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Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure <br />category, August 2018 — Continued <br />[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] <br />Expenditure category <br />Relative <br />importance <br />Jul. <br />2018 <br />Unadjusted percent <br />change Seasonally adjusted percent change <br />Aug. <br />2017- <br />Aug. <br />2018 <br />Jul. <br />2018- <br />Aug. <br />2018 <br />May <br />2018- <br />Jun. <br />2018 <br />Jun. <br />2018- <br />Jul. <br />2018 <br />Jul. <br />2018- <br />Aug. <br />2018 <br />Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies <br />2. ... 0.664 0.1 -0.5 0.2 0.4 -0.2 <br />Tools, hardware and supplies <br />1, 2.......................0.196 0.1 -0.8 0.4 0.1 -0.8 <br />Outdoor equipment and supplies <br />2......................0.307 0.2 -0.4 -0.1 0.5 0.1 <br />Housekeeping supplies <br />1....................................0.832 1.3 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.1 <br />Household cleaning products <br />2..........................0.329 1.8 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.4 <br />Household paper products <br />1, 2...........................0.219 1.0 0.5 0.0 1.4 0.5 <br />Miscellaneous household products <br />1, 2.................0.283 1.0 -0.2 0.6 0.6 -0.2 <br />Apparel..........................................................3.006 -1.4 -0.3 -0.9 -0.3 -1.6 <br />Men’s and boys’ apparel...................................0.741 -1.4 -1.4 -0.1 0.6 -2.1 <br />Men’s apparel.............................................0.584 -0.8 -1.6 0.1 1.7 -1.9 <br />Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear............0.103 -4.4 -0.6 -0.3 2.5 -2.8 <br />Men’s furnishings......................................0.155 6.0 0.4 0.3 5.3 0.2 <br />Men’s shirts and sweaters <br />2...........................0.168 -3.2 -3.3 0.5 0.7 -4.2 <br />Men’s pants and shorts...............................0.152 -3.2 -2.6 0.2 -2.4 -0.7 <br />Boys’ apparel.............................................0.157 -3.4 -0.4 -2.2 -3.0 0.4 <br />Women’s and girls’ apparel................................1.207 -2.9 0.2 -1.4 -1.8 -1.7 <br />Women’s apparel.........................................1.037 -2.9 0.1 -1.2 -2.0 -1.9 <br />Women’s outerwear...................................0.067 -10.3 2.5 0.5 -1.0 -5.5 <br />Women’s dresses......................................0.121 4.8 7.7 -3.5 0.8 0.6 <br />Women’s suits and separates <br />2.......................0.544 -5.4 -2.4 0.1 -2.9 -4.1 <br />Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and <br />accessories2.........................................0.293 -0.9 1.1 -3.4 0.9 1.6 <br />Girls’ apparel..............................................0.170 -3.8 0.6 -2.6 -0.7 -1.0 <br />Footwear.....................................................0.670 0.3 0.2 -0.4 1.1 -0.6 <br />Men’s footwear <br />1..........................................0.216 1.7 1.2 -2.1 1.3 1.2 <br />Boys’ and girls’ footwear................................0.160 4.6 1.0 -1.0 4.3 0.1 <br />Women’s footwear........................................0.294 -3.1 -0.9 1.5 -1.6 -2.4 <br />Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel..............................0.135 5.2 -0.5 1.0 -2.4 -2.7 <br />Jewelry and watches <br />6......................................0.253 -2.1 -0.8 -2.5 1.6 -2.0 <br />Watches1, 6................................................0.098 -2.3 -0.8 -1.5 2.2 -0.8 <br />Jewelry6....................................................0.155 -2.0 -0.8 -3.7 2.1 -2.4 <br />Transportation commodities less motor fuel <br />8..............6.643 0.8 0.0 0.5 0.7 0.1 <br />New vehicles.................................................3.722 0.3 -0.3 0.4 0.3 0.0 <br />New cars and trucks <br />2, 3.................................. 0.3 -0.3 0.4 0.3 0.0 <br />New cars <br />3............................................... 0.5 -0.3 0.4 0.5 0.0 <br />New trucks <br />3, 10......................................... 0.0 -0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 <br />Used cars and trucks.......................................2.429 1.3 0.3 0.7 1.3 0.4 <br />Motor vehicle parts and equipment <br />1......................0.378 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 <br />Tires1.......................................................0.223 -1.6 0.0 -0.7 -0.4 0.0 <br />Vehicle accessories other than tires <br />1, 2................0.156 3.4 0.3 1.3 0.6 0.3 <br />Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires <br />1, 3... 3.3 0.0 0.9 1.0 0.0 <br />Motor oil, coolant, and fluids <br />1, 3...................... 5.2 1.2 1.1 -0.5 1.2 <br />Medical care commodities....................................1.719 0.3 0.1 0.2 -1.1 -0.3 <br />Medicinal drugs <br />1, 8..........................................1.662 0.3 0.1 0.4 -0.8 0.1 <br />Prescription drugs........................................1.321 0.8 0.2 0.3 -1.0 0.0 <br />Nonprescription drugs <br />1, 8................................0.341 -1.6 -0.5 0.3 -0.6 -0.5 <br />Medical equipment and supplies <br />1, 8......................0.057 0.3 -0.8 0.0 -0.2 -0.8 <br />Recreation commodities <br />8.....................................1.815 -2.7 -0.6 -0.2 0.2 -0.5 <br />Video and audio products <br />8.................................0.238 -12.8 -1.1 -0.6 0.0 -1.1 <br />Televisions................................................0.109 -18.0 -1.4 -0.7 0.4 -1.3 <br />Other video equipment <br />2.................................0.027 -2.3 0.3 -0.6 -2.7 1.0 <br />Audio equipment <br />1........................................0.044 -14.1 -2.3 -1.3 0.6 -2.3 <br />Recorded music and music subscriptions <br />1, 2.........0.050 -3.7 -0.6 -0.1 0.2 -0.6 <br />Pets and pet products <br />1.....................................0.599 0.4 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 <br />See footnotes at end of table.