CPI Detailed Report
Data for May 2012
Editors
Malik Crawford
Jonathan Church
Darren Rippy
Contents
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Consumer Price Movements, May 2012 ......................................................................................................
CPI-U 12-Month Changes ...........................................................................................................................
Technical Notes ...........................................................................................................................................
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CPI–U
Index tables
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 .................
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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24C
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25C
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26C
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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
June
July
August
Release date
Index month
July 17
August 15
September 14
September
October
November
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Release date
October 16
November 15
December 14
CPI Detailed Report-May 2012
CONSUMER PRICE MOVEMENTS
MAY 2012
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.3 percent in May on a seasonally adjusted basis, the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 1.7 percent before seasonal
adjustment.
The gasoline index declined 6.8 percent in May, leading to a sharp decrease in the energy index and the decline in the all items
index. The indexes for natural gas and fuel oil declined as well, though the electricity index increased. The food index was unchanged,
with a slight decline in the index for food at home offsetting an increase in the food away from home index.
The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in May, the third consecutive such increase. The indexes
contributing to the increase were largely the same ones as in April: shelter, medical care, used cars and trucks, apparel, airline fares,
and new vehicles. The indexes for household furnishings and operations and for tobacco declined.
The 12-month change in the index for all items was 1.7 percent in May; this figure has been declining steadily since its 3.9
percent recent peak in September 2011. The decline has been driven mostly by the energy index, which decreased 3.9 percent over the
last 12 months. This was its first 12-month decline since October 2009. The 12-month change in the food index, which was 4.7
percent as recently as December, fell to 2.8 percent in May. The 12-month change in the index for all items less food and energy was
2.3 percent in May, the same figure as in April and March.
Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average
Seasonally adjusted changes from preceding month
Nov.
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 ......................
Dec.
2011
Jan.
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
Unadjusted
12-mos.
ended
May 2012
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
0.0
.2
.2
.3
-1.7
-2.6
-2.6
-1.1
-.2
.2
-1.8
.2
-0.3
.0
-.1
.2
-4.3
-6.4
-6.8
-2.8
-.7
.3
-4.1
.2
1.7
2.8
2.7
2.9
-3.9
-3.7
-4.0
-1.1
-3.6
.2
-14.9
2.3
.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
.4
1.5
.4
.0
.3
.2
.5
.4
.2
.2
1.0
.4
.0
.2
.2
.3
.5
1.6
1.3
3.5
4.4
2.7
2.5
2.3
1.9
3.9
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
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CPI Detailed Report-May 2012
Consumer Price Index Data for May 2012
Food
The food index was unchanged in May after increasing 0.2 percent in April. The index for food at home fell 0.1 percent in May
as four of the six major grocery store food groups declined. The index for nonalcoholic beverages fell 0.6 percent in May while the
index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs declined 0.5 percent; both indexes rose in April. The index for dairy and related products
declined 0.4 percent in May, its fourth consecutive decline, while the cereals and bakery products index decreased 0.1 percent. The
fruits and vegetables index, in contrast, rose 0.4 percent in May, while the index for other food at home rose 0.3 percent, its sixth
consecutive increase. The food at home index has risen 2.7 percent over the last 12 months, with the fruits and vegetables index
declining 0.4 percent over that span and the other five groups increasing from 1.2 percent (nonalcoholic beverages) to 4.8 percent
(other food at home). The index for food away from home rose 0.2 percent in May and has increased 2.9 percent over the last 12
months.
Energy
The energy index declined 4.3 percent in May after a 1.7 percent decline in April. The gasoline index fell 6.8 percent, its largest
one month decline since December 2008. (Before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices decreased 3.6 percent in May.) The fuel oil
index also continued to fall, declining 2.8 percent. The index for energy services decreased for the eighth consecutive month, falling
0.7 percent as a 4.1 percent decline in the index for natural gas more than offset a 0.3 percent increase in the index for electricity. Over
the past 12 months, the electricity index has edged up 0.2 percent but the other major energy indexes have declined. The gasoline
index has fallen 4.0 percent, the fuel oil index has declined 1.1 percent, and the index for natural gas has decreased 14.9 percent.
All items less food and energy
The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.2 percent in May, the same increase as in April. The index for shelter
rose 0.2 percent for the eighth month in a row, with the rent index up 0.2 percent and the index for owners’ equivalent rent up 0.1
percent. The index for lodging away from home rose 1.5 percent in May after declining in April. The index for medical care rose 0.4
percent, its largest increase since November, as the index for hospital services rose 0.6 percent for the second month in a row. The
index for used cars and trucks posted its third consecutive significant increase, rising 1.0 percent. The apparel index also continued to
rise, repeating its April increase of 0.4 percent. The index for airline fares, up 2.1 percent in April, rose 1.0 percent in May, while the
new vehicles index increased for the fourth month in a row, rising 0.2 percent. The indexes for recreation and personal care each rose
0.1 percent in May. Among the few indexes to decline were household furnishings and operations, which declined 0.3 percent, and
tobacco, which fell 0.2 percent.
The index for all items less food and energy has risen 2.3 percent over the last 12 months, the same figure as the previous two
months. The shelter component also has risen 2.3 percent over that span. Indexes rising at a slower rate include household furnishings
and operations (0.6 percent), recreation (0.9 percent), and new vehicles (1.3 percent). Indexes rising more rapidly include apparel (4.4
percent), medical care (3.6 percent), and used cars and trucks (3.5 percent).
Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 1.7 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of
229.815 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index decreased 0.1 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 1.6 percent over the last 12 months
to an index level of 226.600 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index decreased 0.2 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.
The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 1.6 percent over the last 12 months. For the
month, the index decreased 0.1 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 June 2012 is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at 8:30
a.m. (EDT).
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CPI-U 12-Month Changes, 2002 to Present
Percent
Percent
6
6
All Items
5
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
-1
-1
All Items Less
Food and Energy
-2
-2
-3
2002
-3
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
3
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
CPI Detailed Report-May 2012
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
Apr.
2012
May
2012
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2012 from—
May
2011
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Apr.
2012
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................
100.000
230.085
689.232
229.815
688.423
1.7
-0.1
0.3
0.0
-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
233.116
233.234
231.711
268.014
230.967
216.918
281.648
169.191
204.864
215.776
231.745
216.559
128.126
236.695
165.500
230.092
233.257
233.339
231.518
268.653
229.351
216.096
283.149
167.866
205.554
214.714
233.294
217.502
129.297
237.262
165.671
230.766
2.7
2.8
2.7
3.7
2.7
2.3
-.4
1.2
4.8
4.6
7.8
4.3
4.8
2.9
2.0
1.7
.1
.0
-.1
.2
-.7
-.4
.5
-.8
.3
-.5
.7
.4
.9
.2
.1
.3
.1
.2
.1
-.2
.8
-.1
-.4
-.2
.3
.5
.8
.1
-.3
.2
-.1
-.2
.2
.2
.2
.4
.1
-1.0
1.0
.2
.1
.3
-.2
.1
1.0
.3
.1
.1
.0
.0
-.1
-.1
-.5
-.4
.4
-.6
.3
-.5
.1
.5
.9
.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
221.682
256.031
258.922
141.337
263.765
263.742
130.881
216.006
186.517
352.175
185.834
187.473
126.114
155.033
221.971
256.442
259.231
144.775
264.012
263.988
131.132
216.388
186.852
340.782
186.762
187.788
125.905
154.933
1.6
2.3
2.7
4.1
2.1
2.1
3.4
-1.6
-3.4
-1.8
-3.6
5.2
.6
2.1
.1
.2
.1
2.4
.1
.1
.2
.2
.2
-3.2
.5
.2
-.2
-.1
.1
.2
.2
.3
.2
.2
.6
-.1
-.2
1.8
-.4
.6
-.2
.1
.1
.2
.2
-.2
.2
.2
.7
-.1
-.3
-1.3
-.2
.8
.0
.4
.0
.2
.2
1.5
.1
.1
.2
-.7
-1.0
-3.2
-.7
.3
-.3
-.1
Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................
3.562
.855
1.507
.201
.678
128.485
121.179
116.905
119.190
131.848
127.688
121.265
115.350
118.963
132.409
4.4
5.5
5.6
7.0
2.2
-.6
.1
-1.3
-.2
.4
.5
.8
.3
.2
.6
.4
.5
1.0
-1.1
.6
.4
.1
.5
1.6
.8
Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 .............................................
New vehicles ........................................................................
Used cars and trucks ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 .....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................
Public transportation ................................................................
16.875
15.694
5.651
3.195
1.913
5.463
5.273
.438
1.155
1.181
223.083
218.563
100.977
144.522
151.087
336.673
335.742
148.327
256.544
275.272
220.768
215.978
101.399
144.401
153.565
324.589
323.604
148.540
257.372
277.929
.2
.1
1.5
1.3
3.5
-3.8
-4.0
3.6
2.0
2.4
-1.0
-1.2
.4
-.1
1.6
-3.6
-3.6
.1
.3
1.0
.9
.9
.6
.2
1.3
1.7
1.7
.0
-.1
.5
-.5
-.7
.8
.4
1.5
-2.6
-2.6
.0
.0
1.6
-2.1
-2.3
.3
.2
1.0
-6.6
-6.8
.1
.3
.8
Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 .....................................................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
7.061
1.716
5.345
3.005
412.480
333.060
437.151
339.833
413.655
333.131
438.766
341.023
3.6
2.7
3.9
1.8
.3
.0
.4
.4
.3
.4
.3
.2
.3
.0
.4
.1
.4
.0
.5
.4
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
Apr.
2012
May
2012
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2012 from—
May
2011
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Apr.
2012
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
Expenditure category
Hospital and related services .................................................
1.732
667.727
669.475
4.7
0.3
0.2
0.5
0.6
Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................
6.044
1.924
114.656
99.893
114.689
99.934
.9
1.2
.0
.0
.2
.1
-.1
-.2
.1
.3
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
133.284
213.130
550.666
612.068
83.515
79.995
101.889
8.865
63.401
133.470
213.499
553.994
612.949
83.606
80.086
101.982
8.879
63.409
2.2
4.3
5.8
4.2
.2
.0
.8
-2.4
-10.6
.1
.2
.6
.1
.1
.1
.1
.2
.0
.2
.3
.6
.3
.0
.0
.1
-.2
-1.3
.2
.3
.5
.3
.0
.0
.1
-.1
-1.6
.3
.4
.8
.4
.2
.2
.1
.4
.9
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
393.320
847.032
211.865
163.147
233.741
370.423
392.859
845.622
211.649
161.538
233.956
371.655
1.9
2.4
1.7
1.3
1.5
2.7
-.1
-.2
-.1
-1.0
.1
.3
.2
-.3
.4
1.2
.2
.2
.1
.2
.1
.3
.2
.2
.0
-.2
.1
-1.0
.1
.3
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
190.089
233.116
166.479
220.859
128.485
283.379
113.306
269.901
266.747
130.881
185.834
187.473
155.033
272.146
437.151
320.824
188.963
233.257
164.851
217.222
127.688
277.900
113.622
270.462
267.176
131.132
186.762
187.788
154.933
272.912
438.766
321.309
1.2
2.7
.3
.1
4.4
-1.1
.6
2.1
2.3
3.4
-3.6
5.2
2.1
1.9
3.9
2.6
-.6
.1
-1.0
-1.6
-.6
-1.9
.3
.2
.2
.2
.5
.2
-.1
.3
.4
.2
.4
.1
.6
.9
.5
1.1
.1
.2
.2
.6
-.4
.6
.1
.3
.3
.3
-.2
.2
-.5
-.9
.4
-1.4
.3
.2
.2
.7
-.2
.8
.4
.5
.4
.2
-.9
.0
-1.5
-2.3
.4
-3.1
.1
.2
.2
.2
-.7
.3
-.1
.3
.5
.2
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
229.621
222.552
221.159
168.899
221.619
277.443
228.190
294.527
257.121
255.736
229.252
229.303
148.070
339.793
278.431
$ .435
$ .145
229.290
222.010
220.833
167.323
218.198
272.494
226.283
295.291
257.615
250.306
229.520
229.602
148.020
327.659
278.956
$ .435
$ .145
1.5
1.4
1.6
.4
.2
-.9
1.3
1.9
1.9
-3.9
2.3
2.3
1.6
-3.7
2.5
-.1
-.2
-.1
-.9
-1.5
-1.8
-.8
.3
.2
-2.1
.1
.1
.0
-3.6
.2
.3
.3
.3
.6
.8
1.0
.6
.2
.1
.9
.2
.2
.2
1.7
.2
.0
.0
.0
-.5
-.8
-1.2
-.3
.3
.2
-1.7
.2
.2
.2
-2.6
.3
-.3
-.5
-.3
-1.5
-2.2
-2.8
-1.2
.2
.2
-4.3
.2
.2
.2
-6.4
.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.
5
CPI Detailed Report-May 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
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
All items ..............................................................................
228.433
229.098
229.177
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 ........................................................
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
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 .............................................
221.490
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
Apparel ..............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel .............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..........................................
Footwear .........................................................................
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2011
Nov.
2011
Feb.
2012
May
2012
Nov.
2011
May
2012
228.527
2.9
1.3
2.5
0.2
2.1
1.3
233.013
233.115
231.514
268.089
231.281
216.918
279.968
169.120
204.652
215.776
233.039
216.075
128.126
236.695
165.500
230.233
233.112
233.189
231.271
267.719
230.016
216.096
281.170
168.144
205.269
214.714
233.186
217.116
129.297
237.262
165.671
230.704
4.6
5.0
6.0
7.0
2.7
10.6
7.4
4.5
6.6
9.1
12.0
5.3
6.1
3.5
2.4
.6
2.8
3.0
3.2
6.0
4.2
3.8
-3.5
3.6
4.3
.5
9.0
4.2
1.6
2.7
1.6
.4
1.9
1.6
.9
1.5
2.6
1.1
-8.7
-.7
5.4
7.6
7.8
4.6
4.8
2.7
3.6
5.3
1.6
1.6
.8
.2
1.6
-5.8
4.1
-2.4
2.8
1.5
2.7
3.1
6.8
2.8
.3
.5
3.7
4.0
4.6
6.5
3.5
7.2
1.8
4.0
5.4
4.7
10.5
4.8
3.9
3.1
2.0
.5
1.7
1.6
.9
.9
2.1
-2.4
-2.5
-1.5
4.1
4.5
5.2
3.9
5.8
2.8
1.9
2.9
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
222.035
255.974
258.847
140.448
263.765
263.742
130.881
219.319
190.164
352.175
189.809
187.582
125.839
155.033
222.041
256.367
259.361
142.619
264.012
263.988
131.132
217.804
188.349
340.782
188.393
188.052
125.523
154.933
2.0
2.6
2.8
5.1
2.5
2.5
2.6
-1.0
-2.1
-12.1
-1.1
3.2
1.4
.9
1.9
2.2
3.2
-2.6
2.1
2.0
3.8
1.2
.2
8.4
-.5
4.9
1.0
1.4
1.5
2.2
2.5
7.7
2.0
2.0
1.2
-3.4
-5.8
9.2
-7.1
5.9
1.8
4.3
1.0
2.1
2.3
6.5
1.8
1.8
6.3
-3.3
-5.9
-10.6
-5.5
6.8
-1.7
1.9
2.0
2.4
3.0
1.2
2.3
2.3
3.2
.1
-.9
-2.4
-.8
4.1
1.2
1.1
1.2
2.2
2.4
7.1
1.9
1.9
3.7
-3.3
-5.9
-1.2
-6.3
6.3
.0
3.1
124.534
116.920
111.841
118.652
128.605
125.175
117.891
112.197
118.893
129.435
125.619
118.524
113.335
117.595
130.242
126.090
118.692
113.914
119.434
131.304
12.5
14.5
15.9
15.4
3.1
.9
7.0
-1.3
2.3
-3.1
-.3
-4.9
1.0
8.1
.3
5.1
6.2
7.6
2.7
8.7
6.6
10.7
7.0
8.6
.0
2.4
.5
4.3
5.3
4.4
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 .......................................................
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
218.624
213.929
101.199
144.226
152.277
317.592
316.544
148.327
256.544
274.386
214.140
209.088
101.542
144.482
153.843
296.531
295.162
148.540
257.372
276.667
3.4
3.8
4.3
2.4
11.4
4.2
4.2
6.3
1.5
-1.7
-2.0
-2.4
-3.0
-2.0
-4.6
-6.1
-6.7
2.2
3.7
3.5
6.5
7.3
-2.2
1.6
-7.3
19.8
20.2
5.3
2.1
-4.0
-6.6
-7.9
7.2
3.4
16.6
-26.9
-27.3
.8
.6
12.6
.7
.6
.6
.2
3.1
-1.1
-1.4
4.2
2.6
.9
-.3
-.6
2.4
2.5
4.0
-6.4
-6.5
3.0
1.3
4.0
Medical care ......................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 ............................................
Medical care services .....................................................
Professional services ....................................................
408.930
331.867
432.682
338.091
410.169
333.188
433.860
338.600
411.475
333.060
435.743
339.076
413.092
333.131
437.978
340.488
2.7
.0
3.6
2.2
4.1
2.8
4.5
2.4
3.4
6.6
2.4
-.4
4.1
1.5
5.0
2.9
3.4
1.4
4.1
2.3
3.8
4.0
3.7
1.2
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
6
CPI Detailed Report-May 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
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
Hospital and related services ........................................
659.271
660.444
663.989
Recreation 2 ......................................................................
Video and audio 2 ...........................................................
114.365
99.433
114.566
99.563
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 .....
133.226
213.268
546.465
612.808
83.398
79.890
101.728
8.859
64.297
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—
Aug.
2011
Nov.
2011
Feb.
2012
May
2012
Nov.
2011
May
2012
667.672
5.6
5.1
2.9
5.2
5.3
4.1
114.442
99.339
114.546
99.588
.0
-.7
-.5
2.0
3.5
3.0
.6
.6
-.2
.7
2.0
1.8
133.433
213.991
549.522
614.792
83.390
79.877
101.800
8.838
63.449
133.639
214.612
552.201
616.495
83.417
79.904
101.889
8.830
62.460
133.993
215.430
556.638
618.671
83.550
80.047
101.982
8.864
63.009
1.6
4.8
2.6
5.0
-1.4
-1.5
-.6
-4.3
-16.5
2.2
4.7
9.4
4.4
-.3
-.5
1.0
-4.8
-7.7
2.6
3.6
3.6
3.7
1.6
1.3
1.9
-.5
-9.9
2.3
4.1
7.7
3.9
.7
.8
1.0
.2
-7.8
1.9
4.8
6.0
4.7
-.8
-1.0
.2
-4.6
-12.2
2.5
3.9
5.6
3.8
1.2
1.0
1.4
-.2
-8.9
391.195
847.880
210.301
160.616
232.907
368.381
392.011
845.760
211.040
162.620
233.300
369.169
392.544
847.032
211.318
163.147
233.741
370.016
392.706
845.622
211.541
161.538
233.956
371.232
2.5
5.8
1.3
-1.2
.5
3.3
3.1
3.0
3.1
6.6
2.5
2.9
.5
2.0
.0
-2.4
1.2
1.6
1.6
-1.1
2.4
2.3
1.8
3.1
2.8
4.4
2.2
2.7
1.5
3.1
1.1
.5
1.2
-.1
1.5
2.4
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
187.972
233.013
163.573
214.904
125.619
275.350
113.264
270.207
266.662
130.881
189.809
187.582
155.033
272.119
435.743
321.154
186.195
233.112
161.056
209.931
126.090
266.824
113.347
270.626
267.146
131.132
188.393
188.052
154.933
272.956
437.978
321.860
4.1
4.6
3.8
3.5
12.5
1.4
3.8
2.1
2.3
2.6
-1.1
3.2
.9
.4
3.6
1.8
-.1
2.8
-1.7
-1.4
.9
-2.0
-3.2
2.3
2.6
3.8
-.5
4.9
1.4
2.7
4.5
2.3
3.9
1.9
5.3
8.1
-.3
10.2
.3
1.7
2.0
1.2
-7.1
5.9
4.3
-.1
2.4
3.5
-3.0
1.6
-5.6
-9.1
5.1
-12.7
1.7
2.3
2.2
6.3
-5.5
6.8
1.9
4.6
5.0
2.8
2.0
3.7
1.0
1.1
6.6
-.3
.3
2.2
2.4
3.2
-.8
4.1
1.1
1.6
4.1
2.0
.4
1.7
-.3
-.9
2.4
-1.9
1.0
2.0
2.1
3.7
-6.3
6.3
3.1
2.2
3.7
3.1
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
228.585
221.298
220.262
166.058
216.013
270.156
225.084
295.292
257.425
248.826
228.966
228.984
147.376
321.531
278.370
227.817
220.229
219.524
163.608
211.336
262.503
222.326
295.847
257.821
238.084
229.366
229.446
147.611
300.805
278.973
2.6
3.1
3.0
3.6
3.3
1.2
3.7
1.3
1.8
1.6
3.1
2.8
4.0
3.2
2.3
1.1
1.0
1.1
-1.6
-1.3
-1.8
.7
2.5
2.5
-3.6
1.9
1.7
-.4
-5.3
2.5
2.7
2.7
2.5
5.4
7.9
10.0
4.9
1.4
1.4
8.1
1.8
1.9
.6
19.2
2.3
-.1
-.7
-.1
-5.4
-8.4
-11.7
-3.9
2.5
2.0
-18.9
2.6
2.7
2.3
-26.1
2.9
1.8
2.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
-.3
2.2
1.9
2.2
-1.0
2.5
2.2
1.8
-1.1
2.4
1.3
1.0
1.2
-.2
-.6
-1.4
.4
2.0
1.7
-6.4
2.2
2.3
1.5
-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 1982=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
7
CPI Detailed Report-May 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
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2012 from—
Apr.
2012
May
2012
May
2011
230.085
689.232
229.815
688.423
1.7
-
233.116
233.234
231.711
268.014
233.662
252.102
228.862
240.693
168.454
286.589
173.559
314.102
335.639
166.211
268.239
258.367
279.042
259.811
268.735
307.341
233.257
233.339
231.518
268.653
235.054
254.336
230.326
241.615
167.150
286.629
173.581
314.285
336.481
167.158
264.753
257.362
272.764
261.821
272.341
307.209
269.406
230.967
231.796
231.732
261.127
239.943
188.498
176.982
182.695
207.452
147.913
266.037
138.221
201.296
226.298
189.677
131.621
211.953
208.618
136.048
324.660
214.003
220.681
140.541
233.743
209.923
149.273
268.063
158.998
140.818
194.564
297.870
217.374
216.918
146.085
209.430
149.694
221.592
219.056
144.655
268.966
229.351
230.880
231.454
262.750
243.203
188.624
177.107
183.787
205.804
147.686
260.175
142.158
201.836
226.874
189.546
127.450
210.432
205.631
135.612
317.754
201.196
217.653
137.648
222.528
208.175
150.852
267.046
158.655
140.041
191.971
298.260
204.654
216.096
146.107
209.644
149.666
220.121
216.726
144.583
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Apr.
2012
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
-0.1
0.3
0.0
-0.3
-
-
-
-
2.7
2.8
2.7
3.7
4.0
5.9
3.0
5.0
2.4
3.6
3.0
2.7
3.0
3.0
5.7
7.4
4.8
2.3
3.7
2.4
.1
.0
-.1
.2
.6
.9
.6
.4
-.8
.0
.0
.1
.3
.6
-1.3
-.4
-2.2
.8
1.3
.0
.1
.2
.1
-.2
-.3
1.6
.0
-1.3
-1.4
-.2
-.4
-.6
-.2
.1
.3
-.6
.6
-.6
-.1
-1.7
.2
.2
.2
.4
.7
.5
.4
.7
.9
.3
.3
.2
.5
-.8
1.2
2.0
.5
.6
-2.4
2.6
.0
.0
-.1
-.1
.0
-.8
.6
.4
-.8
-.3
-.2
.1
.3
.5
-.9
-.2
-2.2
-.6
1.3
-.7
1.7
2.7
2.9
2.8
5.4
5.9
4.7
5.6
3.8
-.3
-1.1
-3.2
4.0
2.2
2.4
1.0
-2.4
2.2
5.6
2.2
-1.2
-1.4
3.9
2.5
1.4
3.4
8.9
1.9
-.4
4.5
7.2
3.7
1.4
2.3
-.4
-1.1
.2
2.4
6.1
3.7
-.2
-.7
-.4
-.1
.6
1.4
.1
.1
.6
-.8
-.2
-2.2
2.8
.3
.3
-.1
-3.2
-.7
-1.4
-.3
-2.1
-6.0
-1.4
-2.1
-4.8
-.8
1.1
-.4
-.2
-.6
-1.3
.1
-5.9
-.4
.0
.1
.0
-.7
-1.1
.0
.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
.0
.1
.0
-.1
.3
.1
-.6
1.3
-1.5
.0
-1.3
-2.0
-.5
1.0
1.1
1.8
-.7
-1.2
.4
-1.1
-1.9
-1.7
-.1
.2
1.6
.3
-1.1
.6
.5
1.0
3.4
2.4
3.2
-1.0
-.8
-.5
-1.0
-1.6
-.2
-.8
-1.3
-.5
-.6
-.3
.6
1.4
.1
.1
.6
-2.4
-1.6
-3.4
2.8
-1.3
-1.3
-1.9
-4.2
.6
1.8
-.3
-2.1
-6.0
-1.3
-1.9
-4.8
-.8
.8
-1.2
-.2
-1.4
-1.3
.1
1.2
-.4
.0
.1
.0
-.7
.6
-.6
Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................
100.000
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Food .........................................................................................
Food at home .........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...............................................
Cereals and cereal products ..............................................
Flour and prepared flour mixes ........................................
Breakfast cereal 1 ............................................................
Rice, pasta, cornmeal 1 ....................................................
Rice 1 2 3 ........................................................................
Bakery products .................................................................
Bread 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
-
-
.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.
8
CPI Detailed Report-May 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
Apr.
2012
May
2012
281.648
320.327
335.299
312.010
206.299
198.018
382.294
117.832
303.493
331.105
270.771
289.980
312.339
156.965
159.805
149.428
171.319
149.050
205.265
160.647
197.966
169.191
128.182
160.979
170.870
116.890
125.274
221.121
231.508
217.528
127.003
204.864
215.776
202.021
141.995
154.455
231.745
180.350
190.983
291.855
137.806
172.653
183.392
216.559
241.789
170.652
235.736
227.185
138.538
138.611
132.081
266.942
148.389
128.126
109.833
236.695
147.426
150.846
149.311
124.697
139.207
283.149
322.096
341.110
315.579
205.137
203.901
401.107
120.414
301.186
329.512
275.424
279.499
310.607
157.705
159.094
149.381
170.267
151.631
211.146
161.968
197.342
167.866
127.406
159.628
170.118
116.371
123.641
219.401
229.392
217.615
124.298
205.554
214.714
203.244
140.251
155.397
233.294
183.398
194.154
294.343
137.453
173.600
182.378
217.502
243.525
170.442
239.116
224.658
138.290
134.842
130.087
265.493
148.355
129.297
112.027
237.262
147.710
151.355
149.351
124.667
139.675
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2012 from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
-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
1.0
1.0
1.9
1.2
.1
2.0
1.4
2.9
.0
.9
-2.6
-2.9
2.4
.8
1.5
1.1
2.0
.0
.4
-.3
.1
.2
.0
.1
-.3
-.2
.8
-.1
-1.7
3.3
2.4
.1
.3
1.2
.3
.8
-.2
-1.6
-2.2
.1
-.7
.6
2.3
.1
.2
-.2
-.6
1.0
.6
.1
-.4
-.4
-.2
1.0
-.5
.3
.2
.4
.3
.0
.1
0.4
.7
-.1
-.4
-.3
.6
.8
-.4
1.6
-2.4
3.1
-3.6
1.3
-.4
-1.7
-2.1
-1.3
.8
1.6
.5
-.3
-.6
-.3
-.3
-.4
-.4
-1.0
-1.5
-1.6
.0
-1.6
.3
-.5
.1
-1.2
1.1
.1
.1
1.7
-.7
-.3
.1
-.6
.5
-.9
-.1
1.4
-2.2
.7
-2.7
-2.0
-.5
.0
.9
2.0
.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
-0.4
-2.1
2.6
5.0
-1.0
3.5
4.2
2.5
-6.9
-4.7
-10.2
-19.7
-2.0
5.4
4.6
3.2
5.9
5.9
6.1
6.9
14.3
1.2
1.3
1.7
8.5
.8
1.0
2.7
2.4
4.1
-1.0
4.8
4.6
3.7
4.7
4.9
7.8
-.9
-9.9
9.0
5.0
15.5
39.0
4.3
4.5
2.1
7.2
2.0
9.1
-1.5
-.4
3.6
5.5
4.8
4.2
2.9
2.6
3.3
3.9
3.4
4.0
0.5
.6
1.7
1.1
-.6
3.0
4.9
2.2
-.8
-.5
1.7
-3.6
-.6
.5
-.4
.0
-.6
1.7
2.9
.8
-.3
-.8
-.6
-.8
-.4
-.4
-1.3
-.8
-.9
.0
-2.1
.3
-.5
.6
-1.2
.6
.7
1.7
1.7
.9
-.3
.5
-.6
.4
.7
-.1
1.4
-1.1
-.2
-2.7
-1.5
-.5
.0
.9
2.0
.2
.2
.3
.0
.0
.3
See footnotes at end of table.
9
CPI Detailed Report-May 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
May 2012 from—
Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
2012
May
2012
May
2011
-
165.500
230.092
193.215
207.900
188.734
198.028
185.267
167.536
308.612
152.787
167.210
162.335
165.671
230.766
193.509
207.810
188.243
198.826
184.854
168.403
310.173
152.941
167.112
163.728
2.0
1.7
.9
2.1
-.5
1.3
-.4
-.4
2.8
1.2
2.9
3.3
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
221.682
256.031
258.922
141.337
454.816
295.767
263.765
263.742
130.881
216.006
186.517
352.175
390.483
351.823
185.834
192.472
163.692
187.473
424.463
400.913
126.114
68.258
113.499
74.209
56.323
120.323
136.865
90.784
79.424
221.971
256.442
259.231
144.775
455.481
304.530
264.012
263.988
131.132
216.388
186.852
340.782
379.681
336.874
186.762
196.159
156.863
187.788
425.355
401.067
125.905
67.480
113.745
74.218
55.189
120.533
136.606
91.505
78.804
1.6
2.3
2.7
4.1
3.9
4.0
2.1
2.1
3.4
-1.6
-3.4
-1.8
-1.1
-3.0
-3.6
.2
-14.9
5.2
6.4
1.4
.6
-4.0
-.2
.1
-6.9
1.4
.7
3.6
-2.7
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Apr.
2012
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
0.1
.3
.2
.0
-.3
.4
-.2
.5
.5
.1
-.1
.9
-0.1
-.2
.0
.1
-.3
-1.2
.0
-.1
-.4
.0
.1
-.8
0.1
.1
-.2
-.5
-.1
.5
.3
.2
.4
.3
.4
.9
0.1
.2
.4
.5
-.4
.4
-.2
.4
.5
.1
-.1
.9
.1
.2
.1
2.4
.1
3.0
.1
.1
.2
.2
.2
-3.2
-2.8
-4.2
.5
1.9
-4.2
.2
.2
.0
-.2
-1.1
.2
.0
-2.0
.2
-.2
.8
-.8
.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
.1
.2
.2
-.2
.4
-.4
.2
.2
.7
-.1
-.3
-1.3
-1.1
.8
-.2
.2
-1.8
.8
1.1
-.2
.0
-.6
.3
.6
-1.4
.0
-.5
.5
-.3
.0
.2
.2
1.5
.4
1.8
.1
.1
.2
-.7
-1.0
-3.2
-2.8
-3.0
-.7
.3
-4.1
.3
.3
.0
-.3
-1.1
.2
.0
-2.0
.2
-.2
.8
-1.3
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
NA
-
-
-
-
-
.285
.161
88.797
102.594
118.220
71.962
66.000
56.294
126.271
60.677
98.300
92.555
99.687
89.071
189.670
122.753
167.247
121.214
155.033
147.261
159.935
88.383
102.037
118.187
71.706
65.996
56.472
126.631
59.559
98.000
92.633
99.811
89.099
188.903
122.201
167.143
120.445
154.933
146.851
159.602
3.0
6.9
9.0
-2.2
-5.0
-6.4
-1.9
-11.2
.0
.4
2.0
-.3
3.1
2.2
4.3
3.3
2.1
1.2
1.7
-.5
-.5
.0
-.4
.0
.3
.3
-1.8
-.3
.1
.1
.0
-.4
-.4
-.1
-.6
-.1
-.3
-.2
.2
.7
1.1
-1.1
-1.4
-1.9
-.9
-2.2
-.4
-.7
-.2
-.9
-.2
.0
.2
-.7
.1
.0
.0
-.6
-.4
-.3
-.2
-.1
-.2
-.1
-.1
1.5
.3
.1
.9
-.3
-1.0
-.1
.4
.4
.6
.5
-.6
-.7
-.1
-.4
.0
.3
-.1
-1.8
-.4
-.3
.1
-.6
-.4
-.4
-.1
-.6
-.1
-.3
-.2
-
.120
.501
.264
.104
.048
.085
.685
.173
.364
.902
.370
.242
.290
.727
.251
.237
See footnotes at end of table.
10
CPI Detailed Report-May 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
Apr.
2012
May
2012
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2012 from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
Expenditure category
Moving, storage, freight expense 1 2 ....................................
Repair of household items 1 2 ..............................................
.089
.077
128.499
196.940
129.041
198.020
3.4
-
0.4
.5
0.5
.3
-0.7
1.2
0.4
.5
Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Men’s apparel .........................................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ...............................
Men’s furnishings .................................................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 2 .................................................
Men’s pants and shorts ........................................................
Boys’ apparel .........................................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Women’s apparel ...................................................................
Women’s outerwear .............................................................
Women’s dresses .................................................................
Women’s suits and separates 2 ...........................................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and
accessories 2 ...............................................................
Girls’ apparel ..........................................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................
Men’s footwear 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
128.485
121.179
125.312
117.563
150.584
83.395
121.923
105.177
116.905
119.517
96.851
131.786
90.600
127.688
121.265
126.153
119.010
155.044
81.525
123.872
102.903
115.350
118.197
87.228
126.946
90.952
4.4
5.5
4.9
2.4
7.7
3.2
6.9
7.6
5.6
5.2
2.3
2.9
5.9
-.6
.1
.7
1.2
3.0
-2.2
1.6
-2.2
-1.3
-1.1
-9.9
-3.7
.4
.5
.8
-.2
-.4
-.5
-.8
-.1
6.2
.3
.3
-3.4
8.8
-1.5
.4
.5
.4
-1.3
.3
2.4
-.1
2.6
1.0
1.2
4.2
-4.3
3.0
.4
.1
.5
.5
3.5
-2.7
1.7
-2.6
.5
.7
-4.5
-2.0
2.3
.402
.261
.678
.209
.152
.316
.201
.323
.088
.235
103.208
104.335
131.848
132.845
137.729
127.508
119.190
167.079
117.988
178.022
102.882
101.730
132.409
133.698
137.024
128.427
118.963
164.487
116.381
175.131
4.0
7.9
2.2
3.9
1.1
1.4
7.0
-.2
.3
-.7
-.3
-2.5
.4
.6
-.5
.7
-.2
-1.6
-1.4
-1.6
-1.1
.5
.6
.1
1.0
1.0
.2
.5
1.6
.2
1.2
-.1
.6
1.5
.7
.4
-1.1
-2.8
-.4
-3.5
-.7
-.3
.8
.6
.5
.8
1.6
-1.3
-1.4
-1.5
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
223.083
218.563
100.977
144.522
100.181
144.404
149.749
151.087
90.422
124.548
336.673
335.742
336.248
342.099
320.256
300.666
148.327
135.256
158.013
147.853
361.203
256.544
263.748
232.453
158.385
397.507
171.407
166.500
179.836
196.247
123.979
275.272
312.845
151.337
220.768
215.978
101.399
144.401
100.091
144.477
149.404
153.565
89.776
120.050
324.589
323.604
323.714
329.838
310.588
292.307
148.540
135.202
158.857
148.835
361.495
257.372
264.157
232.982
159.041
398.478
171.528
166.500
180.147
196.613
124.772
277.929
317.066
151.912
.2
.1
1.5
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.4
3.5
-6.0
1.4
-3.8
-4.0
-4.1
-3.8
-3.2
-1.8
3.6
4.0
3.0
1.5
10.2
2.0
1.8
2.6
1.5
3.0
2.9
.5
6.8
8.9
2.8
2.4
3.2
-.8
-1.0
-1.2
.4
-.1
-.1
.1
-.2
1.6
-.7
-3.6
-3.6
-3.6
-3.7
-3.6
-3.0
-2.8
.1
.0
.5
.7
.1
.3
.2
.2
.4
.2
.1
.0
.2
.2
.6
1.0
1.3
.4
.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
-.5
-.7
.8
.4
.4
.5
.4
1.5
-.2
4.4
-2.6
-2.6
-2.6
-2.6
-2.6
-5.7
.0
.1
-.2
-.3
.4
.0
.1
.1
-.1
.4
-.1
-.2
.2
.0
.4
1.6
2.1
.8
-2.1
-2.3
.3
.2
.2
.1
.2
1.0
-1.2
-2.4
-6.6
-6.8
-6.9
-6.6
-5.8
-5.4
.1
.0
.5
.7
.1
.3
.2
.2
.4
.4
.1
.0
.2
.2
.6
.8
1.0
.3
-
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.
