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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: DECEMBER 2007
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.1 percent in December before
seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The December
level of 210.036 (1982-84=100) was 4.1 percent higher than in December 2006.
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) decreased 0.1 percent in
December prior to seasonal adjustment. The December level of 205.777 (1982-84=100) was 4.3 percent higher than
in December 2006.
The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) decreased 0.1 percent in December
on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The December level of 121.088 (December 1999=100) was 3.4 percent higher than
in December 2006. Please note that the indexes for the post-2005 period are subject to revision.
CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U increased 0.3 percent in December, following a 0.8 percent rise in
November. The index for energy advanced 0.9 percent and accounted for about one-third of the overall CPI increase
in December. The index for petroleum-based energy rose 1.2 percent and the index for energy services, 0.5 percent.
The food index rose 0.1 percent in December. The index for food at home was virtually unchanged, while the index
for food away from home increased 0.2 percent. The index for all items less food and energy advanced 0.2 percent in
December, following a 0.3 percent increase in November. Smaller increases in the indexes for apparel, for medical
care, for recreation, and for new vehicles were responsible for the more moderate increase in December.
Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
Seasonally adjusted
Expenditure
Category
Changes from preceding month
June
2007
All items .................................
Food and beverages ...........
Housing ...............................
Apparel ................................
Transportation .....................
Medical care ........................
Recreation ...........................
Education and
communication ..............
Other goods and services ...
Special indexes:
Energy .................................
Food ....................................
All items less food and
energy ...........................
July
2007
Aug.
2007
Sep.
2007
Oct.
2007
Nov.
2007
Dec.
2007
Compound
annual rate
3-mos. ended
Dec. 2007
Unadjusted
12-mos.
ended
Dec. 2007
.2
.5
.3
-.6
-.2
.2
.0
.1
.3
.2
.4
-.3
.6
-.1
-.1
.4
.0
-.5
-1.2
.5
-.1
.3
.5
.3
.3
.1
.3
.3
.3
.3
.2
.0
.4
.6
.3
.8
.3
.4
.8
2.9
.4
.1
.3
.0
.3
.2
.5
.3
.0
5.6
2.3
3.8
4.1
16.3
5.1
1.8
4.1
4.8
3.0
-.3
8.3
5.2
.8
.0
.3
.2
.0
.3
.1
.1
.4
.4
.2
.1
.3
.3
.3
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.3
-.5
.5
-1.0
.3
-3.2
.4
.3
.5
1.4
.3
5.7
.3
.9
.1
37.1
2.4
17.4
4.9
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.3
.2
2.7
2.4
Consumer prices advanced at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 5.6 percent in the fourth
quarter of 2007. This followed increases in the first three quarters at annual rates of 4.7, 5.2, and 1.0 percent,
respectively. For the 12 month period ended in December, the CPI-U rose 4.1 percent. This compares with an
increase of 2.5 percent in 2006. The index for energy, which advanced at annual rates of 22.9 and 32.9 percent
in the first two quarters, declined at a 14.8 percent rate in the third quarter, turned back up in the fourth quarter,
advancing a 37.1 percent annual rate. Overall energy costs rose 17.4 percent in 2007 with the index for
petroleum-based energy costs (energy commodities) up 29.4 percent and charges for energy services (gas and
electricity) up 3.4 percent The food index, which rose 2.1 percent in all of 2006, advanced 4.9 percent in 2007,
its largest increase since a 5.3 percent rise in 1990. Grocery store food prices increased 5.6 percent in 2007,
reflecting acceleration over the last year in each of the six major groups. These increases ranged from 3.2
percent in the index for other food at home to 13.4 percent in the index for dairy products.
Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U advanced at a 2.7 percent SAAR in the fourth quarter, following
increases at rates of 2.3, 2.3, and 2.5 percent in the first three quarters of 2007. The 2.4 percent advance for all
of 2007 compares with a 2.6 percent rise in 2006. The deceleration reflects a smaller increase in the index for
shelter, in particular the index for owners’ equivalent rent, and a small decrease in the index for apparel. Shelter
costs, which rose 4.2 percent in all of 2006, increased 3.1 percent in 2007. The index for owners’ equivalent
rent rose 2.8 percent in 2007 after a 4.3 percent increase in 2006. The index for apparel, which last year
registered its first annual increase since 1997--up 0.9 percent--declined 0.3 percent in 2007. The annual rates
for selected groups for the last eight years are shown below.
Expenditure
Category
All items .................................................
Food and beverages ...........................
Housing ...............................................
Apparel ................................................
Transportation .....................................
Medical care ........................................
Recreation ...........................................
Education and communication ............
Other goods and services ...................
Special indexes:
Energy .................................................
Energy commodities ..........................
Energy services .................................
All items less energy ...........................
Food ..................................................
All items less food and energy ............
Percentage change 12 months ended in December
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
3.4
2.8
4.3
-1.8
4.1
4.2
1.7
1.3
4.2
1.6
2.8
2.9
-3.2
-3.8
4.7
1.5
3.2
4.5
2.4
1.5
2.4
-1.8
3.8
5.0
1.1
2.2
3.3
1.9
3.5
2.2
-2.1
.3
3.7
1.1
1.6
1.5
3.3
2.6
3.0
-.2
6.5
4.2
.7
1.5
2.5
3.4
2.3
4.0
-1.1
4.8
4.3
1.1
2.4
3.1
2.5
2.2
3.3
.9
1.6
3.6
1.0
2.3
3.0
4.1
4.8
3.0
-.3
8.3
5.2
.8
3.0
3.3
14.2
15.7
12.7
2.6
2.8
2.6
-13.0
-24.5
-1.5
2.8
2.8
2.7
10.7
23.7
.4
1.8
1.5
1.9
6.9
6.9
6.9
1.5
3.6
1.1
16.6
26.7
6.8
2.2
2.7
2.2
17.1
16.7
17.6
2.2
2.3
2.2
2.9
6.1
-.6
2.5
2.1
2.6
17.4
29.4
3.4
2.8
4.9
2.4
The food and beverages index was virtually unchanged in December. The index for food at home also
was virtually unchanged. Increases in the indexes for cereal and bakery products, and for other food at home-up 0.6 and 0.2 percent, respectively--offset declines in the indexes for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, for dairy
products, for fruits and vegetables, and for nonalcoholic beverages. Despite a downturn in December, the index
for dairy products registered the largest increase of the six major grocery store food groups in the last 12
months--up 13.4 percent. During the last 12 months, milk and cheese prices increased 19.3 and 13.0 percent,
respectively. The index for fruits and vegetables, which declined 0.4 percent in December, increased 5.9
percent in the last 12 months, reflecting increases in prices for fresh vegetables, for fresh fruits, and for
processed fruits and vegetables. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs decreased 0.1 percent in
December, but advanced 5.4 percent since December 2006. During the latter period, beef prices rose 5.0
percent, pork prices, 1.4 percent, and poultry prices, 6.3 percent. During the 12 months ended in December, the
index for cereal and bakery products increased 5.4 percent with bread prices increasing 10.5 percent. The
indexes for nonalcoholic beverages and for other food at home increased 3.5 and 3.2 percent, respectively, in all
of 2007. The other two components of the food and beverages index--food away from home and alcoholic
beverages--increased 0.2 and declined 0.2 percent, respectively, in December and rose 4.0 and 3.8 percent in all
of 2007.
The index for housing increased 0.3 percent in December, following a 0.4 percent rise in November.
The index for shelter increased 0.3 percent in December, the same as in November. Within shelter, the indexes
for rent and for owners' equivalent rent increased 0.4 and 0.3 percent, respectively, and the index for lodging
away from home rose 0.2 percent. During the 12 months ended in December, the indexes for rent and for
owners' equivalent rent increased 4.0 and 2.8 percent, respectively, following increases of 4.3 percent in 2006.
The index for lodging away from home rose 4.6 percent in 2007. The index for fuels and utilities rose 0.6
percent in December. The index for fuel oil increased 2.4 percent in December and 32.5 percent during the last
12 months. The index for natural gas rose 2.3 percent, while the index for electricity declined 0.2 percent.
During the 12 months ended in December, charges for electricity rose 5.2 percent, while charges for natural gas
declined 0.4 percent. The index for household furnishings and operations was virtually unchanged in December
and 0.7 percent lower than in December 2006.
The transportation index increased 0.5 percent in December. The index for gasoline rose 1.1 percent,
accounting for about two-thirds of the overall transportation increase. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline
prices fell 1.6 percent to a level that was 3.0 percent lower than their peak level recorded in May.) During the
12 months ended in December, gasoline prices increased 29.6 percent, their largest annual advance since a 30.1
percent rise in 1999. The index for new vehicles was virtually unchanged in December. (As of December,
about 63 percent of the new car sample consisted of 2008 models. The 2008 models will continue to be phased
in, with adjustments for quality change, over the next several months as they replace old models at dealerships.
For a report on quality changes for the 2008 vehicles represented in the Producer Price Index sample, see news
release USDL-07-1787 dated November 14, 2007.) The index for used cars and trucks rose 0.2 percent. During
the last 12 months, new vehicle prices have declined 0.3 percent, while prices for used cars and trucks rose 0.5
percent. The index for public transportation increased 1.2 percent in December, largely reflecting a 1.6 percent
increase in the index for airline fares. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, airline fares declined 0.9 percent in
December, but advanced 10.6 percent in the last 12 months.)
The index for apparel increased 0.2 percent in December. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices
declined 2.4 percent, largely as a result of pre-holiday discounting.) During the 12 month period ended in
December, apparel prices declined 0.3 percent. Declines in prices for men’s and boys’ apparel and women’s
and girls’ apparel--down 1.0 and 0.7 percent, respectively--were partially offset by a 5.0 percent increase in
prices for jewelry.
Medical care costs rose 0.3 percent in December. The index for medical care commodities--prescription
drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--rose 0.3 percent. The index for medical care services also
rose 0.3 percent. The indexes for professional services and for hospital and related services each advanced 0.4
percent. For the 12 months ended in December, the medical care index rose 5.2 percent, its largest annual
advance since a 5.4 percent increase in 1993. Charges for hospital and related services increased 8.1 percent in
the 12 months ended in December, following a 6.1 percent rise in 2006.
