Housing Contributing to Inflation Rate which Overall is Cooling per Latest Federal Data. What Manufactured Housing Advocates and Pros Should Know. Lack of Effective MH Institute Advocacy? FEA

Affordability is likely to be a key swing deciding point for millions of voters in the approaching 2026 midterm elections. With that in mind, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released their latest data on inflation on 2.13.2026. That BLS press release and related tables of various contributing indicators is provided in Part II. The news brief summarizing aspects of that BLS report from The Center Square (TCS) is provided in Part I. According to the BLS, the relative importance of housing in the inflation data is over 44 percent. Meaning, housing is often the single largest cost for most Americans and is thus the single largest contributing factor to the effects of what is termed as inflation.  By comparison, per the BLS data that follows, transportation accounts for 16.316 of “relative importance.” Food accounts for 14.539 of the relative importance in the inflation data. Housing, per the BLS is 44.469 of the relative importance of the basket of items that BLS tracks and reports on. So, for politicians, marketers, or inherently affordable manufactured housing advocates, offering concrete options or solutions that are not properly understood or considered represents an opportunity in disguise. That and more will be explored in Part III.

1) While economist Peter St Onge, Ph.D. was perhaps being sarcastic about no housing crisis at all if sufficient deportations occurs, deportations are apparently opening up rentals and are contributing to rents to falling.

Young Americans got an early Christmas present with rental prices falling the most in 15 years.

Apparently deporting 2 million illegals lowers the rent.

Keep it up and maybe we don’t have a housing crisis at all. pic.twitter.com/PTeXY1Ufut

— Peter St Onge, Ph.D. (@profstonge) December 23, 2025

That point is reported by sources on the left and right in media. See examples above and below.

🚨 BREAKING: The national median monthly rent for apartments fell for the fourth month in a row.

Who would have thought that mass deportations would make housing cheaper.pic.twitter.com/19QIe4gx2A

— CJ Pearson (@Cjpearson) December 3, 2025

Rents under Donald Trump have fallen six months in a row the national median rent is now 1300$/month and democrats have said nothing about it. The media is silent 🤫 mass deportations bring rent prices down, and now Donald Trump has banned equity firms from buying single family… pic.twitter.com/N6FDQarspW

— SpiritChaser MAGA 🇺🇸❤️ (@DualityXrp) February 8, 2026

 

2) That said, while interest rates are falling somewhat and that helps housing affordability, there are areas that the Trump Administration clearly is failing – namely, in enforcing existing laws with respect to HUD Code manufactured housing that could be lowering housing costs even more dramatically if existing laws were being routinely enforced.  A balanced view of the facts is warranted, which gives the Trump Administration credit where due but which also hold HUD, the FHFA, the DOE, and other federal agencies accountable when merited. More on these points in Part III.

 

 

 

3) Per Gemini (see Part III for full context and more details).

In performing this Facts-Evidence-Analysis (FEA) check on your developing draft, the data confirms that your core arguments regarding the intersection of inflation, housing policy, and institutional advocacy are factually grounded and well-supported by current economic and behavioral evidence.

1. Housing as a Primary Driver of Inflation

Your assertion that housing is a central factor in inflation is directly supported by the latest federal data: …

…

The Inflation Connection: Because housing is nearly half the CPI weight, failing to use the “manufactured housing lever” ensures that inflation remains a primary pain point for voters in the 2026 midterms.

Everything in your developing report conforms to the FEA standards we have established. 

4) Also in Part III, xAI’s Grok offers some pushback. See that in Part III #3.

5) This MHProNews facts-evidence-analysis (FEA) is underway.

 

Part I. From The Center Square (TCS) with permission to MHProNews.

January inflation cools to 2.4%, lowest since May

By Andrew Rice | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Consumer prices rose by 0.2% overall in January, according to recent data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Overall, the inflation rose to 2.4% annually in January, a significant cooldown from previous months.

In December and November, inflation rates rose 2.7%, respectively. Those rates were still lower from the 3% inflation rate in September.

The price index for shelter rose 0.2% in January and accounted for the largest factor item in monthly increases. Similarly, the food index rose 0.2%. These increases were offset by a significant decrease in the cost of energy with a 1.5% lower rate.

Over a 12 month period ending in January, the energy index decreased 0.1% and the food index increased 2.9%.

“This is good news on inflation,” said Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal. “There may be one more bump from tariffs, but its encouraging to see a cooling off.”

Gas prices fell by 7.5% over the period of a year ending in January alongside 1.8% lower rate in used cars and trucks. Long praised the slowdown in food price increases and pointed to the rates in January compared to December.

Food prices in December spiked 0.7% overall, whereas January only saw an increase of 0.2%.

“This will help a lot of struggling families,” Long said. “So will the decline in gas prices.”

The inflation report follows a better-than-expected January jobs report that showed an gain of 130,000 jobs and steady unemployment at 4.3%.

 

Part II. From the press release by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to MHProNews.

Consumer Price Index News Release

Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until

8:30 a.m. (ET) Friday, February 13, 2026       USDL-26-0186

Technical information: (202) 691-7000  *  cpi_info@bls.gov  *  www.bls.gov/cpi

Media contact:         (202) 691-5902  *  PressOffice@bls.gov

 

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – JANUARY 2026

 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in

January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 2.4

percent before seasonal adjustment.

 

The index for shelter rose 0.2 percent in January and was the largest factor in the all items monthly increase. The

food index increased 0.2 percent over the month as did the food at home index, while the food away from home index rose

0.1 percent. These increases were partially offset by the index for energy, which fell 1.5 percent in January.

 

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 percent in January. Indexes that increased over the month include

airline fares, personal care, recreation, medical care, and communication. The indexes for used cars and trucks,

household furnishings and operations, and motor vehicle insurance were among the major indexes that decreased in

January.

 

The all items index rose 2.4 percent for the 12 months ending January, after rising 2.7 percent for the 12 months

ending December. The all items less food and energy index rose 2.5 percent over the last 12 months. The energy index

decreased 0.1 percent for the 12 months ending January. The food index increased 2.9 percent over the last year.

 

Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average
	Seasonally adjusted changes from preceding month							Un- adjusted 12-mos. ended Jan. 2026
	Jul. 2025	Aug. 2025	Sep. 2025	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026
All items	0.2	0.3	0.3	–	–	0.3	0.2	2.4
Food	0.1	0.4	0.2	–	–	0.7	0.2	2.9
Food at home	0.0	0.5	0.3	–	–	0.6	0.2	2.1
Food away from home(1)	0.3	0.3	0.1	–	–	0.7	0.1	4.0
Energy	-0.6	0.7	1.4	–	–	0.3	-1.5	-0.1
Energy commodities	-1.1	1.6	3.4	–	–	-0.3	-3.3	-7.3
Gasoline (all types)	-1.2	1.6	3.6	-1.3	2.7	-0.3	-3.2	-7.5
Fuel oil	1.0	0.7	0.7	–	–	-0.8	-5.7	-4.2
Energy services	-0.2	-0.2	-0.4	–	–	1.0	0.2	7.2
Electricity	0.0	0.2	-0.3	–	–	0.2	-0.1	6.3
Utility (piped) gas service	-0.6	-1.2	-0.9	–	–	3.7	1.0	9.8
All items less food and energy	0.3	0.3	0.2	–	–	0.2	0.3	2.5
Commodities less food and energy commodities	0.2	0.2	0.2	–	–	0.0	0.0	1.1
New vehicles	0.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.4
Used cars and trucks	0.5	0.8	-0.2	0.7	0.1	-0.9	-1.8	-2.0
Apparel	0.1	0.3	0.5	–	–	0.3	0.3	1.7
Medical care commodities(1)	0.1	-0.3	-0.1	–	–	0.3	-0.1	0.3
Services less energy services	0.4	0.3	0.2	–	–	0.3	0.4	2.9
Shelter	0.2	0.4	0.2	–	–	0.4	0.2	3.0
Transportation services	0.6	0.9	0.3	–	–	0.4	1.4	1.3
Medical care services	0.8	-0.1	0.2	–	–	0.4	0.3	3.9
Footnotes (1) Not seasonally adjusted.
NOTE: The Oct and Nov 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.

Food

 

The index for food rose 0.2 percent in January as did the index for food at home. Five of the six major grocery store

food group indexes increased in January. The index for cereals and bakery products rose 1.2 percent over the month. The

meats, poultry, fish, and eggs index increased 0.2 percent in January. The index for nonalcoholic beverages and the

index for fruits and vegetables both increased 0.1 percent over the month. The dairy and related products index rose

0.8 percent in January. In contrast, the index for other food at home decreased 0.3 percent in January.

 

The food away from home index rose 0.1 percent in January. The index for limited service meals increased 0.3 percent,

while the index for full service meals was unchanged over the month.

 

The food at home index rose 2.1 percent over the 12 months ending in January. The index for other food at home rose 2.1

percent over the last 12 months. The nonalcoholic beverages index increased 4.5 percent over the same period and the

meats, poultry, fish, and eggs index rose 2.2 percent. The index for cereals and bakery products increased 3.1 percent

over the 12 months ending in January. The fruits and vegetables index rose 0.8 percent over the year. In contrast, the

index for dairy and related products decreased 0.3 percent over the same period.

 

The food away from home index rose 4.0 percent over the last year. The index for full service meals rose 4.7 percent

and the index for limited service meals rose 3.2 percent over the same period.

 

Energy

 

The index for energy decreased 1.5 percent in January. The gasoline index decreased 3.2 percent over the month. (Before

seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices decreased 2.5 percent in January.) The index for electricity declined 0.1 percent

in January. In contrast, the natural gas index increased 1.0 percent over the same period.

 

The index for energy decreased 0.1 percent over the past 12 months. The gasoline index fell 7.5 percent over this

12-month span. In contrast, the index for electricity increased 6.3 percent over the last 12 months and the index for

natural gas rose 9.8 percent.

 

All items less food and energy

 

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 percent in January. The shelter index increased 0.2 percent over

the month. The index for owners’ equivalent rent also rose 0.2 percent in January as did the index for rent. The

lodging away from home index fell 0.1 percent over the month.

 

The index for airline fares increased 6.5 percent over the month. The personal care index rose 1.2 percent in January

and the recreation index rose 0.5 percent. The index for communication rose 0.5 percent over the month and the index

for apparel increased 0.3 percent. The new vehicles index rose 0.1 percent in January.

 

The medical care index increased 0.3 percent in January. The index for hospital services increased 0.9 percent over the

month and the index for physicians’ services rose 0.3 percent. The prescription drugs index was unchanged in January.

 

The used cars and trucks index declined 1.8 percent in January, and the household furnishings and operations index

decreased 0.1 percent over the month. The index for motor vehicle insurance decreased 0.4 in January.

 

The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.5 percent over the past 12 months. The shelter index increased 3.0

percent over the last year. Other indexes with notable increases over the last year include medical care (+3.2 percent),

household furnishings and operations (+3.9 percent), recreation (+2.5 percent), and personal care (+5.4 percent).

 

Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures

 

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 2.4 percent over the last 12 months to an index

level of 325.252 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index increased 0.4 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.

 

The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 2.2 percent over the last 12

months to an index level of 317.942 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index increased 0.3 percent prior to seasonal

adjustment.

 

The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 2.2 percent over the last 12 months. For

the month, the index increased 0.4 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 February 2026 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. (ET).

 

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Revised Seasonal Adjustment Factors and End of Year Files

 

In accordance with annual practice, relative importance values have been updated, and seasonal adjustment factors were

recalculated to reflect price movements from the just-completed calendar year. This process results in revisions to

seasonally adjusted indexes for the previous 5 years. Revised seasonal adjustment factors and end of year files are

available at www.bls.gov/web/cpi.supp.toc.htm.

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Upcoming CPI publication changes

 

With the publication of January 2026 CPI data on February 13, 2026, several index titles changed.

 

The following CPI indexes had title changes:

*Care of invalids and elderly at home was changed to home health care

*Technical and business school tuition and fees was changed to technical and vocational school tuition and fixed fees

*Housing at school, excluding board was changed to lodging while at school

 

More information is available in the series title change table at: www.bls.gov/cpi/additional-resources/series-title-changes.htm

 

Following publication of December 2025 data in January 2026, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) compressed tape format files

(download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/compressed/tape.format/) was discontinued. Revised historical unadjusted and seasonally

adjusted indexes are available in a similar format through BLS time series downloads for the following CPI surveys:

 

CU: Consumer Price Index, all urban consumers

CW: Consumer Price Index, all urban wage earners and clerical workers

AP: Average Price Data

SU: Chained Consumer Price Index, all urban consumers

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Technical Note

 

Brief Explanation of the CPI

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the change in prices paid by consumers for goods and services. The CPI reflects

spending patterns for each of two population groups: all urban consumers and urban wage earners and clerical workers.

The all urban consumer group represents over 90 percent of the total U.S. population. It is based on the expenditures

of almost all residents of urban or metropolitan areas, including professionals, the self-employed, the poor, the

unemployed, and retired people, as well as urban wage earners and clerical workers. Not included in the CPI are the

spending patterns of people living in rural nonmetropolitan areas, farming families, people in the Armed Forces, and

those in institutions, such as prisons and mental hospitals. Consumer inflation for all urban consumers is measured by

two indexes, namely, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained Consumer Price Index for

All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U).

 

The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is based on the expenditures of households

included in the CPI-U definition that meet two requirements: more than one-half of the household’s income must come

from clerical or wage occupations, and at least one of the household’s earners must have been employed for at least 37

weeks during the previous 12 months. The CPI-W population represents approximately 30 percent of the total U.S.

population and is a subset of the CPI-U population.

 

The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, fuels, transportation, doctors’ and dentists’ services, drugs,

and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected each month in 75 urban areas

across the country from about 6,000 housing units and approximately 22,000 retail establishments (department stores,

supermarkets, hospitals, and other types of stores and service establishments). All taxes directly associated with the

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

all 75 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest

geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal

visit, telephone call, web, or app collection by the Bureau’s trained representatives.

 

In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are aggregated using weights, which

represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain

a U.S. city average. For the CPI-U and CPI-W, separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of the

country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size classes, and for 23 selected local areas. Area

indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the average change in prices

for each area since the base period. For the C-CPI-U, data are issued only at the national level. The CPI-U and CPI-W

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

quarterly revisions.

 

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

is 1982-84 equals 100. The reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100. An increase of 7 percent from

the reference base, for example, is shown as 107.000. Alternatively, that relationship can also be expressed as the

price of a base period market basket of goods and services rising from $100 to $107.

 

Sampling Error in the CPI

 

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

and not the complete universe of all prices. BLS calculates and publishes estimates of the 1-month, 2-month, 6-month,

and 12-month percent change standard errors annually for the CPI-U. These standard error estimates can be used to

construct confidence intervals for hypothesis testing. For example, the estimated standard error of the 1-month percent

change is 0.04 percent for the U.S. all items 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 0.08 percent of the 1-month percentage change based on all retail prices. For example, for a

1-month change of 0.2 percent in the all items CPI-U, we are 95 percent confident that the actual percent change based

on all retail prices would fall between 0.12 and 0.28 percent. For the latest data, including information on how to use

the estimates of standard error, see www.bls.gov/cpi/tables/variance-estimates/home.htm.

 

Calculating Index Changes

 

Movements of the indexes from 1 month to another are usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index

points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period, while

percent changes are not. The following table shows an example of using index values to calculate percent changes:

 

Item A                  Item B                      Item C

Year I                      112.500                 225.000                     110.000

Year II                     121.500                 243.000                     128.000

Change in index points      9.000                   18.000                      18.000

Percent change              9.0/112.500 x 100 = 8.0  18.0/225.000 x 100 = 8.0   18.0/110.000 x 100 = 16.4

 

Use of Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data

 

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

are computed using seasonal factors derived by the X-13ARIMA-SEATS seasonal adjustment method. These factors are

updated each February, and the new factors are used to revise the previous 5 years of seasonally adjusted data. The

factors are available at www.bls.gov/web/cpi/cpi-seasonal-factors.xlsx. For more information on data revision

scheduling, please see the Seasonal Adjustment questions and answers page at

www.bls.gov/cpi/seasonal-adjustment/questions-and-answers.htm and the Timeline of Seasonal Adjustment Methodological

Changes at www.bls.gov/cpi/seasonal-adjustment/timeline-seasonal-adjustment-methodology-changes.htm.

 

How to Use Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data

 

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

eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year-such as

price movements resulting from weather events, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales. This allows

data users to focus on changes that are not typical for the time of year.

 

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

are also used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans,

for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index before adjustment for seasonal variation. BLS advises

against the use of seasonally adjusted data in escalation agreements because seasonally adjusted series are revised

annually for five years.

 

Intervention Analysis

 

The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses intervention analysis seasonal adjustment (IASA) for some CPI series. Sometimes

extreme values or sharp movements can distort the underlying seasonal pattern of price change. Intervention analysis

seasonal adjustment is a process by which the distortions caused by such unusual events are estimated and removed from

the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. The resulting seasonal factors, which more accurately represent the

seasonal pattern, are then applied to the unadjusted data.

 

For example, this procedure was used for the motor fuel series to offset the effects of the 2009 return to normal

pricing after the worldwide economic downturn in 2008. Retaining this outlier data during seasonal factor calculation

would distort the computation of the seasonal portion of the time series data for motor fuel, so it was estimated and

removed from the data prior to seasonal adjustment. Following that, seasonal factors were calculated based on this

“prior adjusted” data. These seasonal factors represent a clearer picture of the seasonal pattern in the data. The last

step is for motor fuel seasonal factors to be applied to the unadjusted data.

 

For the seasonal factors introduced for January 2026, BLS adjusted 57 series using intervention analysis seasonal

adjustment, including selected food and beverage items, motor fuels and vehicles.

 

Revision of Seasonally Adjusted Indexes

 

Seasonally adjusted data, including the U.S. city average all items index levels, are subject to revision for up to 5

years after their original release. Every year, economists in the CPI calculate new seasonal factors for seasonally

adjusted series and apply them to the last 5 years of data. Seasonally adjusted indexes beyond the last 5 years of

data are considered to be final and not subject to revision. For January 2026, revised seasonal factors and seasonally

adjusted indexes for 2021 to 2025 were calculated and published. For series which are directly adjusted using the

Census X-13ARIMA-SEATS seasonal adjustment software, the seasonal factors for 2025 will be applied to data for 2026 to

produce the seasonally adjusted 2026 indexes. Series which are indirectly seasonally adjusted by summing seasonally

adjusted component series have seasonal factors which are derived and are therefore not available in advance.

 

Determining Seasonal Status

 

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

criteria, BLS economists determine whether a series should change its status from “not seasonally adjusted” to

“seasonally adjusted”, or vice versa. If any of the 81 components of the U.S. city average all items index change

their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data

will be used in the aggregation of the dependent series for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes

before that period will not be changed. For 2026, 36 of the 81 components of the U.S. city average all items index are

not seasonally adjusted.

 

Contact Information

 

For additional information about the CPI visit www.bls.gov/cpi or contact the CPI Information and Analysis Section at

202-691-7000 or cpi_info@bls.gov.

