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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – OCTOBER 2016 

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

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

the all items index rose 1.6 percent before seasonal adjustment.

As in September, increases in the shelter and gasoline indexes were the main causes of the rise in the all 

items index. The gasoline index rose 7.0 percent in October and accounted for more than half of the 

increase in the all items index. The shelter index increased 0.4 percent for the second straight month. 

The energy index increased 3.5 percent, its largest advance since February 2013. The indexes for fuel oil 

and gasoline were up 5.9 percent and 7.0 percent, respectively, while the indexes for electricity and 

natural gas saw relatively smaller increases of 0.4 percent and 0.9 percent. In contrast, the index for food 

was unchanged for the fourth consecutive month, as the food at home index continued to decline. 

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent for the second straight month. Along with 

the shelter index, the indexes for apparel, new vehicles, and motor vehicle insurance all increased in 

October, as did the indexes for education, household furnishings and operations, alcoholic beverages, 

and tobacco. The indexes for personal care, communication, used cars and trucks, recreation, and airfare 

all declined. The medical care index was flat over the month. 

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

Percent change

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The all items index rose 1.6 percent for the 12 months ending October, its largest 12-month increase 

since October 2014. The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.1 percent for the 12 months 

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

Percent change

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ending October. The food index declined 0.4 percent over the span, while the energy index rose 0.1 

percent. 

Food 

The food index was unchanged in October, as it was the previous 3 months. The index for food away 

from home increased 0.1 percent, while the food at home index fell 0.2 percent, its sixth consecutive 

monthly decline. Major grocery store food group indexes were mixed, with three declines, two

increases, and one category unchanged. The index for nonalcoholic beverages fell 0.4 percent, its fifth 

decrease in the last 6 months. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs declined for the fourteenth 

consecutive month, falling 0.7 percent. The index for other food at home fell 0.1 percent, after 

increasing 0.1 percent in September. The index for cereals and bakery products was unchanged in 

October. The fruits and vegetables index rose 0.2 percent, and the index for dairy and related products 

increased 0.3 percent.

Over the last 12 months, the food at home index has declined 2.3 percent, the largest 12-month decline 

since December 2009. As in September, all six major grocery store food group indexes declined over the 

last year. The index for food away from home rose 2.4 percent over the last 12 months. 

Energy

The energy index increased 3.5 percent in October after rising 2.9 percent in September. It was the 

largest 1-month increase in the energy index since February 2013, as all major energy component 

indexes increased. The gasoline index rose 7.0 percent after a 5.8-percent increase in September. (Before 

seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices increased 1.8 percent in October.) The fuel oil index also increased

in October, rising 5.9 percent after increasing 2.4 percent in September. The electricity index rose 0.4 

percent in October, its fourth straight increase. The index for natural gas also continued to rise, 

increasing 0.9 percent in October. 

The energy index increased 0.1 percent over the last 12 months; though slight, this is the first 12-month 

increase since August 2014. The gasoline index has declined 0.9 percent over the last year, the smallest 

12-month change since July 2014. However, the index for natural gas has risen 4.8 percent over the past 

year, and the electricity index has advanced slightly, increasing 0.4 percent. 

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.1 percent for the second consecutive month in 

October. The shelter index increased 0.4 percent in October, reflecting a 0.4-percent increase in the rent 

index and a 0.3-percent advance in the index for owners' equivalent rent. The index for motor vehicle 

insurance has risen for 12 consecutive months, increasing 0.2 percent in October. The index for tobacco 

also increased, up 0.3 percent, while the alcoholic beverages index rose 0.4 percent. The apparel index 

rose 0.3 percent, the index for household furnishings and operations increased 0.1 percent, and the new 

vehicles index increased 0.2 percent. The education index advanced 0.5 percent over the month. 

In contrast to these increases, several indexes declined in October. The recreation index was down 0.1 

percent for the fourth consecutive month. The personal care index declined 0.1 percent in October, its 

first decline since July 2015. The index for used cars and trucks fell 0.1 percent, its eighth straight 

monthly decline. The index for airline fares fell 2.2 percent, and the communication index was down 0.5 

percent. 
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The index for medical care was unchanged. The index for prescription drugs rose 0.2 percent in October 

after increasing 0.8 percent in September and 1.7 percent in August. The index for hospital services was 

up 0.2 percent in October, while the index for physician services was down 0.1 percent. 

The index for all items less food and energy increased 2.1 percent over the past 12 months (it has 

remained in the narrow range of 2.1 percent to 2.3 percent since December 2015). The shelter index has 

risen 3.5 percent over the last 12 months, and the medical care index has increased 4.3 percent. The 

index for used cars and trucks has declined 4.1 percent over the year. The tobacco index rose 3.5 percent 

over the last 12 months, while the index for alcoholic beverages rose 1.3 percent.

 

Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 1.6 percent over the last 12 

months to an index level of 241.729 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index increased 0.1 percent prior 

to seasonal adjustment. 

The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 1.4 

percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 235.732 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index 

increased 0.1 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. 

The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 1.5 percent over the 

last 12 months. For the month, the index rose 0.1 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 November 2016 is scheduled to be released on Thursday, 

December 15, 2016, at 8:30 a.m. (EST).

Consumer Price Index Geographic Revision for 2018

In January 2018, BLS will introduce a new geographic area sample for the Consumer Price Index 

(CPI). The 2018 revision utilizes the 2010 Decennial Census and incorporates an updated area 

sample design, changes the frequency of publication for several local area indexes, and establishes 

some new local area and aggregate indexes. The first indexes using the new structure will be 

published in February 2018. Additional information on the geographic revision is available at: 

www.bls.gov/cpi/georevision2018.htm. 
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Brief Explanation of the CPI

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

two annual revisions. 

The index measures price change from a 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 contact us at (202) 691-6968 or 

cpiseas@bls.gov. If you have general questions about the CPI, please contact our information staff at 

(202) 691-7000 or cpi_info@bls.gov. 
Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

October 2016

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Sep.

2016

Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent

change

Seasonally adjusted percent

change

Oct.

2015

Sep.

2016

Oct.

2016

Oct.

2015-

Oct.

2016

Sep.

2016-

Oct.

2016

Jul.

2016-

Aug.

2016

Aug.

2016-

Sep.

2016

Sep.

2016-

Oct.

2016

All items............................................. 100.000 237.838 241.428 241.729 1.6 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4

Food.............................................. 13.731 249.052 247.917 248.073 -0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0

Food at home................................. 7.955 243.779 238.120 238.145 -2.3 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 -0.2

Cereals and bakery products............ 1.071 275.753 272.089 272.502 -1.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............ 1.776 261.568 246.642 244.770 -6.4 -0.8 -0.4 -0.2 -0.7

Dairy and related products............... 0.813 221.874 216.693 218.183 -1.7 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.3

Fruits and vegetables..................... 1.345 297.931 293.423 295.616 -0.8 0.7 0.0 -0.3 0.2

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage

materials.................................. 0.952 169.045 166.573 166.793 -1.3 0.1 -0.1 -0.4 -0.4

Other food at home........................ 1.997 210.636 209.426 208.985 -0.8 -0.2 -0.2 0.1 -0.1

Food away from home1

...................... 5.777 258.363 264.102 264.459 2.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1

Energy............................................ 7.132 194.501 195.852 194.786 0.1 -0.5 0.0 2.9 3.5

Energy commodities......................... 3.395 203.338 197.603 201.412 -0.9 1.9 -0.9 5.5 6.7

Fuel oil1

..................................... 0.092 229.191 212.019 224.453 -2.1 5.9 -2.5 2.4 5.9

Motor fuel................................... 3.221 199.996 194.660 198.212 -0.9 1.8 -0.9 5.7 6.9

Gasoline (all types)..................... 3.173 199.077 193.817 197.357 -0.9 1.8 -0.9 5.8 7.0

Energy services2

............................. 3.737 194.713 202.941 197.279 1.3 -2.8 0.8 0.7 0.5

Electricity2

.................................. 2.949 205.604 214.381 206.397 0.4 -3.7 0.5 0.7 0.4

Utility (piped) gas service2

................ 0.788 159.422 165.881 167.049 4.8 0.7 2.1 0.8 0.9

All items less food and energy................ 79.137 243.985 248.731 249.218 2.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1

Commodities less food and energy

commodities................................ 19.353 146.504 145.562 145.701 -0.5 0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.1

Apparel...................................... 3.177 129.446 128.429 130.328 0.7 1.5 0.2 -0.7 0.3

New vehicles............................... 3.658 146.516 146.499 146.896 0.3 0.3 0.0 -0.1 0.2

Used cars and trucks...................... 2.058 145.821 142.482 139.914 -4.1 -1.8 -0.6 -0.3 -0.1

Medical care commodities................ 1.865 355.894 374.142 373.792 5.0 -0.1 1.4 0.6 0.1

Alcoholic beverages....................... 0.949 240.656 242.614 243.674 1.3 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.4

Tobacco and smoking products.......... 0.656 940.901 970.921 973.535 3.5 0.3 0.7 0.4 0.3

Services less energy services.............. 59.784 303.694 312.205 312.919 3.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2

Shelter....................................... 33.403 281.499 290.445 291.407 3.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4

Rent of primary residence2

............ 7.777 289.428 298.962 300.400 3.8 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.4

Owners’ equivalent rent of

residences2, 3.......................... 24.349 288.700 297.636 298.645 3.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3

Medical care services..................... 6.669 480.245 499.483 499.717 4.1 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0

Physicians’ services2

................... 1.700 366.652 382.134 381.406 4.0 -0.2 0.7 0.0 -0.1

Hospital services2, 4..................... 2.234 295.282 306.404 307.433 4.1 0.3 1.7 0.0 0.2

Transportation services................... 5.836 291.969 298.129 299.622 2.6 0.5 0.1 0.0 -0.2

Motor vehicle maintenance and

repair1

.................................. 1.154 271.804 275.331 275.645 1.4 0.1 0.0 -0.2 0.1

Motor vehicle insurance................ 2.418 465.401 492.119 496.658 6.7 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.2

Airline fare............................... 0.629 285.837 267.457 270.922 -5.2 1.3 -0.1 0.4 -2.2

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, October 2016

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Sep.

2016

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Oct.

2015-

Oct.

2016

Sep.

2016-

Oct.

2016

Jul.

2016-

Aug.

2016

Aug.

2016-

Sep.

2016

Sep.

2016-

Oct.

2016

All items................................................................. 100.000 1.6 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4

Food.................................................................. 13.731 -0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0

Food at home..................................................... 7.955 -2.3 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 -0.2

Cereals and bakery products................................. 1.071 -1.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0

Cereals and cereal products............................... 0.360 -2.1 -0.1 -0.7 0.7 -0.6

Flour and prepared flour mixes......................... 0.044 -2.0 -2.5 -1.2 1.0 -1.0

Breakfast cereal1

......................................... 0.185 -2.4 -0.2 -1.5 0.5 -0.2

Rice, pasta, cornmeal1

................................... 0.131 -1.8 0.8 -0.3 -2.0 0.8

Rice1, 2, 3................................................ -2.1 2.7 -0.3 -2.4 2.7

Bakery products1

......................................... 0.711 -0.7 0.3 0.4 -0.3 0.3

Bread1, 2................................................. 0.211 -0.4 0.5 0.0 -0.5 0.5

White bread1, 3...................................... -0.7 0.3 -0.9 0.0 0.3

Bread other than white1, 3.......................... -0.1 0.7 1.2 -1.4 0.7

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins2

......................... 0.105 -1.6 -0.5 0.4 0.6 -1.5

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies....................... 0.173 -0.1 0.1 0.3 0.8 -0.7

Cookies3

.............................................. -0.2 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.0

Fresh cakes and cupcakes1, 3..................... -0.2 -1.1 0.1 0.7 -1.1

Other bakery products................................ 0.222 -1.1 0.6 0.3 -0.9 0.8

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts1, 3.... -2.4 -2.7 -1.3 1.9 -2.7

Crackers, bread, and cracker products3

......... -1.0 1.3 1.7 -2.7 1.4

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies,

tarts, turnovers3

................................... 0.1 1.9 0.7 -1.0 2.3

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................ 1.776 -6.4 -0.8 -0.4 -0.2 -0.7

Meats, poultry, and fish.................................... 1.675 -3.8 -0.7 0.0 -0.2 -0.6

Meats...................................................... 1.063 -5.5 -0.8 0.1 -0.7 -0.8

Beef and veal.......................................... 0.476 -7.5 -1.5 0.5 -0.5 -1.5

Uncooked ground beef1

............................ 0.193 -9.3 -1.3 0.8 -0.6 -1.3

Uncooked beef roasts1, 2........................... 0.063 -8.4 -1.1 -1.7 -2.3 -1.1

Uncooked beef steaks2

............................. 0.172 -6.1 -2.2 0.8 -0.1 -1.9

Uncooked other beef and veal1, 2................. 0.047 -3.3 -0.6 -1.0 -0.2 -0.6

Pork...................................................... 0.333 -5.3 -1.2 -0.5 -1.4 -1.1

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related

products2

.......................................... 0.140 -4.1 -1.4 -1.2 -0.1 -0.8

Bacon and related products3

.................... -4.6 -1.0 -2.2 -0.3 0.1

Breakfast sausage and related products2, 3... -2.7 -1.8 0.5 0.1 -2.0

Ham................................................... 0.062 -5.6 -1.3 -1.8 -0.7 -1.1

Ham, excluding canned3

........................ -6.3 -1.4 -2.1 -1.1 -1.2

Pork chops1

.......................................... 0.054 -4.6 -0.2 -1.0 -3.3 -0.2

Other pork including roasts and picnics2

......... 0.078 -7.1 -1.5 1.8 -2.0 -1.1

Other meats............................................ 0.254 -1.8 1.3 0.0 -0.1 0.9

Frankfurters3

......................................... -4.4 4.9 2.5 -2.1 4.4

Lunchmeats2, 3...................................... -1.1 0.4 -1.0 0.9 -0.2

Lamb and organ meats1, 3......................... 0.7 0.3 -1.2 1.5 0.3

Lamb and mutton1, 2, 3.............................. -2.7 0.5 -0.1 0.6 0.5

Poultry................................................... 0.345 -2.0 0.0 -0.1 0.7 -0.3

Chicken1, 2........................................... 0.279 -2.1 0.0 -0.2 0.7 0.0

Fresh whole chicken1, 3.......................... 1.5 -0.2 -1.9 2.9 -0.2

Fresh and frozen chicken parts1, 3............. -3.3 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2

Other poultry including turkey2

.................... 0.066 -1.4 0.3 0.8 -1.1 1.1

Fish and seafood...................................... 0.267 0.8 -1.3 -0.3 0.7 -0.4

Fresh fish and seafood2

............................ 0.146 3.7 -0.9 -0.9 0.7 0.4

Processed fish and seafood2

...................... 0.121 -2.5 -1.9 0.4 0.7 -1.7

Shelf stable fish and seafood1, 3............... -1.9 -0.9 0.7 0.6 -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, October 2016 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Sep.

2016

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Oct.

2015-

Oct.

2016

Sep.

2016-

Oct.

2016

Jul.

2016-

Aug.

2016

Aug.

2016-

Sep.

2016

Sep.

2016-

Oct.

