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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – AUGUST 2010
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent in August on a
seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Before seasonal
adjustment, the all items index increased 0.1 percent for the month.) Over the last 12 months, the all
items index increased 1.1 percent before seasonal adjustment.
The energy index rose in August and, as in July, was the primary factor in the seasonally adjusted all
items increase. All major energy components posted increases, with the gasoline index being the main
factor. The food index, which declined in July, rose in August. The food at home index was unchanged
while the index for food away from home increased.
The index for all items less food and energy was unchanged in August after increasing in each of the
previous three months. This pattern mirrors the shelter index, which also was unchanged in August after
rising in recent months. Posting increases in August were the indexes for medical care, used cars, and
new vehicles, while the indexes for recreation and apparel declined.
Over the last 12 months, the index for all items less food and energy rose 0.9 percent, though the shelter
component posted a 0.7 percent decline. The food index increased at a similar rate, rising 1.0 percent,
with grocery store food prices up 0.8 percent. The energy index posted a somewhat larger increase,
rising 3.8 percent with gasoline up 4.4 percent.
Chart 1. One-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), seasonally adjusted, Aug. 2009 - Aug. 2010
Percent change
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
Jul
Aug'10
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
-0.1
-0.2
-0.1
-0.2
Aug'09
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Chart 2. 12-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, Aug. 2009 - Aug. 2010
Percent change
3
2
1
0
-1
-2
Aug'09
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
All items
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
All items less food and energy
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Jul
Aug'10
Consumer Price Index Data for August 2010
Food
The food index rose 0.2 percent in August after falling 0.1 percent in July. The index for food away
from home, which was unchanged in July, increased 0.3 percent in August. The index for food at home
was unchanged in August after declining each of the two previous months. The six major grocery store
food groups were evenly split between increases and decreases. The fruits and vegetables index rose 0.4
percent in August after a series of recent declines, and the indexes for cereals and bakery products and
for other food at home also posted slight increases. In contrast, the index for meats, poultry, fish, and
eggs fell 0.3 percent, ending a string of seven consecutive increases, and the indexes for dairy and
related products and for nonalcoholic beverages both fell slightly.
Energy
The energy index rose 2.3 percent in August following a 2.6 percent increase in July. The gasoline index
rose for the second month in a row after five straight declines, increasing 3.9 percent in August after a
4.6 percent increase in July. (Before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices rose 0.4 percent in August and
have risen 3.5 percent over the last six months.) The household energy index, which rose 0.6 percent in
July, rose 0.5 percent in August as all of its components posted increases. The fuel oil index rose 0.9
percent in August after declining in July. The index for electricity edged up 0.2 percent in August after a
0.5 percent increase in July. The index for natural gas rose for the third month in a row, increasing 1.1
percent.
All items less food and energy
The index for all items less food and energy was unchanged in August after rising 0.1 percent in July.
The shelter index, which rose 0.1 percent in each of the previous three months, was unchanged in
August, as was the index for household furnishings and operations. Within the shelter component, the
index for rent declined 0.1 percent, its first decline since November of last year. The index for owners’
equivalent rent was unchanged and the lodging away from home index fell 1.3 percent. The index for
medical care rose 0.2 percent following a 0.1 percent decline in July, with both the medical care
commodities index and the medical care services index rising 0.2 percent. The index for hospital
services rose 0.5 percent in August after a 0.5 percent decline in July. The index for used cars and trucks
continued to increase, rising 0.7 percent in August, and the index for new vehicles rose 0.3 percent. In
contrast to these increases, the recreation index continued to decline, falling 0.2 percent after a 0.1
percent decrease in July. The apparel index turned down in August, falling 0.1 percent after rising in
each of the three previous months.
The 12-month change in the index for all items less food and energy has held steady at 0.9 percent for
five months in a row. Indexes that contributed to the increase include used cars and trucks (up 15.5
percent), medical care (up 3.2 percent), new vehicles (up 2.3 percent), airline fares (up 8.7 percent), and
tobacco (up 7.7 percent). Partially offsetting these increases were declines in the indexes for shelter
(down 0.7 percent), household furnishings and operations (down 2.6 percent), recreation (down 1.1
percent), and apparel (down 0.4 percent).
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Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 1.1 percent over the last 12
months to an index level of 218.312 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index rose 0.1 percent prior to
seasonal adjustment.
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 1.4
percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 214.205 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index
rose 0.1 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.
The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 0.9 percent over the
last 12 months. For the month, the index rose 0.1 percent on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Please note
that the indexes for the post-2008 period are subject to revision.
The Consumer Price Index for September 2010 is scheduled to be released on Friday, October 15,
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 2009”.
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/cpivar2009.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
July
2010
Aug.
2010
Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2010 from—
Aug.
2009
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
July
2010
May to
June
June to
July
July to
Aug.
Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................
100.000
218.011
653.066
218.312
653.966
1.1
0.1
-0.1
0.3
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 .................................................................
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
219.539
219.121
215.256
250.172
208.989
198.991
265.967
161.121
191.529
201.180
200.506
205.166
122.052
225.710
159.338
223.639
219.877
219.491
215.382
249.736
208.854
198.712
265.914
161.764
192.026
200.335
201.764
205.857
121.787
226.422
159.517
223.536
1.0
1.0
.8
-1.0
2.9
3.3
-.5
-.7
.4
2.5
.6
-.1
-.1
1.2
1.8
1.2
.2
.2
.1
-.2
-.1
-.1
.0
.4
.3
-.4
.6
.3
-.2
.3
.1
.0
.0
.0
-.1
-.6
1.0
.1
-1.3
-.2
-.3
-1.2
.0
-.2
.8
.1
.5
.1
.0
-.1
-.1
-.3
.3
.5
-1.9
.6
.2
.6
.0
.1
.4
.0
.0
.5
.1
.2
.0
.1
-.3
-.1
.4
-.1
.2
-.1
.7
.2
-.2
.3
.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
217.076
248.677
249.126
143.358
256.395
256.387
125.865
219.614
195.268
261.257
200.177
171.156
125.239
150.747
216.976
248.595
249.024
139.999
256.509
256.503
126.463
219.602
194.865
263.196
199.632
172.491
125.005
150.630
-.4
-.7
.0
1.9
-.3
-.3
3.8
3.3
2.7
10.8
2.1
5.7
-2.6
.1
.0
.0
.0
-2.3
.0
.0
.5
.0
-.2
.7
-.3
.8
-.2
-.1
-.1
.1
.1
1.3
.1
.1
.2
-1.2
-1.6
-2.6
-1.6
.2
-.4
.0
.1
.1
.1
.2
.1
.1
.5
.6
.6
-1.6
.8
.4
-.1
.1
.0
.0
-.1
-1.3
.0
.0
.5
.4
.5
.7
.4
.2
.0
-.1
Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................
