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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – OCTOBER 2009
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.3
percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The index has decreased 0.2
percent over the last 12 months on a not seasonally adjusted basis.
The seasonally adjusted all items increase largely reflected advances in the indexes for energy and for
new and used motor vehicles. The energy index rose for the fifth time in the last six months, advancing
1.5 percent as the indexes for gasoline, fuel oil, natural gas, and electricity all increased. The index for
all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in October, the same increase as in September. The
indexes for used cars and trucks and for new vehicles both rose sharply and together they accounted for
over 90 percent of the increase in the index for all items less food and energy. The indexes for airline
fares and medical care also increased, while the shelter index was unchanged and the indexes for apparel
and recreation declined.
The food index also increased in October, rising 0.1 percent after declining in two of the previous three
months. The index for food away from home increased slightly, while the food at home index was
unchanged. Within the food at home group, the index for dairy and related products rose significantly,
while the fruits and vegetables index declined for the fourth straight month.
Chart 1. One-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), seasonally adjusted, Oct. 2008 - Oct. 2009
Percent change
1.0
0.7
0.3
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.0
0.1
Apr
May
0.0
0.2
0.3
Sep
Oct'09
0.0
-0.1
-0.5
-1.0
-0.8
-0.8
-1.5
-1.7
-2.0
Oct'08
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Jun
Jul
Aug
Chart 2. 12-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, Oct. 2008 - Oct. 2009
Percent change
4
3
2
1
0
-1
-2
-3
Oct'08
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
All item s
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct'09
All item s les s food and energy
Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average
Seasonally adjusted changes from preceding month
Apr.
2009
All items .................................................
Food ....................................................
Food at home ....................................
Food away from home 1 ....................
Energy .................................................
Energy commodities ..........................
Gasoline (all types) ..........................
Fuel oil .............................................
Energy services .................................
Electricity .........................................
Utility (piped) gas service ................
All items less food and energy ............
Commodities less food and energy
commodities ................................
New vehicles ...................................
Used cars and trucks .......................
Apparel ............................................
Medical care commodities ...............
Services less energy services ...........
Shelter .............................................
Transportation services ...................
Medical care services ......................
May
2009
June
2009
July
2009
Aug.
2009
Sep.
2009
Oct.
2009
Unadjusted
12-mos.
ended
Oct. 2009
.0
-.2
-.6
.3
-2.4
-2.6
-2.8
-.3
-2.2
-.6
-7.0
.3
.1
-.2
-.5
.1
.2
2.3
3.1
-3.3
-1.7
-.4
-5.7
.1
.7
.0
.0
.1
7.4
16.2
17.3
4.8
-1.2
-1.9
1.3
.2
.0
-.3
-.5
.1
-.4
-.4
-.8
-1.5
-.3
-.6
.9
.1
.4
.1
.0
.1
4.6
8.5
9.1
6.2
.0
-.1
.4
.1
.2
-.1
-.3
.1
.6
1.1
1.0
1.5
.1
.6
-1.7
.2
.3
.1
.0
.1
1.5
1.9
1.6
6.3
.9
.6
1.9
.2
-.2
-.6
-2.8
2.2
-14.0
-18.7
-17.9
-26.3
-7.1
-.6
-24.0
1.7
.5
.4
-.1
-.2
.3
.2
.2
.3
.4
.2
.5
1.0
-.2
.4
.1
.1
-.1
.3
.3
.7
.9
.7
.1
.1
.1
-.1
.2
.2
.5
.0
.6
-.1
.0
-.2
.5
.3
-.3
-1.3
1.9
-.1
.5
.2
.1
.6
.2
.3
.4
1.6
.1
.6
.1
.0
.7
.4
.4
1.6
3.4
-.4
.2
.1
.0
.4
.2
2.3
3.8
2.3
1.4
4.3
1.5
.7
2.7
3.2
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
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Consumer Price Index Data for October 2009
Food
The food index rose 0.1 percent in October after declining 0.1 percent in September. The index for food
away from home increased 0.1 percent while the food at home index was unchanged. Within the food at
home group, the index for dairy and related products rose 1.0 percent in October after a 0.5 percent
increase in September, and the index for other food at home advanced 0.3 percent. These increases were
offset by a 0.7 percent decline in the fruits and vegetables index and 0.2 percent decreases in the indexes
for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs and for nonalcoholic beverages. The index for cereals and bakery
products was unchanged in October. Over the past 12 months, the food index has declined 0.6 percent
with the food at home index down 2.8 percent.
Energy
The energy index rose 1.5 percent in October after increasing 0.6 percent in September. The index for
energy commodities rose 1.9 percent, with the gasoline index increasing 1.6 percent. (Before seasonal
adjustment, gasoline prices fell 0.8 percent in October.) The index for fuel oil rose 6.3 percent. The
index for energy services, which increased 0.1 percent in September, rose 0.9 percent in October. The
electricity index increased 0.6 percent while the index for natural gas rose 1.9 percent in October after
declining 1.7 percent in September. Over the past 12 months, the energy index has fallen 14.0 percent
with the gasoline index declining 17.9 percent.
All items less food and energy
The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in October, the same increase as in
September. Most of the advance was due to increases in transportation indexes. The new vehicles index
rose 1.6 percent and the index for used cars and trucks rose 3.4 percent, its third consecutive substantial
increase. The index for airline fares rose for the fourth straight month, increasing 1.7 percent in October.
Outside of the transportation group, the changes within all items less food and energy were largely
modest. The medical care index rose 0.2 percent in October after increasing 0.4 percent in September.
The shelter index was unchanged in October, as it was in September. The rent index decreased 0.1
percent, the index for owners’ equivalent rent was unchanged, and the index for lodging away from
home rose 0.4 percent. Posting declines in October were the indexes for recreation and apparel, which
both fell 0.4 percent. For the past 12 months, the index for all items less food and energy has risen 1.7
percent.
Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.2 percent over the last 12
months to an index level of 216.177 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index increased 0.1 percent
prior to seasonal adjustment.
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The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) decreased 0.3
percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 211.549 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index
increased 0.1 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.
The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) decreased 0.5 percent over the
last 12 months. For the month, the index increased 0.1 percent on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Please
note that the indexes for the post-2007 period are subject to revision.
The Consumer Price Index for November 2009 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday,
December 16, 2009, at 8:30 a.m. (EST).
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Voice phone: 202-691-5200, Federal Relay Services: 1-800-877-8339.
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-CPIU), 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 C-CPI-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.
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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 0.04 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 0.08 percent of the 1 month percentage change based on all retail
prices. For example, 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 0.12 and 0.28 percent. For the latest data, including information on how to use the
estimates of standard error, see “Variance Estimates for Price Changes in the Consumer Price Index,
January-December 2008”. These data are available on the CPI home page (http://www.bls.gov/cpi), or
by using the following link http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpivar2008.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
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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
before adjustment 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 2004 through
December 2008 were replaced in January 2009. 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: 47 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2009.
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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-12-ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis
Seasonal Adjustment.