2016

Frozen fish and seafood3

........................ -3.1 -2.6 0.1 0.5 -1.8

Eggs........................................................ 0.101 -35.5 -2.0 -6.6 0.3 -1.2

Dairy and related products................................... 0.813 -1.7 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.3

Milk1, 2........................................................ 0.232 -1.8 0.9 1.2 2.2 0.9

Fresh whole milk3

........................................ -1.8 1.2 0.9 1.2 0.8

Fresh milk other than whole2, 3......................... -2.1 0.8 0.6 1.6 0.8

Cheese and related products.............................. 0.261 -1.8 1.2 -0.6 -0.5 0.4

Ice cream and related products........................... 0.115 -1.3 0.6 0.2 -1.9 0.0

Other dairy and related products1, 2...................... 0.205 -1.7 -0.2 -0.2 -0.4 -0.2

Fruits and vegetables......................................... 1.345 -0.8 0.7 0.0 -0.3 0.2

Fresh fruits and vegetables................................ 1.050 -0.9 1.0 0.1 -0.3 0.2

Fresh fruits................................................ 0.573 0.6 1.4 0.1 0.5 0.5

Apples................................................... 0.088 1.9 -5.8 -0.7 -1.6 1.0

Bananas1

............................................... 0.088 -0.6 -0.8 -0.8 1.9 -0.8

Citrus fruits2

............................................ 0.168 2.0 -0.3 -2.4 3.5 -0.6

Oranges, including tangerines3

.................... -1.0 -0.5 -3.1 4.8 -1.5

Other fresh fruits2

...................................... 0.229 0.1 6.3 3.0 -1.1 0.2

Fresh vegetables......................................... 0.477 -2.7 0.5 0.2 -1.2 -0.2

Potatoes................................................. 0.082 0.5 -2.7 0.1 0.9 0.3

Lettuce.................................................. 0.061 -11.9 -1.1 -0.2 -2.6 -2.0

Tomatoes1

.............................................. 0.082 3.4 5.4 1.5 2.7 5.4

Other fresh vegetables................................ 0.252 -3.3 0.3 -0.6 -1.6 -1.1

Processed fruits and vegetables2

...................... 0.295 -0.1 -0.1 -0.7 -0.5 0.4

Canned fruits and vegetables2

....................... 0.155 0.6 0.1 -0.4 -0.6 0.9

Canned fruits2, 3..................................... -0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.3 0.6

Canned vegetables2, 3.............................. 0.9 0.1 -1.0 -0.7 0.5

Frozen fruits and vegetables2

........................ 0.086 0.7 0.7 -0.8 -1.6 2.2

Frozen vegetables3

................................. 0.6 0.5 -0.9 -1.0 2.4

Other processed fruits and vegetables including

dried2

................................................. 0.054 -3.6 -2.0 -2.3 0.8 -1.8

Dried beans, peas, and lentils1, 2, 3............... -2.9 -0.5 -1.7 0.1 -0.5

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials. . . . . . . .. 0.952 -1.3 0.1 -0.1 -0.4 -0.4

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks2

........................... 0.669 -1.1 0.5 0.2 -0.5 -0.3

Carbonated drinks........................................ 0.268 0.7 1.1 -0.3 -0.6 0.7

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks1, 2.......... 0.011 -1.0 0.1 0.4 1.0 0.1

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks2

......... 0.390 -2.3 0.1 0.6 -0.8 -0.5

Beverage materials including coffee and tea2

........... 0.283 -1.8 -0.6 -0.3 0.4 -0.6

Coffee...................................................... 0.177 -3.0 -0.5 -0.7 0.7 -0.5

Roasted coffee3

........................................ -3.7 -1.3 -1.0 1.3 -1.1

Instant and freeze dried coffee1, 3................... -0.2 0.1 2.3 -1.9 0.1

Other beverage materials including tea2

.............. 0.106 0.1 -0.8 0.5 -0.2 -0.9

Other food at home............................................ 1.997 -0.8 -0.2 -0.2 0.1 -0.1

Sugar and sweets1

.......................................... 0.292 -0.8 -0.6 0.2 0.1 -0.6

Sugar and artificial sweeteners......................... 0.050 -1.7 -1.0 1.0 -0.3 -0.3

Candy and chewing gum1, 2............................. 0.187 -1.2 -1.3 0.1 0.8 -1.3

Other sweets2

............................................. 0.054 1.5 2.2 0.2 -1.7 3.3

Fats and oils................................................. 0.235 -1.8 -0.2 -0.5 0.1 -0.5

Butter and margarine2

................................... 0.069 -3.5 -0.8 -0.3 -0.9 -0.8

Butter3

................................................... -6.0 -1.5 0.5 -1.6 -2.0

Margarine3

.............................................. 0.7 -0.3 -0.7 0.0 -0.5

Salad dressing2

........................................... 0.057 -1.8 0.0 -1.5 0.4 -1.0

Other fats and oils including peanut butter2

. . . . . . . . .. 0.109 -0.5 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5

Peanut butter1, 2, 3..................................... -1.8 0.5 1.2 0.7 0.5

Other foods................................................ 1.470 -0.6 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.1

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

category, October 2016 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Sep.

2016

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Oct.

2015-

Oct.

2016

Sep.

2016-

Oct.

2016

Jul.

2016-

Aug.

2016

Aug.

2016-

Sep.

2016

Sep.

2016-

Oct.

2016

Soups.................................................... 0.092 -0.6 -1.7 -0.3 1.3 -0.6

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods1

.......... 0.260 -1.5 0.4 -0.6 -0.2 0.4

Snacks1

................................................. 0.332 0.4 0.3 0.5 -0.9 0.3

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces........... 0.288 -0.7 -1.3 -1.3 0.9 -0.6

Salt and other seasonings and spices2, 3........ 1.2 -1.8 0.4 0.6 -0.7

Olives, pickles, relishes1, 2, 3....................... -1.9 -0.8 -4.0 2.7 -0.8

Sauces and gravies2, 3............................. -1.2 -0.8 -1.6 1.9 -0.6

Other condiments3

.................................. 0.6 -0.2 -1.5 -1.2 1.8

Baby food1, 2........................................... 0.055 1.7 0.5 -0.4 0.0 0.5

Other miscellaneous foods1, 2........................ 0.442 -0.9 0.2 -0.8 -0.1 0.2

Prepared salads1, 3, 4............................... 2.0 3.6 -0.8 0.7 3.6

Food away from home1

.......................................... 5.777 2.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1

Full service meals and snacks1, 2........................... 2.799 2.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0

Limited service meals and snacks1, 2....................... 2.453 2.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

Food at employee sites and schools2

....................... 0.198 2.3 0.1 -0.7 -1.0 0.1

Food at elementary and secondary schools1, 3, 5....... 1.9 0.1 0.6 0.1

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors1, 2. . .. 0.082 4.3 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.4

Other food away from home1, 2.............................. 0.245 1.2 0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.2

Energy................................................................ 7.132 0.1 -0.5 0.0 2.9 3.5

Energy commodities............................................. 3.395 -0.9 1.9 -0.9 5.5 6.7

Fuel oil and other fuels........................................ 0.174 -1.7 3.8 -1.5 1.5 3.5

Fuel oil1

....................................................... 0.092 -2.1 5.9 -2.5 2.4 5.9

Propane, kerosene, and firewood6

........................ 0.081 -1.0 1.5 -2.7 0.6 -0.2

Motor fuel....................................................... 3.221 -0.9 1.8 -0.9 5.7 6.9

Gasoline (all types)......................................... 3.173 -0.9 1.8 -0.9 5.8 7.0

Gasoline, unleaded regular3

............................ -0.9 1.9 -0.8 5.9 7.2

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade3, 7....................... -2.1 1.7 -0.3 4.6 6.4

Gasoline, unleaded premium3

.......................... -0.1 1.6 -1.2 5.4 5.9

Other motor fuels2

.......................................... 0.048 -2.9 1.7 -1.4 2.2 1.7

Energy services8

.................................................. 3.737 1.3 -2.8 0.8 0.7 0.5

Electricity8

....................................................... 2.949 0.4 -3.7 0.5 0.7 0.4

Utility (piped) gas service8

.................................... 0.788 4.8 0.7 2.1 0.8 0.9

All items less food and energy.................................... 79.137 2.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1

Commodities less food and energy commodities............ 19.353 -0.5 0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.1

Household furnishings and supplies9

....................... 3.196 -1.8 0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.0

Window and floor coverings and other linens1, 2........ 0.261 0.4 0.8 -0.4 0.3 0.8

Floor coverings1, 2........................................ 0.060 1.4 -1.6 0.7 0.9 -1.6

Window coverings1, 2..................................... 0.052 5.9 4.3 -0.8 -0.9 4.3

Other linens1, 2............................................ 0.149 -1.8 0.6 -0.7 0.4 0.6

Furniture and bedding1

..................................... 0.752 -2.0 1.2 -1.2 0.2 1.2

Bedroom furniture1

....................................... 0.268 -1.7 -0.6 -0.5 0.4 -0.6

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture1, 2. .. 0.355 -0.3 2.5 -1.8 0.5 2.5

Other furniture2

........................................... 0.124 -7.2 1.4 -0.3 -0.7 1.5

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

Appliances2

.................................................. 0.183 -3.9 -0.8 -0.5 -1.0 -0.8

Major appliances2

........................................ 0.056 -6.2 -0.6 -0.3 -0.2 -0.7

Laundry equipment3

................................... -10.0 -2.6 -1.4 0.4 -2.5

Other appliances1, 2...................................... 0.124 -2.7 -0.9 -0.9 -0.8 -0.9

Other household equipment and furnishings2

........... 0.462 -4.8 -0.3 0.4 -0.1 -0.6

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items1

.................. 0.239 -6.7 -1.1 -0.5 -0.4 -1.1

Indoor plants and flowers10............................. 0.100 -2.5 0.2 1.6 1.8 0.1

Dishes and flatware1, 2................................... 0.051 -6.1 1.0 0.0 -1.6 1.0

Nonelectric cookware and tableware2

................. 0.071 -0.8 0.7 -0.1 -0.1 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, October 2016 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Sep.

2016

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Oct.

2015-

Oct.

2016

Sep.

2016-

Oct.

2016

Jul.

2016-

Aug.

2016

Aug.

2016-

Sep.

2016

Sep.

2016-

Oct.

2016

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies2

. . .. 0.674 -1.5 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.2

Tools, hardware and supplies1, 2....................... 0.179 -1.7 0.0 -0.6 0.2 0.0

Outdoor equipment and supplies2

...................... 0.336 -1.4 -0.1 -0.1 0.2 -0.2

Housekeeping supplies1

.................................... 0.864 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 -0.1

Household cleaning products2

.......................... 0.342 0.7 0.2 -0.5 -0.1 0.0

Household paper products1, 2........................... 0.235 -0.4 -1.0 0.5 0.5 -1.0

Miscellaneous household products1, 2................. 0.287 -0.7 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2

Apparel.......................................................... 3.177 0.7 1.5 0.2 -0.7 0.3

Men’s and boys’ apparel................................... 0.791 0.2 1.1 1.2 -1.3 0.1

Men’s apparel............................................. 0.632 -0.5 0.4 1.2 -1.3 -0.2

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear............ 0.105 2.6 0.2 4.5 -2.1 1.5

Men’s furnishings...................................... 0.202 1.2 -1.7 0.8 1.4 -2.6

Men’s shirts and sweaters2

........................... 0.179 -0.9 3.7 1.0 -2.5 0.9

Men’s pants and shorts............................... 0.141 -3.1 -0.9 1.6 -2.9 0.8

Boys’ apparel............................................. 0.159 3.0 4.2 0.4 1.3 0.4

Women’s and girls’ apparel................................ 1.303 0.7 2.1 -1.4 0.0 0.1

Women’s apparel......................................... 1.088 0.3 2.1 -2.4 -0.2 0.3

Women’s outerwear................................... 0.073 -8.2 2.0 -6.6 -8.2 -3.6

Women’s dresses...................................... 0.159 0.3 2.4 -1.9 -1.8 2.1

Women’s suits and separates2

....................... 0.496 0.8 3.0 -2.0 -0.8 1.8

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories2

......................................... 0.349 1.7 0.8 -1.8 3.5 -1.3

Girls’ apparel.............................................. 0.216 3.1 2.0 3.9 1.1 -0.9

Footwear..................................................... 0.703 1.2 1.5 1.3 -0.5 1.0

Men’s footwear1

.......................................... 0.215 2.0 0.6 0.5 1.6 0.6

Boys’ and girls’ footwear................................ 0.172 2.9 2.7 0.7 -0.8 1.5

Women’s footwear........................................ 0.316 -0.2 1.5 2.3 -1.3 0.9

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel.............................. 0.152 -5.8 -0.1 1.0 -1.2 -1.1

Jewelry and watches6

...................................... 0.228 6.5 0.1 1.8 -2.4 1.0

Watches1, 6................................................ 0.082 5.6 -0.1 -1.5 -0.4 -0.1

Jewelry6

.................................................... 0.146 7.4 0.2 3.3 -3.2 1.6

Transportation commodities less motor fuel9

.............. 6.195 -1.1 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2 0.1

New vehicles................................................. 3.658 0.3 0.3 0.0 -0.1 0.2

New cars and trucks2, 3.................................. 0.2 0.3 0.0 -0.1 0.3

New cars3

............................................... -0.3 0.3 0.0 -0.1 0.2

New trucks3, 11......................................... 0.7 0.3 0.0 -0.1 0.3

Used cars and trucks.................................... 2.058 -4.1 -1.8 -0.6 -0.3 -0.1

Motor vehicle parts and equipment1

................... 0.384 -0.1 0.2 0.5 -0.7 0.2

Tires1

.................................................... 0.230 -0.4 0.4 0.8 -0.6 0.4

Vehicle accessories other than tires1, 2............. 0.154 0.2 -0.1 0.2 -0.8 -0.1

Vehicle parts and equipment other than

tires1, 3............................................. 0.7 0.0 -0.5 -0.6 0.0

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids1, 3................... 1.2 -0.1 3.3 -0.8 -0.1

Medical care commodities.................................... 1.865 5.0 -0.1 1.4 0.6 0.1

Medicinal drugs1, 9.......................................... 1.806 5.2 -0.1 1.5 0.6 -0.1

Prescription drugs........................................ 1.444 7.0 0.1 1.7 0.8 0.2

Nonprescription drugs1, 9................................ 0.362 -1.4 -0.8 0.2 0.8 -0.8

Medical equipment and supplies1, 9...................... 0.059 -0.8 -0.1 -0.2 -0.7 -0.1

Recreation commodities9

..................................... 1.809 -4.0 -0.4 0.1 -0.4 -0.4

Video and audio products9

................................. 0.221 -14.5 -0.6 -1.6 -2.3 -1.0

Televisions................................................ 0.107 -21.7 -0.5 -2.1 -3.0 -1.2

Other video equipment2

................................. 0.025 -3.5 1.6 -1.1 -1.3 1.1

Audio equipment.......................................... 0.058 -9.1 -1.7 -1.6 -2.2 -1.8

Audio discs, tapes and other media1, 2................ 0.022 -7.9 -0.8 -0.4 -1.2 -0.8

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

category, October 2016 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Sep.

2016

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Oct.

2015-

Oct.

2016

Sep.

2016-

Oct.

2016

Jul.

2016-

Aug.

2016

Aug.

2016-

Sep.

2016

Sep.

2016-

Oct.

2016

Pets and pet products1

..................................... 0.588 0.0 -0.4 0.4 0.2 -0.4

Pet food1, 2, 3.............................................. -0.2 -0.8 0.3 -0.1 -0.8

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories1, 2, 3.... 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.1

Sporting goods1

............................................. 0.434 -1.3 0.2 -0.3 -0.3 0.2

Sports vehicles including bicycles1

..................... 0.228 -0.1 0.7 -0.2 0.1 0.7

Sports equipment......................................... 0.197 -2.9 -0.3 -0.2 -1.3 -0.6

Photographic equipment and supplies................... 0.039 2.3 0.8 1.1 0.0 2.0

Film and photographic supplies1, 2, 3................... 6.0 0.3 0.1 2.6 0.3

Photographic equipment2, 3............................. 1.7 0.8 1.5 -0.4 2.5

Recreational reading materials1

........................... 0.151 -1.1 -1.4 1.7 0.8 -1.4

Newspapers and magazines1, 2........................ 0.088 -0.3 -1.8 -0.9 2.6 -1.8

Recreational books1, 2................................... 0.063 -2.2 -0.9 5.3 -1.6 -0.9

Other recreational goods2

.................................. 0.376 -8.0 -0.9 0.3 -0.8 -0.8

Toys........................................................ 0.304 -9.6 -1.4 0.5 -0.8 -1.3

Toys, games, hobbies and playground

equipment2, 3......................................... -7.8 -0.7 1.0 -0.9 -0.8

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies1, 2............. 0.023 -4.2 5.6 -1.6 -2.3 5.6

Music instruments and accessories1, 2................ 0.034 1.6 -0.2 0.0 0.4 -0.2

Education and communication commodities9

.............. 0.620 -4.6 -0.6 0.0 -0.3 -0.6

Educational books and supplies.......................... 0.164 5.6 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.1

College textbooks1, 3, 12.................................. 5.9 0.3 1.6 0.7 0.3

Information technology commodities9

.................... 0.456 -8.3 -0.8 -0.1 -0.5 -0.8

Personal computers and peripheral equipment4

. . . .. 0.276 -7.2 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 -0.1

Computer software and accessories1, 2............... 0.088 -10.1 -2.1 -1.3 0.3 -2.1

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other

consumer information items1, 2....................... 0.091 -10.2 -1.8 -0.2 -1.4 -1.8

Alcoholic beverages........................................... 0.949 1.3 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.4

Alcoholic beverages at home.............................. 0.584 0.6 0.5 -0.1 0.3 0.5

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home........ 0.266 1.4 0.9 -0.1 0.2 0.6

Distilled spirits at home.................................. 0.073 1.0 1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.9

Whiskey at home1, 3................................... 2.0 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.5

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home3

...... 1.0 1.1 -0.7 0.2 1.2

Wine at home............................................. 0.244 -0.2 0.0 -0.3 0.7 -0.2

Alcoholic beverages away from home1

.................. 0.365 2.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from

home1, 2, 3............................................... 2.0 0.4 -0.1 0.2 0.4

Wine away from home1, 2, 3............................. 2.2 0.1 0.6 0.4 0.1

Distilled spirits away from home1, 2, 3.................. 2.7 0.4 -0.1 0.2 0.4

Other goods9

................................................... 1.543 0.9 0.0 0.4 0.4 -0.1

Tobacco and smoking products........................... 0.656 3.5 0.3 0.7 0.4 0.3

Cigarettes2

................................................ 0.594 3.6 0.3 0.8 0.4 0.4

Tobacco products other than cigarettes1, 2........... 0.045 2.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.5 -0.2

Personal care products1

.................................... 0.703 -0.5 -0.3 0.3 -0.1 -0.3

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal

care products1, 2....................................... 0.374 -0.5 -0.3 -0.2 0.2 -0.3

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements1

............................................ 0.323 -0.4 -0.3 0.8 -0.5 -0.3

Miscellaneous personal goods2

........................... 0.184 -3.1 0.5 -0.6 2.5 -0.4

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap3

............. -0.9 0.9 -1.0 2.3 -0.4

Infants’ equipment1, 3, 5.................................. -6.2 -0.4 0.9 0.1 -0.4

Services less energy services.................................. 59.784 3.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2

Shelter........................................................... 33.403 3.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4

Rent of shelter13............................................. 33.061 3.6 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4

Rent of primary residence8

.............................. 7.777 3.8 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.4

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

category, October 2016 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Sep.

