CPI Detailed Report
Data for August 2012
Editors
Malik Crawford
Jonathan Church
Darren Rippy
Contents
Page
Consumer Price Movements, August 2012 ..................................................................................................
CPI-U 12-Month Changes............................................................................................................................
Technical Notes ...........................................................................................................................................
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CPI–U
Index tables
CPI–W
Table
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U.S. city average:
Expenditure categories; commodity, service groups; 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 ..................
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74
28
92
26
81
29
98
Selected areas:
All items indexes ....................................................................................
Regions ..................................................................................................
Population classes ..................................................................................
Regions and population classes cross-classified ....................................
Food at home expenditure categories .....................................................
Areas priced monthly: percent changes over the month .........................
City indexes and percent changes ..........................................................
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Contents—Continued
CPI–U
Table
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P2
P3
P4
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1C
24C
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110
25C
111
26C
112
Average price tables
U.S. city average
Energy:
Residential prices ............................................................................................
Residential units and consumption ranges.......................................................
Gasoline ..........................................................................................................
Retail Food ........................................................................................................
Chained CPI-U (C-CPI-U) tables
U.S. city average, expenditure categories, and commodity
and service groups..........................................................................................
U.S. city average, all items index .......................................................................
Historical U.S. city average, expenditure categories, and commodity
and service groups, indexes............................................................................
Historical U.S. city average, expenditure categories, and commodity
and service groups, percent changes from previous December ......................
Scheduled release dates
Consumer Price Index data are scheduled for initial release on the following dates:
Index month
Release date
September
October
November
October 16
November 15
December 14
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CONSUMER PRICE MOVEMENTS
AUGUST 2012
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.6 percent in August 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 seasonally adjusted increase in the all items index was the largest since June 2009. About 80 percent of the increase was
accounted for by the gasoline index, which rose 9.0 percent and was the major factor in the energy index rising sharply in August after
declining in each of the four previous months.
The food index increased 0.2 percent in August, with major grocery store food group indexes mixed. The index for all items less
food and energy rose 0.1 percent for the second month in a row. The indexes for shelter, medical care, personal care, new vehicles,
and recreation all rose in August. These increases more than offset declines in the indexes for used cars and trucks, apparel, household
furnishings and operations, and airline fares.
The 12-month change in the index for all items was 1.7 percent in August, an increase from the July figure of 1.4 percent. The
index for all items less food and energy rose 1.9 percent for the 12 months ending August, a slight decline from the 2.1 percent figure
in July and its smallest increase since July 2011.
Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average
Seasonally adjusted changes from preceding month
Feb.
2012
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 ......................
Mar.
2012
Apr.
2012
May
2012
June
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012
Unadjusted
12-mos.
ended
Aug. 2012
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
0.0
.2
.1
.2
-1.4
-2.3
-2.0
-7.9
.0
-.5
1.7
.2
0.0
.1
.0
.2
-.3
.2
.3
-.5
-1.1
-1.3
-.2
.1
0.6
.2
.1
.3
5.6
8.6
9.0
4.6
.8
.2
2.8
.1
1.7
2.0
1.5
2.8
-.6
1.5
1.8
-.8
-3.7
-1.2
-11.2
1.9
.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
.2
.2
.0
.5
.1
.2
.1
-.2
.7
.0
-.1
-.5
.2
.5
.1
.1
-.2
.3
-.2
.2
-.9
-.5
.3
.1
.2
.0
.2
.7
1.0
-.6
1.7
3.6
2.4
2.1
1.4
4.2
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
Consumer Price Index Data for August 2012
Food
The food index rose 0.2 percent in August after a 0.1 percent increase in July and has risen 2.0 percent over the past 12 months.
The food at home index, which was unchanged in July, increased 0.1 percent in August. The food at home index has been stable in
recent months, increasing a total of 0.1 percent since April. Three of the six major grocery store food group indexes increased in
August. The fruits and vegetables index increased 0.5 percent in August after declining in July, with the index for fresh fruits rising
1.9 percent but the fresh vegetables index declining 1.3 percent. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs rose 0.4 percent in
August, its third consecutive increase. The index for dairy and related products rose 0.1 percent, ending a streak of six consecutive
declines. In contrast to these increases the index for nonalcoholic beverages fell 0.2 percent in August after a 0.5 percent July
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decrease, and the index for other food at home fell 0.1 percent. The index for cereals and bakery products was unchanged in August.
The index for food away from home rose 0.3 percent in August and has risen 2.8 percent over the last 12 months.
Energy
The energy index, which had declined in each of the four previous months, rose 5.6 percent in August. This was its largest
increase since June 2009. The gasoline index accounted for most of the increase, rising 9.0 percent. (Before seasonal adjustment,
gasoline prices increased 7.2 percent in August.) However, the other major energy indexes, which had all declined in July, increased
as well. The fuel oil index increased 4.6 percent, the index for natural gas rose 2.8 percent, and the electricity index advanced 0.2
percent. Over the last 12 months, the energy index has declined 0.6 percent. The gasoline index has risen 1.8 percent over that span,
but the other major indexes have declined, with the index for natural gas down 11.2 percent, the electricity index down 1.2 percent,
and the fuel oil index down 0.8 percent.
All items less food and energy
The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.1 percent in August, the same increase as in July. The index for shelter,
which rose 0.1 percent in July, rose 0.2 percent in August. The rent index increased 0.2 percent and the index for owners’ equivalent
rent rose 0.3 percent, but the index for lodging away from home fell 0.6 percent. The medical care index rose 0.2 percent in August
after rising 0.4 percent in July. The indexes for personal care, new vehicles, and recreation also increased in August. In contrast to
these increases, several indexes declined in August. The index for used cars and trucks fell 0.9 percent, the apparel index fell 0.5
percent, and the index for household furnishings and operations fell 0.3 percent. The index for airline fares fell 1.3 percent in August,
its third decline in a row, and the tobacco index also declined.
The index for all items less food and energy has risen 1.9 percent over the last 12 months; this figure has been trending down
slightly since its recent peak of 2.3 percent in March, April, and May. Indexes for most major components have increased over the
period, though the indexes for used cars and trucks and airline fares show declines. The medical care index rose 4.1 percent and the
shelter index increased 2.1 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
230.379 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index increased 0.6 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 1.7 percent over the last 12 months
to an index level of 227.056 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index increased 0.7 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.
The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 1.5 percent over the last 12 months. For the
month, the index increased 0.4 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 September 2012 is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, October 16, 2012,
at 8:30 a.m. (EDT).
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CPI-U 12-Month Changes, 2002 to Present
Percent
6
Percent
6
5
5
All Items
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
All Items Less
Food and Energy
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
2002
-3
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
3
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
CPI Detailed Report-August 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
July
2012
Aug.
2012
Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2012 from—
Aug.
2011
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
July
2012
May to
June
June to
July
July to
Aug.
Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................
100.000
-
229.104
686.294
230.379
690.113
1.7
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.6
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
233.557
233.630
231.306
268.449
231.309
214.434
280.173
167.375
205.508
216.508
232.067
217.289
128.706
238.337
166.538
231.192
234.017
234.156
231.708
267.794
232.475
214.549
280.672
167.622
205.864
214.962
231.462
218.158
129.279
239.057
166.759
230.674
2.0
2.0
1.5
1.8
3.0
-1.0
-.7
-.4
2.9
2.5
3.6
2.8
3.3
2.8
2.0
1.6
.2
.2
.2
-.2
.5
.1
.2
.1
.2
-.7
-.3
.4
.4
.3
.1
-.2
.2
.2
.1
-.4
.2
-.3
1.3
.1
-.1
.4
-.5
-.2
-.3
.2
.4
.3
.1
.1
.0
.3
.3
-.5
-.3
-.5
.0
.4
-.4
.0
-.2
.2
.1
-.1
.2
.2
.1
.0
.4
.1
.5
-.2
-.1
-.7
-.3
.1
.4
.3
.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
223.316
257.409
260.107
149.964
264.740
264.712
131.562
221.449
191.913
312.380
193.679
189.750
126.077
155.483
223.699
257.843
260.677
145.981
265.422
265.395
131.748
222.769
192.759
321.824
194.136
191.927
125.610
155.636
1.4
2.1
2.6
.6
2.0
2.0
3.3
-1.6
-3.7
-4.2
-3.7
6.2
.4
2.3
.2
.2
.2
-2.7
.3
.3
.1
.6
.4
3.0
.2
1.1
-.4
.1
.1
.1
.1
.9
.1
.1
.1
-.3
-.6
-7.0
.0
.7
.2
.4
.0
.1
.3
-2.3
.2
.2
.3
-.8
-1.1
-1.4
-1.1
.3
.2
-.1
.3
.2
.2
-.6
.3
.3
.1
.9
.9
3.0
.8
.8
-.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
122.300
118.691
106.499
117.920
129.847
123.568
119.152
107.666
119.121
130.981
1.7
4.2
-.1
4.0
2.7
1.0
.4
1.1
1.0
.9
.5
.6
-.1
.7
1.1
.2
2.1
-.4
.9
-.1
-.5
-.6
-1.3
-.9
.3
Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 .............................................
