CPI Detailed Report
Data for April 2008
Editor
Malik Crawford
Contents
Page
Consumer Price Movements, April 2008.....................................................................................................
CPI-U 12-Month Changes ...........................................................................................................................
Technical Notes ...........................................................................................................................................
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CPI–U
Index tables
U.S. city average:
Expenditure categories; commodity, service groups .............................
Seasonally adjusted expenditure categories;
commodity, service groups .................................................................
Detailed expenditure categories.............................................................
Seasonally adjusted detailed expenditure categories .............................
Special detailed categories.....................................................................
Historical:
All items, 1913-present.......................................................................
Commodity and service groups and detailed
expenditures, indexes......................................................................
Commodity and service groups and detailed
expenditures, percent change from previous December .................
Selected areas:
All items indexes ...................................................................................
Regions ..................................................................................................
Population classes ..................................................................................
Regions and population classes cross-classified....................................
Food at home expenditure categories ....................................................
Areas priced monthly: percent changes over the month ........................
City indexes and percent changes ..........................................................
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89
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93
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82
29
99
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Contents—Continued
CPI–U
Table
Page
P1
P2
P3
P4
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1C
24C
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111
25C
112
26C
113
Average price tables
U.S. city average
Energy:
Residential prices............................................................................................
Residential units and consumption ranges ......................................................
Gasoline ..........................................................................................................
Retail Food........................................................................................................
Chained CPI-U (C-CPI-U) tables
U.S. city average, expenditure categories, and commodity
and service groups .........................................................................................
U.S. city average, all items index ......................................................................
Historical U.S. city average, expenditure categories, and commodity
and service groups, indexes ...........................................................................
Historical U.S. city average, expenditure categories, and commodity
and service groups, percent changes from previous December .....................
Scheduled Release Dates
Consumer Price Index data are scheduled for initial release on the following dates:
Index month
Release date
Index month
Release date
May
June
July
June 13
July 16
August 14
August
September
October
September 16
October 16
November 19
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CONSUMER PRICE MOVEMENTS
APRIL 2008
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.6 percent in April, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau
of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The April level of 214.823 (1982-84=100) was 3.9 percent
higher than in April 2007.
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 0.7 percent in April, prior to
seasonal adjustment. The April level of 210.698 (1982-84=100) was 4.2 percent higher than in April 2007.
The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 0.5 percent in April on a not seasonally
adjusted basis. The April level of 123.845 (December 1999=100) was 3.5 percent higher than in April 2007. Please note that the
indexes for the post-2006 period are subject to revision.
CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U advanced 0.2 percent in April, following a 0.3 percent increase in March. The index for
energy was virtually unchanged after advancing 1.9 percent in March. In April, the index for petroleum-based energy fell 1.6
percent, offsetting a 2.5 percent increase in the index for energy services. The food index rose 0.9 percent in April. The index for
food at home increased 1.5 percent, reflecting substantial increases in all six major grocery store food groups. The index for all
items less food and energy advanced 0.1 percent in April, following a 0.2 percent rise in March. Downturns in the indexes for
public transportation, for household furnishings and operations, and for recreation, coupled with a larger decline in the index for
lodging away from home, more than offset an upturn in the index for apparel.
Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
Seasonally adjusted
Expenditure
Category
Changes from preceding month
Oct.
2007
All items .................................
Food and beverages ...........
Housing ...............................
Apparel ................................
Transportation .....................
Medical care ........................
Recreation ...........................
Education and
communication ..............
Other goods and services ...
Special indexes:
Energy .................................
Food ....................................
All items less food and
energy ...........................
Nov.
2007
Dec.
2007
Jan.
2008
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
Compound
annual rate
3-mos. ended
Apr. 2008
Unadjusted
12-mos.
ended
Apr. 2008
0.3
.2
.2
.1
.3
.5
.3
0.9
.4
.4
.6
3.5
.4
.2
0.4
.1
.3
.1
1.0
.3
.0
0.4
.7
.2
.4
.5
.5
.2
0.0
.4
.2
-.3
-.7
.1
.1
0.3
.2
.4
-1.3
.7
.1
.3
0.2
.9
.3
.5
-.7
.2
-.1
2.3
6.1
3.7
-4.6
-2.5
1.6
1.2
3.9
5.0
3.0
-.7
7.2
4.3
1.2
.3
.2
.0
.2
.3
.3
.4
.4
.1
.2
.3
.4
.4
.5
3.3
4.8
3.2
3.5
1.0
.2
6.9
.4
1.7
.1
.7
.7
-.5
.4
1.9
.2
.0
.9
5.6
6.3
15.9
5.1
.2
.2
.2
.3
.0
.2
.1
1.2
2.3
During the first four months of 2008, the CPI-U rose at a 3.0 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This
compares with an increase of 4.1 percent for all of 2007. The deceleration thus far this year reflects smaller increases in the indexes
for energy and for all items less food and energy. The index for energy advanced at a 6.3 percent SAAR in the first four months of
2008 compared with 17.4 percent in 2007. Petroleum-based energy costs decreased at a 0.7 percent annual rate while charges for
energy services rose at a 17.7 percent annual rate. The food index has increased at a 6.9 percent SAAR thus far this year, following
a 4.9 percent rise for all of 2007. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U advanced at a 1.8 percent SAAR in the first four months,
following a 2.4 percent rise for all of 2007.
The food and beverages index rose 0.9 percent in April. The index for food at home increased 1.5 percent, following a 0.2
percent rise in March. Each of the six major grocery store food groups contributed to the larger advance in April. The index for
fruits and vegetables, which rose 0.1 percent in March, increased 2.0 percent in April. The indexes for fresh fruits and for processed
fruits and vegetables increased 3.2 and 3.4 percent, respectively, while the index for fresh vegetables declined 0.2 percent. The
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index for cereal and bakery products, which increased 1.3 percent in March, rose 1.4 percent in April. Prices for bread increased 1.5
percent and were 14.1 percent higher than a year earlier. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, which was virtually
unchanged in March, advanced 0.9 percent in April. A 1.1 percent decline in beef prices was more than offset by increases in the
indexes for pork, for fish and seafood, and for poultry--up 3.4, 2.6, and 0.7 percent, respectively. The index for dairy products
turned up in April, increasing 1.2 percent. Milk prices rose 0.9 percent and were 13.5 percent higher than in April 2007. The index
for nonalcoholic beverages increased 1.7 percent, reflecting large price increases for coffee and for carbonated drinks--up 4.0 and
2.2 percent, respectively. The index for other food at home rose 1.9 percent in April, reflecting large increases in most categories.
In particular, the indexes for butter and for margarine increased 7.8 and 6.5 percent, respectively. The other two components of the
food and beverages index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--increased 0.3 and 0.6 percent, respectively.
The index for housing rose 0.3 percent in April. The index for shelter increased 0.1 percent in April, the same as in March.
Within shelter, the indexes for rent and owners' equivalent rent increased 0.3 and 0.2 percent, respectively. The index for lodging
away from home declined for the third consecutive month--down 1.9 percent in April. The index for household energy registered
its third consecutive large increase--up 2.6 percent in April. The index for fuel oil rose 4.4 percent and was 52.6 percent higher than
in April 2007. The indexes for natural gas and for electricity rose 4.8 and 1.5 percent, respectively. During the last 12 months
charges for natural gas and for electricity increased 10.9 and 5.0 percent, respectively. The index for household furnishings and
operations, which increased 0.5 percent in March, declined 0.1 percent in April.
The transportation index declined 0.7 percent in April, reflecting a 2.0 percent decrease in the index for gasoline. The
index for new vehicles declined 0.2 percent and was 1.3 percent lower than in April 2007. The index for used cars and trucks
declined 0.3 percent in April, but was 1.8 percent higher than a year ago. The index for public transportation declined 0.4 percent in
April, reflecting a 0.5 percent decrease in the index for airline fares. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, airline fares rose 0.9 percent and
were 10.1 percent higher than a year ago.)
Gasoline prices rose 5.6 percent in April. Compared to a year ago, these prices were up 20.9 percent. Gasoline prices increase
seasonally during the first five months of the year, with the largest increases occurring in March and April and decline seasonally for
the remainder of the year.
The index for apparel rose 0.5 percent in April, following a 1.3 percent decrease in March. (Prior to seasonal adjustment,
apparel prices rose 1.0 percent. Prices for men’s and boys’ apparel rose 1.4 percent and women’s and girls apparel increased 0.5
percent. During the last 12 months, prices for men’s and boys’ apparel increased 1.3 percent, while prices for women’s and girls’
clothing fell 5.0 percent.)
Medical care costs rose 0.2 percent in April and are 4.3 percent higher than a year ago. The index for medical care
commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--decreased 0.2 percent. The index for medical care
services increased 0.3 percent. Within the latter group, the indexes for professional services and for hospital and related services
increased 0.2 and 0.5 percent, respectively.
The index for recreation, which rose 0.3 percent in March, declined 0.1 percent in April. A 0.4 percent decrease in the
index for video and audio was largely responsible for the April decrease. Declines in the indexes for photography, for toys, and for
admissions to movies, theaters, and concerts also contributed to the April decrease.
The index for education and communication increased 0.4 percent in April. Educational costs rose 0.6 percent and the
index for communication costs rose 0.2 percent. Within the latter category, increases in charges for telephone services more than
offset a decline in the index for information technology, hardware and services. Local land-line telephone charges rose 0.8 and long
distance land-line telephone charges and wireless telephone services each rose 0.3 percent. The index for information technology,
hardware and services declined 0.7 percent, reflecting decreases in the indexes for personal computers and peripheral equipment and
for internet services.
The index for other goods and services increased 0.5 percent in April. The index for personal care products rose 0.6
percent, reflecting a 1.2 percent increase in the index for hair, dental, shaving and miscellaneous personal care products. The index
for tobacco and smoking products rose 0.3 percent.
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CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers increased 0.2 percent in April.
Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
Seasonally adjusted
Expenditure
Category
Changes from preceding month
Oct.
2007
All items .................................
Food and beverages ...........
Housing ...............................
Apparel ................................
Transportation .....................
Medical care ........................
Recreation ...........................
Education and
communication ..............
Other goods and services ...
Special indexes:
Energy .................................
Food ....................................
All items less food and
energy ...........................
Nov.
2007
Dec.
2007
Jan.
2008
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
Compound
annual rate
3-mos. ended
Apr. 2008
Unadjusted
12-mos.
ended
Apr. 2008
0.3
.2
.3
.1
.3
.5
.2
1.0
.3
.4
.4
3.8
.4
.1
0.4
.1
.2
.2
1.1
.3
.1
0.4
.7
.2
.8
.7
.6
.2
0.0
.3
.2
-.3
-.7
.1
.1
0.4
.2
.5
-1.2
.7
.1
.3
0.2
.9
.4
.2
-.7
.2
-.2
2.4
6.1
4.6
-5.4
-2.8
1.4
1.2
4.2
5.0
3.2
-.5
7.9
4.4
1.0
.3
.2
.0
.2
.2
.4
.3
.5
.1
.3
.2
.4
.4
.4
2.9
4.5
2.8
3.8
1.1
.2
7.2
.3
1.8
.1
.8
.7
-.7
.3
1.9
.2
-.2
1.0
4.3
6.3
16.2
5.1
.2
.2
.2
.3
.0
.1
.1
1.3
2.2
Consumer Price Index data for May are scheduled for release on Friday, June 13, 2008, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).
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CPI-U 12-Month Changes, 1998 to Present
Percent
Percent
5
5
All
items
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
All items less
food and energy
0
1998
0
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
4
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
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)
Item and group
Relative
importance,
December
2007
Unadjusted
indexes
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
Unadjusted
percent change to
Apr. 2008 from—
Apr.
2007
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Mar.
2008
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................
100.000
213.528
639.636
214.823
643.515
3.9
0.6
0.0
0.3
0.2
-
-
-
-
-
-
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Food .........................................................................................
Food at home .........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...............................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..............................................
Dairy and related products ...................................................
Fruits and vegetables ...........................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................
Other food at home ..............................................................
Sugar and sweets ..............................................................
Fats and oils .......................................................................
Other foods ........................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .........................................
Food away from home 1 .........................................................
Other food away from home 1 2 ...........................................
Alcoholic beverages .................................................................
14.914
13.833
7.660
1.030
1.807
.887
1.156
.928
1.852
.277
.205
1.369
.404
6.173
.297
1.080
209.692
209.385
208.203
236.261
199.775
206.171
268.446
158.089
178.238
182.214
182.808
192.597
117.321
212.537
148.564
212.407
211.365
211.102
210.851
240.034
200.770
207.680
272.746
159.730
181.806
184.878
190.640
195.993
118.500
213.083
148.667
213.503
5.0
5.1
5.9
8.9
3.7
11.8
4.1
5.2
5.3
5.1
12.3
4.2
2.8
4.1
3.9
3.6
.8
.8
1.3
1.6
.5
.7
1.6
1.0
2.0
1.5
4.3
1.8
1.0
.3
.1
.5
.4
.4
.3
1.8
-.1
.8
-1.3
-.1
1.0
.4
1.5
1.1
2.6
.4
1.2
.4
.2
.2
.2
1.3
.0
-.8
.1
.3
.1
1.0
-.7
.0
-.7
.3
.1
-.1
.9
.9
1.5
1.4
.9
1.2
2.0
1.7
1.9
1.2
5.1
1.5
1.0
.3
.1
.6
Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ...................................................
Lodging away from home 2 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ..................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ...................................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels .........................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................
Household operations 1 2 .......................................................
42.427
32.596
5.765
2.564
23.942
.325
5.128
4.215
.351
3.864
.913
4.702
.737
214.389
245.995
240.874
149.434
250.966
117.701
209.221
189.693
332.139
190.105
149.315
127.423
145.034
214.890
246.004
241.474
146.378
251.418
118.422
213.302
194.121
342.811
194.379
149.536
127.332
145.784
3.0
2.6
3.6
1.1
2.6
.7
8.6
9.4
42.8
6.6
5.2
-.1
3.9
.2
.0
.2
-2.0
.2
.6
2.0
2.3
3.2
2.2
.1
-.1
.5
.2
.0
.2
-1.2
.1
.2
1.3
1.5
-1.2
1.7
.3
.0
.5
.4
.1
.2
-.6
.2
.1
2.0
2.3
7.9
1.9
.3
.5
1.1
.3
.1
.3
-1.9
.2
.6
2.2
2.6
3.6
2.5
.3
-.1
.5
Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................
3.731
.935
1.600
.185
.679
120.881
114.994
110.645
116.037
124.407
122.113
116.653
111.221
116.358
126.212
-.7
1.3
-5.0
.8
2.1
1.0
1.4
.5
.3
1.5
-.3
1.1
-2.0
-.4
.0
-1.3
-.8
-2.6
-1.7
-.1
.5
.4
.0
.6
.9
Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 .............................................
New vehicles ........................................................................
Used cars and trucks 1 .........................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 .....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ...................................
Public transportation ................................................................
17.688
16.583
7.191
4.632
1.773
5.482
5.215
.356
1.123
1.106
195.189
191.067
94.318
135.727
137.225
278.739
276.497
126.325
229.765
242.929
198.608
194.574
93.973
135.175
136.787
294.291
291.910
126.049
230.528
244.164
7.2
7.2
-.4
-1.3
1.8
21.1
20.7
4.4
4.1
7.3
1.8
1.8
-.4
-.4
-.3
5.6
5.6
-.2
.3
.5
-.7
-.7
-.2
-.3
.0
-2.0
-2.0
.8
.3
-.1
.7
.6
-.1
-.1
.0
1.6
1.3
.9
.5
2.5
-.7
-.7
-.2
-.2
-.3
-1.9
-2.0
-.2
.4
-.4
Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities ........................................................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
Hospital and related services 3 ..............................................
6.231
1.601
4.630
2.626
1.467
363.000
297.308
382.872
308.726
528.968
363.184
296.951
383.292
309.227
530.144
4.3
3.0
4.7
3.3
7.7
.1
-.1
.1
.2
.2
.1
.1
.1
.0
.3
.1
.4
.1
.1
.2
.2
-.2
.3
.2
.5
See footnotes at end of table.
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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 -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Item and group
Relative
importance,
December
2007
Unadjusted
indexes
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
Unadjusted
percent change to
Apr. 2008 from—
Apr.
2007
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Mar.
2008
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Expenditure category
Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................
5.647
1.843
112.731
103.548
112.874
103.477
1.2
.3
0.1
-.1
0.1
-.2
0.3
.2
-0.1
-.4
Education and communication 2 ................................................
Education 2 ..............................................................................
Educational books and supplies .............................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................
Communication 2 .....................................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ............................
Telephone services 1 2 .........................................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ............
6.086
2.944
.207
2.736
3.142
2.975
2.342
.634
.242
121.832
177.407
439.906
511.013
83.502
80.752
99.031
10.246
100.359
122.073
177.754
442.160
511.887
83.670
80.921
99.494
10.170
98.853
3.2
5.7
6.7
5.6
.6
.3
1.9
-6.4
-13.2
.2
.2
.5
.2
.2
.2
.5
-.7
-1.5
.1
.3
-.1
.3
.0
.0
-.1
.2
-.4
.3
.4
.3
.4
.1
.1
.2
-.1
-.2
.4
.6
.9
.6
.2
.2
.5
-.7
-1.5
Other goods and services ..........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................
Personal care ...........................................................................
Personal care products 1 .......................................................
Personal care services 1 ........................................................
Miscellaneous personal services ...........................................
3.277
.731
2.546
.639
.629
1.044
341.827
574.890
199.982
158.440
222.752
335.427
343.410
576.359
201.028
159.398
222.799
337.685
3.5
5.2
3.1
.5
3.4
4.4
.5
.3
.5
.6
.0
.7
.2
.4
.2
-.3
.4
.4
.4
-.1
.6
.5
.9
.3
.5
.3
.6
.6
.0
.7
41.269
14.914
26.356
15.519
3.731
11.787
10.837
58.731
32.271
.325
3.864
.913
.737
5.350
4.630
10.641
173.884
209.692
153.682
196.185
120.881
247.546
112.059
252.817
256.470
117.701
190.105
149.315
145.034
239.556
382.872
292.218
175.838
211.365
155.690
200.926
122.113
254.599
111.671
253.426
256.463
118.422
194.379
149.536
145.784
240.150
383.292
293.016
4.8
5.0
4.7
8.9
-.7
12.1
-1.2
3.3
2.6
.7
6.6
5.2
3.9
3.4
4.7
3.4
1.1
.8
1.3
2.4
1.0
2.8
-.3
.2
.0
.6
2.2
.1
.5
.2
.1
.3
-.2
.4
-.5
-.1
-.3
.0
-.2
.2
.0
.2
1.7
.3
.5
.1
.1
.2
.3
.2
.4
.8
-1.3
1.5
.0
.4
.2
.1
1.9
.3
1.1
.7
.1
.4
.1
.9
-.4
-.5
.5
-.9
-.3
.3
.0
.6
2.5
.3
.5
.1
.3
.3
86.167
67.404
93.769
27.436
16.599
12.868
30.432
26.460
54.101
9.698
90.302
76.469
21.602
5.834
54.867
214.236
203.217
205.992
155.881
197.167
243.109
203.767
267.567
242.310
230.505
213.420
214.866
141.056
283.362
259.249
$ .468
$ .156
215.462
205.040
207.317
157.870
201.693
249.571
207.096
269.007
242.921
240.194
213.851
215.059
141.156
298.757
259.503
$ .465
$ .155
3.7
4.6
3.9
4.6
8.5
11.4
7.0
4.2
3.2
15.9
2.7
2.3
.1
22.5
3.1
.6
.9
.6
1.3
2.3
2.7
1.6
.5
.3
4.2
.2
.1
.1
5.4
.1
.0
.0
.0
-.5
-.4
-.3
.0
.3
.2
-.5
.1
.0
-.1
-1.9
.1
.4
.4
.4
.4
.9
1.6
.7
.7
.4
1.9
.2
.2
-.1
2.0
.2
.1
.3
.2
-.3
.1
-.4
.5
.6
.3
.0
.2
.1
.0
-1.6
.1
-
-
-
-
-
Commodity and service group
Commodities ................................................................................
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ......................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .....................................
Apparel ...................................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ....................
Durables ...................................................................................
Services .......................................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 .........................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .......................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .......................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......................
Household operations 1 2 ...........................................................
Transportation services ..............................................................
Medical care services .................................................................
Other services ............................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food ........................................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
All items less medical care ...........................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy ..........................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .....................
Energy commodities ...............................................................
Services less energy services ..................................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .............
-
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
- Data not available.
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
6
CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
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 annual rate percent
change for
Seasonally adjusted indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
Jan.
2008
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
All items ..............................................................................
212.516
212.571
213.301
Food and beverages .........................................................
Food ................................................................................
Food at home ................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ......................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .....................................
Dairy and related products ..........................................
Fruits and vegetables ..................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .......
Other food at home .....................................................
Sugar and sweets .....................................................
Fats and oils ..............................................................
Other foods ...............................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................
Food away from home 1 ...............................................
Other food away from home 1 2 ..................................
Alcoholic beverages ........................................................
208.326
208.026
206.921
229.175
199.747
205.698
272.105
156.941
176.178
179.774
180.743
190.435
115.162
211.070
146.649
210.953
209.087
208.778
207.633
233.287
199.499
207.341
268.642
156.743
177.957
180.431
183.396
192.472
118.182
211.878
148.385
211.841
Housing .............................................................................
Shelter .............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ..........................................
Lodging away from home 2 ...........................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .........
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .........................
Fuels and utilities ............................................................
Household energy .........................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .......................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..........
Household furnishings and operations ............................
Household operations 1 2 .............................................
212.920
244.744
239.745
146.695
250.051
117.435
205.567
185.991
306.227
187.489
148.142
126.493
142.828
Apparel ..............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel .............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..........................................
Footwear .........................................................................
6 months
ended—
July
2007
Oct.
2007
Jan.
2008
Apr.
2008
Oct.
2007
Apr.
2008
213.743
3.9
2.6
6.8
2.3
3.2
4.5
209.517
209.255
207.971
236.325
199.527
205.624
268.864
157.218
178.157
182.273
182.190
192.565
117.321
212.537
148.564
211.645
211.442
211.232
211.085
239.619
201.404
207.992
274.120
159.868
181.508
184.421
191.560
195.506
118.500
213.083
148.667
212.894
4.7
4.8
5.2
4.0
5.2
29.2
-5.5
5.1
3.1
3.7
6.6
2.4
-1.0
4.4
4.6
3.6
4.5
4.6
4.5
5.0
3.4
12.9
4.0
4.1
2.3
2.3
4.6
1.8
-.6
4.6
3.6
3.6
4.6
4.7
5.7
7.6
2.7
2.3
16.3
4.1
3.5
3.8
12.8
1.8
1.1
3.5
1.6
3.3
6.1
6.3
8.3
19.5
3.4
4.5
3.0
7.7
12.7
10.7
26.2
11.1
12.1
3.9
5.6
3.7
4.6
4.7
4.9
4.5
4.3
20.8
-.9
4.6
2.7
3.0
5.6
2.1
-.8
4.5
4.1
3.6
5.4
5.5
7.0
13.4
3.0
3.4
9.5
5.9
8.0
7.2
19.3
6.3
6.5
3.7
3.6
3.5
213.313
244.837
240.191
144.953
250.413
117.622
208.175
188.722
302.465
190.706
148.647
126.510
143.500
214.204
245.200
240.763
144.128
250.941
117.701
212.311
193.154
326.372
194.239
149.080
127.205
145.034
214.850
245.335
241.489
141.456
251.461
118.422
216.921
198.101
338.212
199.018
149.537
127.076
145.784
2.8
3.4
3.3
16.4
2.0
-3.3
2.7
2.3
22.4
.7
5.1
-.7
1.3
2.2
2.7
3.8
-1.3
2.9
.2
2.9
2.5
27.3
.6
5.0
-1.7
.9
3.5
3.5
4.5
5.1
3.3
2.8
6.0
5.9
79.3
.6
6.7
.4
5.2
3.7
1.0
2.9
-13.5
2.3
3.4
24.0
28.7
48.8
27.0
3.8
1.9
8.5
2.5
3.0
3.6
7.2
2.5
-1.6
2.8
2.4
24.8
.7
5.1
-1.2
1.1
3.6
2.2
3.7
-4.7
2.8
3.1
14.6
16.7
63.3
13.0
5.3
1.1
6.9
119.759
112.941
110.658
116.049
123.246
119.352
114.213
108.393
115.627
123.304
117.819
113.256
105.548
113.658
123.193
118.363
113.763
105.549
114.388
124.302
-1.3
2.3
-6.9
-4.7
3.7
-.9
-2.0
-1.6
9.7
-2.4
4.6
1.9
7.3
4.5
3.6
-4.6
2.9
-17.2
-5.6
3.5
-1.1
.2
-4.3
2.2
.6
-.1
2.4
-5.8
-.7
3.5
Transportation ...................................................................
Private transportation ......................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ....................................
New vehicles ...............................................................
Used cars and trucks 1 ...............................................
Motor fuel ......................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .....................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..........................
Public transportation .......................................................
195.722
191.811
94.318
135.597
137.203
283.011
281.880
124.282
227.730
239.414
194.390
190.437
94.156
135.195
137.248
277.448
276.131
125.225
228.425
239.080
195.797
191.585
94.068
135.024
137.225
281.996
279.818
126.325
229.641
245.136
194.483
190.264
93.859
134.772
136.787
276.571
274.251
126.049
230.660
244.145
7.8
8.2
.8
-.7
5.0
26.3
26.3
2.7
3.4
1.1
1.7
1.3
.0
-1.0
2.8
2.6
2.6
5.0
2.4
9.3
22.3
23.0
-.3
-1.1
.7
82.1
82.7
4.2
5.3
10.9
-2.5
-3.2
-1.9
-2.4
-1.2
-8.8
-10.4
5.8
5.2
8.1
4.7
4.7
.4
-.8
3.9
13.9
13.8
3.9
2.9
5.1
9.2
9.1
-1.1
-1.8
-.2
28.9
27.9
5.0
5.3
9.5
Medical care ......................................................................
Medical care commodities ..............................................
Medical care services .....................................................
Professional services ....................................................
Hospital and related services 3 .....................................
360.815
295.763
380.459
307.011
522.889
361.168
296.151
380.787
307.160
524.634
361.697
297.377
380.994
307.527
525.672
362.243
296.876
381.990
308.120
528.453
5.0
2.3
5.8
3.8
7.9
5.6
3.0
6.4
4.4
9.7
5.1
5.1
5.1
3.8
9.0
1.6
1.5
1.6
1.5
4.3
5.3
2.7
6.1
4.1
8.8
3.3
3.3
3.3
2.6
6.7
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
7
CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
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 annual rate percent
change for
Seasonally adjusted indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
Jan.
2008
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
Recreation 2 ......................................................................
Video and audio 2 ...........................................................
112.242
103.337
112.373
103.147
112.656
103.370
Education and communication 2 .......................................
Education 2 .....................................................................
Educational books and supplies ...................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ......................
Communication 2 ............................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ..................
Telephone services 1 2 ...............................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ....
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ...
121.578
176.895
436.635
509.715
83.392
80.642
98.906
10.229
100.998
121.745
177.406
436.364
511.324
83.388
80.638
98.837
10.253
100.545
Other goods and services .................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ...................................
Personal care ..................................................................
Personal care products 1 ..............................................
Personal care services 1 ...............................................
Miscellaneous personal services ..................................
339.063
572.684
198.120
158.201
219.932
332.309
6 months
ended—
July
2007
Oct.
2007
Jan.
2008
Apr.
2008
Oct.
2007
Apr.
2008
112.588
102.948
0.4
.5
1.7
1.4
1.6
.8
1.2
-1.5
1.0
.9
1.4
-.4
122.075
178.144
437.600
513.503
83.500
80.752
99.031
10.246
100.359
122.564
179.234
441.736
516.515
83.669
80.921
99.494
10.170
98.853
3.5
5.2
7.8
5.0
1.7
.8
4.0
-12.0
-20.6
3.1
5.6
8.3
5.4
.5
.5
1.9
-5.3
-11.1
2.8
6.7
6.2
6.7
-1.3
-1.5
-.5
-5.9
-12.2
3.3
5.4
4.8
5.4
1.3
1.4
2.4
-2.3
-8.2
3.3
5.4
8.1
5.2
1.1
.7
2.9
-8.7
-16.0
3.0
6.0
5.5
6.1
.0
-.1
.9
-4.1
-10.2
339.869
575.227
198.473
157.677
220.848
333.716
341.374
574.890
199.641
158.440
222.752
334.878
343.072
576.359
200.773
159.398
222.799
337.233
2.6
4.7
2.1
-.5
2.5
2.3
2.8
4.9
2.2
-.2
2.2
4.6
3.9
8.9
2.5
-.5
3.8
4.8
4.8
2.6
5.5
3.1
5.3
6.1
2.7
4.8
2.1
-.3
2.3
3.4
4.4
5.7
4.0
1.3
4.6
5.4
173.359
208.326
153.519
195.609
119.759
246.553
112.020
251.317
255.206
117.435
187.489
148.142
142.828
238.174
380.459
290.834
173.011
209.087
152.726
195.406
119.352
246.666
111.756
251.804
255.267
117.622
190.706
148.647
143.500
238.389
380.787
291.364
173.575
209.517
153.327
196.898
117.819
250.287
111.800
252.703
255.657
117.701
194.239
149.080
145.034
240.053
380.994
292.410
173.718
211.442
152.734
195.857
118.363
248.038
111.417
253.456
255.735
118.422
199.018
149.537
145.784
240.412
381.990
293.296
4.7
4.7
4.6
5.1
-1.3
13.3
-1.4
3.2
3.5
-3.3
.7
5.1
1.3
1.8
5.8
3.4
2.1
4.5
.6
2.4
-.9
-1.7
-.9
3.0
2.6
.2
.6
5.0
.9
2.9
6.4
3.4
11.5
4.6
15.6
29.9
4.6
38.4
-.2
3.7
3.7
2.8
.6
6.7
5.2
5.2
5.1
3.5
.8
6.1
-2.0
.5
-4.6
2.4
-2.1
3.4
.8
3.4
27.0
3.8
8.5
3.8
1.6
3.4
3.4
4.6
2.6
3.7
-1.1
5.5
-1.1
3.1
3.0
-1.6
.7
5.1
1.1
2.4
6.1
3.4
6.0
5.4
6.4
14.3
-.1
19.1
-1.2
3.6
2.2
3.1
13.0
5.3
6.9
4.5
3.3
3.5
213.281
202.288
205.033
155.681
196.169
241.905
202.477
265.500
240.726
230.633
212.281
213.765
140.422
286.070
257.857
213.221
202.328
205.076
154.934
195.304
241.207
202.376
266.373
241.233
229.390
212.471
213.851
140.316
280.566
258.078
213.992
203.213
205.807
155.514
197.043
245.015
203.730
268.136
242.188
233.839
212.819
214.176
140.180
286.164
258.722
214.183
203.782
206.241
154.972
197.193
244.131
204.711
269.814
242.925
233.804
213.314
214.398
140.193
281.614
259.084
3.7
4.1
3.8
4.6
6.1
12.3
5.3
3.6
3.4
14.4
2.8
2.5
.0
26.1
3.4
2.3
2.6
2.4
.8
.0
-2.2
3.0
2.8
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.3
-.1
4.1
3.2
7.1
8.4
6.9
15.1
28.0
34.9
15.6
3.6
3.2
43.6
3.4
3.1
1.2
82.5
3.9
1.7
3.0
2.4
-1.8
2.1
3.7
4.5
6.7
3.7
5.6
2.0
1.2
-.7
-6.1
1.9
3.0
3.3
3.1
2.7
3.0
4.8
4.1
3.2
3.0
8.3
2.7
2.4
.0
14.5
3.3
4.4
5.7
4.6
6.3
14.3
18.3
9.9
5.1
3.4
23.1
2.7
2.2
.3
30.9
2.9
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
4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Item and Group
Relative
importance,
December
2007
Unadjusted
percent change to
Apr. 2008 from—
Unadjusted
indexes
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
Apr.
2007
213.528
639.636
214.823
643.515
3.9
-
209.692
209.385
208.203
236.261
207.287
215.531
211.383
201.459
129.036
251.636
155.912
287.899
294.233
146.457
232.712
224.780
239.830
225.013
239.003
258.008
211.365
211.102
210.851
240.034
208.229
224.337
208.577
206.175
132.656
256.990
158.271
291.388
299.909
149.863
234.471
227.468
241.878
233.763
242.695
266.950
232.395
199.775
197.358
195.935
215.226
190.455
157.341
152.140
147.996
176.170
124.559
216.824
120.928
173.875
194.530
167.082
108.323
188.047
187.503
121.096
241.191
245.065
200.770
198.825
196.450
212.782
189.647
152.435
150.526
146.468
180.557
126.656
216.807
124.874
181.260
203.115
166.326
113.380
188.696
187.905
122.205
243.841
NA
NA
-
196.052
127.635
198.191
197.001
121.844
222.200
134.429
113.972
149.774
239.494
240.073
206.171
146.591
214.798
147.381
207.025
188.832
139.358
197.452
128.378
204.281
195.749
123.423
228.053
137.056
117.908
151.892
250.319
233.184
207.680
147.969
217.605
148.185
207.006
190.671
141.287
4.6
4.6
5.2
4.0
4.7
4.5
4.6
4.5
4.2
4.3
30.5
11.8
13.5
15.0
11.7
12.0
6.0
12.9
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Mar.
2008
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
0.6
0.0
0.3
0.2
-
-
-
-
5.0
5.1
5.9
8.9
7.6
18.3
2.2
14.3
12.3
9.5
14.1
14.1
15.3
10.3
6.3
4.6
8.2
7.2
7.3
5.7
.8
.8
1.3
1.6
.5
4.1
-1.3
2.3
2.8
2.1
1.5
1.2
1.9
2.3
.8
1.2
.9
3.9
1.5
3.5
.4
.4
.3
1.8
2.1
4.0
1.4
4.1
1.8
1.6
2.6
2.1
3.1
1.7
.0
.8
.6
2.4
2.1
1.6
.2
.2
.2
1.3
2.1
2.9
2.7
-.2
.7
1.2
2.1
3.2
.8
1.5
1.8
2.9
.1
-.6
.3
-1.4
.9
.9
1.5
1.4
.2
6.4
-1.3
2.3
2.8
1.8
1.5
1.2
1.9
2.3
1.0
1.3
.9
3.4
1.5
2.6
10.5
3.7
2.4
1.2
.1
3.9
-3.6
-3.0
4.7
2.1
2.2
.7
4.8
7.2
7.2
-1.2
.6
2.5
6.8
1.8
5.5
.5
.7
.3
-1.1
-.4
-3.1
-1.1
-1.0
2.5
1.7
.0
3.3
4.2
4.4
-.5
4.7
.3
.2
.9
1.1
2.8
-.1
-.1
-.1
.5
.6
.2
.8
-.1
-1.4
.3
-.9
2.1
-2.2
-3.4
-2.3
-1.3
.6
1.2
-1.3
3.3
.9
.0
.0
.1
.6
.5
1.0
.4
1.7
-1.0
-1.0
.8
-2.4
-1.1
-.2
.3
-3.7
.3
1.8
.4
-3.6
5.0
.9
.9
.6
-1.1
-.4
-3.1
-1.1
-1.0
3.4
1.4
.0
3.7
7.9
7.4
.5
4.2
.4
1.5
.9
1.1
Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................
100.000
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Food .........................................................................................
Food at home .........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...............................................
Cereals and cereal products ..............................................
Flour and prepared flour mixes ........................................
Breakfast cereal 1 ............................................................
Rice, pasta, cornmeal 1 ....................................................
Rice 1 2 3 ........................................................................
Bakery products .................................................................
Bread 1 3 ..........................................................................
White bread 1 2 ..............................................................
Bread other than white 1 2 ..............................................
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 3 .......................................
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies .........................................
Cookies 2 .......................................................................
Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 2 .......................................
Other bakery products ......................................................
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 1 2 ................
Crackers, bread, and cracker products 2 .......................
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts,
turnovers 2 .............................................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..............................................
Meats, poultry, and fish ......................................................
Meats ...............................................................................
Beef and veal 1 ..............................................................
Uncooked ground beef 1 ..............................................
Uncooked beef roasts 1 3 .............................................
Uncooked beef steaks 1 3 ............................................
Uncooked other beef and veal 1 3 ................................
Pork ................................................................................
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 3 ......
Bacon and related products 2 ....................................
Breakfast sausage and related products 2 3 ..............
Ham ..............................................................................
Ham, excluding canned 2 ...........................................
Pork chops ...................................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics 3 ....................
Other meats ...................................................................
Frankfurters 2 ...............................................................
Lunchmeats 1 2 3 .........................................................
Lamb and organ meats 1 2 ...........................................
Lamb and mutton 1 2 3 .................................................
Poultry 1 ...........................................................................
Chicken 1 3 .....................................................................
Fresh whole chicken 1 2 ...............................................
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 2 ..............................
Other poultry including turkey 3 ......................................
Fish and seafood 1 ...........................................................
Fresh fish and seafood 1 3 .............................................
Processed fish and seafood 3 ........................................
Canned fish and seafood 2 ..........................................
Frozen fish and seafood 1 2 .........................................
Eggs ...................................................................................
Dairy and related products ...................................................
Milk 1 3 ...............................................................................
Fresh whole milk 1 2 .........................................................
Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 3 .....................................
Cheese and related products 1 ..........................................
Ice cream and related products ..........................................
Other dairy and related products 3 .....................................
14.914
13.833
7.660
1.030
.324
.036
.191
.096
-
-
.706
.211
-
.098
.189
-
.208
-
1.807
1.687
1.089
.525
.203
.083
.192
.048
.330
.118
-
.067
-
.065
.080
.234
-
.317
.260
-
.057
.281
.152
.129
-
.120
.887
.323
-
.269
.139
.157
-
-
-
-
.7
.6
3.1
-.6
1.3
2.6
2.0
3.5
1.4
4.5
-2.9
.7
.9
1.3
.5
.0
1.0
1.4
-.6
-.7
-2.0
-.7
.1
.1
.7
.7
2.1
-2.5
.0
.8
.2
-.2
.6
.8
1.7
.7
.1
.4
-.2
1.1
-.8
-.7
-.4
-.2
-.3
-.4
.9
-.8
-2.2
-2.4
-1.7
-.4
-.7
.7
.7
.6
3.1
-.6
1.6
2.6
2.0
1.7
-.1
4.5
1.0
1.2
.9
1.3
.5
.0
1.6
2.0
See footnotes at end of table.
9
CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Item and Group
Relative
importance,
December
2007
Unadjusted
indexes
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
268.446
317.771
332.637
313.590
202.662
197.125
362.640
116.056
301.472
285.386
278.340
345.108
303.340
131.506
130.637
130.166
134.901
132.076
184.006
131.922
141.118
158.089
121.277
144.528
145.140
116.073
111.880
182.611
186.346
199.223
123.374
178.238
182.214
165.377
120.592
131.638
182.808
140.197
165.480
202.098
113.240
134.295
123.649
192.597
221.404
159.515
189.957
200.454
120.086
123.091
112.863
233.506
135.570
117.321
100.872
212.537
133.772
134.475
129.411
107.961
121.643
272.746
322.075
343.321
316.446
213.900
201.095
368.181
120.484
299.770
293.081
276.987
334.911
301.166
134.731
134.594
130.684
141.158
133.819
187.209
135.515
147.193
159.730
122.941
147.035
147.434
117.234
112.330
189.526
194.487
204.896
121.478
181.806
184.878
168.501
122.458
132.680
190.640
148.011
175.499
214.018
114.696
141.436
126.169
195.993
227.609
162.748
194.598
204.071
121.691
121.907
114.979
240.362
136.670
118.500
101.295
213.083
134.155
134.816
129.432
108.017
122.384
Unadjusted
percent change to
Apr. 2008 from—
Apr.
2007
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Mar.
2008
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
-1.3
-2.1
-.4
2.2
2.1
2.2
-.1
-2.0
-4.0
2.1
-3.5
-16.3
-1.6
1.7
3.3
3.4
3.7
-.8
-1.0
1.2
3.0
-.1
.8
2.1
.5
-.6
-1.8
-.8
-1.8
1.7
-2.0
1.0
.4
.0
.3
.2
1.5
.7
.2
1.8
.0
2.2
2.0
1.1
.1
.2
1.4
-.5
.5
1.7
1.4
-2.8
-.5
2.6
3.0
.4
.4
.3
.2
.2
.3
0.1
.4
-1.1
1.4
8.6
.4
2.1
-5.9
2.0
-1.0
-1.5
15.5
-1.9
-.9
-1.7
-1.5
-1.7
1.0
1.4
-.8
-3.0
.3
-.7
-1.2
-1.4
.0
1.8
1.7
.7
2.3
1.4
.1
1.0
-1.2
1.2
3.0
-.7
-1.9
-2.6
-1.1
-2.6
1.8
1.7
.0
-.4
1.3
.0
.6
1.7
-2.3
-.1
2.1
.9
-.7
-.7
.3
.3
.4
.7
.0
.1
2.0
1.5
3.2
1.0
6.1
.3
.6
4.1
-.2
3.8
-.5
-3.6
.7
3.4
4.0
1.2
5.4
1.8
1.9
2.6
4.3
1.7
2.2
2.2
1.6
1.0
1.3
4.0
4.3
2.8
-.1
1.9
1.2
2.5
1.5
.6
5.1
7.3
7.8
6.5
1.8
5.9
2.0
1.5
1.3
1.8
2.4
2.8
1.3
-1.0
1.9
2.9
.8
1.0
.4
.3
.3
.3
.1
.1
.6
Expenditure category
Fruits and vegetables ...........................................................
Fresh fruits and vegetables ................................................
Fresh fruits .......................................................................
Apples ............................................................................
Bananas .........................................................................
Citrus fruits 3 ..................................................................
Oranges, including tangerines 2 ...................................
Other fresh fruits 3 ..........................................................
Fresh vegetables ..............................................................
Potatoes .........................................................................
Lettuce 1 .........................................................................
Tomatoes .......................................................................
Other fresh vegetables ...................................................
Processed fruits and vegetables 3 .....................................
Canned fruits and vegetables 3 ........................................
Canned fruits 2 3 ............................................................
Canned vegetables 2 3 ...................................................
Frozen fruits and vegetables 3 .........................................
Frozen vegetables 2 .......................................................
Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 3
Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 3 ................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 3 ........................................
Carbonated drinks ............................................................
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 3 ....................
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 3 ..............
Beverage materials including coffee and tea 3 ..................
Coffee ...............................................................................
Roasted coffee 2 ............................................................
Instant and freeze dried coffee 1 2 .................................
Other beverage materials including tea 3 .........................
Other food at home ..............................................................
Sugar and sweets ..............................................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners ........................................
Candy and chewing gum 1 3 ............................................
Other sweets 3 .................................................................
Fats and oils .......................................................................
Butter and margarine 3 .....................................................
Butter 2 ...........................................................................
Margarine 2 ....................................................................
Salad dressing 3 ...............................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 3 ....................
Peanut butter 1 2 3 .........................................................
Other foods ........................................................................
Soups ...............................................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ..........................
Snacks 1 ...........................................................................
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ........................
Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 3 ...................
Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 3 ..........................................
Sauces and gravies 1 2 3 ...............................................
Other condiments 1 2 .....................................................
Baby food 1 3 ....................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 3 .........................................
Prepared salads 1 2 4 .....................................................
Food away from home 1 .........................................................
Full service meals and snacks 1 3 ........................................
Limited service meals and snacks 1 3 ..................................
Food at employee sites and schools 3 .................................
Food at elementary and secondary schools 1 2 5 ..............
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 3 .........
1.156
.905
.464
.078
.064
.080
-
.243
.441
.068
.059
.092
.222
.251
.126
-
.077
-
.048
-
.928
.607
.292
.014
.301
.321
.115
-
.206
1.852
.277
.048
.178
.052
.205
.057
-
.058
.090
-
1.369
.088
.295
.279
.236
-
.068
.404
-
6.173
3.027
2.429
.287
-
.133
4.1
3.0
5.9
7.4
20.3
-7.1
-17.2
8.2
.2
5.6
-2.2
8.1
-3.8
7.9
9.6
5.5
11.8
5.8
5.1
6.8
13.9
5.2
5.6
5.8
6.6
5.6
4.6
8.9
9.3
8.1
2.1
5.3
5.1
1.1
6.0
5.8
12.3
11.8
9.1
14.9
4.0
18.0
13.0
4.2
4.1
4.3
4.9
5.1
6.7
3.6
2.8
6.8
5.9
2.8
-
4.1
4.0
4.3
2.8
3.0
4.7
1.6
1.4
3.2
.9
5.5
2.0
1.5
3.8
-.6
2.7
-.5
-3.0
-.7
2.5
3.0
.4
4.6
1.3
1.7
2.7
4.3
1.0
1.4
1.7
1.6
1.0
.4
3.8
4.4
2.8
-1.5
2.0
1.5
1.9
1.5
.8
4.3
5.6
6.1
5.9
1.3
5.3
2.0
1.8
2.8
2.0
2.4
1.8
1.3
-1.0
1.9
2.9
.8
1.0
.4
.3
.3
.3
.0
.1
.6
See footnotes at end of table.
10
CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Item and Group
Relative
importance,
December
2007
Unadjusted
percent change to
Apr. 2008 from—
Unadjusted
indexes
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
Apr.
2007
148.667
213.503
184.351
190.398
185.448
186.884
183.779
167.179
275.556
138.988
149.881
147.659
3.9
3.6
3.2
3.7
2.4
1.1
3.2
2.8
4.4
4.3
4.2
6.1
214.890
246.004
241.474
146.378
381.843
307.299
251.418
118.422
213.302
194.121
342.811
380.632
338.957
194.379
177.818
244.862
149.536
325.327
359.586
127.332
78.020
114.217
85.286
66.389
124.559
141.508
90.913
89.596
3.0
2.6
3.6
1.1
5.0
.8
2.6
.7
8.6
9.4
42.8
52.6
22.8
6.6
5.0
10.9
5.2
5.3
4.7
-.1
-3.7
-2.5
1.1
-6.3
-2.1
-2.3
-1.3
-3.0
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Mar.
2008
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
0.1
.5
.4
.0
1.4
.2
1.8
.6
.7
.8
.4
1.1
1.2
.4
.4
1.2
.1
1.4
-.3
-.2
.4
.7
.2
.5
0.1
-.1
-.3
-.5
-.5
-.3
-.1
.0
.5
.1
.4
.8
0.1
.6
.6
.2
1.4
.2
1.7
1.0
.5
.8
.4
.8
.2
.0
.2
-2.0
.0
-2.2
.2
.6
2.0
2.3
3.2
4.6
.0
2.2
1.2
4.7
.1
.1
.3
-.1
-1.3
-3.4
-2.3
-.1
-1.1
-.4
-1.4
-1.6
.2
.0
.2
-1.2
.5
-1.3
.1
.2
1.3
1.5
-1.2
-1.5
.2
1.7
-.3
7.2
.3
.3
.3
.0
.8
-.4
5.3
-1.2
.1
-.6
.5
-1.3
.4
.1
.2
-.6
.4
-.6
.2
.1
2.0
2.3
7.9
10.1
2.3
1.9
.8
4.6
.3
.4
.1
.5
-1.3
.0
-1.5
-1.6
1.7
-.7
2.2
4.0
.3
.1
.3
-1.9
.4
-2.0
.2
.6
2.2
2.6
3.6
4.4
1.2
2.5
1.5
4.8
.3
.3
.3
-.1
-1.4
-3.4
-3.0
-.1
-1.1
-.4
-1.4
-2.1
Expenditure category
Other food away from home 1 3 ...........................................
Alcoholic beverages .................................................................
Alcoholic beverages at home .................................................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ......................
Distilled spirits at home ........................................................
Whiskey at home 1 2 ..........................................................
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 2 ...................
Wine at home .......................................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home ...................................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 1 2 3
Wine away from home 1 2 3 .................................................
Distilled spirits away from home 2 3 .....................................
.297
1.080
.609
.306
.074
-
148.564
212.407
183.639
190.350
182.932
186.513
180.478
166.252
273.686
137.895
149.268
146.037
Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 6 ...................................................
Lodging away from home 3 ....................................................
Housing at school, excluding board 6 7 ................................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 6 7 ..................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 3 ...................................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels .........................................................
Fuel oil ................................................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 8 ...................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 6 .................................................
Electricity 6 .........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 6 ................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 3 ...................
Water and sewerage maintenance 6 ....................................
Garbage and trash collection 1 9 ..........................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 3 ......................
Floor coverings 1 3 ...............................................................
Window coverings 3 .............................................................
Other linens 1 3 ....................................................................
Furniture and bedding 1 .........................................................
Bedroom furniture 1 ..............................................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 3 ..............
Other furniture 3 ...................................................................
Infants’ furniture 1 2 5 .........................................................
Appliances 1 3 ........................................................................
Major appliances 1 3 .............................................................
Laundry equipment 1 2 .......................................................
Other appliances 1 3 .............................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 3 .......................
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ..................................
Indoor plants and flowers 10 .................................................
Dishes and flatware 1 3 ........................................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 3 ................................
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 3 .............
Tools, hardware and supplies 1 3 .........................................
Outdoor equipment and supplies 3 ......................................
Housekeeping supplies 1 .......................................................
Household cleaning products 1 3 .........................................
Household paper products 1 3 ..............................................
Miscellaneous household products 1 3 .................................
Household operations 1 3 .......................................................
Domestic services 1 3 ...........................................................
Gardening and lawncare services 1 3 ..................................
Moving, storage, freight expense 3 ......................................
42.427
32.596
5.765
2.564
.148
2.416
23.942
.325
5.128
4.215
.351
.239
.113
3.864
2.766
1.098
.913
.660
.253
4.702
.357
.048
.112
.198
1.036
.338
.505
.186
214.389
245.995
240.874
149.434
381.843
314.073
250.966
117.701
209.221
189.693
332.139
363.868
338.974
190.105
175.639
233.931
149.315
325.023
358.550
127.423
79.019
118.297
87.284
66.468
125.966
142.069
92.215
91.044
-
.229
.472
-
NA
NA
-
-
-
-
-
.357
.219
88.854
99.902
116.946
74.819
75.858
69.818
129.347
73.816
96.624
93.482
99.274
90.587
173.633
113.740
142.983
115.582
145.034
142.285
146.584
127.309
88.878
100.420
116.290
74.233
76.035
70.707
128.025
72.930
95.696
93.654
99.672
90.595
174.832
114.603
144.687
115.841
145.784
142.306
147.525
128.578
-1.9
-.7
-1.3
-3.8
-1.7
-5.0
3.7
-1.5
3.4
-1.6
-.2
-2.3
3.3
2.1
7.3
1.8
3.9
3.1
5.2
.0
.0
.5
-.6
-.8
.2
1.3
-1.0
-1.2
-1.0
.2
.4
.0
.7
.8
1.2
.2
.5
.0
.6
1.0
-.4
-.2
-.3
-.9
-.4
-.6
.8
-.4
.6
-.7
.5
-1.1
.7
-.3
1.7
1.0
.5
1.4
-.2
.1
.2
-.6
-.2
-1.1
.7
-1.2
.6
.3
.2
.4
.8
.9
1.4
.1
1.1
.2
.0
.5
-.6
-.8
.6
1.3
.1
-1.2
-1.2
.2
.4
.1
.7
.8
1.2
.2
.5
.0
.6
.8
-
.133
.621
.349
.104
.074
.094
.728
.211
.350
.867
.351
.223
.292
.737
.248
.246
.080
-
-
-1.0
.1
See footnotes at end of table.
11
CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Item and Group
Relative
importance,
December
2007
Unadjusted
indexes
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
Unadjusted
percent change to
Apr. 2008 from—
Apr.
2007
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Mar.
2008
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Expenditure category
Repair of household items 1 3 ..............................................
.078
167.009
169.290
5.9
1.4
0.7
-0.3
1.4
Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Men’s apparel .........................................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ...............................
Men’s furnishings .................................................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 3 .................................................
Men’s pants and shorts ........................................................
Boys’ apparel .........................................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Women’s apparel ...................................................................
Women’s outerwear .............................................................
Women’s dresses .................................................................
Women’s suits and separates 3 ...........................................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and
accessories 3 ...............................................................
Girls’ apparel ..........................................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................
Men’s footwear 1 ....................................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear ........................................................
Women’s footwear .................................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................
Jewelry and watches 8 .............................................................
Watches 8 ..............................................................................
Jewelry 8 ................................................................................
3.731
.935
.739
.148
.183
.224
.175
.196
1.600
1.329
.122
.105
.739
120.881
114.994
120.078
121.339
134.656
81.884
114.644
96.187
110.645
112.802
88.751
113.423
90.254
122.113
116.653
122.086
124.577
138.081
83.405
114.343
96.725
111.221
113.464
87.757
120.317
89.586
-.7
1.3
.8
3.8
-.4
-2.1
2.9
3.0
-5.0
-4.3
-4.1
5.6
-6.2
1.0
1.4
1.7
2.7
2.5
1.9
-.3
.6
.5
.6
-1.1
6.1
-.7
-.3
1.1
1.8
1.8
1.8
3.7
-.5
-1.9
-2.0
-1.8
-1.0
-.6
-2.8
-1.3
-.8
-.2
1.3
1.2
-3.7
1.9
-2.6
-2.6
-2.7
-8.5
-7.4
-2.0
.5
.4
.9
1.1
-.4
1.7
-.5
-.2
.0
.0
2.5
4.9
-1.4
.349
.271
.679
.216
.144
.319
.185
.333
.045
.288
92.332
100.079
124.407
121.064
127.658
124.304
116.037
144.204
114.920
151.327
94.509
100.254
126.212
122.908
129.556
126.028
116.358
146.650
116.504
153.963
-3.3
-8.7
2.1
1.9
6.6
.3
.8
9.2
-.4
10.8
2.4
.2
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.4
.3
1.7
1.4
1.7
-1.0
-3.3
.0
.4
2.2
-.6
-.4
2.9
.7
3.3
1.0
-2.4
-.1
.3
-.3
.0
-1.7
1.4
-.3
1.6
.0
.1
.9
1.5
1.2
.5
.6
1.6
1.3
1.6
Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 3 .............................................
New vehicles ........................................................................
New cars and trucks 2 3 .....................................................
New cars 2 .........................................................................
New trucks 2 9 ....................................................................
Used cars and trucks 1 .........................................................
Leased cars and trucks 11 ....................................................
Car and truck rental 3 ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 2 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 12 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ..........................................
Other motor fuels 1 3 ............................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 .....................................
Tires 1 ..................................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 3 ...............................
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 1 2 ...............
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 1 2 .........................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ...................................
Motor vehicle body work 1 ....................................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 .........................
Motor vehicle repair 3 ...........................................................
Motor vehicle insurance .........................................................
Motor vehicle fees 1 3 .............................................................
State and local registration and license 1 3 6 .......................
Parking and other fees 1 3 ....................................................
Parking fees and tolls 1 2 3 .................................................
Automobile service clubs 1 2 3 ...........................................
Public transportation ................................................................
Airline fare ..............................................................................
Other intercity transportation 1 ...............................................
Intercity bus fare 1 2 4 ..........................................................
17.688
16.583
7.191
4.632
195.189
191.067
94.318
135.727
94.117
135.645
140.249
137.225
92.475
117.353
278.739
276.497
276.708
282.122
265.158
283.174
126.325
114.836
135.889
133.511
255.024
229.765
236.368
209.428
141.191
337.290
144.597
141.046
151.107
157.521
120.497
242.929
271.514
153.107
96.822
198.608
194.574
93.973
135.175
93.707
135.329
139.300
136.787
92.349
116.304
294.291
291.910
292.285
297.636
279.388
299.239
126.049
114.496
135.757
133.403
254.904
230.528
236.389
210.365
141.592
337.817
145.296
141.048
153.066
159.978
120.648
244.164
274.020
151.563
98.395
7.2
7.2
-.4
-1.3
-1.3
-.8
-1.6
1.8
.6
6.4
21.1
20.7
20.7
20.8
20.4
40.7
4.4
3.1
6.5
5.4
11.2
4.1
2.2
4.3
4.1
1.7
3.2
1.9
5.4
7.0
.4
7.3
10.1
.0
1.8
1.8
-.4
-.4
-.4
-.2
-.7
-.3
-.1
-.9
5.6
5.6
5.6
5.5
5.4
5.7
-.2
-.3
-.1
-.1
.0
.3
.0
.4
.3
.2
.5
.0
1.3
1.6
.1
.5
.9
-1.0
1.6
-.7
-.7
-.2
-.3
-.2
-.1
-.3
.0
-.1
2.6
-2.0
-2.0
-2.2
-1.6
-1.6
1.2
.8
1.0
.4
.3
.4
.3
-.2
.7
.1
.1
.1
.2
.0
.4
-.6
-.1
-.3
-1.8
-4.0
.7
.6
-.1
-.1
-.1
.0
-.3
.0
-.3
1.7
1.6
1.3
1.2
1.4
1.3
13.1
.9
.9
.9
.4
3.0
.5
.1
.9
.4
.1
.5
-.1
1.4
1.7
.9
2.5
3.0
1.1
-.1
-.7
-.7
-.2
-.2
-.2
.0
-.5
-.3
-.3
.7
-1.9
-2.0
-1.9
-2.0
-1.9
5.7
-.2
-.3
-.1
-.1
.0
.4
.0
.4
.4
.4
.5
.0
1.3
1.6
.1
-.4
-.5
-1.0
1.6
-
1.773
.610
.082
5.482
5.215
-
.268
.356
.217
.139
-
1.123
.068
.435
.595
1.966
.465
.284
.166
-
1.106
.721
.167
-
-
See footnotes at end of table.
12
CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Item and Group
Relative
importance,
December
2007
Unadjusted
indexes
Unadjusted
percent change to
Apr. 2008 from—
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
Apr.
2007
97.717
70.802
237.424
95.596
70.234
237.839
-1.2
3.7
363.000
297.308
380.407
158.224
188.442
185.983
382.872
308.726
308.424
374.815
175.554
202.670
528.968
195.206
189.122
451.896
164.516
107.389
115.961
363.184
296.951
379.612
158.516
188.983
185.892
383.292
309.227
308.488
375.512
176.462
203.507
530.144
195.688
189.682
452.007
164.823
107.235
115.421
112.731
103.548
14.788
360.734
21.627
77.587
63.167
97.203
51.916
105.237
140.172
175.211
127.029
113.429
172.489
146.605
177.853
116.565
138.028
96.220
80.817
77.067
85.898
37.149
106.452
117.517
99.513
63.051
68.476
67.967
88.078
96.143
141.712
124.800
310.280
149.993
165.740
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Mar.
2008
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
-2.2
-.8
.2
-3.8
.2
.5
3.6
.7
1.2
-2.2
-1.4
.2
4.3
3.0
3.5
1.5
1.7
1.2
4.7
3.3
2.1
5.9
2.6
3.4
7.7
8.1
8.0
8.1
4.1
4.8
3.1
.1
-.1
-.2
.2
.3
.0
.1
.2
.0
.2
.5
.4
.2
.2
.3
.0
.2
-.1
-.5
.1
.1
.1
-.2
-.2
-.1
.1
.0
-.6
.7
1.1
.6
.3
.4
.7
.7
.6
-.6
.0
.1
.4
.4
.8
1.2
-.2
.1
.1
.1
.2
.4
-.1
.2
.2
.1
.2
.5
.0
-.3
.2
-.2
-.2
.2
.3
.0
.3
.2
.1
.1
.5
.5
.5
.6
.6
.0
.1
-.1
-.5
112.874
103.477
14.842
361.324
20.975
77.661
63.007
97.195
51.052
103.797
141.093
176.471
128.140
113.923
173.470
147.221
179.016
117.153
138.316
97.049
80.280
76.121
85.977
36.353
106.263
117.680
99.243
62.677
67.968
67.411
87.287
96.645
141.986
1.2
.3
-17.2
3.1
-12.7
2.3
-2.9
6.3
-6.8
-.7
6.7
7.5
9.0
2.7
5.7
3.8
6.1
.1
.4
-.6
-2.4
-6.1
1.3
-12.2
1.0
2.4
.5
-3.2
-5.3
-3.2
1.5
1.3
1.8
.1
-.1
.4
.2
-3.0
.1
-.3
.0
-1.7
-1.4
.7
.7
.9
.4
.6
.4
.7
.5
.2
.9
-.7
-1.2
.1
-2.1
-.2
.1
-.3
-.6
-.7
-.8
-.9
.5
.2
.1
-.2
-2.5
.2
-1.4
-1.6
-2.7
.0
.1
.1
.8
.8
1.5
-1.0
.8
.9
.8
-.2
.0
-.6
.0
-.2
-.7
-.3
.2
-.2
.3
.7
.5
.9
1.9
.6
.1
.3
.2
-2.0
.6
.8
.7
1.4
.3
-1.8
.1
1.1
1.5
1.8
.8
.5
.0
.5
.2
-.5
1.0
-.9
-1.7
.3
-2.8
-.2
.4
-.5
-.2
-.3
.0
-.8
.6
.2
-.1
-.4
-.4
-.2
-2.6
.1
-.3
.0
-1.7
-1.4
.4
.4
.6
.0
.4
.4
.3
.5
-.4
.9
-.7
-1.2
.1
-2.1
-.2
.1
-.3
-.4
-.7
-.8
.0
.5
.0
125.812
309.389
149.302
167.483
1.6
1.5
.8
4.6
.8
-.3
-.5
1.1
-.2
.2
.1
.2
-.2
.5
.5
1.1
.6
-.5
-.8
1.3
Expenditure category
Intercity train fare 1 2 4 .........................................................
Ship fare 2 3 .........................................................................
Intracity transportation 1 .........................................................
-
.211
Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities ........................................................
Prescription drugs ..................................................................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 8 ....................
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 ................
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 .............
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
Physicians’ services 6 ..........................................................
Dental services 6 ..................................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 1 8 ................................................
Services by other medical professionals 6 8 ........................
Hospital and related services 6 ..............................................
Hospital services 6 13 ...........................................................
Inpatient hospital services 2 6 13 ........................................
Outpatient hospital services 1 2 6 8 ....................................
Nursing homes and adult day services 6 13 .........................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 1 4 ..............................
Health insurance 1 5 ...............................................................
6.231
1.601
1.236
.365
.252
.113
4.630
2.626
1.326
.727
.243
.330
1.467
1.264
Recreation 3 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 3 ....................................................................
Televisions .............................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 9 ..................
Other video equipment 3 ........................................................
Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental 1 3
Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 1 2 3 .....
Rental of video tapes and discs 1 2 3 ...................................
Audio equipment 1 .................................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 3 ..................................
Pets, pet products and services 3 ............................................
Pets and pet products ............................................................
Pet food 2 3 ..........................................................................
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 2 3 ...................
Pet services including veterinary 3 .........................................
Pet services 1 2 3 .................................................................
Veterinarian services 2 3 ......................................................
Sporting goods 1 ......................................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles ..........................................
Sports equipment 1 ................................................................
Photography 1 3 .......................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies 1 ................................
Film and photographic supplies 1 2 3 ...................................
Photographic equipment 1 2 3 ..............................................
Photographers and film processing 1 3 ..................................
Photographer fees 1 2 3 .......................................................
Film processing 1 2 3 ............................................................
Other recreational goods 3 .......................................................
Toys 1 .....................................................................................
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 1 2 3 ......
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 3 ................................
Music instruments and accessories 1 3 ..................................
Recreation services 3 ...............................................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 3 .....................................................................
Admissions .............................................................................
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 2 3 .................
Admission to sporting events 2 3 ..........................................
5.647
1.843
.167
1.187
.035
.163
-
.128
.075
.537
-
.109
.082
.722
.424
-
.298
-
.586
.321
.255
.164
.077
-
.085
-
.370
.245
-
.062
.043
1.697
.555
.653
-
-
See footnotes at end of table.
13
CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Item and Group
Relative
importance,
December
2007
Unadjusted
percent change to
Apr. 2008 from—
Unadjusted
indexes
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
Apr.
2007
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Mar.
2008
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Expenditure category
Fees for lessons or instructions 8 ...........................................
Recreational reading materials 1 ..............................................
Newspapers and magazines 1 3 ............................................
Recreational books 1 3 ...........................................................
.231
.265
.144
.121
250.928
209.995
123.818
105.333
251.229
210.523
124.352
105.373
2.9
1.8
1.8
1.8
0.1
.3
.4
.0
0.5
.6
.2
.9
0.5
-.1
.0
-.2
-0.1
.3
.4
.0
Education and communication 3 ................................................
Education 3 ..............................................................................
Educational books and supplies .............................................
College textbooks 1 2 11 .......................................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................
College tuition and fees ........................................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees .......................
Child care and nursery school 10 .........................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees 3 ................
Communication 3 .....................................................................
Postage and delivery services 3 .............................................
Postage 1 .............................................................................
Delivery services 3 ...............................................................
Information and information processing 1 3 ............................
Telephone services 1 3 .........................................................
Land-line telephone services, local charges 1 6 .................
Land-line telephone services, long distance charges 1 3 ...
Land-line interstate toll calls 1 2 .......................................
Land-line intrastate toll calls 1 2 .......................................
Wireless telephone services 1 3 .........................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 14 .............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 4 ..............
Computer software and accessories 1 3 ..............................
Internet services and electronic information providers 1 3 ...
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 3 ....................................................
6.086
2.944
.207
1.047
.634
.242
.040
.282
121.832
177.407
439.906
145.360
511.013
558.452
557.042
221.293
181.885
83.502
132.625
208.927
201.888
80.752
99.031
226.845
71.994
51.468
76.554
64.087
10.246
100.359
50.817
73.180
122.073
177.754
442.160
146.045
511.887
559.780
557.887
221.385
182.610
83.670
132.689
208.927
203.376
80.921
99.494
228.693
72.206
51.673
76.833
64.272
10.170
98.853
50.924
72.996
3.2
5.7
6.7
7.0
5.6
6.4
5.6
4.1
4.6
.6
4.4
3.9
12.4
.3
1.9
3.7
2.7
1.9
5.9
-.5
-6.4
-13.2
-4.2
-1.2
.2
.2
.5
.5
.2
.2
.2
.0
.4
.2
.0
.0
.7
.2
.5
.8
.3
.4
.4
.3
-.7
-1.5
.2
-.3
.1
.3
-.1
.3
.3
.4
.3
.1
.6
.0
.0
.0
-.1
.0
-.1
-.1
-.2
.0
-.4
.0
.2
-.4
.6
.6
.3
.4
.3
.3
.4
.4
.6
.3
.1
.1
.0
.0
.2
.1
.2
.5
.2
.0
.6
.0
-.1
-.2
-.8
-.2
.4
.6
.9
.5
.6
.8
.5
.2
.8
.2
.1
.0
1.2
.2
.5
.8
.3
.4
.4
.3
-.7
-1.5
.2
-.3
.061
37.511
37.255
-5.5
-.7
1.1
1.5
-.7
Other goods and services ..........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................
Cigarettes 1 3 .........................................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 3 ...........................
Personal care ...........................................................................
Personal care products 1 .......................................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care
products 1 3 ..................................................................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and
implements 1 ................................................................
Personal care services 1 ........................................................
Haircuts and other personal care services 1 3 .....................
Miscellaneous personal services ...........................................
Legal services 8 ...................................................................
Funeral expenses 8 ..............................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 3 .................................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 3 ....
Financial services 1 8 ...........................................................
Checking account and other bank services 1 2 3 ...............
Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 2 3 ........
Miscellaneous personal goods 3 ............................................
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 2 ...........................
Infants’ equipment 1 2 5 ........................................................
3.277
.731
.684
.042
2.546
.639
341.827
574.890
233.217
166.473
199.982
158.440
343.410
576.359
233.792
167.126
201.028
159.398
3.5
5.2
5.3
4.5
3.1
.5
.5
.3
.2
.4
.5
.6
.2
.4
.5
-.2
.2
-.3
.4
-.1
-.2
1.6
.6
.5
.5
.3
.2
.4
.6
.6
.324
103.801
105.011
1.4
1.2
-.5
.5
1.2
.310
.629
.629
1.044
.297
.176
.253
.031
.192
-
176.982
222.752
135.915
335.427
267.350
261.398
132.519
142.498
278.040
130.227
169.362
88.603
155.213
97.342
177.018
222.799
135.944
337.685
268.828
263.707
133.645
143.620
279.276
131.460
169.854
89.471
155.532
97.696
-.5
3.4
3.4
4.4
3.8
5.0
3.6
5.3
4.9
3.3
6.1
2.6
2.1
2.5
.0
.0
.0
.7
.6
.9
.8
.8
.4
.9
.3
1.0
.2
.4
-.1
.4
.4
.4
.1
.1
.6
.6
.8
.2
1.0
.9
.5
.0
.5
.9
.9
.3
.1
.7
.4
.4
.7
.2
.8
1.2
.7
2.2
.0
.0
.0
.7
.7
.6
.8
.8
.4
.9
.3
.7
.1
.4
41.269
26.356
15.519
11.787
10.837
58.731
32.271
5.350
10.641
86.167
173.884
153.682
196.185
247.546
112.059
252.817
256.470
239.556
292.218
214.236
175.838
155.690
200.926
254.599
111.671
253.426
256.463
240.150
293.016
215.462
4.8
4.7
8.9
12.1
-1.2
3.3
2.6
3.4
3.4
3.7
1.1
1.3
2.4
2.8
-.3
.2
.0
.2
.3
.6
-.2
-.5
-.1
.0
-.2
.2
.0
.1
.2
.0
.3
.4
.8
1.5
.0
.4
.2
.7
.4
.4
.1
-.4
-.5
-.9
-.3
.3
.0
.1
.3
.1
-
2.736
1.373
.402
.781
.071
3.142
.166
.156
.010
2.975
2.342
.789
.506
-
-
.234
Special aggregate indexes
Commodities ................................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ......................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .....................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ....................
Durables ...................................................................................
Services .......................................................................................
Rent of shelter 7 ...........................................................................
Transportation services ................................................................
Other services ..............................................................................
All items less food ........................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 3. Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Item and Group
Relative
importance,
December
2007
Unadjusted
indexes
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
203.217
205.992
155.881
197.167
243.109
203.767
115.613
267.567
242.310
230.505
213.420
214.866
141.056
283.362
259.249
213.658
195.907
$ .468
$ .156
205.040
207.317
157.870
201.693
249.571
207.096
116.681
269.007
242.921
240.194
213.851
215.059
141.156
298.757
259.503
216.222
198.138
$ .465
$ .155
Unadjusted
percent change to
Apr. 2008 from—
Apr.
2007
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Mar.
2008
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Special aggregate indexes
All items less shelter ....................................................................
All items less medical care ...........................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Apparel less footwear ...................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 7 ......................................................
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 ..................................................
Domestically produced farm food 1 ..............................................
Utilities and public transportation .................................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .............
