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Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until 8:30 a.m. (ET) September 14, 2021 USDL-21-1644 Technical information: (202) 691-7000 • cpi_info@bls.gov • www.bls.gov/cpi Media Contact: (202) 691-5902 • PressOffice@bls.gov CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – AUGUST 2021 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent in August on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 0.5 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 5.3 percent before seasonal adjustment. The indexes for gasoline, household furnishings and operations, food, and shelter all rose in August and contributed to the monthly all items seasonally adjusted increase. The energy index increased 2.0 percent, mainly due to a 2.8-percent increase in the gasoline index. The index for food rose 0.4 percent, with the indexes for food at home and food away from home both increasing 0.4 percent. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent in August, its smallest increase since February 2021. Along with the indexes for household operations and shelter, the indexes for new vehicles, recreation, and medical care also rose in August. The indexes for airline fares, used cars and trucks, and motor vehicle insurance all declined over the month. The all items index rose 5.3 percent for the 12 months ending August, a smaller increase than the 5.4percent rise for the period ending July. The index for all items less food and energy rose 4.0 percent over the last 12 months, also a smaller increase than the period ending July. The energy index rose 25.0 percent over the last 12 months, and the food index increased 3.7 percent; both were larger than the increases for the 12-month period ending July. Chart 1. One-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), seasonally adjusted, Aug. 2020 - Aug. 2021 Percent change 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 Nov Dec 0.3 0.1 Aug'20 Sep Oct Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug'21 Chart 2. 12-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, Aug. 2020 - Aug. 2021 Percent change 6 5 4 3 2 1 Aug'20 Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug'21 All items less food and energy All items Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average Feb. 2021 Mar. 2021 Apr. 2021 May 2021 Jun. 2021 Jul. 2021 Aug. 2021 Unadjusted 12-mos. ended Aug. 2021 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.1 3.9 6.6 6.4 9.9 0.9 0.7 1.6 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 5.0 8.9 9.1 3.2 0.6 0.0 2.5 0.3 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.3 -0.1 -1.4 -1.4 -3.2 1.5 1.2 2.4 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.0 -0.6 -0.7 2.1 0.7 0.3 1.7 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 1.5 2.6 2.5 2.9 0.2 -0.3 1.7 0.9 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.6 2.3 2.4 0.6 0.8 0.4 2.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 2.0 2.7 2.8 -2.1 1.1 1.0 1.6 0.1 5.3 3.7 3.0 4.7 25.0 41.9 42.7 33.2 8.6 5.2 21.1 4.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.9 -0.7 -0.7 0.2 0.2 -0.1 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.5 -0.3 0.1 0.4 0.3 1.8 0.1 2.0 0.5 10.0 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.4 2.9 0.0 1.8 1.6 7.3 1.2 0.0 0.4 0.3 1.5 -0.1 2.2 2.0 10.5 0.7 -0.4 0.4 0.5 1.5 0.0 0.5 1.7 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.4 -1.1 0.3 0.3 1.2 -1.5 0.4 -0.2 0.0 0.2 -2.3 0.3 7.7 7.6 31.9 4.2 -2.5 2.7 2.8 4.6 1.0 Seasonally adjusted changes from preceding month All items................................................... . Food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food at home....................................... . Food away from home1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Energy.................................................. . Energy commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gasoline (all types). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ . Fuel oil1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Energy services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electricity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utility (piped) gas service....................... . All items less food and energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commodities less food and energy commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New vehicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Used cars and trucks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apparel............................................ . Medical care commodities1..................... . Services less energy services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shelter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medical care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Not seasonally adjusted. -2- Food The food index increased 0.4 percent in August after larger increases in recent months. The food at home index increased 0.4 percent over the month as four of the six major grocery store food group indexes rose. The index for nonalcoholic beverages increased 1.0 percent in August, its third consecutive monthly increase. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs rose 0.7 percent over the month as the beef index rose 1.7 percent. The index for other food at home rose 0.6 percent in August after increasing 0.8 percent in July. The index for fruits and vegetables rose 0.2 percent in August after declining in July. The index for dairy and related products declined in August, falling 1.0 percent after rising in each of the previous 4 months. The index for cereals and bakery products was unchanged in August after increasing 1.2 percent in July. The food away from home index rose 0.4 percent in August after increasing 0.8 percent in July. The index for limited service meals rose 0.8 percent in August, and the index for full service meals increased 0.6 percent. These increases offset a sharp decline in the index for food at employee sites and schools, which fell 17.0 percent in August. The food at home index rose 3.0 percent over the past 12 months. Five of the six major grocery store food group indexes increased over the period. The largest increase was the index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, which increased 8.0 percent as the index for beef rose 12.2 percent over the year. The only group to decline was dairy and related products, which fell 0.5 percent over the last 12 months. The index for food away from home rose 4.7 percent over the last year. The index for limited service meals rose 6.9 percent over the last 12 months, and the index for full service meals rose 4.9 percent, while the index for food at employee sites and schools declined sharply. Energy The energy index rose 2.0 percent in August, its third consecutive monthly increase. The gasoline index rose 2.8 percent in August after increasing 2.4 percent in July. (Before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices rose 0.7 percent in August.) The electricity index increased 1.0 percent in August following a 0.4percent increase the prior month. The index for natural gas also increased in August, rising 1.6 percent; this was its seventh consecutive monthly increase. The energy index rose 25.0 percent over the past 12 months as all the major energy component indexes increased. The gasoline index rose 42.7 percent over the last year. The index for electricity increased 5.2 percent, its largest 12-month increase since the period ending March 2014. The index for natural gas rose 21.1 percent over the last 12 months, the largest increase since the period ending August 2008. All items less food and energy The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent in August. Indexes that increased over the month include the index for household furnishings and operations, which increased 1.3 percent as the indexes for furniture and bedding and for appliances rose. The shelter index increased in August, rising 0.2 percent. The indexes for rent and owners’ equivalent rent both rose 0.3 percent over the month, while the index for lodging away from home declined 2.9 percent. -3- The index for new vehicles continued to rise in August, increasing 1.2 percent after rising 1.7 percent in July. The recreation index rose 0.5 percent in August after increasing 0.6 percent the prior month. The index for medical care rose 0.2 percent over the month; its component indexes were mixed. The hospital services index rose 0.9 percent over the month, while the physicians’ services index was unchanged and the prescription drugs index declined 0.4 percent. The indexes for personal care, for communication, and for apparel all increased in August. In contrast to these increases, several indexes declined in August. The index for airline fares fell sharply, decreasing 9.1 percent over the month. The index for used cars and trucks declined 1.5 percent in August, ending a series of five consecutive monthly increases. The index for motor vehicle insurance fell 2.8 percent in August, the same decline as in July. The index for all items less food and energy rose 4.0 percent over the past 12 months. The index for used cars and trucks increased 31.9 percent over the span. The index for new vehicles rose 7.6 percent, the largest 12-month increase since the period ending June 1981. The shelter index increased 2.8 percent over the last 12 months, and the medical care index rose 0.4 percent. The index for physicians’ services rose 3.9 percent and the index for hospital services increased 3.5 percent. The prescription drugs index fell 2.7 percent, one of the few indexes to show a 12-month decline. Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 5.3 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 273.567 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index increased 0.2 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 5.8 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 268.387 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index rose 0.2 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 5.1 percent over the last 12 months. For the month, the index increased 0.2 percent on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Please note that the indexes for the past 10 to 12 months are subject to revision. _______________ The Consumer Price Index for September 2021 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. (ET). Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Impact on August 2021 Consumer Price Index Data Data collection by personal visit for the Consumer Price Index (CPI) program has been suspended since March 16, 2020. When possible, data normally collected by personal visit were collected either online or by phone. Additionally, data collection in August was affected by the temporary closing or limited operations of certain types of establishments. These factors resulted in an increase in the number of prices considered temporarily unavailable and imputed. While the CPI program attempted to collect as much data as possible, many indexes are based on smaller amounts of collected prices than usual, and a small number of indexes that are normally published were not published this month. Additional information is available at www.bls.gov/covid19/effects-of-covid-19-pandemic-on-consumer-price-index.htm. -4- 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 about 93 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 onehalf 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 about 29 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 visits or telephone calls 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 1-5- 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 1month 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 https://www.bls.gov/cpi/tables/varianceestimates/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 9.000 18.000 18.000 Change in index 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) 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-2021.xlsx. For more information on data revision scheduling, please see the Factsheet on Seasonal Adjustment at www.bls.gov/cpi/seasonaladjustment/questions-and-answers.htm and the Timeline of Seasonal Adjustment Methodological Changes at www.bls.gov/cpi/seasonal-adjustment/timeline-seasonal-adjustment-methodologychanges.htm. 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 before adjustment for seasonal variation. BLS advises against the use of seasonally adjusted data in escalation agreements because seasonally adjusted series are revised annually. -6- Intervention Analysis The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses intervention analysis seasonal adjustment for some CPI series. Sometimes extreme values or sharp movements can distort the underlying seasonal pattern of price change. Intervention analysis seasonal adjustment is a process by which the distortions caused by such unusual events are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. The resulting seasonal factors, which more accurately represent the seasonal pattern, are then applied to the unadjusted data. 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 2021, BLS adjusted 72 series using intervention analysis seasonal adjustment, including selected food and beverage items, motor fuels, electricity, 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 2021, revised seasonal factors and seasonally adjusted indexes for 2016 to 2020 were calculated and published. For series which are directly adjusted using the Census X-13ARIMA-SEATS seasonal adjustment software, the seasonal factors for 2020 will be applied to data for 2021 to produce the seasonally adjusted 2021 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. Thirty-four of the 81 components of the U.S. city average all items index are not seasonally adjusted for 2021. 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 cpi_info@bls.gov. For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI visit www.bls.gov/cpi/seasonaladjustment/home.htm or contact the CPI seasonal adjustment section at 202-691-6968 or cpiseas@bls.gov. Information from this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200; Federal Relay Service: 1-800-877-8339. -7- Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2021 [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] Expenditure category Relative importance Jul. 2021 Unadjusted indexes Aug. 2020 Jul. 2021 Aug. 2021 Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change Aug. 2020Aug. 2021 Jul. 2021Aug. 2021 May 2021Jun. 2021 Jun. 2021Jul. 2021 Jul. 2021Aug. 2021 All items............................................ . Food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food at home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cereals and bakery products. . . . . . . . . . . . Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs. . . . . . . . . . . . Dairy and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fruits and vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials................................. . Other food at home....................... . Food away from home1..................... . 100.000 13.875 7.644 0.975 1.797 0.754 1.306 259.918 269.079 252.352 284.472 266.969 231.231 306.754 273.003 278.127 259.022 289.533 286.994 231.233 312.875 273.567 279.135 259.825 288.990 288.367 230.145 313.672 5.3 3.7 3.0 1.6 8.0 -0.5 2.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 -0.2 0.5 -0.5 0.3 0.9 0.8 0.8 -0.3 2.5 0.2 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.7 1.2 1.5 0.6 -0.9 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.7 -1.0 0.2 0.901 1.912 6.231 178.684 219.607 295.437 180.136 222.116 308.023 182.277 222.863 309.336 2.0 1.5 4.7 1.2 0.3 0.4 0.9 0.2 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.4 Energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Energy commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fuel oil1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gasoline (all types). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Energy services.............................. . Electricity................................... . Utility (piped) gas service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.255 4.055 0.098 3.892 3.811 3.200 2.457 0.743 197.362 198.496 207.623 195.352 194.449 205.636 217.680 166.916 244.800 280.040 282.484 276.650 275.656 221.196 227.672 198.207 246.639 281.730 276.557 278.461 277.448 223.272 229.088 202.140 25.0 41.9 33.2 42.5 42.7 8.6 5.2 21.1 0.8 0.6 -2.1 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.6 2.0 1.5 2.6 2.9 2.5 2.5 0.2 -0.3 1.7 1.6 2.3 0.6 2.4 2.4 0.8 0.4 2.2 2.0 2.7 -2.1 2.8 2.8 1.1 1.0 1.6 All items less food and energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commodities less food and energy commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New vehicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Used cars and trucks..................... . Medical care commodities1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alcoholic beverages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tobacco and smoking products1. . . . . . . . Services less energy services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shelter...................................... . Rent of primary residence. . . . . . . . . . . . . Owners’ equivalent rent of residences2........................... . Medical care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Physicians’ services1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hospital services3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicle maintenance and repair1. . . . . . . .......................... . Motor vehicle insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Airline fares. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78.870 268.756 279.146 279.507 4.0 0.1 0.9 0.3 0.1 145.391 155.873 156.581 116.299 119.078 121.194 147.412 157.203 158.652 149.765 200.425 197.535 385.409 376.323 375.685 257.678 263.226 264.315 1,180.537 1,253.276 1,254.492 345.936 355.375 355.423 326.997 335.812 336.284 342.444 348.469 349.710 7.7 4.2 7.6 31.9 -2.5 2.6 6.3 2.7 2.8 2.1 0.5 1.8 0.9 -1.4 -0.2 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 2.2 0.7 2.0 10.5 -0.4 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.0 1.7 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.4 1.2 -1.5 -0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.3 1 Not seasonally adjusted. Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 2 20.673 2.644 3.779 3.485 1.502 1.005 0.606 58.197 32.573 7.589 23.533 7.050 1.808 2.167 5.219 335.763 567.771 393.025 353.332 311.422 343.293 571.934 408.445 363.254 332.917 344.327 573.500 408.490 365.843 325.652 2.6 1.0 3.9 3.5 4.6 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.7 -2.2 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.2 1.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 -1.1 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.9 -2.3 1.076 1.586 0.714 307.554 560.623 199.496 318.031 567.463 243.613 320.504 566.183 212.882 4.2 1.0 6.7 0.8 -0.2 -12.6 0.3 1.2 2.7 0.9 -2.8 -0.1 0.8 -2.8 -9.1 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure category, August 2021 [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] Expenditure category All items................................................................ . Food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food at home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cereals and bakery products................................ . Cereals and cereal products.............................. . Flour and prepared flour mixes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breakfast cereal1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rice, pasta, cornmeal................................... . Rice1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bakery products1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bread1, 2................................................ . White bread1, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bread other than white1, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies1..................... . Cookies1, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fresh cakes and cupcakes1, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other bakery products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts1, 3. . . . Crackers, bread, and cracker products3. . . . . . . . . Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers1, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............................... . Meats, poultry, and fish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beef and veal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Uncooked ground beef1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Uncooked beef roasts1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Uncooked beef steaks2............................ . Uncooked other beef and veal1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pork..................................................... . Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bacon and related products3................... . Breakfast sausage and related products2, 3. . . Ham.................................................. . Ham, excluding canned3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pork chops1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................... . Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs2.. . Other meats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frankfurters3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lunchmeats1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Poultry1................................................. . Chicken1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fresh whole chicken1, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fresh and frozen chicken parts1, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . Other uncooked poultry including turkey2. . . . . . . . Fish and seafood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fresh fish and seafood2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Processed fish and seafood2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shelf stable fish and seafood3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frozen fish and seafood3....................... . Eggs....................................................... . See footnotes at end of table. Relative importance Jul. 2021 100.000 13.875 7.644 0.975 0.298 0.041 0.137 0.120 0.677 0.191 0.098 0.174 0.213 1.797 1.699 1.082 0.513 0.177 0.082 0.206 0.048 0.344 0.139 0.065 0.054 0.085 0.225 0.338 0.276 0.063 0.279 0.143 0.136 0.098 Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change Aug. 2020Aug. 2021 Jul. 2021Aug. 2021 May 2021Jun. 2021 Jun. 2021Jul. 2021 Jul. 2021Aug. 2021 5.3 3.7 3.0 1.6 1.7 2.6 3.6 -0.7 -0.9 1.5 0.6 -1.3 2.5 0.0 3.0 1.3 3.8 2.0 1.2 3.8 0.2 0.4 0.3 -0.2 0.0 1.4 0.0 -0.5 0.3 -0.3 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 -1.4 0.1 0.1 -0.6 -0.2 0.2 -0.5 0.9 0.8 0.8 -0.3 0.0 0.8 0.7 -0.7 -0.6 -0.1 -0.4 -0.1 -0.9 0.2 0.4 -0.6 2.0 -0.8 -1.9 -1.2 0.5 0.7 0.7 1.2 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.7 1.1 0.1 -0.5 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.9 0.5 2.4 2.8 3.7 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.3 2.0 0.0 -0.5 0.3 -0.3 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 -1.8 0.1 0.1 -0.6 -0.3 0.2 -1.3 1.1 8.0 7.9 8.6 12.2 6.9 13.1 16.6 14.1 9.8 -0.2 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.6 2.3 -0.4 -0.2 -0.4 0.7 0.6 2.5 2.5 3.1 4.5 3.4 5.0 6.0 6.4 3.1 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.2 0.7 0.8 0.7 1.0 1.1 -0.2 0.7 0.6 0.5 1.7 2.3 -0.4 1.1 -0.4 0.3 12.4 17.0 5.5 4.1 4.4 8.3 11.3 -0.5 -6.4 -0.3 7.0 7.2 4.9 8.6 6.1 6.3 10.6 2.1 -1.1 3.4 9.9 2.2 2.6 1.3 2.5 2.8 0.0 -2.6 -1.3 -6.2 -0.5 1.4 1.4 1.0 1.6 1.6 -0.1 0.8 -1.1 -2.5 -1.3 1.6 2.0 2.0 1.4 3.1 3.0 5.0 5.0 0.2 -0.6 -0.4 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.8 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.9 0.8 2.8 3.0 0.7 1.1 0.3 -1.5 -1.3 1.7 4.4 1.6 4.8 1.1 1.9 2.2 1.5 2.7 1.2 2.0 2.2 1.6 -0.1 2.7 1.6 2.9 3.3 2.2 1.7 1.8 0.0 -3.0 -1.9 -8.3 -0.5 1.4 1.4 1.0 1.6 1.3 -0.2 0.5 -1.6 -2.3 -1.9 2.6 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure category, August 2021 — Continued [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] Expenditure category Dairy and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Milk2.......................................................... . Fresh whole milk3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fresh milk other than whole2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cheese and related products1............................ . Ice cream and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other dairy and related products1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fruits and vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fresh fruits and vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fresh fruits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bananas1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Citrus fruits2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oranges, including tangerines3................... . Other fresh fruits2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fresh vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Potatoes................................................ . Lettuce1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tomatoes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other fresh vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Processed fruits and vegetables2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canned fruits and vegetables2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canned fruits2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canned vegetables2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frozen fruits and vegetables2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frozen vegetables3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dried beans, peas, and lentils1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials. . . . . . . . . Juices and nonalcoholic drinks2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carbonated drinks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks1, 2. . . . . . . . . . Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks2. . . . . . . . . Beverage materials including coffee and tea2. . . . . . . . . . . Coffee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roasted coffee3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instant coffee1, 3....................................... . Other beverage materials including tea1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . Other food at home........................................... . Sugar and sweets1......................................... . Sugar and sugar substitutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Candy and chewing gum1, 2............................ . Other sweets2............................................ . Fats and oils. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Butter and margarine2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Butter3.................................................. . Margarine3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salad dressing2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other fats and oils including peanut butter2. . . . . . . . . . Peanut butter1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other foods............................................... . Soups................................................... . Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods. . . . . . . . . . . See footnotes at end of table. Relative importance Jul. 2021 0.754 0.210 0.249 0.104 0.190 1.306 1.023 0.533 0.078 0.073 0.143 0.240 0.490 0.079 0.061 0.077 0.273 0.283 0.149 0.084 0.049 0.901 0.644 0.272 0.006 0.366 0.257 0.164 0.093 1.912 0.261 0.037 0.172 0.052 0.214 0.062 0.050 0.101 1.437 0.087 0.251 Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change Aug. 2020Aug. 2021 Jul. 2021Aug. 2021 May 2021Jun. 2021 Jun. 2021Jul. 2021 Jul. 2021Aug. 2021 -0.5 1.3 2.9 0.7 -2.4 0.1 -0.1 2.3 2.4 3.7 5.6 1.6 3.9 1.0 3.7 0.9 -1.7 5.2 1.3 0.7 1.9 3.3 2.0 4.2 1.5 0.1 -0.5 -0.7 -0.9 -0.5 0.0 -0.4 -0.9 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.7 -1.1 1.8 1.2 -0.8 0.7 1.4 -1.0 1.3 0.7 -0.1 -0.4 -0.8 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.5 -0.2 0.9 0.1 1.6 -0.7 0.7 1.0 1.1 1.8 -0.4 1.0 0.0 2.0 0.9 1.5 0.3 0.7 0.6 -0.3 0.1 0.9 -0.7 -1.2 -1.0 0.6 0.9 1.3 0.7 -0.6 1.8 1.1 -0.9 -1.3 -1.8 -1.1 0.1 -5.4 -6.8 -0.4 -0.8 -0.9 1.6 -0.6 -0.7 0.6 1.1 0.9 1.5 0.6 0.4 -1.0 -1.4 -1.0 -1.6 0.0 -1.1 -0.9 0.2 0.3 -0.3 -1.5 -1.1 0.9 0.4 0.2 1.0 1.0 -1.0 1.4 1.2 -0.1 -0.6 -0.9 -0.1 0.9 0.8 -1.6 -1.4 2.0 1.9 2.0 -1.9 1.9 2.3 2.0 2.3 0.2 2.8 1.5 3.2 3.2 3.4 2.3 5.5 1.5 -0.6 5.3 8.7 6.6 0.4 0.6 0.5 1.5 -0.1 -0.3 1.2 1.1 2.2 -1.8 0.4 1.3 1.7 1.4 2.7 0.7 0.3 0.3 -0.5 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.0 0.7 2.6 3.2 0.0 -2.8 0.2 0.9 0.4 -0.5 -0.5 0.9 0.9 1.8 -0.1 0.5 1.0 0.0 -0.5 2.5 1.8 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 -1.3 0.2 -0.5 -0.2 -0.8 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.5 -0.6 0.5 0.7 1.1 1.4 0.0 1.0 -0.4 -0.6 -0.4 -2.5 0.6 0.8 0.2 0.3 -0.2 1.9 1.2 0.1 -1.0 0.5 0.7 2.2 0.2 0.8 0.4 1.5 0.0 -0.3 1.0 0.9 1.1 -1.8 0.7 1.2 1.4 1.2 2.7 0.7 0.6 0.3 -0.2 0.4 1.1 1.4 0.5 0.1 2.7 4.0 0.7 -2.8 0.5 1.9 1.1 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure category, August 2021 — Continued [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] Expenditure category Relative importance Jul. 2021 Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change Aug. 2020Aug. 2021 Jul. 2021Aug. 2021 May 2021Jun. 2021 Jun. 2021Jul. 2021 Jul. 2021Aug. 2021 6.231 3.122 2.767 0.091 -0.4 0.0 1.4 0.5 -0.8 0.8 2.4 1.1 2.2 4.7 4.9 6.9 -42.5 0.6 0.4 -1.1 0.8 0.3 2.7 0.1 -0.3 -1.5 0.4 0.6 0.8 -17.0 1.1 -1.1 -1.2 0.3 -1.1 -2.5 0.2 0.5 -2.4 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.4 -0.1 0.8 0.7 0.2 1.6 -0.4 1.3 1.3 4.1 0.8 0.6 1.0 0.7 0.6 -0.2 -0.5 0.8 -0.8 3.0 0.1 0.2 -2.1 0.4 0.6 0.8 -17.0 Snacks1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces. . . . . . . . . . . Salt and other seasonings and spices2, 3. . . . . . . . Olives, pickles, relishes1, 2, 3...................... . Sauces and gravies2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other condiments3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baby food1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other miscellaneous foods2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prepared salads3, 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food away from home1......................................... . Full service meals and snacks1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Limited service meals and snacks1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food at employee sites and schools1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food at elementary and secondary schools1, 3, 5. . . . . . . Food from vending machines and mobile vendors1, 2. . . . Other food away from home1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.324 0.281 0.081 0.170 6.7 2.6 0.6 0.2 2.3 0.0 0.3 0.9 0.6 0.2 Energy............................................................... . Energy commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fuel oil and other fuels....................................... . Fuel oil1...................................................... . Propane, kerosene, and firewood6....................... . Motor fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gasoline (all types). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gasoline, unleaded regular3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gasoline, unleaded midgrade3, 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gasoline, unleaded premium3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other motor fuels1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Energy services.................................................. . Electricity....................................................... . Utility (piped) gas service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.255 4.055 0.163 0.098 0.065 3.892 3.811 25.0 41.9 28.6 33.2 22.6 42.5 42.7 43.9 38.3 35.4 36.2 8.6 5.2 21.1 0.8 0.6 -0.6 -2.1 1.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.6 2.0 1.5 2.6 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.2 1.8 2.5 0.2 -0.3 1.7 1.6 2.3 0.6 0.6 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.4 1.9 0.8 0.4 2.2 2.0 2.7 0.5 -2.1 1.4 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.9 0.8 1.1 1.0 1.6 All items less food and energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commodities less food and energy commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . Household furnishings and supplies8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Window and floor coverings and other linens1, 2. . . . . . . . Floor coverings1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Window coverings1, 2.................................... . Other linens1, 2........................................... . Furniture and bedding1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bedroom furniture1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture1, 2. . . Other furniture2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appliances2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Major appliances2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laundry equipment1, 3................................ . Other appliances1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other household equipment and furnishings1, 2. . . . . . . . . Clocks, lamps, and decorator items1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indoor plants and flowers9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dishes and flatware1, 2.................................. . Nonelectric cookware and tableware1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies2. . . . Tools, hardware and supplies1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outdoor equipment and supplies2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78.870 20.673 3.702 0.271 0.063 0.054 0.154 0.950 0.332 0.459 0.151 0.219 0.080 4.0 7.7 3.3 0.5 1.8 9.2 -3.3 9.5 7.7 12.0 6.1 4.3 7.6 11.0 2.4 0.3 -0.8 6.0 -8.3 4.1 2.7 5.1 1.5 0.1 0.5 0.8 2.3 -2.7 17.2 -0.8 2.3 0.9 3.8 0.6 1.2 0.6 -2.6 1.6 -0.2 0.0 0.4 -4.6 1.3 0.4 2.0 -0.6 0.9 2.2 0.1 1.8 2.9 -1.4 2.5 0.7 1.6 0.3 -0.3 0.1 2.7 3.5 -0.4 -0.8 -0.9 -0.1 1.9 -2.9 0.3 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.1 -1.4 0.9 -0.2 -2.7 -0.6 1.6 -1.9 0.2 0.4 0.9 -0.9 -0.5 -0.9 -1.0 0.0 -2.3 0.9 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0.3 1.2 2.3 -2.7 17.2 -0.8 2.3 0.9 3.8 1.7 1.5 1.1 -2.6 1.6 -0.2 0.0 1.4 -4.6 1.3 0.7 2.0 -0.3 See footnotes at end of table. 0.041 0.452 0.081 3.200 2.457 0.743 0.136 0.519 0.301 0.090 0.051 0.077 0.863 0.240 0.440 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure category, August 2021 — Continued [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] Expenditure category Housekeeping supplies1................................... . Household cleaning products1, 2....................... . Household paper products1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous household products1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apparel......................................................... . Men’s and boys’ apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men’s apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear. . . . . . . . . . . . Men’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men’s shirts and sweaters2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men’s pants and shorts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boys’ apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women’s and girls’ apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women’s apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women’s outerwear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women’s dresses..................................... . Women’s suits and separates2...................... . Women’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Girls’ apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Footwear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men’s footwear1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boys’ and girls’ footwear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women’s footwear....................................... . Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jewelry and watches6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Watches1, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jewelry6................................................... . Transportation commodities less motor fuel8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . New vehicles................................................ . New cars and trucks2, 3................................. . New cars3.............................................. . New trucks3, 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Used cars and trucks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicle parts and equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tires1...................................................... . Vehicle accessories other than tires1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires1, 3.. . Motor oil, coolant, and fluids1, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medical care commodities1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medicinal drugs8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prescription drugs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonprescription drugs1, 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medical equipment and supplies1, 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recreation commodities8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Video and audio products8................................ . Televisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other video equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Audio equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recorded music and music subscriptions1, 2. . . . . . . . . Pets and pet products1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pet food1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories1, 2, 3. . . . See footnotes at end of table. Relative importance Jul. 2021 Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change Aug. 2020Aug. 2021 Jul. 2021Aug. 2021 May 2021Jun. 2021 Jun. 2021Jul. 2021 Jul. 2021Aug. 2021 0.880 0.347 0.226 0.307 2.644 0.663 0.531 0.086 -0.1 1.5 0.3 -2.3 4.2 3.9 4.5 4.7 -0.3 0.8 -1.2 -0.8 1.8 2.7 3.6 10.1 -0.2 -0.8 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.1 -0.9 -1.3 1.1 0.8 0.6 1.7 0.0 0.7 1.1 2.9 -0.3 0.8 -1.2 -0.8 0.4 1.1 2.8 7.9 0.158 0.143 0.139 0.132 1.057 0.873 0.059 0.091 0.445 2.7 4.4 6.6 1.4 3.6 3.7 3.0 11.9 1.3 2.5 5.9 -1.6 -1.1 1.4 1.5 3.0 3.8 0.5 -1.2 0.2 -1.9 1.1 1.2 1.6 2.1 5.0 1.6 1.4 0.9 0.2 1.9 0.3 0.6 -2.6 5.5 0.5 2.5 4.3 -0.4 -2.6 -0.5 -0.4 -1.1 -3.1 -0.8 0.268 0.185 0.635 0.225 0.130 0.280 0.121 0.168 0.039 0.128 7.924 3.779 5.5 2.8 5.1 4.3 5.9 5.5 -1.4 10.7 4.1 12.9 17.2 7.6 7.7 7.1 8.0 31.9 6.1 6.9 4.8 2.9 8.1 -2.5 -2.4 -2.7 -1.6 -4.5 3.3 2.7 13.3 0.8 -6.7 -1.4 1.1 0.5 2.2 2.0 1.2 1.7 1.1 1.2 2.3 1.6 1.1 -0.5 1.5 -0.1 0.9 0.9 1.1 0.8 -1.4 1.7 2.1 1.1 0.7 3.8 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 -0.7 0.9 1.0 1.4 3.2 2.6 -0.9 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.3 1.1 -0.6 0.4 -0.5 0.1 0.2 2.1 -0.3 1.7 -1.4 5.6 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.0 10.5 0.7 0.9 0.3 -0.3 1.2 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2 -0.3 -0.6 -0.3 0.4 1.3 -0.4 -0.9 1.1 -0.3 0.2 -1.1 -0.3 -1.1 -0.8 -1.2 -3.4 1.5 0.2 -0.9 -0.8 -0.7 1.0 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.6 0.2 1.1 0.8 1.6 0.8 1.6 0.2 0.0 -0.1 0.6 0.1 0.5 0.3 1.6 -1.9 0.6 -0.9 1.4 0.6 3.1 1.7 -0.7 0.7 1.1 0.7 1.2 0.6 1.7 -0.5 2.4 0.0 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.2 -1.5 1.7 2.1 1.1 0.7 3.8 -0.2 -0.6 -0.4 -0.7 0.9 1.0 1.2 2.8 2.7 -0.9 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.3 3.485 0.391 0.249 0.142 1.502 1.437 1.077 0.359 0.065 1.961 0.263 0.098 0.040 0.071 0.043 0.614 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure category, August 2021 — Continued [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] Expenditure category Sporting goods1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sports vehicles including bicycles1. . .................. . Sports equipment1....................................... . Photographic equipment and supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Photographic equipment2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recreational reading materials1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newspapers and magazines1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recreational books1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other recreational goods2................................. . Toys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Toys, games,2 hobbies and playground equipment , 3. . . . . . . ................................. . Sewing machines, fabric and supplies1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . Music instruments and accessories1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and communication commodities8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Educational books and supplies1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . College textbooks1, 3, 11................................. . Information technology commodities8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Computers, 1peripherals, and smart home assistants , 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Computer software and accessories1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alcoholic beverages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alcoholic beverages at home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home. . . . . . . . Distilled spirits at home1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whiskey at home1, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home1, 3. . . . Wine at home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alcoholic beverages away from home1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from 1 home , 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wine away from home1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Distilled spirits away from home1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other goods8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tobacco and smoking products1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cigarettes1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tobacco products other than cigarettes1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . Personal care products1................................... . Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous personal goods1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap3. . . . . . . . . . . . . Services less energy services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shelter.......................................................... . Rent of shelter12............................................ . Rent of primary residence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lodging away from home2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Housing at school, excluding board12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Owners’ equivalent rent of residences12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . See footnotes at end of table. Relative importance Jul. 2021 Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change Aug. 2020Aug. 2021 Jul. 2021Aug. 2021 May 2021Jun. 2021 Jun. 2021Jul. 2021 Jul. 2021Aug. 2021 7.6 7.8 7.1 4.4 5.6 1.3 2.6 -0.5 1.1 1.7 2.3 2.8 1.5 1.1 1.0 0.5 0.9 0.0 0.7 0.6 0.0 0.4 -0.7 1.3 1.6 -1.4 -1.6 -1.1 -1.4 -1.6 -0.1 -0.7 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.9 1.0 0.7 0.1 0.4 2.3 2.8 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.9 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.382 1.3 -10.8 3.2 -0.5 0.4 0.1 -0.7 1.1 -2.3 2.8 0.0 -1.1 -1.1 0.3 -2.3 0.5 -1.0 -0.2 0.1 0.2 -0.3 0.1 -2.1 -0.3 0.8 0.5 0.7 0.9 0.8 -2.3 2.8 -0.1 -1.1 -1.1 0.2 0.297 0.017 3.4 -1.2 0.1 0.8 0.1 -1.8 1.2 -0.5 0.1 0.8 0.068 1.005 0.561 0.217 0.092 0.252 0.444 -15.0 2.6 2.2 2.6 3.2 1.6 3.5 1.5 3.0 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.7 -0.1 0.6 0.5 -1.5 0.5 0.5 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 -0.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.7 -0.1 0.5 0.5 1.447 0.606 0.529 0.059 0.648 2.9 2.1 4.4 3.4 6.3 6.6 3.7 -0.2 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.6 0.1 0.6 0.7 -0.4 -0.2 0.3 0.0 -0.2 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.3 -0.1 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.352 -0.1 -0.1 -0.4 0.7 -0.1 0.288 0.193 58.197 32.573 32.226 7.589 1.105 0.113 -0.3 7.5 9.9 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.1 17.4 2.5 1.3 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 -4.7 0.8 -0.1 -0.2 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.2 7.0 0.2 -1.0 0.4 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.2 6.0 0.3 1.3 0.7 1.3 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 -2.9 0.2 0.992 23.533 19.6 2.6 -5.3 0.3 7.9 0.3 6.8 0.3 -3.3 0.3 0.597 0.361 0.225 0.026 0.115 0.066 0.047 0.345 0.264 0.021 0.045 0.488 0.106 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure category, August 2021 — Continued [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] Expenditure category Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence12. . . Tenants’ and household insurance1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Water and sewer and trash collection services2. . . . . . . . . . . Water and sewerage maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Garbage and trash collection1, 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Household operations1, 2..................................... . Domestic services1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gardening and lawncare services1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moving, storage, freight expense1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repair of household items1, 2............................. . Medical care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Physicians’ services1.................................... . Dental services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eyeglasses and eye care1, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Services by other medical professionals1, 6. . . . . . . . . . . Hospital and related services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hospital services13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inpatient hospital services13, 3....................... . Outpatient hospital services3, 6...................... . Nursing homes and adult day services13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Care of invalids and elderly at home1, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health insurance1, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... . Transportation services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leased cars and trucks1, 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Car and truck rental2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicle maintenance and repair1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicle body work1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing1. . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicle repair1, 2.................................. . Motor vehicle insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicle fees1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . State motor vehicle registration and license fees1, 2.................................................. . Parking and other fees1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parking fees and tolls2, 3. . ........................... . Public transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Airline fares............................................... . Other intercity transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ship fare1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intracity transportation1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intracity mass transit1, 3, 8............................ . Recreation services8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Video and audio services8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cable and satellite television service10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Video discs and other media, including rental of 1 video , 2................................................. . Video discs and other media1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rental of video discs and other media1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . Pet services including veterinary2........................ . Veterinarian services2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Photographers and photo processing1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other recreation services2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See footnotes at end of table. Relative importance Jul. 2021 Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change Aug. 2020Aug. 2021 Jul. 2021Aug. 2021 May 2021Jun. 2021 Jun. 2021Jul. 2021 Jul. 2021Aug. 2021 22.351 0.347 1.078 0.788 0.290 0.893 0.308 0.295 0.095 2.5 -0.3 3.5 3.0 4.7 7.3 11.5 2.1 12.4 0.3 -0.2 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.5 1.7 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.1 -0.9 -2.8 -0.4 2.0 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.6 0.0 -1.1 0.3 -0.2 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.5 1.7 7.050 3.590 1.808 0.973 0.349 0.460 2.361 2.167 0.122 0.073 1.099 5.219 1.0 3.0 3.9 2.6 0.9 2.2 3.7 3.5 3.4 2.9 3.1 8.4 -9.9 4.6 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.9 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.0 -0.6 -2.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 -0.2 -1.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.5 -1.0 1.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.3 -0.1 -0.6 -1.1 0.3 0.4 0.0 1.3 0.9 0.0 0.8 0.9 1.1 0.5 -0.1 0.0 -0.6 -2.3 0.213 1.076 0.058 0.619 0.340 1.586 0.548 52.6 4.2 6.5 3.5 5.3 1.0 1.4 -10.4 0.8 1.5 0.4 1.3 -0.2 -0.1 5.2 0.3 1.3 0.4 0.1 1.2 0.0 -4.6 0.9 0.1 0.4 2.0 -2.8 0.4 -8.5 0.8 1.5 0.4 1.3 -2.8 -0.1 0.284 0.249 0.6 2.4 4.5 8.4 6.7 10.2 12.6 10.9 10.6 3.5 3.8 4.4 0.2 -0.4 -0.6 -7.9 -12.6 -0.2 0.4 -1.4 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.4 2.7 0.6 0.6 1.5 1.2 0.5 1.1 1.2 0.1 0.8 0.8 0.4 -0.1 -2.0 -0.3 0.8 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.2 -0.4 -0.6 -5.5 -9.1 0.0 0.4 -1.4 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 -4.9 -6.5 1.4 4.0 3.2 1.4 3.2 2.0 0.3 1.5 0.2 0.2 -0.6 0.2 -0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 -0.5 0.2 0.9 1.0 -1.3 -0.4 -1.0 1.0 0.8 2.0 0.3 1.5 0.3 0.2 -0.6 0.2 1.193 0.714 0.180 0.296 3.700 1.243 1.170 0.073 0.550 0.043 1.863 Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure category, August 2021 — Continued [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] Expenditure category Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other organizations, or participant sports fees1, 2. . Admissions1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts1, 2, 3........................................ . Admission to sporting events1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fees for lessons or instructions1, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and communication services8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuition, other school fees, and childcare................ . College tuition and fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elementary and high school tuition and fees. . . . . . . . . Day care and preschool9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Technical and business school tuition and fees2. . . . . Postage and delivery services2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Postage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Delivery services2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Telephone services1, 2..................................... . Wireless telephone services1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Land-line telephone services1, 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Internet services and electronic information providers2................................................. . Other personal services1, 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Personal care services1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Haircuts and other personal care services1, 2. . . . . . . . Miscellaneous personal services1........................ . Legal services1, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Funeral expenses1, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laundry and dry cleaning services1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apparel services other than laundry and dry 1 cleaning , 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial services6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Checking account and other bank services1, 2, 3.. . Tax return preparation and other accounting 1 fees , 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 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 1982=100 base. 13 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 2 Relative importance Jul. 2021 0.661 0.676 Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change Aug. 2020Aug. 2021 Jul. 2021Aug. 2021 May 2021Jun. 2021 Jun. 2021Jul. 2021 Jul. 2021Aug. 2021 4.9 1.2 0.2 0.3 0.0 -0.3 0.4 1.4 0.2 0.3 4.1 0.9 -2.2 2.8 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.3 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.9 1.7 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 1.0 -0.1 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 1.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 -0.3 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.4 1.4 0.1 -0.2 1.3 0.215 6.048 2.803 1.495 0.418 0.741 0.035 0.109 0.099 0.010 2.268 1.860 0.408 5.9 1.3 1.4 0.8 3.1 1.7 1.5 3.4 2.8 8.9 0.7 -0.8 8.4 -0.6 1.3 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.9 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 1.2 0.1 -0.2 1.3 0.857 1.636 0.684 0.684 0.952 0.239 0.135 0.217 2.4 3.6 5.7 5.7 2.1 0.5 1.7 6.3 1.1 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.2 2.0 -0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.4 1.2 2.2 2.2 0.5 0.0 -0.1 1.0 1.1 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.2 2.0 0.029 0.223 1.0 0.4 -3.6 -0.7 -0.6 -0.5 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 1.0 0.1 -0.7 -0.4 -0.5 4.0 -0.2 -0.3 1.1 -0.2 Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, special aggregate indexes, August 2021 [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] Special aggregate indexes All items less food.................................. . All items less shelter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All items less food and shelter.................... . All items less food, shelter, and energy. . . . . . . . . . All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and trucks................................... . All items less medical care........................ . All items less energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and trucks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commodities less food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commodities less food and beverages. . . . . . . . Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Services less rent of shelter1................... . Services less medical care services. . . . . . . . . . . Durables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurables......................................... . Nondurables less food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurables less food and beverages. . . . . . . . Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurables less food and apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . Housing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................... . Education and communication2................... . Education2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Communication2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information and information processing2. . . . Information technology, hardware and services3..................................... . Recreation2.......................................... . Video and audio2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pets, pet products and services2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Photography2..................................... . Food and beverages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Domestically produced farm food.............. . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apparel less footwear.............................. . Fuels and utilities................................... . Household energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medical care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New and used motor vehicles2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities and public transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Household furnishings and operations. . . . . . . . . . . Other goods and services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Personal care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 2 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change Relative importance Jul. 2021 Aug. 2020 Jul. 2021 Aug. 2021 Aug. 2020Aug. 2021 Jul. 2021Aug. 2021 May 2021Jun. 2021 Jun. 2021Jul. 2021 Jul. 2021Aug. 2021 86.125 67.427 53.551 46.296 258.465 236.785 228.608 236.485 272.186 251.473 244.528 247.614 272.680 252.072 245.033 247.913 5.5 6.5 7.2 4.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.2 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 42.812 91.449 92.745 38.603 241.498 247.304 268.073 185.830 248.462 260.938 278.235 201.615 249.078 261.479 278.691 202.496 3.1 5.7 4.0 9.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.5 1.0 0.9 1.7 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.6 17.188 24.728 23.723 61.397 29.170 54.347 11.663 26.940 13.065 12.060 145.171 150.007 146.405 333.141 349.819 315.390 106.970 225.659 189.470 185.181 149.603 167.412 164.035 343.035 361.153 325.694 120.310 241.137 210.008 206.718 150.858 168.214 164.825 343.246 361.047 325.805 120.666 242.338 211.357 208.085 3.9 12.1 12.6 3.0 3.2 3.3 12.8 7.4 11.6 12.4 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 2.2 2.3 0.4 0.3 0.5 3.5 1.3 1.4 1.4 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.1 -0.2 0.5 0.8 0.8 9.416 10.421 41.610 6.536 2.908 3.627 3.518 232.069 233.387 272.866 141.320 271.626 75.271 71.134 265.795 264.219 281.604 142.386 273.812 75.808 71.588 266.720 265.155 282.391 143.011 275.373 76.061 71.831 14.9 13.6 3.5 1.2 1.4 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.3 1.9 1.8 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.250 5.661 1.507 1.164 0.070 14.880 6.391 11.384 2.009 4.441 3.363 8.551 17.034 15.841 8.349 8.909 4.595 3.083 2.477 7.320 122.074 107.898 181.015 75.659 268.383 260.645 368.939 108.334 244.948 200.177 523.295 202.386 200.884 102.070 218.326 126.974 462.847 238.184 7.364 125.588 111.160 185.297 77.597 277.187 267.797 376.077 110.570 262.320 217.106 524.219 239.722 238.055 120.058 231.239 131.024 477.103 243.789 7.423 126.245 111.756 185.437 77.624 278.201 268.392 377.579 112.577 264.303 218.980 525.247 238.333 237.994 119.475 229.805 132.076 479.048 244.968 1.4 3.4 3.6 2.4 2.6 3.7 3.0 2.3 3.9 7.9 9.4 0.4 17.8 18.5 17.1 5.3 4.0 3.5 2.8 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.4 1.8 0.8 0.9 0.2 -0.6 0.0 -0.5 -0.6 0.8 0.4 0.5 -0.4 0.2 1.0 -0.1 0.2 0.8 0.7 0.2 0.8 0.3 0.3 -0.1 3.6 3.7 5.6 0.4 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.1 -0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.9 1.1 0.2 -0.1 0.3 -0.3 -0.2 1.3 0.4 0.5 Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index, August 2021 [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] Area Pricing Schedule1 U.S. city average. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M Percent change to Aug. 2021 from: Percent change to Jul. 2021 from: Aug. 2020 Jun. 2021 Jul. 2021 Jul. 2020 May 2021 Jun. 2021 5.3 0.7 0.2 5.4 1.4 0.5 Region and area size2 Northeast..................................................... . Northeast - Size Class A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Northeast - Size Class B/C3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New England4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Middle Atlantic4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M M M M M 4.4 3.9 5.0 4.1 4.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 4.3 3.9 4.9 4.2 4.4 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 Midwest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Midwest - Size Class A.................................. . Midwest - Size Class B/C3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . East North Central4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West North Central4...................................... . M M M M M 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.7 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.4 5.9 5.6 6.1 5.6 6.6 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.9 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 South. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South - Size Class A..................................... . South - Size Class B/C3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . South Atlantic4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . East South Central4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................... . West South Central4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M M M M M M 5.6 5.2 5.9 5.4 6.4 5.7 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.3 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 -0.1 0.3 5.8 5.2 6.1 5.6 6.7 5.7 1.4 1.1 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.5 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.6 West. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West - Size Class A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West - Size Class B/C3.................................. . Mountain4.................................................. . Pacific4..................................................... . M M M M M 5.0 4.6 5.6 5.7 4.8 0.7 0.8 0.6 1.0 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 5.2 4.5 6.0 5.6 5.0 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.4 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.5 Size Class A ................................................ . M Size Class B/C3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 4.7 5.7 0.6 0.8 0.2 0.2 4.7 5.9 1.2 1.6 0.4 0.6 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 4.8 4.0 3.7 0.4 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 4.9 3.9 3.5 0.8 1.1 0.9 0.4 0.6 -0.1 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL. . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD. . . . . . . Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ . San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA.................... . Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis, MO-IL............................................. . Urban Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 6.6 4.5 3.9 5.3 4.2 4.6 5.1 3.7 5.2 6.6 5.7 1.1 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.5 1.1 1.0 0.3 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA4.................. . San Diego-Carlsbad, CA. . . . . . . . . . . ........................ . Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Urban Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV6. . . . . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4.3 5.6 3.5 6.5 6.5 6.0 6.6 4.6 4.4 1.2 0.8 1.8 1.7 1.3 2.1 1.4 0.8 1.2 Size classes 5 Selected local areas 1 2 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. Regions defined as the four Census regions. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 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. 4 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 2021 [Percent changes] Month Year December December December December December December December December December December December Unadjusted 12-month percent change C-CPI-U1 CPI-U 0.2 2.5 1.3 2.9 1.5 1.3 0.5 0.4 1.8 1.7 1.5 0.1 2.7 1.5 3.0 1.7 1.5 0.8 0.7 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.1 0.2 -0.1 0.4 0.9 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.9 2.8 4.2 5.1 5.4 5.3 5.1 1.6 1.5 1.9 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.3 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.6 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.7 2.6 4.2 5.0 5.4 5.4 5.3 CPI-U 2008............................ . 2009............................ . 2010............................ . 2011............................ . 2012............................ . 2013............................ . 2014............................ . 2015............................ . 2016............................ . 2017............................ . 2018............................ . January 2019. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 2019. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 2019................................. . April 2019................................... . May 2019. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 2019. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 2019. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 2019................................ . September 2019. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 2019. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 2019............................ . December 2019............................ . January 2020. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 2020. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 2020................................. . April 2020................................... . May 2020. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 2020. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 2020. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 2020................................ . September 2020. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 2020. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 2020............................ . December 2020............................ . January 2021. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 2021. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 2021................................. . April 2021................................... . May 2021. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 2021. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 2021. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 2021................................ . 1 Unadjusted 1-month percent change C-CPI-U1 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.4 0.3 -0.2 -0.5 -0.1 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.4 0.3 -0.2 -0.7 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.5 0.2 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 2021, 1-month analysis table [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] One Month Expenditure category All items................................................................ . Food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food at home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cereals and bakery products................................ . Cereals and cereal products.............................. . Flour and prepared flour mixes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breakfast cereal4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rice, pasta, cornmeal................................... . Rice4, 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bakery products4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bread4, 5................................................ . White bread4, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bread other than white4, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies4..................... . Cookies4, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fresh cakes and cupcakes4, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other bakery products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts4, 6. . . . Crackers, bread, and cracker products6. . . . . . . . . Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers4, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............................... . Meats, poultry, and fish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beef and veal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Uncooked ground beef4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Uncooked beef roasts4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Uncooked beef steaks5............................ . Uncooked other beef and veal4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pork..................................................... . Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bacon and related products6................... . Breakfast sausage and related products5, 6. . . Ham.................................................. . Ham, excluding canned6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pork chops4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................... . Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs5.. . Other meats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frankfurters6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lunchmeats4, 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Poultry4................................................. . Chicken4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fresh whole chicken4, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fresh and frozen chicken parts4, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . Other uncooked poultry including turkey5. . . . . . . . Fish and seafood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fresh fish and seafood5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Processed fish and seafood5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shelf stable fish and seafood6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frozen fish and seafood6....................... . See footnotes at end of table. Relative importance Jul. 2021 100.000 13.875 7.644 0.975 0.298 0.041 0.137 0.120 0.677 0.191 0.098 0.174 0.213 1.797 1.699 1.082 0.513 0.177 0.082 0.206 0.048 0.344 0.139 0.065 0.054 0.085 0.225 0.338 0.276 0.063 0.279 0.143 0.136 Seasonally adjusted percent change Jul. 2021Aug. 2021 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.3 2.0 0.0 -0.5 0.3 -0.3 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 -1.8 0.1 0.1 -0.6 -0.3 0.2 -1.3 -0.2 0.7 0.6 0.5 1.7 2.3 -0.4 1.1 -0.4 0.3 2.9 3.3 2.2 1.7 1.8 0.0 -3.0 -1.9 -8.3 -0.5 1.4 1.4 1.0 1.6 1.3 -0.2 0.5 -1.6 -2.3 -1.9 Seasonally adjusted effect on All Items Jul. 2021Aug. 20211 0.055 0.028 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.000 -0.001 -0.002 0.000 -0.002 0.000 -0.001 0.012 0.010 0.005 0.009 0.004 0.000 0.002 0.000 0.001 0.004 0.001 0.000 -0.003 -0.004 0.005 0.004 0.001 0.000 0.001 -0.002 Standard error, median price change2 Largest (L) or Smallest (S) seasonally adjusted change since:3 Date Percent change 0.04 0.10 0.15 0.40 0.50 0.83 0.92 0.78 0.68 0.52 0.83 0.94 1.04 1.35 0.86 0.94 1.62 0.82 0.76 1.24 S-Jan.2021 S-May 2021 S-May 2021 S-Jun.2021 S-Jun.2021 L-Apr.2013 S-Apr.2021 S-Jun.2021 S-Jun.2021 S-Jan.2021 S-Jun.2021 – S-Jun.2021 S-Aug.2009 S-May 2021 S-Jun.2021 S-Feb.2021 S-Jun.2021 S-Jun.2021 S-Jan.2021 0.3 0.4 0.4 -0.3 0.0 2.3 -0.2 -0.7 -0.6 -0.4 -0.4 – -0.9 -2.1 -1.1 -0.6 -0.6 -0.8 -1.9 -1.3 1.13 0.34 0.36 0.44 0.69 0.98 1.73 0.93 1.14 0.80 S-Apr.2021 S-Apr.2021 S-Apr.2021 S-Mar.2021 L-Jun.2021 L-Jun.2021 S-Dec.2020 L-Jun.2021 S-Mar.2021 S-Mar.2021 -0.5 0.5 0.6 -0.3 4.5 3.4 -0.4 6.0 -0.7 -0.3 0.96 1.05 1.32 1.91 2.36 1.70 1.96 0.60 1.75 0.58 0.73 0.78 1.35 0.95 1.27 0.54 0.82 0.80 1.06 0.82 L-Apr.2021 L-Apr.2021 L-Oct.2020 L-Jun.2021 L-Jun.2021 S-Jan.2021 S-Sep.2020 S-Feb.2007 S-EVER S-May 2021 S-Jun.2021 S-Jun.2021 S-Jun.2021 S-Jun.2021 L-Jun.2021 S-Apr.2021 S-Apr.2021 S-Feb.2018 S-Apr.2021 S-Oct.2016 2.9 3.4 2.3 3.1 3.0 -2.4 -5.4 -2.6 – -0.6 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.8 1.9 -1.4 -1.5 -1.9 -3.5 -2.3 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2021, 1-month analysis table — Continued [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] One Month Expenditure category Eggs....................................................... . Dairy and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Milk5.......................................................... . Fresh whole milk6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fresh milk other than whole5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cheese and related products4............................ . Ice cream and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other dairy and related products4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fruits and vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fresh fruits and vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fresh fruits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bananas4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Citrus fruits5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oranges, including tangerines6................... . Other fresh fruits5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fresh vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Potatoes................................................ . Lettuce4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tomatoes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other fresh vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Processed fruits and vegetables5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canned fruits and vegetables5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canned fruits5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canned vegetables5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frozen fruits and vegetables5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frozen vegetables6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dried beans, peas, and lentils4, 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials. . . . . . . . . Juices and nonalcoholic drinks5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carbonated drinks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks4, 5. . . . . . . . . . Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks5. . . . . . . . . Beverage materials including coffee and tea5. . . . . . . . . . . Coffee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roasted coffee6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instant coffee4, 6....................................... . Other beverage materials including tea4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . Other food at home........................................... . Sugar and sweets4......................................... . Sugar and sugar substitutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Candy and chewing gum4, 5............................ . Other sweets5............................................ . Fats and oils. