MIDWEST INFORMATION OFFICE
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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
April 2014
Midwest CPI Summary
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Consumer Price Index April 2014
United States City Average
Percent change to
Index
Apr. 2014 from
Group
Apr.
Apr.
Mar.
(1982-84=100 unless otherwide noted)
2014
2013
2014
All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
All Items............................................................................
237.072
2.0
0.3
All items (other base) (1)....................................................
710.162
-
Index
Apr.
2014
Midwest Region
Percent change to
Apr. 2014 from
Apr.
Mar.
2013
2014
226.214
368.062
1.9
-
0.3
-
Food and beverages......................................................
Food...............................................................................
Food at home...............................................................
Food away from home.................................................
Alcoholic beverages.......................................................
241.103
241.337
238.103
247.534
236.530
1.8
1.9
1.7
2.2
1.0
.4
.4
.5
.3
.0
235.217
234.753
227.902
246.081
239.573
2.2
2.2
1.9
2.8
1.4
.4
.4
.5
.4
.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............................................
231.689
268.899
274.100
276.265
276.245
230.588
198.267
198.856
198.654
196.872
123.436
2.5
2.8
3.1
2.6
2.6
4.2
4.4
4.3
2.1
11.8
-1.4
-.1
.2
.2
.2
.2
-1.9
-2.5
-2.3
-2.7
-1.2
-.1
209.573
242.539
239.399
246.791
246.790
221.969
188.657
194.773
187.717
199.075
117.666
2.5
2.0
2.1
1.8
1.8
7.4
8.2
8.1
1.5
21.9
-.4
.0
.2
.1
.1
.1
-.8
-1.0
-.6
.5
-2.4
.1
Apparel............................................................................
129.629
.6
.6
123.408
1.3
.7
Transportation................................................................
Private transportation.....................................................
Motor fuel.....................................................................
Gasoline (all types)....................................................
Unleaded regular (4)................................................
Unleaded midgrade (4) (5).......................................
Unleaded premium (4).............................................
221.972
216.975
316.782
315.335
314.387
326.751
305.858
1.5
1.7
2.5
2.4
2.4
3.4
2.5
1.6
1.5
3.5
3.6
3.6
3.2
3.4
221.180
215.775
328.037
326.015
323.402
361.731
322.546
.8
1.0
2.0
1.7
1.2
3.8
2.4
.9
.8
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.8
1.7
Medical Care...................................................................
434.054
2.4
.2
440.388
3.1
.2
Recreation (6).................................................................
116.042
.6
.2
117.647
.1
.3
Education and communication (6)................................
137.279
1.5
.1
139.746
2.1
.3
Other goods and services.............................................
407.030
1.7
.1
394.510
2.2
.2
187.201
162.720
217.928
108.990
266.889
1.1
.6
1.6
-1.2
2.5
.5
.6
.7
.4
.2
216.079
222.751
249.886
226.304
225.461
165.349
227.319
219.189
301.947
251.680
1.8
1.9
4.4
1.7
1.6
.6
1.8
1.6
3.0
2.4
.3
.4
.5
.3
.3
.6
.6
.7
.2
.2
222.508
359.845
2.0
-
0.3
-
Commodity and Service Group.......................................
Commodities....................................................................
190.176
.9
.7
Commodities less food & beverages..............................
163.208
.3
.9
Nondurables less food & beverages.............................
216.738
1.2
1.3
Durables......................................................................
111.212
-1.1
.3
Services.........................................................................
283.637
2.7
.1
Special indexes................................................................
All items less medical care.................................................
227.509
1.9
.3
All items less shelter..........................................................
227.302
1.6
.4
Energy...............................................................................
252.717
3.3
.9
All items less energy..........................................................
237.414
1.8
.3
All items less food and energy...........................................
237.509
1.8
.3
Commodities less food.......................................................
165.856
.3
.9
Nondurables.......................................................................
229.635
1.5
.8
Nondurables less food.......................................................
217.984
1.2
1.2
Services less rent of shelter (3)..........................................
309.787
2.6
.0
Services less medical care services...................................
269.922
2.7
.1
Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
All items............................................................................
233.443
2.0
0.4
All items (other base) (1)....................................................