2016

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Oct.

2015-

Oct.

2016

Sep.

2016-

Oct.

2016

Jul.

2016-

Aug.

2016

Aug.

2016-

Sep.

2016

Sep.

2016-

Oct.

2016

Lodging away from home2

.............................. 0.935 4.4 -1.0 2.0 1.0 1.6

Housing at school, excluding board8, 13............ 0.121 2.7 0.1 -0.1 0.3 0.1

Other lodging away from home including hotels

and motels........................................... 0.814 3.9 -1.1 2.3 1.1 1.8

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences8, 13............ 24.349 3.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence8, 13........................................ 23.233 3.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3

Tenants’ and household insurance1, 2................. 0.342 0.6 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.1

Water and sewer and trash collection services2

........ 1.163 3.3 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.1

Water and sewerage maintenance8

.................... 0.880 3.9 0.1 0.3 0.7 0.1

Garbage and trash collection1, 11....................... 0.283 1.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1

Household operations1, 2................................... 0.847 2.7 0.3 -0.1 0.0 0.3

Domestic services1, 2..................................... 0.281 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0

Gardening and lawncare services1, 2.................. 0.277 2.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.8

Moving, storage, freight expense2

...................... 0.119 7.6 -1.4 -1.3 0.1 -0.8

Repair of household items1, 2........................... 0.087 3.4 1.4 0.1 0.0 1.4

Medical care services...................................... 6.669 4.1 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0

Professional services.................................... 3.150 3.2 -0.1 0.5 0.1 0.0

Physicians’ services8

.................................. 1.700 4.0 -0.2 0.7 0.0 -0.1

Dental services8

........................................ 0.815 2.9 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.1

Eyeglasses and eye care1, 6......................... 0.322 1.1 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.1

Services by other medical professionals8, 6........ 0.313 1.4 0.0 -0.3 -0.1 0.0

Hospital and related services........................... 2.504 4.1 0.3 1.6 0.0 0.2

Hospital services8, 14.................................. 2.234 4.1 0.3 1.7 0.0 0.2

Inpatient hospital services8, 14, 3................... 4.5 0.6 1.4 0.0 0.6

Outpatient hospital services8, 3, 6.................. 3.0 0.2 1.8 0.1 0.0

Nursing homes and adult day services8, 14......... 0.193 3.7 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.2

Care of invalids and elderly at home1, 5............ 0.077 2.4 0.4 -0.2 0.2 0.4

Health insurance1, 5...................................... 1.016 6.9 -0.1 1.1 -0.1 -0.1

Transportation services..................................... 5.836 2.6 0.5 0.1 0.0 -0.2

Leased cars and trucks12................................ 0.544 0.2 0.5 -1.2 -1.6 -0.5

Car and truck rental2

.................................. 0.106 4.0 -2.3 -3.4 -0.5 0.9

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair1

............... 1.154 1.4 0.1 0.0 -0.2 0.1

Motor vehicle body work1

............................. 0.056 2.4 1.0 0.0 -0.4 1.0

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing1

......... 0.668 1.1 0.0 0.1 -0.5 0.0

Motor vehicle repair1, 2................................ 0.388 1.7 0.1 -0.4 0.3 0.1

Motor vehicle insurance................................. 2.418 6.7 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.2

Motor vehicle fees1, 2.................................... 0.525 1.1 -0.2 0.3 -0.4 -0.2

State motor vehicle registration and license

fees1, 8, 2.............................................. 0.282 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0

Parking and other fees2

............................... 0.232 0.9 -0.5 0.3 -0.9 -0.5

Parking fees and tolls1, 2, 3......................... 2.4 -0.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.3

Automobile service clubs1, 2, 3..................... -10.8 -0.3 0.1 -11.2 -0.3

Public transportation..................................... 1.089 -2.7 0.6 0.4 0.2 -1.6

Airline fare.............................................. 0.629 -5.2 1.3 -0.1 0.4 -2.2

Other intercity transportation......................... 0.178 1.1 -0.8 1.5 -0.2 -0.4

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

Intercity train fare1, 3, 4.............................. 4.0 -1.0 -0.6 -0.8 -1.0

Ship fare1, 2, 3........................................ 4.0 -1.0 1.5 -1.7 -1.0

Intracity transportation1

............................... 0.280 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0

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

Recreation services9

........................................ 3.873 2.8 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.0

Video and audio services9

.............................. 1.617 3.2 0.1 -0.3 -0.4 0.2

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

category, October 2016 — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Sep.

2016

Unadjusted percent

change Seasonally adjusted percent change

Oct.

2015-

Oct.

2016

Sep.

2016-

Oct.

2016

Jul.

2016-

Aug.

2016

Aug.

2016-

Sep.

2016

Sep.

2016-

Oct.

2016

Cable and satellite television and radio

service11.............................................. 1.512 3.6 0.2 -0.2 -0.4 0.4

Video discs and other media, including rental of

video and audio1, 2.................................. 0.105 -1.1 -2.4 -0.6 -0.2 -2.4

Video discs and other media1, 2, 3................ -5.8 -2.7 -0.8 -0.9 -2.7

Rental of video or audio discs and other

media1, 2, 3......................................... 4.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1

Pet services including veterinary2

...................... 0.370 3.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3

Pet services1, 2, 3....................................... 1.6 0.4 0.0 -0.3 0.4

Veterinarian services2, 3............................... 3.3 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.2

Photographers and film processing1, 2................. 0.049 0.6 -0.1 0.3 0.1 -0.1

Photographer fees1, 2, 3............................... -1.0 0.2 0.0 -1.8 0.2

Film processing1, 2, 3.................................. 0.0 -0.8 1.0 0.4 -0.8

Other recreation services2

............................... 1.837 2.4 -0.3 -0.1 0.4 -0.3

Club dues and fees for participant sports and

group exercises1, 2.................................. 0.645 1.9 0.0 -0.2 0.8 0.0

Admissions1

............................................ 0.646 3.1 -0.7 0.0 0.0 -0.7

Admission to movies, theaters, and

concerts1, 2, 3...................................... 3.4 -0.7 0.3 0.3 -0.7

Admission to sporting events1, 2, 3................ 4.4 -0.9 -0.4 1.0 -0.9

Fees for lessons or instructions1, 6.................. 0.221 1.4 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.3

Education and communication services9

................. 6.369 0.2 -0.1 0.1 -0.4 0.0

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.............. 3.033 2.5 0.3 -0.1 0.2 0.5

College tuition and fees............................... 1.801 2.2 0.2 -0.4 0.3 0.4

Elementary and high school tuition and fees. . . . .. 0.314 3.5 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.8

Child care and nursery school10..................... 0.745 2.7 0.4 0.5 -0.1 0.5

Technical and business school tuition and fees2

... 0.042 1.8 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0

Postage and delivery services2

......................... 0.136 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Postage1

................................................ 0.129 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Delivery services2

...................................... 0.007 -1.0 -0.6 0.3 -0.4 -0.1

Telephone services1, 2................................... 2.475 -2.4 -0.4 0.1 -1.2 -0.4

Wireless telephone services1, 2...................... 1.754 -3.2 -0.5 -0.1 -1.4 -0.5

Land-line telephone services1, 9..................... 0.721 -0.2 0.0 0.6 -0.8 0.0

Internet services and electronic information

providers2

............................................... 0.715 -0.4 -0.7 0.4 0.3 -1.0

Other personal services1, 9................................. 1.623 2.7 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0

Personal care services1

................................. 0.606 1.7 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1

Haircuts and other personal care services1, 2...... 0.606 1.7 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1

Miscellaneous personal services....................... 1.016 3.3 -0.1 -0.1 0.5 -0.1

Legal services1, 6...................................... 0.245 4.1 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0

Funeral expenses1, 6.................................. 0.144 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1

Laundry and dry cleaning services1, 2............... 0.267 2.4 -0.2 0.1 0.2 -0.2

Apparel services other than laundry and dry

cleaning1, 2........................................... 0.026 1.4 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.5

Financial services1, 6.................................. 0.235 5.2 -0.2 -0.2 0.9 -0.2

Checking account and other bank

services1, 2, 3...................................... 4.7 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1

Tax return preparation and other accounting

fees1, 2, 3........................................... 5.1 -0.2 -0.3 0.9 -0.2

1 Not seasonally adjusted.

2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.

3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.

4 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.

5 Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.

6 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.

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

estimator.

9 Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.

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

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

October 2016

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Special aggregate indexes

Relative

importance

Sep.

2016

Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent

change

Seasonally adjusted percent

change

Oct.

2015

Sep.

2016

Oct.

2016

Oct.

2015-

Oct.

2016

Sep.

2016-

Oct.

2016

Jul.

2016-

Aug.

2016

Aug.

2016-

Sep.

2016

Sep.

2016-

Oct.

2016

All items less food................................... 86.269 236.097 240.415 240.739 2.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4

All items less shelter................................ 66.597 223.404 224.934 224.982 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.4

All items less food and shelter..................... 52.865 216.785 218.913 218.936 1.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.5

All items less food, shelter, and energy.......... 45.734 223.194 225.549 225.768 1.2 0.1 0.2 -0.1 0.0

All items less food, shelter, energy, and used

cars and trucks.................................... 43.675 227.837 230.561 230.991 1.4 0.2 0.2 -0.1 0.0

All items less medical care......................... 91.466 227.620 230.502 230.813 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.4

All items less energy................................ 92.868 244.059 247.919 248.356 1.8 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1

Commodities......................................... 36.480 181.306 179.850 180.306 -0.6 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.6

Commodities less food, energy, and used

cars and trucks................................. 17.295 147.264 146.569 147.040 -0.2 0.3 0.2 -0.1 0.1

Commodities less food........................... 22.748 150.998 149.432 149.983 -0.7 0.4 -0.1 0.7 1.1

Commodities less food and beverages........ 21.800 147.873 146.212 146.747 -0.8 0.4 -0.1 0.7 1.1

Services.............................................. 63.520 293.683 302.153 302.307 2.9 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2

Services less rent of shelter1

.................... 30.459 316.949 324.989 324.150 2.3 -0.3 0.4 0.0 0.1

Services less medical care services........... 56.851 279.509 287.212 287.359 2.8 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2

Durables.............................................. 9.346 108.500 106.410 106.123 -2.2 -0.3 -0.2 -0.3 0.0

Nondurables.......................................... 27.133 217.382 216.577 217.516 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.8 0.9

Nondurables less food........................... 13.402 190.523 190.055 191.602 0.6 0.8 0.6 1.7 1.7

Nondurables less food and beverages. . . . . . .. 12.453 187.410 186.790 188.364 0.5 0.8 0.7 1.9 1.9

Nondurables less food, beverages, and

apparel.......................................... 9.276 227.771 227.400 228.822 0.5 0.6 0.7 2.6 2.2

Nondurables less food and apparel............ 10.225 227.800 227.650 229.034 0.5 0.6 0.7 2.4 2.1

Housing............................................... 42.520 239.395 246.127 246.264 2.9 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.4

Education and communication2

.................... 6.989 139.344 139.176 138.979 -0.3 -0.1 0.0 -0.3 -0.1

Education2

......................................... 3.197 244.700 250.469 251.173 2.6 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.5

Communication2

.................................. 3.793 80.202 78.503 78.113 -2.6 -0.5 0.1 -0.8 -0.5

Information and information processing2

.... 3.657 76.373 74.683 74.299 -2.7 -0.5 0.1 -0.8 -0.6

Information technology, hardware and

services3

...................................... 1.181 7.959 7.744 7.684 -3.5 -0.8 0.2 0.0 -0.9

Recreation2

........................................... 5.682 116.100 116.945 116.713 0.5 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1

Video and audio2

................................. 1.837 99.495 100.231 100.207 0.7 0.0 -0.4 -0.6 0.1

Pets, pet products and services2

............... 0.958 168.000 170.392 170.066 1.2 -0.2 0.3 0.2 -0.1

Photography2

...................................... 0.089 75.728 76.437 76.654 1.2 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.8

Food and beverages................................ 14.680 248.575 247.645 247.861 -0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0

Domestically produced farm food............... 6.648 252.858 246.171 246.312 -2.6 0.1 -0.3 -0.1 -0.1

Other services....................................... 11.865 342.079 347.017 346.717 1.4 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.0

Apparel less footwear............................... 2.475 122.436 121.325 123.112 0.6 1.5 -0.1 -0.7 0.1

Fuels and utilities.................................... 5.074 226.784 235.057 230.610 1.7 -1.9 0.6 0.7 0.5

Household energy................................ 3.911 190.269 197.425 192.498 1.2 -2.5 0.7 0.8 0.7

Medical care......................................... 8.534 450.065 469.154 469.230 4.3 0.0 1.0 0.2 0.0

Transportation....................................... 15.252 195.858 195.402 196.185 0.2 0.4 -0.2 1.0 1.4

Private transportation............................ 14.163 190.464 190.487 191.218 0.4 0.4 -0.3 1.1 1.6

New and used motor vehicles2

............... 6.460 100.134 99.537 99.112 -1.0 -0.4 -0.3 -0.3 0.1

Utilities and public transportation.................. 9.976 213.590 216.773 214.557 0.5 -1.0 0.2 0.0 0.0

Household furnishings and operations........... 4.043 122.422 121.126 121.390 -0.8 0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.1

Other goods and services.......................... 3.166 417.968 425.494 425.524 1.8 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0

Personal care..................................... 2.510 222.252 225.434 225.295 1.4 -0.1 0.0 0.4 -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, October 2016

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Area Pricing

Schedule1

Percent change to Oct. 2016 from: Percent change to Sep. 2016 from:

Oct.

2015

Aug.

2016

Sep.

2016

Sep.

2015

Jul.

2016

Aug.