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Butter and margarine5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Butter6.................................................. . Margarine6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salad dressing5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other fats and oils including peanut butter5. . . . . . . . . . Peanut butter4, 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other foods............................................... . See footnotes at end of table. Relative importance Jul. 2021 0.098 0.754 0.210 0.249 0.104 0.190 1.306 1.023 0.533 0.078 0.073 0.143 0.240 0.490 0.079 0.061 0.077 0.273 0.283 0.149 0.084 0.049 0.901 0.644 0.272 0.006 0.366 0.257 0.164 0.093 1.912 0.261 0.037 0.172 0.052 0.214 0.062 0.050 0.101 1.437 Seasonally adjusted percent change Jul. 2021Aug. 2021 Seasonally adjusted effect on All Items Jul. 2021Aug. 20211 2.6 -1.0 -1.4 -1.0 -1.6 0.0 -1.1 -0.9 0.2 0.3 -0.3 -1.5 -1.1 0.9 0.4 0.2 1.0 1.0 -1.0 1.4 1.2 -0.1 -0.6 -0.9 -0.1 0.9 0.8 0.003 -0.008 -0.003 0.0 -0.3 1.0 0.9 1.1 -1.8 0.7 1.2 1.4 1.2 2.7 0.7 0.6 0.3 -0.2 0.4 1.1 1.4 0.5 0.1 2.7 4.0 0.7 -2.8 0.5 0.000 -0.001 -0.002 0.003 0.003 -0.002 -0.001 -0.001 0.001 0.001 0.005 0.001 -0.001 0.001 0.003 0.000 -0.001 0.001 0.000 0.009 0.006 0.003 0.000 0.003 0.003 0.002 0.001 0.011 0.001 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.003 0.000 0.002 0.001 0.008 Standard error, median price change2 Largest (L) or Smallest (S) seasonally adjusted change since:3 Date Percent change 0.89 0.36 0.66 0.76 0.80 0.54 0.95 0.71 0.36 0.46 0.72 1.36 0.84 0.97 1.48 1.46 0.50 1.27 1.17 1.35 0.64 0.52 0.67 0.80 0.85 0.93 1.21 L-Jun.2021 S-Jan.2015 S-Oct.2020 S-Feb.2021 S-Oct.2020 L-Jun.2021 S-Oct.2020 S-Mar.2021 L-Jun.2021 L-Jun.2021 L-Jun.2021 S-Jun.2020 S-Feb.2021 L-Jun.2021 L-Apr.2021 L-Jun.2021 L-Mar.2021 L-Jun.2021 S-Feb.2021 L-May 2021 L-Jun.2020 S-Jun.2021 S-Aug.2020 S-Jan.2021 S-Jun.2021 L-May 2020 L-May 2020 3.0 -1.2 -2.4 -1.4 -2.4 0.1 -1.4 -0.9 0.7 1.0 1.1 -1.8 -1.9 1.0 2.5 2.0 1.4 1.5 -1.9 2.0 1.6 -0.3 -1.0 -1.4 -0.7 1.7 0.9 1.19 1.72 0.44 0.51 1.03 0.72 0.60 0.66 0.87 0.97 1.47 0.81 0.33 0.64 0.90 0.87 0.92 0.64 0.98 1.18 1.33 1.06 1.14 1.01 0.37 L-Apr.2021 S-Jun.2021 L-Apr.2020 S-Jun.2021 S-May 2021 S-Mar.2021 S-Jun.2021 L-Dec.2017 L-Nov.2019 L-May 2021 L-Dec.2020 L-Jun.2021 S-Jun.2021 L-May 2021 S-May 2021 L-May 2021 S-Jun.2021 L-May 2019 L-May 2021 L-May 2021 L-Feb.2021 L-Jun.2008 S-Jun.2021 S-Jan.2020 S-Jun.2021 0.6 -0.5 3.3 0.9 -1.3 -1.8 0.5 1.2 1.9 1.3 4.2 1.8 0.2 0.5 -0.5 0.8 -1.3 1.7 1.7 1.3 2.8 4.9 0.5 -3.6 0.2 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2021, 1-month analysis table — Continued [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] One Month Expenditure category Seasonally adjusted percent change Jul. 2021Aug. 2021 Seasonally adjusted effect on All Items Jul. 2021Aug. 20211 0.002 0.003 0.002 -0.001 6.231 3.122 2.767 0.091 1.9 1.1 0.6 -0.2 -0.5 0.8 -0.8 3.0 0.1 0.2 -2.1 0.4 0.6 0.8 -17.0 Relative importance Jul. 2021 Soups................................................... . Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods. . . . . . . . . . . Snacks4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces. . . . . . . . . . . Salt and other seasonings and spices5, 6. . . . . . . . Olives, pickles, relishes4, 5, 6...................... . Sauces and gravies5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other condiments6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baby food4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other miscellaneous foods5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prepared salads7, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food away from home4......................................... . Full service meals and snacks4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Limited service meals and snacks4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food at employee sites and schools4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food at elementary and secondary schools4, 8, 6. . . . . . . Food from vending machines and mobile vendors4, 5. . . . Other food away from home4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.087 0.251 0.324 0.281 0.081 0.170 0.6 0.2 0.000 0.000 Energy............................................................... . Energy commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fuel oil and other fuels....................................... . Fuel oil4...................................................... . Propane, kerosene, and firewood9....................... . Motor fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gasoline (all types). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gasoline, unleaded regular6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gasoline, unleaded midgrade10, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gasoline, unleaded premium6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other motor fuels4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Energy services.................................................. . Electricity....................................................... . Utility (piped) gas service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.255 4.055 0.163 0.098 0.065 3.892 3.811 2.0 2.7 0.5 -2.1 1.4 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.9 0.8 1.1 1.0 1.6 0.139 0.103 0.001 -0.002 0.001 0.103 0.101 All items less food and energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commodities less food and energy commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . Household furnishings and supplies11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Window and floor coverings and other linens4, 5. . . . . . . . Floor coverings4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Window coverings4, 5.................................... . Other linens4, 5........................................... . Furniture and bedding4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bedroom furniture4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture4, 5. . . Other furniture5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appliances5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Major appliances5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laundry equipment4, 6................................ . Other appliances4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other household equipment and furnishings4, 5. . . . . . . . . Clocks, lamps, and decorator items4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indoor plants and flowers12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dishes and flatware4, 5.................................. . Nonelectric cookware and tableware4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78.870 20.673 3.702 0.271 0.063 0.054 0.154 0.950 0.332 0.459 0.151 0.219 0.080 0.1 0.3 1.2 2.3 -2.7 17.2 -0.8 2.3 0.9 3.8 1.7 1.5 1.1 -2.6 1.6 -0.2 0.0 1.4 -4.6 1.3 0.080 0.067 0.046 0.006 -0.002 0.009 -0.001 0.022 0.003 0.017 0.003 0.003 0.001 See footnotes at end of table. 0.041 0.452 0.081 3.200 2.457 0.743 0.136 0.519 0.301 0.090 0.051 0.077 0.000 0.001 0.027 0.020 0.021 -0.016 0.001 0.036 0.023 0.012 0.002 -0.001 0.000 0.001 -0.002 0.001 Standard error, median price change2 Largest (L) or Smallest (S) seasonally adjusted change since:3 Date Percent change 1.17 0.67 0.84 0.51 1.05 0.89 0.77 1.05 0.88 0.63 1.72 0.10 0.10 0.14 0.27 0.06 0.11 0.14 L-Apr.2020 S-Jun.2021 L-Jun.2021 S-Jun.2021 S-Jun.2021 L-Feb.2021 S-Jun.2021 L-Aug.2014 S-May 2021 S-May 2021 S-Jun.2021 S-Apr.2021 – S-Jun.2021 S-EVER – L-Jun.2021 S-Jun.2021 2.2 0.5 1.1 -1.1 -1.2 1.8 -1.1 4.0 0.0 0.1 -2.4 0.3 – 0.6 – – 2.3 0.0 0.16 0.20 0.60 0.94 0.56 0.20 0.20 0.45 0.46 0.40 0.37 0.18 0.25 0.34 L-Mar.2021 L-Mar.2021 S-Apr.2021 S-Apr.2021 S-May 2021 L-Mar.2021 L-Mar.2021 L-Mar.2021 L-Mar.2021 L-Mar.2021 S-Nov.2020 L-Apr.2021 L-Apr.2021 S-Feb.2021 5.0 8.9 -2.2 -3.2 0.6 9.1 9.1 9.6 8.4 9.3 -0.2 1.5 1.2 1.6 0.04 0.10 0.23 0.96 0.74 1.37 1.52 0.55 0.68 0.90 0.70 0.72 0.93 1.73 0.92 0.55 0.89 0.80 1.49 0.81 S-Feb.2021 S-Mar.2021 L-EVER L-Jan.2021 S-Apr.2008 L-EVER L-Jun.2021 L-Mar.1988 S-Feb.2021 L-EVER L-May 2021 L-Feb.2021 L-Jun.2021 S-Sep.2020 L-Feb.2021 L-May 2021 L-Apr.2021 L-Jan.2021 S-Jun.2018 L-Apr.2021 0.1 0.1 – 3.0 -3.4 – 2.5 2.6 -1.4 – 2.7 1.9 2.7 -5.5 2.9 0.1 0.6 2.9 -8.2 2.8 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2021, 1-month analysis table — Continued [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] One Month Expenditure category Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies5. . . . Tools, hardware and supplies4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outdoor equipment and supplies5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Housekeeping supplies4................................... . Household cleaning products4, 5....................... . Household paper products4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous household products4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apparel......................................................... . Men’s and boys’ apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men’s apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear. . . . . . . . . . . . Men’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men’s shirts and sweaters5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men’s pants and shorts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boys’ apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women’s and girls’ apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women’s apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women’s outerwear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women’s dresses..................................... . Women’s suits and separates5...................... . Women’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Girls’ apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Footwear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men’s footwear4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boys’ and girls’ footwear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women’s footwear....................................... . Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jewelry and watches9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Watches4, 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jewelry9................................................... . Transportation commodities less motor fuel11. . . . . . . . . . . . . New vehicles................................................ . New cars and trucks5, 6................................. . New cars6.............................................. . New trucks13, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Used cars and trucks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicle parts and equipment4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tires4...................................................... . Vehicle accessories other than tires4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires4, 6.. . Motor oil, coolant, and fluids4, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medical care commodities4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medicinal drugs11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prescription drugs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonprescription drugs4, 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medical equipment and supplies4, 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recreation commodities11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Video and audio products11............................... . Televisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other video equipment5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Audio equipment4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See footnotes at end of table. Seasonally adjusted percent change Jul. 2021Aug. 2021 Seasonally adjusted effect on All Items Jul. 2021Aug. 20211 Standard error, median price change2 0.863 0.240 0.440 0.880 0.347 0.226 0.307 2.644 0.663 0.531 0.086 0.7 2.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.8 -1.2 -0.8 0.4 1.1 2.8 7.9 0.006 0.005 -0.001 -0.003 0.003 -0.003 -0.003 0.010 0.007 0.015 0.007 0.158 0.143 0.139 0.132 1.057 0.873 0.059 0.091 0.445 2.5 4.3 -0.4 -2.6 -0.5 -0.4 -1.1 -3.1 -0.8 0.268 0.185 0.635 0.225 0.130 0.280 0.121 0.168 0.039 0.128 7.924 3.779 1.7 -0.7 0.7 1.1 0.7 1.2 0.6 1.7 -0.5 2.4 0.0 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.2 -1.5 1.7 2.1 1.1 0.7 3.8 -0.2 -0.6 -0.4 -0.7 0.9 1.0 1.2 2.8 2.7 -0.9 Relative importance Jul. 2021 3.485 0.391 0.249 0.142 1.502 1.437 1.077 0.359 0.065 1.961 0.263 0.098 0.040 0.071 Largest (L) or Smallest (S) seasonally adjusted change since:3 Date Percent change 0.40 0.57 0.57 0.39 0.57 0.74 0.64 0.41 0.69 0.76 2.01 L-May 2021 L-Jan.2004 S-Jan.2021 S-Mar.2021 – S-Sep.2020 S-Feb.2021 L-Jun.2021 L-Apr.2021 L-Feb.2009 L-EVER 1.5 2.1 -2.5 -0.8 – -3.6 -3.2 0.7 1.5 3.1 – 0.004 0.006 -0.001 -0.004 -0.005 -0.004 -0.001 -0.003 -0.004 1.25 1.48 1.52 1.38 0.74 0.75 2.12 1.93 1.09 L-Sep.2020 L-Sep.2015 S-Jun.2021 S-Sep.2020 S-Apr.2021 S-Apr.2021 L-Jun.2021 S-Feb.2021 S-Apr.2021 3.1 8.3 -1.9 -4.6 -0.8 -1.0 2.1 -4.9 -1.7 0.005 -0.001 0.005 0.002 0.001 0.003 0.001 0.003 0.000 0.003 -0.001 0.046 1.11 1.99 0.57 0.81 1.00 0.82 1.47 1.26 1.41 1.67 0.10 0.17 0.21 0.24 0.21 0.02 0.29 0.33 0.56 0.74 1.50 0.19 0.20 0.17 0.66 0.54 0.22 0.42 0.57 0.93 1.00 L-Jun.2020 L-Jun.2021 L-May 2021 L-Apr.2021 L-May 2021 S-Jun.2021 L-Jun.2021 L-May 2021 L-Jun.2021 L-May 2021 S-Feb.2021 S-Apr.2021 S-Apr.2021 S-Apr.2021 S-Apr.2021 S-Nov.2016 L-EVER L-EVER S-Jun.2021 S-Jun.2021 L-Dec.2019 S-Jun.2021 S-Feb.2021 S-Feb.2021 S-Jan.2021 L-May 2021 L-Apr.2021 L-Apr.2021 L-Apr.2021 L-Aug.2020 S-Jun.2021 1.9 -0.6 1.4 1.5 3.5 0.2 2.1 2.3 1.7 3.1 -0.4 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.6 -1.6 – – 0.3 -0.3 5.4 -0.4 -0.7 -0.7 -1.1 1.2 1.2 1.6 3.1 2.9 -0.9 -0.053 0.007 0.005 0.002 -0.003 -0.009 -0.004 -0.003 0.001 0.019 0.003 0.003 0.001 -0.001 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2021, 1-month analysis table — Continued [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] One Month Expenditure category Recorded music and music subscriptions4, 5. . . . . . . . . Pets and pet products4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pet food4, 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories4, 5, 6. . . . Sporting goods4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sports vehicles including bicycles4. . .................. . Sports equipment4....................................... . Photographic equipment and supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Photographic equipment5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recreational reading materials4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newspapers and magazines4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recreational books4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other recreational goods5................................. . Toys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Toys, games,5 hobbies and playground equipment , 6. . . . . . . ................................. . Sewing machines, fabric and supplies4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . Music instruments and accessories4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and communication commodities11. . . . . . . . . . . . . Educational books and supplies4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . College textbooks4, 14, 6................................. . Information technology commodities11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Computers, 4peripherals, and smart home assistants , 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Computer software and accessories4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alcoholic beverages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alcoholic beverages at home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home. . . . . . . . Distilled spirits at home4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whiskey at home4, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home4, 6. . . . Wine at home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alcoholic beverages away from home4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from 4 home , 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wine away from home4, 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Distilled spirits away from home4, 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other goods11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tobacco and smoking products4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cigarettes4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tobacco products other than cigarettes4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . Personal care products4................................... . Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous personal goods4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap6. . . . . . . . . . . . . Services less energy services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shelter.......................................................... . Rent of shelter15............................................ . Rent of primary residence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See footnotes at end of table. Relative importance Jul. 2021 0.043 0.614 0.597 0.361 0.225 0.026 0.115 0.066 0.047 0.345 0.264 Seasonally adjusted percent change Jul. 2021Aug. 2021 Seasonally adjusted effect on All Items Jul. 2021Aug. 20211 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 0.3 2.3 2.8 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.9 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.000 0.000 Standard error, median price change2 Largest (L) or Smallest (S) seasonally adjusted change since:3 Date Percent change 0.67 0.38 0.45 0.64 0.53 0.69 0.53 0.78 0.98 0.83 0.95 1.40 0.56 0.64 L-Jun.2021 S-Jun.2021 S-May 2021 S-Jun.2021 L-Dec.2018 L-May 2021 L-Dec.2020 – L-Jun.2021 S-Jun.2021 S-Jun.2021 S-Jun.2021 L-Apr.2021 S-Jun.2021 1.1 -0.3 -0.3 -1.1 3.9 2.9 3.2 – 1.6 -1.4 -1.6 -1.1 2.4 -1.6 0.001 0.95 1.79 0.75 0.58 0.63 0.52 0.70 L-Apr.2021 S-Dec.2020 L-Mar.2021 S-Jun.2021 S-Mar.2021 S-Mar.2021 S-Jun.2021 2.5 -10.4 3.7 -0.2 -2.3 -2.3 -0.3 0.014 0.010 0.003 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.000 0.002 0.001 0.382 0.8 -2.3 2.8 -0.1 -1.1 -1.1 0.2 0.297 0.017 0.1 0.8 0.000 0.000 0.93 1.59 S-Jun.2021 L-May 2021 0.1 1.0 0.068 1.005 0.561 0.217 0.092 0.000 0.003 0.003 0.001 0.000 0.252 0.444 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.7 -0.1 0.5 0.5 0.001 0.002 0.79 0.24 0.35 0.45 0.52 0.80 0.59 0.68 0.31 L-May 2020 – L-Jun.2021 L-Jun.2021 L-Jun.2021 L-May 2021 S-Nov.2020 L-Apr.2021 L-Jun.2021 0.9 – 0.5 1.2 0.2 0.7 -0.1 1.2 0.6 1.447 0.606 0.529 0.059 0.648 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.005 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.003 0.72 0.33 0.53 0.21 0.20 0.22 0.43 0.32 L-Mar.2021 L-Mar.2021 L-Jun.2021 L-Apr.2021 S-May 2021 S-May 2021 S-Jun.2021 L-Jan.2021 0.7 0.4 1.