CPI Detailed Report
Data for March 2012
Editors
Malik Crawford
Jonathan Church
Darren Rippy
Contents
Page
Consumer Price Movements, March 2012 ...................................................................................................
Redesigning the Consumer Price Index (CPI) News Release Tables ...........................................................
CPI-U 12-Month Changes............................................................................................................................
Technical Notes ...........................................................................................................................................
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CPI–U
Index tables
CPI–W
Table
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Page
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U.S. city average:
Expenditure categories; commodity, service groups; special indexes ....
Seasonally adjusted expenditure categories;
commodity, service groups; special indexes .......................................
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
73
28
91
26
80
29
97
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
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P2
P3
P4
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1C
24C
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109
25C
110
26C
111
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
April
May
June
Release date
May 15
June 14
July 17
Index month
July
August
September
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Release date
August 15
September 14
October 16
CPI Detailed Report-March 2012
CONSUMER PRICE MOVEMENTS
MARCH 2012
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent in March on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 2.7 percent before seasonal
adjustment.
The indexes for food, energy, and all items less food and energy all increased in March. The gasoline index continued to rise, more
than offsetting a decline in the household energy index and leading to a 0.9 percent increase in the energy index. The food index rose
0.2 percent as the index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs increased notably.
The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in March after increasing 0.1 percent in February. Most of the major
components increased in March, with the indexes for shelter and used cars and trucks accounting for about half the total increase for
all items less food and energy. The indexes for medical care, apparel, recreation, new vehicles, and airline fares increased as well,
while the indexes for tobacco and household furnishings and operations were among the few to decline in March.
The all items index has risen 2.7 percent over the last 12 months, a decline from last month’s 2.9 percent figure. The energy index
has risen 4.6 percent and the food index has increased 3.3 percent; both increases are smaller than last month. In contrast, the 12month change in the index for all items less food and energy, which was 2.2 percent last month, edged up to 2.3 percent in March.
Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average
Seasonally adjusted changes from preceding month
Sep.
2011
All items .................................................
Food ....................................................
Food at home ....................................
Food away from home 1 ....................
Energy .................................................
Energy commodities ..........................
Gasoline (all types) ..........................
Fuel oil 1 ..........................................
Energy services .................................
Electricity .........................................
Utility (piped) gas service ................
All items less food and energy ............
Commodities less food and energy
commodities ................................
New vehicles ...................................
Used cars and trucks .......................
Apparel ............................................
Medical care commodities 1 ............
Services less energy services ...........
Shelter .............................................
Transportation services ...................
Medical care services ......................
Oct.
2011
Nov.
2011
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Unadjusted
12-mos.
ended
Mar. 2012
0.3
.4
.6
.2
1.5
1.9
2.0
-.7
.8
.6
1.5
.1
0.0
.2
.2
.2
-1.8
-2.6
-2.8
-.5
-.4
.2
-2.6
.2
0.1
.1
.0
.3
-.5
-.6
-.9
2.7
-.4
.2
-2.6
.2
0.0
.2
.2
.2
-1.3
-2.0
-2.1
-1.0
-.2
-.1
-.6
.1
0.2
.2
.0
.4
.2
.9
.9
1.4
-.8
.0
-2.9
.2
0.4
.0
.0
.1
3.2
5.7
6.0
2.8
-.8
.0
-3.4
.1
0.3
.2
.1
.2
.9
1.7
1.7
2.7
-.4
-.8
.9
.2
2.7
3.3
3.6
3.0
4.6
8.7
9.0
5.3
-1.8
.6
-9.1
2.3
-.2
-.1
-.5
-.7
.2
.2
.1
.4
.2
.0
-.2
-.4
.4
.3
.2
.2
.2
.5
.1
-.2
-.4
.5
.2
.2
.2
.0
.4
-.1
-.2
-.7
-.1
.2
.2
.2
.1
.4
.2
.0
-1.0
.9
.6
.2
.2
.0
.2
.1
.6
-.2
-.9
.8
.1
.2
-.2
.0
.2
.2
1.3
.5
.4
.2
.2
.3
.3
2.1
2.5
3.2
4.9
3.3
2.3
2.1
1.4
3.5
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
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Consumer Price Index Data for March 2012
Food
The food index rose 0.2 percent in March after being unchanged in February. The index for food at home, unchanged in
February, rose 0.1 percent in March. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs rose 0.8 percent, its largest increase since May. The
index for other food at home also rose in March, increasing 0.3 percent. The other four major grocery store food groups declined. The
fruits and vegetables index fell 0.4 percent, its sixth consecutive decline, as the fresh vegetables index fell 1.6 percent. The index for
cereals and bakery products fell 0.2 percent, as did the index for nonalcoholic beverages. The index for dairy and related products fell
0.1 percent, its fourth decline in five months. The food at home index has risen 3.6 percent over the last 12 months; this was its
smallest 12-month change since last March. The fruits and vegetables index has declined 3.9 percent over that period, its largest 12month decline since November 2009. The other five major grocery store food group indexes have increased over the past year, with
the dairy group posting the largest increase at 6.3 percent. The index for food away from home rose 0.2 percent in March after a 0.1
percent increase in February and has risen 3.0 percent over the last 12 months.
Energy
The energy index, which rose 3.2 percent in February, increased 0.9 percent in March. The gasoline index rose 1.7 percent
following its 6.0 percent February increase. (Before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices increased 8.1 percent in March.) The fuel oil
index also continued to rise, increasing 2.7 percent in March after rising 2.8 percent in February. In contrast, the index for energy
services (comprised of electricity and natural gas) fell 0.4 percent. The natural gas index rose 0.9 percent after declining in each of the
previous five months. The electricity index, however, fell 0.8 percent, its largest decline since June. Over the last 12 months, the
gasoline index has risen 9.0 percent and the fuel oil index has increased 5.3 percent. The electricity index, however, has only increased
0.6 percent and the index for natural gas has declined 9.1 percent.
All items less food and energy
The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.2 percent in March after a 0.1 percent increase in February. The shelter
index increased 0.2 percent, the sixth straight such increase, with the indexes for rent and owners’ equivalent rent both increasing 0.2
percent. The index for used cars and trucks rose sharply in March, increasing 1.3 percent after declining in each of the previous six
months. The medical care index rose 0.3 percent in March, with the index for medical care commodities increasing 0.4 percent and the
medical care services index advancing 0.3 percent. The apparel index rose 0.5 percent after declining in February; similarly, the index
for recreation rose 0.2 percent after a February decline as the index for recreation services rose 0.4 percent. Other increases in March
included the indexes for new vehicles (0.2 percent), airline fares (0.4 percent), and personal care (0.4 percent). In contrast, the index
for tobacco fell 0.3 percent in March, and the indexes for household furnishings and operations and for alcoholic beverages both
declined 0.2 percent.
The index for all items less food and energy has risen 2.3 percent over the last 12 months. The index for shelter has risen 2.1
percent over the period. The apparel index has risen 4.9 percent, the medical care index has increased 3.5 percent, and the index for
new vehicles has risen 2.5 percent.
Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 2.7 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of
229.392 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index increased 0.8 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 2.9 percent over the last 12 months
to an index level of 226.304 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index increased 0.9 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.
The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 2.4 percent over the last 12 months. For the
month, the index increased 0.6 percent on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Please note that the indexes for the post-2010 period are
subject to revision.
The Consumer Price Index for April 2012 is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at 8:30 a.m. (EDT).
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Redesigning the Consumer Price Index (CPI) Press Release Tables
The format of the tables contained in the CPI news release changed beginning with this CPI news release for March, 2012. News
release tables are part of the news release pdf and html files, and are available independently in html format. The new tables are also
available in XLS format. In addition, the BLS will begin issuing monthly companion XLS files, which will contain additional index
level and CPI-W information.
These tables were made available for public comment during October 2011. In response to the public comments, the BLS will
issue XLS files each month, as companions to the news release. There will be CPI-U and CPI-W files, and in addition to the data
contained in the news release tables, the Excel files will contain index values.
In August 2009, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) restructured the text of the CPI news release to focus on the price
movements of three broad expenditure categories, namely Food, Energy, and All items less food and energy. Table A within the CPI
news release text was also updated in August 2009 to reflect this new structure. Before August 2009, the text of the CPI news release
had focused on eight CPI ‘major groups’ (Food and beverages; Housing; Apparel; Transportation; Medical care; Recreation;
Education and communication; and Other goods and services).
While the text of the CPI news release was restructured in 2009, seven additional CPI news release tables continued to be
published using the eight major groups. BLS has redesigned these news release tables, to reflect the focus on Food, Energy, and All
items less food and energy. Within these three broad categories, CPI item series are further divided into commodities and services.
Beyond the redesign in the structure of the CPI news release tables, several other improvements to these tables have been made.
The new Table 1 gives a summary of the index series which typically contribute to changes in the Consumer Price Index for All
Urban Consumers (CPI-U).
The new Table 2 shows the full publication stub using the new structure for the CPI-U, including 11 new items series that were
created to augment the redesign in the publication structure. Table 3 shows aggregate item series (e.g., Transportation) that do not fall
under the Food, Energy, and All items less food and energy structure.
Table 4 shows the All items indexes at the local, regional, and city-size class levels.
Table 5 shows the Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U), and presents a history of annual
percentage changes in the C-CPI-U compared to the CPI-U.
Table 6 focuses on 1-month seasonally adjusted changes in the CPI-U, while table 7 focuses on 12-month not seasonally adjusted
changes. Tables 6 and 7 present three additional pieces of data to help users better interpret index changes. First, these tables show the
‘effect’ each item has on the price change for All items. For example, if the effect of food is 0.4, and the index for All items increased
1.2 percent, it can be said that increases in food prices accounted for 0.4 / 1.2, or 33.3 percent, of the increase in overall prices for that
period. Said another way, had food prices been unchanged, the All items index only would have increased 0.8 percent (or 1.2 percent
for All items, minus the 0.4 effect for Food). Effects can be negative as well. For example, if the effect of food was a negative 0.1,
and the All items index rose 0.5 percent, the All items index actually would have been 0.1 percent higher (or 0.6 percent) had food
prices been unchanged.
Second, standard errors for percent changes are shown on tables 6 and 7. Confidence intervals for statistics can be created using
standard errors; e.g., roughly 95 percent confidence intervals can be constructed using two standard errors. For example, if an item
increased 3.7 percent, and its standard error was 0.6 percent, the 95 percent confidence interval for that price change can be said to be
3.7 percent plus or minus two standard errors, or 3.7 percent plus or minus 1.2 percent.
Finally, each item series in tables 6 and 7 show the last time that item had a price change as large (or as small) as the percent
change published that period. For example, if bananas rose 3.7 percent, and that was its largest increase since November 2007, that
would be noted in the new tables.
In addition, most of the previous tables showed the ‘relative importance’, or weight, of each item category as of the previous
December. The relative importance columns in the new tables are improved in that they are updated monthly to reflect the change in
relative prices over time.
Finally, there are no longer any news release tables that focus on the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical
Workers (CPI-W). That said, the CPI-W All items index level and percent changes will still be noted in the text of the news release,
and a companion XLS file with CPI-W information will be available.
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CPI-U 12-Month Changes, 2002 to Present
Percent
6
Percent
6
5
5
All Items
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
All Items Less
Food and Energy
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
2002
-3
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
4
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
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Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Item and group
Relative
importance,
December
2011
Unadjusted
indexes
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Unadjusted
percent change to
Mar. 2012 from—
Mar.
2011
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb.
2012
Dec. to
Jan.
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................
100.000
-
227.663
681.977
229.392
687.157
2.7
0.8
0.2
0.4
0.3
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Food .........................................................................................
Food at home .........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...............................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..............................................
Dairy and related products 1 ................................................
Fruits and vegetables ...........................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................
Other food at home ..............................................................
Sugar and sweets 1 ............................................................
Fats and oils .......................................................................
Other foods ........................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .........................................
Food away from home 1 .........................................................
Other food away from home 1 2 ...........................................
Alcoholic beverages .................................................................
15.256
14.308
8.638
1.242
1.960
.916
1.287
.961
2.272
.307
.263
1.703
.627
5.669
.361
.948
232.453
232.486
231.180
267.821
228.610
219.377
281.072
169.758
204.001
213.902
233.196
215.473
127.193
235.603
165.566
230.704
232.708
232.792
231.383
267.101
230.485
219.131
279.057
169.513
204.574
215.044
233.411
216.043
126.856
236.073
165.367
230.193
3.2
3.3
3.6
4.5
5.3
6.3
-3.9
2.7
5.0
4.6
8.9
4.5
3.4
3.0
2.2
2.0
.1
.1
.1
-.3
.8
-.1
-.7
-.1
.3
.5
.1
.3
-.3
.2
-.1
-.2
.2
.2
.0
-.1
.2
.9
-1.3
-.3
.5
1.4
1.4
.2
-.6
.4
1.1
.8
.1
.0
.0
.2
-.2
-.5
-.5
.0
.4
.1
-.7
.6
1.3
.1
-.2
.3
.1
.2
.1
-.2
.8
-.1
-.4
-.2
.3
.5
.8
.1
-.3
.2
-.1
-.2
Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ...................................................
Lodging away from home 2 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 1 3 4 ...........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 1 3 4 ..............
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ...................................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ......................................................
Energy services 3 .................................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................
Household operations 1 2 .......................................................
41.020
31.539
6.485
.749
23.957
22.543
.348
5.372
4.216
.343
3.873
1.156
4.109
.727
221.117
254.931
258.184
136.832
262.812
262.788
129.158
217.189
188.393
350.482
187.962
185.499
126.180
154.198
221.487
255.609
258.569
141.314
263.317
263.294
129.978
216.667
187.591
356.637
186.784
186.280
126.107
154.374
1.7
2.1
2.5
3.5
2.0
2.0
3.3
.0
-1.3
4.3
-1.8
4.8
1.1
2.5
.2
.3
.1
3.3
.2
.2
.6
-.2
-.4
1.8
-.6
.4
-.1
.1
.1
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.3
-.4
-.6
1.2
-.8
.3
.1
.6
.1
.2
.2
1.9
.1
.1
-.6
-.3
-.6
1.7
-.8
.7
.3
.4
.1
.2
.2
.3
.2
.2
.6
-.1
-.2
1.8
-.4
.6
-.2
.1
Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................
3.562
.855
1.507
.201
.678
123.312
116.400
110.044
118.161
127.668
127.258
119.297
115.566
119.881
130.077
4.9
6.2
5.5
7.5
1.2
3.2
2.5
5.0
1.5
1.9
.9
1.0
1.3
1.6
-.3
-.9
-1.7
-.8
-.9
.1
.5
.8
.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 ................................................................
16.875
15.694
5.651
3.195
1.913
5.463
5.273
.438
1.155
1.181
214.429
210.013
99.889
144.326
147.011
306.348
305.076
148.230
256.968
265.830
220.842
216.536
100.325
144.350
148.677
330.834
329.780
148.298
256.616
269.566
4.7
5.0
2.1
2.5
3.2
9.0
9.0
5.4
2.3
-.3
3.0
3.1
.4
.0
1.1
8.0
8.1
.0
-.1
1.4
.3
.4
-.4
.0
-1.0
.8
.9
.4
.3
-.8
2.1
2.2
.2
.6
-.2
6.0
6.0
.1
.2
-.2
.9
.9
.6
.2
1.3
1.7
1.7
.0
-.1
.5
Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 .....................................................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
7.061
1.716
5.345
3.005
410.466
331.867
434.832
339.136
411.498
333.188
435.721
339.389
3.5
3.3
3.5
1.4
.3
.4
.2
.1
.3
.6
.2
-.2
.2
.8
.0
-.2
.3
.4
.3
.2
-
-
-
-
-
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
2011
Unadjusted
indexes
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Unadjusted
percent change to
Mar. 2012 from—
Mar.
2011
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb.
2012
Dec. to
Jan.
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
Expenditure category
Hospital and related services .................................................
1.732
664.591
664.855
4.8
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.2
Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................
6.044
1.924
114.333
99.371
114.675
99.856
1.2
1.2
.3
.5
.6
.6
-.1
.1
.2
.1
Education and communication 2 ................................................
Education 2 ..............................................................................
Educational books and supplies .............................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................
Communication 2 .....................................................................
Information and information processing 2 ..............................
Telephone services 1 2 .........................................................
Information technology, hardware and services 5 ................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ...............
6.797
3.216
.201
3.015
3.581
3.436
2.429
1.006
.269
133.199
213.039
548.192
611.974
83.446
79.928
101.728
8.873
64.686
133.235
213.132
550.401
612.093
83.456
79.939
101.800
8.862
64.086
2.0
4.3
5.3
4.3
-.3
-.5
.5
-3.6
-11.1
.0
.0
.4
.0
.0
.0
.1
-.1
-.9
.3
.3
.8
.2
.2
.3
.3
.2
-.6
.2
.3
.1
.3
.2
.1
.0
.1
.2
.2
.3
.6
.3
.0
.0
.1
-.2
-1.3
Other goods and services ..........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................
Personal care ...........................................................................
Personal care products 1 .......................................................
Personal care services 1 ........................................................
Miscellaneous personal services ...........................................
3.385
.804
2.581
.656
.633
1.081
391.236
847.880
210.330
160.616
232.907
367.968
392.364
845.760
211.289
162.620
233.300
368.877
1.7
1.8
1.7
1.0
1.4
2.7
.3
-.3
.5
1.2
.2
.2
.2
.5
.1
.3
-.1
-.1
-.1
-.4
-.1
-.4
.4
-.1
.2
-.3
.4
1.2
.2
.2
39.966
15.256
24.710
15.742
3.562
12.179
8.968
60.034
31.190
.348
3.873
1.156
.727
5.797
5.345
11.598
186.279
232.453
161.451
211.182
123.312
270.682
112.780
268.819
265.628
129.158
187.962
185.499
154.198
269.535
434.832
319.510
189.201
232.708
165.413
219.086
127.258
281.225
112.926
269.396
266.323
129.978
186.784
186.280
154.374
270.604
435.721
320.315
3.5
3.2
3.8
5.3
4.9
5.3
1.1
2.1
2.1
3.3
-1.8
4.8
2.5
1.4
3.5
2.6
1.6
.1
2.5
3.7
3.2
3.9
.1
.2
.3
.6
-.6
.4
.1
.4
.2
.3
.3
.2
.4
.8
.9
.6
-.1
.2
.1
.3
-.8
.3
.6
.0
.2
.4
.9
.1
1.4
1.9
-.9
2.8
.2
.1
.1
-.6
-.8
.7
.4
-.2
.0
.1
.4
.1
.6
.9
.5
1.1
.1
.2
.2
.6
-.4
.6
.1
.3
.3
.3
85.692
68.461
92.939
25.658
16.690
13.127
30.997
28.844
54.689
9.679
90.321
76.013
19.852
5.806
56.161
226.927
219.580
218.737
163.994
212.459
265.898
222.634
293.406
256.123
242.663
227.925
227.865
146.628
310.685
277.027
$ .439
$ .147
228.887
221.744
220.483
167.858
219.940
275.483
227.039
293.886
256.675
253.599
228.705
228.735
147.644
334.427
277.780
$ .436
$ .146
2.6
2.9
2.6
3.7
5.1
5.1
4.2
2.0
1.9
4.6
2.4
2.3
2.1
8.7
2.3
.9
1.0
.8
2.4
3.5
3.6
2.0
.2
.2
4.5
.3
.4
.7
7.6
.3
.2
.2
.2
.5
.8
.7
.5
.1
.1
.2
.2
.2
.2
.9
.2
.5
.5
.4
1.4
1.9
2.7
1.0
-.1
.0
3.2
.1
.1
.1
5.7
.1
.3
.3
.3
.6
.8
1.0
.6
.2
.1
.9
.2
.2
.2
1.7
.2
Commodity and service group
Commodities ................................................................................
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ......................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .....................................
Apparel ...................................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ....................
Durables ...................................................................................
Services .......................................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 .........................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .......................................
Energy services 3 .......................................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......................
Household operations 1 2 ...........................................................
Transportation services ..............................................................
Medical care services .................................................................
Other services ............................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food ........................................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
All items less medical care ...........................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy ..........................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .....................
Energy commodities ...............................................................
Services less energy services ..................................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .............
-
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
-
-
-
-
-
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
- Data not available.
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
6
CPI Detailed Report-March 2012
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
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
All items ..............................................................................
227.033
227.505
228.433
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 1 ..................................................
Fats and oils ..............................................................
Other foods ...............................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................
Food away from home 1 ...............................................
Other food away from home 1 2 ..................................
Alcoholic beverages ........................................................
231.610
231.778
230.805
267.370
229.103
218.458
283.333
169.798
201.996
210.846
230.188
213.648
126.293
234.435
164.095
227.849
232.080
232.154
230.851
266.995
229.463
220.492
279.700
169.236
203.003
213.700
233.400
214.073
125.536
235.268
165.884
229.704
Housing .............................................................................
Shelter .............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ..........................................
Lodging away from home 2 ...........................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 1 3 4 ..................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 1 3 4 ....
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .........................
Fuels and utilities ............................................................
Household energy .........................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 .............................................
Energy services 3 ........................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..........
Household furnishings and operations ............................
Household operations 1 2 .............................................
221.005
254.112
256.894
137.482
261.982
261.960
129.480
221.347
193.673
340.512
194.233
183.235
125.646
152.729
Apparel ..............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel .............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..........................................
Footwear .........................................................................
6 months
ended—
June
2011
Sep.
2011
Dec.
2011
Mar.
2012
Sep.
2011
Mar.
2012
229.098
3.0
3.7
0.3
3.7
3.3
2.0
232.208
232.245
230.784
267.562
229.080
219.377
278.347
169.152
203.834
213.902
231.653
215.460
127.193
235.603
165.566
230.398
232.529
232.617
231.095
266.957
230.945
219.131
277.308
168.801
204.389
215.044
233.442
215.778
126.856
236.073
165.367
229.958
3.9
4.0
4.6
7.3
7.1
12.4
-8.2
6.1
5.0
4.3
8.3
4.6
3.4
3.2
1.5
2.9
5.4
5.8
7.6
7.4
6.0
14.1
10.7
3.2
7.0
11.4
10.2
5.6
4.4
3.4
2.1
.3
2.0
2.0
1.7
4.3
5.0
-1.7
-7.8
4.0
3.4
-4.6
11.4
3.7
4.1
2.4
1.9
1.1
1.6
1.5
.5
-.6
3.3
1.2
-8.2
-2.3
4.8
8.2
5.8
4.0
1.8
2.8
3.1
3.8
4.7
4.9
6.1
7.3
6.5
13.2
.8
4.7
6.0
7.8
9.2
5.1
3.9
3.3
1.8
1.6
1.8
1.7
1.1
1.8
4.1
-.2
-8.0
.8
4.1
1.6
8.6
3.9
2.9
2.6
2.5
2.4
221.246
254.613
257.285
137.802
262.543
262.522
129.929
220.362
192.424
344.644
192.643
183.712
125.732
153.634
221.490
255.034
257.867
140.404
262.812
262.788
129.158
219.632
191.248
350.482
191.073
184.996
126.072
154.198
221.751
255.529
258.303
140.763
263.317
263.294
129.978
219.503
190.799
356.637
190.280
186.072
125.778
154.374
1.4
1.5
1.5
9.6
1.2
1.2
4.2
1.3
.5
-1.3
.7
4.5
1.2
3.2
2.4
2.3
3.3
-2.3
2.3
2.2
2.4
3.9
3.7
-6.9
4.8
4.3
1.5
.6
1.7
2.4
3.1
-2.4
2.4
2.4
5.0
-1.8
-3.4
7.1
-4.3
4.2
1.3
2.0
1.4
2.2
2.2
9.9
2.1
2.1
1.5
-3.3
-5.8
20.3
-7.9
6.3
.4
4.4
1.9
1.9
2.4
3.5
1.7
1.7
3.3
2.6
2.1
-4.1
2.7
4.4
1.3
1.9
1.6
2.3
2.7
3.6
2.2
2.2
3.2
-2.6
-4.6
13.5
-6.1
5.3
.9
3.2
124.539
117.795
111.303
117.848
128.846
125.646
118.920
112.767
119.698
128.516
124.534
116.920
111.841
118.652
128.605
125.175
117.891
112.197
118.893
129.435
9.3
14.5
10.1
4.6
3.0
4.8
6.0
4.8
13.1
2.3
3.6
4.5
3.9
8.8
-2.2
2.1
.3
3.3
3.6
1.8
7.1
10.2
7.4
8.8
2.7
2.8
2.4
3.6
6.2
-.2
Transportation ...................................................................
Private transportation ......................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ....................................
New vehicles ...............................................................
Used cars and trucks ..................................................
Motor fuel ......................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .....................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 .......................
Public transportation .......................................................
212.861
208.050
100.034
142.470
149.907
300.149
298.833
147.499
255.644
271.330
213.465
208.812
99.631
142.407
148.412
302.700
301.449
148.126
256.405
269.105
217.846
213.445
99.795
143.277
148.047
320.746
319.615
148.230
256.968
268.594
219.780
215.398
100.398
143.604
150.027
326.212
325.028
148.298
256.616
269.973
6.0
6.9
10.6
9.8
14.5
5.6
5.7
11.7
2.8
-5.2
7.5
7.6
.1
-.6
4.3
20.0
20.4
2.9
4.4
5.5
-7.5
-8.1
-3.4
-2.2
-5.3
-20.2
-20.8
5.2
.6
.8
13.6
14.9
1.5
3.2
.3
39.5
39.9
2.2
1.5
-2.0
6.7
7.3
5.3
4.5
9.3
12.6
12.8
7.2
3.6
.0
2.5
2.7
-1.0
.5
-2.6
5.5
5.3
3.7
1.1
-.6
Medical care ......................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 ............................................
Medical care services .....................................................
Professional services ....................................................
406.879
327.254
431.762
339.288
408.096
329.201
432.639
338.778
408.930
331.867
432.682
338.091
410.169
333.188
433.860
338.600
3.3
1.8
3.8
1.6
2.8
1.3
3.3
2.1
4.5
2.6
5.1
2.8
3.3
7.5
2.0
-.8
3.0
1.5
3.5
1.8
3.9
5.0
3.5
1.0
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
7
CPI Detailed Report-March 2012
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
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Hospital and related services ........................................
657.425
659.286
659.271
Recreation 2 ......................................................................
Video and audio 2 ...........................................................
113.753
98.759
114.448
99.306
Education and communication 2 .......................................
Education 2 .....................................................................
Educational books and supplies ...................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ......................
Communication 2 ............................................................
Information and information processing 2 .....................
Telephone services 1 2 ...............................................
Information technology, hardware and services 5 .......
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 .....
132.569
212.078
541.542
609.518
83.050
79.619
101.397
8.827
64.590
Other goods and services .................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ...................................
Personal care ..................................................................
Personal care products 1 ..............................................
Personal care services 1 ...............................................
Miscellaneous personal services ..................................
6 months
ended—
June
2011
Sep.
2011
Dec.
2011
Mar.
2012
Sep.
2011
Mar.
2012
660.444
7.0
4.6
5.8
1.8
5.8
3.8
114.365
99.433
114.566
99.563
1.3
-1.6
-.5
1.9
1.2
1.0
2.9
3.3
.4
.2
2.1
2.1
132.930
212.673
545.675
611.041
83.255
79.842
101.687
8.849
64.192
133.226
213.268
546.465
612.808
83.398
79.890
101.728
8.859
64.297
133.433
213.991
549.522
614.792
83.390
79.877
101.800
8.838
63.449
1.3
4.2
4.1
4.2
-1.4
-1.5
-.2
-5.2
-10.4
1.6
4.8
6.8
4.6
-1.3
-1.6
-.5
-4.8
-15.7
2.3
4.8
4.2
4.8
-.2
-.3
1.2
-4.9
-11.1
2.6
3.7
6.0
3.5
1.6
1.3
1.6
.5
-6.9
1.4
4.5
5.4
4.4
-1.4
-1.5
-.3
-5.0
-13.1
2.4
4.2
5.1
4.2
.7
.5
1.4
-2.2
-9.0
390.983
847.063
210.213
160.825
232.302
368.883
391.639
851.016
210.462
161.256
232.039
368.638
391.195
847.880
210.301
160.616
232.907
368.381
392.011
845.760
211.040
162.620
233.300
369.169
.9
-.9
1.5
-2.0
1.0
3.0
2.9
7.1
1.4
.0
.6
3.2
2.1
1.9
2.2
1.7
2.3
4.5
1.1
-.6
1.6
4.5
1.7
.3
1.9
3.0
1.5
-1.0
.8
3.1
1.6
.6
1.9
3.1
2.0
2.4
185.269
231.610
160.361
209.290
124.539
266.827
112.785
268.503
265.018
129.480
194.233
183.235
152.729
270.283
431.762
318.190
185.883
232.080
161.056
210.895
125.646
268.523
112.618
268.937
265.379
129.929
192.643
183.712
153.634
270.368
432.639
319.362
187.596
232.208
163.389
215.005
124.534
276.068
112.884
269.085
265.702
129.158
191.073
184.996
154.198
269.913
432.682
319.650
188.435
232.529
164.422
216.891
125.175
279.137
112.945
269.611
266.108
129.978
190.280
186.072
154.374
270.731
433.860
320.553
4.7
3.9
5.1
5.3
9.3
3.7
5.1
1.8
1.5
4.2
.7
4.5
3.2
1.2
3.8
2.0
5.3
5.4
5.2
7.8
4.8
9.2
.2
2.5
2.5
2.4
4.8
4.3
.6
2.4
3.3
1.8
-2.6
2.0
-5.1
-6.3
3.6
-9.3
-1.4
2.3
2.7
5.0
-4.3
4.2
2.0
1.4
5.1
3.4
7.0
1.6
10.5
15.3
2.1
19.8
.6
1.7
1.7
1.5
-7.9
6.3
4.4
.7
2.0
3.0
5.0
4.7
5.2
6.6
7.1
6.4
2.6
2.1
2.0
3.3
2.7
4.4
1.9
1.8
3.5
1.9
2.1
1.8
2.4
4.0
2.8
4.2
-.4
2.0
2.2
3.2
-6.1
5.3
3.2
1.0
3.5
3.2
226.305
219.019
218.228
162.849
210.490
262.078
221.266
293.840
256.245
242.746
227.246
227.188
146.378
304.251
276.075
226.794
219.470
218.669
163.582
212.097
263.793
222.270
294.175
256.504
243.121
227.722
227.684
146.685
306.902
276.695
227.861
220.622
219.595
165.883
216.034
270.788
224.565
294.003
256.549
250.868
227.924
227.907
146.760
324.465
277.008
228.574
221.362
220.233
166.882
217.862
273.566
225.813
294.501
256.884
253.165
228.423
228.432
147.067
330.003
277.667
2.8
3.7
3.0
5.0
5.2
3.7
4.4
2.0
1.7
3.5
2.9
2.7
5.2
5.2
1.8
3.3
4.3
3.7
5.0
7.3
8.4
6.6
2.6
2.6
13.1
2.7
2.1
1.5
18.4
2.3
.0
-.7
.0
-4.9
-5.8
-8.5
-2.2
2.6
2.5
-13.8
2.0
2.0
-.2
-18.9
2.8
4.1
4.3
3.7
10.3
14.8
18.7
8.5
.9
1.0
18.3
2.1
2.2
1.9
38.4
2.3
3.1
4.0
3.3
5.0
6.2
6.0
5.5
2.3
2.1
8.2
2.8
2.4
3.3
11.6
2.1
2.0
1.8
1.8
2.4
4.0
4.2
3.0
1.7
1.7
1.0
2.0
2.1
.9
5.9
2.6
Expenditure category
Commodity and service group
Commodities .......................................................................
Food and beverages .........................................................
Commodities less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...........................
Apparel ..........................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..........
Durables ..........................................................................
Services ..............................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .............................
Energy services 3 ..............................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..............
Household operations 1 2 .................................................
Transportation services .....................................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Other services ...................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food ...............................................................
All items less shelter ...........................................................
All items less medical care ..................................................
Commodities less food ........................................................
Nondurables less food ........................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ....................................
Nondurables ........................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 .............................................
Services less medical care services ...................................
Energy .................................................................................
All items less energy ...........................................................
All items less food and energy ..........................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities ...........
Energy commodities .....................................................
Services less energy services .........................................
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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CPI Detailed Report-March 2012
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
2011
Unadjusted
indexes
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Unadjusted
percent change to
Mar. 2012 from—
Mar.
2011
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb.
2012
Dec. to
Jan.
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................
100.000
227.663
681.977
229.392
687.157
2.7
0.8
0.2
0.4
0.3
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 2 .............................................................................
White bread 1 3 ..............................................................
Bread other than white 1 3 ..............................................
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 2 ..........................................
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies .........................................
Cookies 3 .......................................................................
Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 3 .......................................
Other bakery products ......................................................
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 1 3 ................
Crackers, bread, and cracker products 3 .......................
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts,
turnovers 3 .............................................................
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 ......
Bacon and related products 3 ....................................
Breakfast sausage and related products 1 2 3 ...........
Ham ..............................................................................
Ham, excluding canned 3 ...........................................
Pork chops ...................................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics 2 ....................
Other meats ...................................................................
Frankfurters 3 ...............................................................
Lunchmeats 1 2 3 .........................................................
Lamb and organ meats 1 3 ...........................................
Lamb and mutton 1 2 3 .................................................
Poultry ..............................................................................
Chicken 2 .......................................................................
Fresh whole chicken 1 3 ...............................................
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 3 ..............................
Other poultry including turkey 2 ......................................
Fish and seafood ..............................................................
Fresh fish and seafood 1 2 .............................................
Processed fish and seafood 2 ........................................
Shelf stable fish and seafood 1 3 ..................................
Frozen fish and seafood 1 3 .........................................
Eggs ...................................................................................
Dairy and related products 1 ................................................
Milk 1 2 ...............................................................................
Fresh whole milk 1 3 .........................................................
Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 3 .....................................
Cheese and related products .............................................
Ice cream and related products ..........................................
Other dairy and related products 2 .....................................
15.256
14.308
8.638
1.242
.482
.051
.297
.134
232.453
232.486
231.180
267.821
233.362
250.564
227.984
242.217
169.290
286.484
172.978
315.076
334.680
168.364
265.139
255.820
275.926
261.074
275.640
306.093
232.708
232.792
231.383
267.101
232.660
252.104
227.997
238.975
166.926
285.771
172.955
313.338
333.969
168.406
265.139
253.948
277.551
259.021
275.308
299.826
3.2
3.3
3.6
4.5
4.1
7.3
3.6
3.9
3.5
4.9
5.6
5.0
5.9
3.9
5.6
5.0
6.8
3.9
7.8
3.6
.1
.1
.1
-.3
-.3
.6
.0
-1.3
-1.4
-.2
.0
-.6
-.2
.0
.0
-.7
.6
-.8
-.1
-2.0
.2
.2
.0
-.1
.0
-1.3
-.3
.3
1.6
-.3
-1.0
-1.4
-2.4
.4
.3
1.2
-1.2
.2
1.9
-.8
.1
.0
.0
.2
-.4
-.7
-.3
-.3
-.7
.8
1.1
1.8
1.8
.0
.6
.4
1.6
.6
.7
1.6
.1
.2
.1
-.2
-.3
1.6
.0
-1.3
-1.4
-.2
-.4
-.6
-.2
.1
.3
-.6
.6
-.6
-.1
-1.7
268.575
228.610
229.530
230.595
258.292
238.582
189.733
172.282
183.300
207.227
150.079
272.819
140.202
195.138
218.549
189.127
131.830
212.402
206.525
137.307
330.147
216.580
216.647
137.554
226.622
206.452
148.116
262.899
156.717
137.373
188.398
290.120
213.580
219.377
147.868
210.853
151.971
226.319
216.832
146.181
269.880
230.485
231.452
232.344
260.391
239.639
189.709
174.754
185.547
208.706
149.484
271.549
138.968
204.357
230.065
189.032
131.292
213.908
209.891
137.625
330.791
217.629
219.608
139.363
230.086
209.295
150.410
264.372
158.184
137.590
188.079
290.812
214.704
219.131
147.211
210.533
151.213
225.783
217.832
146.451
3.0
5.3
5.4
5.4
6.8
6.7
5.9
7.3
7.1
3.4
4.3
8.5
1.3
3.0
2.6
1.6
3.6
5.7
6.5
4.5
5.4
15.4
6.5
5.3
8.7
4.3
11.2
3.9
1.9
6.3
3.6
5.7
5.1
6.3
4.0
3.7
4.1
8.7
6.4
6.2
.5
.8
.8
.8
.8
.4
.0
1.4
1.2
.7
-.4
-.5
-.9
4.7
5.3
-.1
-.4
.7
1.6
.2
.2
.5
1.4
1.3
1.5
1.4
1.5
.6
.9
.2
-.2
.2
.5
-.1
-.4
-.2
-.5
-.2
.5
.2
.6
.2
.1
-.1
1.1
1.8
-.3
1.0
1.0
-1.1
-.8
.0
-.5
-2.2
-2.0
-.4
-1.6
-1.1
-3.5
-.7
-.3
-3.1
1.1
1.2
-1.1
-.1
-.1
-.3
.6
.0
1.1
-.6
1.8
.9
.7
.2
1.1
.2
.9
-.2
-.5
-.2
.2
.4
.2
1.0
1.1
-.9
-.4
.3
.8
.1
2.2
-.5
-.9
-2.2
.3
1.0
2.3
.4
1.0
3.4
.3
.1
.6
.4
1.7
-.7
-1.5
-.9
-.3
-1.5
-6.4
-.5
-1.3
-1.1
-1.5
-.4
-1.4
.5
.3
.8
.7
.5
.8
.4
.0
1.4
1.2
-.2
.2
.5
-.9
2.4
2.5
-.4
-1.2
.7
.7
.2
.2
.5
1.4
1.3
1.5
1.4
1.5
1.0
.9
1.7
-.2
.2
2.3
-.1
-.4
-.2
-.5
-.6
1.8
.3
-
-
.760
.225
-
.114
.186
-
.235
-
1.960
1.846
1.201
.548
.212
.081
.204
.052
.379
.143
-
.080
-
.063
.094
.273
-
.336
.263
-
.073
.308
.159
.149
-
.114
.916
.299
-
.291
.139
.187
-
-
-
-
-
See footnotes at end of table.
9
CPI Detailed Report-March 2012
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
2011
Unadjusted
indexes
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
281.072
319.145
328.316
313.646
207.079
190.892
369.559
114.052
308.151
329.608
289.029
298.321
314.014
157.451
159.647
150.632
169.828
150.731
206.976
160.704
198.901
169.758
128.766
163.379
170.742
116.581
125.249
221.665
232.978
216.232
126.446
204.001
213.902
204.479
139.448
154.216
233.196
186.762
202.297
292.771
138.160
171.018
177.801
215.473
232.753
169.360
236.403
227.951
139.874
137.901
131.862
270.615
148.659
127.193
110.109
235.603
146.856
149.823
148.975
124.698
139.481
279.057
316.764
326.876
308.137
206.616
190.645
371.108
113.869
304.836
332.347
282.667
298.768
308.220
156.464
158.391
148.549
169.152
149.474
205.155
160.957
197.776
169.513
128.658
162.009
171.466
117.101
124.849
221.680
233.829
210.630
125.388
204.574
215.044
201.254
141.613
153.673
233.411
183.765
195.231
294.042
138.815
172.656
179.241
216.043
239.860
171.008
237.209
227.306
138.012
138.534
132.419
268.047
148.656
126.856
110.430
236.073
147.138
150.251
149.142
124.741
139.132
Unadjusted
percent change to
Mar. 2012 from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Dec. to
Jan.
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
-1.3
-1.4
-1.8
.8
-.6
-2.3
-.9
-3.1
-1.0
-1.6
-1.5
.1
-2.8
-.8
-.4
-1.2
.2
-1.7
-2.1
.6
-.2
-.3
-.3
.4
.4
.3
-.6
-.8
-.7
-.3
-.6
.5
1.4
.6
.7
-.6
1.4
-.4
3.7
-1.3
1.4
2.9
6.9
.2
.8
.5
1.0
.2
2.8
8.9
-.4
4.5
.5
-.6
-.4
.4
.4
.2
.3
.2
.8
-0.5
-1.0
1.3
-.7
-2.1
-1.4
-3.5
4.8
-3.5
1.3
-4.5
-5.7
-4.4
1.2
1.5
1.4
1.0
1.1
1.0
1.2
1.8
.0
.2
-.1
.4
-.5
-.8
-.9
-1.3
-1.1
-.5
.4
.1
-.6
.2
1.2
-.7
-.3
-2.3
.1
-1.3
-.7
2.8
.6
1.1
-.4
1.1
.6
-.1
-.9
1.2
.2
-.1
1.3
.0
.1
.2
.1
.3
.0
.0
-0.4
-.4
.7
-1.5
.6
1.4
2.0
1.5
-1.6
-.3
-.4
.1
-.2
-.2
-.5
-1.0
.2
-.4
-.8
.8
-.6
-.2
-.1
-.8
.4
.4
-.4
-.5
-.2
-2.6
-1.1
.3
.5
-1.0
1.6
-1.2
.8
.1
-3.5
1.7
.5
1.1
.8
.1
1.5
1.0
.3
.0
-1.0
.5
.5
-.9
.0
-.3
.3
.2
.2
.3
.3
.0
-.3
Expenditure category
Fruits and vegetables ...........................................................
Fresh fruits and vegetables ................................................
Fresh fruits .......................................................................
Apples ............................................................................
Bananas .........................................................................
Citrus fruits 2 ..................................................................
Oranges, including tangerines 3 ...................................
Other fresh fruits 2 ..........................................................
Fresh vegetables ..............................................................
Potatoes .........................................................................
Lettuce ...........................................................................
Tomatoes 1 ....................................................................
Other fresh vegetables ...................................................
Processed fruits and vegetables 2 .....................................
Canned fruits and vegetables 2 ........................................
Canned fruits 2 3 ............................................................
Canned vegetables 2 3 ...................................................
Frozen fruits and vegetables 2 .........................................
Frozen vegetables 3 .......................................................
Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 2
Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 3 ................................
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 ...............................................................................
Roasted coffee 3 ............................................................
Instant and freeze dried coffee 1 3 .................................
Other beverage materials including tea 2 .........................
Other food at home ..............................................................
Sugar and sweets 1 ............................................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners ........................................
Candy and chewing gum 1 2 ............................................
Other sweets 2 .................................................................
Fats and oils .......................................................................
Butter and margarine 2 .....................................................
Butter 1 3 ........................................................................
Margarine 3 ....................................................................
Salad dressing 1 2 ............................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 2 ....................
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 2 3 ......................
Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 3 ..........................................
Sauces and gravies 2 3 ..................................................
Other condiments 1 3 .....................................................
Baby food 1 2 ....................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .........................................
Prepared salads 1 3 4 .....................................................
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 at elementary and secondary schools 1 3 5 ..............
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 2 .........
1.287
.983
.508
.083
.082
.107
-
.236
.475
.080
.066
.083
.246
.304
.151
-
.097
-
.056
-
.961
.716
.290
.014
.412
.246
.150
-
.095
2.272
.307
.061
.183
.063
.263
.077
-
.067
.119
-
1.703
.096
.305
.322
.281
-
.073
.627
-
5.669
2.691
2.277
.259
-
.082
-3.9
-6.6
.1
3.3
-.4
-5.4
.1
1.2
-12.6
1.0
-20.5
-28.8
-7.9
5.5
4.6
3.3
5.7
6.9
5.9
5.9
15.4
2.7
2.0
2.3
11.3
1.5
4.7
9.8
11.0
2.0
-.6
5.0
4.6
4.3
5.2
3.4
8.9
1.5
-8.5
11.1
4.3
16.7
40.7
4.5
6.0
3.0
8.0
3.5
7.6
-.5
2.5
4.2
6.1
3.4
3.1
3.0
2.7
3.3
3.8
3.5
4.0
-0.7
-.7
-.4
-1.8
-.2
-.1
.4
-.2
-1.1
.8
-2.2
.1
-1.8
-.6
-.8
-1.4
-.4
-.8
-.9
.2
-.6
-.1
-.1
-.8
.4
.4
-.3
.0
.4
-2.6
-.8
.3
.5
-1.6
1.6
-.4
.1
-1.6
-3.5
.4
.5
1.0
.8
.3
3.1
1.0
.3
-.3
-1.3
.5
.4
-.9
.0
-.3
.3
.2
.2
.3
.1
.0
-.3
See footnotes at end of table.
10
CPI Detailed Report-March 2012
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
2011
Unadjusted
percent change to
Mar. 2012 from—
Unadjusted
indexes
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Mar.
2011
-
165.566
230.704
194.166
208.928
189.785
199.341
184.769
168.323
308.371
152.412
166.368
162.237
165.367
230.193
193.913
209.012
188.729
197.259
184.736
167.987
307.258
152.396
166.585
160.912
2.2
2.0
.9
2.5
.3
1.2
.5
-1.1
3.6
1.7
2.7
4.2
41.020
31.539
6.485
.749
.155
.594
23.957
22.543
.348
5.372
4.216
.343
.229
.114
3.873
2.913
.960
1.156
.866
.290
4.109
.282
.040
.077
.165
.729
.243
.343
.135
221.117
254.931
258.184
136.832
454.636
284.183
262.812
262.788
129.158
217.189
188.393
350.482
384.747
357.651
187.962
193.183
169.753
185.499
418.722
400.381
126.180
68.508
113.701
74.454
56.565
119.380
136.309
89.791
78.894
221.487
255.609
258.569
141.314
454.636
295.734
263.317
263.294
129.978
216.667
187.591
356.637
395.016
357.087
186.784
192.148
168.196
186.280
420.614
401.692
126.107
68.680
113.206
73.794
57.104
120.374
137.484
90.367
79.893
.285
.161
88.984
101.983
116.784
72.909
66.972
57.490
128.137
62.165
97.246
92.387
99.771
88.745
190.532
123.958
167.111
121.512
154.198
146.471
159.092
88.920
102.688
118.099
72.102
66.058
56.405
127.286
60.768
97.184
92.201
99.607
88.585
190.230
123.988
167.395
120.706
154.374
146.446
159.164
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb.
2012
Dec. to
Jan.
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
-0.1
-.2
-.1
.0
-.6
-1.0
.0
-.2
-.4
.0
.1
-.8
1.1
.8
.8
.8
.6
.9
1.2
.6
.8
.2
.7
.8
-0.2
.3
-.1
.5
-.4
-1.7
.3
-.4
.5
.2
.5
.7
-0.1
-.2
.0
.1
-.3
-1.2
.0
-.1
-.4
.0
.1
-.8
1.7
2.1
2.5
3.5
3.8
3.4
2.0
2.0
3.3
.0
-1.3
4.3
5.3
2.4
-1.8
.6
-9.1
4.8
5.6
2.5
1.1
-1.4
.3
-.6
-2.4
2.1
1.4
3.2
.6
.2
.3
.1
3.3
.0
4.1
.2
.2
.6
-.2
-.4
1.8
2.7
-.2
-.6
-.5
-.9
.4
.5
.3
-.1
.3
-.4
-.9
1.0
.8
.9
.6
1.3
.1
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.3
-.4
-.6
1.2
1.4
-1.3
-.8
.0
-2.9
.3
.3
.0
.1
-.2
-.6
.1
-.3
-.4
-1.3
.3
-.7
.1
.2
.2
1.9
.4
2.2
.1
.1
-.6
-.3
-.6
1.7
2.8
.0
-.8
.0
-3.4
.7
.8
.4
.3
.0
-.1
.5
-.2
-.2
-1.2
.0
.1
.1
.2
.2
.3
.3
.2
.2
.2
.6
-.1
-.2
1.8
2.7
-.1
-.4
-.8
.9
.6
.7
.3
-.2
.3
-.4
-.9
1.0
.8
.9
.6
-1.0
4.6
9.0
11.5
-1.5
-4.9
-7.1
-1.3
-7.3
-.6
-.3
2.6
-1.4
3.7
2.9
4.6
3.8
2.5
1.2
2.1
-.1
.7
1.1
-1.1
-1.4
-1.9
-.7
-2.2
-.1
-.2
-.2
-.2
-.2
.0
.2
-.7
.1
.0
.0
1.6
2.2
2.9
1.6
.6
.8
-.9
2.6
.2
.5
.4
.4
.1
-.3
.4
.3
.6
.4
1.0
.9
1.6
2.0
.7
.8
.7
.5
.3
-1.2
.4
.8
.5
.5
.2
.7
.8
.4
.0
.1
.2
.7
1.1
-1.1
-1.4
-1.9
-.9
-2.2
-.4
-.7
-.2
-.9
-.2
.0
.2
-.7
.1
.0
.0
Expenditure category
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 ........................................................
Whiskey at home 3 .............................................................
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 1 3 .................
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 1 2 3 ..................................
Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 6 ...................................................
Lodging away from home 2 ....................................................
Housing at school, excluding board 6 7 ................................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 1 6 7 ...........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 1 6 7 ..............
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ...................................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ......................................................
Fuel oil 1 .............................................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 8 ...................................
Energy services 6 .................................................................
Electricity 6 .........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 6 ................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...................
Water and sewerage maintenance 6 ....................................
Garbage and trash collection 1 9 ..........................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 2 ...................
Floor coverings 1 2 ...............................................................
Window coverings 1 2 ...........................................................
Other linens 1 2 ....................................................................
Furniture and bedding 1 .........................................................
Bedroom furniture 1 ..............................................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 ..............
Other furniture 2 ...................................................................
Infants’ furniture 1 3 5 .........................................................
Appliances 2 ...........................................................................
Major appliances 2 ...............................................................
Laundry equipment 3 ..........................................................
Other appliances 1 2 .............................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 2 ....................
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ..................................
Indoor plants and flowers 10 .................................................
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 ..................................
.361
.948
.572
.273
.072
-
.227
.376
-
NA
-
.120
.501
.264
.104
.048
.085
.685
.173
.364
.902
.370
.242
.290
.727
.251
.237
NA
-
-
-
-
-
See footnotes at end of table.
11
CPI Detailed Report-March 2012
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
2011
Unadjusted
indexes
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Unadjusted
percent change to
Mar. 2012 from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Dec. to
Jan.
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
Expenditure category
Moving, storage, freight expense 1 2 ....................................
Repair of household items 1 2 ..............................................
.089
.077
128.740
194.067
129.397
194.631
4.5
6.2
0.5
.3
0.3
.2
2.6
-.1
0.5
.3
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 8 .............................................................
Watches 1 8 ............................................................................
Jewelry 8 ................................................................................