3.695
.903
1.580
.196
.721
115.248
109.670
100.659
112.882
125.212
116.667
110.229
102.702
113.245
125.656
-.4
-.5
-1.2
-.4
.3
1.2
.5
2.0
.3
.4
.8
2.3
.2
.8
.6
.6
-.2
1.4
2.2
.2
-.1
-.1
-.3
-1.3
-.5
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
193.038
188.028
97.620
137.323
146.379
234.642
234.091
137.236
247.536
257.337
193.454
188.616
97.891
137.119
147.909
235.690
235.110
137.646
248.390
254.717
4.9
4.8
5.1
2.3
15.5
4.7
4.4
3.1
2.0
6.6
.2
.3
.3
-.1
1.0
.4
.4
.3
.3
-1.0
-1.0
-1.0
.3
.1
.9
-4.1
-4.5
.4
.1
-.5
1.3
1.4
.3
.1
.8
4.4
4.6
.4
.0
-.8
1.2
1.3
.4
.3
.7
3.9
3.9
.3
.3
-.2
Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 .....................................................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
6.513
1.611
4.902
2.796
387.898
314.113
410.710
328.899
388.467
314.881
411.182
329.318
3.2
3.0
3.2
2.8
.1
.2
.1
.1
.3
.0
.4
.4
-.1
-.2
.0
.3
.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
2009
Unadjusted
indexes
July
2010
Aug.
2010
Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2010 from—
Aug.
2009
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
July
2010
May to
June
June to
July
July to
Aug.
Expenditure category
Hospital and related services 3 ..............................................
1.619
604.291
605.859
6.3
0.3
0.6
-0.4
0.5
Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................
6.437
1.894
113.689
99.244
113.521
98.852
-1.1
-2.6
-.1
-.4
.1
.4
-.1
-.4
-.2
-.5
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
129.586
198.206
504.856
569.750
84.703
81.535
102.471
9.399
75.912
130.599
201.476
504.635
579.833
84.699
81.532
102.534
9.381
75.798
1.9
4.3
3.0
4.4
-.3
-.4
-.1
-1.2
-3.5
.8
1.6
.0
1.8
.0
.0
.1
-.2
-.2
.1
.4
.8
.4
-.2
-.2
-.1
-.5
-.4
.2
.4
-.2
.4
.1
.1
.2
-.2
.4
.0
.0
-1.4
.1
.0
.0
.1
-.2
.2
Other goods and services ..........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................
Personal care ...........................................................................
Personal care products 1 .......................................................
Personal care services 1 ........................................................
Miscellaneous personal services ...........................................
3.483
.871
2.612
.688
.642
1.048
383.247
819.214
207.025
161.372
230.519
354.533
383.685
822.662
207.042
161.337
230.354
355.429
2.9
7.7
1.3
-.7
1.2
3.0
.1
.4
.0
.0
-.1
.3
.4
1.0
.2
-.2
.1
.1
.7
1.6
.4
.8
.1
.5
.3
.4
.2
.0
-.1
.2
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
173.503
219.539
149.116
187.006
115.248
235.935
111.555
262.241
259.115
125.865
200.177
171.156
150.747
261.054
410.710
310.033
173.925
219.877
149.558
187.890
116.667
236.498
111.587
262.421
259.015
126.463
199.632
172.491
150.630
260.944
411.182
311.443
1.7
1.0
2.1
1.9
-.4
2.6
2.3
.8
-.7
3.8
2.1
5.7
.1
3.5
3.2
1.8
.2
.2
.3
.5
1.2
.2
.0
.1
.0
.5
-.3
.8
-.1
.0
.1
.5
-.4
.0
-.6
-.8
.8
-1.7
.1
.0
.0
.2
-1.6
.2
.0
.0
.4
.2
.5
.0
.9
1.3
.6
1.9
.1
.1
-.1
.5
.8
.4
.1
.0
.0
.3
.5
.1
.8
1.4
-.1
2.0
.4
.1
.1
.5
.4
.2
-.1
.1
.2
.0
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
217.857
208.469
209.664
151.754
189.196
233.710
203.471
286.238
250.605
212.372
220.316
221.258
142.864
237.602
268.655
$ .459
$ .153
218.147
208.925
209.952
152.182
190.025
234.212
204.111
286.775
250.766
212.663
220.619
221.551
143.206
238.702
268.903
$ .458
$ .153
1.2
2.0
1.0
2.0
1.9
2.5
1.5
2.5
.6
3.8
.9
.9
1.3
5.1
.7
.1
.2
.1
.3
.4
.2
.3
.2
.1
.1
.1
.1
.2
.5
.1
-.2
-.3
-.2
-.6
-1.0
-1.6
-.9
-.1
-.1
-2.9
.1
.2
.2
-4.1
.1
.4
.4
.3
.9
1.4
1.7
.8
.1
.0
2.6
.1
.1
.2
4.0
.1
.3
.4
.3
.7
1.3
1.8
.9
.2
.1
2.3
.1
.0
.1
3.8
.0
-
-
-
-
-
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—
Nov.
2009
Feb.
2010
May
2010
Aug.
