Table 1 (1993-95 Weights). Relative importance of components in the Consumer Price Indexes: U.S. city average, December 2001 (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 ................................. 16.393 18.048 Food .............................................. 15.403 16.993 Food at home ..................................... 9.661 10.838 Cereals and bakery products ..................... 1.535 1.682 Cereals and cereal products .................... .528 .594 Flour and prepared flour mixes ................ .068 .080 Breakfast cereal .............................. .309 .336 Rice, pasta, cornmeal ......................... .151 .178 Bakery products ................................ 1.007 1.088 Bread ......................................... .304 .343 Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins ................ .148 .150 Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies .................. .269 .293 Other bakery products ......................... .287 .302 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................. 2.620 3.127 Meats, poultry, and fish ....................... 2.516 2.998 Meats ......................................... 1.701 2.086 Beef and veal ................................ .792 .983 Uncooked ground beef ........................ .303 .388 Uncooked beef roasts ........................ .143 .171 Uncooked beef steaks ........................ .293 .362 Uncooked other beef and veal ................ .053 .061 Pork ......................................... .571 .706 Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products ................................ .199 .242 Ham ......................................... .128 .151 Pork chops .................................. .127 .162 Other pork including roasts and picnics ..... .118 .150 Other meats .................................. .338 .396 Poultry ....................................... .488 .562 Chicken ...................................... .378 .445 Other poultry including turkey ............... .111 .117 Fish and seafood .............................. .326 .349 Fresh fish and seafood ....................... .187 .209 Processed fish and seafood ................... .139 .140 Eggs ........................................... .104 .129 Dairy and related products ...................... 1.093 1.202 Milk ........................................... .420 .494 Cheese and related products .................... .324 .344 Ice cream and related products ................. .193 .199 Other dairy and related products ............... .157 .165 Fruits and vegetables ........................... 1.427 1.483 Fresh fruits and vegetables .................... 1.098 1.138 Fresh fruits .................................. .564 .577 Apples ....................................... .099 .109 Bananas ...................................... .100 .105 Citrus fruits ................................ .130 .133 Other fresh fruits ........................... .236 .229 Fresh vegetables .............................. .534 .562 Potatoes ..................................... .099 .110 Lettuce ...................................... .064 .071 Tomatoes ..................................... .096 .111 Other fresh vegetables ....................... .274 .269 Processed fruits and vegetables ................ .329 .344 Canned fruits and vegetables .................. .175 .188 Frozen fruits and vegetables .................. .108 .110 Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried ..................................... .046 .046 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ... 1.023 1.162 Juices and nonalcoholic drinks ................. .762 .890 Carbonated drinks ............................. .399 .495 Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks ........ .056 .055 Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks ..... .307 .340 Beverage materials including coffee and tea .... .261 .271 Coffee ........................................ .127 .127 Other beverage materials including tea ........ .134 .145 Other food at home .............................. 1.961 2.183 Sugar and sweets ............................... .364 .406 Sugar and artificial sweeteners ............... .069 .087 Candy and chewing gum ......................... .219 .241 Other sweets .................................. .076 .078 Fats and oils .................................. .297 .340 Butter and margarine .......................... .105 .116 Salad dressing ................................ .080 .089 Other fats and oils including peanut butter ... .112 .134 Other foods .................................... 1.301 1.437 Soups ......................................... .106 .105 Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ........ .218 .245 Snacks ........................................ .276 .308 Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ........ .290 .305 Baby food ..................................... .104 .130 Other miscellaneous foods ..................... .307 .343 Food away from home .............................. 5.743 6.155 Full service meals and snacks ................... 3.025 3.225 Limited service meals and snacks ................ 1.682 1.794 Food at employee sites and schools .............. .642 .684 Food from vending machines and mobile vendors ... .212 .227 Other food away from home ....................... .182 .224 Alcoholic beverages .............................. .990 1.055 Alcoholic beverages at home ..................... .620 .696 Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home .... .333 .480 Distilled spirits at home ...................... .112 .096 Wine at home ................................... .175 .120 Alcoholic beverages away from home .............. .370 .359 Housing ............................................ 40.516 37.348 Shelter ........................................... 31.037 28.251 Rent of primary residence ........................ 7.300 8.858 Lodging away from home ........................... 2.306 1.340 Housing at school, excluding board .............. .251 .150 Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels ...................................... 2.055 1.190 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence ..... 21.064 17.737 Tenants' and household insurance ................ .366 .316 Fuels and utilities ............................... 4.934 5.046 Fuels ............................................ 3.998 4.121 Fuel oil and other fuels ........................ .276 .243 Fuel oil ....................................... .193 .154 Other household fuels .......................... .083 .089 Gas (piped) and electricity ..................... 3.722 3.877 Electricity .................................... 2.563 2.712 Utility natural gas service .................... 