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

Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, April 2012
[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Expenditure category Relative
importance
Mar.
2012		 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change
Apr.
2011		 Mar.
2012		 Apr.
2012		 Apr.
2011-
Apr.
2012		 Mar.
2012-
Apr.
2012		 Jan.
2012-
Feb.
2012		 Feb.
2012-
Mar.
2012		 Mar.
2012-
Apr.
2012

All items

 100.000 224.906 229.392 230.085 2.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.0

Food

 14.167 226.150 232.792 233.234 3.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2

Food at home

 8.550 224.233 231.383 231.711 3.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2

Cereals and bakery products

 1.227 255.956 267.101 268.014 4.7 0.3 0.2 -0.2 0.4

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

 1.942 220.747 230.485 230.967 4.6 0.2 -0.2 0.8 0.1

Dairy and related products(1)

 0.904 209.707 219.131 216.918 3.4 -1.0 -0.5 -0.1 -1.0

Fruits and vegetables

 1.246 286.501 279.057 281.648 -1.7 0.9 -0.5 -0.4 1.0

Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials

 0.951 166.086 169.513 169.191 1.9 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.2

Other food at home

 2.280 195.239 204.574 204.864 4.9 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.1

Food away from home(1)

 5.616 230.082 236.073 236.695 2.9 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3

Energy

 10.395 253.495 253.599 255.736 0.9 0.8 3.2 0.9 -1.7

Energy commodities

 6.647 329.419 334.427 339.793 3.1 1.6 5.7 1.7 -2.6

Fuel oil(1)

 0.241 386.950 395.016 390.483 0.9 -1.1 2.8 2.7 -1.1

Motor fuel

 6.293 326.024 330.834 336.673 3.3 1.8 6.0 1.7 -2.6

Gasoline (all types)

 6.095 325.282 329.780 335.742 3.2 1.8 6.0 1.7 -2.6

Energy services(2)

 3.748 190.459 186.784 185.834 -2.4 -0.5 -0.8 -0.4 -0.2

Electricity(2)

 2.857 191.323 192.148 192.472 0.6 0.2 0.0 -0.8 0.2

Utility (piped) gas service(2)

 0.892 185.197 168.196 163.692 -11.6 -2.7 -3.4 0.9 -1.8

All items less food and energy

 75.438 224.118 228.735 229.303 2.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2

Commodities less food and energy commodities

 19.760 145.214 147.644 148.070 2.0 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2

Apparel

 3.612 122.226 127.258 128.485 5.1 1.0 -0.9 0.5 0.4

New vehicles

 3.173 141.462 144.350 144.522 2.2 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.4

Used cars and trucks

 1.889 145.968 148.677 151.087 3.5 1.6 -0.2 1.3 1.5

Medical care commodities(1)

 1.719 324.241 333.188 333.060 2.7 0.0 0.8 0.4 0.0

Alcoholic beverages

 0.944 226.053 230.193 230.092 1.8 0.0 0.3 -0.2 0.1

Tobacco and smoking products(1)

 0.790 827.287 845.760 847.032 2.4 0.2 -0.4 -0.3 0.2

Services less energy services

 55.679 271.775 277.780 278.431 2.4 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3

Shelter

 31.259 250.447 255.609 256.031 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

Rent of primary residence(2)

 6.414 252.221 258.569 258.922 2.7 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2

Owners' equivalent rent of residences(2)(3)

 23.688 258.400 263.317 263.765 2.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2

Medical care services

 5.328 421.716 435.721 437.151 3.7 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.4

Physicians' services(2)

 1.590 339.427 343.867 344.151 1.4 0.1 -0.5 0.2 0.3

Hospital services(2)(4)

 1.511 239.453 250.638 251.819 5.2 0.5 -0.1 0.2 0.6

Transportation services

 5.719 267.587 270.604 272.146 1.7 0.6 -0.2 0.3 0.5

Motor vehicle maintenance and repair(1)

 1.141 251.458 256.616 256.544 2.0 0.0 0.2 -0.1 0.0

Motor vehicle insurance

 2.388 386.317 396.393 397.507 2.9 0.3 -0.2 0.5 0.4

Airline fare

 0.767 309.087 303.843 312.845 1.2 3.0 -0.1 0.4 2.1

Footnotes
 (1) Not seasonally adjusted.
(2) This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
(3) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
(4) Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.

NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.

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Last Modified Date: May 15, 2012