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Technical information: (202) 691-7000 • [email protected] • www.bls.gov/cpi


Media contact: (202) 691-5902 • [email protected]

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – AUGUST 2025


The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.4 percent on a seasonally
adjusted basis in August, after rising 0.2 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported
today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 2.9 percent before seasonal adjustment.

The index for shelter rose 0.4 percent in August and was the largest factor in the all items monthly
increase. The food index increased 0.5 percent over the month as the food at home index rose 0.6
percent and the food away from home index increased 0.3 percent. The index for energy rose 0.7 percent
in August as the index for gasoline increased 1.9 percent over the month.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 percent in August, as it did in July. Indexes that
increased over the month include airline fares, used cars and trucks, apparel, and new vehicles. The
indexes for medical care, recreation, and communication were among the few major indexes that
decreased in August.

The all items index rose 2.9 percent for the 12 months ending August, after rising 2.7 percent over the
12 months ending July. The all items less food and energy index rose 3.1 percent over the last 12
months. The energy index increased 0.2 percent for the 12 months ending August. The food index
increased 3.2 percent over the last year.
Chart 1. One-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), seasonally adjusted, Aug. 2024 - Aug. 2025
Percent change

0.5
0.5
0.4 0.4
0.4
0.3 0.3
0.3
0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.1
-0.1
Aug'24 Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug'25
Chart 2. 12-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, Aug. 2024 - Aug. 2025
Percent change
3.4

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2
Aug'24 Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug'25

All items All items less food and energy

Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average

1 N o t s e a s o n a l l y adjusted.

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Food

The index for food rose 0.5 percent in August, after being unchanged in July. The food at home index
increased 0.6 percent over the month. All six major grocery store food group indexes increased in
August. The index for fruits and vegetables rose 1.6 percent over the month as the index for tomatoes
increased 4.5 percent and the index for apples rose 3.5 percent. The meats, poultry, fish and eggs index
increased 1.0 percent in August with the beef index rising 2.7 percent. The index for nonalcoholic
beverages increased 0.6 percent and the index for other food at home increased 0.1 percent. Both the
dairy and related products index and the cereals and bakery products index also rose 0.1 percent in
August.

The food away from home index rose 0.3 percent in August. The index for full service meals rose 0.4
percent over the month and the index for limited service meals increased 0.1 percent.

The index for food at home rose 2.7 percent over the 12 months ending in August. The meats, poultry,
fish, and eggs index rose 5.6 percent over the last 12 months. The index for nonalcoholic beverages
increased 4.6 percent over the same period and the index for other food at home rose 1.5 percent. The
fruits and vegetables index increased 1.9 percent over the 12 months ending in August. The index for
cereals and bakery products rose 1.1 percent and the index for dairy and related products increased 1.3
percent over the same period.

The food away from home index rose 3.9 percent over the last year. The index for full service meals
rose 4.6 percent and the index for limited service meals rose 3.2 percent over the same period.

Energy

The index for energy increased 0.7 percent in August, after falling 1.1 percent in July. The gasoline
index increased 1.9 percent over the month. (Before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices increased 0.3
percent in August.) The index for electricity increased 0.2 percent over the month while the index for
natural gas decreased 1.6 percent over the same period.

The index for energy increased 0.2 percent over the past 12 months. The gasoline index fell 6.6 percent
over this 12-month span and the fuel oil index fell 0.5 percent over the same period. In contrast, the
index for electricity increased 6.2 percent over the last 12 months and the index for natural gas rose 13.8
percent.

All items less food and energy

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 percent in August, as it did in July. The shelter
index increased 0.4 percent over the month. The index for owners’ equivalent rent rose 0.4 percent in
August and the index for rent increased 0.3 percent. The lodging away from home index rose 2.3 percent
over the month.

The index for airline fares increased 5.9 percent over the month, after rising 4.0 percent in July. The
used cars and trucks index rose 1.0 percent in August and the apparel index rose 0.5 percent. The index
for new vehicles rose 0.3 percent over the month and the index for household furnishings and operations
increased 0.2 percent. The recreation index and the communication index both declined 0.1 percent in
August.

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The medical care index decreased 0.2 percent over the month, following a 0.7-percent increase in July.
The index for dental services decreased 0.7 percent in August and the index for prescription drugs
declined 0.2 percent. The physicians’ services index increased 0.3 percent over the month, while the
hospital services index was unchanged.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 3.1 percent over the past 12 months. The shelter index
increased 3.6 percent over the last year. Other indexes with notable increases over the last year include
medical care (+3.4 percent), household furnishings and operations (+3.9 percent), used cars and trucks
(+6.0 percent), and motor vehicle insurance (+4.7 percent).

Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 2.9 percent over the last 12
months to an index level of 323.976 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index increased 0.3 percent prior
to seasonal adjustment.

The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 2.8
percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 317.306 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index
increased 0.3 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.

The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 2.7 percent over the
last 12 months. For the month, the index increased 0.3 percent on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Please
note that the indexes for the past 10 to 12 months are subject to revision.
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The Consumer Price Index for September 2025 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday,
October 15, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. (ET).

Changes to health insurance index

With the release of October 2025 data on November 13, 2025, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
will remove long-term care (LTC) insurance from the health insurance index. There have been
changes in the market for LTC insurance that now make it out of scope and ineligible for pricing in
the CPI market basket.

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Technical Note

Brief Explanation of the CPI


The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the change in prices paid by consumers for goods and
services. The CPI reflects spending patterns for each of two population groups: all urban consumers and
urban wage earners and clerical workers. The all urban consumer group represents over 90 percent of
the total U.S. population. It is based on the expenditures of almost all residents of urban or metropolitan
areas, including professionals, the self-employed, the poor, the unemployed, and retired people, as well
as urban wage earners and clerical workers. Not included in the CPI are the spending patterns of people
living in rural nonmetropolitan areas, farming families, people in the Armed Forces, and those in
institutions, such as prisons and mental hospitals. Consumer inflation for all urban consumers is
measured by two indexes, namely, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the
Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U).
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is based on the
expenditures of households included in the CPI-U definition that meet two requirements: more than one-
half of the household's income must come from clerical or wage occupations, and at least one of the
household's earners must have been employed for at least 37 weeks during the previous 12 months. The
CPI-W population represents approximately 30 percent of the total U.S. population and is a subset of the
CPI-U population.
The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, fuels, transportation, doctors’ and dentists’
services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected
each month in 75 urban areas across the country from about 6,000 housing units and approximately
22,000 retail establishments (department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types
of stores and service establishments). All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are
included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 75 locations.
Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest geographic
areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal
visit, telephone call, web, or app collection by the Bureau’s trained representatives.

In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are aggregated using
weights, which represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local
data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. For the CPI-U and CPI-W, separate indexes are
also published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions and
population-size classes, and for 23 selected local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the
level of prices among cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base
period. For the C-CPI-U, data are issued only at the national level. The CPI-U and CPI-W are
considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in preliminary form and subject to three
subsequent quarterly revisions.
The index measures price change from a designed reference date. For most of the CPI-U and the CPI-W,
the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100. The reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals
100. An increase of 7 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown as 107.000. Alternatively,
that relationship can also be expressed as the price of a base period market basket of goods and services
rising from $100 to $107.
Sampling Error in the CPI
The CPI is a statistical estimate that is subject to sampling error because it is based upon a sample of
retail prices and not the complete universe of all prices. BLS calculates and publishes estimates of the 1-

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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 0.03 percent for the U.S. all
items CPI. This means that if we repeatedly sample from the universe of all retail prices using the same
methodology, and estimate a percentage change for each sample, then 95 percent of these estimates will
be within 0.06 percent of the 1-month percentage change based on all retail prices. For example, for a 1-
month change of 0.2 percent in the all items CPI-U, we are 95 percent confident that the actual percent
change based on all retail prices would fall between 0.14 and 0.26 percent. For the latest data, including
information on how to use the estimates of standard error, see www.bls.gov/cpi/tables/variance-
estimates/home.htm.
Calculating Index Changes
Movements of the indexes from 1 month to another are usually expressed as percent changes rather than
changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to
its base period, while percent changes are not. The following table shows an example of using index
values to calculate percent changes:

Item A Item B Item C


Year I 112.500 225.000 110.000
Year II 121.500 243.000 128.000
Change in index
9.000 18.000 18.000
points
Percent change 9.0/112.500 x 100 = 8.0 18.0/225.000 x 100 = 8.0 18.0/110.000 x 100 = 16.4

Use of Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data


The Consumer Price Index (CPI) program produces both unadjusted and seasonally adjusted data.
Seasonally adjusted data are computed using seasonal factors derived by the X-13ARIMA-SEATS
seasonal adjustment method. These factors are updated each February, and the new factors are used to
revise the previous 5 years of seasonally adjusted data. The factors are available at
www.bls.gov/cpi/tables/seasonal-adjustment/seasonal-factors-2025.xlsx. For more information on data
revision scheduling, please see the Factsheet on Seasonal Adjustment at www.bls.gov/cpi/seasonal-
adjustment/questions-and-answers.htm and the Timeline of Seasonal Adjustment Methodological
Changes at www.bls.gov/cpi/seasonal-adjustment/timeline-seasonal-adjustment-methodology-
changes.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 weather events, production cycles,
model changeovers, holidays, and sales. This allows data users to focus on changes that are not typical
for the time of year.
The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay.
Unadjusted data are also used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract
agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index
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before adjustment for seasonal variation. BLS advises against the use of seasonally adjusted data in
escalation agreements because seasonally adjusted series are revised annually for five years.
Intervention Analysis
The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses intervention analysis seasonal adjustment (IASA) for some CPI
series. Sometimes extreme values or sharp movements can distort the underlying seasonal pattern of
price change. Intervention analysis seasonal adjustment is a process by which the distortions caused by
such unusual events are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors.
The resulting seasonal factors, which more accurately represent the seasonal pattern, are then applied to
the unadjusted data.
For example, this procedure was used for the motor fuel series to offset the effects of the 2009 return to
normal pricing after the worldwide economic downturn in 2008. Retaining this outlier data during
seasonal factor calculation would distort the computation of the seasonal portion of the time series data
for motor fuel, so it was estimated and removed from the data prior to seasonal adjustment. Following
that, seasonal factors were calculated based on this “prior adjusted” data. These seasonal factors
represent a clearer picture of the seasonal pattern in the data. The last step is for motor fuel seasonal
factors to be applied to the unadjusted data.
For the seasonal factors introduced for January 2025, BLS adjusted 63 series using intervention analysis
seasonal adjustment, including selected food and beverage items, motor fuels and vehicles.
Revision of Seasonally Adjusted Indexes
Seasonally adjusted data, including the U.S. city average all items index levels, are subject to revision
for up to 5 years after their original release. Every year, economists in the CPI calculate new seasonal
factors for seasonally adjusted series and apply them to the last 5 years of data. Seasonally adjusted
indexes beyond the last 5 years of data are considered to be final and not subject to revision. For January
2025, revised seasonal factors and seasonally adjusted indexes for 2020 to 2024 were calculated and
published. For series which are directly adjusted using the Census X-13ARIMA-SEATS seasonal
adjustment software, the seasonal factors for 2024 will be applied to data for 2025 to produce the
seasonally adjusted 2025 indexes. Series which are indirectly seasonally adjusted by summing
seasonally adjusted component series have seasonal factors which are derived and are therefore not
available in advance.
Determining Seasonal Status
Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. Using
these criteria, BLS economists determine whether a series should change its status from "not seasonally
adjusted" to "seasonally adjusted", or vice versa. If any of the 81 components of the U.S. city average all
items index change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted,
not seasonally adjusted data will be used in the aggregation of the dependent series for the last 5 years,
but the seasonally adjusted indexes before that period will not be changed. For 2025, 34 of the 81
components of the U.S. city average all items index are not seasonally adjusted.
Contact Information
For additional information about the CPI visit www.bls.gov/cpi or contact the CPI Information and
Analysis Section at 202-691-7000 or [email protected].
For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI visit www.bls.gov/cpi/seasonal-
adjustment/home.htm
If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access
telecommunications relay services.
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Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,
August 2025
[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Unadjusted percent Seasonally adjusted percent
Relative Unadjusted indexes
change change
impor-
Expenditure category tance Aug. Jul. May Jun. Jul.
Jul. Aug. Jul. Aug. 2024- 2025- 2025- 2025- 2025-
2025 2024 2025 2025 Aug. Aug. Jun. Jul. Aug.
2025 2025 2025 2025 2025

All items............................................ . 100.000 314.796 323.048 323.976 2.9 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4
Food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.635 330.750 340.036 341.295 3.2 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.5
Food at home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.982 306.402 313.263 314.608 2.7 0.4 0.3 -0.1 0.6
Cereals and bakery products. . . . . . . . . . . . 1.095 355.652 360.048 359.740 1.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 0.1
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs. . . . . . . . . . . . 1.633 329.108 344.155 347.509 5.6 1.0 -0.1 0.2 1.0
Dairy and related products1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.727 269.468 272.586 272.840 1.3 0.1 -0.3 0.7 0.1
Fruits and vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.299 349.599 351.764 356.104 1.9 1.2 0.9 0.0 1.6
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage
materials................................. . 0.905 219.381 228.011 229.406 4.6 0.6 1.4 -0.5 0.6
Other food at home....................... . 2.323 272.612 277.002 276.649 1.5 -0.1 0.2 -0.5 0.1
Food away from home1..................... . 5.653 370.348 383.808 384.909 3.9 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3
Energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.422 282.614 283.395 283.247 0.2 -0.1 0.9 -1.1 0.7
Energy commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.167 308.297 288.425 289.117 -6.2 0.2 1.0 -1.9 1.7
Fuel oil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.075 349.383 352.435 347.565 -0.5 -1.4 1.3 1.8 -0.3
Motor fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.033 303.089 282.696 283.504 -6.5 0.3 1.0 -2.0 1.8
Gasoline (all types). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.949 302.419 281.490 282.358 -6.6 0.3 1.0 -2.2 1.9
Energy services.............................. . 3.255 268.419 290.131 289.154 7.7 -0.3 0.9 -0.3 -0.2
Electricity................................... . 2.475 281.333 299.107 298.738 6.2 -0.1 1.0 -0.1 0.2
Utility (piped) gas service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.780 224.259 257.867 255.253 13.8 -1.0 0.5 -0.9 -1.6
All items less food and energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79.943 320.017 328.980 329.970 3.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3
Commodities less food and energy
commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.295 164.912 166.766 167.448 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3
Apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.458 131.683 129.190 131.989 0.2 2.2 0.4 0.1 0.5
New vehicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.316 177.534 178.569 178.698 0.7 0.1 -0.3 0.0 0.3
Used cars and trucks..................... . 2.437 178.192 188.183 188.960 6.0 0.4 -0.7 0.5 1.0
Medical care commodities1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.511 416.538 417.800 416.721 0.0 -0.3 0.1 0.1 -0.3
Alcoholic beverages1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.825 291.432 295.176 296.908 1.9 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.6
Tobacco and smoking products1. . . . . . . . 0.488 1,562.042 1,643.672 1,660.548 6.3 1.0 0.5 0.3 1.0
Services less energy services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.648 418.903 432.778 433.930 3.6 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3
Shelter...................................... . 35.434 403.257 416.271 417.902 3.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.4
Rent of primary residence. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.451 422.223 435.489 436.981 3.5 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3
Owners’ equivalent rent of
residences2........................... . 26.199 413.924 428.640 430.387 4.0 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4
Medical care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.780 611.935 637.425 637.817 4.2 0.1 0.6 0.8 -0.1
Physicians’ services1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.804 416.370 429.279 430.753 3.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3
Hospital services1, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.971 437.053 436.917 0.0 0.7 0.5 0.0
Transportation services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.257 431.564 446.417 446.688 3.5 0.1 0.2 0.8 1.0
Motor vehicle maintenance and
repair1. . . . . . . .......................... . 1.030 407.374 431.604 441.987 8.5 2.4 0.2 1.0 2.4
Motor vehicle insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.818 854.307 896.018 894.075 4.7 -0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0
Airline fares. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.847 243.011 247.859 250.982 3.3 1.3 -0.1 4.0 5.9

1
Not seasonally adjusted.
2
Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
3
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure
category, August 2025
[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Unadjusted percent
Seasonally adjusted percent change
Relative change
importance Aug. Jul. May Jun. Jul.
Expenditure category
Jul. 2024- 2025- 2025- 2025- 2025-
2025 Aug. Aug. Jun. Jul. Aug.
2025 2025 2025 2025 2025

All items................................................................ . 100.000 2.9 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4