2016

U.S. city average............................................... M 1.6 0.4 0.1 1.5 0.3 0.2

Region and area size2

Northeast urban.............................................. M 1.6 0.4 0.2 1.3 0.3 0.2

Size A - More than 1,500,000........................... M 1.5 0.4 0.1 1.3 0.3 0.2

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

........................ M 1.9 0.5 0.4 1.2 0.2 0.2

Midwest urban................................................ M 1.0 0.1 -0.1 1.1 0.4 0.2

Size A - More than 1,500,000........................... M 1.2 0.2 -0.1 1.2 0.5 0.3

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

........................ M 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.9 0.3 0.1

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000).......... M 0.6 -0.2 -0.4 1.1 0.1 0.2

South urban................................................... M 1.5 0.3 0.1 1.4 0.3 0.2

Size A - More than 1,500,000........................... M 1.7 0.3 0.1 1.5 0.2 0.2

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

........................ M 1.4 0.3 0.2 1.3 0.4 0.2

Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000).......... M 1.0 0.5 -0.1 1.3 0.5 0.6

West urban................................................... M 2.3 0.6 0.3 2.0 0.3 0.3

Size A - More than 1,500,000........................... M 2.6 0.6 0.3 2.4 0.4 0.3

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

........................ M 1.3 0.3 0.1 1.1 0.2 0.2

Size classes

A4

.............................................................. M 1.8 0.4 0.1 1.6 0.3 0.3

B/C3

............................................................ M 1.4 0.3 0.2 1.2 0.3 0.2

D............................................................... M 1.4 0.4 -0.1 1.5 0.4 0.5

Selected local areas5

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI.......................... M 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.8 0.6

Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.............. M 2.2 0.6 0.4 1.9 0.1 0.2

New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA. .. M 1.2 0.2 0.1 1.0 0.3 0.2

Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT................ 1 2.3 0.7

Cleveland-Akron, OH........................................ 1 0.3 -0.5

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX....................................... 1 2.0 0.2

Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV6

.................. 1 0.8 -0.1

Atlanta, GA................................................... 2 2.4 -0.1r

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI.................................. 2 1.7 0.2r

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........................... 2 1.7 0.7r

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL.................................. 2 1.9 0.5r

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD... 2 1.3 0.6r

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.................... 2 3.6 0.9r

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA........................... 2 2.4 0.0

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.

r Revised

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, October 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 -0.2 0.0

June 2015................................... 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.1

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

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

September 2015............................ -0.2 -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............................. -0.4 -0.3 0.4 0.7

January 2016............................... 0.1 0.2 1.1 1.4

February 2016.............................. 0.0 0.1 0.6 1.0

March 2016.................................. 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.9

April 2016.................................... 0.6 0.5 0.8 1.1

May 2016.................................... 0.5 0.4 0.7 1.0

June 2016................................... 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.0

July 2016.................................... -0.2 -0.2 0.6 0.8

August 2016................................. 0.0 0.1 0.8 1.1

September 2016............................ 0.3 0.2 1.3 1.5

October 2016............................... 0.1 0.1 1.5 1.6

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

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

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

time and is subject to two revisions.

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

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

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

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

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

October 2016, 1-month analysis table

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Sep.

2016

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Sep. 2016-

Oct. 2016

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Sep. 2016-

Oct. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

All items................................................................. 100.000 0.4 0.04 L-Apr.2016 0.4

Food.................................................................. 13.731 0.0 -0.005 0.08 – –

Food at home..................................................... 7.955 -0.2 -0.013 0.12 S-Aug.2016 -0.2

Cereals and bakery products................................. 1.071 0.0 0.000 0.27 S-Aug.2016 0.0

Cereals and cereal products............................... 0.360 -0.6 -0.002 0.44 S-Aug.2016 -0.7

Flour and prepared flour mixes......................... 0.044 -1.0 0.000 0.64 S-Aug.2016 -1.2

Breakfast cereal4

......................................... 0.185 -0.2 0.000 0.71 S-Aug.2016 -1.5

Rice, pasta, cornmeal4

................................... 0.131 0.8 0.001 0.67 L-Jan.2016 1.1

Rice4, 5, 6................................................ 2.7 0.83 L-Aug.2008 3.8

Bakery products4

......................................... 0.711 0.3 0.002 0.31 L-Aug.2016 0.4

Bread4, 5................................................. 0.211 0.5 0.001 0.57 L-Jun.2016 0.5

White bread4, 6...................................... 0.3 0.81 L-May 2016 0.7

Bread other than white4, 6.......................... 0.7 0.88 L-Aug.2016 1.2

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins5

......................... 0.105 -1.5 -0.002 0.69 S-Aug.2009 -2.1

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies....................... 0.173 -0.7 -0.001 0.64 S-Jun.2016 -0.7

Cookies6

.............................................. 0.0 0.97 S-Jul.2016 -1.8

Fresh cakes and cupcakes4, 6..................... -1.1 0.86 S-Apr.2016 -1.3

Other bakery products................................ 0.222 0.8 0.002 0.66 L-Jun.2016 0.8

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts4, 6.... -2.7 0.84 S-Dec.2015 -3.0

Crackers, bread, and cracker products6

......... 1.4 1.25 L-Aug.2016 1.7

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies,

tarts, turnovers6

................................... 2.3 0.88 L-Nov.2012 2.3

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................ 1.776 -0.7 -0.012 0.22 S-Jun.2016 -0.7

Meats, poultry, and fish.................................... 1.675 -0.6 -0.011 0.24 S-Jul.2016 -0.6

Meats...................................................... 1.063 -0.8 -0.009 0.27 S-Jul.2016 -0.9

Beef and veal.......................................... 0.476 -1.5 -0.007 0.40 S-Dec.2015 -1.8

Uncooked ground beef4

............................ 0.193 -1.3 -0.002 0.55 S-Jan.2016 -2.0

Uncooked beef roasts4, 5........................... 0.063 -1.1 -0.001 0.87 L-May 2016 2.9

Uncooked beef steaks5

............................. 0.172 -1.9 -0.003 0.70 S-Jul.2016 -2.9

Uncooked other beef and veal4, 5................. 0.047 -0.6 0.000 0.81 S-Aug.2016 -1.0

Pork...................................................... 0.333 -1.1 -0.004 0.47 L-Aug.2016 -0.5

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related

products5

.......................................... 0.140 -0.8 -0.001 0.76 S-Aug.2016 -1.2

Bacon and related products6

.................... 0.1 0.95 L-May 2016 0.1

Breakfast sausage and related products5, 6... -2.0 0.94 S-May 2016 -2.7

Ham................................................... 0.062 -1.1 -0.001 0.91 S-Aug.2016 -1.8

Ham, excluding canned6

........................ -1.2 1.16 S-Aug.2016 -2.1

Pork chops4

.......................................... 0.054 -0.2 0.000 1.17 L-Jul.2016 2.1

Other pork including roasts and picnics5

......... 0.078 -1.1 -0.001 1.01 L-Aug.2016 1.8

Other meats............................................ 0.254 0.9 0.002 0.48 L-Sep.2014 1.1

Frankfurters6

......................................... 4.4 1.56 L-Jul.2011 5.5

Lunchmeats5, 6...................................... -0.2 0.62 S-Aug.2016 -1.0

Lamb and organ meats4, 6......................... 0.3 1.72 S-Aug.2016 -1.2

Lamb and mutton4, 5, 6.............................. 0.5 2.54 S-Aug.2016 -0.1

Poultry................................................... 0.345 -0.3 -0.001 0.63 S-Jul.2016 -0.3

Chicken4, 5........................................... 0.279 0.0 0.000 0.76 S-Aug.2016 -0.2

Fresh whole chicken4, 6.......................... -0.2 1.42 S-Aug.2016 -1.9

Fresh and frozen chicken parts4, 6............. 0.2 0.72 L-Aug.2016 0.4

Other poultry including turkey5

.................... 0.066 1.1 0.001 0.78 L-Jun.2016 1.2

Fish and seafood...................................... 0.267 -0.4 -0.001 0.54 S-May 2016 -0.4

Fresh fish and seafood5

............................ 0.146 0.4 0.001 0.87 S-Aug.2016 -0.9

Processed fish and seafood5

...................... 0.121 -1.7 -0.002 0.53 S-Mar.2003 -1.7

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

October 2016, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Sep.

2016

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Sep. 2016-

Oct. 2016

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Sep. 2016-

Oct. 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............... -0.9 0.88 S-Jul.2016 -1.5

Frozen fish and seafood6

........................ -1.8 0.75 S-Oct.2015 -1.9

Eggs........................................................ 0.101 -1.2 -0.001 0.62 S-Aug.2016 -6.6

Dairy and related products................................... 0.813 0.3 0.002 0.26 L-Apr.2016 0.4

Milk4, 5........................................................ 0.232 0.9 0.002 0.33 S-Jul.2016 -0.4

Fresh whole milk6

........................................ 0.8 0.53 S-Jul.2016 -1.6

Fresh milk other than whole5, 6......................... 0.8 0.45 S-Aug.2016 0.6

Cheese and related products.............................. 0.261 0.4 0.001 0.46 L-Apr.2016 0.7

Ice cream and related products........................... 0.115 0.0 0.000 0.83 L-Aug.2016 0.2

Other dairy and related products4, 5...................... 0.205 -0.2 0.000 0.57 L-Aug.2016 -0.2

Fruits and vegetables......................................... 1.345 0.2 0.003 0.37 L-Jul.2016 0.3

Fresh fruits and vegetables................................ 1.050 0.2 0.002 0.46 L-Jul.2016 0.3

Fresh fruits................................................ 0.573 0.5 0.003 0.64 – –

Apples................................................... 0.088 1.0 0.001 1.11 L-Mar.2016 1.6

Bananas4

............................................... 0.088 -0.8 -0.001 0.62 S-Aug.2016 -0.8

Citrus fruits5

............................................ 0.168 -0.6 -0.001 1.44 S-Aug.2016 -2.4

Oranges, including tangerines6

.................... -1.5 1.41 S-Aug.2016 -3.1

Other fresh fruits5

...................................... 0.229 0.2 0.001 1.08 L-Aug.2016 3.0

Fresh vegetables......................................... 0.477 -0.2 -0.001 0.59 L-Aug.2016 0.2

Potatoes................................................. 0.082 0.3 0.000 1.14 S-Aug.2016 0.1

Lettuce.................................................. 0.061 -2.0 -0.001 1.44 L-Aug.2016 -0.2

Tomatoes4

.............................................. 0.082 5.4 0.004 1.42 L-Jan.2016 15.3

Other fresh vegetables................................ 0.252 -1.1 -0.003 0.74 L-Aug.2016 -0.6

Processed fruits and vegetables5

...................... 0.295 0.4 0.001 0.49 L-Apr.2016 1.6

Canned fruits and vegetables5

....................... 0.155 0.9 0.001 0.76 L-Apr.2016 1.7

Canned fruits5, 6..................................... 0.6 0.86 L-Apr.2016 1.9

Canned vegetables5, 6.............................. 0.5 1.02 L-Jul.2016 0.9

Frozen fruits and vegetables5

........................ 0.086 2.2 0.002 0.86 L-Oct.2011 2.6

Frozen vegetables6

................................. 2.4 1.07 L-Apr.2016 2.5

Other processed fruits and vegetables including

dried5

................................................. 0.054 -1.8 -0.001 0.73 S-Aug.2016 -2.3

Dried beans, peas, and lentils4, 5, 6............... -0.5 0.79 S-Aug.2016 -1.7

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials. . . . . . . .. 0.952 -0.4 -0.004 0.34 – –

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks5

........................... 0.669 -0.3 -0.002 0.43 L-Aug.2016 0.2

Carbonated drinks........................................ 0.268 0.7 0.002 0.68 L-Apr.2016 1.5

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks4, 5.......... 0.011 0.1 0.000 0.64 S-Jul.2016 -1.6

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks5

......... 0.390 -0.5 -0.002 0.61 L-Aug.2016 0.6

Beverage materials including coffee and tea5

........... 0.283 -0.6 -0.002 0.44 S-Jun.2016 -1.0

Coffee...................................................... 0.177 -0.5 -0.001 0.59 S-Aug.2016 -0.7

Roasted coffee6

........................................ -1.1 0.64 S-Jul.2016 -1.5

Instant and freeze dried coffee4, 6................... 0.1 1.03 L-Aug.2016 2.3

Other beverage materials including tea5

.............. 0.106 -0.9 -0.001 0.62 S-Jun.2016 -1.9

Other food at home............................................ 1.997 -0.1 -0.002 0.23 S-Aug.2016 -0.2

Sugar and sweets4

.......................................... 0.292 -0.6 -0.002 0.58 S-Oct.2015 -0.7

Sugar and artificial sweeteners......................... 0.050 -0.3 0.000 0.62 – –

Candy and chewing gum4, 5............................. 0.187 -1.3 -0.002 0.89 S-Apr.2015 -2.0

Other sweets5

............................................. 0.054 3.3 0.002 0.63 L-May 2000 3.6

Fats and oils................................................. 0.235 -0.5 -0.001 0.42 S-Aug.2016 -0.5

Butter and margarine5

................................... 0.069 -0.8 -0.001 0.65 L-Aug.2016 -0.3

Butter6

................................................... -2.0 0.92 S-May 2016 -3.3

Margarine6

.............................................. -0.5 1.02 S-Aug.2016 -0.7

Salad dressing5

........................................... 0.057 -1.0 -0.001 0.82 S-Aug.2016 -1.5

Other fats and oils including peanut butter5

. . . . . . . . .. 0.109 0.5 0.001 0.62 L-Apr.2016 0.9

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

October 2016, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Sep.

2016

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Sep. 2016-

Oct. 2016

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Sep. 2016-

Oct. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Peanut butter4, 5, 6..................................... 0.5 1.00 S-Jul.2016 -2.1

Other foods................................................ 1.470 0.1 0.001 0.28 L-Jun.2016 0.1

Soups.................................................... 0.092 -0.6 -0.001 1.02 S-Jul.2016 -1.3

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods4

.......... 0.260 0.4 0.001 0.63 L-Apr.2016 0.7

Snacks4

................................................. 0.332 0.3 0.001 0.66 L-Aug.2016 0.5

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces........... 0.288 -0.6 -0.002 0.59 S-Aug.2016 -1.3

Salt and other seasonings and spices5, 6........ -0.7 0.93 S-May 2016 -0.8

Olives, pickles, relishes4, 5, 6....................... -0.8 1.56 S-Aug.2016 -4.0

Sauces and gravies5, 6............................. -0.6 0.87 S-Aug.2016 -1.6

Other condiments6

.................................. 1.8 0.97 L-Jun.2016 2.5

Baby food4, 5........................................... 0.055 0.5 0.000 0.38 L-Jul.2016 1.0

Other miscellaneous foods4, 5........................ 0.442 0.2 0.001 0.51 L-Jun.2016 0.4

Prepared salads4, 7, 6............................... 3.6 0.55 L-Jun.2010 4.7

Food away from home4

.......................................... 5.777 0.1 0.008 0.06 S-Feb.2016 0.1

Full service meals and snacks4, 5........................... 2.799 0.0 0.001 0.07 S-Oct.2013 0.0

Limited service meals and snacks4, 5....................... 2.453 0.2 0.005 0.10 – –

Food at employee sites and schools5

....................... 0.198 0.1 0.000 0.16 L-Jul.2016 1.8

Food at elementary and secondary schools4, 8, 6....... 0.1 0.08 S-Jun.2016 0.0

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors4, 5. . .. 0.082 0.4 0.000 0.34 S-Aug.2016 0.0

Other food away from home4, 5.............................. 0.245 0.2 0.000 0.11 L-Dec.2015 0.3

Energy................................................................ 7.132 3.5 0.244 0.15 L-Feb.2013 4.5

Energy commodities............................................. 3.395 6.7 0.225 0.12 L-Apr.2016 7.8

Fuel oil and other fuels........................................ 0.174 3.5 0.006 0.53 L-Jun.2016 3.7

Fuel oil4

....................................................... 0.092 5.9 0.005 0.37 L-May 2016 6.2

Propane, kerosene, and firewood9

........................ 0.081 -0.2 0.000 0.78 S-Aug.2016 -2.7

Motor fuel....................................................... 3.221 6.9 0.219 0.12 L-Apr.2016 8.0

Gasoline (all types)......................................... 3.173 7.0 0.218 0.12 L-Apr.2016 8.1

Gasoline, unleaded regular6

............................ 7.2 0.38 L-Apr.2016 8.4

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade10, 6...................... 6.4 0.36 L-Apr.2016 6.6

Gasoline, unleaded premium6

.......................... 5.9 0.31 L-Apr.2016 6.6

Other motor fuels5

.......................................... 0.048 1.7 0.001 0.12 S-Aug.2016 -1.4

Energy services11................................................ 3.737 0.5 0.019 0.28 S-Jun.2016 -0.5

Electricity11..................................................... 2.949 0.4 0.012 0.35 S-Jun.2016 -0.5

Utility (piped) gas service11................................... 0.788 0.9 0.007 0.28 L-Aug.2016 2.1

All items less food and energy.................................... 79.137 0.1 0.118 0.04 – –

Commodities less food and energy commodities............ 19.353 0.1 0.014 0.09 L-Aug.2016 0.1

Household furnishings and supplies12...................... 3.196 0.0 0.001 0.16 – –

Window and floor coverings and other linens4, 5........ 0.261 0.8 0.002 0.56 L-Jul.2016 1.4

Floor coverings4, 5........................................ 0.060 -1.6 -0.001 0.41 S-Dec.2010 -1.9

Window coverings4, 5..................................... 0.052 4.3 0.002 0.50 L-EVER –

Other linens4, 5............................................ 0.149 0.6 0.001 0.83 L-Jul.2016 2.7

Furniture and bedding4

..................................... 0.752 1.2 0.009 0.31 L-Apr.2015 1.3

Bedroom furniture4

....................................... 0.268 -0.6 -0.002 0.47 S-Jul.2016 -0.8

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture4, 5. .. 0.355 2.5 0.009 0.50 L-EVER –

Other furniture5

........................................... 0.124 1.5 0.002 0.61 L-Apr.2013 1.8

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

Appliances5

.................................................. 0.183 -0.8 -0.001 0.46 L-Aug.2016 -0.5

Major appliances5

........................................ 0.056 -0.7 0.000 0.67 S-Jul.2016 -1.8

Laundry equipment6

................................... -2.5 0.95 S-Jul.2015 -2.5

Other appliances4, 5...................................... 0.124 -0.9 -0.001 0.66 S-Aug.2016 -0.9

Other household equipment and furnishings5

........... 0.462 -0.6 -0.003 0.51 S-Jul.2016 -1.1

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items4

.................. 0.239 -1.1 -0.003 0.88 S-Jun.2016 -1.5

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

October 2016, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Sep.

