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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – MARCH 2015 

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

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

the all items index declined 0.1 percent before seasonal adjustment. 

Increases in the energy and shelter indexes more than offset a decline in the food index and were the 

main factors in the rise of the seasonally adjusted all items index. The energy index rose 1.1 percent as 

advances in the gasoline and fuel oil indexes outweighed declines in the electricity and natural gas 

indexes. In contrast, the food index declined 0.2 percent, with the food at home index posting its largest 

decline since April 2009. 

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in March, the same increase as in January 

and February. Along with the shelter index, a broad array of indexes rose in March, including medical 

care, used cars and trucks, apparel, new vehicles, household furnishings and operations, and recreation. 

The index for airline fares, in contrast, declined for the fourth time in the last 5 months. 

The all items index declined 0.1 percent for the 12 months ending March. The energy index declined 

18.3 percent over the span, more than offsetting increases in the indexes for food (up 2.3 percent) and all 

items less food and energy (up 1.8 percent). 

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Chart 1. One-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), seasonally adjusted, Mar. 2014 - Mar. 2015

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Chart 2. 12-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, Mar. 2014 - Mar. 2015

Percent change

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Consumer Price Index Data for March 2015 

Food 

The food index declined 0.2 percent in March after a 0.2-percent increase in February. The index for 

food at home turned sharply down in March, falling 0.5 percent. Five of the six major grocery store food 

group indexes declined. The fruits and vegetables index posted the largest decrease, falling 1.4 percent, 

its third decline in a row. The index for nonalcoholic beverages, which rose 0.6 percent in February, fell 

0.6 percent in March. The index for dairy and related products fell 0.5 percent, as did the index for 

meats, poultry, fish, and eggs. The index for beef and veal, however, rose for the fourteenth month in a 

row, increasing 0.1 percent. The index for other food at home fell 0.1 percent in March after rising in 

February. The only major grocery store food group index to increase in March was cereals and bakery 

products, which increased 0.4 percent after declining in February. The food at home index has increased 

1.9 percent over the past 12 months. Five of the six groups have risen over that span, with meats, 

poultry, fish, and eggs increasing the most, at 6.0 percent. The fruits and vegetables index, however, has 

declined 1.1 percent over the last 12 months. The index for food away from home rose 0.2 percent in 

March and has increased 2.9 percent over the past 12 months. 

Energy 

The energy index rose 1.1 percent in March after increasing 1.0 percent in February. The gasoline index 

increased 3.9 percent in March, its largest increase since February 2013. (Before seasonal adjustment, 

gasoline prices rose 10.5 percent in March.) The fuel oil index also rose in March, increasing 5.9 

percent. In contrast, the index for natural gas declined 2.7 percent, and the electricity index fell 1.1 

percent. Over the past 12 months, the electricity index has increased 0.9 percent, while the other energy 

indexes have sharply declined. Despite the March increases, the gasoline index has fallen 29.2 percent 

over the last 12 months, and the index for fuel oil has decreased 24.9 percent. The index for natural gas 

has also declined over the span, falling 14.4 percent. 

All items less food and energy 

The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.2 percent in March. The shelter index increased 

0.3 percent, with the indexes for rent and owners' equivalent rent both rising 0.3 percent and the index 

for lodging away from home increasing 0.4 percent. The medical care index, which was unchanged in 

February, rose 0.3 percent in March. The index for medical care services rose 0.4 percent, with the 

indexes for physicians' services and for hospital services both rising 0.6 percent after declining in 

February. The index for used cars and trucks increased 1.2 percent after rising 1.0 percent the previous 

month. The apparel index rose 0.5 percent in March, its third consecutive increase. Also rising in March 

were the indexes for new vehicles, for alcoholic beverages, and for household furnishings and 

operations, all of which increased 0.2 percent. The tobacco index rose 0.4 percent, and the index for 

recreation advanced 0.1 percent. The index for airline fares, in contrast, declined 1.7 percent in March 

after rising in February. 

The index for all items less food and energy has risen 1.8 percent over the past 12 months, a slight 

increase from the 1.7 percent increase for the 12 months ending February. Over the last 12 months, the 

shelter index has risen 3.0 percent, while the medical care index has increased 2.5 percent. The indexes 

for used cars and trucks, for apparel, and for airline fares have all declined over the past year. 
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Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.1 percent over the last 12 

months to an index level of 236.119 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index rose 0.6 percent prior to 

seasonal adjustment. 

The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) decreased 0.6 

percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 231.055 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index 

rose 0.7 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. 

The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) decreased 0.4 percent over the 

last 12 months. For the month, the index rose 0.7 percent on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Please note 

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

 

The Consumer Price Index for April 2015 is scheduled to be released on Friday, May 22, 2015, at 

8:30 a.m. (EDT). 
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Brief Explanation of the CPI 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

approximately 24,000 retail establishments-department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, 

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

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

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

largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

two annual revisions. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Calculating Index Changes 

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

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

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

of index point and percent changes. 

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

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

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

Index Point Change 

CPI 202.416 

Less previous index 201.800 

Equals index point change .616 

Percent Change 

Index point difference .616 

Divided by the previous index 201.800 

Equals 0.003 

Results multiplied by one hundred 0.003x100 

Equals percent change 0.3
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A Note on 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 2010 

through December 2014 were replaced in January 2015. 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: 32 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 
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X-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 2015, BLS adjusted 33 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 

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. 

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

March 2015

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2015

Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent

change

Seasonally adjusted percent

change

Mar.

2014

Feb.

2015

Mar.

2015

Mar.

2014-

Mar.

2015

Feb.

2015-

Mar.

2015

Dec.

2014-

Jan.

2015

Jan.

2015-

Feb.

2015

Feb.

2015-

Mar.

2015

All items............................................. 100.000 236.293 234.722 236.119 -0.1 0.6 -0.7 0.2 0.2

Food.............................................. 14.303 240.398 246.680 246.045 2.3 -0.3 0.0 0.2 -0.2

Food at home................................. 8.445 236.973 242.906 241.588 1.9 -0.5 -0.2 0.1 -0.5

Cereals and bakery products............ 1.148 270.660 273.052 273.812 1.2 0.3 0.7 -0.2 0.4

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............ 2.013 245.301 260.863 260.077 6.0 -0.3 -0.1 0.3 -0.5

Dairy and related products1

.............. 0.882 223.063 225.535 224.449 0.6 -0.5 -0.9 -1.0 -0.5

Fruits and vegetables..................... 1.371 292.944 295.686 289.858 -1.1 -2.0 -0.9 -0.3 -1.4

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage

materials.................................. 0.966 165.703 168.901 167.706 1.2 -0.7 0.1 0.6 -0.6

Other food at home........................ 2.064 205.366 208.954 208.463 1.5 -0.2 -0.1 0.5 -0.1

Food away from home1

...................... 5.858 246.878 253.719 254.108 2.9 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2

Energy............................................ 7.528 250.543 196.597 204.731 -18.3 4.1 -9.7 1.0 1.1

Energy commodities......................... 3.691 311.216 201.485 221.577 -28.8 10.0 -18.0 2.1 3.8

Fuel oil1

..................................... 0.128 393.705 279.040 295.603 -24.9 5.9 -9.9 1.9 5.9

Motor fuel................................... 3.470 306.059 196.272 216.691 -29.2 10.4 -18.6 2.2 3.9

Gasoline (all types)..................... 3.407 304.464 194.883 215.442 -29.2 10.5 -18.7 2.4 3.9

Energy services2

............................. 3.837 203.597 200.685 197.727 -2.9 -1.5 -0.1 -0.2 -1.5

Electricity2.................................. 3.004 204.131 208.696 205.894 0.9 -1.3 0.9 0.3 -1.1

Utility (piped) gas service2

................ 0.833 199.340 173.978 170.592 -14.4 -1.9 -3.4 -2.0 -2.7

All items less food and energy................ 78.169 236.913 240.083 241.067 1.8 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2

Commodities less food and energy

commodities................................ 19.500 147.226 145.761 146.887 -0.2 0.8 -0.1 0.2 0.3

Apparel...................................... 3.359 128.888 124.457 128.245 -0.5 3.0 0.3 0.3 0.5

New vehicles............................... 3.572 146.348 147.345 147.574 0.8 0.2 -0.1 0.2 0.2

Used cars and trucks...................... 1.608 148.920 143.390 147.023 -1.3 2.5 -0.1 1.0 1.2

Medical care commodities................ 1.792 339.567 353.484 353.995 4.2 0.1 -0.3 0.7 0.1

Alcoholic beverages....................... 1.017 236.512 239.269 239.437 1.2 0.1 -0.3 0.0 0.2

Tobacco and smoking products.......... 0.720 895.841 918.602 919.240 2.6 0.1 -0.2 0.5 0.4

Services less energy services.............. 58.668 291.518 297.750 298.612 2.4 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2

Shelter....................................... 32.938 268.431 275.390 276.360 3.0 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3

Rent of primary residence2

............ 7.200 273.486 282.389 283.130 3.5 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3

Owners’ equivalent rent of

residences2, 3.......................... 24.460 275.817 282.579 283.244 2.7 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3

Medical care services..................... 5.981 463.678 471.138 472.645 1.9 0.3 0.1 -0.2 0.4

Physicians’ services2

................... 1.589 357.465 361.242 363.531 1.7 0.6 0.1 -0.4 0.6

Hospital services2, 4..................... 1.878 277.974 286.308 287.420 3.4 0.4 0.2 -0.2 0.6

Transportation services................... 5.653 282.663 287.914 288.349 2.0 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.0

Motor vehicle maintenance and

repair1

.................................. 1.171 264.146 269.136 268.907 1.8 -0.1 0.1 0.1 -0.1

Motor vehicle insurance................ 2.329 430.163 454.335 455.373 5.9 0.2 0.6 0.9 0.5

Airline fare............................... 0.705 302.464 288.626 287.362 -5.0 -0.4 -0.3 0.2 -1.7

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, March 2015

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2015

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Mar.

2014-

Mar.

2015

Feb.

2015-

Mar.

2015

Dec.

2014-

Jan.

2015

Jan.

2015-

Feb.

2015

Feb.

2015-

Mar.

2015

All items................................................................. 100.000 -0.1 0.6 -0.7 0.2 0.2

Food.................................................................. 14.303 2.3 -0.3 0.0 0.2 -0.2

Food at home..................................................... 8.445 1.9 -0.5 -0.2 0.1 -0.5

Cereals and bakery products................................. 1.148 1.2 0.3 0.7 -0.2 0.4

Cereals and cereal products............................... 0.375 0.3 0.5 1.2 -0.4 0.7

Flour and prepared flour mixes......................... 0.051 -2.1 -1.3 2.1 0.1 -1.5

Breakfast cereal1

......................................... 0.194 0.4 0.6 -0.6 -0.8 0.6

Rice, pasta, cornmeal1

................................... 0.130 1.0 1.0 3.4 -0.1 1.0

Rice1, 2, 3................................................ -2.4 -0.4 1.1 0.1 -0.4

Bakery products.......................................... 0.773 1.6 0.2 0.4 -0.1 0.4

Bread2

................................................... 0.229 2.0 0.4 -0.2 -0.2 0.7

White bread1, 3...................................... 1.6 0.7 0.2 -1.1 0.7

Bread other than white1, 3.......................... 1.5 0.0 -1.0 0.9 0.0

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins1, 2...................... 0.118 2.1 -0.5 1.1 0.1 -0.5

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies....................... 0.191 1.8 0.1 1.3 0.5 -0.1

Cookies1, 3........................................... 1.6 0.0 1.5 0.6 0.1

Fresh cakes and cupcakes1, 3..................... 2.4 0.2 0.7 0.4 0.2

Other bakery products................................ 0.236 0.7 0.4 0.2 -1.0 0.7

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts1, 3.... 1.0 2.8 0.6 -2.9 2.8

Crackers, bread, and cracker products3

. . . . . . . .. 2.7 0.8 -0.4 -0.7 2.1

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies,

tarts, turnovers3

................................... -2.5 -1.2 0.2 -0.4 -2.0

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................ 2.013 6.0 -0.3 -0.1 0.3 -0.5

Meats, poultry, and fish.................................... 1.883 6.1 -0.3 0.1 0.2 -0.5

Meats...................................................... 1.230 8.3 -0.5 0.1 0.1 -0.9

Beef and veal1

......................................... 0.587 13.1 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.1

Uncooked ground beef1

............................ 0.243 13.7 -0.9 1.3 0.7 -0.9

Uncooked beef roasts1, 2........................... 0.084 12.8 0.0 -1.1 0.2 0.0

Uncooked beef steaks1, 2.......................... 0.208 11.6 1.5 -0.7 1.1 1.5

Uncooked other beef and veal1, 2................. 0.053 16.7 -0.6 -0.2 -0.4 -0.6

Pork...................................................... 0.367 2.2 -1.7 -0.4 -1.3 -2.6

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related

products2

.......................................... 0.140 -1.4 -2.1 0.3 -1.6 -2.8

Bacon and related products3

.................... -3.0 -2.3 0.0 -1.1 -3.6

Breakfast sausage and related products2, 3... 1.9 -1.2 0.6 -2.4 -1.1

Ham................................................... 0.078 6.3 -0.6 -1.0 0.4 -3.2

Ham, excluding canned3

........................ 6.1 -0.3 -1.3 -0.1 -3.4

Pork chops........................................... 0.062 0.9 -2.3 -2.0 -2.4 -2.1

Other pork including roasts and picnics2

......... 0.087 5.4 -1.4 -0.5 -2.2 -1.1

Other meats............................................ 0.276 7.2 -0.3 0.7 0.7 -0.5

Frankfurters3

......................................... 7.8 -2.6 0.3 0.3 -3.1

Lunchmeats2, 3...................................... 6.9 -0.6 1.4 -0.1 -0.2

Lamb and organ meats1, 3......................... 7.4 3.3 -0.5 0.5 3.3

Lamb and mutton1, 2, 3.............................. 1.8 3.5 0.6 -0.4 3.5

Poultry................................................... 0.363 2.1 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.1

Chicken1, 2........................................... 0.295 2.6 0.3 0.4 -0.3 0.3

Fresh whole chicken1, 3.......................... 2.5 -0.5 1.9 -0.9 -0.5

Fresh and frozen chicken parts1, 3............. 2.4 0.7 -0.4 0.0 0.7

Other poultry including turkey2

.................... 0.069 0.0 0.4 -0.8 1.9 0.0

Fish and seafood1

..................................... 0.289 2.1 0.0 -0.5 0.1 0.2

Fresh fish and seafood2

............................ 0.149 3.4 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.0

Processed fish and seafood2

...................... 0.140 0.7 -0.9 -0.8 0.5 -0.5

Shelf stable fish and seafood1, 3............... 1.5 -0.7 -0.3 -0.4 -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, March 2015 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2015

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Mar.

2014-

Mar.

2015

Feb.

2015-

Mar.

2015

Dec.

2014-

Jan.

2015

Jan.

2015-

Feb.

2015

Feb.

2015-

Mar.

