MIDWEST INFORMATION OFFICE
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Friday, April 17, 2015
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
February 2015
Midwest CPI Summary
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Historical Average Energy Prices
Consumer Price Index February 2015
United States City Average
Percent change to
Index
Feb. 2015 from
Group
Feb.
Feb.
Jan.
(1982-84=100 unless otherwide noted)
2015
2014
2015
All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
All Items............................................................................
234.722
0.0
0.4
All items (other base) (1)....................................................
703.122
-
Index
Feb.
2015
Midwest Region
Percent change to
Feb. 2015 from
Feb.
Jan.
2014
2015
222.301
361.696
-0.5
-
0.3
-
Food and beverages......................................................
Food...............................................................................
Food at home...............................................................
Food away from home.................................................
Alcoholic beverages.......................................................
246.269
246.680
242.906
253.719
239.269
2.8
3.0
2.9
3.1
1.3
.1
.1
-.1
.3
.2
239.275
238.916
230.747
252.483
241.966
2.5
2.6
2.2
3.3
1.3
-.1
-.1
-.3
.2
.4
Housing..........................................................................
Shelter...........................................................................
Rent of primary residence (2).......................................
Owners' equiv. rent of residences (2) (3)......................
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence (2) (3).........
Fuels and utilities...........................................................
Household energy........................................................
Energy services (2)....................................................
Electricity (2)............................................................
Utility (piped) gas service (2)....................................
Furnishings and operations............................................
236.016
275.390
282.389
282.579
282.549
231.912
197.375
200.685
208.696
173.978
122.601
2.2
3.0
3.5
2.7
2.7
.0
-1.4
.9
3.2
-6.5
-.8
.2
.3
.3
.2
.2
-.2
-.4
-.5
.3
-2.9
.2
211.179
246.874
245.410
250.690
250.685
215.005
179.695
186.000
195.755
160.257
116.183
1.4
2.2
2.6
1.8
1.8
-1.0
-2.3
.0
5.0
-9.4
-1.3
-.1
.1
.2
.1
.1
-1.2
-1.8
-1.8
-.6
-4.5
.1
Apparel............................................................................
124.457
-.8
1.6
116.338
-2.7
.3
Transportation................................................................
Private transportation.....................................................
Motor fuel.....................................................................
Gasoline (all types)....................................................
Unleaded regular (4)................................................
Unleaded midgrade (4) (5).......................................
Unleaded premium (4).............................................
193.944
188.542
196.272
194.883
191.924
208.303
200.073
-9.7
-10.2
-32.7
-32.8
-33.5
-30.7
-29.3
1.6
1.7
5.1
5.3
5.4
6.5
4.0
192.031
186.370
200.255
198.686
194.779
228.057
208.943
-10.0
-10.5
-33.1
-33.1
-33.8
-31.0
-29.3
2.9
3.0
11.3
11.6
11.8
12.2
9.8
Medical Care...................................................................
442.783
2.3
.4
447.300
2.3
-.3
Recreation (6).................................................................
115.593
-.1
.3
117.470
.1
-.4
Education and communication (6)................................
137.560
.4
.0
139.657
.6
.0
Other goods and services.............................................
411.837
1.5
-.2
397.738
1.2
-.1
176.435
145.962
184.760
107.062
269.730
-4.0
-8.1
-12.2
-1.3
1.9
1.0
1.8
2.7
.5
-.1
211.653
215.691
189.377
228.223
226.969
148.998
211.580
187.821
303.202
254.424
-.8
-1.7
-19.3
1.5
1.3
-7.7
-4.9
-11.4
1.6
1.9
.4
.4
3.8
.1
.1
1.8
1.2
2.6
-.3
-.1
217.027
350.981
-1.1
-
0.4
-
Commodity and Service Group.......................................
Commodities....................................................................
180.005
-3.8
.8
Commodities less food & beverages..............................
147.028
-7.8
1.3
Nondurables less food & beverages.............................
184.969
-11.7
1.8
Durables......................................................................
109.062
-1.6
.5
Services.........................................................................
288.800
2.4
.2
Special indexes................................................................
All items less medical care.................................................
224.696
-.2
.4
All items less shelter..........................................................
221.432
-1.4
.5
Energy...............................................................................
196.597
-18.8
2.1
All items less energy..........................................................
240.398
1.9
.3
All items less food and energy...........................................
240.083
1.7
.3
Commodities less food.......................................................
150.135
-7.5
1.3
Nondurables.......................................................................
214.988
-4.4
.9
Nondurables less food.......................................................
188.141
-10.9
1.7
Services less rent of shelter (3)..........................................
313.517
1.7
.1
Services less medical care services...................................
274.931
2.4
.2
Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
All items............................................................................
229.421
-0.6
0.5
All items (other base) (1)....................................................
683.374
(1) Other base: United States City Average 1967=100; Midwest Region December 1977=100 base.
(2) This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric
means estimator.
(3) Index is on a December 1982=100 base.
