MIDWEST INFORMATION OFFICE
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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
April 2013
Midwest CPI Summary
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Consumer Price Index April 2013
United States City Average
Percent change to
Index
Apr. 2013 from
Group
Apr.
Apr.
Mar.
(1982-84=100 unless otherwide noted)
2013
2012
2013
All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
All Items............................................................................
232.531
1.1
-0.1
All items (other base) (1)....................................................
696.561
-
Index
Apr.
2013
Midwest Region
Percent change to
Apr. 2013 from
Apr.
Mar.
2012
2013
221.931
361.094
1.2
-
-0.1
-
Food and beverages......................................................
Food...............................................................................
Food at home...............................................................
Food away from home.................................................
Alcoholic beverages.......................................................
236.761
236.841
234.082
242.236
234.282
1.6
1.5
1.0
2.3
1.8
.2
.2
.1
.3
.1
230.242
229.679
223.673
239.416
236.191
1.3
1.3
.6
2.5
1.9
.0
.0
.0
.0
-.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............................................
225.986
261.655
265.984
269.216
269.193
221.382
189.969
190.669
194.553
176.159
125.198
1.9
2.2
2.7
2.1
2.1
2.5
1.9
2.6
1.1
7.6
-.7
.2
.1
.1
.2
.2
.5
.6
1.0
.4
2.9
-.1
204.531
237.839
234.363
242.393
242.391
206.604
174.435
180.138
184.959
163.350
118.091
1.9
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.1
3.7
3.3
4.1
.9
10.7
-1.1
.1
.1
.0
.2
.2
.2
.1
.2
-1.2
2.8
.3
Apparel............................................................................
128.861
.3
.5
121.874
.7
.8
Transportation................................................................
Private transportation.....................................................
Motor fuel.....................................................................
Gasoline (all types)....................................................
Unleaded regular (4)................................................
Unleaded midgrade (4) (5).......................................
Unleaded premium (4).............................................
218.592
213.438
309.048
307.814
306.958
315.963
298.334
-2.0
-2.3
-8.2
-8.3
-8.7
-7.6
-6.8
-1.1
-1.3
-3.6
-3.7
-3.8
-3.5
-3.3
219.419
213.560
321.740
320.666
319.520
348.352
314.967
-1.7
-1.9
-6.7
-6.8
-7.0
-7.1
-5.6
-1.0
-1.0
-2.6
-2.6
-2.6
-2.8
-2.2
Medical Care...................................................................
423.815
2.7
-.1
426.989
3.5
.1
Recreation (6).................................................................
115.359
.6
.0
117.481
.9
.2
Education and communication (6)................................
135.230
1.5
-.3
136.805
1.4
-.3
Other goods and services.............................................
400.239
1.8
.2
385.957
2.4
.1
185.086
161.817
214.466
110.276
260.388
-.6
-1.7
-2.1
-.9
2.4
-.3
-.4
-.8
.3
.0
212.197
218.589
239.379
222.557
221.949
164.386
223.200
215.749
293.242
245.735
1.0
.8
-2.9
1.6
1.7
-1.5
-.5
-1.9
2.8
2.3
-.1
-.2
-1.5
.1
.1
-.4
-.4
-.8
.0
.0
218.210
352.894
0.9
-
-0.1
-
Commodity and Service Group.......................................
Commodities....................................................................
188.513
-.8
-.4
Commodities less food & beverages..............................
162.746
-2.2
-.8
Nondurables less food & beverages.............................
214.148
-3.0
-1.3
Durables......................................................................
112.460
-.7
.2
Services.........................................................................
276.268
2.4
.1
Special indexes................................................................
All items less medical care.................................................
223.229
.9
-.1
All items less shelter..........................................................
223.774
.5
-.2
Energy...............................................................................
244.757
-4.3
-1.9
All items less energy..........................................................
233.123
1.7
.1
All items less food and energy...........................................
233.236
1.7
.1
Commodities less food.......................................................
165.355
-2.1
-.8
Nondurables.......................................................................
226.246
-.9
-.6
Nondurables less food.......................................................
215.460
-2.8
-1.2
Services less rent of shelter (3)..........................................
301.999
2.5
.1
Services less medical care services...................................
262.919
2.3
.1
Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
All items............................................................................