1.159 1.166 Water and sewer and trash collection services ... .936 .925 Water and sewerage maintenance ................. .687 .689 Garbage and trash collection ................... .249 .236 Household furnishings and operations .............. 4.545 4.051 Window and floor coverings and other linens ...... .318 .288 Floor coverings ................................. .086 .073 Window coverings ................................ .097 .078 Other linens .................................... .136 .137 Furniture and bedding ............................ 1.014 1.035 Bedroom furniture ............................... .286 .308 Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture . .564 .556 Other furniture ................................. .154 .155 Unsampled furniture ............................. .011 .016 Appliances ....................................... .317 .364 Major appliances ................................ .194 .225 Other appliances ................................ .117 .130 Unsampled appliances ............................ .006 .009 Other household equipment and furnishings ........ .476 .418 Clocks, lamps, and decorator items .............. .184 .159 Indoor plants and flowers ....................... .152 .128 Dishes and flatware ............................. .066 .055 Nonelectric cookware and tableware .............. .074 .075 Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies .. .572 .558 Tools, hardware and supplies .................... .148 .164 Outdoor equipment and supplies .................. .290 .260 Unsampled tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies .................................... .134 .134 Housekeeping supplies ............................ .888 .963 Household cleaning products ..................... .408 .456 Household paper products ........................ .228 .237 Miscellaneous household products ................ .253 .269 Household operations ............................. .959 .426 Domestic services ............................... .332 .093 Gardening and lawncare services ................. .285 .116 Moving, storage, freight expense ................ .110 .077 Repair of household items ....................... .112 .079 Unsampled household operations .................. .120 .062 Apparel ............................................ 4.242 4.577 Men's and boys' apparel ........................... 1.187 1.291 Men's apparel .................................... .937 .989 Men's suits, sport coats, and outerwear ......... .218 .187 Men's furnishings ............................... .249 .282 Men's shirts and sweaters ....................... .267 .293 Men's pants and shorts .......................... .189 .210 Unsampled men's apparel ......................... .014 .018 Boys' apparel .................................... .250 .302 Women's and girls' apparel ........................ 1.687 1.698 Women's apparel .................................. 1.436 1.406 Women's outerwear ............................... .104 .098 Women's dresses ................................. .189 .201 Women's suits and separates ..................... .736 .696 Women's underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories ................................. .387 .390 Unsampled women's apparel ....................... .020 .021 Girls' apparel ................................... .251 .292 Footwear .......................................... .769 .928 Men's footwear ................................... .241 .323 Boys' and girls' footwear ........................ .183 .219 Women's footwear ................................. .344 .387 Infants' and toddlers' apparel .................... .250 .318 Jewelry and watches ............................... .349 .342 Watches .......................................... .063 .066 Jewelry .......................................... .286 .276 Transportation ..................................... 16.639 18.798 Private transportation ............................ 15.281 17.737 New and used motor vehicles ...................... 7.328 8.672 New vehicles .................................... 4.604 4.836 Used cars and trucks ............................ 1.824 3.061 Leased cars and trucks .......................... .681 .506 Car and truck rental ............................ .131 .103 Unsampled new and used motor vehicles ........... .090 .167 Motor fuel ....................................... 2.578 3.192 Gasoline (all types) ............................ 2.559 3.168 Other motor fuels ............................... .020 .024 Motor vehicle parts and equipment ................ .533 .661 Tires ........................................... .254 .295 Vehicle accessories other than tires ............ .279 .366 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ............. 1.656 1.727 Motor vehicle body work ......................... .121 .122 Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing ......... .522 .500 Motor vehicle repair ............................ .992 1.080 Unsampled service policies ...................... .021 .025 Motor vehicle insurance .......................... 2.548 2.893 Motor vehicle fees ............................... .638 .593 State and local registration and license ........ .413 .413 Parking and other fees .......................... .202 .157 Unsampled motor vehicle fees .................... .023 .023 Public transportation ............................. 1.357 1.061 Airline fare ..................................... .873 .596 Other intercity transportation ................... .162 .105 Intracity transportation ......................... .317 .353 Unsampled public transportation .................. .004 .007 Medical care ....................................... 5.995 4.906 Medical care commodities .......................... 1.295 .956 Prescription drugs and medical supplies .......... .913 .639 Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies ....... .382 .317 Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs . .255 .232 Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies .. .127 .085 Medical care services ............................. 4.700 3.950 Professional services ............................ 2.933 2.490 Physicians' services ............................ 1.502 1.328 Dental services ................................. .879 .722 Eyeglasses and eye care ......................... .280 .261 Services by other medical professionals ......... .273 .179 Hospital and related services .................... 1.502 1.238 Hospital services ............................... 1.447 1.223 Nursing homes and adult daycare ................. .054 .014 Health Insurance ................................. .265 .223 Recreation ......................................... 5.909 5.670 Video and audio ................................... 