Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until USDL-22-0835 8:30 a.m. (ET) May 11, 2022 Technical information: (202) 691-7000 • cpi_info@bls.gov • www.bls.gov/cpi Media Contact: (202) 691-5902 • PressOffice@bls.gov CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – APRIL 2022 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent in April on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 1.2 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 8.3 percent before seasonal adjustment. Increases in the indexes for shelter, food, airline fares, and new vehicles were the largest contributors to the seasonally adjusted all items increase. The food index rose 0.9 percent over the month as the food at home index rose 1.0 percent. The energy index declined in April after rising in recent months. The index for gasoline fell 6.1 percent over the month, offsetting increases in the indexes for natural gas and electricity. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.6 percent in April following a 0.3-percent advance in March. Along with indexes for shelter, airline fares, and new vehicles, the indexes for medical care, recreation, and household furnishings and operations all increased in April. The indexes for apparel, communication, and used cars and trucks all declined over the month. The all items index increased 8.3 percent for the 12 months ending April, a smaller increase than the 8.5-percent figure for the period ending in March. The all items less food and energy index rose 6.2 percent over the last 12 months. The energy index rose 30.3 percent over the last year, and the food index increased 9.4 percent, the largest 12-month increase since the period ending April 1981. 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 Apr'21 May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr'22 Chart 1. One-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), seasonally adjusted, Apr. 2021 - Apr. 2022 Percent change 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.2 0.3 - 2 - Chart 2. 12-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, Apr. 2021 - Apr. 2022 Percent change All items All items less food and energy 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Apr'21 May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr'22 Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average - 3 - Food The food index increased 0.9 percent in April; this was its seventeenth consecutive monthly increase. The index for food at home rose 1.0 percent after rising 1.5 percent the prior month. Five of the six major grocery store food group indexes increased over the month. The index for dairy and related products rose 2.5 percent, its largest monthly increase since July 2007. The index for nonalcoholic beverages also rose sharply, increasing 2.0 percent over the month. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs rose 1.4 percent as the index for eggs increased 10.3 percent in April. The index for cereals and bakery products increased 1.1 percent over the month, and the index for other food at home rose 0.7 percent. In contrast to these increases, the index for fruits and vegetables declined in April, falling 0.3 percent. The index for fresh fruits declined 0.5 percent, while the index for fresh vegetables was unchanged. The food away from home index rose 0.6 percent in April after rising 0.3 percent in March. The index for full service meals rose 0.9 percent over the month. The index for limited service meals increased 0.3 percent in April after declining in March. The food at home index rose 10.8 percent over the last 12 months, the largest 12-month increase since the period ending November 1980. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs increased 14.3 percent over the last year, the largest 12-month increase since the period ending May 1979. The other major grocery store food group indexes also rose over the past year, with increases ranging from 7.8 percent (fruits and vegetables) to 11.0 percent (other food at home). The index for food away from home rose 7.2 percent over the last year. The index for full service meals rose 8.7 percent over the last 12 months, the largest 12-month increase since the inception of the index in 1997. The index for limited service meals rose 7.0 percent over the last year, while the index for food at employee sites and schools fell 30.0 percent, reflecting widespread free lunch programs. Energy The energy index declined 2.7 percent in April after rising 11.0 percent in March. The gasoline index declined in April, falling 6.1 percent after increasing 18.3 percent the prior month. (Before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices fell 1.0 percent in April.) The other major energy component indexes increased in April; the index for natural gas rose 3.1 percent and the index for electricity increased 0.7 percent. The energy index rose 30.3 percent over the past 12 months. All the major energy component indexes increased over the year. The gasoline index increased 43.6 percent and the fuel oil index rose 80.5 percent. The index for electricity rose 11.0 percent, and the index for natural gas increased 22.7 percent over the last 12 months. All items less food and energy The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.6 percent in April. The shelter index increased 0.5 percent in April, the same increase as in March. The rent index rose 0.6 percent and the owners’ equivalent rent index rose 0.5 percent. The index for lodging away from home continued to increase, rising 1.7 percent in April after advancing 3.3 percent in March. - 4 - The index for airline fares continued to rise sharply, increasing 18.6 percent in April, the largest 1- month increase since the inception of the series in 1963. The index for new vehicles increased 1.1 percent in April after rising 0.2 percent in March. The medical care index increased 0.4 percent in April. The index for hospital services rose 0.5 percent over the month, the index for physicians’ services rose 0.2 percent, and the index for prescription drugs was unchanged. The recreation index rose 0.4 percent in April after increasing 0.2 percent in March. The index for household furnishings and operations continued to increase, rising 0.4 percent in April after increasing 1.0 percent the prior month. The index for motor vehicle insurance increased 0.8 percent in April. Also rising over the month were the indexes for personal care (+0.4 percent), education (+0.2 percent), alcoholic beverages (+0.4 percent), and tobacco (+0.4 percent). A few major component indexes declined in April. The apparel index fell 0.8 percent over the month, ending a string of six consecutive increases. The index for communication fell 0.4 percent in April, its third consecutive monthly decline. The index for used cars and trucks also fell 0.4 percent over the month, its third straight decline after a long series of increases. The index for all items less food and energy rose 6.2 percent over the past 12 months. Virtually all major components have increased over the span. The shelter index rose 5.1 percent over the last year, and the medical care index increased 3.2 percent. Several transportation indexes show notable increases including used cars and trucks (+22.7 percent) and new vehicles (+13.2 percent). The index for airline fares rose 33.3 percent over the last year, the largest 12-month increase since the period ending December 1980. Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 8.3 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 289.109 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index increased 0.6 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 8.9 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 284.575 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index rose 0.5 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 7.8 percent over the last 12 months. For the month, the index increased 0.6 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 May 2022 is scheduled to be released on Friday, June 10, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. (ET). - 5 - Technical Note Brief Explanation of the CPI The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the change in prices paid by consumers for goods and services. The CPI reflects spending patterns for each of two population groups: all urban consumers and urban wage earners and clerical workers. The all urban consumer group represents about 93 percent of the total U.S. population. It is based on the expenditures of almost all residents of urban or metropolitan areas, including professionals, the self-employed, the poor, the unemployed, and retired people, as well as urban wage earners and clerical workers. Not included in the CPI are the spending patterns of people living in rural nonmetropolitan areas, farming families, people in the Armed Forces, and those in institutions, such as prisons and mental hospitals. Consumer inflation for all urban consumers is measured by two indexes, namely, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U). The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is based on the expenditures of households included in the CPI-U definition that meet two requirements: more than 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 about 29 percent of the total U.S. population and is a subset of the CPI-U population. The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, fuels, transportation, doctors’ and dentists’ services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected each month in 75 urban areas across the country from about 6,000 housing units and approximately 22,000 retail establishments (department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments). All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 75 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visit, telephone call, or web 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- - 6 - month, 2-month, 6-month, and 12-month percent change standard errors annually for the CPI-U. These standard error estimates can be used to construct confidence intervals for hypothesis testing. For example, the estimated standard error of the 1-month percent change is 0.03 percent for the U.S. all items CPI. This means that if we repeatedly sample from the universe of all retail prices using the same methodology, and estimate a percentage change for each sample, then 95 percent of these estimates will be within 0.06 percent of the 1-month percentage change based on all retail prices. For example, for a 1- month change of 0.2 percent in the all items CPI-U, we are 95 percent confident that the actual percent change based on all retail prices would fall between 0.14 and 0.26 percent. For the latest data, including information on how to use the estimates of standard error, see www.bls.gov/cpi/tables/variance- estimates/home.htm. Calculating Index Changes Movements of the indexes from 1 month to another are usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period, while percent changes are not. The following table shows an example of using index values to calculate percent changes: Item A Item B Item C Year I 112.500 225.000 110.000 Year II 121.500 243.000 128.000 Change in index 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) produces both unadjusted and seasonally adjusted data. Seasonally adjusted data are computed using seasonal factors derived by the X-13ARIMA-SEATS seasonal adjustment method. These factors are updated each February, and the new factors are used to revise the previous 5 years of seasonally adjusted data. The factors are available at www.bls.gov/cpi/tables/seasonal-adjustment/seasonal-factors-2022.xlsx. For more information on data revision scheduling, please see the Factsheet on Seasonal Adjustment at www.bls.gov/cpi/seasonal- adjustment/questions-and-answers.htm and the Timeline of Seasonal Adjustment Methodological Changes at www.bls.gov/cpi/seasonal-adjustment/timeline-seasonal-adjustment-methodology- changes.htm. 