New vehicles ........................................................................
Used cars and trucks ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 .....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................
Public transportation ................................................................
16.875
15.694
5.651
3.195
1.913
5.463
5.273
.438
1.155
1.181
214.294
209.458
101.811
143.953
155.815
296.502
295.498
149.048
257.423
273.033
219.110
214.763
101.458
143.749
154.851
317.798
316.859
148.854
257.641
268.755
1.4
1.6
-.1
1.0
-.6
1.9
1.8
2.3
1.7
-1.5
2.2
2.5
-.3
-.1
-.6
7.2
7.2
-.1
.1
-1.6
-.7
-.6
.1
.2
.0
-2.0
-2.0
.0
.1
-1.8
-.1
.1
-.3
-.1
-.5
.2
.3
.3
-.1
-1.5
2.9
3.1
-.3
.2
-.9
8.9
9.0
-.1
.1
-.9
Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 .....................................................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
7.061
1.716
5.345
3.005
416.759
335.048
442.305
342.808
417.123
336.004
442.410
343.672
4.1
3.6
4.2
2.2
.1
.3
.0
.3
.6
.1
.7
.4
.4
.5
.3
.2
.2
.3
.2
.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
July
2012
Aug.
2012
Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2012 from—
Aug.
2011
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
July
2012
May to
June
June to
July
July to
Aug.
Expenditure category
Hospital and related services .................................................
1.732
675.570
671.963
4.4
-0.5
1.1
0.4
-0.4
Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................
6.044
1.924
114.944
99.630
114.929
99.747
1.2
1.6
.0
.1
.3
-.2
-.1
.0
.1
.4
Education and communication 2 ................................................
Education 2 ..............................................................................
Educational books and supplies .............................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................
Communication 2 .....................................................................
Information and information processing 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
133.546
215.156
559.000
617.651
83.117
79.598
101.587
8.778
62.956
134.039
218.286
571.037
626.343
82.605
79.090
101.249
8.656
61.803
1.5
3.8
7.6
3.6
-.6
-.7
.2
-3.4
-7.4
.4
1.5
2.2
1.4
-.6
-.6
-.3
-1.4
-1.8
.1
.3
.3
.3
.0
.0
.1
-.2
1.3
.0
.5
.7
.5
-.5
-.6
-.5
-.7
-1.1
-.4
-.1
1.3
-.2
-.6
-.6
-.3
-1.3
-1.3
Other goods and services ..........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................
Personal care ...........................................................................
Personal care products 1 .......................................................
Personal care services 1 ........................................................
Miscellaneous personal services ...........................................
3.385
.804
2.581
.656
.633
1.081
395.418
858.730
212.440
162.390
234.240
374.084
396.161
857.727
213.041
163.072
234.847
375.059
2.4
2.4
2.3
2.6
1.8
2.9
.2
-.1
.3
.4
.3
.3
.3
.4
.3
.3
.0
.4
.4
1.1
.2
.2
.1
.4
.3
-.1
.5
.4
.3
.2
39.966
15.256
24.710
15.742
3.562
12.179
8.968
60.034
31.190
.348
3.873
1.156
.727
5.797
5.345
11.598
185.872
233.557
160.419
208.076
122.300
266.207
113.751
272.062
268.184
131.562
193.679
189.750
155.483
272.860
442.305
322.397
187.952
234.017
163.121
214.091
123.568
275.298
113.250
272.560
268.637
131.748
194.136
191.927
155.636
272.651
442.410
323.412
1.3
2.0
.9
1.7
1.7
1.7
-.5
2.0
2.1
3.3
-3.7
6.2
2.3
1.4
4.2
2.4
1.1
.2
1.7
2.9
1.0
3.4
-.4
.2
.2
.1
.2
1.1
.1
-.1
.0
.3
-.2
.2
-.4
-.8
.5
-1.1
.0
.2
.1
.1
.0
.7
.4
-.2
.7
.3
.1
.1
.1
.2
.2
.1
-.1
.0
.1
.3
-1.1
.3
-.1
-.2
.3
.1
1.2
.2
1.9
3.1
-.5
4.2
.0
.2
.2
.1
.8
.8
.1
.0
.2
-.1
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
228.417
220.629
219.972
162.997
209.533
261.851
221.463
297.722
259.084
239.972
229.811
229.893
147.137
299.361
280.024
$ .436
$ .146
229.813
222.251
221.275
165.628
215.220
270.110
224.939
298.312
259.599
250.306
230.148
230.196
147.133
320.214
280.526
$ .434
$ .145
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.0
1.7
1.7
1.8
1.9
1.8
-.6
1.9
1.9
.7
1.5
2.4
.6
.7
.6
1.6
2.7
3.2
1.6
.2
.2
4.3
.1
.1
.0
7.0
.2
.0
.0
.0
-.4
-.7
-1.1
-.4
.2
.1
-1.4
.2
.2
.2
-2.3
.2
.0
.0
.0
.0
.1
.1
.1
-.1
-.1
-.3
.1
.1
.0
.2
.1
.7
.8
.6
1.8
3.0
3.9
1.7
.1
.2
5.6
.1
.1
-.2
8.6
.1
Commodity and service group
Commodities ................................................................................
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ......................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .....................................
Apparel ...................................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ....................
Durables ...................................................................................
Services .......................................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 .........................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .......................................
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-August 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
May
2012
June
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012
All items ..............................................................................
228.527
228.618
228.723
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 ........................................................
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
233.538
233.598
231.573
266.599
230.539
215.485
284.764
168.393
204.999
215.549
231.996
216.755
128.960
237.839
166.406
231.381
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 .............................................
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
Apparel ..............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel .............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..........................................
Footwear .........................................................................
6 months
ended—
Nov.
2011
Feb.
2012
May
2012
Aug.
2012
Feb.
2012
Aug.
2012
230.102
1.3
2.5
0.2
2.8
1.9
1.5
233.657
233.735
231.477
267.441
231.240
214.434
283.880
167.561
204.965
216.508
231.069
216.667
128.706
238.337
166.538
231.241
234.078
234.213
231.801
267.473
232.180
214.549
285.310
167.309
204.828
214.962
230.409
216.848
129.279
239.057
166.759
230.801
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
1.7
1.8
.9
-.4
3.8
-2.8
6.0
-2.0
-.9
.5
-4.7
-.5
-.1
3.1
2.7
.2
2.3
2.3
2.1
3.8
3.4
2.5
-6.2
1.4
4.8
4.0
8.4
4.4
3.2
2.7
2.6
2.8
1.6
1.7
.9
-.1
2.7
-4.4
5.1
-2.2
1.0
1.0
-1.1
1.3
3.3
3.0
1.4
.4
222.207
256.686
259.674
143.888
264.276
264.250
131.225
217.100
187.202
316.859
188.325
189.337
125.784
155.567
222.255
257.042
260.490
140.516
264.740
264.712
131.562
215.393
185.153
312.380
186.314
189.873
125.995
155.483
222.828
257.604
260.977
139.608
265.422
265.395
131.748
217.312
186.867
321.824
187.715
191.342
125.674
155.636
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
1.4
1.9
2.5
-8.2
2.2
2.1
1.9
-.9
-3.1
-20.5
-1.4
7.2
.5
1.8
1.7
2.2
2.8
2.4
2.0
2.0
2.5
-1.1
-2.9
8.8
-3.9
5.4
1.4
2.8
1.2
2.0
2.4
-1.1
2.0
2.0
4.1
-2.1
-4.5
-15.7
-3.5
7.0
-.6
1.9
126.090
118.692
113.914
119.434
131.304
126.734
119.412
113.789
120.276
132.756
126.947
121.941
113.318
121.398
132.630
126.373
121.256
111.798
120.320
133.067
.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
.9
8.9
-7.2
3.0
5.5
.3
.9
-.1
5.1
-1.4
3.0
7.6
-.1
2.8
7.1
Transportation ...................................................................
