ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/cpi/cpiri2006.txt Table 1 (2003-2004 Weights). Relative importance of components in the Consumer Price Indexes: U.S. city average, December 2006 (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.................................. 14.992 16.475 Food............................................... 13.885 15.457 Food at home...................................... 7.896 9.244 Cereals and bakery products...................... 1.103 1.285 Cereals and cereal products..................... .359 .440 Flour and prepared flour mixes................. .046 .054 Breakfast cereal............................... .199 .237 Rice, pasta, cornmeal.......................... .114 .148 Bakery products................................. .744 .845 Bread.......................................... .221 .246 Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins................. .103 .109 Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies................... .206 .245 Other bakery products.......................... .214 .246 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs................... 2.112 2.623 Meats, poultry, and fish........................ 2.013 2.503 Meats.......................................... 1.305 1.660 Beef and veal................................. .628 .808 Uncooked ground beef......................... .232 .319 Uncooked beef roasts......................... .105 .129 Uncooked beef steaks......................... .239 .294 Uncooked other beef and veal................. .052 .066 Pork.......................................... .414 .527 Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products................................. .132 .169 Ham.......................................... .094 .112 Pork chops................................... .081 .117 Other pork including roasts and picnics...... .106 .129 Other meats................................... .263 .325 Poultry........................................ .371 .468 Chicken....................................... .297 .385 Other poultry including turkey................ .073 .082 Fish and seafood............................... .337 .375 Fresh fish and seafood........................ .208 .232 Processed fish and seafood.................... .129 .144 Eggs............................................ .099 .121 Dairy and related products....................... .821 .928 Milk............................................ .293 .358 Cheese and related products..................... .253 .271 Ice cream and related products.................. .142 .157 Other dairy and related products................ .133 .143 Fruits and vegetables............................ 1.211 1.332 Fresh fruits and vegetables..................... .963 1.052 Fresh fruits................................... .493 .533 Apples........................................ .086 .100 Bananas....................................... .073 .085 Citrus fruits................................. .094 .107 Other fresh fruits............................ .239 .241 Fresh vegetables............................... .470 .520 Potatoes...................................... .077 .092 Lettuce....................................... .062 .069 Tomatoes...................................... .092 .109 Other fresh vegetables........................ .239 .250 Processed fruits and vegetables................. .248 .279 Canned fruits and vegetables................... .129 .142 Frozen fruits and vegetables................... .077 .087 Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried...................................... .042 .051 Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials.... .906 1.082 Juices and nonalcoholic drinks.................. .602 .754 Carbonated drinks.............................. .325 .432 Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks......... .017 .020 Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks...... .260 .303 Beverage materials including coffee and tea..... .304 .328 Coffee......................................... .100 .103 Other beverage materials including tea......... .204 .225 Other food at home............................... 1.743 1.993 Sugar and sweets................................ .302 .337 Sugar and artificial sweeteners................ .056 .069 Candy and chewing gum.......................... .194 .207 Other sweets................................... .052 .061 Fats and oils................................... .227 .283 Butter and margarine........................... .068 .081 Salad dressing................................. .062 .080 Other fats and oils including peanut butter.... .097 .122 Other foods..................................... 1.214 1.373 Soups.......................................... .086 .092 Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods......... .247 .280 Snacks......................................... .268 .288 Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces......... .215 .244 Baby food...................................... .071 .100 Other miscellaneous foods...................... .327 .368 Food away from home............................... 5.989 6.213 Full service meals and snacks.................... 2.615 2.164 Limited service meals and snacks................. 2.711 3.238 Food at employee sites and schools............... .257 .332 Food from vending machines and mobile vendors.... .126 .201 Other food away from home........................ .281 .279 Alcoholic beverages............................... 1.107 1.018 Alcoholic beverages at home...................... .708 .717 Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home..... .332 .457 Distilled spirits at home....................... .123 .114 Wine at home.................................... .253 .146 Alcoholic beverages away from home............... .399 .301 Housing............................................. 42.691 40.463 Shelter............................................ 32.776 30.570 Rent of primary residence......................... 5.930 8.021 Lodging away from home............................ 2.648 1.430 Housing at school, excluding board............... .154 .075 Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels....................................... 2.493 1.356 Owners' equivalent rent of primary residence...... 23.830 20.776 Tenants' and household insurance.................. .369 .342 Fuels and utilities................................ 5.264 5.779 Household energy.................................. 4.368 4.842 Fuel oil and other fuels......................... .338 .346 Fuel oil........................................ .231 .227 Propane, kerosene, and firewood................. .107 .119 Gas (piped) and electricity...................... 4.029 4.496 Electricity..................................... 2.750 3.099 Utility (piped) gas service..................... 