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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – MARCH 2016 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1 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 rose 0.9 percent before seasonal adjustment. 

The food index declined in March, while the indexes for energy and for all items less food and energy 

rose, leading to the slight seasonally adjusted increase in the all items index. The food index fell 0.2 

percent after rising in February, as five of the six major grocery store food groups declined. The energy 

index rose for the first time since November, with all of its major components except natural gas 

increasing. 

While the index for all items less food and energy increased in March, the 0.1 percent advance was the 

smallest increase since August. Major component indexes were mixed in March. The indexes for shelter, 

recreation, medical care, education, tobacco, and personal care were among those that rose, while the 

indexes for apparel, airline fares, communication, household furnishings and operations, and used cars 

and trucks all declined. 

The all items index rose 0.9 percent over the last 12 months, a slightly smaller increase than the 1.0-

percent change for the 12 months ending February. The index for all items less food and energy has 

risen 2.2 percent over the last 12 months, and the food index has increased 0.8 percent. Despite rising in 

March, the energy index has declined 12.6 percent over the last year. 

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

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Chart 2. 12-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, Mar. 2015 - Mar. 2016

Percent change

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Consumer Price Index Data for March 2016 

Food 

The food index fell 0.2 percent in March after rising 0.2 percent in February. The food at home index 

decreased 0.5 percent, the largest decline since April 2009. Five of the six major grocery store food 

group indexes fell, with the fruits and vegetables index declining 1.9 percent, the largest decrease since 

January 2005. The index for fresh fruits fell 1.7 percent, and the fresh vegetables index declined 3.2 

percent. The cereals and bakery products index fell 0.6 percent in March, and the index for dairy and 

related products decreased 0.5 percent. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs fell 0.3 percent, as 

did the index for nonalcoholic beverages. The index for other food at home, in contrast, rose in March, 

increasing 0.4 percent. The index for food at home has declined 0.5 percent over the last 12 months, 

with declines in the indexes for dairy and related products, for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, and for 

cereals and bakery products outweighing increases in the other indexes. The index for food away from 

home rose 0.2 percent in March and has risen 2.7 percent over the past 12 months. 

Energy 

The energy index rose 0.9 percent in March after declining in each of the 3 previous months. The 

gasoline index, which fell 13.0 percent in February, rose in March, increasing 2.2 percent. (Before 

seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices increased 10.2 percent in March.) The fuel oil index also turned up 

in March, rising 1.7 percent, its first increase since May. The electricity index rose 0.4 percent in March 

after declining in each of the last 3 months. In contrast, the index for natural gas turned down in March, 

falling 0.7 percent after rising 1.0 percent in February. Despite the March increases, all the major energy 

component indexes have declined over the past year. The fuel oil index declined 34.8 percent, and the 

gasoline index fell 20.9 percent. The index for natural gas decreased 9.2 percent, and the electricity 

index declined 1.7 percent. 

All items less food and energy 

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

February. The shelter index rose 0.2 percent after rising 0.3 percent in both January and February. The 

index for rent rose 0.3 percent and the index for owners' equivalent rent increased 0.2 percent. The index 

for lodging away from home turned down in March, falling 1.8 percent after rising in 5 of the 6 previous 

months. The medical care index rose slightly in March, increasing 0.1 percent after rising 0.5 percent in 

both January and February. The indexes for prescription drugs and physicians' services both rose, but the 

hospital services index declined. The recreation index rose 0.2 percent in March, and the tobacco index 

rose 0.5 percent. The indexes for education and personal care both rose slightly, increasing 0.1 percent. 

The indexes for new vehicles and for alcoholic beverages were unchanged in March, while a number of 

indexes declined. The apparel index, which rose 1.6 percent in February, fell 1.1 percent in March. The 

index for airline fares fell 0.9 percent, and the indexes for used cars and trucks, for communication, and 

for household furnishings and operations all declined 0.1 percent. 

The index for all items less food and energy increased 2.2 percent over the past 12 months, a slightly 

smaller figure than the 2.3 percent change for the 12 months ending February. The shelter index has 

risen 3.2 percent over the last year, and the index for medical care has risen 3.3 percent. The indexes for 

airline fares, used cars and trucks, apparel, communication, and household furnishings and operations 

have all declined over the past 12 months. 
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Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.9 percent over the last 12 

months to an index level of 238.132 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index increased 0.4 percent prior 

to seasonal adjustment.

The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 0.5 

percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 232.209 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index 

increased 0.5 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. 

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

last 12 months. For the month, the index rose 0.6 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 2016 is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at 

8:30 a.m. (EDT). 
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Voice phone: 202-691-5200, Federal Relay Services: 1-800-877-8339. 

Brief Explanation of the CPI 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

two annual revisions. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Calculating Index Changes 

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

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

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

of index point and percent changes. 

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

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

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

Index Point Change 

CPI 202.416 

Less previous index 201.800 

Equals index point change .616 

Percent Change 

Index point difference .616 

Divided by the previous index 201.800 

Equals 0.003 

Results multiplied by one hundred 0.003x100 

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

Introduction 

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

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

Adjustment Method. These factors are updated each February, and the new factors are used to revise the 

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

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

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

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

How to Use Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data

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

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

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

production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales. This allows data users to focus on changes 

that are not typical for the time of year. 

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

Unadjusted data are also used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract 

agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index 

before adjustment for seasonal variation. BLS advises against the use of seasonally adjusted data in 

escalation agreements because seasonally adjusted series are revised annually. 

Intervention Analysis 

The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series. 

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

change. Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment is a process by which the distortions caused by such 

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

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

unadjusted data. 

2016 Series Adjusted Using Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment

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

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

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

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

Revision of Seasonally Adjusted Indexes

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

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

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

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

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

to produce the seasonally adjusted 2016 indexes. 

Determining Seasonal Status

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

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

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

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

not seasonally adjusted data will be used in the aggregation of the dependent series for the last five 

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

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

Contact Information

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

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

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

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

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

March 2016

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2016

Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent

change

Seasonally adjusted percent

change

Mar.

2015

Feb.

2016

Mar.

2016

Mar.

2015-

Mar.

2016

Feb.

2016-

Mar.

2016

Dec.

2015-

Jan.

2016

Jan.

2016-

Feb.

2016

Feb.

2016-

Mar.

2016

All items............................................. 100.000 236.119 237.111 238.132 0.9 0.4 0.0 -0.2 0.1

Food.............................................. 14.031 246.045 248.800 247.978 0.8 -0.3 0.0 0.2 -0.2

Food at home................................. 8.233 241.588 242.062 240.329 -0.5 -0.7 -0.2 0.2 -0.5

Cereals and bakery products............ 1.101 273.812 274.801 273.162 -0.2 -0.6 -0.2 0.2 -0.6

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............ 1.842 260.077 251.290 250.837 -3.6 -0.2 -1.3 -0.1 -0.3

Dairy and related products............... 0.840 224.449 219.732 218.131 -2.8 -0.7 -0.2 0.0 -0.5

Fruits and vegetables..................... 1.432 289.858 306.778 298.162 2.9 -2.8 1.3 0.8 -1.9

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage

materials.................................. 0.985 167.706 169.248 168.187 0.3 -0.6 -0.2 0.6 -0.3

Other food at home........................ 2.033 208.463 209.385 209.743 0.6 0.2 -0.2 -0.1 0.4

Food away from home1

...................... 5.798 254.108 260.319 260.883 2.7 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2

Energy............................................ 6.379 204.731 172.061 179.017 -12.6 4.0 -2.8 -6.0 0.9

Energy commodities......................... 2.789 221.577 159.404 174.500 -21.2 9.5 -4.8 -12.5 1.9

Fuel oil1

..................................... 0.084 295.603 189.373 192.617 -34.8 1.7 -6.5 -2.9 1.7

Motor fuel................................... 2.618 216.691 155.361 171.050 -21.1 10.1 -4.8 -12.9 2.2

Gasoline (all types)..................... 2.577 215.442 154.564 170.356 -20.9 10.2 -4.8 -13.0 2.2

Energy services2

............................. 3.591 197.727 191.532 191.203 -3.3 -0.2 -0.7 0.1 0.2

Electricity2

.................................. 2.837 205.894 202.528 202.487 -1.7 0.0 -0.7 -0.2 0.4

Utility (piped) gas service2

................ 0.754 170.592 155.981 154.822 -9.2 -0.7 -0.6 1.0 -0.7

All items less food and energy................ 79.589 241.067 245.680 246.358 2.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1

Commodities less food and energy

commodities................................ 19.746 146.887 145.856 146.367 -0.4 0.4 0.2 0.3 -0.2

Apparel...................................... 3.163 128.245 125.567 127.427 -0.6 1.5 0.6 1.6 -1.1

New vehicles............................... 3.770 147.574 148.268 148.227 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0

Used cars and trucks...................... 2.118 147.023 144.024 146.178 -0.6 1.5 0.1 0.2 -0.1

Medical care commodities................ 1.834 353.995 361.435 362.386 2.4 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.3

Alcoholic beverages....................... 0.965 239.437 242.437 242.230 1.2 -0.1 0.5 0.2 0.0

Tobacco and smoking products.......... 0.655 919.240 951.247 953.512 3.7 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5

Services less energy services.............. 59.844 298.612 306.932 307.703 3.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2

Shelter....................................... 33.308 276.360 284.435 285.196 3.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2

Rent of primary residence2

............ 7.755 283.130 292.777 293.489 3.7 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3

Owners’ equivalent rent of

residences2, 3.......................... 24.281 283.244 291.505 292.080 3.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2

Medical care services..................... 6.654 472.645 489.432 489.520 3.6 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.1

Physicians’ services2

................... 1.685 363.531 372.091 372.672 2.5 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2

Hospital services2, 4..................... 2.234 287.420 301.007 300.303 4.5 -0.2 0.4 0.5 -0.2

Transportation services................... 5.891 288.349 295.533 296.363 2.8 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2

Motor vehicle maintenance and

repair1

.................................. 1.165 268.907 273.072 273.980 1.9 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3

Motor vehicle insurance................ 2.388 455.373 477.297 478.644 5.1 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.6

Airline fare............................... 0.679 287.362 283.520 283.584 -1.3 0.0 1.2 0.1 -0.9

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 2016

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2016

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Mar.

2015-

Mar.

2016

Feb.

2016-

Mar.

2016

Dec.

2015-

Jan.

2016

Jan.

2016-

Feb.

2016

Feb.

2016-

Mar.

2016

All items................................................................. 100.000 0.9 0.4 0.0 -0.2 0.1

Food.................................................................. 14.031 0.8 -0.3 0.0 0.2 -0.2

Food at home..................................................... 8.233 -0.5 -0.7 -0.2 0.2 -0.5

Cereals and bakery products................................. 1.101 -0.2 -0.6 -0.2 0.2 -0.6

Cereals and cereal products............................... 0.372 -1.2 -1.1 -1.0 1.2 -1.1

Flour and prepared flour mixes......................... 0.045 -4.1 -2.4 0.6 -0.3 -1.9

Breakfast cereal1

......................................... 0.190 -0.8 -1.0 -2.2 1.5 -1.0

Rice, pasta, cornmeal1................................... 0.137 -0.9 -0.7 1.1 0.3 -0.7

Rice1, 2, 3................................................ -2.0 0.0 0.5 -0.3 0.0

Bakery products1

......................................... 0.729 0.3 -0.4 0.8 -0.3 -0.4

Bread1, 2................................................. 0.217 0.1 -0.6 0.0 0.0 -0.6

White bread1, 3...................................... 0.3 -0.6 0.1 -0.5 -0.6

Bread other than white1, 3.......................... 0.2 -0.7 -0.1 0.6 -0.7

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins2

......................... 0.107 0.1 -0.1 0.3 -1.2 0.2

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies....................... 0.176 1.5 0.3 1.1 -0.5 0.2

Cookies3

.............................................. -0.6 -0.2 0.9 -0.3 -0.3

Fresh cakes and cupcakes1, 3..................... 3.9 0.6 0.7 -0.7 0.6

Other bakery products................................ 0.228 -0.5 -0.7 -0.2 0.1 -0.7

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts1, 3.... 0.0 -0.7 1.1 0.8 -0.7

Crackers, bread, and cracker products3

......... -1.8 -0.9 -0.7 -0.8 -0.6

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies,

tarts, turnovers3

................................... 0.2 -0.4 -0.5 -0.2 -0.5

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................ 1.842 -3.6 -0.2 -1.3 -0.1 -0.3

Meats, poultry, and fish.................................... 1.704 -3.8 0.3 -0.7 -0.1 0.1

Meats...................................................... 1.091 -4.0 0.4 -0.8 -0.2 0.2

Beef and veal.......................................... 0.491 -5.1 1.1 -0.8 -0.3 0.7

Uncooked ground beef1

............................ 0.202 -8.8 0.0 -2.0 -0.7 0.0

Uncooked beef roasts1, 2........................... 0.067 -3.3 2.2 -1.2 2.3 2.2

Uncooked beef steaks2

............................. 0.174 -2.0 2.4 -0.4 -0.1 1.6

Uncooked other beef and veal1, 2................. 0.049 -2.4 -0.4 -0.8 1.1 -0.4

Pork...................................................... 0.333 -5.6 0.1 -0.7 -0.7 -0.1

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related

products2

.......................................... 0.139 -2.0 0.6 -0.3 -2.1 0.2

Bacon and related products3

.................... 1.4 2.2 -0.8 -3.1 1.2

Breakfast sausage and related products2, 3... -6.1 -1.2 1.6 -1.1 -0.7

Ham................................................... 0.060 -9.6 0.9 -0.1 -0.7 -1.3

Ham, excluding canned3

........................ -10.4 1.4 -0.6 -1.2 -0.9

Pork chops1

.......................................... 0.055 -4.0 0.6 -3.7 0.4 0.6

Other pork including roasts and picnics2

......... 0.079 -8.9 -1.8 -1.2 0.3 -1.3

Other meats............................................ 0.266 0.7 -0.5 -0.8 0.8 -0.2

Frankfurters3

......................................... 5.8 0.1 -2.9 2.1 0.9

Lunchmeats2, 3...................................... 1.3 -0.2 -0.3 0.1 0.3

Lamb and organ meats1, 3......................... -4.1 -0.8 0.1 0.9 -0.8

Lamb and mutton1, 2, 3.............................. -5.7 -1.2 0.4 0.5 -1.2

Poultry................................................... 0.352 -4.0 -0.4 -0.8 0.3 -0.8

Chicken1, 2........................................... 0.284 -4.7 -0.5 -0.7 -0.1 -0.5

Fresh whole chicken1, 3.......................... -3.1 -0.9 -0.3 2.2 -0.9

Fresh and frozen chicken parts1, 3............. -5.0 0.3 -0.7 -1.3 0.3

Other poultry including turkey2

.................... 0.067 -0.9 -0.2 -0.7 -0.6 -0.7

Fish and seafood...................................... 0.262 -2.7 0.7 0.1 -0.4 0.6

Fresh fish and seafood2

............................ 0.141 -2.6 1.9 0.9 -1.0 1.0

Processed fish and seafood2

...................... 0.122 -3.1 -0.7 -0.6 0.1 0.0

Shelf stable fish and seafood1, 3............... -0.3 -1.3 -0.7 -0.8 -1.3

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 2016 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2016

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Mar.

2015-

Mar.

2016

Feb.

2016-

Mar.

2016

Dec.

2015-

Jan.

2016

Jan.

2016-

Feb.

2016

Feb.

2016-

Mar.