Private transportation ......................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 ....................................
New vehicles ...............................................................
Used cars and trucks ..................................................
Motor fuel ......................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .....................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 .......................
Public transportation .......................................................
214.140
209.088
101.542
144.482
153.843
296.531
295.162
148.540
257.372
276.667
212.653
207.817
101.685
144.777
153.898
290.492
289.250
148.542
257.629
271.583
212.534
207.933
101.368
144.615
153.181
291.199
290.042
149.048
257.423
267.399
218.596
214.447
101.056
144.859
151.731
317.211
316.157
148.854
257.641
264.865
-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
8.6
10.7
-1.9
1.0
-5.4
31.0
31.6
.8
.4
-16.0
2.2
2.4
-2.6
-.2
-6.0
6.1
5.9
3.7
2.9
-.3
.7
.9
2.5
2.2
5.0
-2.2
-2.2
.8
.5
-2.8
Medical care ......................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 ............................................
Medical care services .....................................................
Professional services ....................................................
413.092
333.131
437.978
340.488
415.446
333.348
441.182
341.933
416.996
335.048
442.637
342.510
417.772
336.004
443.319
343.761
4.1
2.8
4.5
2.4
3.4
6.6
2.4
-.4
4.1
1.5
5.0
2.9
4.6
3.5
5.0
3.9
3.7
4.7
3.4
1.0
4.4
2.5
5.0
3.4
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
6
CPI Detailed Report-August 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
May
2012
June
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012
Hospital and related services ........................................
667.672
674.978
677.352
Recreation 2 ......................................................................
Video and audio 2 ...........................................................
114.546
99.588
114.944
99.382
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 .....
133.993
215.430
556.638
618.671
83.550
80.047
101.982
8.864
63.009
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—
Nov.
2011
Feb.
2012
May
2012
Aug.
2012
Feb.
2012
Aug.
2012
674.960
5.1
2.9
5.2
4.4
4.0
4.8
114.814
99.376
114.878
99.726
-.5
2.0
3.5
3.0
.6
.6
1.2
.6
1.5
2.5
.9
.6
134.188
216.059
558.304
620.475
83.562
80.060
102.082
8.848
63.845
134.171
217.245
562.216
623.814
83.127
79.619
101.587
8.786
63.171
133.682
216.925
569.681
622.273
82.657
79.143
101.249
8.676
62.350
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
-.9
2.8
9.7
2.3
-4.2
-4.4
-2.8
-8.2
-4.1
2.4
4.2
6.5
4.0
.7
.4
1.4
-2.7
-8.8
.7
3.5
8.7
3.1
-1.8
-1.9
-.9
-4.1
-6.0
392.706
845.622
211.541
161.538
233.956
371.232
393.977
849.078
212.170
162.079
233.981
372.802
395.584
858.730
212.557
162.390
234.240
374.200
396.833
857.727
213.515
163.072
234.847
374.827
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
4.3
5.9
3.8
3.9
1.5
3.9
1.8
2.5
1.6
2.0
1.9
2.2
2.9
2.3
3.1
3.1
1.7
3.5
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
185.854
233.538
160.401
208.281
126.734
263.786
113.324
271.134
267.348
131.225
188.325
189.337
155.567
272.451
441.182
322.834
185.950
233.657
160.484
208.600
126.947
264.126
113.208
271.231
267.598
131.562
186.314
189.873
155.483
271.901
442.637
323.085
188.230
234.078
163.484
215.149
126.373
275.284
113.183
271.708
268.181
131.748
187.715
191.342
155.636
271.965
443.319
322.775
-.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
4.4
1.7
6.2
10.3
.9
13.3
-.6
1.6
1.6
1.9
-1.4
7.2
1.8
-1.4
5.0
1.1
1.9
2.3
1.8
3.3
.3
3.9
-1.5
2.0
2.3
2.5
-3.9
5.4
2.8
1.3
3.4
2.9
.7
1.6
.1
.1
3.0
-.6
.5
2.0
1.9
4.1
-3.5
7.0
1.9
1.5
5.0
2.0
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
227.857
220.231
219.522
162.984
209.767
259.720
221.432
296.429
258.105
234.669
229.825
229.916
147.920
293.832
279.539
227.957
220.238
219.568
163.062
210.016
259.972
221.758
296.173
257.975
233.905
230.022
230.124
147.974
294.286
279.846
229.482
221.955
220.962
165.986
216.219
270.102
225.500
296.598
258.521
246.891
230.197
230.244
147.693
319.652
280.231
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
3.0
3.2
2.6
5.9
9.6
12.1
5.8
1.0
1.1
15.6
1.5
1.4
.2
27.5
1.8
1.9
1.8
1.8
1.8
3.2
3.9
2.8
1.9
2.0
2.1
1.9
1.8
.1
6.2
2.4
1.4
1.2
1.2
.1
.2
-.5
.8
1.8
1.5
-3.1
2.0
2.1
1.3
-2.9
2.3
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-August 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
July
2012
Aug.
2012
Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2012 from—
Aug.
2011
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
July
2012
May to
June
June to
July
July to
Aug.
Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................
100.000
229.104
686.294
230.379
690.113
1.7
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.6
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
233.557
233.630
231.306
268.449
234.369
258.081
228.805
241.183
166.615
286.801
174.960
318.602
337.507
166.955
265.764
257.938
274.704
259.777
272.111
305.250
234.017
234.156
231.708
267.794
233.554
256.696
228.527
239.321
165.879
286.289
172.322
316.180
329.605
166.985
264.564
254.508
275.400
262.868
279.447
307.234
2.0
2.0
1.5
1.8
1.8
4.3
1.0
2.1
2.3
2.0
1.0
2.0
-.3
1.6
3.3
5.2
2.0
1.7
3.5
3.2
.2
.2
.2
-.2
-.3
-.5
-.1
-.8
-.4
-.2
-1.5
-.8
-2.3
.0
-.5
-1.3
.3
1.2
2.7
.6
.2
.2
.1
-.4
-.1
1.5
-.5
-1.0
-.1
-.5
-.7
-.9
-.9
.4
-.6
-.7
.2
.0
1.0
-1.7
.1
.1
.0
.3
-.5
-.9
-.2
.8
-.2
.8
1.3
2.3
1.2
-.1
1.0
.6
.6
-.4
-1.0
.8
.2
.2
.1
.0
-.3
.2
-.1
-.8
-.4
.0
-.3
-.8
-2.3
.4
-.4
-1.1
.3
.8
2.7
.2
265.627
231.309
232.936
232.462
265.908
245.052
192.476
179.706
185.083
206.446
146.532
262.421
139.167
204.247
229.941
190.722
128.762
208.312
201.958
135.117
315.917
187.926
223.575
141.872
231.535
214.360
153.156
268.780
158.373
142.182
196.634
299.051
205.063
214.434
145.621
206.884
149.957
218.037
211.375
144.684
269.269
232.475
233.122
233.508
264.840
245.038
191.736
177.881
185.759
209.673
150.416
273.391
140.462
209.299
235.988
192.493
128.131
209.787
205.865
135.393
316.056
190.993
222.422
141.189
226.742
214.543
152.184
266.920
158.047
140.475
195.380
292.404
221.771
214.549
145.956
209.622
149.312
219.287
209.340
144.276
-.4
3.0
2.9
2.5
5.8
6.8
5.0
5.4
4.0
-.2
.2
.4
3.1
1.1
1.2
.6
-2.5
-.2
1.4
-.3
-4.4
-11.5
5.6
5.3
3.9
5.9
6.9
1.3
-.4
3.4
6.8
.1
5.5
-1.0
-2.7
-3.1
-2.2
-1.6
1.2
1.1
1.4
.5
.1
.4
-.4
.0
-.4
-1.0
.4
1.6
2.7
4.2
.9
2.5
2.6
.9
-.5
.7
1.9
.2
.0
1.6
-.5
-.5
-2.1
.1
-.6
-.7
-.2
-1.2
-.6
-2.2
8.1
.1
.2
1.3
-.4
.6
-1.0
-.3
-.3
.2
.2
.0
.6
1.1
.5
.3
.0
-.8
-1.4
-1.5
-.4
.6
.6
-.4
-.5
-.3
-2.7
.0
.3
.5
1.0
1.3
.7
2.6
.1
.1
-.2
1.0
.8
1.2
.9
-.3
-.6
-1.2
-.3
1.0
-1.9
.9
-.8
.3
.3
.0
.6
-.3
1.5
1.2
.7
-.1
.1
1.6
-1.7
-1.8
-2.1
.1
.3
-.9
.5
-.4
-.9
-7.1
1.3
1.4
3.3
.3
.5
.4
.0
.0
1.7
-.9
.0
-.5
.3
-.1
.5
-1.6
.3
-.8
1.6
.4
.1
.3
-.4
.0
-.4
-1.0
.4
1.7
2.7
3.6
.9
2.0
2.3
1.1
.6
.1
.4
.2
.0
1.6
-.4
-.4
-2.1
.1
-.4
.0
-.2
-.3
-.6
-2.2
5.0
.1
.2
1.3
-.4
.9
-.9
-.7
-
-
.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-August 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
July
2012
Aug.
