CPI Detailed Report
Data for May 2009
Editors
Malik Crawford
Sonny Katz
Contents
Page
Consumer Price Movements, May 2009 ......................................................................................................
CPI-U 12-Month Changes............................................................................................................................
Technical Notes ...........................................................................................................................................
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CPI–U
Index tables
CPI–W
Table
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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..................
25
72
28
90
26
79
29
96
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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Contents—Continued
CPI–U
Table
Page
P1
P2
P3
P4
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104
105
1C
24C
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108
25C
109
26C
110
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
June
July
August
July 15
August 14
September 16
September
October
November
October 15
November 18
December 16
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CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
CONSUMER PRICE MOVEMENTS
MAY 2009
CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent in May before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau
of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Over the last 12 months the index has fallen 1.3 percent. This is
the largest decline since April 1950 and is due mainly to a 27.3 percent decline in the energy index.
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U increased 0.1 percent in May after being unchanged in April. The index for
energy, which had declined the previous two months, rose 0.2 percent in May as an increase in the gasoline index more than offset
declines in other energy indexes. The food index decreased for the fourth consecutive month, falling 0.2 percent as the indexes for
all major grocery store food groups declined.
The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent in May following a 0.3 percent increase in April. The smaller
increase was partly due to the tobacco and smoking products index, which turned down in May after rising sharply in March and
April. In May, the indexes for shelter, new and used motor vehicles, and medical care posted increases, while the public
transportation index fell 1.0 percent and the indexes for apparel and tobacco declined slightly. The index for all items less food and
energy has increased 1.8 percent over the last 12 months.
Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)
Seasonally adjusted
Expenditure
Category
Changes from preceding month
Nov.
2008
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 ...........................
Dec.
2008
Jan.
2009
Feb.
2009
Mar.
2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
Compound
annual rate
3-mos. ended
May 2009
Unadjusted
12-mos.
ended
May 2009
-1.7
.2
-.1
.1
-9.7
.2
.0
-0.8
.1
.0
-.6
-5.0
.3
-.2
0.3
.1
.0
.3
1.3
.4
.0
0.4
-.1
.0
1.3
1.9
.3
.4
-0.1
-.1
-.1
-.2
-1.1
.2
.0
0.0
-.2
-.1
-.2
-.4
.4
-.4
0.1
-.2
-.1
-.2
.8
.3
.0
-0.2
-2.0
-1.0
-2.3
-2.6
3.5
-1.6
-1.3
2.7
.5
.8
-14.3
3.2
1.1
.2
.0
.3
.0
.3
.3
.2
.2
.2
2.7
.3
2.6
.3
-.2
3.1
22.3
3.4
7.3
-16.9
.2
-9.3
.0
1.7
.1
3.3
-.1
-3.0
-.1
-2.4
-.2
.2
-.2
-18.9
-2.2
-27.3
2.7
.1
.0
.2
.2
.2
.3
.1
2.3
1.8
The food and beverages index declined 0.2 percent in May, the same decline as in April. The food away from home index
rose 0.1 percent and the index for alcoholic beverages advanced 0.3 percent. These increases were more than offset by a 0.5 percent
decline in the food at home index, which has now declined six months in a row. The decline was broad, with the indexes for all six
major grocery store food groups decreasing. The largest declines were in the fruits and vegetables index, which fell 1.0 percent, and
the index for meats, poultry, fish and eggs, which decreased 0.9 percent as the eggs index declined 6.5 percent. The index for dairy
and related products fell 0.5 percent in May and has declined 5.6 percent over the past year. The indexes for cereals and bakery
products, for nonalcoholic beverages, and for other food at home all posted slight decreases in May. The food at home index has
risen 1.5 percent over the last 12 months, the smallest increase since December 2006.
The housing index fell 0.1 percent in May, the third straight such decline. The index for shelter rose 0.1 percent, with the
indexes for rent, for owners’ equivalent rent, and for lodging away from home all rising 0.1 percent. However, the household energy
index declined for the tenth straight month, falling 1.8 percent. The fuel oil index fell 3.3 percent, the index for natural gas declined
5.7 percent, and the index for electricity declined 0.4 percent. The index for household furnishings and operations was unchanged in
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May for the second month in a row. Over the past year, the housing index has risen 0.5 percent. The shelter index has risen 1.5
percent while the index for household energy has declined 8.7 percent.
The index for transportation rose 0.8 percent in May following declines in April and March. The gasoline index increased
3.1 percent in May after declining 2.8 percent in April. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices rose 9.6 percent in May.) The
index for new and used motor vehicles increased 0.5 percent in May. The new vehicles index rose 0.5 percent in May, its fifth
straight monthly increase following five straight monthly declines. The index for used cars and trucks posted its first increase in over
a year, rising 1.0 percent. In contrast, the index for public transportation continued to decline, falling 1.0 percent. The airline fare
index fell 1.5 percent in May and has declined 18.5 percent from its August 2008 peak. Over the last year, the transportation index
has declined 14.3 percent with the index for motor fuel down 39.9 percent. The public transportation index has fallen 9.0 percent
over the period and the index for used cars and trucks has declined 10.0 percent. These declines contrast with a 0.4 percent increase
in the new vehicles index.
Among other CPI groups, the index for medical care rose 0.3 percent in May after a 0.4 percent increase in April. The
index for prescription drugs rose 0.6 percent in May after advancing 0.5 percent in April, while the hospital services index rose 0.1
percent in May after a 1.0 percent increase in April. The index for education and communication rose 0.3 percent in May with the
education component rising 0.5 percent and the communication component increasing 0.1 percent. After declining 0.4 percent in
April, the recreation index was unchanged in May. The apparel index declined 0.2 percent in May, the third straight such decrease.
The index for other goods and services also declined 0.2 percent as the tobacco and smoking products index declined 0.3 percent.
CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) rose 0.4 percent in May, prior to seasonal
adjustment. The index value of 208.774 was 1.9 percent lower than in May 2008. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-W rose
0.1 percent in May.
Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W)
Seasonally adjusted
Expenditure
Category
Changes from preceding month
Nov.
2008
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 ...........................
Dec.
2008
Jan.
2009
Feb.
2009
Mar.
2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
Compound
annual rate
3-mos. ended
May 2009
Unadjusted
12-mos.
ended
May 2009
-2.1
.2
.0
.0
-10.9
.2
.0
-1.0
.1
.0
-.6
-5.6
.3
-.1
0.3
.0
.0
.6
1.5
.4
.0
0.4
-.2
.1
1.0
2.0
.4
.4
-0.1
-.1
-.1
-.3
-1.3
.2
.0
0.0
-.2
-.1
-.3
-.5
.4
-.3
0.1
-.2
.0
.0
.9
.3
.0
-0.1
-2.1
-1.1
-2.6
-3.4
3.8
-1.3
-1.9
2.8
.8
.8
-16.3
3.3
1.2
.2
.1
.3
.1
.2
.4
.2
.2
.2
3.9
.2
3.8
.2
-.2
2.4
34.4
3.0
10.5
-17.8
.2
-9.7
.1
1.9
.0
3.6
-.2
-3.1
-.1
-2.4
-.2
.4
-.3
-18.5
-2.4
-28.0
2.7
.1
.0
.2
.2
.2
.3
.2
3.0
2.0
Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)
The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent in May on a not seasonally adjusted
basis. The index has decreased 1.4 percent over the past year. Please note that the indexes for the post-2007 period are subject to
revision.
Upcoming release
Consumer Price Index data for June are scheduled for release on Wednesday, July 15, 2009, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT).
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CPI-U 12-Month Changes, 1999 to Present
Percent
Percent
6
6
All Items Less
Food and Energy
5
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
-1
-2
1999
-1
All
Items
-2
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
3
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
2008
Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
2009
May
2009
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2009 from—
May
2008
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Apr.
2009
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................
100.000
213.240
638.771
213.856
640.616
-1.3
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.1
-
-
-
-
-
-
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Food .........................................................................................
Food at home .........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...............................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..............................................
Dairy and related products 1 ................................................
Fruits and vegetables ...........................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................
Other food at home ..............................................................
Sugar and sweets ..............................................................
Fats and oils .......................................................................
Other foods ........................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .........................................
Food away from home 1 .........................................................
Other food away from home 1 2 ...........................................
Alcoholic beverages .................................................................
15.757
14.629
8.156
1.150
1.898
.910
1.194
.982
2.022
.300
.241
1.481
.433
6.474
.314
1.127
218.364
218.162
215.783
252.709
205.699
197.124
274.297
162.889
191.352
197.301
200.464
205.734
122.883
222.905
155.099
219.671
218.076
217.826
215.088
252.714
203.789
196.055
274.006
162.803
191.144
196.403
200.679
205.587
122.838
223.023
155.099
220.005
2.7
2.7
1.5
3.5
1.4
-5.6
-.9
2.8
4.6
6.1
3.8
4.5
3.4
4.2
3.6
3.0
-.1
-.2
-.3
.0
-.9
-.5
-.1
-.1
-.1
-.5
.1
-.1
.0
.1
.0
.2
-.1
-.1
-.4
-.2
-.9
-2.4
.2
1.0
.0
.2
.1
.0
-.1
.1
-.2
.1
-.2
-.2
-.6
-.7
.0
-1.3
.0
-1.0
-.8
-.5
-1.4
-.8
.4
.3
.4
-.1
-.2
-.2
-.5
-.2
-.9
-.5
-1.0
-.1
-.1
.0
-.7
.0
.0
.1
.0
.3
Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ...................................................
Lodging away from home 2 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ..................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ...................................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels .........................................................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................
Household operations 1 2 .......................................................
43.421
33.200
5.957
2.478
24.433
.333
5.431
4.460
.301
4.159
.971
4.790
.781
217.126
249.855
248.899
137.700
256.622
120.675
207.175
184.903
228.107
190.686
158.698
129.654
150.809
216.971
249.779
249.069
135.680
256.875
120.728
206.358
183.783
225.164
189.619
159.517
129.644
149.468
.5
1.5
3.0
-6.8
2.1
2.0
-6.2
-8.7
-38.1
-5.7
6.3
1.6
1.7
-.1
.0
.1
-1.5
.1
.0
-.4
-.6
-1.3
-.6
.5
.0
-.9
-.1
.0
.2
-2.4
.2
.0
-1.4
-1.8
-7.7
-1.4
.4
.3
.5
-.1
.2
.2
.5
.1
-.1
-1.7
-2.2
-2.1
-2.2
.6
.0
-.1
-.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.0
-1.3
-1.8
-3.1
-1.7
.6
.0
-.9
Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................
3.691
.923
1.541
.183
.688
123.208
117.195
111.871
117.084
128.057
121.751
117.146
109.460
114.142
127.519
.8
.6
.7
-.4
1.6
-1.2
.0
-2.2
-2.5
-.4
-.2
-.3
-.7
.6
.2
-.2
-1.7
.2
1.3
.4
-.2
.4
-.1
-1.6
.1
Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 .............................................
New vehicles ........................................................................
Used cars and trucks ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 .....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................
Public transportation ................................................................
15.314
14.189
6.931
4.480
1.628
3.164
2.964
.382
1.188
1.125
171.987
167.516
92.381
134.863
121.213
177.272
176.704
134.640
242.649
229.827
175.997
171.757
92.701
135.162
122.650
193.609
193.727
134.347
242.488
228.878
-14.3
-14.6
-1.1
.4
-10.0
-39.9
-39.4
5.9
4.6
-9.0
2.3
2.5
.3
.2
1.2
9.2
9.6
-.2
-.1
-.4
-1.1
-1.1
.0
.6
-1.7
-4.4
-4.0
.3
.2
-1.0
-.4
-.3
.4
.4
-.1
-2.6
-2.8
.1
.2
-.8
.8
.9
.5
.5
1.0
2.7
3.1
-.2
-.1
-1.0
Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities ........................................................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
Hospital and related services 3 ..............................................
6.390
1.625
4.765
2.702
1.545
374.170
303.979
395.753
317.661
564.785
375.026
304.697
396.648
319.333
564.112
3.2
3.3
3.2
2.7
6.2
.2
.2
.2
.5
-.1
.2
.2
.2
.0
.6
.4
.3
.4
.1
.9
.3
.4
.3
.6
.1
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
2008
Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
2009
May
2009
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2009 from—
May
2008
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Apr.
2009
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
Expenditure category
Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................
5.741
1.822
114.261
102.300
114.264
101.947
1.1
-1.0
0.0
-.3
0.0
.0
-0.4
.1
0.0
-.2
Education and communication 2 ................................................
Education 2 ..............................................................................
Educational books and supplies .............................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................
Communication 2 .....................................................................
Information and information processing 1 2 ............................
Telephone services 1 2 .........................................................
Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ............
6.301
3.107
.221
2.886
3.194
3.022
2.408
.614
.214
126.273
187.416
472.507
539.149
84.985
82.090
102.072
9.881
85.714
126.467
187.853
472.588
540.498
85.049
82.038
102.267
9.775
84.366
3.4
5.5
6.7
5.4
1.3
1.2
2.4
-3.4
-13.0
.2
.2
.0
.3
.1
-.1
.2
-1.1
-1.6
.2
.5
.5
.5
.0
.0
.1
-.5
-1.7
.3
.4
.4
.4
.1
.1
.1
.1
-.6
.3
.5
.4
.6
.1
-.1
.2
-1.1
-1.6
Other goods and services ..........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................
Personal care ...........................................................................
Personal care products 1 .......................................................
Personal care services 1 ........................................................
Miscellaneous personal services ...........................................
3.386
.776
2.610
.651
.647
1.074
370.606
742.443
204.896
163.777
227.913
342.641
369.901
740.311
204.578
163.051
227.607
343.051
7.3
27.4
1.5
2.7
1.8
.9
-.2
-.3
-.2
-.4
-.1
.1
2.7
11.0
.2
.1
.9
.0
2.6
9.3
.3
.7
.0
.2
-.2
-.3
-.2
-.4
-.1
-.1
39.556
15.757
23.799
13.289
3.691
9.598
10.510
60.444
32.867
.333
4.159
.971
.781
5.567
4.765
11.002
167.816
218.364
141.753
173.855
123.208
209.177
109.404
258.466
260.469
120.675
190.686
158.698
150.809
248.696
395.753
301.668
169.060
218.076
143.587
177.480
121.751
216.090
109.650
258.433
260.388
120.728
189.619
159.517
149.468
248.628
396.648
302.132
-5.2
2.7
-9.6
-14.6
.8
-19.1
-1.5
1.5
1.5
2.0
-5.7
6.3
1.7
2.6
3.2
2.8
.7
-.1
1.3
2.1
-1.2
3.3
.2
.0
.0
.0
-.6
.5
-.9
.0
.2
.2
-.3
-.1
-.4
-1.2
-.2
-1.6
.0
.0
-.1
.0
-1.4
.4
.5
-.1
.2
.2
-.1
-.2
.0
-.7
-.2
-.6
.2
.0
.2
-.1
-2.2
.6
-.1
.3
.4
-.1
.2
-.2
.5
.7
-.2
.9
.3
.0
.1
.0
-1.7
.6
-.9
-.1
.3
.2
85.371
66.800
93.610
24.926
14.416
10.726
29.046
27.577
55.679
7.624
92.376
77.746
21.461
3.465
56.285
212.464
201.271
205.275
144.464
176.587
209.195
195.864
275.752
247.490
179.704
218.388
219.143
142.489
181.102
265.399
$ .469
$ .157
213.236
202.171
205.876
146.261
180.017
215.459
197.673
275.777
247.406
186.909
218.323
219.128
142.360
196.528
265.466
$ .468
$ .156
-1.9
-2.6
-1.6
-9.1
-13.6
-17.4
-6.4
1.6
1.4
-27.3
2.0
1.8
1.2
-39.8
2.1
.4
.4
.3
1.2
1.9
3.0
.9
.0
.0
4.0
.0
.0
-.1
8.5
.0
-.1
-.2
-.2
-.4
-1.2
-1.5
-.7
-.1
-.1
-3.0
.1
.2
.4
-4.7
.1
.0
-.1
.0
.0
-.6
-.6
-.3
-.2
.0
-2.4
.2
.3
.5
-2.6
.2
.2
.1
.1
.5
.7
.7
.0
-.2
-.1
.2
.1
.1
.2
2.3
.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.
5
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
Feb.
2009
Mar.
2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
All items ..............................................................................
213.007
212.714
212.671
Food and beverages .........................................................
Food ................................................................................
Food at home ................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ......................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .....................................
Dairy and related products 1 .......................................
Fruits and vegetables ..................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .......
Other food at home .....................................................
Sugar and sweets .....................................................
Fats and oils ..............................................................
Other foods ...............................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................
Food away from home 1 ...............................................
Other food away from home 1 2 ..................................
Alcoholic beverages ........................................................
219.076
218.970
217.968
254.347
208.389
204.537
275.374
163.173
192.419
196.990
203.729
206.838
122.580
221.968
154.726
219.141
218.792
218.651
217.202
253.863
206.465
199.687
275.843
164.813
192.431
197.299
204.029
206.741
122.402
222.216
154.414
219.315
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 .............................................
217.621
248.881
248.087
136.561
255.687
120.683
217.260
196.415
251.478
202.043
157.141
129.008
150.156
Apparel ..............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel .............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..........................................
Footwear .........................................................................
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2008
Nov.
2008
Feb.
2009
May
2009
Nov.
2008
May
2009
212.876
6.7
-9.4
-0.5
-0.2
-1.6
-0.4
218.401
218.254
215.948
252.062
206.480
197.124
275.810
163.084
190.826
196.398
201.213
205.037
122.883
222.905
155.099
218.994
217.965
217.738
214.929
251.645
204.679
196.055
273.037
162.848
190.643
196.340
199.782
205.011
122.838
223.023
155.099
219.601
8.7
9.0
11.6
9.5
10.9
14.1
23.1
4.4
9.1
5.2
23.7
7.6
7.9
5.9
4.0
4.0
4.6
4.5
3.6
9.2
3.9
-3.0
-10.1
9.5
9.7
11.0
9.9
9.4
8.6
5.6
7.7
5.6
.1
.0
-2.8
.1
-1.5
-15.1
-9.6
-1.5
4.0
10.0
-7.7
4.8
-3.1
3.5
2.0
1.8
-2.0
-2.2
-5.5
-4.2
-6.9
-15.6
-3.4
-.8
-3.6
-1.3
-7.5
-3.5
.8
1.9
1.0
.8
6.6
6.7
7.5
9.4
7.3
5.2
5.2
7.0
9.4
8.1
16.6
8.5
8.2
5.8
5.8
4.8
-1.0
-1.1
-4.1
-2.1
-4.3
-15.4
-6.5
-1.2
.1
4.2
-7.6
.6
-1.1
2.7
1.5
1.3
217.335
248.899
248.490
133.328
256.257
120.737
214.254
192.927
232.191
199.289
157.817
129.436
150.914
217.180
249.334
248.916
134.000
256.627
120.675
210.702
188.753
227.355
194.967
158.802
129.434
150.809
217.056
249.680
249.233
134.136
257.003
120.728
207.903
185.399
220.321
191.671
159.821
129.413
149.468
4.1
2.3
4.1
-.9
2.2
.5
16.6
18.1
1.9
19.8
9.4
2.6
6.2
-.7
1.8
3.4
-5.9
2.3
5.8
-16.1
-20.1
-58.3
-15.5
6.5
1.7
2.2
.0
.7
2.6
-13.2
1.8
1.5
-4.8
-6.2
-41.5
-2.9
2.4
.9
.4
-1.0
1.3
1.9
-6.9
2.1
.1
-16.1
-20.6
-41.1
-19.0
7.0
1.3
-1.8
1.7
2.0
3.8
-3.4
2.3
3.1
-1.1
-2.8
-34.8
.6
8.0
2.2
4.2
-.5
1.0
2.2
-10.1
2.0
.8
-10.6
-13.7
-41.3
-11.3
4.7
1.1
-.7
120.039
116.328
107.374
112.796
125.209
119.744
116.007
106.592
113.510
125.517
119.537
114.062
106.771
115.025
126.039
119.345
114.561
106.667
113.149
126.182
5.6
-2.2
14.6
-5.4
-.3
-3.5
-4.2
-8.2
6.7
3.0
3.9
16.1
.3
-3.7
.5
-2.3
-5.9
-2.6
1.3
3.1
.9
-3.2
2.5
.5
1.3
.7
4.5
-1.2
-1.2
1.8
Transportation ...................................................................
Private transportation ......................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ....................................
New vehicles ...............................................................
Used cars and trucks ..................................................
Motor fuel ......................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .....................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 .......................
Public transportation .......................................................
172.759
168.067
91.997
133.199
123.757
182.030
180.685
134.108
241.689
234.648
170.903
166.252
92.016
134.020
121.704
173.947
173.498
134.484
242.118
232.294
170.259
165.676
92.400
134.580
121.616
169.373
168.696
134.640
242.649
230.470
171.635
167.234
92.847
135.284
122.788
173.872
173.954
134.347
242.488
228.210
15.6
15.2
-2.4
-1.3
-8.6
45.5
45.7
11.5
7.8
21.4
-45.7
-47.1
-6.9
-6.3
-16.0
-85.0
-85.4
8.3
5.0
-22.7
-7.4
-6.5
1.7
3.1
-11.9
-28.4
-26.6
3.5
4.5
-18.4
-2.6
-2.0
3.7
6.4
-3.1
-16.8
-14.1
.7
1.3
-10.5
-20.8
-22.0
-4.7
-3.8
-12.4
-53.2
-53.8
9.9
6.4
-3.2
-5.0
-4.3
2.7
4.7
-7.6
-22.8
-20.6
2.1
2.9
-14.5
Medical care ......................................................................
Medical care commodities ..............................................
Medical care services .....................................................
Professional services ....................................................
Hospital and related services 3 .....................................
371.175
301.710
392.512
316.299
554.315
371.902
302.464
393.210
316.416
557.588
373.257
303.357
394.734
316.667
562.843
374.402
304.426
395.884
318.499
563.594
2.3
.8
2.8
3.0
5.5
2.7
3.3
2.5
2.6
4.2
4.3
5.6
3.8
2.4
8.5
3.5
3.6
3.5
2.8
6.9
2.5
2.0
2.7
2.8
4.8
3.9
4.6
3.7
2.6
7.7
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
6
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
Feb.
2009
Mar.
2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
Recreation 2 ......................................................................
Video and audio 2 ...........................................................
114.492
101.630
114.511
101.640
114.030
101.741
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 ...
126.187
187.249
468.101
539.023
84.944
82.052
101.895
9.926
87.696
126.461
188.119
470.674
541.493
84.924
82.022
101.991
9.872
86.213
Other goods and services .................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ...................................
Personal care ..................................................................
Personal care products 1 ..............................................
Personal care services 1 ...............................................
Miscellaneous personal services ..................................
351.139
611.549
203.328
162.508
225.895
341.519
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2008
Nov.
2008
Feb.
2009
May
2009
Nov.
2008
May
2009
114.044
101.488
3.6
.3
1.5
-1.8
1.0
-1.9
-1.6
-.6
2.6
-.8
-0.3
-1.2
126.783
188.943
472.682
543.870
84.988
82.090
102.072
9.881
85.714
127.169
189.968
474.581
546.880
85.049
82.038
102.267
9.775
84.366
4.9
6.2
12.8
5.7
3.7
3.7
5.8
-4.1
-15.9
2.2
4.9
4.2
5.0
-.4
-.4
.9
-5.7
-15.9
3.3
5.1
4.5
5.1
1.6
1.6
1.4
2.4
-5.7
3.1
5.9
5.7
6.0
.5
-.1
1.5
-5.9
-14.3
3.5
5.6
8.4
5.4
1.6
1.6
3.3
-4.9
-15.9
3.2
5.5
5.1
5.5
1.1
.8
1.4
-1.9
-10.1
360.782
679.078
203.836
162.696
227.982
341.437
370.031
742.443
204.462
163.777
227.913
342.001
369.237
740.311
204.078
163.051
227.607
341.763
4.3
11.6
2.3
1.2
.9
3.4
1.9
1.7
2.0
4.5
3.7
-.2
2.0
8.1
.3
3.8
-.5
.4
22.3
114.7
1.5
1.3
3.1
.3
3.1
6.5
2.2
2.8
2.3
1.6
11.7
52.3
.9
2.6
1.3
.3
167.199
219.076
140.611
172.896
120.039
209.390
108.993
258.654
259.487
120.683
202.043
157.141
150.156
248.567
392.512
301.506
166.703
218.792
140.043
170.758
119.744
206.003
109.006
258.590
259.349
120.737
199.289
157.817
150.914
248.393
393.210
302.251
166.603
218.401
140.066
169.626
119.537
204.807
109.203
258.599
259.854
120.675
194.967
158.802
150.809
249.193
394.734
302.016
166.959
217.965
140.736
170.782
119.345
206.581
109.576
258.637
260.188
120.728
191.671
159.821
149.468
248.944
395.884
302.653
9.6
8.7
10.1
18.3
5.6
22.4
-1.4
4.7
2.2
.5
19.8
9.4
6.2
9.0
2.8
4.6
-21.8
4.6
-34.2
-49.9
-3.5
-59.4
-5.5
.4
2.1
5.8
-15.5
6.5
2.2
-1.6
2.5
2.2
-2.9
.1
-4.8
-5.8
3.9
-8.7
-1.3
1.3
.6
1.5
-2.9
2.4
.4
2.7
3.8
2.8
-.6
-2.0
.4
-4.8
-2.3
-5.3
2.2
.0
1.1
.1
-19.0
7.0
-1.8
.6
3.5
1.5
-7.4
6.6
-14.9
-23.0
.9
-29.5
-3.5
2.5
2.1
3.1
.6
8.0
4.2
3.6
2.7
3.4
-1.8
-1.0
-2.3
-5.3
.7
-7.0
.4
.6
.9
.8
-11.3
4.7
-.7
1.6
3.7
2.2
212.061
201.331
205.148
143.336
175.672
209.425
195.833
277.608
247.947
187.901
217.276
217.670
140.300
186.872
264.500
211.773
200.911
204.820
142.788
173.638
206.340
194.522
277.380
247.779
182.254
217.539
218.042
140.893
178.146
264.698
211.787
200.676
204.724
142.801
172.529
205.196
193.911
276.815
247.685
177.924
217.941
218.594
141.583
173.528
265.129
212.111
200.829
204.892
143.471
173.715
206.725
193.862
276.222
247.547
178.340
218.126
218.910
141.817
177.449
265.491
6.4
8.9
7.0
9.9
17.1
20.7
12.9
7.5
4.7
33.2
3.9
3.0
1.4
42.3
3.6
-11.5
-14.3
-10.1
-32.9
-47.5
-56.1
-27.8
-1.0
.5
-67.0
1.2
.6
-2.2
-83.9
1.7
-.6
-1.0
-.8
-4.6
-5.0
-7.2
-2.0
2.1
1.1
-17.4
1.2
1.5
1.2
-29.4
1.6
.1
-1.0
-.5
.4
-4.4
-5.1
-4.0
-2.0
-.6
-18.9
1.6
2.3
4.4
-18.7
1.5
-3.0
-3.4
-1.9
-14.2
-21.6
-27.2
-9.7
3.2
2.6
-33.7
2.6
1.8
-.4
-52.1
2.6
-.2
-1.0
-.6
-2.1
-4.7
-6.2
-3.0
.0
.2
-18.1
1.4
1.9
2.8
-24.2
1.5
Expenditure category
Commodity and service group
Commodities .......................................................................
Food and beverages .........................................................
Commodities less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...........................
Apparel ..........................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..........
Durables ..........................................................................
Services ..............................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .............................
Gas (piped) and electricity 3 .............................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..............
Household operations 1 2 .................................................
Transportation services .....................................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Other services ...................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food ...............................................................
All items less shelter ...........................................................
All items less medical care ..................................................
Commodities less food ........................................................
Nondurables less food ........................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ....................................
Nondurables ........................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 .............................................
Services less medical care services ...................................
Energy .................................................................................
All items less energy ...........................................................
All items less food and energy ..........................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities ...........
Energy commodities .....................................................
Services less energy services .........................................
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
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.
7
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
2008
Unadjusted
indexes
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2009 from—
Apr.
2009
May
2009
May
2008
213.240
638.771
213.856
640.616
-1.3
-
218.364
218.162
215.783
252.709
221.023
231.226
217.584
228.053
161.389
269.547
164.334
301.813
312.526
156.306
250.495
241.735
258.540
244.390
248.840
285.644
218.076
217.826
215.088
252.714
222.117
234.819
217.292
230.709
162.190
268.937
162.229
299.386
305.788
155.618
248.586
240.590
255.834
247.821
254.566
286.565
254.464
205.699
206.082
202.118
220.592
202.475
157.691
151.240
151.391
181.975
128.203
214.729
129.188
176.971
198.417
169.605
115.533
196.430
188.230
130.375
248.498
151.742
206.958
134.983
217.573
203.895
127.589
240.019
141.090
127.323
174.304
262.117
199.151
197.124
127.903
181.473
132.154
204.470
197.433
137.844
262.714
203.789
205.292
200.880
219.472
199.719
154.613
152.725
151.421
183.391
131.548
219.683
133.468
181.982
203.894
165.840
114.195
191.042
182.019
128.232
246.922
148.835
205.236
133.633
215.682
202.162
127.476
242.324
140.985
130.038
175.280
269.847
178.496
196.055
126.884
179.306
131.154
201.904
198.484
138.030
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Apr.
2009
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.1
-
-
-
-
2.7
2.7
1.5
3.5
4.4
1.6
2.8
8.2
13.6
3.1
.5
1.6
-.9
3.5
4.5
3.4
5.3
4.2
5.8
3.3
-.1
-.2
-.3
.0
.5
1.6
-.1
1.2
.5
-.2
-1.3
-.8
-2.2
-.4
-.8
-.5
-1.0
1.4
2.3
.3
-.1
-.1
-.4
-.2
-.1
-2.4
.1
-.3
-1.8
.0
.4
.6
.3
.0
.3
.9
-.9
-.5
.3
-2.3
-.2
-.2
-.6
-.7
-.3
-.8
1.2
-2.2
-2.6
-1.0
-.7
-.8
-.5
-1.1
.6
-1.2
1.8
-1.5
-2.0
-.5
-.2
-.2
-.5
-.2
-.1
-.6
-.1
1.2
.5
-.1
-1.3
-.8
-2.2
-.4
-.9
-.8
-1.0
1.4
2.3
.7
7.5
1.4
2.7
1.8
1.6
5.3
-1.1
-.8
.6
1.1
4.2
2.1
6.6
2.1
2.4
-3.1
-.6
3.2
2.2
5.4
2.6
3.2
-.9
-.4
-.6
-.5
-1.4
-2.0
1.0
.0
.8
2.6
2.3
3.3
2.8
2.8
-2.2
-1.2
-2.7
-3.3
-1.6
-.6
-1.9
-.8
-1.0
-.9
-.8
-.1
1.0
-.1
2.1
.6
2.9
-10.4
-.5
-.8
-1.2
-.8
-1.3
.5
.1
2.1
-.9
-.7
-1.0
-1.4
-1.6
-2.6
-.6
-1.7
-.5
.2
-.7
1.3
-.1
1.1
-.5
-.5
-.8
-.4
-2.0
-4.0
-7.6
-.2
-.5
1.3
-.3
1.2
-.2
.5
.0
.3
-.4
-4.6
-2.4
-4.4
-5.8
-3.2
-1.7
-1.3
-.5
-2.7
.0
-.2
-.7
-.5
-.8
-1.9
.2
.7
-1.1
-1.7
-1.2
-2.4
-2.7
-3.3
-.9
.8
-.5
-3.8
2.3
1.5
1.9
.7
.8
.8
1.3
-.1
.4
.1
-1.3
.2
.6
4.6
-1.3
-.8
-.9
-.5
-2.5
.4
-.3
2.6
-.9
-.6
-.8
-.5
-1.4
-2.0
1.0
.0
-.4
2.4
1.5
2.8
.3
.6
-3.5
-1.2
-2.1
-.6
-1.6
-.6
-1.9
-1.0
-1.1
-.9
-.8
-.4
1.0
-.1
1.5
.7
2.9
-6.5
-.5
-.8
-1.2
-.8
-1.3
1.4
-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 1 3 ..................
Other meats ...................................................................
Frankfurters 2 ...............................................................
Lunchmeats 1 2 3 .........................................................
Lamb and organ meats 1 2 ...........................................
Lamb and mutton 1 2 3 .................................................
Poultry ..............................................................................
Chicken 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 1 ................................................
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 .....................................
15.757
14.629
8.156
1.150
.366
.044
.201
.122
-
-
.784
.237
-
.112
.205
-
.231
-
1.898
1.789
1.151
.557
.225
.087
.194
.051
.346
.120
-
.071
-
.069
.086
.248
-
.335
.274
-
.061
.303
.161
.142
-
.109
.910
.312
-
.291
.146
.160
-
3.1
3.5
6.8
1.7
1.2
5.3
2.0
9.2
14.4
6.5
-17.8
-5.6
-13.6
-16.4
-11.5
-3.8
4.4
-1.9
See footnotes at end of table.
8
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
2008
Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
2009
May
2009
274.297
314.647
322.951
285.153
212.589
183.325
364.266
114.346
304.515
316.444
290.836
310.845
306.728
148.658
151.302
140.505
162.788
143.814
199.664
148.123
175.169
162.889
126.537
153.767
152.413
118.689
112.504
185.708
190.447
200.830
123.258
191.352
197.301
175.340
130.703
144.745
200.464
151.933
156.598
242.984
125.292
147.510
134.794
205.734
237.053
167.017
215.434
212.465
122.576
135.455
124.011
245.023
141.062
122.883
105.292
222.905
139.169
142.260
137.120
115.154
129.181
274.006
313.006
328.038
284.384
210.637
188.983
382.909
117.299
296.586
321.640
280.946
299.230
296.047
150.358
155.060
146.701
164.640
142.349
196.693
149.322
176.469
162.803
126.575
154.272
151.256
118.402
112.261
185.496
189.408
200.818
122.918
191.144
196.403
177.399
129.538
144.131
200.679
156.735
162.556
248.289
123.562
146.319
133.578
205.587
241.902
167.975
210.011
215.610
122.404
135.004
126.959
240.660
139.989
122.838
105.108
223.023
139.210
142.403
137.072
115.036
129.186
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2009 from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
0.2
-.1
-1.1
-1.3
-2.3
-3.6
-1.8
.8
.9
-.3
-1.6
6.8
-.6
1.0
.8
1.7
.4
1.4
1.6
.2
.5
1.0
1.3
1.7
.0
.8
.3
-1.9
-2.2
-.3
.3
.0
.2
.6
-.3
2.4
.1
-.1
-.4
.5
-.9
1.0
-.1
.0
.2
-.7
-.4
.5
-.2
1.2
1.2
-3.3
-.1
-.1
1.8
.1
.2
.1
.3
.1
.3
0.0
-.1
-.5
-1.3
-1.6
3.1
1.6
.2
.4
-5.7
.9
5.3
1.3
.2
-.3
-1.7
.9
1.0
.4
-.7
.7
-1.0
-1.0
-2.1
.7
-.6
-1.3
-.5
-1.0
-2.6
-.9
-.8
-.5
-1.8
.7
-.3
-1.4
-3.6
-5.9
-2.7
.1
-2.0
.0
-.8
-2.9
-.4
-.3
-.8
-.4
.0
-1.8
1.6
.2
.4
-.6
.3
.4
.2
.4
.1
.2
-1.0
-1.5
-1.9
-2.7
.1
.8
.3
-3.1
-1.0
-.3
-3.4
-2.7
-2.4
.4
1.4
2.3
.3
-1.4
-2.2
.1
.7
-.1
.0
.8
-.8
-.2
-.1
-.6
-.6
.0
.2
-.1
.0
.6
-.9
-1.3
-.7
.7
.6
1.4
-1.4
-1.2
-.9
.0
.5
.6
-2.5
1.0
-.1
-.3
2.4
-1.8
-.8
.0
-.2
.1
.0
.1
.2
-.1
.0
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 1 3 ............................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 3 ....................
Peanut butter 1 2 3 .........................................................
Other foods ........................................................................
Soups ...............................................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 1 .......................
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 .........
1.194
.909
.455
.081
.074
.080
-
.221
.454
.082
.060
.082
.230
.285
.147
-
.083
-
.055
-
.982
.651
.319
.015
.317
.332
.122
-
.210
2.022
.300
.051
.193
.057
.241
.068
-
.064
.109
-
1.481
.096
.314
.314
.252
-
.072
.433
-
6.474
3.143
2.572
.303
-
.142
-0.9
-4.1
-7.2
-12.7
-1.1
-7.2
-1.0
-7.1
-.7
9.2
4.7
-7.1
-2.9
9.9
13.4
8.5
15.9
5.4
3.3
7.8
16.3
2.8
4.4
7.7
3.2
1.1
-.1
-3.1
-3.5
-2.9
1.7
4.6
6.1
4.9
6.0
7.6
3.8
2.7
-8.8
11.6
11.2
.4
3.8
4.5
4.4
4.0
6.3
5.2
1.4
6.2
11.0
-1.2
2.1
3.4
2.7
4.2
3.4
5.1
5.8
6.6
4.7
-0.1
-.5
1.6
-.3
-.9
3.1
5.1
2.6
-2.6
1.6
-3.4
-3.7
-3.5
1.1
2.5
4.4
1.1
-1.0
-1.5
.8
.7
-.1
.0
.3
-.8
-.2
-.2
-.1
-.5
.0
-.3
-.1
-.5
1.2
-.9
-.4
.1
3.2
3.8
2.2
-1.4
-.8
-.9
-.1
2.0
.6
-2.5
1.5
-.1
-.3
2.4
-1.8
-.8
.0
-.2
.1
.0
.1
.0
-.1
.0
See footnotes at end of table.
9
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
2008
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2009 from—
Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
2009
May
2009
May
2008
155.099
220.005
189.474
196.133
189.487
195.631
185.034
171.629
284.902
142.997
157.200
150.291
3.6
3.0
3.1
4.0
1.8
4.2
.8
2.2
3.0
2.5
4.4
1.4
216.971
249.779
249.069
135.680
401.515
282.707
256.875
120.728
206.358
183.783
225.164
222.165
282.495
189.619
191.066
182.464
159.517
349.813
375.599
129.644
76.160
119.156
82.756
63.965
126.506
144.921
91.289
92.337
.5
1.5
3.0
-6.8
4.9
-7.5
2.1
2.0
-6.2
-8.7
-38.1
-46.0
-18.0
-5.7
4.8
-29.4
6.3
7.2
3.9
1.6
-3.7
3.9
-3.3
-5.6
2.4
2.4
2.0
3.7
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Apr.
2009
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
0.0
.2
.2
.2
.3
.1
.3
.2
.1
.2
-.2
.3
-0.2
.1
-.1
-.6
.4
.9
-.3
-.1
.3
.2
.5
-.2
0.4
-.1
-.5
-.4
.3
.1
.8
-.7
.4
.8
.1
-.5
0.0
.3
.5
.6
.4
.1
.3
.3
.1
.2
-.2
.4
-.1
.0
.1
-1.5
.0
-1.6
.1
.0
-.4
-.6
-1.3
-.7
-2.3
-.6
1.1
-5.7
.5
.7
.1
.0
.7
-.7
-1.7
2.4
.2
-.1
.6
-.5
-.1
.0
.2
-2.4
.4
-2.5
.2
.0
-1.4
-1.8
-7.7
-8.5
-3.6
-1.4
-.2
-4.8
.4
.5
.2
.3
-.3
.2
-1.0
-.6
1.0
.4
-.1
3.8
-.1
.2
.2
.5
.4
.5
.1
-.1
-1.7
-2.2
-2.1
-.3
-4.6
-2.2
-.6
-7.0
.6
.6
.6
.0
-.6
.6
-1.0
-.7
.5
.9
.3
-.1
-.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.0
-1.3
-1.8
-3.1
-3.3
-2.0
-1.7
-.4
-5.7
.6
.9
.1
.0
.4
-.7
-1.9
2.4
.2
-.1
.6
-.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 1 2 .................
Wine at home .......................................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 .................................
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 .....................................
.314
1.127
.635
.322
.075
-
155.099
219.671
189.105
195.808
188.988
195.436
184.521
171.265
284.628
142.742
157.536
149.857
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 1 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 ......................................
43.421
33.200
5.957
2.478
.155
2.323
24.433
.333
5.431
4.460
.301
.188
.112
4.159
3.002
1.157
.971
.706
.266
4.790
.341
.048
.111
.181
1.034
.339
.499
.189
217.126
249.855
248.899
137.700
401.363
287.191
256.622
120.675
207.175
184.903
228.107
223.648
289.241
190.686
189.007
193.534
158.698
347.420
375.392
129.654
75.663
120.015
84.180
62.437
126.277
145.059
90.700
92.839
-
.238
.492
-
NA
NA
-
-
-
-
-
.361
.223
92.612
104.096
119.074
78.042
74.866
68.430
128.262
72.909
97.133
94.790
100.551
91.686
183.236
120.406
156.211
118.200
150.809
144.228
158.812
125.074
92.732
104.087
118.561
78.331
74.369
67.993
127.045
71.941
97.198
95.547
101.698
92.195
183.277
121.419
156.158
117.086
149.468
144.021
154.413
127.996
3.8
3.1
1.9
5.0
-2.7
-4.1
-2.1
-2.3
1.5
2.0
2.6
1.4
4.5
5.3
7.7
1.0
1.7
1.0
3.5
-2.0
.1
.0
-.4
.4
-.7
-.6
-.9
-1.3
.1
.8
1.1
.6
.0
.8
.0
-.9
-.9
-.1
-2.8
2.3
-.3
.1
-.5
-.9
.5
.9
-.9
.2
1.2
.4
.0
.8
.2
.1
.2
.1
.5
.2
1.0
-.2
.1
2.9
-.8
-.3
.6
-3.0
-1.0
.0
1.3
-.9
-.1
-.2
.0
-.2
-.1
.0
-.1
-.2
.1
.0
-.4
.4
-.7
-.6
-1.8
-1.3
.1
.8
1.1
.3
.0
.8
.0
-.9
-.9
-.1
-2.8
1.5
-
.134
.618
.340
.109
.073
.096
.730
.212
.349
.926
.375
.248
.302
.781
.255
.275
.080
-
1.2
See footnotes at end of table.
10
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
2008
Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
2009
May
2009
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2009 from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
Expenditure category
Repair of household items 1 3 ..............................................
.081
174.252
174.390
2.4
0.1
1.4
-0.6
0.1
Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Men’s apparel .........................................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ...............................
Men’s furnishings .................................................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 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 ................................................................................