The index for recreation was virtually unchanged in December. Decreases in the indexes for sporting
goods, for photography, for toys, and for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting events were
offset by increases in the indexes for video and audio and for pets, pet products and services. During the 12
months ended in December, the index for recreation rose 0.8 percent as increases in the indexes for pets, pet
products and services and for recreational services--up 5.5 and 2.4 percent, respectively--more than offset
declines in the indexes for video and audio, for sporting goods, for photography, and for toys.
The index for education and communication increased 0.3 percent in December. Educational costs
increased 0.5 percent while communication costs were virtually unchanged. During the 12 months ended in
December, educational costs rose 5.6 percent, reflecting increases of 6.1 and 9.0 percent in the indexes for
college tuition and for college textbooks, respectively. The index for communication rose 0.2 percent during
the last 12 months. Increases in the indexes for telephone services and postal services--up 2.1 and 4.4 percent,
respectively--offset declines in prices for personal computers and peripheral equipment, for computer software
and accessories, and for internet services and electronic information providers--down 13.2, 6.4, and 5.2 percent,
respectively.
The index for other goods and services increased 0.3 percent in December to a level 3.3 percent higher
than in December 2006. The index for tobacco and smoking products rose 0.8 percent in December and 7.5
percent during the last 12 months, accounting for about 70 percent of the monthly increase and 45 percent of the
annual change in this major group.
CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers increased 0.3
percent in December.
Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
Seasonally adjusted
Expenditure
Category
Changes from preceding month
June
2007
All items .................................
Food and beverages ...........
Housing ...............................
Apparel ................................
Transportation .....................
Medical care ........................
Recreation ...........................
Education and
communication ..............
Other goods and services ...
Special indexes:
Energy .................................
Food ....................................
All items less food and
energy ...........................
July
2007
Aug.
2007
Sep.
2007
Oct.
2007
Nov.
2007
Dec.
2007
Compound
annual rate
3-mos. ended
Dec. 2007
Unadjusted
12-mos.
ended
Dec. 2007
.1
.5
.2
-.9
-.2
.2
-.1
.1
.2
.2
.8
-.3
.7
-.1
-.2
.4
.0
-.3
-1.4
.5
-.1
.3
.5
.2
.1
.1
.4
.4
.3
.3
.3
.1
.4
.6
.3
.9
.2
.5
.5
3.0
.4
.0
.3
.0
.3
.4
.5
.3
.0
6.2
2.3
4.4
3.9
17.1
5.1
1.5
4.3
4.9
3.1
-.4
8.9
5.2
.6
.0
.3
.3
.1
.3
.1
.0
.4
.3
.2
.0
.2
.3
.3
2.0
3.1
2.6
3.9
-.7
.5
-1.0
.3
-3.4
.4
.3
.5
1.4
.3
5.9
.2
.9
.1
38.0
2.4
18.1
5.0
.2
.3
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
2.7
2.3
Consumer Price Index data for January are scheduled for release on Wednesday, February 20, 2008, at
8:30 A.M. (EST).
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Brief Explanation of the CPI
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time of goods and
services purchased by households. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups:
(1) the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers households of wage earners
and clerical workers that comprise approximately 32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All
Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U), which cover
approximately 87 percent of the total population and include in addition to wage earners and clerical worker
households, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, short-term
workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force.
The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for
doctors’ and dentists’ services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices
are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000
retail establishments-department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and
service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the
index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other
commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month
in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or telephone calls of the
Bureau’s trained representatives.
In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with
weights, which represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are
then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. For the CPI-U and CPI-W separate indexes are also published by
size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size classes, and for 27
local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the
average change in prices for each area since the base period. For the C-CPI-U data are issued only at the
national level. It is important to note that the CPI-U and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the CCPI-U is issued in preliminary form and subject to two annual revisions.
The index measures price change from a designed reference date. For the CPI-U and the CPI-W the
reference base is 1982-84 equals 100.0. The reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100.
An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown as 116.5. This change can also be
expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has
risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65.
For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact our CPI
Information and Analysis Section on (202) 691-7000.
Note on Sampling Error in the Consumer Price Index
The CPI is a statistical estimate that is subject to sampling error because it is based upon a sample of
retail prices and not the complete universe of all prices. BLS calculates and publishes estimates of the 1-month,
2-month, 6-month and 12-month percent change standard errors annually, for the CPI-U. These standard error
estimates can be used to construct confidence intervals for hypothesis testing. For example, the estimated
standard error of the 1 month percent change is 0.06 percent for the U.S. All Items Consumer Price Index. This
means that if we repeatedly sample from the universe of all retail prices using the same methodology, and
estimate a percentage change for each sample, then 95% of these estimates would be within 0.12 percent of the
1 month percentage change based on all retail prices. For a 1-month change of 0.2 percent in the All Items CPI
for All Urban Consumers, we are 95 percent confident that the actual percent change based on all retail prices
would fall between 0.08 and 0.32 percent. For the latest data, including information on how to use the estimates
of standard error, see “Variance Estimates for Changes in the Consumer Price Index, January 2005- December
2005 in the CPI Detailed Report, February 2006. These data are available on the CPI home page
(http://www.bls.gov/cpi), using the following link http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpivar2006.pdf
Calculating Index Changes
Movements of the indexes from one month to another are usually expressed as percent changes rather
than changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its
base period while percent changes are not. The example below illustrates the computation of index point and
percent changes.
Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and are computed
according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data indicate what the percent change
would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month period.
Index Point Change
CPI
Less previous index
Equals index point change
202.416
201.800
.616
Percent Change
Index point difference
Divided by the previous index
Equals
Results multiplied by one hundred
Equals percent change
.616
201.800
0.003
0.003x100
0.3
Regions Defined
The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below.
The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and
Vermont.
The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and
Wisconsin.
The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and
Wyoming.
A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
publishes seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month.
For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred
since they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude
every year--such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model
changeovers, holidays, and sales.
The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay.
Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract
agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index unadjusted
for seasonal variation.
Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA
Seasonal Adjustment Method. Seasonally adjusted indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually. Each
year, the last 5 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised. Data from January 2002 through December 2006
were replaced in January 2007. Exceptions to the usual revision schedule were: the updated seasonal data at the
end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January 2002, dependently seasonally adjusted series
were revised for January 1987-December 2001 as a result of a change in the aggregation weights for
dependently adjusted series. For further information, please see “Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted
Seasonally Adjusted Series,” in the October 2001 issue of the CPI Detailed Report.
The seasonal movement of All items and 54 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal
movement of 73 selected components. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon
certain statistical criteria. If any of the 73 components change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally
adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used in the aggregation of the dependent
series for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period. Note: 44 of the 73
components are seasonally adjusted for 2007.
Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years
after their original release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements.
Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an
enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series.
Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme
values and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the
data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment.
In January 2007, BLS adjusted 37 series using Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment, including
selected food and beverage items, fuel oil, motor fuels, vehicles, jewelry, admission to sporting events and
educational books and supplies. For example, this procedure was used for the Motor fuel series to offset the
effects of damage to oil refineries from Hurricane Katrina, as well as the effects of implementing new fuel
requirements in the United States.
For a complete list of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment series and explanations, please refer to
the article “Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment”, located on our website at:
http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm.
For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please write to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact Jeff Wilson on
(202) 691-6968 by e-mail at [email protected]. If you have general questions about the CPI, please call our
information staff at (202) 691-7000.
Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
CPI-U
Relative
importance,
December
2006
Unadjusted
indexes
Nov.
2007
Dec.
2007
Unadjusted
percent change to
Dec. 2007 from—
Dec.
2006
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov.
2007
Sep. to
Oct.
Oct. to
Nov.
Nov. to
Dec.
Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................
100.000
210.177
629.598
210.036
629.174
4.1
-0.1
0.3
0.8
0.3
-
-
-
-
-
-
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Food .........................................................................................
Food at home .........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...............................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..............................................
Dairy and related products ...................................................
Fruits and vegetables ...........................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................
Other food at home ..............................................................
Sugar and sweets ..............................................................
Fats and oils .......................................................................
Other foods 1 ......................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .........................................
Food away from home 1 .........................................................
Other food away from home 2 ..............................................
Alcoholic beverages 1 ..............................................................
14.992
13.885
7.896
1.103
2.112
.821
1.211
.906
1.743
.302
.227
1.214
.327
5.989
.281
1.107
206.563
206.277
204.745
225.668
198.616
205.959
268.407
154.299
173.963
178.600
175.327
188.340
115.396
209.854
146.628
209.018
206.936
206.704
205.208
226.461
198.755
205.299
272.482
153.648
174.057
178.631
176.068
188.325
115.267
210.233
145.814
208.704
4.8
4.9
5.6
5.4
5.4
13.4
5.9
3.5
3.2
3.6
5.6
2.6
.1
4.0
4.8
3.8
.2
.2
.2
.4
.1
-.3
1.5
-.4
.1
.0
.4
.0
-.1
.2
-.6
-.2
.3
.3
.3
.4
.2
.2
.7
.1
.3
-.4
.8
.3
.2
.2
-.5
.3
.3
.3
.3
.7
-.1
.6
1.6
-.5
-.2
.9
.9
-.7
.5
.3
.5
-.1
.0
.1
.0
.6
-.1
-.4
-.4
-.4
.2
.5
1.0
.0
-.1
.2
-.4
-.2
Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ...................................................
Lodging away from home 2 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ..................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ...................................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels .........................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................
Household operations 1 2 .......................................................
42.691
32.776
5.930
2.648
23.830
.369
5.264
4.368
.338
4.029
.897
4.651
.792
210.745
242.207
238.169
136.703
248.876
116.997
202.161
182.725
291.845
184.753
146.376
126.252
141.610
210.933
242.372
239.102
133.545
249.532
117.003
203.006
183.516
299.296
185.155
146.878
126.066
142.100
3.0
3.1
4.0
4.6
2.8
-.1
5.4
5.3
28.3
3.4
5.4
-.7
2.2
.1
.1
.4
-2.3
.3
.0
.4
.4
2.6
.2
.3
-.1
.3
.2
.1
.5
-1.5
.2
-.1
1.2
1.4
2.6
1.3
.2
-.1
.2
.4
.3
.4
-.2
.3
.3
1.5
1.6
11.9
.7
.6
.1
.4
.3
.3
.4
.2
.3
.0
.6
.7
2.0
.5
.3
.0
.3
Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................
