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Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region – May 2017
Prices in the Midwest unchanged in May and 1.4 percent higher over the year
The May Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest was unchanged due to
offsetting movements within the index, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Higher costs for
shelter (0.4 percent) and lower prices for gasoline (-3.3 percent) had the largest impact on the overall index.
Despite the rise in shelter costs, the broader all items less food and energy index was unchanged in May.
Food prices increased 0.2 percent over the month, but energy prices were 0.7 percent lower reflecting the
decline in gasoline prices. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. Accordingly, month-to-month
changes may reflect the impact of seasonal influences.)
The CPI-U for the Midwest rose 1.4 percent from May 2016 to May 2017. (See chart 1 and table A.) The
energy index, which includes motor fuel and household fuels, was up 4.1 percent and food prices increased
0.4 percent. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U advanced 1.4 percent over the year. (See table 1.)
Food
Food prices in the Midwest increased 0.2 percent in May. The index for food at home rose 0.3 percent after
registering no change in the prior month. Costs for food away from home were unchanged.
From May 2016 to May 2017, the index for food was 0.4 percent higher attributable to an increase of 1.4
percent in costs for food away from home. Prices for food at home were down 0.2 percent; this over-theyear measure has declined every month since October 2015.
Energy
The energy index turned down 0.7 percent in May after increasing 2.4 percent in April. Lower prices for
gasoline, down 3.3 percent, were largely responsible for the decrease in the energy component. Prices for
electricity and utility (piped) gas service rose 2.0 and 1.2 percent, respectively.
Energy costs increased 4.1 percent from May 2016 to May 2017 led by a 15.4-percent rise in costs for
utility (piped) gas service. Higher prices for gasoline (2.4 percent) and electricity (1.3 percent) also
contributed to the over-the-year increase.
All items less food and energy
The index for all items less food and energy for the Midwest was unchanged in May following an increase
of 0.2 percent in April. Shelter costs advanced 0.4 percent and had the largest upward impact on the index
for May. Expenditure categories registering lower prices over the month included apparel (-1.5 percent),
recreation (-0.4 percent), and new vehicles (-0.5 percent).
The index for all items less food and energy was up 1.4 percent from May 2016 to May 2017. Higher costs
for shelter (2.8 percent) led the advance.
The Midwest Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) stood at 229.705 in May 2017. A
typical market basket of goods and services that cost $100.00 in the 1982-84 base period cost $229.71 in
May 2017.
CPI-W
In May, the Midwest Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) was
223.575, unchanged over the month. The CPI-W increased 1.2 percent over the year.
Table A. Midwest region CPI-U 1-month and 12-month percent changes, all items index, not seasonally
adjusted
2013
Month
January..............................................
February ............................................
March ................................................
April ...................................................
May....................................................
June...................................................
July ....................................................
August ...............................................
September.........................................
October..............................................
November..........................................
December..........................................
1-month
0.1
1.1
0.2
-0.1
0.5
0.3
-0.4
0.1
0.1
-0.5
-0.2
-0.2
2014
12month
1.3
2.2
1.4
1.2
1.8
2.2
1.8
1.2
1.0
0.8
1.0
1.0
1-month
2015
12month
0.5
0.6
0.9
0.3
0.2
0.5
-0.3
-0.2
0.1
-0.5
-0.6
-0.7
1.4
0.9
1.5
1.9
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.2
0.7
1-month
-0.6
0.3
0.6
0.1
0.4
0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.3
-0.1
-0.5
-0.6
2016
12month
-0.3
-0.5
-0.9
-1.1
-0.8
-0.7
-0.5
-0.3
-0.8
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
1-month
0.3
0.0
0.6
0.4
0.4
0.6
-0.5
0.1
0.2
-0.1
-0.3
0.1
2017
12month
0.8
0.4
0.5
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.4
0.6
1.1
1.0
1.2
1.8
1-month
12month
0.7
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.0
The June 2017 Consumer Price Index for the Midwest region is scheduled to be released on Friday,
July 14, 2017.
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2.2
2.4
1.9
1.8
1.4
Technical Note
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a fixed market
basket of goods and services. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups: (1)
a CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) which covers approximately 89 percent of the total population and
(2) a CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) which covers approximately 28 percent of
the total population. The CPI-U includes, in addition to wage earners and clerical workers, 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 CPI is based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors' and
dentists' services, drugs, and the other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Each
month, prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about 6,000 housing units and
approximately 24,000 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.