3.691
.923
.727
.141
.194
.215
.169
.196
1.541
1.282
.121
.100
.699
123.208
117.195
122.917
117.220
143.862
83.208
118.336
96.360
111.871
114.817
94.779
119.347
90.083
121.751
117.146
122.736
119.007
141.895
83.594
117.400
96.725
109.460
111.618
88.609
120.392
86.433
.8
.6
.4
-4.9
1.0
1.2
3.3
1.2
.7
.7
4.9
7.7
-1.0
-1.2
.0
-.1
1.5
-1.4
.5
-.8
.4
-2.2
-2.8
-6.5
.9
-4.1
-.2
-.3
.5
-1.4
1.4
-.7
2.0
-2.6
-.7
-.6
5.0
-8.4
.1
-.2
-1.7
-1.7
-1.2
-2.9
-2.9
.0
-1.6
.2
1.0
6.0
-.6
2.0
-.2
.4
.2
1.6
-2.3
2.0
.0
1.4
-.1
-.8
-3.4
5.1
-1.5
.348
.259
.688
.224
.150
.314
.183
.356
.046
.310
95.488
97.672
128.057
125.918
134.649
125.667
117.084
150.323
118.273
158.037
95.423
98.894
127.519
126.526
133.581
124.588
114.142
149.290
118.037
156.842
.8
.7
1.6
2.2
5.2
-.4
-.4
1.3
2.0
1.2
-.1
1.3
-.4
.5
-.8
-.9
-2.5
-.7
-.2
-.8
-.7
-1.5
.2
.8
.5
.3
.6
.5
-1.3
.7
-2.3
-3.9
.4
.2
1.2
.3
1.3
.5
-.6
.7
.2
3.8
.1
.5
.5
.3
-1.6
-1.7
-.3
-2.1
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 ...........................................................
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 1 ................................
Motor vehicle body work 1 ....................................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 .........................
Motor vehicle repair 1 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 ..........................................................
15.314
14.189
6.931
4.480
171.987
167.516
92.381
134.863
93.464
136.037
138.017
121.213
105.337
124.326
177.272
176.704
175.270
182.612
175.222
163.928
134.640
121.848
145.837
140.731
297.381
242.649
247.904
221.839
148.873
353.563
151.034
145.881
160.439
170.129
120.891
229.827
248.943
146.609
103.335
175.997
171.757
92.701
135.162
93.682
136.172
138.449
122.650
104.603
124.759
193.609
193.727
192.523
199.993
190.205
165.115
134.347
121.435
145.791
140.821
295.582
242.488
248.401
221.356
148.897
354.171
152.466
147.621
161.402
171.620
119.931
228.878
247.675
146.019
103.835
-14.3
-14.6
-1.1
.4
.3
.8
.0
-10.0
12.6
8.1
-39.9
-39.4
-40.0
-38.6
-37.5
-48.8
5.9
5.2
7.0
5.4
15.2
4.6
4.8
4.9
4.4
4.6
4.7
4.3
5.6
7.1
.1
-9.0
-13.3
-4.6
4.6
2.3
2.5
.3
.2
.2
.1
.3
1.2
-.7
.3
9.2
9.6
9.8
9.5
8.6
.7
-.2
-.3
.0
.1
-.6
-.1
.2
-.2
.0
.2
.9
1.2
.6
.9
-.8
-.4
-.5
-.4
.5
-1.1
-1.1
.0
.6
.6
.3
1.0
-1.7
-.3
1.8
-4.4
-4.0
-4.0
-3.8
-3.9
-7.3
.3
.4
.1
.4
-.7
.2
.4
-.2
.4
.2
.2
.0
.4
.3
.9
-1.0
-2.3
-.5
-.2
-.4
-.3
.4
.4
.4
.3
.6
-.1
1.3
2.0
-2.6
-2.8
-2.7
-2.9
-2.5
4.8
.1
.1
.1
.2
-.6
.2
.5
.1
.3
.6
.2
.1
.2
.6
-1.2
-.8
-1.5
.0
.8
.8
.9
.5
.5
.5
.3
.7
1.0
-1.0
2.3
2.7
3.1
3.0
3.3
2.6
.7
-.2
-.3
.0
.1
-.6
-.1
.2
-.2
.0
.3
.9
1.2
.6
.9
-.8
-1.0
-1.5
-.4
.5
-
1.628
.645
.085
3.164
2.964
-
.200
.382
.230
.152
-
1.188
.070
.466
.624
2.042
.482
.291
.176
-
1.125
.731
.166
-
See footnotes at end of table.
11
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
2008
Unadjusted
indexes
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2009 from—
Apr.
2009
May
2009
May
2008
99.332
63.781
247.090
99.808
62.739
246.776
3.6
-11.2
3.4
375.026
304.697
390.221
161.641
193.488
187.814
396.648
319.333
320.955
387.711
176.327
209.021
564.112
209.110
202.126
486.068
171.583
110.031
111.184
Apr.
2009
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
0.5
-1.6
-.1
-0.7
-.7
.3
-1.6
-.3
.1
0.5
-1.9
-.1
3.2
3.3
3.5
2.8
3.0
2.5
3.2
2.7
3.3
2.9
-.2
2.1
6.2
6.7
6.6
7.0
4.0
2.5
-3.3
.2
.2
.4
-.3
-.2
-.4
.2
.5
.7
.4
.9
.0
-.1
-.1
-.1
-.3
.0
.1
-.3
.2
.2
.2
.7
1.2
-.5
.2
.0
.2
.0
-.8
.1
.6
.6
.7
.5
.4
.1
-.3
.4
.3
.5
-.1
-.3
.5
.4
.1
.1
.2
.4
.1
.9
1.0
1.0
1.1
.6
.0
-.2
.3
.4
.6
-.3
-.2
.4
.3
.6
.7
.4
.9
.0
.1
.1
.2
.0
.1
.1
-.3
Expenditure category
Intercity train fare 1 2 4 .........................................................
Ship fare 2 3 .........................................................................
Intracity transportation 1 .........................................................
-
.222
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 ................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
Physicians’ services 6 ..........................................................
Dental services 6 ..................................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 1 8 ................................................
Services by other medical professionals 1 6 8 ......................
Hospital and related services 6 ..............................................
Hospital services 6 13 ...........................................................
Inpatient hospital services 2 6 13 ........................................
Outpatient hospital services 2 6 8 .......................................
Nursing homes and adult day services 6 13 .........................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 1 5 ..............................
Health insurance 1 5 ...............................................................
6.390
1.625
1.253
.372
.259
.113
4.765
2.702
1.364
.752
.244
.342
1.545
1.337
.132
.076
.518
374.170
303.979
388.711
162.105
193.916
188.635
395.753
317.661
318.722
386.350
174.803
209.081
564.785
209.412
202.239
487.433
171.521
109.964
111.507
Recreation 3 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 3 ....................................................................
Televisions .............................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 9 ..................
Other video equipment 3 ........................................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of video and
audio 1 3 .........................................................................
Video discs and other media 1 2 3 ........................................
Rental of video or audio discs and other media 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 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 3 ....................................
Recreation services 3 ...............................................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 3 .....................................................................
Admissions 1 ..........................................................................
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 3 ..............
Admission to sporting events 2 3 ..........................................
5.741
1.822
.135
1.208
.030
114.261
102.300
11.681
368.032
18.730
114.264
101.947
11.205
368.118
18.978
1.1
-1.0
-22.3
2.0
-8.9
.0
-.3
-4.1
.0
1.3
.0
.0
-1.7
.4
.5
-.4
.1
-1.6
.1
.6
.0
-.2
-3.1
.0
.8
.166
78.994
59.388
101.695
49.017
99.719
153.531
195.248
143.981
120.638
184.220
156.413
191.123
120.328
140.815
100.781
80.782
73.498
86.166
34.618
110.679
118.933
105.257
60.950
64.812
65.919
89.534
96.805
142.699
77.783
58.358
100.136
49.272
100.343
153.578
195.371
143.863
121.191
184.188
156.256
191.062
120.268
140.942
100.543
81.022
74.006
89.142
34.758
110.668
119.043
105.270
60.912
64.530
65.811
90.087
97.691
143.154
.6
-6.7
3.2
-3.7
-1.6
8.1
10.1
11.5
6.3
5.3
5.0
6.1
2.0
.9
3.4
.4
-3.1
2.7
-4.8
3.5
1.2
5.3
-2.7
-4.6
-2.4
2.2
.9
.4
-1.5
-1.7
-1.5
.5
.6
.0
.1
-.1
.5
.0
-.1
.0
.0
.1
-.2
.3
.7
3.5
.4
.0
.1
.0
-.1
-.4
-.2
.6
.9
.3
-.4
-1.6
.0
-.5
-1.7
.0
-.2
-.1
.2
.4
-.1
.5
.2
.8
-.5
-.2
-.4
-.9
.7
.1
.6
-.4
-.1
.2
.6
-1.1
-.2
.0
1.1
2.1
1.0
-.9
.5
.3
.3
-.1
1.4
.2
.5
.0
.1
.3
-.7
.6
.7
.2
1.3
.5
-.2
.7
.3
.0
-.1
1.6
-.2
-1.8
-1.5
-1.7
-1.5
.5
.6
.1
.1
.1
.5
.0
-.1
.0
.0
.1
-.2
.3
.7
3.5
-.3
.0
.1
.0
-.3
-.4
-.2
-.3
.7
.3
124.951
310.568
149.305
170.127
125.792
311.438
149.799
169.839
-.4
.4
.0
1.0
.7
.3
.3
-.2
-.1
.1
.0
.1
-1.6
-2.6
-2.8
-1.9
.5
.3
.3
-.1
-
-
.104
.081
.792
.476
-
.316
-
.603
.325
.269
.161
.072
-
.087
-
.354
.228
-
.063
.044
1.735
.560
.672
-
See footnotes at end of table.
12
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
2008
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2009 from—
Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
2009
May
2009
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
Expenditure category
Fees for lessons or instructions 1 8 ........................................
Recreational reading materials 1 ..............................................
Newspapers and magazines 1 3 ............................................
Recreational books 1 3 ...........................................................
.239
.274
.151
.123
259.299
218.472
131.795
106.577
258.612
219.094
132.973
106.070
2.1
4.7
7.9
.9
-0.3
.3
.9
-.5
0.0
-.1
-.2
.1
-0.2
.0
.5
-.6
-0.3
.3
.9
-.5
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 ....................................................
6.301
3.107
.221
1.052
.614
.214
.039
.292
126.273
187.416
472.507
156.953
539.149
591.571
591.053
231.308
190.691
84.985
137.809
218.293
193.356
82.090
102.072
234.526
77.735
56.347
84.062
64.385
9.881
85.714
50.691
77.466
126.467
187.853
472.588
157.036
540.498
593.848
591.747
231.270
193.328
85.049
141.247
224.143
192.641
82.038
102.267
235.849
77.768
56.307
84.183
64.370
9.775
84.366
50.298
76.768
3.4
5.5
6.7
7.2
5.4
5.9
5.9
4.4
5.2
1.3
4.0
4.9
-8.3
1.2
2.4
2.8
6.3
6.7
8.6
.2
-3.4
-13.0
-1.1
4.8
.2
.2
.0
.1
.3
.4
.1
.0
1.4
.1
2.5
2.7
-.4
-.1
.2
.6
.0
-.1
.1
.0
-1.1
-1.6
-.8
-.9
.2
.5
.5
.6
.5
.5
.5
.4
.5
.0
.2
.0
3.0
.0
.1
.1
.2
.2
.4
.0
-.5
-1.7
-.3
.2
.3
.4
.4
.1
.4
.5
.5
.2
.3
.1
-.1
.0
-.9
.1
.1
.2
.0
.1
.1
.0
.1
-.6
.5
.6
.3
.5
.4
.1
.6
.7
.4
.3
1.2
.1
2.4
2.7
-1.2
-.1
.2
.6
.0
-.1
.1
.0
-1.1
-1.6
-.8
-.9
.060
35.528
35.399
-5.5
-.4
-.4
-.1
-.4
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 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 ........................................................
3.386
.776
.727
.045
2.610
.651
370.606
742.443
302.799
196.602
204.896
163.777
369.901
740.311
301.611
199.689
204.578
163.051
7.3
27.4
27.9
18.9
1.5
2.7
-.2
-.3
-.4
1.6
-.2
-.4
2.7
11.0
11.6
2.3
.2
.1
2.6
9.3
9.4
9.1
.3
.7
-.2
-.3
-.4
1.6
-.2
-.4
.328
106.966
106.296
1.9
-.6
.7
1.3
-.6
.319
.647
.647
1.074
.311
.186
.265
.033
.181
-
183.538
227.913
139.064
342.641
276.042
275.103
138.706
151.258
258.762
122.558
171.757
90.150
157.207
102.030
183.071
227.607
138.877
343.051
276.357
275.341
138.891
151.523
259.320
122.740
172.660
89.559
156.389
101.289
3.5
1.8
1.8
.9
2.0
3.9
2.9
4.7
-7.2
-6.7
1.5
.3
.6
4.0
-.3
-.1
-.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.2
.2
.1
.5
-.7
-.5
-.7
-.5
.9
.9
.0
.0
.2
.4
.1
-.3
-.3
-.9
.3
.7
1.5
.0
.0
.0
.2
.0
.4
.5
.3
.0
.2
.0
.8
.3
1.0
-.3
-.1
-.1
-.1
-.1
-.1
.0
.2
.2
.1
.5
-.9
-.8
-.7
39.556
23.799
13.289
9.598
10.510
60.444
32.867
5.567
11.002
85.371
167.816
141.753
173.855
209.177
109.404
258.466
260.469
248.696
301.668
212.464
169.060
143.587
177.480
216.090
109.650
258.433
260.388
248.628
302.132
213.236
-5.2
-9.6
-14.6
-19.1
-1.5
1.5
1.5
2.6
2.8
-1.9
.7
1.3
2.1
3.3
.2
.0
.0
.0
.2
.4
-.3
-.4
-1.2
-1.6
.0
.0
-.1
-.1
.2
-.1
-.1
.0
-.7
-.6
.2
.0
.2
.3
-.1
.0
.2
.5
.7
.9
.3
.0
.1
-.1
.2
.2
-
2.886
1.452
.426
.819
.074
3.194
.172
.161
.011
3.022
2.408
.812
.544
-
-
.238
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-May 2009
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
2008
Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
2009
May
2009
201.271
205.275
144.464
176.587
209.195
195.864
117.580
275.752
247.490
179.704
218.388
219.143
142.489
181.102
265.399
221.190
198.049
$ .469
$ .157
202.171
205.876
146.261
180.017
215.459
197.673
115.989
275.777
247.406
186.909
218.323
219.128
142.360
196.528
265.466
220.276
197.707
$ .468
$ .156
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2009 from—
May
2008
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Apr.
2009
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
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) .............
66.800
93.610
24.926
14.416
10.726
29.046
3.002
27.577
55.679
7.624
92.376
77.746
21.461
3.465
56.285
6.796
9.871
-
1
2
3
4
5
6
-2.6
-1.6
-9.1
-13.6
-17.4
-6.4
.7
1.6
1.4
-27.3
2.0
1.8
1.2
-39.8
2.1
1.2
-2.1
0.4
.3
1.2
1.9
3.0
.9
-1.4
.0
.0
4.0
.0
.0
-.1
8.5
.0
-.4
-.2
-0.2
-.2
-.4
-1.2
-1.5
-.7
-.4
-.1
-.1
-3.0
.1
.2
.4
-4.7
.1
-.8
-.8
-0.1
.0
.0
-.6
-.6
-.3
-.3
-.2
.0
-2.4
.2
.3
.5
-2.6
.2
-.5
-.9
0.1
.1
.5
.7
.7
.0
-.2
-.2
-.1
.2
.1
.1
.2
2.3
.1
-.4
-.8
-
-
-
-
-
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-May 2009
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
Feb.
2009
Mar.
2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
All items ....................................................................................
213.007
212.714
212.671
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 1 3 ..............
Other meats ................................................................
Frankfurters 2 ...........................................................
Lunchmeats 1 2 3 ......................................................
Lamb and organ meats 1 2 .......................................
Lamb and mutton 1 2 3 .............................................
Poultry ..........................................................................
Chicken 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 1 .............................................
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 .................................
219.076
218.970
217.968
254.347
221.820
237.650
214.818
233.771
168.775
271.126
164.861
302.438
313.143
158.069
248.660
242.985
256.344
248.654
253.294
292.798
218.792
218.651
217.202
253.863
221.688
231.863
215.043
233.131
165.664
271.191
165.501
304.377
313.998
158.105
249.464
245.086
253.988
247.328
253.955
286.019
254.807
208.389
208.973
206.705
224.807
207.261
165.065
151.815
153.016
188.123
131.134
220.769
131.437
188.667
210.317
174.987
115.156
199.477
195.347
130.125
255.049
161.122
206.813
135.163
213.008
201.934
126.526
239.616
140.153
129.112
173.218
261.537
198.470
204.537
134.775
194.363
137.181
213.508
199.670
140.093
260.188
206.465
207.479
204.649
221.627
204.024
160.692
150.926
150.374
187.237
131.418
219.155
133.095
188.564
212.717
174.143
114.582
197.901
194.468
127.458
244.781
148.938
206.363
134.462
215.854
201.362
128.042
239.120
140.888
129.148
173.748
260.431
189.352
199.687
128.877
183.187
132.848
209.783
197.046
139.418
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2008
Nov.
2008
Feb.
2009
May
2009
Nov.
2008
May
2009
212.876
6.7
-9.4
-0.5
-0.2
-1.6
-0.4
218.401
218.254
215.948
252.062
221.027
230.099
217.584
228.053
161.389
268.428
164.334
301.813
312.526
156.306
250.950
242.076
258.540
243.664
248.840
284.489
217.965
217.738
214.929
251.645
220.709
228.679
217.292
230.709
162.190
268.130
162.229
299.386
305.788
155.618
248.665
240.062
255.834
247.097
254.566
286.348
8.7
9.0
11.6
9.5
13.6
11.4
3.9
36.9
106.7
7.8
3.6
6.8
-1.2
11.6
10.5
7.3
12.4
3.3
17.4
-.2
4.6
4.5
3.6
9.2
12.3
14.0
9.0
6.6
-2.7
8.1
7.8
3.5
15.3
8.5
6.7
7.8
9.0
9.7
-1.9
9.7
.1
.0
-2.8
.1
-5.1
-2.2
-5.8
-.9
-2.8
1.3
-2.5
.5
-6.9
1.0
1.0
3.7
1.0
6.9
6.4
13.9
-2.0
-2.2
-5.5
-4.2
-2.0
-14.3
4.7
-5.1
-14.7
-4.3
-6.2
-4.0
-9.1
-6.1
.0
-4.7
-.8
-2.5
2.0
-8.5
6.6
6.7
7.5
9.4
13.0
12.7
6.4
20.8
41.8
7.9
5.7
5.2
6.7
10.0
8.6
7.6
10.7
6.4
7.3
4.6
-1.0
-1.1
-4.1
-2.1
-3.6
-8.4
-.7
-3.0
-8.9
-1.6
-4.4
-1.8
-8.0
-2.6
.5
-.6
.1
2.1
4.2
2.1
253.256
206.480
206.978
203.252
220.592
202.475
157.691
151.240
151.391
185.101
129.127
216.633
129.853
183.504
205.717
172.556
115.533
196.871
187.106
130.375
248.498
151.742
207.800
135.576
217.573
203.895
127.973
240.019
141.090
127.448
174.100
262.117
197.999
197.124
127.903
181.473
132.154
204.470
197.773
139.054
259.842
204.679
205.837
201.582
219.472
199.719
154.613
152.725
151.421
184.416
132.165
219.936
133.442
184.069
206.907
166.501
114.195
192.657
185.992
128.232
246.922
148.835
205.709
134.129
215.682
202.162
127.512
242.324
140.985
129.415
175.261
269.847
185.145
196.055
126.884
179.306
131.154
201.904
200.555
137.478
5.5
10.9
12.6
15.3
21.3
22.7
25.6
21.2
9.5
10.7
5.8
8.6
6.9
5.3
5.6
11.3
29.8
8.9
4.9
11.9
31.1
11.5
3.9
4.7
4.1
-.2
14.1
-2.4
-14.9
8.2
6.7
6.6
7.6
6.7
10.9
12.3
5.6
.0
10.6
11.6
15.2
5.5
4.8
-1.5
.1
-1.0
-3.0
1.7
1.6
-8.3
-9.9
-4.1
1.5
-5.4
6.5
2.6
-1.0
-8.3
-22.3
8.2
13.6
1.4
-8.8
-9.3
1.8
4.2
-8.7
-2.3
-6.4
2.5
-1.6
13.7
14.4
5.0
-25.8
-15.1
-31.0
-33.0
-29.1
-11.6
1.9
-3.2
8.1
-6.9
-5.9
-9.6
-9.2
-13.8
-23.0
2.4
-4.1
-7.7
3.2
-1.5
6.2
-9.4
-6.3
-18.0
-3.3
-13.0
-17.8
-5.7
-12.1
-27.2
-2.1
-3.0
5.1
.5
3.2
4.6
2.4
.9
4.8
13.3
-24.3
-15.6
-21.4
-27.6
-16.4
-20.0
1.8
-7.3
8.5
7.3
8.6
9.6
10.0
18.3
10.7
1.6
8.9
8.7
6.2
8.1
6.8
8.0
8.9
8.4
13.9
9.7
8.2
13.5
17.6
6.5
-4.3
-2.9
-5.4
-6.1
-6.4
-11.6
-3.1
-7.0
-5.9
2.3
-3.5
6.4
-3.6
-3.7
-13.3
-13.3
-3.0
-3.4
-2.2
-10.5
-18.7
-.2
.5
-2.0
-.9
-1.7
3.6
.4
7.1
9.5
9.1
-25.0
-15.4
-26.4
-30.4
-23.0
-15.9
1.9
-5.2
Expenditure category
-
-
3.8
5.5
20.7
6.5
-3.8
12.2
10.9
14.0
13.9
18.3
-11.7
14.1
13.3
13.4
12.7
26.2
3.9
.6
9.2
7.8
12.2
2.3
12.9
2.2
-3.1
8.8
25.3
-8.6
-8.0
-3.0
-9.3
-11.0
-8.0
-4.0
10.0
2.7
-
6.5
6.7
16.4
4.4
4.2
7.1
3.7
11.4
19.5
4.0
-9.9
5.2
1.4
.5
1.8
10.1
6.9
1.6
See footnotes at end of table.
15
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
Feb.
2009
Mar.
2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
275.374
316.665
332.122
302.446
216.238
193.851
403.523
113.456
299.822
347.190
292.874
278.722
303.073
148.128
152.157
141.820
162.861
141.216
196.416
275.843
316.368
328.534
298.584
211.234
186.846
396.331
114.420
302.609
346.073
288.167
297.780
301.156
149.568
153.380
144.260
163.548
143.127
199.610
275.810
316.135
326.851
294.789
207.777
192.589
402.499
114.639
303.734
326.228
290.836
313.573
304.938
149.829
152.966
141.767
165.091
144.547
200.325
149.368
173.104
163.173
126.282
154.339
151.444
118.453
113.580
189.507
193.527
206.702
124.576
192.419
196.990
177.505
130.193
141.969
203.729
159.771
170.535
248.536
126.345
148.614
134.829
206.838
240.735
168.880
216.861
213.043
123.376
133.762
124.781
249.355
140.936
122.580
103.991
221.968
138.352
141.898
136.608
114.906
128.572
149.614
173.979
164.813
127.920
156.939
151.389
119.415
113.977
185.848
189.336
206.116
124.921
192.431
197.299
178.632
129.751
145.411
204.029
159.642
169.908
249.663
125.200
150.064
134.727
206.741
241.196
167.638
215.974
214.188
123.117
135.428
126.229
241.126
140.751
122.402
105.883
222.216
138.570
142.025
137.031
115.071
128.928
148.594
175.169
163.084
126.640
153.680
152.413
118.689
112.521
184.928
187.496
200.830
123.811
190.826
196.398
175.431
130.703
144.944
201.213
153.970
159.803
242.823
125.292
147.076
134.794
205.037
234.112
167.017
215.434
212.472
122.576
135.455
124.011
245.023
141.062
122.883
105.292
222.905
139.169
142.260
137.603
115.154
129.181
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2008
Nov.
2008
Feb.
2009
May
2009
Nov.
2008
May
2009
273.037
311.475
320.650
286.915
207.954
194.050
403.737
111.089
300.551
325.093
280.946
305.194
297.688
150.429
155.139
145.067
165.642
142.537
195.902
23.1
25.7
15.2
31.3
10.2
18.7
15.4
4.0
37.7
79.1
29.1
37.3
21.2
14.7
18.9
8.2
24.9
6.1
5.0
-10.1
-16.9
-21.0
-22.1
4.6
-24.2
-21.0
-20.9
-12.6
16.1
26.4
-41.4
-9.8
16.5
21.7
21.4
21.5
8.6
10.1
-9.6
-13.2
-6.1
-30.0
-2.9
-18.1
5.2
-1.4
-19.8
-11.1
-13.0
-35.6
-12.5
2.7
5.6
-3.5
11.1
3.2
-.4
-3.4
-6.4
-13.1
-19.0
-14.5
.4
.2
-8.1
1.0
-23.1
-15.3
43.8
-6.9
6.4
8.1
9.5
7.0
3.8
-1.0
5.2
2.2
-4.6
1.1
7.4
-5.1
-4.5
-9.3
9.7
44.2
27.8
-10.3
4.5
15.6
20.3
14.6
23.2
7.3
7.5
-6.5
-9.9
-9.7
-24.7
-8.9
-9.3
2.7
-4.8
-10.0
-17.3
-14.1
-3.8
-9.8
4.5
6.9
2.8
9.0
3.5
-.7
148.669
176.469
162.848
126.668
154.855
151.256
118.402
112.416
183.770
186.439
200.818
124.106
190.643
196.340
176.560
129.538
143.063
199.782
155.103
160.835
246.180
123.562
145.254
133.578
205.011
235.356
167.975
210.011
214.529
122.404
135.004
126.959
240.660
139.989
122.838
105.108
223.023
139.210
142.403
137.877
115.036
129.186
16.6
39.6
4.4
3.4
2.8
-7.7
2.2
5.9
2.6
5.8
3.6
7.9
9.1
5.2
7.4
4.6
10.7
23.7
23.9
8.6
39.1
33.6
14.6
4.0
7.6
3.6
10.8
15.5
3.6
-3.6
4.5
11.6
9.3
2.7
7.9
5.5
5.9
4.7
7.2
9.5
11.1
4.1
21.3
32.4
9.5
14.9
25.4
17.4
5.2
-.8
-.1
-1.6
-.9
-1.5
9.7
11.0
9.5
11.0
15.0
9.9
13.6
9.7
14.8
22.7
8.0
10.2
9.4
20.1
7.7
4.9
10.3
-7.9
3.4
9.6
-36.0
.1
8.6
6.1
5.6
3.8
7.1
5.0
12.5
8.8
-2.7
-8.5
-1.5
-1.4
3.2
5.3
-2.6
-1.2
-2.6
-3.3
-2.6
2.2
4.0
10.0
5.2
10.9
1.9
-7.7
-11.0
-26.6
1.0
1.9
-10.1
5.2
4.8
4.6
.3
19.8
4.4
23.0
13.5
15.9
56.9
8.7
-3.1
-4.9
3.5
2.8
4.7
5.0
2.7
4.1
-1.9
8.0
-.8
1.2
1.3
-.5
-.2
-4.0
-11.6
-13.9
-10.9
-1.5
-3.6
-1.3
-2.1
-2.0
3.1
-7.5
-11.2
-20.9
-3.7
-8.5
-8.7
-3.7
-3.5
-8.6
-2.1
-12.0
2.8
-3.1
3.8
7.2
-13.2
-2.7
.8
4.4
1.9
2.5
1.4
3.8
.5
1.9
19.0
36.0
7.0
9.0
13.5
4.1
3.7
2.5
1.2
2.0
1.3
3.1
9.4
8.1
8.4
7.8
12.9
16.6
18.6
9.1
26.4
28.1
11.3
7.1
8.5
11.5
9.2
10.1
6.9
-5.8
4.0
10.6
-16.4
1.4
8.2
5.8
5.8
4.2
7.2
7.2
11.8
6.4
-2.3
-.6
-1.2
-.1
2.2
2.4
-1.4
-2.6
-7.2
-8.7
-6.8
.3
.1
4.2
1.5
4.3
2.5
-7.6
-11.1
-23.8
-1.4
-3.4
-9.4
.7
.6
-2.2
-.9
2.6
3.6
9.2
8.5
11.5
16.7
2.9
-1.1
-.4
2.7
2.6
3.0
4.4
1.6
3.0
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 1 3 ........................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 3 ................
Peanut butter 1 2 3 ......................................................
Other foods .....................................................................
Soups ...........................................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 1 ...................
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 .....
See footnotes at end of table.
16
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
Feb.
2009
Mar.
2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
154.726
219.141
189.402
196.006
186.999
193.599
183.576
172.533
282.687
154.414
219.315
189.155
194.916
187.817
195.270
183.050
172.411
283.414
155.099
218.994
188.237
194.112
188.288
195.436
184.521
171.248
284.628
141.389
156.559
150.477
141.628
157.393
150.221
217.621
248.881
248.087
136.561
401.797
284.647
255.687
120.683
217.260
196.415
251.478
243.623
315.366
202.043
196.314
217.712
157.141
343.736
372.503
129.008
76.484
119.116
86.716
63.246
124.458
143.276
90.532
87.895
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2008
Nov.
2008
Feb.
2009
May
2009
Nov.
2008
May
2009
155.099
219.601
189.170
195.193
188.973
195.631
185.034
171.830
284.902
4.0
4.0
3.9
4.9
.7
2.4
-2.3
4.0
3.8
7.7
5.6
6.4
9.4
1.4
3.5
-1.7
4.1
3.0
2.0
1.8
2.6
3.6
.7
6.9
4.2
2.6
2.0
1.0
.8
-.5
-1.6
4.3
4.3
3.2
-1.6
3.2
5.8
4.8
5.1
7.1
1.1
2.9
-2.0
4.1
3.4
1.5
1.3
1.0
.9
2.5
5.6
3.7
.5
2.6
142.742
157.536
149.515
142.997
157.200
150.053
3.9
6.5
-.4
1.1
5.3
3.9
.3
4.4
3.1
4.6
1.6
-1.1
2.5
5.9
1.7
2.5
3.0
1.0
217.335
248.899
248.490
133.328
403.376
217.180
249.334
248.916
134.000
405.119
217.056
249.680
249.233
134.136
405.518
4.1
2.3
4.1
-.9
5.0
-.7
1.8
3.4
-5.9
4.3
.0
.7
2.6
-13.2
6.5
-1.0
1.3
1.9
-6.9
3.8
1.7
2.0
3.8
-3.4
4.6
-.5
1.0
2.2
-10.1
5.1
277.412
256.257
120.737
214.254
192.927
232.191
222.855
304.165
199.289
195.990
207.210
157.817
345.514
373.241
129.436
76.259
119.355
85.850
62.850
125.653
143.788
90.467
91.201
278.823
256.627
120.675
210.702
188.753
227.355
222.266
290.205
194.967
194.846
192.761
158.802
347.733
375.392
129.434
75.822
120.015
84.951
62.437
126.277
145.059
90.700
91.151
279.106
257.003
120.728
207.903
185.399
220.321
214.832
284.306
191.671
193.991
181.686
159.821
350.728
375.599
129.413
76.155
119.156
83.331
63.965
126.506
144.921
91.289
91.033
-1.2
2.2
.5
16.6
18.1
1.9
-5.4
21.6
19.8
13.8
34.5
9.4
9.8
8.5
2.6
-4.5
17.7
-4.3
-12.4
4.2
7.9
5.3
2.4
-6.4
2.3
5.8
-16.1
-20.1
-58.3
-66.8
-33.7
-15.5
5.2
-50.3
6.5
7.9
2.9
1.7
-6.8
3.6
4.3
-14.9
-.2
-.2
.6
1.8
-14.3
1.8
1.5
-4.8
-6.2
-41.5
-55.1
-15.1
-2.9
5.7
-23.3
2.4
2.9
.9
.9
-1.5
-4.6
2.8
1.7
-.8
-2.4
-1.3
-3.7
-7.6
2.1
.1
-16.1
-20.6
-41.1
-39.5
-33.9
-19.0
-4.6
-51.5
7.0
8.4
3.4
1.3
-1.7
.1
-14.7
4.6
6.7
4.7
3.4
15.1
-3.9
2.3
3.1
-1.1
-2.8
-34.8
-44.0
-10.2
.6
9.4
-18.2
8.0
8.8
5.7
2.2
-5.7
10.4
-.1
-13.7
2.0
3.8
2.9
2.1
-11.0
2.0
.8
-10.6
-13.7
-41.3
-47.9
-25.1
-11.3
.4
-39.0
4.7
5.6
2.1
1.1
-1.6
-2.3
-6.4
3.1
2.9
1.1
1.0
5.3
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 1 2 .............
Wine at home ...................................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 .............................
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 1 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
-
-
-
-
-
-
91.998
104.156
119.569
76.594
75.064
68.043
128.186
74.975
96.760
94.134
99.220
91.473
183.214
120.494
155.893
118.248
150.156
143.920
91.736
104.258
118.963
75.877
75.457
68.627
127.055
75.148
97.938
94.490
99.255
92.235
183.504
120.630
156.269
118.420
150.914
144.228
158.980
126.378
92.612
104.096
119.074
78.042
74.866
68.430
127.812
72.909
96.963
94.464
100.551
91.450
183.236
120.406
156.211
118.200
150.809
144.228
158.812
126.103
92.732
104.087
118.561
78.331
74.369
67.993
125.539
71.941
97.099
95.179
101.698
91.705
183.277
121.419
156.158
117.086
149.468
144.021
154.413
127.941
4.9
6.0
5.8
3.2
-5.3
-6.1
1.9
-5.9
.4
.7
-1.9
1.8
2.5
1.6
4.9
1.6
6.2
1.7
12.0
1.6
3.8
1.3
.1
8.1
-4.1
-6.2
.7
-4.5
2.1
1.6
.6
.7
11.1
11.7
18.0
5.1
2.2
.8
8.2
-8.1
3.1
5.3
5.1
-.4
2.6
-3.5
-2.9
19.6
2.3
1.2
1.7
2.0
4.5
5.0
7.9
1.3
.4
1.0
3.2
-.3
-3.3
9.4
-3.7
-.3
-8.0
-15.2
1.4
4.5
10.4
1.0
.1
3.1
.7
-3.9
-1.8
.3
4.4
3.6
2.9
5.6
-4.7
-6.2
1.3
-5.2
1.2
1.2
-.7
1.2
6.7
6.5
11.3
3.4
4.2
1.3
10.1
-3.4
3.2
2.5
.8
4.4
-.6
-1.9
-5.5
.7
1.8
2.8
6.0
1.5
2.3
4.0
4.2
-1.3
-.7
.6
-2.7
-.7
NA
124.903
-
-
-10.4
10.1
See footnotes at end of table.
17
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
Feb.
2009
Mar.
2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
Repair of household items 1 3 ..........................................
172.812
175.236
174.252
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 .............................................................................
120.039
116.328
121.355
118.141
141.528
84.180
112.964
97.145
107.374
109.178
88.191
124.319
83.346
119.744
116.007
121.987
116.449
143.561
83.553
115.203
94.618
106.592
108.548
92.569
113.877
83.432
93.395
98.443
125.209
124.637
130.975
121.575
112.796
148.624
120.278
155.692
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 ........................................................
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 1 .............................
Motor vehicle body work 1 ................................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 ......................
Motor vehicle repair 1 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 .......................................................
172.759
168.067
91.997
133.199
92.341
135.043
135.259
123.757
104.949
121.656
182.030
180.685
179.212
186.846
179.381
168.740
134.108
121.199
145.568
139.916
301.126
241.689
245.643
222.067
147.813
351.011
150.523
145.656
159.427
168.599
121.250
234.648
258.209
147.405
102.726
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2008
Nov.
2008
Feb.
2009
May
2009
Nov.
2008
May
2009
174.390
0.6
6.0
-0.6
3.7
3.3
1.6
119.537
114.062
119.928
115.051
139.326
81.123
115.182
93.058
106.771
109.583
98.167
113.232
85.085
119.345
114.561
120.121
116.927
136.152
82.784
115.191
94.399
106.667
108.688
94.783
118.968
83.838
5.6
-2.2
-2.3
-8.5
-1.7
-3.9
12.9
-2.5
14.6
13.1
16.6
11.5
18.1
-3.5
-4.2
-5.3
-5.8
6.1
-6.6
-19.5
.5
-8.2
-8.1
1.6
-2.8
-16.0
3.9
16.1
14.5
-.9
16.6
24.9
15.8
19.8
.3
.7
-23.4
48.2
-5.3
-2.3
-5.9
-4.0
-4.0
-14.4
-6.5
8.1
-10.8
-2.6
-1.8
33.4
-16.1
2.4
.9
-3.2
-3.8
-7.1
2.1
-5.3
-4.7
-1.0
2.5
1.9
8.9
4.1
-.4
.7
4.5
4.8
-2.5
-.1
8.1
11.9
3.4
-1.2
-.6
1.1
11.5
-1.5
92.768
96.971
125.517
125.611
131.679
121.890
113.510
149.404
118.768
156.844
90.628
93.215
126.039
125.918
133.297
122.218
115.025
150.099
118.100
157.969
90.846
96.746
126.182
126.526
133.904
122.551
113.149
147.495
117.758
154.718
2.1
22.6
-.3
-5.3
1.3
-2.1
-5.4
6.6
4.8
6.1
2.4
-8.8
3.0
14.8
3.3
-.5
6.7
2.3
11.5
2.1
10.4
-1.4
.5
-5.5
6.9
-2.1
-3.7
-.3
.7
-.5
-10.5
-6.7
3.1
6.2
9.2
3.3
1.3
-3.0
-8.1
-2.5
2.3
5.8
1.3
4.3
2.3
-1.3
.5
4.4
8.1
4.1
-.6
-4.1
1.8
.2
8.1
.5
-1.2
-1.7
-3.8
-1.5
170.903
166.252
92.016
134.020
92.900
135.415
136.669
121.704
104.669
123.853
173.947
173.498
171.983
179.679
172.346
156.438
134.484
121.687
145.703
140.434
299.072
242.118
246.663
221.654
148.445
351.775
150.796
145.713
160.082
169.093
122.344
232.294
252.340
146.682
102.552
170.259
165.676
92.400
134.580
93.264
135.806
137.500
121.616
106.006
126.289
169.373
168.696
167.394
174.540
167.992
163.928
134.640
121.848
145.837
140.731
297.381
242.649
247.904
221.839
148.873
353.980
151.034
145.881
160.439
170.129
120.891
230.470
248.480
146.609
103.335
171.635
167.234
92.847
135.284
93.746
136.242
138.438
122.788
104.906
129.238
173.872
173.954
172.340
180.267
172.426
165.115
134.347
121.435
145.791
140.821
295.582
242.488
248.401
221.356
148.897
355.052
152.466
147.621
161.402
171.620
119.931
228.210
244.748
146.019
103.835
15.6
15.2
-2.4
-1.3
-1.3
4.7
-6.0
-8.6
7.0
3.6
45.5
45.7
46.9
43.5
42.6
1.2
11.5
11.3
11.8
7.1
33.9
7.8
5.9
7.8
7.9
4.9
3.5
3.3
3.7
3.3
4.6
21.4
28.2
36.2
13.2
-45.7
-47.1
-6.9
-6.3
-6.3
-5.9
-7.6
-16.0
18.3
-21.2
-85.0
-85.4
-85.9
-84.6
-83.2
-79.6
8.3
3.6
15.8
12.1
34.6
5.0
7.5
7.0
3.3
3.9
.0
.1
-.1
3.7
-12.3
-22.7
-30.6
-18.2
-3.6
-7.4
-6.5
1.7
3.1
3.2
1.0
4.8
-11.9
27.1
31.2
-28.4
-26.6
-26.6
-25.5
-25.6
-63.8
3.5
5.5
.6
.1
5.3
4.5
1.2
6.1
3.6
4.9
10.4
8.3
14.0
14.6
14.7
-18.4
-21.3
-22.7
5.3
-2.6
-2.0
3.7
6.4
6.2
3.6
9.7
-3.1
-.2
27.4
-16.8
-14.1
-14.5
-13.4
-14.6
-8.3
.7
.8
.6
2.6
-7.2
1.3
4.6
-1.3
3.0
4.7
5.3
5.5
5.0
7.4
-4.3
-10.5
-19.3
-3.7
4.4
-20.8
-22.0
-4.7
-3.8
-3.8
-.7
-6.8
-12.4
12.5
-9.7
-53.2
-53.8
-54.5
-53.0
-51.0
-54.5
9.9
7.4
13.8
9.6
34.2
6.4
6.7
7.4
5.6
4.4
1.7
1.7
1.8
3.5
-4.3
-3.2
-5.6
5.5
4.5
-5.0
-4.3
2.7
4.7
4.7
2.3
7.2
-7.6
12.6
29.3
-22.8
-20.6
-20.8
-19.7
-20.3
-42.4
2.1
3.1
.6
1.3
-1.1
2.9
2.9
2.4
3.3
4.8
7.8
6.9
9.4
10.9
4.8
-14.5
-20.3
-13.7
4.8
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
18
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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—
Feb.
2009
Mar.
2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
Aug.
2008
Nov.
2008
Feb.
2009
May
2009
Nov.
2008
May
2009
Intercity train fare 1 2 4 ......................................................
Ship fare 2 3 ......................................................................
Intracity transportation 1 .....................................................
101.715
64.553
246.062
100.996
64.109
246.756
99.332
63.924
247.090
99.808
62.734
246.776
152.9
-3.4
4.6
-37.2
-6.2
5.1
-21.8
-23.0
2.6
-7.3
-10.8
1.2
26.0
-4.8
4.9
-14.9
-17.1
1.9
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 ............
Medical care services ...........................................................
Professional services .........................................................
Physicians’ services 6 .......................................................
Dental services 6 ..............................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 1 8 ............................................
Services by other medical professionals 1 6 8 ..................
Hospital and related services 6 ...........................................
Hospital services 6 13 .......................................................
Inpatient hospital services 2 6 13 ....................................
Outpatient hospital services 2 6 8 ...................................
Nursing homes and adult day services 6 13 .....................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 1 5 ...........................
Health insurance 1 5 ...........................................................
371.175
301.710
385.238
161.090
192.118
188.498
392.512
316.299
317.070
384.291
175.359
208.752
554.315
205.249
198.091
478.223
169.632
109.886
112.164
371.902
302.464
386.052
162.224
194.463
187.484
393.210
316.416
317.834
384.293
174.030
208.941
557.588
206.582
199.408
480.821
170.253
110.001
111.781
373.257
303.357
387.862
162.105
193.916
188.369
394.734
316.667
318.108
384.999
174.803
209.081
562.843
208.629
201.303
485.995
171.202
109.964
111.507
374.402
304.426
390.115
161.641
193.488
189.136
395.884
318.499
320.282
386.547
176.327
209.021
563.594
208.911
201.805
486.025
171.355
110.031
111.184
2.3
.8
-.5
3.4
3.9
2.1
2.8
3.0
3.4
3.7
-7.5
4.9
5.5
5.8
5.5
5.2
2.6
2.7
-5.3
2.7
3.3
4.1
2.6
.1
2.6
2.5
2.6
3.5
2.2
-1.8
1.3
4.2
4.6
5.0
4.3
3.0
1.5
-4.0
4.3
5.6
5.2
3.9
5.0
4.1
3.8
2.4
2.1
3.5
6.8
1.7
8.5
9.0
8.0
12.0
6.4
5.2
-.3
3.5
3.6
5.2
1.4
2.9
1.4
3.5
2.8
4.1
2.4
2.2
.5
6.9
7.3
7.7
6.7
4.1
.5
-3.4
2.5
2.0
1.8
3.0
2.0
2.3
2.7
2.8
3.4
2.9
-4.7
3.1
4.8
5.2
5.3
4.8
2.8
2.1
-4.6
3.9
4.6
5.2
2.6
3.9
2.7
3.7
2.6
3.1
2.9
4.5
1.1
7.7
8.2
7.9
9.3
5.2
2.9
-1.9
Recreation 3 ...........................................................................