3.562
.855
.679
.124
.179
.219
.150
.176
1.507
1.246
.096
.157
.575
123.312
116.400
121.613
114.095
148.183
79.169
119.946
97.147
110.044
111.650
93.266
115.541
83.496
127.258
119.297
123.472
117.054
149.106
80.036
122.690
103.211
115.566
117.389
94.265
137.535
86.978
4.9
6.2
5.1
5.1
5.5
4.8
6.2
10.4
5.5
4.9
3.1
15.3
1.3
3.2
2.5
1.5
2.6
.6
1.1
2.3
6.2
5.0
5.1
1.1
19.0
4.2
.9
1.0
1.7
6.3
-.2
.1
1.9
-.8
1.3
1.2
.4
-3.7
2.7
-.9
-1.7
-1.7
-3.0
-1.7
-1.9
.1
-.5
-.8
-.5
1.8
10.7
-1.5
.5
.8
-.2
-.4
-.5
-.8
-.1
6.2
.3
.3
-3.4
8.8
-1.5
.402
.261
.678
.209
.152
.316
.201
.323
.088
.235
100.533
102.066
127.668
130.775
134.138
121.805
118.161
168.605
116.563
181.090
102.244
106.570
130.077
130.896
136.553
125.609
119.881
169.554
118.426
181.414
5.4
8.9
1.2
1.7
-.3
1.5
7.5
5.3
1.2
5.9
1.7
4.4
1.9
.1
1.8
3.1
1.5
.6
1.6
.2
.8
1.9
-.3
-.3
.0
-.1
1.6
.7
.6
1.6
-3.4
-2.6
.1
.9
-1.4
-.1
-.9
-1.0
.8
-1.6
-1.1
.5
.6
.1
1.0
1.0
.2
.5
1.6
.2
Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 .............................................
New vehicles ........................................................................
New cars and trucks 2 3 .....................................................
New cars 3 .........................................................................
New trucks 3 9 ....................................................................
Used cars and trucks ...........................................................
Leased cars and trucks 11 ....................................................
Car and truck rental 2 ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 12 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 ..........................................
Other motor fuels 2 ...............................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 .....................................
Tires 1 ..................................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 2 ...............................
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 1 3 ...............
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 1 3 .........................................
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 motor vehicle registration and license fees 1 2 6 ........
Parking and other fees 1 2 ....................................................
Parking fees and tolls 1 2 3 .................................................
Automobile service clubs 1 2 3 ...........................................
Public transportation ................................................................
Airline fare ..............................................................................
Other intercity transportation ..................................................
16.875
15.694
5.651
3.195
214.429
210.013
99.889
144.326
100.036
144.273
149.507
147.011
90.385
117.422
306.348
305.076
305.108
311.167
292.941
285.431
148.230
135.442
157.225
147.682
353.098
256.968
262.770
231.845
159.250
395.516
171.459
166.788
179.503
196.079
123.386
265.830
298.477
148.550
220.842
216.536
100.325
144.350
100.056
144.103
149.667
148.677
90.388
121.792
330.834
329.780
330.094
336.688
315.174
299.338
148.298
135.100
158.305
148.288
359.590
256.616
263.542
232.217
158.606
396.393
171.506
166.855
179.518
196.178
123.467
269.566
303.843
149.394
4.7
5.0
2.1
2.5
2.5
2.7
2.2
3.2
-4.3
-1.7
9.0
9.0
9.1
9.0
8.7
6.2
5.4
5.8
4.6
2.3
15.2
2.3
1.9
2.4
2.3
2.8
3.0
.9
6.4
8.8
.9
-.3
-.8
-2.8
3.0
3.1
.4
.0
.0
-.1
.1
1.1
.0
3.7
8.0
8.1
8.2
8.2
7.6
4.9
.0
-.3
.7
.4
1.8
-.1
.3
.2
-.4
.2
.0
.0
.0
.1
.1
1.4
1.8
.6
.3
.4
-.4
.0
.0
-.2
.2
-1.0
-.5
-.6
.8
.9
.9
.8
.7
1.9
.4
.7
-.1
-.1
.1
.3
.2
.2
.4
.1
1.4
-.2
3.9
5.0
.8
-.8
-.9
-1.0
2.1
2.2
.2
.6
.6
.5
.6
-.2
-1.0
-2.6
6.0
6.0
6.1
5.7
5.8
1.5
.1
.1
.0
.2
-.4
.2
.2
.2
.3
-.2
-.1
-.3
.2
.3
-.1
-.2
-.1
-.2
.9
.9
.6
.2
.2
.2
.2
1.3
.0
2.0
1.7
1.7
1.6
2.0
1.7
3.7
.0
-.3
.7
.4
1.8
-.1
.3
.2
-.4
.5
.0
.0
.0
.1
.1
.5
.4
.1
-
1.913
.403
.071
5.463
5.273
-
.189
.438
.298
.140
-
1.155
.057
.461
.601
2.426
.561
.333
.206
-
1.181
.768
.152
See footnotes at end of table.
12
CPI Detailed Report-March 2012
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
2011
Unadjusted
indexes
Unadjusted
percent change to
Mar. 2012 from—
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
115.529
100.625
62.315
277.207
109.865
116.715
105.113
62.142
279.208
109.880
-4.5
-3.5
3.0
2.0
411.498
333.188
108.524
439.761
99.154
100.047
435.721
339.389
343.867
414.686
178.931
219.287
664.855
250.638
245.736
567.836
187.612
114.039
115.535
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Dec. to
Jan.
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
1.0
4.5
-.3
.7
.0
-1.2
-5.9
-1.5
.0
.1
-2.7
-.6
.0
.5
.6
1.0
4.5
-.3
.7
.0
3.5
3.3
3.4
4.2
.1
.5
3.5
1.4
1.3
2.2
.5
1.1
4.8
5.2
5.3
4.9
3.3
1.2
11.3
.3
.4
.4
.3
1.0
-.3
.2
.1
.1
.1
-.1
.1
.0
.0
.0
.1
.1
.0
1.3
.3
.6
.6
.3
-.4
.1
.2
-.2
-.1
.1
.1
.1
.3
.3
.4
.4
.5
.3
1.8
.2
.8
.8
.6
-.5
.7
.0
-.2
-.5
-.1
-.2
.3
.0
-.1
-.5
.3
.6
.0
1.6
.3
.4
.4
.3
1.0
-.3
.3
.2
.2
.2
.2
.1
.2
.2
.1
.2
.3
.0
1.3
Expenditure category
Intercity bus fare 1 3 4 ..........................................................
Intercity train fare 1 3 4 .........................................................
Ship fare 1 2 3 .......................................................................
Intracity transportation 1 .........................................................
Intracity mass transit 1 3 13 ..................................................
-
.259
-
-
Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 .....................................................
Medicinal drugs 1 13 ...............................................................
Prescription drugs ................................................................
Nonprescription drugs 1 13 ...................................................
Medical equipment and supplies 1 13 .....................................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
Physicians’ services 6 ..........................................................
Dental services 6 ..................................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 8 ..................................................
Services by other medical professionals 1 6 8 ......................
Hospital and related services .................................................
Hospital services 6 14 ...........................................................
Inpatient hospital services 3 6 14 ........................................
Outpatient hospital services 3 6 8 .......................................
Nursing homes and adult day services 6 14 .........................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 1 5 ..............................
Health insurance 1 5 ...............................................................
7.061
1.716
1.637
1.320
.317
.079
5.345
3.005
1.612
.761
.252
.380
1.732
1.510
.135
.086
.609
410.466
331.867
108.056
438.453
98.161
100.387
434.832
339.136
343.564
414.354
179.107
219.023
664.591
250.560
245.721
567.506
187.345
114.009
114.068
Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................
Televisions .............................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 9 ..................
Other video equipment 1 2 .....................................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of video and
audio 1 2 .........................................................................
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 2 ..................................
Pets, pet products and services 2 ............................................
Pets and pet products 1 .........................................................
Pet food 1 2 3 ........................................................................
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 3 ................
Pet services including veterinary 2 .........................................
Pet services 1 2 3 .................................................................
Veterinarian services 2 3 ......................................................
Sporting goods 1 ......................................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles 1 .......................................
Sports equipment 1 ................................................................
Photography 2 ..........................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ...................................
Film and photographic supplies 1 2 3 ...................................
Photographic equipment 2 3 .................................................
Photographers and film processing 1 2 ..................................
Photographer fees 1 2 3 .......................................................
Film processing 1 2 3 ............................................................
Other recreational goods 2 .......................................................
Toys 1 .....................................................................................
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 1 2 3 ......
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 2 ................................
Music instruments and accessories 1 2 ..................................
Other recreation services 2 ......................................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 1 2 ...................................................................
Admissions 1 ..........................................................................
6.044
1.924
.178
1.371
.028
114.333
99.371
5.876
390.450
13.080
114.675
99.856
5.786
393.939
12.773
1.2
1.2
-18.7
4.4
-11.4
.3
.5
-1.5
.9
-2.3
.6
.6
-1.0
.8
-1.4
-.1
.1
-1.9
.5
1.5
.2
.1
-2.6
.5
-2.3
.114
.061
.040
1.742
79.621
49.834
119.097
43.232
89.896
161.251
198.617
149.015
117.896
204.138
166.830
211.977
118.586
148.452
91.544
79.287
64.928
96.387
28.541
116.764
124.225
112.915
55.378
55.634
60.561
97.802
95.075
146.706
79.875
50.026
119.767
42.997
89.704
161.992
199.630
149.873
118.548
204.901
167.498
212.424
118.241
147.789
91.446
79.173
64.511
96.809
28.364
117.149
124.316
113.267
54.985
55.107
59.933
98.408
94.838
147.284
3.4
-6.9
13.2
-6.2
-3.7
2.8
2.6
3.2
1.1
3.2
2.8
2.8
-.3
2.0
-3.1
.5
-2.4
8.3
-4.6
2.6
3.4
2.6
-2.3
-3.3
.2
1.8
-1.1
1.6
.3
.4
.6
-.5
-.2
.5
.5
.6
.6
.4
.4
.2
-.3
-.4
-.1
-.1
-.6
.4
-.6
.3
.1
.3
-.7
-.9
-1.0
.6
-.2
.4
.6
-.9
1.7
.4
.3
.1
.2
.6
-.9
.0
.5
-.1
.2
-.1
.6
-.7
-1.5
-.4
-2.0
-.3
.0
-.3
.9
1.1
1.3
-.8
.1
1.1
-1.4
-1.7
-.3
-.8
.2
.2
.4
.2
.8
-.3
-.1
-.1
.6
.5
.7
.3
.9
1.0
.9
-.2
-.5
.1
.7
1.1
2.2
-.6
-.3
-.8
.3
.4
.6
-.5
-.2
.4
.5
.6
.6
.3
.4
.1
-.3
-.4
-.1
-.3
-1.0
.4
-.7
.3
.1
.3
-.7
-.9
-1.0
.6
-.2
.4
.576
.627
124.774
326.477
125.835
326.671
3.4
.5
.9
.1
.3
2.1
-.8
-.9
.9
.1
-
-
.075
.045
1.101
.692
-
.409
-
.464
.245
.209
.115
.055
-
.059
-
.473
.352
-
See footnotes at end of table.
13
CPI Detailed Report-March 2012
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
2011
Unadjusted
percent change to
Mar. 2012 from—
Unadjusted
indexes
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
157.399
178.201
269.770
221.215
139.934
101.803
157.287
179.463
269.472
222.840
141.423
102.155
0.3
1.3
.6
1.5
4.8
-2.4
3.015
1.695
.382
.775
.059
3.581
.145
.135
.010
3.436
2.429
1.484
.945
1.006
.269
.050
.584
133.199
213.039
548.192
184.022
611.974
690.527
661.647
250.962
217.689
83.446
157.999
247.741
264.020
79.928
101.728
59.919
105.040
8.873
64.686
42.379
76.621
133.235
213.132
550.401
184.766
612.093
690.570
661.612
251.085
218.059
83.456
157.986
247.741
263.709
79.939
101.800
59.935
105.184
8.862
64.086
42.023
76.865
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Dec. to
Jan.
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
-0.1
.7
-.1
.7
1.1
.3
1.9
3.0
.4
.5
1.3
-.4
-1.0
-1.0
.2
-.5
-.7
-.2
-0.1
.7
-.1
.7
1.1
.3
2.0
4.3
5.3
5.6
4.3
5.4
3.6
2.4
6.4
-.3
4.1
3.9
6.7
-.5
.5
-.7
2.1
-3.6
-11.1
-3.3
.1
.0
.0
.4
.4
.0
.0
.0
.0
.2
.0
.0
.0
-.1
.0
.1
.0
.1
-.1
-.9
-.8
.3
.3
.3
.8
1.4
.2
.2
.3
.4
.3
.2
-.2
-.6
4.6
.3
.3
.0
.8
.2
-.6
-.2
.7
.2
.3
.1
.2
.3
.3
.4
.1
1.0
.2
2.8
3.1
-.8
.1
.0
.0
.1
.1
.2
-1.7
.2
.2
.3
.6
.4
.3
.5
.2
.2
.6
.0
.2
.2
-.1
.0
.1
.0
.1
-.2
-1.3
-.8
.3
Expenditure category
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 3 ..............
Admission to sporting events 1 2 3 .......................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 1 8 ........................................
Recreational reading materials 1 ..............................................
Newspapers and magazines 1 2 ............................................
Recreational books 1 2 ...........................................................
-
.231
.224
.120
.100
Education and communication 2 ................................................
Education 2 ..............................................................................
Educational books and supplies .............................................
College textbooks 1 3 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 2 ................
Communication 2 .....................................................................
Postage and delivery services 2 .............................................
Postage ................................................................................
Delivery services 1 2 .............................................................
Information and information processing 2 ..............................
Telephone services 1 2 .........................................................
Wireless telephone services 1 2 .........................................
Land-line telephone services 1 13 ......................................
Information technology, hardware and services 15 ................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 4 .................
Computer software and accessories 1 2 ..............................
Internet services and electronic information providers 1 2 ...
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 2 ....................................................
6.797
3.216
.201
.089
32.033
31.962
-4.4
-.2
.5
.5
-.2
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 1 8 .................................................................
Funeral expenses 8 ..............................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 2 ....................................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2 ....
Financial services 1 8 ...........................................................
Checking account and other bank services 1 2 3 ...............
Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 1 2 3 .....
Miscellaneous personal goods 2 ............................................
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 3 ...........................
Infants’ equipment 1 3 5 ........................................................
3.385
.804
.744
.054
2.581
.656
391.236
847.880
345.259
230.135
210.330
160.616
392.364
845.760
344.284
230.615
211.289
162.620
1.7
1.8
1.7
3.5
1.7
1.0
.3
-.3
-.3
.2
.5
1.2
.2
.5
.5
.5
.1
.3
-.1
-.4
-.4
-.1
-.1
-.4
.2
-.3
-.3
.2
.4
1.2
.342
102.246
103.755
.8
1.5
.2
.0
1.5
.307
.633
.633
1.081
.297
.159
.241
.030
.212
-
184.612
232.907
142.112
367.968
300.865
292.975
145.685
168.033
280.796
138.424
186.197
86.768
156.955
92.027
186.468
233.300
142.351
368.877
301.696
291.449
145.714
168.526
283.675
138.607
188.803
86.711
156.775
92.231
1.1
1.4
1.4
2.7
2.0
1.9
1.6
4.7
5.7
8.9
5.8
-.3
.4
-3.5
1.0
.2
.2
.2
.3
-.5
.0
.3
1.0
.1
1.4
-.1
-.1
.2
.3
-.1
-.1
-.1
.2
.3
.1
.0
.0
.0
-1.3
.7
.5
-.2
-.9
.4
.4
-.1
.0
.2
.2
.1
-.9
2.0
.5
-.2
-.5
-.1
1.0
.2
.2
.2
.3
-.5
.1
.3
1.0
.1
1.4
-.5
-.4
.2
39.966
24.710
15.742
12.179
8.968
60.034
31.190
5.797
11.598
85.692
68.461
186.279
161.451
211.182
270.682
112.780
268.819
265.628
269.535
319.510
226.927
219.580
189.201
165.413
219.086
281.225
112.926
269.396
266.323
270.604
320.315
228.887
221.744
3.5
3.8
5.3
5.3
1.1
2.1
2.1
1.4
2.6
2.6
2.9
1.6
2.5
3.7
3.9
.1
.2
.3
.4
.3
.9
1.0
.3
.4
.8
.6
-.1
.2
.1
.0
.4
.2
.2
.9
1.4
1.9
2.8
.2
.1
.1
-.2
.1
.5
.5
.4
.6
.9
1.1
.1
.2
.2
.3
.3
.3
.3
-
-
.211
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 ........................................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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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
2011
Unadjusted
indexes
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
218.737
163.994
212.459
265.898
222.634
117.821
293.406
256.123
242.663
227.925
227.865
146.628
310.685
277.027
237.911
205.398
$ .439
$ .147
220.483
167.858
219.940
275.483
227.039
121.954
293.886
256.675
253.599
228.705
228.735
147.644
334.427
277.780
238.154
205.637
$ .436
$ .146
Unadjusted
percent change to
Mar. 2012 from—
Mar.
2011
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb.
2012
Dec. to
Jan.
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
0.2
.5
.8
.7
.5
1.2
.1
.1
.2
.2
.2
.2
.9
.2
.7
-.2
0.4
1.4
1.9
2.7
1.0
-1.1
-.1
.0
3.2
.1
.1
.1
5.7
.1
-.1
.0
0.3
.6
.8
1.0
.6
.5
.2
.1
.9
.2
.2
.2
1.7
.2
.1
.0
Special aggregate indexes
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) .............
92.939
25.658
16.690
13.127
30.997
2.885
28.844
54.689
9.679
90.321
76.013
19.852
5.806
56.161
7.287
10.010
-
1
2
3
4
5
6
2.6
3.7
5.1
5.1
4.2
5.8
2.0
1.9
4.6
2.4
2.3
2.1
8.7
2.3
3.7
.5
-
0.8
2.4
3.5
3.6
2.0
3.5
.2
.2
4.5
.3
.4
.7
7.6
.3
.1
.1
-
-
-
-
10
11
12
13
14
15
NA
-
Not seasonally adjusted.
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
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.
9 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 2009=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 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
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
All items ....................................................................................
227.033
227.505
228.433
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 3 .........................................................................
White bread 1 2 ...........................................................
Bread other than white 1 2 ..........................................
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 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 1 2 3 ........
Ham ..........................................................................
Ham, excluding canned 2 .......................................
Pork chops ...............................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics 3 .................
Other meats ................................................................
Frankfurters 2 ...........................................................
Lunchmeats 1 2 3 ......................................................
Lamb and organ meats 1 2 .......................................
Lamb and mutton 1 2 3 .............................................
Poultry ..........................................................................
Chicken 3 ....................................................................
Fresh whole chicken 1 2 ...........................................
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 2 ...........................
Other poultry including turkey 3 ..................................
Fish and seafood ..........................................................
Fresh fish and seafood 1 3 .........................................
Processed fish and seafood 3 ....................................
Shelf stable fish and seafood 1 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 .........................................
Ice cream and related products ......................................
Other dairy and related products 3 .................................
231.610
231.778
230.805
267.370
234.425
252.980
229.277
242.236
167.799
284.648
172.959
313.739
336.796
166.877
262.511
252.211
274.773
258.535
268.619
302.386
232.080
232.154
230.851
266.995
234.353
249.724
228.664
242.992
170.451
283.900
171.314
309.413
328.723
167.471
263.243
255.178
271.547
258.994
273.821
299.968
267.622
229.103
230.062
231.020
254.850
231.838
188.284
172.004
182.286
212.314
151.011
273.834
137.789
205.125
230.869
194.862
135.965
212.648
209.054
137.693
327.846
216.114
214.811
136.560
227.648
205.784
146.379
267.190
158.030
139.033
186.889
296.058
212.506
218.458
148.665
212.882
152.623
226.039
215.592
145.289
269.301
229.463
230.267
230.818
257.747
236.104
187.714
173.762
184.050
209.903
149.733
273.812
137.123
200.682
226.364
194.077
133.752
210.413
201.737
136.751
326.935
209.460
217.143
138.241
225.192
205.647
146.275
266.343
159.030
139.039
189.013
294.405
216.255
220.492
149.751
213.209
154.234
226.525
217.439
145.029
6 months
ended—
June
2011
Sep.
2011
Dec.
2011
Mar.
2012
Sep.
2011
Mar.
2012
229.098
3.0
3.7
0.3
3.7
3.3
2.0
232.208
232.245
230.784
267.562
233.317
247.911
227.984
242.217
169.290
286.121
173.161
315.076
334.680
167.538
264.813
256.102
275.926
260.423
275.640
304.764
232.529
232.617
231.095
266.957
232.634
251.807
227.997
238.975
166.926
285.636
172.553
313.338
333.969
167.656
265.540
254.462
277.551
258.829
275.308
299.592
3.9
4.0
4.6
7.3
8.8
9.0
11.1
3.4
7.6
7.0
14.6
17.1
15.1
4.9
3.7
2.6
5.9
6.8
15.6
7.3
5.4
5.8
7.6
7.4
5.0
12.0
2.3
7.1
-.7
7.6
8.3
-3.2
12.2
11.3
10.4
8.1
10.7
2.4
4.7
-1.9
2.0
2.0
1.7
4.3
6.2
10.5
3.5
11.2
9.7
3.6
1.1
7.6
.9
-1.9
3.9
5.8
6.6
6.0
.9
13.4
1.6
1.5
.5
-.6
-3.0
-1.8
-2.2
-5.3
-2.1
1.4
-.9
-.5
-3.3
1.9
4.7
3.6
4.1
.5
10.3
-3.6
4.7
4.9
6.1
7.3
6.9
10.5
6.6
5.2
3.4
7.3
11.4
6.5
13.6
8.1
7.0
5.3
8.3
4.6
10.0
2.6
1.8
1.7
1.1
1.8
1.5
4.1
.6
2.6
3.7
2.5
.1
3.4
-1.2
.0
4.3
4.7
5.4
3.2
5.5
4.5
267.993
229.080
230.728
231.786
258.292
238.582
189.733
172.282
183.300
210.511
150.995
274.204
140.202
199.594
224.385
189.724
134.167
212.589
206.331
137.307
330.147
216.580
217.727
138.350
226.622
206.452
148.756
264.395
156.717
137.821
188.398
290.120
202.502
219.377
147.868
210.853
151.971
225.615
214.479
145.793
268.877
230.945
232.412
232.901
260.391
239.639
189.709
174.754
185.547
210.140
151.275
275.634
138.968
204.461
229.886
188.898
132.618
214.141
207.683
137.625
330.791
217.629
220.776
140.198
230.086
209.295
150.976
266.948
158.184
140.145
188.079
290.812
207.251
219.131
147.211
210.533
151.213
224.347
218.238
146.199
2.4
7.1
5.9
6.2
5.8
8.2
1.1
3.7
12.1
4.6
11.1
26.6
-1.0
5.0
4.3
.0
1.2
9.3
1.4
8.1
7.8
34.5
3.8
2.3
15.4
1.7
10.0
7.0
10.2
11.8
1.8
28.4
32.6
12.4
17.0
21.5
13.5
22.0
6.2
5.4
6.8
6.0
5.1
5.5
5.1
-2.0
7.0
13.5
4.6
7.4
.6
-2.3
4.7
7.8
6.6
13.6
11.5
3.6
18.5
4.3
11.4
32.4
4.1
2.1
1.4
1.4
10.7
4.4
-1.3
3.6
9.1
-1.1
23.3
14.1
10.5
6.5
12.8
20.8
9.5
9.6
1.0
5.0
6.4
6.8
7.2
6.9
13.0
5.7
4.5
5.9
5.1
9.0
-1.8
.7
1.2
6.0
12.6
7.1
9.9
5.9
-.7
-3.0
6.9
5.9
14.6
7.2
10.9
4.6
-1.2
6.9
1.3
5.6
-17.6
-1.7
-6.0
-6.6
-4.7
-2.4
5.1
7.4
1.9
3.3
4.1
3.3
9.0
14.2
3.1
6.6
7.4
-4.0
.7
2.7
3.5
-1.3
-1.7
-11.7
-9.5
2.8
-2.6
-.2
3.6
2.8
11.6
11.1
4.4
7.0
13.2
-.4
.4
3.2
2.6
-6.9
-9.5
1.2
-3.9
-4.3
-3.6
-3.0
5.0
2.5
4.6
6.5
5.5
5.8
5.5
3.0
4.0
8.5
8.3
6.0
5.7
11.2
1.8
6.4
5.4
6.6
6.2
6.4
9.6
6.2
9.6
33.4
4.0
2.2
8.1
1.6
10.4
5.7
4.3
7.6
5.4
12.7
27.9
13.2
13.7
13.7
13.2
21.4
7.9
7.5
1.4
4.1
5.3
5.0
8.1
10.5
7.9
6.1
5.9
.8
2.9
5.8
.8
-.3
-.2
-3.3
1.0
4.9
3.5
2.8
1.4
-.2
9.2
8.5
9.4
7.1
12.0
2.1
-.4
5.1
1.9
-.9
-13.7
-.2
-5.0
-5.5
-4.2
-2.7
5.0
4.9
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
Seasonally adjusted indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
6 months
ended—
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
June
2011
Sep.
2011
Dec.
2011
Mar.
2012
Sep.
2011
Mar.
2012
283.333
323.217
329.732
319.253
208.772
209.584
428.299
109.393
314.721
338.325
296.065
315.907
322.986
156.331
157.754
150.017
167.324
151.248
209.120
279.700
318.600
323.785
321.935
207.486
204.769
424.409
106.026
311.616
332.945
291.645
316.247
313.982
155.131
157.125
148.213
167.714
148.613
204.829
278.347
315.306
328.143
319.701
203.115
201.840
409.474
111.107
300.647
337.433
278.582
298.321
300.044
157.064
159.524
150.253
169.315
150.203
206.852
277.308
313.999
330.414
314.808
204.324
204.640
417.680
112.736
295.748
336.557
277.364
298.768
299.426
156.678
158.772
148.732
169.572
149.614
205.282
-8.2
-11.3
-3.7
-3.3
-1.4
-16.6
-7.2
6.9
-18.0
4.3
-42.4
-63.4
-6.2
3.0
1.6
2.2
2.7
6.7
9.9
10.7
11.5
19.5
39.5
4.9
18.0
16.1
9.3
4.3
15.0
-1.6
-15.6
4.8
8.2
8.5
7.2
11.1
9.1
6.4
-7.8
-12.9
-13.5
-10.8
3.8
-10.4
3.1
-20.5
-12.3
-11.4
-8.5
3.7
-1.1
10.3
6.0
7.6
3.6
17.2
16.0
-8.2
-10.9
.8
-5.5
-8.3
-9.1
-9.6
12.8
-22.0
-2.1
-23.0
-20.0
-26.1
.9
2.6
-3.4
5.5
-4.3
-7.1
0.8
-.6
7.3
16.2
1.7
-.8
3.8
8.1
-7.5
9.5
-24.7
-44.4
-.9
5.6
5.0
4.7
6.8
7.9
8.1
-8.0
-11.9
-6.6
-8.2
-2.4
-9.7
-3.4
-5.3
-17.3
-6.8
-16.0
-8.9
-14.5
5.5
4.3
2.0
4.5
5.9
3.8
157.808
195.782
169.798
128.322
161.412
169.472
116.896
126.446
226.304
239.722
219.097
126.641
201.996
210.846
202.185
138.172
153.389
230.188
186.897
199.637
292.750
138.083
166.131
161.810
213.648
232.047
169.202
231.599
224.459
134.448
127.752
130.588
258.486
148.108
126.293
110.563
234.435
146.057
149.265
147.715
124.494
138.306
158.684
195.343
169.236
127.952
162.010
170.067
117.200
125.687
224.597
238.008
218.542
125.846
203.003
213.700
203.423
139.150
152.438
233.400
186.145
207.073
289.003
140.029
170.955
172.918
214.073
233.955
170.113
233.842
224.891
138.273
139.105
130.014
270.159
148.830
125.536
110.146
235.268
146.570
149.622
148.148
124.720
139.453
160.535
198.901
169.152
128.173
161.895
170.742
116.581
124.671
222.553
234.989
216.232
125.254
203.834
213.902
202.201
139.448
154.285
231.653
185.606
202.297
289.163
138.160
169.674
177.801
215.460
236.597
169.360
236.403
226.158
138.153
137.901
131.607
270.615
148.659
127.193
110.109
235.603
146.856
149.823
148.624
124.698
139.481
161.770
197.776
168.801
128.007
160.545
171.466
117.101
124.169
221.505
234.625
210.630
123.920
204.389
215.044
200.201
141.613
152.389
233.442
185.730
195.231
293.954
138.815
171.535
179.241
215.778
240.088
171.008
237.209
226.087
136.721
138.534
132.330
268.047
148.656
126.856
110.430
236.073
147.138
150.251
149.081
124.741
139.132
-1.4
9.4
6.1
3.1
3.3
3.3
-1.3
18.1
30.7
30.2
6.3
5.2
5.0
4.3
11.6
3.9
4.9
8.3
4.5
.3
9.8
2.5
11.5
15.3
4.6
4.3
8.6
4.0
1.7
1.1
-19.8
3.0
7.8
5.3
3.4
2.5
3.2
2.8
4.6
2.7
-2.9
3.7
6.5
14.1
3.2
3.2
5.1
29.0
3.5
4.6
9.9
7.3
11.3
-1.3
7.0
11.4
9.1
13.7
4.1
10.2
6.9
3.8
24.5
7.9
16.2
31.1
5.6
14.6
2.2
11.0
-.8
12.0
20.3
-6.5
2.2
10.3
4.4
5.4
3.4
2.7
2.0
11.9
23.7
9.5
8.6
36.4
4.0
2.8
3.1
10.1
3.3
4.8
10.4
18.4
7.2
2.5
3.4
-4.6
1.1
-6.1
7.6
11.4
-2.4
-26.5
9.8
4.9
25.8
72.0
3.7
-7.9
-2.9
7.0
10.4
10.9
-26.4
8.9
-7.4
7.6
4.1
5.1
2.4
2.2
3.9
-2.6
-5.2
.6
10.4
4.1
-2.3
-1.0
-2.1
4.8
.7
-7.0
-8.2
-8.2
-14.6
-8.3
4.8
8.2
-3.9
10.3
-2.6
5.8
-2.5
-8.5
1.7
2.1
13.7
50.6
4.0
14.6
4.3
10.0
2.9
6.9
38.3
5.4
15.6
1.5
1.8
-.5
2.8
3.0
2.7
3.8
.8
2.4
2.5
11.7
4.7
3.1
4.2
15.4
1.1
11.1
19.8
18.2
8.8
1.9
6.0
7.8
10.3
8.6
4.5
9.2
5.7
2.0
16.9
5.1
13.8
23.0
5.1
9.4
5.4
7.4
.5
6.4
-1.8
-1.9
4.9
7.8
3.9
4.0
3.3
2.7
3.3
7.2
9.6
6.6
9.5
19.2
.8
.9
.4
7.4
2.0
-1.3
.7
4.2
-4.3
-3.1
4.1
1.6
-1.4
1.8
2.4
8.6
-2.4
-18.0
5.7
3.5
19.6
60.9
3.9
2.7
.6
8.5
6.6
8.9
.9
7.2
3.5
4.5
2.9
2.3
2.6
2.6
3.3
.5
-2.2
1.5
Expenditure category
Fruits and vegetables .......................................................
Fresh fruits and vegetables ............................................
Fresh fruits ...................................................................
Apples ........................................................................
Bananas .....................................................................
Citrus fruits 3 ...............................................................
Oranges, including tangerines 2 ...............................
Other fresh fruits 3 ......................................................
Fresh vegetables ..........................................................
Potatoes .....................................................................
Lettuce ........................................................................
Tomatoes 1 .................................................................
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 1 ........................................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners ....................................
Candy and chewing gum 1 3 ........................................
Other sweets 3 ..............................................................
Fats and oils ...................................................................
Butter and margarine 3 .................................................
Butter 1 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 2 3 ..................
Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 3 ......................................
Sauces and gravies 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.
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CPI Detailed Report-March 2012
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
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
164.095
227.849
191.986
205.209
189.067
200.386
182.003
167.434
304.349
165.884
229.704
193.433
206.931
190.209
202.236
184.155
168.421
306.773
165.566
230.398
193.279
207.961
189.480
198.858
184.769
167.766
308.371
151.782
164.439
159.903
152.126
165.620
161.160
221.005
254.112
256.894
137.482
451.930
6 months
ended—
June
2011
Sep.
2011
Dec.
2011
Mar.
2012
Sep.
2011
Mar.
2012
165.367
229.958
193.358
208.146
188.931
196.459
184.736
167.583
307.258
1.5
2.9
.4
1.3
2.5
4.6
3.5
-1.1
7.8
2.1
.3
-.8
1.8
-.8
4.5
.8
-5.4
2.0
1.9
1.1
1.0
1.1
-.1
4.0
-8.1
1.9
.7
3.1
3.8
2.9
5.8
-.3
-7.6
6.1
.4
3.9
1.8
1.6
-.2
1.6
.8
4.5
2.2
-3.3
4.9
2.5
2.4
1.9
3.5
-.2
-2.0
-1.2
1.1
2.3
152.412
166.368
162.237
152.396
166.585
160.912
3.6
2.4
11.1
.6
4.2
1.8
1.1
-1.0
1.8
1.6
5.3
2.5
2.1
3.3
6.3
1.4
2.1
2.2
221.246
254.613
257.285
137.802
453.027
221.490
255.034
257.867
140.404
454.859
221.751
255.529
258.303
140.763
456.324
1.4
1.5
1.5
9.6
4.2
2.4
2.3
3.3
-2.3
3.2
1.7
2.4
3.1
-2.4
3.8
1.4
2.2
2.2
9.9
3.9
1.9
1.9
2.4
3.5
3.7
1.6
2.3
2.7
3.6
3.9
286.479
261.982
261.960
129.480
221.347
193.673
340.512
369.085
352.052
194.233
198.575
177.840
183.235
412.466
398.720
125.646
68.666
114.497
73.982
56.861
120.117
139.848
89.506
79.403
286.926
262.543
262.522
129.929
220.362
192.424
344.644
374.377
347.448
192.643
198.476
172.628
183.712
413.875
398.880
125.732
68.498
113.846
74.075
56.669
119.608
137.971
89.750
78.809
293.356
262.812
262.788
129.158
219.632
191.248
350.482
384.747
347.487
191.073
198.437
166.794
184.996
417.211
400.381
126.072
68.508
113.701
74.454
56.565
119.380
136.309
89.791
78.884
294.061
263.317
263.294
129.978
219.503
190.799
356.637
395.016
347.084
190.280
196.843
168.263
186.072
419.989
401.692
125.778
68.680
113.206
73.794
57.104
120.374
137.484
90.367
78.128
11.0
1.2
1.2
4.2
1.3
.5
-1.3
.3
14.2
.7
.0
2.8
4.5
4.8
3.6
1.2
2.6
8.0
-2.0
3.2
6.3
-3.8
11.2
13.6
-3.6
2.3
2.2
2.4
3.9
3.7
-6.9
-11.0
7.1
4.8
4.7
5.1
4.3
5.1
1.7
1.5
-3.5
2.3
-1.5
-6.1
-5.2
4.3
-2.7
-12.4
-3.8
2.4
2.4
5.0
-1.8
-3.4
7.1
5.1
-4.7
-4.3
1.3
-21.2
4.2
5.0
1.7
1.3
-4.8
-4.1
2.0
-8.1
6.9
12.7
.8
9.8
11.0
2.1
2.1
1.5
-3.3
-5.8
20.3
31.2
-5.5
-7.9
-3.4
-19.9
6.3
7.5
3.0
.4
.1
-4.4
-1.0
1.7
.9
-6.6
3.9
-6.3
3.4
1.7
1.7
3.3
2.6
2.1
-4.1
-5.5
10.6
2.7
2.3
3.9
4.4
5.0
2.7
1.3
-.5
5.1
-1.8
-1.5
.4
.2
4.0
-.2
3.3
2.2
2.2
3.2
-2.6
-4.6
13.5
17.4
-5.1
-6.1
-1.1
-20.5
5.3
6.2
2.4
.9
-2.4
-4.3
.5
-3.3
3.8
2.6
2.3
1.4
86.737
98.205
111.085
71.208
66.048
56.640
127.295
60.432
97.942
91.725
98.667
88.063
189.372
124.149
165.304
120.085
152.729
145.843
157.354
88.099
100.403
114.350
72.373
66.470
57.094
126.143
61.979
98.164
92.157
99.015
88.444
189.522
123.732
165.973
120.488
153.634
146.471
158.953
88.898
101.960
116.616
72.909
66.972
57.490
126.711
62.165
97.026
92.534
99.771
88.879
190.532
123.958
167.111
121.512
154.198
146.471
159.092
89.113
102.647
117.844
72.102
66.058
56.405
125.566
60.768
96.680
91.893
99.607
88.116
190.230
123.988
167.395
120.706
154.374
146.446
159.164
1.7
5.8
7.3
-.8
-1.7
-4.0
-.5
7.1
3.1
-5.0
4.6
-6.7
-.3
-2.9
-.1
2.9
3.2
1.0
2.6
5.5
9.2
14.5
.3
-10.4
-14.0
-3.8
-10.9
.9
4.7
3.5
3.7
9.3
10.4
8.6
8.6
.6
1.5
1.4
.1
2.5
-.5
-10.1
-7.3
-8.1
4.7
-24.5
-1.3
-1.4
-1.5
-2.5
4.0
5.2
4.9
1.8
2.0
.8
.0
11.4
19.4
26.7
5.1
.1
-1.6
-5.3
2.2
-5.1
.7
3.9
.2
1.8
-.5
5.2
2.1
4.4
1.7
4.7
3.6
7.5
10.8
-.2
-6.2
-9.2
-2.2
-2.3
2.0
-.2
4.1
-1.7
4.4
3.5
4.1
5.7
1.9
1.2
2.0
5.6
10.6
12.3
-2.8
-3.7
-4.9
-.4
-12.1
-3.2
-.3
1.2
-1.1
2.9
2.3
5.1
1.9
3.2
1.3
2.3
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 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 1 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 residences 1 6 7 .......................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 1 6 7 ..........
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 3 ...............................
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ..................................................
Fuel oil 1 .........................................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 8 ................................
Energy services 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 1 3 ...............
Floor coverings 1 3 ...........................................................
Window coverings 1 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 3 .......................................................................
Major appliances 3 ............................................................
Laundry equipment 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 ...............................
NA
NA
NA
NA
-
-
-
-
-
-
See footnotes at end of table.
18
CPI Detailed Report-March 2012
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
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Moving, storage, freight expense 1 3 ................................
Repair of household items 1 3 ..........................................
125.183
193.882
125.514
194.232
128.740
194.067
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 1 8 ........................................................................
Jewelry 8 .............................................................................
124.539
117.795
122.771
114.818
150.395
82.540
116.155
97.764
111.303
112.965
95.702
115.192
84.119
125.646
118.920
124.858
122.029
150.033
82.641
118.394
97.010
112.767
114.335
96.091
110.906
86.419
103.639
103.005
128.846
130.094
136.020
123.662
117.848
169.766
114.934
182.148
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 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 motor vehicle registration and license fees 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 ..............................................
212.861
208.050
100.034
142.470
98.749
142.996
146.864
149.907
92.422
124.228
300.149
298.833
298.734
305.382
287.120
292.806
147.499
134.417
157.340
147.661
354.170
255.644
261.779
231.079
158.184
394.204
169.269
167.554
172.468
186.142
122.479
271.330
306.449
152.917
6 months
ended—
June
2011
Sep.
2011
Dec.
2011
Mar.
2012
Sep.
2011
Mar.
2012
129.397
194.631
4.0
-4.5
5.2
-
14.2
1.6
-0.4
9.6
124.534
116.920
122.705
118.429
147.431
81.087
118.528
96.517
111.841
113.810
97.805
122.729
85.141
125.175
117.891
122.401
117.941
146.623
80.422
118.463
102.504
112.197
114.132
94.492
133.485
83.854
9.3
14.5
11.7
7.3
13.2
11.6
11.8
14.8
10.1
9.0
8.1
14.9
6.8
4.8
6.0
5.7
6.7
13.0
8.0
1.4
4.9
4.8
3.0
3.9
-12.5
1.2
3.6
4.5
4.8
-4.2
7.4
11.2
3.8
2.0
3.9
3.4
6.0
-2.4
-1.2
2.1
.3
-1.2
11.3
-9.7
-9.9
8.2
20.9
3.3
4.2
-5.0
80.3
-1.3
7.1
10.2
8.7
7.0
13.1
9.8
6.5
9.8
7.4
6.0
6.0
.3
3.9
2.8
2.4
1.7
3.3
-1.5
.1
6.0
11.0
3.6
3.8
.4
32.7
-1.2
104.457
104.939
128.516
129.646
136.017
123.569
119.698
171.002
115.586
185.001
100.862
102.213
128.605
130.775
134.115
123.451
118.652
169.234
116.563
181.987
99.792
102.717
129.435
130.896
135.456
124.651
118.893
170.111
118.426
182.320
11.7
15.7
3.0
1.2
2.7
4.3
4.6
8.8
-2.1
9.6
11.7
15.0
2.3
5.4
2.0
.8
13.1
2.3
5.0
1.5
15.1
6.8
-2.2
-2.3
-4.1
-2.1
8.8
9.7
-9.6
12.5
-14.0
-1.1
1.8
2.5
-1.6
3.2
3.6
.8
12.7
.4
11.7
15.4
2.7
3.3
2.4
2.5
8.8
5.5
1.4
5.5
-.5
2.8
-.2
.1
-2.9
.5
6.2
5.1
1.0
6.3
213.465
208.812
99.631
142.407
98.730
142.766
147.133
148.412
91.978
123.483
302.700
301.449
301.481
307.737
289.247
298.388
148.126
135.310
157.206
147.448
354.378
256.405
262.293
231.441
158.847
394.695
171.627
167.301
179.128
195.477
123.510
269.105
303.774
151.415
217.846
213.445
99.795
143.277
99.289
143.414
148.076
148.047
91.084
120.317
320.746
319.615
319.937
325.414
306.020
302.754
148.230
135.442
157.225
147.682
353.098
256.968
262.770
231.845
159.250
394.078
171.459
166.788
179.503
196.079
123.386
268.594
303.361
151.056
219.780
215.398
100.398
143.604
99.526
143.702
148.413
150.027
91.044
122.667
326.212
325.028
325.191
332.026
311.191
313.998
148.298
135.100
158.305
148.288
359.590
256.616
263.542
232.217
158.606
395.994
171.506
166.855
179.518
196.178
123.467
269.973
304.534
151.146
6.0
6.9
10.6
9.8
9.8
12.5
6.7
14.5
3.4
1.5
5.6
5.7
5.8
5.3
5.5
-27.2
11.7
12.6
9.9
6.6
26.4
2.8
1.6
1.2
4.1
3.4
.5
.7
.1
1.5
-3.9
-5.2
-8.5
-3.4
7.5
7.6
.1
-.6
-.6
1.1
.1
4.3
-9.1
-5.8
20.0
20.4
20.8
20.4
18.8
4.9
2.9
.9
6.8
1.7
30.3
4.4
1.8
5.3
4.0
3.0
2.4
1.0
4.7
5.4
5.6
5.5
7.9
-4.1
-7.5
-8.1
-3.4
-2.2
-2.2
-4.1
-2.2
-5.3
-5.4
2.8
-20.2
-20.8
-21.0
-20.4
-19.4
26.1
5.2
8.3
-.5
-.6
.6
.6
1.7
1.2
.1
3.1
3.8
3.7
4.0
6.2
-1.2
.8
.6
1.1
13.6
14.9
1.5
3.2
3.2
2.0
4.3
.3
-5.8
-4.9
39.5
39.9
40.4
39.7
38.0
32.2
2.2
2.0
2.5
1.7
6.3
1.5
2.7
2.0
1.1
1.8
5.4
-1.7
17.4
23.4
3.3
-2.0
-2.5
-4.6
6.7
7.3
5.3
4.5
4.5
6.7
3.4
9.3
-3.1
-2.2
12.6
12.8
13.0
12.6
11.9
-12.6
7.2
6.6
8.3
4.1
28.3
3.6
1.7
3.2
4.1
3.2
1.4
.8
2.4
3.4
.7
.0
-.6
-3.8
2.5
2.7
-1.0
.5
.4
-1.1
1.0
-2.6
-5.6
-1.1
5.5
5.3
5.3
5.5
5.5
29.2
3.7
5.1
1.0
.6
3.4
1.1
2.2
1.6
.6
2.5
4.6
1.0
10.5
14.5
1.0
-.6
-.9
-1.8
Expenditure category
-
-
-
-
See footnotes at end of table.
19
CPI Detailed Report-March 2012
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
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Intercity bus fare 1 2 4 .......................................................
Intercity train fare 1 2 4 ......................................................
Ship fare 1 2 3 ...................................................................
Intracity transportation 1 .....................................................
Intracity mass transit 1 2 13 ...............................................
120.111
107.558
63.221
275.715
109.135
118.674
101.248
62.286
275.852
109.212
115.529
100.625
62.315
277.207
109.865
116.715
105.113
62.142
279.208
109.880
Medical care ...........................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 .................................................
Medicinal drugs 1 13 ...........................................................
Prescription drugs ............................................................
Nonprescription drugs 1 13 ...............................................
Medical equipment and supplies 1 13 .................................
Medical care services ...........................................................
Professional services .........................................................
Physicians’ services 6 .......................................................
Dental services 6 ..............................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 8 ...............................................
Services by other medical professionals 1 6 8 ..................
Hospital and related services .............................................
Hospital services 6 14 .......................................................
Inpatient hospital services 2 6 14 ....................................
Outpatient hospital services 2 6 8 ...................................
Nursing homes and adult day services 6 14 .....................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 1 5 ...........................
Health insurance 1 5 ...........................................................
406.879
327.254
106.523
432.614
99.089
99.594
431.762
339.288
344.501
413.029
178.546
218.223
657.425
247.784
243.868
559.018
184.698
113.724
110.334
408.096
329.201
107.182
433.768
98.645
99.688
432.639
338.778
344.074
413.590
178.811
218.444
659.286
248.485
244.739
561.045
185.677
114.016
112.271
408.930
331.867
108.056
436.367
98.161
100.387
432.682
338.091
342.287
413.081
178.411
219.023
659.271
248.259
243.597
562.789
186.717
114.009
114.068
410.169
333.188
108.524
437.616
99.154
100.047
433.860
338.600
342.825
413.821
178.832
219.287
660.444
248.822
243.813
563.861
187.363
114.039
115.535
Recreation 3 ...........................................................................
Video and audio 3 .................................................................
Televisions .........................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 9 ...............
Other video equipment 1 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 1 ......................................................
Pet food 1 2 3 ....................................................................
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 3 ............
Pet services including veterinary 3 .....................................
Pet services 1 2 3 ..............................................................
Veterinarian services 2 3 ..................................................
Sporting goods 1 ...................................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles 1 ...................................
Sports equipment 1 .............................................................
Photography 3 ......................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ...............................
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 1 3 ..............................
Other recreation services 3 ...................................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 1 3 ...............................................................
Admissions 1 ......................................................................
113.753
98.759
6.089
385.555
13.066
114.448
99.306
6.026
388.605
12.881
114.365
99.433
5.913
390.485
13.080
80.274
51.151
117.446
43.415
89.448
160.810
197.465
147.809
118.038
204.624
166.151
212.485
117.640
147.899
90.352
80.113
66.208
95.798
29.293
117.366
124.788
113.184
54.475
54.433
58.505
98.558
95.271
146.309
80.716
50.704
119.478
43.585
89.691
160.994
197.782
148.702
117.003
204.716
166.923
212.190
117.882
147.690
90.909
79.536
65.211
95.444
28.707
117.015
124.789
112.797
54.941
55.048
59.257
97.810
95.329
147.907
125.494
322.494
125.841
329.384
June
2011
6 months
ended—
Sep.
2011
Dec.
2011
Mar.
2012
Sep.
2011
Mar.
2012
-
-
-30.5
.6
.4
.5
18.8
-5.6
-1.6
2.5
2.1
-10.8
-8.8
-6.7
5.2
2.8
-
39.0
-6.1
4.2
2.6
-1.7
-2.8
2.3
1.5
2.9
-7.2
-4.2
3.8
2.4
3.3
1.8
1.7
4.2
-1.5
2.6
3.8
1.6
1.5
2.6
-1.4
1.4
7.0
7.8
8.0
6.9
.6
3.5
1.7
2.8
1.3
1.6
3.8
-2.9
-5.4
3.3
2.1
1.9
2.2
4.6
-.9
4.6
5.0
5.2
4.2
3.6
-.5
5.9
4.5
2.6
2.6
4.0
4.9
3.2
5.1
2.8
3.7
3.1
-1.6
1.9
5.8
6.5
8.3
4.9
3.2
.9
18.8
3.3
7.5
7.7
4.7
.3
1.8
2.0
-.8
-1.9
.8
.6
2.0
1.8
1.7
-.1
3.5
5.9
1.1
20.2
3.0
1.5
1.7
4.0
-2.2
-1.5
3.5
1.8
1.7
2.4
1.5
.2
5.8
6.4
6.6
5.5
2.1
1.5
3.7
3.9
5.0
5.1
4.3
2.5
2.5
3.5
1.0
.9
1.9
-.5
1.9
3.8
4.0
4.0
4.2
4.6
1.0
19.5
114.566
99.563
5.762
392.530
12.773
1.3
-1.6
-20.6
1.6
-9.3
-.5
1.9
-19.5
4.0
-11.0
1.2
1.0
-14.7
4.7
-16.3
2.9
3.3
-19.8
7.4
-8.7
.4
.2
-20.1
2.8
-10.1
2.1
2.1
-17.3
6.1
-12.6
79.621
49.834
119.097
43.232
89.896
161.266
198.617
149.015
117.896
204.187
166.830
211.886
118.586
148.452
91.544
79.780
65.775
96.387
28.977
116.764
124.225
112.915
55.335
55.634
60.561
97.207
95.075
146.706
79.875
50.026
119.767
42.997
89.704
161.958
199.630
149.873
118.548
204.784
167.498
212.034
118.241
147.789
91.446
79.544
65.148
96.809
28.786
117.149
124.316
113.267
54.944
55.107
59.933
97.838
94.838
147.284
-.7
-7.2
5.4
-8.6
-4.1
2.8
2.7
2.9
.3
3.0
2.2
3.3
2.3
6.9
-2.9
2.9
2.7
-1.6
3.8
3.0
10.9
2.2
3.0
4.2
9.5
2.5
-3.7
2.7
14.9
-6.1
29.5
2.1
-3.5
3.9
4.2
6.5
.6
3.5
2.8
3.8
-3.7
-1.6
-6.2
.4
-4.7
14.4
-14.1
3.8
1.1
3.6
-7.9
-9.8
-6.6
-4.6
2.3
-2.6
2.2
-5.5
11.2
-13.7
-8.0
1.8
-.7
-2.1
2.0
6.1
3.0
5.2
-1.8
3.2
-7.8
2.1
-1.3
17.0
-.4
4.4
3.5
4.4
-7.2
-11.4
-10.6
13.0
-1.2
3.8
-2.0
-8.5
8.1
-3.8
1.1
2.9
4.5
5.7
1.7
.3
3.3
-.8
2.1
-.3
4.9
-2.8
-6.3
4.3
-6.7
-.7
-1.5
.3
3.5
5.0
10.1
-2.9
-1.8
2.7
6.8
-6.7
16.8
-3.4
-3.8
3.4
3.4
4.7
.4
3.2
2.5
3.5
-.7
2.5
-4.6
1.6
-1.0
6.1
-5.6
3.4
5.9
2.9
-2.6
-3.1
1.2
-1.1
-.7
.0
.1
-7.0
9.7
-8.9
-3.6
2.3
1.8
1.7
1.9
3.2
3.1
2.1
.1
1.4
-1.6
-.4
-3.8
10.5
-3.6
1.8
.9
2.3
-2.0
-3.5
-.8
4.8
-1.5
3.2
124.774
326.477
125.835
326.671
3.7
1.5
-6.3
-.3
16.4
-4.3
1.1
5.3
-1.4
.6
8.5
.4
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
20
CPI Detailed Report-March 2012
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
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 3 ...........
