Consumer Price Indexes (CPI-U), by Major Groups statistics

[1982-84=100. Represents annual averages of monthly figures. Reflects buying patterns of all urban consumers. Minus sign (-) indicates decrease. See text this section]


			Food and beverages						Food and beverages						Food and beverages								Food and beverages				Food and beverages				Housing						Housing		Apparel			Transportation						Transportation			Medical care			Education & communication					Special aggregate indexes

					Food at home							Food at home			Food at home				Food at home					Food at home			Food away from home							Fuels and utilities		Household furnishings								Private transportation				Public transportation
																																				and operations
																																																														All	All
					Cereals & bakery prods.				Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs					Dairy & related prods.			Fruits and vegetables					Fruits and vegetables													Utility				Men	Womens	Trans-																			Nondurables		items	items
		Food and		Food																									Wine						natural	Furniture	House-		and	and	port-						Motor			Medical	Medical	Medical			Tele-	Personal	Commodi-	Energy	Commodi-	less food	Transport-	less	less
Year	All	beverages,	Food,	at home,		White	Meats, poultry,		Beef and		Fresh whole	Fish and		Fresh whole	Dairy	Fruits and	Fresh			Fresh				Sugar and	Non-alcoholic		Food away	Alcoholic	at				Fuel		gas	and	keeping	Apparel,	boys	girls	ation,		New	New	Motor		vehicle		Airline	care,	care	care	Tele-		phone	sonal	ties,	commodi-	ties	and	ation	food and	medical
	items	total	total	total	Total	bread	and fish, total	Meats	veal	Poultry	chicken	seafood	Eggs	milk	products	vegetables,	fruits	Apples	Bananas	vegetables	Potatoes	Lettuce	Tomatoes	sweets	beverages	Coffee	from home	beverages	home	Housing	Shelter	Fuels	oil	Electricity	service	Bedding	supplies	total	apparel	apparel	total	Total	vehicles	cars	fuel	Tires	insurance	Total	fares	total	commodities	services	vision	Postage	services	care	total	ties	less food	apparel	services	energy	care

1939	13.9	(NA)	11.8	(NA)	12.4	13.2	12.6	12.0	11.9	35.6	35.6	6.3	32.4	18.5	15.1	10.6	(NA)	7.3	14.5	(NA)	9.2	11.6	(NA)	11.2	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	5.8	28.9	12.9	17.9	(NA)	21.6	21.7	31.0	14.3	14.9	21.3	21.3	12.9	34.8	8.9	9.1	(NA)	10.3	31.9	8.5	(NA)	12.9	36.1	15.5	14.8	(NA)	18.4	15.1	11.8	(NA)	(NA)
