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Table 6. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, August 2018, 1-month analysis table — Continued [1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] Expenditure category Relative importance Jul. 2018 One Month Seasonally adjusted percent change Jul. 2018- Aug. 2018 Seasonally adjusted effect on All Items Jul. 2018- Aug. 2018 1 Standard error, median price change2 Largest (L) or Smallest (S) seasonally adjusted change since: 3 Date Percent change Intracity mass transit 4, 11, 6......................... 0.0 0.15 S-May 2018 0.0 Recreation services 11.......................................3.841 0.1 0.005 0.16 – – Video and audio services 11.............................1.577 0.7 0.011 0.15 L-Aug.2017 0.8 Cable and satellite television service 13............. 1.4910.9 0.014 0.14 L-Nov.2016 1.1 Video discs and other media, including rental of video4,5...............................................0.087 -2.5 -0.002 1.26 S-Nov.2017 -3.9 Video discs and other media 4, 5, 6................ -3.9 2.01 S-Nov.2017 -7.6 Rental of video discs and other media 4, 5, 6..... 0.1 0.14 S-Jun.2018 -0.2 Pet services including veterinary 5......................0.411 -0.1 0.000 0.11 S-Feb.2018 -0.4 Pet services 4, 5, 6.......................................-0.7 0.10 L-Jun.2018 0.1 Veterinarian services 5, 6............................... 0.1 0.13 S-May 2018 0.1 Photographers and photo processing 4, 5..............0.038 0.7 0.000 0.43 L-May 2018 0.7 Photographer fees 4, 5, 6............................... 0.0 0.06 – – Photo processing 4, 5, 6................................. 1.6 0.65 L-Sep.2017 2.1 Other recreation services 5...............................1.813 -0.3 -0.006 0.29 S-Apr.2018 -0.5 Club membership for shopping clubs, fraternal, or other organizations, or participant sports fees4, 5................................................0.664 0.5 0.003 0.22 L-Mar.2018 0.6 Admissions.............................................0.664 -1.4 -0.009 0.58 S-Apr.2009 -2.6 Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts4,5,6......................................-0.7 0.46 S-Oct.2016 -0.7 Admission to sporting events 4, 5, 6................-1.1 1.79 S-Mar.2018 -3.4 Fees for lessons or instructions 4,9..................0.214 -0.2 0.000 0.34 L-Jun.2018 -0.1 Education and communication services 11................6.021 0.2 0.010 0.07 S-Apr.2018 0.0 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare..............2.847 0.7 0.019 0.05 L-Aug.2011 0.8 College tuition and fees...............................1.576 0.5 0.008 0.06 – – Elementary and high school tuition and fees...... 0.327 1.1 0.004 0.08 L-Sep.2004 1.4 Child care and nursery school 12..................... 0.794 0.7 0.006 0.09 L-Apr.2015 0.9 Technical and business school tuition and fees 5... 0.032 0.0 0.000 0.11 S-Jan.2018 -0.3 Postage and delivery services 5.........................0.108 0.2 0.000 0.02 – – Postage................................................. 0.094 0.2 0.000 0.00 – – Delivery services 5......................................0.014 0.2 0.000 0.32 S-Apr.2018 0.1 Telephone services 4, 5...................................2.277 -0.4 -0.009 0.12 S-Feb.2018 -0.4 Wireless telephone services 4, 5......................1.704 -0.4 -0.008 0.10 S-Feb.2018 -0.5 Land-line telephone services 4, 11....................0.573 -0.2 -0.001 0.21 S-Apr.2018 -0.2 Internet services and electronic information providers5...............................................0.781 0.0 0.000 0.29 S-Apr.2018 -0.7 Other personal services 4, 11...............................1.632 0.1 0.001 0.11 – – Personal care services 4.................................0.624 -0.1 -0.001 0.13 S-Nov.2017 -0.1 Haircuts and other personal care services 4, 5...... 0.624 -0.1 -0.001 0.13 S-Nov.2017 -0.1 Miscellaneous personal services.......................1.007 0.2 0.002 0.11 – – Legal services 4,9......................................0.304 0.0 0.000 0.07 L-Jun.2018 0.0 Funeral expenses 4,9..................................0.127 0.3 0.000 0.09 –– Laundry and dry cleaning services 4, 5...............0.237 0.3 0.001 0.16 L-Jun.2018 0.3 Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning4,5...........................................0.028 0.7 0.000 0.21 S-Jun.2018 0.7 Financial services 9.....................................0.240 0.4 0.001 0.32 L-Apr.2018 4.6 Checking account and other bank services4, 5, 6...................................... 0.1 0.02 L-Apr.2018 0.5 Tax return preparation and other accounting fees5,6.............................................. 0.2 0.33 S-Jun.2018 0.0 Special aggregate indexes All items less food..................................................86.776 0.2 0.211 0.03 – – See footnotes at end of table.