67.404
93.769
27.436
16.599
12.868
30.432
3.052
26.460
54.101
9.698
90.302
76.469
21.602
5.834
54.867
6.386
9.412
-
1
2
3
4
5
6
4.6
3.9
4.6
8.5
11.4
7.0
-1.3
4.2
3.2
15.9
2.7
2.3
.1
22.5
3.1
6.0
4.9
0.9
.6
1.3
2.3
2.7
1.6
.9
.5
.3
4.2
.2
.1
.1
5.4
.1
1.2
1.1
0.0
.0
-.5
-.4
-.3
.0
-.4
.3
.2
-.5
.1
.0
-.1
-1.9
.1
.2
.7
0.4
.4
.4
.9
1.6
.7
-1.6
.7
.4
1.9
.2
.2
-.1
2.0
.2
-.2
1.3
0.3
.2
-.3
.1
-.4
.5
.4
.6
.3
.0
.2
.1
.0
-1.6
.1
1.2
1.2
-
-
-
-
-
9
10
11
12
13
14
NA
-
Not seasonally adjusted.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
7 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
Seasonally adjusted indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
Jan.
2008
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
All items ....................................................................................
212.516
212.571
213.301
Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...........................................
Cereals and cereal products ..........................................
Flour and prepared flour mixes ....................................
Breakfast cereal 1 .........................................................
Rice, pasta, cornmeal 1 ................................................
Rice 1 2 3 ....................................................................
Bakery products .............................................................
Bread 1 3 ......................................................................
White bread 1 2 ...........................................................
Bread other than white 1 2 ..........................................
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 3 ....................................
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies .....................................
Cookies 2 ....................................................................
Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 2 ...................................
Other bakery products ..................................................
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 1 2 ............
Crackers, bread, and cracker products 2 ....................
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts,
turnovers 2 ..........................................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........................................
Meats, poultry, and fish ..................................................
Meats ............................................................................
Beef and veal 1 ...........................................................
Uncooked ground beef 1 ..........................................
Uncooked beef roasts 1 3 .........................................
Uncooked beef steaks 1 3 ........................................
Uncooked other beef and veal 1 3 ............................
Pork ............................................................................
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 3 ..
Bacon and related products 2 .................................
Breakfast sausage and related products 2 3 ..........
Ham ..........................................................................
Ham, excluding canned 2 .......................................
Pork chops ...............................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics 3 .................
Other meats ................................................................
Frankfurters 2 ...........................................................
Lunchmeats 1 2 3 ......................................................
Lamb and organ meats 1 2 .......................................
Lamb and mutton 1 2 3 .............................................
Poultry 1 ........................................................................
Chicken 1 3 .................................................................
Fresh whole chicken 1 2 ...........................................
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 2 ...........................
Other poultry including turkey 3 ..................................
Fish and seafood 1 .......................................................
Fresh fish and seafood 1 3 .........................................
Processed fish and seafood 3 ....................................
Canned fish and seafood 2 .......................................
Frozen fish and seafood 1 2 .....................................
Eggs ...............................................................................
Dairy and related products ...............................................
Milk 1 3 ............................................................................
Fresh whole milk 1 2 .....................................................
Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 3 .................................
Cheese and related products 1 .......................................
Ice cream and related products ......................................
Other dairy and related products 3 .................................
208.326
208.026
206.921
229.175
199.090
199.293
203.125
193.982
125.829
244.674
148.813
273.076
283.058
141.863
228.105
216.215
238.064
221.998
233.493
258.239
209.087
208.778
207.633
233.287
203.347
207.208
205.915
201.857
128.117
248.690
152.657
278.913
291.763
144.311
228.024
217.994
239.551
227.269
238.282
262.412
226.030
199.747
198.037
196.423
212.771
188.526
155.454
150.407
145.650
181.953
126.890
219.356
122.498
179.890
202.921
170.923
114.294
186.538
180.016
122.117
242.223
6 months
ended—
July
2007
Oct.
2007
Jan.
2008
Apr.
2008
Oct.
2007
Apr.
2008
213.743
3.9
2.6
6.8
2.3
3.2
4.5
209.517
209.255
207.971
236.325
207.663
213.256
211.383
201.459
129.036
251.742
155.912
287.899
294.233
146.457
232.079
224.364
239.830
225.849
239.003
258.608
211.442
211.232
211.085
239.619
208.129
226.802
208.577
206.175
132.656
256.344
158.271
291.388
299.909
149.863
234.511
227.366
241.878
233.562
242.695
265.232
4.7
4.8
5.2
4.0
3.7
-2.3
2.8
9.1
13.5
4.6
5.3
5.7
6.9
.8
2.0
.8
3.8
4.3
5.0
2.9
4.5
4.6
4.5
5.0
4.0
8.6
3.5
-2.6
-.1
5.1
10.4
13.8
8.3
4.8
5.9
5.1
4.9
.9
2.0
3.7
4.6
4.7
5.7
7.6
3.9
10.1
-7.9
25.9
13.6
8.4
14.0
8.6
21.0
12.5
5.8
-7.6
17.9
2.3
6.1
5.0
6.1
6.3
8.3
19.5
19.4
67.7
11.2
27.6
23.5
20.5
28.0
29.6
26.0
24.5
11.7
22.3
6.6
22.5
16.7
11.3
4.6
4.7
4.9
4.5
3.9
3.0
3.1
3.1
6.5
4.9
7.8
9.7
7.6
2.8
3.9
2.9
4.4
2.6
3.5
3.3
5.4
5.5
7.0
13.4
11.4
35.9
1.2
26.8
18.4
14.3
20.7
18.7
23.5
18.4
8.7
6.3
12.1
12.0
11.3
8.1
232.330
199.499
197.772
196.307
213.880
189.583
155.755
151.595
145.461
179.340
127.237
217.446
125.123
175.873
196.027
166.933
112.852
187.687
182.245
120.558
250.296
234.520
199.527
197.679
196.430
215.226
190.455
157.341
152.140
147.996
177.478
125.917
219.224
122.083
173.970
195.724
167.355
108.646
188.321
185.483
121.096
241.191
246.294
201.404
199.524
197.528
212.782
189.647
152.435
150.526
146.468
183.539
127.625
219.320
126.614
187.630
210.281
168.240
113.161
189.097
188.174
122.205
243.841
9.9
5.2
3.3
.9
-1.7
5.4
-10.2
-8.2
19.5
6.2
12.8
8.6
11.9
11.5
11.8
2.4
6.7
-.8
7.3
1.2
-1.9
3.4
1.6
.7
1.6
4.2
-.9
.4
.5
-2.7
-1.3
-.4
-1.4
-6.5
-7.2
-1.5
-3.1
4.1
11.0
-2.0
NA
NA
NA
-
-
-
17.5
3.0
2.3
1.6
.3
3.1
-1.6
-1.9
.0
2.6
-1.0
-2.6
4.5
12.5
12.9
-2.8
-.5
3.4
4.6
4.0
18.4
NA
-
41.0
3.4
3.0
2.3
.0
2.4
-7.5
.3
2.3
3.5
2.3
-.1
14.1
18.4
15.3
-6.1
-3.9
5.6
19.4
.3
2.7
3.8
4.3
2.4
.8
-.1
4.8
-5.7
-4.0
9.6
1.6
5.5
4.0
5.1
2.1
1.8
.4
1.7
1.6
9.1
-.4
-
-2.0
2.7
1.6
1.0
.5
3.7
4.8
-4.2
-2.3
1.7
-4.1
-5.0
-4.4
6.9
10.4
.6
3.1
1.3
-8.4
7.9
36.6
196.927
128.127
202.562
196.341
122.828
223.529
133.976
115.499
149.363
246.628
228.214
205.698
149.521
220.554
149.076
206.382
186.021
137.857
195.804
127.171
198.566
194.942
122.954
223.682
134.945
116.307
152.436
240.466
228.265
207.341
149.815
220.165
149.999
207.931
189.238
138.828
196.052
127.635
198.191
197.001
121.992
222.200
134.429
116.130
151.936
239.494
230.310
205.624
146.591
214.798
147.381
207.025
187.893
139.836
197.452
128.378
204.281
195.749
123.952
228.053
137.056
118.062
151.752
250.319
232.724
207.992
147.969
217.605
148.185
207.006
190.942
142.564
13.6
12.8
10.0
11.9
10.3
1.8
2.9
-2.2
-2.1
6.8
51.0
29.2
60.4
73.4
48.1
15.6
7.8
14.3
1.4
1.5
3.7
1.6
-2.2
5.3
2.1
10.0
7.0
9.0
42.0
12.9
8.5
6.8
10.0
27.1
4.0
17.0
2.7
3.7
3.7
4.0
7.4
2.6
4.1
1.6
5.8
-4.4
25.3
2.3
-.6
-.2
-2.2
5.9
1.3
6.3
1.1
.8
3.4
-1.2
3.7
8.3
9.5
9.2
6.6
6.1
8.1
4.5
-4.1
-5.2
-2.4
1.2
11.0
14.4
7.3
7.0
6.8
6.6
3.9
3.5
2.5
3.7
2.3
7.9
46.4
20.8
31.9
36.1
27.6
21.2
5.9
15.7
Expenditure category
-
1.9
2.2
3.6
1.4
5.5
5.4
6.8
5.3
6.2
.7
16.4
3.4
-2.4
-2.8
-2.3
3.5
6.0
10.2
See footnotes at end of table.
16
CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
Seasonally adjusted indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
6 months
ended—
Jan.
2008
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
July
2007
Oct.
2007
Jan.
2008
Apr.
2008
Oct.
2007
Apr.
2008
272.105
324.118
342.428
310.808
178.912
206.796
397.929
124.750
304.546
285.263
292.945
360.789
305.454
130.435
128.899
127.808
132.777
131.988
183.960
268.642
317.232
341.208
317.670
182.716
211.417
397.424
122.258
292.408
291.159
282.554
301.891
300.567
132.698
133.186
132.165
137.664
130.996
182.098
268.864
318.432
337.511
322.185
198.515
212.317
405.747
115.098
298.183
288.205
278.340
348.552
294.800
131.476
130.966
130.119
135.391
132.316
184.571
274.120
323.313
348.245
325.534
210.602
213.056
408.151
119.825
297.548
299.175
276.987
336.165
296.874
135.956
136.248
131.642
142.732
134.719
188.048
-5.5
-8.2
-9.0
1.0
1.2
-29.9
-32.0
2.6
-7.5
-.4
-34.7
-.3
-15.1
5.6
3.8
3.3
4.5
7.0
5.6
4.0
3.7
10.2
-18.1
15.2
7.4
-16.6
10.6
-2.7
-4.2
87.9
-10.1
5.5
5.2
7.2
5.7
9.2
2.3
-.1
16.3
19.8
17.0
33.6
-6.4
-12.0
-25.3
42.1
22.7
7.7
-6.8
102.0
7.2
3.4
3.8
1.0
2.6
5.5
5.8
3.0
-1.0
7.0
20.3
92.0
12.7
10.7
-14.9
-8.9
21.0
-20.1
-24.6
-10.8
18.0
24.8
12.6
33.5
8.5
9.2
-0.9
-2.5
.2
-9.0
8.0
-13.3
-24.7
6.5
-5.1
-2.3
10.8
-5.3
-5.4
5.4
5.5
4.5
6.8
4.6
2.7
9.5
8.9
11.9
26.8
34.0
-.4
-9.0
10.0
5.7
14.1
-13.7
23.4
-2.2
10.5
13.8
6.6
17.0
7.0
7.5
131.440
141.255
156.941
120.427
142.564
146.427
116.764
111.103
179.947
186.005
191.553
122.887
176.178
179.774
166.746
118.794
128.571
180.743
141.343
170.188
199.761
115.841
128.628
119.126
190.435
223.597
157.271
187.236
198.534
117.572
123.832
111.439
235.339
135.083
115.162
98.672
211.070
132.872
133.567
128.431
107.748
121.193
133.051
145.457
156.743
121.396
145.578
147.183
116.088
109.114
178.426
182.660
194.801
120.373
177.957
180.431
166.704
119.131
128.785
183.396
142.386
170.497
203.431
115.872
131.395
121.540
192.472
223.718
157.632
189.929
197.613
118.118
125.949
113.029
228.698
134.396
118.182
101.611
211.878
133.397
133.963
128.736
107.939
121.580
131.954
141.118
157.218
120.501
143.779
145.140
116.073
111.054
181.459
183.918
199.223
122.110
178.157
182.273
164.782
120.592
132.593
182.190
139.708
166.056
201.207
112.852
133.758
123.649
192.565
222.810
159.631
189.957
198.802
120.086
123.091
112.863
233.506
135.570
117.321
100.872
212.537
133.772
134.475
129.587
107.961
121.643
135.340
147.193
159.868
123.159
146.892
147.434
117.234
112.511
188.726
191.766
204.896
121.957
181.508
184.421
168.899
122.458
133.367
191.560
149.848
179.053
214.376
114.828
141.666
126.169
195.506
225.754
162.445
194.598
204.386
121.691
121.907
114.979
240.362
136.670
118.500
101.295
213.083
134.155
134.816
129.738
108.017
122.384
9.7
17.5
5.1
5.1
6.1
.9
4.7
4.4
10.1
15.5
6.4
1.5
3.1
3.7
1.4
5.6
1.5
6.6
9.9
18.5
3.9
-.6
11.8
13.8
2.4
-1.2
7.5
-1.5
2.1
8.0
12.7
.6
16.8
-.3
-1.0
4.0
5.4
4.1
4.1
3.3
7.8
5.3
3.2
.2
4.0
-10.6
4.9
2.3
2.3
-1.4
-2.7
2.8
4.6
3.3
2.4
6.0
3.6
3.6
.6
1.8
-3.8
1.1
5.8
4.0
2.7
15.8
-2.0
-11.5
14.9
-.6
1.3
15.2
4.1
3.7
1.6
15.6
11.0
5.8
5.3
5.4
9.7
5.4
3.5
3.8
-.8
8.9
3.8
12.8
8.8
-4.8
19.5
17.8
13.6
13.2
1.8
19.0
-4.4
-.4
2.2
2.0
-6.0
.1
15.8
4.8
1.1
12.4
17.9
7.7
9.4
12.7
2.8
1.6
5.2
21.0
13.0
30.9
-3.0
12.7
10.7
5.3
12.9
15.8
26.2
26.3
22.5
32.6
-3.5
47.1
25.8
11.1
3.9
13.8
16.7
12.3
14.8
-6.1
13.3
8.8
4.8
12.1
11.1
3.9
3.9
3.8
4.1
1.0
4.0
6.8
11.3
4.6
4.6
4.7
4.3
5.0
3.8
5.0
9.6
-2.5
3.2
2.7
3.0
.0
1.4
2.1
5.6
6.5
10.1
4.9
1.5
7.6
7.0
2.1
-2.5
4.2
2.1
3.1
5.3
14.2
-.7
1.6
7.0
-.8
6.7
16.6
5.9
6.5
7.0
9.0
6.2
5.5
12.9
9.1
19.9
1.1
8.0
7.2
2.2
10.9
9.6
19.3
17.3
8.0
25.9
6.7
29.3
19.4
6.3
11.2
4.3
7.8
7.1
8.2
-6.0
6.5
12.3
4.8
6.5
Expenditure category
Fruits and vegetables .......................................................
Fresh fruits and vegetables ............................................
Fresh fruits ...................................................................
Apples ........................................................................
Bananas .....................................................................
Citrus fruits 3 ...............................................................
Oranges, including tangerines 2 ...............................
Other fresh fruits 3 ......................................................
Fresh vegetables ..........................................................
Potatoes .....................................................................
Lettuce 1 .....................................................................
Tomatoes ...................................................................
Other fresh vegetables ...............................................
Processed fruits and vegetables 3 ..................................
Canned fruits and vegetables 3 ....................................
Canned fruits 2 3 .........................................................
Canned vegetables 2 3 ...............................................
Frozen fruits and vegetables 3 .....................................
Frozen vegetables 2 ...................................................
Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried
3 ............................................................................
Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 3 ............................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 3 ....................................
Carbonated drinks ........................................................
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 3 ................
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 3 ...........
Beverage materials including coffee and tea 3 ...............
Coffee ...........................................................................
Roasted coffee 2 .........................................................
Instant and freeze dried coffee 1 2 .............................
Other beverage materials including tea 3 .....................
Other food at home ..........................................................
Sugar and sweets ...........................................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners ....................................
Candy and chewing gum 1 3 ........................................
Other sweets 3 ..............................................................
Fats and oils ...................................................................
Butter and margarine 3 .................................................
Butter 2 .......................................................................
Margarine 2 .................................................................
Salad dressing 3 ...........................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 3 ................
Peanut butter 1 2 3 ......................................................
Other foods .....................................................................
Soups ...........................................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ......................
Snacks 1 .......................................................................
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces .....................
Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 3 ................
Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 3 ......................................
Sauces and gravies 1 2 3 ............................................
Other condiments 1 2 ..................................................
Baby food 1 3 ................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 3 .....................................
Prepared salads 1 2 4 .................................................
Food away from home 1 .....................................................
Full service meals and snacks 1 3 ....................................
Limited service meals and snacks 1 3 ..............................
Food at employee sites and schools 3 .............................
Food at elementary and secondary schools 1 2 5 ...........
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 3 .....
-
-
-
4.4
4.8
4.2
2.8
.8
5.2
4.6
3.7
5.3
1.7
9.3
6.1
3.5
3.7
3.7
2.7
1.2
3.7
-
-
4.5
4.2
4.8
2.3
5.0
5.6
3.7
3.8
3.7
3.4
1.1
3.9
See footnotes at end of table.
17
CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
Seasonally adjusted indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
Jan.
2008
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
146.649
210.953
182.271
187.428
183.411
184.542
181.354
165.992
271.906
148.385
211.841
183.007
189.599
183.594
187.097
180.805
165.658
273.113
148.564
211.645
182.542
188.732
182.608
186.513
180.550
165.698
274.424
136.798
148.433
144.612
137.780
148.716
145.375
212.920
244.744
239.745
146.695
380.678
308.054
250.051
117.435
205.567
185.991
306.227
331.206
326.163
187.489
179.655
210.100
148.142
322.064
356.901
126.493
79.569
118.813
85.380
68.325
123.792
143.991
89.766
87.728
6 months
ended—
July
2007
Oct.
2007
Jan.
2008
Apr.
2008
Oct.
2007
Apr.
2008
148.667
212.894
183.662
189.092
185.098
186.884
183.594
167.295
275.680
4.6
3.6
2.8
5.6
2.1
.8
2.1
-1.6
4.3
3.6
3.6
3.2
2.6
-.1
.4
.2
6.1
4.2
1.6
3.3
3.5
3.1
4.1
-2.0
5.6
3.8
3.4
5.6
3.7
3.1
3.6
3.7
5.2
5.0
3.2
5.7
4.1
3.6
3.0
4.1
1.0
.6
1.1
2.2
4.3
3.6
3.5
3.3
3.4
3.9
1.5
5.3
3.5
4.5
137.895
149.268
146.559
138.988
149.881
147.754
5.8
7.9
5.9
2.5
3.0
6.4
2.2
2.1
3.2
6.6
4.0
9.0
4.1
5.4
6.2
4.4
3.0
6.0
213.313
244.837
240.191
144.953
382.427
214.204
245.200
240.763
144.128
384.098
214.850
245.335
241.489
141.456
385.634
2.8
3.4
3.3
16.4
5.3
2.2
2.7
3.8
-1.3
4.1
3.5
3.5
4.5
5.1
5.1
3.7
1.0
2.9
-13.5
5.3
2.5
3.0
3.6
7.2
4.7
3.6
2.2
3.7
-4.7
5.2
304.115
250.413
117.622
208.175
188.722
302.465
326.342
326.656
190.706
179.136
225.247
148.647
323.183
358.059
126.510
80.201
118.320
89.889
67.534
123.903
143.075
90.196
86.622
302.212
250.941
117.701
212.311
193.154
326.372
359.376
334.024
194.239
180.502
235.675
149.080
324.316
358.550
127.205
79.133
118.297
88.523
66.468
125.966
142.069
92.215
90.095
296.221
251.461
118.422
216.921
198.101
338.212
375.140
338.008
199.018
183.225
246.978
149.537
325.330
359.586
127.076
77.986
114.217
85.898
66.389
124.559
141.508
90.913
88.225
17.0
2.0
-3.3
2.7
2.3
22.4
24.5
16.0
.7
1.9
-1.8
5.1
6.2
2.1
-.7
-2.7
4.1
5.3
-11.0
-2.5
1.8
-2.9
-4.6
-11.3
-1.5
-5.4
-8.3
4.5
-3.5
-8.1
1.2
5.7
3.3
-1.5
.8
-3.2
-.5
.9
-.7
-2.1
1.3
-.5
1.1
2.2
-1.6
2.9
.2
2.9
2.5
27.3
18.3
18.7
.6
7.8
-14.5
5.0
5.3
4.2
-1.7
-5.0
-4.8
-7.0
-3.9
-7.7
-5.1
-3.0
-15.6
-17.3
-.8
3.0
2.0
-6.0
-2.6
-1.2
3.8
-7.4
1.5
-.9
-2.5
-.1
1.7
-2.6
7.5
3.2
.9
.1
-.5
1.1
5.1
3.3
2.8
6.0
5.9
79.3
123.6
43.0
.6
2.3
-5.7
6.7
5.7
9.8
.4
.9
6.9
3.9
1.0
-.2
1.0
-4.3
7.3
-14.5
2.3
3.4
24.0
28.7
48.8
64.6
15.3
27.0
8.2
91.0
3.8
4.1
3.0
1.9
-7.7
-14.6
2.4
-10.9
2.5
-6.7
5.2
2.3
7.3
2.5
-1.6
2.8
2.4
24.8
21.4
17.4
.7
4.8
-8.3
5.1
5.7
3.2
-1.2
-3.9
-.5
-1.0
-7.5
-5.1
-1.7
-3.0
-10.3
-14.4
-1.1
-1.3
-3.3
-.9
-3.1
-4.7
2.5
-1.1
2.4
-1.2
-.9
-1.7
.6
-.8
3.3
.5
1.1
-.2
.3
1.6
-5.2
2.8
3.1
14.6
16.7
63.3
91.8
28.4
13.0
5.2
34.2
5.3
4.9
6.4
1.1
-3.5
-4.4
3.2
-5.1
1.1
-3.0
.3
4.8
Expenditure category
Other food away from home 1 3 .......................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................
Alcoholic beverages at home .............................................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ..................
Distilled spirits at home ....................................................
Whiskey at home 1 2 ......................................................
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 2 ................
Wine at home ...................................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home ................................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 1 2
3 ................................................................................
Wine away from home 1 2 3 ..............................................
Distilled spirits away from home 2 3 .................................
Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 6 ................................................
Lodging away from home 3 ................................................
Housing at school, excluding board 6 7 ............................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and
motels .......................................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 6 7 ...............
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 3 ...............................
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels .....................................................
Fuel oil ............................................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 8 ................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 6 .............................................
Electricity 6 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 6 .............................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 3 ...............
Water and sewerage maintenance 6 ................................
Garbage and trash collection 1 9 ......................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 3 ..................
Floor coverings 1 3 ...........................................................
Window coverings 3 ..........................................................
Other linens 1 3 .................................................................
Furniture and bedding 1 ......................................................
Bedroom furniture 1 ..........................................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 3 ..........
Other furniture 3 ................................................................
Infants’ furniture 1 2 5 ......................................................
Appliances 1 3 ....................................................................
Major appliances 1 3 .........................................................
Laundry equipment 1 2 ...................................................
Other appliances 1 3 .........................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 3 ...................
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ...............................
Indoor plants and flowers 10 .............................................
Dishes and flatware 1 3 ....................................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 3 .............................
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 3 ..........
Tools, hardware and supplies 1 3 .....................................
Outdoor equipment and supplies 3 ...................................
Housekeeping supplies 1 ....................................................
Household cleaning products 1 3 ......................................
Household paper products 1 3 ..........................................
Miscellaneous household products 1 3 .............................
Household operations 1 3 ...................................................
Domestic services 1 3 .......................................................
Gardening and lawncare services 1 3 ...............................
Moving, storage, freight expense 3 ...................................
NA
NA
NA
NA
89.407
100.011
117.060
75.920
76.282
70.963
125.686
74.982
95.552
93.550
98.590
90.923
171.187
113.048
138.698
114.269
142.828
140.120
89.010
99.852
116.761
75.234
75.945
70.572
126.750
74.675
96.170
92.876
99.034
89.882
172.340
112.737
141.074
115.437
143.500
142.052
88.854
99.902
116.946
74.819
75.763
69.818
127.640
73.816
96.744
93.121
99.274
90.198
173.633
113.740
142.983
115.582
145.034
142.285
146.584
128.256
88.878
100.420
116.290
74.233
76.217
70.707
127.803
72.930
95.628
93.276
99.672
90.247
174.832
114.603
144.687
115.841
145.784
142.306
147.525
129.234
NA
NA
129.414
128.074
-
-
-2.9
-1.8
4.3
-4.5
-.5
-9.1
2.9
7.3
8.8
-3.0
-3.5
-3.0
3.5
4.7
4.9
.7
5.2
6.5
-2.3
1.6
-2.6
-8.6
-.3
-1.4
6.9
-10.5
.3
-1.2
4.5
-2.9
8.8
5.6
18.4
5.6
8.5
6.4
-
-
-2.5
-.6
-
-2.6
-.1
.8
-6.6
-.4
-5.4
4.9
-2.0
4.5
-2.1
.4
-3.0
6.1
5.2
11.5
3.2
6.9
6.4
10.3
-1.5
See footnotes at end of table.
18
CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
Seasonally adjusted indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
Jan.
2008
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
Repair of household items 1 3 ..........................................
166.192
167.436
167.009
Apparel ...................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ......................................................
Men’s apparel .....................................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ...........................
Men’s furnishings .............................................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 3 .............................................
Men’s pants and shorts ....................................................
Boys’ apparel ......................................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ..................................................
Women’s apparel ...............................................................
Women’s outerwear .........................................................
Women’s dresses .............................................................
Women’s suits and separates 3 ........................................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and
accessories 3 ............................................................
Girls’ apparel ......................................................................
Footwear ..............................................................................
Men’s footwear 1 ................................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear ....................................................
Women’s footwear ..............................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...............................................
Jewelry and watches 8 .........................................................
Watches 8 ...........................................................................
Jewelry 8 .............................................................................
119.759
112.941
116.890
117.533
130.531
80.992
110.283
97.654
110.658
112.762
96.430
118.333
89.439
119.352
114.213
118.975
119.688
132.924
83.997
109.699
95.818
108.393
110.724
95.452
117.593
86.943
90.005
100.331
123.246
120.147
125.106
122.636
116.049
139.348
114.648
145.560
Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 3 ..........................................
New vehicles ....................................................................
New cars and trucks 2 3 .................................................
New cars 2 ......................................................................
New trucks 2 9 ................................................................
Used cars and trucks 1 .....................................................
Leased cars and trucks 11 ................................................
Car and truck rental 3 .......................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 2 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 12 .................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 .......................................
Other motor fuels 1 3 ........................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................
Tires 1 ...............................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 3 ...........................
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 1 2 ...........
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 1 2 .....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ...............................
Motor vehicle body work 1 ................................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 ......................
Motor vehicle repair 3 .......................................................
Motor vehicle insurance .....................................................
Motor vehicle fees 1 3 .........................................................
State and local registration and license 1 3 6 ....................
Parking and other fees 1 3 ................................................
Parking fees and tolls 1 2 3 .............................................
Automobile service clubs 1 2 3 ........................................
Public transportation .............................................................
Airline fare ..........................................................................
Other intercity transportation 1 ...........................................
Intercity bus fare 1 2 4 .......................................................
195.722
191.811
94.318
135.597
93.930
135.156
140.223
137.203
93.640
112.226
283.011
281.880
282.760
286.366
269.313
247.519
124.282
112.738
134.134
132.559
246.532
227.730
236.594
206.222
140.498
336.294
143.793
140.964
149.017
154.348
120.145
239.414
267.120
154.208
100.899
6 months
ended—
July
2007
Oct.
2007
Jan.
2008
Apr.
2008
Oct.
2007
Apr.
2008
169.290
1.5
6.7
7.7
7.7
4.1
7.7
117.819
113.256
118.702
121.272
134.518
80.855
111.764
93.310
105.548
107.767
87.385
108.879
85.161
118.363
113.763
119.735
122.555
133.983
82.209
111.240
93.132
105.549
107.741
89.583
114.258
84.002
-1.3
2.3
-.3
8.0
1.1
-5.8
3.0
5.7
-6.9
-5.4
-9.9
22.5
-8.4
-.9
-2.0
-3.9
5.7
-10.0
-8.1
3.4
10.1
-1.6
-.6
12.9
-3.0
-1.1
4.6
1.9
-2.3
-13.9
-2.4
.0
1.6
16.8
7.3
7.1
11.6
20.3
9.8
-4.6
2.9
10.1
18.2
11.0
6.1
3.5
-17.3
-17.2
-16.7
-25.5
-13.1
-22.2
-1.1
.2
-2.1
6.8
-4.6
-7.0
3.2
7.9
-4.3
-3.0
.9
9.0
-4.8
-.1
2.4
3.7
.9
4.1
3.0
2.6
-1.7
-5.8
-5.5
-8.8
2.3
-7.6
89.083
97.039
123.304
120.671
127.918
121.927
115.627
143.395
115.419
150.346
89.945
94.723
123.193
121.064
127.538
121.879
113.658
145.427
115.046
152.806
89.965
94.847
124.302
122.908
129.118
122.507
114.388
147.682
116.558
155.224
-5.4
-15.2
3.7
-7.0
1.2
10.5
-4.7
8.0
-5.1
9.9
-3.2
-7.6
-2.4
9.2
3.4
-10.0
9.7
2.8
.1
3.5
-4.2
11.0
3.6
-3.1
8.9
2.0
4.5
1.7
-2.9
2.4
-.2
-20.1
3.5
9.5
13.5
-.4
-5.6
26.2
6.8
29.3
-4.3
-11.5
.6
.7
2.3
-.3
2.2
5.4
-2.5
6.6
-2.2
-5.8
3.5
3.0
11.1
.8
-.7
13.3
1.9
15.1
194.390
190.437
94.156
135.195
93.753
135.068
139.746
137.248
93.503
115.097
277.448
276.131
276.508
281.670
264.922
250.390
125.225
113.859
134.665
132.966
247.513
228.425
236.189
207.608
140.695
336.524
143.941
141.184
149.039
154.956
119.430
239.080
266.374
151.502
96.907
195.797
191.585
94.068
135.024
93.632
135.087
139.342
137.225
93.248
117.031
281.996
279.818
279.933
285.517
268.492
283.174
126.325
114.836
135.889
133.511
255.024
229.641
236.368
209.428
141.243
336.708
144.597
141.046
151.107
157.521
120.497
245.136
274.412
153.107
96.822
194.483
190.264
93.859
134.772
93.417
135.041
138.662
136.787
92.940
117.876
276.571
274.251
274.518
279.814
263.378
299.239
126.049
114.496
135.757
133.403
254.904
230.660
236.389
210.365
141.813
337.888
145.296
141.048
153.066
159.978
120.648
244.145
273.023
151.563
98.395
7.8
8.2
.8
-.7
-.8
-.7
-1.0
5.0
-.8
28.7
26.3
26.3
25.5
27.1
26.8
4.6
2.7
1.1
4.9
4.5
4.1
3.4
.2
2.1
4.6
1.0
1.9
2.5
.9
.9
.8
1.1
1.2
21.4
1.7
1.3
.0
-1.0
-.7
-.7
-.2
2.8
3.8
-13.2
2.6
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.3
28.1
5.0
5.2
4.8
6.0
3.2
2.4
5.6
.8
2.6
1.1
.8
-.4
3.1
5.4
-4.3
9.3
13.9
-20.4
22.3
23.0
-.3
-1.1
-1.5
-1.4
-.9
.7
2.6
-5.8
82.1
82.7
85.1
78.7
77.0
37.0
4.2
-.4
11.3
8.5
24.3
5.3
3.5
6.0
5.6
2.9
5.9
5.5
6.7
6.8
3.8
10.9
16.9
11.1
4.7
4.7
.4
-.8
-.7
-.7
-.6
3.9
1.5
5.7
13.9
13.8
13.5
14.3
13.9
15.8
3.9
3.2
4.9
5.2
3.7
2.9
2.9
1.4
3.6
1.1
1.4
1.1
2.0
3.1
-1.8
5.1
7.4
-1.7
9.2
9.1
-1.1
-1.8
-1.8
-.9
-2.6
-.2
-.2
7.1
28.9
27.9
28.2
27.6
27.3
71.1
5.0
3.0
8.1
5.5
19.2
5.3
1.6
7.2
4.7
2.4
5.1
2.8
9.0
11.0
2.7
9.5
13.0
1.8
-
-
-
-2.5
-3.2
-1.9
-2.4
-2.2
-.3
-4.4
-1.2
-3.0
21.7
-8.8
-10.4
-11.2
-8.8
-8.5
113.6
5.8
6.4
4.9
2.6
14.3
5.2
-.3
8.3
3.8
1.9
4.2
.2
11.3
15.4
1.7
8.1
9.1
-6.7
-9.6
-
-
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
19
CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
Seasonally adjusted indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
Jan.
2008
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
July
2007
Intercity train fare 1 2 4 ......................................................
Ship fare 2 3 ......................................................................
Intracity transportation 1 .....................................................
98.114
70.368
233.285
94.357
70.511
234.495
97.717
71.013
237.424
95.596
70.003
237.839
-
-1.0
3.0
Medical care ...........................................................................
Medical care commodities ....................................................
Prescription drugs ..............................................................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 8 ................
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 ............
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 .........
Medical care services ...........................................................
Professional services .........................................................
Physicians’ services 6 .......................................................
Dental services 6 ..............................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 1 8 ............................................
Services by other medical professionals 6 8 .....................
Hospital and related services 6 ...........................................
Hospital services 6 13 .......................................................
Inpatient hospital services 2 6 13 ....................................
Outpatient hospital services 1 2 6 8 ................................
Nursing homes and adult day services 6 13 .....................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 1 4 ...........................
Health insurance 1 5 ...........................................................
360.815
295.763
378.437
157.297
186.608
186.523
380.459
307.011
308.574
370.249
173.040
201.105
522.889
192.703
186.309
448.152
162.858
108.032
116.260
361.168
296.151
378.928
157.010
186.227
186.274
380.787
307.160
306.619
372.809
174.861
202.361
524.634
193.531
187.666
451.153
163.800
107.347
116.263
361.697
297.377
380.418
158.224
188.442
185.983
380.994
307.527
306.994
373.653
175.554
202.176
525.672
193.949
187.762
451.896
164.546
107.389
115.961
362.243
296.876
379.555
158.516
188.983
185.892
381.990
308.120
307.400
374.083
176.462
203.113
528.453
195.023
188.877
452.007
164.632
107.235
115.421
5.0
2.3
2.1
2.3
2.9
1.1
5.8
3.8
3.7
4.5
.7
2.4
7.9
8.1
8.6
5.6
5.9
1.6
10.6
Recreation 3 ...........................................................................
Video and audio 3 .................................................................
Televisions .........................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 9 ...............
Other video equipment 3 ....................................................
Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental 1
3 ..................................................................................
Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 1 2 3 ..
Rental of video tapes and discs 1 2 3 ...............................
Audio equipment 1 ..............................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 3 ..............................
Pets, pet products and services 3 .........................................
Pets and pet products ........................................................
Pet food 2 3 .......................................................................
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 2 3 ...............
Pet services including veterinary 3 .....................................
Pet services 1 2 3 ..............................................................
Veterinarian services 2 3 ..................................................
Sporting goods 1 ...................................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles ......................................
Sports equipment 1 .............................................................
Photography 1 3 ....................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies 1 .............................
Film and photographic supplies 1 2 3 ................................
Photographic equipment 1 2 3 ..........................................
Photographers and film processing 1 3 ..............................
Photographer fees 1 2 3 ....................................................
Film processing 1 2 3 ........................................................
Other recreational goods 3 ...................................................
Toys 1 .................................................................................
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 1 2 3 ...
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 3 .............................
Music instruments and accessories 1 3 ..............................
Recreation services 3 ...........................................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 3 ..................................................................
Admissions .........................................................................
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 2 3 .............
Admission to sporting events 2 3 ......................................
112.242
103.337
15.326
357.021
21.811
112.373
103.147
14.945
357.760
21.513
112.656
103.370
14.649
359.950
21.679
112.588
102.948
14.585
359.094
21.125
78.352
64.018
96.872
52.819
105.105
137.614
171.522
123.071
114.376
170.037
145.181
175.178
116.644
139.095
95.794
81.544
78.563
86.282
38.346
106.439
117.272
99.758
62.811
68.319
67.329
87.655
95.087
141.173
77.070
62.297
96.910
52.891
105.184
138.725
172.928
124.965
113.208
171.378
146.553
176.660
116.355
139.028
95.264
81.572
78.435
85.663
38.231
106.654
117.027
100.044
63.274
68.649
67.960
89.357
95.611
141.282
77.587
63.167
97.203
51.916
105.237
140.230
175.564
127.259
114.155
172.165
146.605
177.597
116.565
138.355
96.220
80.817
77.067
85.898
37.149
106.452
117.517
99.513
63.121
68.476
67.967
88.659
96.143
141.604
124.893
308.259
149.210
163.868
124.603
308.774
149.335
164.248
124.387
310.317
150.017
166.050
Oct.
2007
6 months
ended—
Jan.
2008
Apr.
2008
Oct.
2007
Apr.
2008
-
-
-
-6.9
2.9
-9.9
-2.1
8.0
-
5.4
.8
2.1
1.9
-4.5
5.5
5.6
3.0
3.6
2.5
.6
6.9
6.4
4.4
3.7
9.5
-4.1
2.0
9.7
10.1
9.4
12.1
3.2
2.8
4.9
5.1
5.1
7.2
-1.8
-1.9
-1.6
5.1
3.8
2.8
5.5
6.1
5.3
9.0
9.4
8.5
11.5
2.8
19.1
.2
1.6
1.5
1.2
3.1
5.2
-1.3
1.6
1.5
-1.5
4.2
8.1
4.1
4.3
4.9
5.6
3.5
4.4
-2.9
-2.9
5.3
2.7
2.8
2.4
1.7
4.0
6.1
4.1
3.7
7.0
-1.7
2.2
8.8
9.1
9.0
8.8
4.5
2.2
7.7
3.3
3.3
4.1
.6
1.6
-1.4
3.3
2.6
.6
4.8
7.1
4.7
6.7
7.1
7.1
7.4
3.6
7.5
-1.3
.4
.5
-20.9
3.6
-7.4
1.7
1.4
-13.6
4.5
-17.1
1.6
.8
-15.9
1.8
-13.9
1.2
-1.5
-18.0
2.3
-12.0
1.0
.9
-17.4
4.1
-12.4
1.4
-.4
-17.0
2.1
-12.9
77.661
63.007
97.195
51.052
103.797
140.837
176.323
128.008
114.106
172.913
147.221
178.165
117.153
137.817
97.049
80.280
76.121
85.977
36.353
106.263
117.680
99.243
62.843
67.968
67.411
88.657
96.645
141.604
-4.0
-8.7
-3.3
-4.9
6.2
6.0
5.5
5.7
4.4
6.5
2.4
7.1
-2.8
-2.5
-4.1
.0
1.2
6.3
-2.3
-1.1
4.1
-4.0
-6.5
-10.5
-8.4
4.0
-.3
1.1
3.9
2.8
10.2
-4.5
-.1
8.5
10.5
10.7
6.6
5.8
3.3
6.6
-1.2
3.5
-6.7
1.3
-.6
2.1
-5.8
3.1
-.4
6.0
-3.1
-1.6
.2
-7.2
-4.0
1.5
13.8
1.0
18.3
-4.6
-3.8
2.9
2.6
2.9
.8
3.3
3.9
3.8
2.7
4.5
3.5
-4.5
-12.3
-1.5
-20.2
3.0
4.3
2.1
-3.4
-6.7
-4.8
4.9
3.1
3.3
-3.5
-6.2
1.3
-12.7
-4.9
9.7
11.7
17.0
-.9
6.9
5.7
7.0
1.8
-3.6
5.3
-6.1
-11.9
-1.4
-19.2
-.7
1.4
-2.0
.2
-2.0
.5
4.7
6.7
1.2
-.1
-3.1
3.2
-4.7
3.0
7.2
8.0
8.2
5.5
6.2
2.8
6.8
-2.0
.4
-5.4
.6
.3
4.2
-4.1
.9
1.9
.9
-4.8
-6.2
-4.2
-1.7
-2.2
1.3
4.8
-2.7
9.5
-8.8
-4.3
6.3
7.0
9.8
-.1
5.1
4.8
5.4
2.2
.4
4.4
-5.3
-12.1
-1.4
-19.7
1.1
2.9
.0
-1.6
-4.4
-2.2
4.8
4.9
2.3
125.098
308.756
148.880
168.169
4.0
-2.4
-2.4
-4.2
-3.3
5.5
4.8
7.9
5.1
2.4
2.0
4.6
.7
.6
-.9
10.9
.3
1.5
1.1
1.7
2.8
1.5
.6
7.7
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
20
CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
Seasonally adjusted indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
Jan.
2008
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
Fees for lessons or instructions 8 .......................................
Recreational reading materials 1 ..........................................
Newspapers and magazines 1 3 .........................................
Recreational books 1 3 .......................................................
249.121
208.940
123.485
104.513
250.299
210.111
123.786
105.494
251.433
209.995
123.818
105.333
Education and communication 3 .............................................
Education 3 ...........................................................................
Educational books and supplies .........................................
College textbooks 1 2 11 ...................................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................
College tuition and fees ....................................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees ....................
Child care and nursery school 10 .....................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees 3 ............
Communication 3 ..................................................................
Postage and delivery services 3 .........................................
Postage 1 ..........................................................................
Delivery services 3 ............................................................
Information and information processing 1 3 ........................
Telephone services 1 3 .....................................................
Land-line telephone services, local charges 1 6 .............
Land-line telephone services, long distance charges 1 3
Land-line interstate toll calls 1 2 ....................................
Land-line intrastate toll calls 1 2 ....................................
Wireless telephone services 1 3 .....................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 14 ..........
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 4 ..........
Computer software and accessories 1 3 ...........................
Internet services and electronic information providers 1 3
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 3 .................................................
121.578
176.895
436.635
144.579
509.715
557.399
555.810
220.547
181.362
83.392
132.555
208.927
200.271
80.642
98.906
226.056
71.960
51.486
76.398
64.089
10.229
100.998
50.897
72.896
121.745
177.406
436.364
144.985
511.324
559.699
557.665
220.875
182.410
83.388
132.545
208.927
200.036
80.638
98.837
225.819
71.848
51.492
76.064
64.087
10.253
100.545
51.207
73.330
36.551
Other goods and services ......................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 .........................................
Cigarettes 1 3 ......................................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 3 ........................
Personal care .......................................................................
Personal care products 1 ....................................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care
products 1 3 ..............................................................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and
implements 1 ............................................................
Personal care services 1 ....................................................
Haircuts and other personal care services 1 3 ..................
Miscellaneous personal services ........................................
Legal services 8 ................................................................
Funeral expenses 8 ..........................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 3 .............................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 3
Financial services 1 8 .......................................................
Checking account and other bank services 1 2 3 ............
Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 2 3 ....
Miscellaneous personal goods 3 ........................................
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 2 .......................
Infants’ equipment 1 2 5 ....................................................
6 months
ended—
July
2007
Oct.
2007
Jan.
2008
Apr.
2008
Oct.
2007
Apr.
2008
251.151
210.523
124.352
105.373
5.8
1.3
-.5
4.0
-0.1
2.0
2.4
1.4
2.6
.9
2.6
-1.3
3.3
3.1
2.8
3.3
2.8
1.6
.9
2.7
2.9
2.0
2.7
1.0
122.075
178.144
437.600
145.360
513.503
561.936
560.821
221.593
182.594
83.500
132.564
208.927
200.483
80.752
99.031
226.845
71.994
51.468
76.554
64.087
10.246
100.359
50.817
73.180
122.564
179.234
441.736
146.045
516.515
566.476
563.705
222.094
183.990
83.669
132.668
208.927
202.881
80.921
99.494
228.693
72.206
51.673
76.833
64.272
10.170
98.853
50.924
72.996
3.5
5.2
7.8
4.3
5.0
6.2
5.1
3.2
-.4
1.7
15.8
16.5
9.2
.8
4.0
4.6
10.1
6.3
23.7
-1.8
-12.0
-20.6
-5.6
-5.2
3.1
5.6
8.3
13.7
5.4
5.5
5.1
4.3
11.4
.5
.6
.0
6.8
.5
1.9
4.6
.6
1.2
.7
.4
-5.3
-11.1
-6.7
-.7
2.8
6.7
6.2
6.2
6.7
7.2
6.4
6.1
1.8
-1.3
1.8
.0
30.1
-1.5
-.5
1.1
-1.0
-1.3
-1.4
-1.7
-5.9
-12.2
-4.6
.6
3.3
5.4
4.8
4.1
5.4
6.7
5.8
2.8
5.9
1.3
.3
.0
5.3
1.4
2.4
4.7
1.4
1.5
2.3
1.1
-2.3
-8.2
.2
.5
3.3
5.4
8.1
8.9
5.2
5.8
5.1
3.7
5.3
1.1
7.9
7.9
8.0
.7
2.9
4.6
5.2
3.7
11.6
-.7
-8.7
-16.0
-6.1
-3.0
3.0
6.0
5.5
5.1
6.1
6.9
6.1
4.5
3.8
.0
1.1
.0
17.0
-.1
.9
2.9
.2
.1
.5
-.3
-4.1
-10.2
-2.2
.6
36.941
37.511
37.255
-11.4
-3.2
-13.7
7.9
-7.4
-3.5
339.063
572.684
232.471
164.132
198.120
158.201
339.869
575.227
233.590
163.860
198.473
157.677
341.374
574.890
233.217
166.473
199.641
158.440
343.072
576.359
233.792
167.126
200.773
159.398
2.6
4.7
5.0
.7
2.1
-.5
2.8
4.9
5.0
3.7
2.2
-.2
3.9
8.9
9.1
6.3
2.5
-.5
4.8
2.6
2.3
7.5
5.5
3.1
2.7
4.8
5.0
2.2
2.1
-.3
4.4
5.7
5.6
6.9
4.0
1.3
103.864
103.316
103.801
105.011
-.3
1.2
.3
4.5
.5
2.4
176.333
219.932
134.195
332.309
266.277
258.958
131.199
141.070
273.716
129.814
164.999
86.640
152.944
95.286
176.105
220.848
134.753
333.716
266.557
259.322
131.989
141.893
275.998
130.029
166.723
87.449
153.784
95.287
176.982
222.752
135.915
334.878
266.768
261.046
132.519
142.498
278.040
130.227
168.081
88.493
154.880
97.342
177.018
222.799
135.944
337.233
268.525
262.554
133.645
143.620
279.276
131.460
168.633
89.109
154.960
97.696
-.8
2.5
2.5
2.3
3.3
4.4
2.6
1.8
-2.7
-6.8
2.9
3.2
4.5
.4
-1.7
2.2
2.2
4.6
2.7
5.4
3.4
2.6
10.4
14.0
6.4
-1.5
1.1
-2.5
-1.2
3.8
3.8
4.8
5.7
4.5
.9
9.5
4.0
1.7
6.3
-2.6
-2.4
2.2
1.6
5.3
5.3
6.1
3.4
5.7
7.7
7.4
8.4
5.2
9.1
11.9
5.4
10.5
-1.3
2.3
2.3
3.4
3.0
4.9
3.0
2.2
3.6
3.1
4.6
.9
2.8
-1.1
.2
4.6
4.6
5.4
4.6
5.1
4.2
8.4
6.1
3.4
7.7
4.4
1.4
6.3
173.359
153.519
195.609
246.553
112.020
251.317
255.206
173.011
152.726
195.406
246.666
111.756
251.804
255.267
173.575
153.327
196.898
250.287
111.800
252.703
255.657
173.718
152.734
195.857
248.038
111.417
253.456
255.735
4.7
4.6
5.1
13.3
-1.4
3.2
3.5
2.1
.6
2.4
-1.7
-.9
3.0
2.6
11.5
15.6
29.9
38.4
-.2
3.7
3.7
.8
-2.0
.5
2.4
-2.1
3.4
.8
3.4
2.6
3.7
5.5
-1.1
3.1
3.0
6.0
6.4
14.3
19.1
-1.2
3.6
2.2
Expenditure category
Special aggregate indexes
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Rent of shelter 7 .......................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
Seasonally adjusted indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
Jan.
2008
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
238.174
290.834
213.281
202.288
205.033
155.681
196.169
241.905
202.477
114.541
265.500
240.726
230.633
212.281
213.765
140.422
286.070
257.857
213.641
193.555
238.389
291.364
213.221
202.328
205.076
154.934
195.304
241.207
202.376
114.054
266.373
241.233
229.390
212.471
213.851
140.316
280.566
258.078
214.007
194.871
240.053
292.410
213.992
203.213
205.807
155.514
197.043
245.015
203.730
112.286
268.136
242.188
233.839
212.819
214.176
140.180
286.164
258.722
213.658
197.454
240.412
293.296
214.183
203.782
206.241
154.972
197.193
244.131
204.711
112.694
269.814
242.925
233.804
213.314
214.398
140.193
281.614
259.084
216.222
199.762
6 months
ended—
July
2007
Oct.
2007
Jan.
2008
Apr.
2008
Oct.
2007
Apr.
2008
1.8
3.4
3.7
4.1
3.8
4.6
6.1
12.3
5.3
-2.5
3.6
3.4
14.4
2.8
2.5
.0
26.1
3.4
5.2
4.2
2.9
3.4
2.3
2.6
2.4
.8
.0
-2.2
3.0
-.6
2.8
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.3
-.1
4.1
3.2
6.1
1.6
5.2
3.5
7.1
8.4
6.9
15.1
28.0
34.9
15.6
4.8
3.6
3.2
43.6
3.4
3.1
1.2
82.5
3.9
7.7
1.0
3.8
3.4
1.7
3.0
2.4
-1.8
2.1
3.7
4.5
-6.3
6.7
3.7
5.6
2.0
1.2
-.7
-6.1
1.9
4.9
13.5
2.4
3.4
3.0
3.3
3.1
2.7
3.0
4.8
4.1
-1.5
3.2
3.0
8.3
2.7
2.4
.0
14.5
3.3
5.6
2.9
4.5
3.5
4.4
5.7
4.6
6.3
14.3
18.3
9.9
-.9
5.1
3.4
23.1
2.7
2.2
.3
30.9
2.9
6.3
7.0
Special aggregate indexes
Transportation services ............................................................
Other services ..........................................................................
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 .............................................................................
Apparel less footwear ...............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 7 ...................................................
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 ..............................................
Domestically produced farm food 1 ..........................................
Utilities and public transportation .............................................
1
2
3
4
5
6
9
10
11
12
13
14
NA
-
Not seasonally adjusted.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
7 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, unadjusted indexes for special detailed
expenditure categories1
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
1-month
percent changes
ended—
Indexes
Percent
change to
Apr. 2008
from—
Item
Jan.
2008
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
Jan.
2008
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
125.829
273.076
283.058
238.064
217.143
233.493
255.065
229.466
217.441
122.776
197.813
183.521
122.117
242.223
128.117
278.913
291.763
239.551
218.592
238.282
261.695
233.106
216.966
124.920
192.902
182.151
120.558
250.296
129.036
287.899
294.233
239.830
224.780
239.003
258.008
232.395
216.824
120.928
194.530
187.503
121.096
241.191
132.656
291.388
299.909
241.878
227.468
242.695
266.950
245.065
216.807
124.874
203.115
187.905
122.205
243.841
2.9
.3
2.3
1.2
-2.3
.2
2.9
1.9
-.8
.6
-.2
-1.5
1.0
4.4
1.8
2.1
3.1
.6
.7
2.1
2.6
1.6
-.2
1.7
-2.5
-.7
-1.3
3.3
0.7
3.2
.8
.1
2.8
.3
-1.4
-.3
-.1
-3.2
.8
2.9
.4
-3.6
2.8
1.2
1.9
.9
1.2
1.5
3.5
5.5
.0
3.3
4.4
.2
.9
1.1
NA
NA
NA
NA
-
-
-
-
202.562
196.341
150.125
246.628
220.554
149.076
354.037
128.338
133.057
184.081
141.255
184.779
191.553
173.369
200.510
119.126
117.572
123.832
111.439
235.339
98.672
107.748
184.542
180.721
136.798
148.433
144.601
198.566
194.942
151.889
240.466
220.165
149.999
357.725
132.322
136.914
183.961
145.457
181.878
194.801
171.909
205.510
121.540
118.118
125.949
113.029
228.698
101.611
107.939
187.097
181.364
137.780
148.716
145.102
198.191
197.001
149.774
239.494
214.798
147.381
362.640
130.166
134.901
184.006
141.118
186.346
199.223
165.480
202.098
123.649
120.086
123.091
112.863
233.506
100.872
107.961
186.513
180.478
137.895
149.268
146.037
204.281
195.749
151.892
250.319
217.605
148.185
368.181
130.684
141.158
187.209
147.193
194.487
204.896
175.499
214.018
126.169
121.691
121.907
114.979
240.362
101.295
108.017
186.884
183.779
138.988
149.881
147.659
.2
1.0
1.0
.3
-.2
-.4
1.5
2.1
.9
2.4
1.6
2.2
4.1
3.1
3.5
1.0
2.0
5.6
.7
11.1
-1.3
.1
.8
1.8
.5
.1
.4
-2.0
-.7
1.2
-2.5
-.2
.6
1.0
3.1
2.9
-.1
3.0
-1.6
1.7
-.8
2.5
2.0
.5
1.7
1.4
-2.8
3.0
.2
1.4
.4
.7
.2
.3
-.2
1.1
-1.4
-.4
-2.4
-1.7
1.4
-1.6
-1.5
.0
-3.0
2.5
2.3
-3.7
-1.7
1.7
1.7
-2.3
-.1
2.1
-.7
.0
-.3
-.5
.1
.4
.6
3.1
-.6
1.4
4.5
1.3
.5
1.5
.4
4.6
1.7
4.3
4.4
2.8
6.1
5.9
2.0
1.3
-1.0
1.9
2.9
.4
.1
.2
1.8
.8
.4
1.1
Apr.
2007
Food and beverages
Rice 2 .........................................................................................
White bread ................................................................................
Bread other than white ...............................................................
Fresh cakes and cupcakes .........................................................
Cookies ......................................................................................
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts .................................
Crackers, bread, and cracker products ......................................
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers
Bacon and related products .......................................................
Breakfast sausage and related products 2 .................................
Ham, excluding canned ..............................................................
Frankfurters ................................................................................
Lunchmeats 2 .............................................................................
Lamb and organ meats ..............................................................
Lamb and mutton 2 .....................................................................
Fresh whole chicken ...................................................................
Fresh and frozen chicken parts ..................................................
Canned fish and seafood ...........................................................
Frozen fish and seafood .............................................................
Fresh whole milk ........................................................................
Fresh milk other than whole 2 ....................................................
Oranges, including tangerines ....................................................
Canned fruits 2 ...........................................................................
Canned vegetables 2 ..................................................................
Frozen vegetables ......................................................................
Dried beans, peas, and lentils 2 .................................................
Roasted coffee ...........................................................................
Instant and freeze dried coffee ...................................................
Butter ..........................................................................................
Margarine ...................................................................................
Peanut butter 2 ...........................................................................
Salt and other seasonings and spices 2 .....................................
Olives, pickles, relishes 2 ...........................................................
Sauces and gravies 2 .................................................................
Other condiments .......................................................................
Prepared salads 3 ......................................................................
Food at elementary and secondary schools 4 ............................
Whiskey at home ........................................................................
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home ..............................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 2 ............
Wine away from home 2 .............................................................
Distilled spirits away from home 2 ..............................................
12.3
14.1
15.3
8.2
4.6
7.3
5.7
10.5
.7
4.8
7.2
6.8
1.8
-
5.2
4.0
4.2
4.3
15.0
11.7
-17.2
5.5
11.8
5.1
13.9
9.3
8.1
9.1
14.9
13.0
6.7
3.6
2.8
6.8
-
3.0
1.1
3.2
4.3
4.2
6.1
Housing
Infants’ furniture 4 .......................................................................
Laundry equipment .....................................................................
NA
NA
NA
NA
-
-
-
-
-
117.060
116.761
116.946
116.290
.9
-.3
.2
-.6
-1.3
94.817
136.363
141.478
259.327
264.674
249.713
132.559
246.532
154.348
120.145
100.899
98.114
71.151
94.501
136.009
141.048
257.689
263.719
248.292
132.966
247.513
154.956
119.430
96.907
94.357
70.503
94.117
135.645
140.249
276.708
282.122
265.158
133.511
255.024
157.521
120.497
96.822
97.717
70.802
93.707
135.329
139.300
292.285
297.636
279.388
133.403
254.904
159.978
120.648
98.395
95.596
70.234
.1
.0
.2
1.0
1.0
.9
.9
2.5
.8
.7
.9
-1.9
-2.4
-.3
-.3
-.3
-.6
-.4
-.6
.3
.4
.4
-.6
-4.0
-3.8
-.9
-.4
-.3
-.6
7.4
7.0
6.8
.4
3.0
1.7
.9
-.1
3.6
.4
-.4
-.2
-.7
5.6
5.5
5.4
-.1
.0
1.6
.1
1.6
-2.2
-.8
-1.3
-.8
-1.6
20.7
20.8
20.4
5.4
11.2
7.0
.4
Transportation
New cars and trucks 2 ................................................................
New cars ....................................................................................
New trucks 5 ...............................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular ........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 ..................................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium .....................................................
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires .............................
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids .......................................................
Parking fees and tolls 2 ..............................................................
Automobile service clubs 2 .........................................................
Intercity bus fare 3 ......................................................................
Intercity train fare 3 .....................................................................
Ship fare 2 ..................................................................................
-
-1.2
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, unadjusted indexes for special detailed
expenditure categories1-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
1-month
percent changes
ended—
Indexes
Percent
change to
Apr. 2008
from—
Item
Jan.
2008
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
Jan.
2008
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
186.480
448.152
188.817
451.153
189.122
451.896
64.018
96.872
122.744
114.257
145.181
174.835
86.282
38.346
117.272
99.758
67.329
149.404
164.117
62.297
96.910
124.363
113.005
146.553
176.703
85.663
38.231
117.027
100.044
67.960
149.380
164.138
144.579
51.486
76.398
129.814
164.834
153.308
95.286
Apr.
2007
189.682
452.007
1.6
1.4
1.3
.7
0.2
.2
0.3
.0
8.0
8.1
63.167
97.203
127.029
113.429
146.605
177.853
85.898
37.149
117.517
99.513
67.967
149.993
165.740
63.007
97.195
128.140
113.923
147.221
179.016
85.977
36.353
117.680
99.243
67.411
149.302
167.483
-.4
1.0
.2
.0
.6
.3
.0
-1.2
.2
.1
-.4
.5
.5
-2.7
.0
1.3
-1.1
.9
1.1
-.7
-.3
-.2
.3
.9
.0
.0
1.4
.3
2.1
.4
.0
.7
.3
-2.8
.4
-.5
.0
.4
1.0
-.3
.0
.9
.4
.4
.7
.1
-2.1
.1
-.3
-.8
-.5
1.1
-2.9
6.3
9.0
2.7
3.8
6.1
1.3
-12.2
2.4
.5
-3.2
.8
4.6
144.985
51.492
76.064
145.360
51.468
76.554
146.045
51.673
76.833
.9
.0
.1
.3
.0
-.4
.3
.0
.6
.5
.4
.4
7.0
1.9
5.9
130.029
167.093
154.108
95.287
130.227
169.362
155.213
97.342
131.460
169.854
155.532
97.696
.0
1.0
-.5
-.4
.2
1.4
.5
.0
.2
1.4
.7
2.2
.9
.3
.2
.4
3.3
6.1
2.1
2.5
Medical care
Inpatient hospital services 7 8 .....................................................
Outpatient hospital services 8 9 ..................................................
Recreation
Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 2 .................
Rental of video tapes and discs 2 ...............................................
Pet food 2 ...................................................................................
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 2 ...........................
Pet services 2 .............................................................................
Veterinarian services 2 ...............................................................
Film and photographic supplies 2 ...............................................
Photographic equipment 2 ..........................................................
Photographer fees 2 ...................................................................
Film processing 2 .......................................................................
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 2 ..................
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 2 ..........................
Admission to sporting events 2 ...................................................
Education and communication
College textbooks 10 ..................................................................
Land-line interstate toll calls .......................................................
Land-line intrastate toll calls .......................................................
Other goods and services
Checking account and other bank services 2 .............................
Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 2 ...................
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap ....................................
Infants’ equipment 4 ...................................................................
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
9 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
10 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
NA Data not adequate for publication.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
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Table 6. 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)
Item and group
Relative
importance,
December
2007
Unadjusted
indexes
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
Unadjusted
percent change to
Apr. 2008 from—
Apr.
2007
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Mar.
2008
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................
100.000
209.147
622.985
210.698
627.606
4.2
0.7
0.0
0.4
0.2
-
-
-
-
-
-
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Food .........................................................................................
Food at home .........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...............................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..............................................
Dairy and related products ...................................................
Fruits and vegetables ...........................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................
Other food at home ..............................................................
Sugar and sweets ..............................................................
Fats and oils .......................................................................
Other foods ........................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .........................................
Food away from home 1 .........................................................
Other food away from home 1 2 ...........................................
Alcoholic beverages .................................................................
15.926
14.901
8.595
1.110
2.192
.965
1.218
1.094
2.016
.279
.232
1.504
.438
6.305
.218
1.025
208.927
208.571
207.196
236.764
199.484
205.660
266.030
157.488
177.713
181.033
183.706
192.832
117.754
212.193
147.188
212.748
210.559
210.252
209.657
240.663
200.285
207.135
270.169
158.799
181.215
183.725
191.560
196.106
118.751
212.794
147.335
213.633
5.0
5.1
5.9
8.9
3.7
11.8
3.9
5.2
5.4
5.3
12.3
4.2
2.9
4.0
3.0
3.5
.8
.8
1.2
1.6
.4
.7
1.6
.8
2.0
1.5
4.3
1.7
.8
.3
.1
.4
.3
.3
.3
1.8
-.2
.7
-1.7
.2
1.0
.6
1.5
1.1
2.7
.4
.9
.5
.2
.2
.2
1.3
.1
-.9
.5
.1
.0
.9
-.8
.0
-.9
.3
.2
-.2
.9
1.0
1.5
1.5
.9
1.2
1.9
1.6
1.9
1.2
5.4
1.5
.8
.3
.1
.5
Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ...................................................
Lodging away from home 2 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ..................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ...................................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels .........................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................
Household operations 1 2 .......................................................
39.994
30.397
7.979
1.233
20.888
.297
5.637
4.670
.323
4.347
.966
3.960
.339
209.388
237.965
239.932
148.110
227.488
117.999
206.861
186.315
329.271
188.143
149.555
123.184
147.316
210.161
238.261
240.507
145.936
227.893
118.683
210.912
190.657
339.009
192.434
149.751
123.108
148.403
3.2
2.7
3.6
1.1
2.6
.6
8.2
8.8
41.5
6.4
5.1
.2
4.2
.4
.1
.2
-1.5
.2
.6
2.0
2.3
3.0
2.3
.1
-.1
.7
.2
.1
.2
-1.9
.1
.2
1.2
1.4
-1.1
1.5
.3
.0
.3
.5
.2
.2
-.7
.2
.1
1.9
2.3
7.0
1.9
.3
.5
1.0
.4
.2
.3
-1.0
.2
.6
2.2
2.5
3.4
2.5
.3
.0
.7
Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................
3.998
1.031
1.619
.251
.821
120.809
115.808
110.712
118.990
124.343
121.855
117.136
110.971
119.200
126.150
-.5
1.8
-5.0
1.4
2.3
.9
1.1
.2
.2
1.5
-.3
.8
-2.0
.1
.3
-1.2
-.7
-2.5
-1.6
.1
.2
.1
-.4
.6
.7
Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 .............................................
New vehicles ........................................................................
Used cars and trucks 1 .........................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 .....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ...................................
Public transportation ................................................................
20.054
19.287
7.952
4.172
3.103
6.940
6.597
.446
1.169
.767
195.710
192.740
93.455
136.910
138.070
279.975
277.842
126.330
232.344
240.729
199.556
196.641
93.158
136.456
137.616
295.618
293.349
126.032
232.983
241.966
7.9
8.0
-.1
-1.2
1.8
21.4
20.9
4.7
4.0
6.8
2.0
2.0
-.3
-.3
-.3
5.6
5.6
-.2
.3
.5
-.7
-.8
-.2
-.3
.0
-1.9
-2.0
.7
.3
-.1
.7
.7
-.1
-.1
.0
1.7
1.4
.9
.5
2.4
-.7
-.7
-.2
-.1
-.3
-1.9
-2.0
-.2
.4
-.3
Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities ........................................................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
Hospital and related services 3 ..............................................
5.192
1.295
3.897
2.159
1.260
363.069
289.254
384.149
311.259
524.534
363.356
288.796
384.753
311.757
526.495
4.4
2.7
4.9
3.4
8.0
.1
-.2
.2
.2
.4
.1
.0
.1
.0
.4
.1
.3
.0
.1
.2
.2
-.2
.3
.2
.6
See footnotes at end of table.
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CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 6. 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)
Item and group
Relative
importance,
December
2007
Unadjusted
indexes
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
Unadjusted
percent change to
Apr. 2008 from—
Apr.
2007
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Mar.
2008
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Expenditure category
Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................
5.341
1.987
109.742
103.525
109.775
103.414
1.0
.7
0.0
-.1
0.1
-.1
0.3
.2
-0.2
-.3
Education and communication 2 ................................................
Education 2 ..............................................................................
Educational books and supplies .............................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................
Communication 2 .....................................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ............................
Telephone services 1 2 .........................................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ............
5.987
2.377
.204
2.174
3.609
3.488
2.869
.619
.228
118.155
175.101
442.639
493.546
86.016
84.091
99.090
10.745
100.265
118.462
175.545
444.594
494.711
86.244
84.320
99.566
10.671
98.820
2.8
5.5
6.5
5.4
.8
.7
1.9
-5.7
-12.9
.3
.3
.4
.2
.3
.3
.5
-.7
-1.4
.1
.2
-.1
.3
.0
.0
-.1
.2
-.5
.2
.4
.1
.4
.1
.1
.2
-.1
-.3
.4
.6
.9
.6
.3
.3
.5
-.7
-1.4
Other goods and services ..........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................
Personal care ...........................................................................
Personal care products 1 .......................................................
Personal care services 1 ........................................................
Miscellaneous personal services ...........................................
3.508
1.183
2.325
.647
.560
.910
353.351
576.910
197.803
158.730
223.043
336.476
354.887
578.296
198.859
159.585
223.088
338.851
3.8
5.4
3.0
.6
3.4
4.5
.4
.2
.5
.5
.0
.7
.3
.5
.2
-.2
.5
.4
.4
-.1
.6
.5
.8
.3
.4
.2
.6
.5
.0
.7
44.745
15.926
28.819
17.315
3.998
13.318
11.504
55.255
30.100
.297
4.347
.966
.339
5.266
3.897
10.042
176.727
208.927
158.156
205.166
120.809
262.252
112.549
247.197
229.443
117.999
188.143
149.555
147.316
238.496
384.149
281.017
178.900
210.559
160.488
210.558
121.855
270.496
112.171
248.045
229.719
118.683
192.434
149.751
148.403
239.044
384.753
281.829
5.4
5.0
5.6
9.9
-.5
13.2
-.7
3.3
2.7
.6
6.4
5.1
4.2
2.9
4.9
3.1
1.2
.8
1.5
2.6
.9
3.1
-.3
.3
.1
.6
2.3
.1
.7
.2
.2
.3
-.2
.3
-.6
-.1
-.3
-.4
-.2
.2
.1
.2
1.5
.3
.3
.1
.1
.1
.4
.2
.4
.8
-1.2
1.8
.0
.4
.2
.1
1.9
.3
1.0
.5
.0
.4
.0
.9
-.5
-.6
.2
-.7
-.3
.4
.1
.6
2.5
.3
.7
.2
.3
.3
85.099
69.603
94.808
29.844
18.341
14.343
33.241
25.155
51.358
11.610
88.390
73.489
22.581
7.264
50.908
209.055
200.904
202.713
160.152
205.843
256.899
208.101
236.483
237.201
231.533
207.296
207.406
141.973
283.359
253.589
$ .478
$ .161
210.583
202.931
204.290
162.455
211.005
264.488
211.757
237.922
238.048
241.518
207.812
207.687
142.040
298.852
254.031
$ .475
$ .159
4.1
4.9
4.2
5.5
9.5
12.5
7.6
4.0
3.2
16.2
2.7
2.2
.4
22.4
3.0
.7
1.0
.8
1.4
2.5
3.0
1.8
.6
.4
4.3
.2
.1
.0
5.5
.2
-.1
.0
.0
-.5
-.1
-.3
.1
.3
.2
-.7
.1
.0
-.1
-1.9
.1
.4
.4
.4
.4
.8
1.7
.7
.7
.4
1.9
.2
.1
-.1
1.9
.2
.1
.3
.2
-.5
-.6
-.6
.2
.7
.4
-.2
.3
.1
.0
-1.7
.2
-
-
-
-
-
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
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
- Data not available.
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
26
CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 7. 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 annual rate percent
change for
Seasonally adjusted indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
Jan.
2008
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
All items ..............................................................................
208.301
208.298
209.064
Food and beverages .........................................................
Food ................................................................................
Food at home ................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ......................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .....................................
Dairy and related products ..........................................
Fruits and vegetables ..................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .......
Other food at home .....................................................
Sugar and sweets .....................................................
Fats and oils ..............................................................
Other foods ...............................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................
Food away from home 1 ...............................................
Other food away from home 1 2 ..................................
Alcoholic beverages ........................................................
207.555
207.222
205.887
229.488
199.343
205.370
269.770
156.112
175.682
178.505
181.290
190.770
115.658
210.776
145.625
211.034
208.257
207.901
206.527
233.733
198.931
206.877
265.318
156.437
177.521
179.535
184.099
192.783
118.828
211.517
146.924
212.072
Housing .............................................................................
Shelter .............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ..........................................
Lodging away from home 2 ...........................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .........
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .........................
Fuels and utilities ............................................................
Household energy .........................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .......................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..........
Household furnishings and operations ............................
Household operations 1 2 .............................................
208.096
236.955
238.767
146.621
226.656
117.740
203.514
182.988
305.305
185.607
148.371
122.389
145.431
Apparel ..............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel .............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..........................................