2015

Frozen fish and seafood3

........................ 0.7 -1.8 -1.0 0.0 -1.3

Eggs........................................................ 0.131 5.3 -0.8 -1.8 2.1 -0.5

Dairy and related products1

.................................. 0.882 0.6 -0.5 -0.9 -1.0 -0.5

Milk1, 2........................................................ 0.268 -4.5 -0.2 -2.2 -3.3 -0.2

Fresh whole milk1, 3...................................... -4.5 -0.5 -1.5 -3.8 -0.5

Fresh milk other than whole1, 2, 3....................... -4.1 0.1 -2.5 -2.8 0.1

Cheese and related products.............................. 0.284 3.0 -0.8 -1.5 -0.5 -0.7

Ice cream and related products........................... 0.126 3.1 -1.2 -1.3 0.8 0.1

Other dairy and related products1, 2...................... 0.204 3.1 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0.0

Fruits and vegetables......................................... 1.371 -1.1 -2.0 -0.9 -0.3 -1.4

Fresh fruits and vegetables................................ 1.060 -1.1 -2.2 -1.1 -0.6 -1.7

Fresh fruits................................................ 0.567 -4.6 -2.9 -0.9 0.6 -2.5

Apples................................................... 0.085 -5.5 -2.1 1.2 -0.4 -1.3

Bananas................................................. 0.087 -0.3 0.7 -1.2 0.0 0.6

Citrus fruits2

............................................ 0.143 -6.4 0.2 -0.9 -0.8 -1.8

Oranges, including tangerines3

.................... -4.3 0.7 1.0 -0.9 -0.6

Other fresh fruits2

...................................... 0.252 -4.7 -6.1 -2.0 1.6 -4.9

Fresh vegetables......................................... 0.493 3.1 -1.3 -1.4 -2.0 -0.7

Potatoes................................................. 0.079 -1.4 -0.7 1.5 -1.1 -0.2

Lettuce.................................................. 0.076 8.5 -6.1 5.0 1.4 -4.8

Tomatoes1

.............................................. 0.090 3.8 -1.7 -4.4 -8.3 -1.7

Other fresh vegetables................................ 0.249 2.9 0.0 -2.8 -1.2 1.6

Processed fruits and vegetables2

...................... 0.311 -0.7 -1.3 -0.2 0.6 -0.6

Canned fruits and vegetables2

....................... 0.162 -1.6 -1.4 0.0 0.8 -0.7

Canned fruits2, 3..................................... 0.5 -0.7 0.6 0.5 -0.3

Canned vegetables2, 3.............................. -2.6 -1.6 -0.2 0.5 -0.9

Frozen fruits and vegetables2

........................ 0.089 0.7 -0.7 -0.9 0.2 0.0

Frozen vegetables3

................................. 0.7 -0.6 -0.2 -0.1 0.0

Other processed fruits and vegetables including

dried2

................................................. 0.059 -0.4 -2.2 1.0 0.5 -1.5

Dried beans, peas, and lentils1, 2, 3............... 3.8 -1.6 -1.3 2.3 -1.6

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials......... 0.966 1.2 -0.7 0.1 0.6 -0.6

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks2

........................... 0.705 0.6 -0.8 -0.3 0.7 -0.6

Carbonated drinks........................................ 0.291 -0.4 -1.0 -1.1 0.8 -0.8

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks1, 2.......... 0.014 2.2 -1.0 0.2 0.0 -1.0

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks2

......... 0.400 1.3 -0.6 0.0 0.5 -0.4

Beverage materials including coffee and tea2

........... 0.261 2.9 -0.6 0.7 0.3 -0.7

Coffee...................................................... 0.161 4.5 -0.1 1.4 -0.3 -0.7

Roasted coffee3

........................................ 5.2 0.3 2.0 -0.8 -0.6

Instant and freeze dried coffee1, 3................... 1.4 -2.0 -0.1 2.2 -2.0

Other beverage materials including tea2

.............. 0.100 0.2 -1.4 -1.1 1.7 -1.3

Other food at home............................................ 2.064 1.5 -0.2 -0.1 0.5 -0.1

Sugar and sweets1

.......................................... 0.308 2.4 -0.2 1.9 1.2 -0.2

Sugar and artificial sweeteners......................... 0.057 3.0 -0.8 2.1 1.6 0.2

Candy and chewing gum1, 2............................. 0.190 3.2 0.1 0.9 1.7 0.1

Other sweets2

............................................. 0.061 -0.7 -0.6 0.4 0.3 -0.8

Fats and oils................................................. 0.247 -1.2 -1.3 -0.6 -0.1 -1.0

Butter and margarine2

................................... 0.075 1.7 -2.7 -1.5 -1.8 -2.1

Butter3

................................................... 5.5 -4.7 -2.5 -2.8 -4.1

Margarine3

.............................................. -2.9 -2.4 -2.6 0.7 -2.7

Salad dressing2

........................................... 0.063 -1.5 -0.9 0.6 1.7 -0.5

Other fats and oils including peanut butter2

.......... 0.108 -2.9 -0.6 -0.5 -0.1 -0.7

Peanut butter1, 2, 3..................................... -3.9 -0.5 -1.3 1.1 -0.5

Other foods................................................ 1.510 1.8 -0.1 -0.5 0.5 0.0

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

category, March 2015 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2015

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Mar.

2014-

Mar.

2015

Feb.

2015-

Mar.

2015

Dec.

2014-

Jan.

2015

Jan.

2015-

Feb.

2015

Feb.

2015-

Mar.

2015

Soups.................................................... 0.095 -0.4 2.5 -0.6 0.1 0.3

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods1

.......... 0.281 2.1 0.1 -1.4 0.1 0.1

Snacks1................................................. 0.337 3.1 -0.6 -0.7 2.7 -0.6

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces........... 0.301 1.6 -0.6 -0.4 0.5 -0.2

Salt and other seasonings and spices2, 3........ 2.8 -0.8 -1.3 0.7 0.5

Olives, pickles, relishes1, 2, 3....................... 0.8 0.5 0.1 1.6 0.5

Sauces and gravies2, 3............................. 3.1 0.2 1.3 -0.7 0.5

Other condiments3

.................................. 0.4 -1.6 -0.6 2.0 -1.5

Baby food1, 2........................................... 0.055 0.6 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1

Other miscellaneous foods1, 2........................ 0.441 1.3 0.0 -0.9 0.3 0.0

Prepared salads1, 3, 4............................... 3.0 -1.1 -0.8 1.1 -1.1

Food away from home1

.......................................... 5.858 2.9 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2

Full service meals and snacks1, 2........................... 2.831 2.7 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2

Limited service meals and snacks1, 2....................... 2.427 3.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1

Food at employee sites and schools2

....................... 0.212 2.7 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.2

Food at elementary and secondary schools3, 5......... 2.5 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors1, 2. . .. 0.064 1.4 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.1

Other food away from home1, 2.............................. 0.322 2.6 0.5 0.0 0.9 0.5

Energy................................................................ 7.528 -18.3 4.1 -9.7 1.0 1.1

Energy commodities............................................. 3.691 -28.8 10.0 -18.0 2.1 3.8

Fuel oil and other fuels1

...................................... 0.221 -21.4 3.2 -7.1 0.7 3.2

Fuel oil1

....................................................... 0.128 -24.9 5.9 -9.9 1.9 5.9

Propane, kerosene, and firewood1, 6..................... 0.093 -15.6 -0.6 -7.7 -1.3 1.1

Motor fuel....................................................... 3.470 -29.2 10.4 -18.6 2.2 3.9

Gasoline (all types)......................................... 3.407 -29.2 10.5 -18.7 2.4 3.9

Gasoline, unleaded regular3

............................ -29.9 10.7 -19.1 2.5 3.8

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade3, 7....................... -28.2 9.2 -18.1 3.6 2.6

Gasoline, unleaded premium3

.......................... -25.5 10.1 -16.4 0.9 3.7

Other motor fuels2

.......................................... 0.063 -26.9 2.5 -13.5 -4.5 -0.8

Energy services8

.................................................. 3.837 -2.9 -1.5 -0.1 -0.2 -1.5

Electricity8

....................................................... 3.004 0.9 -1.3 0.9 0.3 -1.1

Utility (piped) gas service8

.................................... 0.833 -14.4 -1.9 -3.4 -2.0 -2.7

All items less food and energy.................................... 78.169 1.8 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2

Commodities less food and energy commodities............ 19.500 -0.2 0.8 -0.1 0.2 0.3

Household furnishings and supplies9

....................... 3.351 -1.6 0.2 -0.3 -0.1 0.1

Window and floor coverings and other linens1, 2........ 0.268 -4.4 -1.1 1.1 -0.4 -1.1

Floor coverings1, 2........................................ 0.047 1.2 -0.1 0.8 -0.2 -0.1

Window coverings1, 2..................................... 0.052 -6.5 -2.8 -1.7 -0.3 -2.8

Other linens1, 2............................................ 0.168 -5.2 -0.8 2.0 -0.5 -0.8

Furniture and bedding1

..................................... 0.762 -0.7 0.9 -0.5 -0.4 0.9

Bedroom furniture1

....................................... 0.261 -2.6 1.8 -1.4 -1.2 1.8

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture1, 2. .. 0.362 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 -0.5 -0.2

Other furniture2

........................................... 0.130 1.6 1.9 -0.2 0.8 0.6

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

Appliances2

.................................................. 0.274 -5.3 -0.4 0.1 -0.3 -0.4

Major appliances2

........................................ 0.149 -7.1 -0.2 -0.4 -0.2 -0.6

Laundry equipment3

................................... -7.1 0.9 0.0 0.2 0.5

Other appliances1, 2...................................... 0.121 -3.0 -0.7 1.0 0.1 -0.7

Other household equipment and furnishings2

........... 0.485 -2.9 -0.4 -0.3 -0.2 0.3

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items1

.................. 0.258 -3.9 -0.6 0.7 -0.2 -0.6

Indoor plants and flowers10............................. 0.109 0.4 -1.0 0.2 0.2 -1.1

Dishes and flatware1, 2................................... 0.043 -4.4 0.4 3.4 1.3 0.4

Nonelectric cookware and tableware2

................. 0.073 -3.0 0.9 -1.5 -0.1 1.1

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

category, March 2015 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2015

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Mar.

2014-

Mar.

2015

Feb.

2015-

Mar.

2015

Dec.

2014-

Jan.

2015

Jan.

2015-

Feb.

2015

Feb.

2015-

Mar.

2015

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies2

. . .. 0.714 -0.7 0.1 -0.6 0.0 0.1

Tools, hardware and supplies1, 2....................... 0.190 0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.2 -0.2

Outdoor equipment and supplies2...................... 0.369 -1.3 0.2 -0.8 0.1 0.2

Housekeeping supplies1

.................................... 0.848 -0.4 0.5 -0.4 0.5 0.5

Household cleaning products2

.......................... 0.336 -0.7 0.6 -0.7 0.3 0.7

Household paper products1, 2........................... 0.248 -0.6 0.1 -0.6 0.8 0.1

Miscellaneous household products1, 2................. 0.264 0.1 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.8

Apparel.......................................................... 3.359 -0.5 3.0 0.3 0.3 0.5

Men’s and boys’ apparel................................... 0.859 0.6 1.9 0.1 2.2 0.5

Men’s apparel............................................. 0.679 1.1 2.3 -0.5 3.2 0.7

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear............ 0.110 -3.4 2.1 1.2 2.1 0.1

Men’s furnishings...................................... 0.187 2.0 3.6 -2.5 1.2 4.8

Men’s shirts and sweaters2

........................... 0.202 -1.1 0.6 -1.5 7.2 -1.7

Men’s pants and shorts............................... 0.173 5.7 3.0 1.4 1.5 0.5

Boys’ apparel............................................. 0.181 -1.2 0.1 2.1 -1.4 -0.8

Women’s and girls’ apparel................................ 1.435 -2.4 4.7 0.8 -0.5 0.3

Women’s apparel......................................... 1.203 -2.6 5.5 0.0 -0.7 0.7

Women’s outerwear................................... 0.107 -3.5 -0.7 3.3 -2.0 -3.6

Women’s dresses...................................... 0.153 1.5 11.1 -2.6 0.3 1.1

Women’s suits and separates2

....................... 0.555 -5.2 7.2 -1.2 -0.1 1.2

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories2

......................................... 0.378 0.0 2.5 0.0 -0.3 1.4

Girls’ apparel.............................................. 0.232 -1.1 0.7 4.9 0.7 -1.7

Footwear..................................................... 0.716 2.8 2.1 -0.7 0.0 1.0

Men’s footwear1

.......................................... 0.219 0.8 -0.7 0.2 0.2 -0.7

Boys’ and girls’ footwear................................ 0.171 9.6 3.2 -1.8 0.0 2.5

Women’s footwear........................................ 0.326 0.8 3.3 -0.9 0.5 0.9

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel.............................. 0.132 0.1 3.1 0.0 -1.4 1.7

Jewelry and watches6

...................................... 0.216 -2.7 -0.2 0.7 0.0 -0.5

Watches1, 6................................................ 0.048 0.2 -0.8 2.6 1.1 -0.8

Jewelry6

.................................................... 0.168 -3.5 0.0 0.1 0.1 -0.3

Transportation commodities less motor fuel9.............. 5.725 0.1 0.8 -0.1 0.4 0.5

New vehicles................................................. 3.572 0.8 0.2 -0.1 0.2 0.2

New cars and trucks2, 3.................................. 0.9 0.2 -0.1 0.2 0.2

New cars3

............................................... 0.3 0.1 -0.1 0.2 0.2

New trucks3, 11......................................... 1.5 0.3 -0.4 0.2 0.2

Used cars and trucks.................................... 1.608 -1.3 2.5 -0.1 1.0 1.2

Motor vehicle parts and equipment1

................... 0.436 -0.4 -0.4 0.2 0.2 -0.4

Tires1.................................................... 0.286 -1.5 -0.6 0.3 0.0 -0.6

Vehicle accessories other than tires1, 2............. 0.150 1.7 -0.2 -0.1 0.5 -0.2

Vehicle parts and equipment other than

tires1, 3............................................. 1.5 -0.3 -0.3 0.8 -0.3

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids1, 3................... 1.4 0.3 -0.3 -0.6 0.3

Medical care commodities.................................... 1.792 4.2 0.1 -0.3 0.7 0.1

Medicinal drugs1, 9.......................................... 1.716 4.5 0.2 0.1 1.0 0.2

Prescription drugs........................................ 1.365 5.7 0.3 -0.2 0.6 0.3

Nonprescription drugs1, 9................................ 0.351 -0.3 -0.4 -1.0 1.0 -0.4

Medical equipment and supplies1, 9...................... 0.076 -0.3 -0.2 -1.5 0.6 -0.2

Recreation commodities9

..................................... 2.003 -2.8 -0.1 -0.5 -0.2 0.0

Video and audio products9

................................. 0.290 -9.9 -0.4 -0.4 -0.1 -0.4

Televisions................................................ 0.133 -15.2 -0.1 -0.9 -0.4 -0.4

Other video equipment1, 2............................... 0.030 -2.9 -1.0 2.0 0.0 -1.0

Audio equipment.......................................... 0.067 -7.3 -0.8 -1.0 0.1 0.1

Audio discs, tapes and other media1, 2................ 0.044 -3.9 -0.8 0.4 0.1 -0.8

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

category, March 2015 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2015

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Mar.

2014-

Mar.

2015

Feb.

2015-

Mar.

2015

Dec.

2014-

Jan.

2015

Jan.

2015-

Feb.

2015

Feb.

2015-

Mar.

2015

Pets and pet products1

..................................... 0.654 0.9 0.3 -0.8 0.0 0.3

Pet food1, 2, 3.............................................. 0.8 0.5 -1.1 -0.1 0.5

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories1, 2, 3. . .. 1.0 0.1 -0.6 -0.2 0.1

Sporting goods1

............................................. 0.403 -2.2 -0.5 0.1 0.4 -0.5

Sports vehicles including bicycles1

..................... 0.183 -1.6 -0.5 0.6 0.5 -0.5

Sports equipment......................................... 0.214 -2.8 -0.5 -0.2 -0.1 -0.5

Photographic equipment and supplies................... 0.057 -5.5 -0.5 -1.8 -0.8 -1.1

Film and photographic supplies1, 2, 3................... 3.3 -0.1 -0.2 0.5 -0.1

Photographic equipment2, 3............................. -7.1 -0.6 -1.7 -0.7 -1.2

Recreational reading materials1

........................... 0.219 1.4 0.1 0.1 -0.3 0.1

Newspapers and magazines1, 2........................ 0.122 3.2 0.2 -0.4 -0.5 0.2

Recreational books1, 2................................... 0.095 -0.8 0.0 0.7 -0.1 0.0

Other recreational goods2

.................................. 0.380 -5.6 0.1 -0.9 -1.4 0.3

Toys........................................................ 0.277 -6.9 -0.2 -0.8 -1.9 0.1

Toys, games, hobbies and playground

equipment2, 3......................................... -5.3 0.1 -0.2 -2.8 0.1

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies1, 2............. 0.050 -2.5 1.1 -1.2 1.5 1.1

Music instruments and accessories2

................... 0.041 -0.1 0.7 -1.2 -1.2 0.7

Education and communication commodities9

.............. 0.611 -4.2 -0.4 -0.5 -0.1 -0.4

Educational books and supplies.......................... 0.204 6.7 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.7

College textbooks1, 3, 12.................................. 7.2 0.4 0.8 -0.3 0.4

Information technology commodities9

.................... 0.408 -9.0 -0.8 -0.9 -0.3 -1.0

Personal computers and peripheral equipment4

. . . .. 0.272 -10.3 -0.7 -1.3 -0.4 -1.0

Computer software and accessories1, 2............... 0.068 0.6 0.9 -0.6 0.0 0.9

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other

consumer information items1, 2....................... 0.068 -12.2 -2.9 0.1 0.0 -2.9

Alcoholic beverages........................................... 1.017 1.2 0.1 -0.3 0.0 0.2

Alcoholic beverages at home.............................. 0.598 0.4 0.1 -0.6 0.0 0.1

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home........ 0.273 -0.1 0.1 -0.4 -0.5 0.1

Distilled spirits at home1

................................. 0.074 1.0 -0.5 -0.4 0.2 0.0

Whiskey at home1, 3................................... 0.6 0.2 0.7 -0.1 0.2

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home3

. . . . .. 1.4 -0.6 -0.7 0.2 -0.1

Wine at home............................................. 0.251 0.8 0.2 -0.7 0.3 0.3

Alcoholic beverages away from home1

.................. 0.419 2.4 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from

home1, 2, 3............................................... 2.6 0.6 -0.1 0.3 0.6

Wine away from home1, 2, 3............................. 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0

Distilled spirits away from home1, 2, 3.................. 2.2 -0.3 0.0 0.1 -0.3

Other goods9

................................................... 1.643 1.1 -0.1 0.4 0.1 -0.1

Tobacco and smoking products........................... 0.720 2.6 0.1 -0.2 0.5 0.4

Cigarettes2

................................................ 0.663 2.7 0.2 -0.1 0.4 0.5

Tobacco products other than cigarettes1, 2........... 0.051 1.6 -1.1 -1.2 1.4 -1.1

Personal care products1

.................................... 0.732 0.5 -0.3 1.2 -0.1 -0.3

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal

care products1, 2....................................... 0.376 0.8 0.0 1.2 0.6 0.0

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements1

............................................ 0.349 0.3 -0.7 1.2 -0.9 -0.7

Miscellaneous personal goods2

........................... 0.191 -1.9 -0.3 -0.2 -0.4 -0.6

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap3

............. -2.8 -1.3 -0.9 0.0 -1.5

Infants’ equipment1, 3, 5.................................. 2.4 0.9 -1.9 2.6 0.9

Services less energy services.................................. 58.668 2.4 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2

Shelter........................................................... 32.938 3.0 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3

Rent of shelter13............................................. 32.561 2.9 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3

Rent of primary residence8

.............................. 7.200 3.5 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3

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

category, March 2015 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2015

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Mar.