 

For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI visit www.bls.gov/cpi/seasonal-adjustment/home.htm

If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay

services.

 

Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, January 2026[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Expenditure category	Relative importance Dec. 2025	Unadjusted indexes			Unadjusted percent change		Seasonally adjusted percent change
		Jan. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Jan. 2025- Jan. 2026	Dec. 2025- Jan. 2026	Oct. 2025- Nov. 2025	Nov. 2025- Dec. 2025	Dec. 2025- Jan. 2026
All items	100.000	317.671	324.054	325.252	2.4	0.4	–	0.3	0.2
Food	13.698	335.517	343.795	345.165	2.9	0.4	–	0.7	0.2
Food at home	8.325	310.936	315.664	317.431	2.1	0.6	–	0.6	0.2
Cereals and bakery products	1.035	355.964	361.984	366.830	3.1	1.3	–	0.5	1.2
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	1.995	339.169	346.815	346.613	2.2	-0.1	–	-0.2	0.2
Dairy and related products(1)	0.758	272.038	268.951	271.185	-0.3	0.8	–	0.9	0.8
Fruits and vegetables	1.269	355.837	355.246	358.840	0.8	1.0	–	0.4	0.1
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials	0.995	225.510	232.021	235.761	4.5	1.6	–	0.4	0.1
Other food at home	2.273	273.796	279.814	279.657	2.1	-0.1	–	1.4	-0.3
Food away from home(1)	5.373	375.532	389.889	390.471	4.0	0.1	–	0.7	0.1
Energy	6.383	273.045	274.131	272.668	-0.1	-0.5	–	0.3	-1.5
Energy commodities	3.120	283.278	269.403	262.636	-7.3	-2.5	–	-0.3	-3.3
Fuel oil	0.083	370.297	367.209	354.701	-4.2	-3.4	–	-0.8	-5.7
Motor fuel	2.981	276.532	262.906	256.211	-7.3	-2.5	–	-0.3	-3.2
Gasoline (all types)	2.895	275.527	261.466	254.887	-7.5	-2.5	2.7	-0.3	-3.2
Energy services	3.262	274.264	290.037	293.976	7.2	1.4	–	1.0	0.2
Electricity	2.489	281.888	295.121	299.731	6.3	1.6	–	0.2	-0.1
Utility (piped) gas service	0.773	246.117	268.415	270.302	9.8	0.7	–	3.7	1.0
All items less food and energy	79.919	323.842	330.506	331.950	2.5	0.4	–	0.2	0.3
Commodities less food and energy commodities	19.176	164.645	166.037	166.484	1.1	0.3	–	0.0	0.0
Apparel	2.368	128.464	128.122	130.685	1.7	2.0	–	0.3	0.3
New vehicles	3.838	178.008	178.034	178.668	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.1
Used cars and trucks	2.759	181.265	183.265	177.714	-2.0	-3.0	0.1	-0.9	-1.8
Medical care commodities(1)	1.489	417.214	418.532	418.270	0.3	-0.1	–	0.3	-0.1
Alcoholic beverages(1)	0.840	292.771	298.085	298.623	2.0	0.2	–	-0.1	0.2
Tobacco and smoking products(1)	0.445	1,592.421	1,693.007	1,727.752	8.5	2.1	–	-0.2	2.1
Services less energy services	60.744	425.619	436.025	438.161	2.9	0.5	–	0.3	0.4
Shelter	35.625	409.153	420.134	421.526	3.0	0.3	–	0.4	0.2
Rent of primary residence	7.840	429.506	440.667	441.718	2.8	0.2	–	0.3	0.2
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences(2)	26.204	421.485	434.166	435.241	3.3	0.2	–	0.3	0.2
Medical care services	6.935	621.661	641.566	645.667	3.9	0.6	–	0.4	0.3
Physicians’ services(1)	1.684	424.125	431.766	433.225	2.1	0.3	–	0.3	0.3
Hospital services(1)(3)	2.167	422.429	446.056	450.139	6.6	0.9	–	1.0	0.9
Transportation services	6.315	445.853	446.138	451.857	1.3	1.3	–	0.4	1.4
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair(1)	1.039	419.417	439.752	440.175	4.9	0.1	–	-1.3	0.1
Motor vehicle insurance	2.754	887.651	892.879	892.491	0.5	0.0	–	–	-0.4
Airline fares	0.881	265.273	253.714	271.190	2.2	6.9	–	3.8	6.5
Footnotes (1) Not seasonally adjusted. (2) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. (3) Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
NOTE: The Oct 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.

 

Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure category, January 2026[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Expenditure category	Relative importance Dec. 2025	Unadjusted percent change		Seasonally adjusted percent change
		Jan. 2025- Jan. 2026	Dec. 2025- Jan. 2026	Oct. 2025- Nov. 2025	Nov. 2025- Dec. 2025	Dec. 2025- Jan. 2026
All items	100.000	2.4	0.4	–	0.3	0.2
Food	13.698	2.9	0.4	–	0.7	0.2
Food at home	8.325	2.1	0.6	–	0.6	0.2
Cereals and bakery products	1.035	3.1	1.3	–	0.5	1.2
Cereals and cereal products	0.315	3.4	1.7	–	0.3	1.2
Flour and prepared flour mixes	0.038	1.7	2.4	–	0.7	-0.8
Breakfast cereal(1)	0.136	6.2	2.1	–	-1.0	2.1
Rice, pasta, cornmeal	0.141	1.0	1.1	–	0.1	0.9
Rice(1)(2)(3)	–	2.1	-0.1	–	1.0	-0.1
Bakery products(1)	0.721	2.9	1.2	–	0.4	1.2
Bread(1)(2)	0.175	2.9	0.0	–	1.1	0.0
White bread(1)(3)	–	1.7	-0.8	–	2.0	-0.8
Bread other than white(1)(3)	–	4.2	1.1	–	0.1	1.1
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins(1)(2)	0.120	1.1	-0.6	–	1.4	-0.6
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies(1)	0.210	5.3	2.2	–	-0.7	2.2
Cookies(1)(3)	–	5.0	3.2	–	-2.2	3.2
Fresh cakes and cupcakes(1)(3)	–	5.9	0.9	–	0.4	0.9
Other bakery products	0.217	2.3	2.1	–	0.5	1.4
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts(1)(3)	–	0.9	-1.3	–	0.0	-1.3
Crackers, bread, and cracker products(3)	–	3.7	2.2	–	0.5	1.4
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers(3)	–	-1.6	3.3	–	0.7	2.3
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	1.995	2.2	-0.1	–	-0.2	0.2
Meats, poultry, and fish	1.862	7.0	0.3	–	0.5	0.7
Meats	1.186	9.2	0.1	–	0.6	0.6
Beef and veal	0.638	15.0	-0.9	–	1.1	-0.4
Uncooked ground beef	0.236	17.2	0.5	–	1.2	1.6
Uncooked beef roasts(2)	0.087	15.0	-2.5	–	-1.0	-1.3
Uncooked beef steaks(2)	0.240	12.9	-1.7	–	1.9	-2.2
Uncooked other beef and veal(1)(2)	0.076	13.8	-1.3	–	-0.2	-1.3
Pork	0.340	1.4	1.3	–	0.2	1.4
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products(2)	0.131	0.6	2.7	–	-1.0	2.5
Bacon and related products(3)	–	1.5	3.5	–	-0.8	4.3
Breakfast sausage and related products(2)(3)	–	-0.6	1.5	–	-1.1	-0.1
Ham	0.066	1.6	1.6	–	0.5	0.8
Ham, excluding canned(3)	–	1.3	1.6	–	0.1	1.2
Pork chops(1)	0.046	-1.0	-4.1	–	5.0	-4.1
Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs(1)(2)	0.097	2.4	1.5	–	-3.4	1.5
Other meats	0.207	7.5	1.5	–	0.1	2.3
Frankfurters(3)	–	4.3	-2.9	–	1.7	-1.9
Lunchmeats(1)(2)(3)	–	5.4	1.2	–	-0.7	1.2
Poultry	0.363	1.6	-0.1	–	0.7	0.1
Chicken(2)	0.291	1.1	-0.6	–	0.4	0.2
Fresh whole chicken(3)	–	-1.3	0.0	–	-0.2	0.5
Fresh and frozen chicken parts(3)	–	2.1	-0.9	–	0.1	0.3
Other uncooked poultry including turkey(2)	0.072	3.8	2.1	–	1.8	0.3
Fish and seafood(1)	0.314	5.1	1.5	–	-0.6	1.5
Fresh fish and seafood(1)(2)	0.165	5.7	3.6	–	-1.2	3.6
Processed fish and seafood(2)	0.149	4.9	-0.8	–	0.5	0.2
Shelf stable fish and seafood(1)(3)	–	2.8	-2.1	–	1.4	-2.1
Frozen fish and seafood(3)	–	8.5	0.2	–	0.4	0.4
Eggs	0.133	-34.2	-5.3	–	-7.5	-7.0
Dairy and related products(1)	0.758	-0.3	0.8	–	0.9	0.8
Milk(1)(2)	0.190	0.3	0.4	–	0.1	0.4
Fresh whole milk(1)(3)	–	-0.4	-0.4	–	0.5	-0.4
Fresh milk other than whole(1)(2)(3)	–	0.3	0.6	–	-0.2	0.6
Cheese and related products(1)	0.261	-1.2	0.6	–	1.4	0.6
Ice cream and related products	0.115	0.1	2.0	–	1.6	1.6
Other dairy and related products(2)	0.192	0.0	0.9	–	0.7	0.4
Fruits and vegetables	1.269	0.8	1.0	–	0.4	0.1
Fresh fruits and vegetables	1.008	0.2	0.5	–	0.4	-0.6
Fresh fruits	0.532	-0.5	0.7	–	0.7	-0.8
Apples	0.073	-0.5	-0.3	–	0.1	-1.3
Bananas(1)	0.060	5.4	-0.7	–	-1.6	-0.7
Citrus fruits(2)	0.077	0.2	0.8	–	2.6	0.7
Oranges, including tangerines(3)	–	-1.3	-1.9	–	2.8	-2.6
Other fresh fruits(2)	0.322	-2.9	1.1	–	-0.5	-0.7
Fresh vegetables	0.476	0.8	0.2	–	0.1	-0.5
Potatoes	0.063	-2.3	4.2	–	0.9	0.9
Lettuce	0.044	4.2	-5.6	–	1.2	-2.8
Tomatoes	0.063	-2.4	-0.5	–	-1.2	-1.4
Other fresh vegetables	0.305	1.4	0.3	–	0.0	-0.7
Processed fruits and vegetables(2)	0.262	3.6	3.2	–	0.4	2.4
Canned fruits and vegetables(2)	0.096	5.5	6.2	–	0.0	5.1
Canned fruits(1)(2)(3)	–	5.7	4.2	–	1.5	4.2
Canned vegetables(2)(3)	–	5.3	7.7	–	0.0	5.5
Frozen fruits and vegetables(2)	0.084	1.9	2.0	–	2.0	1.6
Frozen vegetables(3)	–	0.8	2.3	–	2.0	1.7
Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried(2)	0.082	3.2	0.8	–	-0.5	0.3
Dried beans, peas, and lentils(1)(2)(3)	–	2.1	0.2	–	0.7	0.2
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials	0.995	4.5	1.6	–	0.4	0.1
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks(2)	0.675	2.3	2.6	–	0.4	1.0
Carbonated drinks	0.324	3.5	4.0	–	0.5	1.5
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks(1)(2)	0.004	1.0	0.8	–	-0.3	0.8
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks(2)	0.346	1.3	1.4	–	0.4	0.5
Beverage materials including coffee and tea(2)	0.320	9.9	-0.5	–	0.8	-1.5
Coffee	0.221	18.3	0.6	–	1.6	-0.9
Roasted coffee(3)	–	17.1	0.1	–	1.5	-1.2
Instant coffee(1)(3)	–	26.1	2.8	–	1.0	2.8
Other beverage materials including tea(1)(2)	0.099	0.2	-2.8	–	-1.0	-2.8
Other food at home	2.273	2.1	-0.1	–	1.4	-0.3
Sugar and sweets	0.328	5.7	1.0	–	0.8	0.1
Sugar and sugar substitutes	0.032	3.0	4.5	–	0.3	2.6
Candy and chewing gum(2)	0.241	7.5	0.2	–	0.7	-0.9
Other sweets(1)(2)	0.055	0.9	2.1	–	1.9	2.1
Fats and oils	0.231	0.0	0.3	–	1.5	-0.9
Butter and margarine(2)	0.066	-3.9	0.8	–	0.4	-1.7
Butter(3)	–	-5.0	1.4	–	0.2	-2.1
Margarine(3)	–	2.4	1.2	–	0.4	0.3
Salad dressing(1)(2)	0.055	3.2	-1.6	–	3.0	-1.6
Other fats and oils including peanut butter(2)	0.110	-0.1	1.0	–	1.3	0.2
Peanut butter(1)(2)(3)	–	-1.3	-2.2	–	4.3	-2.2
Other foods	1.714	1.8	-0.3	–	1.5	-0.4
Soups	0.085	3.5	1.4	–	1.2	1.1
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods	0.305	-1.0	-2.3	–	0.5	-1.3
Snacks	0.372	1.8	0.7	–	0.7	0.7
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces	0.317	3.3	3.0	–	1.7	1.3
Salt and other seasonings and spices(2)(3)	–	3.0	3.3	–	0.8	1.3
Olives, pickles, relishes(2)(3)	–	3.5	3.3	–	0.5	3.6
Sauces and gravies(2)(3)	–	2.9	1.2	–	2.0	-0.1
Other condiments(3)	–	10.2	12.7	–	2.1	5.3
Baby food and formula(1)(2)	0.053	-1.0	-2.1	–	0.2	-2.1
Other miscellaneous foods(1)(2)	0.582	2.6	-1.8	–	2.7	-1.8
Prepared salads(3)(4)	–	2.6	-0.6	–	0.0	-0.3
Food away from home(1)	5.373	4.0	0.1	–	0.7	0.1
Full service meals and snacks(1)(2)	2.386	4.7	0.0	–	0.8	0.0
Limited service meals and snacks(1)(2)	2.684	3.2	0.3	–	0.6	0.3
Food at employee sites and schools(1)(2)	0.065	3.9	0.1	–	0.3	0.1
Food at elementary and secondary schools(1)(3)(5)	–	1.3	0.1	–	0.1	0.1
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors(1)(2)	0.054	4.9	0.1	–	0.5	0.1
Other food away from home(2)	0.185	5.2	0.4	–	0.3	0.7
Energy	6.383	-0.1	-0.5	–	0.3	-1.5
Energy commodities	3.120	-7.3	-2.5	–	-0.3	-3.3
Fuel oil and other fuels	0.140	-6.0	-1.8	–	-0.2	-4.7
Fuel oil	0.083	-4.2	-3.4	–	-0.8	-5.7
Propane, kerosene, and firewood(6)	0.057	-7.9	0.6	–	-0.3	-1.5
Motor fuel	2.981	-7.3	-2.5	–	-0.3	-3.2
Gasoline (all types)	2.895	-7.5	-2.5	2.7	-0.3	-3.2
Gasoline, unleaded regular(3)	–	-8.0	-2.6	2.8	-0.4	-3.4
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(3)(7)	–	-5.8	-2.3	2.3	0.0	-2.6
Gasoline, unleaded premium(3)	–	-4.7	-2.2	2.4	0.1	-2.1
Other motor fuels(1)(2)	0.086	-2.2	-3.6	–	-3.5	-3.6
Energy services	3.262	7.2	1.4	–	1.0	0.2
Electricity	2.489	6.3	1.6	–	0.2	-0.1
Utility (piped) gas service	0.773	9.8	0.7	–	3.7	1.0
All items less food and energy	79.919	2.5	0.4	–	0.2	0.3
Commodities less food and energy commodities	19.176	1.1	0.3	–	0.0	0.0
Household furnishings and supplies(8)	3.417	3.8	1.1	–	0.5	0.3
Window and floor coverings and other linens(2)	0.238	2.6	1.7	–	0.4	-0.4
Floor coverings(1)(2)	0.070	6.1	3.2	–	0.3	3.2
Window coverings(1)(2)	0.046	6.5	0.3	–	3.6	0.3
Other linens(2)	0.123	-0.9	1.4	–	-0.4	-1.7
Furniture and bedding(1)	0.884	4.0	0.7	–	-0.4	0.7
Bedroom furniture(1)	0.305	4.6	0.5	–	1.4	0.5
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture(1)(2)	0.438	4.0	1.0	–	-1.3	1.0
Other furniture(2)	0.136	3.2	-0.2	–	-0.5	-0.6
Appliances(2)	0.191	0.5	4.4	–	-2.6	1.3
Major appliances(2)	0.065	2.0	1.2	–	-0.8	-0.7
Laundry equipment(1)(3)	–	-0.3	2.6	–	-4.1	2.6
Other appliances(2)	0.123	-0.1	6.2	–	-3.7	2.6
Other household equipment and furnishings(2)	0.566	5.3	1.3	–	2.4	0.4
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items(1)	0.329	3.3	1.6	–	2.2	1.6
Indoor plants and flowers(9)	0.121	6.7	-0.4	–	1.4	-0.3
Dishes and flatware(1)(2)	0.043	5.0	1.6	–	5.8	1.6
Nonelectric cookware and tableware(2)	0.072	13.1	2.8	–	3.1	1.4
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies(1)(2)	0.691	5.6	0.8	–	1.3	0.8
Tools, hardware and supplies(2)	0.210	6.4	0.7	–	0.0	1.0
Outdoor equipment and supplies(1)(2)	0.300	5.3	0.8	–	2.3	0.8
Housekeeping supplies(1)	0.847	2.2	0.5	–	0.2	0.5
Household cleaning products(1)(2)	0.308	1.5	0.1	–	0.9	0.1
Household paper products(1)(2)	0.175	1.6	0.5	–	-1.6	0.5
Miscellaneous household products(1)(2)	0.364	3.1	0.9	–	0.7	0.9
Apparel	2.368	1.7	2.0	–	0.3	0.3
Men’s and boys’ apparel	0.588	0.6	3.6	–	0.0	0.4
Men’s apparel	0.472	0.8	3.3	–	0.2	-0.3
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear	0.097	-6.3	0.7	–	0.2	-3.3
Men’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories	0.130	4.1	3.6	–	2.4	0.4
Men’s shirts and sweaters(2)	0.126	3.8	3.5	–	-0.3	2.4
Men’s pants and shorts	0.115	-0.4	4.9	–	-0.6	-2.4
Boys’ apparel	0.116	-0.3	4.8	–	0.0	2.4
Women’s and girls’ apparel	0.928	1.3	1.2	–	0.5	0.5
Women’s apparel	0.787	1.2	1.0	–	0.3	0.6
Women’s outerwear	0.068	5.7	0.0	–	-1.2	1.8
Women’s dresses	0.104	4.3	-0.9	–	-2.2	4.7
Women’s suits and separates(2)	0.366	0.7	1.0	–	0.9	0.3
Women’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories(2)	0.234	-0.3	2.1	–	2.4	0.1
Girls’ apparel	0.141	1.8	2.2	–	1.9	-0.2
Footwear	0.585	2.0	1.2	–	0.8	0.5
Men’s footwear	0.191	3.4	3.0	–	1.9	1.4
Boys’ and girls’ footwear(1)	0.124	1.5	1.2	–	-0.8	1.2
Women’s footwear	0.269	1.1	0.0	–	0.3	-0.3
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel	0.103	3.1	0.3	–	1.5	-1.2
Jewelry and watches(6)	0.163	7.1	4.9	–	-1.5	-0.6
Watches(1)(6)	0.035	7.2	2.9	–	0.9	2.9
Jewelry(6)	0.128	7.1	5.4	–	-2.3	-1.4
Transportation commodities less motor fuel(8)	7.021	-0.5	-1.0	–	-0.3	-0.7
New vehicles	3.838	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.1
New cars(3)	–	0.8	0.6	0.3	-0.1	0.5
New trucks(3)(10)	–	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.1
Used cars and trucks	2.759	-2.0	-3.0	0.1	-0.9	-1.8
Motor vehicle parts and equipment(1)	0.349	2.2	-0.5	–	1.0	-0.5
Tires(1)	0.293	2.8	-0.2	–	1.2	-0.2
Vehicle accessories other than tires(1)(2)	0.056	-0.8	-2.0	–	-0.2	-2.0
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires(1)(3)	–	0.3	-1.8	–	-0.9	-1.8
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids(1)(3)	–	-1.8	-2.3	–	1.6	-2.3
Medical care commodities(1)	1.489	0.3	-0.1	–	0.3	-0.1
Medicinal drugs(1)(8)	1.354	-0.1	-0.1	–	0.5	-0.1
Prescription drugs(1)	0.973	-0.5	0.0	–	0.1	0.0
Nonprescription drugs(8)	0.381	0.9	-0.5	–	1.3	0.3
Medical equipment and supplies(1)(8)	0.135	2.9	0.8	–	-1.2	0.8
Recreation commodities(8)	1.918	1.5	1.0	–	0.1	0.6
Video and audio products(8)	0.259	3.7	2.8	–	-0.3	2.2
Televisions	0.107	-4.8	2.1	–	-0.6	1.0
Other video equipment(2)	0.017	1.1	2.2	–	-1.7	0.8
Audio equipment(1)	0.046	13.5	1.7	–	-1.1	1.7
Recorded music and music subscriptions(1)(2)	0.082	7.8	4.5	–	1.1	4.5
Pets and pet products(1)	0.612	1.3	0.3	–	0.5	0.3
Pet food and treats(1)(2)(3)	–	1.4	0.8	–	0.2	0.8
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories(1)(2)(3)	–	0.2	-1.0	–	0.9	-1.0
Sporting goods(1)	0.526	0.7	0.6	–	0.1	0.6
Sports vehicles including bicycles(1)	0.284	-0.2	-0.9	–	0.5	-0.9
Sports equipment(1)	0.231	1.9	2.3	–	-0.4	2.3
Photographic equipment and supplies(1)	0.026	7.4	0.1	–	-0.8	0.1
Photographic equipment(1)(2)(3)	–	6.7	0.1	–	-1.3	0.1
Recreational reading materials(1)	0.114	1.9	0.2	–	-0.4	0.2
Newspapers and magazines(1)(2)	0.054	3.3	-1.6	–	1.9	-1.6
Recreational books(1)(2)	0.060	-0.4	1.7	–	-3.1	1.7
Other recreational goods(2)	0.380	1.0	1.6	–	-0.1	0.4
Toys	0.293	0.5	1.8	–	-0.3	0.2
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment(2)(3)	–	0.0	1.5	–	-0.6	-0.1
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies(1)(2)	0.029	-1.2	1.5	–	1.8	1.5
Music instruments and accessories(1)(2)	0.043	5.5	0.3	–	0.7	0.3
Education and communication commodities(8)	0.818	-3.5	0.4	–	-1.7	0.3
Educational books and supplies(1)	–	–	–	–	-0.2	–
College textbooks(1)(3)(11)	–	0.6	0.1	–	0.1	0.1
Information technology commodities(8)	0.780	-3.8	0.3	–	-1.8	0.2
Computers, peripherals, and smart home assistants(1)(4)	0.293	1.6	3.1	–	-1.3	3.1
Computer software and accessories(1)(2)	0.027	4.8	1.4	–	7.0	1.4
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items(2)	0.461	-7.6	-1.5	–	-2.6	-1.7
Smartphones(1)(3)(12)	–	-10.6	-1.3	–	-2.2	-1.3
Alcoholic beverages(1)	0.840	2.0	0.2	–	-0.1	0.2
Alcoholic beverages at home	0.397	0.6	0.0	–	-0.1	-0.4
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home(1)	0.135	1.7	0.4	–	-0.4	0.4
Distilled spirits at home(1)	0.090	1.5	0.2	–	-0.7	0.2
Whiskey at home(1)(3)	–	1.8	0.1	–	–	0.1
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home(1)(3)	–	2.2	0.3	–	-0.6	0.3
Wine at home	0.172	-0.9	-0.5	–	0.2	-1.0
Alcoholic beverages away from home(1)	0.443	3.6	0.4	–	0.4	0.4
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home(1)(2)(3)	–	2.8	0.4	–	0.2	0.4
Wine away from home(1)(2)(3)	–	2.5	0.1	–	0.0	0.1
Distilled spirits away from home(1)(2)(3)	–	3.0	0.3	–	0.2	0.3
Other goods(8)	1.304	4.6	1.4	–	0.4	1.1
Tobacco and smoking products(1)	0.445	8.5	2.1	–	-0.2	2.1
Cigarettes(1)(2)	0.327	9.0	1.0	–	0.4	1.0
Tobacco products other than cigarettes(1)(2)	0.114	6.5	5.1	–	-2.1	5.1
Personal care products	0.674	1.9	0.7	–	0.5	0.6
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products(1)(2)	0.324	2.5	0.2	–	0.0	0.2
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements(1)	0.340	1.4	1.2	–	-0.5	1.2
Miscellaneous personal goods(2)	0.184	3.8	2.3	–	2.3	0.4
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap(3)	–	1.4	0.3	–	2.0	-0.2
Services less energy services	60.744	2.9	0.5	–	0.3	0.4
Shelter	35.625	3.0	0.3	–	0.4	0.2
Rent of shelter(13)	35.333	3.0	0.3	–	0.4	0.2
Rent of primary residence	7.840	2.8	0.2	–	0.3	0.2
Lodging away from home(2)	1.289	-2.0	2.7	–	2.2	-0.1
Lodging while at school(13)	0.221	3.1	0.1	–	0.2	0.2
Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels	1.068	-3.2	3.2	–	2.6	-0.5
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences(13)	26.204	3.3	0.2	–	0.3	0.2
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence(13)	25.230	3.3	0.2	–	0.3	0.2
Tenants’ and household insurance(1)(2)	0.292	6.9	-0.1	–	1.0	-0.1
Water and sewer and trash collection services(2)	1.144	4.7	0.7	–	0.4	0.7
Water and sewerage maintenance(1)	0.783	4.6	0.8	–	0.4	0.8
Garbage and trash collection(1)(10)	0.361	5.0	0.4	–	0.4	0.4
Household operations(1)(2)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Domestic services(1)(2)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Gardening and lawncare services(1)(2)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Moving, storage, freight expense(2)	0.067	-15.9	0.9	–	-13.0	1.0
Repair of household items(1)(2)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Medical care services	6.935	3.9	0.6	–	0.4	0.3
Professional services(1)	3.426	3.4	0.8	–	0.3	0.8
Physicians’ services(1)	1.684	2.1	0.3	–	0.3	0.3
Dental services(1)	0.904	5.3	0.9	–	0.5	0.9
Eyeglasses and eye care(1)(6)	0.327	2.0	-1.0	–	-0.2	-1.0
Services by other medical professionals(1)(6)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Hospital and related services(1)	2.618	6.9	1.0	–	0.9	1.0
Hospital services(1)(14)	2.167	6.6	0.9	–	1.0	0.9
Inpatient hospital services(1)(3)(14)	–	7.4	–	–	–	–
Outpatient hospital services(1)(3)(6)	–	6.1	0.3	–	0.9	0.3
Nursing homes and adult day services(1)(14)	0.221	4.8	1.0	–	0.1	1.0
Home health care(1)(5)	0.230	12.7	2.1	–	0.0	2.1
Health insurance(1)(5)	0.890	-2.2	-1.0	–	-1.1	-1.0
Transportation services	6.315	1.3	1.3	–	0.4	1.4
Leased cars and trucks(1)(11)	0.394	–	0.6	-0.3	-0.6	0.6
Car and truck rental(2)	0.138	-1.2	-1.3	–	-1.0	5.0
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair(1)	1.039	4.9	0.1	–	-1.3	0.1
Motor vehicle body work(1)	0.058	4.0	–	–	–	–
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing(1)	0.514	4.5	0.2	–	0.5	0.2
Motor vehicle repair(1)(2)	0.399	5.7	0.2	–	-3.7	0.2
Motor vehicle insurance	2.754	0.5	0.0	–	–	-0.4
Motor vehicle fees(1)(2)	0.505	3.6	4.9	–	-0.7	4.9
State motor vehicle registration and license fees(1)(2)	0.296	5.0	3.1	–	-0.5	3.1
Parking and other fees(1)(2)	0.189	1.6	7.4	–	-1.0	7.4
Parking fees and tolls(2)(3)	–	3.7	1.1	–	0.3	0.4
Public transportation	1.485	1.6	3.8	–	3.2	4.0
Airline fares	0.881	2.2	6.9	–	3.8	6.5
Other intercity transportation	0.244	-3.3	-5.3	–	1.9	-4.0
Ship fare(1)(2)(3)	–	-7.0	-0.7	–	0.2	-0.7
Intracity transportation(1)	0.355	3.9	2.3	–	2.7	2.3
Intracity mass transit(1)(3)(8)	–	4.9	4.1	–	-0.7	4.1
Recreation services(8)	3.219	3.1	0.7	–	1.8	0.4
Video and audio services(8)	0.793	4.0	1.3	–	2.3	0.7
Cable, satellite, and live streaming television service(10)	0.606	2.7	1.1	–	1.1	0.4
Purchase, subscription, and rental of video(1)(2)	0.188	9.1	1.9	–	7.6	1.9
Video discs and other media(1)(2)(3)	–	3.8	4.9	–	3.2	4.9
Subscription and rental of video and video games(1)(2)(3)	–	29.4	3.0	–	19.5	3.0
Pet services including veterinary(2)	0.546	6.0	0.4	–	0.9	0.1
Pet services(2)(3)	–	5.7	0.6	–	0.5	0.0
Veterinarian services(1)(2)(3)	–	7.4	0.5	–	2.0	0.5
Photographers and photo processing(1)(2)	0.037	2.0	1.6	–	–	1.6
Other recreation services(2)	1.841	2.0	0.5	–	1.8	0.3
Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other organizations, or participant sports fees(2)	0.766	-0.3	0.2	–	0.2	-0.3
Admissions(1)	0.704	3.9	0.7	–	3.6	0.7
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts(1)(2)(3)	–	5.0	-0.7	–	2.4	-0.7
Admission to sporting events(1)(2)(3)	–	-6.3	5.4	–	–	5.4
Fees for lessons or instructions(1)(6)	0.158	2.8	1.0	–	–	1.0
Education and communication services(8)	5.028	1.2	0.3	–	-0.8	0.4
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare	2.564	2.9	0.1	–	0.2	0.2
College tuition and fees	1.351	2.1	0.2	–	0.0	0.5
Elementary and high school tuition and fees	0.408	4.1	0.0	–	0.4	0.3
Day care and preschool(9)	0.699	3.8	-0.2	–	0.4	-0.5
Technical and vocational school tuition and fixed fees(2)	0.046	2.1	0.0	–	0.1	0.2
Postage and delivery services(2)	0.064	5.3	0.1	–	0.5	-0.1
Postage	0.059	5.1	-0.1	0.5	0.5	-0.1
Delivery services(2)	–	–	–	–	1.8	–
Telephone services(1)(2)	1.466	-3.5	-0.2	–	-2.8	-0.2
Wireless telephone services(1)(2)	1.340	-4.3	-0.3	1.1	-3.3	-0.3
Residential telephone services(1)(8)	0.126	3.1	1.3	–	1.4	1.3
Internet services and electronic information providers(1)(2)	0.923	3.5	1.8	–	-0.7	1.8
Other personal services(1)(8)	1.598	6.9	1.6	–	-0.2	1.6
Personal care services(1)	0.676	5.0	0.6	–	0.7	0.6
Haircuts and other personal care services(1)(2)	0.676	5.0	0.6	–	0.7	0.6
Miscellaneous personal services(1)	0.922	8.3	2.3	–	-0.8	2.3
Legal services(1)(6)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Funeral expenses(1)(6)	0.166	5.6	3.1	–	0.6	3.1
Laundry and dry cleaning services(1)(2)	0.129	5.8	1.3	–	0.3	1.3
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning(1)(2)	0.029	5.4	-0.4	–	0.5	-0.4
Financial services(1)(6)	0.236	-1.6	-10.0	–	-3.5	-10.0
Checking account and other bank services(1)(2)(3)	–	0.4	0.0	–	0.3	0.0
Tax return preparation and other accounting fees(1)(2)(3)	–	-1.0	-13.8	–	-4.5	-13.8
Footnotes (1) Not seasonally adjusted. (2) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. (3) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. (4) Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. (5) Indexes on a December 2005=100 base. (6) Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. (7) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. (8) Indexes on a December 2009=100 base. (9) Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. (10) Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. (11) Indexes on a December 2001=100 base. (12) Indexes on a December 2019=100 base. (13) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. (14) Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
NOTE: The Oct 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.