3.726
.885
1.590
.177
.749
121.204
114.807
112.166
117.339
125.005
118.257
112.026
109.418
113.779
122.258
-.3
-1.0
-.7
-.3
-.6
-2.4
-2.4
-2.4
-3.0
-2.2
.0
-.3
-.4
1.7
.4
.8
-.2
1.2
1.0
1.2
.2
-.1
1.1
-1.4
-.7
Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 .............................................
New vehicles ........................................................................
Used cars and trucks 1 .........................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 .....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ...................................
Public transportation ................................................................
17.249
16.188
7.581
4.982
1.716
4.347
4.303
.370
1.145
1.060
190.677
186.839
94.562
136.250
136.616
262.282
260.943
123.487
225.672
233.758
189.984
186.134
94.754
136.664
136.943
258.132
256.790
123.928
226.120
233.408
8.3
8.3
.0
-.3
.5
29.5
29.6
3.7
3.3
7.2
-.4
-.4
.2
.3
.2
-1.6
-1.6
.4
.2
-.1
.4
.4
-.1
-.2
-.1
1.5
1.4
.6
.1
1.2
2.9
2.9
.0
.1
-.2
9.3
9.3
.4
.3
1.8
.5
.5
.1
.0
.2
1.1
1.1
.4
.3
1.2
Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities ........................................................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
Hospital and related services 3 ..............................................
6.281
1.446
4.834
2.817
1.630
357.041
293.201
376.250
303.780
515.359
357.661
293.610
376.940
304.784
515.677
5.2
2.7
5.9
4.2
8.1
.2
.1
.2
.3
.1
.6
.3
.6
.4
1.1
.4
.6
.3
.2
.6
.3
.3
.3
.4
.4
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
CPI-U
Relative
importance,
December
2006
Unadjusted
indexes
Nov.
2007
Dec.
2007
Unadjusted
percent change to
Dec. 2007 from—
Dec.
2006
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov.
2007
Sep. to
Oct.
Oct. to
Nov.
Nov. to
Dec.
Expenditure category
Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................
5.552
1.719
111.842
102.719
111.705
102.691
0.8
-.1
-0.1
.0
0.3
.3
0.1
-.3
0.0
.3
Education and communication 2 ................................................
Education 2 ..............................................................................
Educational books and supplies .............................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................
Communication 2 .....................................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ............................
Telephone services 1 2 .........................................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ............
6.034
3.076
.204
2.872
2.958
2.769
2.225
.543
.203
121.409
176.717
431.606
509.605
83.250
80.519
98.775
10.204
8.946
121.506
176.927
434.352
510.016
83.282
80.546
98.792
10.215
8.936
3.0
5.6
8.7
5.4
.2
-.1
2.1
-8.8
-13.2
.1
.1
.6
.1
.0
.0
.0
.1
-.1
.4
.7
-.1
.8
.0
.0
.2
-.9
-1.4
.1
.6
.6
.6
-.5
-.5
-.3
-1.7
-4.1
.3
.5
.8
.5
.0
.0
.0
.1
-.1
Other goods and services ..........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................
Personal care ...........................................................................
Personal care products 1 .......................................................
Personal care services 1 ........................................................
Miscellaneous personal services ...........................................
3.476
.712
2.764
.708
.677
1.188
336.379
561.967
197.156
158.561
218.604
328.610
337.633
566.696
197.643
158.236
219.656
329.908
3.3
7.5
2.2
-.5
3.4
3.5
.4
.8
.2
-.2
.5
.4
.2
.2
.2
.5
.1
.2
.3
.2
.3
.1
.3
.2
.3
.8
.1
-.2
.5
.5
40.305
14.992
25.313
14.191
3.726
10.465
11.122
59.695
32.407
.369
4.029
.897
.792
5.638
4.834
10.730
171.043
206.563
151.067
190.560
121.204
238.067
112.103
248.974
252.495
116.997
184.753
146.376
141.610
236.449
376.250
289.592
170.511
206.936
150.162
188.635
118.257
236.735
112.093
249.225
252.669
117.003
185.155
146.878
142.100
236.504
376.940
289.945
5.2
4.8
5.4
10.4
-.3
14.2
-1.1
3.3
3.1
-.1
3.4
5.4
2.2
2.5
5.9
3.2
-.3
.2
-.6
-1.0
-2.4
-.6
.0
.1
.1
.0
.2
.3
.3
.0
.2
.1
.3
.3
.3
.4
.0
1.1
-.1
.3
.1
-.1
1.3
.2
.2
.3
.6
.4
1.5
.3
2.2
6.7
.8
4.4
.1
.3
.3
.3
.7
.6
.4
.5
.3
.2
.2
.0
.3
.9
.2
.6
-.1
.3
.3
.0
.5
.3
.3
.5
.3
.3
86.115
67.224
93.719
26.420
15.299
11.572
29.183
27.288
54.861
8.715
91.285
77.401
21.735
4.685
55.666
210.846
199.998
202.770
153.234
191.668
234.241
199.253
263.599
238.671
219.009
210.888
212.435
140.547
265.420
255.549
$ .476
$ .159
210.610
199.734
202.600
152.344
189.844
233.014
198.422
263.966
238.894
217.506
210.890
212.356
140.014
261.976
255.785
$ .476
$ .159
4.0
4.5
4.0
5.3
9.9
13.2
7.5
3.6
3.1
17.4
2.8
2.4
.1
29.4
3.3
-.1
-.1
-.1
-.6
-1.0
-.5
-.4
.1
.1
-.7
.0
.0
-.4
-1.3
.1
.3
.4
.3
.3
.4
1.0
.4
.3
.3
1.4
.2
.2
.0
1.5
.2
.9
1.0
.8
2.1
6.2
4.0
3.4
.2
.2
5.7
.3
.3
.2
9.5
.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
.8
.5
.5
.4
.3
.9
.2
.2
.0
1.2
.3
-
-
-
-
-
Commodity and service group
Commodities ................................................................................
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ......................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .....................................
Apparel ...................................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ....................
Durables ...................................................................................
Services .......................................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 .........................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .......................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .......................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......................
Household operations 1 2 ...........................................................
Transportation services ..............................................................
Medical care services .................................................................
Other services ............................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food ........................................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
All items less medical care ...........................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy ..........................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .....................
Energy commodities ...............................................................
Services less energy services ..................................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .............
-
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted indexes
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
3 months ended—
CPI-U
6 months
ended—
Mar.
2007
June
2007
Sep.
2007
Dec.
2007
211.160
4.7
5.2
1.0
206.605
206.322
204.823
226.499
198.235
205.570
268.164
154.715
174.307
179.461
176.824
188.340
115.396
209.854
146.634
209.018
206.685
206.433
204.738
227.762
198.099
204.662
267.220
154.122
174.671
180.337
178.529
188.325
115.267
210.233
146.052
208.704
7.4
7.3
10.0
4.7
9.7
11.9
19.3
11.4
5.9
.9
2.2
7.8
-2.6
3.8
6.1
9.4
4.9
5.1
6.1
6.5
11.0
17.7
-4.6
1.6
5.1
4.4
5.2
5.2
6.3
3.7
5.2
3.4
210.926
242.559
237.127
144.570
248.001
116.640
201.661
182.407
262.976
186.259
145.488
126.312
141.013
211.817
243.291
238.081
144.286
248.838
116.997
204.624
185.408
294.246
187.587
146.376
126.383
141.610
212.459
243.994
238.944
144.646
249.534
117.003
205.856
186.622
300.230
188.554
146.878
126.441
142.100
3.5
2.7
4.7
-4.5
3.1
.8
11.5
12.3
-4.7
13.8
7.4
.3
2.2
118.232
113.158
108.461
113.091
121.792
118.247
112.779
108.078
115.027
122.241
119.134
112.587
109.399
116.202
123.685
119.412
112.516
110.643
114.544
122.799
Transportation ...................................................................
Private transportation ......................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ....................................
New vehicles ...............................................................
Used cars and trucks 1 ...............................................
Motor fuel ......................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .....................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..........................
Public transportation .......................................................
184.899
181.008
94.422
136.113
137.142
238.498
237.409
122.292
224.473
229.945
185.713
181.709
94.330
135.823
136.950
241.971
240.824
123.017
224.748
232.798
191.035
187.048
94.363
135.968
136.616
264.462
263.212
123.487
225.370
236.940
Medical care ......................................................................
Medical care commodities ..............................................
Medical care services .....................................................
Professional services ....................................................
Hospital and related services 3 .....................................
354.396
290.962
373.489
302.950
506.744
356.360
291.886
375.814
304.067
512.322
357.740
293.709
377.012
304.639
515.266
Sep.
2007
Oct.
2007
Nov.
2007
Dec.
2007
All items ..............................................................................
208.292
208.903
210.565
Food and beverages .........................................................
Food ................................................................................
Food at home ................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ......................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .....................................
Dairy and related products ..........................................
Fruits and vegetables ..................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .......
Other food at home .....................................................
Sugar and sweets .....................................................
Fats and oils ..............................................................
Other foods 1 ............................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................
Food away from home 1 ...............................................
Other food away from home 2 .....................................
Alcoholic beverages 1 .....................................................
205.513
205.193
203.629
223.974
198.081
203.900
261.869
155.413
174.222
178.518
173.822
189.076
114.628
208.805
146.610
208.408
206.085
205.753
204.259
224.826
198.477
204.363
263.812
155.523
174.691
177.835
175.245
189.695
114.850
209.275
145.918
209.126
Housing .............................................................................
Shelter .............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ..........................................
Lodging away from home 2 ...........................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .........
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .........................
Fuels and utilities ............................................................
Household energy .........................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .......................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..........
Household furnishings and operations ............................
Household operations 1 2 .............................................
210.470
242.293
236.058
146.722
247.445
116.783
199.338
179.939
256.322
183.937
145.246
126.464
140.698
Apparel ..............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel .............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..........................................
Footwear .........................................................................
June
2007
Dec.