For the seasonal factors introduced in January 2009, BLS adjusted 29 series using Intervention Analysis
Seasonal Adjustment, including selected food and beverage items, motor fuels, electricity and vehicles.
For example, this procedure was used for the Motor fuel series to offset the effects of events such as
damage to oil refineries from Hurricane Katrina.
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 at (202) 691-6968, or by e-mail at [email protected]. If you have general questions about the
CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-7000.
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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
2008
Unadjusted
indexes
Sep.
2009
Oct.
2009
Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 2009 from—
Oct.
2008
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Sep.
2009
July to
Aug.
Aug. to
Sep.
Sep. to
Oct.
Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................
100.000
215.969
646.948
216.177
647.570
-0.2
0.1
0.4
0.2
0.3
-
-
-
-
-
-
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Food .........................................................................................
Food at home .........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...............................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..............................................
Dairy and related products 1 ................................................
Fruits and vegetables ...........................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................
Other food at home ..............................................................
Sugar and sweets ..............................................................
Fats and oils .......................................................................
Other foods ........................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .........................................
Food away from home 1 .........................................................
Other food away from home 1 2 ...........................................
Alcoholic beverages .................................................................
15.757
14.629
8.156
1.150
1.898
.910
1.194
.982
2.022
.300
.241
1.481
.433
6.474
.314
1.127
217.617
217.218
213.227
251.231
201.755
193.353
267.609
162.911
190.571
196.998
200.009
204.728
122.099
224.003
157.302
221.474
217.957
217.526
213.605
251.421
200.597
195.360
269.467
162.885
191.266
196.747
199.916
205.814
122.112
224.224
157.056
222.232
-.3
-.6
-2.8
-.6
-4.8
-8.2
-5.6
-.5
1.0
3.3
-4.0
1.4
-.5
2.2
2.3
2.4
.2
.1
.2
.1
-.6
1.0
.7
.0
.4
-.1
.0
.5
.0
.1
-.2
.3
.1
.1
.0
-.1
.4
-.4
-.7
.4
.2
.4
.1
.2
-.1
.1
.1
.1
-.1
-.1
-.3
.3
-1.0
.5
-1.2
.0
.1
1.0
-.3
-.1
.2
.1
.4
.3
.1
.1
.0
.0
-.2
1.0
-.7
-.2
.3
.3
-.4
.4
.0
.1
-.2
.3
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 .......................................................
43.421
33.200
5.957
2.478
24.433
.333
5.431
4.460
.301
4.159
.971
4.790
.781
217.178
249.501
248.965
133.706
256.865
122.170
211.618
188.509
236.616
194.176
163.429
128.201
150.437
216.612
249.474
248.888
133.485
256.890
122.184
207.937
184.146
243.936
188.963
164.591
127.740
150.184
-.4
.7
1.2
-5.4
1.2
1.9
-6.0
-8.5
-23.5
-7.1
5.8
-.8
.1
-.3
.0
.0
-.2
.0
.0
-1.7
-2.3
3.1
-2.7
.7
-.4
-.2
.1
.1
.0
.5
.1
.4
.4
.2
3.9
.0
.8
-.6
.3
.0
.0
-.1
1.5
-.1
.3
.2
.1
1.1
.1
.4
.0
.0
.1
.0
-.1
.4
.0
.0
1.2
1.3
6.0
.9
.8
-.5
-.2
Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................
3.691
.923
1.541
.183
.688
122.476
112.933
112.535
116.309
128.670
123.998
114.818
113.838
117.300
130.333
1.4
-.2
1.8
1.0
3.1
1.2
1.7
1.2
.9
1.3
-.1
.6
-.3
1.2
-.2
.1
-.8
.3
.1
.1
-.4
-.6
-.6
-1.5
.2
Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 .............................................
New vehicles ........................................................................
Used cars and trucks ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 .....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................
Public transportation ................................................................
15.314
14.189
6.931
4.480
1.628
3.164
2.964
.382
1.188
1.125
183.932
179.466
93.440
134.576
129.369
220.690
220.542
133.406
244.493
239.855
185.362
180.896
95.131
137.268
132.689
219.015
218.683
133.650
245.393
241.060
-3.8
-3.8
3.3
3.8
2.3
-18.4
-17.9
1.3
3.0
-4.5
.8
.8
1.8
2.0
2.6
-.8
-.8
.2
.4
.5
2.3
2.4
-.4
-1.3
1.9
8.8
9.1
-.1
.2
1.3
.8
.7
.5
.4
1.6
1.1
1.0
-.1
.4
2.1
1.4
1.4
1.7
1.6
3.4
1.6
1.6
.2
.4
.9
Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities ........................................................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
Hospital and related services 3 ..............................................
6.390
1.625
4.765
2.702
1.545
377.727
307.671
399.160
320.756
572.991
378.552
308.379
400.015
321.381
575.540
3.5
4.3
3.2
2.7
6.4
.2
.2
.2
.2
.4
.3
.5
.2
.1
.5
.4
.6
.4
.4
.6
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
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
2008
Unadjusted
indexes
Sep.
2009
Oct.
2009
Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 2009 from—
Oct.
2008
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Sep.
2009
July to
Aug.
Aug. to
Sep.
Sep. to
Oct.
Expenditure category
Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................
5.741
1.822
114.629
100.801
114.157
100.178
0.0
-2.0
-0.4
-.6
0.1
-.2
-0.1
-.7
-0.4
-.6
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 6 ............
6.301
3.107
.221
2.886
3.194
3.022
2.408
.614
.214
129.035
195.595
493.636
562.635
85.044
81.969
102.968
9.467
77.997
129.128
195.849
494.435
563.352
85.055
81.978
102.891
9.501
78.213
2.7
4.9
6.6
4.8
.6
.4
1.5
-3.8
-13.0
.1
.1
.2
.1
.0
.0
-.1
.4
.3
.2
.5
.6
.5
-.2
-.2
.0
-1.1
-2.8
.1
.0
.3
.0
.2
.2
.3
-.3
-.7
.2
.3
.2
.3
.0
.0
-.1
.4
.3
Other goods and services ..........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................
Personal care ...........................................................................
Personal care products 1 .......................................................
Personal care services 1 ........................................................
Miscellaneous personal services ...........................................
