Table 1 (1999-2000 Weights). Relative importance of components in the Consumer Price Indexes: U.S. city average, December 2003 (Percent of all items) U.S. city average Item and group CPI-U CPI-W Expenditure category All items ........................................... 100.000 100.000 Food and beverages ................................. 15.832 17.410 Food .............................................. 14.801 16.404 Food at home ..................................... 8.558 9.937 Cereals and bakery products ..................... 1.293 1.467 Cereals and cereal products .................... .437 .518 Flour and prepared flour mixes ................ .060 .072 Breakfast cereal .............................. .240 .269 Rice, pasta, cornmeal ......................... .137 .177 Bakery products ................................ .856 .949 Bread ......................................... .247 .287 Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins ................ .114 .114 Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies .................. .241 .274 Other bakery products ......................... .254 .274 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................. 2.433 3.043 Meats, poultry, and fish ....................... 2.306 2.880 Meats ......................................... 1.588 2.008 Beef and veal ................................ .825 1.037 Uncooked ground beef ........................ .296 .387 Uncooked beef roasts ........................ .137 .157 Uncooked beef steaks ........................ .340 .432 Uncooked other beef and veal ................ .052 .060 Pork ......................................... .461 .601 Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products ................................ .148 .189 Ham ......................................... .102 .130 Pork chops .................................. .109 .153 Other pork including roasts and picnics ..... .102 .128 Other meats .................................. .301 .371 Poultry ....................................... .413 .519 Chicken ...................................... .330 .427 Other poultry including turkey ............... .082 .091 Fish and seafood .............................. .305 .353 Fresh fish and seafood ....................... .182 .213 Processed fish and seafood ................... .123 .140 Eggs ........................................... .127 .164 Dairy and related products ...................... .889 .993 Milk ........................................... .323 .386 Cheese and related products .................... .261 .280 Ice cream and related products ................. .166 .178 Other dairy and related products ............... .139 .150 Fruits and vegetables ........................... 1.252 1.355 Fresh fruits and vegetables .................... .981 1.051 Fresh fruits .................................. .474 .499 Apples ....................................... .089 .101 Bananas ...................................... .083 .095 Citrus fruits ................................ .085 .091 Other fresh fruits ........................... .218 .212 Fresh vegetables .............................. .507 .552 Potatoes ..................................... .080 .092 Lettuce ...................................... .073 .082 Tomatoes ..................................... .097 .112 Other fresh vegetables ....................... .257 .266 Processed fruits and vegetables ................ .271 .305 Canned fruits and vegetables .................. .142 .161 Frozen fruits and vegetables .................. .085 .092 Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried ..................................... .044 .052 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ... .933 1.096 Juices and nonalcoholic drinks ................. .684 .826 Carbonated drinks ............................. .353 .456 Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks ........ .034 .038 Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks ..... .296 .332 Beverage materials including coffee and tea .... .249 .270 Coffee ........................................ .096 .101 Other beverage materials including tea ........ .153 .169 Other food at home .............................. 1.759 1.982 Sugar and sweets ............................... .311 .335 Sugar and artificial sweeteners ............... .056 .069 Candy and chewing gum ......................... .196 .202 Other sweets .................................. .060 .064 Fats and oils .................................. .255 .306 Butter and margarine .......................... .081 .093 Salad dressing ................................ .074 .087 Other fats and oils including peanut butter ... .099 .126 Other foods .................................... 1.192 1.341 Soups ......................................... .099 .111 Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ........ .241 .269 Snacks ........................................ .258 .284 Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ........ .229 .260 Baby food ..................................... .085 .115 Other miscellaneous foods ..................... .280 .302 Food away from home .............................. 6.243 6.466 Full service meals and snacks ................... 2.652 2.205 Limited service meals and snacks ................ 2.746 3.366 Food at employee sites and schools .............. .305 .387 Food from vending machines and mobile vendors ... .150 .229 Other food away from home ....................... .391 .280 Alcoholic beverages .............................. 1.031 1.007 Alcoholic beverages at home ..................... .678 .710 Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home .... .356 .476 Distilled spirits at home ...................... .108 .101 Wine at home ................................... .214 .133 Alcoholic beverages away from home .............. .353 .297 Housing ............................................ 40.998 38.367 Shelter ........................................... 31.834 29.566 Rent of primary residence ........................ 6.516 8.532 Lodging away from home ........................... 2.693 1.525 Housing at school, excluding board .............. .259 .190 Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels ...................................... 2.435 1.335 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence ..... 22.261 19.185 Tenants' and household insurance ................. .364 .324 Fuels and utilities ............................... 4.674 5.017 Fuels ............................................ 3.787 4.111 Fuel oil and other fuels ........................ .220 .206 Fuel oil ....................................... .143 .124 Other household fuels .......................... .076 .081 Gas (piped) and electricity ..................... 3.568 3.905 Electricity .................................... 2.434 2.678 Utility natural gas service .................... 