2007
5.6
5.0
3.3
4.6
4.9
4.2
3.7
1.0
23.9
2.0
4.6
1.0
5.2
4.1
-.6
-5.0
5.7
9.9
2.0
2.3
2.4
2.2
6.9
.0
1.5
8.4
-3.3
1.0
4.1
11.3
-1.6
2.2
2.8
-1.5
.6
6.2
6.2
8.0
5.6
10.3
14.8
6.7
6.4
5.5
2.6
3.7
6.5
1.7
3.7
5.7
6.3
3.5
3.6
3.2
5.3
.5
12.2
5.2
.6
1.0
4.7
7.6
-1.1
-1.4
4.2
4.0
1.3
3.0
4.0
3.2
26.8
1.9
-.8
.2
-.3
26.2
-2.2
2.8
-.9
1.9
1.6
2.9
3.1
4.7
2.7
-1.1
-2.8
-4.7
19.9
-6.6
7.0
-2.2
.5
3.8
2.8
5.0
-5.5
3.4
.8
13.7
15.7
88.2
10.4
4.6
-.1
4.0
3.2
3.4
3.9
10.0
2.5
.0
5.7
5.8
9.7
5.5
5.1
-.3
2.1
2.7
2.9
4.0
-.6
3.1
-.2
5.1
5.0
50.2
1.5
5.8
-1.2
2.3
-.9
-7.2
2.5
3.1
-4.2
-4.8
.1
-11.1
-9.6
-2.9
.6
5.6
-1.3
.7
1.7
4.1
-2.3
8.3
5.2
3.3
-2.9
-3.6
-4.6
-3.5
-3.6
2.3
1.6
3.4
2.9
2.5
192.031
187.939
94.431
135.938
136.943
267.405
266.085
123.928
226.131
239.804
8.3
8.3
-1.0
.6
-5.2
33.9
34.5
3.3
4.2
8.0
16.5
17.7
-.6
-.8
2.1
71.3
71.6
1.3
3.0
-.5
-5.6
-6.2
1.3
-.6
6.3
-22.4
-22.5
4.7
3.2
3.7
16.3
16.2
.0
-.5
-.6
58.0
57.8
5.5
3.0
18.3
12.3
12.9
-.8
-.1
-1.7
51.4
51.9
2.3
3.6
3.7
4.8
4.4
.6
-.6
2.8
10.7
10.6
5.1
3.1
10.7
358.841
294.609
378.173
305.894
517.337
5.6
.0
7.3
6.5
7.0
3.8
1.7
4.5
2.0
7.1
6.0
4.0
6.6
4.5
9.5
5.1
5.1
5.1
3.9
8.6
4.7
.9
5.9
4.2
7.1
5.6
4.5
5.9
4.2
9.1
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted indexes
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
3 months ended—
CPI-U
6 months
ended—
Mar.
2007
June
2007
Sep.
2007
Dec.
2007
112.006
103.319
0.1
-3.3
1.1
3.1
0.3
-1.5
120.823
175.082
432.043
504.509
83.251
80.519
98.775
10.204
8.946
121.185
176.022
435.476
507.121
83.288
80.546
98.792
10.215
8.936
2.7
5.3
12.2
4.8
.1
.0
3.0
-11.6
-4.2
3.5
4.6
4.3
4.6
2.3
1.4
4.0
-9.3
-17.9
335.868
560.626
196.903
158.381
217.887
328.555
336.778
561.967
197.452
158.561
218.604
329.103
337.641
566.696
197.648
158.236
219.656
330.725
4.7
18.4
1.4
-1.0
5.0
1.3
168.022
205.513
147.288
180.329
118.232
226.029
112.252
248.199
252.550
116.783
183.937
145.246
140.698
234.578
373.489
287.243
168.531
206.085
147.755
181.133
118.247
228.406
112.102
248.934
252.860
116.640
186.259
145.488
141.013
235.197
375.814
288.355
170.990
206.605
150.975
193.273
119.134
238.559
112.174
249.783
253.629
116.997
187.587
146.376
141.610
236.361
377.012
288.990
171.342
206.685
151.432
194.941
119.412
239.960
112.098
250.615
254.384
117.003
188.554
146.878
142.100
237.541
378.173
289.920
208.827
197.308
200.929
149.540
182.096
223.358
193.390
262.272
238.208
206.496
210.112
211.714
139.929
240.784
254.778
209.447
198.063
201.483
150.016
182.825
225.628
194.118
263.159
238.805
209.422
210.483
212.050
139.903
244.473
255.354
211.290
200.114
203.142
153.145
194.224
234.687
200.660
263.649
239.235
221.450
211.062
212.633
140.144
267.624
256.155
211.966
200.673
203.713
153.580
195.816
235.956
201.601
264.583
240.037
223.462
211.512
213.148
140.197
270.773
256.974
Sep.
2007
Oct.
2007
Nov.
2007
Dec.
2007
Recreation 2 ......................................................................
Video and audio 2 ...........................................................
111.495
102.924
111.853
103.281
112.002
103.020
Education and communication 2 .......................................
Education 2 .....................................................................
Educational books and supplies ...................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ......................
Communication 2 ............................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ..................
Telephone services 1 2 ...............................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ....
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ...
120.304
172.780
429.676
497.589
83.693
80.976
98.882
10.477
9.455
120.731
174.034
429.396
501.493
83.661
80.946
99.031
10.385
9.324
Other goods and services .................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ...................................
Personal care ..................................................................
Personal care products 1 ..............................................
Personal care services 1 ...............................................
Miscellaneous personal services ..................................
335.133
559.636
196.450
157.643
217.589
327.885
June
2007
Dec.
2007
1.8
1.5
0.6
-.2
1.0
.0
2.7
4.8
13.2
4.2
.5
.5
1.6
-4.5
-9.7
3.0
7.7
5.5
7.9
-1.9
-2.1
-.4
-9.6
-20.2
3.1
5.0
8.2
4.7
1.2
.7
3.5
-10.5
-11.3
2.8
6.2
9.3
6.0
-.7
-.8
.6
-7.1
-15.1
3.4
1.7
3.9
.5
1.4
5.8
2.1
5.4
1.3
-2.8
3.2
3.4
3.0
5.1
2.5
1.5
3.9
3.5
4.1
9.7
2.6
-.3
3.2
3.6
2.6
5.3
1.9
-.7
3.5
3.5
6.3
7.4
5.7
4.4
-.9
16.4
-1.4
3.7
2.5
.8
13.8
7.4
2.2
1.5
7.3
2.4
8.3
4.9
10.3
15.3
-4.8
30.0
-1.9
3.2
4.1
-.8
-2.2
2.8
1.9
-.5
4.5
4.3
-1.4
4.6
-4.8
-9.7
.6
-11.4
-.4
2.6
2.9
-1.1
-6.6
7.0
.5
3.9
6.6
2.4
8.1
2.3
11.7
36.6
4.1
27.0
-.5
4.0
2.9
.8
10.4
4.6
4.0
5.1
5.1
3.8
7.3
6.2
8.0
9.7
-2.9
23.0
-1.7
3.4
3.3
.0
5.5
5.1
2.1
.5
5.9
3.4
3.3
3.5
3.1
11.1
2.3
6.1
-.5
3.3
2.9
-.2
1.5
5.8
2.3
4.5
5.9
3.1
4.1
5.6
4.6
5.7
4.6
15.5
6.0
4.8
3.2
22.9
2.9
2.3
.4
30.9
2.9
5.3
5.8
5.3
10.0
14.4
27.5
9.6
4.0
4.2
32.9
2.7
2.3
-1.2
68.0
3.6
.4
.0
.7
-4.5
-8.7
-10.4
-2.5
1.8
2.0
-14.8
2.8
2.5
.3
-20.2
3.3
6.1
7.0
5.7
11.3
33.7
24.5
18.1
3.6
3.1
37.1
2.7
2.7
.8
59.9
3.5
4.7
5.7
5.0
7.8
9.4
21.4
7.7
4.4
3.7
27.8
2.8
2.3
-.4
48.3
3.3
3.2
3.5
3.1
3.1
10.5
5.6
7.3
2.7
2.5
8.1
2.8
2.6
.6
12.9
3.4
Expenditure category
Commodity and service group
Commodities .......................................................................
Food and beverages .........................................................
Commodities less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...........................
Apparel ..........................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..........
Durables ..........................................................................
Services ..............................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .............................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..............
Household operations 1 2 .................................................
Transportation services .....................................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Other services ...................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food ...............................................................
All items less shelter ...........................................................
All items less medical care ..................................................
Commodities less food ........................................................
Nondurables less food ........................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ....................................
Nondurables ........................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 .............................................
Services less medical care services ...................................
Energy .................................................................................
All items less energy ...........................................................
All items less food and energy ..........................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities ...........
Energy commodities .....................................................
Services less energy services .........................................
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means
estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
All items
CPI-U
Indexes
Percent change to
Dec.2007 from—
Pricing
schedule
1
Sep.
2007
Oct.
2007
Nov.
2007
Dec.
2007
M
208.490
208.936
210.177
Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
221.436
224.274
130.206
221.951
224.636
130.761
Midwest urban ................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ...............................................
M
M
M
199.714
201.171
127.504
M
South urban ....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ...............................................
West urban .....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Percent change to
Nov.2007 from—
Dec.
2006
Oct.
2007
Nov.
2007
Nov.
2006
Sep.
2007
Oct.
2007
210.036
4.1
0.5
-0.1
4.3
0.8
0.6
223.356
225.766
132.049
223.425
225.688
132.323
3.8
3.6
4.4
.7
.5
1.2
.0
.0
.2
4.0
3.8
4.5
.9
.7
1.4
.6
.5
1.0
199.455
200.927
127.349
200.762
202.012
128.392
200.227
201.519
128.040
3.8
3.5
4.1
.4
.3
.5
-.3
-.2
-.3
4.1
3.9
4.3
.5
.4
.7
.7
.5
.8
195.483
195.054
196.569
195.819
4.7
.4
-.4
5.1
.6
.8
M
M
M
201.697
204.302
128.263
202.155
204.779
128.600
203.437
205.698
129.556
203.457
206.078
129.368
4.4
4.4
4.5
.6
.6
.6
.0
.2
-.1
4.7
4.6
5.0
.9
.7
1.0
.6
.4
.7
M
200.898
200.712
202.550
202.878
3.5
1.1
.2
3.7
.8
.9
M
M
M
212.920
216.429
129.064
213.917
217.314
129.866
214.904
218.196
130.581
214.733
218.020
130.481
4.1
4.0
4.4
.4
.3
.5
-.1
-.1
-.1
4.2
4.1
4.4
.9
.8
1.2
.5
.4
.6
M
M
M
190.962
128.506
200.903
191.324
128.869
200.941
192.224
129.848
202.525
192.140
129.718
202.333
3.9
4.4
4.0
.4
.7
.7
.0
-.1
-.1
4.1
4.6
4.3
.7
1.0
.8
.5
.8
.8
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA .........................................