3.386
.776
2.610
.651
.647
1.074
374.219
771.089
204.751
162.372
228.286
345.515
375.444
773.758
205.406
162.257
228.465
347.834
7.5
29.0
1.1
1.5
1.3
1.4
.3
.3
.3
-.1
.1
.7
.1
.1
.1
-.3
.1
.2
.3
1.0
.0
-.1
.3
-.2
.3
.3
.2
-.1
.1
.9
39.556
15.757
23.799
13.289
3.691
9.598
10.510
60.444
32.867
.333
4.159
.971
.781
5.567
4.765
11.002
171.559
217.617
147.222
185.544
122.476
228.954
109.387
260.136
260.064
122.170
194.176
163.429
150.437
253.001
399.160
307.161
172.252
217.957
148.037
185.759
123.998
228.344
110.684
259.844
260.035
122.184
188.963
164.591
150.184
254.449
400.015
307.011
-1.7
-.3
-2.5
-4.8
1.4
-6.8
.9
.9
.6
1.9
-7.1
5.8
.1
2.7
3.2
2.4
.4
.2
.6
.1
1.2
-.3
1.2
-.1
.0
.0
-2.7
.7
-.2
.6
.2
.0
.8
.1
1.2
3.1
-.1
4.2
-.6
.2
.1
.4
.0
.8
.3
.6
.2
.3
.3
-.1
.4
.4
.1
.4
.4
.1
.1
.3
.1
.4
.0
.7
.4
.0
.5
.1
.8
-.8
-.4
-.9
1.1
.1
.0
.0
.9
.8
-.2
.4
.2
.1
85.371
66.800
93.610
24.926
14.416
10.726
29.046
27.577
55.679
7.624
92.376
77.746
21.461
3.465
56.285
215.795
205.263
207.949
149.846
187.691
227.195
201.783
280.194
249.043
202.243
219.076
220.137
142.729
222.961
266.894
$ .463
$ .155
215.986
205.567
208.131
150.663
187.939
226.717
202.058
279.545
248.692
199.198
219.624
220.731
143.857
221.749
267.081
$ .463
$ .154
-.1
-.6
-.4
-2.3
-4.3
-6.0
-2.6
1.2
.7
-14.0
1.4
1.7
2.3
-18.7
1.5
.1
.1
.1
.5
.1
-.2
.1
-.2
-.1
-1.5
.3
.3
.8
-.5
.1
.5
.6
.5
1.2
2.9
3.8
1.6
.4
.2
4.6
.1
.1
-.3
8.5
.2
.2
.3
.2
.4
.4
.4
.1
.3
.1
.6
.1
.2
.3
1.1
.1
.3
.4
.3
.7
-.7
-.8
-.3
.3
.2
1.5
.2
.2
.4
1.9
.1
-
-
-
-
-
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.
6 Indexes on a December 2007=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—
Jan.
2009
Apr.
2009
July
2009
Oct.
2009
216.385
-8.4
0.9
3.4
217.670
217.257
213.298
251.711
200.583
193.353
270.064
162.981
190.598
197.000
199.971
204.773
122.099
224.003
157.302
221.709
217.830
217.377
213.338
251.814
200.128
195.360
268.276
162.638
191.178
197.535
199.118
205.645
122.112
224.224
157.056
222.394
1.4
1.1
-.9
4.0
-3.2
-5.7
-13.3
.8
8.0
12.7
-3.0
8.9
4.3
3.8
-.4
4.4
-1.6
-1.7
-5.2
-5.6
-3.9
-21.8
2.3
-1.7
-4.3
-1.4
-8.8
-4.1
-3.6
2.9
4.5
-.9
216.726
249.658
249.266
132.411
257.278
121.830
206.783
183.374
231.023
188.839
162.756
128.471
150.494
216.770
249.655
249.132
134.342
256.911
122.170
207.172
183.627
233.497
188.979
163.402
128.455
150.437
216.964
249.678
248.868
134.890
256.900
122.184
209.580
185.931
247.530
190.725
164.675
127.790
150.184
-.3
1.4
3.1
-9.5
2.3
1.6
-9.8
-12.4
-60.6
-6.6
3.6
-.2
1.0
120.865
113.251
109.695
114.831
127.790
120.756
113.938
109.390
116.235
127.504
120.931
112.991
109.688
116.350
127.603
120.505
112.329
109.020
114.644
127.894
Transportation ...................................................................
Private transportation ......................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ....................................
New vehicles ...............................................................
Used cars and trucks ..................................................
Motor fuel ......................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .....................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 .......................
Public transportation .......................................................
179.180
174.949
93.501
136.826
123.848
202.924
202.498
133.729
243.031
231.418
183.312
179.110
93.155
135.030
126.157
220.836
220.967
133.531
243.494
234.384
184.750
180.352
93.605
135.574
128.153
223.273
223.146
133.406
244.493
239.281
Medical care ......................................................................
Medical care commodities ..............................................
Medical care services .....................................................
Professional services ....................................................
Hospital and related services 3 .....................................
375.851
304.406
397.947
319.810
569.494
376.919
306.029
398.742
320.262
572.422
378.555
308.016
400.180
321.405
575.812
July
2009
Aug.
2009
Sep.
2009
Oct.
2009
All items ..............................................................................
214.469
215.428
215.791
Food and beverages .........................................................
Food ................................................................................
Food at home ................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ......................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .....................................
Dairy and related products 1 .......................................
Fruits and vegetables ..................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .......
Other food at home .....................................................
Sugar and sweets .....................................................
Fats and oils ..............................................................
Other foods ...............................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................
Food away from home 1 ...............................................
Other food away from home 1 2 ..................................
Alcoholic beverages ........................................................
217.638
217.291
213.876
251.380
201.738
193.118
275.379
162.431
190.071
194.193
200.428
204.528
121.990
223.345
156.570
220.815
217.829
217.478
213.951
251.049
202.601
192.381
273.410
163.008
190.494
194.991
200.546
204.958
121.892
223.675
156.697
221.072
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 .............................................
216.612
249.410
249.293
131.742
257.073
121.298
206.046
182.927
222.296
188.839
161.408
129.254
149.983
Apparel ..............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel .............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..........................................
Footwear .........................................................................
Apr.
2009
Oct.
2009
3.6
-3.9
3.5
-1.4
-1.8
-3.8
-1.1
-8.9
-7.9
-.6
-1.6
-1.6
-4.4
-1.6
-1.0
-2.9
.8
3.8
3.4
.4
.2
-1.0
.7
-3.2
4.7
-9.9
.5
2.4
7.1
-2.6
2.2
.4
1.6
1.2
2.9
-.2
-.3
-3.1
-.9
-3.6
-14.1
-5.8
-.5
1.7
5.4
-5.9
2.2
.3
3.3
2.0
1.7
-.5
-.8
-2.4
-.2
-6.1
-1.8
-5.4
-.5
.4
1.2
-2.1
.6
-1.3
1.2
2.5
3.1
-.9
.6
1.9
-13.9
2.0
.9
-12.0
-15.3
-38.0
-13.4
4.6
2.1
1.0
-1.0
.1
.6
-6.6
.7
2.1
-8.6
-11.8
-8.6
-12.0
6.7
-.6
-2.2
.7
.4
-.7
9.9
-.3
3.0
7.0
6.7
53.7
4.1
8.3
-4.5
.5
-.6
1.0
2.5
-11.8
2.2
1.3
-10.9
-13.8
-50.6
-10.1
4.1
.9
1.0
-.2
.3
.0
1.3
.2
2.5
-1.1
-3.0
18.5
-4.3
7.5
-2.5
-.8
-.9
2.3
-2.3
1.7
.8
3.5
3.0
1.1
3.6
5.6
4.5
-2.8
11.4
-.7
5.7
-1.2
-3.2
-2.4
-.6
.3
1.2
2.7
-.6
2.7
3.2
1.6
-3.0
4.3
-.7
3.0
187.276
182.877
95.229
137.777
132.456
226.932
226.688
133.650
245.393
241.437
-43.0
-44.4
-2.7
-1.9
-10.7
-86.3
-86.7
4.6
4.9
-19.9
1.8
3.1
3.8
7.6
-12.9
.5
4.5
3.7
2.6
-13.6
22.7
24.3
4.9
6.8
7.5
106.0
107.6
-2.7
.6
1.7
19.3
19.4
7.6
2.8
30.8
56.4
57.0
-.2
3.9
18.5
-23.8
-24.3
.5
2.8
-11.8
-62.9
-62.7
4.2
3.7
-16.8
21.0
21.8
6.2
4.8
18.6
79.5
80.6
-1.5
2.3
9.7
379.229
308.780
400.797
322.067
577.133
3.9
5.1
3.5
3.3
5.8
3.7
4.7
3.3
.7
9.6
2.8
1.4
3.3
4.0
4.8
3.6
5.9
2.9
2.9
5.5
3.8
4.9
3.4
2.0
7.7
3.2
3.6
3.1
3.4
5.1
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—
Jan.