Admission to sporting events 1 2 3 ...................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 1 8 ....................................
Recreational reading materials 1 ..........................................
Newspapers and magazines 1 3 .........................................
Recreational books 1 3 .......................................................
156.006
174.767
268.184
221.146
139.136
102.471
159.002
180.062
269.239
222.235
140.890
102.020
157.399
178.201
269.770
221.215
139.934
101.803
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 ............................................................................
Delivery services 1 3 .........................................................
Information and information processing 3 ...........................
Telephone services 1 3 .....................................................
Wireless telephone services 1 3 .....................................
Land-line telephone services 1 13 ...................................
Information technology, hardware and services 15 ............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 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 .................................................
132.569
212.078
541.542
181.172
609.518
687.957
658.699
249.598
216.206
83.050
153.628
241.021
254.464
79.619
101.397
59.931
104.131
8.827
64.590
43.187
75.987
132.930
212.673
545.675
183.625
611.041
689.612
660.839
250.482
216.930
83.255
153.280
239.628
266.283
79.842
101.687
59.919
104.932
8.849
64.192
43.106
76.482
31.733
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 1 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 1 2 3
Miscellaneous personal goods 3 ........................................
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 2 .......................
Infants’ equipment 1 2 5 ....................................................
6 months
ended—
June
2011
Sep.
2011
Dec.
2011
Mar.
2012
Sep.
2011
Mar.
2012
157.287
179.463
269.472
222.840
141.423
102.155
2.2
-2.2
2.2
-1.4
3.3
-6.9
-0.3
-.2
-1.1
.0
2.9
-3.5
-3.9
-3.2
-.5
4.5
6.2
2.3
3.3
11.2
1.9
3.1
6.7
-1.2
0.9
-1.2
.5
-.7
3.1
-5.2
-0.3
3.7
.7
3.8
6.5
.5
133.226
213.268
546.465
184.022
612.808
691.842
663.259
250.643
218.996
83.398
157.546
246.978
264.020
79.890
101.728
59.919
105.040
8.859
64.297
42.379
76.621
133.433
213.991
549.522
184.766
614.792
695.040
664.476
251.185
220.226
83.390
157.801
247.429
263.709
79.877
101.800
59.935
105.184
8.838
63.449
42.023
76.865
1.3
4.2
4.1
.9
4.2
5.0
3.9
2.7
5.1
-1.4
-.5
-1.4
15.7
-1.5
-.2
-.1
-.4
-5.2
-10.4
-5.3
-2.6
1.6
4.8
6.8
12.8
4.6
6.7
3.0
.7
7.8
-1.3
3.4
3.7
-.5
-1.6
-.5
-3.1
2.5
-4.8
-15.7
-1.6
.4
2.3
4.8
4.2
.9
4.8
5.8
4.0
3.7
5.2
-.2
2.3
2.6
-2.4
-.3
1.2
.5
2.1
-4.9
-11.1
4.5
-2.0
2.6
3.7
6.0
8.2
3.5
4.2
3.6
2.6
7.6
1.6
11.3
11.1
15.3
1.3
1.6
.0
4.1
.5
-6.9
-10.4
4.7
1.4
4.5
5.4
6.7
4.4
5.8
3.5
1.7
6.4
-1.4
1.4
1.1
7.3
-1.5
-.3
-1.6
1.1
-5.0
-13.1
-3.4
-1.1
2.4
4.2
5.1
4.5
4.2
5.0
3.8
3.1
6.4
.7
6.7
6.8
6.1
.5
1.4
.3
3.1
-2.2
-9.0
-3.2
1.3
31.877
32.033
31.962
-5.3
-4.6
-10.0
2.9
-5.0
-3.8
390.983
847.063
345.001
229.262
210.213
160.825
391.639
851.016
346.604
230.381
210.462
161.256
391.195
847.880
345.259
230.135
210.301
160.616
392.011
845.760
344.284
230.615
211.040
162.620
.9
-.9
-1.4
6.2
1.5
-2.0
2.9
7.1
7.5
1.7
1.4
.0
2.1
1.9
1.7
3.9
2.2
1.7
1.1
-.6
-.8
2.4
1.6
4.5
1.9
3.0
2.9
3.9
1.5
-1.0
1.6
.6
.4
3.1
1.9
3.1
101.995
102.216
102.246
103.755
-3.1
-.7
.3
7.1
-1.9
3.7
185.648
232.302
141.742
368.883
300.480
291.440
145.410
167.815
283.390
135.703
187.775
86.214
156.412
92.346
186.245
232.039
141.582
368.638
301.013
292.278
145.605
167.884
283.281
135.715
185.362
86.823
157.145
92.120
184.612
232.907
142.112
368.381
300.865
292.928
145.855
168.033
280.796
138.424
186.197
86.647
156.395
92.027
186.468
233.300
142.351
369.169
301.696
291.505
145.947
168.526
283.675
138.607
188.803
86.205
155.708
92.231
-1.0
1.0
1.0
3.0
1.3
2.6
.6
7.0
10.9
8.5
16.0
-.7
1.3
-2.3
.7
.6
.6
3.2
3.9
2.9
2.3
5.3
4.0
4.7
1.6
.4
1.1
-12.7
2.9
2.3
2.3
4.5
1.4
2.1
1.9
4.9
7.9
13.6
3.8
-1.0
1.0
2.4
1.8
1.7
1.7
.3
1.6
.1
1.5
1.7
.4
8.8
2.2
.0
-1.8
-.5
-.2
.8
.8
3.1
2.6
2.7
1.4
6.1
7.4
6.6
8.6
-.1
1.2
-7.7
2.4
2.0
2.0
2.4
1.5
1.1
1.7
3.3
4.1
11.2
3.0
-.5
-.4
.9
185.269
160.361
209.290
266.827
112.785
268.503
265.018
270.283
185.883
161.056
210.895
268.523
112.618
268.937
265.379
270.368
187.596
163.389
215.005
276.068
112.884
269.085
265.702
269.913
188.435
164.422
216.891
279.137
112.945
269.611
266.108
270.731
4.7
5.1
5.3
3.7
5.1
1.8
1.5
1.2
5.3
5.2
7.8
9.2
.2
2.5
2.5
2.4
-2.6
-5.1
-6.3
-9.3
-1.4
2.3
2.7
1.4
7.0
10.5
15.3
19.8
.6
1.7
1.7
.7
5.0
5.2
6.6
6.4
2.6
2.1
2.0
1.8
2.1
2.4
4.0
4.2
-.4
2.0
2.2
1.0
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 .......................................................................
Transportation services ............................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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CPI Detailed Report-March 2012
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
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
318.190
226.305
219.019
218.228
162.849
210.490
262.078
221.266
119.012
293.840
256.245
242.746
227.246
227.188
146.378
304.251
276.075
236.613
207.299
319.362
226.794
219.470
218.669
163.582
212.097
263.793
222.270
120.390
294.175
256.504
243.121
227.722
227.684
146.685
306.902
276.695
238.261
206.821
319.650
227.861
220.622
219.595
165.883
216.034
270.788
224.565
119.060
294.003
256.549
250.868
227.924
227.907
146.760
324.465
277.008
237.911
206.738
320.553
228.574
221.362
220.233
166.882
217.862
273.566
225.813
119.637
294.501
256.884
253.165
228.423
228.432
147.067
330.003
277.667
238.154
206.837
6 months
ended—
June
2011
Sep.
2011
Dec.
2011
Mar.
2012
Sep.
2011
Mar.
2012
2.0
2.8
3.7
3.0
5.0
5.2
3.7
4.4
10.9
2.0
1.7
3.5
2.9
2.7
5.2
5.2
1.8
3.6
1.7
1.8
3.3
4.3
3.7
5.0
7.3
8.4
6.6
5.4
2.6
2.6
13.1
2.7
2.1
1.5
18.4
2.3
8.4
2.3
3.4
.0
-.7
.0
-4.9
-5.8
-8.5
-2.2
5.0
2.6
2.5
-13.8
2.0
2.0
-.2
-18.9
2.8
.3
-1.0
3.0
4.1
4.3
3.7
10.3
14.8
18.7
8.5
2.1
.9
1.0
18.3
2.1
2.2
1.9
38.4
2.3
2.6
-.9
1.9
3.1
4.0
3.3
5.0
6.2
6.0
5.5
8.1
2.3
2.1
8.2
2.8
2.4
3.3
11.6
2.1
6.0
2.0
3.2
2.0
1.8
1.8
2.4
4.0
4.2
3.0
3.6
1.7
1.7
1.0
2.0
2.1
.9
5.9
2.6
1.5
-.9
Special aggregate indexes
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
10
11
12
13
14
15
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.
9 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 2009=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, unadjusted indexes for special detailed
expenditure categories1
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
1-month
percent changes
ended—
Indexes
Percent
change to
Mar. 2012
from—
Item
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
167.799
313.739
336.796
274.773
256.852
268.619
292.419
262.387
270.693
137.789
224.696
213.640
137.693
327.846
216.114
227.648
205.784
186.889
296.058
212.882
152.623
395.553
147.415
165.062
206.012
195.782
231.504
219.097
199.637
285.391
161.810
132.684
127.752
127.154
258.486
110.563
124.494
198.788
182.003
151.782
164.439
159.903
170.451
309.413
328.723
271.547
255.811
273.821
299.362
269.740
272.199
137.123
222.294
207.565
136.751
326.935
209.460
225.192
205.647
189.013
294.405
213.209
154.234
377.457
148.116
167.354
207.156
195.343
236.349
218.542
207.073
292.835
172.918
138.383
139.105
129.686
270.159
110.146
124.720
201.969
184.155
152.126
165.620
161.160
169.290
315.076
334.680
275.926
255.820
275.640
306.093
268.575
272.819
140.202
218.549
206.525
137.307
330.147
216.580
226.622
206.452
188.398
290.120
210.853
151.971
369.559
150.632
169.828
206.976
198.901
232.978
216.232
202.297
292.771
177.801
139.874
137.901
131.862
270.615
110.109
124.698
199.341
184.769
152.412
166.368
162.237
166.926
313.338
333.969
277.551
253.948
275.308
299.826
269.880
271.549
138.968
230.065
209.891
137.625
330.791
217.629
230.086
209.295
188.079
290.812
210.533
151.213
371.108
148.549
169.152
205.155
197.776
233.829
210.630
195.231
294.042
179.241
138.012
138.534
132.419
268.047
110.430
124.741
197.259
184.736
152.396
166.585
160.912
-0.7
1.3
1.3
-1.0
.5
-1.1
-.6
1.4
-1.2
-.8
-2.6
3.2
.4
.2
.0
2.3
.2
.1
1.7
.2
-.1
-10.3
1.5
-.4
1.0
2.0
-1.6
4.7
-.5
-.5
7.4
.6
-4.2
-.6
-1.4
.9
.0
.6
-1.1
.0
.2
.4
1.6
-1.4
-2.4
-1.2
-.4
1.9
2.4
2.8
.6
-.5
-1.1
-2.8
-.7
-.3
-3.1
-1.1
-.1
1.1
-.6
.2
1.1
-4.6
.5
1.4
.6
-.2
2.1
-.3
3.7
2.6
6.9
4.3
8.9
2.0
4.5
-.4
.2
1.6
1.2
.2
.7
.8
-0.7
1.8
1.8
1.6
.0
.7
2.2
-.4
.2
2.2
-1.7
-.5
.4
1.0
3.4
.6
.4
-.3
-1.5
-1.1
-1.5
-2.1
1.7
1.5
-.1
1.8
-1.4
-1.1
-2.3
.0
2.8
1.1
-.9
1.7
.2
.0
.0
-1.3
.3
.2
.5
.7
-1.4
-.6
-.2
.6
-.7
-.1
-2.0
.5
-.5
-.9
5.3
1.6
.2
.2
.5
1.5
1.4
-.2
.2
-.2
-.5
.4
-1.4
-.4
-.9
-.6
.4
-2.6
-3.5
.4
.8
-1.3
.5
.4
-.9
.3
.0
-1.0
.0
.0
.1
-.8
Mar.
2011
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 ..................................................
Shelf stable 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 ..............................................
3.5
5.0
5.9
6.8
5.0
7.8
3.6
3.0
8.5
1.3
2.6
6.5
4.5
5.4
15.4
8.7
4.3
3.6
5.7
3.7
4.1
.1
3.3
5.7
5.9
15.4
11.0
2.0
-8.5
11.1
40.7
7.6
-.5
2.5
4.2
3.1
3.5
1.2
.5
1.7
2.7
4.2
Housing
Infants’ furniture 4 .......................................................................
Laundry equipment .....................................................................
NA
NA
NA
NA
-
-
-
-
-
110.060
113.779
116.784
118.099
1.0
3.4
2.6
1.1
11.5
99.085
143.619
147.210
280.216
287.561
271.078
147.661
354.170
186.142
122.479
120.111
107.558
63.221
109.135
99.435
143.698
148.269
290.655
296.954
279.459
147.448
354.378
195.477
123.510
118.674
101.248
62.286
109.212
100.036
144.273
149.507
305.108
311.167
292.941
147.682
353.098
196.079
123.386
115.529
100.625
62.315
109.865
100.056
144.103
149.667
330.094
336.688
315.174
148.288
359.590
196.178
123.467
116.715
105.113
62.142
109.880
.1
.1
.2
-4.1
-3.9
-3.8
.1
.8
.1
-.6
4.0
2.9
-.3
.1
.4
.1
.7
3.7
3.3
3.1
-.1
.1
5.0
.8
-1.2
-5.9
-1.5
.1
.6
.4
.8
5.0
4.8
4.8
.2
-.4
.3
-.1
-2.7
-.6
.0
.6
.0
-.1
.1
8.2
8.2
7.6
.4
1.8
.1
.1
1.0
4.5
-.3
.0
2.5
2.7
2.2
9.1
9.0
8.7
2.3
15.2
8.8
.9
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 ..................................................................................
Intracity mass transit 7 ................................................................
-
-4.5
-3.5
2.0
See footnotes at end of table.
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CPI Detailed Report-March 2012
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
Mar. 2012
from—
Item
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
242.364
556.975
244.411
561.735
245.721
567.506
51.151
117.446
147.809
118.038
166.151
211.015
95.798
28.774
124.788
113.184
58.505
156.006
174.767
50.704
119.478
148.702
117.003
166.923
211.331
95.444
28.382
124.789
112.797
59.257
159.002
180.062
181.172
135.703
187.775
157.573
92.346
Mar.
2011
245.736
567.836
-0.1
.0
0.8
.9
0.5
1.0
0.0
.1
5.3
4.9
49.834
119.097
149.015
117.896
166.830
211.977
96.387
28.541
124.225
112.915
60.561
157.399
178.201
50.026
119.767
149.873
118.548
167.498
212.424
96.809
28.364
124.316
113.267
59.933
157.287
179.463
-3.1
-.3
-.1
-.7
.3
.6
-.4
-2.6
.5
-.1
-.2
.3
-.1
-.9
1.7
.6
-.9
.5
.1
-.4
-1.4
.0
-.3
1.3
1.9
3.0
-1.7
-.3
.2
.8
-.1
.3
1.0
.6
-.5
.1
2.2
-1.0
-1.0
.4
.6
.6
.6
.4
.2
.4
-.6
.1
.3
-1.0
-.1
.7
-6.9
13.2
3.2
1.1
2.8
2.8
8.3
-4.6
3.4
2.6
.2
.3
1.3
183.625
184.022
184.766
-.2
1.4
.2
.4
5.6
135.715
185.362
157.451
92.120
138.424
186.197
156.955
92.027
138.607
188.803
156.775
92.231
2.7
-1.0
.1
.0
.0
-1.3
-.1
-.2
2.0
.5
-.3
-.1
.1
1.4
-.1
.2
8.9
5.8
.4
-3.5
Medical care
Inpatient hospital services 8 9 .....................................................
Outpatient hospital services 8 10 ................................................
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 11 ..................................................................
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
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 2009=100 base.
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 1996=100 base.
10 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
11 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.
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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
2011
Unadjusted
indexes
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Unadjusted
percent change to
Mar. 2012 from—
Mar.
2011
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb.
2012
Dec. to
Jan.
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................
100.000
-
224.317
668.171
226.304
674.090
2.9
0.9
0.2
0.5
0.3
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Food .........................................................................................
Food at home .........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...............................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..............................................
Dairy and related products 1 ................................................
Fruits and vegetables ...........................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................
Other food at home ..............................................................
Sugar and sweets 1 ............................................................
Fats and oils .......................................................................
Other foods ........................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .........................................
Food away from home 1 .........................................................
Other food away from home 1 2 ...........................................
Alcoholic beverages .................................................................
15.940
15.071
9.460
1.338
2.278
.991
1.318
1.093
2.442
.334
.291
1.817
.633
5.611
.352
.869
231.971
231.806
230.148
268.245
228.787
218.218
278.626
168.825
203.131
213.086
234.241
215.327
127.047
235.782
165.955
233.328
232.240
232.126
230.377
267.790
230.423
217.975
276.807
168.498
203.721
214.050
234.763
215.913
126.611
236.262
165.661
232.705
3.3
3.4
3.6
4.5
5.3
6.2
-3.9
2.4
5.1
4.7
9.5
4.5
3.1
3.0
1.7
2.5
.1
.1
.1
-.2
.7
-.1
-.7
-.2
.3
.5
.2
.3
-.3
.2
-.2
-.3
.2
.2
.0
-.1
.1
.8
-1.2
-.4
.5
1.5
1.5
.2
-.7
.3
.6
.9
.1
.0
.0
.1
.0
-.4
-.6
-.1
.3
.1
-.9
.6
1.3
.2
-.2
.6
.1
.2
.1
-.1
.7
-.1
-.4
-.3
.3
.5
.8
.2
-.3
.2
-.2
-.2
Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ...................................................
Lodging away from home 2 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 1 3 4 ...........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 1 3 4 ..............
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ...................................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ......................................................
Energy services 3 .................................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................
Household operations 1 2 .......................................................
39.848
30.486
8.926
.433
20.821
20.165
.306
5.903
4.676
.282
4.394
1.227
3.458
.357
217.717
248.868
256.292
137.590
238.085
238.078
130.565
215.460
186.170
350.169
187.193
185.943
122.201
156.914
218.024
249.453
256.674
142.514
238.543
238.536
131.427
214.848
185.276
355.613
186.040
186.775
122.236
157.118
1.7
2.1
2.5
3.2
1.9
1.9
3.6
.0
-1.2
4.2
-1.6
4.9
1.2
2.7
.1
.2
.1
3.6
.2
.2
.7
-.3
-.5
1.6
-.6
.4
.0
.1
.1
.2
.1
-.1
.2
.2
.4
-.5
-.7
1.1
-.8
.4
.1
.6
.1
.2
.2
1.7
.1
.1
-.5
-.4
-.6
1.8
-.8
.6
.2
.1
.1
.2
.2
.6
.2
.2
.7
-.1
-.3
1.6
-.4
.6
-.1
.1
Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................
3.618
.882
1.407
.280
.813
123.044
117.088
109.862
121.768
128.188
126.940
120.808
115.303
123.443
130.314
5.7
7.5
6.2
7.9
1.7
3.2
3.2
5.0
1.4
1.7
.9
.7
1.2
1.6
-.2
-.9
-1.5
-1.1
-1.1
.0
.7
1.7
.6
.0
.4
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 ................................................................
19.031
18.154
6.239
3.035
2.736
7.015
6.773
.511
1.153
.877
215.665
212.481
99.279
145.475
148.055
307.606
306.466
147.905
259.689
264.030
222.947
219.856
99.800
145.511
149.726
332.384
331.481
147.990
259.389
267.589
5.3
5.5
2.5
2.5
3.2
9.0
9.0
5.2
2.4
.3
3.4
3.5
.5
.0
1.1
8.1
8.2
.1
-.1
1.3
.4
.4
-.5
-.1
-1.0
.9
.9
.4
.3
-.7
2.3
2.4
.2
.7
-.2
5.9
6.0
.1
.2
-.1
1.0
1.0
.7
.2
1.3
1.7
1.7
.1
-.1
.6
Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 .....................................................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
5.670
1.344
4.327
2.390
413.022
323.842
439.305
342.887
414.116
325.227
440.246
343.092
3.7
3.5
3.7
1.4
.3
.4
.2
.1
.3
.6
.3
-.1
.2
.8
.1
-.3
.3
.4
.3
.1
-
-
-
-
-
See footnotes at end of table.
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CPI Detailed Report-March 2012
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
2011
Unadjusted
indexes
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Unadjusted
percent change to
Mar. 2012 from—
Mar.
2011
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb.
2012
Dec. to
Jan.
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
Expenditure category
Hospital and related services .................................................
1.399
669.040
669.329
5.0
0.0
0.3
0.2
0.2
Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................
5.579
2.060
110.881
100.192
111.200
100.754
1.2
1.4
.3
.6
.6
.7
.0
.0
.1
.2
Education and communication 2 ................................................
Education 2 ..............................................................................
Educational books and supplies .............................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................
Communication 2 .....................................................................
Information and information processing 2 ..............................
Telephone services 1 2 .........................................................
Information technology, hardware and services 5 ................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ...............
6.800
2.686
.214
2.472
4.114
3.999
2.984
1.015
.247
126.853
209.868
554.958
589.075
85.892
83.455
101.050
9.423
64.729
126.905
209.968
557.037
589.187
85.922
83.486
101.112
9.420
64.198
1.5
4.2
5.6
4.0
-.2
-.4
.4
-3.2
-10.1
.0
.0
.4
.0
.0
.0
.1
.0
-.8
.2
.2
.6
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
-.7
.2
.2
.1
.3
.1
.1
.0
.1
.2
.1
.3
.5
.3
.0
.0
.1
-.1
-1.2
Other goods and services ..........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................
Personal care ...........................................................................
Personal care products 1 .......................................................
Personal care services 1 ........................................................
Miscellaneous personal services ...........................................
3.515
1.227
2.288
.611
.577
.921
421.412
853.214
207.958
161.121
232.964
369.051
422.358
851.360
208.918
163.005
233.362
369.972
1.7
1.9
1.5
.8
1.4
2.5
.2
-.2
.5
1.2
.2
.2
.2
.5
.1
.3
-.1
-.1
-.1
-.4
.0
-.2
.4
.0
.2
-.2
.4
1.2
.2
.2
42.665
15.940
26.725
17.285
3.618
13.667
9.440
57.335
30.181
.306
4.394
1.227
.357
5.641
4.327
10.903
190.816
231.971
168.180
223.359
123.044
290.400
114.470
263.904
239.820
130.565
187.193
185.943
156.914
271.019
439.305
303.908
194.276
232.240
172.900
232.634
126.940
303.181
114.768
264.394
240.373
131.427
186.040
186.775
157.118
271.891
440.246
304.690
4.0
3.3
4.4
5.9
5.7
5.9
1.5
2.0
2.1
3.6
-1.6
4.9
2.7
2.1
3.7
2.2
1.8
.1
2.8
4.2
3.2
4.4
.3
.2
.2
.7
-.6
.4
.1
.3
.2
.3
.4
.2
.5
.9
.9
.7
-.2
.1
.2
.4
-.8
.4
.6
.1
.3
.3
1.1
.1
1.7
2.2
-.9
3.1
.3
.0
.1
-.5
-.8
.6
.1
-.1
.1
.1
.5
.1
.8
1.1
.7
1.3
.2
.2
.2
.7
-.4
.6
.1
.3
.3
.3
84.929
69.514
94.330
27.594
18.154
14.536
33.225
27.154
53.008
11.691
88.309
73.238
20.297
7.297
52.941
222.792
217.801
216.699
170.476
224.205
284.362
228.711
258.697
251.882
245.158
222.758
221.318
149.277
310.990
272.318
$ .446
$ .150
225.059
220.347
218.700
175.097
233.049
296.105
233.849
259.048
252.344
256.979
223.520
222.169
150.368
335.299
273.002
$ .442
$ .148
2.8
3.2
2.8
4.3
5.7
5.7
4.7
2.0
1.9
5.0
2.5
2.4
2.4
8.8
2.3
1.0
1.2
.9
2.7
3.9
4.1
2.2
.1
.2
4.8
.3
.4
.7
7.8
.3
.2
.2
.2
.5
.9
.8
.5
.1
.1
.2
.2
.2
.2
.9
.2
.6
.6
.5
1.6
2.1
2.9
1.2
-.1
.0
3.4
.1
.1
.0
5.8
.1
.4
.4
.3
.7
1.0
1.3
.7
.1
.2
1.0
.2
.3
.3
1.7
.2
Commodity and service group
Commodities ................................................................................
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ......................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .....................................
Apparel ...................................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ....................
Durables ...................................................................................
Services .......................................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 .........................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .......................................
Energy services 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.
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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
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
All items ..............................................................................
223.684
224.148
225.250
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 1 ..................................................
Fats and oils ..............................................................
Other foods ...............................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................
Food away from home 1 ...............................................
Other food away from home 1 2 ..................................
Alcoholic beverages ........................................................
231.158
231.162
229.833
268.006
229.098
217.503
281.176
168.908
201.182
209.639
231.558
213.598
126.235
234.666
165.205
229.662
231.622
231.529
229.919
267.803
229.355
219.185
277.918
168.287
202.272
212.860
235.062
214.023
125.367
235.423
166.216
231.733
Housing .............................................................................
Shelter .............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ..........................................
Lodging away from home 2 ...........................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 1 3 4 ..................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 1 3 4 ....
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .........................
Fuels and utilities ............................................................
Household energy .........................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 .............................................
Energy services 3 ........................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..........
Household furnishings and operations ............................
Household operations 1 2 .............................................
217.764
248.039
255.050
138.932
237.350
237.342
130.695
219.922
191.695
340.375
193.537
183.611
121.857
155.744
Apparel ..............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel .............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..........................................
Footwear .........................................................................
6 months
ended—
June
2011
Sep.
2011
Dec.
2011
Mar.
2012
Sep.
2011
Mar.
2012
225.994
3.2
4.2
-0.1
4.2
3.7
2.0
231.754
231.594
229.814
268.004
229.260
218.218
276.351
168.103
202.972
213.086
232.860
215.306
127.047
235.782
165.955
233.018
232.064
231.954
230.105
267.629
230.867
217.975
275.240
167.667
203.552
214.050
234.746
215.674
126.611
236.262
165.661
232.468
4.0
4.1
4.7
7.3
7.4
12.7
-9.4
5.6
5.2
4.0
9.1
4.7
3.5
3.2
1.7
2.6
5.7
6.0
7.6
7.5
5.7
14.0
11.2
3.5
7.2
10.4
11.1
5.9
4.1
3.8
2.2
1.2
2.0
2.1
1.8
4.0
4.9
-1.6
-7.2
3.5
3.4
-3.6
12.1
3.4
3.5
2.4
1.9
1.3
1.6
1.4
.5
-.6
3.1
.9
-8.2
-2.9
4.8
8.7
5.6
3.9
1.2
2.7
1.1
5.0
4.8
5.0
6.1
7.4
6.6
13.3
.4
4.6
6.2
7.2
10.1
5.3
3.8
3.5
1.9
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.2
1.7
4.0
-.4
-7.7
.2
4.1
2.3
8.8
3.7
2.3
2.6
1.5
3.1
217.930
248.481
255.369
138.797
237.848
237.840
131.182
218.917
190.399
344.055
191.946
184.306
121.930
156.727
218.097
248.869
255.957
141.111
238.085
238.078
130.565
218.074
189.184
350.169
190.425
185.386
122.141
156.914
218.359
249.355
256.379
141.970
238.543
238.536
131.427
217.836
188.611
355.613
189.616
186.549
121.959
157.118
1.4
1.3
1.5
8.9
1.1
1.1
4.3
1.9
1.2
-2.7
1.5
4.6
1.3
4.3
2.6
2.4
3.3
-3.2
2.2
2.1
2.7
3.9
3.8
-5.5
4.6
4.4
2.3
.4
1.8
2.6
3.1
-1.4
2.5
2.5
5.1
-1.8
-3.3
7.4
-4.1
4.2
.9
2.7
1.1
2.1
2.1
9.0
2.0
2.0
2.3
-3.7
-6.3
19.1
-7.9
6.6
.3
3.6
2.0
1.9
2.4
2.7
1.6
1.6
3.5
2.9
2.5
-4.1
3.1
4.5
1.8
2.3
1.4
2.4
2.6
3.7
2.3
2.3
3.7
-2.8
-4.8
13.1
-6.0
5.4
.6
3.1
124.119
118.421
111.270
121.697
129.348
125.293
119.207
112.645
123.626
129.142
124.138
117.459
111.458
122.247
129.127
125.023
119.499
112.119
122.301
129.698
10.1
13.8
11.5
5.7
5.0
6.1
6.8
6.3
14.9
2.4
4.0
6.0
4.1
9.3
-1.4
2.9
3.7
3.1
2.0
1.1
8.1
10.2
8.9
10.2
3.7
3.5
4.9
3.6
5.6
-.2
Transportation ...................................................................
Private transportation ......................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ....................................
New vehicles ...............................................................
Used cars and trucks ..................................................
Motor fuel ......................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .....................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 .......................
Public transportation .......................................................
213.811
210.392
99.627
143.506
150.961
301.259
300.075
147.223
258.355
268.487
214.570
211.254
99.128
143.417
149.463
303.958
302.847
147.804
259.076
266.645
219.572
216.417
99.284
144.448
149.093
322.030
321.034
147.905
259.689
266.487
221.756
218.609
99.981
144.744
151.082
327.588
326.534
147.990
259.389
268.082
6.5
7.0
11.3
9.4
14.6
5.2
5.4
11.1
2.8
-4.6
8.6
8.7
1.2
-.3
4.4
20.1
20.5
3.3
4.6
5.3
-8.4
-8.8
-3.5
-2.0
-5.3
-20.2
-20.9
4.4
.5
1.4
15.7
16.6
1.4
3.5
.3
39.8
40.2
2.1
1.6
-.6
7.5
7.8
6.1
4.4
9.4
12.4
12.7
7.2
3.7
.2
3.0
3.1
-1.1
.7
-2.5
5.6
5.3
3.2
1.1
.4
Medical care ......................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 ............................................
Medical care services .....................................................
Professional services ....................................................
409.115
319.396
435.752
343.032
410.534
321.314
436.902
342.799
411.483
323.842
437.159
341.810
412.708
325.227
438.282
342.260
3.4
1.9
3.9
1.7
2.7
1.5
3.1
2.1
4.9
3.2
5.5
2.8
3.6
7.5
2.3
-.9
3.1
1.7
3.5
1.9
4.2
5.3
3.9
.9
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
27
CPI Detailed Report-March 2012
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
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Hospital and related services ........................................
660.972
662.755
663.750
Recreation 2 ......................................................................
Video and audio 2 ...........................................................
110.249
99.583
110.877
100.249
Education and communication 2 .......................................
Education 2 .....................................................................
Educational books and supplies ...................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ......................
Communication 2 ............................................................
Information and information processing 2 .....................
Telephone services 1 2 ...............................................
Information technology, hardware and services 5 .......
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 .....
126.323
208.927
548.831
586.751
85.553
83.179
100.764
9.379
64.651
Other goods and services .................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ...................................
Personal care ..................................................................
Personal care products 1 ..............................................
Personal care services 1 ...............................................
Miscellaneous personal services ..................................
6 months
ended—
June
2011
Sep.
2011
Dec.
2011
Mar.
2012
Sep.
2011
Mar.
2012
665.013
6.9
4.5
6.3
2.5
5.7
4.4
110.893
100.265
111.053
100.446
1.2
-1.9
-.3
2.0
1.0
1.9
2.9
3.5
.5
.0
2.0
2.7
126.612
209.422
552.247
587.964
85.741
83.377
101.014
9.398
64.202
126.838
209.945
552.720
589.517
85.854
83.424
101.050
9.409
64.338
127.016
210.638
555.676
591.357
85.869
83.435
101.112
9.397
63.559
.9
4.0
4.5
4.0
-1.2
-1.2
-.2
-4.7
-10.3
.8
4.1
7.4
3.8
-1.3
-1.5
-.7
-4.1
-14.5
2.1
5.2
5.3
5.2
.0
-.1
1.2
-4.5
-8.9
2.2
3.3
5.1
3.2
1.5
1.2
1.4
.8
-6.6
.8
4.1
6.0
3.9
-1.2
-1.3
-.4
-4.4
-12.4
2.1
4.3
5.2
4.2
.7
.6
1.3
-1.9
-7.7
420.998
852.435
207.746
160.954
232.313
369.704
421.681
856.419
207.885
161.473
232.093
369.334
421.310
853.214
207.881
161.121
232.964
369.317
422.003
851.360
208.648
163.005
233.362
370.042
.5
-.9
1.4
-2.2
1.0
3.1
3.5
7.4
1.3
-.4
.6
2.9
1.8
1.9
1.8
.8
2.0
3.7
1.0
-.5
1.7
5.2
1.8
.4
2.0
3.2
1.3
-1.3
.8
3.0
1.4
.7
1.8
3.0
1.9
2.0
189.707
231.158
166.976
220.944
124.119
285.869
114.642
263.648
239.075
130.695
193.537
183.611
155.744
271.151
435.752
302.648
190.404
231.622
167.752
222.849
125.293
288.013
114.372
264.025
239.434
131.182
191.946
184.306
156.727
271.447
436.902
303.629
192.449
231.754
170.554
227.803
124.138
296.863
114.741
264.147
239.753
130.565
190.425
185.386
156.914
271.090
437.159
303.953
193.470
232.064
171.848
230.248
125.023
300.754
114.977
264.641
240.205
131.427
189.616
186.549
157.118
271.961
438.282
304.757
4.9
4.0
5.4
5.5
10.1
3.6
5.8
1.7
1.4
4.3
1.5
4.6
4.3
2.1
3.9
1.6
6.3
5.7
6.6
8.8
6.1
10.4
.8
2.5
2.5
2.7
4.6
4.4
.4
2.8
3.1
1.4
-3.1
2.0
-6.0
-7.3
4.0
-10.3
-1.7
2.4
2.6
5.1
-4.1
4.2
2.7
2.1
5.5
3.2
8.2
1.6
12.2
17.9
2.9
22.5
1.2
1.5
1.9
2.3
-7.9
6.6
3.6
1.2
2.3
2.8
5.6
4.8
6.0
7.1
8.1
6.9
3.3
2.1
2.0
3.5
3.1
4.5
2.3
2.5
3.5
1.5
2.4
1.8
2.7
4.6
3.5
4.8
-.3
1.9
2.3
3.7
-6.0
5.4
3.1
1.7
3.9
3.0
222.168
217.207
216.172
169.195
221.670
279.803
227.001
259.241
251.921
244.867
222.119
220.679
149.158
304.362
271.297
222.638
217.699
216.604
170.019
223.594
282.002
228.186
259.493
252.171
245.461
222.551
221.124
149.414
307.238
271.896
223.918
219.101
217.704
172.800
228.396
290.210
230.923
259.315
252.218
253.802
222.728
221.324
149.453
325.037
272.205
224.727
219.953
218.427
174.059
230.790
293.889
232.570
259.679
252.602
256.268
223.260
221.890
149.906
330.628
272.852
3.0
4.0
3.2
5.3
5.3
3.4
4.6
2.2
1.7
3.7
3.1
2.9
5.7
4.9
1.8
3.9
5.0
4.3
6.4
8.4
9.8
7.1
2.5
2.5
13.7
3.0
2.3
2.3
18.9
2.3
-.5
-1.2
-.4
-5.8
-6.8
-9.5
-2.7
2.5
2.3
-14.3
2.0
2.0
-.3
-19.2
2.9
4.7
5.2
4.2
12.0
17.5
21.7
10.2
.7
1.1
20.0
2.1
2.2
2.0
39.3
2.3
3.4
4.5
3.7
5.9
6.8
6.5
5.8
2.3
2.1
8.6
3.0
2.6
3.9
11.7
2.0
2.1
1.9
1.9
2.7
4.6
4.9
3.5
1.6
1.7
1.4
2.0
2.1
.9
6.1
2.6
Expenditure category
Commodity and service group
Commodities .......................................................................
Food and beverages .........................................................
Commodities less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...........................
Apparel ..........................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..........
Durables ..........................................................................
Services ..............................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .............................
Energy services 3 ..............................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..............
Household operations 1 2 .................................................
Transportation services .....................................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Other services ...................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food ...............................................................
All items less shelter ...........................................................
All items less medical care ..................................................
Commodities less food ........................................................
Nondurables less food ........................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ....................................
Nondurables ........................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 .............................................
Services less medical care services ...................................
Energy .................................................................................
All items less energy ...........................................................
All items less food and energy ..........................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities ...........
Energy commodities .....................................................
Services less energy services .........................................
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
28
CPI Detailed Report-March 2012
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
2011
Unadjusted
indexes
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Unadjusted
percent change to
Mar. 2012 from—
Mar.
2011
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb.
2012
Dec. to
Jan.
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................
100.000
-
224.317
668.171
226.304
674.090
2.9
0.9
0.2
0.5
0.3
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 2 .............................................................................
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 2 ..........................................
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies .........................................
Other bakery products ......................................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..............................................
Meats, poultry, and fish ......................................................
Meats ...............................................................................
Beef and veal 1 ..............................................................
Uncooked ground beef 1 ..............................................
Uncooked beef roasts 1 2 .............................................
Uncooked beef steaks 1 2 ............................................
Uncooked other beef and veal 1 2 ................................
Pork ................................................................................
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 2 ......
Ham ..............................................................................
Pork chops ...................................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics 2 ....................
Other meats ...................................................................
Poultry ..............................................................................
Chicken 2 .......................................................................
Other poultry including turkey 2 ......................................
Fish and seafood ..............................................................
Fresh fish and seafood 1 2 .............................................
Processed fish and seafood 2 ........................................
Eggs ...................................................................................
Dairy and related products 1 ................................................
Milk 1 2 ...............................................................................
Cheese and related products .............................................
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 ...........................................................................
Tomatoes 1 ....................................................................
Other fresh vegetables ...................................................
Processed fruits and vegetables 2 .....................................
Canned fruits and vegetables 2 ........................................
Frozen fruits and vegetables 2 .........................................
Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried 2
15.940
15.071
9.460
1.338
.533
.061
.316
.156
.805
.243
.115
.201
.246
2.278
2.141
1.421
.635
.265
.100
.215
.054
.475
.176
.099
.083
.117
.311
.390
.310
.080
.331
.161
.170
.137
.991
.340
.308
.144
.198
1.318
.987
.504
.082
.091
.116
.215
.483
.087
.066
.093
.238
.331
.164
.100
.066
231.971
231.806
230.148
268.245
233.650
248.279
228.214
241.558
287.592
173.897
169.024
264.127
263.531
228.787
229.883
232.160
260.108
238.841
189.215
172.792
189.562
207.286
149.848
199.978
189.796
129.487
214.223
215.639
137.873
144.702
262.549
155.958
136.044
213.061
218.218
147.226
225.026
217.117
146.145
278.626
316.125
325.611
315.227
210.170
187.185
113.591
305.378
328.608
277.485
290.746
315.745
156.389
159.267
147.793
160.178
232.240
232.126
230.377
267.790
233.151
250.010
228.712
238.056
287.186
173.922
169.094
264.417
262.027
230.423
231.557
233.612
262.037
240.026
188.581
175.244
192.019
208.307
149.297
208.191
189.573
128.441
215.482
218.344
139.657
146.300
263.966
157.599
136.114
214.140
217.975
146.484
224.490
218.144
146.627
276.807
313.966
324.076
310.368
210.226
186.258
113.313
302.613
330.618
272.723
291.498
310.332
155.503
158.072
146.537
160.678
3.3
3.4
3.6
4.5
4.1
7.1
3.6
3.6
4.9
5.7
3.8
5.6
3.7
5.3
5.3
5.5
6.7
6.7
6.3
6.9
7.7
3.5
4.6
3.1
2.0
3.3
6.1
6.3
5.3
10.8
3.6
2.0
5.6
5.0
6.2
3.8
9.0
6.2
6.3
-3.9
-6.9
.2
3.5
.7
-5.4
1.1
-13.0
1.1
-20.7
-29.4
-8.1
5.5
4.6
6.8
5.9
.1
.1
.1
-.2
-.2
.7
.2
-1.4
-.1
.0
.0
.1
-.6
.7
.7
.6
.7
.5
-.3
1.4
1.3
.5
-.4
4.1
-.1
-.8
.6
1.3
1.3
1.1
.5
1.1
.1
.5
-.1
-.5
-.2
.5
.3
-.7
-.7
-.5
-1.5
.0
-.5
-.2
-.9
.6
-1.7
.3
-1.7
-.6
-.8
-.8
.3
.2
.2
.0
-.1
-.1
-1.7
-.2
.3
-.1
-.6
.2
.1
.2
.1
.1
.0
1.1
1.8
-.2
.8
1.0
-1.0
-.8
-1.6
-.1
-1.8
-.9
1.1
1.3
-.3
-.8
.1
-.2
1.5
.8
.7
.0
.5
-.3
-1.2
-1.2
-1.4
1.0
-.7
-2.1
-3.2
-1.0
-1.8
-1.5
-.1
-2.7
-.9
-.6
-1.9
.3
.1
.0
.0
.1
-.5
-.9
-.4
-.3
.6
.8
-.1
.6
.3
.0
.3
.6
.4
1.0
1.7
-.9
-.1
.5
1.0
.1
-2.2
1.1
1.2
.3
.1
1.7
-.7
-1.5
-.9
-6.4
-.4
-1.4
-.3
-1.0
.7
-.6
-1.2
1.1
-.6
-2.2
-1.5
5.4
-3.5
1.4
-4.9
-6.1
-4.3
1.3
1.6
1.2
.9
.1
.2
.1
-.1
-.3
1.7
.2
-1.4
-.1
-.3
.1
.3
-.5
.7
.6
.3
.7
.5
-.3
1.4
1.3
-.4
.2
1.6
-.7
-1.9
.5
1.3
1.4
.9
1.0
1.1
1.6
2.3
-.1
-.5
-.5
1.7
.5
-.4
-.5
.6
-1.4
.9
.9
1.3
-1.7
-.1
.2
.3
-.4
-.1
-.4
-.6
.9
-
-
-
-
-
See footnotes at end of table.
29
CPI Detailed Report-March 2012
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
2011
Unadjusted
indexes
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Unadjusted
percent change to
Mar. 2012 from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Dec. to
Jan.
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
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 1 ............................................................
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 .................................
1.093
.846
.351
.015
.480
.247
.138
.109
2.442
.334
.074
.191
.069
.291
.083
.078
.131
1.817
.102
.346
.329
.297
.111
.633
5.611
2.269
2.584
.290
.116
.352
.869
.519
.323
.058
.138
.350
168.825
129.739
164.608
170.678
116.818
124.632
221.908
125.772
203.131
213.086
204.635
138.357
154.333
234.241
186.764
138.855
172.899
215.327
235.556
165.920
236.929
229.144
150.137
127.047
235.782
146.685
149.723
149.400
139.261
165.955
233.328
200.691
211.115
188.121
165.762
306.554
168.498
129.565
163.454
170.968
117.148
124.133
221.759
124.736
203.721
214.050
201.487
140.463
153.806
234.763
183.900
140.109
174.479
215.913
242.916
167.308
238.226
228.471
150.316
126.611
236.262
146.974
150.165
149.539
138.901
165.661
232.705
200.205
211.107
187.380
164.538
305.621
2.4
1.8
2.3
10.4
1.3
4.3
9.6
-.7
5.1
4.7
4.3
5.2
3.6
9.5
1.3
4.6
17.5
4.5
6.4
2.8
8.6
3.6
6.3
3.1
3.0
2.7
3.3
4.0
3.9
1.7
2.5
1.8
3.0
.8
-1.3
3.5
-0.2
-.1
-.7
.2
.3
-.4
-.1
-.8
.3
.5
-1.5
1.5
-.3
.2
-1.5
.9
.9
.3
3.1
.8
.5
-.3
.1
-.3
.2
.2
.3
.1
-.3
-.2
-.3
-.2
.0
-.4
-.7
-.3
-0.4
-.3
.3
-.2
.4
-.8
-.9
-1.1
.5
1.5
.5
.9
-.4
1.5
-.4
1.3
3.3
.2
.4
.4
1.3
.3
.6
-.7
.3
.4
.2
.4
.9
.6
.9
1.0
1.1
.8
.6
.7
-0.1
.0
-.2
.8
-.7
-.4
-.7
.1
.3
.1
-.7
.3
1.2
-.9
-.7
-1.7
-.8
.6
1.6
-.3
1.1
.6
-.2
1.3
.2
.2
.1
.4
.0
-.2
.6
.3
.8
-.4
-.5
.6
-0.3
-.2
-.7
.2
.3
-.7
-.6
-1.3
.3
.5
-.8
1.5
-1.1
.8
-1.1
.9
1.1
.2
1.5
.8
.5
.0
.1
-.3
.2
.2
.3
.3
-.3
-.2
-.2
-.1
.0
-.2
-.6
-.3
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 residences 1 3 4 ...........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 1 3 4 ..............
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ...................................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ......................................................
Fuel oil 1 .............................................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 5 ...................................
Energy services 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 1 2 ...................
Floor coverings 1 2 ...............................................................
Window coverings 1 2 ...........................................................
Other linens 1 2 ....................................................................
Furniture and bedding 1 .........................................................
Bedroom furniture 1 ..............................................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 ..............
39.848
30.486
8.926
.433
.099
.334
20.821
20.165
.306
5.903
4.676
.282
.180
.102
4.394
3.366
1.028
1.227
.949
.277
3.458
.261
.029
.056
.176
.726
.247
.355
217.717
248.868
256.292
137.590
463.038
282.187
238.085
238.078
130.565
215.460
186.170
350.169
387.851
360.982
187.193
191.350
169.545
185.943
411.619
400.675
122.201
67.986
112.495
73.324
56.369
116.218
134.434
89.379
218.024
249.453
256.674
142.514
463.037
295.079
238.543
238.536
131.427
214.848
185.276
355.613
397.238
360.881
186.040
190.321
168.044
186.775
413.540
402.200
122.236
68.585
112.646
72.538
57.294
116.999
135.622
89.871
1.7
2.1
2.5
3.2
3.7
3.1
1.9
1.9
3.6
.0
-1.2
4.2
5.3
2.1
-1.6
.7
-9.2
4.9
5.6
2.5
1.2
-2.2
.5
-2.3
-2.6
2.5
1.2
4.0
.1
.2
.1
3.6
.0
4.6
.2
.2
.7
-.3
-.5
1.6
2.4
.0
-.6
-.5
-.9
.4
.5
.4
.0
.9
.1
-1.1
1.6
.7
.9
.6
.1
.2
.1
-.1
.1
-.1
.2
.2
.4
-.5
-.7
1.1
1.4
-1.5
-.8
.0
-3.1
.4
.5
.1
.1
-.3
-.7
.1
-.4
-.2
-1.4
.5
.1
.2
.2
1.7
.4
2.0
.1
.1
-.5
-.4
-.6
1.8
2.9
-.1
-.8
.0
-3.5
.6
.7
.3
.2
-.6
.2
.0
-.8
-.3
-1.2
.1
.1
.2
.2
.6
.3
.7
.2
.2
.7
-.1
-.3
1.6
2.4
.3
-.4
-.8
1.0
.6
.7
.4
-.1
.9
.1
-1.1
1.6
.7
.9
.6
See footnotes at end of table.
30
CPI Detailed Report-March 2012
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
2011
Unadjusted
indexes
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Unadjusted
percent change to
Mar. 2012 from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Dec. to
Jan.
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
Expenditure category
Other furniture 2 ...................................................................
Appliances 2 ...........................................................................
Major appliances 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 1 2 ....................................
Repair of household items 1 2 ..............................................
.105
.286
.168
.113
.381
.202
.087
.038
.054
.514
.157
.241
.933
.397
.255
.281
.357
.081
.103
.077
.057
77.909
89.707
102.973
72.804
68.328
56.128
133.063
64.598
97.587
93.411
100.603
87.578
191.851
125.022
166.442
120.659
156.914
144.788
161.360
128.111
198.040
78.369
89.624
103.629
71.915
67.576
55.531
131.682
62.913
97.352
93.267
100.331
87.490
191.584
125.052
166.700
119.897
157.118
144.626
161.457
128.673
198.350
1.3
4.8
8.9
-1.4
-4.9
-6.9
-2.9
-5.3
-.2
-.2
2.2
-1.6
3.5
2.9
4.3
3.5
2.7
1.3
2.4
2.4
5.5
0.6
-.1
.6
-1.2
-1.1
-1.1
-1.0
-2.6
-.2
-.2
-.3
-.1
-.1
.0
.2
-.6
.1
-.1
.1
.4
.2
-0.2
1.7
2.2
1.7
.4
-.3
-.5
4.3
-.2
.6
.4
.3
.0
-.5
.3
.3
.6
.4
1.1
.6
.1
-0.6
1.1
1.7
.9
.8
.5
.5
.4
-.6
.5
.6
.6
.6
.1
.9
.9
.1
.0
.0
.5
-.1
-1.7
.2
.6
-1.2
-1.1
-1.1
-1.3
-2.6
-.4
-.7
-.3
-.7
-.1
.0
.2
-.6
.1
-.1
.1
.4
.2
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 1 5 ............................................................................
Jewelry 5 ................................................................................
3.618
.882
.670
.105
.182
.203
.169
.212
1.407
1.084
.085
.171
.466
123.044
117.088
123.259
113.073
150.855
81.956
117.471
98.687
109.862
110.960
94.095
112.865
84.953
126.940
120.808
125.905
118.256
152.568
82.417
121.553
105.098
115.303
116.930
95.138
134.309
88.149
5.7
7.5
6.6
6.5
7.7
4.9
7.4
10.5
6.2
5.4
-1.7
15.7
1.9
3.2
3.2
2.1
4.6
1.1
.6
3.5
6.5
5.0
5.4
1.1
19.0
3.8
.9
.7
1.5
4.6
-.2
.8
1.2
-1.3
1.2
1.1
.0
-3.1
2.6
-.9
-1.5
-1.8
-3.5
-1.2
-2.9
-.2
-.7
-1.1
-.8
-.7
7.5
-.9
.7
1.7
.5
2.0
-.1
-.7
1.4
6.6
.6
.8
-3.2
11.9
-2.1
.345
.324
.813
.263
.228
.322
.280
.236
.056
.180
100.498
105.438
128.188
129.010
136.078
121.704
121.768
167.943
110.653
186.319
101.988
109.109
130.314
128.892
138.274
125.513
123.443
167.954
109.598
186.872
5.6
10.1
1.7
1.9
2.0
1.4
7.9
6.4
-1.8
8.7
1.5
3.5
1.7
-.1
1.6
3.1
1.4
.0
-1.0
.3
1.1
2.2
-.2
-.5
.0
.0
1.6
3.1
.7
4.4
-4.0
-2.0
.0
.9
-.6
-.4
-1.1
-1.0
1.0
-1.6
-.6
-.2
.4
-.1
.8
1.1
.0
-.6
-1.0
-.4
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 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 .........................
