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(NOTE: This release was reissued on Friday, July 16, 2010, to correct errors in the January-March
2010 data. Corrections have been made to Table 7. There were no changes made to the text of the
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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – MARCH 2010
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased
0.1 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the
index increased 2.3 percent before seasonal adjustment.
The seasonally adjusted increase in the all items index was mostly due to an increase in the fresh fruits
and vegetables index, which rose 4.6 percent in March and accounted for over 60 percent of the all items
increase. Other food at home indexes were mixed and the index for food away from home was
unchanged.
The index for energy and for all items less food and energy were both unchanged in March. Within
energy, an increase in the electricity index was offset by declines in the indexes for gasoline and natural
gas. Within all items less food and energy, the indexes for medical care, new vehicles, and used cars and
trucks posted increases, while the indexes for shelter, household furnishings and operations, and apparel
declined.
Chart 1. One-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), seasonally adjusted, Mar. 2009 - Mar. 2010
Percent change
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.1
Mar'09
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar'10
Chart 2. 12-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, Mar. 2009 - Mar. 2010
Percent change
3
2
1
0
-1
-2
-3
Mar'09
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
All items
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
All items less food and energy
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Feb
Mar'10
Consumer Price Index Data for March 2010
Food
The food index rose 0.2 percent in March after rising 0.1 percent in February. The index for food away
from home, which had increased every month since January 2003, was unchanged in March. In contrast,
the index for food at home rose 0.5 percent, its largest increase since September 2008. The index for
fruits and vegetables rose 3.4 percent due to the sharp rise in the fresh fruits and vegetables index. Other
grocery store food groups registered only small changes in March. The meats, poultry, fish, and eggs
index increased 0.2 percent, while the indexes for dairy and related products and for nonalcoholic
beverages were unchanged and the indexes for cereals and bakery products and for other food at home
declined slightly. The food index has risen 0.2 percent over the last 12 months, with the food at home
index still down 0.7 percent over that period despite the March increase.
Energy
The energy index, which fell 0.5 percent in February, was unchanged in March. The gasoline index
declined for the second straight month, falling 0.8 percent. (Before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices
rose 4.5 percent in March and have increased 41.4 percent over the past 12 months.) The index for
household energy rose in March, increasing 1.3 percent mostly because of a 2.1 percent rise in the
electricity index. The fuel oil index rose 0.7 percent, but the index for natural gas declined 0.7 percent.
Over the last 12 months the energy index has risen 18.3 percent.
All items less food and energy
The index for all items less food and energy was unchanged in March after rising 0.1 percent in
February. The shelter index declined in March, falling 0.1 percent due to a 0.1 percent decline in
owners’ equivalent rent. The index for household furnishings and operations fell 0.4 percent in March,
its ninth decline in the past 10 months. The index for apparel fell 0.4 percent and the recreation index
declined 0.1 percent. In contrast to these declines, the medical care index rose 0.3 percent in March with
the index for hospital services increasing 1.1 percent. The index for used cars and trucks continued to
rise, increasing 0.5 percent, and the new vehicles index rose 0.1 percent. Over the last 12 months the
index for all items less food and energy has risen 1.1 percent, its smallest increase since January 2004.
This is largely explained by the continued deceleration of the shelter index, which has now fallen 0.6
percent over the last 12 months.
Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 2.3 percent over the last 12
months to an index level of 217.631 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index rose 0.4 percent prior to
seasonal adjustment.
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 3.0
percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 213.525 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index
rose 0.5 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.
The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 2.5 percent over the
last 12 months. For the month, the index increased 0.4 percent on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Please
note that the indexes for the post-2008 period are subject to revision.
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The Consumer Price Index for April 2010 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, May 19,
2010, at 8:30 a.m. (EDT).
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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-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 each month in 87 urban areas across the country from about 4,000 housing
units and approximately 25,000 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 2005 through
December 2009 were replaced in January 2010. 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: 46 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2010.
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.
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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 2010, BLS adjusted 30 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 David
Levin 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
2009
Unadjusted
indexes
Feb.
2010
Mar.
2010
Unadjusted
percent change to
Mar. 2010 from—
Mar.
2009
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb.
2010
Dec. to
Jan.
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................
100.000
216.741
649.259
217.631
651.925
2.3
0.4
0.2
0.0
0.1
-
-
-
-
-
-
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 .................................................................
14.795
13.738
7.801
1.108
1.745
.820
1.153
.952
2.023
.295
.232
1.496
.439
5.937
.326
1.056
219.140
218.778
215.118
251.361
202.343
198.800
274.963
162.775
191.572
201.942
200.919
205.008
121.172
225.081
158.569
222.496
219.378
219.032
215.623
250.930
202.812
198.814
280.431
162.666
190.991
199.917
198.567
204.952
122.318
224.991
158.657
222.521
.3
.2
-.7
-1.1
-1.7
-.4
2.1
-1.8
-.6
1.4
-3.0
-.7
-.1
1.2
2.7
1.1
.1
.1
.2
-.2
.2
.0
2.0
-.1
-.3
-1.0
-1.2
.0
.9
.0
.1
.0
.2
.2
.4
-.5
.4
2.1
1.3
.2
-.3
-.3
.2
-.3
-.7
.1
.3
-.1
.0
.1
.1
.0
.4
-.1
-.1
-.4
.2
1.4
-.1
.0
-.3
.1
.7
-.2
.2
.2
.5
-.1
.2
.0
3.4
.0
-.2
-1.1
-.5
.0
.9
.0
.1
.0
Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ...................................................
Lodging away from home 2 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ...................................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ......................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................
Household operations 1 2 .......................................................
41.960
32.289
5.966
.769
25.206
23.593
.347
5.081
4.028
.276
3.752
1.052
4.590
.781
215.841
248.001
249.017
128.991
256.483
256.479
124.439
210.819
186.345
277.284
189.549
168.078
126.945
149.707
216.023
248.052
249.089
133.075
256.272
256.266
124.416
212.295
187.864
276.027
191.280
168.521
126.750
149.999
-.6
-.6
.2
-3.4
.0
.0
3.0
.9
-.5
19.6
-1.8
6.6
-2.3
-.6
.1
.0
.0
3.2
-.1
-.1
.0
.7
.8
-.5
.9
.3
-.2
.2
-.3
-.5
.0
-2.1
-.1
-.1
.4
.5
.5
6.9
.0
.8
-.1
-.4
.0
.0
.0
.1
.0
.0
.1
.5
.4
-1.3
.5
.7
-.4
.1
.0
-.1
.1
.3
-.1
-.1
.0
1.1
1.3
-.5
1.4
.5
-.4
.2
Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................
