MIDWEST INFORMATION OFFICE
Chicago, Ill.
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Friday, January 16, 2015
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
November 2014
Midwest CPI Summary
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Historical Average Energy Prices
Consumer Price Index November 2014
United States City Average
Percent change to
Index
Nov. 2014 from
Group
Nov.
Nov.
Oct.
(1982-84=100 unless otherwide noted)
2014
2013
2014
All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
All Items............................................................................
236.151
1.3
-0.5
All items (other base) (1)....................................................
707.402
-
Index
Nov.
2014
Midwest Region
Percent change to
Nov. 2014 from
Nov.
Oct.
2013
2014
224.396
365.104
1.2
-
-0.6
-
Food and beverages......................................................
Food...............................................................................
Food at home...............................................................
Food away from home.................................................
Alcoholic beverages.......................................................
244.902
245.192
241.576
251.987
239.551
3.1
3.2
3.4
2.9
1.7
.1
.0
-.2
.4
.6
238.235
237.754
229.824
250.916
242.830
3.1
3.2
3.1
3.4
1.8
-.2
-.2
-.7
.5
.6
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............................................
234.315
273.233
280.123
280.840
280.811
229.680
195.703
197.459
202.889
178.558
122.694
2.6
3.0
3.5
2.7
2.7
2.7
2.3
2.9
2.8
3.2
-.8
-.1
.2
.4
.3
.3
-1.1
-1.5
-1.5
-1.8
-.4
-.4
210.352
245.477
244.282
249.784
249.775
215.342
181.187
186.970
191.367
170.881
116.376
2.1
2.1
2.6
1.8
1.8
4.3
4.3
4.5
3.1
7.3
-.6
-.1
.0
.3
.2
.2
-.9
-1.2
-1.3
-2.3
.7
-.3
Apparel............................................................................
129.023
-.3
-2.2
123.037
-1.6
-2.5
Transportation................................................................
Private transportation.....................................................
Motor fuel.....................................................................
Gasoline (all types)....................................................
Unleaded regular (4)................................................
Unleaded midgrade (4) (5).......................................
Unleaded premium (4).............................................
206.874
201.505
252.897
251.172
248.840
263.795
250.381
-2.8
-2.8
-10.5
-10.5
-10.9
-8.8
-9.0
-2.7
-3.0
-8.8
-8.9
-9.1
-8.1
-8.1
205.782
200.239
260.787
258.605
255.229
289.819
262.977
-2.3
-2.2
-8.7
-8.8
-9.1
-7.2
-7.3
-2.6
-2.7
-8.1
-8.2
-8.4
-7.7
-7.4
Medical Care...................................................................
438.445
2.5
.3
444.814
3.0
.2
Recreation (6).................................................................
115.026
-.3
-.3
116.780
-.4
-.3
Education and communication (6)................................
137.708
.6
-.2
139.825
1.1
-.3
Other goods and services.............................................
409.825
1.7
-.1
394.513
.7
-.1
181.955
154.116
201.987
107.056
268.450
-.1
-2.0
-2.4
-1.4
2.1
-1.5
-2.3
-3.2
-.7
-.1
213.964
219.123
216.469
227.746
226.618
157.005
220.260
204.221
301.946
253.182
1.0
.8
-2.9
1.6
1.3
-1.9
.3
-2.2
2.1
2.1
-.7
-.9
-4.9
-.2
-.2
-2.1
-1.7
-3.0
-.1
-.1
219.886
355.605
1.1
-
-0.8
-
Commodity and Service Group.......................................
Commodities....................................................................
184.964
-.5
-1.5
Commodities less food & beverages..............................
154.441
-2.7
-2.5
Nondurables less food & beverages.............................
200.718
-3.3
-3.5
Durables......................................................................
109.016
-1.7
-.7
Services.........................................................................
286.840
2.5
.1
Special indexes................................................................
All items less medical care.................................................
226.365
1.2
-.6
All items less shelter..........................................................
224.294
.5
-.9
Energy...............................................................................
221.844
-4.8
-5.5
All items less energy..........................................................
239.467
1.9
-.1
All items less food and energy...........................................
239.248
1.7
-.1
Commodities less food.......................................................
157.379
-2.5
-2.3
Nondurables.......................................................................
222.810
-.1
-1.7
Nondurables less food.......................................................
203.028
-3.0
-3.3
Services less rent of shelter (3)..........................................
311.716
2.0
-.1
Services less medical care services...................................