Video and audio 3 .................................................................
Televisions .........................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 9 ...............
Other video equipment 3 ....................................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of video and
audio 1 3 .....................................................................
Video discs and other media 1 2 3 ....................................
Rental of video or audio discs and other media 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 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 3 .................................
Recreation services 3 ...........................................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 3 ..................................................................
Admissions 1 ......................................................................
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 3 ...........
Admission to sporting events 2 3 ......................................
114.492
101.630
11.866
364.014
18.646
114.511
101.640
11.659
365.326
18.744
114.030
101.741
11.473
365.731
18.853
114.044
101.488
11.114
365.897
18.995
3.6
.3
-14.1
3.6
-16.0
1.5
-1.8
-24.4
-.1
-12.3
1.0
-1.9
-27.2
2.6
-13.1
-1.6
-.6
-23.0
2.1
7.7
2.6
-.8
-19.4
1.7
-14.2
-.3
-1.2
-25.1
2.3
-3.2
78.417
59.080
100.685
49.721
100.904
152.979
195.070
144.217
119.304
182.818
155.850
189.473
120.055
139.240
102.011
80.435
73.284
86.720
34.524
110.088
118.443
104.894
60.980
64.694
65.643
90.293
97.043
145.046
78.103
58.151
100.711
49.466
99.187
153.047
194.762
144.040
119.520
183.459
155.648
190.467
120.241
140.352
101.521
80.312
72.981
85.965
34.782
110.151
119.133
104.493
60.927
64.817
66.010
89.308
96.890
145.066
78.994
59.388
101.695
49.017
99.719
153.502
195.443
143.959
121.191
183.858
156.413
190.553
120.328
140.715
100.781
80.782
73.498
86.166
35.242
110.679
118.933
105.257
61.082
64.812
65.919
90.720
96.666
142.512
77.783
58.358
100.136
49.272
100.343
153.583
195.612
144.064
121.801
183.864
156.256
190.614
120.268
140.899
100.543
81.022
74.006
89.142
35.134
110.668
119.043
105.270
60.929
64.530
65.811
90.420
97.388
142.905
-8.6
-8.2
-8.0
-.6
9.2
14.1
17.9
20.0
7.6
8.9
11.0
9.8
2.2
-2.1
8.3
.4
.4
-.5
-7.4
.4
.9
1.0
-4.6
-7.2
-8.5
3.5
-1.5
4.8
18.2
-5.4
25.5
2.6
-10.8
9.6
13.8
17.8
7.4
3.7
4.2
3.8
7.4
5.1
6.4
.1
-4.9
7.6
-10.7
4.6
-.6
6.9
-4.9
-7.1
-3.6
-1.8
3.5
.6
-1.9
-8.3
.5
-12.7
-1.6
7.6
8.3
9.8
1.6
6.6
4.2
8.5
-2.0
-4.0
5.2
-1.6
-11.0
-6.9
-7.4
6.9
2.3
12.3
-.6
-2.8
2.0
6.7
.1
2.3
-3.2
-4.8
-2.2
-3.6
-2.2
1.6
1.1
-.4
8.6
2.3
1.0
2.4
.7
4.9
-5.6
3.0
4.0
11.6
7.3
2.1
2.0
1.4
-.3
-1.0
1.0
.6
1.4
-5.8
3.9
-6.8
7.4
1.0
-1.3
11.8
15.8
18.9
7.5
6.3
7.5
6.7
4.8
1.4
7.4
.3
-2.3
3.5
-9.1
2.5
.2
3.9
-4.8
-7.1
-6.1
.8
1.0
2.7
-2.6
-6.5
-.8
-8.3
-1.9
4.5
4.6
4.6
5.1
4.4
2.6
5.4
-.7
.3
-.3
.6
-3.8
2.0
-.4
4.5
2.2
6.8
-.5
-1.9
1.5
3.6
.8
-1.8
126.578
318.379
153.583
173.139
126.439
318.738
153.608
173.385
124.446
310.568
149.305
170.088
125.120
311.438
149.799
169.970
4.4
5.9
5.6
6.4
-2.9
2.1
2.1
1.9
1.8
2.4
2.6
3.4
-4.5
-8.4
-9.5
-7.1
.7
4.0
3.8
4.1
-1.4
-3.2
-3.7
-2.0
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
19
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
Feb.
2009
Mar.
2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
Fees for lessons or instructions 1 8 ....................................
Recreational reading materials 1 ..........................................
Newspapers and magazines 1 3 .........................................
Recreational books 1 3 .......................................................
259.964
218.612
131.333
107.198
259.948
218.454
131.089
107.272
259.299
218.472
131.795
106.577
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 .................................................
126.187
187.249
468.101
155.874
539.023
592.404
591.333
230.552
190.800
84.944
137.704
218.293
190.942
82.052
101.895
233.677
77.614
56.201
83.651
64.361
9.926
87.696
50.630
76.858
126.461
188.119
470.674
156.772
541.493
595.091
594.270
231.557
191.741
84.924
137.955
218.293
196.724
82.022
101.991
234.011
77.771
56.316
83.951
64.361
9.872
86.213
50.457
77.031
35.730
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 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—
Aug.
2008
Nov.
2008
Feb.
2009
May
2009
Nov.
2008
May
2009
258.612
219.094
132.973
106.070
3.2
7.4
11.2
3.0
4.1
5.1
5.6
4.6
3.1
5.5
9.6
.6
-2.1
.9
5.1
-4.1
3.6
6.3
8.4
3.8
0.5
3.1
7.3
-1.8
126.783
188.943
472.682
156.953
543.870
598.217
596.969
232.121
192.273
84.988
137.881
218.293
195.034
82.090
102.072
234.526
77.735
56.347
84.062
64.385
9.881
85.714
50.691
77.466
127.169
189.968
474.581
157.036
546.880
602.402
599.413
232.900
194.497
85.049
141.251
224.143
192.732
82.038
102.267
235.849
77.768
56.307
84.183
64.370
9.775
84.366
50.298
76.768
4.9
6.2
12.8
16.1
5.7
5.7
5.8
5.8
5.5
3.7
4.2
3.3
18.1
3.7
5.8
4.0
21.7
16.2
33.7
.0
-4.1
-15.9
-3.2
5.8
2.2
4.9
4.2
3.5
5.0
5.0
6.7
4.6
1.8
-.4
-.2
.0
-2.4
-.4
.9
1.5
.9
2.8
-.2
.5
-5.7
-15.9
.1
3.7
3.3
5.1
4.5
6.7
5.1
6.2
5.4
3.1
5.5
1.6
1.6
5.5
-40.9
1.6
1.4
1.9
3.3
7.7
1.6
.0
2.4
-5.7
1.3
10.5
3.1
5.9
5.7
3.0
6.0
6.9
5.6
4.1
8.0
.5
10.7
11.2
3.8
-.1
1.5
3.8
.8
.8
2.6
.1
-5.9
-14.3
-2.6
-.5
3.5
5.6
8.4
9.6
5.4
5.3
6.3
5.2
3.6
1.6
2.0
1.6
7.4
1.6
3.3
2.7
10.8
9.3
15.5
.3
-4.9
-15.9
-1.6
4.8
3.2
5.5
5.1
4.8
5.5
6.5
5.5
3.6
6.8
1.1
6.1
8.3
-21.6
.8
1.4
2.9
2.0
4.2
2.1
.0
-1.9
-10.1
-.6
4.9
35.579
35.528
35.399
-1.0
-12.4
-4.7
-3.7
-6.9
-4.2
351.139
611.549
248.181
176.152
203.328
162.508
360.782
679.078
276.907
180.277
203.836
162.696
370.031
742.443
302.799
196.602
204.462
163.777
369.237
740.311
301.611
199.689
204.078
163.051
4.3
11.6
12.0
6.0
2.3
1.2
1.9
1.7
1.5
4.7
2.0
4.5
2.0
8.1
8.0
8.9
.3
3.8
22.3
114.7
118.1
65.1
1.5
1.3
3.1
6.5
6.6
5.4
2.2
2.8
11.7
52.3
53.5
34.1
.9
2.6
104.887
105.590
106.966
106.296
1.5
1.0
-.3
5.5
1.2
2.6
184.345
225.895
137.833
341.519
275.803
272.199
137.634
150.580
259.750
122.671
171.635
88.694
155.189
99.468
183.515
227.982
139.106
341.437
275.738
272.859
138.202
150.737
258.850
122.317
170.034
88.976
156.223
100.978
183.538
227.913
139.064
342.001
275.730
273.911
138.824
151.258
258.762
122.558
170.055
89.672
156.637
102.030
183.071
227.607
138.877
341.763
275.377
273.745
138.822
151.523
259.320
122.740
170.951
88.876
155.374
101.289
.9
.9
.9
3.4
4.0
5.6
4.5
8.2
-8.8
-5.2
-1.5
-1.0
1.9
-4.9
8.2
3.7
3.7
-.2
2.2
5.9
2.6
5.6
-13.8
-11.8
10.8
4.2
2.8
14.1
8.2
-.5
-.5
.4
2.5
1.8
1.0
2.6
-5.0
-9.7
-1.3
-2.9
-2.6
.2
-2.7
3.1
3.1
.3
-.6
2.3
3.5
2.5
-.7
.2
-1.6
.8
.5
7.5
4.5
2.3
2.3
1.6
3.1
5.7
3.5
6.9
-11.3
-8.6
4.5
1.6
2.3
4.2
2.6
1.3
1.3
.3
1.0
2.1
2.2
2.6
-2.9
-4.9
-1.4
-1.0
-1.1
3.8
167.199
140.611
172.896
209.390
108.993
258.654
259.487
166.703
140.043
170.758
206.003
109.006
258.590
259.349
166.603
140.066
169.626
204.807
109.203
258.599
259.854
166.959
140.736
170.782
206.581
109.576
258.637
260.188
9.6
10.1
18.3
22.4
-1.4
4.7
2.2
-21.8
-34.2
-49.9
-59.4
-5.5
.4
2.1
-2.9
-4.8
-5.8
-8.7
-1.3
1.3
.6
-.6
.4
-4.8
-5.3
2.2
.0
1.1
-7.4
-14.9
-23.0
-29.5
-3.5
2.5
2.1
-1.8
-2.3
-5.3
-7.0
.4
.6
.9
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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CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
Feb.
2009
Mar.
2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
248.567
301.506
212.061
201.331
205.148
143.336
175.672
209.425
195.833
114.464
277.608
247.947
187.901
217.276
217.670
140.300
186.872
264.500
224.098
202.941
248.393
302.251
211.773
200.911
204.820
142.788
173.638
206.340
194.522
114.057
277.380
247.779
182.254
217.539
218.042
140.893
178.146
264.698
222.284
201.350
249.193
302.016
211.787
200.676
204.724
142.801
172.529
205.196
193.911
113.707
276.815
247.685
177.924
217.941
218.594
141.583
173.528
265.129
221.190
199.584
248.944
302.653
212.111
200.829
204.892
143.471
173.715
206.725
193.862
113.454
276.222
247.547
178.340
218.126
218.910
141.817
177.449
265.491
220.276
197.901
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2008
Nov.
2008
Feb.
2009
May
2009
Nov.
2008
May
2009
9.0
4.6
6.4
8.9
7.0
9.9
17.1
20.7
12.9
7.0
7.5
4.7
33.2
3.9
3.0
1.4
42.3
3.6
11.5
13.8
-1.6
2.2
-11.5
-14.3
-10.1
-32.9
-47.5
-56.1
-27.8
-5.0
-1.0
.5
-67.0
1.2
.6
-2.2
-83.9
1.7
2.9
-8.7
2.7
2.8
-.6
-1.0
-.8
-4.6
-5.0
-7.2
-2.0
4.6
2.1
1.1
-17.4
1.2
1.5
1.2
-29.4
1.6
-2.1
-2.1
0.6
1.5
.1
-1.0
-.5
.4
-4.4
-5.1
-4.0
-3.5
-2.0
-.6
-18.9
1.6
2.3
4.4
-18.7
1.5
-6.6
-9.6
3.6
3.4
-3.0
-3.4
-1.9
-14.2
-21.6
-27.2
-9.7
.8
3.2
2.6
-33.7
2.6
1.8
-.4
-52.1
2.6
7.1
1.9
1.6
2.2
-.2
-1.0
-.6
-2.1
-4.7
-6.2
-3.0
.5
.0
.2
-18.1
1.4
1.9
2.8
-24.2
1.5
-4.4
-5.9
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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CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
May 2009
from—
Item
Feb.
2009
Mar.
2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
168.775
302.438
313.143
256.344
242.244
253.294
292.022
255.107
220.023
131.491
206.645
194.974
130.125
255.049
161.122
213.008
201.934
173.418
261.537
194.363
137.181
361.492
142.209
162.271
198.137
173.104
191.917
206.702
170.888
250.837
134.829
123.376
133.762
124.781
249.355
103.991
114.906
193.599
183.576
141.389
156.559
149.955
165.664
304.377
313.998
253.988
244.561
253.955
284.426
257.168
217.012
130.984
210.992
197.830
127.458
244.781
148.938
215.854
201.362
171.847
260.431
183.187
132.848
356.112
144.156
162.534
198.929
173.979
190.906
206.116
168.576
250.152
134.727
123.117
135.428
126.229
241.126
105.883
115.071
195.270
183.050
141.628
157.393
149.820
161.389
301.813
312.526
258.540
241.735
248.840
285.644
254.464
214.729
129.188
198.417
188.230
130.375
248.498
151.742
217.573
203.895
174.304
262.117
181.473
132.154
364.266
140.505
162.788
199.664
175.169
190.447
200.830
156.598
242.984
134.794
122.576
135.455
124.011
245.023
105.292
115.154
195.436
184.521
142.742
157.536
149.857
162.190
299.386
305.788
255.834
240.590
254.566
286.565
262.714
219.683
133.468
203.894
182.019
128.232
246.922
148.835
215.682
202.162
175.280
269.847
179.306
131.154
382.909
146.701
164.640
196.693
176.469
189.408
200.818
162.556
248.289
133.578
122.404
135.004
126.959
240.660
105.108
115.036
195.631
185.034
142.997
157.200
150.291
Feb.
2009
Mar.
2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
-0.1
.5
-.7
.2
-.6
-.1
.7
2.0
-.8
.4
-1.4
-1.4
.4
-1.9
-2.4
-.5
.1
.1
-.4
-6.3
-5.1
1.9
.5
2.0
-1.6
-2.0
.1
.4
-6.0
-.3
1.5
2.5
.0
.3
-.2
-.6
.2
.6
.0
-.5
.1
.4
-1.8
.6
.3
-.9
1.0
.3
-2.6
.8
-1.4
-.4
2.1
1.5
-2.0
-4.0
-7.6
1.3
-.3
-.9
-.4
-5.8
-3.2
-1.5
1.4
.2
.4
.5
-.5
-.3
-1.4
-.3
-.1
-.2
1.2
1.2
-3.3
1.8
.1
.9
-.3
.2
.5
-.1
-2.6
-.8
-.5
1.8
-1.2
-2.0
.4
-1.1
-1.1
-1.4
-6.0
-4.9
2.3
1.5
1.9
.8
1.3
1.4
.6
-.9
-.5
2.3
-2.5
.2
.4
.7
-.2
-2.6
-7.1
-2.9
.0
-.4
.0
-1.8
1.6
-.6
.1
.1
.8
.8
.1
.0
0.5
-.8
-2.2
-1.0
-.5
2.3
.3
3.2
2.3
3.3
2.8
-3.3
-1.6
-.6
-1.9
-.9
-.8
.6
2.9
-1.2
-.8
5.1
4.4
1.1
-1.5
.7
-.5
.0
3.8
2.2
-.9
-.1
-.3
2.4
-1.8
-.2
-.1
.1
.3
.2
-.2
.3
May
2008
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 ..............................................
13.6
1.6
-.9
5.3
3.4
5.8
3.3
7.5
2.1
6.6
2.4
2.2
5.4
2.6
-
6.8
1.7
14.4
6.5
-16.4
-11.5
-1.0
8.5
15.9
3.3
16.3
-3.5
-2.9
-8.8
11.6
3.8
1.4
6.2
11.0
-1.2
2.7
6.6
4.2
.8
2.5
4.4
1.4
Housing
Infants’ furniture 4 .......................................................................
Laundry equipment .....................................................................
NA
NA
NA
NA
-
-
-
-
-
119.569
118.963
119.074
118.561
.9
-.5
.1
-.4
1.9
93.017
135.984
136.549
164.486
172.261
165.615
139.916
301.126
168.599
121.250
102.726
101.715
64.168
93.312
135.947
137.553
166.287
173.940
166.797
140.434
299.072
169.093
122.344
102.552
100.996
63.703
93.464
136.037
138.017
175.270
182.612
175.222
140.731
297.381
170.129
120.891
103.335
99.332
63.781
93.682
136.172
138.449
192.523
199.993
190.205
140.821
295.582
171.620
119.931
103.835
99.808
62.739
.7
.3
1.3
7.7
7.2
7.1
.0
.3
.8
-.4
-5.0
-1.4
-1.1
.3
.0
.7
1.1
1.0
.7
.4
-.7
.3
.9
-.2
-.7
-.7
.2
.1
.3
5.4
5.0
5.1
.2
-.6
.6
-1.2
.8
-1.6
.1
.2
.1
.3
9.8
9.5
8.6
.1
-.6
.9
-.8
.5
.5
-1.6
.3
.8
.0
-40.0
-38.6
-37.5
5.4
15.2
7.1
.1
4.6
3.6
-11.2
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 ..................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
May 2009
from—
Item
Feb.
2009
Mar.
2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
Feb.
2009
Mar.
2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
199.691
480.853
200.748
483.206
202.239
487.433
59.080
100.685
143.320
118.950
155.850
189.401
86.720
34.569
118.443
104.894
65.643
153.583
172.584
58.151
100.711
143.760
118.672
155.648
190.625
85.965
34.390
119.133
104.493
66.010
153.608
172.973
155.874
56.201
83.651
122.671
172.332
155.282
99.468
May
2008
202.126
486.068
1.7
.7
0.5
.5
0.7
.9
-0.1
-.3
6.6
7.0
59.388
101.695
143.981
120.638
156.413
191.123
86.166
34.618
118.933
105.257
65.919
149.305
170.127
58.358
100.136
143.863
121.191
156.256
191.062
89.142
34.758
119.043
105.270
65.811
149.799
169.839
-1.1
-.4
.6
.5
.5
1.3
.6
-1.5
.3
.1
1.1
.5
-.4
-1.6
.0
.3
-.2
-.1
.6
-.9
-.5
.6
-.4
.6
.0
.2
2.1
1.0
.2
1.7
.5
.3
.2
.7
-.2
.7
-.1
-2.8
-1.6
-1.7
-1.5
-.1
.5
-.1
.0
3.5
.4
.1
.0
-.2
.3
-.2
-6.7
3.2
11.5
6.3
5.0
6.1
2.7
-4.8
1.2
5.3
-2.4
.0
1.0
156.772
56.316
83.951
156.953
56.347
84.062
157.036
56.307
84.183
.3
-.1
-.1
.6
.2
.4
.1
.1
.1
.1
-.1
.1
7.2
6.7
8.6
122.317
172.015
156.671
100.978
122.558
171.757
157.207
102.030
122.740
172.660
156.389
101.289
.0
.2
1.1
1.7
-.3
-.2
.9
1.5
.2
-.1
.3
1.0
.1
.5
-.5
-.7
-6.7
1.5
.6
4.0
Medical care
Inpatient hospital services 7 8 .....................................................
Outpatient hospital services 8 9 ..................................................
Recreation
Video discs and other media 2 ...................................................
Rental of video or audio discs and other media 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
2008
Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
2009
May
2009
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2009 from—
May
2008
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Apr.
2009
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................
100.000
207.925
619.344
208.774
621.875
-1.9
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.1
-
-
-
-
-
-
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Food .........................................................................................
Food at home .........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...............................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..............................................
Dairy and related products 1 ................................................
Fruits and vegetables ...........................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................
Other food at home ..............................................................
Sugar and sweets ..............................................................
Fats and oils .......................................................................
Other foods ........................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .........................................
Food away from home 1 .........................................................
Other food away from home 1 2 ...........................................
Alcoholic beverages .................................................................
16.942
15.865
9.201
1.249
2.315
.992
1.266
1.167
2.212
.304
.274
1.634
.472
6.664
.233
1.077
217.653
217.376
214.654
253.556
205.527
195.714
271.771
162.464
190.650
195.858
201.474
205.820
123.112
222.957
154.414
220.243
217.308
216.975
213.876
253.430
203.409
194.694
271.530
162.468
190.401
194.928
201.470
205.641
123.126
223.082
154.409
220.729
2.8
2.7
1.5
3.6
1.5
-6.0
-1.0
3.3
4.5
5.9
3.7
4.3
3.3
4.4
4.0
3.4
-.2
-.2
-.4
.0
-1.0
-.5
-.1
.0
-.1
-.5
.0
-.1
.0
.1
.0
.2
-.1
-.1
-.3
-.1
-.9
-2.5
.1
1.2
.0
.4
-.1
.0
-.1
.1
-.3
.1
-.2
-.2
-.5
-.7
.0
-1.2
.2
-1.1
-.9
-.6
-1.2
-.9
.2
.3
.2
-.1
-.2
-.3
-.5
-.2
-.9
-.5
-1.1
-.1
-.1
-.2
-.8
.1
.0
.1
.0
.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 .......................................................
41.313
31.224
8.279
1.209
21.430
.306
6.030
4.996
.283
4.713
1.035
4.059
.360
212.885
242.857
247.517
138.008
232.503
121.084
205.840
182.795
232.068
188.735
159.073
125.458
152.980
212.881
242.941
247.710
136.113
232.739
121.160
205.270
181.977
229.019
187.982
159.861
125.589
152.001
.8
1.9
2.9
-6.1
2.1
2.1
-5.6
-7.9
-36.2
-5.6
6.4
1.9
1.5
.0
.0
.1
-1.4
.1
.1
-.3
-.4
-1.3
-.4
.5
.1
-.6
-.1
.1
.2
-2.3
.2
.1
-1.4
-1.8
-7.0
-1.5
.4
.2
.7
-.1
.1
.2
.4
.1
.0
-1.8
-2.3
-2.5
-2.3
.6
.2
-.2
.0
.2
.1
.2
.2
.1
-1.2
-1.6
-3.0
-1.5
.6
.1
-.6
Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................
3.979
1.024
1.568
.249
.840
122.709
117.834
110.990
119.873
128.312
121.364
117.687
108.637
116.912
127.802
.8
.9
.0
-.3
2.0
-1.1
-.1
-2.1
-2.5
-.4
-.3
-.5
-.8
.4
.4
-.3
-1.8
-.2
1.7
.4
.0
.5
-.1
-1.4
.1
Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 .............................................
New vehicles ........................................................................
Used cars and trucks ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 .....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................
Public transportation ................................................................
17.067
16.284
7.627
4.057
2.863
4.029
3.770
.482
1.242
.784
168.539
165.299
89.620
135.911
121.850
177.982
177.510
134.614
245.180
228.525
173.055
169.957
90.039
136.113
123.339
194.339
194.569
134.439
245.036
227.522
-16.3
-16.6
-3.0
.1
-10.1
-39.9
-39.4
6.1
4.6
-8.7
2.7
2.8
.5
.1
1.2
9.2
9.6
-.1
-.1
-.4
-1.3
-1.3
-.3
.7
-1.7
-4.4
-3.9
.2
.2
-.7
-.5
-.5
.3
.3
.0
-2.6
-2.7
.1
.2
-.7
.9
1.0
.5
.4
1.0
2.6
3.0
-.1
-.1
-.9
Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities ........................................................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
Hospital and related services 3 ..............................................
5.355
1.320
4.035
2.234
1.338
374.599
295.699
397.553
320.407
561.516
375.420
296.431
398.387
322.043
560.906
3.3
3.3
3.3
2.8
6.4
.2
.2
.2
.5
-.1
.2
.3
.2
.1
.6
.4
.3
.4
.1
1.0
.3
.4
.3
.6
.2
See footnotes at end of table.
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CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
2008
Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
2009
May
2009
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2009 from—
May
2008
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Apr.
2009
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
Expenditure category
Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................
5.454
1.982
111.182
102.516
111.152
102.214
1.2
-.7
0.0
-.3
0.0
-.1
-0.3
.3
0.0
-.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 ............
6.221
2.527
.219
2.308
3.694
3.568
2.965
.604
.202
122.152
184.892
474.950
520.348
87.671
85.655
102.048
10.385
85.406
122.293
185.291
475.213
521.550
87.712
85.624
102.231
10.271
84.017
3.0
5.4
6.7
5.3
1.4
1.3
2.3
-3.3
-13.4
.1
.2
.1
.2
.0
.0
.2
-1.1
-1.6
.2
.5
.4
.5
.0
.0
.1
-.6
-1.8
.2
.4
.4
.4
.1
.1
.1
.1
-.7
.2
.5
.5
.5
.0
.0
.2
-1.1
-1.6
Other goods and services ..........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................
Personal care ...........................................................................
Personal care products 1 .......................................................
Personal care services 1 ........................................................
Miscellaneous personal services ...........................................
3.668
1.267
2.401
.662
.580
.947
394.902
747.906
203.010
163.911
228.119
345.016
394.061
746.009
202.631
163.119
227.829
345.326
10.5
27.9
1.6
2.6
1.7
1.2
-.2
-.3
-.2
-.5
-.1
.1
3.9
10.9
.2
.0
.9
.0
3.8
9.6
.4
.9
.0
.2
-.2
-.3
-.2
-.5
-.1
.0
42.689
16.942
25.747
14.587
3.979
10.609
11.160
57.311
30.918
.306
4.713
1.035
.360
5.512
4.035
10.432
169.005
217.653
143.871
179.415
122.709
218.502
108.596
253.403
234.148
121.084
188.735
159.073
152.980
248.809
397.553
289.738
170.532
217.308
146.125
183.813
121.364
226.621
108.933
253.482
234.229
121.160
187.982
159.861
152.001
248.795
398.387
290.116
-6.2
2.8
-11.0
-16.0
.8
-20.5
-2.6
1.7
1.9
2.1
-5.6
6.4
1.5
3.4
3.3
2.6
.9
-.2
1.6
2.5
-1.1
3.7
.3
.0
.0
.1
-.4
.5
-.6
.0
.2
.1
-.3
-.1
-.4
-1.2
-.3
-1.4
-.2
.0
.1
.1
-1.5
.4
.7
.0
.2
.3
.0
-.2
.1
-.6
-.3
-.3
.2
.0
.1
.0
-2.3
.6
-.2
.4
.4
-.1
.3
-.2
.6
1.0
.0
1.1
.4
.0
.2
.1
-1.5
.6
-.6
.0
.3
.2
84.135
68.776
94.645
26.824
15.664
11.686
31.530
26.392
53.275
9.024
90.976
75.111
22.513
4.311
52.598
206.081
197.432
201.112
146.371
181.815
217.649
198.408
243.718
242.980
178.485
212.472
211.857
143.237
181.021
260.439
$ .481
$ .161
207.148
198.571
201.955
148.589
186.012
225.091
200.601
243.784
243.022
186.321
212.462
211.926
143.170
196.706
260.615
$ .479
$ .161
-2.7
-3.5
-2.2
-10.5
-15.0
-18.9
-7.4
1.5
1.6
-28.0
2.1
2.0
1.1
-39.8
2.4
.5
.6
.4
1.5
2.3
3.4
1.1
.0
.0
4.4
.0
.0
.0
8.7
.1
-.1
-.3
-.2
-.4
-1.1
-1.3
-.7
-.1
.0
-3.1
.2
.2
.5
-4.5
.1
.0
-.1
.0
.1
-.6
-.3
-.2
-.3
-.1
-2.4
.2
.3
.7
-2.6
.2
.2
.1
.1
.6
1.0
.9
.0
-.2
.0
.4
.1
.2
.2
2.3
.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.
25
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
Feb.
2009
Mar.
2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
All items ..............................................................................
207.692
207.401
207.352
Food and beverages .........................................................
Food ................................................................................
Food at home ................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ......................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .....................................
Dairy and related products 1 .......................................
Fruits and vegetables ..................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .......
Other food at home .....................................................
Sugar and sweets .....................................................
Fats and oils ..............................................................
Other foods ...............................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................
Food away from home 1 ...............................................
Other food away from home 1 2 ..................................
Alcoholic beverages ........................................................
218.371
218.207
216.694
254.813
208.151
203.023
272.522
162.689
191.629
195.485
204.738
206.781
122.994
222.101
154.520
219.285
218.079
217.881
215.965
254.555
206.190
198.048
272.783
164.563
191.720
196.202
204.559
206.801
122.837
222.336
154.054
219.507
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 .............................................
213.680
242.000
246.739
137.170
231.675
120.960
216.077
194.282
255.111
200.210
157.531
124.754
152.168
Apparel ..............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel .............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..........................................
Footwear .........................................................................
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2008
Nov.
2008
Feb.
2009
May
2009
Nov.
2008
May
2009
207.624
7.5
-11.8
-0.8
-0.1
-2.6
-0.5
217.672
217.462
214.802
252.843
206.191
195.714
273.381
162.761
190.049
195.060
202.186
204.983
123.112
222.957
154.414
219.265
217.225
216.912
213.768
252.282
204.374
194.694
270.352
162.650
189.923
194.731
200.498
205.144
123.126
223.082
154.409
220.348
9.0
9.4
11.7
10.3
11.1
14.3
24.2
4.1
8.9
5.5
23.4
7.4
7.6
6.3
4.9
4.1
4.7
4.6
3.8
9.2
3.9
-3.6
-10.4
11.3
9.4
11.2
10.6
8.9
8.1
5.8
8.7
5.9
-.2
-.3
-3.1
-.5
-1.4
-16.2
-10.5
-1.7
3.6
8.8
-7.8
4.7
-2.7
3.7
2.8
1.7
-2.1
-2.4
-5.3
-3.9
-7.1
-15.4
-3.1
-.1
-3.5
-1.5
-8.0
-3.1
.4
1.8
-.3
2.0
6.8
7.0
7.6
9.7
7.4
5.0
5.5
7.7
9.2
8.3
16.8
8.1
7.8
6.1
6.8
5.0
-1.1
-1.3
-4.2
-2.2
-4.3
-15.8
-6.9
-.9
.0
3.5
-7.9
.7
-1.1
2.7
1.2
1.8
213.463
242.257
247.150
133.991
232.200
121.099
213.084
190.862
237.288
197.294
158.223
125.029
153.239
213.190
242.595
247.522
134.472
232.489
121.084
209.329
186.541
231.388
192.851
159.211
125.303
152.980
213.097
242.963
247.874
134.706
232.851
121.160
206.844
183.586
224.548
189.940
160.241
125.430
152.001
4.6
2.4
3.9
-1.6
2.1
.9
17.1
18.5
3.1
19.8
9.7
3.1
6.2
-.5
2.4
3.2
-3.4
2.3
5.8
-14.9
-18.6
-55.7
-15.0
6.8
1.7
.4
.4
1.4
2.5
-12.0
1.8
1.2
-4.3
-5.6
-39.6
-3.0
2.2
.5
-.2
-1.1
1.6
1.9
-7.0
2.0
.7
-16.0
-20.3
-40.0
-19.0
7.1
2.2
-.4
2.0
2.4
3.6
-2.5
2.2
3.4
-.2
-1.8
-32.4
.9
8.2
2.4
3.3
-.3
1.5
2.2
-9.5
1.9
.9
-10.4
-13.2
-39.8
-11.3
4.6
1.3
-.3
119.854
117.255
107.054
115.319
125.352
119.478
116.702
106.208
115.748
125.880
119.065
114.576
106.000
117.751
126.391
119.078
115.184
105.873
116.074
126.469
5.7
-1.2
15.6
-8.3
.4
-3.7
-4.5
-9.0
8.7
2.4
4.1
18.0
-.5
-3.2
1.6
-2.6
-6.9
-4.3
2.6
3.6
.9
-2.9
2.6
-.2
1.4
.7
4.8
-2.5
-.3
2.6
Transportation ...................................................................
Private transportation ......................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ....................................
New vehicles ...............................................................
Used cars and trucks ..................................................
Motor fuel ......................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .....................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 .......................
Public transportation .......................................................
169.627
166.302
89.662
134.277
124.356
182.697
181.433
134.264
244.219
231.991
167.435
164.112
89.419
135.162
122.304
174.688
174.331
134.485
244.650
230.256
166.620
163.332
89.667
135.612
122.256
170.137
169.566
134.614
245.180
228.536
168.145
164.963
90.153
136.199
123.465
174.513
174.723
134.439
245.036
226.424
16.0
15.8
-3.8
-1.5
-8.6
45.2
45.5
11.5
7.7
22.1
-49.6
-50.5
-9.0
-6.6
-16.3
-85.0
-85.5
9.2
5.0
-23.9
-8.9
-8.5
-1.1
3.2
-12.0
-28.1
-25.8
3.5
4.6
-17.7
-3.4
-3.2
2.2
5.8
-2.8
-16.7
-14.0
.5
1.3
-9.3
-23.5
-24.3
-6.4
-4.1
-12.5
-53.4
-54.1
10.3
6.3
-3.6
-6.2
-5.9
.5
4.5
-7.5
-22.6
-20.1
2.0
2.9
-13.6
Medical care ......................................................................
Medical care commodities ..............................................
Medical care services .....................................................
Professional services ....................................................
Hospital and related services 3 .....................................
371.397
293.339
394.081
318.961
550.509
372.188
294.284
394.779
319.150
553.960
373.540
295.047
396.348
319.449
559.368
374.834
296.120
397.699
321.250
560.587
2.4
1.0
2.9
3.1
5.8
2.6
3.2
2.5
2.6
3.7
4.4
5.5
4.0
2.6
8.6
3.8
3.8
3.7
2.9
7.5
2.5
2.1
2.7
2.8
4.8
4.1
4.7
3.9
2.8
8.0
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
26
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
Feb.
2009
Mar.
2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
Recreation 2 ......................................................................
Video and audio 2 ...........................................................
111.309
101.852
111.324
101.751
110.976
102.023
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 ...
122.064
184.662
471.367
520.014
87.639
85.624
101.890
10.442
87.622
122.270
185.499
473.276
522.397
87.616
85.595
101.977
10.378
86.004
Other goods and services .................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ...................................
Personal care ..................................................................
Personal care products 1 ..............................................
Personal care services 1 ...............................................
Miscellaneous personal services ..................................
365.470
615.012
201.381
162.543
226.088
343.601
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2008
Nov.
2008
Feb.
2009
May
2009
Nov.
2008
May
2009
110.947
101.761
3.7
.8
1.0
-1.8
1.3
-1.5
-1.3
-.4
2.3
-.5
0.0
-.9
122.505
186.203
475.206
524.365
87.673
85.655
102.048
10.385
85.406
122.797
187.168
477.376
527.111
87.712
85.624
102.231
10.271
84.017
5.1
6.7
11.2
6.3
4.1
4.1
5.7
-3.6
-15.8
1.7
4.8
5.6
4.8
-.3
-.3
.9
-5.9
-17.3
2.8
4.5
4.9
4.5
1.6
1.6
1.3
2.9
-4.5
2.4
5.5
5.2
5.6
.3
.0
1.3
-6.4
-15.5
3.4
5.8
8.4
5.5
1.9
1.9
3.3
-4.7
-16.5
2.6
5.0
5.1
5.0
.9
.8
1.3
-1.8
-10.1
379.874
682.115
201.817
162.516
228.201
343.711
394.363
747.906
202.554
163.911
228.119
344.376
393.500
746.009
202.156
163.119
227.829
344.423
5.4
11.8
2.2
.9
1.0
3.5
2.4
2.1
2.6
4.2
3.6
.3
3.0
8.3
.3
3.9
-.6
.1
34.4
116.5
1.5
1.4
3.1
1.0
3.9
6.8
2.4
2.5
2.3
1.9
17.6
53.1
.9
2.7
1.2
.5
168.242
218.371
142.519
177.755
119.854
217.299
108.475
253.785
233.328
120.960
200.210
157.531
152.168
248.087
394.081
289.415
167.715
218.079
141.910
175.626
119.478
214.185
108.251
253.811
233.478
121.099
197.294
158.223
153.239
248.145
394.779
290.152
167.690
217.672
142.044
174.600
119.065
213.527
108.461
253.695
233.802
121.084
192.851
159.211
152.980
249.142
396.348
289.907
168.137
217.225
142.846
176.429
119.078
215.822
108.846
253.765
234.196
121.160
189.940
160.241
152.001
249.130
397.699
290.444
10.6
9.0
11.5
20.2
5.7
24.8
-1.6
4.9
2.3
.9
19.8
9.7
6.2
8.1
2.9
4.7
-25.1
4.7
-38.4
-55.0
-3.7
-64.0
-7.2
.5
2.7
5.8
-15.0
6.8
.4
-.1
2.5
2.0
-3.8
-.2
-6.0
-5.1
4.1
-8.7
-2.8
1.6
1.2
1.2
-3.0
2.2
-.2
3.9
4.0
2.4
-.2
-2.1
.9
-3.0
-2.6
-2.7
1.4
.0
1.5
.7
-19.0
7.1
-.4
1.7
3.7
1.4
-9.0
6.8
-17.1
-26.5
.9
-32.9
-4.5
2.7
2.5
3.4
.9
8.2
3.3
3.9
2.7
3.3
-2.0
-1.1
-2.6
-4.0
.7
-5.7
-.7
.8
1.4
.9
-11.3
4.6
-.3
2.8
3.9
1.9
205.662
197.425
200.971
145.025
180.246
216.564
198.015
245.607
243.578
186.446
211.226
210.188
140.675
186.476
259.521
205.378
196.931
200.650
144.434
178.203
213.688
196.725
245.340
243.498
180.751
211.602
210.707
141.363
178.042
259.892
205.393
196.739
200.558
144.560
177.208
213.033
196.298
244.695
243.313
176.359
212.088
211.378
142.367
173.415
260.282
205.809
196.980
200.797
145.372
178.973
215.042
196.393
244.177
243.221
177.124
212.301
211.745
142.656
177.375
260.701
7.2
9.8
7.8
11.3
19.2
23.3
14.0
8.0
5.0
34.1
4.0
2.9
1.4
43.0
3.6
-14.5
-17.3
-12.5
-37.2
-52.8
-61.1
-31.8
-1.4
.7
-68.6
1.2
.5
-3.1
-84.2
2.1
-.9
-1.7
-1.1
-5.7
-4.4
-7.6
-2.1
2.0
1.3
-17.6
1.3
1.6
.7
-28.7
2.1
.3
-.9
-.3
1.0
-2.8
-2.8
-3.2
-2.3
-.6
-18.5
2.1
3.0
5.8
-18.1
1.8
-4.3
-4.7
-2.9
-16.4
-25.0
-30.7
-11.9
3.2
2.9
-35.1
2.6
1.7
-.9
-52.5
2.9
-.3
-1.3
-.7
-2.4
-3.6
-5.2
-2.7
-.2
.4
-18.1
1.7
2.3
3.2
-23.6
1.9
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 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.
27
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
2008
Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
2009
May
2009
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2009 from—
May
2008
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Apr.
2009
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................
100.000
207.925
619.344
208.774
621.875
-1.9
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.1
-
-
-
-
-
-
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 1 2 ..................
Other meats ...................................................................
Poultry ..............................................................................
Chicken 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 1 ................................................
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
16.942
15.865
9.201
1.249
.428
.049
.225
.153
.821
.260
.113
.213
.235
2.315
2.184
1.437
.702
.304
.107
.226
.065
.433
.146
.087
.091
.110
.302
.416
.345
.071
.331
.178
.153
.131
.992
.370
.303
.152
.167
1.266
.956
.476
.086
.087
.089
.213
.480
.089
.062
.098
.230
.310
.159
.090
.060
217.653
217.376
214.654
253.556
221.969
229.811
218.307
228.454
270.889
164.693
157.488
249.987
247.409
205.527
205.988
202.419
221.986
203.169
156.352
152.074
155.397
181.032
127.667
179.476
169.941
112.099
195.974
207.339
135.495
126.118
240.664
140.521
126.957
199.207
195.714
127.526
202.519
198.735
137.706
271.771
311.365
319.613
286.977
214.538
178.402
113.653
301.886
315.200
281.457
305.140
307.535
148.253
151.744
141.627
147.915
217.308
216.975
213.876
253.430
222.935
233.346
218.129
230.389
270.077
162.583
156.682
247.952
250.668
203.409
204.991
200.978
220.398
199.089
153.297
154.101
155.719
182.105
131.173
183.378
165.730
110.859
191.012
205.551
134.125
125.918
242.968
140.114
130.018
177.982
194.694
126.613
200.047
199.576
137.984
271.530
309.771
324.128
285.631
212.285
183.539
116.653
294.611
319.933
272.665
293.855
297.786
149.941
155.531
140.001
149.374
2.8
2.7
1.5
3.6
4.6
1.2
3.1
8.3
3.1
.6
3.4
4.6
4.3
1.5
2.7
2.0
1.9
4.9
-.7
-.3
.9
.8
4.3
2.2
-3.8
-1.1
3.9
3.1
3.5
1.6
5.1
1.6
9.4
-18.0
-6.0
-13.5
-3.8
4.4
-1.9
-1.0
-4.3
-7.2
-13.0
-1.0
-7.9
-7.0
-1.1
8.7
4.7
-7.5
-3.3
10.0
13.6
5.0
8.3
-.2
-.2
-.4
.0
.4
1.5
-.1
.8
-.3
-1.3
-.5
-.8
1.3
-1.0
-.5
-.7
-.7
-2.0
-2.0
1.3
.2
.6
2.7
2.2
-2.5
-1.1
-2.5
-.9
-1.0
-.2
1.0
-.3
2.4
-10.7
-.5
-.7
-1.2
.4
.2
-.1
-.5
1.4
-.5
-1.1
2.9
2.6
-2.4
1.5
-3.1
-3.7
-3.2
1.1
2.5
-1.1
1.0
-.1
-.1
-.3
-.1
-.2
-2.6
.1
-.3
.1
.4
.0
.2
-.4
-.9
-.7
-.9
-1.3
-1.4
-2.7
-.4
-2.0
-.4
.2
-.1
-.3
-.5
-.5
-.4
-.6
.8
-.5
.1
-.2
-4.7
-2.5
-4.3
-1.6
-1.6
-.7
.1
-.1
-1.2
-1.3
-2.3
-3.7
.6
1.0
-.1
-1.8
7.0
-1.1
.7
1.0
1.1
.3
-.2
-.2
-.5
-.7
-.3
-.6
1.2
-2.0
-1.0
-.8
-.8
.8
-1.6
.0
-.3
-.7
-.4
-.4
-2.1
.1
.9
-1.5
-1.8
-2.8
-.7
.8
-.4
.8
.9
.5
.3
.1
-1.4
4.8
-1.2
-.6
-2.7
.7
.0
.2
.1
-.2
-1.1
-1.6
3.5
.7
.4
-6.0
.9
5.3
1.5
.5
-.1
.8
-.8
-.2
-.3
-.5
-.2
-.1
-.7
-.1
.8
-.2
-1.3
-.5
-1.0
1.5
-.9
-.5
-.7
-.7
-2.0
-2.0
1.3
.2
.0
2.4
.5
-4.0
-1.1
-1.9
-1.1
-1.1
-.6
1.0
-.3
1.8
-6.8
-.5
-.7
-1.2
1.2
-1.0
-1.1
-1.5
-2.0
-3.0
-.1
.2
-3.2
-1.1
-.4
-3.1
-3.2
-2.1
.2
1.4
-1.5
.2
See footnotes at end of table.
