MIDWEST INFORMATION OFFICE
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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
March 2013
Midwest CPI Summary
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Consumer Price Index March 2013
United States City Average
Percent change to
Index
Mar. 2013 from
Group
Mar.
Mar.
Feb.
(1982-84=100 unless otherwide noted)
2013
2012
2013
All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
All Items............................................................................
232.773
1.5
0.3
All items (other base) (1)....................................................
697.284
-
Index
Mar.
2013
Midwest Region
Percent change to
Mar. 2013 from
Mar.
Feb.
2012
2013
222.121
361.403
1.4
-
0.2
-
Food and beverages......................................................
Food...............................................................................
Food at home...............................................................
Food away from home.................................................
Alcoholic beverages.......................................................
236.267
236.332
233.777
241.409
234.015
1.5
1.5
1.0
2.3
1.7
.0
.0
-.1
.2
.1
230.215
229.626
223.582
239.434
236.552
1.5
1.5
.7
2.9
1.9
.2
.2
.2
.2
-.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............................................
225.643
261.330
265.821
268.802
268.778
220.251
188.810
188.856
193.856
171.248
125.330
1.9
2.2
2.8
2.1
2.1
1.7
.6
1.1
.9
1.8
-.6
.1
.2
.2
.1
.1
-.3
-.5
-.4
-.5
-.4
-.2
204.251
237.588
234.267
242.010
242.008
206.146
174.218
179.853
187.175
158.958
117.789
1.7
2.1
2.2
2.1
2.1
2.0
1.2
1.9
2.3
1.3
-1.5
.1
.2
.1
.1
.1
.0
-.2
-.2
-.4
.3
-.5
Apparel............................................................................
128.279
.8
1.6
120.920
1.3
1.0
Transportation................................................................
Private transportation.....................................................
Motor fuel.....................................................................
Gasoline (all types)....................................................
Unleaded regular (4)................................................
Unleaded midgrade (4) (5).......................................
Unleaded premium (4).............................................
221.080
216.167
320.739
319.523
318.998
327.254
308.422
.1
-.2
-3.1
-3.1
-3.4
-2.8
-2.1
.7
.6
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.4
221.538
215.793
330.301
329.169
327.999
358.523
322.112
-.1
-.3
-3.5
-3.6
-3.8
-3.6
-2.5
.6
.4
.9
1.0
1.1
.6
.7
Medical Care...................................................................
424.154
3.1
.2
426.499
3.7
.4
Recreation (6).................................................................
115.386
.6
.0
117.248
.6
-.1
Education and communication (6)................................
135.625
1.8
.1
137.148
1.7
.0
Other goods and services.............................................
399.265
1.8
.2
385.651
2.3
.6
185.572
162.502
216.211
109.996
260.283
.1
-.8
-.9
-.6
2.4
.3
.5
.6
.2
.2
212.414
218.949
243.045
222.375
221.742
165.066
224.129
217.427
293.322
245.644
1.3
1.2
-1.7
1.8
1.9
-.7
.3
-.7
2.7
2.2
.2
.3
.5
.2
.2
.4
.4
.6
.1
.1
218.491
353.348
1.3
-
0.2
-
Commodity and Service Group.......................................
Commodities....................................................................
189.286
.0
.4
Commodities less food & beverages..............................
164.031
-.8
.6
Nondurables less food & beverages.............................
216.959
-1.0
.9
Durables......................................................................
112.269
-.6
.2
Services.........................................................................
275.994
2.4
.2
Special indexes................................................................
All items less medical care.................................................
223.465
1.4
.3
All items less shelter..........................................................
224.241
1.1
.3
Energy...............................................................................
249.565
-1.6
.6
All items less energy..........................................................
232.889
1.8
.2
All items less food and energy...........................................
233.052
1.9
.3
Commodities less food.......................................................
166.605
-.7
.6
Nondurables.......................................................................
227.540
.2
.5
Nondurables less food.......................................................
218.116
-.8
.8
Services less rent of shelter (3)..........................................
301.825
2.7
.1
Services less medical care services...................................
262.602
2.3
.2
Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
All items............................................................................
229.323
1.3
0.3
All items (other base) (1)....................................................