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 -0.4 0.6 0.352 -0.1 0.000 0.39 S-Jun.2021 -0.4 0.288 0.193 1.3 0.7 1.3 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.004 0.001 0.57 0.98 0.89 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.04 L-Nov.2017 L-Apr.2021 L-Nov.2020 S-Jan.2021 S-Feb.2021 S-Feb.2021 L-Mar.2020 1.5 2.1 2.8 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.021 0.045 0.488 0.106 58.197 32.573 32.226 7.589 0.000 0.001 0.000 -0.001 -0.004 0.052 0.053 0.024 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2021, 1-month analysis table — Continued [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] One Month Expenditure category Lodging away from home5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Housing at school, excluding board15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Owners’ equivalent rent of residences15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence15. . . Tenants’ and household insurance4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Water and sewer and trash collection services5. . . . . . . . Water and sewerage maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Garbage and trash collection4, 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . Household operations4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Domestic services4, 5.................................... . Gardening and lawncare services4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moving, storage, freight expense4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repair of household items4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medical care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Physicians’ services4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dental services........................................ . Eyeglasses and eye care4, 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Services by other medical professionals4, 9. . . . . . . . Hospital and related services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hospital services16.................................... . Inpatient hospital services16, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outpatient hospital services9, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nursing homes and adult day services16. . . . . . . . . . . Care of invalids and elderly at home4, 8. . . . . . . . . . . . Health insurance4, 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation services.................................... . Leased cars and trucks4, 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Car and truck rental5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......... . Motor vehicle maintenance and repair4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicle body work4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing4. . . . . . . . . Motor vehicle repair4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicle insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicle fees4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . State motor vehicle registration and license fees4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parking and other fees4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parking fees and tolls5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Airline fares. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . Other intercity transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ship fare4, 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . Intracity transportation4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intracity mass transit4, 11, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recreation services11...................................... . Video and audio services11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cable and satellite television service13. . . . . . . . . . . . . Video discs and other media, including rental of 4 video , 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ . Video discs and other media4, 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See footnotes at end of table. Seasonally adjusted percent change Jul. 2021Aug. 2021 Seasonally adjusted effect on All Items Jul. 2021Aug. 20211 Standard error, median price change2 1.105 0.113 -2.9 0.2 -0.031 0.000 0.992 23.533 22.351 0.347 1.078 0.788 0.290 0.893 0.308 0.295 0.095 -3.3 0.3 0.3 -0.2 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.5 1.7 7.050 3.590 1.808 0.973 0.349 0.460 2.361 2.167 0.122 0.073 1.099 5.219 0.3 0.4 0.0 1.3 0.9 0.0 0.8 0.9 1.1 0.5 -0.1 0.0 -0.6 -2.3 0.213 1.076 0.058 0.619 0.340 1.586 0.548 0.284 0.249 Relative importance Jul. 2021 1.193 0.714 0.180 0.296 3.700 1.243 1.170 0.073 Largest (L) or Smallest (S) seasonally adjusted change since:3 Date Percent change 1.46 0.03 S-Apr.2020 S-Jun.2021 -6.1 0.2 -0.031 0.060 0.057 -0.001 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.007 0.003 0.001 0.002 1.65 0.04 0.04 0.12 0.07 0.09 0.15 0.13 0.20 0.07 0.63 S-Apr.2020 – – S-Feb.2021 S-May 2021 S-Apr.2021 S-Jun.2021 L-May 2021 L-May 2021 L-May 2020 L-Jun.2021 -7.0 – – -1.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 3.1 6.4 0.8 2.0 0.024 0.015 0.000 0.012 0.003 0.000 0.018 0.019 0.000 0.000 -0.007 -0.119 0.09 0.12 0.16 0.24 0.28 0.06 0.13 0.14 0.24 0.22 0.14 0.18 0.08 0.28 – – S-May 2021 L-Feb.2018 L-Jan.2018 – L-Oct.2019 L-Oct.2019 L-Oct.2019 L-Mar.2021 S-Aug.2017 L-Jun.2021 – S-May 2020 – – 0.0 1.3 0.9 – 1.2 1.3 1.3 0.7 -0.4 0.5 – -3.6 -8.5 0.8 1.5 0.4 1.3 -2.8 -0.1 -0.017 0.008 0.001 0.003 0.004 -0.045 0.000 1.88 0.17 0.20 0.24 0.23 0.51 0.21 S-Apr.2020 S-Jun.2021 L-Mar.1990 – S-Jun.2021 – S-Mar.2021 -16.3 0.3 1.9 – 0.1 – -0.3 0.2 -0.4 -0.6 -5.5 -9.1 0.0 0.4 -1.4 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.000 -0.001 0.04 0.43 0.50 0.65 0.82 0.85 1.02 0.46 0.31 0.23 0.17 0.15 L-Jan.2021 S-Mar.2021 S-Mar.2021 S-Apr.2020 S-Apr.2020 L-Jun.2021 L-Jun.2021 S-Oct.2020 S-May 2021 S-May 2021 S-Jan.2021 S-Jan.2021 0.2 -0.7 -0.7 -9.2 -14.7 0.6 0.6 -4.1 -0.1 0.2 -0.4 -0.4 1.18 1.57 L-Feb.2021 S-Jun.2021 2.9 0.2 2.0 0.3 -0.065 -0.065 0.000 -0.004 0.008 0.003 0.002 0.001 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2021, 1-month analysis table — Continued [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] One Month Expenditure category Rental of video discs and other media4, 5, 6. . . . . Pet services including veterinary5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Veterinarian services5, 6.............................. . Photographers and photo processing4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other recreation services5.............................. . Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other organizations, or participant sports fees4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Admissions4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Admission 4to movies, theaters, and concerts , 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Admission to sporting events4, 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fees for lessons or instructions4, 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and communication services11............... . Tuition, other school fees, and childcare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . College tuition and fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elementary and high school tuition and fees. . . . . . Day care and preschool12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Technical and business school tuition and fees5.. . Postage and delivery services5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Postage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Delivery services5..................................... . Telephone services4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wireless telephone services4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Land-line telephone services4, 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Internet services and electronic information providers5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other personal services4, 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Personal care services4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Haircuts and other personal care services4, 5. . . . . . Miscellaneous personal services4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Legal services4, 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Funeral expenses4, 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laundry and dry cleaning services4, 5. . . . . . . . ...... . Apparel services other than laundry and dry 4 cleaning , 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial services9.................................... . Checking account and other bank services4, 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tax return preparation and other accounting 4 fees , 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Relative importance Jul. 2021 Seasonally adjusted percent change Jul. 2021Aug. 2021 Seasonally adjusted effect on All Items Jul. 2021Aug. 20211 Standard error, median price change2 Largest (L) or Smallest (S) seasonally adjusted change since:3 Date Percent change L-Jun.2019 L-May 2021 L-May 2021 S-Dec.2020 S-Jun.2021 2.2 0.6 1.2 -1.9 0.2 0.043 1.863 1.5 0.3 0.2 -0.6 0.2 0.000 0.004 0.21 0.20 0.22 0.38 0.43 0.661 0.676 0.2 0.3 0.001 0.002 0.32 0.85 S-Jun.2021 S-Jun.2021 0.0 -0.3 0.215 6.048 2.803 1.495 0.418 0.741 0.035 0.109 0.099 0.010 2.268 1.860 0.408 -0.6 1.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 -0.3 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.4 1.4 0.1 -0.2 1.3 0.000 0.013 0.002 0.002 -0.001 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.002 -0.003 0.005 0.78 2.17 0.22 0.07 0.05 0.06 0.14 0.05 0.21 0.03 0.00 0.35 0.09 0.10 0.19 S-May 2021 – S-May 2021 L-May 2021 S-Mar.2021 – S-Sep.2019 S-Mar.2021 – L-Feb.2020 L-Apr.2021 L-Jan.2018 L-Jun.2021 – L-Oct.2020 -0.6 – -0.7 0.2 -0.1 – -0.3 -0.8 – 0.5 0.4 1.5 0.2 – 1.9 0.857 1.636 0.684 0.684 0.952 0.239 0.135 0.217 1.1 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.2 2.0 0.009 0.007 0.004 0.004 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.004 0.20 0.17 0.35 0.35 0.12 0.05 0.10 0.17 L-May 2018 S-Jun.2021 S-Jun.2021 S-Jun.2021 S-Jun.2021 – L-May 2021 L-EVER 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 – 0.4 – 0.029 0.223 -0.7 -0.4 0.000 -0.001 0.37 0.38 S-Apr.2019 S-Jan.2021 -0.8 -5.0 -0.5 0.17 S-Apr.2021 -3.4 -0.2 0.36 S-Jun.2021 -0.3 0.550 0.002 Special aggregate indexes All items less food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All items less shelter............................................... . All items less food and shelter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All items less food, shelter, and energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and trucks.............................................................. . All items less medical care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All items less energy............................................... . Commodities........................................................ . Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and trucks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................... . See footnotes at end of table. 86.125 67.427 53.551 46.296 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.219 0.222 0.167 0.028 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 S-Jan.2021 S-Jan.2021 S-Dec.2020 S-Feb.2021 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 42.812 91.449 92.745 38.603 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.081 0.253 0.135 0.225 0.07 0.04 0.04 0.07 S-Feb.2021 S-Jan.2021 S-Feb.2021 S-Feb.2021 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.5 17.188 0.7 0.120 0.11 L-May 2021 0.9 Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2021, 1-month analysis table — Continued [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] One Month Expenditure category Commodities less food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commodities less food and beverages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Services less rent of shelter15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Services less medical care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durables............................................................. . Nondurables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurables less food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurables less food and beverages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurables less food and apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Housing.............................................................. . Education and communication5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education5........................................................ . Communication5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information and information processing5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information technology, hardware and services17. . . . . . . . . Recreation5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Video and audio5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pets, pet products and services5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Photography5..................................................... . Food and beverages............................................... . Domestically produced farm food4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apparel less footwear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fuels and utilities................................................... . Household energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medical care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New and used motor vehicles5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities and public transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Household furnishings and operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other goods and services......................................... . Personal care4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Relative importance Jul. 2021 24.728 23.723 61.397 29.170 54.347 11.663 26.940 13.065 12.060 9.416 10.421 41.610 6.536 2.908 3.627 3.518 1.250 5.661 1.507 1.164 0.070 14.880 6.391 11.384 2.009 4.441 3.363 8.551 17.034 15.841 8.349 8.909 4.595 3.083 2.477 Seasonally adjusted percent change Jul. 2021Aug. 2021 Seasonally adjusted effect on All Items Jul. 2021Aug. 20211 Standard error, median price change2 0.7 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.1 -0.2 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.1 -0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.9 1.1 0.2 -0.1 0.3 -0.3 -0.2 1.3 0.4 0.5 0.170 0.167 0.031 0.011 0.032 -0.025 0.145 0.105 0.100 0.073 0.078 0.150 0.013 0.001 0.012 0.012 0.010 0.027 0.006 0.001 0.000 0.058 0.014 0.029 0.006 0.040 0.036 0.021 -0.018 0.047 -0.026 -0.022 0.058 0.013 0.012 0.10 0.10 0.04 0.07 0.05 0.11 0.08 0.14 0.15 0.12 0.11 0.05 0.08 0.06 0.13 0.13 0.27 0.18 0.17 0.22 0.38 0.09 0.17 0.10 0.56 0.14 0.18 0.08 0.13 0.11 0.10 0.12 0.19 0.13 0.16 Largest (L) or Smallest (S) seasonally adjusted change since:3 Date Percent change S-Dec.2020 S-Dec.2020 S-Jan.2021 S-Jan.2021 S-Jan.2021 S-Jan.2021 S-Apr.2021 – – S-May 2021 S-May 2021 – – S-Mar.2021 L-Apr.2021 L-Apr.2021 L-Apr.2021 S-Jun.2021 S-May 2021 S-Jun.2021 S-Apr.2021 S-May 2021 S-Mar.2021 S-Jun.2021 – L-Apr.2021 L-Apr.2021 S-Jun.2021 S-May 2020 S-Nov.2020 S-Feb.2021 S-Jan.2021 L-May 2021 S-Jun.2021 S-Jun.2021 0.7 0.7 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.5 -0.3 – – 0.1 0.1 – – -0.2 0.4 0.4 1.4 0.2 0.3 -0.1 -0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 – 1.0 1.3 -0.1 -2.0 0.1 -0.3 -0.4 1.3 0.1 0.0 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. 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 1982=100 base. 16 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 17 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 9 Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2021, 12-month analysis table [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] Twelve Month Expenditure category All items................................................................ . Food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food at home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cereals and bakery products................................ . Cereals and cereal products.............................. . Flour and prepared flour mixes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breakfast cereal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rice, pasta, cornmeal................................... . Rice4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bakery products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bread4.................................................. . White bread5........................................ . Bread other than white5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies...................... . Cookies5............................................. . Fresh cakes and cupcakes5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other bakery products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts5. . . . . . Crackers, bread, and cracker products5. . . . . . . . . Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers5.................................. . Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs............................... . Meats, poultry, and fish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beef and veal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Uncooked ground beef. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Uncooked beef roasts4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Uncooked beef steaks4............................ . Uncooked other beef and veal4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pork..................................................... . Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bacon and related products5................... . Breakfast sausage and related products4, 5. . . Ham.................................................. . Ham, excluding canned5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pork chops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs4.. . Other meats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frankfurters5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lunchmeats4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Poultry.................................................. . Chicken4............................................. . Fresh whole chicken5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fresh and frozen chicken parts5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other uncooked poultry including turkey4. . . . . . . . Fish and seafood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fresh fish and seafood4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Processed fish and seafood4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shelf stable fish and seafood5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frozen fish and seafood5....................... . Eggs....................................................... . See footnotes at end of table. Relative importance Jul. 2021 Unadjusted percent change Aug. 2020Aug. 2021 100.000 13.875 7.644 0.975 0.298 0.041 0.137 0.120 5.3 3.7 3.0 1.6 1.7 2.6 3.6 -0.7 -0.9 1.5 0.6 -1.3 2.5 0.0 3.0 1.3 3.8 2.0 1.2 3.8 0.677 0.191 0.098 0.174 0.213 1.797 1.699 1.082 0.513 0.177 0.082 0.206 0.048 0.344 0.139 0.065 0.054 0.085 0.225 0.338 0.276 0.063 0.279 0.143 0.136 0.098 1.1 8.0 7.9 8.6 12.2 6.9 13.1 16.6 14.1 9.8 12.4 17.0 5.5 4.1 4.4 8.3 11.3 -0.5 -6.4 -0.3 7.0 7.2 4.9 8.6 6.1 6.3 10.6 2.1 -1.1 3.4 9.9 Unadjusted effect on All Items Aug. 2020Aug. 20211 0.527 0.232 0.016 0.005 0.001 0.005 -0.001 0.011 0.001 0.000 0.005 0.004 0.141 0.131 0.090 0.059 0.012 0.010 0.031 0.006 0.032 0.016 0.003 0.004 0.009 -0.001 0.024 0.020 0.004 0.017 0.014 0.003 0.009 Standard error, median price change2 Largest (L) or Smallest (S) unadjusted change since:3 Date Percent change 0.09 0.16 0.24 0.52 0.79 1.47 1.30 1.30 1.80 0.68 1.23 1.35 1.27 1.53 1.06 1.36 1.83 1.12 2.11 1.89 S-May 2021 L-Jan.2021 L-Mar.2021 L-Mar.2021 L-Mar.2021 L-Dec.2020 L-Apr.2012 S-Jun.2021 L-Apr.2021 S-Jun.2021 S-Apr.2021 S-Apr.2021 L-Mar.2021 S-Mar.2020 L-Mar.2021 S-Jun.2021 L-Apr.2021 L-Mar.2021 L-Apr.2021 S-Jun.2021 5.0 3.8 3.3 2.6 1.9 3.2 3.9 -1.5 0.4 0.7 -1.2 -2.3 2.6 -1.4 3.3 -0.6 3.8 2.2 1.9 1.0 1.51 0.50 0.51 0.64 0.93 1.27 2.74 1.39 2.51 1.15 L-Dec.2020 L-Jul.2020 L-Jul.2020 L-Jul.2020 L-Jul.2020 L-Nov.2020 L-Jul.2020 L-Jun.2020 L-Jun.2020 L-Jun.2020 3.0 8.4 8.5 10.2 14.2 7.7 15.0 24.4 20.9 11.8 1.43 1.36 2.43 3.22 3.42 2.49 2.52 1.06 2.85 1.25 1.09 1.13 2.20 1.56 3.45 0.94 1.53 1.06 1.74 1.70 1.87 L-May 2014 L-Jun.2011 L-Oct.2020 L-Feb.2021 L-Feb.2021 L-Mar.2021 S-Jun.2021 S-Jun.2021 S-Sep.2016 S-Jun.2021 L-Nov.2020 L-Jun.2020 L-Mar.2021 L-Jun.2020 L-Jan.2021 S-Jun.2021 L-May 2011 S-May 2021 S-Feb.2018 S-Jun.2021 L-Jun.2020 14.2 20.0 6.1 5.9 6.7 9.4 6.5 -0.5 -7.4 -0.6 7.0 8.7 5.4 9.3 7.9 4.5 11.4 0.8 -1.3 2.4 12.1 Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2021, 12-month analysis table — Continued [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] Twelve Month Expenditure category Dairy and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Milk4.......................................................... . Fresh whole milk5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fresh milk other than whole4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cheese and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ice cream and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other dairy and related products4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fruits and vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fresh fruits and vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fresh fruits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bananas................................................ . Citrus fruits4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oranges, including tangerines5................... . Other fresh fruits4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fresh vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Potatoes................................................ . Lettuce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tomatoes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other fresh vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Processed fruits and vegetables4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canned fruits and vegetables4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canned fruits4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canned vegetables4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frozen fruits and vegetables4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frozen vegetables5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dried beans, peas, and lentils4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials. . . . . . . . . Juices and nonalcoholic drinks4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carbonated drinks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks4. . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks4. . . . . . . . . Beverage materials including coffee and tea4. . . . . . . . . . . Coffee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roasted coffee5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instant coffee5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other beverage materials including tea4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other food at home........................................... . Sugar and sweets.......................................... . Sugar and sugar substitutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Candy and chewing gum4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other sweets4............................................ . Fats and oils. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Butter and margarine4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Butter5.................................................. . Margarine5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salad dressing4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other fats and oils including peanut butter4. . . . . . . . . . Peanut butter4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other foods............................................... . Soups................................................... . Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods. . . . . . . . . . . See footnotes at end of table. Relative importance Jul. 2021 Unadjusted percent change Aug. 2020Aug. 2021 Unadjusted effect on All Items Aug. 2020Aug. 20211 Standard error, median price change2 0.754 0.210 -0.5 1.3 2.9 0.7 -2.4 0.1 -0.1 2.3 2.4 3.7 5.6 1.6 3.9 1.0 3.7 0.9 -1.7 5.2 1.3 0.7 1.9 3.3 2.0 4.2 1.5 0.1 -0.004 0.003 0.249 0.104 0.190 1.306 1.023 0.533 0.078 0.073 0.143 0.240 0.490 0.079 0.061 0.077 0.273 0.283 0.149 0.084 0.049 0.901 0.644 0.272 0.006 0.366 0.257 0.164 0.093 1.912 0.261 0.037 0.172 0.052 0.214 0.062 0.050 0.101 1.437 0.087 0.251 -1.6 -1.4 2.0 1.9 2.0 -1.9 1.9 2.3 2.0 2.3 0.2 2.8 1.5 3.2 3.2 3.4 2.3 5.5 1.5 -0.6 5.3 8.7 6.6 0.4 0.6 0.5 1.5 -0.007 0.000 0.000 0.030 0.025 0.020 0.004 0.001 0.006 0.009 0.005 -0.001 0.003 0.001 0.002 0.005 0.005 0.001 -0.001 0.019 0.013 0.006 0.000 0.007 0.006 0.003 0.003 0.029 0.008 0.001 0.006 0.001 0.012 0.001 0.004 0.007 0.009 0.000 0.004 Largest (L) or Smallest (S) unadjusted change since:3 Date Percent change 0.62 1.11 1.99 1.10 0.91 1.40 1.03 0.62 0.76 1.19 1.95 1.54 1.83 2.52 1.94 0.89 2.00 2.64 2.33 1.36 0.77 1.17 1.49 1.67 1.35 1.73 S-Nov.2018 S-Mar.2021 S-Mar.2021 S-Dec.2018 S-Dec.2016 S-Jun.2021 S-Jun.2021 L-Jun.2021 L-Jun.2021 S-Jan.2021 S-May 2021 L-Nov.2019 L-Jun.2021 S-Nov.2020 S-Dec.2020 L-Apr.2021 L-Mar.2021 L-Mar.2021 L-Dec.2020 L-May 2021 L-Apr.2021 L-Mar.2021 S-May 2021 L-Mar.2021 L-Apr.2021 L-Apr.2021 -0.5 1.2 2.5 -0.1 -2.8 -1.6 -0.8 3.2 3.8 3.6 2.7 2.0 9.5 0.8 2.8 0.9 1.2 5.6 4.5 1.5 2.2 4.7 1.4 5.0 2.1 0.3 1.65 3.56 0.59 0.72 1.46 2.35 0.84 0.94 1.23 1.70 1.91 1.20 0.39 0.87 1.43 1.23 1.40 0.99 1.58 2.34 1.75 1.51 1.64 2.02 0.47 2.10 1.03 S-Aug.2019 S-Dec.2019 L-Mar.2021 L-Mar.2021 L-Mar.2021 S-Mar.2020 L-Mar.2021 L-Jan.2021 L-Jan.2021 L-May 2021 L-Apr.2021 S-Jun.2021 L-Mar.2021 S-Jun.2021 S-Jun.2021 S-Jun.2021 L-Apr.2021 L-Jun.2012 – S-Apr.2021 L-Dec.2020 L-Nov.2011 L-Nov.2012 S-Mar.2020 L-Mar.2021 L-May 2021 L-Mar.2021 -2.9 -1.9 3.2 4.1 5.5 -4.1 3.1 2.7 2.5 2.3 1.3 2.4 2.2 2.6 2.9 3.4 2.5 6.1 – -0.6 5.7 8.7 7.0 -1.9 2.2 0.9 1.9 Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2021, 12-month analysis table — Continued [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] Twelve Month Relative importance Jul. 2021 Unadjusted percent change Aug. 2020Aug. 2021 Unadjusted effect on All Items Aug. 2020Aug. 20211 Standard error, median price change2 0.324 0.281 -0.001 0.000 6.231 3.122 2.767 0.091 -0.4 0.0 1.4 0.5 -0.8 0.8 2.4 1.1 2.2 4.7 4.9 6.9 -42.5 0.081 0.170 6.7 2.6 0.005 0.005 Energy............................................................... . Energy commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fuel oil and other fuels....................................... . Fuel oil....................................................... . Propane, kerosene, and firewood8....................... . Motor fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gasoline (all types). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gasoline, unleaded regular5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gasoline, unleaded midgrade9, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gasoline, unleaded premium5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other motor fuels4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Energy services.................................................. . Electricity....................................................... . Utility (piped) gas service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.255 4.055 0.163 0.098 0.065 3.892 3.811 25.0 41.9 28.6 33.2 22.6 42.5 42.7 43.9 38.3 35.4 36.2 8.6 5.2 21.1 1.534 1.266 0.038 0.025 0.013 1.228 1.205 All items less food and energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commodities less food and energy commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . Household furnishings and supplies10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Window and floor coverings and other linens4. . . . . . . . . . Floor coverings4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Window coverings4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other linens4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Furniture and bedding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bedroom furniture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture4. . . . . Other furniture4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appliances4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Major appliances4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laundry equipment5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other appliances4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other household equipment and furnishings4. . . . . . . . . . . Clocks, lamps, and decorator items................... . Indoor plants and flowers11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dishes and flatware4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonelectric cookware and tableware4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies4. . . . Tools, hardware and supplies4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outdoor equipment and supplies4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78.870 20.673 3.702 0.271 0.063 0.054 0.154 0.950 0.332 0.459 0.151 0.219 0.080 4.0 7.7 3.3 0.5 1.8 9.2 -3.3 9.5 7.7 12.0 6.1 4.3 7.6 11.0 2.4 0.3 -0.8 6.0 -8.3 4.1 2.7 5.1 1.5 3.190 1.559 0.124 0.001 0.001 0.006 -0.005 0.089 0.025 0.053 0.009 0.010 0.006 Expenditure category Snacks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces. . . . . . . . . . . Salt and other seasonings and spices4, 5. . . . . . . . Olives, pickles, relishes4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sauces and gravies4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other condiments5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baby food4............................................. . Other miscellaneous foods4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prepared salads6, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food away from home.......................................... . Full service meals and snacks4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Limited service meals and snacks4......................... . Food at employee sites and schools4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food at elementary and secondary schools7, 5. . . . . . . . . Food from vending machines and mobile vendors4. . . . . . . Other food away from home4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See footnotes at end of table. 0.041 0.452 0.081 3.200 2.457 0.743 0.136 0.519 0.301 0.090 0.051 0.077 0.863 0.240 0.440 0.001 0.005 0.295 0.154 0.190 -0.059 0.023 0.268 0.129 0.139 0.003 0.001 -0.003 0.005 -0.005 0.003 0.024 0.013 0.007 Largest (L) or Smallest (S) unadjusted change since:3 Date Percent change 1.16 0.77 1.74 1.17 1.41 1.52 1.18 1.22 3.47 0.26 0.29 0.41 1.61 5.74 0.93 0.42 L-Mar.2021 S-Jun.2021 S-Oct.2020 S-Dec.2019 S-Jun.2021 L-May 2021 L-Jan.2021 S-Jun.2021 S-Jun.2021 L-Feb.2009 L-EVER L-EVER S-EVER – L-Dec.2008 S-Jun.2021 3.0 0.0 0.8 -1.1 -1.0 2.6 4.2 0.3 0.2 4.8 – – – – 6.8 1.6 0.26 0.30 1.00 1.43 1.17 0.31 0.32 0.73 0.71 0.73 0.57 0.40 0.45 0.71 L-May 2021 L-Jun.2021 S-Apr.2021 S-Mar.2021 L-Feb.2014 L-Jun.2021 L-Jun.2021 L-Jun.2021 L-Jun.2021 L-Jun.2021 L-Sep.2008 L-Oct.2008 L-Mar.2014 L-Aug.2008 28.5 44.2 28.2 20.2 37.5 44.8 45.1 46.4 40.1 36.8 38.8 9.8 5.3 29.3 0.11 0.24 0.42 2.13 1.99 5.19 3.22 1.04 1.71 1.56 2.53 1.52 2.27 3.31 1.96 1.25 1.94 1.80 3.27 2.07 1.03 1.75 1.36 S-May 2021 S-May 2021 L-Jun.2021 L-Nov.2020 S-Apr.2021 L-Oct.2020 S-Feb.2021 L-Sep.1980 S-Jun.2021 L-EVER S-Jul.2020 S-Sep.2020 S-Jul.2020 S-Oct.2020 L-May 2021 S-Nov.2020 S-Nov.2020 L-Mar.2021 S-Apr.2019 L-May 2021 L-May 2021 L-EVER S-Apr.2021 3.8 6.5 3.4 1.5 -1.4 9.7 -4.0 9.8 5.7 – 1.8 3.9 5.2 7.9 4.2 -0.4 -0.9 7.6 -11.4 5.2 2.8 – 1.0 Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2021, 12-month analysis table — Continued [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] Twelve Month Expenditure category Housekeeping supplies.................................... . Household cleaning products4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Household paper products4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous household products4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apparel......................................................... . Men’s and boys’ apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men’s apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear. . . . . . . . . . . . Men’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men’s shirts and sweaters4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men’s pants and shorts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boys’ apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women’s and girls’ apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women’s apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women’s outerwear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women’s dresses..................................... . Women’s suits and separates4...................... . Women’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Girls’ apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Footwear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men’s footwear........................................... . Boys’ and girls’ footwear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Women’s footwear....................................... . Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jewelry and watches8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Watches8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jewelry8................................................... . Transportation commodities less motor fuel10. . . . . . . . . . . . . New vehicles................................................ . New cars and trucks4, 5................................. . New cars5.............................................. . New trucks12, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Used cars and trucks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicle parts and equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tires....................................................... . Vehicle accessories other than tires4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires5. . . . . Motor oil, coolant, and fluids5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medical care commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medicinal drugs10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prescription drugs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonprescription drugs10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medical equipment and supplies10. . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... . Recreation commodities10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Video and audio products10............................... . Televisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other video equipment4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Audio equipment......................................... . Recorded music and music subscriptions4. . . . . . . . . . . . Pets and pet products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pet food4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories4, 5. . . . . . See footnotes at end of table. Relative importance Jul. 2021 Unadjusted percent change Aug. 2020Aug. 2021 Unadjusted effect on All Items Aug. 2020Aug. 20211 Standard error, median price change2 0.880 0.347 0.226 0.307 2.644 0.663 0.531 0.086 -0.1 1.5 0.3 -2.3 4.2 3.9 4.5 4.7 -0.001 0.006 0.001 -0.008 0.114 0.027 0.025 0.004 0.158 0.143 0.139 0.132 1.057 0.873 0.059 0.091 0.445 2.7 4.4 6.6 1.4 3.6 3.7 3.0 11.9 1.3 0.268 0.185 0.635 0.225 0.130 0.280 0.121 0.168 0.039 0.128 7.924 3.779 5.5 2.8 5.1 4.3 5.9 5.5 -1.4 10.7 4.1 12.9 17.2 7.6 7.7 7.1 8.0 31.9 6.1 6.9 4.8 2.9 8.1 -2.5 -2.4 -2.7 -1.6 -4.5 3.3 2.7 13.3 0.8 -6.7 -1.4 1.1 0.5 2.2 3.485 0.391 0.249 0.142 1.502 1.437 1.077 0.359 0.065 1.961 0.263 0.098 0.040 0.071 0.043 0.614 Largest (L) or Smallest (S) unadjusted change since:3 Date Percent change 0.64 0.80 1.36 1.34 0.80 1.46 1.53 4.24 L-Jun.2021 L-May 2021 S-Jun.2018 S-Jun.2021 – L-May 2021 L-May 2012 L-Sep.2019 0.3 2.8 -1.4 -3.0 – 4.2 4.9 6.4 0.005 0.007 0.009 0.002 0.039 0.034 0.002 0.011 0.006 2.88 2.58 3.27 3.18 1.53 1.52 4.57 3.36 2.18 S-Jun.2021 L-Feb.2017 S-Mar.2021 S-Feb.2021 S-Apr.2021 S-Apr.2021 S-Apr.2021 S-May 2021 S-Apr.2021 1.4 5.8 4.2 -0.3 -0.3 -0.5 1.0 10.3 -1.3 0.015 0.005 0.033 0.010 0.008 0.016 -0.002 0.017 0.002 0.016 1.221 0.284 2.69 3.94 1.33 1.82 2.46 2.14 2.66 3.31 4.26 3.87 0.25 0.44 0.48 0.76 0.50 0.06 0.64 0.74 1.42 1.73 2.04 1.54 1.58 2.04 0.99 1.50 0.58 0.96 1.45 1.93 2.02 1.98 0.66 0.81 1.61 L-Jun.2021 S-Apr.2021 L-Jun.2021 L-Jun.2021 L-May 2021 S-Apr.2021 S-Mar.2021 L-Jun.2021 S-Feb.2021 L-May 2021 S-May 2021 L-Jun.1981 L-EVER L-Jul.1981 L-EVER S-May 2021 L-Apr.2009 L-Jun.2011 L-Dec.2011 L-Sep.2020 L-Jun.2012 S-Feb.2021 S-Feb.2021 S-Feb.2021 S-Mar.2021 L-Sep.2020 L-May 2021 L-EVER L-EVER S-Jul.2020 S-Nov.2018 S-Mar.2021 S-Jun.2021 S-May 2021 S-Jun.2021 5.5 0.6 6.5 6.5 6.4 3.1 -4.2 11.2 3.2 14.7 13.3 7.6 – 7.5 – 29.7 6.8 7.0 5.0 4.3 9.5 -2.5 -2.4 -2.7 -2.1 -2.6 3.5 – – -1.6 -8.6 -1.6 1.1 0.0 1.0 0.872 0.024 0.017 0.007 -0.041 -0.038 -0.032 -0.006 -0.003 0.066 0.007 0.012 0.000 -0.005 -0.001 0.007 Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2021, 12-month analysis table — Continued [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] Twelve Month Expenditure category Sporting goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sports vehicles including bicycles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sports equipment........................................ . Photographic equipment and supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Photographic equipment4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recreational reading materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newspapers and magazines4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recreational books4..................................... . Other recreational goods4................................. . Toys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Toys, games,4 hobbies and playground equipment , 5. . . . . . . ................................. . Sewing machines, fabric and supplies4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Music instruments and accessories4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and communication commodities10. . . . . . . . . . . . . Educational books and supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . College textbooks13, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information technology commodities10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Computers, peripherals, and smart home assistants6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Computer software and accessories4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alcoholic beverages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alcoholic beverages at home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home. . . . . . . . Distilled spirits at home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whiskey at home5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home5. . . . . . Wine at home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alcoholic beverages away from home................... . Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from 4 home , 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wine away from home4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Distilled spirits away from home4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other goods10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tobacco and smoking products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cigarettes4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tobacco products other than cigarettes4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Personal care products.................................... . Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products4......................................... . Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous personal goods4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap5. . . . . . . . . . . . . Services less energy services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shelter.......................................................... . Rent of shelter14............................................ . Rent of primary residence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lodging away from home4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Housing at school, excluding board14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Owners’ equivalent rent of residences14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . See footnotes at end of table. Relative importance Jul. 2021 Unadjusted percent change Aug. 2020Aug. 2021 Unadjusted effect on All Items Aug. 2020Aug. 20211 Standard error, median price change2 0.597 0.361 0.225 0.026 7.6 7.8 7.1 4.4 5.6 1.3 2.6 -0.5 1.1 1.7 0.045 0.028 0.016 0.001 0.115 0.066 0.047 0.345 0.264 Largest (L) or Smallest (S) unadjusted change since:3 Date Percent change 1.44 2.05 1.43 2.04 1.80 2.24 3.31 2.51 1.27 1.56 L-May 2021 L-Jun.2021 S-Jun.2021 L-Jan.2021 L-Jun.2021 S-Jun.2021 L-May 2021 S-Jun.2021 S-Mar.2021 L-Apr.2021 9.0 8.1 6.6 4.6 5.9 0.7 5.4 -1.5 -1.0 1.7 -0.003 1.48 3.12 2.64 1.26 1.94 1.94 1.37 L-Jun.2021 S-Jun.2020 L-Sep.2020 S-Jun.2021 S-Nov.2020 S-Dec.2020 L-EVER 1.6 -11.3 5.6 -1.2 0.2 0.1 – 0.002 0.002 0.000 0.004 0.005 0.382 1.3 -10.8 3.2 -0.5 0.4 0.1 -0.7 0.297 0.017 3.4 -1.2 0.010 0.000 1.83 3.82 S-Jun.2021 L-Jun.2021 2.3 -0.1 0.068 1.005 0.561 0.217 0.092 -0.013 0.027 0.013 0.006 0.003 0.252 0.444 -15.0 2.6 2.2 2.6 3.2 1.6 3.5 1.5 3.0 0.004 0.014 2.08 0.73 1.07 0.79 1.41 2.07 1.36 2.11 0.88 L-Oct.2020 L-Dec.2020 L-Jan.2021 L-Dec.2020 L-Feb.2021 L-Jun.2021 S-Jun.2021 L-Apr.2021 S-Jun.2021 -12.5 2.8 2.4 3.0 3.2 2.5 2.7 1.7 2.2 1.447 0.606 0.529 0.059 0.648 2.9 2.1 4.4 3.4 6.3 6.6 3.7 -0.2 0.050 0.038 0.034 0.002 -0.002 1.14 0.88 1.00 0.47 0.32 0.33 1.00 0.64 S-Jun.2021 – S-Sep.2020 L-EVER S-Mar.2021 – S-Dec.2020 L-Jun.2021 1.8 – 4.2 – 6.3 – 2.1 0.0 0.352 -0.1 0.000 0.80 S-Apr.2021 -0.3 0.288 0.193 -0.001 0.014 58.197 32.573 32.226 7.589 1.105 0.113 -0.3 7.5 9.9 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.1 17.4 2.5 1.632 0.946 0.947 0.166 0.164 0.003 0.96 2.57 2.57 0.12 0.16 0.16 0.15 2.25 0.28 L-Jun.2021 L-Jan.2020 L-EVER S-Apr.2021 – – L-Jan.2021 S-Jun.2021 L-Jul.2019 -0.2 9.4 – 2.5 – – 2.1 15.1 2.6 0.992 23.533 19.6 2.6 0.161 0.617 2.52 0.15 S-Jun.2021 L-Aug.2020 16.9 2.7 0.021 0.045 0.488 0.106 -0.003 0.002 -0.002 0.000 Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2021, 12-month analysis table — Continued [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] Twelve Month Expenditure category Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence14. . . Tenants’ and household insurance4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Water and sewer and trash collection services4. . . . . . . . Water and sewerage maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Garbage and trash collection12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Household operations4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Domestic services4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gardening and lawncare services4.................... . Moving, storage, freight expense4..................... . Repair of household items4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medical care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professional services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Physicians’ services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dental services........................................ . Eyeglasses and eye care8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Services by other medical professionals8. . . . . . . . . . Hospital and related services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hospital services15.................................... . Inpatient hospital services15, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outpatient hospital services8, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nursing homes and adult day services15. . . . . . . . . . . Care of invalids and elderly at home7.............. . Health insurance7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation services.................................... . Leased cars and trucks13............................... . Car and truck rental4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......... . Motor vehicle maintenance and repair................ . Motor vehicle body work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing. . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicle repair4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicle insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motor vehicle fees4...................................... . State motor vehicle registration and license fees4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parking and other fees4.............................. . Parking fees and tolls4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Airline fares. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . Other intercity transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ship fare4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intracity transportation................................ . Intracity mass transit10, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recreation services10...................................... . Video and audio services10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cable and satellite television service12. . . . . . . . . . . . . Video discs and other media, including rental of video4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Video discs and other media4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rental of video discs and other media4, 5. . . . . . . Pet services including veterinary4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Veterinarian services4, 5.............................. . Photographers and photo processing4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other recreation services4.............................. . See footnotes at end of table. Relative importance Jul. 2021 Unadjusted percent change Aug. 2020Aug. 2021 Unadjusted effect on All Items Aug. 2020Aug. 20211 Standard error, median price change2 22.351 0.347 1.078 0.788 0.290 0.893 0.308 0.295 0.095 2.5 -0.3 3.5 3.0 4.7 7.3 11.5 2.1 12.4 0.585 -0.001 0.038 0.024 0.014 0.064 0.034 0.006 0.011 7.050 3.590 1.808 0.973 0.349 0.460 2.361 2.167 0.074 0.112 0.072 0.026 0.003 0.011 0.088 0.078 0.122 0.073 1.099 5.219 1.0 3.0 3.9 2.6 0.9 2.2 3.7 3.5 3.4 2.9 3.1 8.4 -9.9 4.6 0.213 1.076 0.058 0.619 0.340 1.586 0.548 0.284 0.249 1.193 0.714 0.180 0.296 3.700 1.243 1.170 0.073 0.550 0.043 1.863 Largest (L) or Smallest (S) unadjusted change since:3 Date Percent change 0.15 0.71 0.23 0.30 0.46 0.67 1.26 0.60 1.51 L-Oct.2020 S-Apr.2021 S-May 2021 S-Jul.2020 L-Apr.2021 L-May 2021 L-May 2021 L-Apr.2021 S-Apr.2021 2.5 -0.4 3.4 2.9 4.9 8.3 13.7 2.5 7.4 0.004 0.006 -0.125 0.234 0.43 0.63 1.05 0.73 0.67 0.52 0.62 0.68 1.14 1.03 0.40 1.78 0.62 0.40 L-Jun.2021 L-Apr.2021 – L-Mar.2021 L-Oct.2020 – L-Sep.2020 L-Sep.2020 L-Sep.2020 L-Sep.2020 S-Feb.2021 S-Mar.2021 S-EVER S-Mar.2021 1.0 3.5 – 2.6 1.3 – 4.5 4.6 4.0 3.3 3.1 5.9 – -1.6 52.6 4.2 6.5 3.5 5.3 1.0 1.4 0.069 0.046 0.004 0.022 0.018 0.016 0.008 2.77 0.66 0.96 0.74 1.40 0.78 0.71 S-Mar.2021 L-May 2009 L-Oct.1989 – L-Jan.2021 S-Mar.2021 S-Apr.2021 31.2 4.6 7.0 – 5.3 -2.5 1.3 0.6 2.4 4.5 8.4 6.7 10.2 12.6 10.9 10.6 3.5 3.8 4.4 0.002 0.006 0.66 1.38 1.40 0.79 1.12 2.07 2.16 0.91 1.75 0.43 0.55 0.55 L-Jun.2021 S-Apr.2021 S-May 2021 S-Apr.2021 S-Mar.2021 S-Apr.2021 L-Jun.2016 L-Mar.2004 L-EVER S-Jun.2021 S-May 2021 S-May 2021 0.7 1.8 4.1 7.0 -15.1 8.8 13.0 11.1 – 1.9 3.4 3.9 2.32 4.12 1.10 0.71 0.75 1.27 0.74 L-May 2021 S-Dec.2020 L-Jun.2021 S-Dec.2020 S-Jan.2019 – S-Jun.2021 -4.1 -9.3 1.5 3.0 2.5 – -0.5 -4.9 -6.5 1.4 4.0 3.2 1.4 3.2 0.089 0.041 0.017 0.030 0.131 0.048 0.052 -0.004 0.022 0.001 0.061 Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2021, 12-month analysis table — Continued [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] Twelve Month Expenditure category Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other organizations, or participant sports fees4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Admissions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Admission to sporting events4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fees for lessons or instructions8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education and communication services10............... . Tuition, other school fees, and childcare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . College tuition and fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elementary and high school tuition and fees. . . . . . Day care and preschool11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Technical and business school tuition and fees4.. . Postage and delivery services4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Postage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Delivery services4..................................... . Telephone services4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wireless telephone services4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Land-line telephone services10...................... . Internet services and electronic information providers4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other personal services10. . . . . . . . . ........................ . Personal care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Haircuts and other personal care services4. . . . . . . . Miscellaneous personal services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Legal services8........................................ . Funeral expenses8.................................... . Laundry and dry cleaning services4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial services8.................................... . Checking account and other bank services4, 5.. . Tax return preparation and other accounting 4 fees , 5............................................. . Relative importance Jul. 2021 Unadjusted percent change Aug. 2020Aug. 2021 Unadjusted effect on All Items Aug. 2020Aug. 20211 Standard error, median price change2 0.661 0.676 4.9 1.2 0.033 0.008 4.1 Largest (L) or Smallest (S) unadjusted change since:3 Date Percent change 0.79 1.45 S-Jun.2021 S-Jun.2021 -0.4 -2.7 S-Jun.2021 – – L-Jun.2021 L-Dec.2020 L-Aug.2020 S-Jun.2021 L-Feb.2021 L-Apr.2021 L-Jan.2021 – L-Jan.2012 S-Oct.2019 S-Oct.2019 L-Apr.2020 0.1 – – 2.4 1.4 1.3 3.1 1.7 1.5 3.8 – 9.2 -0.7 -2.9 8.7 0.215 6.048 2.803 1.495 0.418 0.741 0.035 0.109 0.099 0.010 2.268 1.860 0.408 5.9 1.3 1.4 0.8 3.1 1.7 1.5 3.4 2.8 8.9 0.7 -0.8 8.4 0.013 0.084 0.041 0.013 0.013 0.013 0.001 0.004 0.003 0.001 0.018 -0.016 0.034 1.84 6.47 1.21 0.25 0.34 0.55 0.84 0.32 0.67 0.11 0.11 0.59 0.43 0.38 1.05 0.857 1.636 0.684 0.684 0.952 0.239 0.135 0.217 2.4 3.6 5.7 5.7 2.1 0.5 1.7 6.3 0.021 0.060 0.039 0.039 0.021 0.001 0.002 0.014 0.86 0.40 0.77 0.77 0.34 0.84 0.67 0.66 L-Apr.2019 L-Feb.2019 L-Apr.2021 L-Apr.2021 L-Jun.2020 S-Mar.2021 L-Jun.2021 L-EVER 3.1 3.9 5.9 5.9 2.1 0.5 1.7 – 0.029 0.223 1.0 0.4 -3.6 0.000 0.001 1.01 1.09 0.52 S-Apr.2021 S-Jun.2021 S-Feb.2021 0.9 -0.2 -10.3 1.17 S-Jun.2021 2.8 4.0 Special aggregate indexes All items less food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All items less shelter............................................... . All items less food and shelter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All items less food, shelter, and energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and trucks.............................................................. . All items less medical care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All items less energy............................................... . Commodities........................................................ . Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and trucks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................... . Commodities less food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commodities less food and beverages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Services less rent of shelter14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Services less medical care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Durables............................................................. . Nondurables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See footnotes at end of table. 86.125 67.427 53.551 46.296 5.5 6.5 7.2 4.8 4.724 4.305 3.778 2.244 0.10 0.11 0.13 0.15 S-May 2021 S-May 2021 S-Apr.2021 S-Apr.2021 5.5 6.4 6.0 3.6 42.812 91.449 92.745 38.603 3.1 5.7 4.0 9.0 1.372 5.218 3.717 3.352 0.16 0.09 0.10 0.15 S-Apr.2021 S-May 2021 S-May 2021 S-Jun.2021 2.6 5.4 3.5 9.0 17.188 24.728 23.723 61.397 29.170 54.347 11.663 26.940 3.9 12.1 12.6 3.0 3.2 3.3 12.8 7.4 0.686 2.825 2.798 1.900 0.953 1.825 1.394 1.957 0.27 0.20 0.21 0.12 0.16 0.12 0.24 0.18 L-Dec.1991 S-May 2021 S-May 2021 S-Apr.2021 S-Apr.2021 S-May 2021 S-May 2021 L-May 2021 4.0 12.1 12.6 2.6 3.2 3.3 10.3 7.4 Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2021, 12-month analysis table — Continued [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] Twelve Month Expenditure category Nondurables less food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurables less food and beverages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . Nondurables less food and apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Housing.............................................................. . Education and communication4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education4........................................................ . Communication4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information and information processing4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information technology, hardware and services16. . . . . . . . . Recreation4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Video and audio4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pets, pet products and services4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Photography4..................................................... . Food and beverages............................................... . Domestically produced farm food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apparel less footwear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fuels and utilities................................................... . Household energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medical care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Private transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New and used motor vehicles4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Utilities and public transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Household furnishings and operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other goods and services......................................... . Personal care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Relative importance Jul. 2021 Unadjusted percent change Aug. 2020Aug. 2021 Unadjusted effect on All Items Aug. 2020Aug. 20211 Standard error, median price change2 13.065 12.060 9.416 10.421 41.610 6.536 2.908 3.627 3.518 1.250 5.661 1.507 1.164 0.070 14.880 6.391 11.384 2.009 4.441 3.363 8.551 17.034 15.841 8.349 8.909 4.595 3.083 2.477 11.6 12.4 14.9 13.6 3.5 1.2 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.4 3.4 3.6 2.4 2.6 3.7 3.0 2.3 3.9 7.9 9.4 0.4 17.8 18.5 17.1 5.3 4.0 3.5 2.8 1.430 1.404 1.289 1.316 1.478 0.082 0.042 0.040 0.036 0.018 0.197 0.055 0.029 0.002 0.554 0.194 0.275 0.081 0.344 0.306 0.033 2.683 2.594 1.271 0.465 0.188 0.110 0.072 0.29 0.32 0.33 0.30 0.13 0.25 0.34 0.37 0.38 0.66 0.37 0.52 0.50 1.20 0.14 0.27 0.22 0.97 0.29 0.38 0.51 0.19 0.19 0.26 0.20 0.36 0.34 0.41 Largest (L) or Smallest (S) unadjusted change since:3 Date Percent change L-Jun.2021 L-Jun.2021 L-Jun.2021 L-Jun.2021 L-Sep.2008 L-Jun.2021 L-Dec.2020 S-Jun.2020 – L-EVER S-Jun.2021 S-May 2021 S-Apr.2021 L-May 2021 L-Jan.2021 L-Mar.2021 – S-Apr.2021 L-Oct.2008 L-Oct.2008 L-Jun.2021 S-Apr.2021 S-Apr.2021 S-May 2021 S-Apr.2021 L-Jun.2021 L-Mar.2010 L-Nov.2008 11.9 12.8 15.3 13.8 3.5 2.1 1.4 0.9 – – 2.4 3.0 2.4 3.1 3.7 3.3 – 1.3 10.1 10.8 0.4 14.9 15.5 13.9 4.8 4.1 4.9 2.9 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 1982=100 base. 15 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 16 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
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