1.134 1.227 Water and sewer and trash collection services ... .887 .906 Water and sewerage maintenance ................. .658 .687 Garbage and trash collection ................... .230 .219 Household furnishings and operations .............. 4.489 3.784 Window and floor coverings and other linens ...... .252 .223 Floor coverings ................................. .040 .040 Window coverings ................................ .083 .056 Other linens .................................... .129 .126 Furniture and bedding ............................ .981 .893 Bedroom furniture ............................... .288 .267 Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture . .514 .461 Other furniture ................................. .170 .145 Unsampled furniture ............................. .009 .019 Appliances ....................................... .325 .371 Major appliances ................................ .179 .204 Other appliances ................................ .133 .154 Unsampled appliances ............................ .012 .013 Other household equipment and furnishings ........ .702 .493 Clocks, lamps, and decorator items .............. .372 .240 Indoor plants and flowers ....................... .161 .119 Dishes and flatware ............................. .083 .058 Nonelectric cookware and tableware .............. .086 .076 Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies .. .598 .545 Tools, hardware and supplies .................... .153 .162 Outdoor equipment and supplies .................. .284 .246 Unsampled tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies .................................... .160 .137 Housekeeping supplies ............................ .810 .900 Household cleaning products ..................... .365 .428 Household paper products ........................ .188 .208 Miscellaneous household products ................ .257 .264 Household operations ............................. .822 .360 Domestic services ............................... .296 .074 Gardening and lawncare services ................. .254 .097 Moving, storage, freight expense ................ .098 .075 Repair of household items ....................... .090 .063 Unsampled household operations .................. .084 .051 Apparel ............................................ 4.058 4.483 Men's and boys' apparel ........................... 1.034 1.147 Men's apparel .................................... .821 .864 Men's suits, sport coats, and outerwear ......... .193 .181 Men's furnishings ............................... .189 .193 Men's shirts and sweaters ....................... .243 .260 Men's pants and shorts .......................... .177 .208 Unsampled men's apparel ......................... .020 .022 Boys' apparel .................................... .213 .283 Women's and girls' apparel ........................ 1.673 1.744 Women's apparel .................................. 1.400 1.407 Women's outerwear ............................... .103 .107 Women's dresses ................................. .207 .243 Women's suits and separates ..................... .694 .658 Women's underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories ................................. .367 .366 Unsampled women's apparel ....................... .029 .033 Girls' apparel ................................... .273 .337 Footwear .......................................... .822 1.090 Men's footwear ................................... .269 .381 Boys' and girls' footwear ........................ .164 .251 Women's footwear ................................. .389 .458 Infants' and toddlers' apparel .................... .180 .230 Jewelry and watches ............................... .349 .272 Watches .......................................... .052 .051 Jewelry .......................................... .296 .221 Transportation ..................................... 17.035 19.281 Private transportation ............................ 15.870 18.361 New and used motor vehicles ...................... 7.674 8.868 New vehicles .................................... 4.686 4.524 Used cars and trucks ............................ 1.753 3.283 Leased cars and trucks .......................... .974 .847 Car and truck rental ............................ .119 .084 Unsampled new and used motor vehicles ........... .142 .129 Motor fuel ....................................... 3.269 4.029 Gasoline (all types) ............................ 3.241 3.995 Other motor fuels ............................... .028 .033 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ................ .411 .521 Tires ........................................... .223 .251 Vehicle accessories other than tires ............ .188 .270 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ............. 1.426 1.469 Motor vehicle body work ......................... .082 .076 Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing ......... .483 .481 Motor vehicle repair ............................ .841 .893 Unsampled service policies ...................... .020 .019 Motor vehicle insurance .......................... 2.500 2.937 Motor vehicle fees ............................... .590 .538 State and local registration and license ........ .402 .386 Parking and other fees .......................... .164 .131 Unsampled motor vehicle fees .................... .025 .021 Public transportation ............................. 1.165 .920 Airline fare ..................................... .711 .476 Other intercity transportation ................... .174 .114 Intracity transportation ......................... .275 .322 Unsampled public transportation .................. .006 .008 Medical care ....................................... 6.067 4.844 Medical care commodities .......................... 1.390 1.017 Prescription drugs and medical supplies .......... .984 .699 Prescription drugs and medical supplies ......... .977 .696 Unsampled rent or repair of medical equipment.... .007 .002 Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies ....... .406 .318 Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs . .297 .245 Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies .. .109 .073 Medical care services ............................. 4.677 3.827 Professional services ............................ 2.833 2.290 Physicians' services ............................ 1.521 1.299 Dental services ................................. .781 .613 Eyeglasses and eye care ......................... .279 .234 Services by other medical professionals ......... .251 .144 Hospital and related services .................... 1.515 1.232 Hospital services ............................... 1.429 1.214 Nursing homes and adult daycare ................. .087 .018 Health Insurance ................................. .329 .305 Recreation ......................................... 5.897 5.515 Video and audio ................................... 