683.084
(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 March 2013
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI
Percent change to
Group
Mar. 2013 from
Index
Mar.
Mar.
Feb.
(1982-84=100 unless otherwide noted)
2013
2012
2013
All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
All Items...........................................................................
224.433
0.9
-0.1
All items (1967=100).........................................................
670.512
-
Cleveland-Akron, OH
Percent change to
Mar. 2013 from
Index
Mar.
Mar.
Jan.
2013
2012
2013
216.946
695.199
1.0
-
0.9
-
Food and beverages.....................................................
Food.............................................................................
Food at home.............................................................
Food away from home................................................
Alcoholic beverages......................................................
230.757
230.003
230.349
224.023
238.274
2.0
2.1
1.0
4.0
.1
.2
.3
.3
.2
-.6
241.318
246.295
242.311
255.044
185.795
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.8
2.1
-.9
-1.0
-1.0
-.9
.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...........................................
221.087
273.668
285.949
280.076
280.076
181.314
152.962
155.662
150.353
148.852
98.048
1.4
1.6
1.9
1.8
1.8
3.6
3.3
3.5
-3.2
14.3
-2.9
-.3
.2
.2
.2
.2
-2.7
-3.7
-3.7
-6.2
-.2
-1.2
194.361
222.279
224.247
219.395
219.395
187.912
159.671
157.854
156.325
142.338
118.849
1.9
2.1
1.9
2.1
2.1
2.2
.6
.9
-2.0
5.0
-.4
.3
.5
.5
.3
.3
-.2
-1.0
-1.1
.6
-3.3
-.9
Apparel..........................................................................
92.159
-4.4
-4.6
132.528
-.2
5.6
Transportation..............................................................
Private transportation....................................................
Motor fuel...................................................................
Gasoline (all types)...................................................
Unleaded regular (3)...............................................
Unleaded midgrade (3) (4)......................................
Unleaded premium (3)............................................
206.209
203.253
342.611
339.502
334.371
354.863
325.093
-1.0
-1.5
-5.2
-5.4
-6.1
-3.7
-3.1
.6
.5
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.5
.9
219.903
221.411
376.519
373.305
363.926
378.463
355.984
-.9
-1.0
-1.8
-1.9
-2.1
-1.0
-1.4
5.2
5.5
13.9
14.2
14.4
13.9
13.4
Medical Care.................................................................
442.477
2.8
-.1
387.271
-.5
.1
Recreation (5)................................................................
109.897
-.3
-.7
113.407
-.2
-2.7
Education and communication (5)..............................
138.556
.6
-.1
121.835
1.7
.4
Other goods and services............................................
377.853
6.2
2.5
400.005
3.4
-.3
Commodity and service group......................................
Commodities..................................................................
174.750
-.6
.0
196.456
.3
2.0
Commodities less food & beverages.............................
144.458
-2.2
-.1
171.897
-.5
3.9
Nondurables less food & beverages...........................
194.946
-3.0
.0
229.326
-.5
5.6
Durables.....................................................................
96.546
-.8
-.4
111.982
-.7
.5
Services........................................................................
271.365
1.9
-.2
239.488
1.5
.1
Special indexes...............................................................
All items less medical care...............................................
215.081
.8
-.1
209.081
1.1
.9
All items less shelter.........................................................
208.181
.6
-.3
216.902
.6
1.0
Energy..............................................................................
226.793
-2.0
-.7
240.747
-.8
7.0
All items less energy.........................................................
225.835
1.2
-.1
216.463
1.2
.2
All items less food and energy..........................................
225.891
1.1
-.1
211.375
1.2
.4
Commodities less food.....................................................
148.351
-2.1
-.2
172.658
-.4
3.8
Nondurables.....................................................................
214.755
-.6
.1
236.961
.6
2.4
Nondurables less food......................................................
198.726
-2.9
.0
226.132
-.3
5.3
Services less rent of shelter (2)........................................
283.259
2.4
-.6
263.559
.9
-.3
Services less medical care services.................................
258.267
1.7
-.2
227.898
1.5
.1
Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
All items...........................................................................
218.763
0.8
-0.1
208.879
1.1
1.1
All items (1967=100).........................................................
642.476
652.683
(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.