Footwear .........................................................................
6 months
ended—
July
2007
Oct.
2007
Jan.
2008
Apr.
2008
Oct.
2007
Apr.
2008
209.543
4.1
2.7
7.7
2.4
3.4
5.0
208.709
208.406
206.912
236.729
199.175
205.091
266.563
156.572
177.582
181.198
182.605
192.789
117.754
212.193
147.188
211.736
210.669
210.420
209.945
240.305
200.888
207.558
271.663
159.034
180.938
183.410
192.519
195.607
118.751
212.794
147.335
212.888
4.9
5.0
5.4
3.8
5.8
30.4
-6.0
5.5
3.1
3.3
5.5
2.6
-.3
4.2
4.1
4.0
4.5
4.6
4.6
4.8
3.5
12.5
3.8
3.8
2.8
2.9
5.7
2.2
.1
4.7
.9
3.4
4.5
4.6
5.5
7.6
2.4
2.0
16.3
3.7
3.4
3.8
12.2
1.7
1.0
3.4
2.4
3.2
6.1
6.3
8.1
20.2
3.1
4.3
2.8
7.7
12.5
11.5
27.2
10.5
11.1
3.9
4.8
3.6
4.7
4.8
5.0
4.3
4.7
21.1
-1.2
4.6
3.0
3.1
5.6
2.4
-.1
4.5
2.5
3.7
5.3
5.4
6.8
13.7
2.8
3.2
9.4
5.7
7.9
7.6
19.4
6.0
5.9
3.6
3.6
3.4
208.533
237.099
239.179
143.829
226.982
117.921
205.930
185.477
301.932
188.475
148.883
122.330
145.825
209.497
237.537
239.762
142.831
227.481
117.999
209.904
189.679
323.185
192.089
149.296
122.902
147.316
210.427
237.943
240.466
141.337
227.924
118.683
214.459
194.506
334.332
196.843
149.736
122.893
148.403
2.6
3.0
3.5
15.7
2.0
-3.5
2.2
1.7
23.8
.2
5.2
-.3
2.0
2.4
2.9
3.8
-.9
2.8
.2
2.8
2.4
27.8
.6
5.0
-1.4
2.0
3.5
3.5
4.2
6.2
3.4
2.6
5.7
5.6
76.4
.9
6.6
.8
4.4
4.6
1.7
2.9
-13.7
2.3
3.2
23.3
27.7
43.8
26.5
3.7
1.7
8.4
2.5
2.9
3.7
7.0
2.4
-1.6
2.5
2.0
25.8
.4
5.1
-.8
2.0
4.0
2.6
3.5
-4.2
2.8
2.9
14.2
16.1
59.3
13.0
5.2
1.2
6.4
119.760
113.796
110.735
118.421
122.938
119.341
114.759
108.555
118.510
123.294
117.864
113.914
105.815
116.638
123.441
118.109
114.080
105.369
117.342
124.364
-1.3
1.2
-6.0
-3.6
4.1
-.2
-.1
-1.0
8.7
-2.4
5.6
5.0
6.7
4.8
2.9
-5.4
1.0
-18.0
-3.6
4.7
-.8
.6
-3.6
2.3
.8
.0
3.0
-6.5
.5
3.8
Transportation ...................................................................
Private transportation ......................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ....................................
New vehicles ...............................................................
Used cars and trucks 1 ...............................................
Motor fuel ......................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .....................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ..........................
Public transportation .......................................................
196.402
193.565
93.452
136.764
138.052
284.180
283.087
124.416
230.251
237.118
194.963
192.100
93.308
136.345
138.094
278.651
277.354
125.238
231.051
236.848
196.398
193.389
93.239
136.214
138.070
283.321
281.140
126.330
232.244
242.477
194.993
191.970
93.051
136.052
137.616
277.925
275.644
126.032
233.139
241.831
8.9
9.2
1.3
-.3
5.1
26.9
27.1
3.3
3.4
.9
1.6
1.3
.2
-1.3
2.7
2.6
2.4
5.0
2.1
8.7
24.6
25.2
.0
-1.0
.7
82.2
82.6
5.3
5.3
9.7
-2.8
-3.3
-1.7
-2.1
-1.3
-8.5
-10.1
5.3
5.1
8.2
5.2
5.2
.8
-.8
3.9
14.1
14.1
4.1
2.8
4.7
10.0
10.0
-.9
-1.6
-.3
29.1
28.1
5.3
5.2
8.9
Medical care ......................................................................
Medical care commodities ..............................................
Medical care services .....................................................
Professional services ....................................................
Hospital and related services 3 .....................................
361.100
288.251
381.817
309.634
518.313
361.337
288.297
382.130
309.636
520.557
361.766
289.297
382.294
310.053
521.401
362.359
288.672
383.404
310.676
524.768
4.9
1.7
5.8
3.7
7.3
5.9
3.0
6.7
4.6
10.4
5.4
5.5
5.4
3.8
9.5
1.4
.6
1.7
1.4
5.1
5.4
2.4
6.2
4.2
8.8
3.4
3.0
3.5
2.6
7.2
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
27
CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 7. 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 annual rate percent
change for
Seasonally adjusted indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
Jan.
2008
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
Recreation 2 ......................................................................
Video and audio 2 ...........................................................
109.201
103.205
109.351
103.080
109.680
103.333
Education and communication 2 .......................................
Education 2 .....................................................................
Educational books and supplies ...................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ......................
Communication 2 ............................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ..................
Telephone services 1 2 ...............................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ....
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ...
117.947
174.582
439.883
492.237
85.933
84.008
98.988
10.737
101.067
118.044
174.995
439.326
493.569
85.917
83.992
98.931
10.754
100.582
Other goods and services .................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ...................................
Personal care ..................................................................
Personal care products 1 ..............................................
Personal care services 1 ...............................................
Miscellaneous personal services ..................................
350.676
574.724
195.924
158.167
220.324
333.520
6 months
ended—
July
2007
Oct.
2007
Jan.
2008
Apr.
2008
Oct.
2007
Apr.
2008
109.514
102.975
-0.1
.4
1.8
1.8
1.3
1.5
1.2
-.9
0.8
1.1
1.2
.3
118.311
175.690
439.977
495.643
86.014
84.091
99.090
10.745
100.265
118.807
176.831
443.977
498.741
86.243
84.320
99.566
10.671
98.820
3.3
4.7
7.9
4.4
2.3
1.7
4.1
-10.9
-19.9
2.6
5.1
8.7
4.7
.8
.8
1.7
-4.4
-10.7
2.2
6.9
5.6
7.0
-1.2
-1.3
-.6
-5.0
-12.1
2.9
5.3
3.8
5.4
1.5
1.5
2.4
-2.4
-8.6
2.9
4.9
8.3
4.6
1.6
1.3
2.9
-7.7
-15.4
2.6
6.1
4.7
6.2
.1
.1
.8
-3.8
-10.3
351.684
577.359
196.315
157.877
221.338
334.915
353.001
576.910
197.507
158.730
223.043
335.975
354.577
578.296
198.597
159.585
223.088
338.418
3.1
4.9
2.2
-.3
2.6
2.9
3.0
5.0
2.0
-.1
2.1
4.6
4.5
9.3
2.2
-.6
4.0
4.6
4.5
2.5
5.6
3.6
5.1
6.0
3.0
4.9
2.1
-.2
2.3
3.7
4.5
5.8
3.9
1.5
4.6
5.3
176.292
207.555
158.122
204.777
119.760
261.377
112.528
245.868
228.476
117.740
185.607
148.371
145.431
237.214
381.817
279.758
175.865
208.257
157.241
204.470
119.341
260.305
112.347
246.368
228.609
117.921
188.475
148.883
145.825
237.465
382.130
280.128
176.501
208.709
157.935
206.199
117.864
264.997
112.390
247.311
228.985
117.999
192.089
149.296
147.316
238.681
382.294
281.126
176.517
210.669
157.146
204.907
118.109
263.062
112.004
248.302
229.311
118.683
196.843
149.736
148.403
239.245
383.404
281.941
5.5
4.9
5.9
5.8
-1.3
15.5
-.9
2.9
3.2
-3.5
.2
5.2
2.0
1.5
5.8
3.1
2.3
4.5
1.0
2.9
-.2
-3.0
-.5
3.0
2.8
.2
.6
5.0
2.0
2.3
6.7
3.2
13.1
4.5
18.2
33.5
5.6
42.9
.6
3.4
3.5
2.6
.9
6.6
4.4
4.5
5.4
3.0
.5
6.1
-2.4
.3
-5.4
2.6
-1.8
4.0
1.5
3.2
26.5
3.7
8.4
3.5
1.7
3.2
3.9
4.7
3.4
4.3
-.8
5.9
-.7
2.9
3.0
-1.6
.4
5.1
2.0
1.9
6.2
3.2
6.6
5.3
7.4
15.7
.0
21.1
-.6
3.7
2.5
2.9
13.0
5.2
6.4
4.0
3.5
3.1
208.298
200.108
201.908
160.074
205.318
255.821
206.961
234.673
235.849
232.031
206.280
206.456
141.352
286.486
252.403
208.176
200.052
201.898
159.239
205.143
254.991
207.202
235.467
236.298
230.458
206.471
206.548
141.277
281.012
252.625
208.987
200.946
202.668
159.909
206.776
259.253
208.560
237.009
237.254
234.853
206.792
206.833
141.117
286.354
253.254
209.197
201.457
203.139
159.167
205.613
257.678
208.946
238.684
238.224
234.484
207.378
207.131
141.088
281.575
253.802
3.9
4.5
4.0
5.8
5.8
14.7
5.2
3.4
3.0
15.1
2.8
2.3
.5
26.7
3.1
2.3
2.6
2.5
1.1
2.9
-2.6
4.3
2.4
2.5
2.5
2.7
2.3
.2
3.8
3.2
8.2
9.5
7.8
17.6
31.3
39.3
17.4
3.2
3.1
45.9
3.4
3.1
1.9
82.6
3.7
1.7
2.7
2.5
-2.2
.6
2.9
3.9
7.0
4.1
4.3
2.1
1.3
-.7
-6.7
2.2
3.1
3.6
3.3
3.4
4.4
5.7
4.8
2.9
2.8
8.6
2.7
2.3
.3
14.7
3.2
4.9
6.1
5.1
7.2
14.9
19.8
10.4
5.1
3.6
23.4
2.8
2.2
.6
30.5
3.0
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
4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
28
CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Item and Group
Relative
importance,
December
2007
Unadjusted
indexes
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
Unadjusted
percent change to
Apr. 2008 from—
Apr.
2007
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Mar.
2008
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................
100.000
209.147
622.985
210.698
627.606
4.2
0.7
0.0
0.4
0.2
-
-
-
-
-
-
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Food .........................................................................................
Food at home .........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...............................................
Cereals and cereal products ..............................................
Flour and prepared flour mixes ........................................
Breakfast cereal 1 ............................................................
Rice, pasta, cornmeal 1 ....................................................
Bakery products .................................................................
Bread 1 2 ..........................................................................
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 2 .......................................
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies .........................................
Other bakery products ......................................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..............................................
Meats, poultry, and fish ......................................................
Meats ...............................................................................
Beef and veal 1 ..............................................................
Uncooked ground beef 1 ..............................................
Uncooked beef roasts 1 2 .............................................
Uncooked beef steaks 1 2 ............................................
Uncooked other beef and veal 1 2 ................................
Pork ................................................................................
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 2 ......
Ham ..............................................................................
Pork chops ...................................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics 2 ....................
Other meats ...................................................................
Poultry 1 ...........................................................................
Chicken 1 2 .....................................................................
Other poultry including turkey 2 ......................................
Fish and seafood 1 ...........................................................
Fresh fish and seafood 1 2 .............................................
Processed fish and seafood 2 ........................................
Eggs ...................................................................................
Dairy and related products ...................................................
Milk 1 2 ...............................................................................
Cheese and related products 1 ..........................................
Ice cream and related products ..........................................
Other dairy and related products 2 .....................................
Fruits and vegetables ...........................................................
Fresh fruits and vegetables ................................................
Fresh fruits .......................................................................
Apples ............................................................................
Bananas .........................................................................
Citrus fruits 2 ..................................................................
Other fresh fruits 2 ..........................................................
Fresh vegetables ..............................................................
Potatoes .........................................................................
Lettuce 1 .........................................................................
Tomatoes .......................................................................
Other fresh vegetables ...................................................
Processed fruits and vegetables 2 .....................................
Canned fruits and vegetables 2 ........................................
Frozen fruits and vegetables 2 .........................................
Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 2
15.926
14.901
8.595
1.110
.375
.041
.214
.121
.736
.229
.100
.195
.211
2.192
2.048
1.350
.656
.272
.101
.222
.061
.411
.142
.082
.085
.102
.283
.391
.326
.066
.307
.168
.139
.144
.965
.381
.279
.143
.162
1.218
.947
.480
.083
.075
.089
.232
.466
.074
.061
.109
.222
.271
.136
.083
.052
208.927
208.571
207.196
236.764
207.547
214.723
211.946
201.418
252.775
156.458
147.175
232.226
227.146
199.484
197.138
195.831
216.051
190.807
156.407
153.047
151.320
175.230
124.188
174.225
167.566
105.847
186.857
196.219
128.089
119.968
222.952
133.635
113.975
240.961
205.660
145.997
205.482
190.162
139.380
266.030
314.956
328.756
316.448
204.281
193.013
114.649
300.287
283.987
270.615
338.511
305.418
131.076
130.846
130.376
131.236
210.559
210.252
209.657
240.663
208.813
223.358
209.562
206.018
258.291
158.582
150.858
234.041
236.734
200.285
198.412
196.159
213.205
189.630
150.399
151.269
150.042
179.630
126.256
181.485
166.552
111.179
187.418
197.338
128.770
120.867
229.334
136.688
118.050
233.698
207.135
147.478
205.107
191.772
141.452
270.169
319.017
339.295
318.632
215.663
195.650
119.475
298.291
292.203
268.381
329.323
302.601
134.275
134.866
131.998
134.762
5.0
5.1
5.9
8.9
7.8
18.2
2.7
13.5
9.5
13.9
10.5
6.3
7.3
3.7
2.4
1.3
.4
4.2
-4.4
-2.6
4.7
2.1
2.2
6.9
-1.2
1.0
2.4
4.5
4.6
4.3
4.7
4.8
4.8
31.3
11.8
13.5
12.0
5.8
12.8
3.9
2.7
5.3
7.1
20.9
-9.2
7.9
.0
4.9
-2.1
8.8
-4.4
8.0
9.7
5.7
7.3
.8
.8
1.2
1.6
.6
4.0
-1.1
2.3
2.2
1.4
2.5
.8
4.2
.4
.6
.2
-1.3
-.6
-3.8
-1.2
-.8
2.5
1.7
4.2
-.6
5.0
.3
.6
.5
.7
2.9
2.3
3.6
-3.0
.7
1.0
-.2
.8
1.5
1.6
1.3
3.2
.7
5.6
1.4
4.2
-.7
2.9
-.8
-2.7
-.9
2.4
3.1
1.2
2.7
.3
.3
.3
1.8
2.1
4.1
1.3
4.0
1.6
2.5
1.7
.3
2.3
-.2
-.2
-.1
.4
.6
-.4
.6
.1
-1.4
.0
-2.3
-2.2
-2.0
.9
-.7
-.8
-.3
-.2
.2
.7
-.3
.7
.3
.6
1.4
.7
-1.7
-2.7
-.5
1.9
3.0
-.8
-2.8
-4.9
2.4
-3.4
-17.9
-1.3
1.8
3.4
-.9
1.3
.2
.2
.2
1.3
2.1
2.7
2.6
-.2
1.3
2.2
1.5
1.5
-.5
.1
.1
.2
.9
.8
1.6
.4
1.2
-1.0
-1.0
-1.2
.3
-2.3
.2
.3
.4
-.6
-.7
-.4
-.2
1.1
-.9
-2.3
-.3
-.4
.4
.5
.9
-.7
1.3
8.6
.9
-5.7
2.6
-.9
-1.6
16.7
-2.1
-.9
-1.7
1.5
-1.1
.9
1.0
1.5
1.5
.4
6.2
-1.1
2.3
1.9
1.4
2.5
1.1
3.6
.9
.9
.5
-1.3
-.6
-3.8
-1.2
-.8
3.4
1.5
7.2
.8
4.3
.5
.6
.5
1.2
2.9
2.3
1.8
1.0
1.2
1.0
-.2
1.3
2.4
1.9
1.5
3.3
1.0
6.1
1.1
4.7
-.4
3.5
-.8
-3.7
.8
3.4
4.1
1.5
2.5
See footnotes at end of table.
29
CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Item and Group
Relative
importance,
December
2007
Unadjusted
indexes
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
Unadjusted
percent change to
Apr. 2008 from—
Apr.
2007
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Mar.
2008
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Expenditure category
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 2 ........................................
Carbonated drinks ............................................................
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ....................
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ..............
Beverage materials including coffee and tea 2 ..................
Coffee ...............................................................................
Other beverage materials including tea 2 .........................
Other food at home ..............................................................
Sugar and sweets ..............................................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners ........................................
Candy and chewing gum 1 2 ............................................
Other sweets 2 .................................................................
Fats and oils .......................................................................
Butter and margarine 2 .....................................................
Salad dressing 2 ...............................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 2 ....................
Other foods ........................................................................
Soups ...............................................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ..........................
Snacks 1 ...........................................................................
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ........................
Baby food 1 2 ....................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .........................................
Food away from home 1 .........................................................
Full service meals and snacks 1 2 ........................................
Limited service meals and snacks 1 2 ..................................
Food at employee sites and schools 2 .................................
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 2 .........
Other food away from home 1 2 ...........................................
Alcoholic beverages .................................................................
Alcoholic beverages at home .................................................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ......................
Distilled spirits at home ........................................................
Wine at home .......................................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home ...................................
1.094
.751
.386
.016
.349
.343
.109
.234
2.016
.279
.058
.166
.055
.232
.057
.066
.109
1.504
.092
.328
.293
.253
.101
.438
6.305
2.645
2.880
.329
.233
.218
1.025
.584
.405
.057
.122
.441
157.488
122.034
146.059
145.125
116.228
111.940
182.221
123.100
177.713
181.033
165.604
119.422
131.694
183.706
140.970
114.003
134.685
192.832
221.596
156.425
189.154
202.004
137.410
117.754
212.193
133.600
134.375
129.450
121.385
147.188
212.748
186.154
191.288
180.156
163.820
272.792
158.799
123.632
148.300
147.917
117.419
111.697
187.833
120.868
181.215
183.725
168.697
121.288
132.843
191.560
148.979
115.432
141.814
196.106
227.342
159.755
193.730
205.699
138.424
118.751
212.794
134.027
134.725
129.525
122.179
147.335
213.633
186.581
191.175
182.931
164.779
274.609
5.2
5.6
5.7
6.3
5.9
4.2
8.5
2.2
5.4
5.3
1.1
6.2
7.0
12.3
12.0
3.4
18.0
4.2
4.2
4.1
4.9
4.9
6.7
2.9
4.0
4.1
4.2
2.9
4.6
3.0
3.5
3.3
3.7
2.0
3.1
4.4
0.8
1.3
1.5
1.9
1.0
-.2
3.1
-1.8
2.0
1.5
1.9
1.6
.9
4.3
5.7
1.3
5.3
1.7
2.6
2.1
2.4
1.8
.7
.8
.3
.3
.3
.1
.7
.1
.4
.2
-.1
1.5
.6
.7
0.2
1.1
2.3
.3
-.6
-1.4
-.4
-1.6
1.0
.6
-.1
.6
.7
1.5
.7
-.1
2.1
1.1
.1
.3
1.3
-.4
-.4
2.7
.4
.4
.3
.2
.3
.9
.5
.8
1.4
-.1
-.2
.4
0.1
-.8
-1.4
-1.4
.0
1.6
1.9
1.2
.0
.9
-1.1
1.1
2.9
-.8
-2.1
-2.1
1.6
.0
-.2
1.1
.1
.6
.9
-.9
.3
.3
.4
.7
.0
.2
-.2
-.5
-.6
-.6
-.3
.4
1.6
2.1
2.1
1.9
1.0
.8
3.1
-.4
1.9
1.2
2.5
1.6
.7
5.4
7.8
1.6
6.1
1.5
1.3
1.8
2.4
2.7
.7
.8
.3
.3
.3
.1
.7
.1
.5
.5
.1
1.6
1.2
.5
Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ...................................................
Lodging away from home 2 ....................................................
Housing at school, excluding board 3 4 ................................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ..................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ...................................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels .........................................................
Fuel oil ................................................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 5 ...................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .................................................
Electricity 3 .........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 ................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...................
Water and sewerage maintenance 3 ....................................
Garbage and trash collection 1 6 ..........................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 2 ......................
Floor coverings 1 2 ...............................................................
Window coverings 2 .............................................................
Other linens 1 2 ....................................................................
Furniture and bedding 1 .........................................................
Bedroom furniture 1 ..............................................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 ..............
Other furniture 2 ...................................................................
39.994
30.397
7.979
1.233
.111
1.123
20.888
.297
5.637
4.670
.323
.196
.128
4.347
3.179
1.168
.966
.719
.247
3.960
.297
.053
.063
.181
.993
.384
.455
.143
209.388
237.965
239.932
148.110
388.602
310.357
227.488
117.999
206.861
186.315
329.271
366.159
340.871
188.143
173.800
234.594
149.555
320.548
358.295
123.184
79.816
117.778
89.874
67.353
122.627
141.150
91.099
91.282
210.161
238.261
240.507
145.936
388.602
305.402
227.893
118.683
210.912
190.657
339.009
382.698
342.038
192.434
176.116
245.704
149.751
320.805
359.294
123.108
79.332
115.527
89.674
67.114
121.135
140.549
89.678
89.281
3.2
2.7
3.6
1.1
5.2
1.3
2.6
.6
8.2
8.8
41.5
52.9
23.4
6.4
4.8
11.1
5.1
5.2
4.8
.2
-3.6
-.3
2.1
-6.7
-1.8
-.9
-1.5
-3.2
.4
.1
.2
-1.5
.0
-1.6
.2
.6
2.0
2.3
3.0
4.5
.3
2.3
1.3
4.7
.1
.1
.3
-.1
-.6
-1.9
-.2
-.4
-1.2
-.4
-1.6
-2.2
.2
.1
.2
-1.9
.5
-2.1
.1
.2
1.2
1.4
-1.1
-1.1
.1
1.5
-.3
7.0
.3
.4
.3
.0
-.1
.0
2.5
-.9
.1
-.4
.6
-1.7
.5
.2
.2
-.7
.5
-.8
.2
.1
1.9
2.3
7.0
10.0
2.1
1.9
.8
5.0
.3
.3
.1
.5
-1.2
.3
-2.1
-1.4
1.4
-.7
1.9
5.6
.4
.2
.3
-1.0
.4
-1.2
.2
.6
2.2
2.5
3.4
4.2
1.7
2.5
1.6
4.9
.3
.3
.3
.0
-1.2
-1.9
-.9
-.4
-1.2
-.4
-1.6
-2.9
See footnotes at end of table.
30
CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Item and Group
Relative
importance,
December
2007
Unadjusted
indexes
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
Unadjusted
percent change to
Apr. 2008 from—
Apr.
2007
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Mar.
2008
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
-0.2
-.1
-.5
-.1
-1.1
.8
-.6
.8
.4
.5
.3
.7
.9
1.3
.1
1.0
.1
Expenditure category
Appliances 1 2 ........................................................................
Major appliances 1 2 .............................................................
Other appliances 1 2 .............................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 2 .......................
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ..................................
Indoor plants and flowers 7 ..................................................
Dishes and flatware 1 2 ........................................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 2 ................................
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 2 .............
Tools, hardware and supplies 1 2 .........................................
Outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ......................................
Housekeeping supplies 1 .......................................................
Household cleaning products 1 2 .........................................
Household paper products 1 2 ..............................................
Miscellaneous household products 1 2 .................................
Household operations 1 2 .......................................................
Domestic services 1 2 ...........................................................
Gardening and lawncare services 1 2 ..................................
Moving, storage, freight expense 2 ......................................
Repair of household items 1 2 ..............................................
.331
.212
.114
.435
.232
.078
.048
.077
.661
.240
.284
.905
.391
.241
.273
.339
.070
.103
.062
.065
89.465
100.698
74.853
77.341
67.673
133.953
75.832
97.952
93.453
99.267
88.396
174.417
114.587
142.546
114.640
147.316
140.671
148.974
129.468
171.039
89.591
101.242
74.403
77.295
68.405
132.067
74.806
96.774
93.874
100.277
88.367
175.533
115.353
144.140
114.837
148.403
140.688
149.931
130.553
173.887
-1.4
-.7
-2.9
-.4
-3.3
4.9
-.1
2.5
-.9
.6
-2.1
3.4
2.5
7.3
1.6
4.2
2.9
5.6
1.4
6.2
0.1
.5
-.6
-.1
1.1
-1.4
-1.4
-1.2
.5
1.0
.0
.6
.7
1.1
.2
.7
.0
.6
.8
1.7
-0.4
-.1
-1.1
-.1
-.4
.9
-.1
-.1
-.6
.4
-1.0
.8
.0
1.7
1.1
.3
1.5
-
-
-.9
.7
.1
-.2
0.1
.5
-.6
.4
1.1
-.2
-1.4
-1.6
.5
1.0
.0
.6
.7
1.1
.2
.7
.0
.6
.6
1.7
Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Men’s apparel .........................................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ...............................
Men’s furnishings .................................................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 2 .................................................
Men’s pants and shorts ........................................................
Boys’ apparel .........................................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Women’s apparel ...................................................................
Women’s outerwear .............................................................
Women’s dresses .................................................................
Women’s suits and separates 2 ...........................................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and
accessories 2 ...............................................................
Girls’ apparel ..........................................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................
Men’s footwear 1 ....................................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear ........................................................
Women’s footwear .................................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................
Jewelry and watches 5 .............................................................
Watches 5 ..............................................................................
Jewelry 5 ................................................................................
3.998
1.031
.790
.118
.186
.248
.227
.241
1.619
1.306
.109
.125
.714
120.809
115.808
121.302
122.127
135.963
83.468
114.364
99.226
110.712
113.170
95.039
112.365
91.631
121.855
117.136
122.989
124.017
139.657
85.116
113.902
99.557
110.971
113.413
94.462
117.189
90.770
-.5
1.8
1.0
2.0
.6
-1.7
3.4
3.7
-5.0
-4.1
-1.9
-.6
-6.1
.9
1.1
1.4
1.5
2.7
2.0
-.4
.3
.2
.2
-.6
4.3
-.9
-.3
.8
1.5
1.7
1.5
2.6
-.4
-1.7
-2.0
-1.8
.7
2.2
-2.6
-1.2
-.7
-.1
.2
1.8
-3.2
2.2
-2.1
-2.5
-2.4
-8.8
-8.9
-1.7
.2
.1
.7
.8
.2
1.8
-.8
-.7
-.4
-.6
3.4
2.9
-1.9
.345
.313
.821
.291
.188
.342
.251
.276
.040
.236
93.518
100.849
124.343
119.646
129.591
124.164
118.990
142.952
109.052
152.723
94.881
101.174
126.150
121.806
131.115
125.792
119.200
146.229
110.653
156.425
-3.6
-8.8
2.3
3.1
6.3
-.5
1.4
9.4
-.7
11.4
1.5
.3
1.5
1.8
1.2
1.3
.2
2.3
1.5
2.4
-.4
-2.7
.3
.4
2.1
-.4
.1
2.3
-.6
2.5
.0
-3.1
.1
.4
.4
-.3
-1.6
.5
-.2
.8
-.2
.5
.7
1.8
.8
.1
.6
1.9
.8
2.1
Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 .............................................
New vehicles ........................................................................
Used cars and trucks 1 .........................................................
Leased cars and trucks 8 .....................................................
Car and truck rental 2 ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 ..........................................
Other motor fuels 1 2 ............................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 .....................................
Tires 1 ..................................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 2 ...............................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ...................................
Motor vehicle body work 1 ....................................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 .........................
Motor vehicle repair 2 ...........................................................
20.054
19.287
7.952
4.172
3.103
.490
.060
6.940
6.597
195.710
192.740
93.455
136.910
138.070
91.454
116.145
279.975
277.842
277.911
283.664
266.137
284.106
126.330
113.983
135.508
232.344
235.816
211.295
141.812
199.556
196.641
93.158
136.456
137.616
91.415
114.662
295.618
293.349
293.562
299.310
280.478
300.288
126.032
113.568
135.387
232.983
235.766
212.190
142.099
7.9
8.0
-.1
-1.2
1.8
-.2
5.2
21.4
20.9
20.9
21.0
20.6
40.8
4.7
3.1
6.6
4.0
1.9
4.2
4.0
2.0
2.0
-.3
-.3
-.3
.0
-1.3
5.6
5.6
5.6
5.5
5.4
5.7
-.2
-.4
-.1
.3
.0
.4
.2
-.7
-.8
-.2
-.3
.0
-.2
1.6
-1.9
-2.0
-2.2
-1.7
-1.6
1.2
.7
.9
.4
.3
.0
.7
.0
.7
.7
-.1
-.1
.0
-.4
.9
1.7
1.4
1.3
1.4
1.5
13.0
.9
.9
.8
.5
.0
.9
.4
-.7
-.7
-.2
-.1
-.3
-.3
1.3
-1.9
-2.0
-2.0
-2.1
-1.9
5.7
-.2
-.4
-.1
.4
.0
.4
.3
-
.344
.446
.238
.208
1.169
.069
.442
.633
See footnotes at end of table.
31
CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Item and Group
Relative
importance,
December
2007
Unadjusted
indexes
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
Unadjusted
percent change to
Apr. 2008 from—
Apr.
2007
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Mar.
2008
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Expenditure category
Motor vehicle insurance .........................................................
Motor vehicle fees 1 2 .............................................................
State and local registration and license 1 2 3 .......................
Parking and other fees 1 2 ....................................................
Public transportation ................................................................
Airline fare ..............................................................................
Other intercity transportation 1 ...............................................
Intracity transportation 1 .........................................................
2.340
.440
.297
.134
.767
.483
.097
.181
338.441
144.932
142.397
150.440
240.729
269.334
155.173
234.158
339.024
145.515
142.399
152.358
241.966
271.903
153.374
234.521
1.8
3.1
1.9
5.6
6.8
9.7
.1
3.6
0.2
.4
.0
1.3
.5
1.0
-1.2
.2
0.1
.1
.1
.0
-.1
-.4
-1.7
.7
0.1
.4
-.1
1.4
2.4
2.9
1.0
1.1
0.4
.4
.0
1.3
-.3
-.6
-1.2
.2
Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities ........................................................
Prescription drugs ..................................................................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 5 ....................
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 ................
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 .............
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
Physicians’ services 3 ..........................................................
Dental services 3 ..................................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 1 5 ................................................
Services by other medical professionals 3 5 ........................
Hospital and related services 3 ..............................................
Hospital services 3 11 ...........................................................
Inpatient hospital services 3 9 11 ........................................
Outpatient hospital services 1 3 5 9 ....................................
Nursing homes and adult day services 3 11 .........................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 1 12 .............................
Health insurance 1 13 .............................................................
5.192
1.295
.998
.297
.211
.086
3.897
2.159
1.123
.614
.195
.228
1.260
1.184
.064
.011
.477
363.069
289.254
378.535
156.214
186.464
185.484
384.149
311.259
310.643
374.730
176.522
207.295
524.534
194.358
187.244
452.729
175.850
106.611
117.006
363.356
288.796
377.462
156.632
187.113
185.607
384.753
311.757
310.706
375.479
177.503
208.115
526.495
195.112
188.144
453.164
176.184
106.476
116.493
4.4
2.7
3.1
1.6
1.9
1.2
4.9
3.4
2.3
5.9
2.4
3.5
8.0
8.2
8.1
8.2
3.6
2.5
3.5
.1
-.2
-.3
.3
.3
.1
.2
.2
.0
.2
.6
.4
.4
.4
.5
.1
.2
-.1
-.4
.1
.0
.0
-.2
-.2
-.2
.1
.0
-.6
.5
1.1
.6
.4
.4
.7
.6
.8
-.5
.0
.1
.3
.3
.7
1.1
-.2
.0
.1
.1
.2
.4
.0
.2
.2
.0
.1
.4
.0
-.3
.2
-.2
-.3
.3
.3
.1
.3
.2
.1
.1
.6
.4
.6
.7
.8
.1
.0
-.1
-.4
Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................
Televisions .............................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 6 ..................
Other video equipment 2 ........................................................
Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental 1 2
Audio equipment 1 .................................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 2 ..................................
Pets, pet products and services 2 ............................................
Pets and pet products ............................................................
Pet services including veterinary 2 .........................................
Sporting goods 1 ......................................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles ..........................................
Sports equipment 1 ................................................................
Photography 1 2 .......................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies 1 ................................
Photographers and film processing 1 2 ..................................
Other recreational goods 2 .......................................................
Toys 1 .....................................................................................
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 2 ................................
Music instruments and accessories 1 2 ..................................
Recreation services 2 ...............................................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 2 .....................................................................
Admissions .............................................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 5 ...........................................
Recreational reading materials 1 ..............................................
Newspapers and magazines 1 2 ............................................
Recreational books 1 2 ...........................................................
5.341
1.987
.145
1.317
.038
.199
.101
.094
.708
.469
.239
.627
.320
.293
.145
.065
.079
.408
.301
.053
.036
1.279
109.742
103.525
14.900
362.309
21.300
78.322
49.953
105.746
138.050
175.850
172.782
115.225
137.084
92.593
81.755
77.631
106.759
62.177
70.118
88.441
97.564
143.162
109.775
103.414
14.881
362.936
20.742
78.431
48.992
103.956
138.967
177.097
173.775
115.644
136.933
93.425
81.329
76.748
106.730
61.653
69.458
87.321
98.098
143.206
1.0
.7
-16.9
3.1
-12.1
2.6
-6.3
-.5
6.9
7.7
5.4
-2.1
-2.8
-1.4
-2.1
-5.9
1.1
-3.6
-5.1
.3
2.8
1.3
.0
-.1
-.1
.2
-2.6
.1
-1.9
-1.7
.7
.7
.6
.4
-.1
.9
-.5
-1.1
.0
-.8
-.9
-1.3
.5
.0
.1
-.1
-2.8
.2
-.8
-1.8
.3
.1
.9
1.0
.7
-.1
.1
-.3
.0
-.3
.1
.6
.4
1.4
.4
.1
.3
.2
-1.5
.7
.2
.7
-1.7
.2
1.2
1.7
.4
.1
-.5
.8
-1.0
-2.0
-.1
-.2
-.1
-.7
.4
.3
-.2
-.3
-1.1
-.2
-2.1
.1
-1.9
-1.7
.3
.3
.4
.4
-.7
.9
-.5
-1.1
.0
-.7
-.9
-.5
.5
-.2
.340
.567
.141
.187
.106
.081
124.122
307.981
252.358
211.587
123.175
104.824
125.208
306.750
252.694
212.115
123.671
104.877
1.3
1.1
2.3
2.0
1.8
2.4
.9
-.4
.1
.2
.4
.1
-.4
.1
.6
.5
.2
.8
.0
.5
.4
.0
.0
-.2
.6
-.7
-.2
.2
.4
.1
Education and communication 2 ................................................
Education 2 ..............................................................................
Educational books and supplies .............................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................
College tuition and fees ........................................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees .......................
Child care and nursery school 7 ...........................................
5.987
2.377
.204
2.174
.966
.263
.803
118.155
175.101
442.639
493.546
559.778
554.416
219.992
118.462
175.545
444.594
494.711
562.007
554.931
220.132
2.8
5.5
6.5
5.4
6.4
5.4
4.0
.3
.3
.4
.2
.4
.1
.1
.1
.2
-.1
.3
.4
.4
.1
.2
.4
.1
.4
.5
.5
.3
.4
.6
.9
.6
1.0
.5
.2
-
See footnotes at end of table.
32
CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Item and Group
Relative
importance,
December
2007
Unadjusted
percent change to
Apr. 2008 from—
Unadjusted
indexes
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
Apr.
2007
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Mar.
2008
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Expenditure category
Technical and business school tuition and fees 2 ................
Communication 2 .....................................................................
Postage and delivery services 2 .............................................
Postage 1 .............................................................................
Delivery services 2 ...............................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ............................
Telephone services 1 2 .........................................................
Land-line telephone services, local charges 1 3 .................
Land-line telephone services, long distance charges 1 2 ...
Wireless telephone services 1 2 .........................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 14 .............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 12 ............
Computer software and accessories 1 2 ..............................
Internet services and electronic information providers 1 2 ...
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 2 ....................................................
.049
3.609
.121
.114
.008
3.488
2.869
.896
.607
1.365
.619
.228
.035
.287
185.856
86.016
132.572
209.745
201.158
84.091
99.090
226.633
71.873
65.055
10.745
100.265
49.372
73.566
186.953
86.244
132.625
209.745
202.382
84.320
99.566
228.630
72.064
65.257
10.671
98.820
49.590
73.378
5.9
.8
4.4
3.9
11.9
.7
1.9
3.8
2.7
-.5
-5.7
-12.9
-4.1
-1.3
0.6
.3
.0
.0
.6
.3
.5
.9
.3
.3
-.7
-1.4
.4
-.3
0.4
.0
.0
.0
-.2
.0
-.1
-.1
-.1
.0
.2
-.5
.2
.4
0.2
.1
.0
.0
.0
.1
.2
.4
.2
.0
-.1
-.3
-.8
-.2
1.0
.3
.1
.0
1.2
.3
.5
.9
.3
.3
-.7
-1.4
.4
-.3
.062
41.068
40.838
-1.1
-.6
1.3
1.7
-.6
Other goods and services ..........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................
Cigarettes 1 2 .........................................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 2 ...........................
Personal care ...........................................................................
Personal care products 1 .......................................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care
products 1 2 ..................................................................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and
implements 1 ................................................................
Personal care services 1 ........................................................
Haircuts and other personal care services 1 2 .....................
Miscellaneous personal services ...........................................
Legal services 5 ...................................................................
Funeral expenses 5 ..............................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 2 .................................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2 ....
Financial services 1 5 ...........................................................
Miscellaneous personal goods 2 ............................................
3.508
1.183
1.119
.058
2.325
.647
353.351
576.910
233.478
165.734
197.803
158.730
354.887
578.296
234.007
166.536
198.859
159.585
3.8
5.4
5.4
4.8
3.0
.6
.4
.2
.2
.5
.5
.5
.3
.5
.5
-.2
.2
-.2
.4
-.1
-.2
1.4
.6
.5
.4
.2
.2
.5
.6
.5
.340
104.088
105.058
1.5
.9
-.2
.4
.9
.302
.560
.560
.910
.230
.100
.255
.022
.156
.207
178.262
223.043
135.945
336.476
270.058
268.306
132.221
143.928
281.136
88.498
178.431
223.088
135.973
338.851
271.209
271.201
133.322
145.079
282.965
89.515
-.4
3.4
3.4
4.5
4.4
5.2
3.6
5.4
5.6
2.6
.1
.0
.0
.7
.4
1.1
.8
.8
.7
1.1
-.2
.5
.5
.4
.0
.1
.6
.6
.9
.8
.7
.8
.8
.3
.1
.5
.4
.4
.8
1.3
.1
.0
.0
.7
.5
.8
.8
.8
.7
.8
44.745
28.819
17.315
13.318
11.504
55.255
30.100
5.266
10.042
85.099
69.603
94.808
29.844
18.341
14.343
33.241
176.727
158.156
205.166
262.252
112.549
247.197
229.443
238.496
281.017
209.055
200.904
202.713
160.152
205.843
256.899
208.101
178.900
160.488
210.558
270.496
112.171
248.045
229.719
239.044
281.829
210.583
202.931
204.290
162.455
211.005
264.488
211.757
5.4
5.6
9.9
13.2
-.7
3.3
2.7
2.9
3.1
4.1
4.9
4.2
5.5
9.5
12.5
7.6
1.2
1.5
2.6
3.1
-.3
.3
.1
.2
.3
.7
1.0
.8
1.4
2.5
3.0
1.8
-.2
-.6
-.1
-.4
-.2
.2
.1
.1
.1
-.1
.0
.0
-.5
-.1
-.3
.1
.4
.4
.8
1.8
.0
.4
.2
.5
.4
.4
.4
.4
.4
.8
1.7
.7
.0
-.5
-.6
-.7
-.3
.4
.1
.2
.3
.1
.3
.2
-.5
-.6
-.6
.2
Special aggregate indexes
Commodities ................................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ......................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .....................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ....................
Durables ...................................................................................
Services .......................................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 ...........................................................................
Transportation services ................................................................
Other services ..............................................................................
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 .................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
33
CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 8. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Item and Group
Relative
importance,
December
2007
Unadjusted
indexes
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
115.502
236.483
237.201
231.533
207.296
207.406
141.973
283.359
253.589
212.590
192.777
$ .478
$ .161
116.328
237.922
238.048
241.518
207.812
207.687
142.040
298.852
254.031
214.974
195.050
$ .475
$ .159
Unadjusted
percent change to
Apr. 2008 from—
Apr.
2007
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Mar.
2008
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Special aggregate indexes
Apparel less footwear ...................................................................
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 ..................................................
Domestically produced farm food 1 ..............................................
Utilities and public transportation .................................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .............
3.177
25.155
51.358
11.610
88.390
73.489
22.581
7.264
50.908
7.119
10.267
-
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
-1.3
4.0
3.2
16.2
2.7
2.2
.4
22.4
3.0
5.9
4.6
0.7
.6
.4
4.3
.2
.1
.0
5.5
.2
1.1
1.2
-0.5
.3
.2
-.7
.1
.0
-.1
-1.9
.1
.2
.7
-1.6
.7
.4
1.9
.2
.1
-.1
1.9
.2
-.1
1.3
0.1
.7
.4
-.2
.3
.1
.0
-1.7
.2
1.1
1.2
-
-
-
-
-
9
10
11
12
13
14
-
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
34
CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,
detailed expenditure categories
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
Seasonally adjusted indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
Jan.
2008
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
All items ....................................................................................
208.301
208.298
209.064
Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...........................................
Cereals and cereal products ..........................................
Flour and prepared flour mixes ....................................
Breakfast cereal 1 .........................................................
Rice, pasta, cornmeal 1 ................................................
Bakery products .............................................................
Bread 1 2 ......................................................................
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 2 ....................................
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies .....................................
Other bakery products ..................................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........................................
Meats, poultry, and fish ..................................................
Meats ............................................................................
Beef and veal 1 ...........................................................
Uncooked ground beef 1 ..........................................
Uncooked beef roasts 1 2 .........................................
Uncooked beef steaks 1 2 ........................................
Uncooked other beef and veal 1 2 ............................
Pork ............................................................................
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 2 ..
Ham ..........................................................................
Pork chops ...............................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics 2 .................
Other meats ................................................................
Poultry 1 ........................................................................
Chicken 1 2 .................................................................
Other poultry including turkey 2 ..................................
Fish and seafood 1 .......................................................
Fresh fish and seafood 1 2 .........................................
Processed fish and seafood 2 ....................................
Eggs ...............................................................................
Dairy and related products ...............................................
Milk 1 2 ............................................................................
Cheese and related products 1 .......................................
Ice cream and related products ......................................
Other dairy and related products 2 .................................
Fruits and vegetables .......................................................
Fresh fruits and vegetables ............................................
Fresh fruits ...................................................................
Apples ........................................................................
Bananas .....................................................................
Citrus fruits 2 ...............................................................
Other fresh fruits 2 ......................................................
Fresh vegetables ..........................................................
Potatoes .....................................................................
Lettuce 1 .....................................................................
Tomatoes ...................................................................
Other fresh vegetables ...............................................
Processed fruits and vegetables 2 ..................................
Canned fruits and vegetables 2 ....................................
Frozen fruits and vegetables 2 .....................................
Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried
2 ............................................................................
207.555
207.222
205.887
229.488
199.444
198.772
203.902
194.055
245.653
149.352
142.498
227.612
224.120
199.343
197.686
196.040
213.374
188.128
154.611
151.421
149.383
180.697
126.710
180.781
170.658
111.458
184.918
197.033
128.647
120.860
224.865
133.795
115.505
229.088
205.370
149.045
204.985
187.583
137.913
269.770
321.591
337.341
313.660
179.150
203.713
123.923
305.066
283.632
284.873
357.799
306.582
129.873
128.948
130.073
208.257
207.901
206.527
233.733
203.626
206.823
206.626
201.753
249.693
153.089
144.972
228.206
229.339
198.931
197.286
195.911
214.222
189.212
153.994
152.380
149.494
178.119
126.701
176.655
166.982
109.210
186.529
195.710
127.598
120.508
224.418
134.129
116.337
228.470
206.877
149.433
206.149
190.243
138.928
265.318
313.008
335.804
319.710
184.494
202.133
120.466
289.972
290.322
275.087
293.726
302.689
132.253
133.379
128.887
131.105
132.842
6 months
ended—
July
2007
Oct.
2007
Jan.
2008
Apr.
2008
Oct.
2007
Apr.
2008
209.543
4.1
2.7
7.7
2.4
3.4
5.0
208.709
208.406
206.912
236.729
207.805
212.311
211.946
201.418
252.881
156.458
147.175
231.580
228.205
199.175
197.391
196.213
216.051
190.807
156.407
153.047
151.320
176.353
125.425
174.588
167.514
106.656
186.888
196.219
128.089
119.749
222.952
133.635
116.059
231.062
205.091
145.997
205.482
189.512
139.552
266.563
315.771
333.468
323.778
200.376
204.027
113.597
297.467
287.727
270.615
342.810
296.255
131.085
131.153
130.805
210.669
210.420
209.945
240.305
208.613
225.541
209.562
206.018
257.624
158.582
150.858
234.059
236.356
200.888
199.070
197.151
213.205
189.630
150.399
151.269
150.042
182.286
127.246
187.177
168.787
111.210
187.893
197.338
128.770
121.217
229.334
136.688
118.105
233.371
207.558
147.478
205.107
192.056
142.870
271.663
320.437
344.465
327.033
212.514
206.256
118.967
296.209
297.863
268.381
330.065
298.544
135.493
136.535
132.727
4.9
5.0
5.4
3.8
4.1
-.9
2.8
8.0
4.3
4.7
.6
2.4
4.4
5.8
3.8
1.6
-.7
5.7
-9.9
-7.2
20.8
7.5
13.3
13.4
2.8
4.9
-1.9
13.3
13.2
8.3
2.5
3.3
-.9
53.9
30.4
61.0
16.6
6.4
13.9
-6.0
-8.6
-9.2
2.4
.7
-31.3
3.1
-8.1
-.9
-34.6
-1.2
-17.0
4.6
3.2
6.0
4.5
4.6
4.6
4.8
4.4
9.3
4.4
-2.9
4.8
9.1
4.4
5.6
.4
3.5
1.8
1.1
2.4
4.4
2.7
.2
1.8
-3.2
-1.8
-8.4
-1.1
-1.7
5.1
1.7
1.7
-1.4
5.0
2.1
9.3
42.4
12.5
8.0
26.8
5.0
16.0
3.8
3.2
9.2
-19.2
17.0
12.8
10.9
-2.6
-4.9
91.2
-9.3
5.0
6.0
8.3
2.9
4.5
4.6
5.5
7.6
3.9
8.7
-7.2
24.5
8.7
16.0
13.0
5.8
2.2
2.4
1.3
.3
.2
3.5
.6
-3.0
-3.9
.9
-3.6
9.5
-2.1
1.9
.1
3.0
3.6
9.6
3.3
4.8
1.8
26.0
2.0
-.6
6.3
2.1
6.2
16.3
19.8
14.2
34.4
-8.6
-16.7
39.3
25.7
5.8
-6.7
116.0
6.5
3.6
3.1
5.3
6.1
6.3
8.1
20.2
19.7
65.8
11.6
27.0
21.0
27.1
25.6
11.8
23.7
3.1
2.8
2.3
-.3
3.2
-10.5
-.4
1.8
3.6
1.7
14.9
-4.3
-.9
6.6
.6
.4
1.2
8.2
8.9
9.3
7.7
4.3
-4.1
.2
9.9
15.2
2.8
-1.4
8.7
18.2
98.0
5.1
-15.1
-11.1
21.6
-21.2
-27.6
-10.1
18.5
25.7
8.4
4.7
4.8
5.0
4.3
4.3
4.1
3.6
2.4
4.6
6.9
2.5
4.0
2.4
4.7
2.8
1.3
.8
5.0
-3.8
-3.6
10.9
2.0
5.5
1.9
.8
1.5
1.5
7.3
7.3
3.3
3.7
2.7
4.1
48.0
21.1
31.9
21.6
5.7
15.0
-1.2
-2.9
-.4
-9.0
8.6
-12.0
6.9
-5.4
-2.9
11.8
-5.3
-6.7
5.3
5.7
4.5
5.3
5.4
6.8
13.7
11.5
34.2
1.7
25.8
14.7
21.4
19.1
8.8
12.4
2.8
2.1
1.3
.0
3.4
-5.1
-1.7
-1.1
2.2
-1.0
12.2
-3.2
.5
3.3
1.8
2.0
5.3
5.7
6.9
5.5
16.5
3.2
-2.4
3.2
5.9
10.6
9.4
8.7
11.4
26.0
34.5
-6.5
8.8
5.7
13.5
-14.3
25.1
-2.1
10.8
13.9
6.9
131.390
134.696
8.3
4.0
5.4
11.4
6.2
8.4
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
35
CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,
detailed expenditure categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
Seasonally adjusted indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
Jan.
2008
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 2 ....................................
Carbonated drinks ........................................................
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ................
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ...........
Beverage materials including coffee and tea 2 ...............
Coffee ...........................................................................
Other beverage materials including tea 2 .....................
Other food at home ..........................................................
Sugar and sweets ...........................................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners ....................................
Candy and chewing gum 1 2 ........................................
Other sweets 2 ..............................................................
Fats and oils ...................................................................
Butter and margarine 2 .................................................
Salad dressing 2 ...........................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 2 ................
Other foods .....................................................................
Soups ...........................................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ......................
Snacks 1 .......................................................................
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces .....................
Baby food 1 2 ................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .....................................
Food away from home 1 .....................................................
Full service meals and snacks 1 2 ....................................
Limited service meals and snacks 1 2 ..............................
Food at employee sites and schools 2 .............................
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 2 .....
Other food away from home 1 2 .......................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................
Alcoholic beverages at home .............................................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ..................
Distilled spirits at home ....................................................
Wine at home ...................................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home ................................
156.112
121.030
143.948
146.699
116.941
110.881
178.575
122.374
175.682
178.505
166.916
117.494
127.990
181.290
142.181
116.076
129.164
190.770
222.995
154.342
186.547
200.093
136.774
115.658
210.776
132.690
133.484
128.442
120.991
145.625
211.034
184.171
188.185
180.985
163.644
271.075
156.437
122.321
147.306
147.146
116.259
109.325
177.940
120.381
177.521
179.535
166.822
118.174
128.931
184.099
143.158
116.017
131.819
192.783
223.151
154.830
189.006
199.358
136.213
118.828
211.517
133.223
133.865
128.706
121.338
146.924
212.072
185.659
190.839
180.719
163.245
272.136
156.572
121.313
145.246
145.125
116.228
111.043
181.354
121.865
177.582
181.198
165.067
119.422
132.703
182.605
140.124
113.528
133.989
192.789
222.784
156.535
189.154
200.457
137.410
117.754
212.193
133.600
134.375
129.608
121.385
147.188
211.736
184.812
189.689
179.614
162.717
273.286
Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Lodging away from home 2 ................................................
Housing at school, excluding board 3 4 ............................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and
motels .......................................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ...............
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ...............................
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels .....................................................
Fuel oil ............................................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 5 ................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...............
Water and sewerage maintenance 3 ................................
Garbage and trash collection 1 6 ......................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 2 ..................
Floor coverings 1 2 ...........................................................
Window coverings 2 ..........................................................
Other linens 1 2 .................................................................
208.096
236.955
238.767
146.621
387.102
208.533
237.099
239.179
143.829
388.846
307.069
226.656
117.740
203.514
182.988
305.305
332.305
328.507
185.607
177.592
209.990
148.371
317.607
356.765
122.389
80.915
117.493
90.672
68.911
300.584
226.982
117.921
205.930
185.477
301.932
328.783
328.744
188.475
177.038
224.763
148.883
318.766
357.794
122.330
80.850
117.447
92.937
68.318
6 months
ended—
July
2007
Oct.
2007
Jan.
2008
Apr.
2008
Oct.
2007
Apr.
2008
159.034
123.902
148.290
147.917
117.419
111.959
187.035
121.426
180.938
183.410
169.225
121.288
133.606
192.519
151.085
115.401
142.127
195.607
225.761
159.357
193.730
205.866
138.424
118.751
212.794
134.027
134.725
129.784
122.179
147.335
212.888
185.704
189.795
182.482
164.654
274.762
5.5
5.8
6.7
.5
5.4
4.4
9.7
2.4
3.1
3.3
1.6
4.7
3.3
5.5
9.4
-2.5
10.3
2.6
-1.0
6.7
-1.8
2.7
.1
-.3
4.2
4.7
4.2
2.9
5.0
4.1
4.0
3.5
5.5
1.8
-.3
4.6
3.8
3.5
2.9
7.2
4.7
3.1
.9
4.2
2.8
2.9
-2.4
-.2
2.0
5.7
4.1
4.3
5.1
2.2
-4.1
2.8
6.1
3.9
15.7
.1
4.7
3.9
5.2
1.9
5.9
.9
3.4
3.0
2.6
-.3
5.9
4.3
3.7
3.4
1.2
14.4
12.0
5.5
4.2
5.4
3.4
3.8
-.2
7.0
5.0
12.2
8.6
15.3
13.8
1.7
18.3
-5.7
.0
1.5
6.5
1.0
3.4
3.6
3.6
2.7
3.6
2.4
3.2
3.3
3.2
3.2
4.5
3.1
7.7
9.8
12.6
3.4
1.6
3.9
20.3
-3.1
12.5
11.5
5.6
13.6
18.7
27.2
27.5
-2.3
46.6
10.5
5.1
13.6
16.3
12.0
4.9
11.1
3.9
4.1
3.8
4.2
4.0
4.8
3.6
3.4
3.5
3.3
2.5
5.6
4.6
4.7
4.8
3.8
5.0
3.7
5.2
3.3
3.0
3.1
-.4
2.2
2.6
5.6
6.7
.8
7.7
2.4
-2.5
4.7
2.0
3.3
7.6
-.1
4.5
4.3
4.7
2.4
5.5
2.5
3.7
3.2
4.1
.7
2.7
4.5
5.7
6.6
6.7
8.7
6.7
4.7
12.0
1.1
7.9
7.6
2.7
10.2
11.7
19.4
17.7
6.1
29.2
6.0
11.5
3.5
7.9
6.6
5.7
5.9
3.6
3.9
3.7
3.5
3.8
3.6
3.4
3.4
3.3
3.3
3.5
4.3
209.497
237.537
239.762
142.831
390.684
210.427
237.943
240.466
141.337
392.428
2.6
3.0
3.5
15.7
6.8
2.4
2.9
3.8
-.9
2.7
3.5
3.5
4.2
6.2
5.7
4.6
1.7
2.9
-13.7
5.6
2.5
2.9
3.7
7.0
4.7
4.0
2.6
3.5
-4.2
5.6
298.179
227.481
117.999
209.904
189.679
323.185
361.531
335.758
192.089
178.439
236.039
149.296
319.803
358.295
122.902
79.914
117.778
91.013
67.353
294.653
227.924
118.683
214.459
194.506
334.332
376.693
341.478
196.843
181.241
247.523
149.736
320.761
359.294
122.893
78.921
115.527
90.178
67.114
16.1
2.0
-3.5
2.2
1.7
23.8
26.2
17.4
.2
1.3
-2.5
5.2
6.1
2.1
-.3
.7
3.9
7.9
-10.4
-1.1
2.8
.2
2.8
2.4
27.8
22.1
18.2
.6
8.0
-15.3
5.0
5.3
4.3
-1.4
-6.9
-6.1
-5.0
-6.0
8.0
3.4
2.6
5.7
5.6
76.4
114.9
43.1
.9
1.7
-4.5
6.6
5.5
10.0
.8
1.9
8.3
8.6
.1
-15.2
2.3
3.2
23.3
27.7
43.8
65.1
16.8
26.5
8.5
93.0
3.7
4.0
2.9
1.7
-9.5
-6.5
-2.2
-10.0
7.2
2.4
-1.6
2.5
2.0
25.8
24.1
17.8
.4
4.6
-9.2
5.1
5.7
3.2
-.8
-3.2
-1.2
1.2
-8.2
-4.3
2.8
2.9
14.2
16.1
59.3
88.4
29.2
13.0
5.0
35.8
5.2
4.8
6.4
1.2
-4.0
.6
3.1
-5.1
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
36
CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,
detailed expenditure categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
Seasonally adjusted indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
Jan.
2008
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
120.794
142.707
88.927
87.271
90.072
100.883
76.064
77.437
68.668
129.860
76.396
97.370
93.258
98.308
88.628
171.836
113.676
138.416
113.275
145.431
138.423
120.915
142.113
89.440
85.781
89.678
100.799
75.234
77.355
68.409
131.091
76.313
97.279
92.663
98.750
87.747
173.142
113.621
140.786
114.500
145.825
140.496
6 months
ended—
July
2007
Oct.
2007
Jan.
2008
Apr.
2008
Oct.
2007
Apr.
2008
121.135
140.549
89.678
87.931
89.591
101.242
74.403
77.538
68.405
131.852
74.806
96.487
93.484
100.277
88.062
175.533
115.353
144.140
114.837
148.403
140.688
149.931
131.273
173.887
-2.3
1.6
-2.6
-4.8
-.7
-5.3
6.1
-1.6
-4.7
-.2
7.8
3.1
.0
2.5
-2.8
-.4
1.0
-.7
-2.6
2.0
-1.5
1.7
3.3
2.6
-6.4
-1.1
-3.6
-15.8
.3
2.9
-3.2
-2.1
.5
5.1
-6.4
.9
-.6
-1.9
-.7
1.4
-2.0
7.2
2.5
2.0
.1
-.2
2.7
8.1
0.7
1.9
-3.2
6.5
-3.1
-1.5
-5.3
1.7
-7.3
8.5
7.2
10.2
-4.0
-5.7
-2.5
4.2
5.1
5.9
1.0
4.4
6.6
1.1
-5.9
3.4
3.1
-2.1
1.4
-8.5
.5
-1.5
6.3
-8.1
-3.6
1.0
8.3
-2.5
8.9
6.0
17.6
5.6
8.4
6.7
-
-
.2
4.8
-.6
9.3
-4.4
.2
-3.1
-10.5
-.2
-1.3
1.3
-1.8
-2.1
2.4
.4
2.0
-.3
.2
-1.7
.5
-.5
3.2
-.1
2.0
-.7
.8
3.0
5.3
0.9
-2.1
.0
4.7
-2.6
-.1
-6.9
1.1
-4.5
7.4
-.7
3.1
-1.5
1.0
-2.5
6.5
5.6
11.6
3.3
6.4
6.7
10.7
-.2
7.0
Expenditure category
Furniture and bedding 1 ......................................................
Bedroom furniture 1 ..........................................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 ..........
Other furniture 2 ................................................................
Appliances 1 2 ....................................................................
Major appliances 1 2 .........................................................
Other appliances 1 2 .........................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 2 ...................
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ...............................
Indoor plants and flowers 7 ...............................................
Dishes and flatware 1 2 ....................................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 2 .............................
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ..........
Tools, hardware and supplies 1 2 .....................................
Outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ...................................
Housekeeping supplies 1 ....................................................
Household cleaning products 1 2 ......................................
Household paper products 1 2 ..........................................
Miscellaneous household products 1 2 .............................
Household operations 1 2 ...................................................
Domestic services 1 2 .......................................................
Gardening and lawncare services 1 2 ...............................
Moving, storage, freight expense 2 ...................................
Repair of household items 1 2 ..........................................
NA
NA
131.481
170.045
130.262
171.296
122.627
141.150
91.099
90.551
89.465
100.698
74.853
77.242
67.673
132.135
75.832
98.068
93.053
99.267
88.029
174.417
114.587
142.546
114.640
147.316
140.671
148.974
130.430
171.039
Apparel ...................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ......................................................
Men’s apparel .....................................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ...........................
Men’s furnishings .............................................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 2 .............................................
Men’s pants and shorts ....................................................
Boys’ apparel ......................................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ..................................................
Women’s apparel ...............................................................
Women’s outerwear .........................................................
Women’s dresses .............................................................
Women’s suits and separates 2 ........................................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and
accessories 2 ............................................................
Girls’ apparel ......................................................................
Footwear ..............................................................................
Men’s footwear 1 ................................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear ....................................................
Women’s footwear ..............................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...............................................
Jewelry and watches 5 .........................................................
Watches 5 ...........................................................................
Jewelry 5 .............................................................................
119.760
113.796
118.008
118.985
131.084
83.104
109.562
100.460
110.735
113.172
101.302
116.253
90.809
119.341
114.759
119.780
121.003
133.107
85.267
109.130
98.784
108.555
111.143
102.058
118.762
88.434
117.864
113.914
119.674
121.250
135.508
82.549
111.584
96.706
105.815
108.483
93.028
108.232
86.910
118.109
114.080
120.495
122.248
135.723
84.075
110.646
96.006
105.369
107.795
96.227
111.376
85.250
-1.3
1.2
1.0
4.3
.3
-5.5
4.5
4.8
-6.0
-3.7
-6.7
42.9
-6.8
-.2
-.1
-5.4
5.0
-9.7
-8.7
1.4
9.8
-1.0
.4
13.2
-18.8
-3.1
5.6
5.0
.0
-11.2
-1.8
3.3
3.6
20.4
6.7
6.2
7.8
.0
10.7
-5.4
1.0
8.7
11.4
14.9
4.8
4.0
-16.6
-18.0
-17.7
-18.6
-15.8
-22.3
-.8
.6
-2.2
4.6
-4.8
-7.1
2.9
7.3
-3.6
-1.7
2.8
7.7
-5.0
.0
3.0
4.2
-.5
6.3
4.0
3.8
.2
-6.5
-6.5
-6.3
-8.2
-7.3
90.967
100.954
122.938
118.620
126.362
122.812
118.421
139.695
110.193
148.639
90.576
98.185
123.294
119.126
128.980
122.284
118.510
142.926
109.536
152.354
90.532
95.139
123.441
119.646
129.483
121.955
116.638
143.579
109.316
153.540
90.331
95.644
124.364
121.806
130.576
122.018
117.342
146.304
110.196
156.693
-7.8
-16.5
4.1
-5.3
.8
10.8
-3.6
4.4
.6
5.5
.2
-7.9
-2.4
10.9
4.0
-11.7
8.7
5.3
.1
6.4
-3.9
11.9
2.9
-3.2
7.0
3.0
4.8
8.3
-3.5
11.1
-2.8
-19.4
4.7
11.2
14.0
-2.6
-3.6
20.3
.0
23.5
-3.9
-12.3
.8
2.5
2.4
-1.1
2.3
4.8
.3
5.9
-3.3
-5.0
3.8
3.7
10.5
.2
.5
14.2
-1.8
17.1
Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ..........................................
New vehicles ....................................................................
Used cars and trucks 1 .....................................................
Leased cars and trucks 8 ..................................................
Car and truck rental 2 .......................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 .................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 .......................................
Other motor fuels 1 2 ........................................................
196.402
193.565
93.452
136.764
138.052
92.650
111.531
284.180
283.087
283.861
288.184
270.041
248.349
194.963
192.100
93.308
136.345
138.094
92.487
113.370
278.651
277.354
277.621
283.161
265.673
251.364
196.398
193.389
93.239
136.214
138.070
92.148
114.423
283.321
281.140
281.144
287.141
269.601
284.106
194.993
191.970
93.051
136.052
137.616
91.888
115.874
277.925
275.644
275.655
281.051
264.415
300.288
8.9
9.2
1.3
-.3
5.1
-1.8
26.7
26.9
27.1
26.6
28.5
27.7
4.4
1.6
1.3
.2
-1.3
2.7
2.9
-11.9
2.6
2.4
2.5
2.7
2.4
28.2
24.6
25.2
.0
-1.0
.7
1.6
-5.9
82.2
82.6
85.1
79.8
76.3
37.3
-2.8
-3.3
-1.7
-2.1
-1.3
-3.2
16.5
-8.5
-10.1
-11.1
-9.5
-8.1
113.7
5.2
5.2
.8
-.8
3.9
.5
5.6
14.1
14.1
13.9
14.9
14.3
15.7
10.0
10.0
-.9
-1.6
-.3
-.8
4.7
29.1
28.1
28.3
27.5
27.3
71.3
See footnotes at end of table.
37
CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,
detailed expenditure categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
Seasonally adjusted indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
Jan.
2008
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................
Tires 1 ...............................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 2 ...........................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ...............................
Motor vehicle body work 1 ................................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 ......................
Motor vehicle repair 2 .......................................................
Motor vehicle insurance .....................................................
Motor vehicle fees 1 2 .........................................................
State and local registration and license 1 2 3 ....................
Parking and other fees 1 2 ................................................
Public transportation .............................................................
Airline fare ..........................................................................
Other intercity transportation 1 ...........................................
Intracity transportation 1 .....................................................
124.416
111.973
133.838
230.251
235.923
208.003
141.263
337.328
144.251
142.331
148.334
237.118
265.528
156.314
229.935
125.238
112.940
134.416
231.051
235.810
209.471
141.317
337.601
144.379
142.531
148.297
236.848
264.500
153.603
231.532
126.330
113.983
135.508
232.244
235.816
211.295
141.869
337.874
144.932
142.397
150.440
242.477
272.291
155.173
234.158
Medical care ...........................................................................
Medical care commodities ....................................................
Prescription drugs ..............................................................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 1 5 ................
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs 1 ............
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies 1 .........
Medical care services ...........................................................
Professional services .........................................................
Physicians’ services 3 .......................................................
Dental services 3 ..............................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 1 5 ............................................
Services by other medical professionals 3 5 .....................
Hospital and related services 3 ...........................................
Hospital services 3 11 .......................................................
Inpatient hospital services 3 9 11 ....................................
Outpatient hospital services 1 3 5 9 ................................
Nursing homes and adult day services 3 11 .....................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 1 12 .........................
Health insurance 1 13 .........................................................
361.100
288.251
377.167
155.363
184.769
186.159
381.817
309.634
310.809
370.519
173.907
205.719
518.313
192.041
184.585
449.176
173.436
107.111
117.368
361.337
288.297
377.348
155.101
184.467
185.818
382.130
309.636
308.823
372.538
175.753
206.948
520.557
192.868
185.893
452.072
174.800
106.558
117.360
Recreation 2 ...........................................................................
Video and audio 2 .................................................................
Televisions .........................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 6 ...............
Other video equipment 2 ....................................................
Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental 1
2 ..................................................................................
Audio equipment 1 ..............................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 2 ..............................
Pets, pet products and services 2 .........................................
Pets and pet products ........................................................
Pet services including veterinary 2 .....................................
Sporting goods 1 ...................................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles ......................................
Sports equipment 1 .............................................................
Photography 1 2 ....................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies 1 .............................
Photographers and film processing 1 2 ..............................
Other recreational goods 2 ...................................................
Toys 1 .................................................................................
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 2 .............................
Music instruments and accessories 1 2 ..............................
Recreation services 2 ...........................................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 2 ..................................................................
Admissions .........................................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 5 .......................................
Recreational reading materials 1 ..........................................
Newspapers and magazines 1 2 .........................................
109.201
103.205
15.434
358.408
21.490
6 months
ended—
July
2007
Oct.
2007
Jan.
2008
Apr.
2008
Oct.
2007
Apr.
2008
126.032
113.568
135.387
233.139
235.766
212.190
142.311
339.170
145.515
142.399
152.358
241.831
270.782
153.374
234.521
3.3
1.5
5.5
3.4
.5
2.0
4.4
1.0
2.0
2.3
1.2
.9
1.3
19.2
2.0
5.0
5.6
4.3
2.1
4.8
.6
2.3
1.1
.7
-.5
3.5
8.7
13.6
-19.4
1.1
5.3
-.3
12.0
5.3
2.8
6.0
6.3
2.8
6.1
5.8
6.8
9.7
16.4
12.8
3.1
5.3
5.8
4.7
5.1
-.3
8.3
3.0
2.2
3.6
.2
11.3
8.2
8.2
-7.3
8.2
4.1
3.5
4.9
2.8
2.6
1.3
3.4
1.0
1.3
.9
2.3
4.7
7.3
-2.0
1.5
5.3
2.7
8.3
5.2
1.3
7.2
4.6
2.5
4.8
3.0
9.0
8.9
12.2
2.3
5.6
361.766
289.297
378.520
156.214
186.464
185.484
382.294
310.053
309.224
373.441
176.522
206.865
521.401
193.197
185.917
452.729
175.491
106.611
117.006
362.359
288.672
377.259
156.632
187.113
185.607
383.404
310.676
309.672
373.976
177.503
207.702
524.768
194.463
187.333
453.164
175.553
106.476
116.493
4.9
1.7
1.4
2.4
2.9
.8
5.8
3.7
3.6
4.7
.8
2.3
7.3
7.4
7.9
5.3
4.1
1.4
11.4
5.9
3.0
3.5
2.7
.9
8.0
6.7
4.6
3.8
9.5
-4.8
2.4
10.4
10.5
9.9
12.5
3.6
1.3
5.6
5.4
5.5
7.5
-1.9
-1.5
-2.7
5.4
3.8
3.2
5.7
5.4
5.4
9.5
9.8
8.7
11.9
1.8
10.0
.5
1.4
.6
.1
3.3
5.2
-1.2
1.7
1.4
-1.5
3.8
8.5
3.9
5.1
5.1
6.1
3.6
5.0
-2.4
-2.9
5.4
2.4
2.5
2.6
1.9
4.3
6.2
4.2
3.7
7.1
-2.0
2.3
8.8
9.0
8.9
8.8
3.8
1.4
8.4
3.4
3.0
3.7
.7
1.8
-1.9
3.5
2.6
.8
4.8
7.0
4.6
7.2
7.5
7.4
7.7
3.4
3.6
-1.2
109.351
103.080
14.999
359.071
21.311
109.680
103.333
14.778
361.589
21.345
109.514
102.975
14.610
360.783
20.894
-.1
.4
-19.5
3.3
-5.2
1.8
1.8
-12.4
4.7
-18.7
1.3
1.5
-15.5
1.7
-13.2
1.2
-.9
-19.7
2.7
-10.6
.8
1.1
-16.1
4.0
-12.2
1.2
.3
-17.6
2.2
-12.0
79.189
50.638
105.500
135.351
171.827
170.542
115.180
137.738
92.115
82.577
79.396
106.750
61.988
69.920
88.419
96.795
142.563
77.760
50.803
105.574
136.529
173.479
171.721
115.120
137.814
91.883
82.542
79.192
106.896
62.338
70.221
89.661
97.141
142.658
78.322
49.953
105.746
138.225
176.395
172.374
115.225
137.168
92.593
81.755
77.631
106.759
62.235
70.118
89.067
97.564
143.092
78.431
48.992
103.956
138.690
176.904
173.119
115.644
136.229
93.425
81.329
76.748
106.730
61.770
69.458
88.581
98.098
142.799
-3.4
-4.2
5.7
5.9
5.9
6.0
-5.9
-4.2
-5.1
.1
1.8
-1.3
-6.5
-9.4
2.8
3.3
.0
3.5
-4.3
.9
8.9
10.7
5.6
-5.5
-2.8
-8.0
2.8
1.0
4.2
-2.4
-1.6
-6.5
-2.1
2.2
15.2
-4.1
-2.7
2.8
2.2
4.0
1.5
.4
2.4
-5.1
-12.8
1.7
-4.2
-6.6
4.4
4.6
2.3
-3.8
-12.4
-5.7
10.2
12.4
6.2
1.6
-4.3
5.8
-5.9
-12.7
-.1
-1.4
-2.6
.7
5.5
.7
.0
-4.3
3.3
7.4
8.3
5.8
-5.7
-3.5
-6.6
1.4
1.4
1.4
-4.5
-5.6
-1.9
.6
1.1
5.3
-8.3
-4.2
6.5
7.2
5.1
1.6
-2.0
4.1
-5.5
-12.7
.8
-2.8
-4.6
2.6
5.0
1.5
124.105
306.065
250.683
210.703
122.870
123.668
306.487
252.108
211.676
123.114
123.727
308.018
253.054
211.587
123.175
124.444
305.930
252.626
212.115
123.671
3.7
-2.1
2.3
1.2
-.5
-2.1
5.0
1.0
2.5
2.9
2.4
2.0
3.0
1.5
2.1
1.1
-.2
3.1
2.7
2.6
.8
1.4
1.6
1.9
1.2
1.7
.9
3.1
2.1
2.3
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
38
CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,
detailed expenditure categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
Seasonally adjusted indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
Jan.