2009
Apr.
2009
July
2009
Oct.
2009
114.155
100.191
-0.5
-2.1
0.0
.3
2.1
.0
128.074
192.711
490.667
553.955
85.040
81.969
102.968
9.467
77.997
128.285
193.313
491.662
555.733
85.054
81.978
102.891
9.501
78.213
3.3
4.8
4.9
4.8
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.8
-6.2
2.8
5.5
5.2
5.5
.3
.3
.8
-1.5
-12.1
373.425
763.634
204.899
162.476
227.580
345.448
374.442
771.089
204.919
162.372
228.286
344.770
375.427
773.758
205.394
162.257
228.465
347.750
1.5
5.2
.4
7.1
.3
-2.2
169.875
217.638
144.891
179.986
120.865
220.790
109.926
258.833
259.779
121.298
188.839
161.408
149.983
249.855
397.947
304.916
171.236
217.829
146.689
185.567
120.756
230.120
109.238
259.344
260.033
121.830
188.839
162.756
150.494
251.455
398.742
305.733
171.666
217.670
147.347
186.349
120.931
231.087
109.714
259.617
260.233
122.170
188.979
163.402
150.437
253.146
400.180
305.795
172.529
217.830
148.472
184.873
120.505
228.965
110.882
259.979
260.293
122.184
190.725
164.675
150.184
254.265
400.797
305.965
214.037
203.183
206.476
147.555
182.401
219.772
198.640
276.955
247.503
190.905
218.588
219.543
142.612
205.261
265.982
215.123
204.437
207.422
149.315
187.699
228.214
201.800
277.946
248.063
199.667
218.743
219.692
142.179
222.805
266.543
215.582
204.951
207.735
149.975
188.493
229.166
202.076
278.770
248.397
200.959
219.012
220.053
142.624
225.260
266.830
216.253
205.779
208.320
151.091
187.110
227.347
201.442
279.601
248.834
203.889
219.367
220.453
143.240
229.490
267.058
July
2009
Aug.
2009
Sep.
2009
Oct.
2009
Recreation 2 ......................................................................
Video and audio 2 ...........................................................
114.612
101.741
114.731
101.530
114.585
100.824
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 6 ...
127.751
191.709
486.256
551.241
85.053
81.991
102.643
9.604
80.838
127.967
192.686
489.280
554.000
84.909
81.835
102.674
9.499
78.576
Other goods and services .................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ...................................
Personal care ..................................................................
Personal care products 1 ..............................................
Personal care services 1 ...............................................
Miscellaneous personal services ..................................
373.084
762.907
204.714
162.887
227.325
344.739
Apr.
2009
Oct.
2009
-1.6
-6.0
-0.2
-.9
0.2
-3.0
3.1
6.0
12.0
5.5
.3
-.5
2.3
-10.8
-20.9
1.7
3.4
4.5
3.3
.0
-.1
1.0
-4.2
-12.4
3.1
5.2
5.0
5.2
1.1
1.1
1.3
.1
-9.2
2.4
4.7
8.2
4.4
.2
-.3
1.6
-7.5
-16.7
24.2
123.2
2.3
3.0
3.9
1.0
3.3
11.5
.5
-2.2
-1.0
3.2
2.5
5.8
1.3
-1.5
2.0
3.5
12.2
53.2
1.4
5.0
2.1
-.6
2.9
8.6
.9
-1.8
.5
3.4
-20.8
1.4
-31.9
-43.8
-.9
-53.6
-3.6
1.0
1.8
1.6
-6.6
3.6
1.0
.1
3.5
2.2
2.0
-1.6
4.5
3.6
3.5
4.2
1.3
.3
.1
.9
-13.4
4.6
1.0
2.5
3.3
2.0
8.1
-1.4
14.5
26.8
4.5
35.1
2.7
.4
-.1
2.1
-12.0
6.7
-2.2
1.1
3.3
3.9
6.4
.4
10.3
11.3
-1.2
15.7
3.5
1.8
.8
3.0
4.1
8.3
.5
7.2
2.9
1.4
-10.1
-.2
-15.7
-23.7
1.2
-30.5
-1.2
.7
1.0
1.3
-10.1
4.1
1.0
1.3
3.4
2.1
7.2
-.5
12.4
18.8
1.6
25.0
3.1
1.1
.3
2.5
-4.3
7.5
-.8
4.1
3.1
2.6
-9.9
-12.8
-9.2
-30.7
-41.3
-50.0
-23.4
1.0
1.1
-65.4
1.0
.9
-.9
-85.3
1.6
1.4
1.1
.8
4.2
3.1
3.5
.9
-.3
-.2
-8.5
1.8
2.5
5.4
-3.0
1.4
4.3
5.1
3.5
14.0
24.9
31.6
10.1
.2
-.3
32.5
1.2
1.7
2.9
95.8
1.3
4.2
5.2
3.6
9.9
10.7
14.5
5.8
3.9
2.2
30.1
1.4
1.7
1.8
56.3
1.6
-4.4
-6.1
-4.3
-15.0
-22.2
-28.0
-12.1
.3
.4
-43.8
1.4
1.7
2.2
-62.2
1.5
4.3
5.2
3.5
11.9
17.6
22.8
7.9
2.0
.9
31.3
1.3
1.7
2.4
74.9
1.5
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.
6 Indexes on a December 2007=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
Oct.2009 from—
Pricing
schedule
1
July
2009
Aug.
2009
Sep.
2009
Oct.
2009
M
215.351
215.834
215.969
Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
230.154
232.416
136.417
230.883
233.314
136.598
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
204.814
205.656
131.366
M
U.S. city average ............................................
Percent change to
Sep.2009 from—
Oct.
2008
Aug.