2010
218.150
2.4
1.4
-0.7
219.641
219.222
215.430
248.561
209.196
198.991
269.266
161.755
190.968
200.816
199.743
204.548
122.052
225.710
159.338
223.758
219.961
219.563
215.506
248.746
208.537
198.712
270.413
161.588
191.436
200.610
201.077
205.055
121.787
226.422
159.517
223.789
.3
.1
-1.2
.7
-3.4
3.2
-4.9
-1.5
.3
6.8
-4.0
-.3
-2.0
1.7
.8
2.8
1.6
1.9
2.7
-.7
3.2
10.5
6.5
-.7
.7
5.5
3.0
-.6
-.3
.8
4.0
-1.4
215.933
248.360
249.201
137.144
256.370
256.365
125.289
212.218
187.134
265.521
191.036
170.723
125.203
150.560
216.192
248.533
249.381
137.410
256.521
256.513
125.865
213.471
188.333
261.257
192.576
171.409
125.135
150.747
216.277
248.475
249.213
135.651
256.580
256.575
126.463
214.372
189.216
263.196
193.441
171.833
125.193
150.630
.1
-.8
-.7
-.9
-.8
-.8
1.4
8.8
9.7
44.1
7.5
5.1
-2.7
-1.0
118.740
110.897
106.381
113.803
127.334
119.705
113.432
106.627
114.727
128.153
120.373
113.220
108.074
117.212
128.465
120.205
113.094
107.759
115.667
127.882
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 .......................................................
189.994
185.021
97.011
137.840
142.691
224.806
224.391
136.135
247.311
254.009
188.135
183.147
97.307
137.939
143.950
215.489
214.321
136.686
247.635
252.626
190.544
185.797
97.557
138.139
145.088
224.977
224.135
137.236
247.536
250.567
Medical care ......................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 ............................................
Medical care services .....................................................
Professional services ....................................................
387.136
314.923
409.293
326.207
388.254
314.888
410.880
327.522
387.933
314.113
410.759
328.610
May
2010
June
2010
July
2010
Aug.
2010
All items ..............................................................................
217.224
216.929
217.597
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 ........................................................
219.764
219.459
215.939
250.615
206.622
197.749
278.110
161.177
191.270
202.040
199.880
204.717
120.607
225.573
158.529
222.354
219.696
219.369
215.622
249.216
208.669
197.947
274.549
160.840
190.613
199.608
199.817
204.265
121.551
225.797
159.271
222.582
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 .............................................
216.172
248.080
249.015
135.330
256.166
256.161
125.036
214.885
190.232
272.606
194.056
170.317
125.708
150.575
Apparel ..............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel .............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..........................................
Footwear .........................................................................
Feb.
2010
Aug.
2010
1.7
1.9
0.5
1.7
1.8
2.5
-1.2
8.4
-2.1
8.4
-1.7
.1
.8
1.1
-.1
-1.9
.9
-.1
.7
.4
.2
-.8
-2.9
3.8
2.0
-10.6
1.0
.3
-2.8
2.4
.7
4.0
1.5
2.5
2.6
1.0
1.0
.7
.0
-.2
6.8
.6
-1.1
.5
6.2
-.5
-.5
-1.2
1.3
2.4
.7
1.0
1.0
.8
-2.1
6.0
-.1
-1.6
-.4
.2
-1.0
1.7
.3
1.0
1.2
1.2
1.7
-1.3
-1.9
.0
-7.5
-.4
-.4
7.4
3.6
2.7
28.9
.9
7.9
-2.3
-1.1
.0
.2
.3
18.2
-.4
-.4
1.9
2.1
1.0
-6.6
1.6
6.4
-3.6
2.3
.2
.6
.3
1.0
.6
.6
4.6
-1.0
-2.1
-13.1
-1.3
3.6
-1.6
.1
-.6
-1.3
-.3
-4.3
-.6
-.6
4.3
6.2
6.1
36.3
4.2
6.5
-2.5
-1.0
.1
.4
.3
9.3
.1
.1
3.3
.6
-.6
-9.9
.2
5.0
-2.6
1.2
-1.2
-4.6
-3.5
-7.2
3.8
-1.4
-2.2
.5
-1.4
-.2
-3.5
-3.0
-6.8
.9
-4.0
5.0
8.2
5.3
6.7
1.7
-1.3
-3.4
-1.5
-4.4
1.8
.7
2.4
-.9
3.8
-1.2
192.909
188.302
97.908
138.529
146.093
233.847
232.965
137.646
248.390
250.191
12.8
12.2
11.8
9.4
29.9
18.2
17.2
2.1
3.4
21.6
8.0
8.9
3.4
-2.5
18.8
22.2
22.9
4.3
.7
-2.9
-6.7
-8.3
.9
.6
5.0
-28.9
-29.0
1.4
2.2
16.1
6.3
7.3
3.8
2.0
9.9
17.1
16.2
4.5
1.8
-5.9
10.4
10.5
7.5
3.3
24.3
20.2
20.0
3.2
2.0
8.7
-.4
-.8
2.3
1.3
7.4
-8.8
-9.1
3.0
2.0
4.5
388.842
314.881
411.709
329.413
3.6
3.6
3.5
2.8
4.8
5.7
4.5
3.6
2.6
2.7
2.5
1.0
1.8
-.1
2.4
4.0
4.2
4.7
4.0
3.2
2.2
1.3
2.5
2.5
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—
Nov.
2009
Feb.
2010
May
2010
Aug.
2010
608.304
6.6
8.7
7.4
113.599
99.240
113.375
98.747
-2.2
-3.1
-1.9
-3.9
130.083
199.925
509.604
574.662
84.657
81.487
102.303
9.422
75.891
130.355
200.686
508.430
577.097
84.702
81.535
102.471
9.399
76.160
130.369
200.746
501.521
577.834
84.695
81.532
102.534
9.381
76.281
1.1
3.0
6.5
2.7
-.6
-.7
-.6
-1.3
-1.5
379.027
798.192
205.796
160.351
230.013
352.658
380.603
806.154
206.246
160.061
230.225
353.072
383.432
819.214
207.160
161.372
230.519
354.973
384.493
822.662
207.630
161.337
230.354
355.528
173.127
219.764
148.511
185.316
118.740
231.178
111.315
261.066
258.334
125.036
194.056
170.317
150.575
259.890
409.293
309.426
172.440
219.696
147.598
183.771
119.705
227.173
111.381
261.169
258.297
125.289
191.036
170.723
150.560
259.909
410.880
310.105
173.368
219.641
148.890
186.102
120.373
231.395
111.465
261.549
257.998
125.865
192.576
171.409
150.747
259.852
410.759
310.990
216.892
207.597
208.883
151.127
187.713
229.400
202.850
284.374
249.394
205.093
220.179
221.037
143.357
228.758
267.941
216.564
207.070
208.536
150.242
185.878
225.675
201.106
284.147
249.234
199.059
220.463
221.388
143.626
219.487
268.337
217.361
207.943
209.236
151.537
188.502
229.614
202.701
284.537
249.251
204.195
220.684
221.676
143.923
228.353
268.610
May
2010
June
2010
July
2010
Aug.