2016

Frozen fish and seafood3

........................ -5.0 -0.8 -0.2 0.6 0.0

Eggs........................................................ 0.138 0.7 -5.8 -8.4 0.4 -5.2

Dairy and related products................................... 0.840 -2.8 -0.7 -0.2 0.0 -0.5

Milk1, 2........................................................ 0.237 -6.0 -1.3 -1.4 -1.0 -1.3

Fresh whole milk3

........................................ -6.9 -1.3 0.3 -0.9 -0.8

Fresh milk other than whole2, 3......................... -5.5 -1.3 -1.5 0.7 -1.3

Cheese and related products.............................. 0.272 -2.6 -0.8 0.4 0.1 -0.4

Ice cream and related products........................... 0.120 -0.4 -0.3 -0.5 -1.0 1.1

Other dairy and related products1, 2...................... 0.210 -0.7 -0.3 0.6 -0.4 -0.3

Fruits and vegetables......................................... 1.432 2.9 -2.8 1.3 0.8 -1.9

Fresh fruits and vegetables................................ 1.128 3.8 -3.3 1.6 1.0 -2.4

Fresh fruits................................................ 0.597 4.8 -2.8 1.1 2.3 -1.7

Apples................................................... 0.090 11.0 0.8 0.3 1.6 1.6

Bananas1

............................................... 0.089 -0.6 0.8 -0.5 -1.0 0.8

Citrus fruits2

............................................ 0.141 3.6 2.7 -1.0 -0.9 1.6

Oranges, including tangerines3

.................... 2.6 1.0 -1.5 1.5 0.3

Other fresh fruits2

...................................... 0.278 5.5 -7.8 2.9 5.4 -6.0

Fresh vegetables......................................... 0.531 2.6 -3.9 2.2 -0.4 -3.2

Potatoes................................................. 0.080 2.0 -0.6 0.4 1.6 0.3

Lettuce.................................................. 0.071 -3.9 -5.8 -5.1 -2.6 -2.6

Tomatoes1

.............................................. 0.097 4.5 -7.2 15.3 -6.1 -7.2

Other fresh vegetables................................ 0.283 3.8 -3.2 0.9 1.0 -2.9

Processed fruits and vegetables2

...................... 0.304 -0.1 -1.0 0.4 -0.3 -0.1

Canned fruits and vegetables2

....................... 0.159 -0.5 -1.2 1.1 -0.6 -0.5

Canned fruits2, 3..................................... 0.4 -1.0 1.1 -1.2 -0.7

Canned vegetables2, 3.............................. -0.8 -1.3 1.2 -0.2 -0.3

Frozen fruits and vegetables2

........................ 0.087 0.5 0.2 -0.2 -0.3 1.0

Frozen vegetables3

................................. -0.5 -0.3 0.3 -0.7 0.4

Other processed fruits and vegetables including

dried2

................................................. 0.057 0.1 -2.4 -0.1 0.4 -1.2

Dried beans, peas, and lentils1, 2, 3............... 1.0 -0.4 -0.7 1.7 -0.4

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials. ........ 0.985 0.3 -0.6 -0.2 0.6 -0.3

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks2

........................... 0.693 1.2 -0.5 -0.4 0.7 -0.3

Carbonated drinks........................................ 0.277 1.8 -0.1 -0.4 0.9 0.1

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks1, 2.......... 0.011 1.8 -0.1 -1.7 2.5 -0.1

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks2

......... 0.404 0.7 -0.8 -0.4 0.7 -0.3

Beverage materials including coffee and tea2

........... 0.292 -2.0 -1.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.7

Coffee...................................................... 0.183 -3.3 -0.7 -0.2 0.1 -1.2

Roasted coffee3

........................................ -3.0 -1.2 -0.5 -0.2 -1.7

Instant and freeze dried coffee1, 3................... -4.3 0.4 -0.9 1.0 0.4

Other beverage materials including tea2

.............. 0.109 0.1 -1.5 -0.1 0.8 -1.2

Other food at home............................................ 2.033 0.6 0.2 -0.2 -0.1 0.4

Sugar and sweets1

.......................................... 0.296 -0.4 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.0

Sugar and artificial sweeteners......................... 0.052 -1.1 -2.6 -0.7 0.6 -1.6

Candy and chewing gum1, 2............................. 0.188 -0.1 0.9 -1.1 0.0 0.9

Other sweets2

............................................. 0.057 -0.7 -0.6 -1.2 -0.4 -0.1

Fats and oils................................................. 0.241 0.2 -0.7 -0.6 0.3 -0.3

Butter and margarine2

................................... 0.070 3.3 -1.3 -0.5 0.0 -0.3

Butter3

................................................... 6.7 0.1 -0.7 0.1 2.0

Margarine3

.............................................. 1.4 -3.3 -0.8 0.4 -3.4

Salad dressing2

........................................... 0.059 -0.3 -0.8 -1.1 1.1 -0.3

Other fats and oils including peanut butter2

.......... 0.113 -1.7 -0.3 0.0 0.2 -0.4

Peanut butter1, 2, 3..................................... -3.4 -0.6 -0.2 0.5 -0.6

Other foods................................................ 1.496 0.9 0.4 -0.2 -0.3 0.5

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

category, March 2016 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2016

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Mar.

2015-

Mar.

2016

Feb.

2016-

Mar.

2016

Dec.

2015-

Jan.

2016

Jan.

2016-

Feb.

2016

Feb.

2016-

Mar.

2016

Soups.................................................... 0.092 2.9 3.8 -0.3 0.4 1.4

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods1

.......... 0.268 0.1 -0.7 -1.4 1.3 -0.7

Snacks1................................................. 0.338 1.3 1.0 0.1 -0.3 1.0

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces........... 0.292 1.9 -0.1 0.2 -0.5 0.6

Salt and other seasonings and spices2, 3........ 5.3 -1.0 1.7 0.7 0.2

Olives, pickles, relishes1, 2, 3....................... 2.0 -0.8 1.6 1.0 -0.8

Sauces and gravies2, 3............................. 0.8 1.0 1.0 -2.0 1.5

Other condiments3

.................................. 0.5 -1.0 0.1 -1.9 -0.3

Baby food1, 2........................................... 0.056 0.7 -0.6 0.3 1.0 -0.6

Other miscellaneous foods1, 2........................ 0.450 0.0 0.2 -1.8 0.1 0.2

Prepared salads1, 3, 4............................... 3.9 1.0 -1.5 -0.3 1.0

Food away from home1

.......................................... 5.798 2.7 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2

Full service meals and snacks1, 2........................... 2.807 2.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2

Limited service meals and snacks1, 2....................... 2.462 2.8 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.3

Food at employee sites and schools2

....................... 0.198 5.1 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.3

Food at elementary and secondary schools1, 3, 5....... 4.7 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors1, 2. . .. 0.081 1.9 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2

Other food away from home1, 2.............................. 0.249 2.7 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0

Energy................................................................ 6.379 -12.6 4.0 -2.8 -6.0 0.9

Energy commodities............................................. 2.789 -21.2 9.5 -4.8 -12.5 1.9

Fuel oil and other fuels........................................ 0.171 -24.4 -0.2 -5.7 -4.2 -2.0

Fuel oil1

....................................................... 0.084 -34.8 1.7 -6.5 -2.9 1.7

Propane, kerosene, and firewood6

........................ 0.087 -9.1 -2.0 -0.9 0.2 -1.8

Motor fuel....................................................... 2.618 -21.1 10.1 -4.8 -12.9 2.2

Gasoline (all types)......................................... 2.577 -20.9 10.2 -4.8 -13.0 2.2

Gasoline, unleaded regular3

............................ -21.8 10.8 -5.0 -13.4 2.5

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade3, 7....................... -17.6 10.7 -4.6 -12.5 3.3

Gasoline, unleaded premium3

.......................... -16.7 6.8 -3.3 -11.1 -0.3

Other motor fuels2

.......................................... 0.041 -29.2 2.7 -5.4 -7.5 -0.2

Energy services8

.................................................. 3.591 -3.3 -0.2 -0.7 0.1 0.2

Electricity8

....................................................... 2.837 -1.7 0.0 -0.7 -0.2 0.4

Utility (piped) gas service8

.................................... 0.754 -9.2 -0.7 -0.6 1.0 -0.7

All items less food and energy.................................... 79.589 2.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1

Commodities less food and energy commodities............ 19.746 -0.4 0.4 0.2 0.3 -0.2

Household furnishings and supplies9

....................... 3.311 -1.3 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2

Window and floor coverings and other linens1, 2........ 0.271 -1.7 -1.7 0.5 -0.4 -1.7

Floor coverings1, 2........................................ 0.059 1.2 1.0 0.3 -0.5 1.0

Window coverings1, 2..................................... 0.054 0.8 0.3 2.9 -3.0 0.3

Other linens1, 2............................................ 0.158 -3.6 -3.5 -0.2 0.5 -3.5

Furniture and bedding1

..................................... 0.786 -1.2 0.3 0.0 -0.7 0.3

Bedroom furniture1

....................................... 0.274 0.6 1.2 -0.6 -1.2 1.2

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture1, 2. .. 0.373 -0.6 -0.2 1.4 -0.1 -0.2

Other furniture2

........................................... 0.134 -6.3 -0.4 -2.2 -2.4 -1.8

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

Appliances2.................................................. 0.192 -3.4 -0.9 0.2 -0.3 -0.8

Major appliances2

........................................ 0.059 -4.7 0.9 -0.5 -2.1 0.6

Laundry equipment3

................................... -5.5 1.1 -0.5 -1.7 0.3

Other appliances1, 2...................................... 0.130 -1.9 -1.7 1.8 1.0 -1.7

Other household equipment and furnishings2

........... 0.485 -2.5 -0.5 0.1 -0.2 -0.2

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items1

.................. 0.252 -4.5 -0.5 0.6 -0.1 -0.5

Indoor plants and flowers10............................. 0.107 2.3 -1.4 0.2 1.1 -1.2

Dishes and flatware1, 2................................... 0.054 -0.9 -0.4 3.9 -2.5 -0.4

Nonelectric cookware and tableware2

................. 0.072 -3.2 0.8 1.2 -0.8 0.5

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

category, March 2016 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2016

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Mar.

2015-

Mar.

2016

Feb.

2016-

Mar.

2016

Dec.

2015-

Jan.

2016

Jan.

2016-

Feb.

2016

Feb.

2016-

Mar.

2016

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies2

. . .. 0.693 -0.7 0.2 -0.4 -0.2 0.3

Tools, hardware and supplies1, 2....................... 0.183 -1.7 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.4

Outdoor equipment and supplies2...................... 0.346 -0.2 0.1 -0.5 -0.1 0.0

Housekeeping supplies1

.................................... 0.884 -0.2 0.1 -0.2 0.4 0.1

Household cleaning products2

.......................... 0.349 0.3 0.2 -0.1 0.2 0.3

Household paper products1, 2........................... 0.239 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2

Miscellaneous household products1, 2................. 0.296 -1.5 -0.1 -0.5 0.6 -0.1

Apparel.......................................................... 3.163 -0.6 1.5 0.6 1.6 -1.1

Men’s and boys’ apparel................................... 0.798 -3.2 -1.0 -0.2 0.5 -2.2

Men’s apparel............................................. 0.642 -3.7 -1.0 -0.8 1.4 -2.5

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear............ 0.098 -7.6 -1.1 1.4 -1.9 -3.0

Men’s furnishings...................................... 0.206 -1.2 0.2 -3.3 1.6 0.6

Men’s shirts and sweaters2

........................... 0.176 -1.7 1.5 -2.9 4.0 -1.1

Men’s pants and shorts............................... 0.155 -5.9 -5.3 0.2 1.0 -7.9

Boys’ apparel............................................. 0.156 -1.7 -1.1 1.4 -2.6 -1.5

Women’s and girls’ apparel................................ 1.271 -0.1 4.6 0.6 1.8 0.0

Women’s apparel......................................... 1.058 -0.1 5.2 0.0 1.9 0.0

Women’s outerwear................................... 0.072 5.5 1.5 7.2 2.7 -0.8

Women’s dresses...................................... 0.148 -6.3 8.9 1.5 1.6 -1.2

Women’s suits and separates2

....................... 0.479 0.2 7.7 -1.2 1.7 1.0

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories2

......................................... 0.348 0.2 0.9 -1.6 2.4 -0.8

Girls’ apparel.............................................. 0.213 -0.1 1.9 3.7 1.6 0.0

Footwear..................................................... 0.706 0.4 0.7 1.0 1.3 -0.7

Men’s footwear1

.......................................... 0.222 3.4 -0.1 1.2 3.5 -0.1

Boys’ and girls’ footwear................................ 0.172 -0.5 0.2 1.4 2.4 -0.9

Women’s footwear........................................ 0.311 -1.0 1.5 0.2 0.2 -1.6

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel.............................. 0.158 -0.2 -0.4 -0.2 2.8 -2.2

Jewelry and watches6

...................................... 0.231 3.5 -3.4 3.2 5.1 -3.7

Watches1, 6................................................ 0.086 4.5 -4.4 2.6 8.9 -4.4

Jewelry6

.................................................... 0.145 3.2 -2.8 4.1 3.2 -3.1

Transportation commodities less motor fuel9.............. 6.381 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.2 -0.1

New vehicles................................................. 3.770 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0

New cars and trucks2, 3.................................. 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0

New cars3

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

New trucks3, 11......................................... 1.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1

Used cars and trucks.................................... 2.118 -0.6 1.5 0.1 0.2 -0.1

Motor vehicle parts and equipment1

................... 0.396 -0.2 -0.3 0.4 -0.1 -0.3

Tires1

.................................................... 0.239 -0.4 -0.4 0.5 -0.1 -0.4

Vehicle accessories other than tires1, 2............. 0.158 0.1 -0.1 0.2 -0.1 -0.1

Vehicle parts and equipment other than

tires1, 3............................................. 0.5 -0.2 0.1 0.1 -0.2

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids1, 3................... -0.7 -0.2 0.2 -0.7 -0.2

Medical care commodities.................................... 1.834 2.4 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.3

Medicinal drugs1, 9.......................................... 1.773 2.5 0.3 0.7 1.1 0.3

Prescription drugs........................................ 1.408 3.6 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.5

Nonprescription drugs1, 9................................ 0.365 -1.6 -0.2 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2

Medical equipment and supplies1, 9...................... 0.061 -0.8 -1.0 0.3 0.6 -1.0

Recreation commodities9

..................................... 1.885 -2.9 -0.4 0.0 -0.5 -0.3

Video and audio products9

................................. 0.251 -8.4 -0.7 -1.2 -0.8 -0.8

Televisions................................................ 0.129 -16.6 -1.9 -2.2 -1.4 -2.4

Other video equipment2

................................. 0.026 -2.2 2.4 -0.8 -0.6 2.0

Audio equipment.......................................... 0.064 -2.0 -0.3 -1.1 0.1 0.5

Audio discs, tapes and other media1, 2................ 0.024 2.2 0.9 1.2 -0.2 0.9

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

category, March 2016 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2016

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Mar.

2015-

Mar.

2016

Feb.

2016-

Mar.

2016

Dec.

2015-

Jan.

2016

Jan.

2016-

Feb.

2016

Feb.

2016-

Mar.