Food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.635 3.2 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.5
Food at home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.982 2.7 0.4 0.3 -0.1 0.6
Cereals and bakery products................................ . 1.095 1.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 0.1
Cereals and cereal products.............................. . 0.328 -1.2 -0.3 -1.1 -0.9 0.3
Flour and prepared flour mixes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.030 0.3 0.1 -1.2 -1.9 0.4
Breakfast cereal1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.143 -1.0 -0.6 -0.3 -0.7 -0.6
Rice, pasta, cornmeal................................... . 0.156 -0.8 -0.2 -1.2 -0.6 0.3
Rice1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.2 1.5 -0.5 -1.1 1.5
Bakery products1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.767 2.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0
Bread1, 2................................................ . 0.140 1.2 -0.2 0.1 0.4 -0.2
White bread1, 3...................................... . -0.2 0.4 0.5 -0.1 0.4
Bread other than white1, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.9 -0.9 -0.7 1.2 -0.9
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.134 3.0 0.3 -0.1 -0.2 -0.5
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies1..................... . 0.214 2.9 -0.4 -0.1 1.7 -0.4
Cookies1, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5 -1.0 -1.7 4.2 -1.0
Fresh cakes and cupcakes1, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 -0.1 1.6 -0.4 -0.1
Other bakery products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.279 1.5 0.3 0.7 -1.0 0.4
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts1, 3. . . . 0.3 -2.3 0.8 -1.8 -2.3
Crackers, bread, and cracker products3. . . . . . . . . 0.8 0.4 1.1 -1.2 1.0
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies,
tarts, turnovers3.................................. . -1.0 -0.1 1.8 -1.8 0.4
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............................... . 1.633 5.6 1.0 -0.1 0.2 1.0
Meats, poultry, and fish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.478 5.4 1.1 0.8 0.7 1.1
Meats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.948 7.3 1.7 1.0 1.0 1.8
Beef and veal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.479 13.9 2.7 2.0 1.5 2.7
Uncooked ground beef1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.216 12.8 2.3 1.5 2.4 2.3
Uncooked beef roasts2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.060 13.6 3.1 2.4 1.4 4.0
Uncooked beef steaks2............................ . 0.140 16.6 3.3 3.2 2.3 4.1
Uncooked other beef and veal1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.064 11.4 2.3 1.5 2.2 2.3
Pork..................................................... . 0.288 1.2 0.2 -0.3 0.5 0.2
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related
products2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.104 5.4 1.1 1.3 -0.5 1.2
Bacon and related products3................... . 7.2 0.8 0.6 0.6 1.1
Breakfast sausage and related products2, 3. . . 3.7 1.6 1.3 -1.2 2.5
Ham.................................................. . 0.044 -1.9 -4.0 -2.5 3.7 -4.9
Ham, excluding canned3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -2.1 -4.0 -2.7 3.9 -5.2
Pork chops1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................... . 0.050 -2.4 -1.3 1.3 2.0 -1.3
Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs2.. . 0.090 -0.5 2.1 -0.7 0.3 1.5
Other meats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.181 1.3 1.3 0.5 0.2 2.2
Frankfurters3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 1.7 9.0 -1.1 -0.5
Lunchmeats1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.6 0.0 -2.1 1.9 0.0
Poultry.................................................. . 0.289 1.7 -0.4 0.6 -0.1 -0.7
Chicken2............................................. . 0.216 2.8 0.2 1.1 -0.4 0.1
Fresh whole chicken3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.2 -0.6 0.5 0.0 -0.5
Fresh and frozen chicken parts3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2 0.5 1.3 -0.4 0.3
Other uncooked poultry including turkey2. . . . . . . . 0.073 -2.7 -2.0 -0.4 0.4 -2.8
Fish and seafood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.241 2.3 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.6
Fresh fish and seafood1, 2......................... . 0.140 2.7 0.3 0.7 -0.5 0.3
Processed fish and seafood2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.101 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.1 0.8
Shelf stable fish and seafood3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -1.0 0.0 1.3 -0.6 0.1
Frozen fish and seafood3....................... . 6.7 2.0 -1.4 1.1 1.7
Eggs....................................................... . 0.155 10.9 -0.2 -7.4 -3.9 0.0

See footnotes at end of table.


Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure
category, August 2025 — Continued
[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Unadjusted percent
Seasonally adjusted percent change
Relative change
importance Aug. Jul. May Jun. Jul.
Expenditure category
Jul. 2024- 2025- 2025- 2025- 2025-
2025 Aug. Aug. Jun. Jul. Aug.
2025 2025 2025 2025 2025
Dairy and related products1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.727 1.3 0.1 -0.3 0.7 0.1
Milk1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.196 1.7 -0.2 -0.7 1.9 -0.2
Fresh whole milk1, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5 0.1 -1.3 2.5 0.1
Fresh milk other than whole1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 -0.3 -0.4 1.5 -0.3
Cheese and related products1............................ . 0.251 2.7 0.4 0.2 -0.4 0.4
Ice cream and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.127 -0.5 1.0 0.2 -0.3 0.3
Other dairy and related products2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.153 0.6 -0.7 -1.1 1.3 -0.1
Fruits and vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.299 1.9 1.2 0.9 0.0 1.6
Fresh fruits and vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.075 2.3 1.7 1.0 -0.1 2.0
Fresh fruits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.541 1.7 0.6 1.3 -1.4 1.0
Apples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.082 9.6 4.4 0.0 -1.7 3.5
Bananas1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.111 6.6 2.1 -0.9 0.4 2.1
Citrus fruits2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.064 3.1 1.4 2.3 2.0 1.2
Oranges, including tangerines3................... . 5.2 1.8 3.5 2.1 0.9
Other fresh fruits2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.284 -0.2 -1.3 3.2 -2.6 -0.2
Fresh vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.534 2.9 2.8 0.6 1.2 3.0
Potatoes................................................ . 0.085 2.2 2.4 0.2 -2.3 1.8
Lettuce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.068 3.8 1.8 1.1 4.0 3.5
Tomatoes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.084 -1.2 5.7 -1.5 3.3 4.5
Other fresh vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.296 4.0 2.3 0.5 1.4 2.9
Processed fruits and vegetables2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.224 1.4 -0.9 0.6 0.6 -0.5
Canned fruits and vegetables2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.091 4.0 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.5
Canned fruits2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.3 0.3 0.9 0.6 0.5
Canned vegetables2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.9 0.1 0.6 -0.3 0.2
Frozen fruits and vegetables2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.067 -0.6 -0.9 1.2 1.4 -0.6
Frozen vegetables3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -2.5 -1.0 1.2 1.2 -0.5
Other processed fruits and vegetables including
dried2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.065 0.4 -2.4 0.0 0.8 -1.8
Dried beans, peas, and lentils1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 -3.0 -0.2 0.7 -3.0
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials. . . . . . . . . 0.905 4.6 0.6 1.4 -0.5 0.6
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.626 1.5 -0.2 1.7 -1.3 -0.3
Carbonated drinks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.345 2.0 0.5 1.7 -1.2 -0.3
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks1, 2. . . . . . . . . . 0.004 7.1 -0.2 1.3 5.3 -0.2
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks2. . . . . . . . . 0.277 -0.1 -1.0 2.0 -1.7 -0.7
Beverage materials including coffee and tea2. . . . . . . . . . . 0.279 12.1 2.3 0.7 1.2 2.8
Coffee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.148 20.9 3.1 2.2 2.3 3.6
Roasted coffee3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.7 3.1 1.3 2.1 4.1
Instant coffee1, 3....................................... . 20.1 4.9 5.1 1.6 4.9
Other beverage materials including tea1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.131 2.4 1.5 -0.5 0.0 1.5
Other food at home........................................... . 2.323 1.5 -0.1 0.2 -0.5 0.1
Sugar and sweets.......................................... . 0.335 5.3 0.9 0.9 -0.2 0.7
Sugar and sugar substitutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.028 2.6 1.0 -0.5 -0.9 0.6
Candy and chewing gum2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.235 8.1 1.0 1.0 -0.2 0.7
Other sweets2............................................ . 0.072 -1.1 0.8 0.7 -0.9 0.6
Fats and oils. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.243 -1.1 0.1 0.4 -1.5 0.2
Butter and margarine2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.054 -0.4 0.3 0.0 -0.7 0.2
Butter3.................................................. . 0.1 0.9 -0.4 -1.0 1.3
Margarine3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.9 -0.9 -0.7 0.0 -1.6
Salad dressing1, 2........................................ . 0.065 2.5 1.3 -0.2 1.4 1.3
Other fats and oils including peanut butter2. . . . . . . . . . 0.124 -3.1 -0.6 0.0 -2.3 0.3
Peanut butter1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -1.8 -1.7 2.2 -2.6 -1.7
Other foods............................................... . 1.745 1.2 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 -0.1
Soups................................................... . 0.110 3.4 1.1 1.1 -1.1 1.8
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods. . . . . . . . . . . 0.274 0.4 -1.9 0.4 -0.8 -1.2

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, August 2025 — Continued
[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Unadjusted percent
Seasonally adjusted percent change
Relative change
importance Aug. Jul. May Jun. Jul.
Expenditure category
Jul. 2024- 2025- 2025- 2025- 2025-
2025 Aug. Aug. Jun. Jul. Aug.
2025 2025 2025 2025 2025
Snacks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.359 1.3 0.9 -0.6 -0.7 1.0
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces. . . . . . . . . . . 0.384 1.7 1.2 1.4 -0.5 0.4
Salt and other seasonings and spices2, 3. . . . . . . . 0.2 0.8 1.8 -1.5 0.9
Olives, pickles, relishes2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 -0.1 4.9 -1.3 -1.2
Sauces and gravies2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 0.9 1.0 0.4 -0.1
Other condiments3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.3 1.7 0.0 1.6 0.3
Baby food and formula1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.059 0.5 -0.9 0.9 -1.1 -0.9
Other miscellaneous foods2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.558 0.5 -1.7 -1.0 0.4 -1.0
Prepared salads3, 4................................. . 3.8 0.4 -2.7 0.1 1.7
Food away from home1......................................... . 5.653 3.9 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3
Full service meals and snacks1, 2........................... . 2.450 4.6 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4
Limited service meals and snacks1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.832 3.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1
Food at employee sites and schools1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.074 5.8 -0.8 2.7 0.8 -0.8
Food at elementary and secondary schools1, 3, 5. . . . . . .
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors1, 2. . . . 0.057 4.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
Other food away from home1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.241 5.4 1.7 0.5 0.0 1.7
Energy............................................................... . 6.422 0.2 -0.1 0.9 -1.1 0.7
Energy commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.167 -6.2 0.2 1.0 -1.9 1.7
Fuel oil and other fuels....................................... . 0.134 -0.8 -0.8 1.0 1.0 -1.1
Fuel oil....................................................... . 0.075 -0.5 -1.4 1.3 1.8 -0.3
Propane, kerosene, and firewood6....................... . 0.059 -2.2 -0.1 1.1 -1.1 -0.2
Motor fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.033 -6.5 0.3 1.0 -2.0 1.8
Gasoline (all types). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.949 -6.6 0.3 1.0 -2.2 1.9
Gasoline, unleaded regular3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -7.1 0.3 1.0 -2.2 2.0
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade3, 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -5.4 0.2 0.9 -2.0 1.8
Gasoline, unleaded premium3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -4.2 0.3 0.0 -1.1 1.5
Other motor fuels1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.084 -0.4 -0.5 0.7 4.5 -0.5
Energy services.................................................. . 3.255 7.7 -0.3 0.9 -0.3 -0.2
Electricity....................................................... . 2.475 6.2 -0.1 1.0 -0.1 0.2
Utility (piped) gas service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.780 13.8 -1.0 0.5 -0.9 -1.6
All items less food and energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79.943 3.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3
Commodities less food and energy commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . 19.295 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3
Household furnishings and supplies8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.392 2.8 0.2 1.0 0.7 0.1
Window and floor coverings and other linens2. . . . . . . . . . 0.247 1.3 -3.7 4.2 1.2 -5.6
Floor coverings1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.059 0.1 -1.2 2.2 0.7 -1.2
Window coverings1, 2.................................... . 0.055 0.9 -0.5 2.2 -0.8 -0.5
Other linens2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.133 2.3 -6.1 5.5 1.4 -6.7
Furniture and bedding1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.791 4.7 0.3 0.4 0.9 0.3
Bedroom furniture1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.255 0.1 -0.4 0.0 1.5 -0.4
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture1, 2. . . 0.387 9.5 0.7 0.4 1.0 0.7
Other furniture2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.140 -0.2 0.6 1.6 1.5 1.8
Appliances2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.221 0.3 0.3 1.9 -0.9 0.4
Major appliances2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.070 -1.1 -1.1 1.9 -2.2 -1.1
Laundry equipment1, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5 -2.9 1.8 -1.8 -2.9
Other appliances2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.147 0.9 1.0 2.0 -0.4 1.4
Other household equipment and furnishings2. . . . . . . . . . . 0.494 2.2 0.2 1.7 -0.2 -0.2
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.290 1.3 -0.3 1.6 -1.8 -0.3
Indoor plants and flowers9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.112 5.9 1.9 0.3 1.5 2.8
Dishes and flatware1, 2.................................. . 0.036 -6.6 -0.4 0.2 2.0 -0.4
Nonelectric cookware and tableware2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.055 5.6 -0.1 3.7 2.0 -0.2
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies1, 2.. . 0.848 3.9 0.8 0.2 1.6 0.8
Tools, hardware and supplies2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.245 5.8 0.9 1.2 1.2 0.4
Outdoor equipment and supplies1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.366 2.6 0.7 -0.1 2.2 0.7

See footnotes at end of table.


Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure
category, August 2025 — Continued
[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Unadjusted percent
Seasonally adjusted percent change
Relative change
importance Aug. Jul. May Jun. Jul.
Expenditure category
Jul. 2024- 2025- 2025- 2025- 2025-
2025 Aug. Aug. Jun. Jul. Aug.
2025 2025 2025 2025 2025
Housekeeping supplies1................................... . 0.792 1.0 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.4
Household cleaning products1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.293 -0.5 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.4
Household paper products1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.177 4.5 1.2 1.4 -0.4 1.2
Miscellaneous household products1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.322 0.6 0.0 1.1 0.2 0.0
Apparel......................................................... . 2.458 0.2 2.2 0.4 0.1 0.5
Men’s and boys’ apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.646 0.6 1.6 0.2 -1.3 0.4
Men’s apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . 0.521 1.6 1.8 0.9 -1.6 1.0
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.087 3.3 0.8 -2.7 -2.6 -0.3
Men’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and
accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.141 -1.7 -1.7 -0.5 0.3 -2.2
Men’s shirts and sweaters2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.144 2.0 5.2 4.3 -2.6 1.3
Men’s pants and shorts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.134 4.2 2.7 0.8 -2.0 4.2
Boys’ apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.125 -2.9 0.3 -0.8 -0.6 -1.9
Women’s and girls’ apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.954 -1.5 3.0 0.5 -0.2 0.2
Women’s apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.847 -1.4 2.9 0.7 -0.3 0.1
Women’s outerwear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.074 5.4 7.3 -3.3 -0.3 4.4
Women’s dresses..................................... . 0.130 6.2 5.4 3.9 2.7 1.7
Women’s suits and separates2...................... . 0.336 -3.3 4.5 -0.4 -1.7 1.1
Women’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and
accessories2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.297 -3.5 -1.1 1.6 0.3 -2.8
Girls’ apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.107 -2.1 3.5 -0.8 0.3 0.8
Footwear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.573 1.4 0.8 0.7 1.4 -0.4
Men’s footwear........................................... . 0.198 -0.2 -0.6 2.6 1.4 -1.2
Boys’ and girls’ footwear1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.110 0.9 1.5 -1.7 0.7 1.5
Women’s footwear....................................... . 0.266 2.8 1.5 0.8 0.4 0.2
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.101 -0.2 2.5 0.4 3.3 1.0
Jewelry and watches6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.184 6.0 4.4 -0.1 0.8 5.5
Watches1, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.041 5.6 1.9 1.8 -0.8 1.9
Jewelry6................................................... . 0.143 6.9 5.1 -0.4 1.1 6.8
Transportation commodities less motor fuel8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.253 2.6 0.2 -0.4 0.2 0.5
New vehicles................................................ . 4.316 0.7 0.1 -0.3 0.0 0.3
New cars3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 0.1 -0.4 0.0 0.2
New trucks3, 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.6 0.1 -0.3 0.0 0.3
Used cars and trucks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.437 6.0 0.4 -0.7 0.5 1.0
Motor vehicle parts and equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.363 3.4 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.6
Tires1...................................................... . 0.299 3.9 0.3 0.9 1.0 0.3
Vehicle accessories other than tires1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.064 2.1 1.7 -0.8 0.1 1.7
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires1, 3. . . 2.1 2.0 -0.6 0.3 2.0
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids1, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.3 0.8 -2.2 0.1 0.8
Medical care commodities1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.511 0.0 -0.3 0.1 0.1 -0.3
Medicinal drugs1, 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.332 -0.2 -0.4 0.1 -0.1 -0.4
Prescription drugs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.918 0.9 -0.2 0.4 -0.2 -0.2
Nonprescription drugs8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.413 -2.4 -0.9 -1.0 -0.5 -0.9
Medical equipment and supplies1, 8...................... . 0.180 1.5 0.6 0.5 1.1 0.6
Recreation commodities8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.834 0.1 0.0 0.8 0.4 0.0
Video and audio products8................................ . 0.254 1.5 0.4 1.1 0.8 0.5
Televisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.085 -5.6 1.4 -0.1 0.5 2.5
Other video equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.029 -0.3 -0.2 4.5 -0.2 -2.5
Audio equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.061 12.2 -0.8 2.9 2.2 -0.8
Recorded music and music subscriptions1, 2. . . . . . . . . 0.074 3.8 0.4 -0.2 0.6 0.4
Pets and pet products1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.626 0.1 -0.5 0.2 0.5 -0.5
Pet food and treats1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.2 -0.3 0.8 0.5 -0.3
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories1, 2, 3. . . . 0.0 -0.6 -0.8 0.0 -0.6
Sporting goods1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.469 -1.3 0.1 1.4 0.4 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, August 2025 — Continued
[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Unadjusted percent
Seasonally adjusted percent change
Relative change
importance Aug. Jul. May Jun. Jul.
Expenditure category
Jul. 2024- 2025- 2025- 2025- 2025-
2025 Aug. Aug. Jun. Jul. Aug.
2025 2025 2025 2025 2025
Sports vehicles including bicycles1. . .................. . 0.233 -1.7 0.6 1.0 1.1 0.6
Sports equipment1....................................... . 0.221 -0.8 -0.6 1.8 -0.4 -0.6
Photographic equipment and supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.020 4.7 1.8 0.7 1.2 1.1
Photographic equipment1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.7 1.8 0.5 2.1 1.8
Recreational reading materials1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.098 1.8 0.9 -1.0 -0.3 0.9
Newspapers and magazines1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.055 2.1 -1.1 -4.7 1.0 -1.1
Recreational books1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.044 1.4 3.4 3.8 -1.9 3.4
Other recreational goods2................................. . 0.367 0.0 0.3 1.3 0.3 0.0
Toys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.290 0.1 -0.4 1.8 0.2 -0.8
Toys, games, hobbies and playground
equipment2, 3........................................ . 0.6 -0.4 1.2 0.6 -1.1
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.019 -7.5 9.1 -3.7 2.6 9.1
Music instruments and accessories1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.043 4.9 1.1 0.2 0.0 1.1
Education and communication commodities8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.734 -3.8 0.0 0.0 -1.3 -0.3
Educational books and supplies1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.042 -0.6 -0.4 0.1 -0.6
College textbooks1, 3, 11. . ............................... . 12.2 -0.2 -0.8 0.4 -0.2
Information technology commodities8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.692 -5.3 0.1 0.0 -1.4 -0.3
Computers, peripherals, and smart home
assistants1, 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.266 -2.0 -0.6 1.4 -1.2 -0.6
Computer software and accessories1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.027 -4.6 -5.5 -0.2 -2.6 -5.5
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other
consumer information items2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.398 -7.4 0.9 -0.9 -1.4 0.3
Smartphones1, 3, 12.................................... . -13.7 -0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.2
Alcoholic beverages1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.825 1.9 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.6
Alcoholic beverages at home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.440 0.3 0.6 -0.2 0.1 0.6
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home1. . . . . . . 0.151 1.2 0.6 -0.2 0.2 0.6
Distilled spirits at home1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.102 1.1 0.6 -0.2 0.5 0.6
Whiskey at home1, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -1.8 0.5 -0.3 0.3 0.5
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home1, 3. . . . 2.3 0.7 -0.2 0.6 0.7
Wine at home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.188 -0.9 0.4 0.0 -0.3 0.2
Alcoholic beverages away from home1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.385 3.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.6
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from
home1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................... . 3.2 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.5
Wine away from home1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 -0.1 0.9 0.1 -0.1
Distilled spirits away from home1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.0 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.1
Other goods8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.288 3.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4
Tobacco and smoking products1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.488 6.3 1.0 0.5 0.3 1.0
Cigarettes1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.368 7.7 1.1 0.3 0.8 1.1
Tobacco products other than cigarettes1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.114 1.5 0.7 1.3 -1.4 0.7
Personal care products1................................... . 0.642 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.4
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal
care products1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.286 1.8 0.5 -0.9 0.2 0.5
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and
implements1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.347 0.3 0.3 0.9 -0.2 0.3
Miscellaneous personal goods2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.158 1.4 -2.9 0.7 0.8 -1.8
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap3. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 -2.9 -0.3 0.2 -0.8
Services less energy services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.648 3.6 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3
Shelter.......................................................... . 35.434 3.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.4
Rent of shelter13............................................ . 35.014 3.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.4
Rent of primary residence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.451 3.5 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3
Lodging away from home2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.363 -2.6 0.3 -2.9 -1.0 2.3
Housing at school, excluding board13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.240 3.5 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.8
Other lodging away from home including hotels
and motels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.123 -3.7 0.0 -3.6 -1.3 2.6
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.199 4.0 0.4 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, August 2025 — Continued
[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Unadjusted percent
Seasonally adjusted percent change
Relative change
importance Aug. Jul. May Jun. Jul.
Expenditure category
Jul. 2024- 2025- 2025- 2025- 2025-
2025 Aug. Aug. Jun. Jul. Aug.
2025 2025 2025 2025 2025
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence13. . . 25.004 4.0 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4
Tenants’ and household insurance1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.420 5.7 0.6 1.1 1.0 0.6
Water and sewer and trash collection services2. . . . . . . . . . . 1.089 5.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Water and sewerage maintenance1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.742 4.8 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3
Garbage and trash collection1, 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.347 6.5 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.5
Household operations1, 2..................................... .
Domestic services1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gardening and lawncare services1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Moving, storage, freight expense2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.129 1.0 -2.4 0.3 -0.9 -1.7
Repair of household items1, 2............................. .
Medical care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.780 4.2 0.1 0.6 0.8 -0.1
Professional services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.687 3.5 0.1 0.5 0.7 0.1
Physicians’ services1.................................... . 1.804 3.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3
Dental services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.957 4.2 -0.5 1.3 2.6 -0.7
Eyeglasses and eye care1, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.331 3.7 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.7
Services by other medical professionals1, 6. . . . . . . . . . . 0.8
Hospital and related services1............................ . 2.294 5.3 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.0
Hospital services1, 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.971 0.0 0.7 0.5 0.0
Inpatient hospital services1, 3, 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Outpatient hospital services1, 3, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.4
Nursing homes and adult day services14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.167 4.5 0.3 0.3 -0.1 0.3
Care of invalids and elderly at home1, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.156 5.6 -0.2 -2.6 0.4 -0.2
Health insurance1, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.799 4.3 0.1 0.6 0.4 0.1
Transportation services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.257 3.5 0.1 0.2 0.8 1.0
Leased cars and trucks1, 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.384 -0.3 -0.3 -0.4 -0.3
Car and truck rental2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.153 -4.8 -11.6 3.2 -2.9 -6.9
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.030 8.5 2.4 0.2 1.0 2.4
Motor vehicle body work1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.7 0.9
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing1. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.508 3.6 0.4 0.0 1.2 0.4
Motor vehicle repair1, 2.................................. . 0.407 15.0 5.0 0.4 0.8 5.0
Motor vehicle insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.818 4.7 -0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0
Motor vehicle fees1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.493 0.8 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.1
State motor vehicle registration and license
fees1, 2.................................................. . 0.280 0.7 -0.5 0.0 0.3 -0.5
Parking and other fees1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.200 0.9 0.4 -1.5 -0.2 0.4
Parking fees and tolls2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 0.0 -0.1 0.4 -0.1
Public transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.378 2.2 0.3 0.4 3.0 3.6
Airline fares............................................... . 0.847 3.3 1.3 -0.1 4.0 5.9
Other intercity transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.213 -2.0 -2.0 -1.0 -1.6 -1.5
Ship fare1, 2, 3.......................................... . -5.4 0.6 -3.3 0.5 0.6
Intracity transportation1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.314 0.0 -0.6 -0.4 0.9 -0.6
Intracity mass transit1, 3, 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4
Recreation services8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.457 3.6 -0.2 0.2 0.4 -0.2
Video and audio services8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.811 1.6 -0.6 0.2 -0.3 -0.6
Cable, satellite, and live streaming television
service10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.654 1.7 -0.3 0.4 -0.5 -0.3
Purchase, subscription, and rental of video1, 2. . . . . . . 0.157 0.6 -1.8 -0.3 0.4 -1.8
Video discs and other media1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.1 -0.4 -2.3 1.0 -0.4
Subscription and rental of video and video
games1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.8 -2.7 -0.3 0.4 -2.7
Pet services including veterinary2........................ . 0.539 5.5 0.1 0.7 0.4 0.6
Pet services2, 3........................................... . 5.8 0.1 1.6 1.1 0.2
Veterinarian services1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.4 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1
Photographers and photo processing1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.053 -3.0 -0.8 -2.6 0.9 -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, August 2025 — Continued
[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Unadjusted percent
Seasonally adjusted percent change
Relative change
importance Aug. Jul. May Jun. Jul.
Expenditure category
Jul. 2024- 2025- 2025- 2025- 2025-
2025 Aug. Aug. Jun. Jul. Aug.
2025 2025 2025 2025 2025
Other recreation services2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.054 4.3 -0.2 0.2 0.7 -0.1
Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or
other organizations, or participant sports fees2. . . . 0.808 4.0 0.1 0.4 -0.3 0.2
Admissions1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.747 4.6 -0.6 -0.2 1.5 -0.6
Admission to movies, theaters, and
concerts1, 2, 3........................................ . 3.4 -0.9 -0.3 0.8 -0.9
Admission to sporting events1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.5 -0.7 -1.5 1.9 -0.7
Fees for lessons or instructions1, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.169 3.2 0.1 1.3 1.4 0.1
Education and communication services8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.904 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.1
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare................ . 2.513 3.3 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.2
College tuition and fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.297 2.2 0.7 0.2 0.3 -0.1
Elementary and high school tuition and fees. . . . . . . . . 0.388 3.7 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.6
Day care and preschool1, 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.724 5.0 0.7 0.0 0.5 0.7
Technical and business school tuition and fees2. . . . . 0.039 2.2 0.9 -0.1 0.5 0.9
Postage and delivery services2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.053 4.7 0.5 0.4 2.0 1.4
Postage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.051 4.9 0.5 0.3 2.0 1.4
Delivery services2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.002 8.2 0.4 0.6 0.9 0.8
Telephone services1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.412 -1.7 -1.0 -0.3 -0.1 -1.0
Wireless telephone services1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.242 -2.1 -1.1 -0.4 0.0 -1.1
Residential telephone services1, 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.170 1.3 -0.3 0.7 -0.8 -0.3
Internet services and electronic information
providers1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.917 -0.8 1.2 0.5 0.0 1.2
Other personal services1, 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.660 4.4 0.1 0.6 0.5 0.1
Personal care services1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.658 3.7 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.5
Haircuts and other personal care services1, 2. . . . . . . . 0.658 3.7 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.5
Miscellaneous personal services1........................ . 1.001 4.9 -0.1 0.6 0.8 -0.1
Legal services1, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Funeral expenses1, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.139 2.6 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2
Laundry and dry cleaning services1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.166 4.8 0.4 1.6 0.3 0.4
Apparel services other than laundry and dry
cleaning1, 2............................................. . 0.027 5.2 0.9 1.9 0.9 0.9
Financial services1, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.254 4.7 -0.7 -0.1 2.7 -0.7
Checking account and other bank services1, 2, 3. . . 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.1
Tax return preparation and other accounting
fees1, 2, 3............................................. . 6.4 -1.4 -0.1 3.5 -1.4

1
Not seasonally adjusted.
2
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
4
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
5
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
6
Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
7
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
8
Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.
9
Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
10
Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
11
Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
12
Indexes on a December 2019=100 base.
13
Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
14
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, special aggregate indexes,
August 2025
[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Unadjusted percent Seasonally adjusted percent
Relative Unadjusted indexes
change change
impor-
Special aggregate indexes tance Aug. Jul. May Jun. Jul.
Jul. Aug. Jul. Aug. 2024- 2025- 2025- 2025- 2025-
2025 2024 2025 2025 Aug. Aug. Jun. Jul. Aug.
2025 2025 2025 2025 2025

All items less food.................................. . 86.365 312.308 320.408 321.287 2.9 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4
All items less shelter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64.566 283.681 290.116 290.784 2.5 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4
All items less food and shelter.................... . 50.931 272.145 277.922 278.458 2.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.3
All items less food, shelter, and energy. . . . . . . . . . 44.509 273.907 280.601 281.241 2.7 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3
All items less food, shelter, energy, and used
cars and trucks................................... . 42.072 279.345 285.703 286.324 2.5 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.2
All items less medical care........................ . 91.709 302.733 310.451 311.423 2.9 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4
All items less energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.578 320.728 329.713 330.737 3.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4
Commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.097 223.363 225.508 226.364 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.5
Commodities less food, energy, and used
cars and trucks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.858 163.472 164.380 165.051 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2
Commodities less food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.462 178.434 178.144 178.830 0.2 0.4 0.3 -0.1 0.5
Commodities less food and beverages. . . . . . . . 21.637 174.621 174.234 174.891 0.2 0.4 0.3 -0.1 0.5
Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.903 405.074 419.436 420.424 3.8 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3
Services less rent of shelter1................... . 28.890 417.066 433.583 433.800 4.0 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.1
Services less medical care services. . . . . . . . . . . 57.123 389.178 402.699 403.730 3.7 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4
Durables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.942 122.201 124.252 124.570 1.9 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.4
Nondurables......................................... . 25.155 278.025 279.927 281.139 1.1 0.4 0.4 -0.2 0.6
Nondurables less food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.520 234.098 230.255 231.424 -1.1 0.5 0.7 -0.5 0.5
Nondurables less food and beverages. . . . . . . . 10.695 230.575 226.293 227.428 -1.4 0.5 0.8 -0.6 0.4
Nondurables less food, beverages, and
apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.237 297.113 291.647 291.660 -1.8 0.0 0.8 -0.7 0.3
Nondurables less food and apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . 9.062 295.045 290.413 290.581 -1.5 0.1 0.8 -0.6 0.3
Housing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................... . 44.371 335.931 348.210 349.277 4.0 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4
Education and communication2................... . 5.638 146.643 146.696 147.152 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0
Education2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.555 301.065 309.439 311.752 3.5 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.2
Communication2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.083 74.541 73.029 72.991 -2.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.3 -0.1
Information and information processing2. . . . 3.030 70.131 68.619 68.577 -2.2 -0.1 0.0 -0.4 -0.1
Information technology, hardware and
services3..................................... . 1.618 7.014 6.771 6.821 -2.8 0.7 0.3 -0.6 0.6
Recreation2.......................................... . 5.292 138.214 141.587 141.394 2.3 -0.1 0.4 0.4 -0.1
Video and audio2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.064 117.849 120.103 119.661 1.5 -0.4 0.4 0.0 -0.3
Pets, pet products and services2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.165 223.816 229.728 229.313 2.5 -0.2 0.4 0.4 0.0
Photography2..................................... . 0.074 86.378 85.459 85.366 -1.2 -0.1 -1.7 1.0 -0.3
Food and beverages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.460 328.156 337.077 338.366 3.1 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.5
Domestically produced farm food.............. . 6.724 317.240 323.572 324.773 2.4 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.4
Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.021 417.480 427.263 427.731 2.5 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.0
Apparel less footwear.............................. . 1.884 123.808 120.649 123.770 0.0 2.6 0.4 -0.3 0.8
Fuels and utilities................................... . 4.478 314.948 337.149 336.541 6.9 -0.2 0.8 -0.1 -0.1
Household energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.389 263.440 283.847 282.839 7.4 -0.4 0.9 -0.2 -0.3
Medical care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.291 564.407 583.856 583.875 3.4 0.0 0.5 0.7 -0.2
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.542 271.391 273.452 273.910 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.9
Private transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.164 272.087 274.289 274.710 1.0 0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.7
New and used motor vehicles2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.427 124.224 126.914 126.820 2.1 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 0.4
Utilities and public transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.788 258.017 268.500 267.873 3.8 -0.2 0.4 0.0 0.3
Household furnishings and operations. . . . . . . . . . . 4.460 147.348 152.865 153.039 3.9 0.1 1.0 0.4 0.2
Other goods and services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.948 561.561 582.371 583.313 3.9 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.2
Personal care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.460 283.080 292.613 292.584 3.4 0.0 0.3 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.
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index, August 2025
[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Percent change to Aug. 2025 from: Percent change to Jul. 2025 from:
Pricing
Area Aug. Jun. Jul. Jul. May Jun.
Schedule1
2024 2025 2025 2024 2025 2025