2014-

Mar.

2015

Feb.

2015-

Mar.

2015

Dec.

2014-

Jan.

2015

Jan.

2015-

Feb.

2015

Feb.

2015-

Mar.

2015

Lodging away from home2

.............................. 0.900 5.0 4.4 1.3 -0.5 0.4

Housing at school, excluding board8, 13............ 0.173 2.6 -0.2 0.3 0.4 0.1

Other lodging away from home including hotels

and motels........................................... 0.727 5.6 5.5 1.5 -0.7 0.5

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences8, 13............ 24.460 2.7 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence8, 13........................................ 23.032 2.7 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3

Tenants’ and household insurance1, 2................. 0.378 4.0 -0.1 0.7 0.0 -0.1

Water and sewer and trash collection services2

........ 1.234 4.5 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2

Water and sewerage maintenance8

.................... 0.956 5.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3

Garbage and trash collection1, 11....................... 0.278 1.4 0.0 -0.1 0.4 0.0

Household operations1, 2................................... 0.852 3.8 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1

Domestic services1, 2..................................... 0.280 1.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0

Gardening and lawncare services1, 2.................. 0.279 6.2 0.4 -0.2 0.2 0.4

Moving, storage, freight expense2

...................... 0.119 4.7 0.0 1.1 1.8 -0.2

Repair of household items1, 2........................... 0.067 4.4 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0

Medical care services...................................... 5.981 1.9 0.3 0.1 -0.2 0.4

Professional services.................................... 3.039 1.7 0.3 0.0 -0.2 0.3

Physicians’ services8

.................................. 1.589 1.7 0.6 0.1 -0.4 0.6

Dental services8

........................................ 0.815 2.3 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.1

Eyeglasses and eye care1, 6......................... 0.282 0.2 -0.3 -0.8 0.1 -0.3

Services by other medical professionals8, 6........ 0.352 1.2 0.0 -0.8 0.0 0.0

Hospital and related services........................... 2.186 3.1 0.4 0.2 -0.2 0.5

Hospital services8, 14.................................. 1.878 3.4 0.4 0.2 -0.2 0.6

Inpatient hospital services8, 14, 3................... 3.1 0.3 -0.1 -0.2 0.5

Outpatient hospital services8, 3, 6.................. 3.5 0.4 0.4 -0.3 0.6

Nursing homes and adult day services8, 14......... 0.176 2.9 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1

Care of invalids and elderly at home1, 5............ 0.132 0.0 0.2 0.2 -0.7 0.2

Health insurance1, 5...................................... 0.756 -0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2

Transportation services..................................... 5.653 2.0 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.0

Leased cars and trucks12................................ 0.393 0.2 1.1 0.7 -1.2 0.8

Car and truck rental2

.................................. 0.072 -4.2 2.4 3.7 -3.4 0.5

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair1

............... 1.171 1.8 -0.1 0.1 0.1 -0.1

Motor vehicle body work1

............................. 0.057 0.5 0.1 0.2 -0.3 0.1

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing1

......... 0.490 1.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0

Motor vehicle repair1, 2................................ 0.592 2.4 -0.2 0.4 0.4 -0.2

Motor vehicle insurance................................. 2.329 5.9 0.2 0.6 0.9 0.5

Motor vehicle fees1, 2.................................... 0.569 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.0

State motor vehicle registration and license

fees1, 8, 2.............................................. 0.313 -0.9 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Parking and other fees2

............................... 0.237 2.2 0.0 -0.5 0.9 0.0

Parking fees and tolls1, 2, 3......................... 2.6 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.0

Automobile service clubs1, 2, 3..................... 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5

Public transportation..................................... 1.120 -3.3 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 -1.2

Airline fare.............................................. 0.705 -5.0 -0.4 -0.3 0.2 -1.7

Other intercity transportation......................... 0.149 -3.3 0.8 -0.9 -1.1 -0.8

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

Intercity train fare1, 3, 4.............................. -0.3 2.8 -6.2 -4.7 2.8

Ship fare1, 2, 3........................................ -2.2 -0.2 0.4 -1.2 -0.2

Intracity transportation1

............................... 0.261 1.4 -0.1 0.3 0.3 -0.1

Intracity mass transit1, 3, 9.......................... 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0

Recreation services9

........................................ 3.786 1.6 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.1

Video and audio services9

.............................. 1.578 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.1 -0.1

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

category, March 2015 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2015

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Mar.

2014-

Mar.

2015

Feb.

2015-

Mar.

2015

Dec.

2014-

Jan.

2015

Jan.

2015-

Feb.

2015

Feb.

2015-

Mar.

2015

Cable and satellite television and radio

service11.............................................. 1.486 1.6 0.5 0.1 0.0 -0.1

Video discs and other media, including rental of

video and audio1, 2.................................. 0.093 -2.3 -1.3 1.4 1.5 -1.3

Video discs and other media1, 2, 3................ -6.7 -2.8 1.7 1.6 -2.8

Rental of video or audio discs and other

media1, 2, 3......................................... 2.8 0.1 1.2 0.8 0.1

Pet services including veterinary2

...................... 0.403 2.7 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.2

Pet services1, 2, 3....................................... 1.9 -0.1 0.3 0.3 -0.1

Veterinarian services2, 3............................... 2.9 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.3

Photographers and film processing1, 2................. 0.061 1.3 -0.4 0.1 -0.4 -0.4

Photographer fees1, 2, 3............................... 0.3 -0.3 0.0 -0.5 -0.3

Film processing1, 2, 3.................................. 2.0 -1.0 0.7 -0.3 -1.0

Other recreation services2............................... 1.742 1.7 0.4 0.8 0.1 0.4

Club dues and fees for participant sports and

group exercises2

.................................... 0.603 -0.8 -0.3 1.4 -1.3 -0.3

Admissions1

............................................ 0.653 3.8 1.0 0.6 1.4 1.0

Admission to movies, theaters, and

concerts1, 2, 3...................................... 2.5 1.1 0.1 0.9 1.1

Admission to sporting events1, 2, 3................ 7.0 1.1 1.8 1.9 1.1

Fees for lessons or instructions1, 6.................. 0.210 1.8 0.4 0.1 -0.3 0.4

Education and communication services9

................. 6.461 0.8 0.0 0.2 -0.1 0.1

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.............. 3.133 3.5 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.5

College tuition and fees............................... 1.858 3.4 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.4

Elementary and high school tuition and fees...... 0.377 4.0 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3

Child care and nursery school10..................... 0.730 3.4 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.9

Technical and business school tuition and fees2... 0.039 2.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1

Postage and delivery services2

......................... 0.145 -0.1 -0.1 -0.5 -2.6 0.0

Postage1

................................................ 0.130 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -2.8 0.2

Delivery services2

...................................... 0.014 -0.9 -1.4 0.1 -0.6 -1.3

Telephone services1, 2................................... 2.458 -2.6 -0.4 0.0 -0.1 -0.4

Wireless telephone services1, 2...................... 1.611 -4.8 -0.8 -0.5 -0.4 -0.8

Land-line telephone services1, 9..................... 0.848 2.1 0.4 0.8 0.3 0.4

Internet services and electronic information

providers2

............................................... 0.713 1.3 0.6 0.2 -0.8 0.1

Other personal services1, 9................................. 1.762 1.6 0.4 0.4 -0.3 0.4

Personal care services1

................................. 0.633 1.2 0.6 -0.1 -0.7 0.6

Haircuts and other personal care services1, 2...... 0.633 1.2 0.6 -0.1 -0.7 0.6

Miscellaneous personal services....................... 1.129 1.9 0.3 0.6 -0.3 0.3

Legal services6

......................................... 0.317 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2

Funeral expenses1, 6.................................. 0.174 1.5 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1

Laundry and dry cleaning services1, 2............... 0.277 1.6 0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.1

Apparel services other than laundry and dry

cleaning1, 2........................................... 0.034 2.1 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3

Financial services1, 6.................................. 0.232 4.3 0.8 2.2 -0.4 0.8

Checking account and other bank

services1, 2, 3...................................... 0.8 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.6

Tax return preparation and other accounting

fees2, 3.............................................. 6.5 0.9 3.2 -0.8 0.9

1 Not seasonally adjusted.

2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

4 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.

5 Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.

6 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
8 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,

March 2015

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Special aggregate indexes

Relative

importance

Feb.

2015

Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent

change

Seasonally adjusted percent

change

Mar.

2014

Feb.

2015

Mar.

2015

Mar.

2014-

Mar.

2015

Feb.

2015-

Mar.

2015

Dec.

2014-

Jan.

2015

Jan.

2015-

Feb.

2015

Feb.

2015-

Mar.

2015

All items less food................................... 85.697 235.672 232.863 234.580 -0.5 0.7 -0.8 0.2 0.3

All items less shelter................................ 67.062 226.391 221.432 223.014 -1.5 0.7 -1.1 0.2 0.2

All items less food and shelter..................... 52.759 222.515 214.913 217.015 -2.5 1.0 -1.4 0.2 0.3

All items less food, shelter, and energy.......... 45.231 219.588 220.561 221.558 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.2

All items less food, shelter, energy, and used

cars and trucks.................................... 43.623 223.840 225.190 226.035 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2

All items less medical care......................... 92.227 226.730 224.696 226.093 -0.3 0.6 -0.7 0.2 0.2

All items less energy................................ 92.472 236.768 240.398 241.135 1.8 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2

Commodities......................................... 37.494 188.847 180.005 182.318 -3.5 1.3 -2.2 0.4 0.4

Commodities less food, energy, and used

cars and trucks................................. 17.893 147.771 146.673 147.574 -0.1 0.6 -0.1 0.1 0.2

Commodities less food........................... 23.191 164.416 150.135 153.493 -6.6 2.2 -3.5 0.5 0.8

Commodities less food and beverages........ 22.174 161.734 147.028 150.463 -7.0 2.3 -3.6 0.5 0.9

Services.............................................. 62.506 283.383 288.800 289.323 2.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1

Services less rent of shelter1

.................... 29.945 309.803 313.517 313.483 1.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 -0.1

Services less medical care services........... 56.525 269.690 274.931 275.388 2.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1

Durables.............................................. 9.000 110.925 109.062 109.587 -1.2 0.5 -0.2 0.2 0.3

Nondurables.......................................... 28.494 227.724 214.988 218.297 -4.1 1.5 -2.9 0.2 0.1

Nondurables less food........................... 14.191 215.348 188.141 194.444 -9.7 3.4 -5.6 0.3 0.7

Nondurables less food and beverages........ 13.174 213.948 184.969 191.634 -10.4 3.6 -6.0 0.4 0.8

Nondurables less food, beverages, and

apparel.......................................... 9.815 271.807 226.866 235.475 -13.4 3.8 -7.9 0.3 0.9

Nondurables less food and apparel............ 10.833 267.330 226.857 234.672 -12.2 3.4 -7.2 0.3 0.8

Housing............................................... 42.434 231.968 236.016 236.435 1.9 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1

Education and communication2

.................... 7.073 137.125 137.560 137.564 0.3 0.0 0.2 -0.1 0.0

Education2

......................................... 3.337 229.061 236.814 237.447 3.7 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.5

Communication2

.................................. 3.736 82.495 80.620 80.432 -2.5 -0.2 -0.1 -0.4 -0.3

Information and information processing2

.... 3.591 78.637 76.778 76.596 -2.6 -0.2 -0.1 -0.3 -0.4

Information technology, hardware and

services3

...................................... 1.133 8.422 8.190 8.197 -2.7 0.1 -1.1 -0.6 -0.3

Recreation2

........................................... 5.788 115.763 115.593 115.835 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1

Video and audio2

................................. 1.869 100.672 99.824 100.088 -0.6 0.3 -0.4 0.1 -0.2

Pets, pet products and services2

............... 1.057 164.584 166.746 167.180 1.6 0.3 -0.3 0.1 0.2

Photography2

...................................... 0.119 76.779 75.505 75.166 -2.1 -0.4 -0.8 -0.6 -0.8

Food and beverages................................ 15.320 240.226 246.269 245.689 2.3 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 -0.2

Domestically produced farm food............... 7.103 245.126 251.607 250.202 2.1 -0.6 -0.4 0.0 -0.5

Other services....................................... 12.009 333.281 336.544 337.185 1.2 0.2 0.3 -0.1 0.1

Apparel less footwear............................... 2.643 123.140 117.587 121.474 -1.4 3.3 0.5 0.4 0.4

Fuels and utilities.................................... 5.292 235.139 231.912 229.829 -2.3 -0.9 -0.4 0.0 -0.9

Household energy................................ 4.058 203.438 197.375 194.967 -4.2 -1.2 -0.5 -0.1 -1.2

Medical care......................................... 7.773 433.369 442.783 444.020 2.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3

Transportation....................................... 14.848 218.435 193.944 199.363 -8.7 2.8 -5.0 0.8 1.1

Private transportation............................ 13.729 213.792 188.542 194.270 -9.1 3.0 -5.4 0.9 1.3

New and used motor vehicles2

............... 5.754 100.899 100.103 101.032 0.1 0.9 0.0 0.3 0.6

Utilities and public transportation.................. 10.135 216.534 214.830 213.584 -1.4 -0.6 0.0 0.0 -0.7

Household furnishings and operations........... 4.203 123.505 122.601 122.803 -0.6 0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.2

Other goods and services.......................... 3.405 406.715 411.837 412.402 1.4 0.1 0.4 -0.2 0.1

Personal care..................................... 2.685 217.532 219.536 219.877 1.1 0.2 0.6 -0.4 0.0

1 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

3 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, March 2015

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Area Pricing

Schedule1

Percent change to Mar. 2015 from: Percent change to Feb. 2015 from:

Mar.

2014

Jan.

2015

Feb.

2015

Feb.

2014

Dec.

2014

Jan.