2016

Pets and pet products1

..................................... 0.596 -0.8 0.1 0.5 -0.1 0.1

Pet food1, 2, 3.............................................. -1.1 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 -0.1

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories1, 2, 3. . .. -0.1 0.3 0.9 0.5 0.3

Sporting goods1

............................................. 0.443 -1.3 -0.1 0.0 -0.3 -0.1

Sports vehicles including bicycles1

..................... 0.230 -2.1 -0.3 0.2 -0.4 -0.3

Sports equipment......................................... 0.204 -0.6 0.2 0.0 -0.6 0.4

Photographic equipment and supplies................... 0.038 -5.6 -0.6 -0.1 -1.1 -1.0

Film and photographic supplies1, 2, 3................... -3.6 0.0 0.0

Photographic equipment2, 3............................. -6.0 -0.6 0.0 -1.2 -0.9

Recreational reading materials1

........................... 0.154 0.6 -1.6 -0.7 0.9 -1.6

Newspapers and magazines1, 2........................ 0.087 2.6 1.0 -0.3 0.8 1.0

Recreational books1, 2................................... 0.067 -2.0 -4.9 -1.1 1.0 -4.9

Other recreational goods2

.................................. 0.403 -5.6 -0.7 0.0 -1.5 -0.5

Toys........................................................ 0.329 -7.6 -0.9 -0.3 -1.8 -0.7

Toys, games, hobbies and playground

equipment2, 3......................................... -5.3 -1.1 -0.3 -1.7 -0.9

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies1, 2............. 0.025 -1.6 1.2 -1.6 -1.7 1.2

Music instruments and accessories1, 2................ 0.034 2.4 -0.2 1.3 0.5 -0.2

Education and communication commodities9

.............. 0.641 -4.6 -0.4 -1.3 -0.7 -0.5

Educational books and supplies.......................... 0.159 2.5 -0.2 -0.4 0.0 -0.1

College textbooks1, 3, 12.................................. 3.3 -0.3 0.1 -0.8 -0.3

Information technology commodities9

.................... 0.482 -8.0 -0.5 -1.7 -1.0 -0.6

Personal computers and peripheral equipment4

. . . .. 0.291 -7.2 0.0 -2.2 -1.3 -0.1

Computer software and accessories1, 2............... 0.095 -4.8 -2.0 -0.7 -0.6 -2.0

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other

consumer information items1, 2....................... 0.096 -14.3 -0.7 -0.8 -0.4 -0.7

Alcoholic beverages........................................... 0.965 1.2 -0.1 0.5 0.2 0.0

Alcoholic beverages at home.............................. 0.598 0.8 -0.2 0.6 0.1 -0.2

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home........ 0.271 1.9 0.3 0.5 -0.4 0.3

Distilled spirits at home.................................. 0.075 0.6 -0.3 -0.2 1.0 0.1

Whiskey at home1, 3................................... 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.4

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home3. . . . .. 0.3 -0.5 -0.1 0.8 0.0

Wine at home............................................. 0.252 -0.4 -0.7 0.8 0.6 -0.8

Alcoholic beverages away from home1

.................. 0.367 1.6 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from

home1, 2, 3............................................... 0.9 -0.2 0.2 0.2 -0.2

Wine away from home1, 2, 3............................. 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3

Distilled spirits away from home1, 2, 3.................. 4.6 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.5

Other goods9................................................... 1.564 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2

Tobacco and smoking products........................... 0.655 3.7 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5

Cigarettes2

................................................ 0.592 3.7 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.5

Tobacco products other than cigarettes1, 2........... 0.045 3.7 0.5 1.1 -0.4 0.5

Personal care products1

.................................... 0.718 -0.3 -0.1 0.2 0.2 -0.1

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal

care products1, 2....................................... 0.383 -1.1 -0.3 0.1 0.8 -0.3

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements1

............................................ 0.328 0.5 0.2 0.2 -0.4 0.2

Miscellaneous personal goods2

........................... 0.192 -2.8 0.7 0.0 0.4 0.5

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap3

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

Infants’ equipment1, 3, 5.................................. -6.9 -2.8 0.1 0.7 -2.8

Services less energy services.................................. 59.844 3.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2

Shelter........................................................... 33.308 3.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2

Rent of shelter13............................................. 32.957 3.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2

Rent of primary residence8

.............................. 7.755 3.7 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3

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

category, March 2016 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2016

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Mar.

2015-

Mar.

2016

Feb.

2016-

Mar.

2016

Dec.

2015-

Jan.

2016

Jan.

2016-

Feb.

2016

Feb.

2016-

Mar.

2016

Lodging away from home2

.............................. 0.921 2.3 2.5 2.0 0.9 -1.8

Housing at school, excluding board8, 13............ 0.120 2.9 -0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1

Other lodging away from home including hotels

and motels........................................... 0.801 1.1 2.9 1.4 1.0 -2.1

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences8, 13............ 24.281 3.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence8, 13........................................ 23.168 3.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2

Tenants’ and household insurance1, 2................. 0.350 1.5 -0.2 0.1 0.2 -0.2

Water and sewer and trash collection services2

........ 1.163 3.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.4

Water and sewerage maintenance8

.................... 0.875 4.3 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.5

Garbage and trash collection1, 11....................... 0.287 2.0 -0.1 0.0 0.2 -0.1

Household operations1, 2................................... 0.851 3.4 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.2

Domestic services1, 2..................................... 0.284 0.9 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0

Gardening and lawncare services1, 2.................. 0.279 2.1

Moving, storage, freight expense2

...................... 0.116 12.4 0.1 -0.7 3.1 0.3

Repair of household items1, 2........................... 0.088 3.1 0.1 -0.1 1.0 0.1

Medical care services...................................... 6.654 3.6 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.1

Professional services.................................... 3.149 2.3 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.0

Physicians’ services8

.................................. 1.685 2.5 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2

Dental services8

........................................ 0.824 2.8 -0.3 0.3 0.8 -0.3

Eyeglasses and eye care1, 6......................... 0.326 1.6 0.4 1.0 -0.2 0.4

Services by other medical professionals8, 6........ 0.314 0.3 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.1

Hospital and related services........................... 2.505 4.3 -0.2 0.4 0.5 -0.1

Hospital services8, 14.................................. 2.234 4.5 -0.2 0.4 0.5 -0.2

Inpatient hospital services8, 14, 3................... 5.3 -0.3 0.6 0.9 -0.2

Outpatient hospital services8, 3, 6.................. 2.5 -0.2 0.2 -0.5 -0.2

Nursing homes and adult day services8, 14......... 0.193 3.5 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.4

Care of invalids and elderly at home1, 5............ 0.078 2.7 -0.3 0.5 0.4 -0.3

Health insurance1, 5...................................... 1.000 6.2 0.4 1.1 1.3 0.4

Transportation services..................................... 5.891 2.8 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2

Leased cars and trucks12................................ 0.566 -0.5 -0.3 0.3 -0.1 -0.9

Car and truck rental2.................................. 0.101 0.5 5.0 4.0 3.0 2.2

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair1

............... 1.165 1.9 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3

Motor vehicle body work1

............................. 0.057 2.4 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.4

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing1

......... 0.676 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2

Motor vehicle repair1, 2................................ 0.390 2.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.6

Motor vehicle insurance................................. 2.388 5.1 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.6

Motor vehicle fees1, 2.................................... 0.531 2.4 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.1

State motor vehicle registration and license

fees1, 8, 2.............................................. 0.285 2.9 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0

Parking and other fees2

............................... 0.235 1.7 0.2 0.3 -0.1 0.2

Parking fees and tolls1, 2, 3......................... 2.4 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.2

Automobile service clubs1, 2, 3..................... 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0

Public transportation..................................... 1.140 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.1 -0.3

Airline fare.............................................. 0.679 -1.3 0.0 1.2 0.1 -0.9

Other intercity transportation......................... 0.175 4.6 1.1 0.1 0.6 -0.2

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

Intercity train fare1, 3, 4.............................. 2.8 1.0 -3.6 0.8 1.0

Ship fare1, 2, 3........................................ 7.2 1.6 -0.8 -0.8 1.6

Intracity transportation1

............................... 0.283 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0

Intracity mass transit1, 3, 9.......................... 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0

Recreation services9

........................................ 3.885 3.1 0.7 0.3 0.5 0.5

Video and audio services9

.............................. 1.625 3.2 1.3 0.0 0.7 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 2016 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2016

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Mar.

2015-

Mar.

2016

Feb.

2016-

Mar.

2016

Dec.

2015-

Jan.

2016

Jan.

2016-

Feb.

2016

Feb.

2016-

Mar.

2016

Cable and satellite television and radio

service11.............................................. 1.520 3.4 1.4 0.0 0.8 0.8

Video discs and other media, including rental of

video and audio1, 2.................................. 0.106 0.7 -0.3 -0.1 -0.7 -0.3

Video discs and other media1, 2, 3................ 0.0 -1.1 -1.8 -0.3 -1.1

Rental of video or audio discs and other

media1, 2, 3......................................... 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Pet services including veterinary2

...................... 0.370 4.1 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.3

Pet services1, 2, 3....................................... 2.9 0.3 -0.1 0.3 0.3

Veterinarian services2, 3............................... 4.1 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2

Photographers and film processing1, 2................. 0.050 2.7 -0.3 0.3 0.3 -0.3

Photographer fees1, 2, 3............................... 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0

Film processing1, 2, 3.................................. 3.1 -0.2 0.2 0.0 -0.2

Other recreation services2............................... 1.839 2.8 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.4

Club dues and fees for participant sports and

group exercises1, 2.................................. 0.644 2.7 0.9 0.2 0.9 0.9

Admissions1

............................................ 0.644 2.6 0.0 1.2 0.0 0.0

Admission to movies, theaters, and

concerts1, 2, 3...................................... 3.9 2.3 -0.8 0.1 2.3

Admission to sporting events1, 2, 3................ 0.0 -4.6 5.4 -0.7 -4.6

Fees for lessons or instructions1, 6.................. 0.224 3.0 -0.2 0.1 0.1 -0.2

Education and communication services9

................. 6.479 1.8 0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.1

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.............. 3.023 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.1

College tuition and fees............................... 1.796 3.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.3 0.2

Elementary and high school tuition and fees. . . . .. 0.311 3.8 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3

Child care and nursery school10..................... 0.743 3.2 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.0

Technical and business school tuition and fees2

... 0.042 1.6 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.1

Postage and delivery services2

......................... 0.141 2.0 0.0 0.4 1.5 0.0

Postage1

................................................ 0.134 2.2 0.0 0.6 1.6 0.0

Delivery services2...................................... 0.007 -1.3 -0.2 -2.6 -0.8 0.5

Telephone services1, 2................................... 2.570 0.8 0.0 0.1 -0.6 0.0

Wireless telephone services1, 2...................... 1.827 0.6 0.0 -0.1 -1.0 0.0

Land-line telephone services1, 9..................... 0.743 1.6 -0.2 0.7 0.5 -0.2

Internet services and electronic information

providers2

............................................... 0.734 -0.5 0.8 0.8 -0.4 0.2

Other personal services1, 9................................. 1.615 2.8 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3

Personal care services1

................................. 0.611 3.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2

Haircuts and other personal care services1, 2...... 0.611 3.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2

Miscellaneous personal services....................... 1.003 2.6 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.4

Legal services1, 6...................................... 0.239 2.0 0.0 -0.4 0.0 0.0

Funeral expenses1, 6.................................. 0.145 2.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1

Laundry and dry cleaning services1, 2............... 0.267 3.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

Apparel services other than laundry and dry

cleaning1, 2........................................... 0.027 1.7 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2

Financial services1, 6.................................. 0.228 2.3 1.3 0.6 0.3 1.3

Checking account and other bank

services1, 2, 3...................................... 1.3 0.9 0.1 0.6 0.9

Tax return preparation and other accounting

fees1, 2, 3........................................... 2.5 1.0 0.9 0.3 1.0

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 2016

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Special aggregate indexes

Relative

importance

Feb.

2016

Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent

change

Seasonally adjusted percent

change

Mar.

2015

Feb.

2016

Mar.

2016

Mar.

2015-

Mar.

2016

Feb.

2016-

Mar.

2016

Dec.

2015-

Jan.

2016

Jan.

2016-

Feb.

2016

Feb.

2016-

Mar.

2016

All items less food................................... 85.969 234.580 235.295 236.602 0.9 0.6 0.0 -0.2 0.1

All items less shelter................................ 66.692 223.014 221.229 222.363 -0.3 0.5 -0.1 -0.4 0.1

All items less food and shelter..................... 52.661 217.015 214.168 215.747 -0.6 0.7 -0.1 -0.5 0.1

All items less food, shelter, and energy.......... 46.282 221.558 224.171 224.802 1.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0

All items less food, shelter, energy, and used

cars and trucks.................................... 44.163 226.035 228.968 229.479 1.5 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.0

All items less medical care......................... 91.512 226.093 226.494 227.545 0.6 0.5 0.0 -0.2 0.1

All items less energy................................ 93.621 241.135 245.459 245.913 2.0 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.0

Commodities......................................... 36.565 182.318 177.049 178.437 -2.1 0.8 -0.4 -0.9 0.0

Commodities less food, energy, and used

cars and trucks................................. 17.627 147.574 146.712 147.024 -0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 -0.2

Commodities less food........................... 22.534 153.493 145.378 147.528 -3.9 1.5 -0.6 -1.5 0.1

Commodities less food and beverages........ 21.569 150.463 142.077 144.277 -4.1 1.5 -0.6 -1.6 0.1

Services.............................................. 63.435 289.323 296.351 297.024 2.7 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2

Services less rent of shelter1

.................... 30.477 313.483 319.366 319.935 2.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2

Services less medical care services........... 56.781 275.388 281.727 282.437 2.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2

Durables.............................................. 9.681 109.587 108.252 108.525 -1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 -0.1

Nondurables.......................................... 26.884 218.297 210.749 212.806 -2.5 1.0 -0.7 -1.2 -0.4

Nondurables less food........................... 12.853 194.444 179.008 183.308 -5.7 2.4 -1.2 -2.5 -0.3

Nondurables less food and beverages. ....... 11.888 191.634 175.116 179.677 -6.2 2.6 -1.4 -2.7 -0.3

Nondurables less food, beverages, and

apparel.......................................... 8.724 235.475 210.056 216.383 -8.1 3.0 -1.7 -4.3 0.0

Nondurables less food and apparel............ 9.690 234.672 211.883 217.611 -7.3 2.7 -1.6 -3.9 -0.1

Housing............................................... 42.394 236.435 241.015 241.485 2.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1

Education and communication2

.................... 7.120 137.564 139.236 139.279 1.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.0

Education2

......................................... 3.182 237.447 244.864 244.876 3.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1

Communication2

.................................. 3.938 80.432 80.046 80.088 -0.4 0.1 0.0 -0.5 -0.1

Information and information processing2

.... 3.797 76.596 76.158 76.199 -0.5 0.1 0.0 -0.6 -0.1

Information technology, hardware and

services3

...................................... 1.227 8.197 7.898 7.919 -3.4 0.3 -0.2 -0.6 -0.1

Recreation2

........................................... 5.770 115.835 116.631 117.071 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2

Video and audio2

................................. 1.876 100.088 100.504 101.510 1.4 1.0 -0.2 0.5 0.5

Pets, pet products and services2............... 0.966 167.180 168.657 168.942 1.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2

Photography2

...................................... 0.088 75.166 74.535 74.233 -1.2 -0.4 0.0 -0.3 -0.6

Food and beverages................................ 14.996 245.689 248.459 247.677 0.8 -0.3 0.0 0.2 -0.2

Domestically produced farm food............... 6.898 250.202 250.853 248.842 -0.5 -0.8 -0.2 0.2 -0.5

Other services....................................... 11.978 337.185 344.061 345.176 2.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2

Apparel less footwear............................... 2.458 121.474 118.342 120.371 -0.9 1.7 0.5 1.7 -1.2

Fuels and utilities.................................... 4.925 229.829 224.063 223.918 -2.6 -0.1 -0.6 -0.1 0.1

Household energy................................ 3.762 194.967 186.518 186.198 -4.5 -0.2 -0.9 -0.1 0.1

Medical care......................................... 8.488 444.020 458.295 458.620 3.3 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.1

Transportation....................................... 14.889 199.363 187.345 191.257 -4.1 2.1 -0.8 -2.5 0.4

Private transportation............................ 13.750 194.270 181.626 185.706 -4.4 2.2 -1.0 -2.7 0.5

New and used motor vehicles2

............... 6.652 101.032 100.656 101.180 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.2 -0.1

Utilities and public transportation.................. 9.983 213.584 213.032 213.433 -0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2

Household furnishings and operations........... 4.162 122.803 122.482 122.389 -0.3 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.1

Other goods and services.......................... 3.179 412.402 419.627 420.632 2.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2

Personal care..................................... 2.524 219.877 222.707 223.241 1.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1

1 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.

2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

3 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.

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 2016

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Area Pricing

Schedule1

Percent change to Mar. 2016 from: Percent change to Feb. 2016 from:

Mar.

2015

Jan.

2016

Feb.

2016

Feb.

2015

Dec.

2015

Jan.

2016

U.S. city average............................................... M 0.9 0.5 0.4 1.0 0.2 0.1

Region and area size2

Northeast urban.............................................. M 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.2 0.2

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

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

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

Midwest urban................................................ M 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0

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

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

........................ M 0.3 0.8 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.1

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000).......... M 1.0 1.3 1.2 0.4 0.3 0.1

South urban................................................... M 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.0 0.1

Size A - More than 1,500,000........................... M 1.0 0.6 0.5 1.3 0.2 0.2

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

........................ M 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.5 -0.1 0.0

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000).......... M -0.1 0.4 0.5 -0.1 -0.3 -0.2

West urban................................................... M 1.5 0.3 0.2 2.1 0.6 0.1

Size A - More than 1,500,000........................... M 2.0 0.4 0.3 2.5 0.6 0.1

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

........................ M 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.8 0.5 0.1

Size classes

A4

.............................................................. M 1.1 0.4 0.4 1.4 0.4 0.1

B/C3

............................................................ M 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.1

D............................................................... M 0.9 0.6 0.6 1.0 0.1 0.0

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI.......................... M 0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.7 0.5 -0.2

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.............. M 1.7 0.3 0.3 2.4 0.7 0.0

New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA. .. M 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.2

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT................ 1 0.6 0.5

Cleveland-Akron, OH........................................ 1 -0.2 0.5

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX....................................... 1 0.6 0.8

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV6

.................. 1 1.0 0.6

Atlanta, GA................................................... 2 1.6 0.3

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI.................................. 2 0.9 0.3

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........................... 2 2.0 0.7

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL.................................. 2 1.6 0.2

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD... 2 0.3 0.3

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.................... 2 3.0 0.9

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA........................... 2 2.2 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 2016

[Percent changes]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

May 2015.................................... 0.6 0.5 -0.1 0.0

June 2015................................... 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1

July 2015.................................... 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

time and is subject to two revisions.

r Revised

NOTE: Revised index for C-CPI-U: Jan. 2016=134.845. Revised index for C-CPI-U: Feb. 2016=134.779. Associated calculations, including percent

change, may also have changed.