2016

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Sep. 2016-

Oct. 2016

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Sep. 2016-

Oct. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Indoor plants and flowers13............................. 0.100 0.1 0.000 0.50 S-Jul.2016 -3.6

Dishes and flatware4, 5................................... 0.051 1.0 0.001 1.23 L-May 2016 1.1

Nonelectric cookware and tableware5

................. 0.071 0.9 0.001 0.42 L-Apr.2016 1.7

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies5

. . .. 0.674 -0.2 -0.001 0.25 S-Aug.2016 -0.3

Tools, hardware and supplies4, 5....................... 0.179 0.0 0.000 0.39 S-Aug.2016 -0.6

Outdoor equipment and supplies5

...................... 0.336 -0.2 -0.001 0.32 S-May 2016 -0.5

Housekeeping supplies4

.................................... 0.864 -0.1 -0.001 0.26 S-Aug.2016 -0.1

Household cleaning products5

.......................... 0.342 0.0 0.000 0.45 L-Jul.2016 0.3

Household paper products4, 5........................... 0.235 -1.0 -0.002 0.43 S-Jul.2013 -1.1

Miscellaneous household products4, 5................. 0.287 0.2 0.000 0.41 L-Aug.2016 0.2

Apparel.......................................................... 3.177 0.3 0.010 0.41 L-May 2016 0.8

Men’s and boys’ apparel................................... 0.791 0.1 0.001 0.74 L-Aug.2016 1.2

Men’s apparel............................................. 0.632 -0.2 -0.001 0.80 L-Aug.2016 1.2

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear............ 0.105 1.5 0.002 2.00 L-Aug.2016 4.5

Men’s furnishings...................................... 0.202 -2.6 -0.005 0.89 S-Apr.2016 -3.3

Men’s shirts and sweaters5

........................... 0.179 0.9 0.002 1.56 L-Aug.2016 1.0

Men’s pants and shorts............................... 0.141 0.8 0.001 1.57 L-Aug.2016 1.6

Boys’ apparel............................................. 0.159 0.4 0.001 1.48 S-Aug.2016 0.4

Women’s and girls’ apparel................................ 1.303 0.1 0.001 0.73 L-Jun.2016 1.0

Women’s apparel......................................... 1.088 0.3 0.003 0.78 L-Jul.2016 0.4

Women’s outerwear................................... 0.073 -3.6 -0.002 2.43 L-Jul.2016 0.7

Women’s dresses...................................... 0.159 2.1 0.003 2.38 L-Apr.2016 2.9

Women’s suits and separates5

....................... 0.496 1.8 0.009 0.97 L-Dec.2013 4.8

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories5

......................................... 0.349 -1.3 -0.005 0.92 S-Aug.2016 -1.8

Girls’ apparel.............................................. 0.216 -0.9 -0.002 1.83 S-Jul.2016 -5.5

Footwear..................................................... 0.703 1.0 0.007 0.73 L-Aug.2016 1.3

Men’s footwear4

.......................................... 0.215 0.6 0.001 1.07 S-Aug.2016 0.5

Boys’ and girls’ footwear................................ 0.172 1.5 0.003 1.10 L-Feb.2016 2.4

Women’s footwear........................................ 0.316 0.9 0.003 1.17 L-Aug.2016 2.3

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel.............................. 0.152 -1.1 -0.002 0.98 L-Aug.2016 1.0

Jewelry and watches9

...................................... 0.228 1.0 0.002 0.78 L-Aug.2016 1.8

Watches4, 9................................................ 0.082 -0.1 0.000 0.87 L-Jul.2016 1.9

Jewelry9

.................................................... 0.146 1.6 0.002 0.96 L-Aug.2016 3.3

Transportation commodities less motor fuel12............. 6.195 0.1 0.007 0.09 L-Feb.2016 0.2

New vehicles................................................. 3.658 0.2 0.009 0.14 L-Jul.2016 0.2

New cars and trucks5, 6.................................. 0.3 0.12 L-Jan.2016 0.3

New cars6

............................................... 0.2 0.14 L-Feb.2016 0.2

New trucks14, 6......................................... 0.3 0.13 L-Jan.2016 0.3

Used cars and trucks.................................... 2.058 -0.1 -0.002 0.01 L-Mar.2016 -0.1

Motor vehicle parts and equipment4

................... 0.384 0.2 0.001 0.21 L-Aug.2016 0.5

Tires4

.................................................... 0.230 0.4 0.001 0.29 L-Aug.2016 0.8

Vehicle accessories other than tires4, 5............. 0.154 -0.1 0.000 0.27 L-Aug.2016 0.2

Vehicle parts and equipment other than

tires4, 6............................................. 0.0 0.24 L-Jul.2016 0.2

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids4, 6................... -0.1 0.52 L-Aug.2016 3.3

Medical care commodities.................................... 1.865 0.1 0.001 0.21 S-May 2016 -0.4

Medicinal drugs4, 12......................................... 1.806 -0.1 -0.002 0.22 S-May 2016 -0.6

Prescription drugs........................................ 1.444 0.2 0.002 0.24 S-May 2016 -0.6

Nonprescription drugs4, 12............................... 0.362 -0.8 -0.003 0.47 S-Jun.2015 -1.0

Medical equipment and supplies4, 12..................... 0.059 -0.1 0.000 0.39 L-Jul.2016 0.3

Recreation commodities12.................................... 1.809 -0.4 -0.008 0.17 – –

Video and audio products12................................ 0.221 -1.0 -0.002 0.35 L-Mar.2016 -0.8

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

October 2016, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Sep.

2016

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Sep. 2016-

Oct. 2016

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Sep. 2016-

Oct. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Televisions................................................ 0.107 -1.2 -0.001 0.60 L-Nov.2015 -0.9

Other video equipment5

................................. 0.025 1.1 0.000 0.78 L-Jul.2016 1.2

Audio equipment.......................................... 0.058 -1.8 -0.001 0.55 L-Aug.2016 -1.6

Audio discs, tapes and other media4, 5................ 0.022 -0.8 0.000 0.62 L-Aug.2016 -0.4

Pets and pet products4

..................................... 0.588 -0.4 -0.002 0.30 S-Jul.2016 -0.4

Pet food4, 5, 6.............................................. -0.8 0.33 S-Jul.2015 -2.0

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories4, 5, 6.... 0.1 0.43 S-Jul.2016 -0.2

Sporting goods4

............................................. 0.434 0.2 0.001 0.31 L-Jul.2016 0.2

Sports vehicles including bicycles4

..................... 0.228 0.7 0.002 0.43 L-Apr.2016 2.3

Sports equipment......................................... 0.197 -0.6 -0.001 0.44 L-Aug.2016 -0.2

Photographic equipment and supplies................... 0.039 2.0 0.001 0.96 L-Jul.2016 2.6

Film and photographic supplies4, 5, 6................... 0.3 0.64 S-Aug.2016 0.1

Photographic equipment5, 6............................. 2.5 1.06 L-Jul.2016 3.1

Recreational reading materials4

........................... 0.151 -1.4 -0.002 0.48 S-Mar.2016 -1.6

Newspapers and magazines4, 5........................ 0.088 -1.8 -0.002 0.68 S-EVER –

Recreational books4, 5................................... 0.063 -0.9 -0.001 0.59 L-Aug.2016 5.3

Other recreational goods5

.................................. 0.376 -0.8 -0.003 0.48 – –

Toys........................................................ 0.304 -1.3 -0.004 0.59 S-Jul.2016 -1.5

Toys, games, hobbies and playground

equipment5, 6......................................... -0.8 0.68 L-Aug.2016 1.0

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies4, 5............. 0.023 5.6 0.001 1.32 L-EVER –

Music instruments and accessories4, 5................ 0.034 -0.2 0.000 0.42 S-Mar.2016 -0.2

Education and communication commodities12............. 0.620 -0.6 -0.004 0.30 S-May 2016 -0.8

Educational books and supplies.......................... 0.164 0.1 0.000 0.45 S-May 2016 0.1

College textbooks4, 15, 6.................................. 0.3 0.41 S-May 2016 -0.1

Information technology commodities12................... 0.456 -0.8 -0.004 0.40 S-Jun.2016 -0.8

Personal computers and peripheral equipment7

. . . .. 0.276 -0.1 0.000 0.49 L-Aug.2016 0.4

Computer software and accessories4, 5............... 0.088 -2.1 -0.002 0.82 S-May 2016 -4.3

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other

consumer information items4, 5....................... 0.091 -1.8 -0.002 0.84 S-Jun.2016 -2.0

Alcoholic beverages........................................... 0.949 0.4 0.003 0.16 L-Jan.2016 0.5

Alcoholic beverages at home.............................. 0.584 0.5 0.003 0.23 L-Jan.2016 0.6

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home........ 0.266 0.6 0.002 0.28 L-Apr.2016 0.6

Distilled spirits at home.................................. 0.073 0.9 0.001 0.39 L-Feb.2016 1.0

Whiskey at home4, 6................................... 0.5 0.40 L-Jul.2016 0.6

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home6

...... 1.2 0.55 L-Dec.2010 1.3

Wine at home............................................. 0.244 -0.2 0.000 0.44 S-Aug.2016 -0.3

Alcoholic beverages away from home4

.................. 0.365 0.3 0.001 0.18 – –

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from

home4, 5, 6............................................... 0.4 0.15 L-May 2016 0.5

Wine away from home4, 5, 6............................. 0.1 0.24 S-Jul.2016 0.0

Distilled spirits away from home4, 5, 6.................. 0.4 0.20 L-May 2016 0.8

Other goods12.................................................. 1.543 -0.1 -0.001 0.18 S-Jul.2016 -0.3

Tobacco and smoking products........................... 0.656 0.3 0.002 0.16 S-Jul.2016 -0.5

Cigarettes5

................................................ 0.594 0.4 0.002 0.17 – –

Tobacco products other than cigarettes4, 5........... 0.045 -0.2 0.000 0.53 S-Aug.2016 -0.2

Personal care products4

.................................... 0.703 -0.3 -0.002 0.31 S-Jun.2016 -0.4

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal

care products4, 5....................................... 0.374 -0.3 -0.001 0.46 S-Jun.2016 -0.3

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements4

............................................ 0.323 -0.3 -0.001 0.40 L-Aug.2016 0.8

Miscellaneous personal goods5

........................... 0.184 -0.4 -0.001 0.44 S-Aug.2016 -0.6

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap6

............. -0.4 0.54 S-Aug.2016 -1.0

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

October 2016, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Sep.

2016

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Sep. 2016-

Oct. 2016

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Sep. 2016-

Oct. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Infants’ equipment4, 8, 6.................................. -0.4 0.51 S-Jun.2016 -1.5

Services less energy services.................................. 59.784 0.2 0.105 0.04 – –

Shelter........................................................... 33.403 0.4 0.119 0.06 – –

Rent of shelter16............................................. 33.061 0.4 0.116 0.06 L-Aug.2016 0.4

Rent of primary residence11............................. 7.777 0.4 0.031 0.04 L-Jun.2016 0.4

Lodging away from home5

.............................. 0.935 1.6 0.015 1.89 L-Aug.2016 2.0

Housing at school, excluding board11, 16........... 0.121 0.1 0.000 0.04 S-Aug.2016 -0.1

Other lodging away from home including hotels

and motels........................................... 0.814 1.8 0.015 2.30 L-Aug.2016 2.3

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences11, 16........... 24.349 0.3 0.074 0.03 S-Aug.2016 0.3

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence11, 16....................................... 23.233 0.3 0.071 0.03 S-Aug.2016 0.3

Tenants’ and household insurance4, 5................. 0.342 -0.1 0.000 0.31 – –

Water and sewer and trash collection services5

........ 1.163 0.1 0.001 0.13 S-Jul.2016 -0.3

Water and sewerage maintenance11.................. 0.880 0.1 0.001 0.16 S-Jul.2016 -0.5

Garbage and trash collection4, 14....................... 0.283 0.1 0.000 0.17 – –

Household operations4, 5................................... 0.847 0.3 0.002 0.14 L-Jul.2016 0.3

Domestic services4, 5..................................... 0.281 0.0 0.000 0.12 S-Jul.2016 0.0

Gardening and lawncare services4, 5.................. 0.277 0.8 0.002 0.09 L-Apr.2015 1.8

Moving, storage, freight expense5

...................... 0.119 -0.8 -0.001 0.59 S-Aug.2016 -1.3

Repair of household items4, 5........................... 0.087 1.4 0.001 0.12 L-May 2016 1.4

Medical care services...................................... 6.669 0.0 0.000 0.08 – –

Professional services.................................... 3.150 0.0 0.000 0.10 S-Jun.2016 0.0

Physicians’ services11................................. 1.700 -0.1 -0.001 0.13 S-Apr.2016 -0.1

Dental services11...................................... 0.815 0.1 0.001 0.11 S-Jul.2016 0.0

Eyeglasses and eye care4, 9......................... 0.322 -0.1 0.000 0.38 S-Aug.2016 -0.3

Services by other medical professionals11, 9....... 0.313 0.0 0.000 0.14 L-Jul.2016 1.0

Hospital and related services........................... 2.504 0.2 0.006 0.11 L-Aug.2016 1.6

Hospital services11, 17................................. 2.234 0.2 0.005 0.12 L-Aug.2016 1.7

Inpatient hospital services11, 17, 6................. 0.6 0.21 L-Aug.2016 1.4

Outpatient hospital services11, 9, 6................ 0.0 0.20 S-Mar.2016 -0.2

Nursing homes and adult day services11, 17. . . . . .. 0.193 0.2 0.000 0.10 – –

Care of invalids and elderly at home4, 8............ 0.077 0.4 0.000 0.10 L-Feb.2016 0.4

Health insurance4, 8...................................... 1.016 -0.1 -0.001 0.08 – –

Transportation services..................................... 5.836 -0.2 -0.014 0.14 S-Jul.2016 -0.2

Leased cars and trucks15................................ 0.544 -0.5 -0.002 0.31 L-Jul.2016 0.7

Car and truck rental5

.................................. 0.106 0.9 0.001 1.50 L-Jun.2016 3.2

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair4

............... 1.154 0.1 0.001 0.17 L-Jul.2016 0.2

Motor vehicle body work4

............................. 0.056 1.0 0.001 0.14 L-Sep.2005 1.1

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing4

......... 0.668 0.0 0.000 0.20 L-Aug.2016 0.1

Motor vehicle repair4, 5................................ 0.388 0.1 0.000 0.27 S-Aug.2016 -0.4

Motor vehicle insurance................................. 2.418 0.2 0.005 0.23 S-Jun.2016 0.2

Motor vehicle fees4, 5.................................... 0.525 -0.2 -0.001 0.11 L-Aug.2016 0.3

State motor vehicle registration and license

fees4, 11, 5............................................. 0.282 0.0 0.000 0.08 S-Jun.2016 0.0

Parking and other fees5

............................... 0.232 -0.5 -0.001 0.18 L-Aug.2016 0.3

Parking fees and tolls4, 5, 6......................... -0.3 0.24 S-Jun.2014 -0.3

Automobile service clubs4, 5, 6..................... -0.3 0.17 L-Aug.2016 0.1

Public transportation..................................... 1.089 -1.6 -0.018 0.36 S-Jul.2016 -2.5

Airline fare.............................................. 0.629 -2.2 -0.015 0.51 S-Jul.2016 -4.9

Other intercity transportation......................... 0.178 -0.4 -0.001 0.67 S-Jun.2016 -1.8

Intercity bus fare4, 7, 6...............................

Intercity train fare4, 7, 6.............................. -1.0 1.12 S-Jan.2016 -3.6

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

October 2016, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Sep.