2015

U.S. city average............................................... M -0.1 1.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.4

Region and area size2

Northeast urban.............................................. M -0.4 0.6 0.3 -0.2 0.0 0.2

Size A - More than 1,500,000........................... M 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3

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

........................ M -1.6 0.4 0.4 -1.4 -0.5 0.0

Midwest urban................................................ M -0.9 0.9 0.6 -0.5 -0.2 0.3

Size A - More than 1,500,000........................... M -1.0 0.8 0.5 -0.6 -0.3 0.2

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

........................ M -0.6 1.0 0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0.5

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000).......... M -0.9 1.2 0.7 -0.9 -0.1 0.5

South urban................................................... M -0.3 1.1 0.6 -0.3 -0.2 0.5

Size A - More than 1,500,000........................... M 0.0 1.1 0.7 -0.1 -0.2 0.4

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

........................ M -0.6 1.1 0.6 -0.5 -0.2 0.6

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000).......... M -0.3 1.1 0.6 0.1 -0.1 0.5

West urban................................................... M 1.1 1.4 0.8 0.9 0.3 0.6

Size A - More than 1,500,000........................... M 1.2 1.4 0.9 1.0 0.3 0.6

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

........................ M 0.8 1.3 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.7

Size classes

A4

.............................................................. M 0.2 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.4

B/C3

............................................................ M -0.5 1.0 0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0.5

D............................................................... M 0.0 1.3 0.8 0.1 -0.1 0.5

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI.......................... M -0.6 0.7 0.7 -0.2 -0.2 0.0

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.............. M 0.5 1.7 1.0 0.1 0.3 0.7

New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA. .. M -0.1 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.3

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT................ 1 0.8 1.0

Cleveland-Akron, OH........................................ 1 -0.2 0.9

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX....................................... 1 -0.6 1.2

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV6

.................. 1 0.2 1.0

Atlanta, GA................................................... 2 -0.3 0.0

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI.................................. 2 -1.8 -0.7

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........................... 2 -0.7 -0.9

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL.................................. 2 0.4 0.3

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD... 2 -0.1 -0.2

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.................... 2 2.5 1.0

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA........................... 2 1.1 0.2

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

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

3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.

4 Indexes on a December 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, March 2015

[Percent changes]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.................................... 0.1 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............................. -0.1 0.0 1.3 1.5

January 2014............................... 0.4 0.4 1.5 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 1.6 1.7

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

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

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

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

January 2015............................... -0.7 -0.5 -0.6 -0.1

February 2015.............................. 0.5 0.4 -0.5 0.0

March 2015.................................. 0.7 0.6 -0.4 -0.1

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.

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

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

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

October-December indexes are final in October of the following year.

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

March 2015, 1-month analysis table

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2015

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Feb. 2015-

Mar. 2015

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Feb. 2015-

Mar. 20151

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

All items................................................................. 100.000 0.2 0.04 – –

Food.................................................................. 14.303 -0.2 -0.029 0.08 S-May 2013 -0.2

Food at home..................................................... 8.445 -0.5 -0.038 0.12 S-Apr.2009 -0.5

Cereals and bakery products................................. 1.148 0.4 0.005 0.27 L-Jan.2015 0.7

Cereals and cereal products............................... 0.375 0.7 0.003 0.44 L-Jan.2015 1.2

Flour and prepared flour mixes......................... 0.051 -1.5 -0.001 0.64 S-Mar.2010 -2.2

Breakfast cereal4

......................................... 0.194 0.6 0.001 0.71 L-Nov.2014 0.7

Rice, pasta, cornmeal4

................................... 0.130 1.0 0.001 0.67 L-Jan.2015 3.4

Rice4, 5, 6................................................ -0.4 0.83 S-Dec.2014 -1.0

Bakery products.......................................... 0.773 0.4 0.003 0.31 L-Jan.2015 0.4

Bread5

................................................... 0.229 0.7 0.002 0.57 L-Dec.2014 0.8

White bread4, 6...................................... 0.7 0.81 L-Dec.2014 1.4

Bread other than white4, 6.......................... 0.0 0.88 S-Jan.2015 -1.0

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins4, 5...................... 0.118 -0.5 -0.001 0.69 S-Apr.2014 -0.5

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies....................... 0.191 -0.1 0.000 0.64 S-Oct.2014 -0.4

Cookies4, 6........................................... 0.1 0.97 S-Dec.2014 -0.1

Fresh cakes and cupcakes4, 6..................... 0.2 0.86 S-Dec.2014 0.1

Other bakery products................................ 0.236 0.7 0.002 0.66 L-Dec.2013 0.7

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts4, 6.... 2.8 0.84 L-Apr.1999 6.4

Crackers, bread, and cracker products6

. . . . . . . .. 2.1 1.25 L-Aug.2013 3.6

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies,

tarts, turnovers6

................................... -2.0 0.88 S-Aug.2014 -2.1

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................ 2.013 -0.5 -0.010 0.22 S-Sep.2012 -0.6

Meats, poultry, and fish.................................... 1.883 -0.5 -0.010 0.24 S-May 2012 -0.5

Meats...................................................... 1.230 -0.9 -0.011 0.27 S-Jul.2009 -1.3

Beef and veal4

......................................... 0.587 0.1 0.001 0.40 S-Jan.2015 0.1

Uncooked ground beef4

............................ 0.243 -0.9 -0.002 0.55 S-Aug.2011 -1.0

Uncooked beef roasts4, 5........................... 0.084 0.0 0.000 0.87 S-Jan.2015 -1.1

Uncooked beef steaks4, 5.......................... 0.208 1.5 0.003 0.70 L-Aug.2014 4.7

Uncooked other beef and veal4, 5................. 0.053 -0.6 0.000 0.81 S-Jul.2013 -1.2

Pork...................................................... 0.367 -2.6 -0.010 0.47 S-Jul.1983 -2.9

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related

products5

.......................................... 0.140 -2.8 -0.004 0.76 S-Dec.2010 -3.0

Bacon and related products6

.................... -3.6 0.95 S-Dec.2010 -5.1

Breakfast sausage and related products5, 6... -1.1 0.94 L-Jan.2015 0.6

Ham................................................... 0.078 -3.2 -0.003 0.91 S-Apr.2009 -3.3

Ham, excluding canned6

........................ -3.4 1.16 S-May 2008 -3.6

Pork chops........................................... 0.062 -2.1 -0.001 1.17 L-Jan.2015 -2.0

Other pork including roasts and picnics5

......... 0.087 -1.1 -0.001 1.01 L-Jan.2015 -0.5

Other meats............................................ 0.276 -0.5 -0.001 0.48 S-Jul.2013 -0.6

Frankfurters6

......................................... -3.1 1.56 S-Feb.2007 -3.7

Lunchmeats5, 6...................................... -0.2 0.62 S-Oct.2014 -0.2

Lamb and organ meats4, 6......................... 3.3 1.72 L-May 2014 4.5

Lamb and mutton4, 5, 6.............................. 3.5 2.54 L-May 2014 5.8

Poultry................................................... 0.363 0.1 0.000 0.63 S-Dec.2014 -0.4

Chicken4, 5........................................... 0.295 0.3 0.001 0.76 L-Jan.2015 0.4

Fresh whole chicken4, 6.......................... -0.5 1.42 L-Jan.2015 1.9

Fresh and frozen chicken parts4, 6............. 0.7 0.72 L-Nov.2014 1.6

Other poultry including turkey5

.................... 0.069 0.0 0.000 0.78 S-Jan.2015 -0.8

Fish and seafood4

..................................... 0.289 0.2 0.001 0.54 L-Sep.2014 0.5

Fresh fish and seafood5

............................ 0.149 0.0 0.000 0.87 S-Jan.2015 0.0

Processed fish and seafood5

...................... 0.140 -0.5 -0.001 0.53 S-Jan.2015 -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,

March 2015, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2015

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Feb. 2015-

Mar. 2015

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Feb. 2015-

Mar. 20151

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Shelf stable fish and seafood4, 6............... -0.7 0.88 S-Dec.2014 -1.0

Frozen fish and seafood6

........................ -1.3 0.75 S-May 2013 -2.0

Eggs........................................................ 0.131 -0.5 -0.001 0.62 S-Jan.2015 -1.8

Dairy and related products4

.................................. 0.882 -0.5 -0.004 0.26 L-Dec.2014 0.6

Milk4, 5........................................................ 0.268 -0.2 0.000 0.33 L-Dec.2014 0.8

Fresh whole milk4, 6...................................... -0.5 0.53 L-Dec.2014 -0.1

Fresh milk other than whole4, 5, 6....................... 0.1 0.45 L-Dec.2014 1.5

Cheese and related products.............................. 0.284 -0.7 -0.002 0.46 S-Jan.2015 -1.5

Ice cream and related products........................... 0.126 0.1 0.000 0.83 S-Jan.2015 -1.3

Other dairy and related products4, 5...................... 0.204 0.0 0.000 0.57 S-Jan.2015 -0.1

Fruits and vegetables......................................... 1.371 -1.4 -0.019 0.37 S-Oct.2011 -1.4

Fresh fruits and vegetables................................ 1.060 -1.7 -0.017 0.46 S-Oct.2011 -2.2

Fresh fruits................................................ 0.567 -2.5 -0.014 0.64 S-Nov.2014 -2.6

Apples................................................... 0.085 -1.3 -0.001 1.11 S-Sep.2014 -2.4

Bananas................................................. 0.087 0.6 0.001 0.62 L-Nov.2014 1.5

Citrus fruits5

............................................ 0.143 -1.8 -0.003 1.44 S-Jun.2014 -6.4

Oranges, including tangerines6

.................... -0.6 1.41 L-Jan.2015 1.0

Other fresh fruits5

...................................... 0.252 -4.9 -0.012 1.08 S-Feb.2011 -5.0

Fresh vegetables......................................... 0.493 -0.7 -0.003 0.59 L-Dec.2014 1.9

Potatoes................................................. 0.079 -0.2 0.000 1.14 L-Jan.2015 1.5

Lettuce.................................................. 0.076 -4.8 -0.004 1.44 S-Nov.2013 -5.6

Tomatoes4

.............................................. 0.090 -1.7 -0.002 1.42 L-Dec.2014 9.3

Other fresh vegetables................................ 0.249 1.6 0.004 0.74 L-Dec.2014 2.4

Processed fruits and vegetables5

...................... 0.311 -0.6 -0.002 0.49 S-Apr.2014 -1.0

Canned fruits and vegetables5....................... 0.162 -0.7 -0.001 0.76 S-Nov.2014 -0.7

Canned fruits5, 6..................................... -0.3 0.86 S-Nov.2014 -0.5

Canned vegetables5, 6.............................. -0.9 1.02 S-Nov.2014 -1.2

Frozen fruits and vegetables5

........................ 0.089 0.0 0.000 0.86 S-Jan.2015 -0.9

Frozen vegetables6

................................. 0.0 1.07 L-Dec.2014 1.3

Other processed fruits and vegetables including

dried5

................................................. 0.059 -1.5 -0.001 0.73 S-Apr.2014 -1.6

Dried beans, peas, and lentils4, 5, 6............... -1.6 0.79 S-Apr.2013 -2.1

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials......... 0.966 -0.6 -0.006 0.34 S-May 2013 -0.9

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks5

........................... 0.705 -0.6 -0.004 0.43 S-Jul.2013 -0.8

Carbonated drinks........................................ 0.291 -0.8 -0.002 0.68 S-Jan.2015 -1.1

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks4, 5.......... 0.014 -1.0 0.000 0.64 S-Jun.2014 -1.1

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks5

......... 0.400 -0.4 -0.001 0.61 S-Dec.2014 -0.8

Beverage materials including coffee and tea5

........... 0.261 -0.7 -0.002 0.44 S-Nov.2013 -1.0

Coffee...................................................... 0.161 -0.7 -0.001 0.59 S-Jan.2014 -1.0

Roasted coffee6

........................................ -0.6 0.64 L-Jan.2015 2.0

Instant and freeze dried coffee4, 6................... -2.0 1.03 S-Jan.2014 -2.6

Other beverage materials including tea5

.............. 0.100 -1.3 -0.001 0.62 S-Nov.2013 -1.3

Other food at home............................................ 2.064 -0.1 -0.003 0.23 S-Jan.2015 -0.1

Sugar and sweets4

.......................................... 0.308 -0.2 -0.001 0.58 S-Nov.2014 -0.2

Sugar and artificial sweeteners......................... 0.057 0.2 0.000 0.62 S-Oct.2014 -1.9

Candy and chewing gum4, 5............................. 0.190 0.1 0.000 0.89 S-Nov.2014 0.1

Other sweets5

............................................. 0.061 -0.8 0.000 0.63 S-Oct.2014 -1.8

Fats and oils................................................. 0.247 -1.0 -0.002 0.42 S-Dec.2010 -1.0

Butter and margarine5

................................... 0.075 -2.1 -0.002 0.65 S-Apr.2009 -3.5

Butter6

................................................... -4.1 0.92 S-Mar.2010 -4.3

Margarine6

.............................................. -2.7 1.02 S-May 2005 -3.1

Salad dressing5

........................................... 0.063 -0.5 0.000 0.82 S-Nov.2014 -1.1

Other fats and oils including peanut butter5

.......... 0.108 -0.7 -0.001 0.62 S-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,

March 2015, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2015

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Feb. 2015-

Mar. 2015

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Feb. 2015-

Mar. 20151

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Peanut butter4, 5, 6..................................... -0.5 1.00 S-Jan.2015 -1.3

Other foods................................................ 1.510 0.0 0.000 0.28 S-Jan.2015 -0.5

Soups.................................................... 0.095 0.3 0.000 1.02 L-Nov.2014 0.3

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods4

.......... 0.281 0.1 0.000 0.63 – –

Snacks4

................................................. 0.337 -0.6 -0.002 0.66 S-Jan.2015 -0.7

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces........... 0.301 -0.2 -0.001 0.59 S-Jan.2015 -0.4

Salt and other seasonings and spices5, 6........ 0.5 0.93 S-Jan.2015 -1.3

Olives, pickles, relishes4, 5, 6....................... 0.5 1.56 S-Jan.2015 0.1

Sauces and gravies5, 6............................. 0.5 0.87 L-Jan.2015 1.3

Other condiments6

.................................. -1.5 0.97 S-Jun.2014 -4.3

Baby food4, 5........................................... 0.055 -0.1 0.000 0.38 L-Dec.2014 -0.1

Other miscellaneous foods4, 5........................ 0.441 0.0 0.000 0.51 S-Jan.2015 -0.9

Prepared salads4, 7, 6............................... -1.1 0.55 S-Jul.2013 -1.3

Food away from home4

.......................................... 5.858 0.2 0.009 0.06 S-Jan.2015 0.2

Full service meals and snacks4, 5........................... 2.831 0.2 0.004 0.07 – –

Limited service meals and snacks4, 5....................... 2.427 0.1 0.003 0.10 S-May 2014 0.1

Food at employee sites and schools5

....................... 0.212 0.2 0.000 0.16 S-Jan.2015 0.1

Food at elementary and secondary schools8, 6......... 0.3 0.08 L-Oct.2014 1.0

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors4, 5. . .. 0.064 0.1 0.000 0.34 L-Jan.2015 0.8

Other food away from home4, 5.............................. 0.322 0.5 0.002 0.11 S-Jan.2015 0.0

Energy................................................................ 7.528 1.1 0.087 0.15 L-Dec.2013 1.7

Energy commodities............................................. 3.691 3.8 0.145 0.12 L-Feb.2013 7.2

Fuel oil and other fuels4

...................................... 0.221 3.2 0.007 0.53 L-Feb.2014 7.0

Fuel oil4

....................................................... 0.128 5.9 0.008 0.37 L-Mar.2011 6.2

Propane, kerosene, and firewood4, 9..................... 0.093 1.1 0.001 0.78 L-Jul.2014 1.7

Motor fuel....................................................... 3.470 3.9 0.138 0.12 L-Feb.2013 7.5

Gasoline (all types)......................................... 3.407 3.9 0.136 0.12 L-Feb.2013 7.7

Gasoline, unleaded regular6

............................ 3.8 0.38 L-Feb.2013 7.8

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade10, 6...................... 2.6 0.36 S-Jan.2015 -18.1

Gasoline, unleaded premium6.......................... 3.7 0.31 L-Feb.2013 6.8

Other motor fuels5

.......................................... 0.063 -0.8 0.000 0.12 L-Jul.2014 -0.3

Energy services11................................................ 3.837 -1.5 -0.057 0.28 S-Apr.2014 -2.3

Electricity11..................................................... 3.004 -1.1 -0.035 0.35 S-Apr.2014 -2.8

Utility (piped) gas service11................................... 0.833 -2.7 -0.022 0.28 S-Jan.2015 -3.4

All items less food and energy.................................... 78.169 0.2 0.178 0.04 – –

Commodities less food and energy commodities............ 19.500 0.3 0.053 0.09 L-Aug.2011 0.3

Household furnishings and supplies12...................... 3.351 0.1 0.004 0.16 L-Oct.2014 0.3

Window and floor coverings and other linens4, 5........ 0.268 -1.1 -0.003 0.56 S-Dec.2014 -2.5

Floor coverings4, 5........................................ 0.047 -0.1 0.000 0.41 L-Jan.2015 0.8

Window coverings4, 5..................................... 0.052 -2.8 -0.001 0.50 S-Dec.2014 -3.3

Other linens4, 5............................................ 0.168 -0.8 -0.001 0.83 S-Dec.2014 -2.8

Furniture and bedding4

..................................... 0.762 0.9 0.007 0.31 L-Dec.2011 0.9

Bedroom furniture4

....................................... 0.261 1.8 0.005 0.47 L-Sep.2008 1.8

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture4, 5. .. 0.362 -0.2 -0.001 0.50 L-Jan.2015 0.1

Other furniture5

........................................... 0.130 0.6 0.001 0.61 S-Jan.2015 -0.2

Infants’ furniture4, 8, 6..................................