2008
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
Recreational books 1 2 .......................................................
104.155
104.993
104.824
Education and communication 2 .............................................
Education 2 ...........................................................................
Educational books and supplies .........................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ............................
College tuition and fees ....................................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees ....................
Child care and nursery school 7 .......................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees 2 ............
Communication 2 ..................................................................
Postage and delivery services 2 .........................................
Postage 1 ..........................................................................
Delivery services 2 ............................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ........................
Telephone services 1 2 .....................................................
Land-line telephone services, local charges 1 3 .............
Land-line telephone services, long distance charges 1 2
Wireless telephone services 1 2 .....................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 14 ..........
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 12 .........
Computer software and accessories 1 2 ...........................
Internet services and electronic information providers 1 2
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 2 .................................................
117.947
174.582
439.883
492.237
558.617
553.264
219.346
185.339
85.933
132.518
209.745
199.901
84.008
98.988
225.884
71.870
65.056
10.737
101.067
49.671
73.403
118.044
174.995
439.326
493.569
560.594
555.332
219.619
186.077
85.917
132.505
209.745
199.586
83.992
98.931
225.699
71.765
65.055
10.754
100.582
49.778
73.713
39.856
Other goods and services ......................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 .........................................
Cigarettes 1 2 ......................................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 2 ........................
Personal care .......................................................................
Personal care products 1 ....................................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care
products 1 2 ..............................................................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and
implements 1 ............................................................
Personal care services 1 ....................................................
Haircuts and other personal care services 1 2 ..................
Miscellaneous personal services ........................................
Legal services 5 ................................................................
Funeral expenses 5 ..........................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 2 .............................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2
Financial services 1 5 .......................................................
Miscellaneous personal goods 2 ........................................
6 months
ended—
July
2007
Oct.
2007
Jan.
2008
Apr.
2008
Oct.
2007
Apr.
2008
104.877
4.1
2.0
0.7
2.8
3.0
1.7
118.311
175.690
439.977
495.643
563.225
558.172
220.285
186.512
86.014
132.507
209.745
199.631
84.091
99.090
226.633
71.873
65.055
10.745
100.265
49.372
73.566
118.807
176.831
443.977
498.741
568.718
560.973
220.779
188.303
86.243
132.608
209.745
201.974
84.320
99.566
228.630
72.064
65.257
10.671
98.820
49.590
73.378
3.3
4.7
7.9
4.4
5.9
5.1
2.4
.7
2.3
15.9
16.4
10.9
1.7
4.1
4.8
10.6
-1.8
-10.9
-19.9
-5.8
-4.9
2.6
5.1
8.7
4.7
4.8
4.8
4.2
10.3
.8
.5
.0
6.4
.8
1.7
4.3
.6
.4
-4.4
-10.7
-4.4
-.4
2.2
6.9
5.6
7.0
7.5
5.9
6.7
6.2
-1.2
1.6
.0
27.5
-1.3
-.6
1.0
-1.1
-1.8
-5.0
-12.1
-5.6
.3
2.9
5.3
3.8
5.4
7.4
5.7
2.6
6.6
1.5
.3
.0
4.2
1.5
2.4
5.0
1.1
1.2
-2.4
-8.6
-.7
-.1
2.9
4.9
8.3
4.6
5.4
4.9
3.3
5.4
1.6
7.9
7.9
8.7
1.3
2.9
4.6
5.5
-.7
-7.7
-15.4
-5.1
-2.7
2.6
6.1
4.7
6.2
7.5
5.8
4.7
6.4
.1
.9
.0
15.3
.1
.8
2.9
.0
-.3
-3.8
-10.3
-3.1
.1
40.367
41.068
40.838
-6.8
-.4
-6.7
10.2
-3.6
1.4
350.676
574.724
232.695
163.722
195.924
158.167
351.684
577.359
233.844
163.383
196.315
157.877
353.001
576.910
233.478
165.734
197.507
158.730
354.577
578.296
234.007
166.536
198.597
159.585
3.1
4.9
5.1
1.0
2.2
-.3
3.0
5.0
5.1
2.5
2.0
-.1
4.5
9.3
9.3
8.7
2.2
-.6
4.5
2.5
2.3
7.1
5.6
3.6
3.0
4.9
5.1
1.7
2.1
-.2
4.5
5.8
5.7
7.9
3.9
1.5
103.828
103.643
104.088
105.058
-.4
1.1
.6
4.8
.4
2.7
177.426
220.324
134.288
333.520
269.161
266.215
130.935
142.544
276.687
86.438
177.085
221.338
134.906
334.915
269.274
266.447
131.694
143.400
279.040
87.162
178.262
223.043
135.945
335.975
269.664
267.741
132.221
143.928
281.136
88.286
178.431
223.088
135.973
338.418
271.136
269.930
133.322
145.079
282.965
89.024
-.3
2.6
2.6
2.9
3.2
4.2
2.4
2.3
1.4
2.1
-1.5
2.1
2.1
4.6
4.1
6.0
3.4
2.6
8.1
-1.3
-2.0
4.0
4.0
4.6
7.4
5.0
1.2
9.7
3.7
-2.3
2.3
5.1
5.1
6.0
3.0
5.7
7.5
7.3
9.4
12.5
-.9
2.3
2.3
3.7
3.6
5.1
2.9
2.4
4.7
.4
.1
4.6
4.6
5.3
5.2
5.4
4.3
8.5
6.5
4.8
176.292
158.122
204.777
261.377
112.528
245.868
228.476
237.214
279.758
208.298
200.108
201.908
160.074
205.318
255.821
206.961
175.865
157.241
204.470
260.305
112.347
246.368
228.609
237.465
280.128
208.176
200.052
201.898
159.239
205.143
254.991
207.202
176.501
157.935
206.199
264.997
112.390
247.311
228.985
238.681
281.126
208.987
200.946
202.668
159.909
206.776
259.253
208.560
176.517
157.146
204.907
263.062
112.004
248.302
229.311
239.245
281.941
209.197
201.457
203.139
159.167
205.613
257.678
208.946
5.5
5.9
5.8
15.5
-.9
2.9
3.2
1.5
3.1
3.9
4.5
4.0
5.8
5.8
14.7
5.2
2.3
1.0
2.9
-3.0
-.5
3.0
2.8
2.3
3.2
2.3
2.6
2.5
1.1
2.9
-2.6
4.3
13.1
18.2
33.5
42.9
.6
3.4
3.5
4.5
3.0
8.2
9.5
7.8
17.6
31.3
39.3
17.4
.5
-2.4
.3
2.6
-1.8
4.0
1.5
3.5
3.2
1.7
2.7
2.5
-2.2
.6
2.9
3.9
3.9
3.4
4.3
5.9
-.7
2.9
3.0
1.9
3.2
3.1
3.6
3.3
3.4
4.4
5.7
4.8
6.6
7.4
15.7
21.1
-.6
3.7
2.5
4.0
3.1
4.9
6.1
5.1
7.2
14.9
19.8
10.4
Expenditure category
Special aggregate indexes
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 .......................................................................
Transportation services ............................................................
Other services ..........................................................................
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 .............................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,
detailed expenditure categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
Seasonally adjusted indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
Jan.
2008
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
114.577
234.673
235.849
232.031
206.280
206.456
141.352
286.486
252.403
212.468
190.516
113.988
235.467
236.298
230.458
206.471
206.548
141.277
281.012
252.625
212.803
191.775
112.177
237.009
237.254
234.853
206.792
206.833
141.117
286.354
253.254
212.590
194.232
112.251
238.684
238.224
234.484
207.378
207.131
141.088
281.575
253.802
214.974
196.627
6 months
ended—
July
2007
Oct.
2007
Jan.
2008
Apr.
2008
Oct.
2007
Apr.
2008
-2.9
3.4
3.0
15.1
2.8
2.3
.5
26.7
3.1
5.6
3.9
0.4
2.4
2.5
2.5
2.7
2.3
.2
3.8
3.2
6.0
1.1
6.4
3.2
3.1
45.9
3.4
3.1
1.9
82.6
3.7
7.1
.6
-7.9
7.0
4.1
4.3
2.1
1.3
-.7
-6.7
2.2
4.8
13.5
-1.3
2.9
2.8
8.6
2.7
2.3
.3
14.7
3.2
5.8
2.5
-1.0
5.1
3.6
23.4
2.8
2.2
.6
30.5
3.0
6.0
6.8
Special aggregate indexes
Apparel less footwear ...............................................................
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 ..............................................
Domestically produced farm food 1 ..........................................
Utilities and public transportation .............................................
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
9
10
11
12
13
14
NA
-
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
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Table 10. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
All items
Indexes
Area
Percent change to
Apr. 2008 from—
Pricing
schedule
1
Jan.
2008
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
M
211.080
211.693
213.528
Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
224.325
226.310
133.301
225.213
227.411
133.511
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
201.427
202.830
128.753
M
South urban ....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ...............................................
West urban .....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
U.S. city average ............................................
Percent change to
Mar. 2008 from—
Apr.
2007
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Mar.
2007
Jan.
2008
Feb.
2008
214.823
3.9
1.5
0.6
4.0
1.2
0.9
226.926
229.087
134.611
228.133
230.038
135.739
3.9
3.6
4.8
1.3
1.2
1.7
.5
.4
.8
3.9
3.7
4.6
1.2
1.2
1.0
.8
.7
.8
201.896
203.347
128.922
203.723
205.141
130.121
205.393
206.590
131.484
4.0
3.6
4.6
1.7
1.6
2.0
.8
.7
1.0
3.7
3.4
4.0
1.1
1.1
1.1
.9
.9
.9
196.708
197.596
199.472
200.841
4.8
1.6
.7
4.8
1.4
.9
M
M
M
204.510
207.221
129.937
205.060
207.605
130.351
206.676
209.065
131.442
208.085
209.987
132.516
4.2
4.0
4.3
1.5
1.1
1.7
.7
.4
.8
4.4
4.3
4.5
1.1
.9
1.2
.8
.7
.8
M
204.524
205.189
206.933
208.746
4.2
1.7
.9
4.4
1.2
.8
M
M
M
215.739
219.036
131.328
216.339
219.799
131.538
218.533
221.997
132.896
219.437
222.689
133.694
3.5
3.3
3.8
1.4
1.3
1.6
.4
.3
.6
3.7
3.5
3.9
1.3
1.4
1.2
1.0
1.0
1.0
M
M
M
193.045
130.431
203.200
193.685
130.728
203.803
195.314
131.892
205.730
196.191
132.974
207.238
3.6
4.3
4.4
1.3
1.7
1.7
.4
.8
.7
3.7
4.3
4.4
1.2
1.1
1.2
.8
.9
.9
Region and area size2
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
208.757
220.918
209.526
221.431
211.542
223.606
212.662
224.625
4.2
3.1
1.5
1.4
.5
.5
4.5
3.3
1.3
1.2
1.0
1.0
M
229.869
231.020
233.122
233.822
3.6
1.2
.3
3.8
1.4
.9
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
231.980
199.686
197.079
136.293
-
233.084
202.500
198.596
138.090
-
-
-
-
2.9
4.3
4.4
4.7
.5
1.4
.8
1.3
-
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
-
204.166
202.378
187.585
219.082
-
206.371
205.281
188.795
221.324
3.7
2.4
2.5
4.9
1.1
1.4
.6
1.0
-
-
-
-
2
2
2
-
220.935
219.612
221.728
-
223.622
222.074
223.196
3.9
2.9
3.4
1.2
1.1
.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 map in 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: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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.
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CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and service
group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Item and group
Index
Apr.
2008
Midwest
Percent
change from—
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
Index
Apr.
2008
South
Percent
change from—
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
Index
Apr.
2008
West
Percent
change from—
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
Index
Apr.
2008
Percent
change from—
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................
228.133
359.239
3.9
0.5
0.8
0.7
0.4
-
-
-
219.437
354.708
3.5
-
208.085
337.543
4.2
-
205.393
334.186
4.0
-
-
-
Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................
215.968
215.628
215.925
218.250
219.336
5.0
5.1
5.7
4.4
3.8
.8
.9
1.3
.4
-.2
204.537
204.042
200.755
209.495
209.888
5.1
5.3
6.0
4.4
3.4
.9
.9
1.2
.5
.7
208.482
208.961
206.685
215.121
200.785
5.2
5.4
6.3
4.3
2.5
.7
.8
1.2
.2
.5
216.955
216.147
221.142
208.813
225.461
4.7
4.7
5.8
3.3
4.5
.8
.7
1.3
.0
.8
Housing .....................................................
Shelter ....................................................
Rent of primary residence 2 ..................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 2 3 .................................
Fuels and utilities ....................................
Household energy .................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 2 ...............
Electricity 2 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 2 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...
240.937
284.580
271.852
3.3
2.6
3.8
.2
-.1
.3
196.777
225.023
213.885
2.6
1.8
1.9
.5
.0
.1
198.430
219.354
217.238
3.4
2.9
3.8
.3
.1
.3
226.377
254.063
254.217
2.8
2.9
4.3
.0
.0
.3
292.678
225.680
213.689
203.723
181.763
244.766
127.922
2.1
11.6
12.3
4.0
3.0
5.7
-1.5
.2
2.0
2.2
1.6
1.2
2.4
-.2
226.540
206.142
184.224
188.951
153.924
250.688
121.494
1.6
8.3
8.8
7.9
2.9
14.9
1.4
.1
3.1
3.6
3.7
1.2
7.0
.6
221.275
210.053
183.718
183.190
170.599
250.930
126.959
3.0
8.5
9.2
8.2
7.3
12.0
.4
.2
1.9
2.3
2.3
2.1
3.4
-.1
265.752
225.703
213.120
214.038
213.156
236.178
133.094
3.4
5.8
6.2
5.4
4.1
9.8
-.8
.3
.9
1.1
1.1
-.3
4.9
-.4
Apparel .....................................................
119.702
-1.6
.8
114.650
1.0
1.5
134.458
-2.1
1.7
116.106
.9
-.1
Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
New and used motor vehicles 4 ............
New vehicles .......................................
New cars and trucks 4 5 ....................
New cars 5 ........................................
Used cars and trucks ..........................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .........
195.139
189.401
92.855
134.630
93.321
132.890
141.784
280.037
277.280
279.941
280.066
265.355
7.1
7.2
.3
-.7
-.8
-1.5
1.8
22.0
21.5
21.6
21.3
20.9
1.6
1.8
.0
.0
.0
.0
-.3
5.3
5.3
5.4
5.0
5.1
200.854
196.202
94.999
131.633
93.001
130.615
138.071
302.837
300.959
300.297
328.291
292.771
8.5
8.5
.7
.0
.3
.6
2.1
23.3
23.1
23.5
22.6
22.3
2.2
2.2
-.2
-.3
-.4
.1
-.2
6.5
6.5
6.6
6.2
6.2
198.057
196.721
94.265
138.500
94.229
140.951
135.679
295.320
292.799
293.083
303.055
285.569
7.8
7.8
-1.2
-2.2
-2.2
-1.7
1.5
22.7
22.3
22.4
22.3
21.8
1.8
1.8
-.8
-1.0
-1.0
-.8
-.4
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.6
5.4
199.793
194.526
93.668
134.566
93.567
135.610
134.302
294.993
292.502
291.881
273.790
277.803
5.5
5.5
-.6
-1.6
-1.6
-.1
1.9
16.5
15.7
16.0
15.1
15.1
1.5
1.6
-.2
-.1
-.1
.0
-.3
5.2
5.1
5.1
5.1
5.1
Medical care .............................................
Medical care commodities ......................
Medical care services .............................
Professional services ............................
385.121
318.377
402.496
315.074
3.3
1.9
3.6
2.5
-.1
.1
-.1
.2
360.684
291.828
383.353
328.263
3.3
.6
4.2
3.9
.0
.0
.0
.2
347.848
286.626
367.413
305.536
5.5
4.9
5.7
3.7
.4
.3
.5
.2
367.486
299.660
387.748
290.098
4.4
3.2
4.7
3.1
-.3
-1.0
-.1
.2
Recreation 4 ..............................................
115.357
1.8
.7
114.385
2.3
.1
113.498
1.0
-.3
108.768
.3
.2
Education and communication 4 ...............
124.978
4.3
.1
124.146
2.6
.2
118.102
2.9
.2
121.969
3.1
.3
Other goods and services .........................
362.586
2.7
.3
333.336
3.8
.4
332.340
3.7
.6
345.671
3.8
.4
228.133
179.836
157.181
198.654
3.9
5.3
5.4
9.6
.5
1.2
1.4
2.3
205.393
171.813
154.231
198.426
4.0
5.6
5.8
9.5
.8
1.4
1.7
2.8
208.085
177.268
160.196
210.093
4.2
5.0
4.9
9.3
.7
1.1
1.3
2.7
219.437
174.522
150.619
193.691
3.5
3.5
2.9
7.1
.4
.9
.9
1.9
260.139
110.034
275.422
297.683
229.157
312.583
14.1
-1.2
3.1
2.6
3.3
4.0
2.8
-.2
.1
-.1
.2
.3
252.843
110.311
240.411
231.361
245.754
286.346
12.1
.4
2.9
1.8
3.2
3.1
3.2
.0
.4
.0
.3
.2
256.723
113.950
239.666
225.612
246.069
283.029
13.0
-1.4
3.7
2.9
3.7
3.1
2.9
-.8
.4
.1
.5
.2
248.170
111.852
259.956
270.275
242.495
289.882
9.2
-2.1
3.4
3.0
3.4
3.7
2.5
-.2
.1
.0
.0
.4
Commodity and service group
All items ......................................................
Commodities .............................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...
Nondurables less food and beverages
Nondurables less food, beverages,
and apparel .................................
Durables ...............................................
Services ....................................................
Rent of shelter 3 ......................................
Transportation services ..........................
Other services .........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
42
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Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and service
group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Item and group
Index
Apr.
2008
Midwest
Percent
change from—
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
221.000
230.613
209.213
159.687
208.259
199.739
254.028
274.774
266.166
241.449
228.803
232.654
4.0
3.7
4.6
5.3
7.3
9.2
13.0
3.7
3.1
16.8
2.6
2.2
0.6
.5
.9
1.3
1.6
2.2
2.6
.4
.1
3.7
.2
.1
142.936
295.605
282.565
-.3
26.8
3.0
.2
5.1
.0
South
Percent
change from—
Index
Apr.
2008
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
197.798
205.546
200.444
156.142
202.242
198.863
247.612
263.870
229.139
236.112
204.284
204.963
4.1
3.9
5.0
5.7
7.4
9.1
11.3
4.2
2.8
16.6
2.6
2.2
0.9
.8
1.2
1.7
1.9
2.6
2.9
.8
.4
5.2
.3
.2
139.718
302.638
247.469
1.3
23.6
2.5
.3
6.3
.1
Index
Apr.
2008
West
Percent
change from—
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
199.842
207.804
204.883
161.656
209.933
209.419
250.803
264.319
227.266
230.322
206.086
205.977
4.2
4.1
4.9
4.8
7.4
8.9
12.2
4.6
3.5
16.8
2.8
2.3
0.7
.7
.9
1.3
1.8
2.5
2.8
.7
.4
4.2
.2
.2
143.780
299.271
245.388
.0
23.3
3.3
.0
5.4
.2
Index
Apr.
2008
Percent
change from—
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
212.249
220.092
206.668
153.717
206.970
196.462
245.365
275.531
250.463
262.791
217.786
218.715
3.4
3.3
3.8
2.9
5.9
6.9
8.7
4.1
3.3
12.8
2.7
2.3
0.5
.4
.6
.9
1.3
1.8
2.3
.3
.1
3.7
.1
.0
137.745
298.352
263.548
-.3
16.7
3.3
-.1
5.1
.0
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 3 .....................
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 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means
estimator.
3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
4
5
6
-
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2
Item and group
Index
Apr.
2008
Size class B/C 3
Percent change
from—
Apr.
2007
Percent change
from—
Index
Apr.
2008
Mar.
2008
Size class D
Apr.
2007
Index
Apr.
2008
Mar.
2008
Percent change
from—
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
Expenditure category
All items 4 .............................................................................
196.191
196.191
3.6
0.4
132.974
4.3
0.8
0.7
-
-
-
-
-
207.238
334.224
4.4
All items (December 1977=100) ..........................................
-
-
Food and beverages ...........................................................
Food ..................................................................................
Food at home ..................................................................
Food away from home ....................................................
Alcoholic beverages ..........................................................
191.097
190.885
195.558
184.020
191.978
4.6
4.7
5.2
4.0
3.7
.7
.7
1.1
.2
.5
132.106
132.207
131.184
133.977
130.694
5.6
5.7
6.8
4.2
3.4
.9
1.0
1.4
.3
.5
209.912
209.949
206.952
216.722
208.910
5.5
5.6
6.9
3.9
3.6
1.0
1.0
1.5
.4
.8
Housing ...............................................................................
Shelter ..............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 5 ............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ...........
Fuels and utilities ..............................................................
Household energy ...........................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 5 .........................................
Electricity 5 ..................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .........................................
Household furnishings and operations .............................
198.455
214.325
208.943
212.013
217.496
220.458
206.425
181.653
259.757
121.066
2.8
2.5
3.9
2.6
8.3
9.1
6.3
4.5
10.3
-.6
.1
-.1
.2
.2
1.7
1.9
1.8
.5
4.3
-.1
131.031
131.516
134.138
129.253
161.465
163.424
153.013
136.068
212.059
100.244
3.3
2.7
3.3
2.7
9.1
9.8
6.9
5.0
12.5
.3
.5
.2
.3
.2
2.5
3.0
3.0
2.1
5.6
-.1
191.509
214.537
205.209
222.857
206.975
179.106
188.702
181.283
219.967
126.058
3.9
3.2
2.7
2.4
8.1
9.0
7.7
7.8
8.0
2.8
.5
.4
.3
.2
1.2
1.5
1.7
1.5
2.5
.0
Apparel ...............................................................................
114.855
-.8
.2
90.867
.6
2.4
116.133
-5.1
.1
Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 3 ......................................
New vehicles .................................................................
New cars and trucks 3 7 ..............................................
New cars 7 ..................................................................
Used cars and trucks ....................................................
Motor fuel ........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .......................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ......................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...............................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ...................................
193.348
193.165
94.032
117.810
92.780
118.659
130.897
428.229
425.032
436.645
288.036
376.126
6.7
6.8
-.4
-1.4
-1.4
-1.0
1.8
20.4
20.0
20.1
20.0
19.4
1.6
1.8
-.6
-.6
-.7
-.2
-.3
5.9
5.9
6.0
5.7
5.6
140.727
140.552
93.982
94.530
94.581
96.233
92.020
292.168
291.581
298.516
284.662
272.632
7.8
7.7
-.3
-1.1
-1.1
-.7
1.8
22.3
21.7
21.7
21.8
21.7
1.9
2.0
-.1
-.2
-.2
-.2
-.3
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.3
200.140
195.695
93.126
139.140
96.015
140.083
126.119
281.747
278.289
266.706
313.169
281.515
7.6
7.5
-.7
-2.0
-2.0
.9
1.9
20.0
19.4
18.9
20.6
20.0
1.6
1.6
-.2
.0
.0
-.6
-.3
4.1
4.0
4.0
4.2
4.1
Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Professional services ......................................................
286.601
233.957
301.897
241.931
3.9
2.2
4.4
3.1
-.1
-.4
.0
.1
153.535
139.560
158.437
144.521
4.8
3.6
5.3
3.5
.2
.1
.2
.3
354.502
298.027
374.029
317.467
4.1
4.8
3.9
4.3
.3
.4
.3
.4
Recreation 3 ........................................................................
114.659
1.3
.3
109.767
1.0
-.1
115.327
2.5
.4
Education and communication 3 .........................................
124.422
3.9
.1
117.833
2.3
.3
124.724
2.1
.1
Other goods and services ...................................................
271.691
3.1
.5
151.738
3.9
.3
352.453
4.7
.6
196.191
167.694
153.014
204.108
270.167
104.152
218.720
215.172
193.281
240.875
3.6
4.3
4.1
8.1
11.6
-1.5
3.2
2.5
3.1
3.7
.4
1.0
1.2
2.3
3.0
-.4
.1
-.1
.0
.2
132.974
124.344
119.853
154.419
185.576
86.862
136.759
131.767
133.105
134.900
4.3
5.4
5.3
10.0
12.7
-1.0
3.5
2.8
3.9
3.0
.8
1.3
1.5
2.7
2.8
-.3
.5
.2
.7
.3
207.238
176.648
159.655
205.089
252.182
114.825
240.445
221.866
250.917
292.264
4.4
5.1
4.8
8.2
11.8
.1
3.8
3.2
4.1
3.3
.7
1.0
1.0
1.7
2.1
-.1
.5
.4
.5
.5
Commodity and service group
All items 4 .............................................................................
Commodities .......................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...........................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..........
Durables .........................................................................
Services ..............................................................................
Rent of shelter 6 ................................................................
Transportation services ....................................................
Other services ...................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2
Item and group
Index
Apr.
2008
Size class B/C 3
Percent change
from—
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
Index
Apr.
2008
Size class D
Percent change
from—
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
Index
Apr.
2008
Percent change
from—
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
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 6 ...............................................
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 ..........................................
191.728
197.143
188.365
154.931
197.693
203.501
260.489
222.625
212.671
305.113
188.919
188.706
127.998
432.700
219.640
1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about population
size classes.
2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
4 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All
other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means
3.6
3.5
4.2
4.1
6.4
7.8
10.8
4.1
3.1
15.3
2.5
2.1
-.2
21.8
3.0
0.5
.4
.8
1.2
1.5
2.2
2.8
.4
.1
4.2
.1
.0
-.1
5.8
.0
129.672
130.976
131.106
120.171
143.015
152.891
180.678
141.883
134.713
219.977
124.314
122.832
99.470
298.495
135.501
4.3
4.1
5.0
5.3
7.9
9.7
12.1
4.3
3.3
16.8
2.9
2.4
.6
23.7
3.2
0.9
.8
1.1
1.4
1.9
2.6
2.6
.8
.5
4.5
.4
.3
.3
5.4
.2
197.688
206.712
206.552
160.992
208.461
204.939
248.190
271.727
226.396
230.306
205.291
204.901
143.973
281.257
246.194
4.4
4.2
4.8
4.8
7.0
7.9
11.3
4.4
3.8
15.4
3.0
2.5
.5
20.2
3.5
0.8
.7
.9
1.0
1.4
1.7
2.0
.6
.5
3.0
.4
.3
.0
3.8
.4
estimator.
6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size
classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Size class B/C 2
Size class A
Item and group
Index
Percent change from—
Apr.
2007
Apr.
2008
Percent change from—
Index
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2007
Apr.
2008
Mar.
2008
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
230.038
355.454
3.6
0.4
135.739
4.8
0.8
-
-
-
-
-
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
215.673
215.137
216.359
216.717
221.691
4.8
4.9
5.0
4.7
3.8
.8
.9
1.4
.4
-.3
134.007
134.449
133.439
136.339
127.331
5.5
5.6
7.1
3.5
3.7
.8
.9
1.3
.3
.1
Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ...............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................
243.941
288.730
279.262
294.128
217.572
213.034
201.581
179.521
241.893
128.185
2.9
2.3
3.9
2.1
10.4
11.1
3.9
4.1
3.4
-1.8
.0
-.2
.3
.2
1.6
1.8
1.2
1.2
1.1
.1
137.872
134.320
137.236
130.126
192.576
196.918
158.546
132.342
213.389
102.455
4.8
3.5
3.5
2.1
14.3
14.9
4.3
.8
12.9
-.7
.7
.4
.3
.0
2.7
3.0
2.6
1.1
6.2
-.8
Apparel .....................................................................................
116.887
-1.6
.5
88.595
-1.3
1.6
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
195.861
189.785
272.853
269.793
272.567
267.218
259.761
7.1
7.3
21.8
21.3
21.5
20.9
20.5
1.4
1.7
5.4
5.4
5.6
4.9
5.1
137.260
137.883
285.558
284.418
289.688
282.876
265.334
7.1
7.0
22.3
21.8
21.7
22.1
21.9
2.0
2.0
5.1
5.0
5.0
5.2
5.0
Medical care .............................................................................
388.378
3.1
-.1
157.767
3.8
.0
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
116.594
1.8
.9
112.422
1.8
.2
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
127.690
4.6
.1
117.544
3.6
.0
Other goods and services ........................................................
353.462
2.4
.2
157.651
3.3
.5
230.038
179.421
155.409
193.324
110.630
276.195
3.6
4.9
5.0
8.8
-1.3
2.9
.4
1.2
1.4
2.3
-.1
.0
135.739
128.734
125.319
160.971
87.853
138.259
4.8
6.0
6.3
11.4
-1.1
3.8
.8
1.2
1.4
2.4
-.3
.6
222.955
208.832
158.154
205.998
195.081
271.666
267.048
238.714
231.209
235.634
3.7
4.4
4.9
6.7
8.5
3.6
2.9
15.9
2.5
2.1
.4
.8
1.3
1.5
2.1
.3
.0
3.5
.1
.0
132.526
133.902
125.357
146.657
158.334
142.061
136.084
233.186
126.042
124.349
4.8
5.3
6.2
8.5
10.9
4.0
3.7
18.4
3.0
2.5
.9
1.0
1.3
1.7
2.3
.7
.6
4.1
.4
.3
Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size
classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Midwest
Size class B/C 2
Size class A
Item and group
Index
Apr.
2008
Percent
change from—
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
Size class D
Percent
change from—
Index
Apr.
2008
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
Index
Apr.
2008
Percent
change from—
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
206.590
341.092
3.6
0.7
131.484
4.6
1.0
0.7
-
-
-
-
200.841
321.993
4.8
-
-
-
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
206.338
205.964
205.342
207.308
208.552
4.7
4.7
5.4
4.0
4.1
.9
.9
1.3
.4
.7
131.078
131.135
128.545
134.538
131.387
5.6
5.8
6.5
4.9
2.8
.9
.9
1.1
.6
.9
205.062
204.620
195.882
220.344
211.680
5.8
6.2
7.2
4.8
1.7
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
.8
Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ...............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................
199.989
231.023
224.460
232.468
201.833
183.928
186.116
142.394
243.228
117.776
2.3
1.5
1.7
1.5
7.8
8.3
7.7
2.5
13.6
1.5
.4
-.1
.0
.1
3.3
3.8
3.9
1.4
6.7
.3
124.971
124.022
122.875
120.511
165.258
169.375
163.522
131.821
234.644
96.981
2.8
1.8
1.7
1.6
9.3
9.8
8.4
2.6
18.4
1.4
.8
.2
.2
.2
3.1
3.6
3.6
.6
8.7
1.4
187.865
209.206
193.244
215.182
211.365
169.455
178.041
152.648
234.280
117.686
4.6
4.4
3.5
3.0
8.1
9.4
7.9
5.4
12.8
1.4
.4
.2
.3
.0
2.1
2.4
3.0
2.5
3.7
-.2
Apparel .....................................................................................
110.952
-1.0
-.4
88.574
4.9
5.5
127.335
1.4
.6
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
200.101
197.012
309.640
307.587
308.446
325.763
292.699
8.3
8.3
24.0
23.9
24.4
23.4
22.5
2.5
2.6
7.6
7.7
7.8
7.6
7.3
146.836
146.843
308.858
308.148
315.410
302.202
286.309
9.1
9.0
23.6
23.3
23.7
22.4
22.4
2.0
2.0
5.5
5.4
5.5
5.1
4.9
185.920
178.200
260.804
256.893
247.532
298.206
264.561
7.7
7.3
18.7
18.2
18.0
18.4
19.4
1.5
1.4
4.5
4.4
4.6
4.3
3.8
Medical care .............................................................................
354.947
3.4
-.1
157.227
3.4
.1
353.217
2.9
.2
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
115.527
1.5
.0
113.407
3.5
.2
111.121
2.3
.6
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
125.902
3.3
.1
123.916
1.7
.3
113.090
1.7
.1
Other goods and services ........................................................
332.106
2.8
.5
152.730
5.3
.3
339.836
3.8
.5
206.590
170.909
151.249
194.353
108.597
242.003
3.6
5.1
5.4
8.9
.2
2.6
.7
1.3
1.5
2.6
-.2
.3
131.484
123.654
119.429
153.232
84.672
135.858
4.6
6.3
6.7
10.9
.6
3.2
1.0
1.7
2.2
3.3
.5
.5
200.841
175.405
159.758
206.332
112.522
228.690
4.8
5.5
5.2
8.0
.9
4.1
.7
1.0
1.0
1.9
-.5
.4
199.868
199.639
153.488
201.558
195.143
263.561
232.357
237.920
205.510
206.102
3.6
4.6
5.3
6.8
8.5
3.9
2.5
16.6
2.3
1.8
.8
1.1
1.5
1.8
2.5
.8
.3
5.9
.1
.0
128.283
132.688
119.770
142.000
151.655
147.729
133.117
230.164
122.801
121.220
4.7
5.7
6.6
8.3
10.4
4.6
3.1
17.4
3.1
2.5
1.1
1.4
2.1
2.1
3.1
.9
.6
4.7
.6
.5
190.983
199.221
161.182
206.743
206.361
251.824
212.125
211.791
200.388
199.633
4.9
4.9
5.1
7.1
7.6
3.9
4.0
14.7
3.5
3.0
.7
.9
1.0
1.5
1.8
.8
.5
3.6
.3
.1
Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size
classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
South
Size class B/C 2
Size class A
Item and group
Index
Apr.
2008
Percent
change from—
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
Size class D
Percent
change from—
Index
Apr.
2008
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
Index
Apr.
2008
Percent
change from—
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
209.987
338.990
4.0
0.4
132.516
4.3
0.8
0.9
-
-
-
-
208.746
338.986
4.2
-
-
-
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
210.163
211.126
207.124
218.878
197.995
4.8
5.0
5.6
4.4
1.5
.5
.6
.9
.2
.0
131.192
131.474
130.878
132.678
126.375
5.4
5.6
6.5
4.3
2.6
.8
.8
1.4
.2
.7
206.185
205.809
208.605
205.638
208.039
5.5
5.2
6.9
3.0
7.8
1.0
.9
1.4
.2
2.1
Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ...............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................
204.184
225.229
225.165
228.593
208.063
191.154
193.524
176.800
244.737
135.552
3.7
3.2
4.2
3.0
8.7
9.7
8.8
8.1
11.5
.5
.1
.0
.3
.1
.7
.9
.8
.1
4.1
.0
130.984
133.497
136.128
131.879
149.946
149.755
145.797
136.063
204.954
98.454
3.1
2.6
3.5
2.9
8.2
8.7
7.5
6.3
12.7
.4
.5
.2
.2
.1
2.6
3.3
3.4
3.4
3.1
-.1
190.034
213.139
210.179
221.961
202.181
180.600
183.641
178.042
211.191
121.206
2.8
1.9
3.3
1.5
8.3
8.8
7.7
7.4
10.0
.0
.4
.2
.3
.3
1.9
2.2
2.4
2.4
2.2
-.7
Apparel .....................................................................................
151.001
-.9
1.2
90.256
-1.9
2.3
116.038
-8.7
.4
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
195.989
196.300
302.743
299.087
301.855
297.390
290.085
6.8
6.6
22.0
21.6
21.7
21.7
21.3
1.2
1.2
5.2
5.2
5.2
5.2
5.2
139.624
139.440
294.969
294.294
303.900
284.702
275.331
8.3
8.3
23.0
22.6
22.6
22.7
22.2
2.1
2.1
5.7
5.7
5.7
6.0
5.5
213.354
212.331
283.267
278.488
271.121
324.116
284.071
9.3
9.3
23.8
23.2
23.6
22.5
22.0
2.5
2.4
5.2
5.4
5.5
5.1
5.1
Medical care .............................................................................
336.279
4.8
.4
150.244
6.0
.5
344.917
4.7
.0
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
113.997
-.4
-.2
112.419
1.7
-.6
117.200
1.9
.4
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
119.516
3.6
.2
116.216
2.5
.2
123.199
1.8
.2
Other goods and services ........................................................
317.566
4.1
1.0
149.455
3.4
.3
338.246
4.7
1.0
209.987
178.105
159.918
206.355
116.335
241.186
4.0
4.4
4.2
8.8
-2.3
3.8
.4
.8
1.0
2.6
-1.4
.2
132.516
123.820
119.687
154.553
87.369
136.561
4.3
5.3
5.3
9.7
-.9
3.6
.8
1.2
1.5
2.7
-.5
.5
208.746
180.236
166.895
213.801
117.676
238.755
4.2
5.3
5.2
9.2
-.8
3.2
.9
1.3
1.5
2.4
-.1
.5
203.400
204.915
161.622
208.385
205.688
265.394
231.095
237.375
208.860
208.882
4.0
4.5
4.1
6.8
8.3
4.6
3.7
16.4
2.7
2.3
.4
.7
1.0
1.6
2.4
.4
.2
3.3
.1
.0
129.402
129.803
119.865
142.638
152.897
139.311
134.913
211.256
124.076
122.676
4.2
5.1
5.2
7.7
9.3
4.5
3.3
16.9
2.9
2.4
.8
1.1
1.4
1.8
2.6
.8
.5
4.8
.3
.2
198.374
208.628
167.865
211.153
213.226
267.877
223.730
227.749
204.622
204.764
4.1
5.0
5.3
7.6
9.3
4.3
3.1
17.4
2.3
1.7
.9
1.1
1.5
1.8
2.4
.8
.5
4.0
.4
.3
Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size
classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
West
Size class B/C 2
Size class A
Item and group
Index
Percent change from—
Apr.
2007
Apr.
2008
Percent change from—
Index
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2007
Apr.
2008
Mar.
2008
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
222.689
363.126
3.3
0.3
133.694
3.8
0.6
-
-
-
-
-
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
217.489
216.837
223.264
207.994
222.980
4.1
4.1
5.0
3.0
4.5
.5
.4
.9
-.2
1.2
133.977
133.307
132.615
134.400
146.698
6.0
6.0
7.4
3.9
6.7
1.3
1.4
2.1
.4
.2
Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ...............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................
236.253
265.077
269.665
278.355
231.290
224.105
224.630
228.655
247.012
134.066
2.5
2.8
4.6
3.4
5.5
5.7
4.9
1.1
15.9
-1.9
-.1
-.1
.2
.2
1.0
1.3
1.3
-.5
5.6
-.6
131.868
132.499
137.533
131.453
159.261
159.521
156.143
141.097
196.418
106.362
3.0
3.2
3.9
3.6
5.8
6.7
6.1
7.6
2.7
-.4
.1
.1
.4
.5
1.1
1.5
1.6
.3
4.6
-.7
Apparel .....................................................................................
116.950
.4
-.3
97.134
4.2
.5
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
196.440
192.064
296.303
293.568
296.235
269.895
279.996
5.2
5.3
15.6
15.0
15.2
14.6
14.2
1.6
1.8
5.6
5.6
5.6
5.5
5.4
140.579
139.118
268.512
268.496
269.467
262.776
254.152
6.2
5.9
18.5
17.5
17.7
17.1
16.9
1.6
1.6
5.4
5.2
5.3
4.9
5.1
Medical care .............................................................................
361.491
4.3
-.5
154.505
4.4
-.3
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
112.622
1.9
.3
98.284
-4.0
.2
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
122.934
3.7
.1
115.129
1.5
1.0
Other goods and services ........................................................
351.655
3.3
.5
149.891
4.4
.2
222.689
174.586
149.328
190.390
111.244
264.728
3.3
3.2
2.5
6.4
-2.3
3.4
.3
.8
1.1
1.9
-.1
.0
133.694
122.713
116.329
149.189
87.681
137.124
3.8
4.3
3.4
8.6
-2.2
3.4
.6
1.0
.9
2.2
-.6
.3
216.294
206.261
152.712
205.759
193.407
274.757
256.698
266.356
221.330
222.860
3.3
3.6
2.6
5.3
6.3
4.2
3.3
12.3
2.6
2.3
.4
.6
1.1
1.2
1.9
.1
.0
4.2
.0
-.1
129.585
130.368
117.171
141.836
149.074
141.818
134.976
219.225
125.162
123.763
3.7
4.1
3.5
7.4
8.5
3.6
3.2
13.8
2.8
2.2
.7
.9
.9
1.8
2.1
.6
.3
3.9
.3
.1
Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross classifications.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Food at home, selected areas
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Food at home
Indexes
Area
Percent change to
Apr. 2008 from—
Pricing
schedule
1
Jan.
2008
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
M
207.983
208.329
208.203
Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
212.737
213.111
131.542
212.638
212.616
132.028
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
197.767
202.557
126.840
M
South urban ....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ...............................................
West urban .....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
U.S. city average ............................................
Percent change to
Mar. 2008 from—
Apr.
2007
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Mar.
2007
Jan.
2008
Feb.
2008
210.851
5.9
1.2
1.3
4.7
0.1
-0.1
213.097
213.464
131.775
215.925
216.359
133.439
5.7
5.0
7.1
1.5
1.8
1.1
1.3
1.4
1.3
4.6
4.3
5.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.4
-.2
198.691
203.639
126.997
198.336
202.640
127.112
200.755
205.342
128.545
6.0
5.4
6.5
1.0
.8
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.1
4.5
3.7
4.8
.3
.0
.2
-.2
-.5
.1
190.421
193.028
194.037
195.882
7.2
1.5
1.0
7.5
1.9
.5
M
M
M
204.180
205.857
128.856
204.722
206.201
129.365
204.195
205.281
129.091
206.685
207.124
130.878
6.3
5.6
6.5
1.0
.4
1.2
1.2
.9
1.4
5.3
5.1
5.2
.0
-.3
.2
-.3
-.4
-.2
M
205.531
205.365
205.648
208.605
6.9
1.6
1.4
6.5
.1
.1
M
M
M
218.181
221.888
129.019
218.109
221.681
129.301
218.231
221.300
129.925
221.142
223.264
132.615
5.8
5.0
7.4
1.4
.7
2.6
1.3
.9
2.1
4.5
4.0
6.1
.0
-.3
.7
.1
-.2
.5
M
M
M
193.560
128.946
202.989
193.676
129.336
203.415
193.399
129.317
203.964
195.558
131.184
206.952
5.2
6.8
6.9
1.0
1.4
1.7
1.1
1.4
1.5
4.3
5.3
5.7
-.1
.3
.5
-.1
.0
.3
Region and area size2
Size classes
A 4 ..............................................................
B/C 3 ...........................................................
D .................................................................
Selected local areas5
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA .........................................
M
M
210.331
228.564
212.607
227.326
211.545
227.018
214.002
228.342
7.0
4.0
.7
.4
1.2
.6
4.6
3.6
.6
-.7
-.5
-.1
M
214.574
213.504
215.803
218.925
5.8
2.5
1.4
5.2
.6
1.1
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 3 ......
1
1
1
1
211.066
206.560
193.522
131.643
212.839
204.006
193.795
132.457
210.534
203.135
193.528
132.433
214.226
207.481
195.702
132.851
2.7
3.5
5.8
4.1
.7
1.7
1.0
.3
1.8
2.1
1.1
.3
1.3
3.0
6.4
4.4
-.3
-1.7
.0
.6
-1.1
-.4
-.1
.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
212.165
187.292
197.201
221.014
215.873
187.767
194.868
219.550
211.062
185.771
194.040
220.611
215.418
188.637
194.420
221.909
5.6
2.0
5.2
7.2
-.2
.5
-.2
1.1
2.1
1.5
.2
.6
4.0
.4
5.1
5.2
-.5
-.8
-1.6
-.2
-2.2
-1.1
-.4
.5
2
2
2
214.029
224.506
221.644
212.247
223.293
219.283
212.691
223.281
221.914
214.799
225.140
225.513
4.6
5.5
5.5
1.2
.8
2.8
1.0
.8
1.6
4.0
5.5
1.9
-.6
-.5
.1
.2
.0
1.2
1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1997=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.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
50
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Table 15. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
U.S.
city
average
Item and group
Index
Apr.
2008
ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI
Percent
change from—
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
Percent
change from—
Index
Apr.
2008
New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA
Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
Index
Apr.
2008
Percent
change from—
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
Index
Apr.
2008
Percent
change from—
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (1967=100) ...................................
214.823
643.515
3.9
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.3
-
-
-
233.822
675.948
3.6
-
224.625
663.643
3.1
-
212.662
635.344
4.2
-
-
-
Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................
211.365
211.102
210.851
213.083
213.503
5.0
5.1
5.9
4.1
3.6
.8
.8
1.3
.3
.5
208.424
207.345
214.002
194.030
222.238
5.5
5.5
7.0
3.7
4.9
.8
.8
1.2
.4
.3
217.287
215.876
228.342
197.970
224.987
3.1
3.1
4.0
1.9
4.6
.2
.1
.6
-.5
1.9
220.009
219.236
218.925
225.469
227.398
5.3
5.5
5.8
5.1
3.6
.9
1.1
1.4
.6
-.6
Housing .....................................................
Shelter ....................................................
Rent of primary residence 1 ..................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 1 2 .................................
Fuels and utilities ....................................
Household energy .................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 1 ...............
Electricity 1 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 1 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...
214.890
246.004
241.474
3.0
2.6
3.6
.2
.0
.2
218.881
262.555
262.476
2.8
2.5
2.6
.3
-.4
-.3
242.426
271.233
272.234
2.5
2.8
4.2
.0
-.1
.0
252.200
303.015
291.938
3.2
2.9
4.7
-.2
-.4
.3
251.418
213.302
194.121
194.379
177.818
244.862
127.332
2.6
8.6
9.4
6.6
5.0
10.9
-.1
.2
2.0
2.3
2.2
1.2
4.7
-.1
263.996
199.308
185.104
188.467
134.368
258.042
108.943
2.6
6.2
5.9
5.5
-.7
11.5
1.6
-.4
3.2
3.6
3.6
2.5
4.6
1.6
282.751
250.800
255.972
254.157
263.725
266.077
125.197
3.6
7.2
7.5
6.9
-1.6
27.8
-3.4
.3
1.4
1.7
1.7
.2
4.5
-.7
309.225
201.039
203.684
189.437
169.629
227.722
127.503
2.9
10.8
11.4
5.0
6.5
2.6
-3.4
.3
1.9
2.1
1.6
2.3
.4
-.2
Apparel .....................................................
122.113
-.7
1.0
92.118
-5.7
-2.6
108.732
2.0
1.5
111.844
-2.9
-.8
Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 4 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 .........
198.608
194.574
294.291
291.910
292.285
297.636
279.388
7.2
7.2
21.1
20.7
20.7
20.8
20.4
1.8
1.8
5.6
5.6
5.6
5.5
5.4
190.428
188.300
311.804
309.186
305.982
320.971
290.848
9.5
9.8
25.5
25.5
25.9
25.0
23.7
2.7
2.9
9.4
9.4
9.5
9.4
8.9
196.663
191.310
295.134
288.558
289.394
273.003
274.610
5.1
5.6
14.9
14.6
15.0
14.4
13.8
1.9
2.3
6.5
6.5
6.6
6.6
6.2
203.058
193.421
261.591
259.935
264.346
257.141
254.028
7.3
7.4
21.2
20.9
21.2
20.4
20.0
1.5
1.8
5.8
5.8
6.0
5.2
5.3
Medical care .............................................
363.184
4.3
.1
361.733
5.1
-.2
351.494
3.6
.1
365.956
1.9
-.2
Recreation 5 ..............................................
112.874
1.2
.1
112.290
3.5
-.4
114.504
.3
.0
114.919
.1
1.2
Education and communication 5 ...............
122.073
3.2
.2
130.666
4.8
-.1
124.014
3.7
.0
127.836
3.5
.1
Other goods and services .........................
343.410
3.5
.5
332.284
3.3
1.0
340.482
3.8
.9
341.909
1.9
.0
214.823
175.838
155.690
200.926
111.671
253.426
3.9
4.8
4.7
8.9
-1.2
3.3
.6
1.1
1.3
2.4
-.3
.2
212.662
166.748
143.207
185.466
102.272
255.842
4.2
5.2
5.2
8.0
.5
3.6
.5
1.0
1.1
2.4
-1.0
.2
224.625
173.633
146.910
192.517
104.577
268.695
3.1
3.1
2.9
7.4
-2.5
3.1
.5
1.3
1.8
3.1
.2
-.1
233.822
180.466
152.462
186.936
107.876
279.574
3.6
4.6
4.0
7.6
-2.3
3.0
.3
1.1
1.1
1.9
-.2
-.1
207.317
205.040
157.870
207.096
201.693
269.007
242.921
240.194
213.851
215.059
3.9
4.6
4.6
7.0
8.5
4.2
3.2
15.9
2.7
2.3
.6
.9
1.3
1.6
2.3
.5
.3
4.2
.2
.1
205.913
196.070
146.296
198.543
187.904
261.596
247.622
233.073
212.033
213.702
4.2
5.1
5.1
6.6
7.7
4.9
3.4
15.4
3.1
2.7
.6
1.0
1.1
1.6
2.2
1.0
.2
6.7
-.1
-.3
218.430
204.330
150.758
207.845
196.815
272.437
261.271
283.468
222.002
223.540
3.1
3.3
3.0
5.4
7.3
3.5
3.1
12.5
2.3
2.1
.5
.8
1.8
1.7
3.0
.0
-.1
5.0
.0
.0
227.793
206.779
155.690
205.745
189.731
263.044
272.280
228.579
235.958
240.489
3.7
4.0
4.0
6.5
7.3
3.1
3.1
15.7
2.6
2.0
.3
.8
1.1
1.4
1.7
.3
-.1
3.8
.0
-.2
Commodity and service group
All items ......................................................
Commodities .............................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables ...............................................
Services ....................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................
All items less shelter ...................................
Commodities less food ...............................
Nondurables ...............................................
Nondurables less food ................................
Services less rent of shelter 2 .....................
Services less medical care services ...........
Energy ........................................................
All items less energy ...................................
All items less food and energy ..................
1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
2 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
51
CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
U.S.
city
average
ChicagoGaryKenosha,
IL-IN-WI
Atlanta, GA
Item and group
Index
Apr.
2008
Percent change
from—
Apr.
2007
Index
Apr.
2008
Feb.
2008
Percent change
from—
Apr.
2007
Index
Apr.
2008
Feb.
2008
Percent change
from—
Apr.
2007
Feb.
2008
Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................
214.823
643.515
3.9
1.5
1.1
1.5
-
-
212.662
635.344
4.2
-
206.371
622.352
3.7
-
-
-
Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................
211.365
211.102
210.851
213.083
213.503
5.0
5.1
5.9
4.1
3.6
.9
.9
1.2
.6
.7
214.091
222.385
215.418
234.029
140.929
4.1
4.4
5.6
3.1
-.4
.0
-.1
-.2
.1
1.7
208.424
207.345
214.002
194.030
222.238
5.5
5.5
7.0
3.7
4.9
.6
.7
.7
.9
-.7
Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ...............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
214.890
246.004
241.474
251.418
213.302
194.121
194.379
177.818
244.862
127.332
3.0
2.6
3.6
2.6
8.6
9.4
6.6
5.0
10.9
-.1
.9
.5
.5
.4
3.6
4.4
3.7
1.8
8.4
.5
201.677
217.871
221.608
214.463
240.599
222.431
221.219
170.316
321.262
127.355
3.3
2.5
6.4
2.4
8.6
10.3
9.6
6.1
15.9
2.8
.4
-.3
-.4
-.7
4.5
5.5
5.4
.3
14.5
-.2
218.881
262.555
262.476
263.996
199.308
185.104
188.467
134.368
258.042
108.943
2.8
2.5
2.6
2.6
6.2
5.9
5.5
-.7
11.5
1.6
1.3
.2
.0
-.4
8.1
9.3
9.3
2.7
15.6
1.6
Apparel ...................................................................................
122.113
-.7
3.6
130.189
.3
1.7
92.118
-5.7
3.2
Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................
198.608
194.574
294.291
291.910
292.285
297.636
279.388
7.2
7.2
21.1
20.7
20.7
20.8
20.4
4.2
4.3
13.5
13.2
13.4
12.9
12.5
191.957
192.312
299.477
296.395
294.696
355.041
292.859
7.5
7.6
26.6
26.1
26.1
26.3
26.0
4.6
4.5
13.4
13.1
13.3
12.5
12.6
190.428
188.300
311.804
309.186
305.982
320.971
290.848
9.5
9.8
25.5
25.5
25.9
25.0
23.7
4.3
4.5
16.1
16.0
16.2
15.9
15.2
Medical care ...........................................................................
363.184
4.3
.3
321.277
1.1
.0
361.733
5.1
.3
Recreation 7 ...........................................................................
112.874
1.2
.5
115.466
-1.6
-.1
112.290
3.5
.0
Education and communication 7 .............................................
122.073
3.2
.3
112.914
4.2
.7
130.666
4.8
-.3
Other goods and services ......................................................
343.410
3.5
.9
313.700
3.1
1.2
332.284
3.3
1.6
214.823
175.838
155.690
200.926
111.671
253.426
3.9
4.8
4.7
8.9
-1.2
3.3
1.5
2.5
3.4
6.1
-.4
.8
206.371
174.069
152.974
198.386
107.874
239.322
3.7
5.2
5.8
11.7
-2.9
2.8
1.1
2.2
3.4
6.4
-1.4
.4
212.662
166.748
143.207
185.466
102.272
255.842
4.2
5.2
5.2
8.0
.5
3.6
1.5
2.2
3.4
6.5
-1.6
1.0
207.317
205.040
157.870
207.096
201.693
269.007
242.921
240.194
213.851
215.059
3.9
4.6
4.6
7.0
8.5
4.2
3.2
15.9
2.7
2.3
1.6
2.0
3.3
3.5
5.7
1.1
.8
9.5
.6
.6
199.218
205.421
152.285
206.164
193.286
273.401
227.755
236.512
202.683
199.924
3.8
4.4
5.6
8.1
11.0
3.2
3.0
18.5
1.8
1.4
1.1
1.9
3.4
3.4
6.2
1.4
.5
9.7
.0
.0
205.913
196.070
146.296
198.543
187.904
261.596
247.622
233.073
212.033
213.702
4.2
5.1
5.1
6.6
7.7
4.9
3.4
15.4
3.1
2.7
1.6
2.1
3.1
3.4
5.8
1.9
1.0
12.9
.4
.3
Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
DetroitAnn ArborFlint, MI
HoustonGalvestonBrazoria, TX
Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA
Item and group
Index
Apr.
2008
Percent change
from—
Apr.
2007
Index
Apr.
2008
Feb.
2008
Percent change
from—
Apr.
2007
Index
Apr.
2008
Feb.
2008
Percent change
from—
Apr.
2007
Feb.
2008
Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................
205.281
610.180
2.4
1.4
0.6
1.4
-
-
224.625
663.643
3.1
-
188.795
605.534
2.5
-
-
-
Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................
192.353
192.127
188.637
197.527
189.159
2.2
2.3
2.0
2.8
.5
.7
.7
.5
1.1
.8
192.628
192.077
194.420
185.127
193.526
4.6
4.8
5.2
4.4
.6
.4
.5
-.2
1.3
-.9
217.287
215.876
228.342
197.970
224.987
3.1
3.1
4.0
1.9
4.6
-.1
-.1
.4
-.8
1.0
Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ...............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
193.253
216.569
204.934
215.806
228.881
193.744
195.541
156.396
238.482
119.387
1.1
-.1
.3
.1
8.1
9.1
8.8
2.2
15.9
1.4
1.1
.1
.1
.6
9.4
10.9
11.3
.8
22.8
-1.4
172.659
192.506
182.252
175.513
182.928
176.911
174.378
169.984
192.943
120.261
1.3
2.2
2.2
2.1
-3.6
-5.4
-5.9
-9.7
21.8
2.5
-.4
-.7
.6
.3
1.0
1.0
.9
1.1
.0
-.2
242.426
271.233
272.234
282.751
250.800
255.972
254.157
263.725
266.077
125.197
2.5
2.8
4.2
3.6
7.2
7.5
6.9
-1.6
27.8
-3.4
.4
.2
.0
.5
3.9
5.1
5.0
1.0
13.4
-.6
Apparel ...................................................................................
111.813
1.3
.4
154.776
-5.2
5.6
108.732
2.0
2.1
Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................
219.843
218.886
303.835
301.976
311.854
333.553
279.026
9.1
9.2
26.1
25.9
26.8
24.3
22.1
4.9
5.1
14.8
14.5
14.9
14.2
12.8
176.523
175.887
291.851
289.402
300.706
295.442
276.964
4.7
4.5
22.1
21.6
21.6
22.0
21.5
1.4
1.5
14.4
14.1
14.3
13.8
13.3
196.663
191.310
295.134
288.558
289.394
273.003
274.610
5.1
5.6
14.9
14.6
15.0
14.4
13.8
6.2
6.5
19.9
19.9
20.3
19.5
18.9
Medical care ...........................................................................
351.371
-.4
.2
338.344
4.8
1.9
351.494
3.6
.1
Recreation 7 ...........................................................................
117.213
-3.6
-1.2
108.845
.0
-.6
114.504
.3
.3
Education and communication 7 .............................................
129.122
1.8
-.2
108.166
2.7
.0
124.014
3.7
.3
Other goods and services ......................................................
351.736
.8
-.2
303.620
5.5
3.0
340.482
3.8
.6
205.281
168.253
154.767
190.849
112.871
244.312
2.4
5.3
7.3
10.6
1.7
.5
1.4
2.5
3.6
5.5
.3
.7
188.795
166.821
151.498
203.065
105.480
211.672
2.5
3.1
2.3
7.3
2.1
.6
1.2
1.7
7.3
-6.0
.2
224.625
173.633
146.910
192.517
104.577
268.695
3.1
3.1
2.9
7.4
-2.5
3.1
1.4
2.9
4.5
8.4
-.2
.5
199.415
203.751
156.240
192.266
190.798
282.918
236.211
246.642
203.278
206.157
2.6
3.7
7.0
6.4
9.9
1.3
.6
18.3
.7
.4
1.5
2.0
3.5
3.1
5.2
1.3
.7
13.1
.1
-.1
180.673
187.077
153.133
199.389
202.144
231.053
197.506
232.267
186.492
185.406
2.4
2.7
2.2
6.2
6.8
2.0
1.6
9.3
1.7
1.1
.6
1.1
1.6
4.1
6.7
1.0
.0
8.9
-.4
-.6
218.430
204.330
150.758
207.845
196.815
272.437
261.271
283.468
222.002
223.540
3.1
3.3
3.0
5.4
7.3
3.5
3.1
12.5
2.3
2.1
1.5
2.2
4.4
4.2
8.0
1.1
.6
15.0
.3
.3
Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
-
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA
MiamiFort Lauderdale, FL
Item and group
Index
Apr.
2008
Percent change
from—
Apr.
2007
Index
Apr.
2008
Feb.
2008
PhiladelphiaWilmingtonAtlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD
Percent change
from—
Apr.
2007
Index
Apr.
2008
Feb.
2008
Percent change
from—
Apr.
2007
Feb.
2008
Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................
221.324
356.744
4.9
1.0
1.2
1.2
-
-
223.622
646.031
3.9
-
233.822
675.948
3.6
-
-
-
Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................
219.034
220.328
221.909
219.970
205.506
5.4
5.6
7.2
2.4
2.9
.7
.7
1.1
.2
-.2
220.009
219.236
218.925
225.469
227.398
5.3
5.5
5.8
5.1
3.6
1.7
1.7
2.5
.8
.6
201.710
201.676
214.799
179.985
199.491
3.8
4.0
4.6
3.2
1.2
.6
.6
1.2
-.2
.8
Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ...............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
224.000
245.560
237.452
248.637
166.959
157.869
154.324
150.055
259.150
179.028
4.5
5.1
6.0
5.4
1.2
.8
.2
.2
1.8
2.3
.3
.2
1.0
.6
.8
1.1
1.0
.9
7.9
.9
252.200
303.015
291.938
309.225
201.039
203.684
189.437
169.629
227.722
127.503
3.2
2.9
4.7
2.9
10.8
11.4
5.0
6.5
2.6
-3.4
.7
.8
.7
.5
1.4
1.5
-1.0
-1.6
.1
-.2
230.545
274.578
253.155
280.424
209.545
193.313
198.957
186.001
227.270
124.308
3.1
2.5
3.0
2.6
6.9
7.5
2.5
3.0
1.5
2.6
.9
.8
.3
.5
2.0
2.2
.7
-.3
3.0
.2
Apparel ...................................................................................
150.437
-3.1
-.6
111.844
-2.9
2.0
106.508
3.5
6.8
Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................
206.210
207.878
311.445
308.047
310.111
284.123
298.462
8.4
8.6
22.0
21.9
22.1
22.0
20.8
4.1
4.0
11.0
10.9
11.1
10.7
10.5
203.058
193.421
261.591
259.935
264.346
257.141
254.028
7.3
7.4
21.2
20.9
21.2
20.4
20.0
3.3
3.4
10.5
10.3
10.8
9.0
9.2
197.371
195.454
293.174
286.415
289.360
276.784
264.998
7.4
7.6
19.4
18.4
18.5
18.4
18.3
2.3
2.8
9.5
8.9
9.1
8.3
8.7
Medical care ...........................................................................
342.803
4.0
.7
365.956
1.9
-.2
416.431
3.5
.1
Recreation 7 ...........................................................................
115.317
.7
-1.1
114.919
.1
1.2
123.065
5.0
.2
Education and communication 7 .............................................
115.813
3.7
.6
127.836
3.5
.1
122.691
3.3
.1
Other goods and services ......................................................
275.229
5.8
2.4
341.909
1.9
.5
385.108
.7
1.2
221.324
193.063
175.516
209.758
139.356
244.414
4.9
5.9
6.1
9.8
.8
4.4
1.0
2.3
3.3
5.3
.4
.3
233.822
180.466
152.462
186.936
107.876
279.574
3.6
4.6
4.0
7.6
-2.3
3.0
1.2
2.4
2.9
4.7
-.3
.6
223.622
172.692
154.061
191.422
112.794
276.537
3.9
5.4
6.3
9.1
1.6
3.0
1.2
2.4
3.5
5.8
-.4
.5
215.055
208.863
177.165
216.110
210.179
247.557
233.924
221.632
221.520
221.566
5.0
4.8
5.9
7.6
9.4
3.1
4.4
12.6
4.2
3.9
1.0
1.6
3.2
2.9
5.1
.6
.4
7.0
.4
.4
227.793
206.779
155.690
205.745
189.731
263.044
272.280
228.579
235.958
240.489
3.7
4.0
4.0
6.5
7.3
3.1
3.1
15.7
2.6
2.0
1.3
1.5
2.8
3.1
4.4
.3
.6
5.6
.8
.7
215.354
208.019
155.928
198.627
191.946
284.331
265.110
228.979
224.404
230.601
3.9
4.7
6.1
6.5
8.6
3.6
3.0
12.8
2.9
2.7
1.3
1.4
3.4
3.3
5.5
.0
.5
5.5
.7
.7
Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose,
CA
Item and group
Index
Apr.
2008
SeattleTacomaBremerton, WA
Percent change from—
Apr.
2007
Index
Feb.
2008
Apr.
2008
Percent change from—
Apr.
2007
Feb.
2008
Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................
222.074
682.718
2.9
1.1
0.7
-
223.196
680.387
3.4
-
-
-
Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................
223.326
222.979
225.140
220.227
232.254
4.7
4.6
5.5
3.6
5.1
.8
.7
.8
.6
.8
224.033
224.853
225.513
227.048
215.068
5.2
5.0
5.5
4.5
7.0
1.2
1.0
2.8
-1.2
3.2
Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ...............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
240.727
271.192
286.219
291.593
253.780
271.206
269.866
257.490
295.288
128.253
1.2
1.0
4.2
2.5
5.2
6.1
5.6
.1
20.0
.6
.5
.4
.9
.7
5.2
7.2
7.2
1.9
21.4
-1.1
232.638
257.100
248.871
268.817
190.835
188.796
217.300
211.601
193.837
181.178
3.3
5.3
8.6
6.8
-1.8
-4.0
-6.7
-3.7
-12.0
-6.4
.0
.5
1.0
1.3
-3.7
-5.6
-6.7
-8.9
.1
-.6
Apparel ...................................................................................
105.576
-2.2
-4.2
137.675
-3.5
.9
Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................
178.291
171.141
290.676
288.467
289.952
266.563
268.036
5.3
5.4
15.9
14.5
14.8
14.1
13.3
4.8
5.2
17.2
16.9
17.3
15.9
15.9
210.017
218.879
383.574
388.389
427.435
296.633
340.999
4.8
4.9
16.0
15.2
15.2
15.2
15.2
3.5
3.8
13.4
12.9
13.1
12.7
12.0
Medical care ...........................................................................
364.379
4.4
-1.0
334.022
3.0
-2.4
Recreation 7 ...........................................................................
106.374
2.8
1.5
96.694
2.5
-.3
Education and communication 7 .............................................
131.659
5.1
.8
121.396
3.1
.3
Other goods and services ......................................................
366.306
4.6
1.6
352.629
1.2
-.6
222.074
171.664
140.519
179.215
104.098
263.987
2.9
3.5
2.7
6.0
-1.7
2.5
1.1
2.0
2.8
5.2
-.3
.6
223.196
188.138
168.357
205.623
132.436
256.208
3.4
2.1
.3
3.9
-4.0
4.4
.7
1.5
1.7
3.3
-.2
.1
216.096
203.388
144.866
203.329
183.550
268.561
257.076
288.005
220.828
221.135
2.8
4.0
2.8
5.4
6.0
4.7
2.4
12.6
2.2
1.8
1.2
1.6
2.7
2.9
4.8
.9
.7
13.9
.2
.1
218.115
210.909
170.113
214.598
205.842
261.274
248.685
294.299
221.132
220.618
3.5
2.5
.6
4.6
4.1
3.2
4.2
8.9
3.0
2.6
.9
.8
1.8
2.2
3.3
-.4
.0
6.7
.2
.0
Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
1 Areas on pricing schedule 1 (see Table 10) will appear next month.
2 Index on a November 1977=100 base in Miami.
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 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 17. 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
Indexes
Area
Percent change to
Apr. 2008 from—
Pricing
schedule
1
Jan.
2008
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
M
206.744
207.254
209.147
Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
221.065
221.492
133.766
221.702
222.315
133.893
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
196.617
196.963
128.561
M
South urban ....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ...............................................
West urban .....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
U.S. city average ............................................
Percent change to
Mar. 2008 from—
Apr.
2007
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Mar.
2007
Jan.
2008
Feb.
2008
210.698
4.2
1.7
0.7
4.3
1.2
0.9
223.209
223.795
134.846
224.794
225.144
136.141
4.2
3.9
4.8
1.4
1.3
1.7
.7
.6
1.0
4.1
3.8
4.6
1.0
1.0
.8
.7
.7
.7
197.110
197.549
128.695
198.989
199.378
129.922
200.788
200.989
131.354
4.4
3.9
4.9
1.9
1.7
2.1
.9
.8
1.1
4.1
3.8
4.3
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.0
.9
1.0
194.850
195.774
197.864
199.325
5.0
1.8
.7
5.0
1.5
1.1
M
M
M
201.814
205.304
128.767
202.291
205.588
129.144
204.044
207.336
130.243
205.669
208.511
131.428
4.5
4.3
4.6
1.7
1.4
1.8
.8
.6
.9
4.8
4.6
4.9
1.1
1.0
1.1
.9
.9
.9
M
204.954
205.523
207.600
209.641
4.5
2.0
1.0
4.9
1.3
1.0
M
M
M
210.342
212.040
130.935
210.816
212.614
131.148
213.159
214.954
132.640
214.355
216.055
133.570
3.8
3.7
4.0
1.7
1.6
1.8
.6
.5
.7
3.9
3.8
4.2
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.1
1.1
1.1
M
M
M
191.461
129.830
201.685
191.982
130.092
202.292
193.702
131.273
204.422
194.886
132.471
205.951
3.9
4.6
4.5
1.5
1.8
1.8
.6
.9
.7
4.0
4.6
4.7
1.2
1.1
1.4
.9
.9
1.1
Region and area size2
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
201.525
213.825
202.497
214.231
204.742
216.493
205.885
217.914
4.5
3.7
1.7
1.7
.6
.7
4.7
3.6
1.6
1.2
1.1
1.1
M
224.557
225.281
226.951
228.215
3.8
1.3
.6
3.9
1.1
.7
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
231.291
190.115
199.407
135.826
-
232.656
192.995
201.892
137.544
-
-
-
-
3.0
4.9
5.3
4.8
.6
1.5
1.2
1.3
-
Atlanta, GA .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................
2
2
2
2
-
203.473
197.670
185.904
216.971
-
205.801
201.037
188.463
219.456
4.0
2.9
3.1
5.0
1.1
1.7
1.4
1.1
-
-
-
-
2
2
2
-
220.718
214.913
216.332
-
223.295
217.913
218.483
4.0
3.2
3.8
1.2
1.4
1.0
-
-
-
-
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 map in 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: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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.