11
CPI Detailed Report-May 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
May 2012 from—
Apr.
2012
May
2012
May
2011
Apr.
2012
118.665
108.095
62.131
279.376
109.944
117.763
113.252
61.972
279.728
110.018
-0.7
-1.7
2.2
1.5
413.655
333.131
108.447
439.140
99.377
101.172
438.766
341.023
345.118
416.184
182.631
219.653
669.475
252.476
247.646
571.173
188.653
114.309
117.546
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
-0.8
4.8
-.3
.1
.1
1.0
4.5
-.3
.7
.0
1.7
2.8
.0
.1
.1
-0.8
4.8
-.3
.1
.1
3.6
2.7
2.7
3.3
.3
2.2
3.9
1.8
1.6
1.9
3.3
1.1
4.7
5.1
5.1
4.8
3.8
.9
13.0
.3
.0
.0
-.1
.5
1.0
.4
.4
.3
.2
1.5
.2
.3
.3
.2
.2
.4
.1
.8
.3
.4
.4
.3
1.0
-.3
.3
.2
.2
.2
.2
.1
.2
.2
.1
.2
.3
.0
1.3
.3
.0
.0
.0
-.3
.1
.4
.1
.3
.1
.4
.0
.5
.6
.5
.6
.1
.2
1.0
.4
.0
.0
.0
.5
1.0
.5
.4
.2
.1
1.6
.2
.6
.6
.7
.5
.3
.1
.8
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
412.480
333.060
108.475
439.784
98.892
100.171
437.151
339.833
344.151
415.318
179.939
219.295
667.727
251.819
247.140
569.804
187.932
114.212
116.663
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
114.656
99.893
5.676
395.221
12.626
114.689
99.934
5.609
396.585
12.468
.9
1.2
-17.7
4.5
-12.1
.0
.0
-1.2
.3
-1.3
.2
.1
-2.6
.5
-2.3
-.1
-.2
-3.7
.2
-1.2
.1
.3
.2
.5
-1.3
.114
.061
.040
1.742
80.662
50.921
119.883
42.364
89.084
162.159
199.522
149.945
117.971
205.659
167.347
213.543
118.847
146.848
93.136
79.769
65.492
98.592
28.917
117.206
124.516
113.217
54.361
54.285
59.294
98.380
95.030
147.197
80.498
50.868
119.773
41.505
88.904
162.107
199.384
149.794
117.866
205.722
167.390
213.625
118.536
146.493
92.876
79.324
64.834
98.225
28.537
117.052
124.516
112.981
54.563
54.480
59.686
98.908
95.083
147.236
4.1
-4.4
12.0
-8.7
-4.3
2.7
2.5
3.5
.3
3.0
2.4
2.8
-.3
.2
-1.1
-1.2
-5.3
8.4
-7.8
1.5
1.1
1.3
-3.8
-5.4
-2.1
2.8
-.3
.9
-.2
-.1
-.1
-2.0
-.2
.0
-.1
-.1
-.1
.0
.0
.0
-.3
-.2
-.3
-.6
-1.0
-.4
-1.3
-.1
.0
-.2
.4
.4
.7
.5
.1
.0
.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
1.0
1.8
.1
-1.5
-.7
.0
-.1
.0
-.5
.2
-.1
.4
.5
-.6
1.8
.5
.9
1.8
.9
.0
.2
.0
-1.0
-1.5
-1.1
1.2
.2
-.1
-.2
-.1
-.1
-2.0
-.2
.0
-.1
-.1
-.1
.1
.0
.1
-.3
-.2
-.3
-.9
-1.7
-.4
-1.9
-.1
.0
-.2
.3
.4
.7
.1
.1
.0
.576
.627
125.397
326.996
124.847
328.799
1.7
.6
-.4
.6
.9
.1
-.3
.1
-.4
.6
-
-
.075
.045
1.101
.692
-
.409
-
.464
.245
.209
.115
.055
-
.059
-
.473
.352
-
See footnotes at end of table.
12
CPI Detailed Report-May 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
May 2012 from—
Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
2012
May
2012
May
2011
Apr.
2012
157.378
180.078
270.053
223.182
141.822
102.151
158.141
181.540
269.818
224.101
143.013
102.027
0.3
2.4
.5
2.2
5.1
-1.3
3.015
1.695
.382
.775
.059
3.581
.145
.135
.010
3.436
2.429
1.484
.945
1.006
.269
.050
.584
133.284
213.130
550.666
185.322
612.068
690.168
661.516
251.358
218.286
83.515
158.113
247.741
266.746
79.995
101.889
59.953
105.370
8.865
63.401
41.792
77.444
133.470
213.499
553.994
186.537
612.949
691.213
662.435
251.667
218.735
83.606
158.124
247.741
267.028
80.086
101.982
60.008
105.466
8.879
63.409
41.848
77.671
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
0.5
.8
-.1
.4
.8
-.1
-0.1
.7
-.1
.7
1.1
.3
0.1
.3
.2
.2
.3
.0
0.5
.8
-.1
.4
.8
-.1
2.2
4.3
5.8
6.4
4.2
5.3
3.7
2.4
5.2
.2
3.8
3.8
4.5
.0
.8
-.6
2.5
-2.4
-10.6
-2.4
2.1
.1
.2
.6
.7
.1
.2
.1
.1
.2
.1
.0
.0
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.2
.0
.1
.3
.2
.3
.6
.4
.3
.5
.2
.2
.6
.0
.2
.2
-.1
.0
.1
.0
.1
-.2
-1.3
-.8
.3
.2
.3
.5
.3
.3
.3
.3
.2
-.1
.0
.0
-.1
1.2
.0
.1
.0
.2
-.1
-1.6
-.5
.8
.3
.4
.8
.7
.4
.4
.4
.4
-.1
.2
-.3
-.3
.1
.2
.1
.1
.1
.4
.9
.1
.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
31.600
31.532
-5.1
-.2
-.2
-1.1
-.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
393.320
847.032
344.771
231.238
211.865
163.147
392.859
845.622
344.085
231.886
211.649
161.538
1.9
2.4
2.3
3.4
1.7
1.3
-.1
-.2
-.2
.3
-.1
-1.0
.2
-.3
-.3
.2
.4
1.2
.1
.2
.1
.3
.1
.3
.0
-.2
-.2
.3
.1
-1.0
.342
103.833
102.678
.6
-1.1
1.5
.1
-1.1
.307
.633
.633
1.081
.297
.159
.241
.030
.212
-
187.609
233.741
142.620
370.423
301.859
292.390
145.889
168.239
287.738
137.108
192.328
86.373
156.659
92.168
186.007
233.956
142.751
371.655
302.998
292.538
146.286
168.344
289.423
138.075
194.059
86.249
156.928
91.764
1.9
1.5
1.5
2.7
2.2
1.7
1.6
3.4
5.7
5.7
6.4
-1.3
-.1
-3.9
-.9
.1
.1
.3
.4
.1
.3
.1
.6
.7
.9
-.1
.2
-.4
1.0
.2
.2
.2
.3
-.5
.1
.3
1.0
.1
1.4
-.5
-.4
.2
.6
.2
.2
.2
.1
.1
-.1
-.2
1.4
-1.1
1.9
-.6
.0
-.1
-.9
.1
.1
.3
.4
.0
.3
.1
.6
.7
.9
-.2
.1
-.4
39.966
24.710
15.742
12.179
8.968
60.034
31.190
5.797
11.598
85.692
68.461
190.089
166.479
220.859
283.379
113.306
269.901
266.747
272.146
320.824
229.621
222.552
188.963
164.851
217.222
277.900
113.622
270.462
267.176
272.912
321.309
229.290
222.010
1.2
.3
.1
-1.1
.6
2.1
2.3
1.9
2.6
1.5
1.4
-.6
-1.0
-1.6
-1.9
.3
.2
.2
.3
.2
-.1
-.2
.4
.6
.9
1.1
.1
.2
.2
.3
.3
.3
.3
-.2
-.5
-.9
-1.4
.3
.2
.2
.5
.2
.0
.0
-.9
-1.5
-2.3
-3.1
.1
.2
.2
.3
.2
-.3
-.5
-
-
.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
Apr.
2012
May
2012
221.159
168.899
221.619
277.443
228.190
123.018
294.527
257.121
255.736
229.252
229.303
148.070
339.793
278.431
238.478
206.050
$ .435
$ .145
220.833
167.323
218.198
272.494
226.283
121.957
295.291
257.615
250.306
229.520
229.602
148.020
327.659
278.956
238.542
206.866
$ .435
$ .145
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2012 from—
May
2011
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Apr.
2012
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
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
1.6
.4
.2
-.9
1.3
5.0
1.9
1.9
-3.9
2.3
2.3
1.6
-3.7
2.5
3.0
.3
-0.1
-.9
-1.5
-1.8
-.8
-.9
.3
.2
-2.1
.1
.1
.0
-3.6
.2
.0
.4
0.3
.6
.8
1.0
.6
.5
.2
.1
.9
.2
.2
.2
1.7
.2
.1
.0
0.0
-.5
-.8
-1.2
-.3
.3
.3
.2
-1.7
.2
.2
.2
-2.6
.3
.1
.4
-0.3
-1.5
-2.2
-2.8
-1.2
.3
.2
.2
-4.3
.2
.2
.2
-6.4
.2
.0
.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
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
All items ....................................................................................
228.433
229.098
229.177
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 .................................
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
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
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2011
Nov.
2011
Feb.
2012
May
2012
Nov.
2011
May
2012
228.527
2.9
1.3
2.5
0.2
2.1
1.3
233.013
233.115
231.514
268.089
234.186
253.160
228.862
240.693
168.454
286.615
173.121
314.102
335.639
166.395
268.726
259.436
279.042
260.438
268.735
307.249
233.112
233.189
231.271
267.719
234.213
251.037
230.326
241.615
167.150
285.726
172.731
314.285
336.481
167.175
266.209
258.951
272.764
258.803
272.341
305.152
4.6
5.0
6.0
7.0
5.4
9.5
4.8
7.7
-3.0
7.6
9.3
5.3
4.9
8.7
9.5
4.0
15.5
4.0
11.6
-6.2
2.8
3.0
3.2
6.0
9.9
15.4
2.7
15.9
18.2
3.9
-.6
-.3
2.4
3.5
8.0
13.7
11.6
4.7
2.3
13.3
1.9
1.6
.9
1.5
-.5
-5.4
.6
-1.8
.7
3.5
4.8
7.0
2.6
.9
3.4
7.7
-2.2
3.3
6.2
3.1
1.6
1.6
.8
.2
1.5
5.1
4.2
-1.0
-5.0
-.6
-1.0
-1.0
2.2
-.9
2.1
4.5
-4.5
-2.5
-4.7
.5
3.7
4.0
4.6
6.5
7.6
12.4
3.7
11.7
7.1
5.7
4.2
2.5
3.7
6.1
8.8
8.8
13.5
4.3
6.8
3.0
1.7
1.6
.9
.9
.5
-.3
2.4
-1.4
-2.2
1.4
1.8
2.9
2.4
.0
2.8
6.1
-3.3
.4
.6
1.8
268.981
231.281
232.350
232.572
261.127
239.943
188.498
176.982
182.695
210.169
149.294
270.012
138.221
206.419
232.496
192.280
131.713
211.509
208.605
136.048
324.660
214.003
220.465
140.520
233.743
209.923
149.365
268.420
158.998
141.491
194.564
297.870
213.875
216.918
146.085
209.430
149.694
220.667
217.827
145.079
265.574
230.016
230.849
231.803
262.750
243.203
188.624
177.107
183.787
205.196
146.887
260.848
142.158
203.792
229.558
188.598
126.238
212.730
212.428
135.612
317.754
201.196
217.623
137.786
222.528
208.175
150.519
265.300
158.655
139.448
191.971
298.260
216.354
216.096
146.107
209.644
149.666
219.207
219.039
144.201
10.4
2.7
2.4
2.7
1.9
-.3
5.6
2.4
3.5
2.6
.5
-.3
-1.1
7.6
7.9
4.9
1.8
4.7
9.3
9.6
11.8
25.1
.5
-1.7
-2.4
2.5
8.1
3.7
-1.4
7.2
8.8
6.1
7.8
10.6
9.2
8.8
9.3
18.5
9.0
7.5
-3.3
4.2
4.4
4.3
3.6
.6
7.3
5.3
4.3
8.7
7.2
7.6
7.8
2.1
3.2
11.6
17.0
-.5
-5.0
4.4
-4.1
.4
5.6
3.8
8.0
5.9
13.9
3.6
-3.5
6.3
8.6
-1.1
.4
3.8
-3.1
-7.2
.1
6.1
5.9
8.5
3.9
2.6
4.5
4.5
9.3
16.3
8.6
3.2
6.4
-1.9
-.6
.1
4.0
-8.6
-9.8
-9.1
-2.9
4.3
6.6
.3
3.6
.9
9.8
9.9
7.8
2.0
8.9
-1.1
-1.5
-.1
3.8
-1.5
-25.1
1.1
-2.4
-2.9
-2.0
-2.0
1.0
3.4
-3.6
1.6
.2
.0
7.1
8.0
-2.3
11.7
1.1
-9.7
-10.4
-18.1
5.7
8.7
9.5
-2.4
-21.6
.3
12.4
-4.8
-14.2
-25.5
-.2
-1.6
-7.0
3.4
4.8
1.4
5.0
4.8
7.8
11.7
30.3
-5.8
-4.7
-2.3
-5.9
-10.9
8.8
-4.3
3.3
3.5
3.4
3.5
2.8
.2
6.5
3.9
3.9
5.6
3.8
3.5
3.3
4.8
5.5
8.2
9.1
2.1
1.9
6.9
3.5
12.1
3.0
1.0
2.7
4.2
11.0
3.6
-2.4
6.7
8.7
2.4
4.0
7.2
2.9
.5
4.6
12.1
7.4
8.0
.1
2.1
2.3
2.2
8.2
12.1
3.0
7.4
3.7
-5.9
-5.7
-9.5
4.8
-.3
-.6
-5.8
-12.8
2.3
9.5
-2.3
-5.7
-13.3
4.7
4.0
.1
2.7
6.9
.1
1.7
2.3
5.8
4.9
-1.2
-2.4
-3.6
-2.6
-4.0
-6.5
4.8
-.5
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
15
CPI Detailed Report-May 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
6 months
ended—
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
Aug.
2011
Nov.
2011
Feb.
2012
May
2012
Nov.
2011
May
2012
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
279.968
317.216
336.818
318.647
204.527
208.800
423.359
115.973
295.741
339.438
270.187
289.980
306.618
157.868
161.226
150.356
172.981
149.647
206.102
281.170
319.467
336.570
317.408
203.836
210.123
426.641
115.524
300.495
331.298
278.564
279.499
310.641
157.182
158.552
147.208
170.684
150.848
209.412
7.4
8.1
17.2
18.6
-2.1
21.3
10.7
29.2
-.2
1.5
-11.5
-43.4
4.8
5.0
7.6
14.5
5.3
3.1
2.5
-3.5
-8.3
-11.3
10.6
6.8
-3.0
9.6
-30.5
-5.3
-8.2
-4.7
23.5
1.3
13.6
9.6
6.0
15.9
18.1
18.4
-8.7
-12.2
-3.7
-4.5
-9.6
-17.0
-17.6
5.0
-20.2
-4.9
-23.0
-22.7
-24.4
3.1
4.1
1.3
-.3
1.5
-.6
4.1
5.4
10.7
-2.8
1.4
17.5
17.9
16.9
-.2
-7.1
.0
-22.9
14.9
.3
-2.4
-7.9
3.3
1.7
5.0
1.8
-.5
2.0
14.5
2.3
8.5
10.2
-5.2
-2.8
-3.5
-8.1
-16.4
3.0
9.2
8.6
10.2
10.5
10.3
10.2
-2.5
-3.8
3.2
-3.7
-4.2
-1.3
-1.5
10.8
-10.8
-6.0
-12.3
-22.8
-6.8
1.7
.8
-3.4
1.5
1.6
2.2
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
161.358
197.966
169.120
127.973
160.746
170.870
116.890
125.115
221.181
230.661
217.528
126.921
204.652
215.776
202.545
141.995
153.545
233.039
182.830
190.983
294.360
137.806
172.588
183.392
216.075
240.504
170.652
235.736
228.251
137.561
138.611
131.824
266.942
148.389
128.126
109.833
236.695
147.426
150.846
149.540
124.697
139.207
162.115
197.342
168.144
127.616
160.254
170.118
116.371
123.884
217.826
226.973
217.615
124.924
205.269
214.714
202.760
140.251
155.186
233.186
182.928
194.154
292.270
137.453
172.745
182.378
217.116
238.229
170.442
239.116
223.201
138.488
134.842
129.185
265.493
148.355
129.297
112.027
237.262
147.710
151.355
149.926
124.667
139.675
-3.0
3.3
4.5
4.3
6.0
19.6
1.1
8.1
22.1
20.9
17.9
-2.0
6.6
9.1
13.2
9.4
6.0
12.0
8.8
5.0
23.4
15.2
14.9
18.0
5.3
11.1
4.2
6.3
5.7
8.7
7.1
3.9
10.3
14.6
6.1
3.4
3.5
2.7
3.3
13.9
15.6
6.3
20.1
47.7
3.6
3.3
4.5
7.3
2.2
2.1
5.0
9.9
-14.7
.3
4.3
.5
-.6
1.8
6.7
9.0
-2.2
-28.4
17.9
9.4
18.5
47.6
4.2
.9
3.1
5.3
2.3
13.3
-15.9
-2.9
-1.1
6.2
1.6
4.5
2.7
2.8
3.2
-4.5
-1.7
4.0
7.7
15.3
-.7
-.6
.3
9.6
.6
-3.3
-5.6
-5.0
14.0
-1.1
5.4
7.6
1.7
5.5
4.7
7.8
-4.0
3.4
-6.9
-1.4
21.5
93.6
4.6
3.5
-1.5
12.7
5.6
13.7
14.5
5.2
13.8
2.5
4.8
2.1
2.7
2.7
2.5
3.3
.7
5.1
4.0
-3.1
-2.4
-1.7
-4.0
-1.5
-.7
-2.5
-8.2
-13.0
2.6
-1.0
2.8
1.5
1.1
2.3
2.4
2.7
-5.6
-15.2
4.4
-2.0
7.4
10.7
3.1
2.8
2.6
4.7
-5.1
1.0
-8.6
-7.2
-7.4
-.8
6.8
7.2
2.8
2.3
4.2
3.6
-.1
.6
7.9
23.5
4.0
3.8
5.3
13.3
1.6
5.1
13.2
15.2
.2
-.9
5.4
4.7
6.1
5.5
6.3
10.5
3.2
-13.3
20.7
12.2
16.7
32.0
4.8
5.9
3.6
5.8
4.0
11.0
-5.1
.5
4.5
10.3
3.9
3.9
3.1
2.8
3.2
4.3
6.6
5.2
5.8
5.7
-1.5
-1.2
-1.9
3.9
-.1
-2.9
-6.9
-9.1
8.2
-1.1
4.1
4.5
1.4
3.9
3.5
5.2
-4.8
-6.3
-1.4
-1.7
14.2
46.4
3.9
3.1
.5
8.6
.1
7.2
2.3
-1.2
2.7
.8
5.8
4.6
2.8
2.5
3.3
3.4
.3
2.8
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.
16
CPI Detailed Report-May 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
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
165.566
230.398
193.279
207.961
189.480
198.858
184.769
167.766
308.371
165.367
229.958
193.358
208.146
188.931
196.459
184.736
167.583
307.258
165.500
230.233
192.969
207.070
188.719
197.345
185.267
167.914
308.612
152.412
166.368
162.237
152.396
166.585
160.912
221.490
255.034
257.867
140.404
454.859
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
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2011
Nov.
2011
Feb.
2012
May
2012
Nov.
2011
May
2012
165.671
230.704
193.703
208.160
188.058
198.126
184.854
168.593
310.173
2.4
.6
-1.2
-.2
-.4
3.6
1.2
-2.8
2.2
1.6
.4
.7
2.7
-.3
3.1
-4.3
-2.3
.4
3.6
5.3
3.1
5.8
1.7
.0
1.5
1.6
6.5
0.3
.5
.9
.4
-3.0
-1.5
.2
2.0
2.4
2.0
.5
-.3
1.2
-.4
3.4
-1.6
-2.6
1.3
1.9
2.9
2.0
3.1
-.6
-.7
.8
1.8
4.4
152.787
167.210
162.335
152.941
167.112
163.728
-.1
5.5
1.1
1.7
-1.2
.9
1.8
5.7
7.8
1.4
1.8
3.7
.8
2.1
1.0
1.6
3.7
5.7
221.751
255.529
258.303
140.763
456.324
222.035
255.974
258.847
140.448
457.981
222.041
256.367
259.361
142.619
459.896
2.0
2.6
2.8
5.1
3.9
1.9
2.2
3.2
-2.6
3.3
1.5
2.2
2.5
7.7
4.0
1.0
2.1
2.3
6.5
4.5
2.0
2.4
3.0
1.2
3.6
1.2
2.2
2.4
7.1
4.3
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
292.998
263.765
263.742
130.881
219.319
190.164
352.175
390.483
349.805
189.809
197.274
165.270
187.582
424.790
400.913
125.839
68.258
113.499
74.209
56.323
120.323
136.865
90.784
77.911
298.307
264.012
263.988
131.132
217.804
188.349
340.782
379.681
339.485
188.393
197.803
158.428
188.052
426.147
401.067
125.523
67.480
113.745
74.218
55.189
120.533
136.606
91.505
76.911
5.4
2.5
2.5
2.6
-1.0
-2.1
-12.1
-16.1
7.2
-1.1
-1.3
-.2
3.2
3.9
1.1
1.4
-6.2
7.4
-.8
-12.3
-.1
-1.8
10.1
-8.1
-4.0
2.1
2.0
3.8
1.2
.2
8.4
6.0
-1.8
-.5
3.9
-14.3
4.9
5.7
2.3
1.0
.8
-.1
-.2
1.7
.8
8.2
-5.4
5.8
8.2
2.0
2.0
1.2
-3.4
-5.8
9.2
13.6
-7.6
-7.1
-.6
-24.6
5.9
7.4
1.5
1.8
-4.5
-7.5
2.6
-6.9
1.1
-4.0
2.6
2.2
6.9
1.8
1.8
6.3
-3.3
-5.9
-10.6
-5.2
-8.9
-5.5
-1.3
-18.6
6.8
8.8
.7
-1.7
-5.9
.2
-1.3
-9.4
3.9
.9
7.9
-9.6
.6
2.3
2.3
3.2
.1
-.9
-2.4
-5.7
2.6
-.8
1.3
-7.5
4.1
4.8
1.7
1.2
-2.7
3.6
-.5
-5.6
.4
3.1
2.1
-1.4
7.6
1.9
1.9
3.7
-3.3
-5.9
-1.2
3.8
-8.2
-6.3
-.9
-21.7
6.3
8.1
1.1
.0
-5.2
-3.7
.6
-8.1
2.5
-1.6
5.2
-3.9
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
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
88.603
102.260
117.504
71.962
66.000
56.294
125.477
60.677
98.084
92.140
99.687
88.888
189.670
122.753
167.247
121.214
155.033
147.261
159.935
88.042
101.593
117.355
71.706
65.996
56.472
125.352
59.559
97.728
91.890
99.811
88.324
188.903
122.201
167.143
120.445
154.933
146.851
159.602
3.5
11.0
7.6
-2.2
-6.6
-7.3
-4.6
-4.6
.9
1.5
5.8
-2.0
5.8
4.5
3.6
9.1
.9
1.3
1.1
-.7
-2.7
-.2
-8.1
-9.8
-10.4
-.6
-25.2
-1.8
.0
-2.1
.7
7.3
12.2
8.4
1.0
1.4
.4
-.8
13.9
22.5
28.2
8.6
2.5
-.7
1.8
3.7
-2.1
2.8
4.2
2.9
3.1
-1.6
5.4
7.1
4.3
2.2
5.1
-3.8
-1.4
2.6
-6.4
-5.7
-6.9
-4.2
-15.7
2.9
-2.8
.2
-2.5
-3.4
-5.6
.1
-3.5
1.9
1.0
1.3
1.4
3.9
3.6
-5.2
-8.2
-8.8
-2.6
-15.5
-.5
.8
1.8
-.7
6.5
8.3
6.0
5.0
1.1
.9
.1
4.7
9.9
14.7
.8
-1.7
-3.9
-1.3
-6.5
.4
.0
2.2
.2
-.2
-3.6
2.7
1.7
3.1
1.6
3.2
See footnotes at end of table.
17
CPI Detailed Report-May 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
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
Moving, storage, freight expense 1 3 ................................
Repair of household items 1 3 ..........................................
128.740
194.067
129.397
194.631
128.499
196.940
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 .............................................................................
124.534
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
100.862
102.213
128.605
130.775
134.115
123.451
118.652
169.234
116.563
181.987
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 ..............................................
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
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2011
Nov.
2011
Feb.
2012
May
2012
Nov.
2011
May
2012
129.041
198.020
-2.7
4.5
11.3
6.0
-
-
0.9
8.4
0.8
-
-
-
125.619
118.524
122.857
116.466
147.097
82.322
118.377
105.164
113.335
115.534
98.417
127.794
86.339
126.090
118.692
123.526
117.005
152.174
80.096
120.347
102.389
113.914
116.321
93.953
125.291
88.341
12.5
14.5
14.8
17.9
20.8
14.1
11.1
7.8
15.9
13.9
38.9
-7.9
7.9
.9
7.0
4.3
-9.6
7.2
13.3
.1
7.1
-1.3
-3.3
-17.0
-13.1
1.9
-.3
-4.9
-1.4
8.4
-8.3
-7.9
10.5
-8.3
1.0
1.9
11.8
29.1
-1.5
5.1
6.2
2.7
-4.7
13.5
-4.8
6.3
26.6
7.6
9.1
-14.8
8.6
15.9
6.6
10.7
9.4
3.3
13.8
13.7
5.5
7.5
7.0
5.0
7.4
-10.6
4.8
2.4
.5
.6
1.6
2.0
-6.4
8.4
7.8
4.3
5.4
-2.4
18.4
6.9
99.792
102.717
129.435
130.896
135.456
124.651
118.893
170.111
118.426
182.320
101.027
102.654
130.242
132.845
136.466
125.176
117.595
165.327
117.988
175.955
100.302
102.296
131.304
133.698
137.179
126.144
119.434
163.153
116.381
173.289
23.0
27.0
3.1
4.8
11.9
-2.9
15.4
10.6
5.8
12.4
2.6
9.6
-3.1
-2.2
-6.9
.7
2.3
2.8
-4.8
3.7
-5.1
-2.8
.3
4.0
-8.4
-.9
8.1
.8
.9
1.5
-2.2
.3
8.7
9.2
9.5
9.0
2.7
-13.6
-.6
-17.8
12.3
18.0
.0
1.2
2.0
-1.1
8.6
6.6
.4
8.0
-3.6
-1.3
4.4
6.6
.1
3.9
5.3
-6.7
.1
-8.6
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
218.624
213.929
101.199
144.226
99.973
144.424
149.004
152.277
90.835
128.050
317.592
316.544
316.647
323.281
303.095
296.252
148.327
135.256
158.013
147.853
361.203
256.544
263.748
232.453
158.385
397.432
171.407
166.500
179.836
196.247
123.979
274.386
310.905
152.387
214.140
209.088
101.542
144.482
100.137
144.627
149.247
153.843
89.759
124.955
296.531
295.162
294.642
301.930
285.441
280.121
148.540
135.202
158.857
148.835
361.495
257.372
264.157
232.982
159.041
399.101
171.528
166.500
180.147
196.613
124.772
276.667
314.110
152.792
3.4
3.8
4.3
2.4
2.5
3.7
1.6
11.4
-7.4
-2.0
4.2
4.2
4.6
3.9
3.0
-18.1
6.3
6.9
5.1
.2
28.8
1.5
1.0
3.2
.4
2.7
1.3
.2
3.2
5.8
.8
-1.7
-1.6
-5.7
-2.0
-2.4
-3.0
-2.0
-2.1
-2.6
-1.6
-4.6
-4.9
2.8
-6.1
-6.7
-6.9
-6.3
-4.9
29.4
2.2
2.3
2.1
1.9
2.3
3.7
2.4
2.9
4.5
3.3
4.1
3.0
5.9
6.3
5.5
3.5
4.5
.0
6.5
7.3
-2.2
1.6
1.5
.6
2.6
-7.3
-6.1
-9.6
19.8
20.2
20.8
18.6
18.4
19.8
5.3
7.6
.6
.6
1.8
2.1
1.6
2.3
1.9
.8
6.1
-.4
17.2
23.6
.6
-4.0
-4.2
-1.9
-6.6
-7.9
7.2
3.4
3.5
3.4
3.2
16.6
-5.7
16.3
-26.9
-27.3
-28.1
-25.9
-24.3
-26.7
.8
-.7
4.2
3.2
9.9
.6
2.1
2.0
-.5
5.2
.2
-.7
1.4
1.1
4.6
12.6
14.9
4.7
.7
.6
.6
.2
.2
.5
.0
3.1
-6.2
.3
-1.1
-1.4
-1.4
-1.3
-1.1
2.9
4.2
4.6
3.6
1.0
14.8
2.6
1.7
3.1
2.4
3.0
2.7
1.6
4.5
6.1
3.1
.9
1.4
-2.9
-.3
-.6
2.4
2.5
2.5
2.0
2.9
4.0
-5.9
2.6
-6.4
-6.5
-6.8
-6.3
-5.3
-6.3
3.0
3.4
2.4
1.9
5.8
1.3
1.8
2.2
.7
3.0
3.1
-.6
9.0
11.8
2.6
4.0
4.9
1.3
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
18
CPI Detailed Report-May 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
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012
May
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 ...............................................
115.529
100.625
62.315
277.207
109.865
116.715
105.113
62.142
279.208
109.880
118.665
108.095
62.131
279.376
109.944
117.763
113.252
61.972
279.728
110.018
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 ...........................................................
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
411.475
333.060
108.475
437.553
98.892
100.171
435.743
339.076
343.762
414.414
179.625
219.295
663.989
250.210
245.149
567.189
187.591
114.212
116.663
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 ......................................................................
114.365
99.433
5.913
390.485
13.080
114.566
99.563
5.762
392.530
12.773
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
124.774
326.477
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2011
Nov.
2011
Feb.
2012
May
2012
Nov.
2011
May
2012
-
-8.1
-42.0
-6.4
2.5
2.0
0.1
-14.3
-6.6
2.3
2.9
8.0
60.5
-2.2
3.7
.6
-
21.6
9.4
.4
.7
-16.0
1.2
1.5
1.4
3.9
17.3
-4.4
3.0
1.7
413.092
333.131
108.447
437.508
99.377
101.172
437.978
340.488
344.460
415.018
182.536
219.653
667.672
251.733
246.827
570.255
188.171
114.309
117.546
2.7
.0
.3
3.6
-4.5
-6.7
3.6
2.2
2.5
1.6
6.2
-.1
5.6
6.3
6.4
5.4
2.7
.7
2.9
4.1
2.8
2.3
3.3
4.3
13.0
4.5
2.4
3.2
2.9
-1.8
.9
5.1
5.7
7.5
3.9
3.3
.4
17.2
3.4
6.6
6.9
5.2
-3.1
.5
2.4
-.4
-1.7
1.1
-.5
2.2
2.9
2.6
1.3
4.4
5.9
1.4
19.8
4.1
1.5
1.5
1.1
5.0
3.2
5.0
2.9
2.6
1.9
9.6
1.2
5.2
5.7
5.4
5.4
3.2
1.1
12.8
3.4
1.4
1.3
3.5
-.2
2.6
4.1
2.3
2.9
2.2
2.1
.4
5.3
6.0
7.0
4.6
3.0
.5
9.8
3.8
4.0
4.1
3.1
.9
1.8
3.7
1.2
.4
1.5
4.4
1.7
4.1
4.1
3.3
4.9
4.5
1.2
16.2
114.442
99.339
5.550
393.223
12.626
114.546
99.588
5.561
395.084
12.468
.0
-.7
-17.3
1.0
-11.1
-.5
2.0
-19.3
5.2
-9.5
3.5
3.0
-11.9
7.2
-10.2
.6
.6
-21.8
4.8
-17.4
-.2
.7
-18.3
3.1
-10.3
2.0
1.8
-17.0
6.0
-13.9
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
80.662
50.921
119.883
42.364
89.084
161.993
199.522
149.945
117.971
205.093
167.347
212.779
118.847
146.848
93.136
79.910
65.734
98.592
29.044
117.206
124.516
113.217
54.408
54.285
59.294
99.019
95.030
147.197
80.498
50.868
119.773
41.505
88.904
161.994
199.384
149.794
117.866
205.336
167.390
213.014
118.536
146.493
92.876
79.209
64.637
98.225
28.505
117.052
124.516
112.981
54.576
54.480
59.686
99.087
95.083
147.236
10.7
-2.2
18.6
-3.0
-6.1
5.7
7.0
11.6
1.3
3.4
1.4
4.6
-.6
2.8
-4.5
-2.6
-7.1
2.6
-10.5
.5
.4
-.6
-5.0
-5.8
-3.9
-.9
-3.8
-.7
11.7
-.8
23.9
-8.7
-6.1
1.7
.1
-2.0
3.4
4.5
3.8
2.3
-2.7
1.2
-7.5
2.6
-2.4
23.8
-6.5
6.1
2.7
6.9
-10.7
-15.2
-10.8
6.1
3.3
-2.0
-9.0
-20.6
4.6
-7.8
-.6
1.6
1.4
2.9
-3.3
1.9
2.9
2.4
2.3
2.2
2.4
-2.1
-5.0
.8
-8.0
-1.2
.3
-1.2
6.9
8.8
13.7
-1.6
-.6
5.1
4.5
8.6
2.3
-15.0
-4.3
1.8
1.6
2.1
-.1
2.3
1.3
2.1
-.2
-5.2
5.9
-2.8
-6.7
7.8
-6.4
1.0
.9
.2
-5.4
-8.0
-5.7
8.0
.0
1.5
11.2
-1.5
21.2
-5.9
-6.1
3.7
3.5
4.6
2.3
4.0
2.6
3.4
-1.6
2.0
-6.0
.0
-4.8
12.7
-8.5
3.2
1.5
3.1
-7.9
-10.6
-7.4
2.6
-.3
-1.3
-2.5
-7.1
3.4
-11.5
-2.5
1.7
1.5
2.5
-1.7
2.1
2.1
2.3
1.1
-1.6
4.2
-2.5
-5.9
4.2
-7.2
-.1
.6
-.5
.6
.0
3.6
3.1
-.3
3.3
125.835
326.671
125.397
326.996
124.847
328.799
-4.4
.5
3.9
-6.2
7.4
5.8
.2
2.9
-.3
-2.9
3.7
4.3
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
19
CPI Detailed Report-May 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
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012
May
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 .......................................................
157.399
178.201
269.770
221.215
139.934
101.803
157.287
179.463
269.472
222.840
141.423
102.155
157.378
180.078
270.053
223.182
141.822
102.151
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 .................................................
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
32.033
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—
Aug.
2011
Nov.
2011
Feb.
2012
May
2012
Nov.