28
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
2008
Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
2009
May
2009
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2009 from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
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 1 2 ............................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 2 ....................
Other foods ........................................................................
Soups ...............................................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 1 .......................
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 .................................
1.167
.810
.425
.017
.369
.356
.117
.239
2.212
.304
.062
.182
.061
.274
.068
.074
.132
1.634
.100
.352
.333
.271
.107
.472
6.664
2.762
3.068
.350
.251
.233
1.077
.614
.429
.059
.127
.463
162.464
127.502
155.326
153.198
118.914
112.220
185.078
122.623
190.650
195.858
175.407
129.416
144.852
201.474
152.843
126.179
147.779
205.820
238.188
164.053
214.987
213.652
142.945
123.112
222.957
139.007
142.195
136.904
129.483
154.414
220.243
191.902
196.971
185.960
169.421
283.989
162.468
127.630
155.903
152.322
118.689
111.969
184.881
122.277
190.401
194.928
177.715
128.009
144.181
201.470
157.907
124.700
146.355
205.641
242.093
165.171
209.476
216.584
141.951
123.126
223.082
139.058
142.336
136.865
129.370
154.409
220.729
192.415
197.326
186.802
170.221
284.441
3.3
4.7
7.9
3.4
1.2
.2
-2.5
1.5
4.5
5.9
5.0
5.5
7.9
3.7
2.8
11.6
.1
4.3
4.3
4.3
6.3
4.8
2.2
3.3
4.4
3.4
5.1
5.6
5.0
4.0
3.4
3.6
4.1
1.6
2.8
3.1
0.0
.1
.4
-.6
-.2
-.2
-.1
-.3
-.1
-.5
1.3
-1.1
-.5
.0
3.3
-1.2
-1.0
-.1
1.6
.7
-2.6
1.4
-.7
.0
.1
.0
.1
.0
-.1
.0
.2
.3
.2
.5
.5
.2
1.2
1.4
1.7
-.2
.9
.3
-1.7
.1
.0
.4
.6
-.1
2.1
-.1
-.3
-.9
.7
.0
.7
-.6
-.2
.5
.0
-.1
.1
.2
.1
.3
.3
-.3
.1
-.1
-.4
.1
.3
.2
-1.1
-1.1
-2.1
.6
-.6
-1.1
-.4
-.9
-.9
-.6
-1.6
.6
-.3
-1.2
-3.0
-.1
-1.7
-.9
-2.5
-.3
-.3
-.8
.3
.2
.3
.4
.2
.3
.2
.2
-.1
-.4
-.4
.3
-.4
.6
-0.1
.1
.7
-.6
-.2
-.2
-.6
.1
-.1
-.2
.6
-1.1
-1.1
-.8
1.0
-1.2
-1.5
.1
-.2
.7
-2.6
1.0
-.7
.0
.1
.0
.1
.2
-.1
.0
.5
.7
.7
.6
.7
.2
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 ...................................................................
41.313
31.224
8.279
1.209
.116
1.093
21.430
.306
6.030
4.996
.283
.155
.128
4.713
3.474
1.239
1.035
.774
.261
4.059
.284
.054
.064
.166
.995
.387
.450
.146
212.885
242.857
247.517
138.008
408.649
285.928
232.503
121.084
205.840
182.795
232.068
224.363
292.864
188.735
186.769
191.912
159.073
342.650
375.541
125.458
76.461
120.247
88.250
62.684
122.806
142.996
89.691
93.310
212.881
242.941
247.710
136.113
408.720
281.604
232.739
121.160
205.270
181.977
229.019
223.304
286.068
187.982
188.761
181.583
159.861
344.854
375.755
125.589
76.987
119.480
86.274
64.078
122.753
142.006
90.284
92.826
.8
1.9
2.9
-6.1
5.0
-7.1
2.1
2.1
-5.6
-7.9
-36.2
-46.1
-17.8
-5.6
4.6
-30.2
6.4
7.2
4.1
1.9
-4.3
2.9
-4.3
-6.4
2.3
1.3
2.2
5.4
.0
.0
.1
-1.4
.0
-1.5
.1
.1
-.3
-.4
-1.3
-.5
-2.3
-.4
1.1
-5.4
.5
.6
.1
.1
.7
-.6
-2.2
2.2
.0
-.7
.7
-.5
-.1
.1
.2
-2.3
.4
-2.6
.2
.1
-1.4
-1.8
-7.0
-9.0
-3.3
-1.5
-.3
-5.2
.4
.5
.2
.2
-.2
.3
-.1
-1.0
1.0
.4
.0
4.4
-.1
.1
.2
.4
.4
.3
.1
.0
-1.8
-2.3
-2.5
-.4
-4.4
-2.3
-.7
-7.5
.6
.6
.6
.2
-1.4
.4
-2.3
-1.3
.8
1.1
.5
.1
.0
.2
.1
.2
.1
.2
.2
.1
-1.2
-1.6
-3.0
-3.3
-2.3
-1.5
-.4
-5.3
.6
.8
.1
.1
.2
-.6
-2.4
2.2
.0
-.7
.7
.1
See footnotes at end of table.
29
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
2008
Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
2009
May
2009
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2009 from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
0.4
.2
1.0
-.7
-.9
-1.9
-.6
.5
1.0
1.1
.5
.0
.8
-.1
-.9
-.6
.0
-3.2
1.4
.1
Expenditure category
Appliances 1 2 ........................................................................
Major appliances 1 2 .............................................................
Other appliances 1 2 .............................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 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 ..............................................
.339
.218
.115
.436
.228
.082
.047
.079
.672
.248
.285
.973
.420
.269
.284
.360
.073
.115
.062
.069
92.926
104.817
77.447
76.413
66.871
132.118
73.831
97.776
95.000
101.117
89.486
184.458
121.469
155.615
117.343
152.980
142.482
161.428
127.101
178.934
93.331
104.982
78.210
75.889
66.249
130.814
73.384
98.047
95.874
102.190
90.195
184.533
122.428
155.488
116.234
152.001
142.420
156.305
130.348
179.095
3.5
3.1
4.4
-2.4
-3.4
-2.5
-3.0
1.3
2.1
2.1
1.7
4.8
5.5
7.6
1.1
1.5
1.1
3.2
-1.9
2.3
0.4
.2
1.0
-.7
-.9
-1.0
-.6
.3
.9
1.1
.8
.0
.8
-.1
-.9
-.6
.0
-3.2
2.6
.1
-0.3
.1
-.9
.6
1.2
-.9
.1
.8
.3
.2
.5
.1
.0
.3
.1
.7
.3
1.0
1.6
0.2
-.2
1.0
-.4
.5
.5
-2.9
-.8
.2
1.5
-.7
-.1
.0
-.2
-.2
-.2
.0
.0
-.2
-1.0
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 ................................................................................
3.979
1.024
.783
.112
.200
.238
.223
.241
1.568
1.265
.108
.123
.679
122.709
117.834
124.524
116.961
145.299
85.430
117.681
97.963
110.990
114.155
101.716
116.005
91.026
121.364
117.687
124.193
118.504
143.031
85.521
117.402
98.320
108.637
110.994
95.166
117.006
87.366
.8
.9
1.1
-4.5
.8
1.3
4.0
.3
.0
.0
5.0
8.1
-1.6
-1.1
-.1
-.3
1.3
-1.6
.1
-.2
.4
-2.1
-2.8
-6.4
.9
-4.0
-.3
-.5
.4
-1.3
.7
-1.0
1.8
-2.7
-.8
-.7
3.1
-10.4
.5
-.3
-1.8
-1.9
-.2
-2.9
-3.5
-.5
-1.5
-.2
.6
6.3
-1.4
1.4
.0
.5
.2
1.9
-2.3
2.0
.7
1.4
-.1
-.9
-3.1
4.3
-1.6
.342
.303
.840
.304
.195
.340
.249
.298
.041
.257
94.938
98.353
128.312
124.663
135.463
126.192
119.873
149.237
112.063
159.835
94.570
99.173
127.802
125.097
134.627
125.044
116.912
149.459
112.029
160.117
-.8
.3
2.0
2.2
5.0
.1
-.3
2.0
1.7
2.0
-.4
.8
-.4
.3
-.6
-.9
-2.5
.1
.0
.2
-1.1
-1.3
.4
.8
.8
.3
.4
.1
-1.4
.4
-.9
-3.8
.4
.5
1.6
-.1
1.7
.3
-.9
.6
-.6
3.3
.1
.3
.0
.2
-1.4
-.1
.4
-.3
Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 .............................................
New vehicles ........................................................................
Used cars and trucks ...........................................................
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 1 ................................
Motor vehicle body work 1 ....................................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 .........................
Motor vehicle repair 1 2 ........................................................
17.067
16.284
7.627
4.057
2.863
.521
.062
4.029
3.770
168.539
165.299
89.620
135.911
121.850
104.025
123.099
177.982
177.510
175.980
183.494
175.841
164.214
134.614
121.007
145.003
245.180
249.268
224.618
148.861
173.055
169.957
90.039
136.113
123.339
103.336
122.825
194.339
194.569
193.236
201.023
190.846
165.451
134.439
120.715
144.998
245.036
249.735
224.147
148.898
-16.3
-16.6
-3.0
.1
-10.1
12.8
7.8
-39.9
-39.4
-40.0
-38.6
-37.5
-48.8
6.1
5.5
6.8
4.6
5.5
5.2
4.1
2.7
2.8
.5
.1
1.2
-.7
-.2
9.2
9.6
9.8
9.6
8.5
.8
-.1
-.2
.0
-.1
.2
-.2
.0
-1.3
-1.3
-.3
.7
-1.7
-.4
.9
-4.4
-3.9
-4.0
-3.8
-3.9
-7.3
.2
.2
.1
.2
.6
-.2
.4
-.5
-.5
.3
.3
.0
1.1
2.6
-2.6
-2.7
-2.7
-2.9
-2.5
4.8
.1
.1
.1
.2
.4
.2
.2
.9
1.0
.5
.4
1.0
-.8
1.8
2.6
3.0
2.9
3.3
2.6
.8
-.1
-.2
.0
-.1
.2
-.2
.0
-
.258
.482
.254
.228
1.242
.072
.478
.666
-
See footnotes at end of table.
30
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
2008
Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
2009
May
2009
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2009 from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
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 .........................................................
2.446
.458
.306
.143
.784
.490
.096
.192
355.225
150.963
147.088
159.706
228.525
246.369
148.819
243.429
355.838
152.029
148.189
160.730
227.522
245.034
147.811
243.248
4.7
4.3
3.8
5.7
-8.7
-13.7
-4.3
3.3
0.2
.7
.7
.6
-.4
-.5
-.7
-.1
0.2
.2
.0
.4
-.7
-2.0
-.5
.3
0.7
.2
.1
.3
-.7
-1.5
.8
.1
0.3
.7
.7
.6
-.9
-1.6
-.7
-.1
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 ................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
Physicians’ services 3 ..........................................................
Dental services 3 ..................................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 1 5 ................................................
Services by other medical professionals 1 3 5 ......................
Hospital and related services 3 ..............................................
Hospital services 3 11 ...........................................................
Inpatient hospital services 3 9 11 ........................................
Outpatient hospital services 3 5 9 .......................................
Nursing homes and adult day services 3 11 .........................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 1 12 .............................
Health insurance 1 12 .............................................................
5.355
1.320
1.015
.305
.218
.088
4.035
2.234
1.162
.638
.196
.238
1.338
1.260
.067
.012
.464
374.599
295.699
386.429
160.455
191.966
189.428
397.553
320.407
321.120
386.557
175.184
214.344
561.516
208.423
200.158
489.442
183.662
108.899
112.770
375.420
296.431
388.000
159.987
191.634
188.315
398.387
322.043
323.169
387.944
176.778
214.274
560.906
208.187
200.047
488.256
183.573
109.005
112.428
3.3
3.3
3.5
2.8
2.9
2.5
3.3
2.8
3.3
3.0
-.5
2.3
6.4
6.5
6.4
7.2
4.1
2.3
-3.1
.2
.2
.4
-.3
-.2
-.6
.2
.5
.6
.4
.9
.0
-.1
-.1
-.1
-.2
.0
.1
-.3
.2
.3
.3
.7
1.2
-.6
.2
.1
.3
.0
-.8
.1
.6
.7
.8
.6
.3
.1
-.3
.4
.3
.4
-.1
-.3
.4
.4
.1
.1
.1
.5
.1
1.0
1.0
.9
1.2
.5
.1
-.2
.3
.4
.6
-.3
-.2
.2
.3
.6
.6
.4
.9
.0
.2
.2
.3
.1
.1
.1
-.3
Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................
Televisions .............................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 6 ..................
Other video equipment 2 ........................................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of video and
audio 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 2 ....................................
Recreation services 2 ...............................................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 2 .....................................................................
Admissions 1 ..........................................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 1 5 ........................................
Recreational reading materials 1 ..............................................
Newspapers and magazines 1 2 ............................................
Recreational books 1 2 ...........................................................
5.454
1.982
.117
1.346
.032
111.182
102.516
11.704
368.852
18.440
111.152
102.214
11.228
368.980
18.663
1.2
-.7
-22.5
1.8
-9.1
.0
-.3
-4.1
.0
1.2
.0
-.1
-1.7
.3
.9
-.3
.3
-1.5
.1
1.1
.0
-.3
-3.2
.0
.9
.203
.097
.093
.784
.529
.255
.646
.321
.311
.143
.062
.081
.389
.281
.054
.037
1.315
79.419
47.351
99.227
151.771
196.167
184.438
118.567
137.959
97.591
82.571
74.844
111.761
59.765
66.364
88.670
99.489
143.804
78.161
47.601
100.046
151.843
196.296
184.455
118.333
137.029
97.805
82.756
75.249
111.747
59.610
66.100
88.667
99.882
144.410
.1
-3.0
-1.8
8.5
10.2
5.3
1.8
-.3
4.0
1.1
-2.4
3.9
-3.1
-4.5
1.3
1.6
.4
-1.6
.5
.8
.0
.1
.0
-.2
-.7
.2
.2
.5
.0
-.3
-.4
.0
.4
.4
-.4
-.6
-2.0
.3
.3
.3
-.4
.5
-.9
.0
-.5
.3
.1
.3
-.8
-.1
.2
1.1
-.7
1.0
.2
.2
.2
.3
.9
-.6
.6
.8
.5
.2
.1
.4
.4
-2.1
-1.6
.5
.8
.1
.1
.0
-.2
-.8
.2
.2
.5
.0
-.4
-.4
-.7
.3
.4
.346
.586
.147
.195
.111
.083
124.520
306.602
260.269
221.193
131.413
106.657
125.701
307.567
259.611
221.746
132.438
106.153
-.2
.0
1.9
5.0
7.5
1.6
.9
.3
-.3
.3
.8
-.5
.3
.2
.0
.0
-.1
.2
-2.2
-2.9
-.3
.2
.7
-.5
.8
.3
-.3
.3
.8
-.5
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 ...........................................
6.221
2.527
.219
2.308
1.030
.281
.848
122.152
184.892
474.950
520.348
594.297
587.876
229.607
122.293
185.291
475.213
521.550
596.808
588.343
229.572
3.0
5.4
6.7
5.3
6.0
5.9
4.2
.1
.2
.1
.2
.4
.1
.0
.2
.5
.4
.5
.5
.5
.5
.2
.4
.4
.4
.5
.4
.2
.2
.5
.5
.5
.7
.4
.3
-
See footnotes at end of table.
31
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
2008
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2009 from—
Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
2009
May
2009
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
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 13 .............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 14 ............
Computer software and accessories 1 2 ..............................
Internet services and electronic information providers 1 2 ...
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 2 ....................................................
.051
3.694
.126
.118
.008
3.568
2.965
.928
.657
1.379
.604
.202
.035
.298
195.476
87.671
137.573
218.866
192.104
85.655
102.048
234.366
77.623
65.363
10.385
85.406
49.814
77.715
198.190
87.712
140.850
224.485
191.082
85.624
102.231
235.664
77.673
65.350
10.271
84.017
49.438
76.982
5.0
1.4
3.9
4.8
-8.6
1.3
2.3
2.8
6.4
.1
-3.3
-13.4
-.3
4.6
1.4
.0
2.4
2.6
-.5
.0
.2
.6
.1
.0
-1.1
-1.6
-.8
-.9
0.4
.0
.2
.0
3.1
.0
.1
.1
.2
.0
-.6
-1.8
-.4
.2
0.3
.1
-.1
.0
-1.3
.1
.1
.2
-.1
.0
.1
-.7
.5
.7
1.0
.0
2.3
2.6
-1.3
.0
.2
.6
.1
.0
-1.1
-1.6
-.8
-.9
.061
39.091
38.932
-5.2
-.4
-.9
-.6
-.4
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 2 ....................................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2 ....
Financial services 1 5 ...........................................................
Miscellaneous personal goods 2 ............................................
3.668
1.267
1.198
.063
2.401
.662
394.902
747.906
303.978
197.327
203.010
163.911
394.061
746.009
302.975
199.953
202.631
163.119
10.5
27.9
28.3
19.3
1.6
2.6
-.2
-.3
-.3
1.3
-.2
-.5
3.9
10.9
11.4
2.0
.2
.0
3.8
9.6
9.7
9.5
.4
.9
-.2
-.3
-.3
1.3
-.2
-.5
.345
106.948
106.111
1.7
-.8
.7
1.3
-.8
.312
.580
.580
.947
.243
.106
.268
.024
.153
.212
185.116
228.119
139.039
345.016
278.097
282.787
138.295
151.619
269.900
90.321
184.834
227.829
138.863
345.326
278.168
283.164
138.482
151.828
270.444
89.739
3.6
1.7
1.7
1.2
1.6
3.9
2.9
4.0
-4.5
.3
-.2
-.1
-.1
.1
.0
.1
.1
.1
.2
-.6
-.8
.9
.9
.0
-.1
.2
.4
.1
-.1
.3
.4
.0
.0
.2
-.1
.5
.4
.4
-.1
.7
-.2
-.1
-.1
.0
-.3
.1
.0
.1
.2
-.7
42.689
25.747
14.587
10.609
11.160
57.311
30.918
5.512
10.432
84.135
68.776
94.645
26.824
15.664
11.686
31.530
169.005
143.871
179.415
218.502
108.596
253.403
234.148
248.809
289.738
206.081
197.432
201.112
146.371
181.815
217.649
198.408
170.532
146.125
183.813
226.621
108.933
253.482
234.229
248.795
290.116
207.148
198.571
201.955
148.589
186.012
225.091
200.601
-6.2
-11.0
-16.0
-20.5
-2.6
1.7
1.9
3.4
2.6
-2.7
-3.5
-2.2
-10.5
-15.0
-18.9
-7.4
.9
1.6
2.5
3.7
.3
.0
.0
.0
.1
.5
.6
.4
1.5
2.3
3.4
1.1
-.3
-.4
-1.2
-1.4
-.2
.0
.1
.0
.3
-.1
-.3
-.2
-.4
-1.1
-1.3
-.7
.0
.1
-.6
-.3
.2
.0
.1
.4
-.1
.0
-.1
.0
.1
-.6
-.3
-.2
.3
.6
1.0
1.1
.4
.0
.2
.0
.2
.2
.1
.1
.6
1.0
.9
.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 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.
32
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
2008
Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
2009
May
2009
116.837
243.718
242.980
178.485
212.472
211.857
143.237
181.021
260.439
219.960
195.469
$ .481
$ .161
115.341
243.784
243.022
186.321
212.462
211.926
143.170
196.706
260.615
218.927
195.281
$ .479
$ .161
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2009 from—
May
2008
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Apr.
2009
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
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) .............
3.139
26.392
53.275
9.024
90.976
75.111
22.513
4.311
52.598
7.616
10.842
-
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
0.5
1.5
1.6
-28.0
2.1
2.0
1.1
-39.8
2.4
1.2
-1.7
-1.3
.0
.0
4.4
.0
.0
.0
8.7
.1
-.5
-.1
-0.5
-.1
.0
-3.1
.2
.2
.5
-4.5
.1
-.8
-.7
-0.5
-.3
-.1
-2.4
.2
.3
.7
-2.6
.2
-.4
-.9
0.0
-.2
.0
.4
.1
.2
.2
2.3
.2
-.5
-.7
-
-
-
-
-
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 2005=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=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.
33
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
Feb.
2009
Mar.
2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
All items ....................................................................................
207.692
207.401
207.352
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 1 2 ..............
Other meats ................................................................
Poultry ..........................................................................
Chicken 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 1 .............................................
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 ............................................................................
218.371
218.207
216.694
254.813
222.870
236.577
215.500
233.774
272.035
165.294
158.693
247.813
251.358
208.151
208.809
206.560
225.872
206.967
164.224
152.422
157.226
186.670
130.729
189.787
174.951
111.721
198.373
207.440
135.856
124.781
241.087
140.255
129.037
198.498
203.023
134.104
211.504
200.858
139.781
272.522
312.996
328.073
304.128
218.144
188.479
112.663
297.148
345.800
284.292
273.579
304.516
147.598
152.054
139.435
218.079
217.881
215.965
254.555
222.438
230.505
215.744
233.049
272.317
166.029
158.717
248.424
250.424
206.190
207.283
204.745
222.849
204.070
159.719
151.850
154.082
185.920
130.975
189.667
174.420
111.191
197.375
206.602
135.029
125.766
239.867
140.382
128.731
189.118
198.048
128.342
208.035
197.703
138.845
272.783
312.648
324.184
300.207
213.027
181.530
113.329
300.101
345.381
279.048
292.732
301.304
148.632
153.617
141.024
149.189
149.609
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2008
Nov.
2008
Feb.
2009
May
2009
Nov.
2008
May
2009
207.624
7.5
-11.8
-0.8
-0.1
-2.6
-0.5
217.672
217.462
214.802
252.843
221.670
229.140
218.307
228.454
269.673
164.693
157.488
250.302
246.460
206.191
206.754
203.279
221.986
203.169
156.352
152.074
155.397
183.201
128.669
184.396
173.268
112.099
196.589
208.352
136.243
126.379
240.664
140.521
126.955
198.141
195.714
127.526
202.519
199.137
138.905
273.381
313.076
323.645
297.023
209.522
187.853
114.136
301.425
324.808
281.457
308.353
305.758
149.316
153.469
142.214
217.225
216.912
213.768
252.282
221.533
227.457
218.129
230.389
269.176
162.583
156.682
247.920
250.250
204.374
205.617
201.765
220.398
199.089
153.297
154.101
155.719
183.218
131.790
185.378
166.298
110.859
192.897
206.089
134.679
125.653
242.968
140.114
129.290
184.730
194.694
126.613
200.047
201.600
137.487
270.352
308.231
317.219
288.161
209.301
188.282
110.493
298.081
323.380
272.665
298.639
299.481
149.560
155.576
140.089
9.0
9.4
11.7
10.3
15.1
12.2
5.2
37.2
7.8
3.9
10.3
10.7
2.4
11.1
12.7
15.6
22.2
23.4
26.8
21.6
12.3
10.1
6.1
3.8
10.4
29.9
9.0
3.6
4.8
-2.8
11.8
10.4
14.2
-11.1
14.3
13.2
26.8
3.7
.4
24.2
26.9
16.8
32.8
11.1
21.3
3.4
38.2
78.5
27.7
37.4
21.8
15.8
19.8
4.8
4.7
4.6
3.8
9.2
11.7
12.4
8.5
7.2
8.3
7.7
7.0
7.2
10.0
3.9
4.7
4.2
.0
12.2
-1.4
-14.6
6.2
6.2
6.8
11.3
4.0
-1.0
11.7
8.9
8.1
12.2
1.8
-3.8
9.4
-9.1
-3.6
-9.6
-4.3
10.9
2.8
-10.4
-17.9
-22.0
-23.8
4.3
-27.5
-20.4
-13.6
14.0
29.7
-41.2
-11.7
18.5
22.1
9.7
-.2
-.3
-3.1
-.5
-4.5
-2.8
-5.8
-.7
.8
-2.4
1.9
.6
6.7
-1.4
.3
-1.3
-2.6
2.2
2.5
-8.9
-9.5
-4.8
1.1
3.6
-8.5
-23.4
7.0
2.9
4.8
-5.1
4.0
.9
13.6
-25.5
-16.2
-31.1
-12.0
1.9
-4.3
-10.5
-14.1
-7.0
-29.7
-2.2
-17.7
-1.9
-20.8
-10.2
-14.2
-36.2
-13.0
1.3
4.0
3.8
-2.1
-2.4
-5.3
-3.9
-2.4
-14.6
5.0
-5.7
-4.1
-6.4
-5.0
.2
-1.8
-7.1
-6.0
-9.0
-9.3
-14.4
-24.1
4.5
-3.8
-7.2
3.3
-9.0
-18.4
-3.1
-10.6
-2.6
-3.4
2.8
3.2
-.4
.8
-25.0
-15.4
-20.5
-20.0
1.5
-6.4
-3.1
-6.0
-12.6
-19.4
-15.3
-.4
-7.5
1.3
-23.5
-15.4
42.0
-6.5
5.4
9.6
1.9
6.8
7.0
7.6
9.7
13.4
12.3
6.8
21.3
8.0
5.8
8.6
9.0
6.2
7.4
8.6
9.8
10.6
17.7
11.8
1.9
9.2
8.1
6.4
7.5
7.2
13.4
10.4
6.3
6.4
4.4
6.7
3.0
11.8
-10.1
5.0
1.2
10.2
7.3
1.6
5.5
2.0
-4.6
.6
7.6
-6.2
-9.3
9.3
42.7
28.7
-10.1
3.7
17.1
20.9
7.2
-1.1
-1.3
-4.2
-2.2
-3.4
-8.8
-.5
-3.2
-1.7
-4.4
-1.6
.4
2.4
-4.3
-2.9
-5.2
-6.0
-6.4
-11.8
-2.5
-6.7
-6.0
2.2
-2.9
-13.6
-13.8
-2.2
.1
.6
-1.2
3.6
.2
7.0
-25.2
-15.8
-26.0
-16.1
1.7
-5.3
-6.9
-10.1
-9.8
-24.7
-9.0
-9.5
-4.7
-10.5
-17.1
-14.8
-4.8
-9.8
3.3
6.8
2.8
148.360
148.665
17.5
20.6
-1.3
-1.4
19.0
-1.4
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
34
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
Feb.
2009
Mar.
2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
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 1 2 ........................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 2 ................
Other foods .....................................................................
Soups ...........................................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 1 ...................
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 .............................
162.689
127.314
156.092
152.708
118.595
113.333
188.216
124.312
191.629
195.485
177.618
128.772
142.481
204.738
160.170
127.556
148.900
206.781
240.017
165.670
216.248
214.110
142.494
122.994
222.101
138.183
141.849
136.484
128.839
154.520
219.285
191.737
197.035
184.697
169.624
281.915
164.563
129.041
158.710
152.349
119.634
113.637
185.004
124.469
191.720
196.202
178.753
128.659
145.408
204.559
159.714
126.363
150.010
206.801
241.767
164.628
215.719
215.163
142.480
122.837
222.336
138.402
141.964
136.935
129.189
154.054
219.507
191.578
196.207
184.792
170.135
282.387
162.761
127.641
155.416
153.198
118.914
112.427
184.352
123.309
190.049
195.060
175.868
129.416
144.943
202.186
154.868
126.179
147.519
204.983
235.633
164.053
214.987
213.539
142.945
123.112
222.957
139.007
142.195
137.359
129.483
154.414
219.265
190.773
195.330
185.362
169.433
283.989
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 .................................................................
213.680
242.000
246.739
137.170
408.840
213.463
242.257
247.150
133.991
410.500
284.004
231.675
120.960
216.077
194.282
255.111
245.649
318.809
200.210
194.102
217.644
157.531
339.184
372.375
124.754
77.765
119.513
91.042
64.168
276.643
232.200
121.099
213.084
190.862
237.288
223.650
308.138
197.294
193.609
206.312
158.223
340.916
373.220
125.029
77.614
119.814
90.942
63.507
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2008
Nov.
2008
Feb.
2009
May
2009
Nov.
2008
May
2009
162.650
127.752
156.547
152.322
118.689
112.237
183.204
123.422
189.923
194.731
176.889
128.009
143.302
200.498
156.444
124.700
145.345
205.144
235.067
165.171
209.476
215.605
141.951
123.126
223.082
139.058
142.336
137.617
129.370
154.409
220.348
192.117
196.677
186.396
170.654
284.441
4.1
3.0
3.3
-7.2
1.2
6.6
3.2
8.7
8.9
5.5
6.8
4.7
10.5
23.4
25.2
34.2
14.2
7.4
4.1
10.8
16.3
2.3
2.2
7.6
6.3
4.7
7.4
10.1
4.2
4.9
4.1
4.0
4.6
-.3
4.6
3.9
11.3
16.2
25.1
16.6
5.7
.0
1.4
-1.9
9.4
11.2
9.9
10.2
15.2
10.6
12.9
24.1
7.5
8.9
18.7
8.6
5.0
9.6
-.1
8.1
5.8
3.8
7.1
4.4
10.1
8.7
5.9
6.6
8.4
1.9
2.2
3.0
-1.7
-1.0
3.7
6.7
-2.3
-1.7
-3.7
2.6
3.6
8.8
5.3
10.0
3.9
-7.8
-13.0
1.9
-9.9
4.7
4.1
-.6
19.0
4.7
8.6
-2.7
3.7
2.7
4.6
4.6
4.4
2.8
1.7
3.0
4.4
1.2
1.9
2.0
-0.1
1.4
1.2
-1.0
.3
-3.8
-10.2
-2.8
-3.5
-1.5
-1.6
-2.3
2.3
-8.0
-9.0
-8.7
-9.2
-3.1
-8.0
-1.2
-12.0
2.8
-1.5
.4
1.8
2.6
1.4
3.4
1.7
-.3
2.0
.8
-.7
3.7
2.5
3.6
7.7
9.4
13.7
4.0
3.4
3.2
2.3
3.3
9.2
8.3
8.3
7.4
12.8
16.8
18.9
29.1
10.8
8.1
11.1
9.7
10.5
5.9
1.0
7.8
6.1
4.2
7.2
7.2
7.1
6.8
5.0
5.3
6.5
.8
3.4
3.5
-0.9
.2
2.4
2.8
-1.0
-2.8
-7.0
-.2
.0
3.5
1.8
3.7
3.1
-7.9
-11.0
-3.5
-9.5
.7
-2.1
-.9
2.3
3.8
3.4
-1.1
2.7
2.6
3.0
4.0
3.0
1.2
1.8
1.9
1.8
2.4
2.2
2.8
213.190
242.595
247.522
134.472
412.314
213.097
242.963
247.874
134.706
412.807
4.6
2.4
3.9
-1.6
4.4
-.5
2.4
3.2
-3.4
4.9
.4
1.4
2.5
-12.0
7.0
-1.1
1.6
1.9
-7.0
3.9
2.0
2.4
3.6
-2.5
4.7
-.3
1.5
2.2
-9.5
5.4
277.611
232.489
121.084
209.329
186.541
231.388
222.722
294.528
192.851
192.349
190.832
159.211
343.048
375.541
125.303
76.497
120.247
88.847
62.684
278.111
232.851
121.160
206.844
183.586
224.548
215.465
287.896
189.940
191.542
180.626
160.241
345.947
375.755
125.430
76.664
119.480
86.682
64.078
-2.2
2.1
.9
17.1
18.5
3.1
-6.3
20.3
19.8
15.0
32.5
9.7
10.0
9.0
3.1
-3.3
13.3
1.5
-13.6
-4.2
2.3
5.8
-14.9
-18.6
-55.7
-66.8
-32.6
-15.0
4.7
-50.9
6.8
8.1
3.1
1.7
-9.0
3.0
-1.6
-15.0
-13.6
1.8
1.2
-4.3
-5.6
-39.6
-54.2
-15.1
-3.0
4.9
-23.3
2.2
2.7
.8
.5
.8
-3.7
2.2
5.0
-8.0
2.0
.7
-16.0
-20.3
-40.0
-40.8
-33.5
-19.0
-5.2
-52.6
7.1
8.2
3.7
2.2
-5.5
-.1
-17.8
-.6
-3.2
2.2
3.4
-.2
-1.8
-32.4
-44.2
-10.0
.9
9.7
-19.3
8.2
9.0
6.0
2.4
-6.2
8.0
.0
-14.3
-10.9
1.9
.9
-10.4
-13.2
-39.8
-47.9
-24.9
-11.3
-.2
-39.7
4.6
5.4
2.2
1.3
-2.4
-1.9
-8.3
2.2
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
35
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
Feb.
2009
Mar.
2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
120.710
140.934
89.238
87.649
92.992
104.951
77.426
76.229
65.714
132.293
75.945
97.666
94.137
99.435
89.449
184.457
121.486
155.385
117.482
152.168
142.114
127.337
177.889
121.870
141.466
89.214
91.499
92.736
105.030
76.693
76.689
66.511
131.076
76.028
98.419
94.448
99.609
89.897
184.693
121.522
155.867
117.599
153.239
142.482
161.492
128.580
180.796
122.806
142.996
89.691
91.566
92.926
104.817
77.447
76.413
66.871
131.783
73.831
97.618
94.655
101.117
89.271
184.458
121.469
155.615
117.343
152.980
142.482
161.428
128.370
178.934
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 .............................................................................
119.854
117.255
123.343
116.431
143.956
87.379
112.968
98.643
107.054
109.097
95.499
125.521
84.533
119.478
116.702
123.786
114.886
145.015
86.499
115.049
95.964
106.208
108.375
98.459
112.406
84.939
92.462
98.825
125.352
123.068
130.761
122.369
115.319
147.633
114.055
157.448
Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ..........................................
New vehicles ....................................................................
Used cars and trucks ........................................................
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 ........................................................
169.627
166.302
89.662
134.277
124.356
103.834
120.644
182.697
181.433
179.845
187.685
179.893
168.970
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2008
Nov.
2008
Feb.
2009
May
2009
Nov.
2008
May
2009
122.753
142.006
90.284
91.630
93.331
104.982
78.210
75.889
66.249
129.262
73.384
98.123
95.583
102.190
89.740
184.533
122.428
155.488
116.234
152.001
142.420
156.305
130.122
179.095
6.1
9.7
6.1
3.3
6.3
6.5
6.0
-6.5
-8.4
1.6
-5.7
.3
2.1
2.7
1.4
2.9
2.0
5.2
2.2
6.2
1.6
12.4
2.9
-.6
-1.3
-2.8
-.3
3.8
3.5
1.1
8.2
-2.7
-3.2
-.2
-8.6
2.4
2.4
1.3
1.0
10.9
11.1
17.4
4.8
.4
.8
6.9
-10.0
6.5
-2.1
-4.3
-1.8
-3.5
3.0
4.8
-.3
1.7
-4.8
-2.4
17.6
.6
-2.3
-6.3
3.2
5.4
6.0
8.4
1.9
-.2
.9
6.9
3.1
4.8
19.4
1.5
.1
4.1
-1.8
3.3
-8.9
-12.8
1.9
6.3
11.6
1.3
.2
3.1
.3
-4.2
-.4
.9
-
-
-8.5
.9
9.0
2.7
2.3
3.3
2.9
3.5
4.9
3.7
7.1
-4.6
-5.8
.7
-7.2
1.3
2.2
2.0
1.2
6.8
6.5
11.1
3.5
3.3
1.2
9.6
-3.7
2.9
2.3
-.7
1.4
7.4
2.2
2.4
1.9
-.1
-.8
-5.7
1.3
1.3
1.9
2.2
2.2
2.8
4.6
4.3
-1.2
-.3
.9
-2.9
-.1
1.8
119.065
114.576
121.434
114.618
140.812
83.508
114.494
94.546
106.000
109.060
104.620
110.888
86.117
119.078
115.184
121.682
116.821
137.530
85.149
115.344
95.865
105.873
108.110
101.369
115.628
84.732
5.7
-1.2
-.6
-6.0
-5.3
-3.9
14.7
-4.9
15.6
14.0
24.3
20.6
18.1
-3.7
-4.5
-5.6
-3.4
9.5
-7.9
-18.9
1.3
-9.0
-9.3
-4.3
1.7
-16.9
4.1
18.0
17.5
-9.4
19.4
32.1
15.7
17.7
-.5
.3
-19.6
54.7
-5.3
-2.6
-6.9
-5.3
1.3
-16.7
-9.8
8.7
-10.8
-4.3
-3.6
26.9
-28.0
.9
.9
-2.9
-3.1
-4.7
1.8
-5.9
-3.5
-1.8
2.6
1.7
9.1
10.7
-.9
.7
4.8
5.5
-4.2
-.3
9.1
12.1
2.5
-2.5
-1.7
1.0
5.6
-2.2
91.402
97.494
125.880
124.049
131.820
122.745
115.748
147.819
112.482
158.059
90.568
93.783
126.391
124.663
133.984
122.573
117.751
148.220
111.461
159.009
89.980
96.886
126.469
125.097
134.002
122.860
116.074
148.130
111.916
158.480
4.0
22.9
.4
-3.8
1.1
-.4
-8.3
7.6
1.1
7.7
-1.2
-7.4
2.4
11.3
2.8
1.0
8.7
1.5
7.5
1.6
5.0
-3.9
1.6
-4.5
6.2
-1.8
-3.2
-2.2
6.2
-3.5
-10.3
-7.6
3.6
6.8
10.3
1.6
2.6
1.4
-7.3
2.6
1.4
6.7
1.4
3.5
1.9
.3
-.2
4.5
4.3
4.6
-3.0
-5.8
2.6
1.0
8.2
-.1
-.3
-.5
-.8
-.5
167.435
164.112
89.419
135.162
122.304
103.415
121.753
174.688
174.331
172.714
180.597
172.903
156.657
166.620
163.332
89.667
135.612
122.256
104.576
124.921
170.137
169.566
168.073
175.399
168.615
164.214
168.145
164.963
90.153
136.199
123.465
103.702
127.168
174.513
174.723
172.964
181.162
172.978
165.451
16.0
15.8
-3.8
-1.5
-8.6
7.0
3.1
45.2
45.5
46.7
43.2
42.3
1.3
-49.6
-50.5
-9.0
-6.6
-16.3
19.4
-20.9
-85.0
-85.5
-85.9
-84.8
-83.2
-79.6
-8.9
-8.5
-1.1
3.2
-12.0
27.2
34.3
-28.1
-25.8
-26.6
-24.9
-25.3
-64.0
-3.4
-3.2
2.2
5.8
-2.8
-.5
23.4
-16.7
-14.0
-14.4
-13.2
-14.5
-8.1
-23.5
-24.3
-6.4
-4.1
-12.5
13.0
-9.7
-53.4
-54.1
-54.6
-53.3
-51.1
-54.5
-6.2
-5.9
.5
4.5
-7.5
12.5
28.8
-22.6
-20.1
-20.7
-19.2
-20.1
-42.4
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 1 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
See footnotes at end of table.
36
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
Feb.
2009
Mar.
2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................
Tires 1 ...............................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 2 ...........................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 .............................
Motor vehicle body work 1 ................................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 ......................
Motor vehicle repair 1 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 .....................................................
134.264
120.557
144.809
244.219
246.914
224.656
147.928
352.518
150.430
146.863
158.447
231.991
254.782
148.375
242.381
134.485
120.842
144.930
244.650
248.382
224.164
148.548
353.337
150.689
146.926
159.160
230.256
249.667
147.698
243.184
134.614
121.007
145.003
245.180
249.268
224.618
148.861
355.730
150.963
147.088
159.706
228.536
245.870
148.819
243.429
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 ............
Medical care services ...........................................................
Professional services .........................................................
Physicians’ services 3 .......................................................
Dental services 3 ..............................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 1 5 ............................................
Services by other medical professionals 1 3 5 ..................
Hospital and related services 3 ...........................................
Hospital services 3 11 .......................................................
Inpatient hospital services 3 9 11 ....................................
Outpatient hospital services 3 5 9 ...................................
Nursing homes and adult day services 3 11 .....................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 1 12 .........................
Health insurance 1 12 .........................................................
371.397
293.339
382.753
159.498
190.234
189.586
394.081
318.961
319.229
384.715
175.813
213.944
550.509
204.179
195.796
479.583
181.612
108.723
113.330
372.188
294.284
383.855
160.646
192.564
188.439
394.779
319.150
320.242
384.701
174.346
214.176
553.960
205.638
197.409
482.629
182.134
108.783
113.013
Recreation 2 ...........................................................................
Video and audio 2 .................................................................
Televisions .........................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 6 ...............
Other video equipment 2 ....................................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of video and
audio 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 2 .................................
Recreation services 2 ...........................................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 2 ..................................................................
Admissions 1 ......................................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 1 5 ....................................
Recreational reading materials 1 ..........................................
Newspapers and magazines 1 2 .........................................
111.309
101.852
11.890
365.024
18.179
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2008
Nov.
2008
Feb.
2009
May
2009
Nov.
