US Data: CPI-U - Detailed Percent Changes -4->

Release for:  December 2018

Source: U.S. Labor Department

Percent change from previous month, adjusted, unless otherwise noted

* = Not Seasonally Adjusted

                                        unadj  unadj

Expenditure category                    yr/yr  Dec-18   Oct-18 Nov-18 Dec-18

Alcoholic beverages                        1.8   -0.1      0.1    0.3    0.0

Alcoholic beverages at home                1.5   -0.1      0.1    0.3    0.2

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at h   1.9   -0.1      0.3    0.3    0.0

Distilled spirits at home *                1.3    0.0     -0.7    0.6    0.6

Whiskey at home                           -0.3   -0.2      0.1    0.3   -0.2

Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at   2.4    0.4     -0.2    0.2    0.4

Wine at home                               1.1   -0.2      0.0    0.2    0.3

Alcoholic beverages away from home *       2.2    0.0      0.1    0.3    0.0

Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away   2.2    0.0      0.0    0.6    0.0

Wine away from home *                      2.6    0.2      0.2    0.0    0.2

Distilled spirits away from home *         1.4   -0.2      0.1   -0.1   -0.2

Other goods                               -0.1   -0.4     -0.3    0.2   -0.4

Tobacco and smoking products *             3.4   -0.1      1.3    0.4   -0.4

Cigarettes *                               3.4   -0.1      1.4    0.4   -0.3

Tobacco products other than cigarettes *   2.9   -0.1      0.5    0.4   -0.1

Personal care products *                  -0.4    0.0     -0.2   -0.2    0.0

Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous   0.9    0.1     -0.2   -0.3    0.1

Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparati  -1.9   -0.2     -0.3   -0.1   -0.2

Miscellaneous personal goods              -9.3   -2.3     -5.6    0.9   -1.8

Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wr  -3.4   -0.1     -3.5    1.0    0.4

Infants' equipment *                      -8.8    0.1     -0.8    2.2    0.1

Services less energy services              2.9    0.1      0.2    0.2    0.3

Shelter                                    3.2    0.2      0.2    0.3    0.3

Rent of shelter                            3.2    0.2      0.2    0.3    0.3

Rent of primary residence                  3.5    0.3      0.2    0.4    0.2

Lodging away from home                     0.7    0.2     -2.1    0.2    2.7

Housing at school, excluding board         2.5    0.0      0.2    0.2    0.1

Other lodging away from home including h   0.5    0.3     -2.4    0.1    3.1

Owners' equivalent rent of residences      3.2    0.2      0.3    0.3    0.2

Owners' equivalent rent of primary resid   3.2    0.2      0.3    0.3    0.2

Tenants' and household insurance *         1.9   -0.1     -0.2    0.1   -0.1

Water and sewer and trash collection ser   4.5    0.2      0.3    1.2    0.3

Water and sewerage maintenance             3.6    0.3      0.3    0.6    0.4

Garbage and trash collection *             7.1   -0.1      0.3    3.0   -0.1

Household operations *                     6.8    2.0      0.0    0.3    2.0

Domestic services *                        3.9    1.4      0.0    1.0    1.4

Gardening and lawncare services *          0.0    0.0      0.1   -0.2    0.0

Moving, storage, freight expense *         3.8    1.5      0.5    0.3    0.8

Repair of household items *                4.5    1.4     -0.6    0.0    1.4

Medical care services                      2.6    0.3      0.2    0.4    0.4

Professional services                      1.0    0.0      0.2   -0.2    0.1

Physicians' services                       0.6    0.0      0.0   -0.3    0.0

Dental services                            2.3    0.1      0.3    0.1    0.2

Eyeglasses and eye care                    1.4    0.3      0.0    0.1    0.3

Services by other medical professionals    0.1    0.0      0.1    0.4    0.0

Hospital and related services              3.6    0.2      0.0    0.4    0.4

Hospital services                          3.7    0.2      0.0    0.5    0.5

Inpatient hospital services                2.8    0.3     -0.3    0.1    0.6

Outpatient hospital services               4.0    0.2      0.1    1.0    0.6

Nursing homes and adult day services       3.8    0.0      0.5    0.2    0.2

Care of invalids and elderly at home *     2.5   -0.1      0.0    0.3   -0.1

Health insurance *                         5.4    1.3      1.1    1.4    1.3

** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **

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