M
M
206.454
217.697
206.696
218.696
207.821
219.943
207.155
219.373
4.7
4.2
.2
.3
-.3
-.3
5.0
4.2
.7
1.0
.5
.6
M
228.308
228.552
229.504
229.395
3.7
.4
.0
3.9
.5
.4
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ......
1
1
1
1
227.850
197.000
194.847
134.678
-
230.689
197.726
196.465
135.151
-
-
-
-
3.4
4.4
4.3
4.5
1.2
.4
.8
.4
-
Atlanta, GA .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................
2
2
2
2
-
201.938
201.786
184.922
215.159
-
202.751
200.201
186.246
217.319
4.1
1.9
3.9
5.8
.4
-.8
.7
1.0
-
-
-
-
2
2
2
-
218.929
217.949
218.427
-
219.025
218.485
218.966
3.5
3.8
4.6
.0
.2
.2
-
-
-
-
U.S. city average ............................................
Region and area size2
Size classes
A 4 ..............................................................
B/C 3 ...........................................................
D .................................................................
Selected local areas5
1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See technical notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually
and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI
Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;
Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;
Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program.
Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is,
therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement
error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national
index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of
Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national
average CPI for use in their escalator clauses.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
CPI-W
Relative
importance,
December
2006
Unadjusted
indexes
Nov.
2007
Dec.
2007
Unadjusted
percent change to
Dec. 2007 from—
Dec.
2006
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov.
2007
Sep. to
Oct.
Oct. to
Nov.
Nov. to
Dec.
Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................
100.000
205.891
613.287
205.777
612.948
4.3
-0.1
0.3
0.9
0.3
-
-
-
-
-
-
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Food .........................................................................................
Food at home .........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...............................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..............................................
Dairy and related products ...................................................
Fruits and vegetables ...........................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................
Other food at home ..............................................................
Sugar and sweets ..............................................................
Fats and oils .......................................................................
Other foods 1 ......................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .........................................
Food away from home 1 .........................................................
Other food away from home 2 ..............................................
Alcoholic beverages 1 ..............................................................
16.475
15.457
9.244
1.285
2.623
.928
1.332
1.082
1.993
.337
.283
1.373
.368
6.213
.279
1.018
205.763
205.451
203.741
225.941
198.325
205.850
265.736
153.610
173.393
176.845
176.101
188.657
115.803
209.518
145.233
208.958
206.141
205.855
204.141
226.696
198.489
205.149
269.533
152.883
173.511
177.051
176.736
188.646
115.658
209.931
144.454
208.934
4.9
5.0
5.7
5.3
5.6
13.8
5.8
3.4
3.2
3.4
5.6
2.7
.3
3.9
4.1
3.9
.2
.2
.2
.3
.1
-.3
1.4
-.5
.1
.1
.4
.0
-.1
.2
-.5
.0
.3
.3
.3
.3
.2
.2
.8
.0
.4
.1
.6
.5
.7
.2
-.7
.4
.2
.2
.3
.8
-.1
.6
1.6
-.5
-.2
.7
.9
-.7
.4
.2
.4
-.1
.0
.1
.0
.5
-.1
-.4
-.3
-.5
.2
.5
.9
.0
-.1
.2
-.4
.0
Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ...................................................
Lodging away from home 2 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ..................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ...................................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels .........................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................
Household operations 1 2 .......................................................
40.463
30.570
8.021
1.430
20.776
.342
5.779
4.842
.346
4.496
.937
4.114
.368
206.288
235.069
237.288
136.244
225.548
117.370
200.151
179.777
292.098
182.781
146.651
122.031
144.275
206.638
235.480
238.216
133.179
226.151
117.396
200.831
180.379
298.656
183.066
147.186
121.880
144.659
3.1
3.1
4.0
4.8
2.7
.0
5.2
5.2
28.6
3.4
5.4
-.6
2.4
.2
.2
.4
-2.2
.3
.0
.3
.3
2.2
.2
.4
-.1
.3
.3
.2
.4
-1.2
.2
-.1
1.2
1.4
2.5
1.3
.2
.0
.4
.5
.3
.4
.1
.3
.3
1.4
1.6
11.8
.7
.6
.0
.3
.3
.3
.4
.2
.3
.0
.5
.5
1.8
.4
.4
.0
.3
Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................
4.041
.954
1.680
.235
.954
120.920
114.784
112.165
119.897
124.649
118.126
112.487
109.375
116.419
122.029
-.4
-.5
-.9
-.3
-.5
-2.3
-2.0
-2.5
-2.9
-2.1
.1
-.3
-.3
1.7
.5
.5
-.1
.6
.8
.9
.4
.5
1.2
-1.4
-.6
Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 .............................................
New vehicles ........................................................................
Used cars and trucks 1 .........................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 .....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ...................................
Public transportation ................................................................
19.515
18.793
8.626
5.210
2.675
5.441
5.388
.444
1.145
.723
190.761
187.951
93.529
137.372
137.457
263.248
262.013
123.302
228.267
231.999
189.967
187.159
93.733
137.736
137.791
259.032
257.792
123.786
228.692
231.363
8.9
9.0
.0
-.3
.6
29.6
29.7
3.8
3.3
6.4
-.4
-.4
.2
.3
.2
-1.6
-1.6
.4
.2
-.3
.4
.4
-.1
-.2
-.1
1.4
1.4
.6
.1
1.3
3.0
3.1
.0
.1
-.2
9.3
9.3
.4
.3
1.5
.5
.5
.1
-.1
.2
1.1
1.1
.4
.3
1.0
Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities ........................................................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
Hospital and related services 3 ..............................................
5.228
1.135
4.094
2.338
1.378
357.165
285.475
377.498
306.300
510.836
357.745
285.913
378.119
307.333
510.961
5.2
2.4
6.0
4.3
8.0
.2
.2
.2
.3
.0
.6
.4
.7
.4
1.2
.4
.6
.3
.2
.6
.3
.3
.3
.4
.3
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
CPI-W
Relative
importance,
December
2006
Unadjusted
indexes
Nov.
2007
Dec.
2007
Unadjusted
percent change to
Dec. 2007 from—
Dec.
2006
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Nov.
2007
Sep. to
Oct.
Oct. to
Nov.
Nov. to
Dec.
Expenditure category
Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................
5.022
1.867
108.805
102.465
108.702
102.523
0.6
.1
-0.1
.1
0.3
.4
0.0
-.3
0.0
.4
Education and communication 2 ................................................
Education 2 ..............................................................................
Educational books and supplies .............................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................
Communication 2 .....................................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ............................
Telephone services 1 2 .........................................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ............
5.605
2.329
.208
2.121
3.276
3.124
2.633
.492
.178
117.686
174.016
434.979
491.022
85.807
83.894
98.874
10.710
8.866
117.782
174.276
437.391
491.554
85.834
83.917
98.887
10.722
8.843
2.6
5.3
8.8
5.0
.7
.5
2.1
-7.6
-13.3
.1
.1
.6
.1
.0
.0
.0
.1
-.3
.3
.6
-.1
.7
.0
.0
.1
-.7
-1.3
.0
.6
.6
.6
-.4
-.5
-.3
-1.5
-3.9
.3
.6
.7
.5
.0
.0
.0
.1
-.3
Other goods and services ..........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................
Personal care ...........................................................................
Personal care products 1 .......................................................
Personal care services 1 ........................................................
Miscellaneous personal services ...........................................
3.652
1.139
2.513
.771
.618
.962
347.427
563.435
195.122
158.579
218.897
330.258
348.830
568.410
195.467
158.407
219.945
330.850
3.9
7.5
2.3
-.1
3.4
3.8
.4
.9
.2
-.1
.5
.2
.2
.2
.3
.5
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.1
.3
.2
.3
.9
.0
-.1
.5
.3
44.175
16.475
27.700
15.699
4.041
11.658
12.001
55.825
30.227
.342
4.496
.937
.368
5.600
4.094
9.761
173.489
205.763
155.011
198.661
120.920
251.442
112.413
243.906
226.636
117.370
182.781
146.651
144.275
235.874
377.498
278.513
172.952
206.141
154.086
196.636
118.126
249.863
112.450
244.275
227.035
117.396
183.066
147.186
144.659
236.020
378.119
278.783
5.8
4.9
6.3
11.7
-.4
15.8
-.8
3.2
3.2
.0
3.4
5.4
2.4
2.0
6.0
2.9
-.3
.2
-.6
-1.0
-2.3
-.6
.0
.2
.2
.0
.2
.4
.3
.1
.2
.1
.3
.3
.4
.6
.1
1.2
-.1
.3
.2
-.1
1.3
.2
.4
.1
.7
.3
1.6
.2
2.3
7.2
.5
4.8
.1
.3
.4
.3
.7
.6
.3
.4
.3
.1
.3
.0
.4
1.0
.4
.6
.0
.3
.3
.0
.4
.4
.3
.4
.3
.3
84.543
69.430
94.772
28.718
16.717
12.676
32.174
25.598
51.732
10.282
89.718
74.261
22.932
5.786
51.329
205.783
197.479
199.565
156.977
199.471
246.726
203.087
233.029
234.115
219.861
205.066
205.355
141.254
265.598
250.546
$ .486
$ .163
205.575
197.174
199.431
156.073
197.551
245.286
202.222
233.314
234.468
218.104
205.155
205.377
140.815
261.928
250.925
$ .486
$ .163
4.2
4.9
4.3
6.2
11.2
14.9
8.2
3.3
3.0
18.1
2.8
2.3
.3
29.6
3.3
-.1
-.2
-.1
-.6
-1.0
-.6
-.4
.1
.2
-.8
.0
.0
-.3
-1.4
.2
.3
.4
.3
.4
.5
1.1
.5
.3
.2
1.4
.2
.2
.0
1.5
.2
1.0
1.1
.9
2.3
6.8
4.4
3.6
.1
.2
5.9
.2
.2
.1
9.4
.3
.3
.3
.3
.4
.9
.6
.5
.3
.3
.9
.2
.2
.1
1.2
.3
-
-
-
-
-
Commodity and service group
Commodities ................................................................................