Appliances5

.................................................. 0.274 -0.4 -0.001 0.46 S-Dec.2014 -0.6

Major appliances5

........................................ 0.149 -0.6 -0.001 0.67 S-Nov.2014 -1.8

Laundry equipment6

................................... 0.5 0.95 L-Dec.2014 1.2

Other appliances4, 5...................................... 0.121 -0.7 -0.001 0.66 S-Dec.2014 -2.1

Other household equipment and furnishings5

........... 0.485 0.3 0.002 0.51 L-Oct.2014 0.4

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items4

.................. 0.258 -0.6 -0.001 0.88 S-Dec.2014 -1.6

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

March 2015, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2015

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Feb. 2015-

Mar. 2015

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Feb. 2015-

Mar. 20151

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Indoor plants and flowers13............................. 0.109 -1.1 -0.001 0.50 S-Dec.2010 -1.5

Dishes and flatware4, 5................................... 0.043 0.4 0.000 1.23 S-Dec.2014 -3.6

Nonelectric cookware and tableware5

................. 0.073 1.1 0.001 0.42 L-Sep.2014 1.5

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies5

. . .. 0.714 0.1 0.001 0.25 L-Dec.2014 0.1

Tools, hardware and supplies4, 5....................... 0.190 -0.2 0.000 0.39 S-Nov.2014 -0.5

Outdoor equipment and supplies5

...................... 0.369 0.2 0.001 0.32 L-Oct.2014 0.5

Housekeeping supplies4

.................................... 0.848 0.5 0.004 0.26 – –

Household cleaning products5

.......................... 0.336 0.7 0.002 0.45 L-Jun.2012 0.7

Household paper products4, 5........................... 0.248 0.1 0.000 0.43 S-Jan.2015 -0.6

Miscellaneous household products4, 5................. 0.264 0.8 0.002 0.41 L-Oct.2014 0.8

Apparel.......................................................... 3.359 0.5 0.018 0.41 L-Dec.2013 0.8

Men’s and boys’ apparel................................... 0.859 0.5 0.005 0.74 S-Jan.2015 0.1

Men’s apparel............................................. 0.679 0.7 0.005 0.80 S-Jan.2015 -0.5

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear............ 0.110 0.1 0.000 2.00 S-Dec.2014 -1.7

Men’s furnishings...................................... 0.187 4.8 0.009 0.89 L-EVER –

Men’s shirts and sweaters5

........................... 0.202 -1.7 -0.003 1.56 S-Aug.2014 -2.9

Men’s pants and shorts............................... 0.173 0.5 0.001 1.57 S-Dec.2014 -0.5

Boys’ apparel............................................. 0.181 -0.8 -0.001 1.48 L-Jan.2015 2.1

Women’s and girls’ apparel................................ 1.435 0.3 0.005 0.73 L-Jan.2015 0.8

Women’s apparel......................................... 1.203 0.7 0.009 0.78 L-Dec.2013 1.9

Women’s outerwear................................... 0.107 -3.6 -0.004 2.43 S-Jul.2014 -4.3

Women’s dresses...................................... 0.153 1.1 0.002 2.38 L-Oct.2014 3.1

Women’s suits and separates5

....................... 0.555 1.2 0.007 0.97 L-Dec.2013 4.6

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories5

......................................... 0.378 1.4 0.005 0.92 L-Jun.2013 1.8

Girls’ apparel.............................................. 0.232 -1.7 -0.004 1.83 S-Dec.2014 -3.5

Footwear..................................................... 0.716 1.0 0.007 0.73 L-Jul.2014 1.3

Men’s footwear4

.......................................... 0.219 -0.7 -0.001 1.07 S-Dec.2014 -1.0

Boys’ and girls’ footwear................................ 0.171 2.5 0.004 1.10 L-Jul.2014 3.3

Women’s footwear........................................ 0.326 0.9 0.003 1.17 L-Sep.2014 1.1

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel.............................. 0.132 1.7 0.002 0.98 L-Jul.2011 1.8

Jewelry and watches9

...................................... 0.216 -0.5 -0.001 0.78 S-Dec.2014 -0.7

Watches4, 9................................................ 0.048 -0.8 0.000 0.87 S-Dec.2014 -1.3

Jewelry9

.................................................... 0.168 -0.3 0.000 0.96 S-Dec.2014 -0.4

Transportation commodities less motor fuel12............. 5.725 0.5 0.027 0.09 L-Jun.2011 1.0

New vehicles................................................. 3.572 0.2 0.008 0.14 – –

New cars and trucks5, 6.................................. 0.2 0.12 – –

New cars6

............................................... 0.2 0.14 – –

New trucks14, 6......................................... 0.2 0.13 – –

Used cars and trucks.................................... 1.608 1.2 0.020 0.01 L-Jun.2011 1.7

Motor vehicle parts and equipment4

................... 0.436 -0.4 -0.002 0.21 S-Apr.2013 -0.5

Tires4

.................................................... 0.286 -0.6 -0.002 0.29 S-Jun.2014 -0.8

Vehicle accessories other than tires4, 5............. 0.150 -0.2 0.000 0.27 S-Jul.2014 -0.2

Vehicle parts and equipment other than

tires4, 6............................................. -0.3 0.24 S-Jan.2015 -0.3

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids4, 6................... 0.3 0.52 L-Dec.2014 0.8

Medical care commodities.................................... 1.792 0.1 0.001 0.21 S-Jan.2015 -0.3

Medicinal drugs4, 12......................................... 1.716 0.2 0.003 0.22 S-Jan.2015 0.1

Prescription drugs........................................ 1.365 0.3 0.004 0.24 S-Jan.2015 -0.2

Nonprescription drugs4, 12............................... 0.351 -0.4 -0.001 0.47 S-Jan.2015 -1.0

Medical equipment and supplies4, 12..................... 0.076 -0.2 0.000 0.39 S-Jan.2015 -1.5

Recreation commodities12.................................... 2.003 0.0 -0.001 0.17 L-Oct.2014 0.0

Video and audio products12................................ 0.290 -0.4 -0.001 0.35 S-Jan.2015 -0.4

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

March 2015, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2015

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Feb. 2015-

Mar. 2015

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Feb. 2015-

Mar. 20151

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Televisions................................................ 0.133 -0.4 0.000 0.60 – –

Other video equipment4, 5............................... 0.030 -1.0 0.000 0.78 S-Dec.2014 -4.5

Audio equipment.......................................... 0.067 0.1 0.000 0.55 – –

Audio discs, tapes and other media4, 5................ 0.044 -0.8 0.000 0.62 S-Oct.2014 -1.0

Pets and pet products4

..................................... 0.654 0.3 0.002 0.30 L-Sep.2014 0.9

Pet food4, 5, 6.............................................. 0.5 0.33 L-Mar.2013 0.7

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories4, 5, 6. . .. 0.1 0.43 L-Dec.2014 0.1

Sporting goods4

............................................. 0.403 -0.5 -0.002 0.31 S-Dec.2014 -0.8

Sports vehicles including bicycles4..................... 0.183 -0.5 -0.001 0.43 S-Nov.2014 -0.6

Sports equipment......................................... 0.214 -0.5 -0.001 0.44 S-Dec.2014 -0.6

Photographic equipment and supplies................... 0.057 -1.1 -0.001 0.96 S-Jan.2015 -1.8

Film and photographic supplies4, 5, 6................... -0.1 0.64 S-Jan.2015 -0.2

Photographic equipment5, 6............................. -1.2 1.06 S-Jan.2015 -1.7

Recreational reading materials4

........................... 0.219 0.1 0.000 0.48 L-Jan.2015 0.1

Newspapers and magazines4, 5........................ 0.122 0.2 0.000 0.68 L-Dec.2014 0.9

Recreational books4, 5................................... 0.095 0.0 0.000 0.59 L-Jan.2015 0.7

Other recreational goods5

.................................. 0.380 0.3 0.001 0.48 L-Feb.2014 0.5

Toys........................................................ 0.277 0.1 0.000 0.59 L-Dec.2014 0.3

Toys, games, hobbies and playground

equipment5, 6......................................... 0.1 0.68 L-Dec.2014 0.3

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies4, 5............. 0.050 1.1 0.001 1.32 S-Jan.2015 -1.2

Music instruments and accessories5

................... 0.041 0.7 0.000 0.42 L-Oct.2014 0.8

Education and communication commodities12............. 0.611 -0.4 -0.003 0.30 S-Jan.2015 -0.5

Educational books and supplies.......................... 0.204 0.7 0.001 0.45 L-Dec.2014 0.9

College textbooks4, 15, 6.................................. 0.4 0.41 L-Jan.2015 0.8

Information technology commodities12................... 0.408 -1.0 -0.004 0.40 S-Dec.2014 -1.3

Personal computers and peripheral equipment7

. . . .. 0.272 -1.0 -0.003 0.49 S-Jan.2015 -1.3

Computer software and accessories4, 5............... 0.068 0.9 0.001 0.82 L-Jul.2014 1.0

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other

consumer information items4, 5....................... 0.068 -2.9 -0.002 0.84 S-Nov.2014 -2.9

Alcoholic beverages........................................... 1.017 0.2 0.002 0.16 L-Nov.2014 0.6

Alcoholic beverages at home.............................. 0.598 0.1 0.001 0.23 L-Nov.2014 0.8

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home........ 0.273 0.1 0.000 0.28 L-Nov.2014 0.4

Distilled spirits at home4

................................. 0.074 0.0 0.000 0.39 S-Jan.2015 -0.4

Whiskey at home4, 6................................... 0.2 0.40 L-Jan.2015 0.7

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home6

...... -0.1 0.55 S-Jan.2015 -0.7

Wine at home............................................. 0.251 0.3 0.001 0.44 – –

Alcoholic beverages away from home4

.................. 0.419 0.1 0.000 0.18 S-Jan.2015 0.0

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from

home4, 5, 6............................................... 0.6 0.15 L-Nov.2014 0.6

Wine away from home4, 5, 6............................. 0.0 0.24 S-Jan.2015 0.0

Distilled spirits away from home4, 5, 6.................. -0.3 0.20 S-Jan.2014 -0.3

Other goods12.................................................. 1.643 -0.1 -0.001 0.18 S-Nov.2014 -0.4

Tobacco and smoking products........................... 0.720 0.4 0.003 0.16 S-Jan.2015 -0.2

Cigarettes5

................................................ 0.663 0.5 0.003 0.17 L-Dec.2014 0.5

Tobacco products other than cigarettes4, 5........... 0.051 -1.1 -0.001 0.53 S-Jan.2015 -1.2

Personal care products4

.................................... 0.732 -0.3 -0.002 0.31 S-Nov.2014 -0.8

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal

care products4, 5....................................... 0.376 0.0 0.000 0.46 S-Dec.2014 -0.2

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements4

............................................ 0.349 -0.7 -0.002 0.40 L-Jan.2015 1.2

Miscellaneous personal goods5

........................... 0.191 -0.6 -0.001 0.44 S-Nov.2014 -1.3

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap6

............. -1.5 0.54 S-EVER –

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

March 2015, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2015

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Feb. 2015-

Mar. 2015

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Feb. 2015-

Mar. 20151

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Infants’ equipment4, 8, 6.................................. 0.9 0.51 S-Jan.2015 -1.9

Services less energy services.................................. 58.668 0.2 0.132 0.04 L-Jan.2015 0.3

Shelter........................................................... 32.938 0.3 0.087 0.06 L-Jan.2015 0.3

Rent of shelter16............................................. 32.561 0.3 0.085 0.06 – –

Rent of primary residence11............................. 7.200 0.3 0.022 0.04 – –

Lodging away from home5

.............................. 0.900 0.4 0.004 1.89 L-Jan.2015 1.3

Housing at school, excluding board11, 16........... 0.173 0.1 0.000 0.04 S-Aug.2014 -0.3

Other lodging away from home including hotels

and motels........................................... 0.727 0.5 0.004 2.30 L-Jan.2015 1.5

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences11, 16........... 24.460 0.3 0.062 0.03 L-Dec.2013 0.3

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence11, 16....................................... 23.032 0.3 0.058 0.03 L-Dec.2013 0.3

Tenants’ and household insurance4, 5................. 0.378 -0.1 0.000 0.31 S-Oct.2014 -0.1

Water and sewer and trash collection services5

........ 1.234 0.2 0.003 0.13 S-Jan.2015 0.1

Water and sewerage maintenance11.................. 0.956 0.3 0.003 0.16 – –

Garbage and trash collection4, 14....................... 0.278 0.0 0.000 0.17 S-Jan.2015 -0.1

Household operations4, 5................................... 0.852 0.1 0.001 0.14 S-Dec.2014 -0.3

Domestic services4, 5..................................... 0.280 0.0 0.000 0.12 – –

Gardening and lawncare services4, 5.................. 0.279 0.4 0.001 0.09 L-Oct.2014 1.6

Moving, storage, freight expense5

...................... 0.119 -0.2 0.000 0.59 S-Dec.2014 -0.9

Repair of household items4, 5........................... 0.067 0.0 0.000 0.12 – –

Medical care services...................................... 5.981 0.4 0.023 0.08 L-Aug.2013 0.6

Professional services.................................... 3.039 0.3 0.010 0.10 L-Nov.2014 0.4

Physicians’ services11................................. 1.589 0.6 0.010 0.13 L-Jun.2012 0.6

Dental services11...................................... 0.815 0.1 0.000 0.11 S-Dec.2014 0.0

Eyeglasses and eye care4, 9......................... 0.282 -0.3 -0.001 0.38 S-Jan.2015 -0.8

Services by other medical professionals11, 9....... 0.352 0.0 0.000 0.14 – –

Hospital and related services........................... 2.186 0.5 0.011 0.11 L-Dec.2014 0.5

Hospital services11, 17................................. 1.878 0.6 0.011 0.12 L-Apr.2014 0.6

Inpatient hospital services11, 17, 6................. 0.5 0.21 L-Dec.2014 0.7

Outpatient hospital services11, 9, 6................ 0.6 0.20 L-Mar.2014 0.6

Nursing homes and adult day services11, 17....... 0.176 0.1 0.000 0.10 – –

Care of invalids and elderly at home4, 8............ 0.132 0.2 0.000 0.10 L-Jan.2015 0.2

Health insurance4, 8...................................... 0.756 0.2 0.001 0.08 L-Jan.2015 0.2

Transportation services..................................... 5.653 0.0 0.001 0.14 S-Dec.2014 0.0

Leased cars and trucks15................................ 0.393 0.8 0.003 0.31 L-Dec.2012 0.8

Car and truck rental5

.................................. 0.072 0.5 0.000 1.50 L-Jan.2015 3.7

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair4

............... 1.171 -0.1 -0.001 0.17 S-Aug.2014 -0.1

Motor vehicle body work4

............................. 0.057 0.1 0.000 0.14 L-Jan.2015 0.2

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing4

......... 0.490 0.0 0.000 0.20 L-Dec.2014 0.0

Motor vehicle repair4, 5................................ 0.592 -0.2 -0.001 0.27 S-Nov.2014 -0.4

Motor vehicle insurance................................. 2.329 0.5 0.013 0.23 S-Dec.2014 0.3

Motor vehicle fees4, 5.................................... 0.569 0.0 0.000 0.11 S-Sep.2014 -1.0

State motor vehicle registration and license

fees4, 11, 5............................................. 0.313 0.1 0.000 0.08 – –

Parking and other fees5

............................... 0.237 0.0 0.000 0.18 S-Jan.2015 -0.5

Parking fees and tolls4, 5, 6......................... 0.0 0.24 S-Aug.2014 0.0

Automobile service clubs4, 5, 6..................... 0.5 0.17 L-Jan.2015 0.5

Public transportation..................................... 1.120 -1.2 -0.014 0.36 S-Aug.2014 -1.9

Airline fare.............................................. 0.705 -1.7 -0.012 0.51 S-Dec.2014 -2.0

Other intercity transportation......................... 0.149 -0.8 -0.001 0.67 L-Dec.2014 -0.4

Intercity bus fare4, 7, 6...............................