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. - 7 - 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 2022, BLS adjusted 72 series using intervention analysis seasonal adjustment, including selected food and beverage items, motor fuels, electricity, and vehicles. Revision of Seasonally Adjusted Indexes Seasonally adjusted data, including the U.S. city average all items index levels, are subject to revision for up to 5 years after their original release. Every year, economists in the CPI calculate new seasonal factors for seasonally adjusted series and apply them to the last 5 years of data. Seasonally adjusted indexes beyond the last 5 years of data are considered to be final and not subject to revision. For January 2022, revised seasonal factors and seasonally adjusted indexes for 2017 to 2021 were calculated and published. For series which are directly adjusted using the Census X-13ARIMA-SEATS seasonal adjustment software, the seasonal factors for 2021 will be applied to data for 2022 to produce the seasonally adjusted 2022 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 2022, 22 of the 81 components of the U.S. city average all items index are 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 or contact the CPI seasonal adjustment section at 202-691-6968 or cpiseas@bls.gov. 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, April 2022 [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] Expenditure category Relative impor- tance Mar. 2022 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change Apr. 2021 Mar. 2022 Apr. 2022 Apr. 2021- Apr. 2022 Mar. 2022- Apr. 2022 Jan. 2022- Feb. 2022 Feb. 2022- Mar. 2022 Mar. 2022- Apr. 2022 All items.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.000 267.054 287.504 289.109 8.3 0.6 0.8 1.2 0.3 Food.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.361 273.090 295.728 298.711 9.4 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 Food at home.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.245 254.760 278.612 282.161 10.8 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.0 Cereals and bakery products. . . . . . . . . . . . 1.047 285.377 311.606 314.787 10.3 1.0 1.1 1.5 1.1 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.. . . . . . . . . . . 1.878 271.459 305.116 310.399 14.3 1.7 1.2 1.0 1.4 Dairy and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.759 230.170 245.258 251.030 9.1 2.4 1.9 1.2 2.5 Fruits and vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.432 314.973 337.503 339.385 7.8 0.6 2.3 1.5 -0.3 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.942 179.570 194.342 197.138 9.8 1.4 1.6 1.2 2.0 Other food at home.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.188 220.143 241.804 244.282 11.0 1.0 0.8 2.0 0.7 Food away from home1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.116 301.819 321.689 323.559 7.2 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.6 Energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.295 229.116 298.246 298.469 30.3 0.1 3.5 11.0 -2.7 Energy commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.926 257.289 375.027 372.220 44.7 -0.7 6.7 18.1 -5.4 Fuel oil1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.161 267.262 469.743 482.516 80.5 2.7 7.7 22.3 2.7 Motor fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.685 253.648 368.440 365.314 44.0 -0.8 6.7 18.3 -5.8 Gasoline (all types). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.590 252.603 366.499 362.802 43.6 -1.0 6.6 18.3 -6.1 Energy services.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.369 211.838 237.825 240.865 13.7 1.3 -0.4 1.8 1.3 Electricity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.511 218.627 240.558 242.778 11.0 0.9 -1.1 2.2 0.7 Utility (piped) gas service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.858 188.129 225.679 230.916 22.7 2.3 1.5 0.6 3.1 All items less food and energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78.344 273.968 289.305 290.846 6.2 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.6 Commodities less food and energy commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.513 149.915 164.449 164.520 9.7 0.0 0.4 -0.4 0.2 Apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.538 120.656 128.919 127.126 5.4 -1.4 0.7 0.6 -0.8 New vehicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.014 149.892 168.056 169.699 13.2 1.0 0.3 0.2 1.1 Used cars and trucks.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.038 168.647 208.216 206.981 22.7 -0.6 -0.2 -3.8 -0.4 Medical care commodities1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.500 377.284 385.084 385.307 2.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 Alcoholic beverages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.878 261.265 270.352 271.376 3.9 0.4 0.8 0.5 0.4 Tobacco and smoking products1. . . . . . . . 0.516 1,238.348 1,321.917 1,327.276 7.2 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.4 Services less energy services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.831 351.265 365.938 368.565 4.9 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.7 Shelter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.452 331.354 346.618 348.389 5.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Rent of primary residence. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.278 346.267 361.083 362.951 4.8 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.6 Owners’ equivalent rent of residences2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.816 340.162 354.968 356.439 4.8 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 Medical care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.881 572.108 589.652 591.940 3.5 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.5 Physicians’ services1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.849 405.869 409.998 410.830 1.2 0.2 -0.1 0.5 0.2 Hospital services3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.170 361.585 373.307 374.501 3.6 0.3 -0.1 0.4 0.5 Transportation services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.673 324.519 340.671 351.985 8.5 3.3 1.4 2.0 3.1 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.023 315.177 329.992 331.735 5.3 0.5 1.7 -0.3 0.5 Motor vehicle insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.397 567.509 589.143 592.317 4.4 0.5 1.2 0.7 0.8 Airline fares. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.543 222.953 243.689 297.143 33.3 21.9 5.2 10.7 18.6 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure category, April 2022 [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] Expenditure category Relative importance Mar. 2022 Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change Apr. 2021- Apr. 2022 Mar. 2022- Apr. 2022 Jan. 2022- Feb. 2022 Feb. 2022- Mar. 2022 Mar. 2022- Apr. 2022 All items.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.000 8.3 0.6 0.8 1.2 0.3 Food.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.361 9.4 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 Food at home.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.245 10.8 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.0 Cereals and bakery products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.047 10.3 1.0 1.1 1.5 1.1 Cereals and cereal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.337 11.9 1.1 1.3 2.1 1.5 Flour and prepared flour mixes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.054 14.0 -1.6 1.0 2.2 -0.9 Breakfast cereal1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.141 12.1 2.4 1.1 2.4 2.4 Rice, pasta, cornmeal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.142 10.7 0.8 0.8 2.8 1.3 Rice1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2 0.7 0.9 3.2 0.7 Bakery products1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.710 9.6 1.0 1.3 1.4 1.0 Bread1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.197 9.1 2.0 0.4 0.8 2.0 White bread1, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.6 2.0 0.6 0.6 2.0 Bread other than white1, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.8 1.9 0.4 0.8 1.9 Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.110 10.1 -1.0 2.4 2.5 -0.2 Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.174 7.2 0.9 1.2 1.0 0.9 Cookies1, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.6 0.3 1.9 0.5 0.3 Fresh cakes and cupcakes1, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.2 1.0 0.4 1.6 1.0 Other bakery products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.229 11.7 1.1 1.6 2.0 0.4 Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts1, 3. . . . 8.9 0.7 4.1 -1.7 0.7 Crackers, bread, and cracker products3. . . . . . . . . 14.1 0.8 1.5 2.7 0.0 Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers1, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.3 1.9 1.4 2.2 1.9 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.878 14.3 1.7 1.2 1.0 1.4 Meats, poultry, and fish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.765 13.8 1.2 1.2 0.9 0.8 Meats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.131 13.9 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.4 Beef and veal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.531 14.3 -0.1 0.8 0.3 -0.9 Uncooked ground beef1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.193 14.8 1.3 0.7 2.1 1.3 Uncooked beef roasts1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.080 16.9 -0.7 1.6 0.9 -0.7 Uncooked beef steaks2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.206 11.8 -1.1 0.1 -0.7 -2.1 Uncooked other beef and veal1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.052 18.9 -0.6 1.0 0.2 -0.6 Pork.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.361 13.7 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.6 Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.159 16.3 2.3 1.3 0.9 2.1 Bacon and related products3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.7 2.9 0.8 1.0 2.5 Breakfast sausage and related products2, 3. . . 13.9 1.2 2.1 0.5 1.5 Ham.