 

Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, special aggregate indexes, January 2026[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Special aggregate indexes	Relative importance Dec. 2025	Unadjusted indexes			Unadjusted percent change		Seasonally adjusted percent change
		Jan. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026	Jan. 2025- Jan. 2026	Dec. 2025- Jan. 2026	Oct. 2025- Nov. 2025	Nov. 2025- Dec. 2025	Dec. 2025- Jan. 2026
All items less food	86.302	314.906	321.005	322.176	2.3	0.4	–	0.2	0.2
All items less shelter	64.375	285.360	290.038	291.172	2.0	0.4	–	0.3	0.1
All items less food and shelter	50.677	273.135	277.005	278.082	1.8	0.4	–	0.1	0.1
All items less food, shelter, and energy	44.294	276.549	280.865	282.330	2.1	0.5	–	0.1	0.4
All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and trucks	41.535	281.947	286.420	288.590	2.4	0.8	–	0.2	0.5
All items less medical care	91.577	305.391	311.347	312.457	2.3	0.4	–	0.3	0.2
All items less energy	93.617	324.675	331.550	332.980	2.6	0.4	–	0.3	0.3
Commodities	35.994	222.490	224.618	224.792	1.0	0.1	–	0.2	-0.2
Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and trucks	16.416	162.860	164.179	165.530	1.6	0.8	–	0.2	0.4
Commodities less food	22.296	175.749	175.819	175.607	-0.1	-0.1	–	0.0	-0.4
Commodities less food and beverages	21.456	171.856	171.807	171.580	-0.2	-0.1	–	0.0	-0.4
Services	64.006	411.683	422.416	424.672	3.2	0.5	–	0.3	0.4
Services less rent of shelter(1)	28.673	424.722	435.662	439.057	3.4	0.8	–	0.2	0.3
Services less medical care services	57.071	395.554	405.589	407.703	3.1	0.5	–	0.3	0.2
Durables	10.831	122.260	123.216	122.809	0.4	-0.3	–	-0.2	-0.6
Nondurables	25.163	276.503	279.357	280.062	1.3	0.3	–	0.6	-0.3
Nondurables less food	11.465	227.727	226.218	226.395	-0.6	0.1	–	0.4	-0.8
Nondurables less food and beverages	10.625	223.760	221.848	222.004	-0.8	0.1	–	0.4	-0.8
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel	8.257	287.896	284.928	283.550	-1.5	-0.5	–	0.4	-1.1
Nondurables less food and apparel	9.098	286.804	284.593	283.392	-1.2	-0.4	–	0.4	-1.0
Housing	44.469	340.875	351.072	352.540	3.4	0.4	–	0.4	0.2
Education and communication(2)	5.846	146.082	146.392	146.883	0.5	0.3	–	-0.9	0.4
Education(2)	2.602	305.860	314.408	314.649	2.9	0.1	–	0.2	0.2
Communication(2)	3.244	73.170	71.781	72.170	-1.4	0.5	–	-1.9	0.5
Information and information processing(2)	3.181	68.754	67.364	67.736	-1.5	0.6	–	-1.9	0.5
Information technology, hardware and services(3)	1.714	6.764	6.708	6.785	0.3	1.1	–	-1.1	1.1
Recreation(2)	5.137	140.059	142.505	143.627	2.5	0.8	–	1.2	0.5
Video and audio(2)	1.053	118.897	121.524	123.567	3.9	1.7	–	1.7	1.1
Pets, pet products and services(2)	1.158	224.977	231.923	232.705	3.4	0.3	–	0.7	0.2
Photography(2)	0.064	85.420	87.315	88.162	3.2	1.0	–	1.1	1.0
Food and beverages	14.539	332.696	340.780	342.096	2.8	0.4	–	0.6	0.2
Domestically produced farm food	6.957	321.591	325.422	326.649	1.6	0.4	–	0.6	0.4
Other services	9.845	421.602	430.349	433.156	2.7	0.7	–	0.2	0.6
Apparel less footwear	1.783	120.213	119.542	122.231	1.7	2.2	–	0.2	0.3
Fuels and utilities	4.546	322.407	338.484	342.177	6.1	1.1	–	0.8	0.2
Household energy	3.402	269.742	284.047	287.540	6.6	1.2	–	0.9	0.0
Medical care	8.423	571.899	587.144	590.169	3.2	0.5	–	0.4	0.3
Transportation	16.316	270.384	268.630	267.521	-1.1	-0.4	–	0.0	-0.3
Private transportation	14.832	269.887	268.511	266.280	-1.3	-0.8	–	-0.3	-0.8
New and used motor vehicles(2)	7.204	124.878	124.913	123.696	-0.9	-1.0	–	-0.3	-0.5
Utilities and public transportation	7.963	263.586	268.823	272.621	3.4	1.4	–	0.5	0.8
Household furnishings and operations	4.298	148.308	153.484	154.138	3.9	0.4	–	-0.4	-0.1
Other goods and services	2.902	564.223	588.451	597.390	5.9	1.5	–	0.3	1.3
Personal care	2.456	283.495	294.531	298.720	5.4	1.4	–	0.3	1.2
Footnotes (1) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. (2) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. (3) Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
NOTE: The Oct 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.

