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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
July 2015
Midwest CPI Summary
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Historical Average Energy Prices
Consumer Price Index July 2015
United States City Average
Percent change to
Index
Jul. 2015 from
Group
Jul.
Jul.
Jun.
(1982-84=100 unless otherwide noted)
2015
2014
2015
All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
All Items............................................................................
238.654
0.2
0.0
All items (other base) (1)....................................................
714.902
-
Index
Jul.
2015
Midwest Region
Percent change to
Jul. 2015 from
Jul.
Jun.
2014
2015
225.853
367.476
-0.5
-
0.0
-
Food and beverages......................................................
Food...............................................................................
Food at home...............................................................
Food away from home.................................................
Alcoholic beverages.......................................................
246.558
247.003
241.993
255.905
239.092
1.6
1.6
.9
2.7
1.1
.1
.1
.2
.0
.1
239.516
239.266
229.936
254.811
240.512
1.4
1.4
.3
3.2
.1
.2
.3
.4
.1
-.2
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............................................
239.085
279.559
286.090
286.220
286.183
234.137
199.142
203.674
216.406
162.733
122.670
2.0
3.1
3.6
3.0
3.0
-2.9
-5.0
-3.7
-.7
-14.2
-.4
.2
.4
.4
.3
.3
-.4
-.7
-.6
-.5
-.9
-.4
213.922
249.676
247.740
252.685
252.682
221.893
185.829
194.343
215.625
147.374
116.212
1.0
2.3
2.9
2.1
2.1
-4.3
-6.5
-5.8
1.5
-20.8
-.9
.2
.2
.2
.1
.1
.3
.3
.5
.8
-.3
.2
Apparel............................................................................
122.607
-1.6
-1.9
115.350
-3.5
-1.6
Transportation................................................................
Private transportation.....................................................
Motor fuel.....................................................................
Gasoline (all types)....................................................
Unleaded regular (4)................................................
Unleaded midgrade (4) (5).......................................
Unleaded premium (4).............................................
207.218
202.049
244.584
243.736
240.718
256.360
248.282
-6.6
-6.9
-22.3
-22.3
-22.9
-20.9
-18.7
-.4
.0
-.2
-.2
-.4
.1
1.0
204.646
199.095
246.592
245.326
241.386
275.548
254.579
-7.1
-7.3
-23.0
-23.0
-23.5
-22.3
-19.6
-.7
-.5
-1.7
-1.7
-1.8
-1.3
-.7
Medical Care...................................................................
446.773
2.5
.1
451.331
2.2
.0
Recreation (6).................................................................
116.355
.4
.0
117.685
.0
-.1
Education and communication (6)................................
137.600
.1
.1
139.346
-.3
.1
Other goods and services.............................................
415.359
1.7
.1
401.493
1.8
.1
180.282
151.238
195.228
107.646
273.022
-3.3
-6.1
-9.0
-1.2
1.4
-.3
-.7
-1.0
-.2
.1
215.182
219.567
212.965
229.735
228.702
154.128
217.267
197.685
307.109
257.567
-.8
-1.6
-15.6
1.2
1.2
-5.9
-3.9
-8.5
.6
1.3
.0
-.1
-.7
.0
.0
-.6
-.3
-.9
.1
.1
221.136
357.626
-0.9
-
0.0
-
Commodity and Service Group.......................................
Commodities....................................................................
184.071
-3.0
-.2
Commodities less food & beverages..............................
152.524
-5.8
-.5
Nondurables less food & beverages.............................
195.923
-8.7
-.6
Durables......................................................................
109.652
-1.0
-.4
Services.........................................................................
292.628
2.2
.2
Special indexes................................................................
All items less medical care.................................................
228.607
.0
.0
All items less shelter..........................................................
225.318
-1.2
-.2
Energy...............................................................................
219.852
-14.8
-.5
All items less energy..........................................................
242.439
1.8
.0
All items less food and energy...........................................
242.436
1.8
.0
Commodities less food.......................................................
155.496
-5.5
-.5
Nondurables.......................................................................
221.010
-3.6
-.2
Nondurables less food.......................................................
198.474
-8.1
-.5
Services less rent of shelter (3)..........................................
316.982
1.2
-.1
Services less medical care services...................................
278.663
2.2
.2
Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
All items............................................................................
233.806
-0.3
0.0
All items (other base) (1)....................................................
696.436
(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 July 2015
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI
Percent change to
Group
Jul. 2015 from
Index
Jul.
Jul.
Jun.
(1982-84=100 unless otherwide noted)
2015
2014
2015
All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
All Items...........................................................................
