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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 />Pet food <br />1, 2, 3..............................................-0.7 -0.3 0.1 -0.1 -0.3 <br />Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories <br />1, 2, 3.... 1.8 0.3 0.2 -0.1 0.3 <br />Sporting goods..............................................0.497 0.7 -0.9 0.5 0.5 -0.5 <br />Sports vehicles including bicycles <br />1.....................0.287 3.8 -1.8 0.7 2.2 -1.8 <br />Sports equipment.........................................0.203 -3.1 0.4 0.5 -1.3 0.6 <br />Photographic equipment and supplies...................0.032 -5.5 2.2 -5.7 -0.6 1.0 <br />Film and photographic supplies <br />1, 2, 3................... <br />Photographic equipment <br />2, 3.............................-4.9 1.4 -4.8 -0.4 -0.1 <br />Recreational reading materials <br />1...........................0.115 4.0 0.2 -0.2 1.7 0.2 <br />Newspapers and magazines <br />1, 2........................0.070 5.2 0.3 0.2 2.6 0.3 <br />Recreational books <br />1, 2...................................0.045 2.1 0.0 -0.8 0.3 0.0 <br />Other recreational goods <br />2..................................0.334 -7.6 -1.2 -0.7 0.1 -1.1 <br />Toys........................................................0.263 -9.3 -1.5 -1.1 0.0 -1.4 <br />Toys, games, hobbies and playground <br />equipment2,3.........................................-9.4 -1.8 -1.0 0.7 -1.8 <br />Sewing machines, fabric and supplies <br />1, 2.............0.024 2.5 -1.8 1.8 -0.1 -1.8 <br />Music instruments and accessories <br />1, 2................0.036 -0.1 1.6 0.1 1.0 1.6 <br />Education and communication commodities <br />8..............0.545 -3.1 0.0 -0.9 -0.9 0.1 <br />Educational books and supplies..........................0.133 1.0 -1.1 -1.6 0.3 -2.1 <br />College textbooks <br />1, 3, 11.................................. 0.5 -1.2 -1.3 0.5 -1.2 <br />Information technology commodities <br />8....................0.413 -4.5 0.3 -0.6 -1.2 0.8 <br />Personal computers and peripheral equipment <br />4. . . .. 0.309 -4.4 0.9 -0.7 -2.0 1.4 <br />Computer software and accessories <br />1, 2...............0.024 -3.7 0.1 0.3 1.2 0.1 <br />Telephone hardware, calculators, and other <br />consumer information items <br />1, 2.......................0.079 -4.9 -1.6 -0.6 1.0 -1.6 <br />Alcoholic beverages...........................................0.959 1.4 0.0 0.5 -0.1 0.0 <br />Alcoholic beverages at home..............................0.596 1.1 -0.1 0.7 -0.3 -0.1 <br />Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home........0.264 1.2 -0.1 0.8 -0.3 0.0 <br />Distilled spirits at home..................................0.080 0.4 0.5 -0.1 0.4 0.3 <br />Whiskey at home <br />1, 3................................... 0.1 0.4 0.8 1.1 0.4 <br />Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home <br />1, 3.... 0.2 0.5 -0.9 0.4 0.5 <br />Wine at home.............................................0.252 1.1 -0.2 0.7 -0.4 -0.4 <br />Alcoholic beverages away from home <br />1..................0.364 1.9 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.1 <br />Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from <br />home1,2,3............................................... 1.5 -0.1 0.3 0.1 -0.1 <br />Wine away from home <br />1, 2, 3............................. 3.1 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.8 <br />Distilled spirits away from home <br />1, 2, 3.................. 1.4 -0.4 0.1 -0.2 -0.4 <br />Other goods <br />8...................................................1.549 1.1 -0.2 -0.4 0.0 0.0 <br />Tobacco and smoking products...........................0.647 3.3 0.1 -0.4 0.1 0.1 <br />Cigarettes2................................................0.573 3.3 0.0 -0.5 0.1 0.1 <br />Tobacco products other than cigarettes <br />1, 2...........0.059 4.2 1.0 0.7 0.2 1.0 <br />Personal care products <br />1....................................0.689 0.4 0.0 -0.4 0.1 0.0 <br />Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal <br />care products <br />1, 2.......................................0.378 1.3 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.5 <br />Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and <br />implements1............................................0.304 -0.7 -0.5 -0.9 0.1 -0.5 <br />Miscellaneous personal goods <br />2...........................0.214 -3.3 -1.8 -0.6 -0.4 -0.7 <br />Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap <br />3............. 0.6 -2.6 0.4 0.2 -1.8 <br />Infants’ equipment <br />1, 3, 5..................................-6.0 0.0 -3.3 -1.2 0.0 <br />Services less energy services..................................59.115 3.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 <br />Shelter...........................................................32.811 3.4 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 <br />Rent of shelter <br />12.............................................32.436 3.4 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 <br />Rent of primary residence...............................7.786 3.6 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 <br />Lodging away from home <br />2..............................1.019 2.4 -1.2 -3.7 0.4 0.6 <br />See footnotes at end of table.