1.280 1.397 Water and sewer and trash collection services.... .897 .937 Water and sewerage maintenance.................. .669 .711 Garbage and trash collection.................... .228 .226 Household furnishings and operations............... 4.651 4.114 Window and floor coverings and other linens....... .350 .281 Floor coverings.................................. .051 .046 Window coverings................................. .097 .069 Other linens..................................... .203 .165 Furniture and bedding............................. .981 .856 Bedroom furniture................................ .324 .290 Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture.. .458 .401 Other furniture.................................. .193 .153 Unsampled furniture.............................. .006 .013 Appliances........................................ .334 .381 Major appliances................................. .193 .218 Other appliances................................. .134 .153 Unsampled appliances............................. .007 .010 Other household equipment and furnishings......... .585 .491 Clocks, lamps, and decorator items............... .318 .252 Indoor plants and flowers........................ .100 .079 Dishes and flatware.............................. .075 .068 Nonelectric cookware and tableware............... .091 .092 Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies... .756 .791 Tools, hardware and supplies..................... .206 .292 Outdoor equipment and supplies................... .365 .319 Unsampled tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies..................................... .185 .179 Housekeeping supplies............................. .853 .946 Household cleaning products...................... .372 .461 Household paper products......................... .211 .231 Miscellaneous household products................. .270 .254 Household operations.............................. .792 .368 Domestic services................................ .252 .079 Gardening and lawncare services.................. .256 .113 Moving, storage, freight expense................. .079 .051 Repair of household items........................ .128 .080 Unsampled household operations................... .077 .045 Apparel............................................. 3.726 4.041 Men's and boys' apparel............................ .885 .954 Men's apparel..................................... .698 .706 Men's suits, sport coats, and outerwear.......... .136 .121 Men's furnishings................................ .175 .176 Men's shirts and sweaters........................ .198 .184 Men's pants and shorts........................... .173 .207 Unsampled men's apparel.......................... .017 .018 Boys' apparel..................................... .186 .247 Women's and girls' apparel......................... 1.590 1.680 Women's apparel................................... 1.353 1.388 Women's outerwear................................ .113 .121 Women's dresses.................................. .139 .218 Women's suits and separates...................... .723 .706 Women's underwear, nightwear, sportswear and accessories.................................. .352 .318 Unsampled women's apparel........................ .026 .024 Girls' apparel.................................... .237 .292 Footwear........................................... .749 .954 Men's footwear.................................... .228 .311 Boys' and girls' footwear......................... .162 .236 Women's footwear.................................. .359 .407 Infants' and toddlers' apparel..................... .177 .235 Jewelry and watches................................ .325 .218 Watches........................................... .046 .045 Jewelry........................................... .279 .173 Transportation...................................... 17.249 19.515 Private transportation............................. 16.188 18.793 New and used motor vehicles....................... 7.581 8.626 New vehicles..................................... 4.982 5.210 Used cars and trucks............................. 1.716 2.675 Leased cars and trucks........................... .596 .540 Car and truck rental............................. .090 .056 Unsampled new and used motor vehicles............ .195 .145 Motor fuel........................................ 4.347 5.441 Gasoline (all types)............................. 4.303 5.388 Other motor fuels................................ .044 .053 Motor vehicle parts and equipment................. .370 .444 Tires............................................ .219 .238 Vehicle accessories other than tires............. .151 .206 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair.............. 1.145 1.145 Motor vehicle body work.......................... .086 .064 Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing.......... .425 .423 Motor vehicle repair............................. .612 .631 Unsampled service policies....................... .022 .027 Motor vehicle insurance........................... 2.261 2.678 Motor vehicle fees................................ .484 .458 State and local registration and license......... .311 .321 Parking and other fees........................... .161 .132 Unsampled motor vehicle fees..................... .012 .004 Public transportation.............................. 1.060 .723 Airline fare...................................... .649 .387 Other intercity transportation.................... .163 .075 Intracity transportation.......................... .246 .257 Unsampled public transportation................... .003 .004 Medical care........................................ 6.281 5.228 Medical care commodities........................... 1.446 1.135 Prescription drugs................................ 1.018 .775 Prescription drugs............................... 1.006 .767 Unsampled rent or repair of medical equipment.... .011 .007 Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies........ .428 .360 Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs.. .294 .265 Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies... .135 .094 Medical care services.............................. 4.834 4.094 Professional services............................. 2.817 2.338 Physicians' services............................. 1.616 1.404 Dental services.................................. .721 .584 Eyeglasses and eye care.......................... .225 .181 Services by other medical professionals.......... .255 .169 Hospital and related services..................... 1.630 1.378 Hospital services................................ 1.542 1.344 Nursing homes and adult daycare.................. .089 .034 Health insurance.................................. .386 .378 Recreation.......................................... 5.552 5.022 Video and audio.................................... 1.719 1.867 Televisions....................................... .124 .123 Cable and satellite television and radio service.. 