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ......................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .....................................
Apparel ...................................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ....................
Durables ...................................................................................
Services .......................................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 .........................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .......................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .......................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......................
Household operations 1 2 ...........................................................
Transportation services ..............................................................
Medical care services .................................................................
Other services ............................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food ........................................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
All items less medical care ...........................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy ..........................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .....................
Energy commodities ...............................................................
Services less energy services ..................................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .............
-
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted indexes
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
3 months ended—
CPI-W
6 months
ended—
Mar.
2007
June
2007
Sep.
2007
Dec.
2007
206.744
5.2
5.6
0.7
205.850
205.544
203.894
226.878
197.996
205.427
265.787
154.074
173.799
177.909
177.705
188.657
115.803
209.518
145.072
208.958
205.945
205.647
203.799
228.044
197.872
204.527
264.956
153.378
174.162
178.821
179.232
188.646
115.658
209.931
144.528
208.934
7.3
7.2
9.6
4.3
9.6
12.0
18.7
11.5
5.5
.2
2.6
7.4
-3.1
3.7
7.4
9.5
5.2
5.3
6.4
6.6
10.8
18.8
-3.9
1.6
5.0
3.7
5.1
5.3
7.0
3.7
5.0
4.0
206.110
234.866
236.254
144.080
224.721
116.982
199.757
179.569
262.852
184.267
145.749
122.126
143.886
207.064
235.658
237.210
144.197
225.464
117.370
202.598
182.402
293.893
185.595
146.651
122.140
144.275
207.691
236.355
238.045
144.471
226.110
117.396
203.650
183.403
299.281
186.392
147.186
122.177
144.659
4.1
3.0
4.8
-6.0
3.1
.9
12.1
13.1
-4.5
14.5
7.3
.0
2.5
117.914
113.057
108.672
115.628
121.591
117.996
112.713
108.321
117.566
122.187
118.593
112.558
108.996
118.562
123.286
119.055
113.160
110.330
116.928
122.504
Transportation ...................................................................
Private transportation ......................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ....................................
New vehicles ...............................................................
Used cars and trucks 1 ...............................................
Motor fuel ......................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .....................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..........................
Public transportation .......................................................
184.715
181.876
93.522
137.339
137.996
239.667
238.626
122.144
227.084
228.531
185.489
182.579
93.408
137.011
137.798
243.032
241.933
122.830
227.206
231.423
191.143
188.256
93.367
137.106
137.457
265.558
264.381
123.302
227.910
234.805
Medical care ......................................................................
Medical care commodities ..............................................
Medical care services .....................................................
Professional services ....................................................
Hospital and related services 3 .....................................
354.323
283.310
374.455
305.437
501.200
356.448
284.392
376.920
306.642
507.309
357.772
286.018
378.118
307.129
510.254
Sep.
2007
Oct.
2007
Nov.
2007
Dec.
2007
All items ..............................................................................
203.665
204.338
206.142
Food and beverages .........................................................
Food ................................................................................
Food at home ................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ......................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .....................................
Dairy and related products ..........................................
Fruits and vegetables ..................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .......
Other food at home .....................................................
Sugar and sweets .....................................................
Fats and oils ..............................................................
Other foods 1 ............................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................
Food away from home 1 ...............................................
Other food away from home 2 .....................................
Alcoholic beverages 1 .....................................................
204.778
204.447
202.691
224.454
197.743
203.765
259.432
154.914
173.473
176.589
174.955
189.110
114.584
208.578
145.613
208.286
205.386
205.037
203.368
225.152
198.217
204.131
261.596
154.861
174.214
176.757
176.081
189.987
115.378
209.037
144.534
209.176
Housing .............................................................................
Shelter .............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ..........................................
Lodging away from home 2 ...........................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .........
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .........................
Fuels and utilities ............................................................
Household energy .........................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .......................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..........
Household furnishings and operations ............................
Household operations 1 2 .............................................
205.466
234.435
235.196
145.861
224.285
117.142
197.372
177.067
256.475
181.858
145.513
122.125
143.250
Apparel ..............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel .............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..........................................
Footwear .........................................................................
June
2007
Dec.
2007
6.2
5.4
3.4
4.6
4.9
4.3
3.9
1.6
24.0
.9
5.2
.9
4.4
4.8
-.7
-6.0
5.7
7.5
1.0
2.3
2.4
2.2
6.6
.3
1.5
8.8
-3.9
1.6
5.2
10.1
-1.0
3.8
2.6
-2.9
1.3
6.3
6.3
8.0
5.4
10.2
15.3
6.8
6.4
5.3
2.0
3.8
6.4
1.9
3.7
6.1
6.7
3.4
3.6
3.2
5.2
1.0
12.2
4.8
.5
1.3
4.8
7.4
-.9
-1.2
4.2
2.1
1.1
2.4
3.4
3.1
31.6
1.7
-.5
-.6
-1.3
27.8
-3.2
2.9
-.8
2.5
1.5
2.8
3.2
1.5
2.8
-1.2
-3.0
-4.8
20.9
-6.6
7.0
-1.7
.9
4.4
3.3
4.9
-3.8
3.3
.9
13.3
15.1
85.4
10.4
4.7
.2
4.0
3.2
3.2
3.9
11.2
2.4
.2
5.5
5.7
10.5
5.3
5.1
-.4
2.5
2.9
3.1
4.0
-1.2
3.1
-.2
4.8
4.7
49.7
1.5
5.8
-.8
2.4
-1.6
-6.7
1.5
1.3
-3.9
-6.3
-1.4
-11.7
-9.2
-2.9
2.4
6.3
1.1
2.6
2.0
3.9
.4
6.2
4.6
3.0
-3.9
-4.1
-5.3
-4.1
-3.4
3.2
3.3
3.6
3.6
2.5
192.134
189.201
93.435
137.005
137.791
268.554
267.367
123.786
228.683
237.055
8.6
8.7
-1.0
.5
-5.1
33.5
33.3
3.3
4.0
7.5
18.6
19.4
-.1
-.5
2.1
71.8
72.7
1.7
3.2
-.1
-6.0
-6.4
1.7
-.5
6.3
-21.8
-22.1
5.0
3.1
3.3
17.1
17.1
-.4
-1.0
-.6
57.6
57.6
5.5
2.8
15.8
13.5
13.9
-.6
.0
-1.6
51.4
51.7
2.5
3.6
3.6
4.9
4.7
.6
-.7
2.8
11.0
10.8
5.2
3.0
9.4
358.783
286.787
379.200
308.447
512.026
5.8
-.3
7.5
6.4
7.0
3.7
1.0
4.4
2.0
6.6
6.3
4.1
6.9
4.7
9.6
5.1
5.0
5.2
4.0
8.9
4.8
.3
6.0
4.2
6.8
5.7
4.6
6.0
4.4
9.3
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted indexes
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
3 months ended—
CPI-W
6 months
ended—
Mar.
2007
June
2007
Sep.
2007
Dec.
2007
109.016
103.094
-0.2
-3.7
0.6
3.3
0.4
-1.2
117.281
172.604
435.532
486.570
85.808
83.894
98.874
10.710
8.866
117.579
173.559
438.655
489.182
85.837
83.917
98.887
10.722
8.843
2.6
5.3
12.6
4.6
.5
.7
3.0
-10.2
-6.1
3.4
4.1
4.2
4.1
2.8
2.2
4.1
-7.9
-17.0
346.886
562.134
194.888
158.408
218.149
330.029
347.720
563.435
195.364
158.579
218.897
330.698
348.775
568.410
195.422
158.407
219.945
331.753
6.9
18.2
2.1
-.2
5.0
2.3
170.221
204.778
150.823
187.085
117.914
237.881
112.432
242.833
226.032
117.142
181.858
145.513
143.250
234.298
374.455
276.810
170.800
205.386
151.373
188.242
117.996
240.709
112.359
243.646
226.420
116.982
184.267
145.749
143.886
234.633
376.920
277.734
173.457
205.850
154.928
201.881
118.593
252.143
112.479
244.474
227.249
117.370
185.595
146.651
144.275
235.455
378.118
278.150
173.915
205.945
155.533
203.827
119.055
253.714
112.468
245.249
227.936
117.396
186.392
147.186
144.659
236.466
379.200
278.918
203.334
194.652
197.376
152.865
188.582
234.206
196.651
232.142
233.393
206.957
204.152
204.459
140.630
241.314
249.459
204.022
195.420
197.998
153.426
189.585
236.858
197.625
232.728
233.960
209.870
204.551
204.817
140.642
244.847
250.078
206.063
197.610
199.803
156.896
202.433
247.381
204.692
233.045
234.540
222.321
205.044
205.309
140.766
267.889
250.844
206.757
198.184
200.388
157.487
204.346
248.898
205.719
233.838
235.211
224.294
205.479
205.815
140.918
271.019
251.613
Sep.
2007
Oct.
2007
Nov.
2007
Dec.
2007
Recreation 2 ......................................................................
Video and audio 2 ...........................................................
108.602
102.576
108.916
102.942
108.962
102.684
Education and communication 2 .......................................
Education 2 .....................................................................
Educational books and supplies ...................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ......................
Communication 2 ............................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ..................
Telephone services 1 2 ...............................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ....
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ...
116.988
170.551
433.081
480.473
86.188
84.283
99.024
10.958
9.348
117.294
171.623
432.774
483.839
86.184
84.282
99.149
10.877
9.229
Other goods and services .................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ...................................
Personal care ..................................................................
Personal care products 1 ..............................................
Personal care services 1 ...............................................
Miscellaneous personal services ..................................
346.082
561.092
194.393
157.654
217.822
329.372
June
2007
Dec.