19.031
18.154
6.239
3.035
2.736
.332
.043
7.015
6.773
215.665
212.481
99.279
145.475
148.055
88.940
114.571
307.606
306.466
306.345
312.761
293.976
286.066
147.905
134.348
156.495
259.689
265.300
234.673
222.947
219.856
99.800
145.511
149.726
88.877
118.490
332.384
331.481
331.631
338.636
316.451
299.914
147.990
133.985
157.473
259.389
266.515
235.065
5.3
5.5
2.5
2.5
3.2
-4.0
-1.6
9.0
9.0
9.1
8.9
8.6
6.1
5.2
5.6
4.6
2.4
2.2
2.4
3.4
3.5
.5
.0
1.1
-.1
3.4
8.1
8.2
8.3
8.3
7.6
4.8
.1
-.3
.6
-.1
.5
.2
.4
.4
-.5
-.1
-1.0
-.4
-2.1
.9
.9
1.0
.8
.8
1.9
.4
.6
.0
.3
.1
.1
2.3
2.4
.2
.7
-.2
-1.3
-2.8
5.9
6.0
6.1
5.7
5.8
1.5
.1
.1
.0
.2
.3
.2
1.0
1.0
.7
.2
1.3
.0
2.3
1.7
1.7
1.7
2.1
1.7
3.7
.1
-.3
.6
-.1
.5
.2
-
.242
.511
.323
.188
1.153
.050
.456
See footnotes at end of table.
31
CPI Detailed Report-March 2012
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
2011
Unadjusted
indexes
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Unadjusted
percent change to
Mar. 2012 from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Dec. to
Jan.
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
Expenditure category
Motor vehicle repair 1 2 ........................................................
Motor vehicle insurance .........................................................
Motor vehicle fees 1 2 .............................................................
State motor vehicle registration and license fees 1 2 3 ........
Parking and other fees 1 2 ....................................................
Public transportation ................................................................
Airline fare ..............................................................................
Other intercity transportation ..................................................
Intracity transportation 1 .........................................................
.600
2.726
.511
.342
.156
.877
.495
.083
.297
159.207
398.400
170.419
166.511
178.820
264.030
294.769
149.064
274.278
158.599
399.325
170.479
166.582
178.857
267.589
299.811
150.302
276.714
2.4
3.1
2.5
.7
6.5
.3
-.9
-1.3
3.3
-0.4
.2
.0
.0
.0
1.3
1.7
.8
.9
0.4
.1
1.2
-.2
4.1
-.7
-.8
-.9
.0
0.3
-.1
-.2
-.4
.2
-.1
-.1
.2
.5
-0.4
.5
.0
.0
.0
.6
.3
.4
.9
Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 .....................................................
Medicinal drugs 1 11 ...............................................................
Prescription drugs ................................................................
Nonprescription drugs 1 11 ...................................................
Medical equipment and supplies 1 11 .....................................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
Physicians’ services 3 ..........................................................
Dental services 3 ..................................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 5 ..................................................
Services by other medical professionals 1 3 5 ......................
Hospital and related services .................................................
Hospital services 3 12 ...........................................................
Inpatient hospital services 3 9 12 ........................................
Outpatient hospital services 3 5 9 .......................................
Nursing homes and adult day services 3 12 .........................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 1 13 .............................
Health insurance 1 13 .............................................................
5.670
1.344
1.297
1.033
.264
.047
4.327
2.390
1.328
.625
.190
.246
1.399
1.328
.063
.008
.538
413.022
323.842
108.286
437.099
98.089
100.817
439.305
342.887
346.849
415.757
179.278
224.792
669.040
249.998
243.930
570.101
199.823
113.648
114.856
414.116
325.227
108.778
438.462
99.098
100.507
440.246
343.092
347.084
416.110
178.984
225.081
669.329
250.092
243.967
570.393
200.135
113.772
116.368
3.7
3.5
3.6
4.5
.2
.7
3.7
1.4
1.3
2.3
.4
1.0
5.0
5.2
5.3
4.7
3.5
1.8
11.0
.3
.4
.5
.3
1.0
-.3
.2
.1
.1
.1
-.2
.1
.0
.0
.0
.1
.2
.1
1.3
.3
.6
.6
.3
-.5
.0
.3
-.1
-.1
.2
.2
.1
.3
.3
.3
.4
.5
.2
1.8
.2
.8
.8
.6
-.5
.8
.1
-.3
-.5
.0
-.3
.3
.2
.1
-.3
.4
.4
.0
1.7
.3
.4
.5
.3
1.0
-.3
.3
.1
.1
.1
.2
.1
.2
.2
.1
.2
.3
.1
1.3
Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................
Televisions .............................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 6 ..................
Other video equipment 1 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 1 .........................................................
Pet services including veterinary 2 .........................................
Sporting goods 1 ......................................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles 1 .......................................
Sports equipment 1 ................................................................
Photography 2 ..........................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ...................................
Photographers and film processing 1 2 ..................................
Other recreational goods 2 .......................................................
Toys 1 .....................................................................................
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 2 ................................
Music instruments and accessories 1 2 ..................................
Other recreation services 2 ......................................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 1 2 ...................................................................
Admissions 1 ..........................................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 1 5 ........................................
Recreational reading materials 1 ..............................................
Newspapers and magazines 1 2 ............................................
Recreational books 1 2 ...........................................................
5.579
2.060
.185
1.500
.025
110.881
100.192
5.900
390.049
12.888
111.200
100.754
5.824
393.567
12.571
1.2
1.4
-18.7
4.2
-11.4
.3
.6
-1.3
.9
-2.5
.6
.7
-1.0
.9
-1.3
.0
.0
-1.8
.3
1.9
.1
.2
-2.3
.5
-2.5
.132
.067
.049
1.146
.786
.360
.519
.325
.191
.116
.044
.069
.474
.373
.037
.037
1.118
78.698
42.364
90.317
158.753
199.315
205.988
117.794
144.195
88.814
80.655
65.154
115.665
53.551
57.073
96.338
94.717
148.006
79.039
42.225
90.032
159.308
200.125
206.449
117.520
143.965
88.491
80.917
64.595
116.970
53.055
56.455
96.738
94.326
148.611
3.5
-5.5
-3.4
3.2
2.8
4.0
.1
2.2
-3.5
.5
-3.7
2.7
-2.5
-3.1
1.6
-2.3
1.2
.4
-.3
-.3
.3
.4
.2
-.2
-.2
-.4
.3
-.9
1.1
-.9
-1.1
.4
-.4
.4
.4
.5
.3
.0
.2
-.4
.1
-.3
.8
-1.1
-1.4
-1.2
.7
.9
-.8
.0
1.2
-1.4
-.8
.2
.1
.4
-.6
.7
.6
.8
.3
.6
.0
.8
1.0
-.8
.0
-.7
.4
-.3
-.3
.3
.4
.2
-.2
-.2
-.4
.2
-1.1
1.1
-.9
-1.1
.5
-.4
.4
.372
.490
.131
.145
.078
.068
124.525
322.470
269.046
225.038
139.860
102.338
125.732
322.608
268.274
226.821
141.271
102.889
3.8
.5
.5
1.6
5.0
-2.5
1.0
.0
-.3
.8
1.0
.5
.3
2.1
.3
.5
1.4
-.5
-.6
-.9
.2
-.5
-.7
-.3
1.0
.0
-.3
.8
1.0
.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 .......................
6.800
2.686
.214
2.472
1.387
.265
126.853
209.868
554.958
589.075
696.473
659.335
126.905
209.968
557.037
589.187
696.525
659.341
1.5
4.2
5.6
4.0
5.5
3.9
.0
.0
.4
.0
.0
.0
.2
.2
.6
.2
.3
.3
.2
.2
.1
.3
.4
.4
.1
.3
.5
.3
.5
.2
-
See footnotes at end of table.
32
CPI Detailed Report-March 2012
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
2011
Unadjusted
percent change to
Mar. 2012 from—
Unadjusted
indexes
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Dec. to
Jan.
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
Expenditure category
Child care and nursery school 7 ...........................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees 2 ................
Communication 2 .....................................................................
Postage and delivery services 2 .............................................
Postage ................................................................................
Delivery services 1 2 .............................................................
Information and information processing 2 ..............................
Telephone services 1 2 .........................................................
Wireless telephone services 1 2 .........................................
Land-line telephone services 1 11 ......................................
Information technology, hardware and services 14 ................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 15 ...............
Computer software and accessories 1 2 ..............................
Internet services and electronic information providers 1 2 ...
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 2 ....................................................
.711
.035
4.114
.116
.106
.009
3.999
2.984
1.987
.997
1.015
.247
.041
.639
250.332
220.117
85.892
157.467
248.442
261.739
83.455
101.050
60.797
105.068
9.423
64.729
41.686
77.116
250.439
220.399
85.922
157.466
248.442
261.718
83.486
101.112
60.814
105.203
9.420
64.198
41.269
77.361
2.5
4.5
-.2
4.0
3.9
6.9
-.4
.4
-.7
2.1
-3.2
-10.1
-3.7
.0
0.0
.1
.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
.1
.0
.1
.0
-.8
-1.0
.3
0.3
.3
.2
-.1
-.5
4.6
.2
.2
.0
.8
.2
-.7
-.7
.6
0.1
.7
.1
2.7
3.0
-1.0
.1
.0
.0
.1
.1
.2
-1.3
.2
0.2
.4
.0
.2
.2
.0
.0
.1
.0
.1
-.1
-1.2
-1.0
.3
.075
35.438
35.440
-4.4
.0
.4
.2
.0
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 1 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 ............................................
3.515
1.227
1.152
.067
2.288
.611
421.412
853.214
346.230
231.755
207.958
161.121
422.358
851.360
345.361
232.611
208.918
163.005
1.7
1.9
1.8
3.6
1.5
.8
.2
-.2
-.3
.4
.5
1.2
.2
.5
.5
.3
.1
.3
-.1
-.4
-.4
-.1
.0
-.2
.2
-.2
-.3
.4
.4
1.2
.336
102.714
104.032
.5
1.3
.3
.2
1.3
.263
.577
.577
.921
.307
.085
.257
.020
.180
.179
186.347
232.964
141.992
369.051
300.634
301.687
145.253
170.305
292.915
86.452
188.314
233.362
142.234
369.972
301.425
300.217
145.266
170.812
295.468
86.517
1.0
1.4
1.4
2.5
1.7
2.0
1.5
5.1
6.2
-.3
1.1
.2
.2
.2
.3
-.5
.0
.3
.9
.1
.3
-.1
-.1
-.1
.2
.3
.1
.0
.0
.6
-.8
.4
.4
.0
-.1
.2
.2
.1
-.4
-.3
1.1
.2
.2
.2
.3
-.5
.1
.3
.9
-.4
42.665
26.725
17.285
13.667
9.440
57.335
30.181
5.641
10.903
84.929
69.514
94.330
27.594
18.154
14.536
33.225
190.816
168.180
223.359
290.400
114.470
263.904
239.820
271.019
303.908
222.792
217.801
216.699
170.476
224.205
284.362
228.711
194.276
172.900
232.634
303.181
114.768
264.394
240.373
271.891
304.690
225.059
220.347
218.700
175.097
233.049
296.105
233.849
4.0
4.4
5.9
5.9
1.5
2.0
2.1
2.1
2.2
2.8
3.2
2.8
4.3
5.7
5.7
4.7
1.8
2.8
4.2
4.4
.3
.2
.2
.3
.3
1.0
1.2
.9
2.7
3.9
4.1
2.2
.4
.5
.9
.7
-.2
.1
.2
.1
.3
.2
.2
.2
.5
.9
.8
.5
1.1
1.7
2.2
3.1
.3
.0
.1
-.1
.1
.6
.6
.5
1.6
2.1
2.9
1.2
.5
.8
1.1
1.3
.2
.2
.2
.3
.3
.4
.4
.3
.7
1.0
1.3
.7
Special aggregate indexes
Commodities ................................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ......................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .....................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ....................
Durables ...................................................................................
Services .......................................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 ...........................................................................
Transportation services ................................................................
Other services ..............................................................................
All items less food ........................................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
All items less medical care ...........................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
33
CPI Detailed Report-March 2012
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
2011
Unadjusted
indexes
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
117.216
258.697
251.882
245.158
222.758
221.318
149.277
310.990
272.318
236.997
201.276
$ .446
$ .150
121.439
259.048
252.344
256.979
223.520
222.169
150.368
335.299
273.002
237.287
201.390
$ .442
$ .148
Unadjusted
percent change to
Mar. 2012 from—
Mar.
2011
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb.
2012
Dec. to
Jan.
Jan. to
Feb.
Feb. to
Mar.
1.3
.1
.1
.2
.2
.2
.2
.9
.2
.7
-.2
-1.2
-.1
.0
3.4
.1
.1
.0
5.8
.1
-.1
-.1
0.8
.1
.2
1.0
.2
.3
.3
1.7
.2
.1
.0
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) .............
2.805
27.154
53.008
11.691
88.309
73.238
20.297
7.297
52.941
7.945
10.981
-
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
6.8
2.0
1.9
5.0
2.5
2.4
2.4
8.8
2.3
3.8
.6
-
3.6
.1
.2
4.8
.3
.4
.7
7.8
.3
.1
.1
-
-
-
-
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
-
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2009=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.
34
CPI Detailed Report-March 2012
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
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
All items ....................................................................................
223.684
224.148
225.250
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 2 .........................................................................
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 2 ......................................
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies .....................................
Other bakery products ..................................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..........................................
Meats, poultry, and fish ..................................................
Meats ............................................................................
Beef and veal 1 ...........................................................
Uncooked ground beef 1 ..........................................
Uncooked beef roasts 1 2 .........................................
Uncooked beef steaks 1 2 ........................................
Uncooked other beef and veal 1 2 ............................
Pork ............................................................................
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 2 ..
Ham ..........................................................................
Pork chops ...............................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics 2 .................
Other meats ................................................................
Poultry ..........................................................................
Chicken 2 ....................................................................
Other poultry including turkey 2 ..................................
Fish and seafood ..........................................................
Fresh fish and seafood 1 2 .........................................
Processed fish and seafood 2 ....................................
Eggs ...............................................................................
Dairy and related products 1 .............................................
Milk 1 2 ............................................................................
Cheese and related products .........................................
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 ........................................................................
Tomatoes 1 .................................................................
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 ............................................................................
231.158
231.162
229.833
268.006
235.112
252.039
229.605
241.336
285.998
173.680
168.113
262.093
261.721
229.098
230.162
232.099
256.334
232.246
186.482
172.906
187.851
211.543
150.689
207.889
194.977
132.965
213.845
213.738
136.724
143.388
267.824
158.079
137.918
212.501
217.503
148.167
224.725
216.137
145.194
281.176
320.695
327.368
320.392
212.073
205.210
108.442
312.601
337.425
284.761
309.725
324.996
155.377
157.519
148.328
231.622
231.529
229.919
267.803
234.937
247.809
229.245
242.171
285.635
172.637
168.486
262.476
262.244
229.355
230.317
232.029
259.103
236.384
186.017
174.366
189.805
209.532
149.464
204.512
194.828
130.550
211.829
216.118
138.506
142.915
265.747
158.274
137.614
215.709
219.185
149.243
224.787
217.322
144.776
277.918
316.731
322.647
323.681
210.543
201.001
104.998
309.504
331.362
280.371
309.544
316.070
153.987
156.555
145.550
157.978
158.421
6 months
ended—
June
2011
Sep.
2011
Dec.
2011
Mar.
2012
Sep.
2011
Mar.
2012
225.994
3.2
4.2
-0.1
4.2
3.7
2.0
231.754
231.594
229.814
268.004
233.777
245.617
228.214
241.558
287.207
173.991
168.284
264.105
262.950
229.260
231.115
233.424
260.108
238.841
189.215
172.792
189.562
210.590
150.892
204.648
190.583
131.984
214.371
216.740
138.613
145.391
263.932
155.958
136.367
201.940
218.218
147.226
224.221
215.072
145.733
276.351
312.971
326.175
321.598
205.968
197.887
110.702
298.571
336.145
266.645
290.746
302.391
155.928
159.062
147.319
232.064
231.954
230.105
267.629
233.044
249.705
228.712
238.056
287.054
173.514
168.447
264.814
261.726
230.867
232.527
234.182
262.037
240.026
188.581
175.244
192.019
209.833
151.236
207.916
189.344
129.525
215.493
219.578
140.553
146.751
266.624
157.599
138.578
206.541
217.975
146.484
223.089
218.684
146.512
275.240
311.416
328.155
317.113
207.869
199.757
112.152
293.537
335.686
267.242
291.498
301.220
155.723
158.452
146.484
4.0
4.1
4.7
7.3
8.4
8.4
10.6
3.2
7.2
15.0
4.5
4.4
5.3
7.4
6.2
6.4
6.4
8.7
1.7
3.4
13.6
4.0
11.8
4.7
-.3
1.7
10.6
3.7
2.5
9.9
8.1
12.3
11.7
33.3
12.7
16.6
22.2
5.9
5.2
-9.4
-13.2
-5.3
-3.1
-.6
-18.0
4.5
-19.8
4.9
-42.6
-64.5
-7.9
3.0
2.0
6.5
5.7
6.0
7.6
7.5
4.9
12.1
2.2
6.6
7.9
8.4
12.0
10.6
3.6
5.7
4.8
5.5
4.8
-1.9
7.0
14.4
2.5
8.0
.3
11.1
14.6
11.0
3.2
3.5
2.2
10.6
3.5
-1.3
2.9
23.6
14.0
11.0
21.1
9.0
8.9
11.2
12.2
20.2
37.2
5.5
19.2
12.3
5.2
14.4
-1.5
-15.5
5.8
8.4
8.0
10.2
2.0
2.1
1.8
4.0
6.9
12.4
3.7
10.4
3.0
.6
-1.7
3.3
6.0
4.9
6.3
6.4
6.6
6.4
12.0
4.5
6.0
5.5
5.2
-2.9
6.6
11.9
7.5
6.9
5.1
13.1
4.9
-1.1
6.3
-17.5
-1.6
-5.9
-2.0
5.1
7.3
-7.2
-12.5
-12.3
-10.2
6.4
-8.9
-22.1
-12.7
-11.1
-9.8
5.5
-.9
10.1
6.3
16.3
1.6
1.4
.5
-.6
-3.5
-3.7
-1.5
-5.3
1.5
-.4
.8
4.2
.0
3.1
4.2
3.6
9.2
14.1
4.6
5.5
9.2
-3.2
1.5
.1
-11.1
-10.0
3.1
11.4
11.7
9.7
-1.8
-1.2
1.9
-10.8
.9
-4.5
-2.9
4.8
3.7
-8.2
-11.1
1.0
-4.0
-7.7
-10.2
14.4
-22.3
-2.0
-22.4
-21.5
-26.2
.9
2.4
-4.9
4.8
5.0
6.1
7.4
6.6
10.3
6.3
4.9
7.5
11.6
8.2
7.5
4.5
6.6
5.5
6.0
5.6
3.3
4.3
8.8
7.9
6.0
5.9
7.9
6.9
6.2
6.8
3.6
2.4
10.2
5.8
5.2
7.2
28.4
13.3
13.8
21.7
7.5
7.1
.4
-1.3
6.7
15.3
2.4
-1.1
8.3
-8.2
9.6
-24.8
-45.2
-1.3
5.7
5.0
8.4
1.8
1.7
1.2
1.7
1.6
4.1
1.0
2.3
2.3
.1
-.5
3.8
3.0
4.0
5.2
5.0
7.9
10.2
8.2
5.0
7.6
1.0
3.3
-1.4
-2.6
.4
5.3
9.1
8.3
11.4
1.5
-1.1
4.1
-14.2
-.4
-5.2
-2.4
5.0
5.5
-7.7
-11.8
-5.9
-7.2
-.9
-9.6
-5.6
-17.6
-6.7
-16.4
-9.0
-14.5
5.4
4.3
5.2
159.818
161.260
-1.2
7.3
9.1
8.6
3.0
8.8
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
35
CPI Detailed Report-March 2012
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
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
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 1 ........................................................
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 .............................
168.908
129.401
162.776
169.736
117.202
125.616
226.377
125.961
201.182
209.639
202.550
136.786
153.157
231.558
188.060
139.419
167.492
213.598
235.199
165.710
231.495
225.587
149.514
126.235
234.666
145.855
149.167
147.986
137.958
165.205
229.662
197.209
206.340
187.105
164.997
302.665
168.287
129.062
163.287
169.375
117.616
124.618
224.443
124.601
202.272
212.860
203.620
138.010
152.468
235.062
187.227
141.285
172.992
214.023
236.196
166.405
234.433
226.169
150.446
125.367
235.423
146.373
149.512
148.538
139.211
166.216
231.733
199.249
208.555
188.657
165.978
304.763
168.103
129.063
163.028
170.678
116.818
124.072
222.842
124.754
202.972
213.086
202.221
138.357
154.299
232.860
185.903
138.855
171.629
215.306
239.867
165.920
236.929
227.470
150.137
127.047
235.782
146.685
149.723
149.064
139.261
165.955
233.018
199.798
210.175
187.988
165.088
306.554
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 residences 1 3 4 .......................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 1 3 4 ..........
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ...............................
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ..................................................
Fuel oil 1 .........................................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 5 ................................
Energy services 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 1 2 ...............
Floor coverings 1 2 ...........................................................
Window coverings 1 2 .......................................................
217.764
248.039
255.050
138.932
460.824
217.930
248.481
255.369
138.797
461.250
286.016
237.350
237.342
130.695
219.922
191.695
340.375
371.715
355.129
193.537
196.733
177.946
183.611
405.373
399.257
121.857
68.578
113.079
73.257
285.649
237.848
237.840
131.182
218.917
190.399
344.055
376.858
349.626
191.946
196.656
172.482
184.306
407.286
399.553
121.930
68.365
112.319
73.330
6 months
ended—
June
2011
Sep.
2011
Dec.
2011
Mar.
2012
Sep.
2011
Mar.
2012
167.667
128.832
161.927
170.968
117.148
123.244
221.533
123.137
203.552
214.050
200.567
140.463
152.662
234.746
183.907
140.109
173.483
215.674
243.549
167.308
238.226
227.409
150.316
126.611
236.262
146.974
150.165
149.517
138.901
165.661
232.468
199.547
210.090
187.667
164.103
305.621
5.6
3.3
3.8
2.5
-1.8
17.6
29.4
6.4
5.2
4.0
11.3
3.1
4.0
9.1
9.4
3.9
12.5
4.7
4.6
8.8
4.6
2.0
5.0
3.5
3.2
2.6
4.7
2.4
3.5
1.7
2.6
1.1
1.4
3.1
-.6
7.1
3.5
3.2
4.9
27.9
4.0
4.4
9.0
-1.9
7.2
10.4
9.3
12.4
3.6
11.1
7.2
8.5
16.0
5.9
16.0
2.2
11.5
-.8
11.9
4.1
3.8
2.8
2.1
12.8
9.2
2.2
1.2
.1
1.7
-1.0
-5.3
2.0
3.5
2.6
2.5
9.9
3.3
3.8
11.6
1.8
3.4
-3.6
1.3
-4.8
8.2
12.1
-2.0
4.1
27.0
3.4
-8.2
-3.1
6.4
10.2
6.1
3.5
2.4
2.3
3.9
-3.0
.4
1.9
1.3
1.2
1.4
.1
3.2
1.1
-2.9
-1.7
-2.1
2.9
-.2
-7.3
-8.3
-8.7
4.8
8.7
-3.9
11.2
-1.3
5.6
-8.5
2.0
15.1
3.9
15.0
3.9
12.1
3.3
2.2
1.2
2.7
3.1
2.7
4.2
2.8
1.1
5.0
4.8
7.5
1.2
-2.1
4.0
4.6
3.2
4.4
14.5
1.1
10.8
18.8
2.2
6.2
7.2
10.3
7.6
3.8
10.1
8.3
6.1
14.2
5.3
10.2
5.4
8.0
.6
8.4
3.8
3.5
2.7
3.4
7.5
6.3
1.9
1.9
.6
1.5
1.0
-3.0
4.5
0.2
.4
.2
6.3
1.5
-1.9
1.2
-3.6
4.1
2.3
-1.3
2.9
3.3
8.8
-5.3
3.0
20.9
3.7
2.7
.3
9.2
6.7
4.1
2.3
2.6
2.7
3.3
.6
1.6
1.5
3.1
3.0
4.4
.7
.5
2.5
218.097
248.869
255.957
141.111
463.098
218.359
249.355
256.379
141.970
464.552
1.4
1.3
1.5
8.9
4.5
2.6
2.4
3.3
-3.2
2.8
1.8
2.6
3.1
-1.4
4.3
1.1
2.1
2.1
9.0
3.3
2.0
1.9
2.4
2.7
3.6
1.4
2.4
2.6
3.7
3.8
291.395
238.085
238.078
130.565
218.074
189.184
350.169
387.851
349.352
190.425
196.649
166.368
185.386
410.033
400.675
122.141
67.986
112.495
73.324
293.401
238.543
238.536
131.427
217.836
188.611
355.613
397.238
350.567
189.616
195.064
167.955
186.549
412.896
402.200
121.959
68.585
112.646
72.538
10.1
1.1
1.1
4.3
1.9
1.2
-2.7
-.8
13.4
1.5
1.2
2.9
4.6
4.9
3.7
1.3
3.5
8.3
-2.3
-4.7
2.2
2.1
2.7
3.9
3.8
-5.5
-9.9
7.0
4.6
4.3
5.8
4.4
5.2
1.4
2.3
-4.0
-.2
-3.4
-2.9
2.5
2.5
5.1
-1.8
-3.3
7.4
5.3
-5.7
-4.1
.9
-21.4
4.2
4.8
2.0
.9
-7.9
-4.1
.3
10.7
2.0
2.0
2.3
-3.7
-6.3
19.1
30.4
-5.0
-7.9
-3.4
-20.6
6.6
7.6
3.0
.3
.0
-1.5
-3.9
2.4
1.6
1.6
3.5
2.9
2.5
-4.1
-5.4
10.2
3.1
2.7
4.3
4.5
5.0
2.5
1.8
-.3
4.0
-2.8
3.7
2.3
2.3
3.7
-2.8
-4.8
13.1
17.2
-5.4
-6.0
-1.2
-21.0
5.4
6.2
2.5
.6
-4.0
-2.8
-1.8
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
36
CPI Detailed Report-March 2012
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
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Other linens 1 2 .................................................................
Furniture and bedding 1 ......................................................
Bedroom furniture 1 ..........................................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 ..........
Other furniture 2 ................................................................
Appliances 2 .......................................................................
Major appliances 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 1 2 ................................
Repair of household items 1 2 ..........................................
57.069
116.870
137.962
88.849
78.639
87.211
99.081
70.945
67.548
55.990
131.331
61.710
98.142
92.748
99.580
86.956
190.869
125.476
164.494
119.293
155.744
144.146
159.594
126.708
197.981
56.852
116.593
136.074
89.294
78.519
88.686
101.265
72.151
67.788
55.840
130.668
64.363
97.933
93.282
99.981
87.224
190.782
124.871
164.928
119.640
156.727
144.788
161.362
127.430
198.249
56.369
116.218
134.434
89.379
78.080
89.639
102.936
72.804
68.328
56.128
131.352
64.598
97.368
93.761
100.603
87.719
191.851
125.022
166.442
120.659
156.914
144.788
161.360
128.111
198.040
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 1 5 ........................................................................
Jewelry 5 .............................................................................
124.119
118.421
124.395
115.662
152.476
84.919
115.079
99.809
111.270
112.694
99.521
113.589
85.192
125.293
119.207
126.319
120.940
152.214
85.586
116.482
98.495
112.645
113.891
99.557
110.116
87.438
103.911
105.423
129.348
128.460
137.454
123.839
121.697
165.772
108.763
183.289
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 .......................................
213.811
210.392
99.627
143.506
150.961
91.124
122.043
301.259
300.075
299.839
306.778
287.960
6 months
ended—
June
2011
Sep.
2011
Dec.
2011
Mar.
2012
Sep.
2011
Mar.
2012
57.294
116.999
135.622
89.871
76.736
89.795
103.581
71.915
67.576
55.531
129.605
62.913
96.994
93.104
100.331
87.125
191.584
125.052
166.700
119.897
157.118
144.626
161.457
128.673
198.350
4.0
6.7
-4.9
12.7
18.8
1.9
5.3
1.2
-1.1
-3.4
-4.1
15.2
3.5
-3.9
4.0
-5.6
-1.0
-2.5
-.1
.2
4.3
1.0
3.1
7.2
-4.8
-4.3
4.4
-2.4
-10.5
6.5
9.7
-1.2
-9.5
-12.4
-4.6
-10.2
2.3
4.6
4.0
3.3
9.8
11.2
8.2
9.2
.4
2.1
1.8
-5.9
-10.6
7.7
13.1
1.5
9.1
-1.1
2.1
-10.6
-8.8
-8.1
2.5
-28.0
-1.7
-2.8
-1.9
-4.6
4.0
4.9
3.9
2.7
2.7
.9
.1
2.7
-
1.6
.4
-6.6
4.7
-9.3
12.4
19.4
5.6
.2
-3.2
-5.2
8.0
-4.6
1.5
3.1
.8
1.5
-1.3
5.5
2.0
3.6
1.3
4.8
6.3
.7
-0.5
1.1
-.4
4.8
3.1
4.2
7.5
.0
-5.4
-8.0
-4.4
1.7
2.9
.2
4.0
-1.3
4.3
4.2
4.0
4.7
2.3
1.6
2.4
.4
-4.7
4.0
2.8
3.1
-.6
5.4
10.4
-2.8
-4.4
-5.7
-1.4
-11.8
-3.1
-.6
.5
-1.9
2.7
1.7
4.7
2.4
3.1
1.1
2.4
4.5
124.138
117.459
124.028
116.725
150.463
83.146
116.207
97.849
111.458
113.013
98.859
118.389
86.630
125.023
119.499
124.699
119.080
150.253
82.557
117.862
104.353
112.119
113.930
95.733
132.486
84.823
10.1
13.8
13.0
7.8
14.8
10.7
13.8
13.9
11.5
10.4
5.9
15.9
9.6
6.1
6.8
6.3
7.8
13.6
8.1
3.2
5.8
6.3
3.9
6.6
-8.2
.9
4.0
6.0
6.4
-1.4
9.5
13.2
3.2
3.5
4.1
2.8
-3.3
-8.9
-.8
2.9
3.7
1.0
12.4
-5.7
-10.7
10.0
19.5
3.1
4.5
-14.4
85.1
-1.7
8.1
10.2
9.6
7.8
14.2
9.4
8.3
9.8
8.9
7.1
6.3
3.1
5.1
3.5
4.9
3.7
5.3
1.6
.5
6.5
11.2
3.6
3.6
-9.0
29.9
-1.2
105.007
107.718
129.142
127.814
137.393
123.799
123.626
170.989
109.507
191.365
100.852
105.528
129.127
129.010
136.500
123.329
122.247
169.338
110.653
188.248
100.251
105.347
129.698
128.892
137.550
124.693
122.301
168.310
109.598
187.453
11.8
16.1
5.0
3.3
7.7
4.2
5.7
8.3
-4.2
11.1
9.2
16.5
2.4
3.5
2.7
.3
14.9
3.8
6.2
2.8
17.7
9.0
-1.4
-.6
-2.6
-1.5
9.3
7.4
-11.4
11.9
-13.4
-.3
1.1
1.4
.3
2.8
2.0
6.3
3.1
9.4
10.5
16.3
3.7
3.4
5.2
2.2
10.2
6.0
.8
6.9
1.0
4.3
-.2
.4
-1.2
.6
5.6
6.8
-4.4
10.7
214.570
211.254
99.128
143.417
149.463
90.787
119.518
303.958
302.847
302.739
309.313
290.241
219.572
216.417
99.284
144.448
149.093
89.595
116.142
322.030
321.034
321.200
327.037
307.059
221.756
218.609
99.981
144.744
151.082
89.570
118.863
327.588
326.534
326.541
333.769
312.273
6.5
7.0
11.3
9.4
14.6
4.0
3.4
5.2
5.4
5.5
5.0
5.1
8.6
8.7
1.2
-.3
4.4
-8.0
-4.1
20.1
20.5
20.9
20.6
18.8
-8.4
-8.8
-3.5
-2.0
-5.3
-5.0
5.2
-20.2
-20.9
-21.1
-20.6
-19.4
15.7
16.6
1.4
3.5
.3
-6.6
-10.0
39.8
40.2
40.7
40.1
38.3
7.5
7.8
6.1
4.4
9.4
-2.2
-.4
12.4
12.7
12.9
12.5
11.8
3.0
3.1
-1.1
.7
-2.5
-5.8
-2.7
5.6
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
Expenditure category
-
-
-
-
See footnotes at end of table.
37
CPI Detailed Report-March 2012
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
6 months
ended—
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
June
2011
Sep.
2011
Dec.
2011
Mar.
2012
Sep.
2011
Mar.
2012
Other motor fuels 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 ....................................................
Motor vehicle insurance .....................................................
Motor vehicle fees 1 2 .........................................................
State motor vehicle registration and license fees 1 2 3 .....
Parking and other fees 1 2 ................................................
Public transportation .............................................................
Airline fare ..........................................................................
Other intercity transportation ..............................................
Intracity transportation 1 .....................................................
293.553
147.223
133.406
156.424
258.355
264.310
233.972
158.097
397.101
168.751
167.414
171.584
268.487
302.430
152.730
272.673
299.051
147.804
134.227
156.448
259.076
264.569
234.241
158.769
397.442
170.747
167.116
178.552
266.645
299.915
151.403
272.796
303.564
147.905
134.348
156.495
259.689
265.300
234.673
159.207
396.991
170.419
166.511
178.820
266.487
299.544
151.770
274.278
314.699
147.990
133.985
157.473
259.389
266.515
235.065
158.599
398.910
170.479
166.582
178.857
268.082
300.328
152.374
276.714
-27.6
11.1
12.2
9.5
2.8
1.9
1.3
4.0
3.8
.5
.7
.0
-4.6
-10.4
-2.3
4.3
5.1
3.3
.9
7.0
4.6
2.1
5.4
4.3
3.3
1.3
-.1
4.5
5.3
10.3
-3.6
.4
26.0
4.4
7.9
-.6
.5
1.2
1.1
.1
3.4
4.1
4.2
4.1
1.4
.4
1.5
2.4
32.1
2.1
1.7
2.7
1.6
3.4
1.9
1.3
1.8
4.2
-2.0
18.1
-.6
-2.8
-.9
6.1
-12.8
7.2
6.4
8.3
3.7
2.0
3.3
4.1
3.5
.9
.3
2.2
.2
-.6
-2.9
2.3
29.0
3.2
4.8
1.0
1.1
2.3
1.5
.7
2.6
4.2
1.1
10.9
.4
-1.2
.3
4.2
Medical care ...........................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 .................................................
Medicinal drugs 1 11 ...........................................................
Prescription drugs ............................................................
Nonprescription drugs 1 11 ...............................................
Medical equipment and supplies 1 11 .................................
Medical care services ...........................................................
Professional services .........................................................
Physicians’ services 3 .......................................................
Dental services 3 ..............................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 5 ...............................................
Services by other medical professionals 1 3 5 ..................
Hospital and related services .............................................
Hospital services 3 12 .......................................................
Inpatient hospital services 3 9 12 ....................................
Outpatient hospital services 3 5 9 ...................................
Nursing homes and adult day services 3 12 .....................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 1 13 .........................
Health insurance 1 13 .........................................................
409.115
319.396
106.778
431.150
99.051
99.995
435.752
343.032
347.901
414.099
178.672
223.998
660.972
246.983
242.114
560.996
197.188
113.375
111.005
410.534
321.314
107.441
432.488
98.568
100.039
436.902
342.799
347.441
414.931
179.075
224.196
662.755
247.688
242.789
563.079
198.107
113.637
112.990
411.483
323.842
108.286
435.015
98.089
100.817
437.159
341.810
345.550
414.824
178.590
224.792
663.750
247.955
242.050
565.576
198.928
113.648
114.856
412.708
325.227
108.778
436.298
99.098
100.507
438.282
342.260
345.977
415.391
178.978
225.081
665.013
248.422
242.233
566.597
199.562
113.772
116.368
3.4
1.9
2.0
4.6
-1.3
.8
3.9
1.7
1.7
2.6
-.1
1.1
6.9
7.2
7.2
6.6
1.6
2.5
.6
2.7
1.5
1.7
4.0
-3.5
-4.3
3.1
2.1
1.9
2.3
3.4
-.7
4.5
4.6
5.3
3.4
4.1
.9
4.7
4.9
3.2
3.2
4.4
5.7
4.4
5.5
2.8
3.9
3.0
-2.2
1.7
6.3
6.6
8.5
5.0
3.3
2.5
19.4
3.6
7.5
7.7
4.9
.2
2.1
2.3
-.9
-2.2
1.3
.7
1.9
2.5
2.4
.2
4.1
4.9
1.4
20.8
3.1
1.7
1.8
4.3
-2.4
-1.7
3.5
1.9
1.8
2.5
1.6
.2
5.7
5.9
6.2
5.0
2.9
1.7
2.6
4.2
5.3
5.4
4.6
2.9
3.2
3.9
.9
.8
2.1
-.8
1.8
4.4
4.4
4.3
4.5
4.1
1.9
20.1
Recreation 2 ...........................................................................
Video and audio 2 .................................................................
Televisions .........................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 6 ...............
Other video equipment 1 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 1 ......................................................
Pet services including veterinary 2 .....................................
Sporting goods 1 ...................................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles 1 ...................................
Sports equipment 1 .............................................................
Photography 2 ......................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ...............................
Photographers and film processing 1 2 ..............................
Other recreational goods 2 ...................................................
Toys 1 .................................................................................
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 2 .............................
Music instruments and accessories 1 2 ..............................
Other recreation services 2 ...................................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 1 2 ...............................................................
Admissions 1 ......................................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 1 5 ....................................
Recreational reading materials 1 ..........................................
110.249
99.583
6.105
385.299
12.813
110.877
100.249
6.044
388.890
12.650
110.893
100.265
5.935
390.158
12.888
111.053
100.446
5.800
392.116
12.571
1.2
-1.9
-20.2
.9
-10.9
-.3
2.0
-21.3
3.7
-9.4
1.0
1.9
-14.5
5.2
-17.5
2.9
3.5
-18.5
7.3
-7.3
.5
.0
-20.7
2.3
-10.2
2.0
2.7
-16.5
6.2
-12.6
79.480
42.512
89.832
158.387
198.072
207.311
116.884
143.744
87.436
81.692
66.357
117.021
52.717
55.967
97.040
94.720
147.246
79.825
42.722
90.107
158.409
198.425
206.577
117.021
143.379
88.094
80.782
65.428
115.671
53.083
56.486
96.273
94.743
149.037
78.698
42.364
90.317
158.610
199.315
205.396
117.794
144.195
88.814
80.985
65.846
115.665
53.514
57.073
95.473
94.717
148.006
79.039
42.225
90.032
159.163
200.125
205.848
117.520
143.965
88.491
81.153
65.091
116.970
53.021
56.455
95.929
94.326
148.611
-1.4
-10.1
-4.3
3.9
4.1
3.6
2.9
6.5
-3.0
2.9
-.5
4.5
2.6
4.4
5.6
-8.6
2.3
14.7
4.3
-2.2
5.5
4.5
7.9
-3.5
-.4
-8.7
.1
-6.4
3.2
-7.9
-9.7
-7.1
2.5
-4.0
3.7
-12.5
-7.9
1.4
-1.3
7.8
-1.1
2.1
-6.8
2.1
-.1
3.2
-6.3
-9.6
14.0
-1.1
2.8
-2.2
-2.7
.9
2.0
4.2
-2.8
2.2
.6
4.9
-2.6
-7.4
-.2
2.3
3.5
-4.5
-1.7
3.8
6.4
-3.2
-3.3
4.7
4.3
5.7
-.4
3.0
-5.9
1.5
-3.5
3.8
-2.8
-2.9
-1.0
-3.2
-.9
.7
-7.7
-3.6
1.7
1.4
2.4
.5
1.4
-1.1
-.3
-3.8
1.5
-2.1
-3.3
4.4
-1.4
3.3
124.845
318.783
267.538
225.053
125.226
325.412
268.406
226.175
124.525
322.470
269.046
225.038
125.732
322.608
268.274
226.821
4.1
.9
2.5
-.6
-7.5
.0
-1.0
-.6
17.2
-3.7
-.6
4.6
2.9
4.9
1.1
3.2
-1.9
.5
.7
-.6
9.8
.5
.2
3.9
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
38
CPI Detailed Report-March 2012
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
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Newspapers and magazines 1 2 .........................................
Recreational books 1 2 .......................................................
138.937
103.141
140.839
102.621
139.860
102.338
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 ............................................................................
Delivery services 1 2 .........................................................
Information and information processing 2 ...........................
Telephone services 1 2 .....................................................
Wireless telephone services 1 2 .....................................
Land-line telephone services 1 11 ...................................
Information technology, hardware and services 14 ............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 15 ...........
Computer software and accessories 1 2 ...........................
Internet services and electronic information providers 1 2
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 2 .................................................
126.323
208.927
548.831
586.751
693.315
656.371
249.059
219.144
85.553
153.104
241.638
252.599
83.179
100.764
60.811
104.139
9.379
64.651
42.524
76.555
126.612
209.422
552.247
587.964
695.098
658.547
249.691
219.702
85.741
152.922
240.414
264.273
83.377
101.014
60.797
104.957
9.398
64.202
42.226
76.989
35.220
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 1 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—
June
2011
Sep.
2011
Dec.
2011
Mar.
2012
Sep.
2011
Mar.
2012
141.271
102.889
4.1
-6.4
2.7
-4.7
6.5
2.1
6.9
-1.0
3.4
-5.6
6.7
.6
126.838
209.945
552.720
589.517
697.554
661.047
249.877
221.212
85.854
157.058
247.738
261.739
83.424
101.050
60.797
105.068
9.409
64.338
41.686
77.116
127.016
210.638
555.676
591.357
700.913
662.188
250.411
222.064
85.869
157.310
248.174
261.718
83.435
101.112
60.814
105.203
9.397
63.559
41.269
77.361
.9
4.0
4.5
4.0
5.3
4.0
2.7
2.0
-1.2
-.8
-1.6
16.5
-1.2
-.2
-.1
-.3
-4.7
-10.3
-6.7
-2.0
.8
4.1
7.4
3.8
6.0
4.0
.9
6.5
-1.3
3.5
3.7
-.1
-1.5
-.7
-3.1
2.5
-4.1
-14.5
-2.0
.2
2.1
5.2
5.3
5.2
6.3
4.1
4.1
4.4
.0
2.3
2.6
-2.6
-.1
1.2
.5
2.1
-4.5
-8.9
6.1
-2.3
2.2
3.3
5.1
3.2
4.5
3.6
2.2
5.4
1.5
11.4
11.3
15.2
1.2
1.4
.0
4.1
.8
-6.6
-11.3
4.3
.8
4.1
6.0
3.9
5.7
4.0
1.8
4.2
-1.2
1.3
1.0
7.8
-1.3
-.4
-1.6
1.1
-4.4
-12.4
-4.3
-.9
2.1
4.3
5.2
4.2
5.4
3.9
3.2
4.9
.7
6.8
6.8
5.9
.6
1.3
.2
3.1
-1.9
-7.7
-3.0
1.0
35.368
35.438
35.440
-5.7
-3.0
-11.1
2.5
-4.3
-4.5
420.998
852.435
345.948
231.217
207.746
160.954
421.681
856.419
347.596
231.902
207.885
161.473
421.310
853.214
346.230
231.755
207.881
161.121
422.003
851.360
345.361
232.611
208.648
163.005
.5
-.9
-1.4
6.8
1.4
-2.2
3.5
7.4
7.8
1.5
1.3
-.4
1.8
1.9
1.7
3.9
1.8
.8
1.0
-.5
-.7
2.4
1.7
5.2
2.0
3.2
3.1
4.1
1.3
-1.3
1.4
.7
.5
3.2
1.8
3.0
102.159
102.507
102.714
104.032
-3.3
-1.3
-.4
7.5
-2.3
3.5
187.219
232.313
141.595
369.704
300.525
299.950
145.004
170.077
294.095
86.069
187.805
232.093
141.461
369.334
301.053
300.980
145.163
170.103
294.016
86.544
186.347
232.964
141.992
369.317
300.634
301.645
145.416
170.305
292.915
86.274
188.314
233.362
142.234
370.042
301.425
300.211
145.493
170.812
295.468
85.949
-1.0
1.0
1.0
3.1
1.1
2.4
.7
8.2
13.4
-1.3
.6
.6
.6
2.9
2.9
2.9
2.2
6.1
3.3
2.0
2.1
2.0
2.0
3.7
1.7
2.5
2.0
4.4
6.7
-1.4
2.4
1.8
1.8
.4
1.2
.3
1.4
1.7
1.9
-.6
-.2
.8
.8
3.0
2.0
2.6
1.4
7.1
8.2
.3
2.2
1.9
1.9
2.0
1.4
1.4
1.7
3.1
4.2
-1.0
189.707
166.976
220.944
285.869
114.642
263.648
239.075
271.151
302.648
222.168
217.207
216.172
169.195
221.670
279.803
227.001
190.404
167.752
222.849
288.013
114.372
264.025
239.434
271.447
303.629
222.638
217.699
216.604
170.019
223.594
282.002
228.186
192.449
170.554
227.803
296.863
114.741
264.147
239.753
271.090
303.953
223.918
219.101
217.704
172.800
228.396
290.210
230.923
193.470
171.848
230.248
300.754
114.977
264.641
240.205
271.961
304.757
224.727
219.953
218.427
174.059
230.790
293.889
232.570
4.9
5.4
5.5
3.6
5.8
1.7
1.4
2.1
1.6
3.0
4.0
3.2
5.3
5.3
3.4
4.6
6.3
6.6
8.8
10.4
.8
2.5
2.5
2.8
1.4
3.9
5.0
4.3
6.4
8.4
9.8
7.1
-3.1
-6.0
-7.3
-10.3
-1.7
2.4
2.6
2.1
3.2
-.5
-1.2
-.4
-5.8
-6.8
-9.5
-2.7
8.2
12.2
17.9
22.5
1.2
1.5
1.9
1.2
2.8
4.7
5.2
4.2
12.0
17.5
21.7
10.2
5.6
6.0
7.1
6.9
3.3
2.1
2.0
2.5
1.5
3.4
4.5
3.7
5.9
6.8
6.5
5.8
2.4
2.7
4.6
4.8
-.3
1.9
2.3
1.7
3.0
2.1
1.9
1.9
2.7
4.6
4.9
3.5
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
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
118.223
259.241
251.921
244.867
222.119
220.679
149.158
304.362
271.297
235.646
203.112
119.726
259.493
252.171
245.461
222.551
221.124
149.414
307.238
271.896
237.294
202.730
118.311
259.315
252.218
253.802
222.728
221.324
149.453
325.037
272.205
236.997
202.605
119.247
259.679
252.602
256.268
223.260
221.890
149.906
330.628
272.852
237.287
202.667
6 months
ended—
June
2011
Sep.
2011
Dec.
2011
Mar.
2012
Sep.
2011
Mar.
2012
11.4
2.2
1.7
3.7
3.1
2.9
5.7
4.9
1.8
3.8
2.3
7.1
2.5
2.5
13.7
3.0
2.3
2.3
18.9
2.3
8.5
2.1
5.4
2.5
2.3
-14.3
2.0
2.0
-.3
-19.2
2.9
.2
-.9
3.5
.7
1.1
20.0
2.1
2.2
2.0
39.3
2.3
2.8
-.9
9.2
2.3
2.1
8.6
3.0
2.6
3.9
11.7
2.0
6.1
2.2
4.5
1.6
1.7
1.4
2.0
2.1
.9
6.1
2.6
1.5
-.9
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
15
-
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2009=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.
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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
Mar. 2012 from—
Pricing
schedule
1
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
M
225.672
226.665
227.663
Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
241.987
243.328
145.062
242.879
244.296
145.456
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
215.173
215.633
138.186
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
Feb. 2012 from—
Mar.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Feb.
2011
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
229.392
2.7
1.2
0.8
2.9
0.9
0.4
243.850
245.179
146.217
245.125
246.473
146.961
2.5
2.4
2.8
.9
.9
1.0
.5
.5
.5
2.8
2.7
3.3
.8
.8
.8
.4
.4
.5
216.368
216.883
138.903
216.855
217.320
139.191
218.975
219.269
140.921
2.8
2.7
3.0
1.2
1.1
1.5
1.0
.9
1.2
2.7
2.8
2.6
.8
.8
.7
.2
.2
.2
212.505
213.649
214.524
215.784
2.9
1.0
.6
3.1
1.0
.4
M
M
M
219.469
220.152
139.838
220.497
221.185
140.388
221.802
222.711
141.133
223.314
224.250
142.056
2.8
2.7
2.8
1.3
1.4
1.2
.7
.7
.7
3.3
3.0
3.3
1.1
1.2
.9
.6
.7
.5
M
224.892
226.902
228.117
229.953
3.5
1.3
.8
4.3
1.4
.5
M
M
M
228.117
232.106
138.017
228.980
233.044
138.465
229.995
234.173
138.997
232.039
236.249
140.235
2.4
2.4
2.2
1.3
1.4
1.3
.9
.9
.9
2.5
2.5
2.3
.8
.9
.7
.4
.5
.4
M
M
M
205.636
139.881
219.950
206.562
140.418
221.362
207.469
141.040
222.324
209.011
142.146
224.029
2.5
2.7
3.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
.7
.8
.8
2.7
3.0
3.5
.9
.8
1.1
.4
.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
218.180
231.567
219.585
233.441
219.626
234.537
222.351
236.941
2.1
2.0
1.3
1.5
1.2
1.0
1.6
2.1
.7
1.3
.0
.5
M
248.307
249.322
250.285
251.887
2.6
1.0
.6
2.6
.8
.4
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
-
245.891
211.985
209.203
148.163
-
247.166
214.743
212.618
150.074
1.8
2.6
2.7
2.8
.5
1.3
1.6
1.3
-
-
-
-
Atlanta, GA .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................