228.588
-0.5
-0.1
All items (1967=100).........................................................
682.925
-
Cleveland-Akron, OH
Percent change to
Jul. 2015 from
Index
Jul.
Jul.
May
2015
2014
2015
223.368
715.778
0.4
-
0.9
-
Food and beverages.....................................................
Food.............................................................................
Food at home.............................................................
Food away from home................................................
Alcoholic beverages......................................................
241.342
241.147
238.284
239.735
242.506
2.1
2.3
1.5
3.5
-.5
.3
.3
.5
.1
-.2
250.988
256.230
249.020
270.389
192.321
1.9
1.9
.8
3.5
2.6
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
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...........................................
232.275
288.348
306.063
293.019
293.019
196.291
159.334
162.332
161.749
147.867
96.654
.2
2.4
3.8
2.5
2.5
-11.5
-17.2
-17.3
-.6
-34.0
-1.5
.2
.1
.2
.2
.2
-.1
.0
.0
-.7
1.1
1.0
208.166
240.584
233.816
228.073
228.073
201.660
168.347
167.070
190.363
118.853
117.785
1.7
3.1
2.5
1.7
1.7
-4.2
-7.0
-7.0
4.5
-24.3
-.5
2.4
2.0
.7
.0
.0
6.3
8.3
8.7
11.2
3.9
.2
Apparel..........................................................................
86.532
-5.5
-.4
127.772
1.7
-4.3
Transportation..............................................................
Private transportation....................................................
Motor fuel...................................................................
Gasoline (all types)...................................................
Unleaded regular (3)...............................................
Unleaded midgrade (3) (4)......................................
Unleaded premium (3)............................................
190.042
187.814
264.394
261.715
254.318
283.318
269.855
-6.5
-6.2
-20.2
-20.2
-20.9
-18.2
-15.9
-1.9
-1.4
-4.7
-4.7
-5.0
-3.8
-3.1
203.081
204.626
270.587
267.605
256.968
279.186
271.198
-6.1
-6.0
-23.9
-23.9
-24.8
-22.1
-20.3
.4
.7
3.4
3.4
3.0
4.1
4.4
Medical Care.................................................................
463.774
2.9
.0
414.823
5.4
.2
Recreation (5)................................................................
110.086
.1
.3
117.438
1.2
.2
Education and communication (5)..............................
142.080
.5
.6
125.566
-1.0
.5
Other goods and services............................................
381.913
-.6
-.3
412.017
2.5
.6
Commodity and service group......................................
Commodities..................................................................
169.318
-2.9
-.5
191.955
-1.5
.0
Commodities less food & beverages.............................
132.446
-6.5
-1.1
161.620
-3.6
.0
Nondurables less food & beverages...........................
174.838
-9.1
-1.6
208.429
-6.4
-.2
Durables.....................................................................
91.842
-1.5
-.2
111.288
.6
.3
Services........................................................................
284.735
1.0
.1
255.456
1.8
1.6
Special indexes...............................................................
All items less medical care...............................................
218.517
-.8
-.1
214.581
.0
1.0
All items less shelter.........................................................
208.549
-1.8
-.2
218.468
-.7
.5
Energy..............................................................................
199.859
-18.8
-2.5
207.651
-15.9
5.9
All items less energy.........................................................
233.130
1.4
.1
226.946
2.2
.5
All items less food and energy..........................................
232.497
1.2
.0
221.936
2.2
.6
Commodities less food.....................................................
136.536
-6.2
-1.0
162.915
-3.4
.0
Nondurables.....................................................................
208.965
-3.2
-.5
230.447
-2.2
.0
Nondurables less food......................................................
179.528
-8.5
-1.5
207.087
-5.9
-.2
Services less rent of shelter (2)........................................
295.702
-.6
.1
276.660
.4
1.1
Services less medical care services.................................
271.137
.7
.1
243.581
1.5
1.7
Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
All items...........................................................................
221.817
-1.0
-0.2
213.485
0.0
0.9
All items (1967=100).........................................................
651.444
667.076
(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.
Consumer Price Index Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN, 1st half 2015
Group
(1982-84=100 unless otherwide noted)
All Urban Consumers
All Items.........................................................................
All items (1967=100).......................................................
Index
1st half
2015
CPI-U
222.788
689.355
Percent change to
1st half 2015 from 1st half
2nd half
2014
2014
-0.4
-
-0.8
-
Food and beverages...................................................
Food............................................................................
Food at home............................................................
Food away from home...............................................
Alcoholic beverages....................................................