U.S. city average. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 2.9 0.4 0.3 2.7 0.5 0.2


Region and area size2
Northeast..................................................... . M 3.3 0.6 0.4 3.2 0.6 0.2
Northeast - Size Class A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 3.2 0.2 0.2 3.2 0.5 -0.1
Northeast - Size Class B/C3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 3.4 1.0 0.5 3.1 0.8 0.4
New England4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 3.7 0.8 0.6 3.3 0.4 0.2
Middle Atlantic4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 3.1 0.4 0.3 3.1 0.7 0.2
Midwest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 2.8 0.4 0.3 2.6 0.8 0.1
Midwest - Size Class A.................................. . M 2.3 0.4 0.4 1.9 0.6 0.0
Midwest - Size Class B/C3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 3.1 0.4 0.3 3.0 1.0 0.1
East North Central4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 3.0 0.4 0.3 2.8 0.9 0.1
West North Central4...................................... . M 2.3 0.5 0.4 2.2 0.7 0.1
South. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 2.6 0.4 0.3 2.3 0.4 0.1
South - Size Class A..................................... . M 1.8 0.1 0.0 1.9 0.4 0.1
South - Size Class B/C3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . M 3.0 0.6 0.4 2.5 0.4 0.2
South Atlantic4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 2.6 0.4 0.3 2.4 0.4 0.2
East South Central4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................... . M 3.5 0.6 0.3 3.3 1.0 0.3
West South Central4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 2.0 0.3 0.2 1.6 0.1 0.1
West. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 3.2 0.4 0.3 3.0 0.3 0.2
West - Size Class A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 2.9 0.4 0.2 2.8 0.4 0.2
West - Size Class B/C3.................................. . M 3.5 0.5 0.3 3.3 0.1 0.2
Mountain4.................................................. . M 2.5 0.6 0.4 2.4 0.3 0.3
Pacific4..................................................... . M 3.5 0.3 0.2 3.3 0.2 0.1
Size classes
5
Size Class A ................................................ . M 2.6 0.3 0.2 2.5 0.5 0.1
Size Class B/C3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 3.2 0.6 0.4 2.9 0.5 0.2
Selected local areas
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 3.1 0.4 0.6 2.7 0.1 -0.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 3.3 0.4 0.3 3.2 0.2 0.2
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 3.2 0.3 0.3 3.2 0.7 0.0
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.7 0.1
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2.8 0.3
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0.7 0.2
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.1 -0.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL. . . . . . . . . . . 2 2.5 -0.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD. . . . . . . 2 3.3 0.5
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ . 2 1.4 0.9
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA.................... . 2 2.5 0.4
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2.8 0.2
St. Louis, MO-IL............................................. . 2 2.6 0.2
Urban Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2.4 0.8
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3.2 -0.3
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0.9 -0.3
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2.1 0.4
Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.8 0.7
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA4.................. . 1 3.5 0.2
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA. . . . . . . . . . . ........................ . 1 4.0 0.8
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3.3 1.1
Urban Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2.3 -0.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV6. . . . . 1 2.0 0.4

1
Foods, fuels, and several other items are priced every month in all areas. Most other goods and services are priced as indicated: M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2
Regions defined as the four Census regions.
3
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
4
Indexes on a December 2017=100 base.
5
Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
6
1998 - 2017 indexes based on substantially smaller sample.
7
Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
8
Indexes on a 1987=100 base.
NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is,
therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national
index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national
average CPI for use in their escalator clauses.
Table 5. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) and the Consumer Price Index for
All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, all items index, August 2025
[Percent changes]
Unadjusted 1-month percent change Unadjusted 12-month percent change
Month Year
C-CPI-U1 CPI-U C-CPI-U1 CPI-U

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


December 2013............................ . 1.3 1.5
December 2014............................ . 0.5 0.8
December 2015............................ . 0.4 0.7
December 2016............................ . 1.8 2.1
December 2017............................ . 1.7 2.1
December 2018............................ . 1.5 1.9
December 2019............................ . 1.8 2.3
December 2020............................ . 1.5 1.4
December 2021............................ . 6.5 7.0
December 2022............................ . 6.4 6.5
January 2023. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.8 0.8 6.4 6.4
February 2023. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5 0.6 6.0 6.0
March 2023................................. . 0.3 0.3 4.8 5.0
April 2023................................... . 0.5 0.5 4.7 4.9
May 2023. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.2 0.3 3.8 4.0
June 2023. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.3 0.3 2.9 3.0
July 2023. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1 0.2 3.0 3.2
August 2023................................ . 0.4 0.4 3.5 3.7
September 2023. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.2 0.2 3.4 3.7
October 2023. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 0.0 2.9 3.2
November 2023............................ . -0.3 -0.2 2.7 3.1
December 2023............................ . -0.1 -0.1 2.9 3.4
January 2024. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5 0.5 2.6 3.1
February 2024. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.6 0.6 2.8 3.2
March 2024................................. . 0.6 0.6 3.1 3.5
April 2024................................... . 0.4 0.4 3.0 3.4
May 2024. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1 0.2 2.9 3.3
June 2024. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 0.0 2.6 3.0
July 2024. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 0.1 2.5 2.9
August 2024................................ . 0.0 0.1 2.2 2.5
September 2024. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1 0.2 2.1 2.4
October 2024. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1 0.1 2.3 2.6
November 2024............................ . -0.1 -0.1 2.4 2.7
December 2024............................ . 0.0 0.0 2.6 2.9
January 2025. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.6 0.7 2.7 3.0
February 2025. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.4 0.4 2.5 2.8
March 2025................................. . 0.2 0.2 2.1 2.4
April 2025................................... . 0.3 0.3 2.0 2.3
May 2025. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.2 0.2 2.1 2.4
June 2025. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.3 0.3 2.4 2.7
July 2025. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1 0.2 2.5 2.7
August 2025................................ . 0.3 0.3 2.7 2.9

1
The C-CPI-U is designed to be a closer approximation to a cost-of-living index in that it, in its final form, accounts for any substitution that
consumers make across item categories in response to changes in relative prices. Since the expenditure data required for the calculation of the
C-CPI-U are available only with a time lag, the C-CPI-U is issued first in preliminary form using the latest available expenditure data at that time and
is subject to four revisions.
Indexes are issued as initial estimates. Indexes are revised each quarter with the publication of January, April, July, and October data as updated
expenditure estimates become available. The C-CPI-U indexes are updated quarterly until they become final. January-March indexes are final in
January of the following year; April-June indexes are final in April of the following year; July-September indexes are final in July of the following year;
October-December indexes are final in October of the following year.
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,
August 2025, 1-month analysis table
[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
One Month
Relative Seasonally Seasonally Largest (L) or Smallest (S)
Standard
importance adjusted adjusted seasonally adjusted
Expenditure category error,
Jul. percent effect on All change since:3
median
2025 change Items
price Percent
Jul. 2025- Jul. 2025- Date
change2 change
Aug. 2025 Aug. 20251

All items................................................................ . 100.000 0.4 0.05 L-Jan.2025 0.5


Food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.635 0.5 0.063 0.07 L-Jan.2023 0.5
Food at home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.982 0.6 0.046 0.12 L-Oct.2022 0.6
Cereals and bakery products................................ . 1.095 0.1 0.001 0.30 L-May 2025 1.1
Cereals and cereal products.............................. . 0.328 0.3 0.001 0.50 L-May 2025 1.4
Flour and prepared flour mixes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.030 0.4 0.000 0.75 L-May 2025 1.1
Breakfast cereal4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.143 -0.6 -0.001 0.93 L-Jun.2025 -0.3
Rice, pasta, cornmeal................................... . 0.156 0.3 0.000 0.63 L-May 2025 1.1
Rice4, 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 0.73 L-May 2022 2.6
Bakery products4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.767 0.0 0.000 0.38 S-Apr.2025 -0.3
Bread4, 5................................................ . 0.140 -0.2 0.000 0.61 S-May 2025 -0.4
White bread4, 6...................................... . 0.4 0.64 L-Jun.2025 0.5
Bread other than white4, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.9 1.08 S-Mar.2025 -1.6
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.134 -0.5 -0.001 1.02 S-Nov.2024 -2.1
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies4..................... . 0.214 -0.4 -0.001 0.59 S-Feb.2025 -0.5
Cookies4, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -1.0 0.80 S-Jun.2025 -1.7
Fresh cakes and cupcakes4, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.1 0.69 L-Jun.2025 1.6
Other bakery products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.279 0.4 0.001 0.64 L-Jun.2025 0.7
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts4, 6. . . . -2.3 0.84 S-Mar.2020 -2.3
Crackers, bread, and cracker products6. . . . . . . . . 1.0 1.02 L-Jun.2025 1.1
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies,
tarts, turnovers6.................................. . 0.4 1.14 L-Jun.2025 1.8
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............................... . 1.633 1.0 0.017 0.24 L-Mar.2025 1.3
Meats, poultry, and fish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.478 1.1 0.017 0.25 L-Feb.2022 1.2
Meats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.948 1.8 0.017 0.31 L-Oct.2021 2.1
Beef and veal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.479 2.7 0.013 0.46 L-Sep.2021 3.8
Uncooked ground beef4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.216 2.3 0.005 0.69 S-Jun.2025 1.5
Uncooked beef roasts5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.060 4.0 0.002 1.10 L-Sep.2021 7.1
Uncooked beef steaks5............................ . 0.140 4.1 0.006 0.81 L-Jun.2021 6.0
Uncooked other beef and veal4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.064 2.3 0.001 0.88 L-Feb.2025 3.1
Pork..................................................... . 0.288 0.2 0.001 0.55 S-Jun.2025 -0.3
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related
products5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.104 1.2 0.001 0.89 L-Jun.2025 1.3
Bacon and related products6................... . 1.1 1.07 L-Mar.2025 2.4
Breakfast sausage and related products5, 6. . . 2.5 1.18 L-Apr.2024 3.1
Ham.................................................. . 0.044 -4.9 -0.002 1.06 S-Mar.2021 -6.4
Ham, excluding canned6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -5.2 1.11 S-Mar.2021 -6.7
Pork chops4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................... . 0.050 -1.3 -0.001 1.29 S-Apr.2025 -1.6
Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs5.. . 0.090 1.5 0.001 1.20 L-Jan.2025 2.0
Other meats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.181 2.2 0.004 0.58 L-Apr.2020 2.4
Frankfurters6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.5 1.36 L-Jun.2025 9.0
Lunchmeats4, 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 0.76 S-Jun.2025 -2.1
Poultry.................................................. . 0.289 -0.7 -0.002 0.50 S-Apr.2024 -1.3
Chicken5............................................. . 0.216 0.1 0.000 0.53 L-Jun.2025 1.1
Fresh whole chicken6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.5 0.99 S-May 2025 -1.1
Fresh and frozen chicken parts6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.3 0.69 L-Jun.2025 1.3
Other uncooked poultry including turkey5. . . . . . . . 0.073 -2.8 -0.002 1.20 S-Sep.2021 -3.4
Fish and seafood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.241 0.6 0.002 0.60 L-Apr.2025 0.7
Fresh fish and seafood4, 5......................... . 0.140 0.3 0.000 0.83 L-Jun.2025 0.7
Processed fish and seafood5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.101 0.8 0.001 0.96 L-May 2025 0.9
Shelf stable fish and seafood6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1 1.43 L-Jun.2025 1.3
Frozen fish and seafood6....................... . 1.7 1.19 L-May 2025 2.9

See footnotes at end of table.


Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,
August 2025, 1-month analysis table — Continued
[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
One Month
Relative Seasonally Seasonally Largest (L) or Smallest (S)
Standard
importance adjusted adjusted seasonally adjusted
Expenditure category error,
Jul. percent effect on All change since:3
median
2025 change Items
price Percent
Jul. 2025- Jul. 2025- Date
change2 change
Aug. 2025 Aug. 20251
Eggs....................................................... . 0.155 0.0 0.000 1.00 L-Mar.2025 5.9
Dairy and related products4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.727 0.1 0.001 0.29 S-Jun.2025 -0.3
Milk4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.196 -0.2 0.000 0.39 S-Jun.2025 -0.7
Fresh whole milk4, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1 0.49 S-Jun.2025 -1.3
Fresh milk other than whole4, 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.3 0.55 S-Jun.2025 -0.4
Cheese and related products4............................ . 0.251 0.4 0.001 0.69 L-Mar.2025 1.9
Ice cream and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.127 0.3 0.000 1.04 L-May 2025 2.4
Other dairy and related products5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.153 -0.1 0.000 0.54 S-Jun.2025 -1.1
Fruits and vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.299 1.6 0.020 0.32 L-Feb.2022 1.9
Fresh fruits and vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.075 2.0 0.021 0.41 L-Feb.2022 2.1
Fresh fruits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.541 1.0 0.005 0.58 L-Jun.2025 1.3
Apples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.082 3.5 0.003 0.95 L-Oct.2024 4.1
Bananas4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.111 2.1 0.002 0.65 L-May 2025 3.3
Citrus fruits5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.064 1.2 0.001 0.88 S-May 2025 0.1
Oranges, including tangerines6................... . 0.9 1.44 S-May 2025 0.8
Other fresh fruits5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.284 -0.2 -0.001 1.11 L-Jun.2025 3.2
Fresh vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.534 3.0 0.016 0.58 L-Jan.2020 3.0
Potatoes................................................ . 0.085 1.8 0.001 0.97 L-Nov.2024 2.2
Lettuce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.068 3.5 0.002 1.17 S-Jun.2025 1.1
Tomatoes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.084 4.5 0.004 1.22 L-Jan.2020 5.5
Other fresh vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.296 2.9 0.009 0.79 L-Apr.2017 3.4
Processed fruits and vegetables5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.224 -0.5 -0.001 0.47 S-Apr.2025 -1.6
Canned fruits and vegetables5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.091 0.5 0.000 0.60 L-Jun.2025 0.7
Canned fruits5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5 0.94 S-Apr.2025 -1.0
Canned vegetables5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.2 0.90 L-Jun.2025 0.6
Frozen fruits and vegetables5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.067 -0.6 0.000 0.89 S-May 2025 -0.8
Frozen vegetables6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.5 1.08 S-May 2025 -1.3
Other processed fruits and vegetables including
dried5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.065 -1.8 -0.001 0.66 S-Apr.2017 -2.3
Dried beans, peas, and lentils4, 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -3.0 0.76 S-Feb.2023 -3.2
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials. . . . . . . . . 0.905 0.6 0.006 0.40 L-Jun.2025 1.4
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.626 -0.3 -0.002 0.48 L-Jun.2025 1.7
Carbonated drinks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.345 -0.3 -0.001 0.93 L-Jun.2025 1.7
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks4, 5. . . . . . . . . . 0.004 -0.2 0.000 0.81 S-May 2025 -4.6
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks5. . . . . . . . . 0.277 -0.7 -0.002 0.49 L-Jun.2025 2.0
Beverage materials including coffee and tea5. . . . . . . . . . . 0.279 2.8 0.008 0.68 L-Jul.2022 2.8
Coffee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.148 3.6 0.005 0.97 L-Apr.2011 3.9
Roasted coffee6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1 1.25 L-Apr.2008 4.4
Instant coffee4, 6....................................... . 4.9 1.07 L-Jun.2025 5.1
Other beverage materials including tea4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.131 1.5 0.002 1.06 L-Apr.2025 1.9
Other food at home........................................... . 2.323 0.1 0.002 0.24 L-Jun.2025 0.2
Sugar and sweets.......................................... . 0.335 0.7 0.002 0.44 L-Jun.2025 0.9
Sugar and sugar substitutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.028 0.6 0.000 0.62 L-May 2025 1.9
Candy and chewing gum5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.235 0.7 0.002 0.60 L-Jun.2025 1.0
Other sweets5............................................ . 0.072 0.6 0.000 0.82 L-Jun.2025 0.7
Fats and oils. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.243 0.2 0.000 0.53 L-Jun.2025 0.4
Butter and margarine5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.054 0.2 0.000 0.99 L-Feb.2025 0.8
Butter6.................................................. . 1.3 1.11 L-Sep.2024 1.7
Margarine6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -1.6 1.56 S-Dec.2024 -2.6
Salad dressing4, 5........................................ . 0.065 1.3 0.001 1.52 S-Jun.2025 -0.2
Other fats and oils including peanut butter5. . . . . . . . . . 0.124 0.3 0.000 0.68 L-May 2025 2.2
Peanut butter4, 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -1.7 0.76 L-Jun.2025 2.2
Other foods............................................... . 1.745 -0.1 -0.001 0.30 L-Jun.2025 0.0

See footnotes at end of table.


Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,
August 2025, 1-month analysis table — Continued
[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
One Month
Relative Seasonally Seasonally Largest (L) or Smallest (S)
Standard
importance adjusted adjusted seasonally adjusted
Expenditure category error,
Jul. percent effect on All change since:3
median
2025 change Items
price Percent
Jul. 2025- Jul. 2025- Date
change2 change
Aug. 2025 Aug. 20251
Soups................................................... . 0.110 1.8 0.002 0.97 L-Sep.2022 2.9
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods. . . . . . . . . . . 0.274 -1.2 -0.003 0.69 S-Feb.2025 -1.7
Snacks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.359 1.0 0.003 0.78 L-Jan.2025 1.4
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces. . . . . . . . . . . 0.384 0.4 0.002 0.50 L-Jun.2025 1.4
Salt and other seasonings and spices5, 6. . . . . . . . 0.9 0.91 L-Jun.2025 1.8
Olives, pickles, relishes5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -1.2 0.90 L-Jun.2025 4.9
Sauces and gravies5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.1 0.70 S-May 2025 -1.0
Other condiments6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.3 1.10 S-Jun.2025 0.0
Baby food and formula4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.059 -0.9 -0.001 0.57 L-Jun.2025 0.9
Other miscellaneous foods5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.558 -1.0 -0.006 0.54 S-Jun.2025 -1.0
Prepared salads6, 7................................. . 1.7 0.98 L-Mar.2025 2.0
Food away from home4......................................... . 5.653 0.3 0.016 0.06 – –
Full service meals and snacks4, 5........................... . 2.450 0.4 0.009 0.07 S-May 2025 0.3
Limited service meals and snacks4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.832 0.1 0.004 0.09 – –
Food at employee sites and schools4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.074 -0.8 -0.001 0.29 S-Nov.2024 -0.9
Food at elementary and secondary schools4, 6, 8. . . . . . .
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors4, 5. . . . 0.057 0.1 0.000 0.25 L-Apr.2025 1.2
Other food away from home4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.241 1.7 0.004 0.10 L-Aug.2023 1.7
Energy............................................................... . 6.422 0.7 0.043 0.15 L-Jun.2025 0.9
Energy commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.167 1.7 0.051 0.18 L-Jan.2025 1.9
Fuel oil and other fuels....................................... . 0.134 -1.1 -0.001 0.34 S-Apr.2025 -2.6
Fuel oil....................................................... . 0.075 -0.3 0.000 0.47 S-Apr.2025 -1.3
Propane, kerosene, and firewood9....................... . 0.059 -0.2 0.000 0.42 L-Jun.2025 1.1
Motor fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.033 1.8 0.052 0.19 L-Jan.2025 1.8
Gasoline (all types). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.949 1.9 0.053 0.19 L-Dec.2024 4.0
Gasoline, unleaded regular6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0 0.46 L-Dec.2024 4.1
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade6, 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8 0.43 L-Jan.2025 1.9
Gasoline, unleaded premium6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 0.50 L-Dec.2024 3.4
Other motor fuels4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.084 -0.5 0.000 0.28 S-May 2025 -1.1
Energy services.................................................. . 3.255 -0.2 -0.008 0.26 L-Jun.2025 0.9
Electricity....................................................... . 2.475 0.2 0.005 0.30 L-Jun.2025 1.0
Utility (piped) gas service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.780 -1.6 -0.013 0.44 S-Aug.2024 -1.6
All items less food and energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79.943 0.3 0.277 0.05 – –
Commodities less food and energy commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . 19.295 0.3 0.053 0.09 L-Jan.2025 0.3
Household furnishings and supplies11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.392 0.1 0.003 0.21 S-Mar.2025 0.0
Window and floor coverings and other linens5. . . . . . . . . . 0.247 -5.6 -0.014 0.90 S-EVER –
Floor coverings4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.059 -1.2 -0.001 0.74 S-Oct.2024 -1.2
Window coverings4, 5.................................... . 0.055 -0.5 0.000 1.68 L-Jun.2025 2.2
Other linens5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.133 -6.7 -0.009 1.18 S-EVER –
Furniture and bedding4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.791 0.3 0.003 0.41 S-May 2025 -0.8
Bedroom furniture4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.255 -0.4 -0.001 0.62 S-May 2025 -2.0
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture4, 5. . . 0.387 0.7 0.003 0.60 S-Jun.2025 0.4
Other furniture5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.140 1.8 0.003 0.94 L-Oct.2023 3.7
Appliances5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.221 0.4 0.001 0.68 L-Jun.2025 1.9
Major appliances5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.070 -1.1 -0.001 1.04 L-Jun.2025 1.9
Laundry equipment4, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -2.9 0.76 S-Nov.2023 -3.8
Other appliances5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.147 1.4 0.002 0.87 L-Jun.2025 2.0
Other household equipment and furnishings5. . . . . . . . . . . 0.494 -0.2 -0.001 0.53 – –
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.290 -0.3 -0.001 0.60 L-Jun.2025 1.6
Indoor plants and flowers12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.112 2.8 0.003 0.89 L-Aug.2023 3.0
Dishes and flatware4, 5.................................. . 0.036 -0.4 0.000 1.59 S-Apr.2025 -2.6
Nonelectric cookware and tableware5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.055 -0.2 0.000 1.38 S-May 2025 -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,
August 2025, 1-month analysis table — Continued
[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
One Month
Relative Seasonally Seasonally Largest (L) or Smallest (S)
Standard
importance adjusted adjusted seasonally adjusted
Expenditure category error,
Jul. percent effect on All change since:3
median
2025 change Items
price Percent
Jul. 2025- Jul. 2025- Date
change2 change
Aug. 2025 Aug. 20251
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies4, 5.. . 0.848 0.8 0.007 0.38 S-Jun.2025 0.2
Tools, hardware and supplies5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.245 0.4 0.001 0.59 S-Mar.2025 0.2
Outdoor equipment and supplies4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.366 0.7 0.002 0.53 S-Jun.2025 -0.1
Housekeeping supplies4................................... . 0.792 0.4 0.003 0.26 L-Jun.2025 0.8
Household cleaning products4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.293 0.4 0.001 0.42 L-Apr.2025 0.6
Household paper products4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.177 1.2 0.002 0.34 L-Jun.2025 1.4
Miscellaneous household products4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.322 0.0 0.000 0.39 S-May 2025 -0.7
Apparel......................................................... . 2.458 0.5 0.013 0.34 L-Feb.2025 0.6
Men’s and boys’ apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.646 0.4 0.002 0.50 L-Mar.2025 0.4
Men’s apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . 0.521 1.0 0.005 0.61 L-Mar.2025 1.1
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.087 -0.3 0.000 1.98 L-Apr.2025 0.3
Men’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and
accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.141 -2.2 -0.003 0.78 S-May 2025 -2.4
Men’s shirts and sweaters5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.144 1.3 0.002 1.04 L-Jun.2025 4.3
Men’s pants and shorts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.134 4.2 0.006 1.12 L-Mar.2023 4.6
Boys’ apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.125 -1.9 -0.002 0.96 S-Mar.2025 -2.6
Women’s and girls’ apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.954 0.2 0.002 0.61 L-Jun.2025 0.5
Women’s apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.847 0.1 0.001 0.66 L-Jun.2025 0.7
Women’s outerwear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.074 4.4 0.003 2.56 L-Mar.2025 4.4
Women’s dresses..................................... . 0.130 1.7 0.002 1.89 S-Apr.2025 -0.6
Women’s suits and separates5...................... . 0.336 1.1 0.004 0.86 L-Apr.2025 1.2
Women’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and
accessories5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.297 -2.8 -0.008 0.89 S-May 2020 -4.7
Girls’ apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.107 0.8 0.001 1.29 L-May 2025 0.8
Footwear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.573 -0.4 -0.002 0.48 S-May 2025 -0.4
Men’s footwear........................................... . 0.198 -1.2 -0.002 0.82 S-May 2025 -1.6
Boys’ and girls’ footwear4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.110 1.5 0.002 0.86 L-Sep.2024 3.0
Women’s footwear....................................... . 0.266 0.2 0.000 0.74 S-May 2025 -0.7
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.101 1.0 0.001 0.97 S-Jun.2025 0.4
Jewelry and watches9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.184 5.5 0.010 1.56 L-EVER –
Watches4, 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.041 1.9 0.001 1.47 L-Oct.2024 3.3
Jewelry9................................................... . 0.143 6.8 0.010 2.00 L-EVER –
Transportation commodities less motor fuel11. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.253 0.5 0.039 0.03 L-Jan.2025 0.8
New vehicles................................................ . 4.316 0.3 0.012 0.01 L-Dec.2024 0.4
New cars6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.2 0.06 L-Mar.2025 0.3
New trucks6, 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.3 0.03 L-Dec.2024 0.4
Used cars and trucks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.437 1.0 0.025 0.03 L-Jan.2025 2.2
Motor vehicle parts and equipment4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.363 0.6 0.002 0.36 S-Jun.2025 0.6
Tires4...................................................... . 0.299 0.3 0.001 0.40 S-Apr.2025 -0.4
Vehicle accessories other than tires4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.064 1.7 0.001 0.62 L-Nov.2023 2.4
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires4, 6. . . 2.0 0.78 L-Apr.2025 2.2
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids4, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.8 0.63 L-May 2025 1.7
Medical care commodities4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.511 -0.3 -0.004 0.28 S-Mar.2025 -1.1
Medicinal drugs4, 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.332 -0.4 -0.005 0.30 S-Mar.2025 -1.3
Prescription drugs4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.918 -0.2 -0.001 0.26 – –
Nonprescription drugs11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.413 -0.9 -0.004 0.63 S-Jun.2025 -1.0
Medical equipment and supplies4, 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.180 0.6 0.001 0.53 S-Jun.2025 0.5
Recreation commodities11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.834 0.0 0.000 0.24 S-Mar.2025 -0.3
Video and audio products11............................... . 0.254 0.5 0.001 0.36 S-May 2025 0.3
Televisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.085 2.5 0.002 0.61 L-Aug.2021 3.4
Other video equipment5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.029 -2.5 -0.001 1.17 S-Aug.2023 -3.9
Audio equipment4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.061 -0.8 0.000 0.87 S-Mar.2025 -1.2
Recorded music and music subscriptions4, 5. . . . . . . . . 0.074 0.4 0.000 0.66 S-Jun.2025 -0.2

See footnotes at end of table.


Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,
August 2025, 1-month analysis table — Continued
[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
One Month
Relative Seasonally Seasonally Largest (L) or Smallest (S)
Standard
importance adjusted adjusted seasonally adjusted
Expenditure category error,
Jul. percent effect on All change since:3
median
2025 change Items
price Percent
Jul. 2025- Jul. 2025- Date
change2 change
Aug. 2025 Aug. 20251
Pets and pet products4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.626 -0.5 -0.003 0.34 S-Apr.2024 -0.7
Pet food and treats4, 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.3 0.37 S-Mar.2025 -0.5
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories4, 5, 6. . . . -0.6 0.75 S-Jun.2025 -0.8
Sporting goods4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.469 0.1 0.000 0.50 S-Mar.2025 -0.6
Sports vehicles including bicycles4. . .................. . 0.233 0.6 0.002 0.74 S-May 2025 0.5
Sports equipment4....................................... . 0.221 -0.6 -0.001 0.52 S-Apr.2025 -0.6
Photographic equipment and supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.020 1.1 0.000 0.68 S-Jun.2025 0.7
Photographic equipment4, 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8 1.03 S-Jun.2025 0.5
Recreational reading materials4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.098 0.9 0.001 1.41 L-May 2025 1.0
Newspapers and magazines4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.055 -1.1 -0.001 1.46 S-Jun.2025 -4.7
Recreational books4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.044 3.4 0.001 2.14 L-Jun.2025 3.8
Other recreational goods5................................. . 0.367 0.0 0.000 0.53 S-Mar.2025 -0.7
Toys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.290 -0.8 -0.002 0.65 S-Mar.2025 -0.9
Toys, games, hobbies and playground
equipment5, 6........................................ . -1.1 0.90 S-Mar.2024 -1.5
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.019 9.1 0.002 1.12 L-Aug.2020 15.0
Music instruments and accessories4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.043 1.1 0.000 0.71 L-Mar.2025 1.4
Education and communication commodities11. . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.734 -0.3 -0.002 0.64 L-Jun.2025 0.0
Educational books and supplies4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.042 -0.6 0.000 0.88 S-Dec.2024 -0.8
College textbooks4, 6, 14. . ............................... . -0.2 1.17 S-Jun.2025 -0.8
Information technology commodities11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.692 -0.3 -0.002 0.70 L-Jun.2025 0.0
Computers, peripherals, and smart home
assistants4, 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.266 -0.6 -0.002 0.83 L-Jun.2025 1.4
Computer software and accessories4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.027 -5.5 -0.002 1.62 S-Sep.2020 -5.6
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other
consumer information items5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.398 0.3 0.001 0.88 L-Mar.2025 0.5
Smartphones4, 6, 15.................................... . -0.2 0.93 S-May 2025 -1.6
Alcoholic beverages4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.825 0.6 0.005 0.14 L-Sep.2023 0.6
Alcoholic beverages at home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.440 0.6 0.002 0.18 L-Dec.2022 0.7
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home4. . . . . . . 0.151 0.6 0.001 0.24 L-Feb.2025 0.6
Distilled spirits at home4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.102 0.6 0.001 0.36 L-Apr.2025 0.6
Whiskey at home4, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5 0.66 L-Apr.2025 0.5
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home4, 6. . . . 0.7 0.50 L-Apr.2025 0.7
Wine at home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.188 0.2 0.000 0.29 L-Mar.2025 0.2
Alcoholic beverages away from home4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.385 0.6 0.002 0.20 L-Oct.2024 1.2
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from
home4, 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................... . 0.5 0.21 L-Oct.2024 2.1
Wine away from home4, 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.1 0.20 S-Jul.2024 -0.3
Distilled spirits away from home4, 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1 0.25 – –
Other goods11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.288 0.4 0.005 0.24 L-Feb.2025 0.8
Tobacco and smoking products4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.488 1.0 0.005 0.22 L-Nov.2024 1.0
Cigarettes4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.368 1.1 0.004 0.25 L-Nov.2024 1.2
Tobacco products other than cigarettes4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.114 0.7 0.001 0.70 L-Jun.2025 1.3
Personal care products4................................... . 0.642 0.4 0.003 0.37 L-Feb.2025 0.9
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal
care products4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.286 0.5 0.001 0.43 L-Feb.2025 1.6
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and
implements4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.347 0.3 0.001 0.58 L-Jun.2025 0.9
Miscellaneous personal goods5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.158 -1.8 -0.003 0.76 S-Jan.2021 -2.3
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap6. . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.8 0.74 S-Apr.2025 -0.8
Services less energy services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.648 0.3 0.212 0.07 S-Jun.2025 0.3
Shelter.......................................................... . 35.434 0.4 0.155 0.09 L-Jan.2025 0.4
Rent of shelter16............................................ . 35.014 0.4 0.144 0.09 L-Apr.2025 0.4
Rent of primary residence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.451 0.3 0.022 0.04 – –

See footnotes at end of table.


Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,
August 2025, 1-month analysis table — Continued
[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
One Month
Relative Seasonally Seasonally Largest (L) or Smallest (S)
Standard
importance adjusted adjusted seasonally adjusted
Expenditure category error,
Jul. percent effect on All change since:3
median
2025 change Items
price Percent
Jul. 2025- Jul. 2025- Date
change2 change
Aug. 2025 Aug. 20251
Lodging away from home5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.363 2.3 0.030 1.69 L-Nov.2024 2.6
Housing at school, excluding board16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.240 0.8 0.002 0.07 L-Aug.2023 0.8
Other lodging away from home including hotels
and motels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.123 2.6 0.028 2.00 L-Nov.2024 3.1
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.199 0.4 0.100 0.05 L-Apr.2025 0.4
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence16. . . 25.004 0.4 0.096 0.05 L-Apr.2025 0.4
Tenants’ and household insurance4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.420 0.6 0.003 0.23 S-Apr.2025 0.3
Water and sewer and trash collection services5. . . . . . . . 1.089 0.4 0.004 0.11 – –
Water and sewerage maintenance4................... . 0.742 0.3 0.002 0.13 – –
Garbage and trash collection4, 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.347 0.5 0.002 0.15 S-Jun.2025 0.3
Household operations4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Domestic services4, 5.................................... .
Gardening and lawncare services4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Moving, storage, freight expense5..................... . 0.129 -1.7 -0.002 0.61 S-Oct.2023 -2.2
Repair of household items4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Medical care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.780 -0.1 -0.009 0.17 S-Aug.2024 -0.1
Professional services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.687 0.1 0.003 0.21 S-May 2025 0.0
Physicians’ services4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.804 0.3 0.006 0.36 L-Apr.2025 0.3
Dental services........................................ . 0.957 -0.7 -0.007 0.24 S-Aug.2018 -0.8
Eyeglasses and eye care4, 9......................... . 0.331 0.7 0.002 0.28 L-Oct.2024 1.3
Services by other medical professionals4, 9. . . . . . . .
Hospital and related services4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.294 0.0 0.000 0.25 S-Jul.2024 -1.0
Hospital services4, 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.971 0.0 -0.001 0.26 S-Nov.2024 0.0
Inpatient hospital services4, 6, 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Outpatient hospital services4, 6, 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.4 0.26 S-Feb.2025 0.1
Nursing homes and adult day services17. . . . . . . . . . . 0.167 0.3 0.000 0.19 L-Jun.2025 0.3
Care of invalids and elderly at home4, 8. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.156 -0.2 0.000 0.53 S-Jun.2025 -2.6
Health insurance4, 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.799 0.1 0.001 0.19 S-Dec.2024 0.0
Transportation services.................................... . 6.257 1.0 0.063 0.21 L-Jan.2025 1.8
Leased cars and trucks4, 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.384 -0.3 -0.001 0.63 L-Jun.2025 -0.3
Car and truck rental5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......... . 0.153 -6.9 -0.009 1.18 S-Apr.2020 -18.3
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.030 2.4 0.025 0.26 L-EVER –
Motor vehicle body work4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing4. . . . . . . . . 0.508 0.4 0.002 0.30 S-Jun.2025 0.0
Motor vehicle repair4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.407 5.0 0.020 0.48 L-EVER –
Motor vehicle insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.818 0.0 -0.001 0.31 S-Mar.2025 -0.8
Motor vehicle fees4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.493 -0.1 -0.001 0.24 S-Jun.2025 -0.6
State motor vehicle registration and license
fees4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.280 -0.5 -0.001 0.09 S-Sep.2014 -1.6
Parking and other fees4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.200 0.4 0.001 0.53 L-May 2025 0.5
Parking fees and tolls5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.1 0.34 S-Jun.2025 -0.1
Public transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.378 3.6 0.050 0.55 L-May 2022 7.4
Airline fares. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . 0.847 5.9 0.050 0.77 L-May 2022 11.0
Other intercity transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.213 -1.5 -0.003 1.03 L-Jun.2025 -1.0
Ship fare4, 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.6 1.04 L-May 2025 0.9
Intracity transportation4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.314 -0.6 -0.002 0.62 S-May 2025 -1.4
Intracity mass transit4, 6, 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.4 0.09 L-Feb.2025 1.2
Recreation services11...................................... . 3.457 -0.2 -0.005 0.22 S-Apr.2025 -0.3
Video and audio services11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.811 -0.6 -0.005 0.24 S-Apr.2025 -0.6
Cable, satellite, and live streaming television
service13............................................. . 0.654 -0.3 -0.002 0.20 L-Jun.2025 0.4
Purchase, subscription, and rental of video4, 5. . . . . 0.157 -1.8 -0.003 0.99 S-Nov.2024 -2.1
Video discs and other media4, 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.4 1.92 S-Jun.2025 -2.3

See footnotes at end of table.


Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,
August 2025, 1-month analysis table — Continued
[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
One Month
Relative Seasonally Seasonally Largest (L) or Smallest (S)
Standard
importance adjusted adjusted seasonally adjusted
Expenditure category error,
Jul. percent effect on All change since:3
median
2025 change Items
price Percent
Jul. 2025- Jul. 2025- Date
change2 change
Aug. 2025 Aug. 20251
Subscription and rental of video and video
games4, 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -2.7 0.47 S-May 2024 -3.9
Pet services including veterinary5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.539 0.6 0.003 0.32 L-Jun.2025 0.7
Pet services5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.2 0.50 S-Mar.2025 -0.5
Veterinarian services4, 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1 0.63 S-Jun.2025 0.0
Photographers and photo processing4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.053 -0.8 0.000 0.41 S-Jun.2025 -2.6
Other recreation services5.............................. . 2.054 -0.1 -0.003 0.38 S-May 2025 -0.6
Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or
other organizations, or participant sports
fees5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.808 0.2 0.002 0.17 L-Jun.2025 0.4
Admissions4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.747 -0.6 -0.004 0.71 S-May 2025 -1.6
Admission to movies, theaters, and
concerts4, 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.9 0.55 S-Sep.2024 -1.3
Admission to sporting events4, 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.7 1.75 S-Jun.2025 -1.5
Fees for lessons or instructions4, 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.169 0.1 0.000 0.34 S-Apr.2025 -1.2
Education and communication services11............... . 4.904 0.1 0.003 0.08 S-Jun.2025 0.1
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.513 0.2 0.005 0.06 S-Jun.2025 0.2
College tuition and fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.297 -0.1 -0.001 0.08 S-Jan.2025 -0.1
Elementary and high school tuition and fees. . . . . . 0.388 0.6 0.002 0.09 L-Mar.2025 0.9
Day care and preschool4, 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.724 0.7 0.005 0.14 L-Jan.2025 0.8
Technical and business school tuition and fees5.. . 0.039 0.9 0.000 0.07 L-Aug.2022 0.9
Postage and delivery services5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.053 1.4 0.001 0.07 S-Jun.2025 0.4
Postage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.051 1.4 0.001 0.00 S-Jun.2025 0.3
Delivery services5..................................... . 0.002 0.8 0.000 0.33 S-Jun.2025 0.6
Telephone services4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.412 -1.0 -0.014 0.06 S-Jun.2023 -1.2
Wireless telephone services4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.242 -1.1 -0.013 0.06 S-Jun.2023 -1.5
Residential telephone services4, 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.170 -0.3 0.000 0.30 L-Jun.2025 0.7
Internet services and electronic information
providers4, 5............................................ . 0.917 1.2 0.011 0.23 L-Feb.2024 1.3
Other personal services4, 11............................... . 1.660 0.1 0.002 0.16 S-Jan.2025 -0.5
Personal care services4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.658 0.5 0.003 0.24 L-Jun.2025 0.6
Haircuts and other personal care services4, 5. . . . . . 0.658 0.5 0.003 0.24 L-Jun.2025 0.6
Miscellaneous personal services4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.001 -0.1 -0.001 0.15 S-Jan.2025 -1.2
Legal services4, 9...................................... .
Funeral expenses4, 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.139 0.2 0.000 0.24 L-Apr.2025 0.2
Laundry and dry cleaning services4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.166 0.4 0.001 0.27 L-Jun.2025 1.6
Apparel services other than laundry and dry
cleaning4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.027 0.9 0.000 0.68 – –
Financial services4, 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.254 -0.7 -0.002 0.42 S-May 2025 -1.4
Checking account and other bank
services4, 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1 0.00 S-Jun.2025 0.0
Tax return preparation and other accounting
fees4, 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -1.4 0.96 S-May 2025 -2.3
Special aggregate indexes
All items less food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86.365 0.4 0.320 0.05 L-Jan.2025 0.5
All items less shelter............................................... . 64.566 0.4 0.228 0.05 L-Jan.2025 0.5
All items less food and shelter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.931 0.3 0.165 0.05 L-Jun.2025 0.4
All items less food, shelter, and energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.509 0.3 0.122 0.06 S-Jun.2025 0.3
All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and
trucks.............................................................. . 42.072 0.2 0.097 0.06 S-May 2025 0.1
All items less medical care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.709 0.4 0.396 0.05 L-Jan.2025 0.5
All items less energy............................................... . 93.578 0.4 0.340 0.05 L-Jan.2025 0.4
Commodities........................................................ . 36.097 0.5 0.167 0.05 L-Dec.2024 0.5

See footnotes at end of table.


Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,
August 2025, 1-month analysis table — Continued
[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
One Month
Relative Seasonally Seasonally Largest (L) or Smallest (S)
Standard
importance adjusted adjusted seasonally adjusted
Expenditure category error,
Jul. percent effect on All change since:3
median
2025 change Items
price Percent
Jul. 2025- Jul. 2025- Date
change2 change
Aug. 2025 Aug. 20251
Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and
trucks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................... . 16.858 0.2 0.029 0.10 – –
Commodities less food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.462 0.5 0.104 0.07 L-Dec.2024 0.6
Commodities less food and beverages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.637 0.5 0.099 0.07 L-Dec.2024 0.6
Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.903 0.3 0.204 0.07 – –
Services less rent of shelter16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.890 0.1 0.042 0.07 S-Aug.2024 0.1
Services less medical care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.123 0.4 0.211 0.07 L-Jan.2025 0.5
Durables............................................................. . 10.942 0.4 0.046 0.09 – –
Nondurables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.155 0.6 0.140 0.07 L-Dec.2024 0.9
Nondurables less food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.520 0.5 0.052 0.11 L-Jun.2025 0.7
Nondurables less food and beverages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.695 0.4 0.048 0.12 L-Jun.2025 0.8
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.237 0.3 0.021 0.11 L-Jun.2025 0.8
Nondurables less food and apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.062 0.3 0.025 0.10 L-Jun.2025 0.8
Housing.............................................................. . 44.371 0.4 0.160 0.08 L-Apr.2025 0.5
Education and communication5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.638 0.0 0.001 0.12 – –
Education5........................................................ . 2.555 0.2 0.005 0.06 S-Jun.2025 0.2
Communication5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.083 -0.1 -0.004 0.17 L-Jun.2025 0.0
Information and information processing5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.030 -0.1 -0.004 0.18 L-Jun.2025 0.0
Information technology, hardware and services18. . . . . . . . . 1.618 0.6 0.009 0.33 L-Feb.2025 0.6
Recreation5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.292 -0.1 -0.006 0.19 S-Mar.2025 -0.1
Video and audio5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.064 -0.3 -0.004 0.21 S-Apr.2025 -0.3
Pets, pet products and services5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.165 0.0 0.000 0.25 S-Mar.2025 -0.3
Photography5..................................................... . 0.074 -0.3 0.000 0.53 S-Jun.2025 -1.7
Food and beverages............................................... . 14.460 0.5 0.067 0.07 L-Jan.2023 0.5
Domestically produced farm food4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.724 0.4 0.025 0.14 L-Mar.2025 0.5
Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.021 0.0 0.000 0.10 S-Apr.2025 -0.2
Apparel less footwear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.884 0.8 0.015 0.41 L-Feb.2025 0.8
Fuels and utilities................................................... . 4.478 -0.1 -0.005 0.19 – –
Household energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.389 -0.3 -0.009 0.25 S-Aug.2024 -0.7
Medical care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.291 -0.2 -0.013 0.14 S-Mar.2023 -0.3
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.542 0.9 0.154 0.10 L-Jan.2025 1.2
Private transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.164 0.7 0.104 0.10 L-Jan.2025 1.2
New and used motor vehicles5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.427 0.4 0.026 0.06 L-Jan.2025 1.0
Utilities and public transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.788 0.3 0.024 0.15 L-Jun.2025 0.4
Household furnishings and operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.460 0.2 0.010 0.17 S-Mar.2025 0.0
Other goods and services......................................... . 2.948 0.2 0.006 0.15 S-Apr.2025 0.1
Personal care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.460 0.1 0.001 0.15 S-Apr.2025 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
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 2019=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.
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,
August 2025, 12-month analysis table
[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Twelve Month
Relative Unadjusted Unadjusted Standard Largest (L) or Smallest (S)
importance percent effect on All error, unadjusted change since:3
Expenditure category
Jul. change Items median
2025 Aug. 2024- Aug. 2024- price Percent
Date
Aug. 2025 Aug. 20251 change2 change

All items................................................................ . 100.000 2.9 0.11 L-Jan.2025 3.0


Food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.635 3.2 0.432 0.13 L-Oct.2023 3.3
Food at home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.982 2.7 0.215 0.18 L-Aug.2023 3.0
Cereals and bakery products................................ . 1.095 1.1 0.013 0.43 L-Mar.2025 1.1
Cereals and cereal products.............................. . 0.328 -1.2 -0.004 0.77 – –
Flour and prepared flour mixes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.030 0.3 -0.001 1.21 L-Jun.2025 1.7
Breakfast cereal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.143 -1.0 -0.002 1.66 S-May 2025 -1.1
Rice, pasta, cornmeal................................... . 0.156 -0.8 -0.002 0.82 L-May 2025 0.0
Rice4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.2 1.28 L-Mar.2025 0.0
Bakery products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.767 2.2 0.017 0.48 L-Jan.2024 2.5
Bread4.................................................. . 0.140 1.2 0.002 0.75 S-Jun.2025 -0.2
White bread5........................................ . -0.2 1.19 S-Jun.2025 -0.4
Bread other than white5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.9 1.00 L-Dec.2023 3.6
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.134 3.0 0.004 1.27 L-Jun.2025 3.3
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies...................... . 0.214 2.9 0.006 0.86 S-Jun.2025 2.1
Cookies5............................................. . 3.5 1.10 S-Jun.2025 1.4
Fresh cakes and cupcakes5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 1.16 S-Apr.2025 2.1
Other bakery products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.279 1.5 0.005 0.94 L-Jul.2024 1.5
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts5. . . . . . 0.3 1.74 S-Mar.2024 0.2
Crackers, bread, and cracker products5. . . . . . . . . 0.8 1.63 L-Mar.2025 0.8
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies,
tarts, turnovers5.................................. . -1.0 1.11 L-Jun.2025 0.1
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............................... . 1.633 5.6 0.091 0.38 L-Jun.2025 5.6
Meats, poultry, and fish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.478 5.4 0.078 0.37 L-Oct.2022 5.9
Meats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.948 7.3 0.068 0.47 L-Jun.2022 8.2
Beef and veal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.479 13.9 0.062 0.69 L-Apr.2022 14.3
Uncooked ground beef. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.216 12.8 0.026 1.04 L-May 2022 13.6
Uncooked beef roasts4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.060 13.6 0.008 1.53 L-Apr.2022 16.9
Uncooked beef steaks4............................ . 0.140 16.6 0.022 1.11 L-Feb.2022 16.9
Uncooked other beef and veal4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.064 11.4 0.007 1.34 L-May 2022 12.1
Pork..................................................... . 0.288 1.2 0.003 0.95 L-Apr.2025 1.3
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related
products4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.104 5.4 0.006 1.41 L-Sep.2022 7.9
Bacon and related products5................... . 7.2 1.89 L-Jul.2024 8.5
Breakfast sausage and related products4, 5. . . 3.7 1.76 L-Mar.2025 4.1
Ham.................................................. . 0.044 -1.9 -0.001 1.90 S-Oct.2024 -2.0
Ham, excluding canned5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -2.1 1.97 S-Oct.2024 -2.7
Pork chops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.050 -2.4 -0.001 2.08 S-Jul.2023 -2.4
Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs4.. . 0.090 -0.5 0.000 2.05 S-Jun.2025 -0.8
Other meats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.181 1.3 0.003 0.88 L-Aug.2024 1.3
Frankfurters5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 2.78 L-Jun.2025 2.3
Lunchmeats4, 5...................................... . -0.6 1.11 L-Apr.2025 -0.2
Poultry.................................................. . 0.289 1.7 0.005 0.80 S-Mar.2025 0.9
Chicken4............................................. . 0.216 2.8 0.006 0.85 S-May 2025 2.3
Fresh whole chicken5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.2 1.48 S-Jun.2021 -0.8
Fresh and frozen chicken parts5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2 1.08 L-Jun.2025 4.7
Other uncooked poultry including turkey4. . . . . . . . 0.073 -2.7 -0.001 1.96 S-Oct.2024 -3.9
Fish and seafood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.241 2.3 0.006 0.81 L-Mar.2023 2.6
Fresh fish and seafood4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.140 2.7 0.004 1.17 L-Feb.2023 4.0
Processed fish and seafood4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.101 2.0 0.002 1.10 L-Feb.2025 2.2
Shelf stable fish and seafood5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -1.0 1.78 L-Jun.2025 -0.6
Frozen fish and seafood5....................... . 6.7 1.93 L-Nov.2022 8.8
Eggs....................................................... . 0.155 10.9 0.013 1.83 S-Jun.2024 10.2

See footnotes at end of table.


Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,
August 2025, 12-month analysis table — Continued
[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Twelve Month
Relative Unadjusted Unadjusted Standard Largest (L) or Smallest (S)
importance percent effect on All error, unadjusted change since:3
Expenditure category
Jul. change Items median
2025 Aug. 2024- Aug. 2024- price Percent
Date
Aug. 2025 Aug. 20251 change2 change
Dairy and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.727 1.3 0.009 0.45 S-Jun.2025 0.9
Milk4.......................................................... . 0.196 1.7 0.003 0.70 S-Feb.2025 1.5
Fresh whole milk5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5 0.75 S-Jun.2025 -0.4
Fresh milk other than whole4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3 0.86 S-Feb.2025 1.5
Cheese and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.251 2.7 0.006 0.86 L-Jun.2025 2.9
Ice cream and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.127 -0.5 -0.001 1.19 S-Jun.2025 -0.6
Other dairy and related products4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.153 0.6 0.000 0.80 – –
Fruits and vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.299 1.9 0.025 0.48 L-Mar.2024 2.0
Fresh fruits and vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.075 2.3 0.024 0.60 L-Feb.2023 2.6
Fresh fruits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.541 1.7 0.009 0.84 L-Jun.2025 3.4
Apples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.082 9.6 0.008 1.37 L-Aug.2016 10.3
Bananas................................................ . 0.111 6.6 0.007 1.14 L-Sep.2022 7.3
Citrus fruits4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.064 3.1 -0.001 1.56 L-Oct.2024 3.4
Oranges, including tangerines5................... . 5.2 2.38 L-Oct.2024 7.2
Other fresh fruits4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.284 -0.2 -0.005 1.75 S-Jun.2024 -0.8
Fresh vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.534 2.9 0.015 0.83 L-Dec.2024 3.1
Potatoes................................................ . 0.085 2.2 0.003 1.54 L-Aug.2023 3.1
Lettuce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.068 3.8 0.002 2.36 L-Dec.2024 4.4
Tomatoes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.084 -1.2 -0.001 1.81 L-Dec.2024 1.6
Other fresh vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.296 4.0 0.011 1.17 L-Dec.2024 4.0
Processed fruits and vegetables4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.224 1.4 0.001 0.63 S-Jun.2025 1.1
Canned fruits and vegetables4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.091 4.0 0.002 0.81 L-Aug.2023 4.5
Canned fruits4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.3 1.45 L-Sep.2023 4.6
Canned vegetables4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.9 0.87 L-Apr.2024 4.8
Frozen fruits and vegetables4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.067 -0.6 -0.001 1.54 S-Jun.2025 -1.2
Frozen vegetables5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -2.5 1.67 S-Jun.2025 -2.9
Other processed fruits and vegetables including
dried4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.065 0.4 0.000 1.26 S-Feb.2024 0.4
Dried beans, peas, and lentils4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 2.29 S-Jan.2024 -2.3
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials. . . . . . . . . 0.905 4.6 0.042 0.62 L-Aug.2023 4.8
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.626 1.5 0.009 0.83 – –
Carbonated drinks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.345 2.0 0.007 1.28 L-Jun.2025 3.1
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks4. . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.004 7.1 0.000 3.05 L-Jan.2025 7.7
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks4. . . . . . . . . 0.277 -0.1 0.002 0.98 S-Jun.2021 -0.1
Beverage materials including coffee and tea4. . . . . . . . . . . 0.279 12.1 0.032 0.99 L-Jan.2023 12.6
Coffee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.148 20.9 0.029 1.16 L-Oct.1997 21.6
Roasted coffee5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.7 1.42 L-Aug.2011 22.3
Instant coffee5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.1 1.82 L-Jun.1995 28.9
Other beverage materials including tea4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.131 2.4 0.003 1.58 S-Jun.2025 1.5
Other food at home........................................... . 2.323 1.5 0.035 0.34 L-Jun.2024 1.6
Sugar and sweets.......................................... . 0.335 5.3 0.017 0.77 L-Jun.2025 5.5
Sugar and sugar substitutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.028 2.6 0.000 1.19 L-Jun.2025 3.1
Candy and chewing gum4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.235 8.1 0.017 1.11 L-Jun.2025 8.1
Other sweets4............................................ . 0.072 -1.1 -0.001 1.18 S-May 2025 -1.4
Fats and oils. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.243 -1.1 -0.003 0.86 L-May 2025 -0.5
Butter and margarine4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.054 -0.4 -0.001 1.15 L-May 2025 0.7
Butter5.................................................. . 0.1 1.57 L-May 2025 1.9
Margarine5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.9 1.72 L-May 2025 3.7
Salad dressing4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.065 2.5 0.002 1.73 L-Sep.2024 2.8
Other fats and oils including peanut butter4. . . . . . . . . . 0.124 -3.1 -0.004 1.46 L-Jun.2025 -1.5
Peanut butter4, 5....................................... . -1.8 1.63 S-Apr.2025 -2.6
Other foods............................................... . 1.745 1.2 0.021 0.40 L-May 2025 1.2
Soups................................................... . 0.110 3.4 0.004 1.56 L-Aug.2023 4.0
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods. . . . . . . . . . . 0.274 0.4 0.001 0.92 S-Mar.2025 -1.0

See footnotes at end of table.


Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,
August 2025, 12-month analysis table — Continued
[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Twelve Month
Relative Unadjusted Unadjusted Standard Largest (L) or Smallest (S)
importance percent effect on All error, unadjusted change since:3
Expenditure category
Jul. change Items median
2025 Aug. 2024- Aug. 2024- price Percent
Date
Aug. 2025 Aug. 20251 change2 change
Snacks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.359 1.3 0.005 1.04 L-Feb.2024 1.6
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces. . . . . . . . . . . 0.384 1.7 0.008 0.76 – –
Salt and other seasonings and spices4, 5. . . . . . . . 0.2 1.23 L-Jun.2025 1.7
Olives, pickles, relishes4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 1.79 S-May 2025 0.6
Sauces and gravies4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 1.26 S-Jun.2025 0.8
Other condiments5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.3 2.48 S-Mar.2025 5.3
Baby food and formula4.............................. . 0.059 0.5 0.000 1.47 S-Mar.2025 0.0
Other miscellaneous foods4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.558 0.5 0.003 0.80 S-Jun.2025 -0.1
Prepared salads5, 6................................. . 3.8 1.20 L-May 2025 5.8
Food away from home.......................................... . 5.653 3.9 0.218 0.17 – –
Full service meals and snacks4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.450 4.6 0.111 0.27 L-Sep.2023 5.1
Limited service meals and snacks4......................... . 2.832 3.2 0.087 0.24 S-Apr.2020 3.2
Food at employee sites and schools4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.074 5.8 0.004 1.01 S-May 2025 3.9
Food at elementary and secondary schools5, 7. . . . . . . . .
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors4. . . . . . . 0.057 4.8 0.003 1.42 S-Feb.2025 3.9
Other food away from home4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.241 5.4 0.013 0.55 L-May 2024 5.7
Energy............................................................... . 6.422 0.2 0.003 0.46 L-Jan.2025 1.0
Energy commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.167 -6.2 -0.236 0.39 L-Feb.2025 -3.2
Fuel oil and other fuels....................................... . 0.134 -0.8 -0.001 1.05 L-Jul.2024 1.0
Fuel oil....................................................... . 0.075 -0.5 0.000 1.00 L-Jul.2024 -0.3
Propane, kerosene, and firewood8....................... . 0.059 -2.2 -0.001 1.38 L-Jun.2025 0.0
Motor fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.033 -6.5 -0.235 0.40 L-Feb.2025 -3.2
Gasoline (all types). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.949 -6.6 -0.234 0.41 L-Feb.2025 -3.1
Gasoline, unleaded regular5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -7.1 0.86 L-Feb.2025 -3.4
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade5, 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -5.4 0.91 L-Feb.2025 -2.1
Gasoline, unleaded premium5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -4.2 0.97 L-Feb.2025 -1.3
Other motor fuels4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.084 -0.4 -0.001 0.56 L-Feb.2023 16.5
Energy services.................................................. . 3.255 7.7 0.239 0.88 L-Mar.2023 9.2
Electricity....................................................... . 2.475 6.2 0.146 1.10 L-Apr.2023 8.4
Utility (piped) gas service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.780 13.8 0.093 0.75 – –
All items less food and energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79.943 3.1 2.482 0.14 – –
Commodities less food and energy commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . 19.295 1.5 0.309 0.18 L-May 2023 2.0
Household furnishings and supplies10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.392 2.8 0.095 0.54 L-Jun.2023 3.2
Window and floor coverings and other linens4. . . . . . . . . . 0.247 1.3 0.003 1.92 S-May 2025 0.7
Floor coverings4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.059 0.1 0.000 3.63 S-May 2025 -1.0
Window coverings4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.055 0.9 0.000 3.66 S-Apr.2025 0.0
Other linens4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.133 2.3 0.003 2.65 S-May 2025 -0.3
Furniture and bedding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.791 4.7 0.038 1.14 L-Dec.2022 4.7
Bedroom furniture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.255 0.1 -0.001 1.50 L-May 2023 1.0
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture4. . . . . 0.387 9.5 0.039 1.50 L-Nov.2022 10.3
Other furniture4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.140 -0.2 0.000 2.57 – –
Appliances4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.221 0.3 0.001 1.45 L-Jun.2025 0.8
Major appliances4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.070 -1.1 -0.001 1.76 S-Apr.2025 -3.6
Laundry equipment5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5 2.51 S-Sep.2024 -0.9
Other appliances4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.147 0.9 0.001 1.95 L-Nov.2023 1.0
Other household equipment and furnishings4. . . . . . . . . . . 0.494 2.2 0.011 1.14 L-Jun.2025 2.5
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items................... . 0.290 1.3 0.004 1.73 L-Jun.2025 4.8
Indoor plants and flowers11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.112 5.9 0.007 2.36 L-Jul.2024 10.6
Dishes and flatware4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.036 -6.6 -0.003 3.61 S-Apr.2025 -8.7
Nonelectric cookware and tableware4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.055 5.6 0.003 2.83 S-Jun.2025 2.1
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies4. . . . 0.848 3.9 0.034 1.50 L-Oct.2023 4.2
Tools, hardware and supplies4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.245 5.8 0.014 1.24 L-Jul.2023 6.0
Outdoor equipment and supplies4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.366 2.6 0.011 2.29 L-Nov.2023 3.7

See footnotes at end of table.


Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,
August 2025, 12-month analysis table — Continued
[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Twelve Month
Relative Unadjusted Unadjusted Standard Largest (L) or Smallest (S)
importance percent effect on All error, unadjusted change since:3
Expenditure category
Jul. change Items median
2025 Aug. 2024- Aug. 2024- price Percent
Date
Aug. 2025 Aug. 20251 change2 change
Housekeeping supplies.................................... . 0.792 1.0 0.008 0.58 S-May 2025 0.7
Household cleaning products4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.293 -0.5 -0.001 0.97 S-Apr.2018 -1.2
Household paper products4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.177 4.5 0.008 0.92 L-Oct.2023 6.3
Miscellaneous household products4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.322 0.6 0.002 0.95 S-Jun.2025 0.4
Apparel......................................................... . 2.458 0.2 0.006 0.72 L-Mar.2025 0.3
Men’s and boys’ apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.646 0.6 0.005 1.19 L-Jun.2025 1.5
Men’s apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . 0.521 1.6 0.009 1.35 L-Mar.2025 2.0
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.087 3.3 0.003 4.19 L-Apr.2025 5.3
Men’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and
accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.141 -1.7 -0.003 1.47 S-Feb.2021 -1.9
Men’s shirts and sweaters4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.144 2.0 0.003 2.59 L-Nov.2024 2.3
Men’s pants and shorts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.134 4.2 0.006 2.45 L-Dec.2024 6.1
Boys’ apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.125 -2.9 -0.005 2.44 S-Dec.2020 -5.5
Women’s and girls’ apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.954 -1.5 -0.017 1.27 S-Apr.2025 -1.5
Women’s apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.847 -1.4 -0.013 1.16 S-Mar.2021 -5.4
Women’s outerwear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.074 5.4 0.004 4.43 L-May 2025 6.0
Women’s dresses..................................... . 0.130 6.2 0.009 3.60 L-Aug.2023 6.5
Women’s suits and separates4...................... . 0.336 -3.3 -0.016 1.71 L-Jun.2025 -1.7
Women’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and
accessories4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.297 -3.5 -0.011 1.78 S-Mar.2021 -5.1
Girls’ apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.107 -2.1 -0.004 3.41 S-Jun.2025 -2.9
Footwear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.573 1.4 0.009 1.01 L-Apr.2024 1.4
Men’s footwear........................................... . 0.198 -0.2 0.000 1.51 S-May 2025 -2.4
Boys’ and girls’ footwear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.110 0.9 0.001 2.10 L-Dec.2024 2.5
Women’s footwear....................................... . 0.266 2.8 0.008 1.58 L-Feb.2023 2.9
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.101 -0.2 0.000 2.49 S-Jun.2025 -2.9
Jewelry and watches8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.184 6.0 0.009 3.57 L-Jul.2023 6.5
Watches8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.041 5.6 0.002 2.95 L-Dec.2024 5.6
Jewelry8................................................... . 0.143 6.9 0.007 4.04 L-Jul.2023 7.5
Transportation commodities less motor fuel10. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.253 2.6 0.182 0.13 L-Oct.2022 5.5
New vehicles................................................ . 4.316 0.7 0.029 0.19 L-Jan.2024 0.7
New cars5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 0.20 L-Nov.2023 1.0
New trucks5, 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.6 0.18 L-Jan.2024 0.8
Used cars and trucks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.437 6.0 0.137 0.11 L-Sep.2022 7.2
Motor vehicle parts and equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.363 3.4 0.013 0.73 L-Jun.2023 3.6
Tires....................................................... . 0.299 3.9 0.012 0.86 L-Mar.2023 4.3
Vehicle accessories other than tires4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.064 2.1 0.001 1.48 L-May 2025 2.4
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires5. . . . . 2.1 1.81 L-Oct.2024 5.9
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.3 1.00 L-May 2025 2.7
Medical care commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.511 0.0 0.001 1.10 S-Oct.2021 -0.4
Medicinal drugs10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.332 -0.2 -0.002 1.18 S-Oct.2021 -0.4
Prescription drugs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.918 0.9 0.008 1.56 – –
Nonprescription drugs10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.413 -2.4 -0.011 1.54 S-EVER –
Medical equipment and supplies10. . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... . 0.180 1.5 0.004 1.09 L-Oct.2024 2.1
Recreation commodities10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.834 0.1 0.000 0.45 L-Sep.2023 0.2
Video and audio products10............................... . 0.254 1.5 0.003 1.01 L-Sep.2021 1.7
Televisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.085 -5.6 -0.006 1.17 L-Dec.2024 -4.2
Other video equipment4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.029 -0.3 0.000 2.42 S-May 2025 -1.9
Audio equipment......................................... . 0.061 12.2 0.007 2.33 S-Jun.2025 11.1
Recorded music and music subscriptions4. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.074 3.8 0.003 2.30 S-Oct.2024 2.8
Pets and pet products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.626 0.1 0.001 1.10 S-Jun.2025 -0.5
Pet food and treats4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.2 1.31 L-Feb.2025 0.4
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories4, 5. . . . . . 0.0 1.90 S-Jun.2025 -0.1
Sporting goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.469 -1.3 -0.008 1.02 – –

See footnotes at end of table.


Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,
August 2025, 12-month analysis table — Continued
[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Twelve Month
Relative Unadjusted Unadjusted Standard Largest (L) or Smallest (S)
importance percent effect on All error, unadjusted change since:3
Expenditure category
Jul. change Items median
2025 Aug. 2024- Aug. 2024- price Percent
Date
Aug. 2025 Aug. 20251 change2 change
Sports vehicles including bicycles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.233 -1.7 -0.007 1.55 L-Jun.2024 -0.8
Sports equipment........................................ . 0.221 -0.8 -0.001 1.17 – –
Photographic equipment and supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.020 4.7 0.001 3.36 L-Oct.2024 4.9
Photographic equipment4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.7 4.99 L-Sep.2024 9.9
Recreational reading materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.098 1.8 0.002 2.37 L-May 2025 4.1
Newspapers and magazines4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.055 2.1 0.001 2.97 L-Jun.2025 2.4
Recreational books4..................................... . 0.044 1.4 0.001 2.63 L-Feb.2025 3.7
Other recreational goods4................................. . 0.367 0.0 0.001 1.02 S-Jun.2025 -0.2
Toys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.290 0.1 0.001 1.32 S-Apr.2025 -1.4
Toys, games, hobbies and playground
equipment4, 5........................................ . 0.6 1.90 S-Apr.2025 -1.3
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.019 -7.5 -0.002 3.34 L-Apr.2025 -2.6
Music instruments and accessories4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.043 4.9 0.002 2.10 L-Oct.2023 7.2
Education and communication commodities10. . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.734 -3.8 -0.032 1.43 L-Jun.2025 -3.3
Educational books and supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.042 0.008 2.44 – –
College textbooks5, 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.2 3.00 S-Jun.2025 10.2
Information technology commodities10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.692 -5.3 -0.040 1.58 L-Jun.2025 -4.7
Computers, peripherals, and smart home
assistants6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.266 -2.0 -0.007 1.68 S-May 2025 -3.5
Computer software and accessories4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.027 -4.6 -0.001 3.81 S-May 2024 -6.6
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other
consumer information items4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.398 -7.4 -0.032 2.32 L-May 2025 -6.7
Smartphones5, 14...................................... . -13.7 2.26 L-Feb.2025 -13.7
Alcoholic beverages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.825 1.9 0.016 0.45 L-Mar.2025 1.9
Alcoholic beverages at home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.440 0.3 0.001 0.50 L-Apr.2025 0.8
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home. . . . . . . . 0.151 1.2 0.002 0.61 L-Apr.2025 1.4
Distilled spirits at home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.102 1.1 0.001 0.81 L-May 2025 1.5
Whiskey at home5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -1.8 1.40 S-Jun.2025 -2.8
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home5. . . . . . 2.3 1.10 L-Apr.2025 2.4
Wine at home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.188 -0.9 -0.002 0.81 L-Jun.2025 -0.9
Alcoholic beverages away from home................... . 0.385 3.8 0.014 0.84 L-Jan.2024 4.0
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from
home4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2 1.12 L-Feb.2025 3.2
Wine away from home4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 0.62 S-Jun.2025 2.9
Distilled spirits away from home4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.0 1.37 L-Apr.2025 4.0
Other goods10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.288 3.1 0.041 0.44 L-Apr.2025 3.2
Tobacco and smoking products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.488 6.3 0.031 0.64 S-Jun.2025 6.3
Cigarettes4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.368 7.7 0.029 0.64 S-Jun.2025 7.5
Tobacco products other than cigarettes4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.114 1.5 0.002 1.69 L-Apr.2025 1.5
Personal care products.................................... . 0.642 1.1 0.008 0.70 L-May 2024 1.3
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal
care products4......................................... . 0.286 1.8 0.005 0.94 L-Jul.2024 1.9
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and
implements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.347 0.3 0.002 1.19 S-Jun.2025 0.3
Miscellaneous personal goods4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.158 1.4 0.002 1.47 S-Mar.2025 0.7
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap5. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 1.65 S-Oct.2024 0.6
Services less energy services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.648 3.6 2.172 0.17 – –
Shelter.......................................................... . 35.434 3.6 1.292 0.19 S-Oct.2021 3.5
Rent of shelter15............................................ . 35.014 3.6 1.269 0.19 – –
Rent of primary residence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.451 3.5 0.263 0.19 – –
Lodging away from home4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.363 -2.6 -0.041 2.02 L-Jun.2025 -2.5
Housing at school, excluding board15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.240 3.5 0.008 0.32 L-Jun.2025 3.5
Other lodging away from home including hotels
and motels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.123 -3.7 -0.050 2.40 L-Jun.2025 -3.7
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.199 4.0 1.047 0.18 S-Dec.2021 3.8

See footnotes at end of table.


Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,
August 2025, 12-month analysis table — Continued
[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Twelve Month
Relative Unadjusted Unadjusted Standard Largest (L) or Smallest (S)
importance percent effect on All error, unadjusted change since:3
Expenditure category
Jul. change Items median
2025 Aug. 2024- Aug. 2024- price Percent
Date
Aug. 2025 Aug. 20251 change2 change
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence15. . . 25.004 4.0 0.996 0.18 S-Dec.2021 3.8
Tenants’ and household insurance4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.420 5.7 0.023 0.78 S-Jun.2025 4.8
Water and sewer and trash collection services4. . . . . . . . 1.089 5.3 0.057 0.35 – –
Water and sewerage maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.742 4.8 0.035 0.37 S-May 2025 4.8
Garbage and trash collection12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.347 6.5 0.022 0.69 L-Dec.2023 6.5
Household operations4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Domestic services4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gardening and lawncare services4.................... .
Moving, storage, freight expense4..................... . 0.129 1.0 0.001 4.88 S-Apr.2025 1.0
Repair of household items4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Medical care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.780 4.2 0.280 0.63 S-Jun.2025 3.4
Professional services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.687 3.5 0.128 0.85 L-Apr.2021 3.5
Physicians’ services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.804 3.5 0.062 1.42 L-Dec.2021 4.3
Dental services........................................ . 0.957 4.2 0.039 1.58 S-Jun.2025 2.4
Eyeglasses and eye care8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.331 3.7 0.012 0.96 L-Mar.2025 4.2
Services by other medical professionals8. . . . . . . . . .
Hospital and related services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.294 5.3 0.120 0.73 S-Jun.2025 4.2
Hospital services16.................................... . 1.971 0.104 0.85 – –
Inpatient hospital services5, 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Outpatient hospital services5, 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.87 – –
Nursing homes and adult day services16. . . . . . . . . . . 0.167 4.5 0.007 0.75 S-Feb.2025 4.1
Care of invalids and elderly at home7.............. . 0.156 5.6 0.009 2.37 – –
Health insurance7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.799 4.3 0.032 0.62 S-Jun.2025 3.4
Transportation services.................................... . 6.257 3.5 0.222 0.67 – –
Leased cars and trucks13............................... . 0.384 -0.008 1.84 – –
Car and truck rental4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......... . 0.153 -4.8 -0.007 1.58 S-Mar.2025 -8.7
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair................ . 1.030 8.5 0.091 1.82 L-Nov.2023 8.5
Motor vehicle body work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing. . . . . . . . . . 0.508 3.6 0.019 0.76 L-May 2025 3.6
Motor vehicle repair4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.407 15.0 0.063 3.85 L-Oct.2023 15.1
Motor vehicle insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.818 4.7 0.132 1.06 S-May 2022 4.5
Motor vehicle fees4...................................... . 0.493 0.8 0.004 0.55 S-Sep.2021 0.8
State motor vehicle registration and license
fees4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.280 0.7 0.002 0.28 S-Jun.2022 0.7
Parking and other fees4.............................. . 0.200 0.9 0.001 1.22 L-May 2025 1.2
Parking fees and tolls4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 1.12 L-Mar.2025 3.6
Public transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.378 2.2 0.010 0.92 L-Jan.2025 4.9
Airline fares. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . 0.847 3.3 0.018 1.21 L-Jan.2025 7.1
Other intercity transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.213 -2.0 -0.007 2.10 – –
Ship fare4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -5.4 2.52 S-Aug.2022 -7.4
Intracity transportation................................ . 0.314 0.0 -0.001 1.02 S-Jun.2025 -0.6
Intracity mass transit5, 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0 2.29 L-Jun.2025 2.3
Recreation services10...................................... . 3.457 3.6 0.122 0.52 S-Apr.2025 3.6
Video and audio services10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.811 1.6 0.012 0.72 S-Apr.2025 0.6
Cable, satellite, and live streaming television
service12............................................. . 0.654 1.7 0.011 0.50 S-Apr.2025 0.3
Purchase, subscription, and rental of video4. . . . . . . 0.157 0.6 0.001 3.19 S-Mar.2022 -2.2
Video discs and other media4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.1 3.73 S-Jun.2025 -1.0
Subscription and rental of video and video
games4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.8 2.16 S-Dec.2024 1.6
Pet services including veterinary4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.539 5.5 0.028 1.07 S-May 2025 4.9
Pet services4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.8 2.58 S-May 2025 4.9
Veterinarian services4, 5.............................. . 6.4 1.88 – –
Photographers and photo processing4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.053 -3.0 -0.002 2.15 S-Jun.2025 -3.1

See footnotes at end of table.


Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,
August 2025, 12-month analysis table — Continued
[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Twelve Month
Relative Unadjusted Unadjusted Standard Largest (L) or Smallest (S)
importance percent effect on All error, unadjusted change since:3
Expenditure category
Jul. change Items median
2025 Aug. 2024- Aug. 2024- price Percent
Date
Aug. 2025 Aug. 20251 change2 change
Other recreation services4.............................. . 2.054 4.3 0.084 0.62 S-Jun.2025 4.0
Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or
other organizations, or participant sports
fees4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.808 4.0 0.030 0.50 S-Oct.2024 3.8
Admissions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.747 4.6 0.032 1.52 L-Apr.2025 5.9
Admission to movies, theaters, and
concerts4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.4 1.66 S-Apr.2025 3.4
Admission to sporting events4, 5.................. . -0.5 6.37 L-Apr.2025 9.3
Fees for lessons or instructions8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.169 3.2 0.006 1.18 S-May 2025 2.7
Education and communication services10............... . 4.904 1.0 0.051 0.24 S-May 2025 1.0
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.513 3.3 0.082 0.43 S-Aug.2024 3.2
College tuition and fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.297 2.2 0.029 0.68 S-Jun.2025 2.2
Elementary and high school tuition and fees. . . . . . 0.388 3.7 0.014 0.37 L-Jun.2025 3.8
Day care and preschool11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.724 5.0 0.036 0.51 S-Jun.2024 4.9
Technical and business school tuition and fees4.. . 0.039 2.2 0.001 0.92 L-Nov.2023 2.2
Postage and delivery services4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.053 4.7 0.003 0.47 L-Jan.2025 7.6
Postage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.051 4.9 0.003 0.54 L-Jan.2025 8.4
Delivery services4..................................... . 0.002 8.2 0.000 0.88 L-Mar.2023 10.5
Telephone services4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.412 -1.7 -0.025 0.16 S-Apr.2024 -1.7
Wireless telephone services4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.242 -2.1 -0.027 0.20 S-May 2024 -2.1
Residential telephone services10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.170 1.3 0.002 0.63 S-May 2025 1.2
Internet services and electronic information
providers4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.917 -0.8 -0.008 0.54 L-Feb.2025 -0.7
Other personal services10. . . . . . . . . ........................ . 1.660 4.4 0.072 0.51 S-Jun.2025 4.3
Personal care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.658 3.7 0.024 0.73 S-Apr.2025 3.6
Haircuts and other personal care services4. . . . . . . . 0.658 3.7 0.024 0.73 S-Apr.2025 3.6
Miscellaneous personal services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.001 4.9 0.048 0.57 S-Jun.2025 4.6
Legal services8........................................ .
Funeral expenses8.................................... . 0.139 2.6 0.004 0.81 S-Jun.2025 2.1
Laundry and dry cleaning services4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.166 4.8 0.008 0.82 S-May 2025 3.6
Apparel services other than laundry and dry
cleaning4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.027 5.2 0.001 2.34 S-Jun.2025 2.2
Financial services8.................................... . 0.254 4.7 0.012 1.41 S-Jun.2025 2.5
Checking account and other bank services4, 5.. . 0.4 3.33 S-Aug.2023 0.3
Tax return preparation and other accounting
fees4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.4 2.69 S-Jun.2025 3.2
Special aggregate indexes
All items less food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86.365 2.9 2.484 0.13 L-Feb.2025 2.9
All items less shelter............................................... . 64.566 2.5 1.624 0.14 L-Apr.2023 3.4
All items less food and shelter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.931 2.3 1.192 0.17 L-Mar.2024 2.4
All items less food, shelter, and energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.509 2.7 1.190 0.19 L-Jun.2023 2.7
All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and
trucks.............................................................. . 42.072 2.5 1.052 0.19 L-Jun.2024 2.5
All items less medical care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.709 2.9 2.635 0.10 L-Jan.2025 3.0
All items less energy............................................... . 93.578 3.1 2.914 0.12 L-Jan.2025 3.1
Commodities........................................................ . 36.097 1.3 0.505 0.12 L-Sep.2023 1.4
Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and
trucks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................... . 16.858 1.0 0.172 0.20 L-Oct.2023 1.4
Commodities less food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.462 0.2 0.073 0.16 L-Sep.2023 0.2
Commodities less food and beverages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.637 0.2 0.057 0.16 L-Feb.2023 0.5
Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.903 3.8 2.411 0.17 – –
Services less rent of shelter15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.890 4.0 1.142 0.26 – –
Services less medical care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.123 3.7 2.131 0.16 S-Sep.2021 3.5
Durables............................................................. . 10.942 1.9 0.218 0.21 L-Nov.2022 2.4

See footnotes at end of table.


Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category,
August 2025, 12-month analysis table — Continued
[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Twelve Month
Relative Unadjusted Unadjusted Standard Largest (L) or Smallest (S)
importance percent effect on All error, unadjusted change since:3
Expenditure category
Jul. change Items median
2025 Aug. 2024- Aug. 2024- price Percent
Date
Aug. 2025 Aug. 20251 change2 change
Nondurables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.155 1.1 0.287 0.14 L-Feb.2025 1.3
Nondurables less food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.520 -1.1 -0.146 0.24 L-Feb.2025 0.0
Nondurables less food and beverages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.695 -1.4 -0.161 0.25 L-Feb.2025 -0.2
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.237 -1.8 -0.167 0.26 L-Feb.2025 -0.4
Nondurables less food and apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.062 -1.5 -0.152 0.25 L-Feb.2025 -0.2
Housing.............................................................. . 44.371 4.0 1.757 0.18 L-Jun.2025 4.0
Education and communication4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.638 0.3 0.020 0.26 – –
Education4........................................................ . 2.555 3.5 0.090 0.41 S-Aug.2024 3.1
Communication4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.083 -2.1 -0.070 0.43 L-Jun.2025 -1.9
Information and information processing4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.030 -2.2 -0.073 0.44 L-Jun.2025 -2.0
Information technology, hardware and services17. . . . . . . . . 1.618 -2.8 -0.048 0.81 L-Sep.2024 -2.5
Recreation4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.292 2.3 0.122 0.36 S-Jun.2025 2.1
Video and audio4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.064 1.5 0.016 0.64 S-May 2025 1.5
Pets, pet products and services4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.165 2.5 0.029 0.90 S-Jun.2025 2.1
Photography4..................................................... . 0.074 -1.2 -0.001 1.86 S-Jun.2025 -2.0
Food and beverages............................................... . 14.460 3.1 0.448 0.13 L-Oct.2023 3.3
Domestically produced farm food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.724 2.4 0.160 0.19 L-Mar.2025 2.6
Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.021 2.5 0.246 0.24 S-Jun.2025 2.5
Apparel less footwear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.884 0.0 -0.003 0.85 L-Mar.2025 0.7
Fuels and utilities................................................... . 4.478 6.9 0.295 0.66 L-Mar.2023 7.3
Household energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.389 7.4 0.238 0.84 L-Mar.2023 7.8
Medical care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.291 3.4 0.281 0.60 S-Jun.2025 2.8
Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.542 0.9 0.169 0.31 L-Feb.2025 1.7
Private transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.164 1.0 0.159 0.32 L-Feb.2025 1.9
New and used motor vehicles4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.427 2.1 0.155 0.19 L-Nov.2022 3.6
Utilities and public transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.788 3.8 0.292 0.42 L-Apr.2023 4.2
Household furnishings and operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.460 3.9 0.170 0.50 L-May 2023 4.2
Other goods and services......................................... . 2.948 3.9 0.113 0.39 – –
Personal care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.460 3.4 0.082 0.44 L-Jul.2024 3.4

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
Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.
11
Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
12
Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
13
Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
14
Indexes on a December 2019=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.

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