2012
280.173
318.300
328.750
354.107
205.794
217.654
440.436
101.759
306.024
326.622
277.489
303.842
312.170
156.677
157.341
149.918
166.533
150.707
211.577
162.732
200.098
167.375
127.117
159.325
168.795
116.098
123.039
216.003
225.418
217.141
125.797
205.508
216.508
201.887
142.171
156.544
232.067
181.931
192.773
292.036
136.547
173.102
183.263
217.289
246.580
170.346
237.769
225.951
136.956
134.254
133.312
269.383
148.979
128.706
112.998
238.337
148.389
152.398
146.744
122.291
140.085
280.672
318.435
334.562
371.884
202.870
231.454
481.093
100.579
300.450
323.939
283.142
289.257
305.492
157.618
158.622
151.616
167.674
151.363
210.750
163.250
201.789
167.622
127.215
160.541
166.140
115.688
123.477
216.628
226.150
217.091
126.374
205.864
214.962
201.683
141.117
154.649
231.462
182.669
192.187
294.417
135.929
172.127
183.749
218.158
243.419
168.918
240.664
229.209
138.294
137.485
133.466
270.050
148.599
129.279
114.139
239.057
148.713
152.673
150.499
125.687
140.439
Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2012 from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
May to
June
June to
July
1.3
1.7
.3
4.0
.3
.0
-1.9
.1
3.2
-1.8
2.1
8.7
1.1
.0
-.6
.1
-1.1
.8
1.2
.1
2.3
.1
.2
-.4
-.2
-.1
.1
-1.3
-1.3
-1.7
2.5
-.1
.4
-.1
1.0
-.3
-.5
-.3
-1.4
.8
-1.6
-.2
.8
-.2
-1.0
-.7
.4
.5
-.8
-.3
1.1
1.5
.3
-.3
-.3
.2
.3
.4
-.9
-1.9
.4
-0.3
-.1
-.8
1.5
.0
.1
-1.3
-3.7
.8
-3.3
2.3
.0
1.1
-1.1
-1.2
.5
-2.3
-1.6
-1.1
-.1
-.9
-.5
-.6
-.1
-.6
-.1
-.5
-.5
-.6
1.5
-.4
.0
.4
.0
.4
1.1
-.4
-1.2
.7
-1.7
.9
-.1
-.3
.0
.9
.7
-1.0
.2
-.8
-.1
1.5
-.1
.1
-.2
1.2
.2
.2
.3
.6
.0
-.1
July to
Aug.
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
-0.7
-2.1
.0
10.1
-.8
-.1
-.1
-5.9
-4.3
-13.7
-2.5
-4.1
-1.1
3.9
1.6
1.9
1.4
5.4
6.0
8.3
15.9
-.4
.1
.3
1.3
-.1
-1.7
-3.8
-4.4
-.3
.9
2.9
2.5
.2
3.0
2.9
3.6
-4.5
-11.9
2.5
.3
11.0
34.4
2.8
1.7
.1
6.2
1.8
6.1
-1.2
.7
2.8
2.1
3.3
5.3
2.8
2.6
3.3
1.0
.5
2.9
0.2
.0
1.8
5.0
-1.4
6.3
9.2
-1.2
-1.8
-.8
2.0
-4.8
-2.1
.6
.8
1.1
.7
.4
-.4
.3
.8
.1
.1
.8
-1.6
-.4
.4
.3
.3
.0
.5
.2
-.7
-.1
-.7
-1.2
-.3
.4
-.3
.8
-.5
-.6
.3
.4
-1.3
-.8
1.2
1.4
1.0
2.4
.1
.2
-.3
.4
1.0
.3
.2
.2
2.6
2.8
.3
0.5
.4
1.9
3.6
-.6
1.2
1.7
1.6
-1.3
-4.2
.9
-4.8
-.2
.9
.8
1.6
.5
1.0
.4
.6
.8
-.2
.2
.7
-1.6
-.4
-.4
.3
-.1
.0
-.6
-.1
-.7
-.2
-.7
-1.2
-.3
-.1
-.3
.0
-.5
-.1
.3
.1
.0
-.8
1.2
.5
.9
2.4
-.6
.2
-.3
.4
1.0
.3
.2
.2
.8
2.8
.3
See footnotes at end of table.
9
CPI Detailed Report-August 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
Aug. 2012 from—
Unadjusted
indexes
July
2012
Aug.
2012
Aug.
2011
-
166.538
231.192
193.701
206.084
188.882
198.889
185.305
170.310
311.148
153.608
169.644
163.653
166.759
230.674
192.936
206.476
189.786
198.693
186.388
168.009
311.251
154.288
168.220
164.213
2.0
1.6
.8
1.8
.0
.5
.1
-.1
2.6
2.1
2.2
3.4
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
223.316
257.409
260.107
149.964
458.125
317.505
264.740
264.712
131.562
221.449
191.913
312.380
348.104
308.666
193.679
203.318
162.972
189.750
429.460
406.243
126.077
66.953
113.161
74.419
54.442
120.943
136.275
91.607
80.345
223.699
257.843
260.677
145.981
467.148
305.878
265.422
265.395
131.748
222.769
192.759
321.824
364.165
307.208
194.136
202.870
165.953
191.927
435.793
406.823
125.610
66.336
112.763
74.107
53.729
120.343
136.337
91.215
79.057
.285
.161
88.250
101.924
118.586
71.556
66.319
56.842
126.303
59.427
99.258
92.326
99.799
88.659
189.534
122.837
167.243
120.845
155.483
147.519
159.424
87.659
100.768
117.475
71.541
65.774
56.523
124.639
59.027
98.159
91.812
99.585
87.972
189.543
122.539
167.714
120.945
155.636
147.727
159.549
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
July
2012
May to
June
June to
July
July to
Aug.
0.1
-.2
-.4
.2
.5
-.1
.6
-1.4
.0
.4
-.8
.3
0.4
.3
.0
-.4
.7
1.4
-.1
.5
.6
.4
1.5
.5
0.1
-.1
.0
-.4
-.2
-.9
.4
.5
-.3
.0
.1
-.5
0.1
-.2
-.4
.4
-.1
-.4
.6
-1.4
.0
.4
-.8
.3
1.4
2.1
2.6
.6
4.0
-.3
2.0
2.0
3.3
-1.6
-3.7
-4.2
-.8
-11.1
-3.7
-1.2
-11.2
6.2
7.4
2.6
.4
-4.1
-2.8
.1
-6.3
1.3
1.0
.8
3.6
.2
.2
.2
-2.7
2.0
-3.7
.3
.3
.1
.6
.4
3.0
4.6
-.5
.2
-.2
1.8
1.1
1.5
.1
-.4
-.9
-.4
-.4
-1.3
-.5
.0
-.4
-1.6
.1
.1
.1
.9
.3
1.0
.1
.1
.1
-.3
-.6
-7.0
-7.9
-4.2
.0
-.5
1.7
.7
.8
.4
.2
-.3
-.1
-.2
-.4
-.1
-.4
.7
-.8
.0
.1
.3
-2.3
.5
-3.0
.2
.2
.3
-.8
-1.1
-1.4
-.5
-2.2
-1.1
-1.3
-.2
.3
.1
.9
.2
-.5
-.4
.5
-1.0
.4
.1
-.6
5.7
.3
.2
.2
-.6
.2
-.9
.3
.3
.1
.9
.9
3.0
4.6
-.4
.8
.2
2.8
.8
1.0
.1
-.3
-.9
-.4
-.4
-1.3
-.5
.0
-.4
-.6
.9
2.9
6.6
-1.9
-3.7
-4.5
-.4
-10.9
.0
-.1
.3
-.3
2.0
1.3
3.8
1.5
2.3
1.5
1.3
-.7
-1.1
-.9
.0
-.8
-.6
-1.3
-.7
-1.1
-.6
-.2
-.8
.0
-.2
.3
.1
.1
.1
.1
.3
.4
.1
.0
.0
-.2
.8
.0
.0
.1
-.2
.4
.5
.7
.1
.5
.4
.7
-.1
-.5
-.1
.8
-.2
.5
.9
.1
-.2
.8
.1
.2
-.4
-.1
-.2
-.1
-.1
-.1
-.3
.0
-1.0
-1.4
-1.3
.0
-.8
-.6
-.6
-.7
-.5
-.3
-.2
-.6
.0
-.2
.3
.1
.1
.1
.1
Expenditure category
Other food away from home 1 2 ...........................................