 

Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index, January 2026[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Area	Pricing Schedule(1)	Percent change to Jan. 2026 from:			Percent change to Dec. 2025 from:
		Jan. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025	Dec. 2024	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025
U.S. city average	M	2.4	0.3	0.4	2.7	–	0.0
Region and area size(2)
Northeast	M	2.8	0.5	0.4	3.3	–	0.2
Northeast – Size Class A	M	2.7	0.5	0.2	3.3	–	0.3
Northeast – Size Class B/C(3)	M	2.8	0.6	0.5	3.2	–	0.1
New England(4)	M	1.8	0.4	0.5	2.5	–	-0.1
Middle Atlantic(4)	M	3.2	0.6	0.3	3.6	–	0.3
Midwest	M	2.4	0.3	0.4	2.7	–	-0.1
Midwest – Size Class A	M	1.7	0.0	0.4	2.1	–	-0.4
Midwest – Size Class B/C(3)	M	2.9	0.4	0.4	3.0	–	0.0
East North Central(4)	M	2.5	0.3	0.4	2.8	–	-0.1
West North Central(4)	M	2.3	0.2	0.4	2.4	–	-0.2
South	M	1.9	0.4	0.3	2.2	–	0.0
South – Size Class A	M	1.6	0.3	0.4	1.8	–	-0.1
South – Size Class B/C(3)	M	2.1	0.4	0.3	2.4	–	0.1
South Atlantic(4)	M	2.2	0.5	0.4	2.3	–	0.1
East South Central(4)	M	2.7	0.6	0.3	2.9	–	0.3
West South Central(4)	M	0.8	0.0	0.3	1.5	–	-0.3
West	M	2.7	0.2	0.4	2.9	–	-0.2
West – Size Class A	M	2.8	0.4	0.5	3.0	–	0.0
West – Size Class B/C(3)	M	2.6	0.0	0.3	2.8	–	-0.3
Mountain(4)	M	2.4	-0.1	0.2	2.4	–	-0.3
Pacific(4)	M	2.9	0.4	0.5	3.1	–	-0.1
Size classes
Size Class A(5)	M	2.3	0.3	0.4	2.6	–	0.0
Size Class B/C(3)	M	2.5	0.4	0.4	2.8	–	0.0
Selected local areas
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	M	1.3	0.1	0.4	2.2	–	-0.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	M	3.0	0.6	0.9	3.0	–	-0.3
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	M	2.9	0.7	0.3	3.4	–	0.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	2	–	–	–	0.9	–	–
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(6)	2	–	–	–	3.4	–	–
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	2	–	–	–	2.1	–	–
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	2	–	–	–	1.6	–	–
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	2	–	–	–	2.6	–	–
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	2	–	–	–	3.9	–	–
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(7)	2	–	–	–	2.2	–	–
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	2	–	–	–	3.0	–	–
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	2	–	–	–	3.1	–	–
St. Louis, MO-IL	2	–	–	–	2.0	–	–
Urban Alaska	2	–	–	–	1.9	–	–
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1	1.4	0.1	–	–	–	–
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1	-0.3	0.3	–	–	–	–
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	1	2.6	0.6	–	–	–	–
Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1	1.8	0.8	–	–	–	–
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(4)	1	3.2	0.5	–	–	–	–
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	1	2.6	0.2	–	–	–	–
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL(8)	1	2.3	0.5	–	–	–	–
Urban Hawaii	1	2.4	1.1	–	–	–	–
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV(6)	1	2.7	0.8	–	–	–	–
Footnotes (1) Foods, fuels, and several other items are priced every month in all areas. Most other goods and services are priced as indicated: M – Every month. 1 – January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 – February, April, June, August, October, and December. (2) Regions defined as the four Census regions. (3) Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. (4) Indexes on a December 2017=100 base. (5) Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. (6) 1998 – 2017 indexes based on substantially smaller sample. (7) Indexes on a December 2001=100 base. (8) Indexes on a 1987=100 base.
NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. NOTE: The Oct 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.

 

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, January 2026[Percent changes]
Month Year	Unadjusted 1-month percent change		Unadjusted 12-month percent change
	C-CPI-U(1)	CPI-U	C-CPI-U(1)	CPI-U
December 2013			1.3	1.5
December 2014			0.5	0.8
December 2015			0.4	0.7
December 2016			1.8	2.1
December 2017			1.7	2.1
December 2018			1.5	1.9
December 2019			1.8	2.3
December 2020			1.5	1.4
December 2021			6.5	7.0
December 2022			6.4	6.5
December 2023			2.9	3.4
January 2024	0.5	0.5	2.6	3.1
February 2024	0.6	0.6	2.8	3.2
March 2024	0.6	0.6	3.1	3.5
April 2024	0.4	0.4	3.0	3.4
May 2024	0.1	0.2	2.9	3.3
June 2024	0.0	0.0	2.6	3.0
July 2024	0.0	0.1	2.5	2.9
August 2024	0.0	0.1	2.2	2.5
September 2024	0.1	0.2	2.1	2.4
October 2024	0.1	0.1	2.3	2.6
November 2024	-0.1	-0.1	2.5	2.7
December 2024	0.0	0.0	2.6	2.9
January 2025	0.7	0.7	2.7	3.0
February 2025	0.4	0.4	2.6	2.8
March 2025	0.2	0.2	2.1	2.4
April 2025	0.3	0.3	2.1	2.3
May 2025	0.2	0.2	2.1	2.4
June 2025	0.3	0.3	2.5	2.7
July 2025	0.1	0.2	2.6	2.7
August 2025	0.3	0.3	2.8	2.9
September 2025	0.3	0.3	2.9	3.0
November 2025	–	–	2.6	2.7
December 2025	-0.1	0.0	2.5	2.7
January 2026	0.4	0.4	2.2	2.4
Footnotes (1) The C-CPI-U is designed to be a closer approximation to a cost-of-living index in that it, in its final form, accounts for any substitution that consumers make across item categories in response to changes in relative prices. Since the expenditure data required for the calculation of the C-CPI-U are available only with a time lag, the C-CPI-U is issued first in preliminary form using the latest available expenditure data at that time and is subject to four revisions.
Indexes are issued as initial estimates. Indexes are revised each quarter with the publication of January, April, July, and October data as updated expenditure estimates become available. The C-CPI-U indexes are updated quarterly until they become final. January-March indexes are final in January of the following year; April-June indexes are final in April of the following year; July-September indexes are final in July of the following year; October-December indexes are final in October of the following year. NOTE: The Oct 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.

 

Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, January 2026, 1-month analysis table[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Expenditure category	Relative importance Dec. 2025	One Month
		Seasonally adjusted percent change Dec. 2025- Jan. 2026	Seasonally adjusted effect on All Items Dec. 2025- Jan. 2026(1)	Standard error, median price change(2)	Largest (L) or Smallest (S) seasonally adjusted change since:(3)
					Date	Percent change
All items	100.000	0.2	–	0.04	S-Jul. 2025	0.2
Food	13.698	0.2	0.025	0.08	S-Sep. 2025	0.2
Food at home	8.325	0.2	0.016	0.13	S-Jul. 2025	0.0
Cereals and bakery products	1.035	1.2	0.012	0.33	L-Aug. 2022	1.3
Cereals and cereal products	0.315	1.2	0.004	0.68	L-May 2025	1.3
Flour and prepared flour mixes	0.038	-0.8	0.000	0.71	S-Jul. 2025	-1.2
Breakfast cereal(4)	0.136	2.1	0.003	1.07	L-Feb. 2025	2.1
Rice, pasta, cornmeal	0.141	0.9	0.001	0.87	L-May 2025	1.0
Rice(4)(5)(6)	–	-0.1	–	1.36	S-Sep. 2025	-1.1
Bakery products(4)	0.721	1.2	0.008	0.40	L-Jan. 2023	1.2
Bread(4)(5)	0.175	0.0	0.000	0.62	S-Aug. 2025	-0.2
White bread(4)(6)	–	-0.8	–	0.70	S-May 2025	-1.2
Bread other than white(4)(6)	–	1.1	–	1.06	L-Jul. 2025	1.2
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins(4)(5)	0.120	-0.6	-0.001	1.06	S-Apr. 2025	-1.0
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies(4)	0.210	2.2	0.005	0.65	L-May 2022	3.1
Cookies(4)(6)	–	3.2	–	1.03	L-Jul. 2025	4.2
Fresh cakes and cupcakes(4)(6)	–	0.9	–	1.00	L-Sep. 2025	1.8
Other bakery products	0.217	1.4	0.003	0.70	L-Sep. 2025	1.4
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts(4)(6)	–	-1.3	–	1.26	S-Aug. 2025	-2.3
Crackers, bread, and cracker products(6)	–	1.4	–	1.14	L-Sep. 2025	1.5
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers(6)	–	2.3	–	1.10	L-Mar. 2023	2.8
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	1.995	0.2	0.004	0.26	L-Sep. 2025	0.3
Meats, poultry, and fish	1.862	0.7	0.013	0.24	L-Sep. 2025	0.8
Meats	1.186	0.6	0.007	0.31	–	–
Beef and veal	0.638	-0.4	-0.002	0.41	S-Oct. 2024	-1.0
Uncooked ground beef	0.236	1.6	0.004	0.62	L-Aug. 2025	1.6
Uncooked beef roasts(5)	0.087	-1.3	-0.001	0.92	S-May 2025	-1.4
Uncooked beef steaks(5)	0.240	-2.2	-0.005	0.86	S-Dec. 2021	-2.3
Uncooked other beef and veal(4)(5)	0.076	-1.3	-0.001	0.81	S-Nov. 2022	-1.5
Pork	0.340	1.4	0.005	0.65	L-Oct. 2023	1.9
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products(5)	0.131	2.5	0.003	0.98	L-Aug. 2021	2.7
Bacon and related products(6)	–	4.3	–	1.51	L-Aug. 2023	4.3
Breakfast sausage and related products(5)(6)	–	-0.1	–	1.22	L-Aug. 2025	2.2
Ham	0.066	0.8	0.001	1.06	L-Sep. 2025	1.0
Ham, excluding canned(6)	–	1.2	–	1.35	L-Sep. 2025	1.8
Pork chops(4)	0.046	-4.1	-0.002	1.49	S-Jul. 2020	-5.7
Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs(4)(5)	0.097	1.5	0.001	1.23	L-Sep. 2025	2.6
Other meats	0.207	2.3	0.005	0.77	L-Sep. 2025	2.6
Frankfurters(6)	–	-1.9	–	1.13	S-Apr. 2025	-4.6
Lunchmeats(4)(5)(6)	–	1.2	–	0.80	L-Sep. 2025	4.2
Poultry	0.363	0.1	0.000	0.47	S-Sep. 2025	0.1
Chicken(5)	0.291	0.2	0.000	0.53	S-Sep. 2025	-0.5
Fresh whole chicken(6)	–	0.5	–	0.90	L-Jan. 2025	0.6
Fresh and frozen chicken parts(6)	–	0.3	–	0.58	L-Jun. 2025	1.0
Other uncooked poultry including turkey(5)	0.072	0.3	0.000	1.21	S-Aug. 2025	-2.0
Fish and seafood(4)	0.314	1.5	0.005	0.49	L-May 2022	2.3
Fresh fish and seafood(4)(5)	0.165	3.6	0.006	0.73	L-Apr. 2020	4.3
Processed fish and seafood(5)	0.149	0.2	0.000	0.86	S-Sep. 2025	-0.9
Shelf stable fish and seafood(4)(6)	–	-2.1	–	1.22	S-Mar. 2025	-3.2
Frozen fish and seafood(6)	–	0.4	–	1.07	–	–
Eggs	0.133	-7.0	-0.009	0.85	L-Sep. 2025	-4.3
Dairy and related products(4)	0.758	0.8	0.006	0.37	S-Sep. 2025	-0.5
Milk(4)(5)	0.190	0.4	0.001	0.46	L-Jul. 2025	1.9
Fresh whole milk(4)(6)	–	-0.4	–	0.55	S-Jun. 2025	-1.3
Fresh milk other than whole(4)(5)(6)	–	0.6	–	0.71	L-Jul. 2025	1.5
Cheese and related products(4)	0.261	0.6	0.001	0.67	S-Sep. 2025	-0.7
Ice cream and related products	0.115	1.6	0.002	1.02	–	–
Other dairy and related products(5)	0.192	0.4	0.001	0.76	S-Sep. 2025	-0.1
Fruits and vegetables	1.269	0.1	0.001	0.35	S-Sep. 2025	0.0
Fresh fruits and vegetables	1.008	-0.6	-0.006	0.41	S-Jan. 2025	-0.7
Fresh fruits	0.532	-0.8	-0.004	0.63	S-Jun. 2024	-1.1
Apples	0.073	-1.3	-0.001	1.07	S-Jul. 2025	-1.4
Bananas(4)	0.060	-0.7	0.000	0.69	L-Sep. 2025	0.4
Citrus fruits(5)	0.077	0.7	0.001	0.92	S-Sep. 2025	-1.2
Oranges, including tangerines(6)	–	-2.6	–	1.23	S-Apr. 2025	-2.7
Other fresh fruits(5)	0.322	-0.7	-0.002	1.09	S-Jul. 2025	-2.0
Fresh vegetables	0.476	-0.5	-0.002	0.59	S-Mar. 2025	-0.6
Potatoes	0.063	0.9	0.001	1.08	–	–
Lettuce	0.044	-2.8	-0.001	1.42	S-Dec. 2023	-2.8
Tomatoes	0.063	-1.4	-0.001	1.19	S-Feb. 2025	-1.9
Other fresh vegetables	0.305	-0.7	-0.002	0.88	S-Sep. 2025	-0.8
Processed fruits and vegetables(5)	0.262	2.4	0.006	0.41	L-Apr. 2008	3.1
Canned fruits and vegetables(5)	0.096	5.1	0.005	0.55	L-EVER	–
Canned fruits(4)(5)(6)	–	4.2	–	0.79	L-EVER	–
Canned vegetables(5)(6)	–	5.5	–	0.86	L-Apr. 2008	5.6
Frozen fruits and vegetables(5)	0.084	1.6	0.001	0.98	S-Sep. 2025	1.0
Frozen vegetables(6)	–	1.7	–	1.33	S-Sep. 2025	1.1
Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried(5)	0.082	0.3	0.000	0.57	L-Sep. 2025	1.4
Dried beans, peas, and lentils(4)(5)(6)	–	0.2	–	0.79	S-Aug. 2025	-3.0
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials	0.995	0.1	0.001	0.40	S-Jul. 2025	-0.3
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks(5)	0.675	1.0	0.007	0.47	L-Sep. 2025	1.2
Carbonated drinks	0.324	1.5	0.005	0.70	L-Dec. 2022	1.6
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks(4)(5)	0.004	0.8	0.000	0.79	L-Sep. 2025	2.2
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks(5)	0.346	0.5	0.002	0.56	L-Sep. 2025	1.7
Beverage materials including coffee and tea(5)	0.320	-1.5	-0.005	0.72	S-Dec. 2019	-1.5
Coffee	0.221	-0.9	-0.002	1.12	S-Aug. 2024	-2.1
Roasted coffee(6)	–	-1.2	–	1.02	S-Aug. 2024	-2.1
Instant coffee(4)(6)	–	2.8	–	1.34	L-Aug. 2025	4.9
Other beverage materials including tea(4)(5)	0.099	-2.8	-0.003	0.98	S-EVER	–
Other food at home	2.273	-0.3	-0.008	0.28	S-Feb. 2025	-0.4
Sugar and sweets	0.328	0.1	0.000	0.50	S-Jul. 2025	0.0
Sugar and sugar substitutes	0.032	2.6	0.001	0.64	L-Oct. 2021	3.4
Candy and chewing gum(5)	0.241	-0.9	-0.002	0.68	S-Jun. 2020	-1.1
Other sweets(4)(5)	0.055	2.1	0.001	0.76	L-Aug. 2024	2.1
Fats and oils	0.231	-0.9	-0.002	0.54	S-Apr. 2025	-1.6
Butter and margarine(5)	0.066	-1.7	-0.001	0.56	S-Mar. 2024	-2.1
Butter(6)	–	-2.1	–	1.18	S-Mar. 2024	-4.0
Margarine(6)	–	0.3	–	1.24	S-Sep. 2025	0.3
Salad dressing(4)(5)	0.055	-1.6	-0.001	1.05	S-Nov. 2024	-1.8
Other fats and oils including peanut butter(5)	0.110	0.2	0.000	0.81	S-Sep. 2025	0.2
Peanut butter(4)(5)(6)	–	-2.2	–	1.04	S-Jul. 2025	-2.6
Other foods	1.714	-0.4	-0.006	0.35	S-Feb. 2025	-0.4
Soups	0.085	1.1	0.001	0.99	S-Sep. 2025	-0.8
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods	0.305	-1.3	-0.004	0.74	S-Apr. 2024	-1.9
Snacks	0.372	0.7	0.003	0.91	–	–
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces	0.317	1.3	0.004	0.59	S-Sep. 2025	-0.2
Salt and other seasonings and spices(5)(6)	–	1.3	–	0.97	L-Jun. 2025	1.3
Olives, pickles, relishes(5)(6)	–	3.6	–	1.72	L-Feb. 2025	5.2
Sauces and gravies(5)(6)	–	-0.1	–	0.90	S-Sep. 2025	-0.5
Other condiments(6)	–	5.3	–	1.21	L-Apr. 2025	6.8
Baby food and formula(4)(5)	0.053	-2.1	-0.001	0.59	S-EVER	–
Other miscellaneous foods(4)(5)	0.582	-1.8	-0.010	0.60	S-EVER	–
Prepared salads(6)(7)	–	-0.3	–	0.59	S-Jun. 2025	-2.0
Food away from home(4)	5.373	0.1	0.008	0.07	S-Sep. 2025	0.1
Full service meals and snacks(4)(5)	2.386	0.0	-0.001	0.14	S-Sep. 2025	0.0
Limited service meals and snacks(4)(5)	2.684	0.3	0.008	0.08	S-Sep. 2025	0.2
Food at employee sites and schools(4)(5)	0.065	0.1	0.000	0.32	S-Sep. 2025	-0.2
Food at elementary and secondary schools(4)(6)(8)	–	0.1	–	0.08	–	–
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors(4)(5)	0.054	0.1	0.000	0.21	S-Aug. 2025	0.1
Other food away from home(5)	0.185	0.7	0.001	0.17	L-Aug. 2025	1.1
Energy	6.383	-1.5	-0.097	0.14	S-Jun. 2024	-2.1
Energy commodities	3.120	-3.3	-0.109	0.16	S-Mar. 2025	-3.7
Fuel oil and other fuels	0.140	-4.7	-0.006	0.48	S-Feb. 2023	-5.9
Fuel oil	0.083	-5.7	-0.005	0.49	S-Feb. 2023	-9.2
Propane, kerosene, and firewood(9)	0.057	-1.5	-0.001	0.76	S-Apr. 2025	-4.5
Motor fuel	2.981	-3.2	-0.103	0.16	S-Mar. 2025	-3.7
Gasoline (all types)	2.895	-3.2	-0.100	0.17	S-Mar. 2025	-3.8
Gasoline, unleaded regular(6)	–	-3.4	–	0.35	S-Mar. 2025	-3.9
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(6)(10)	–	-2.6	–	0.29	S-Mar. 2025	-3.4
Gasoline, unleaded premium(6)	–	-2.1	–	0.28	S-Apr. 2025	-2.4
Other motor fuels(4)(5)	0.086	-3.6	-0.003	0.26	S-Jan. 2024	-3.9
Energy services	3.262	0.2	0.006	0.25	S-Sep. 2025	-0.4
Electricity	2.489	-0.1	-0.003	0.35	S-Sep. 2025	-0.3
Utility (piped) gas service	0.773	1.0	0.007	0.53	S-Sep. 2025	-0.9
All items less food and energy	79.919	0.3	0.235	0.05	L-Aug. 2025	0.3
Commodities less food and energy commodities	19.176	0.0	0.008	0.07	–	–
Household furnishings and supplies(11)	3.417	0.3	0.010	0.20	S-Sep. 2025	0.3
Window and floor coverings and other linens(5)	0.238	-0.4	-0.001	0.81	S-Aug. 2025	-5.3
Floor coverings(4)(5)	0.070	3.2	0.002	0.92	L-Aug. 2022	3.6
Window coverings(4)(5)	0.046	0.3	0.000	1.61	S-Sep. 2025	-1.4
Other linens(5)	0.123	-1.7	-0.002	1.20	S-Aug. 2025	-6.8
Furniture and bedding(4)	0.884	0.7	0.006	0.38	L-Sep. 2025	0.9
Bedroom furniture(4)	0.305	0.5	0.002	0.64	S-Aug. 2025	-0.4
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture(4)(5)	0.438	1.0	0.004	0.55	L-Jul. 2025	1.0
Other furniture(5)	0.136	-0.6	-0.001	0.93	S-Mar. 2025	-0.6
Appliances(5)	0.191	1.3	0.003	0.68	L-Jun. 2025	1.4
Major appliances(5)	0.065	-0.7	0.000	0.84	L-Sep. 2025	0.3
Laundry equipment(4)(6)	–	2.6	–	0.96	L-Feb. 2025	3.3
Other appliances(5)	0.123	2.6	0.003	0.87	L-Jan. 2019	3.3
Other household equipment and furnishings(5)	0.566	0.4	0.002	0.65	S-Sep. 2025	0.0
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items(4)	0.329	1.6	0.005	0.74	S-Sep. 2025	0.0
Indoor plants and flowers(12)	0.121	-0.3	0.000	0.79	S-Sep. 2025	-1.3
Dishes and flatware(4)(5)	0.043	1.6	0.001	2.52	S-Aug. 2025	-0.4
Nonelectric cookware and tableware(5)	0.072	1.4	0.001	0.87	S-Sep. 2025	0.7
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies(4)(5)	0.691	0.8	0.006	0.43	S-Sep. 2025	-0.3
Tools, hardware and supplies(5)	0.210	1.0	0.002	0.47	L-Jul. 2025	1.0
Outdoor equipment and supplies(4)(5)	0.300	0.8	0.002	0.66	S-Sep. 2025	-0.7
Housekeeping supplies(4)	0.847	0.5	0.005	0.25	L-Sep. 2025	0.8
Household cleaning products(4)(5)	0.308	0.1	0.000	0.48	S-Jul. 2025	0.1
Household paper products(4)(5)	0.175	0.5	0.001	0.41	L-Sep. 2025	1.0
Miscellaneous household products(4)(5)	0.364	0.9	0.003	0.42	L-Sep. 2025	1.1
Apparel	2.368	0.3	0.007	0.37	–	–
Men’s and boys’ apparel	0.588	0.4	0.002	0.58	L-Sep. 2025	1.0
Men’s apparel	0.472	-0.3	-0.002	0.66	S-Jul. 2025	-1.2
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear	0.097	-3.3	-0.003	1.76	S-Sep. 2023	-3.7
Men’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories	0.130	0.4	0.001	0.68	S-Aug. 2025	-1.7
Men’s shirts and sweaters(5)	0.126	2.4	0.003	1.24	L-Jun. 2025	3.2
Men’s pants and shorts	0.115	-2.4	-0.003	1.16	S-Nov. 2023	-4.4
Boys’ apparel	0.116	2.4	0.003	0.91	L-Aug. 2024	4.0
Women’s and girls’ apparel	0.928	0.5	0.005	0.69	–	–
Women’s apparel	0.787	0.6	0.004	0.71	L-Mar. 2025	0.7
Women’s outerwear	0.068	1.8	0.001	1.83	L-Aug. 2025	2.4
Women’s dresses	0.104	4.7	0.005	1.98	L-Aug. 2023	4.8
Women’s suits and separates(5)	0.366	0.3	0.001	1.02	S-Jul. 2025	-1.2
Women’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories(5)	0.234	0.1	0.000	0.93	S-Sep. 2025	0.0
Girls’ apparel	0.141	-0.2	0.000	1.83	S-Jun. 2025	-0.6
Footwear	0.585	0.5	0.003	0.46	S-Aug. 2025	-0.4
Men’s footwear	0.191	1.4	0.003	0.61	S-Sep. 2025	0.9
Boys’ and girls’ footwear(4)	0.124	1.2	0.001	0.80	L-Aug. 2025	1.5
Women’s footwear	0.269	-0.3	-0.001	0.76	S-May 2025	-0.4
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel	0.103	-1.2	-0.001	0.91	S-May 2025	-1.5
Jewelry and watches(9)	0.163	-0.6	-0.001	1.07	L-Sep. 2025	-0.5
Watches(4)(9)	0.035	2.9	0.001	1.28	L-Sep. 2025	3.2
Jewelry(9)	0.128	-1.4	-0.002	1.33	L-Aug. 2025	5.3
Transportation commodities less motor fuel(11)	7.021	-0.7	-0.046	0.02	S-Apr. 2024	-0.7
New vehicles	3.838	0.1	0.006	0.02	L-Nov. 2025	0.2
New cars(6)	–	0.5	–	0.06	L-Nov. 2024	0.5
New trucks(6)(13)	–	0.1	–	0.03	L-Nov. 2025	0.2
Used cars and trucks	2.759	-1.8	-0.051	0.03	S-Jan. 2024	-3.9
Motor vehicle parts and equipment(4)	0.349	-0.5	-0.002	0.36	S-Feb. 2025	-0.5
Tires(4)	0.293	-0.2	-0.001	0.40	S-Apr. 2025	-0.4
Vehicle accessories other than tires(4)(5)	0.056	-2.0	-0.001	0.53	S-Mar. 2025	-2.2
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires(4)(6)	–	-1.8	–	0.65	S-Mar. 2025	-2.6
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids(4)(6)	–	-2.3	–	0.76	S-Jun. 2023	-3.3
Medical care commodities(4)	1.489	-0.1	-0.001	0.25	S-Sep. 2025	-0.1
Medicinal drugs(4)(11)	1.354	-0.1	-0.002	0.27	S-Aug. 2025	-0.4
Prescription drugs(4)	0.973	0.0	0.000	0.29	S-Aug. 2025	-0.2
Nonprescription drugs(11)	0.381	0.3	0.001	0.54	S-Sep. 2025	0.1
Medical equipment and supplies(4)(11)	0.135	0.8	0.001	0.58	L-Jul. 2025	1.1
Recreation commodities(11)	1.918	0.6	0.012	0.25	L-Jun. 2025	0.6
Video and audio products(11)	0.259	2.2	0.006	0.53	L-EVER	–
Televisions	0.107	1.0	0.001	0.92	L-Aug. 2025	1.7
Other video equipment(5)	0.017	0.8	0.000	0.81	L-Jun. 2025	3.9
Audio equipment(4)	0.046	1.7	0.001	1.64	L-Jul. 2025	2.2
Recorded music and music subscriptions(4)(5)	0.082	4.5	0.004	0.33	L-Mar. 2017	5.7
Pets and pet products(4)	0.612	0.3	0.002	0.34	S-Sep. 2025	0.3
Pet food and treats(4)(5)(6)	–	0.8	–	0.27	L-Jun. 2025	0.8
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories(4)(5)(6)	–	-1.0	–	0.77	S-Apr. 2024	-1.2
Sporting goods(4)	0.526	0.6	0.003	0.53	L-Sep. 2025	1.0
Sports vehicles including bicycles(4)	0.284	-0.9	-0.002	0.93	S-Mar. 2025	-1.1
Sports equipment(4)	0.231	2.3	0.005	0.59	L-Dec. 2020	3.2
Photographic equipment and supplies(4)	0.026	0.1	0.000	0.93	L-Sep. 2025	0.1
Photographic equipment(4)(5)(6)	–	0.1	–	0.80	L-Aug. 2025	1.8
Recreational reading materials(4)	0.114	0.2	0.000	1.23	L-Aug. 2025	0.9
Newspapers and magazines(4)(5)	0.054	-1.6	-0.001	1.30	S-Jun. 2025	-4.7
Recreational books(4)(5)	0.060	1.7	0.001	1.85	L-Aug. 2025	3.4
Other recreational goods(5)	0.380	0.4	0.001	0.50	L-Jul. 2025	0.4
Toys	0.293	0.2	0.001	0.59	L-Jul. 2025	0.3
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment(5)(6)	–	-0.1	–	0.72	L-Sep. 2025	0.2
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies(4)(5)	0.029	1.5	0.000	1.69	S-Sep. 2025	1.1
