MIDWEST INFORMATION OFFICE
Chicago, Ill.
For release: 7:30 A.M. CT, Tuesday, September 17, 2013
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
August 2013
Midwest CPI Summary
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Retrieve historical CPI-U and CPI-W tables from our CPI data base:
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Consumer Price Index August 2013
United States City Average
Percent change to
Index
Aug. 2013 from
Group
Aug.
Aug.
Jul.
(1982-84=100 unless otherwide noted)
2013
2012
2013
All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
All Items............................................................................
233.877
1.5
0.1
All items (other base) (1)....................................................
700.593
-
Index
Aug.
2013
Midwest Region
Percent change to
Aug. 2013 from
Aug.
Jul.
2012
2013
223.046
362.908
1.2
-
0.1
-
Food and beverages......................................................
Food...............................................................................
Food at home...............................................................
Food away from home.................................................
Alcoholic beverages.......................................................
237.348
237.406
233.999
243.811
235.199
1.4
1.4
1.0
2.0
2.0
.2
.2
.2
.2
.1
230.753
230.179
223.577
240.997
236.866
1.2
1.2
.9
1.9
1.0
.1
.1
.1
.1
.3
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............................................
228.564
264.024
268.505
271.352
271.329
229.850
198.685
200.406
208.514
173.861
124.493
2.2
2.4
3.0
2.2
2.2
3.2
3.1
3.2
2.8
4.8
-.9
.1
.2
.4
.3
.3
-.5
-.7
-.8
-.5
-2.0
-.2
206.767
239.627
236.372
243.772
243.770
215.460
183.190
189.783
201.094
161.828
117.319
1.9
2.1
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.6
2.0
1.9
.6
4.7
-1.2
-.1
.0
.2
.1
.1
-.8
-1.1
-1.2
.0
-3.6
-.1
Apparel............................................................................
125.767
1.8
1.2
119.639
2.9
2.4
Transportation................................................................
Private transportation.....................................................
Motor fuel.....................................................................
Gasoline (all types)....................................................
Unleaded regular (4)................................................
Unleaded midgrade (4) (5).......................................
Unleaded premium (4).............................................
219.217
214.581
310.351
309.355
308.409
317.707
300.190
.0
-.1
-2.3
-2.4
-2.6
-2.3
-1.4
-.4
-.2
-.5
-.5
-.5
-.5
-.6
219.068
213.846
320.849
319.940
317.906
350.599
316.769
-1.3
-1.4
-5.2
-5.3
-5.6
-4.7
-4.0
-.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
-.2
-.1
Medical Care...................................................................
426.866
2.3
.5
430.494
2.8
.6
Recreation (6).................................................................
115.336
.4
.0
117.565
.6
-.5
Education and communication (6)................................
136.119
1.6
.6
137.383
1.4
.4
Other goods and services.............................................
402.403
1.6
.2
390.280
1.8
.0
184.652
161.002
213.576
109.552
263.062
-.3
-1.2
-1.2
-1.3
2.2
.2
.2
.5
-.3
.0
213.206
219.462
243.856
223.323
222.767
163.604
222.957
214.936
296.963
248.219
1.0
.8
-2.3
1.6
1.7
-1.1
.0
-1.0
2.3
2.1
.0
.1
-.4
.1
.1
.2
.3
.5
.0
-.1
219.334
354.712
1.0
-
0.1
-
Commodity and Service Group.......................................
Commodities....................................................................
188.202
.1
.1
Commodities less food & beverages..............................
162.065
-.6
.0
Nondurables less food & beverages.............................
213.192
-.4
.2
Durables......................................................................
112.047
-1.1
-.2
Services.........................................................................
279.230
2.4
.1
Special indexes................................................................
All items less medical care.................................................
224.497
1.5
.1
All items less shelter..........................................................
224.732
1.1
.1
Energy...............................................................................
250.011
-.1
-.5
All items less energy..........................................................
234.071
1.7
.2
All items less food and energy...........................................
234.258
1.8
.2
Commodities less food.......................................................
164.712
-.6
.0
Nondurables.......................................................................
226.000
.5
.2
Nondurables less food.......................................................
214.599
-.3
.2
Services less rent of shelter (3)..........................................
305.781
2.5
.1
Services less medical care services...................................
265.788
2.4
.1
Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
All items............................................................................
230.359
1.5
0.1
All items (other base) (1)....................................................