2
2
2
2
208.590
213.505
200.477
231.794
-
210.600
214.836
204.291
234.043
-
-
-
-
2.4
3.9
3.6
2.9
1.0
.6
1.9
1.0
-
2
2
2
234.312
234.327
234.812
-
235.857
236.880
235.744
-
-
-
-
2.2
3.0
2.7
.7
1.1
.4
-
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 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
Mar.
2012
Midwest
Percent
change from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Index
Mar.
2012
South
Percent
change from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Index
Mar.
2012
West
Percent
change from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Index
Mar.
2012
Percent
change from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................
245.125
385.997
2.5
0.5
-
218.975
356.284
2.8
1.0
-
223.314
362.247
2.8
0.7
-
232.039
375.079
2.4
0.9
Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................
238.911
238.732
238.560
241.987
239.942
3.3
3.5
3.9
2.9
1.8
.0
.0
-.1
.1
.1
226.730
226.203
221.974
232.724
232.163
3.6
3.6
4.0
2.9
3.7
.3
.3
.3
.3
-.8
231.128
232.120
229.613
238.396
216.677
3.3
3.4
4.0
2.7
2.3
.0
.0
.0
.1
.0
234.467
234.271
236.079
230.548
233.706
2.6
2.8
2.5
3.3
.0
.2
.2
.2
.2
-.3
Housing .....................................................
Shelter ....................................................
Rent of primary residence 2 ..................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 2
3 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 2 3 ...............................
Fuels and utilities ....................................
Household energy .................................
Energy services 2 ................................
Electricity 2 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 2 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...
250.557
300.544
298.057
1.7
2.4
2.3
.2
.3
.2
200.795
232.640
229.112
1.4
1.7
2.2
.2
.3
.2
205.902
229.559
231.251
1.9
2.2
2.9
.1
.3
.1
231.487
259.346
268.921
1.9
2.1
2.6
.2
.2
.1
312.312
2.3
.2
237.063
1.6
.2
232.812
2.0
.2
272.884
1.9
.2
312.225
219.967
200.456
185.011
183.221
177.596
127.945
2.3
-2.4
-3.6
-6.1
-3.4
-11.9
1.8
.2
.3
.4
-.2
-.9
1.4
-.3
237.064
202.186
172.129
176.432
182.989
156.966
119.554
1.6
-.2
-1.4
-1.5
3.5
-10.6
1.0
.2
-.1
-.2
-.3
.0
-.7
.0
232.801
214.833
179.653
178.814
177.701
171.226
126.737
2.0
1.1
.2
.1
1.3
-7.7
.6
.2
-.8
-1.1
-1.2
-1.0
-2.6
-.1
272.897
245.632
217.986
218.985
242.346
176.935
130.271
1.9
1.1
-.7
-.9
.4
-4.9
1.2
.2
-.1
-.4
-.4
.2
-2.3
.2
Apparel .....................................................
131.208
4.2
4.0
119.385
7.6
2.4
136.320
4.2
3.4
119.935
4.0
2.9
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 .........
217.010
210.717
98.964
142.784
98.953
138.263
157.903
316.289
315.029
317.467
318.818
300.644
4.0
4.3
1.9
2.6
2.6
2.2
4.8
8.0
8.0
8.0
8.2
8.0
1.6
1.6
.2
.1
.1
.0
1.1
4.7
4.8
4.8
4.8
4.5
221.721
216.530
100.326
138.066
97.765
136.524
150.694
342.163
341.501
340.890
371.870
330.478
5.3
5.7
2.2
2.7
2.6
3.0
3.5
10.4
10.4
10.6
9.6
10.1
4.1
4.3
.3
-.2
-.2
-.3
1.1
11.5
11.7
11.9
11.0
11.3
221.532
220.123
101.240
149.849
101.939
153.510
147.255
327.880
326.609
326.407
338.268
319.469
4.9
5.1
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.8
3.4
8.0
8.0
8.1
7.8
7.7
2.5
2.5
.4
.0
.0
-.2
1.1
6.0
6.1
6.2
5.8
5.7
221.749
216.439
100.233
143.703
99.812
145.077
142.963
334.851
333.726
333.240
312.081
315.365
4.4
4.9
1.6
2.2
2.2
2.9
1.6
9.9
9.9
10.1
9.6
9.4
3.9
4.2
.8
.3
.3
.2
1.2
10.5
10.7
10.9
10.2
9.8
Medical care .............................................
Medical care commodities ......................
Medical care services .............................
Professional services ............................
433.803
365.805
450.427
340.473
3.3
3.3
3.3
1.7
.1
.1
.1
-.2
411.318
333.010
437.067
366.336
3.5
4.4
3.2
1.7
.2
.4
.1
.0
391.985
314.571
417.996
338.519
3.8
3.5
4.0
1.4
.4
.5
.4
.3
418.910
335.359
444.472
313.836
3.1
1.7
3.5
1.0
.3
.5
.2
.0
Recreation 4 ..............................................
119.597
2.4
-.2
116.593
1.5
.5
114.799
.8
.6
109.057
.7
.1
Education and communication 4 ...............
134.562
1.0
.0
134.873
2.0
.0
129.844
2.4
.0
134.127
2.2
.2
Other goods and services .........................
426.251
3.1
.5
377.040
1.6
.3
383.842
1.8
.4
383.518
.6
.0
245.125
195.456
168.791
220.153
2.5
3.5
3.7
4.5
.5
1.1
1.7
2.6
218.975
185.458
163.787
218.120
2.8
4.2
4.6
6.5
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.7
223.314
191.202
170.199
227.992
2.8
3.6
3.7
5.2
.7
1.4
2.1
3.3
232.039
185.271
158.777
208.242
2.4
3.0
3.4
4.8
.9
1.9
3.1
4.5
289.001
111.445
293.967
314.335
258.505
4.6
2.1
1.9
2.4
1.3
2.1
.2
.2
.3
.3
281.932
110.686
254.078
238.919
274.587
5.9
1.4
1.9
1.7
1.5
5.2
.1
.3
.3
.3
283.854
116.001
256.526
235.848
284.125
5.5
.8
2.3
2.2
2.7
3.3
.0
.2
.3
.5
270.188
112.655
274.427
275.925
267.180
5.2
.5
2.0
2.1
.0
5.1
.4
.2
.2
.4
-
-
-
-
-
Commodity and service group
All items ......................................................
Commodities .............................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...
Nondurables less food and beverages
Nondurables less food, beverages,
and apparel .................................
Durables ...............................................
Services ....................................................
Rent of shelter 3 ......................................
Transportation services ..........................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and service
group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Item and group
Index
Mar.
2012
Midwest
Percent
change from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
341.662
2.7
0.0
236.759
246.599
226.730
171.658
230.913
221.319
282.176
297.327
283.026
248.826
247.083
250.152
2.5
2.4
2.6
3.6
3.9
4.4
4.4
1.4
1.8
2.1
2.6
2.4
152.344
329.366
304.709
2.3
7.5
2.4
South
Percent
change from—
Index
Mar.
2012
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
311.097
2.8
0.5
.6
.6
.6
1.7
1.3
2.4
2.0
.1
.2
2.6
.3
.4
209.789
217.704
216.450
166.217
223.535
219.023
276.547
285.473
240.254
247.130
218.415
217.671
2.8
2.7
3.3
4.6
5.1
6.4
5.9
2.0
1.7
5.4
2.5
2.3
.8
4.2
.2
146.553
339.601
264.168
2.8
10.0
2.1
Index
Mar.
2012
West
Percent
change from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
309.631
2.2
0.3
1.0
1.1
1.3
2.8
2.5
4.4
4.8
.3
.3
6.6
.3
.3
213.726
221.735
222.351
171.838
230.296
227.227
276.928
290.574
241.865
243.392
221.623
220.157
2.7
2.7
3.1
3.6
4.4
5.1
5.3
2.5
2.1
4.6
2.6
2.4
.4
11.1
.3
150.320
331.969
264.592
2.1
8.0
2.5
Index
Mar.
2012
Percent
change from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
318.321
2.7
0.3
.7
.8
.9
2.1
1.8
3.2
3.1
.1
.2
3.2
.4
.4
223.384
231.888
222.470
161.959
223.008
210.971
266.503
303.741
262.586
285.654
229.693
229.601
2.4
2.4
2.6
3.3
3.7
4.5
4.7
2.0
1.9
6.0
2.1
1.9
.9
1.0
1.2
2.9
2.3
4.2
4.6
.2
.2
6.5
.4
.4
.8
5.9
.3
141.865
338.634
278.672
1.2
9.8
2.2
.7
10.3
.3
Commodity and service group
Other services .........................................
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
Mar.
2012
Size class B/C 3
Percent change
from—
Mar.
2011
Percent change
from—
Index
Mar.
2012
Feb.
2012
Size class D
Mar.
2011
Index
Mar.
2012
Feb.
2012
Percent change
from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Expenditure category
All items 4 .............................................................................
209.011
209.011
2.5
0.7
142.146
2.7
0.8
-
224.029
361.302
3.2
0.8
All items (December 1977=100) ..........................................
Food and beverages ...........................................................
Food ..................................................................................
Food at home ..................................................................
Food away from home ....................................................
Alcoholic beverages ..........................................................
209.623
209.728
213.323
203.640
206.302
3.0
3.1
3.3
2.8
2.1
.0
.1
.0
.2
-.2
146.062
146.435
145.040
148.474
141.253
3.4
3.5
3.9
3.0
1.8
.2
.3
.2
.3
-.3
232.366
232.426
227.810
241.840
230.863
3.7
3.8
4.0
3.5
2.7
.1
.1
.1
.1
-.2
Housing ...............................................................................
Shelter ..............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 5 ............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ......................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 .........
Fuels and utilities ..............................................................
Household energy ...........................................................
Energy services 5 .........................................................
Electricity 5 ..................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .........................................
Household furnishings and operations .............................
204.621
222.989
224.200
222.211
222.192
220.178
210.453
195.168
197.493
176.907
118.460
1.8
2.3
2.8
2.1
2.1
-.6
-2.3
-2.9
.3
-10.4
.5
.2
.3
.2
.2
.2
.1
.0
-.1
.0
-.5
-.2
134.803
136.333
142.753
135.312
135.300
163.702
159.036
148.513
145.479
147.524
100.362
1.7
1.9
2.0
1.9
1.9
.5
-.5
-.8
.8
-7.4
1.8
.1
.2
.1
.1
.1
-.7
-1.1
-1.4
-1.3
-1.7
.2
198.600
222.741
221.746
232.224
232.241
216.895
180.874
191.458
199.034
155.278
127.946
1.6
1.6
2.6
1.3
1.3
1.2
.8
.4
1.6
-5.3
1.7
.3
.4
.2
.2
.2
.1
.0
.0
.3
-1.3
.0
Apparel ...............................................................................
122.287
4.0
3.5
91.414
5.4
3.7
122.166
11.1
-1.7
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 ...................................
215.785
215.813
100.163
125.576
98.839
125.987
143.373
484.313
482.679
495.509
327.325
426.394
4.5
5.0
1.9
2.7
2.6
2.7
3.6
9.6
9.6
9.7
9.4
9.2
2.8
3.0
.3
-.1
-.1
-.2
1.2
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.2
7.7
155.300
155.164
100.345
100.594
100.667
102.619
99.771
326.136
327.392
335.263
320.056
305.574
4.7
4.9
2.2
2.0
2.0
2.4
3.0
8.4
8.4
8.5
8.4
7.9
3.1
3.2
.6
.1
.1
-.1
1.1
7.9
8.0
8.0
8.3
7.4
225.577
221.050
100.915
153.871
106.250
153.943
133.689
315.740
313.463
300.341
354.740
316.054
5.8
6.2
3.1
4.1
4.1
5.5
1.9
8.2
8.2
8.0
8.8
8.3
3.5
3.7
.6
.0
.0
.0
1.2
7.5
7.5
7.6
7.7
7.3
Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Professional services ......................................................
324.672
261.366
343.512
265.879
3.6
2.7
3.8
1.5
.3
.4
.3
.1
173.995
157.689
179.756
158.353
3.3
4.2
3.0
1.3
.2
.3
.1
.0
401.416
331.045
426.283
348.214
3.7
1.3
4.5
1.3
.4
1.0
.2
.2
Recreation 3 ........................................................................
114.606
1.4
.3
114.032
1.0
.2
117.115
1.4
.7
Education and communication 3 .........................................
135.288
1.6
.0
128.570
2.2
.1
140.444
3.8
-.1
Other goods and services ...................................................
302.784
1.7
.5
177.461
1.6
.1
424.807
2.9
-.4
209.011
179.786
161.863
221.808
295.615
104.336
232.186
223.802
218.476
2.5
3.3
3.6
4.9
5.2
1.0
2.1
2.3
1.0
.7
1.5
2.5
3.9
4.0
.0
.2
.3
.3
142.146
133.983
127.394
168.415
206.564
88.278
145.442
136.443
148.664
2.7
3.7
3.9
5.5
5.5
1.1
2.0
1.9
1.8
.8
1.7
2.5
3.8
3.8
.2
.1
.2
.5
224.029
193.327
173.751
227.918
283.301
119.963
257.877
230.253
288.030
3.2
4.3
4.7
6.0
5.1
2.1
2.5
1.6
3.6
.8
1.3
1.9
2.7
3.7
.3
.4
.4
1.0
-
-
-
-
-
-
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 ....................................................
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
Mar.
2012
Size class B/C 3
Percent change
from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Index
Mar.
2012
Size class D
Percent change
from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Index
Mar.
2012
Percent change
from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Commodity and service group
Other services ...................................................................
261.603
2.5
0.3
148.765
2.5
0.2
322.775
3.7
0.4
203.486
209.020
203.150
164.049
216.003
221.209
285.024
242.548
224.538
321.280
201.568
200.312
133.028
487.126
234.813
2.5
2.5
2.7
3.5
4.0
4.8
5.0
1.8
1.9
4.5
2.3
2.2
1.8
9.2
2.4
.8
.9
1.0
2.4
2.0
3.6
3.6
.2
.2
4.8
.3
.4
.8
7.8
.3
138.003
139.175
141.904
127.817
157.091
166.735
200.845
155.192
142.308
232.059
133.154
130.740
104.367
332.034
145.154
2.7
2.6
3.0
3.8
4.5
5.3
5.3
2.1
1.9
4.6
2.4
2.2
2.3
8.2
2.2
.8
.9
1.0
2.4
2.1
3.6
3.6
.0
.1
4.2
.4
.4
.7
7.6
.2
212.900
222.572
226.807
175.326
231.654
227.886
278.950
301.092
241.086
247.940
221.871
220.483
154.278
313.351
265.308
3.2
3.2
3.9
4.6
4.9
5.9
5.0
3.3
2.2
5.1
3.0
2.8
3.1
8.0
2.6
.8
.9
.9
1.8
1.6
2.6
3.5
.4
.4
4.5
.2
.3
-.1
7.1
.4
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 ..........................................
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
estimator.
6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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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—
Mar.
2011
Mar.
2012
Percent change from—
Index
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2011
Mar.
2012
Feb.
2012
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
246.473
380.849
2.4
0.5
146.961
2.8
0.5
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
237.738
237.483
238.868
238.936
240.062
3.3
3.4
3.7
3.0
1.6
-.1
-.2
-.3
.1
.1
149.839
150.227
147.969
153.673
143.022
3.6
3.7
4.2
2.9
2.3
.4
.4
.4
.4
-.3
Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ...............
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Energy services 4 ...............................................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................
253.691
304.603
306.377
312.252
312.182
214.023
201.825
185.434
185.306
177.311
125.545
1.7
2.3
2.4
2.1
2.1
-2.4
-3.5
-5.5
-1.5
-13.1
1.2
.3
.3
.2
.3
.3
.6
.7
.5
-.2
1.9
-.3
143.416
142.458
150.016
141.377
141.377
183.880
180.644
139.239
125.905
150.849
107.339
1.8
2.6
2.0
3.0
3.0
-2.5
-4.0
-7.8
-7.9
-7.7
3.4
.0
.1
.2
.2
.2
-.5
-.6
-2.0
-2.6
-.4
-.2
Apparel .....................................................................................
129.968
3.5
4.6
92.293
6.6
1.9
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
219.056
212.589
310.458
308.817
311.155
307.377
295.540
3.9
4.4
8.2
8.3
8.2
8.4
8.2
1.5
1.4
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.3
150.963
151.527
317.813
318.352
324.416
314.600
297.340
4.2
4.2
7.5
7.5
7.5
7.7
7.5
2.0
2.1
5.1
5.1
5.2
5.1
4.8
Medical care .............................................................................
434.296
3.4
.1
180.136
3.1
.0
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
119.054
2.7
-.1
120.064
1.5
-.2
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
136.973
1.1
.0
128.024
.5
.1
Other goods and services ........................................................
406.562
2.6
.4
194.882
4.3
.6
246.473
193.769
165.517
212.598
110.288
294.737
2.4
3.3
3.4
4.1
2.1
1.9
.5
1.0
1.8
2.6
.2
.3
146.961
141.858
136.686
181.187
91.534
147.614
2.8
3.9
4.1
5.4
2.0
1.9
.5
1.2
1.6
2.4
.2
.0
238.302
225.681
168.550
226.988
214.321
294.455
283.978
247.079
248.710
252.354
2.4
2.5
3.3
3.6
3.9
1.5
1.8
2.1
2.5
2.3
.6
.6
1.7
1.2
2.4
.2
.3
2.6
.3
.4
142.887
146.067
136.988
165.057
178.551
152.956
144.646
238.031
137.554
135.134
2.7
2.9
4.1
4.6
5.3
1.2
1.8
2.2
2.8
2.7
.5
.7
1.5
1.5
2.3
-.1
.0
2.5
.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)
Midwest
Size class B/C 2
Size class A
Item and group
Index
Mar.
2012
Percent
change from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Size class D
Percent
change from—
Index
Mar.
2012
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Index
Mar.
2012
Percent
change from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
219.269
362.025
2.7
0.9
140.921
3.0
1.2
-
215.784
345.949
2.9
0.6
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
229.041
228.395
226.110
231.322
233.648
3.3
3.2
3.4
3.0
4.1
.1
.2
.0
.4
-1.1
144.449
144.803
142.501
147.979
142.962
3.9
3.9
4.6
2.9
3.5
.6
.6
.8
.3
-.2
230.225
229.860
220.192
246.886
235.954
4.0
4.1
4.9
2.9
2.3
.1
.2
.3
.0
-.9
Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ...............
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Energy services 4 ...............................................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................
202.560
237.092
239.534
241.692
241.696
195.856
167.441
169.014
172.941
148.408
114.680
1.4
1.9
2.4
1.8
1.8
-.7
-2.5
-2.7
3.4
-11.6
.6
.2
.3
.2
.2
.2
.1
.0
.0
.2
-.4
.1
128.369
129.025
131.636
127.088
127.088
164.458
162.975
157.837
154.702
150.853
96.378
1.4
1.5
1.9
1.5
1.5
.2
-.5
-.5
3.3
-9.4
2.5
.2
.4
.1
.2
.2
-.7
-.8
-1.0
-.8
-1.7
-.2
196.478
222.538
210.900
229.226
229.226
209.078
164.125
172.919
172.029
164.021
120.087
.9
1.1
2.0
.9
.9
1.5
1.3
1.5
4.4
-5.7
-.9
.2
.1
.0
.1
.1
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.5
.2
.0
Apparel .....................................................................................
118.140
6.6
1.7
89.950
8.8
6.2
127.143
15.3
-4.7
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
221.118
217.494
348.771
347.680
348.734
367.485
329.036
5.1
5.7
10.8
10.8
11.0
10.4
10.3
3.8
4.1
11.6
11.8
12.0
11.4
11.5
162.946
162.812
351.547
352.907
361.276
345.194
327.302
5.8
6.1
10.8
10.8
11.2
9.2
10.6
4.6
4.8
12.2
12.5
12.8
11.5
12.2
200.607
193.412
291.844
287.980
277.178
336.078
293.137
4.5
5.1
7.2
7.1
6.9
7.4
6.9
3.2
3.4
8.5
8.7
8.8
8.5
8.5
Medical care .............................................................................
406.990
3.5
.2
179.871
3.9
.2
387.415
2.3
.1
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
116.969
1.9
.6
118.154
.9
.0
108.852
2.0
.9
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
135.690
1.8
.0
134.110
2.0
-.1
129.081
2.7
.0
Other goods and services ........................................................
365.427
1.7
.4
176.265
.3
.2
413.423
5.8
.0
219.269
184.442
160.283
213.571
108.163
254.034
2.7
4.0
4.5
6.4
1.3
1.9
.9
1.8
2.9
4.6
.0
.3
140.921
133.390
127.164
168.811
85.526
144.870
3.0
4.4
4.8
6.7
1.6
1.9
1.2
2.5
3.6
5.6
.2
.3
215.784
190.001
169.942
225.765
114.326
244.361
2.9
4.3
4.6
6.6
1.3
1.7
.6
1.0
1.5
2.5
-.2
.2
210.947
215.072
163.310
222.951
215.446
283.880
241.742
245.481
218.876
217.870
2.7
3.1
4.5
4.9
6.3
1.9
1.7
5.0
2.5
2.3
1.0
1.2
2.7
2.4
4.2
.3
.3
6.7
.3
.3
136.756
143.863
127.559
156.752
166.736
161.405
140.948
245.631
131.840
129.501
2.9
3.5
4.8
5.3
6.6
2.3
1.8
6.2
2.6
2.3
1.3
1.6
3.4
3.2
5.3
.1
.3
6.9
.6
.5
204.855
215.017
171.711
228.745
225.928
270.261
225.840
223.359
216.083
213.512
2.9
3.6
4.5
5.3
6.4
2.3
1.7
4.6
2.7
2.4
.6
.8
1.5
1.4
2.4
.3
.3
5.5
.0
-.1
-
-
-
-
-
-
Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size
classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
South
Size class B/C 2
Size class A
Item and group
Index
Mar.
2012
Percent
change from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Size class D
Percent
change from—
Index
Mar.
2012
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Index
Mar.
2012
Percent
change from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
224.250
362.014
2.7
0.7
142.056
2.8
0.7
-
229.953
373.424
3.5
0.8
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
230.944
232.250
227.073
241.377
214.739
3.0
3.0
3.6
2.3
3.2
.0
.0
-.1
.1
.5
145.996
146.717
146.431
147.133
135.336
3.5
3.6
4.3
2.8
1.4
.0
.1
.0
.2
-.4
231.102
230.670
232.906
231.310
233.535
3.9
3.9
3.6
4.3
4.8
.1
.1
.0
.2
.5
Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ...............
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Energy services 4 ...............................................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................
211.161
235.367
238.163
240.823
240.799
209.600
184.326
185.569
181.326
170.712
133.234
1.8
2.4
3.0
2.2
2.2
.1
-.9
-1.1
.2
-7.3
-1.0
.1
.3
.1
.2
.2
-.5
-.7
-.7
-.1
-3.5
-.6
135.811
139.479
145.394
138.374
138.374
154.336
147.227
143.163
142.775
137.734
98.546
2.0
2.1
2.8
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.0
1.0
2.4
-8.5
1.4
.1
.3
.1
.1
.1
-1.0
-1.6
-1.7
-1.7
-1.9
.2
201.004
226.826
227.273
235.830
235.830
210.744
180.501
185.094
188.489
142.066
126.343
1.6
1.8
2.6
1.3
1.3
.5
.2
-.2
.3
-4.2
1.7
.2
.3
.3
.3
.3
-.1
-.2
-.3
-.1
-1.8
-.1
Apparel .....................................................................................
155.380
4.6
3.8
89.233
3.2
3.5
128.749
9.0
.9
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
221.141
221.833
339.736
336.782
339.633
334.295
326.341
5.1
5.7
8.9
8.9
9.1
8.1
8.3
2.4
2.4
6.2
6.3
6.5
5.8
5.8
154.136
153.897
325.405
326.257
336.370
315.735
306.463
4.5
4.5
7.6
7.6
7.7
7.5
7.3
2.4
2.5
6.1
6.2
6.2
6.1
5.8
248.129
246.818
313.780
310.444
301.282
363.164
318.994
6.3
6.4
7.4
7.4
7.3
7.9
7.5
3.1
3.2
5.3
5.3
5.4
5.2
4.9
Medical care .............................................................................
382.505
4.4
.7
168.054
3.3
.2
393.881
5.0
.8
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
109.237
.3
.7
117.553
1.2
.6
116.874
-.3
.3
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
131.170
1.5
-.2
127.577
2.5
.1
137.472
5.7
-.2
Other goods and services ........................................................
353.637
1.8
1.0
174.440
2.0
.0
419.117
.8
.0
224.250
191.000
169.120
222.813
118.053
256.793
2.7
3.4
3.6
5.3
.4
2.3
.7
1.4
2.3
3.7
-.4
.2
142.056
133.120
126.274
166.752
88.228
146.276
2.8
3.5
3.5
5.1
.7
2.3
.7
1.4
2.1
3.2
.1
.1
229.953
201.887
186.638
242.209
126.545
260.256
3.5
4.5
4.7
5.6
2.8
2.7
.8
1.4
2.0
2.7
.5
.4
216.383
221.227
171.125
227.135
222.309
289.512
244.680
251.761
223.272
222.163
2.6
2.8
3.6
4.2
5.2
2.1
2.1
4.7
2.5
2.3
.7
.9
2.2
1.9
3.6
.2
.2
3.4
.4
.4
138.264
140.643
126.512
156.209
164.888
153.466
143.678
222.266
133.373
130.902
2.7
3.1
3.4
4.3
4.9
2.5
2.1
4.6
2.5
2.3
.7
.8
2.0
1.7
3.0
.0
.1
3.0
.4
.4
217.933
232.899
187.739
238.977
241.556
299.612
242.587
243.272
226.058
225.632
3.3
4.1
4.7
4.9
5.6
3.6
2.3
4.3
3.3
3.2
.8
1.0
1.9
1.6
2.6
.4
.3
3.2
.4
.4
-
-
-
-
-
-
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—
Mar.
2011
Mar.
2012
Percent change from—
Index
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2011
Mar.
2012
Feb.
2012
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
236.249
385.236
2.4
0.9
140.235
2.2
0.9
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
235.134
235.416
238.227
230.206
228.782
2.5
2.7
2.5
3.0
.1
.2
.2
.3
.2
-.4
144.923
144.342
142.016
147.680
153.630
2.7
2.9
2.1
4.1
-.5
.2
.2
.1
.5
-.1
Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ...............
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Energy services 4 ...............................................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................
243.820
273.623
286.850
288.749
288.735
253.194
224.906
225.791
258.929
176.853
130.873
2.1
2.4
3.1
2.1
2.1
1.2
-1.7
-1.8
-.4
-5.8
.9
.2
.3
.2
.2
.2
.0
-.4
-.5
.1
-2.1
-.1
132.582
132.569
142.740
132.592
132.592
169.718
165.562
161.915
160.431
158.094
104.486
1.3
1.5
.9
1.5
1.5
.4
.1
.1
1.3
-3.2
1.2
.1
.0
-.1
.0
.0
-.2
-.3
-.3
.4
-2.3
.7
Apparel .....................................................................................
121.975
2.1
3.3
98.702
7.0
3.4
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
218.630
214.097
336.665
334.804
338.111
306.827
317.948
4.1
4.6
10.4
10.3
10.5
9.9
9.9
3.7
4.0
10.3
10.4
10.6
10.2
9.6
154.868
153.968
303.629
306.261
307.978
299.367
286.699
4.5
5.0
8.5
8.6
8.9
8.1
7.5
4.2
4.5
10.7
11.0
11.4
10.0
9.9
Medical care .............................................................................
408.865
3.2
.3
178.282
2.7
.2
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
112.394
.6
.1
97.675
.2
-.1
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
135.664
1.9
.1
124.783
2.9
.4
Other goods and services ........................................................
384.718
.8
.2
169.518
-.4
-.1
236.249
185.079
156.856
203.875
111.050
281.154
2.4
2.8
3.0
4.4
.3
2.2
.9
1.9
3.1
4.6
.3
.2
140.235
130.300
122.816
160.745
88.919
142.701
2.2
3.1
3.7
5.4
.5
1.6
.9
2.0
3.2
4.7
.5
.1
228.608
222.138
160.212
221.414
206.575
303.240
271.238
288.998
234.401
235.023
2.4
2.4
2.9
3.4
4.1
1.9
2.0
6.3
2.1
1.9
.9
1.2
3.0
2.4
4.3
.2
.2
6.7
.4
.4
135.087
139.616
123.757
152.879
160.754
154.792
139.078
237.518
130.796
128.525
2.2
2.5
3.5
4.0
5.1
1.6
1.5
5.1
1.8
1.6
.9
1.3
3.1
2.4
4.5
.1
.1
6.2
.3
.3
-
-
-
-
-
Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
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
Mar. 2012 from—
Pricing
schedule
1
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
M
229.982
231.694
231.180
Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
237.276
238.738
145.297
238.932
239.917
147.102
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
220.051
224.181
141.350
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
Feb. 2012 from—
Mar.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Feb.
2011
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
231.383
3.6
-0.1
0.1
4.5
0.5
-0.2
238.798
239.605
147.307
238.560
238.868
147.969
3.9
3.7
4.2
-.2
-.4
.6
-.1
-.3
.4
4.5
3.9
6.0
.6
.4
1.4
-.1
-.1
.1
222.560
226.731
142.893
221.276
226.109
141.327
221.974
226.110
142.501
4.0
3.4
4.6
-.3
-.3
-.3
.3
.0
.8
4.8
4.8
4.5
.6
.9
.0
-.6
-.3
-1.1
217.745
220.576
219.519
220.192
4.9
-.2
.3
5.8
.8
-.5
M
M
M
228.276
226.296
145.267
229.991
226.499
146.514
229.662
227.202
146.443
229.613
227.073
146.431
4.0
3.6
4.3
-.2
.3
-.1
.0
-.1
.0
5.0
4.6
5.3
.6
.4
.8
-.1
.3
.0
M
232.362
238.972
232.816
232.906
3.6
-2.5
.0
4.8
.2
-2.6
M
M
M
234.972
236.943
141.021
236.006
237.055
142.984
235.641
237.625
141.909
236.079
238.227
142.016
2.5
2.5
2.1
.0
.5
-.7
.2
.3
.1
3.6
3.5
3.6
.3
.3
.6
-.2
.2
-.8
M
M
M
212.403
143.696
227.392
213.290
145.231
230.707
213.376
144.702
227.481
213.323
145.040
227.810
3.3
3.9
4.0
.0
-.1
-1.3
.0
.2
.1
4.1
4.9
5.1
.5
.7
.0
.0
-.4
-1.4
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
226.986
247.276
229.810
245.937
227.669
246.022
228.163
247.935
2.0
3.2
-.7
.8
.2
.8
4.0
2.8
.3
-.5
-.9
.0
M
241.762
243.238
243.360
242.428
3.7
-.3
-.4
4.1
.7
.1
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 3 ......
1
1
1
1
236.848
236.551
210.623
144.454
237.765
237.778
210.945
145.286
236.439
240.504
212.061
145.686
234.927
238.307
210.755
145.300
3.5
4.1
3.8
2.8
-1.2
.2
-.1
.0
-.6
-.9
-.6
-.3
4.0
5.3
4.4
4.2
-.2
1.7
.7
.9
-.6
1.1
.5
.3
Atlanta, GA .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................
2
2
2
2
237.915
204.801
213.905
244.103
235.329
206.329
213.933
244.410
236.484
207.221
214.940
242.335
237.823
207.444
214.763
245.165
4.4
2.4
4.0
3.5
1.1
.5
.4
.3
.6
.1
-.1
1.2
5.1
3.4
5.5
3.9
-.6
1.2
.5
-.7
.5
.4
.5
-.8
2
2
2
229.965
234.253
236.278
229.560
234.789
234.810
230.327
234.659
235.724
230.690
234.231
235.867
3.4
2.0
1.3
.5
-.2
.5
.2
-.2
.1
2.4
4.0
3.7
.2
.2
-.2
.3
-.1
.4
1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually
and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI
Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;
Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;
Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
50
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Table 15. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
U.S.
city
average
Item and group
Index
Mar.
2012
ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI
Percent
change from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Percent
change from—
Index
Mar.
2012
New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA
Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Index
Mar.
2012
Percent
change from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Index
Mar.
2012
Percent
change from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (1967=100) ...................................
229.392
687.157
2.7
0.8
-
222.351
664.294
2.1
1.2
-
236.941
700.028
2.0
1.0
-
251.887
728.171
2.6
0.6
Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................
232.708
232.792
231.383
236.073
230.193
3.2
3.3
3.6
3.0
2.0
.1
.1
.1
.2
-.2
226.335
225.371
228.163
215.444
237.922
2.0
2.1
2.0
2.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
236.855
236.743
247.935
219.384
224.290
2.6
2.9
3.2
2.5
-.9
.4
.5
.8
.1
-1.3
242.203
241.884
242.428
247.632
242.927
3.3
3.5
3.7
3.3
.6
-.1
-.1
-.4
.2
.2
Housing .....................................................
Shelter ....................................................
Rent of primary residence 1 ..................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 1
2 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 1 2 ...............................
Fuels and utilities ....................................
Household energy .................................
Energy services 1 ................................
Electricity 1 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 1 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...
221.487
255.609
258.569
1.7
2.1
2.5
.2
.3
.1
218.046
269.400
280.497
1.3
2.1
2.1
.3
.4
.1
247.775
278.572
287.601
1.3
1.6
1.5
.4
.4
.2
263.648
322.080
325.323
1.4
2.2
2.3
.4
.4
.2
263.317
2.0
.2
275.115
2.1
.3
290.937
1.6
.4
328.984
2.0
.4
263.294
216.667
187.591
186.784
192.148
168.196
126.107
2.0
.0
-1.3
-1.8
.6
-9.1
1.1
.2
-.2
-.4
-.6
-.5
-.9
-.1
275.115
175.041
148.019
150.447
155.359
130.259
100.946
2.1
-4.1
-7.8
-8.0
-.1
-18.3
.6
.3
-.6
-.8
-.9
-.1
-2.1
.0
290.936
261.250
238.315
236.567
288.732
165.360
120.334
1.6
-.3
-3.5
-3.6
-1.2
-10.5
-.7
.4
.6
.0
.0
.0
.1
-.2
328.833
196.419
193.145
174.637
176.213
166.159
122.266
1.9
-4.3
-5.1
-6.9
-3.0
-14.5
.8
.4
1.1
1.2
1.4
.1
4.2
-.2
Apparel .....................................................
127.258
4.9
3.2
96.392
3.5
3.2
115.249
-2.2
2.0
127.061
1.9
6.0
Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 4 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 .........
220.842
216.536
330.834
329.780
330.094
336.688
315.174
4.7
5.0
9.0
9.0
9.1
9.0
8.7
3.0
3.1
8.0
8.1
8.2
8.2
7.6
208.344
206.286
361.504
358.779
356.107
368.680
335.465
5.8
6.8
13.9
13.8
14.3
12.9
12.2
4.5
4.9
15.0
15.2
15.5
14.7
14.4
219.369
213.835
342.228
335.430
337.426
315.438
316.013
4.6
4.9
10.6
10.6
10.8
10.5
10.2
3.8
3.9
9.8
9.9
10.0
9.8
9.3
228.950
218.496
300.810
299.659
304.028
298.680
290.438
4.4
5.0
8.4
8.5
8.4
8.6
8.8
1.3
1.2
4.3
4.4
4.4
4.3
4.1
Medical care .............................................
411.498
3.5
.3
430.329
2.7
.5
400.907
4.2
.5
409.317
4.9
.2
Recreation 5 ..............................................
114.675
1.2
.3
110.240
-1.5
2.7
104.047
-1.5
.1
118.547
4.4
.0
Education and communication 5 ...............
133.235
2.0
.0
137.668
.5
-.1
139.481
2.6
.1
138.471
2.1
-.1
Other goods and services .........................
392.364
1.7
.3
355.843
.2
1.1
373.152
.1
.5
391.090
2.7
.6
229.392
189.201
165.413
219.086
112.926
269.396
2.7
3.5
3.8
5.3
1.1
2.1
.8
1.6
2.5
3.7
.1
.2
222.351
175.840
147.699
200.999
97.334
266.176
2.1
3.2
4.0
6.2
.6
1.3
1.2
2.4
3.8
6.2
-.1
.5
236.941
184.746
154.825
207.505
102.800
281.913
2.0
2.6
2.4
3.3
-.1
1.7
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.3
.4
.4
251.887
194.735
162.193
207.455
104.776
300.914
2.6
3.3
3.3
3.9
2.4
2.1
.6
1.2
2.1
3.1
.1
.3
220.483
221.744
167.858
227.039
219.940
293.886
256.675
253.599
228.705
228.735
2.6
2.9
3.7
4.2
5.1
2.0
1.9
4.6
2.4
2.3
.8
1.0
2.4
2.0
3.5
.2
.2
4.5
.3
.4
213.382
206.888
151.564
215.972
204.568
276.721
253.924
231.440
223.054
223.441
2.0
2.0
3.9
4.0
6.0
.4
1.2
4.6
1.8
1.7
1.3
1.6
3.7
3.2
5.9
.6
.5
8.5
.5
.6
229.511
218.816
158.379
224.905
210.925
294.728
272.333
305.172
233.702
233.472
1.9
2.2
2.2
3.2
3.1
1.8
1.5
6.2
1.6
1.4
1.1
1.3
2.8
2.3
3.9
.4
.4
6.8
.5
.5
244.878
224.500
165.626
227.455
209.984
288.292
292.085
237.342
255.079
259.089
2.4
2.7
3.2
3.5
3.6
2.0
2.0
1.3
2.7
2.5
.7
.8
2.0
1.4
2.9
.3
.4
2.8
.4
.6
-
-
-
-
-
Commodity and service group
All items ......................................................
Commodities .............................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables ...............................................
Services ....................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................
All items less shelter ...................................
Commodities less food ...............................
Nondurables ...............................................
Nondurables less food ................................
Services less rent of shelter 2 .....................
Services less medical care services ...........
Energy ........................................................
All items less energy ...................................
All items less food and energy ..................
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.
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.
51
CPI Detailed Report-March 2012
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
Mar.
2012
Percent change
from—
Mar.
2011
Index
Mar.
2012
Jan.
2012
ChicagoGaryKenosha,
IL-IN-WI
Percent change
from—
Mar.
2011
Index
Mar.
2012
Jan.
2012
Percent change
from—
Mar.
2011
Jan.
2012
Expenditure category
All items 3 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ................................................................
229.392
687.157
2.7
1.2
-
247.166
718.394
1.8
0.5
-
222.351
664.294
2.1
1.3
Food and beverages 3 ............................................................
Food 3 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 4 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 4 ...........................................................
232.708
232.792
231.383
236.073
230.193
3.2
3.3
3.6
3.0
2.0
.1
.1
-.1
.3
.2
242.782
243.008
234.927
256.447
243.448
2.9
3.0
3.5
2.2
1.7
-.8
-.9
-1.2
-.4
.1
226.335
225.371
228.163
215.444
237.922
2.0
2.1
2.0
2.2
.2
-.4
-.5
-.7
.0
.4
Housing 3 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 5 .............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Energy services 5 .............................................................
Electricity 5 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
221.487
255.609
258.569
263.317
263.294
216.667
187.591
186.784
192.148
168.196
126.107
1.7
2.1
2.5
2.0
2.0
.0
-1.3
-1.8
.6
-9.1
1.1
.3
.5
.3
.3
.3
-.7
-1.2
-1.7
-.8
-4.5
.4
239.011
277.091
285.805
294.615
294.615
249.645
213.374
189.470
188.309
185.639
126.104
1.5
2.0
2.4
1.9
1.9
-.2
-1.3
-4.8
1.0
-13.4
.3
.3
.5
.5
.2
.2
-.5
-.5
-2.7
.5
-7.4
-.9
218.046
269.400
280.497
275.115
275.115
175.041
148.019
150.447
155.359
130.259
100.946
1.3
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.1
-4.1
-7.8
-8.0
-.1
-18.3
.6
.1
.5
.1
.3
.3
-2.9
-4.7
-4.9
.1
-11.9
.4
Apparel 3 ................................................................................
127.258
4.9
4.2
148.005
4.7
4.8
96.392
3.5
6.3
Transportation 3 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .......................................
220.842
216.536
330.834
329.780
330.094
336.688
315.174
4.7
5.0
9.0
9.0
9.1
9.0
8.7
4.8
5.0
13.2
13.4
13.6
13.4
12.8
206.218
206.181
319.870
316.131
315.230
318.870
303.925
2.8
3.4
7.7
7.7
7.6
9.0
7.2
3.1
3.0
9.7
9.7
10.0
9.1
8.8
208.344
206.286
361.504
358.779
356.107
368.680
335.465
5.8
6.8
13.9
13.8
14.3
12.9
12.2
4.8
4.7
15.4
15.6
16.0
14.8
14.2
Medical care 3 ........................................................................
411.498
3.5
.8
567.370
1.7
-.2
430.329
2.7
1.0
Recreation 9 ...........................................................................
114.675
1.2
.4
115.084
-3.3
-.6
110.240
-1.5
2.8
Education and communication 9 .............................................
133.235
2.0
.1
142.725
2.4
-.7
137.668
.5
.1
Other goods and services 3 ....................................................
392.364
1.7
.3
423.659
.1
.3
355.843
.2
.7
229.392
189.201
165.413
219.086
112.926
269.396
2.7
3.5
3.8
5.3
1.1
2.1
1.2
2.5
4.0
5.9
.5
.3
247.166
195.463
169.561
226.994
113.974
292.751
1.8
2.8
2.6
3.1
1.8
1.2
.5
1.1
2.4
3.8
.2
.1
222.351
175.840
147.699
200.999
97.334
266.176
2.1
3.2
4.0
6.2
.6
1.3
1.3
2.5
4.4
7.3
-.2
.5
220.483
221.744
167.858
227.039
219.940
293.886
256.675
253.599
228.705
228.735
2.6
2.9
3.7
4.2
5.1
2.0
1.9
4.6
2.4
2.3
1.2
1.5
3.8
3.0
5.6
.2
.3
7.0
.6
.7
234.608
237.988
172.549
233.738
226.711
326.684
273.809
257.552
249.696
251.524
1.8
1.7
2.5
3.1
3.0
.3
1.0
3.2
1.7
1.4
.6
.5
2.3
1.4
3.5
-.3
.1
4.5
.1
.3
213.382
206.888
151.564
215.972
204.568
276.721
253.924
231.440
223.054
223.441
2.0
2.0
3.9
4.0
6.0
.4
1.2
4.6
1.8
1.7
1.3
1.7
4.3
3.4
6.9
.5
.4
6.9
.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.
52
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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
ClevelandAkron, OH
Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA
DallasFort Worth, TX
Item and group
Index
Mar.
2012
Percent change
from—
Mar.
2011
Index
Mar.
2012
Jan.
2012
Percent change
from—
Mar.
2011
Index
Mar.
2012
Jan.
2012
Percent change
from—
Mar.
2011
Jan.
2012
Expenditure category
All items 3 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ................................................................
214.743
688.138
2.6
1.3
-
212.618
666.971
2.7
1.6
-
236.941
700.028
2.0
1.5
Food and beverages 3 ............................................................
Food 3 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 4 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 4 ...........................................................
237.195
242.148
238.307
250.626
181.946
3.6
3.8
4.1
3.1
.3
.7
.8
.2
1.6
-.3
235.629
230.365
210.755
260.954
305.690
3.1
3.0
3.8
2.0
3.8
.0
.0
-.1
.0
.7
236.855
236.743
247.935
219.384
224.290
2.6
2.9
3.2
2.5
-.9
.6
.7
.8
.5
-.4
Housing 3 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 5 .............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Energy services 5 .............................................................
Electricity 5 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
190.779
217.706
220.096
214.874
214.874
183.790
158.705
156.418
159.496
135.496
119.278
.4
.9
1.1
.6
.6
-5.2
-9.7
-10.2
2.8
-27.3
4.0
.5
1.0
.5
.7
.7
-1.6
-3.0
-3.1
.0
-7.2
.4
182.582
192.123
196.951
206.542
206.542
207.205
194.323
190.369
185.906
162.908
133.830
2.0
3.4
5.0
2.9
2.9
.8
.1
.0
1.2
-8.2
-5.1
.4
1.2
1.3
.7
.7
-.8
-1.1
-1.2
.8
-14.7
-2.5
247.775
278.572
287.601
290.937
290.936
261.250
238.315
236.567
288.732
165.360
120.334
1.3
1.6
1.5
1.6
1.6
-.3
-3.5
-3.6
-1.2
-10.5
-.7
.5
.8
.8
.7
.7
-.4
-1.6
-1.7
.0
-6.5
-1.1
Apparel 3 ................................................................................
132.824
11.1
7.9
122.326
1.6
2.5
115.249
-2.2
2.9
Transportation 3 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .......................................
221.936
223.607
383.467
380.704
371.906
382.393
361.125
4.7
5.3
9.9
9.8
9.9
9.2
9.1
4.5
4.9
12.6
12.8
13.1
11.1
11.5
229.754
231.888
343.526
341.523
338.210
341.721
333.463
5.9
6.9
9.1
8.9
9.2
8.1
8.4
6.5
6.7
16.2
16.4
16.7
15.8
15.0
219.369
213.835
342.228
335.430
337.426
315.438
316.013
4.6
4.9
10.6
10.6
10.8
10.5
10.2
6.2
6.4
17.2
17.4
17.6
17.2
16.9
Medical care 3 ........................................................................
389.241
4.0
.2
376.855
3.3
.6
400.907
4.2
1.0
Recreation 9 ...........................................................................
113.657
2.0
-.4
111.722
2.1
1.5
104.047
-1.5
-1.2
Education and communication 9 .............................................
119.777
1.8
-.1
138.202
.7
-.4
139.481
2.6
.4
Other goods and services 3 ....................................................
386.915
2.0
-.2
367.022
2.6
2.9
373.152
.1
.5
214.743
195.842
172.842
230.372
112.816
235.935
2.6
5.0
5.9
7.5
2.6
.9
1.3
2.5
3.6
5.0
.9
.5
212.618
187.904
163.861
204.576
126.606
237.309
2.7
2.7
2.6
5.1
-2.3
2.8
1.6
2.8
4.5
7.6
-1.7
.8
236.941
184.746
154.825
207.505
102.800
281.913
2.0
2.6
2.4
3.3
-.1
1.7
1.5
3.1
4.8
7.1
.0
.5
206.708
215.669
173.436
235.591
226.848
261.186
224.516
242.671
213.804
208.962
2.4
3.3
5.7
5.6
7.1
1.1
.6
.7
2.7
2.6
1.4
1.4
3.5
2.9
4.7
.2
.5
5.5
.8
.8
204.438
222.801
168.183
220.427
210.697
302.569
223.400
269.518
210.745
207.555
2.7
2.4
2.7
4.2
5.1
2.2
2.8
5.7
2.3
2.2
1.7
1.8
4.4
4.0
7.3
.4
.8
9.4
.7
.8
229.511
218.816
158.379
224.905
210.925
294.728
272.333
305.172
233.702
233.472
1.9
2.2
2.2
3.2
3.1
1.8
1.5
6.2
1.6
1.4
1.5
1.9
4.6
3.8
6.6
.2
.5
11.1
.6
.6
-
-
-
-
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
Mar.
2012
WashingtonBaltimore,
DC-MD-VA-WV
2
Percent change from—
Mar.
2011
Percent change from—
Index
Jan.
2012
Mar.
2011
Mar.
2012
Jan.
2012
Expenditure category
All items 3 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ................................................................
251.887
728.171
2.6
1.0
150.074
2.8
1.3
Food and beverages 3 ............................................................
Food 3 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 4 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 4 ...........................................................
242.203
241.884
242.428
247.632
242.927
3.3
3.5
3.7
3.3
.6
-.1
-.1
-.3
.2
-.9
148.051
149.696
145.300
152.324
125.997
2.7
2.7
2.8
2.7
3.1
.1
.1
.0
.2
.8
Housing 3 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 5 .............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Energy services 5 .............................................................
Electricity 5 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
263.648
322.080
325.323
328.984
328.833
196.419
193.145
174.637
176.213
166.159
122.266
1.4
2.2
2.3
2.0
1.9
-4.3
-5.1
-6.9
-3.0
-14.5
.8
.4
.5
.1
.3
.3
-.4
-.5
-1.6
-1.4
-2.0
-.1
157.095
165.535
181.993
165.427
165.415
174.704
171.070
161.355
168.514
122.441
93.258
1.9
2.7
3.6
2.4
2.4
-2.2
-3.9
-4.5
-3.4
-7.2
-1.0
.4
.7
.6
.6
.6
-1.3
-1.6
-1.7
.5
-8.9
-.6
Apparel 3 ................................................................................
127.061
1.9
6.5
103.281
6.2
8.4
Transportation 3 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .......................................
228.950
218.496
300.810
299.659
304.028
298.680
290.438
4.4
5.0
8.4
8.5
8.4
8.6
8.8
2.8
2.9
9.9
10.0
10.3
9.4
9.0
154.154
154.078
319.539
319.364
326.394
312.451
311.059
4.6
4.9
8.9
8.9
9.1
8.4
8.5
3.9
3.9
12.8
13.0
13.4
12.3
11.9
Medical care 3 ........................................................................
409.317
4.9
.4
160.779
4.5
1.7
Recreation 9 ...........................................................................
118.547
4.4
1.3
115.491
-.2
.8
Education and communication 9 .............................................
138.471
2.1
.0
140.261
2.3
-.3
Other goods and services 3 ....................................................
391.090
2.7
1.0
174.324
3.5
1.1
251.887
194.735
162.193
207.455
104.776
300.914
2.6
3.3
3.3
3.9
2.4
2.1
1.0
1.9
3.5
5.1
.1
.5
150.074
132.382
123.292
160.476
84.300
161.619
2.8
3.2
3.4
5.4
.0
2.5
1.3
2.6
4.2
7.2
-.8
.5
244.878
224.500
165.626
227.455
209.984
288.292
292.085
237.342
255.079
259.089
2.4
2.7
3.2
3.5
3.6
2.0
2.0
1.3
2.7
2.5
1.1
1.3
3.3
2.3
4.7
.5
.5
4.5
.7
.8
149.412
142.208
123.535
153.483
157.697
158.019
161.764
234.265
143.897
143.884
2.6
2.8
3.4
4.1
5.3
2.3
2.4
3.3
2.7
2.7
1.3
1.6
4.0
3.7
6.8
.3
.4
6.6
.8
.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 .............................................
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
Mar. 2012 from—
Pricing
schedule
1
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
M
222.166
223.216
224.317
Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
240.431
240.148
146.432
241.321
241.066
146.923
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
211.459
210.962
138.741
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
Feb. 2012 from—
Mar.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Feb.
