MIDWEST INFORMATION OFFICE
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Wednesday, December 17, 2014
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
OCTOBER 2014
Midwest CPI Summary
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Historical Average Energy Prices
Consumer Price Index October 2014
United States City Average
Percent change to
Index
Oct. 2014 from
Group
Oct.
Oct.
Sep.
(1982-84=100 unless otherwide noted)
2014
2013
2014
All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
All Items............................................................................
237.433
1.7
-0.3
All items (other base) (1)....................................................
711.243
-
225.793
367.378
1.6
-
-0.5
-
Food and beverages......................................................
Food...............................................................................
Food at home...............................................................
Food away from home.................................................
Alcoholic beverages.......................................................
244.775
245.166
242.121
251.100
238.045
2.9
3.1
3.3
2.8
1.1
.2
.2
.2
.2
.1
238.702
238.338
231.420
249.774
241.488
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.2
1.6
.2
.2
.2
.3
.1
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............................................
234.434
272.788
278.985
280.046
280.022
232.192
198.754
200.471
206.667
179.226
123.194
2.7
3.0
3.3
2.7
2.7
3.1
2.8
3.2
3.1
3.4
-.8
-.1
.2
.4
.3
.3
-2.6
-3.5
-3.5
-3.9
-2.3
.5
210.644
245.395
243.638
249.403
249.395
217.402
183.375
189.452
195.822
169.684
116.742
2.4
2.3
2.6
1.9
1.9
5.2
5.4
5.6
4.9
6.9
-.5
-.4
.2
.4
.3
.3
-4.3
-5.2
-5.5
-6.4
-3.6
.5
Apparel............................................................................
131.961
.7
1.3
126.181
-.1
.5
Transportation................................................................
Private transportation.....................................................
Motor fuel.....................................................................
Gasoline (all types)....................................................
Unleaded regular (4)................................................
Unleaded midgrade (4) (5).......................................
Unleaded premium (4).............................................
212.626
207.737
277.290
275.729
273.777
287.162
272.336
-1.1
-1.0
-5.0
-5.0
-5.2
-4.0
-4.0
-1.7
-2.0
-6.2
-6.3
-6.4
-6.2
-5.6
211.191
205.861
283.662
281.701
278.555
313.840
283.904
-1.2
-1.0
-5.0
-5.1
-5.4
-4.1
-3.9
-2.3
-2.6
-7.4
-7.4
-7.6
-7.0
-6.6
Medical Care...................................................................
437.027
2.1
.1
443.915
2.8
.3
Recreation (6).................................................................
115.394
.2
.1
117.180
.1
-.1
Education and communication (6)................................
138.008
.8
-.3
140.252
1.4
-.4
Other goods and services.............................................
410.325
1.9
.3
394.814
1.1
.1
184.638
157.669
208.644
107.792
268.587
.7
-1.0
-.9
-1.0
2.3
-.9
-1.6
-2.4
-.3
-.2
215.471
221.093
227.634
228.145
226.984
160.451
224.025
210.472
302.347
253.362
1.5
1.3
-.6
1.9
1.6
-.9
1.2
-.8
2.3
2.3
-.6
-.8
-6.4
.2
.1
-1.6
-1.1
-2.2
-.6
-.3
221.564
358.318
1.5
-
-0.7
-
Commodity and Service Group.......................................
Commodities....................................................................
187.760
.3
-.7
Commodities less food & beverages..............................
158.356
-1.3
-1.2
Nondurables less food & beverages.............................
208.087
-1.2
-1.8
Durables......................................................................
109.811
-1.4
-.2
Services.........................................................................
286.672
2.5
.0
Special indexes................................................................
All items less medical care.................................................
227.756
1.6
-.3
All items less shelter..........................................................
226.273
1.0
-.5
Energy...............................................................................
234.745
-1.6
-5.0
All items less energy..........................................................
239.603
2.0
.2
239.413
1.8
.2
All items less food and energy...........................................
Commodities less food.......................................................
161.160
-1.2
-1.2
Nondurables.......................................................................
226.710
.8
-.8
Nondurables less food.......................................................
209.901
-1.1
-1.7
Services less rent of shelter (3)..........................................
311.888
2.0
-.2
Services less medical care services...................................
273.006
2.6
.0
Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
All items............................................................................
233.229
1.5
-0.4
All items (other base) (1)....................................................
694.717
(1) Other base: United States City Average 1967=100; Midwest Region December 1977=100 base.