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.066 8.8 -4.2 3.0 -1.2 -1.8 Ham, excluding canned3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.1 -4.5 2.9 -1.5 -1.8 Pork chops1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.052 14.0 1.9 0.0 2.0 1.9 Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs2.. . 0.084 13.1 1.6 1.6 1.5 0.6 Other meats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.240 13.2 2.2 1.6 1.7 2.7 Frankfurters3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.9 0.9 2.2 2.4 1.9 Lunchmeats1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.4 2.6 2.0 1.2 2.6 Poultry1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.347 15.3 3.0 1.7 1.5 3.0 Chicken1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.281 16.4 3.4 1.8 1.5 3.4 Fresh whole chicken1, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.6 4.0 2.6 1.8 4.0 Fresh and frozen chicken parts1, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.9 3.5 1.7 1.4 3.5 Other uncooked poultry including turkey2. . . . . . . . 0.065 10.7 0.9 0.6 1.9 0.8 Fish and seafood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.287 11.9 0.9 1.1 0.8 0.0 Fresh fish and seafood1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.147 13.0 0.9 -0.7 1.5 0.9 Processed fish and seafood2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.140 10.7 1.0 2.3 1.3 -0.7 Shelf stable fish and seafood3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.8 0.1 2.3 3.0 -2.5 Frozen fish and seafood3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.9 1.0 2.4 1.2 -0.7 Eggs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.112 22.6 10.3 2.2 1.9 10.3 See footnotes at end of table. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure category, April 2022 — Continued [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] Expenditure category Relative importance Mar. 2022 Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change Apr. 2021- Apr. 2022 Mar. 2022- Apr. 2022 Jan. 2022- Feb. 2022 Feb. 2022- Mar. 2022 Mar. 2022- Apr. 2022 Dairy and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.759 9.1 2.4 1.9 1.2 2.5 Milk2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.197 14.7 3.2 3.5 1.3 3.1 Fresh whole milk3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.5 3.2 3.0 1.6 3.1 Fresh milk other than whole2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.2 3.3 3.4 1.1 3.4 Cheese and related products1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.250 6.5 2.1 1.2 1.1 2.1 Ice cream and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.111 4.7 1.6 1.6 -0.2 1.7 Other dairy and related products1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.201 9.0 2.3 1.1 2.3 2.3 Fruits and vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.432 7.8 0.6 2.3 1.5 -0.3 Fresh fruits and vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.099 7.4 0.6 2.6 1.3 -0.3 Fresh fruits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.598 8.3 1.2 3.7 0.1 -0.5 Apples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.078 6.6 0.5 2.7 -0.3 -0.5 Bananas1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.080 4.2 -0.6 -0.1 1.1 -0.6 Citrus fruits2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.172 18.6 3.1 6.8 3.2 -0.6 Oranges, including tangerines3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.6 2.3 5.7 3.0 -0.7 Other fresh fruits2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.268 4.2 0.7 3.5 -0.8 -1.4 Fresh vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.501 6.2 -0.1 1.3 2.6 0.0 Potatoes.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.077 7.2 2.5 1.3 3.2 2.0 Lettuce1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.061 12.7 0.3 -0.3 3.0 0.3 Tomatoes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.080 0.4 -1.0 1.2 1.4 0.3 Other fresh vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.284 6.3 -0.6 0.8 2.4 0.0 Processed fruits and vegetables2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.333 8.9 0.4 1.5 2.4 -0.5 Canned fruits and vegetables2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.171 10.4 -0.1 1.3 3.8 -0.3 Canned fruits2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.9 0.2 -0.3 2.4 -0.8 Canned vegetables2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.4 -0.2 2.1 4.2 -0.1 Frozen fruits and vegetables2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.098 7.9 1.4 2.2 0.0 0.1 Frozen vegetables3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.5 1.5 2.7 0.9 -0.1 Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.064 6.7 0.2 1.4 1.9 -0.2 Dried beans, peas, and lentils1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.8 -0.2 0.5 4.4 -0.2 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials. . . . . . . . . 0.942 9.8 1.4 1.6 1.2 2.0 Juices and nonalcoholic drinks2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.665 9.2 1.1 1.5 1.4 1.9 Carbonated drinks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.279 9.2 0.2 1.5 1.4 1.8 Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks1, 2. . . . . . . . . . 0.007 4.5 0.5 4.6 -0.1 0.5 Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks2. . . . . . . . . 0.379 9.3 1.8 1.6 1.2 2.4 Beverage materials including coffee and tea2. . . . . . . . . . . 0.277 11.1 2.3 1.9 0.9 2.2 Coffee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.178 13.5 2.5 1.5 0.2 2.4 Roasted coffee3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.7 2.4 1.7 0.4 2.6 Instant coffee1, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.8 3.7 0.7 -0.3 3.7 Other beverage materials including tea1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.098 6.8 1.9 2.5 1.4 1.9 Other food at home.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.188 11.0 1.0 0.8 2.0 0.7 Sugar and sweets1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.280 8.0 -0.2 1.1 1.3 -0.2 Sugar and sugar substitutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.041 6.7 -0.1 0.9 1.6 -0.8 Candy and chewing gum1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.179 7.3 -0.8 1.2 0.9 -0.8 Other sweets2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.060 10.9 1.6 0.7 2.2 1.6 Fats and oils. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.240 15.3 1.5 1.4 2.9 1.2 Butter and margarine2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.073 19.2 3.8 3.2 5.8 4.7 Butter3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.0 1.6 3.1 6.0 3.7 Margarine1, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.5 7.1 5.0 3.2 7.1 Salad dressing2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.056 13.1 0.3 1.0 3.5 0.7 Other fats and oils including peanut butter2. . . . . . . . . . 0.110 13.7 0.7 0.7 0.2 -0.8 Peanut butter1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.3 2.0 -1.5 -0.3 Other foods.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.668 10.9 1.2 0.6 2.0 0.8 Soups.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.099 13.1 3.3 3.9 0.7 2.3 Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods. . . . . . . . . . . 0.271 14.2 1.2 1.0 2.8 -0.1 See footnotes at end of table. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure category, April 2022 — Continued [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] Expenditure category Relative importance Mar. 2022 Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change Apr. 2021- Apr. 2022 Mar. 2022- Apr. 2022 Jan. 2022- Feb. 2022 Feb. 2022- Mar. 2022 Mar. 2022- Apr. 2022 Snacks1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.362 9.8 0.7 1.6 1.7 0.7 Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces. . . . . . . . . . . 0.324 8.5 -0.1 0.0 2.8 0.4 Salt and other seasonings and spices2, 3. . . . . . . . 9.8 -0.4 -0.3 4.8 0.5 Olives, pickles, relishes1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.3 -0.1 0.6 3.2 -0.1 Sauces and gravies2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2 0.9 1.3 1.4 1.6 Other condiments3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.2 -1.1 -0.8 0.1 -1.8 Baby food1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.043 13.0 3.0 0.7 1.6 3.0 Other miscellaneous foods2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.570 10.9 1.6 0.5 1.3 1.0 Prepared salads3, 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.3 1.0 2.6 0.1 1.7 Food away from home1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.116 7.2 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.6 Full service meals and snacks1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.384 8.7 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.9 Limited service meals and snacks1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.491 7.0 0.3 0.3 -0.2 0.3 Food at employee sites and schools1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.035 -30.0 0.1 -2.0 1.5 0.1 Food at elementary and secondary schools1, 3, 5. . . . . . . -42.9 0.1 0.4 1.2 0.1 Food from vending machines and mobile vendors1, 2. . . . 0.036 7.1 1.5 0.2 -0.2 1.5 Other food away from home1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.171 5.5 0.1 0.8 0.2 0.1 Energy.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.295 30.3 0.1 3.5 11.0 -2.7 Energy commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.926 44.7 -0.7 6.7 18.1 -5.4 Fuel oil and other fuels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.241 58.8 1.2 6.5 15.7 3.7 Fuel oil1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.161 80.5 2.7 7.7 22.3 2.7 Propane, kerosene, and firewood6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.079 26.5 -1.9 3.9 3.4 1.4 Motor fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.685 44.0 -0.8 6.7 18.3 -5.8 Gasoline (all types). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.590 43.6 -1.0 6.6 18.3 -6.1 Gasoline, unleaded regular3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.2 -1.2 6.1 19.3 -6.4 Gasoline, unleaded midgrade3, 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.9 -0.3 4.6 17.4 -4.0 Gasoline, unleaded premium3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.7 0.3 3.9 17.0 -3.5 Other motor fuels1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.094 64.2 6.9 6.0 22.9 6.9 Energy services.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.369 13.7 1.3 -0.4 1.8 1.3 Electricity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.511 11.0 0.9 -1.1 2.2 0.7 Utility (piped) gas service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.858 22.7 2.3 1.5 0.6 3.1 All items less food and energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78.344 6.2 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.6 Commodities less food and energy commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . 21.513 9.7 0.0 0.4 -0.4 0.2 Household furnishings and supplies8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.968 10.6 0.6 0.8 1.0 0.5 Window and floor coverings and other linens1, 2. . . . . . . . 0.295 8.2 0.8 0.1 0.8 0.8 Floor coverings1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.066 11.4 0.8 4.8 -1.6 0.8 Window coverings1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.058 24.5 4.7 -5.5 5.4 4.7 Other linens1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.171 1.6 -0.5 0.3 0.3 -0.5 Furniture and bedding1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.970 15.0 1.5 0.1 0.6 1.5 Bedroom furniture1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.318 14.6 1.7 0.5 0.4 1.7 Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture1, 2. . . 