3.695
.903
1.580
.196
.721
118.869
111.351
106.818
114.318
127.737
122.073
113.104
111.730
115.920
128.525
-.4
-3.9
.6
.3
1.4
2.7
1.6
4.6
1.4
.6
-.1
.2
.1
1.0
.3
-.7
-.5
-.9
-1.1
-.5
-.4
-.7
-.5
.4
-1.0
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 ................................................................
16.685
15.497
6.386
3.573
2.012
4.525
4.337
.401
1.167
1.187
189.577
185.274
97.020
138.851
140.218
227.674
227.198
135.649
245.969
241.967
192.130
187.796
97.032
138.600
140.797
237.671
237.356
135.523
246.624
244.766
13.3
13.8
5.3
3.0
16.3
41.1
41.4
.8
1.9
6.1
1.3
1.4
.0
-.2
.4
4.4
4.5
-.1
.3
1.2
1.3
1.6
.2
-.5
1.5
4.8
4.4
.4
.1
-1.8
-.1
-.1
.4
.1
.7
-1.3
-1.4
.3
.2
-.1
-.1
-.1
.2
.1
.5
-1.1
-.8
-.1
.3
.5
Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 .....................................................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
6.513
1.611
4.902
2.796
385.907
312.864
408.447
325.969
387.142
314.023
409.687
326.206
3.7
3.7
3.8
2.8
.3
.4
.3
.1
.5
.7
.5
.5
.5
.8
.4
.2
.3
.4
.3
.0
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
2009
Unadjusted
indexes
Feb.
2010
Mar.
2010
Unadjusted
percent change to
Mar. 2010 from—
Mar.
2009
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb.
2010
Dec. to
Jan.
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
Expenditure category
Hospital and related services 3 ..............................................
1.619
598.549
603.850
7.6
0.9
0.4
1.1
1.0
Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................
6.437
1.894
113.345
99.532
113.339
99.915
-1.1
-2.0
.0
.4
-.1
-.2
-.1
-.7
-.1
.1
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 6 ...............
6.434
3.035
.200
2.835
3.399
3.225
2.392
.833
.246
129.105
196.137
502.812
563.544
84.905
81.743
102.288
9.540
77.961
129.236
196.470
502.273
564.613
84.940
81.776
102.298
9.552
78.385
2.4
4.9
6.4
4.8
.0
-.3
.3
-3.2
-9.1
.1
.2
-.1
.2
.0
.0
.0
.1
.5
.3
.3
.4
.3
.2
.1
.0
.4
-.6
.2
.5
.7
.5
-.1
-.1
-.4
.9
-.5
.3
.6
.0
.6
.0
.0
.0
.1
.0
Other goods and services ..........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................
Personal care ...........................................................................
Personal care products 1 .......................................................
Personal care services 1 ........................................................
Miscellaneous personal services ...........................................
3.483
.871
2.612
.688
.642
1.048
377.992
785.714
206.137
162.029
228.107
350.780
378.808
787.268
206.594
162.367
228.429
352.028
4.9
15.9
1.2
-.2
.2
3.1
.2
.2
.2
.2
.1
.4
.1
.4
-.1
-.4
.1
.1
.1
-.1
.1
.2
-.2
.3
.1
.2
.0
.2
.1
.3
39.816
14.795
25.021
15.044
3.695
11.349
9.978
60.184
31.942
.347
3.752
1.052
.781
6.060
4.902
11.347
173.419
219.140
149.162
186.882
118.869
233.447
111.753
259.792
258.435
124.439
189.549
168.078
149.707
256.365
408.447
307.171
174.798
219.378
150.953
190.674
122.073
237.683
111.694
260.196
258.489
124.416
191.280
168.521
149.999
257.337
409.687
307.451
4.9
.3
7.9
12.0
-.4
16.8
2.2
.6
-.7
3.0
-1.8
6.6
-.6
3.8
3.8
1.8
.8
.1
1.2
2.0
2.7
1.8
-.1
.2
.0
.0
.9
.3
.2
.4
.3
.1
.8
.2
1.1
1.6
-.1
2.3
.0
-.2
-.3
.4
.0
.8
-.4
-.3
.5
.2
-.2
.0
-.3
-.3
-.7
-.3
.0
.1
-.3
.1
.5
.7
.1
.4
.4
.1
-.1
.2
-.2
-.8
-.4
-.6
-.1
.2
-.3
.0
1.4
.5
.2
.4
.3
.1
86.262
67.711
93.487
26.078
16.100
12.405
29.838
28.243
55.282
8.553
91.447
77.708
21.276
4.801
56.432
216.440
206.948
208.432
151.767
189.015
231.353
203.219
281.432
248.178
204.455
219.708
220.602
143.711
231.735
266.967
$ .461
$ .154
217.430
208.181
209.301
153.516
192.601
235.198
205.409
282.297
248.531
209.999
220.133
221.059
144.399
241.239
267.248
$ .459
$ .153
2.7
3.8
2.2
7.6
11.2
15.2
5.8
2.1
.3
18.3
1.0
1.1
1.9
39.6
.8
.5
.6
.4
1.2
1.9
1.7
1.1
.3
.1
2.7
.2
.2
.5
4.1
.1
.2
.5
.1
1.1
1.6
2.1
.9
.1
-.2
2.8
-.1
-.1
.1
4.9
-.2
.0
.0
.0
-.3
-.3
-.3
-.2
.3
-.1
-.5
.1
.1
-.1
-1.3
.1
.0
.1
.0
-.2
-.6
-.5
-.1
.4
.0
.0
.1
.0
-.1
-1.0
.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 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—
June
2009
Sep.
2009
Dec.
2009
Mar.