The index measures price changes from a designated reference date (1982-84) that equals 100.0. An
increase of 16.5 percent, 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 see the CPI home page on the Internet at www.bls.gov/cpi and the
BLS Handbook of Methods, Chapter 17, The Consumer Price Index, available on the Internet at
www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch17_a.htm.
In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with
weights that represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are
then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. Because the sample size of a local area is smaller, the local
area index is subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error than the national index. In
addition, local indexes are not adjusted for seasonal influences. As a result, local area indexes show greater
volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are quite similar. NOTE: Area indexes do
not measure differences in the level of prices between areas; they only measure the average change in
prices for each area since the base period.
The Midwest region is comprised of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
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Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Indexes and percent changes for selected
periods Midwest (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Indexes
Item and Group
Mar.
2017
Apr.
2017
Percent change fromMay
2017
May
2016
Mar.
2017
Apr.
2017
Expenditure category
All Items...........................................................
All items (December 1977=100)......................
Food and beverages .......................................
Food .............................................................
Food at home ...........................................
Food away from home..............................
Alcoholic beverages .....................................
Housing ...........................................................
Shelter ..........................................................
Rent of primary residence(1)....................
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(1)(2)....
Owners' equiv. rent of primary
residence(1)(2) .....................................
Fuels and utilities..........................................
Household energy ....................................
Energy services(1) ...............................
Electricity(1).......................................
Utility (piped) gas service(1)..............
Household furnishings and operations .........
Apparel ............................................................
Transportation .................................................
Private transportation ...................................
New and used motor vehicles(3)..............
New vehicles ........................................
New cars and trucks(3)(4) .................
New cars(4) .......................................
Used cars and trucks............................
Motor fuel .................................................
Gasoline (all types)...............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular(4)...........
Gasoline, Unleaded midgrade(4)(5) ..
Gasoline, unleaded premium(4) ........
Medical Care ...................................................
Medical care commodities............................
Medical care services...................................
Professional services ...............................
Recreation(3)...................................................
Education and communication(3)....................
Other goods and services ...............................
228.824
372.309
240.842
240.330
225.919
264.553
245.680
219.759
260.312
259.587
264.395
229.682
373.705
241.056
240.532
226.011
264.944
246.063
220.351
261.077
260.446
265.072
229.705
373.743
241.489
240.989
226.674
265.048
246.153
221.420
262.233
261.025
265.570
1.4
0.4
0.0
0.5
0.4
-0.2
1.4
0.7
2.7
2.8
3.0
2.7
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.4
0.2
0.2
264.370
265.044
265.537
2.7
0.4
0.2
217.084
177.386
184.406
198.192
150.422
114.349
118.906
195.223
189.455
97.259
139.876
98.802
136.562
139.845
206.882
205.745
199.746
241.431
229.830
479.253
389.610
509.274
414.303
121.447
137.614
412.323
217.646
177.850
184.941
199.158
150.223
114.475
121.045
197.985
191.861
97.357
139.372
98.443
136.270
140.920
216.986
215.921
210.112
249.021
238.399
479.011
389.171
509.103
415.167
121.578
136.820
413.453
220.578
180.686
188.212
203.168
152.087
114.194
119.265
196.661
190.495
97.292
138.683
97.982
135.482
141.096
209.895
208.788
202.827
243.102
233.053
478.245
388.795
508.201
415.343
121.097
136.537
414.166
5.1
5.5
5.4
1.3
15.4
-0.5
0.3
0.6
0.8
-1.9
-0.7
-0.7
0.0
-4.6
2.5
2.4
2.1
2.7
3.9
2.4
4.0
2.0
2.2
1.8
-2.7
1.5
1.6
1.9
2.1
2.5
1.1
-0.1
0.3
0.7
0.5
0.0
-0.9
-0.8
-0.8
0.9
1.5
1.5
1.5
0.7
1.4
-0.2
-0.2
-0.2
0.3
-0.3
-0.8
0.4
1.3
1.6
1.8
2.0
1.2
-0.2
-1.5
-0.7
-0.7
-0.1
-0.5
-0.5
-0.6
0.1
-3.3
-3.3
-3.5
-2.4
-2.2
-0.2
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
-0.4
-0.2
0.2
228.824
176.752
145.677
188.947
229.682
177.904
147.169
192.108
229.705
177.144
145.955
189.499
1.4
0.0
-0.3
1.1
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.0
-0.4
-0.8
-1.4
234.914
238.749
235.593
1.3
0.3
-1.3
103.652
282.517
267.501
304.921
103.805
283.077
268.285
307.524
103.708
283.900
269.496
308.659
-2.2
2.4
2.8
2.7
0.1
0.5
0.7
1.2
-0.1
0.3
0.5
0.4
Commodity and Service Group
All Items...........................................................