1940	14.0	(NA)	12.0	(NA)	12.7	13.5	12.5	11.7	12.1	36.0	36.0	6.9	33.4	19.1	15.9	10.9	(NA)	7.7	15.0	(NA)	8.9	11.7	(NA)	10.8	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	6.1	28.6	12.8	18.2	(NA)	21.8	22.1	31.2	14.2	14.7	21.4	21.3	12.7	32.2	8.8	9.1	(NA)	10.4	31.8	8.5	(NA)	12.9	36.1	15.4	14.9	(NA)	18.5	15.3	11.8	(NA)	(NA)
1941	14.7	(NA)	13.1	(NA)	12.8	13.6	14.0	13.1	13.0	38.8	38.7	7.8	39.9	20.9	17.6	11.6	(NA)	8.0	16.9	(NA)	8.8	13.0	(NA)	11.9	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	6.3	28.4	12.7	20.3	(NA)	22.8	23.2	32.6	14.7	15.5	23.0	23.0	13.3	33.3	9.0	9.1	(NA)	10.4	32.0	8.5	(NA)	12.9	36.3	15.8	15.9	(NA)	19.5	15.8	11.8	(NA)	(NA)
1942	16.3	(NA)	15.4	(NA)	13.8	14.5	16.4	15.2	14.5	46.6	46.6	10.2	48.5	22.5	19.7	14.7	(NA)	10.5	24.5	(NA)	12.8	16.2	(NA)	14.1	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	7.2	28.3	12.6	23.1	(NA)	26.7	27.0	37.7	16.0	17.7	(NA)	(NA)	14.1	(NA)	9.9	9.1	(NA)	10.7	32.8	8.8	(NA)	12.9	38.3	17.4	18.2	(NA)	21.6	16.7	12.5	(NA)	(NA)
1943	17.3	(NA)	17.1	(NA)	14.1	14.5	17.6	15.4	14.6	55.5	55.4	13.0	57.6	23.9	21.2	18.9	(NA)	15.9	28.8	(NA)	17.4	19.0	(NA)	14.2	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	7.8	28.2	12.5	24.3	(NA)	27.8	28.3	39.4	15.9	17.4	(NA)	(NA)	14.3	(NA)	9.0	9.2	(NA)	11.2	33.0	9.2	(NA)	12.9	39.5	19.2	19.9	(NA)	22.6	17.4	12.5	(NA)	(NA)
1944	17.6	(NA)	16.9	(NA)	14.2	14.4	16.9	14.6	13.9	57.3	57.3	13.0	54.8	24.2	21.0	18.9	(NA)	16.7	28.3	(NA)	17.7	16.5	(NA)	14.1	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	7.9	28.2	12.4	27.5	(NA)	29.8	29.7	42.4	15.9	17.4	(NA)	(NA)	14.3	(NA)	8.7	9.2	(NA)	11.6	33.3	9.6	(NA)	14.2	40.7	20.5	20.1	(NA)	23.8	17.8	12.5	(NA)	(NA)
1945	18.0	(NA)	17.3	(NA)	14.3	14.4	17.1	14.6	13.9	58.7	58.6	13.6	58.5	24.2	21.0	19.9	(NA)	19.1	26.3	(NA)	18.8	17.5	(NA)	14.1	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	7.5	28.0	12.3	30.0	(NA)	31.4	30.9	44.7	15.9	17.3	(NA)	(NA)	14.2	(NA)	8.7	9.2	(NA)	11.9	33.6	9.9	(NA)	14.8	41.3	21.2	20.7	(NA)	24.8	18.2	12.5	(NA)	(NA)
1946	19.5	(NA)	19.8	(NA)	16.4	17.0	21.0	18.7	17.7	66.0	66.0	14.8	60.0	27.8	26.0	20.4	(NA)	20.2	27.9	(NA)	18.1	16.6	(NA)	16.1	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	7.6	26.9	12.1	32.5	(NA)	34.4	35.1	48.0	16.7	18.3	(NA)	(NA)	14.5	(NA)	10.4	9.4	(NA)	12.5	34.2	10.4	(NA)	14.7	41.3	22.7	22.9	(NA)	26.3	19.0	12.7	(NA)	(NA)