2008
May
2009
134.439
120.715
144.998
245.036
249.735
224.147
148.898
356.833
152.029
148.189
160.730
226.424
242.007
147.811
243.248
11.5
11.7
11.2
7.7
6.7
8.8
7.0
4.9
3.7
3.3
4.6
22.1
27.2
35.9
4.7
9.2
3.8
15.7
5.0
8.1
7.2
3.2
3.9
-.1
.1
-.6
-23.9
-31.3
-21.7
5.2
3.5
6.2
.5
4.6
2.8
6.2
3.6
5.1
9.7
8.2
13.2
-17.7
-22.1
-19.9
2.1
0.5
.5
.5
1.3
4.6
-.9
2.6
5.0
4.3
3.7
5.9
-9.3
-18.6
-1.5
1.4
10.3
7.7
13.4
6.3
7.4
8.0
5.1
4.4
1.8
1.7
2.0
-3.6
-6.5
3.2
4.9
2.0
3.3
.5
2.9
3.7
2.6
3.1
5.1
7.0
5.9
9.5
-13.6
-20.4
-11.2
1.8
373.540
295.047
385.549
160.455
191.966
189.233
396.348
319.449
320.565
385.178
175.184
214.344
559.368
207.601
199.228
488.299
183.078
108.899
112.770
374.834
296.120
387.690
159.987
191.634
189.669
397.699
321.250
322.565
386.822
176.778
214.274
560.587
208.079
199.877
488.618
183.236
109.005
112.428
2.4
1.0
-.2
3.5
3.7
2.5
2.9
3.1
3.5
4.0
-8.3
5.4
5.8
5.9
5.5
5.2
3.5
2.5
-5.1
2.6
3.2
3.8
2.3
-.3
3.6
2.5
2.6
3.4
1.7
-1.8
1.4
3.7
4.0
4.1
3.8
2.6
2.1
-3.7
4.4
5.5
5.3
4.1
5.2
3.9
4.0
2.6
2.2
4.2
6.5
1.7
8.6
8.5
7.3
12.3
6.7
3.5
-.2
3.8
3.8
5.3
1.2
3.0
.2
3.7
2.9
4.2
2.2
2.2
.6
7.5
7.9
8.6
7.8
3.6
1.0
-3.1
2.5
2.1
1.8
2.9
1.7
3.0
2.7
2.8
3.5
2.9
-5.1
3.4
4.8
5.0
4.8
4.5
3.0
2.3
-4.4
4.1
4.7
5.3
2.7
4.1
2.0
3.9
2.8
3.2
3.2
4.3
1.2
8.0
8.2
7.9
10.0
5.2
2.3
-1.7
111.324
101.751
11.685
366.191
18.334
110.976
102.023
11.512
366.605
18.538
110.947
101.761
11.146
366.786
18.698
3.7
.8
-13.2
3.7
-16.4
1.0
-1.8
-24.3
-.6
-14.8
1.3
-1.5
-29.0
2.2
-14.3
-1.3
-.4
-22.8
1.9
11.9
2.3
-.5
-18.9
1.5
-15.6
.0
-.9
-25.9
2.1
-2.1
78.830
47.989
100.302
151.030
195.418
183.133
118.661
135.634
99.043
82.111
74.642
110.899
59.671
66.064
89.997
99.175
146.512
78.534
47.708
98.280
151.465
195.965
183.690
118.210
136.351
98.167
82.071
74.284
111.200
59.754
66.282
89.315
99.099
146.764
79.419
47.351
99.227
151.769
196.346
184.082
118.567
137.623
97.591
82.571
74.844
111.761
59.857
66.364
89.662
99.481
143.676
78.161
47.601
100.046
151.866
196.554
184.043
118.333
136.506
97.805
82.756
75.249
111.747
59.638
66.100
89.026
99.794
144.233
-9.0
1.2
9.1
14.7
17.6
8.9
3.1
-1.5
10.0
.9
.8
.9
-4.6
-6.4
1.9
-.3
5.0
16.4
1.2
-11.6
10.5
13.8
4.1
3.9
3.1
3.4
-.4
-4.4
2.8
-6.5
-8.6
-2.6
4.7
.4
-2.1
-10.9
-2.5
7.2
7.6
6.2
1.3
-5.3
8.2
.9
-9.0
9.1
-.9
-3.0
10.8
-.6
2.4
-3.4
-3.2
-1.0
2.2
2.3
2.0
-1.1
2.6
-4.9
3.2
3.3
3.1
-.2
.2
-4.2
2.5
-6.1
2.9
1.2
-1.8
12.6
15.7
6.5
3.5
.8
6.7
.2
-1.8
1.8
-5.6
-7.5
-.4
2.2
2.7
-2.7
-7.1
-1.8
4.7
5.0
4.1
.1
-1.4
1.4
2.0
-3.0
6.1
-.5
-1.4
3.0
.9
-1.9
126.453
315.049
260.994
220.653
130.581
126.877
315.678
260.925
220.750
130.515
124.103
306.602
260.269
221.193
131.413
125.124
307.567
259.611
221.746
132.438
3.4
6.3
4.0
6.8
8.6
-1.4
1.5
2.1
5.4
6.1
1.7
2.0
3.5
5.7
9.6
-4.1
-9.2
-2.1
2.0
5.8
1.0
3.9
3.1
6.1
7.3
-1.3
-3.8
.7
3.8
7.7
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
37
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
Feb.
2009
Mar.
2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
Recreational books 1 2 .......................................................
106.962
107.145
106.657
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 13 ..........
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 14 .........
Computer software and accessories 1 2 ...........................
Internet services and electronic information providers 1 2
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 2 .................................................
122.064
184.662
471.367
520.014
595.173
588.467
228.785
195.550
87.639
137.509
218.866
190.611
85.624
101.890
233.518
77.533
65.341
10.442
87.622
49.765
77.015
122.270
185.499
473.276
522.397
597.930
591.278
229.824
196.325
87.616
137.760
218.866
196.447
85.595
101.977
233.840
77.679
65.341
10.378
86.004
49.572
77.207
39.705
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 2 ................................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2
Financial services 1 5 .......................................................
Miscellaneous personal goods 2 ........................................
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2008
Nov.
2008
Feb.
2009
May
2009
Nov.
2008
May
2009
106.153
4.5
4.6
0.6
-3.0
4.5
-1.2
122.505
186.203
475.206
524.365
601.114
593.844
230.263
196.905
87.673
137.650
218.866
193.884
85.655
102.048
234.366
77.623
65.363
10.385
85.406
49.814
77.715
122.797
187.168
477.376
527.111
605.153
596.153
230.964
198.958
87.712
140.859
224.485
191.298
85.624
102.231
235.664
77.673
65.350
10.271
84.017
49.438
76.982
5.1
6.7
11.2
6.3
6.4
5.8
6.2
5.0
4.1
4.8
3.8
19.7
4.1
5.7
4.1
22.0
.0
-3.6
-15.8
.7
5.6
1.7
4.8
5.6
4.8
4.8
7.1
4.3
3.0
-.3
-.2
.0
-2.5
-.3
.9
1.5
.8
.5
-5.9
-17.3
-.5
3.6
2.8
4.5
4.9
4.5
6.0
5.4
2.7
4.9
1.6
1.3
5.1
-41.1
1.6
1.3
1.7
3.4
.0
2.9
-4.5
1.4
9.4
2.4
5.5
5.2
5.6
6.9
5.3
3.9
7.2
.3
10.1
10.7
1.4
.0
1.3
3.7
.7
.1
-6.4
-15.5
-2.6
-.2
3.4
5.8
8.4
5.5
5.6
6.4
5.2
4.0
1.9
2.3
1.9
8.0
1.9
3.3
2.8
10.9
.2
-4.7
-16.5
.1
4.6
2.6
5.0
5.1
5.0
6.5
5.3
3.3
6.0
.9
5.6
7.8
-22.7
.8
1.3
2.7
2.1
.0
-1.8
-10.1
-.6
4.5
39.330
39.091
38.932
-.7
-10.9
-1.3
-7.6
-5.9
-4.5
365.470
615.012
248.904
176.557
201.381
162.543
379.874
682.115
277.216
180.139
201.817
162.516
394.363
747.906
303.978
197.327
202.554
163.911
393.500
746.009
302.975
199.953
202.156
163.119
5.4
11.8
12.1
7.0
2.2
.9
2.4
2.1
1.9
5.6
2.6
4.2
3.0
8.3
8.3
9.1
.3
3.9
34.4
116.5
119.5
64.5
1.5
1.4
3.9
6.8
6.9
6.3
2.4
2.5
17.6
53.1
54.2
34.0
.9
2.7
104.860
105.578
106.948
106.111
1.3
1.1
-.4
4.9
1.2
2.2
185.901
226.088
137.801
343.601
278.558
279.257
137.325
150.971
270.435
88.662
184.426
228.201
139.089
343.711
278.322
279.930
137.813
151.078
270.086
88.911
185.116
228.119
139.039
344.376
278.006
281.361
138.397
151.619
269.900
89.572
184.834
227.829
138.863
344.423
277.040
281.604
138.334
151.828
270.444
88.959
.4
1.0
1.0
3.5
4.0
6.1
4.9
7.2
-7.6
-1.4
7.9
3.6
3.6
.3
2.8
6.2
2.6
4.2
-6.8
5.9
8.9
-.6
-.6
.1
1.8
.2
1.1
2.1
-3.4
-4.3
-2.3
3.1
3.1
1.0
-2.2
3.4
3.0
2.3
.0
1.3
4.1
2.3
2.3
1.9
3.4
6.1
3.8
5.7
-7.2
2.2
3.2
1.2
1.2
.5
-.2
1.8
2.0
2.2
-1.7
-1.5
168.242
142.519
177.755
217.299
108.475
253.785
233.328
248.087
289.415
205.662
197.425
200.971
145.025
180.246
216.564
198.015
167.715
141.910
175.626
214.185
108.251
253.811
233.478
248.145
290.152
205.378
196.931
200.650
144.434
178.203
213.688
196.725
167.690
142.044
174.600
213.527
108.461
253.695
233.802
249.142
289.907
205.393
196.739
200.558
144.560
177.208
213.033
196.298
168.137
142.846
176.429
215.822
108.846
253.765
234.196
249.130
290.444
205.809
196.980
200.797
145.372
178.973
215.042
196.393
10.6
11.5
20.2
24.8
-1.6
4.9
2.3
8.1
4.7
7.2
9.8
7.8
11.3
19.2
23.3
14.0
-25.1
-38.4
-55.0
-64.0
-7.2
.5
2.7
-.1
2.0
-14.5
-17.3
-12.5
-37.2
-52.8
-61.1
-31.8
-3.8
-6.0
-5.1
-8.7
-2.8
1.6
1.2
3.9
2.4
-.9
-1.7
-1.1
-5.7
-4.4
-7.6
-2.1
-.2
.9
-3.0
-2.7
1.4
.0
1.5
1.7
1.4
.3
-.9
-.3
1.0
-2.8
-2.8
-3.2
-9.0
-17.1
-26.5
-32.9
-4.5
2.7
2.5
3.9
3.3
-4.3
-4.7
-2.9
-16.4
-25.0
-30.7
-11.9
-2.0
-2.6
-4.0
-5.7
-.7
.8
1.4
2.8
1.9
-.3
-1.3
-.7
-2.4
-3.6
-5.2
-2.7
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
Feb.
2009
Mar.
2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
114.112
245.607
243.578
186.446
211.226
210.188
140.675
186.476
259.521
222.644
200.189
113.534
245.340
243.498
180.751
211.602
210.707
141.363
178.042
259.892
220.915
198.774
112.916
244.695
243.313
176.359
212.088
211.378
142.367
173.415
260.282
219.960
196.954
112.912
244.177
243.221
177.124
212.301
211.745
142.656
177.375
260.701
218.927
195.545
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2008
Nov.
2008
Feb.
2009
May
2009
Nov.
2008
May
2009
7.1
8.0
5.0
34.1
4.0
2.9
1.4
43.0
3.6
12.1
13.5
-5.3
-1.4
.7
-68.6
1.2
.5
-3.1
-84.2
2.1
2.6
-8.1
4.8
2.0
1.3
-17.6
1.3
1.6
.7
-28.7
2.1
-2.6
-1.5
-4.1
-2.3
-.6
-18.5
2.1
3.0
5.8
-18.1
1.8
-6.5
-9.0
0.7
3.2
2.9
-35.1
2.6
1.7
-.9
-52.5
2.9
7.2
2.1
0.2
-.2
.4
-18.1
1.7
2.3
3.2
-23.6
1.9
-4.6
-5.3
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 2005=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=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.
39
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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
May 2009 from—
Pricing
schedule
1
Feb.
2009
Mar.
2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
M
212.193
212.709
213.240
Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
226.754
229.262
133.967
227.309
229.749
134.411
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
201.453
202.639
129.057
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
Apr. 2009 from—
May
2008
Mar.
2009
Apr.
2009
Apr.
2008
Feb.
2009
Mar.
2009
213.856
-1.3
0.5
0.3
-0.7
0.5
0.2
227.840
230.400
134.547
228.136
230.611
134.857
-.8
-.6
-1.5
.4
.4
.3
.1
.1
.2
-.1
.2
-.9
.5
.5
.4
.2
.3
.1
202.021
203.240
129.334
202.327
203.463
129.604
203.195
204.443
129.967
-1.9
-1.8
-2.0
.6
.6
.5
.4
.5
.3
-1.5
-1.5
-1.4
.4
.4
.4
.2
.1
.2
196.421
197.267
197.644
198.911
-1.9
.8
.6
-1.6
.6
.2
M
M
M
205.343
207.929
130.380
206.001
208.529
130.873
206.657
208.934
131.370
207.265
209.235
131.777
-1.3
-1.2
-1.4
.6
.3
.7
.3
.1
.3
-.7
-.5
-.9
.6
.5
.8
.3
.2
.4
M
206.671
206.927
207.898
209.563
-.8
1.3
.8
-.4
.6
.5
M
M
M
217.095
220.955
131.636
217.357
221.124
131.775
217.910
221.790
131.912
218.567
222.659
131.990
-1.1
-.9
-1.5
.6
.7
.2
.3
.4
.1
-.7
-.4
-1.3
.4
.4
.2
.3
.3
.1
M
M
M
194.354
130.855
203.999
194.750
131.230
204.672
195.207
131.557
205.421
195.745
131.876
206.717
-1.1
-1.6
-1.2
.5
.5
1.0
.3
.2
.6
-.5
-1.1
-.9
.4
.5
.7
.2
.2
.4
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
207.367
221.439
207.462
221.376
207.886
221.693
209.809
222.522
-2.4
-1.8
1.1
.5
.9
.4
-2.2
-1.3
.3
.1
.2
.1
M
234.663
235.067
235.582
235.975
-.1
.4
.2
.8
.4
.2
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ......
1
1
1
1
-
232.155
199.457
200.039
138.620
-
231.891
200.196
199.311
139.311
-1.5
-2.3
-1.5
-.2
-.1
.4
-.4
.5
-
-
-
-
Atlanta, GA .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................
2
2
2
2
199.190
201.913
187.972
220.589
-
199.210
202.373
189.701
220.740
-
-
-
-
-3.5
-1.4
.5
-.3
.0
.2
.9
.1
-
2
2
2
220.262
222.166
224.737
-
221.686
223.854
225.918
-
-
-
-
-.9
.8
1.2
.6
.8
.5
-
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: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each
local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore,
subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a
result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index,
although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI
for use in their escalator clauses.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
40
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
May
2009
Midwest
Percent
change from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Index
May
2009
South
Percent
change from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Index
May
2009
West
Percent
change from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Index
May
2009
Percent
change from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................
228.136
359.244
-0.8
0.1
0.4
0.3
0.3
-
-
-
218.567
353.302
-1.1
-
207.265
336.212
-1.3
-
203.195
330.609
-1.9
-
-
-
Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................
223.364
222.862
221.287
227.945
228.890
3.0
2.9
2.1
4.0
3.9
-.1
-.1
-.3
.1
.4
211.543
211.076
205.480
219.711
216.555
3.0
3.0
1.9
4.4
3.1
-.2
-.2
-.3
-.1
.2
215.847
216.513
211.701
225.941
205.481
3.2
3.3
2.1
4.7
2.7
-.1
.0
-.1
.1
-.5
221.966
221.068
222.964
217.555
231.539
1.7
1.6
.0
3.7
2.6
-.2
-.3
-.6
.1
.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 ...
242.200
290.563
283.074
.2
2.1
4.0
-.2
.1
.1
195.296
225.895
219.245
-1.1
.5
2.3
-.1
.0
.0
202.358
223.811
223.705
1.4
1.8
2.7
.0
.0
.1
229.484
257.358
261.512
1.0
1.3
2.9
.1
-.2
.0
300.754
204.506
189.016
196.033
189.455
198.620
129.805
2.7
-11.6
-13.9
-5.1
3.3
-20.8
.7
.3
-2.8
-3.3
-3.7
-.4
-11.0
.4
229.104
187.743
162.915
169.203
166.033
167.756
123.852
1.2
-12.0
-14.9
-13.8
7.2
-38.0
1.9
.1
-.8
-1.0
-1.0
.7
-4.1
.2
226.644
212.621
183.813
185.282
182.462
189.074
130.190
2.2
-1.5
-3.1
-2.0
4.2
-28.8
2.6
.1
-.4
-.6
-.5
.0
-3.4
.0
271.402
230.943
214.930
218.374
237.269
186.729
134.599
2.1
-1.6
-4.1
-3.1
5.6
-24.6
.9
.0
2.7
3.2
3.3
5.4
-3.2
-.5
Apparel .....................................................
120.491
1.4
-1.4
114.186
1.3
-.8
133.342
.1
-1.6
115.747
1.0
-.8
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 .........
176.041
170.461
93.019
135.293
93.759
133.207
127.677
188.335
187.816
187.927
192.342
184.989
-13.0
-13.4
.3
.5
.4
.0
-9.7
-39.7
-39.4
-40.0
-38.4
-37.3
1.9
2.2
.0
.1
.1
.0
1.0
9.8
10.2
10.5
9.4
9.2
177.555
172.762
93.190
129.582
91.475
129.597
122.942
202.530
203.312
201.592
223.745
203.174
-14.8
-15.2
-1.3
-.7
-.8
-.3
-10.7
-39.5
-39.0
-39.4
-38.4
-36.9
3.1
3.4
.1
-.5
-.5
-.6
1.0
12.7
13.3
13.4
13.3
12.2
172.112
170.349
92.418
139.692
95.025
143.131
121.453
190.274
190.278
188.477
200.530
191.504
-16.2
-16.5
-1.6
1.2
1.1
1.8
-10.1
-41.3
-40.8
-41.6
-39.6
-38.6
2.4
2.5
.3
.0
.0
.2
1.5
8.5
9.0
9.2
8.8
7.9
179.222
173.739
92.469
134.121
93.283
136.677
120.926
194.076
194.095
192.518
183.121
188.273
-12.4
-12.7
-1.2
.0
.1
.9
-9.7
-38.4
-37.8
-38.3
-37.2
-36.3
1.9
2.1
.8
1.0
1.0
.5
1.0
7.0
7.2
7.3
7.1
6.9
Medical care .............................................
Medical care commodities ......................
Medical care services .............................
Professional services ............................
395.546
326.579
413.572
322.821
2.4
2.9
2.2
1.5
.1
.4
-.1
.2
375.611
302.619
399.779
344.044
4.0
4.0
4.1
4.5
.8
.6
.9
1.6
355.773
292.173
376.267
314.816
2.6
3.3
2.3
2.5
.0
.0
.0
.2
382.975
307.580
405.940
298.446
3.9
3.0
4.2
2.5
.1
.1
.1
.2
Recreation 4 ..............................................
117.244
1.4
.1
115.737
1.1
-.1
115.571
1.7
-.2
109.130
.2
.2
Education and communication 4 ...............
130.868
4.4
.3
127.823
2.8
.0
122.082
3.2
.2
126.190
3.1
.1
Other goods and services .........................
392.734
7.9
-.2
359.315
7.4
.0
360.569
8.0
-.1
367.073
5.9
-.4
228.136
173.854
145.337
177.031
-.8
-5.0
-9.9
-14.5
.1
.6
1.2
1.8
203.195
165.878
142.858
177.718
-1.9
-4.9
-9.3
-13.6
.4
1.0
1.8
3.2
207.265
169.818
146.796
183.632
-1.3
-5.6
-10.3
-15.7
.3
.7
1.1
1.8
218.567
167.298
139.281
170.250
-1.1
-5.1
-8.6
-14.2
.3
.6
1.1
1.7
221.972
108.198
281.315
303.944
234.916
323.608
-19.4
-1.6
1.9
2.1
2.0
3.1
3.1
.2
-.2
.1
-.6
.3
219.078
107.642
242.158
232.186
256.298
293.062
-17.7
-1.9
.3
.5
3.4
2.1
4.6
-.2
.0
-.1
.2
.0
215.495
112.200
245.556
230.225
253.318
292.741
-20.0
-1.2
1.9
1.8
2.0
3.2
3.1
.2
.0
.0
.1
.2
209.086
109.869
265.709
273.756
253.084
298.609
-18.6
-1.5
1.7
1.3
3.0
2.6
2.6
.5
.1
-.2
.1
.2
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.
41
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
May
2009
Midwest
Percent
change from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
220.639
229.359
206.892
148.441
200.336
179.933
220.754
280.781
271.738
188.600
234.502
238.078
-1.0
-1.5
-2.4
-9.4
-6.0
-13.3
-17.5
1.5
1.9
-27.1
2.3
2.2
0.1
.2
.1
1.1
.8
1.7
2.8
-.5
-.2
1.8
.0
.0
145.298
196.220
289.791
1.8
-40.1
2.4
-.2
7.6
.1
South
Percent
change from—
Index
May
2009
May
2008
Apr.
2009
194.920
201.793
197.096
145.355
194.582
179.992
218.148
266.785
229.992
179.657
207.977
208.022
-2.4
-2.7
-2.9
-8.7
-5.8
-12.5
-16.0
.1
.0
-29.3
1.8
1.6
0.4
.5
.6
1.8
1.4
3.0
4.2
.0
-.1
5.4
.0
.0
141.129
202.441
251.661
1.5
-39.4
1.6
-.1
12.0
.1
Index
May
2009
West
Percent
change from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
198.684
205.626
201.822
148.709
199.258
184.694
213.631
272.089
232.861
181.487
210.848
210.231
-1.6
-2.0
-2.7
-9.9
-7.0
-14.7
-18.6
2.1
1.9
-26.4
2.2
2.0
0.3
.4
.4
1.1
.9
1.7
2.8
.0
.0
3.7
.0
.0
144.995
193.271
251.693
1.2
-41.1
2.3
-.3
8.2
.1
Index
May
2009
Percent
change from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
210.820
218.338
204.014
142.771
196.399
174.699
210.739
285.142
255.511
204.203
221.581
222.331
-1.4
-1.5
-2.4
-8.2
-6.5
-13.0
-16.8
2.3
1.5
-26.9
1.6
1.6
0.3
.4
.6
1.1
.7
1.6
2.4
.4
.1
5.3
-.1
.0
138.029
196.991
269.405
.5
-38.1
2.0
.2
6.8
-.1
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
May
2009
Size class B/C 3
Percent change
from—
May
2008
Percent change
from—
Index
May
2009
Apr.
2009
Size class D
May
2008
Index
May
2009
Apr.
2009
Percent change
from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Expenditure category
All items 4 .............................................................................
195.745
195.745
-1.1
0.3
131.876
-1.6
0.2
0.6
-
-
-
-
-
206.717
333.382
-1.2
All items (December 1977=100) ..........................................
-
-
Food and beverages ...........................................................
Food ..................................................................................
Food at home ..................................................................
Food away from home ....................................................
Alcoholic beverages ..........................................................
196.938
196.815
199.401
192.263
196.730
2.5
2.5
1.2
4.0
2.1
-.2
-.3
-.5
-.1
.2
136.439
136.495
133.966
140.277
135.649
3.1
3.0
1.9
4.3
4.2
.0
.0
-.2
.2
.2
217.266
217.207
210.587
229.632
217.660
3.2
3.1
1.6
5.3
4.9
.1
.2
.2
.1
-.2
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 .............................
200.609
217.873
216.035
216.781
209.329
207.118
199.785
197.125
192.519
123.507
.6
1.6
3.2
2.1
-7.0
-9.7
-6.8
5.9
-30.4
1.7
-.1
.0
.1
.1
-.4
-.6
-.5
1.5
-5.8
-.1
131.712
132.985
137.604
131.694
156.154
155.120
149.763
144.512
158.511
101.566
.3
1.3
2.6
2.0
-6.0
-8.3
-5.1
3.2
-27.9
1.3
-.2
-.2
-.1
.1
-.6
-.8
-.8
.6
-5.9
.1
195.907
220.140
212.421
229.361
207.339
175.865
190.628
194.568
170.210
129.827
1.6
2.1
3.2
2.5
-1.5
-3.8
-.9
6.7
-27.8
2.9
.3
.4
.2
.1
.4
.4
.4
1.2
-3.4
-.2
Apparel ...............................................................................
114.702
.9
-.7
90.216
.4
-2.2
116.927
2.7
.6
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 ...................................
173.134
172.089
93.686
117.735
92.716
119.285
117.617
282.882
282.762
288.124
194.198
257.067
-13.3
-13.7
-.2
.3
.3
.7
-9.8
-39.6
-39.2
-39.8
-38.2
-37.2
2.1
2.4
.2
.2
.2
.1
1.1
9.1
9.5
9.8
9.0
8.4
123.340
122.967
91.770
94.461
94.489
97.028
82.428
191.084
192.641
195.802
190.403
184.544
-15.3
-15.4
-1.9
.3
.2
.9
-10.1
-40.3
-39.8
-40.3
-39.0
-37.9
2.5
2.7
.5
.3
.3
.2
1.3
9.4
9.9
10.0
10.0
8.6
174.507
170.039
90.561
140.201
96.702
140.494
112.583
185.928
185.840
177.195
210.646
191.987
-15.8
-16.2
-2.4
1.2
1.2
.7
-10.5
-39.8
-39.1
-39.4
-38.8
-37.5
2.7
2.8
.2
-.3
-.3
-.8
1.2
9.1
9.7
9.4
10.4
9.5
Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Professional services ......................................................
296.580
240.340
313.136
251.094
3.2
3.3
3.2
3.0
.5
.3
.5
.8
158.205
142.919
163.631
148.463
3.3
3.4
3.2
2.5
.0
.3
-.1
.2
365.166
306.896
385.323
325.959
2.7
2.7
2.6
1.9
.0
-.1
.1
.2
Recreation 3 ........................................................................
115.428
.5
.0
111.987
2.0
-.1
116.763
1.1
.2
Education and communication 3 .........................................
129.115
3.6
.2
121.718
3.0
.1
129.272
3.4
-.2
Other goods and services ...................................................
287.365
5.4
-.1
166.892
9.6
-.3
387.119
9.0
-.3
195.745
161.385
141.072
179.979
227.600
102.532
223.153
218.743
200.762
247.978
-1.1
-5.1
-9.6
-14.7
-19.6
-1.3
1.5
1.6
2.8
2.6
.3
.7
1.3
2.1
3.3
.2
.0
.0
-.1
.2
131.876
119.432
110.552
136.698
158.725
84.982
139.089
133.195
136.831
139.385
-1.6
-5.3
-9.6
-14.5
-18.4
-1.8
1.4
1.3
2.0
3.0
.2
.8
1.2
1.9
3.3
.3
-.1
-.2
.0
.0
206.717
169.609
147.438
181.174
215.377
112.963
247.551
227.814
261.998
302.158
-1.2
-5.4
-9.5
-14.8
-18.6
-1.3
2.4
2.2
4.0
2.9
.6
1.0
1.5
2.6
3.2
.1
.3
.4
.5
.1
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
May
2009
Size class B/C 3
Percent change
from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Index
May
2009
Size class D
Percent change
from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Index
May
2009
Percent change
from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
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 ..........................................
190.871
195.682
186.029
143.546
188.834
181.505
223.838
228.211
216.713
237.610
192.915
192.373
128.897
285.486
224.842
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
-1.3
-1.6
-2.5
-9.1
-6.3
-13.5
-17.7
1.5
1.4
-27.3
1.9
1.8
1.0
-39.5
2.1
0.3
.4
.4
1.3
.8
2.0
3.0
.1
.0
3.9
.0
.0
.0
8.4
.1
128.228
128.996
128.969
111.314
136.462
136.628
156.817
145.269
136.797
170.597
126.717
124.893
100.387
195.120
138.242
-1.9
-2.3
-2.8
-9.1
-6.5
-13.5
-16.9
1.6
1.3
-27.6
2.0
1.8
1.3
-40.3
2.0
0.3
.3
.4
1.2
.9
1.8
3.0
-.1
-.1
4.0
-.1
-.1
-.2
8.7
-.1
196.691
204.919
203.755
149.242
198.350
182.625
214.748
280.536
233.071
181.213
210.886
210.195
146.080
187.124
253.891
-1.5
-2.0
-2.5
-9.1
-6.8
-13.8
-17.3
2.6
2.3
-26.2
2.5
2.4
1.9
-39.0
2.6
0.7
.7
.7
1.5
1.4
2.5
3.0
.2
.3
4.7
.2
.2
.1
8.5
.3
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.
44
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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—
May
2008
May
2009
Percent change from—
Index
Apr.
2009
May
2008
May
2009
Apr.
2009
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
230.611
356.339
-0.6
0.1
134.857
-1.5
0.2
-
-
-
-
-
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
223.021
222.417
222.407
225.582
229.930
3.0
2.9
2.2
3.8
3.6
-.2
-.2
-.4
.0
.5
138.652
138.866
135.820
143.617
134.650
3.1
3.0
1.8
4.6
4.7
.1
.1
.0
.2
.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 ...................................
246.028
295.201
291.442
302.147
199.693
191.506
195.320
187.878
201.802
128.818
.5
2.2
4.2
2.6
-10.3
-12.4
-4.6
3.6
-18.6
-.4
-.3
.0
.2
.3
-3.2
-3.7
-4.2
-.5
-11.2
.1
137.187
136.502
141.415
133.859
169.771
168.068
150.005
136.716
158.951
106.167
-.8
1.9
3.0
3.1
-14.3
-17.3
-6.4
2.7
-27.2
3.1
.1
.4
.1
.4
-1.9
-2.3
-2.7
.1
-10.5
1.1
Apparel .....................................................................................
118.356
1.9
-.6
87.525
-.1
-3.6
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
177.427
171.260
184.522
183.712
183.876
184.697
181.458
-12.8
-13.3
-39.8
-39.4
-40.1
-38.3
-37.4
2.0
2.4
10.0
10.4
10.8
9.6
9.6
122.726
123.433
189.961
190.640
192.759
191.536
183.923
-13.5
-13.5
-39.7
-39.3
-39.9
-38.6
-36.9
1.8
1.9
9.2
9.6
10.0
9.0
8.1
Medical care .............................................................................
397.489
1.8
.2
163.134
3.4
-.2
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
118.880
1.9
.0
113.463
.5
.3
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
133.636
4.3
.3
123.287
4.5
.2
Other goods and services ........................................................
376.801
6.3
.0
177.110
11.8
-.8
230.611
173.442
143.359
172.608
107.976
282.633
-.6
-5.0
-10.1
-14.3
-2.3
2.0
.1
.7
1.3
1.9
.3
-.2
134.857
124.469
116.426
142.885
87.599
140.412
-1.5
-5.1
-9.5
-14.9
-.4
1.5
.2
.6
.9
1.5
-.1
.0
223.254
206.907
146.663
198.606
175.992
278.326
273.206
189.068
236.885
241.032
-.7
-2.2
-9.6
-5.7
-13.2
1.7
2.0
-26.1
2.3
2.1
.1
.1
1.3
.8
1.8
-.6
-.3
1.5
.0
.0
131.255
131.837
117.093
140.378
142.203
144.187
138.024
176.910
129.303
127.387
-1.9
-2.8
-9.0
-6.5
-13.7
1.1
1.4
-29.0
2.5
2.4
.3
.2
.8
.8
1.4
-.5
.0
2.5
.0
.0
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.
45
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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)
Midwest
Size class B/C 2
Size class A
Item and group
Index
May
2009
Percent
change from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Size class D
Percent
change from—
Index
May
2009
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Index
May
2009
Percent
change from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
204.443
337.548
-1.8
0.5
129.967
-2.0
0.3
0.6
-
-
-
-
198.911
318.899
-1.9
-
-
-
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
213.201
212.927
209.864
217.360
214.426
2.9
2.9
1.8
4.3
2.6
-.4
-.4
-.5
-.4
.3
135.099
135.170
131.555
140.067
135.239
2.8
2.7
1.9
3.8
3.3
-.1
-.1
-.2
.1
.0
215.792
215.092
202.166
237.103
226.091
4.6
4.5
2.9
6.4
6.9
.3
.3
-.1
.8
-.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 ...................................
197.460
230.503
229.604
234.036
181.274
159.453
162.328
152.813
163.029
120.382
-1.6
-.1
2.1
.8
-13.2
-16.6
-16.0
7.6
-38.0
2.4
-.2
-.1
-.1
.1
-.8
-1.1
-1.1
-.1
-2.7
-.1
124.503
125.153
125.844
122.433
153.734
154.173
151.499
144.239
156.019
97.335
-.8
1.1
2.2
1.7
-10.1
-12.5
-10.8
7.0
-37.5
.0
-.2
-.2
.1
.1
-1.0
-1.3
-1.2
1.1
-6.8
.5
190.136
214.988
200.815
221.108
192.308
150.059
162.794
160.256
158.645
124.716
.7
2.9
3.5
2.6
-11.9
-14.6
-11.8
6.0
-39.4
5.5
.5
.5
.0
.4
.1
.2
.6
2.4
-4.0
.8
Apparel .....................................................................................
112.619
2.6
.3
85.570
-.8
-3.4
123.921
-.4
-.1
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
178.830
175.149
207.886
208.272
207.399
222.711
204.350
-13.8
-14.2
-39.1
-38.7
-39.2
-37.9
-36.5
3.3
3.6
13.7
14.2
14.5
13.5
13.0
129.113
128.881
205.926
207.999
211.624
206.128
197.512
-15.4
-15.6
-39.9
-39.3
-39.7
-38.8
-37.5
2.9
3.3
12.3
13.0
13.0
13.9
11.7
158.169
151.102
172.951
172.103
165.191
200.277
179.973
-18.0
-18.3
-39.9
-39.3
-39.5
-39.4
-37.8
2.7
2.7
9.3
9.7
9.3
10.9
8.6
Medical care .............................................................................
372.269
4.5
1.3
162.347
3.5
.3
365.369
3.3
.3
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
116.250
.6
-.1
116.483
2.5
-.2
109.875
-.7
-.1
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
129.902
3.2
.0
126.748
2.0
.0
117.404
3.4
-.5
Other goods and services ........................................................
350.761
5.5
.0
169.219
9.7
-.2
371.196
9.6
.2
204.443
165.716
140.914
175.319
106.438
242.901
-1.8
-4.4
-8.7
-13.0
-1.4
.0
.5
1.1
2.2
3.6
.0
.0
129.967
118.771
110.093
136.420
82.304
137.334
-2.0
-5.4
-9.8
-14.3
-2.4
.7
.3
.9
1.5
2.8
-.4
-.2
198.911
168.491
146.109
181.940
108.865
232.530
-1.9
-5.4
-10.4
-14.9
-2.8
1.3
.6
1.0
1.4
2.4
-.1
.4
196.969
196.836
143.805
194.774
178.118
266.372
232.222
179.827
209.052
209.022
-2.3
-2.6
-8.1
-5.3
-11.7
.1
-.5
-29.7
1.7
1.5
.4
.7
2.1
1.5
3.3
.1
-.1
5.8
.0
.1
126.353
130.123
110.820
135.851
136.093
149.600
134.260
177.301
124.966
123.035
-2.5
-3.2
-9.4
-6.4
-13.4
.2
.4
-28.7
1.8
1.6
.3
.5
1.4
1.3
2.6
-.2
-.2
5.0
-.2
-.2
188.477
194.838
148.229
198.105
183.982
253.736
215.081
159.867
205.311
203.470
-2.3
-3.4
-9.8
-6.3
-13.8
.0
1.0
-29.9
2.5
2.1
.7
.7
1.3
1.4
2.3
.3
.4
4.7
.2
.2
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
May
2009
Percent
change from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Size class D
Percent
change from—
Index
May
2009
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Index
May
2009
Percent
change from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
209.235
337.776
-1.2
0.1
131.777
-1.4
0.3
0.8
-
-
-
-
209.563
340.314
-0.8
-
-
-
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
216.639
217.674
210.765
229.130
203.588
2.7
2.7
1.4
4.3
2.5
-.2
-.2
-.4
.1
-.9
136.128
136.598
134.542
139.548
128.628
3.5
3.5
2.4
4.9
2.8
.0
.0
-.2
.2
-.3
214.171
213.745
214.252
216.905
216.981
3.8
3.8
3.1
4.9
4.1
.3
.3
1.0
-.6
.3
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 ...................................
208.656
229.781
231.092
234.738
213.279
194.311
198.324
193.179
183.441
139.800
1.6
1.8
2.3
2.4
-.5
-1.8
-1.0
6.8
-31.0
3.2
-.1
.0
.2
.1
-1.0
-1.2
-1.1
-.5
-4.3
-.2
132.848
135.703
140.281
134.255
149.754
147.754
145.226
142.984
154.689
100.245
1.0
1.6
2.9
1.8
-2.8
-4.6
-3.6
1.8
-27.2
1.8
-.1
-.1
.0
.0
-.3
-.4
-.3
.0
-2.4
.2
198.098
222.454
219.288
232.640
209.083
182.694
190.857
192.256
161.794
126.826
3.4
3.6
4.0
3.8
1.8
-.7
2.0
6.4
-26.6
4.6
.4
.4
.4
.1
.5
.6
.6
1.2
-5.3
.1
Apparel .....................................................................................
146.514
-1.3
-2.3
90.520
.6
-1.5
116.780
2.2
.4
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
171.874
171.441
194.401
193.201
192.538
196.173
194.508
-15.3
-15.7
-41.5
-41.2
-42.0
-39.8
-38.6
1.7
1.8
6.5
6.7
7.0
6.5
6.0
120.641
120.108
190.259
191.551
195.888
188.420
184.317
-16.7
-16.9
-41.2
-40.7
-41.4
-39.5
-38.5
2.7
2.8
9.3
9.7
10.0
9.7
8.5
185.176
183.763
183.296
182.848
176.463
216.307
192.256
-16.8
-17.0
-41.3
-40.6
-41.2
-39.5
-38.3
3.5
3.7
11.2
12.1
12.2
11.9
11.2
Medical care .............................................................................
344.738
2.7
.1
153.367
2.5
.0
354.215
2.7
-.2
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
113.537
-.6
.1
116.010
3.2
-.3
119.402
1.8
-.1
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
123.389
3.2
.5
120.323
3.3
.0
126.922
3.0
-.1
Other goods and services ........................................................
334.632
4.8
.1
164.066
9.4
-.2
380.218
11.2
-.3
209.235
169.869
145.482
177.485
114.948
246.879
-1.2
-5.9
-10.8
-16.8
-1.0
1.8
.1
.3
.7
1.2
.1
.0
131.777
118.939
110.090
136.492
85.537
139.564
-1.4
-5.4
-9.9
-14.8
-1.8
1.8
.3
.8
1.2
1.9
.3
.0
209.563
172.623
153.341
185.887
118.178
249.333
-.8
-5.9
-10.5
-16.7
.8
3.7
.8
1.4
2.0
3.3
.2
.3
202.329
201.576
147.779
196.406
179.061
272.713
236.495
190.567
212.970
212.583
-1.5
-2.8
-10.3
-7.5
-15.6
1.8
1.8
-25.0
1.8
1.7
.1
.2
.6
.4
1.0
.0
.0
2.2
.0
.0
128.420
127.894
110.636
136.137
136.094
143.262
137.868
164.365
126.895
125.070
-1.7
-2.7
-9.5
-6.5
-13.9
2.0
1.7
-27.4
2.2
1.9
.3
.5
1.2
.9
1.8
.0
.0
4.3
-.1
-.1
198.822
206.259
154.624
199.011
186.469
279.356
234.134
179.740
212.751
212.948
-1.0
-2.5
-10.2
-8.0
-16.1
3.6
3.9
-26.2
3.7
3.7
.9
1.0
2.0
1.9
3.2
.1
.3
5.6
.2
.2
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)
West
Size class B/C 2
Size class A
Item and group
Index
Percent change from—
May
2008
May
2009
Percent change from—
Index
Apr.
2009
May
2008
May
2009
Apr.
2009
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
222.659
363.077
-0.9
0.4
131.990
-1.5
0.1
-
-
-
-
-
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
222.972
222.591
225.863
217.217
225.187
1.5
1.6
-.3
3.9
.4
-.2
-.3
-.6
.0
.5
136.823
135.607
133.457
138.920
157.165
2.2
1.8
1.0
2.9
7.8
-.1
-.2
-.5
.3
1.4
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 ...................................
240.937
270.281
278.810
285.243
235.643
223.301
226.388
258.701
177.398
137.039
1.3
1.8
3.2
2.3
-3.3
-7.0
-6.0
5.9
-33.5
1.6
.3
.0
.1
.0
4.3
5.7
5.9
8.2
-1.6
-.2
131.966
132.236
139.737
133.612
163.027
162.424
160.384
154.015
171.954
106.121
.4
.6
2.2
2.0
-.3
-1.5
-.7
4.2
-12.6
.1
-.6
-.7
-.3
.1
.5
.0
.0
2.3
-6.1
-.8
Apparel .....................................................................................
116.093
.1
-.6
96.596
1.4
-1.8
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
177.010
172.014
194.281
193.835
194.221
180.292
188.912
-12.0
-12.4
-38.3
-37.8
-38.4
-36.8
-36.1
1.8
2.0
7.3
7.6
7.7
7.5
7.0
124.848
123.492
176.116
178.345
178.056
174.980
172.891
-13.2
-13.3
-39.1
-38.4
-38.7
-38.3
-36.9
2.3
2.4
6.8
7.0
7.1
6.6
7.1
Medical care .............................................................................
375.993
3.8
.3
162.432
4.9
-.4
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
112.985
.2
.1
97.847
-.2
.3
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
127.521
3.4
.1
117.961
2.1
.3
Other goods and services ........................................................
370.618
5.1
-.3
161.247
7.6
-.3
222.659
167.534
137.852
166.153
110.164
271.573
-.9
-5.2
-8.9
-14.8
-.9
1.9
.4
.6
1.1
1.8
.3
.3
131.990
117.208
107.450
131.781
85.067
138.869
-1.5
-5.1
-8.5
-13.7
-2.4
1.3
.1
.8
1.2
1.4
1.1
-.5
215.776
203.943
141.538
195.045
170.697
284.261
263.031
203.458
226.142
227.530
-1.2
-2.4
-8.5
-6.8
-13.7
2.0
1.7
-28.3
1.8
1.8
.4
.6
1.1
.7
1.7
.7
.3
6.6
.0
.0
127.416
128.047
108.814
134.495
133.403
146.483
136.095
173.455
126.191
124.589
-1.9
-2.5
-8.0
-6.3
-12.4
2.4
.9
-25.4
1.2
1.1
.1
.4
1.2
.7
1.4
-.2
-.5
3.4
-.2
-.2
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
May 2009 from—
Pricing
schedule
1
Feb.
2009
Mar.
2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
M
218.389
217.110
215.783
Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
223.870
225.317
136.971
222.341
223.940
135.812
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
208.431
212.935
133.114
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
Apr. 2009 from—
May
2008
Mar.
2009
Apr.
2009
Apr.
2008
Feb.
2009
Mar.