2011
May
2012
158.141
181.540
269.818
224.101
143.013
102.027
0.9
-2.2
3.2
-2.1
1.8
-6.6
-6.4
-3.0
-3.6
4.5
6.0
2.6
5.0
7.5
2.5
1.2
3.5
-1.6
1.9
7.7
.1
5.3
9.1
.9
-2.8
-2.6
-.3
1.2
3.9
-2.1
3.4
7.6
1.3
3.2
6.3
-.4
133.639
214.612
552.201
185.322
616.495
697.393
666.387
251.680
219.916
83.417
157.800
247.215
266.746
79.904
101.889
59.953
105.370
8.830
62.460
41.792
77.444
133.993
215.430
556.638
186.537
618.671
699.877
668.849
252.647
219.697
83.550
157.357
246.447
267.028
80.047
101.982
60.008
105.466
8.864
63.009
41.848
77.671
1.6
4.8
2.6
6.1
5.0
6.7
2.8
2.3
7.7
-1.4
1.9
2.0
.2
-1.5
-.6
-3.0
2.0
-4.3
-16.5
.1
2.2
2.2
4.7
9.4
8.5
4.4
5.6
4.6
2.1
5.2
-.3
3.3
3.6
-1.5
-.5
1.0
.0
2.1
-4.8
-7.7
-3.9
-3.2
2.6
3.6
3.6
5.4
3.7
4.1
4.1
2.2
6.8
1.6
10.9
10.6
15.6
1.3
1.9
.2
4.4
-.5
-9.9
-1.0
3.9
2.3
4.1
7.7
5.6
3.9
4.7
3.4
3.2
1.3
.7
-.5
-.9
4.6
.8
1.0
.6
1.6
.2
-7.8
-4.9
5.6
1.9
4.8
6.0
7.3
4.7
6.1
3.6
2.2
6.5
-.8
2.6
2.8
-.7
-1.0
.2
-1.5
2.0
-4.6
-12.2
-1.9
-.6
2.5
3.9
5.6
5.5
3.8
4.4
3.8
2.7
4.0
1.2
5.1
4.7
10.0
1.0
1.4
.4
3.0
-.2
-8.9
-3.0
4.8
31.962
31.600
31.532
-7.2
-6.5
-.3
-6.1
-6.9
-3.2
391.195
847.880
345.259
230.135
210.301
160.616
392.011
845.760
344.284
230.615
211.040
162.620
392.544
847.032
344.771
231.238
211.318
163.147
392.706
845.622
344.085
231.886
211.541
161.538
2.5
5.8
5.9
4.1
1.3
-1.2
3.1
3.0
2.9
4.7
3.1
6.6
.5
2.0
2.1
1.7
.0
-2.4
1.6
-1.1
-1.4
3.1
2.4
2.3
2.8
4.4
4.4
4.4
2.2
2.7
1.1
.5
.3
2.4
1.2
-.1
102.246
103.755
103.833
102.678
-3.2
5.2
-1.0
1.7
.9
.3
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
187.609
233.741
142.620
370.016
301.859
291.885
145.766
168.239
287.738
137.108
192.328
85.695
155.741
92.168
186.007
233.956
142.751
371.232
302.998
291.928
146.177
168.344
289.423
138.075
194.059
85.553
155.933
91.764
.9
.5
.5
3.3
2.9
3.2
1.3
5.1
6.4
3.6
8.1
-.3
.4
-15.7
8.0
2.5
2.5
2.9
1.6
1.9
2.4
4.3
6.1
1.1
8.2
-.8
.4
3.8
-3.9
1.2
1.2
1.6
1.4
3.1
1.7
3.3
-2.0
20.6
-7.1
1.0
.0
-1.6
3.1
1.8
1.8
3.1
2.9
-1.4
.9
.7
12.9
-1.0
18.0
-5.0
-1.2
-1.1
4.4
1.5
1.5
3.1
2.2
2.5
1.9
4.7
6.2
2.3
8.2
-.6
.4
-6.5
-.5
1.5
1.5
2.4
2.1
.8
1.3
2.0
5.2
9.3
4.7
-2.0
-.6
-1.3
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
187.972
163.573
214.904
275.350
113.264
270.207
266.662
272.119
186.195
161.056
209.931
266.824
113.347
270.626
267.146
272.956
4.1
3.8
3.5
1.4
3.8
2.1
2.3
.4
-.1
-1.7
-1.4
-2.0
-3.2
2.3
2.6
2.7
3.9
5.3
8.1
10.2
.3
1.7
2.0
-.1
-3.0
-5.6
-9.1
-12.7
1.7
2.3
2.2
4.6
2.0
1.0
1.1
-.3
.3
2.2
2.4
1.6
.4
-.3
-.9
-1.9
1.0
2.0
2.1
2.2
Expenditure category
Special aggregate indexes
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Rent of shelter 7 .......................................................................
Transportation services ............................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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CPI Detailed Report-May 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
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
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
321.154
228.585
221.298
220.262
166.058
216.013
270.156
225.084
119.986
295.292
257.425
248.826
228.966
228.984
147.376
321.531
278.370
238.478
207.580
321.860
227.817
220.229
219.524
163.608
211.336
262.503
222.326
120.312
295.847
257.821
238.084
229.366
229.446
147.611
300.805
278.973
238.542
207.866
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2011
Nov.
2011
Feb.
2012
May
2012
Nov.
2011
May
2012
1.8
2.6
3.1
3.0
3.6
3.3
1.2
3.7
14.9
1.3
1.8
1.6
3.1
2.8
4.0
3.2
2.3
5.6
-.7
2.3
1.1
1.0
1.1
-1.6
-1.3
-1.8
.7
1.9
2.5
2.5
-3.6
1.9
1.7
-.4
-5.3
2.5
2.0
.4
3.5
2.7
2.7
2.5
5.4
7.9
10.0
4.9
-.4
1.4
1.4
8.1
1.8
1.9
.6
19.2
2.3
3.4
-.8
2.8
-.1
-.7
-.1
-5.4
-8.4
-11.7
-3.9
4.3
2.5
2.0
-18.9
2.6
2.7
2.3
-26.1
2.9
1.1
2.2
2.0
1.8
2.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
-.3
2.2
8.2
1.9
2.2
-1.0
2.5
2.2
1.8
-1.1
2.4
3.8
-.2
3.1
1.3
1.0
1.2
-.2
-.6
-1.4
.4
1.9
2.0
1.7
-6.4
2.2
2.3
1.5
-6.1
2.6
2.2
.7
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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CPI Detailed Report-May 2012
Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, unadjusted indexes for special detailed
expenditure categories1
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
1-month
percent changes
ended—
Indexes
Percent
change to
May 2012
from—
Item
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
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
168.454
314.102
335.639
279.042
258.367
268.735
307.341
269.406
266.037
138.221
226.298
208.618
136.048
324.660
214.003
233.743
209.923
194.564
297.870
209.430
149.694
382.294
149.428
171.319
205.265
197.966
231.508
217.528
190.983
291.855
183.392
138.538
138.611
132.081
266.942
109.833
124.697
198.028
185.267
152.787
167.210
162.335
167.150
314.285
336.481
272.764
257.362
272.341
307.209
268.966
260.175
142.158
226.874
205.631
135.612
317.754
201.196
222.528
208.175
191.971
298.260
209.644
149.666
401.107
149.381
170.267
211.146
197.342
229.392
217.615
194.154
294.343
182.378
138.290
134.842
130.087
265.493
112.027
124.667
198.826
184.854
152.941
167.112
163.728
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
-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
0.9
.2
.5
.5
1.7
-2.4
2.5
-.2
-2.0
-.5
-1.6
-.6
-1.1
-1.9
-1.7
1.6
.3
3.4
2.4
-.5
-1.0
3.0
.6
1.3
.1
.1
-1.0
3.3
-2.2
-.7
2.3
.4
.1
-.3
-.4
-.5
.0
.4
.3
.3
.4
.9
-0.8
.1
.3
-2.2
-.4
1.3
.0
-.2
-2.2
2.8
.3
-1.4
-.3
-2.1
-6.0
-4.8
-.8
-1.3
.1
.1
.0
4.9
.0
-.6
2.9
-.3
-.9
.0
1.7
.9
-.6
-.2
-2.7
-1.5
-.5
2.0
.0
.4
-.2
.1
-.1
.9
May
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 ..............................................
2.4
2.7
3.0
4.8
7.4
3.7
2.4
1.7
-3.2
4.0
2.4
5.6
2.2
-1.2
-1.4
1.4
3.4
7.2
3.7
-1.1
.2
4.2
3.2
5.9
6.1
14.3
2.4
4.1
-9.9
9.0
39.0
9.1
-1.5
-.4
3.6
4.2
3.4
1.3
-.4
1.2
2.9
3.3
Housing
Infants’ furniture 4 .......................................................................
Laundry equipment .....................................................................
NA
NA
NA
NA
-
-
-
-
-
116.784
118.099
118.220
118.187
2.6
1.1
.1
.0
9.0
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
100.181
144.404
149.749
336.248
342.099
320.256
147.853
361.203
196.247
123.979
118.665
108.095
62.131
109.944
100.091
144.477
149.404
323.714
329.838
310.588
148.835
361.495
196.613
124.772
117.763
113.252
61.972
110.018
.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
.1
.2
.1
1.9
1.6
1.6
-.3
.4
.0
.4
1.7
2.8
.0
.1
-.1
.1
-.2
-3.7
-3.6
-3.0
.7
.1
.2
.6
-.8
4.8
-.3
.1
1.3
1.2
1.4
-4.1
-3.8
-3.2
1.5
10.2
8.9
2.8
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 ................................................................
-
-.7
-1.7
1.5
See footnotes at end of table.
22
CPI Detailed Report-May 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
May 2012
from—
Item
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
245.721
567.506
245.736
567.836
247.140
569.804
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
184.022
138.424
186.197
156.955
92.027
May
2011
247.646
571.173
0.5
1.0
0.0
.1
0.6
.3
0.2
.2
5.1
4.8
50.921
119.883
149.945
117.971
167.347
213.543
98.592
28.917
124.516
113.217
59.294
157.378
180.078
50.868
119.773
149.794
117.866
167.390
213.625
98.225
28.537
124.516
112.981
59.686
158.141
181.540
-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
1.8
.1
.0
-.5
-.1
.5
1.8
1.9
.2
.0
-1.1
.1
.3
-.1
-.1
-.1
-.1
.0
.0
-.4
-1.3
.0
-.2
.7
.5
.8
-4.4
12.0
3.5
.3
2.4
2.8
8.4
-7.8
1.1
1.3
-2.1
.3
2.4
184.766
185.322
186.537
.2
.4
.3
.7
6.4
138.607
188.803
156.775
92.231
137.108
192.328
156.659
92.168
138.075
194.059
156.928
91.764
2.0
.5
-.3
-.1
.1
1.4
-.1
.2
-1.1
1.9
-.1
-.1
.7
.9
.2
-.4
5.7
6.4
-.1
-3.9
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
Apr.
2012
May
2012
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2012 from—
May
2011
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Apr.
2012
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................
100.000
227.012
676.199
226.600
674.973
1.6
-0.2
0.3
0.0
-0.4
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
232.633
232.550
230.668
268.831
230.749
215.670
279.285
168.203
204.076
214.583
233.477
216.510
128.056
236.917
165.820
232.585
232.705
232.594
230.409
269.256
229.207
214.876
280.363
166.941
204.838
213.705
234.753
217.571
129.399
237.485
165.994
233.132
2.8
2.8
2.7
3.6
2.6
2.1
-.4
1.1
4.8
4.7
8.3
4.3
4.6
3.0
1.5
2.2
.0
.0
-.1
.2
-.7
-.4
.4
-.8
.4
-.4
.5
.5
1.0
.2
.1
.2
.1
.2
.1
-.1
.7
-.1
-.4
-.3
.3
.5
.8
.2
-.3
.2
-.2
-.2
.2
.2
.2
.5
.1
-1.1
.9
.3
.1
.2
-.1
.2
1.1
.3
.1
.0
.0
.0
-.1
-.2
-.5
-.4
.2
-.5
.3
-.4
.0
.5
1.0
.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 .......................................................
39.848
30.486
8.926
.433
20.821
20.165
.306
5.903
4.676
.282
4.394
1.227
3.458
.357
218.175
249.852
256.992
143.128
238.932
238.927
132.174
214.162
184.171
351.248
185.010
188.092
122.149
157.731
218.446
250.176
257.260
146.826
239.132
239.125
132.429
214.793
184.784
339.191
186.096
188.384
121.888
157.825
1.5
2.3
2.6
4.3
2.1
2.1
3.6
-1.6
-3.3
-1.9
-3.4
5.3
.5
2.2
.1
.1
.1
2.6
.1
.1
.2
.3
.3
-3.4
.6
.2
-.2
.1
.1
.2
.2
.6
.2
.2
.7
-.1
-.3
1.6
-.4
.6
-.1
.1
.1
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.6
-.1
-.3
-1.2
-.3
.9
.0
.4
.0
.1
.2
1.8
.1
.1
.2
-.6
-.9
-3.4
-.7
.3
-.3
.1
Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................
3.618
.882
1.407
.280
.813
127.902
122.732
116.301
122.512
131.758
127.163
122.625
114.849
122.015
132.192
4.8
6.6
5.7
6.9
1.8
-.6
-.1
-1.2
-.4
.3
.7
1.7
.6
.0
.4
.3
1.0
.8
-1.3
.4
.3
-.1
.5
1.4
.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 ................................................................
19.031
18.154
6.239
3.035
2.736
7.015
6.773
.511
1.153
.877
225.257
222.059
100.559
145.591
152.150
338.121
337.336
148.046
259.291
272.357
222.579
219.201
101.203
145.513
154.641
325.789
324.944
148.280
260.061
274.929
.2
.1
2.0
1.4
3.6
-3.8
-4.0
3.5
2.0
2.5
-1.2
-1.3
.6
-.1
1.6
-3.6
-3.7
.2
.3
.9
1.0
1.0
.7
.2
1.3
1.7
1.7
.1
-.1
.6
-.7
-.8
.9
.4
1.5
-2.7
-2.7
.0
.0
1.3
-2.3
-2.5
.5
.2
1.0
-6.6
-6.8
.2
.3
.7
Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 .....................................................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
5.670
1.344
4.327
2.390
415.231
325.102
441.853
343.570
416.471
325.063
443.599
344.768
3.8
2.8
4.1
1.8
.3
.0
.4
.3
.3
.4
.3
.1
.3
.0
.5
.2
.4
.0
.6
.4
See footnotes at end of table.
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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 -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Item and group
Relative
importance,
December
2011
Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
2012
May
2012
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2012 from—
May
2011
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Apr.
2012
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
Expenditure category
Hospital and related services .................................................
1.399
672.584
674.535
5.0
0.3
0.2
0.5
0.7
Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................
5.579
2.060
111.143
100.797
111.219
100.827
.9
1.5
.1
.0
.1
.2
-.1
-.2
.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
127.000
210.001
557.139
589.277
86.021
83.582
101.189
9.441
63.571
127.175
210.415
560.853
590.197
86.105
83.666
101.273
9.455
63.499
1.8
4.2
6.2
4.0
.3
.2
.7
-1.7
-9.4
.1
.2
.7
.2
.1
.1
.1
.1
-.1
.1
.3
.5
.3
.0
.0
.1
-.1
-1.2
.2
.3
.5
.3
.1
.1
.1
.1
-1.4
.2
.4
.9
.4
.1
.2
.1
.4
.8
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
423.249
852.457
209.449
163.267
233.816
371.634
422.668
850.900
209.213
161.533
234.050
373.141
1.9
2.5
1.6
.9
1.4
2.7
-.1
-.2
-.1
-1.1
.1
.4
.2
-.2
.4
1.2
.2
.2
.1
.1
.1
.2
.2
.3
.0
-.2
.1
-1.1
.1
.4
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
195.270
232.633
174.121
234.615
127.902
305.835
115.249
264.819
240.748
132.174
185.010
188.092
157.731
272.940
441.853
305.232
193.928
232.705
172.217
230.250
127.163
299.168
115.734
265.369
241.058
132.429
186.096
188.384
157.825
273.729
443.599
305.754
1.2
2.8
.4
.0
4.8
-1.2
1.0
2.0
2.3
3.6
-3.4
5.3
2.2
2.2
4.1
2.3
-.7
.0
-1.1
-1.9
-.6
-2.2
.4
.2
.1
.2
.6
.2
.1
.3
.4
.2
.5
.1
.8
1.1
.7
1.3
.2
.2
.2
.7
-.4
.6
.1
.3
.3
.3
-.3
.2
-.6
-1.1
.3
-1.6
.4
.2
.2
.6
-.3
.9
.4
.3
.5
.2
-1.1
.0
-1.8
-2.7
.3
-3.4
.1
.2
.2
.2
-.7
.3
.1
.3
.6
.2
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
225.815
221.182
219.390
176.294
234.939
298.544
235.104
259.480
252.708
259.268
224.034
222.700
150.809
340.744
273.600
$ .441
$ .148
225.326
220.485
218.929
174.436
230.788
292.434
232.778
260.246
253.194
253.468
224.296
223.006
150.860
328.340
274.084
$ .441
$ .148
1.4
1.4
1.5
.5
.1
-.9
1.3
1.8
1.9
-3.8
2.4
2.3
1.9
-3.7
2.5
-.2
-.3
-.2
-1.1
-1.8
-2.0
-1.0
.3
.2
-2.2
.1
.1
.0
-3.6
.2
.4
.4
.3
.7
1.0
1.3
.7
.1
.2
1.0
.2
.3
.3
1.7
.2
-.1
-.1
.0
-.6
-1.0
-1.4
-.4
.2
.2
-1.8
.2
.2
.2
-2.6
.2
-.5
-.6
-.5
-1.7
-2.5
-3.2
-1.4
.2
.2
-4.5
.2
.2
.2
-6.5
.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.
25
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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
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
All items ..............................................................................
225.250
225.994
225.934
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 ........................................................
231.754
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
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 .............................................
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
Apparel ..............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel .............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..........................................
Footwear .........................................................................
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2011
Nov.
2011
Feb.
2012
May
2012
Nov.
2011
May
2012
225.025
3.1
1.2
2.8
-0.4
2.2
1.2
232.523
232.436
230.488
268.861
231.101
215.670
277.617
168.143
203.843
214.583
234.549
216.020
128.056
236.917
165.820
232.532
232.574
232.461
230.199
268.330
230.006
214.876
278.238
167.231
204.518
213.705
234.565
217.143
129.399
237.485
165.994
233.031
4.7
5.0
5.8
7.0
2.3
10.7
7.3
4.3
6.6
8.9
13.1
5.1
5.5
3.8
2.6
.6
3.0
3.1
3.4
6.3
4.3
3.1
-2.6
3.4
4.4
1.1
9.3
4.3
1.4
2.7
1.7
1.5
1.9
1.6
.9
.8
2.8
1.2
-8.5
-1.1
5.2
7.9
8.0
4.3
4.2
2.7
1.8
6.6
1.4
1.5
.7
.5
1.3
-6.0
2.8
-2.1
3.1
1.2
3.0
3.5
7.6
2.9
.1
.0
3.8
4.0
4.6
6.6
3.3
6.8
2.3
3.8
5.5
4.9
11.2
4.7
3.4
3.3
2.1
1.1
1.7
1.6
.8
.7
2.1
-2.4
-3.0
-1.6
4.2
4.5
5.4
3.9
5.9
2.8
.9
3.3
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
218.623
249.788
256.856
142.183
238.932
238.927
132.174
217.660
187.978
351.248
189.093
188.188
121.955
157.731
218.594
250.141
257.332
144.782
239.132
239.125
132.429
216.292
186.352
339.191
187.779
188.662
121.558
157.825
2.0
2.5
2.8
3.6
2.4
2.4
2.7
-.4
-1.4
-12.0
-.5
3.2
1.7
1.3
2.0
2.3
3.1
-2.9
2.1
2.1
3.7
1.1
.2
9.6
-.6
4.9
1.2
1.8
1.2
2.2
2.4
6.1
2.1
2.1
2.0
-3.6
-6.0
9.0
-7.0
5.9
1.2
3.5
.9
2.1
2.2
10.8
1.8
1.8
5.8
-3.2
-5.9
-12.0
-5.4
7.3
-1.9
2.3
2.0
2.4
2.9
.3
2.2
2.2
3.2
.3
-.6
-1.8
-.5
4.0
1.4
1.5
1.1
2.1
2.3
8.4
1.9
1.9
3.9
-3.4
-5.9
-2.0
-6.2
6.6
-.3
2.9
124.138
117.459
111.458
122.247
129.127
125.023
119.499
112.119
122.301
129.698
125.369
120.641
112.960
120.752
130.173
125.752
120.475
113.551
122.411
130.961
12.1
11.4
15.7
18.7
4.1
1.8
9.5
-.8
1.2
-2.3
.7
-4.4
1.0
8.1
-.1
5.3
10.7
7.7
.5
5.8
6.8
10.4
7.1
9.6
.9
3.0
2.8
4.3
4.2
2.8
Transportation ...................................................................
Private transportation ......................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ....................................
New vehicles ...............................................................
Used cars and trucks ..................................................
Motor fuel ......................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .....................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 .......................
Public transportation .......................................................
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
220.158
216.832
100.851
145.285
153.357
318.775
317.861
148.046
259.291
271.556
215.009
211.447
101.338
145.590
154.941
297.578
296.330
148.280
260.061
273.570
4.1
4.3
5.7
2.4
11.5
4.4
4.4
6.1
1.6
-1.4
-2.5
-2.7
-3.0
-1.9
-4.5
-6.4
-7.1
2.1
3.6
3.7
7.6
8.2
-2.7
2.1
-7.3
20.0
20.4
4.9
2.1
-2.8
-8.1
-8.9
8.5
3.2
16.6
-27.1
-27.4
1.0
.6
11.1
.8
.8
1.2
.2
3.2
-1.2
-1.5
4.1
2.6
1.1
-.5
-.7
2.7
2.6
4.0
-6.4
-6.5
2.9
1.3
3.9
Medical care ......................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 ............................................
Medical care services .....................................................
Professional services ....................................................
411.483
323.842
437.159
341.810
412.708
325.227
438.282
342.260
414.104
325.102
440.281
342.833
415.896
325.063
442.797
344.100
2.7
.3
3.5
2.3
4.3
3.0
4.7
2.5
3.7
6.7
2.8
-.5
4.4
1.5
5.3
2.7
3.5
1.6
4.1
2.4
4.1
4.1
4.0
1.1
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
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CPI Detailed Report-May 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
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
Hospital and related services ........................................
663.750
665.013
668.307
Recreation 2 ......................................................................
Video and audio 2 ...........................................................
110.893
100.265
111.053
100.446
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 .....
126.838
209.945
552.720
589.517
85.854
83.424
101.050
9.409
64.338
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—
Aug.
2011
Nov.
2011
Feb.
2012
May
2012
Nov.
2011
May
2012
672.812
5.6
5.2
3.6
5.6
5.4
4.6
110.910
100.294
111.071
100.543
.0
-1.0
-.6
2.5
3.6
3.3
.6
1.1
-.3
.8
2.1
2.2
127.016
210.638
555.676
591.357
85.869
83.435
101.112
9.397
63.559
127.238
211.291
558.608
593.078
85.943
83.509
101.189
9.408
62.654
127.551
212.133
563.467
595.197
86.068
83.640
101.273
9.444
63.172
.9
4.1
3.3
4.2
-1.2
-1.3
-.8
-3.2
-14.8
1.8
5.0
10.2
4.5
-.2
-.4
.9
-4.8
-6.9
2.2
3.3
3.3
3.3
1.6
1.3
1.7
-.3
-8.5
2.3
4.2
8.0
3.9
1.0
1.0
.9
1.5
-7.1
1.3
4.6
6.7
4.4
-.7
-.9
.0
-4.0
-10.9
2.3
3.8
5.6
3.6
1.3
1.2
1.3
.6
-7.8
421.310
853.214
207.881
161.121
232.964
369.317
422.003
851.360
208.648
163.005
233.362
370.042
422.496
852.457
208.879
163.267
233.816
371.007
422.500
850.900
209.085
161.533
234.050
372.664
3.0
6.1
1.3
-1.1
.3
3.0
2.8
3.0
2.7
5.3
2.3
2.8
.8
2.1
.1
-1.5
1.3
1.1
1.1
-1.1
2.3
1.0
1.9
3.7
2.9
4.5
2.0
2.1
1.3
2.9
1.0
.5
1.2
-.2
1.6
2.4
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
192.830
232.523
170.759
227.685
125.369
296.091
115.388
265.170
240.673
132.174
189.093
188.188
157.731
272.882
440.281
305.391
190.633
232.574
167.668
221.648
125.752
285.910
115.552
265.568
241.094
132.429
187.779
188.662
157.825
273.809
442.797
306.116
4.5
4.7
4.3
3.7
12.1
1.9
5.2
2.0
2.2
2.7
-.5
3.2
1.3
1.0
3.5
1.2
-.1
3.0
-1.9
-1.7
1.8
-2.3
-3.7
2.4
2.5
3.7
-.6
4.9
1.8
3.3
4.7
2.1
4.6
1.9
6.2
9.4
.7
11.3
.0
1.7
2.0
2.0
-7.0
5.9
3.5
.6
2.8
3.3
-3.7
1.4
-6.6
-10.4
5.3
-14.0
2.9
2.2
2.3
5.8
-5.4
7.3
2.3
4.1
5.3
2.9
2.1
3.8
1.2
1.0
6.8
-.3
.6
2.2
2.4
3.2
-.5
4.0
1.5
2.1
4.1
1.6
.3
1.7
-.4
-1.0
3.0
-2.1
1.4
1.9
2.1
3.9
-6.2
6.6
2.9
2.3
4.0
3.1
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
224.575
219.705
218.322
172.991
228.396
289.725
231.540
260.271
253.077
251.589
223.779
222.418
150.256
321.903
273.505
223.508
218.303
217.334
169.967
222.657
280.404
228.231
260.796
253.518
240.284
224.170
222.881
150.524
300.866
274.106
2.8
3.4
3.1
4.2
3.4
1.6
3.7
1.1
1.6
2.2
3.2
2.9
4.6
3.6
2.2
.9
.8
1.1
-1.8
-1.5
-2.1
.6
2.5
2.4
-4.0
2.0
1.7
-.3
-5.8
2.6
3.0
3.1
2.7
6.2
9.3
11.2
5.7
1.3
1.4
9.2
1.8
1.8
.5
19.9
2.4
-.7
-1.4
-.7
-6.4
-9.7
-12.8
-4.6
2.3
2.1
-19.7
2.6
2.8
2.9
-26.6
2.8
1.8
2.1
2.1
1.2
.9
-.3
2.2
1.8
2.0
-1.0
2.6
2.3
2.1
-1.2
2.4
1.1
.8
1.0
-.3
-.6
-1.6
.4
1.8
1.8
-6.3
2.2
2.3
1.7
-6.2
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.
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CPI Detailed Report-May 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
Apr.
2012
May
2012
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2012 from—
May
2011
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Apr.
2012
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................
100.000
227.012
676.199
226.600
674.973
1.6
-0.2
0.3
0.0
-0.4
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
232.633
232.550
230.668
268.831
234.015
250.046
229.284
239.875
288.338
175.251
167.238
266.985
262.771
230.749
231.720
232.767
262.528
239.950
187.356
177.515
189.010
206.868
147.699
203.788
190.510
128.837
213.320
219.483
140.733
145.686
267.698
158.080
139.488
216.965
215.670
145.436
219.798
219.689
144.736
279.285
317.483
332.851
314.137
209.392
194.613
117.555
300.928
328.724
261.199
284.201
314.002
155.891
159.513
145.919
160.047
232.705
232.594
230.409
269.256
235.288
252.614
230.419
240.946
288.065
174.815
167.523
263.991
264.752
229.207
230.978
232.529
264.653
243.623
188.310
177.814
189.660
205.159
147.390
203.774
190.485
124.926
211.365
216.738
138.035
147.583
267.333
158.677
138.624
203.174
214.876
145.496
218.300
217.435
144.598
280.363
318.604
338.131
317.865
208.081
199.405
120.166
297.941
326.582
265.160
274.110
311.415
156.642
158.840
148.666
161.123
2.8
2.8
2.7
3.6
3.9
5.9
2.8
4.9
3.5
3.3
2.5
5.6
2.3
2.6
2.8
2.8
5.5
6.0
5.7
5.5
3.9
-.2
-1.1
1.5
1.7
-2.0
2.1
3.6
2.3
9.2
1.5
-.5
4.0
.8
2.1
-.4
2.2
5.9
3.7
-.4
-2.2
3.0
5.2
-.3
4.1
2.9
-7.4
-5.0
-10.5
-19.6
-2.4
5.3
4.6
5.9
6.4
.0
.0
-.1
.2
.5
1.0
.5
.4
-.1
-.2
.2
-1.1
.8
-.7
-.3
-.1
.8
1.5
.5
.2
.3
-.8
-.2
.0
.0
-3.0
-.9
-1.3
-1.9
1.3
-.1
.4
-.6
-6.4
-.4
.0
-.7
-1.0
-.1
.4
.4
1.6
1.2
-.6
2.5
2.2
-1.0
-.7
1.5
-3.6
-.8
.5
-.4
1.9
.7
.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
.2
.2
.2
.5
.7
.8
.3
.8
.4
.7
-.7
.8
.5
.1
-.1
-.3
.2
.0
-.6
1.3
-1.6
-.2
-1.6
.3
2.0
-.6
-1.2
-.1
.1
-.8
.6
.3
1.3
3.4
-1.1
-.7
-1.8
.0
-.9
.9
.9
2.1
1.0
-.2
2.9
3.0
-.3
.6
-2.3
-2.5
2.3
.7
1.6
-.1
-.3
.0
.0
-.1
-.2
-.1
-1.0
.5
.4
-.3
-.4
.0
-.5
-.5
-.5
-.5
-.3
.8
1.5
.5
.2
.3
-2.3
-1.4
-1.5
-2.0
-4.0
.5
-1.1
-1.7
1.1
-.8
.4
-1.7
.5
-.4
.0
-.9
.5
-.6
.2
.5
-.5
-.2
-.4
.3
-.4
1.5
-2.9
2.8
-3.6
.9
-.4
-1.7
1.0
.1
See footnotes at end of table.
28
CPI Detailed Report-May 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
Apr.
2012
May
2012
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2012 from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
Expenditure category
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 2 ........................................
Carbonated drinks ............................................................
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ....................
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ..............
Beverage materials including coffee and tea 2 ..................
Coffee ...............................................................................
Other beverage materials including tea 2 .........................
Other food at home ..............................................................
Sugar and sweets 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
168.203
129.138
162.421
170.734
117.017
124.583
221.183
126.183
204.076
214.583
202.227
140.666
154.448
233.477
180.435
139.361
174.909
216.510
245.008
167.283
236.312
228.306
150.251
128.056
236.917
147.246
150.788
149.662
138.969
165.820
232.585
199.488
209.829
187.525
164.609
306.865
166.941
128.414
160.926
169.878
116.672
122.833
219.290
123.535
204.838
213.705
203.719
138.883
155.631
234.753
183.512
138.828
175.596
217.571
246.741
166.754
240.474
225.974
150.195
129.399
237.485
147.530
151.264
149.756
139.399
165.994
233.132
199.622
209.787
186.745
165.391
308.350
1.1
1.2
1.6
7.8
.7
.7
2.4
-1.2
4.8
4.7
3.9
4.7
5.3
8.3
-1.3
5.0
16.2
4.3
4.9
1.9
7.7
1.9
5.7
4.6
3.0
2.7
3.3
4.0
3.9
1.5
2.2
1.7
2.5
-.1
-.3
2.9
-0.8
-.6
-.9
-.5
-.3
-1.4
-.9
-2.1
.4
-.4
.7
-1.3
.8
.5
1.7
-.4
.4
.5
.7
-.3
1.8
-1.0
.0
1.0
.2
.2
.3
.1
.3
.1
.2
.1
.0
-.4
.5
.5
-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
0.3
.1
.2
-.1
-.1
1.1
-.2
2.7
.1
.2
1.1
.1
.6
-.1
-.5
-.5
1.1
.2
.1
.0
-.8
.8
.0
1.1
.3
.2
.4
.3
.0
.1
.0
-.3
-.5
.0
.5
.4
-0.5
-.3
-.4
-.5
-.3
-1.2
-1.5
-1.6
.3
-.4
.2
-1.3
1.2
.0
.0
-.4
.0
.5
-.9
-.3
1.8
-2.2
.0
1.0
.2
.2
.3
.3
.3
.1
.2
.4
.5
-.6
.4
.5
Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ...................................................
Lodging away from home 2 ....................................................
Housing at school, excluding board 3 4 ................................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels
Owners’ equivalent rent of 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
218.175
249.852
256.992
143.128
463.348
296.634
238.932
238.927
132.174
214.162
184.171
351.248
392.706
355.867
185.010
190.652
162.875
188.092
417.452
401.671
122.149
68.381
113.286
73.484
56.752
116.904
134.804
90.267
218.446
250.176
257.260
146.826
463.860
306.228
239.132
239.125
132.429
214.793
184.784
339.191
381.160
340.362
186.096
194.301
156.094
188.384
418.231
401.854
121.888
67.131
113.792
73.052
55.269
117.080
134.401
90.873
1.5
2.3
2.6
4.3
3.8
4.4
2.1
2.1
3.6
-1.6
-3.3
-1.9
-1.3
-3.1
-3.4
.2
-15.3
5.3
6.4
1.5
.5
-5.5
.6
-1.6
-7.6
1.5
.3
4.1
.1
.1
.1
2.6
.1
3.2
.1
.1
.2
.3
.3
-3.4
-2.9
-4.4
.6
1.9
-4.2
.2
.2
.0
-.2
-1.8
.4
-.6
-2.6
.2
-.3
.7
.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
.1
.2
.2
.2
.4
.1
.2
.2
.6
-.1
-.3
-1.2
-1.1
.9
-.3
.2
-2.0
.9
1.2
-.1
.0
-.3
.6
1.3
-.9
-.1
-.6
.4
.0
.1
.2
1.8
.4
2.2
.1
.1
.2
-.6
-.9
-3.4
-2.9
-3.1
-.7
.3
-4.2
.3
.3
.0
-.3
-1.8
.4
-.6
-2.6
.2
-.3
.7
See footnotes at end of table.
29
CPI Detailed Report-May 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
Apr.
2012
May
2012
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2012 from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
-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
-0.3
-.6
-.6
-.3
-.1
-.3
.8
.0
1.3
.1
.1
.9
-.3
-1.0
-.1
.4
.4
.6
.4
-.2
1.0
-1.2
-.6
-.5
-.2
-.1
.4
.3
-4.0
-.8
-.3
.3
-.9
-.4
-.4
.0
-.6
.1
-.1
-.3
.4
.5
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
77.897
89.333
103.304
71.672
67.526
55.376
131.159
62.936
98.452
93.567
100.409
87.966
190.984
123.806
166.559
120.417
157.731
145.466
162.071
128.359
200.276
77.404
89.031
102.872
71.541
67.444
55.604
131.996
60.436
97.898
93.719
100.665
87.996
190.297
123.333
166.477
119.682
157.825
145.321
161.572
128.871
201.278
-3.4
3.0
6.7
-2.4
-5.2
-6.3
-1.6
-12.5
-.2
.3
2.0
-.8
3.1
2.1
4.0
3.7
2.2
1.5
1.6
1.4
-
-0.6
-.3
-.4
-.2
-.1
.4
.6
-4.0
-.6
.2
.3
.0
-.4
-.4
.0
-.6
.1
-.1
-.3
.4
.5
Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Men’s apparel .........................................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ...............................
Men’s furnishings .................................................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 2 .................................................
Men’s pants and shorts ........................................................
Boys’ apparel .........................................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Women’s apparel ...................................................................
Women’s outerwear .............................................................
Women’s dresses .................................................................
Women’s suits and separates 2 ...........................................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and
accessories 2 ...............................................................
Girls’ apparel ..........................................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................
Men’s footwear 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
127.902
122.732
127.923
119.126
153.844
85.507
122.329
106.736
116.301
119.066
97.181
130.204
91.997
127.163
122.625
128.556
120.672
158.112
83.129
123.937
104.723
114.849
117.795
88.791
125.661
92.379
4.8
6.6
6.1
3.8
9.0
2.5
8.2
8.1
5.7
5.1
-1.8
1.8
6.4
-.6
-.1
.5
1.3
2.8
-2.8
1.3
-1.9
-1.2
-1.1
-8.6
-3.5
.4
.7
1.7
.5
2.0
-.1
-.7
1.4
6.6
.6
.8
-3.2
11.9
-2.1
.3
1.0
.5
-.9
-.1
2.2
.8
2.1
.8
1.2
2.8
-3.7
3.2
.3
-.1
.4
.5
3.3
-3.2
1.8
-1.9
.5
.5
-3.4
-1.3
2.4
.345
.324
.813
.263
.228
.322
.280
.236
.056
.180
103.084
106.389
131.758
130.152
139.540
127.200
122.512
163.905
110.598
180.515
102.932
104.354
132.192
131.125
138.541
128.115
122.015
161.119
109.979
176.806
4.0
9.1
1.8
3.3
1.2
.9
6.9
.4
.1
.4
-.1
-1.9
.3
.7
-.7
.7
-.4
-1.7
-.6
-2.1
-.6
-.2
.4
-.1
.8
1.1
.0
-.6
-1.0
-.4
1.1
-.9
.4
1.0
.3
.2
-1.3
-3.5
.9
-4.8
-.5
.7
.6
.7
-.1
.9
1.4
-1.6
-.6
-1.9
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
225.257
222.059
100.559
145.591
152.150
89.087
120.365
338.121
337.336
337.690
343.878
321.364
301.363
148.046
134.213
157.176
259.291
266.616
235.327
222.579
219.201
101.203
145.513
154.641
88.545
115.866
325.789
324.944
324.915
331.289
311.479
292.843
148.280
134.090
158.100
260.061
266.998
235.871
.2
.1
2.0
1.4
3.6
-5.6
.3
-3.8
-4.0
-4.2
-3.9
-3.3
-1.9
3.5
3.8
3.1
2.0
1.8
2.6
-1.2
-1.3
.6
-.1
1.6
-.6
-3.7
-3.6
-3.7
-3.8
-3.7
-3.1
-2.8
.2
-.1
.6
.3
.1
.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
-.7
-.8
.9
.4
1.5
-.1
3.9
-2.7
-2.7
-2.7
-2.7
-2.7
-5.6
.0
.2
-.2
.0
.0
.1
-2.3
-2.5
.5
.2
1.0
-1.2
-2.5
-6.6
-6.8
-7.0
-6.7
-5.8
-5.4
.2
-.1
.6
.3
.1
.2
-
.242
.511
.323
.188
1.153
.050
.456
See footnotes at end of table.
30
CPI Detailed Report-May 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
Apr.