1947	22.3	(NA)	24.1	25.8	20.4	20.5	28.3	26.6	25.1	69.6	69.5	17.0	71.5	31.1	29.3	22.4	21.8	19.4	36.3	18.9	19.4	19.3	(NA)	20.1	12.0	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	9.0	26.6	12.2	36.1	(NA)	39.9	41.6	55.6	18.5	20.8	34.1	34.1	16.4	38.9	11.7	9.9	(NA)	13.5	36.7	11.3	(NA)	14.5	42.0	25.4	27.6	(NA)	29.7	21.6	13.2	(NA)	(NA)
1948	24.1	(NA)	26.1	28.0	22.4	22.8	32.1	30.2	30.4	77.1	77.0	19.6	74.3	34.6	32.2	23.0	21.8	18.0	38.3	20.7	21.5	19.4	(NA)	19.4	13.1	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	11.5	26.8	12.6	39.6	(NA)	42.5	43.9	58.9	20.6	23.0	37.3	37.3	18.6	39.6	13.9	11.2	(NA)	14.4	38.6	12.1	(NA)	14.5	44.1	26.3	29.6	(NA)	31.9	23.6	14.7	(NA)	(NA)
1949	23.8	(NA)	25.0	26.9	22.3	22.9	30.4	28.4	28.3	72.7	72.7	19.7	71.6	33.2	29.4	23.3	23.8	19.0	39.9	20.5	21.0	23.2	(NA)	19.7	14.2	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	10.9	27.1	13.1	38.6	(NA)	40.8	42.7	55.7	22.1	24.4	40.9	40.8	19.1	39.4	15.7	12.4	(NA)	14.8	39.2	12.5	(NA)	15.6	46.0	26.2	28.8	(NA)	31.5	23.6	16.3	(NA)	(NA)
1950	24.1	(NA)	25.4	27.3	22.6	23.4	31.8	29.9	31.2	69.6	69.5	19.4	61.8	32.2	29.0	22.4	22.3	17.9	39.1	19.7	17.6	19.7	(NA)	20.1	20.0	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	11.0	27.2	13.2	38.9	(NA)	40.3	42.5	53.8	22.7	24.5	41.2	41.1	19.0	44.2	14.7	13.4	(NA)	15.1	39.7	12.8	(NA)	15.7	49.5	26.2	29.0	(NA)	31.4	23.8	17.4	(NA)	(NA)
1951	26.0	(NA)	28.2	30.3	24.7	25.6	35.5	33.9	36.5	73.0	72.9	22.1	75.2	35.7	32.4	24.4	21.7	16.5	39.3	22.6	19.3	22.9	(NA)	20.8	22.1	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	11.6	27.4	13.1	42.9	(NA)	43.9	46.0	57.9	24.1	25.6	43.1	43.1	19.5	51.3	15.2	14.8	(NA)	15.9	40.8	13.4	156.6	16.1	50.6	28.7	31.6	(NA)	33.8	25.3	19.0	(NA)	(NA)
1952	26.5	(NA)	28.7	30.8	25.3	26.3	35.2	33.6	36.2	73.2	73.1	21.5	68.7	37.5	33.8	26.9	23.7	22.3	39.4	27.1	28.9	21.7	(NA)	21.0	22.2	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	(NA)	11.9	27.6	13.4	42.2	(NA)	43.5	46.2	57.2	25.7	27.3	46.8	46.8	20.0	51.3	18.1	15.8	(NA)	16.7	41.2	14.3	138.1	17.7	52.5	29.0	32.0	(NA)	34.1	25.8	20.4	(NA)	(NA)
1953	26.7	(NA)	28.3	30.3	25.8	27.1	33.3	31.4	28.5	71.4	71.3	20.7	72.8	37.1	33.2	26.0	24.0	25.2	39.7	23.5	21.1	21.7	30.6	21.2	22.8	(NA)	21.5	39.6	(NA)	(NA)	22.0	(NA)	12.5	28.0	13.8	41.8	(NA)	43.1	45.9	56.6	26.5	27.8	47.3	47.2	21.2	51.1	20.5	16.8	(NA)	17.3	41.5	14.8	132.8	18.0	54.3	29.3	31.9	(NA)	34.2	26.4	21.7	(NA)	(NA)