686.169
(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 August 2013
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha IL-IN-WI
Percent change to
Group
Aug. 2013 from
Index
Aug.
Aug.
Jul.
(1982-84=100 unless otherwide noted)
2013
2012
2013
All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
All Items............................................................................
225.525
1.1
0.1
All items (1967=100)..........................................................
673.775
-
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI
Percent change to
Aug. 2013 from
Index
Aug.
Aug.
Jun.
2013
2012
2013
220.000
653.930
1.3
-
-0.7
-
Food and beverages......................................................
Food...............................................................................
Food at home...............................................................
Food away from home.................................................
Alcoholic beverages.......................................................
230.278
229.329
229.154
224.231
241.448
.7
.6
.3
1.2
1.1
.2
.2
.3
.0
1.1
213.201
213.415
207.185
222.971
204.750
2.0
1.8
1.6
2.3
5.2
.4
.3
.5
.0
1.1
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............................................
223.749
277.261
289.443
281.904
281.904
180.650
151.310
154.017
127.318
176.329
100.266
2.6
2.5
2.8
2.4
2.4
4.2
4.1
4.1
-11.8
26.6
1.6
.2
.1
.2
.0
.0
-.1
-.2
-.2
.8
-1.1
1.1
195.551
218.004
220.337
218.245
218.245
239.354
191.645
193.708
218.164
155.490
119.457
1.0
2.5
2.4
2.1
2.1
-3.3
-4.5
-4.5
.9
-11.8
-2.7
-.7
.2
.5
.3
.3
-4.6
-6.1
-6.2
-6.1
-6.5
-1.0
Apparel............................................................................
95.620
2.4
3.0
123.015
6.3
3.3
Transportation................................................................
Private transportation.....................................................
Motor fuel.....................................................................
Gasoline (all types)....................................................
Unleaded regular (3)................................................
Unleaded midgrade (3) (4).......................................
Unleaded premium (3).............................................
203.762
201.086
335.718
332.941
327.484
346.406
322.444
-2.4
-2.7
-6.9
-7.0
-7.4
-7.1
-5.3
-1.2
-1.0
-2.4
-2.5
-2.4
-2.8
-2.2
252.159
251.756
318.994
318.746
328.351
354.026
292.921
-.8
-.5
-7.7
-7.9
-7.8
-8.4
-8.1
-2.8
-2.6
-10.0
-10.3
-10.4
-10.4
-9.1
Medical Care...................................................................
443.157
1.9
.1
395.006
5.0
1.7
Recreation (5).................................................................
110.322
.1
-.1
118.512
1.5
-3.6
Education and communication (5)................................
139.371
1.3
.7
141.321
2.6
1.3
Other goods and services.............................................
380.997
2.5
.3
400.259
.0
.1
Commodity and service group........................................
Commodities....................................................................
174.338
-.7
.0
181.677
-.6
-1.8
Commodities less food & beverages..............................
144.092
-1.6
-.1
164.330
-1.9
-2.8
Nondurables less food & beverages.............................
195.177
-2.0
-.1
206.884
-2.0
-3.3
Durables......................................................................
95.706
-.9
-.1
115.861
-1.8
-2.0
Services.........................................................................
273.930
2.4
.1
260.095
2.6
.0
Special indexes................................................................
All items less medical care.................................................
216.182
1.1
.1
213.010
1.1
-.9
All items less shelter..........................................................
208.362
.5
.0
224.083
.9
-1.1
Energy...............................................................................
223.068
-2.8
-1.5
252.986
-6.3
-8.4
All items less energy..........................................................
227.425
1.6
.2
219.022
2.4
.3
All items less food and energy...........................................
227.904
1.7
.2
220.578
2.5
.3
Commodities less food.......................................................
148.051
-1.5
.0
166.042
-1.7
-2.7
Nondurables.......................................................................
214.656
-.7
.1
210.833
-.2
-1.7
Nondurables less food.......................................................
199.084
-1.8
.0
207.017
-1.7
-3.2
Services less rent of shelter (2)..........................................
284.732
2.2
.0
319.343
2.8
-.2
Services less medical care services...................................
260.878
2.3
.1
250.509
2.4
-.2
Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
All items............................................................................
219.479
1.0
0.0
217.115
1.0
-0.9
All items (1967=100)..........................................................
644.579
639.445
(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.