Inflation Rates by CPI Category

This page contains a list of CPI categories tracked by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Use the find function in your browser (CTRL + F or ⌘ + F) to search for a specific category.

• Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts (1997-2018)
• Admission to sporting events (1997-2018)
• Admissions (1977-2018)
• Airline fares (1963-2018)
• Alcoholic beverages (1952-2018)
• Alcoholic beverages at home (1977-2018)
• Alcoholic beverages away from home (1977-2018)
• All items (1913-2018)
• All items less medical care (1957-2018)
• All items (chained) (1999-2017)
• All items less energy (1957-2018)
• All items less food (1935-2018)
• All items less food and energy (1957-2018)
• All items less food and shelter (1967-2018)
• All items less food, shelter, and energy (1967-2018)
• All items less food, shelter, energy, and used cars and trucks (1967-2018)
• All items less shelter (1935-2018)
• Apparel (1913-2018)
• Apparel less footwear (1947-2018)
• Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning (1997-2018)
• Apples (1939-2018)
• Appliances (1997-2018)
• Audio equipment (1977-2018)
• Automobile service clubs (1997-2018)
• Baby food (1997-2018)
• Bacon and related products (1939-2018)
• Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products (1997-2018)
• Bakery products (1977-2018)
• Bananas (1939-2018)
• Bedroom furniture (1977-2018)
• Beef and veal (1935-2018)
• Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home (1952-2018)
• Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home (1997-2018)
• Beverage materials including coffee and tea (1997-2018)
• Boys' and girls' footwear (1977-2018)
• Boys' apparel (1977-2018)
• Bread (1997-2018)
• Bread other than white (1977-2018)
• Breakfast cereal (1977-2018)
• Breakfast sausage and related products (1997-2018)
• Butter (1939-2018)
• Butter and margarine (1997-2018)
• Cable and satellite television service (1983-2018)
• Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies (1978-2018)
• Candy and chewing gum (1997-2018)
• Canned fruits (1997-2018)
• Canned fruits and vegetables (1997-2018)
• Canned vegetables (1997-2018)
• Car and truck rental (1997-2018)
• Carbonated drinks (1978-2018)
• Care of invalids and elderly at home (2005-2018)
• Cereals and bakery products (1935-2018)
• Cereals and cereal products (1977-2018)
• Cheese and related products (1977-2018)
• Chicken (1997-2018)
• Child care and nursery school (1990-2018)
• Cigarettes (1997-2018)
• Citrus fruits (1997-2018)
• Clocks, lamps, and decorator items (1977-2018)
• Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other organizations, or participant sports fees (1997-2018)
• Coffee (1967-2018)
• College tuition and fees (1977-2018)
• Commodities (1935-2018)
• Commodities less food (1935-2018)
• Commodities less food and beverages (1967-2018)
• Commodities less food and energy commodities (1957-2018)
• Commodities less food, energy, and used cars and trucks (1967-2018)
• Communication (1993-2018)
• Computer software and accessories (1997-2018)
• Cookies (1977-2018)
• Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements (1977-2018)
• Crackers, bread, and cracker products (1977-2018)
• Dairy and related products (1935-2018)
• Delivery services (1997-2018)
• Dental services (1935-2018)
• Dishes and flatware (1997-2018)
• Distilled spirits at home (1978-2018)
• Distilled spirits away from home (1997-2018)
• Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home (1977-2018)
• Domestic services (1997-2018)
• Domestically produced farm food (1971-2018)
• Dried beans, peas, and lentils (1997-2018)
• Durables (1935-2018)
• Education (1993-2018)
• Education and communication (1993-2018)
• Education and communication commodities (2009-2018)
• Education and communication services (2009-2018)
• Educational books and supplies (1967-2018)
• Eggs (1935-2018)
• Electricity (1913-2018)