1954	26.9	(NA)	28.2	30.1	26.4	28.2	32.7	31.2	27.4	64.5	64.4	20.9	60.9	36.3	32.1	25.6	24.1	24.5	39.8	22.3	20.5	21.9	29.2	21.7	27.1	(NA)	21.9	40.6	(NA)	(NA)	22.5	(NA)	12.6	28.1	14.1	41.4	(NA)	43.1	45.6	56.1	26.1	27.1	46.5	46.5	21.8	48.2	20.3	18.0	(NA)	17.8	42.0	15.3	124.1	19.3	53.4	29.4	31.6	(NA)	33.8	26.7	22.6	(NA)	(NA)
1955	26.8	(NA)	27.8	29.5	26.8	29.0	30.8	28.7	27.1	67.1	67.0	20.4	62.9	36.4	32.1	26.0	23.7	24.2	40.1	23.7	22.1	23.5	30.4	22.1	24.3	(NA)	22.1	40.5	(NA)	(NA)	22.7	(NA)	13.0	28.5	14.6	40.7	(NA)	42.9	45.1	55.6	25.8	26.7	44.9	44.8	22.1	49.2	19.5	18.5	(NA)	18.2	42.5	15.7	117.0	19.3	52.9	29.9	31.3	(NA)	33.6	26.8	22.7	(NA)	(NA)
1956	27.2	(NA)	28.0	29.6	27.2	29.7	29.4	27.7	26.7	58.8	58.8	20.4	62.5	37.5	32.9	27.3	24.5	24.2	39.9	25.8	26.4	23.6	32.5	21.6	25.4	(NA)	22.6	41.0	(NA)	(NA)	23.1	(NA)	13.6	28.6	14.9	41.0	(NA)	43.7	45.9	56.0	26.2	27.1	46.1	46.1	22.8	50.3	19.0	19.2	(NA)	18.9	43.4	16.3	117.5	19.3	53.5	31.2	31.6	(NA)	33.9	27.4	23.0	(NA)	(NA)
1957	28.1	(NA)	28.9	30.6	28.3	31.1	31.9	30.8	28.7	57.3	57.3	20.7	59.6	38.8	33.9	27.2	25.5	26.5	41.1	25.1	22.3	25.2	32.4	22.3	25.2	(NA)	23.4	42.1	(NA)	(NA)	24.0	(NA)	14.3	28.7	15.1	42.0	(NA)	44.5	46.6	56.3	27.7	28.6	48.6	48.5	23.8	50.9	20.6	19.9	(NA)	19.7	44.6	17.0	122.6	19.4	54.5	32.3	32.6	21.6	34.9	28.5	24.1	28.9	28.7
1958	28.9	(NA)	30.2	32.0	28.8	32.0	34.9	34.3	33.4	56.7	56.6	22.1	62.6	39.5	34.4	29.1	27.5	24.2	41.1	26.6	24.4	25.0	35.2	23.3	23.4	(NA)	24.1	42.0	(NA)	(NA)	24.5	(NA)	13.5	29.1	16.0	41.8	(NA)	44.6	46.4	56.2	28.6	29.5	50.1	50.0	23.4	52.7	23.6	20.9	(NA)	20.6	46.1	17.9	124.8	20.8	56.1	33.4	33.3	21.3	35.3	28.8	25.6	29.6	29.5
1959	29.1	(NA)	29.7	31.2	29.1	32.6	33.6	33.1	34.4	51.6	51.6	22.5	54.9	39.9	34.6	28.7	25.5	23.6	40.4	26.3	24.6	26.0	32.5	23.8	21.3	(NA)	24.8	42.4	(NA)	(NA)	24.7	(NA)	13.7	29.5	16.5	41.8	(NA)	45.0	46.3	56.5	29.8	30.8	52.3	52.2	23.7	51.5	25.1	21.5	(NA)	21.5	46.8	18.7	126.4	22.7	57.4	34.1	33.3	21.5	35.8	29.2	26.5	30.2	29.8
1960	29.6	(NA)	30.0	31.5	29.7	33.7	33.1	32.5	33.5	52.5	52.4	22.5	59.1	40.9	35.4	29.4	27.7	26.8	37.7	27.1	28.0	25.1	34.7	23.9	21.1	(NA)	25.4	43.1	(NA)	(NA)	25.2	(NA)	13.5	29.9	17.6	41.9	(NA)	45.7	47.2	56.7	29.8	30.6	51.6	51.5	24.4	47.9	25.7	22.2	(NA)	22.3	46.9	19.5	127.3	23.5	58.3	34.6	33.6	21.9	36.0	29.7	27.2	30.6	30.2
1961	29.9	(NA)	30.4	31.8	30.3	34.7	33.2	32.9	33.0	47.4	47.4	23.0	59.1	41.0	35.9	29.5	28.2	28.7	37.7	25.6	24.7	24.1	31.8	23.4	21.1	(NA)	26.0	43.3	(NA)	(NA)	25.4	(NA)	14.0	29.9	17.9	42.4	(NA)