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

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

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

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

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

March 2016, 1-month analysis table

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2016

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Feb. 2016-

Mar. 2016

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Feb. 2016-

Mar. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

All items................................................................. 100.000 0.1 0.04 L-Nov.2015 0.1

Food.................................................................. 14.031 -0.2 -0.027 0.08 S-Dec.2015 -0.2

Food at home..................................................... 8.233 -0.5 -0.040 0.12 S-Apr.2009 -0.5

Cereals and bakery products................................. 1.101 -0.6 -0.007 0.27 S-Jun.2000 -0.7

Cereals and cereal products............................... 0.372 -1.1 -0.004 0.44 S-Feb.2006 -1.3

Flour and prepared flour mixes......................... 0.045 -1.9 -0.001 0.64 S-Mar.2010 -2.2

Breakfast cereal4

......................................... 0.190 -1.0 -0.002 0.71 S-Jan.2016 -2.2

Rice, pasta, cornmeal4

................................... 0.137 -0.7 -0.001 0.67 S-Dec.2015 -0.7

Rice4, 5, 6................................................ 0.0 0.83 L-Jan.2016 0.5

Bakery products4......................................... 0.729 -0.4 -0.003 0.31 S-Dec.2015 -0.4

Bread4, 5................................................. 0.217 -0.6 -0.001 0.57 S-Oct.2014 -0.8

White bread4, 6...................................... -0.6 0.81 S-Aug.2015 -1.5

Bread other than white4, 6.......................... -0.7 0.88 S-Dec.2015 -1.1

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins5

......................... 0.107 0.2 0.000 0.69 L-Jan.2016 0.3

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies....................... 0.176 0.2 0.000 0.64 L-Jan.2016 1.1

Cookies6

.............................................. -0.3 0.97 – –

Fresh cakes and cupcakes4, 6..................... 0.6 0.86 L-Jan.2016 0.7

Other bakery products................................ 0.228 -0.7 -0.002 0.66 S-Aug.2015 -0.8

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts4, 6.... -0.7 0.84 S-Dec.2015 -3.0

Crackers, bread, and cracker products6

......... -0.6 1.25 L-Dec.2015 0.2

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies,

tarts, turnovers6

................................... -0.5 0.88 S-Jan.2016 -0.5

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................ 1.842 -0.3 -0.006 0.22 S-Jan.2016 -1.3

Meats, poultry, and fish.................................... 1.704 0.1 0.001 0.24 L-Jun.2015 0.2

Meats...................................................... 1.091 0.2 0.003 0.27 L-Jun.2015 0.2

Beef and veal.......................................... 0.491 0.7 0.004 0.40 L-Jun.2015 0.7

Uncooked ground beef4

............................ 0.202 0.0 0.000 0.55 L-Jun.2015 0.2

Uncooked beef roasts4, 5........................... 0.067 2.2 0.001 0.87 S-Jan.2016 -1.2

Uncooked beef steaks5

............................. 0.174 1.6 0.003 0.70 L-Dec.2014 1.6

Uncooked other beef and veal4, 5................. 0.049 -0.4 0.000 0.81 S-Jan.2016 -0.8

Pork...................................................... 0.333 -0.1 -0.001 0.47 L-Oct.2015 0.6

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related

products5

.......................................... 0.139 0.2 0.000 0.76 L-Nov.2015 1.1

Bacon and related products6

.................... 1.2 0.95 L-Nov.2015 1.4

Breakfast sausage and related products5, 6... -0.7 0.94 L-Jan.2016 1.6

Ham................................................... 0.060 -1.3 -0.001 0.91 S-Nov.2015 -1.6

Ham, excluding canned6

........................ -0.9 1.16 L-Jan.2016 -0.6

Pork chops4

.......................................... 0.055 0.6 0.000 1.17 L-Dec.2015 0.8

Other pork including roasts and picnics5

......... 0.079 -1.3 -0.001 1.01 S-Dec.2015 -1.8

Other meats............................................ 0.266 -0.2 -0.001 0.48 S-Jan.2016 -0.8

Frankfurters6

......................................... 0.9 1.56 S-Jan.2016 -2.9

Lunchmeats5, 6...................................... 0.3 0.62 L-Nov.2015 0.7

Lamb and organ meats4, 6......................... -0.8 1.72 S-Dec.2015 -1.4

Lamb and mutton4, 5, 6.............................. -1.2 2.54 S-Dec.2015 -3.8

Poultry................................................... 0.352 -0.8 -0.003 0.63 S-Jan.2016 -0.8

Chicken4, 5........................................... 0.284 -0.5 -0.001 0.76 S-Jan.2016 -0.7

Fresh whole chicken4, 6.......................... -0.9 1.42 S-Dec.2015 -1.6

Fresh and frozen chicken parts4, 6............. 0.3 0.72 L-Oct.2015 0.6

Other poultry including turkey5

.................... 0.067 -0.7 0.000 0.78 S-Jan.2016 -0.7

Fish and seafood...................................... 0.262 0.6 0.002 0.54 L-Aug.2015 0.9

Fresh fish and seafood5

............................ 0.141 1.0 0.001 0.87 L-Aug.2015 2.0

Processed fish and seafood5

...................... 0.122 0.0 0.000 0.53 S-Jan.2016 -0.6

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

March 2016, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2016

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Feb. 2016-

Mar. 2016

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Feb. 2016-

Mar. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Shelf stable fish and seafood4, 6............... -1.3 0.88 S-Aug.2014 -1.3

Frozen fish and seafood6

........................ 0.0 0.75 S-Jan.2016 -0.2

Eggs........................................................ 0.138 -5.2 -0.007 0.62 S-Jan.2016 -8.4

Dairy and related products................................... 0.840 -0.5 -0.004 0.26 S-Nov.2015 -0.5

Milk4, 5........................................................ 0.237 -1.3 -0.003 0.33 S-Jan.2016 -1.4

Fresh whole milk6

........................................ -0.8 0.53 L-Jan.2016 0.3

Fresh milk other than whole5, 6......................... -1.3 0.45 S-Jan.2016 -1.5

Cheese and related products.............................. 0.272 -0.4 -0.001 0.46 S-Dec.2015 -0.6

Ice cream and related products........................... 0.120 1.1 0.001 0.83 L-Dec.2014 2.0

Other dairy and related products4, 5...................... 0.210 -0.3 -0.001 0.57 L-Jan.2016 0.6

Fruits and vegetables......................................... 1.432 -1.9 -0.027 0.37 S-Jan.2005 -3.8

Fresh fruits and vegetables................................ 1.128 -2.4 -0.027 0.46 S-Nov.2006 -2.7

Fresh fruits................................................ 0.597 -1.7 -0.010 0.64 S-Mar.2015 -1.8

Apples................................................... 0.090 1.6 0.001 1.11 – –

Bananas4

............................................... 0.089 0.8 0.001 0.62 L-Aug.2015 1.2

Citrus fruits5

............................................ 0.141 1.6 0.002 1.44 L-Oct.2014 1.7

Oranges, including tangerines6

.................... 0.3 1.41 S-Jan.2016 -1.5

Other fresh fruits5

...................................... 0.278 -6.0 -0.016 1.08 S-Apr.2010 -6.9

Fresh vegetables......................................... 0.531 -3.2 -0.017 0.59 S-Jun.2010 -3.2

Potatoes................................................. 0.080 0.3 0.000 1.14 S-Nov.2015 -1.4

Lettuce.................................................. 0.071 -2.6 -0.002 1.44 – –

Tomatoes4

.............................................. 0.097 -7.2 -0.007 1.42 S-Feb.2015 -8.3

Other fresh vegetables................................ 0.283 -2.9 -0.008 0.74 S-Feb.2012 -3.1

Processed fruits and vegetables5

...................... 0.304 -0.1 0.000 0.49 L-Jan.2016 0.4

Canned fruits and vegetables5

....................... 0.159 -0.5 -0.001 0.76 L-Jan.2016 1.1

Canned fruits5, 6..................................... -0.7 0.86 L-Jan.2016 1.1

Canned vegetables5, 6.............................. -0.3 1.02 S-Oct.2015 -2.6

Frozen fruits and vegetables5........................ 0.087 1.0 0.001 0.86 L-May 2015 1.4

Frozen vegetables6

................................. 0.4 1.07 L-Aug.2015 0.9

Other processed fruits and vegetables including

dried5

................................................. 0.057 -1.2 -0.001 0.73 S-Apr.2014 -1.9

Dried beans, peas, and lentils4, 5, 6............... -0.4 0.79 S-Jan.2016 -0.7

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials. ........ 0.985 -0.3 -0.003 0.34 S-Nov.2015 -0.3

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks5

........................... 0.693 -0.3 -0.002 0.43 S-Jan.2016 -0.4

Carbonated drinks........................................ 0.277 0.1 0.000 0.68 S-Jan.2016 -0.4

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks4, 5.......... 0.011 -0.1 0.000 0.64 S-Jan.2016 -1.7

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks5

......... 0.404 -0.3 -0.001 0.61 S-Jan.2016 -0.4

Beverage materials including coffee and tea5

........... 0.292 -0.7 -0.002 0.44 S-Nov.2013 -0.9

Coffee...................................................... 0.183 -1.2 -0.002 0.59 S-Aug.2013 -2.0

Roasted coffee6

........................................ -1.7 0.64 S-Aug.2013 -2.2

Instant and freeze dried coffee4, 6................... 0.4 1.03 S-Jan.2016 -0.9

Other beverage materials including tea5

.............. 0.109 -1.2 -0.001 0.62 S-Nov.2013 -1.7

Other food at home............................................ 2.033 0.4 0.008 0.23 L-Sep.2015 0.6

Sugar and sweets4

.......................................... 0.296 0.0 0.000 0.58 – –

Sugar and artificial sweeteners......................... 0.052 -1.6 -0.001 0.62 S-Oct.2014 -1.8

Candy and chewing gum4, 5............................. 0.188 0.9 0.002 0.89 L-May 2015 1.6

Other sweets5

............................................. 0.057 -0.1 0.000 0.63 L-Dec.2015 0.5

Fats and oils................................................. 0.241 -0.3 -0.001 0.42 S-Jan.2016 -0.6

Butter and margarine5

................................... 0.070 -0.3 0.000 0.65 S-Jan.2016 -0.5

Butter6

................................................... 2.0 0.92 L-Oct.2015 3.9

Margarine6

.............................................. -3.4 1.02 S-Dec.2002 -5.5

Salad dressing5

........................................... 0.059 -0.3 0.000 0.82 S-Jan.2016 -1.1

Other fats and oils including peanut butter5

.......... 0.113 -0.4 0.000 0.62 S-Oct.2015 -0.6

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

March 2016, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2016

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Feb. 2016-

Mar. 2016

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Feb. 2016-

Mar. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Peanut butter4, 5, 6..................................... -0.6 1.00 S-Nov.2015 -2.8

Other foods................................................ 1.496 0.5 0.008 0.28 L-Sep.2015 0.7

Soups.................................................... 0.092 1.4 0.001 1.02 L-May 2014 1.4

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods4

.......... 0.268 -0.7 -0.002 0.63 S-Jan.2016 -1.4

Snacks4

................................................. 0.338 1.0 0.003 0.66 L-Feb.2015 2.7

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces........... 0.292 0.6 0.002 0.59 L-Sep.2015 0.9

Salt and other seasonings and spices5, 6........ 0.2 0.93 S-Dec.2015 -1.4

Olives, pickles, relishes4, 5, 6....................... -0.8 1.56 S-Dec.2015 -1.1

Sauces and gravies5, 6............................. 1.5 0.87 L-Sep.2015 2.3

Other condiments6.................................. -0.3 0.97 L-Jan.2016 0.1

Baby food4, 5........................................... 0.056 -0.6 0.000 0.38 S-Oct.2015 -0.6

Other miscellaneous foods4, 5........................ 0.450 0.2 0.001 0.51 L-Dec.2015 0.3

Prepared salads4, 7, 6............................... 1.0 0.55 L-Sep.2015 2.1

Food away from home4

.......................................... 5.798 0.2 0.013 0.06 L-Jan.2016 0.3

Full service meals and snacks4, 5........................... 2.807 0.2 0.005 0.07 L-Jan.2016 0.2

Limited service meals and snacks4, 5....................... 2.462 0.3 0.007 0.10 L-Jan.2016 0.5

Food at employee sites and schools5

....................... 0.198 0.3 0.001 0.16 L-Jan.2016 0.4

Food at elementary and secondary schools4, 8, 6....... 0.0 0.08 S-Dec.2015 0.0

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors4, 5. . .. 0.081 0.2 0.000 0.34 – –

Other food away from home4, 5.............................. 0.249 0.0 0.000 0.11 – –

Energy................................................................ 6.379 0.9 0.062 0.15 L-May 2015 2.5

Energy commodities............................................. 2.789 1.9 0.056 0.12 L-May 2015 5.7

Fuel oil and other fuels........................................ 0.171 -2.0 -0.003 0.53 L-Nov.2015 -0.2

Fuel oil4

....................................................... 0.084 1.7 0.001 0.37 L-Mar.2015 5.9

Propane, kerosene, and firewood9

........................ 0.087 -1.8 -0.002 0.78 S-Jan.2015 -4.0

Motor fuel....................................................... 2.618 2.2 0.060 0.12 L-May 2015 6.0

Gasoline (all types)......................................... 2.577 2.2 0.059 0.12 L-May 2015 6.1

Gasoline, unleaded regular6

............................ 2.5 0.38 L-May 2015 6.2

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade10, 6...................... 3.3 0.36 L-May 2015 5.5

Gasoline, unleaded premium6

.......................... -0.3 0.31 L-Nov.2015 1.1

Other motor fuels5

.......................................... 0.041 -0.2 0.000 0.12 L-May 2015 0.5

Energy services11................................................ 3.591 0.2 0.006 0.28 L-Aug.2015 0.3

Electricity11..................................................... 2.837 0.4 0.011 0.35 L-Feb.2015 0.4

Utility (piped) gas service11................................... 0.754 -0.7 -0.005 0.28 S-Dec.2015 -1.9

All items less food and energy.................................... 79.589 0.1 0.055 0.04 S-Aug.2015 0.1

Commodities less food and energy commodities............ 19.746 -0.2 -0.043 0.09 S-Dec.2014 -0.2

Household furnishings and supplies12...................... 3.311 -0.2 -0.007 0.16 – –

Window and floor coverings and other linens4, 5........ 0.271 -1.7 -0.005 0.56 S-Dec.2014 -2.5

Floor coverings4, 5........................................ 0.059 1.0 0.001 0.41 L-Jun.2011 1.0

Window coverings4, 5..................................... 0.054 0.3 0.000 0.50 L-Jan.2016 2.9

Other linens4, 5............................................ 0.158 -3.5 -0.005 0.83 S-Jun.1998 -4.2

Furniture and bedding4

..................................... 0.786 0.3 0.002 0.31 L-Sep.2015 0.5

Bedroom furniture4

....................................... 0.274 1.2 0.003 0.47 L-Apr.2015 1.7

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture4, 5. .. 0.373 -0.2 -0.001 0.50 S-Dec.2015 -0.5

Other furniture5

........................................... 0.134 -1.8 -0.002 0.61 L-Dec.2015 0.3

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

Appliances5

.................................................. 0.192 -0.8 -0.002 0.46 S-Nov.2015 -0.8

