MIDWEST INFORMATION OFFICE
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For release: 7:30 A.M. CT, Tuesday, June 17, 2014
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
May 2014
Midwest CPI Summary
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www.bls.gov/ro5/cpimilw.htm
www.bls.gov/ro5/cpimpls.htm
Retrieve historical CPI-U and CPI-W tables from our CPI data base:
CPI-U - http://data.bls.gov/PDQ/outside.jsp?survey=cu
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Consumer Price Index May 2014
United States City Average
Percent change to
Index
May 2014 from
Group
May
May
Apr.
(1982-84=100 unless otherwide noted)
2014
2013
2014
All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
All Items............................................................................
237.900
2.1
0.3
All items (other base) (1)....................................................
712.642
-
Index
May
2014
Midwest Region
Percent change to
May 2014 from
May
Apr.
2013
2014
226.565
368.634
1.6
-
0.2
-
Food and beverages......................................................
Food...............................................................................
Food at home...............................................................
Food away from home.................................................
Alcoholic beverages.......................................................
242.065
242.344
239.504
247.952
236.894
2.4
2.5
2.7
2.2
1.1
.4
.4
.6
.2
.2
235.796
235.371
228.587
246.584
239.545
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.8
1.5
.2
.3
.3
.2
.0
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............................................
232.744
269.766
274.710
276.748
276.728
234.483
202.578
203.781
206.715
192.303
123.350
2.6
2.9
3.1
2.6
2.6
4.3
4.6
4.4
3.6
7.3
-1.6
.5
.3
.2
.2
.2
1.7
2.2
2.5
4.1
-2.3
-.1
209.752
242.980
239.665
246.938
246.934
221.257
187.804
194.099
190.496
192.180
117.602
2.1
2.0
2.1
1.8
1.8
5.1
5.3
5.2
.8
14.5
-.7
.1
.2
.1
.1
.1
-.3
-.5
-.3
1.5
-3.5
-.1
Apparel............................................................................
128.963
.8
-.5
123.953
1.8
.4
Transportation................................................................
Private transportation.....................................................
Motor fuel.....................................................................
Gasoline (all types)....................................................
Unleaded regular (4)................................................
Unleaded midgrade (4) (5).......................................
Unleaded premium (4).............................................
223.392
217.700
318.840
317.434
316.418
328.088
308.384
1.8
1.7
2.4
2.3
2.3
2.2
2.7
.6
.3
.6
.7
.6
.4
.8
222.009
215.903
327.636
325.643
323.033
360.445
322.555
-.7
-.8
-3.3
-3.7
-4.0
-2.8
-2.9
.4
.1
-.1
-.1
-.1
-.4
.0
Medical Care...................................................................
434.874
2.8
.2
440.186
3.3
.0
Recreation (6).................................................................
116.018
.4
.0
117.964
-.1
.3
Education and communication (6)................................
137.244
1.5
.0
139.564
2.0
-.1
Other goods and services.............................................
407.178
1.8
.0
394.741
2.1
.1
187.431
162.797
218.146
108.943
267.364
.6
-.6
-.2
-1.2
2.3
.1
.0
.1
.0
.2
216.456
223.073
249.225
226.764
225.894
165.425
227.709
219.394
302.480
252.230
1.4
1.4
.0
1.8
1.6
-.5
1.1
-.1
2.6
2.2
.2
.1
-.3
.2
.2
.0
.2
.1
.2
.2
222.822
360.352
1.5
-
0.1
-
Commodity and Service Group.......................................
Commodities....................................................................
190.518
1.1
.2
Commodities less food & beverages..............................
163.283
.3
.0
Nondurables less food & beverages.............................
217.043
1.4
.1
Durables......................................................................
111.086
-1.3
-.1
Services.........................................................................
284.938
2.8
.5
Special indexes................................................................
All items less medical care.................................................
228.333
2.1
.4
All items less shelter..........................................................
228.124
1.8
.4
Energy...............................................................................
255.982
3.3
1.3
All items less energy..........................................................
238.006
2.0
.2
All items less food and energy...........................................
238.029
2.0
.2
Commodities less food.......................................................
165.939
.3
.1
Nondurables.......................................................................
230.251
1.8
.3
Nondurables less food.......................................................
218.293
1.3
.1
Services less rent of shelter (3)..........................................
311.695
2.8
.6
Services less medical care services...................................