2010
217.729
3.7
2.5
2.5
218.838
218.494
214.628
251.354
202.506
198.800
272.571
161.872
191.211
201.656
199.352
204.793
121.172
225.081
158.569
221.954
219.338
219.032
215.622
250.990
202.823
198.814
281.805
161.908
190.831
199.463
198.373
204.843
122.318
224.991
158.657
221.946
-1.1
-1.3
-3.7
-2.8
-3.4
-10.6
-1.3
-4.4
-2.3
.4
-5.7
-2.3
-.6
1.7
3.7
1.7
-.9
-1.1
-3.3
-.2
-7.0
-1.7
-8.4
-.6
-.4
.9
-4.4
.0
-.4
1.5
3.8
2.4
216.185
248.029
248.885
129.698
256.509
256.507
124.360
212.757
188.982
280.850
192.250
166.463
127.392
149.510
216.181
247.976
248.813
129.776
256.449
256.445
124.439
213.770
189.753
277.284
193.283
167.696
126.879
149.707
216.280
247.812
248.957
130.195
256.170
256.163
124.416
216.172
192.188
276.027
196.019
168.543
126.389
149.999
-.9
1.2
1.3
.3
1.2
1.2
1.2
-13.2
-17.3
3.2
-18.5
6.9
-.2
-2.4
120.684
112.109
109.085
113.668
128.979
120.613
112.296
109.196
114.757
129.343
119.814
111.748
108.261
113.551
128.641
119.316
111.014
107.682
114.027
127.341
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 .......................................................
191.018
186.356
96.255
138.214
137.922
236.762
237.449
134.781
245.417
249.551
193.593
189.316
96.422
137.470
139.990
248.088
247.897
135.277
245.567
245.058
193.332
189.062
96.794
137.648
140.963
244.826
244.409
135.649
245.969
244.713
Medical care ......................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 ............................................
Medical care services .....................................................
Professional services ....................................................
380.732
308.221
403.177
323.045
382.737
310.494
405.006
324.784
384.703
312.864
406.755
325.373
Dec.
2009
Jan.
2010
Feb.
2010
Mar.
2010
All items ..............................................................................
217.224
217.587
217.591
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 ........................................................
218.253
217.801
213.655
252.805
200.779
194.792
269.428
162.202
191.326
199.524
199.004
205.455
122.422
224.789
156.990
222.792
218.731
218.339
214.479
251.452
201.682
198.949
272.854
162.499
190.812
198.862
199.460
204.762
121.564
224.916
157.517
222.488
Housing .............................................................................
Shelter .............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ..........................................
Lodging away from home 2 ...........................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ....................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .......
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .........................
Fuels and utilities ............................................................
Household energy .........................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 .............................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .......................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..........
Household furnishings and operations ............................
Household operations 1 2 .............................................
216.880
249.216
248.788
132.480
256.708
256.708
123.812
211.685
188.120
262.649
192.284
165.138
127.577
150.172
Apparel ..............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel .............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..........................................
Footwear .........................................................................
Sep.
2009
Mar.
2010
0.9
3.1
1.7
1.1
1.0
.7
1.6
-.2
3.0
.3
-1.5
1.2
4.5
-.6
.8
1.1
1.4
-.8
2.0
2.0
2.3
3.7
-2.8
4.1
8.5
19.7
-.7
-1.0
-.1
-1.3
-1.2
-.3
.4
4.3
-1.5
-1.0
-1.2
-3.5
-1.5
-5.2
-6.2
-4.9
-2.5
-1.4
.7
-5.1
-1.2
-.5
1.6
3.8
2.1
1.5
1.6
2.2
-.6
1.9
5.7
9.6
-1.1
.1
2.2
-.9
-.2
.4
.9
1.7
.2
-.4
-.3
-.3
-2.2
-.1
-.1
3.6
.8
-.5
7.0
-1.0
6.4
-2.5
1.2
.3
-.5
-.6
-3.1
-.4
-.4
5.5
8.6
9.5
51.8
6.9
4.8
-2.5
-.7
-1.1
-2.2
.3
-6.7
-.8
-.8
2.0
8.8
8.9
22.0
8.0
8.5
-3.7
-.5
-.6
.5
.5
-1.0
.6
.6
2.4
-6.5
-9.3
5.1
-10.2
6.6
-1.4
-.6
-.4
-1.4
-.1
-4.9
-.6
-.6
3.7
8.7
9.2
36.1
7.4
6.6
-3.1
-.6
1.1
-5.9
5.0
7.5
3.0
2.4
-2.4
4.3
1.1
4.0
-.7
-3.6
-1.6
-7.9
4.1
-4.5
-3.9
-5.0
1.3
-5.0
1.8
-4.2
4.7
4.2
3.5
-2.6
-3.7
-3.4
-3.4
-.6
193.195
188.843
96.993
137.793
141.683
242.182
242.413
135.523
246.624
246.023
23.3
25.8
5.5
7.1
7.1
109.5
110.1
-.6
.9
-6.8
14.2
13.7
2.6
-.8
15.7
43.5
41.8
-2.5
3.0
20.9
12.4
12.0
10.8
7.0
32.5
20.5
23.6
4.2
1.5
19.0
4.6
5.4
3.1
-1.2
11.4
9.5
8.6
2.2
2.0
-5.5
18.6
19.6
4.0
3.1
11.3
73.4
72.6
-1.6
2.0
6.1
8.5
8.6
6.9
2.8
21.5
14.9
15.9
3.2
1.8
6.0
386.007
314.023
408.092
325.393
3.3
2.4
3.6
3.3
3.5
4.0
3.4
2.6
2.5
.7
3.1
2.2
5.7
7.7
5.0
2.9
3.4
3.2
3.5
2.9
4.1
4.2
4.0
2.6
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—
June
2009
Sep.
2009
Dec.
2009
Mar.
2010
599.951
6.3
7.1
6.6
113.415
99.571
113.299
99.650
-.2
-.3
.1
-2.9
128.872
195.209
498.880
561.001
84.974
81.817
102.729
9.457
77.925
129.141
196.252
502.169
563.950
84.905
81.743
102.288
9.540
77.518
129.533
197.418
501.997
567.553
84.942
81.776
102.298
9.552
77.541
2.8
5.4
8.3
5.2
.2
-.5
.8
-5.6
-7.5
377.651
783.794
206.065
162.275
228.343
349.935
377.853
786.857
205.935
161.627
228.629
350.113
378.091
785.714
206.209
162.029
228.107
351.082
378.386
787.268
206.287
162.367
228.429
352.109
173.830
218.253
150.092
189.796
120.684
236.606
111.607
260.290
259.963
123.812
192.284
165.138
150.172
256.494
403.177
306.521
175.196
218.731
151.759
192.765
120.613
241.982
111.565
259.716
259.168
124.360
192.250
166.463
149.510
255.735
405.006
306.985
174.878
218.838
151.280
192.192
119.814
241.214
111.514
260.045
258.517
124.439
193.283
167.696
149.707
256.676
406.755
307.265
217.160
207.147
209.126
152.681
191.439
234.233
204.280
281.171
249.198
209.699
219.695
220.764
143.702
239.662
267.248
217.489
208.128
209.424
154.302
194.517
239.081
206.144
281.417
248.690
215.536
219.524
220.463
143.863
251.449
266.630
217.469
208.155
209.353
153.820
193.959
238.287
205.792
282.121
248.541
214.379
219.646
220.579
143.761
248.149
266.894
Dec.