Major appliances5........................................ 0.059 0.6 0.000 0.67 L-Sep.2015 0.7

Laundry equipment6

................................... 0.3 0.95 L-Sep.2015 0.5

Other appliances4, 5...................................... 0.130 -1.7 -0.002 0.66 S-Dec.2014 -2.1

Other household equipment and furnishings5

........... 0.485 -0.2 -0.001 0.51 – –

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items4

.................. 0.252 -0.5 -0.001 0.88 S-Nov.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 2016, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2016

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Feb. 2016-

Mar. 2016

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Feb. 2016-

Mar. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Indoor plants and flowers13............................. 0.107 -1.2 -0.001 0.50 S-Jul.2015 -1.2

Dishes and flatware4, 5................................... 0.054 -0.4 0.000 1.23 L-Jan.2016 3.9

Nonelectric cookware and tableware5

................. 0.072 0.5 0.000 0.42 L-Jan.2016 1.2

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies5

. . .. 0.693 0.3 0.002 0.25 L-Oct.2015 0.4

Tools, hardware and supplies4, 5....................... 0.183 0.4 0.001 0.39 L-Dec.2014 0.4

Outdoor equipment and supplies5

...................... 0.346 0.0 0.000 0.32 L-Oct.2015 0.5

Housekeeping supplies4.................................... 0.884 0.1 0.001 0.26 S-Jan.2016 -0.2

Household cleaning products5

.......................... 0.349 0.3 0.001 0.45 L-Dec.2015 0.3

Household paper products4, 5........................... 0.239 0.2 0.000 0.43 L-Nov.2015 0.5

Miscellaneous household products4, 5................. 0.296 -0.1 0.000 0.41 S-Jan.2016 -0.5

Apparel.......................................................... 3.163 -1.1 -0.036 0.41 S-Sep.1998 -1.5

Men’s and boys’ apparel................................... 0.798 -2.2 -0.018 0.74 S-EVER –

Men’s apparel............................................. 0.642 -2.5 -0.016 0.80 S-EVER –

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear............ 0.098 -3.0 -0.003 2.00 S-Nov.2015 -3.1

Men’s furnishings...................................... 0.206 0.6 0.001 0.89 S-Jan.2016 -3.3

Men’s shirts and sweaters5

........................... 0.176 -1.1 -0.002 1.56 S-Jan.2016 -2.9

Men’s pants and shorts............................... 0.155 -7.9 -0.012 1.57 S-EVER –

Boys’ apparel............................................. 0.156 -1.5 -0.002 1.48 L-Jan.2016 1.4

Women’s and girls’ apparel................................ 1.271 0.0 -0.001 0.73 S-Dec.2015 -0.3

Women’s apparel......................................... 1.058 0.0 0.000 0.78 S-Jan.2016 0.0

Women’s outerwear................................... 0.072 -0.8 -0.001 2.43 S-Dec.2015 -2.0

Women’s dresses...................................... 0.148 -1.2 -0.002 2.38 S-Dec.2015 -2.1

Women’s suits and separates5

....................... 0.479 1.0 0.005 0.97 S-Jan.2016 -1.2

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories5

......................................... 0.348 -0.8 -0.003 0.92 S-Jan.2016 -1.6

Girls’ apparel.............................................. 0.213 0.0 0.000 1.83 S-Dec.2015 -0.3

Footwear..................................................... 0.706 -0.7 -0.005 0.73 S-Sep.2015 -1.0

Men’s footwear4

.......................................... 0.222 -0.1 0.000 1.07 S-Dec.2015 -2.0

Boys’ and girls’ footwear................................ 0.172 -0.9 -0.002 1.10 S-Dec.2015 -0.9

Women’s footwear........................................ 0.311 -1.6 -0.005 1.17 S-May 2015 -2.2

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel.............................. 0.158 -2.2 -0.004 0.98 S-Dec.2015 -4.0

Jewelry and watches9

...................................... 0.231 -3.7 -0.009 0.78 S-Dec.1991 -4.0

Watches4, 9................................................ 0.086 -4.4 -0.004 0.87 S-Aug.2013 -5.8

Jewelry9

.................................................... 0.145 -3.1 -0.004 0.96 S-Feb.2002 -3.5

Transportation commodities less motor fuel12............. 6.381 -0.1 -0.004 0.09 S-Oct.2015 -0.2

New vehicles................................................. 3.770 0.0 -0.001 0.14 S-Dec.2015 0.0

New cars and trucks5, 6.................................. 0.0 0.12 S-Dec.2015 0.0

New cars6

............................................... -0.2 0.14 S-Nov.2015 -0.2

New trucks14, 6......................................... 0.1 0.13 – –

Used cars and trucks.................................... 2.118 -0.1 -0.002 0.01 S-Oct.2015 -0.1

Motor vehicle parts and equipment4

................... 0.396 -0.3 -0.001 0.21 S-Oct.2015 -0.9

Tires4

.................................................... 0.239 -0.4 -0.001 0.29 S-Oct.2015 -0.7

Vehicle accessories other than tires4, 5............. 0.158 -0.1 0.000 0.27 – –

Vehicle parts and equipment other than

tires4, 6............................................. -0.2 0.24 S-Oct.2015 -1.2

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids4, 6................... -0.2 0.52 L-Jan.2016 0.2

Medical care commodities.................................... 1.834 0.3 0.005 0.21 S-Dec.2015 0.1

Medicinal drugs4, 12......................................... 1.773 0.3 0.005 0.22 S-Dec.2015 -0.4

Prescription drugs........................................ 1.408 0.5 0.007 0.24 S-Jan.2016 0.5

Nonprescription drugs4, 12............................... 0.365 -0.2 -0.001 0.47 – –

Medical equipment and supplies4, 12..................... 0.061 -1.0 -0.001 0.39 S-Jan.2015 -1.5

Recreation commodities12.................................... 1.885 -0.3 -0.007 0.17 L-Jan.2016 0.0

Video and audio products12................................ 0.251 -0.8 -0.002 0.35 – –

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 2016, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2016

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Feb. 2016-

Mar. 2016

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Feb. 2016-

Mar. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Televisions................................................ 0.129 -2.4 -0.003 0.60 S-Dec.2015 -3.0

Other video equipment5................................. 0.026 2.0 0.001 0.78 L-Apr.2014 2.3

Audio equipment.......................................... 0.064 0.5 0.000 0.55 L-Feb.2014 0.7

Audio discs, tapes and other media4, 5................ 0.024 0.9 0.000 0.62 L-Jan.2016 1.2

Pets and pet products4

..................................... 0.596 0.1 0.000 0.30 L-Jan.2016 0.5

Pet food4, 5, 6.............................................. -0.1 0.33 L-Jan.2016 0.2

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories4, 5, 6. . .. 0.3 0.43 S-Dec.2015 0.2

Sporting goods4

............................................. 0.443 -0.1 0.000 0.31 L-Jan.2016 0.0

Sports vehicles including bicycles4..................... 0.230 -0.3 -0.001 0.43 L-Jan.2016 0.2

Sports equipment......................................... 0.204 0.4 0.001 0.44 L-Dec.2015 0.5

Photographic equipment and supplies................... 0.038 -1.0 0.000 0.96 L-Jan.2016 -0.1

Film and photographic supplies4, 5, 6................... 0.0 0.64 L-Nov.2015 0.0

Photographic equipment5, 6............................. -0.9 1.06 L-Jan.2016 0.0

Recreational reading materials4

........................... 0.154 -1.6 -0.002 0.48 S-EVER –

Newspapers and magazines4, 5........................ 0.087 1.0 0.001 0.68 L-Jul.2015 1.2

Recreational books4, 5................................... 0.067 -4.9 -0.003 0.59 S-EVER –

Other recreational goods5

.................................. 0.403 -0.5 -0.002 0.48 L-Jan.2016 0.0

Toys........................................................ 0.329 -0.7 -0.002 0.59 L-Jan.2016 -0.3

Toys, games, hobbies and playground

equipment5, 6......................................... -0.9 0.68 L-Jan.2016 -0.3

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies4, 5............. 0.025 1.2 0.000 1.32 L-Oct.2015 2.3

Music instruments and accessories4, 5................ 0.034 -0.2 0.000 0.42 S-Dec.2015 -1.0

Education and communication commodities12............. 0.641 -0.5 -0.003 0.30 L-Dec.2015 -0.4

Educational books and supplies.......................... 0.159 -0.1 0.000 0.45 S-Jan.2016 -0.4

College textbooks4, 15, 6.................................. -0.3 0.41 L-Jan.2016 0.1

Information technology commodities12................... 0.482 -0.6 -0.003 0.40 L-Oct.2015 -0.2

Personal computers and peripheral equipment7

. . . .. 0.291 -0.1 0.000 0.49 L-Sep.2015 0.3

Computer software and accessories4, 5............... 0.095 -2.0 -0.002 0.82 S-Aug.2012 -2.3

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other

consumer information items4, 5....................... 0.096 -0.7 -0.001 0.84 S-Jan.2016 -0.8

Alcoholic beverages........................................... 0.965 0.0 0.000 0.16 S-Dec.2015 -0.1

Alcoholic beverages at home.............................. 0.598 -0.2 -0.001 0.23 S-Dec.2015 -0.3

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home........ 0.271 0.3 0.001 0.28 L-Jan.2016 0.5

Distilled spirits at home.................................. 0.075 0.1 0.000 0.39 S-Jan.2016 -0.2

Whiskey at home4, 6................................... 0.4 0.40 S-Jan.2016 0.2

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home6

. . . . .. 0.0 0.55 S-Jan.2016 -0.1

Wine at home............................................. 0.252 -0.8 -0.002 0.44 S-Oct.2013 -1.2

Alcoholic beverages away from home4

.................. 0.367 0.1 0.000 0.18 S-Jan.2016 0.1

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from

home4, 5, 6............................................... -0.2 0.15 S-Jun.2015 -0.4

Wine away from home4, 5, 6............................. 0.3 0.24 – –

Distilled spirits away from home4, 5, 6.................. 0.5 0.20 L-Sep.2015 0.5

Other goods12.................................................. 1.564 0.2 0.004 0.18 S-Jan.2016 0.2

Tobacco and smoking products........................... 0.655 0.5 0.003 0.16 L-Nov.2015 0.5

Cigarettes5

................................................ 0.592 0.5 0.003 0.17 L-Nov.2015 0.5

Tobacco products other than cigarettes4, 5........... 0.045 0.5 0.000 0.53 L-Jan.2016 1.1

Personal care products4

.................................... 0.718 -0.1 -0.001 0.31 S-Dec.2015 -0.1

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal

care products4, 5....................................... 0.383 -0.3 -0.001 0.46 S-Aug.2015 -0.7

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements4

............................................ 0.328 0.2 0.000 0.40 L-Jan.2016 0.2

Miscellaneous personal goods5

........................... 0.192 0.5 0.001 0.44 L-Oct.2013 0.7

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap6

............. 0.0 0.54 S-Dec.2015 -0.2

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

March 2016, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2016

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Feb. 2016-

Mar. 2016

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Feb. 2016-

Mar. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Infants’ equipment4, 8, 6.................................. -2.8 0.51 S-Jun.2015 -2.8

Services less energy services.................................. 59.844 0.2 0.106 0.04 S-Dec.2015 0.2

Shelter........................................................... 33.308 0.2 0.056 0.06 S-Dec.2015 0.2

Rent of shelter16............................................. 32.957 0.2 0.056 0.06 S-Nov.2015 0.2

Rent of primary residence11............................. 7.755 0.3 0.022 0.04 – –

Lodging away from home5

.............................. 0.921 -1.8 -0.017 1.89 S-Jun.2015 -2.0

Housing at school, excluding board11, 16........... 0.120 0.1 0.000 0.04 S-Aug.2015 -0.4

Other lodging away from home including hotels

and motels........................................... 0.801 -2.1 -0.017 2.30 S-Jun.2015 -2.5

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences11, 16........... 24.281 0.2 0.051 0.03 S-Jan.2016 0.2

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence11, 16....................................... 23.168 0.2 0.048 0.03 S-Jan.2016 0.2

Tenants’ and household insurance4, 5................. 0.350 -0.2 -0.001 0.31 S-Jun.2015 -0.3

Water and sewer and trash collection services5

........ 1.163 0.4 0.004 0.13 L-Sep.2015 0.5

Water and sewerage maintenance11.................. 0.875 0.5 0.005 0.16 L-Sep.2015 0.5

Garbage and trash collection4, 14....................... 0.287 -0.1 0.000 0.17 S-Jun.2015 -0.1

Household operations4, 5................................... 0.851 0.2 0.001 0.14 S-Jan.2016 0.0

Domestic services4, 5..................................... 0.284 0.0 0.000 0.12 S-Jul.2015 0.0

Gardening and lawncare services4, 5.................. 0.279 0.001 0.09 – –

Moving, storage, freight expense5

...................... 0.116 0.3 0.000 0.59 S-Jan.2016 -0.7

Repair of household items4, 5........................... 0.088 0.1 0.000 0.12 S-Jan.2016 -0.1

Medical care services...................................... 6.654 0.1 0.004 0.08 S-Dec.2015 0.1

Professional services.................................... 3.149 0.0 0.001 0.10 S-Dec.2015 0.0

Physicians’ services11................................. 1.685 0.2 0.004 0.13 S-Jan.2016 0.1

Dental services11...................................... 0.824 -0.3 -0.002 0.11 S-EVER –

Eyeglasses and eye care4, 9......................... 0.326 0.4 0.001 0.38 L-Jan.2016 1.0

Services by other medical professionals11, 9....... 0.314 -0.1 0.000 0.14 – –

Hospital and related services........................... 2.505 -0.1 -0.003 0.11 S-Nov.2015 -0.2

Hospital services11, 17................................. 2.234 -0.2 -0.003 0.12 S-Nov.2015 -0.2

Inpatient hospital services11, 17, 6................. -0.2 0.21 S-Jun.2015 -1.1

Outpatient hospital services11, 9, 6................ -0.2 0.20 L-Jan.2016 0.2

Nursing homes and adult day services11, 17....... 0.193 0.4 0.001 0.10 L-Aug.2015 0.4

Care of invalids and elderly at home4, 8............ 0.078 -0.3 0.000 0.10 S-Feb.2015 -0.7

Health insurance4, 8...................................... 1.000 0.4 0.004 0.08 S-Dec.2015 0.3

Transportation services..................................... 5.891 0.2 0.012 0.14 – –

Leased cars and trucks15................................ 0.566 -0.9 -0.005 0.31 S-May 2015 -1.2

Car and truck rental5

.................................. 0.101 2.2 0.002 1.50 S-Dec.2015 -4.3

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair4............... 1.165 0.3 0.004 0.17 L-Dec.2015 0.3

Motor vehicle body work4

............................. 0.057 0.4 0.000 0.14 – –

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing4

......... 0.676 0.2 0.001 0.20 L-Dec.2015 0.2

Motor vehicle repair4, 5................................ 0.390 0.6 0.002 0.27 L-Sep.2014 0.8

Motor vehicle insurance................................. 2.388 0.6 0.013 0.23 L-Nov.2015 1.0

Motor vehicle fees4, 5.................................... 0.531 0.1 0.000 0.11 L-Jan.2016 0.5

State motor vehicle registration and license

fees4, 11, 5............................................. 0.285 0.0 0.000 0.08 – –

Parking and other fees5

............................... 0.235 0.2 0.000 0.18 L-Jan.2016 0.3

Parking fees and tolls4, 5, 6......................... 0.2 0.24 L-Jan.2016 1.0

Automobile service clubs4, 5, 6..................... 0.0 0.17 – –

Public transportation..................................... 1.140 -0.3 -0.003 0.36 S-Sep.2015 -0.3

Airline fare.............................................. 0.679 -0.9 -0.006 0.51 S-Aug.2015 -1.3

Other intercity transportation......................... 0.175 -0.2 0.000 0.67 S-Nov.2015 -1.1

Intercity bus fare4, 7, 6...............................