2009
Sep.
2009
Sep.
2008
July
2009
Aug.
2009
216.177
-0.2
0.2
0.1
-1.3
0.3
0.1
231.200
233.695
136.691
231.304
233.415
137.348
.2
.1
.5
.2
.0
.5
.0
-.1
.5
-.7
-.7
-.7
.5
.6
.2
.1
.2
.1
205.632
206.591
131.748
205.601
206.459
131.812
205.706
206.625
131.724
-.2
-.2
-.2
.0
.0
.0
.1
.1
-.1
-1.7
-1.8
-1.6
.4
.4
.3
.0
-.1
.0
200.908
201.823
201.918
202.499
.2
.3
.3
-1.8
.5
.0
Region and area size2
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) ...............................................
M
M
M
208.819
211.034
132.736
209.000
211.436
132.729
208.912
211.212
132.722
209.292
211.152
133.035
-.4
-.7
-.2
.1
-.1
.2
.2
.0
.2
-1.8
-1.7
-1.8
.0
.1
.0
.0
-.1
.0
M
210.491
210.899
210.911
212.423
-.3
.7
.7
-2.0
.2
.0
West urban .....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
219.484
223.498
132.774
219.884
224.072
132.756
220.294
224.412
133.128
220.447
224.372
133.618
-.3
-.3
-.1
.3
.1
.6
.1
.0
.4
-.8
-.7
-1.3
.4
.4
.3
.2
.2
.3
M
M
M
196.987
132.975
207.784
197.614
133.069
208.369
197.724
133.165
208.503
197.670
133.489
209.139
-.2
-.1
-.3
.0
.3
.4
.0
.2
.3
-1.1
-1.5
-1.5
.4
.1
.3
.1
.1
.1
Size classes
A 4 ..............................................................
B/C 3 ...........................................................
D .................................................................
Selected local areas5
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
210.906
224.010
211.441
224.507
211.345
225.226
211.708
225.264
-.8
-.4
.1
.3
.2
.0
-1.9
-1.0
.2
.5
.0
.3
M
237.600
238.282
238.568
238.380
.0
.0
-.1
-.6
.4
.1
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
233.018
200.558
200.663
140.810
-
236.596
201.836
201.802
140.945
-
-
-
-
-.8
-2.1
-2.0
-.8
1.5
.6
.6
.1
-
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
-
203.351
204.673
191.687
221.306
-
201.068
205.079
191.608
222.416
-2.6
-.1
.2
-.6
-1.1
.2
.0
.5
-
-
-
-
2
2
2
-
226.039
225.801
227.138
-
224.787
226.051
226.277
-.1
.1
.2
-.6
.1
-.4
-
-
-
-
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
2008
Unadjusted
indexes
Sep.
2009
Oct.
2009
Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 2009 from—
Oct.
2008
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Sep.
2009
July to
Aug.
Aug. to
Sep.
Sep. to
Oct.
Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................
100.000
211.322
629.462
211.549
630.140
-0.3
0.1
0.6
0.2
0.3
-
-
-
-
-
-
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Food .........................................................................................
Food at home .........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...............................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..............................................
Dairy and related products 1 ................................................
Fruits and vegetables ...........................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................
Other food at home ..............................................................
Sugar and sweets ..............................................................
Fats and oils .......................................................................
Other foods ........................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .........................................
Food away from home 1 .........................................................
Other food away from home 1 2 ...........................................
Alcoholic beverages .................................................................
16.942
15.865
9.201
1.249
2.315
.992
1.266
1.167
2.212
.304
.274
1.634
.472
6.664
.233
1.077
216.734
216.313
212.010
251.754
201.087
192.048
265.810
162.396
189.892
196.027
200.621
204.823
122.496
224.102
157.132
221.454
217.123
216.654
212.396
252.049
200.210
194.120
267.084
162.456
190.630
195.752
200.759
205.929
122.676
224.382
156.909
222.555
-.5
-.7
-2.8
-.6
-4.8
-8.4
-5.8
-.5
1.0
3.3
-3.9
1.4
-.3
2.4
2.6
2.6
.2
.2
.2
.1
-.4
1.1
.5
.0
.4
-.1
.1
.5
.1
.1
-.1
.5
.1
.1
.0
-.1
.4
-.4
-.9
.3
.3
.5
.1
.3
.1
.2
-.1
.2
-.1
-.1
-.3
.2
-1.1
.5
-1.1
.0
.0
1.0
-.3
-.1
.2
.1
.2
.0
.1
.1
.1
.1
-.1
1.1
-.7
-.1
.3
.2
-.2
.4
.1
.1
-.1
.3
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 .......................................................
41.313
31.224
8.279
1.209
21.430
.306
6.030
4.996
.283
4.713
1.035
4.059
.360
213.391
242.816
247.500
134.803
232.731
122.644
210.796
186.967
238.006
193.013
163.808
124.351
153.648
212.734
242.804
247.422
134.586
232.761
122.761
206.732
182.227
246.153
187.473
165.123
123.995
153.368
-.2
1.0
1.1
-4.4
1.2
2.1
-5.7
-8.1
-22.4
-7.0
5.8
-.6
.5
-.3
.0
.0
-.2
.0
.1
-1.9
-2.5
3.4
-2.9
.8
-.3
-.2
.0
.1
.0
.2
.1
.4
.3
.1
3.7
-.1
.9
-.6
.7
.0
.0
-.1
1.5
-.1
.3
.3
.2
.8
.2
.4
.2
.0
.1
.0
-.1
.5
.0
.1
1.0
1.1
6.2
.8
.8
-.5
-.2
Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................
3.979
1.024
1.568
.249
.840
122.176
113.682
112.086
119.075
128.988
123.642
115.381
113.290
119.949
130.596
1.4
-.1
1.3
1.2
3.4
1.2
1.5
1.1
.7
1.2
.0
.7
-.2
.8
-.2
.2
-.7
.7
.3
-.1
-.6
-1.0
-1.1
-1.7
.3
Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 .............................................
New vehicles ........................................................................
Used cars and trucks ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 .....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................
Public transportation ................................................................
17.067
16.284
7.627
4.057
2.863
4.029
3.770
.482
1.242
.784
182.024
178.801
91.599
135.672
130.122
221.241
221.197
133.504
246.850
238.225
183.506
180.271
93.414
138.422
133.458
219.733
219.509
133.764
247.811
239.729
-4.5
-4.6
3.2
3.8
2.3
-18.5
-18.0
1.3
3.0
-3.8
.8
.8
2.0
2.0
2.6
-.7
-.8
.2
.4
.6
2.7
2.8
.1
-1.3
1.9
8.8
9.1
-.1
.2
1.2
.8
.7
.7
.4
1.5
1.0
.8
-.1
.4
1.9
1.6
1.6
2.1
1.6
3.4
1.8
1.7
.2
.4
.9
Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities ........................................................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
Hospital and related services 3 ..............................................