(4) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
(5) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
(6) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole not to any specific date. Data not seasonally adjusted.
Consumer Price Index February 2015
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha IL-IN-WI
Percent change to
Group
Feb. 2015 from
Index
Feb.
Feb.
Jan.
(1982-84=100 unless otherwide noted)
2015
2014
2015
All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
All Items............................................................................
225.763
-0.2
0.0
All items (1967=100)..........................................................
674.487
-
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI
Percent change to
Feb. 2015 from
Index
Feb.
Feb.
Dec.
2015
2014
2014
216.488
643.491
-1.8
-
-0.7
-
Food and beverages......................................................
Food...............................................................................
Food at home...............................................................
Food away from home.................................................
Alcoholic beverages.......................................................
239.125
238.529
236.419
236.108
246.250
2.1
2.4
2.1
2.7
-1.5
-.5
-.5
-1.1
.4
-.5
221.417
221.539
214.656
232.147
213.729
2.7
2.5
2.3
2.9
4.4
-.1
-.2
.2
-.9
1.0
Housing..........................................................................
Shelter...........................................................................
Rent of primary residence (1).......................................
Owners' equiv. rent of residences (1) (2)......................
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence (1) (2).........
Fuels and utilities...........................................................
Household energy........................................................
Energy services (1)....................................................
Electricity (1)............................................................
Utility (piped) gas service (1)....................................
Furnishings and operations............................................
231.163
285.694
302.719
290.960
290.960
200.001
166.431
169.744
174.159
147.670
97.047
2.4
2.7
3.4
2.0
2.0
3.7
2.4
3.2
24.6
-19.4
-2.0
-.1
.2
.3
.1
.1
-2.6
-3.7
-3.8
.0
-9.3
.3
199.847
224.681
228.893
221.991
221.991
238.104
187.254
189.277
199.794
166.315
119.002
.5
1.0
1.8
.3
.3
-.8
-2.5
-1.5
-3.7
1.5
-.9
-.2
.3
.3
-.3
-.3
-3.4
-4.1
-4.2
-4.2
-4.2
.4
Apparel............................................................................
87.730
-9.8
-1.2
112.523
-8.4
4.0
Transportation................................................................
Private transportation.....................................................
Motor fuel.....................................................................
Gasoline (all types)....................................................
Unleaded regular (3)................................................
Unleaded midgrade (3) (4).......................................
Unleaded premium (3).............................................
178.625
174.975
210.332
207.984
201.849
226.320
215.707
-9.8
-10.3
-31.8
-31.8
-32.5
-29.2
-27.9
3.0
3.0
11.4
11.5
11.9
9.8
9.9
222.313
221.731
190.895
189.461
191.769
220.689
192.870
-9.6
-9.3
-35.1
-35.1
-36.0
-32.7
-30.1
-3.3
-3.0
-14.8
-14.7
-15.3
-13.1
-11.7
Medical Care...................................................................
463.965
3.8
.4
379.401
-5.4
-4.6
Recreation (5).................................................................
108.898
-.6
-3.3
113.674
-.2
2.3
Education and communication (5)................................
141.542
.7
-.6
145.344
1.4
.9
Other goods and services.............................................
378.645
-1.2
-1.3
393.600
-2.7
.3
Commodity and service group........................................
Commodities....................................................................
165.278
-4.8
.5
171.772
-4.8
-1.0
Commodities less food & beverages..............................
127.742
-9.8
1.3
146.345
-9.5
-1.6
Nondurables less food & beverages.............................
164.122
-14.2
1.8
169.828
-15.4
-3.7
Durables......................................................................
92.820
-1.5
.5
116.938
.5
1.6
Services.........................................................................
283.054
2.5
-.3
262.627
.1
-.6
Special indexes................................................................
All items less medical care.................................................
215.555
-.6
-.1
210.080
-1.5
-.4
All items less shelter..........................................................
205.651
-1.6
-.2
216.240
-3.0
-1.2
Energy...............................................................................
183.155
-16.3
2.5
193.080
-20.1
-9.1
All items less energy..........................................................
231.608
1.3
-.2
221.476
.3
.1
All items less food and energy...........................................
231.173
1.1
-.2
221.964
-.1
.2
Commodities less food.......................................................
132.021
-9.4
1.2
148.807
-8.9
-1.5
Nondurables.......................................................................
202.179
-5.7
.5
195.242
-6.3
-1.8
Nondurables less food.......................................................
169.529
-13.3
1.6
172.564
-14.2
-3.4
Services less rent of shelter (2)..........................................
295.044
2.3
-.9
316.353
-.7
-1.4
Services less medical care services...................................
269.296
2.4
-.4
255.083
1.0
.1
Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
All items............................................................................
218.461
-0.8
0.0
211.529
-2.6
-1.1
All items (1967=100)..........................................................
641.590
622.994
(1) This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric
means estimator.
(2) Index is on a December 1982=100 base.
(3) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
(4) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
(5) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole not to any specific date. Data not seasonally adjusted.