0.466 14.9 1.1 -0.2 0.3 1.1 Other furniture2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.177 15.9 2.3 -0.3 1.5 2.0 Appliances2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.258 7.8 0.1 0.7 1.5 -0.5 Major appliances2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.087 12.1 0.6 1.8 2.8 -0.8 Laundry equipment1, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 -3.1 3.0 0.5 -3.1 Other appliances1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.168 5.7 -0.1 0.6 0.5 -0.1 Other household equipment and furnishings2. . . . . . . . . . . 0.586 8.1 -1.4 2.4 2.4 -1.6 Clocks, lamps, and decorator items1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.355 10.3 -1.1 3.7 1.9 -1.1 Indoor plants and flowers9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.103 4.6 -4.2 1.0 1.1 -1.7 Dishes and flatware1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.052 4.8 -0.3 2.1 3.1 -0.3 Nonelectric cookware and tableware1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.076 5.4 0.3 1.5 1.8 0.3 Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies2. . . . 0.933 11.2 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.6 Tools, hardware and supplies1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.242 10.4 1.2 0.9 1.5 1.2 Outdoor equipment and supplies2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.465 11.9 -0.1 0.3 0.6 0.1 See footnotes at end of table. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure category, April 2022 — Continued [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] Expenditure category Relative importance Mar. 2022 Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change Apr. 2021- Apr. 2022 Mar. 2022- Apr. 2022 Jan. 2022- Feb. 2022 Feb. 2022- Mar. 2022 Mar. 2022- Apr. 2022 Housekeeping supplies1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.926 8.3 1.3 1.4 0.6 1.3 Household cleaning products1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.342 10.1 1.7 1.9 1.2 1.7 Household paper products1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.214 8.0 0.5 1.7 1.3 0.5 Miscellaneous household products1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.370 7.0 1.3 0.7 -0.3 1.3 Apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.538 5.4 -1.4 0.7 0.6 -0.8 Men’s and boys’ apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.644 7.0 -1.4 0.4 1.1 0.3 Men’s apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.496 8.0 -1.4 1.0 1.1 0.3 Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.076 21.7 3.6 -1.7 0.7 6.6 Men’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.164 6.8 -1.3 2.4 0.3 -1.3 Men’s shirts and sweaters2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.124 9.6 -3.9 0.8 -0.7 -0.9 Men’s pants and shorts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.126 0.1 -2.2 2.5 3.6 -1.9 Boys’ apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.148 3.8 -1.4 1.0 -0.5 0.2 Women’s and girls’ apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.002 5.2 -1.6 1.2 0.4 -0.9 Women’s apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.841 5.3 -1.9 1.5 0.0 -1.0 Women’s outerwear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.060 8.6 -2.1 -1.6 -1.3 0.4 Women’s dresses.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.093 8.3 -1.4 -0.8 -1.0 0.7 Women’s suits and separates2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.410 5.0 -2.8 1.3 0.5 -2.3 Women’s underwear, nightwear, swimwear, and accessories2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.270 4.1 -0.5 3.8 -2.4 -0.9 Girls’ apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.161 4.7 -0.1 0.0 2.2 -0.5 Footwear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.613 4.7 -0.9 1.3 0.1 -1.3 Men’s footwear1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.206 2.5 -1.1 1.0 0.4 -1.1 Boys’ and girls’ footwear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.119 5.0 -2.2 2.5 -1.5 -1.4 Women’s footwear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.287 6.4 -0.2 0.3 0.0 0.1 Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.117 8.8 -1.2 2.1 -1.5 -0.7 Jewelry and watches6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.162 0.3 -2.2 -4.2 2.8 -1.8 Watches1, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.030 -0.3 1.1 0.9 -1.5 1.1 Jewelry6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.132 0.4 -2.9 -5.7 4.4 -1.3 Transportation commodities less motor fuel8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.563 17.2 0.2 0.1 -1.7 0.4 New vehicles.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.014 13.2 1.0 0.3 0.2 1.1 New cars3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.2 1.4 0.3 0.3 1.7 New trucks3, 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.8 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.9 Used cars and trucks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.038 22.7 -0.6 -0.2 -3.8 -0.4 Motor vehicle parts and equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.423 14.5 1.2 1.6 -0.2 1.2 Tires1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.270 15.7 0.9 1.5 -0.1 0.9 Vehicle accessories other than tires1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.154 12.5 1.6 1.7 -0.3 1.6 Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires1, 3.. . 9.5 0.9 1.9 -0.1 0.9 Motor oil, coolant, and fluids1, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.1 3.7 1.3 -1.2 3.7 Medical care commodities1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.500 2.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 Medicinal drugs1, 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.399 2.1 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.0 Prescription drugs1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.027 1.7 0.0 0.3 -0.2 0.0 Nonprescription drugs1, 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.373 3.0 0.0 0.7 1.3 0.0 Medical equipment and supplies1, 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.100 3.9 0.3 -0.5 -0.2 0.3 Recreation commodities8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.903 4.0 0.5 0.9 -0.1 0.5 Video and audio products8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.293 -4.1 -0.6 -0.6 -1.8 -0.7 Televisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.138 -5.8 -2.1 -0.9 -2.4 -2.2 Other video equipment2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.026 -4.8 0.1 0.7 -1.3 -0.7 Audio equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.072 -2.6 1.0 -0.1 -2.3 1.0 Recorded music and music subscriptions1, 2. . . . . . . . . 0.052 0.0 0.6 -1.1 -0.2 0.6 Pets and pet products1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.551 7.2 0.8 1.6 1.7 0.8 Pet food1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.0 1.2 1.1 2.3 1.2 Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories1, 2, 3. . . . 7.2 -0.1 2.3 0.6 -0.1 Sporting goods1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.560 7.5 0.9 0.5 -0.6 0.9 See footnotes at end of table. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure category, April 2022 — Continued [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] Expenditure category Relative importance Mar. 2022 Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change Apr. 2021- Apr. 2022 Mar. 2022- Apr. 2022 Jan. 2022- Feb. 2022 Feb. 2022- Mar. 2022 Mar. 2022- Apr. 2022 Sports vehicles including bicycles1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.321 8.0 0.7 -0.2 -0.9 0.7 Sports equipment1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.228 6.8 1.2 1.6 -0.1 1.2 Photographic equipment and supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.021 2.6 -1.0 0.0 -0.2 -1.4 Photographic equipment2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2 -1.0 -0.4 -0.2 -1.2 Recreational reading materials1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.095 2.1 2.0 3.5 -2.9 2.0 Newspapers and magazines1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.055 3.2 2.7 5.3 -3.9 2.7 Recreational books1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.040 0.5 1.0 1.2 -1.5 1.0 Other recreational goods2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.382 0.8 0.0 1.0 0.3 0.3 Toys.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.296 -0.3 -0.3 0.9 0.0 0.0 Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 0.0 2.4 -1.2 0.4 Sewing machines, fabric and supplies1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.027 1.4 4.6 1.9 2.3 4.6 Music instruments and accessories1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.043 6.7 -0.4 1.0 0.8 -0.4 Education and communication commodities8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.817 -4.0 -2.2 -0.7 -0.6 -2.6 Educational books and supplies1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.087 2.2 -0.1 -0.4 0.5 -0.1 College textbooks1, 3, 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 0.4 -0.4 0.7 0.4 Information technology commodities8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.730 -4.7 -2.5 -0.7 -0.7 -2.9 Computers, peripherals, and smart home assistants 1, 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.358 0.2 -2.1 0.8 0.9 -2.1 Computer software and accessories1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.020 -4.2 -1.4 -0.5 -1.0 -1.4 Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.353 -11.4 -2.9 -2.1 -2.3 -3.7 Smartphones1, 3, 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -16.1 -4.3 -1.7 -4.2 -4.3 Alcoholic beverages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.878 3.9 0.4 0.8 0.5 0.4 Alcoholic beverages at home.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.586 2.8 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.3 Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home. . . . . . . . 0.223 5.0 0.2 2.2 0.9 0.2 Distilled spirits at home1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.106 1.7 0.5 0.2 -0.6 0.5 Whiskey at home1, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3 0.5 0.8 -0.8 0.5 Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home1, 3. . . . 0.6 0.5 -0.1 -0.6 0.5 Wine at home1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.257 1.5 0.4 0.7 0.2 0.4 Alcoholic beverages away from home1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.292 5.1 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.5 Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.0 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.6 Wine away from home1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.0 0.4 0.2 1.2 0.4 Distilled spirits away from home1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.3 0.9 0.3 0.7 0.9 Other goods8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.347 5.2 0.3 0.9 0.6 0.3 Tobacco and smoking products1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.516 7.2 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.4 Cigarettes1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.445 7.5 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.5 Tobacco products other than cigarettes1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . 0.066 4.5 -0.2 -0.3 1.6 -0.2 Personal care products1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.644 2.1 0.3 0.8 1.0 0.3 Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.329 4.4 1.2 0.5 1.1 1.2 Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.306 -0.5 -0.7 1.2 1.0 -0.7 Miscellaneous personal goods1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.187 8.8 0.2 2.3 -0.9 0.2 Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap3. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.1 0.4 3.0 1.6 0.3 Services less energy services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.831 4.9 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.7 Shelter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.452 5.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Rent of shelter13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.082 5.2 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 Rent of primary residence.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.278 4.8 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.6 Lodging away from home2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.988 19.7 3.0 2.2 3.3 1.7 Housing at school, excluding board13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.125 1.6 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.863 22.6 3.4 2.5 3.7 2.0 Owners’ equivalent rent of residences13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.816 4.8 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 See footnotes at end of table. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure category, April 2022 — Continued [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] Expenditure category Relative importance Mar. 2022 Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change Apr. 2021- Apr. 2022 Mar. 2022- Apr. 2022 Jan. 2022- Feb. 2022 Feb. 2022- Mar. 2022 Mar. 2022- Apr. 2022 Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence13. . . 22.577 4.8 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 Tenants’ and household insurance1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.371 -0.4 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0 Water and sewer and trash collection services2. . . . . . . . . . . 1.095 4.2 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.3 Water and sewerage maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.789 4.0 0.3 0.4 -0.1 0.3 Garbage and trash collection1, 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.306 4.6 0.3 1.0 0.4 0.3 Household operations1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.823 6.4 Domestic services1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.242 7.3 -1.2 0.6 0.1 -1.2 Gardening and lawncare services1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moving, storage, freight expense1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.100 7.1 2.1 -0.6 -0.4 2.1 Repair of household items1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medical care services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.881 3.5 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.5 Professional services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.505 1.8 0.0 -0.1 0.3 0.0 Physicians’ services1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.849 1.2 0.2 -0.1 0.5 0.2 Dental services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.906 2.0 -0.2 0.0 0.2 -0.2 Eyeglasses and eye care1, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.361 2.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 Services by other medical professionals1, 6. . . . . . . . . . . 0.389 4.1 -0.3 0.8 -0.2 -0.3 Hospital and related services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.542 3.6 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.5 Hospital services14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.170 3.6 0.3 -0.1 0.4 0.5 Inpatient hospital services14, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.7 0.3 -0.1 0.3 0.4 Outpatient hospital services3, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.7 Nursing homes and adult day services14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.208 3.6 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.3 Care of invalids and elderly at home1, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.164 2.5 0.5 0.7 1.8 0.5 Health insurance1, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.835 10.4 2.0 1.9 2.2 2.0 Transportation services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.673 8.5 3.3 1.4 2.0 3.1 Leased cars and trucks1, 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Car and truck rental2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.152 10.4 2.4 3.5 11.7 0.8 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.023 5.3 0.5 1.7 -0.3 0.5 Motor vehicle body work1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.052 13.0 1.3 1.6 1.2 1.3 Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing1. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.559 4.5 1.2 0.2 -1.0 1.2 Motor vehicle repair1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.369 5.1 -0.7 4.3 0.4 -0.7 Motor vehicle insurance.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.397 4.4 0.5 1.2 0.7 0.8 Motor vehicle fees1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.506 1.2 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 -0.1 State motor vehicle registration and license fees1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.292 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 Parking and other fees1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.199 1.7 -0.3 0.4 -0.5 -0.3 Parking fees and tolls2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 -0.1 0.4 -0.4 0.1 Public transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.836 21.8 14.4 3.5 7.1 12.1 Airline fares.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.543 33.3 21.9 5.2 10.7 18.6 Other intercity transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.093 -2.1 0.6 1.2 0.1 -0.3 Ship fare1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -3.7 -1.0 2.0 -0.1 -1.0 Intracity transportation1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.198 2.7 0.2 1.1 1.6 0.2 Intracity mass transit1, 3, 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.0 Recreation services8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.158 4.4 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.4 Video and audio services8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.156 4.4 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.8 Cable and satellite television service10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.064 4.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.8 Video discs and other media, including rental of video 1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.091 1.3 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.7 Video discs and other media1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.5 1.7 0.7 -0.2 1.7 Rental of video discs and other media1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . 5.2 0.7 2.1 0.7 0.7 Pet services including veterinary2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.519 9.0 1.1 1.0 2.5 1.1 Pet services1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.9 1.7 1.3 0.3 1.7 Veterinarian services2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.8 0.8 0.9 3.4 0.7 Photographers and photo processing1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.030 5.2 1.8 0.3 0.9 1.8 Other recreation services2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.453 2.8 -0.3 0.7 -0.2 -0.3 See footnotes at end of table. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure category, April 2022 — Continued [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] Expenditure category Relative importance Mar. 2022 Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change Apr. 2021- Apr. 2022 Mar. 2022- Apr. 2022 Jan. 2022- Feb. 2022 Feb. 2022- Mar. 2022 Mar. 2022- Apr. 2022 Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other organizations, or participant sports fees1, 2. . 0.636 2.8 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 Admissions1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.457 2.0 -1.4 1.6 -1.3 -1.4 Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.8 1.1 -0.2 1.1 1.1 Admission to sporting events1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -9.4 -8.2 2.7 -5.9 -8.2 Fees for lessons or instructions1, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.170 3.1 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.3 Education and communication services8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.379 1.7 0.1 0.1 -0.1 0.2 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.514 2.5 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 College tuition and fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.446 2.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 Elementary and high school tuition and fees. . . . . . . . . 0.315 2.3 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.1 Day care and preschool9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.624 3.7 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.6 Technical and business school tuition and fees1, 2.. . 0.039 0.7 0.3 0.0 -0.4 0.3 Postage and delivery services2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.083 4.1 0.2 -1.4 0.5 0.7 Postage.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.075 3.0 0.0 -1.7 0.3 0.4 Delivery services2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.009 13.9 2.0 1.3 2.5 2.8 Telephone services1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.835 0.5 0.2 0.2 -0.6 0.2 Wireless telephone services1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.527 -0.7 0.0 0.1 -0.7 0.0 Residential telephone services1, 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.308 6.0 0.7 0.5 -0.2 0.7 Internet services and electronic information providers 1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.938 1.7 0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.2 Other personal services1, 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.369 6.2 0.5 1.2 0.4 0.5 Personal care services1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.540 5.1 0.4 1.1 -0.4 0.4 Haircuts and other personal care services1, 2. . . . . . . . 0.540 5.1 0.4 1.1 -0.4 0.4 Miscellaneous personal services1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.830 7.0 0.6 1.2 1.0 0.6 Legal services1, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.231 6.5 1.1 2.0 0.4 1.1 Funeral expenses1, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.147 2.9 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.3 Laundry and dry cleaning services1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.153 10.3 0.4 0.9 0.7 0.4 Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1, 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.018 10.5 0.6 1.2 3.8 0.6 Financial services1, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.198 6.9 0.4 1.5 2.0 0.4 Checking account and other bank services1, 2, 3.. . 