Monday, February 15, 2016

Supplemental: What's in a Market Basket?

FOOD AND BEVERAGES (breakfast cereal, milk, coffee, chicken, wine, full service meals, snacks) 

HOUSING (rent of primary residence, owners' equivalent rent, fuel oil, bedroom furniture) 

APPAREL (men's shirts and sweaters, women's dresses, jewelry) 

TRANSPORTATION (new vehicles, airline fares, gasoline, motor vehicle insurance) 

MEDICAL CARE (prescription drugs and medical supplies, physicians' services, eyeglasses and eye care, hospital services) 

RECREATION (televisions, toys, pets and pet products, sports equipment, admissions); 

EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION (college tuition, postage, telephone services, computer software and accessories);

OTHER GOODS AND SERVICES (tobacco and smoking products, haircuts and other personal services, funeral expenses). 

From Bureau of Labor Statistics