2010
Hospital and related services 3 .....................................
604.503
607.995
605.466
Recreation 2 ......................................................................
Video and audio 2 ...........................................................
113.557
99.212
113.695
99.598
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 .....
129.932
199.041
505.738
572.249
84.811
81.641
102.369
9.473
76.179
Other goods and services .................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ...................................
Personal care ..................................................................
Personal care products 1 ..............................................
Personal care services 1 ...............................................
Miscellaneous personal services ..................................
Feb.
2010
Aug.
2010
2.5
7.6
4.9
.5
-1.4
-.6
-1.9
-2.1
-3.5
-.1
-1.6
2.8
5.0
6.1
5.0
.6
.3
-.9
3.1
-6.3
2.5
5.8
2.9
6.0
-.4
-.5
.3
-2.8
-6.7
1.4
3.5
-3.3
4.0
-.5
-.5
.6
-3.8
.5
2.0
4.0
6.3
3.8
.0
-.2
-.8
.9
-3.9
1.9
4.6
-.3
5.0
-.5
-.5
.5
-3.3
-3.2
3.8
9.7
1.6
-1.8
1.4
4.8
1.2
2.2
.9
.7
-.4
2.1
1.0
6.5
-.8
-4.1
3.4
1.8
5.9
12.8
3.6
2.5
.6
3.3
2.5
5.9
1.3
-.5
.5
3.4
3.4
9.6
1.4
-.9
2.0
2.5
174.304
219.961
150.042
188.620
120.205
235.953
111.895
261.680
258.276
126.463
193.441
171.833
150.630
260.059
411.709
311.046
4.2
.3
6.6
7.3
-1.2
8.8
6.9
1.2
-.4
1.4
7.5
5.1
-1.0
7.3
3.5
.9
3.7
1.6
5.0
8.3
-1.4
11.5
.9
-.1
-2.0
7.4
.9
7.9
-1.1
1.5
4.5
1.4
-3.9
1.7
-7.1
-13.6
-3.5
-15.6
-.7
1.6
-.3
1.9
1.6
6.4
2.3
5.1
2.5
2.8
2.7
.4
4.2
7.3
5.0
8.5
2.1
.9
-.1
4.6
-1.3
3.6
.1
.3
2.4
2.1
4.0
1.0
5.8
7.8
-1.3
10.1
3.8
.6
-1.2
4.3
4.2
6.5
-1.0
4.3
4.0
1.2
-.7
1.0
-1.6
-3.7
.7
-4.3
.7
1.3
-.2
3.3
.2
5.0
1.2
2.7
2.5
2.5
217.947
208.744
209.770
152.662
190.950
233.855
204.516
284.979
249.511
208.874
220.823
221.779
144.079
236.938
268.672
2.8
4.0
2.3
6.4
6.2
8.0
4.2
3.7
1.4
14.2
1.3
1.6
3.6
19.6
.8
1.3
2.9
1.1
4.7
7.9
10.2
4.2
2.3
-.6
12.8
.3
.1
.7
22.6
-.2
-1.1
-1.1
-.9
-6.8
-12.3
-14.1
-5.6
3.2
1.4
-16.2
1.0
.8
-1.1
-27.8
1.6
2.0
2.2
1.7
4.1
7.1
8.0
3.3
.9
.2
7.6
1.2
1.3
2.0
15.1
1.1
2.0
3.5
1.7
5.6
7.1
9.1
4.2
3.0
.4
13.5
.8
.8
2.1
21.1
.3
.4
.6
.4
-1.5
-3.1
-3.7
-1.2
2.0
.8
-5.1
1.1
1.1
.4
-8.8
1.3
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
Aug.2010 from—
Pricing
schedule
1
May
2010
June
2010
July
2010
Aug.
2010
M
218.178
217.965
218.011
Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
234.130
236.054
139.362
233.834
235.769
139.163
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
207.987
208.489
133.772
M
U.S. city average ............................................
Percent change to
July2010 from—
Aug.
2009
June
2010
July
2010
July
2009
May
2010
June
2010
218.312
1.1
0.2
0.1
1.2
-0.1
0.0
233.885
235.770
139.274
234.150
236.089
139.348
1.4
1.2
2.0
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
1.6
1.4
2.1
-.1
-.1
-.1
.0
.0
.1
207.886
208.289
133.845
208.211
208.556
134.130
208.639
208.912
134.375
1.5
1.1
2.0
.4
.3
.4
.2
.2
.2
1.7
1.4
2.1
.1
.0
.3
.2
.1
.2
204.026
203.749
203.992
204.985
1.6
.6
.5
1.5
.0
.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
211.423
213.101
134.500
211.232
213.121
134.173
210.988
212.696
134.130
211.308
212.947
134.335
1.1
.7
1.2
.0
-.1
.1
.2
.1
.2
1.0
.8
1.1
-.2
-.2
-.3
-.1
-.2
.0
M
214.336
215.216
214.639
215.266
2.1
.0
.3
2.0
.1
-.3
West urban .....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
221.417
225.571
133.889
221.147
225.291
133.635
221.331
225.574
133.685
221.523
225.790
133.704
.7
.8
.7
.2
.2
.1
.1
.1
.0
.8
.9
.7
.0
.0
-.2
.1
.1
.0
M
M
M
199.358
134.909
210.739
199.183
134.692
211.094
199.224
134.753
210.882
199.477
134.908
211.606
.9
1.4
1.6
.1
.2
.2
.1
.1
.3
1.1
1.3
1.5
-.1
-.1
.1
.0
.0
-.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
212.984
226.438
212.186
225.877
212.535
225.991
212.784
226.373
.6
.8
.3
.2
.1
.2
.8
.9
-.2
-.2
.2
.1
M
241.075
240.817
241.147
241.569
1.4
.3
.2
1.5
.0
.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
238.083
204.024
202.108
142.025
-
236.132
203.989
200.227
141.966
-
-
-
-
1.3
1.7
-.2
.8
-.8
.0
-.9
.0
-
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
-
204.725
204.891
194.734
222.390
-
204.511
205.412
195.165
222.803
.6
.4
1.8
.7
-.1
.3
.2
.2
-
-
-
-
2
2
2
-
228.074
228.110
226.118
-
228.500
227.954
227.645
1.1
1.0
.2
.2
-.1
.7
-
-
-
-
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
July
2010
Aug.