2009
Jan.
2010
Feb.
2010
Mar.
2010
Hospital and related services 3 .....................................
585.044
587.561
593.869
Recreation 2 ......................................................................
Video and audio 2 ...........................................................
113.598
100.440
113.524
100.255
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 6 .....
128.528
194.587
496.737
559.232
84.815
81.728
102.707
9.423
78.356
Other goods and services .................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ...................................
Personal care ..................................................................
Personal care products 1 ..............................................
Personal care services 1 ...............................................
Miscellaneous personal services ..................................
Sep.
2009
Mar.
2010
10.6
6.7
8.6
-3.3
-1.9
-1.0
-3.1
.0
-1.6
-2.2
-2.5
2.3
4.3
6.9
4.1
.3
.3
3.1
-10.4
-21.3
1.4
3.9
6.0
3.8
-1.0
-1.2
-1.0
-1.8
-2.1
3.2
5.9
4.3
6.1
.6
.2
-1.6
5.6
-4.1
2.5
4.9
7.6
4.7
.3
-.1
1.9
-8.0
-14.7
2.3
4.9
5.2
4.9
-.2
-.5
-1.3
1.8
-3.1
11.0
45.9
.9
-1.0
-.7
2.0
4.6
14.0
1.4
.2
1.3
1.7
3.4
6.8
2.2
-.2
.1
6.0
.8
1.8
.4
.2
.2
2.5
7.8
28.9
1.1
-.4
.3
1.9
2.1
4.2
1.3
.0
.1
4.3
174.762
219.338
150.920
190.632
119.316
239.779
111.430
260.469
257.746
124.416
196.019
168.543
149.999
257.816
408.092
307.678
9.3
-1.1
16.4
25.8
1.1
34.3
3.4
.0
1.2
1.2
-18.5
6.9
-2.4
.3
3.6
2.0
4.2
-.9
7.4
14.0
2.4
20.4
-.5
1.3
-.1
3.6
-1.0
6.4
1.2
7.3
3.4
2.7
4.4
1.1
6.4
7.9
-.7
9.0
6.8
1.1
-.4
5.5
6.9
4.8
-.7
5.5
3.1
.9
2.2
2.0
2.2
1.8
-4.5
5.5
-.6
.3
-3.4
2.0
8.0
8.5
-.5
2.1
5.0
1.5
6.7
-1.0
11.8
19.8
1.8
27.2
1.4
.7
.6
2.4
-10.2
6.6
-.6
3.8
3.5
2.4
3.3
1.5
4.3
4.8
-2.6
7.2
3.0
.7
-1.9
3.7
7.4
6.6
-.6
3.8
4.0
1.2
217.544
208.414
209.445
153.468
192.716
237.059
205.619
283.215
248.658
214.376
219.799
220.664
143.666
245.556
267.103
4.5
4.9
3.7
15.7
22.7
30.5
8.8
-1.0
-.2
29.2
1.6
2.2
4.0
100.3
1.5
3.2
3.9
2.5
7.2
14.4
18.7
7.5
3.1
1.1
20.4
1.0
1.4
1.2
41.1
1.5
2.7
3.9
2.5
6.2
6.1
8.3
4.4
3.6
1.3
15.3
1.3
1.3
2.9
22.1
.7
.7
2.5
.6
2.1
2.7
4.9
2.6
2.9
-.9
9.2
.2
-.2
-.1
10.2
-.2
3.8
4.4
3.1
11.4
18.5
24.5
8.2
1.0
.5
24.7
1.3
1.8
2.6
68.1
1.5
1.7
3.2
1.5
4.1
4.4
6.6
3.5
3.2
.2
12.2
.7
.6
1.4
16.0
.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 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
Mar.2010 from—
Pricing
schedule
1
Dec.
2009
Jan.
2010
Feb.
2010
Mar.
2010
M
215.949
216.687
216.741
Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
231.462
233.475
137.597
232.294
234.109
138.416
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
205.613
206.399
131.742
M
U.S. city average ............................................
Percent change to
Feb.2010 from—
Mar.
2009
Jan.
2010
Feb.
2010
Feb.
2009
Dec.
2009
Jan.
2010
217.631
2.3
0.4
0.4
2.1
0.4
0.0
232.382
234.183
138.491
233.188
235.060
138.871
2.6
2.3
3.3
.4
.4
.3
.3
.4
.3
2.5
2.1
3.4
.4
.3
.6
.0
.0
.1
206.564
207.325
132.417
206.563
207.329
132.451
207.359
207.975
133.096
2.6
2.3
2.9
.4
.3
.5
.4
.3
.5
2.5
2.3
2.6
.5
.5
.5
.0
.0
.0
202.738
203.490
203.274
204.204
3.5
.4
.5
3.5
.3
-.1
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
209.476
210.971
133.252
210.056
211.762
133.517
210.020
211.503
133.575
211.216
212.692
134.363
2.5
2.0
2.7
.6
.4
.6
.6
.6
.6
2.3
1.7
2.5
.3
.3
.2
.0
-.1
.0
M
213.159
213.873
214.007
215.026
3.9
.5
.5
3.5
.4
.1
West urban .....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
219.307
223.058
133.132
219.989
223.852
133.366
220.179
223.989
133.513
220.809
224.636
133.863
1.6
1.6
1.6
.4
.4
.4
.3
.3
.3
1.4
1.4
1.4
.4
.4
.3
.1
.1
.1
M
M
M
197.246
133.535
209.192
197.948
133.954
209.984
197.949
134.028
210.098
198.695
134.639
211.011
2.0
2.6
3.1
.4
.5
.5
.4
.5
.4
1.8
2.4
3.0
.4
.4
.4
.0
.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
211.185
223.643
212.104
224.610
212.456
224.620
212.952
225.483
2.6
1.9
.4
.4
.2
.4
2.5
1.4
.6
.4
.2
.0
M
238.427
238.970
238.862
240.101
2.1
.5
.5
1.8
.2
.0
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
-
237.266
203.037
202.106
141.124
-
237.986
203.577
201.982
141.741
2.5
2.1
1.0
2.3
.3
.3
-.1
.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
200.456
203.880
190.932
222.943
-
202.646
203.380
192.412
222.505
-
-
-
-
1.7
.7
2.4
.9
1.1
-.2
.8
-.2
-
2
2
2
224.800
224.239
225.596
-
226.529
226.145
226.085
-
-
-
-
2.8
1.8
.6
.8
.8
.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 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
2009
Unadjusted
indexes
Feb.