2011
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
226.304
2.9
1.4
0.9
3.1
1.0
0.5
242.371
242.040
147.685
243.768
243.433
148.541
2.7
2.6
2.9
1.0
1.0
1.1
.6
.6
.6
3.1
2.9
3.5
.8
.8
.9
.4
.4
.5
212.756
212.309
139.595
213.248
212.714
139.934
215.788
215.108
141.956
3.2
3.1
3.5
1.4
1.3
1.7
1.2
1.1
1.4
3.0
3.0
3.0
.8
.8
.9
.2
.2
.2
211.040
212.052
212.902
214.565
3.1
1.2
.8
3.2
.9
.4
M
M
M
217.463
218.603
139.299
218.571
219.705
139.863
220.080
221.592
140.726
221.792
223.295
141.793
3.0
3.1
2.9
1.5
1.6
1.4
.8
.8
.8
3.6
3.5
3.5
1.2
1.4
1.0
.7
.9
.6
M
225.422
227.762
228.966
231.031
3.6
1.4
.9
4.4
1.6
.5
M
M
M
222.968
225.267
138.157
223.849
226.277
138.578
224.956
227.609
139.050
227.271
230.059
140.393
2.5
2.4
2.2
1.5
1.7
1.3
1.0
1.1
1.0
2.5
2.6
2.4
.9
1.0
.6
.5
.6
.3
M
M
M
204.954
139.931
218.780
205.939
140.506
220.339
206.988
141.179
221.349
208.811
142.445
223.270
2.8
2.9
3.4
1.4
1.4
1.3
.9
.9
.9
3.0
3.2
3.7
1.0
.9
1.2
.5
.5
.5
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
212.597
224.444
214.298
226.245
214.022
227.585
217.065
230.281
2.3
2.0
1.3
1.8
1.4
1.2
1.9
2.1
.7
1.4
-.1
.6
M
244.586
245.541
246.539
248.152
2.7
1.1
.7
2.8
.8
.4
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
-
247.006
203.575
214.557
148.489
-
248.800
206.615
218.793
150.619
1.8
2.7
3.6
2.8
.7
1.5
2.0
1.4
-
-
-
-
Atlanta, GA .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................
2
2
2
2
207.654
210.199
199.480
230.394
-
210.269
212.037
203.603
232.605
-
-
-
-
2.8
4.5
4.1
3.2
1.3
.9
2.1
1.0
-
2
2
2
235.194
231.109
231.297
-
236.815
234.648
232.081
-
-
-
-
2.4
3.5
2.8
.7
1.5
.3
-
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
Mar.
2012
Midwest
Percent
change from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Index
Mar.
2012
South
Percent
change from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Index
Mar.
2012
West
Percent
change from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Index
Mar.
2012
Percent
change from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................
243.768
380.752
2.7
0.6
-
215.788
348.978
3.2
1.2
-
221.792
359.217
3.0
0.8
-
227.271
365.666
2.5
1.0
Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................
238.164
238.027
237.193
242.733
238.681
3.4
3.5
4.0
2.9
2.1
.0
.0
.0
.1
-.2
227.164
226.735
222.518
233.489
232.293
3.7
3.6
4.1
3.0
3.7
.3
.3
.3
.3
-.7
230.142
230.878
228.031
237.343
219.211
3.4
3.4
4.0
2.7
3.2
.0
.0
.0
.1
.0
234.522
233.831
235.321
231.817
239.078
2.7
2.9
2.4
3.6
.0
.2
.2
.2
.3
-.3
Housing .....................................................
Shelter ....................................................
Rent of primary residence 2 ..................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 2
3 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 2 3 ...............................
Fuels and utilities ....................................
Household energy .................................
Energy services 2 ................................
Electricity 2 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 2 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...
248.297
297.111
294.307
1.6
2.4
2.2
.2
.3
.2
195.889
222.544
229.633
1.4
1.7
2.1
.2
.3
.2
205.373
228.557
229.593
1.9
2.2
2.9
.0
.2
.1
228.838
253.199
269.571
1.8
2.1
2.4
.2
.2
.1
275.345
2.4
.2
220.925
1.6
.2
216.418
1.9
.2
241.651
1.9
.2
275.327
217.557
197.564
185.030
183.040
178.020
121.476
2.4
-2.6
-3.8
-6.0
-3.4
-11.6
1.4
.2
.1
.2
-.2
-.8
1.0
-.3
220.929
202.787
172.499
175.639
182.696
156.585
118.272
1.6
-.3
-1.6
-1.6
3.4
-11.0
1.4
.2
-.1
-.2
-.3
.0
-.8
.0
216.411
215.283
178.593
179.229
176.255
174.904
122.339
1.9
1.2
.3
.3
1.3
-7.6
1.3
.2
-.7
-1.1
-1.1
-1.0
-2.5
.1
241.659
242.608
216.234
218.176
240.464
178.133
127.636
1.9
1.0
-.7
-.8
.5
-5.0
.8
.2
-.1
-.3
-.3
.2
-2.0
.3
Apparel .....................................................
132.277
5.6
4.0
118.759
9.3
2.8
135.747
4.6
3.3
119.686
3.7
2.6
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 .........
220.156
215.468
100.640
143.135
157.878
316.435
315.307
317.278
319.344
300.420
4.6
4.9
2.7
2.4
4.8
8.0
8.0
8.0
8.1
7.9
1.9
1.9
.4
.1
1.1
4.7
4.8
4.8
4.8
4.5
224.726
221.445
100.742
141.603
151.658
343.045
342.361
341.579
371.509
330.325
6.2
6.5
2.6
2.7
3.5
10.4
10.4
10.6
9.6
10.1
4.7
4.8
.4
-.2
1.1
11.5
11.8
12.0
11.1
11.4
222.746
221.296
100.092
149.829
148.273
327.981
326.882
326.631
338.639
319.281
5.5
5.6
3.0
2.9
3.4
8.1
8.1
8.2
7.9
7.8
2.8
2.8
.5
.0
1.1
6.0
6.1
6.2
5.8
5.7
222.150
218.874
98.095
145.643
142.604
336.286
335.297
334.526
314.195
317.123
4.7
5.0
1.4
2.0
1.2
10.0
9.9
10.1
9.7
9.4
4.4
4.6
.8
.3
1.2
10.5
10.7
10.9
10.2
9.8
Medical care .............................................
Medical care commodities ......................
Medical care services .............................
Professional services ............................
431.481
359.078
448.605
340.992
3.4
3.4
3.3
1.6
.1
.1
.1
-.2
415.267
327.641
442.216
367.675
3.7
4.9
3.3
1.8
.2
.5
.1
.0
397.932
308.544
426.183
340.419
4.0
3.6
4.2
1.3
.4
.5
.3
.2
420.090
322.637
447.817
319.127
3.3
2.0
3.7
1.1
.3
.6
.2
.0
Recreation 4 ..............................................
120.689
2.4
-.1
112.886
1.8
.4
111.413
1.0
.7
102.515
-.1
.0
Education and communication 4 ...............
127.745
.6
.0
129.247
1.6
.0
122.373
1.7
.0
129.604
1.8
.2
Other goods and services .........................
483.175
3.1
.4
411.438
1.8
.2
410.166
1.8
.3
391.609
.3
-.1
243.768
203.765
180.361
236.383
2.7
3.9
4.1
5.2
.6
1.2
1.8
2.7
215.788
190.163
170.537
232.331
3.2
4.9
5.5
7.6
1.2
2.4
3.5
5.5
221.792
195.351
177.049
241.466
3.0
4.0
4.2
5.5
.8
1.6
2.5
3.6
227.271
189.912
165.173
218.701
2.5
3.2
3.6
5.2
1.0
2.1
3.4
5.0
314.141
115.284
290.104
278.108
257.681
337.780
5.0
2.2
1.9
2.4
2.0
2.6
2.3
.3
.2
.3
.4
.0
301.789
112.401
247.436
220.982
271.891
291.156
6.9
1.9
1.9
1.7
2.0
2.6
6.1
.1
.2
.3
.2
.4
305.787
116.481
254.908
217.492
290.783
293.730
5.9
1.5
2.3
2.2
3.4
1.9
3.7
.2
.1
.2
.4
.3
290.343
114.962
267.649
244.627
265.091
297.226
5.6
.5
1.9
2.1
.2
2.1
5.7
.5
.2
.2
.3
.2
236.904
245.078
227.422
2.7
2.5
2.8
.6
.7
.7
208.004
213.505
215.945
3.2
3.1
3.8
1.3
1.3
1.6
213.248
219.926
221.118
3.0
2.9
3.4
.8
.9
1.0
220.029
225.934
218.759
2.4
2.4
2.6
1.1
1.2
1.4
-
-
-
-
-
Commodity and service group
All items ......................................................
Commodities .............................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...
Nondurables less food and beverages
Nondurables less food, beverages,
and apparel .................................
Durables ...............................................
Services ....................................................
Rent of shelter 3 ......................................
Transportation services ..........................
Other services .........................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................
All items less food .......................................
All items less shelter ...................................
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
Mar.
2012
Midwest
Percent
change from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
182.827
239.485
236.969
306.122
258.971
280.277
249.908
244.304
247.077
4.1
4.4
5.1
4.9
1.3
1.8
2.5
2.7
2.5
1.8
1.4
2.5
2.2
.1
.2
2.7
.3
.4
160.346
327.502
301.502
2.7
7.7
2.5
.8
4.3
.2
South
Percent
change from—
Index
Mar.
2012
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
172.696
231.473
232.429
294.555
253.423
234.317
252.063
212.861
210.328
5.5
5.8
7.5
6.9
2.0
1.7
5.8
2.8
2.6
3.4
3.1
5.2
5.7
.2
.3
7.1
.3
.3
149.299
341.877
256.939
3.3
10.2
2.2
.5
11.3
.3
Index
Mar.
2012
West
Percent
change from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
178.353
236.197
240.131
297.374
259.943
240.629
246.906
218.094
215.668
4.2
4.6
5.5
5.8
2.5
2.2
4.9
2.7
2.5
2.4
2.0
3.4
3.5
.1
.1
3.4
.4
.4
151.587
331.199
263.667
2.5
8.0
2.5
.8
6.0
.3
Index
Mar.
2012
Percent
change from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
168.228
228.547
221.540
285.529
265.405
256.662
292.266
222.509
220.387
3.5
3.9
4.9
5.3
1.7
1.8
6.5
2.0
1.8
3.3
2.6
4.7
5.3
.2
.2
7.0
.3
.4
143.026
340.055
271.611
1.0
9.9
2.1
.7
10.4
.2
Special aggregate indexes
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 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
Mar.
2012
Size class B/C 3
Percent change
from—
Mar.
2011
Percent change
from—
Index
Mar.
2012
Feb.
2012
Size class D
Mar.
2011
Index
Mar.
2012
Feb.
2012
Percent change
from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Expenditure category
All items 4 .............................................................................
208.811
208.811
2.8
0.9
142.445
2.9
0.9
-
223.270
360.842
3.4
0.9
All items (December 1977=100) ..........................................
Food and beverages ...........................................................
Food ..................................................................................
Food at home ..................................................................
Food away from home ....................................................
Alcoholic beverages ..........................................................
209.671
209.580
213.075
203.616
208.606
3.1
3.1
3.3
2.9
2.5
.0
.0
.0
.2
-.4
146.231
146.508
145.141
148.580
142.796
3.5
3.6
3.9
3.1
2.4
.2
.2
.2
.3
-.2
231.741
231.441
225.220
243.430
235.015
3.9
3.9
4.0
3.8
3.2
.2
.2
.2
.1
-.1
Housing ...............................................................................
Shelter ..............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 5 ............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ......................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 .........
Fuels and utilities ..............................................................
Household energy ...........................................................
Energy services 5 .........................................................
Electricity 5 ..................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .........................................
Household furnishings and operations .............................
204.105
222.254
222.277
221.225
221.212
216.538
206.211
193.212
195.345
176.249
114.510
1.8
2.3
2.7
2.1
2.1
-.5
-2.2
-2.7
.4
-10.6
.5
.2
.3
.2
.2
.2
.1
.0
-.1
.0
-.4
-.1
135.598
136.888
142.671
135.107
135.108
163.899
159.140
149.474
145.344
147.432
99.152
1.7
2.0
2.1
1.9
1.9
.4
-.5
-.7
.8
-7.5
2.1
.0
.2
.1
.1
.1
-.8
-1.2
-1.4
-1.3
-1.6
.2
203.065
230.702
222.346
217.498
217.504
218.207
180.172
190.561
197.441
157.639
121.340
1.5
1.7
2.6
1.2
1.2
1.1
.7
.5
1.5
-5.0
1.1
.2
.3
.2
.2
.2
.1
.1
.1
.3
-1.1
-.1
Apparel ...............................................................................
120.957
4.8
3.3
93.112
6.5
3.8
122.055
9.5
-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 ...................................
222.963
223.358
100.377
126.281
143.477
486.877
485.433
498.070
330.167
428.453
5.4
5.7
2.4
2.8
3.5
9.6
9.6
9.7
9.4
9.2
3.4
3.5
.4
.0
1.1
8.4
8.5
8.6
8.5
7.9
155.351
155.234
99.235
100.638
100.082
327.544
328.847
337.002
320.999
306.620
4.9
5.0
2.4
2.0
3.2
8.4
8.4
8.5
8.4
7.9
3.3
3.4
.7
.1
1.1
7.9
8.0
8.1
8.3
7.4
223.027
220.011
99.273
155.006
135.754
317.774
315.545
302.685
355.459
315.706
6.5
6.7
3.1
3.9
2.4
8.1
8.1
7.9
8.6
8.2
3.6
3.7
.5
-.1
1.1
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.3
6.9
Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Professional services ......................................................
326.617
255.805
347.656
269.153
3.8
2.8
4.1
1.5
.3
.4
.3
.1
175.789
156.583
181.753
158.951
3.4
4.5
3.1
1.3
.2
.3
.1
.0
398.184
318.703
422.814
345.937
4.1
2.0
4.7
1.4
.4
1.1
.2
.2
Recreation 3 ........................................................................
111.721
1.3
.3
110.111
1.2
.2
111.909
1.2
.5
Education and communication 3 .........................................
128.477
1.0
.0
123.024
1.7
.1
134.810
3.3
-.1
Other goods and services ...................................................
322.717
1.5
.4
195.534
1.7
.1
462.503
2.9
-.5
208.811
187.088
172.505
238.496
324.616
108.835
229.366
223.065
223.011
2.8
3.9
4.3
5.6
5.8
1.4
2.0
2.3
1.8
.9
1.8
3.0
4.4
4.6
.2
.2
.3
.2
142.445
136.599
131.494
177.759
220.570
89.527
145.050
137.000
149.612
2.9
4.0
4.3
6.0
5.9
1.5
1.9
1.9
1.9
.9
1.8
2.8
4.1
4.2
.3
.1
.2
.4
223.270
195.990
177.903
239.423
303.273
119.622
259.718
215.534
288.144
3.4
4.5
4.8
6.0
5.8
2.2
2.5
1.7
4.9
.9
1.5
2.1
3.1
4.0
.3
.4
.3
1.2
-
-
-
-
-
-
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 ....................................................
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
Mar.
2012
Size class B/C 3
Percent change
from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Index
Mar.
2012
Size class D
Percent change
from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Index
Mar.
2012
Percent change
from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Commodity and service group
Other services ...................................................................
250.727
2.1
0.3
143.801
2.2
0.2
306.169
3.0
0.3
204.156
208.688
203.954
174.309
223.977
237.266
312.108
237.084
222.251
328.410
199.234
197.221
137.458
489.007
232.260
2.7
2.7
3.0
4.2
4.5
5.6
5.7
1.7
1.9
5.0
2.4
2.3
2.0
9.4
2.4
.9
1.0
1.2
2.9
2.3
4.1
4.3
.2
.2
5.2
.3
.4
.8
8.1
.3
138.947
139.740
142.301
131.802
161.213
175.497
213.434
153.448
142.093
236.656
132.478
129.623
106.384
331.518
144.586
2.8
2.7
3.2
4.3
4.8
5.8
5.7
1.9
1.8
4.8
2.5
2.3
2.6
8.3
2.2
.9
1.0
1.2
2.7
2.3
3.9
4.0
.0
.1
4.4
.4
.4
.8
7.7
.2
214.301
221.697
222.990
179.579
238.188
239.359
298.054
265.596
245.035
251.607
218.615
216.805
153.708
315.659
267.770
3.4
3.3
4.0
4.8
5.1
6.0
5.7
3.3
2.3
5.3
3.0
2.8
3.0
8.0
2.7
.9
1.0
1.1
2.1
1.8
2.9
3.8
.4
.4
4.5
.2
.3
.0
6.9
.4
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 ..........................................
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 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—
Mar.
2011
Mar.
2012
Percent change from—
Index
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2011
Mar.
2012
Feb.
2012
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
243.433
371.979
2.6
0.6
148.541
2.9
0.6
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
236.693
236.553
236.948
238.622
237.092
3.4
3.5
3.7
3.1
1.8
-.1
-.1
-.3
.1
-.1
149.631
149.848
147.465
153.513
144.932
3.8
3.9
4.5
2.8
2.8
.4
.5
.5
.3
-.2
Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ...............
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Energy services 4 ...............................................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................
248.306
296.464
303.207
276.722
276.683
209.048
197.343
185.081
184.915
176.897
117.468
1.6
2.3
2.3
2.2
2.2
-2.4
-3.4
-5.3
-1.3
-13.0
.7
.3
.3
.2
.3
.3
.6
.7
.5
.0
1.5
-.4
144.364
143.159
150.016
141.377
141.377
181.544
177.047
139.737
125.905
150.849
106.299
1.4
2.6
2.0
3.0
3.0
-3.4
-5.2
-7.8
-7.9
-7.7
2.3
-.1
.1
.2
.2
.2
-.9
-1.1
-2.0
-2.6
-.4
-.2
Apparel .....................................................................................
129.478
4.7
4.9
94.296
7.1
1.1
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
224.130
219.163
311.133
309.645
311.645
308.626
296.390
4.7
5.2
8.2
8.2
8.2
8.4
8.1
1.7
1.7
4.5
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.3
151.561
151.896
317.812
318.352
324.416
314.600
297.340
4.5
4.5
7.5
7.5
7.5
7.7
7.5
2.2
2.2
5.1
5.1
5.2
5.1
4.8
Medical care .............................................................................
429.597
3.4
.1
181.524
3.2
.1
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
120.127
2.5
-.1
121.873
2.1
-.1
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
131.691
.8
-.1
118.239
.2
.1
Other goods and services ........................................................
456.985
2.5
.3
223.574
4.2
.6
243.433
200.612
175.293
222.938
113.251
289.819
2.6
3.7
3.9
4.7
2.4
1.9
.6
1.1
1.9
2.8
.3
.2
148.541
145.876
143.118
198.041
93.182
147.174
2.9
4.2
4.3
5.9
1.9
1.7
.6
1.2
1.6
2.4
.4
.0
236.656
225.570
177.840
232.228
224.282
255.577
280.141
245.777
244.779
247.910
2.6
2.8
3.8
4.1
4.6
1.4
1.8
2.5
2.6
2.4
.6
.7
1.9
1.3
2.6
.2
.3
2.7
.3
.4
145.157
148.089
143.299
172.763
194.331
151.350
144.506
241.070
138.230
136.079
2.9
3.0
4.3
5.0
5.8
.9
1.6
2.3
2.9
2.7
.6
.7
1.6
1.6
2.4
-.2
-.1
2.6
.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)
Midwest
Size class B/C 2
Size class A
Item and group
Index
Mar.
2012
Percent
change from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Size class D
Percent
change from—
Index
Mar.
2012
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Index
Mar.
2012
Percent
change from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
215.108
351.660
3.1
1.1
141.956
3.5
1.4
-
214.565
347.649
3.1
0.8
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
229.365
228.935
227.187
231.409
232.781
3.4
3.3
3.5
3.0
4.5
.1
.1
.0
.4
-1.1
144.896
145.224
143.049
148.247
144.480
3.9
3.9
4.6
3.0
3.4
.6
.6
.8
.3
-.1
230.550
230.037
218.389
249.880
237.298
4.1
4.1
4.9
3.0
2.5
.2
.3
.4
.0
-.8
Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ...............
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Energy services 4 ...............................................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................
195.845
223.595
239.649
221.376
221.379
196.883
167.651
168.754
171.483
148.151
112.548
1.4
1.9
2.3
1.8
1.8
-.8
-2.7
-2.8
3.3
-12.5
.8
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.0
-.1
-.1
.2
-.5
.1
128.690
128.581
131.636
127.088
127.088
164.482
162.792
156.267
154.702
150.853
96.346
1.7
1.7
1.9
1.5
1.5
.1
-.6
-.5
3.3
-9.4
3.8
.1
.4
.1
.2
.2
-.7
-.9
-1.1
-.8
-1.7
-.4
196.857
222.659
210.900
218.185
218.185
211.940
165.295
172.379
172.035
163.929
121.514
.9
1.2
2.0
.9
.9
1.5
1.3
1.4
4.4
-5.7
-1.1
.2
.1
.0
.1
.1
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.5
.2
.1
Apparel .....................................................................................
116.618
8.7
2.2
90.650
10.1
5.6
130.744
14.7
-1.5
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
222.579
219.879
348.946
347.835
348.550
367.163
328.164
5.9
6.3
10.8
10.9
11.1
10.5
10.3
4.5
4.7
11.7
12.0
12.1
11.6
11.6
166.179
166.221
351.398
352.907
361.276
345.194
327.302
6.9
7.2
10.7
10.8
11.2
9.2
10.6
5.3
5.4
12.2
12.5
12.8
11.5
12.2
206.537
201.423
291.920
287.988
277.188
336.078
293.133
5.3
5.6
7.2
7.1
6.9
7.4
6.9
3.5
3.6
8.6
8.7
8.8
8.5
8.5
Medical care .............................................................................
413.269
3.8
.3
180.950
3.9
.2
381.693
2.1
.0
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
114.835
2.2
.6
113.130
1.2
-.1
106.757
2.4
.6
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
129.556
1.3
.0
128.082
1.9
.0
129.401
2.2
.0
Other goods and services ........................................................
387.524
1.6
.4
199.472
.4
.1
449.788
6.1
.0
215.108
188.221
165.539
226.327
109.377
246.844
3.1
4.7
5.3
7.6
1.8
1.8
1.1
2.3
3.5
5.5
.2
.3
141.956
137.862
134.048
181.570
89.324
143.696
3.5
5.2
6.0
7.7
2.4
2.0
1.4
2.9
4.1
6.2
.2
.2
214.565
195.205
178.387
238.215
116.495
239.920
3.1
4.6
4.9
6.5
1.6
1.7
.8
1.4
2.1
3.3
-.4
.2
207.721
214.545
168.260
230.310
227.609
254.451
234.706
250.486
212.350
209.185
3.0
3.6
5.3
5.8
7.6
1.8
1.7
5.5
2.7
2.5
1.2
1.5
3.3
3.0
5.2
.3
.2
7.2
.3
.3
138.422
145.160
134.146
162.960
178.332
159.145
139.973
249.399
131.585
128.808
3.4
4.1
6.0
6.0
7.6
2.3
1.9
6.8
2.9
2.7
1.5
1.8
4.0
3.7
5.9
.1
.3
7.5
.5
.5
206.485
214.084
179.894
235.365
238.057
234.813
224.846
229.361
212.458
209.228
3.2
3.8
4.9
5.4
6.4
2.3
1.7
4.8
2.8
2.5
.8
1.0
2.0
1.9
3.1
.4
.3
5.7
.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.
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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
Mar.
2012
Percent
change from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Size class D
Percent
change from—
Index
Mar.
2012
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Index
Mar.
2012
Percent
change from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
223.295
361.738
3.1
0.8
141.793
2.9
0.8
-
231.031
373.988
3.6
0.9
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
229.180
229.869
225.225
239.010
219.508
3.0
3.0
3.5
2.3
3.8
.0
-.1
-.1
.0
.4
146.656
147.208
146.876
147.394
137.121
3.6
3.7
4.3
2.8
2.0
.0
.1
.0
.2
-.2
229.727
229.213
230.485
231.504
233.931
3.8
3.7
3.5
4.2
4.9
.1
.1
.0
.2
.4
Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ...............
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Energy services 4 ...............................................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................
208.560
231.158
233.379
222.589
222.573
207.671
182.767
186.183
181.595
176.677
128.545
1.9
2.4
3.1
2.2
2.2
.2
-.8
-.8
.4
-7.7
.4
.1
.2
.1
.2
.2
-.5
-.6
-.6
-.2
-3.3
-.1
136.494
140.206
145.394
138.374
138.374
155.153
148.135
144.804
142.775
137.734
97.061
2.1
2.1
2.8
1.9
1.9
2.1
1.2
1.2
2.4
-8.5
1.7
.0
.2
.1
.1
.1
-1.0
-1.6
-1.7
-1.7
-1.9
.2
208.149
242.001
227.273
222.890
222.890
214.492
180.250
186.180
188.648
142.155
116.454
1.5
1.8
2.6
1.3
1.3
.5
.2
.1
.3
-4.2
1.7
.1
.3
.3
.3
.3
-.1
-.2
-.2
-.1
-1.8
-.3
Apparel .....................................................................................
152.920
5.4
3.0
90.572
4.0
4.1
122.326
5.1
.1
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
233.103
233.072
340.535
337.610
341.016
335.278
326.181
6.3
6.7
9.0
9.0
9.3
8.3
8.3
2.7
2.8
6.3
6.3
6.5
5.9
5.8
152.499
152.113
325.298
326.257
336.370
315.735
306.463
4.6
4.6
7.6
7.6
7.7
7.5
7.3
2.7
2.7
6.1
6.2
6.2
6.1
5.8
238.195
236.752
313.783
310.457
301.260
363.164
318.990
7.4
7.4
7.4
7.4
7.3
7.9
7.5
3.3
3.3
5.3
5.3
5.4
5.2
4.9
Medical care .............................................................................
389.729
4.4
.6
169.936
3.5
.2
394.045
5.4
.8
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
105.704
.7
.7
113.773
1.4
.7
112.543
.0
.5
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
120.921
.9
-.1
121.511
1.7
.1
133.743
4.8
-.2
Other goods and services ........................................................
369.830
1.6
1.0
189.554
2.1
.0
454.331
.7
-.1
223.295
198.025
180.673
242.992
118.606
253.283
3.1
4.1
4.8
5.7
1.8
2.3
.8
1.6
2.6
3.9
-.2
.2
141.793
135.376
129.764
175.140
88.858
145.880
2.9
3.8
3.8
5.4
1.0
2.2
.8
1.6
2.4
3.6
.3
.1
231.031
201.909
186.414
249.881
123.435
270.345
3.6
4.6
4.8
5.6
3.0
2.8
.9
1.5
2.1
2.8
.6
.4
215.943
222.542
182.378
235.614
241.838
256.108
240.906
256.646
219.826
217.907
3.0
3.4
4.8
4.6
5.8
2.3
2.2
5.4
2.7
2.6
.8
1.0
2.6
2.0
3.7
.1
.1
3.7
.3
.4
138.645
140.581
129.936
160.163
172.964
151.552
143.370
227.405
132.044
128.938
2.9
3.2
3.8
4.6
5.2
2.3
2.1
4.7
2.6
2.4
.8
1.0
2.4
2.0
3.4
-.1
.1
3.2
.4
.5
220.650
229.952
187.550
243.477
248.641
274.454
254.536
243.208
225.152
225.135
3.5
4.2
4.9
5.1
5.6
3.7
2.4
4.7
3.2
3.1
.9
1.1
2.1
1.8
2.7
.5
.4
3.3
.4
.4
-
-
-
-
-
-
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—
Mar.
2011
Mar.
2012
Percent change from—
Index
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2011
Mar.
2012
Feb.
2012
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
230.059
372.420
2.4
1.1
140.393
2.2
1.0
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
236.019
235.593
238.248
231.006
236.140
2.6
2.8
2.5
3.2
.2
.2
.2
.3
.2
-.5
144.432
144.075
142.065
147.874
152.006
2.7
2.9
2.0
4.0
-.4
.2
.2
.0
.5
.0
Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ...............
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Energy services 4 ...............................................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................
237.053
260.687
289.231
250.369
250.358
249.853
224.261
225.669
258.465
176.584
129.223
2.1
2.4
2.9
2.1
2.1
1.3
-1.6
-1.7
-.3
-6.0
.0
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.1
-.3
-.3
.1
-1.7
-.1
134.464
134.453
142.287
132.702
132.702
168.467
164.249
162.332
159.865
158.121
102.511
1.2
1.4
.9
1.5
1.5
.3
.1
.1
1.1
-3.2
1.3
.1
.0
-.1
.0
.0
-.1
-.2
-.3
.4
-2.3
1.0
Apparel .....................................................................................
122.341
1.0
2.9
98.683
7.4
3.4
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
221.900
218.636
338.870
337.124
340.137
309.207
320.464
4.9
5.2
10.3
10.2
10.4
9.9
9.8
4.5
4.6
10.3
10.4
10.6
10.2
9.7
154.951
154.803
304.083
306.416
308.105
299.885
286.972
3.9
4.1
8.7
8.6
8.9
8.1
7.5
4.1
4.3
10.8
11.0
11.3
10.0
9.9
Medical care .............................................................................
407.967
3.6
.4
181.077
2.7
.2
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
105.493
-.4
.0
94.063
-.1
-.1
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
130.224
1.1
.1
125.368
2.9
.4
Other goods and services ........................................................
381.747
.5
.3
177.439
-.5
-.2
230.059
191.354
165.229
218.364
113.918
270.793
2.4
3.1
3.4
4.8
.2
2.0
1.1
2.3
3.7
5.3
.3
.2
140.393
131.530
124.875
162.721
89.459
143.075
2.2
3.1
3.5
5.3
.7
1.4
1.0
2.0
3.2
4.9
.7
.1
223.758
219.661
168.357
229.751
221.112
261.984
261.586
298.170
225.408
223.555
2.4
2.5
3.3
3.8
4.6
1.5
1.9
6.9
1.9
1.7
1.1
1.5
3.6
2.8
5.0
.2
.2
7.3
.4
.4
135.758
139.100
125.614
152.643
162.272
153.083
139.764
239.742
130.376
127.538
2.2
2.5
3.4
3.9
5.0
1.5
1.4
5.3
1.9
1.6
1.0
1.3
3.1
2.4
4.6
.2
.1
6.4
.3
.4
-
-
-
-
-
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
Mar. 2012 from—
Pricing
schedule
1
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
M
228.925
230.631
230.148
Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
235.708
236.993
144.446
237.137
237.725
146.288
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
220.413
225.147
141.740
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
Feb. 2012 from—
Mar.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Feb.
2011
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
230.377
3.6
-0.1
0.1
4.6
0.5
-0.2
237.254
237.620
146.666
237.193
236.948
147.465
4.0
3.7
4.5
.0
-.3
.8
.0
-.3
.5
4.6
3.9
6.1
.7
.3
1.5
.0
.0
.3
223.010
227.822
143.353
221.834
227.257
141.896
222.518
227.187
143.049
4.1
3.5
4.6
-.2
-.3
-.2
.3
.0
.8
4.9
4.9
4.6
.6
.9
.1
-.5
-.2
-1.0
215.690
218.376
217.436
218.389
4.9
.0
.4
5.6
.8
-.4
M
M
M
226.770
224.813
145.624
228.476
224.758
146.901
228.111
225.471
146.878
228.031
225.225
146.876
4.0
3.5
4.3
-.2
.2
.0
.0
-.1
.0
5.0
4.6
5.3
.6
.3
.9
-.2
.3
.0
M
230.052
236.630
230.377
230.485
3.5
-2.6
.0
4.8
.1
-2.6
M
M
M
234.218
237.105
141.174
235.352
237.016
143.144
234.881
237.587
141.996
235.321
238.248
142.065
2.4
2.5
2.0
.0
.5
-.8
.2
.3
.0
3.7
3.5
3.8
.3
.2
.6
-.2
.2
-.8
M
M
M
212.268
143.709
224.308
212.978
145.297
227.835
213.130
144.803
224.722
213.075
145.141
225.220
3.3
3.9
4.0
.0
-.1
-1.1
.0
.2
.2
4.2
5.0
5.1
.4
.8
.2
.1
-.3
-1.4
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
226.794
247.310
229.790
246.346
227.520
246.374
227.756
248.111
1.9
3.2
-.9
.7
.1
.7
4.1
3.0
.3
-.4
-1.0
.0
M
239.099
239.963
240.100
239.068
3.5
-.4
-.4
4.0
.4
.1
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 3 ......
1
1
1
1
231.872
233.945
210.433
143.597
232.879
235.659
210.431
144.018
231.797
238.642
211.313
144.673
230.549
236.284
210.171
144.063
3.8
4.3
4.0
2.2
-1.0
.3
-.1
.0
-.5
-1.0
-.5
-.4
4.1
5.5
4.6
3.7
.0
2.0
.4
.7
-.5
1.3
.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
229.971
208.403
217.043
242.233
227.929
209.954
217.041
242.570
228.517
211.278
218.303
240.127
229.924
211.438
217.629
243.012
4.3
2.6
3.7
3.6
.9
.7
.3
.2
.6
.1
-.3
1.2
5.0
3.7
5.3
3.8
-.6
1.4
.6
-.9
.3
.6
.6
-1.0
2
2
2
231.957
234.551
232.320
230.993
234.448
231.023
232.211
235.469
231.536
232.886
235.354
231.606
3.6
2.2
1.5
.8
.4
.3
.3
.0
.0
2.4
4.5
4.0
.1
.4
-.3
.5
.4
.2
1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually
and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI
Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;
Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;
Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
U.S.
city
average
Item and group
Index
Mar.
2012
ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI
Percent
change from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Percent
change from—
Index
Mar.
2012
New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA
Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Index
Mar.
2012
Percent
change from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Index
Mar.
2012
Percent
change from—
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (1967=100) ...................................
226.304
674.090
2.9
0.9
-
217.065
637.491
2.3
1.4
-
230.281
680.551
2.0
1.2
-
248.152
706.550
2.7
0.7
Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................
232.240
232.126
230.377
236.262
232.705
3.3
3.4
3.6
3.0
2.5
.1
.1
.1
.2
-.3
226.328
225.621
227.756
216.960
234.956
1.9
2.0
1.9
2.2
.3
.1
.1
.1
.2
.0
239.368
237.672
248.111
221.170
238.307
2.9
3.0
3.2
2.8
-.3
.4
.5
.7
.2
-1.2
239.810
239.936
239.068
246.384
235.979
3.2
3.4
3.5
3.1
.7
-.2
-.2
-.4
.2
-.3
Housing .....................................................
Shelter ....................................................
Rent of primary residence 1 ..................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 1
2 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 1 2 ...............................
Fuels and utilities ....................................
Household energy .................................
Energy services 1 ................................
Electricity 1 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 1 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...
218.024
249.453
256.674
1.7
2.1
2.5
.1
.2
.1
206.950
248.304
280.497
1.1
2.1
2.1
.2
.3
.1
241.869
266.879
288.808
1.2
1.6
1.5
.4
.4
.2
259.001
316.711
321.338
1.3
2.2
2.1
.4
.4
.2
238.543
1.9
.2
246.148
2.1
.3
258.048
1.5
.4
294.323
2.0
.4
238.536
214.848
185.276
186.040
190.321
168.044
122.236
1.9
.0
-1.2
-1.6
.7
-9.2
1.2
.2
-.3
-.5
-.6
-.5
-.9
.0
246.148
174.479
147.281
149.594
155.359
130.257
99.409
2.1
-4.0
-7.6
-7.9
-.1
-18.3
.8
.3
-.6
-.8
-.9
-.1
-2.1
.1
258.040
257.494
237.230
236.268
287.881
165.280
117.781
1.5
-.1
-3.6
-3.6
-1.2
-10.5
-1.0
.4
.6
.0
.0
.0
.1
-.2
294.225
190.747
188.923
174.479
175.447
166.575
110.386
2.0
-4.1
-5.0
-7.0
-2.9
-14.5
-.5
.4
1.0
1.2
1.3
.4
3.2
-.5
Apparel .....................................................
126.940
5.7
3.2
97.847
6.4
3.6
110.478
-4.4
2.1
118.751
2.0
5.9
Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 4 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 .........
222.947
219.856
332.384
331.481
331.631
338.636
316.451
5.3
5.5
9.0
9.0
9.1
8.9
8.6
3.4
3.5
8.1
8.2
8.3
8.3
7.6
209.099
206.686
361.493
358.774
356.108
368.680
335.471
7.3
8.0
13.9
13.8
14.3
12.9
12.2
5.8
6.1
15.0
15.2
15.5
14.7
14.4
226.448
222.858
342.262
335.425
337.589
315.715
316.332
5.8
6.1
10.6
10.7
10.8
10.5
10.3
4.6
4.7
9.8
9.9
10.0
9.8
9.3
231.135
223.004
302.029
300.907
305.112
300.180
291.908
5.5
6.2
8.4
8.5
8.4
8.5
8.7
1.6
1.5
4.3
4.4
4.4
4.3
4.1
Medical care .............................................
414.116
3.7
.3
436.748
2.8
.5
396.122
4.5
.6
406.744
4.9
.3
Recreation 5 ..............................................
111.200
1.2
.3
106.693
-2.1
1.8
97.010
-2.2
-.1
119.584
4.6
.1
Education and communication 5 ...............
126.905
1.5
.0
134.248
-.6
-.1
133.923
1.0
.2
133.962
1.7
-.1
Other goods and services .........................
422.358
1.7
.2
376.982
-.1
.8
362.124
-.3
.5
446.170
2.6
.3
226.304
194.276
172.900
232.634
114.768
264.394
2.9
4.0
4.4
5.9
1.5
2.0
.9
1.8
2.8
4.2
.3
.2
217.065
181.194
155.561
218.326
99.834
254.896
2.3
4.0
5.2
7.8
1.3
1.0
1.4
3.0
4.6
7.2
.2
.3
230.281
190.668
162.987
216.269
107.619
271.923
2.0
3.0
3.0
3.6
.2
1.4
1.2
2.3
3.8
5.0
.4
.4
248.152
198.831
169.118
214.191
107.292
298.424
2.7
3.6
3.8
4.3
2.7
2.1
.7
1.2
2.1
3.0
.2
.3
218.700
220.347
175.097
233.849
233.049
259.048
252.344
256.979
223.520
222.169
2.8
3.2
4.3
4.7
5.7
2.0
1.9
5.0
2.5
2.4
.9
1.2
2.7
2.2
3.9
.1
.2
4.8
.3
.4
208.425
207.358
158.876
226.519
220.990
246.109
241.534
236.580
215.173
213.066
2.2
2.4
5.1
5.0
7.5
-.1
.9
5.2
1.8
1.8
1.5
2.0
4.5
3.9
6.9
.3
.3
8.9
.5
.5
224.449
216.115
166.994
230.799
221.828
253.992
263.685
313.043
224.182
221.237
1.9
2.2
2.9
3.4
3.5
1.2
1.2
7.0
1.4
.9
1.2
1.6
3.6
2.7
4.7
.4
.4
7.3
.5
.4
242.258
223.043
171.814
229.583
215.827
251.180
290.298
237.685
250.738
254.374
2.6
2.9
3.7
3.8
4.2
2.1
2.0
1.8
2.7
2.6
.7
.8
2.0
1.4
2.9
.3
.4
2.8
.4
.5
-
-
-
-
-
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 ..................
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.
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.
65
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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
Mar.
2012
Percent change
from—
Mar.
2011
Index
Mar.
2012
Jan.
2012
ChicagoGaryKenosha,
IL-IN-WI
Percent change
from—
Mar.
2011
Index
Mar.
2012
Jan.
2012
Percent change
from—
Mar.
2011
Jan.
2012
Expenditure category
All items 3 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ................................................................
226.304
674.090
2.9
1.4
-
248.800
719.121
1.8
0.7
-
217.065
637.491
2.3
1.3
Food and beverages 3 ............................................................
Food 3 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 4 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 4 ...........................................................
232.240
232.126
230.377
236.262
232.705
3.3
3.4
3.6
3.0
2.5
.1
.1
-.1
.4
.4
240.334
240.886
230.549
260.917
233.173
3.1
3.2
3.8
2.3
.0
-.7
-.8
-1.0
-.5
.2
226.328
225.621
227.756
216.960
234.956
1.9
2.0
1.9
2.2
.3
-.6
-.6
-.9
.0
.3
Housing 3 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 5 .............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Energy services 5 .............................................................
Electricity 5 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
218.024
249.453
256.674
238.543
238.536
214.848
185.276
186.040
190.321
168.044
122.236
1.7
2.1
2.5
1.9
1.9
.0
-1.2
-1.6
.7
-9.2
1.2
.2
.4
.3
.3
.3
-.8
-1.3
-1.6
-.8
-4.5
.4
242.235
281.284
285.805
258.916
258.916
242.029
204.861
189.814
188.309
185.643
128.811
1.6
2.0
2.4
1.9
1.9
-.3
-1.3
-4.3
1.0
-13.4
2.0
.3
.5
.5
.2
.2
-.5
-.6
-2.5
.5
-7.4
-.4
206.950
248.304
280.497
246.148
246.148
174.479
147.281
149.594
155.359
130.257
99.409
1.1
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.1
-4.0
-7.6
-7.9
-.1
-18.3
.8
-.1
.3
.1
.3
.3
-2.8
-4.7
-4.8
.1
-11.9
.2
Apparel 3 ................................................................................
126.940
5.7
4.1
160.277
10.1
7.6
97.847
6.4
4.9
Transportation 3 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .......................................
222.947
219.856
332.384
331.481
331.631
338.636
316.451
5.3
5.5
9.0
9.0
9.1
8.9
8.6
5.4
5.5
13.2
13.5
13.6
13.4
12.8
212.560
211.328
319.875
316.136
315.206
318.870
303.919
2.7
3.0
7.7
7.7
7.6
9.0
7.2
3.1
3.1
9.7
9.7
10.0
9.1
8.8
209.099
206.686
361.493
358.774
356.108
368.680
335.471
7.3
8.0
13.9
13.8
14.3
12.9
12.2
5.9
5.9
15.4
15.6
16.0
14.8
14.2
Medical care 3 ........................................................................
414.116
3.7
.9
559.867
1.6
-.2
436.748
2.8
1.0
Recreation 9 ...........................................................................
111.200
1.2
.6
116.678
-4.6
-1.0
106.693
-2.1
1.9
Education and communication 9 .............................................
126.905
1.5
.1
134.646
1.0
-.6
134.248
-.6
.1
Other goods and services 3 ....................................................
422.358
1.7
.2
492.676
-.2
.3
376.982
-.1
.3
226.304
194.276
172.900
232.634
114.768
264.394
2.9
4.0
4.4
5.9
1.5
2.0
1.4
2.8
4.5
6.6
.6
.3
248.800
208.757
189.023
254.388
118.477
292.790
1.8
3.0
2.9
4.1
1.4
1.0
.7
1.6
3.0
4.7
.2
.1
217.065
181.194
155.561
218.326
99.834
254.896
2.3
4.0
5.2
7.8
1.3
1.0
1.3
2.9
4.9
7.8
.0
.1
218.700
220.347
175.097
233.849
233.049
259.048
252.344
256.979
223.520
222.169
2.8
3.2
4.3
4.7
5.7
2.0
1.9
5.0
2.5
2.4
1.4
1.8
4.3
3.5
6.3
.2
.3
7.5
.5
.6
237.373
240.758
190.602
248.233
251.721
287.912
275.018
252.808
250.639
253.859
1.9
1.7
2.8
3.6
3.9
-.2
.9
3.5
1.7
1.4
.8
.8
2.9
2.1
4.4
-.3
.1
4.9
.2
.4
208.425
207.358
158.876
226.519
220.990
246.109
241.534
236.580
215.173
213.066
2.2
2.4
5.1
5.0
7.5
-.1
.9
5.2
1.8
1.8
1.3
1.8
4.8
3.8
7.5
-.1
.1
7.5
.5
.7
-
-
-
-
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
Mar.
2012
Percent change
from—
Mar.
2011
Index
Mar.
2012
Jan.
2012
Percent change
from—
Mar.
2011
Index
Mar.
2012
Jan.
2012
Percent change
from—
Mar.
2011
Jan.
2012
Expenditure category
All items 3 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ................................................................
206.615
645.609
2.7
1.5
-
218.793
674.686
3.6
2.0
-
230.281
680.551
2.0
1.8
Food and beverages 3 ............................................................
Food 3 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 4 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 4 ...........................................................
237.061
241.288
236.284
249.349
179.582
3.9
4.0
4.3
3.2
-1.0
.7
.8
.3
1.6
-.2
234.906
229.359
210.171
262.877
302.151
3.3
3.2
4.0
2.2
3.7
-.1
-.1
-.1
.0
.8
239.368
237.672
248.111
221.170
238.307
2.9
3.0
3.2
2.8
-.3
.6
.6
.7
.5
-.2
Housing 3 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 5 .............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Energy services 5 .............................................................
Electricity 5 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
177.482
194.249
220.096
199.713
199.713
185.374
160.235
156.989
159.497
135.500
120.064
.0
.8
1.1
.6
.6
-5.6
-9.7
-10.1
2.8
-27.3
2.9
.3
.8
.5
.7
.7
-1.8
-2.9
-3.0
.0
-7.2
.4
185.209
194.822
196.951
187.543
187.543
204.978
195.536
191.719
185.906
162.908
126.261
2.8
3.6
5.0
2.9
2.9
1.0
.5
.5
1.2
-8.2
-.9
.6
1.0
1.3
.7
.7
-.6
-.8
-.9
.8
-14.7
-.6
241.869
266.879
288.808
258.048
258.040
257.494
237.230
236.268
287.881
165.280
117.781
1.2
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.5
-.1
-3.6
-3.6
-1.2
-10.5
-1.0
.5
.8
.8
.7
.7
-.5
-1.7
-1.8
.0
-6.5
-1.1
Apparel 3 ................................................................................
129.845
13.3
7.7
124.972
5.5
.4
110.478
-4.4
3.0
Transportation 3 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .......................................
221.661
221.569
383.015
380.731
371.902
382.393
361.127
5.6
5.8
9.8
9.8
9.9
9.2
9.1
5.2
5.3
12.5
12.8
13.1
11.1
11.5
250.852
252.296
343.378
341.516
338.213
341.721
333.433
7.5
7.8
9.0
8.9
9.2
8.1
8.4
7.6
7.7
16.2
16.4
16.7
15.8
15.0
226.448
222.858
342.262
335.425
337.589
315.715
316.332
5.8
6.1
10.6
10.7
10.8
10.5
10.3
7.6
7.9
17.2
17.4
17.6
17.2
16.9
Medical care 3 ........................................................................
387.635
4.3
.6
391.553
2.9
.6
396.122
4.5
1.0
Recreation 9 ...........................................................................
110.410
.8
-.3
110.370
2.3
1.6
97.010
-2.2
-1.4
Education and communication 9 .............................................
112.060
1.8
-.2
127.241
.5
-.3
133.923
1.0
.4
Other goods and services 3 ....................................................
446.543
2.5
.5
383.598
1.8
3.1
362.124
-.3
.4
206.615
196.597
174.988
248.276
110.616
222.472
2.7
5.3
5.8
8.5
1.8
.8
1.5
3.0
3.9
6.2
.5
.4
218.793
201.840
182.493
231.315
132.922
238.851
3.6
4.3
5.2
6.7
.3
3.1
2.0
3.6
6.0
8.4
-.7
.7
230.281
190.668
162.987
216.269
107.619
271.923
2.0
3.0
3.0
3.6
.2
1.4
1.8
3.7
6.1
8.4
.0
.5
199.831
215.569
175.452
244.381
243.850
239.108
211.611
250.668
202.971
195.665
2.6
3.5
5.6
6.6
8.1
1.0
.5
1.4
2.8
2.5
1.6
1.8
3.8
3.9
6.0
.2
.4
6.1
.8
.8
210.656
229.932
187.277
234.133
238.313
271.526
224.253
280.115
213.493
209.769
3.6
3.6
5.2
5.1
6.7
2.5
3.1
6.3
3.0
2.9
2.1
2.3
5.9
4.4
8.2
.3
.7
10.3
.6
.8
224.449
216.115
166.994
230.799
221.828
253.992
263.685
313.043
224.182
221.237
1.9
2.2
2.9
3.4
3.5
1.2
1.2
7.0
1.4
.9
1.8
2.3
5.8
4.4
8.0
.1
.5
12.0
.6
.6
-
-
-
-
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
Mar.
2012
WashingtonBaltimore,
DC-MD-VA-WV
2
Percent change from—
Mar.
2011
Percent change from—
Index
Jan.
2012
Mar.
2011
Mar.
2012
Jan.
2012
Expenditure category
All items 3 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ................................................................
248.152
706.550
2.7
1.1
150.619
2.8
1.4
Food and beverages 3 ............................................................
Food 3 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 4 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 4 ...........................................................
239.810
239.936
239.068
246.384
235.979
3.2
3.4
3.5
3.1
.7
-.1
-.1
-.4
.3
-1.0
146.618
147.939
144.063
150.528
128.647
2.5
2.4
2.2
2.7
3.3
.1
.1
.0
.2
.7
Housing 3 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 5 .............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Energy services 5 .............................................................
Electricity 5 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
259.001
316.711
321.338
294.323
294.225
190.747
188.923
174.479
175.447
166.575
110.386
1.3
2.2
2.1
2.0
2.0
-4.1
-5.0
-7.0
-2.9
-14.5
-.5
.2
.4
.1
.3
.3
-.5
-.5
-1.7
-1.4
-2.2
-.2
160.744
168.551
182.024
165.024
165.021
169.772
165.686
160.481
164.929
124.891
90.629
2.0
2.9
3.6
2.5
2.5
-2.6
-4.2
-4.5
-3.4
-7.1
-.1
.4
.7
.6
.7
.7
-1.3
-1.6
-1.6
.4
-8.7
-.4
Apparel 3 ................................................................................
118.751
2.0
6.1
103.538
6.8
8.8
Transportation 3 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .......................................
231.135
223.004
302.029
300.907
305.112
300.180
291.908
5.5
6.2
8.4
8.5
8.4
8.5
8.7
3.3
3.5
9.9
10.0
10.3
9.4
9.0
154.750
155.133
319.197
319.110
326.013
312.737
310.885
4.9
5.2
9.0
9.0
9.2
8.5
8.5
4.3
4.4
12.8
13.0
13.4
12.2
11.9
Medical care 3 ........................................................................
406.744
4.9
.4
161.153
4.6
1.7
Recreation 9 ...........................................................................
119.584
4.6
1.5
112.738
-.8
.8
Education and communication 9 .............................................
133.962
1.7
.0
125.642
1.3
-.3
Other goods and services 3 ....................................................