2010
Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2010 from—
Aug.
2009
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
July
2010
May to
June
June to
July
July to
Aug.
Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................
100.000
213.898
637.138
214.205
638.052
1.4
0.1
-0.2
0.4
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 .................................................................
16.425
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
218.784
218.276
214.212
250.670
208.784
197.782
263.715
160.862
190.675
199.857
200.656
205.206
122.217
225.707
159.725
224.772
219.175
218.696
214.392
250.327
208.676
197.651
263.946
161.353
191.226
198.872
201.786
206.021
121.804
226.481
159.866
224.749
1.0
1.0
.8
-1.0
3.1
3.5
-.7
-.7
.3
2.2
.3
-.1
-.3
1.2
2.0
1.4
.2
.2
.1
-.1
-.1
-.1
.1
.3
.3
-.5
.6
.4
-.3
.3
.1
.0
.0
-.1
-.2
-.6
1.1
.1
-1.5
-.3
-.4
-1.2
-.1
-.2
.8
.1
.4
.1
.0
.0
.0
-.2
.3
.6
-1.8
.7
.2
.4
.0
.2
.3
-.1
.1
.7
.2
.2
.0
.2
-.3
-.1
.4
-.2
.3
-.2
.6
.3
-.3
.3
.1
.1
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
213.743
242.396
247.442
145.768
232.271
232.272
126.950
218.770
193.671
263.269
199.162
171.690
121.273
153.634
213.603
242.295
247.250
140.967
232.373
232.374
127.526
218.703
193.259
264.904
198.640
172.934
120.912
153.542
-.1
-.4
-.1
1.7
-.3
-.3
4.3
3.3
2.7
10.6
2.3
5.7
-2.7
-.1
-.1
.0
-.1
-3.3
.0
.0
.5
.0
-.2
.6
-.3
.7
-.3
-.1
-.1
.1
.1
1.8
.1
.1
.2
-1.2
-1.5
-2.5
-1.5
.2
-.3
.0
.1
.1
.0
.3
.1
.1
.5
.6
.6
-1.6
.8
.4
-.2
.3
.0
.0
-.1
-2.0
.0
.0
.5
.6
.7
.6
.7
.2
-.1
-.1
Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................
3.788
.945
1.568
.285
.781
114.464
109.313
99.600
116.291
125.317
115.600
110.005
101.483
116.066
125.535
-1.3
-1.5
-2.2
-.4
-.3
1.0
.6
1.9
-.2
.2
.8
2.1
.2
.8
.5
.4
-.5
.8
2.0
.3
-.4
.1
-.7
-2.1
-.5
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
192.051
188.577
97.003
138.387
147.247
235.399
234.959
137.218
250.143
253.625
192.657
189.261
97.389
138.152
148.782
236.436
235.966
137.612
251.084
251.634
5.5
5.5
6.9
2.2
15.5
4.7
4.4
3.0
2.1
6.2
.3
.4
.4
-.2
1.0
.4
.4
.3
.4
-.8
-1.1
-1.1
.4
.1
.9
-4.2
-4.6
.4
.1
-.6
1.5
1.6
.3
.1
.8
4.4
4.6
.4
.0
-.6
1.6
1.7
.4
.2
.7
4.7
3.9
.3
.4
.0
Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 .....................................................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
5.261
1.301
3.961
2.195
389.335
305.764
413.883
332.219
389.905
306.541
414.344
332.656
3.4
3.1
3.5
3.0
.1
.3
.1
.1
.3
.0
.4
.4
.0
-.2
.0
.3
.2
.3
.2
.2
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
July
2010
Aug.
2010
Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2010 from—
Aug.
2009
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
July
2010
May to
June
June to
July
July to
Aug.
Expenditure category
Hospital and related services 3 ..............................................
1.339
605.634
607.181
7.0
0.3
0.6
-0.2
0.5
Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................
6.031
2.046
110.076
99.660
109.967
99.385
-1.3
-2.4
-.1
-.3
.1
.3
-.2
-.3
-.2
-.4
Education and communication 2 ................................................
Education 2 ..............................................................................
Educational books and supplies .............................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................
Communication 2 .....................................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ............................
Telephone services 1 2 .........................................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ...............