220.267
217.052
214.125
225.292
245.699
1.7
1.6
1.9
1.4
1.9
.4
.5
.3
.8
-.4
Housing........................................................................
Shelter.........................................................................
Rent of primary residence.........................................
Owners' equiv. rent of residences (1)........................
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence (1)...........
Fuels and utilities........................................................
Household energy.....................................................
Energy services.......................................................
Electricity...............................................................
Utility (piped) gas service......................................
Furnishings and operations.........................................
205.651
237.133
240.307
237.664
237.664
214.231
175.554
180.467
179.360
175.840
113.917
1.4
2.6
2.7
2.1
2.1
-2.9
-4.4
-3.8
-3.4
-5.1
-1.4
-.2
.8
1.0
.8
.8
-6.2
-7.4
-7.3
-7.6
-6.5
1.7
Apparel.........................................................................
144.581
3.5
4.1
Transportation.............................................................
Private transportation..................................................
Motor fuel..................................................................
Gasoline (all types)..................................................
Unleaded regular (2)..............................................
Unleaded midgrade (2) (3).....................................
Unleaded premium (2)...........................................
198.886
195.056
227.857
226.759
232.079
222.136
202.371
-7.7
-8.1
-30.3
-30.3
-31.0
-29.4
-27.4
-5.2
-5.4
-19.9
-19.8
-20.2
-19.3
-18.1
Medical Care................................................................
468.622
2.7
1.9
Recreation (4)..............................................................
126.128
.6
-.2
Education and communication (4).............................
133.292
-1.8
-1.9
Other goods and services..........................................
477.130
1.5
1.5
Commodity and service group
Commodities.................................................................
175.929
-3.5
Commodities less food & beverages...........................
152.862
-6.3
Nondurables less food & beverages..........................
188.964
-10.5
Durables....................................................................
118.224
-.5
Services........................................................................
272.800
1.7
Special indexes
All items less medical care..............................................
211.473
-.7
All items less shelter.......................................................
219.231
-1.6
Energy.............................................................................
200.140
-19.2
All items less energy.......................................................
227.881
1.7
All items less food and energy.........................................
231.266
1.7
Commodities less food....................................................
156.553
-6.0
Nondurables....................................................................
205.758
-4.7
Nondurables less food.....................................................
193.841
-9.8
Services less rent of shelter (1).......................................
321.958
.9
Services less medical care services................................
255.961
1.6
Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
All items.........................................................................
216.097
-1.0
All items (1967=100).......................................................
664.088
(1) Index is on a November 1982=100 base.
(2) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
(3) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
(4) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
-1.9
-3.2
-6.2
.9
-.1
-1.0
-1.4
-14.0
.7
.8
-3.1
-2.9
-5.8
-.8
-.2
-1.1
-
Consumer Price Index Milwaukee-Racine, WI, 1st half 2015
Index
1st half
(1982-84=100 unless otherwide noted)
2015
All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
All Items.........................................................................
226.220
All items (1967=100).......................................................
698.704
Group
Percent change to
1st half 2015 from 1st half
2nd half
2014
2014
-0.8
-
-0.6
-
Food and beverages...................................................
Food............................................................................
Food at home............................................................
Food away from home...............................................
Alcoholic beverages....................................................
246.551
251.090
246.293
259.030
203.507
1.2
1.3
1.5
1.2
.0
.0
.1
-.5
.7
-.2
Housing........................................................................
Shelter.........................................................................
Rent of primary residence.........................................
Owners' equiv. rent of residences (1)........................
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence (1)...........
Fuels and utilities........................................................
Household energy.....................................................
Energy services.......................................................
Electricity...............................................................
Utility (piped) gas service......................................
Furnishings and operations.........................................
211.854
257.408
239.683
273.591
273.591
212.012
173.468
178.310
212.489
118.049
96.797
-.3
2.1
1.8
2.1
2.1
-10.3
-11.1
-11.0
.5
-29.3
-4.1
.7
1.3
.9
1.3
1.3
-1.8
-3.7
-3.5
-1.2
-8.4
-.9
Apparel.........................................................................
143.504
2.7
-3.2
Transportation.............................................................
Private transportation..................................................
Motor fuel..................................................................
Gasoline (all types)..................................................
Unleaded regular (2)..............................................
Unleaded midgrade (2) (3).....................................
Unleaded premium (2)...........................................
188.043
179.949
219.746
216.463
216.045
234.862
203.418
-9.2
-10.2
-30.8
-30.8
-31.6
-29.2
-27.3
-6.4
-7.5
-23.4
-23.4
-24.0
-22.1
-20.7
Medical Care................................................................