Alcoholic beverages .................................................................
Alcoholic beverages at home .................................................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ......................
Distilled spirits at home ........................................................
Whiskey at home 3 .............................................................
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 1 3 .................
Wine at home .......................................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 .................................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 1 2 3
Wine away from home 1 2 3 .................................................
Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 3 ..................................
Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 6 ...................................................
Lodging away from home 2 ....................................................
Housing at school, excluding board 6 7 ................................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 1 6 7 ...........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 1 6 7 ..............
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ...................................
Fuels and utilities .....................................................................
Household energy ..................................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ......................................................
Fuel oil 1 .............................................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 8 ...................................
Energy services 6 .................................................................
Electricity 6 .........................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 6 ................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ...................
Water and sewerage maintenance 6 ....................................
Garbage and trash collection 1 9 ..........................................
Household furnishings and operations .....................................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 2 ...................
Floor coverings 1 2 ...............................................................
Window coverings 1 2 ...........................................................
Other linens 1 2 ....................................................................
Furniture and bedding 1 .........................................................
Bedroom furniture 1 ..............................................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 2 ..............
Other furniture 2 ...................................................................
Infants’ furniture 1 3 5 .........................................................
Appliances 2 ...........................................................................
Major appliances 2 ...............................................................
Laundry equipment 3 ..........................................................
Other appliances 1 2 .............................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 2 ....................
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ..................................
Indoor plants and flowers 10 .................................................
Dishes and flatware 1 2 ........................................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 2 ................................
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 2 .............
Tools, hardware and supplies 1 2 .........................................
Outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ......................................
Housekeeping supplies 1 .......................................................
Household cleaning products 1 2 .........................................
Household paper products 1 2 ..............................................
Miscellaneous household products 1 2 .................................
Household operations 1 2 .......................................................
Domestic services 1 2 ...........................................................
Gardening and lawncare services 1 2 ..................................
.361
.948
.572
.273
.072
-
.227
.376
-
NA
-
.120
.501
.264
.104
.048
.085
.685
.173
.364
.902
.370
.242
.290
.727
.251
.237
NA
-
-
-
-
-
See footnotes at end of table.
10
CPI Detailed Report-August 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
July
2012
Aug.
2012
Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2012 from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
May to
June
June to
July
July to
Aug.
Expenditure category
Moving, storage, freight expense 1 2 ....................................
Repair of household items 1 2 ..............................................
.089
.077
129.525
200.628
129.227
201.410
4.3
-
-0.2
.4
0.6
.9
-0.2
.4
-0.2
.4
Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Men’s apparel .........................................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ...............................
Men’s furnishings .................................................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 2 .................................................
Men’s pants and shorts ........................................................
Boys’ apparel .........................................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Women’s apparel ...................................................................
Women’s outerwear .............................................................
Women’s dresses .................................................................
Women’s suits and separates 2 ...........................................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and
accessories 2 ...............................................................
Girls’ apparel ..........................................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................
Men’s footwear 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
122.300
118.691
123.644
115.205
151.446
81.149
120.547
100.192
106.499
108.870
77.577
110.664
82.245
123.568
119.152
124.525
116.678
150.916
83.345
119.164
99.329
107.666
110.414
82.501
114.746
83.506
1.7
4.2
3.6
-2.0
4.6
6.4
3.9
6.5
-.1
.2
-14.1
-3.8
2.5
1.0
.4
.7
1.3
-.3
2.7
-1.1
-.9
1.1
1.4
6.3
3.7
1.5
.5
.6
.5
1.0
-1.0
2.2
-1.9
-1.3
-.1
-.5
-3.5
-2.1
-.7
.2
2.1
1.9
-.3
.9
3.9
2.5
1.8
-.4
-.3
.8
-3.1
.2
-.5
-.6
-.2
-1.0
1.8
.3
-.7
.3
-1.3
-.7
-6.3
-3.5
-.8
.402
.261
.678
.209
.152
.316
.201
.323
.088
.235
100.434
95.088
129.847
132.103
135.789
124.719
117.920
163.995
117.025
174.036
99.872
94.545
130.981
133.134
136.595
126.046
119.121
168.745
120.217
179.190
1.0
-1.7
2.7
2.2
.0
4.4
4.0
-.5
2.1
-1.4
-.6
-.6
.9
.8
.6
1.1
1.0
2.9
2.7
3.0
.8
1.9
1.1
-.2
.9
1.9
.7
1.8
1.3
1.9
-.2
-.8
-.1
-1.0
1.1
-.3
.9
-2.2
-.7
-2.5
1.6
-4.3
.3
.8
-.3
.6
-.9
2.7
2.7
2.8
Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 .............................................
New vehicles ........................................................................
New cars and trucks 2 3 .....................................................
New cars 3 .........................................................................
New trucks 3 9 ....................................................................
Used cars and trucks ...........................................................
Leased cars and trucks 11 ....................................................
Car and truck rental 2 ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 12 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 ..........................................
Other motor fuels 2 ...............................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 .....................................
Tires 1 ..................................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 2 ...............................
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires 1 3 ...............
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids 1 3 .........................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................
Motor vehicle body work 1 ....................................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 .........................
Motor vehicle repair 1 2 ........................................................
Motor vehicle insurance .........................................................
Motor vehicle fees 1 2 .............................................................
State motor vehicle registration and license fees 1 2 6 ........
Parking and other fees 1 2 ....................................................
Parking fees and tolls 1 2 3 .................................................
Automobile service clubs 1 2 3 ...........................................
Public transportation ................................................................
Airline fare ..............................................................................
Other intercity transportation ..................................................
16.875
15.694
5.651
3.195
214.294
209.458
101.811
143.953
99.764
143.924
149.014
155.815
89.069
133.174
296.502
295.498
295.007
303.357
284.990
269.923
149.048
135.447
159.945
150.072
360.690
257.423
265.271
232.863
159.101
400.709
172.213
166.528
181.875
198.767
125.381
273.033
305.689
156.221
219.110
214.763
101.458
143.749
99.632
143.704
148.915
154.851
88.345
133.736
317.798
316.859
316.566
325.322
304.371
285.486
148.854
135.446
159.299
149.816
356.493
257.641
265.190
233.083
159.243
403.246
172.446
166.549
182.472
200.390
125.083
268.755
299.284
153.505
1.4
1.6
-.1
1.0
1.0
.3
1.7
-.6
-6.1
.9
1.9
1.8
1.7
2.4
2.1
1.0
2.3
2.4
2.0
2.1
2.0
1.7
1.9
1.9
1.6
3.8
3.1
.5
7.3
9.4
2.9
-1.5
-3.0
-1.7
2.2
2.5
-.3
-.1
-.1
-.2
-.1
-.6
-.8
.4
7.2
7.2
7.3
7.2
6.8
5.8
-.1
.0
-.4
-.2
-1.2
.1
.0
.1
.1
.6
.1
.0
.3
.8
-.2
-1.6
-2.1
-1.7
-.7
-.6
.1
.2
.2
.0
.4
.0
.0
.9
-2.0
-2.0
-2.1
-1.7
-1.9
-7.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
.3
.1
.3
.0
.1
.4
.1
.0
.2
.1
.4
-1.8
-2.5
.4
-.1
.1
-.3
-.1
-.1
-.1
.1
-.5
-1.3
.2
.2
.3
.3
.4
.0
-1.1
.3
.2
.7
.9
-.5
-.1
.1
-.1
-.1
.4
.3
.0
.8
1.0
.1
-1.5
-2.7
-1.5
2.9
3.1
-.3
.2
.2
.1
.2
-.9
-.7
-2.2
8.9
9.0
9.1
9.0
8.5
6.3
-.1
.0
-.4
-.2
-1.2
.1
.0
.1
.1
.6
.1
.0
.3
.8
-.2
-.9
-1.3
-1.3
-
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-August 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
Aug. 2012 from—
Unadjusted
indexes
July
2012
Aug.
