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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 />Housing at school, excluding board <br />14...............0.112 2.5 0.003 0.29 L-Jul.2017 2.8 <br />Other lodging away from home including hotels <br />and motels........................................... 0.907 2.1 0.029 2.37 S-Jun.2018 1.2 <br />Owners’ equivalent rent of residences <br />14..............23.632 3.3 0.798 0.10 S-Mar.2018 3.3 <br />Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence <br />14. .. 22.313 3.3 0.758 0.10 S-Mar.2018 3.3 <br />Tenants’ and household insurance <br />4...................0.375 1.7 0.007 0.37 L-Dec.2015 1.9 <br />Water and sewer and trash collection services <br />4........1.075 3.8 0.041 0.20 L-Feb.2017 3.8 <br />Water and sewerage maintenance.....................0.813 3.4 0.028 0.24 S-Jun.2018 3.3 <br />Garbage and trash collection <br />12.........................0.262 4.8 0.013 0.38 L-Dec.2008 5.0 <br />Household operations <br />4.....................................0.872 5.6 0.047 0.99 S-Mar.2018 5.6 <br />Domestic services <br />4....................................... 0.298 0.007 0.41 – – <br />Gardening and lawncare services <br />4.....................0.289 8.9 0.024 0.51 L-Nov.2008 11.1 <br />Moving, storage, freight expense <br />4......................0.102 6.5 0.007 4.54 S-May 2018 5.5 <br />Repair of household items <br />4.............................0.108 4.6 0.005 0.81 S-Jan.2018 4.5 <br />Medical care services...................................... 6.8971.9 0.128 0.32 S-Feb.2018 1.8 <br />Professional services....................................3.248 0.8 0.027 0.38 S-Mar.2018 0.6 <br />Physicians’ services...................................1.729 0.3 0.006 0.62 S-Apr.2018 0.3 <br />Dental services.........................................0.787 2.1 0.016 0.50 S-Jan.2018 1.5 <br />Eyeglasses and eye care <br />8............................0.316 1.2 0.004 0.78 S-May 2018 0.1 <br />Services by other medical professionals <br />8..........0.417 0.6 0.002 0.86 S-May 2018 0.6 <br />Hospital and related services...........................2.603 4.1 0.104 0.50 S-Aug.2017 4.1 <br />Hospital services <br />15.....................................2.326 4.2 0.095 0.55 S-Oct.2016 4.1 <br />Inpatient hospital services <br />15, 5..................... 3.6 1.65 S-Sep.2015 3.2 <br />Outpatient hospital services <br />8, 5.................... 3.8 1.51 S-Jan.2017 3.4 <br />Nursing homes and adult day services <br />15........... 0.190 3.8 0.007 0.44 L-Oct.2012 3.8 <br />Care of invalids and elderly at home <br />7...............0.086 2.0 0.002 1.16 L-Oct.2016 2.4 <br />Health insurance <br />7........................................1.046 -0.3 -0.003 0.36 S-Mar.2015 -0.4 <br />Transportation services..................................... 5.967 3.9 0.227 0.25 S-Jun.2018 3.7 <br />Leased cars and trucks <br />13................................0.654 7.0 0.042 1.20 L-Aug.2009 8.0 <br />Car and truck rental <br />4.....................................0.129 -6.1 -0.005 2.67 L-May 2018 -2.6 <br />Motor vehicle maintenance and repair.................1.110 2.3 0.026 0.47 – – <br />Motor vehicle body work..............................0.055 3.3 0.002 0.64 L-Nov.2016 3.4 <br />Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing..........0.624 2.8 0.018 0.69 S-May 2018 2.5 <br />Motor vehicle repair <br />4..................................0.368 1.4 0.005 0.64 L-Oct.2017 2.2 <br />Motor vehicle insurance.................................2.377 6.4 0.156 0.46 S-Sep.2016 6.4 <br />Motor vehicle fees <br />4.......................................0.538 1.7 0.009 0.35 L-Jun.2018 1.9 <br />State motor vehicle registration and license <br />fees4..................................................0.278 1.4 0.004 0.43 L-Jun.2018 1.4 <br />Parking and other fees <br />4...............................0.243 1.9 0.005 0.54 S-Feb.2018 1.7 <br />Parking fees and tolls <br />4, 5........................... 1.6 1.21 L-Jun.2018 2.3 <br />Automobile service clubs <br />4, 5....................... 1.99 –– <br />Public transportation.....................................1.158 -0.1 -0.001 0.63 L-Oct.2017 0.2 <br />Airline fares.............................................0.702 -1.3 -0.008 0.94 L-Oct.2017 -1.3 <br />Other intercity transportation.........................0.170 -0.5 -0.001 1.21 S-Nov.2017 -0.7 <br />Intercity bus fare <br />6, 5.................................-2.5 3.59 S-EVER – <br />Intercity train fare <br />6, 5................................ <br />Ship fare <br />4, 5.......................................... 0.0 2.08 S-May 2018 -0.5 <br />Intracity transportation.................................0.278 2.6 0.007 0.30 L-Mar.2018 3.1 <br />Intracity mass transit <br />10, 5........................... 3.9 0.81 S-Jun.2018 2.6 <br />Recreation services <br />10.......................................3.841 1.4 0.054 0.55 S-Nov.2014 1.2 <br />Video and audio services <br />10.............................1.577 0.9 0.015 0.50 S-Jun.2015 0.9 <br />Cable and satellite television service <br />12............. 1.491 1.0 0.015 0.51 L-Jun.2018 1.2 <br />Video discs and other media, including rental of <br />video4.................................................0.087 -0.3 0.000 1.69 S-Dec.2017 -1.0 <br />See footnotes at end of table.