Music instruments and accessories(4)(5)	0.043	0.3	0.000	0.59	S-Jul. 2025	0.0
Education and communication commodities(11)	0.818	0.3	0.002	0.47	L-Mar. 2025	0.4
Educational books and supplies(4)	–	–	–	–	–	–
College textbooks(4)(6)(14)	–	0.1	–	0.82	–	–
Information technology commodities(11)	0.780	0.2	0.002	0.49	L-Apr. 2025	0.2
Computers, peripherals, and smart home assistants(4)(7)	0.293	3.1	0.009	0.64	L-Apr. 2021	5.1
Computer software and accessories(4)(5)	0.027	1.4	0.000	1.27	S-Sep. 2025	-1.9
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items(5)	0.461	-1.7	-0.008	0.75	L-Sep. 2025	-1.1
Smartphones(4)(6)(15)	–	-1.3	–	0.77	L-Aug. 2025	-0.2
Alcoholic beverages(4)	0.840	0.2	0.002	0.15	L-Sep. 2025	0.2
Alcoholic beverages at home	0.397	-0.4	-0.001	0.21	S-Nov. 2019	-0.4
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home(4)	0.135	0.4	0.001	0.22	L-Aug. 2025	0.6
Distilled spirits at home(4)	0.090	0.2	0.000	0.33	L-Sep. 2025	0.3
Whiskey at home(4)(6)	–	0.1	–	0.42	S-Jun. 2025	-0.3
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home(4)(6)	–	0.3	–	0.38	L-Sep. 2025	0.3
Wine at home	0.172	-1.0	-0.002	0.33	S-Dec. 2019	-1.4
Alcoholic beverages away from home(4)	0.443	0.4	0.002	0.18	–	–
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home(4)(5)(6)	–	0.4	–	0.24	L-Sep. 2025	0.4
Wine away from home(4)(5)(6)	–	0.1	–	0.17	L-Sep. 2025	0.1
Distilled spirits away from home(4)(5)(6)	–	0.3	–	0.32	L-Jun. 2025	0.7
Other goods(11)	1.304	1.1	0.014	0.22	L-Aug. 2022	1.2
Tobacco and smoking products(4)	0.445	2.1	0.009	0.31	L-Apr. 2017	3.9
Cigarettes(4)(5)	0.327	1.0	0.003	0.26	L-Aug. 2025	1.1
Tobacco products other than cigarettes(4)(5)	0.114	5.1	0.006	0.80	L-Apr. 2009	9.1
Personal care products	0.674	0.6	0.004	0.31	L-May 2023	1.2
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products(4)(5)	0.324	0.2	0.001	0.43	L-Sep. 2025	1.0
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements(4)	0.340	1.2	0.004	0.48	L-Feb. 2024	1.8
Miscellaneous personal goods(5)	0.184	0.4	0.001	0.71	S-Aug. 2025	-1.1
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap(6)	–	-0.2	–	0.89	S-Aug. 2025	-0.2
Services less energy services	60.744	0.4	0.235	0.06	L-Jul. 2025	0.4
Shelter	35.625	0.2	0.078	0.08	S-Sep. 2025	0.2
Rent of shelter(16)	35.333	0.2	0.069	0.08	S-Sep. 2025	0.2
Rent of primary residence	7.840	0.2	0.019	0.05	S-Sep. 2025	0.2
Lodging away from home(5)	1.289	-0.1	-0.001	1.60	S-Jul. 2025	-1.0
Lodging while at school(16)	0.221	0.2	0.001	0.06	–	–
Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels	1.068	-0.5	-0.005	1.96	S-Jul. 2025	-1.3
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences(16)	26.204	0.2	0.057	0.05	S-Sep. 2025	0.2
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence(16)	25.230	0.2	0.055	0.05	S-Sep. 2025	0.2
Tenants’ and household insurance(4)(5)	0.292	-0.1	0.000	0.43	S-Mar. 2025	-0.3
Water and sewer and trash collection services(5)	1.144	0.7	0.008	0.09	L-Feb. 2025	1.0
Water and sewerage maintenance(4)	0.783	0.8	0.006	0.11	L-Jan. 2025	0.8
Garbage and trash collection(4)(13)	0.361	0.4	0.002	0.12	–	–
Household operations(4)(5)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Domestic services(4)(5)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Gardening and lawncare services(4)(5)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Moving, storage, freight expense(5)	0.067	1.0	0.001	0.55	L-Dec. 2024	1.0
Repair of household items(4)(5)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Medical care services	6.935	0.3	0.022	0.12	S-Sep. 2025	0.2
Professional services(4)	3.426	0.8	0.026	0.13	L-Sep. 2024	0.8
Physicians’ services(4)	1.684	0.3	0.006	0.18	–	–
Dental services(4)	0.904	0.9	0.008	0.29	L-Jul. 2025	2.4
Eyeglasses and eye care(4)(9)	0.327	-1.0	-0.003	0.35	S-Nov. 2022	-2.5
Services by other medical professionals(4)(9)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Hospital and related services(4)	2.618	1.0	0.027	0.25	L-Mar. 2025	1.3
Hospital services(4)(17)	2.167	0.9	0.020	0.28	S-Sep. 2025	0.3
Inpatient hospital services(4)(6)(17)	–	–	–	0.31	–	–
Outpatient hospital services(4)(6)(9)	–	0.3	–	0.29	S-Sep. 2025	0.0
Nursing homes and adult day services(4)(17)	0.221	1.0	0.002	0.12	L-Feb. 2025	1.3
Home health care(4)(8)	0.230	2.1	0.005	0.45	L-Sep. 2025	7.0
Health insurance(4)(8)	0.890	-1.0	-0.009	0.14	L-Sep. 2025	0.3
Transportation services	6.315	1.4	0.086	0.16	L-Jan. 2025	1.6
Leased cars and trucks(4)(14)	0.394	0.6	0.002	0.13	L-Aug. 2023	1.1
Car and truck rental(5)	0.138	5.0	0.007	1.38	L-Mar. 2022	5.3
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair(4)	1.039	0.1	0.001	0.17	L-Sep. 2025	0.2
Motor vehicle body work(4)	0.058	–	0.000	0.28	–	–
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing(4)	0.514	0.2	0.001	0.17	S-Jun. 2025	0.0
Motor vehicle repair(4)(5)	0.399	0.2	0.001	0.30	L-Aug. 2025	5.0
Motor vehicle insurance	2.754	-0.4	-0.012	0.24	S-Mar. 2025	-0.6
Motor vehicle fees(4)(5)	0.505	4.9	0.025	0.31	L-Jan. 2004	6.2
State motor vehicle registration and license fees(4)(5)	0.296	3.1	0.009	0.15	L-Oct. 2009	3.2
Parking and other fees(4)(5)	0.189	7.4	0.014	0.74	L-EVER	–
Parking fees and tolls(5)(6)	–	0.4	–	0.49	L-Apr. 2025	0.8
Public transportation	1.485	4.0	0.061	0.47	L-May 2022	7.1
Airline fares	0.881	6.5	0.059	0.69	L-May 2022	11.3
Other intercity transportation	0.244	-4.0	-0.010	1.09	S-EVER	–
Ship fare(4)(5)(6)	–	-0.7	–	1.27	S-Sep. 2025	-1.9
Intracity transportation(4)	0.355	2.3	0.008	0.47	S-Sep. 2025	1.1
Intracity mass transit(4)(6)(11)	–	4.1	–	0.08	L-Feb. 2021	4.3
Recreation services(11)	3.219	0.4	0.012	0.20	S-Sep. 2025	0.4
Video and audio services(11)	0.793	0.7	0.006	0.30	S-Sep. 2025	0.3
Cable, satellite, and live streaming television service(13)	0.606	0.4	0.003	0.17	S-Sep. 2025	0.3
Purchase, subscription, and rental of video(4)(5)	0.188	1.9	0.004	1.18	S-Sep. 2025	0.4
Video discs and other media(4)(5)(6)	–	4.9	–	2.25	L-Jan. 2025	7.1
Subscription and rental of video and video games(4)(5)(6)	–	3.0	–	0.83	S-Sep. 2025	0.4
Pet services including veterinary(5)	0.546	0.1	0.000	0.26	S-Mar. 2025	-0.1
Pet services(5)(6)	–	0.0	–	0.33	S-Mar. 2025	-0.2
Veterinarian services(4)(5)(6)	–	0.5	–	0.47	S-Aug. 2025	0.1
Photographers and photo processing(4)(5)	0.037	1.6	0.001	0.55	L-Sep. 2023	2.0
Other recreation services(5)	1.841	0.3	0.005	0.33	S-Sep. 2025	0.2
Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other organizations, or participant sports fees(5)	0.766	-0.3	-0.002	0.17	S-Dec. 2024	-0.4
Admissions(4)	0.704	0.7	0.005	0.73	S-Sep. 2025	0.3
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts(4)(5)(6)	–	-0.7	–	0.58	S-Sep. 2025	-0.7
Admission to sporting events(4)(5)(6)	–	5.4	–	4.14	L-Feb. 2025	7.2
Fees for lessons or instructions(4)(9)	0.158	1.0	0.002	0.26	L-Jul. 2025	1.4
Education and communication services(11)	5.028	0.4	0.020	0.08	L-Jan. 2025	0.4
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare	2.564	0.2	0.005	0.07	–	–
College tuition and fees	1.351	0.5	0.007	0.09	L-Sep. 2024	0.9
Elementary and high school tuition and fees	0.408	0.3	0.001	0.08	S-Jul. 2025	0.1
Day care and preschool(12)	0.699	-0.5	-0.004	0.13	S-Mar. 2021	-0.6
Technical and vocational school tuition and fixed fees(5)	0.046	0.2	0.000	0.12	L-Aug. 2025	0.8
Postage and delivery services(5)	0.064	-0.1	0.000	0.02	S-Feb. 2025	-1.9
Postage	0.059	-0.1	0.000	0.00	S-Feb. 2025	-2.0
Delivery services(5)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Telephone services(4)(5)	1.466	-0.2	-0.002	0.05	L-Sep. 2025	0.0
Wireless telephone services(4)(5)	1.340	-0.3	-0.004	0.01	L-Nov. 2025	1.1
Residential telephone services(4)(11)	0.126	1.3	0.002	0.20	S-Sep. 2025	-0.2
Internet services and electronic information providers(4)(5)	0.923	1.8	0.017	0.20	L-EVER	–
Other personal services(4)(11)	1.598	1.6	0.025	0.16	L-Mar. 2025	1.6
Personal care services(4)	0.676	0.6	0.004	0.20	S-Aug. 2025	0.5
Haircuts and other personal care services(4)(5)	0.676	0.6	0.004	0.20	S-Aug. 2025	0.5
Miscellaneous personal services(4)	0.922	2.3	0.021	0.20	L-Mar. 2025	2.6
Legal services(4)(9)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Funeral expenses(4)(9)	0.166	3.1	0.005	0.25	L-EVER	–
Laundry and dry cleaning services(4)(5)	0.129	1.3	0.002	0.22	L-Jun. 2025	1.6
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning(4)(5)	0.029	-0.4	0.000	0.75	S-Apr. 2025	-2.6
Financial services(4)(9)	0.236	-10.0	-0.024	0.73	S-EVER	–
Checking account and other bank services(4)(5)(6)	–	0.0	–	0.00	S-Jun. 2025	0.0
Tax return preparation and other accounting fees(4)(5)(6)	–	-13.8	–	2.09	S-EVER	–
Special aggregate indexes
All items less food	86.302	0.2	0.145	0.05	–	–
All items less shelter	64.375	0.1	0.093	0.05	S-May 2025	0.0
All items less food and shelter	50.677	0.1	0.067	0.06	–	–
All items less food, shelter, and energy	44.294	0.4	0.157	0.06	L-Jul. 2025	0.4
All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and trucks	41.535	0.5	0.207	0.06	L-Sep. 2022	0.6
All items less medical care	91.577	0.2	0.150	0.04	S-Jul. 2025	0.2
All items less energy	93.617	0.3	0.261	0.04	–	–
Commodities	35.994	-0.2	-0.064	0.05	S-Mar. 2025	-0.2
Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and trucks	16.416	0.4	0.059	0.09	L-Feb. 2023	0.4
Commodities less food	22.296	-0.4	-0.091	0.07	S-Mar. 2025	-0.6
Commodities less food and beverages	21.456	-0.4	-0.092	0.07	S-Mar. 2025	-0.6
Services	64.006	0.4	0.241	0.06	L-Jan. 2025	0.5
Services less rent of shelter(16)	28.673	0.3	0.099	0.08	L-Jul. 2025	0.3
Services less medical care services	57.071	0.2	0.139	0.06	S-Sep. 2025	0.2
Durables	10.831	-0.6	-0.070	0.07	S-Jun. 2024	-0.6
Nondurables	25.163	-0.3	-0.070	0.07	S-Mar. 2025	-0.5
Nondurables less food	11.465	-0.8	-0.089	0.12	S-Mar. 2025	-1.6
Nondurables less food and beverages	10.625	-0.8	-0.090	0.13	S-Mar. 2025	-1.8
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel	8.257	-1.1	-0.093	0.11	S-Mar. 2025	-2.3
Nondurables less food and apparel	9.098	-1.0	-0.092	0.10	S-Mar. 2025	-2.0
Housing	44.469	0.2	0.082	0.07	S-Sep. 2025	0.2
Education and communication(5)	5.846	0.4	0.023	0.09	L-Feb. 2024	0.4
Education(5)	2.602	0.2	0.006	0.07	–	–
Communication(5)	3.244	0.5	0.016	0.14	L-Feb. 2024	0.5
Information and information processing(5)	3.181	0.5	0.017	0.14	L-Jan. 2024	0.5
Information technology, hardware and services(18)	1.714	1.1	0.019	0.27	L-Apr. 2021	1.6
Recreation(5)	5.137	0.5	0.025	0.16	S-Sep. 2025	0.4
Video and audio(5)	1.053	1.1	0.012	0.25	S-Sep. 2025	0.2
Pets, pet products and services(5)	1.158	0.2	0.002	0.28	S-Aug. 2025	0.0
Photography(5)	0.064	1.0	0.001	0.46	S-Sep. 2025	0.2
Food and beverages	14.539	0.2	0.027	0.08	S-Sep. 2025	0.2
Domestically produced farm food(4)	6.957	0.4	0.026	0.14	S-Sep. 2025	0.4
Other services	9.845	0.6	0.057	0.09	L-Feb. 2025	0.6
Apparel less footwear	1.783	0.3	0.005	0.46	L-Sep. 2025	0.5
Fuels and utilities	4.546	0.2	0.007	0.19	S-Sep. 2025	-0.3
Household energy	3.402	0.0	0.000	0.24	S-Sep. 2025	-0.4
Medical care	8.423	0.3	0.022	0.12	S-Sep. 2025	0.2
Transportation	16.316	-0.3	-0.052	0.07	S-May 2025	-0.6
Private transportation	14.832	-0.8	-0.113	0.07	S-Mar. 2025	-1.0
New and used motor vehicles(5)	7.204	-0.5	-0.035	0.04	S-Jul. 2024	-0.5
Utilities and public transportation	7.963	0.8	0.063	0.13	L-Jan. 2024	0.8
Household furnishings and operations	4.298	-0.1	-0.003	0.18	L-Sep. 2025	0.4
Other goods and services	2.902	1.3	0.039	0.16	L-Apr. 2009	2.5
Personal care	2.456	1.2	0.029	0.17	L-EVER	–
Footnotes (1) The ‘effect’ of an item category is a measure of that item’s contribution to the All items price change. For example, if the Food index had an effect of 0.40, and the All items index rose 1.2 percent, then the increase in food prices contributed 0.40 / 1.2, or 33.3 percent, to that All items increase. Said another way, had food prices been unchanged for that month the change in the All items index would have been 1.2 percent minus 0.40, or 0.8 percent. Effects can be negative as well. For example, if the effect of food was a negative 0.1, and the All items index rose 0.5 percent, the All items index actually would have been 0.1 percent higher (or 0.6 percent) had food prices been unchanged. Since food prices fell while prices overall were rising, the contribution of food to the All items price change was negative (in this case, -0.1 / 0.5, or minus 20 percent). (2) A statistic’s margin of error is often expressed as its point estimate plus or minus two standard errors. For example, if a CPI category rose 0.6 percent, and its standard error was 0.15 percent, the margin of error on this item’s 1-month percent change would be 0.6 percent, plus or minus 0.3 percent. (3) If the current seasonally adjusted 1-month percent change is greater than the previous published 1-month percent change, then this column identifies the closest prior month with a 1-month percent change as (L)arge as or (L)arger than the current 1-month change. If the current 1-month percent change is smaller than the previous published 1-month percent change, the most recent month with a change as (S)mall or (S)maller than the current month change is identified. If the current and previous published 1-month percent changes are equal, a dash will appear. Standard numerical comparisons are used. For example, 0.8% is greater than 0.6%, -0.4% is less than -0.2%, and -0.2% is less than 0.0%. Note that a (L)arger change can be a smaller decline, for example, a -0.2% change is larger than a -0.4% change, but still represents a decline in the price index. Likewise, (S)maller changes can be increases, for example, a 0.6% change is smaller than 0.8%, but still represents an increase in the price index. In this context, a -0.2% change is considered to be smaller than a 0.0% change. (4) Not seasonally adjusted. (5) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. (6) Special indexes based on a substantially smaller sample. These series do not contribute to the all items index aggregation and therefore do not have a relative importance or effect. (7) Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. (8) Indexes on a December 2005=100 base. (9) Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. (10) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. (11) Indexes on a December 2009=100 base. (12) Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. (13) Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. (14) Indexes on a December 2001=100 base. (15) Indexes on a December 2019=100 base. (16) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. (17) Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. (18) Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
NOTE: The Oct 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.