Intercity train fare4, 7, 6.............................. 2.8 1.12 L-Dec.2014 5.6

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

March 2015, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2015

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Feb. 2015-

Mar. 2015

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Feb. 2015-

Mar. 20151

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Ship fare4, 5, 6........................................ -0.2 0.79 L-Jan.2015 0.4

Intracity transportation4

............................... 0.261 -0.1 0.000 0.06 S-Aug.2014 -0.1

Intracity mass transit4, 12, 6......................... 0.0 0.08 S-Dec.2014 0.0

Recreation services12....................................... 3.786 0.1 0.005 0.16 – –

Video and audio services12............................. 1.578 -0.1 -0.002 0.13 S-Nov.2014 -0.1

Cable and satellite television and radio

service14.............................................. 1.486 -0.1 -0.001 0.13 S-Nov.2014 -0.1

Video discs and other media, including rental of

video and audio4, 5.................................. 0.093 -1.3 -0.001 0.90 S-Aug.2014 -1.6

Video discs and other media4, 5, 6................ -2.8 1.27 S-Dec.2013 -4.6

Rental of video or audio discs and other

media4, 5, 6......................................... 0.1 0.29 S-Nov.2014 0.1

Pet services including veterinary5

...................... 0.403 0.2 0.001 0.11 L-Jan.2015 0.6

Pet services4, 5, 6....................................... -0.1 0.12 S-Aug.2013 -0.1

Veterinarian services5, 6............................... 0.3 0.12 L-Jan.2015 0.6

Photographers and film processing4, 5................. 0.061 -0.4 0.000 0.39 – –

Photographer fees4, 5, 6............................... -0.3 0.14 L-Jan.2015 0.0

Film processing4, 5, 6.................................. -1.0 0.57 S-Dec.2012 -1.0

Other recreation services5

............................... 1.742 0.4 0.006 0.33 L-Jan.2015 0.8

Club dues and fees for participant sports and

group exercises5

.................................... 0.603 -0.3 -0.002 0.45 L-Jan.2015 1.4

Admissions4

............................................ 0.653 1.0 0.007 0.55 S-Jan.2015 0.6

Admission to movies, theaters, and

concerts4, 5, 6...................................... 1.1 0.52 L-Nov.2013 1.2

Admission to sporting events4, 5, 6................ 1.1 0.66 S-Nov.2014 0.0

Fees for lessons or instructions4, 9.................. 0.210 0.4 0.001 0.18 L-Oct.2014 0.4

Education and communication services12................ 6.461 0.1 0.005 0.07 L-Jan.2015 0.2

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.............. 3.133 0.5 0.014 0.08 L-Jan.2015 0.5

College tuition and fees............................... 1.858 0.4 0.007 0.12 L-Jan.2015 0.4

Elementary and high school tuition and fees...... 0.377 0.3 0.001 0.07 – –

Child care and nursery school13..................... 0.730 0.9 0.007 0.11 L-Oct.2011 0.9

Technical and business school tuition and fees5

... 0.039 0.1 0.000 0.10 L-Jan.2015 0.2

Postage and delivery services5

......................... 0.145 0.0 0.000 0.02 L-Dec.2014 0.3

Postage4

................................................ 0.130 0.2 0.000 0.00 L-Dec.2014 0.4

Delivery services5

...................................... 0.014 -1.3 0.000 0.18 S-Feb.2009 -4.1

Telephone services4, 5................................... 2.458 -0.4 -0.009 0.10 S-Nov.2014 -0.4

Wireless telephone services4, 5...................... 1.611 -0.8 -0.013 0.12 S-Oct.2014 -1.9

Land-line telephone services4, 12.................... 0.848 0.4 0.003 0.13 L-Jan.2015 0.8

Internet services and electronic information

providers5

............................................... 0.713 0.1 0.000 0.26 L-Jan.2015 0.2

Other personal services4, 12............................... 1.762 0.4 0.007 0.08 L-Jan.2015 0.4

Personal care services4

................................. 0.633 0.6 0.004 0.11 L-Mar.2009 0.9

Haircuts and other personal care services4, 5...... 0.633 0.6 0.004 0.11 L-Mar.2009 0.9

Miscellaneous personal services....................... 1.129 0.3 0.003 0.10 L-Jan.2015 0.6

Legal services9

......................................... 0.317 0.2 0.001 0.15 L-Jan.2015 0.2

Funeral expenses4, 9.................................. 0.174 0.1 0.000 0.12 S-Dec.2014 0.0

Laundry and dry cleaning services4, 5............... 0.277 0.1 0.000 0.11 L-Jan.2015 0.2

Apparel services other than laundry and dry

cleaning4, 5........................................... 0.034 0.3 0.000 0.17 – –

Financial services4, 9.................................. 0.232 0.8 0.002 0.28 L-Jan.2015 2.2

Checking account and other bank

services4, 5, 6...................................... 0.6 0.02 L-Jun.2013 4.6

Tax return preparation and other accounting

fees5, 6.............................................. 0.9 0.39 L-Jan.2015 3.2

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

March 2015, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2015

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Feb. 2015-

Mar. 2015

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Feb. 2015-

Mar. 20151

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.................................................. 85.697 0.3 0.265 0.04 L-May 2014 0.3

All items less shelter................................................ 67.062 0.2 0.148 0.04 – –

All items less food and shelter.................................... 52.759 0.3 0.178 0.05 L-May 2014 0.3

All items less food, shelter, and energy.......................... 45.231 0.2 0.090 0.05 L-May 2014 0.2

All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and

trucks............................................................... 43.623 0.2 0.070 0.05 L-Oct.2014 0.2

All items less medical care........................................ 92.227 0.2 0.212 0.04 – –

All items less energy................................................ 92.472 0.2 0.148 0.03 – –

Commodities......................................................... 37.494 0.4 0.168 0.06 – –

Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and

trucks............................................................ 17.893 0.2 0.033 0.10 L-Jan.2013 0.2

Commodities less food.......................................... 23.191 0.8 0.198 0.07 L-Feb.2013 1.7

Commodities less food and beverages........................ 22.174 0.9 0.196 0.08 L-Feb.2013 1.8

Services.............................................................. 62.506 0.1 0.075 0.05 – –

Services less rent of shelter16.................................. 29.945 -0.1 -0.023 0.07 S-May 2009 -0.2

Services less medical care services........................... 56.525 0.1 0.034 0.05 S-Sep.2014 0.1

Durables.............................................................. 9.000 0.3 0.025 0.08 L-Jun.2011 0.4

Nondurables......................................................... 28.494 0.1 0.027 0.07 S-Jan.2015 -2.9

Nondurables less food........................................... 14.191 0.7 0.099 0.11 L-Dec.2013 1.6

Nondurables less food and beverages........................ 13.174 0.8 0.102 0.11 L-Dec.2013 1.7

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel............. 9.815 0.9 0.091 0.08 L-Dec.2013 1.9

Nondurables less food and apparel............................ 10.833 0.8 0.086 0.07 L-Dec.2013 1.8

Housing............................................................... 42.434 0.1 0.047 0.06 S-Jan.2015 0.1

Education and communication5

................................... 7.073 0.0 0.003 0.07 L-Jan.2015 0.2

Education5

......................................................... 3.337 0.5 0.016 0.08 L-Jan.2015 0.5

Communication5.................................................. 3.736 -0.3 -0.013 0.10 L-Jan.2015 -0.1

Information and information processing5

................... 3.591 -0.4 -0.013 0.10 S-Dec.2014 -0.4

Information technology, hardware and services18......... 1.133 -0.3 -0.004 0.23 L-Dec.2014 0.0

Recreation5.......................................................... 5.788 0.1 0.004 0.12 L-Jan.2015 0.2

Video and audio5

................................................. 1.869 -0.2 -0.003 0.14 S-Jan.2015 -0.4

Pets, pet products and services5

............................... 1.057 0.2 0.002 0.20 L-Dec.2014 0.2

Photography5

...................................................... 0.119 -0.8 -0.001 0.54 S-Jan.2015 -0.8

Food and beverages................................................ 15.320 -0.2 -0.027 0.07 S-Jul.2009 -0.2

Domestically produced farm food.............................. 7.103 -0.5 -0.038 0.13 S-Jul.2009 -0.5

Other services....................................................... 12.009 0.1 0.017 0.07 L-Jan.2015 0.3

Apparel less footwear.............................................. 2.643 0.4 0.011 0.48 – –

Fuels and utilities.................................................... 5.292 -0.9 -0.047 0.21 S-Apr.2014 -1.9

Household energy................................................ 4.058 -1.2 -0.050 0.27 S-Apr.2014 -2.5

Medical care......................................................... 7.773 0.3 0.024 0.08 L-Dec.2014 0.4

Transportation....................................................... 14.848 1.1 0.166 0.06 L-Feb.2013 2.5

Private transportation............................................ 13.729 1.3 0.180 0.07 L-Feb.2013 2.8

New and used motor vehicles5

.............................. 5.754 0.6 0.032 0.10 L-Jun.2011 0.9

Utilities and public transportation................................. 10.135 -0.7 -0.071 0.13 S-Nov.2008 -0.9

Household furnishings and operations........................... 4.203 0.2 0.007 0.13 L-Oct.2014 0.4

Other goods and services.......................................... 3.405 0.1 0.002 0.09 L-Jan.2015 0.4

Personal care..................................................... 2.685 0.0 0.000 0.11 L-Jan.2015 0.6

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,

March 2015, 12-month analysis table

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2015

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Mar. 2014-

Mar. 2015

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Mar. 2014-

Mar. 20151

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

All items................................................................. 100.000 -0.1 0.08 S-Jan.2015 -0.1

Food.................................................................. 14.303 2.3 0.325 0.13 S-Jun.2014 2.3

Food at home..................................................... 8.445 1.9 0.159 0.18 S-Apr.2014 1.7

Cereals and bakery products................................. 1.148 1.2 0.013 0.40 L-Sep.2013 1.6

Cereals and cereal products............................... 0.375 0.3 0.001 0.67 S-Jan.2015 0.2

Flour and prepared flour mixes......................... 0.051 -2.1 -0.001 0.84 S-May 2014 -2.7

Breakfast cereal.......................................... 0.194 0.4 0.001 1.05 S-Jan.2015 0.0

Rice, pasta, cornmeal.................................... 0.130 1.0 0.001 1.01 S-Jan.2015 0.6

Rice4, 5.................................................. -2.4 1.28 S-Dec.2014 -2.8

Bakery products.......................................... 0.773 1.6 0.012 0.49 L-Sep.2013 2.1

Bread4

................................................... 0.229 2.0 0.005 0.84 L-Sep.2013 2.4

White bread5......................................... 1.6 1.17 L-Nov.2013 1.9

Bread other than white5

............................ 1.5 1.26 – –

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins4

......................... 0.118 2.1 0.002 1.13 L-Jan.2015 3.1

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies....................... 0.191 1.8 0.003 1.20 S-Jan.2015 1.8

Cookies5

.............................................. 1.6 1.51 S-Jan.2015 1.6

Fresh cakes and cupcakes5

....................... 2.4 1.71 L-Sep.2013 3.0

Other bakery products................................ 0.236 0.7 0.002 1.03 L-Nov.2014 0.9

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts5

...... 1.0 1.50 L-Feb.2014 1.2

Crackers, bread, and cracker products5

. . . . . . . .. 2.7 1.50 L-Jul.2014 3.6

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies,

tarts, turnovers5

................................... -2.5 1.38 S-EVER –

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................ 2.013 6.0 0.113 0.38 S-Mar.2014 5.1

Meats, poultry, and fish.................................... 1.883 6.1 0.107 0.40 S-Mar.2014 4.9

Meats...................................................... 1.230 8.3 0.093 0.51 S-Mar.2014 5.2

Beef and veal.......................................... 0.587 13.1 0.068 0.70 S-Jul.2014 10.4

Uncooked ground beef............................. 0.243 13.7 0.029 0.99 S-Aug.2014 12.8

Uncooked beef roasts4

............................. 0.084 12.8 0.009 1.52 L-Jan.2015 21.6

Uncooked beef steaks4

............................. 0.208 11.6 0.022 1.31 S-Jul.2014 9.0

Uncooked other beef and veal4

................... 0.053 16.7 0.007 1.35 S-Jul.2014 14.1

Pork...................................................... 0.367 2.2 0.008 0.81 S-Aug.2013 1.7

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related

products4

.......................................... 0.140 -1.4 -0.002 1.18 S-Feb.2013 -1.6

Bacon and related products5

.................... -3.0 1.27 S-Nov.2012 -3.0

Breakfast sausage and related products4, 5... 1.9 1.72 S-Nov.2013 1.3

Ham................................................... 0.078 6.3 0.005 1.93 S-Jun.2014 3.7

Ham, excluding canned5

........................ 6.1 1.91 S-Jun.2014 3.7

Pork chops........................................... 0.062 0.9 0.001 1.66 S-Feb.2014 -2.0

Other pork including roasts and picnics4

......... 0.087 5.4 0.004 1.74 S-Feb.2014 2.5

Other meats............................................ 0.276 7.2 0.018 0.88 S-Nov.2014 6.5

Frankfurters5

......................................... 7.8 2.45 S-Nov.2014 6.0

Lunchmeats4, 5...................................... 6.9 1.08 S-Jan.2015 6.6

Lamb and organ meats5

........................... 7.4 2.53 L-Jan.2015 8.0

Lamb and mutton4, 5................................ 1.8 4.22 L-Jan.2015 3.2

Poultry................................................... 0.363 2.1 0.007 0.83 S-Jan.2015 2.0

Chicken4

.............................................. 0.295 2.6 0.007 0.94 S-Dec.2014 2.1

Fresh whole chicken5

............................ 2.5 1.98 S-Oct.2014 2.1

Fresh and frozen chicken parts5

............... 2.4 1.18 L-Nov.2014 2.6

Other poultry including turkey4

.................... 0.069 0.0 0.000 1.61 S-Jan.2015 -1.7

Fish and seafood...................................... 0.289 2.1 0.006 0.84 L-Jan.2015 2.2

Fresh fish and seafood4

............................ 0.149 3.4 0.005 1.49 L-Jan.2015 3.5

Processed fish and seafood4

...................... 0.140 0.7 0.001 0.95 S-Jun.2013 0.6

Shelf stable fish and seafood5

.................. 1.5 1.25 L-Nov.2014 2.7

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

March 2015, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2015

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Mar. 2014-

Mar. 2015

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Mar. 2014-

Mar. 20151

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Frozen fish and seafood5

........................ 0.7 1.70 S-Jul.2013 0.4

Eggs........................................................ 0.131 5.3 0.007 1.09 S-Nov.2013 3.3

Dairy and related products................................... 0.882 0.6 0.005 0.42 S-Feb.2014 0.6

Milk4

........................................................... 0.268 -4.5 -0.013 0.64 S-Jan.2010 -6.9

Fresh whole milk5

........................................ -4.5 1.04 S-Jan.2010 -8.6

Fresh milk other than whole4, 5......................... -4.1 0.89 S-Jan.2010 -5.4

Cheese and related products.............................. 0.284 3.0 0.008 0.81 S-Mar.2014 2.6

Ice cream and related products........................... 0.126 3.1 0.004 1.18 L-Dec.2014 3.5

Other dairy and related products4

........................ 0.204 3.1 0.006 0.81 – –

Fruits and vegetables......................................... 1.371 -1.1 -0.014 0.60 S-Sep.2012 -1.7

Fresh fruits and vegetables................................ 1.060 -1.1 -0.012 0.73 S-Sep.2012 -2.9

Fresh fruits................................................ 0.567 -4.6 -0.026 1.01 S-Nov.2009 -4.8

Apples................................................... 0.085 -5.5 -0.005 2.01 S-Jan.2014 -6.9

Bananas................................................. 0.087 -0.3 0.000 0.98 L-Nov.2014 1.0

Citrus fruits4

............................................ 0.143 -6.4 -0.010 2.67 S-Feb.2012 -8.2

Oranges, including tangerines5

.................... -4.3 2.41 S-Nov.2012 -4.3

Other fresh fruits4

...................................... 0.252 -4.7 -0.012 1.57 S-Aug.2012 -5.9

Fresh vegetables......................................... 0.493 3.1 0.015 0.92 L-Jan.2015 4.3