2.9 2.1 0.0 0.0 2.1 Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 1, 2, 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.0 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample. 4 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 2005=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base. 8 Indexes on a December 2009=100 base. 9 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base. 10 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base. 11 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base. 12 Indexes on a December 2019=100 base. 13 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 14 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, special aggregate indexes, April 2022 [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] Special aggregate indexes Relative impor- tance Mar. 2022 Unadjusted indexes Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change Apr. 2021 Mar. 2022 Apr. 2022 Apr. 2021- Apr. 2022 Mar. 2022- Apr. 2022 Jan. 2022- Feb. 2022 Feb. 2022- Mar. 2022 Mar. 2022- Apr. 2022 All items less food.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86.639 266.093 286.196 287.595 8.1 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.2 All items less shelter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67.548 244.958 267.420 268.974 9.8 0.6 0.9 1.6 0.2 All items less food and shelter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.186 237.700 260.018 261.255 9.9 0.5 0.9 1.7 0.1 All items less food, shelter, and energy. . . . . . . . . . 45.892 242.101 257.366 258.776 6.9 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.6 All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and trucks.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.854 245.687 258.321 260.020 5.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 All items less medical care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.619 254.703 275.372 276.967 8.7 0.6 0.9 1.3 0.3 All items less energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.705 273.092 289.456 291.199 6.6 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.6 Commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.800 194.456 219.057 219.647 13.0 0.3 1.3 2.1 -0.3 Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and trucks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.475 147.536 158.413 158.714 7.6 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.3 Commodities less food.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.439 159.832 183.946 183.754 15.0 -0.1 1.4 2.7 -0.9 Commodities less food and beverages. . . . . . . . 25.560 156.346 180.695 180.477 15.4 -0.1 1.5 2.8 -0.9 Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.200 338.518 354.058 356.710 5.4 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.8 Services less rent of shelter1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.118 356.494 372.608 376.389 5.6 1.0 0.4 0.9 1.1 Services less medical care services. . . . . . . . . . . 53.319 320.837 336.208 338.884 5.6 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.8 Durables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.835 111.983 127.471 127.622 14.0 0.1 0.5 -0.9 0.1 Nondurables.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.965 236.092 265.380 266.284 12.8 0.3 1.9 3.2 -0.2 Nondurables less food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.603 204.988 239.355 238.601 16.4 -0.3 2.5 6.0 -1.5 Nondurables less food and beverages. . . . . . . . 12.725 201.493 237.431 236.569 17.4 -0.4 2.7 6.4 -1.6 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.187 256.202 310.037 309.706 20.9 -0.1 3.1 8.5 -1.9 Nondurables less food and apparel. . . . . . . . . . . . 11.066 255.411 304.859 304.652 19.3 -0.1 2.7 8.2 -1.6 Housing.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.948 277.258 293.577 295.259 6.5 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.6 Education and communication2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.196 141.742 143.475 143.212 1.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.2 Education2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.601 271.829 278.388 278.647 2.5 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 Communication2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.595 75.630 75.866 75.576 -0.1 -0.4 -0.1 -0.5 -0.4 Information and information processing2. . . . 3.512 71.420 71.568 71.284 -0.2 -0.4 -0.1 -0.5 -0.5 Information technology, hardware and services3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.677 7.361 7.371 7.297 -0.9 -1.0 -0.3 -0.4 -1.2 Recreation2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.061 124.546 129.437 129.892 4.3 0.4 0.7 0.2 0.4 Video and audio2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.449 109.612 112.236 112.568 2.7 0.3 0.2 -0.1 0.5 Pets, pet products and services2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.071 183.781 196.819 198.626 8.1 0.9 1.3 2.1 0.9 Photography2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.051 76.591 79.189 79.727 4.1 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.5 Food and beverages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.239 272.367 294.064 296.915 9.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 Domestically produced farm food.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.936 263.207 288.245 291.954 10.9 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.3 Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.907 373.376 384.312 385.184 3.2 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.3 Apparel less footwear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.925 112.301 120.430 118.568 5.6 -1.5 0.6 0.7 -0.6 Fuels and utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.705 253.460 283.376 286.339 13.0 1.0 0.1 2.0 1.2 Household energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.610 207.988 238.029 241.059 15.9 1.3 -0.1 2.6 1.5 Medical care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.381 524.585 539.739 541.515 3.2 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.4 Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.921 222.547 264.525 266.892 19.9 0.9 1.9 3.9 -0.4 Private transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.085 220.742 264.669 265.383 20.2 0.3 1.8 3.8 -1.0 New and used motor vehicles2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.051 108.477 126.417 127.338 17.4 0.7 0.0 -1.2 0.9 Utilities and public transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.199 225.076 238.961 244.061 8.4 2.1 0.2 1.1 2.0 Household furnishings and operations. . . . . . . . . . . 4.791 129.321 141.358 142.110 9.9 0.5 0.6 1.0 0.4 Other goods and services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.717 473.649 498.538 500.673 5.7 0.4 1.1 0.5 0.4 Personal care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.201 242.303 254.111 255.213 5.3 0.4 1.2 0.5 0.4 1 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index, April 2022 [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] Area Pricing Schedule1 Percent change to Apr. 2022 from: Percent change to Mar. 2022 from: Apr. 2021 Feb. 2022 Mar. 2022 Mar. 2021 Jan. 2022 Feb. 2022 U.S. city average. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 8.3 1.9 0.6 8.5 2.3 1.3 Region and area size2 Northeast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 7.2 1.9 0.6 7.3 2.0 1.3 Northeast - Size Class A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 6.8 2.1 0.8 6.7 1.7 1.3 Northeast - Size Class B/C3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 7.6 1.7 0.4 8.0 2.3 1.3 New England4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 7.0 1.6 0.1 7.4 2.1 1.4 Middle Atlantic4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 7.2 2.1 0.8 7.2 1.9 1.2 Midwest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 8.2 1.8 0.5 8.6 2.2 1.3 Midwest - Size Class A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 7.9 2.0 0.7 8.0 2.2 1.3 Midwest - Size Class B/C3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 8.5 1.6 0.4 8.9 2.1 1.2 East North Central4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 8.1 1.7 0.4 8.5 2.2 1.2 West North Central4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 8.5 2.0 0.7 8.6 2.2 1.3 South. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 8.8 1.9 0.5 9.1 2.6 1.4 South - Size Class A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 9.0 2.0 0.5 9.2 2.7 1.4 South - Size Class B/C3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 8.7 1.8 0.4 9.1 2.5 1.4 South Atlantic4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 8.8 1.6 0.3 9.2 2.4 1.3 East South Central4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 7.8 2.2 0.7 7.9 2.6 1.5 West South Central4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 9.3 2.4 0.6 9.5 3.0 1.7 West. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 8.3 2.0 0.7 8.7 2.1 1.3 West - Size Class A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 8.1 2.0 0.6 8.4 2.1 1.4 West - Size Class B/C3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 8.6 2.0 0.7 9.0 2.2 1.2 Mountain4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 9.8 2.2 0.7 10.4 2.6 1.4 Pacific4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 7.8 1.9 0.7 8.1 2.0 1.2 Size classes Size Class A5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 8.0 2.0 0.6 8.1 2.2 1.4 Size Class B/C3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 8.5 1.8 0.5 8.9 2.3 1.3 Selected local areas Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 7.2 1.8 0.4 7.8 2.2 1.4 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 7.9 2.0 0.5 8.5 1.8 1.5 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M 6.3 2.2 0.9 6.1 1.6 1.3 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 10.8 1.9 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 9.1 1.6 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 8.3 2.5 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 8.5 2.4 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL. . . . . . . . . . . 2 9.6 1.5 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD. . . . . . . 2 8.4 2.2 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 11.0 2.5 San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5.0 1.5 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 9.1 2.1 St. Louis, MO-IL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 8.4 2.3 Urban Alaska.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7.5 1.9 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7.3 1.9 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9.0 3.0 Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9.1 2.0 Minneapolis-St.Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8.2 2.1 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 10.0 2.7 San Diego-Carlsbad, CA.