 – –

All items less medical care........................................ 92.350 0.6 0.534 0.08 S-Oct.2009 -0.4

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

December 2014, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Nov.

2014

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Dec. 2013-

Dec. 2014

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Dec. 2013-

Dec. 20141

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

All items less energy................................................ 91.557 1.9 1.712 0.08 – –

Commodities......................................................... 38.294 -2.0 -0.775 0.13 S-Sep.2009 -4.2

Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and

trucks............................................................ 17.866 -0.5 -0.085 0.27 S-Feb.2014 -0.5

Commodities less food.......................................... 24.163 -5.0 -1.248 0.18 S-Sep.2009 -6.2

Commodities less food and beverages........................ 23.151 -5.2 -1.261 0.19 S-Sep.2009 -6.6

Services.............................................................. 61.706 2.5 1.532 0.11 – –

Services less rent of shelter15.................................. 29.593 2.1 0.622 0.14 L-Aug.2014 2.3

Services less medical care services........................... 55.807 2.5 1.390 0.11 – –

Durables.............................................................. 8.942 -2.0 -0.183 0.17 S-Apr.2009 -2.0

Nondurables......................................................... 29.352 -2.0 -0.592 0.15 S-Oct.2009 -2.6

Nondurables less food........................................... 15.221 -6.7 -1.065 0.25 S-Sep.2009 -9.5

Nondurables less food and beverages........................ 14.209 -7.3 -1.078 0.27 S-Sep.2009 -10.3

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel............. 10.749 -8.9 -1.010 0.17 S-Sep.2009 -13.6

Nondurables less food and apparel............................ 11.761 -8.0 -0.997 0.16 S-Sep.2009 -12.4

Housing............................................................... 41.873 2.5 1.044 0.14 S-Apr.2014 2.5

Education and communication4

................................... 7.037 0.4 0.029 0.21 S-Jul.1999 0.4

Education4

......................................................... 3.306 3.3 0.106 0.32 – –

Communication4

.................................................. 3.731 -2.0 -0.078 0.27 S-Feb.2007 -2.0

Information and information processing4

................... 3.588 -2.2 -0.083 0.28 S-Sep.2011 -2.3

Information technology, hardware and services17......... 1.134 -2.5 -0.029 0.71 S-Mar.2014 -3.0

Recreation4

.......................................................... 5.725 0.0 0.001 0.31 L-Oct.2014 0.2

Video and audio4

................................................. 1.841 -0.3 -0.006 0.35 L-Oct.2014 0.1

Pets, pet products and services4

............................... 1.050 1.2 0.012 0.45 L-Dec.2013 1.3

Photography4

...................................................... 0.122 0.0 0.000 1.17 S-Apr.2014 0.0

Food and beverages................................................ 15.143 3.3 0.487 0.10 L-Feb.2012 3.8

Domestically produced farm food.............................. 7.017 4.1 0.285 0.18 L-Feb.2012 4.7

Other services....................................................... 11.893 1.2 0.147 0.20 – –

Apparel less footwear.............................................. 2.729 -3.2 -0.088 1.35 S-May 2003 -3.5

Fuels and utilities.................................................... 5.209 3.0 0.155 0.36 L-Oct.2014 3.1

Household energy................................................ 3.999 2.5 0.101 0.39 L-Oct.2014 2.8

Medical care......................................................... 7.650 3.0 0.223 0.28 L-Mar.2013 3.1

Transportation....................................................... 15.743 -6.2 -1.013 0.14 S-Sep.2009 -9.8

Private transportation............................................ 14.584 -6.4 -0.980 0.14 S-Sep.2009 -9.9

New and used motor vehicles4

.............................. 5.709 -0.9 -0.052 0.22 S-May 2009 -1.1

Utilities and public transportation................................. 10.034 1.4 0.137 0.24 L-Oct.2014 1.4

Household furnishings and operations........................... 4.181 -0.9 -0.040 0.24 S-Sep.2014 -1.4

Other goods and services.......................................... 3.368 1.6 0.054 0.26 S-Sep.2014 1.6

Personal care..................................................... 2.660 1.3 0.034 0.32 S-Jun.2014 1.2

1 The ’effect’ of an item category is a measure of that item’s contribution to the All items price change. For example, if the Food index had an effect of

0.40, and the All items index rose 1.2 percent, then the increase in food prices contributed 0.40 / 1.2, or 33.3 percent, to that All items increase.

Said another way, had food prices been unchanged for that 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 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means

estimator. 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.

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