Commodities ................................................
Commodities less food & beverages........
Nondurables less food & beverages ....
Nondurables less food, beverages,
and apparel .......................................
Durables ...............................................
Services........................................................
Rent of shelter(2)......................................
Transportation services ............................
Note: See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Indexes and percent changes for selected
periods Midwest (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted) - Continued
Indexes
Item and Group
Mar.
2017
Other services ..........................................
Apr.
2017
Percent change fromMay
2017
May
2016
Mar.
2017
Apr.
2017
335.480
334.651
333.809
0.4
-0.5
-0.3
216.968
226.834
219.735
148.811
214.506
191.943
234.487
315.348
265.616
190.872
235.410
235.232
217.879
227.797
220.635
150.281
216.276
194.949
237.998
315.697
266.229
195.496
235.908
235.785
217.940
227.750
220.255
149.095
215.106
192.491
235.144
316.146
267.175
194.062
236.075
235.900
1.3
1.6
0.9
-0.3
0.7
1.1
1.3
1.9
2.4
4.1
1.2
1.4
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.6
1.7
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.2
-0.8
-0.5
-1.3
-1.2
0.1
0.4
-0.7
0.1
0.0
144.920
145.431
144.929
-0.8
0.0
-0.3
206.720
295.040
216.339
295.607
209.325
296.177
2.7
2.2
1.3
0.4
-3.2
0.2
Special aggregate indexes:
All items less medical care ..............................
All items less food ...........................................
All items less shelter........................................
Commodities less food ....................................
Nondurables ....................................................
Nondurables less food.....................................
Nondurables less food and apparel.................
Services less rent of shelter(2)........................
Services less medical care services................
Energy .............................................................
All items less energy .......................................
All items less food and energy .....................
Commodities less food and energy
commodities .............................................
Energy commodities.................................
Services less energy services ..................
Footnotes(1) This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric
means estimator.
(2) Index is on a December 1982=100 base.
(3) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
(4) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
(5) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Regions defined as the four Census regions. Midwest includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North
Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Data not seasonally adjusted.
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Table 2. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Indexes and percent
changes for selected periods Midwest (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted)
Indexes
Item and Group
Mar.
2017
Apr.
2017
Percent change fromMay
2017
May
2016
Mar.
2017
Apr.
2017
Expenditure category
All Items...........................................................
All items (December 1977=100)......................
Food and beverages .......................................
Food .............................................................
Food at home ...........................................
Food away from home..............................
Alcoholic beverages .....................................
Housing ...........................................................
Shelter ..........................................................
Rent of primary residence(1)....................
Owners' equiv. rent of residences(1)(2)....
Owners' equiv. rent of primary
residence(1)(2) .....................................
Fuels and utilities..........................................
Household energy ....................................
Energy services(1) ...............................
Electricity(1).......................................
Utility (piped) gas service(1)..............
Household furnishings and operations .........
Apparel ............................................................
Transportation .................................................
Private transportation ...................................
New and used motor vehicles(3)..............
New vehicles ........................................
Used cars and trucks............................
Motor fuel .................................................
Gasoline (all types)...............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular(4)...........
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade(4)(5)...
Gasoline, unleaded premium(4) ........
Medical Care ...................................................
Medical care commodities............................
Medical care services...................................
Professional services ...............................
Recreation(3)...................................................
Education and communication(3)....................
Other goods and services ...............................