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7.9 2.1 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 10.2 2.1 Urban Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7.5 2.4 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV6. . . . . 1 7.3 1.9 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items are priced every month in all areas. Most other goods and services are priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 2017=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 6 1998 - 2017 indexes based on substantially smaller sample. 7 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base. 8 Indexes on a 1987=100 base. NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. Table 5. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) and the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, all items index, April 2022 [Percent changes] Month Year Unadjusted 1-month percent change Unadjusted 12-month percent change C-CPI-U1 CPI-U C-CPI-U1 CPI-U December 2009.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 2.7 December 2010.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 1.5 December 2011.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.9 3.0 December 2012.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 1.7 December 2013.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 1.5 December 2014.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5 0.8 December 2015.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.4 0.7 December 2016.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8 2.1 December 2017.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 2.1 December 2018.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 1.9 December 2019.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8 2.3 January 2020. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.4 0.4 2.0 2.5 February 2020. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.3 0.3 1.8 2.3 March 2020.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.2 -0.2 1.1 1.5 April 2020.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.5 -0.7 0.2 0.3 May 2020.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.1 June 2020. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.6 July 2020. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.6 0.5 0.9 1.0 August 2020.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.4 0.3 1.3 1.3 September 2020.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1 0.1 1.4 1.4 October 2020. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 0.0 1.2 1.2 November 2020.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.1 -0.1 1.2 1.2 December 2020.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1 0.1 1.5 1.4 January 2021. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5 0.4 1.6 1.4 February 2021. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5 0.5 1.8 1.7 March 2021.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.6 0.7 2.6 2.6 April 2021.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.8 0.8 4.0 4.2 May 2021.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.7 0.8 4.9 5.0 June 2021. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.8 0.9 5.1 5.4 July 2021. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5 0.5 5.0 5.4 August 2021.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.2 0.2 4.8 5.3 September 2021.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.3 0.3 5.0 5.4 October 2021. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.8 0.8 5.9 6.2 November 2021.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5 0.5 6.4 6.8 December 2021.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.3 0.3 6.6 7.0 January 2022. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.8 0.8 7.0 7.5 February 2022. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.9 0.9 7.4 7.9 March 2022.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 1.3 8.0 8.5 April 2022.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.6 0.6 7.8 8.3 1 The C-CPI-U is designed to be a closer approximation to a cost-of-living index in that it, in its final form, accounts for any substitution that consumers make across item categories in response to changes in relative prices. Since the expenditure data required for the calculation of the C-CPI-U are available only with a time lag, the C-CPI-U is issued first in preliminary form using the latest available expenditure data at that time and is subject to four revisions. Indexes are issued as initial estimates. Indexes are revised each quarter with the publication of January, April, July, and October data as updated expenditure estimates become available. The C-CPI-U indexes are updated quarterly until they become final. January-March indexes are final in January of the following year; April-June indexes are final in April of the following year; July-September indexes are final in July of the following year; October-December indexes are final in October of the following year. Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, April 2022, 1-month analysis table [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] Expenditure category Relative importance Mar. 2022 One Month Seasonally adjusted percent change Mar. 2022- Apr. 2022 Seasonally adjusted effect on All Items Mar. 2022- Apr. 20221 Standard error, median price change2 Largest (L) or Smallest (S) seasonally adjusted change since:3 Date Percent change All items.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.000 0.3 0.04 S-Aug.2021 0.3 Food.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.361 0.9 0.116 0.09 S-Jan.2022 0.9 Food at home.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.245 1.0 0.086 0.13 S-Jan.2022 1.0 Cereals and bakery products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.047 1.1 0.011 0.32 S-Feb.2022 1.1 Cereals and cereal products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.337 1.5 0.005 0.38 S-Feb.2022 1.3 Flour and prepared flour mixes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.054 -0.9 0.000 0.89 S-Jul.2020 -1.3 Breakfast cereal4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.141 2.4 0.003 0.68 – – Rice, pasta, cornmeal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.142 1.3 0.002 0.53 S-Feb.2022 0.8 Rice4, 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.7 0.62 S-Oct.2021 0.0 Bakery products4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.710 1.0 0.007 0.39 S-Dec.2021 0.1 Bread4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.197 2.0 0.004 0.53 L-Apr.2020 3.7 White bread4, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0 0.74 L-Sep.2021 2.5 Bread other than white4, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 0.86 L-Apr.2020 3.5 Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.110 -0.2 0.000 1.00 S-Dec.2021 -1.2 Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.174 0.9 0.002 0.67 S-Dec.2021 0.7 Cookies4, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.3 0.77 S-Nov.2021 -0.5 Fresh cakes and cupcakes4, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 1.06 S-Feb.2022 0.4 Other bakery products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.229 0.4 0.001 0.67 S-Aug.2021 -0.1 Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts4, 6. . . . 0.7 1.29 L-Feb.2022 4.1 Crackers, bread, and cracker products6. . . . . . . . . 0.0 1.31 S-Aug.2021 -0.7 Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers4, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 0.86 S-Feb.2022 1.4 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.878 1.4 0.026 0.25 L-Oct.2021 1.5 Meats, poultry, and fish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.765 0.8 0.014 0.27 S-Jan.2022 0.2 Meats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.131 0.4 0.004 0.38 S-Jan.2022 -0.3 Beef and veal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.531 -0.9 -0.005 0.55 S-Jan.2022 -1.3 Uncooked ground beef4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.193 1.3 0.003 0.65 S-Feb.2022 0.7 Uncooked beef roasts4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.080 -0.7 -0.001 1.40 S-Jan.2022 -1.7 Uncooked beef steaks5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.206 -2.1 -0.004 0.93 S-Aug.2020 -3.6 Uncooked other beef and veal4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.052 -0.6 0.000 1.15 S-Jan.2022 -3.6 Pork.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.361 0.6 0.002 0.64 S-Jan.2022 -0.2 Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.159 2.1 0.003 0.77 L-Aug.2021 2.6 Bacon and related products6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5 0.86 L-Aug.2021 2.8 Breakfast sausage and related products5, 6. . . 1.5 1.20 L-Feb.2022 2.1 Ham... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.066 -1.8 -0.001 1.86 S-May 2021 -1.8 Ham, excluding canned6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -1.8 2.02 S-May 2021 -2.3 Pork chops4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.052 1.9 0.001 1.63 S-Feb.2022 0.0 Other pork including roasts, steaks, and ribs5.. . 0.084 0.6 0.001 1.53 S-Jan.2022 -2.3 Other meats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.240 2.7 0.006 0.60 L-Apr.2020 3.0 Frankfurters6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9 1.28 S-Dec.2021 -0.4 Lunchmeats4, 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.6 0.59 L-Dec.2021 2.7 Poultry4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.347 3.0 0.010 0.51 L-Apr.2020 4.7 Chicken4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.281 3.4 0.010 0.62 L-Apr.2020 5.8 Fresh whole chicken4, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.0 0.93 L-Apr.2020 7.1 Fresh and frozen chicken parts4, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5 0.73 L-Apr.2020 5.2 Other uncooked poultry including turkey5. . . . . . . . 0.065 0.8 0.001 0.90 S-Feb.2022 0.6 Fish and seafood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.287 0.0 0.000 0.56 S-Aug.2021 -0.2 Fresh fish and seafood4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.147 0.9 0.001 0.84 S-Feb.2022 -0.7 Processed fish and seafood5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.140 -0.7 -0.001 0.71 S-Aug.2021 -1.4 Shelf stable fish and seafood6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -2.5 0.91 S-Apr.2021 -3.0 Frozen fish and seafood6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.7 0.96 S-Oct.2021 -1.2 See footnotes at end of table. Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, April 2022, 1-month analysis table — Continued [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] Expenditure category Relative importance Mar. 2022 One Month Seasonally adjusted percent change Mar. 2022- Apr. 2022 Seasonally adjusted effect on All Items Mar. 2022- Apr. 20221 Standard error, median price change2 Largest (L) or Smallest (S) seasonally adjusted change since:3 Date Percent change Eggs4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.112 10.3 0.012 0.73 L-Apr.2020 15.0 Dairy and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.759 2.5 0.019 0.32 L-Jul.2007 3.4 Milk5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.197 3.1 0.006 0.43 L-Feb.2022 3.5 Fresh whole milk6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 0.56 L-Aug.2020 4.3 Fresh milk other than whole5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.4 0.65 L-Feb.2022 3.4 Cheese and related products4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.250 2.1 0.005 0.59 L-Aug.2020 2.6 Ice cream and related products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.111 1.7 0.002 0.94 L-Jul.2021 1.8 Other dairy and related products4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.201 2.3 0.005 0.57 – – Fruits and vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.432 -0.3 -0.005 0.33 S-Jul.2021 -0.7 Fresh fruits and vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.099 -0.3 -0.003 0.40 S-Oct.2021 -0.3 Fresh fruits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.598 -0.5 -0.003 0.62 S-Oct.2021 -0.8 Apples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.078 -0.5 0.000 1.09 S-Aug.2021 -1.0 Bananas4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.080 -0.6 0.000 0.71 S-Aug.2021 -1.1 Citrus fruits5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.172 -0.6 -0.001 1.06 S-Jul.2021 -4.7 Oranges, including tangerines6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.7 1.43 S-Jul.2021 -4.7 Other fresh fruits5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.268 -1.4 -0.004 1.07 S-Sep.2020 -2.7 Fresh vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.501 0.0 0.000 0.51 S-Jan.2022 -0.2 Potatoes.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.077 2.0 0.002 0.77 S-Feb.2022 1.3 Lettuce4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.061 0.3 0.000 0.92 S-Feb.2022 -0.3 Tomatoes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.080 0.3 0.000 1.09 S-Jan.2022 -3.0 Other fresh vegetables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.284 0.0 0.000 0.71 S-Dec.2021 0.0 Processed fruits and vegetables5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.333 -0.5 -0.002 0.41 S-Oct.2020 -0.5 Canned fruits and vegetables5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.171 -0.3 0.000 0.61 S-Sep.2021 -0.3 Canned fruits5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.8 0.69 S-Nov.2021 -0.8 Canned vegetables5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.1 0.72 S-Dec.2021 -0.8 Frozen fruits and vegetables5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.098 0.1 0.000 0.88 L-Feb.2022 2.2 Frozen vegetables6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.1 1.04 S-Jan.2022 -0.8 Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.064 -0.2 0.000 0.94 S-Jul.2021 -0.3 Dried beans, peas, and lentils4, 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.2 0.90 S-Oct.2021 -1.2 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials. . . . . . . . . 0.942 2.0 0.019 0.40 L-Apr.2020 3.3 Juices and nonalcoholic drinks5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.665 1.9 0.012 0.49 L-Apr.2020 4.2 Carbonated drinks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.279 1.8 0.005 0.85 L-Sep.2021 2.4 Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks4, 5. . . . . . . . . . 0.007 0.5 0.000 0.66 L-Feb.2022 4.6 Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks5. . . . . . . . . 0.379 2.4 0.009 0.59 L-Apr.2020 3.9 Beverage materials including coffee and tea5. . . . . . . . . . . 0.277 2.2 0.006 0.61 L-EVER – Coffee.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.178 2.4 0.004 0.79 L-Jan.2022 2.7 Roasted coffee6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.6 0.90 L-Jan.2022 2.6 Instant coffee4, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.7 1.86 L-Dec.2020 4.2 Other beverage materials including tea4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.098 1.9 0.002 1.01 L-Feb.2022 2.5 Other food at home.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.188 0.7 0.016 0.25 S-Dec.2021 0.4 Sugar and sweets4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.280 -0.2 -0.001 0.68 S-Apr.2021 -0.2 Sugar and sugar substitutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.041 -0.8 0.000 0.59 S-Jan.2021 -1.5 Candy and chewing gum4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.179 -0.8 -0.001 0.97 S-Feb.2021 -0.9 Other sweets5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.060 1.6 0.001 0.82 S-Feb.2022 0.7 Fats and oils. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.240 1.2 0.003 0.59 S-Dec.2021 0.3 Butter and margarine5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.073 4.7 0.003 1.06 S-Feb.2022 3.2 Butter6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.7 1.49 S-Feb.2022 3.1 Margarine4, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.1 1.54 L-EVER – Salad dressing5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.056 0.7 0.000 0.96 S-Jan.2022 0.4 Other fats and oils including peanut butter5. . . . . . . . . . 0.110 -0.8 -0.001 0.95 S-Jun.2019 -1.2 Peanut butter4, 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.3 0.58 L-Feb.2022 2.0 Other foods.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.668 0.8 0.014 0.29 S-Feb.2022 0.6 See footnotes at end of table. Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, April 2022, 1-month analysis table — Continued [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] Expenditure category Relative importance Mar. 2022 One Month Seasonally adjusted percent change Mar. 2022- Apr. 2022 Seasonally adjusted effect on All Items Mar. 2022- Apr. 20221 Standard error, median price change2 Largest (L) or Smallest (S) seasonally adjusted change since:3 Date Percent change Soups.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.099 2.3 0.002 1.00 L-Feb.2022 3.9 Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods. . . . . . . . . . . 0.271 -0.1 0.000 0.55 S-Apr.2021 -0.3 Snacks4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.362 0.7 0.003 0.58 S-Jan.2022 0.6 Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces. . . . . . . . . . . 0.324 0.4 0.001 0.48 S-Feb.2022 0.0 Salt and other seasonings and spices5, 6. . . . . . . . 0.5 0.73 S-Feb.2022 -0.3 Olives, pickles, relishes4, 5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -0.1 0.86 S-May 2021 -2.1 Sauces and gravies5, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6 1.02 L-Feb.2020 2.3 Other condiments6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -1.8 0.71 S-Oct.2019 -2.6 Baby food4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.043 3.0 0.001 0.61 L-Feb.2020 3.7 Other miscellaneous foods5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.570 1.0 0.006 0.60 S-Feb.2022 0.5 Prepared salads7, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 1.61 L-Feb.2022 2.6 Food away from home4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.116 0.6 0.030 0.11 L-Jan.2022 0.7 Full service meals and snacks4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.384 0.9 0.022 0.14 L-Oct.2021 0.9 Limited service meals and snacks4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.491 0.3 0.007 0.15 L-Feb.2022 0.3 Food at employee sites and schools4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.035 0.1 0.000 2.22 S-Feb.2022 -2.0 Food at elementary and secondary schools4, 8, 6. . . . . . . 0.1 6.84 S-Dec.2021 -12.4 Food from vending machines and mobile vendors4, 5. . . . 0.036 1.5 0.001 0.46 L-Jan.2022 2.6 Other food away from home4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.171 0.1 0.000 0.12 S-Jan.2022 0.0 Energy.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.295 -2.7 -0.229 0.14 S-Apr.2020 -10.3 Energy commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.926 -5.4 -0.273 0.13 S-Apr.2020 -20.0 Fuel oil and other fuels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.241 3.7 0.009 0.65 S-Dec.2021 -1.0 Fuel oil4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.161 2.7 0.004 0.67 S-Dec.2021 -2.4 Propane, kerosene, and firewood9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.079 1.4 0.001 0.83 S-Jan.2022 -3.0 Motor fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.685 -5.8 -0.282 0.13 S-Apr.2020 -20.5 Gasoline (all types). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.590 -6.1 -0.293 0.13 S-Apr.2020 -20.8 Gasoline, unleaded regular6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -6.4 0.39 S-Apr.2020 -21.5 Gasoline, unleaded midgrade10, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -4.0 0.36 S-May 2020 -5.3 Gasoline, unleaded premium6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -3.5 0.36 S-May 2020 -5.1 Other motor fuels4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.094 6.9 0.007 0.26 S-Feb.2022 6.0 Energy services.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.369 1.3 0.045 0.21 S-Feb.2022 -0.4 Electricity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.511 0.7 0.018 0.21 S-Feb.2022 -1.1 Utility (piped) gas service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.858 3.1 0.027 0.37 L-Oct.2021 5.9 All items less food and energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78.344 0.6 0.445 0.04 L-Jan.2022 0.6 Commodities less food and energy commodities. . . . . . . . . . . . 21.513 0.2 0.039 0.10 L-Feb.2022 0.4 Household furnishings and supplies11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.968 0.5 0.021 0.24 S-Jul.2021 0.0 Window and floor coverings and other linens4, 5. . . . . . . . 0.295 0.8 0.002 1.08 – – Floor coverings4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.066 0.8 0.001 1.03 L-Feb.2022 4.8 Window coverings4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.058 4.7 0.003 1.42 S-Feb.2022 -5.5 Other linens4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.171 -0.5 -0.001 1.57 S-Nov.2021 -4.6 Furniture and bedding4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.970 1.5 0.015 0.47 L-Jan.2022 2.4 Bedroom furniture4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.318 1.7 0.005 0.72 L-Jan.2022 1.8 Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture4, 5. . . 0.466 1.1 0.005 0.79 L-Jan.2022 2.2 Other furniture5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.177 2.0 0.004 0.83 L-Jan.2022 3.6 Appliances5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.258 -0.5 -0.001 0.62 S-Jan.2021 -0.9 Major appliances5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.087 -0.8 -0.001 0.80 S-Dec.2020 -2.3 Laundry equipment4, 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -3.1 1.08 S-Sep.2020 -5.5 Other appliances4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.168 -0.1 0.000 0.85 S-Nov.2021 -1.8 Other household equipment and furnishings5. . . . . . . . . . . 0.586 -1.6 -0.009 0.54 S-Oct.2020 -2.1 Clocks, lamps, and decorator items4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.355 -1.1 -0.004 0.66 S-Oct.2020 -1.4 Indoor plants and flowers12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.103 -1.7 -0.002 0.89 S-Sep.2017 -1.7 Dishes and flatware4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.052 -0.3 0.000 1.90 S-Nov.2021 -0.7 Nonelectric cookware and tableware4, 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.076 0.3 0.000 1.17 S-Nov.2021 -1.4 See footnotes at end of table.