Intercity train fare4, 7, 6.............................. 1.0 1.12 L-Dec.2015 3.8

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 2016, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2016

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Feb. 2016-

Mar. 2016

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Feb. 2016-

Mar. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Ship fare4, 5, 6........................................ 1.6 0.79 L-Oct.2015 1.7

Intracity transportation4

............................... 0.283 0.0 0.000 0.06 S-Jan.2016 0.0

Intracity mass transit4, 12, 6......................... 0.0 0.08 S-Jan.2016 0.0

Recreation services12....................................... 3.885 0.5 0.020 0.16 – –

Video and audio services12............................. 1.625 0.7 0.012 0.13 – –

Cable and satellite television and radio

service14.............................................. 1.520 0.8 0.012 0.13 – –

Video discs and other media, including rental of

video and audio4, 5.................................. 0.106 -0.3 0.000 0.90 L-Jan.2016 -0.1

Video discs and other media4, 5, 6................ -1.1 1.27 S-Jan.2016 -1.8

Rental of video or audio discs and other

media4, 5, 6......................................... 0.0 0.29 – –

Pet services including veterinary5

...................... 0.370 0.3 0.001 0.11 S-Jan.2016 0.0

Pet services4, 5, 6....................................... 0.3 0.12 – –

Veterinarian services5, 6............................... 0.2 0.12 S-Jan.2016 0.1

Photographers and film processing4, 5................. 0.050 -0.3 0.000 0.39 S-Nov.2015 -0.8

Photographer fees4, 5, 6............................... 0.0 0.14 S-Jan.2016 0.0

Film processing4, 5, 6.................................. -0.2 0.57 S-Nov.2015 -1.7

Other recreation services5............................... 1.839 0.4 0.007 0.33 – –

Club dues and fees for participant sports and

group exercises4, 5.................................. 0.644 0.9 0.006 0.45 – –

Admissions4

............................................ 0.644 0.0 0.000 0.55 – –

Admission to movies, theaters, and

concerts4, 5, 6...................................... 2.3 0.52 L-Jun.2012 2.4

Admission to sporting events4, 5, 6................ -4.6 0.66 S-EVER –

Fees for lessons or instructions4, 9.................. 0.224 -0.2 0.000 0.18 S-Apr.2015 -0.4

Education and communication services12................ 6.479 0.1 0.004 0.07 L-Jan.2016 0.2

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.............. 3.023 0.1 0.004 0.08 S-Jan.2016 0.0

College tuition and fees............................... 1.796 0.2 0.004 0.12 S-Jan.2016 -0.1

Elementary and high school tuition and fees. . . . .. 0.311 0.3 0.001 0.07 – –

Child care and nursery school13..................... 0.743 0.0 0.000 0.11 S-Jan.2016 0.0

Technical and business school tuition and fees5

... 0.042 0.1 0.000 0.10 – –

Postage and delivery services5

......................... 0.141 0.0 0.000 0.02 S-Oct.2015 -0.2

Postage4

................................................ 0.134 0.0 0.000 0.00 S-Dec.2015 0.0

Delivery services5

...................................... 0.007 0.5 0.000 0.18 L-Dec.2015 0.6

Telephone services4, 5................................... 2.570 0.0 -0.001 0.10 L-Jan.2016 0.1

Wireless telephone services4, 5...................... 1.827 0.0 0.000 0.12 L-Dec.2015 0.0

Land-line telephone services4, 12.................... 0.743 -0.2 -0.002 0.13 S-Feb.2014 -0.3

Internet services and electronic information

providers5

............................................... 0.734 0.2 0.002 0.26 L-Jan.2016 0.8

Other personal services4, 12............................... 1.615 0.3 0.005 0.08 L-Oct.2015 0.3

Personal care services4

................................. 0.611 0.2 0.001 0.11 L-Jan.2016 0.2

Haircuts and other personal care services4, 5...... 0.611 0.2 0.001 0.11 L-Jan.2016 0.2

Miscellaneous personal services....................... 1.003 0.4 0.004 0.10 L-Sep.2015 0.4

Legal services4, 9...................................... 0.239 0.0 0.000 0.15 – –

Funeral expenses4, 9.................................. 0.145 0.1 0.000 0.12 S-Dec.2015 -0.5

Laundry and dry cleaning services4, 5............... 0.267 0.2 0.000 0.11 – –

Apparel services other than laundry and dry

cleaning4, 5........................................... 0.027 0.2 0.000 0.17 S-Jan.2016 0.1

Financial services4, 9.................................. 0.228 1.3 0.003 0.28 L-Jan.2015 2.2

Checking account and other bank

services4, 5, 6...................................... 0.9 0.02 L-Apr.2015 1.0

Tax return preparation and other accounting

fees4, 5, 6........................................... 1.0 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 2016, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2016

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Feb. 2016-

Mar. 2016

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Feb. 2016-

Mar. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Special aggregate indexes

All items less food.................................................. 85.969 0.1 0.117 0.04 L-Nov.2015 0.2

All items less shelter................................................ 66.692 0.1 0.034 0.04 L-Nov.2015 0.1

All items less food and shelter.................................... 52.661 0.1 0.061 0.05 L-Nov.2015 0.1

All items less food, shelter, and energy.......................... 46.282 0.0 -0.001 0.05 S-Aug.2015 0.0

All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and

trucks............................................................... 44.163 0.0 0.001 0.05 S-Aug.2015 0.0

All items less medical care........................................ 91.512 0.1 0.081 0.04 L-Nov.2015 0.1

All items less energy................................................ 93.621 0.0 0.027 0.03 S-Apr.2010 0.0

Commodities......................................................... 36.565 0.0 -0.014 0.06 L-Nov.2015 0.0

Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and

trucks............................................................ 17.627 -0.2 -0.041 0.10 S-Dec.2014 -0.2

Commodities less food.......................................... 22.534 0.1 0.013 0.07 L-Oct.2015 0.1

Commodities less food and beverages........................ 21.569 0.1 0.014 0.08 L-Oct.2015 0.1

Services.............................................................. 63.435 0.2 0.112 0.05 S-Dec.2015 0.2

Services less rent of shelter16.................................. 30.477 0.2 0.066 0.07 S-Jan.2016 0.1

Services less medical care services........................... 56.781 0.2 0.120 0.05 – –

Durables.............................................................. 9.681 -0.1 -0.011 0.08 S-Dec.2015 -0.1

Nondurables......................................................... 26.884 -0.4 -0.103 0.07 L-Dec.2015 -0.4

Nondurables less food........................................... 12.853 -0.3 -0.042 0.11 L-Nov.2015 -0.1

Nondurables less food and beverages........................ 11.888 -0.3 -0.038 0.11 L-Nov.2015 -0.1

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel............. 8.724 0.0 -0.001 0.08 L-Oct.2015 0.2

Nondurables less food and apparel............................ 9.690 -0.1 -0.008 0.07 L-Nov.2015 0.1

Housing............................................................... 42.394 0.1 0.057 0.06 S-Jan.2016 0.1

Education and communication5

................................... 7.120 0.0 0.001 0.07 L-Jan.2016 0.0

Education5

......................................................... 3.182 0.1 0.004 0.08 S-Jan.2016 0.0

Communication5.................................................. 3.938 -0.1 -0.002 0.10 L-Jan.2016 0.0

Information and information processing5

................... 3.797 -0.1 -0.002 0.10 L-Jan.2016 0.0

Information technology, hardware and services18......... 1.227 -0.1 -0.001 0.23 L-Oct.2015 0.3

Recreation5

.......................................................... 5.770 0.2 0.014 0.12 – –

Video and audio5

................................................. 1.876 0.5 0.010 0.14 – –

Pets, pet products and services5

............................... 0.966 0.2 0.002 0.20 L-Jan.2016 0.3

Photography5

...................................................... 0.088 -0.6 -0.001 0.54 S-Nov.2015 -0.6

Food and beverages................................................ 14.996 -0.2 -0.028 0.07 S-Dec.2015 -0.2

Domestically produced farm food.............................. 6.898 -0.5 -0.037 0.13 S-Dec.2015 -0.5

Other services....................................................... 11.978 0.2 0.029 0.07 L-Jan.2016 0.2

Apparel less footwear.............................................. 2.458 -1.2 -0.031 0.48 S-Dec.2014 -1.2

Fuels and utilities.................................................... 4.925 0.1 0.007 0.21 L-Aug.2015 0.2

Household energy................................................ 3.762 0.1 0.003 0.27 L-Dec.2014 0.5

Medical care......................................................... 8.488 0.1 0.009 0.08 S-Dec.2015 0.1

Transportation....................................................... 14.889 0.4 0.067 0.06 L-Nov.2015 0.4

Private transportation............................................ 13.750 0.5 0.070 0.07 L-May 2015 1.6

New and used motor vehicles5

.............................. 6.652 -0.1 -0.006 0.10 S-Oct.2015 -0.1

Utilities and public transportation................................. 9.983 0.2 0.022 0.13 L-Nov.2015 0.2

Household furnishings and operations........................... 4.162 -0.1 -0.006 0.13 S-Jan.2016 -0.1

Other goods and services.......................................... 3.179 0.2 0.006 0.09 L-Oct.2015 0.4

Personal care..................................................... 2.524 0.1 0.002 0.11 – –

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 2016, 12-month analysis table

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2016

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Mar. 2015-

Mar. 2016

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Mar. 2015-

Mar. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

All items................................................................. 100.000 0.9 0.08 S-Dec.2015 0.7

Food.................................................................. 14.031 0.8 0.111 0.13 S-Jan.2016 0.8

Food at home..................................................... 8.233 -0.5 -0.043 0.18 S-Jan.2016 -0.5

Cereals and bakery products................................. 1.101 -0.2 -0.003 0.40 S-Jun.2014 -0.3

Cereals and cereal products............................... 0.372 -1.2 -0.005 0.67 S-Jan.2013 -1.2

Flour and prepared flour mixes......................... 0.045 -4.1 -0.002 0.84 S-Jul.2010 -5.4

Breakfast cereal.......................................... 0.190 -0.8 -0.001 1.05 S-Jan.2016 -1.5

Rice, pasta, cornmeal.................................... 0.137 -0.9 -0.001 1.01 S-Dec.2014 -2.1

Rice4, 5.................................................. -2.0 1.28 L-Jan.2016 -1.9

Bakery products.......................................... 0.729 0.3 0.002 0.49 S-Sep.2014 -0.1

Bread4

................................................... 0.217 0.1 0.000 0.84 S-Nov.2014 -0.4

White bread5......................................... 0.3 1.17 S-Apr.2015 0.0

Bread other than white5

............................ 0.2 1.26 S-Dec.2015 0.2

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins4

......................... 0.107 0.1 0.000 1.13 L-Jan.2016 1.1

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies....................... 0.176 1.5 0.003 1.20 L-Jan.2016 2.3

Cookies5

.............................................. -0.6 1.51 S-Sep.2014 -0.8

Fresh cakes and cupcakes5

....................... 3.9 1.71 L-Jan.2016 4.7

Other bakery products................................ 0.228 -0.5 -0.001 1.03 S-Apr.2014 -0.7

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts5

...... 0.0 1.50 S-Jan.2016 -0.2

Crackers, bread, and cracker products5

......... -1.8 1.50 S-Jul.2013 -3.0

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies,

tarts, turnovers5

................................... 0.2 1.38 L-Dec.2015 0.2

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................ 1.842 -3.6 -0.070 0.38 L-Jan.2016 -3.5

Meats, poultry, and fish.................................... 1.704 -3.8 -0.070 0.40 L-Dec.2015 -3.4

Meats...................................................... 1.091 -4.0 -0.048 0.51 L-Dec.2015 -3.8

Beef and veal.......................................... 0.491 -5.1 -0.030 0.70 L-Dec.2015 -4.3

Uncooked ground beef............................. 0.202 -8.8 -0.021 0.99 L-Jan.2016 -8.4

Uncooked beef roasts4

............................. 0.067 -3.3 -0.003 1.52 L-Nov.2015 -2.3

Uncooked beef steaks4

............................. 0.174 -2.0 -0.005 1.31 L-Nov.2015 1.7

Uncooked other beef and veal4

................... 0.049 -2.4 -0.001 1.35 L-Nov.2015 -2.0

Pork...................................................... 0.333 -5.6 -0.020 0.81 L-Apr.2015 -3.7

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related

products4

.......................................... 0.139 -2.0 -0.003 1.18 L-Mar.2015 -1.4

Bacon and related products5

.................... 1.4 1.27 L-Sep.2014 3.8

Breakfast sausage and related products4, 5... -6.1 1.72 – –

Ham................................................... 0.060 -9.6 -0.007 1.93 L-Oct.2015 -8.7

Ham, excluding canned5

........................ -10.4 1.91 L-Oct.2015 -10.4

Pork chops........................................... 0.055 -4.0 -0.002 1.66 L-Jul.2015 -2.7

Other pork including roasts and picnics4

......... 0.079 -8.9 -0.008 1.74 S-Jan.2016 -10.4

Other meats............................................ 0.266 0.7 0.002 0.88 S-Jan.2016 0.5

Frankfurters5

......................................... 5.8 2.45 L-Nov.2015 6.8

Lunchmeats4, 5...................................... 1.3 1.08 L-Dec.2015 2.4

Lamb and organ meats5

........................... -4.1 2.53 S-Mar.2013 -8.3

Lamb and mutton4, 5................................ -5.7 4.22 S-Jul.2014 -6.9

Poultry................................................... 0.352 -4.0 -0.015 0.83 S-Jun.1990 -4.4

Chicken4

.............................................. 0.284 -4.7 -0.014 0.94 S-EVER –

Fresh whole chicken5

............................ -3.1 1.98 S-Jan.2016 -5.7

Fresh and frozen chicken parts5

............... -5.0 1.18 S-Nov.2006 -6.4

Other poultry including turkey4

.................... 0.067 -0.9 -0.001 1.61 S-Jan.2015 -1.7

Fish and seafood...................................... 0.262 -2.7 -0.008 0.84 L-Jan.2016 -2.7

Fresh fish and seafood4

............................ 0.141 -2.6 -0.004 1.49 L-Jan.2016 -2.3

Processed fish and seafood4

...................... 0.122 -3.1 -0.004 0.95 L-Nov.2015 -3.1

Shelf stable fish and seafood5

.................. -0.3 1.25 S-Jun.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 2016, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2016

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Mar. 2015-

Mar. 2016

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Mar. 2015-

Mar. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Frozen fish and seafood5

........................ -5.0 1.70 L-Sep.2015 -4.8

Eggs........................................................ 0.138 0.7 0.001 1.09 S-Aug.2013 -1.0

Dairy and related products................................... 0.840 -2.8 -0.024 0.42 S-Jan.2016 -3.0

Milk4

........................................................... 0.237 -6.0 -0.015 0.64 S-Jan.2016 -7.2

Fresh whole milk5

........................................ -6.9 1.04 S-Jan.2016 -7.7

Fresh milk other than whole4, 5......................... -5.5 0.89 S-Jan.2016 -6.6

Cheese and related products.............................. 0.272 -2.6 -0.007 0.81 S-Jan.2016 -2.7

Ice cream and related products........................... 0.120 -0.4 0.000 1.18 L-Jan.2016 0.2

Other dairy and related products4

........................ 0.210 -0.7 -0.001 0.81 S-Apr.2014 -1.5

Fruits and vegetables......................................... 1.432 2.9 0.038 0.60 S-Jan.2016 2.7

Fresh fruits and vegetables................................ 1.128 3.8 0.038 0.73 S-Jan.2016 3.3

Fresh fruits................................................ 0.597 4.8 0.026 1.01 L-Oct.2014 6.6

Apples................................................... 0.090 11.0 0.009 2.01 L-May 2013 12.4

Bananas................................................. 0.089 -0.6 -0.001 0.98 L-Jan.2016 0.4

Citrus fruits4

............................................ 0.141 3.6 0.005 2.67 L-Dec.2014 5.4

Oranges, including tangerines5

.................... 2.6 2.41 L-Aug.2015 3.5

Other fresh fruits4

...................................... 0.278 5.5 0.013 1.57 S-Jan.2016 3.5

Fresh vegetables......................................... 0.531 2.6 0.012 0.92 S-Dec.2015 0.4

Potatoes................................................. 0.080 2.0 0.002 1.93 L-Jun.2014 6.6

Lettuce.................................................. 0.071 -3.9 -0.003 2.31 L-Jan.2016 -0.9

Tomatoes............................................... 0.097 4.5 0.004 1.99 S-Dec.2015 -10.3

Other fresh vegetables................................ 0.283 3.8 0.009 1.33 S-Dec.2015 2.6