2016

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Sep. 2016-

Oct. 2016

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Sep. 2016-

Oct. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

seasonally adjusted

change since:3

Date Percent

change

Ship fare4, 5, 6........................................ -1.0 0.79 L-Aug.2016 1.5

Intracity transportation4

............................... 0.280 0.0 0.000 0.06 S-Aug.2016 0.0

Intracity mass transit4, 12, 6......................... 0.0 0.08 S-Aug.2016 0.0

Recreation services12....................................... 3.873 0.0 0.000 0.16 S-Aug.2016 -0.1

Video and audio services12............................. 1.617 0.2 0.004 0.13 L-Jul.2016 0.2

Cable and satellite television and radio

service14.............................................. 1.512 0.4 0.006 0.13 L-Jun.2016 0.7

Video discs and other media, including rental of

video and audio4, 5.................................. 0.105 -2.4 -0.003 0.90 S-Jun.2015 -2.8

Video discs and other media4, 5, 6................ -2.7 1.27 S-Jul.2016 -2.9

Rental of video or audio discs and other

media4, 5, 6......................................... 0.1 0.29 – –

Pet services including veterinary5

...................... 0.370 0.3 0.001 0.11 L-Jul.2016 0.4

Pet services4, 5, 6....................................... 0.4 0.12 L-Jul.2016 0.5

Veterinarian services5, 6............................... 0.2 0.12 S-Aug.2016 0.2

Photographers and film processing4, 5................. 0.049 -0.1 0.000 0.39 S-Jun.2016 -0.1

Photographer fees4, 5, 6............................... 0.2 0.14 L-Feb.2016 0.4

Film processing4, 5, 6.................................. -0.8 0.57 S-Nov.2015 -1.7

Other recreation services5

............................... 1.837 -0.3 -0.005 0.33 S-Nov.2015 -0.3

Club dues and fees for participant sports and

group exercises4, 5.................................. 0.645 0.0 0.000 0.45 S-Aug.2016 -0.2

Admissions4

............................................ 0.646 -0.7 -0.005 0.55 S-Sep.2015 -1.2

Admission to movies, theaters, and

concerts4, 5, 6...................................... -0.7 0.52 S-Jul.2016 -1.0

Admission to sporting events4, 5, 6................ -0.9 0.66 S-Mar.2016 -4.6

Fees for lessons or instructions4, 9.................. 0.221 0.3 0.001 0.18 S-Aug.2016 0.1

Education and communication services12................ 6.369 0.0 -0.002 0.07 L-Aug.2016 0.1

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.............. 3.033 0.5 0.014 0.08 L-Jun.2015 0.5

College tuition and fees............................... 1.801 0.4 0.008 0.12 L-Jun.2016 0.5

Elementary and high school tuition and fees. . . . .. 0.314 0.8 0.002 0.07 L-Sep.2008 0.8

Child care and nursery school13..................... 0.745 0.5 0.004 0.11 L-Aug.2016 0.5

Technical and business school tuition and fees5

... 0.042 0.0 0.000 0.10 S-May 2016 -0.1

Postage and delivery services5

......................... 0.136 0.0 0.000 0.02 – –

Postage4

................................................ 0.129 0.0 0.000 0.00 – –

Delivery services5

...................................... 0.007 -0.1 0.000 0.18 L-Aug.2016 0.3

Telephone services4, 5................................... 2.475 -0.4 -0.010 0.10 L-Aug.2016 0.1

Wireless telephone services4, 5...................... 1.754 -0.5 -0.010 0.12 L-Aug.2016 -0.1

Land-line telephone services4, 12.................... 0.721 0.0 0.000 0.13 L-Aug.2016 0.6

Internet services and electronic information

providers5

............................................... 0.715 -1.0 -0.007 0.26 S-EVER –

Other personal services4, 12............................... 1.623 0.0 0.000 0.08 S-Dec.2015 -0.1

Personal care services4

................................. 0.606 0.1 0.000 0.11 – –

Haircuts and other personal care services4, 5...... 0.606 0.1 0.000 0.11 – –

Miscellaneous personal services....................... 1.016 -0.1 -0.001 0.10 S-Aug.2016 -0.1

Legal services4, 9...................................... 0.245 0.0 0.000 0.15 S-Aug.2016 0.0

Funeral expenses4, 9.................................. 0.144 0.1 0.000 0.12 S-Aug.2016 0.1

Laundry and dry cleaning services4, 5............... 0.267 -0.2 -0.001 0.11 S-Jul.2015 -0.2

Apparel services other than laundry and dry

cleaning4, 5........................................... 0.026 0.5 0.000 0.17 L-Sep.2015 1.2

Financial services4, 9.................................. 0.235 -0.2 -0.001 0.28 S-Aug.2016 -0.2

Checking account and other bank

services4, 5, 6...................................... 0.1 0.02 – –

Tax return preparation and other accounting

fees4, 5, 6........................................... -0.2 0.39 S-Aug.2016 -0.3

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

October 2016, 1-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Sep.

2016

One Month

Seasonally

adjusted

percent

change

Sep. 2016-

Oct. 2016

Seasonally

adjusted

effect on All

Items

Sep. 2016-

Oct. 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.................................................. 86.269 0.4 0.362 0.04 L-Apr.2016 0.4

All items less shelter................................................ 66.597 0.4 0.238 0.04 L-Apr.2016 0.5

All items less food and shelter.................................... 52.865 0.5 0.242 0.05 L-Apr.2016 0.5

All items less food, shelter, and energy.......................... 45.734 0.0 -0.001 0.05 L-Aug.2016 0.2

All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and

trucks............................................................... 43.675 0.0 0.001 0.05 L-Aug.2016 0.2

All items less medical care........................................ 91.466 0.4 0.356 0.04 L-Apr.2016 0.4

All items less energy................................................ 92.868 0.1 0.113 0.03 – –

Commodities......................................................... 36.480 0.6 0.234 0.06 L-Apr.2016 0.6

Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and

trucks............................................................ 17.295 0.1 0.016 0.10 L-Aug.2016 0.2

Commodities less food.......................................... 22.748 1.1 0.239 0.07 L-Feb.2013 1.7

Commodities less food and beverages........................ 21.800 1.1 0.235 0.08 L-Feb.2013 1.7

Services.............................................................. 63.520 0.2 0.124 0.05 – –

Services less rent of shelter16.................................. 30.459 0.1 0.025 0.07 L-Aug.2016 0.4

Services less medical care services........................... 56.851 0.2 0.139 0.05 – –

Durables.............................................................. 9.346 0.0 0.001 0.08 L-Feb.2016 0.0

Nondurables......................................................... 27.133 0.9 0.253 0.07 L-Feb.2013 1.4

Nondurables less food........................................... 13.402 1.7 0.234 0.11 – –

Nondurables less food and beverages........................ 12.453 1.9 0.231 0.11 – –

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel............. 9.276 2.2 0.206 0.08 S-Aug.2016 0.7

Nondurables less food and apparel............................ 10.225 2.1 0.212 0.07 S-Aug.2016 0.7

Housing............................................................... 42.520 0.4 0.151 0.06 – –

Education and communication5

................................... 6.989 -0.1 -0.006 0.07 L-Aug.2016 0.0

Education5

......................................................... 3.197 0.5 0.014 0.08 L-Jun.2016 0.5

Communication5

.................................................. 3.793 -0.5 -0.021 0.10 L-Aug.2016 0.1

Information and information processing5

................... 3.657 -0.6 -0.021 0.10 L-Aug.2016 0.1

Information technology, hardware and services18......... 1.181 -0.9 -0.011 0.23 S-Aug.2012 -0.9

Recreation5

.......................................................... 5.682 -0.1 -0.008 0.12 – –

Video and audio5

................................................. 1.837 0.1 0.001 0.14 L-Jun.2016 0.4

Pets, pet products and services5

............................... 0.958 -0.1 -0.001 0.20 S-Jul.2016 -0.1

Photography5

...................................................... 0.089 0.8 0.001 0.54 L-Jul.2016 1.3

Food and beverages................................................ 14.680 0.0 -0.001 0.07 – –

Domestically produced farm food.............................. 6.648 -0.1 -0.005 0.13 – –

Other services....................................................... 11.865 0.0 -0.004 0.07 L-Aug.2016 0.0

Apparel less footwear.............................................. 2.475 0.1 0.003 0.48 L-Jul.2016 0.1

Fuels and utilities.................................................... 5.074 0.5 0.026 0.21 S-Jun.2016 -0.2

Household energy................................................ 3.911 0.7 0.025 0.27 S-Aug.2016 0.7

Medical care......................................................... 8.534 0.0 0.001 0.08 S-Jun.2015 -0.1

Transportation....................................................... 15.252 1.4 0.211 0.06 L-Apr.2016 1.6

Private transportation............................................ 14.163 1.6 0.229 0.07 L-Apr.2016 1.8

New and used motor vehicles5

.............................. 6.460 0.1 0.005 0.10 L-Feb.2016 0.2

Utilities and public transportation................................. 9.976 0.0 0.005 0.13 – –

Household furnishings and operations........................... 4.043 0.1 0.005 0.13 L-Jul.2016 0.1

Other goods and services.......................................... 3.166 0.0 -0.001 0.09 S-Dec.2015 0.0

Personal care..................................................... 2.510 -0.1 -0.003 0.11 S-Jul.2015 -0.1

1 The ’effect’ of an item category is a measure of that item’s contribution to the All items price change. For example, if the Food index had an effect of

0.40, and the All items index rose 1.2 percent, then the increase in food prices contributed 0.40 / 1.2, or 33.3 percent, to that All items increase.

Said another way, had food prices been unchanged for that 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,

October 2016, 12-month analysis table

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Sep.

2016

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Oct. 2015-

Oct. 2016

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Oct. 2015-

Oct. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

All items................................................................. 100.000 1.6 0.08 L-Oct.2014 1.7

Food.................................................................. 13.731 -0.4 -0.056 0.13 S-Jan.2010 -0.4

Food at home..................................................... 7.955 -2.3 -0.192 0.18 S-Dec.2009 -2.4

Cereals and bakery products................................. 1.071 -1.2 -0.013 0.40 S-Jul.2010 -1.3

Cereals and cereal products............................... 0.360 -2.1 -0.008 0.67 S-Nov.2010 -2.6

Flour and prepared flour mixes......................... 0.044 -2.0 -0.001 0.84 S-Jun.2016 -3.1

Breakfast cereal.......................................... 0.185 -2.4 -0.005 1.05 S-Nov.2010 -2.6

Rice, pasta, cornmeal.................................... 0.131 -1.8 -0.002 1.01 S-Jun.2016 -2.0

Rice4, 5.................................................. -2.1 1.28 L-Aug.2016 -2.0

Bakery products.......................................... 0.711 -0.7 -0.006 0.49 S-Jul.2016 -0.8

Bread4

................................................... 0.211 -0.4 -0.001 0.84 L-Aug.2016 0.2

White bread5

......................................... -0.7 1.17 L-Aug.2016 0.0

Bread other than white5

............................ -0.1 1.26 L-Aug.2016 1.0

Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins4

......................... 0.105 -1.6 -0.002 1.13 S-Jun.2014 -1.6

Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies....................... 0.173 -0.1 0.000 1.20 S-Aug.2016 -0.3

Cookies5

.............................................. -0.2 1.51 L-Jun.2016 0.1

Fresh cakes and cupcakes5

....................... -0.2 1.71 S-Apr.2013 -0.8

Other bakery products................................ 0.222 -1.1 -0.003 1.03 L-Aug.2016 -0.5

Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts5

...... -2.4 1.50 S-Jan.2000 -3.1

Crackers, bread, and cracker products5

......... -1.0 1.50 L-Aug.2016 0.0

Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies,

tarts, turnovers5

................................... 0.1 1.38 L-Mar.2016 0.2

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................................ 1.776 -6.4 -0.125 0.38 S-Aug.2016 -6.5

Meats, poultry, and fish.................................... 1.675 -3.8 -0.069 0.40 S-Mar.2016 -3.8

Meats...................................................... 1.063 -5.5 -0.064 0.51 S-Oct.2009 -5.7

Beef and veal.......................................... 0.476 -7.5 -0.041 0.70 S-Jul.2016 -7.7

Uncooked ground beef............................. 0.193 -9.3 -0.020 0.99 S-Jul.2016 -10.2

Uncooked beef roasts4

............................. 0.063 -8.4 -0.006 1.52 S-EVER –

Uncooked beef steaks4

............................. 0.172 -6.1 -0.012 1.31 S-Jul.2016 -6.3

Uncooked other beef and veal4

................... 0.047 -3.3 -0.002 1.35 L-Jun.2016 -3.1

Pork...................................................... 0.333 -5.3 -0.019 0.81 S-Mar.2016 -5.6

Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related

products4

.......................................... 0.140 -4.1 -0.006 1.18 S-Feb.2016 -4.7

Bacon and related products5

.................... -4.6 1.27 S-Sep.2015 -6.1

Breakfast sausage and related products4, 5... -2.7 1.72 S-Jul.2016 -2.9

Ham................................................... 0.062 -5.6 -0.004 1.93 S-May 2016 -7.7

Ham, excluding canned5

........................ -6.3 1.91 S-May 2016 -8.4

Pork chops........................................... 0.054 -4.6 -0.003 1.66 S-Feb.2016 -6.8

Other pork including roasts and picnics4

......... 0.078 -7.1 -0.006 1.74 S-Mar.2016 -8.9

Other meats............................................ 0.254 -1.8 -0.005 0.88 L-Jun.2016 -0.8

Frankfurters5

......................................... -4.4 2.45 L-Aug.2016 -3.6

Lunchmeats4, 5...................................... -1.1 1.08 S-Aug.2016 -1.3

Lamb and organ meats5

........................... 0.7 2.53 S-Aug.2016 -1.6

Lamb and mutton4, 5................................ -2.7 4.22 S-Aug.2016 -3.0

Poultry................................................... 0.345 -2.0 -0.007 0.83 S-Aug.2016 -2.9

Chicken4

.............................................. 0.279 -2.1 -0.006 0.94 S-Aug.2016 -3.2

Fresh whole chicken5

............................ 1.5 1.98 S-Aug.2016 -3.4

Fresh and frozen chicken parts5

............... -3.3 1.18 S-Jul.2016 -3.8

Other poultry including turkey4

.................... 0.066 -1.4 -0.001 1.61 S-Jul.2016 -2.2

Fish and seafood...................................... 0.267 0.8 0.002 0.84 L-Apr.2015 1.9

Fresh fish and seafood4

............................ 0.146 3.7 0.005 1.49 L-Jul.2016 4.0

Processed fish and seafood4

...................... 0.121 -2.5 -0.003 0.95 S-Aug.2016 -3.4

Shelf stable fish and seafood5

.................. -1.9 1.25 S-Jul.2016 -2.3

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

October 2016, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Sep.