5.355
1.320
4.035
2.234
1.338
378.263
299.098
401.217
323.577
570.697
379.072
299.742
402.075
324.284
573.069
3.6
4.2
3.4
2.8
6.6
.2
.2
.2
.2
.4
.3
.5
.2
.1
.6
.5
.6
.4
.4
.7
.1
.2
.1
.2
.1
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
2008
Unadjusted
indexes
Sep.
2009
Oct.
2009
Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 2009 from—
Oct.
2008
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Sep.
2009
July to
Aug.
Aug. to
Sep.
Sep. to
Oct.
Expenditure category
Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................
5.454
1.982
111.205
101.228
110.724
100.639
-0.2
-1.6
-0.4
-.6
0.0
-.2
-0.2
-.7
-0.4
-.6
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 6 ............
6.221
2.527
.219
2.308
3.694
3.568
2.965
.604
.202
124.322
192.552
496.691
541.688
87.810
85.676
102.896
9.975
77.835
124.362
192.774
497.534
542.284
87.786
85.651
102.818
9.995
77.939
2.3
4.7
6.6
4.5
.6
.5
1.4
-3.7
-13.1
.0
.1
.2
.1
.0
.0
-.1
.2
.1
.1
.4
.4
.5
-.1
-.1
.0
-1.0
-2.8
.1
.0
.4
.0
.2
.2
.3
-.4
-.8
.1
.3
.1
.4
.0
.0
-.1
.2
.1
Other goods and services ..........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................
Personal care ...........................................................................
Personal care products 1 .......................................................
Personal care services 1 ........................................................
Miscellaneous personal services ...........................................
3.668
1.267
2.401
.662
.580
.947
400.245
776.198
202.576
162.312
228.480
347.658
401.390
778.650
203.115
162.242
228.683
349.283
10.8
29.2
1.1
1.5
1.3
1.4
.3
.3
.3
.0
.1
.5
.1
.1
.1
-.2
.1
.3
.4
1.0
.0
-.1
.3
-.1
.2
.3
.2
.0
.1
.6
42.689
16.942
25.747
14.587
3.979
10.609
11.160
57.311
30.918
.306
4.713
1.035
.360
5.512
4.035
10.432
173.777
216.734
150.851
193.225
122.176
241.657
109.470
255.244
234.079
122.644
193.013
163.808
153.648
252.805
401.217
294.190
174.550
217.123
151.760
193.394
123.642
241.005
110.988
254.847
234.064
122.761
187.473
165.123
153.368
254.408
402.075
293.938
-1.9
-.5
-2.7
-5.1
1.4
-7.0
1.1
1.0
.9
2.1
-7.0
5.8
.5
3.4
3.4
2.1
.4
.2
.6
.1
1.2
-.3
1.4
-.2
.0
.1
-2.9
.8
-.2
.6
.2
-.1
1.0
.1
1.6
3.5
.0
4.7
-.3
.2
.1
.4
-.1
.9
.7
.6
.2
.2
.3
-.1
.6
.4
.2
.4
.6
.1
.0
.3
.2
.4
.0
.6
.4
.0
.6
.1
.9
-.9
-.6
-1.1
1.4
.1
.0
.1
.8
.8
-.2
.5
.1
.0
84.135
68.776
94.645
26.824
15.664
11.686
31.530
26.392
53.275
9.024
90.976
75.111
22.513
4.311
52.598
210.255
202.123
204.472
153.229
194.978
238.857
205.374
247.664
244.707
202.287
213.363
213.144
144.148
223.048
261.990
$ .473
$ .159
210.462
202.441
204.680
154.147
195.196
238.355
205.647
246.851
244.258
199.223
213.998
213.840
145.439
221.910
262.196
$ .473
$ .159
-.2
-.8
-.5
-2.5
-4.7
-6.3
-2.9
1.0
.8
-14.2
1.6
2.1
2.9
-18.7
1.7
.1
.2
.1
.6
.1
-.2
.1
-.3
-.2
-1.5
.3
.3
.9
-.5
.1
.6
.8
.6
1.6
3.3
4.3
1.8
.4
.2
4.8
.1
.1
-.1
8.6
.2
.2
.3
.2
.5
.3
.4
.1
.3
.1
.6
.1
.2
.4
1.0
.1
.4
.5
.3
.9
-.9
-1.0
-.3
.3
.2
1.5
.2
.2
.5
2.0
.1
-
-
-
-
-
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.
6 Indexes on a December 2007=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—
July
2009
Aug.
2009
Sep.
2009
Oct.
2009
Jan.
2009
Apr.
2009
July
2009
Oct.
2009
All items ..............................................................................
209.598
210.758
211.136
211.842
-10.5
1.1
4.4
Food and beverages .........................................................
Food ................................................................................
Food at home ................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ......................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .....................................
Dairy and related products 1 .......................................
Fruits and vegetables ..................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .......
Other food at home .....................................................
Sugar and sweets .....................................................
Fats and oils ..............................................................
Other foods ...............................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................
Food away from home 1 ...............................................
Other food away from home 1 2 ..................................
Alcoholic beverages ........................................................
216.821
216.395
212.646
251.916
201.245
191.783
273.468
161.977
189.366
193.001
201.077
204.578
122.119
223.408
156.904
221.612
217.045
216.610
212.744
251.677
202.128
191.048
270.988
162.465
189.945
194.039
201.203
205.196
122.217
223.789
156.769
221.978
216.778
216.317
212.018
252.195
199.912
192.048
268.099
162.444
189.934
195.992
200.499
204.911
122.496
224.102
157.132
222.073
217.027
216.531
212.185
252.524
199.773
194.120
266.270
162.244
190.529
196.328
200.113
205.775
122.676
224.382
156.909
222.843
1.2
1.0
-1.3
3.8
-3.4
-6.0
-14.2
.4
7.7
11.9
-3.3
8.9
4.8
4.2
1.3
4.9
-1.9
-2.0
-5.2
-5.5
-3.6
-22.4
1.9
-1.1
-4.5
-1.0
-8.2
-4.5
-4.3
2.7
2.7
-1.0
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 .............................................
212.765
242.884
247.880
133.136
232.879
121.765
205.268
181.483
225.175
187.619
161.801
125.131
152.577
212.823
243.044
247.869
133.451
233.061
122.254
205.839
181.747
233.552
187.525
163.201
124.347
153.667
212.863
242.930
247.669
135.480
232.761
122.644
206.356
182.153
235.480
187.880
163.808
124.592
153.648
213.063
242.918
247.420
136.095
232.770
122.761
208.463
184.089
250.133
189.323
165.178
124.011
153.368
.1
2.1
3.0
-8.0
2.4
1.5
-9.2
-11.6
-56.9
-7.3
3.6
-.6
-.9
Apparel ..............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel .............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..........................................
Footwear .........................................................................
120.666
114.086
109.019
117.941
128.313
120.672
114.936
108.852
118.857
128.063
120.949
114.131
109.649
119.258
127.912
120.228
113.038
108.460
117.261
128.352
Transportation ...................................................................
Private transportation ......................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ....................................