2007
1.5
2.0
0.2
-.2
0.9
.4
2.4
4.7
13.4
3.8
.9
.9
1.7
-3.7
-9.5
2.0
7.2
5.2
7.4
-1.6
-1.7
-.6
-8.3
-19.9
3.0
4.7
8.3
4.3
1.6
1.4
3.5
-9.1
-11.7
2.2
5.9
9.3
5.6
-.4
-.4
.6
-6.1
-14.8
3.1
1.7
3.8
.5
1.6
6.4
2.5
5.6
1.1
-2.7
3.1
3.6
3.1
5.3
2.1
1.9
4.0
2.9
5.0
9.7
2.9
.2
3.3
4.3
2.8
5.4
1.6
-.4
3.5
3.3
6.6
7.3
6.3
5.1
-1.6
18.2
-1.3
4.1
2.9
.9
14.5
7.3
2.5
1.1
7.5
2.3
9.5
5.2
12.0
17.2
-6.3
32.3
-1.7
2.6
3.6
-.5
-3.2
2.9
2.5
-.6
4.4
4.1
-1.3
4.6
-4.6
-10.3
2.4
-11.0
-.1
2.3
2.8
-1.2
-6.6
7.0
.9
3.7
6.9
2.3
9.0
2.3
13.1
40.9
3.9
29.4
.1
4.0
3.4
.9
10.4
4.7
4.0
3.8
5.2
3.1
8.0
6.3
9.1
11.0
-3.9
25.1
-1.5
3.3
3.2
.2
5.3
5.1
2.5
.3
6.0
3.2
3.7
3.4
3.9
12.4
3.2
7.3
.0
3.2
3.1
-.2
1.5
5.8
2.4
3.7
6.0
2.7
4.8
6.1
5.2
6.3
5.2
17.3
6.5
5.1
3.5
23.6
3.2
2.3
.5
31.0
3.1
5.7
6.6
5.7
11.7
16.5
31.9
10.8
3.8
3.7
34.7
2.4
1.8
-1.2
69.2
3.2
.0
-.1
.4
-4.4
-9.6
-11.6
-3.0
1.5
1.7
-14.9
3.0
2.6
1.2
-20.0
3.2
6.9
7.5
6.2
12.7
37.9
27.6
19.8
3.0
3.2
38.0
2.6
2.7
.8
59.1
3.5
5.2
6.4
5.4
9.0
10.7
24.4
8.6
4.5
3.6
29.1
2.8
2.1
-.4
48.9
3.2
3.4
3.6
3.3
3.8
11.7
6.2
7.8
2.2
2.4
8.3
2.8
2.6
1.0
12.8
3.3
Expenditure category
Commodity and service group
Commodities .......................................................................
Food and beverages .........................................................
Commodities less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...........................
Apparel ..........................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..........
Durables ..........................................................................
Services ..............................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .............................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..............
Household operations 1 2 .................................................
Transportation services .....................................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Other services ...................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food ...............................................................
All items less shelter ...........................................................
All items less medical care ..................................................
Commodities less food ........................................................
Nondurables less food ........................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ....................................
Nondurables ........................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 .............................................
Services less medical care services ...................................
Energy .................................................................................
All items less energy ...........................................................
All items less food and energy ..........................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities ...........
Energy commodities .....................................................
Services less energy services .........................................
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means
estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
All items
CPI-W
Indexes
Percent change to
Dec.2007 from—
Pricing
schedule
1
Sep.
2007
Oct.
2007
Nov.
2007
Dec.
2007
M
203.889
204.338
205.891
Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
217.486
218.791
130.447
218.151
219.275
131.080
Midwest urban ................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ...............................................
M
M
M
194.828
195.306
127.139
M
South urban ....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ...............................................
West urban .....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Percent change to
Nov.2007 from—
Dec.
2006
Oct.
2007
Nov.
2007
Nov.
2006
Sep.
2007
Oct.
2007
205.777
4.3
0.7
-0.1
4.6
1.0
0.8
219.871
220.710
132.485
220.146
220.824
132.856
4.1
3.8
4.7
.9
.7
1.4
.1
.1
.3
4.3
4.0
4.7
1.1
.9
1.6
.8
.7
1.1
194.384
194.843
126.879
196.056
196.343
128.129
195.493
195.839
127.740
4.1
3.8
4.4
.6
.5
.7
-.3
-.3
-.3
4.6
4.3
4.9
.6
.5
.8
.9
.8
1.0
193.586
193.074
194.907
194.099
4.6
.5
-.4
5.2
.7
.9
M
M
M
198.873
202.354
126.953
199.319
202.906
127.265
200.849
203.991
128.407
200.850
204.370
128.206
4.7
4.8
4.8
.8
.7
.7
.0
.2
-.2
5.1
4.9
5.4
1.0
.8
1.1
.8
.5
.9
M
201.250
200.942
202.913
203.333
3.9
1.2
.2
4.0
.8
1.0
M
M
M
207.164
208.921
128.642
208.304
210.025
129.419
209.629
211.268
130.356
209.488
211.095
130.309
4.3
4.3
4.6
.6
.5
.7
-.1
-.1
.0
4.5
4.5
4.7
1.2
1.1
1.3
.6
.6
.7
M
M
M
189.072
127.759
199.289
189.471
128.103
199.275
190.680
129.268
201.016
190.622
129.156
200.867
4.2
4.7
4.1
.6
.8
.8
.0
-.1
-.1
4.4
5.0
4.4
.9
1.2
.9
.6
.9
.9
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA .........................................
M
M
199.419
209.849
199.558
211.259
200.887
212.844
200.217
212.282
4.9
4.6
.3
.5
-.3
-.3
5.3
4.7
.7
1.4
.7
.8
M
222.174
222.624
223.716
223.873
4.0
.6
.1
4.2
.7
.5
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ......
1
1
1
1
227.429
187.784
197.027
134.277
-
230.440
188.488
198.521
134.844
-
-
-
-
3.2
5.0
4.7
4.8
1.3
.4
.8
.4
-
Atlanta, GA .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................
2
2
2
2
-
200.714
196.237
183.426
213.454
-
202.034
195.866
184.975
215.561
4.6
2.5
4.2
5.9
.7
-.2
.8
1.0
-
-
-
-
2
2
2
-
218.061
213.133
213.107
-
218.791
214.204
214.024
3.6
4.2
4.8
.3
.5
.4
-
-
-
-
U.S. city average ............................................
Region and area size2
Size classes
A 4 ..............................................................
B/C 3 ...........................................................
D .................................................................
Selected local areas5
1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See technical notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually
and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI
Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;
Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;
Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program.
Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is,
therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement
error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national
index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of
Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national
average CPI for use in their escalator clauses.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 7. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group
(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)
C-CPI-U
Relative
importance,
2003-2004
Unadjusted
percent change to
Dec. 2007 from—
Unadjusted
indexes
Nov.
2007
Dec.
2007
Dec.
2006
Nov.
2007
Expenditure category
All items ......................................................................................
100.000
121.178
121.088
3.4
-0.1
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
15.072
13.943
8.029
5.914
1.130
121.602
121.709
118.711
125.752
120.551
121.756
121.892
118.861
125.981
120.351
4.6
4.7
5.3
3.9
3.7
.1
.2
.1
.2
-.2
Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................
42.173
32.495
4.702
4.977
125.860
127.989
151.640
95.217
125.935
128.069
152.163
94.998
2.8
3.1
4.9
-1.2
.1
.1
.3
-.2
Apparel .....................................................................................
4.076
90.971
88.747
-.7
-2.4
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Public transportation ...............................................................
17.095
15.988
1.107
123.476
124.257
114.935
123.250
124.024
114.794
6.3
6.3
7.2
-.2
-.2
-.1
Medical care .............................................................................
Medical care commodities ......................................................
Medical care services .............................................................
6.055
1.458
4.597
138.963
123.913
144.235
139.207
124.076
144.507
4.9
2.5
5.6
.2
.1
.2
Recreation ................................................................................
5.863
105.156
104.926
-.2
-.2
Education and communication .................................................
Education ...............................................................................
Communication ......................................................................
6.190
2.751
3.439
106.416
164.117
74.075
106.480
164.321
74.082
2.0
5.5
-.7
.1
.1
.0
Other goods and services ........................................................
3.475
125.033
125.472
3.1
.4
58.763
41.237
12.340
28.897
78.707
7.351
129.479
110.914
84.449
124.884
115.989
186.102
129.599
110.568
84.394
124.363
115.910
185.047
3.3
3.7
-1.6
6.0
2.1
15.9
.1
-.3
-.1
-.4
-.1
-.6
Commodity and service group
Services ......................................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................................
Durables ...................................................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
Energy ........................................................................................
Indexes for 2007 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2006 are interim adjustments.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Table 1A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
CPI-U
Annual
average
2006
Annual
average
2007
Percent
change
from 2006
to 2007
Expenditure category
All items ............................................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ........................................................................................
201.6
603.9
207.342
621.106
2.8
Food and beverages .......................................................................................
Food .............................................................................................................
Food at home .............................................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ....................................................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ...................................................................
Dairy and related products .......................................................................
Fruits and vegetables ...............................................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .....................................
Other food at home ...................................................................................
Sugar and sweets ...................................................................................
Fats and oils ...........................................................................................
Other foods .............................................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 ................................................................
Food away from home ................................................................................
Other food away from home 1 ..................................................................
Alcoholic beverages .....................................................................................
195.7
195.2
193.1
212.8
186.6
181.4
252.9
147.4
169.6
171.5
168.0
185.0
113.9
199.4
136.6
200.7
203.300
202.916
201.245
222.107
195.616
194.770
262.628
153.432
173.275
176.772
172.921
188.244
115.105
206.659
144.068
207.026
3.9
4.0
4.2
4.4
4.8
7.4
3.8
4.1
2.2
3.1
2.9
1.8
1.1
3.6
5.5
3.2
Housing ..........................................................................................................
Shelter ..........................................................................................................
Rent of primary residence ..........................................................................
Lodging away from home 1 ........................................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 .........................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ..........................................................
Fuels and utilities ..........................................................................................
Household energy ......................................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels .............................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ........................................................................
Household furnishings and operations .........................................................