2012
May
2012
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2012 from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
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
158.340
400.149
170.280
166.171
179.117
272.357
308.678
151.680
276.860
158.911
401.285
170.372
166.172
179.411
274.929
313.431
152.047
277.181
1.5
3.1
2.3
.2
6.8
2.5
3.2
-.2
2.4
0.4
.3
.1
.0
.2
.9
1.5
.2
.1
-0.4
.5
.0
.0
.0
.6
.3
.4
.9
-0.2
.3
-.1
-.2
.1
1.3
2.1
.4
.1
0.4
.5
.1
.0
.2
.7
1.2
.1
.1
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
415.231
325.102
108.720
438.503
98.795
100.897
441.853
343.570
347.382
416.854
179.966
225.105
672.584
251.347
245.417
572.642
200.551
113.853
117.554
416.471
325.063
108.669
437.836
99.168
101.861
443.599
344.768
348.345
417.831
182.560
225.502
674.535
252.086
245.963
574.299
201.011
113.944
118.561
3.8
2.8
2.8
3.5
.2
2.7
4.1
1.8
1.7
2.0
2.7
1.0
5.0
5.1
5.2
4.8
3.7
1.5
13.0
.3
.0
.0
-.2
.4
1.0
.4
.3
.3
.2
1.4
.2
.3
.3
.2
.3
.2
.1
.9
.3
.4
.5
.3
1.0
-.3
.3
.1
.1
.1
.2
.1
.2
.2
.1
.2
.3
.1
1.3
.3
.0
-.1
.0
-.3
.4
.5
.2
.3
.2
.4
.0
.5
.5
.5
.6
.2
.1
1.0
.4
.0
.0
.0
.4
1.0
.6
.4
.2
.1
1.5
.2
.7
.7
.7
.6
.3
.1
.9
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
111.143
100.797
5.702
394.840
12.421
111.219
100.827
5.614
396.189
12.265
.9
1.5
-17.8
4.4
-11.5
.1
.0
-1.5
.3
-1.3
.1
.2
-2.3
.5
-2.5
-.1
-.2
-3.8
.3
-1.2
.1
.2
-.1
.5
-1.3
.132
.067
.049
1.146
.786
.360
.519
.325
.191
.116
.044
.069
.474
.373
.037
.037
1.118
79.883
41.573
89.409
159.434
200.082
207.067
117.912
143.176
90.109
81.380
65.581
116.960
52.428
55.615
96.709
94.447
148.413
79.883
40.634
89.199
159.359
199.899
207.172
117.814
143.222
89.881
81.126
65.200
116.817
52.783
55.974
97.561
94.544
148.520
4.8
-7.9
-4.1
2.8
2.4
3.7
.1
1.0
-1.6
-1.0
-5.3
1.2
-3.5
-4.9
2.7
-.5
.5
.0
-2.3
-.2
.0
-.1
.1
-.1
.0
-.3
-.3
-.6
-.1
.7
.6
.9
.1
.1
.4
-.3
-.3
.3
.4
.2
-.2
-.2
-.4
.2
-1.1
1.1
-.9
-1.1
.5
-.4
.4
1.1
-1.5
-.7
.0
.0
.1
.3
-.5
1.8
.4
1.0
.0
-1.1
-1.5
1.6
.1
-.1
.0
-2.3
-.2
.0
-.1
.1
-.1
.0
-.3
-.5
-1.1
-.1
.6
.6
.3
.1
.1
.372
.490
.131
.145
.078
.068
125.077
322.820
268.748
226.941
141.611
102.717
124.431
325.218
268.894
227.842
142.959
102.453
1.7
.9
.5
2.0
5.2
-2.0
-.5
.7
.1
.4
1.0
-.3
1.0
.0
-.3
.8
1.0
.5
-.5
.1
.2
.1
.2
-.2
-.5
.7
.1
.4
1.0
-.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 .......................
6.800
2.686
.214
2.472
1.387
.265
127.000
210.001
557.139
589.277
696.080
659.202
127.175
210.415
560.853
590.197
697.261
660.018
1.8
4.2
6.2
4.0
5.3
4.0
.1
.2
.7
.2
.2
.1
.1
.3
.5
.3
.5
.2
.2
.3
.5
.3
.4
.3
.2
.4
.9
.4
.3
.4
-
See footnotes at end of table.
31
CPI Detailed Report-May 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
May 2012 from—
Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
2012
May
2012
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
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
250.849
221.250
86.021
157.661
248.442
265.666
83.582
101.189
60.831
105.383
9.441
63.571
41.001
78.018
251.172
222.171
86.105
157.679
248.442
266.022
83.666
101.273
60.880
105.477
9.455
63.499
41.128
78.246
2.6
4.9
.3
3.9
3.7
5.0
.2
.7
-.6
2.5
-1.7
-9.4
-2.9
2.0
0.1
.4
.1
.0
.0
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
-.1
.3
.3
0.2
.4
.0
.2
.2
.0
.0
.1
.0
.1
-.1
-1.2
-1.0
.3
0.3
.3
.1
.0
-.1
1.5
.1
.1
.0
.2
.1
-1.4
-.6
.8
0.4
.2
.1
-.2
-.3
.1
.2
.1
.1
.1
.4
.8
.3
.3
.075
35.187
35.090
-4.7
-.3
.0
-.7
-.3
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
423.249
852.457
345.800
232.971
209.449
163.267
422.668
850.900
345.091
233.453
209.213
161.533
1.9
2.5
2.5
3.2
1.6
.9
-.1
-.2
-.2
.2
-.1
-1.1
.2
-.2
-.3
.4
.4
1.2
.1
.1
.1
.2
.1
.2
.0
-.2
-.2
.2
.1
-1.1
.336
104.019
102.945
.3
-1.0
1.3
.0
-1.0
.263
.577
.577
.921
.307
.085
.257
.020
.180
.179
189.101
233.816
142.511
371.634
301.586
300.759
145.413
170.633
301.128
86.312
186.942
234.050
142.654
373.141
302.820
300.952
145.836
170.724
303.394
86.132
1.4
1.4
1.4
2.7
1.9
1.7
1.6
3.5
6.5
-1.1
-1.1
.1
.1
.4
.4
.1
.3
.1
.8
-.2
1.1
.2
.2
.2
.3
-.5
.1
.3
.9
-.4
.4
.2
.2
.3
.1
-.1
-.1
-.1
1.9
-.5
-1.1
.1
.1
.4
.4
.2
.3
.1
.8
-.2
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
195.270
174.121
234.615
305.835
115.249
264.819
240.748
272.940
305.232
225.815
221.182
219.390
176.294
234.939
298.544
235.104
193.928
172.217
230.250
299.168
115.734
265.369
241.058
273.729
305.754
225.326
220.485
218.929
174.436
230.788
292.434
232.778
1.2
.4
.0
-1.2
1.0
2.0
2.3
2.2
2.3
1.4
1.4
1.5
.5
.1
-.9
1.3
-.7
-1.1
-1.9
-2.2
.4
.2
.1
.3
.2
-.2
-.3
-.2
-1.1
-1.8
-2.0
-1.0
.5
.8
1.1
1.3
.2
.2
.2
.3
.3
.4
.4
.3
.7
1.0
1.3
.7
-.3
-.6
-1.1
-1.6
.4
.2
.2
.3
.2
-.1
-.1
.0
-.6
-1.0
-1.4
-.4
-1.1
-1.8
-2.7
-3.4
.1
.2
.2
.3
.2
-.5
-.6
-.5
-1.7
-2.5
-3.2
-1.4
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 4 ...........................................................................
Transportation services ................................................................
Other services ..............................................................................
All items less food ........................................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
All items less medical care ...........................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
32
CPI Detailed Report-May 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
Apr.
2012
May
2012
122.238
259.480
252.708
259.268
224.034
222.700
150.809
340.744
273.600
237.575
201.535
$ .441
$ .148
121.216
260.246
253.194
253.468
224.296
223.006
150.860
328.340
274.084
237.532
202.332
$ .441
$ .148
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2012 from—
May
2011
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Apr.
2012
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
Special aggregate indexes
Apparel less footwear ...................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy ..........................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .....................
Energy commodities ...............................................................
Services less energy services ..................................................
Domestically produced farm food 1 ..............................................
Utilities and public transportation .................................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .............
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
5.6
1.8
1.9
-3.8
2.4
2.3
1.9
-3.7
2.5
3.0
.2
-0.8
.3
.2
-2.2
.1
.1
.0
-3.6
.2
.0
.4
0.8
.1
.2
1.0
.2
.3
.3
1.7
.2
.1
.0
0.3
.2
.2
-1.8
.2
.2
.2
-2.6
.2
.1
.3
0.2
.2
.2
-4.5
.2
.2
.2
-6.5
.2
.0
.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.
33
CPI Detailed Report-May 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
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
All items ....................................................................................
225.250
225.994
225.934
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 ............................................................................
231.754
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
159.818
161.260
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2011
Nov.
2011
Feb.
2012
May
2012
Nov.
2011
May
2012
225.025
3.1
1.2
2.8
-0.4
2.2
1.2
232.523
232.436
230.488
268.861
234.571
251.727
229.284
239.875
288.073
174.709
167.285
266.801
263.026
231.101
232.321
233.589
262.528
239.950
187.356
177.515
189.010
209.326
148.749
208.517
193.137
128.728
212.923
219.376
140.754
145.588
268.313
158.080
140.390
213.487
215.670
145.436
219.010
218.592
145.188
277.617
314.292
334.951
320.212
207.431
205.468
115.564
292.532
337.745
261.147
284.201
308.293
156.802
160.994
146.402
232.574
232.461
230.199
268.330
234.393
249.166
230.419
240.946
287.134
173.964
167.338
265.355
261.709
230.006
231.084
232.897
264.653
243.623
188.310
177.814
189.660
204.444
146.623
205.394
189.225
123.617
214.071
216.911
138.353
147.221
266.050
158.677
137.972
214.588
214.876
145.496
217.123
219.718
144.294
278.238
315.711
333.321
319.672
206.695
206.051
115.059
296.952
327.956
268.399
274.110
310.973
156.134
158.318
147.829
4.7
5.0
5.8
7.0
5.2
9.4
4.8
7.9
7.9
9.3
8.6
10.1
3.9
2.3
1.9
2.8
2.0
-.2
6.3
3.0
2.1
3.2
.5
8.6
5.6
4.1
3.9
-.8
-3.1
8.6
1.7
-2.7
6.5
9.1
10.7
9.3
19.2
8.0
7.6
7.3
8.2
17.3
18.2
-.7
20.7
31.3
.3
2.5
-12.1
-43.8
5.9
4.8
7.3
4.7
3.0
3.1
3.4
6.3
10.2
18.0
3.0
15.0
4.0
.1
4.4
8.0
5.4
4.3
4.5
4.3
3.3
.4
7.5
4.6
6.4
8.4
7.2
1.1
11.0
15.9
.0
5.3
3.8
13.2
4.6
-1.5
5.8
-.2
3.1
-3.2
6.4
5.6
8.0
-2.6
-7.5
-9.9
11.9
8.4
-1.0
-31.9
-5.2
-8.3
-4.8
23.1
1.7
13.6
9.9
16.1
1.9
1.6
.9
.8
-.7
-8.0
-.3
-1.4
2.6
4.0
-.2
2.7
1.7
2.8
4.9
5.4
9.8
16.3
11.2
2.3
7.3
-.3
-.2
-4.7
-6.2
-.9
5.2
10.1
9.8
10.0
-3.2
-4.7
-1.2
-25.6
1.2
-2.5
-2.1
1.3
3.4
-8.5
-12.0
-2.3
-5.0
-9.7
-16.5
7.6
-21.0
-4.4
-25.4
-23.3
-24.6
2.9
3.4
2.0
1.4
1.5
.7
.5
1.1
5.9
3.9
-1.0
-.1
-.1
-2.2
1.9
-1.9
1.3
-.1
-.9
7.2
8.3
-1.9
12.1
.2
-11.2
-10.8
1.5
-2.8
-23.0
-.6
.3
-.7
5.1
3.2
7.2
4.8
27.5
-6.0
-4.6
-12.1
8.9
-3.9
2.8
3.5
9.1
-2.4
1.4
17.6
16.7
-2.2
-9.4
2.7
-21.0
11.8
.5
-1.9
1.4
3.8
4.0
4.6
6.6
7.7
13.6
3.9
11.4
5.9
4.6
6.4
9.0
4.6
3.3
3.2
3.5
2.7
.1
6.9
3.8
4.2
5.8
3.8
4.8
8.3
9.9
1.9
2.2
.3
10.9
3.1
-2.1
6.2
4.3
6.8
2.9
12.7
6.8
7.8
2.3
.0
2.8
15.0
3.8
9.3
-5.4
-2.5
-3.1
-8.5
-16.9
3.8
9.1
8.6
10.3
1.7
1.6
.8
.7
.2
-1.3
1.8
-1.2
1.2
1.9
-1.2
2.3
-.1
2.1
2.4
2.2
8.5
12.2
4.4
7.1
3.7
-5.9
-5.7
-1.7
-4.5
-12.7
2.3
5.1
4.4
7.5
.0
1.1
1.8
-2.6
-2.4
-3.6
-7.2
5.0
-.3
-3.0
-4.6
3.2
-3.7
-4.3
-1.0
12.0
-12.1
-6.9
-12.5
-22.2
-8.2
1.7
.7
1.7
160.806
160.980
-2.0
20.1
5.7
2.9
8.5
4.3
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
34
CPI Detailed Report-May 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
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012
May
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 .............................
168.103
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
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
168.143
128.980
162.170
170.734
117.017
124.569
221.164
126.406
203.843
214.583
202.856
140.666
153.586
234.549
182.962
139.361
175.358
216.020
243.696
167.283
236.312
229.335
150.251
128.056
236.917
147.246
150.788
149.959
138.969
165.820
232.532
198.941
208.962
187.694
164.969
306.865
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 .......................................................
218.097
248.869
255.957
141.111
463.098
218.359
249.355
256.379
141.970
464.552
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
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2011
Nov.
2011
Feb.
2012
May
2012
Nov.
2011
May
2012
167.231
128.597
161.545
169.878
116.672
123.080
217.755
124.368
204.518
213.705
203.187
138.883
155.485
234.565
182.963
138.828
175.298
217.143
241.514
166.754
240.474
224.183
150.195
129.399
237.485
147.530
151.264
150.408
139.399
165.994
233.031
199.788
210.094
186.594
165.590
308.350
4.3
4.4
6.1
17.9
1.0
7.7
21.5
-2.6
6.6
8.9
13.3
8.9
6.0
13.1
9.5
15.9
14.3
5.1
10.7
4.3
6.3
5.3
14.7
5.5
3.8
2.8
3.4
13.7
5.9
2.6
.6
-1.1
-1.1
.1
-2.4
2.2
3.4
3.3
4.4
8.2
2.3
.9
3.5
-.3
4.4
1.1
-.4
3.0
6.2
9.3
-1.7
8.9
16.5
4.3
2.2
2.6
5.2
2.9
6.3
1.4
2.7
2.9
3.2
-4.3
4.0
1.7
1.5
2.4
3.2
.5
-1.4
.6
-1.1
-1.4
-.4
7.9
.1
-2.5
-4.0
-.6
5.2
7.9
1.3
5.6
5.9
8.0
-5.9
-3.6
25.6
4.3
4.1
-1.3
13.5
5.7
2.3
4.2
2.7
2.8
2.6
3.7
5.2
1.8
6.6
5.6
8.4
1.9
1.5
6.4
-2.1
-1.4
-3.6
-1.9
-.5
-3.2
-8.8
-1.2
3.1
1.2
1.9
1.5
3.1
3.0
-6.2
-.1
8.8
3.5
2.8
2.0
6.1
-5.7
.2
7.6
2.9
2.3
4.2
3.7
.4
.1
.0
.0
-.2
-2.9
1.2
2.4
3.8
3.9
5.3
12.9
1.6
4.3
12.1
-1.5
5.5
4.9
6.2
5.9
6.1
11.2
3.8
12.4
15.4
4.7
6.3
3.4
5.7
4.1
10.4
3.4
3.3
2.8
3.3
4.3
5.0
2.1
1.1
.6
1.0
.3
-1.9
1.4
-1.6
-1.4
-2.0
2.9
-.2
-2.8
-6.4
-.9
4.2
4.5
1.6
3.5
4.5
5.4
-6.0
-1.9
16.9
3.9
3.4
.4
9.8
-.1
1.2
5.9
2.8
2.6
3.4
3.7
2.8
.9
3.3
2.7
4.0
-.6
1.4
4.4
218.623
249.788
256.856
142.183
466.398
218.594
250.141
257.332
144.782
468.144
2.0
2.5
2.8
3.6
3.6
2.0
2.3
3.1
-2.9
3.6
1.2
2.2
2.4
6.1
3.5
.9
2.1
2.2
10.8
4.4
2.0
2.4
2.9
.3
3.6
1.1
2.1
2.3
8.4
4.0
293.645
238.932
238.927
132.174
217.660
187.978
351.248
392.706
353.850
189.093
195.471
164.603
188.188
417.727
401.671
121.955
68.381
113.286
73.484
300.156
239.132
239.125
132.429
216.292
186.352
339.191
381.160
342.916
187.779
196.024
157.609
188.662
419.023
401.854
121.558
67.131
113.792
73.052
3.6
2.4
2.4
2.7
-.4
-1.4
-12.0
-16.7
6.9
-.5
-.6
.0
3.2
3.9
.9
1.7
-8.7
6.3
2.6
-4.6
2.1
2.1
3.7
1.1
.2
9.6
7.9
-2.9
-.6
3.4
-14.6
4.9
5.5
2.6
1.2
.1
-.9
-7.5
6.9
2.1
2.1
2.0
-3.6
-6.0
9.0
13.3
-8.6
-7.0
-.5
-25.2
5.9
7.3
1.2
1.2
-8.1
-7.0
.2
12.6
1.8
1.8
5.8
-3.2
-5.9
-12.0
-6.7
-7.2
-5.4
-1.3
-19.5
7.3
9.1
1.2
-1.9
-4.9
4.7
-1.5
-.6
2.2
2.2
3.2
.3
-.6
-1.8
-5.2
1.9
-.5
1.4
-7.6
4.0
4.7
1.7
1.4
-4.4
2.6
-2.6
9.7
1.9
1.9
3.9
-3.4
-5.9
-2.0
2.8
-7.9
-6.2
-.9
-22.4
6.6
8.2
1.2
-.3
-6.5
-1.3
-.7
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
35
CPI Detailed Report-May 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—
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
Aug.
2011
Nov.
2011
Feb.
2012
May
2012
Nov.
2011
May
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 ..........................................
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
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
56.752
116.904
134.804
90.267
76.493
89.216
102.942
71.672
67.526
55.376
130.610
62.936
98.230
93.212
100.409
87.881
190.984
123.806
166.559
120.417
157.731
145.466
162.071
128.359
200.276
55.269
117.080
134.401
90.873
75.581
88.686
102.439
71.541
67.444
55.604
131.029
60.436
97.468
92.936
100.665
87.094
190.297
123.333
166.477
119.682
157.825
145.321
161.572
128.871
201.278
-14.0
-.3
-2.3
11.1
-6.8
4.0
10.3
-2.0
-6.4
-6.9
-5.6
-5.9
1.8
2.2
6.1
-1.6
5.7
4.4
3.1
10.3
1.3
1.7
1.6
-1.6
2.2
2.4
9.6
-4.7
5.4
-1.5
-2.2
-9.3
-9.9
-9.1
-3.2
-28.4
-.8
-1.0
-1.5
-1.4
8.4
13.4
8.1
1.8
1.8
.4
-.8
.9
-10.5
.9
-5.6
3.7
1.1
14.9
22.5
9.3
.7
-5.5
3.5
13.4
-2.1
3.7
3.4
2.9
1.9
-3.0
5.0
6.4
3.5
2.3
5.2
3.8
-6.2
1.1
3.5
2.9
-.9
1.2
3.9
-5.7
-8.2
-8.0
-4.4
-17.9
.5
.6
2.2
-1.5
7.1
8.8
5.6
5.9
1.5
1.1
.4
-.4
-9.0
1.9
-2.9
5.2
-5.8
4.9
9.6
.9
-2.2
-4.6
1.2
-6.8
-.9
.0
1.8
.0
-.7
-4.1
2.5
1.5
2.9
1.9
2.9
3.1
-
-
-
-7.6
3.0
-.1
6.9
-12.2
-4.2
-1.9
-6.8
-5.1
-3.7
-1.0
-23.4
.4
-3.5
.2
-2.8
-3.2
-5.3
.1
-3.2
2.3
1.5
.5
2.4
6.7
-
-
Apparel ...................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ......................................................
Men’s apparel .....................................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ...........................
Men’s furnishings .............................................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 2 .............................................
Men’s pants and shorts ....................................................
Boys’ apparel ......................................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ..................................................
Women’s apparel ...............................................................
Women’s outerwear .........................................................
Women’s dresses .............................................................
Women’s suits and separates 2 ........................................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and
accessories 2 ............................................................
Girls’ apparel ......................................................................
Footwear ..............................................................................
Men’s footwear 1 ................................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear ....................................................
Women’s footwear ..............................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...............................................
Jewelry and watches 5 .........................................................
Watches 1 5 ........................................................................
Jewelry 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
125.369
120.641
125.316
118.044
150.124
84.368
118.811
106.505
112.960
115.320
98.438
127.528
87.568
125.752
120.475
125.800
118.662
155.077
81.631
120.927
104.440
113.551
115.865
95.133
125.814
89.687
12.1
11.4
14.0
14.4
21.9
11.5
10.1
7.2
15.7
13.9
40.1
-9.6
7.5
1.8
9.5
7.4
-5.6
9.8
16.2
2.2
8.0
-.8
-4.1
-19.0
-17.1
2.1
.7
-4.4
-2.4
.5
-6.5
-8.3
4.1
-9.0
1.0
.9
-4.2
12.4
1.8
5.3
10.7
5.8
6.8
12.8
-7.1
17.3
29.8
7.7
10.5
-14.2
27.5
14.9
6.8
10.4
10.7
3.9
15.7
13.8
6.1
7.6
7.1
4.5
6.5
-13.4
4.8
3.0
2.8
1.6
3.6
2.7
-7.7
10.5
8.7
4.3
5.6
-9.4
19.7
8.1
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
101.400
104.394
130.173
130.152
137.911
124.913
120.752
162.431
110.598
178.507
100.932
105.131
130.961
131.125
137.718
126.078
122.411
159.843
109.979
175.138
18.5
23.3
4.1
4.0
14.4
-4.0
18.7
10.3
5.6
12.0
1.5
13.3
-2.3
-.2
-6.8
1.0
1.2
3.3
-5.0
4.8
-2.9
3.0
-.1
2.8
-5.1
-2.0
8.1
12.5
2.4
15.8
.3
-1.5
5.8
6.7
3.6
9.2
.5
-20.6
-2.4
-25.1
9.7
18.2
.9
1.9
3.3
-1.5
9.6
6.8
.2
8.3
-1.3
.7
2.8
4.7
-.8
3.5
4.2
-5.5
.0
-6.9
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 .......................................
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
220.158
216.832
100.851
145.285
153.357
89.522
123.475
318.775
317.861
317.805
324.759
303.945
215.009
211.447
101.338
145.590
154.941
88.477
120.356
297.578
296.330
295.681
303.156
286.178
4.1
4.3
5.7
2.4
11.5
-7.1
-2.9
4.4
4.4
4.7
4.1
3.2
-2.5
-2.7
-3.0
-1.9
-4.5
-3.9
7.6
-6.4
-7.1
-7.3
-6.6
-5.3
7.6
8.2
-2.7
2.1
-7.3
-6.3
-15.9
20.0
20.4
21.0
18.8
18.7
-8.1
-8.9
8.5
3.2
16.6
-4.9
15.3
-27.1
-27.4
-28.2
-26.2
-24.6
.8
.8
1.2
.2
3.2
-5.5
2.2
-1.2
-1.5
-1.5
-1.4
-1.2
-.5
-.7
2.7
2.6
4.0
-5.6
-1.5
-6.4
-6.5
-6.8
-6.4
-5.4
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
36
CPI Detailed Report-May 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—
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
Aug.
2011
Nov.
2011
Feb.
2012
May
2012
Nov.
2011
May
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 .....................................................
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
296.971
148.046
134.213
157.176
259.291
266.616
235.327
158.340
399.965
170.280
166.171
179.117
271.556
306.578
152.959
276.860
280.792
148.280
134.090
158.100
260.061
266.998
235.871
158.911
401.988
170.372
166.172
179.411
273.570
310.361
153.036
277.181
-18.2
6.1
6.8
5.0
1.6
1.1
3.4
.5
2.6
.2
-1.0
3.0
-1.4
-1.3
-4.2
.3
29.1
2.1
2.1
2.2
3.6
2.0
2.9
4.2
3.7
4.2
3.5
5.9
3.7
3.8
.6
2.5
19.8
4.9
7.3
1.1
2.1
1.6
2.2
2.2
.9
5.0
-.7
17.8
-2.8
-4.0
-.2
2.5
-26.8
1.0
-.8
4.2
.6
2.6
2.1
-.7
5.1
-.1
-.8
1.3
11.1
15.2
3.4
4.3
2.8
4.1
4.4
3.6
2.6
1.6
3.1
2.3
3.1
2.2
1.2
4.5
1.1
1.2
-1.8
1.4
-6.3
2.9
3.2
2.6
1.3
2.1
2.1
.7
3.0
2.4
-.7
9.3
3.9
5.2
1.6
3.4
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 .........................................................
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
414.104
325.102
108.720
436.269
98.795
100.897
440.281
342.833
346.955
416.018
179.650
225.105
668.307
249.662
243.438
570.111
200.046
113.853
117.554
415.896
325.063
108.669
436.161
99.168
101.861
442.797
344.100
347.716
416.457
182.292
225.502
672.812
251.435
245.179
573.542
200.556
113.944
118.561
2.7
.3
.5
3.9
-4.9
-5.9
3.5
2.3
2.5
1.8
5.3
.0
5.6
5.8
6.3
4.8
2.9
1.1
1.6
4.3
3.0
2.8
3.7
4.8
11.7
4.7
2.5
3.4
2.8
-2.1
.8
5.2
5.4
7.5
3.6
3.5
1.5
17.3
3.7
6.7
6.8
5.4
-3.3
1.7
2.8
-.5
-1.8
1.7
-.5
2.2
3.6
3.5
1.7
5.0
5.2
2.3
20.4
4.4
1.5
1.4
1.1
4.5
4.2
5.3
2.7
2.5
1.6
8.6
1.3
5.6
5.7
5.3
5.8
3.3
1.0
13.5
3.5
1.6
1.6
3.8
-.2
2.5
4.1
2.4
3.0
2.3
1.6
.4
5.4
5.6
6.9
4.2
3.2
1.3
9.2
4.1
4.1
4.1
3.2
.5
3.0
4.0
1.1
.4
1.7
3.9
1.7
4.6
4.6
3.5
5.4
4.3
1.7
16.9
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 ..........................................
110.893
100.265
5.935
390.158
12.888
111.053
100.446
5.800
392.116
12.571
110.910
100.294
5.579
393.126
12.421
111.071
100.543
5.573
395.004
12.265
.0
-1.0
-17.4
-.1
-8.6
-.6
2.5
-19.7
5.1
-10.9
3.6
3.3
-11.2
7.5
-8.2
.6
1.1
-22.3
5.1
-18.0
-.3
.8
-18.6
2.5
-9.8
2.1
2.2
-16.9
6.3
-13.2
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
79.883
41.573
89.409
159.195
200.082
206.078
117.912
143.176
90.109
81.450
65.729
116.960
52.458
55.615
97.418
94.447
148.413
79.883
40.634
89.199
159.144
199.899
206.283
117.814
143.222
89.881
81.041
65.020
116.817
52.788
55.974
97.689
94.544
148.520
11.5
-.8
-5.3
7.2
7.5
6.5
.8
4.6
-5.6
-3.7
-8.0
-1.6
-5.5
-5.7
-1.0
-7.4
-2.0
12.7
-8.0
-4.9
1.9
-.3
7.1
-2.4
.9
-8.1
4.1
-2.4
7.3
-9.6
-14.0
5.7
6.6
-4.1
-9.4
-6.7
-1.5
.9
1.5
-.3
1.9
1.1
3.2
-4.4
-5.7
-4.7
7.1
8.8
-3.1
.1
6.9
6.2
-15.4
-4.9
1.4
1.2
1.7
.1
-2.7
4.9
.3
-4.9
4.0
-5.3
-7.5
9.6
-.7
1.4
12.1
-4.5
-5.1
4.5
3.5
6.8
-.8
2.7
-6.9
.1
-5.2
2.8
-7.6
-10.0
2.3
-.7
-3.1
-2.0
-11.1
-3.2
1.1
1.3
.7
1.0
-.8
4.0
-2.1
-5.3
-.4
.7
.4
3.1
-.3
4.1
124.525
322.470
269.046
225.038
125.732
322.608
268.274
226.821
125.077
322.820
268.748
226.941
124.431
325.218
268.894
227.842
-4.5
.9
3.3
-1.9
-.8
-6.1
-3.5
4.0
13.4
5.7
2.5
.8
-.3
3.5
-.2
5.1
-2.6
-2.7
-.2
1.0
6.3
4.6
1.1
2.9
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
37
CPI Detailed Report-May 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
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
Newspapers and magazines 1 2 .........................................
Recreational books 1 2 .......................................................
139.860
102.338
141.271
102.889
141.611
102.717
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 .................................................
126.838
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
35.438
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—
Aug.
2011
Nov.
2011
Feb.
2012
May
2012
Nov.
2011
May
2012
142.959
102.453
1.9
-6.7
6.1
1.2
3.8
-2.5
9.2
.5
4.0
-2.9
6.4
-1.0
127.238
211.291
558.608
593.078
703.630
664.150
251.087
222.644
85.943
157.362
247.928
265.666
83.509
101.189
60.831
105.383
9.408
62.654
41.001
78.018
127.551
212.133
563.467
595.197
706.030
666.563
252.072
223.162
86.068
156.974
247.230
266.022
83.640
101.273
60.880
105.477
9.444
63.172
41.128
78.246
.9
4.1
3.3
4.2
5.8
2.9
2.5
6.7
-1.2
1.8
1.8
.7
-1.3
-.8
-2.9
2.0
-3.2
-14.8
-2.8
2.4
1.8
5.0
10.2
4.5
6.2
5.5
2.3
4.3
-.2
3.3
3.6
-1.5
-.4
.9
.0
2.0
-4.8
-6.9
-1.6
-3.6
2.2
3.3
3.3
3.3
4.4
4.2
2.1
5.2
1.6
11.0
10.7
15.0
1.3
1.7
.2
4.6
-.3
-8.5
-2.0
3.6
2.3
4.2
8.0
3.9
4.9
3.4
3.6
3.6
1.0
-.2
-.8
6.7
1.0
.9
.5
1.6
1.5
-7.1
-5.2
6.0
1.3
4.6
6.7
4.4
6.0
4.2
2.4
5.5
-.7
2.5
2.7
-.4
-.9
.0
-1.5
2.0
-4.0
-10.9
-2.2
-.7
2.3
3.8
5.6
3.6
4.7
3.8
2.8
4.4
1.3
5.2
4.8
10.8
1.2
1.3
.4
3.1
.6
-7.8
-3.6
4.8
35.440
35.187
35.090
-6.2
-7.4
-1.5
-3.9
-6.8
-2.7
421.310
853.214
346.230
231.755
207.881
161.121
422.003
851.360
345.361
232.611
208.648
163.005
422.496
852.457
345.800
232.971
208.879
163.267
422.500
850.900
345.091
233.453
209.085
161.533
3.0
6.1
6.2
4.4
1.3
-1.1
2.8
3.0
3.0
4.2
2.7
5.3
.8
2.1
2.1
1.4
.1
-1.5
1.1
-1.1
-1.3
3.0
2.3
1.0
2.9
4.5
4.6
4.3
2.0
2.1
1.0
.5
.4
2.2
1.2
-.2
102.714
104.032
104.019
102.945
-2.6
2.9
.2
.9
.1
.6
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
189.101
233.816
142.511
371.007
301.586
299.799
145.300
170.633
301.128
85.524
186.942
234.050
142.654
372.664
302.820
300.294
145.746
170.724
303.394
85.355
.6
.3
.3
3.0
2.2
3.4
1.3
5.4
6.3
.4
7.7
2.3
2.3
2.8
1.3
1.9
2.5
5.2
4.5
-.5
-3.6
1.3
1.3
1.1
1.3
3.5
1.6
2.7
.7
-.2
1.3
1.9
1.9
3.7
2.9
-1.8
.9
1.0
15.1
-4.2
4.1
1.3
1.3
2.9
1.7
2.6
1.9
5.3
5.4
-.1
-1.2
1.6
1.6
2.4
2.1
.8
1.2
1.8
7.7
-2.2
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
192.830
170.759
227.685
296.091
115.388
265.170
240.673
272.882
305.391
224.575
219.705
218.322
172.991
228.396
289.725
231.540
190.633
167.668
221.648
285.910
115.552
265.568
241.094
273.809
306.116
223.508
218.303
217.334
169.967
222.657
280.404
228.231
4.5
4.3
3.7
1.9
5.2
2.0
2.2
1.0
1.2
2.8
3.4
3.1
4.2
3.4
1.6
3.7
-.1
-1.9
-1.7
-2.3
-3.7
2.4
2.5
3.3
2.1
.9
.8
1.1
-1.8
-1.5
-2.1
.6
4.6
6.2
9.4
11.3
.0
1.7
2.0
.6
3.3
3.0
3.1
2.7
6.2
9.3
11.2
5.7
-3.7
-6.6
-10.4
-14.0
2.9
2.2
2.3
4.1
2.9
-.7
-1.4
-.7
-6.4
-9.7
-12.8
-4.6
2.1
1.2
1.0
-.3
.6
2.2
2.4
2.1
1.6
1.8
2.1
2.1
1.2
.9
-.3
2.2
.3
-.4
-1.0
-2.1
1.4
1.9
2.1
2.3
3.1
1.1
.8
1.0
-.3
-.6
-1.6
.4
Expenditure category
Special aggregate indexes
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 .......................................................................
Transportation services ............................................................
Other services ..........................................................................
All items less food ....................................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
All items less medical care .......................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ..........................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
38
CPI Detailed Report-May 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
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
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
119.546
260.271
253.077
251.589
223.779
222.418
150.256
321.903
273.505
237.575
203.194
119.809
260.796
253.518
240.284
224.170
222.881
150.524
300.866
274.106
237.532
203.433
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2011
Nov.
2011
Feb.
2012
May
2012
Nov.
2011
May
2012
14.2
1.1
1.6
2.2
3.2
2.9
4.6
3.6
2.2
5.8
-.6
2.8
2.5
2.4
-4.0
2.0
1.7
-.3
-5.8
2.6
1.9
.4
0.9
1.3
1.4
9.2
1.8
1.8
.5
19.9
2.4
3.4
-.7
5.2
2.3
2.1
-19.7
2.6
2.8
2.9
-26.6
2.8
.9
1.6
8.4
1.8
2.0
-1.0
2.6
2.3
2.1
-1.2
2.4
3.8
-.1
3.0
1.8
1.8
-6.3
2.2
2.3
1.7
-6.2
2.6
2.2
.5
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.
39
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Table 10. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
All items
Indexes
Area
Percent change to
May 2012 from—
Pricing
schedule
1
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
M
227.663
229.392
230.085
Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
243.850
245.179
146.217
245.125
246.473
146.961
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
216.855
217.320
139.191
M
South urban ....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ...............................................
West urban .....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
U.S. city average ............................................
Percent change to
Apr. 2012 from—
May
2011
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012
Apr.
2011
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
229.815
1.7
0.2
-0.1
2.3
1.1
0.3
245.850
247.166
147.460
245.709
247.099
147.244
1.7
1.7
1.8
.2
.3
.2
-.1
.0
-.1
2.3
2.3
2.4
.8
.8
.9
.3
.3
.3
218.975
219.269
140.921
219.405
219.519
141.308
219.145
219.484
141.124
1.5
1.4
1.7
.1
.1
.1
-.1
.0
-.1
2.3
2.2
2.4
1.2
1.0
1.5
.2
.1
.3
214.524
215.784
216.658
215.254
1.4
-.2
-.6
2.5
1.0
.4
M
M
M
221.802
222.711
141.133
223.314
224.250
142.056
224.275
225.154
142.718
223.356
224.313
142.161
1.6
1.5
1.7
.0
.0
.1
-.4
-.4
-.4
2.5
2.4
2.5
1.1
1.1
1.1
.4
.4
.5
M
228.117
229.953
230.734
229.181
1.7
-.3
-.7
2.7
1.1
.3
M
M
M
229.995
234.173
138.997
232.039
236.249
140.235
232.561
236.631
140.619
233.053
237.215
140.834
2.0
2.1
1.6
.4
.4
.4
.2
.2
.2
2.1
2.1
1.8
1.1
1.0
1.2
.2
.2
.3
M
M
M
207.469
141.040
222.324
209.011
142.146
224.029
209.511
142.679
224.986
209.466
142.391
223.978
1.7
1.7
1.9
.2
.2
.0
.0
-.2
-.4
2.2
2.3
2.8
1.0
1.2
1.2
.2
.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
219.626
234.537
222.351
236.941
222.416
236.866
222.262
237.032
1.0
1.6
.0
.0
-.1
.1
1.7
1.5
1.3
1.0
.0
.0
M
250.285
251.887
252.349
252.652
1.8
.3
.1
2.4
.8
.2
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ......
