U.S. Inflation by Category in 2025 🥩 Beef & veal: 14.7% 🚗 Car maintenance & repair: 7.7% 🏠 Home insurance: 7.5% 🚬 Tobacco products: 6.9% 🍭 Sugar & sweets: 6.7% ⚡ Electricity: 6.4% 🏥 Hospital services: 5.8% 🚰 Water & trash collection services: 4.8% 📦 Postage & delivery services: 4.7% 🛠️ Tools and home hardware: 4.3% 🩺 Health insurance: 4.2% 🛋️ Furniture & bedding: 3.8% 🐶 Pets (incl. products & services): 3.5% 🏢 Rent: 3.4% 🚘 Car insurance: 3.1% 🎓 School tuition: 2.9% 🥕 Fresh vegetables: 2.8% 🐟 Seafood: 2.1% 💍 Jewelry & watches: 2.0% 🚌 Public transportation: 1.8% 🚙 New & used cars: 1.7% 🥓 Pork: 1.6% 🐔 Poultry: 1.4% 👟 Footwear: 1.3% 🔌 Appliances: 1.3% 🩻 Medical equipment & supplies: 0.8% 🧀 Dairy products: 0.7% 💊 Medicinal drugs: 0.6% 🍷 Alcoholic beverages: 0.3% 🏀 Sporting goods: 0% 🍎 Fresh fruits: -0.2% ⛽ Gas: -0.4% 🥚 Eggs: -1.3% 📞 Telephone services: -1.8% 👗 Women's apparel: -2.0% 💻 IT hardware & services: -2.0% Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Sept. 2024 to Sept. 2025