2009
215.088
1.5
-0.9
-0.3
2.3
-1.2
-0.6
221.907
223.335
135.781
221.287
222.407
135.820
2.1
2.2
1.8
-.5
-.7
.0
-.3
-.4
.0
2.8
3.2
1.8
-.9
-.9
-.9
-.2
-.3
.0
206.834
211.769
132.202
206.165
210.863
131.798
205.480
209.864
131.555
1.9
1.8
1.9
-.7
-.9
-.5
-.3
-.5
-.2
2.7
2.7
2.5
-1.1
-1.0
-1.0
-.3
-.4
-.3
206.605
202.039
202.381
202.166
2.9
.1
-.1
3.3
-2.0
.2
M
M
M
214.950
215.011
136.464
213.672
213.866
135.770
212.018
211.564
134.850
211.701
210.765
134.542
2.1
1.4
2.4
-.9
-1.4
-.9
-.1
-.4
-.2
2.6
2.1
3.0
-1.4
-1.6
-1.2
-.8
-1.1
-.7
M
215.334
212.625
212.056
214.252
3.1
.8
1.0
1.7
-1.5
-.3
M
M
M
227.255
230.423
135.695
226.476
228.986
135.556
224.225
227.195
134.127
222.964
225.863
133.457
.0
-.3
1.0
-1.6
-1.4
-1.5
-.6
-.6
-.5
1.4
1.8
1.1
-1.3
-1.4
-1.2
-1.0
-.8
-1.1
M
M
M
202.787
135.748
213.647
201.602
135.039
211.703
200.344
134.273
210.139
199.401
133.966
210.587
1.2
1.9
1.6
-1.1
-.8
-.5
-.5
-.2
.2
2.4
2.4
1.5
-1.2
-1.1
-1.6
-.6
-.6
-.7
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
218.531
236.209
215.941
235.063
215.006
233.484
215.717
233.190
.4
.8
-.1
-.8
.3
-.1
.5
2.3
-1.6
-1.2
-.4
-.7
M
229.149
227.340
226.657
225.640
2.4
-.7
-.4
3.5
-1.1
-.3
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
223.590
221.261
203.703
137.620
223.256
220.317
201.619
138.098
220.535
218.173
197.571
135.515
222.447
217.451
198.272
136.050
3.3
3.8
1.5
2.5
-.4
-1.3
-1.7
-1.5
.9
-.3
.4
.4
2.9
5.2
1.0
2.0
-1.4
-1.4
-3.0
-1.5
-1.2
-1.0
-2.0
-1.9
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
222.143
195.561
204.169
229.773
221.592
195.972
202.312
228.685
220.666
196.006
200.991
229.687
218.992
193.975
197.641
226.486
1.7
1.6
.5
.0
-1.2
-1.0
-2.3
-1.0
-.8
-1.0
-1.7
-1.4
2.4
3.9
3.4
3.5
-.7
.2
-1.6
.0
-.4
.0
-.7
.4
2
2
2
218.460
227.779
235.199
216.533
225.401
235.807
219.018
226.504
231.537
214.613
223.015
231.302
-.7
-2.5
1.0
-.9
-1.1
-1.9
-2.0
-1.5
-.1
2.0
.6
2.7
.3
-.6
-1.6
1.1
.5
-1.8
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.
49
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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
May
2009
ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI
Percent
change from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Percent
change from—
Index
May
2009
New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA
Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Index
May
2009
Percent
change from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Index
May
2009
Percent
change from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (1967=100) ...................................
213.856
640.616
-1.3
0.3
0.9
0.4
0.2
-
-
-
235.975
682.171
-0.1
-
222.522
657.430
-1.8
-
209.809
626.823
-2.4
-
-
-
Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................
218.076
217.826
215.088
223.023
220.005
2.7
2.7
1.5
4.2
3.0
-.1
-.2
-.3
.1
.2
214.752
213.484
215.717
204.902
230.480
2.3
2.3
.4
4.5
3.1
.3
.2
.3
.0
1.4
223.850
222.935
233.190
207.227
223.619
2.0
2.3
.8
4.1
-2.1
.1
.1
-.1
.3
.4
227.592
226.791
225.640
234.244
235.253
2.9
2.9
2.4
3.5
3.1
-.2
-.2
-.4
.1
.4
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 ...
216.971
249.779
249.069
.5
1.5
3.0
-.1
.0
.1
213.175
260.321
267.381
-3.6
-1.0
1.7
.4
.3
-.1
245.426
276.159
281.284
.6
1.5
2.9
.4
-.1
.1
256.573
311.898
308.207
1.3
2.9
5.3
-.2
-.1
.1
256.875
206.358
183.783
189.619
191.066
182.464
129.644
2.1
-6.2
-8.7
-5.7
4.8
-29.4
1.6
.1
-.4
-.6
-.6
1.1
-5.7
.0
263.828
168.160
148.870
152.010
145.552
146.396
109.163
.3
-21.7
-25.9
-25.7
9.1
-51.3
.6
.1
1.2
1.4
1.4
-1.1
5.7
-.2
288.563
232.233
222.813
223.011
273.181
154.300
129.597
1.8
-10.2
-16.4
-15.7
4.7
-49.0
2.6
.0
4.1
6.0
6.4
7.3
3.6
1.3
320.917
189.738
189.769
188.011
178.303
202.854
126.125
3.4
-8.5
-9.9
-3.4
4.0
-15.7
-1.8
.2
-.8
-1.0
-1.1
1.2
-5.5
.0
Apparel .....................................................
121.751
.8
-1.2
95.029
2.4
-1.0
105.645
-3.2
-1.6
114.625
1.5
-.1
Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 4 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 .........
175.997
171.757
193.609
193.727
192.523
199.993
190.205
-14.3
-14.6
-39.9
-39.4
-40.0
-38.6
-37.5
2.3
2.5
9.2
9.6
9.8
9.5
8.6
168.721
165.756
214.681
213.513
209.787
224.136
205.920
-14.2
-14.5
-37.0
-36.9
-37.4
-36.2
-35.3
3.7
3.9
14.5
14.7
14.9
14.6
14.1
174.030
168.751
194.836
191.300
190.428
182.245
185.478
-13.3
-13.2
-36.9
-36.6
-37.1
-35.9
-35.2
1.4
1.5
7.0
7.2
7.2
7.3
7.0
187.017
177.567
177.544
177.011
178.411
178.114
176.508
-11.6
-12.2
-39.7
-39.6
-40.3
-38.3
-37.9
2.2
2.8
10.7
10.9
11.3
10.0
10.0
Medical care .............................................
375.026
3.2
.2
390.031
7.7
4.6
362.141
2.8
.1
369.782
.0
.0
Recreation 5 ..............................................
114.264
1.1
.0
112.264
-.1
-.3
112.636
-2.4
.6
117.106
1.8
-.2
Education and communication 5 ...............
126.467
3.4
.2
135.824
4.3
.2
128.911
3.6
.1
133.760
4.2
.1
Other goods and services .........................
369.901
7.3
-.2
352.110
6.2
-.8
353.758
4.0
-.9
360.425
4.9
.3
213.856
169.060
143.587
177.480
109.650
258.433
-1.3
-5.2
-9.6
-14.6
-1.5
1.5
.3
.7
1.3
2.1
.2
.0
209.809
162.277
133.948
170.048
98.847
254.787
-2.4
-4.0
-8.1
-11.3
-2.5
-1.3
.9
1.2
1.9
2.8
.4
.7
222.522
165.470
134.153
165.090
103.057
272.634
-1.8
-5.7
-9.7
-16.1
-1.3
.7
.4
.5
.8
1.5
.0
.3
235.975
175.320
141.418
168.614
105.470
287.824
-.1
-4.7
-9.8
-13.7
-1.9
2.4
.2
.8
1.5
2.1
.4
-.1
205.876
202.171
146.261
197.673
180.017
275.777
247.406
186.909
218.323
219.128
-1.6
-2.6
-9.1
-6.4
-13.6
1.6
1.4
-27.3
2.0
1.8
.3
.4
1.2
.9
1.9
.0
.0
4.0
.0
.0
201.948
192.986
137.767
193.602
174.452
261.901
244.496
172.875
214.955
215.988
-3.0
-3.0
-7.4
-4.4
-10.0
-1.6
-2.2
-31.9
1.2
1.0
.7
1.2
1.8
1.4
2.7
1.2
.3
7.6
.4
.5
215.978
199.044
138.057
195.357
170.261
274.760
264.741
205.169
225.738
226.742
-2.0
-3.8
-9.5
-7.5
-15.3
-.5
.5
-30.7
1.1
.9
.4
.7
.7
.7
1.4
.9
.3
6.7
.0
-.1
229.875
206.023
145.129
199.560
172.734
270.897
280.371
185.418
242.560
246.949
-.1
-2.0
-9.3
-5.3
-12.6
1.7
2.5
-24.7
2.4
2.4
.2
.4
1.4
.8
2.0
-.1
-.1
3.4
-.1
.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 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.
50
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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 11
U.S.
city
average
BostonBrocktonNashua,
MA-NH-ME-CT
Item and group
Index
May
2009
Percent change
from—
May
2008
Index
May
2009
Mar.
2009
ChicagoGaryKenosha,
IL-IN-WI
Percent change
from—
May
2008
Index
May
2009
Mar.
2009
Percent change
from—
May
2008
Mar.
2009
Expenditure category
All items 3 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ................................................................
213.856
640.616
-1.3
0.5
-0.1
1.1
-
-
209.809
626.823
-2.4
-
231.891
673.998
-1.5
-
-
-
Food and beverages 3 ............................................................
Food 3 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 4 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 4 ...........................................................
218.076
217.826
215.088
223.023
220.005
2.7
2.7
1.5
4.2
3.0
-.3
-.4
-.9
.4
.0
228.812
228.869
222.447
240.793
230.328
3.3
3.2
3.3
3.1
4.1
-.1
-.2
-.4
-.1
1.2
214.752
213.484
215.717
204.902
230.480
2.3
2.3
.4
4.5
3.1
.1
-.1
-.1
.0
1.3
Housing 3 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 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 .................................
216.971
249.779
249.069
256.875
206.358
183.783
189.619
191.066
182.464
129.644
.5
1.5
3.0
2.1
-6.2
-8.7
-5.7
4.8
-29.4
1.6
-.2
.1
.2
.2
-2.0
-2.6
-2.6
.5
-11.9
.0
232.656
275.399
277.604
288.913
202.423
173.058
181.628
208.243
120.168
128.187
-1.9
1.6
2.1
2.2
-24.1
-26.6
-16.9
.5
-47.9
.7
-1.1
.8
.0
.2
-15.6
-17.3
-20.9
-7.2
-47.5
.7
213.175
260.321
267.381
263.828
168.160
148.870
152.010
145.552
146.396
109.163
-3.6
-1.0
1.7
.3
-21.7
-25.9
-25.7
9.1
-51.3
.6
.0
.5
.0
.4
-4.1
-5.1
-5.2
-1.0
-11.3
.8
Apparel 3 ................................................................................
121.751
.8
-.6
134.904
5.2
-3.8
95.029
2.4
-1.7
Transportation 3 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .......................................
175.997
171.757
193.609
193.727
192.523
199.993
190.205
-14.3
-14.6
-39.9
-39.4
-40.0
-38.6
-37.5
3.7
4.1
15.0
15.4
15.8
15.0
14.0
164.273
163.448
191.860
190.183
188.879
190.860
188.159
-14.2
-14.5
-40.2
-39.7
-40.1
-39.0
-37.9
2.5
3.0
16.0
17.2
17.9
15.7
14.6
168.721
165.756
214.681
213.513
209.787
224.136
205.920
-14.2
-14.5
-37.0
-36.9
-37.4
-36.2
-35.3
5.8
6.3
21.5
21.8
22.0
21.6
20.7
Medical care 3 ........................................................................
375.026
3.2
.5
524.580
5.9
.7
390.031
7.7
4.6
Recreation 9 ...........................................................................
114.264
1.1
-.3
121.443
2.5
.7
112.264
-.1
.7
Education and communication 9 .............................................
126.467
3.4
.2
137.078
4.8
1.3
135.824
4.3
.2
Other goods and services 3 ....................................................
369.901
7.3
2.4
403.841
10.4
-.5
352.110
6.2
1.6
213.856
169.060
143.587
177.480
109.650
258.433
-1.3
-5.2
-9.6
-14.6
-1.5
1.5
.5
1.4
2.6
4.3
.4
-.1
231.891
174.089
145.255
182.798
107.772
284.066
-1.5
-5.4
-11.0
-16.2
-2.7
1.2
-.1
.9
1.7
2.6
.4
-.7
209.809
162.277
133.948
170.048
98.847
254.787
-2.4
-4.0
-8.1
-11.3
-2.5
-1.3
1.1
2.0
3.5
4.8
1.6
.5
205.876
202.171
146.261
197.673
180.017
275.777
247.406
186.909
218.323
219.128
-1.6
-2.6
-9.1
-6.4
-13.6
1.6
1.4
-27.3
2.0
1.8
.5
.8
2.5
1.8
4.0
-.2
-.1
5.3
.1
.2
220.291
216.825
148.588
204.691
184.989
307.716
266.970
180.609
240.421
243.273
-1.9
-3.0
-10.3
-6.3
-14.7
.6
.9
-33.6
2.4
2.2
-.2
-.6
1.6
1.0
2.5
-2.7
-.8
-4.6
.3
.3
201.948
192.986
137.767
193.602
174.452
261.901
244.496
172.875
214.955
215.988
-3.0
-3.0
-7.4
-4.4
-10.0
-1.6
-2.2
-31.9
1.2
1.0
.9
1.4
3.4
2.2
4.4
.5
.1
6.6
.7
.9
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 3 ....................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy 3 ...................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy 3 .............................................
See footnotes at end of table.
51
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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 11
ClevelandAkron, OH
Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA
DallasFort Worth, TX
Item and group
Index
May
2009
Percent change
from—
May
2008
Index
May
2009
Mar.
2009
Percent change
from—
May
2008
Index
May
2009
Mar.
2009
Percent change
from—
May
2008
Mar.
2009
Expenditure category
All items 3 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ................................................................
200.196
641.522
-2.3
0.4
-0.4
0.5
-
-
222.522
657.430
-1.8
-
199.311
625.227
-1.5
-
-
-
Food and beverages 3 ............................................................
Food 3 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 4 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 4 ...........................................................
219.687
223.542
217.451
236.860
177.483
3.1
3.1
3.8
2.2
2.4
-.5
-.8
-1.3
.0
1.9
221.461
216.283
198.272
244.490
292.108
3.0
2.8
1.5
4.3
6.0
-.9
-.9
-1.7
-.1
-.3
223.850
222.935
233.190
207.227
223.619
2.0
2.3
.8
4.1
-2.1
.0
.1
-.8
1.1
-.5
Housing 3 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 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 .................................
189.117
213.960
212.869
210.808
183.507
170.679
171.525
155.020
178.054
123.862
-2.0
-.2
2.0
.3
-13.7
-17.9
-17.3
10.4
-36.6
3.9
-1.1
-.7
.6
.5
-4.6
-5.7
-5.6
7.1
-17.5
.8
182.467
188.974
190.243
202.688
220.164
215.640
213.512
210.290
165.387
137.135
.5
2.7
4.2
3.0
-9.7
-13.4
-13.2
-8.8
-41.2
1.6
-1.0
-.6
.6
.0
-3.0
-4.0
-4.0
-4.5
1.3
-.7
245.426
276.159
281.284
288.563
232.233
222.813
223.011
273.181
154.300
129.597
.6
1.5
2.9
1.8
-10.2
-16.4
-15.7
4.7
-49.0
2.6
.4
-.1
.2
-.3
3.4
4.6
5.0
7.7
-3.0
1.8
Apparel 3 ................................................................................
117.838
.6
6.1
120.200
-4.9
-8.8
105.645
-3.2
-4.7
Transportation 3 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .......................................
180.195
181.141
227.992
227.756
221.849
230.237
221.529
-15.1
-15.3
-40.3
-39.8
-40.1
-39.3
-38.2
4.5
4.8
18.7
19.9
20.2
18.6
18.1
179.181
179.303
194.200
193.812
189.242
198.720
199.560
-14.4
-14.8
-42.2
-41.9
-43.0
-39.9
-38.2
3.1
2.8
14.5
14.8
14.9
14.8
14.0
174.030
168.751
194.836
191.300
190.428
182.245
185.478
-13.3
-13.2
-36.9
-36.6
-37.1
-35.9
-35.2
3.4
3.6
14.1
14.3
14.4
14.6
13.8
Medical care 3 ........................................................................
349.843
2.6
-.1
339.369
4.4
.3
362.141
2.8
.3
Recreation 9 ...........................................................................
113.798
4.7
-.3
118.605
3.9
-.6
112.636
-2.4
-2.0
Education and communication 9 .............................................
111.957
.4
-.4
133.822
2.3
.4
128.911
3.6
.3
Other goods and services 3 ....................................................
367.074
11.6
1.9
344.289
6.1
.6
353.758
4.0
.9
200.196
174.129
149.949
184.951
111.266
227.233
-2.3
-4.8
-8.9
-13.6
-1.1
-.6
.4
2.2
3.9
6.9
-.2
-.8
199.311
167.841
141.625
164.771
122.689
230.200
-1.5
-5.8
-11.1
-17.2
-.9
1.7
-.4
.0
.6
1.3
-.4
-.6
222.522
165.470
134.153
165.090
103.057
272.634
-1.8
-5.7
-9.7
-16.1
-1.3
.7
.5
1.2
1.9
2.8
1.0
.1
193.380
196.523
151.121
202.624
184.216
245.543
218.159
190.289
203.016
199.410
-2.7
-3.2
-8.4
-6.0
-12.5
-.9
-.9
-30.1
1.7
1.5
.4
.9
3.8
3.0
6.5
-.9
-.9
4.3
.0
.1
192.255
204.634
145.914
191.773
171.415
289.431
218.923
205.466
202.206
199.893
-1.9
-3.2
-10.4
-7.3
-15.8
.5
1.5
-29.6
2.5
2.4
-.4
-.3
.5
.1
1.1
-.5
-.6
3.8
-.7
-.7
215.978
199.044
138.057
195.357
170.261
274.760
264.741
205.169
225.738
226.742
-2.0
-3.8
-9.5
-7.5
-15.3
-.5
.5
-30.7
1.1
.9
.5
.9
1.9
1.3
2.5
.4
.1
10.5
-.1
-.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 3 ....................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy 3 ...................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy 3 .............................................
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 11
New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA
Item and group
Index
May
2009
WashingtonBaltimore,
DC-MD-VA-WV
2
Percent change from—
May
2008
Percent change from—
Index
Mar.
2009
May
2008
May
2009
Mar.
2009
Expenditure category
All items 3 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ................................................................
235.975
682.171
-0.1
0.4
139.311
-0.2
0.5
-
-
-
-
-
Food and beverages 3 ............................................................
Food 3 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 4 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 4 ...........................................................
227.592
226.791
225.640
234.244
235.253
2.9
2.9
2.4
3.5
3.1
-.1
-.2
-.7
.4
.9
139.133
140.720
136.050
143.937
117.660
2.9
3.3
2.5
4.1
-.9
-.8
-.7
-1.5
.1
-2.0
Housing 3 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 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 .................................
256.573
311.898
308.207
320.917
189.738
189.769
188.011
178.303
202.854
126.125
1.3
2.9
5.3
3.4
-8.5
-9.9
-3.4
4.0
-15.7
-1.8
-.4
.0
.5
.4
-3.6
-4.0
-4.8
-.1
-13.2
.2
152.349
156.979
168.638
156.272
180.493
184.157
179.359
187.022
133.977
103.760
2.5
2.7
4.8
3.3
-.2
-1.0
.7
11.0
-29.7
3.7
.4
.6
.5
.6
-.3
-.5
.2
.0
.7
.1
Apparel 3 ................................................................................
114.625
1.5
-.6
96.228
5.9
-.7
Transportation 3 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .......................................
187.017
177.567
177.544
177.011
178.411
178.114
176.508
-11.6
-12.2
-39.7
-39.6
-40.3
-38.3
-37.9
3.9
4.7
16.3
16.5
17.4
14.6
14.5
120.989
121.086
182.489
182.478
184.339
182.607
183.179
-16.0
-16.0
-41.1
-41.1
-41.9
-39.7
-39.0
3.0
3.4
12.9
13.0
13.6
11.8
11.8
Medical care 3 ........................................................................
369.782
.0
-.1
142.187
1.0
.1
Recreation 9 ...........................................................................
117.106
1.8
.9
115.334
-2.5
-.1
Education and communication 9 .............................................
133.760
4.2
.3
131.296
3.4
.2
Other goods and services 3 ....................................................
360.425
4.9
1.7
163.730
5.7
1.3
235.975
175.320
141.418
168.614
105.470
287.824
-.1
-4.7
-9.8
-13.7
-1.9
2.4
.4
1.6
3.0
3.4
2.3
-.2
139.311
119.989
109.136
130.454
85.718
152.048
-.2
-4.4
-9.0
-13.4
-1.2
2.0
.5
.6
1.6
3.0
-.4
.4
229.875
206.023
145.129
199.560
172.734
270.897
280.371
185.418
242.560
246.949
-.1
-2.0
-9.3
-5.3
-12.6
1.7
2.5
-24.7
2.4
2.4
.4
.7
2.9
1.5
3.3
-.5
-.2
3.1
.2
.3
139.104
130.257
109.612
134.362
129.477
146.708
152.873
181.064
135.754
135.831
-.3
-2.1
-8.6
-5.3
-12.5
1.0
2.1
-22.8
2.3
2.1
.5
.4
1.4
.9
2.5
.3
.5
4.7
.2
.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 3 ....................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy 3 ...................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy 3 .............................................
1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month.
2 For Washington-Baltimore, indexes are on a December 1997=100 base unless
otherwise noted.
3 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1996=100 base.
4 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1997=100 base.
5 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 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
9 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
May 2009 from—
Pricing
schedule
1
Feb.
2009
Mar.
2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
M
206.708
207.218
207.925
Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
222.945
224.084
133.908
223.626
224.597
134.558
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
195.813
196.147
128.167
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
Apr. 2009 from—
May
2008
Mar.
2009
Apr.
2009
Apr.
2008
Feb.
2009
Mar.
2009
208.774
-1.9
0.8
0.4
-1.3
0.6
0.3
224.252
225.214
134.951
224.748
225.657
135.329
-1.0
-.8
-1.7
.5
.5
.6
.2
.2
.3
-.2
.0
-.9
.6
.5
.8
.3
.3
.3
196.453
196.855
128.468
196.933
197.192
128.968
197.971
198.271
129.524
-2.4
-2.3
-2.5
.8
.7
.8
.5
.5
.4
-1.9
-1.9
-1.8
.6
.5
.6
.2
.2
.4
193.527
194.393
194.651
196.047
-2.7
.9
.7
-2.3
.6
.1
M
M
M
201.150
204.501
128.276
201.737
205.066
128.686
202.619
205.733
129.309
203.500
206.271
129.885
-2.1
-2.1
-2.2
.9
.6
.9
.4
.3
.4
-1.5
-1.3
-1.6
.7
.6
.8
.4
.3
.5
M
205.337
205.744
206.921
208.989
-1.7
1.6
1.0
-1.3
.8
.6
M
M
M
210.492
212.890
130.649
210.661
212.965
130.674
211.386
213.646
131.103
212.263
214.734
131.389
-1.7
-1.6
-2.0
.8
.8
.5
.4
.5
.2
-1.4
-1.1
-1.8
.4
.4
.3
.3
.3
.3
M
M
M
191.927
129.488
200.681
192.327
129.833
201.485
192.861
130.361
202.351
193.597
130.847
203.883
-1.6
-2.2
-2.1
.7
.8
1.2
.4
.4
.8
-1.0
-1.6
-1.7
.5
.7
.8
.3
.4
.4
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
199.944
213.234
200.218
213.013
200.607
213.405
202.464
214.446
-2.8
-2.4
1.1
.7
.9
.5
-2.6
-2.1
.3
.1
.2
.2
M
228.653
229.064
229.639
230.307
-.3
.5
.3
.6
.4
.3
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ......
1
1
1
1
-
231.884
190.107
200.770
137.539
-
231.420
191.297
200.955
138.510
-1.7
-2.3
-2.6
-.6
-.2
.6
.1
.7
-
-
-
-
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
197.528
196.191
185.015
217.635
-
197.676
197.239
186.970
217.900
-
-
-
-
-3.9
-1.9
-.8
-.7
.1
.5
1.1
.1
-
2
2
2
219.356
216.797
218.752
-
220.732
218.587
220.208
-
-
-
-
-1.1
.3
.8
.6
.8
.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: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each
local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore,
subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a
result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index,
although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI
for use in their escalator clauses.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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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
May
2009
Midwest
Percent
change from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Index
May
2009
South
Percent
change from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Index
May
2009
West
Percent
change from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Index
May
2009
Percent
change from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................
224.748
351.044
-1.0
0.2
0.5
0.4
0.4
-
-
-
212.263
341.519
-1.7
-
203.500
329.591
-2.1
-
197.971
320.163
-2.4
-
-
-
Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................
222.380
221.983
219.880
228.389
226.460
3.1
3.0
2.1
4.3
4.1
-.1
-.1
-.3
.1
.3
211.573
211.146
205.497
220.356
216.704
3.1
3.1
2.0
4.6
3.5
-.2
-.3
-.4
-.1
.2
214.519
215.175
209.940
225.158
204.241
3.2
3.2
2.0
4.8
3.4
-.1
-.1
-.3
.1
-.4
221.788
220.488
222.096
218.244
237.178
1.7
1.6
.2
3.7
2.8
-.2
-.2
-.5
.1
.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 ...
239.092
285.547
280.144
.6
2.8
3.8
-.1
.2
.2
189.622
215.495
219.806
-1.1
.9
2.3
-.1
.0
.0
201.398
222.489
222.551
1.6
2.1
2.6
.0
.1
.1
226.142
250.348
262.510
1.4
1.8
2.8
.2
-.1
.0
264.826
203.554
187.790
195.123
188.389
197.840
124.141
2.8
-10.4
-12.6
-5.0
3.1
-21.0
1.2
.3
-2.6
-3.0
-3.4
-.2
-10.7
.6
213.418
188.167
163.077
168.244
166.181
166.897
121.430
1.3
-11.9
-14.6
-13.7
7.2
-38.3
2.4
.1
-.8
-1.0
-.9
.7
-4.0
.3
210.997
213.034
182.558
184.586
180.252
191.713
124.851
2.1
-.8
-2.4
-1.6
4.0
-29.5
2.4
.1
-.3
-.4
-.4
.1
-3.3
.1
240.662
228.385
212.630
216.359
234.250
188.085
133.195
2.1
-1.9
-4.3
-3.5
4.9
-24.6
1.2
.0
2.6
3.1
3.2
5.1
-3.1
-.3
Apparel .....................................................
120.993
1.7
-1.4
111.963
.9
-.9
133.554
.3
-1.3
116.126
.6
-.7
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 .........
174.496
170.165
91.837
135.556
127.878
188.457
188.003
187.801
192.767
184.899
-16.0
-16.5
-1.3
.0
-9.6
-39.7
-39.3
-40.0
-38.4
-37.2
2.5
2.8
.1
.1
1.0
9.7
10.1
10.4
9.4
9.2
175.890
172.825
91.386
132.742
123.836
202.954
203.691
201.841
223.485
202.950
-16.3
-16.6
-2.9
-.7
-10.8
-39.5
-39.0
-39.4
-38.4
-36.9
3.5
3.6
.1
-.6
1.0
12.5
13.1
13.2
13.3
12.1
168.081
166.469
88.860
139.564
122.107
190.270
190.380
188.549
200.654
191.356
-18.1
-18.4
-3.9
1.2
-10.1
-41.3
-40.8
-41.6
-39.6
-38.6
2.8
2.9
.6
.1
1.5
8.6
9.0
9.3
8.9
7.9
175.122
171.566
89.448
135.890
121.480
194.524
194.710
192.934
184.029
189.136
-14.2
-14.4
-2.9
-.3
-9.7
-38.4
-37.8
-38.3
-37.2
-36.2
2.0
2.2
.7
.7
1.0
6.9
7.2
7.3
7.0
6.9
Medical care .............................................
Medical care commodities ......................
Medical care services .............................
Professional services ............................
392.490
319.680
411.092
323.119
2.4
3.2
2.2
1.3
.1
.6
-.1
.2
377.617
296.100
402.888
344.890
4.0
3.9
4.1
4.5
.8
.6
.9
1.5
358.842
285.251
381.006
316.254
2.7
3.3
2.5
2.5
.0
.0
.0
.2
381.716
295.866
405.822
301.971
4.2
2.9
4.5
2.6
.1
.0
.1
.2
Recreation 4 ..............................................
117.183
1.8
.0
111.802
.9
-.1
112.173
1.7
-.3
104.825
.3
.3
Education and communication 4 ...............
125.193
4.2
.2
124.084
2.6
.0
117.712
2.8
.2
123.725
2.8
.1
Other goods and services .........................
438.411
12.9
-.5
388.822
11.5
.0
380.351
10.7
-.1
373.015
7.4
-.4
224.748
179.167
152.575
187.026
-1.0
-5.2
-10.5
-14.2
.2
.7
1.3
2.0
197.971
167.005
144.884
184.764
-2.4
-5.6
-10.4
-14.5
.5
1.2
2.1
3.4
203.500
169.573
147.626
188.455
-2.1
-7.2
-12.3
-17.7
.4
1.0
1.6
2.4
212.263
168.947
141.526
174.708
-1.7
-6.2
-10.3
-16.3
.4
.7
1.3
2.0
237.035
110.074
276.696
267.335
233.161
319.717
-19.1
-2.3
2.2
2.8
2.7
3.0
3.4
.2
-.1
.2
-.5
.2
229.084
106.424
235.629
214.146
253.275
275.982
-18.4
-2.8
.3
.9
4.0
1.9
4.9
-.1
.0
.0
.3
.0
224.276
109.687
244.136
211.956
257.679
281.287
-22.1
-2.9
2.1
2.1
3.0
3.0
3.6
.5
.0
.1
.2
.1
218.190
110.585
259.439
241.859
252.094
283.250
-21.1
-2.3
2.0
1.8
3.7
2.5
3.0
.5
.2
-.1
.0
.2
218.567
225.431
205.647
155.297
205.623
-1.2
-1.8
-2.8
-10.0
-5.9
.2
.3
.2
1.3
.9
190.940
195.349
194.130
147.211
198.348
-2.8
-3.4
-3.7
-9.8
-6.4
.5
.7
.7
2.0
1.5
195.851
201.263
197.902
149.245
200.464
-2.4
-3.0
-3.8
-11.8
-8.7
.5
.5
.6
1.5
1.1
205.789
210.682
198.872
144.934
198.989
-2.0
-2.3
-3.4
-9.8
-7.7
.4
.5
.7
1.3
.9
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
May
2009
Midwest
Percent
change from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
189.346
234.767
244.551
268.050
187.045
230.605
233.728
-13.3
-17.6
1.5
2.2
-27.6
2.8
2.8
1.9
3.1
-.6
-.1
2.5
.0
.0
151.256
195.350
285.472
2.6
-39.7
2.8
-.2
8.0
.1
South
Percent
change from—
Index
May
2009
May
2008
Apr.
2009
186.543
226.989
237.170
224.073
180.248
201.634
199.944
-13.5
-16.9
-.3
.0
-29.8
2.0
1.8
3.2
4.5
.1
-.1
5.7
.0
.0
141.600
203.471
244.554
1.8
-39.3
1.8
-.1
11.9
.1
Index
May
2009
West
Percent
change from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
189.072
221.380
244.283
231.726
181.353
206.535
204.955
-16.8
-20.8
2.1
2.1
-27.1
2.2
2.0
2.2
3.3
.0
.0
4.0
.0
.0
143.921
192.565
250.737
.8
-41.2
2.5
-.1
8.4
.1
Index
May
2009
Percent
change from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
179.294
219.285
250.690
249.995
204.402
214.292
213.244
-15.2
-19.3
2.3
1.9
-28.2
1.7
1.7
1.9
2.8
.5
.2
5.4
.0
.0
138.413
197.114
262.909
.1
-38.2
2.4
.1
6.8
.0
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
May
2009
Size class B/C 3
Percent change
from—
May
2008
Percent change
from—
Index
May
2009
Apr.
2009
Size class D
May
2008
Index
May
2009
Apr.
2009
Percent change
from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Expenditure category
All items 4 .............................................................................
193.597
193.597
-1.6
0.4
130.847
-2.2
0.4
0.8
-
-
-
-
-
203.883
329.508
-2.1
All items (December 1977=100) ..........................................
-
-
Food and beverages ...........................................................
Food ..................................................................................
Food at home ..................................................................
Food away from home ....................................................
Alcoholic beverages ..........................................................
196.605
196.383
198.840
191.979
197.487
2.4
2.4
1.2
4.2
2.3
-.3
-.4
-.6
-.1
.4
136.467
136.510
133.939
140.435
135.836
3.1
3.0
2.0
4.4
4.5
.0
.0
-.2
.2
.1
216.727
216.333
208.569
230.712
221.649
3.5
3.4
1.7
5.7
5.1
.2
.2
.3
.1
-.4
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 .............................
199.519
216.519
214.825
215.961
206.256
203.214
196.540
193.918
191.302
120.103
.8
2.0
3.0
2.1
-6.6
-9.1
-7.1
5.6
-31.3
1.9
.0
.1
.1
.1
-.2
-.4
-.3
1.5
-5.2
.2
132.067
133.110
137.616
131.494
156.983
155.972
150.518
144.427
158.001
99.686
.5
1.7
2.6
2.0
-5.3
-7.3
-4.5
3.2
-28.4
1.7
-.1
-.1
-.1
.1
-.5
-.7
-.7
.6
-6.0
.0
199.201
225.984
212.740
213.990
209.621
175.746
189.269
193.750
169.299
123.702
1.8
2.5
3.3
2.6
-1.5
-3.7
-1.6
6.6
-30.2
2.3
.3
.4
.2
.1
.4
.5
.5
1.3
-3.4
-.1
Apparel ...............................................................................
113.301
.6
-.7
91.152
.7
-2.1
118.507
2.5
1.0
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 ...................................
173.495
172.728
91.366
118.038
117.969
284.091
284.101
289.261
195.737
258.174
-15.5
-15.9
-2.3
.0
-9.9
-39.6
-39.2
-39.8
-38.1
-37.2
2.5
2.7
.3
.1
1.1
9.0
9.4
9.7
8.9
8.3
120.844
120.535
89.025
94.571
82.418
191.880
193.462
196.792
190.882
185.130
-17.0
-17.1
-3.5
.3
-10.1
-40.3
-39.8
-40.3
-39.0
-37.9
2.8
2.9
.7
.3
1.3
9.4
9.9
10.0
10.0
8.6
169.153
166.351
87.908
142.385
112.994
186.773
186.747
178.203
210.988
191.571
-17.5
-17.7
-4.3
.5
-10.5
-39.9
-39.2
-39.5
-38.9
-37.6
3.0
3.1
.3
-.4
1.2
9.3
9.8
9.6
10.6
9.6
Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Professional services ......................................................
296.728
235.284
314.554
253.466
3.4
3.4
3.4
3.1
.5
.3
.5
.8
159.111
141.087
164.760
148.908
3.3
3.4
3.3
2.6
.0
.3
-.1
.2
361.507
295.240
381.749
323.596
2.6
2.6
2.6
1.9
.1
-.2
.1
.3
Recreation 3 ........................................................................
113.056
.6
.0
108.582
2.0
.0
111.995
.4
.1
Education and communication 3 .........................................
124.675
3.1
.2
118.145
2.8
.1
126.516
2.8
-.2
Other goods and services ...................................................
305.008
7.9
-.1
181.243
13.3
-.4
416.248
11.9
-.3
193.597
164.846
146.114
188.569
242.441
104.619
220.334
217.393
203.371
240.146
-1.6
-6.0
-10.9
-15.9
-21.0
-2.3
1.7
2.0
3.4
2.4
.4
.8
1.6
2.4
3.7
.3
.1
.1
-.1
.2
130.847
119.724
111.258
140.891
165.587
84.251
138.737
133.315
138.070
135.927
-2.2
-6.3
-11.1
-16.0
-19.9
-2.8
1.7
1.7
3.0
3.0
.4
.9
1.5
2.3
3.7
.4
-.1
-.1
.0
.0
203.883
169.680
148.144
186.274
223.867
111.088
248.673
211.362
258.798
291.107
-2.1
-6.7
-11.3
-16.7
-20.7
-3.0
2.4
2.6
4.8
2.3
.8
1.3
1.9
3.2
3.8
.1
.3
.4
.5
.1
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
May
2009
Size class B/C 3
Percent change
from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Index
May
2009
Size class D
Percent change
from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Index
May
2009
Percent change
from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
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 ..........................................
189.468
193.153
184.476
148.252
192.825
189.533
237.316
223.506
214.330
238.656
189.973
188.757
131.726
286.197
222.193
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
-1.9
-2.4
-3.4
-10.4
-7.1
-14.8
-19.4
1.2
1.5
-27.9
2.0
1.9
.8
-39.5
2.4
0.4
.5
.5
1.5
1.0
2.3
3.4
.1
.1
4.3
.0
.1
.0
8.5
.1
127.754
128.025
127.992
111.973
138.118
140.504
162.845
144.292
136.596
171.413
125.517
123.247
100.857
194.683
137.644
-2.5
-3.1
-3.6
-10.6
-7.5
-15.0
-18.4
1.7
1.6
-28.4
2.2
2.0
1.5
-40.2
2.3
0.4
.5
.6
1.5
1.1
2.2
3.4
-.1
-.1
4.4
-.1
-.1
-.2
8.8
.0
195.769
201.623
198.661
150.063
201.357
187.845
222.984
248.584
235.955
181.587
206.917
205.721
144.659
187.218
255.414
-2.4
-3.0
-3.7
-10.9
-8.1
-15.8
-19.3
2.3
2.4
-27.2
2.5
2.3
1.3
-39.3
2.9
0.8
.9
.9
1.8
1.7
3.0
3.5
.2
.3
5.0
.2
.2
.1
8.7
.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—
May
2008
May
2009
Percent change from—
Index
Apr.
2009
May
2008
May
2009
Apr.
2009
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
225.657
344.816
-0.8
0.2
135.329
-1.7
0.3
-
-
-
-
-
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
221.811
221.371
220.609
224.913
226.356
3.1
3.0
2.3
4.1
3.6
-.2
-.3
-.5
.0
.4
138.388
138.490
135.269
143.667
135.564
3.0
2.9
1.8
4.6
4.8
.1
.1
.0
.2
.3
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 ...................................
239.985
285.951
289.226
267.578
195.658
188.040
193.725
185.856
200.754
122.399
1.1
2.9
4.0
2.7
-8.8
-10.5
-4.4
3.3
-18.7
-.1
-.2
.2
.2
.3
-3.0
-3.4
-3.7
-.3
-10.8
.2
137.769
136.057
141.415
133.859
170.344
168.209
150.582
136.716
158.951
105.550
-.6
2.5
3.0
3.1
-13.4
-16.6
-6.2
2.7
-27.2
4.0
.1
.4
.1
.4
-1.9
-2.2
-2.6
.1
-10.5
1.5
Apparel .....................................................................................
117.016
2.2
-.6
89.765
.3
-3.8
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
176.709
171.632
184.928
184.180
184.100
185.481
181.983
-15.6
-16.3
-39.7
-39.3
-40.1
-38.2
-37.4
2.5
2.9
10.0
10.4
10.7
9.6
9.6
121.035
121.425
189.960
190.640
192.759
191.536
183.923
-16.7
-16.8
-39.7
-39.3
-39.9
-38.6
-36.9
2.5
2.6
9.2
9.6
10.0
9.0
8.1
Medical care .............................................................................
392.977
1.9
.2
163.689
3.4
-.2
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
118.204
1.6
-.2
115.459
2.0
.4
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
129.169
4.3
.2
115.461
4.1
.2
Other goods and services ........................................................
419.808
10.2
-.1
198.622
17.8
-1.1
225.657
177.253
148.818
177.987
108.739
276.830
-.8
-5.2
-10.5
-14.0
-3.2
2.3
.2
.8
1.5
2.2
.3
-.2
135.329
127.170
120.426
154.513
88.284
139.897
-1.7
-5.3
-10.4
-14.5
-.5
2.0
.3
.7
1.1
1.6
.0
-.1
219.503
204.635
151.652
201.052
180.854
240.836
268.257
186.164
231.781
235.295
-.9
-2.7
-10.0
-5.7
-13.2
1.5
2.3
-26.3
2.6
2.5
.2
.2
1.5
.9
2.1
-.6
-.2
2.1
.0
.1
132.327
133.067
121.025
146.018
153.076
143.641
137.790
176.804
129.550
127.768
-2.0
-3.0
-9.8
-6.3
-13.4
1.5
1.9
-29.9
3.3
3.4
.3
.2
1.0
.8
1.5
-.5
.0
3.1
-.1
-.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)
Midwest
Size class B/C 2
Size class A
Item and group
Index
May
2009
Percent
change from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Size class D
Percent
change from—
Index
May
2009
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Index
May
2009
Percent
change from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
198.271
324.135
-2.3
0.5
129.524
-2.5
0.4
0.7
-
-
-
-
196.047
317.645
-2.7
-
-
-
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
212.839
212.713
210.093
217.060
213.153
2.8
2.8
1.7
4.4
3.1
-.4
-.5
-.6
-.4
.5
135.395
135.481
132.041
140.258
135.526
2.9
2.9
2.0
4.0
3.3
-.1
-.1
-.2
.1
-.3
215.945
215.084
200.600
239.984
227.558
4.9
4.8
2.9
7.3
7.2
.2
.2
-.1
.7
-.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 ...................................
189.803
216.708
229.956
214.257
181.473
159.060
161.439
151.487
162.780
116.899
-1.6
.3
2.0
.8
-13.5
-16.6
-16.3
7.8
-38.5
2.6
-.1
.0
-.1
.0
-.8
-1.0
-1.0
-.1
-2.3
.0
124.292
124.447
125.844
122.433
153.682
153.884
150.002
144.239
156.019
96.573
-.8
1.3
2.2
1.7
-9.8
-12.1
-10.6
7.0
-37.5
1.1
-.2
-.1
.1
.1
-1.0
-1.2
-1.2
1.1
-6.8
.4
190.259
214.809
200.815
210.459
195.932
152.048
162.336
160.261
158.556
125.736
.5
2.9
3.5
2.6
-11.4
-14.1
-12.1
6.0
-39.4
5.3
.4
.4
.0
.4
.2
.2
.6
2.4
-4.0
.9
Apparel .....................................................................................
109.737
2.1
.0
84.397
-.9
-3.3
125.945
-.7
.3
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
175.686
172.894
208.240
208.561
207.420
222.962
204.068
-15.4
-15.8
-39.0
-38.6
-39.1
-37.8
-36.4
3.8
3.9
13.7
14.2
14.4
13.5
13.0
129.283
129.156
205.951
207.999
211.624
206.128
197.512
-16.6
-16.8
-39.9
-39.3
-39.7
-38.8
-37.5
3.3
3.5
12.3
13.0
13.0
13.9
11.7
159.125
154.567
172.912
172.108
165.197
200.277
179.970
-18.7
-18.9
-39.9
-39.3
-39.5
-39.4
-37.8
2.7
2.8
9.3
9.7
9.3
10.9
8.6
Medical care .............................................................................