1
1
1
1
-
247.166
214.743
212.618
150.074
-
246.582
214.607
212.226
150.155
.8
1.1
1.6
1.8
-.2
-.1
-.2
.1
-
-
-
-
Atlanta, GA .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................
2
2
2
2
210.600
214.836
204.291
234.043
-
212.895
216.194
206.088
236.095
-
-
-
-
1.8
2.1
2.2
2.0
1.1
.6
.9
.9
-
2
2
2
235.857
236.880
235.744
-
237.782
238.985
237.931
-
-
-
-
2.0
2.1
2.9
.8
.9
.9
-
1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually
and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI
Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;
Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;
Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each
local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore,
subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a
result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index,
although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI
for use in their escalator clauses.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
40
CPI Detailed Report-May 2012
Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and service
group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Item and group
Index
May
2012
Midwest
Percent
change from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Index
May
2012
South
Percent
change from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Index
May
2012
West
Percent
change from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Index
May
2012
Percent
change from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................
245.709
386.917
1.7
-0.1
-0.1
-0.4
0.2
-
-
-
233.053
376.717
2.0
-
223.356
362.315
1.6
-
219.145
356.560
1.5
-
-
-
Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................
240.018
239.892
239.676
243.228
240.264
3.2
3.4
3.7
2.9
1.4
.5
.5
.6
.4
.2
227.426
226.793
222.087
234.179
234.505
3.2
3.2
3.3
3.2
2.4
.1
.0
-.1
.2
1.1
231.494
232.489
229.683
239.236
216.998
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.7
2.2
-.2
-.2
-.4
.2
-.1
234.682
234.519
235.534
231.920
233.445
2.1
2.2
1.7
3.0
.4
.0
.0
-.2
.2
.2
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 ...
250.640
301.935
299.623
1.3
2.4
2.6
.1
.4
.3
200.707
233.523
229.963
1.1
2.0
2.2
.0
.2
.2
206.556
230.142
231.801
1.9
2.3
2.8
.1
.1
.1
232.514
260.020
268.976
1.9
2.3
2.9
.3
.1
.0
313.152
2.3
.1
237.610
1.9
.1
233.465
2.1
.1
273.608
2.1
.1
313.059
214.273
194.001
179.646
183.893
159.995
128.027
2.3
-4.4
-6.0
-7.5
-3.6
-13.9
.3
.1
-1.5
-2.0
-1.6
1.2
-7.8
-.3
237.613
197.501
166.910
171.531
185.794
139.610
119.405
1.9
-3.6
-5.7
-5.5
2.7
-19.9
1.2
.1
-.9
-1.2
-.9
1.3
-5.4
.0
233.451
216.979
181.194
180.548
180.788
163.989
126.555
2.1
.3
-1.2
-1.2
.8
-13.5
.8
.1
.3
.4
.4
1.2
-4.7
.0
273.619
251.865
225.828
227.436
254.144
178.474
129.771
2.1
.2
-1.7
-1.7
.5
-8.1
.3
.1
2.7
3.9
4.1
4.6
2.4
-.4
Apparel .....................................................
130.990
5.2
-.8
119.909
5.1
-.9
136.626
3.1
-.5
120.922
4.7
-.4
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 .........
218.237
211.394
99.566
142.829
98.990
138.692
162.940
316.518
315.391
317.531
319.824
302.204
.1
-.1
1.1
1.3
1.4
.9
4.8
-4.2
-4.3
-4.4
-4.0
-3.8
-.9
-1.1
.0
-.5
-.5
-.2
1.6
-3.3
-3.3
-3.4
-3.0
-2.9
221.110
215.544
101.614
138.201
97.858
137.034
155.797
333.203
332.419
332.208
359.397
322.389
-.7
-.9
1.7
1.8
1.8
1.8
3.9
-6.6
-7.0
-7.0
-7.4
-6.2
-.9
-1.0
.6
.0
.0
.2
1.7
-3.4
-3.4
-3.3
-4.1
-3.4
219.297
217.498
102.068
149.542
101.734
153.538
151.903
315.190
313.869
313.200
326.372
308.201
-.6
-.8
1.7
1.1
1.1
1.1
4.0
-5.9
-6.2
-6.4
-5.9
-5.6
-2.3
-2.4
.4
.0
.0
.1
1.6
-6.5
-6.6
-6.7
-6.2
-6.0
224.095
218.194
101.891
144.310
100.208
145.746
147.844
336.019
335.180
334.763
313.546
316.401
2.4
2.4
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.7
2.7
2.7
2.7
2.6
2.7
.5
.5
.7
.2
.1
.1
1.7
.5
.5
.5
.7
.7
Medical care .............................................
Medical care commodities ......................
Medical care services .............................
Professional services ............................
437.270
366.928
454.767
342.258
3.6
3.2
3.8
1.8
.3
.4
.3
.3
414.421
332.727
441.606
368.423
4.0
3.8
4.1
2.1
.4
.2
.5
.3
392.786
313.349
419.679
340.027
3.4
2.4
3.8
1.6
.0
-.7
.3
.3
421.174
336.487
447.133
315.159
3.4
1.6
3.9
1.6
.5
.5
.5
.4
Recreation 4 ..............................................
119.673
1.6
.1
116.820
1.3
.3
114.946
.6
.1
108.698
.3
-.3
Education and communication 4 ...............
134.814
1.5
.1
134.959
2.2
.0
130.154
2.9
.2
134.372
2.0
.2
Other goods and services .........................
426.180
2.4
-.1
377.982
2.4
.3
384.653
2.0
-.2
383.651
1.0
-.3
245.709
195.754
168.724
219.265
1.7
1.5
.5
.2
-.1
-.4
-1.0
-1.6
219.145
185.213
163.158
215.636
1.5
1.1
.0
-.7
-.1
-.5
-.8
-1.6
223.356
190.123
168.548
224.088
1.6
.6
-.5
-1.1
-.4
-1.2
-1.8
-2.9
233.053
185.723
159.318
208.737
2.0
1.7
1.6
2.4
.2
.0
.1
.0
287.628
112.177
294.827
315.796
260.159
-1.3
1.1
1.9
2.4
1.7
-1.8
.1
.2
.4
.2
277.657
111.733
254.664
239.826
276.893
-2.4
1.2
1.9
2.0
1.8
-1.7
.4
.2
.2
.3
277.529
116.508
257.634
236.450
286.018
-2.2
.6
2.3
2.3
2.7
-3.5
.3
.2
.1
.3
270.338
113.257
275.976
276.566
270.659
1.7
-.3
2.2
2.3
1.2
.2
.2
.3
.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 ..........................
See footnotes at end of table.
41
CPI Detailed Report-May 2012
Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and service
group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Item and group
Index
May
2012
Midwest
Percent
change from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
342.590
2.4
0.1
237.232
247.089
227.022
171.601
230.952
220.494
280.962
297.616
283.691
245.110
248.130
251.183
1.6
1.5
1.4
.5
1.6
.3
-1.1
1.3
1.7
-5.2
2.5
2.3
152.628
327.067
306.186
1.9
-3.6
2.5
South
Percent
change from—
Index
May
2012
May
2011
Apr.
2012
311.634
2.8
0.2
-.1
-.1
-.3
-.9
-.6
-1.5
-1.6
.0
.2
-2.7
.2
.2
209.835
217.805
216.351
165.658
222.518
216.777
272.805
285.714
240.597
240.262
219.344
218.665
1.3
1.2
1.3
.2
1.0
-.4
-1.9
1.7
1.6
-6.5
2.5
2.4
-.2
-3.2
.3
147.234
330.162
265.368
2.2
-6.7
2.4
Index
May
2012
West
Percent
change from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
311.180
2.6
0.2
-.2
-.1
-.2
-.8
-.8
-1.4
-1.6
.1
.1
-2.6
.2
.2
213.735
221.726
222.167
170.232
228.341
223.539
271.152
292.360
242.917
238.429
222.259
220.842
1.5
1.4
1.3
-.4
.6
-.9
-1.8
2.4
2.2
-4.5
2.4
2.3
.1
-3.5
.2
150.474
319.214
265.621
1.6
-5.8
2.6
Index
May
2012
Percent
change from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
319.017
2.5
0.0
-.4
-.4
-.6
-1.8
-1.6
-2.8
-3.3
.3
.2
-3.8
.0
.1
224.343
233.030
223.636
162.481
223.378
211.427
266.616
306.659
264.060
289.816
230.459
230.466
1.9
2.0
1.8
1.5
2.2
2.2
1.6
2.1
2.1
1.1
2.1
2.0
.2
.3
.3
.1
.0
.0
.2
.6
.3
1.6
.1
.1
-.1
-6.4
.1
142.345
339.553
279.758
1.0
2.6
2.4
.0
.4
.1
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.
42
CPI Detailed Report-May 2012
Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2
Item and group
Index
May
2012
Size class B/C 3
Percent change
from—
May
2011
Percent change
from—
Index
May
2012
Apr.
2012
Size class D
May
2011
Index
May
2012
Apr.
2012
Percent change
from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Expenditure category
All items 4 .............................................................................
209.466
209.466
1.7
0.0
142.391
1.7
-0.2
-0.4
-
-
-
-
-
223.978
361.221
1.9
All items (December 1977=100) ..........................................
-
-
Food and beverages ...........................................................
Food ..................................................................................
Food at home ..................................................................
Food away from home ....................................................
Alcoholic beverages ..........................................................
210.084
210.170
213.336
204.665
207.030
2.6
2.7
2.7
2.8
1.5
.1
.0
-.1
.3
.4
146.487
146.874
145.304
149.210
141.446
2.9
2.9
2.8
3.1
1.8
.1
.1
.0
.2
.0
232.516
232.605
227.327
243.163
230.504
2.6
2.5
2.3
3.0
2.8
-.2
-.2
-.5
.3
.4
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 .............................
205.145
223.909
225.110
222.967
222.946
219.126
208.954
194.396
201.974
164.377
118.244
1.6
2.4
3.1
2.2
2.2
-2.5
-4.7
-5.0
-.2
-16.0
-.1
.2
.3
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.5
2.2
-4.0
-.2
135.027
136.511
142.675
135.453
135.439
164.392
159.183
149.356
148.685
138.290
100.425
1.5
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.9
-.7
-2.3
-2.3
.5
-13.4
1.6
.0
.0
-.1
-.1
-.1
.4
.5
.8
2.0
-4.4
-.1
198.905
223.891
221.918
233.187
233.205
215.670
179.566
190.642
200.221
146.369
126.403
1.6
2.2
3.0
2.0
2.0
-.1
-.8
-.9
1.1
-10.5
.2
-.2
.0
.0
.0
.0
-.8
-1.0
-.8
-.1
-4.4
-.5
Apparel ...............................................................................
122.509
4.1
-.4
91.778
4.6
-1.2
123.959
6.8
.4
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 ...................................
216.292
215.722
101.126
125.579
98.836
126.301
148.141
477.818
476.333
488.516
323.639
422.124
.2
.0
1.2
1.3
1.2
1.1
3.9
-3.3
-3.5
-3.6
-3.1
-2.8
-.7
-.9
.3
-.2
-.2
.0
1.7
-2.8
-2.8
-2.9
-2.8
-2.2
154.920
154.556
101.556
100.744
100.818
102.958
103.023
318.757
319.965
327.590
311.055
300.167
.2
.0
1.7
1.2
1.2
1.1
3.3
-4.3
-4.5
-4.6
-4.5
-3.8
-1.3
-1.4
.5
.0
.0
.1
1.6
-4.2
-4.3
-4.4
-4.3
-3.8
223.587
218.720
102.040
153.251
105.840
153.781
137.981
305.129
302.947
290.228
342.156
306.390
.4
.5
2.5
2.8
2.8
3.9
2.2
-4.2
-4.4
-4.6
-4.4
-3.1
-1.8
-2.0
.7
.0
.0
.2
1.6
-5.1
-5.2
-5.3
-4.9
-4.7
Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Professional services ......................................................
326.582
261.387
346.131
266.890
3.8
2.5
4.2
1.9
.4
.3
.4
.3
174.919
157.949
180.942
159.299
3.3
3.5
3.2
1.6
.3
.0
.4
.4
401.869
327.548
428.427
350.134
3.5
-.2
4.8
1.6
.0
-1.3
.4
.5
Recreation 3 ........................................................................
114.280
.8
-.2
114.550
1.0
.4
117.139
1.2
-.2
Education and communication 3 .........................................
135.441
1.9
.1
128.964
2.3
.2
140.521
3.9
.1
Other goods and services ...................................................
303.025
2.0
-.2
177.722
1.6
.0
426.358
2.5
-.1
209.466
179.652
161.441
220.253
292.694
104.948
233.115
224.724
220.678
1.7
1.1
.2
.0
-1.2
.4
2.1
2.5
1.6
.0
-.5
-.8
-1.3
-1.6
.2
.3
.3
.3
142.391
133.838
126.971
166.826
203.969
88.946
146.006
136.625
149.515
1.7
1.3
.5
.2
-.9
.8
2.0
1.9
2.1
-.2
-.7
-1.1
-2.0
-2.2
.4
.2
.0
.3
223.978
192.228
172.190
224.743
277.643
120.051
258.906
231.195
290.526
1.9
.9
.3
-.4
-1.7
1.2
2.6
2.2
2.9
-.4
-1.0
-1.5
-2.3
-2.9
.2
.0
.0
.5
Commodity and service group
All items 4 .............................................................................
Commodities .......................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...........................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..........
Durables .........................................................................
Services ..............................................................................
Rent of shelter 6 ................................................................
Transportation services ....................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2
Item and group
Index
May
2012
Size class B/C 3
Percent change
from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Index
May
2012
Size class D
Percent change
from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Index
May
2012
Percent change
from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Commodity and service group
Other services ...................................................................
262.014
2.4
0.1
149.651
2.6
0.3
323.341
3.7
0.0
203.879
209.478
203.392
163.662
215.463
219.800
282.509
243.486
225.367
317.775
202.283
201.074
133.257
479.902
235.863
1.6
1.6
1.3
.3
1.3
.2
-1.0
1.7
1.9
-4.0
2.3
2.3
1.4
-3.2
2.5
.0
.0
-.2
-.7
-.6
-1.2
-1.4
.2
.2
-1.7
.2
.2
-.1
-2.8
.2
138.198
139.385
142.171
127.412
156.513
165.247
198.485
156.181
142.814
228.961
133.641
131.235
104.777
323.988
145.696
1.5
1.5
1.6
.5
1.4
.3
-.7
2.1
1.9
-3.8
2.3
2.2
1.8
-4.2
2.3
-.2
-.3
-.3
-1.1
-1.0
-1.9
-2.0
.4
.2
-2.4
.1
.1
.0
-4.2
.1
212.825
222.485
226.287
173.786
229.912
224.826
273.627
302.264
242.016
242.087
222.585
221.296
154.463
302.747
266.553
1.7
1.8
1.7
.3
.8
-.3
-1.5
3.1
2.4
-3.2
2.6
2.6
1.8
-4.0
2.9
-.5
-.5
-.6
-1.4
-1.4
-2.2
-2.8
.0
-.1
-3.6
.0
.1
.0
-5.0
.1
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care ...................................................
All items less food .................................................................
All items less shelter .............................................................
Commodities less food .........................................................
Nondurables .........................................................................
Nondurables less food ..........................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ......................................
Services less rent of shelter 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—
May
2011
May
2012
Percent change from—
Index
Apr.
2012
May
2011
May
2012
Apr.
2012
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
247.099
381.816
1.7
0.0
147.244
1.8
-0.1
-
-
-
-
-
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
239.081
238.854
240.291
240.256
241.010
3.2
3.4
3.7
2.9
1.5
.4
.4
.4
.4
.3
150.088
150.561
148.165
154.257
141.877
3.4
3.5
3.7
3.3
1.1
.8
.8
1.1
.4
-.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 ...................................
253.998
306.118
308.021
313.152
313.073
208.777
195.615
180.164
186.798
159.062
125.776
1.4
2.4
2.8
2.2
2.2
-4.4
-6.0
-7.2
-2.2
-16.1
.1
.1
.4
.3
.2
.2
-1.7
-2.1
-1.9
1.1
-8.2
-.5
143.034
142.930
150.706
141.663
141.663
178.495
174.154
134.980
124.924
137.720
107.098
1.0
2.3
2.1
2.5
2.5
-3.7
-5.3
-7.2
-7.2
-6.0
.7
-.2
.0
.2
.0
.0
-1.3
-1.6
-.9
1.4
-6.5
.1
Apparel .....................................................................................
129.839
5.1
-.3
91.902
5.5
-2.7
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
220.078
212.887
310.309
308.786
310.641
308.449
297.195
-.3
-.6
-4.6
-4.8
-5.0
-4.2
-4.1
-.9
-1.1
-3.3
-3.3
-3.4
-3.0
-2.8
152.170
152.613
318.832
319.540
325.690
315.342
298.599
1.1
.9
-3.3
-3.4
-3.5
-3.6
-3.1
-.9
-1.0
-3.2
-3.3
-3.3
-3.2
-3.1
Medical care .............................................................................
437.554
3.7
.4
181.768
3.6
.2
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
118.799
1.3
-.3
121.044
2.1
.9
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
137.282
1.7
.2
128.105
.6
.0
Other goods and services ........................................................
406.574
2.4
-.1
194.749
2.7
-.3
247.099
194.072
165.321
211.711
110.826
295.651
1.7
1.4
.2
-.1
1.0
1.9
.0
-.4
-1.0
-1.4
.0
.2
147.244
142.061
136.865
180.513
92.435
147.958
1.8
1.8
1.0
.8
1.4
1.8
-.1
-.4
-1.0
-1.9
.5
.1
238.833
225.961
168.388
227.158
213.539
294.705
284.723
243.274
249.783
253.377
1.6
1.3
.2
1.5
.0
1.2
1.7
-5.5
2.4
2.3
-.1
-.3
-.9
-.5
-1.3
-.1
.2
-2.7
.2
.2
143.072
146.273
137.134
164.837
177.854
153.163
144.845
234.727
138.104
135.720
1.6
1.6
1.0
1.9
.8
1.3
1.7
-4.7
2.6
2.4
-.2
-.2
-1.0
-.7
-1.8
.1
.1
-2.5
.2
.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 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size
classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Midwest
Size class B/C 2
Size class A
Item and group
Index
May
2012
Percent
change from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Size class D
Percent
change from—
Index
May
2012
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Index
May
2012
Percent
change from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
219.484
362.380
1.4
0.0
141.124
1.7
-0.1
-0.6
-
-
-
-
215.254
345.100
1.4
-
-
-
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
230.358
229.604
227.036
233.020
236.573
3.3
3.5
3.5
3.4
2.0
.4
.3
.3
.2
1.5
144.627
144.945
142.399
148.568
143.686
3.1
3.1
3.4
2.8
2.6
-.1
-.1
-.3
.1
.4
229.121
228.505
217.219
248.773
239.050
2.4
2.4
2.0
3.1
3.2
-.9
-1.1
-2.0
.5
1.4
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 ...................................
202.459
238.005
240.391
242.331
242.342
191.463
162.276
163.888
176.332
132.404
114.065
1.1
2.1
2.4
1.9
1.9
-3.8
-6.4
-6.4
3.2
-21.0
.3
.1
.3
.3
.2
.2
-.6
-.8
-.8
2.0
-5.3
-.2
128.392
129.463
132.109
127.245
127.245
160.893
158.609
154.388
157.410
132.225
97.029
1.2
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.7
-3.4
-4.8
-4.4
2.4
-20.4
2.8
.0
.1
.2
.0
.0
-.9
-1.1
-.6
1.1
-5.3
.6
196.087
223.597
211.922
230.056
230.056
202.528
157.877
167.268
170.223
149.157
119.499
1.2
2.4
2.8
2.2
2.2
-3.7
-4.7
-4.1
1.5
-17.4
.2
-.7
-.2
.1
-.2
-.2
-2.6
-3.1
-2.6
-1.1
-6.5
-1.1
Apparel .....................................................................................
118.152
3.9
-.3
90.825
7.4
-2.0
128.847
8.6
-.8
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
220.882
217.006
341.931
340.764
341.534
361.448
323.338
-1.0
-1.2
-6.7
-7.0
-7.1
-6.5
-6.5
-.9
-1.0
-3.2
-3.2
-3.2
-3.4
-3.2
162.379
161.851
340.874
341.933
351.284
329.626
316.700
-.1
-.5
-6.3
-6.7
-6.6
-7.7
-6.0
-.8
-.9
-3.2
-3.2
-2.9
-4.4
-3.2
198.712
191.051
278.795
275.018
265.048
318.941
282.200
-1.1
-.9
-7.3
-7.9
-8.1
-8.2
-6.0
-1.4
-1.7
-5.1
-5.1
-5.1
-5.5
-4.7
Medical care .............................................................................
410.556
4.3
.5
181.267
4.2
.4
387.725
2.1
.2
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
116.632
1.3
.2
119.319
1.6
.4
109.388
1.1
.2
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
135.736
1.9
.0
134.409
2.5
.1
128.800
2.7
.1
Other goods and services ........................................................
366.036
2.6
.2
176.881
1.3
.7
414.987
5.4
-.1
219.484
184.310
159.559
211.014
109.103
254.575
1.4
1.0
-.3
-1.0
1.0
1.8
.0
-.4
-.8
-1.5
.4
.2
141.124
133.309
126.958
167.321
86.467
145.318
1.7
1.3
.6
-.1
1.5
1.9
-.1
-.5
-.7
-1.5
.6
.2
215.254
188.763
168.671
222.020
115.281
244.580
1.4
.9
.1
-.8
1.6
1.9
-.6
-1.2
-1.4
-2.3
.1
-.2
211.029
215.013
162.672
222.175
213.156
284.002
242.000
239.585
219.722
218.654
1.2
1.2
-.2
1.0
-.8
1.6
1.6
-6.9
2.4
2.2
-.1
-.2
-.7
-.6
-1.3
.1
.2
-2.3
.2
.2
136.874
143.964
127.380
156.102
165.382
161.850
141.288
238.505
132.548
130.311
1.4
1.6
.7
1.2
.1
2.1
1.7
-5.8
2.6
2.5
-.2
-.2
-.7
-.9
-1.4
.3
.1
-2.4
.2
.2
204.295
213.930
170.537
226.214
222.507
269.512
225.949
213.958
216.709
214.524
1.4
1.1
.2
.6
-.5
1.5
1.9
-6.6
2.6
2.6
-.7
-.8
-1.3
-1.7
-2.1
-.1
-.2
-4.3
-.2
.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 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size
classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
South
Size class B/C 2
Size class A
Item and group
Index
May
2012
Percent
change from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Size class D
Percent
change from—
Index
May
2012
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Index
May
2012
Percent
change from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
224.313
362.116
1.5
-0.4
142.161
1.7
-0.4
-0.7
-
-
-
-
229.181
372.170
1.7
-
-
-
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
231.057
232.345
226.860
241.934
215.101
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.2
-.3
-.3
-.6
.2
-.2
146.222
146.932
146.390
147.755
135.710
2.7
2.7
2.6
2.9
2.1
-.2
-.2
-.4
.1
.1
232.639
232.385
235.064
232.399
230.817
3.0
3.0
2.9
3.0
4.0
.3
.3
.3
.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 ...................................
211.807
236.164
239.284
241.771
241.741
210.918
185.759
187.186
183.863
167.493
132.764
1.8
2.6
3.2
2.5
2.5
-.9
-2.0
-2.1
.1
-12.4
-1.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.3
.4
.4
1.1
-3.2
-.1
136.298
139.742
145.497
138.689
138.689
156.423
148.677
144.720
145.680
129.155
98.686
2.0
2.1
2.5
2.0
2.0
1.0
-.9
-.9
1.3
-16.1
2.2
.1
.0
.0
.0
.0
.4
.5
.6
1.5
-6.1
.1
201.264
227.344
227.057
235.965
235.965
211.621
181.429
186.407
190.972
134.913
124.910
1.6
2.0
3.0
1.6
1.6
.8
.5
.3
.7
-1.6
.0
-.1
-.1
.0
-.1
-.1
-.2
-.2
-.1
.3
-4.7
.0
Apparel .....................................................................................
154.103
2.5
-1.1
90.102
3.3
-.5
129.411
4.6
2.1
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
219.939
220.001
328.300
325.468
327.479
324.919
317.188
-.4
-.5
-6.1
-6.3
-6.5
-6.0
-5.9
-2.0
-2.2
-6.2
-6.3
-6.5
-5.9
-5.8
152.483
152.088
313.449
314.092
323.421
304.756
296.191
-.9
-1.1
-5.8
-6.1
-6.2
-5.8
-5.3
-2.3
-2.4
-6.3
-6.4
-6.6
-6.1
-5.8
242.401
240.666
294.545
291.300
282.557
342.242
298.340
-.4
-.6
-6.1
-6.4
-6.6
-5.7
-5.6
-3.4
-3.5
-7.9
-8.0
-8.1
-7.4
-7.6
Medical care .............................................................................
383.164
3.8
.0
168.474
3.0
.1
394.076
4.9
-.5
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
108.967
.1
-.1
118.192
1.2
.4
115.906
-1.5
-.1
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
131.373
2.2
.2
127.972
2.9
.2
137.757
6.0
.1
Other goods and services ........................................................
354.886
1.9
-.4
174.591
2.3
-.2
420.554
.6
.2
224.313
189.727
167.265
218.837
118.330
258.002
1.5
.3
-.9
-1.7
.0
2.4
-.4
-1.3
-1.9
-2.9
.2
.2
142.161
132.606
125.408
164.457
88.733
146.891
1.7
.9
-.1
-.5
.7
2.3
-.4
-1.1
-1.6
-2.7
.4
.2
229.181
199.489
182.838
234.616
127.011
261.111
1.7
.5
-.7
-2.1
2.4
2.7
-.7
-1.6
-2.4
-3.7
.4
.0
216.424
220.954
169.325
225.069
218.574
291.317
245.874
247.349
223.803
222.771
1.4
.9
-.8
.3
-1.4
2.0
2.3
-4.8
2.3
2.3
-.4
-.6
-1.8
-1.7
-2.8
.3
.2
-3.7
.0
.1
138.346
140.682
125.683
155.164
162.751
154.452
144.279
218.132
133.812
131.380
1.6
1.5
.0
1.0
-.4
2.5
2.2
-4.4
2.4
2.3
-.4
-.6
-1.6
-1.6
-2.6
.3
.1
-3.7
.0
.1
217.127
231.613
183.947
235.119
234.111
300.869
243.280
234.357
226.626
225.995
1.4
1.6
-.6
-.1
-2.0
3.4
2.2
-4.0
2.7
2.6
-.7
-.9
-2.4
-2.1
-3.6
.1
-.1
-5.0
.1
.1
Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size
classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
West
Size class B/C 2
Size class A
Item and group
Index
Percent change from—
May
2011
May
2012
Percent change from—
Index
Apr.
2012
May
2011
May
2012
Apr.
2012
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
237.215
386.811
2.1
0.2
140.834
1.6
0.2
-
-
-
-
-
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
234.609
234.868
236.342
231.392
228.555
1.8
1.9
1.4
2.6
.5
-.2
-.3
-.6
.2
.3
146.155
145.626
143.326
148.912
153.738
2.8
2.9
2.2
4.1
.0
.3
.4
.4
.3
-.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 ...................................
245.152
274.717
287.646
289.912
289.895
259.419
233.641
234.954
272.888
177.333
130.718
2.1
2.6
3.4
2.3
2.3
-.6
-3.7
-3.7
-1.0
-11.2
.3
.5
.2
.2
.2
.2
3.0
4.6
4.8
5.0
4.2
.0
132.775
132.123
141.450
132.197
132.195
175.305
172.165
169.062
168.914
161.169
103.998
1.2
1.4
.8
1.3
1.3
1.1
.5
.8
2.4
-3.7
.3
.0
-.4
-.9
-.3
-.3
2.8
3.7
4.0
5.3
.2
-1.3
Apparel .....................................................................................
123.506
4.2
-.1
97.632
4.7
-1.1
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
220.594
215.316
336.064
334.388
337.888
306.537
316.555
2.2
2.1
3.1
3.1
3.1
2.8
3.0
.6
.5
.8
.8
.8
.9
1.0
156.690
155.536
304.788
307.879
309.361
300.619
289.915
2.5
2.7
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.6
.4
.3
-.4
-.3
-.4
-.1
-.1
Medical care .............................................................................
410.997
3.6
.4
179.529
3.0
.6
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
111.971
.5
-.5
97.194
-1.1
.2
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
135.682
1.9
.1
125.493
2.1
.4
Other goods and services ........................................................
384.184
1.4
-.4
170.018
-.4
-.1
237.215
185.377
157.498
204.379
111.855
282.739
2.1
1.6
1.6
2.4
-.2
2.3
.2
.1
.2
.2
.3
.4
140.834
130.738
122.831
160.178
89.508
143.408
1.6
1.7
1.3
1.9
-.2
1.6
.2
.0
-.3
-.4
.0
.3
229.526
223.057
160.831
221.447
207.037
305.590
272.765
292.148
235.211
236.080
2.0
1.8
1.5
2.1
2.2
2.0
2.2
.8
2.2
2.2
.2
.3
.3
.0
.2
.5
.4
2.0
.1
.2
135.635
140.658
123.774
153.252
160.217
156.891
139.728
241.737
131.148
128.703
1.5
1.7
1.3
2.2
1.8
1.8
1.5
1.0
1.6
1.3
.1
.4
-.3
.0
-.4
1.0
.3
1.2
.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 .................................................
1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross classifications.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Food at home, selected areas
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Food at home
Indexes
Area
Percent change to
May 2012 from—
Pricing
schedule
1
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
M
231.180
231.383
231.711
Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
238.798
239.605
147.307
238.560
238.868
147.969
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
221.276
226.109
141.327
M
South urban ....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ...............................................
West urban .....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
U.S. city average ............................................
Percent change to
Apr. 2012 from—
May
2011
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012
Apr.
2011
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
231.518
2.7
0.1
-0.1
3.3
0.2
0.1
238.223
239.271
146.557
239.676
240.291
148.165
3.7
3.7
3.7
.5
.6
.1
.6
.4
1.1
3.9
4.0
3.7
-.2
-.1
-.5
-.1
.2
-1.0
221.974
226.110
142.501
222.354
226.245
142.792
222.087
227.036
142.399
3.3
3.5
3.4
.1
.4
-.1
-.1
.3
-.3
3.9
3.4
4.3
.5
.1
1.0
.2
.1
.2
219.519
220.192
221.559
217.219
2.0
-1.4
-2.0
5.4
.9
.6
M
M
M
229.662
227.202
146.443
229.613
227.073
146.431
230.556
228.136
146.934
229.683
226.860
146.390
2.6
2.4
2.6
.0
-.1
.0
-.4
-.6
-.4
3.7
3.9
3.7
.4
.4
.3
.4
.5
.3
M
232.816
232.906
234.290
235.064
2.9
.9
.3
3.1
.6
.6
M
M
M
235.641
237.625
141.909
236.079
238.227
142.016
236.089
237.830
142.704
235.534
236.342
143.326
1.7
1.4
2.2
-.2
-.8
.9
-.2
-.6
.4
1.9
1.7
2.1
.2
.1
.6
.0
-.2
.5
M
M
M
213.376
144.702
227.481
213.323
145.040
227.810
213.566
145.266
228.443
213.336
145.304
227.327
2.7
2.8
2.3
.0
.2
-.2
-.1
.0
-.5
3.2
3.5
3.8
.1
.4
.4
.1
.2
.3
Region and area size2
Size classes
A 4 ..............................................................
B/C 3 ...........................................................
D .................................................................
Selected local areas5
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA .........................................
M
M
227.669
246.022
228.163
247.935
229.235
248.735
229.672
245.850
3.1
1.7
.7
-.8
.2
-1.2
2.4
2.5
.7
1.1
.5
.3
M
243.360
242.428
242.545
244.331
4.5
.8
.7
4.2
-.3
.0
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
236.439
240.504
212.061
145.686
234.927
238.307
210.755
145.300
236.652
239.992
211.037
146.748
236.192
240.398
211.376
144.854
2.8
4.9
3.7
1.6
.5
.9
.3
-.3
-.2
.2
.2
-1.3
3.4
4.6
3.1
4.6
.1
-.2
-.5
.7
.7
.7
.1
1.0
Atlanta, GA .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................
2
2
2
2
236.484
207.221
214.940
242.335
237.823
207.444
214.763
245.165
237.240
204.901
216.399
246.712
237.395
207.192
214.363
244.802
3.2
2.6
1.9
1.9
-.2
-.1
-.2
-.1
.1
1.1
-.9
-.8
4.2
2.0
4.3
3.5
.3
-1.1
.7
1.8
-.2
-1.2
.8
.6
2
2
2
230.327
234.659
235.724
230.690
234.231
235.867
230.528
233.437
233.190
230.399
231.318
236.492
1.9
1.3
2.4
-.1
-1.2
.3
-.1
-.9
1.4
3.8
.5
1.1
.1
-.5
-1.1
-.1
-.3
-1.1
1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually
and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI
Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;
Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;
Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
49
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Table 15. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
U.S.
city
average
Item and group
Index
May
2012
ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI
Percent
change from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Percent
change from—
Index
May
2012
New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA
Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Index
May
2012
Percent
change from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Index
May
2012
Percent
change from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (1967=100) ...................................
229.815
688.423
1.7
-0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.1
-
-
-
252.652
730.381
1.8
-
237.032
700.299
1.6
-
222.262
664.027
1.0
-
-
-
Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................
233.257
233.339
231.518
237.262
230.766
2.7
2.8
2.7
2.9
1.7
.1
.0
-.1
.2
.3
228.213
227.336
229.672
218.120
238.101
3.0
3.2
3.1
3.5
.1
.3
.2
.2
.3
.9
236.415
236.080
245.850
220.409
227.027
1.8
1.8
1.7
2.1
.7
-.4
-.5
-1.2
.3
1.0
243.844
243.517
244.331
248.953
244.667
3.6
3.8
4.5
3.0
1.1
.5
.5
.7
.2
.4
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 ...
221.971
256.442
259.231
1.6
2.3
2.7
.1
.2
.1
216.864
269.341
280.692
.7
1.8
2.0
-.1
.2
.2
248.847
279.693
288.229
1.3
1.9
1.7
.3
.2
.2
264.114
323.014
327.492
1.0
2.0
2.6
.3
.4
.4
264.012
2.1
.1
275.039
1.9
.2
292.282
2.0
.3
329.997
1.7
.2
263.988
216.388
186.852
186.762
196.159
156.863
125.905
2.1
-1.6
-3.4
-3.6
.2
-14.9
.6
.1
.2
.2
.5
1.9
-4.2
-.2
275.039
168.547
140.612
142.850
155.233
113.226
99.815
1.9
-6.6
-10.8
-10.9
3.2
-29.2
-.1
.2
-1.9
-2.4
-2.4
-.1
-6.4
-.5
292.280
263.367
241.165
239.557
288.732
173.732
120.739
2.0
-1.9
-4.9
-4.9
-.9
-16.9
-.3
.3
1.7
2.5
2.6
.0
10.8
-.1
329.833
195.024
191.373
174.320
180.866
155.968
122.534
1.7
-5.5
-6.7
-7.7
-3.2
-16.8
-.5
.2
.5
.5
1.4
3.4
-2.9
-1.0
Apparel .....................................................
127.688
4.4
-.6
94.369
3.2
.3
113.003
1.1
-2.0
127.004
4.3
-.3
Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 4 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 .........
220.768
215.978
324.589
323.604
323.714
329.838
310.588
.2
.1
-3.8
-4.0
-4.1
-3.8
-3.2
-1.0
-1.2
-3.6
-3.6
-3.7
-3.6
-3.0
209.772
207.022
359.978
357.393
354.538
368.117
334.352
-.2
-.5
-4.8
-5.0
-5.0
-4.7
-5.3
-.7
-.8
-2.7
-2.7
-2.6
-2.7
-3.1
218.969
212.826
335.088
328.553
330.661
308.899
309.169
1.6
1.5
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.1
2.5
.7
.6
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
230.196
218.751
301.504
300.472
304.056
301.616
293.312
.4
.0
-4.4
-4.5
-4.9
-3.7
-3.5
-.7
-1.0
-2.8
-2.8
-3.0
-2.3
-2.3
Medical care .............................................
413.655
3.6
.3
430.400
3.1
.1
403.541
4.3
.6
412.765
5.5
.7
Recreation 5 ..............................................
114.689
.9
.0
110.568
-2.3
.6
103.331
-1.4
-.9
118.206
2.1
-.3
Education and communication 5 ...............
133.470
2.2
.1
137.616
.9
-.2
139.988
2.4
.2
138.761
2.5
.1
Other goods and services .........................