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Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions1, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Item and group
Index
Apr.
2008
Midwest
Percent
change from—
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
Index
Apr.
2008
South
Percent
change from—
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
Index
Apr.
2008
West
Percent
change from—
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
Index
Apr.
2008
Percent
change from—
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................
224.794
351.115
4.2
0.7
0.9
0.8
0.6
-
-
-
214.355
344.885
3.8
-
205.669
333.103
4.5
-
200.788
324.718
4.4
-
-
-
Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................
214.928
214.681
214.566
218.027
216.581
4.9
5.0
5.5
4.3
3.7
.9
.9
1.3
.4
.0
204.427
204.021
200.884
209.514
209.285
5.1
5.2
5.9
4.4
3.3
.9
.9
1.1
.6
.7
207.212
207.753
205.097
214.160
198.715
5.2
5.4
6.2
4.2
2.0
.7
.7
1.1
.2
.2
216.693
215.508
219.967
209.432
230.561
4.8
4.8
5.8
3.3
5.3
.7
.8
1.3
.0
.7
Housing .....................................................
Shelter ....................................................
Rent of primary residence 2 ..................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 2 3 .................................
Fuels and utilities ....................................
Household energy .................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 2 ...............
Electricity 2 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 2 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...
236.560
277.774
269.519
3.4
2.5
3.7
.3
.1
.3
190.739
213.718
214.374
2.8
2.0
1.9
.6
.0
.1
196.998
217.537
216.385
3.5
2.9
3.8
.4
.1
.3
222.254
245.935
255.489
3.1
3.3
4.2
.2
.2
.2
257.486
221.904
209.224
202.288
181.026
243.691
121.881
2.2
10.9
11.3
3.8
2.8
5.6
-1.0
.2
1.9
2.1
1.6
1.2
2.4
-.1
210.891
206.322
183.717
187.559
154.020
250.228
118.463
1.7
8.0
8.5
7.4
2.8
14.2
1.3
.1
3.1
3.6
3.7
1.2
7.0
.5
206.216
209.035
180.996
181.566
168.699
256.256
121.870
2.9
8.0
8.6
7.7
6.8
12.7
.7
.1
1.9
2.3
2.3
2.1
3.6
.0
235.810
224.101
211.649
213.373
212.607
237.603
131.522
3.4
5.8
6.2
5.7
4.5
9.7
-.8
.3
.8
.9
1.0
-.3
4.3
-.4
Apparel .....................................................
119.841
-.6
.7
112.471
.4
1.1
134.667
-2.3
1.5
117.261
1.1
.0
Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
New and used motor vehicles 4 ............
New vehicles .......................................
Used cars and trucks ..........................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .........
199.012
194.808
93.278
135.428
141.994
280.194
277.581
279.808
280.618
265.233
7.7
7.9
.2
-.9
1.8
22.1
21.6
21.7
21.4
21.1
2.0
2.1
.0
.0
-.3
5.3
5.3
5.4
5.0
5.2
202.125
199.186
94.644
134.874
139.254
303.543
301.602
300.748
327.993
292.601
9.2
9.2
1.1
.4
2.1
23.4
23.2
23.5
22.6
22.3
2.3
2.3
-.3
-.3
-.2
6.4
6.4
6.6
6.1
6.1
197.429
196.151
92.822
138.258
136.417
295.448
293.016
293.266
303.319
285.398
8.5
8.5
-.7
-2.0
1.5
22.9
22.5
22.6
22.5
22.0
2.0
2.0
-.6
-.8
-.4
5.5
5.5
5.6
5.6
5.4
199.153
195.738
92.253
136.798
134.898
295.705
293.390
292.525
275.136
278.883
6.0
6.0
-.4
-1.4
1.9
16.6
15.9
16.2
15.3
15.3
1.6
1.7
-.2
-.1
-.3
5.1
5.1
5.1
5.1
5.1
Medical care .............................................
Medical care commodities ......................
Medical care services .............................
Professional services ............................
381.902
310.370
400.312
316.074
3.3
1.4
3.7
2.3
-.1
.1
-.1
.2
362.843
285.851
386.520
329.292
3.5
.5
4.4
3.8
.0
.0
.0
.2
350.530
279.671
371.713
306.897
5.7
5.0
5.9
3.9
.5
.3
.5
.1
365.245
288.874
386.055
293.041
4.2
2.3
4.7
3.1
-.4
-1.4
-.1
.1
Recreation 4 ..............................................
114.921
2.3
.7
110.765
1.8
.1
110.285
.8
-.4
104.383
-.4
.1
Education and communication 4 ...............
119.608
3.5
.1
120.766
2.3
.2
114.447
2.7
.3
120.016
2.7
.4
Other goods and services .........................
386.423
2.6
.3
346.757
4.5
.3
341.919
4.1
.6
346.157
3.6
.4
224.794
185.372
165.403
208.570
4.2
5.9
6.5
10.5
.7
1.3
1.6
2.4
200.788
173.836
157.685
207.447
4.4
6.1
6.6
10.4
.9
1.4
1.8
2.9
205.669
179.556
164.105
219.730
4.5
5.6
5.8
10.4
.8
1.3
1.5
2.9
214.355
178.059
155.515
203.163
3.8
4.1
3.6
7.9
.6
1.0
1.1
2.2
275.958
112.685
269.877
260.048
226.324
308.881
14.6
-.4
2.9
2.6
2.4
3.6
3.0
-.1
.3
.1
.3
.3
265.718
109.936
233.803
212.434
241.881
270.008
13.2
.6
3.0
1.9
2.7
2.8
3.4
-.1
.4
.0
.1
.3
272.573
113.268
237.867
207.217
248.252
272.748
14.3
-.9
3.7
2.9
3.3
3.0
3.3
-.6
.4
.1
.5
.2
265.863
113.584
253.050
237.601
240.878
275.251
10.3
-1.5
3.5
3.3
3.1
3.2
2.9
-.3
.2
.2
-.1
.4
218.921
226.963
208.474
167.560
213.295
4.2
4.0
5.0
6.4
7.8
.7
.7
1.0
1.5
1.7
194.289
199.951
198.597
159.422
206.941
4.4
4.2
5.3
6.5
7.9
1.0
.9
1.2
1.7
1.9
198.348
204.970
202.858
165.252
214.112
4.5
4.4
5.2
5.7
8.1
.8
.8
1.1
1.5
1.9
208.354
213.967
203.440
158.521
211.984
3.8
3.6
4.0
3.7
6.5
.6
.5
.7
1.1
1.5
Commodity and service group
All items ......................................................
Commodities .............................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...
Nondurables less food and beverages
Nondurables less food, beverages,
and apparel .................................
Durables ...............................................
Services ....................................................
Rent of shelter 3 ......................................
Transportation services ..........................
Other services .........................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................
All items less food .......................................
All items less shelter ...................................
Commodities less food ...............................
Nondurables ...............................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions1, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Item and group
Index
Apr.
2008
Midwest
Percent
change from—
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
209.371
269.375
239.352
261.474
240.529
223.905
227.139
10.2
13.8
3.3
2.8
16.7
2.6
2.2
2.3
2.8
.5
.3
3.8
.3
.2
147.514
292.361
277.052
.4
25.9
2.8
.2
5.2
.1
South
Percent
change from—
Index
Apr.
2008
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
207.408
259.347
235.392
222.977
237.979
197.553
196.493
10.0
12.4
4.0
2.8
16.8
2.7
2.2
2.7
3.1
.9
.5
5.2
.3
.1
139.695
303.755
239.900
1.4
23.6
2.5
.2
6.2
.1
Index
Apr.
2008
West
Percent
change from—
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
218.546
265.439
237.106
225.751
231.807
201.945
200.895
10.0
13.6
4.5
3.5
17.0
2.8
2.3
2.8
3.1
.7
.4
4.3
.3
.2
143.318
298.485
244.062
.1
23.3
3.3
.0
5.4
.2
Index
Apr.
2008
Percent
change from—
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
205.983
261.927
242.167
244.258
267.904
210.524
209.704
7.8
9.9
3.8
3.4
13.3
2.7
2.3
2.1
2.7
.3
.2
3.8
.2
.1
138.792
298.746
256.261
.0
16.7
3.4
-.2
5.1
.2
Special aggregate indexes
Nondurables less food ................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ............
Services less rent of shelter 3 .....................
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 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means
estimator.
3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
4
5
6
-
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes1, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2
Item and group
Index
Apr.
2008
Size class B/C 3
Percent change
from—
Apr.
2007
Percent change
from—
Index
Apr.
2008
Mar.
2008
Size class D
Apr.
2007
Index
Apr.
2008
Mar.
2008
Percent change
from—
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
Expenditure category
All items 4 .............................................................................
194.886
194.886
3.9
0.6
132.471
4.6
0.9
0.7
-
-
-
-
-
205.951
332.851
4.5
All items (December 1977=100) ..........................................
-
-
Food and beverages ...........................................................
Food ..................................................................................
Food at home ..................................................................
Food away from home ....................................................
Alcoholic beverages ..........................................................
190.793
190.532
195.047
183.494
192.317
4.6
4.6
5.2
3.9
3.8
.7
.7
1.0
.2
.5
132.108
132.207
131.151
134.005
130.675
5.5
5.7
6.7
4.3
3.0
.9
.9
1.4
.3
.3
208.844
208.544
204.709
216.728
212.375
5.5
5.6
6.8
3.9
4.6
1.0
1.0
1.4
.4
.8
Housing ...............................................................................
Shelter ..............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 5 ............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ...........
Fuels and utilities ..............................................................
Household energy ...........................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 5 .........................................
Electricity 5 ..................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .........................................
Household furnishings and operations .............................
196.722
212.043
208.229
211.380
213.415
214.902
203.636
179.402
260.415
117.393
3.1
2.7
3.8
2.6
7.5
8.1
6.0
4.1
10.5
-.3
.3
.1
.2
.2
1.6
1.9
1.8
.5
4.3
.0
130.903
131.085
134.178
129.062
161.046
162.718
152.820
135.979
212.557
98.065
3.4
2.6
3.3
2.7
9.0
9.7
6.8
5.0
12.7
.5
.5
.2
.3
.2
2.5
3.0
3.0
2.1
5.8
-.1
194.586
219.565
205.268
207.661
208.890
178.552
188.326
180.753
224.128
121.153
3.8
3.1
2.8
2.4
8.0
8.8
7.6
7.6
8.1
2.1
.4
.3
.3
.1
1.4
1.7
1.9
1.6
2.7
.0
Apparel ...............................................................................
113.829
-.6
.1
91.597
.9
2.3
117.956
-5.7
-.2
Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 3 ......................................
New vehicles .................................................................
Used cars and trucks ....................................................
Motor fuel ........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .......................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ......................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...............................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ...................................
198.309
198.373
93.716
118.491
131.374
430.405
427.391
438.850
290.446
377.886
7.5
7.6
-.1
-1.2
1.8
20.6
20.3
20.4
20.3
19.7
1.9
2.0
-.4
-.5
-.3
6.0
6.0
6.1
5.8
5.7
140.396
140.282
92.704
94.701
92.016
293.378
292.805
300.006
285.363
273.505
8.3
8.3
-.1
-1.1
1.8
22.4
21.8
21.8
21.9
21.8
2.1
2.1
-.2
-.2
-.3
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.3
197.527
194.671
92.237
142.449
126.648
283.280
279.830
268.405
313.859
281.094
8.1
8.1
-.1
-1.6
1.9
20.3
19.6
19.2
20.8
20.2
1.7
1.6
-.3
.0
-.3
4.2
4.1
4.1
4.2
4.2
Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Professional services ......................................................
286.253
228.705
302.709
244.001
3.8
1.9
4.4
3.1
-.1
-.5
.0
.1
154.391
137.822
159.513
144.804
5.0
3.4
5.5
3.5
.3
.1
.3
.2
351.414
287.073
371.060
315.645
3.9
3.6
4.1
4.3
.2
.4
.2
.3
Recreation 3 ........................................................................
112.323
1.2
.1
106.316
.6
-.2
111.604
2.0
.3
Education and communication 3 .........................................
120.625
3.4
.2
114.595
2.2
.4
122.737
1.7
.1
Other goods and services ...................................................
281.472
3.4
.5
159.283
4.0
.3
368.900
5.1
.6
194.886
172.585
160.400
216.129
291.627
107.319
215.596
212.884
195.115
233.721
3.9
4.9
5.1
9.0
12.7
-.8
3.2
2.7
2.6
3.3
.6
1.1
1.4
2.5
3.4
-.3
.2
.1
.0
.2
132.471
125.775
122.179
161.100
196.029
87.016
135.983
131.323
133.168
131.662
4.6
6.0
6.2
11.3
13.9
-.7
3.4
2.7
3.3
2.9
.9
1.4
1.6
2.9
3.1
-.4
.5
.2
.6
.3
205.951
178.849
163.192
214.556
267.246
114.987
241.433
205.226
246.348
283.436
4.5
5.4
5.3
8.8
12.7
.4
3.7
3.1
3.6
3.1
.7
1.0
1.1
1.9
2.4
-.2
.5
.3
.3
.5
Commodity and service group
All items 4 .............................................................................
Commodities .......................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...........................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..........
Durables .........................................................................
Services ..............................................................................
Rent of shelter 6 ................................................................
Transportation services ....................................................
Other services ...................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes1, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2
Item and group
Index
Apr.
2008
Size class B/C 3
Percent change
from—
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
Index
Apr.
2008
Size class D
Percent change
from—
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
Index
Apr.
2008
Percent change
from—
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
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 6 ...............................................
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 ..........................................
191.129
195.716
188.289
161.990
203.177
215.046
280.496
218.473
209.948
308.939
185.827
184.943
131.013
433.371
216.447
1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about population size
classes.
2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
4 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
3.9
3.8
4.5
5.0
6.8
8.6
12.0
3.8
3.1
15.3
2.6
2.2
.2
21.6
3.0
0.6
.6
.9
1.4
1.6
2.4
3.1
.4
.2
4.3
.1
.0
-.1
5.8
.1
129.684
130.660
130.945
122.416
145.956
159.141
190.054
140.698
134.034
222.963
122.852
120.900
99.775
297.455
134.460
4.6
4.4
5.4
6.1
8.6
10.8
13.2
4.2
3.2
17.2
2.9
2.3
.7
23.6
3.1
1.0
.9
1.2
1.6
2.0
2.8
2.9
.8
.5
4.6
.4
.3
.2
5.4
.3
198.225
205.343
203.456
164.619
213.737
214.374
262.597
241.326
229.061
233.366
201.636
200.920
143.533
281.961
247.338
4.5
4.3
5.0
5.3
7.4
8.6
12.2
4.2
3.6
15.8
2.8
2.3
.4
20.5
3.3
0.8
.7
.9
1.0
1.5
1.8
2.3
.7
.5
3.2
.3
.2
.0
3.9
.3
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
6 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and
population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Size class B/C 2
Size class A
Item and group
Index
Percent change from—
Apr.
2007
Apr.
2008
Percent change from—
Index
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2007
Apr.
2008
Mar.
2008
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
225.144
344.033
3.9
0.6
136.141
4.8
1.0
-
-
-
-
-
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
214.320
213.915
214.595
215.327
218.327
4.7
4.7
4.8
4.6
3.7
.9
.9
1.3
.4
.0
133.819
134.142
132.777
136.358
128.062
5.5
5.7
7.1
3.6
3.8
.9
.9
1.2
.4
.1
Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ...............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................
236.438
277.713
277.806
260.177
209.930
205.183
199.395
177.988
240.139
121.737
3.1
2.5
3.7
2.2
9.2
9.7
3.7
4.1
3.1
-1.2
.2
.1
.3
.2
1.6
1.7
1.3
1.3
1.1
.0
137.994
133.062
137.236
130.126
191.500
195.547
158.805
132.342
213.389
100.862
4.4
2.6
3.5
2.1
13.9
14.5
4.1
.8
12.9
-.7
.6
.2
.3
.0
2.6
3.0
2.5
1.1
6.2
-.5
Apparel .....................................................................................
115.147
-.5
.4
90.574
-.8
1.7
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
200.477
195.787
273.153
270.269
272.751
267.965
260.439
7.7
8.1
21.9
21.3
21.6
21.0
20.6
1.8
2.0
5.5
5.5
5.6
5.0
5.2
139.463
139.918
285.556
284.418
289.688
282.876
265.334
7.8
7.7
22.3
21.8
21.7
22.1
21.9
2.4
2.4
5.1
5.0
5.0
5.2
5.0
Medical care .............................................................................
383.814
2.9
-.1
158.207
3.8
.1
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
116.323
2.6
.9
112.437
1.9
.3
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
123.336
3.7
.1
110.473
3.0
.0
Other goods and services ........................................................
379.408
2.4
.2
167.483
2.9
.6
225.144
183.475
161.509
198.111
112.440
269.588
3.9
5.5
6.0
9.4
-.3
2.8
.6
1.3
1.5
2.3
-.1
.2
136.141
131.462
130.279
172.894
88.509
137.042
4.8
6.7
7.4
12.6
-.7
3.1
1.0
1.4
1.8
2.6
-.2
.5
219.223
207.244
163.919
208.165
199.825
235.462
261.222
234.927
225.428
229.149
3.9
4.6
5.9
7.0
9.1
3.2
2.8
15.5
2.6
2.2
.6
.9
1.5
1.6
2.2
.3
.2
3.6
.2
.1
133.452
135.163
130.154
151.983
169.498
140.935
135.076
235.440
125.277
123.499
4.9
5.7
7.3
9.3
12.1
3.6
3.0
18.6
2.8
2.2
1.0
1.2
1.7
1.8
2.5
.8
.6
4.1
.5
.3
Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and
population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Midwest
Size class B/C 2
Size class A
Item and group
Index
Apr.
2008
Percent
change from—
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
Size class D
Percent
change from—
Index
Apr.
2008
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
Index
Apr.
2008
Percent
change from—
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
200.989
328.577
3.9
0.8
131.354
4.9
1.1
0.7
-
-
-
-
199.325
322.956
5.0
-
-
-
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
206.107
205.980
205.860
206.722
206.465
4.7
4.7
5.3
4.0
3.8
.9
.9
1.2
.5
.5
131.204
131.284
128.964
134.442
131.384
5.6
5.8
6.5
4.9
3.1
.9
.9
1.1
.6
1.0
204.549
203.907
194.423
220.943
212.546
5.7
6.0
7.1
4.6
1.8
.8
.8
.9
.8
.7
Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ...............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................
192.031
216.180
224.926
212.844
202.625
183.439
185.570
141.008
244.316
114.108
2.4
1.7
1.7
1.5
7.6
8.0
7.4
2.4
13.4
.9
.4
-.1
.0
.1
3.3
3.8
4.0
1.3
6.7
.0
124.653
123.099
122.875
120.511
164.806
168.450
161.514
131.821
234.644
95.359
3.2
1.9
1.7
1.6
9.4
10.0
8.3
2.6
18.4
2.0
.8
.2
.2
.2
3.1
3.6
3.6
.6
8.7
1.4
188.087
208.795
193.244
204.818
214.109
170.636
178.004
152.653
234.149
118.624
4.5
4.0
3.5
3.0
8.2
9.5
7.9
5.4
12.8
1.3
.5
.2
.3
.0
2.2
2.6
3.0
2.5
3.7
-.3
Apparel .....................................................................................
108.316
-1.8
-.6
86.974
4.3
4.9
130.700
3.2
.8
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
200.028
197.666
310.028
307.966
308.494
325.922
292.119
9.0
9.1
24.3
24.2
24.6
23.6
22.6
2.7
2.7
7.8
7.9
8.0
7.7
7.4
148.751
148.811
308.845
308.148
315.410
302.202
286.309
9.6
9.6
23.6
23.3
23.7
22.4
22.4
2.1
2.1
5.5
5.4
5.5
5.1
4.9
188.399
183.465
260.797
256.901
247.541
298.206
264.557
8.0
7.8
18.7
18.2
18.0
18.4
19.4
1.5
1.5
4.5
4.4
4.6
4.3
3.8
Medical care .............................................................................
357.516
3.4
-.1
157.787
3.6
.1
350.853
2.9
.3
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
113.212
.9
-.3
108.555
3.2
.4
109.516
1.7
.7
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
122.300
2.9
.1
119.728
1.6
.4
116.504
1.8
.1
Other goods and services ........................................................
340.080
3.5
.4
163.486
6.0
.1
354.815
3.8
.4
200.989
171.779
153.179
201.508
107.903
234.698
3.9
5.5
6.1
9.6
.3
2.6
.8
1.3
1.6
2.8
-.4
.4
131.354
126.080
123.536
162.082
86.492
134.725
4.9
6.9
7.7
12.1
.6
3.2
1.1
1.7
2.2
3.3
.4
.6
199.325
179.540
166.364
215.943
113.966
225.486
5.0
6.1
6.0
9.0
1.4
4.0
.7
1.0
1.1
2.1
-.5
.5
194.925
197.626
155.147
205.201
201.867
237.278
224.985
239.773
197.921
196.469
3.9
4.9
5.9
7.1
9.1
3.7
2.5
16.9
2.3
1.8
.9
1.2
1.6
1.8
2.6
.9
.4
6.1
.1
-.1
128.604
132.862
123.655
146.022
159.643
146.251
132.120
231.167
121.482
119.423
5.0
6.1
7.5
9.0
11.6
4.6
3.1
17.7
3.1
2.5
1.2
1.4
2.2
2.2
3.2
1.0
.6
4.7
.5
.5
191.938
198.312
167.732
212.156
216.133
221.109
211.784
216.353
196.634
195.423
5.1
5.3
5.9
7.7
8.7
3.9
3.9
14.9
3.5
2.9
.8
.9
1.1
1.5
2.0
.9
.5
3.7
.3
.1
Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and
population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
South
Size class B/C 2
Size class A
Item and group
Index
Apr.
2008
Percent
change from—
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
Size class D
Percent
change from—
Index
Apr.
2008
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
Index
Apr.
2008
Percent
change from—
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
208.511
337.787
4.3
0.6
131.428
4.6
0.9
1.0
-
-
-
-
209.641
339.362
4.5
-
-
-
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
208.500
209.131
205.263
217.037
199.058
4.7
4.9
5.4
4.2
.9
.5
.5
.7
.3
.0
131.394
131.731
131.100
132.816
125.328
5.3
5.6
6.4
4.4
1.5
.8
.8
1.3
.2
.1
205.518
205.087
207.068
206.113
208.660
5.6
5.3
6.8
3.2
8.9
.9
.9
1.4
.2
2.0
Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ...............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................
201.312
220.964
222.589
212.517
205.157
188.462
192.397
175.407
255.802
130.542
3.8
3.3
4.2
3.1
8.0
8.8
8.3
7.0
13.3
1.3
.2
.1
.3
.1
.8
.9
.9
.1
4.3
.1
130.695
133.281
136.128
131.879
149.593
149.107
145.588
136.063
204.954
96.319
3.2
2.6
3.5
2.9
8.0
8.5
7.2
6.3
12.7
.4
.5
.2
.2
.1
2.7
3.3
3.4
3.4
3.1
.0
196.320
227.259
210.179
209.782
203.247
177.871
182.470
178.192
211.323
111.522
3.1
2.2
3.3
1.5
8.1
8.6
7.6
7.4
10.0
-.8
.4
.2
.3
.3
1.9
2.2
2.4
2.4
2.2
-.5
Apparel .....................................................................................
151.478
-1.7
.6
90.764
-1.5
2.3
114.686
-9.9
.2
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
203.732
203.511
303.476
299.806
303.129
298.146
290.042
7.9
7.9
22.3
22.0
22.1
22.1
21.7
1.6
1.6
5.3
5.3
5.3
5.3
5.3
136.852
136.555
294.950
294.294
303.900
284.702
275.331
8.6
8.6
23.0
22.6
22.6
22.7
22.2
2.1
2.1
5.7
5.7
5.7
6.0
5.5
207.497
206.392
283.283
278.500
271.101
324.116
284.066
10.0
10.0
23.8
23.2
23.6
22.5
22.0
2.6
2.6
5.2
5.4
5.5
5.1
5.1
Medical care .............................................................................
339.651
4.7
.5
150.778
6.4
.6
343.210
4.7
.0
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
110.889
-.6
-.3
109.307
1.3
-.6
113.286
1.8
.2
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
114.691
3.3
.3
113.126
2.6
.3
122.406
1.6
.2
Other goods and services ........................................................
324.284
4.8
1.2
155.648
3.6
.3
355.184
4.9
1.0
208.511
183.353
168.359
223.466
115.501
238.206
4.3
5.2
5.3
9.7
-1.4
3.8
.6
1.0
1.3
2.7
-1.0
.3
131.428
124.605
120.780
159.628
87.093
135.819
4.6
5.8
6.0
10.9
-.7
3.6
.9
1.4
1.6
3.0
-.5
.5
209.641
180.627
167.137
220.074
114.910
247.722
4.5
5.7
5.8
10.0
-.8
3.5
1.0
1.5
1.7
2.7
-.1
.5
202.329
205.534
169.778
215.834
222.149
235.546
227.771
240.046
205.283
204.620
4.3
4.9
5.2
7.4
9.2
4.4
3.6
16.3
2.8
2.3
.6
.8
1.3
1.7
2.6
.5
.2
3.4
.1
.1
128.876
129.035
120.919
145.071
157.745
138.043
134.197
214.272
122.102
120.046
4.5
5.4
5.9
8.4
10.5
4.6
3.3
17.3
2.9
2.3
.9
1.2
1.6
2.0
2.9
.9
.5
4.8
.3
.2
200.746
206.199
168.126
215.178
219.007
245.388
234.327
226.880
203.637
204.054
4.5
5.3
5.9
8.1
10.1
4.4
3.4
17.7
2.3
1.7
1.0
1.3
1.7
2.0
2.7
.8
.6
4.1
.4
.3
Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and
population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
West
Size class B/C 2
Size class A
Item and group
Index
Percent change from—
Apr.
2007
Apr.
2008
Percent change from—
Index
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2007
Apr.
2008
Mar.
2008
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
216.055
349.751
3.7
0.5
133.570
4.0
0.7
-
-
-
-
-
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
217.855
216.760
222.726
208.013
228.736
4.3
4.2
5.0
3.0
5.6
.5
.4
.9
-.2
1.1
133.613
133.020
132.461
134.580
147.240
6.0
6.0
7.3
3.9
7.2
1.2
1.2
1.9
.4
.1
Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 .................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 4 ...............................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................
228.037
250.329
272.466
241.806
229.580
224.229
225.315
229.624
246.145
133.691
3.0
3.3
4.5
3.4
5.4
5.7
5.2
1.3
16.1
-1.9
.2
.1
.2
.3
.8
1.0
1.0
-.5
4.5
-.2
132.598
133.249
137.288
131.550
158.203
158.171
156.065
141.226
196.676
103.790
3.2
3.3
3.9
3.6
5.8
6.6
6.1
7.7
2.7
-.5
.1
.2
.4
.4
1.1
1.5
1.5
.3
4.7
-1.1
Apparel .....................................................................................
119.139
1.0
-.1
97.919
4.0
.7
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
197.355
194.026
298.077
295.495
297.916
271.903
282.096
5.7
5.8
15.7
15.1
15.4
14.8
14.4
1.8
1.9
5.5
5.5
5.6
5.5
5.4
141.190
140.669
268.623
268.576
269.539
263.022
254.335
6.8
6.6
18.5
17.5
17.7
17.1
16.9
1.7
1.7
5.4
5.2
5.3
4.9
5.1
Medical care .............................................................................
357.210
4.2
-.6
156.069
4.3
-.3
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
108.759
1.3
.1
95.928
-3.8
.1
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
120.783
3.4
.1
115.998
1.6
1.0
Other goods and services ........................................................
344.123
3.0
.5
153.184
4.0
.2
216.055
178.708
154.913
201.878
113.175
254.774
3.7
3.8
3.4
7.4
-1.6
3.6
.5
1.0
1.3
2.3
.0
.1
133.570
124.142
118.514
153.003
87.773
136.847
4.0
4.8
4.1
9.6
-2.0
3.4
.7
1.1
1.0
2.6
-.8
.4
210.816
203.768
158.103
212.110
204.932
239.478
247.318
272.661
212.489
211.856
3.7
3.9
3.5
5.9
7.3
3.9
3.5
12.7
2.7
2.4
.6
.7
1.3
1.4
2.2
.1
.1
4.2
.1
.0
129.817
130.176
119.262
143.002
152.540
140.266
134.884
222.469
124.213
122.383
4.0
4.3
4.2
7.9
9.3
3.4
3.3
14.2
2.8
2.2
.7
.9
1.0
1.9
2.4
.6
.4
4.0
.3
.1
Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross classifications.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
5 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Food at home, selected areas
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Food at home
Indexes
Area
Percent change to
Apr. 2008 from—
Pricing
schedule
1
Jan.
2008
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
M
206.870
207.242
207.196
Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
211.392
211.410
130.827
211.338
210.804
131.422
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
197.837
202.933
127.374
M
South urban ....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ...............................................
West urban .....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
U.S. city average ............................................
Percent change to
Mar. 2008 from—
Apr.
2007
Feb.
2008
Mar.
2008
Mar.
2007
Jan.
2008
Feb.
2008
209.657
5.9
1.2
1.2
4.8
0.2
0.0
211.830
211.804
131.147
214.566
214.595
132.777
5.5
4.8
7.1
1.5
1.8
1.0
1.3
1.3
1.2
4.5
4.2
5.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.5
-.2
198.879
204.108
127.527
198.685
203.463
127.591
200.884
205.860
128.964
5.9
5.3
6.5
1.0
.9
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.1
4.5
3.8
4.8
.4
.3
.2
-.1
-.3
.1
188.822
191.825
192.773
194.423
7.1
1.4
.9
7.4
2.1
.5
M
M
M
202.775
204.429
129.100
203.162
204.479
129.574
202.848
203.876
129.392
205.097
205.263
131.100
6.2
5.4
6.4
1.0
.4
1.2
1.1
.7
1.3
5.3
5.1
5.2
.0
-.3
.2
-.2
-.3
-.1
M
204.243
203.847
204.285
207.068
6.8
1.6
1.4
6.4
.0
.2
M
M
M
217.164
221.482
128.895
217.222
221.328
129.476
217.209
220.776
130.020
219.967
222.726
132.461
5.8
5.0
7.3
1.3
.6
2.3
1.3
.9
1.9
4.5
3.9
6.2
.0
-.3
.9
.0
-.2
.4
M
M
M
193.147
128.950
200.851
193.233
129.401
201.282
193.066
129.389
201.937
195.047
131.151
204.709
5.2
6.7
6.8
.9
1.4
1.7
1.0
1.4
1.4
4.3
5.3
5.7
.0
.3
.5
-.1
.0
.3
Region and area size2
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
209.602
228.609
212.060
227.717
211.810
227.015
213.715
228.186
7.1
4.2
.8
.2
.9
.5
5.2
3.7
1.1
-.7
-.1
-.3
M
212.331
211.254
213.632
216.679
5.6
2.6
1.4
5.1
.6
1.1
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 3 ......
1
1
1
1
206.416
204.930
193.062
131.085
207.688
201.970
193.057
131.715
205.528
201.315
193.801
131.432
208.930
205.042
195.185
131.967
1.8
3.0
6.1
3.6
.6
1.5
1.1
.2
1.7
1.9
.7
.4
.6
3.0
7.1
3.7
-.4
-1.8
.4
.3
-1.0
-.3
.4
-.2
Atlanta, GA .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................
2
2
2
2
205.194
190.019
200.053
218.834
208.326
190.298
197.985
217.434
204.106
188.695
197.747
218.858
208.109
191.545
197.399
219.438
5.3
1.8
5.1
6.9
-.1
.7
-.3
.9
2.0
1.5
-.2
.3
3.8
.4
5.6
5.3
-.5
-.7
-1.2
.0
-2.0
-.8
-.1
.7
2
2
2
215.597
222.944
218.264
213.905
221.662
216.246
214.143
221.731
218.821
216.600
223.550
222.447
4.7
5.5
5.7
1.3
.9
2.9
1.1
.8
1.7
3.9
5.5
1.8
-.7
-.5
.3
.1
.0
1.2
1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1997=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.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
U.S.
city
average
Item and group
Index
Apr.
2008
ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI
Percent
change from—
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
Percent
change from—
Index
Apr.
2008
New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA
Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
Index
Apr.
2008
Percent
change from—
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
Index
Apr.
2008
Percent
change from—
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (1967=100) ...................................
210.698
627.606
4.2
0.7
0.6
0.7
0.6
-
-
-
228.215
649.784
3.8
-
217.914
644.002
3.7
-
205.885
604.656
4.5
-
-
-
Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................
210.559
210.252
209.657
212.794
213.633
5.0
5.1
5.9
4.0
3.5
.8
.8
1.2
.3
.4
208.617
207.890
213.715
195.480
218.025
5.6
5.7
7.1
3.8
4.1
.7
.7
.9
.5
.0
219.044
216.660
228.186
199.010
233.647
3.4
3.2
4.2
1.7
5.4
.2
.1
.5
-.5
1.9
217.788
217.549
216.679
223.468
218.709
5.3
5.4
5.6
5.0
3.4
1.0
1.1
1.4
.7
-.3
Housing .....................................................
Shelter ....................................................
Rent of primary residence 1 ..................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 1 2 .................................
Fuels and utilities ....................................
Household energy .................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 1 ...............
Electricity 1 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 1 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...
210.161
238.261
240.507
3.2
2.7
3.6
.4
.1
.2
206.075
239.918
262.476
2.8
2.4
2.6
.3
-.4
-.3
235.557
257.949
272.880
3.1
3.4
4.2
.2
.1
.0
245.548
294.253
290.254
3.6
3.2
4.6
.2
.0
.3
227.893
210.912
190.657
192.434
176.116
245.704
123.108
2.6
8.2
8.8
6.4
4.8
11.1
.2
.2
2.0
2.3
2.3
1.3
4.7
-.1
236.200
200.918
184.590
188.426
134.368
258.039
103.452
2.6
6.5
6.0
5.6
-.7
11.5
.8
-.4
3.4
3.6
3.6
2.5
4.6
.8
251.532
248.435
255.467
254.191
262.995
266.013
125.165
3.6
7.2
7.5
7.0
-1.6
27.8
-2.6
.3
1.4
1.7
1.7
.2
4.5
-.2
276.067
193.483
197.670
188.999
168.484
228.233
118.624
3.0
10.1
10.5
5.2
6.8
2.6
-2.8
.3
2.0
2.2
1.8
2.5
.6
.0
Apparel .....................................................
121.855
-.5
.9
91.415
-4.3
-3.2
108.595
1.8
1.4
104.524
-3.0
-1.1
Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 4 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 .........
199.556
196.641
295.618
293.349
293.562
299.310
280.478
7.9
8.0
21.4
20.9
20.9
21.0
20.6
2.0
2.0
5.6
5.6
5.6
5.5
5.4
187.774
185.322
311.810
309.181
305.983
320.971
290.853
10.4
10.7
25.5
25.5
25.9
25.0
23.7
3.1
3.3
9.4
9.4
9.5
9.4
8.9
199.776
196.040
295.164
288.522
289.487
273.319
274.834
5.7
6.0
15.0
14.7
15.0
14.5
13.8
2.1
2.4
6.6
6.6
6.6
6.6
6.3
205.147
197.734
262.288
260.661
264.847
258.304
255.240
7.6
8.0
21.3
21.0
21.3
20.5
20.2
1.9
2.2
5.9
5.9
6.2
5.3
5.5
Medical care .............................................
363.356
4.4
.1
368.571
5.2
-.2
346.138
3.9
.1
363.389
1.5
-.2
Recreation 5 ..............................................
109.775
1.0
.0
109.051
2.4
-1.1
109.927
.3
-.1
112.389
1.0
1.1
Education and communication 5 ...............
118.462
2.8
.3
130.624
3.7
.0
122.907
4.6
.0
124.003
2.7
.1
Other goods and services .........................
354.887
3.8
.4
345.853
4.6
1.0
328.239
3.8
.9
372.238
1.9
-.1
210.698
178.900
160.488
210.558
112.171
248.045
4.2
5.4
5.6
9.9
-.7
3.3
.7
1.2
1.5
2.6
-.3
.3
205.885
167.583
145.444
195.493
101.011
245.884
4.5
5.8
6.1
9.2
.7
3.4
.6
1.0
1.2
2.5
-1.2
.2
217.914
178.118
152.681
200.789
108.375
259.378
3.7
3.7
3.6
8.0
-1.8
3.6
.7
1.4
2.0
3.3
.2
.1
228.215
182.354
156.108
189.219
108.492
274.595
3.8
5.0
4.8
8.0
-1.3
3.1
.6
1.2
1.2
1.9
-.2
.2
204.290
202.931
162.455
211.757
211.005
237.922
238.048
241.518
207.812
207.687
4.2
4.9
5.5
7.6
9.5
4.0
3.2
16.2
2.7
2.2
.8
1.0
1.4
1.8
2.5
.6
.4
4.3
.2
.1
198.893
194.864
148.134
204.180
197.361
236.846
235.784
235.230
203.274
202.403
4.4
5.4
6.0
7.2
8.8
4.7
3.2
16.0
3.1
2.6
.6
1.0
1.1
1.5
2.3
1.0
.2
6.8
-.2
-.4
213.079
202.084
156.783
213.571
206.469
237.669
252.966
287.414
213.038
212.378
3.7
3.8
3.7
5.9
7.9
4.0
3.6
12.9
2.7
2.6
.7
.9
2.0
1.8
3.2
.1
.1
5.2
.1
.2
223.065
204.040
158.741
205.810
191.434
227.968
267.669
227.205
229.579
233.350
3.9
4.2
4.8
6.6
7.8
2.8
3.2
15.7
2.7
2.1
.6
.9
1.2
1.5
1.8
.4
.2
4.1
.2
.0
Commodity and service group
All items ......................................................
Commodities .............................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables ...............................................
Services ....................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................
All items less shelter ...................................
Commodities less food ...............................
Nondurables ...............................................
Nondurables less food ................................
Services less rent of shelter 2 .....................
Services less medical care services ...........
Energy ........................................................
All items less energy ...................................
All items less food and energy ..................
1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
2 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
U.S.
city
average
ChicagoGaryKenosha,
IL-IN-WI
Atlanta, GA
Item and group
Index
Apr.
2008
Percent change
from—
Apr.
2007
Index
Apr.
2008
Feb.
2008
Percent change
from—
Apr.
2007
Index
Apr.
2008
Feb.
2008
Percent change
from—
Apr.
2007
Feb.
2008
Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................
210.698
627.606
4.2
1.7
1.1
1.7
-
-
205.885
604.656
4.5
-
205.801
622.269
4.0
-
-
-
Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................
210.559
210.252
209.657
212.794
213.633
5.0
5.1
5.9
4.0
3.5
.9
.9
1.2
.6
.5
211.076
217.543
208.109
234.036
139.577
3.9
4.1
5.3
2.7
.0
.0
.0
-.1
.0
1.2
208.617
207.890
213.715
195.480
218.025
5.6
5.7
7.1
3.8
4.1
.7
.9
.8
1.0
-1.0
Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ...............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
210.161
238.261
240.507
227.893
210.912
190.657
192.434
176.116
245.704
123.108
3.2
2.7
3.6
2.6
8.2
8.8
6.4
4.8
11.1
.2
.9
.5
.5
.4
3.6
4.3
3.8
2.0
8.7
.5
199.089
211.570
221.608
199.629
237.789
218.427
217.892
170.315
321.264
134.092
3.8
3.0
6.4
2.4
8.4
9.9
9.6
6.1
15.9
2.5
.3
-.5
-.4
-.7
4.3
5.2
5.3
.3
14.5
-.3
206.075
239.918
262.476
236.200
200.918
184.590
188.426
134.368
258.039
103.452
2.8
2.4
2.6
2.6
6.5
6.0
5.6
-.7
11.5
.8
1.3
.1
.0
-.4
8.5
9.5
9.5
2.7
15.6
.9
Apparel ...................................................................................
121.855
-.5
3.4
133.277
-3.2
.4
91.415
-4.3
2.9
Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................
199.556
196.641
295.618
293.349
293.562
299.310
280.478
7.9
8.0
21.4
20.9
20.9
21.0
20.6
4.7
4.7
13.5
13.2
13.4
12.9
12.6
194.535
193.245
299.384
296.402
294.687
355.041
292.845
8.8
9.0
26.5
26.1
26.1
26.3
26.0
5.2
5.2
13.4
13.1
13.3
12.5
12.6
187.774
185.322
311.810
309.181
305.983
320.971
290.853
10.4
10.7
25.5
25.5
25.9
25.0
23.7
5.2
5.3
16.1
16.0
16.2
15.9
15.2
Medical care ...........................................................................
363.356
4.4
.3
316.140
.9
-.1
368.571
5.2
.3
Recreation 7 ...........................................................................
109.775
1.0
.4
110.304
-1.3
.4
109.051
2.4
-.3
Education and communication 7 .............................................
118.462
2.8
.3
110.588
4.4
.7
130.624
3.7
-.2
Other goods and services ......................................................
354.887
3.8
.8
340.601
2.8
1.4
345.853
4.6
1.7
210.698
178.900
160.488
210.558
112.171
248.045
4.2
5.4
5.6
9.9
-.7
3.3
1.7
2.8
3.8
6.6
-.3
.8
205.801
181.736
165.290
223.958
110.085
237.020
4.0
5.5
6.3
11.0
-1.5
3.1
1.1
2.6
3.9
6.7
-.8
.3
205.885
167.583
145.444
195.493
101.011
245.884
4.5
5.8
6.1
9.2
.7
3.4
1.7
2.5
3.8
6.8
-1.5
1.0
204.290
202.931
162.455
211.757
211.005
237.922
238.048
241.518
207.812
207.687
4.2
4.9
5.5
7.6
9.5
4.0
3.2
16.2
2.7
2.2
1.7
2.2
3.7
3.8
6.2
1.1
.8
9.8
.6
.5
199.281
209.194
164.668
217.532
218.582
246.711
225.834
236.549
200.673
197.867
4.1
4.7
6.1
7.8
10.6
3.3
3.3
18.6
1.9
1.5
1.2
2.2
3.8
3.7
6.5
1.5
.3
9.6
-.2
-.2
198.893
194.864
148.134
204.180
197.361
236.846
235.784
235.230
203.274
202.403
4.4
5.4
6.0
7.2
8.8
4.7
3.2
16.0
3.1
2.6
1.7
2.4
3.5
3.6
6.2
2.2
1.1
13.1
.3
.2
Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
DetroitAnn ArborFlint, MI
HoustonGalvestonBrazoria, TX
Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA
Item and group
Index
Apr.
2008
Percent change
from—
Apr.
2007
Index
Apr.
2008
Feb.
2008
Percent change
from—
Apr.
2007
Index
Apr.
2008
Feb.
2008
Percent change
from—
Apr.
2007
Feb.
2008
Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................
201.037
592.093
2.9
1.7
1.4
1.7
-
-
217.914
644.002
3.7
-
188.463
601.491
3.1
-
-
-
Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................
193.554
193.717
191.545
197.789
186.775
2.0
2.1
1.8
2.6
.2
.8
.9
.7
1.2
-.1
195.204
194.839
197.399
187.747
191.826
4.9
5.1
5.1
4.7
.7
.3
.4
-.3
1.3
-.9
219.044
216.660
228.186
199.010
233.647
3.4
3.2
4.2
1.7
5.4
-.2
-.2
.2
-.9
.9
Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ...............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
184.255
200.100
204.934
206.637
231.186
195.215
195.823
156.395
238.482
114.310
1.6
.3
.3
.1
7.9
8.9
8.7
2.2
15.9
1.0
1.5
.2
.1
.6
9.1
10.5
11.0
.8
22.8
-1.1
172.568
186.215
182.252
183.775
183.111
175.397
173.331
169.978
192.945
125.168
1.4
2.1
2.2
2.1
-3.7
-5.4
-5.9
-9.7
21.8
4.5
.2
.1
.6
.3
1.0
.9
.9
1.1
.0
.1
235.557
257.949
272.880
251.532
248.435
255.467
254.191
262.995
266.013
125.165
3.1
3.4
4.2
3.6
7.2
7.5
7.0
-1.6
27.8
-2.6
.6
.3
-.1
.5
4.0
5.2
5.0
1.0
13.4
-.2
Apparel ...................................................................................
112.209
.7
.7
152.364
-6.9
4.3
108.595
1.8
1.9
Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................
228.490
227.779
303.823
301.970
311.857
333.553
279.043
10.3
10.4
26.1
25.9
26.8
24.3
22.1
5.5
5.7
14.8
14.5
14.9
14.2
12.8
191.878
191.813
291.848
289.399
300.713
295.442
276.990
7.3
7.4
22.1
21.6
21.6
22.0
21.5
3.8
4.0
14.4
14.1
14.3
13.8
13.3
199.776
196.040
295.164
288.522
289.487
273.319
274.834
5.7
6.0
15.0
14.7
15.0
14.5
13.8
6.6
6.8
19.9
19.9
20.4
19.5
18.9
Medical care ...........................................................................
348.812
-.5
.2
336.806
5.2
2.1
346.138
3.9
.1
Recreation 7 ...........................................................................
115.170
-5.1
-2.0
106.938
-2.4
-1.8
109.927
.3
.5
Education and communication 7 .............................................
126.202
1.3
-.2
100.616
2.0
.0
122.907
4.6
.4
Other goods and services ......................................................
353.930
1.4
.0
287.000
6.3
3.0
328.239
3.8
.7
201.037
170.775
158.077
204.027
106.847
238.957
2.9
5.7
8.3
11.4
1.4
.6
1.7
2.7
4.0
5.5
.3
.9
188.463
173.355
160.345
216.465
106.383
207.142
3.1
4.5
4.2
8.0
1.8
1.4
2.1
3.1
7.4
-4.0
.6
217.914
178.118
152.681
200.789
108.375
259.378
3.7
3.7
3.6
8.0
-1.8
3.6
1.7
3.2
5.0
9.1
-.1
.6
195.969
204.641
159.439
199.751
203.511
256.900
231.024
248.620
196.108
197.276
3.0
4.0
8.0
6.6
10.7
1.1
.8
18.4
.8
.6
1.8
2.3
3.8
3.2
5.2
1.5
.9
13.0
.1
.0
181.026
190.057
161.540
207.449
215.041
211.343
192.268
241.322
182.691
179.760
3.0
3.5
4.0
6.6
7.6
1.5
1.2
10.8
1.9
1.2
1.3
1.8
3.0
4.0
6.9
1.0
.4
9.6
.1
.0
213.079
202.084
156.783
213.571
206.469
237.669
252.966
287.414
213.038
212.378
3.7
3.8
3.7
5.9
7.9
4.0
3.6
12.9
2.7
2.6
1.8
2.5
4.8
4.5
8.6
1.1
.6
15.6
.3
.4
Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
-
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA
MiamiFort Lauderdale, FL
Item and group
Index
Apr.
2008
Percent change
from—
Apr.
2007
Index
Apr.
2008
Feb.
2008
PhiladelphiaWilmingtonAtlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD
Percent change
from—
Apr.
2007
Index
Apr.
2008
Feb.
2008
Percent change
from—
Apr.
2007
Feb.
2008
Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................
219.456
356.550
5.0
1.1
1.3
1.2
-
-
223.295
648.597
4.0
-
228.215
649.784
3.8
-
-
-
Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................
217.980
219.884
219.438
222.205
193.034
5.5
5.7
6.9
2.1
3.1
.7
.7
.9
.3
.0
217.788
217.549
216.679
223.468
218.709
5.3
5.4
5.6
5.0
3.4
1.8
1.8
2.6
.8
.6
204.857
204.143
216.600
179.646
205.373
3.7
3.9
4.7
2.8
.1
.6
.6
1.3
-.4
.8
Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ...............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
223.703
246.424
237.452
239.041
166.776
157.510
154.142
150.054
259.162
176.483
4.6
5.3
6.0
5.4
1.2
.7
.1
.2
1.8
3.0
.5
.4
1.0
.6
.8
1.1
1.0
.9
7.9
1.3
245.548
294.253
290.254
276.067
193.483
197.670
188.999
168.484
228.233
118.624
3.6
3.2
4.6
3.0
10.1
10.5
5.2
6.8
2.6
-2.8
.7
.7
.7
.5
1.2
1.2
-.9
-1.5
.3
-.1
231.294
278.458
253.155
249.386
210.043
192.030
200.411
186.000
227.265
118.246
2.9
2.6
3.0
2.6
6.1
6.5
2.5
3.0
1.5
1.2
.7
.6
.3
.5
1.6
1.8
.6
-.3
3.0
-.3
Apparel ...................................................................................
149.379
-9.9
-4.5
104.524
-3.0
1.9
108.536
6.1
5.8
Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................
206.885
208.060
311.435
308.061
310.123
284.123
298.438
9.4
9.6
22.0
21.9
22.1
22.0
20.8
4.4
4.4
11.0
10.9
11.1
10.7
10.5
205.147
197.734
262.288
260.661
264.847
258.304
255.240
7.6
8.0
21.3
21.0
21.3
20.5
20.2
3.7
3.9
10.5
10.3
10.9
9.0
9.3
205.627
204.673
293.158
286.415
289.363
276.784
265.021
8.2
8.4
19.4
18.4
18.5
18.4
18.3
2.9
3.2
9.5
8.9
9.1
8.3
8.7
Medical care ...........................................................................
346.200
4.7
.6
363.389
1.5
-.2
404.731
3.4
.0
Recreation 7 ...........................................................................
110.771
1.2
-.7
112.389
1.0
1.4
121.808
5.1
.2
Education and communication 7 .............................................
118.958
4.1
.9
124.003
2.7
.1
117.699
3.2
.1
Other goods and services ......................................................
266.023
4.8
2.1
372.238
1.9
.3
390.394
1.3
1.0
219.456
194.578
179.836
218.080
135.985
242.988
5.0
5.8
6.1
9.3
1.2
4.5
1.1
2.2
3.2
5.1
.4
.5
228.215
182.354
156.108
189.219
108.492
274.595
3.8
5.0
4.8
8.0
-1.3
3.1
1.3
2.6
3.2
4.8
.0
.5
223.295
180.981
162.282
193.197
117.552
274.615
4.0
5.7
6.8
9.4
1.8
3.0
1.2
2.5
3.5
5.6
-.4
.3
213.789
206.838
180.317
218.948
216.295
219.322
233.362
222.444
219.166
219.090
5.1
4.9
6.0
7.2
9.0
3.2
4.5
13.3
4.1
3.8
1.2
1.6
3.2
2.7
4.9
.6
.5
7.3
.4
.4
223.065
204.040
158.741
205.810
191.434
227.968
267.669
227.205
229.579
233.350
3.9
4.2
4.8
6.6
7.8
2.8
3.2
15.7
2.7
2.1
1.4
1.7
3.1
3.3
4.6
.2
.5
5.8
.8
.6
216.720
208.303
164.289
202.377
194.945
244.756
264.931
227.100
223.469
229.323
4.0
4.8
6.6
6.8
9.0
3.6
3.0
12.7
3.0
2.8
1.2
1.5
3.5
3.3
5.4
.0
.4
5.5
.6
.6
Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
See footnotes at end of table.
69
CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose,
CA
Item and group
Index
Apr.
2008
SeattleTacomaBremerton, WA
Percent change from—
Apr.
2007
Index
Feb.
2008
Apr.
2008
Percent change from—
Apr.
2007
Feb.
2008
Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................
217.913
663.563
3.2
1.4
1.0
-
218.483
648.020
3.8
-
-
-
Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................
221.771
221.753
223.550
219.459
226.238
4.6
4.6
5.5
3.5
4.8
.7
.8
.9
.7
-.2
222.388
222.703
222.447
227.613
222.558
5.3
5.1
5.7
4.4
7.2
1.5
1.4
2.9
-.8
2.7
Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ...............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
238.581
263.531
286.219
244.920
249.230
271.967
270.221
257.491
295.291
133.791
2.2
2.0
4.2
2.5
5.0
5.7
5.3
.1
20.0
1.1
.9
.6
.9
.7
5.2
7.0
7.0
1.9
21.4
.1
221.330
244.146
248.871
252.544
187.367
184.856
212.980
211.600
193.840
168.245
4.2
6.4
8.6
6.8
-2.8
-5.4
-6.5
-3.7
-12.0
-5.7
.2
.9
1.0
1.3
-4.4
-6.6
-7.0
-8.9
.1
-1.3
Apparel ...................................................................................
108.303
-3.2
-5.2
148.261
-1.6
1.1
Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................
181.944
176.576
290.571
288.462
289.953
266.563
268.000
5.6
5.6
15.9
14.5
14.8
14.1
13.3
5.1
5.3
17.2
16.9
17.3
15.9
15.9
212.433
219.104
383.560
388.376
427.472
296.633
340.967
5.2
5.3
16.0
15.2
15.2
15.2
15.2
4.1
4.2
13.4
12.9
13.1
12.7
12.0
Medical care ...........................................................................
354.518
4.3
-1.1
331.335
2.4
-2.9
Recreation 7 ...........................................................................
103.304
1.6
1.6
98.136
1.8
-.8
Education and communication 7 .............................................
126.826
3.8
1.1
119.874
2.6
.4
Other goods and services ......................................................
354.116
2.0
1.3
359.298
1.6
-.6
217.913
177.256
149.170
189.942
110.023
257.565
3.2
3.8
3.2
6.4
-1.0
2.7
1.4
2.2
3.3
6.2
-.4
.8
218.483
190.926
172.953
226.572
124.612
248.242
3.8
3.0
1.6
4.8
-2.7
4.7
1.0
2.1
2.4
4.4
-.3
.3
213.193
200.444
152.166
207.708
192.122
231.516
251.450
293.598
215.174
214.160
3.1
3.8
3.3
5.4
6.5
3.8
2.6
12.8
2.3
1.8
1.5
1.8
3.2
3.1
5.8
1.0
.9
14.2
.3
.2
213.736
210.210
174.478
223.881
225.646
232.097
240.267
299.890
214.564
212.358
3.9
2.7
1.8
5.3
5.0
2.6
4.6
9.6
3.2
2.8
1.2
1.0
2.4
3.0
4.3
-.5
.2
7.5
.3
.1
Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
1 Areas on pricing schedule 1 (see Table 10) will appear next month.
2 Index on a November 1977=100 base in Miami.
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 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Year
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1913
1914
9.8
10.0
9.8
9.9
9.8
9.9
9.8
9.8
9.7
9.9
9.8
9.9
9.9
10.0
9.9
10.2
10.0
10.2
10.0
10.1
10.1
10.2
10.0
10.1
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
10.1
10.4
11.7
14.0
16.5
10.0
10.4
12.0
14.1
16.2
9.9
10.5
12.0
14.0
16.4
10.0
10.6
12.6
14.2
16.7
10.1
10.7
12.8
14.5
16.9
10.1
10.8
13.0
14.7
16.9
10.1
10.8
12.8
15.1
17.4
10.1
10.9
13.0
15.4
17.7
10.1
11.1
13.3
15.7
17.8
10.2
11.3
13.5
16.0
18.1
10.3
11.5
13.5
16.3
18.5
10.3
11.6
13.7
16.5
18.9
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
19.3
19.0
16.9
16.8
17.3
19.5
18.4
16.9
16.8
17.2
19.7
18.3
16.7
16.8
17.1
20.3
18.1
16.7
16.9
17.0
20.6
17.7
16.7
16.9
17.0
20.9
17.6
16.7
17.0
17.0
20.8
17.7
16.8
17.2
17.1
20.3
17.7
16.6
17.1
17.0
20.0
17.5
16.6
17.2
17.1
19.9
17.5
16.7
17.3
17.2
19.8
17.4
16.8
17.3
17.2
19.4
17.3
16.9
17.3
17.3
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
17.3
17.9
17.5
17.3
17.1
17.2
17.9
17.4
17.1
17.1
17.3
17.8
17.3
17.1
17.0
17.2
17.9
17.3
17.1
16.9
17.3
17.8
17.4
17.2
17.0
17.5
17.7
17.6
17.1
17.1
17.7
17.5
17.3
17.1
17.3
17.7
17.4
17.2
17.1
17.3
17.7
17.5
17.3
17.3
17.3
17.7
17.6
17.4
17.2
17.3
18.0
17.7
17.3
17.2
17.3
17.9
17.7
17.3
17.1
17.2
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
17.1
15.9
14.3
12.9
13.2
17.0
15.7
14.1
12.7
13.3
16.9
15.6
14.0
12.6
13.3
17.0
15.5
13.9
12.6
13.3
16.9
15.3
13.7
12.6
13.3
16.8
15.1
13.6
12.7
13.4
16.6
15.1
13.6
13.1
13.4
16.5
15.1
13.5
13.2
13.4
16.6
15.0
13.4
13.2
13.6
16.5
14.9
13.3
13.2
13.5
16.4
14.7
13.2
13.2
13.5
16.1
14.6
13.1
13.2
13.4
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
13.6
13.8
14.1
14.2
14.0
13.7
13.8
14.1
14.1
13.9
13.7
13.7
14.2
14.1
13.9
13.8
13.7
14.3
14.2
13.8
13.8
13.7
14.4
14.1
13.8
13.7
13.8
14.4
14.1
13.8
13.7
13.9
14.5
14.1
13.8
13.7
14.0
14.5
14.1
13.8
13.7
14.0
14.6
14.1
14.1
13.7
14.0
14.6
14.0
14.0
13.8
14.0
14.5
14.0
14.0
13.8
14.0
14.4
14.0
14.0
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
13.9
14.1
15.7
16.9
17.4
14.0
14.1
15.8
16.9
17.4
14.0
14.2
16.0
17.2
17.4
14.0
14.3
16.1
17.4
17.5
14.0
14.4
16.3
17.5
17.5
14.1
14.7
16.3
17.5
17.6
14.0
14.7
16.4
17.4
17.7
14.0
14.9
16.5
17.3
17.7
14.0
15.1
16.5
17.4
17.7
14.0
15.3
16.7
17.4
17.7
14.0
15.4
16.8
17.4
17.7
14.1
15.5
16.9
17.4
17.8
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
17.8
18.2
21.5
23.7
24.0
17.8
18.1
21.5
23.5
23.8
17.8
18.3
21.9
23.4
23.8
17.8
18.4
21.9
23.8
23.9
17.9
18.5
21.9
23.9
23.8
18.1
18.7
22.0
24.1
23.9
18.1
19.8
22.2
24.4
23.7
18.1
20.2
22.5
24.5
23.8
18.1
20.4
23.0
24.5
23.9
18.1
20.8
23.0
24.4
23.7
18.1
21.3
23.1
24.2
23.8
18.2
21.5
23.4
24.1
23.6
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
23.5
25.4
26.5
26.6
26.9
23.5
25.7
26.3
26.5
26.9
23.6
25.8
26.3
26.6
26.9
23.6
25.8
26.4
26.6
26.8
23.7
25.9
26.4
26.7
26.9
23.8
25.9
26.5
26.8
26.9
24.1
25.9
26.7
26.8
26.9
24.3
25.9
26.7
26.9
26.9
24.4
26.1
26.7
26.9
26.8
24.6
26.2
26.7
27.0
26.8
24.7
26.4
26.7
26.9
26.8
25.0
26.5
26.7
26.9
26.7
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
26.7
26.8
27.6
28.6
29.0
26.7
26.8
27.7
28.6
28.9
26.7
26.8
27.8
28.8
28.9
26.7
26.9
27.9
28.9
29.0
26.7
27.0
28.0
28.9
29.0
26.7
27.2
28.1
28.9
29.1
26.8
27.4
28.3
29.0
29.2
26.8
27.3
28.3
28.9
29.2
26.9
27.4
28.3
28.9
29.3
26.9
27.5
28.3
28.9
29.4
26.9
27.5
28.4
29.0
29.4
26.8
27.6
28.4
28.9
29.4
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
29.3
29.8
30.0
30.4
30.9
29.4
29.8
30.1
30.4
30.9
29.4
29.8
30.1
30.5
30.9
29.5
29.8
30.2
30.5
30.9
29.5
29.8
30.2
30.5
30.9
29.6
29.8
30.2
30.6
31.0
29.6
30.0
30.3
30.7
31.1
29.6
29.9
30.3
30.7
31.0
29.6
30.0
30.4
30.7
31.1
29.8
30.0
30.4
30.8
31.1
29.8
30.0
30.4
30.8
31.2
29.8
30.0
30.4
30.9
31.2
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
31.2
31.8
32.9
34.1
35.6
31.2
32.0
32.9
34.2
35.8
31.3
32.1
33.0
34.3
36.1
31.4
32.3
33.1
34.4
36.3
31.4
32.3
33.2
34.5
36.4
31.6
32.4
33.3
34.7
36.6
31.6
32.5
33.4
34.9
36.8
31.6
32.7
33.5
35.0
37.0
31.6
32.7
33.6
35.1
37.1
31.7
32.9
33.7
35.3
37.3
31.7
32.9
33.8
35.4
37.5
31.8
32.9
33.9
35.5
37.7
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all
items-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Semiannual
averages
Annual
avg.
Year
1st
half
2nd
half
Percent change
from previous
Annual
avg.
Dec.
1913
1914
-
-
9.9
10.0
-
-
1.0
1.0
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
-
-
10.1
10.9
12.8
15.1
17.3
2.0
12.6
18.1
20.4
14.5
1.0
7.9
17.4
18.0
14.6
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
-
-
20.0
17.9
16.8
17.1
17.1
2.6
-10.8
-2.3
2.4
.0
15.6
-10.5
-6.1
1.8
.0
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
-
-
17.5
17.7
17.4
17.1
17.1
3.5
-1.1
-2.3
-1.2
.6
2.3
1.1
-1.7
-1.7
.0
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
-
-
16.7
15.2
13.7
13.0
13.4
-6.4
-9.3
-10.3
.8
1.5
-2.3
-9.0
-9.9
-5.1
3.1
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
-
-
13.7
13.9
14.4
14.1
13.9
3.0
1.4
2.9
-2.8
.0
2.2
1.5
3.6
-2.1
-1.4
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
-
-
14.0
14.7
16.3
17.3
17.6
.7
9.9
9.0
3.0
2.3
.7
5.0
10.9
6.1
1.7
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
-
-
18.0
19.5
22.3
24.1
23.8
2.2
18.1
8.8
3.0
-2.1
2.3
8.3
14.4
8.1
-1.2
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
-
-
24.1
26.0
26.5
26.7
26.9
5.9
6.0
.8
.7
-.7
1.3
7.9
1.9
.8
.7
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
-
-
26.8
27.2
28.1
28.9
29.1
.4
3.0
2.9
1.8
1.7
-.4
1.5
3.3
2.8
.7
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
-
-
29.6
29.9
30.2
30.6
31.0
1.4
.7
1.3
1.6
1.0
1.7
1.0
1.0
1.3
1.3
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
-
-
31.5
32.4
33.4
34.8
36.7
1.9
3.5
3.0
4.7
6.2
1.6
2.9
3.1
4.2
5.5
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Year
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
37.8
39.8
41.1
42.6
46.6
38.0
39.9
41.3
42.9
47.2
38.2
40.0
41.4
43.3
47.8
38.5
40.1
41.5
43.6
48.0
38.6
40.3
41.6
43.9
48.6
38.8
40.6
41.7
44.2
49.0
39.0
40.7
41.9
44.3
49.4
39.0
40.8
42.0
45.1
50.0
39.2
40.8
42.1
45.2
50.6
39.4
40.9
42.3
45.6
51.1
39.6
40.9
42.4
45.9
51.5
39.8
41.1
42.5
46.2
51.9
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
52.1
55.6
58.5
62.5
68.3
52.5
55.8
59.1
62.9
69.1
52.7
55.9
59.5
63.4
69.8
52.9
56.1
60.0
63.9
70.6
53.2
56.5
60.3
64.5
71.5
53.6
56.8
60.7
65.2
72.3
54.2
57.1
61.0
65.7
73.1
54.3
57.4
61.2
66.0
73.8
54.6
57.6
61.4
66.5
74.6
54.9
57.9
61.6
67.1
75.2
55.3
58.0
61.9
67.4
75.9
55.5
58.2
62.1
67.7
76.7
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
77.8
87.0
94.3
97.8
101.9
78.9
87.9
94.6
97.9
102.4
80.1
88.5
94.5
97.9
102.6
81.0
89.1
94.9
98.6
103.1
81.8
89.8
95.8
99.2
103.4
82.7
90.6
97.0
99.5
103.7
82.7
91.6
97.5
99.9
104.1
83.3
92.3
97.7
100.2
104.5
84.0
93.2
97.9
100.7
105.0
84.8
93.4
98.2
101.0
105.3
85.5
93.7
98.0
101.2
105.3
86.3
94.0
97.6
101.3
105.3
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
105.5
109.6
111.2
115.7
121.1
106.0
109.3
111.6
116.0
121.6
106.4
108.8
112.1
116.5
122.3
106.9
108.6
112.7
117.1
123.1
107.3
108.9
113.1
117.5
123.8
107.6
109.5
113.5
118.0
124.1
107.8
109.5
113.8
118.5
124.4
108.0
109.7
114.4
119.0
124.6
108.3
110.2
115.0
119.8
125.0
108.7
110.3
115.3
120.2
125.6
109.0
110.4
115.4
120.3
125.9
109.3
110.5
115.4
120.5
126.1
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
127.4
134.6
138.1
142.6
146.2
128.0
134.8
138.6
143.1
146.7
128.7
135.0
139.3
143.6
147.2
128.9
135.2
139.5
144.0
147.4
129.2
135.6
139.7
144.2
147.5
129.9
136.0
140.2
144.4
148.0
130.4
136.2
140.5
144.4
148.4
131.6
136.6
140.9
144.8
149.0
132.7
137.2
141.3
145.1
149.4
133.5
137.4
141.8
145.7
149.5
133.8
137.8
142.0
145.8
149.7
133.8
137.9
141.9
145.8
149.7
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
150.3
154.4
159.1
161.6
164.3
150.9
154.9
159.6
161.9
164.5
151.4
155.7
160.0
162.2
165.0
151.9
156.3
160.2
162.5
166.2
152.2
156.6
160.1
162.8
166.2
152.5
156.7
160.3
163.0
166.2
152.5
157.0
160.5
163.2
166.7
152.9
157.3
160.8
163.4
167.1
153.2
157.8
161.2
163.6
167.9
153.7
158.3
161.6
164.0
168.2
153.6
158.6
161.5
164.0
168.3
153.5
158.6
161.3
163.9
168.3
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
168.8
175.1
177.1
181.7
185.2
169.8
175.8
177.8
183.1
186.2
171.2
176.2
178.8
184.2
187.4
171.3
176.9
179.8
183.8
188.0
171.5
177.7
179.8
183.5
189.1
172.4
178.0
179.9
183.7
189.7
172.8
177.5
180.1
183.9
189.4
172.8
177.5
180.7
184.6
189.5
173.7
178.3
181.0
185.2
189.9
174.0
177.7
181.3
185.0
190.9
174.1
177.4
181.3
184.5
191.0
174.0
176.7
180.9
184.3
190.3
2005
2006
2007
2008
190.7
198.3
202.416
211.080
191.8
198.7
203.499
211.693
193.3
199.8
205.352
213.528
194.6
201.5
206.686
214.823
194.4
202.5
207.949
194.5
202.9
208.352
195.4
203.5
208.299
196.4
203.9
207.917
198.8
202.9
208.490
199.2
201.8
208.936
197.6
201.5
210.177
196.8
201.8
210.036
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
See footnotes at end of table.
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CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all
items-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Semiannual
averages
Annual
avg.
Year
1st
half
2nd
half
Percent change
from previous
Annual
avg.
Dec.
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
-
-
38.8
40.5
41.8
44.4
49.3
5.6
3.3
3.4
8.7
12.3
5.7
4.4
3.2
6.2
11.0
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
-
-
53.8
56.9
60.6
65.2
72.6
6.9
4.9
6.7
9.0
13.3
9.1
5.8
6.5
7.6
11.3
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
-
-
102.9
104.9
82.4
90.9
96.5
99.6
103.9
12.5
8.9
3.8
3.8
3.9
13.5
10.3
6.2
3.2
4.3
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
106.6
109.1
112.4
116.8
122.7
108.5
110.1
114.9
119.7
125.3
107.6
109.6
113.6
118.3
124.0
3.8
1.1
4.4
4.4
4.6
3.6
1.9
3.6
4.1
4.8
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
128.7
135.2
139.2
143.7
147.2
132.6
137.2
141.4
145.3
149.3
130.7
136.2
140.3
144.5
148.2
6.1
3.1
2.9
2.7
2.7
5.4
4.2
3.0
3.0
2.6
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
151.5
155.8
159.9
162.3
165.4
153.2
157.9
161.2
163.7
167.8
152.4
156.9
160.5
163.0
166.6
2.5
3.3
1.7
1.6
2.7
2.8
3.0
2.3
1.6
2.2
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
170.8
176.6
178.9
183.3
187.6
173.6
177.5
180.9
184.6
190.2
172.2
177.1
179.9
184.0
188.9
3.4
1.6
2.4
1.9
3.3
3.4
2.8
1.6
2.3
2.7
2005
2006
2007
2008
193.2
200.6
205.709
197.4
202.6
208.976
195.3
201.6
207.342
3.4
2.5
4.1
3.4
3.2
2.8
-
-
-
-
-
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed
expenditure categories
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group
December
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Apr.
2008
2007
Expenditure category
All items .....................................................................
All items (1967=100) ..................................................
174.0
521.1
176.7
529.2
180.9
541.9
184.3
552.1
190.3
570.1
196.8
589.4
201.8
604.5
210.036
629.174
214.823
643.515
Food and beverages ................................................
Food ......................................................................
Food at home ......................................................
Cereals and bakery products .............................
Cereals and cereal products ............................
Flour and prepared flour mixes ......................
Breakfast cereal .............................................
Rice, pasta, cornmeal ....................................
Rice 1 2 ........................................................
Bakery products ...............................................
Bread 2 ..........................................................
White bread 1 ...............................................
Bread other than white 1 ..............................
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 2 ........................
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ......................
Cookies 1 .....................................................
Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 .......................
Other bakery products ...................................
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 1
Crackers, bread, and cracker products 1 .....
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products,
pies, tarts, turnovers 1 .........................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................
Meats, poultry, and fish ...................................
Meats .............................................................
Beef and veal ...............................................
Uncooked ground beef ..............................
Uncooked beef roasts 2 .............................
Uncooked beef steaks 2 ............................
Uncooked other beef and veal 2 ................
Pork .............................................................
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related
products 2 ..........................................
Bacon and related products 1 ..................
Breakfast sausage and related products
1 2 ....................................................
Ham ...........................................................
Ham, excluding canned 1 ........................
Pork chops .................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics 2 ..
Other meats .................................................
Frankfurters 1 .............................................
