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Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by detailed expenditure category, August 2018 — Continued [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] Expenditure category Relative importance Jul. 2018 Unadjusted percent change Seasonally adjusted percent change Aug. 2017- Aug. 2018 Jul. 2018- Aug. 2018 May 2018- Jun. 2018 Jun. 2018- Jul. 2018 Jul. 2018- Aug. 2018 Housing at school, excluding board 12...............0.112 2.5 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.5 Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels...........................................0.907 2.1 -1.5 -4.1 0.4 0.6 Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 12..............23.632 3.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 12. .. 22.313 3.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 Tenants’ and household insurance 1, 2.................0.375 1.7 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.1 Water and sewer and trash collection services 2........1.075 3.8 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.3 Water and sewerage maintenance.....................0.813 3.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.1 Garbage and trash collection 1, 10.......................0.262 4.8 1.0 0.5 0.1 1.0 Household operations 1, 2...................................0.872 5.6 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.0 Domestic services 1, 2.....................................0.298 0.0 -0.7 0.1 0.0 Gardening and lawncare services 1, 2..................0.289 8.9 0.9 1.1 0.2 0.9 Moving, storage, freight expense 2......................0.102 6.5 -0.3 -1.4 1.2 -0.6 Repair of household items 1, 2...........................0.108 4.6 -2.5 0.1 0.9 -2.5 Medical care services......................................6.897 1.9 -0.3 0.5 0.1 -0.2 Professional services....................................3.248 0.8 -0.3 0.1 -0.1 -0.3 Physicians’ services...................................1.729 0.3 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 Dental services.........................................0.787 2.1 -0.9 0.3 -0.2 -0.8 Eyeglasses and eye care 1, 6.........................0.316 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 Services by other medical professionals 1, 6........0.417 0.6 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1 Hospital and related services...........................2.603 4.1 -0.3 0.7 0.4 0.0 Hospital services 13.....................................2.326 4.2 -0.4 0.8 0.4 -0.1 Inpatient hospital services 13, 3..................... 3.6 -0.4 0.8 0.3 -0.3 Outpatient hospital services 3, 6.................... 3.8 -0.6 0.8 0.4 -0.3 Nursing homes and adult day services 13...........0.190 3.8 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.6 Care of invalids and elderly at home 1, 5............0.086 2.0 1.0 0.2 0.8 1.0 Health insurance 1, 5......................................1.046 -0.3 -0.3 0.1 -0.2 -0.3 Transportation services.....................................5.967 3.9 -0.5 0.2 0.5 0.3 Leased cars and trucks 1, 11.............................0.654 7.0 0.0 1.6 0.7 0.0 Car and truck rental 2.....................................0.129 -6.1 -2.9 1.5 1.7 -1.7 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1...............1.110 2.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 Motor vehicle body work 1.............................0.055 3.3 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.6 Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1.........0.624 2.8 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.4 Motor vehicle repair 1, 2................................0.368 1.4 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2 Motor vehicle insurance.................................2.377 6.4 -0.1 0.3 0.2 0.0 Motor vehicle fees 1, 2....................................0.538 1.7 0.3 -0.3 0.1 0.3 State motor vehicle registration and license fees1, 2................................................0.278 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 Parking and other fees 1, 2............................0.243 1.9 0.2 -0.7 0.1 0.2 Parking fees and tolls 2, 3........................... 1.6 0.4 0.3 -0.2 0.3 Automobile service clubs 1, 2, 3..................... 0.0 -0.5 0.6 0.0 Public transportation.....................................1.158 -0.1 -2.3 -0.8 1.7 1.3 Airline fares.............................................0.702 -1.3 -3.4 -0.9 2.7 2.4 Other intercity transportation.........................0.170 -0.5 -1.9 -1.3 0.0 -1.5 Intercity bus fare 1, 3, 4...............................-2.5 -5.4 -5.4 Intercity train fare 1, 3, 4.............................. Ship fare 1, 2, 3........................................ 0.0 -0.8 -0.4 0.4 -0.8 Intracity transportation 1...............................0.278 2.6 0.3 -1.0 0.4 0.3 Intracity mass transit 1, 3, 8.......................... 3.9 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 Recreation services 8........................................3.841 1.4 -0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 Video and audio services 8..............................1.577 0.9 0.2 -0.1 0.1 0.7 Cable and satellite television service 10.............1.491 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.9 Video discs and other media, including rental of video1,2...............................................0.087 -0.3 -2.5 -1.3 -0.4 -2.5 See footnotes at end of table.