6.175
2.327
.196
2.131
3.848
3.715
2.906
.809
.225
124.687
195.550
506.799
549.874
87.376
85.186
102.185
9.957
75.929
125.425
198.537
508.150
558.909
87.391
85.201
102.239
9.947
75.848
1.5
4.4
2.9
4.5
-.3
-.4
-.4
-.6
-3.4
.6
1.5
.3
1.6
.0
.0
.1
-.1
-.1
.1
.5
.7
.4
-.2
-.2
-.1
-.5
-.6
.2
.4
-.3
.4
.1
.1
.2
-.2
.5
.0
.0
-1.1
.1
.0
.0
.1
-.1
.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
411.793
824.198
204.575
161.416
230.769
355.667
412.453
827.609
204.604
161.376
230.625
356.582
3.6
7.7
1.2
-.6
1.3
2.6
.2
.4
.0
.0
-.1
.3
.5
1.0
.2
-.2
.1
.0
.9
1.6
.5
.9
.1
.4
.3
.4
.2
.0
-.1
.2
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
176.554
218.784
153.847
195.484
114.464
250.103
112.995
257.595
233.588
126.950
199.162
171.690
153.634
260.674
413.883
296.475
177.003
219.175
154.309
196.297
115.600
250.745
113.125
257.745
233.478
127.526
198.640
172.934
153.542
260.904
414.344
297.576
2.1
1.0
2.7
2.0
-1.3
3.0
3.7
.9
-.5
4.3
2.3
5.7
-.1
3.6
3.5
1.5
.3
.2
.3
.4
1.0
.3
.1
.1
.0
.5
-.3
.7
-.1
.1
.1
.4
-.5
.0
-.7
-1.5
.8
-1.9
.3
.0
.0
.2
-1.5
.2
.0
.1
.4
.2
.6
.0
1.0
1.7
.4
2.1
.1
.2
.0
.5
.8
.4
.3
.2
.0
.2
.7
.2
1.0
1.5
-.4
2.2
.3
.1
.0
.5
.7
.2
-.1
.1
.2
.0
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
212.937
205.817
206.771
156.245
197.295
246.832
207.547
253.109
246.547
212.674
215.005
214.724
145.205
237.720
263.922
$ .468
$ .157
213.224
206.276
207.068
156.695
198.064
247.415
208.167
253.551
246.681
212.996
215.312
215.009
145.557
238.785
264.149
$ .467
$ .157
1.5
2.3
1.3
2.7
2.0
2.9
1.5
2.5
.7
3.8
1.2
1.2
2.0
5.0
.8
.1
.2
.1
.3
.4
.2
.3
.2
.1
.2
.1
.1
.2
.4
.1
-.2
-.3
-.2
-.7
-1.4
-1.8
-.8
-.1
.0
-3.0
.1
.2
.3
-4.1
.1
.4
.5
.4
1.0
1.6
2.0
.9
.2
.1
2.7
.1
.1
.2
4.1
.1
.4
.5
.4
1.0
1.5
2.0
.9
.2
.1
2.9
.1
.0
.1
4.5
.0
-
-
-
-
-
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—
Nov.
2009
Feb.
2010
May
2010
Aug.
2010
214.019
2.8
2.3
-1.4
218.851
218.336
214.312
249.053
208.949
197.782
266.463
161.496
190.144
199.386
199.998
204.633
122.217
225.707
159.725
224.936
219.203
218.696
214.392
249.429
208.288
197.651
267.571
161.246
190.637
199.065
201.168
205.225
121.804
226.481
159.866
225.179
.2
.0
-1.4
.9
-3.6
3.5
-5.0
-1.8
.0
6.7
-3.8
-.6
-1.9
1.8
.2
3.2
1.7
1.9
2.9
-1.4
4.1
10.5
6.5
-.1
.8
5.3
3.2
-.4
-.5
.6
5.1
-1.3
212.526
242.233
247.585
138.894
232.272
232.275
126.345
211.014
185.237
267.671
189.775
171.367
121.367
153.235
212.756
242.390
247.705
139.345
232.411
232.411
126.950
212.231
186.400
263.269
191.240
172.010
121.071
153.634
212.842
242.282
247.460
136.626
232.443
232.444
127.526
213.407
187.614
264.904
192.489
172.296
121.001
153.542
.4
-.7
-.9
.0
-.7
-.7
1.9
7.9
8.5
44.1
6.7
5.1
-1.7
-2.4
118.204
111.040
105.741
117.581
127.277
119.096
113.393
105.953
118.487
127.913
119.544
112.845
106.821
120.885
128.294
119.017
112.965
106.111
118.376
127.689
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 .......................................................
188.273
184.801
96.087
138.877
143.528
224.388
225.380
136.182
249.841
250.693
186.209
182.732
96.497
139.038
144.773
214.902
215.031
136.719
250.142
249.252
189.020
185.661
96.827
139.218
145.889
224.320
224.891
137.218
250.143
247.744
Medical care ......................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 ............................................
Medical care services .....................................................
Professional services ....................................................
388.456
306.458
412.337
329.497
389.639
306.440
414.012
330.959
389.453
305.764
414.049
331.963
May
2010
June
2010
July
2010
Aug.
2010
All items ..............................................................................
212.882
212.487
213.275
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 ........................................................
218.938
218.546
214.701
251.275
206.203
196.490
275.416
160.946
190.471
200.989
200.344
204.735
120.869
225.657
158.901
223.245
218.830
218.416
214.353
249.676
208.396
196.663
271.241
160.429
189.767
198.514
200.054
204.250
121.830
225.846
159.601
223.450
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 .............................................
212.781
241.982
247.434
136.433
232.086
232.088
126.051
213.520
188.088
274.630
192.568
171.010
121.712
153.176
Apparel ..............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel .............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..........................................
Footwear .........................................................................
Feb.
2010
Aug.