New vehicles ...............................................................
Used cars and trucks ..................................................
Motor fuel ......................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .....................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 .......................
Public transportation .......................................................
176.456
173.340
90.888
137.855
124.569
203.579
203.341
133.787
245.421
230.677
181.285
178.196
90.936
136.112
126.950
221.467
221.758
133.587
245.871
233.494
182.716
179.519
91.560
136.675
128.878
223.652
223.578
133.504
246.850
237.928
Medical care ......................................................................
Medical care commodities ..............................................
Medical care services .....................................................
Professional services ....................................................
Hospital and related services 3 .....................................
376.321
296.084
399.808
322.537
566.848
377.444
297.712
400.673
322.955
570.031
379.213
299.487
402.384
324.248
573.743
Apr.
2009
Oct.
2009
4.4
-4.9
4.4
-1.6
-1.9
-4.0
-1.5
-9.3
-7.8
.1
-1.9
-1.4
-4.2
-2.2
-.8
-3.2
.8
6.6
4.4
.4
.3
-.9
1.0
-2.9
5.0
-10.1
.7
2.5
7.1
-1.9
2.4
1.8
1.8
.0
2.2
-.3
-.5
-3.3
-.9
-3.5
-14.6
-6.5
-.4
1.4
5.3
-5.8
2.0
.1
3.4
2.0
1.9
-.6
-.9
-2.4
-.3
-6.1
-1.6
-5.1
-.6
.5
1.3
-2.0
.8
-.7
1.3
3.3
3.3
-.7
1.2
1.8
-13.5
1.9
1.2
-12.0
-15.1
-38.2
-13.6
4.6
2.5
1.9
-.8
.5
.6
-3.9
.7
2.3
-7.5
-10.4
-10.3
-10.4
6.7
-.5
-1.0
.6
.1
-.7
9.2
-.2
3.3
6.4
5.9
52.3
3.7
8.6
-3.5
2.1
-.3
1.6
2.4
-10.8
2.1
1.4
-10.6
-13.4
-48.4
-10.5
4.1
.9
.5
-.1
.3
-.1
2.4
.2
2.8
-.8
-2.6
16.9
-3.6
7.6
-2.1
.5
.3
3.4
-1.7
1.6
1.2
1.3
1.7
-2.4
5.1
6.0
5.5
-1.7
11.9
.6
6.2
-1.4
-3.6
-2.0
-2.3
.1
.8
2.5
-2.1
3.3
3.6
2.0
-2.7
4.7
-.8
3.1
185.612
182.415
93.467
138.886
133.216
227.788
227.480
133.764
247.811
240.111
-46.8
-47.7
-3.9
-1.2
-10.8
-86.4
-86.6
4.8
4.9
-19.1
.6
1.3
-.1
6.9
-12.9
.6
4.6
2.9
2.6
-13.1
25.8
26.9
5.6
6.8
7.8
105.0
106.8
-2.4
.4
3.8
22.4
22.6
11.8
3.0
30.8
56.7
56.6
-.1
4.0
17.4
-26.8
-27.2
-2.0
2.7
-11.8
-63.0
-62.6
3.9
3.8
-16.1
24.1
24.7
8.7
4.9
18.7
79.3
80.0
-1.3
2.2
10.4
379.750
300.144
402.852
324.921
574.505
3.8
4.8
3.5
3.3
5.8
3.8
5.0
3.4
1.0
9.8
3.0
1.4
3.5
3.9
5.5
3.7
5.6
3.1
3.0
5.5
3.8
4.9
3.4
2.1
7.8
3.4
3.5
3.3
3.5
5.5
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—
Jan.
2009
Apr.
2009
July
2009
Oct.
2009
110.717
100.681
-0.5
-2.0
0.6
.9
1.6
.4
123.601
189.872
493.984
533.704
87.807
85.676
102.896
9.975
77.835
123.757
190.521
494.705
535.632
87.785
85.651
102.818
9.995
77.939
2.8
4.3
4.2
4.3
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
-6.6
2.3
5.2
5.4
5.2
.3
.3
.7
-1.3
-12.0
398.801
768.483
202.705
162.415
227.751
347.691
400.504
776.198
202.795
162.312
228.480
347.345
401.414
778.650
203.135
162.242
228.683
349.308
2.5
5.4
1.0
7.1
.3
-1.4
171.568
216.821
147.760
187.184
120.666
232.430
109.321
254.063
234.008
121.765
187.619
161.801
152.577
250.263
399.808
292.500
173.366
217.045
150.154
193.645
120.672
243.283
108.994
254.480
234.179
122.254
187.525
163.201
153.667
251.654
400.673
293.179
173.885
216.778
150.983
194.337
120.949
244.219
109.657
254.679
234.254
122.644
187.880
163.808
153.648
253.079
402.384
293.119
174.960
217.027
152.366
192.499
120.228
241.553
111.148
255.014
234.207
122.761
189.323
165.178
153.368
254.314
402.852
293.183
208.216
199.725
202.769
150.211
189.232
230.427
201.960
244.854
243.332
190.731
212.846
212.505
143.589
205.483
261.304
209.541
201.265
203.921
152.561
195.417
240.380
205.614
245.730
243.823
199.863
213.027
212.680
143.376
223.093
261.781
210.036
201.826
204.253
153.374
196.084
241.279
205.775
246.381
244.068
201.160
213.292
213.059
143.992
225.279
261.962
210.827
202.802
204.958
154.747
194.368
238.966
205.065
247.071
244.456
204.183
213.715
213.524
144.772
229.848
262.166
July
2009
Aug.
2009
Sep.
2009
Oct.
2009
Recreation 2 ......................................................................
Video and audio 2 ...........................................................
111.418
102.121
111.415
101.924
111.147
101.243
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 6 ...
123.348
189.018
490.109
531.480
87.778
85.653
102.587
10.113
80.736
123.479
189.859
491.859
533.890
87.664
85.532
102.613
10.012
78.480
Other goods and services .................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ...................................
Personal care ..................................................................
Personal care products 1 ..............................................
Personal care services 1 ...............................................
Miscellaneous personal services ..................................
398.522
768.005
202.553
162.767
227.512
346.809
Apr.
2009
Oct.