392.859
1.9
-.1
355.090
.5
.2
369.713
.9
-1.0
390.507
2.5
-.1
229.815
188.963
164.851
217.222
113.622
270.462
1.7
1.2
.3
.1
.6
2.1
-.1
-.6
-1.0
-1.6
.3
.2
222.262
175.575
146.590
197.899
97.909
266.261
1.0
.7
-.6
-.8
.1
1.2
-.1
-.4
-.8
-1.4
.3
.1
237.032
183.598
153.413
204.449
103.129
283.200
1.6
1.1
.6
1.1
-.9
1.9
.1
-.3
-.2
-.2
-.1
.3
252.652
195.181
162.036
206.633
105.364
301.952
1.8
1.7
.3
.1
1.0
1.9
.1
-.3
-.9
-1.3
.0
.4
220.833
222.010
167.323
226.283
218.198
295.291
257.615
250.306
229.520
229.602
1.6
1.4
.4
1.3
.2
1.9
1.9
-3.9
2.3
2.3
-.1
-.2
-.9
-.8
-1.5
.3
.2
-2.1
.1
.1
213.287
206.786
150.467
215.167
201.576
277.005
253.792
226.478
223.460
223.561
.8
.6
-.5
.9
-.6
.5
1.0
-7.2
1.8
1.6
-.1
-.2
-.7
-.6
-1.3
.0
.1
-2.6
.2
.2
229.520
218.457
157.070
223.019
208.146
296.299
273.514
301.672
234.069
234.033
1.4
1.4
.6
1.6
1.1
1.8
1.6
.2
1.7
1.7
.0
.0
-.1
-.3
-.2
.4
.3
1.6
-.1
.0
245.542
225.198
165.527
227.809
209.306
289.485
292.934
236.536
256.004
259.883
1.6
1.7
.4
1.8
.2
1.8
1.7
-5.7
2.5
2.3
.1
.0
-.9
-.4
-1.2
.3
.4
-1.2
.2
.2
Commodity and service group
All items ......................................................
Commodities .............................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables ...............................................
Services ....................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................
All items less shelter ...................................
Commodities less food ...............................
Nondurables ...............................................
Nondurables less food ................................
Services less rent of shelter 2 .....................
Services less medical care services ...........
Energy ........................................................
All items less energy ...................................
All items less food and energy ..................
1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
2 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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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
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11
U.S.
city
average
BostonBrocktonNashua,
MA-NH-ME-CT
Item and group
Index
May
2012
Percent change
from—
May
2011
Index
May
2012
Mar.
2012
ChicagoGaryKenosha,
IL-IN-WI
Percent change
from—
May
2011
Index
May
2012
Mar.
2012
Percent change
from—
May
2011
Mar.
2012
Expenditure category
All items 3 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ................................................................
229.815
688.423
1.7
0.2
-0.2
0.0
-
-
222.262
664.027
1.0
-
246.582
716.697
0.8
-
-
-
Food and beverages 3 ............................................................
Food 3 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 4 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 4 ...........................................................
233.257
233.339
231.518
237.262
230.766
2.7
2.8
2.7
2.9
1.7
.2
.2
.1
.5
.2
244.649
245.001
236.192
259.674
243.748
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.6
1.4
.8
.8
.5
1.3
.1
228.213
227.336
229.672
218.120
238.101
3.0
3.2
3.1
3.5
.1
.8
.9
.7
1.2
.1
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 .................................
221.971
256.442
259.231
264.012
263.988
216.388
186.852
186.762
196.159
156.863
125.905
1.6
2.3
2.7
2.1
2.1
-1.6
-3.4
-3.6
.2
-14.9
.6
.2
.3
.3
.3
.3
-.1
-.4
.0
2.1
-6.7
-.2
237.027
278.518
286.594
295.395
295.395
224.805
186.587
157.812
176.699
123.732
126.837
1.2
2.4
2.7
2.2
2.2
-5.1
-8.2
-11.0
-3.2
-21.7
.1
-.8
.5
.3
.3
.3
-10.0
-12.6
-16.7
-6.2
-33.3
.6
216.864
269.341
280.692
275.039
275.039
168.547
140.612
142.850
155.233
113.226
99.815
.7
1.8
2.0
1.9
1.9
-6.6
-10.8
-10.9
3.2
-29.2
-.1
-.5
.0
.1
.0
.0
-3.7
-5.0
-5.0
-.1
-13.1
-1.1
Apparel 3 ................................................................................
127.688
4.4
.3
146.921
5.4
-.7
94.369
3.2
-2.1
Transportation 3 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .......................................
220.768
215.978
324.589
323.604
323.714
329.838
310.588
.2
.1
-3.8
-4.0
-4.1
-3.8
-3.2
.0
-.3
-1.9
-1.9
-1.9
-2.0
-1.5
206.265
206.159
320.817
317.122
315.953
320.045
306.137
-2.3
-2.1
-5.1
-5.2
-5.3
-4.3
-5.2
.0
.0
.3
.3
.2
.4
.7
209.772
207.022
359.978
357.393
354.538
368.117
334.352
-.2
-.5
-4.8
-5.0
-5.0
-4.7
-5.3
.7
.4
-.4
-.4
-.4
-.2
-.3
Medical care 3 ........................................................................
413.655
3.6
.5
568.037
.7
.1
430.400
3.1
.0
Recreation 9 ...........................................................................
114.689
.9
.0
114.490
-3.9
-.5
110.568
-2.3
.3
Education and communication 9 .............................................
133.470
2.2
.2
143.164
3.1
.3
137.616
.9
.0
Other goods and services 3 ....................................................
392.859
1.9
.1
423.837
.7
.0
355.090
.5
-.2
229.815
188.963
164.851
217.222
113.622
270.462
1.7
1.2
.3
.1
.6
2.1
.2
-.1
-.3
-.9
.6
.4
246.582
195.748
169.147
226.491
113.654
291.334
.8
.7
-.7
-1.1
.3
1.0
-.2
.1
-.2
-.2
-.3
-.5
222.262
175.575
146.590
197.899
97.909
266.261
1.0
.7
-.6
-.8
.1
1.2
.0
-.2
-.8
-1.5
.6
.0
220.833
222.010
167.323
226.283
218.198
295.291
257.615
250.306
229.520
229.602
1.6
1.4
.4
1.3
.2
1.9
1.9
-3.9
2.3
2.3
.2
.1
-.3
-.3
-.8
.5
.4
-1.3
.4
.4
233.993
236.606
172.156
234.381
226.263
321.638
272.297
242.347
250.549
252.163
.8
.1
-.6
.8
-.9
-.6
.9
-6.5
1.6
1.4
-.3
-.6
-.2
.3
-.2
-1.5
-.6
-5.9
.3
.3
213.287
206.786
150.467
215.167
201.576
277.005
253.792
226.478
223.460
223.561
.8
.6
-.5
.9
-.6
.5
1.0
-7.2
1.8
1.6
.0
.0
-.7
-.4
-1.5
.1
-.1
-2.1
.2
.1
Commodity and service group
All items 3 .................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care 3 ....................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy 3 ...................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy 3 .............................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11
ClevelandAkron, OH
Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA
DallasFort Worth, TX
Item and group
Index
May
2012
Percent change
from—
May
2011
Index
May
2012
Mar.
2012
Percent change
from—
May
2011
Index
May
2012
Mar.
2012
Percent change
from—
May
2011
Mar.
2012
Expenditure category
All items 3 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ................................................................
214.607
687.702
1.1
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
-
-
237.032
700.299
1.6
-
212.226
665.740
1.6
-
-
-
Food and beverages 3 ............................................................
Food 3 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 4 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 4 ...........................................................
238.894
244.054
240.398
252.246
181.345
4.1
4.4
4.9
3.4
.2
.7
.8
.9
.6
-.3
235.895
230.633
211.376
260.683
305.838
2.9
2.9
3.7
1.9
2.3
.1
.1
.3
-.1
.0
236.415
236.080
245.850
220.409
227.027
1.8
1.8
1.7
2.1
.7
-.2
-.3
-.8
.5
1.2
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 .................................
190.495
218.738
221.098
215.864
215.864
177.456
151.410
149.475
160.082
120.228
119.485
.3
1.6
2.1
1.1
1.1
-7.3
-12.3
-12.5
.7
-29.7
2.4
-.1
.5
.5
.5
.5
-3.4
-4.6
-4.4
.4
-11.3
.2
183.075
192.791
198.040
207.576
207.576
208.885
196.469
192.553
188.896
158.764
132.644
1.7
3.3
4.5
3.0
3.0
-1.1
-2.3
-2.4
1.5
-26.0
-5.0
.3
.3
.6
.5
.5
.8
1.1
1.1
1.6
-2.5
-.9
248.847
279.693
288.229
292.282
292.280
263.367
241.165
239.557
288.732
173.732
120.739
1.3
1.9
1.7
2.0
2.0
-1.9
-4.9
-4.9
-.9
-16.9
-.3
.4
.4
.2
.5
.5
.8
1.2
1.3
.0
5.1
.3
Apparel 3 ................................................................................
129.140
3.8
-2.8
121.117
3.7
-1.0
113.003
1.1
-1.9
Transportation 3 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .......................................
219.883
221.476
370.439
367.373
358.287
372.580
350.303
-2.0
-1.7
-7.4
-8.0
-7.9
-8.3
-7.9
-.9
-1.0
-3.4
-3.5
-3.7
-2.6
-3.0
227.080
228.730
327.642
325.760
321.179
330.495
321.269
.7
1.2
-6.5
-6.9
-7.1
-6.4
-6.3
-1.2
-1.4
-4.6
-4.6
-5.0
-3.3
-3.7
218.969
212.826
335.088
328.553
330.661
308.899
309.169
1.6
1.5
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.1
2.5
-.2
-.5
-2.1
-2.1
-2.0
-2.1
-2.2
Medical care 3 ........................................................................
392.602
3.8
.9
376.530
3.2
-.1
403.541
4.3
.7
Recreation 9 ...........................................................................
114.123
1.4
.4
111.738
3.0
.0
103.331
-1.4
-.7
Education and communication 9 .............................................
119.726
1.9
.0
138.126
1.3
-.1
139.988
2.4
.4
Other goods and services 3 ....................................................
393.099
4.1
1.6
362.400
2.5
-1.3
369.713
.9
-.9
214.607
195.426
171.506
227.735
112.814
236.022
1.1
1.7
.5
-.1
1.2
.9
-.1
-.2
-.8
-1.1
.0
.0
212.226
185.777
160.825
199.515
125.959
238.503
1.6
.1
-1.1
-1.0
-2.5
2.8
-.2
-1.1
-1.9
-2.5
-.5
.5
237.032
183.598
153.413
204.449
103.129
283.200
1.6
1.1
.6
1.1
-.9
1.9
.0
-.6
-.9
-1.5
.3
.5
206.424
215.042
172.124
234.965
224.351
260.166
224.441
233.201
214.650
209.634
.9
1.0
.5
1.7
-.2
.3
.6
-10.2
2.5
2.2
-.1
-.3
-.8
-.3
-1.1
-.4
.0
-3.9
.4
.3
204.046
221.896
165.165
217.589
205.720
304.550
224.583
262.556
211.017
207.828
1.5
1.0
-1.0
.9
-.8
2.3
2.8
-4.9
2.4
2.3
-.2
-.4
-1.8
-1.3
-2.4
.7
.5
-2.6
.1
.1
229.520
218.457
157.070
223.019
208.146
296.299
273.514
301.672
234.069
234.033
1.4
1.4
.6
1.6
1.1
1.8
1.6
.2
1.7
1.7
.0
-.2
-.8
-.8
-1.3
.5
.4
-1.1
.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 3 ....................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy 3 ...................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy 3 .............................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11
New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA
Item and group
Index
May
2012
WashingtonBaltimore,
DC-MD-VA-WV
2
Percent change from—
May
2011
Percent change from—
Index
Mar.
2012
May
2011
May
2012
Mar.
2012
Expenditure category
All items 3 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ................................................................
252.652
730.381
1.8
0.3
150.155
1.8
0.1
-
-
-
-
-
Food and beverages 3 ............................................................
Food 3 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 4 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 4 ...........................................................
243.844
243.517
244.331
248.953
244.667
3.6
3.8
4.5
3.0
1.1
.7
.7
.8
.5
.7
148.025
149.765
144.854
153.134
124.854
1.8
1.8
1.6
2.2
.9
.0
.0
-.3
.5
-.9
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 .................................
264.114
323.014
327.492
329.997
329.833
195.024
191.373
174.320
180.866
155.968
122.534
1.0
2.0
2.6
1.7
1.7
-5.5
-6.7
-7.7
-3.2
-16.8
-.5
.2
.3
.7
.3
.3
-.7
-.9
-.2
2.6
-6.1
.2
157.780
166.357
183.625
166.170
166.159
174.484
170.679
161.310
169.044
120.879
93.724
2.4
3.3
4.2
3.0
3.0
-3.2
-4.9
-5.3
-4.6
-6.4
-.3
.4
.5
.9
.4
.4
-.1
-.2
.0
.3
-1.3
.5
Apparel 3 ................................................................................
127.004
4.3
.0
100.382
-.1
-2.8
Transportation 3 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .......................................
230.196
218.751
301.504
300.472
304.056
301.616
293.312
.4
.0
-4.4
-4.5
-4.9
-3.7
-3.5
.5
.1
.2
.3
.0
1.0
1.0
153.686
153.366
311.266
311.194
317.286
306.157
304.570
-.6
-1.2
-5.7
-5.9
-6.0
-5.6
-5.3
-.3
-.5
-2.6
-2.6
-2.8
-2.0
-2.1
Medical care 3 ........................................................................
412.765
5.5
.8
160.955
4.1
.1
Recreation 9 ...........................................................................
118.206
2.1
-.3
115.337
-.3
-.1
Education and communication 9 .............................................
138.761
2.5
.2
141.024
3.7
.5
Other goods and services 3 ....................................................
390.507
2.5
-.1
173.818
2.8
-.3
252.652
195.181
162.036
206.633
105.364
301.952
1.8
1.7
.3
.1
1.0
1.9
.3
.2
-.1
-.4
.6
.3
150.155
131.713
122.309
157.808
84.933
162.229
1.8
-.1
-1.3
-1.5
-.9
2.9
.1
-.5
-.8
-1.7
.8
.4
245.542
225.198
165.527
227.809
209.306
289.485
292.934
236.536
256.004
259.883
1.6
1.7
.4
1.8
.2
1.8
1.7
-5.7
2.5
2.3
.3
.3
-.1
.2
-.3
.4
.3
-.3
.4
.3
149.488
141.940
122.546
152.149
155.145
158.376
162.403
230.429
144.208
144.234
1.6
.9
-1.2
.2
-1.3
2.3
2.8
-5.7
2.5
2.6
.1
-.2
-.8
-.9
-1.6
.2
.4
-1.6
.2
.2
Commodity and service group
All items 3 .................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care 3 ....................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy 3 ...................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy 3 .............................................
1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month.
2 For Washington-Baltimore, indexes are on a December 1997=100 base unless
otherwise noted.
3 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1996=100 base.
4 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1997=100 base.
5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
9 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 17. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
All items
Indexes
Area
Percent change to
May 2012 from—
Pricing
schedule
1
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
M
224.317
226.304
227.012
Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
242.371
242.040
147.685
243.768
243.433
148.541
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
213.248
212.714
139.934
M
South urban ....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ...............................................
West urban .....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
U.S. city average ............................................
Percent change to
Apr. 2012 from—
May
2011
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012
Apr.
2011
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
226.600
1.6
0.1
-0.2
2.4
1.2
0.3
244.581
244.187
149.130
244.394
244.050
148.933
1.7
1.8
1.7
.3
.3
.3
-.1
-.1
-.1
2.4
2.4
2.5
.9
.9
1.0
.3
.3
.4
215.788
215.108
141.956
216.160
215.343
142.255
215.713
215.173
141.941
1.5
1.4
1.7
.0
.0
.0
-.2
-.1
-.2
2.4
2.3
2.7
1.4
1.2
1.7
.2
.1
.2
212.902
214.565
215.382
213.627
1.2
-.4
-.8
2.6
1.2
.4
M
M
M
220.080
221.592
140.726
221.792
223.295
141.793
222.872
224.377
142.530
221.690
223.259
141.828
1.5
1.5
1.5
.0
.0
.0
-.5
-.5
-.5
2.6
2.6
2.6
1.3
1.3
1.3
.5
.5
.5
M
228.966
231.031
231.803
229.923
1.5
-.5
-.8
2.6
1.2
.3
M
M
M
224.956
227.609
139.050
227.271
230.059
140.393
227.686
230.247
140.819
228.189
230.848
141.083
1.9
2.0
1.6
.4
.3
.5
.2
.3
.2
2.0
2.0
1.8
1.2
1.2
1.3
.2
.1
.3
M
M
M
206.988
141.179
221.349
208.811
142.445
223.270
209.308
143.017
224.129
209.168
142.658
222.747
1.7
1.6
1.6
.2
.1
-.2
-.1
-.3
-.6
2.3
2.4
2.7
1.1
1.3
1.3
.2
.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
214.022
227.585
217.065
230.281
217.174
230.023
216.829
230.180
.7
1.5
-.1
.0
-.2
.1
1.7
1.3
1.5
1.1
.1
-.1
M
246.539
248.152
248.706
248.955
1.9
.3
.1
2.5
.9
.2
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ......
1
1
1
1
-
248.800
206.615
218.793
150.619
-
248.130
206.301
218.017
150.848
.5
1.1
1.9
1.5
-.3
-.2
-.4
.2
-
-
-
-
Atlanta, GA .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................
2
2
2
2
210.269
212.037
203.603
232.605
-
212.600
213.905
205.790
235.443
-
-
-
-
2.0
2.7
2.4
2.5
1.1
.9
1.1
1.2
-
2
2
2
236.815
234.648
232.081
-
238.802
236.626
234.808
-
-
-
-
2.3
2.2
2.8
.8
.8
1.2
-
1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually
and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI
Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;
Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;
Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each
local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore,
subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a
result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index,
although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI
for use in their escalator clauses.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions1, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Item and group
Index
May
2012
Midwest
Percent
change from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Index
May
2012
South
Percent
change from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Index
May
2012
West
Percent
change from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Index
May
2012
Percent
change from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................
244.394
381.729
1.7
-0.1
-0.2
-0.5
0.2
-
-
-
228.189
367.144
1.9
-
221.690
359.052
1.5
-
215.713
348.856
1.5
-
-
-
Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................
239.125
239.052
238.037
244.078
238.463
3.3
3.4
3.7
3.0
1.5
.5
.5
.6
.4
.0
227.597
227.077
222.309
234.970
234.253
3.1
3.2
3.2
3.2
2.6
.0
.0
-.2
.2
1.0
230.508
231.270
228.147
238.198
219.145
2.6
2.6
2.5
2.7
2.9
-.1
-.2
-.4
.2
.1
234.781
234.090
234.859
233.228
239.338
2.3
2.3
1.8
3.2
.9
-.1
-.1
-.3
.2
.0
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 ...
248.294
298.404
295.762
1.1
2.4
2.5
.0
.3
.3
195.637
223.295
230.467
1.1
2.0
2.2
.0
.2
.2
206.100
229.156
230.130
1.9
2.3
2.9
.1
.1
.1
229.780
253.620
269.477
1.8
2.3
2.6
.3
.0
-.1
276.062
2.3
.1
221.411
1.8
.1
216.995
2.1
.1
242.215
2.0
.1
276.045
212.341
191.641
180.095
184.180
160.887
121.572
2.3
-4.5
-6.2
-7.4
-3.5
-13.6
-.3
.1
-1.3
-1.6
-1.2
1.4
-7.0
-.3
221.418
198.089
167.294
170.662
185.395
138.795
117.854
1.8
-3.7
-5.8
-5.6
2.6
-20.6
1.4
.1
-.9
-1.2
-1.0
1.3
-5.7
-.2
216.988
217.710
180.409
181.166
179.307
167.382
121.907
2.1
.4
-.9
-.9
.8
-13.6
1.0
.1
.4
.5
.6
1.2
-4.6
-.1
242.221
249.194
224.272
226.675
252.115
179.495
127.103
2.0
.2
-1.6
-1.6
.3
-7.9
-.2
.1
2.9
4.1
4.2
4.7
2.7
-.4
Apparel .....................................................
132.357
5.9
-.6
118.145
5.7
-1.2
136.277
3.2
-.4
120.310
4.9
-.2
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 .........
221.595
216.585
101.793
143.011
162.917
316.708
315.717
317.390
320.405
302.005
.5
.4
2.0
1.1
4.8
-4.1
-4.2
-4.3
-3.9
-3.7
-.9
-1.1
.3
-.5
1.6
-3.2
-3.3
-3.4
-3.0
-2.8
223.749
220.225
102.241
141.815
156.820
334.182
333.374
333.001
359.176
322.359
-.5
-.5
2.1
1.9
3.9
-6.5
-6.9
-6.9
-7.3
-6.1
-1.1
-1.2
.7
.1
1.7
-3.4
-3.4
-3.3
-4.1
-3.4
220.014
218.407
101.233
149.387
152.963
315.117
313.956
313.276
326.360
307.726
-.7
-.9
2.3
1.4
4.1
-5.9
-6.2
-6.3
-5.9
-5.6
-2.6
-2.7
.6
.0
1.6
-6.5
-6.6
-6.8
-6.3
-6.1
224.327
220.684
100.004
146.321
147.450
337.058
336.313
335.640
315.095
317.696
2.2
2.2
1.4
1.2
1.3
2.7
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.7
.6
.5
.9
.2
1.7
.4
.5
.5
.7
.7
Medical care .............................................
Medical care commodities ......................
Medical care services .............................
Professional services ............................
435.100
360.088
453.221
342.723
3.7
3.3
3.9
1.7
.3
.4
.3
.3
418.703
327.222
447.152
369.881
4.3
4.0
4.3
2.2
.5
.2
.6
.3
398.799
307.233
427.988
341.978
3.6
2.4
4.0
1.6
.0
-.7
.3
.3
422.604
323.671
450.851
320.442
3.6
1.8
4.2
1.6
.5
.5
.5
.4
Recreation 4 ..............................................
120.971
2.2
.2
113.407
1.8
.4
111.335
.6
.1
102.058
-.6
-.3
Education and communication 4 ...............
128.027
1.2
.1
129.347
1.8
.0
122.705
2.3
.2
129.928
1.6
.2
Other goods and services .........................
482.791
2.4
-.1
412.426
2.5
.3
411.078
2.2
-.3
391.032
.7
-.4
244.394
204.254
180.625
235.672
1.7
1.7
.8
.4
-.1
-.4
-1.0
-1.6
215.713
189.616
169.624
229.061
1.5
1.4
.5
-.3
-.2
-.6
-1.0
-1.8
221.690
194.049
175.065
236.797
1.5
.5
-.7
-1.6
-.5
-1.4
-2.1
-3.3
228.189
190.397
165.750
218.912
1.9
1.8
1.6
2.4
.2
.1
.2
.1
312.899
116.436
290.882
279.323
259.065
338.989
-1.1
1.4
1.9
2.4
2.3
2.5
-1.9
.4
.2
.3
.2
.2
296.942
113.599
247.858
221.729
273.709
291.956
-2.0
1.6
1.8
2.0
1.9
2.8
-1.9
.5
.1
.2
.3
.2
298.166
117.161
256.047
218.064
292.253
295.166
-2.6
1.2
2.3
2.3
3.1
2.4
-4.0
.4
.2
.1
.3
.2
290.279
115.932
269.032
244.981
267.870
297.887
1.8
-.1
2.0
2.3
1.2
1.8
.2
.4
.3
.0
.4
.0
237.432
245.637
227.817
1.6
1.5
1.5
-.1
-.2
-.3
207.814
213.364
215.545
1.3
1.2
1.4
-.3
-.2
-.4
213.115
219.743
220.743
1.4
1.3
1.2
-.6
-.6
-.8
220.895
226.973
219.885
1.8
1.8
1.7
.2
.3
.3
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
May
2012
Midwest
Percent
change from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
183.082
239.551
236.278
304.963
259.165
280.871
246.763
245.406
248.202
0.8
1.8
.5
-.9
1.2
1.7
-5.0
2.6
2.4
-0.9
-.6
-1.6
-1.8
.0
.2
-2.6
.2
.2
160.962
325.853
302.950
2.2
-3.3
2.6
.0
-3.2
.3
South
Percent
change from—
Index
May
2012
May
2011
Apr.
2012
171.839
229.857
229.387
290.208
253.408
234.508
245.168
213.667
211.220
0.6
1.3
-.1
-1.5
1.5
1.5
-6.4
2.6
2.5
-0.9
-1.0
-1.7
-1.8
.1
.1
-2.6
.2
.2
149.893
332.696
258.057
2.5
-6.4
2.4
.1
-3.4
.2
Index
May
2012
West
Percent
change from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
176.411
233.847
235.682
290.344
261.600
241.709
241.594
218.751
216.378
-0.6
.3
-1.4
-2.3
2.4
2.2
-4.5
2.5
2.4
-2.0
-1.9
-3.2
-3.8
.3
.2
-4.0
.1
.1
151.873
318.255
264.681
1.9
-5.9
2.7
.0
-6.4
.1
Index
May
2012
Percent
change from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
168.801
228.784
221.756
285.491
268.001
257.957
296.060
223.163
221.123
1.6
2.3
2.4
1.8
1.7
1.9
1.3
2.0
1.9
0.2
.0
.1
.2
.7
.3
1.5
.1
.1
143.603
340.677
272.449
1.0
2.6
2.3
.1
.4
.1
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
May
2012
Size class B/C 3
Percent change
from—
May
2011
Percent change
from—
Index
May
2012
Apr.
2012
Size class D
May
2011
Index
May
2012
Apr.
2012
Percent change
from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Expenditure category
All items 4 .............................................................................
209.168
209.168
1.7
-0.1
142.658
1.6
-0.3
-0.6
-
-
-
-
-
222.747
359.997
1.6
All items (December 1977=100) ..........................................
-
-
Food and beverages ...........................................................
Food ..................................................................................
Food at home ..................................................................
Food away from home ....................................................
Alcoholic beverages ..........................................................
210.048
209.928
213.006
204.609
209.476
2.7
2.7
2.7
2.9
2.1
.0
.0
-.1
.3
.3
146.624
146.930
145.342
149.401
142.746
2.9
3.0
2.8
3.2
2.1
.1
.1
.0
.2
.1
231.688
231.408
224.454
244.763
234.576
2.6
2.5
2.1
3.3
3.1
-.3
-.3
-.6
.3
.4
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 .............................
204.580
223.130
223.146
221.953
221.943
215.569
204.822
192.447
199.819
163.038
114.222
1.6
2.5
2.9
2.2
2.2
-2.6
-4.7
-4.9
-.2
-16.6
-.2
.2
.3
.2
.2
.2
.3
.3
.6
2.2
-3.9
-.2
135.812
137.017
142.555
135.235
135.235
164.853
159.611
150.392
148.581
137.763
99.059
1.5
2.0
1.9
1.9
1.9
-.7
-2.3
-2.2
.5
-13.6
1.5
.0
-.1
-.2
-.1
-.1
.5
.6
.9
2.1
-4.5
-.2
203.204
231.601
222.484
218.308
218.311
217.309
179.230
190.010
198.739
147.700
119.652
1.6
2.3
3.0
2.0
2.0
-.2
-.8
-.7
1.1
-11.2
-.2
-.2
-.1
.0
.0
.0
-.7
-.9
-.7
-.1
-4.8
-.3
Apparel ...............................................................................
121.161
4.7
-.2
93.297
5.3
-1.1
122.185
3.8
-.5
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 ...................................
223.105
223.120
101.599
126.157
148.253
480.194
478.885
490.877
326.361
423.969
.3
.2
1.6
1.3
3.9
-3.3
-3.5
-3.7
-3.1
-2.9
-.9
-1.0
.5
-.2
1.7
-2.8
-2.8
-2.9
-2.7
-2.2
155.011
154.765
100.847
100.805
103.336
320.050
321.297
329.223
311.792
301.063
.0
-.1
2.2
1.3
3.5
-4.4
-4.6
-4.7
-4.6
-3.9
-1.4
-1.4
.7
.0
1.6
-4.3
-4.3
-4.4
-4.3
-3.8
220.143
216.943
100.533
154.621
140.139
305.313
303.151
290.786
340.807
303.932
.5
.5
2.6
2.9
2.8
-4.7
-5.0
-5.2
-5.0
-3.8
-2.2
-2.3
.7
.1
1.6
-5.6
-5.7
-5.8
-5.4
-5.2
Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Professional services ......................................................
328.715
255.621
350.631
270.157
4.0
2.4
4.5
1.9
.4
.3
.4
.3
176.792
156.850
183.033
159.918
3.4
3.7
3.3
1.6
.3
.0
.4
.4
398.886
315.060
425.092
347.931
4.0
.2
5.1
1.7
.0
-1.6
.4
.5
Recreation 3 ........................................................................
111.391
.7
-.2
110.601
1.2
.5
111.653
.8
-.2
Education and communication 3 .........................................
128.671
1.5
.1
123.427
1.9
.2
134.904
3.5
.1
Other goods and services ...................................................
322.814
1.9
-.2
195.660
1.8
-.1
464.277
2.7
-.1
209.168
186.851
171.969
236.550
321.095
109.644
230.232
223.942
224.782
1.7
1.3
.3
.0
-1.4
.7
2.0
2.5
2.0
-.1
-.5
-.9
-1.5
-1.8
.3
.3
.3
.3
142.658
136.460
131.092
175.878
217.602
90.477
145.582
137.131
150.336
1.6
1.3
.6
.1
-1.0
1.2
1.9
1.9
2.3
-.3
-.7
-1.2
-2.1
-2.4
.5
.2
-.1
.3
222.747
194.270
175.591
234.508
295.637
119.924
260.538
216.221
290.029
1.6
.7
-.1
-1.3
-1.9
1.5
2.6
2.2
3.6
-.6
-1.3
-1.9
-2.9
-3.5
.4
.0
-.1
.4
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
May
2012
Size class B/C 3
Percent change
from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Index
May
2012
Size class D
Percent change
from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Index
May
2012
Percent change
from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Commodity and service group
Other services ...................................................................
251.242
2.2
0.1
144.638
2.4
0.3
306.704
3.1
0.0
204.454
209.047
204.080
173.807
223.197
235.462
308.988
237.933
223.015
324.726
199.921
197.970
137.765
481.765
233.264
1.5
1.4
1.3
.4
1.4
.2
-1.0
1.5
1.9
-3.9
2.4
2.3
1.6
-3.2
2.6
-.1
-.1
-.2
-.8
-.8
-1.4
-1.7
.3
.3
-1.7
.2
.2
.0
-2.8
.2
139.116
139.914
142.544
131.410
160.493
173.724
210.721
154.422
142.568
233.454
132.978
130.138
106.930
323.612
145.083
1.5
1.4
1.5
.6
1.3
.2
-.8
2.0
1.8
-3.9
2.4
2.3
2.2
-4.2
2.3
-.3
-.3
-.3
-1.1
-1.1
-2.0
-2.2
.4
.1
-2.5
.1
.1
.1
-4.3
.1
213.737
221.095
221.968
177.294
235.344
234.607
290.851
266.427
245.750
244.764
219.077
217.365
153.683
303.217
268.783
1.5
1.5
1.4
.0
.4
-1.1
-1.6
2.9
2.3
-3.5
2.5
2.5
1.6
-4.6
2.9
-.7
-.7
-.8
-1.8
-1.8
-2.8
-3.3
.0
-.1
-3.9
.0
.0
.0
-5.5
.1
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care ...................................................
All items less food .................................................................
All items less shelter .............................................................
Commodities less food .........................................................
Nondurables .........................................................................
Nondurables less food ..........................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ......................................
Services less rent of shelter 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—
May
2011
May
2012
Percent change from—
Index
Apr.
2012
May
2011
May
2012
Apr.
2012
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
244.050
372.923
1.8
-0.1
148.933
1.7
-0.1
-
-
-
-
-
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
237.901
237.801
238.102
240.031
237.617
3.3
3.4
3.7
3.0
1.5
.4
.4
.4
.4
.1
149.848
150.148
147.563
154.212
143.451
3.5
3.6
3.8
3.3
1.4
.9
.9
1.2
.4
-.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 ...................................
248.508
297.843
304.725
277.493
277.457
204.302
191.739
180.446
187.173
159.306
117.673
1.3
2.4
2.6
2.2
2.2
-4.5
-6.0
-7.1
-2.0
-16.1
-.3
.1
.4
.3
.1
.1
-1.3
-1.7
-1.4
1.5
-7.2
-.4
143.977
143.628
150.706
141.663
141.663
176.645
171.022
135.442
124.924
137.720
106.146
.5
2.3
2.1
2.5
2.5
-4.2
-6.1
-7.2
-7.2
-6.0
-.3
-.2
.0
.2
.0
.0
-1.1
-1.4
-.9
1.4
-6.5
.0
Apparel .....................................................................................
129.860
5.8
.0
93.638
5.3
-2.8
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
225.210
219.776
311.004
309.637
311.131
309.793
298.102
.1
.0
-4.6
-4.7
-4.9
-4.1
-4.0
-1.0
-1.1
-3.2
-3.3
-3.4
-2.9
-2.7
153.078
153.354
318.831
319.540
325.690
315.342
298.599
1.2
1.1
-3.3
-3.4
-3.5
-3.6
-3.1
-.9
-.9
-3.2
-3.3
-3.3
-3.2
-3.1
Medical care .............................................................................
432.845
3.7
.4
183.326
3.7
.2
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
120.025
1.8
-.2
123.069
2.9
1.0
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
132.036
1.6
.2
118.357
.3
.0
Other goods and services ........................................................
456.548
2.2
.0
223.474
3.0
-.2
244.050
201.007
175.295
222.194
114.050
290.655
1.8
1.6
.4
.0
1.4
1.9
-.1
-.5
-1.0
-1.5
.1
.2
148.933
146.354
143.713
197.580
94.541
147.474
1.7
1.9
1.3
.9
1.6
1.7
-.1
-.4
-.9
-2.0
.7
.1
237.195
225.893
177.855
232.392
223.594
255.759
280.827
242.496
245.865
248.971
1.7
1.4
.4
1.6
.1
1.3
1.8
-5.3
2.6
2.4
-.1
-.3
-.9
-.6
-1.4
.0
.2
-2.6
.2
.2
145.462
148.449
143.851
172.647
193.827
151.478
144.653
238.423
138.883
136.799
1.6
1.6
1.3
2.0
1.0
1.1
1.5
-4.7
2.7
2.5
-.2
-.2
-.9
-.7
-1.9
.1
.1
-2.6
.2
.1
Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and
population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Midwest
Size class B/C 2
Size class A
Item and group
Index
May
2012
Percent
change from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Size class D
Percent
change from—
Index
May
2012
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Index
May
2012
Percent
change from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
215.173
351.766
1.4
-0.1
141.941
1.7
-0.2
-0.8
-
-
-
-
213.627
346.130
1.2
-
-
-
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
230.507
230.009
227.923
233.147
235.099
3.4
3.5
3.5
3.5
2.1
.4
.3
.3
.2
1.4
144.912
145.187
142.714
148.833
145.263
3.0
3.0
3.3
2.8
3.1
-.1
-.2
-.3
.1
.4
229.041
228.302
215.086
251.742
240.000
2.3
2.3
1.9
3.1
3.2
-1.0
-1.2
-2.0
.5
1.3
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 ...................................
195.575
224.332
240.477
221.922
221.930
192.546
162.589
163.706
174.719
131.452
111.708
1.0
2.0
2.4
1.9
1.9
-3.8
-6.4
-6.4
3.1
-22.0
.5
.1
.3
.2
.2
.2
-.6
-.9
-.8
1.9
-5.7
-.4
128.606
128.992
132.109
127.245
127.245
160.789
158.306
152.537
157.410
132.225
96.838
1.2
2.0
1.8
1.7
1.7
-3.5
-5.0
-4.6
2.4
-20.4
3.7
.0
.1
.2
.0
.0
-.8
-1.0
-.7
1.1
-5.3
.5
196.335
223.642
211.922
218.975
218.975
205.464
159.169
166.678
170.229
149.074
120.796
1.1
2.4
2.8
2.2
2.2
-3.6
-4.7
-4.2
1.5
-17.4
.4
-.6
-.1
.1
-.2
-.2
-2.5
-3.0
-2.6
-1.1
-6.5
-.9
Apparel .....................................................................................
115.540
4.8
-.5
90.648
7.9
-1.8
130.573
6.9
-2.4
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
222.365
219.520
342.323
341.149
341.582
361.398
322.697
-.9
-1.0
-6.7
-7.0
-7.1
-6.5
-6.5
-1.0
-1.0
-3.2
-3.2
-3.1
-3.4
-3.2
165.035
164.790
340.751
341.933
351.284
329.626
316.700
.2
.1
-6.4
-6.7
-6.6
-7.7
-6.0
-1.1
-1.2
-3.2
-3.2
-2.9
-4.4
-3.2
203.665
198.284
278.860
275.026
265.058
318.941
282.196
-1.0
-.9
-7.3
-7.9
-8.1
-8.2
-6.0
-1.8
-2.0
-5.1
-5.1
-5.1
-5.5
-4.7
Medical care .............................................................................
417.362
4.7
.6
182.386
4.2
.4
382.207
2.0
.2
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
114.676
1.6
.2
114.636
2.5
.8
107.695
1.8
.4
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
129.665
1.4
.0
128.321
2.3
.1
129.085
2.2
.1
Other goods and services ........................................................