375.776
4.8
1.3
162.914
3.5
.3
360.752
2.7
.3
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
113.717
.3
-.3
111.558
2.5
.0
107.043
-1.8
.0
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
126.019
3.0
.0
122.275
1.8
.0
120.184
2.8
-.4
Other goods and services ........................................................
371.216
8.8
.0
189.581
14.5
-.1
399.179
12.7
.3
198.271
165.925
141.656
181.194
104.822
235.581
-2.3
-4.9
-9.7
-13.5
-2.4
-.1
.5
1.2
2.3
3.7
.1
.0
129.524
120.639
113.218
143.462
83.905
136.315
-2.5
-6.1
-10.8
-15.4
-2.6
.7
.4
1.1
1.8
3.3
-.3
-.1
196.047
170.706
150.368
188.687
108.477
228.580
-2.7
-6.6
-11.7
-16.0
-4.4
.9
.7
1.2
1.7
2.9
-.1
.3
191.622
193.670
144.312
197.890
183.545
238.610
224.995
180.421
201.743
199.679
-2.7
-3.4
-9.0
-5.6
-12.3
-.5
-.5
-30.1
1.9
1.7
.5
.8
2.2
1.5
3.4
.1
-.1
6.2
.0
.1
126.414
129.835
113.753
139.110
142.391
148.112
133.420
177.010
124.154
121.788
-2.9
-3.8
-10.4
-7.2
-14.6
.2
.5
-29.2
2.2
2.0
.4
.6
1.8
1.6
3.1
-.1
-.2
5.4
-.1
-.2
188.278
192.082
152.295
201.637
190.536
221.211
214.339
162.670
201.079
198.610
-3.0
-4.5
-11.2
-7.4
-15.1
-.8
.7
-30.2
2.3
1.8
.7
.8
1.6
1.6
2.8
.3
.3
4.9
.2
.2
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
May
2009
Percent
change from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Size class D
Percent
change from—
Index
May
2009
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Index
May
2009
Percent
change from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
206.271
334.159
-2.1
0.3
129.885
-2.2
0.4
1.0
-
-
-
-
208.989
338.306
-1.7
-
-
-
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
214.654
215.250
208.526
227.061
205.768
2.5
2.4
1.0
4.3
3.1
-.4
-.4
-.7
.1
-.4
136.373
136.854
134.645
139.985
128.152
3.6
3.6
2.4
5.1
3.5
-.1
-.1
-.3
.2
-.5
213.732
213.254
213.273
217.324
217.722
3.9
3.9
3.3
4.8
4.2
.5
.5
1.2
-.5
.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 ...................................
205.925
225.791
227.728
217.660
210.550
191.708
196.567
191.386
188.863
134.075
1.6
1.9
2.0
2.2
-.5
-1.9
-1.5
6.5
-32.2
2.6
-.1
.1
.2
.1
-.7
-.9
-.8
-.2
-4.1
-.1
133.024
135.927
140.281
134.255
150.811
148.870
146.544
142.984
154.689
98.159
1.3
1.9
2.9
1.8
-1.9
-3.4
-2.6
1.8
-27.2
1.9
.0
.0
.0
.0
-.2
-.3
-.3
.0
-2.4
.2
205.132
237.196
219.288
219.875
213.192
182.850
191.222
192.418
161.895
116.574
3.7
3.7
4.0
3.8
3.3
1.0
3.0
6.4
-26.6
4.6
.4
.4
.4
.1
.6
.7
.7
1.2
-5.3
.2
Apparel .....................................................................................
147.230
-.9
-1.6
90.948
.6
-1.4
115.395
2.3
.7
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
174.158
173.138
194.528
193.426
193.050
196.458
194.370
-17.7
-18.2
-41.6
-41.2
-42.1
-39.8
-38.7
2.1
2.2
6.5
6.8
7.0
6.6
6.0
116.355
115.821
190.247
191.551
195.888
188.420
184.317
-18.1
-18.3
-41.2
-40.7
-41.4
-39.5
-38.5
3.0
3.0
9.3
9.7
10.0
9.7
8.5
175.719
174.469
183.310
182.856
176.450
216.307
192.253
-19.1
-19.2
-41.3
-40.6
-41.2
-39.5
-38.3
4.0
4.1
11.2
12.1
12.2
11.9
11.2
Medical care .............................................................................
348.669
2.8
.1
154.033
2.6
.0
352.916
2.8
-.2
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
110.437
-.4
-.1
112.252
2.7
-.4
115.475
1.9
-.2
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
117.106
2.1
.6
116.862
3.1
.0
126.027
2.9
-.1
Other goods and services ........................................................
348.913
6.8
.3
175.251
12.4
-.3
407.188
13.2
-.3
206.271
172.192
149.969
188.205
112.048
244.007
-2.1
-7.7
-13.0
-19.0
-2.8
1.8
.3
.6
1.2
1.8
.4
.0
129.885
118.051
109.225
138.448
83.941
139.127
-2.2
-6.9
-11.7
-16.8
-3.3
2.0
.4
1.0
1.6
2.4
.5
.0
208.989
170.534
150.351
187.320
113.785
259.097
-1.7
-7.6
-12.8
-19.0
-.6
3.9
1.0
1.8
2.6
3.9
.4
.3
199.791
199.844
151.968
200.498
189.135
242.017
233.267
191.337
209.067
207.984
-2.4
-4.2
-12.6
-9.3
-18.0
1.7
1.8
-25.7
1.7
1.6
.3
.4
1.2
.7
1.7
.0
.0
2.5
.0
.1
127.077
126.017
109.752
136.606
137.912
142.069
137.473
165.634
124.852
122.362
-2.5
-3.7
-11.3
-8.1
-15.9
2.1
1.9
-28.0
2.2
1.9
.5
.6
1.5
1.2
2.2
.0
.0
4.6
.0
.0
199.718
202.110
151.679
200.064
187.572
256.741
245.572
177.821
211.778
212.219
-1.9
-3.6
-12.5
-9.7
-18.4
4.0
4.1
-26.9
3.8
3.8
1.1
1.2
2.5
2.3
3.8
.2
.3
6.0
.3
.2
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—
May
2008
May
2009
Percent change from—
Index
Apr.
2009
May
2008
May
2009
Apr.
2009
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
214.734
347.613
-1.6
0.5
131.389
-2.0
0.2
-
-
-
-
-
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
223.432
222.535
225.737
217.355
231.087
1.5
1.6
.0
3.9
.1
-.2
-.3
-.5
.0
.7
136.531
135.487
133.523
139.067
156.186
2.3
2.0
1.2
3.0
6.9
.0
-.1
-.5
.3
1.4
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 ...................................
233.495
256.459
281.481
247.584
232.155
221.512
224.193
255.989
176.811
138.024
1.7
2.3
3.1
2.3
-3.9
-7.5
-6.9
4.9
-33.7
2.5
.5
.0
.2
.0
4.4
5.7
5.9
8.1
-1.2
.5
133.545
134.028
139.415
133.724
161.844
160.930
160.486
153.679
171.629
103.743
.9
1.2
2.1
2.0
-.5
-1.7
-.6
3.9
-12.9
.6
-.4
-.5
-.4
.1
.6
.2
.2
2.3
-6.2
-1.3
Apparel .....................................................................................
116.210
-1.2
-.6
98.079
2.2
-1.8
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
174.098
170.410
195.480
195.130
195.282
181.685
190.487
-13.9
-14.2
-38.3
-37.8
-38.4
-36.8
-36.1
1.9
2.0
7.2
7.5
7.6
7.4
6.9
123.176
122.562
176.163
178.401
178.098
175.165
173.016
-15.0
-15.1
-39.2
-38.4
-38.7
-38.2
-36.9
2.3
2.5
6.8
7.0
7.1
6.6
7.1
Medical care .............................................................................
372.672
4.0
.3
164.477
5.2
-.4
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
109.432
.4
.2
95.618
-.1
.5
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
124.797
3.0
.0
118.981
2.2
.2
Other goods and services ........................................................
365.908
6.1
-.4
168.249
9.8
-.2
214.734
169.755
140.601
172.119
111.409
261.973
-1.6
-6.3
-10.6
-16.9
-1.4
2.1
.5
.7
1.3
2.1
.4
.4
131.389
117.399
107.866
132.371
84.489
139.389
-2.0
-6.2
-10.1
-15.9
-3.2
1.8
.2
.8
1.3
1.7
.8
-.3
209.050
199.440
144.057
198.806
176.594
247.452
254.011
204.190
217.224
216.395
-1.8
-3.4
-10.2
-8.0
-16.0
1.9
2.0
-29.6
1.9
1.9
.5
.8
1.3
.9
2.0
.8
.4
6.7
.0
.1
127.287
126.832
109.178
134.123
133.858
145.289
136.949
172.753
125.568
123.541
-2.4
-3.4
-9.5
-7.6
-14.5
2.6
1.5
-27.0
1.5
1.4
.3
.5
1.3
.8
1.7
-.1
-.3
3.8
-.1
-.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
May 2009 from—
Pricing
schedule
1
Feb.
2009
Mar.
2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
M
217.111
215.922
214.654
Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
222.498
223.774
136.265
220.976
222.280
135.291
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
208.446
213.102
133.579
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
Apr. 2009 from—
May
2008
Mar.
2009
Apr.
2009
Apr.
2008
Feb.
2009
Mar.
2009
213.876
1.5
-0.9
-0.4
2.4
-1.1
-0.6
220.532
221.643
135.236
219.880
220.609
135.269
2.1
2.3
1.8
-.5
-.8
.0
-.3
-.5
.0
2.8
3.3
1.9
-.9
-1.0
-.8
-.2
-.3
.0
206.881
212.169
132.586
206.332
211.359
132.298
205.497
210.093
132.041
2.0
1.7
2.0
-.7
-1.0
-.4
-.4
-.6
-.2
2.7
2.7
2.6
-1.0
-.8
-1.0
-.3
-.4
-.2
205.217
200.584
200.870
200.600
2.9
.0
-.1
3.3
-2.1
.1
M
M
M
213.196
212.923
136.646
211.982
211.782
135.982
210.480
210.072
134.993
209.940
208.526
134.645
2.0
1.0
2.4
-1.0
-1.5
-1.0
-.3
-.7
-.3
2.6
2.3
3.0
-1.3
-1.3
-1.2
-.7
-.8
-.7
M
213.659
211.305
210.663
213.273
3.3
.9
1.2
1.7
-1.4
-.3
M
M
M
226.099
230.102
135.471
225.586
228.954
135.522
223.227
226.917
134.140
222.096
225.737
133.523
.2
.0
1.2
-1.5
-1.4
-1.5
-.5
-.5
-.5
1.5
1.9
1.3
-1.3
-1.4
-1.0
-1.0
-.9
-1.0
M
M
M
202.256
135.650
211.392
201.171
134.996
209.404
199.974
134.249
207.934
198.840
133.939
208.569
1.2
2.0
1.7
-1.2
-.8
-.4
-.6
-.2
.3
2.5
2.4
1.6
-1.1
-1.0
-1.6
-.6
-.6
-.7
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
218.278
236.091
215.760
235.174
214.766
233.139
215.069
232.917
.3
.9
-.3
-1.0
.1
-.1
.5
2.2
-1.6
-1.3
-.5
-.9
M
226.853
225.100
224.108
223.079
2.3
-.9
-.5
3.4
-1.2
-.4
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
219.250
219.236
202.280
135.875
218.471
218.891
199.773
136.854
215.921
216.880
196.113
134.405
218.043
215.119
197.008
134.756
3.6
3.9
1.0
1.9
-.2
-1.7
-1.4
-1.5
1.0
-.8
.5
.3
3.3
5.8
.5
1.8
-1.5
-1.1
-3.0
-1.1
-1.2
-.9
-1.8
-1.8
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
214.188
198.379
208.083
227.436
213.883
198.777
206.107
226.268
213.024
198.799
204.648
227.236
211.900
196.828
200.244
223.464
1.7
1.7
.6
-.3
-.9
-1.0
-2.8
-1.2
-.5
-1.0
-2.2
-1.7
2.4
3.8
3.7
3.6
-.5
.2
-1.7
-.1
-.4
.0
-.7
.4
2
2
2
220.178
226.254
232.623
217.944
224.161
233.424
221.046
225.697
229.264
216.036
222.174
228.564
-.7
-2.6
1.5
-.9
-.9
-2.1
-2.3
-1.6
-.3
2.1
1.0
3.1
.4
-.2
-1.4
1.4
.7
-1.8
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
May
2009
ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI
Percent
change from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Percent
change from—
Index
May
2009
New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA
Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Index
May
2009
Percent
change from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Index
May
2009
Percent
change from—
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (1967=100) ...................................
208.774
621.875
-1.9
0.4
0.9
0.5
0.3
-
-
-
230.307
655.742
-0.3
-
214.446
633.752
-2.4
-
202.464
594.610
-2.8
-
-
-
Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................
217.308
216.975
213.876
223.082
220.729
2.8
2.7
1.5
4.4
3.4
-.2
-.2
-.4
.1
.2
214.483
213.474
215.069
206.317
227.323
2.1
2.0
.3
4.3
3.6
.2
.1
.1
.0
1.7
225.308
223.317
232.917
207.999
232.935
1.8
2.1
.9
3.9
-2.0
.1
.1
-.1
.4
.3
225.500
225.203
223.079
233.112
227.438
3.0
3.0
2.3
3.9
3.6
-.2
-.2
-.5
.1
.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 ...
212.881
242.941
247.710
.8
1.9
2.9
.0
.0
.1
200.888
239.171
267.381
-3.6
-.3
1.7
.3
.2
-.1
238.936
263.444
282.187
.9
1.9
3.0
.5
.0
.1
251.634
305.879
305.899
1.9
3.8
5.2
.0
.1
.2
232.739
205.270
181.977
187.982
188.761
181.583
125.589
2.1
-5.6
-7.9
-5.6
4.6
-30.2
1.9
.1
-.3
-.4
-.4
1.1
-5.4
.1
236.049
167.054
147.394
150.506
145.552
146.394
104.755
.3
-23.0
-26.6
-26.6
9.1
-51.3
1.6
.1
1.3
1.4
1.5
-1.1
5.7
.1
256.131
229.337
222.251
222.730
272.441
154.321
130.319
1.6
-10.6
-16.5
-15.8
4.7
-48.9
3.3
.0
4.2
6.1
6.4
7.3
3.6
1.6
286.710
183.216
184.954
186.713
176.256
201.559
117.057
3.5
-8.2
-9.5
-3.9
3.5
-16.6
-1.9
.2
-.8
-1.0
-1.1
1.3
-5.8
.2
Apparel .....................................................
121.364
.8
-1.1
93.822
1.8
-.8
104.735
-2.8
-1.4
107.216
1.9
-.4
Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 4 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 .........
173.055
169.957
194.339
194.569
193.236
201.023
190.846
-16.3
-16.6
-39.9
-39.4
-40.0
-38.6
-37.5
2.7
2.8
9.2
9.6
9.8
9.6
8.5
163.468
160.472
214.702
213.510
209.787
224.136
205.924
-16.0
-16.3
-37.0
-36.9
-37.4
-36.2
-35.3
4.4
4.5
14.5
14.7
14.9
14.6
14.1
173.567
169.783
194.766
191.218
190.421
182.396
185.583
-14.7
-14.7
-36.9
-36.6
-37.1
-35.9
-35.2
1.6
1.7
7.1
7.2
7.2
7.4
7.0
183.036
175.279
178.252
177.717
178.935
179.254
177.426
-14.9
-15.7
-39.6
-39.4
-40.1
-38.2
-37.8
2.7
3.2
10.6
10.9
11.2
10.0
10.0
Medical care .............................................
375.420
3.3
.2
397.506
7.8
4.5
357.855
3.2
.0
366.785
-.1
.0
Recreation 5 ..............................................
111.152
1.2
.0
108.981
-.4
-.7
107.803
-2.6
.7
113.969
1.5
-.4
Education and communication 5 ...............
122.293
3.0
.1
135.569
4.1
.2
127.480
3.3
-.1
130.027
4.2
.1
Other goods and services .........................
394.061
10.5
-.2
373.524
8.2
-.8
342.866
4.6
-.9
408.814
9.2
.1
208.774
170.532
146.125
183.813
108.933
253.482
-1.9
-6.2
-11.0
-16.0
-2.6
1.7
.4
.9
1.6
2.5
.3
.0
202.464
162.705
135.384
177.972
97.851
244.391
-2.8
-4.4
-8.8
-12.3
-2.2
-1.6
.9
1.3
2.1
3.2
.2
.7
214.446
168.077
137.540
169.236
105.986
263.411
-2.4
-6.6
-10.9
-17.4
-2.0
.9
.5
.7
1.0
1.8
.1
.3
230.307
176.663
144.249
171.065
104.745
284.200
-.3
-5.1
-10.4
-13.7
-3.2
2.9
.3
.8
1.5
2.2
.2
.0
201.955
198.571
148.589
200.601
186.012
243.784
243.022
186.321
212.462
211.926
-2.2
-3.5
-10.5
-7.4
-15.0
1.5
1.6
-28.0
2.1
2.0
.4
.6
1.5
1.1
2.3
.0
.0
4.4
.0
.0
194.690
190.494
138.765
198.353
181.742
234.579
232.685
173.282
206.597
205.191
-3.3
-3.9
-8.2
-4.9
-11.0
-3.0
-2.3
-32.5
1.5
1.3
.7
1.2
2.1
1.5
3.0
1.2
.3
7.9
.3
.3
209.253
194.986
141.700
198.602
175.701
239.096
256.517
205.721
216.419
215.176
-2.6
-4.6
-10.6
-8.5
-16.6
-.6
.8
-31.5
1.2
1.0
.5
.7
1.0
.9
1.7
.8
.3
6.7
.0
.0
225.109
202.281
147.251
199.553
174.243
234.381
277.203
182.764
237.027
240.793
-.3
-2.6
-10.0
-5.5
-12.9
1.5
3.0
-25.6
2.8
2.8
.3
.4
1.5
.9
2.1
-.2
.0
3.7
.0
.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.
64
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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 11
U.S.
city
average
BostonBrocktonNashua,
MA-NH-ME-CT
Item and group
Index
May
2009
Percent change
from—
May
2008
Index
May
2009
Mar.
2009
ChicagoGaryKenosha,
IL-IN-WI
Percent change
from—
May
2008
Index
May
2009
Mar.
2009
Percent change
from—
May
2008
Mar.
2009
Expenditure category
All items 3 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ................................................................
208.774
621.875
-1.9
0.8
-0.2
1.1
-
-
202.464
594.610
-2.8
-
231.420
668.887
-1.7
-
-
-
Food and beverages 3 ............................................................
Food 3 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 4 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 4 ...........................................................
217.308
216.975
213.876
223.082
220.729
2.8
2.7
1.5
4.4
3.4
-.4
-.4
-.9
.3
.1
226.479
226.840
218.043
244.636
224.019
3.5
3.5
3.6
3.3
4.1
-.1
-.1
-.2
.0
1.1
214.483
213.474
215.069
206.317
227.323
2.1
2.0
.3
4.3
3.6
.0
-.2
-.3
.0
1.5
Housing 3 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 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 .................................
212.881
242.941
247.710
232.739
205.270
181.977
187.982
188.761
181.583
125.589
.8
1.9
2.9
2.1
-5.6
-7.9
-5.6
4.6
-30.2
1.9
-.2
.1
.2
.2
-2.0
-2.6
-2.6
.5
-12.2
.2
233.475
277.085
277.604
253.905
199.689
169.534
182.376
208.243
120.171
127.640
-1.3
1.9
2.1
2.2
-21.3
-23.1
-16.5
.5
-47.9
1.0
-1.7
.5
.0
.2
-16.8
-18.2
-20.5
-7.2
-47.5
.8
200.888
239.171
267.381
236.049
167.054
147.394
150.506
145.552
146.394
104.755
-3.6
-.3
1.7
.3
-23.0
-26.6
-26.6
9.1
-51.3
1.6
-.1
.4
.0
.3
-4.4
-5.2
-5.3
-1.0
-11.3
1.7
Apparel 3 ................................................................................
121.364
.8
-.7
147.149
6.2
-3.5
93.822
1.8
-1.7
Transportation 3 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .......................................
173.055
169.957
194.339
194.569
193.236
201.023
190.846
-16.3
-16.6
-39.9
-39.4
-40.0
-38.6
-37.5
4.3
4.5
15.0
15.4
15.8
15.0
14.0
165.489
163.617
191.884
190.185
188.864
190.860
188.156
-17.9
-18.3
-40.2
-39.7
-40.1
-39.0
-37.9
3.7
4.2
16.0
17.2
17.9
15.7
14.6
163.468
160.472
214.702
213.510
209.787
224.136
205.924
-16.0
-16.3
-37.0
-36.9
-37.4
-36.2
-35.3
6.5
6.8
21.5
21.8
22.0
21.6
20.7
Medical care 3 ........................................................................
375.420
3.3
.5
520.093
6.8
1.1
397.506
7.8
4.6
Recreation 9 ...........................................................................
111.152
1.2
-.3
126.584
2.5
.6
108.981
-.4
.3
Education and communication 9 .............................................
122.293
3.0
.2
131.002
4.6
1.0
135.569
4.1
.2
Other goods and services 3 ....................................................
394.061
10.5
3.6
462.670
16.3
-.4
373.524
8.2
2.1
208.774
170.532
146.125
183.813
108.933
253.482
-1.9
-6.2
-11.0
-16.0
-2.6
1.7
.8
1.8
3.2
5.1
.5
.0
231.420
183.041
158.095
200.245
110.723
283.848
-1.7
-5.2
-11.1
-14.9
-4.1
1.0
-.2
1.3
2.5
3.5
.8
-1.3
202.464
162.705
135.384
177.972
97.851
244.391
-2.8
-4.4
-8.8
-12.3
-2.2
-1.6
1.1
2.2
3.9
5.3
1.7
.3
201.955
198.571
148.589
200.601
186.012
243.784
243.022
186.321
212.462
211.926
-2.2
-3.5
-10.5
-7.4
-15.0
1.5
1.6
-28.0
2.1
2.0
.8
1.0
3.1
2.3
4.8
-.3
-.1
5.9
.2
.4
220.758
217.567
160.138
213.845
200.114
273.130
267.729
176.578
240.974
245.033
-2.2
-3.5
-10.6
-5.5
-13.9
-.3
.7
-32.9
2.7
2.6
-.3
-.5
2.4
1.5
3.3
-3.6
-1.4
-3.7
.1
.2
194.690
190.494
138.765
198.353
181.742
234.579
232.685
173.282
206.597
205.191
-3.3
-3.9
-8.2
-4.9
-11.0
-3.0
-2.3
-32.5
1.5
1.3
.9
1.4
3.8
2.3
4.9
.1
-.1
7.2
.6
.8
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 3 ....................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy 3 ...................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy 3 .............................................
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 11
ClevelandAkron, OH
Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA
DallasFort Worth, TX
Item and group
Index
May
2009
Percent change
from—
May
2008
Index
May
2009
Mar.
2009
Percent change
from—
May
2008
Index
May
2009
Mar.
2009
Percent change
from—
May
2008
Mar.
2009
Expenditure category
All items 3 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ................................................................
191.297
597.743
-2.3
0.6
0.1
0.7
-
-
214.446
633.752
-2.4
-
200.955
619.678
-2.6
-
-
-
Food and beverages 3 ............................................................
Food 3 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 4 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 4 ...........................................................
218.506
222.142
215.119
236.102
175.347
3.1
3.3
3.9
2.3
1.6
-.9
-1.1
-1.7
.0
1.3
219.744
214.453
197.008
245.201
285.592
2.8
2.6
1.0
4.5
6.2
-.8
-.8
-1.4
-.1
-.1
225.308
223.317
232.917
207.999
232.935
1.8
2.1
.9
3.9
-2.0
-.1
-.1
-1.0
1.2
-1.0
Housing 3 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 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 .................................
175.666
190.818
212.869
195.935
186.119
172.351
171.781
155.021
178.059
122.602
-1.7
.2
2.0
.3
-13.0
-16.7
-16.3
10.4
-36.6
4.4
-.9
-.4
.6
.5
-4.3
-5.3
-5.1
7.1
-17.5
1.1
184.172
190.344
190.243
184.044
220.065
219.356
216.168
210.290
165.388
125.659
.4
3.1
4.2
3.0
-8.6
-11.8
-11.8
-8.8
-41.2
.3
-.8
.0
.6
.0
-3.2
-4.2
-4.2
-4.5
1.3
-1.4
238.936
263.444
282.187
256.131
229.337
222.251
222.730
272.441
154.321
130.319
.9
1.9
3.0
1.6
-10.6
-16.5
-15.8
4.7
-48.9
3.3
.5
-.1
.2
-.3
3.4
4.7
5.1
7.8
-3.0
2.7
Apparel 3 ................................................................................
116.784
1.3
7.2
120.981
-2.9
-7.6
104.735
-2.8
-3.9
Transportation 3 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .......................................
176.739
176.475
228.023
227.772
221.846
230.237
221.530
-16.6
-16.8
-40.3
-39.8
-40.1
-39.3
-38.2
4.9
5.1
18.7
19.9
20.2
18.6
18.1
186.395
186.625
194.194
193.809
189.244
198.720
199.542
-17.5
-17.9
-42.2
-41.9
-43.0
-39.9
-38.2
4.0
3.9
14.5
14.8
14.9
14.8
14.0
173.567
169.783
194.766
191.218
190.421
182.396
185.583
-14.7
-14.7
-36.9
-36.6
-37.1
-35.9
-35.2
3.7
3.9
14.2
14.4
14.4
14.7
13.9
Medical care 3 ........................................................................
347.540
2.7
-.1
346.640
4.4
.2
357.855
3.2
.3
Recreation 9 ...........................................................................
112.981
5.0
-.2
113.733
2.9
-.6
107.803
-2.6
-2.2
Education and communication 9 .............................................
105.549
.2
-.4
124.851
2.1
.3
127.480
3.3
.0
Other goods and services 3 ....................................................
419.600
14.3
2.8
361.905
8.4
1.2
342.866
4.6
1.3
191.297
172.763
150.067
195.988
107.815
214.560
-2.3
-4.9
-9.2
-12.9
-2.0
-.4
.6
2.4
4.5
7.5
-.1
-.6
200.955
174.033
149.442
178.393
122.949
230.424
-2.6
-8.4
-14.3
-20.7
-2.9
1.7
.1
.9
2.0
3.5
.0
-.5
214.446
168.077
137.540
169.236
105.986
263.411
-2.4
-6.6
-10.9
-17.4
-2.0
.9
.7
1.5
2.5
3.6
1.3
.1
185.549
194.858
150.904
206.949
194.009
225.445
205.990
192.726
192.497
186.711
-2.7
-3.5
-8.8
-5.7
-12.0
-1.2
-.6
-29.9
2.1
1.9
.7
1.1
4.4
3.2
7.0
-.9
-.7
4.8
.2
.4
194.194
205.951
154.018
198.305
185.517
258.613
218.831
209.065
202.414
199.512
-3.0
-4.9
-13.6
-10.1
-19.3
.2
1.5
-29.4
2.6
2.6
.1
.2
2.0
1.2
3.2
-.9
-.5
3.9
-.4
-.3
209.253
194.986
141.700
198.602
175.701
239.096
256.517
205.721
216.419
215.176
-2.6
-4.6
-10.6
-8.5
-16.6
-.6
.8
-31.5
1.2
1.0
.7
1.1
2.4
1.6
3.3
.3
.0
11.0
-.1
-.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 3 ....................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy 3 ...................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy 3 .............................................
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 11
New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA
Item and group
Index
May
2009
WashingtonBaltimore,
DC-MD-VA-WV
2
Percent change from—
May
2008
Percent change from—
Index
Mar.
2009
May
2008
May
2009
Mar.
2009
Expenditure category
All items 3 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ................................................................
230.307
655.742
-0.3
0.5
138.510
-0.6
0.7
-
-
-
-
-
Food and beverages 3 ............................................................
Food 3 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 4 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 4 ...........................................................
225.500
225.203
223.079
233.112
227.438
3.0
3.0
2.3
3.9
3.6
-.3
-.4
-.9
.3
1.0
137.472
138.799
134.756
142.068
119.300
2.4
2.6
1.9
3.3
-.3
-.7
-.7
-1.5
.2
-.9
Housing 3 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 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 .................................
251.634
305.879
305.899
286.710
183.216
184.954
186.713
176.256
201.559
117.057
1.9
3.8
5.2
3.5
-8.2
-9.5
-3.9
3.5
-16.6
-1.9
-.2
.3
.5
.4
-3.8
-4.2
-4.9
-.1
-13.8
.3
154.698
158.477
168.714
155.790
178.279
181.129
178.237
183.068
134.992
100.954
3.3
3.5
4.8
3.4
1.1
.6
1.3
10.9
-32.2
4.9
.4
.5
.5
.6
-.5
-.7
-.4
.0
-3.0
.7
Apparel 3 ................................................................................
107.216
1.9
-.4
96.605
6.3
-.4
Transportation 3 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .......................................
183.036
175.279
178.252
177.717
178.935
179.254
177.426
-14.9
-15.7
-39.6
-39.4
-40.1
-38.2
-37.8
4.2
5.0
16.2
16.5
17.4
14.7
14.5
119.116
119.101
182.224
182.246
184.058
182.586
182.987
-16.2
-16.3
-41.1
-41.1
-41.9
-39.7
-39.0
3.5
3.7
12.9
13.0
13.6
11.8
11.7
Medical care 3 ........................................................................
366.785
-.1
-.2
141.650
.9
.1
Recreation 9 ...........................................................................
113.969
1.5
1.1
113.697
-.7
.0
Education and communication 9 .............................................
130.027
4.2
.3
121.692
1.4
.2
Other goods and services 3 ....................................................
408.814
9.2
2.5
187.825
8.4
2.4
230.307
176.663
144.249
171.065
104.745
284.200
-.3
-5.1
-10.4
-13.7
-3.2
2.9
.5
1.6
3.1
4.1
1.4
-.1
138.510
119.424
110.310
136.541
83.558
153.457
-.6
-6.4
-10.5
-15.2
-3.2
2.7
.7
1.4
2.5
4.1
.4
.4
225.109
202.281
147.251
199.553
174.243
234.381
277.203
182.764
237.027
240.793
-.3
-2.6
-10.0
-5.5
-12.9
1.5
3.0
-25.6
2.8
2.8
.6
.7
3.1
1.7
3.9
-.6
-.1
3.7
.3
.4
138.289
129.200
110.729
135.243
135.026
148.040
154.220
181.788
134.493
134.491
-.7
-3.2
-10.2
-7.6
-14.4
1.5
2.9
-21.9
2.5
2.5
.7
.9
2.4
1.7
3.7
.2
.4
4.4
.3
.5
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 3 ....................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy 3 ...................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy 3 .............................................
1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month.
2 For Washington-Baltimore, indexes are on a December 1997=100 base unless
otherwise noted.
3 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1996=100 base.
4 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1997=100 base.
5 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 1984=100 base
7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
9 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
2009
190.7
198.3
202.416
211.080
211.143
191.8
198.7
203.499
211.693
212.193
193.3
199.8
205.352
213.528
212.709
194.6
201.5
206.686
214.823
213.240
194.4
202.5
207.949
216.632
213.856
194.5
202.9
208.352
218.815
195.4
203.5
208.299
219.964
196.4
203.9
207.917
219.086
198.8
202.9
208.490
218.783
199.2
201.8
208.936
216.573
197.6
201.5
210.177
212.425
196.8
201.8
210.036
210.228
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
See footnotes at end of table.
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CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
2009
193.2
200.6
205.709
214.429
197.4
202.6
208.976
216.177
195.3
201.6
207.342
215.303
3.4
2.5
4.1
.1
3.4
3.2
2.8
3.8
-
-
-
-
-
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
71
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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
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group
December
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
May
2009
Expenditure category
All items .....................................................................
All items (1967=100) ..................................................
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
210.228
629.751
213.856
640.616
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 ........................................
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
218.839
218.805
218.683
253.063
222.639
229.875
217.930
233.018
170.418
269.187
165.774
304.713
313.310
158.809
248.707
241.011
256.070
240.851
250.349
277.864
218.076
217.826
215.088
252.714
222.117
234.819
217.292
230.709
162.190
268.937
162.229
299.386
305.788
155.618
248.586
240.590
255.834
247.821
254.566
286.565
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
248.467
208.890
208.647
206.864
226.019
207.712
162.822
154.867
152.620
187.918
262.714
203.789
205.292
200.880
219.472
199.719
154.613
152.725
151.421
183.391
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
129.126
219.838
131.548
219.683
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
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
127.313
185.401
208.760
178.470
120.335
198.096
193.675
129.323
253.332
156.461
205.222
134.248
218.072
202.195
124.859
238.759
140.429
126.573
170.862
260.713
212.819
210.838
144.817
211.209
145.893
219.187
199.080
139.584
281.706
133.468
181.982
203.894
165.840
114.195
191.042
182.019
128.232
246.922
148.835
205.236
133.633
215.682
202.162
127.476
242.324
140.985
130.038
175.280
269.847
178.496
196.055
126.884
179.306
131.154
201.904
198.484
138.030
274.006
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
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
See footnotes at end of table.
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CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
May
2009
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 ...................................................
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
327.943
338.252
304.060
211.145
186.888
362.266
122.430
315.835
335.346
300.040
337.763
311.165
145.854
147.963
139.051
157.030
140.185
195.634
313.006
328.038
284.384
210.637
188.983
382.909
117.299
296.586
321.640
280.946
299.230
296.047
150.358
155.060
146.701
164.640
142.349
196.693
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
148.092
176.320
149.322
176.469
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
162.750
126.154
151.095
149.073
120.207
112.894
185.929
189.098
207.297
123.849
190.203
193.312
173.015
128.689
138.640
206.710
163.439
181.703
246.153
124.935
151.240
133.912
203.902
229.675
167.801
211.835
204.785
117.672
132.534
119.993
222.149
140.918
123.791
105.705
220.684
137.620
140.918
135.998
162.803
126.575
154.272
151.256
118.402
112.261
185.496
189.408
200.818
122.918
191.144
196.403
177.399
129.538
144.131
200.679
156.735
162.556
248.289
123.562
146.319
133.578
205.587
241.902
167.975
210.011
215.610
122.404
135.004
126.959
240.660
139.989
122.838
105.108
223.023
139.210
142.403
137.072
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
114.392
115.036
104.7
106.1
108.6
111.0
114.2
116.5
120.438
128.587
129.186
See footnotes at end of table.
73
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
May
2009
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 .................
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
154.062
217.975
187.666
195.197
184.756
190.333
179.735
169.743
282.390
155.099
220.005
189.474
196.133
189.487
195.631
185.034
171.629
284.902
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
141.613
155.850
149.577
142.997
157.200
150.291
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 ....................
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
216.073
247.085
247.278
129.157
399.369
216.971
249.779
249.069
135.680
401.515
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
268.348
254.875
120.019
215.184
194.335
256.209
252.024
323.105
199.487
188.342
232.548
156.390
341.965
371.093
128.535
76.079
120.576
85.257
62.517
123.379
142.693
282.707
256.875
120.728
206.358
183.783
225.164
222.165
282.495
189.619
191.066
182.464
159.517
349.813
375.599
129.644
76.160
119.156
82.756
63.965
126.506
144.921
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
89.411
87.597
91.289
92.337
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
-
-
-
-
94.4
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
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
NA
89.273
99.903
115.994
75.756
74.948
70.179
124.005
72.305
93.341
90.507
101.990
116.576
75.935
74.767
68.602
129.884
71.721
95.330
92.732
104.087
118.561
78.331
74.369
67.993
127.045
71.941
97.198
93.772
99.028
91.213
170.743
112.712
138.930
113.655
142.100
139.648
141.672
128.413
94.010
99.541
91.115
182.569
120.558
154.754
117.609
150.689
143.688
95.547
101.698
92.195
183.277
121.419
156.158
117.086
149.468
144.021
154.413
127.996
NA
127.430
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
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
May
2009
Expenditure category
Repair of household items 2 ..............................
122.6
128.6
133.0
142.2
151.9
158.4
165.089
173.193
174.390
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 ..............................................................
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
117.078
110.767
114.775
116.071
134.123
78.307
104.650
95.395
105.456
106.734
95.894
110.886
82.653
121.751
117.146
122.736
119.007
141.895
83.594
117.400
96.725
109.460
111.618
88.609
120.392
86.433
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
88.612
98.956
124.093
125.664
131.745
118.767
112.568
143.607
117.491
150.122
95.423
98.894
127.519
126.526
133.581
124.588
114.142
149.290
118.037
156.842
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
164.628
159.411
91.408
132.308
91.677
134.930
133.657
125.883
99.045
118.241
149.132
146.102
143.918
152.838
148.343
185.983
133.077
119.796
145.311
139.882
298.121
239.356
245.361
219.020
146.705
350.308
147.741
142.812
156.704
166.315
117.295
237.638
259.566
155.454
108.182
175.997
171.757
92.701
135.162
93.682
136.172
138.449
122.650
104.603
124.759
193.609
193.727
192.523
199.993
190.205
165.115
134.347
121.435
145.791
140.821
295.582
242.488
248.401
221.356
148.897
354.171
152.466
147.621
161.402
171.620
119.931
228.878
247.675
146.019
103.835
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 ...........................................
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
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
May
2009
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 4 ...............
Health insurance 4 ...............................................
Recreation 2 .............................................................
Video and audio 2 ..................................................
Televisions ...........................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 8
Other video equipment 2 ......................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of
video and audio 2 .........................................
Video discs and other media 1 2 ........................
Rental of video or audio discs and other media
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 .......................
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
108.295
67.057
244.260
99.808
62.739
246.776
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
367.133
298.361
379.943
161.373
192.577
375.026
304.697
390.221
161.641
193.488
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
188.822
388.267
313.886
315.233
379.603
173.377
207.850
543.585
201.053
194.073
466.736
167.097
108.281
111.697
187.814
396.648
319.333
320.955
387.711
176.327
209.021
564.112
209.110
202.126
486.068
171.583
110.031
111.184
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
113.674
101.629
12.378
359.854
18.833
114.264
101.947
11.205
368.118
18.978
83.9
81.0
78.0
80.7
78.0
79.0
77.1
77.1
76.5
70.7
77.4
68.4
77.808
64.303
79.629
61.029
77.783
58.358
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
101.515
50.650
104.528
150.242
191.503
141.485
117.639
179.657
153.922
185.269
119.632
139.862
100.316
80.236
74.245
86.915
35.196
108.430
117.795
102.004
60.213
63.944
100.136
49.272
100.343
153.578
195.371
143.863
121.191
184.188
156.256
191.062
120.268
140.942
100.543
81.022
74.006
89.142
34.758
110.668
119.043
105.270
60.912
64.530
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
64.308
88.423
96.680
143.750
65.811
90.087
97.691
143.154
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
125.014
316.607
152.546
172.671
125.792
311.438
149.799
169.839
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
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
May
2009
Expenditure category
Fees for lessons or instructions 7 ........................
Recreational reading materials ..............................
Newspapers and magazines 2 .............................
Recreational books 2 ...........................................
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
257.231
215.325
128.653
106.299
258.612
219.094
132.973
106.070
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 ....................
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
125.921
186.916
464.544
538.309
591.804
590.037
230.326
126.467
187.853
472.588
540.498
593.848
591.747
231.270
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
189.275
84.737
136.357
215.400
199.456
81.886
101.688
232.527
193.328
85.049
141.247
224.143
192.641
82.038
102.267
235.849
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
77.490
56.159
83.583
64.361
77.768
56.307
84.183
64.370
19.8
17.2
15.3
14.2
13.1
11.2
10.215
9.906
9.775
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
88.529
50.180
84.366
50.298
100.3
99.6
97.6
97.2
94.5
77.2
73.176
75.899
76.768
65.0
59.0
52.3
48.4
44.2
40.3
36.945
36.230
35.399
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 ........................................
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
349.220
602.644
244.647
172.664
202.774
161.397
369.901
740.311
301.611
199.689
204.578
163.051
104.6
103.4
102.6
101.7
102.1
104.2
103.861
104.966
106.296
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
181.661
226.281
138.068
339.698
274.810
270.369
137.122
183.071
227.607
138.877
343.051
276.357
275.341
138.891
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
149.481
258.195
122.325
151.523
259.320
122.740
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
171.238
88.754
155.308
98.654
172.660
89.559
156.389
101.289
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
163.582
135.720
161.681
169.060
143.587
177.480
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
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
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
192.948
108.811
256.731
257.567
246.287
300.067
208.855
198.127
202.442
138.536
165.032
194.403
189.557
111.235
275.370
246.090
171.158
215.930
216.100
139.228
155.745
262.636
224.865
201.511
May
2009
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 ...............................
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
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
1
2
3
4
5
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
216.090
109.650
258.433
260.388
248.628
302.132
213.236
202.171
205.876
146.261
180.017
215.459
197.673
115.989
275.777
247.406
186.909
218.323
219.128
142.360
196.528
265.466
220.276
197.707
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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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
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
May
2009
2008
Expenditure category
All items ................................................................................
1.6
2.4
1.9
3.3
3.4
2.5
4.1
0.1
1.7
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
2.6
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
5.8
5.9
6.6
11.7
13.1
21.0
4.9
26.7
39.4
11.1
12.5
12.0
13.3
13.5
8.7
8.5
8.9
10.8
7.4
12.1
-.3
-.4
-1.6
-.1
-.2
2.2
-.3
-1.0
-4.8
-.1
-2.1
-1.7
-2.4
-2.0
.0
-.2
-.1
2.9
1.7
3.1
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
-
-
-
-
10.4
5.1
6.1
5.8
6.2
11.1
5.0
1.5
6.3
5.1
2.3
.3
4.3
5.4
5.3
6.6
7.8
5.8
3.9
7.0
9.2
-
-.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
5.7
-2.4
-1.6
-2.9
-2.9
-3.8
-5.0
-1.4
-.8
-2.4
1.9
-.1
4.8
-1.8
-2.3
-7.1
-5.1
-3.6
-6.0
-.8
-2.5
-4.9
.0
-.5
-1.1
.0
2.1
1.5
.4
2.7
2.6
3.5
-16.1
-7.0
-12.4
-15.1
-10.1
-7.9
-.3
-1.1
-2.7
-
5.8
5.4
7.9
4.0
7.4
7.7
6.1
9.7
15.0
6.1
-9.1
2.7
-3.3
-4.4
-2.5
8.4
5.6
2.6
3.4
See footnotes at end of table.
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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
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
May
2009
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 ....