2009
-2.5
-5.5
0.1
-.6
-0.5
-2.6
2.8
6.2
13.1
5.5
.5
.0
2.1
-10.1
-20.1
1.3
3.2
3.8
3.2
.0
.0
.9
-4.6
-13.2
2.5
4.7
4.8
4.7
1.0
1.0
1.2
.2
-9.3
2.1
4.7
8.4
4.3
.3
.0
1.5
-7.4
-16.7
36.8
125.2
2.2
3.1
3.9
1.1
4.3
11.2
.0
-2.8
-1.1
2.9
2.9
5.7
1.2
-1.3
2.1
2.9
18.4
54.1
1.6
5.1
2.1
-.2
3.6
8.4
.6
-2.0
.5
2.9
-23.7
1.2
-35.8
-47.8
.3
-57.7
-4.7
1.3
2.2
1.5
-7.3
3.6
-.9
1.9
3.5
2.0
2.1
-1.9
4.7
5.1
1.3
7.8
-.6
.4
.8
1.2
-13.6
4.6
1.9
3.3
3.4
1.8
9.6
-1.6
17.1
32.1
5.5
40.4
3.2
.6
.4
2.3
-10.4
6.7
-1.0
1.8
3.5
3.6
8.1
.4
13.1
11.9
-1.4
16.6
6.9
1.5
.3
3.3
3.7
8.6
2.1
6.6
3.1
.9
-11.8
-.3
-18.0
-25.9
.8
-32.4
-2.7
.9
1.5
1.4
-10.5
4.1
.5
2.6
3.4
1.9
8.9
-.6
15.1
21.6
2.0
28.0
5.0
1.0
.3
2.8
-3.6
7.6
.5
4.2
3.3
2.3
-12.5
-15.6
-11.2
-34.6
-45.4
-54.5
-26.6
.9
1.4
-67.3
1.2
1.2
-1.0
-85.5
2.2
1.7
1.1
1.0
4.5
4.6
6.9
1.9
-.6
-.1
-7.9
2.1
3.0
5.8
-2.1
1.8
5.6
6.2
4.5
16.6
30.0
36.9
12.0
.3
.0
36.8
1.4
2.1
3.5
97.1
1.6
5.1
6.3
4.4
12.6
11.3
15.7
6.3
3.7
1.9
31.3
1.6
1.9
3.3
56.6
1.3
-5.7
-7.6
-5.3
-17.3
-24.4
-30.3
-13.5
.1
.7
-45.2
1.6
2.1
2.4
-62.4
2.0
5.4
6.3
4.4
14.6
20.3
25.8
9.1
2.0
.9
34.0
1.5
2.0
3.4
75.7
1.5
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.
6 Indexes on a December 2007=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
Oct.2009 from—
Pricing
schedule
1
July
2009
Aug.
2009
Sep.
2009
Oct.
2009
M
210.526
211.156
211.322
Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
226.714
227.550
136.626
227.598
228.472
137.109
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
199.824
199.611
131.096
M
U.S. city average ............................................
Percent change to
Sep.2009 from—
Oct.
2008
Aug.
2009
Sep.
2009
Sep.
2008
July
2009
Aug.
2009
211.549
-0.3
0.2
0.1
-1.7
0.4
0.1
228.158
229.067
137.400
228.193
228.720
137.959
.2
.1
.3
.3
.1
.6
.0
-.2
.4
-.8
-.7
-1.1
.6
.7
.6
.2
.3
.2
200.723
200.710
131.481
200.658
200.566
131.497
200.781
200.730
131.420
-.2
-.3
-.2
.0
.0
.0
.1
.1
-.1
-2.1
-2.2
-2.0
.4
.5
.3
.0
-.1
.0
198.455
199.404
199.416
200.053
.0
.3
.3
-2.3
.5
.0
Region and area size2
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) ...............................................
M
M
M
205.415
208.492
131.063
205.867
208.995
131.302
205.726
208.677
131.284
206.121
208.577
131.621
-.6
-1.0
-.3
.1
-.2
.2
.2
.0
.3
-2.3
-2.3
-2.2
.2
.1
.2
-.1
-.2
.0
M
210.341
211.088
210.922
212.368
-.6
.6
.7
-2.7
.3
-.1
West urban .....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
213.541
215.955
132.314
213.988
216.539
132.407
214.490
217.000
132.773
214.718
217.002
133.244
-.4
-.3
-.3
.3
.2
.6
.1
.0
.4
-1.2
-1.0
-1.6
.4
.5
.3
.2
.2
.3
M
M
M
195.096
132.069
205.504
195.796
132.341
206.271
195.957
132.450
206.341
195.895
132.764
207.120
-.4
-.2
-.4
.1
.3
.4
.0
.2
.4
-1.5
-1.9
-2.1
.4
.3
.4
.1
.1
.0
Size classes
A 4 ..............................................................
B/C 3 ...........................................................
D .................................................................
Selected local areas5
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
203.554
216.128
204.246
216.628
204.278
217.302
204.511
217.474
-1.1
-.6
.1
.4
.1
.1
-2.3
-1.4
.4
.5
.0
.3
M
232.177
232.841
233.502
233.084
.1
.1
-.2
-.5
.6
.3
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
232.535
191.494
203.075
140.434
-
235.744
192.800
204.298
140.701
-
-
-
-
-1.0
-2.3
-2.6
-.7
1.4
.7
.6
.2
-
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
-
202.276
200.169
189.503
219.000
-
199.736
200.324
189.304
220.358
-2.7
-.1
-.7
-.8
-1.3
.1
-.1
.6
-
-
-
-
2
2
2
-
225.481
221.279
221.873
-
224.573
221.708
221.339
-.2
.2
.3
-.4
.2
-.2
-
-
-
-
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,
2005-2006
Unadjusted
percent change to
Oct. 2009 from—
Unadjusted
indexes
Sep.
2009
Oct.
2009
Oct.
2008
Sep.
2009
Expenditure category
All items ......................................................................................
100.000
124.021
124.179
-0.5
0.1
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
14.726
13.648
7.557
6.091
1.077
127.542
127.505
122.477
134.038
128.371
127.775
127.722
122.743
134.188
128.803
-.4
-.6
-2.9
2.2
2.4
.2
.2
.2
.1
.3
Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................
42.421
32.409
5.004
5.008
128.505
131.413
154.183
95.039
128.235
131.398
152.195
94.643
-.5
.6
-7.0
-1.2
-.2
.0
-1.3
-.4
Apparel .....................................................................................
3.988
90.302
91.496
1.1
1.3
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Public transportation ...............................................................
17.393
16.285
1.108
123.573
124.115
117.307
124.609
125.186
117.852
-3.3
-3.2
-4.6
.8
.9
.5
Medical care .............................................................................
Medical care commodities ......................................................
Medical care services .............................................................
6.085
1.615
4.470
146.587
129.938
152.700
146.888
130.234
153.001
3.3
4.1
3.0
.2
.2
.2
Recreation ................................................................................
5.935
104.955
104.321
-1.5
-.6
Education and communication .................................................
Education ...............................................................................
Communication ......................................................................
6.196
2.771
3.425
111.486
180.639
73.860
111.581
180.851
73.904
2.1
4.8
-.1
.1
.1
.1
Other goods and services ........................................................
3.257
134.310
134.750
4.0
.3
58.427
41.573
11.817
29.756
77.561
8.790
134.306
111.473
80.658
127.490
119.059
171.660
134.196
111.944
81.540
127.691
119.380
169.637
.5
-1.9
.2
-2.7
1.3
-14.4
-.1
.4
1.1
.2
.3
-1.2
Commodity and service group
Services ......................................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................................
Durables ...................................................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
Energy ........................................................................................
Indexes for 2009 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2008 are interim adjustments.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.