Potatoes................................................. 0.079 -1.4 -0.001 1.93 L-Jan.2015 -0.9

Lettuce.................................................. 0.076 8.5 0.006 2.31 S-Dec.2014 4.4

Tomatoes............................................... 0.090 3.8 0.003 1.99 L-Jan.2015 9.6

Other fresh vegetables................................ 0.249 2.9 0.007 1.33 L-Nov.2013 3.5

Processed fruits and vegetables4

...................... 0.311 -0.7 -0.002 0.64 S-Nov.2013 -1.0

Canned fruits and vegetables4

....................... 0.162 -1.6 -0.003 1.05 S-Dec.2010 -1.7

Canned fruits4, 5..................................... 0.5 1.33 S-Dec.2014 0.5

Canned vegetables4, 5.............................. -2.6 1.44 S-Apr.2013 -3.2

Frozen fruits and vegetables4

........................ 0.089 0.7 0.001 1.18 L-Dec.2014 1.5

Frozen vegetables5

................................. 0.7 1.47 L-Jan.2015 1.0

Other processed fruits and vegetables including

dried4

................................................. 0.059 -0.4 0.000 1.17 S-Sep.2014 -1.2

Dried beans, peas, and lentils4, 5................. 3.8 2.10 S-Jan.2015 3.8

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials. . . . . . . .. 0.966 1.2 0.011 0.45 S-Jan.2015 0.9

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks4

........................... 0.705 0.6 0.004 0.53 S-Jan.2015 0.0

Carbonated drinks........................................ 0.291 -0.4 -0.001 0.84 S-Jun.2014 -0.5

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks4

............. 0.014 2.2 0.000 1.20 S-Nov.2014 1.7

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks4

......... 0.400 1.3 0.005 0.83 L-Nov.2014 1.3

Beverage materials including coffee and tea4

........... 0.261 2.9 0.007 0.78 S-Dec.2014 2.6

Coffee...................................................... 0.161 4.5 0.007 1.06 S-Dec.2014 3.6

Roasted coffee5

........................................ 5.2 1.22 S-Dec.2014 4.2

Instant and freeze dried coffee5

..................... 1.4 1.65 S-Dec.2014 0.2

Other beverage materials including tea4

.............. 0.100 0.2 0.000 0.88 S-Jan.2015 -0.5

Other food at home............................................ 2.064 1.5 0.030 0.34 S-Jan.2015 1.3

Sugar and sweets........................................... 0.308 2.4 0.007 0.76 S-Jan.2015 2.0

Sugar and artificial sweeteners......................... 0.057 3.0 0.002 1.02 S-Jan.2015 0.9

Candy and chewing gum4

............................... 0.190 3.2 0.006 1.19 S-Jan.2015 2.9

Other sweets4

............................................. 0.061 -0.7 0.000 0.96 S-May 2014 -0.8

Fats and oils................................................. 0.247 -1.2 -0.003 0.66 S-Apr.2014 -1.3

Butter and margarine4

................................... 0.075 1.7 0.001 1.16 S-Feb.2014 0.6

Butter5

................................................... 5.5 1.61 S-Feb.2014 3.5

Margarine5

.............................................. -2.9 1.36 S-Jul.2010 -3.6

Salad dressing4

........................................... 0.063 -1.5 -0.001 1.06 – –

Other fats and oils including peanut butter4

.......... 0.108 -2.9 -0.003 1.06 S-Nov.2014 -3.1

Peanut butter4, 5....................................... -3.9 1.50 S-Jan.2015 -5.1

Other foods................................................ 1.510 1.8 0.026 0.40 L-Aug.2014 1.9

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

March 2015, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2015

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Mar. 2014-

Mar. 2015

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Mar. 2014-

Mar. 20151

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Soups.................................................... 0.095 -0.4 0.000 1.38 S-Jan.2015 -1.6

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods........... 0.281 2.1 0.006 0.91 L-Jan.2015 2.3

Snacks.................................................. 0.337 3.1 0.010 1.07 S-Jan.2015 1.0

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces........... 0.301 1.6 0.005 0.90 L-Jan.2015 1.9

Salt and other seasonings and spices4, 5........ 2.8 1.35 L-Dec.2014 4.8

Olives, pickles, relishes4, 5......................... 0.8 2.00 L-Oct.2014 0.9

Sauces and gravies4, 5............................. 3.1 1.34 L-Jan.2015 3.2

Other condiments5

.................................. 0.4 1.74 S-Nov.2014 -1.7

Baby food4.............................................. 0.055 0.6 0.000 0.77 L-Jan.2015 1.9

Other miscellaneous foods4

.......................... 0.441 1.3 0.006 0.70 L-Dec.2014 1.6

Prepared salads6, 5................................. 3.0 1.20 S-Aug.2014 2.9

Food away from home........................................... 5.858 2.9 0.166 0.17 S-Nov.2014 2.9

Full service meals and snacks4

.............................. 2.831 2.7 0.074 0.23 S-Sep.2014 2.7

Limited service meals and snacks4

.......................... 2.427 3.3 0.077 0.29 S-Dec.2014 3.2

Food at employee sites and schools4

....................... 0.212 2.7 0.005 0.64 – –

Food at elementary and secondary schools7, 5......... 2.5 0.41 L-Nov.2014 2.6

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors4

....... 0.064 1.4 0.001 1.22 L-Jan.2015 1.7

Other food away from home4

................................ 0.322 2.6 0.008 0.44 – –

Energy................................................................ 7.528 -18.3 -1.743 0.17 L-Dec.2014 -10.6

Energy commodities............................................. 3.691 -28.8 -1.631 0.19 L-Dec.2014 -20.5

Fuel oil and other fuels........................................ 0.221 -21.4 -0.062 0.81 L-Dec.2014 -13.7

Fuel oil........................................................ 0.128 -24.9 -0.045 0.82 L-Dec.2014 -19.1

Propane, kerosene, and firewood8

........................ 0.093 -15.6 -0.017 1.48 L-Dec.2014 -4.6

Motor fuel....................................................... 3.470 -29.2 -1.570 0.20 L-Dec.2014 -20.8

Gasoline (all types)......................................... 3.407 -29.2 -1.546 0.20 L-Dec.2014 -21.0

Gasoline, unleaded regular5

............................ -29.9 0.46 L-Dec.2014 -21.6

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade9, 5....................... -28.2 0.52 L-Dec.2014 -19.6

Gasoline, unleaded premium5

.......................... -25.5 0.38 L-Dec.2014 -18.3

Other motor fuels4

.......................................... 0.063 -26.9 -0.024 0.26 L-Jan.2015 -24.2

Energy services10................................................ 3.837 -2.9 -0.112 0.30 S-Oct.2012 -3.0

Electricity10..................................................... 3.004 0.9 0.025 0.38 S-Mar.2013 0.9

Utility (piped) gas service10................................... 0.833 -14.4 -0.137 0.49 S-May 2012 -14.9

All items less food and energy.................................... 78.169 1.8 1.343 0.10 L-Oct.2014 1.8

Commodities less food and energy commodities............ 19.500 -0.2 -0.045 0.24 L-Oct.2014 -0.2

Household furnishings and supplies11...................... 3.351 -1.6 -0.055 0.30 L-Oct.2013 -1.6

Window and floor coverings and other linens4

.......... 0.268 -4.4 -0.012 1.12 S-Apr.2013 -4.6

Floor coverings4

.......................................... 0.047 1.2 0.001 1.00 L-Jan.2015 1.3

Window coverings4

....................................... 0.052 -6.5 -0.003 1.32 S-Dec.2010 -8.2

Other linens4

.............................................. 0.168 -5.2 -0.009 1.68 S-Jan.2015 -5.3

Furniture and bedding...................................... 0.762 -0.7 -0.005 0.70 L-Jun.2013 -0.5

Bedroom furniture........................................ 0.261 -2.6 -0.007 1.13 L-Dec.2014 -2.4

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture4

..... 0.362 -0.1 0.000 1.16 L-Apr.2013 0.3

Other furniture4

........................................... 0.130 1.6 0.002 1.75 L-Jan.2013 2.3

Infants’ furniture7, 5....................................

Appliances4

.................................................. 0.274 -5.3 -0.015 0.92 S-Jun.2014 -5.4

Major appliances4

........................................ 0.149 -7.1 -0.011 1.24 L-Dec.2014 -6.9

Laundry equipment5

................................... -7.1 1.34 L-Sep.2014 -6.8

Other appliances4

........................................ 0.121 -3.0 -0.004 1.22 S-Dec.2014 -3.1

Other household equipment and furnishings4

........... 0.485 -2.9 -0.014 0.97 S-Jan.2015 -3.3

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items.................... 0.258 -3.9 -0.010 1.78 – –

Indoor plants and flowers12............................. 0.109 0.4 0.000 1.42 S-Oct.2014 -0.3

Dishes and flatware4

..................................... 0.043 -4.4 -0.002 2.60 S-Jan.2015 -6.6

Nonelectric cookware and tableware4

................. 0.073 -3.0 -0.002 1.20 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,

March 2015, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2015

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Mar. 2014-

Mar. 2015

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Mar. 2014-

Mar. 20151

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies4

. . .. 0.714 -0.7 -0.005 0.69 L-Jan.2015 -0.6

Tools, hardware and supplies4

......................... 0.190 0.4 0.001 1.14 L-Jan.2015 0.8

Outdoor equipment and supplies4...................... 0.369 -1.3 -0.005 0.82 L-Jan.2015 -1.3

Housekeeping supplies..................................... 0.848 -0.4 -0.004 0.45 L-Jul.2013 -0.3

Household cleaning products4

.......................... 0.336 -0.7 -0.002 0.73 L-May 2013 -0.3

Household paper products4............................. 0.248 -0.6 -0.002 0.95 S-Jan.2015 -1.1

Miscellaneous household products4

................... 0.264 0.1 0.000 0.87 L-Oct.2014 0.1

Apparel.......................................................... 3.359 -0.5 -0.017 1.10 L-Nov.2014 -0.3

Men’s and boys’ apparel................................... 0.859 0.6 0.005 1.58 L-Mar.2014 0.6

Men’s apparel............................................. 0.679 1.1 0.007 1.68 L-Oct.2013 1.7

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear............ 0.110 -3.4 -0.004 4.45 L-Oct.2014 -1.5

Men’s furnishings...................................... 0.187 2.0 0.004 1.95 L-Nov.2013 3.0

Men’s shirts and sweaters4

........................... 0.202 -1.1 -0.002 3.27 S-Jan.2015 -5.4

Men’s pants and shorts............................... 0.173 5.7 0.010 2.93 L-Jan.2015 5.8

Boys’ apparel............................................. 0.181 -1.2 -0.002 3.15 – –

Women’s and girls’ apparel................................ 1.435 -2.4 -0.036 2.28 – –

Women’s apparel......................................... 1.203 -2.6 -0.034 2.36 L-Nov.2014 -0.4

Women’s outerwear................................... 0.107 -3.5 -0.004 6.49 S-Aug.2012 -14.1

Women’s dresses...................................... 0.153 1.5 0.003 11.82 L-Dec.2014 1.6

Women’s suits and separates4

....................... 0.555 -5.2 -0.032 2.53 L-Nov.2014 -3.0

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories4

......................................... 0.378 0.0 0.000 2.23 L-Nov.2014 0.1

Girls’ apparel.............................................. 0.232 -1.1 -0.003 5.34 S-Dec.2014 -4.0

Footwear..................................................... 0.716 2.8 0.020 1.58 L-Dec.2014 2.8

Men’s footwear............................................ 0.219 0.8 0.002 2.42 S-Jan.2015 0.1

Boys’ and girls’ footwear................................ 0.171 9.6 0.015 2.48 L-Jun.2005 10.1

Women’s footwear........................................ 0.326 0.8 0.003 2.86 S-Nov.2014 0.2

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel.............................. 0.132 0.1 0.000 2.06 L-Jan.2015 0.8

Jewelry and watches8

...................................... 0.216 -2.7 -0.006 1.91 S-Jan.2015 -2.8

Watches8

.................................................. 0.048 0.2 0.000 2.38 S-Dec.2014 -1.0

Jewelry8

.................................................... 0.168 -3.5 -0.006 2.38 S-Jan.2015 -4.1

Transportation commodities less motor fuel11............. 5.725 0.1 0.008 0.23 L-May 2014 0.2

New vehicles................................................. 3.572 0.8 0.030 0.34 L-Oct.2013 1.0

New cars and trucks4, 5.................................. 0.9 0.32 L-Oct.2013 1.0

New cars5

............................................... 0.3 0.35 L-Oct.2013 0.3

New trucks13, 5......................................... 1.5 0.35 L-Nov.2013 1.5

Used cars and trucks.................................... 1.608 -1.3 -0.021 0.12 L-Sep.2014 -0.4

Motor vehicle parts and equipment.................... 0.436 -0.4 -0.002 0.42 S-Jan.2015 -0.4

Tires..................................................... 0.286 -1.5 -0.004 0.58 S-Dec.2014 -1.9

Vehicle accessories other than tires4

............... 0.150 1.7 0.002 0.51 S-Jan.2015 1.5

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires5

... 1.5 0.66 S-Jan.2015 1.0

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids5

...................... 1.4 0.81 S-May 2014 1.4

Medical care commodities.................................... 1.792 4.2 0.073 0.64 L-Dec.2014 4.8

Medicinal drugs11........................................... 1.716 4.5 0.073 0.66 L-Dec.2014 5.0

Prescription drugs........................................ 1.365 5.7 0.074 0.82 L-Dec.2014 6.4

Nonprescription drugs11................................. 0.351 -0.3 -0.001 0.81 S-Jan.2015 -1.1

Medical equipment and supplies11........................ 0.076 -0.3 0.000 1.18 S-Jan.2015 -1.0

Recreation commodities11.................................... 2.003 -2.8 -0.057 0.45 L-Jan.2015 -2.8

Video and audio products11................................ 0.290 -9.9 -0.032 0.71 L-Oct.2014 -8.2

Televisions................................................ 0.133 -15.2 -0.024 1.27 L-Oct.2014 -14.1

Other video equipment4

................................. 0.030 -2.9 -0.001 2.04 S-Apr.2014 -3.1

Audio equipment.......................................... 0.067 -7.3 -0.005 1.54 L-Dec.2014 -7.3

Audio discs, tapes and other media4

.................. 0.044 -3.9 -0.002 1.31 S-Aug.2012 -4.3

Pets and pet products...................................... 0.654 0.9 0.006 0.75 L-May 2013 1.4

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

March 2015, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2015

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Mar. 2014-

Mar. 2015

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Mar. 2014-

Mar. 20151

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Pet food4, 5................................................ 0.8 0.73 L-Dec.2013 1.1

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories4, 5. . . . .. 1.0 1.57 L-Mar.2012 1.1

Sporting goods.............................................. 0.403 -2.2 -0.009 0.98 S-Dec.2014 -2.2

Sports vehicles including bicycles...................... 0.183 -1.6 -0.003 1.25 S-Jul.2014 -1.6

Sports equipment......................................... 0.214 -2.8 -0.006 1.25 S-Jan.2015 -2.8

Photographic equipment and supplies................... 0.057 -5.5 -0.003 2.13 S-Mar.2014 -6.4

Film and photographic supplies4, 5..................... 3.3 3.72 S-Sep.2011 3.1

Photographic equipment4, 5............................. -7.1 2.32 S-Jan.2015 -7.3

Recreational reading materials............................ 0.219 1.4 0.003 1.23 S-Aug.2014 1.2

Newspapers and magazines4

........................... 0.122 3.2 0.004 1.55 S-Feb.2014 3.0

Recreational books4

...................................... 0.095 -0.8 -0.001 1.76 S-Jan.2015 -0.9

Other recreational goods4

.................................. 0.380 -5.6 -0.022 1.31 L-Jan.2015 -4.2

Toys........................................................ 0.277 -6.9 -0.020 1.52 L-Jan.2015 -5.3

Toys, games, hobbies and playground

equipment4, 5......................................... -5.3 1.31 L-Jan.2015 -2.4

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies4

............... 0.050 -2.5 -0.001 3.78 L-Dec.2014 0.1

Music instruments and accessories4

................... 0.041 -0.1 0.000 1.24 – –

Education and communication commodities11............. 0.611 -4.2 -0.027 0.87 S-Jan.2015 -4.4