388.445
2.4
.2
199.924
1.5
.6
451.078
5.6
-.1
215.173
187.953
164.760
223.088
110.663
247.245
1.4
1.2
-.3
-.9
1.5
1.7
-.1
-.4
-.9
-1.7
.6
.2
141.941
137.448
133.435
179.418
90.201
144.039
1.7
1.8
1.4
.5
1.9
1.9
-.2
-.7
-.9
-1.6
.5
.2
213.627
193.399
176.462
233.564
117.347
239.946
1.2
.7
.0
-1.2
1.4
1.8
-.8
-1.5
-1.8
-2.8
.3
-.2
207.663
214.330
167.535
229.004
224.586
254.402
234.839
244.730
213.142
209.926
1.2
1.2
-.2
1.2
-.6
1.3
1.4
-6.9
2.5
2.3
-.1
-.2
-.8
-.8
-1.6
.1
.2
-2.4
.3
.2
138.323
144.966
133.575
161.872
176.361
159.390
140.207
242.069
132.192
129.529
1.6
1.7
1.5
1.6
.8
1.9
1.7
-5.7
2.8
2.7
-.3
-.3
-.9
-1.0
-1.5
.2
.1
-2.5
.1
.2
205.511
212.492
178.068
232.167
233.721
233.833
224.777
219.749
212.813
210.032
1.2
.9
.1
.4
-.9
1.3
1.8
-6.7
2.5
2.5
-.9
-1.1
-1.7
-2.0
-2.6
-.2
-.2
-4.3
-.2
.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
May
2012
Percent
change from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Size class D
Percent
change from—
Index
May
2012
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Index
May
2012
Percent
change from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
223.259
361.679
1.5
-0.5
141.828
1.5
-0.5
-0.8
-
-
-
-
229.923
372.194
1.5
-
-
-
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
229.323
229.989
225.140
239.466
220.187
2.3
2.3
2.2
2.4
3.3
-.2
-.3
-.5
.2
.0
146.846
147.418
146.812
148.051
137.032
2.7
2.7
2.6
2.9
2.0
-.2
-.2
-.4
.1
.1
231.322
230.970
232.581
232.721
231.656
2.8
2.8
2.6
3.0
4.4
.3
.3
.4
.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 ...................................
209.334
232.109
234.477
223.447
223.430
209.202
184.436
187.944
184.131
173.395
127.657
1.9
2.7
3.2
2.5
2.5
-.8
-1.8
-1.9
.1
-13.0
-.8
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.4
.5
.6
1.1
-2.9
-.3
137.025
140.456
145.497
138.689
138.689
157.433
149.813
146.539
145.680
129.155
97.071
2.0
2.1
2.5
2.0
2.0
1.2
-.6
-.6
1.3
-16.1
2.3
.1
.0
.0
.0
.0
.5
.7
.7
1.5
-6.1
.0
208.402
242.293
227.057
223.017
223.017
215.902
181.702
187.926
191.133
134.997
115.101
1.6
2.0
3.0
1.6
1.6
.9
.7
.7
.7
-1.6
-.1
-.1
-.1
.0
-.1
-.1
.0
.0
.0
.3
-4.7
.2
Apparel .....................................................................................
153.058
2.8
-.8
91.181
4.0
-.7
122.327
.7
2.1
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
230.820
230.465
329.110
326.313
328.912
325.688
316.959
-.3
-.4
-6.0
-6.3
-6.4
-6.0
-5.9
-2.5
-2.6
-6.2
-6.3
-6.4
-5.9
-5.7
150.845
150.402
313.359
314.092
323.421
304.756
296.191
-1.3
-1.4
-5.8
-6.1
-6.2
-5.8
-5.3
-2.4
-2.5
-6.3
-6.4
-6.6
-6.1
-5.8
232.328
230.747
294.551
291.312
282.537
342.242
298.336
.4
.4
-6.1
-6.4
-6.6
-5.7
-5.6
-3.6
-3.6
-7.9
-8.0
-8.1
-7.4
-7.6
Medical care .............................................................................
390.455
3.7
.0
170.368
3.1
.1
394.512
5.4
-.4
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
105.099
.2
-.2
114.203
1.2
.3
111.371
-1.4
-.3
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
121.133
1.8
.2
121.926
2.0
.2
134.018
5.1
.1
Other goods and services ........................................................
371.640
2.0
-.4
189.606
2.6
-.2
456.055
.5
.1
223.259
196.533
178.405
238.748
118.516
254.587
1.5
.3
-1.0
-2.2
.6
2.4
-.5
-1.5
-2.3
-3.3
.0
.2
141.828
134.748
128.740
172.263
89.624
146.510
1.5
.7
-.4
-1.0
1.0
2.2
-.5
-1.3
-1.9
-3.1
.5
.2
229.923
199.074
182.194
240.759
124.399
271.141
1.5
.3
-.9
-2.9
2.9
2.6
-.8
-1.8
-2.7
-4.2
.7
.0
215.885
222.060
180.159
233.484
237.787
257.747
242.182
251.946
220.408
218.584
1.4
.9
-.7
.1
-1.7
2.1
2.3
-4.5
2.4
2.5
-.5
-.8
-2.2
-1.9
-3.1
.3
.2
-3.8
.0
.1
138.657
140.535
128.943
158.819
170.262
152.576
143.990
223.021
132.490
129.426
1.4
1.3
-.4
.6
-.9
2.4
2.1
-4.6
2.5
2.4
-.5
-.7
-1.8
-1.8
-2.9
.3
.2
-3.8
.0
.1
219.503
228.359
183.345
238.540
239.724
275.688
255.180
234.138
225.682
225.447
1.3
1.4
-.8
-.5
-2.7
3.3
2.2
-3.8
2.5
2.5
-.8
-1.1
-2.7
-2.5
-4.1
.2
.0
-5.2
.2
.1
Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and
population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
West
Size class B/C 2
Size class A
Item and group
Index
Percent change from—
May
2011
May
2012
Percent change from—
Index
Apr.
2012
May
2011
May
2012
Apr.
2012
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
230.848
373.698
2.0
0.3
141.083
1.6
0.2
-
-
-
-
-
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
235.408
234.905
236.380
232.063
236.748
1.9
1.9
1.5
2.7
1.4
-.3
-.3
-.7
.2
.1
145.600
145.291
143.190
149.264
152.089
2.8
2.9
2.0
4.1
.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
-.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 ...................................
238.376
261.614
290.005
251.396
251.381
256.185
232.940
234.627
272.084
176.585
129.335
2.0
2.6
3.2
2.3
2.3
-.8
-3.8
-3.9
-1.4
-11.1
-.3
.5
.2
.2
.2
.2
3.2
4.8
5.0
5.0
4.8
.2
134.605
133.867
140.967
132.281
132.280
174.466
171.182
169.705
168.362
161.251
101.807
1.2
1.3
.8
1.3
1.3
1.2
.7
.9
2.3
-3.6
.2
.0
-.4
-.9
-.3
-.3
3.1
3.9
4.1
5.4
.1
-1.3
Apparel .....................................................................................
123.411
4.7
.1
98.529
5.3
-.4
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
223.351
219.586
337.922
336.341
339.566
308.507
318.674
2.2
2.2
3.0
2.9
3.0
2.7
2.9
.6
.6
.7
.8
.8
.9
.9
157.062
156.786
305.288
308.013
309.466
301.100
290.169
1.8
1.9
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.6
.5
.5
-.4
-.3
-.4
-.1
-.1
Medical care .............................................................................
410.255
4.0
.5
182.474
3.0
.6
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
104.994
-.8
-.6
93.614
-1.5
.2
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
130.305
1.1
.1
126.117
2.2
.4
Other goods and services ........................................................
380.118
1.2
-.5
177.641
-.5
-.2
230.848
191.499
165.709
218.375
114.976
272.227
2.0
1.9
1.8
2.7
-.4
2.1
.3
.1
.3
.3
.4
.4
141.083
132.255
125.351
162.501
90.549
143.704
1.6
1.8
1.3
1.8
.5
1.5
.2
.1
.0
-.3
.4
.3
224.502
220.401
168.845
229.470
221.152
263.998
262.951
300.609
226.049
224.454
1.9
1.6
1.8
2.4
2.6
1.4
2.0
1.1
2.0
2.1
.3
.3
.3
.0
.3
.7
.4
1.8
.1
.2
136.405
140.276
126.081
153.181
162.067
155.177
140.331
244.130
130.803
127.793
1.5
1.7
1.3
2.2
1.7
1.6
1.3
1.1
1.7
1.4
.2
.4
.0
.0
-.3
1.0
.2
1.2
.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 .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross classifications.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
5 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Food at home, selected areas
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Food at home
Indexes
Area
Percent change to
May 2012 from—
Pricing
schedule
1
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
M
230.148
230.377
230.668
Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
237.254
237.620
146.666
237.193
236.948
147.465
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
221.834
227.257
141.896
M
South urban ....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ...............................................
West urban .....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
U.S. city average ............................................
Percent change to
Apr. 2012 from—
May
2011
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012
Apr.
2011
Feb.
2012
Mar.
2012
230.409
2.7
0.0
-0.1
3.3
0.2
0.1
236.535
237.200
145.808
238.037
238.102
147.563
3.7
3.7
3.8
.4
.5
.1
.6
.4
1.2
3.9
4.0
3.7
-.3
-.2
-.6
-.3
.1
-1.1
222.518
227.187
143.049
222.716
227.137
143.206
222.309
227.923
142.714
3.2
3.5
3.3
-.1
.3
-.2
-.2
.3
-.3
3.9
3.4
4.1
.4
-.1
.9
.1
.0
.1
217.436
218.389
219.498
215.086
1.9
-1.5
-2.0
5.2
.9
.5
M
M
M
228.111
225.471
146.878
228.031
225.225
146.876
228.976
226.360
147.365
228.147
225.140
146.812
2.5
2.2
2.6
.1
.0
.0
-.4
-.5
-.4
3.6
3.7
3.7
.4
.4
.3
.4
.5
.3
M
230.377
230.485
231.754
232.581
2.6
.9
.4
2.9
.6
.6
M
M
M
234.881
237.587
141.996
235.321
238.248
142.065
235.555
238.040
142.779
234.859
236.380
143.190
1.8
1.5
2.0
-.2
-.8
.8
-.3
-.7
.3
2.0
1.8
2.1
.3
.2
.6
.1
-.1
.5
M
M
M
213.130
144.803
224.722
213.075
145.141
225.220
213.310
145.313
225.840
213.006
145.342
224.454
2.7
2.8
2.1
.0
.1
-.3
-.1
.0
-.6
3.2
3.5
3.7
.1
.4
.5
.1
.1
.3
Region and area size2
Size classes
A 4 ..............................................................
B/C 3 ...........................................................
D .................................................................
Selected local areas5
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA .........................................
M
M
227.520
246.374
227.756
248.111
228.812
248.951
229.191
246.016
3.0
2.0
.6
-.8
.2
-1.2
2.4
2.7
.6
1.0
.5
.3
M
240.100
239.068
239.227
240.855
4.4
.7
.7
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
231.797
238.642
211.313
144.673
230.549
236.284
210.171
144.063
232.149
238.032
210.407
145.659
231.189
238.928
210.571
143.889
2.8
5.2
3.7
1.1
.3
1.1
.2
-.1
-.4
.4
.1
-1.2
3.7
4.9
3.2
3.9
.2
-.3
-.4
.7
.7
.7
.1
1.1
Atlanta, GA .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................
2
2
2
2
228.517
211.278
218.303
240.127
229.924
211.438
217.629
243.012
229.613
208.406
219.724
244.901
229.412
210.975
217.452
242.965
2.8
2.8
1.7
1.8
-.2
-.2
-.1
.0
-.1
1.2
-1.0
-.8
4.0
2.0
4.3
3.6
.5
-1.4
.7
2.0
-.1
-1.4
1.0
.8
2
2
2
232.211
235.469
231.536
232.886
235.354
231.606
232.228
233.824
228.830
231.890
232.364
231.638
1.9
1.7
2.3
-.4
-1.3
.0
-.1
-.6
1.2
3.8
.2
1.5
.0
-.7
-1.2
-.3
-.7
-1.2
1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually
and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI
Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;
Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;
Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
U.S.
city
average
Item and group
Index
May
2012
ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI
Percent
change from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Percent
change from—
Index
May
2012
New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA
Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Index
May
2012
Percent
change from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Index
May
2012
Percent
change from—
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (1967=100) ...................................
226.600
674.973
1.6
-0.2
-0.2
0.1
0.1
-
-
-
248.955
708.836
1.9
-
230.180
680.252
1.5
-
216.829
636.797
0.7
-
-
-
Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................
232.705
232.594
230.409
237.485
233.132
2.8
2.8
2.7
3.0
2.2
.0
.0
-.1
.2
.2
228.155
227.543
229.191
219.809
234.830
3.0
3.2
3.0
3.6
.2
.3
.2
.2
.3
.8
238.694
236.827
246.016
222.118
241.226
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.3
1.4
-.6
-.6
-1.2
.3
.4
241.401
241.551
240.855
247.776
237.114
3.6
3.8
4.4
2.9
.9
.5
.5
.7
.2
.1
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 ...
218.446
250.176
257.260
1.5
2.3
2.6
.1
.1
.1
205.710
248.296
280.692
.5
1.8
2.0
-.2
.2
.2
242.847
267.821
289.447
1.3
1.8
1.7
.3
.2
.2
259.459
317.779
323.288
.8
2.0
2.4
.3
.4
.4
239.132
2.1
.1
246.081
1.9
.2
259.265
1.9
.3
295.180
1.8
.2
239.125
214.793
184.784
186.096
194.301
156.094
121.888
2.1
-1.6
-3.3
-3.4
.2
-15.3
.5
.1
.3
.3
.6
1.9
-4.2
-.2
246.081
168.093
140.042
142.161
155.233
113.224
98.050
1.9
-6.4
-10.6
-10.7
3.2
-29.2
.2
.2
-1.9
-2.4
-2.4
-.1
-6.4
-.6
259.251
259.735
240.278
239.399
287.881
173.814
118.224
1.9
-1.8
-4.8
-4.8
-.9
-16.8
-.5
.3
1.8
2.6
2.7
.0
10.9
.1
295.087
188.964
186.741
173.753
180.949
154.324
110.705
1.7
-6.0
-7.4
-8.6
-3.4
-18.0
-1.4
.2
.5
.5
1.4
3.8
-3.4
-.8
Apparel .....................................................
127.163
4.8
-.6
95.313
4.9
.1
108.190
.4
-2.0
119.271
4.3
.2
Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 4 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 .........
222.579
219.201
325.789
324.944
324.915
331.289
311.479
.2
.1
-3.8
-4.0
-4.2
-3.9
-3.3
-1.2
-1.3
-3.6
-3.7
-3.8
-3.7
-3.1
210.446
207.682
359.967
357.387
354.539
368.117
334.358
-.1
-.3
-4.8
-5.0
-5.0
-4.7
-5.3
-.8
-.9
-2.7
-2.7
-2.6
-2.7
-3.1
225.432
221.320
335.125
328.548
330.819
309.160
309.481
2.2
2.1
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.1
2.5
.7
.7
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
232.411
223.614
302.703
301.695
305.106
303.138
294.757
1.2
1.1
-4.2
-4.4
-4.8
-3.6
-3.4
-.8
-1.0
-2.8
-2.8
-3.0
-2.3
-2.3
Medical care .............................................
416.471
3.8
.3
436.798
3.2
.1
399.162
4.6
.7
410.189
5.6
.6
Recreation 5 ..............................................
111.219
.9
.1
106.619
-3.4
.4
96.574
-2.4
-.9
119.259
3.2
-.2
Education and communication 5 ...............
127.175
1.8
.1
134.322
-.1
-.2
134.436
1.0
.2
134.305
2.3
.1
Other goods and services .........................
422.668
1.9
-.1
376.348
.4
.2
357.893
.8
-1.2
444.834
2.3
-.1
226.600
193.928
172.217
230.250
115.734
265.369
1.6
1.2
.4
.0
1.0
2.0
-.2
-.7
-1.1
-1.9
.4
.2
216.829
180.946
154.556
215.028
100.752
254.669
.7
.7
-.7
-.8
.9
.7
-.2
-.4
-.8
-1.6
.5
.1
230.180
189.283
161.264
212.740
108.226
273.112
1.5
1.5
1.1
1.5
-.7
1.6
.1
-.3
-.1
-.1
.1
.3
248.955
199.370
169.128
213.531
108.051
299.483
1.9
1.8
.5
.1
1.6
1.9
.1
-.4
-.9
-1.4
.1
.4
218.929
220.485
174.436
232.778
230.788
260.246
253.194
253.468
224.296
223.006
1.5
1.4
.5
1.3
.1
1.8
1.9
-3.8
2.4
2.3
-.2
-.3
-1.1
-1.0
-1.8
.3
.2
-2.2
.1
.1
208.184
207.025
157.875
225.490
217.780
245.649
241.126
231.868
215.508
213.116
.5
.3
-.5
.9
-.6
-.5
.5
-7.3
1.8
1.6
-.2
-.3
-.8
-.7
-1.5
-.1
.0
-2.6
.2
.2
224.274
215.562
165.358
228.595
218.495
255.414
264.763
309.037
224.437
221.732
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.9
1.5
1.2
1.4
.6
1.5
1.4
.0
.0
.0
-.3
-.1
.5
.3
1.5
-.1
.0
242.981
223.749
171.851
229.979
215.244
252.131
291.196
236.700
251.760
255.282
1.7
1.8
.6
1.9
.2
1.8
1.7
-5.7
2.7
2.5
.1
.0
-.9
-.5
-1.3
.4
.4
-1.3
.3
.2
Commodity and service group
All items ......................................................
Commodities .............................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables ...............................................
Services ....................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................
All items less shelter ...................................
Commodities less food ...............................
Nondurables ...............................................
Nondurables less food ................................
Services less rent of shelter 2 .....................
Services less medical care services ...........
Energy ........................................................
All items less energy ...................................
All items less food and energy ..................
1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
2 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11
U.S.
city
average
BostonBrocktonNashua,
MA-NH-ME-CT
Item and group
Index
May
2012
Percent change
from—
May
2011
Index
May
2012
Mar.
2012
ChicagoGaryKenosha,
IL-IN-WI
Percent change
from—
May
2011
Index
May
2012
Mar.
2012
Percent change
from—
May
2011
Mar.
2012
Expenditure category
All items 3 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ................................................................
226.600
674.973
1.6
0.1
-0.3
-0.1
-
-
216.829
636.797
0.7
-
248.130
717.184
0.5
-
-
-
Food and beverages 3 ............................................................
Food 3 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 4 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 4 ...........................................................
232.705
232.594
230.409
237.485
233.132
2.8
2.8
2.7
3.0
2.2
.2
.2
.0
.5
.2
241.982
242.626
231.189
264.722
233.562
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.7
-.1
.7
.7
.3
1.5
.2
228.155
227.543
229.191
219.809
234.830
3.0
3.2
3.0
3.6
.2
.8
.9
.6
1.3
-.1
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 .................................
218.446
250.176
257.260
239.132
239.125
214.793
184.784
186.096
194.301
156.094
121.888
1.5
2.3
2.6
2.1
2.1
-1.6
-3.3
-3.4
.2
-15.3
.5
.2
.3
.2
.2
.2
.0
-.3
.0
2.1
-7.1
-.3
239.859
282.554
286.594
259.602
259.602
218.118
179.301
159.426
176.700
123.735
129.826
1.4
2.5
2.7
2.2
2.2
-5.3
-8.4
-10.7
-3.2
-21.7
1.9
-1.0
.5
.3
.3
.3
-9.9
-12.5
-16.0
-6.2
-33.3
.8
205.710
248.296
280.692
246.081
246.081
168.093
140.042
142.161
155.233
113.224
98.050
.5
1.8
2.0
1.9
1.9
-6.4
-10.6
-10.7
3.2
-29.2
.2
-.6
.0
.1
.0
.0
-3.7
-4.9
-5.0
-.1
-13.1
-1.4
Apparel 3 ................................................................................
127.163
4.8
.2
158.708
7.9
-1.0
95.313
4.9
-2.6
Transportation 3 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .......................................
222.579
219.201
325.789
324.944
324.915
331.289
311.479
.2
.1
-3.8
-4.0
-4.2
-3.9
-3.3
-.2
-.3
-2.0
-2.0
-2.0
-2.2
-1.6
213.053
211.792
320.811
317.126
315.929
320.045
306.131
-3.1
-3.1
-5.1
-5.2
-5.3
-4.3
-5.2
.2
.2
.3
.3
.2
.4
.7
210.446
207.682
359.967
357.387
354.539
368.117
334.358
-.1
-.3
-4.8
-5.0
-5.0
-4.7
-5.3
.6
.5
-.4
-.4
-.4
-.2
-.3
Medical care 3 ........................................................................
416.471
3.8
.6
560.228
.5
.1
436.798
3.2
.0
Recreation 9 ...........................................................................
111.219
.9
.0
116.247
-4.9
-.4
106.619
-3.4
-.1
Education and communication 9 .............................................
127.175
1.8
.2
135.097
2.0
.3
134.322
-.1
.1
Other goods and services 3 ....................................................
422.668
1.9
.1
493.005
.9
.1
376.348
.4
-.2
226.600
193.928
172.217
230.250
115.734
265.369
1.6
1.2
.4
.0
1.0
2.0
.1
-.2
-.4
-1.0
.8
.4
248.130
209.112
188.821
253.844
118.559
291.116
.5
.2
-1.2
-1.6
.5
.8
-.3
.2
-.1
-.2
.1
-.6
216.829
180.946
154.556
215.028
100.752
254.669
.7
.7
-.7
-.8
.9
.7
-.1
-.1
-.6
-1.5
.9
-.1
218.929
220.485
174.436
232.778
230.788
260.246
253.194
253.468
224.296
223.006
1.5
1.4
.5
1.3
.1
1.8
1.9
-3.8
2.4
2.3
.1
.1
-.4
-.5
-1.0
.5
.3
-1.4
.3
.4
236.679
239.320
190.416
248.736
251.234
283.013
273.254
239.286
251.541
254.612
.5
-.4
-1.2
.2
-1.5
-1.0
.7
-6.6
1.6
1.4
-.3
-.6
-.1
.2
-.2
-1.7
-.6
-5.3
.4
.3
208.184
207.025
157.875
225.490
217.780
245.649
241.126
231.868
215.508
213.116
.5
.3
-.5
.9
-.6
-.5
.5
-7.3
1.8
1.6
-.1
-.2
-.6
-.5
-1.5
-.2
-.2
-2.0
.2
.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 .............................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11
ClevelandAkron, OH
Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA
DallasFort Worth, TX
Item and group
Index
May
2012
Percent change
from—
May
2011
Index
May
2012
Mar.
2012
Percent change
from—
May
2011
Index
May
2012
Mar.
2012
Percent change
from—
May
2011
Mar.
2012
Expenditure category
All items 3 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ................................................................
206.301
644.627
1.1
-0.2
-0.4
0.0
-
-
230.180
680.252
1.5
-
218.017
672.292
1.9
-
-
-
Food and beverages 3 ............................................................
Food 3 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 4 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 4 ...........................................................
239.033
243.510
238.928
250.927
178.478
4.4
4.6
5.2
3.4
-1.3
.8
.9
1.1
.6
-.6
235.057
229.516
210.571
262.591
301.970
3.0
3.0
3.7
2.1
3.0
.1
.1
.2
-.1
-.1
238.694
236.827
246.016
222.118
241.226
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.3
1.4
-.3
-.4
-.8
.4
1.2
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 .................................
176.995
195.153
221.098
200.634
200.634
178.941
153.177
150.232
160.083
120.232
119.640
-.1
1.5
2.1
1.1
1.1
-7.7
-12.1
-12.3
.7
-29.7
.9
-.3
.5
.5
.5
.5
-3.5
-4.4
-4.3
.4
-11.3
-.4
185.741
195.748
198.040
188.482
188.482
206.803
197.861
194.063
188.896
158.765
123.417
2.0
3.5
4.5
3.0
3.0
-.8
-1.8
-1.9
1.5
-26.0
-4.5
.3
.5
.6
.5
.5
.9
1.2
1.2
1.6
-2.5
-2.3
242.847
267.821
289.447
259.265
259.251
259.735
240.278
239.399
287.881
173.814
118.224
1.3
1.8
1.7
1.9
1.9
-1.8
-4.8
-4.8
-.9
-16.8
-.5
.4
.4
.2
.5
.5
.9
1.3
1.3
.0
5.2
.4
Apparel 3 ................................................................................
124.224
6.4
-4.3
123.364
7.2
-1.3
108.190
.4
-2.1
Transportation 3 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .......................................
220.118
220.030
370.114
367.398
358.282
372.580
350.304
-1.2
-1.1
-7.5
-8.0
-7.9
-8.3
-7.9
-.7
-.7
-3.4
-3.5
-3.7
-2.6
-3.0
246.632
247.889
327.501
325.753
321.182
330.495
321.239
.9
1.1
-6.6
-6.9
-7.1
-6.4
-6.3
-1.7
-1.7
-4.6
-4.6
-5.0
-3.3
-3.7
225.432
221.320
335.125
328.548
330.819
309.160
309.481
2.2
2.1
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.1
2.5
-.4
-.7
-2.1
-2.1
-2.0
-2.1
-2.2
Medical care 3 ........................................................................
391.242
4.0
.9
391.147
3.0
-.1
399.162
4.6
.8
Recreation 9 ...........................................................................
110.283
.0
-.1
110.281
3.2
-.1
96.574
-2.4
-.4
Education and communication 9 .............................................
111.897
1.8
-.1
127.176
1.2
-.1
134.436
1.0
.4
Other goods and services 3 ....................................................
454.600
5.0
1.8
378.476
1.1
-1.3
357.893
.8
-1.2
206.301
195.843
173.399
243.750
111.210
222.517
1.1
1.7
.3
.0
1.0
.7
-.2
-.4
-.9
-1.8
.5
.0
218.017
198.970
178.204
224.634
131.932
240.138
1.9
.6
-.4
-.9
-1.2
3.0
-.4
-1.4
-2.4
-2.9
-.7
.5
230.180
189.283
161.264
212.740
108.226
273.112
1.5
1.5
1.1
1.5
-.7
1.6
.0
-.7
-1.1
-1.6
.6
.4
199.367
214.708
173.871
242.609
239.520
238.107
211.455
241.235
203.809
196.311
.8
.9
.2
2.1
-.1
.1
.4
-10.0
2.7
2.3
-.2
-.4
-.9
-.7
-1.8
-.4
-.1
-3.8
.4
.3
209.879
228.387
182.961
230.515
231.609
273.153
225.500
272.197
213.686
209.970
1.8
1.2
-.2
.9
-.6
2.5
3.0
-5.0
2.9
2.8
-.4
-.7
-2.3
-1.5
-2.8
.6
.6
-2.8
.1
.1
224.274
215.562
165.358
228.595
218.495
255.414
264.763
309.037
224.437
221.732
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.9
1.5
1.2
1.4
.6
1.5
1.4
-.1
-.3
-1.0
-1.0
-1.5
.6
.4
-1.3
.1
.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 3 ....................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy 3 ...................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy 3 .............................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11
New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA
Item and group
Index
May
2012
WashingtonBaltimore,
DC-MD-VA-WV
2
Percent change from—
May
2011
Percent change from—
Index
Mar.
2012
May
2011
May
2012
Mar.
2012
Expenditure category
All items 3 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ................................................................
248.955
708.836
1.9
0.3
150.848
1.5
0.2
-
-
-
-
-
Food and beverages 3 ............................................................
Food 3 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 4 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 4 ...........................................................
241.401
241.551
240.855
247.776
237.114
3.6
3.8
4.4
2.9
.9
.7
.7
.7
.6
.5
146.923
148.285
143.889
151.633
128.200
1.7
1.6
1.1
2.4
2.2
.2
.2
-.1
.7
-.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 .................................
259.459
317.779
323.288
295.180
295.087
188.964
186.741
173.753
180.949
154.324
110.705
.8
2.0
2.4
1.8
1.7
-6.0
-7.4
-8.6
-3.4
-18.0
-1.4
.2
.3
.6
.3
.3
-.9
-1.2
-.4
3.1
-7.4
.3
161.629
169.535
183.656
165.743
165.739
169.736
165.527
160.420
165.437
123.197
91.664
2.5
3.5
4.2
3.1
3.1
-3.6
-5.2
-5.5
-4.6
-6.7
.6
.6
.6
.9
.4
.4
.0
-.1
.0
.3
-1.4
1.1
Apparel 3 ................................................................................
119.271
4.3
.4
101.840
-1.6
-1.6
Transportation 3 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .......................................
232.411
223.614
302.703
301.695
305.106
303.138
294.757
1.2
1.1
-4.2
-4.4
-4.8
-3.6
-3.4
.6
.3
.2
.3
.0
1.0
1.0
154.013
154.283
310.822
310.847
316.858
306.067
304.247
-1.2
-1.4
-5.7
-5.9
-6.0
-5.7
-5.3
-.5
-.5
-2.6
-2.6
-2.8
-2.1
-2.1
Medical care 3 ........................................................................
410.189
5.6
.8
161.279
4.0
.1
Recreation 9 ...........................................................................
119.259
3.2
-.3
112.469
-.9
-.2
Education and communication 9 .............................................
134.305
2.3
.3
126.562
3.3
.7
Other goods and services 3 ....................................................
444.834
2.3
-.3
198.206
2.9
-.2
248.955
199.370
169.128
213.531
108.051
299.483
1.9
1.8
.5
.1
1.6
1.9
.3
.3
.0
-.3
.7
.4
150.848
134.584
128.157
170.209
85.186
163.912
1.5
-.6
-1.9
-2.8
-1.0
2.8
.2
-.4
-.8
-1.4
.8
.5
242.981
223.749
171.851
229.979
215.244
252.131
291.196
236.700
251.760
255.282
1.7
1.8
.6
1.9
.2
1.8
1.7
-5.7
2.7
2.5
.3
.3
.0
.2
-.3
.4
.3
-.4
.4
.4
150.255
142.375
128.277
156.445
166.886
157.975
164.067
230.853
143.948
143.901
1.4
.3
-1.7
-.6
-2.4
1.9
2.8
-5.8
2.5
2.7
.2
-.1
-.8
-.7
-1.4
.3
.5
-1.6
.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 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
230.085
218.178
225.964
229.815
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
May
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
229.815
688.423
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
233.257
233.339
231.518
268.653
235.054
254.336
230.326
241.615
167.150
286.629
173.581
314.285
336.481
167.158
264.753
257.362
272.764
261.821
272.341
307.209
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
268.966
229.351
230.880
231.454
262.750
243.203
188.624
177.107
183.787
205.804
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
147.686
260.175
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
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
142.158
201.836
226.874
189.546
127.450
210.432
205.631
135.612
317.754
201.196
217.653
137.648
222.528
208.175
150.852
267.046
158.655
140.041
191.971
298.260
204.654
216.096
146.107
209.644
149.666
220.121
216.726
144.583
283.149
NA
NA
182.5
118.5
186.1
181.2
114.7
211.6
125.9
110.9
144.0
233.8
176.5
181.0
125.5
181.2
128.0
178.9
182.0
121.7
257.2
NA
193.998
127.324
202.199
194.487
116.282
221.633
132.385
115.420
148.631
245.839
234.018
205.299
149.692
221.014
149.603
202.189
188.522
136.064
272.482
See footnotes at end of table.
72
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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
May
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
322.096
341.110
315.579
205.137
203.901
401.107
120.414
301.186
329.512
275.424
279.499
310.607
157.705
159.094
149.381
170.267
151.631
211.146
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
161.968
197.342
140.6
108.3
127.5
111.5
105.7
98.7
145.5
146.4
167.8
115.4
163.6
161.3
142.7
107.5
116.6
167.4
135.6
186.2
173.0
110.3
113.8
110.3
178.3
207.4
152.9
171.4
178.4
106.7
109.7
102.4
195.5
123.2
110.8
145.5
111.5
133.1
111.7
107.4
103.1
162.3
167.1
175.0
115.9
167.6
167.8
154.3
111.4
118.6
165.2
131.2
174.6
174.1
105.6
116.3
111.7
183.3
211.4
154.3
181.3
185.2
113.2
110.2
106.3
198.9
127.4
112.4
148.5
113.6
133.6
126.5
110.7
105.6
165.8
166.3
188.5
118.9
168.7
172.4
163.3
113.1
123.3
166.7
129.5
164.5
177.0
109.2
117.3
108.5
183.5
211.3
151.7
179.5
185.0
109.0
112.6
109.4
199.3
128.6
115.1
162.750
126.154
151.095
149.073
120.207
112.894
185.929
189.098
207.297
123.849
190.203
193.312
173.015
128.689
138.640
206.710
163.439
181.703
246.153
124.935
151.240
133.912
203.902
229.675
167.801
211.835
204.785
117.672
132.534
119.993
222.149
140.918
123.791
105.705
220.684
137.620
140.918
135.998
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
167.866
127.406
159.628
170.118
116.371
123.641
219.401
229.392
217.615
124.298
205.554
214.714
203.244
140.251
155.397
233.294
183.398
194.154
294.343
137.453
173.600
182.378
217.502
243.525
170.442
239.116
224.658
138.290
134.842
130.087
265.493
148.355
129.297
112.027
237.262
147.710
151.355
149.351
-
-
-
189.9
119.9
120.0
117.4
196.0
123.3
124.0
120.6
202.2
127.5
127.7
125.0
153.648
117.609
138.194
143.465
114.034
109.195
175.083
180.752
184.030
121.631
174.057
178.631
162.521
118.555
127.536
176.068
137.454
168.121
193.811
113.085
125.054
117.962
188.325
211.165
157.409
187.632
191.486
115.302
117.241
110.635
211.775
133.326
115.267
100.000
210.233
132.413
132.959
128.545
-
100.0
104.3
107.685
114.392
117.561
120.445
124.494
124.667
111.0
114.2
116.5
120.438
128.587
131.765
134.605
138.306
139.675
See footnotes at end of table.
73
CPI Detailed Report-May 2012
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
May
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
165.671
230.766
193.509
207.810
188.243
198.826
184.854
168.403
310.173
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
152.941
167.112
163.728
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
221.971
256.442
259.231
144.775
455.481
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
304.530
264.012
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
263.988
131.132
216.388
186.852
340.782
379.681
336.874
186.762
196.159
156.863
187.788
425.355
401.067
125.905
67.480
113.745
74.218
55.189
120.533
136.606
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
91.505
78.804
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
NA
NA
-
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
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
88.383
102.037
118.187
71.706
65.996
56.472
126.631
59.559
98.000
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
92.633
99.811
89.099
188.903
122.201
167.143
120.445
154.933
146.851
159.602
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
May
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
129.041
198.020
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
127.688
121.265
126.153
119.010
155.044
81.525
123.872
102.903
115.350
118.197
87.228
126.946
90.952
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
102.882
101.730
132.409
133.698
137.024
128.427
118.963
164.487
116.381
175.131
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
220.768
215.978
101.399
144.401
100.091
144.477
149.404
153.565
89.776
120.050
324.589
323.604
323.714
329.838
310.588
292.307
148.540
135.202
158.857
148.835
361.495
257.372
264.157
232.982
159.041
398.478
171.528
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
166.500
180.147
196.613
124.772
277.929
317.066
151.912
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
May
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
117.763
113.252
61.972
279.728
110.018
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
413.655
333.131
108.447
439.140
99.377
101.172
438.766
341.023
345.118
416.184
182.631
219.653
669.475
252.476
247.646
571.173
188.653
114.309
117.546
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
114.689
99.934
5.609
396.585
12.468
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
80.498
50.868
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
119.773
41.505
88.904
162.107
199.384
149.794
117.866
205.722
167.390
213.625
118.536
146.493
92.876
79.324
64.834
98.225
28.537
117.052
124.516
112.981
54.563
54.480
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
59.686
98.908
95.083
147.236
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
124.847
328.799
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
May
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
158.141
181.540
269.818
224.101
143.013
102.027
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
133.470
213.499
553.994
612.949
691.213
662.435
251.667
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
218.735
83.606
158.124
247.741
267.028
80.086
101.982
60.008
105.466
14.2
13.1
11.2
10.215
9.906
9.423
9.232
8.818
8.879
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
63.409
41.848
97.2
94.5
77.2
73.176
75.899
75.642
76.396
75.987
77.671
48.4
44.2
40.3
36.945
36.230
34.994
33.708
31.733
31.532
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
392.859
845.622
344.085
231.886
211.649
161.538
101.7
102.1
104.2
103.861
104.966
104.825
103.631
101.995
102.678
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
186.007
233.956
142.751
371.655
302.998
292.538
146.286
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
168.344
289.423
138.075
141.0
86.6
148.0
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
-
147.2
86.4
150.2
100.0
NA
177.595
87.660
156.653
95.827
187.775
86.792
157.573
92.346
194.059
86.249
156.928
91.764
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
188.963
164.851
217.222
277.900
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
May
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
113.622
270.462
267.176
272.912
321.309
229.290
222.010
220.833
167.323
218.198
272.494
226.283
121.957
295.291
257.615
250.306
229.520
229.602
148.020
327.659
278.956
238.542
206.866
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
May
2012
Expenditure category
All items ................................................................................