2016

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Oct. 2015-

Oct. 2016

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Oct. 2015-

Oct. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Frozen fish and seafood5

........................ -3.1 1.70 L-Aug.2015 -2.3

Eggs........................................................ 0.101 -35.5 -0.055 1.09 L-Jul.2016 -29.0

Dairy and related products................................... 0.813 -1.7 -0.014 0.42 L-Jul.2015 -1.6

Milk4

........................................................... 0.232 -1.8 -0.004 0.64 L-Jan.2015 1.1

Fresh whole milk5

........................................ -1.8 1.04 L-Jan.2015 2.1

Fresh milk other than whole4, 5......................... -2.1 0.89 L-Jan.2015 0.7

Cheese and related products.............................. 0.261 -1.8 -0.005 0.81 L-Apr.2016 -1.3

Ice cream and related products........................... 0.115 -1.3 -0.002 1.18 S-Feb.2016 -1.3

Other dairy and related products4

........................ 0.205 -1.7 -0.003 0.81 – –

Fruits and vegetables......................................... 1.345 -0.8 -0.011 0.60 S-Jul.2015 -1.9

Fresh fruits and vegetables................................ 1.050 -0.9 -0.010 0.73 S-Jul.2015 -2.9

Fresh fruits................................................ 0.573 0.6 0.004 1.01 S-Oct.2015 -1.4

Apples................................................... 0.088 1.9 0.002 2.01 S-Nov.2015 1.7

Bananas................................................. 0.088 -0.6 -0.001 0.98 S-Aug.2016 -2.4

Citrus fruits4

............................................ 0.168 2.0 0.003 2.67 S-Aug.2016 1.1

Oranges, including tangerines5

.................... -1.0 2.41 S-Aug.2016 -2.0

Other fresh fruits4

...................................... 0.229 0.1 0.000 1.57 L-Aug.2016 1.2

Fresh vegetables......................................... 0.477 -2.7 -0.014 0.92 S-Sep.2014 -3.8

Potatoes................................................. 0.082 0.5 0.000 1.93 S-Jan.2016 -0.6

Lettuce.................................................. 0.061 -11.9 -0.008 2.31 S-Mar.2014 -16.9

Tomatoes............................................... 0.082 3.4 0.003 1.99 L-Mar.2016 4.5

Other fresh vegetables................................ 0.252 -3.3 -0.009 1.33 S-Aug.2014 -5.4

Processed fruits and vegetables4

...................... 0.295 -0.1 0.000 0.64 L-Apr.2016 1.0

Canned fruits and vegetables4

....................... 0.155 0.6 0.001 1.05 L-Jan.2016 0.7

Canned fruits4, 5..................................... -0.1 1.33 L-Jun.2016 0.3

Canned vegetables4, 5.............................. 0.9 1.44 L-Sep.2015 1.0

Frozen fruits and vegetables4

........................ 0.086 0.7 0.001 1.18 L-Jul.2016 1.2

Frozen vegetables5

................................. 0.6 1.47 L-Jul.2016 0.6

Other processed fruits and vegetables including

dried4

................................................. 0.054 -3.6 -0.002 1.17 S-EVER –

Dried beans, peas, and lentils4, 5................. -2.9 2.10 S-Aug.2016 -3.4

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials. . . . . . . .. 0.952 -1.3 -0.013 0.45 S-Apr.2014 -2.0

Juices and nonalcoholic drinks4

........................... 0.669 -1.1 -0.008 0.53 S-Apr.2014 -2.0

Carbonated drinks........................................ 0.268 0.7 0.002 0.84 L-Jul.2016 0.9

Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks4

............. 0.011 -1.0 0.000 1.20 S-Aug.2016 -1.5

Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks4

......... 0.390 -2.3 -0.009 0.83 S-Nov.2010 -2.6

Beverage materials including coffee and tea4

........... 0.283 -1.8 -0.005 0.78 S-Aug.2016 -2.2

Coffee...................................................... 0.177 -3.0 -0.005 1.06 S-Aug.2016 -3.8

Roasted coffee5

........................................ -3.7 1.22 S-Aug.2016 -4.3

Instant and freeze dried coffee5

..................... -0.2 1.65 L-May 2015 1.9

Other beverage materials including tea4

.............. 0.106 0.1 0.000 0.88 S-Jun.2016 -1.4

Other food at home............................................ 1.997 -0.8 -0.016 0.34 S-Oct.2013 -0.8

Sugar and sweets........................................... 0.292 -0.8 -0.003 0.76 L-Aug.2016 -0.6

Sugar and artificial sweeteners......................... 0.050 -1.7 -0.001 1.02 S-Jul.2016 -2.4

Candy and chewing gum4

............................... 0.187 -1.2 -0.002 1.19 S-Jul.2014 -1.7

Other sweets4

............................................. 0.054 1.5 0.001 0.96 L-Dec.2012 2.3

Fats and oils................................................. 0.235 -1.8 -0.004 0.66 S-Sep.2015 -1.9

Butter and margarine4

................................... 0.069 -3.5 -0.003 1.16 S-Aug.2012 -4.5

Butter5

................................................... -6.0 1.61 S-Oct.2012 -8.1

Margarine5

.............................................. 0.7 1.36 S-May 2016 -0.2

Salad dressing4

........................................... 0.057 -1.8 -0.001 1.06 S-Jan.2015 -2.1

Other fats and oils including peanut butter4

. . . . . . . . .. 0.109 -0.5 -0.001 1.06 L-Feb.2013 -0.2

Peanut butter4, 5....................................... -1.8 1.50 L-May 2016 -0.6

Other foods................................................ 1.470 -0.6 -0.009 0.40 S-Oct.2010 -0.9

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

October 2016, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Sep.

2016

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Oct. 2015-

Oct. 2016

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Oct. 2015-

Oct. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Soups.................................................... 0.092 -0.6 -0.001 1.38 S-Aug.2015 -1.4

Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods........... 0.260 -1.5 -0.004 0.91 L-Aug.2016 -1.1

Snacks.................................................. 0.332 0.4 0.001 1.07 L-Aug.2016 0.8

Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces........... 0.288 -0.7 -0.002 0.90 S-Oct.2013 -1.0

Salt and other seasonings and spices4, 5........ 1.2 1.35 S-Dec.2013 0.7

Olives, pickles, relishes4, 5......................... -1.9 2.00 S-Aug.2014 -4.8

Sauces and gravies4, 5............................. -1.2 1.34 L-Aug.2016 -0.9

Other condiments5

.................................. 0.6 1.74 L-Aug.2016 1.2

Baby food4

.............................................. 0.055 1.7 0.001 0.77 L-Jul.2016 2.0

Other miscellaneous foods4

.......................... 0.442 -0.9 -0.004 0.70 S-Aug.2013 -1.1

Prepared salads6, 5................................. 2.0 1.20 L-Jun.2016 3.4

Food away from home........................................... 5.777 2.4 0.136 0.17 – –

Full service meals and snacks4

.............................. 2.799 2.2 0.061 0.23 S-Jun.2014 2.2

Limited service meals and snacks4

.......................... 2.453 2.6 0.063 0.29 – –

Food at employee sites and schools4

....................... 0.198 2.3 0.005 0.64 S-Aug.2015 -1.7

Food at elementary and secondary schools7, 5......... 1.9 0.41 S-Aug.2015 -2.8

Food from vending machines and mobile vendors4

....... 0.082 4.3 0.003 1.22 L-Jan.2012 4.3

Other food away from home4

................................ 0.245 1.2 0.003 0.44 L-May 2016 1.8

Energy................................................................ 7.132 0.1 0.001 0.17 L-Aug.2014 0.4

Energy commodities............................................. 3.395 -0.9 -0.046 0.19 L-Jul.2014 1.2

Fuel oil and other fuels........................................ 0.174 -1.7 -0.003 0.81 L-Sep.2014 -1.1

Fuel oil........................................................ 0.092 -2.1 -0.002 0.82 L-Aug.2014 -0.2

Propane, kerosene, and firewood8

........................ 0.081 -1.0 -0.001 1.48 S-Jun.2016 -2.1

Motor fuel....................................................... 3.221 -0.9 -0.043 0.20 L-Jul.2014 1.0

Gasoline (all types)......................................... 3.173 -0.9 -0.041 0.20 L-Jul.2014 0.8

Gasoline, unleaded regular5

............................ -0.9 0.46 L-Jul.2014 0.8

Gasoline, unleaded midgrade9, 5....................... -2.1 0.52 L-Aug.2014 -1.8

Gasoline, unleaded premium5

.......................... -0.1 0.38 L-Jul.2014 1.1

Other motor fuels4

.......................................... 0.048 -2.9 -0.002 0.26 L-Aug.2014 -1.1

Energy services10................................................ 3.737 1.3 0.047 0.30 L-Jan.2015 1.9

Electricity10..................................................... 2.949 0.4 0.010 0.38 L-May 2015 0.5

Utility (piped) gas service10................................... 0.788 4.8 0.037 0.49 L-Dec.2014 5.8

All items less food and energy.................................... 79.137 2.1 1.691 0.10 S-Apr.2016 2.1

Commodities less food and energy commodities............ 19.353 -0.5 -0.103 0.24 L-Aug.2016 -0.5

Household furnishings and supplies11...................... 3.196 -1.8 -0.058 0.30 L-Aug.2016 -1.7

Window and floor coverings and other linens4

.......... 0.261 0.4 0.001 1.12 L-Jan.2001 0.8

Floor coverings4

.......................................... 0.060 1.4 0.001 1.00 S-Jul.2016 0.6

Window coverings4

....................................... 0.052 5.9 0.003 1.32 L-EVER –

Other linens4

.............................................. 0.149 -1.8 -0.003 1.68 L-Feb.2016 -1.0

Furniture and bedding...................................... 0.752 -2.0 -0.016 0.70 L-Mar.2016 -1.2

Bedroom furniture........................................ 0.268 -1.7 -0.005 1.13 S-Aug.2015 -2.1

Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture4

. . . .. 0.355 -0.3 -0.001 1.16 L-Oct.2015 -0.3

Other furniture4

........................................... 0.124 -7.2 -0.010 1.75 L-Jul.2016 -7.0

Infants’ furniture7, 5....................................

Appliances4

.................................................. 0.183 -3.9 -0.009 0.92 S-Nov.2015 -4.2

Major appliances4

........................................ 0.056 -6.2 -0.006 1.24 L-Aug.2016 -6.0

Laundry equipment5

................................... -10.0 1.34 S-Nov.2014 -10.2

Other appliances4

........................................ 0.124 -2.7 -0.003 1.22 S-Apr.2016 -2.7

Other household equipment and furnishings4

........... 0.462 -4.8 -0.023 0.97 S-Jun.2014 -4.8

Clocks, lamps, and decorator items.................... 0.239 -6.7 -0.017 1.78 S-Jun.2014 -6.9

Indoor plants and flowers12............................. 0.100 -2.5 -0.003 1.42 S-Jul.2016 -2.7

Dishes and flatware4

..................................... 0.051 -6.1 -0.003 2.60 L-Aug.2016 -4.7

Nonelectric cookware and tableware4

................. 0.071 -0.8 -0.001 1.20 L-Oct.2013 -0.8

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

October 2016, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Sep.

2016

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Oct. 2015-

Oct. 2016

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Oct. 2015-

Oct. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies4

. . .. 0.674 -1.5 -0.011 0.69 S-May 2016 -1.9

Tools, hardware and supplies4

......................... 0.179 -1.7 -0.003 1.14 S-Aug.2016 -1.7

Outdoor equipment and supplies4

...................... 0.336 -1.4 -0.005 0.82 S-May 2016 -1.7

Housekeeping supplies..................................... 0.864 -0.1 -0.001 0.45 S-Aug.2016 -0.2

Household cleaning products4

.......................... 0.342 0.7 0.002 0.73 L-Jul.2016 0.8

Household paper products4

............................. 0.235 -0.4 -0.001 0.95 S-Jul.2016 -0.4

Miscellaneous household products4

................... 0.287 -0.7 -0.002 0.87 L-Feb.2016 -0.7

Apparel.......................................................... 3.177 0.7 0.012 1.10 L-Feb.2016 0.9

Men’s and boys’ apparel................................... 0.791 0.2 0.000 1.58 L-Aug.2016 1.6

Men’s apparel............................................. 0.632 -0.5 -0.004 1.68 L-Aug.2016 1.1

Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear............ 0.105 2.6 0.002 4.45 L-Jun.2013 5.7

Men’s furnishings...................................... 0.202 1.2 0.002 1.95 S-Aug.2016 1.2

Men’s shirts and sweaters4

........................... 0.179 -0.9 -0.003 3.27 L-Aug.2016 4.4

Men’s pants and shorts............................... 0.141 -3.1 -0.005 2.93 L-Aug.2016 -1.4

Boys’ apparel............................................. 0.159 3.0 0.004 3.15 S-Jun.2016 0.4

Women’s and girls’ apparel................................ 1.303 0.7 -0.002 2.28 L-Jun.2016 1.5

Women’s apparel......................................... 1.088 0.3 -0.008 2.36 L-Jul.2016 1.6

Women’s outerwear................................... 0.073 -8.2 -0.012 6.49 S-Aug.2012 -14.1

Women’s dresses...................................... 0.159 0.3 0.001 11.82 L-May 2016 0.7

Women’s suits and separates4

....................... 0.496 0.8 -0.002 2.53 L-Jul.2016 0.9

Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and

accessories4

......................................... 0.349 1.7 0.005 2.23 S-Aug.2016 0.1

Girls’ apparel.............................................. 0.216 3.1 0.006 5.34 L-May 2014 5.2

Footwear..................................................... 0.703 1.2 0.008 1.58 L-Feb.2016 1.8

Men’s footwear............................................ 0.215 2.0 0.004 2.42 L-Mar.2016 3.4

Boys’ and girls’ footwear................................ 0.172 2.9 0.005 2.48 L-Jun.2015 4.4

Women’s footwear........................................ 0.316 -0.2 -0.001 2.86 L-May 2016 1.3

Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel.............................. 0.152 -5.8 -0.008 2.06 L-Aug.2016 -5.6

Jewelry and watches8

...................................... 0.228 6.5 0.014 1.91 L-Aug.2016 7.8

Watches8

.................................................. 0.082 5.6 0.005 2.38 S-Apr.2016 3.3

Jewelry8

.................................................... 0.146 7.4 0.009 2.38 L-Aug.2016 9.3

Transportation commodities less motor fuel11............. 6.195 -1.1 -0.067 0.23 L-Aug.2016 -1.1

New vehicles................................................. 3.658 0.3 0.009 0.34 L-Mar.2016 0.4

New cars and trucks4, 5.................................. 0.2 0.32 L-Mar.2016 0.4

New cars5

............................................... -0.3 0.35 L-Mar.2016 -0.3

New trucks13, 5......................................... 0.7 0.35 L-Mar.2016 1.1

Used cars and trucks.................................... 2.058 -4.1 -0.075 0.12 – –

Motor vehicle parts and equipment.................... 0.384 -0.1 0.000 0.42 L-Aug.2016 -0.1

Tires..................................................... 0.230 -0.4 -0.001 0.58 L-Apr.2016 0.1

Vehicle accessories other than tires4

............... 0.154 0.2 0.000 0.51 L-Aug.2016 0.6

Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires5

... 0.7 0.66 L-Aug.2016 0.7

Motor oil, coolant, and fluids5

...................... 1.2 0.81 L-May 2015 1.4

Medical care commodities.................................... 1.865 5.0 0.091 0.64 S-Aug.2016 4.4

Medicinal drugs11........................................... 1.806 5.2 0.091 0.66 S-Aug.2016 4.6

Prescription drugs........................................ 1.444 7.0 0.096 0.82 – –

Nonprescription drugs11................................. 0.362 -1.4 -0.005 0.81 S-Jul.2016 -1.6

Medical equipment and supplies11........................ 0.059 -0.8 -0.001 1.18 S-May 2016 -1.3

Recreation commodities11.................................... 1.809 -4.0 -0.077 0.45 S-EVER –

Video and audio products11................................ 0.221 -14.5 -0.038 0.71 S-EVER –

Televisions................................................ 0.107 -21.7 -0.029 1.27 L-Aug.2016 -20.6

Other video equipment4

................................. 0.025 -3.5 -0.001 2.04 L-Aug.2016 -2.4

Audio equipment.......................................... 0.058 -9.1 -0.006 1.54 S-Oct.2005 -9.2

Audio discs, tapes and other media4

.................. 0.022 -7.9 -0.002 1.31 S-Jan.2010 -8.7

Pets and pet products...................................... 0.588 0.0 0.000 0.75 S-Jun.2016 -0.5

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

October 2016, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Sep.