695.356
(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 April 2014
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha IL-IN-WI
Percent change to
Group
Apr. 2014 from
Index
Apr.
Apr.
Mar.
(1982-84=100 unless otherwide noted)
2014
2013
2014
All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
All Items............................................................................
229.848
2.4
0.5
All items (1967=100)..........................................................
686.690
-
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI
Percent change to
Apr. 2014 from
Index
Apr.
Apr.
Feb.
2014
2013
2014
223.326
663.817
2.0
-
1.3
-
Food and beverages......................................................
Food...............................................................................
Food at home...............................................................
Food away from home.................................................
Alcoholic beverages.......................................................
235.493
234.463
232.962
231.270
249.068
2.9
2.9
2.3
3.8
4.4
.2
.3
.2
.4
-.4
217.997
218.687
212.998
227.335
202.933
2.7
2.9
3.1
2.7
-.1
1.1
1.2
1.5
.8
-.9
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............................................
230.403
278.779
292.959
284.754
284.754
224.566
196.072
199.928
140.452
263.375
98.479
4.1
1.6
2.2
1.4
1.4
26.7
32.3
32.7
5.6
63.6
-1.4
.7
.2
.0
.0
.0
4.3
5.3
5.6
.5
9.8
-.8
199.207
223.459
224.907
222.361
222.361
236.943
189.029
190.266
207.581
159.990
120.914
1.9
3.2
3.2
2.9
2.9
-3.0
-4.3
-4.7
-5.3
-3.8
-.3
.2
.4
.0
.5
.5
-1.3
-1.5
-1.0
.1
-2.4
.7
Apparel............................................................................
97.471
3.0
-1.4
130.253
7.3
6.0
Transportation................................................................
Private transportation.....................................................
Motor fuel.....................................................................
Gasoline (all types)....................................................
Unleaded regular (3)................................................
Unleaded midgrade (3) (4).......................................
Unleaded premium (3).............................................
207.196
203.826
348.143
344.472
338.492
360.458
333.097
.2
.1
1.4
1.2
1.0
1.6
2.2
1.4
1.2
3.2
3.2
3.3
3.5
2.5
254.735
253.856
323.915
321.811
330.647
359.807
301.990
1.5
1.8
-.3
-.8
-1.2
-.1
2.0
3.6
3.8
10.2
10.2
10.4
9.7
9.5
Medical Care...................................................................
448.392
1.2
.1
402.212
4.3
.3
Recreation (5).................................................................
108.465
-1.4
-.7
115.713
-2.4
1.6
Education and communication (5)................................
141.107
2.3
.4
144.556
3.5
.9
Other goods and services.............................................
383.540
1.0
-.2
406.292
1.8
.4
Commodity and service group........................................
Commodities....................................................................
176.689
1.1
.3
185.338
1.8
2.8
Commodities less food & beverages..............................
145.338
.0
.4
167.843
1.5
3.8
Nondurables less food & beverages.............................
198.633
1.1
.6
210.779
1.9
5.0
Durables......................................................................
94.408
-2.5
-.1
118.672
.7
2.0
Services.........................................................................
280.231
3.2
.6
263.070
2.2
.3
Special indexes................................................................
All items less medical care.................................................
220.516
2.5
.5
216.220
1.9
1.4
All items less shelter..........................................................
213.647
2.7
.6
226.619
1.6
1.6
Energy...............................................................................
254.803
13.6
4.2
253.313
-2.2
4.8
All items less energy..........................................................
229.276
1.4
.1
222.711
2.6
.9
All items less food and energy...........................................
229.154
1.1
.1
224.009
2.5
.8
Commodities less food.......................................................
149.365
.1
.3
169.289
1.3
3.6
Nondurables.......................................................................
218.875
1.9
.4
214.663
2.0
3.0
Nondurables less food.......................................................
202.533
1.1
.5
210.262
1.6
4.6
Services less rent of shelter (2)..........................................
296.467
4.9
.9
319.040
1.2
.1
Services less medical care services...................................
267.383
3.5
.6
253.322
2.0
.3
Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
All items............................................................................
224.478
2.6
0.6
220.277
1.9
1.5
All items (1967=100)..........................................................
659.260
648.760
(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.