203.2
232.1
225.1
136.0
238.2
116.5
194.7
177.1
234.9
182.1
127.0
209.586
240.611
234.679
142.813
246.235
117.004
200.632
181.744
251.453
186.262
126.875
3.1
3.7
4.3
5.0
3.4
.4
3.0
2.6
7.0
2.3
-.1
Apparel ...........................................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ...............................................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ..........................................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................................................
Footwear .......................................................................................................
119.5
114.1
110.7
116.5
123.5
118.998
112.368
110.296
113.948
122.374
-.4
-1.5
-.4
-2.2
-.9
Transportation ................................................................................................
Private transportation ...................................................................................
New and used motor vehicles 1 ..................................................................
New vehicles ............................................................................................
Used cars and trucks ................................................................................
Motor fuel ....................................................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...................................................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment ............................................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .......................................................
Public transportation .....................................................................................
180.9
177.0
95.6
137.6
140.0
221.0
219.9
117.3
215.6
226.6
184.682
180.778
94.303
136.254
135.747
239.070
237.959
121.583
222.963
230.002
2.1
2.1
-1.4
-1.0
-3.0
8.2
8.2
3.7
3.4
1.5
Medical care ...................................................................................................
Medical care commodities ............................................................................
Medical care services ...................................................................................
Professional services ..................................................................................
Hospital and related services .....................................................................
336.2
285.9
350.6
289.3
468.1
351.054
289.999
369.302
300.792
498.922
4.4
1.4
5.3
4.0
6.6
Recreation 1 ...................................................................................................
Video and audio 1 .........................................................................................
110.9
104.6
111.443
102.949
.5
-1.6
See footnotes at end of table.
-
Table 1A. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
CPI-U
Annual
average
2006
Annual
average
2007
Percent
change
from 2006
to 2007
Expenditure category
Education and communication 1 .....................................................................
Education 1 ...................................................................................................
Educational books and supplies .................................................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ....................................................
Communication 1 ..........................................................................................
Information and information processing 1 ...................................................
Telephone services 1 ................................................................................
Information technology, hardware and services 3 ....................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 ...................................
116.8
162.1
388.9
468.1
84.1
81.7
95.8
12.5
10.8
119.577
171.388
420.418
494.079
83.367
80.720
98.247
10.597
9.688
2.4
5.7
8.1
5.5
-.9
-1.2
2.6
-15.2
-10.3
Other goods and services ...............................................................................
Tobacco and smoking products ....................................................................
Personal care ...............................................................................................
Personal care products ...............................................................................
Personal care services ...............................................................................
Miscellaneous personal services ................................................................
321.7
519.9
190.2
155.8
209.7
313.6
333.328
554.184
195.622
158.285
216.559
324.984
3.6
6.6
2.9
1.6
3.3
3.6
164.0
195.7
145.9
176.7
119.5
216.3
114.5
238.9
241.9
230.8
277.5
167.509
203.300
147.515
182.526
118.998
226.224
112.473
246.848
250.813
233.731
285.559
2.1
3.9
1.1
3.3
-.4
4.6
-1.8
3.3
3.7
1.3
2.9
202.7
191.9
194.7
148.0
178.2
213.9
186.7
253.3
229.6
196.9
203.7
205.9
140.6
223.0
244.7
$ .496
$ .166
208.098
196.639
200.080
149.720
184.012
223.411
193.468
260.764
236.847
207.723
208.925
210.729
140.053
241.018
253.058
$ .482
$ .161
2.7
2.5
2.8
1.2
3.3
4.4
3.6
2.9
3.2
5.5
2.6
2.3
-.4
8.1
3.4
Commodity and service group
Commodities .....................................................................................................
Food and beverages .......................................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..........................................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .........................................................
Apparel .......................................................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ........................................
Durables .......................................................................................................
Services ............................................................................................................
Rent of shelter 2 .............................................................................................
Transportation services ..................................................................................
Other services ................................................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food .............................................................................................
All items less shelter .........................................................................................
All items less medical care ...............................................................................
Commodities less food .....................................................................................
Nondurables less food ......................................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ..................................................................
Nondurables .....................................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 2 ...........................................................................
Services less medical care services .................................................................
Energy ..............................................................................................................
All items less energy .........................................................................................
All items less food and energy ........................................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .........................................
Energy commodities ...................................................................................
Services less energy services ......................................................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ............................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ..................................
1
2
3
-
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Data not available.
-
Table 4A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city
average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
CPI-W
Annual
average
2006
Annual
average
2007
Percent
change
from 2006
to 2007
Expenditure category
All items ............................................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ........................................................................................
197.1
587.2
202.767
603.982
2.9
Food and beverages .......................................................................................
Food .............................................................................................................
Food at home .............................................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ....................................................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ...................................................................
Dairy and related products .......................................................................
Fruits and vegetables ...............................................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .....................................
Other food at home ...................................................................................
Sugar and sweets ...................................................................................
Fats and oils ...........................................................................................
Other foods .............................................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 ................................................................
Food away from home ................................................................................
Other food away from home 1 ..................................................................
Alcoholic beverages .....................................................................................
194.9
194.4
192.2
213.1
186.1
180.9
251.0
146.7
169.1
170.5
168.7
185.2
114.2
199.1
136.2
200.6
202.531
202.134
200.273
222.409
195.193
194.474
260.484
152.786
172.630
175.323
173.640
188.405
115.356
206.412
143.462
207.097
3.9
4.0
4.2
4.4
4.9
7.5
3.8
4.1
2.1
2.8
2.9
1.7
1.0
3.7
5.3
3.2
Housing ..........................................................................................................
Shelter ..........................................................................................................
Rent of primary residence ..........................................................................
Lodging away from home 1 ........................................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 .........................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ..........................................................
Fuels and utilities ..........................................................................................
Household energy ......................................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels .............................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ........................................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 .......................................
Household furnishings and operations .........................................................
Household operations 1 ..............................................................................
198.5
224.8
224.2
135.3
216.0
116.8
193.1
174.4
234.0
180.2
137.1
122.6
139.0
204.795
232.998
233.806
142.339
223.175
117.366
198.863
179.031
251.121
184.357
143.980
122.477
143.054
3.2
3.6
4.3
5.2
3.3
.5
3.0
2.7
7.3
2.3
5.0
-.1
2.9
Apparel ...........................................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ...............................................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ..........................................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................................................
Footwear .......................................................................................................
119.1
114.0
110.3
118.6
123.1
118.518
112.224
110.202
116.278
122.062
-.5
-1.6
-.1
-2.0
-.8
Transportation ................................................................................................
Private transportation ...................................................................................
New and used motor vehicles 1 ..................................................................
New vehicles ............................................................................................
Used cars and trucks ................................................................................
Motor fuel ....................................................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...................................................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment ............................................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .......................................................
Public transportation .....................................................................................
180.3
177.5
94.7
138.6
140.8
221.6
220.7
116.9
218.1
225.0
184.344
181.496
93.300
137.415
136.586
239.900
238.879
121.356
225.535
228.531
2.2
2.3
-1.5
-.9
-3.0
8.3
8.2
3.8
3.4
1.6
Medical care ...................................................................................................
Medical care commodities ............................................................................
Medical care services ...................................................................................
Professional services ..................................................................................
Hospital and related services .....................................................................
335.7
279.0
351.1
291.7
463.6
350.882
282.558
370.111
303.169
493.740
4.5
1.3
5.4
3.9
6.5
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 4A. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city
average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
CPI-W
Annual
average
2006
Annual
average
2007
Percent
change
from 2006
to 2007
Expenditure category
Recreation 1 ...................................................................................................
Video and audio 1 .........................................................................................
108.2
103.9
108.572
102.559
0.3
-1.3
Education and communication 1 .....................................................................
Education 1 ...................................................................................................
Educational books and supplies .................................................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ....................................................
Communication 1 ..........................................................................................
Information and information processing 1 ...................................................
Telephone services 1 ................................................................................
Information technology, hardware and services 3 ....................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 ...................................
113.9
160.3
390.7
453.3
86.0
84.3
95.9
13.0
10.7
116.301
169.280
423.730
477.589
85.782
83.928
98.373
11.062
9.565
2.1
5.6
8.5
5.4
-.3
-.4
2.6
-14.9
-10.6
Other goods and services ...............................................................................
Tobacco and smoking products ....................................................................
Personal care ...............................................................................................
Personal care products ...............................................................................
Personal care services ...............................................................................
Miscellaneous personal services ................................................................
330.9
521.6
188.3
155.7
209.8
314.1
344.004
555.502
193.590
158.268
216.823
326.100
4.0
6.5
2.8
1.6
3.3
3.8
165.7
194.9
148.7
182.6
119.1
226.1
114.6
234.1
216.6
116.8
180.2
137.1
139.0
230.6
351.1
268.2
169.554
202.531
150.865
189.507
118.518
237.858
112.640
241.696
224.617
117.366
184.357
143.980
143.054
233.420
370.111
275.218
2.3
3.9
1.5
3.8
-.5
5.2
-1.7
3.2
3.7
.5
2.3
5.0
2.9
1.2
5.4
2.6
197.5
189.2
191.3
150.6
183.8
223.0
189.5
224.7
225.3
196.8
198.0
199.2
141.1
223.0
239.9
$ .507
$ .170
202.698
193.940
196.564
152.875
190.698
234.201
196.772
230.876
232.195
208.066
203.002
203.554
140.612
241.257
247.888
$ .493
$ .166
2.6
2.5
2.8
1.5
3.8
5.0
3.8
2.7
3.1
5.7
2.5
2.2
-.3
8.2
3.3
Commodity and service group
Commodities .....................................................................................................
Food and beverages .......................................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..........................................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .........................................................
Apparel .......................................................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ........................................
Durables .......................................................................................................
Services ............................................................................................................
Rent of shelter 2 .............................................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity ..............................................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ...........................................
Household operations 1 ..................................................................................
Transportation services ..................................................................................
Medical care services .....................................................................................
Other services ................................................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food .............................................................................................
All items less shelter .........................................................................................
All items less medical care ...............................................................................
Commodities less food .....................................................................................
Nondurables less food ......................................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ..................................................................
Nondurables .....................................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 2 ...........................................................................
Services less medical care services .................................................................
Energy ..............................................................................................................
All items less energy .........................................................................................
All items less food and energy ........................................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .........................................
Energy commodities ...................................................................................
Services less energy services ......................................................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ............................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ..................................
1
2
3
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Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Data not available.
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