271.243
2.8
.5
Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
All items............................................................................
234.216
2.1
0.3
All items (other base) (1)....................................................
697.657
(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 May 2014
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI
Percent change to
Group
May 2014 from
Index
May
May
Apr.
(1982-84=100 unless otherwide noted)
2014
2013
2014
All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
All Items...........................................................................
229.612
1.8
-0.1
All items (1967=100).........................................................
685.985
-
Cleveland-Akron, OH
Percent change to
May 2014 from
Index
May
May
Mar.
2014
2013
2014
221.413
709.513
1.7
-
0.2
-
Food and beverages.....................................................
Food.............................................................................
Food at home.............................................................
Food away from home................................................
Alcoholic beverages......................................................
236.774
236.003
235.056
231.989
246.500
3.6
3.6
3.4
4.0
3.4
.5
.7
.9
.3
-1.0
246.007
251.137
246.274
261.625
188.603
2.4
2.4
3.0
1.7
1.4
.3
.3
.4
.2
.4
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...........................................
229.203
279.606
293.483
285.260
285.260
212.159
182.107
185.578
141.219
229.468
98.381
3.3
1.9
2.2
1.6
1.6
17.2
20.0
20.2
6.2
35.3
-1.2
-.5
.3
.2
.2
.2
-5.5
-7.1
-7.2
.5
-12.9
-.1
201.177
230.092
227.285
223.832
223.832
200.319
170.087
168.209
163.710
156.003
118.501
2.7
3.4
1.0
2.1
2.1
2.8
1.8
1.7
4.2
-.8
-2.1
.2
.9
-.5
-.1
-.1
-3.5
-4.4
-4.5
1.0
-11.0
.5
Apparel..........................................................................
97.640
2.3
.2
127.298
-4.0
-3.9
Transportation..............................................................
Private transportation....................................................
Motor fuel...................................................................
Gasoline (all types)...................................................
Unleaded regular (3)...............................................
Unleaded midgrade (3) (4)......................................
Unleaded premium (3)............................................
206.728
202.991
343.908
340.282
334.069
357.336
330.501
-1.8
-2.3
-5.8
-6.2
-6.7
-5.1
-4.3
-.2
-.4
-1.2
-1.2
-1.3
-.9
-.8
219.175
220.082
376.759
372.594
362.410
379.080
359.002
-.2
-.3
1.5
1.2
.9
1.8
2.2
1.3
.7
3.4
3.5
3.5
3.2
3.3
Medical Care.................................................................
448.599
1.5
.0
393.836
1.7
-1.6
Recreation (5)................................................................
109.504
-1.5
1.0
116.348
1.2
1.4
Education and communication (5)..............................
141.181
2.4
.1
125.314
1.9
-.1
Other goods and services............................................
382.460
1.0
-.3
408.334
2.9
1.3
Commodity and service group......................................
Commodities..................................................................
176.659
.3
.0
196.707
.4
.5
Commodities less food & beverages.............................
144.738
-1.7
-.4
170.160
-.8
.6
Nondurables less food & beverages...........................
198.043
-1.7
-.3
229.575
.5
1.1
Durables.....................................................................
93.801
-2.4
-.6
109.850
-2.3
-.2
Services........................................................................
279.800
2.7
-.2
247.470
2.5
.0
Special indexes...............................................................
All items less medical care...............................................
220.260
1.8
-.1
213.451
1.7
.4
All items less shelter.........................................................
213.034
1.7
-.3
220.018
1.0
-.1
Energy..............................................................................
244.652
4.0
-4.0
247.476
1.6
-.2
All items less energy.........................................................
229.984
1.6
.3
220.916
1.8
.2
All items less food and energy..........................................
229.711
1.2
.2
215.759
1.7
.2
Commodities less food.....................................................
148.706
-1.6
-.4
171.097
-.8
.6
Nondurables.....................................................................
219.173
.9
.1
239.217
1.4
.7
Nondurables less food......................................................
201.832
-1.6
-.3
226.560
.6
1.1
Services less rent of shelter (2)........................................
294.672
3.6
-.6
271.709
1.6
-.9
Services less medical care services.................................
266.915
2.9
-.2
236.344
2.8
.3
Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
All items...........................................................................
224.077
1.8
-0.2
212.765
1.5
0.1
All items (1967=100).........................................................
658.082
664.825
(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.