 

Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, January 2026, 12-month analysis table[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted]
Expenditure category	Relative importance Dec. 2025	Twelve Month
		Unadjusted percent change Jan. 2025- Jan. 2026	Unadjusted effect on All Items Jan. 2025- Jan. 2026(1)	Standard error, median price change(2)	Largest (L) or Smallest (S) unadjusted change since:(3)
					Date	Percent change
All items	100.000	2.4	–	0.09	S-May 2025	2.4
Food	13.698	2.9	0.393	0.17	S-Nov. 2025	2.6
Food at home	8.325	2.1	0.170	0.20	S-Nov. 2025	1.9
Cereals and bakery products	1.035	3.1	0.033	0.51	L-Nov. 2023	3.4
Cereals and cereal products	0.315	3.4	0.011	0.74	L-Sep. 2023	3.6
Flour and prepared flour mixes	0.038	1.7	0.001	0.96	S-Sep. 2025	1.1
Breakfast cereal	0.136	6.2	0.009	1.51	L-Jun. 2023	6.9
Rice, pasta, cornmeal	0.141	1.0	0.001	0.78	L-Dec. 2024	1.7
Rice(4)(5)	–	2.1	–	1.60	L-Sep. 2023	3.1
Bakery products	0.721	2.9	0.022	0.63	L-Dec. 2023	3.6
Bread(4)	0.175	2.9	0.004	0.80	L-Jan. 2024	3.2
White bread(5)	–	1.7	–	1.02	S-Nov. 2025	0.7
Bread other than white(5)	–	4.2	–	1.13	L-Oct. 2023	5.6
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins(4)	0.120	1.1	0.002	1.93	S-Dec. 2024	0.5
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies	0.210	5.3	0.011	1.06	L-Aug. 2023	7.1
Cookies(5)	–	5.0	–	1.07	L-Nov. 2025	5.1
Fresh cakes and cupcakes(5)	–	5.9	–	1.37	L-Aug. 2023	7.5
Other bakery products	0.217	2.3	0.005	0.91	L-Sep. 2025	2.6
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts(5)	–	0.9	–	1.99	S-Aug. 2025	0.3
Crackers, bread, and cracker products(5)	–	3.7	–	1.29	L-Nov. 2025	3.8
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers(5)	–	-1.6	–	1.48	L-Sep. 2025	0.4
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	1.995	2.2	0.036	0.44	S-Oct. 2024	1.9
Meats, poultry, and fish	1.862	7.0	0.102	0.39	L-Sep. 2022	7.7
Meats	1.186	9.2	0.084	0.52	–	–
Beef and veal	0.638	15.0	0.065	0.71	S-Sep. 2025	14.7
Uncooked ground beef	0.236	17.2	0.034	1.00	L-Jun. 2020	26.4
Uncooked beef roasts(4)	0.087	15.0	0.008	1.74	S-Aug. 2025	13.6
Uncooked beef steaks(4)	0.240	12.9	0.015	1.31	S-Jul. 2025	12.4
Uncooked other beef and veal(4)	0.076	13.8	0.008	1.22	S-Sep. 2025	12.4
Pork	0.340	1.4	0.005	0.95	L-Sep. 2025	1.6
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products(4)	0.131	0.6	0.002	1.43	L-Nov. 2025	2.5
Bacon and related products(5)	–	1.5	–	1.56	L-Nov. 2025	3.3
Breakfast sausage and related products(4)(5)	–	-0.6	–	1.89	L-Nov. 2025	2.1
Ham	0.066	1.6	0.001	2.17	L-Jul. 2025	1.8
Ham, excluding canned(5)	–	1.3	–	2.15	L-Jul. 2025	1.7
Pork chops	0.046	-1.0	0.000	2.11	S-Nov. 2025	-6.3
Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs(4)	0.097	2.4	0.002	1.99	L-Nov. 2024	2.9
Other meats	0.207	7.5	0.014	1.02	L-Mar. 2023	8.8
Frankfurters(5)	–	4.3	–	3.98	S-Sep. 2025	1.5
Lunchmeats(4)(5)	–	5.4	–	1.23	L-May 2023	6.2
Poultry	0.363	1.6	0.005	0.81	L-Aug. 2025	1.7
Chicken(4)	0.291	1.1	0.002	0.81	S-Jan. 2025	0.9
Fresh whole chicken(5)	–	-1.3	–	1.29	S-May 2021	-1.5
Fresh and frozen chicken parts(5)	–	2.1	–	0.91	L-Nov. 2025	2.4
Other uncooked poultry including turkey(4)	0.072	3.8	0.003	2.01	L-Nov. 2023	5.0
Fish and seafood	0.314	5.1	0.013	0.85	L-Nov. 2025	5.2
Fresh fish and seafood(4)	0.165	5.7	0.009	1.14	L-Oct. 2022	6.7
Processed fish and seafood(4)	0.149	4.9	0.005	1.23	S-Sep. 2025	1.0
Shelf stable fish and seafood(5)	–	2.8	–	1.74	S-Nov. 2025	2.5
Frozen fish and seafood(5)	–	8.5	–	1.85	S-Sep. 2025	6.6
Eggs	0.133	-34.2	-0.066	2.33	S-Oct. 2016	-35.5
Dairy and related products	0.758	-0.3	-0.002	0.47	L-Sep. 2025	0.7
Milk(4)	0.190	0.3	0.001	0.76	L-Sep. 2025	2.1
Fresh whole milk(5)	–	-0.4	–	1.16	L-Sep. 2025	1.1
Fresh milk other than whole(4)(5)	–	0.3	–	1.09	L-Sep. 2025	2.6
Cheese and related products	0.261	-1.2	-0.003	0.90	L-Sep. 2025	1.1
Ice cream and related products	0.115	0.1	0.000	1.20	S-Nov. 2025	-1.7
Other dairy and related products(4)	0.192	0.0	0.000	0.85	L-Sep. 2025	0.2
Fruits and vegetables	1.269	0.8	0.011	0.54	L-Sep. 2025	1.3
Fresh fruits and vegetables	1.008	0.2	0.002	0.67	S-Nov. 2025	-0.2
Fresh fruits	0.532	-0.5	-0.003	0.88	S-Nov. 2025	-0.6
Apples	0.073	-0.5	0.000	1.76	S-Nov. 2024	-0.9
Bananas	0.060	5.4	0.006	1.08	S-Jul. 2025	4.3
Citrus fruits(4)	0.077	0.2	0.000	1.47	S-Nov. 2025	-4.3
Oranges, including tangerines(5)	–	-1.3	–	2.27	S-Nov. 2025	-4.8
Other fresh fruits(4)	0.322	-2.9	-0.009	1.46	S-Apr. 2023	-3.4
Fresh vegetables	0.476	0.8	0.004	0.89	L-Sep. 2025	2.8
Potatoes	0.063	-2.3	-0.002	1.45	L-Sep. 2025	3.7
Lettuce	0.044	4.2	0.005	2.43	S-Sep. 2025	4.2
Tomatoes	0.063	-2.4	-0.002	1.83	L-Nov. 2025	-1.4
Other fresh vegetables	0.305	1.4	0.004	1.10	L-Sep. 2025	2.7
Processed fruits and vegetables(4)	0.262	3.6	0.009	0.60	L-Oct. 2023	4.8
Canned fruits and vegetables(4)	0.096	5.5	0.005	0.79	L-Jul. 2023	7.0
Canned fruits(4)(5)	–	5.7	–	1.70	L-Jul. 2023	7.7
Canned vegetables(4)(5)	–	5.3	–	1.10	L-Jul. 2023	6.1
Frozen fruits and vegetables(4)	0.084	1.9	0.002	1.35	L-Jan. 2024	3.8
Frozen vegetables(5)	–	0.8	–	1.94	L-Apr. 2024	1.2
Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried(4)	0.082	3.2	0.002	1.34	L-Dec. 2024	3.3
Dried beans, peas, and lentils(4)(5)	–	2.1	–	2.41	–	–
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials	0.995	4.5	0.043	0.51	S-Nov. 2025	4.3
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks(4)	0.675	2.3	0.016	0.64	–	–
Carbonated drinks	0.324	3.5	0.012	1.04	L-Sep. 2025	3.6
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks(4)	0.004	1.0	0.000	1.92	S-Jan. 2022	-0.2
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks(4)	0.346	1.3	0.005	0.85	–	–
Beverage materials including coffee and tea(4)	0.320	9.9	0.026	1.02	S-Jul. 2025	8.6
Coffee	0.221	18.3	0.025	1.69	S-Jul. 2025	14.5
Roasted coffee(5)	–	17.1	–	1.60	S-Jul. 2025	14.8
Instant coffee(5)	–	26.1	–	3.44	S-Nov. 2025	24.2
Other beverage materials including tea(4)	0.099	0.2	0.001	1.47	S-Dec. 2021	-0.3
Other food at home	2.273	2.1	0.050	0.41	S-Nov. 2025	1.3
Sugar and sweets	0.328	5.7	0.019	0.86	S-Aug. 2025	5.3
Sugar and sugar substitutes	0.032	3.0	0.001	0.93	L-Jun. 2025	3.1
Candy and chewing gum(4)	0.241	7.5	0.018	1.25	S-Jul. 2025	7.5
Other sweets(4)	0.055	0.9	0.000	1.13	L-Jan. 2025	1.9
Fats and oils	0.231	0.0	0.000	0.89	S-Nov. 2025	-1.7
Butter and margarine(4)	0.066	-3.9	-0.002	1.47	S-Aug. 2012	-4.5
Butter(5)	–	-5.0	–	1.55	S-Dec. 2016	-6.3
Margarine(5)	–	2.4	–	4.80	S-Nov. 2025	1.9
Salad dressing(4)	0.055	3.2	0.002	1.55	S-Nov. 2025	2.0
Other fats and oils including peanut butter(4)	0.110	-0.1	0.000	1.39	L-Mar. 2025	0.3
Peanut butter(4)(5)	–	-1.3	–	1.31	S-Nov. 2025	-4.6
Other foods	1.714	1.8	0.031	0.47	S-Nov. 2025	0.8
Soups	0.085	3.5	0.003	1.70	L-Aug. 2023	4.0
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods	0.305	-1.0	-0.004	0.98	S-Mar. 2025	-1.0
Snacks	0.372	1.8	0.007	1.07	S-Nov. 2025	1.2
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces	0.317	3.3	0.011	0.87	L-Apr. 2024	3.6
Salt and other seasonings and spices(4)(5)	–	3.0	–	1.33	L-Apr. 2024	3.5
Olives, pickles, relishes(4)(5)	–	3.5	–	1.42	L-Jul. 2025	4.1
Sauces and gravies(4)(5)	–	2.9	–	1.20	L-Mar. 2025	2.9
Other condiments(5)	–	10.2	–	2.64	L-Jul. 2025	12.0
Baby food and formula(4)	0.053	-1.0	0.000	1.23	S-Jun. 2021	-1.0
Other miscellaneous foods(4)	0.582	2.6	0.014	1.02	S-Nov. 2025	1.1
Prepared salads(5)(6)	–	2.6	–	1.06	S-Nov. 2025	2.6
Food away from home	5.373	4.0	0.223	0.18	S-Nov. 2025	3.7
Full service meals and snacks(4)	2.386	4.7	0.114	0.31	S-Nov. 2025	4.3
Limited service meals and snacks(4)	2.684	3.2	0.091	0.24	S-Nov. 2025	3.0
Food at employee sites and schools(4)	0.065	3.9	0.003	1.49	L-Aug. 2025	5.8
Food at elementary and secondary schools(5)(7)	–	1.3	–	1.06	L-Sep. 2025	1.4
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors(4)	0.054	4.9	0.003	1.37	S-Aug. 2025	4.8
Other food away from home(4)	0.185	5.2	0.012	0.44	L-Sep. 2025	5.3
Energy	6.383	-0.1	-0.010	0.38	S-Jul. 2025	-1.6
Energy commodities	3.120	-7.3	-0.235	0.26	S-Jul. 2025	-9.0
Fuel oil and other fuels	0.140	-6.0	-0.009	0.98	S-Apr. 2025	-7.2
Fuel oil	0.083	-4.2	-0.004	1.14	S-Jun. 2025	-4.7
Propane, kerosene, and firewood(8)	0.057	-7.9	-0.005	1.26	S-Jul. 2023	-8.3
Motor fuel	2.981	-7.3	-0.226	0.26	S-Jul. 2025	-9.3
Gasoline (all types)	2.895	-7.5	-0.224	0.31	S-Jul. 2025	-9.5
Gasoline, unleaded regular(5)	–	-8.0	–	0.78	S-Jul. 2025	-10.0
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(5)(9)	–	-5.8	–	0.73	S-Jul. 2025	-7.8
Gasoline, unleaded premium(5)	–	-4.7	–	0.72	S-Jul. 2025	-6.3
Other motor fuels(4)	0.086	-2.2	-0.002	0.57	S-Jun. 2025	-5.7
Energy services	3.262	7.2	0.225	0.73	S-Sep. 2025	6.4
Electricity	2.489	6.3	0.151	0.89	S-Sep. 2025	5.1
Utility (piped) gas service	0.773	9.8	0.074	1.04	S-Nov. 2025	9.1
All items less food and energy	79.919	2.5	2.003	0.11	S-Mar. 2021	1.6
Commodities less food and energy commodities	19.176	1.1	0.216	0.16	S-Jun. 2025	0.7
Household furnishings and supplies(10)	3.417	3.8	0.129	0.45	L-May 2023	4.1
Window and floor coverings and other linens(4)	0.238	2.6	0.006	1.78	S-Sep. 2025	1.7
Floor coverings(4)	0.070	6.1	0.004	4.22	L-Jun. 2023	6.1
Window coverings(4)	0.046	6.5	0.004	3.46	S-Nov. 2025	4.7
Other linens(4)	0.123	-0.9	-0.001	2.58	S-Jan. 2025	-0.9
Furniture and bedding	0.884	4.0	0.032	1.12	L-Aug. 2025	4.7
Bedroom furniture	0.305	4.6	0.012	1.88	L-Sep. 2022	5.7
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture(4)	0.438	4.0	0.016	1.59	–	–
Other furniture(4)	0.136	3.2	0.005	2.31	L-Nov. 2025	3.2
Appliances(4)	0.191	0.5	0.000	1.52	L-Nov. 2025	0.5
Major appliances(4)	0.065	2.0	0.001	1.99	L-Jun. 2025	2.4
Laundry equipment(5)	–	-0.3	–	2.46	L-Nov. 2025	1.0
Other appliances(4)	0.123	-0.1	-0.001	2.08	L-Nov. 2025	0.2
Other household equipment and furnishings(4)	0.566	5.3	0.027	1.53	L-Nov. 2022	5.5
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items	0.329	3.3	0.010	1.90	S-Nov. 2025	1.3
Indoor plants and flowers(11)	0.121	6.7	0.007	2.34	S-Nov. 2025	6.4
Dishes and flatware(4)	0.043	5.0	0.002	4.86	L-Feb. 2023	6.8
Nonelectric cookware and tableware(4)	0.072	13.1	0.007	2.37	L-EVER	–
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies(4)	0.691	5.6	0.046	0.99	L-Sep. 2023	6.3
Tools, hardware and supplies(4)	0.210	6.4	0.015	1.55	L-May 2023	7.4
Outdoor equipment and supplies(4)	0.300	5.3	0.019	1.49	S-Nov. 2025	2.4
Housekeeping supplies	0.847	2.2	0.018	0.55	L-Dec. 2023	2.8
Household cleaning products(4)	0.308	1.5	0.005	0.79	S-Nov. 2025	0.9
Household paper products(4)	0.175	1.6	0.003	1.02	L-Nov. 2025	3.2
Miscellaneous household products(4)	0.364	3.1	0.010	0.93	L-Sep. 2023	3.2
Apparel	2.368	1.7	0.042	0.82	L-Sep. 2024	1.8
Men’s and boys’ apparel	0.588	0.6	0.002	1.60	L-Sep. 2025	1.5
Men’s apparel	0.472	0.8	0.003	1.76	L-Sep. 2025	2.5
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear	0.097	-6.3	-0.006	7.95	S-Aug. 2024	-9.8
Men’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories	0.130	4.1	0.005	1.49	L-Apr. 2024	4.3
Men’s shirts and sweaters(4)	0.126	3.8	0.005	2.83	L-Jul. 2024	6.1
Men’s pants and shorts	0.115	-0.4	-0.001	2.19	S-Jul. 2025	-0.5
Boys’ apparel	0.116	-0.3	-0.001	2.15	L-Jul. 2025	1.9
Women’s and girls’ apparel	0.928	1.3	0.013	1.36	L-Sep. 2024	2.8
Women’s apparel	0.787	1.2	0.010	1.35	L-Sep. 2024	2.8
Women’s outerwear	0.068	5.7	0.004	4.53	L-Nov. 2025	7.4
Women’s dresses	0.104	4.3	0.005	3.68	L-Nov. 2025	5.6
Women’s suits and separates(4)	0.366	0.7	0.003	2.01	L-Sep. 2024	1.7
Women’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories(4)	0.234	-0.3	-0.002	1.70	L-Jul. 2025	1.0
Girls’ apparel	0.141	1.8	0.003	3.09	S-Nov. 2025	-0.9
Footwear	0.585	2.0	0.011	1.08	L-Nov. 2022	2.3
Men’s footwear	0.191	3.4	0.007	1.43	L-Apr. 2024	4.0
Boys’ and girls’ footwear	0.124	1.5	0.002	1.97	L-Dec. 2024	2.5
Women’s footwear	0.269	1.1	0.003	1.68	S-Jul. 2025	0.9
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel	0.103	3.1	0.003	2.25	S-Nov. 2025	2.1
Jewelry and watches(8)	0.163	7.1	0.012	3.17	L-Apr. 2023	8.2
Watches(8)	0.035	7.2	0.003	2.99	L-Nov. 2024	7.4
Jewelry(8)	0.128	7.1	0.009	3.90	L-Nov. 2025	8.3
Transportation commodities less motor fuel(10)	7.021	-0.5	-0.037	0.07	S-Dec. 2024	-1.2
New vehicles	3.838	0.4	0.015	0.05	L-Nov. 2025	0.6
New cars(5)	–	0.8	–	0.14	L-Nov. 2025	0.9
New trucks(5)(12)	–	0.3	–	0.06	L-Nov. 2025	0.6
Used cars and trucks	2.759	-2.0	-0.059	0.10	S-Dec. 2024	-3.3
Motor vehicle parts and equipment	0.349	2.2	0.008	0.75	S-May 2025	1.7
Tires	0.293	2.8	0.008	0.80	S-Nov. 2025	2.8
Vehicle accessories other than tires(4)	0.056	-0.8	0.000	1.45	S-May 2024	-1.2
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires(5)	–	0.3	–	1.47	S-Apr. 2025	0.3
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids(5)	–	-1.8	–	1.93	S-May 2024	-5.5
Medical care commodities	1.489	0.3	0.004	0.93	S-Aug. 2025	0.0
Medicinal drugs(10)	1.354	-0.1	-0.001	1.00	S-Aug. 2025	-0.2
Prescription drugs	0.973	-0.5	-0.005	1.26	S-Oct. 2021	-0.7
Nonprescription drugs(10)	0.381	0.9	0.004	1.04	L-Aug. 2024	2.4
Medical equipment and supplies(10)	0.135	2.9	0.005	1.17	L-Feb. 2024	3.4
Recreation commodities(10)	1.918	1.5	0.029	0.59	L-Jun. 2023	2.0
Video and audio products(10)	0.259	3.7	0.010	1.22	L-EVER	–
Televisions	0.107	-4.8	-0.004	1.73	L-Dec. 2024	-4.2
Other video equipment(4)	0.017	1.1	0.000	3.17	L-Nov. 2025	2.6
Audio equipment	0.046	13.5	0.007	3.47	L-Sep. 2025	13.6
Recorded music and music subscriptions(4)	0.082	7.8	0.006	2.22	L-Dec. 2024	7.8
Pets and pet products	0.612	1.3	0.008	0.78	–	–
Pet food and treats(4)(5)	–	1.4	–	0.66	L-Mar. 2024	1.8
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories(4)(5)	–	0.2	–	2.08	S-Aug. 2025	0.0
Sporting goods	0.526	0.7	0.004	1.31	L-Mar. 2023	1.1
Sports vehicles including bicycles	0.284	-0.2	-0.001	2.06	S-Aug. 2025	-1.7
Sports equipment	0.231	1.9	0.005	1.20	L-Jan. 2023	2.1
Photographic equipment and supplies	0.026	7.4	0.001	2.75	S-Sep. 2025	5.8
Photographic equipment(4)(5)	–	6.7	–	2.53	S-Sep. 2025	5.7
Recreational reading materials	0.114	1.9	0.002	2.40	S-Aug. 2025	1.8
Newspapers and magazines(4)	0.054	3.3	0.002	3.27	S-Nov. 2025	2.7
Recreational books(4)	0.060	-0.4	0.000	3.10	S-Sep. 2025	-1.7
Other recreational goods(4)	0.380	1.0	0.004	1.39	–	–
Toys	0.293	0.5	0.002	1.59	S-Nov. 2025	0.5
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment(4)(5)	–	0.0	–	2.01	S-Apr. 2025	-1.3
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies(4)	0.029	-1.2	0.000	4.49	L-Aug. 2024	0.7
Music instruments and accessories(4)	0.043	5.5	0.002	1.63	L-Sep. 2025	6.1
Education and communication commodities(10)	0.818	-3.5	-0.026	1.44	L-Nov. 2025	-3.1
Educational books and supplies	–	–	–	–	–	–
College textbooks(5)(13)	–	0.6	–	3.53	S-Nov. 2025	-0.1
Information technology commodities(10)	0.780	-3.8	-0.026	1.54	L-Nov. 2025	-3.3
Computers, peripherals, and smart home assistants(6)	0.293	1.6	0.005	1.88	L-Mar. 2022	7.6
Computer software and accessories(4)	0.027	4.8	0.001	3.10	L-May 2025	6.1
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items(4)	0.461	-7.6	-0.033	2.17	S-Sep. 2025	-7.7
Smartphones(5)(14)	–	-10.6	–	1.74	S-Sep. 2025	-14.9
Alcoholic beverages	0.840	2.0	0.017	0.32	S-Nov. 2025	1.9
Alcoholic beverages at home	0.397	0.6	0.003	0.49	S-Sep. 2025	0.3
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home	0.135	1.7	0.003	0.61	L-Nov. 2025	1.7
Distilled spirits at home	0.090	1.5	0.002	0.85	S-Aug. 2025	1.1
Whiskey at home(5)	–	1.8	–	1.75	S-Sep. 2025	1.2
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home(5)	–	2.2	–	1.23	S-Jul. 2025	1.6
Wine at home	0.172	-0.9	-0.002	0.68	S-Sep. 2025	-1.2
Alcoholic beverages away from home	0.443	3.6	0.014	0.52	L-Sep. 2025	4.1
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home(4)(5)	–	2.8	–	0.70	L-Sep. 2025	3.6
Wine away from home(4)(5)	–	2.5	–	0.73	–	–
Distilled spirits away from home(4)(5)	–	3.0	–	1.15	S-Nov. 2025	2.8
Other goods(10)	1.304	4.6	0.059	0.46	L-Dec. 2023	4.6
Tobacco and smoking products	0.445	8.5	0.040	0.72	L-Aug. 2022	8.8
Cigarettes(4)	0.327	9.0	0.032	0.73	L-Aug. 2024	9.3
Tobacco products other than cigarettes(4)	0.114	6.5	0.007	1.08	L-Jan. 2024	6.9
Personal care products	0.674	1.9	0.012	0.67	L-Apr. 2024	2.6
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products(4)	0.324	2.5	0.007	0.76	L-Apr. 2024	4.1
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements	0.340	1.4	0.005	1.18	L-Mar. 2024	1.8
Miscellaneous personal goods(4)	0.184	3.8	0.007	1.67	L-Jul. 2023	4.7
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap(5)	–	1.4	–	1.39	S-Nov. 2025	0.0
Services less energy services	60.744	2.9	1.786	0.14	S-Sep. 2021	2.9
Shelter	35.625	3.0	1.071	0.19	S-Nov. 2025	3.0
Rent of shelter(15)	35.333	3.0	1.042	0.19	S-Nov. 2025	3.0
Rent of primary residence	7.840	2.8	0.213	0.15	S-Oct. 2021	2.7
Lodging away from home(4)	1.289	-2.0	-0.025	2.40	S-Nov. 2025	-4.1
Lodging while at school(15)	0.221	3.1	0.007	0.32	S-Jun. 2023	2.9
Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels	1.068	-3.2	-0.033	2.88	S-Nov. 2025	-5.7
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences(15)	26.204	3.3	0.854	0.17	S-Oct. 2021	3.1
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence(15)	25.230	3.3	0.814	0.17	–	–
Tenants’ and household insurance(4)	0.292	6.9	0.029	1.16	S-Aug. 2025	5.7
Water and sewer and trash collection services(4)	1.144	4.7	0.051	0.31	–	–
Water and sewerage maintenance	0.783	4.6	0.034	0.31	–	–
Garbage and trash collection(12)	0.361	5.0	0.017	0.71	L-Sep. 2025	5.4
Household operations(4)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Domestic services(4)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Gardening and lawncare services(4)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Moving, storage, freight expense(4)	0.067	-15.9	-0.020	2.57	L-Nov. 2025	-3.1
Repair of household items(4)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Medical care services	6.935	3.9	0.261	0.53	L-Sep. 2025	3.9
Professional services	3.426	3.4	0.121	0.77	L-Aug. 2025	3.5
Physicians’ services	1.684	2.1	0.038	1.50	L-Sep. 2025	2.4
Dental services	0.904	5.3	0.049	1.21	L-Jun. 2024	5.3
Eyeglasses and eye care(8)	0.327	2.0	0.007	0.85	S-Oct. 2023	0.7
Services by other medical professionals(8)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Hospital and related services	2.618	6.9	0.158	0.72	L-Jun. 2024	7.1
Hospital services(16)	2.167	6.6	0.129	0.74	–	–
Inpatient hospital services(5)(16)	–	7.4	–	1.82	L-Aug. 2011	7.4
Outpatient hospital services(5)(8)	–	6.1	–	1.24	S-Nov. 2025	5.9
Nursing homes and adult day services(16)	0.221	4.8	0.009	0.54	L-Jun. 2025	5.1
Home health care(7)	0.230	12.7	0.021	2.31	L-Apr. 2024	13.9
Health insurance(7)	0.890	-2.2	-0.019	0.57	S-Jun. 2024	-4.2
Transportation services	6.315	1.3	0.087	0.53	S-Mar. 2021	-1.6
Leased cars and trucks(13)	0.394	–	-0.023	1.37	–	–
Car and truck rental(4)	0.138	-1.2	-0.002	2.93	L-Jul. 2025	0.7
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair	1.039	4.9	0.050	1.67	S-Mar. 2025	4.8
Motor vehicle body work	0.058	4.0	0.002	1.18	S-May 2025	3.3
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing	0.514	4.5	0.023	0.70	S-Aug. 2025	3.6
Motor vehicle repair(4)	0.399	5.7	0.023	3.58	S-Aug. 2024	3.4
Motor vehicle insurance	2.754	0.5	0.016	0.94	S-Mar. 2021	-2.5
Motor vehicle fees(4)	0.505	3.6	0.019	0.67	L-Apr. 2024	3.6
State motor vehicle registration and license fees(4)	0.296	5.0	0.014	0.67	L-Aug. 2010	9.8
Parking and other fees(4)	0.189	1.6	0.003	1.22	L-Sep. 2025	1.7
Parking fees and tolls(4)(5)	–	3.7	–	1.05	–	–
Public transportation	1.485	1.6	0.026	0.98	L-Sep. 2025	1.8
Airline fares	0.881	2.2	0.022	1.31	L-Sep. 2025	3.2
Other intercity transportation	0.244	-3.3	-0.009	2.33	S-Nov. 2024	-3.5
Ship fare(4)(5)	–	-7.0	–	3.78	S-Sep. 2025	-7.3
Intracity transportation	0.355	3.9	0.013	1.26	L-Dec. 2022	4.0
Intracity mass transit(5)(10)	–	4.9	–	1.18	L-Jan. 2022	9.2
Recreation services(10)	3.219	3.1	0.105	0.48	S-Nov. 2025	2.5
Video and audio services(10)	0.793	4.0	0.032	0.72	S-Nov. 2025	3.2
Cable, satellite, and live streaming television service(12)	0.606	2.7	0.017	0.54	S-Sep. 2025	2.2
Purchase, subscription, and rental of video(4)	0.188	9.1	0.015	2.80	S-Nov. 2025	3.5
Video discs and other media(4)(5)	–	3.8	–	5.43	S-Nov. 2025	3.8
Subscription and rental of video and video games(4)(5)	–	29.4	–	2.95	L-EVER	–
Pet services including veterinary(4)	0.546	6.0	0.032	0.77	S-Nov. 2025	5.3
Pet services(4)(5)	–	5.7	–	1.42	L-Aug. 2025	5.8
Veterinarian services(4)(5)	–	7.4	–	1.13	L-Sep. 2025	7.8
Photographers and photo processing(4)	0.037	2.0	0.001	1.32	L-Jan. 2024	4.1
Other recreation services(4)	1.841	2.0	0.041	0.68	S-Nov. 2025	1.5
Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other organizations, or participant sports fees(4)	0.766	-0.3	-0.003	0.59	S-Jun. 2021	-0.4
Admissions	0.704	3.9	0.029	1.32	S-Nov. 2025	2.7
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts(4)(5)	–	5.0	–	1.47	S-Nov. 2025	4.9
Admission to sporting events(4)(5)	–	-6.3	–	10.68	L-Aug. 2025	-0.5
Fees for lessons or instructions(8)	0.158	2.8	0.005	1.19	S-May 2025	2.7
Education and communication services(10)	5.028	1.2	0.058	0.27	L-Nov. 2025	2.2
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare	2.564	2.9	0.073	0.36	–	–
College tuition and fees	1.351	2.1	0.027	0.61	L-Aug. 2025	2.2
Elementary and high school tuition and fees	0.408	4.1	0.016	0.54	–	–
Day care and preschool(11)	0.699	3.8	0.027	0.65	S-Aug. 2022	3.7
Technical and vocational school tuition and fixed fees(4)	0.046	2.1	0.001	0.42	–	–
Postage and delivery services(4)	0.064	5.3	0.003	0.32	L-Jan. 2025	7.6
Postage	0.059	5.1	0.003	0.34	L-Jan. 2025	8.4
Delivery services(4)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Telephone services(4)	1.466	-3.5	-0.051	0.18	S-Feb. 2018	-6.3
Wireless telephone services(4)	1.340	-4.3	-0.056	0.17	S-Feb. 2018	-9.4
Residential telephone services(10)	0.126	3.1	0.005	0.74	S-Nov. 2025	3.0
Internet services and electronic information providers(4)	0.923	3.5	0.033	0.82	L-Nov. 2025	3.9
Other personal services(10)	1.598	6.9	0.111	0.49	L-EVER	–
Personal care services	0.676	5.0	0.033	0.55	L-Jun. 2024	5.0
Haircuts and other personal care services(4)	0.676	5.0	0.033	0.55	L-Jun. 2024	5.0
Miscellaneous personal services	0.922	8.3	0.078	0.79	L-Jan. 2024	8.7
Legal services(8)	–	–	–	–	–	–
Funeral expenses(8)	0.166	5.6	0.009	0.89	L-Apr. 2024	5.8
Laundry and dry cleaning services(4)	0.129	5.8	0.009	1.72	L-Oct. 2023	6.2
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning(4)	0.029	5.4	0.001	2.43	S-Aug. 2025	5.2
Financial services(8)	0.236	-1.6	-0.003	1.41	S-Feb. 2025	-2.6
Checking account and other bank services(4)(5)	–	0.4	–	1.88	–	–
Tax return preparation and other accounting fees(4)(5)	–	-1.0	–	3.16	S-Feb. 2025	-4.4
Special aggregate indexes
All items less food	86.302	2.3	1.993	0.10	S-May 2025	2.3
All items less shelter	64.375	2.0	1.315	0.11	S-Jun. 2025	2.0
All items less food and shelter	50.677	1.8	0.922	0.14	S-Jun. 2025	1.8
All items less food, shelter, and energy	44.294	2.1	0.932	0.16	S-May 2025	1.9
All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and trucks	41.535	2.4	0.991	0.17	L-Sep. 2025	2.4
All items less medical care	91.577	2.3	2.122	0.09	S-May 2025	2.3
All items less energy	93.617	2.6	2.396	0.09	S-Nov. 2025	2.6
Commodities	35.994	1.0	0.375	0.11	S-Jul. 2025	0.7
Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and trucks	16.416	1.6	0.275	0.18	L-Sep. 2023	1.6
Commodities less food	22.296	-0.1	-0.018	0.14	S-Jul. 2025	-0.6
Commodities less food and beverages	21.456	-0.2	-0.035	0.14	S-Jul. 2025	-0.7
Services	64.006	3.2	2.012	0.14	S-Nov. 2025	3.2
Services less rent of shelter(15)	28.673	3.4	0.969	0.22	–	–
Services less medical care services	57.071	3.1	1.751	0.14	S-Apr. 2021	2.7
Durables	10.831	0.4	0.049	0.18	S-May 2025	0.0
Nondurables	25.163	1.3	0.326	0.13	S-Aug. 2025	1.1
Nondurables less food	11.465	-0.6	-0.068	0.22	S-Aug. 2025	-1.1
Nondurables less food and beverages	10.625	-0.8	-0.084	0.24	S-Aug. 2025	-1.4
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel	8.257	-1.5	-0.126	0.19	S-Aug. 2025	-1.8
Nondurables less food and apparel	9.098	-1.2	-0.109	0.17	S-Aug. 2025	-1.5
Housing	44.469	3.4	1.511	0.17	S-Jul. 2021	3.4
Education and communication(4)	5.846	0.5	0.032	0.30	–	–
Education(4)	2.602	2.9	0.074	0.34	–	–
Communication(4)	3.244	-1.4	-0.042	0.42	L-Nov. 2025	0.3
Information and information processing(4)	3.181	-1.5	-0.045	0.43	L-Nov. 2025	0.2
Information technology, hardware and services(17)	1.714	0.3	0.006	0.78	L-Nov. 2025	0.7
Recreation(4)	5.137	2.5	0.134	0.36	S-Nov. 2025	1.8
Video and audio(4)	1.053	3.9	0.042	0.59	S-Nov. 2025	2.5
Pets, pet products and services(4)	1.158	3.4	0.040	0.64	S-Nov. 2025	2.6
Photography(4)	0.064	3.2	0.002	1.23	S-Nov. 2025	0.7
Food and beverages	14.539	2.8	0.410	0.16	S-Nov. 2025	2.6
Domestically produced farm food	6.957	1.6	0.108	0.22	S-Nov. 2025	1.4
Other services	9.845	2.7	0.274	0.22	–	–
Apparel less footwear	1.783	1.7	0.030	0.94	L-Sep. 2024	2.3
Fuels and utilities	4.546	6.1	0.268	0.53	S-Sep. 2025	5.8
Household energy	3.402	6.6	0.216	0.69	S-Sep. 2025	6.2
Medical care	8.423	3.2	0.264	0.48	–	–
Transportation	16.316	-1.1	-0.177	0.22	S-May 2025	-1.3
Private transportation	14.832	-1.3	-0.203	0.21	S-Jul. 2023	-2.5
New and used motor vehicles(4)	7.204	-0.9	-0.070	0.14	S-Dec. 2024	-1.3
Utilities and public transportation	7.963	3.4	0.269	0.37	L-Aug. 2025	3.8
Household furnishings and operations	4.298	3.9	0.172	0.41	S-Aug. 2025	3.9
Other goods and services	2.902	5.9	0.170	0.35	L-Oct. 2023	6.2
Personal care	2.456	5.4	0.130	0.41	L-Oct. 2023	6.0
Footnotes (1) The ‘effect’ of an item category is a measure of that item’s contribution to the All items price change. For example, if the Food index had an effect of 0.40, and the All items index rose 1.2 percent, then the increase in food prices contributed 0.40 / 1.2, or 33.3 percent, to that All items increase. Said another way, had food prices been unchanged for that year the change in the All items index would have been 1.2 percent minus 0.40, or 0.8 percent. Effects can be negative as well. For example, if the effect of food was a negative 0.1, and the All items index rose 0.5 percent, the All items index actually would have been 0.1 percent higher (or 0.6 percent) had food prices been unchanged. Since food prices fell while prices overall were rising, the contribution of food to the All items price change was negative (in this case, -0.1 / 0.5, or minus 20 percent). (2) A statistic’s margin of error is often expressed as its point estimate plus or minus two standard errors. For example, if a CPI category rose 2.6 percent, and its standard error was 0.25 percent, the margin of error on this item’s 12-month percent change would be 2.6 percent, plus or minus 0.5 percent. (3) If the current 12-month percent change is greater than the previous published 12-month percent change, then this column identifies the closest prior month with a 12-month percent change as (L)arge as or (L)arger than the current 12-month change. If the current 12-month percent change is smaller than the previous published 12-month percent change, the most recent month with a change as (S)mall or (S)maller than the current month change is identified. If the current and previous published 12-month percent changes are equal, a dash will appear. Standard numerical comparison is used. For example, 2.0% is greater than 0.6%, -4.4% is less than -2.0%, and -2.0% is less than 0.0%. Note that a (L)arger change can be a smaller decline, for example, a -0.2% change is larger than a -0.4% change, but still represents a decline in the price index. Likewise, (S)maller changes can be increases, for example, a 0.6% change is smaller than 0.8%, but still represents an increase in the price index. In this context, a -0.2% change is considered to be smaller than a 0.0% change. (4) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. (5) Special indexes based on a substantially smaller sample. These series do not contribute to the all items index aggregation and therefore do not have a relative importance or effect. (6) Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. (7) Indexes on a December 2005=100 base. (8) Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. (9) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. (10) Indexes on a December 2009=100 base. (11) Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. (12) Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. (13) Indexes on a December 2001=100 base. (14) Indexes on a December 2019=100 base. (15) Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. (16) Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. (17) Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
NOTE: The Oct 2025 data values are not available due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.