222.671
360.109
240.395
239.831
226.238
265.546
247.850
214.753
249.247
260.233
246.367
223.577
361.573
240.588
240.033
226.316
266.003
247.886
215.300
249.938
261.098
246.979
223.575
361.571
241.107
240.581
227.031
266.201
247.930
216.239
250.764
261.657
247.408
1.2
0.4
0.0
0.3
0.3
-0.3
1.3
0.8
2.7
2.7
3.0
2.7
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.2
0.0
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.2
246.361
246.972
247.401
2.7
0.4
0.2
218.253
178.265
183.871
196.622
151.742
112.114
116.868
191.812
188.251
96.655
143.165
140.374
207.244
206.006
199.830
241.333
229.518
484.826
381.467
516.796
416.540
116.727
128.624
460.521
218.824
178.752
184.412
197.468
151.719
112.176
119.304
194.703
191.008
96.914
142.541
141.436
217.303
216.135
210.151
248.767
237.977
484.383
380.291
516.619
417.329
117.073
127.522
462.509
221.758
181.549
187.606
201.420
153.407
112.003
117.574
193.291
189.555
96.952
141.898
141.604
210.279
209.080
202.965
242.796
232.684
483.564
380.008
515.617
417.520
117.037
127.204
463.284
5.0
5.4
5.1
1.2
15.6
-0.9
0.5
0.3
0.4
-2.6
-0.8
-4.6
2.3
2.3
2.1
2.6
3.8
2.3
3.7
2.0
2.1
1.7
-3.8
2.0
1.6
1.8
2.0
2.4
1.1
-0.1
0.6
0.8
0.7
0.3
-0.9
0.9
1.5
1.5
1.6
0.6
1.4
-0.3
-0.4
-0.2
0.2
0.3
-1.1
0.6
1.3
1.6
1.7
2.0
1.1
-0.2
-1.5
-0.7
-0.8
0.0
-0.5
0.1
-3.2
-3.3
-3.4
-2.4
-2.2
-0.2
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.2
222.671
178.934
149.107
196.177
223.577
180.335
150.940
200.045
223.575
179.541
149.654
197.108
1.2
-0.1
-0.4
1.3
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.0
-0.4
-0.9
-1.5
245.039
249.799
246.119
1.5
0.4
-1.5
105.278
274.338
247.646
305.842
307.696
105.523
274.739
248.332
307.520
306.731
105.512
275.578
249.162
308.970
306.541
-2.7
2.2
2.8
3.1
-0.4
0.2
0.5
0.6
1.0
-0.4
0.0
0.3
0.3
0.5
-0.1
Commodity and Service Group
All Items...........................................................
Commodities ................................................
Commodities less food & beverages........
Nondurables less food & beverages ....
Nondurables less food, beverages,
and apparel .......................................
Durables ...............................................
Services........................................................
Rent of shelter(2)......................................
Transportation services ............................
Other services ..........................................
Note: See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 2. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Indexes and percent
changes for selected periods Midwest (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted) - Continued
Indexes
Item and Group
Mar.
2017
Apr.
2017
Percent change fromMay
2017
May
2016
Mar.
2017
Apr.
2017
Special aggregate indexes:
All items less medical care ..............................
All items less food ...........................................
All items less shelter........................................
Commodities less food ....................................
Nondurables ....................................................
Nondurables less food.....................................
Nondurables less food and apparel.................
Services less rent of shelter(2)........................
Services less medical care services................
Energy .............................................................
All items less energy .......................................
All items less food and energy .....................
Commodities less food and energy
commodities .............................................
Energy commodities.................................
Services less energy services ..................
212.623
219.180
215.620
152.064
218.557
198.812
243.689
278.009
258.341
190.961
228.435
226.299
213.580
220.195
216.612
153.866
220.693
202.491
248.062
278.068
258.774
195.884
228.871
226.778
213.610
220.105
216.315
152.603
219.389
199.701
244.688
278.841
259.720
194.116
229.080
226.924
1.1
1.4
0.6
-0.4
0.8
1.2
1.4
1.7
2.2
3.8
1.0
1.1
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.5
1.7
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.1
-0.8
-0.6
-1.4
-1.4
0.3
0.4
-0.9
0.1
0.1
147.582
148.189
147.789
-1.1
0.1
-0.3
207.152
286.307
216.746
286.692
209.868
287.247
2.7
2.0
1.3
0.3
-3.2
0.2
Footnotes(1) This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric
means estimator.
(2) Index is on a December 1984=100 base.
(3) Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
(4) Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
(5) Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Regions defined as the four Census regions. Midwest includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North
Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Data not seasonally adjusted.
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