446.170
2.6
.9
198.695
3.1
1.1
248.152
198.831
169.118
214.191
107.292
298.424
2.7
3.6
3.8
4.3
2.7
2.1
1.1
2.1
3.7
5.3
.3
.4
150.619
135.139
129.194
172.711
84.498
163.127
2.8
3.4
4.0
5.4
.2
2.4
1.4
3.1
5.1
7.6
-.7
.5
242.258
223.043
171.814
229.583
215.827
251.180
290.298
237.685
250.738
254.374
2.6
2.9
3.7
3.8
4.2
2.1
2.0
1.8
2.7
2.6
1.1
1.4
3.5
2.5
5.0
.5
.4
4.8
.6
.8
150.021
142.517
129.298
157.501
169.266
157.446
163.243
234.706
143.430
143.349
2.7
2.7
4.1
4.1
5.4
1.8
2.3
3.3
2.8
2.8
1.4
1.8
5.0
4.0
7.4
.1
.4
6.8
.8
1.0
-
-
-
-
-
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 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
215.693
195.4
203.5
208.299
219.964
215.351
196.4
203.9
207.917
219.086
215.834
198.8
202.9
208.490
218.783
215.969
199.2
201.8
208.936
216.573
216.177
197.6
201.5
210.177
212.425
216.330
196.8
201.8
210.036
210.228
215.949
2010
2011
2012
216.687
220.223
226.665
216.741
221.309
227.663
217.631
223.467
229.392
218.009
224.906
218.178
225.964
217.965
225.722
218.011
225.922
218.312
226.545
218.439
226.889
218.711
226.421
218.803
226.230
219.179
225.672
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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.
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
213.139
197.4
202.6
208.976
216.177
215.935
195.3
201.6
207.342
215.303
214.537
3.4
2.5
4.1
.1
2.7
3.4
3.2
2.8
3.8
-.4
2010
2011
2012
217.535
223.598
218.576
226.280
218.056
224.939
1.5
3.0
1.6
3.2
-
-
-
-
-
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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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
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Mar.
2012
Expenditure category
All items .....................................................................
All items (1967=100) ..................................................
190.3
570.1
196.8
589.4
201.8
604.5
210.036
629.174
210.228
629.751
215.949
646.887
219.179
656.563
225.672
676.014
229.392
687.157
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 1 ..........................................................
White bread 2 ...............................................
Bread other than white 2 ..............................
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 1 ........................
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies ......................
Cookies 2 .....................................................
Fresh cakes and cupcakes 2 .......................
Other bakery products ...................................
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 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 ...............................................
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 ..........................................
Bacon and related products 2 ..................
Breakfast sausage and related products
1 2 ....................................................
Ham ...........................................................
Ham, excluding canned 2 ........................
Pork chops .................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics 1 ..
Other meats .................................................
Frankfurters 2 .............................................
Lunchmeats 1 2 ..........................................
Lamb and organ meats 2 ...........................
Lamb and mutton 1 2 .................................
Poultry ...........................................................
Chicken 1 .....................................................
Fresh whole chicken 2 ...............................
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 2 ...............
Other poultry including turkey 1 ...................
Fish and seafood ...........................................
Fresh fish and seafood 1 .............................
Processed fish and seafood 1 ......................
Shelf stable fish and seafood 2 ..................
Frozen fish and seafood 2 .........................
Eggs ................................................................
Dairy and related products ................................
Milk 1 ................................................................
Fresh whole milk 2 .........................................
Fresh milk other than whole 1 2 .....................
Cheese and related products ..........................
Ice cream and related products .......................
Other dairy and related products 1 ..................
Fruits and vegetables ........................................
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
218.049
217.637
213.359
251.019
219.487
220.166
218.174
226.189
155.502
267.776
160.007
294.248
301.685
154.706
255.349
251.261
258.666
242.453
251.485
280.837
221.278
220.946
216.955
250.592
217.695
217.174
215.281
226.682
158.927
268.150
161.828
296.565
308.012
157.861
254.335
248.848
259.820
239.450
252.893
273.082
231.130
231.301
229.982
265.997
233.416
243.127
229.277
242.236
167.799
283.268
172.602
313.739
336.796
167.936
265.564
256.852
274.773
252.331
268.619
292.419
232.708
232.792
231.383
267.101
232.660
252.104
227.997
238.975
166.926
285.771
172.955
313.338
333.969
168.406
265.139
253.948
277.551
259.021
275.308
299.826
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
254.335
201.003
201.129
196.202
215.426
195.073
158.812
147.026
151.342
173.178
251.263
212.019
212.086
210.276
228.652
207.192
166.610
154.997
167.701
192.548
262.387
228.853
229.117
229.980
254.850
231.838
188.284
172.004
182.286
208.192
269.880
230.485
231.452
232.344
260.391
239.639
189.709
174.754
185.547
208.706
124.8
212.4
120.3
207.7
122.3
211.1
126.273
219.140
129.126
219.838
122.472
211.750
137.223
240.821
148.528
270.693
149.484
271.549
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
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
122.097
175.954
198.301
167.482
111.596
187.239
186.345
120.873
231.966
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
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
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
120.341
169.673
190.435
164.203
107.138
193.250
183.973
128.646
257.675
155.167
202.158
131.427
208.519
201.295
126.405
238.671
138.441
128.506
176.701
266.261
198.747
194.792
129.538
184.074
133.648
198.738
194.929
134.255
273.189
130.414
188.865
212.167
176.732
120.875
200.808
197.805
130.727
299.496
179.880
204.707
133.206
218.928
201.153
127.525
248.725
149.266
128.957
175.188
273.467
210.791
202.056
136.085
194.452
139.991
207.360
199.994
136.106
277.089
137.789
199.586
224.696
191.979
132.587
214.316
213.640
137.693
327.846
216.114
214.514
137.090
227.648
205.784
143.313
265.682
158.030
139.151
186.889
296.058
224.215
218.458
148.665
212.882
152.623
223.445
217.932
144.322
283.550
138.968
204.357
230.065
189.032
131.292
213.908
209.891
137.625
330.791
217.629
219.608
139.363
230.086
209.295
150.410
264.372
158.184
137.590
188.079
290.812
214.704
219.131
147.211
210.533
151.213
225.783
217.832
146.451
279.057
NA
NA
NA
See footnotes at end of table.
73
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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
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Mar.
2012
Expenditure category
Fresh fruits and vegetables .............................
Fresh fruits .....................................................
Apples ..........................................................
Bananas ......................................................
Citrus fruits 1 ................................................
Oranges, including tangerines 2 ................
Other fresh fruits 1 .......................................
Fresh vegetables ...........................................
Potatoes ......................................................
Lettuce .........................................................
Tomatoes .....................................................
Other fresh vegetables ................................
Processed fruits and vegetables 1 ...................
Canned fruits and vegetables 1 .....................
Canned fruits 1 2 ..........................................
Canned vegetables 1 2 ................................
Frozen fruits and vegetables 1 .......................
Frozen vegetables 2 ....................................
Other processed fruits and vegetables
including dried 1 .....................................
Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 ................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage
materials ....................................................
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 1 .....................
Carbonated drinks .........................................
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 ....
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1
Beverage materials including coffee and tea 1
Coffee ............................................................
Roasted coffee 2 ..........................................
Instant and freeze dried coffee 2 .................
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 ..................................
Butter 2 ........................................................
Margarine 2 ..................................................
Salad dressing 1 ............................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 1
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 2 ......................................
Baby food 1 ....................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 .........................
Prepared salads 2 3 .....................................
Food away from home .........................................
Full service meals and snacks 1 ........................
Limited service meals and snacks 1 ..................
Food at employee sites and schools 1 ...............
Food at elementary and secondary schools 2
4 ...............................................................
Food from vending machines and mobile
vendors 1 ...................................................
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
315.247
325.602
273.996
193.304
187.089
377.682
120.840
303.191
278.568
329.458
348.514
293.958
145.397
149.489
139.841
159.591
135.621
188.807
322.087
335.845
284.299
196.940
204.075
394.652
122.394
306.775
293.671
304.919
311.927
314.163
144.007
146.923
136.168
157.333
135.910
188.774
325.075
334.015
304.597
204.013
196.409
395.553
118.771
314.280
315.537
304.989
315.907
320.226
154.065
155.275
147.415
165.062
149.250
206.012
316.764
326.876
308.137
206.616
190.645
371.108
113.869
304.836
332.347
282.667
298.768
308.220
156.464
158.391
148.549
169.152
149.474
205.155
113.0
113.8
118.5
116.6
122.5
123.6
129.286
139.039
148.092
176.320
148.847
176.524
147.800
172.090
156.601
195.782
160.957
197.776
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
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
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
161.216
124.645
151.851
150.282
116.601
112.391
180.802
185.174
196.843
124.960
189.921
198.712
179.643
132.313
141.122
197.391
150.847
160.781
234.357
125.704
142.856
132.636
203.832
224.677
166.386
215.081
208.868
121.482
130.724
124.327
217.733
139.287
122.422
107.366
224.789
140.112
143.407
139.858
159.229
122.283
149.589
149.810
113.993
113.310
185.379
191.511
199.021
124.029
190.147
203.098
191.919
134.049
142.349
200.476
164.832
195.956
237.245
127.917
138.535
127.215
202.776
221.226
164.252
215.730
206.760
121.107
127.279
123.617
234.488
138.061
122.419
107.253
227.722
141.962
144.795
143.335
168.520
127.526
159.013
169.472
116.896
125.197
221.236
231.504
219.097
126.698
200.566
210.846
199.499
138.172
151.239
227.601
183.182
199.637
285.391
138.083
164.205
161.810
211.986
226.858
169.202
231.599
217.254
132.684
127.752
127.154
258.486
148.108
126.293
110.563
234.435
146.057
149.265
148.359
169.513
128.658
162.009
171.466
117.101
124.849
221.680
233.829
210.630
125.388
204.574
215.044
201.254
141.613
153.673
233.411
183.765
195.231
294.042
138.815
172.656
179.241
216.043
239.860
171.008
237.209
227.306
138.012
138.534
132.419
268.047
148.656
126.856
110.430
236.073
147.138
150.251
149.142
-
100.0
104.3
107.685
114.392
117.561
120.445
124.494
124.741
111.0
114.2
116.5
120.438
128.587
131.765
134.605
138.306
139.132
-
-
-
See footnotes at end of table.
74
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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
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Mar.
2012
Expenditure category
Other food away from home 1 ...........................
Alcoholic beverages ..............................................
Alcoholic beverages at home ............................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home
Distilled spirits at home ....................................
Whiskey at home 2 ........................................
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 2
Wine at home ..................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home ...............
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away
from home 1 2 ..........................................
Wine away from home 1 2 ...............................
Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 .................
Housing ...................................................................
Shelter ...................................................................
Rent of primary residence 5 .................................
Lodging away from home 1 ..................................
Housing at school, excluding board 5 6 .............
Other lodging away from home including hotels
and motels .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ...........
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5
6 .................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 ...................
Fuels and utilities ...................................................
Household energy ...............................................
Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................
Fuel oil .............................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 7 .................
Energy services 5 ..............................................
Electricity 5 .......................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 ..............................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 1
Water and sewerage maintenance 5 ...............
Garbage and trash collection 8 ........................
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 .................................................
Infants’ furniture 2 4 .........................................
Appliances 1 ........................................................
Major appliances 1 .............................................
Laundry equipment 2 .......................................
Other appliances 1 .............................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 ....
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ..................
Indoor plants and flowers 9 ................................
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 ...................
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
156.990
222.082
190.510
200.240
188.000
195.242
183.543
169.730
289.055
160.681
224.215
190.623
202.702
186.995
192.612
183.774
167.647
295.568
164.095
227.335
191.132
205.549
187.243
198.788
182.003
165.685
304.349
165.367
230.193
193.913
209.012
188.729
197.259
184.736
167.987
307.258
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
145.617
159.749
152.055
149.311
162.340
153.786
151.782
164.439
159.903
152.396
166.585
160.912
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
215.523
247.863
248.999
122.638
419.367
216.142
248.972
250.986
125.665
437.049
220.193
253.716
257.189
128.131
453.990
221.487
255.609
258.569
141.314
454.636
248.5
227.2
256.7
232.8
266.8
242.8
278.872
249.532
268.348
254.875
253.003
256.727
258.098
257.452
261.853
261.982
295.734
263.317
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
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
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
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
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
256.727
123.812
208.760
184.886
262.649
268.396
309.643
188.724
187.388
190.497
165.204
365.664
379.248
127.119
73.655
117.287
79.977
61.602
123.373
139.258
257.444
126.194
212.505
186.338
298.037
312.718
334.070
188.443
188.711
185.106
174.543
390.362
387.884
123.931
68.488
113.039
73.405
57.039
117.780
136.893
261.960
129.480
217.674
189.711
340.512
369.085
356.672
189.891
192.777
178.193
182.758
411.067
398.720
125.170
68.666
114.497
73.982
56.861
120.117
139.848
263.294
129.978
216.667
187.591
356.637
395.016
357.087
186.784
192.148
168.196
186.280
420.614
401.692
126.107
68.680
113.206
73.794
57.104
120.374
137.484
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
91.131
86.892
87.879
76.982
89.506
78.528
90.367
79.893
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
88.124
99.009
112.673
74.307
72.130
65.126
126.116
70.080
95.600
84.545
94.399
105.824
71.954
68.762
60.678
124.904
64.725
96.306
85.781
97.398
110.060
71.208
66.048
56.640
126.551
60.432
96.837
88.920
102.688
118.099
72.102
66.058
56.405
127.286
60.768
97.184
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
93.772
99.028
91.213
170.743
112.712
138.930
113.655
142.100
139.648
141.672
94.010
99.541
91.115
182.569
120.558
154.754
117.609
150.689
143.688
92.642
97.073
90.115
183.109
122.280
155.772
115.953
150.172
144.263
156.052
90.678
96.160
87.697
183.510
120.308
160.884
115.954
150.648
145.702
155.049
91.302
98.667
87.663
189.372
124.149
165.304
120.085
152.729
145.843
157.354
92.201
99.607
88.585
190.230
123.988
167.395
120.706
154.374
146.446
159.164
-
84.6
89.3
105.3
78.0
87.3
91.7
120.1
85.0
90.6
93.6
95.7
92.4
158.1
106.5
125.0
104.7
127.0
124.9
125.5
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
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
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Mar.
2012
Expenditure category
Moving, storage, freight expense 1 ....................
Repair of household items 1 ..............................
123.4
142.2
128.4
151.9
128.6
158.4
128.413
165.089
127.430
173.193
124.592
178.830
124.331
NA
125.183
193.882
129.397
194.631
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 7 ...........................................
Watches 7 ............................................................
Jewelry 7 ..............................................................
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
119.357
110.633
115.301
113.718
136.207
79.733
104.203
93.228
108.304
109.851
100.512
112.306
83.985
118.071
109.711
114.499
113.731
137.818
76.847
105.013
91.932
105.739
107.530
98.933
106.405
80.974
123.470
115.997
120.884
113.764
147.287
82.609
111.249
97.771
110.918
111.875
103.085
110.535
82.259
127.258
119.297
123.472
117.054
149.106
80.036
122.690
103.211
115.566
117.389
94.265
137.535
86.978
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
93.355
100.550
128.492
127.787
133.820
125.675
112.695
146.340
114.260
154.017
94.905
96.881
126.585
126.710
134.677
122.015
112.558
154.308
113.415
163.966
102.812
105.860
128.208
130.094
136.851
122.166
118.032
165.037
114.934
176.775
102.244
106.570
130.077
130.896
136.553
125.609
119.881
169.554
118.426
181.414
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
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
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
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
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
188.318
183.766
96.421
138.857
96.214
139.728
142.520
137.406
99.045
125.705
224.730
224.260
223.353
230.558
218.751
203.092
134.781
121.348
147.139
142.377
292.337
245.417
251.006
224.018
150.735
366.799
163.829
198.280
193.545
97.046
138.567
96.051
138.147
143.915
142.454
94.799
124.766
256.025
255.319
254.854
261.556
246.748
234.947
139.223
126.263
149.905
143.371
311.036
250.134
257.224
225.972
154.745
383.024
166.101
208.585
203.809
99.795
142.953
99.085
143.619
147.210
148.140
92.041
124.088
282.501
280.713
280.216
287.561
271.078
280.326
147.499
134.417
157.340
147.661
354.170
255.644
261.779
231.079
158.184
396.193
169.269
220.842
216.536
100.325
144.350
100.056
144.103
149.667
148.677
90.388
121.792
330.834
329.780
330.094
336.688
315.174
299.338
148.298
135.100
158.305
148.288
359.590
256.616
263.542
232.217
158.606
396.393
171.506
131.8
133.0
135.4
113.9
205.4
219.7
144.6
134.4
139.5
144.2
114.1
217.6
233.8
151.6
137.6
142.3
146.5
118.2
217.8
231.4
154.7
139.320
147.630
153.178
119.323
233.408
255.873
156.648
142.812
156.704
166.315
117.295
237.638
259.566
155.454
163.132
165.205
176.892
119.061
245.203
270.667
149.138
165.409
167.462
179.394
120.437
257.172
286.438
153.604
167.554
172.468
186.142
122.479
266.958
299.315
152.822
166.855
179.518
196.178
123.467
269.566
303.843
149.394
Transportation .........................................................
Private transportation ............................................
New and used motor vehicles 1 ...........................
New vehicles .....................................................
New cars and trucks 1 2 ...................................
New cars 2 .......................................................
New trucks 2 8 .................................................
Used cars and trucks .........................................
Leased cars and trucks 10 .................................
Car and truck rental 1 ........................................
Motor fuel .............................................................
Gasoline (all types) ............................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 2 ...........................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 11 ...................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ........................
Other motor fuels 1 ............................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment .....................
Tires ...................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 ...............
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 2
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 2 .........................
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 motor vehicle registration and license
fees 1 5 ......................................................
Parking and other fees 1 ....................................
Parking fees and tolls 1 2 .................................
Automobile service clubs 1 2 ...........................
Public transportation ..............................................
Airline fare ...........................................................
Other intercity transportation ...............................
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
2004
2005
2006
Mar.
2012
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
108.182
108.295
67.057
244.260
108.660
105.854
64.686
256.436
100.000
115.331
115.324
62.534
264.284
104.471
120.111
107.558
63.221
275.715
109.135
116.715
105.113
62.142
279.208
109.880
391.946
317.199
103.070
412.786
98.975
99.945
415.079
330.651
334.112
402.386
176.933
215.427
621.176
232.953
228.222
530.654
178.531
111.595
104.030
405.629
327.254
106.523
429.817
99.089
99.594
430.005
337.907
342.966
411.438
178.161
218.223
653.839
246.377
242.364
556.975
183.780
113.724
110.334
411.498
333.188
108.524
439.761
99.154
100.047
435.721
339.389
343.867
414.686
178.931
219.287
664.855
250.638
245.736
567.836
187.612
114.039
115.535
Expenditure category
Intercity bus fare 2 3 ...........................................
Intercity train fare 2 3 .........................................
Ship fare 1 2 .......................................................
Intracity transportation .........................................
Intracity mass transit 2 12 ...................................
Medical care ............................................................
Medical care commodities .....................................
Medicinal drugs 12 ...............................................
Prescription drugs ..............................................
Nonprescription drugs 12 ...................................
Medical equipment and supplies 12 .....................
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 ..............................
Hospital services 5 13 ........................................
Inpatient hospital services 2 5 13 .....................
Outpatient hospital services 2 5 7 ....................
Nursing homes and adult day services 5 13 .......
Care of invalids and elderly at home 4 ...............
Health insurance 4 ...............................................
Recreation 1 .............................................................
Video and audio 1 ..................................................
Televisions ...........................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 8
Other video equipment 1 ......................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of
video and audio 1 .........................................
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 1 ..................
Pets, pet products and services 1 ..........................
Pets and pet products ..........................................
Pet food 1 2 ........................................................
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2
Pet services including veterinary 1 ......................
Pet services 1 2 ..................................................
Veterinarian services 1 2 ....................................
Sporting goods ......................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles .......................
Sports equipment ................................................
Photography 1 ........................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ................
Film and photographic supplies 1 2 ...................
Photographic equipment 1 2 ..............................
Photographers and film processing 1 ..................
Photographer fees 1 2 ........................................
Film processing 1 2 ............................................
Other recreational goods 1 ....................................
Toys .....................................................................
Toys, games, hobbies and playground
equipment 1 2 ............................................
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 ..............
Music instruments and accessories 1 ..................
Other recreation services 1 ....................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and
group exercises 1 .........................................
Admissions ..........................................................
-
-
-
72.5
211.9
72.3
223.3
71.3
227.5
100.000
100.000
72.918
232.378
314.9
270.8
328.4
280.8
340.1
285.9
357.661
293.610
367.133
298.361
340.7
355.7
362.3
374.389
379.943
327.3
274.6
280.8
311.9
162.0
183.7
428.0
157.1
151.8
364.2
142.1
-
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
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
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
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
379.516
308.221
100.000
396.526
100.000
100.000
401.452
321.827
323.124
391.677
176.391
211.524
581.968
216.570
209.075
504.843
173.095
109.971
108.325
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
113.212
99.873
8.983
368.083
16.947
112.345
97.167
7.271
369.132
14.663
113.499
98.225
6.025
383.032
13.066
114.675
99.856
5.786
393.939
12.773
77.1
77.1
76.5
70.7
77.4
68.4
77.808
64.303
79.629
61.029
77.022
55.958
74.972
51.710
80.274
51.151
79.875
50.026
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
100.789
48.213
95.165
152.943
193.281
142.867
118.375
185.234
155.941
192.436
118.314
139.648
98.056
80.606
72.637
89.475
33.844
111.306
120.763
105.993
58.316
59.985
102.103
46.261
92.277
154.783
191.867
142.663
115.550
193.868
159.003
201.702
117.671
142.569
94.616
77.780
65.128
88.957
29.258
112.976
118.872
109.581
56.206
57.098
117.446
43.415
89.448
160.427
197.465
147.809
118.038
203.330
166.151
211.015
117.640
147.899
90.352
79.602
65.107
95.798
28.774
117.366
124.788
113.184
54.431
54.433
119.767
42.997
89.704
161.992
199.630
149.873
118.548
204.901
167.498
212.424
118.241
147.789
91.446
79.173
64.511
96.809
28.364
117.149
124.316
113.267
54.985
55.107
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
62.449
92.515
97.671
144.023
59.454
94.105
96.452
145.282
58.505
97.989
95.271
146.309
59.933
98.408
94.838
147.284
116.4
275.3
119.4
284.9
122.0
299.8
123.864
307.108
125.014
316.607
122.918
319.307
123.325
323.606
125.494
322.494
125.835
326.671
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Mar.
2012
Expenditure category
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2
Admission to sporting events 1 2 .......................
Fees for lessons or instructions 7 ........................
Recreational reading materials ..............................
Newspapers and magazines 1 .............................
Recreational books 1 ...........................................
133.5
141.4
224.9
202.9
117.8
104.2
138.2
150.4
230.8
204.0
119.8
102.9
145.7
156.0
238.9
205.7
121.0
103.6
148.620
163.370
248.080
208.036
122.709
104.305
152.546
172.671
257.231
215.325
128.653
106.299
153.725
174.389
264.055
221.333
134.986
106.493
156.175
175.814
266.872
220.181
135.196
105.098
156.006
174.767
268.184
221.146
139.136
102.471
157.287
179.463
269.472
222.840
141.423
102.155
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 .....
Child care and nursery school 9 ........................
Technical and business school tuition and fees
1 .................................................................
Communication 1 ...................................................
Postage and delivery services 1 ..........................
Postage .............................................................
Delivery services 1 .............................................
Information and information processing 1 ............
Telephone services 1 .........................................
Wireless telephone services 1 .........................
Land-line telephone services 12 ......................
Information technology, hardware and services
14 .................................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment
3 .................................................................
Computer software and accessories 1 ...............
Internet services and electronic information
providers 1 .................................................
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other
consumer information items 1 ....................
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
128.883
195.672
496.580
562.610
627.061
613.370
235.532
130.548
203.343
513.904
584.840
652.495
637.450
244.308
132.728
212.745
540.742
611.633
691.768
661.200
249.713
133.235
213.132
550.401
612.093
690.570
661.612
251.085
155.8
85.4
120.0
190.9
154.0
83.3
94.8
65.6
166.0
84.3
120.5
190.9
169.3
82.2
95.2
64.6
174.4
83.1
126.5
201.1
171.5
80.6
96.8
64.6
183.016
83.282
132.091
208.927
189.551
80.546
98.792
64.011
189.275
84.737
136.357
215.400
199.456
81.886
101.688
64.361
-
196.480
84.809
143.156
226.626
202.732
81.728
102.707
63.629
100.000
204.472
83.913
146.000
229.846
228.422
80.730
101.739
61.339
102.225
215.928
82.990
152.285
238.782
254.464
79.599
101.397
59.931
104.131
218.059
83.456
157.986
247.741
263.709
79.939
101.800
59.935
105.184
14.2
13.1
11.2
10.215
9.906
9.423
9.232
8.818
8.862
155.7
61.1
131.1
58.5
115.8
54.2
100.000
50.722
88.529
50.180
77.960
48.930
73.559
43.791
64.348
43.187
64.086
42.023
97.2
94.5
77.2
73.176
75.899
75.642
76.396
75.987
76.865
48.4
44.2
40.3
36.945
36.230
34.994
33.708
31.733
31.962
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 7 .................................................
Funeral expenses 7 ...........................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 .................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry
cleaning 1 ...................................................
Financial services 7 ...........................................
Checking account and other bank services 1 2
Tax return preparation and other accounting
fees 1 2 ....................................................
Miscellaneous personal goods 1 ..........................
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 2 ........
Infants’ equipment 2 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
377.330
783.794
319.378
210.845
205.823
162.275
384.502
827.680
337.573
219.980
207.196
160.656
391.043
847.063
345.001
229.262
210.257
160.825
392.364
845.760
344.284
230.615
211.289
162.620
101.7
102.1
104.2
103.861
104.966
104.825
103.631
101.995
103.755
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
183.917
228.343
139.326
348.697
283.418
278.644
140.340
182.363
230.159
140.435
356.475
292.614
284.595
143.423
185.648
232.302
141.742
367.912
300.480
291.088
145.339
186.468
233.300
142.351
368.877
301.696
291.449
145.714
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
155.624
262.572
124.260
159.478
264.654
126.498
167.815
283.390
135.703
168.526
283.675
138.607
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
173.992
89.262
157.926
NA
177.595
87.660
156.653
95.827
187.775
86.792
157.573
92.346
188.803
86.711
156.775
92.231
155.8
137.2
157.4
185.2
160.0
141.3
166.3
200.4
162.1
142.5
170.9
207.3
170.511
150.162
188.635
236.735
163.582
135.720
161.681
192.948
172.572
148.441
185.689
231.169
176.015
151.854
193.856
245.458
183.345
157.921
204.529
259.668
189.201
165.413
219.086
281.225
-
-
-
-
Special aggregate indexes
Commodities ..............................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...................
Nondurables less food and beverages ..................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel
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
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
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
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
111.477
259.055
258.303
256.014
306.436
215.703
205.888
207.860
151.052
187.864
229.250
202.064
112.993
279.896
247.793
202.301
219.048
220.025
143.383
228.186
266.237
218.813
199.834
110.512
262.074
259.418
263.264
310.824
218.921
209.996
210.712
154.443
195.703
242.401
208.028
111.887
285.481
250.191
217.953
221.045
221.795
142.830
259.903
269.572
223.186
201.759
112.277
267.737
264.341
269.858
318.043
224.805
217.260
216.875
160.453
205.966
255.567
218.411
117.890
292.487
255.271
232.300
226.795
226.740
145.929
287.363
275.643
236.613
205.245
Mar.
2012
Special aggregate indexes
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 ...............................
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
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
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
1
2
3
4
5
112.926
269.396
266.323
270.604
320.315
228.887
221.744
220.483
167.858
219.940
275.483
227.039
121.954
293.886
256.675
253.599
228.705
228.735
147.644
334.427
277.780
238.154
205.637
9
10
11
12
13
14
NA
-
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
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 2009=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
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Mar.
2012
Expenditure category
All items ................................................................................
3.3
3.4
2.5
4.1
0.1
2.7
1.5
3.0
1.6
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 .................................
Shelf stable 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 ...................................................
2.6
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
-.4
-.5
-2.4
-.8
-1.4
-4.2
.1
-2.9
-8.8
-.5
-3.5
-3.4
-3.7
-2.6
2.7
4.3
1.0
.7
.5
1.1
1.5
1.5
1.7
-.2
-.8
-1.4
-1.3
.2
2.2
.1
1.1
.8
2.1
2.0
-.4
-1.0
.4
-1.2
.6
-2.8
4.5
4.7
6.0
6.1
7.2
12.0
6.5
6.9
5.6
5.6
6.7
5.8
9.3
6.4
4.4
3.2
5.8
5.4
6.2
7.1
.7
.6
.6
.4
-.3
3.7
-.6
-1.3
-.5
.9
.2
-.1
-.8
.3
-.2
-1.1
1.0
2.7
2.5
2.5
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
-.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
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
-.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
5.8
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
2.4
-3.8
-3.6
-5.2
-4.7
-6.1
-2.5
-5.1
-.8
-7.8
-5.2
-3.7
-5.5
-8.5
-8.8
-8.0
-11.0
-2.4
-5.0
-.5
1.7
-.8
-1.5
-2.1
-4.4
-.4
1.2
.0
-1.4
1.5
3.4
2.1
-6.6
-7.6
-10.6
-12.8
-8.4
-9.3
-2.1
-3.8
-3.0
-1.2
5.5
5.4
7.2
6.1
6.2
4.9
5.4
10.8
11.2
12.0
13.7
8.4
11.3
11.4
7.6
12.8
3.9
7.5
1.6
16.2
15.9
1.3
1.4
5.0
-.1
.9
4.2
7.8
.4
-.9
2.7
6.1
3.7
5.1
5.6
4.7
4.3
2.6
1.4
1.4
4.4
7.9
8.0
9.4
11.5
11.9
13.0
11.0
8.7
8.1
8.2
12.4
5.7
5.7
5.9
8.6
9.7
6.7
8.0
5.3
9.5
20.1
4.8
2.9
4.0
2.3
12.4
6.8
5.9
7.9
6.7
8.3
6.4
8.1
9.2
9.5
9.0
7.8
9.0
6.0
2.3
2.9
.7
1.0
1.0
2.2
3.4
.8
1.6
1.8
.2
.6
.3
.9
2.4
2.4
-1.5
-1.0
-.2
-1.8
.0
.9
.7
2.4
1.7
1.1
1.7
5.0
-.5
.1
-1.1
.6
-1.8
-4.2
.3
-1.0
-1.1
-.9
1.0
.0
1.5
-1.6
-
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
-
-
-
See footnotes at end of table.
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CPI Detailed Report-March 2012
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
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Mar.
2012
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 ....
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
-3.9
-3.7
-9.9
-8.4
.1
4.3
-1.3
-4.0
-16.9
9.8
3.2
-5.5
-.3
1.0
.6
1.6
-3.3
-3.5
2.2
3.1
3.8
1.9
9.1
4.5
1.3
1.2
5.4
-7.4
-10.5
6.9
-1.0
-1.7
-2.6
-1.4
.2
.0
0.9
-.5
7.1
3.6
-3.8
.2
-3.0
2.4
7.4
.0
1.3
1.9
7.0
5.7
8.3
4.9
9.8
9.1
-2.6
-2.1
1.2
1.3
-2.9
-6.2
-4.1
-3.0
5.3
-7.3
-5.4
-3.7
1.6
2.0
.8
2.5
.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
3.0
2.9
3.2
2.9
3.2
2.8
3.3
2.7
2.2
2.9
3.2
3.4
3.0
3.6
4.3
2.0
4.0
3.9
4.1
2.8
3.2
3.4
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
.5
.1
-.9
-1.2
.5
.8
-3.0
-.4
-2.8
-2.1
-5.0
.9
-.1
2.8
3.8
2.8
1.8
-4.5
-7.7
-11.5
-4.8
.6
-5.5
-1.0
.0
-2.2
-.8
1.5
2.0
3.2
-1.4
3.6
-2.0
-1.2
-1.1
1.6
1.9
1.8
1.8
2.8
2.8
2.5
-.7
-2.5
-1.2
-1.9
-1.5
-.3
-2.2
.8
2.5
3.4
1.1
-.7
.1
2.2
6.8
1.3
.9
1.6
9.3
21.9
1.2
1.8
-3.0
-4.1
-.5
-1.5
-1.3
.3
-1.0
-.3
-2.6
-.6
7.7
-.9
.0
-.1
1.3
1.3
1.0
2.5
2.5
2.2
6.0
13.8
5.8
4.3
6.3
13.1
2.5
10.5
19.3
20.9
10.1
2.2
5.5
3.8
3.9
3.1
6.2
13.5
11.1
1.9
20.3
7.9
18.5
27.2
4.5
2.5
3.0
7.4
5.1
9.6
.4
2.9
10.2
7.3
3.2
3.1
2.9
2.9
3.1
3.5
3.4
2.7
2.8
1.0
.6
.9
1.9
1.2
.2
-.3
.2
1.0
-3.9
-1.0
2.0
2.0
.9
2.5
1.6
2.6
.3
-2.2
3.0
.5
5.1
10.8
1.9
5.7
1.1
2.4
4.6
4.0
8.4
4.1
3.7
.4
.4
-.1
.7
.7
.7
.5
.2
.6
-
-
-
-
-
-
See footnotes at end of table.
81
CPI Detailed Report-March 2012
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
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Mar.
2012
2011
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 ............................
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 residences 5 6 ......................
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 ............................
Energy services 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 ..............................
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
1.9
1.9
1.5
2.6
1.8
2.6
2.1
.0
2.4
2.4
1.0
.1
1.2
-.5
-1.3
.1
-1.2
2.3
2.1
1.4
.3
1.4
.1
3.2
-1.0
-1.2
3.0
0.8
1.3
1.5
1.7
.8
-.8
1.5
1.4
1.0
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
2.8
2.5
1.7
2.5
1.6
1.1
1.7
1.3
4.0
.4
1.3
.6
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
-.3
.3
.7
-5.0
5.0
.3
.4
.8
2.5
4.2
1.9
1.9
2.5
2.0
3.9
.6
.7
.5
10.3
.1
5.0
2.3
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
2.5
-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
4.5
2.8
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
2.1
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
-5.7
.7
.7
3.2
-3.0
-4.9
2.5
6.5
-4.2
-5.4
-.5
-18.1
5.6
6.9
2.2
-1.1
-3.2
-2.7
-6.2
-1.5
.0
-2.4
1.9
-.8
2.0
.3
.3
1.9
1.8
.8
13.5
16.5
7.9
-.1
.7
-2.8
5.7
6.8
2.3
-2.5
-7.0
-3.6
-8.2
-7.4
-4.5
-1.7
-3.6
-11.4
1.5
1.8
1.8
2.6
2.4
1.8
14.3
18.0
6.8
.8
2.2
-3.7
4.7
5.3
2.8
1.0
.3
1.3
.8
-.3
2.0
2.2
1.9
2.0
12.9
.5
.5
.4
-.5
-1.1
4.7
7.0
.1
-1.6
-.3
-5.6
1.9
2.3
.7
.7
.0
-1.1
-.3
.4
.2
-1.7
1.0
1.7
-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
2.8
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
3.9
4.3
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
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
-2.6
-2.9
-3.3
-2.1
-3.5
-5.1
-2.9
-2.3
.3
-1.5
-2.5
-1.1
.3
1.4
.7
-1.4
-.3
.4
-4.1
-4.7
-6.1
-3.2
-4.7
-6.8
-1.0
-7.6
.7
-2.1
-.9
-2.7
.2
-1.6
3.3
.0
.3
1.0
-.6
1.5
3.2
4.0
-1.0
-3.9
-6.7
1.3
-6.6
.6
.7
2.6
.0
3.2
3.2
2.7
3.6
1.4
.1
1.5
3.7
5.4
7.3
1.3
.0
-.4
.6
.6
.4
1.0
1.0
1.1
.5
-.1
1.3
.5
1.1
.4
1.2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
See footnotes at end of table.
82
CPI Detailed Report-March 2012
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
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Mar.
2012
2011
Expenditure category
Moving, storage, freight expense 2 ...............................
Repair of household items 2 .........................................
2.9
6.9
4.1
6.8
0.2
4.3
-0.1
4.2
-0.8
4.9
-2.2
3.3
-0.2
0.7
-
3.4
.4
Apparel ...............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ...................................................
Men’s apparel .................................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear .......................
Men’s furnishings ..........................................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 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 .........................................................................
-.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
1.9
-.1
.5
-2.0
1.6
1.8
-.4
-2.3
2.7
2.9
4.8
1.3
1.6
-1.1
-.8
-.7
.0
1.2
-3.6
.8
-1.4
-2.4
-2.1
-1.6
-5.3
-3.6
4.6
5.7
5.6
.0
6.9
7.5
5.9
6.4
4.9
4.0
4.2
3.9
1.6
3.1
2.8
2.1
2.9
1.2
-3.1
10.3
5.6
4.2
4.9
-8.6
24.4
5.7
-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
5.4
1.6
3.5
1.7
1.6
5.8
.1
1.9
-2.7
2.6
1.7
-3.6
-1.5
-.8
.6
-2.9
-.1
5.4
-.7
6.5
8.3
9.3
1.3
2.7
1.6
.1
4.9
7.0
1.3
7.8
-.6
.7
1.5
.6
-.2
2.8
1.6
2.7
3.0
2.6
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 motor vehicle registration and license fees 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 ..........................................
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
14.4
15.3
5.5
4.9
4.9
3.6
6.6
9.2
.0
6.3
50.7
53.5
55.2
50.9
47.5
9.2
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.8
-1.9
2.5
2.3
2.3
2.7
4.7
10.9
14.2
5.4
6.4
1.5
3.2
4.3
-4.1
5.3
5.3
.6
-.2
-.2
-1.1
1.0
3.7
-4.3
-.7
13.9
13.8
14.1
13.4
12.8
15.7
3.3
4.1
1.9
.7
6.4
1.9
2.5
.9
2.7
4.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.2
4.9
5.8
3.0
5.2
5.3
2.8
3.2
3.2
4.0
2.3
4.0
-2.9
-.5
10.3
9.9
10.0
9.9
9.9
19.3
5.9
6.5
5.0
3.0
13.9
2.2
1.8
2.3
2.2
3.4
1.9
1.3
3.0
3.8
1.7
3.8
4.5
-.5
5.9
6.2
.5
1.0
1.0
.3
1.7
.4
-1.8
-1.9
17.1
17.5
17.8
17.1
16.3
6.8
.5
.5
.6
.4
1.5
.4
.7
.5
.3
.1
1.3
-.4
4.1
5.4
.8
1.0
1.5
-2.2
-
See footnotes at end of table.
83
CPI Detailed Report-March 2012
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
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Mar.
2012
Expenditure category
Intercity bus fare 1 3 ......................................................
Intercity train fare 1 3 .....................................................
Ship fare 1 2 ..................................................................
Intracity transportation ....................................................
Intracity mass transit 1 12 ..............................................
-
-
-
-
4.9
3.8
-0.3
5.4
-1.4
1.9
Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Medicinal drugs 12 ..........................................................
Prescription drugs .........................................................
Nonprescription drugs 12 ..............................................
Medical equipment and supplies 12 ................................
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 ..........................................
Hospital services 5 13 ...................................................
Inpatient hospital services 1 5 13 .................................
Outpatient hospital services 1 5 7 ...............................
Nursing homes and adult day services 5 13 ..................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 4 ..........................
Health insurance 4 ..........................................................
4.2
2.2
4.3
3.7
3.5
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 .............................
Other recreation services 2 ...............................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 2 ..............................................................
Admissions .....................................................................
2.3
2.1
8.2
8.3
-8.0
5.1
0.4
-2.3
-3.5
5.0
6.1
8.9
-3.3
3.1
4.5
4.1
-6.7
1.1
4.3
4.5
-2.8
-2.3
-1.7
1.3
.7
3.6
1.8
5.2
2.7
2.6
1.6
3.4
3.3
4.4
1.9
3.3
1.5
4.4
4.9
4.0
4.0
4.9
2.9
2.5
5.2
5.2
5.6
4.5
3.5
4.5
3.8
3.1
5.7
3.1
2.5
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.0
3.5
-
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
5.9
4.2
4.1
5.8
1.5
3.1
8.1
8.3
7.6
9.9
4.8
3.4
8.8
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
3.4
2.5
2.5
3.2
1.7
1.8
7.1
7.7
7.7
8.2
3.6
1.6
-3.0
3.3
2.9
3.1
4.1
-1.0
-.1
3.4
2.7
3.4
2.7
.3
1.8
6.7
7.6
9.2
5.1
3.1
1.5
-4.0
3.5
3.2
3.4
4.1
.1
-.4
3.6
2.2
2.7
2.2
.7
1.3
5.3
5.8
6.2
5.0
2.9
1.9
6.1
1.4
1.8
1.9
2.3
.1
.5
1.3
.4
.3
.8
.4
.5
1.7
1.7
1.4
1.9
2.1
.3
4.7
.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
-.4
-1.7
-27.4
2.3
-10.0
-.8
-2.7
-19.1
.3
-13.5
1.0
1.1
-17.1
3.8
-10.9
1.0
1.7
-4.0
2.8
-2.2
-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
-3.3
-8.3
-.7
-4.8
-9.0
1.8
.9
1.0
.6
3.1
1.3
3.9
-1.1
-.2
-2.3
.5
-2.2
2.9
-3.8
2.7
2.5
3.9
-3.2
-6.2
-2.9
4.6
1.0
.2
-2.7
-7.6
1.3
-4.0
-3.0
1.2
-.7
-.1
-2.4
4.7
2.0
4.8
-.5
2.1
-3.5
-3.5
-10.3
-.6
-13.6
1.5
-1.6
3.4
-3.6
-4.8
-4.8
1.7
-1.2
.9
7.1
-1.1
15.0
-6.2
-3.1
3.6
2.9
3.6
2.2
4.9
4.5
4.6
.0
3.7
-4.5
2.3
.0
7.7
-1.7
3.9
5.0
3.3
-3.2
-4.7
-1.6
4.1
-1.2
.7
-.5
-2.2
2.0
-1.0
.3
1.0
1.1
1.4
.4
.8
.8
.7
.5
-.1
1.2
-.5
-.9
1.1
-1.4
-.2
-.4
.1
1.0
1.2
2.4
.4
-.5
.7
.3
3.5
2.6
3.5
2.2
5.2
1.5
2.4
.9
3.1
-1.7
.9
.3
1.3
1.8
-.3
.3
1.3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
See footnotes at end of table.
84
CPI Detailed Report-March 2012
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
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Mar.
2012
Expenditure category
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 1 2 ..........
Admission to sporting events 1 2 ..................................
Fees for lessons or instructions 7 ...................................
Recreational reading materials .........................................
Newspapers and magazines 2 ........................................
Recreational books 2 ......................................................
2.5
6.9
2.7
2.2
3.7
.0
3.5
6.4
2.6
.5
1.7
-1.2
5.4
3.7
3.5
.8
1.0
.7
2.0
4.7
3.8
1.1
1.4
.7
2.6
5.7
3.7
3.5
4.8
1.9
0.8
1.0
2.7
2.8
4.9
.2
1.6
.8
1.1
-.5
.2
-1.3
-0.1
-.6
.5
.4
2.9
-2.5
0.8
2.7
.5
.8
1.6
-.3
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 ....................................................
Wireless telephone services 2 ....................................
Land-line telephone services 12 ..................................
Information technology, hardware and services 14 .........
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 3 .........
Computer software and accessories 2 ..........................
Internet services and electronic information providers 2
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 2 ................................................
1.5
6.5
3.8
6.8
8.6
7.0
3.5
8.0
-3.2
.5
.0
14.0
-3.4
-2.5
-1.4
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
-1.5
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
.0
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
-.9
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
.5
2.4
4.7
6.9
4.5
6.0
4.0
2.3
3.8
.1
5.0
5.2
1.6
-.2
1.0
-1.1
-7.2
-14.0
-4.7
-.4
-7.7
-15.8
-4.3
-2.8
-14.5
-11.7
-7.4
-18.3
-8.8
-13.6
-6.4
-5.2
-3.0
-11.5
-1.1
3.7
-4.9
-11.9
-2.5
-.3
1.3
3.9
3.5
4.0
4.1
3.9
3.7
4.1
-1.1
2.0
1.4
12.7
-1.2
-.9
-3.6
2.2
-2.0
-5.6
-10.5
1.0
1.7
4.6
5.2
4.6
6.0
3.7
2.2
5.6
-1.1
4.3
3.9
11.4
-1.4
-.3
-2.3
1.9
-4.5
-12.5
-1.4
-.5
.4
.2
1.8
.1
-.2
.1
.5
1.0
.6
3.7
3.8
3.6
.4
.4
.0
1.0
.5
-.4
-2.7
1.2
-7.5
-8.7
-8.8
-8.3
-1.9
-3.4
-3.7
-5.9
.7
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
8.0
30.1
30.5
22.1
1.5
.5
1.9
5.6
5.7
4.3
.7
-1.0
1.7
2.3
2.2
4.2
1.5
.1
.3
-.2
-.2
.6
.5
1.1
-.9
.4
2.1
-.3
1.1
-.1
-1.1
-1.6
1.7
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
1.2
.9
.9
2.6
3.1
3.1
2.3
4.1
1.7
1.6
1.6
.6
1.7
-.8
.8
.8
2.2
3.2
2.1
2.2
2.5
.8
1.8
2.1
-1.8
-.8
-
1.8
.9
.9
3.2
2.7
2.3
1.3
5.2
7.1
7.3
5.7
-1.0
.6
-3.6
.4
.4
.4
.3
.4
.1
.3
.4
.1
2.1
.5
-.1
-.5
-.1
3.6
4.2
7.3
10.4
2.7
3.0
5.7
8.2
1.3
.8
2.8
3.4
5.2
5.4
10.4
14.2
-4.1
-9.6
-14.3
-18.5
5.5
9.4
14.8
19.8
2.0
2.3
4.4
6.2
4.2
4.0
5.5
5.8
3.2
4.7
7.1
8.3
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 .............................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............
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
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Mar.
2012
Special aggregate indexes
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 ..........................................
0.4
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
-0.5
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
1
2
3
4
5
-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
-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
-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
2.5
.9
.3
3.9
2.1
3.3
3.9
2.7
9.0
13.8
17.9
6.6
1.6
1.6
.7
18.2
1.4
1.8
3.0
46.5
1.4
-2.7
-.8
-0.9
1.2
.4
2.8
1.4
1.5
2.0
1.4
2.2
4.2
5.7
3.0
-1.0
2.0
1.0
7.7
.9
.8
-.4
13.9
1.3
2.0
1.0
1.6
2.2
1.9
2.5
2.3
2.7
3.5
2.9
3.9
5.2
5.4
5.0
5.4
2.5
2.0
6.6
2.6
2.2
2.2
10.6
2.3
6.0
1.7
0.6
.6
.7
.3
.7
1.8
2.1
1.7
4.6
6.8
7.8
4.0
3.4
.5
.6
9.2
.8
.9
1.2
16.4
.8
.7
.2
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
-
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 2009=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
210.972
191.0
199.2
203.700
216.304
210.526
192.1
199.6
203.199
215.247
211.156
195.0
198.4
203.889
214.935
211.322
195.2
197.0
204.338
212.182
211.549
193.4
196.8
205.891
207.296
212.003
192.5
197.2
205.777
204.813
211.703
2010
2011
2012
212.568
216.400
223.216
212.544
217.535
224.317
213.525
220.024
226.304
213.958
221.743
214.124
222.954
213.839
222.522
213.898
222.686
214.205
223.326
214.306
223.688
214.623
223.043
214.750
222.813
215.262
222.166
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
207.883
193.2
198.0
204.466
211.796
211.377
191.0
197.1
202.767
211.053
209.630
3.5
2.4
4.3
-.5
3.4
3.5
3.2
2.9
4.1
-.7
2010
2011
2012
213.426
220.196
214.507
222.954
213.967
221.575
1.7
3.2
2.1
3.6
-
-
-
-
-
- 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
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Mar.
2012
Expenditure category
All items .....................................................................
All items (1967=100) ..................................................
186.0
554.2
192.5
573.3
197.2
587.3
205.777
612.948
204.813
610.075
211.703
630.600
215.262
641.200
222.166
661.766
226.304
674.090
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
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
217.186
216.679
212.041
251.570
220.044
218.595
218.580
226.081
268.885
160.563
155.735
254.648
244.918
200.623
200.836
196.375
216.156
194.559
157.240
148.214
154.481
172.260
220.508
220.062
215.748
251.419
217.960
216.090
215.560
225.782
269.887
162.997
158.627
253.730
242.901
211.858
212.009
210.850
229.728
206.820
165.223
156.178
171.694
191.689
230.642
230.624
228.925
266.752
233.774
242.361
229.605
241.336
284.843
173.485
168.910
265.148
255.346
228.845
229.209
231.020
256.334
232.246
186.482
172.906
187.851
207.457
232.240
232.126
230.377
267.790
233.151
250.010
228.712
238.056
287.186
173.922
169.094
264.417
262.027
230.423
231.557
233.612
262.037
240.026
188.581
175.244
192.019
208.307
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
121.794
171.729
163.913
104.617
193.620
202.388
132.050
124.030
239.238
137.987
127.997
198.504
193.546
128.979
196.937
195.768
134.414
270.279
311.627
319.843
275.345
194.027
182.025
119.566
302.178
276.458
318.530
342.058
296.805
144.715
149.616
133.373
136.610
192.294
176.129
118.084
201.515
204.468
133.549
124.644
249.371
148.706
128.635
210.890
200.958
135.635
205.729
200.811
136.060
273.977
318.535
331.197
286.422
197.763
199.921
121.370
304.975
292.452
296.068
305.839
316.814
143.046
146.637
133.137
148.085
202.592
191.845
129.836
215.574
213.483
137.294
140.081
266.290
158.079
138.066
224.323
217.503
148.167
222.204
218.938
144.184
280.711
321.559
329.693
305.927
206.769
191.842
117.671
312.122
314.226
293.170
309.725
322.774
153.196
155.090
146.424
149.297
208.191
189.573
128.441
215.482
218.344
139.657
146.300
263.966
157.599
136.114
214.140
217.975
146.484
224.490
218.144
146.627
276.807
313.966
324.076
310.368
210.226
186.258
113.313
302.613
330.618
272.723
291.498
310.332
155.503
158.072
146.537
112.5
117.4
121.0
128.005
147.495
148.254
147.658
156.566
160.678
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
160.745
125.475
153.097
151.411
116.782
158.654
123.140
151.169
150.567
114.010
167.577
128.539
160.314
169.736
117.202
168.498
129.565
163.454
170.968
117.148
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
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Mar.
2012
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 ...............
