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Table 7. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category, <br />August 2018, 12-month analysis table — Continued <br />[1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted] <br />Expenditure category <br />Relative <br />importance <br />Jul. <br />2018 <br />Twelve Month <br />Unadjusted <br />percent <br />change <br />Aug. 2017- <br />Aug. 2018 <br />Unadjusted <br />effect on All <br />Items <br />Aug. 2017- <br />Aug. 2018 <br />1 <br />Standard <br />error, <br />median <br />price <br />change2 <br />Largest (L) or Smallest (S) <br />unadjusted change since: <br />3 <br />Date Percent <br />change <br />Pet food <br />4, 5................................................-0.7 0.69 S-Mar.2018 -0.8 <br />Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories <br />4, 5...... 1.8 1.01 L-Nov.2016 2.1 <br />Sporting goods.............................................. 0.497 0.7 0.003 0.81 – – <br />Sports vehicles including bicycles......................0.287 3.8 0.010 1.23 S-Jun.2018 1.8 <br />Sports equipment.........................................0.203 -3.1 -0.006 1.05 L-Jun.2018 -2.2 <br />Photographic equipment and supplies...................0.032 -5.5 -0.002 2.01 L-May 2018 -0.8 <br />Film and photographic supplies <br />4, 5..................... <br />Photographic equipment <br />4, 5............................. -4.9 2.74 – – <br />Recreational reading materials............................0.115 4.0 0.005 1.35 L-Feb.2013 4.1 <br />Newspapers and magazines <br />4...........................0.070 5.2 0.003 1.97 L-Oct.2014 5.4 <br />Recreational books <br />4......................................0.045 2.1 0.001 1.67 S-Apr.2018 0.9 <br />Other recreational goods <br />4..................................0.334 -7.6 -0.027 0.98 S-Jun.2018 -8.2 <br />Toys........................................................0.263 -9.3 -0.027 1.11 S-Jun.2018 -10.2 <br />Toys, games, hobbies and playground <br />equipment4,5......................................... -9.4 1.57 S-Jun.2018 -10.4 <br />Sewing machines, fabric and supplies <br />4...............0.024 2.5 0.001 2.69 S-Dec.2017 -1.8 <br />Music instruments and accessories <br />4...................0.036 -0.1 0.000 1.50 L-Mar.2018 0.1 <br />Education and communication commodities <br />10.............0.545 -3.1 -0.018 0.97 L-Jun.2018 -2.4 <br />Educational books and supplies..........................0.133 1.0 0.001 1.91 S-Apr.2018 0.4 <br />College textbooks <br />13, 5.................................... 0.5 1.65 S-Apr.2018 -0.3 <br />Information technology commodities <br />10...................0.413 -4.5 -0.020 1.04 L-Jun.2018 -4.1 <br />Personal computers and peripheral equipment <br />6. . . .. 0.309 -4.4 -0.013 1.24 L-Jun.2018 -3.7 <br />Computer software and accessories <br />4..................0.024 -3.7 -0.003 3.43 L-Apr.2018 -0.5 <br />Telephone hardware, calculators, and other <br />consumer information items <br />4.........................0.079 -4.9 -0.004 1.41 S-Jun.2018 -6.2 <br />Alcoholic beverages........................................... 0.959 1.4 0.013 0.29 S-May 2018 1.4 <br />Alcoholic beverages at home.............................. 0.596 1.1 0.006 0.43 S-May 2018 1.0 <br />Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home........0.264 1.2 0.003 0.52 S-May 2018 0.9 <br />Distilled spirits at home..................................0.080 0.4 0.000 0.73 L-Nov.2016 0.6 <br />Whiskey at home <br />5..................................... 0.1 0.99 L-Jun.2017 0.8 <br />Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home <br />5...... 0.2 1.03 – – <br />Wine at home.............................................0.252 1.1 0.003 0.81 S-Mar.2018 0.9 <br />Alcoholic beverages away from home....................0.364 1.9 0.007 0.32 S-Jun.2018 1.9 <br />Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from <br />home4,5................................................. 1.5 0.63 S-Jun.2018 1.2 <br />Wine away from home <br />4, 5............................... 3.1 0.58 L-Feb.2013 3.2 <br />Distilled spirits away from home <br />4, 5.................... 1.4 0.77 S-Oct.2017 1.3 <br />Other goods <br />10..................................................1.549 1.1 0.017 0.34 L-May 2018 1.4 <br />Tobacco and smoking products...........................0.647 3.3 0.022 0.44 L-May 2018 3.3 <br />Cigarettes4................................................0.573 3.3 0.019 0.43 L-Mar.2018 5.9 <br />Tobacco products other than cigarettes <br />4..............0.059 4.2 0.002 1.18 L-Jun.2018 4.4 <br />Personal care products.....................................0.689 0.4 0.003 0.54 L-May 2018 0.4 <br />Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal <br />care products <br />4..........................................0.378 1.3 0.005 0.81 L-May 2015 1.9 <br />Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and <br />implements.............................................0.304 -0.7 -0.002 0.85 S-Oct.2017 -1.0 <br />Miscellaneous personal goods <br />4...........................0.214 -3.3 -0.008 1.81 S-Apr.2017 -5.0 <br />Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap <br />5............. 0.6 1.51 S-Mar.2018 -0.5 <br />Infants’ equipment <br />7, 5....................................-6.0 1.28 S-Mar.2017 -8.4 <br />Services less energy services.................................. 59.115 3.0 1.769 0.09 S-May 2018 3.0 <br />Shelter...........................................................32.811 3.4 1.118 0.10 S-Jun.2018 3.4 <br />Rent of shelter <br />14.............................................32.436 3.4 1.111 0.10 S-Jun.2018 3.4 <br />Rent of primary residence...............................7.786 3.6 0.282 0.11 – – <br />Lodging away from home <br />4..............................1.019 2.4 0.031 2.03 S-Jun.2018 1.6 <br />See footnotes at end of table.