2012
Aug.
2011
121.016
125.418
62.824
283.276
111.937
120.557
123.374
61.092
283.537
112.131
2.2
3.0
-5.2
3.5
3.3
417.123
336.004
109.482
443.869
99.812
100.106
442.410
343.672
349.608
418.932
180.097
220.206
671.963
253.380
248.856
572.307
189.647
114.730
120.291
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
July
2012
May to
June
June to
July
July to
Aug.
-0.4
-1.6
-2.8
.1
.2
1.4
4.5
1.1
.0
.1
1.4
6.0
.2
1.3
1.7
-0.4
-1.6
-2.8
.1
.2
4.1
3.6
3.6
4.0
2.0
2.9
4.2
2.2
2.5
2.4
.6
1.3
4.4
4.7
4.9
4.3
3.9
1.1
14.8
.1
.3
.3
.4
.0
-.5
.0
.3
.2
.4
-.2
.3
-.5
-.6
-.9
-.6
.1
.1
.5
.6
.1
.1
.4
.1
-.2
.7
.4
.8
.3
-.4
-.1
1.1
1.2
1.7
.9
.2
.2
1.0
.4
.5
.6
.7
.3
-.3
.3
.2
.4
.1
-.8
.0
.4
.4
.4
.4
.3
.0
.9
.2
.3
.3
.5
.0
-.5
.2
.4
.3
.5
.1
.3
-.4
-.4
-.7
-.4
.2
.1
.5
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
416.759
335.048
109.130
442.115
99.801
100.620
442.305
342.808
348.828
417.104
180.369
219.617
675.570
254.982
251.040
575.796
189.404
114.615
119.715
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
114.944
99.630
5.310
398.005
12.252
114.929
99.747
5.262
399.267
12.213
1.2
1.6
-18.0
5.3
-11.4
.0
.1
-.9
.3
-.3
.3
-.2
-3.2
.2
-1.8
-.1
.0
-1.9
.3
.1
.1
.4
.1
.5
-.3
.114
79.430
49.503
118.222
41.926
87.741
162.426
199.178
150.125
117.125
207.171
169.075
215.235
118.909
148.768
91.882
79.751
65.444
78.925
49.081
117.588
41.910
87.507
162.481
199.228
150.144
116.986
207.270
169.062
215.208
118.683
148.242
91.874
79.447
65.082
-.5
-7.2
5.3
-7.1
-4.3
1.5
.7
1.0
-.8
2.8
3.0
2.6
.0
.7
-1.0
-.8
-4.0
-.6
-.9
-.5
.0
-.3
.0
.0
.0
-.1
.0
.0
.0
-.2
-.4
.0
-.4
-.6
-.9
-1.2
-1.1
.7
-.5
-.3
-.6
-.6
-.8
.4
.6
.9
.1
.7
-.5
.1
.2
-.6
-.9
-.5
.0
-.3
.0
.0
.0
-.1
.0
.0
-.1
-.2
-.4
.0
-.3
-.3
.061
.040
1.742
28.837
117.235
124.888
113.028
54.231
53.926
59.433
100.121
95.565
148.736
28.718
116.987
125.012
112.703
53.860
53.260
58.804
101.754
95.945
148.868
-5.8
1.4
1.4
1.2
-3.8
-6.2
-2.5
5.4
1.6
2.2
-.4
-.2
.1
-.3
-.7
-1.2
-1.1
1.6
.4
.1
-.4
-1.5
-.2
.3
-.9
.4
.5
.8
.2
.2
.4
.1
.2
.9
-.6
-.1
-.3
3.7
-.4
.2
.3
.3
.0
-.1
.4
.3
.5
1.1
.5
.0
.0
-.2
-.6
-.9
-.8
.6
.0
-.1
-.6
-.2
.1
-.3
-.7
-1.2
-1.1
1.4
.4
.1
.576
.627
125.076
336.610
125.488
334.682
3.4
2.3
.3
-.6
.3
2.2
-.1
.2
.3
-.6
-
-
.075
.045
1.101
.692
-
.409
-
.464
.245
.209
.115
.055
-
NA
.059
-
.473
.352
-
NA
-
-
-
-
See footnotes at end of table.
12
CPI Detailed Report-August 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
Aug. 2012 from—
Unadjusted
indexes
July
2012
Aug.
2012
Aug.
2011
162.377
183.800
268.545
224.423
144.037
101.461
161.244
184.039
271.992
223.894
143.655
101.250
2.0
4.4
.5
2.6
5.1
-.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
133.546
215.156
559.000
190.251
617.651
697.731
668.472
252.505
219.735
83.117
158.039
247.741
264.966
79.598
101.587
59.582
105.587
8.778
62.956
40.725
76.871
134.039
218.286
571.037
192.972
626.343
711.449
677.616
253.218
221.033
82.605
157.901
247.741
261.667
79.090
101.249
59.138
105.905
8.656
61.803
39.806
75.912
July
2012
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
May to
June
June to
July
July to
Aug.
-0.7
.1
1.3
-.2
-.3
-.2
2.4
1.4
.1
.1
.9
-1.0
0.3
-.2
-.5
.1
-.2
.4
-0.7
.1
1.3
-.2
-.3
-.2
1.5
3.8
7.6
8.4
3.6
4.2
3.6
2.3
2.5
-.6
3.7
3.8
2.4
-.7
.2
-1.3
2.4
-3.4
-7.4
-7.2
-.8
.4
1.5
2.2
1.4
1.4
2.0
1.4
.3
.6
-.6
-.1
.0
-1.2
-.6
-.3
-.7
.3
-1.4
-1.8
-2.3
-1.2
.1
.3
.3
.0
.3
.4
.2
.0
.1
.0
.0
-.1
.7
.0
.1
.0
.3
-.2
1.3
-2.0
-.5
.0
.5
.7
1.9
.5
.6
.7
.4
-.6
-.5
.2
.3
-1.4
-.6
-.5
-.7
-.1
-.7
-1.1
-.7
-.5
-.4
-.1
1.3
1.4
-.2
-.5
-.3
.0
-.3
-.6
.2
.3
-1.2
-.6
-.3
-.7
.3
-1.3
-1.3
-2.3
-1.2
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
30.801
30.658
-5.9
-.5
-1.5
-.9
-.5
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
395.418
858.730
349.811
231.902
212.440
162.390
396.161
857.727
349.362
231.991
213.041
163.072
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.3
2.6
.2
-.1
-.1
.0
.3
.4
.3
.4
.5
-.2
.3
.3
.4
1.1
1.2
.2
.2
.2
.3
-.1
-.1
.0
.5
.4
.342
103.483
103.396
2.1
-.1
.0
.8
-.1
.307
.633
.633
1.081
.297
.159
.241
.030
.212
-
186.479
234.240
142.925
374.084
303.017
293.653
146.854
168.378
295.528
139.788
196.290
85.561
155.510
89.989
188.335
234.847
143.295
375.059
303.978
293.782
147.530
169.015
295.462
141.410
196.139
85.595
155.865
89.632
3.0
1.8
1.8
2.9
1.8
1.5
2.2
2.5
6.3
7.4
5.5
.4
1.5
-2.1
1.0
.3
.3
.3
.3
.0
.5
.4
.0
1.2
-.1
.0
.2
-.4
.8
.0
.0
.4
.4
.2
.2
.0
1.0
.4
.6
.4
.2
-.4
-.5
.1
.1
.4
-.4
.5
.2
.0
1.1
.8
.5
-.2
-.2
-1.6
1.0
.3
.3
.2
.3
.0
.5
.4
.0
1.2
-.1
1.5
1.7
-.4
39.966
24.710
15.742
12.179
8.968
60.034
31.190
5.797
11.598
85.692
68.461
185.872
160.419
208.076
266.207
113.751
272.062
268.184
272.860
322.397
228.417
220.629
187.952
163.121
214.091
275.298
113.250
272.560
268.637
272.651
323.412
229.813
222.251
1.3
.9
1.7
1.7
-.5
2.0
2.1
1.4
2.4
1.6
1.5
1.1
1.7
2.9
3.4
-.4
.2
.2
-.1
.3
.6
.7
-.2
-.4
-.8
-1.1
.0
.2
.1
-.2
.3
.0
.0
.1
.1
.2
.1
-.1
.0
.1
-.2
.1
.0
.0
1.2
1.9
3.1
4.2
.0
.2
.2
.0
-.1
.7
.8
-
-
.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
July
2012
Aug.