• Elementary and high school tuition and fees (1977-2018)
• Energy (1957-2018)
• Energy commodities (1957-2018)
• Energy services (1935-2018)
• Eyeglasses and eye care (1986-2018)
• Fats and oils (1967-2018)
• Fees for lessons or instructions (1986-2018)
• Film and photographic supplies (1997-2016)
• Film processing (1997-2018)
• Financial services (1986-2018)
• Fish and seafood (1935-2018)
• Floor coverings (1997-2018)
• Flour and prepared flour mixes (1977-2018)
• Food (1913-2018)
• Food and beverages (1967-2018)
• Food at employee sites and schools (1997-2018)
• Food at home (1947-2018)
• Food away from home (1953-2018)
• Food from vending machines and mobile vendors (1997-2018)
• Footwear (1935-2018)
• Frankfurters (1951-2018)
• Fresh and frozen chicken parts (1977-2018)
• Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins (1997-2018)
• Fresh cakes and cupcakes (1977-2018)
• Fresh fish and seafood (1997-2018)
• Fresh fruits (1947-2018)
• Fresh fruits and vegetables (1935-2018)
• Fresh milk other than whole (1997-2018)
• Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts (1977-2018)
• Fresh vegetables (1947-2018)
• Fresh whole chicken (1935-2018)
• Fresh whole milk (1939-2018)
• Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods (1977-2018)
• Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers (1977-2018)
• Frozen fish and seafood (1977-2018)
• Frozen fruits and vegetables (1997-2018)
• Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks (1997-2018)
• Frozen vegetables (1977-2018)
• Fruits and vegetables (1935-2018)
• Fuel oil (1935-2018)
• Fuel oil and other fuels (1935-2018)
• Fuels and utilities (1952-2018)
• Full service meals and snacks (1997-2018)
• Funeral expenses (1986-2018)
• Furniture and bedding (1935-2018)
• Garbage and trash collection (1983-2018)
• Gardening and lawncare services (1997-2018)
• Gasoline (all types) (1935-2018)
• Gasoline, unleaded midgrade (1993-2018)
• Gasoline, unleaded premium (1981-2018)
• Gasoline, unleaded regular (1976-2018)
• Girls' apparel (1977-2018)
• Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products (1997-2018)
• Haircuts and other personal care services (1997-2018)
• Ham (1978-2018)
• Ham, excluding canned (1977-2018)
• Health insurance (2005-2018)
• Hospital and related services (1977-2018)
• Hospital services (1996-2018)
• Household cleaning products (1997-2018)
• Household energy (1967-2018)
• Household furnishings and operations (1967-2018)
• Household furnishings and supplies (2009-2018)
• Household operations (1997-2018)
• Household paper products (1997-2018)
• Housekeeping supplies (1967-2018)
• Housing (1967-2018)
• Housing at school, excluding board (1982-2018)
• Ice cream and related products (1977-2018)
• Indoor plants and flowers (1990-2018)
• Infants' and toddlers' apparel (1947-2018)
• Information and information processing (1993-2018)
• Information technology commodities (2009-2018)
• Information technology, hardware and services (1988-2018)
• Inpatient hospital services (1996-2018)
• Instant coffee (1961-2018)
• Intercity train fare (2007-2017)
• Internet services and electronic information providers (1997-2018)
• Intracity mass transit (2009-2018)
• Intracity transportation (1978-2018)
• Jewelry (1986-2018)
• Jewelry and watches (1986-2018)
• Juices and nonalcoholic drinks (1997-2018)
• Lamb and organ meats (1977-2017)
• Laundry and dry cleaning services (1997-2018)
• Laundry equipment (1977-2018)
• Leased cars and trucks (2001-2018)
• Legal services (1986-2018)
• Lettuce (1939-2018)
• Limited service meals and snacks (1997-2018)
• Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture (1997-2018)
• Lodging away from home (1997-2018)
• Lunchmeats (1997-2018)
• Major appliances (1997-2018)
• Margarine (1939-2018)
• Meats (1935-2018)
• Meats, poultry, and fish (1935-2018)
• Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs (1967-2018)