273.094
2.5
.0
Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
All items............................................................................
231.551
1.1
-0.7
All items (other base) (1)....................................................
689.720
(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 November 2014
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI
Percent change to
Group
Nov. 2014 from
Index
Nov.
Nov.
Oct.
(1982-84=100 unless otherwide noted)
2014
2013
2014
All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
All Items...........................................................................
227.184
1.6
-0.8
All items (1967=100).........................................................
678.730
-
Cleveland-Akron, OH
Percent change to
Nov. 2014 from
Index
Nov.
Nov.
Sep.
2014
2013
2014
219.992
704.959
1.5
-
-0.6
-
Food and beverages.....................................................
Food.............................................................................
Food at home.............................................................
Food away from home................................................
Alcoholic beverages......................................................
240.189
239.473
238.386
235.579
249.069
4.5
4.7
4.6
4.9
1.7
.2
.2
-.1
.6
.8
247.067
252.222
244.567
267.019
189.372
2.4
2.5
2.2
2.9
.9
.0
-.1
-1.0
1.2
.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...........................................
229.412
284.083
301.479
289.805
289.805
194.224
163.069
166.012
150.964
171.207
97.436
2.7
2.1
3.4
2.0
2.0
9.8
11.0
11.2
18.7
3.3
-.7
-.5
.1
.3
.2
.2
-4.2
-5.3
-5.4
-10.9
2.3
-.1
200.750
230.675
229.767
226.806
226.806
195.305
164.661
162.773
162.442
145.732
117.888
2.6
2.7
.6
2.2
2.2
4.8
4.6
4.6
.8
10.5
-1.2
-.2
.1
.2
.9
.9
-.3
-.3
-.4
-1.6
1.3
-1.8
Apparel..........................................................................
90.884
-4.9
-3.4
140.445
5.0
-1.3
Transportation..............................................................
Private transportation....................................................
Motor fuel...................................................................
Gasoline (all types)...................................................
Unleaded regular (3)...............................................
Unleaded midgrade (3) (4)......................................
Unleaded premium (3)............................................
190.087
187.081
270.133
267.032
260.592
285.394
268.627
-2.5
-2.4
-8.6
-8.6
-8.7
-7.5
-7.2
-2.5
-2.5
-9.0
-9.0
-9.1
-9.1
-8.3
205.579
205.866
295.352
292.049
281.936
301.820
289.417
-2.1
-2.4
-9.1
-9.2
-9.9
-7.6
-6.5
-3.5
-4.3
-13.3
-13.3
-13.7
-12.6
-11.8
Medical Care.................................................................
455.082
2.5
-.4
401.027
2.2
2.5
Recreation (5)................................................................
107.683
-1.1
-1.3
116.274
.5
-.2
Education and communication (5)..............................
143.298
2.4
-.3
125.742
.7
-.4
Other goods and services............................................
382.445
-.5
-.6
402.843
.8
.6
Commodity and service group......................................
Commodities..................................................................
170.358
-.2
-1.5
193.184
.5
-1.8
Commodities less food & beverages.............................
134.408
-3.5
-2.8
164.896
-.6
-2.8
Nondurables less food & beverages...........................
178.573
-4.1
-4.3
218.166
-.3
-3.7
Durables.....................................................................
92.125
-2.5
-.1
109.562
-1.2
-1.5
Services........................................................................
281.023
2.6
-.4
247.903
2.2
.3
Special indexes...............................................................
All items less medical care...............................................
217.434
1.5
-.8
211.662
1.4
-.8
All items less shelter.........................................................
208.150
1.3
-1.2
217.756
.9
-.9
Energy..............................................................................
204.366
.0
-7.2
214.291
-2.8
-7.3
All items less energy.........................................................
231.150
1.7
-.2
222.566
1.9
.1
All items less food and energy..........................................
230.454
1.1
-.3
217.500
1.8
.1
Commodities less food.....................................................
138.639
-3.3
-2.7
166.007
-.6
-2.7
Nondurables.....................................................................
210.408
.4
-1.9
233.704
1.1
-1.9
Nondurables less food......................................................
183.438
-3.8
-3.9
215.972
-.2
-3.5
Services less rent of shelter (2)........................................
292.484
3.1
-.8
272.044
1.6
.5
Services less medical care services.................................
267.713
2.6
-.4
236.811
2.6
.3
Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
All items...........................................................................
220.870
1.6
-0.9
210.709
1.2
-0.9
All items (1967=100).........................................................
648.665
658.401
(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.