1.609 1.766 Televisions ...................................... .110 .116 Cable television ................................. .991 1.105 Other video equipment ............................ .040 .046 Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental ....................................... .132 .163 Audio equipment .................................. .101 .113 Audio discs, tapes and other media ............... .137 .148 Unsampled video and audio ........................ .097 .075 Pets, pet products and services ................... .716 .704 Pets and pet products ............................ .446 .489 Pet services including veterinary ................ .270 .214 Sporting goods .................................... .590 .680 Sports vehicles including bicycles ............... .266 .385 Sports equipment ................................. .316 .290 Unsampled sporting goods ......................... .008 .005 Photography ....................................... .221 .200 Photographic equipment and supplies .............. .094 .079 Photographers and film processing ................ .126 .120 Unsampled photography ............................ .001 .001 Other recreational goods .......................... .427 .439 Toys ............................................. .300 .334 Sewing machines, fabric and supplies ............. .055 .049 Music instruments and accessories ................ .058 .046 Unsampled recreation commodities ................. .014 .010 Recreation services ............................... 1.904 1.407 Club membership dues and fees for participant sports ....................................... .605 .367 Admissions ....................................... .837 .710 Fees for lessons or instructions ................. .184 .132 Unsampled recreation services .................... .279 .198 Recreational reading materials .................... .430 .320 Newspapers and magazines ......................... .264 .210 Recreational books ............................... .165 .111 Unsampled recreational reading materials ......... .001 .000 Education and communication ........................ 5.780 5.559 Education ......................................... 2.985 2.595 Educational books and supplies ................... .246 .226 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ........ 2.740 2.369 College tuition and fees ........................ 1.309 .990 Elementary and high school tuition and fees ..... .368 .282 Child care and nursery school ................... .879 .934 Technical and business school tuition and fees .. .092 .085 Unsampled tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................... .091 .078 Communication ..................................... 2.794 2.965 Postage and delivery services .................... .195 .158 Postage ......................................... .188 .154 Delivery services ............................... .007 .003 Information and information processing ........... 2.600 2.807 Telephone services .............................. 2.171 2.427 Telephone services, local charges .............. 1.176 1.328 Telephone services, long distance charges ...... .773 .869 Cellular telephone services .................... .223 .229 Information and information processing other than telephone services ........................... .429 .381 Personal computers and peripheral equipment ..... .169 .154 Computer software and accessories ............... .040 .031 Computer information processing services ........ .147 .133 Other information processing equipment .......... .069 .058 Unsampled information and information processing .005 .004 Other goods and services ........................... 4.333 4.540 Tobacco and smoking products ...................... .969 1.508 Cigarettes ....................................... .902 1.422 Tobacco products other than cigarettes ........... .061 .077 Unsampled tobacco and smoking products ........... .007 .008 Personal care ..................................... 3.364 3.033 Personal care products ........................... .668 .772 Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products ............................... .352 .410 Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements .................................. .311 .357 Unsampled personal care products ................ .004 .005 Personal care services ........................... .901 .901 Haircuts and other personal care services ....... .901 .901 Miscellaneous personal services .................. 1.601 1.193 Legal services .................................. .350 .264 Funeral expenses ................................ .236 .173 Laundry and dry cleaning services ............... .388 .395 Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning .................................... .050 .036 Financial services .............................. .271 .204 Care of invalids and elderly at home ............ .181 .020 Unsampled items ................................. .126 .100 Miscellaneous personal goods ..................... .194 .167 Special aggregate indexes All items ........................................... 100.000 100.000 Commodities ........................................ 40.254 44.446 Commodities less food and beverages ............... 24.422 27.036 Nondurables less food and beverages .............. 13.706 15.078 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ... 9.648 10.596 Durables ......................................... 10.716 11.957 Services ........................................... 59.746 55.554 Rent of shelter .................................... 31.470 29.242 Transportation services ............................ 6.774 6.796 Other services ..................................... 11.183 10.194 All items less food ................................ 85.199 83.596 All items less shelter ............................. 68.166 70.434 All items less medical care ........................ 93.933 95.156 Commodities less food .............................. 25.453 28.042 Nondurables less food .............................. 14.737 16.085 Nondurables less food and apparel .................. 10.679 11.602 Nondurables ........................................ 29.538 32.489 Apparel less footwear .............................. 3.235 3.392 Services less rent of shelter ...................... 28.276 26.312 Services less medical care services ................ 55.068 51.727 Energy ............................................. 7.056 8.139 All items less energy .............................. 92.944 91.861 All items less food and energy .................... 78.143 75.457 Commodities less food and energy commodities ..... 21.965 23.808 Energy commodities .............................. 3.488 4.234 Services less energy services .................... 56.178 51.649 Domestically produced farm food .................... 7.237 8.394 Utilities and public transportation ................ 8.782 9.263