486.551
2.2
.7
Recreation (4)..............................................................
116.796
1.1
1.0
Education and communication (4).............................
154.216
2.1
.9
Other goods and services..........................................
388.370
2.3
.9
Commodity and service group.....................................
Commodities.................................................................
178.022
-3.7
Commodities less food & beverages...........................
146.998
-6.6
Nondurables less food & beverages..........................
199.014
-9.3
Durables....................................................................
99.847
-2.0
Services........................................................................
272.379
1.2
Special indexes.............................................................
All items less medical care..............................................
214.774
-1.1
All items less shelter.......................................................
216.829
-2.0
Energy.............................................................................
195.626
-22.0
All items less energy.......................................................
231.527
1.7
All items less food and energy.........................................
229.157
1.8
Commodities less food....................................................
149.188
-6.3
Nondurables....................................................................
223.761
-4.2
Nondurables less food.....................................................
199.124
-8.7
Services less rent of shelter (1).......................................
301.813
.4
Services less medical care services................................
255.314
1.0
Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
All items.........................................................................
230.539
-1.6
All items (1967=100).......................................................
737.002
(1) Index is on a November 1982=100 base.
(2) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
(3) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
(4) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
-3.3
-5.3
-8.0
-.7
1.2
-.8
-1.5
-14.6
.7
.8
-5.1
-4.1
-7.5
1.1
1.2
-1.2
-
Consumer Price Index Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, 1st half 2015
Index
1st half
(1982-84=100 unless otherwide noted)
2015
All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
All Items............................................................................
229.374
All items (1967=100).........................................................
720.816
Group
Percent change to
1st half 2015 from 1st half
2nd half
2014
2014
-1.0
-
-1.2
-
Food and beverages......................................................
Food..............................................................................
Food at home..............................................................
Food away from home.................................................
Alcoholic beverages......................................................
269.800
258.628
250.130
271.699
371.538
.8
.8
.1
1.4
.7
.3
.4
.1
.5
-.7
Housing..........................................................................
Shelter...........................................................................
Rent of primary residence...........................................
Owners' equiv. rent of residences (1)..........................
Owners' equiv. rent of primary residence (1).............
Fuels and utilities...........................................................
Household energy.......................................................
Energy services.........................................................
Electricity.................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service........................................
Furnishings and operations...........................................
207.453
238.532
241.790
248.032
248.032
199.068
181.137
184.380
237.679
139.447
122.957
1.4
2.7
3.3
2.3
2.3
-5.6
-8.0
-7.0
-2.4
-13.7
.3
.5
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.2
-3.2
-5.1
-4.9
-3.0
-7.9
.1
Apparel...........................................................................
133.291
-8.6
-12.1
Transportation...............................................................
Private transportation....................................................
Motor fuel....................................................................
Gasoline (all types)....................................................
Unleaded regular (2)...............................................
Unleaded midgrade (2) (3)......................................
Unleaded premium (2).............................................
196.981
179.202
193.152
193.562
194.863
197.470
232.817
-8.9
-9.3
-31.0
-31.0
-31.6
-30.1
-28.3
-7.0
-7.4
-23.8
-23.7
-24.1
-22.8
-22.2
Medical Care..................................................................
492.003
2.9
2.1
Recreation (4)................................................................
121.481
-1.9
-.5
Education and communication (4)...............................
136.597
-1.6
-1.0
Other goods and services............................................
359.731
.9
.5
-5.3
-8.9
-13.1
-2.2
1.8
-4.3
-6.9
-10.5
-1.4
.7
-1.4
-2.7
-21.6
1.1
1.1
-8.4
-6.4
-12.1
.9
1.7
-1.6
-2.3
-15.8
.1
.0
-6.6
-5.2
-9.7
.3
.5
-1.6
-
-1.7
-
Commodity and service group.......................................
Commodities...................................................................
184.388
Commodities less food & beverages.............................
145.657
Nondurables less food & beverages...........................
187.283
Durables......................................................................
107.992
Services...........................................................................
268.972
Special indexes...............................................................
All items less medical care................................................
217.557
All items less shelter..........................................................
226.501
Energy...............................................................................
189.981
All items less energy.........................................................
236.798
All items less food and energy..........................................
233.674
Commodities less food......................................................
153.762
Nondurables......................................................................
226.432
Nondurables less food.......................................................
199.726
Services less rent of shelter (1).........................................
318.114
Services less medical care services.................................
249.919
Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
All items............................................................................
222.696
All items (1967=100).........................................................
698.955
(1) Index is on a December 1982=100 base.
(2) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
(3) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
(4) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.