2010
Mar.
2010
Unadjusted
percent change to
Mar. 2010 from—
Mar.
2009
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb.
2010
Dec. to
Jan.
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................
100.000
212.544
633.105
213.525
636.025
3.0
0.5
0.3
0.0
0.1
-
-
-
-
-
-
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 .................................................................
16.425
15.333
8.900
1.257
2.144
.898
1.223
1.123
2.254
.321
.259
1.674
.472
6.433
.321
1.092
218.299
217.837
213.839
251.757
202.139
197.583
271.974
162.524
190.831
200.880
201.356
205.117
121.482
225.168
158.826
223.621
218.502
218.066
214.291
251.493
202.540
197.370
277.347
162.499
190.232
198.720
198.808
205.081
122.543
225.072
159.023
223.452
.2
.1
-.8
-1.1
-1.7
-.3
2.1
-1.8
-.7
1.4
-3.3
-.7
-.2
1.2
3.2
1.3
.1
.1
.2
-.1
.2
-.1
2.0
.0
-.3
-1.1
-1.3
.0
.9
.0
.1
-.1
.2
.2
.4
-.6
.4
2.1
1.2
.2
-.2
-.2
.2
-.3
-.6
.0
.5
-.1
.1
.1
.1
-.1
.6
.0
-.1
-.3
.1
1.4
.0
-.1
-.5
.1
.7
-.3
.2
.2
.4
-.1
.1
-.1
3.4
.1
-.3
-1.1
-1.0
.0
.9
.0
.1
-.2
Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ...................................................
Lodging away from home 2 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ...................................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ......................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................
Household operations 1 2 .......................................................
39.753
30.171
8.476
.432
20.959
20.218
.303
5.632
4.517
.271
4.246
1.114
3.950
.369
212.401
242.002
247.448
130.571
232.354
232.353
125.367
209.171
183.918
281.157
187.730
168.774
123.097
151.535
212.604
242.019
247.555
134.632
232.179
232.180
125.374
210.775
185.557
279.384
189.595
169.229
122.859
152.065
-.3
-.2
.1
-2.4
.0
.0
3.5
.7
-.7
18.3
-1.7
6.8
-2.0
-.8
.1
.0
.0
3.1
-.1
-.1
.0
.8
.9
-.6
1.0
.3
-.2
.3
-.1
-.3
.0
-2.0
-.1
-.1
.7
.6
.6
7.1
.2
.8
-.1
-.6
.0
.0
.0
.5
.0
.0
.1
.2
.1
-1.0
.2
.8
-.4
.0
.1
.0
.1
.4
-.1
-.1
.0
1.1
1.3
-.6
1.4
.5
-.5
.3
Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................
3.788
.945
1.568
.285
.781
118.607
111.575
106.496
117.789
127.843
121.347
113.032
110.885
119.644
128.172
-.7
-4.8
.5
1.4
1.0
2.3
1.3
4.1
1.6
.3
.0
.0
.1
1.6
.1
-.5
-.4
-.5
-1.2
-.4
-.7
-1.1
-.8
.5
-1.2
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 ................................................................
18.647
17.881
6.952
3.385
2.944
5.774
5.530
.472
1.180
.766
188.406
185.268
95.819
139.905
141.079
228.569
228.207
135.694
248.479
240.418
191.294
188.146
95.900
139.653
141.657
238.769
238.583
135.573
249.127
242.942
15.3
15.7
7.2
2.9
16.4
41.2
41.5
.8
1.8
6.1
1.5
1.6
.1
-.2
.4
4.5
4.5
-.1
.3
1.0
1.7
1.8
.3
-.5
1.5
4.9
4.4
.4
.1
-1.8
-.1
-.1
.4
.1
.7
-1.2
-1.5
.2
.2
-.2
-.1
-.1
.2
.1
.4
-1.0
-.8
-.1
.3
.5
Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 .....................................................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
5.261
1.301
3.961
2.195
386.919
304.320
411.114
329.020
388.330
305.532
412.568
329.294
4.0
3.7
4.1
2.8
.4
.4
.4
.1
.5
.7
.5
.6
.6
.8
.5
.1
.4
.4
.4
.0
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
2009
Unadjusted
indexes
Feb.
2010
Mar.
2010
Unadjusted
percent change to
Mar. 2010 from—
Mar.
2009
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb.
2010
Dec. to
Jan.
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
Expenditure category
Hospital and related services 3 ..............................................
1.339
598.149
604.070
8.4
1.0
0.4
1.3
1.1
Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................
6.031
2.046
110.076
100.084
110.073
100.547
-1.2
-1.6
.0
.5
.0
-.1
.0
-.6
-.1
.1
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 6 ...............
6.175
2.327
.196
2.131
3.848
3.715
2.906
.809
.225
124.334
193.641
505.356
544.155
87.501
85.314
102.038
10.077
77.939
124.455
193.965
505.642
545.120
87.548
85.362
102.048
10.099
78.474
1.9
4.9
6.5
4.8
-.1
-.3
.1
-2.7
-8.8
.1
.2
.1
.2
.1
.1
.0
.2
.7
.2
.3
.4
.3
.1
.0
-.1
.4
-.3
.2
.6
.6
.6
-.1
-.1
-.5
1.0
-.7
.3
.6
.2
.6
.1
.1
.0
.2
.2
Other goods and services ..........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................
Personal care ...........................................................................
Personal care products 1 .......................................................
Personal care services 1 ........................................................
Miscellaneous personal services ...........................................