Processed fruits and vegetables4

...................... 0.304 -0.1 0.000 0.64 L-Jan.2016 0.5

Canned fruits and vegetables4

....................... 0.159 -0.5 -0.001 1.05 L-Jan.2016 0.7

Canned fruits4, 5..................................... 0.4 1.33 S-Nov.2014 -0.7

Canned vegetables4, 5.............................. -0.8 1.44 L-Jan.2016 -0.5

Frozen fruits and vegetables4

........................ 0.087 0.5 0.000 1.18 L-Nov.2015 1.3

Frozen vegetables5

................................. -0.5 1.47 L-Jan.2016 -0.4

Other processed fruits and vegetables including

dried4

................................................. 0.057 0.1 0.000 1.17 S-Mar.2015 -0.4

Dried beans, peas, and lentils4, 5................. 1.0 2.10 L-Nov.2015 1.2

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials. . . . . . . .. 0.985 0.3 0.003 0.45 L-Dec.2015 0.3

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks4

........................... 0.693 1.2 0.008 0.53 L-Oct.2015 1.6

Carbonated drinks........................................ 0.277 1.8 0.005 0.84 L-Apr.2012 2.3

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks4

............. 0.011 1.8 0.000 1.20 L-Sep.2015 3.7

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks4

......... 0.404 0.7 0.003 0.83 S-Jan.2016 0.6

Beverage materials including coffee and tea4

........... 0.292 -2.0 -0.005 0.78 S-Apr.2014 -2.4

Coffee...................................................... 0.183 -3.3 -0.005 1.06 S-May 2014 -4.0

Roasted coffee5

........................................ -3.0 1.22 S-Jun.2014 -3.4

Instant and freeze dried coffee5

..................... -4.3 1.65 L-Nov.2015 -3.7

Other beverage materials including tea4

.............. 0.109 0.1 0.000 0.88 S-Nov.2015 -0.7

Other food at home............................................ 2.033 0.6 0.013 0.34 L-Jan.2016 0.8

Sugar and sweets........................................... 0.296 -0.4 -0.001 0.76 L-Jan.2016 0.6

Sugar and artificial sweeteners......................... 0.052 -1.1 -0.001 1.02 S-Nov.2014 -2.2

Candy and chewing gum4

............................... 0.188 -0.1 0.000 1.19 L-Jan.2016 0.8

Other sweets4

............................................. 0.057 -0.7 0.000 0.96 L-Jan.2016 -0.5

Fats and oils................................................. 0.241 0.2 0.001 0.66 L-Feb.2015 0.4

Butter and margarine4

................................... 0.070 3.3 0.002 1.16 L-Feb.2015 6.4

Butter5

................................................... 6.7 1.61 L-Feb.2015 13.6

Margarine5

.............................................. 1.4 1.36 S-Nov.2015 0.2

Salad dressing4

........................................... 0.059 -0.3 0.000 1.06 L-Jan.2016 -0.2

Other fats and oils including peanut butter4

.......... 0.113 -1.7 -0.002 1.06 L-Sep.2014 -1.2

Peanut butter4, 5....................................... -3.4 1.50 S-Dec.2015 -3.7

Other foods................................................ 1.496 0.9 0.013 0.40 L-Jan.2016 1.1

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

March 2016, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2016

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Mar. 2015-

Mar. 2016

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Mar. 2015-

Mar. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Soups.................................................... 0.092 2.9 0.003 1.38 L-Oct.2015 3.6

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods........... 0.268 0.1 0.001 0.91 S-Jan.2016 -0.3

Snacks.................................................. 0.338 1.3 0.004 1.07 L-Jan.2016 2.8

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces........... 0.292 1.9 0.005 0.90 L-Jan.2016 2.3

Salt and other seasonings and spices4, 5........ 5.3 1.35 S-Jan.2016 5.2

Olives, pickles, relishes4, 5......................... 2.0 2.00 S-Sep.2015 1.5

Sauces and gravies4, 5............................. 0.8 1.34 L-Jan.2016 1.5

Other condiments5

.................................. 0.5 1.74 L-Jan.2016 3.1

Baby food4.............................................. 0.056 0.7 0.000 0.77 S-Jan.2016 0.0

Other miscellaneous foods4

.......................... 0.450 0.0 0.000 0.70 L-Jan.2016 0.0

Prepared salads6, 5................................. 3.9 1.20 L-Nov.2015 4.8

Food away from home........................................... 5.798 2.7 0.154 0.17 L-Jan.2016 2.7

Full service meals and snacks4

.............................. 2.807 2.4 0.067 0.23 – –

Limited service meals and snacks4

.......................... 2.462 2.8 0.067 0.29 L-Oct.2015 3.0

Food at employee sites and schools4

....................... 0.198 5.1 0.011 0.64 L-Jan.2016 5.2

Food at elementary and secondary schools7, 5......... 4.7 0.41 S-Jan.2016 4.7

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors4

....... 0.081 1.9 0.001 1.22 L-Dec.2015 2.2

Other food away from home4

................................ 0.249 2.7 0.009 0.44 S-Apr.2015 2.6

Energy................................................................ 6.379 -12.6 -0.975 0.17 S-Dec.2015 -12.6

Energy commodities............................................. 2.789 -21.2 -0.851 0.19 S-Nov.2015 -24.2

Fuel oil and other fuels........................................ 0.171 -24.4 -0.055 0.81 S-Oct.2015 -25.4

Fuel oil........................................................ 0.084 -34.8 -0.047 0.82 S-Sep.2015 -34.9

Propane, kerosene, and firewood8

........................ 0.087 -9.1 -0.008 1.48 S-Dec.2015 -11.6

Motor fuel....................................................... 2.618 -21.1 -0.796 0.20 S-Nov.2015 -24.2

Gasoline (all types)......................................... 2.577 -20.9 -0.778 0.20 S-Nov.2015 -24.1

Gasoline, unleaded regular5

............................ -21.8 0.46 – –

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade9, 5....................... -17.6 0.52 L-Jan.2016 -4.8

Gasoline, unleaded premium5

.......................... -16.7 0.38 S-Nov.2015 -19.4

Other motor fuels4

.......................................... 0.041 -29.2 -0.018 0.26 L-Jan.2016 -26.3

Energy services10................................................ 3.591 -3.3 -0.124 0.30 L-Nov.2015 -2.8

Electricity10..................................................... 2.837 -1.7 -0.049 0.38 L-Dec.2015 -1.2

Utility (piped) gas service10................................... 0.754 -9.2 -0.075 0.49 L-Feb.2015 -6.5

All items less food and energy.................................... 79.589 2.2 1.717 0.10 S-Jan.2016 2.2

Commodities less food and energy commodities............ 19.746 -0.4 -0.064 0.24 S-Dec.2015 -0.4

Household furnishings and supplies11...................... 3.311 -1.3 -0.042 0.30 S-Nov.2015 -1.4

Window and floor coverings and other linens4.......... 0.271 -1.7 -0.005 1.12 S-Nov.2015 -4.1

Floor coverings4

.......................................... 0.059 1.2 0.001 1.00 L-Apr.2015 1.2

Window coverings4

....................................... 0.054 0.8 0.000 1.32 L-Nov.2014 1.1

Other linens4

.............................................. 0.158 -3.6 -0.006 1.68 S-Oct.2015 -5.3

Furniture and bedding...................................... 0.786 -1.2 -0.009 0.70 S-Feb.2015 -1.5

Bedroom furniture........................................ 0.274 0.6 0.001 1.13 S-Dec.2015 0.4

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture4

..... 0.373 -0.6 -0.002 1.16 – –

Other furniture4

........................................... 0.134 -6.3 -0.009 1.75 S-Feb.2014 -6.4

Infants’ furniture7, 5....................................

Appliances4.................................................. 0.192 -3.4 -0.010 0.92 S-Dec.2015 -3.4

Major appliances4

........................................ 0.059 -4.7 -0.008 1.24 L-Jan.2016 -4.0

Laundry equipment5

................................... -5.5 1.34 L-Jan.2016 -4.0

Other appliances4

........................................ 0.130 -1.9 -0.002 1.22 S-Dec.2015 -2.6

Other household equipment and furnishings4

........... 0.485 -2.5 -0.012 0.97 S-Dec.2015 -2.5

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items.................... 0.252 -4.5 -0.011 1.78 – –

Indoor plants and flowers12............................. 0.107 2.3 0.002 1.42 S-Jan.2016 1.6

Dishes and flatware4

..................................... 0.054 -0.9 0.000 2.60 S-Jul.2015 -3.4

Nonelectric cookware and tableware4

................. 0.072 -3.2 -0.002 1.20 S-Dec.2015 -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 2016, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2016

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Mar. 2015-

Mar. 2016

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Mar. 2015-

Mar. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies4

. . .. 0.693 -0.7 -0.005 0.69 L-Jan.2016 -0.7

Tools, hardware and supplies4

......................... 0.183 -1.7 -0.003 1.14 L-Nov.2015 -1.6

Outdoor equipment and supplies4...................... 0.346 -0.2 -0.001 0.82 – –

Housekeeping supplies..................................... 0.884 -0.2 -0.002 0.45 S-Nov.2015 -0.2

Household cleaning products4

.......................... 0.349 0.3 0.001 0.73 S-Dec.2015 0.0

Household paper products4............................. 0.239 0.5 0.001 0.95 L-Jan.2016 1.1

Miscellaneous household products4

................... 0.296 -1.5 -0.004 0.87 S-Oct.2015 -1.6

Apparel.......................................................... 3.163 -0.6 -0.029 1.10 S-Dec.2015 -0.9

Men’s and boys’ apparel................................... 0.798 -3.2 -0.028 1.58 S-Jul.2015 -3.2

Men’s apparel............................................. 0.642 -3.7 -0.026 1.68 S-Aug.2003 -4.3

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear............ 0.098 -7.6 -0.009 4.45 S-Jul.2009 -9.1

Men’s furnishings...................................... 0.206 -1.2 -0.002 1.95 S-Nov.2015 -1.9

Men’s shirts and sweaters4

........................... 0.176 -1.7 -0.004 3.27 L-Jan.2016 -0.7

Men’s pants and shorts............................... 0.155 -5.9 -0.011 2.93 S-Jan.2014 -6.6

Boys’ apparel............................................. 0.156 -1.7 -0.002 3.15 S-Jul.2015 -3.9

Women’s and girls’ apparel................................ 1.271 -0.1 -0.011 2.28 S-Jan.2016 -2.1

Women’s apparel......................................... 1.058 -0.1 -0.010 2.36 S-Jan.2016 -2.1

Women’s outerwear................................... 0.072 5.5 0.005 6.49 L-Jan.2015 6.2

Women’s dresses...................................... 0.148 -6.3 -0.010 11.82 S-Jan.2016 -6.4

Women’s suits and separates4

....................... 0.479 0.2 -0.006 2.53 L-Jun.2014 1.5

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories4

......................................... 0.348 0.2 0.000 2.23 S-Jan.2016 -0.7

Girls’ apparel.............................................. 0.213 -0.1 -0.001 5.34 L-Aug.2015 -0.1

Footwear..................................................... 0.706 0.4 0.003 1.58 S-Jan.2016 0.3

Men’s footwear............................................ 0.222 3.4 0.007 2.42 L-Aug.2013 3.8

Boys’ and girls’ footwear................................ 0.172 -0.5 -0.001 2.48 S-Dec.2015 -2.6

Women’s footwear........................................ 0.311 -1.0 -0.004 2.86 S-May 2015 -1.1

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel.............................. 0.158 -0.2 0.000 2.06 S-Jan.2016 -0.4

Jewelry and watches8

...................................... 0.231 3.5 0.008 1.91 S-Jan.2016 1.8

Watches8

.................................................. 0.086 4.5 0.004 2.38 S-Jan.2016 0.8

Jewelry8

.................................................... 0.145 3.2 0.003 2.38 S-Jan.2016 2.9

Transportation commodities less motor fuel11............. 6.381 0.2 0.021 0.23 S-Dec.2015 0.2

New vehicles................................................. 3.770 0.4 0.018 0.34 S-Dec.2015 0.2

New cars and trucks4, 5.................................. 0.4 0.32 S-Dec.2015 0.2

New cars5

............................................... -0.3 0.35 S-Dec.2015 -0.4

New trucks13, 5......................................... 1.1 0.35 – –

Used cars and trucks.................................... 2.118 -0.6 0.004 0.12 S-Nov.2015 -0.6

Motor vehicle parts and equipment.................... 0.396 -0.2 -0.001 0.42 L-Jan.2016 -0.1

Tires..................................................... 0.239 -0.4 -0.001 0.58 L-Jan.2016 -0.4

Vehicle accessories other than tires4

............... 0.158 0.1 0.000 0.51 L-Jan.2016 0.6

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires5

... 0.5 0.66 L-Jan.2016 1.1

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids5...................... -0.7 0.81 S-Dec.2015 -0.7

Medical care commodities.................................... 1.834 2.4 0.043 0.64 L-Nov.2015 2.5

Medicinal drugs11........................................... 1.773 2.5 0.043 0.66 L-Nov.2015 2.7

Prescription drugs........................................ 1.408 3.6 0.049 0.82 L-Oct.2015 3.7

Nonprescription drugs11................................. 0.365 -1.6 -0.006 0.81 L-Jan.2016 -0.7

Medical equipment and supplies11........................ 0.061 -0.8 -0.001 1.18 S-Dec.2015 -1.8

Recreation commodities11.................................... 1.885 -2.9 -0.057 0.45 S-Dec.2015 -2.9

Video and audio products11................................ 0.251 -8.4 -0.024 0.71 S-Jun.2015 -8.5

Televisions................................................ 0.129 -16.6 -0.023 1.27 S-Jan.2015 -16.7

Other video equipment4

................................. 0.026 -2.2 -0.001 2.04 L-Feb.2015 0.8

Audio equipment.......................................... 0.064 -2.0 -0.001 1.54 L-Nov.2015 -1.3

Audio discs, tapes and other media4

.................. 0.024 2.2 0.001 1.31 L-Oct.2015 2.3

Pets and pet products...................................... 0.596 -0.8 -0.005 0.75 S-Dec.2015 -1.8

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

March 2016, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2016

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Mar. 2015-

Mar. 2016

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Mar. 2015-

Mar. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Pet food4, 5................................................ -1.1 0.73 S-Dec.2015 -1.5

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories4, 5. . . . .. -0.1 1.57 L-Sep.2015 1.0

Sporting goods.............................................. 0.443 -1.3 -0.005 0.98 L-Jan.2016 -1.0

Sports vehicles including bicycles...................... 0.230 -2.1 -0.004 1.25 L-Jan.2016 -1.4

Sports equipment......................................... 0.204 -0.6 -0.001 1.25 L-Dec.2012 0.4

Photographic equipment and supplies................... 0.038 -5.6 -0.003 2.13 S-Dec.2015 -6.2

Film and photographic supplies4, 5..................... -3.6 3.72 L-Aug.2015 -2.1

Photographic equipment4, 5............................. -6.0 2.32 – –

Recreational reading materials............................ 0.154 0.6 0.002 1.23 S-Apr.2015 0.6

Newspapers and magazines4

........................... 0.087 2.6 0.003 1.55 L-Sep.2015 3.7

Recreational books4

...................................... 0.067 -2.0 0.000 1.76 S-Jul.2014 -2.0

Other recreational goods4

.................................. 0.403 -5.6 -0.021 1.31 S-Dec.2015 -5.7

Toys........................................................ 0.329 -7.6 -0.021 1.52 S-Dec.2015 -7.8

Toys, games, hobbies and playground

equipment4, 5......................................... -5.3 1.31 S-Mar.2015 -5.3

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies4

............... 0.025 -1.6 0.000 3.78 – –

Music instruments and accessories4

................... 0.034 2.4 0.001 1.24 S-Jan.2016 1.6

Education and communication commodities11............. 0.641 -4.6 -0.029 0.87 S-Aug.2015 -4.6

Educational books and supplies.......................... 0.159 2.5 0.006 1.22 S-Jul.2014 2.4

College textbooks14, 5.................................... 3.3 1.32 S-Jul.2014 2.9

Information technology commodities11................... 0.482 -8.0 -0.034 1.09 L-Jan.2016 -7.6