2012
219.972
162.997
209.533
261.851
221.463
116.158
297.722
259.084
239.972
229.811
229.893
147.137
299.361
280.024
238.300
209.479
$ .436
$ .146
221.275
165.628
215.220
270.110
224.939
117.408
298.312
259.599
250.306
230.148
230.196
147.133
320.214
280.526
238.853
209.491
$ .434
$ .145
Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2012 from—
Aug.
2011
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
July
2012
May to
June
June to
July
0.0
-.4
-.7
-1.1
-.4
.4
.2
.1
-1.4
.2
.2
.2
-2.3
.2
.0
-.1
0.0
.0
.1
.1
.1
.2
-.1
-.1
-.3
.1
.1
.0
.2
.1
-.1
-.7
July to
Aug.
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
1.5
1.0
1.7
1.7
1.8
1.4
1.9
1.8
-.6
1.9
1.9
.7
1.5
2.4
1.7
-.2
-
0.6
1.6
2.7
3.2
1.6
1.1
.2
.2
4.3
.1
.1
.0
7.0
.2
.2
.0
-
-
-
0.6
1.8
3.0
3.9
1.7
-.6
.1
.2
5.6
.1
.1
-.2
8.6
.1
.2
.2
-
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
May
2012
June
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012
All items ....................................................................................
228.527
228.618
228.723
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 .................................
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
233.538
233.598
231.573
266.599
234.037
254.800
229.232
239.215
166.946
284.318
171.498
311.548
333.571
167.863
264.609
257.185
273.185
258.711
274.984
299.886
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
264.780
230.539
231.275
231.741
264.346
245.851
189.602
177.613
183.759
203.619
144.788
256.816
141.573
204.992
230.940
187.799
125.586
212.035
206.612
135.678
318.771
202.239
219.835
139.544
224.056
213.613
150.650
265.550
158.389
140.818
193.431
301.892
218.409
215.485
145.158
207.176
149.171
221.328
214.885
145.498
6 months
ended—
Nov.
2011
Feb.
2012
May
2012
Aug.
2012
Feb.
2012
Aug.
2012
230.102
1.3
2.5
0.2
2.8
1.9
1.5
233.657
233.735
231.477
267.441
232.962
252.488
228.805
241.183
166.615
286.480
173.748
318.602
337.507
167.695
267.146
258.795
274.704
257.605
272.111
302.171
234.078
234.213
231.801
267.473
232.191
253.027
228.527
239.321
165.879
286.529
173.201
316.180
329.605
168.441
266.116
256.034
275.400
259.654
279.447
302.664
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
1.7
1.8
.9
-.4
-3.4
3.2
-3.1
-3.7
-3.0
1.1
1.1
2.4
-7.9
3.1
-.1
-4.4
3.9
1.3
10.9
-3.2
2.3
2.3
2.1
3.8
4.6
4.5
1.6
6.7
9.1
3.7
2.0
3.3
2.5
2.2
5.7
10.7
4.5
4.0
4.2
8.0
1.6
1.7
.9
-.1
-1.0
4.2
.5
-2.4
-4.0
.3
.0
.7
-3.0
1.1
1.0
-.1
-.4
-.6
2.8
-1.4
262.550
231.240
232.017
231.835
265.908
245.052
192.476
179.706
185.083
203.407
144.954
260.835
139.167
201.268
226.142
187.998
126.004
210.085
207.543
135.117
315.917
187.926
222.640
141.551
231.535
214.360
151.361
266.483
158.373
140.758
196.634
299.051
218.480
214.434
145.621
206.884
149.957
217.782
215.518
144.270
266.727
232.180
232.322
232.630
264.840
245.038
191.736
177.881
185.759
206.837
148.907
270.224
140.462
205.312
231.304
190.100
126.743
210.245
208.437
135.393
316.056
190.993
221.648
140.921
226.742
214.543
150.746
266.366
158.047
140.344
195.380
292.404
229.470
214.549
145.956
209.622
149.312
219.729
213.477
143.257
-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
1.7
3.8
2.6
1.4
3.2
3.1
6.8
1.8
4.4
3.2
5.6
15.2
-4.7
3.0
3.1
3.2
1.6
-4.6
-7.3
-.6
-2.1
-18.8
7.6
9.4
7.8
12.8
.6
1.6
-1.5
2.6
7.3
-7.6
26.5
-2.8
-.4
.0
-.9
1.0
-9.8
-2.6
.2
3.4
4.5
4.4
6.4
8.2
7.9
4.3
5.3
3.2
3.2
3.7
5.9
-3.4
-3.6
.7
6.6
1.9
.7
2.3
-.3
.7
7.7
6.8
7.9
3.9
11.4
1.2
-2.5
3.0
6.2
-1.3
-13.3
2.5
-2.7
-5.1
-.9
2.0
3.5
5.9
-.9
2.7
1.4
.7
5.1
5.5
2.1
6.6
2.7
-3.5
-2.7
-2.9
.4
5.8
6.3
.4
-10.8
-2.2
2.1
-2.8
-8.4
-22.2
3.6
3.8
.1
8.0
2.7
1.5
1.7
3.7
7.5
1.6
28.4
-4.4
-2.6
-1.2
-3.5
-5.1
-.9
-3.4
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
15
CPI Detailed Report-August 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—
May
2012
June
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012
Nov.
2011
Feb.
2012
May
2012
Aug.
2012
Feb.
2012
Aug.
2012
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
284.764
324.854
337.747
330.136
204.490
210.035
418.420
115.603
310.085
325.270
284.341
303.898
314.191
157.194
157.647
147.370
168.753
152.092
211.913
283.880
324.658
334.946
335.055
204.424
210.330
412.966
111.372
312.509
314.561
290.844
303.842
317.736
155.462
155.686
148.152
164.838
149.697
209.669
285.310
325.859
341.254
347.247
203.295
212.823
419.831
113.122
308.568
301.269
293.557
289.257
317.150
156.910
156.883
150.453
165.663
151.246
210.523
-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
6.0
8.2
5.7
43.2
-1.1
5.2
-6.2
-8.1
11.2
-31.6
23.3
14.7
8.6
-.7
-4.1
9.1
-11.3
1.1
2.1
-6.2
-10.3
-7.6
2.8
-1.7
-10.3
-5.0
-14.6
-13.1
-6.6
-14.3
-2.3
-12.5
8.3
6.8
3.6
7.5
9.5
8.5
5.1
6.8
8.2
18.0
.2
11.2
5.1
3.7
5.3
-20.3
11.0
-6.0
11.7
-.2
-3.3
.3
-4.3
1.4
3.6
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
162.348
201.850
168.393
127.887
159.624
169.767
116.206
124.008
215.103
223.972
213.999
128.024
204.999
215.549
202.547
141.604
154.673
231.996
182.457
191.382
294.605
135.306
172.359
183.788
216.755
235.855
169.218
240.155
224.225
137.435
134.427
130.643
269.572
148.766
128.960
111.669
237.839
148.161
151.902
148.596
122.259
140.198
162.129
200.098
167.561
127.125
159.405
168.795
116.098
123.415
213.962
222.596
217.141
127.460
204.965
216.508
202.513
142.171
156.435
231.069
180.180
192.773
289.483
136.547
172.216
183.263
216.667
238.014
170.346
237.769
224.718
136.390
134.254
132.634
269.383
148.979
128.706
112.998
238.337
148.389
152.398
149.454
122.291
140.085
163.076
201.789
167.309
127.442
160.508
166.140
115.688
122.914
214.591
222.342
217.091
126.705
204.828
214.962
202.067
141.117
154.506
230.409
180.070
192.187
289.576
135.929
171.996
183.749
216.848
237.969
168.918
240.664
225.899
137.640
137.485
131.806
270.050
148.599
129.279
114.139
239.057
148.713
152.673
150.586
125.687
140.439
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
2.4
9.3
-2.0
-.5
.6
-9.0
-2.3
-3.1
-5.8
-7.9
-1.0
5.8
-.9
.5
-1.4
2.5
-1.7
-4.7
-6.1
-4.0
-3.6
-4.4
-1.7
3.0
-.5
-.4
-3.5
2.6
4.9
-2.4
8.1
8.4
7.0
.7
-.1
7.8
3.1
2.7
3.5
1.8
3.3
2.2
13.7
30.5
1.4
1.3
2.4
8.4
1.4
-.7
-.5
2.2
-1.4
-.4
4.8
4.0
.6
3.6
5.7
8.4
-3.1
-14.0
4.8
3.8
20.0
69.1
4.4
2.2
.8
8.9
3.9
13.5
-1.9
1.1
6.1
4.3
3.2
3.3
2.7
2.7
2.8
-.7
-.5
4.5
3.2
2.9
-2.2
-1.1
-1.7
-5.3
-1.5
-2.8
-7.0
-10.5
.8
2.3
1.0
1.0
-.1
2.4
.3
-1.1
-5.9
-9.7
.3
-3.2
2.8
6.8
1.3
1.2
-.5
3.6
-.2
-.7
-.6
.3
-.4
-.1
3.3
7.5
3.0
2.5
3.8
2.7
1.6
1.4
Expenditure category
Fruits and vegetables .......................................................