3.919
1.397
2.522
.733
.577
1.019
404.722
790.710
203.824
162.073
228.169
352.366
405.641
792.452
204.294
162.417
228.500
353.667
6.7
16.2
1.1
-.1
.1
2.8
.2
.2
.2
.2
.1
.4
.1
.4
.0
-.3
.1
.3
.0
-.2
.1
.2
-.3
.2
.1
.2
.0
.2
.1
.3
43.589
16.425
27.164
16.703
3.788
12.915
10.461
56.411
29.868
.303
4.246
1.114
.369
5.918
3.961
10.631
176.118
218.299
153.444
195.059
118.607
246.914
112.618
255.199
233.234
125.367
187.730
168.774
151.535
256.809
411.114
294.230
177.591
218.502
155.417
199.133
121.347
251.912
112.618
255.634
233.250
125.374
189.595
169.229
152.065
257.728
412.568
294.564
6.0
.2
9.7
13.9
-.7
19.2
3.9
.8
-.3
3.5
-1.7
6.8
-.8
4.0
4.1
1.6
.8
.1
1.3
2.1
2.3
2.0
.0
.2
.0
.0
1.0
.3
.3
.4
.4
.1
.9
.2
1.3
1.9
.0
2.5
.1
-.1
-.2
.7
.2
.8
-.6
-.2
.5
.2
-.1
.1
-.3
-.4
-.5
-.5
.1
.1
-.2
.1
.2
.8
.0
.4
.5
.1
-.1
.2
-.3
-.9
-.7
-.6
.0
.2
-.1
.0
1.4
.5
.3
.5
.4
.1
84.667
69.829
94.739
28.256
17.795
14.007
33.128
26.543
52.450
10.291
89.709
74.376
22.211
6.045
52.165
211.423
204.101
205.461
155.820
196.831
243.829
207.092
248.586
244.205
204.494
214.472
214.172
145.722
231.808
262.559
$ .470
$ .158
212.535
205.441
206.420
157.742
200.682
248.369
209.370
249.464
244.586
210.425
214.857
214.589
146.319
241.599
262.830
$ .468
$ .157
3.6
4.5
3.0
9.4
13.1
17.7
6.7
2.1
.6
19.6
1.4
1.6
3.0
40.0
1.0
.5
.7
.5
1.2
2.0
1.9
1.1
.4
.2
2.9
.2
.2
.4
4.2
.1
.4
.6
.3
1.3
1.8
2.3
1.1
.1
-.1
3.1
.0
.0
.2
5.0
-.1
.0
.0
.0
-.3
-.4
-.5
-.2
.3
.0
-.6
.1
.1
.0
-1.2
.1
.0
.1
.0
-.3
-.8
-.5
-.2
.4
.1
.0
.1
.0
-.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 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—
June
2009
Sep.
2009
Dec.
2009
Mar.
2010
213.775
4.4
3.4
3.0
218.037
217.593
213.428
251.687
202.401
197.583
270.020
161.550
190.493
200.465
200.243
204.886
121.482
225.168
158.826
223.101
218.460
218.080
214.314
251.556
202.550
197.370
279.327
161.684
190.002
198.278
198.210
204.931
122.543
225.072
159.023
222.599
-1.3
-1.5
-3.7
-2.9
-3.8
-10.0
-1.3
-4.6
-2.3
.3
-5.1
-2.3
-1.0
1.5
2.7
2.3
-1.1
-1.3
-3.5
-.4
-7.3
-1.8
-8.4
-1.0
-.4
1.2
-4.9
.0
-.1
1.7
5.4
2.2
212.818
241.969
247.305
130.907
232.351
232.351
125.299
211.617
187.075
284.061
191.039
167.045
123.590
151.499
212.780
241.916
247.213
131.519
232.286
232.286
125.367
212.146
187.283
281.157
191.397
168.416
123.126
151.535
212.977
241.831
247.433
132.046
232.065
232.066
125.374
214.560
189.703
279.384
194.113
169.271
122.564
152.065
-1.0
1.2
1.2
.3
1.3
1.3
1.4
-13.1
-16.9
-.6
-17.7
6.9
.4
-1.5
120.151
112.285
108.442
116.548
129.173
120.099
112.252
108.554
118.441
129.256
119.483
111.820
107.988
117.058
128.706
118.685
110.643
107.167
117.615
127.183
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 .......................................................
189.949
186.609
95.030
139.358
138.813
237.946
238.841
134.892
247.812
247.857
193.144
190.031
95.343
138.596
140.866
249.602
249.318
135.383
247.975
243.274
192.920
189.821
95.710
138.749
141.875
246.705
245.597
135.694
248.479
242.675
Medical care ......................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 ............................................
Medical care services .....................................................
Professional services ....................................................
381.504
299.777
405.483
325.933
383.504
301.890
407.372
327.911
385.728
304.320
409.435
328.390
Dec.
2009
Jan.
2010
Feb.
2010
Mar.
2010
All items ..............................................................................
212.920
213.638
213.644
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 ........................................................
217.426
216.887
212.400
253.427
200.365
193.546
267.011
161.738
190.619
198.163
199.828
205.590
122.796
224.940
156.830
223.876
217.876
217.376
213.166
251.835
201.172
197.663
270.176
162.068
190.215
197.745
200.194
205.030
122.051
225.015
157.670
223.748
Housing .............................................................................
Shelter .............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ..........................................
Lodging away from home 2 ...........................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ....................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .......
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .........................
Fuels and utilities ............................................................
Household energy .........................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 .............................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .......................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..........
Household furnishings and operations ............................
Household operations 1 2 .............................................
213.065
242.592
247.237
133.606
232.585
232.585
124.415
210.281
185.937
265.130
190.655
165.662
123.744
152.486
Apparel ..............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel .............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..........................................
Footwear .........................................................................
Sep.
2009
Mar.