2016

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Oct. 2015-

Oct. 2016

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Oct. 2015-

Oct. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Pet food4, 5................................................ -0.2 0.73 S-Jun.2016 -0.2

Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories4, 5...... 0.3 1.57 L-Apr.2016 0.3

Sporting goods.............................................. 0.434 -1.3 -0.006 0.98 L-Jun.2016 -1.1

Sports vehicles including bicycles...................... 0.228 -0.1 0.001 1.25 L-Sep.2015 0.7

Sports equipment......................................... 0.197 -2.9 -0.006 1.25 S-Aug.2015 -2.9

Photographic equipment and supplies................... 0.039 2.3 0.000 2.13 L-Jan.1993 2.5

Film and photographic supplies4, 5..................... 6.0 3.72 L-Feb.2015 7.5

Photographic equipment4, 5............................. 1.7 2.32 L-EVER –

Recreational reading materials............................ 0.151 -1.1 -0.001 1.23 S-Jul.2016 -1.6

Newspapers and magazines4

........................... 0.088 -0.3 -0.001 1.55 S-Aug.2016 -0.6

Recreational books4

...................................... 0.063 -2.2 -0.001 1.76 L-Aug.2016 0.8

Other recreational goods4

.................................. 0.376 -8.0 -0.032 1.31 S-Feb.2003 -8.5

Toys........................................................ 0.304 -9.6 -0.030 1.52 S-Apr.2003 -9.8

Toys, games, hobbies and playground

equipment4, 5......................................... -7.8 1.31 S-EVER –

Sewing machines, fabric and supplies4

............... 0.023 -4.2 -0.001 3.78 L-May 2016 -1.3

Music instruments and accessories4

................... 0.034 1.6 0.000 1.24 S-Jul.2016 1.3

Education and communication commodities11............. 0.620 -4.6 -0.029 0.87 S-Mar.2016 -4.6

Educational books and supplies.......................... 0.164 5.6 0.009 1.22 S-Aug.2016 5.5

College textbooks14, 5.................................... 5.9 1.32 S-May 2016 4.5

Information technology commodities11................... 0.456 -8.3 -0.038 1.09 S-Feb.2016 -8.3

Personal computers and peripheral equipment6

. . . .. 0.276 -7.2 -0.021 1.27 L-Aug.2016 -6.8

Computer software and accessories4

.................. 0.088 -10.1 -0.009 1.91 S-Mar.2011 -10.6

Telephone hardware, calculators, and other

consumer information items4

......................... 0.091 -10.2 -0.009 3.25 S-Jul.2016 -11.3

Alcoholic beverages........................................... 0.949 1.3 0.012 0.31 S-Aug.2016 1.1

Alcoholic beverages at home.............................. 0.584 0.6 0.004 0.46 S-Dec.2015 -0.1

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home........ 0.266 1.4 0.004 0.51 S-Dec.2015 1.1

Distilled spirits at home.................................. 0.073 1.0 0.001 0.63 L-Apr.2015 1.0

Whiskey at home5

..................................... 2.0 1.12 L-Jan.2015 2.0

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home5

...... 1.0 1.00 L-Jun.2015 1.0

Wine at home............................................. 0.244 -0.2 -0.001 0.86 S-May 2016 -0.3

Alcoholic beverages away from home.................... 0.365 2.2 0.008 0.42 L-Jul.2015 2.3

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from

home4, 5................................................. 2.0 0.55 L-Jul.2015 2.1

Wine away from home4, 5............................... 2.2 0.80 L-Jul.2015 2.3

Distilled spirits away from home4, 5.................... 2.7 0.61 L-Aug.2016 2.8

Other goods11.................................................. 1.543 0.9 0.014 0.40 S-Jul.2016 0.8

Tobacco and smoking products........................... 0.656 3.5 0.023 0.44 – –

Cigarettes4

................................................ 0.594 3.6 0.022 0.46 L-Jun.2016 3.6

Tobacco products other than cigarettes4

.............. 0.045 2.0 0.001 1.26 S-Aug.2016 1.7

Personal care products..................................... 0.703 -0.5 -0.003 0.79 S-Feb.2016 -0.6

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal

care products4

.......................................... 0.374 -0.5 -0.002 1.10 S-Jun.2016 -0.7

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and

implements............................................. 0.323 -0.4 -0.001 1.18 S-Jan.2016 -0.8

Miscellaneous personal goods4

........................... 0.184 -3.1 -0.006 1.06 S-Aug.2016 -5.1

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap5

............. -0.9 1.13 S-Aug.2016 -2.6

Infants’ equipment7, 5.................................... -6.2 1.47 S-Mar.2016 -6.9

Services less energy services.................................. 59.784 3.0 1.793 0.11 S-Apr.2016 3.0

Shelter........................................................... 33.403 3.5 1.158 0.16 L-Jun.2016 3.5

Rent of shelter15............................................. 33.061 3.6 1.156 0.16 L-Jul.2007 3.7

Rent of primary residence10............................. 7.777 3.8 0.288 0.17 L-Aug.2016 3.8

Lodging away from home4

.............................. 0.935 4.4 0.039 2.00 L-Jun.2016 6.8

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

October 2016, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Sep.

2016

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Oct. 2015-

Oct. 2016

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Oct. 2015-

Oct. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

Housing at school, excluding board10, 15........... 0.121 2.7 0.003 0.26 S-Aug.2015 2.6

Other lodging away from home including hotels

and motels........................................... 0.814 3.9 0.036 2.41 L-Jun.2016 6.0

Owners’ equivalent rent of residences10, 15........... 24.349 3.4 0.829 0.16 – –

Owners’ equivalent rent of primary

residence10, 15....................................... 23.233 3.4 0.791 0.16 – –

Tenants’ and household insurance4

................... 0.342 0.6 0.002 0.95 S-Mar.2008 0.3

Water and sewer and trash collection services4

........ 1.163 3.3 0.038 0.47 L-Jul.2016 3.5

Water and sewerage maintenance10.................. 0.880 3.9 0.034 0.55 L-Jul.2016 4.1

Garbage and trash collection13......................... 0.283 1.3 0.004 0.61 S-Jul.2015 1.1

Household operations4

..................................... 0.847 2.7 0.023 0.38 L-Jul.2016 2.9

Domestic services4

....................................... 0.281 1.3 0.004 0.42 L-Aug.2015 1.3

Gardening and lawncare services4

..................... 0.277 2.0 0.005 0.58 L-Mar.2016 2.1

Moving, storage, freight expense4

...................... 0.119 7.6 0.009 1.30 S-Nov.2015 7.1

Repair of household items4

............................. 0.087 3.4 0.003 0.70 L-Nov.2015 3.5

Medical care services...................................... 6.669 4.1 0.262 0.24 S-Jul.2016 4.1

Professional services.................................... 3.150 3.2 0.098 0.30 – –

Physicians’ services10................................. 1.700 4.0 0.066 0.46 S-Jul.2016 3.4

Dental services10...................................... 0.815 2.9 0.024 0.54 – –

Eyeglasses and eye care8

............................ 0.322 1.1 0.004 0.74 S-Feb.2016 0.9

Services by other medical professionals10, 8....... 0.313 1.4 0.004 0.56 – –

Hospital and related services........................... 2.504 4.1 0.100 0.41 S-Jun.2016 4.1

Hospital services10, 16................................. 2.234 4.1 0.091 0.46 S-May 2016 3.2

Inpatient hospital services10, 16, 5................. 4.5 0.91 S-May 2016 4.2

Outpatient hospital services10, 8, 5................ 3.0 0.63 S-Jul.2016 2.9

Nursing homes and adult day services10, 16. . . . . .. 0.193 3.7 0.007 0.44 – –

Care of invalids and elderly at home7

............... 0.077 2.4 0.002 0.74 L-Apr.2016 2.8

Health insurance7

........................................ 1.016 6.9 0.065 0.25 S-May 2016 6.3

Transportation services..................................... 5.836 2.6 0.151 0.31 S-Feb.2016 2.6

Leased cars and trucks14................................ 0.544 0.2 -0.003 1.26 S-Apr.2016 0.2

Car and truck rental4

.................................. 0.106 4.0 0.006 2.42 L-Jun.2016 7.8

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair................. 1.154 1.4 0.016 0.33 S-Nov.2015 1.4

Motor vehicle body work.............................. 0.056 2.4 0.001 0.68 – –

Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing.......... 0.668 1.1 0.007 0.44 S-Jan.2016 1.1

Motor vehicle repair4

.................................. 0.388 1.7 0.008 0.53 – –

Motor vehicle insurance................................. 2.418 6.7 0.157 0.59 L-Oct.2003 7.2

Motor vehicle fees4

....................................... 0.525 1.1 0.006 0.45 S-Jun.2015 0.5

State motor vehicle registration and license

fees10, 4............................................... 0.282 1.3 0.004 0.66 – –

Parking and other fees4

............................... 0.232 0.9 0.002 0.47 S-Sep.2014 0.7

Parking fees and tolls4, 5........................... 2.4 0.63 S-Mar.2016 2.4

Automobile service clubs4, 5....................... -10.8 0.75 S-EVER –

Public transportation..................................... 1.089 -2.7 -0.031 0.75 S-Sep.2015 -2.9

Airline fare.............................................. 0.629 -5.2 -0.036 0.98 S-Oct.2015 -5.2

Other intercity transportation......................... 0.178 1.1 0.002 1.86 S-Jul.2015 0.3

Intercity bus fare6, 5.................................

Intercity train fare6, 5................................ 4.0 1.59 S-Aug.2016 2.4

Ship fare4, 5.......................................... 4.0 2.34 S-Aug.2015 3.5

Intracity transportation................................. 0.280 1.2 0.003 0.22 S-Dec.2014 1.1

Intracity mass transit11, 5........................... 1.3 0.59 S-Mar.2015 1.3

Recreation services11....................................... 3.873 2.8 0.107 0.52 S-Feb.2016 2.7

Video and audio services11............................. 1.617 3.2 0.051 0.39 S-Apr.2016 3.2

Cable and satellite television and radio

service13.............................................. 1.512 3.6 0.053 0.40 S-Apr.2016 3.3

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

October 2016, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Sep.

2016

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Oct. 2015-

Oct. 2016

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Oct. 2015-

Oct. 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

.................................... 0.105 -1.1 -0.001 1.79 S-Jul.2015 -1.6

Video discs and other media4, 5................... -5.8 2.46 L-Aug.2016 -3.3

Rental of video or audio discs and other

media4, 5........................................... 4.2 0.99 L-Jul.2015 4.5

Pet services including veterinary4

...................... 0.370 3.2 0.012 0.44 – –

Pet services4, 5......................................... 1.6 1.08 L-Aug.2016 1.6

Veterinarian services4, 5............................... 3.3 0.58 S-Aug.2016 3.2

Photographers and film processing4

................... 0.049 0.6 0.000 1.18 S-Sep.2015 0.6

Photographer fees4, 5.................................. -1.0 0.77 S-Sep.2015 -1.9

Film processing4, 5..................................... 0.0 1.23 S-Mar.2008 -0.3

Other recreation services4

............................... 1.837 2.4 0.043 1.03 S-Aug.2016 1.8

Club dues and fees for participant sports and

group exercises4

.................................... 0.645 1.9 0.012 1.34 L-May 2016 2.4

Admissions............................................. 0.646 3.1 0.020 1.31 S-May 2016 2.4

Admission to movies, theaters, and

concerts4, 5........................................ 3.4 0.98 S-Jul.2016 3.4

Admission to sporting events4, 5.................. 4.4 1.47 S-Aug.2016 3.9

Fees for lessons or instructions8

.................... 0.221 1.4 0.003 0.60 L-Aug.2016 1.6

Education and communication services11................ 6.369 0.2 0.011 0.19 S-EVER –

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.............. 3.033 2.5 0.075 0.31 L-Aug.2016 2.5

College tuition and fees............................... 1.801 2.2 0.040 0.45 – –

Elementary and high school tuition and fees. . . . .. 0.314 3.5 0.011 0.42 L-May 2016 3.6

Child care and nursery school12..................... 0.745 2.7 0.020 0.52 L-Aug.2016 2.7

Technical and business school tuition and fees4

... 0.042 1.8 0.001 0.48 S-Aug.2016 1.8

Postage and delivery services4

......................... 0.136 0.4 0.001 0.35 L-Mar.2016 2.0

Postage................................................. 0.129 0.4 0.001 0.38 – –

Delivery services4

...................................... 0.007 -1.0 0.000 0.53 L-Dec.2015 0.8

Telephone services4

..................................... 2.475 -2.4 -0.062 0.30 S-Jul.2015 -2.7

Wireless telephone services4

........................ 1.754 -3.2 -0.060 0.39 S-Sep.2015 -3.8

Land-line telephone services11....................... 0.721 -0.2 -0.002 0.42 S-EVER –

Internet services and electronic information

providers4

............................................... 0.715 -0.4 -0.003 0.75 S-Jun.2016 -0.7

Other personal services11.................................. 1.623 2.7 0.043 0.29 S-Jun.2016 2.6

Personal care services.................................. 0.606 1.7 0.010 0.43 – –

Haircuts and other personal care services4

........ 0.606 1.7 0.010 0.43 – –

Miscellaneous personal services....................... 1.016 3.3 0.033 0.40 S-Jun.2016 3.2

Legal services8

......................................... 0.245 4.1 0.010 0.66 – –

Funeral expenses8

..................................... 0.144 1.1 0.001 0.63 S-EVER –

Laundry and dry cleaning services4

................. 0.267 2.4 0.006 0.42 S-Sep.2015 2.4

Apparel services other than laundry and dry

cleaning4

............................................. 0.026 1.4 0.000 0.68 L-Aug.2016 2.0

Financial services8

..................................... 0.235 5.2 0.012 1.01 S-Aug.2016 4.4

Checking account and other bank services4, 5... 4.7 0.60 L-Jan.2014 4.7

Tax return preparation and other accounting

fees4, 5.............................................. 5.1 1.40 S-Aug.2016 4.9

Special aggregate indexes

All items less food.................................................. 86.269 2.0 1.692 0.09 L-Jun.2014 2.0

All items less shelter................................................ 66.597 0.7 0.478 0.10 L-Oct.2014 1.0

All items less food and shelter.................................... 52.865 1.0 0.534 0.12 L-Jul.2014 1.3

All items less food, shelter, and energy.......................... 45.734 1.2 0.533 0.13 S-Nov.2015 1.2

All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and

trucks............................................................... 43.675 1.4 0.607 0.14 S-Dec.2015 1.3

All items less medical care........................................ 91.466 1.4 1.283 0.08 L-Oct.2014 1.6

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,

October 2016, 12-month analysis table — Continued

[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]

Expenditure category

Relative

importance

Sep.

2016

Twelve Month

Unadjusted

percent

change

Oct. 2015-

Oct. 2016

Unadjusted

effect on All

Items

Oct. 2015-

Oct. 20161

Standard

error,

median

price

change2

Largest (L) or Smallest (S)

unadjusted change since:3

Date Percent

change

All items less energy................................................ 92.868 1.8 1.634 0.08 – –

Commodities......................................................... 36.480 -0.6 -0.205 0.13 L-Jan.2016 -0.5

Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and

trucks............................................................ 17.295 -0.2 -0.028 0.27 L-Aug.2016 -0.2

Commodities less food.......................................... 22.748 -0.7 -0.148 0.19 L-Jul.2014 -0.1

Commodities less food and beverages........................ 21.800 -0.8 -0.160 0.20 L-Jul.2014 -0.1

Services.............................................................. 63.520 2.9 1.840 0.10 S-Jul.2016 2.9

Services less rent of shelter15.................................. 30.459 2.3 0.685 0.12 S-Jun.2016 2.2

Services less medical care services........................... 56.851 2.8 1.578 0.11 – –

Durables.............................................................. 9.346 -2.2 -0.205 0.19 L-Aug.2016 -2.0

Nondurables......................................................... 27.133 0.1 0.000 0.16 L-Oct.2014 0.8

Nondurables less food........................................... 13.402 0.6 0.057 0.26 L-Jul.2014 0.8

Nondurables less food and beverages........................ 12.453 0.5 0.045 0.28 L-Jul.2014 0.8

Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel............. 9.276 0.5 0.033 0.17 L-Jul.2014 1.0

Nondurables less food and apparel............................ 10.225 0.5 0.045 0.15 L-Jul.2014 0.9

Housing............................................................... 42.520 2.9 1.205 0.13 L-Oct.2008 3.2

Education and communication4

................................... 6.989 -0.3 -0.019 0.20 S-EVER –

Education4

......................................................... 3.197 2.6 0.084 0.30 L-Aug.2016 2.7

Communication4

.................................................. 3.793 -2.6 -0.103 0.25 S-Aug.2015 -2.9

Information and information processing4

................... 3.657 -2.7 -0.103 0.26 S-Aug.2015 -3.0

Information technology, hardware and services17......... 1.181 -3.5 -0.042 0.66 S-May 2016 -3.5

Recreation4

.......................................................... 5.682 0.5 0.030 0.35 S-Jul.2015 0.4

Video and audio4

................................................. 1.837 0.7 0.013 0.36 S-Feb.2016 0.7

Pets, pet products and services4

............................... 0.958 1.2 0.012 0.48 S-Jun.2016 1.0

Photography4

...................................................... 0.089 1.2 0.001 1.30 – –

Food and beverages................................................ 14.680 -0.3 -0.044 0.12 S-Dec.2009 -0.4

Domestically produced farm food.............................. 6.648 -2.6 -0.181 0.20 S-Dec.2009 -2.7

Other services....................................................... 11.865 1.4 0.161 0.20 S-Jul.2015 1.3

Apparel less footwear.............................................. 2.475 0.6 0.004 1.32 L-Jul.2016 0.8

Fuels and utilities.................................................... 5.074 1.7 0.082 0.23 L-Dec.2014 3.0

Household energy................................................ 3.911 1.2 0.044 0.29 L-Dec.2014 2.5

Medical care......................................................... 8.534 4.3 0.353 0.24 S-Jul.2016 3.9

Transportation....................................................... 15.252 0.2 0.042 0.16 L-Jul.2014 0.9

Private transportation............................................ 14.163 0.4 0.073 0.16 L-Jul.2014 0.9

New and used motor vehicles4

.............................. 6.460 -1.0 -0.063 0.25 L-Aug.2016 -1.0

Utilities and public transportation................................. 9.976 0.5 0.045 0.17 S-Jul.2016 0.5

Household furnishings and operations........................... 4.043 -0.8 -0.035 0.25 L-Mar.2016 -0.3

Other goods and services.......................................... 3.166 1.8 0.057 0.25 S-Jan.2016 1.6

Personal care..................................................... 2.510 1.4 0.034 0.31 S-Feb.2016 1.4

1 The ’effect’ of an item category is a measure of that item’s contribution to the All items price change. For example, if the Food index had an effect of

0.40, and the All items index rose 1.2 percent, then the increase in food prices contributed 0.40 / 1.2, or 33.3 percent, to that All items increase.

Said another way, had food prices been unchanged for that 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.