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
112.401
180.716
124.344
189.197
197.258
179.629
131.090
141.020
198.165
151.702
126.582
143.034
203.972
226.023
163.260
214.567
210.137
141.182
122.796
224.940
139.929
143.384
139.721
113.213
185.246
123.445
189.176
202.206
191.871
133.051
142.247
200.925
165.597
128.929
139.055
202.520
222.929
160.963
215.459
207.755
139.234
122.267
227.871
141.699
144.718
143.615
124.511
221.033
126.128
199.694
209.639
199.828
136.786
151.007
229.065
183.995
139.419
165.720
211.835
229.725
165.710
231.495
218.360
149.514
126.235
234.666
145.855
149.167
148.670
124.133
221.759
124.736
203.721
214.050
201.487
140.463
153.806
234.763
183.900
140.109
174.479
215.913
242.916
167.308
238.226
228.471
150.316
126.611
236.262
146.974
150.165
149.539
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
131.785
156.830
223.168
194.523
201.688
185.979
166.961
287.621
134.439
161.657
225.592
195.108
203.522
185.610
164.394
294.090
137.958
165.205
229.467
196.850
206.608
185.703
163.011
302.665
138.901
165.661
232.705
200.205
211.107
187.380
164.538
305.621
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 residences 2 3 ...........
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 .................
Energy services 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 .............................................
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
212.142
241.991
247.465
124.222
427.153
212.861
243.120
249.246
127.369
444.580
217.009
247.858
255.322
129.754
462.442
218.024
249.453
256.674
142.514
463.037
247.0
206.1
254.4
211.2
263.8
220.1
276.352
226.151
267.821
230.926
253.210
232.603
258.522
233.278
261.773
237.350
295.079
238.543
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
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
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
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
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
232.603
124.415
207.329
182.701
265.130
270.525
312.422
187.125
185.190
190.227
165.808
360.749
379.734
123.187
74.826
116.767
83.394
62.293
119.684
137.094
233.278
127.674
210.860
184.079
299.558
314.253
338.476
187.077
186.549
185.089
175.008
384.093
388.794
120.007
68.986
112.792
74.553
57.344
113.905
135.266
237.342
130.695
216.074
187.586
340.375
371.715
359.883
189.060
190.926
178.374
183.178
404.155
399.257
121.409
68.578
113.079
73.257
57.069
116.870
137.962
238.536
131.427
214.848
185.276
355.613
397.238
360.881
186.040
190.321
168.044
186.775
413.540
402.200
122.236
68.585
112.646
72.538
57.294
116.999
135.622
93.7
88.7
84.6
89.4
92.0
88.9
87.4
94.8
91.7
88.5
88.4
98.1
89.432
85.686
89.909
100.715
88.045
87.286
91.480
102.836
89.881
87.092
88.684
99.788
86.544
74.938
85.043
95.256
88.849
77.694
86.302
98.223
89.871
78.369
89.624
103.629
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
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Mar.
2012
Expenditure category
Other appliances 1 .............................................
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 ..............................
77.9
87.2
87.3
121.7
86.2
92.0
77.1
82.9
80.1
124.1
80.7
91.7
75.6
79.0
74.3
123.6
75.1
92.2
75.914
76.170
67.750
128.403
73.764
95.198
76.735
76.086
66.408
134.433
72.685
96.592
74.250
73.849
63.889
130.327
70.705
96.138
71.729
70.769
60.220
130.226
66.020
95.861
70.945
67.548
55.990
130.374
61.710
96.983
71.915
67.576
55.531
131.682
62.913
97.352
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
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
93.468
98.773
88.575
184.503
123.214
155.385
115.123
152.486
142.901
157.991
125.137
184.346
91.606
97.267
86.502
185.068
121.391
160.635
115.257
153.116
144.039
156.985
126.254
NA
92.382
99.580
86.533
190.869
125.476
164.494
119.293
155.744
144.146
159.594
126.708
197.981
93.267
100.331
87.490
191.584
125.052
166.700
119.897
157.118
144.626
161.457
128.673
198.350
NA
NA
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 ..............................................................
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
118.984
110.856
116.346
113.420
137.577
81.777
104.078
94.354
107.819
109.343
107.200
111.348
84.982
117.127
109.849
115.252
113.644
138.695
78.513
104.704
93.592
104.988
106.528
103.647
103.242
81.794
123.203
116.906
122.518
114.208
149.608
85.095
110.321
99.951
110.883
111.341
106.156
109.415
83.250
126.940
120.808
125.905
118.256
152.568
82.417
121.553
105.098
115.303
116.930
95.138
134.309
88.149
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
92.768
101.628
128.637
126.388
134.149
126.162
115.754
145.122
109.437
155.325
94.399
98.760
125.691
124.766
131.865
121.689
115.832
150.868
106.991
164.140
103.121
108.542
128.560
128.460
137.414
122.180
121.842
161.509
108.763
177.987
101.988
109.109
130.314
128.892
138.274
125.513
123.443
167.954
109.598
186.872
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 .............................................
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
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
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
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
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
186.839
183.565
95.072
139.962
138.242
97.929
122.965
225.584
225.223
224.201
231.652
219.433
203.701
134.892
120.562
146.242
247.812
253.026
226.521
150.646
368.294
163.758
197.832
194.477
96.151
139.567
143.377
92.908
120.895
257.025
256.443
255.858
262.812
247.524
235.625
139.150
125.379
149.090
252.759
259.776
228.471
154.769
384.794
165.875
209.013
205.607
99.250
143.994
149.207
90.697
121.654
283.528
281.852
281.233
288.814
271.822
281.127
147.223
133.406
156.424
258.355
264.310
233.972
158.097
398.980
168.751
222.947
219.856
99.800
145.511
149.726
88.877
118.490
332.384
331.481
331.631
338.636
316.451
299.914
147.990
133.985
157.473
259.389
266.515
235.065
158.599
399.325
170.479
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
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Mar.
2012
Expenditure category
State motor vehicle registration and license
fees 1 2 ......................................................
Parking and other fees 1 ....................................
Public transportation ..............................................
Airline fare ...........................................................
Other intercity transportation ...............................
Intracity transportation .........................................
Medical care ............................................................
Medical care commodities .....................................
Medicinal drugs 10 ...............................................
Prescription drugs ..............................................
Nonprescription drugs 10 ...................................
Medical equipment and supplies 10 .....................
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 ..............................
Hospital services 2 11 ........................................
Inpatient hospital services 2 8 11 .....................
Outpatient hospital services 2 4 8 ....................
Nursing homes and adult day services 2 11 .......
Care of invalids and elderly at home 12 .............
Health insurance 12 .............................................
133.3
132.9
204.2
217.8
146.1
209.0
135.6
138.9
216.6
232.3
153.1
220.6
138.9
141.3
217.4
230.0
156.5
224.8
140.582
146.865
231.363
254.153
158.532
228.979
144.018
155.748
235.199
256.668
155.828
241.010
163.318
164.530
243.453
267.543
150.317
253.521
165.445
166.619
254.312
282.542
153.250
261.427
167.414
171.584
264.424
295.413
152.731
272.673
166.582
178.857
267.589
299.811
150.302
276.714
314.4
264.4
328.2
273.9
340.0
279.1
357.745
285.913
367.301
290.080
340.0
354.9
361.8
373.019
377.458
327.7
277.2
282.9
312.2
163.4
188.0
424.2
156.9
151.0
366.5
150.0
-
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
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
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
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
380.302
299.777
100.000
394.125
100.000
100.000
403.791
324.763
325.735
392.030
176.615
217.072
580.567
215.857
207.169
508.210
184.933
108.693
109.521
393.616
308.823
103.126
410.486
99.020
99.968
418.568
334.032
337.087
403.376
177.187
221.017
623.692
232.665
226.697
534.517
190.137
110.740
105.123
407.909
319.396
106.778
428.440
99.051
99.995
434.051
341.593
346.237
412.575
178.336
223.998
657.440
245.658
240.648
559.297
196.059
113.375
111.005
414.116
325.227
108.778
438.462
99.098
100.507
440.246
343.092
347.084
416.110
178.984
225.081
669.329
250.092
243.967
570.393
200.135
113.772
116.368
-
-
-
-
-
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 ..................
Other 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 ...........................................
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
109.851
100.400
9.042
368.818
16.618
108.561
97.753
7.312
369.397
14.479
109.959
99.028
6.047
382.673
12.813
111.200
100.754
5.824
393.567
12.571
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
77.205
46.754
94.647
150.801
193.575
185.861
115.762
134.293
95.519
82.229
73.771
112.134
56.790
61.607
91.721
98.929
145.317
74.383
44.935
92.164
151.332
191.884
191.992
115.448
137.409
91.413
79.880
66.393
113.202
54.150
58.186
92.296
95.980
146.787
79.480
42.512
89.832
157.946
198.072
205.461
116.884
143.744
87.436
81.293
65.317
117.021
52.681
55.967
96.366
94.720
147.246
79.039
42.225
90.032
159.308
200.125
206.449
117.520
143.965
88.491
80.917
64.595
116.970
53.055
56.455
96.738
94.326
148.611
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
121.825
315.568
263.880
224.023
134.522
106.442
121.987
320.241
267.011
223.311
134.872
105.328
124.845
318.783
267.538
225.053
138.937
103.141
125.732
322.608
268.274
226.821
141.271
102.889
Education and communication 1 ..............................
Education 1 ............................................................
Educational books and supplies ..........................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............
College tuition and fees .....................................
110.5
147.0
357.6
415.8
462.2
112.6
155.6
375.5
440.5
493.2
114.8
165.5
402.0
468.3
529.2
117.782
174.276
437.391
491.554
560.233
121.819
184.352
467.179
519.500
594.722
124.156
192.760
499.478
542.036
630.503
125.089
200.496
515.937
564.149
657.115
126.413
209.452
547.576
588.489
697.509
126.905
209.968
557.037
589.187
696.525
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
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Mar.
2012
Expenditure category
Elementary and high school tuition and fees .....
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 .........................................
Wireless telephone services 1 .........................
Land-line telephone services 10 ......................
Information technology, hardware and services
13 .................................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment
14 ...............................................................
Computer software and accessories 1 ...............
Internet services and electronic information
providers 1 .................................................
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other
consumer information items 1 ....................
470.4
189.7
157.3
87.0
120.0
191.7
154.9
85.5
95.0
66.7
497.1
199.3
168.0
86.2
120.5
191.7
169.4
84.6
95.3
65.7
525.7
209.9
176.3
85.2
126.5
201.9
170.9
83.5
96.9
65.6
553.931
217.589
185.776
85.834
132.101
209.745
190.190
83.917
98.887
64.977
587.368
228.624
193.831
87.444
136.250
216.173
198.345
85.454
101.720
65.341
-
610.140
234.217
201.734
87.541
142.984
227.304
202.004
85.404
102.585
64.593
100.000
633.084
243.495
210.484
86.472
145.409
230.143
226.454
84.271
101.327
62.283
102.180
658.942
248.912
218.972
85.510
151.799
239.476
252.599
83.163
100.764
60.811
104.139
659.341
250.439
220.399
85.922
157.466
248.442
261.718
83.486
101.112
60.814
105.203
14.8
13.6
11.6
10.722
10.406
9.935
9.767
9.371
9.420
154.7
60.0
130.8
57.4
115.0
52.8
100.000
49.486
88.176
49.328
77.821
48.219
73.078
43.346
64.421
42.524
64.198
41.269
97.3
94.8
77.3
73.716
76.165
76.037
76.982
76.555
77.361
48.5
44.7
42.3
40.192
39.887
38.567
37.132
35.220
35.440
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 ..........................
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
403.970
789.173
320.486
211.734
203.454
162.231
414.002
832.741
338.393
221.471
205.084
161.217
421.000
852.435
345.948
231.217
207.747
160.954
422.358
851.360
345.361
232.611
208.918
163.005
101.4
101.8
103.9
103.913
104.888
104.766
104.041
102.159
104.032
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
185.326
228.614
139.341
349.851
282.925
286.593
139.979
184.333
230.332
140.388
358.380
293.533
292.101
143.103
187.219
232.313
141.595
368.816
300.525
299.276
144.980
188.314
233.362
142.234
369.972
301.425
300.217
145.266
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
156.280
272.967
89.309
161.113
274.102
87.264
170.077
294.095
86.704
170.812
295.468
86.517
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
175.127
152.532
193.667
244.413
112.165
254.519
233.241
256.007
293.470
210.639
202.951
204.800
154.918
195.487
241.513
205.823
112.281
247.174
179.331
156.997
203.292
261.243
111.789
257.382
234.278
263.648
296.508
214.225
207.428
208.036
159.342
204.737
257.051
212.541
110.741
251.847
187.472
164.072
215.404
277.351
114.098
262.954
238.834
271.174
302.364
220.479
215.189
214.658
166.354
216.421
272.053
223.793
117.314
257.915
194.276
172.900
232.634
303.181
114.768
264.394
240.373
271.891
304.690
225.059
220.347
218.700
175.097
233.049
296.105
233.849
121.439
259.048
-
-
-
-
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
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
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
243.838
202.398
213.780
213.572
145.253
228.303
261.871
217.384
196.776
246.115
218.896
215.786
215.303
145.037
260.026
265.062
221.962
197.935
251.150
233.943
221.735
220.325
148.692
287.221
271.036
235.646
201.072
Mar.
2012
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 ...............................
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
1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
252.344
256.979
223.520
222.169
150.368
335.299
273.002
237.287
201.390
9
10
11
12
13
14
NA
-
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2009=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
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Mar.
2012
Expenditure category
All items ................................................................................
3.4
3.5
2.4
4.3
-0.5
3.4
1.7
3.2
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 ............
2.6
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
-.5
-.7
-2.5
-.9
-1.5
-4.6
.1
-3.0
-.5
-3.5
-2.2
2.8
.6
-3.8
-3.7
-5.1
-4.8
-6.3
-3.0
-4.7
-1.5
-7.7
-5.5
-7.9
-8.0
-10.5
-2.0
-1.5
-2.1
1.2
-.1
-1.3
1.3
-6.8
-7.8
-10.5
-9.4
-2.3
-3.9
-3.1
-3.9
-4.1
-9.6
-8.6
.0
-1.9
-3.7
-16.7
9.2
2.5
-4.8
-.5
.9
-3.5
1.5
1.6
1.7
-.1
-.9
-1.1
-1.4
-.1
.4
1.5
1.9
-.4
-.8
5.6
5.6
7.4
6.3
6.3
5.1
5.4
11.1
11.3
12.2
12.0
7.5
12.9
4.1
1.0
1.1
.5
4.2
7.8
.5
6.2
3.8
5.2
4.5
2.6
1.2
1.4
2.2
3.5
4.0
1.9
9.8
1.5
.9
5.8
-7.1
-10.6
6.7
-1.2
-2.0
-.2
4.6
4.8
6.1
6.1
7.3
12.2
6.5
6.9
5.5
6.4
6.5
4.5
5.1
8.0
8.1
9.6
11.6
12.3
12.9
10.7
9.4
8.2
8.4
5.4
8.9
10.0
7.0
4.4
2.8
12.4
6.8
6.3
7.3
6.4
8.2
9.2
8.0
9.0
6.0
2.5
.9
-.5
6.8
4.6
-4.0
-3.0
2.3
7.4
-1.0
1.3
1.9
7.1
5.8
10.0
.7
.7
.6
.4
-.3
3.2
-.4
-1.4
.8
.3
.1
-.3
2.6
.7
1.0
1.1
2.2
3.3
1.1
1.4
2.2
.4
.8
2.8
-1.2
-1.1
.0
2.3
1.7
4.4
-.9
-.3
-1.4
-4.5
.2
-1.1
1.0
-.4
1.7
-1.4
-2.4
-1.7
1.5
1.7
-2.9
-3.7
-3.0
5.2
-7.0
-5.9
-3.9
1.5
1.9
.1
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
.5
-.9
-1.2
.2
1.1
-2.9
-.4
-1.3
-1.9
-1.3
-.6
-2.4
6.0
5.6
4.4
6.0
12.7
2.8
2.6
.5
.8
2.0
.7
.0
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
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Mar.
2012
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 ..........................
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
-0.4
-2.3
.5
-.2
2.7
3.9
2.6
1.7
-4.5
-7.6
.4
-5.6
.0
-1.3
-1.0
1.6
2.2
-.9
-1.1
1.9
1.8
1.8
2.8
2.3
2.1
2.2
2.1
2.8
1.9
-.1
2.2
0.7
2.5
-.7
.0
2.5
6.8
1.5
.9
1.4
9.2
1.9
-2.8
-.7
-1.4
-1.4
.4
-1.1
-1.4
-.4
1.3
1.3
.9
2.8
2.0
3.1
1.1
.3
.9
-.2
-1.5
2.2
10.0
19.3
2.2
5.6
3.7
4.1
2.8
6.2
14.0
11.1
8.1
19.2
4.6
3.0
2.9
7.4
5.1
7.4
3.2
3.0
2.9
3.1
3.5
2.6
2.2
1.7
.9
1.5
.1
-.8
2.9
-0.3
.3
-1.1
2.0
2.1
.8
2.7
1.9
2.5
-.1
.5
5.3
1.9
5.7
1.0
2.9
4.6
.5
.3
.7
.8
.7
.6
.7
.3
1.4
1.7
2.2
.9
.9
1.0
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 residences 1 .........................
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 ...............................
Energy services 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 ...........................................................
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
-.1
.5
.6
-4.4
5.2
.3
.5
.7
2.5
4.1
1.9
1.9
2.4
1.9
4.0
.5
.6
.5
9.8
.1
4.4
2.2
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
3.0
2.5
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
3.7
4.2
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
4.8
2.7
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
-3.1
2.1
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
-5.5
.7
.7
3.4
-3.1
-4.9
1.9
7.3
-4.5
-5.3
-.7
-18.1
5.7
6.8
2.3
-.9
-3.0
-3.4
-7.5
-1.2
-.1
-2.7
2.1
-.2
-3.1
-3.0
2.1
.3
.3
2.6
1.7
.8
13.0
16.2
8.3
.0
.7
-2.7
5.5
6.5
2.4
-2.6
-7.8
-3.4
-10.6
-7.9
-4.8
-1.3
-3.7
-14.0
-4.1
-4.5
1.3
1.7
1.7
2.4
2.5
1.9
13.6
18.3
6.3
1.1
2.3
-3.6
4.7
5.2
2.7
1.2
-.6
.3
-1.7
-.5
2.6
2.0
2.7
3.7
1.5
3.1
12.7
.5
.5
.6
-.6
-1.2
4.5
6.9
.3
-1.6
-.3
-5.8
2.0
2.3
.7
.7
.0
-.4
-1.0
.4
.1
-1.7
1.2
.9
3.8
5.5
See footnotes at end of table.
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CPI Detailed Report-March 2012
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
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Mar.
2012
2011
Expenditure category
Other appliances ...........................................................
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 ............................................
-4.2
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
-1.0
-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
-1.9
-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
0.4
-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
1.1
-.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
-3.2
-2.9
-3.8
-3.1
-2.7
-.5
-1.3
-2.8
-.3
.6
1.7
.9
-1.3
-.2
.7
4.3
7.4
-.5
4.2
.9
4.0
-.8
5.3
-3.1
3.8
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 ............................................................................
-.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
-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
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 ...........................................................
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
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
1.6
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
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
-
-
-
-3.4
-4.2
-5.7
-.1
-6.6
-.3
-2.0
-1.5
-2.3
.3
-1.5
3.4
.1
.4
.8
-.6
.9
-1.1
-4.6
-7.0
.1
-6.5
1.2
.8
2.4
.0
3.1
3.4
2.4
3.5
1.7
.1
1.7
.4
-
1.4
.0
-.8
1.0
1.9
.4
1.0
.8
1.1
.4
-.3
1.3
.5
.9
.3
1.2
1.6
.2
1.7
-.3
.4
-1.7
1.3
2.1
-1.0
-2.8
2.3
2.5
6.0
-3.0
1.8
-1.6
-.9
-.9
.2
.8
-4.0
.6
-.8
-2.6
-2.6
-3.3
-7.3
-3.8
5.2
6.4
6.3
.5
7.9
8.4
5.4
6.8
5.6
4.5
2.4
6.0
1.8
3.0
3.3
2.8
3.5
2.0
-3.1
10.2
5.1
4.0
5.0
-10.4
22.8
5.9
-1.3
-3.7
1.7
4.1
3.2
-1.1
-1.2
7.6
2.6
8.5
4.7
1.5
3.6
2.0
2.3
5.8
.7
1.0
-1.3
1.4
1.8
-2.8
-2.3
-1.3
-1.7
-3.5
.1
4.0
-2.2
5.7
9.2
9.9
2.3
3.0
4.2
.4
5.2
7.1
1.7
8.4
-1.1
.5
1.4
.3
.6
2.7
1.3
4.0
.8
5.0
-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
16.1
16.7
6.2
5.0
9.3
-.1
6.1
50.7
53.6
55.3
51.0
47.6
9.2
1.2
1.3
1.1
2.5
2.8
2.2
2.6
4.7
10.9
5.9
5.9
1.1
-.3
3.7
-5.1
-1.7
13.9
13.9
14.1
13.5
12.8
15.7
3.2
4.0
1.9
2.0
2.7
.9
2.7
4.5
1.3
5.7
5.7
3.2
3.2
4.1
-2.4
.6
10.3
9.9
9.9
9.9
9.8
19.3
5.8
6.4
4.9
2.2
1.7
2.4
2.2
3.7
1.7
6.7
6.9
.6
1.1
.3
-2.0
-2.6
17.2
17.6
17.9
17.3
16.4
6.7
.5
.4
.7
.4
.8
.5
.3
.1
1.0
-
-
-
See footnotes at end of table.
99
CPI Detailed Report-March 2012
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
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Mar.
2012
Expenditure category
State motor vehicle registration and license fees 1 ......
Parking and other fees ..................................................
Public transportation .........................................................
Airline fare .......................................................................
Other intercity transportation ..........................................
Intracity transportation ....................................................
9.9
5.4
.3
-1.8
-1.2
3.8
1.7
4.5
6.1
6.7
4.8
5.6
2.4
1.7
.4
-1.0
2.2
1.9
1.2
3.9
6.4
10.5
1.3
1.9
2.4
6.0
1.7
1.0
-1.7
5.3
13.4
5.6
3.5
4.2
-3.5
5.2
1.3
1.3
4.5
5.6
2.0
3.1
1.2
3.0
4.0
4.6
-.3
4.3
-0.5
4.2
1.2
1.5
-1.6
1.5
Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Medicinal drugs 3 ............................................................
Prescription drugs .........................................................
Nonprescription drugs 3 ................................................
Medical equipment and supplies 3 ..................................
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 ..........................................
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 4 ..........................
Health insurance 4 ..........................................................
4.3
1.9
4.4
3.6
3.6
1.9
5.2
2.4
2.7
1.5
3.5
3.3
3.5
4.4
1.9
3.1
1.2
4.4
5.1
4.0
4.0
5.0
3.0
2.5
5.2
5.2
5.6
4.4
3.7
4.6
3.7
3.1
5.5
2.9
2.6
5.2
5.2
5.3
5.1
4.4
-
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
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
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
3.6
2.6
2.6
3.3
1.5
1.9
7.5
7.8
7.8
8.5
3.7
.8
-2.9
3.5
3.0
3.1
4.2
-1.0
.0
3.7
2.9
3.5
2.9
.3
1.8
7.4
7.8
9.4
5.2
2.8
1.9
-4.0
3.6
3.4
3.5
4.4
.0
.0
3.7
2.3
2.7
2.3
.6
1.3
5.4
5.6
6.2
4.6
3.1
2.4
5.6
1.5
1.8
1.9
2.3
.0
.5
1.4
.4
.2
.9
.4
.5
1.8
1.8
1.4
2.0
2.1
.4
4.8
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 ................................
Other 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 .........................................................
.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
-1.4
-27.3
2.2
-9.5
-1.2
-2.6
-19.1
.2
-12.9
1.3
1.3
-17.3
3.6
-11.5
1.1
1.7
-3.7
2.8
-1.9
-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
-3.7
-4.6
-9.3
1.5
.7
3.2
-1.6
-2.0
-1.4
1.0
-2.0
3.2
-3.5
-5.6
4.8
.0
.1
-3.7
-3.9
-2.6
.4
-.9
3.3
-.3
2.3
-4.3
-2.9
-10.0
1.0
-4.6
-5.6
.6
-3.0
1.0
6.9
-5.4
-2.5
4.4
3.2
7.0
1.2
4.6
-4.4
1.8
-1.6
3.4
-2.7
-3.8
4.4
-1.3
.3
-.6
-.7
.2
.9
1.0
.5
.5
.2
1.2
-.5
-1.1
.0
.7
.9
.4
-.4
.9
-.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
-2.3
.6
2.2
3.0
5.0
.3
.1
1.5
1.2
-.3
.3
-1.0
2.3
-.5
.2
.8
3.0
-2.1
.7
1.2
.3
.8
1.7
-.2
Education and communication ............................................
Education ..........................................................................
Educational books and supplies .....................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ........................
College tuition and fees ................................................
.7
6.2
4.0
6.4
8.8
1.9
5.9
5.0
5.9
6.7
2.0
6.4
7.1
6.3
7.3
2.6
5.3
8.8
5.0
5.9
3.4
5.8
6.8
5.7
6.2
1.9
4.6
6.9
4.3
6.0
.8
4.0
3.3
4.1
4.2
1.1
4.5
6.1
4.3
6.1
.4
.2
1.7
.1
-.1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Mar.
2012
Expenditure category
Elementary and high school tuition and fees ................
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 .......................................................
Wireless telephone services .......................................
Land-line telephone services 3 ...................................
Information technology, hardware and services .............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 5 .........
Computer software and accessories ............................
Internet services and electronic information providers
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items ..................................................
Other goods and services ...................................................
Tobacco and smoking products ........................................
Cigarettes .......................................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes .........................
Personal care ....................................................................
Personal care products ...................................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal
care products ........................................................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and
implements ...........................................................
Personal care services ...................................................
Haircuts and other personal care services ...................
Miscellaneous personal services ....................................
Legal services ...............................................................
Funeral expenses .........................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services ...............................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning ..
Financial services .........................................................
Miscellaneous personal goods .......................................
7.2
3.4
8.3
-3.0
.4
.0
13.7
-3.2
-2.5
-1.3
5.7
5.1
6.8
-.9
.4
.0
9.4
-1.1
.3
-1.5
5.8
5.3
4.9
-1.2
5.0
5.3
.9
-1.3
1.7
-.2
5.4
3.7
5.4
.7
4.4
3.9
11.3
.5
2.1
-.9
6.0
5.1
4.3
1.9
3.1
3.1
4.3
1.8
2.9
.6
3.9
2.4
4.1
.1
4.9
5.1
1.8
-.1
.9
-1.1
-6.3
-13.7
-5.2
-.8
-8.1
-15.4
-4.3
-2.6
-14.7
-12.1
-8.0
-18.5
-7.6
-13.0
-6.3
-4.6
-2.9
-11.8
-.3
3.3
-6.9
-7.8
-5.4
-5.0
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
-.8
.4
.7
3.5
3.5
4.1
6.3
3.9
3.0
2.6
3.8
-3.2
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
-
-4.5
-11.7
-2.2
-.2
3.8
4.0
4.3
-1.2
1.7
1.2
12.1
-1.3
-1.2
-3.6
2.2
-1.7
-6.1
-10.1
1.2
4.1
2.2
4.0
-1.1
4.4
4.1
11.5
-1.3
-.6
-2.4
1.9
-4.1
-11.8
-1.9
-.6
0.1
.6
.7
.5
3.7
3.7
3.6
.4
.3
.0
1.0
.5
-.3
-3.0
1.1
-.8
-3.3
-3.7
-5.1
.6
3.9
7.5
7.8
3.5
2.3
-.1
4.1
6.6
6.5
6.7
2.8
1.8
11.3
30.3
30.7
22.4
1.3
.6
2.5
5.5
5.6
4.6
.8
-.6
1.7
2.4
2.2
4.4
1.3
-.2
.3
-.1
-.2
.6
.6
1.3
2.1
.0
.9
-.1
-.7
-1.8
1.8
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
1.4
.9
.9
2.1
1.8
3.2
2.3
4.2
1.4
.5
-.5
.8
.8
2.4
3.7
1.9
2.2
3.1
.4
-2.3
1.6
.9
.9
2.9
2.4
2.5
1.3
5.6
7.3
-.6
.6
.5
.5
.3
.3
.3
.2
.4
.5
-.2
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
6.6
11.3
17.5
23.4
3.3
.9
.5
4.1
1.8
4.1
4.7
3.4
11.0
16.4
21.4
7.8
1.2
1.4
2.4
2.9
5.0
6.9
-.3
1.1
.4
3.0
1.0
1.7
2.2
1.6
2.9
4.7
6.4
3.3
-1.4
1.9
4.5
4.5
6.0
6.2
2.1
2.2
1.9
2.9
2.0
2.9
3.7
3.2
4.4
5.7
5.8
5.3
5.9
2.4
3.6
5.4
8.0
9.3
.6
.5
.6
.3
.8
2.1
2.4
1.9
5.3
7.7
8.8
4.5
3.5
.4
-
-
-
-
-
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
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Mar.
2012
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 ..........................................
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
1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator.
All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric
means estimator.
2 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
3 Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.
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
0.7
20.0
1.7
2.2
4.0
47.5
1.5
-2.8
-1.0
0.9
8.2
.9
.8
-.1
13.9
1.2
2.1
.6
2.0
6.9
2.8
2.3
2.5
10.5
2.3
6.2
1.6
0.5
9.8
.8
.8
1.1
16.7
.7
.7
.2
4 Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
5 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
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
$47.035
$46.720
$98.476
$97.851
$67.353
$67.054
$3.804
$3.909
Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
56.008
55.681
56.983
56.731
56.701
56.821
116.572
117.709
113.060
118.320
120.123
112.747
84.253
90.093
73.534
83.613
90.086
71.733
3.784
3.812
3.725
3.871
3.873
3.866
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) ......................................
43.473
43.729
44.236
43.285
43.801
43.595
85.090
84.100
88.230
84.646
84.211
86.751
64.789
66.139
64.095
64.840
66.301
63.794
3.569
3.588
3.550
3.844
3.890
3.800
40.052
39.977
80.872
80.705
60.782
61.597
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) ......................................
48.742
51.330
47.787
47.688
49.792
46.972
101.220
105.738
99.224
98.893
102.765
97.078
63.940
69.784
59.854
63.421
69.685
58.981
4.225
4.268
4.189
4.364
4.325
4.397
43.786
43.307
94.376
93.701
66.705
66.655
NA
NA
West urban .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
42.910
42.081
44.676
41.788
40.927
43.771
104.925
105.470
104.514
102.405
102.830
102.732
62.522
67.766
60.760
62.580
67.800
60.876
3.823
4.086
4.194
4.455
47.607
47.351
41.562
47.505
46.702
41.111
100.431
97.649
87.355
100.361
96.136
86.391
73.396
62.707
59.921
73.412
61.975
60.081
3.830
3.765
3.599
3.902
3.918
3.990
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...................
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .....
40.661
35.213
54.545
40.428
35.233
56.795
72.860
93.126
116.777
72.116
93.178
122.273
70.871
79.091
97.934
70.786
79.091
98.096
-
-
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....................
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV .........................
63.805
42.562
37.234
54.469
63.811
41.603
34.672
51.729
126.234
74.473
81.776
116.624
126.248
72.078
75.309
112.593
80.797
64.741
67.511
67.680
81.465
64.741
68.153
67.296
-
-
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 ....................................
68.137
45.568
39.831
60.829
56.215
43.175
55.163
67.694
45.460
39.851
60.829
54.948
38.034
55.163
135.057
97.492
77.273
120.358
124.711
120.967
121.750
133.941
97.291
77.313
120.358
121.557
107.962
121.750
66.268
71.849
85.903
57.073
84.646
74.168
42.348
66.268
72.170
85.391
57.073
83.649
74.329
42.411
-
-
U.S. city average ............................................................
Region and area size 1
NA
NA
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
Mar.2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
$0.986
$0.978
4
Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
1.139
1.146
1.118
1.154
1.168
1.113
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) ......................................
.841
.819
.883
Average price
per KWH of
electricity
Range of KWH
consumption for
Mar.2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
987
$0.128
$0.127
11
9,890
4
4
25
987
987
422
.158
.171
.134
.156
.171
.131
129
129
233
8,494
8,494
4,762
.835
.816
.868
17
17
18
712
581
712
.120
.129
.113
.120
.129
.112
11
11
70
9,890
9,890
3,932
.832
.834
25
323
.107
.108
230
3,529
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) ......................................
1.062
1.089
1.054
1.036
1.052
1.033
7
7
11
522
522
298
.113
.125
.106
.112
.125
.104
164
244
225
8,744
8,744
5,000
.999
.981
25
364
.114
.114
164
4,883
West urban .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
1.066
1.071
1.061
1.038
1.043
1.038
7
7
8
851
851
364
.142
.159
.134
.143
.159
.134
153
153
236
7,471
7,471
4,232
.991
.994
.907
.987
.978
.897
4
8
19
987
712
364
.145
.115
.107
.145
.114
.108
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 .....
.704
.931
1.112
.689
.931
1.162
17
16
4
581
851
987
.153
.204
.186
.153
.204
.186
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 .........................
1.240
.731
.808
1.157
1.240
.707
.743
1.092
24
19
31
15
642
410
490
371
.152
.122
.112
.124
.153
.122
.113
.124
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 ....................................
1.364
.958
.847
1.402
1.223
1.187
1.253
1.352
.956
.848
1.402
1.198
1.055
1.253
15
34
17
7
37
13
12
308
509
230
522
752
257
241
.113
.153
.157
.114
.164
.207
.089
.113
.154
.155
.114
.162
.209
.089
244
94
438
373
430
178
313
4,110
2,833
4,494
5,813
3,810
2,448
5,882
U.S. city average ............................................................
Low
High
Low
High
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.
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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
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
$3.622
$3.918
$3.572
$3.868
$3.698
$3.995
$3.840
$4.138
$3.981
$4.166
Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
3.698
3.697
3.700
3.875
3.870
3.889
3.652
3.649
3.657
3.828
3.821
3.846
3.782
3.787
3.770
3.964
3.964
3.963
3.915
3.918
3.909
4.094
4.094
4.093
4.135
4.160
4.086
4.243
4.254
4.221
Midwest urban ................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ......................................
3.496
3.527
3.440
3.922
3.979
3.884
3.458
3.483
3.401
3.890
3.935
3.857
3.538
3.613
3.489
3.928
4.051
3.888
3.696
3.726
3.634
4.136
4.190
4.085
3.865
3.867
3.842
4.054
4.062
4.027
3.484
3.791
3.465
3.775
3.473
3.771
3.669
3.981
3.887
4.067
South urban ....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ......................................
3.547
3.588
3.516
3.758
3.818
3.730
3.493
3.528
3.462
3.704
3.761
3.676
3.642
3.695
3.604
3.853
3.917
3.819
3.779
3.819
3.735
3.992
4.049
3.948
3.869
3.921
3.815
4.034
4.094
3.991
3.557
3.746
3.507
3.695
3.656
3.846
3.819
4.010
3.883
4.036
West urban .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
3.764
3.878
3.548
4.153
4.261
3.936
3.711
3.825
3.503
4.101
4.208
3.899
3.857
3.968
3.665
4.250
4.361
4.034
3.954
4.070
3.690
4.333
4.443
4.054
4.165
4.256
4.061
4.411
4.460
4.318
3.702
3.536
3.552
4.020
3.816
3.817
3.648
3.489
3.507
3.966
3.772
3.768
3.797
3.613
3.609
4.117
3.888
3.886
3.917
3.737
3.788
4.238
4.008
4.065
4.075
3.912
3.927
4.249
4.101
4.121
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...................
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .....
3.635
4.013
3.767
4.215
4.394
3.930
3.585
3.964
3.719
4.173
4.343
3.880
3.710
4.080
3.856
4.272
4.479
4.019
3.806
4.176
3.975
4.367
4.548
4.145
-
-
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....................
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV .........................
3.623
3.451
3.525
3.647
3.773
3.834
3.766
3.892
3.569
3.423
3.468
3.590
3.720
3.812
3.712
3.837
3.733
3.552
3.615
3.732
3.879
3.898
3.842
3.971
3.827
3.657
3.772
3.857
3.980
4.015
4.007
4.107
-
-
Atlanta, GA .....................................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ...
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........................
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................................
3.565
3.514
3.456
3.763
3.586
4.040
3.625
3.767
3.927
3.705
3.942
3.777
4.375
4.046
3.498
3.487
3.412
3.702
3.552
3.996
3.572
3.701
3.901
3.661
3.881
3.741
4.331
3.998
3.664
3.633
3.568
3.878
3.688
4.115
3.720
3.861
4.020
3.817
4.050
3.882
4.450
4.133
3.801
3.660
3.695
3.968
3.809
4.207
3.822
3.994
4.094
3.945
4.156
4.003
4.542
4.226
-
-
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) .......................
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
$0.528
.718
1.311
1.442
$0.519
.700
1.271
1.395
$0.573
$0.568
$0.531
$0.526
$0.499
$0.494
1.662
1.532
1.302
1.259
1.281
1.275
1.440
1.398
$0.536
.694
1.149
1.507
$0.512
.689
1.096
1.433
2.044
3.778
2.056
3.483
2.018
2.000
1.814
3.720
1.844
3.701
3.294
2.947
3.922
3.621
3.366
3.016
3.969
3.664
NA
NA
NA
NA
3.789
3.743
3.825
3.751
3.931
4.513
4.700
3.975
4.445
4.688
NA
NA
NA
NA
4.623
4.616
4.572
4.494
4.457
4.987
4.478
4.796
4.127
4.676
4.780
4.107
4.665
4.813
NA
NA
NA
NA
4.756
4.643
4.650
4.705
4.936
4.782
4.761
4.682
NA
NA
NA
5.520
6.405
5.548
6.531
NA
NA
6.440
6.482
4.448
6.033
4.479
6.079
6.003
3.760
3.793
4.655
3.734
4.013
3.529
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
4.023
4.032
NA
NA
3.437
2.935
4.201
3.591
3.454
3.093
4.248
3.651
3.785
4.367
4.450
3.815
4.118
4.549
4.222
4.360
5.011
4.107
4.325
5.000
NA
NA
4.898
4.736
4.872
4.652
4.965
4.799
NA
4.642
4.658
NA
NA
NA
NA
5.886
6.110
4.894
6.565
5.019
6.446
6.665
6.884
6.544
7.196
6.125
4.375
6.187
4.431
6.253
4.475
5.783
4.476
5.754
4.575
6.270
4.541
6.331
4.513
4.678
3.963
3.971
3.277
3.278
3.896
3.924
4.600
3.709
3.977
3.522
5.248
3.481
3.701
3.283
5.219
3.384
3.810
3.265
4.936
3.945
4.050
3.686
4.886
4.008
3.995
3.684
4.274
3.594
4.023
3.353
4.240
3.546
3.932
3.329
4.914
3.948
4.195
3.811
4.762
3.934
4.137
3.829
2.069
3.729
2.123
3.735
NA
NA
NA
NA
3.432
3.460
2.103
3.440
NA
4.908
2.051
3.386
NA
5.107
3.861
3.882
2.501
2.603
2.621
2.670
2.376
2.442
2.312
2.436
3.116
3.279
2.627
2.652
2.296
2.287
2.904
3.107
2.515
2.508
2.939
2.922
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
3.346
3.509
3.157
3.275
3.957
3.780
3.960
3.795
3.760
3.426
3.869
3.501
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
4.656
4.714
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.960
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.961
2.684
2.679
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.356
1.372
1.616
1.611
1.398
1.477
1.217
1.220
1.540
1.555
3.113
1.515
1.671
3.183
1.643
1.812
3.472
1.619
3.450
1.768
NA
3.203
1.552
1.449
3.244
1.571
1.424
2.829
1.457
1.418
2.955
1.676
1.563
2.980
1.457
3.111
1.523
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. ........................................................
1.798
1.774
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.509
1.439
2.038
2.047
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
3.902
3.861
3.733
3.710
3.120
3.104
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) ................................
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
3.520
3.499
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.940
2.182
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
Feb.
2012
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) ............................................................
Mar.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
NA
NA
$3.467
4.262
5.598
5.030
$3.359
4.316
5.659
5.090
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
$5.180
$5.151
1.282
.603
.852
1.284
.607
.850
NA
NA
.669
1.127
.876
2.294
1.485
.872
2.151
1.474
1.284
2.041
.673
.798
1.630
1.433
1.531
.660
1.223
1.893
.680
.805
1.509
1.452
1.648
.588
.908
.859
2.447
2.281
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.769
2.782
1.436
1.043
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
NA
NA
$3.194
3.924
5.506
4.429
$3.051
3.876
6.067
4.529
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
$5.247
5.309
$5.087
5.075
$5.370
5.154
$5.292
5.614
.691
1.097
1.368
.554
.923
1.301
.552
.890
1.392
.569
1.027
1.349
.567
1.027
.998
.653
.611
1.063
.656
.638
.832
2.168
1.508
.866
1.988
1.558
.921
2.251
1.573
.930
2.061
1.636
.840
2.367
1.598
.820
2.118
1.543
.958
2.404
1.296
.887
2.516
1.268
2.148
.740
2.194
.755
2.228
.563
.721
1.855
.576
.720
1.320
1.476
1.373
1.588
1.779
.719
.905
1.833
1.618
1.620
2.140
.686
.692
1.330
1.119
1.298
2.029
.682
.724
1.282
1.070
1.280
2.075
2.111
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.664
.723
.904
1.620
1.658
1.685
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.961
2.961
2.720
2.721
2.465
2.551
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.445
1.050
1.595
1.530
1.538
1.483
1.434
1.471
1.327
1.353
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
.714
.701
.711
.699
NA
NA
NA
NA
.712
.705
.696
.702
.699
.702
.712
.695
1.238
1.968
1.215
1.988
NA
NA
1.264
1.622
1.279
1.651
NA
NA
2.164
1.959
1.902
2.738
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.057
2.754
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
5.382
5.558
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
5.091
5.087
NA
NA
4.790
4.856
4.750
4.929
5.548
5.493
1.300
NA
1.213
15.204
1.370
1.364
1.097
1.106
1.304
1.145
1.487
1.320
11.222
8.599
13.821
9.232
10.940
11.901
11.027
7.235
10.194
7.587
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
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
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
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
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
Mar. 2012 from—
Unadjusted
indexes
Relative
importance,
2009-2010
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Mar.
2011
Feb.
2012
Expenditure category
All items ......................................................................................
100.000
130.569
131.388
2.4
0.6
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
15.084
14.112
8.447
5.665
.971
134.845
135.085
130.552
141.152
132.083
134.986
135.253
130.647
141.434
131.865
3.1
3.2
3.4
2.9
1.5
.1
.1
.1
.2
-.2
Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................
41.994
32.159
5.481
4.355
130.960
134.556
159.024
93.305
131.163
134.912
158.544
93.231
1.6
2.1
-.5
.7
.2
.3
-.3
-.1
Apparel .....................................................................................
3.613
92.435
95.405
4.0
3.2
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Public transportation ...............................................................
15.647
14.521
1.126
143.078
144.205
129.890
146.650
147.932
131.669
4.0
4.3
-.5
2.5
2.6
1.4
Medical care .............................................................................
Medical care commodities ......................................................
Medical care services .............................................................
6.942
1.697
5.245
158.549
139.368
165.592
158.948
139.924
165.930
3.5
3.2
3.6
.3
.4
.2
Recreation ................................................................................
6.393
102.766
103.012
.4
.2
Education and communication .................................................
Education ...............................................................................
Communication ......................................................................
6.936
3.074
3.862
113.938
196.339
70.836
113.956
196.424
70.832
1.4
4.3
-.9
.0
.0
.0
Other goods and services ........................................................
3.391
144.210
144.649
2.7
.3
60.782
39.218
9.295
29.924
77.054
8.833
139.330
120.135
80.826
140.466
123.217
202.464
139.620
121.671
80.888
142.791
123.675
209.988
2.0
2.9
.2
3.7
2.1
3.5
.2
1.3
.1
1.7
.4
3.7
Commodity and service group
Services ......................................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................................
Durables ...................................................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
Energy ........................................................................................
Indexes for 2012 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2011 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
121.867
122.095
111.9
115.4
117.877
122.250
122.598
112.6
116.0
118.913
123.323
122.803
113.4
116.9
119.666
124.116
123.053
113.3
117.5
120.292
125.171
123.427
113.2
117.7
120.439
126.307
124.485
113.7
118.1
120.377
126.918
124.293
114.3
118.3
120.288
126.594
124.620
115.6
117.8
120.638
126.551
124.706
115.7
117.1
120.885
125.500
124.791
114.9
116.9
121.481
123.044
124.788
2010
2011
2012
124.987
126.700
130.104
124.972
127.286
130.569
125.442
128.353
131.388
125.620
129.062
125.678
129.548
125.521
129.531
125.536
129.636
125.756
129.974
125.830
130.196
125.969
129.997
125.920
129.856
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
114.4
117.0
121.295
121.557
124.544
113.7
117.0
119.957
124.433
123.850
2.9
2.3
3.7
.2
2.5
2.9
2.9
2.5
3.7
-.5
126.143
129.586
125.615
129.144
1.3
2.7
1.4
2.8
-
-
-
-
-
- Data not available.
Indexes for 2012 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2011 are interim adjustments. Indexes for 2010 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
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Mar.
2012
Expenditure category
All items .....................................................................
106.0
107.8
111.2
114.4
117.0
121.295
121.557
124.544
126.143
129.586
131.388
Food and beverages ................................................
Food ......................................................................
Food at home ......................................................
Food away from home .........................................
Alcoholic beverages ..............................................
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
128.111
128.286
125.333
132.107
126.277
126.966
126.936
121.543
134.469
128.044
128.465
128.467
122.780
136.483
129.119
134.086
134.406
129.886
140.455
130.201
134.986
135.253
130.647
141.434
131.865
Housing ...................................................................
Shelter ...................................................................
Fuels and utilities ...................................................
Household furnishings and operations ..................
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
128.495
130.352
161.108
95.958
127.826
130.869
153.898
94.667
128.180
131.421
156.644
92.022
130.451
133.904
159.748
92.620
131.163
134.912
158.544
93.231
Apparel ....................................................................
92.2
90.1
89.6
89.0
89.0
87.875
87.730
89.988
89.133
92.768
95.405
Transportation .........................................................
Private transportation ............................................
Public transportation ..............................................
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
109.300
108.760
116.641
126.503
127.002
120.092
133.060
133.674
125.953
139.751
140.542
130.513
146.650
147.932
131.669
Medical care ............................................................
Medical care commodities .....................................
Medical care services ............................................
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
142.786
126.200
148.866
147.227
130.060
153.523
151.479
133.390
158.117
156.729
137.504
163.793
158.948
139.924
165.930
Recreation ...............................................................
102.7
103.3
104.3
104.8
104.8
104.464
105.539
103.552
101.858
102.027
103.012
Education and communication ................................
Education ...............................................................
Communication ......................................................
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
110.077
172.978
73.930
111.744
180.752
73.056
112.518
187.549
71.831
113.553
196.084
70.480
113.956
196.424
70.832
Other goods and services ........................................
110.9
112.2
114.9
118.3
121.7
125.479
128.660
137.908
140.477
144.129
144.649
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
133.381
107.102
80.520
120.876
117.623
146.392
134.455
112.588
81.325
128.755
119.451
172.282
135.915
114.336
79.980
132.078
120.171
184.714
138.791
118.553
80.509
138.216
122.634
195.290
139.620
121.671
80.888
142.791
123.675
209.988
Commodity and service group
Services .....................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................
Durables ..................................................................
Nondurables ..............................................................
All items less food and energy .................................
Energy .......................................................................
Indexes for 2012 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2011 are interim adjustments. Indexes for 2010 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
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Mar.
2012
Expenditure category
All items ................................................................................
2.0
1.7
3.2
2.9
2.3
3.7
0.2
2.5
1.3
2.7
1.4
Food and beverages ...........................................................
Food ..................................................................................
Food at home ..................................................................
Food away from home ....................................................
Alcoholic beverages ..........................................................
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
5.5
5.6
6.1
5.0
4.3
-.9
-1.1
-3.0
1.8
1.4
1.2
1.2
1.0
1.5
.8
4.4
4.6
5.8
2.9
.8
.7
.6
.6
.7
1.3
Housing ...............................................................................
Shelter ..............................................................................
Fuels and utilities ..............................................................
Household furnishings and operations .............................
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
2.6
2.0
7.2
1.7
-.5
.4
-4.5
-1.3
.3
.4
1.8
-2.8
1.8
1.9
2.0
.6
.5
.8
-.8
.7
Apparel ...............................................................................
-2.9
-2.3
-.6
-.7
.0
-1.3
-.2
2.6
-1.0
4.1
2.8
Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
Public transportation .........................................................
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
-14.3
-15.4
1.9
15.7
16.8
3.0
5.2
5.3
4.9
5.0
5.1
3.6
4.9
5.3
.9
Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Medical care services .......................................................
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
1.5
2.9
3.1
3.1
3.1
2.9
2.6
3.0
3.5
3.1
3.6
1.4
1.8
1.3
Recreation ..........................................................................
.6
.6
1.0
.5
.0
-.3
1.0
-1.9
-1.6
.2
1.0
Education and communication ............................................
Education ..........................................................................
Communication .................................................................
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
3.6
5.7
.9
1.5
4.5
-1.2
.7
3.8
-1.7
.9
4.6
-1.9
.4
.2
.5
Other goods and services ...................................................
3.1
1.2
2.4
3.0
2.9
3.1
2.5
7.2
1.9
2.6
.4
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
3.2
-3.9
-3.7
-3.9
1.7
-21.3
.8
5.1
1.0
6.5
1.6
17.7
1.1
1.6
-1.7
2.6
.6
7.2
2.1
3.7
.7
4.6
2.0
5.7
.6
2.6
.5
3.3
.8
7.5
Commodity and service group
Services ................................................................................
Commodities .........................................................................
Durables .............................................................................
Nondurables .........................................................................
All items less food and energy ............................................
Energy ..................................................................................
Indexes for 2012 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2011 are interim adjustments. Indexes for 2010 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 28
percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (CCPI-U), which cover approximately 88 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 each month in 87 urban areas across the
country from about 4,000 housing units and approximately 26,000 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.
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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 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 2007 through December 2011 were replaced in January 2012. 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.
Effective with the publication of data from January 2006 through December 2010 in January 2011, the Video and audio series
and the Information technology, hardware and services series were changed from independently adjusted to dependently adjusted.
This resulted in an increase in the number of seasonal components used in deriving seasonal movement of the All items and 54 other
lower level aggregations, from 73 for the publication of January 1998 through December 2005 data to 82 for the publication of
seasonally adjusted data for January 2006 and later. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain
statistical criteria. If any of the 82 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 before that period will not be changed. Note: 38 of the 82 components are not seasonally adjusted for 2012.
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 2012, BLS adjusted 31 series using Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment,
including selected food and beverage items, motor fuels, electricity and vehicles. For example, this procedure was used for the
Motor fuel series to offset the effects of events such as damage to oil refineries from Hurricane Katrina.
For a complete list of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment series and explanations, please refer to the article “Intervention
Analysis Seasonal Adjustment”, located on our website at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm.
For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of
Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact David Levin at (202) 691-6968, or by e-mail at
[email protected]. If you have general questions about the CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-7000.
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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.gov on 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) 6915200. 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
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Other sources of CPI data
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) 691-7000.
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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