1.629 1.810 Televisions ...................................... .138 .165 Cable television ................................. .925 1.021 Other video equipment ............................ .040 .046 Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental ....................................... .145 .168 Audio equipment .................................. .131 .150 Audio discs, tapes and other media ............... .147 .156 Unsampled video and audio ........................ .104 .104 Pets, pet products and services ................... .676 .686 Pets and pet products ............................ .413 .452 Pet services including veterinary ................ .262 .235 Sporting goods .................................... .431 .462 Sports vehicles including bicycles ............... .206 .240 Sports equipment ................................. .215 .216 Unsampled sporting goods ......................... .009 .006 Photography ....................................... .239 .256 Photographic equipment and supplies .............. .090 .088 Photographers and film processing ................ .147 .166 Unsampled photography ............................ .001 .002 Other recreational goods .......................... .452 .506 Toys ............................................. .323 .391 Sewing machines, fabric and supplies ............. .063 .057 Music instruments and accessories ................ .052 .044 Unsampled recreation commodities ................. .014 .015 Recreation services ............................... 1.902 1.473 Club membership dues and fees for participant sports ....................................... .663 .433 Admissions ....................................... .825 .736 Fees for lessons or instructions ................. .233 .154 Unsampled recreation services .................... .180 .149 Recreational reading materials .................... .580 .477 Newspapers and magazines ......................... .390 .336 Recreational books ............................... .189 .141 Unsampled recreational reading materials ......... .001 .000 Education and communication ........................ 5.397 5.277 Education ......................................... 2.914 2.684 Educational books and supplies ................... .215 .213 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ........ 2.699 2.471 College tuition and fees ........................ 1.218 .900 Elementary and high school tuition and fees ..... .380 .297 Child care and nursery school ................... .965 1.146 Technical and business school tuition and fees .. .057 .056 Unsampled tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................... .079 .071 Communication ..................................... 2.483 2.593 Postage and delivery services .................... .204 .151 Postage ......................................... .199 .148 Delivery services ............................... .005 .002 Information and information processing ........... 2.279 2.442 Telephone services .............................. 2.146 2.329 Telephone services, local charges .............. 1.137 1.236 Telephone services, long distance charges ...... .969 1.055 Cellular telephone services .................... .040 .039 Information and information processing other than telephone services ........................... .133 .113 Personal computers and peripheral equipment ..... .054 .044 Computer software and accessories ............... .027 .020 Computer information processing services ........ .018 .014 Other information processing equipment .......... .034 .034 Unsampled information and information processing .001 .001 Other goods and services ........................... 4.909 5.376 Tobacco and smoking products ...................... 1.402 2.053 Cigarettes ....................................... 1.327 1.963 Tobacco products other than cigarettes ........... .068 .076 Unsampled tobacco and smoking products ........... .008 .013 Personal care ..................................... 3.507 3.323 Personal care products ........................... .719 .813 Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products ............................... .355 .397 Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements .................................. .360 .412 Unsampled personal care products ................ .004 .004 Personal care services ........................... 1.000 1.006 Haircuts and other personal care services ....... 1.000 1.006 Miscellaneous personal services .................. 1.562 1.314 Legal services .................................. .368 .339 Funeral expenses ................................ .361 .278 Laundry and dry cleaning services ............... .218 .221 Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning .................................... .067 .053 Financial services .............................. .328 .285 Care of invalids and elderly at home ............ .117 .039 Unsampled items ................................. .102 .098 Miscellaneous personal goods ..................... .226 .190 Special aggregate indexes All items ........................................... 100.000 100.000 Commodities ........................................ 40.624 45.337 Commodities less food and beverages ............... 24.231 27.289 Nondurables less food and beverages .............. 13.948 15.269 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ... 9.706 10.692 Durables ......................................... 10.283 12.020 Services ........................................... 59.376 54.663 Rent of shelter .................................... 30.671 27.936 Transportation services ............................ 7.010 6.882 Other services ..................................... 11.012 10.351 All items less food ................................ 84.597 83.007 All items less shelter ............................. 68.963 71.749 All items less medical care ........................ 94.005 95.094 Commodities less food .............................. 25.221 28.344 Nondurables less food .............................. 14.938 16.324 Nondurables less food and apparel .................. 10.696 11.747 Nondurables ........................................ 30.341 33.317 Apparel less footwear .............................. 3.473 3.649 Services less rent of shelter ...................... 28.705 26.728 Services less medical care services ................ 54.676 50.713 Energy ............................................. 6.576 7.312 All items less energy .............................. 93.424 92.688 All items less food and energy .................... 78.020 75.695 Commodities less food and energy commodities ..... 22.366 24.909 Energy commodities .............................. 2.855 3.435 Services less energy services .................... 55.654 50.786 Domestically produced farm food .................... 8.211 9.222 Utilities and public transportation ................ 9.085 9.213