1.145 1.263 Other video equipment............................. .040 .042 Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental........................................ .173 .214 Audio equipment................................... .074 .070 Audio discs, tapes and other media................ .090 .101 Unsampled video and audio......................... .075 .055 Pets, pet products and services.................... .646 .640 Pets and pet products............................. .377 .418 Pet services including veterinary................. .269 .222 Sporting goods..................................... .674 .529 Sports vehicles including bicycles................ .401 .272 Sports equipment.................................. .264 .250 Unsampled sporting goods.......................... .009 .007 Photography........................................ .168 .147 Photographic equipment and supplies............... .080 .068 Photographers and film processing................. .086 .077 Unsampled photography............................. .002 .002 Other recreational goods........................... .381 .366 Toys.............................................. .245 .269 Sewing machines, fabric and supplies.............. .071 .052 Music instruments and accessories................. .049 .033 Unsampled recreation commodities.................. .017 .013 Recreation services................................ 1.651 1.248 Club membership dues and fees for participant sports........................................ .504 .312 Admissions........................................ .706 .608 Fees for lessons or instructions.................. .217 .139 Unsampled recreation services..................... .223 .189 Recreational reading materials..................... .312 .224 Newspapers and magazines.......................... .184 .142 Recreational books................................ .127 .082 Unsampled recreational reading materials.......... .001 .000 Education and communication......................... 6.034 5.605 Education.......................................... 3.076 2.329 Educational books and supplies.................... .204 .208 Tuition, other school fees, and childcare......... 2.872 2.121 College tuition and fees......................... 1.524 .970 Elementary and high school tuition and fees...... .408 .272 Child care and nursery school.................... .735 .759 Technical and business school tuition and fees... .067 .033 Unsampled tuition, other school fees, and childcare.................................... .137 .087 Communication...................................... 2.958 3.276 Postage and delivery services..................... .189 .152 Postage.......................................... .174 .140 Delivery services................................ .015 .012 Information and information processing............ 2.769 3.124 Telephone services............................... 2.225 2.633 Land-line telephone services, local charges..... .746 .859 Land-line telephone services, long distance charges..................................... .685 .807 Wireless telephone services..................... .795 .967 Information technology, hardware and services..... .543 .492 Personal computers and peripheral equipment...... .203 .178 Computer software and accessories................ .037 .026 Internet services and electronic information providers.................................... .245 .239 Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer information items................... .051 .039 Unsampled information and information processing .008 .009 Other goods and services............................ 3.476 3.652 Tobacco and smoking products....................... .712 1.139 Cigarettes........................................ .662 1.073 Tobacco products other than cigarettes............ .046 .061 Unsampled tobacco and smoking products............ .004 .004 Personal care...................................... 2.764 2.513 Personal care products............................ .708 .771 Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care products................................ .368 .421 Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and implements................................... .336 .345 Unsampled personal care products................. .005 .005 Personal care services............................ .677 .618 Haircuts and other personal care services........ .677 .618 Miscellaneous personal services................... 1.188 .962 Legal services................................... .304 .257 Funeral expenses................................. .191 .124 Laundry and dry cleaning services................ .285 .282 Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning..................................... .034 .025 Financial services............................... .186 .147 Care of invalids and elderly at home............. .106 .005 Unsampled items.................................. .082 .122 Miscellaneous personal goods...................... .192 .162 Special aggregate indexes All items............................................ 100.000 100.000 Commodities......................................... 40.305 44.175 Commodities less food and beverages................ 25.313 27.700 Nondurables less food and beverages............... 14.191 15.699 Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel.... 10.465 11.658 Durables.......................................... 11.122 12.001 Services............................................ 59.695 55.825 Rent of shelter..................................... 32.407 30.227 Transportation services............................. 5.638 5.600 Other services...................................... 10.730 9.761 All items less food................................. 86.115 84.543 All items less shelter.............................. 67.224 69.430 All items less medical care......................... 93.719 94.772 Commodities less food............................... 26.420 28.718 Nondurables less food............................... 15.299 16.717 Nondurables less food and apparel................... 11.572 12.676 Nondurables......................................... 29.183 32.174 Apparel less footwear............................... 2.977 3.087 Services less rent of shelter....................... 27.288 25.598 Services less medical care services................. 54.861 51.732 Energy.............................................. 8.715 10.282 All items less energy............................... 91.285 89.718 All items less food and energy..................... 77.401 74.261 Commodities less food and energy commodities...... 21.735 22.932 Energy commodities............................... 4.685 5.786 Services less energy services..................... 55.666 51.329 Domestically produced farm food..................... 6.580 7.702 Utilities and public transportation................. 9.356 10.051