-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
0.6
-1.9
3.9
15.8
.1
3.9
-9.0
3.2
22.1
1.6
-10.8
3.6
13.5
16.5
10.6
19.1
8.0
8.8
-4.6
-3.0
-6.5
-.2
1.1
5.7
-4.2
-6.1
-4.1
-6.4
-11.4
-4.9
3.1
4.8
5.5
4.8
1.5
.5
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
14.5
26.8
5.9
7.3
9.3
3.9
5.4
3.4
6.2
4.6
12.6
1.8
9.3
8.2
6.5
8.5
8.7
17.4
18.9
8.1
27.0
10.5
20.9
13.5
8.3
8.8
6.6
12.9
6.9
2.1
13.0
8.5
4.9
5.7
7.4
5.7
5.0
3.9
6.0
5.8
6.2
6.8
.8
.1
.0
.3
2.1
1.5
-1.5
-.6
-.2
.2
-3.1
-.8
.5
1.6
2.5
.7
4.0
-2.9
-4.1
-10.5
.9
-1.1
-3.3
-.2
.8
5.3
.1
-.9
5.3
4.0
1.9
5.8
8.3
-.7
-.8
-.6
1.1
1.2
1.1
.8
.6
.5
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
-
-
-
-
-
1.6
1.3
2.4
2.2
2.9
See footnotes at end of table.
80
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
May
2009
2008
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 ............................
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
5.7
4.4
4.4
5.3
2.7
4.0
1.2
3.8
4.5
0.7
.9
1.0
.5
2.6
2.8
2.9
1.1
.9
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
4.0
5.1
3.8
1.0
.9
.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 ...............................
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
2.4
1.9
3.4
-3.3
4.7
.4
1.1
.7
5.1
.5
-.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
-3.8
2.1
2.6
6.0
5.9
-14.4
-21.0
-.3
7.7
8.6
5.5
6.5
7.0
5.0
2.0
-4.7
1.3
-.5
-8.5
-.1
.4
-1.2
1.9
5.4
.8
.6
-4.1
-5.4
-12.1
-11.8
-12.6
-4.9
1.4
-21.5
2.0
2.3
1.2
.9
.1
-1.2
-2.9
2.3
2.5
1.6
2.1
5.4
-
-
-
-
-
-.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
1.4
2.1
.5
.2
-.2
-2.2
4.7
-.8
2.1
.3
.5
-.1
6.9
7.0
11.4
3.5
6.0
2.9
2.5
2.1
1.7
3.2
-.5
-.9
-2.2
.3
2.0
1.6
2.2
1.2
.4
.7
.9
-.4
-.8
.2
-
-
-
-
-
4.1
.2
-.1
-.8
.4
See footnotes at end of table.
81
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
May
2009
Expenditure category
Repair of household items 2 .........................................
7.4
4.9
3.4
6.9
6.8
4.3
4.2
4.9
0.7
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 ...............................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear .................................................
Women’s footwear ..........................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ............................................
Jewelry and watches 7 ......................................................
Watches 7 .......................................................................
Jewelry 7 .........................................................................
-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
-1.0
-1.1
-1.5
-4.4
5.8
-4.0
-3.4
.2
-3.6
-3.5
-.9
-4.0
-5.3
4.0
5.8
6.9
2.5
5.8
6.8
12.2
1.4
3.8
4.6
-7.6
8.6
4.6
-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
-.3
-4.4
1.5
3.9
4.6
-1.5
-1.1
6.9
3.3
7.5
7.7
-.1
2.8
.7
1.4
4.9
1.4
4.0
.5
4.5
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 ......................................................
-3.8
-4.0
-.5
-.1
.0
.0
-.1
-1.9
-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
.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
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-13.3
-14.4
-3.5
-3.2
-3.2
-1.1
-5.3
-8.1
6.0
3.7
-42.2
-43.1
-44.0
-41.7
-40.0
-25.1
7.4
6.0
9.6
6.4
24.0
5.9
3.9
7.2
5.1
4.0
3.9
2.5
6.1
8.6
-1.7
1.8
1.4
-.8
8.2
6.9
7.7
1.4
2.2
2.2
.9
3.6
-2.6
5.6
5.5
29.8
32.6
33.8
30.9
28.2
-11.2
1.0
1.4
.3
.7
-.9
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.5
1.1
3.2
3.4
3.0
3.2
2.2
-3.7
-4.6
-6.1
-4.0
-
See footnotes at end of table.
82
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
May
2009
Expenditure category
Intercity train fare 1 3 .....................................................
Ship fare 1 2 ..................................................................
Intracity transportation ....................................................
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-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
8.3
-8.0
5.1
-7.8
-6.4
1.0
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 4 ..........................
Health insurance 4 ..........................................................
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
2.6
1.6
1.5
2.1
2.8
.6
3.0
3.0
2.9
3.7
.3
3.8
5.4
5.9
5.7
5.6
3.2
1.6
-3.5
2.1
2.1
2.7
.2
.5
-.5
2.2
1.7
1.8
2.1
1.7
.6
3.8
4.0
4.1
4.1
2.7
1.6
-.5
Recreation 2 ........................................................................
Video and audio 2 .............................................................
Televisions ......................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 8 ...........
Other video equipment 2 .................................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of video
and audio 2 .............................................................
Video discs and other media 1 2 ...................................
Rental of video or audio discs and other media 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 ..................................
1.5
.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
1.8
-1.0
-19.4
1.8
-14.4
.5
.3
-9.5
2.3
.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
2.3
-5.1
5.9
-4.9
-.6
9.7
12.2
15.5
2.9
6.1
6.7
6.2
3.0
1.0
5.6
-1.8
-6.1
.7
-9.3
2.0
.7
2.3
-4.2
-6.8
-4.9
1.9
1.7
2.4
-2.3
-4.4
-1.4
-2.7
-4.0
2.2
2.0
1.7
3.0
2.5
1.5
3.1
.5
.8
.2
1.0
-.3
2.6
-1.2
2.1
1.1
3.2
1.2
.9
2.3
1.9
1.0
-.4
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
.9
3.1
2.6
5.7
.6
-1.6
-1.8
-1.6
See footnotes at end of table.
83
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
May
2009
Expenditure category
Fees for lessons or instructions 7 ...................................
Recreational reading materials .........................................
Newspapers and magazines 2 ........................................
Recreational books 2 ......................................................
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
3.7
3.5
4.8
1.9
0.5
1.8
3.4
-.2
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 ................................................
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
3.6
5.6
7.0
5.5
5.8
6.1
5.0
3.4
1.7
3.2
3.1
5.2
1.7
2.9
3.0
.4
.5
1.7
.4
.3
.3
.4
2.1
.4
3.6
4.1
-3.4
.2
.6
1.4
-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
7.7
9.1
9.5
.5
-3.0
-11.5
-1.1
3.7
.4
.3
.7
.0
-1.3
-4.7
.2
1.1
-8.2
-9.2
-11.4
-7.5
-8.7
-8.8
-8.3
-1.9
-2.3
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
3.4
6.3
6.4
5.8
2.6
2.0
5.9
22.8
23.3
15.7
.9
1.0
-.3
-1.1
-.8
-.9
.4
2.1
-.3
1.1
1.3
.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
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
4.5
5.4
4.8
7.4
-5.5
-5.8
4.9
1.4
.8
3.1
.8
.6
.6
1.0
.6
1.8
1.3
1.4
.4
.3
.8
.9
.7
2.7
-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
-4.1
-9.6
-14.3
3.3
5.8
9.8
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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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
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
May
2009
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 ..........................................
-7.1
-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
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
1
2
3
4
5
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
-18.5
-2.9
3.0
1.9
4.1
3.5
-.8
-.8
-.1
-9.1
-13.1
-16.6
-4.5
-1.6
4.3
3.0
-21.3
2.4
1.8
-.6
-40.5
2.7
6.5
5.0
12.0
.8
.7
1.1
1.0
.7
2.1
2.0
1.7
5.6
9.1
10.8
4.3
4.3
.1
.5
9.2
1.1
1.4
2.2
26.2
1.1
-2.0
-1.9
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.
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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
2009
186.3
194.0
197.559
206.744
205.700
187.3
194.2
198.544
207.254
206.708
188.6
195.3
200.612
209.147
207.218
190.2
197.2
202.130
210.698
207.925
190.0
198.2
203.661
212.788
208.774
190.1
198.6
203.906
215.223
191.0
199.2
203.700
216.304
192.1
199.6
203.199
215.247
195.0
198.4
203.889
214.935
195.2
197.0
204.338
212.182
193.4
196.8
205.891
207.296
192.5
197.2
205.777
204.813
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
2009
188.8
196.3
201.069
210.309
193.2
198.0
204.466
211.796
191.0
197.1
202.767
211.053
3.5
2.4
4.3
-.5
3.5
3.2
2.9
4.1
-
-
-
-
-
- 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
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
May
2009
Expenditure category
All items .....................................................................
All items (1967=100) ..................................................
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
204.813
610.075
208.774
621.875
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
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
218.269
218.155
217.498
253.759
223.504
229.039
218.381
233.048
270.252
166.349
159.319
247.775
243.351
208.639
208.480
206.941
227.130
207.556
162.136
155.559
156.835
186.701
217.308
216.975
213.876
253.430
222.935
233.346
218.129
230.389
270.077
162.583
156.682
247.952
250.668
203.409
204.991
200.978
220.398
199.089
153.297
154.101
155.719
182.105
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
128.835
186.378
178.092
116.862
197.514
205.506
134.854
122.553
239.504
139.815
126.376
212.916
209.922
144.176
217.373
200.306
139.820
278.835
324.316
333.638
304.463
212.173
181.951
121.829
313.763
331.842
291.564
333.609
311.812
145.395
148.284
138.253
131.173
183.378
165.730
110.859
191.012
205.551
134.125
125.918
242.968
140.114
130.018
177.982
194.694
126.613
200.047
199.576
137.984
271.530
309.771
324.128
285.631
212.285
183.539
116.653
294.611
319.933
272.665
293.855
297.786
149.941
155.531
140.001
103.4
109.7
108.9
112.5
117.4
121.0
128.005
147.495
149.374
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
162.280
126.985
152.766
149.813
120.279
162.468
127.630
155.903
152.322
118.689
See footnotes at end of table.
90
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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
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
May
2009
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 ...............
97.3
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
112.847
184.976
123.678
189.527
192.120
172.947
127.765
138.694
207.439
164.119
126.045
151.538
203.937
229.108
164.905
211.129
205.712
142.495
124.144
220.847
137.473
140.911
135.938
111.969
184.881
122.277
190.401
194.928
177.715
128.009
144.181
201.470
157.907
124.700
146.355
205.641
242.093
165.171
209.476
216.584
141.951
123.126
223.082
139.058
142.336
136.865
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
128.848
153.646
218.445
190.471
196.194
182.474
167.054
281.406
129.370
154.409
220.729
192.415
197.326
186.802
170.221
284.441
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 .............................................
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
212.452
240.752
246.026
129.982
405.966
212.881
242.941
247.710
136.113
408.720
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
267.821
230.926
120.360
213.861
192.050
260.185
252.236
327.270
197.545
186.472
232.380
156.864
337.662
371.080
124.314
77.171
120.817
90.166
63.065
119.826
140.843
281.604
232.739
121.160
205.270
181.977
229.019
223.304
286.068
187.982
188.761
181.583
159.861
344.854
375.755
125.589
76.987
119.480
86.274
64.078
122.753
142.006
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
88.045
87.286
91.480
102.836
76.735
90.284
92.826
93.331
104.982
78.210
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
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
May
2009
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 ..............................
95.0
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
76.086
66.408
134.433
72.685
96.592
75.889
66.249
130.814
73.384
98.047
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
94.697
101.573
88.810
183.428
121.182
154.045
116.635
152.814
141.938
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
129.074
177.632
95.874
102.190
90.195
184.533
122.428
155.488
116.234
152.001
142.420
156.305
130.348
179.095
NA
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 ..............................................................
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
117.006
111.232
115.849
115.341
135.854
80.130
105.128
97.105
105.413
106.699
101.095
114.752
83.483
121.364
117.687
124.193
118.504
143.031
85.521
117.402
98.320
108.637
110.994
95.166
117.006
87.366
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
88.639
100.160
124.152
123.943
131.106
119.224
115.003
143.678
110.894
153.213
94.570
99.173
127.802
125.097
134.627
125.044
116.912
149.459
112.029
160.117
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 .......
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
160.914
157.272
89.482
133.317
126.526
97.978
115.879
149.650
146.644
144.405
153.372
148.665
186.488
133.295
119.029
144.653
241.855
246.234
221.590
146.810
351.694
147.649
144.018
173.055
169.957
90.039
136.113
123.339
103.336
122.825
194.339
194.569
193.236
201.023
190.846
165.451
134.439
120.715
144.998
245.036
249.735
224.147
148.898
355.838
152.029
148.189
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
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
May
2009
Expenditure category
Parking and other fees 1 ....................................
Public transportation ..............................................
Airline fare ...........................................................
Other intercity transportation ...............................
Intracity transportation .........................................
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
155.748
235.199
256.668
155.828
241.010
160.730
227.522
245.034
147.811
243.248
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 11 .............................................
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
367.301
290.080
377.458
159.695
190.481
375.420
296.431
388.000
159.987
191.634
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
189.961
389.744
316.435
317.426
379.634
173.932
213.024
540.101
200.327
192.246
468.195
178.265
107.778
112.829
188.315
398.387
322.043
323.169
387.944
176.778
214.274
560.906
208.187
200.047
488.256
183.573
109.005
112.428
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
110.487
101.810
12.443
360.943
18.357
111.152
102.214
11.228
368.980
18.663
Recreation 1 .............................................................
Video and audio 1 ..................................................
Televisions ...........................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 5
Other video equipment 1 ......................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of
video and audio 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 ...........................................
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
80.133
49.026
104.363
148.513
192.166
180.073
117.671
137.036
96.836
81.453
75.292
108.636
58.841
65.228
87.505
98.906
145.233
78.161
47.601
100.046
151.843
196.296
184.455
118.333
137.029
97.805
82.756
75.249
111.747
59.610
66.100
88.667
99.882
144.410
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
124.737
313.626
258.077
217.493
128.122
106.082
125.701
307.567
259.611
221.746
132.438
106.153
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 .....
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
121.819
184.352
467.179
519.500
594.722
587.368
122.293
185.291
475.213
521.550
596.808
588.343
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
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
May
2009
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
12 .................................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment
13 ...............................................................
Computer software and accessories 1 ...............
Internet services and electronic information
providers 1 .................................................
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other
consumer information items 1 ....................
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
228.624
193.831
87.444
136.250
216.173
198.345
85.454
101.720
232.542
229.572
198.190
87.712
140.850
224.485
191.082
85.624
102.231
235.664
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
77.407
65.341
77.673
65.350
20.6
17.8
15.8
14.8
13.6
11.6
10.722
10.406
10.271
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
88.176
49.328
84.017
49.438
100.7
99.9
98.1
97.3
94.8
77.3
73.716
76.165
76.982
64.7
59.3
52.1
48.5
44.7
42.3
40.192
39.887
38.932
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 ..........................
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
362.986
605.662
245.184
173.011
200.918
161.295
394.061
746.009
302.975
199.953
202.631
163.119
104.0
103.0
102.2
101.4
101.8
103.9
103.913
104.888
106.111
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
182.840
226.578
138.100
342.530
277.998
277.828
136.794
184.834
227.829
138.863
345.326
278.168
283.164
138.482
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
150.044
269.265
88.882
151.828
270.444
89.739
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
164.233
137.015
164.879
198.108
108.576
252.176
232.112
245.881
288.227
202.292
193.918
198.153
139.620
167.933
198.909
190.910
110.975
243.646
170.532
146.125
183.813
226.621
108.933
253.482
234.229
248.795
290.116
207.148
198.571
201.955
148.589
186.012
225.091
200.601
115.341
243.784
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.
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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
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
234.468
218.104
205.155
205.377
140.815
261.928
250.925
210.009
189.083
242.079
168.726
210.168
208.925
139.731
154.744
258.039
223.608
198.746
May
2009
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 ...............................
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
206.6
131.1
186.9
188.0
138.7
129.0
222.1
188.7
161.3
1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
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
243.022
186.321
212.462
211.926
143.170
196.706
260.615
218.927
195.281
9
10
11
12
13
NA
-
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=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
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
May
2009
Expenditure category
All items ................................................................................
1.3
2.4
1.6
3.4
3.5
2.4
4.3
-0.5
1.9
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
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
5.9
6.0
6.5
11.9
13.5
20.5
4.9
26.3
11.1
12.7
13.5
8.6
10.7
5.1
6.1
6.0
6.5
11.0
5.2
1.6
6.4
5.0
2.3
5.4
6.1
7.4
6.2
5.8
5.4
7.3
7.3
5.5
9.5
-9.3
2.3
-3.4
8.3
5.6
2.7
3.5
.5
-1.4
3.4
15.7
-.7
-9.0
2.5
20.3
1.9
-10.6
3.2
13.8
16.6
8.1
-.4
-.5
-1.7
-.1
-.3
1.9
-.1
-1.1
-.1
-2.3
-1.7
.1
3.0
-2.5
-1.7
-2.9
-3.0
-4.1
-5.5
-.9
-.7
-2.5
1.8
-1.6
-6.9
-5.1
-3.3
.0
-.5
2.7
1.4
.2
2.9
-16.4
-7.3
-12.2
-8.0
-.4
-1.3
-2.6
-4.5
-2.9
-6.2
.1
.9
-4.2
-6.1
-3.6
-6.5
-11.9
-4.5
3.1
4.9
1.3
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
15.2
6.1
7.4
9.5
4.1
5.3
1.3
.1
.5
2.1
1.7
-1.3
See footnotes at end of table.
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CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
May
2009
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 ..........................
-0.1
-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
3.4
6.4
1.9
9.2
8.5
6.3
8.9
9.5
17.4
18.6
10.8
20.7
8.1
8.3
6.5
13.1
6.5
5.8
7.3
5.2
4.0
6.0
5.7
7.1
6.4
4.6
4.7
5.3
2.5
3.4
4.4
-0.8
-.1
-1.1
.5
1.5
2.8
.2
4.0
-2.9
-3.8
-1.1
-3.4
.8
5.7
.2
-.8
5.3
-.4
-.8
1.0
1.2
1.0
.7
.4
.5
1.0
1.0
.6
2.4
1.9
1.1
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 ...........................................................
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
2.8
2.2
3.3
-2.4
4.6
.2
.9
.7
4.7
.7
-.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
-3.1
2.1
2.5
6.5
6.5
-12.9
-21.4
.2
7.9
8.8
5.6
6.6
7.1
5.0
2.0
-4.8
2.4
.0
-8.5
-.3
.3
-1.6
1.9
1.7
2.1
1.1
5.1
.8
.7
-4.0
-5.2
-12.0
-11.5
-12.6
-4.8
1.2
-21.9
1.9
2.1
1.3
1.0
-.2
-1.1
-4.3
1.6
2.4
.8
2.5
6.3
2.0
2.1
1.9
See footnotes at end of table.
97
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
May
2009
2008
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 ............................................
-0.6
-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
-.8
5.3
1.0
.8
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 ............................................................................
-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
-.9
-1.1
-1.3
-5.7
6.8
-4.4
-2.3
-.4
-3.6
-3.6
-1.8
-1.9
-5.3
3.7
5.8
7.2
2.7
5.3
6.7
11.7
1.3
3.1
4.0
-5.9
2.0
4.7
-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
-1.3
-3.7
1.7
4.1
3.2
-1.1
-1.2
7.6
2.6
8.5
6.7
-1.0
2.9
.9
2.7
4.9
1.7
4.0
1.0
4.5
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 .....................
-4.2
-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
-15.3
-16.0
-4.5
-3.2
-8.2
5.8
2.6
-42.2
-43.1
-44.0
-41.7
-40.1
-25.2
7.7
6.1
9.5
5.8
4.5
7.5
4.7
4.0
3.6
2.4
7.5
8.1
.6
2.1
-2.5
5.5
6.0
29.9
32.7
33.8
31.1
28.4
-11.3
.9
1.4
.2
1.3
1.4
1.2
1.4
1.2
3.0
2.9
-
-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
-0.1
-2.0
4.7
-1.5
1.5
1.2
2.8
-.2
7.1
7.0
11.2
3.6
5.6
2.7
-0.3
-.2
-2.7
1.0
1.5
1.2
.6
1.6
.6
1.0
.9
-.3
-.5
.3
See footnotes at end of table.
98
CPI Detailed Report-May 2009
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
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
May
2009
Expenditure category
Parking and other fees ..................................................
Public transportation .........................................................
Airline fare .......................................................................
Other intercity transportation ..........................................
Intracity transportation ....................................................
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
6.0
1.7
1.0
-1.7
5.3
3.2
-3.3
-4.5
-5.1
.9
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 3 ..........................................................
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
2.7
1.5
1.2
2.4
2.7
1.4
3.1
3.0
2.9
3.5
.2
4.0
5.7
5.9
5.7
5.7
3.2
1.1
-3.4
2.2
2.2
2.8
.2
.6
-.9
2.2
1.8
1.8
2.2
1.6
.6
3.9
3.9
4.1
4.3
3.0
1.1
-.4
Recreation ..........................................................................
Video and audio ................................................................
Televisions ......................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service ..............
Other video equipment ...................................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of video
and audio ................................................................
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 .........................................................
1.2
.2
-10.7
3.9
-16.9
.9
1.9
-10.8
7.2
-13.7
.8
.1
-14.0
3.7
-12.2
.6
.7
-12.5
4.1
-14.5
.9
.0
-13.6
3.3
-10.8
.9
-.8
-22.7
2.6
-14.1
.6
.1
-17.3
2.5
-12.9
1.6
-.7
-19.5
1.7
-15.4
.6
.4
-9.8
2.2
1.7
-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
-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
-.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
-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
-.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
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
.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
1.9
-4.0
-1.2
10.2
12.3
6.2
2.5
-.1
5.6
-1.7
-5.9
1.8
-5.2
-7.1
.2
2.0
2.4
-2.5
-2.9
-4.1
2.2
2.1
2.4
.6
.0
1.0
1.6
-.1
2.9
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.0
-.6
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
1.3
2.8
3.4
3.7
4.9
2.1
.8
-1.9
.6
2.0
3.4
.1
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 ................
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
3.4
5.8
6.8
5.7
6.2
6.0
.4
.5
1.7
.4
.4
.2
See footnotes at end of table.
99
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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
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
May
2009
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 4 .........
Computer software and accessories ............................
Internet services and electronic information providers
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items ..................................................
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
5.1
4.3
1.9
3.1
3.1
4.3
1.8
2.9
3.1
7.7
.6
-2.9
-11.8
-.3
3.3
0.4
2.2
.3
3.4
3.8
-3.7
.2
.5
1.3
.3
.0
-1.3
-4.7
.2
1.1
-7.6
-8.3
-12.1
-6.9
-7.8
-5.4
-5.0
-.8
-2.4
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 .......................................
5.1
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
4.1
6.6
6.5
6.7
2.8
1.8
8.6
23.2
23.6
15.6
.9
1.1
-.3
-1.0
-.8
-.8
.4
2.1
.0
.9
1.2
.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
2.8
3.0
3.0
3.5
4.8
5.5
4.8
6.9
-2.6
1.9
1.1
.6
.6
.8
.1
1.9
1.2
1.2
.4
1.0
-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
-5.0
-11.1
-16.2
-20.7
-3.4
3.2
2.2
4.2
3.4
-1.6
-1.7
-.6
-10.5
-15.0
-18.9
-5.6
-1.6
4.4
3.8
6.6
11.5
14.4
.3
.5
.9
1.2
.7
2.4
2.4
1.9
6.4
10.8
13.2
5.1
3.9
.1
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
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
May
2009
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 ..........................................
3.6
-13.8
2.7
2.7
-.1
-24.4
4.1
3.0
.1
3.1
11.5
1.7
1.7
-1.7
23.8
3.5
.8
1.4
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.
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
3.2
-22.6
2.4
1.7
-.8
-40.9
2.8
6.5
5.1
0.4
10.4
1.1
1.4
2.5
27.1
1.0
-2.1
-1.7
3 Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 2007=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
Apr.
2009
May
2009
May
2009
$51.479
$48.814
$112.297
Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
67.701
68.937
64.012
61.467
62.578
58.150
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) ......................................
45.269
46.308
45.632
Apr.
2009
May
2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
$105.288
$65.618
$65.446
$2.354
$2.344
147.800
152.591
132.993
130.620
134.544
118.495
87.038
92.439
77.125
86.988
92.082
77.638
2.392
2.461
2.223
2.384
2.458
2.205
43.112
44.245
42.945
93.627
94.577
96.528
89.154
91.079
89.825
59.074
59.552
59.092
59.367
59.351
59.660
1.958
1.954
1.979
2.000
1.973
2.040
39.372
38.316
80.656
77.846
56.685
58.365
NA
NA
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) ......................................
52.127
53.790
52.052
50.433
52.176
50.403
113.370
118.816
111.682
109.628
114.406
108.538
64.745
74.926
58.556
63.673
72.800
57.896
2.347
2.547
2.294
2.181
2.243
2.214
45.726
43.436
100.514
95.819
65.393
65.281
1.826
1.908
West urban .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
45.700
42.523
50.459
45.157
42.806
47.648
110.421
104.843
117.205
107.342
102.940
110.277
56.118
60.602
54.438
57.141
62.425
54.671
2.048
2.099
2.198
2.212
NA
NA
52.745
51.097
43.931
50.019
48.158
42.851
116.265
109.645
93.942
108.685
102.617
91.305
72.231
60.566
57.339
71.902
60.447
57.663
2.440
2.218
1.917
2.420
2.197
2.037
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...................
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .....
40.912
32.955
70.815
42.941
36.157
68.023
76.539
83.638
155.957
79.400
86.457
148.576
66.948
69.691
97.933
66.173
71.870
99.213
-
-
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....................
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV .........................
71.853
50.436
33.116
60.142
44.657
45.328
35.091
54.644
159.774
106.453
71.130
137.894
87.706
93.667
76.902
123.325
98.244
66.293
82.788
73.960
91.893
65.610
71.396
74.228
-
-
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 ....................................
61.641
47.934
57.982
70.906
66.153
43.882
63.388
60.045
48.874
57.982
66.555
66.280
40.370
63.388
126.787
105.917
128.314
149.340
150.183
117.541
142.649
122.800
108.221
128.314
138.463
150.484
108.656
142.649
57.990
56.480
89.581
64.375
84.407
63.056
40.640
57.990
56.480
89.581
63.711
84.576
65.035
40.640
-
-
U.S. city average ............................................................
Apr.
2009
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
May2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
$1.119
$1.051
4
Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
1.445
1.491
1.310
1.268
1.301
1.172
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) ......................................
.925
.919
.962
U.S. city average ............................................................
Average price
per KWH of
electricity
Range of KWH
consumption for
May2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
987
$0.125
$0.126
11
9,890
4
4
25
987
987
422
.163
.174
.142
.162
.174
.142
129
129
233
8,494
8,494
4,762
.886
.895
.897
17
17
18
712
581
712
.109
.116
.104
.110
.116
.105
11
11
70
9,890
9,890
3,932
.840
.807
25
323
.098
.101
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) ......................................
1.165
1.166
1.183
1.131
1.131
1.155
7
7
11
522
522
298
.115
.135
.104
.115
.134
.104
164
244
225
8,744
8,744
5,000
1.057
1.001
25
364
.115
.116
164
4,883
West urban .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
1.118
1.057
1.191
1.088
1.040
1.120
7
7
8
851
851
364
.132
.147
.124
.139
.158
.127
153
153
235
7,471
7,471
4,233
1.140
1.114
.981
1.067
1.045
.949
4
8
19
987
712
364
.143
.112
.104
.145
.113
.106
11
70
163
9,890
5,000
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 .....
.733
.839
1.512
.775
.869
1.427
17
16
4
581
851
987
.145
.180
.186
.144
.193
.188
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 .........................
1.529
1.057
.697
1.307
.803
.929
.755
1.174
24
19
31
15
642
410
490
371
.182
.117
.133
.136
.169
.119
.128
.137
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 ....................................
1.276
1.044
1.339
1.659
1.480
1.153
1.463
1.236
1.067
1.339
1.549
1.483
1.063
1.463
15
34
17
7
37
13
12
308
509
230
522
752
257
241
.100
.122
.165
.129
.158
.202
.082
.105
.122
.165
.128
.159
.220
.082
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
Apr.
2009
May
2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
$2.107
$2.314
$2.056
$2.265
$2.174
$2.382
$2.309
$2.511
$2.276
$2.299
Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
2.108
2.102
2.120
2.315
2.309
2.327
2.053
2.043
2.073
2.266
2.257
2.283
2.197
2.196
2.199
2.395
2.387
2.411
2.323
2.310
2.360
2.529
2.521
2.551
2.472
2.475
2.462
2.466
2.485
2.419
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) ......................................
2.074
2.097
2.044
2.367
2.421
2.326
2.039
2.049
2.015
2.334
2.375
2.296
2.104
2.179
2.056
2.392
2.503
2.351
2.261
2.297
2.225
2.550
2.615
2.499
2.217
2.219
2.216
2.224
2.237
2.207
2.050
2.250
2.046
2.238
2.022
2.241
2.172
2.361
2.215
2.219
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) ......................................
2.022
2.074
2.017
2.211
2.214
2.216
1.964
2.007
1.960
2.156
2.147
2.158
2.112
2.172
2.102
2.303
2.315
2.309
2.231
2.295
2.219
2.416
2.433
2.412
2.193
2.273
2.181
2.213
2.270
2.198
1.979
2.202
1.932
2.160
2.062
2.277
2.174
2.399
2.160
2.192
West urban .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
2.256
2.280
2.172
2.417
2.451
2.329
2.207
2.230
2.125
2.368
2.401
2.281
2.320
2.346
2.237
2.479
2.517
2.388
2.428
2.451
2.349
2.595
2.625
2.515
2.371
2.403
2.278
2.408
2.442
2.332
2.153
2.066
2.058
2.361
2.274
2.259
2.097
2.018
2.014
2.308
2.226
2.217
2.234
2.128
2.111
2.439
2.344
2.310
2.355
2.265
2.245
2.557
2.465
2.444
2.348
2.233
2.210
2.369
2.253
2.234
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...................
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .....
2.186
2.346
2.129
2.533
2.516
2.331
2.139
2.293
2.068
2.488
2.460
2.281
2.250
2.402
2.230
2.591
2.577
2.417
2.345
2.495
2.323
2.688
2.671
2.534
-
-
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....................
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV .........................
2.017
1.989
2.013
2.083
2.271
2.299
2.123
2.240
1.975
1.964
1.953
2.020
2.234
2.279
2.062
2.182
2.103
2.073
2.119
2.188
2.338
2.352
2.221
2.327
2.216
2.175
2.264
2.279
2.456
2.468
2.393
2.432
-
-
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 ....................................
2.015
2.098
2.073
2.210
2.089
2.311
2.339
2.177
2.494
2.184
2.382
2.261
2.520
2.545
1.933
2.043
2.009
2.156
2.023
2.274
2.302
2.095
2.449
2.125
2.318
2.196
2.484
2.510
2.142
2.190
2.123
2.267
2.178
2.390
2.454
2.318
2.567
2.236
2.459
2.335
2.601
2.653
2.303
2.333
2.286
2.372
2.318
2.458
2.557
2.452
2.688
2.377
2.556
2.506
2.654
2.749
-
-
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.
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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) .......................
Apr.
2009
May
2009
Apr.
2009
$0.485
.757
1.122
1.395
$0.515
.773
1.174
1.413
$0.565
NA
NA
1.914
3.135
1.885
3.221
NA
NA
2.994
2.251
3.332
3.133
May
2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
$0.501
$0.519
NA
$0.472
.769
1.173
1.294
$0.462
.786
$0.429
.692
$0.555
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.340
1.407
1.433
NA
NA
NA
1.920
2.874
1.483
3.386
NA
NA
3.479
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.757
$1.782
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.876
2.257
3.427
3.114
3.055
2.801
NA
NA
3.332
3.236
3.192
3.067
3.473
3.618
3.971
3.380
3.723
3.967
NA
NA
NA
NA
3.784
3.896
3.886
3.920
4.103
3.699
3.903
3.965
NA
NA
NA
NA
3.956
4.319
4.012
4.243
4.194
4.051
4.020
4.006
NA
NA
NA
5.584
5.846
3.649
3.792
5.293
5.277
6.194
3.752
3.836
5.421
3.085
1.190
1.316
1.117
1.285
NA
NA
NA
NA
3.507
3.776
2.068
2.677
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.732
2.071
3.120
2.831
2.738
2.082
3.003
2.780
3.163
3.039
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
3.547
3.267
3.550
3.129
3.324
3.215
3.766
3.533
NA
NA
3.828
4.061
3.562
3.771
4.015
3.370
3.916
3.997
3.252
3.325
3.276
3.650
4.214
3.833
3.917
4.100
3.797
3.868
3.897
NA
NA
4.117
3.759
3.656
3.854
3.700
NA
4.067
4.090
3.809
3.780
5.873
5.887
5.144
6.300
5.789
5.158
5.553
5.995
NA
NA
NA
NA
6.752
6.689
5.513
5.772
NA
NA
NA
NA
5.442
3.112
3.581
3.417
3.565
3.130
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
5.418
3.672
5.503
3.654
5.462
3.776
5.382
3.992
5.496
3.780
4.983
3.617
5.295
3.665
3.632
3.090
3.225
2.990
2.995
2.904
2.952
3.663
3.321
3.702
3.122
3.628
2.923
3.633
2.876
3.800
2.870
3.669
2.889
3.506
3.766
3.781
3.331
3.443
3.760
3.941
3.430
3.312
3.451
3.387
3.160
3.509
3.488
3.498
3.060
4.107
3.477
3.673
3.068
4.225
3.067
3.818
3.072
1.710
3.356
1.906
3.436
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
3.487
2.953
2.966
1.808
3.675
NA
3.171
3.631
3.744
3.811
2.308
2.402
2.097
2.259
2.208
2.303
2.253
2.290
2.786
2.956
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.147
2.142
2.037
2.021
2.565
2.480
1.875
1.870
2.507
2.537
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
3.228
3.167
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.623
NA
NA
3.214
3.311
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) ................................
1.296
2.376
3.388
1.527
1.354
1.304
2.445
3.342
1.553
1.366
1.403
1.425
1.506
1.438
1.130
1.165
1.482
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
3.536
1.700
3.640
1.713
3.256
1.490
1.116
3.341
1.514
1.153
3.153
1.485
NA
3.213
1.423
1.152
3.376
1.378
NA
3.375
1.412
1.195
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. ........................................................
1.774
1.501
NA
NA
1.185
1.843
1.547
NA
NA
NA
1.481
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
3.084
3.068
3.129
3.103
3.202
3.189
3.244
3.228
2.726
2.732
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
Apr.
2009
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) 1 .............................................
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) ............................................................
May
2009
Apr.
2009
NA
NA
$2.701
3.776
4.759
4.368
$2.778
3.920
4.605
4.282
$4.676
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.202
.629
.910
1.147
.622
.963
1.411
.687
1.153
NA
NA
NA
NA
.789
1.894
1.390
Apr.
2009
May
2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
Apr.
2009
May
2009
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
$5.431
3.693
$4.875
3.524
$4.981
4.184
$4.938
4.445
$3.480
4.773
$3.473
4.136
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
$1.293
.681
1.197
1.180
.583
.955
1.219
.575
.982
1.221
.605
.974
1.209
.602
1.065
1.077
.656
.773
.966
.646
.821
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
.869
2.431
1.392
.758
2.144
1.391
.839
2.405
1.282
.885
1.556
1.365
.946
2.300
1.386
.815
2.002
1.439
.873
2.343
1.474
.738
1.918
1.366
.848
2.719
1.379
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.118
.685
1.099
1.821
.677
1.047
1.315
1.850
.560
.820
1.708
.717
.899
1.568
1.672
1.842
1.706
.722
.983
1.593
1.718
1.733
1.806
.516
.858
1.529
1.377
1.437
1.713
.515
.703
1.429
1.417
1.182
NA
NA
1.292
1.849
.620
.907
1.692
1.591
1.624
.600
1.365
1.724
.616
.887
1.662
1.584
1.516
.623
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
May
2009
NA
NA
NA
1.856
1.748
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.575
1.528
1.290
1.660
.543
.779
1.609
1.514
1.531
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
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.623
2.601
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.412
1.373
1.359
1.324
1.303
1.345
1.375
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.387
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.619
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
.568
.548
.561
.544
NA
NA
NA
NA
.588
.574
.531
.541
.606
NA
.543
.559
.591
NA
NA
NA
1.146
1.581
1.177
1.570
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.093
1.397
NA
1.545
1.068
1.349
NA
1.526
1.525
1.529
NA
NA
2.068
2.078
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
2.171
2.175
NA
NA
1.359
1.310
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
4.683
4.438
4.786
4.749
4.529
4.389
4.782
4.179
4.662
4.497
1.194
1.189
1.233
1.346
1.091
.997
1.165
1.184
1.304
1.266
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
10.856
8.527
10.302
NA
13.433
10.643
8.827
8.436
11.489
7.714
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
May 2009 from—
Unadjusted
indexes
Relative
importance,
2005-2006
Apr.
2009
May
2009
May
2008
Apr.
2009
Expenditure category
All items ......................................................................................
100.000
122.506
122.898
-1.4
0.3
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
14.726
13.648
7.557
6.091
1.077
128.063
128.147
124.068
133.403
127.359
127.886
127.943
123.656
133.476
127.524
2.7
2.6
1.4
4.2
2.9
-.1
-.2
-.3
.1
.1
Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................
42.421
32.409
5.004
5.008
128.666
131.630
152.236
96.247
128.495
131.566
151.032
96.226
.3
1.4
-7.0
.9
-.1
.0
-.8
.0
Apparel .....................................................................................
3.988
91.148
90.000
.4
-1.3
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Public transportation ...............................................................
17.393
16.285
1.108
115.183
115.477
112.313
118.136
118.672
111.889
-12.9
-13.2
-9.2
2.6
2.8
-.4
Medical care .............................................................................
Medical care commodities ......................................................
Medical care services .............................................................
6.085
1.615
4.470
145.294
128.434
151.505
145.621
128.713
151.849
3.0
3.2
2.9
.2
.2
.2
Recreation ................................................................................
5.935
105.284
105.191
-.1
-.1
Education and communication .................................................
Education ...............................................................................
Communication ......................................................................
6.196
2.771
3.425
109.709
173.305
74.190
109.795
173.691
74.162
2.8
5.5
.7
.1
.2
.0
Other goods and services ........................................................
3.257
133.394
133.152
4.0
-.2
58.427
41.573
11.817
29.756
77.561
8.790
133.605
109.023
80.935
123.424
118.688
152.229
133.528
109.954
81.049
124.831
118.652
158.689
1.2
-4.9
-2.3
-5.9
1.4
-27.2
-.1
.9
.1
1.1
.0
4.2
Commodity and service group
Services ......................................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................................
Durables ...................................................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
Energy ........................................................................................
Indexes for 2009 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2008 are interim adjustments.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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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
2009
111.3
115.2
117.330
121.868
121.208
111.9
115.4
117.877
122.224
121.901
112.6
116.0
118.913
123.177
122.182
113.4
116.9
119.666
123.817
122.506
113.3
117.5
120.292
124.617
122.898
113.2
117.7
120.439
125.554
113.7
118.1
120.377
126.088
114.3
118.3
120.288
125.815
115.6
117.8
120.638
125.746
115.7
117.1
120.885
124.757
114.9
116.9
121.481
122.257
114.4
117.0
121.295
120.634
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
119.957
123.880
2.9
2.3
3.7
-.5
2.9
2.9
2.5
3.3
-
-
-
-
- Data not available.
Indexes for 2009 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2008 are interim adjustments. Indexes for 2007 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
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
May
2009
Expenditure category
All items .....................................................................
100.0
102.6
103.9
106.0
107.8
111.2
114.4
117.0
121.295
120.634
122.898
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
121.475
121.531
118.145
125.875
121.101
128.368
128.554
125.778
132.092
126.380
127.886
127.943
123.656
133.476
127.524
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
125.272
127.742
150.342
94.348
128.110
130.116
159.370
95.519
128.495
131.566
151.032
96.226
Apparel ....................................................................
100.0
98.1
95.0
92.2
90.1
89.6
89.0
89.0
87.875
86.697
90.000
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
127.515
128.558
114.506
109.410
109.042
116.373
118.136
118.672
111.889
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
139.266
124.391
144.675
142.732
126.168
148.833
145.621
128.713
151.849
Recreation ...............................................................
100.0
101.2
102.1
102.7
103.3
104.3
104.8
104.8
104.464
105.192
105.191
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
106.207
163.716
73.258
109.496
172.827
74.095
109.795
173.691
74.162
Other goods and services ........................................
100.0
103.8
107.6
110.9
112.2
114.9
118.3
121.7
125.479
126.569
133.152
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
129.271
111.498
83.597
125.732
115.627
185.912
132.808
105.946
80.680
118.735
117.161
142.529
133.528
109.954
81.049
124.831
118.652
158.689
Commodity and service group
Services .....................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................
Durables ..................................................................
Nondurables ..............................................................
All items less food and energy .................................
Energy .......................................................................
Indexes for 2009 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2008 are interim adjustments. Indexes for 2007 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
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
May
2009
Expenditure category
All items ................................................................................
-
2.6
1.3
2.0
1.7
3.2
2.9
2.3
3.7
-0.5
1.9
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
4.4
4.5
4.8
3.9
4.0
5.7
5.8
6.5
4.9
4.4
-.4
-.5
-1.7
1.0
.9
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
2.6
2.9
5.3
-1.8
2.3
1.9
6.0
1.2
.3
1.1
-5.2
.7
Apparel ...............................................................................
-
-1.9
-3.2
-2.9
-2.3
-.6
-.7
.0
-1.3
-1.3
3.8
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
9.0
9.1
7.2
-14.2
-15.2
1.6
8.0
8.8
-3.9
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
4.7
2.6
5.4
2.5
1.4
2.9
2.0
2.0
2.0
Recreation ..........................................................................
-
1.2
.9
.6
.6
1.0
.5
.0
-.3
.7
.0
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
1.9
5.3
-1.1
3.1
5.6
1.1
.3
.5
.1
Other goods and services ...................................................
-
3.8
3.7
3.1
1.2
2.4
3.0
2.9
3.1
.9
5.2
-
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
4.5
-2.2
7.1
2.0
17.6
2.7
-5.0
-3.5
-5.6
1.3
-23.3
.5
3.8
.5
5.1
1.3
11.3
Commodity and service group
Services ................................................................................
Commodities .........................................................................
Durables .............................................................................
Nondurables .........................................................................
All items less food and energy ............................................
Energy ..................................................................................
- Data not available.
Indexes for 2009 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2008 are interim adjustments. Indexes for 2007 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 or contact 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
Phoenix-Mesa
Pittsburgh
Portland
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
St. Louis
Washington, DC
(907) 271-2770
(404) 893-4222
(410) 962-4898
(617) 565-2327
(312) 353-1880
(513) 684-2349
(216) 522-3852
(214) 767-6970
(816) 285-7000
(313) 226-7558
(808) 541-2808
(214) 767-6970
(317) 226-7885
(816) 285-7000
(310) 235-6884
(414) 276-2579
(612) 725-3580
(646) 264-3600
(215) 656-3948
(480) 503-9075
(412) 644-2900
(503) 326-5818
(619) 557-6538
(415) 625-2270
(206) 553-0645
(816) 285-7000
(202) 691-6994
Other sources of CPI data
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Fax-on-Demand. This fax service has been discontinued as of April 27, 2007.
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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