• Medical care (1935-2018)
• Medical care commodities (1935-2018)
• Medical care services (1935-2018)
• Medical equipment and supplies (2009-2018)
• Medicinal drugs (2009-2018)
• Men's and boys' apparel (1935-2018)
• Men's apparel (1977-2018)
• Men's footwear (1977-2018)
• Men's furnishings (1977-2018)
• Men's pants and shorts (1977-2018)
• Men's shirts and sweaters (1997-2018)
• Men's suits, sport coats, and outerwear (1978-2018)
• Milk (1997-2018)
• Miscellaneous household products (1997-2018)
• Miscellaneous personal goods (1997-2018)
• Miscellaneous personal services (1977-2018)
• Motor fuel (1935-2018)
• Motor oil, coolant, and fluids (1977-2018)
• Motor vehicle body work (1977-2018)
• Motor vehicle fees (1997-2018)
• Motor vehicle insurance (1935-2018)
• Motor vehicle maintenance and repair (1935-2018)
• Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing (1977-2018)
• Motor vehicle parts and equipment (1977-2018)
• Motor vehicle repair (1997-2018)
• Moving, storage, freight expense (1997-2018)
• Music instruments and accessories (1997-2018)
• New and used motor vehicles (1993-2018)
• New cars (1935-2018)
• New cars and trucks (1997-2018)
• New trucks (1983-2018)
• Newspapers and magazines (1997-2018)
• Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials (1947-2018)
• Nondurables (1935-2018)
• Nondurables less food (1935-2018)
• Nondurables less food and apparel (1935-2018)
• Nondurables less food and beverages (1967-2018)
• Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel (1967-2018)
• Nonelectric cookware and tableware (1997-2018)
• Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks (1997-2018)
• Nonprescription drugs (2009-2018)
• Nursing homes and adult day services (1996-2018)
• Olives, pickles, relishes (1997-2018)
• Oranges, including tangerines (1939-2018)
• Other appliances (1997-2018)
• Other bakery products (1978-2018)
• Other beverage materials including tea (1997-2018)
• Other condiments (1977-2018)
• Other dairy and related products (1997-2018)
• Other fats and oils including peanut butter (1997-2018)
• Other food at home (1967-2018)
• Other food away from home (1997-2018)
• Other foods (1963-2018)
• Other fresh fruits (1997-2018)
• Other fresh vegetables (1977-2018)
• Other furniture (1997-2018)
• Other goods (2009-2018)
• Other goods and services (1967-2018)
• Other household equipment and furnishings (1997-2018)
• Other intercity transportation (1978-2018)
• Other linens (1997-2018)
• Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels (1967-2018)
• Other meats (1953-2018)
• Other miscellaneous foods (1997-2018)
• Other motor fuels (1997-2018)
• Other personal services (2009-2018)
• Other pork including roasts and picnics (1997-2018)
• Other poultry including turkey (1997-2018)
• Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried (1997-2018)
• Other recreation services (1997-2018)
• Other recreational goods (1997-2018)
• Other services (1967-2018)
• Other sweets (1997-2018)
• Other video equipment (1997-2018)
• Outdoor equipment and supplies (1997-2018)
• Outpatient hospital services (1986-2018)
• Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence (1982-2018)
• Owners' equivalent rent of residences (1982-2018)
• Parking and other fees (1997-2018)
• Parking fees and tolls (1997-2018)
• Peanut butter (1997-2018)
• Personal care (1935-2018)
• Personal care products (1935-2018)
• Personal care services (1952-2018)
• Personal computers and peripheral equipment (1997-2018)
• Pet food (1997-2018)
• Pet services (1997-2018)
• Pet services including veterinary (1997-2018)
• Pets and pet products (1977-2018)
• Pets, pet products and services (1997-2018)
• Photographer fees (1997-2018)
• Photographers and film processing (1997-2018)
• Photographic equipment (1997-2018)
• Photographic equipment and supplies (1977-2018)
• Photography (1997-2018)
• Physicians' services (1935-2018)
• Pork (1935-2018)
• Pork chops (1939-2018)