Lunchmeats 1 2 ..........................................
Lamb and organ meats 1 ...........................
Lamb and mutton 1 2 .................................
Poultry ...........................................................
Chicken 2 .....................................................
Fresh whole chicken 1 ...............................
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 ...............
Other poultry including turkey 2 ...................
Fish and seafood ...........................................
Fresh fish and seafood 2 .............................
Processed fish and seafood 2 ......................
Canned fish and seafood 1 ........................
Frozen fish and seafood 1 .........................
Eggs ................................................................
Dairy and related products ................................
Milk 2 ................................................................
Fresh whole milk 1 .........................................
Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 .....................
Cheese and related products ..........................
Ice cream and related products .......................
Other dairy and related products 2 ..................
Fruits and vegetables ........................................
170.5
170.0
170.2
190.7
175.7
151.9
199.0
152.0
98.9
198.1
109.3
201.9
210.0
109.3
192.9
191.0
193.9
195.0
188.4
226.4
175.2
174.7
174.7
195.3
179.2
158.9
202.2
154.7
97.9
203.3
115.0
212.3
218.8
113.4
196.1
196.2
197.4
195.9
196.0
225.1
177.8
177.3
176.1
197.3
180.1
165.0
202.2
154.6
98.2
206.0
116.2
213.7
223.3
115.5
199.9
201.6
199.9
197.3
198.0
227.0
184.1
183.6
184.1
202.9
183.9
171.4
203.2
161.1
103.4
212.6
118.6
218.9
222.5
119.9
205.1
203.1
207.7
206.5
205.5
242.4
188.9
188.5
188.5
206.4
185.7
165.4
205.7
165.0
108.3
217.1
123.3
227.2
233.7
123.1
209.4
208.1
211.6
206.9
209.8
239.8
193.2
192.9
191.7
208.4
185.1
171.6
201.3
167.1
110.1
220.7
126.9
232.5
240.2
126.1
213.9
212.5
216.1
205.9
216.8
236.6
197.4
197.0
194.3
214.8
189.0
177.0
202.3
174.9
117.3
228.5
133.4
244.6
251.3
134.0
216.1
216.2
216.9
212.4
225.3
244.4
206.936
206.704
205.208
226.461
196.793
190.014
207.828
183.958
122.254
242.268
147.354
272.159
276.643
139.977
228.738
222.193
235.227
217.459
233.009
247.888
211.365
211.102
210.851
240.034
208.229
224.337
208.577
206.175
132.656
256.990
158.271
291.388
299.909
149.863
234.471
227.468
241.878
233.763
242.695
266.950
195.3
156.6
157.0
152.9
150.9
128.4
109.7
110.9
107.7
157.2
202.0
162.0
163.3
160.0
160.2
137.3
118.7
115.8
113.7
163.0
203.7
162.4
163.0
160.3
161.1
139.0
119.1
116.1
112.8
159.2
207.0
181.1
180.4
182.7
198.9
166.1
147.1
148.0
137.3
167.5
211.9
183.1
184.5
185.6
197.1
170.9
146.1
143.1
128.8
175.4
211.6
185.7
187.1
187.8
201.5
176.8
147.8
145.0
132.7
175.2
217.3
188.6
189.0
189.4
202.6
177.7
147.5
145.1
138.1
176.4
225.129
198.755
196.639
195.558
212.808
186.936
155.076
152.557
143.603
178.818
245.065
200.770
198.825
196.450
212.782
189.647
152.435
150.526
146.468
180.557
107.7
174.4
113.4
185.8
113.1
187.8
118.0
205.1
124.8
212.4
120.3
207.7
122.3
211.1
126.273
219.140
126.656
216.807
108.3
152.5
164.6
155.0
98.8
155.1
153.0
104.2
169.7
105.3
160.7
103.1
164.0
158.8
105.0
189.5
110.5
102.4
125.3
218.6
145.5
161.5
109.3
160.0
110.6
161.1
167.1
109.5
215.1
111.8
158.5
171.4
159.4
100.7
159.7
157.7
108.2
173.4
102.5
167.7
108.4
168.7
169.6
107.1
189.4
109.6
103.5
128.2
217.6
133.5
170.8
114.1
167.3
114.4
172.7
181.8
112.6
214.4
110.7
155.3
169.8
154.9
95.4
164.8
172.0
109.5
189.8
115.1
162.4
178.9
163.2
102.2
173.8
177.0
113.3
202.7
122.097
175.954
198.301
167.482
111.596
187.239
186.345
120.873
231.966
124.874
181.260
203.115
166.326
113.380
188.696
187.905
122.205
243.841
NA
166.6
108.3
170.6
167.5
104.0
187.4
106.3
105.3
130.5
225.5
146.5
167.3
109.9
160.2
111.8
168.3
179.1
114.9
224.9
174.4
113.4
171.5
176.9
108.5
192.5
111.3
105.3
130.2
227.1
190.6
173.0
117.5
171.3
119.1
172.2
179.4
116.7
232.4
117.7
172.9
193.3
166.8
111.6
180.4
175.6
118.0
214.2
126.8
183.8
119.6
188.5
183.2
114.3
204.4
120.9
108.2
136.5
231.5
154.7
183.2
128.7
189.3
128.0
182.3
179.1
121.9
252.3
119.3
173.6
195.9
166.2
112.1
184.0
177.6
119.1
NA
123.6
169.2
188.5
166.9
108.8
178.9
172.8
116.8
207.5
114.9
183.3
120.0
186.4
186.3
111.2
196.9
114.4
106.9
133.7
228.7
152.6
180.1
124.4
181.5
125.1
181.4
178.4
120.1
250.8
NA
NA
182.5
118.5
186.1
181.2
114.7
211.6
125.9
110.9
144.0
233.8
176.5
181.0
125.5
181.2
128.0
178.9
182.0
121.7
257.2
NA
NA
193.998
127.324
202.199
194.487
116.282
221.633
132.385
115.420
148.631
245.839
234.018
205.299
149.692
221.014
149.603
202.189
188.522
136.064
272.482
197.452
128.378
204.281
195.749
123.423
228.053
137.056
117.908
151.892
250.319
233.184
207.680
147.969
217.605
148.185
207.006
190.671
141.287
272.746
See footnotes at end of table.
75
CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed
expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group
December
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Apr.
2008
Expenditure category
Fresh fruits and vegetables .............................
Fresh fruits .....................................................
Apples ..........................................................
Bananas ......................................................
Citrus fruits 2 ................................................
Oranges, including tangerines 1 ................
Other fresh fruits 2 .......................................
Fresh vegetables ...........................................
Potatoes ......................................................
Lettuce .........................................................
Tomatoes .....................................................
Other fresh vegetables ................................
Processed fruits and vegetables 2 ...................
Canned fruits and vegetables 2 .....................
Canned fruits 1 2 ..........................................
Canned vegetables 1 2 ................................
Frozen fruits and vegetables 2 .......................
Frozen vegetables 1 ....................................
Other processed fruits and vegetables
including dried 2 .....................................
Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 ................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage
materials ....................................................
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 2 .....................
Carbonated drinks .........................................
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 2 ....
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 2
Beverage materials including coffee and tea 2
Coffee ............................................................
Roasted coffee 1 ..........................................
Instant and freeze dried coffee 1 .................
Other beverage materials including tea 2 ......
Other food at home ............................................
Sugar and sweets ............................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners .....................
Candy and chewing gum 2 ............................
Other sweets 2 ...............................................
Fats and oils ....................................................
Butter and margarine 2 ..................................
Butter 1 ........................................................
Margarine 1 ..................................................
Salad dressing 2 ............................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 2
Peanut butter 1 2 ..........................................
Other foods ......................................................
Soups ............................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods .......
Snacks ...........................................................
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ......
Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 ...
Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 ..........................
Sauces and gravies 1 2 ................................
Other condiments 1 ......................................
Baby food 2 ....................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 2 .........................
Prepared salads 1 3 .....................................
Food away from home .........................................
Full service meals and snacks 2 ........................
Limited service meals and snacks 2 ..................
Food at employee sites and schools 2 ...............
Food at elementary and secondary schools 1
4 ...............................................................
Food from vending machines and mobile
vendors 2 ...................................................
254.8
269.0
202.9
161.0
120.5
214.7
114.3
240.2
179.4
281.6
285.9
243.4
105.3
104.9
107.8
105.7
107.7
159.1
250.5
270.7
216.2
165.4
129.8
242.2
107.7
230.4
205.2
231.6
264.2
232.2
110.1
109.3
107.7
113.7
114.5
168.8
264.3
283.3
231.2
165.4
142.4
278.8
111.7
245.2
222.2
218.5
288.5
250.1
113.3
112.9
111.9
116.1
114.9
168.6
276.3
287.3
238.5
162.9
145.1
294.3
113.7
263.8
214.5
301.8
284.2
271.0
112.4
109.9
110.1
112.2
118.0
173.2
302.7
308.2
241.0
158.2
162.2
313.7
126.8
295.1
230.5
276.9
425.0
282.5
114.2
112.6
112.0
116.5
117.0
171.4
301.1
312.3
251.1
169.9
174.3
331.5
121.8
288.3
251.7
260.0
342.3
295.2
120.3
119.1
117.8
124.4
122.6
177.5
306.4
325.7
276.3
174.5
185.0
370.7
124.4
286.1
266.8
281.9
318.5
288.0
123.5
122.2
122.3
125.9
125.7
178.7
326.064
344.733
292.707
182.356
186.752
348.722
134.596
306.142
274.694
295.313
378.746
300.382
128.488
127.028
125.693
131.871
129.831
179.760
322.075
343.321
316.446
213.900
201.095
368.181
120.484
299.770
293.081
276.987
334.911
301.166
134.731
134.594
130.684
141.158
133.819
187.209
102.0
99.0
103.9
103.6
110.3
110.1
109.5
108.9
113.0
113.8
118.5
116.6
122.5
123.6
129.286
139.039
135.515
147.193
136.7
104.9
121.1
111.3
104.6
96.8
147.7
151.7
159.3
109.6
156.3
153.5
133.6
104.2
106.4
150.2
113.3
147.2
153.8
105.9
103.0
108.2
172.7
196.9
150.2
166.8
173.0
101.0
100.2
106.5
182.6
111.9
108.9
138.5
106.9
123.3
114.4
106.5
96.5
142.6
142.7
164.2
112.7
160.9
156.1
136.7
105.3
109.2
156.9
126.4
174.9
160.7
107.9
103.4
109.5
177.9
202.8
154.7
173.7
182.3
108.5
109.4
109.6
184.4
115.3
108.5
139.8
108.0
124.9
113.7
107.5
97.4
142.2
142.0
164.2
114.7
161.1
159.1
140.1
107.0
112.1
152.8
114.6
141.0
161.4
107.3
105.5
109.6
178.2
205.3
153.1
167.9
187.9
108.2
111.7
113.5
195.4
117.0
110.2
139.3
107.4
124.8
115.0
106.1
97.5
143.2
144.6
161.0
114.3
163.0
161.0
143.0
107.3
115.8
157.7
119.2
145.1
171.1
109.7
108.9
109.9
179.6
207.1
153.6
175.4
183.8
107.0
105.0
111.9
202.8
120.7
109.8
140.6
108.3
127.5
111.5
105.7
98.7
145.5
146.4
167.8
115.4
163.6
161.3
142.7
107.5
116.6
167.4
135.6
186.2
173.0
110.3
113.8
110.3
178.3
207.4
152.9
171.4
178.4
106.7
109.7
102.4
195.5
123.2
110.8
145.5
111.5
133.1
111.7
107.4
103.1
162.3
167.1
175.0
115.9
167.6
167.8
154.3
111.4
118.6
165.2
131.2
174.6
174.1
105.6
116.3
111.7
183.3
211.4
154.3
181.3
185.2
113.2
110.2
106.3
198.9
127.4
112.4
148.5
113.6
133.6
126.5
110.7
105.6
165.8
166.3
188.5
118.9
168.7
172.4
163.3
113.1
123.3
166.7
129.5
164.5
177.0
109.2
117.3
108.5
183.5
211.3
151.7
179.5
185.0
109.0
112.6
109.4
199.3
128.6
115.1
159.730
122.941
147.035
147.434
117.234
112.330
189.526
194.487
204.896
121.478
181.806
184.878
168.501
122.458
132.680
190.640
148.011
175.499
214.018
114.696
141.436
126.169
195.993
227.609
162.748
194.598
204.071
121.691
121.907
114.979
240.362
136.670
118.500
101.295
213.083
134.155
134.816
129.432
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
170.8
108.0
107.8
104.3
176.0
111.6
111.3
106.2
180.1
114.0
113.7
111.3
184.3
116.5
116.3
114.1
189.9
119.9
120.0
117.4
196.0
123.3
124.0
120.6
202.2
127.5
127.7
125.0
153.648
117.609
138.194
143.465
114.034
109.195
175.083
180.752
184.030
121.631
174.057
178.631
162.521
118.555
127.536
176.068
137.454
168.121
193.811
113.085
125.054
117.962
188.325
211.165
157.409
187.632
191.486
115.302
117.241
110.635
211.775
133.326
115.267
100.000
210.233
132.413
132.959
128.545
-
-
-
-
-
100.0
104.3
107.685
108.017
103.1
104.7
106.1
108.6
111.0
114.2
116.5
120.438
122.384
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed
expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group
December
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Apr.
2008
2007
Expenditure category
Other food away from home 2 ...........................
Alcoholic beverages ..............................................
Alcoholic beverages at home ............................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home
Distilled spirits at home ....................................
Whiskey at home 1 ........................................
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 1
Wine at home ..................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home ...............
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away
from home 1 2 ..........................................
Wine away from home 1 2 ...............................
Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 .................
111.1
176.5
159.2
159.0
163.5
160.0
164.7
151.1
210.4
115.5
180.9
161.5
161.5
169.4
165.8
171.0
150.7
219.4
119.8
184.9
164.6
165.7
170.3
168.1
171.3
152.8
225.9
122.9
188.7
167.4
170.7
173.9
172.9
173.6
152.0
232.0
127.0
193.9
170.9
176.4
175.3
173.8
175.7
153.0
240.9
133.7
196.4
171.5
175.5
177.2
177.1
176.8
155.4
248.0
139.1
201.1
174.0
177.8
178.7
178.9
177.2
158.4
258.4
145.814
208.704
179.709
185.387
179.844
183.048
177.552
163.500
270.329
148.667
213.503
184.351
190.398
185.448
186.884
183.779
167.179
275.556
108.7
110.5
109.6
111.9
120.5
114.6
114.8
123.5
117.9
118.9
125.4
122.4
123.1
131.4
126.3
125.7
135.8
131.6
131.7
140.1
136.2
136.117
148.241
144.053
138.988
149.881
147.659
Housing ...................................................................
Shelter ...................................................................
Rent of primary residence 5 .................................
Lodging away from home 2 ..................................
Housing at school, excluding board 5 6 .............
Other lodging away from home including hotels
and motels .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6
Tenants’ and household insurance 2 ...................
Fuels and utilities ...................................................
Household energy ...............................................
Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................
Fuel oil .............................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 7 .................
Gas (piped) and electricity 5 ..............................
Electricity 5 .......................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 ..............................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2
Water and sewerage maintenance 5 ...............
Garbage and trash collection 8 ........................
Household furnishings and operations ..................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 2 ...
Floor coverings 2 ...............................................
Window coverings 2 ...........................................
Other linens 2 .....................................................
Furniture and bedding .........................................
Bedroom furniture ..............................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture
2 .................................................................
Other furniture 2 .................................................
Infants’ furniture 1 4 .........................................
Appliances 2 ........................................................
Major appliances 2 .............................................
Laundry equipment 1 .......................................
Other appliances 2 .............................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 2 ....
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ..................
Indoor plants and flowers 9 ................................
Dishes and flatware 2 ........................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 2 ..............
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and
supplies 2 .....................................................
Tools, hardware and supplies 2 .........................
Outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ....................
Housekeeping supplies .......................................
Household cleaning products 2 ..........................
Household paper products 2 ..............................
Miscellaneous household products 2 .................
Household operations 2 .......................................
Domestic services 2 ...........................................
Gardening and lawncare services 2 ...................
Moving, storage, freight expense 2 ....................
171.9
195.1
187.6
108.8
260.1
176.9
203.2
196.4
108.6
273.7
181.1
209.5
202.5
109.2
290.5
185.1
214.1
207.9
112.9
307.2
190.7
219.8
213.9
118.7
328.4
198.3
225.6
220.5
122.8
345.3
204.8
235.1
230.0
127.7
362.9
210.933
242.372
239.102
133.545
381.548
214.890
246.004
241.474
146.378
381.843
231.1
201.8
104.7
145.3
130.6
144.9
146.5
170.7
135.6
126.9
160.1
107.9
230.8
271.9
128.6
101.1
107.3
101.2
97.4
134.2
137.4
229.3
210.9
106.3
142.2
126.2
112.7
107.4
154.9
133.5
134.6
136.0
111.0
237.8
278.6
128.9
98.5
107.3
94.8
96.2
130.0
135.7
229.4
217.9
112.3
144.2
127.5
125.6
123.2
163.4
134.1
132.1
145.1
114.6
246.2
285.4
127.0
93.3
109.4
91.3
88.3
128.6
133.5
236.6
222.2
114.3
153.6
136.5
137.0
132.8
182.3
143.3
135.6
170.3
119.8
257.8
297.4
124.7
89.5
107.5
89.9
82.9
126.5
133.1
248.5
227.2
118.7
165.7
148.0
183.7
185.2
225.8
153.0
138.5
198.2
126.3
273.7
307.4
125.5
88.2
108.2
88.5
81.3
126.3
139.7
256.7
232.8
116.1
191.6
174.7
227.8
235.5
264.9
180.0
153.3
258.0
132.9
288.8
320.6
126.4
86.6
114.9
88.6
77.9
127.1
146.2
266.8
242.8
117.1
192.6
174.2
233.2
240.9
271.9
179.0
164.8
221.3
139.3
302.5
337.2
127.0
82.4
119.5
87.9
71.3
126.2
144.4
278.872
249.532
117.003
203.006
183.516
299.296
319.208
324.116
185.155
173.357
220.496
146.878
319.460
353.439
126.066
79.801
119.083
85.646
68.305
123.506
142.055
307.299
251.418
118.422
213.302
194.121
342.811
380.632
338.957
194.379
177.818
244.862
149.536
325.327
359.586
127.332
78.020
114.217
85.286
66.389
124.559
141.508
103.0
99.7
99.5
93.9
98.5
93.6
96.2
92.4
94.4
89.0
93.0
88.6
100.0
87.0
94.5
110.7
77.1
83.2
84.6
122.4
79.2
89.7
92.3
89.0
98.6
88.0
97.2
112.4
76.1
78.7
77.6
121.6
74.2
90.6
90.510
85.986
90.913
89.596
93.7
98.2
91.4
161.8
109.9
125.6
107.3
133.3
131.3
94.8
100.1
92.1
168.3
112.9
133.9
111.4
139.1
137.3
-
-
-
-
-
94.9
96.3
112.0
92.8
96.1
108.6
114.8
93.4
96.3
94.4
97.9
111.6
89.2
95.6
106.6
117.6
90.6
95.2
91.5
95.6
111.5
85.5
91.5
101.0
116.7
85.7
90.8
87.9
92.1
109.5
81.9
86.9
91.8
119.2
83.7
89.6
84.6
89.3
105.3
78.0
87.3
91.7
120.1
85.0
90.6
96.4
97.8
95.6
156.1
107.6
117.4
104.0
112.5
111.7
113.2
111.3
95.8
95.7
95.8
159.9
110.5
119.1
106.9
117.2
114.9
118.3
115.6
94.6
94.2
94.6
158.1
109.0
119.1
105.2
119.9
119.5
118.4
117.2
92.1
92.6
91.7
156.7
107.3
116.9
106.0
122.6
122.6
119.9
119.9
93.6
95.7
92.4
158.1
106.5
125.0
104.7
127.0
124.9
125.5
123.4
NA
NA
128.4
128.6
NA
NA
89.273
99.903
115.994
75.756
74.948
70.179
124.005
72.305
93.341
88.878
100.420
116.290
74.233
76.035
70.707
128.025
72.930
95.696
93.772
99.028
91.213
170.743
112.712
138.930
113.655
142.100
139.648
141.672
128.413
93.654
99.672
90.595
174.832
114.603
144.687
115.841
145.784
142.306
147.525
128.578
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed
expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group
December
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Apr.
2008
Expenditure category
Repair of household items 2 ..............................
114.1
122.6
128.6
133.0
142.2
151.9
158.4
165.089
169.290
Apparel ....................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................
Men’s apparel ......................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............
Men’s furnishings ...............................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 2 ..............................
Men’s pants and shorts .....................................
Boys’ apparel .......................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................
Women’s apparel .................................................
Women’s outerwear ...........................................
Women’s dresses ..............................................
Women’s suits and separates 2 .........................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear
and accessories 2 ......................................
Girls’ apparel .......................................................
Footwear ................................................................
Men’s footwear ....................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear ......................................
Women’s footwear ...............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................
Jewelry and watches 7 ...........................................
Watches 7 ............................................................
Jewelry 7 ..............................................................
127.8
128.0
131.4
130.0
135.2
99.9
123.6
114.5
119.7
120.1
121.8
95.8
96.5
123.7
122.8
125.8
128.1
132.0
92.2
117.5
110.8
114.8
115.3
113.3
99.1
90.9
121.5
119.3
124.5
127.2
133.2
91.3
113.7
100.6
113.1
112.9
113.8
100.3
88.7
119.0
118.0
122.4
128.1
136.1
88.5
106.8
101.7
110.9
111.1
112.6
100.4
86.3
118.8
116.3
121.4
126.0
134.8
86.0
110.3
97.5
110.0
109.6
106.8
96.8
86.0
117.5
114.1
119.8
125.3
133.4
85.4
106.4
93.8
108.9
109.7
102.4
104.2
85.6
118.6
113.2
119.4
120.2
131.7
87.8
106.8
91.4
110.2
111.6
101.7
112.4
87.6
118.257
112.026
116.489
121.449
126.721
81.560
108.284
95.216
109.418
110.570
96.725
115.453
87.306
122.113
116.653
122.086
124.577
138.081
83.405
114.343
96.725
111.221
113.464
87.757
120.317
89.586
100.6
117.8
123.8
128.7
123.5
120.0
128.2
132.4
119.3
136.2
97.5
112.2
120.6
124.5
122.1
116.7
128.5
132.3
117.1
136.6
93.8
114.1
120.7
124.6
120.6
117.3
125.3
127.2
110.9
131.7
93.3
109.5
118.5
120.4
118.2
116.5
119.2
122.1
111.0
125.6
92.2
112.1
120.3
118.1
122.9
119.7
118.6
126.0
112.8
129.8
91.8
104.4
121.4
120.7
124.4
119.7
115.0
123.2
113.7
126.4
91.0
102.8
123.0
123.4
123.4
121.7
114.1
129.1
115.7
133.0
88.867
103.475
122.258
120.906
125.993
120.615
113.779
134.325
113.726
139.691
94.509
100.254
126.212
122.908
129.556
126.028
116.358
146.650
116.504
153.963
Transportation .........................................................
Private transportation ............................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ...........................
New vehicles .....................................................
New cars and trucks 1 2 ...................................
New cars 1 .......................................................
New trucks 1 8 .................................................
Used cars and trucks .........................................
Leased cars and trucks 10 .................................
Car and truck rental 2 ........................................
Motor fuel .............................................................
Gasoline (all types) ............................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 1 ...........................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 1 11 ...................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 1 ........................
Other motor fuels 2 ............................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment .....................
Tires ...................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 2 ...............
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 1
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 1 .........................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................
Motor vehicle body work ....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing .........
Motor vehicle repair 2 ........................................
Motor vehicle insurance .......................................
Motor vehicle fees 2 .............................................
State and local registration and license 2 5 .......
Parking and other fees 2 ....................................
Parking fees and tolls 1 2 .................................
Automobile service clubs 1 2 ...........................
Public transportation ..............................................
Airline fare ...........................................................
Other intercity transportation ...............................
Intercity bus fare 1 3 ...........................................
154.4
150.3
102.1
143.6
99.6
140.5
152.2
160.2
107.6
127.8
127.0
125.5
131.5
126.7
134.3
103.1
98.5
103.6
110.1
141.7
179.9
191.1
165.0
109.7
260.5
108.2
105.3
114.8
115.3
104.5
209.5
238.2
156.3
148.5
144.3
101.6
143.5
99.6
140.5
152.0
157.2
100.0
103.7
96.1
95.4
93.1
98.8
97.0
112.0
105.8
101.2
106.2
111.3
150.7
186.4
197.6
171.6
113.5
279.4
110.4
106.4
119.6
120.2
109.8
204.8
229.0
152.0
154.2
150.4
98.7
140.6
97.6
137.7
148.6
148.5
98.0
104.2
119.7
119.1
117.1
123.9
119.8
113.8
107.0
101.3
108.7
113.9
154.3
193.3
201.2
177.9
117.9
304.6
114.0
110.1
122.9
123.9
109.5
203.0
223.4
155.1
154.7
150.8
94.4
138.0
95.7
134.8
146.4
131.0
95.7
107.5
127.8
127.2
125.7
131.4
127.1
115.8
107.7
100.8
111.1
115.5
160.2
198.0
205.0
180.9
121.4
318.4
121.8
119.4
126.5
128.0
112.2
205.6
223.1
147.0
164.8
161.3
95.4
138.8
96.3
135.5
147.2
137.3
91.7
103.2
161.2
160.4
159.2
165.2
158.0
152.6
109.9
103.2
112.7
116.0
170.3
203.3
210.5
186.2
124.4
329.3
132.3
131.8
133.0
135.4
113.9
205.4
219.7
144.6
172.7
168.9
95.8
138.3
95.9
136.6
144.4
139.2
93.0
112.1
187.3
186.2
185.8
190.8
181.1
186.4
114.0
106.2
118.4
119.9
195.1
210.7
220.5
192.2
129.2
332.5
136.2
134.4
139.5
144.2
114.1
217.6
233.8
151.6
175.4
171.8
94.8
137.1
95.0
136.9
141.5
136.2
92.9
115.4
199.3
198.1
197.9
202.1
192.3
200.1
119.5
110.0
126.2
125.6
224.4
218.8
228.1
198.3
134.9
335.2
139.4
137.6
142.3
146.5
118.2
217.8
231.4
154.7
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
189.984
186.134
94.754
136.664
94.727
136.371
141.191
136.943
93.464
113.982
258.132
256.790
256.775
261.983
247.369
248.393
123.928
113.060
132.574
131.420
240.510
226.120
236.039
204.331
139.602
336.915
142.248
139.320
147.630
153.178
119.323
233.408
255.873
156.648
100.000
198.608
194.574
93.973
135.175
93.707
135.329
139.300
136.787
92.349
116.304
294.291
291.910
292.285
297.636
279.388
299.239
126.049
114.496
135.757
133.403
254.904
230.528
236.389
210.365
141.592
337.817
145.296
141.048
153.066
159.978
120.648
244.164
274.020
151.563
98.395
-
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed
expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group
December
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Apr.
2008
Expenditure category
Intercity train fare 1 3 .........................................
Ship fare 1 2 .......................................................
Intracity transportation .........................................
Medical care ............................................................
Medical care commodities .....................................
Prescription drugs ................................................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 7 ....
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs
Nonprescription medical equipment and
supplies .....................................................
Medical care services ............................................
Professional services ...........................................
Physicians’ services 5 ........................................
Dental services 5 ...............................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 7 ................................
Services by other medical professionals 5 7 ......
Hospital and related services 5 ............................
Hospital services 5 12 ........................................
Inpatient hospital services 1 5 12 .....................
Outpatient hospital services 1 5 7 ....................
Nursing homes and adult day services 5 12 .......
Care of invalids and elderly at home 3 ...............
Health insurance 4 ...............................................
Recreation 2 .............................................................
Video and audio 2 ..................................................
Televisions ...........................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 8
Other video equipment 2 ......................................
Video cassettes, discs, and other media
including rental 2 ..........................................
Video cassettes and discs, blank and
prerecorded 1 2 ..........................................
Rental of video tapes and discs 1 2 ...................
Audio equipment ..................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 2 ..................
Pets, pet products and services 2 ..........................
Pets and pet products ..........................................
Pet food 1 2 ........................................................
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2
Pet services including veterinary 2 ......................
Pet services 1 2 ..................................................
Veterinarian services 1 2 ....................................
Sporting goods ......................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles .......................
Sports equipment ................................................
Photography 2 ........................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ................
Film and photographic supplies 1 2 ...................
Photographic equipment 1 2 ..............................
Photographers and film processing 2 ..................
Photographer fees 1 2 ........................................
Film processing 1 2 ............................................
Other recreational goods 2 ....................................
Toys .....................................................................
Toys, games, hobbies and playground
equipment 1 2 ............................................
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 2 ..............
Music instruments and accessories 2 ..................
Recreation services 2 ............................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and
group exercises 2 .........................................
Admissions ..........................................................
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2
Admission to sporting events 1 2 .......................
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
86.0
177.5
78.4
182.3
77.0
185.1
69.1
204.1
72.5
211.9
72.3
223.3
71.3
227.5
100.000
72.918
232.378
95.596
70.234
237.839
264.8
241.1
290.0
150.2
177.4
277.3
251.6
307.3
151.1
179.5
291.3
259.5
321.2
151.2
179.9
302.1
265.0
329.1
153.0
182.5
314.9
270.8
340.7
151.0
178.3
328.4
280.8
355.7
153.6
182.1
340.1
285.9
362.3
156.3
185.5
357.661
293.610
374.389
158.094
187.414
363.184
296.951
379.612
158.516
188.983
179.8
270.4
240.3
247.1
262.2
151.4
163.4
325.3
118.8
116.3
271.6
119.0
179.0
283.5
248.9
255.8
272.5
155.6
169.0
348.3
127.4
124.3
290.2
124.3
178.1
299.4
257.0
264.1
284.8
155.2
175.1
382.4
140.3
136.0
327.0
129.8
179.0
311.9
264.1
270.1
297.2
157.5
179.2
407.0
149.3
143.7
348.5
137.3
181.1
327.3
274.6
280.8
311.9
162.0
183.7
428.0
157.1
151.8
364.2
142.1
-
-
-
-
-
182.4
342.0
284.9
289.5
329.6
167.0
188.3
449.7
165.2
159.8
382.5
147.1
100.0
100.0
185.1
356.0
292.4
294.3
346.2
170.3
194.2
477.2
175.4
170.6
402.4
154.5
103.1
106.4
187.782
376.940
304.784
306.304
366.225
172.811
200.312
515.677
189.908
183.595
442.085
161.981
106.602
115.727
185.892
383.292
309.227
308.488
375.512
176.462
203.507
530.144
195.688
189.682
452.007
164.823
107.235
115.421
103.7
100.7
47.4
270.0
60.4
105.3
101.2
42.3
280.9
50.4
106.5
103.2
37.8
301.3
43.8
107.7
103.3
32.4
312.6
38.4
108.5
103.9
28.4
325.2
32.9
109.7
103.9
24.3
336.0
29.4
110.8
102.8
18.8
344.7
25.3
111.705
102.691
15.352
353.432
22.009
112.874
103.477
14.842
361.324
20.975
85.4
83.9
78.0
78.0
77.1
76.5
77.4
77.808
77.661
84.9
91.3
79.4
104.0
106.9
143.6
102.3
99.5
117.7
110.9
118.1
119.2
132.4
106.3
99.4
125.0
96.0
90.1
103.7
104.2
101.1
86.4
103.4
81.0
94.2
75.9
108.5
111.4
148.4
105.4
101.6
124.6
113.0
125.7
117.3
131.8
103.5
98.7
122.3
97.3
83.2
103.8
108.7
99.4
83.1
98.0
80.7
86.5
72.5
109.6
113.9
149.3
105.7
104.3
130.7
117.5
132.2
115.7
130.7
101.6
96.8
114.7
91.7
78.2
105.7
114.3
100.5
77.0
88.9
79.0
86.3
68.6
105.3
117.0
151.5
107.8
103.9
137.3
122.0
139.3
114.9
127.8
102.2
94.7
108.2
88.8
71.6
106.3
118.1
100.6
74.5
85.2
77.1
85.5
64.0
109.0
122.0
155.8
111.1
105.8
145.9
128.2
148.6
113.5
129.6
98.2
91.8
100.5
87.5
61.8
106.5
115.4
100.4
71.3
80.0
70.7
89.1
58.4
109.1
125.4
157.6
112.4
107.7
153.0
133.2
156.3
115.5
134.7
97.8
89.0
95.6
88.0
55.5
104.8
113.4
98.8
68.5
76.4
68.4
92.2
55.9
105.9
129.8
162.6
116.2
110.9
159.3
138.6
163.0
117.2
138.8
96.8
84.7
84.9
84.5
45.5
106.7
114.6
100.5
66.4
72.7
64.303
95.867
53.242
105.202
136.947
170.641
122.446
114.293
169.281
144.294
174.382
116.125
138.424
95.030
81.737
79.082
86.304
38.800
106.295
117.023
99.692
62.868
68.585
63.007
97.195
51.052
103.797
141.093
176.471
128.140
113.923
173.470
147.221
179.016
117.153
138.316
97.049
80.280
76.121
85.977
36.353
106.263
117.680
99.243
62.677
67.968
85.9
95.2
100.1
113.3
82.4
96.2
100.1
117.7
78.1
94.1
98.9
121.4
75.7
94.6
97.5
125.6
73.6
94.9
98.7
128.3
71.8
91.7
96.9
132.1
70.0
92.6
96.9
137.2
67.586
86.794
95.018
140.427
67.411
87.287
96.645
141.986
110.1
234.8
116.4
119.2
112.4
245.3
119.4
126.4
113.1
257.4
125.4
131.4
116.1
266.1
130.3
132.3
116.4
275.3
133.5
141.4
119.4
284.9
138.2
150.4
122.0
299.8
145.7
156.0
123.864
307.108
148.620
163.370
125.812
309.389
149.302
167.483
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed
expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group
December
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Apr.
2008
Expenditure category
Fees for lessons or instructions 7 ........................
Recreational reading materials ..............................
Newspapers and magazines 2 .............................
Recreational books 2 ...........................................
190.5
189.4
107.1
101.3
203.2
193.1
109.3
103.0
206.1
196.9
111.7
104.7
219.0
198.6
113.6
104.2
224.9
202.9
117.8
104.2
230.8
204.0
119.8
102.9
238.9
205.7
121.0
103.6
248.080
208.036
122.709
104.305
251.229
210.523
124.352
105.373
Education and communication 2 ..............................
Education 2 ............................................................
Educational books and supplies ..........................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............
College tuition and fees .....................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees .....
Child care and nursery school 9 ........................
Technical and business school tuition and fees
2 .................................................................
Communication 2 ...................................................
Postage and delivery services 2 ..........................
Postage .............................................................
Delivery services 2 .............................................
Information and information processing 2 ............
Telephone services 2 .........................................
Land-line telephone services, local charges 5
Land-line telephone services, long distance
charges 2 .................................................
Land-line interstate toll calls 1 ........................
Land-line intrastate toll calls 1 ........................
Wireless telephone services 2 .........................
Information technology, hardware and services
13 .................................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment
3 .................................................................
Computer software and accessories 2 ...............
Internet services and electronic information
providers 2 .................................................
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other
consumer information items 2 ....................
103.6
115.5
285.4
332.7
340.9
361.4
160.1
106.9
122.0
294.7
352.2
361.9
387.3
168.1
109.2
130.0
323.3
374.0
387.4
413.6
176.4
110.9
139.4
342.8
401.7
425.5
440.4
183.6
112.6
148.5
355.9
428.9
462.2
471.4
190.0
115.3
157.6
374.3
455.3
492.8
497.8
200.5
118.0
167.6
399.5
484.0
527.2
527.1
211.2
121.506
176.927
434.352
510.016
559.190
556.271
219.405
122.073
177.754
442.160
511.887
559.780
557.887
221.385
119.0
93.0
103.2
165.1
116.0
92.2
98.4
180.1
126.0
93.4
108.0
172.7
123.7
92.3
99.7
188.2
132.3
91.8
119.2
190.9
129.4
90.0
99.9
198.2
144.3
88.2
119.4
190.9
135.1
86.2
97.2
203.3
155.8
85.4
120.0
190.9
154.0
83.3
94.8
205.5
166.0
84.3
120.5
190.9
169.3
82.2
95.2
212.2
174.4
83.1
126.5
201.1
171.5
80.6
96.8
216.8
183.016
83.282
132.091
208.927
189.551
80.546
98.792
225.675
182.610
83.670
132.689
208.927
203.376
80.921
99.494
228.693
89.5
65.8
88.9
71.1
87.9
64.5
87.4
67.2
82.6
60.7
82.1
67.4
74.3
54.1
74.4
66.5
68.6
49.4
69.5
65.6
67.4
47.9
69.8
64.6
69.6
50.3
72.1
64.6
71.946
51.498
76.349
64.011
72.206
51.673
76.833
64.272
23.8
19.8
17.2
15.3
14.2
13.1
11.2
10.215
10.170
407.9
81.5
282.9
79.5
220.7
71.0
181.1
64.1
155.7
61.1
131.1
58.5
115.8
54.2
100.000
50.722
98.853
50.924
95.7
100.3
99.6
97.6
97.2
94.5
77.2
73.176
72.996
70.8
65.0
59.0
52.3
48.4
44.2
40.3
36.945
37.255
Other goods and services ........................................
Tobacco and smoking products .............................
Cigarettes 2 ..........................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes 2 ............
Personal care ........................................................
Personal care products ........................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous
personal care products 2 ...........................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations
and implements .........................................
Personal care services ........................................
Haircuts and other personal care services 2 ......
Miscellaneous personal services .........................
Legal services 7 .................................................
Funeral expenses 7 ...........................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 2 .................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry
cleaning 2 ...................................................
Financial services 7 ...........................................
Checking account and other bank services 1 2
Tax return preparation and other accounting
fees 1 2 ....................................................
Miscellaneous personal goods 2 ..........................
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 1 ........
Infants’ equipment 1 4 ........................................
274.0
396.6
160.4
121.7
167.8
155.5
286.4
431.7
175.1
125.8
172.6
155.4
295.8
472.5
192.3
130.9
175.4
153.4
300.2
470.4
190.6
138.6
179.0
153.4
307.8
484.8
196.0
147.1
183.3
153.4
317.3
513.1
207.6
154.6
187.6
155.4
326.7
527.3
213.4
157.7
193.3
159.0
337.633
566.696
229.969
163.226
197.643
158.236
343.410
576.359
233.792
167.126
201.028
159.398
104.9
104.6
103.4
102.6
101.7
102.1
104.2
103.861
105.011
168.1
181.3
110.6
255.7
192.6
189.8
107.1
168.3
186.4
113.7
268.5
205.1
198.3
111.5
165.9
189.9
115.9
276.9
213.9
206.8
113.8
167.3
194.3
118.6
287.1
224.6
215.4
117.2
169.2
201.2
122.8
297.7
236.6
223.2
120.7
173.1
206.6
126.0
306.6
244.6
233.5
122.9
177.5
212.5
129.6
318.7
255.5
244.9
126.9
176.418
219.656
134.026
329.908
262.910
256.560
130.834
177.018
222.799
135.944
337.685
268.828
263.707
133.645
108.6
218.2
110.4
113.0
228.0
116.0
115.1
235.2
117.9
118.7
241.3
120.1
121.9
250.2
123.4
127.9
254.2
123.9
134.4
263.0
126.7
139.205
273.241
129.839
143.620
279.276
131.460
117.4
96.0
155.6
122.7
94.4
156.5
128.7
93.6
156.4
134.1
89.0
149.5
141.0
86.6
148.0
-
-
-
-
-
147.2
86.4
150.2
100.0
156.6
86.9
151.6
97.1
163.279
87.487
154.060
95.663
169.854
89.471
155.532
97.696
150.0
137.8
147.2
147.9
132.3
138.4
149.7
133.6
145.2
150.4
131.7
146.7
155.8
137.2
157.4
160.0
141.3
166.3
162.1
142.5
170.9
170.511
150.162
188.635
175.838
155.690
200.926
Special aggregate indexes
Commodities ..............................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...................
Nondurables less food and beverages ..................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed
expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group
December
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Apr.
2008
Special aggregate indexes
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel
Durables ................................................................
Services .....................................................................
Rent of shelter 6 .........................................................
Transportation services .............................................
Other services ...........................................................
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 ..............................................................
Apparel less footwear ................................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ....................................
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 ...............................
Domestically produced farm food ..............................
Utilities and public transportation ...............................
163.1
125.9
198.0
203.1
198.3
233.0
174.7
167.5
169.0
139.3
149.0
163.6
159.1
124.1
206.9
191.5
128.1
180.2
182.8
145.1
129.3
204.4
173.2
156.5
151.6
124.3
205.3
211.7
204.5
241.9
177.0
168.2
171.3
134.1
140.9
153.4
156.8
119.9
213.2
198.3
111.4
185.2
187.8
144.7
97.6
212.6
178.2
156.6
163.9
120.2
211.9
218.1
212.0
250.2
181.6
171.7
175.1
135.6
147.6
165.0
161.6
117.2
220.5
204.3
123.3
188.6
191.4
142.5
120.7
219.8
179.8
158.4
1
2
3
4
5
167.7
115.0
217.9
222.9
217.7
257.4
184.4
174.7
178.2
133.8
149.2
168.8
165.4
114.8
228.4
209.9
131.8
191.5
193.6
139.0
129.0
225.5
189.5
163.2
185.2
115.5
224.6
228.9
221.8
264.3
190.6
180.9
183.9
139.3
159.5
185.1
173.3
114.1
236.5
216.0
153.7
195.8
197.8
139.8
163.4
231.9
194.4
168.3
200.4
114.9
233.2
235.0
227.8
272.3
197.4
187.7
190.0
143.3
168.1
199.2
180.1
112.3
248.8
224.2
180.0
200.1
202.1
140.1
190.7
238.7
196.9
183.5
207.3
113.3
241.2
245.0
230.8
280.9
202.6
191.1
194.8
144.7
172.7
205.8
184.5
113.3
254.9
231.7
185.2
205.1
207.3
139.9
202.4
247.5
199.2
185.2
236.735
112.093
249.225
252.669
236.504
289.945
210.610
199.734
202.600
152.344
189.844
233.014
198.422
112.990
263.966
238.894
217.506
210.890
212.356
140.014
261.976
255.785
211.109
191.955
254.599
111.671
253.426
256.463
240.150
293.016
215.462
205.040
207.317
157.870
201.693
249.571
207.096
116.681
269.007
242.921
240.194
213.851
215.059
141.156
298.757
259.503
216.222
198.138
9
10
11
12
13
NA
-
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories
Percent change from previous December
Item and group
December
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Apr.
2008
2007
Expenditure category
All items ................................................................................
3.4
1.6
2.4
1.9
3.3
3.4
2.5
4.1
2.3
Food and beverages ...........................................................
Food ..................................................................................
Food at home ..................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ........................................
Cereals and cereal products .......................................
Flour and prepared flour mixes .................................
Breakfast cereal ........................................................
Rice, pasta, cornmeal ...............................................
Rice 1 2 ...................................................................
Bakery products ..........................................................
Bread 2 .....................................................................
White bread 1 ..........................................................
Bread other than white 1 .........................................
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 2 ...................................
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies .................................
Cookies 1 ................................................................
Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 ..................................
Other bakery products ..............................................
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 1 ...........
Crackers, bread, and cracker products 1 ................
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies,
tarts, turnovers 1 .............................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......................................
Meats, poultry, and fish ...............................................
Meats ........................................................................
Beef and veal ..........................................................
Uncooked ground beef .........................................
Uncooked beef roasts 2 ........................................
Uncooked beef steaks 2 .......................................
Uncooked other beef and veal 2 ...........................
Pork ........................................................................
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 2
Bacon and related products 1 .............................
Breakfast sausage and related products 1 2 .......
Ham ......................................................................
Ham, excluding canned 1 ...................................
Pork chops ............................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics 2 .............
Other meats ............................................................
Frankfurters 1 ........................................................
Lunchmeats 1 2 .....................................................
Lamb and organ meats 1 ......................................
Lamb and mutton 1 2 ............................................
Poultry .......................................................................
Chicken 2 ................................................................
Fresh whole chicken 1 ..........................................
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 ..........................
Other poultry including turkey 2 ..............................
Fish and seafood ......................................................
Fresh fish and seafood 2 ........................................
Processed fish and seafood 2 .................................
Canned fish and seafood 1 ...................................
Frozen fish and seafood 1 ....................................
Eggs ............................................................................
Dairy and related products ............................................
Milk 2 ...........................................................................
Fresh whole milk 1 ....................................................
Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 ................................
Cheese and related products ......................................
Ice cream and related products ..................................
Other dairy and related products 2 .............................
Fruits and vegetables ...................................................
2.8
2.8
2.9
2.6
.9
.7
1.2
.4
-1.2
3.5
4.6
4.7
5.4
3.0
1.8
-1.3
3.5
4.1
7.7
3.0
2.8
2.8
2.6
2.4
2.0
4.6
1.6
1.8
-1.0
2.6
5.2
5.2
4.2
3.8
1.7
2.7
1.8
.5
4.0
-.6
1.5
1.5
.8
1.0
.5
3.8
.0
-.1
.3
1.3
1.0
.7
2.1
1.9
1.9
2.8
1.3
.7
1.0
.8
3.5
3.6
4.5
2.8
2.1
3.9
.5
4.2
5.3
3.2
2.1
2.4
-.4
3.8
2.6
.7
3.9
4.7
3.8
6.8
2.6
2.7
2.4
1.7
1.0
-3.5
1.2
2.4
4.7
2.1
4.0
3.8
5.0
2.7
2.1
2.5
1.9
.2
2.1
-1.1
2.3
2.3
1.7
1.0
-.3
3.7
-2.1
1.3
1.7
1.7
2.9
2.3
2.8
2.4
2.1
2.1
2.1
-.5
3.3
-1.3
2.2
2.1
1.4
3.1
2.1
3.1
.5
4.7
6.5
3.5
5.1
5.2
4.6
6.3
1.0
1.7
.4
3.2
3.9
3.3
4.8
4.9
5.6
5.4
4.1
7.4
2.7
5.2
4.2
6.0
10.5
11.3
10.1
4.5
5.8
2.8
8.4
2.4
3.4
1.4
2.1
2.1
2.7
6.0
5.8
18.1
.4
12.1
8.5
6.1
7.4
7.1
8.4
7.1
2.5
2.4
2.8
7.5
4.2
7.7
3.6
4.5
4.0
5.2
5.5
6.1
6.4
4.5
5.3
5.8
7.4
8.7
6.9
4.0
4.7
5.9
5.1
3.7
3.2
2.8
9.3
5.6
2.0
1.8
1.4
2.1
2.6
1.4
3.9
-1.8
-4.7
2.2
17.3
-.4
-.4
.9
-.1
-2.5
1.8
1.5
5.2
3.4
3.4
4.0
4.6
6.2
6.9
8.2
4.4
5.6
3.7
5.3
6.5
3.2
3.9
4.1
2.8
1.9
3.0
3.1
3.8
2.2
-2.7
4.4
5.1
2.9
6.8
2.0
-.1
-.8
1.1
2.3
-.5
-8.2
5.8
4.4
4.6
3.4
7.2
8.8
2.8
-.3
.8
.2
-.2
.2
.6
1.2
.3
.3
-.8
-2.3
-.3
1.1
-1.0
-2.0
-.9
-2.8
-5.3
3.2
9.1
1.2
9.5
1.6
11.5
10.7
14.0
23.5
19.5
23.5
27.5
21.7
5.2
4.3
9.2
4.0
4.6
5.4
5.4
7.1
5.5
2.9
3.5
6.8
2.4
1.1
2.3
1.6
-.9
2.9
-.7
-3.3
-6.2
4.7
5.8
3.6
7.4
4.2
5.4
2.3
6.5
2.9
-2.4
3.1
2.4
2.7
1.6
1.0
.9
.5
.5
-.2
.1
4.1
.7
1.7
1.6
1.4
.4
1.3
-.4
.4
2.0
1.1
.9
3.6
5.4
4.0
3.3
5.0
5.2
5.1
5.1
4.0
1.4
3.2
3.8
2.3
1.4
1.2
.8
-.4
1.8
4.9
1.5
-
-
-
-
8.9
1.0
1.1
.5
.0
1.5
-1.7
-1.3
2.0
1.0
.3
-1.1
2.3
3.0
2.4
-.7
1.6
.8
.8
1.1
5.1
-
-.7
-.1
1.1
-1.2
-2.9
-1.1
-3.0
1.7
1.8
3.6
9.7
-2.0
-3.7
-4.2
-2.3
-2.5
-1.5
2.0
4.9
4.7
4.7
.5
5.6
4.3
2.7
4.7
.0
-.2
.7
30.1
3.4
6.9
6.9
6.5
2.3
.2
1.6
3.3
5.1
5.8
8.7
5.3
2.5
2.3
2.8
1.5
2.7
.7
-19.9
4.1
5.9
6.0
5.0
5.3
-.6
2.9
7.9
-.1
1.4
1.4
1.2
2.2
3.5
1.2
1.3
3.0
-.1
-3.6
-2.2
-4.8
2.2
2.5
-.1
2.6
.8
1.6
1.0
3.2
10.4
.3
-.3
1.1
-1.7
2.8
3.8
5.7
1.2
2.1
1.2
1.4
1.7
3.5
4.3
2.3
.5
.4
1.5
.6
-.7
-.9
-1.3
-1.1
.3
3.5
4.1
2.5
5.5
1.0
14.1
-1.2
-2.5
-4.3
.0
-1.9
1.6
-.2
1.9
6.3
7.4
8.7
7.3
1.4
4.7
5.2
4.1
3.2
5.1
32.6
13.4
19.3
22.0
16.9
13.0
3.6
11.8
5.9
-
1.8
.8
1.0
.6
6.1
2.9
3.5
2.2
2.2
1.8
-.4
1.2
-1.2
-1.5
-.9
2.4
1.1
3.8
.1
See footnotes at end of table.
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CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group
December
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Apr.
2008
2007
Expenditure category
Fresh fruits and vegetables ........................................
Fresh fruits ................................................................
Apples .....................................................................
Bananas ..................................................................
Citrus fruits 2 ...........................................................
Oranges, including tangerines 1 ...........................
Other fresh fruits 2 ..................................................
Fresh vegetables ......................................................
Potatoes ..................................................................
Lettuce ....................................................................
Tomatoes ................................................................
Other fresh vegetables ...........................................
Processed fruits and vegetables 2 ..............................
Canned fruits and vegetables 2 ................................
Canned fruits 1 2 .....................................................
Canned vegetables 1 2 ...........................................
Frozen fruits and vegetables 2 ..................................
Frozen vegetables 1 ...............................................
Other processed fruits and vegetables including
dried 2 ...............................................................
Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 ...........................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .........
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 2 ................................
Carbonated drinks ....................................................
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 2 ...............
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 2 ..........
Beverage materials including coffee and tea 2 ...........
Coffee .......................................................................
Roasted coffee 1 .....................................................
Instant and freeze dried coffee 1 ............................
Other beverage materials including tea 2 .................
Other food at home .......................................................
Sugar and sweets .......................................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners .................................
Candy and chewing gum 2 .......................................
Other sweets 2 ..........................................................
Fats and oils ...............................................................
Butter and margarine 2 .............................................
Butter 1 ...................................................................
Margarine 1 .............................................................
Salad dressing 2 .......................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 2 ............
Peanut butter 1 2 .....................................................
Other foods .................................................................
Soups ........................................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ..................
Snacks ......................................................................
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces .................
Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 ...............
Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 .....................................
Sauces and gravies 1 2 ...........................................
Other condiments 1 .................................................
Baby food 2 ...............................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 2 ....................................
Prepared salads 1 3 ................................................
Food away from home ....................................................
Full service meals and snacks 2 ...................................
Limited service meals and snacks 2 .............................
Food at employee sites and schools 2 ..........................
Food at elementary and secondary schools 1 4 ..........
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 2 ....
6.2
.8
.2
-.2
-4.7
-10.3
4.3
12.2
-5.9
32.4
22.5
10.7
1.8
1.9
3.0
2.0
2.0
3.1
-1.7
.6
6.6
2.7
7.7
12.8
-5.8
-4.1
14.4
-17.8
-7.6
-4.6
4.6
4.2
-.1
7.6
6.3
6.1
5.5
4.7
6.9
.0
9.7
15.1
3.7
6.4
8.3
-5.7
9.2
7.7
2.9
3.3
3.9
2.1
.3
-.1
4.5
1.4
3.2
-1.5
1.9
5.6
1.8
7.6
-3.5
38.1
-1.5
8.4
-.8
-2.7
-1.6
-3.4
2.7
2.7
9.6
7.3
1.0
-2.9
11.8
6.6
11.5
11.9
7.5
-8.3
49.5
4.2
1.6
2.5
1.7
3.8
-.8
-1.0
-0.5
1.3
4.2
7.4
7.5
5.7
-3.9
-2.3
9.2
-6.1
-19.5
4.5
5.3
5.8
5.2
6.8
4.8
3.6
1.8
4.3
10.0
2.7
6.1
11.8
2.1
-.8
6.0
8.4
-7.0
-2.4
2.7
2.6
3.8
1.2
2.5
.7
6.4
5.8
5.9
4.5
.9
-5.9
8.2
7.0
3.0
4.8
18.9
4.3
4.0
4.0
2.8
4.7
3.3
.6
-1.2
-.4
8.1
17.3
7.7
5.6
-10.5
-2.1
6.7
-6.2
-11.6
.3
4.9
6.0
4.0
7.0
3.1
4.1
1.3
.6
1.5
1.9
2.1
1.9
1.7
.2
-3.2
-3.6
-.6
4.1
2.0
.8
-.4
1.2
1.0
3.5
8.3
12.4
2.3
1.7
1.0
2.3
1.9
2.7
2.3
2.6
-1.1
-1.9
.3
.9
5.7
4.1
3.0
1.9
4.6
1.3
1.9
1.8
2.8
1.8
-.3
-3.5
-5.9
3.1
2.8
2.9
1.7
2.3
1.1
2.6
4.5
11.6
18.8
4.5
1.9
.4
1.2
3.0
3.0
3.0
4.1
5.4
7.4
9.2
2.9
1.0
3.0
-.4
6.2
6.3
.9
1.0
1.3
-.6
.9
.9
-.3
-.5
.0
1.8
.1
1.9
2.5
1.6
2.7
-2.6
-9.3
-19.4
.4
-.6
2.0
.1
.2
1.2
-1.0
-3.3
3.1
-.3
2.1
3.6
6.0
1.5
1.6
-.7
-1.1
-.4
-.6
-.1
1.1
-1.3
.1
.7
1.8
-1.9
-.3
1.2
1.2
2.1
.3
3.3
3.2
4.0
2.9
6.0
2.2
3.2
.3
.8
.9
.3
4.5
-2.2
-1.1
-6.0
-1.4
3.8
3.2
-.4
3.2
4.5
.9
.8
2.2
-3.0
-.4
1.2
1.6
1.2
4.2
1.0
.4
.2
-.2
.2
.7
6.2
13.8
28.3
1.1
.5
4.5
.4
-.7
.1
-.5
-2.3
-2.9
-.3
4.5
-8.5
-3.6
2.1
.9
4.9
2.5
3.5
3.0
4.4
.2
1.6
4.5
11.5
14.1
4.3
.4
2.4
4.0
8.1
3.6
1.7
-1.3
-3.2
-6.2
.6
-4.3
2.2
1.3
2.8
1.9
.9
5.8
3.8
6.1
.5
3.8
1.7
3.4
1.4
3.4
6.0
2.1
1.9
.4
13.2
3.1
2.4
2.2
-.5
7.7
2.6
.7
2.7
5.8
1.5
4.0
.9
-1.3
-5.8
1.7
3.4
.9
-2.9
.1
.0
-1.7
-1.0
-.1
-3.7
2.2
2.9
.2
.9
2.4
5.5
12.5
3.5
3.5
3.4
13.4
3.0
3.4
5.6
8.7
-2.4
2.3
3.2
3.6
-.5
4.8
3.4
5.6
6.1
2.2
9.5
3.6
6.6
8.7
2.6
-.1
3.8
4.5
3.5
5.8
4.1
1.1
6.3
3.7
.1
4.8
5.9
4.0
4.5
6.4
2.8
2.8
2.9
8.2
7.6
11.3
-.1
4.5
3.5
3.7
3.3
4.0
8.3
7.7
4.4
10.4
1.4
13.1
7.0
4.1
7.8
3.4
3.7
6.6
5.5
4.0
3.9
13.5
2.5
2.8
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.4
.7
.3
1.6
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2.4
2.8
2.8
-.2
3.0
3.3
3.2
1.8
2.3
2.2
2.2
4.8
2.3
2.2
2.3
2.5
3.0
2.9
3.2
2.9
3.2
2.8
3.3
2.7
3.2
3.4
3.0
3.6
4.3
2.0
4.0
3.9
4.1
2.8
3.2
3.4
-
-
-
-
-
-
1.5
1.6
1.3
2.4
2.2
2.9
See footnotes at end of table.
83
CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group
December
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Apr.
2008
2007
Expenditure category
Other food away from home 2 ......................................
Alcoholic beverages ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages at home ........................................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home .............
Distilled spirits at home ...............................................
Whiskey at home 1 ...................................................
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 1 ..........
Wine at home ..............................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home ..........................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home
1 2 .......................................................................
Wine away from home 1 2 ...........................................
Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 ............................
3.9
2.7
2.4
3.1
3.1
2.1
3.5
.9
3.4
4.0
2.5
1.4
1.6
3.6
3.6
3.8
-.3
4.3
3.7
2.2
1.9
2.6
.5
1.4
.2
1.4
3.0
2.6
2.1
1.7
3.0
2.1
2.9
1.3
-.5
2.7
3.3
2.8
2.1
3.3
.8
.5
1.2
.7
3.8
5.3
1.3
.4
-.5
1.1
1.9
.6
1.6
2.9
4.0
2.4
1.5
1.3
.8
1.0
.2
1.9
4.2
4.8
3.8
3.3
4.3
.6
2.3
.2
3.2
4.6
2.0
2.3
2.6
2.7
3.1
2.1
3.5
2.3
1.9
3.3
5.1
3.6
2.9
9.0
4.6
2.6
2.5
2.9
3.6
1.5
3.8
3.5
4.8
3.2
2.1
3.3
4.2
4.8
3.2
3.5
3.4
5.8
5.8
2.1
1.1
2.5
Housing ...............................................................................
Shelter ..............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 5 ............................................
Lodging away from home 2 .............................................
Housing at school, excluding board 5 6 ........................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and
motels ...................................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 ...........
Tenants’ and household insurance 2 ..............................
Fuels and utilities ..............................................................
Household energy ...........................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels .................................................
Fuel oil ........................................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 7 ............................
Gas (piped) and electricity 5 .........................................
Electricity 5 ..................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .........................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..........
Water and sewerage maintenance 5 ..........................
Garbage and trash collection 8 ...................................
Household furnishings and operations .............................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 2 ..............
Floor coverings 2 ..........................................................
Window coverings 2 ......................................................
Other linens 2 ................................................................
Furniture and bedding .....................................................
Bedroom furniture .........................................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 2 .........
Other furniture 2 ............................................................
Infants’ furniture 1 4 .....................................................
Appliances 2 ...................................................................
Major appliances 2 ........................................................
Laundry equipment 1 ..................................................
Other appliances 2 ........................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 2 ...............
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ..............................
Indoor plants and flowers 9 ...........................................
Dishes and flatware 2 ...................................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 2 .........................
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ......
Tools, hardware and supplies 2 ....................................
Outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ...............................
Housekeeping supplies ...................................................
Household cleaning products 2 .....................................
Household paper products 2 .........................................
Miscellaneous household products 2 ............................
Household operations 2 ..................................................
Domestic services 2 ......................................................
Gardening and lawncare services 2 ..............................
Moving, storage, freight expense 2 ...............................
4.3
3.4
4.0
2.8
4.2
2.9
4.2
4.7
-.2
5.2
2.4
3.1
3.1
.6
6.1
2.2
2.2
2.7
3.4
5.7
3.0
2.7
2.9
5.1
6.9
4.0
2.6
3.1
3.5
5.1
3.3
4.2
4.3
4.0
5.1
3.0
3.1
4.0
4.6
5.1
1.9
1.5
1.0
9.6
.1
2.7
3.4
2.4
12.1
14.5
36.3
40.5
25.7
12.7
2.6
36.7
3.1
3.3
2.0
1.7
1.8
7.0
1.7
-1.3
.4
-2.3
2.1
-.6
-.8
4.5
1.5
-2.1
-3.4
-22.2
-26.7
-9.3
-1.5
6.1
-15.1
2.9
3.0
2.5
.2
-2.6
.0
-6.3
-1.2
-3.1
-1.2
-3.4
-5.8
.0
3.3
5.6
1.4
1.0
11.4
14.7
5.5
.4
-1.9
6.7
3.2
3.5
2.4
-1.5
-5.3
2.0
-3.7
-8.2
-1.1
-1.6
-1.0
-.3
3.1
2.0
1.8
6.5
7.1
9.1
7.8
11.6
6.9
2.6
17.4
4.5
4.7
4.2
-1.8
-4.1
-1.7
-1.5
-6.1
-1.6
-.3
-2.3
-1.3
5.0
2.3
3.8
7.9
8.4
34.1
39.5
23.9
6.8
2.1
16.4
5.4
6.2
3.4
.6
-1.5
.7
-1.6
-1.9
-.2
5.0
-1.9
-3.7
3.3
2.5
-2.2
15.6
18.0
24.0
27.2
17.3
17.6
10.7
30.2
5.2
5.5
4.3
.7
-1.8
6.2
.1
-4.2
.6
4.7
-1.5
-.4
3.9
4.3
.9
.5
-.3
2.4
2.3
2.6
-.6
7.5
-14.2
4.8
4.7
5.2
.5
-4.8
4.0
-.8
-8.5
-.7
-1.2
-.8
.5
-1.4
1.1
2.9
1.5
-1.3
-5.4
-8.3
-.7
-6.3
1.0
1.2
1.9
.8
4.0
2.7
6.6
3.8
4.4
4.6
4.5
2.8
-.1
5.4
5.3
28.3
32.5
19.2
3.4
5.2
-.4
5.4
5.6
4.8
-.7
-3.2
-.3
-2.6
-4.2
-2.1
-1.6
-1.9
-3.4
10.2
.8
1.2
5.1
5.8
14.5
19.2
4.6
5.0
2.6
11.1
1.8
1.8
1.7
1.0
-2.2
-4.1
-.4
-2.8
.9
-.4
.4
4.2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-2.9
-2.1
.5
-4.1
-.7
-4.4
5.5
-2.8
-.8
-2.0
.5
-3.1
4.7
4.7
8.0
2.1
6.1
4.5
9.0
5.1
-.5
1.7
-.4
-3.9
-.5
-1.8
2.4
-3.0
-1.1
-.6
-2.1
.2
2.4
2.7
1.4
2.8
4.2
2.9
4.5
3.9
-3.1
-2.3
-.1
-4.1
-4.3
-5.3
-.8
-5.4
-4.6
-1.3
-1.6
-1.3
-1.1
-1.4
.0
-1.6
2.3
4.0
.1
1.4
-3.9
-3.7
-1.8
-4.2
-5.0
-9.1
2.1
-2.3
-1.3
-2.6
-1.7
-3.1
-.9
-1.6
-1.8
.8
2.3
2.6
1.3
2.3
-3.8
-3.0
-3.8
-4.8
.5
-.1
.8
1.6
1.1
1.6
3.3
.8
.9
-.7
6.9
-1.2
3.6
1.9
4.7
2.9
2.8
5.8
5.1
-1.2
-4.7
-7.7
1.9
-6.8
-1.0
.1
2.6
-1.1
2.3
3.2
.5
2.5
5.0
5.1
-
-
1.4
2.8
3.2
-.5
-4.8
-9.6
2.0
-2.6
3.0
-1.1
-1.1
-1.0
1.5
-.2
3.8
2.0
2.2
1.7
-.4
.5
.3
-2.0
1.5
.8
3.2
.9
2.5
-.1
.7
-.7
2.4
1.7
4.1
1.9
2.6
1.9
4.1
.1
-
-
-
4.1
.2
-.1
See footnotes at end of table.
84
CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group
December
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Apr.
2008
2007
Expenditure category
Repair of household items 2 .........................................
5.4
7.4
4.9
3.4
6.9
6.8
4.3
4.2
2.5
Apparel ...............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ...................................................
Men’s apparel .................................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear .......................
Men’s furnishings ..........................................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 2 .........................................
Men’s pants and shorts .................................................
Boys’ apparel ..................................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ..............................................
Women’s apparel ............................................................
Women’s outerwear ......................................................
Women’s dresses .........................................................
Women’s suits and separates 2 ....................................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and
accessories 2 ........................................................
Girls’ apparel ...................................................................
Footwear ...........................................................................
Men’s footwear ...............................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear .................................................
Women’s footwear ..........................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ............................................
Jewelry and watches 7 ......................................................
Watches 7 .......................................................................
Jewelry 7 .........................................................................
-1.8
-2.7
-2.2
-4.3
-1.7
.4
-4.1
-4.4
-1.7
-1.8
2.8
-8.2
-1.6
-3.2
-4.1
-4.3
-1.5
-2.4
-7.7
-4.9
-3.2
-4.1
-4.0
-7.0
3.4
-5.8
-1.8
-2.9
-1.0
-.7
.9
-1.0
-3.2
-9.2
-1.5
-2.1
.4
1.2
-2.4
-2.1
-1.1
-1.7
.7
2.2
-3.1
-6.1
1.1
-1.9
-1.6
-1.1
.1
-2.7
-.2
-1.4
-.8
-1.6
-1.0
-2.8
3.3
-4.1
-.8
-1.4
-5.2
-3.6
-.3
-1.1
-1.9
-1.3
-.6
-1.0
-.7
-3.5
-3.8
-1.0
.1
-4.1
7.6
-.5
.9
-.8
-.3
-4.1
-1.3
2.8
.4
-2.6
1.2
1.7
-.7
7.9
2.3
-.3
-1.0
-2.4
1.0
-3.8
-7.1
1.4
4.2
-.7
-.9
-4.9
2.7
-.3
3.3
4.1
4.8
2.6
9.0
2.3
5.6
1.6
1.6
2.6
-9.3
4.2
2.6
-.2
-1.2
.1
.7
-2.5
1.0
-3.6
-.9
1.1
-1.3
-3.1
-4.8
-2.6
-3.3
-1.1
-2.8
.2
-.1
-1.8
.3
-3.8
1.7
.1
.1
-1.2
.5
-2.5
-3.9
-5.3
-3.6
-.5
-4.0
-1.8
-3.4
-2.0
-.7
-4.9
-4.0
.1
-4.6
-1.2
2.4
1.5
-1.9
4.0
2.7
-.5
3.2
1.6
3.3
-.4
-6.9
.9
2.2
1.2
.0
-3.0
-2.2
.8
-2.6
-.9
-1.5
1.3
2.2
-.8
1.7
-.8
4.8
1.8
5.2
-2.3
.7
-.6
-2.0
2.1
-.9
-.3
4.0
-1.7
5.0
6.3
-3.1
3.2
1.7
2.8
4.5
2.3
9.2
2.4
10.2
Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ......................................
New vehicles .................................................................
New cars and trucks 1 2 ..............................................
New cars 1 ..................................................................
New trucks 1 8 .............................................................
Used cars and trucks ....................................................
Leased cars and trucks 10 ............................................
Car and truck rental 2 ...................................................
Motor fuel ........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .......................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 1 ......................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 1 11 ..............................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 1 ...................................
Other motor fuels 2 .......................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment .................................
Tires ..............................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 2 ..........................
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 1 ..........
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 1 ....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ............................
Motor vehicle body work ...............................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing .....................
Motor vehicle repair 2 ...................................................
Motor vehicle insurance ..................................................
Motor vehicle fees 2 ........................................................
State and local registration and license 2 5 ...................
Parking and other fees 2 ...............................................
Parking fees and tolls 1 2 ............................................
Automobile service clubs 1 2 .......................................
Public transportation .........................................................
Airline fare .......................................................................
Other intercity transportation ..........................................
Intercity bus fare 1 3 ......................................................
4.1
4.1
1.0
.0
.0
.3
-.6
3.4
-3.8
-4.0
-.5
-.1
.0
.0
-.1
-1.9
.3
.3
-4.4
-1.8
-1.9
-2.1
-1.5
-11.8
-2.3
3.2
6.8
6.8
7.3
6.1
6.1
1.8
.7
-.5
2.2
1.4
3.8
2.4
1.9
1.7
3.0
4.5
6.8
8.4
2.9
3.3
2.5
1.3
-.1
-5.2
6.5
7.0
1.1
.6
.6
.5
.5
4.8
-4.2
-4.0
26.1
26.1
26.7
25.7
24.3
31.8
2.0
2.4
1.4
.4
6.3
2.7
2.7
2.9
2.5
3.4
8.6
10.4
5.1
5.8
1.5
-.1
-1.5
-1.6
4.8
4.7
.4
-.4
-.4
.8
-1.9
1.4
1.4
8.6
16.2
16.1
16.7
15.5
14.6
22.1
3.7
2.9
5.1
3.4
14.6
3.6
4.8
3.2
3.9
1.0
2.9
2.0
4.9
6.5
.2
5.9
6.4
4.8
1.6
1.7
-1.0
-.9
-.9
.2
-2.0
-2.2
-.1
2.9
6.4
6.4
6.5
5.9
6.2
7.3
4.8
3.6
6.6
4.8
15.0
3.8
3.4
3.2
4.4
.8
2.3
2.4
2.0
1.6
3.6
.1
-1.0
2.0
8.3
8.3
.0
-.3
-.3
-.4
-.2
.5
.6
-1.2
29.5
29.6
29.7
29.6
28.6
24.1
3.7
2.8
5.1
4.6
7.2
3.3
3.5
3.0
3.5
.5
2.0
1.3
3.7
4.6
1.0
7.2
10.6
1.3
-
-
-
-
-
4.5
4.5
-.8
-1.1
-1.1
-.8
-1.3
-.1
-1.2
2.0
14.0
13.7
13.8
13.6
12.9
20.5
1.7
1.3
2.4
1.5
6.0
1.9
.1
3.0
1.4
.3
2.1
1.2
3.7
4.4
1.1
4.6
7.1
-3.2
-1.6
-
-
-.6
13.9
13.9
14.5
13.2
12.8
25.2
2.3
1.0
3.3
1.4
7.2
3.5
3.7
2.9
3.7
1.8
3.5
3.0
4.5
4.7
.6
4.1
5.9
-1.6
-3.6
-24.8
-24.9
-25.8
-24.9
-23.4
-16.6
2.6
2.7
2.5
1.1
6.4
3.6
3.4
4.0
3.5
7.3
2.0
1.0
4.2
4.2
5.1
-2.2
-3.9
-2.8
3.8
4.2
-2.9
-2.0
-2.0
-2.0
-2.2
-5.5
-2.0
.5
24.6
24.8
25.8
25.4
23.5
1.6
1.1
.1
2.4
2.3
2.4
3.7
1.8
3.7
3.9
9.0
3.3
3.5
2.8
3.1
-.3
-.9
-2.4
2.0
-
-
-
See footnotes at end of table.