2010
1.6
3.9
2.3
1.2
1.1
.8
1.7
.3
3.2
.2
-1.3
1.2
3.9
.0
.9
1.0
1.5
-.8
3.2
1.9
2.2
3.7
-2.9
4.4
8.1
19.8
-.1
-1.3
.2
-3.2
-1.3
-.8
.2
5.7
-2.3
-1.2
-1.4
-3.6
-1.7
-5.6
-6.0
-4.9
-2.8
-1.3
.7
-5.0
-1.1
-.6
1.6
4.0
2.3
1.6
1.6
2.2
-.6
2.3
5.6
9.6
-.7
-.1
2.0
-1.6
-.2
.1
.9
2.4
.4
-.1
-.1
-.3
-.8
-.1
-.1
3.7
1.3
.1
3.7
-.1
6.3
-2.2
2.6
.4
-.6
-.7
-3.3
-.4
-.4
5.9
7.4
8.0
54.0
5.7
5.0
-2.3
-3.0
-.2
-1.2
.3
-4.6
-.9
-.9
3.1
8.4
8.4
23.3
7.5
9.0
-3.8
-1.1
-.6
.5
.4
-.3
.6
.6
2.6
-6.2
-8.8
1.5
-9.3
6.6
-.9
.5
.1
-.9
-.2
-4.0
-.7
-.7
4.5
7.9
8.2
37.8
6.6
7.0
-3.0
-2.0
1.3
-5.9
3.8
9.6
3.7
2.8
-1.4
5.9
1.0
3.1
-2.1
-6.1
-2.9
-7.7
3.7
-4.8
-5.7
-4.6
3.7
-6.0
2.0
-3.7
4.9
5.2
3.4
-3.4
-5.9
-3.8
-2.2
-1.3
192.779
189.636
95.930
138.848
142.513
244.355
243.680
135.573
249.127
243.933
25.3
26.8
5.8
6.8
7.5
100.9
109.6
-.6
.8
-5.7
17.2
17.1
5.0
-.7
15.8
48.4
40.8
-2.3
2.8
20.4
14.1
13.9
15.0
7.2
32.8
20.0
25.5
4.2
1.6
18.9
6.1
6.6
3.8
-1.5
11.1
11.2
8.4
2.0
2.1
-6.2
21.2
21.8
5.4
3.0
11.6
72.6
71.8
-1.5
1.8
6.5
10.0
10.2
9.3
2.8
21.5
15.5
16.6
3.1
1.9
5.6
387.193
305.532
410.965
328.391
3.4
2.2
3.8
3.3
3.6
3.7
3.6
2.7
2.7
.9
3.3
2.3
6.1
7.9
5.5
3.1
3.5
3.0
3.7
3.0
4.4
4.3
4.4
2.7
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—
June
2009
Sep.
2009
Dec.
2009
Mar.
2010
600.485
6.8
7.7
7.1
110.176
100.171
110.035
100.265
-.2
.2
-.7
-2.3
124.142
192.430
501.581
540.811
87.616
85.433
102.504
9.978
77.929
124.338
193.654
504.554
544.275
87.501
85.314
102.038
10.077
77.391
124.650
194.762
505.419
547.590
87.550
85.362
102.048
10.099
77.573
2.2
5.2
8.7
4.8
.2
-.3
.7
-5.3
-7.3
404.292
789.173
203.727
162.231
228.614
351.092
404.888
791.959
203.775
161.689
228.793
352.090
404.813
790.710
203.895
162.073
228.169
352.853
405.258
792.452
203.994
162.417
228.500
353.940
176.635
217.426
154.519
198.438
120.151
251.007
112.317
255.350
234.082
124.415
190.655
165.662
152.486
256.122
405.483
293.681
178.233
217.876
156.580
202.280
120.099
257.262
112.382
255.157
233.607
125.299
191.039
167.045
151.499
255.588
407.372
294.133
177.989
218.037
156.171
201.470
119.483
255.925
112.465
255.440
233.241
125.367
191.397
168.416
151.535
256.694
409.435
294.301
212.031
204.406
206.007
156.879
200.048
247.582
208.232
248.380
244.797
210.195
214.189
214.023
145.608
240.247
262.385
212.790
205.615
206.680
158.886
203.681
253.287
210.553
248.589
244.523
216.617
214.235
213.979
145.835
252.253
262.136
212.759
205.643
206.620
158.469
202.891
252.038
210.177
249.271
244.557
215.259
214.406
214.141
145.848
249.339
262.409
Dec.
2009
Jan.
2010
Feb.
2010
Mar.
2010
Hospital and related services 3 .....................................
583.389
585.929
593.708
Recreation 2 ......................................................................
Video and audio 2 ...........................................................
110.221
100.934
110.176
100.793
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 6 .....
123.911
191.835
499.745
539.155
87.545
85.404
102.585
9.935
78.163
Other goods and services .................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ...................................
Personal care ..................................................................
Personal care products 1 ..............................................
Personal care services 1 ...............................................
Miscellaneous personal services ..................................
Sep.
2009
Mar.
2010
12.2
7.2
9.6
-3.2
-1.6
-.7
-2.6
-.5
-1.1
-2.0
-2.1
2.1
4.2
6.6
4.0
.7
.7
2.9
-9.9
-20.5
1.0
4.2
6.1
4.0
-1.2
-1.3
-1.2
-1.6
-3.0
2.4
6.2
4.6
6.4
.0
-.2
-2.1
6.8
-3.0
2.2
4.7
7.6
4.4
.4
.2
1.8
-7.6
-14.2
1.7
5.2
5.3
5.2
-.6
-.7
-1.6
2.5
-3.0
16.7
47.8
.7
-.9
-.7
1.5
6.0
13.5
1.3
.4
1.2
1.6
3.8
6.9
1.8
-.2
.2
4.9
1.0
1.7
.5
.5
-.2
3.3
11.2
29.5
1.0
-.3
.2
1.5
2.4
4.2
1.2
.1
.0
4.1
177.800
218.460
155.727
199.698
118.685
254.457
112.488
255.973
232.894
125.374
194.113
169.271
152.065
258.012
410.965
294.699
10.6
-1.3
18.7
28.3
1.3
41.0
4.1
-.1
1.0
1.4
-17.7
6.9
-1.5
1.4
3.8
1.6
6.0
-1.1
10.4
17.3
2.8
22.5
1.4
1.3
.1
3.7
-.1
6.3
2.6
6.4
3.6
2.4
5.4
1.2
8.0
9.1
-2.1
10.8
9.7
1.1
-.2
5.9
5.7
5.0
-3.0
5.0
3.3
.8
2.7
1.9
3.2
2.6
-4.8
5.6
.6
1.0
-2.0
3.1
7.5
9.0
-1.1
3.0
5.5
1.4
8.3
-1.2
14.5
22.6
2.0
31.4
2.7
.6
.6
2.6
-9.3
6.6
.5
3.9
3.7
2.0
4.0
1.6
5.5
5.8
-3.4
8.2
5.1
1.0
-1.1
4.5
6.6
7.0
-2.0
4.0
4.4
1.1
212.827
205.853
206.710
158.022
201.191
250.660
209.771
250.360
244.863
215.253
214.554
214.221
145.661
246.999
262.692
5.6
5.9
4.5
18.1
26.3
37.0
11.0
-1.2
-.2
30.5
1.9
2.7
5.2
94.2
1.6
4.3
5.0
3.4
10.1
16.4
20.8
8.6
2.9
1.2
24.4
1.2
1.7
2.4
46.1
1.5
3.4
4.6
3.0
7.8
8.7
10.2
4.4
3.4
1.2
14.7
1.7
1.8
4.4
21.3
.7
1.5
2.9
1.4
2.9
2.3
5.1
3.0
3.2
.1
10.0
.7
.4
.1
11.7
.5
4.9
5.4
3.9
14.0
21.2
28.7
9.8
.8
.5
27.4
1.6
2.2
3.8
68.5
1.5
2.4
3.7
2.2
5.3
5.5
7.6
3.7
3.3
.6
12.3
1.2
1.1
2.3
16.4
.6
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
Mar.2010 from—
Pricing
schedule
1
Dec.