Index
Oct.
2014
Midwest Region
Percent change to
Oct. 2014 from
Oct.
Sep.
2013
2014
(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 October 2014
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha IL-IN-WI
Percent change to
Group
Oct. 2014 from
Index
Oct.
Oct.
Sep.
(1982-84=100 unless otherwide noted)
2014
2013
2014
All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
All Items............................................................................
228.987
2.0
-0.4
All items (1967=100)..........................................................
684.116
-
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI
Percent change to
Oct. 2014 from
Index
Oct.
Oct.
Aug.
2014
2013
2014
221.988
659.841
1.0
-
-0.1
-
Food and beverages......................................................
Food...............................................................................
Food at home...............................................................
Food away from home.................................................
Alcoholic beverages.......................................................
239.670
239.050
238.639
234.207
247.128
4.1
4.4
4.4
4.3
1.4
.4
.4
.6
.1
.1
220.250
220.141
214.200
229.198
215.628
3.5
3.4
4.1
2.3
5.3
1.3
1.1
1.7
.4
3.1
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............................................
230.478
283.879
300.655
289.171
289.171
202.809
172.186
175.433
169.367
167.320
97.500
3.4
2.5
3.4
2.1
2.1
14.2
16.8
17.2
33.1
.3
-1.9
-.3
.1
.6
.4
.4
-3.6
-4.5
-4.5
1.8
-12.2
.5
201.809
225.701
227.636
223.440
223.440
247.570
197.247
199.317
212.592
172.790
119.836
2.9
3.5
2.2
2.0
2.0
1.8
.0
.0
-6.0
9.3
.2
.4
.3
.4
-.1
-.1
.5
1.0
1.0
-.9
3.7
.9
Apparel............................................................................
94.121
-5.1
-1.6
123.554
.4
-.3
Transportation................................................................
Private transportation.....................................................
Motor fuel.....................................................................
Gasoline (all types)....................................................
Unleaded regular (3)................................................
Unleaded midgrade (3) (4).......................................
Unleaded premium (3).............................................
195.023
191.902
296.760
293.546
286.684
313.959
293.021
-1.9
-1.8
-5.2
-5.3
-5.7
-3.4
-2.8
-2.3
-2.8
-8.1
-8.1
-8.4
-7.0
-6.5
245.007
243.866
281.922
280.027
286.734
316.553
266.996
-1.3
-1.1
-4.8
-5.0
-5.3
-3.9
-3.2
-1.7
-2.2
-7.9
-7.9
-8.1
-7.4
-7.3
Medical Care...................................................................
456.734
3.0
1.0
396.736
.2
-.4
Recreation (5).................................................................
109.118
.4
.1
112.430
-4.3
-.2
Education and communication (5)................................
143.703
2.8
.1
144.523
.2
-2.0
Other goods and services.............................................
384.759
.9
-.2
392.123
-1.9
-.2
Commodity and service group........................................
Commodities....................................................................
173.001
.1
-1.1
180.637
.7
-.6
Commodities less food & beverages..............................
138.343
-2.6
-2.2
159.885
-1.0
-1.9
Nondurables less food & beverages.............................
186.568
-2.7
-3.4
196.474
-2.0
-3.0
Durables......................................................................
92.219
-2.8
.0
117.206
.7
.0
Services.........................................................................
282.035
3.2
.1
264.959
1.3
.2
Special indexes................................................................
All items less medical care.................................................
219.246
2.0
-.5
215.066
1.1
-.1
All items less shelter..........................................................
210.672
1.8
-.6
223.735
.1
-.3
Energy...............................................................................
220.273
4.1
-6.4
239.366
-2.6
-3.9
All items less energy..........................................................
231.621
1.9
.2
222.700
1.5
.3
All items less food and energy...........................................
231.092
1.4
.2
223.709
1.2
.2
Commodities less food.......................................................
142.448
-2.5
-2.1
161.991
-.8
-1.7
Nondurables.......................................................................
214.430
.8
-1.4
208.394
.6
-.8
Nondurables less food.......................................................
190.943
-2.5
-3.1
197.654
-1.6
-2.6
Services less rent of shelter (2)..........................................
294.829
3.9
.0
320.461
-.7
.1
Services less medical care services...................................
268.785
3.3
-.1
255.821
1.5
.2
Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
All items............................................................................
222.849
2.0
-0.5
218.161
0.6
-0.4
All items (1967=100)..........................................................
654.478
642.526
(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.