2010
2.2
2.6
0.4
1.7
1.8
2.4
-.7
7.7
-2.2
8.2
-1.5
.0
1.0
.2
-.3
-2.0
.9
.2
.3
.5
.3
-.6
-2.9
4.1
2.4
-10.9
.7
.3
-3.8
1.7
1.0
3.1
1.5
2.5
3.5
1.0
1.0
.7
-.3
.2
7.0
.6
-1.0
.4
6.0
-.3
-.5
-1.2
1.2
2.6
1.0
1.1
1.0
.9
-1.8
5.9
.1
-1.8
-.4
.2
-1.4
.9
.3
.5
1.2
1.3
1.9
-.7
-1.2
-.1
-6.7
-.6
-.6
8.5
3.0
1.9
31.9
.2
8.4
-2.1
-3.1
.0
.1
.4
15.8
-.3
-.3
2.2
2.6
1.7
-9.0
2.5
6.3
-4.5
4.4
.1
.5
.0
.6
.6
.6
4.8
-.2
-1.0
-13.4
-.2
3.0
-2.3
1.0
-.1
-.9
-.5
-3.4
-.7
-.7
5.2
5.4
5.2
37.9
3.4
6.8
-1.9
-2.8
.1
.3
.2
7.9
.1
.1
3.5
1.2
.4
-11.2
1.1
4.7
-3.4
2.7
-1.9
-5.9
-3.4
-7.0
2.6
-1.3
-3.8
1.7
1.3
-.5
-4.2
-2.8
-8.1
1.8
-4.4
2.8
7.1
1.4
2.7
1.3
-1.6
-4.8
-.9
-2.9
1.0
-.8
2.1
-3.4
2.3
-1.6
192.130
188.845
97.221
139.526
146.935
234.907
233.750
137.612
251.084
247.825
13.5
13.2
15.5
9.7
30.2
16.2
17.7
2.3
3.5
20.5
11.0
11.6
5.5
-2.6
19.0
25.9
23.0
4.1
.8
-3.0
-9.3
-10.2
1.6
.4
4.7
-31.6
-29.1
1.4
2.2
13.9
8.4
9.0
4.8
1.9
9.8
20.1
15.7
4.3
2.0
-4.5
12.2
12.4
10.4
3.4
24.4
20.9
20.3
3.2
2.1
8.1
-.8
-1.0
3.2
1.1
7.3
-9.3
-9.4
2.8
2.1
4.3
390.299
306.541
414.900
332.739
3.7
3.5
3.8
2.9
5.2
5.9
5.0
3.8
2.9
2.8
2.9
1.4
1.9
.1
2.5
4.0
4.5
4.7
4.4
3.3
2.4
1.5
2.7
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—
Nov.
2009
Feb.
2010
May
2010
Aug.
2010
609.797
7.0
10.1
7.8
109.992
99.646
109.813
99.260
-2.7
-2.8
-1.4
-3.3
125.018
197.168
512.033
554.317
87.306
85.115
102.021
9.976
75.763
125.256
197.893
510.490
556.699
87.375
85.186
102.185
9.957
76.168
125.272
197.914
504.799
557.331
87.388
85.201
102.239
9.947
76.335
.9
3.4
6.1
3.1
-.9
-.9
-.8
-1.7
-1.6
406.288
803.019
203.291
160.289
230.263
354.133
408.314
811.325
203.690
159.900
230.472
354.233
411.916
824.198
204.671
161.416
230.769
355.713
413.142
827.609
205.143
161.376
230.625
356.397
175.718
218.938
152.614
193.425
118.204
244.252
112.426
256.389
233.081
126.051
192.568
171.010
153.176
259.637
412.337
295.891
174.912
218.830
151.534
190.600
119.096
239.549
112.718
256.454
233.089
126.345
189.775
171.367
153.235
259.839
414.012
296.522
176.029
218.851
153.086
193.805
119.544
244.635
112.840
256.860
233.052
126.950
191.240
172.010
153.634
260.234
414.049
297.141
211.695
204.572
205.759
155.000
195.285
241.419
206.172
251.154
245.348
204.416
214.861
214.496
145.455
227.514
263.332
211.254
203.939
205.321
153.951
192.563
237.103
204.622
250.979
245.258
198.255
215.163
214.887
145.835
218.075
263.722
212.194
204.964
206.132
155.506
195.686
241.864
206.494
251.382
245.438
203.561
215.408
215.198
146.172
227.010
264.007
May
2010
June
2010
July
2010
Aug.
2010
Hospital and related services 3 .....................................
604.958
608.514
606.994
Recreation 2 ......................................................................
Video and audio 2 ...........................................................
110.072
99.656
110.196
99.980
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 .....
124.929
196.263
508.525
551.888
87.454
85.263
102.101
10.028
76.229
Other goods and services .................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ...................................
Personal care ..................................................................
Personal care products 1 ..............................................
Personal care services 1 ...............................................
Miscellaneous personal services ..................................
Feb.
2010
Aug.
2010
3.2
8.5
5.5
-.4
-2.0
-.9
-1.6
-2.0
-3.1
-.7
-1.8
2.2
5.2
5.6
5.2
.1
-.1
-1.5
4.4
-6.4
1.9
5.5
3.2
5.7
-.2
-.2
.2
-1.9
-5.9
1.1
3.4
-2.9
4.0
-.3
-.3
.5
-3.2
.6
1.5
4.3
5.9
4.2
-.4
-.5
-1.1
1.3
-4.0
1.5
4.4
.1
4.9
-.3
-.3
.4
-2.6
-2.7
4.6
9.7
1.3
-1.5
1.5
3.7
1.4
2.1
1.0
.7
-.8
2.9
1.5
6.4
-1.2
-4.3
3.7
1.5
6.9
12.8
3.7
2.7
.6
2.6
3.0
5.9
1.1
-.4
.4
3.3
4.2
9.6
1.2
-.9
2.2
2.0
177.262
219.203
154.660
196.796
119.017
249.977
113.188
257.025
233.137
127.526
192.489
172.296
153.542
260.588
414.900
297.236
4.9
.2
7.8
8.6
-1.9
10.3
10.0
1.2
-.3
1.9
6.7
5.1
-2.4
6.6
3.8
.5
5.1
1.7
7.1
9.7
-1.3
12.1
2.7
.3
-1.3
8.5
.2
8.4
-3.1
2.0
5.0
1.4
-5.0
1.7
-8.8
-15.0
-4.2
-17.0
-.1
1.5
-.3
2.2
2.5
6.3
4.4
4.7
2.9
2.2
3.6
.5
5.5
7.2
2.8
9.7
2.7
1.0
.1
4.8
-.2
3.0
1.0
1.5
2.5
1.8
5.0
1.0
7.5
9.1
-1.6
11.2
6.3
.8
-.8
5.2
3.4
6.8
-2.8
4.2
4.4
.9
-.8
1.1
-1.9
-4.6
-.8
-4.6
1.3
1.2
-.1
3.5
1.1
4.7
2.7
3.1
2.7
2.0
213.004
206.024
206.865
157.049
198.552
246.763
208.421
251.873
245.645
209.481
215.528
215.269
146.280
237.307
264.048
3.3
4.4
2.8
7.7
8.2
9.7
4.3
3.6
1.3
12.8
1.7
2.1
5.2
17.3
.7
2.4
3.9
2.2
6.8
9.1
11.1
5.4
2.3
-.1
14.9
.9
.7
1.7
26.1
.3
-2.0
-2.1
-1.7
-8.5
-14.2
-15.8
-7.4
3.1
1.3
-18.7
.9
.7
-1.1
-30.7
1.4
2.5
2.9
2.2
5.4
6.9
9.2
4.4
1.2
.5
10.3
1.2
1.4
2.3
18.4
1.1
2.9
4.1
2.5
7.2
8.6
10.4
4.8
3.0
.6
13.9
1.3
1.4
3.4
21.6
.5
.2
.4
.2
-1.8
-4.2
-4.1
-1.7
2.1
.9
-5.3
1.0
1.1
.6
-9.4
1.3
Expenditure category
Commodity and service group
Commodities .......................................................................