2009
Jan.
2010
Feb.
2010
Mar.
2010
M
211.703
212.568
212.544
Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
228.794
229.180
138.522
229.744
229.919
139.364
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
200.999
200.820
131.639
M
U.S. city average ............................................
Percent change to
Feb.2010 from—
Mar.
2009
Jan.
2010
Feb.
2010
Feb.
2009
Dec.
2009
Jan.
2010
213.525
3.0
0.5
0.5
2.8
0.4
0.0
229.874
230.099
139.379
230.622
230.819
139.869
3.1
2.8
3.9
.4
.4
.4
.3
.3
.4
3.1
2.7
4.1
.5
.4
.6
.1
.1
.0
202.180
201.957
132.502
202.044
201.758
132.507
202.966
202.639
133.140
3.3
2.9
3.6
.4
.3
.5
.5
.4
.5
3.2
2.9
3.4
.5
.5
.7
-.1
-.1
.0
200.471
201.414
201.118
202.072
4.0
.3
.5
3.9
.3
-.1
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
206.716
208.788
132.136
207.405
209.619
132.508
207.325
209.288
132.528
208.621
210.613
133.388
3.4
2.7
3.7
.6
.5
.7
.6
.6
.6
3.1
2.3
3.3
.3
.2
.3
.0
-.2
.0
M
213.184
213.984
214.172
215.205
4.6
.6
.5
4.3
.5
.1
West urban .....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
213.919
215.988
132.983
214.664
216.905
133.238
214.710
216.850
133.325
215.457
217.700
133.675
2.3
2.2
2.3
.4
.4
.3
.3
.4
.3
2.0
1.9
2.0
.4
.4
.3
.0
.0
.1
M
M
M
195.779
133.072
207.417
196.606
133.589
208.297
196.516
133.619
208.368
197.377
134.274
209.326
2.6
3.4
3.9
.4
.5
.5
.4
.5
.5
2.4
3.2
3.8
.4
.4
.5
.0
.0
.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
204.196
216.233
205.529
217.290
205.627
217.090
206.381
218.157
3.1
2.4
.4
.4
.4
.5
2.8
1.8
.7
.4
.0
-.1
M
233.448
234.067
234.153
235.240
2.7
.5
.5
2.4
.3
.0
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
-
237.999
194.529
205.456
141.155
-
238.388
194.852
205.351
141.782
2.8
2.5
2.3
3.1
.2
.2
-.1
.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
199.331
199.614
188.842
221.067
-
201.407
198.913
190.351
221.074
-
-
-
-
2.0
1.4
2.9
1.6
1.0
-.4
.8
.0
-
2
2
2
224.732
220.121
220.905
-
226.539
222.049
221.215
-
-
-
-
3.3
2.4
1.1
.8
.9
.1
-
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,
2007-2008
Unadjusted
percent change to
Mar. 2010 from—
Unadjusted
indexes
Feb.
2010
Mar.
2010
Mar.
2009
Feb.
2010
Expenditure category
All items 1 ...................................................................................
100.000
R125.604
R126.162
2.5
0.4
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
14.519
13.493
7.780
5.712
1.027
127.923
127.895
122.940
134.648
128.745
128.059
128.042
123.224
134.591
128.735
.1
.0
-.8
1.2
1.0
.1
.1
.2
.0
.0
Housing 2 .................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Fuels and utilities 3 .................................................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................
42.074
32.119
5.231
4.724
R128.240
R128.351
130.840
R157.467
94.268
R158.501
94.131
-.7
-.6
.9
-2.5
.1
.0
.7
-.1
Apparel .....................................................................................
3.772
88.474
90.965
-.7
2.8
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Public transportation ...............................................................
17.199
16.013
1.186
129.375
130.185
118.725
131.306
132.155
120.161
15.4
16.2
6.0
1.5
1.5
1.2
Medical care .............................................................................
Medical care commodities ......................................................
Medical care services .............................................................
6.294
1.570
4.723
149.521
131.864
156.001
149.981
132.364
156.442
3.4
3.4
3.4
.3
.4
.3
Recreation ................................................................................
6.625
103.267
103.246
-2.8
.0
Education and communication .................................................
Education ...............................................................................
Communication ......................................................................
6.288
2.804
3.484
111.783
181.011
73.285
111.902
181.331
73.321
1.6
4.7
-.9
.1
.2
.0
Other goods and services ........................................................
3.229
137.103
137.391
3.9
.2
59.383
40.617
10.376
30.241
76.901
9.606
R134.773
R134.980
114.347
81.503
131.435
119.518
R181.912
115.341
81.460
132.997
119.777
R186.931
.5
5.4
1.3
6.8
.8
20.9
.2
.9
-.1
1.2
.2
2.8
130.877
Commodity and service group
Services 4 ...................................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................................
Durables ...................................................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
Energy 5 .....................................................................................
1
2
3
4
5
R
Revised index: Jan. 2010=125.628.
Revised index: Jan. 2010=128.296.
Revised index: Jan. 2010=157.973.
Revised index: Jan. 2010=134.619.
Revised index: Jan. 2010=185.213.
Revised.
Indexes for 2010 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2009 are interim adjustments.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.