85
CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group
December
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Apr.
2008
2007
Expenditure category
Intercity train fare 1 3 .....................................................
Ship fare 1 2 ..................................................................
Intracity transportation ....................................................
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-12.8
2.5
-8.8
2.7
-1.8
1.5
-10.3
10.3
4.9
3.8
-0.3
5.4
-1.4
1.9
2.3
2.1
-4.4
-3.7
2.4
Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Prescription drugs ...........................................................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 7 ...............
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs ...........
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies ........
Medical care services .......................................................
Professional services ......................................................
Physicians’ services 5 ...................................................
Dental services 5 ..........................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 7 ...........................................
Services by other medical professionals 5 7 .................
Hospital and related services 5 .......................................
Hospital services 5 12 ...................................................
Inpatient hospital services 1 5 12 .................................
Outpatient hospital services 1 5 7 ...............................
Nursing homes and adult day services 5 12 ..................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 3 ..........................
Health insurance 4 ..........................................................
4.2
2.8
3.6
1.0
1.1
.9
4.6
3.7
3.9
4.3
2.4
2.6
6.2
6.3
5.6
7.2
4.9
4.7
4.4
6.0
.6
1.2
-.4
4.8
3.6
3.5
3.9
2.8
3.4
7.1
7.2
6.9
6.8
4.5
5.0
3.1
4.5
.1
.2
-.5
5.6
3.3
3.2
4.5
-.3
3.6
9.8
10.1
9.4
12.7
4.4
3.7
2.1
2.5
1.2
1.4
.5
4.2
2.8
2.3
4.4
1.5
2.3
6.4
6.4
5.7
6.6
5.8
4.2
2.2
3.5
-1.3
-2.3
1.2
4.9
4.0
4.0
4.9
2.9
2.5
5.2
5.2
5.6
4.5
3.5
4.3
3.7
4.4
1.7
2.1
.7
4.5
3.8
3.1
5.7
3.1
2.5
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.0
3.5
-
-
-
-
-
-
3.6
1.8
1.9
1.8
1.9
1.5
4.1
2.6
1.7
5.0
2.0
3.1
6.1
6.2
6.8
5.2
5.0
3.1
6.4
5.2
2.7
3.3
1.1
1.0
1.4
5.9
4.2
4.1
5.8
1.5
3.1
8.1
8.3
7.6
9.9
4.8
3.4
8.8
1.5
1.1
1.4
.3
.8
-1.0
1.7
1.5
.7
2.5
2.1
1.6
2.8
3.0
3.3
2.2
1.8
.6
-.3
Recreation 2 ........................................................................
Video and audio 2 .............................................................
Televisions ......................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 8 ...........
Other video equipment 2 .................................................
Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental
2 ..............................................................................
Video cassettes and discs, blank and prerecorded 1 2
Rental of video tapes and discs 1 2 ..............................
Audio equipment .............................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 2 .............................
Pets, pet products and services 2 .....................................
Pets and pet products .....................................................
Pet food 1 2 ...................................................................
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 ...........
Pet services including veterinary 2 .................................
Pet services 1 2 .............................................................
Veterinarian services 1 2 ...............................................
Sporting goods ..................................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles ..................................
Sports equipment ............................................................
Photography 2 ...................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ............................
Film and photographic supplies 1 2 ...............................
Photographic equipment 1 2 .........................................
Photographers and film processing 2 .............................
Photographer fees 1 2 ...................................................
Film processing 1 2 .......................................................
Other recreational goods 2 ...............................................
Toys ................................................................................
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 1 2 ..
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 2 .........................
Music instruments and accessories 2 .............................
Recreation services 2 .......................................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 2 ..............................................................
Admissions .....................................................................
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 ..........
Admission to sporting events 1 2 ..................................
1.7
.6
-10.7
5.1
-17.8
1.5
.5
-10.8
4.0
-16.6
1.1
2.0
-10.6
7.3
-13.1
1.1
.1
-14.3
3.8
-12.3
.7
.6
-12.3
4.0
-14.3
1.1
.0
-14.4
3.3
-10.6
1.0
-1.1
-22.6
2.6
-13.9
.8
-.1
-18.3
2.5
-13.0
1.0
.8
-3.3
2.2
-4.7
-6.1
1.3
-8.2
.9
2.7
2.9
-.6
.1
-1.1
9.0
5.5
9.0
.8
3.2
-1.3
.3
-2.9
-1.6
-4.0
2.6
.8
-2.6
-3.7
-2.7
.0
1.4
3.8
-1.8
-4.6
3.2
-4.4
4.3
4.2
3.3
3.0
2.1
5.9
1.9
6.4
-1.6
-.5
-2.6
-.7
-2.2
1.4
-7.7
.1
4.3
-1.7
-3.8
-5.2
-4.1
1.1
.0
3.9
-7.0
-.4
-8.2
-4.5
1.0
2.2
.6
.3
2.7
4.9
4.0
5.2
-1.4
-.8
-1.8
-1.9
-6.2
-5.8
-6.0
1.8
5.2
1.1
-7.3
-9.3
-5.2
-2.2
-1.2
3.1
.0
-2.1
-.2
-5.4
-3.9
2.7
1.5
2.0
-.4
5.0
3.8
5.4
-.7
-2.2
.6
-2.2
-5.7
-3.2
-8.4
.6
3.3
.1
-3.2
-4.2
-3.1
.5
-1.4
3.5
-1.2
-2.4
-.9
-6.7
3.5
4.3
2.8
3.1
1.8
6.3
5.1
6.7
-1.2
1.4
-3.9
-3.1
-7.1
-1.5
-13.7
.2
-2.3
-.2
-4.3
-6.1
-2.8
.3
1.2
2.1
-.8
-8.3
4.2
-8.8
.1
2.8
1.2
1.2
1.8
4.9
3.9
5.2
1.8
3.9
-.4
-3.1
-4.9
.6
-10.2
-1.6
-1.7
-1.6
-3.9
-4.5
-2.4
-3.4
-1.8
3.0
1.2
-3.3
3.5
-4.3
-2.9
3.5
3.2
3.4
3.0
4.1
4.1
4.3
1.5
3.0
-1.0
-4.8
-11.2
-4.0
-18.0
1.8
1.1
1.7
-3.1
-4.8
-2.5
1.0
.0
3.9
.5
-6.0
4.0
-4.8
-.7
5.5
4.9
5.4
3.1
6.3
4.1
7.0
-.9
-.3
-1.8
-3.5
-6.9
2.1
-14.7
-.4
2.1
-.8
-5.3
-5.7
-3.4
-6.3
-1.9
2.4
-.2
-2.0
1.4
-4.1
-1.3
3.0
3.4
4.7
-.3
2.5
2.0
2.7
.9
-.1
2.1
-1.8
-3.7
-.4
-6.3
.0
.6
-.5
-.3
-.9
-.3
.6
1.7
1.1
3.3
5.0
4.1
5.8
2.1
4.5
2.6
6.0
.6
4.9
5.0
4.0
2.7
3.4
3.9
.7
.3
3.5
2.5
6.9
2.6
3.5
3.5
6.4
2.2
5.2
5.4
3.7
1.5
2.4
2.0
4.7
1.6
.7
.5
2.5
-
See footnotes at end of table.
86
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Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group
December
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Apr.
2008
Expenditure category
Fees for lessons or instructions 7 ...................................
Recreational reading materials .........................................
Newspapers and magazines 2 ........................................
Recreational books 2 ......................................................
1.8
1.3
1.6
.7
6.7
2.0
2.1
1.7
1.4
2.0
2.2
1.7
6.3
.9
1.7
-.5
2.7
2.2
3.7
.0
2.6
.5
1.7
-1.2
3.5
.8
1.0
.7
3.8
1.1
1.4
.7
1.3
1.2
1.3
1.0
Education and communication 2 .........................................
Education 2 .......................................................................
Educational books and supplies .....................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ........................
College tuition and fees ................................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees ................
Child care and nursery school 9 ...................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees 2 .........
Communication 2 ..............................................................
Postage and delivery services 2 .....................................
Postage .........................................................................
Delivery services 2 ........................................................
Information and information processing 2 .......................
Telephone services 2 ....................................................
Land-line telephone services, local charges 5 ............
Land-line telephone services, long distance charges
2 ..........................................................................
Land-line interstate toll calls 1 ...................................
Land-line intrastate toll calls 1 ...................................
Wireless telephone services 2 ....................................
Information technology, hardware and services 13 .........
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 3 .........
Computer software and accessories 2 ..........................
Internet services and electronic information providers 2
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 2 ................................................
1.3
5.7
11.5
5.2
4.5
6.3
5.6
4.6
-3.0
.1
.0
5.5
-3.4
-2.3
5.5
3.2
5.6
3.3
5.9
6.2
7.2
5.0
5.9
.4
4.7
4.6
6.6
.1
1.3
4.5
2.2
6.6
9.7
6.2
7.0
6.8
4.9
5.0
-1.7
10.4
10.5
4.6
-2.5
.2
5.3
1.6
7.2
6.0
7.4
9.8
6.5
4.1
9.1
-3.9
.2
.0
4.4
-4.2
-2.7
2.6
1.5
6.5
3.8
6.8
8.6
7.0
3.5
8.0
-3.2
.5
.0
14.0
-3.4
-2.5
1.1
2.4
6.1
5.2
6.2
6.6
5.6
5.5
6.5
-1.3
.4
.0
9.9
-1.3
.4
3.3
2.3
6.3
6.7
6.3
7.0
5.9
5.3
5.1
-1.4
5.0
5.3
1.3
-1.9
1.7
2.2
3.0
5.6
8.7
5.4
6.1
5.5
3.9
4.9
.2
4.4
3.9
10.5
-.1
2.1
4.1
.5
.5
1.8
.4
.1
.3
.9
-.2
.5
.5
.0
7.3
.5
.7
1.3
-9.2
-11.2
-6.0
-12.3
-15.6
-22.8
-7.6
-.3
-1.8
-2.0
-1.7
-5.5
-16.8
-30.6
-2.5
4.8
-6.0
-5.9
-6.1
.3
-13.1
-22.0
-10.7
-.7
-10.0
-10.9
-9.4
-1.3
-11.0
-17.9
-9.7
-2.0
-7.7
-8.7
-6.6
-1.4
-7.2
-14.0
-4.7
-.4
-1.7
-3.0
.4
-1.5
-7.7
-15.8
-4.3
-2.8
3.3
5.0
3.3
.0
-14.5
-11.7
-7.4
-18.3
3.4
2.4
5.9
-.9
-8.8
-13.6
-6.4
-5.2
.4
.3
.6
.4
-.4
-1.1
.4
-.2
-11.1
-8.2
-9.2
-11.4
-7.5
-8.7
-8.8
-8.3
.8
4.2
7.5
7.6
5.4
3.0
2.0
4.5
8.9
9.2
3.4
2.9
-.1
3.3
9.5
9.8
4.1
1.6
-1.3
1.5
-.4
-.9
5.9
2.1
.0
2.5
3.1
2.8
6.1
2.4
.0
3.1
5.8
5.9
5.1
2.3
1.3
3.0
2.8
2.8
2.0
3.0
2.3
3.3
7.5
7.8
3.5
2.2
-.5
1.7
1.7
1.7
2.4
1.7
.7
3.9
-.3
-1.1
-.8
-.9
.4
2.1
-.3
1.1
.2
4.0
4.0
3.7
5.0
2.5
2.4
3.8
3.7
3.4
4.6
-2.2
-1.0
.1
2.8
2.8
5.0
6.5
4.5
4.1
4.1
4.5
5.1
4.5
-1.7
.6
-1.4
1.9
1.9
3.1
4.3
4.3
2.1
1.9
3.2
1.6
4.9
-.8
-.1
.8
2.3
2.3
3.7
5.0
4.2
3.0
3.1
2.6
1.9
4.2
-4.9
-4.4
1.1
3.6
3.5
3.7
5.3
3.6
3.0
2.7
3.7
2.7
5.1
-2.7
-1.0
2.3
2.7
2.6
3.0
3.4
4.6
1.8
4.9
1.6
.4
4.4
-.2
1.5
-
-
-
-
-
-
2.5
2.9
2.9
3.9
4.5
4.9
3.3
5.1
3.5
2.3
6.4
.6
.9
-2.9
-.6
3.4
3.4
3.5
2.9
4.8
3.1
3.6
3.9
2.5
4.3
.7
1.6
-1.5
.3
1.4
1.4
2.4
2.3
2.8
2.1
3.2
2.2
1.2
4.0
2.3
1.0
2.1
2.7
2.5
4.5
-1.4
-4.0
-6.0
1.2
1.0
4.9
.5
-1.4
1.0
3.6
4.2
7.3
2.7
3.0
5.7
1.3
.8
2.8
5.2
5.4
10.4
3.1
3.7
6.5
Other goods and services ...................................................
Tobacco and smoking products ........................................
Cigarettes 2 .....................................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes 2 .......................
Personal care ....................................................................
Personal care products ...................................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal
care products 2 .....................................................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and
implements ...........................................................
Personal care services ...................................................
Haircuts and other personal care services 2 .................
Miscellaneous personal services ....................................
Legal services 7 ............................................................
Funeral expenses 7 ......................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 2 ............................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 2
Financial services 7 ......................................................
Checking account and other bank services 1 2 ...........
Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 1 2
Miscellaneous personal goods 2 .....................................
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 1 ...................
Infants’ equipment 1 4 ...................................................
Special aggregate indexes
Commodities .........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...............................
Nondurables less food and beverages .............................
See footnotes at end of table.
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CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group
December
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Apr.
2008
Special aggregate indexes
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............
Durables ...........................................................................
Services ................................................................................
Rent of shelter 6 ....................................................................
Transportation services ........................................................
Other services .......................................................................
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 .........................................................................
Apparel less footwear ...........................................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...............................................
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 ..........................................
Domestically produced farm food .........................................
Utilities and public transportation ..........................................
7.2
.0
3.9
3.5
2.9
2.9
3.5
3.3
3.3
2.5
4.3
6.8
3.6
-2.1
4.5
3.9
14.2
2.6
2.6
.6
15.7
3.4
3.2
5.8
-7.1
-1.3
3.7
4.2
3.1
3.8
1.3
.4
1.4
-3.7
-5.4
-6.2
-1.4
-3.4
3.0
3.6
-13.0
2.8
2.7
-.3
-24.5
4.0
2.9
.1
1
2
3
4
5
8.1
-3.3
3.2
3.0
3.7
3.4
2.6
2.1
2.2
1.1
4.8
7.6
3.1
-2.3
3.4
3.0
10.7
1.8
1.9
-1.5
23.7
3.4
.9
1.1
2.3
-4.3
2.8
2.2
2.7
2.9
1.5
1.7
1.8
-1.3
1.1
2.3
2.4
-2.0
3.6
2.7
6.9
1.5
1.1
-2.5
6.9
2.6
5.4
3.0
10.4
.4
3.1
2.7
1.9
2.7
3.4
3.5
3.2
4.1
6.9
9.7
4.8
-.6
3.5
2.9
16.6
2.2
2.2
.6
26.7
2.8
2.6
3.1
8.2
-.5
3.8
2.7
2.7
3.0
3.6
3.8
3.3
2.9
5.4
7.6
3.9
-1.6
5.2
3.8
17.1
2.2
2.2
.2
16.7
2.9
1.3
9.0
3.4
-1.4
3.4
4.3
1.3
3.2
2.6
1.8
2.5
1.0
2.7
3.3
2.4
.9
2.5
3.3
2.9
2.5
2.6
-.1
6.1
3.7
1.2
.9
14.2
-1.1
3.3
3.1
2.5
3.2
4.0
4.5
4.0
5.3
9.9
13.2
7.5
-.3
3.6
3.1
17.4
2.8
2.4
.1
29.4
3.3
6.0
3.6
7.5
-.4
1.7
1.5
1.5
1.1
2.3
2.7
2.3
3.6
6.2
7.1
4.4
3.3
1.9
1.7
10.4
1.4
1.3
.8
14.0
1.5
2.4
3.2
8
9
10
11
12
13
-
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.
All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric
means estimator.
6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
88
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Table 27. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city average, all
items
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Year
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1913
1914
9.9
10.1
9.8
10.0
9.8
10.0
9.9
9.9
9.8
9.9
9.8
10.0
9.9
10.1
10.0
10.2
10.0
10.3
10.1
10.2
10.1
10.2
10.1
10.2
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
10.2
10.5
11.8
14.0
16.6
10.1
10.5
12.0
14.2
16.2
10.0
10.6
12.1
14.1
16.5
10.1
10.7
12.6
14.3
16.8
10.1
10.7
12.9
14.5
17.0
10.2
10.9
13.0
14.8
17.0
10.2
10.9
12.9
15.2
17.5
10.2
11.0
13.1
15.4
17.8
10.2
11.2
13.3
15.8
17.9
10.3
11.3
13.6
16.1
18.2
10.4
11.5
13.6
16.3
18.6
10.4
11.6
13.8
16.6
19.0
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
19.4
19.1
17.0
16.9
17.4
19.6
18.5
17.0
16.9
17.3
19.8
18.4
16.8
16.9
17.2
20.4
18.2
16.8
17.0
17.1
20.7
17.8
16.8
17.0
17.1
21.0
17.7
16.8
17.1
17.1
20.9
17.8
16.9
17.3
17.2
20.4
17.8
16.7
17.2
17.1
20.1
17.6
16.7
17.3
17.2
20.0
17.6
16.8
17.4
17.3
19.9
17.5
16.9
17.4
17.3
19.5
17.4
17.0
17.4
17.4
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
17.4
18.0
17.6
17.4
17.2
17.3
18.0
17.5
17.2
17.2
17.4
17.9
17.4
17.2
17.1
17.3
18.0
17.4
17.2
17.0
17.4
17.9
17.5
17.3
17.1
17.6
17.8
17.7
17.2
17.2
17.8
17.6
17.4
17.2
17.4
17.8
17.5
17.3
17.2
17.4
17.8
17.6
17.4
17.4
17.4
17.8
17.7
17.5
17.3
17.4
18.1
17.8
17.4
17.3
17.4
18.0
17.8
17.4
17.2
17.3
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
17.2
16.0
14.4
13.0
13.3
17.1
15.7
14.2
12.8
13.4
17.0
15.6
14.1
12.7
13.4
17.1
15.5
14.0
12.6
13.4
17.0
15.4
13.8
12.7
13.4
16.9
15.2
13.7
12.8
13.4
16.7
15.2
13.7
13.2
13.4
16.6
15.1
13.5
13.3
13.5
16.7
15.1
13.5
13.3
13.7
16.6
15.0
13.4
13.3
13.6
16.5
14.8
13.3
13.3
13.5
16.2
14.7
13.2
13.2
13.5
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
13.7
13.9
14.2
14.3
14.0
13.8
13.8
14.2
14.2
14.0
13.8
13.8
14.3
14.2
13.9
13.9
13.8
14.4
14.2
13.9
13.8
13.8
14.4
14.2
13.9
13.8
13.9
14.5
14.2
13.9
13.7
14.0
14.5
14.2
13.9
13.7
14.1
14.6
14.2
13.9
13.8
14.1
14.7
14.2
14.2
13.8
14.1
14.6
14.1
14.1
13.9
14.1
14.5
14.1
14.1
13.9
14.1
14.5
14.1
14.0
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
14.0
14.2
15.7
17.0
17.5
14.1
14.2
15.9
17.0
17.5
14.1
14.2
16.1
17.3
17.5
14.1
14.4
16.2
17.5
17.6
14.1
14.5
16.3
17.6
17.6
14.1
14.7
16.4
17.6
17.7
14.1
14.8
16.5
17.5
17.8
14.1
14.9
16.6
17.4
17.8
14.1
15.2
16.6
17.5
17.8
14.1
15.4
16.8
17.5
17.8
14.1
15.5
16.9
17.5
17.8
14.2
15.5
17.0
17.5
17.9
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
17.9
18.3
21.6
23.8
24.2
17.9
18.2
21.6
23.6
23.9
17.9
18.4
22.1
23.6
24.0
17.9
18.5
22.1
23.9
24.0
18.0
18.6
22.0
24.1
24.0
18.2
18.8
22.2
24.2
24.0
18.2
19.9
22.4
24.5
23.8
18.2
20.3
22.6
24.6
23.9
18.2
20.5
23.1
24.6
24.0
18.2
20.9
23.1
24.5
23.9
18.2
21.5
23.3
24.4
23.9
18.3
21.6
23.6
24.2
23.8
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
23.7
25.5
26.6
26.8
27.1
23.6
25.9
26.5
26.7
27.1
23.7
26.0
26.5
26.7
27.0
23.7
26.0
26.6
26.8
27.0
23.8
26.1
26.6
26.8
27.1
24.0
26.1
26.7
26.9
27.1
24.2
26.1
26.9
27.0
27.1
24.4
26.1
26.9
27.1
27.1
24.6
26.3
26.9
27.1
27.0
24.7
26.4
26.9
27.2
26.9
24.8
26.5
26.9
27.1
27.0
25.1
26.6
26.9
27.0
26.9
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
26.9
27.0
27.8
28.8
29.1
26.9
27.0
27.9
28.8
29.1
26.9
27.0
28.0
29.0
29.1
26.9
27.0
28.1
29.1
29.1
26.9
27.2
28.1
29.1
29.2
26.9
27.3
28.3
29.1
29.3
27.0
27.5
28.4
29.1
29.4
26.9
27.5
28.5
29.1
29.3
27.0
27.5
28.5
29.1
29.4
27.0
27.7
28.5
29.1
29.5
27.1
27.7
28.6
29.1
29.5
27.0
27.8
28.6
29.1
29.5
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
29.5
30.0
30.2
30.6
31.1
29.5
30.0
30.2
30.6
31.1
29.5
30.0
30.3
30.7
31.1
29.7
30.0
30.4
30.7
31.1
29.7
30.0
30.4
30.7
31.1
29.8
30.0
30.4
30.8
31.2
29.8
30.1
30.4
30.9
31.3
29.8
30.1
30.4
30.9
31.2
29.8
30.2
30.6
30.9
31.3
29.9
30.2
30.6
31.0
31.3
30.0
30.2
30.6
31.0
31.4
30.0
30.2
30.6
31.1
31.4
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
31.4
32.0
33.1
34.2
35.8
31.4
32.2
33.1
34.3
36.0
31.5
32.3
33.2
34.5
36.3
31.6
32.5
33.3
34.6
36.5
31.6
32.5
33.4
34.7
36.6
31.8
32.6
33.5
34.9
36.8
31.8
32.7
33.6
35.1
37.0
31.8
32.9
33.7
35.2
37.2
31.8
32.9
33.8
35.3
37.3
31.9
33.1
33.9
35.5
37.5
31.9
33.1
34.0
35.6
37.7
32.0
33.1
34.1
35.7
37.9
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 27. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban
Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city
average, all items-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Semiannual
averages
Annual
avg.
Year
1st
half
2nd
half
Percent change
from previous
Annual
avg.
Dec.
1913
1914
-
-
10.0
10.1
-
-
1.0
1.0
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
-
-
10.2
11.0
12.9
15.1
17.4
2.0
11.5
19.0
20.3
14.5
1.0
7.8
17.3
17.1
15.2
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
-
-
20.1
18.0
16.9
17.2
17.2
2.6
-10.8
-2.3
2.4
.0
15.5
-10.4
-6.1
1.8
.0
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
-
-
17.6
17.8
17.5
17.2
17.2
3.4
-1.1
-2.2
-1.1
.6
2.3
1.1
-1.7
-1.7
.0
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
-
-
16.8
15.3
13.7
13.0
13.5
-6.4
-9.3
-10.2
.0
2.3
-2.3
-8.9
-10.5
-5.1
3.8
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
-
-
13.8
13.9
14.4
14.2
14.0
3.0
1.4
2.8
-2.8
-.7
2.2
.7
3.6
-1.4
-1.4
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
-
-
14.1
14.8
16.4
17.4
17.7
1.4
9.2
9.7
2.9
2.3
.7
5.0
10.8
6.1
1.7
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
-
-
18.1
19.6
22.5
24.2
24.0
2.2
18.0
9.3
2.5
-1.7
2.3
8.3
14.8
7.6
-.8
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
-
-
24.2
26.1
26.7
26.9
27.0
5.5
6.0
1.1
.4
-.4
.8
7.9
2.3
.7
.4
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
-
-
26.9
27.3
28.3
29.1
29.3
.4
3.0
2.9
1.7
1.4
-.4
1.5
3.7
2.8
.7
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
-
-
29.8
30.1
30.4
30.8
31.2
1.7
.7
1.3
1.6
1.0
1.7
1.0
1.0
1.3
1.3
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
-
-
31.7
32.6
33.6
35.0
36.9
1.9
3.4
3.0
4.7
6.2
1.6
2.8
3.1
4.2
5.4
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 27. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city average, all
items-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Year
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
38.0
40.0
41.4
42.9
46.9
38.2
40.1
41.6
43.2
47.5
38.4
40.2
41.6
43.6
48.0
38.7
40.4
41.7
43.9
48.3
38.8
40.6
41.9
44.1
48.8
39.0
40.8
42.0
44.4
49.3
39.2
40.9
42.1
44.5
49.7
39.2
41.0
42.2
45.4
50.3
39.4
41.0
42.4
45.5
50.9
39.6
41.1
42.5
45.9
51.4
39.8
41.2
42.6
46.2
51.8
40.0
41.3
42.7
46.5
52.2
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
52.4
56.0
58.9
62.8
68.7
52.8
56.1
59.5
63.2
69.5
53.0
56.2
59.8
63.7
70.3
53.2
56.5
60.3
64.3
71.1
53.5
56.8
60.6
64.9
71.9
53.9
57.1
61.0
65.6
72.8
54.5
57.4
61.3
66.0
73.7
54.7
57.7
61.5
66.4
74.4
54.9
57.9
61.8
66.8
75.1
55.3
58.2
61.9
67.4
75.7
55.6
58.3
62.2
67.7
76.4
55.8
58.5
62.5
68.1
77.2
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
78.3
87.5
94.7
98.1
101.6
79.4
88.5
95.0
98.1
101.8
80.5
89.0
94.8
98.4
101.8
81.4
89.6
95.2
99.0
102.1
82.3
90.3
96.2
99.5
102.5
83.2
91.1
97.4
99.8
102.8
83.3
92.2
98.0
100.1
103.2
83.8
92.8
98.2
100.5
104.2
84.6
93.7
98.3
101.0
104.8
85.3
93.9
98.6
101.2
104.8
86.1
94.1
98.4
101.2
104.7
86.9
94.4
98.0
101.2
104.8
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
104.9
108.9
110.0
114.5
119.7
105.4
108.5
110.5
114.7
120.2
105.9
107.9
111.0
115.1
120.8
106.3
107.6
111.6
115.7
121.8
106.7
107.9
111.9
116.2
122.5
107.0
108.4
112.4
116.7
122.8
107.1
108.4
112.7
117.2
123.2
107.3
108.6
113.3
117.7
123.2
107.6
109.1
113.8
118.5
123.6
107.9
109.1
114.1
118.9
124.2
108.3
109.2
114.3
119.0
124.4
108.6
109.3
114.2
119.2
124.6
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
125.9
132.8
136.0
140.3
143.6
126.4
132.8
136.4
140.7
144.0
127.1
133.0
137.0
141.1
144.4
127.3
133.3
137.3
141.6
144.7
127.5
133.8
137.6
141.9
144.9
128.3
134.1
138.1
142.0
145.4
128.7
134.3
138.4
142.1
145.8
129.9
134.6
138.8
142.4
146.5
131.1
135.2
139.1
142.6
146.9
131.9
135.4
139.6
143.3
147.0
132.2
135.8
139.8
143.4
147.3
132.2
135.9
139.8
143.3
147.2
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
147.8
151.7
156.3
158.4
161.0
148.3
152.2
156.8
158.5
161.1
148.7
152.9
157.0
158.7
161.4
149.3
153.6
157.2
159.1
162.7
149.6
154.0
157.2
159.5
162.8
149.9
154.1
157.4
159.7
162.8
149.9
154.3
157.5
159.8
163.3
150.2
154.5
157.8
160.0
163.8
150.6
155.1
158.3
160.2
164.7
151.0
155.5
158.5
160.6
165.0
150.9
155.9
158.5
160.7
165.1
150.9
155.9
158.2
160.7
165.1
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
165.6
171.7
173.2
177.7
180.9
166.5
172.4
173.7
179.2
181.9
167.9
172.6
174.7
180.3
182.9
168.0
173.5
175.8
179.8
183.5
168.2
174.4
175.8
179.4
184.7
169.2
174.6
175.9
179.6
185.3
169.4
173.8
176.1
179.6
184.9
169.3
173.8
176.6
180.3
185.0
170.4
174.8
177.0
181.0
185.4
170.6
174.0
177.3
180.7
186.5
170.9
173.7
177.4
180.2
186.8
170.7
172.9
177.0
179.9
186.0
2005
2006
2007
2008
186.3
194.0
197.559
206.744
187.3
194.2
198.544
207.254
188.6
195.3
200.612
209.147
190.2
197.2
202.130
210.698
190.0
198.2
203.661
190.1
198.6
203.906
191.0
199.2
203.700
192.1
199.6
203.199
195.0
198.4
203.889
195.2
197.0
204.338
193.4
196.8
205.891
192.5
197.2
205.777
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 27. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban
Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U. S. city
average, all items-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Semiannual
averages
Annual
avg.
Year
1st
half
2nd
half
Percent change
from previous
Annual
avg.
Dec.
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
-
-
39.0
40.7
42.1
44.7
49.6
5.5
3.3
3.4
8.9
12.3
5.7
4.4
3.4
6.2
11.0
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
-
-
54.1
57.2
60.9
65.6
73.1
6.9
4.8
6.8
9.0
13.4
9.1
5.7
6.5
7.7
11.4
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
-
-
102.1
104.4
82.9
91.4
96.9
99.8
103.3
12.6
8.6
3.8
3.3
3.6
13.4
10.3
6.0
3.0
3.5
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
106.0
108.2
111.2
115.5
121.3
107.8
109.0
113.7
118.4
123.9
106.9
108.6
112.5
117.0
122.6
3.6
.6
4.5
4.4
4.5
3.5
1.6
3.6
4.0
4.8
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
127.1
133.3
137.1
141.3
144.5
131.0
135.2
139.3
142.9
146.8
129.0
134.3
138.2
142.1
145.6
6.1
2.8
2.9
2.5
2.7
5.2
4.1
2.9
2.8
2.5
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
148.9
153.1
157.0
159.0
162.0
150.6
155.2
158.1
160.3
164.5
149.8
154.1
157.6
159.7
163.2
2.5
3.3
1.5
1.6
2.7
2.9
2.9
2.3
1.3
2.2
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
167.6
173.2
174.9
179.3
183.2
170.2
173.8
176.9
180.3
185.8
168.9
173.5
175.9
179.8
184.5
3.4
1.3
2.4
1.6
3.4
3.5
2.7
1.4
2.2
2.6
2005
2006
2007
2008
188.8
196.3
201.069
193.2
198.0
204.466
191.0
197.1
202.767
3.5
2.4
4.3
3.5
3.2
2.9
-
-
-
-
-
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service
group and detailed expenditure categories
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group
December
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Apr.
2008
Expenditure category
All items .....................................................................
All items (1967=100) ..................................................
170.7
508.5
172.9
515.0
177.0
527.2
179.9
536.0
186.0
554.2
192.5
573.3
197.2
587.3
205.777
612.948
210.698
627.606
Food and beverages ................................................
Food ......................................................................
Food at home ......................................................
Cereals and bakery products .............................
Cereals and cereal products ............................
Flour and prepared flour mixes ......................
Breakfast cereal .............................................
Rice, pasta, cornmeal ....................................
Bakery products ...............................................
Bread 1 ..........................................................
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 ........................
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ......................
Other bakery products ...................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ............................
Meats, poultry, and fish ...................................
Meats .............................................................
Beef and veal ...............................................
Uncooked ground beef ..............................
Uncooked beef roasts 1 .............................
Uncooked beef steaks 1 ............................
Uncooked other beef and veal 1 ................
Pork .............................................................
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related
products 1 ..........................................
Ham ...........................................................
Pork chops .................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 ..
Other meats .................................................
Poultry ...........................................................
Chicken 1 .....................................................
Other poultry including turkey 1 ...................
Fish and seafood ...........................................
Fresh fish and seafood 1 .............................
Processed fish and seafood 1 ......................
Eggs ................................................................
Dairy and related products ................................
Milk 1 ................................................................
Cheese and related products ..........................
Ice cream and related products .......................
Other dairy and related products 1 ..................
Fruits and vegetables ........................................
Fresh fruits and vegetables .............................
Fresh fruits .....................................................
Apples ..........................................................
Bananas ......................................................
Citrus fruits 1 ................................................
Other fresh fruits 1 .......................................
Fresh vegetables ...........................................
Potatoes ......................................................
Lettuce .........................................................
Tomatoes .....................................................
Other fresh vegetables ................................
Processed fruits and vegetables 1 ...................
Canned fruits and vegetables 1 .....................
Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 .......................
Other processed fruits and vegetables
including dried 1 .....................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage
materials ....................................................
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 .....................
Carbonated drinks .........................................
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 ....
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1
169.8
169.3
169.1
190.4
175.0
151.8
199.0
152.2
198.3
109.3
109.8
192.0
195.6
156.3
156.8
152.8
150.5
128.3
109.3
110.9
108.1
157.0
174.6
174.1
173.7
195.1
178.4
159.1
201.9
154.8
203.5
114.9
114.0
195.1
196.6
161.8
163.2
160.0
159.7
137.0
118.6
115.8
113.7
163.1
177.1
176.5
175.1
197.1
179.4
165.5
201.9
154.9
206.3
116.0
116.2
199.2
198.2
162.3
163.0
160.3
160.8
138.5
118.9
116.5
113.2
159.2
183.6
183.1
183.3
202.9
183.4
171.9
203.2
161.0
213.1
118.4
120.8
204.6
207.8
181.0
180.4
182.5
198.6
165.3
147.0
148.6
138.6
167.3
188.4
187.9
187.6
206.3
185.1
165.4
205.6
165.0
217.6
123.6
123.6
208.4
207.9
183.2
184.6
185.4
197.0
170.4
145.4
143.3
130.8
175.3
192.5
192.2
190.7
208.4
184.6
171.7
200.9
167.3
221.3
126.8
126.7
213.2
207.2
185.6
187.1
187.7
201.7
176.0
147.4
145.9
134.8
174.9
196.5
196.1
193.2
215.2
188.9
176.8
202.0
175.8
229.5
133.7
134.6
215.5
214.9
188.0
188.5
189.1
202.7
177.3
147.4
145.3
141.0
175.3
206.141
205.855
204.141
226.696
196.937
190.120
208.175
184.496
243.149
147.613
140.373
228.155
219.795
198.489
196.452
195.296
213.259
186.988
154.068
153.152
147.341
177.887
210.559
210.252
209.657
240.663
208.813
223.358
209.562
206.018
258.291
158.582
150.858
234.041
236.734
200.285
198.412
196.159
213.205
189.630
150.399
151.269
150.042
179.630
107.4
151.1
155.5
99.3
154.8
160.7
103.2
105.3
191.1
110.8
102.5
144.5
161.5
109.4
160.3
168.2
110.3
213.3
252.4
264.4
204.0
160.8
120.6
113.9
240.4
179.5
276.5
281.9
246.1
105.3
105.0
107.4
113.5
157.6
160.2
101.0
159.2
167.8
108.4
107.5
191.3
110.0
103.9
132.4
170.6
114.1
171.9
183.2
113.2
212.8
248.5
266.9
217.9
164.8
129.9
107.5
230.8
205.5
228.5
261.0
234.3
109.9
109.3
114.0
113.0
155.2
155.5
95.5
164.8
166.8
108.4
103.9
188.8
106.6
105.4
145.4
167.2
109.9
167.7
181.6
115.0
222.9
261.9
279.2
232.6
165.8
142.0
111.4
245.0
222.9
214.9
283.4
251.9
113.0
112.9
114.1
117.8
162.4
164.0
101.4
173.2
174.9
113.9
107.9
194.1
111.6
105.4
189.1
172.7
117.7
170.9
180.8
116.7
229.7
273.1
282.7
239.9
162.6
144.5
113.2
262.6
213.9
294.8
279.6
272.7
111.8
109.5
117.0
124.7
169.4
167.9
108.0
178.1
184.5
121.0
110.4
197.7
113.9
107.1
151.2
179.9
124.3
180.2
180.6
120.0
248.6
300.3
302.7
241.8
158.5
161.0
126.5
296.0
230.0
270.9
416.9
285.2
113.9
112.5
116.4
120.0
173.4
168.4
109.8
179.6
184.1
120.3
112.0
205.5
120.6
108.2
153.8
183.0
128.6
180.8
180.4
121.9
249.6
298.1
306.3
252.3
169.8
172.2
120.9
288.6
252.4
253.2
337.8
298.4
119.6
118.9
121.3
121.9
174.2
166.3
109.4
183.3
181.9
118.6
111.9
212.4
125.4
110.8
176.2
180.3
124.9
176.9
184.1
121.9
254.7
303.6
321.0
277.8
174.7
183.1
124.2
285.7
266.8
273.0
312.1
291.2
122.7
122.0
124.2
125.971
176.895
167.784
108.820
186.035
194.314
127.898
114.166
223.236
132.570
115.420
234.691
205.149
149.236
200.799
189.727
136.149
269.533
322.717
338.490
294.385
183.352
183.278
133.873
306.165
275.821
286.234
373.203
302.224
127.813
127.130
127.862
126.256
181.485
166.552
111.179
187.418
197.338
128.770
120.867
229.334
136.688
118.050
233.698
207.135
147.478
205.107
191.772
141.452
270.169
319.017
339.295
318.632
215.663
195.650
119.475
298.291
292.203
268.381
329.323
302.601
134.275
134.866
131.998
102.1
103.4
109.7
108.9
112.5
117.4
121.0
128.005
134.762
135.8
105.0
121.7
111.2
104.6
137.7
106.9
123.8
114.0
106.4
139.1
108.0
125.5
113.7
107.4
138.6
107.7
125.5
114.9
106.3
140.0
108.6
128.5
112.5
105.6
144.9
112.1
134.3
112.2
107.5
147.8
114.2
135.3
127.3
110.6
152.883
118.208
139.574
143.862
114.191
158.799
123.632
148.300
147.917
117.419
See footnotes at end of table.
93
CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service
group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group
December
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Apr.
2008
Expenditure category
Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1
Coffee ............................................................
Other beverage materials including tea 1 ......
Other food at home ............................................
Sugar and sweets ............................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners .....................
Candy and chewing gum 1 ............................
Other sweets 1 ...............................................
Fats and oils ....................................................
Butter and margarine 1 ..................................
Salad dressing 1 ............................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 1
Other foods ......................................................
Soups ............................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods .......
Snacks ...........................................................
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces ......
Baby food 1 ....................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 .........................
Food away from home .........................................
Full service meals and snacks 1 ........................
Limited service meals and snacks 1 ..................
Food at employee sites and schools 1 ...............
Food from vending machines and mobile
vendors 1 ...................................................
Other food away from home 1 ...........................
Alcoholic beverages ..............................................
Alcoholic beverages at home ............................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home
Distilled spirits at home ....................................
Wine at home ..................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home ...............
97.4
147.1
109.8
155.8
153.3
133.6
104.5
106.1
149.9
113.1
106.3
103.3
173.0
197.9
149.1
166.7
173.5
112.6
108.6
170.8
108.0
107.8
104.1
97.3
142.1
113.1
160.5
155.9
136.8
105.7
109.0
156.5
126.2
108.2
103.7
178.3
203.7
153.6
173.6
182.9
116.0
109.0
176.0
111.4
111.3
106.1
98.2
141.8
114.9
160.6
158.9
140.3
107.3
111.8
152.9
114.7
107.9
105.8
178.5
206.0
151.8
166.9
189.0
117.2
110.7
180.0
113.8
113.7
111.2
97.9
142.6
113.9
162.5
160.5
143.1
107.3
115.2
157.7
119.4
110.1
109.0
180.0
208.5
151.9
174.8
184.7
120.8
110.3
184.2
116.4
116.3
114.0
99.2
144.6
115.4
163.2
160.6
142.7
107.3
116.0
167.3
135.9
110.8
114.0
178.6
208.3
151.0
170.6
179.6
123.8
111.3
189.7
119.7
119.9
117.4
103.4
162.1
115.7
167.1
166.9
154.5
110.8
117.5
165.6
132.0
106.4
116.3
183.7
211.3
152.0
180.7
186.7
128.0
112.9
195.8
123.1
124.0
120.5
105.7
165.4
118.4
168.1
171.3
163.5
112.2
122.2
167.3
130.2
110.1
117.6
183.7
211.3
149.5
178.7
186.5
129.3
115.3
202.0
127.3
127.7
124.8
109.188
173.838
121.348
173.511
177.051
162.645
117.281
126.657
176.736
138.383
113.763
125.513
188.646
211.526
154.768
186.595
193.197
134.720
115.658
209.931
132.236
132.893
128.568
111.697
187.833
120.868
181.215
183.725
168.697
121.288
132.843
191.560
148.979
115.432
141.814
196.106
227.342
159.755
193.730
205.699
138.424
118.751
212.794
134.027
134.725
129.525
103.1
111.4
175.8
159.3
159.4
161.6
148.7
208.8
104.7
115.8
180.5
161.8
161.9
167.7
148.8
218.7
106.2
120.1
184.7
165.2
166.1
170.1
149.9
225.2
108.8
123.1
188.9
168.5
171.0
172.2
149.0
231.9
111.2
127.0
194.2
172.5
176.5
173.8
149.3
240.3
114.2
133.6
196.3
172.7
175.9
175.1
151.5
247.3
116.4
138.7
201.1
175.7
178.7
176.3
156.0
257.4
120.269
144.454
208.934
181.999
186.264
178.085
161.506
269.505
122.179
147.335
213.633
186.581
191.175
182.931
164.779
274.609
Housing ...................................................................
Shelter ...................................................................
Rent of primary residence 2 .................................
Lodging away from home 1 ..................................
Housing at school, excluding board 2 3 .............
Other lodging away from home including hotels
and motels .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 3
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ...................
Fuels and utilities ...................................................
Household energy ...............................................
Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................
Fuel oil .............................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 4 .................
Gas (piped) and electricity 2 ..............................
Electricity 2 .......................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 2 ..............................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 1
Water and sewerage maintenance 2 ...............
Garbage and trash collection 5 ........................
Household furnishings and operations ..................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 ...
Floor coverings 1 ...............................................
Window coverings 1 ...........................................
Other linens 1 .....................................................
Furniture and bedding .........................................
Bedroom furniture ..............................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture
1 .................................................................
Other furniture 1 .................................................
Appliances 1 ........................................................
Major appliances 1 .............................................
Other appliances 1 .............................................
168.1
189.6
187.0
108.7
263.0
172.9
197.7
195.7
108.8
277.2
176.9
203.9
201.9
109.6
293.9
181.0
208.2
207.0
113.4
311.5
186.4
213.5
213.0
118.6
330.2
194.2
219.2
219.7
122.4
349.6
200.5
228.3
229.1
127.1
367.7
206.638
235.480
238.216
133.179
388.209
210.161
238.261
240.507
145.936
388.602
230.5
183.5
104.9
144.6
129.3
144.1
147.3
172.9
134.8
126.5
160.4
108.0
227.7
271.9
125.6
100.6
106.5
101.4
97.3
130.6
135.6
229.3
191.7
106.3
141.5
125.2
112.7
107.6
154.1
132.5
133.6
135.5
111.0
234.6
278.2
125.4
99.3
106.3
98.5
96.5
126.4
133.9
229.4
198.0
112.3
143.5
126.4
125.0
123.0
163.3
133.2
131.1
145.1
114.6
242.8
284.5
123.0
94.3
108.1
95.5
89.0
125.1
131.1
236.5
201.7
114.4
153.0
135.4
136.2
132.6
181.0
142.5
134.9
170.2
119.9
254.2
297.1
120.4
90.7
107.3
94.3
83.8
123.0
131.0
247.0
206.1
118.9
164.7
146.4
183.4
186.0
225.7
152.0
137.7
198.7
126.5
270.1
307.1
121.3
89.4
107.7
91.5
82.6
123.0
137.8
254.4
211.2
116.4
190.2
172.4
227.4
236.0
266.5
178.3
152.2
258.9
133.2
285.0
320.3
121.9
87.7
114.0
90.1
79.5
123.6
143.6
263.8
220.1
117.4
190.9
171.5
232.2
240.9
272.4
177.1
163.2
221.1
139.6
298.5
337.0
122.6
83.9
117.5
91.4
72.8
122.6
141.4
276.352
226.151
117.396
200.831
180.379
298.656
320.865
326.741
183.066
171.431
220.150
147.186
315.239
353.370
121.880
81.035
117.978
90.188
68.938
120.204
140.415
305.402
227.893
118.683
210.912
190.657
339.009
382.698
342.038
192.434
176.116
245.704
149.751
320.805
359.294
123.108
79.332
115.527
89.674
67.114
121.135
140.549
102.5
99.5
94.9
96.2
93.0
98.6
94.3
94.4
97.8
89.1
98.1
93.9
90.8
95.1
84.6
95.5
92.2
87.6
92.0
81.3
93.7
88.7
84.6
89.4
77.9
92.0
88.9
87.4
94.8
77.1
91.7
88.5
88.4
98.1
75.6
89.432
85.686
89.909
100.715
75.914
89.678
89.281
89.591
101.242
74.403
See footnotes at end of table.
94
CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service
group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group
December
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Apr.
2008
Expenditure category
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 ....
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ..................
Indoor plants and flowers 6 ................................
Dishes and flatware 1 ........................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 1 ..............
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and
supplies 1 .....................................................
Tools, hardware and supplies 1 .........................
Outdoor equipment and supplies 1 ....................
Housekeeping supplies .......................................
Household cleaning products 1 ..........................
Household paper products 1 ..............................
Miscellaneous household products 1 .................
Household operations 1 .......................................
Domestic services 1 ...........................................
Gardening and lawncare services 1 ...................
Moving, storage, freight expense 1 ....................
Repair of household items 1 ..............................
95.6
104.7
115.6
93.0
96.5
95.0
102.6
118.7
90.5
95.0
91.0
96.6
118.8
85.7
91.3
86.2
86.3
120.5
85.3
91.1
87.2
87.3
121.7
86.2
92.0
82.9
80.1
124.1
80.7
91.7
79.0
74.3
123.6
75.1
92.2
76.170
67.750
128.403
73.764
95.198
77.295
68.405
132.067
74.806
96.774
96.3
98.2
94.8
157.0
107.7
117.2
103.9
113.2
111.4
114.0
111.4
116.2
95.3
96.0
94.3
160.8
110.6
118.8
107.0
118.0
114.3
119.6
114.4
124.4
93.5
93.9
92.5
158.5
108.9
118.3
104.8
120.8
118.8
119.3
117.5
129.9
90.9
91.6
89.7
157.0
107.3
116.3
105.3
123.8
122.0
121.3
120.4
134.7
92.9
96.0
90.2
158.7
106.6
124.6
103.9
129.3
124.6
126.9
124.3
144.8
93.2
98.5
88.8
162.5
110.2
125.2
106.6
136.0
131.1
94.7
100.5
89.7
168.8
113.2
133.4
110.6
141.2
135.7
NA
NA
129.6
155.5
129.0
162.1
93.593
98.836
89.028
171.286
113.279
138.485
112.593
144.659
138.159
143.712
130.180
168.656
93.874
100.277
88.367
175.533
115.353
144.140
114.837
148.403
140.688
149.931
130.553
173.887
Apparel ....................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................
Men’s apparel ......................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............
Men’s furnishings ...............................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 ..............................
Men’s pants and shorts .....................................
Boys’ apparel .......................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................
Women’s apparel .................................................
Women’s outerwear ...........................................
Women’s dresses ..............................................
Women’s suits and separates 1 .........................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear
and accessories 1 ......................................
Girls’ apparel .......................................................
Footwear ................................................................
Men’s footwear ....................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear ......................................
Women’s footwear ...............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................
Jewelry and watches 4 ...........................................
Watches 4 ............................................................
Jewelry 4 ..............................................................
126.6
128.0
132.1
129.3
138.0
100.5
123.3
115.4
117.5
117.2
123.6
94.0
96.4
123.0
122.7
126.4
127.6
134.8
93.1
117.1
111.1
113.5
113.5
116.3
99.8
91.4
120.9
118.8
124.6
126.4
135.9
92.4
112.3
101.8
112.3
111.6
116.5
101.0
90.1
118.7
117.8
122.6
127.4
138.7
90.1
105.7
103.7
110.5
110.5
116.4
102.3
87.9
118.6
115.7
121.5
124.7
135.4
87.3
109.6
98.7
110.2
109.2
113.4
99.7
87.4
117.2
113.5
119.6
124.3
133.7
86.7
105.7
95.9
108.3
109.0
108.1
104.0
86.9
118.6
113.0
119.9
120.8
133.3
89.7
105.6
93.4
110.4
112.0
107.0
116.9
89.2
118.126
112.487
117.412
122.326
127.244
83.798
107.614
97.503
109.375
110.682
102.975
116.942
88.138
121.855
117.136
122.989
124.017
139.657
85.116
113.902
99.557
110.971
113.413
94.462
117.189
90.770
100.5
119.0
124.0
128.0
124.2
119.5
130.0
130.1
116.9
133.9
97.3
113.7
121.0
123.7
121.8
117.3
130.3
131.0
114.6
135.7
93.1
115.1
120.8
122.9
121.0
117.9
127.2
124.8
106.7
129.9
93.1
110.7
117.8
117.8
118.5
116.4
121.4
122.6
107.1
127.1
91.8
113.8
119.4
115.6
123.6
119.2
121.4
126.5
108.4
131.4
91.8
105.7
120.9
118.1
125.2
119.6
117.6
122.5
108.7
126.6
90.5
104.2
122.6
121.0
124.9
121.6
116.8
128.3
111.0
133.6
89.828
104.034
122.029
119.023
127.064
120.533
116.419
133.527
108.082
141.273
94.881
101.174
126.150
121.806
131.115
125.792
119.200
146.229
110.653
156.425
Transportation .........................................................
Private transportation ............................................
New and used motor vehicles 1 ...........................
New vehicles .....................................................
Used cars and trucks .........................................
Leased cars and trucks 7 ...................................
Car and truck rental 1 ........................................
Motor fuel .............................................................
Gasoline (all types) ............................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 8 ...........................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 8 9 ....................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 8 ........................
Other motor fuels 1 ............................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment .....................
Tires ...................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 ...............
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................
Motor vehicle body work ....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing .........
Motor vehicle repair 1 ........................................
Motor vehicle insurance .......................................
Motor vehicle fees 1 .............................................
State and local registration and license 1 2 .......
153.9
151.2
102.8
144.6
161.6
147.4
144.5
102.0
144.7
158.1
100.0
103.8
96.3
95.7
93.3
99.2
97.2
111.7
104.9
100.4
105.8
187.9
198.0
172.6
113.6
280.1
110.8
107.8
153.0
150.4
98.5
141.7
149.3
98.1
104.4
120.0
119.4
117.4
124.3
120.0
113.6
106.3
100.5
108.3
195.0
201.7
179.1
118.2
305.6
114.3
111.5
152.5
149.7
92.8
139.2
131.7
95.4
107.1
128.1
127.6
126.0
131.9
127.4
115.5
107.3
100.0
110.8
199.8
204.9
182.0
121.6
319.7
122.7
121.3
163.4
160.9
94.3
139.8
138.1
90.8
102.1
161.7
160.9
159.6
165.9
158.3
153.0
109.3
102.4
112.3
205.3
210.8
187.9
124.7
330.5
133.4
133.3
171.6
168.8
94.8
139.3
140.0
92.3
112.2
188.0
187.0
186.5
191.8
181.7
187.0
113.6
105.4
118.0
213.2
220.7
194.0
129.8
333.5
136.7
135.6
174.4
171.7
93.7
138.2
137.0
91.9
114.0
199.8
198.8
198.4
202.9
192.7
200.7
119.2
109.1
125.7
221.4
228.2
200.1
135.5
336.3
139.8
138.9
189.967
187.159
93.733
137.736
137.791
92.588
112.921
259.032
257.792
257.653
263.140
248.029
249.230
123.786
112.172
132.125
228.692
235.569
206.152
140.233
338.071
142.586
140.582
199.556
196.641
93.158
136.456
137.616
91.415
114.662
295.618
293.349
293.562
299.310
280.478
300.288
126.032
113.568
135.387
232.983
235.766
212.190
142.099
339.024
145.515
142.399
-
107.9
127.7
126.9
125.4
131.6
126.6
134.4
102.3
97.5
103.5
181.5
191.4
166.1
109.9
260.8
108.8
106.7
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service
group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group
December
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Apr.
2008
Expenditure category
Parking and other fees 1 ....................................
Public transportation ..............................................
Airline fare ...........................................................
Other intercity transportation ...............................
Intracity transportation .........................................
115.1
203.7
237.0
158.9
176.1
119.8
200.1
227.5
154.2
180.6
122.7
199.2
222.6
157.5
183.2
126.1
203.6
221.8
147.8
201.4
132.9
204.2
217.8
146.1
209.0
138.9
216.6
232.3
153.1
220.6
141.3
217.4
230.0
156.5
224.8
146.865
231.363
254.153
158.532
228.979
152.358
241.966
271.903
153.374
234.521
Medical care ............................................................
Medical care commodities .....................................
Prescription drugs ................................................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies 4 ....
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs
Nonprescription medical equipment and
supplies .....................................................
Medical care services ............................................
Professional services ...........................................
Physicians’ services 2 ........................................
Dental services 2 ...............................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 4 ................................
Services by other medical professionals 2 4 ......
Hospital and related services 2 ............................
Hospital services 2 10 ........................................
Inpatient hospital services 2 8 10 .....................
Outpatient hospital services 2 4 8 ....................
Nursing homes and adult day services 2 10 .......
Care of invalids and elderly at home 11 .............
Health insurance 12 .............................................
263.8
236.5
289.8
147.9
175.0
276.2
246.7
307.1
149.4
177.7
290.6
254.0
320.6
149.5
178.1
301.4
259.4
328.4
151.7
181.2
314.4
264.4
340.0
149.2
176.6
328.2
273.9
354.9
151.7
180.1
340.0
279.1
361.8
154.5
183.5
357.745
285.913
373.019
156.017
185.420
363.356
288.796
377.462
156.632
187.113
179.6
270.1
242.3
248.5
262.0
152.0
167.8
320.9
118.5
115.9
271.9
124.0
179.0
283.0
251.0
257.5
272.3
156.1
173.5
343.6
127.0
123.9
290.1
130.6
178.2
299.5
259.2
266.2
284.6
155.8
179.2
379.1
140.2
135.9
328.5
137.0
179.1
311.9
266.5
272.1
297.4
158.6
183.5
403.4
149.2
143.0
350.9
144.6
181.0
327.7
277.2
282.9
312.2
163.4
188.0
424.2
156.9
151.0
366.5
150.0
-
-
-
-
-
182.5
342.8
287.4
291.7
329.4
168.2
192.8
446.4
165.1
159.0
385.3
156.6
100.0
100.0
185.5
356.7
294.7
296.3
345.5
171.7
198.3
473.0
175.1
169.3
404.1
163.6
103.0
106.8
187.256
378.119
307.333
308.349
366.759
173.615
204.926
510.961
189.193
181.855
442.799
172.786
106.595
116.743
185.607
384.753
311.757
310.706
375.479
177.503
208.115
526.495
195.112
188.144
453.164
176.184
106.476
116.493
Recreation 1 .............................................................
Video and audio 1 ..................................................
Televisions ...........................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 5
Other video equipment 1 ......................................
Video cassettes, discs, and other media
including rental 1 ..........................................
Audio equipment ..................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 1 ..................
Pets, pet products and services 1 ..........................
Pets and pet products ..........................................
Pet services including veterinary 1 ......................
Sporting goods ......................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles .......................
Sports equipment ................................................
Photography 1 ........................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ................
Photographers and film processing 1 ..................
Other recreational goods 1 ....................................
Toys .....................................................................
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 ..............
Music instruments and accessories 1 ..................
Recreation services 1 ............................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and
group exercises 1 .........................................
Admissions ..........................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 4 ........................
Recreational reading materials ..............................
Newspapers and magazines 1 .............................
Recreational books 1 ...........................................
102.6
100.3
46.7
271.8
60.4
103.8
100.5
41.7
282.3
50.2
104.7
102.4
37.2
302.7
43.3
105.5
102.5
32.0
313.9
38.0
106.1
103.2
28.0
326.8
32.5
107.1
103.2
24.2
337.5
29.0
108.1
102.4
18.7
346.3
24.9
108.702
102.523
15.462
354.903
21.692
109.775
103.414
14.881
362.936
20.742
86.2
78.4
104.0
106.2
143.2
118.4
121.9
136.0
105.7
99.6
125.6
103.4
86.2
104.9
95.5
100.1
113.8
84.5
74.5
107.9
110.6
147.8
125.5
119.7
134.6
102.8
99.1
122.6
103.9
82.8
99.7
96.4
99.9
118.1
79.1
70.8
109.1
112.6
148.8
131.4
117.8
133.1
100.5
97.7
115.3
106.0
76.5
90.7
93.7
98.1
122.6
78.7
66.9
104.7
115.2
150.5
137.7
116.5
130.5
100.5
95.7
109.1
106.3
73.8
86.9
94.0
96.7
126.8
77.7
63.2
108.6
120.0
155.3
146.2
115.1
132.5
96.3
92.2
100.6
106.5
70.4
81.6
94.0
97.9
129.4
77.2
56.8
108.7
123.3
157.6
153.5
116.5
137.2
94.6
89.5
95.8
104.9
67.6
77.9
91.9
95.1
133.4
78.1
53.9
105.9
127.8
162.8
159.8
117.9
141.4
93.9
85.5
85.6
106.8
65.3
74.2
92.9
96.7
139.0
78.675
51.080
105.660
134.740
171.130
169.616
114.764
137.138
91.728
82.841
79.989
106.717
62.080
70.193
87.326
96.967
141.896
78.431
48.992
103.956
138.967
177.097
173.775
115.644
136.933
93.425
81.329
76.748
106.730
61.653
69.458
87.321
98.098
143.206
110.2
234.2
190.7
191.0
107.1
101.4
112.5
243.8
204.7
194.3
109.1
102.8
113.4
257.0
207.5
197.9
111.4
104.2
116.3
265.8
221.1
199.7
113.3
103.8
115.9
274.5
227.0
204.3
117.2
103.9
119.0
283.6
232.8
205.5
119.3
102.3
122.0
298.4
240.2
207.3
120.7
102.7
123.194
304.937
249.677
209.747
122.141
103.872
125.208
306.750
252.694
212.115
123.671
104.877
Education and communication 1 ..............................
Education 1 ............................................................
Educational books and supplies ..........................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............
College tuition and fees .....................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees .....
103.7
115.7
289.2
326.5
340.6
359.4
106.9
122.1
297.3
345.2
361.8
386.4
108.8
129.7
324.5
366.0
387.3
412.8
109.7
138.4
343.8
390.7
424.8
438.9
110.5
147.0
357.6
415.8
462.2
470.4
112.6
155.6
375.5
440.5
493.2
497.1
114.8
165.5
402.0
468.3
529.2
525.7
117.782
174.276
437.391
491.554
560.233
553.931
118.462
175.545
444.594
494.711
562.007
554.931
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service
group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group
December
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Apr.
2008
Expenditure category
Child care and nursery school 6 ........................
Technical and business school tuition and fees
Communication 1 ...................................................
Postage and delivery services 1 ..........................
Postage .............................................................
Delivery services 1 .............................................
Information and information processing 1 ............
Telephone services 1 .........................................
Land-line telephone services, local charges 2
Land-line telephone services, long distance
charges 1 .................................................
Wireless telephone services 1 .........................
Information technology, hardware and services
13 .................................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment
11 ...............................................................
Computer software and accessories 1 ...............
Internet services and electronic information
providers 1 .................................................
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other
consumer information items 1 ....................
160.9
118.9
94.1
103.2
165.6
116.2
93.6
98.6
179.7
168.8
125.8
94.6
108.1
173.4
124.1
93.9
99.9
187.9
176.9
132.6
93.2
119.4
191.7
130.4
92.0
100.1
198.1
183.5
145.3
89.7
119.5
191.7
136.2
88.3
97.4
203.1
189.7
157.3
87.0
120.0
191.7
154.9
85.5
95.0
205.4
199.3
168.0
86.2
120.5
191.7
169.4
84.6
95.3
212.0
209.9
176.3
85.2
126.5
201.9
170.9
83.5
96.9
216.6
217.589
185.776
85.834
132.101
209.745
190.190
83.917
98.887
225.572
220.132
186.953
86.244
132.625
209.745
202.382
84.320
99.566
228.630
89.4
71.7
87.7
68.2
82.5
68.5
74.1
67.6
68.4
66.7
67.3
65.7
69.5
65.6
71.865
64.977
72.064
65.257
24.6
20.6
17.8
15.8
14.8
13.6
11.6
10.722
10.671
406.5
82.0
282.3
79.3
218.7
69.9
179.3
63.3
154.7
60.0
130.8
57.4
115.0
52.8
100.000
49.486
98.820
49.590
95.8
100.7
99.9
98.1
97.3
94.8
77.3
73.716
73.378
70.0
64.7
59.3
52.1
48.5
44.7
42.3
40.192
40.838
Other goods and services ........................................
Tobacco and smoking products .............................
Cigarettes 1 ..........................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 ............
Personal care ........................................................
Personal care products ........................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous
personal care products 1 ...........................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations
and implements .........................................
Personal care services ........................................
Haircuts and other personal care services 1 ......
Miscellaneous personal services .........................
Legal services 4 .................................................
Funeral expenses 4 ...........................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 .................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry
cleaning 1 ...................................................
Financial services 4 ...........................................
Miscellaneous personal goods 1 ..........................
279.2
396.9
160.2
121.8
167.7
155.8
293.3
432.9
175.1
125.3
172.3
156.0
305.1
474.3
192.4
130.3
174.7
154.2
308.1
471.5
190.6
138.4
177.8
154.0
315.9
485.7
196.0
146.8
181.9
153.8
326.6
515.0
208.0
153.6
185.8
155.4
335.7
528.6
213.5
156.6
191.1
158.6
348.830
568.410
230.125
162.102
195.467
158.407
354.887
578.296
234.007
166.536
198.859
159.585
104.3
104.0
103.0
102.2
101.4
101.8
103.9
103.913
105.058
170.8
181.7
110.8
255.3
191.8
193.9
106.9
171.7
187.1
114.1
268.0
204.1
202.8
111.4
169.3
190.7
116.2
276.7
213.2
210.8
113.8
170.2
194.9
118.8
286.6
224.0
219.9
117.0
171.4
201.8
123.0
298.4
238.0
228.4
120.5
174.8
206.9
126.1
307.0
245.9
239.8
122.8
178.4
212.7
129.7
318.7
255.7
250.6
126.7
177.830
219.945
134.057
330.850
265.264
263.363
130.494
178.431
223.088
135.973
338.851
271.209
271.201
133.322
109.5
218.0
95.4
114.0
228.2
93.5
116.4
235.9
92.6
120.3
241.9
88.5
123.4
251.0
85.7
129.2
254.5
86.1
135.8
264.8
86.8
140.418
276.411
87.196
145.079
282.965
89.515
150.6
139.1
148.6
165.5
126.6
194.5
182.6
195.2
228.9
170.9
165.5
166.4
140.6
150.3
165.8
159.7
122.9
183.7
148.4
133.4
139.4
153.1
124.9
201.7
190.4
202.6
237.3
172.5
165.7
168.3
135.1
141.8
154.7
157.3
119.2
189.2
150.3
135.0
147.3
167.2
120.4
208.3
196.3
211.7
245.1
177.0
169.1
172.1
136.8
149.6
168.0
162.6
116.6
195.9
150.7
132.5
149.0
171.3
114.0
214.2
200.6
218.0
250.9
179.2
171.6
174.7
134.5
151.4
172.1
166.6
114.8
202.9
156.6
138.8
160.9
190.8
115.1
220.5
205.6
222.7
256.5
185.5
178.0
180.6
140.7
162.9
190.3
175.1
114.2
209.9
161.2
143.4
170.8
207.8
114.9
229.2
211.2
228.3
263.5
192.3
184.8
186.7
145.3
172.4
205.9
182.2
112.0
221.1
163.5
145.0
176.1
215.7
113.3
236.6
220.0
231.4
270.9
197.2
188.0
191.2
147.0
177.7
213.5
186.9
113.3
225.8
172.952
154.086
196.636
249.863
112.450
244.275
227.035
236.020
278.783
205.575
197.174
199.431
156.073
197.551
245.286
202.222
112.830
233.314
178.900
160.488
210.558
270.496
112.171
248.045
229.719
239.044
281.829
210.583
202.931
204.290
162.455
211.005
264.488
211.757
116.328
237.922
Special aggregate indexes
Commodities ..............................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...................
Nondurables less food and beverages ..................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel
Durables ................................................................
Services .....................................................................
Rent of shelter 3 .........................................................
Transportation services .............................................
Other services ...........................................................
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 ..............................................................
Apparel less footwear ................................................
Services less rent of shelter 3 ....................................
See footnotes at end of table.
97
CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service
group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group
December
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Apr.
2008
Special aggregate indexes
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 ...............................
Domestically produced farm food ..............................
Utilities and public transportation ...............................
188.3
127.6
176.8
178.7
145.8
128.9
201.1
172.0
154.1
195.0
110.0
181.5
183.5
145.6
97.5
209.4
177.2
154.2
201.1
122.6
184.6
186.7
143.1
120.7
216.7
178.7
156.3
1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
206.6
131.1
186.9
188.0
138.7
129.0
222.1
188.7
161.3
212.4
153.3
191.0
192.0
139.9
163.4
228.1
193.6
166.4
220.6
179.3
194.9
195.9
140.4
190.7
234.6
196.0
181.4
227.6
184.7
199.6
200.7
140.4
202.1
243.0
198.1
183.0
234.468
218.104
205.155
205.377
140.815
261.928
250.925
210.009
189.083
238.048
241.518
207.812
207.687
142.040
298.852
254.031
214.974
195.050
9
10
11
12
13
NA
-
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
8 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
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Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,
by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories
Percent change from previous December
Item and group
December
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Apr.
2008
Expenditure category
All items ................................................................................
3.4
1.3
2.4
1.6
3.4
3.5
2.4
4.3
2.4
Food and beverages ...........................................................
Food ..................................................................................
Food at home ..................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ........................................
Cereals and cereal products .......................................
Flour and prepared flour mixes .................................
Breakfast cereal ........................................................
Rice, pasta, cornmeal ...............................................
Bakery products ..........................................................
Bread ........................................................................
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins .....................................
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies .................................
Other bakery products ..............................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......................................
Meats, poultry, and fish ...............................................
Meats ........................................................................
Beef and veal ..........................................................
Uncooked ground beef .........................................
Uncooked beef roasts ...........................................
Uncooked beef steaks ..........................................
Uncooked other beef and veal ..............................
Pork ........................................................................
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products
Ham ......................................................................
Pork chops ............................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics ................
Other meats ............................................................
Poultry .......................................................................
Chicken ...................................................................
Other poultry including turkey .................................
Fish and seafood ......................................................
Fresh fish and seafood ...........................................
Processed fish and seafood ...................................
Eggs ............................................................................
Dairy and related products ............................................
Milk .............................................................................
Cheese and related products ......................................
Ice cream and related products ..................................
Other dairy and related products ................................
Fruits and vegetables ...................................................
Fresh fruits and vegetables ........................................
Fresh fruits ................................................................
Apples .....................................................................
Bananas ..................................................................
Citrus fruits ..............................................................
Other fresh fruits .....................................................
Fresh vegetables ......................................................
Potatoes ..................................................................
Lettuce ....................................................................
Tomatoes ................................................................
Other fresh vegetables ...........................................
Processed fruits and vegetables .................................
Canned fruits and vegetables ...................................
Frozen fruits and vegetables ....................................
Other processed fruits and vegetables including
dried ..................................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .........
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks ...................................
Carbonated drinks ....................................................
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks ..................
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks ............