Food and beverages .........................................................
Commodities less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...........................
Apparel ..........................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..........
Durables ..........................................................................
Services ..............................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .............................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..............
Household operations 1 2 .................................................
Transportation services .....................................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Other services ...................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food ...............................................................
All items less shelter ...........................................................
All items less medical care ..................................................
Commodities less food ........................................................
Nondurables less food ........................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ....................................
Nondurables ........................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 .............................................
Services less medical care services ...................................
Energy .................................................................................
All items less energy ...........................................................
All items less food and energy ..........................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities ...........
Energy commodities .....................................................
Services less energy services .........................................
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means
estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
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
Aug.2010 from—
Pricing
schedule
1
May
2010
June
2010
July
2010
Aug.
2010
M
214.124
213.839
213.898
Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
231.661
231.851
140.510
231.308
231.552
140.227
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
203.674
203.330
133.797
M
U.S. city average ............................................
Percent change to
July2010 from—
Aug.
2009
June
2010
July
2010
July
2009
May
2010
June
2010
214.205
1.4
0.2
0.1
1.6
-0.1
0.0
231.380
231.615
140.283
231.694
231.995
140.390
1.8
1.5
2.4
.2
.2
.1
.1
.2
.1
2.1
1.8
2.7
-.1
-.1
-.2
.0
.0
.0
203.524
203.063
133.845
203.877
203.363
134.136
204.273
203.593
134.426
1.8
1.4
2.2
.4
.3
.4
.2
.1
.2
2.0
1.9
2.3
.1
.0
.3
.2
.1
.2
201.974
201.654
201.950
202.896
1.8
.6
.5
1.8
.0
.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
208.920
211.065
133.621
208.640
210.985
133.227
208.440
210.592
133.227
208.740
210.831
133.420
1.4
.9
1.6
.0
-.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
1.5
1.0
1.7
-.2
-.2
-.3
-.1
-.2
.0
M
214.679
215.416
214.840
215.354
2.0
.0
.2
2.1
.1
-.3
West urban .....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
216.044
218.605
133.764
215.681
218.238
133.448
215.824
218.499
133.471
216.048
218.784
133.480
1.0
1.0
.8
.2
.3
.0
.1
.1
.0
1.1
1.2
.9
-.1
.0
-.2
.1
.1
.0
M
M
M
198.087
134.624
209.097
197.852
134.349
209.374
197.908
134.420
209.161
198.168
134.581
209.863
1.2
1.7
1.7
.2
.2
.2
.1
.1
.3
1.4
1.8
1.8
-.1
-.2
.0
.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
206.774
218.787
205.834
218.222
206.307
218.367
206.338
218.752
1.0
1.0
.2
.2
.0
.2
1.4
1.0
-.2
-.2
.2
.1
M
236.144
235.916
236.330
236.820
1.7
.4
.2
1.8
.1
.2
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
238.863
195.574
205.263
142.064
-
236.657
195.477
203.537
141.926
-
-
-
-
1.8
2.1
.2
1.1
-.9
.0
-.8
-.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
-
204.084
200.703
192.696
220.384
-
203.745
201.359
193.276
220.790
.7
.6
2.0
.8
-.2
.3
.3
.2
-
-
-
-
2
2
2
-
228.175
224.185
221.857
-
228.523
224.195
223.444
1.3
1.3
.7
.2
.0
.7
-
-
-
-
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
Aug. 2010 from—
Unadjusted
indexes
July
2010
Aug.
2010
Aug.
2009
July
2010
Expenditure category
All items ......................................................................................
100.000
126.203
126.353
0.9
0.1
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
14.519
13.493
7.780
5.712
1.027
127.917
127.842
122.904
134.569
129.360
128.118
128.064
122.994
134.987
129.286
.8
.7
.7
.8
1.0
.2
.2
.1
.3
-.1
Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................
42.074
32.119
5.231
4.724
128.838
131.179
163.131
92.841
128.757
131.134
163.017
92.604
-.5
-.7
3.4
-3.0
-.1
.0
-.1
-.3
Apparel .....................................................................................
3.772
85.643
86.736
-.8
1.3
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Public transportation ...............................................................
17.199
16.013
1.186
131.791
132.187
126.345
132.073
132.593
125.033
4.9
4.8
6.6
.2
.3
-1.0
Medical care .............................................................................
Medical care commodities ......................................................
Medical care services .............................................................
6.294
1.570
4.723
150.224
132.328
156.795
150.417
132.621
156.948
2.9
2.8
3.0
.1
.2
.1
Recreation ................................................................................
6.625
103.294
103.042
-2.4
-.2
Education and communication .................................................
Education ...............................................................................
Communication ......................................................................
6.288
2.804
3.484
112.088
182.870
73.043
112.876
185.792
73.034
1.4
4.2
-.7
.7
1.6
.0
Other goods and services ........................................................
3.229
138.653
138.760
2.4
.1
59.383
40.617
10.376
30.241
76.901
9.606
135.963
114.215
81.171
131.416
119.755
188.248
136.031
114.467
81.114
131.837
119.885
188.497
.7
1.2
1.2
1.2
.6
3.9
.1
.2
-.1
.3
.1
.1
Commodity and service group
Services ......................................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................................
Durables ...................................................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
Energy ........................................................................................
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.