228.949
0.9
-0.2
All items (other base) (1)....................................................
681.969
(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 2013
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha IL-IN-WI
Percent change to
Group
Apr. 2013 from
Index
Apr.
Apr.
Mar.
(1982-84=100 unless otherwide noted)
2013
2012
2013
All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
All Items............................................................................
224.522
0.9
0.0
All items (1967=100)..........................................................
670.777
-
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI
Percent change to
Apr. 2013 from
Index
Apr.
Apr.
Feb.
2013
2012
2013
218.904
650.673
1.3
-
0.0
-
Food and beverages......................................................
Food...............................................................................
Food at home...............................................................
Food away from home.................................................
Alcoholic beverages.......................................................
228.778
227.903
227.713
222.862
238.618
.5
.5
-.7
2.5
1.1
-.9
-.9
-1.1
-.5
.1
212.185
212.440
206.566
221.298
203.051
1.2
1.0
.8
1.4
3.7
.3
.3
-.2
1.3
-.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............................................
221.263
274.282
286.696
280.914
280.914
177.196
148.151
150.689
133.050
161.029
99.844
1.9
2.1
2.3
2.3
2.3
3.1
2.8
3.0
-14.4
33.1
-.5
.1
.2
.3
.3
.3
-2.3
-3.1
-3.2
-11.5
8.2
1.8
195.424
216.498
217.835
216.099
216.099
244.191
197.585
199.577
219.206
166.372
121.220
1.7
2.4
2.6
2.1
2.1
.3
-1.1
-.9
2.0
-4.9
-.7
.1
.2
-.2
.2
.2
.6
.7
.7
3.3
-2.8
-1.4
Apparel............................................................................
94.628
.6
2.7
121.365
5.9
3.4
Transportation................................................................
Private transportation.....................................................
Motor fuel.....................................................................
Gasoline (all types)....................................................
Unleaded regular (3)................................................
Unleaded midgrade (3) (4).......................................
Unleaded premium (3).............................................
206.755
203.561
343.219
340.323
335.283
354.912
326.082
-2.1
-2.5
-7.2
-7.3
-7.9
-6.2
-5.5
.3
.2
.2
.2
.3
.0
.3
250.861
249.266
324.832
324.522
334.568
360.062
295.969
-.5
-.5
-5.9
-5.9
-5.9
-5.9
-5.7
-.8
-.8
-.7
-.6
-.5
-.3
-1.9
Medical Care...................................................................
443.062
3.0
.1
385.532
3.3
-.4
Recreation (5).................................................................
109.998
.0
.1
118.573
1.6
-.1
Education and communication (5)................................
137.996
.1
-.4
139.615
.7
-.5
Other goods and services.............................................
379.712
7.2
.5
398.987
-.6
.9
Commodity and service group........................................
Commodities....................................................................
174.832
-.8
.0
182.147
-.3
.1
Commodities less food & beverages..............................
145.359
-1.6
.6
165.399
-1.1
.0
Nondurables less food & beverages.............................
196.543
-2.1
.8
206.900
-1.5
.1
Durables......................................................................
96.836
-.8
.3
117.856
-.3
-.2
Services.........................................................................
271.459
2.1
.0
257.512
2.3
-.1
Special indexes................................................................
All items less medical care.................................................
215.151
.8
.0
212.240
1.1
.0
All items less shelter..........................................................
208.077
.4
.0
223.137
.8
-.1
Energy...............................................................................
224.209
-3.6
-1.1
258.993
-3.9
-.1
All items less energy..........................................................
226.196
1.4
.2
217.154
1.9
.0
All items less food and energy...........................................
226.707
1.6
.4
218.547
2.1
.0
Commodities less food.......................................................
149.254
-1.5
.6
167.056
-.9
.0
Nondurables.......................................................................
214.694
-.8
.0
210.380
-.3
.2
Nondurables less food.......................................................
200.286
-1.9
.8
206.960
-1.3
.1
Services less rent of shelter (2)..........................................
282.751
2.1
-.2
315.332
2.3
-.3
Services less medical care services...................................
258.349
1.9
.0
248.282
2.2
.0
Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
All items............................................................................
218.875
0.8
0.1
216.109
1.0
0.1
All items (1967=100)..........................................................
642.806
636.484
(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.