Educational books and supplies.......................... 0.204 6.7 0.013 1.22 L-May 2013 6.7

College textbooks14, 5.................................... 7.2 1.32 L-Jan.2015 7.4

Information technology commodities11................... 0.408 -9.0 -0.040 1.09 S-Jan.2015 -9.1

Personal computers and peripheral equipment6

. . . .. 0.272 -10.3 -0.031 1.27 S-Jan.2015 -10.4

Computer software and accessories4

.................. 0.068 0.6 0.000 1.91 L-EVER –

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other

consumer information items4

......................... 0.068 -12.2 -0.009 3.25 S-Oct.2003 -12.3

Alcoholic beverages........................................... 1.017 1.2 0.012 0.31 S-Jan.2015 1.0

Alcoholic beverages at home.............................. 0.598 0.4 0.002 0.46 – –

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home........ 0.273 -0.1 0.000 0.51 – –

Distilled spirits at home.................................. 0.074 1.0 0.001 0.63 – –

Whiskey at home5

..................................... 0.6 1.12 S-Jan.2013 -0.8

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home5

. . . . .. 1.4 1.00 L-Jun.2013 1.4

Wine at home............................................. 0.251 0.8 0.002 0.86 – –

Alcoholic beverages away from home.................... 0.419 2.4 0.010 0.42 S-Jan.2015 2.3

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from

home4, 5................................................. 2.6 0.55 L-Jul.2013 2.7

Wine away from home4, 5............................... 2.3 0.80 S-Dec.2014 2.0

Distilled spirits away from home4, 5.................... 2.2 0.61 S-Dec.2014 2.2

Other goods11.................................................. 1.643 1.1 0.018 0.40 S-Sep.2013 1.1

Tobacco and smoking products........................... 0.720 2.6 0.018 0.44 – –

Cigarettes4

................................................ 0.663 2.7 0.017 0.46 L-Dec.2014 3.1

Tobacco products other than cigarettes4

.............. 0.051 1.6 0.001 1.26 S-Jan.2015 0.6

Personal care products..................................... 0.732 0.5 0.004 0.79 S-Dec.2014 0.3

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal

care products4

.......................................... 0.376 0.8 0.003 1.10 S-Jan.2015 0.5

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements............................................. 0.349 0.3 0.001 1.18 S-Mar.2014 -0.2

Miscellaneous personal goods4

........................... 0.191 -1.9 -0.004 1.06 S-Jan.2014 -2.3

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap5

............. -2.8 1.13 S-Aug.2013 -3.1

Infants’ equipment7, 5.................................... 2.4 1.47 L-Jun.2009 2.8

Services less energy services.................................. 58.668 2.4 1.388 0.11 S-Dec.2014 2.4

Shelter........................................................... 32.938 3.0 0.942 0.16 – –

Rent of shelter15............................................. 32.561 2.9 0.928 0.16 S-Jan.2015 2.9

Rent of primary residence10............................. 7.200 3.5 0.244 0.17 – –

Lodging away from home4

.............................. 0.900 5.0 0.045 2.00 S-Sep.2014 5.0

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

March 2015, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2015

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Mar. 2014-

Mar. 2015

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Mar. 2014-

Mar. 20151

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Housing at school, excluding board10, 15........... 0.173 2.6 0.004 0.26 S-Jan.1994 2.6

Other lodging away from home including hotels

and motels........................................... 0.727 5.6 0.040 2.41 S-Sep.2014 5.5

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences10, 15........... 24.460 2.7 0.639 0.16 – –

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence10, 15....................................... 23.032 2.7 0.601 0.16 – –

Tenants’ and household insurance4

................... 0.378 4.0 0.014 0.95 S-Mar.2014 3.5

Water and sewer and trash collection services4

........ 1.234 4.5 0.053 0.47 S-Jan.2015 4.5

Water and sewerage maintenance10.................. 0.956 5.4 0.049 0.55 S-Nov.2014 5.1

Garbage and trash collection13......................... 0.278 1.4 0.004 0.61 S-Jan.2015 1.3

Household operations4

..................................... 0.852 3.8 0.031 0.38 – –

Domestic services4

....................................... 0.280 1.2 0.003 0.42 S-Dec.2014 1.2

Gardening and lawncare services4..................... 0.279 6.2 0.016 0.58 L-Apr.2009 7.7

Moving, storage, freight expense4

...................... 0.119 4.7 0.005 1.30 S-Jan.2015 2.9

Repair of household items4

............................. 0.067 4.4 0.003 0.70 – –

Medical care services...................................... 5.981 1.9 0.113 0.24 L-Jan.2015 2.3

Professional services.................................... 3.039 1.7 0.049 0.30 L-Jan.2015 1.7

Physicians’ services10................................. 1.589 1.7 0.027 0.46 L-Jan.2015 1.7

Dental services10...................................... 0.815 2.3 0.018 0.54 S-Jan.2015 2.2

Eyeglasses and eye care8

............................ 0.282 0.2 0.001 0.74 S-Jun.2013 -0.7

Services by other medical professionals10, 8....... 0.352 1.2 0.004 0.56 – –

Hospital and related services........................... 2.186 3.1 0.066 0.41 S-Jun.1998 3.0

Hospital services10, 16................................. 1.878 3.4 0.062 0.46 S-Jul.2013 3.4

Inpatient hospital services10, 16, 5................. 3.1 0.91 S-Jul.2013 2.8

Outpatient hospital services10, 8, 5................ 3.5 0.63 – –

Nursing homes and adult day services10, 16....... 0.176 2.9 0.005 0.44 S-Dec.2014 2.9

Care of invalids and elderly at home7

............... 0.132 0.0 0.000 0.74 S-EVER –

Health insurance7

........................................ 0.756 -0.4 -0.003 0.25 L-May 2014 -0.1

Transportation services..................................... 5.653 2.0 0.111 0.31 S-Dec.2014 1.7

Leased cars and trucks14................................ 0.393 0.2 0.001 1.26 L-Jan.2015 0.8

Car and truck rental4

.................................. 0.072 -4.2 -0.003 2.42 S-Aug.2010 -4.9

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair................. 1.171 1.8 0.021 0.33 L-Jan.2015 2.0

Motor vehicle body work.............................. 0.057 0.5 0.000 0.68 S-May 1999 0.4

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing.......... 0.490 1.2 0.006 0.44 – –

Motor vehicle repair4

.................................. 0.592 2.4 0.014 0.53 L-Feb.2012 2.6

Motor vehicle insurance................................. 2.329 5.9 0.128 0.59 L-Oct.2003 7.2

Motor vehicle fees4

....................................... 0.569 0.5 0.003 0.45 – –

State motor vehicle registration and license

fees10, 4............................................... 0.313 -0.9 -0.003 0.66 L-Nov.2014 -0.9

Parking and other fees4

............................... 0.237 2.2 0.005 0.47 S-Jan.2015 1.7

Parking fees and tolls4, 5........................... 2.6 0.63 S-Jan.2015 2.3

Automobile service clubs4, 5....................... 0.1 0.75 L-Nov.2014 0.1

Public transportation..................................... 1.120 -3.3 -0.038 0.75 S-Oct.2009 -4.5

Airline fare.............................................. 0.705 -5.0 -0.037 0.98 S-Oct.2009 -6.5

Other intercity transportation......................... 0.149 -3.3 -0.005 1.86 S-Sep.2014 -3.8

Intercity bus fare6, 5.................................

Intercity train fare6, 5................................ -0.3 1.59 S-Sep.2014 -3.0

Ship fare4, 5.......................................... -2.2 2.34 S-Oct.2014 -4.1

Intracity transportation................................. 0.261 1.4 0.004 0.22 S-Jan.2015 1.4

Intracity mass transit11, 5........................... 1.3 0.59 L-Feb.2014 4.0

Recreation services11....................................... 3.786 1.6 0.061 0.52 – –

Video and audio services11............................. 1.578 1.3 0.021 0.39 S-Aug.2014 1.3

Cable and satellite television and radio

service13.............................................. 1.486 1.6 0.023 0.40 S-Jun.2011 1.0

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

March 2015, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2015

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Mar. 2014-

Mar. 2015

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Mar. 2014-

Mar. 20151

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

.................................... 0.093 -2.3 -0.002 1.79 S-Jan.2015 -2.6

Video discs and other media4, 5................... -6.7 2.46 S-Nov.2014 -8.2

Rental of video or audio discs and other

media4, 5........................................... 2.8 0.99 S-Jan.2015 2.5

Pet services including veterinary4

...................... 0.403 2.7 0.011 0.44 – –

Pet services4, 5......................................... 1.9 1.08 S-Jan.2015 1.8

Veterinarian services4, 5............................... 2.9 0.58 L-Jan.2015 3.2

Photographers and film processing4

................... 0.061 1.3 0.001 1.18 S-Nov.2013 1.1

Photographer fees4, 5.................................. 0.3 0.77 S-May 2013 0.1

Film processing4, 5..................................... 2.0 1.23 S-Feb.2014 1.7

Other recreation services4

............................... 1.742 1.7 0.029 1.03 L-Jul.2014 2.4

Club dues and fees for participant sports and

group exercises4

.................................... 0.603 -0.8 -0.005 1.34 – –

Admissions............................................. 0.653 3.8 0.024 1.31 L-Dec.2012 4.2

Admission to movies, theaters, and

concerts4, 5........................................ 2.5 0.98 L-Jul.2014 2.5

Admission to sporting events4, 5.................. 7.0 1.47 L-Sep.2008 7.2

Fees for lessons or instructions8

.................... 0.210 1.8 0.004 0.60 L-Jan.2015 2.0

Education and communication services11................ 6.461 0.8 0.049 0.19 – –

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.............. 3.133 3.5 0.105 0.31 L-Jan.2015 3.5

College tuition and fees............................... 1.858 3.4 0.061 0.45 L-Jan.2015 3.6

Elementary and high school tuition and fees...... 0.377 4.0 0.015 0.42 – –

Child care and nursery school12..................... 0.730 3.4 0.024 0.52 L-Jan.2011 3.7

Technical and business school tuition and fees4

... 0.039 2.0 0.001 0.48 S-Jan.2015 2.0

Postage and delivery services4

......................... 0.145 -0.1 0.000 0.35 S-EVER –

Postage................................................. 0.130 0.0 0.000 0.38 – –

Delivery services4

...................................... 0.014 -0.9 0.000 0.53 S-Nov.2009 -6.6

Telephone services4

..................................... 2.458 -2.6 -0.064 0.30 S-Oct.2004 -2.6

Wireless telephone services4

........................ 1.611 -4.8 -0.081 0.39 S-Dec.2001 -5.5

Land-line telephone services11....................... 0.848 2.1 0.017 0.42 L-Sep.2014 2.3

Internet services and electronic information

providers4

............................................... 0.713 1.3 0.009 0.75 L-Jan.2015 1.8

Other personal services11.................................. 1.762 1.6 0.028 0.29 L-Jan.2015 2.1

Personal care services.................................. 0.633 1.2 0.008 0.43 L-Jan.2015 1.4

Haircuts and other personal care services4

........ 0.633 1.2 0.008 0.43 L-Jan.2015 1.4

Miscellaneous personal services....................... 1.129 1.9 0.021 0.40 – –

Legal services8

......................................... 0.317 0.6 0.002 0.66 S-EVER –

Funeral expenses8

..................................... 0.174 1.5 0.003 0.63 S-Jan.2015 1.4

Laundry and dry cleaning services4

................. 0.277 1.6 0.004 0.42 S-Mar.2014 1.6

Apparel services other than laundry and dry

cleaning4

............................................. 0.034 2.1 0.001 0.68 S-Jan.2015 2.0

Financial services8

..................................... 0.232 4.3 0.010 1.01 L-Jan.2015 5.7

Checking account and other bank services4, 5... 0.8 0.60 L-May 2014 4.2

Tax return preparation and other accounting

fees4, 5.............................................. 6.5 1.40 L-Jan.2015 9.3

Special aggregate indexes

All items less food.................................................. 85.697 -0.5 -0.399 0.09 – –

All items less shelter................................................ 67.062 -1.5 -1.016 0.10 S-Jan.2015 -1.5

All items less food and shelter.................................... 52.759 -2.5 -1.341 0.12 L-Dec.2014 -1.2

All items less food, shelter, and energy.......................... 45.231 0.9 0.401 0.13 L-Oct.2014 0.9

All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and

trucks............................................................... 43.623 1.0 0.422 0.14 L-Oct.2014 1.0

All items less medical care........................................ 92.227 -0.3 -0.260 0.08 S-Jan.2015 -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,

March 2015, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2015

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Mar. 2014-

Mar. 2015

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Mar. 2014-

Mar. 20151

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

All items less energy................................................ 92.472 1.8 1.669 0.08 S-Apr.2014 1.8

Commodities......................................................... 37.494 -3.5 -1.351 0.13 L-Dec.2014 -2.0

Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and

trucks............................................................ 17.893 -0.1 -0.024 0.27 L-Oct.2014 0.0

Commodities less food.......................................... 23.191 -6.6 -1.676 0.19 L-Dec.2014 -5.0

Commodities less food and beverages........................ 22.174 -7.0 -1.688 0.20 L-Dec.2014 -5.2

Services.............................................................. 62.506 2.1 1.277 0.10 S-Oct.2012 2.1

Services less rent of shelter15.................................. 29.945 1.2 0.349 0.12 S-Oct.2009 1.2

Services less medical care services........................... 56.525 2.1 1.164 0.11 S-Dec.2012 2.1

Durables.............................................................. 9.000 -1.2 -0.110 0.19 L-Apr.2014 -1.1

Nondurables......................................................... 28.494 -4.1 -1.241 0.16 L-Dec.2014 -2.0

Nondurables less food........................................... 14.191 -9.7 -1.566 0.26 L-Dec.2014 -6.7

Nondurables less food and beverages........................ 13.174 -10.4 -1.579 0.28 L-Dec.2014 -7.3

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel............. 9.815 -13.4 -1.561 0.17 L-Dec.2014 -8.9

Nondurables less food and apparel............................ 10.833 -12.2 -1.549 0.15 L-Dec.2014 -8.0

Housing............................................................... 42.434 1.9 0.798 0.13 S-Apr.2013 1.9

Education and communication4

................................... 7.073 0.3 0.022 0.20 S-Jun.1999 0.2

Education4

......................................................... 3.337 3.7 0.117 0.30 L-Jan.2015 3.7

Communication4

.................................................. 3.736 -2.5 -0.095 0.25 S-Jun.2005 -2.5

Information and information processing4

................... 3.591 -2.6 -0.095 0.26 S-Aug.2005 -2.6

Information technology, hardware and services17......... 1.133 -2.7 -0.031 0.66 S-Mar.2014 -3.0

Recreation4

.......................................................... 5.788 0.1 0.004 0.35 L-Oct.2014 0.2

Video and audio4

................................................. 1.869 -0.6 -0.011 0.36 S-Nov.2014 -0.6

Pets, pet products and services4

............................... 1.057 1.6 0.016 0.48 L-May 2013 1.9

Photography4

...................................................... 0.119 -2.1 -0.003 1.30 S-Nov.2013 -2.3

Food and beverages................................................ 15.320 2.3 0.338 0.12 S-Jun.2014 2.2

Domestically produced farm food.............................. 7.103 2.1 0.142 0.20 S-Apr.2014 2.1

Other services....................................................... 12.009 1.2 0.138 0.20 – –

Apparel less footwear.............................................. 2.643 -1.4 -0.037 1.32 L-Nov.2014 -0.9

Fuels and utilities.................................................... 5.292 -2.3 -0.120 0.23 S-Jul.2012 -2.3

Household energy................................................ 4.058 -4.2 -0.173 0.29 S-Jul.2012 -4.3

Medical care......................................................... 7.773 2.5 0.186 0.24 L-Jan.2015 2.6

Transportation....................................................... 14.848 -8.7 -1.450 0.16 L-Dec.2014 -6.2

Private transportation............................................ 13.729 -9.1 -1.412 0.16 L-Dec.2014 -6.4

New and used motor vehicles4

.............................. 5.754 0.1 0.008 0.25 L-May 2014 0.2

Utilities and public transportation................................. 10.135 -1.4 -0.138 0.17 S-Oct.2009 -2.4

Household furnishings and operations........................... 4.203 -0.6 -0.024 0.25 L-Jun.2013 -0.5

Other goods and services.......................................... 3.405 1.4 0.047 0.25 S-Sep.2011 1.3

Personal care..................................................... 2.685 1.1 0.029 0.31 S-Nov.2013 1.1

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.