• Postage (1935-2018)
• Postage and delivery services (1997-2018)
• Potatoes (1939-2018)
• Poultry (1935-2018)
• Prepared salads (2007-2018)
• Prescription drugs (1935-2018)
• Private transportation (1935-2018)
• Processed fish and seafood (1997-2018)
• Processed fruits and vegetables (1997-2018)
• Professional services (1967-2018)
• Propane, kerosene, and firewood (1986-2018)
• Public transportation (1935-2018)
• Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories (1997-2018)
• Recorded music and music subscriptions (1997-2018)
• Recreation (1993-2017)
• Recreation commodities (2009-2018)
• Recreation services (2009-2018)
• Recreational books (1997-2018)
• Recreational reading materials (1977-2018)
• Rent of primary residence (1913-2018)
• Rent of shelter (1982-2018)
• Rental of video discs and other media (1997-2018)
• Repair of household items (1997-2018)
• Rice (1997-2018)
• Rice, pasta, cornmeal (1977-2018)
• Roasted coffee (1939-2018)
• Salad dressing (1997-2018)
• Salt and other seasonings and spices (1997-2018)
• Sauces and gravies (1997-2018)
• Services (1935-2018)
• Services by other medical professionals (1986-2018)
• Services less energy services (1957-2018)
• Services less medical care services (1957-2018)
• Services less rent of shelter (1982-2018)
• Sewing machines, fabric and supplies (1997-2018)
• Shelf stable fish and seafood (1977-2018)
• Shelter (1952-2018)
• Ship fare (1997-2018)
• Snacks (1977-2018)
• Soups (1977-2018)
• Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces (1978-2018)
• Sporting goods (1977-2018)
• Sports equipment (1978-2018)
• Sports vehicles including bicycles (1978-2018)
• State motor vehicle registration and license fees (1997-2018)
• Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap (1977-2018)
• Sugar and artificial sweeteners (1977-2018)
• Sugar and sweets (1935-2018)
• Technical and business school tuition and fees (1997-2018)
• Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items (1997-2018)
• Telephone services (1997-2018)
• Televisions (1950-2018)
• Tenants' and household insurance (1997-2018)
• Tobacco and smoking products (1935-2018)
• Tobacco products other than cigarettes (1997-2018)
• Tomatoes (1953-2018)
• Tools, hardware and supplies (1997-2018)
• Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies (1997-2018)
• Toys (1977-2018)
• Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment (1997-2018)
• Transportation (1935-2018)
• Transportation commodities less motor fuel (2009-2018)
• Transportation services (1935-2018)
• Tuition, other school fees, and childcare (1977-2018)
• Uncooked beef roasts (1997-2018)
• Uncooked beef steaks (1997-2018)
• Uncooked ground beef (1943-2018)
• Uncooked other beef and veal (1997-2018)
• Used cars and trucks (1952-2018)
• Utilities and public transportation (1957-2018)
• Utility (piped) gas service (1935-2018)
• Vehicle accessories other than tires (1997-2018)
• Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires (1977-2018)
• Veterinarian services (1997-2018)
• Video and audio (1993-2018)
• Video and audio products (2009-2018)
• Video and audio services (2009-2018)
• Video discs and other media (1997-2018)
• Video discs and other media, including rental of video (1997-2018)
• Watches (1986-2018)
• Water and sewer and trash collection services (1997-2018)
• Water and sewerage maintenance (1952-2018)
• Whiskey at home (1952-2018)
• White bread (1939-2018)
• Window and floor coverings and other linens (1997-2018)
• Window coverings (1997-2018)
• Wine at home (1963-2018)
• Wine away from home (1997-2018)
• Wireless telephone services (1997-2018)
• Women's and girls' apparel (1935-2018)
• Women's apparel (1977-2018)
• Women's dresses (1935-2018)
• Women's footwear (1977-2018)
• Women's outerwear (1935-2018)
• Women's suits and separates (1997-2018)
• Women's underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories (1997-2018)