3.3
3.4
2.5
4.1
0.1
2.7
1.5
3.0
1.8
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
.9
.9
.7
1.0
.7
4.6
.5
-.3
-.4
1.2
.6
.2
-.1
-.5
-.3
.2
-.7
3.8
1.4
5.1
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
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
2.5
.2
.8
.6
3.1
4.9
.2
3.0
.8
-1.1
-.6
-3.9
3.2
1.1
1.0
-1.3
-3.9
-1.8
-3.7
-1.5
-3.1
-6.9
1.5
.4
-2.2
1.2
5.3
.5
.4
.6
2.7
.7
-8.7
-1.1
-1.7
-1.5
-1.9
-1.5
-.6
.2
-.1
-
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
-
5.8
5.4
7.9
4.0
7.4
7.7
6.1
9.7
15.0
6.1
-9.1
2.7
-3.3
-4.4
-2.5
8.4
5.6
2.6
3.4
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group
December
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
May
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
-0.9
2.1
3.6
.6
3.8
1.4
1.4
-4.2
4.4
-9.7
-11.5
-3.0
2.4
2.5
1.3
3.2
1.6
2.5
3.2
4.5
.9
.8
2.2
-3.0
-.4
1.2
1.6
1.2
4.2
1.0
.4
.2
-.2
.2
.7
6.2
13.8
28.3
1.1
.5
4.5
.4
-.7
.1
-.5
-2.3
-2.9
-.3
4.5
-8.5
-3.6
2.1
.9
4.9
2.5
3.5
3.0
4.4
.2
1.6
4.5
11.5
14.1
4.3
.4
2.4
4.0
8.1
3.6
1.7
-1.3
-3.2
-6.2
.6
-4.3
2.2
1.3
2.8
1.9
.9
5.8
3.8
6.1
.5
3.8
1.7
3.4
1.4
3.4
6.0
2.1
1.9
.4
13.2
3.1
2.4
2.2
-.5
7.7
2.6
.7
2.7
5.8
1.5
4.0
.9
-1.3
-5.8
1.7
3.4
.9
-2.9
.1
.0
-1.7
-1.0
-.1
-3.7
2.2
2.9
.2
.9
2.4
5.5
12.5
3.5
3.5
3.4
13.4
3.0
3.4
5.6
8.7
-2.4
2.3
3.2
3.6
-.5
4.8
3.4
5.6
6.1
2.2
9.5
3.6
6.6
8.7
2.6
-.1
3.8
4.5
3.5
5.8
4.1
1.1
6.3
3.7
.1
14.5
26.8
5.9
7.3
9.3
3.9
5.4
3.4
6.2
4.6
12.6
1.8
9.3
8.2
6.5
8.5
8.7
17.4
18.9
8.1
27.0
10.5
20.9
13.5
8.3
8.8
6.6
12.9
6.9
2.1
13.0
8.5
4.9
5.7
7.4
5.7
5.0
3.9
6.0
5.8
6.2
6.8
.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
3.4
.8
-.4
-.1
.4
.4
-.4
-1.2
-.8
-.9
-.7
-1.9
2.5
1.8
1.9
1.5
2.7
2.5
.1
-2.7
3.1
-.5
5.7
12.7
2.6
7.3
.7
3.2
3.4
4.2
5.5
2.3
2.7
.2
2.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.4
.7
.1
1.0
-
-
-
-
3.0
2.9
3.2
2.9
3.2
2.8
3.3
2.7
3.2
3.4
3.0
3.6
4.3
2.0
4.0
3.9
4.1
2.8
3.2
3.4
-
-
2.2
2.9
See footnotes at end of table.
80
CPI Detailed Report-May 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
May
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
1.0
1.5
1.2
1.1
.5
.0
1.6
1.6
1.9
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
.8
1.6
2.4
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
.8
1.1
.8
13.0
.3
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
16.3
.8
.8
1.3
-.6
-1.5
.1
2.9
-5.6
-1.6
1.8
-12.0
2.8
3.5
.6
.6
-1.7
-.7
.3
-2.9
.3
-2.3
2.2
.4
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
3.0
4.8
7.4
.7
-.1
-.3
.1
-1.4
1.2
1.5
1.2
1.6
-.2
-1.6
1.1
.3
1.4
.7
1.4
-
-
-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
-
-
See footnotes at end of table.
81
CPI Detailed Report-May 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
May
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
-
-
3.1
2.1
Apparel ...............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ...................................................
Men’s apparel .................................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear .......................
Men’s furnishings ..........................................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 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
3.4
4.5
4.4
4.6
5.3
-1.3
11.3
5.2
4.0
5.7
-15.4
14.8
10.6
-1.2
2.4
1.5
-1.9
4.0
2.7
-.5
3.2
1.6
3.3
-.4
-6.9
.9
2.2
1.2
.0
-3.0
-2.2
.8
-2.6
-.9
-1.5
1.3
2.2
-.8
1.7
-.8
4.8
1.8
5.2
-2.3
.7
-.6
-2.0
2.1
-.9
-.3
4.0
-1.7
5.0
-.3
-4.4
1.5
3.9
4.6
-1.5
-1.1
6.9
3.3
7.5
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
.1
-3.9
3.3
2.8
.1
5.1
.8
-.3
1.3
-.9
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
5.8
6.0
1.6
1.0
1.0
.6
1.5
3.7
-2.5
-3.3
14.9
15.3
15.5
14.7
14.6
4.3
.7
.6
1.0
.8
2.1
.7
.9
.8
.5
.6
1.3
-.6
4.5
5.6
1.9
4.1
5.9
-.6
See footnotes at end of table.
82
CPI Detailed Report-May 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
May
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
3.6
1.8
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
-
-
-
5.2
2.7
2.6
1.6
3.4
3.3
6.1
8.9
-3.3
3.1
4.5
4.1
-6.7
1.1
4.3
4.5
-2.0
5.3
-2.0
1.5
.8
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
2.0
1.8
1.8
2.2
.3
1.6
2.0
.9
.6
1.2
2.5
.7
2.4
2.5
2.2
2.5
2.7
.5
6.5
-
-
-
-
-
-
3.5
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
.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
-6.9
3.5
-4.6
-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
.3
-.6
2.0
-4.4
-.6
1.0
1.0
1.3
-.1
1.2
.7
1.2
.8
-1.0
2.8
-.3
-.4
2.5
-.8
-.3
-.2
-.2
.2
.1
2.0
.9
-.2
.6
.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
-.5
2.0
See footnotes at end of table.
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CPI Detailed Report-May 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
May
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
1.4
3.9
.6
1.3
2.8
-.4
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
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
.6
.4
2.5
.2
-.1
.2
.8
1.3
.7
3.8
3.8
4.9
.6
.6
.1
1.3
.7
-1.5
-3.1
2.2
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 ...................................................
-
-
-
-
-
-
-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
-7.5
-8.7
-8.8
-8.3
-1.9
-3.4
-3.7
-5.9
-.6
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
.5
-.2
-.3
1.1
.7
.4
-.9
.4
2.1
-.3
1.1
-.1
-1.1
-1.6
.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
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
4.5
5.4
4.8
7.4
-5.5
-5.8
4.9
1.4
.8
3.1
-.8
.8
.8
2.2
3.2
2.1
2.2
2.5
.8
1.8
2.1
-1.8
-.8
-
-.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
1.2
.9
.9
2.6
3.1
3.1
2.3
4.1
1.7
1.6
1.6
.6
1.7
-
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
-
-
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
.2
.7
.7
1.0
.8
.5
.7
.3
2.1
1.7
3.3
-.6
-.4
-.6
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
3.1
4.4
6.2
7.0
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.
84
CPI Detailed Report-May 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
May
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
1.2
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.0
2.0
2.2
1.8
4.3
5.9
6.6
3.6
3.4
1.0
.9
7.8
1.2
1.3
1.4
14.0
1.2
.8
.8
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
227.012
214.124
222.954
226.600
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
May
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
226.600
674.973
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
232.705
232.594
230.409
269.256
235.288
252.614
230.419
240.946
288.065
174.815
167.523
263.991
264.752
229.207
230.978
232.529
264.653
243.623
188.310
177.814
189.660
205.159
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
147.390
203.774
190.485
124.926
211.365
216.738
138.035
147.583
267.333
158.677
138.624
203.174
214.876
145.496
218.300
217.435
144.598
280.363
318.604
338.131
317.865
208.081
199.405
120.166
297.941
326.582
265.160
274.110
311.415
156.642
158.840
148.666
112.5
117.4
121.0
128.005
147.495
148.254
147.658
156.566
161.123
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
166.941
128.414
160.926
169.878
116.672
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
May
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
122.833
219.290
123.535
204.838
213.705
203.719
138.883
155.631
234.753
183.512
138.828
175.596
217.571
246.741
166.754
240.474
225.974
150.195
129.399
237.485
147.530
151.264
149.756
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
139.399
165.994
233.132
199.622
209.787
186.745
165.391
308.350
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
218.446
250.176
257.260
146.826
463.860
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
306.228
239.132
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
239.125
132.429
214.793
184.784
339.191
381.160
340.362
186.096
194.301
156.094
188.384
418.231
401.854
121.888
67.131
113.792
73.052
55.269
117.080
134.401
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
90.873
77.404
89.031
102.872
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
May
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
71.541
67.444
55.604
131.996
60.436
97.898
92.9
96.0
90.2
158.7
106.6
124.6
103.9
129.3
124.6
126.9
124.3
144.8
93.2
98.5
88.8
162.5
110.2
125.2
106.6
136.0
131.1
94.7
100.5
89.7
168.8
113.2
133.4
110.6
141.2
135.7
94.697
101.573
88.810
183.428
121.182
154.045
116.635
152.814
141.938
NA
NA
129.6
155.5
129.0
162.1
93.593
98.836
89.028
171.286
113.279
138.485
112.593
144.659
138.159
143.712
130.180
168.656
129.074
177.632
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
93.719
100.665
87.996
190.297
123.333
166.477
119.682
157.825
145.321
161.572
128.871
201.278
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
127.163
122.625
128.556
120.672
158.112
83.129
123.937
104.723
114.849
117.795
88.791
125.661
92.379
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
102.932
104.354
132.192
131.125
138.541
128.115
122.015
161.119
109.979
176.806
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
222.579
219.201
101.203
145.513
154.641
88.545
115.866
325.789
324.944
324.915
331.289
311.479
292.843
148.280
134.090
158.100
260.061
266.998
235.871
158.911
401.285
170.372
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
May
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
166.172
179.411
274.929
313.431
152.047
277.181
314.4
264.4
328.2
273.9
340.0
279.1
357.745
285.913
367.301
290.080
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
416.471
325.063
108.669
437.836
99.168
101.861
443.599
344.768
348.345
417.831
182.560
225.502
674.535
252.086
245.963
574.299
201.011
113.944
118.561
-
-
-
-
-
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
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
111.219
100.827
5.614
396.189
12.265
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
79.883
40.634
89.199
159.359
199.899
207.172
117.814
143.222
89.881
81.126
65.200
116.817
52.783
55.974
97.561
94.544
148.520
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
124.431
325.218
268.894
227.842
142.959
102.453
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
127.175
210.415
560.853
590.197
697.261
See footnotes at end of table.
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group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group
December
2004
2005
2006
May
2012
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
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
660.018
251.172
222.171
86.105
157.679
248.442
266.022
83.666
101.273
60.880
105.477
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
14.8
13.6
11.6
10.722
10.406
9.935
9.767
9.371
9.455
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
63.499
41.128
97.3
94.8
77.3
73.716
76.165
76.037
76.982
76.555
78.246
48.5
44.7
42.3
40.192
39.887
38.567
37.132
35.220
35.090
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
422.668
850.900
345.091
233.453
209.213
161.533
101.4
101.8
103.9
103.913
104.888
104.766
104.041
102.159
102.945
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
186.942
234.050
142.654
373.141
302.820
300.952
145.836
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
170.724
303.394
86.132
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
193.928
172.217
230.250
299.168
115.734
265.369
241.058
273.729
305.754
225.326
220.485
218.929
174.436
230.788
292.434
232.778
121.216
260.246
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
May
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
253.194
253.468
224.296
223.006
150.860
328.340
274.084
237.532
202.332
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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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
May
2012
Expenditure category
All items ................................................................................
3.4
3.5
2.4
4.3
-0.5
3.4
1.7
3.2
2.0
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
.9
.9
.6
.9
.6
4.2
.4
-.2
1.1
.8
-.8
-.4
3.7
.2
.8
.7
3.2
4.9
1.0
2.8
1.0
-1.1
-.5
.6
-.7
-3.8
-2.0
1.5
.5
5.4
.4
.4
.4
-9.4
-1.2
-1.8
-1.8
-.7
.3
-.1
-.9
2.6
3.9
.6
3.9
2.1
-4.5
3.9
-9.6
-11.5
-3.5
2.2
2.4
1.5
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
2.9
-.4
-.1
.4
.1
-.5
See footnotes at end of table.
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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
May
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
-1.3
-.8
-2.1
2.6
1.9
1.9
1.5
3.1
2.5
-.3
-.4
6.0
2.7
7.4
.6
3.9
3.5
.5
2.5
1.2
1.1
1.4
.7
1.0
.5
1.6
1.4
1.5
.6
1.5
1.9
Housing ...............................................................................
Shelter ..............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 1 ............................................
Lodging away from home ...............................................
Housing at school, excluding board 1 ...........................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and
motels ...................................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of 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
.7
.9
.8
13.2
.3
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
17.0
.8
.8
1.3
-.6
-1.5
-.3
2.5
-5.4
-1.6
1.8
-12.5
2.8
3.5
.7
.4
-2.1
.6
-.3
-3.2
.2
-2.6
2.3
-.4
3.2
4.7
See footnotes at end of table.
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CPI Detailed Report-May 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
May
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
-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
-
-
0.8
-.2
-.7
1.2
-2.1
.9
1.4
1.1
1.7
-.3
-1.7
1.2
.3
1.3
.8
1.2
1.7
1.7
-
-
-
-
-
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
1.7
-.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
3.2
4.9
4.9
5.7
5.7
-2.3
12.3
4.8
3.6
5.8
-16.4
14.8
11.0
-1.4
2.8
1.4
-1.9
4.3
2.4
.0
3.2
1.2
3.4
.0
-7.1
1.3
2.2
1.3
.3
-3.1
-3.2
.3
-3.7
-1.4
-1.4
1.4
2.5
-.2
1.7
-.7
4.7
2.1
5.5
-.7
-.2
-.5
-1.6
1.7
-.9
-.3
4.1
-2.6
5.7
-1.3
-3.7
1.7
4.1
3.2
-1.1
-1.2
7.6
2.6
8.5
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
-.2
-3.9
2.8
2.1
.8
4.9
.1
-.2
1.1
-.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
-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
6.5
6.6
2.0
1.1
3.6
-2.4
-4.8
14.9
15.3
15.5
14.7
14.6
4.2
.7
.5
1.1
.7
1.0
.8
.5
.6
1.0
See footnotes at end of table.
98
CPI Detailed Report-May 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
May
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
-0.7
4.6
4.0
6.1
-.4
1.7
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
3.6
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
2.1
1.8
1.8
2.2
.1
1.9
2.2
.9
.6
1.3
2.4
.7
2.6
2.6
2.2
2.7
2.5
.5
6.8
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
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
1.8
-7.2
3.5
-4.3
-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
.5
-4.4
-.7
.9
.9
.8
.8
-.4
2.8
-.2
-.2
-.2
.2
.0
1.2
-.2
.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
-.3
2.0
.5
1.2
2.9
-.7
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
.6
.5
2.4
.3
.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
May
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
-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
0.2
.9
1.5
.7
3.9
3.7
5.3
.6
.5
.1
1.3
.9
-1.4
-3.3
2.2
-6.9
-7.8
-5.4
-5.0
-.8
-3.3
-3.7
-5.1
-.4
2.5
3.0
2.8
6.1
2.3
-.1
3.4
6.0
6.1
4.6
2.1
1.0
2.8
2.6
2.6
2.0
2.9
2.1
3.9
7.5
7.8
3.5
2.3
-.1
4.1
6.6
6.5
6.7
2.8
1.8
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
.4
-.2
-.2
1.0
.7
.4
-.8
.4
2.1
.0
.9
-.1
-.7
-1.8
.8
.7
3.5
3.5
4.1
6.3
3.9
3.0
2.6
3.8
-3.2
2.0
2.5
2.5
2.9
3.3
5.0
1.9
4.7
1.4
.5
2.1
2.8
2.9
3.8
4.0
4.5
3.2
5.1
4.0
.8
-.3
3.4
3.4
3.8
3.7
5.1
3.0
3.4
4.4
.5
2.8
3.0
3.0
3.5
4.8
5.5
4.8
6.9
-2.6
1.9
1.4
.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
-.1
.7
.7
1.2
.8
.6
.6
.4
3.2
-.7
3.9
4.8
8.0
11.4
1.0
2.9
2.5
2.2
2.2
3.5
3.7
3.4
4.6
7.6
10.6
5.1
-.5
3.4
2.9
3.3
6.2
8.9
-.2
3.9
2.7
2.5
2.7
3.7
3.8
3.4
3.3
5.8
8.2
4.1
-1.9
5.3
1.4
1.1
3.1
3.8
-1.4
3.2
4.2
1.4
2.8
2.5
1.7
2.4
1.2
3.1
3.7
2.6
1.2
2.1
5.8
6.3
11.7
15.8
-.8
3.2
3.2
2.0
2.9
4.2
4.9
4.3
6.2
11.2
14.9
8.2
-.4
3.3
-5.0
-11.1
-16.2
-20.7
-3.4
3.2
2.2
4.2
3.4
-1.6
-1.7
-.6
-10.5
-15.0
-18.9
-5.6
-1.6
4.4
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
3.4
5.0
6.9
7.9
1.4
.9
.9
.9
1.1
2.2
2.5
2.0
4.9
6.6
7.5
4.0
3.3
.9
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
May
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
0.8
8.3
1.2
1.2
1.5
14.3
1.1
.8
.6
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
Apr.
2012
May
2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
$45.790
$44.200
$95.115
$90.722
$67.086
$67.528
$3.858
$3.749
Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
55.826
55.780
55.964
52.693
52.557
53.099
115.520
117.134
110.532
106.516
107.569
103.261
82.982
89.874
70.332
83.571
90.182
71.437
3.806
3.829
3.759
3.693
3.721
3.635
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) ......................................
41.365
41.989
41.070
39.164
39.348
39.439
79.901
79.725
80.458
75.375
75.108
76.184
64.912
66.289
63.964
65.422
67.018
64.513
3.809
3.809
3.809
3.712
3.658
3.746
39.320
37.503
79.157
74.345
61.716
61.014
NA
NA
U.S. city average ............................................................
Region and area size 1
South urban ....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ......................................
47.960
50.427
47.082
45.755
49.022
44.343
99.412
103.473
97.659
94.364
100.821
90.928
63.610
69.864
59.184
63.644
69.954
59.143
4.358
4.327
4.386
4.295
4.210
4.368
43.033
40.700
92.934
88.212
66.811
67.032
NA
NA
West urban .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
41.896
40.734
44.677
43.942
43.864
44.647
101.491
101.008
103.744
104.207
105.265
103.561
62.818
68.219
60.846
63.873
69.949
61.312
4.478
4.815
4.378
4.589
NA
NA
46.567
45.672
40.662
45.151
43.774
39.115
97.389
93.431
85.278
93.220
88.533
81.382
73.505
61.911
60.253
74.177
62.224
60.198
3.865
3.826
4.267
3.753
3.716
4.255
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...................
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .....
38.434
33.307
55.780
36.293
39.944
54.605
67.202
88.376
118.553
61.962
97.649
115.559
70.792
79.091
97.558
70.754
79.091
100.507
-
-
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....................
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV .........................
63.902
40.555
35.458
54.367
49.339
38.465
33.946
51.027
126.433
69.546
76.094
116.632
85.680
63.999
73.413
111.201
81.483
64.641
68.153
67.495
73.626
64.641
68.153
67.671
-
-
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 ....................................
66.488
44.381
39.860
60.122
54.770
45.389
54.866
65.562
44.714
40.681
60.877
54.885
46.431
55.764
130.922
94.537
77.536
118.634
120.869
122.622
121.011
128.609
95.445
78.164
120.540
121.147
125.259
122.709
67.253
72.170
85.391
57.073
84.113
74.329
45.142
67.253
72.680
85.411
57.338
84.279
78.166
45.770
-
-
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
May2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
$0.951
$0.907
4
Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
1.127
1.141
1.088
1.035
1.042
1.017
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) ......................................
.788
.774
.803
Average price
per KWH of
electricity
Range of KWH
consumption for
May2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
987
$0.127
$0.129
11
9,890
4
4
25
987
987
422
.155
.170
.128
.157
.172
.130
129
129
233
8,494
8,494
4,762
.745
.734
.760
17
17
18
712
581
712
.120
.129
.113
.122
.131
.114
11
11
70
9,890
9,890
3,932
.811
.758
25
323
.108
.107
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) ......................................
1.041
1.062
1.037
.991
1.029
.974
7
7
11
522
522
298
.112
.125
.105
.113
.127
.106
164
244
225
8,744
8,744
5,000
.977
.932
25
364
.115
.116
164
4,883
West urban .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
1.031
1.024
1.057
1.060
1.069
1.057
7
7
8
851
851
364
.143
.160
.134
.148
.165
.141
153
153
236
7,471
7,471
4,232
.959
.950
.882
.918
.903
.841
4
8
19
987
712
364
.145
.114
.108
.148
.116
.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 .....
.640
.883
1.125
.599
.978
1.094
17
16
4
581
851
987
.153
.204
.185
.153
.204
.191
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 .........................
1.242
.681
.751
1.156
.827
.627
.724
1.071
24
19
31
15
642
410
490
371
.153
.123
.113
.124
.143
.123
.115
.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 ....................................
1.322
.927
.848
1.384
1.192
1.197
1.246
1.299
.936
.860
1.404
1.194
1.224
1.264
15
34
17
7
37
13
12
308
509
230
522
752
257
241
.115
.154
.155
.114
.163
.209
.092
.120
.154
.155
.115
.164
.220
.093
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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Gasoline
All types1
Gasoline
Unleaded
regular
Area, region and population size class
Gasoline
Unleaded
midgrade
Gasoline
Unleaded
premium
Automotive
Diesel fuel
Apr.
2012
May
2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
$3.976
$3.839
$3.927
$3.792
$4.050
$3.905
$4.194
$4.062
$4.169
$4.053
Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
4.009
3.999
4.034
3.884
3.875
3.905
3.960
3.948
3.991
3.832
3.820
3.862
4.099
4.096
4.105
3.980
3.982
3.977
4.234
4.233
4.239
4.118
4.121
4.111
4.279
4.295
4.247
4.176
4.201
4.129
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) ......................................
3.944
4.013
3.879
3.802
3.880
3.737
3.909
3.961
3.852
3.771
3.830
3.720
3.953
4.105
3.880
3.791
3.962
3.699
4.181
4.254
4.081
4.037
4.114
3.942
4.075
4.093
4.094
3.962
3.989
3.980
3.820
3.628
3.808
3.616
3.787
3.589
4.029
3.840
4.019
3.876
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) ......................................
3.860
3.946
3.835
3.614
3.699
3.590
3.806
3.885
3.781
3.556
3.636
3.533
3.958
4.053
3.927
3.720
3.812
3.688
4.089
4.181
4.049
3.847
3.941
3.817
4.033
4.100
4.015
3.910
3.950
3.899
3.817
3.549
3.770
3.495
3.913
3.656
4.057
3.776
4.015
3.880
West urban .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
4.133
4.186
3.968
4.158
4.232
3.960
4.084
4.137
3.930
4.111
4.184
3.919
4.222
4.278
4.049
4.253
4.330
4.053
4.302
4.351
4.106
4.328
4.402
4.102
4.393
4.400
4.310
4.281
4.309
4.204
4.057
3.896
3.895
3.957
3.728
3.649
4.003
3.852
3.850
3.903
3.684
3.610
4.155
3.962
3.951
4.053
3.791
3.683
4.272
4.091
4.137
4.182
3.930
3.872
4.244
4.126
4.114
4.118
4.015
3.957
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...................
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .....
4.278
4.257
4.054
4.161
4.333
3.949
4.221
4.210
4.001
4.110
4.290
3.889
4.362
4.337
4.155
4.241
4.421
4.072
4.477
4.397
4.283
4.333
4.472
4.194
-
-
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....................
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV .........................
3.917
3.738
3.860
4.051
3.791
3.701
3.593
3.797
3.861
3.711
3.796
3.991
3.736
3.674
3.526
3.734
4.026
3.834
3.972
4.147
3.895
3.799
3.717
3.895
4.135
3.932
4.121
4.274
4.013
3.895
3.861
4.029
-
-
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 ....................................
3.830
3.954
3.866
4.041
3.911
4.230
4.127
3.588
3.821
3.681
3.793
3.753
4.331
4.207
3.765
3.927
3.824
3.979
3.875
4.187
4.076
3.520
3.795
3.640
3.715
3.715
4.289
4.155
3.922
4.060
3.960
4.151
4.020
4.303
4.220
3.688
3.910
3.771
3.944
3.875
4.401
4.307
4.064
4.109
4.105
4.254
4.140
4.393
4.318
3.828
3.989
3.917
4.048
3.995
4.498
4.392
-
-
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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U.S. city average
Northeast
Midwest
South
West
Food and unit
Cereals and bakery products:
Flour, white, all purpose, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...............................
Rice, white, long grain, uncooked, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................
Spaghetti and macaroni, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...............................
Bread, white, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm) .........................................
Bread, French, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............................................
Bread, whole wheat, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................
Cookies, chocolate chip, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...............................
Crackers, soda, salted, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................................
Meats, poultry, fish and eggs:
Meats:
Beef and veal:
Ground chuck, 100% beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Ground beef, 100% beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................
Ground beef, lean and extra lean, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............
All uncooked ground beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................
Chuck roast, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime
and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
Chuck roast, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....
Round roast, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....
Round roast, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime
and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
All Uncooked Beef Roasts, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Steak, round, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....
Steak, round, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime
and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
Steak, sirloin, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime
and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
Steak, sirloin, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....
Short ribs, any primal source, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....
Beef for stew, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...........................
All Uncooked Beef Steaks, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
All Uncooked Other Beef (Excluding Veal),
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................................
Pork:
Bacon, sliced, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...........................................
Chops, center cut, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Chops, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................
All Pork Chops, per lb. (453.6 gm) .........................................
Ham, rump or shank half, bone-in, smoked,
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................................
Ham, boneless, excluding canned, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...........
All Ham (Excluding Canned Ham and Luncheon Slices),
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................................
Ham, canned, 3 or 5 lbs, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...........................
Shoulder picnic, bone-in, smoked, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............
All Other Pork (Excluding Canned Ham and Luncheon
Slices),
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................................
Sausage, fresh, loose, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............................
Other meats:
Frankfurters, all meat or all beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............
Bologna, all beef or mixed, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Lamb and mutton, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Apr.
2012
May
2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
$0.515
.696
1.316
1.426
$0.513
.677
1.344
1.412
$0.561
$0.569
$0.534
$0.531
$0.489
$0.494
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.589
1.516
1.295
1.313
1.316
1.280
NA
NA
$0.503
.652
1.217
1.400
$0.481
.641
1.145
1.409
NA
NA
2.019
3.841
2.027
3.689
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
3.327
2.998
3.966
3.663
3.379
2.995
4.037
3.693
3.363
3.373
3.159
3.224
NA
NA
NA
NA
3.976
3.831
4.026
3.863
3.859
3.461
3.925
3.510
4.012
4.354
4.743
4.160
4.352
4.676
NA
NA
NA
NA
4.300
4.412
4.479
4.590
4.397
4.916
4.318
4.765
4.101
4.680
4.901
4.244
4.725
4.867
NA
NA
NA
NA
4.555
4.809
4.820
4.648
4.908
4.765
4.636
4.997
NA
NA
NA
5.541
6.519
5.695
6.420
NA
NA
6.495
6.920
NA
NA
4.424
6.208
4.447
6.295
NA
NA
NA
NA
6.176
3.712
3.807
4.533
3.724
3.993
3.498
1.441
1.234
1.444
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.980
3.582
1.932
3.553
1.890
3.755
1.852
3.028
NA
NA
NA
NA
3.469
3.021
4.183
3.644
3.527
3.097
4.220
3.667
NA
NA
NA
NA
3.864
3.770
3.964
3.791
3.869
4.277
4.796
4.026
4.158
4.820
NA
4.439
4.179
4.529
NA
NA
4.186
4.465
5.188
4.219
4.459
5.213
NA
NA
4.860
4.946
4.877
4.780
4.938
4.657
NA
4.617
4.673
NA
NA
NA
NA
6.088
5.789
4.958
6.250
5.061
6.613
6.490
7.380
6.856
6.610
4.109
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
6.176
4.240
6.364
4.368
6.257
4.515
5.967
4.520
6.050
4.475
6.422
4.531
6.761
4.477
4.251
3.871
3.855
3.358
3.571
3.669
3.895
4.385
3.761
3.903
3.521
4.982
3.527
4.001
3.404
4.977
3.718
4.002
3.508
4.790
3.933
4.157
3.621
4.819
3.964
3.943
3.707
4.176
3.583
3.874
3.318
4.014
3.623
3.867
3.298
4.870
3.884
3.972
3.695
4.481
3.768
3.836
3.665
2.075
3.674
2.070
3.698
NA
NA
NA
NA
3.289
3.465
2.194
3.499
NA
4.535
2.177
3.517
NA
4.806
3.741
3.792
2.589
2.588
2.509
2.594
2.462
2.576
2.500
2.440
3.162
3.040
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.662
2.609
2.292
2.318
3.108
2.851
2.551
2.450
2.867
2.976
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.760
2.776
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.469
NA
NA
2.869
2.952
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.401
1.347
1.650
1.545
1.520
1.429
1.268
1.236
1.497
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
3.173
1.594
1.791
3.123
1.588
1.608
3.379
1.611
3.276
1.677
2.951
1.668
1.535
2.835
1.664
1.532
3.099
1.565
NA
3.336
1.324
1.419
3.103
1.561
NA
3.281
1.475
1.438
NA
NA
Fish and seafood:
Tuna, light, chunk, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Eggs:
Grade A, large, per doz. ...........................................................
Grade AA, large, per doz. ........................................................
1.829
1.691
NA
NA
1.364
2.044
1.943
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.577
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.203
1.867
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
3.782
3.742
3.707
3.688
3.061
3.034
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Poultry:
Chicken, fresh, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................
Chicken breast, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................
Chicken breast, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................
Chicken legs, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................
Turkey, frozen, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................
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
3.474
3.427
NA
NA
See footnotes at end of table.
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U.S. city average
Northeast
Midwest
South
West
Food and unit
Apr.
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) ............................................................
NA
May
2012
Apr.
2012
$4.218
5.568
5.048
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
$5.419
NA
NA
NA
1.257
.603
.910
1.294
.599
.968
NA
NA
NA
NA
.937
2.687
1.517
NA
Apr.
2012
NA
May
2012
May
2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
$3.725
6.239
4.340
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
$5.040
5.359
$5.143
5.345
$5.232
5.517
$4.786
5.359
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
.664
1.264
1.325
.540
1.000
1.340
.540
.953
1.333
.568
1.035
1.327
.571
1.047
1.032
.667
.688
1.087
.651
.782
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.044
3.054
1.596
.975
2.756
1.612
1.123
3.130
.978
2.845
1.753
.914
2.540
1.569
.998
1.617
.913
2.929
1.336
1.027
3.225
1.447
1.187
1.807
.690
.783
1.470
1.388
1.567
.641
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
.922
2.599
1.655
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.653
.675
.826
1.422
1.336
1.588
.622
2.159
.768
1.975
.771
NA
NA
1.567
.588
.715
1.704
.722
.899
1.634
1.530
1.767
1.502
.692
.971
1.666
1.506
1.764
1.887
.683
.616
1.197
1.020
1.201
1.705
.663
.688
1.219
.983
1.335
NA
NA
.806
.852
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.609
2.624
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.621
.598
.711
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.781
2.642
NA
NA
1.451
1.054
$5.238
$2.925
3.865
6.018
4.494
NA
NA
NA
.673
1.167
NA
NA
Apr.
2012
NA
NA
NA
$3.180
4.252
5.628
5.206
NA
NA
May
2012
NA
NA
NA
1.327
1.430
1.327
1.409
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.160
2.317
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.948
2.977
2.726
2.702
2.548
2.458
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.426
1.555
1.560
1.458
1.478
1.470
1.362
1.333
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
.704
.692
.696
.695
NA
NA
.733
.685
.657
.706
.697
.698
.704
.685
.688
.688
.688
NA
NA
NA
1.195
1.998
1.183
2.093
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.973
1.271
1.613
NA
2.042
1.684
2.062
2.454
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
1.797
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.794
2.791
NA
NA
NA
NA
5.513
5.596
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
5.010
5.200
NA
NA
4.677
4.859
4.671
5.005
5.534
5.757
1.287
1.206
15.725
1.348
1.352
1.098
1.098
1.275
1.144
1.484
1.323
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
11.181
8.854
13.554
9.530
11.653
12.068
11.373
7.144
9.725
8.166
1 Deposit may be included in price.
NA Data not adequate for publication.
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Table 1C. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group
(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)
Item and group
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2012 from—
Unadjusted
indexes
Relative
importance,
2009-2010
Apr.
2012
May
2012
May
2011
Apr.
2012
Expenditure category
All items .....................................................................................
100.000
131.731
131.639
1.6
-0.1
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
15.084
14.112
8.447
5.665
.971
135.225
135.515
130.839
141.807
131.766
135.288
135.559
130.700
142.146
132.099
2.6
2.7
2.6
2.9
1.4
.0
.0
-.1
.2
.3
Housing ...................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Fuels and utilities ...................................................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................
41.994
32.159
5.481
4.355
131.260
135.138
157.895
93.226
131.396
135.345
157.943
93.071
1.5
2.3
-2.1
.3
.1
.2
.0
-.2
Apparel .....................................................................................
3.613
96.456
95.882
3.7
-.6
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Public transportation ...............................................................
15.647
14.521
1.126
147.977
149.138
134.397
146.842
147.797
135.673
.3
.1
2.2
-.8
-.9
.9
Medical care .............................................................................
Medical care commodities ......................................................
Medical care services .............................................................
6.942
1.697
5.245
159.321
139.852
166.473
159.767
139.863
167.087
3.6
2.6
3.9
.3
.0
.4
Recreation ................................................................................
6.393
102.960
102.927
.1
.0
Education and communication .................................................
Education ...............................................................................
Communication ......................................................................
6.936
3.074
3.862
113.984
196.425
70.863
114.131
196.756
70.931
1.6
4.2
-.4
.1
.2
.1
Other goods and services ........................................................
3.391
144.983
144.800
1.8
-.1
60.782
39.218
9.295
29.924
77.054
8.833
139.863
122.155
81.105
143.416
123.973
211.137
140.115
121.599
81.280
142.466
124.115
207.293
2.0
1.0
-.1
1.4
2.1
-3.9
.2
-.5
.2
-.7
.1
-1.8
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
131.731
125.678
129.548
131.639
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
May
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
131.639
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
135.288
135.559
130.700
142.146
132.099
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
131.396
135.345
157.943
93.071
Apparel ....................................................................
92.2
90.1
89.6
89.0
89.0
87.875
87.730
89.988
89.133
92.768
95.882
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
146.842
147.797
135.673
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
159.767
139.863
167.087
Recreation ...............................................................
102.7
103.3
104.3
104.8
104.8
104.464
105.539
103.552
101.858
102.027
102.927
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
114.131
196.756
70.931
Other goods and services ........................................
110.9
112.2
114.9
118.3
121.7
125.479
128.660
137.908
140.477
144.129
144.800
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
140.115
121.599
81.280
142.466
124.115
207.293
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
May
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
1.6
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
.9
.9
.6
1.2
1.5
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
.7
1.1
-1.1
.5
Apparel ...............................................................................
-2.9
-2.3
-.6
-.7
.0
-1.3
-.2
2.6
-1.0
4.1
3.4
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
5.1
5.2
4.0
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
1.9
1.7
2.0
Recreation ..........................................................................
.6
.6
1.0
.5
.0
-.3
1.0
-1.9
-1.6
.2
.9
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
.5
.3
.6
Other goods and services ...................................................
3.1
1.2
2.4
3.0
2.9
3.1
2.5
7.2
1.9
2.6
.5
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
1.0
2.6
1.0
3.1
1.2
6.1
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 Analys
is
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 https://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm.
For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of
Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact 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.govon the Internet. This BLS homepage provides access to
LABSTAT, as well as links to program-specific homepages. The CPI homepage https://www.bls.gov/cpi/provides other CPI
information, as well as indexes. This includes a brief explanation of methodology, frequently asked questions and answers, contacts for
further information, and explanations of how the CPI program handles special items, such as medical care and housing. In addition,
CPI press releases and historical data for metropolitan areas can be accessed by linking to the regional office home pages from the
main BLS Web site listed above.
Recorded CPI data
Summary CPI data are provided on 24-hour recorded messages. Detailed CPI information may be obtained by calling (202) 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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