Personal computers and peripheral equipment6

. . . .. 0.291 -7.2 -0.020 1.27 L-Jan.2016 -7.1

Computer software and accessories4

.................. 0.095 -4.8 -0.004 1.91 S-May 2014 -4.9

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other

consumer information items4

......................... 0.096 -14.3 -0.010 3.25 L-Nov.2015 -13.4

Alcoholic beverages........................................... 0.965 1.2 0.011 0.31 S-Jan.2016 1.2

Alcoholic beverages at home.............................. 0.598 0.8 0.005 0.46 S-Dec.2015 -0.1

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home........ 0.271 1.9 0.005 0.51 L-Jan.2016 1.9

Distilled spirits at home.................................. 0.075 0.6 0.000 0.63 L-Apr.2015 1.0

Whiskey at home5

..................................... 0.5 1.12 L-May 2015 1.5

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home5

. . . . .. 0.3 1.00 L-Aug.2015 0.3

Wine at home............................................. 0.252 -0.4 -0.001 0.86 S-Dec.2015 -1.2

Alcoholic beverages away from home.................... 0.367 1.6 0.007 0.42 – –

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from

home4, 5................................................. 0.9 0.55 S-EVER –

Wine away from home4, 5............................... 1.2 0.80 L-Oct.2015 1.4

Distilled spirits away from home4, 5.................... 4.6 0.61 L-Apr.2012 4.6

Other goods11.................................................. 1.564 1.2 0.019 0.40 L-Nov.2015 1.2

Tobacco and smoking products........................... 0.655 3.7 0.026 0.44 L-Jan.2016 3.8

Cigarettes4

................................................ 0.592 3.7 0.024 0.46 – –

Tobacco products other than cigarettes4

.............. 0.045 3.7 0.002 1.26 L-Jan.2016 3.9

Personal care products..................................... 0.718 -0.3 -0.002 0.79 L-Dec.2015 0.1

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal

care products4

.......................................... 0.383 -1.1 -0.004 1.10 S-Sep.2015 -1.1

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements............................................. 0.328 0.5 0.002 1.18 L-Feb.2015 0.8

Miscellaneous personal goods4

........................... 0.192 -2.8 -0.005 1.06 L-May 2015 -2.2

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap5

............. -0.3 1.13 L-Dec.2014 0.0

Infants’ equipment7, 5.................................... -6.9 1.47 S-EVER –

Services less energy services.................................. 59.844 3.0 1.780 0.11 S-Jan.2016 3.0

Shelter........................................................... 33.308 3.2 1.047 0.16 S-Jan.2016 3.2

Rent of shelter15............................................. 32.957 3.2 1.041 0.16 S-Dec.2015 3.2

Rent of primary residence10............................. 7.755 3.7 0.265 0.17 – –

Lodging away from home4

.............................. 0.921 2.3 0.020 2.00 S-Dec.2015 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 2016, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2016

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Mar. 2015-

Mar. 2016

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Mar. 2015-

Mar. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Housing at school, excluding board10, 15........... 0.120 2.9 0.005 0.26 L-Jan.2016 2.9

Other lodging away from home including hotels

and motels........................................... 0.801 1.1 0.015 2.41 S-Jun.2015 0.4

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences10, 15........... 24.281 3.1 0.756 0.16 S-Dec.2015 3.1

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence10, 15....................................... 23.168 3.1 0.713 0.16 S-Dec.2015 3.1

Tenants’ and household insurance4

................... 0.350 1.5 0.006 0.95 S-Jan.2016 1.4

Water and sewer and trash collection services4

........ 1.163 3.7 0.045 0.47 L-Jan.2016 3.9

Water and sewerage maintenance10.................. 0.875 4.3 0.039 0.55 L-Jan.2016 4.4

Garbage and trash collection13......................... 0.287 2.0 0.005 0.61 S-Nov.2015 2.0

Household operations4

..................................... 0.851 3.4 0.028 0.38 L-Dec.2015 3.4

Domestic services4

....................................... 0.284 0.9 0.003 0.42 – –

Gardening and lawncare services4

..................... 0.279 2.1 0.006 0.58 S-Dec.2013 0.9

Moving, storage, freight expense4...................... 0.116 12.4 0.014 1.30 L-Dec.2015 12.9

Repair of household items4

............................. 0.088 3.1 0.002 0.70 L-Nov.2015 3.5

Medical care services...................................... 6.654 3.6 0.221 0.24 S-Jan.2016 3.3

Professional services.................................... 3.149 2.3 0.069 0.30 S-Jan.2016 2.1

Physicians’ services10................................. 1.685 2.5 0.040 0.46 S-Jan.2016 2.3

Dental services10...................................... 0.824 2.8 0.023 0.54 S-Jan.2016 2.7

Eyeglasses and eye care8

............................ 0.326 1.6 0.005 0.74 L-Dec.2014 2.6

Services by other medical professionals10, 8....... 0.314 0.3 0.001 0.56 S-Dec.2015 -0.3

Hospital and related services........................... 2.505 4.3 0.099 0.41 S-Jan.2016 4.3

Hospital services10, 16................................. 2.234 4.5 0.090 0.46 S-Dec.2015 4.2

Inpatient hospital services10, 16, 5................. 5.3 0.91 S-Jan.2016 4.8

Outpatient hospital services10, 8, 5................ 2.5 0.63 S-EVER –

Nursing homes and adult day services10, 16. . . . . .. 0.193 3.5 0.006 0.44 L-Dec.2012 3.6

Care of invalids and elderly at home7

............... 0.078 2.7 0.003 0.74 S-Jan.2016 2.1

Health insurance7

........................................ 1.000 6.2 0.052 0.25 L-Mar.2013 6.5

Transportation services..................................... 5.891 2.8 0.158 0.31 L-Jun.2014 3.2

Leased cars and trucks14................................ 0.566 -0.5 -0.003 1.26 S-Nov.2015 -0.7

Car and truck rental4

.................................. 0.101 0.5 0.004 2.42 L-Oct.2015 1.3

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair................. 1.165 1.9 0.022 0.33 L-Jun.2015 2.0

Motor vehicle body work.............................. 0.057 2.4 0.001 0.68 L-Aug.2014 2.7

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing.......... 0.676 1.4 0.007 0.44 L-Jun.2015 1.8

Motor vehicle repair4

.................................. 0.390 2.4 0.013 0.53 L-Dec.2015 2.4

Motor vehicle insurance................................. 2.388 5.1 0.118 0.59 – –

Motor vehicle fees4

....................................... 0.531 2.4 0.013 0.45 L-Jan.2016 2.8

State motor vehicle registration and license

fees10, 4............................................... 0.285 2.9 0.009 0.66 S-Nov.2015 2.9

Parking and other fees4

............................... 0.235 1.7 0.004 0.47 L-Jan.2016 2.3

Parking fees and tolls4, 5........................... 2.4 0.63 L-Jan.2016 2.8

Automobile service clubs4, 5....................... 0.0 0.75 S-Feb.2015 -0.5

Public transportation..................................... 1.140 0.3 0.004 0.75 L-Jun.2014 3.5

Airline fare.............................................. 0.679 -1.3 -0.009 0.98 L-Jul.2014 -0.2

Other intercity transportation......................... 0.175 4.6 0.006 1.86 L-Nov.2010 5.1

Intercity bus fare6, 5.................................

Intercity train fare6, 5................................ 2.8 1.59 S-Jan.2016 -1.0

Ship fare4, 5.......................................... 7.2 2.34 L-EVER –

Intracity transportation................................. 0.283 2.4 0.006 0.22 L-Dec.2015 2.5

Intracity mass transit11, 5........................... 2.9 0.59 L-Feb.2014 4.0

Recreation services11....................................... 3.885 3.1 0.118 0.52 L-Nov.2012 3.2

Video and audio services11............................. 1.625 3.2 0.051 0.39 L-Nov.2012 3.3

Cable and satellite television and radio

service13.............................................. 1.520 3.4 0.050 0.40 L-Feb.2013 3.4

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 2016, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2016

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Mar. 2015-

Mar. 2016

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Mar. 2015-

Mar. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Video discs and other media, including rental of

video and audio4

.................................... 0.106 0.7 0.000 1.79 L-Jan.2016 1.9

Video discs and other media4, 5................... 0.0 2.46 L-Jan.2016 0.2

Rental of video or audio discs and other

media4, 5........................................... 0.7 0.99 S-Nov.2014 -0.3

Pet services including veterinary4

...................... 0.370 4.1 0.016 0.44 L-Dec.2015 4.2

Pet services4, 5......................................... 2.9 1.08 L-Dec.2015 3.1

Veterinarian services4, 5............................... 4.1 0.58 S-Jan.2016 4.1

Photographers and film processing4

................... 0.050 2.7 0.002 1.18 L-Aug.2014 3.0

Photographer fees4, 5.................................. 2.2 0.77 L-Sep.2014 2.4

Film processing4, 5..................................... 3.1 1.23 L-Oct.2015 4.3

Other recreation services4

............................... 1.839 2.8 0.050 1.03 – –

Club dues and fees for participant sports and

group exercises4

.................................... 0.644 2.7 0.017 1.34 L-Jul.2014 3.0

Admissions............................................. 0.644 2.6 0.017 1.31 S-Feb.2015 2.4

Admission to movies, theaters, and

concerts4, 5........................................ 3.9 0.98 L-Dec.2015 4.4

Admission to sporting events4, 5.................. 0.0 1.47 S-Dec.2011 -0.6

Fees for lessons or instructions8

.................... 0.224 3.0 0.006 0.60 S-Nov.2015 2.9

Education and communication services11................ 6.479 1.8 0.117 0.19 – –

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.............. 3.023 3.2 0.098 0.31 S-Dec.2014 3.2

College tuition and fees............................... 1.796 3.1 0.057 0.45 S-Jan.2016 3.1

Elementary and high school tuition and fees. . . . .. 0.311 3.8 0.014 0.42 – –

Child care and nursery school12..................... 0.743 3.2 0.023 0.52 S-Feb.2015 3.0

Technical and business school tuition and fees4

... 0.042 1.6 0.001 0.48 L-Jul.2015 1.6

Postage and delivery services4

......................... 0.141 2.0 0.003 0.35 L-Jan.2015 3.4

Postage................................................. 0.134 2.2 0.003 0.38 – –

Delivery services4

...................................... 0.007 -1.3 0.000 0.53 L-Dec.2015 0.8

Telephone services4

..................................... 2.570 0.8 0.019 0.30 L-Jan.2016 0.9

Wireless telephone services4........................ 1.827 0.6 0.006 0.39 L-Aug.2004 0.6

Land-line telephone services11....................... 0.743 1.6 0.012 0.42 S-Jan.2015 1.1

Internet services and electronic information

providers4

............................................... 0.734 -0.5 -0.003 0.75 L-May 2015 -0.1

Other personal services11.................................. 1.615 2.8 0.047 0.29 – –

Personal care services.................................. 0.611 3.1 0.020 0.43 S-Jan.2016 2.7

Haircuts and other personal care services4

........ 0.611 3.1 0.020 0.43 S-Jan.2016 2.7

Miscellaneous personal services....................... 1.003 2.6 0.028 0.40 L-Dec.2015 2.7

Legal services8

......................................... 0.239 2.0 0.007 0.66 S-Aug.2015 1.7

Funeral expenses8

..................................... 0.145 2.3 0.004 0.63 – –

Laundry and dry cleaning services4

................. 0.267 3.4 0.009 0.42 L-Apr.2009 3.8

Apparel services other than laundry and dry

cleaning4

............................................. 0.027 1.7 0.001 0.68 S-Aug.2015 1.4

Financial services8

..................................... 0.228 2.3 0.005 1.01 L-Dec.2015 2.7

Checking account and other bank services4, 5... 1.3 0.60 L-Aug.2015 2.0

Tax return preparation and other accounting

fees4, 5.............................................. 2.5 1.40 L-Dec.2015 3.7

Special aggregate indexes

All items less food.................................................. 85.969 0.9 0.742 0.09 S-Dec.2015 0.7

All items less shelter................................................ 66.692 -0.3 -0.194 0.10 S-Dec.2015 -0.5

All items less food and shelter.................................... 52.661 -0.6 -0.305 0.12 S-Dec.2015 -0.8

All items less food, shelter, and energy.......................... 46.282 1.5 0.670 0.13 S-Jan.2016 1.5

All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and

trucks............................................................... 44.163 1.5 0.666 0.14 S-Jan.2016 1.5

All items less medical care........................................ 91.512 0.6 0.589 0.08 S-Dec.2015 0.6

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

March 2016, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Feb.

2016

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Mar. 2015-

Mar. 2016

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Mar. 2015-

Mar. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

All items less energy................................................ 93.621 2.0 1.828 0.08 S-Jan.2016 2.0

Commodities......................................................... 36.565 -2.1 -0.803 0.13 S-Dec.2015 -2.1

Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and

trucks............................................................ 17.627 -0.4 -0.068 0.27 S-Dec.2015 -0.5

Commodities less food.......................................... 22.534 -3.9 -0.915 0.19 S-Dec.2015 -3.9

Commodities less food and beverages........................ 21.569 -4.1 -0.926 0.20 S-Dec.2015 -4.1

Services.............................................................. 63.435 2.7 1.656 0.10 L-Jul.2014 2.7

Services less rent of shelter15.................................. 30.477 2.1 0.615 0.12 L-Dec.2014 2.1

Services less medical care services........................... 56.781 2.6 1.436 0.11 L-Oct.2014 2.6

Durables.............................................................. 9.681 -1.0 -0.080 0.19 S-Nov.2015 -1.0

Nondurables......................................................... 26.884 -2.5 -0.724 0.16 S-Dec.2015 -2.6

Nondurables less food........................................... 12.853 -5.7 -0.835 0.26 S-Dec.2015 -5.8

Nondurables less food and beverages........................ 11.888 -6.2 -0.846 0.28 S-Dec.2015 -6.3

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel............. 8.724 -8.1 -0.817 0.17 S-Nov.2015 -10.3

Nondurables less food and apparel............................ 9.690 -7.3 -0.806 0.15 S-Nov.2015 -9.4

Housing............................................................... 42.394 2.1 0.898 0.13 – –

Education and communication4

................................... 7.120 1.2 0.088 0.20 – –

Education4

......................................................... 3.182 3.1 0.104 0.30 S-Jan.2014 3.0

Communication4

.................................................. 3.938 -0.4 -0.016 0.25 L-Jan.2016 -0.4

Information and information processing4

................... 3.797 -0.5 -0.019 0.26 L-Jan.2016 -0.4

Information technology, hardware and services17......... 1.227 -3.4 -0.038 0.66 L-Jan.2016 -3.4

Recreation4

.......................................................... 5.770 1.1 0.061 0.35 L-Nov.2012 1.4

Video and audio4

................................................. 1.876 1.4 0.027 0.36 L-Aug.2012 1.6

Pets, pet products and services4

............................... 0.966 1.1 0.010 0.48 – –

Photography4

...................................................... 0.088 -1.2 -0.001 1.30 L-Feb.2015 -0.9

Food and beverages................................................ 14.996 0.8 0.123 0.12 S-Dec.2015 0.8

Domestically produced farm food.............................. 6.898 -0.5 -0.038 0.20 S-Feb.2010 -1.5

Other services....................................................... 11.978 2.4 0.282 0.20 L-Feb.2013 2.4

Apparel less footwear.............................................. 2.458 -0.9 -0.032 1.32 S-Dec.2015 -0.9

Fuels and utilities.................................................... 4.925 -2.6 -0.134 0.23 L-Nov.2015 -2.2

Household energy................................................ 3.762 -4.5 -0.179 0.29 L-Nov.2015 -4.1

Medical care......................................................... 8.488 3.3 0.263 0.24 S-Jan.2016 3.0

Transportation....................................................... 14.889 -4.1 -0.618 0.16 S-Dec.2015 -4.1

Private transportation............................................ 13.750 -4.4 -0.621 0.16 S-Dec.2015 -4.4

New and used motor vehicles4

.............................. 6.652 0.1 0.022 0.25 S-Dec.2015 0.1

Utilities and public transportation................................. 9.983 -0.1 -0.007 0.17 L-Feb.2015 0.4

Household furnishings and operations........................... 4.162 -0.3 -0.014 0.25 S-Nov.2015 -0.6

Other goods and services.......................................... 3.179 2.0 0.066 0.25 L-Nov.2015 2.1

Personal care..................................................... 2.524 1.5 0.040 0.31 L-Nov.2015 1.7

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.