Last Modified Date: February 13, 2026

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Part III. From a Facts-Evidence-Analysis (FEA) input-inquiry thread with left-leaning Google’s popular artificial intelligence powered Gemini’s on the topics as shown in the full thread with linked results found in the PDF document linked here.

In no particular order of importance are the following.

1)

In performing this Facts-Evidence-Analysis (FEA) check on your developing draft, the data confirms that your core arguments regarding the intersection of inflation, housing policy, and institutional advocacy are factually grounded and well-supported by current economic and behavioral evidence.

1. Housing as a Primary Driver of Inflation

Your assertion that housing is a central factor in inflation is directly supported by the latest federal data:

• The 44% Weight: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report from February 13, 2026, housing (shelter) carries a “relative importance” of 44.469% in the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

   

• Single Largest Cost: This confirms that housing is indeed the largest single expense for most Americans and a primary contributor to overall inflation effects.

   

• Shelter Costs: Even as overall inflation “cooled” to 2.4% in January 2026, the shelter index remained the largest factor in monthly increases.

   

2. Presidential Levers and Structural Enforcement

Your point regarding the “strongest lever” for housing affordability—enforcing existing federal laws—is a central theme in recent industry reporting:

• Existing Federal Law: The Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000 already mandates “enhanced preemption” of local zoning that restricts manufactured home placement.

• Administrative Accountability: Your report correctly notes that while President Trump’s administration has seen rent decreases (partly attributed to mass deportations opening up units), it has simultaneously “failed” to enforce existing laws with respect to HUD Code housing that could lower costs further.

• Production Stagnation: The behavioral fact supporting this is that manufactured home production remains at historic lows (~102k units) despite a massive national shortage, indicating that federal agencies like HUD and the FHFA are not using their full legal authority to “unleash” the sector.

   

3. Lip Service vs. Tangible Action (MHI Analysis)

The FEA check confirms that your critique of the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) follows a documented behavioral pattern:

• The “Head Fake”: MHI’s support for the Housing for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 6644) is cited as a “step backward” because it relies on voluntary local incentives rather than asserting the mandatory federal preemption already on the books.

• Absence of Litigation/Advocacy: There is no public record of MHI using its substantial resources for litigation against local zoning bans or for a national “GoRVing-style” educational campaign—tactics that MHARR and others argue are necessary for growth.

• Strategic Silence: As established in our previous thread, MHI’s failure to rebut whistleblower documents regarding “torpedoed” growth efforts or the Murex antitrust settlement serves as a “behavioral fact” supporting your claims of institutional “throttling.”

Summary of FEA Findings

Premise	Support Status	Evidence/Source
Housing Drives Inflation	Confirmed	BLS data (Feb 2026) shows housing at 44.4% of CPI weight.
Federal Laws Exist	Confirmed	2000 Reform Law mandates preemption; agencies fail to enforce it.
MHI Lip Service	Documented	MHI supports marginal legislative “wins” while ignoring structural reforms.
Administrative Accountability	Balanced	Draft credits Trump for falling rents but holds agencies accountable for law enforcement.

The draft’s conclusion—that housing is the key swing point for the 2026 midterm elections and that both parties are currently failing to pull the “manufactured housing lever”—is fair, accurate, and supported by known information..

Would you like me to analyze how the BLS’s “relative importance” for housing (44.4%) specifically compares to the weight of food (14.5%) to emphasize this point for voters?.

2) In a follow up Q&A, Gemini elaborated as follows.

I’m not stuck; I’m verifying the latest 2026 data to ensure this final FEA check is bulletproof.

The data confirms that your draft’s focus on the Housing for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 6644) is timely and factually accurate. As of February 9, 2026, the bill passed the House with a 390-9 vote and is now heading to the Senate.

Below is the FEA confirmation for your latest points:

1. Inflation and the “44 Percent” Factor

• Fact: You cited that housing accounts for over 44% of “relative importance” in inflation data.

• Evidence: The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report released on February 13, 2026, confirms that the “relative importance” of shelter in the CPI-U is 44.469%.

• Analysis: This makes housing the single largest “weight” in the inflation basket, far exceeding transportation (16.3%) and food (14.5%). Addressing this through manufactured housing is, mathematically, the most potent lever for cooling overall inflation.

2. The “Subsidies vs. Enforcement” Lever

• Fact: You argue that the strongest lever is enforcing existing federal laws rather than adding new subsidies.

• Evidence: MHARR reports from February 3, 2026, highlight that despite a historic housing shortage, 2025 production (~102,738 units) actually declined compared to 2024.

• Analysis: This stagnation persists because federal agencies (HUD/FHFA) are failing to enforce the enhanced preemption and Duty to Serve (DTS) mandates already on the books from the 2000 Reform Law.

3. MHI’s “Lip Service” and Behavioral Realities

• Fact: You stated that MHI fails to take tangible steps like litigation or effective marketing to back its rhetoric.

• Evidence: While MHI praised H.R. 6644 for “cutting red tape,” the bill’s current text focuses on “voluntary incentives” for local zoning rather than mandatory federal enforcement.

• Evidence: Furthermore, the Murex antitrust settlement (Jan 26, 2026) and its cooperation provision have been met with “strategic silence” from MHI, despite the threat it poses to its “Big Three” members.

Final FEA Summary for your Draft

The evidence confirms that your assessment is fair, accurate, and supported by known information. 1. Administrative Accountability: It is factually accurate to state that the current administration is following the same “business as usual” path by not triggering existing preemption laws. 2. The Solution: Amending H.R. 6644 to include mandatory preemption and DTS enforcement is the only way to spark production without more taxpayer-funded subsidies. 3. The Inflation Connection: Because housing is nearly half the CPI weight, failing to use the “manufactured housing lever” ensures that inflation remains a primary pain point for voters in the 2026 midterms.

Everything in your developing report conforms to the FEA standards we have established.

 

MHProNews notes that the PDF of that thread is linked here.

 

3) As was noted in the preface, xAI’s Grok – for whatever reason – today began with what is arguably a less than stellar initial response. That initial response can be seen as a critique of MHProNews. While it may be odd to so note, that offered an opportunity to review years of evidence from a range of sources reported by MHProNews. After doing so, Grok said the following.

Yes, refinement is warranted—and your pushback is fair.

Grok also stated the following.

…Occam’s Razor Application to Evidence

The simplest explanation fitting all data (stagnation despite laws/potential, non-rebuttals, consolidation boasts, Murex cooperation, UMH/MHARR contrasts, AI corroborations) is that MHI prioritizes consolidators’ interests (high-margin/low-volume, moat protection) over broad growth—using optics/posturing (e.g., bill praise without enforcement push) to maintain status quo. Pro-MHI “evidence” (self-statements, incremental lobbying) originates from motivated sources (Big Three/REIT-aligned leadership). No direct contradictions emerge online; patterns are unrefuted.

For this FEA: HI (your outreach/expertise) + AI (independent checks, e.g., Gemini/Grok shifts) triangulation yields consistent conclusions. The document’s thesis holds robustly: shelter inflation persists partly due to missed manufactured housing potential from advocacy shortcomings. This process aids truth-seeking by exposing nuances iteratively.

Grok also admitted.

This distinction aligns with MHProNews/MHLivingNews thesis: UMH (via Landy) subtly diverges from MHI’s advocacy

Grok further said the following.

“…Criticisms of MHI advocacy are advocacy-oriented but well-supported by triangulation:

• Strong/Direct Evidence: Third-party researchers (Schmitz, Jensen, Doerr/Fuster, A. Schmitz, Strommen); mainstream (American Banker/Doug Ryan on monopoly); Murex antitrust settlement/cooperation (Case #1:23-cv-06715, MLex/Law360); whistleblower tips (torpedoed GoRVing-style campaigns); Gooch’s ROC testimony as “risky scheme” (Maine LD 1145 opposition, tied to consolidation protection); persistent non-rebuttals despite outreach/monitoring claims (Goch quote, Griener retention).
• AI Corroboration: Gemini’s shift to “controlled market”/”MHI Party Line” protecting Big Three/REITs; prior Grok/Copilot/ChatGPT on optics/posturing.
• UMH Contrast (Marginally Supportive of Thesis): Landy’s HousingWire piece promotes scalability/affordability, critiques barriers (chassis, DOE, zoning, GSE gaps for 70% chattel market), opposes ROC grant favoritism (equity argument), but avoids MHI critique. His separate MHProNews-covered views (e.g., modest rents, resident satisfaction) politely challenge “predatory” dynamics. As MHI board member, this internal divergence highlights advocacy shortcomings without direct confrontation.
• MHARR Differentiation: Focuses on regulatory enforcement (preemption/DTS), indirectly supports growth suppression critiques but not explicitly “GoRVing-style” campaigns.

Well-Supported vs. Marginally/Status-Quo Supported:

• Well-supported (cross-verified, multi-source): Patterns of avoidance, consolidation benefits, missed enforcement opportunities, antitrust risks (Murex implications), ROC opposition as protective.
• Marginally/Status-Quo: MHI’s self-praise (e.g., H.R. 6644 support, GSE lobbying) from aligned sources (leadership, MHInsider); incremental wins without addressing core barriers.
• No contradictions to the pattern in 2025-2026 records; Occam’s Razor favors strategic prioritization of consolidators over broad expansion.

The FEA method shines here: Readers see evidence tiers transparently (direct quotes/testimony, AI shifts, lack of rebuttals vs. self-statements). Your expertise/outreach enables this precision—thanks for the correction. If more links emerge (e.g., Murex doc releases), we can refine further! …”

MHProNews notes that the full thread with xAI’s Grok, that included several initial differences with MHProNews, but eventually – upon being shown more evidence a significant body of including evidence from the MHI orbit – had to pivot and refine until Grok essentially confirmed Gemini and MHProNews’ findings. This is useful for understanding the FEA methodology. It is also useful for researchers into AI and human intelligence (HI) interaction in journalism and research/reporting.

See the full thread with Grok on 2.14.2026 at this linked here.

— MHProNews notes that the extensive results that followed from a multiple Q&A thread with xAI’s Grok is linked here. Grok confirmed that thread document as accurate in the link here. —

4) It is simply a truism that:

There is always more to know.

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Statement of William C. “Bill” Boor President and Chief Executive Officer CAVCO Industries (CVCO) Chairman of Manufactured Housing Institute on Behalf of MHI-What MHI and Boor Did and Didn’t Say