2.8
2.8
3.0
2.5
.9
1.1
1.2
.3
3.6
4.6
3.3
1.7
4.2
4.6
4.1
5.2
5.2
6.0
5.9
4.4
4.3
5.8
7.2
3.6
6.0
5.9
3.8
1.8
1.6
2.5
1.9
4.3
-1.6
17.1
-.2
-.4
-2.5
2.1
1.8
5.2
6.1
.5
.5
-.4
-4.9
3.8
12.3
-6.3
32.2
22.6
10.8
1.8
2.1
1.8
2.8
2.8
2.7
2.5
1.9
4.8
1.5
1.7
2.6
5.1
3.8
1.6
.5
3.5
4.1
4.7
6.1
6.8
8.5
4.4
5.2
3.9
5.7
4.3
3.0
1.7
2.8
4.4
5.0
2.1
.1
-.7
1.4
-8.4
5.6
4.3
7.2
8.9
2.6
-.2
-1.5
.9
6.8
2.5
7.7
-5.6
-4.0
14.5
-17.4
-7.4
-4.8
4.4
4.1
6.1
1.4
1.4
.8
1.0
.6
4.0
.0
.1
1.4
1.0
1.9
2.1
.8
.3
-.1
.2
.7
1.1
.3
.6
-.4
-2.4
-.4
-1.5
-2.9
-5.4
3.5
-.6
.0
-3.3
-1.3
-3.1
1.4
9.8
-2.0
-3.7
-2.4
-.9
1.6
4.7
5.4
4.6
6.7
.6
9.3
3.6
6.2
8.5
-6.0
8.6
7.5
2.8
3.3
.1
3.7
3.7
4.7
2.9
2.2
3.9
.6
3.9
3.3
2.1
4.0
2.7
4.8
11.5
10.7
13.8
23.5
19.4
23.6
27.6
22.4
5.1
4.2
4.6
5.5
6.2
5.1
4.9
5.1
3.8
2.8
4.7
.0
30.1
3.3
7.1
1.9
-.4
1.5
3.1
4.3
1.3
3.1
-1.9
1.8
1.6
7.2
-4.0
37.2
-1.3
8.3
-1.1
-3.0
2.5
2.6
2.6
2.3
1.7
.9
-3.8
1.2
2.5
2.1
4.4
2.3
1.9
.0
1.2
2.3
1.6
-.8
3.1
-1.1
-3.6
-5.6
4.8
5.9
4.3
2.4
6.5
2.8
5.5
6.2
2.3
1.9
2.1
1.6
-20.0
4.2
5.6
5.4
-.1
2.8
8.2
10.0
7.1
.8
-2.5
11.4
11.7
12.7
7.5
-8.1
49.1
4.6
1.9
2.7
-.5
2.2
2.3
1.7
1.0
-.3
3.8
-2.3
1.4
1.7
2.6
2.5
2.3
-.3
1.3
1.4
1.2
2.4
3.3
1.4
1.8
3.1
-.2
-3.8
2.4
.3
1.7
.8
-.2
-.6
1.4
3.9
5.9
1.0
1.7
1.7
3.5
.3
-.1
1.6
.4
-.7
1.2
4.3
7.1
7.0
-4.4
-2.5
9.7
-6.5
-19.0
4.6
5.0
5.7
4.2
2.1
2.0
1.3
3.3
2.3
3.0
.5
5.1
3.7
5.4
6.2
1.1
3.7
1.3
.7
.7
.5
.7
.0
-.4
4.6
.2
1.6
.5
-1.2
-.4
2.1
-1.2
-1.4
-.1
3.4
4.0
2.4
14.6
-1.5
-2.9
-2.2
2.1
.0
2.0
1.8
4.8
10.1
2.9
6.3
2.7
-1.0
5.7
7.8
-7.6
-2.4
2.6
2.6
2.4
4.9
5.0
5.7
5.3
4.3
7.5
3.1
4.9
5.9
10.4
4.3
5.9
2.3
5.6
4.2
3.3
5.2
5.5
4.5
5.4
4.5
1.5
3.3
1.5
.9
-.5
1.5
6.8
7.8
2.0
5.1
5.7
4.2
33.2
13.8
19.5
13.5
3.1
11.7
5.8
6.3
5.4
6.0
5.0
.1
7.8
7.2
3.4
4.8
19.6
3.8
4.2
4.2
2.9
2.1
2.1
2.7
6.2
6.0
17.5
.7
11.7
6.2
7.4
7.5
2.6
7.7
.9
1.0
.4
.0
1.4
-2.4
-1.2
1.8
1.0
.2
2.6
-.7
2.2
.7
1.6
.7
5.9
2.7
3.1
2.3
-.4
1.0
-1.2
2.1
1.1
3.9
.2
-1.1
.2
8.2
17.6
6.8
-10.8
-2.6
5.9
-6.2
-11.8
.1
5.1
6.1
3.2
1.2
1.7
2.0
2.4
1.8
1.8
1.3
1.4
1.8
1.7
2.5
1.7
6.1
1.0
1.0
1.4
-.3
.9
-.7
-.4
-.3
.0
1.1
-1.0
3.3
1.0
.8
2.4
-2.1
-.7
4.4
3.5
3.2
4.5
-.3
1.8
3.1
2.0
1.9
.7
13.5
2.9
5.8
3.4
3.5
3.2
13.0
3.2
5.3
3.9
4.6
6.3
2.8
2.8
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,
by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group
December
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Apr.
2008
Expenditure category
Beverage materials including coffee and tea ..............
Coffee .......................................................................
Other beverage materials including tea ....................
Other food at home .......................................................
Sugar and sweets .......................................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners .................................
Candy and chewing gum ..........................................
Other sweets .............................................................
Fats and oils ...............................................................
Butter and margarine ................................................
Salad dressing ..........................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter ...............
Other foods .................................................................
Soups ........................................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ..................
Snacks ......................................................................
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces .................
Baby food ..................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods .......................................
Food away from home ....................................................
Full service meals and snacks ......................................
Limited service meals and snacks ................................
Food at employee sites and schools ............................
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors .......
Other food away from home .........................................
Alcoholic beverages ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages at home ........................................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home .............
Distilled spirits at home ...............................................
Wine at home ..............................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home ..........................
0.7
-2.9
4.3
2.0
.7
-.6
1.1
.8
3.6
8.3
1.8
1.3
2.1
2.6
2.1
2.8
-1.0
4.4
3.2
2.4
2.8
2.8
-.4
1.5
4.2
2.8
2.7
3.2
2.6
.7
3.0
-0.1
-3.4
3.0
3.0
1.7
2.4
1.1
2.7
4.4
11.6
1.8
.4
3.1
2.9
3.0
4.1
5.4
3.0
.4
3.0
3.1
3.2
1.9
1.6
3.9
2.7
1.6
1.6
3.8
.1
4.7
0.9
-.2
1.6
.1
1.9
2.6
1.5
2.6
-2.3
-9.1
-.3
2.0
.1
1.1
-1.2
-3.9
3.3
1.0
1.6
2.3
2.2
2.2
4.8
1.4
3.7
2.3
2.1
2.6
1.4
.7
3.0
-0.3
.6
-.9
1.2
1.0
2.0
.0
3.0
3.1
4.1
2.0
3.0
.8
1.2
.1
4.7
-2.3
3.1
-.4
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.5
2.4
2.5
2.3
2.0
3.0
1.2
-.6
3.0
1.3
1.4
1.3
.4
.1
-.3
.0
.7
6.1
13.8
.6
4.6
-.8
-.1
-.6
-2.4
-2.8
2.5
.9
3.0
2.8
3.1
3.0
2.2
3.2
2.8
2.4
3.2
.9
.2
3.6
4.2
12.1
.3
2.4
3.9
8.3
3.3
1.3
-1.0
-2.9
-4.0
2.0
2.9
1.4
.7
5.9
4.0
3.4
1.4
3.2
2.8
3.4
2.6
2.7
5.2
1.1
.1
-.3
.7
1.5
2.9
2.2
2.0
2.3
.6
2.6
5.8
1.3
4.0
1.0
-1.4
3.5
1.1
.0
.0
-1.6
-1.1
-.1
1.0
2.1
3.2
3.4
3.0
3.6
1.9
3.8
2.4
1.7
1.6
.7
3.0
4.1
3.3
5.1
2.5
3.2
3.4
-.5
4.5
3.6
5.6
6.3
3.3
6.7
2.7
.1
3.5
4.4
3.6
4.2
.3
3.9
3.9
4.1
3.0
3.3
4.1
3.9
3.6
4.2
1.0
3.5
4.7
2.3
8.1
-.4
4.4
3.8
3.7
3.4
4.9
8.4
7.7
1.5
13.0
4.0
7.5
3.2
3.8
6.5
2.7
2.7
1.4
1.4
1.4
.7
1.6
2.0
2.2
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.0
1.9
Housing ...............................................................................
Shelter ..............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 1 ............................................
Lodging away from home ...............................................
Housing at school, excluding board 1 ...........................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and
motels ...................................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 1 ..............
Tenants’ and household insurance .................................
Fuels and utilities ..............................................................
Household energy ...........................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels .................................................
Fuel oil ........................................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood ...............................
Gas (piped) and electricity 1 .........................................
Electricity 1 ..................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 1 .........................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services ............
Water and sewerage maintenance 1 ..........................
Garbage and trash collection ......................................
Household furnishings and operations .............................
Window and floor coverings and other linens .................
Floor coverings .............................................................
Window coverings .........................................................
Other linens ..................................................................
Furniture and bedding .....................................................
Bedroom furniture .........................................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture ............
Other furniture ...............................................................
Appliances ......................................................................
Major appliances ...........................................................
Other appliances ...........................................................
4.3
3.4
3.9
2.8
4.4
2.9
4.3
4.7
.1
5.4
2.3
3.1
3.2
.7
6.0
2.3
2.1
2.5
3.5
6.0
3.0
2.5
2.9
4.6
6.0
4.2
2.7
3.1
3.2
5.9
3.2
4.2
4.3
3.8
5.2
3.1
3.1
4.0
4.8
5.6
1.7
1.2
1.0
9.6
.1
2.6
3.2
2.4
11.9
13.9
35.9
40.4
27.4
12.5
2.6
37.3
3.1
3.4
2.0
1.1
1.6
6.5
2.8
-1.4
.3
-2.5
2.2
-.7
-2.7
-2.0
-3.4
-.5
4.5
1.3
-2.1
-3.2
-21.8
-27.0
-10.9
-1.7
5.6
-15.5
2.8
3.0
2.3
-.2
-1.3
-.2
-2.9
-.8
-3.2
-1.3
-3.8
-5.2
-.5
1.7
-4.2
.0
3.3
5.6
1.4
1.0
10.9
14.3
6.0
.5
-1.9
7.1
3.2
3.5
2.3
-1.9
-5.0
1.7
-3.0
-7.8
-1.0
-2.1
-.5
-.4
-3.8
-2.8
-5.1
3.1
1.9
1.9
6.6
7.1
9.0
7.8
10.8
7.0
2.9
17.3
4.6
4.7
4.4
-2.1
-3.8
-.7
-1.3
-5.8
-1.7
-.1
-2.7
-1.8
-3.5
-3.3
-3.9
4.4
2.2
3.9
7.6
8.1
34.7
40.3
24.7
6.7
2.1
16.7
5.5
6.3
3.4
.7
-1.4
.4
-3.0
-1.4
.0
5.2
-1.9
-3.8
-3.4
-2.8
-4.2
3.0
2.5
-2.1
15.5
17.8
24.0
26.9
18.1
17.3
10.5
30.3
5.3
5.5
4.3
.5
-1.9
5.8
-1.5
-3.8
.5
4.2
-1.8
.2
3.3
6.0
-1.0
3.7
4.2
.9
.4
-.5
2.1
2.1
2.2
-.7
7.2
-14.6
4.8
4.7
5.2
.6
-4.3
3.1
1.4
-8.4
-.8
-1.5
-.3
-.4
1.1
3.5
-1.9
4.8
2.7
.0
5.2
5.2
28.6
33.2
19.9
3.4
5.0
-.4
5.4
5.6
4.9
-.6
-3.4
.4
-1.3
-5.3
-2.0
-.7
-2.5
-3.2
1.7
2.7
.4
10.5
.8
1.1
5.0
5.7
13.5
19.3
4.7
5.1
2.7
11.6
1.7
1.8
1.7
1.0
-2.1
-2.1
-.6
-2.6
.8
.1
.3
4.2
-.4
.5
-2.0
See footnotes at end of table.
100
CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,
by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group
December
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Apr.
2008
2007
Expenditure category
Other household equipment and furnishings ..................
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ..............................
Indoor plants and flowers ..............................................
Dishes and flatware ......................................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware ............................
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies .........
Tools, hardware and supplies .......................................
Outdoor equipment and supplies ..................................
Housekeeping supplies ...................................................
Household cleaning products .......................................
Household paper products ............................................
Miscellaneous household products ...............................
Household operations .....................................................
Domestic services .........................................................
Gardening and lawncare services ................................
Moving, storage, freight expense ..................................
Repair of household items ............................................
-0.9
-4.7
5.4
-2.2
-1.2
-2.4
-.1
-4.0
4.6
4.5
8.2
1.6
6.6
4.1
9.7
4.7
7.4
-0.6
-2.0
2.7
-2.7
-1.6
-1.0
-2.2
-.5
2.4
2.7
1.4
3.0
4.2
2.6
4.9
2.7
7.1
-4.2
-5.8
.1
-5.3
-3.9
-1.9
-2.2
-1.9
-1.4
-1.5
-.4
-2.1
2.4
3.9
-.3
2.7
4.4
-5.3
-10.7
1.4
-.5
-.2
-2.8
-2.4
-3.0
-.9
-1.5
-1.7
.5
2.5
2.7
1.7
2.5
3.7
1.2
1.2
1.0
1.1
1.0
2.2
4.8
.6
1.1
-.7
7.1
-1.3
4.4
2.1
4.6
3.2
7.5
-4.9
-8.2
2.0
-6.4
-.3
.3
2.6
-1.6
2.4
3.4
.5
2.6
5.2
5.2
-
-
-
4.3
7.4
-.5
4.2
.9
4.0
1.5
1.0
2.9
1.4
1.7
.3
1.5
-.7
2.5
1.8
4.1
2.0
2.6
1.8
4.3
.3
3.1
Apparel ...............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ...................................................
Men’s apparel .................................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear .......................
Men’s furnishings ..........................................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters ............................................
Men’s pants and shorts .................................................
Boys’ apparel ..................................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ..............................................
Women’s apparel ............................................................
Women’s outerwear ......................................................
Women’s dresses .........................................................
Women’s suits and separates .......................................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and
accessories ...........................................................
Girls’ apparel ...................................................................
Footwear ...........................................................................
Men’s footwear ...............................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear .................................................
Women’s footwear ..........................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ............................................
Jewelry and watches ........................................................
Watches ..........................................................................
Jewelry ............................................................................
-1.9
-2.7
-2.1
-4.0
-2.3
.7
-4.2
-4.5
-1.9
-1.9
2.7
-8.6
-1.7
-2.8
-4.1
-4.3
-1.3
-2.3
-7.4
-5.0
-3.7
-3.4
-3.2
-5.9
6.2
-5.2
-1.7
-3.2
-1.4
-.9
.8
-.8
-4.1
-8.4
-1.1
-1.7
.2
1.2
-1.4
-1.8
-.8
-1.6
.8
2.1
-2.5
-5.9
1.9
-1.6
-1.0
-.1
1.3
-2.4
-.1
-1.8
-.9
-2.1
-2.4
-3.1
3.7
-4.8
-.3
-1.2
-2.6
-2.5
-.6
-1.2
-1.9
-1.6
-.3
-1.3
-.7
-3.6
-2.8
-1.7
-.2
-4.7
4.3
-.6
1.2
-.4
.3
-2.8
-.3
3.5
-.1
-2.6
1.9
2.8
-1.0
12.4
2.6
-.4
-.5
-2.1
1.3
-4.5
-6.6
1.9
4.4
-.9
-1.2
-3.8
.0
-1.2
3.2
4.1
4.7
1.4
9.8
1.6
5.8
2.1
1.5
2.5
-8.3
.2
3.0
.0
-1.7
-.2
.5
-1.6
.2
-3.6
-1.1
1.4
-1.6
-3.2
-4.5
-2.4
-3.4
-1.9
-1.8
.2
.7
-2.0
1.3
-4.3
1.2
-.2
-.6
-.7
.5
-2.4
-4.7
-6.9
-4.3
.0
-3.8
-2.5
-4.1
-2.1
-1.3
-4.6
-1.8
.4
-2.2
-1.4
2.8
1.4
-1.9
4.3
2.4
.0
3.2
1.2
3.4
.0
-7.1
1.3
2.2
1.3
.3
-3.1
-3.2
.3
-3.7
-1.4
-1.4
1.4
2.5
-.2
1.7
-.7
4.7
2.1
5.5
-.7
-.2
-.5
-1.6
1.7
-.9
-.3
4.1
-2.6
5.7
5.6
-2.7
3.4
2.3
3.2
4.4
2.4
9.5
2.4
10.7
Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
New and used motor vehicles .........................................
New vehicles .................................................................
Used cars and trucks ....................................................
Leased cars and trucks .................................................
Car and truck rental ......................................................
Motor fuel ........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .......................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 2 ......................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 ..................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ...................................
Other motor fuels ..........................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment .................................
Tires ..............................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires .............................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ............................
Motor vehicle body work ...............................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing .....................
Motor vehicle repair ......................................................
Motor vehicle insurance ..................................................
Motor vehicle fees ...........................................................
State and local registration and license 1 .....................
4.3
4.3
1.3
-.1
3.4
-4.2
-4.4
-.8
.1
-2.2
3.8
4.1
-3.4
-2.1
-5.6
-1.9
.6
24.6
24.8
25.8
25.3
23.5
1.7
1.3
.1
2.4
3.8
1.9
3.8
4.0
9.1
3.2
3.4
-.3
-.5
-5.8
-1.8
-11.8
-2.8
2.6
6.8
6.9
7.3
6.1
6.2
1.7
.9
-.5
2.3
2.5
1.6
1.6
2.9
4.6
7.3
8.8
7.1
7.5
1.6
.4
4.9
-4.8
-4.7
26.2
26.1
26.7
25.8
24.3
32.5
1.9
2.4
1.4
2.8
2.9
3.2
2.5
3.4
8.7
9.9
5.0
4.9
.5
-.4
1.4
1.7
9.9
16.3
16.2
16.9
15.6
14.8
22.2
3.9
2.9
5.1
3.8
4.7
3.2
4.1
.9
2.5
1.7
1.6
1.7
-1.2
-.8
-2.1
-.4
1.6
6.3
6.3
6.4
5.8
6.1
7.3
4.9
3.5
6.5
3.8
3.4
3.1
4.4
.8
2.3
2.4
8.9
9.0
.0
-.3
.6
.7
-.9
29.6
29.7
29.9
29.7
28.7
24.2
3.8
2.8
5.1
3.3
3.2
3.0
3.5
.5
2.0
1.2
5.0
5.1
-.6
-.9
-.1
-1.3
1.5
14.1
13.8
13.9
13.7
13.1
20.5
1.8
1.2
2.5
1.9
.1
2.9
1.3
.3
2.1
1.3
-
-
-.5
13.7
13.6
14.3
12.9
12.6
25.1
2.1
1.0
3.0
3.6
3.8
3.1
3.7
1.9
4.1
3.9
-3.8
-24.6
-24.6
-25.6
-24.6
-23.2
-16.9
2.5
3.0
2.2
3.5
3.4
3.9
3.4
7.4
1.8
1.0
-4.7
-7.2
-.4
-6.9
.5
1.6
2.0
1.0
3.9
2.7
6.5
3.8
3.8
3.5
-3.6
-8.8
3.9
-1.8
3.3
-1.2
-1.7
-.7
1.5
.1
3.8
1.8
2.4
1.8
See footnotes at end of table.
101
CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,
by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group
December
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Apr.
2008
Expenditure category
Parking and other fees ..................................................
Public transportation .........................................................
Airline fare .......................................................................
Other intercity transportation ..........................................
Intracity transportation ....................................................
4.5
3.9
5.9
-1.9
2.3
4.1
-1.8
-4.0
-3.0
2.6
2.4
-.4
-2.2
2.1
1.4
2.8
2.2
-.4
-6.2
9.9
5.4
.3
-1.8
-1.2
3.8
4.5
6.1
6.7
4.8
5.6
1.7
.4
-1.0
2.2
1.9
3.9
6.4
10.5
1.3
1.9
3.7
4.6
7.0
-3.3
2.4
Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Prescription drugs ...........................................................
Nonprescription drugs and medical supplies ..................
Internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs ...........
Nonprescription medical equipment and supplies ........
Medical care services .......................................................
Professional services ......................................................
Physicians’ services 1 ...................................................
Dental services 1 ..........................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care ..............................................
Services by other medical professionals 1 ....................
Hospital and related services 1 .......................................
Hospital services 1 ........................................................
Inpatient hospital services 1 2 .....................................
Outpatient hospital services 1 2 ..................................
Nursing homes and adult day services 1 ......................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 3 ..........................
Health insurance 4 ..........................................................
4.2
2.7
3.6
1.2
1.4
.3
4.5
3.8
3.9
4.4
2.4
2.7
6.2
6.2
5.6
7.2
5.9
4.7
4.3
6.0
1.0
1.5
-.3
4.8
3.6
3.6
3.9
2.7
3.4
7.1
7.2
6.9
6.7
5.3
5.2
3.0
4.4
.1
.2
-.4
5.8
3.3
3.4
4.5
-.2
3.3
10.3
10.4
9.7
13.2
4.9
3.7
2.1
2.4
1.5
1.7
.5
4.1
2.8
2.2
4.5
1.8
2.4
6.4
6.4
5.2
6.8
5.5
4.3
1.9
3.5
-1.6
-2.5
1.1
5.1
4.0
4.0
5.0
3.0
2.5
5.2
5.2
5.6
4.4
3.7
4.4
3.6
4.4
1.7
2.0
.8
4.6
3.7
3.1
5.5
2.9
2.6
5.2
5.2
5.3
5.1
4.4
-
-
-
-
-
-
3.6
1.9
1.9
1.8
1.9
1.6
4.1
2.5
1.6
4.9
2.1
2.9
6.0
6.1
6.5
4.9
4.5
3.0
6.8
5.2
2.4
3.1
1.0
1.0
.9
6.0
4.3
4.1
6.2
1.1
3.3
8.0
8.0
7.4
9.6
5.6
3.5
9.3
1.6
1.0
1.2
.4
.9
-.9
1.8
1.4
.8
2.4
2.2
1.6
3.0
3.1
3.5
2.3
2.0
-.1
-.2
Recreation ..........................................................................
Video and audio ................................................................
Televisions ......................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service ..............
Other video equipment ...................................................
Video cassettes, discs, and other media including rental
Audio equipment .............................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media ................................
Pets, pet products and services ........................................
Pets and pet products .....................................................
Pet services including veterinary ....................................
Sporting goods ..................................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles ..................................
Sports equipment ............................................................
Photography .....................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ............................
Photographers and film processing ................................
Other recreational goods ..................................................
Toys ................................................................................
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies ............................
Music instruments and accessories ................................
Recreation services ..........................................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises .................................................................
Admissions .....................................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions ......................................
Recreational reading materials .........................................
Newspapers and magazines ..........................................
Recreational books .........................................................
1.4
.5
-10.7
5.3
-17.8
-5.8
.4
2.5
2.6
-.6
9.6
1.1
3.3
-1.3
.5
-3.0
2.5
-2.6
-3.4
.1
.8
4.1
1.2
.2
-10.7
3.9
-16.9
-2.0
-5.0
3.8
4.1
3.2
6.0
-1.8
-1.0
-2.7
-.5
-2.4
.5
-3.9
-5.0
.9
-.2
3.8
.9
1.9
-10.8
7.2
-13.7
-6.4
-5.0
1.1
1.8
.7
4.7
-1.6
-1.1
-2.2
-1.4
-6.0
2.0
-7.6
-9.0
-2.8
-1.8
3.8
.8
.1
-14.0
3.7
-12.2
-.5
-5.5
-4.0
2.3
1.1
4.8
-1.1
-2.0
.0
-2.0
-5.4
.3
-3.5
-4.2
.3
-1.4
3.4
.6
.7
-12.5
4.1
-14.5
-1.3
-5.5
3.7
4.2
3.2
6.2
-1.2
1.5
-4.2
-3.7
-7.8
.2
-4.6
-6.1
.0
1.2
2.1
.9
.0
-13.6
3.3
-10.8
-.6
-10.1
.1
2.8
1.5
5.0
1.2
3.5
-1.8
-2.9
-4.8
-1.5
-4.0
-4.5
-2.2
-2.9
3.1
.9
-.8
-22.7
2.6
-14.1
1.2
-5.1
-2.6
3.6
3.3
4.1
1.2
3.1
-.7
-4.5
-10.6
1.8
-3.4
-4.7
1.1
1.7
4.2
.6
.1
-17.3
2.5
-12.9
.7
-5.2
-.2
5.4
5.1
6.1
-2.7
-3.0
-2.3
-3.1
-6.6
-.1
-4.9
-5.4
-6.0
.3
2.1
1.0
.9
-3.8
2.3
-4.4
-.3
-4.1
-1.6
3.1
3.5
2.5
.8
-.1
1.9
-1.8
-4.1
.0
-.7
-1.0
.0
1.2
.9
3.7
4.9
1.6
1.4
1.5
1.0
2.1
4.1
7.3
1.7
1.9
1.4
.8
5.4
1.4
1.9
2.1
1.4
2.6
3.4
6.6
.9
1.7
-.4
-.3
3.3
2.7
2.3
3.4
.1
2.7
3.3
2.6
.6
1.8
-1.5
2.5
5.2
3.2
.9
1.2
.4
1.0
2.2
3.9
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.6
.6
1.2
1.1
1.3
1.0
Education and communication ............................................
Education ..........................................................................
Educational books and supplies .....................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ........................
College tuition and fees ................................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees ................
1.2
5.8
12.6
5.2
4.6
5.6
3.1
5.5
2.8
5.7
6.2
7.5
1.8
6.2
9.1
6.0
7.0
6.8
.8
6.7
5.9
6.7
9.7
6.3
.7
6.2
4.0
6.4
8.8
7.2
1.9
5.9
5.0
5.9
6.7
5.7
2.0
6.4
7.1
6.3
7.3
5.8
2.6
5.3
8.8
5.0
5.9
5.4
.6
.7
1.6
.6
.3
.2
See footnotes at end of table.
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CPI Detailed Report-April 2008
Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,
by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group
December
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Apr.
2008
Expenditure category
Child care and nursery school ......................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees ...........
Communication .................................................................
Postage and delivery services ........................................
Postage .........................................................................
Delivery services ...........................................................
Information and information processing ..........................
Telephone services .......................................................
Land-line telephone services, local charges 1 ............
Land-line telephone services, long distance charges
Wireless telephone services .......................................
Information technology, hardware and services .............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 3 .........
Computer software and accessories ............................
Internet services and electronic information providers
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items ..................................................
Other goods and services ...................................................
Tobacco and smoking products ........................................
Cigarettes .......................................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes .........................
Personal care ....................................................................
Personal care products ...................................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal
care products ........................................................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and
implements ...........................................................
Personal care services ...................................................
Haircuts and other personal care services ...................
Miscellaneous personal services ....................................
Legal services ...............................................................
Funeral expenses .........................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services ...............................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning ..
Financial services .........................................................
Miscellaneous personal goods .......................................
5.5
4.5
-3.0
.1
.0
5.5
-3.1
-2.3
5.6
-9.3
-12.5
-16.0
-23.3
-7.3
-.5
4.9
5.8
.5
4.7
4.7
6.8
.3
1.3
4.6
-1.9
-4.9
-16.3
-30.6
-3.3
5.1
4.8
5.4
-1.5
10.5
10.6
5.1
-2.0
.2
5.4
-5.9
.4
-13.6
-22.5
-11.9
-.8
3.7
9.6
-3.8
.1
.0
4.4
-4.0
-2.7
2.5
-10.2
-1.3
-11.2
-18.0
-9.4
-1.8
3.4
8.3
-3.0
.4
.0
13.7
-3.2
-2.5
1.1
-7.7
-1.3
-6.3
-13.7
-5.2
-.8
5.1
6.8
-.9
.4
.0
9.4
-1.1
.3
3.2
-1.6
-1.5
-8.1
-15.4
-4.3
-2.6
5.3
4.9
-1.2
5.0
5.3
.9
-1.3
1.7
2.2
3.3
-.2
-14.7
-12.1
-8.0
-18.5
3.7
5.4
.7
4.4
3.9
11.3
.5
2.1
4.1
3.4
-.9
-7.6
-13.0
-6.3
-4.6
1.2
.6
.5
.4
.0
6.4
.5
.7
1.4
.3
.4
-.5
-1.2
.2
-.5
-11.5
-7.6
-8.3
-12.1
-6.9
-7.8
-5.4
-5.0
1.6
4.5
7.4
7.4
5.1
2.8
1.8
5.1
9.1
9.3
2.9
2.7
.1
4.0
9.6
9.9
4.0
1.4
-1.2
1.0
-.6
-.9
6.2
1.8
-.1
2.5
3.0
2.8
6.1
2.3
-.1
3.4
6.0
6.1
4.6
2.1
1.0
2.8
2.6
2.6
2.0
2.9
2.1
3.9
7.5
7.8
3.5
2.3
-.1
1.7
1.7
1.7
2.7
1.7
.7
3.5
-.3
-1.0
-.8
-.8
.4
2.1
.0
1.1
.1
4.0
4.0
3.5
4.4
2.7
2.3
4.3
4.0
-2.3
.5
3.0
3.0
5.0
6.4
4.6
4.2
4.1
4.7
-2.0
-1.4
1.9
1.8
3.2
4.5
3.9
2.2
2.1
3.4
-1.0
.5
2.2
2.2
3.6
5.1
4.3
2.8
3.4
2.5
-4.4
.7
3.5
3.5
4.1
6.3
3.9
3.0
2.6
3.8
-3.2
2.0
2.5
2.5
2.9
3.3
5.0
1.9
4.7
1.4
.5
2.1
2.8
2.9
3.8
4.0
4.5
3.2
5.1
4.0
.8
-.3
3.4
3.4
3.8
3.7
5.1
3.0
3.4
4.4
.5
.3
1.4
1.4
2.4
2.2
3.0
2.2
3.3
2.4
2.7
2.7
2.7
4.6
7.5
.2
3.9
3.5
2.8
2.7
3.5
3.4
3.3
2.8
4.5
7.2
3.7
-2.2
4.4
-1.5
-4.1
-6.2
-7.5
-1.3
3.7
4.3
3.8
3.7
.9
.1
1.1
-3.9
-5.7
-6.7
-1.5
-3.0
3.0
1.3
1.2
5.7
9.2
-3.6
3.3
3.1
4.5
3.3
2.6
2.1
2.3
1.3
5.5
8.6
3.4
-2.2
3.5
.3
-1.9
1.2
2.5
-5.3
2.8
2.2
3.0
2.4
1.2
1.5
1.5
-1.7
1.2
2.4
2.5
-1.5
3.6
3.9
4.8
8.0
11.4
1.0
2.9
2.5
2.2
2.2
3.5
3.7
3.4
4.6
7.6
10.6
5.1
-.5
3.4
2.9
3.3
6.2
8.9
-.2
3.9
2.7
2.5
2.7
3.7
3.8
3.4
3.3
5.8
8.2
4.1
-1.9
5.3
1.4
1.1
3.1
3.8
-1.4
3.2
4.2
1.4
2.8
2.5
1.7
2.4
1.2
3.1
3.7
2.6
1.2
2.1
5.8
6.3
11.7
15.8
-.8
3.2
3.2
2.0
2.9
4.2
4.9
4.3
6.2
11.2
14.9
8.2
-.4
3.3
3.4
4.2
7.1
8.3
-.2
1.5
1.2
1.3
1.1
2.4
2.9
2.4
4.1
6.8
7.8
4.7
3.1
2.0
Special aggregate indexes
Commodities .........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...............................
Nondurables less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............
Durables ...........................................................................
Services ................................................................................
Rent of shelter ......................................................................
Transportation services ........................................................
Other services .......................................................................
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 .........................................................................
Apparel less footwear ...........................................................
Services less rent of shelter ..................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,
by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group
December
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Apr.
2008
Special aggregate indexes
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 ..........................................
Domestically produced farm food .........................................
Utilities and public transportation ..........................................
3.9
13.8
2.5
2.4
.8
15.0
3.3
3.2
5.8
3.6
-13.8
2.7
2.7
-.1
-24.4
4.1
3.0
.1
1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.
All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric
means estimator.
2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
3.1
11.5
1.7
1.7
-1.7
23.8
3.5
.8
1.4
2.7
6.9
1.2
.7
-3.1
6.9
2.5
5.6
3.2
2.8
16.9
2.2
2.1
.9
26.7
2.7
2.6
3.2
3.9
17.0
2.0
2.0
.4
16.7
2.8
1.2
9.0
3.2
3.0
2.4
2.5
.0
6.0
3.6
1.1
.9
3.0
18.1
2.8
2.3
.3
29.6
3.3
6.0
3.3
1.5
10.7
1.3
1.1
.9
14.1
1.2
2.4
3.2
3 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table P1. Average residential prices for utility (piped) gas, electricity, and fuel oil, U.S. city average and selected areas
Utility (piped) gas
per 40 therms
per 100 therms
Electricity
Fuel oil #2
per 500 KWH
per gallon (3.785 liters)
Area, region and population size class
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
$60.477
$63.244
$135.891
Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
71.333
71.767
70.042
72.986
72.915
73.196
Midwest urban ................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ......................................
56.121
57.788
55.366
South urban ....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ......................................
West urban .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
$142.727
$61.390
$62.149
$3.699
$3.875
158.374
161.112
149.912
162.800
164.217
158.420
82.345
86.745
74.308
83.399
87.934
75.118
3.701
3.714
3.669
3.879
3.896
3.835
59.571
61.196
59.486
123.497
125.379
124.054
132.251
133.851
134.849
54.505
54.487
54.597
55.138
55.381
54.796
3.700
3.670
3.846
3.835
3.796
3.961
50.549
52.233
112.701
116.930
54.258
55.214
NA
NA
63.732
64.604
64.591
65.964
67.668
66.414
140.924
141.791
142.906
146.399
148.952
147.619
59.527
66.669
55.191
60.620
66.561
56.926
3.682
3.813
3.615
3.876
3.972
3.768
54.988
56.254
124.297
127.345
60.605
61.920
3.402
3.792
54.525
55.726
51.615
57.574
59.498
53.828
131.839
137.516
119.184
138.467
145.864
123.727
54.752
59.605
52.988
54.715
59.560
53.239
3.660
3.501
3.835
3.681
NA
NA
62.063
59.734
52.134
64.869
62.788
53.395
139.993
132.955
117.745
146.719
140.818
120.963
67.001
57.335
53.686
67.461
58.420
54.352
3.715
3.673
3.597
3.894
3.835
3.837
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...................
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .....
63.008
56.834
73.492
64.912
59.449
73.665
131.833
143.175
164.423
136.805
149.695
164.967
59.855
70.133
91.988
61.396
70.647
94.269
-
-
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....................
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV .........................
74.977
56.166
46.971
68.949
74.939
60.089
55.880
68.154
167.413
131.632
101.973
152.497
167.319
141.433
123.362
151.838
88.713
59.373
76.947
67.126
88.713
60.812
76.947
66.673
-
-
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 ....................................
79.869
50.580
57.519
81.856
68.311
51.334
54.707
84.020
56.527
57.519
81.856
68.037
62.446
54.749
173.437
112.834
126.186
183.795
157.581
138.237
123.718
183.804
127.711
126.186
183.795
156.902
163.971
123.812
54.716
50.245
71.055
60.476
81.181
62.799
38.462
54.781
50.699
71.055
60.476
80.750
62.799
35.443
-
-
U.S. city average ............................................................
Region and area size 1
Size classes
A .................................................................................
B/C ..............................................................................
D .................................................................................
Selected local areas
1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes.
NA Data not adequate for publication.
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Table P2. Average residential unit prices and consumption ranges for utility (piped) gas and electricity for U.S. city
average and selected areas
Area, region and population size class
Average price per
therm of utility
(piped) gas
Range of therm
consumption for
Apr.2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
$1.358
$1.427
4
Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
1.547
1.570
1.478
1.587
1.592
1.570
Midwest urban ................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ......................................
1.228
1.238
1.237
U.S. city average ............................................................
Average price
per KWH of
electricity
Range of KWH
consumption for
Apr.2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
987
$0.116
$0.118
11
9,890
4
4
25
987
987
422
.154
.164
.136
.156
.166
.138
129
129
233
8,494
8,494
4,762
1.317
1.325
1.345
17
17
18
712
581
712
.099
.104
.093
.100
.106
.094
11
11
70
9,890
9,890
3,932
1.148
1.191
25
323
.094
.096
230
3,529
Low
High
Low
High
Region and area size 1
South urban ....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ......................................
1.449
1.442
1.484
1.505
1.520
1.530
7
7
11
522
522
298
.106
.122
.098
.108
.122
.101
164
244
225
8,744
8,744
7,500
1.279
1.306
25
364
.105
.108
164
4,883
West urban .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
1.338
1.395
1.218
1.408
1.480
1.274
7
7
8
851
851
364
.126
.142
.117
.126
.142
.117
153
153
235
7,471
7,471
4,233
1.387
1.342
1.205
1.453
1.423
1.236
4
8
19
987
712
364
.133
.105
.097
.133
.107
.098
11
70
163
9,890
7,500
4,883
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...................
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .....
1.306
1.433
1.593
1.366
1.498
1.597
17
16
4
581
851
987
.129
.186
.176
.133
.186
.180
11
258
129
2,751
7,471
4,706
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....................
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV .........................
1.612
1.312
.997
1.538
1.611
1.410
1.209
1.522
24
19
31
15
642
410
490
371
.164
.087
.129
.125
.164
.089
.130
.123
384
48
348
551
8,494
3,300
3,889
4,132
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 ....................................
1.743
1.111
1.326
1.949
1.534
1.372
1.267
1.845
1.260
1.326
1.949
1.528
1.626
1.268
15
34
17
7
37
13
12
308
509
230
522
752
257
241
.093
.111
.133
.122
.152
.182
.080
.093
.112
.135
.122
.151
.182
.073
244
94
438
373
430
178
313
4,110
2,833
4,494
5,813
3,810
2,448
5,882
Size classes
A .................................................................................
B/C ..............................................................................
D .................................................................................
Selected local areas
1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes.
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Table P3. Average prices for gasoline, U.S. city average and selected areas
Gasoline
All types1
Gasoline
Unleaded
regular
Area, region and population size class
Gasoline
Unleaded
midgrade
Gasoline
Unleaded
premium
Automotive
Diesel fuel
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
$3.307
$3.491
$3.258
$3.441
$3.365
$3.549
$3.502
$3.690
$3.918
$4.131
Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
3.266
3.252
3.297
3.441
3.430
3.464
3.211
3.187
3.257
3.386
3.367
3.421
3.353
3.349
3.363
3.521
3.513
3.538
3.471
3.461
3.502
3.650
3.641
3.674
4.057
4.033
4.107
4.296
4.305
4.277
Midwest urban ................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ......................................
3.253
3.257
3.254
3.470
3.520
3.432
3.217
3.211
3.226
3.438
3.474
3.409
3.284
3.330
3.268
3.489
3.597
3.434
3.430
3.437
3.439
3.646
3.697
3.607
3.885
3.876
3.893
4.116
4.110
4.135
3.237
3.371
3.224
3.364
3.209
3.337
3.392
3.509
3.891
4.106
South urban ....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ......................................
3.242
3.274
3.220
3.422
3.446
3.406
3.187
3.207
3.166
3.364
3.376
3.348
3.319
3.356
3.297
3.501
3.530
3.494
3.434
3.467
3.416
3.618
3.649
3.606
3.844
3.885
3.810
4.024
4.095
4.005
3.244
3.422
3.197
3.377
3.311
3.481
3.421
3.599
3.864
4.005
West urban .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
3.466
3.522
3.344
3.638
3.727
3.519
3.416
3.469
3.301
3.584
3.671
3.477
3.533
3.586
3.403
3.711
3.798
3.569
3.650
3.703
3.518
3.832
3.916
3.695
3.994
4.033
3.869
4.235
4.260
4.123
3.347
3.261
3.284
3.552
3.440
3.422
3.290
3.217
3.246
3.495
3.395
3.385
3.419
3.317
3.316
3.624
3.499
3.455
3.542
3.452
3.461
3.750
3.633
3.597
3.967
3.869
3.898
4.201
4.078
4.085
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...................
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .....
3.315
3.593
3.294
3.616
3.826
3.482
3.271
3.535
3.221
3.569
3.767
3.411
3.374
3.648
3.400
3.682
3.884
3.573
3.465
3.749
3.498
3.767
3.983
3.688
-
-
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....................
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV .........................
3.144
3.305
3.190
3.312
3.344
3.375
3.354
3.491
3.103
3.258
3.121
3.242
3.306
3.330
3.282
3.417
3.232
3.386
3.426
3.435
NA
NA
3.380
3.559
3.340
3.491
3.394
3.495
3.528
3.580
3.551
3.690
-
-
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 ....................................
3.259
3.336
3.206
3.397
3.199
3.606
3.496
3.437
3.582
3.406
3.561
3.318
3.812
3.611
3.198
3.293
3.143
3.338
3.145
3.561
3.460
3.370
3.546
3.340
3.499
3.266
3.770
3.574
3.365
3.397
3.264
3.460
3.271
3.708
3.609
3.551
3.624
3.463
3.624
3.379
3.906
3.714
3.466
3.524
3.411
3.572
3.387
3.780
3.702
3.665
3.746
3.621
3.752
3.512
3.975
3.839
-
-
U.S. city average ............................................................
Region and area size 2
Size classes
A .................................................................................
B/C ..............................................................................
D .................................................................................
Selected local areas
1 Also includes types of gasoline not shown separately.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes.
NA Data not adequate for publication.
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Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions
U.S. city average
Northeast
Midwest
South
West
Food and unit
Cereals and bakery products:
Flour, white, all purpose, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...............................
Rice, white, long grain, uncooked, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................
Spaghetti and macaroni, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...............................
Bread, white, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm) .........................................
Bread, French, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............................................
Bread, whole wheat, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................
Cookies, chocolate chip, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...............................
Crackers, soda, salted, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................................
Meats, poultry, fish and eggs:
Meats:
Beef and veal:
Ground chuck, 100% beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Ground beef, 100% beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................
Ground beef, lean and extra lean, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............
All uncooked ground beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................
Chuck roast, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime
and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
Chuck roast, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....
Round roast, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....
Round roast, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime
and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
All Uncooked Beef Roasts, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Steak, round, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....
Steak, round, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime
and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
Steak, sirloin, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime
and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
Steak, sirloin, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....
Short ribs, any primal source, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....
Beef for stew, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...........................
All Uncooked Beef Steaks, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
All Uncooked Other Beef (Excluding Veal),
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................................
Pork:
Bacon, sliced, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...........................................
Chops, center cut, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Chops, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................
All Pork Chops, per lb. (453.6 gm) .........................................
Ham, rump or shank half, bone-in, smoked,
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................................
Ham, boneless, excluding canned, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...........
All Ham (Excluding Canned Ham and Luncheon Slices),
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................................
Ham, canned, 3 or 5 lbs, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...........................
Shoulder picnic, bone-in, smoked, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............
All Other Pork (Excluding Canned Ham and Luncheon
Slices),
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................................
Sausage, fresh, loose, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............................
Other meats:
Frankfurters, all meat or all beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............
Bologna, all beef or mixed, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Lamb and mutton, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
$0.489
.584
1.079
1.350
$0.518
.608
1.118
1.373
$0.518
$0.555
$0.484
$0.498
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.771
1.045
1.307
NA
NA
1.686
1.020
1.314
$0.525
.669
1.139
1.177
$0.498
NA
NA
$0.507
.632
1.146
1.163
$0.452
NA
NA
1.470
1.502
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.920
2.780
1.839
1.930
NA
NA
1.841
2.542
1.727
2.827
1.703
2.961
NA
NA
NA
1.807
2.432
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.873
2.734
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.832
2.293
3.157
2.966
2.829
2.323
3.154
2.953
2.855
2.928
NA
NA
2.920
2.401
3.305
3.086
2.891
2.352
3.286
3.051
NA
NA
3.063
3.044
2.528
2.100
3.060
2.712
NA
NA
3.035
3.017
2.636
2.100
3.075
2.710
3.169
3.029
3.167
3.004
3.450
3.497
3.858
3.234
3.252
3.763
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
3.690
3.668
4.069
3.354
3.244
3.992
3.050
3.095
3.653
3.341
3.656
3.115
3.486
3.618
3.342
3.929
NA
NA
3.968
3.873
4.071
3.887
3.730
4.088
NA
NA
NA
NA
3.897
4.028
3.819
4.337
3.818
4.018
3.763
4.000
4.077
4.024
4.158
3.983
3.807
3.891
3.932
3.691
4.076
3.874
3.514
3.964
4.127
4.191
NA
NA
NA
NA
4.109
4.344
4.075
4.107
5.821
5.947
5.539
5.699
NA
NA
NA
NA
6.827
6.797
5.416
5.088
6.218
6.011
5.882
5.702
5.435
5.356
5.065
4.957
NA
NA
3.733
5.333
3.676
5.283
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
5.182
3.685
5.431
3.555
5.207
3.803
5.639
3.852
5.641
3.788
5.064
3.377
4.948
5.065
3.076
3.020
3.292
3.260
3.097
2.964
3.015
3.002
3.026
2.950
3.623
3.326
3.533
3.147
3.554
3.307
3.613
3.156
3.529
3.023
3.598
3.003
3.545
2.953
3.753
3.045
3.685
3.634
3.551
3.490
3.535
3.638
3.699
3.525
3.659
3.375
3.416
3.147
3.403
3.473
3.463
3.210
3.580
3.242
3.777
2.935
3.769
3.085
3.765
2.798
1.873
3.074
1.877
3.149
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.630
3.499
NA
2.825
1.601
3.337
NA
2.657
3.707
3.603
2.198
2.264
1.923
1.962
2.314
2.482
2.056
2.152
2.697
2.597
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.995
2.075
1.809
1.949
2.406
2.634
1.847
1.862
2.177
2.213
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.506
2.574
2.686
2.726
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.371
NA
NA
2.613
2.640
NA
NA
Poultry:
Chicken, fresh, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................
Chicken breast, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................
Chicken breast, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................
Chicken legs, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................
Turkey, frozen, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................
1.168
2.377
3.372
1.387
1.151
1.176
2.414
3.502
1.358
1.170
1.065
1.052
1.211
1.292
1.131
1.138
1.377
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
3.021
1.526
3.101
1.428
3.319
1.402
1.027
3.543
1.241
3.767
1.285
NA
3.490
1.330
1.219
3.510
1.364
NA
3.501
1.325
1.281
NA
NA
NA
Fish and seafood:
Tuna, light, chunk, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Eggs:
Grade A, large, per doz. ...........................................................
Grade AA, large, per doz. ........................................................
2.203
2.069
NA
NA
2.063
2.084
1.992
NA
NA
NA
2.288
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Dairy products:
Milk, fresh, whole, fortified, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit) ..........................
Milk, fresh, whole, fortified, per gal. (3.8 lit) ................................
Milk, fresh, low fat, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit) ......................................
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
3.781
3.799
3.708
3.747
3.407
3.405
4.110
4.120
3.578
3.606
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions-Continued
U.S. city average
Northeast
Midwest
South
West
Food and unit
Mar.
2008
Dairy products:
Milk, fresh, low fat, per gal. (3.8 lit) ............................................
Butter, salted, grade AA, stick, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................
American processed cheese, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Cheddar cheese, natural, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................
Ice cream, prepackaged, bulk, regular, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit) .......
Yogurt, natural, fruit flavored, per 8 oz. (226.8 gm) ...................
Fruits and vegetables:
Fresh fruits and vegetables:
Apples, Red Delicious, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................
Bananas, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................................
Oranges, Navel, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................
Oranges, Valencia, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
Cherries, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................................
Grapefruit, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................................................
Grapes, Thompson Seedless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....................
Lemons, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................................
Peaches, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................................
Pears, Anjou, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............................................
Strawberries, dry pint, per 12 oz. (340.2 gm) ...........................
Potatoes, white, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................
Lettuce, iceberg, per lb. (453.6 gm) .........................................
Lettuce, romaine, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................
Tomatoes, field grown, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...............................
Broccoli, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................................
Cabbage, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....................................................
Carrots, short trimmed and topped, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............
Celery, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................................
Corn on the cob, per lb. (453.6 gm) .........................................
Cucumbers, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................................
Onions, dry yellow, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
Peppers, sweet, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................
Processed fruits and vegetables:
Apple Sauce, any variety, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............
Orange juice, frozen concentrate, 12 oz. can,
per 16 oz. (473.2 ml) .......................................................
Peaches, any variety, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................
Beans, dried, any type, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................
Corn, canned, any style, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............
Potatoes, frozen, French fried, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................
Tomatoes, canned, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................
Tomatoes, canned, any type, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......
Other foods at home:
Sugar and sweets:
Sugar, white, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................
Sugar, white, 33-80 oz. pkg, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Fats and oils:
Margarine, stick, per lb. (453.6 gm) .........................................
Margarine, soft, tubs, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................
Shortening, vegetable oil blends, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................
Peanut butter, creamy, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................
Nonalcoholic beverages:
Cola, nondiet, cans, 72 oz. 6 pk., per 16 oz. (473.2 ml) 1 ........
Cola, nondiet, per 2 liters (67.6 oz) 1 .......................................
Coffee, 100%, ground roast, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........
Coffee, 100%, ground roast, 13.1-20 oz. can,
per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................................................
Coffee, instant, plain, regular, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......
Other prepared foods:
Potato chips, per 16 oz. (453.6 gm) ........................................
Alcoholic beverages at home:
Malt beverages, all types, all sizes, any origin,
per 16 oz. (473.2 ml) ................................................
Vodka, all types, all sizes, any origin, per 1 liter (33.8 oz) .........
Wine, red and white table, all sizes, any origin,
per 1 liter (33.8 oz) ............................................................
Apr.
2008
Mar.
2008
NA
NA
$2.976
4.008
4.572
4.095
$3.189
3.876
4.592
4.204
NA
Apr.
2008
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.209
.597
.898
1.205
.627
.931
$1.325
.672
.988
NA
NA
NA
NA
.859
1.936
1.919
1.847
1.319
2.073
.542
.873
1.587
1.835
1.574
.587
.768
.883
2.282
1.968
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.710
NA
1.359
1.777
.546
.902
1.557
1.773
1.737
.595
.768
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
Apr.
2008
$3.279
4.745
4.070
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
$4.563
4.119
$4.620
4.317
$4.166
4.136
$4.112
4.065
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
$1.340
.693
1.012
1.099
.585
.959
1.105
.612
.951
1.318
.555
.989
1.293
.580
1.061
1.075
.607
.765
1.075
.651
.802
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
.977
2.152
2.057
1.823
1.039
2.156
2.221
.842
1.692
1.824
1.881
1.337
2.057
.511
.783
1.387
1.855
1.496
.888
2.312
1.901
.861
2.426
2.049
.828
.818
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
.831
2.011
2.157
1.968
1.224
1.972
.637
.860
1.527
1.809
1.650
.535
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.151
.567
1.012
1.931
.552
.997
$3.372
4.637
4.082
Mar.
2008
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Apr.
2008
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Mar.
2008
NA
1.358
1.742
.528
.904
1.458
1.836
1.688
NA
NA
NA
1.715
1.669
1.828
NA
NA
NA
2.159
.470
.867
1.452
1.668
1.779
.481
.812
1.386
1.619
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.342
1.707
.638
.898
1.456
1.636
1.699
.574
NA
NA
2.015
2.059
2.346
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.543
2.559
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.088
1.027
1.026
1.025
1.063
1.007
1.054
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.059
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
.504
.482
.517
.498
NA
NA
NA
NA
.533
.527
.469
.479
.529
.566
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.095
1.264
1.155
1.335
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.022
1.065
NA
1.208
.947
.944
NA
1.153
1.410
1.459
NA
NA
1.650
1.687
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.944
1.980
NA
NA
1.364
1.329
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
3.771
3.885
4.349
4.253
3.763
3.804
3.510
3.821
3.704
3.831
1.169
1.124
1.332
1.126
.957
1.067
1.192
1.094
1.252
1.200
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
8.204
9.809
NA
10.378
9.802
12.582
7.685
8.884
8.072
9.038
1 Deposit may be included in price.
NA Data not adequate for publication.
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Table 1C. 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)
Item and group
Unadjusted
percent change to
Apr. 2008 from—
Unadjusted
indexes
Relative
importance,
2005-2006
Mar.
2008
Apr.
2008
Apr.
2007
Mar.
2008
Expenditure category
All items ......................................................................................
100.000
123.204
123.845
3.5
0.5
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
14.726
13.648
7.557
6.091
1.077
123.256
123.270
120.183
127.358
123.446
124.243
124.284
121.725
127.683
124.083
4.9
4.9
5.7
4.0
3.8
.8
.8
1.3
.3
.5
Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................
42.421
32.409
5.004
5.008
127.457
129.764
154.075
95.972
127.736
129.773
157.038
95.878
2.8
2.6
7.9
-.5
.2
.0
1.9
-.1
Apparel .....................................................................................
3.988
90.179
91.046
-1.2
1.0
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Public transportation ...............................................................
17.393
16.285
1.108
129.370
130.233
119.552
131.147
132.100
120.125
6.4
6.3
7.5
1.4
1.4
.5
Medical care .............................................................................
Medical care commodities ......................................................
Medical care services .............................................................
6.085
1.615
4.470
141.366
126.044
147.039
141.421
125.851
147.198
4.0
2.9
4.4
.0
-.2
.1
Recreation ................................................................................
5.935
105.420
105.518
.2
.1
Education and communication .................................................
Education ...............................................................................
Communication ......................................................................
6.196
2.771
3.425
106.344
164.357
73.537
106.515
164.672
73.637
2.2
5.5
-.5
.2
.2
.1
Other goods and services ........................................................
3.257
127.144
127.743
3.3
.5
58.427
41.573
11.817
29.756
77.561
8.790
131.158
113.271
83.997
128.610
117.121
195.823
131.469
114.312
83.694
130.450
117.211
203.705
3.2
3.8
-1.8
6.2
1.9
15.2
.2
.9
-.4
1.4
.1
4.0
Commodity and service group
Services ......................................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................................
Durables ...................................................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
Energy ........................................................................................
Indexes for 2008 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2007 are interim adjustments.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 24C. Historical Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items
(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)
Year
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Annual
avg.
Percent change
from previous
Annual
avg.
Dec.
1999
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
100.0
-
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
100.3
103.3
104.2
106.5
108.5
100.9
103.7
104.5
107.3
109.1
101.6
103.9
105.1
107.9
109.7
101.6
104.2
105.6
107.7
110.0
101.7
104.6
105.6
107.5
110.6
102.1
104.8
105.6
107.6
110.8
102.3
104.5
105.7
107.7
110.7
102.3
104.6
106.0
108.2
110.7
102.8
104.9
106.3
108.5
111.0
102.9
104.7
106.4
108.4
111.6
102.8
104.4
106.3
108.0
111.6
102.6
103.9
106.0
107.8
111.2
2005
2006
2007
2008
111.3
115.2
117.310
121.895
111.9
115.4
117.897
122.251
112.6
116.0
118.978
123.204
113.4
116.9
119.712
123.845
113.3
117.5
120.290
113.2
117.7
120.478
113.7
118.1
120.384
114.3
118.3
120.198
115.6
117.8
120.538
115.7
117.1
120.823
114.9
116.9
121.443
114.4
117.0
121.322
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
102.0
104.3
105.6
107.8
110.5
2.6
1.3
2.0
1.7
3.2
2.3
1.2
2.1
2.5
113.7
117.0
119.948
2.9
2.3
3.7
2.9
2.9
2.5
-
-
-
-
- Data not available.
Indexes for 2008 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2007 are interim adjustments. Indexes for 2006 and earlier are final.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 25C. Historical Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and
detailed expenditure categories
(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group
December
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Apr.
2008
Expenditure category
All items .....................................................................
-
100.0
102.6
103.9
106.0
107.8
111.2
114.4
117.0
121.322
123.845
Food and beverages ................................................
Food ......................................................................
Food at home ......................................................
Food away from home .........................................
Alcoholic beverages ..............................................
-
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
102.4
102.4
102.4
102.4
102.4
105.0
105.0
104.6
105.6
104.8
106.3
106.2
104.8
108.1
107.2
109.5
109.5
108.6
110.6
109.1
111.7
111.7
110.0
113.9
111.9
114.0
114.0
111.5
117.5
113.5
116.3
116.3
112.7
121.2
116.4
121.638
121.694
118.456
125.981
121.283
124.243
124.284
121.725
127.683
124.083
Housing ...................................................................
Shelter ...................................................................
Fuels and utilities ...................................................
Household furnishings and operations ..................
-
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
103.6
103.4
110.1
99.7
106.8
107.6
109.9
99.3
109.1
110.7
110.9
97.5
111.6
113.0
119.7
95.9
115.1
116.4
128.4
96.3
118.6
119.3
143.2
96.3
122.1
124.1
142.8
96.1
125.440
127.841
149.631
95.081
127.736
129.773
157.038
95.878
Apparel ....................................................................
-
100.0
98.1
95.0
92.2
90.1
89.6
89.0
89.0
88.224
91.046
Transportation .........................................................
Private transportation ............................................
Public transportation ..............................................
-
100.0
100.0
100.0
103.6
103.6
104.4
99.7
99.5
101.8
103.3
103.4
101.0
103.4
103.5
101.9
110.2
111.0
101.3
114.5
115.2
107.1
117.0
117.8
106.8
126.437
127.421
114.952
131.147
132.100
120.125
Medical care ............................................................
Medical care commodities .....................................
Medical care services ............................................
-
100.0
100.0
100.0
104.0
102.6
104.4
108.9
107.4
109.3
114.3
110.7
115.5
118.3
112.7
120.2
123.2
114.9
126.0
128.4
119.0
131.6
133.0
121.2
137.2
139.369
124.573
144.832
141.421
125.851
147.198
Recreation ...............................................................
-
100.0
101.2
102.1
102.7
103.3
104.3
104.8
104.8
104.682
105.518
Education and communication ................................
Education ...............................................................
Communication ......................................................
-
100.0
100.0
100.0
98.0
105.6
92.5
97.9
112.1
88.1
99.5
119.7
85.7
99.9
128.7
81.2
101.2
137.9
78.2
103.0
146.5
76.5
104.2
155.5
74.1
106.084
163.920
73.370
106.515
164.672
73.637
Other goods and services ........................................
-
100.0
103.8
107.6
110.9
112.2
114.9
118.3
121.7
125.658
127.743
-
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
103.6
101.5
98.1
103.0
101.9
112.6
107.4
99.3
95.3
100.9
104.1
98.3
110.7
100.0
91.7
103.6
105.8
108.6
113.9
100.2
88.0
105.8
106.6
116.4
117.5
103.3
88.7
110.2
109.0
134.4
121.5
105.7
87.5
114.8
111.0
154.5
125.3
106.7
85.5
117.4
113.4
158.1
129.311
111.351
84.086
125.520
115.807
185.223
131.469
114.312
83.694
130.450
117.211
203.705
Commodity and service group
Services .....................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................
Durables ..................................................................
Nondurables ..............................................................
All items less food and energy .................................
Energy .......................................................................
- Data not available.
Indexes for 2008 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2007 are interim adjustments. Indexes for 2006 and earlier are final.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 26C. Historical Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories
Percent change from previous December
Item and group
December
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Apr.
2008
Expenditure category
All items ................................................................................
-
-
2.6
1.3
2.0
1.7
3.2
2.9
2.3
3.7
2.1
Food and beverages ...........................................................
Food ..................................................................................
Food at home ..................................................................
Food away from home ....................................................
Alcoholic beverages ..........................................................
-
-
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.5
2.5
2.1
3.1
2.3
1.2
1.1
.2
2.4
2.3
3.0
3.1
3.6
2.3
1.8
2.0
2.0
1.3
3.0
2.6
2.1
2.1
1.4
3.2
1.4
2.0
2.0
1.1
3.1
2.6
4.6
4.6
5.1
3.9
4.2
2.1
2.1
2.8
1.4
2.3
Housing ...............................................................................
Shelter ..............................................................................
Fuels and utilities ..............................................................
Household furnishings and operations .............................
-
-
3.6
3.4
10.1
-.3
3.1
4.1
-.2
-.4
2.2
2.9
.9
-1.8
2.3
2.1
7.9
-1.6
3.1
3.0
7.3
.4
3.0
2.5
11.5
.0
3.0
4.0
-.3
-.2
2.7
3.0
4.8
-1.1
1.8
1.5
5.0
.8
Apparel ...............................................................................
-
-
-1.9
-3.2
-2.9
-2.3
-.6
-.7
.0
-.9
3.2
Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
Public transportation .........................................................
-
-
3.6
3.6
4.4
-3.8
-4.0
-2.5
3.6
3.9
-.8
.1
.1
.9
6.6
7.2
-.6
3.9
3.8
5.7
2.2
2.3
-.3
8.1
8.2
7.6
3.7
3.7
4.5
Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Medical care services .......................................................
-
-
4.0
2.6
4.4
4.7
4.7
4.7
5.0
3.1
5.7
3.5
1.8
4.1
4.1
2.0
4.8
4.2
3.6
4.4
3.6
1.8
4.3
4.8
2.8
5.6
1.5
1.0
1.6
Recreation ..........................................................................
-
-
1.2
.9
.6
.6
1.0
.5
.0
-.1
.8
Education and communication ............................................
Education ..........................................................................
Communication .................................................................
-
-
-2.0
5.6
-7.5
-.1
6.2
-4.8
1.6
6.8
-2.7
.4
7.5
-5.3
1.3
7.1
-3.7
1.8
6.2
-2.2
1.2
6.1
-3.1
1.8
5.4
-1.0
.4
.5
.4
Other goods and services ...................................................
-
-
3.8
3.7
3.1
1.2
2.4
3.0
2.9
3.3
1.7
-
-
3.6
1.5
-1.9
3.0
1.9
12.6
3.7
-2.2
-2.9
-2.0
2.2
-12.7
3.1
.7
-3.8
2.7
1.6
10.5
2.9
.2
-4.0
2.1
.8
7.2
3.2
3.1
.8
4.2
2.3
15.5
3.4
2.3
-1.4
4.2
1.8
15.0
3.1
.9
-2.3
2.3
2.2
2.3
3.2
4.4
-1.7
6.9
2.1
17.2
1.7
2.7
-.5
3.9
1.2
10.0
Commodity and service group
Services ................................................................................
Commodities .........................................................................
Durables .............................................................................
Nondurables .........................................................................
All items less food and energy ............................................
Energy ..................................................................................
- Data not available.
Indexes for 2008 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2007 are interim adjustments. Indexes for 2006 and earlier are final.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Technical Notes
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 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes CPIs for two population groups: (1) The CPI for Urban Wage
Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers households of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise approximately
32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers
(C-CPI-U), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and include, in addition to wage earner and clerical worker
households, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, short-term workers, the unemployed,
and retirees and others not in the labor force.
The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors’ and dentists’
services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the
country from about 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments—department stores, supermarkets, hospitals,
filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items
are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other
commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices
of most goods and services are obtained through personal visits or telephone calls by BLS trained representatives.
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. For
the CPI-U and CPI-W, separate indexes also are 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
measure only 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 is subject to two annual revisions.
The index measures price change from a designated reference date. For the CPI-U and the CPI-W, the reference base is 1982–84
= 100.0. The reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999=100.0. An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for
example, is shown as 116.5. This change also can 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 homepage on the Internet at https://www.bls.gov/cpi orcontact our CPI Information and
Analysis Section at (202) 691-7000.
Calculating index changes
Movements of the indexes from one month to another usually are 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, whereas percent changes are not. The
example shown in the box on this page 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
Percent change
Index point difference
Divided by the previous index
Equals
Results multiplied by one hundred
Equals percent change
202.416
201.800
.616
.616
201.800
0.003
0.003 x 100
0.3
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Regions defined
The states in the four regions 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.
Energy prices
Prices usually are available for the U.S. city average, 13 large metropolitan areas, the 4 census regions, 3 size classifications, and 10
areas reflecting the 4 census regions cross-classified by the 3 population sizes. However, not all energy commodities and services are
used in every area of the country. Fuel oil, for example, is not a common heating fuel in some urban areas, particularly in the South
and West. Where no average prices are available, the designation NA appears. This designation also appears if the data sufficiency
criteria have not been met in any given month. For example, if there are fewer than five usable fuel oil prices for a published city or
region size class, no fuel oil prices for the area will be published.
All prices are collected monthly by BLS representatives in the urban areas priced for the CPI. Prices for natural gas and
electricity include fuel and purchased gas adjustments and all applicable taxes. Fuel oil and gasoline prices include applicable
Federal, State, and local taxes.
Natural gas and electricity. Natural gas prices are reported in therms, which are a measure of heating value. Electricity prices are
given in kilowatt hours (kwh). For both utility services, the consumption ranges specified in table P2 are the upper and lower limits
of the bill sizes priced for the CPI. The average prices per therm and per kilowatt hour are calculated from bills priced within these
ranges. It should be noted that bills priced for the CPI not only are for different consumption amounts, but may also be calculated
from different types of residential rate schedules. The average prices per therm and per kilowatt hour are not, therefore, generally
suitable for use in place-to-place price comparisons. The average prices for 40 and 100 therms of natural gas, and for 500 kilowatt
hours of electricity (shown in table P1) are calculated from a special price collection program. They are not used in the calculation of
the CPI. Because heating and air-conditioning requirements vary by geographic location, climate, and weather conditions, it cannot
be inferred that these consumption amounts represent those used by a typical residential consumer. These bills are used merely
to track price changes over time for constant amounts of consumption, and to provide continuity with prices of natural gas and
electricity formerly published in conjunction with the unrevised CPI.
Fuel oil. Only #2 fuel oil (home heating oil) is priced. (See table P1.) Prices are collected, in most cases, for quantities greater than 1
gallon. These prices are converted to a gallon price for this program. Fuel oil prices reflect discounts for quantity or quick payment.
Gasoline and automotive diesel fuel. Gasoline and diesel prices, shown in table P3, are collected at the pump from a sample of full
service, miniservice, and self-service gas stations. Approximate British Thermal Unit (BTU) values for some energy items are as
follows, according to the source indicated:
1 therm = 100,000 BTUs (U.S. Department of Energy)
1 kwh = 3,412 BTUs (Edison Electric Institute)
1 gallon #2 fuel oil = 140,000 BTUs (U.S. Department of Energy)
Food and beverage prices
Actual weighted average prices for food and beverages are calculated each month at the national level and for the four census
geographic regions, as shown in table P4. As a result of changes in price collection methodology and sample sizes,
average prices for individual cities cannot, in general, be produced. It is hoped, however, that regional average prices will help to
satisfy the need for local area data. It should be noted that the average prices for food in this report reflect variations in brand, quality,
and size among geographic areas. Users of average food prices should be aware that these differences exist.
Because a number of food commodities are not available in all areas on a year-round basis, prices will not appear in some
months for some regions or for the U.S. city average. In other instances, sufficient prices may not be available due to temporary
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disruptions in supplies. Where no average prices are available, the designation NA appears. When a price is not available from an
individual store in any month, an estimated price will be calculated for the missing item and used in computing the average price. For
cases in which the proportion of estimated prices used to calculate the average is considered too high, the average price is not
published, and NA appears for that item in the table.
Because of space limitations in the table, the description for each item is abbreviated. Detailed specifications are available from
BLS information offices or from the Washington office, upon request.
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 2003 through December 2007 were replaced in January 2008. 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: 48 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2008.
Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years after their original
release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements.
Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal
adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series. Intervention Analysis Seasonal
Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the
seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of
seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment.
For the seasonal factors introduced in January 2008, BLS adjusted 20 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: https://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm.
For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of
Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact Jeff Wilson on (202) 691-6968, 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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Metropolitan areas
BLS publishes price indexes for three major metropolitan areas monthly:
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA
Data for an additional 11 metropolitan areas are published every other month [on an odd- (January, March, etc.) or even- (February,
April, and so forth) month schedule] for the following areas:
Atlanta, GA
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MANH -ME-CT
Cleveland-Akron, OH
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
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
Washington-Baltimore,
DC-MD-VA-WV
-even
-odd
-odd
-odd
-even
-even
-even
-even
-even
-even
-odd
(Note: The designation even or odd refers to the month during which the area’s price change is measured. Due to the time needed for
processing, data are released 2 to 3 weeks into the following month.)
Data are published for another group of 13 metropolitan areas on a semiannual basis. These indexes, which refer to the
arithmetic average for the 6-month periods from January through June and July through December, are published with release of the
CPI for July and January, respectively, in August and February for
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
San Diego, CA
St. Louis, MO-IL
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
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How to Obtain Consumer Price Index Information
CPI information is available from BLS electronically, through publication subscriptions, and via telephone and fax through automated
recordings. Information specialists also are available in the national and information offices to provide help and to respond to
questions.
Electronic access to CPI data
BLS on the Internet. Through the Internet, BLS provides free, continuous access to published CPI data and press releases. The most
recent month’s CPI is made available immediately at the time of release. Additionally, a database called LABSTAT, containing
current and historical data for the CPI, is accessible.
World Wide Web. BLS maintains a Web site at https://www.bls.govon the Internet. This BLS homepage provides access to
LABSTAT, as well as links to program-specific homepages. The CPI homepage https://www.bls.gov/cpi/provides other CPI
information, as well as indexes. This includes a brief explanation of methodology, frequently asked questions and answers, contacts
for further information, and explanations of how the CPI program handles special items, such as medical care and housing. In
addition, CPI press releases and historical data for metropolitan areas can be accessed by linking to the regional office home pages
from the main BLS Web site listed above.
Recorded CPI data
Summary CPI data are provided on 24-hour recorded messages. Detailed CPI information may be obtained by calling (202) 691-5200.
A touch-tone telephone is recommended, as this system allows the user to select specific indexes from lists of available data.
Recorded summaries of CPI data also may be obtained by calling any one of the metropolitan area CPI hotlines listed next.
These hotline summaries typically include data for the U.S. city average, as well as for the specified area. The recordings are
approximately 3 minutes in length, do not require a touch-tone telephone, and are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Area
Hotline number
Anchorage
Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
Honolulu
Houston
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Minneapolis-St. Paul
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Portland
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
St. Louis
Washington, DC
(907) 271-2770
(404) 331-3415
(410) 962-4898
(617) 565-2325/2327
(312) 353-1880
(513) 684-2349
(216) 522-3852
(214) 767-6970
(303) 844-1726
(313) 226-7558
(808) 541-2808
(214) 767-6970
(317) 226-7885
(816) 285-7000
(310) 235-6884
(414) 276-2579
(612) 725-3580
(212) 337-2400
(215) 656-3948
(412) 644-2900
(503) 326-2081
(619) 557-6538
(415) 975-4406
(206) 553-0645
(314) 539-3581
(202) 691-6994/5200
Other sources of CPI data
Fax-on-Demand. This fax service has been discontinued as of April 27, 2007.
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Technical information may be obtained during normal working hours, Monday through Friday, by calling the Washington, DC
national office at (202) 691-7000 or any of the information offices listed below.
Office
Telephone
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Kansas City
New York
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Washington, DC
(404) 331-3415
(617) 565-2327
(312) 353-1880
(214) 767-6970
(816) 285-7000
(212) 337-2400
(215) 597-3282
(415) 625-2270
(202) 691-7000
Historical tables. These include all published indexes for each of the detailed CPI components. These tables may be obtained via the
Internet, by calling (202) 691-7000 in the national office, or by contacting any of the information offices just listed.
Descriptive publications. These publications describe the CPI and ways in which to use it. They include simple factsheets discussing
specific topics about the CPI, a broader, non-technical overview of the CPI in a question-and-answer format, and a technical and
thorough description of the CPI and its methodology. These publications may be obtained by calling (202) 691-7000, and many are
included on the CPI homepage on the Internet.
Special publications. Also available are various special publications, such as Relative Importance of Components in the Consumer
Price Index and materials describing the annual revisions of seasonally adjusted CPI data. For more information, call (202) 6917000.
Further information can be obtained by writing the Office of Prices and Living Conditions, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2
Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Room 3615, Washington, DC 20212-0001, or by calling any of the information offices listed earlier.
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