Fresh fruits and vegetables ............................................
Fresh fruits ...................................................................
Apples ........................................................................
Bananas .....................................................................
Citrus fruits 3 ...............................................................
Oranges, including tangerines 2 ...............................
Other fresh fruits 3 ......................................................
Fresh vegetables ..........................................................
Potatoes .....................................................................
Lettuce ........................................................................
Tomatoes 1 .................................................................
Other fresh vegetables ...............................................
Processed fruits and vegetables 3 ..................................
Canned fruits and vegetables 3 ....................................
Canned fruits 2 3 .........................................................
Canned vegetables 2 3 ...............................................
Frozen fruits and vegetables 3 .....................................
Frozen vegetables 2 ...................................................
Other processed fruits and vegetables including dried
3 ............................................................................
Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 3 ............................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 3 ....................................
Carbonated drinks ........................................................
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 3 ................
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 3 ...........
Beverage materials including coffee and tea 3 ...............
Coffee ...........................................................................
Roasted coffee 2 .........................................................
Instant and freeze dried coffee 1 2 .............................
Other beverage materials including tea 3 .....................
Other food at home ..........................................................
Sugar and sweets 1 ........................................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners ....................................
Candy and chewing gum 1 3 ........................................
Other sweets 3 ..............................................................
Fats and oils ...................................................................
Butter and margarine 3 .................................................
Butter 1 2 ....................................................................
Margarine 2 .................................................................
Salad dressing 1 3 ........................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 3 ................
Peanut butter 1 2 3 ......................................................
Other foods .....................................................................
Soups ...........................................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 1 ...................
Snacks 1 .......................................................................
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces .....................
Salt and other seasonings and spices 2 3 ..................
Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 3 ......................................
Sauces and gravies 2 3 ..............................................
Other condiments 1 2 ..................................................
Baby food 1 3 ................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 3 .....................................
Prepared salads 1 2 4 .................................................
Food away from home 1 .....................................................
Full service meals and snacks 1 3 ....................................
Limited service meals and snacks 1 3 ..............................
Food at employee sites and schools 3 .............................
Food at elementary and secondary schools 1 2 5 ...........
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 3 .....
See footnotes at end of table.
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CPI Detailed Report-August 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
May
2012
June
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012
165.671
230.704
193.703
208.160
188.058
198.126
184.854
168.593
310.173
166.406
231.381
193.757
207.231
189.366
200.964
184.616
169.366
312.082
166.538
231.241
193.850
206.346
189.046
199.170
185.305
170.218
311.148
152.941
167.112
163.728
153.597
169.542
164.482
222.041
256.367
259.361
142.619
459.896
6 months
ended—
Nov.
2011
Feb.
2012
May
2012
Aug.
2012
Feb.
2012
Aug.
2012
166.759
230.801
193.085
207.254
188.895
198.396
186.388
167.860
311.251
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
2.7
.2
-1.3
-1.7
1.8
.5
3.4
-1.7
1.4
2.6
2.8
1.9
4.2
.7
1.5
-1.5
-.4
3.4
1.4
.4
-.2
-.7
-.6
-.5
1.8
.1
1.9
153.608
169.644
163.653
154.288
168.220
164.213
1.7
-1.2
.9
1.8
5.7
7.8
1.4
1.8
3.7
3.6
2.7
1.2
1.8
2.2
4.3
2.5
2.2
2.5
222.207
256.686
259.674
143.888
461.098
222.255
257.042
260.490
140.516
463.493
222.828
257.604
260.977
139.608
464.519
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
1.4
1.9
2.5
-8.2
4.1
1.7
2.2
2.8
2.4
3.7
1.2
2.0
2.4
-1.1
4.3
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
301.396
264.276
264.250
131.225
217.100
187.202
316.859
349.807
325.107
188.325
196.737
161.161
189.337
429.409
402.793
125.784
67.267
113.609
74.045
54.967
120.470
136.104
92.176
76.273
292.343
264.740
264.712
131.562
215.393
185.153
312.380
348.104
317.796
186.314
194.137
160.838
189.873
429.829
406.243
125.995
66.953
113.161
74.419
54.442
120.943
136.275
91.607
80.620
289.849
265.422
265.395
131.748
217.312
186.867
321.824
364.165
316.661
187.715
194.440
165.294
191.342
434.035
406.823
125.674
66.336
112.763
74.107
53.729
120.343
136.337
91.215
80.117
-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
-10.9
2.2
2.1
1.9
-.9
-3.1
-20.5
-15.4
-24.3
-1.4
-6.6
18.5
7.2
7.6
5.9
.5
-6.6
-3.4
-.6
-10.2
-.6
-.8
-1.3
17.7
1.9
2.0
2.0
2.5
-1.1
-2.9
8.8
9.7
-4.7
-3.9
1.6
-19.6
5.4
6.5
1.9
1.4
-1.8
-3.9
1.2
-2.7
1.0
1.9
-1.5
4.0
-2.4
2.0
2.0
4.1
-2.1
-4.5
-15.7
-10.4
-17.0
-3.5
-4.0
-1.8
7.0
8.2
3.2
-.6
-6.2
-1.6
-.9
-9.8
1.6
.0
3.2
3.2
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
88.292
101.957
117.443
71.734
65.982
56.356
126.369
59.562
97.693
92.023
99.598
88.679
189.782
123.044
167.375
120.999
155.567
147.902
159.371
87.849
101.824
118.405
71.556
66.319
56.842
126.492
59.427
98.450
92.135
99.799
88.324
189.534
122.837
167.243
120.845
155.483
147.519
159.424
86.961
100.389
116.883
71.541
65.774
56.523
125.772
59.027
97.947
91.827
99.585
87.812
189.543
122.539
167.714
120.945
155.636
147.727
159.549
-.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
-4.8
-4.7
-1.6
-.9
-1.3
.4
1.3
-3.5
.9
-.3
-.9
-2.3
1.4
1.1
1.4
1.7
1.8
2.4
-.1
6.4
9.2
13.1
-.1
-3.8
-5.7
.6
-12.0
-2.0
1.4
1.0
1.8
5.2
5.1
6.9
4.0
2.8
1.3
2.1
-4.3
-3.1
.5
-3.7
-3.5
-3.3
-1.5
-9.8
1.9
-1.5
-.4
-2.4
-1.0
-2.3
.7
-.9
1.9
1.7
.6
Expenditure category
Other food away from home 1 3 .......................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................
Alcoholic beverages at home .............................................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ..................
Distilled spirits at home ....................................................
Whiskey at home 2 .........................................................
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 1 2 .............
Wine at home ...................................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home 1 .............................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 1 2
3 ................................................................................
Wine away from home 1 2 3 ..............................................
Distilled spirits away from home 1 2 3 ...............................
Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 6 ................................................
Lodging away from home 3 ................................................
Housing at school, excluding board 6 7 ............................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and
motels .......................................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 1 6 7 .......................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 1 6 7 ..........
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 3 ...............................
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ..................................................
Fuel oil 1 .........................................................................
Propane, kerosene, and firewood 8 ................................
Energy services 6 .............................................................
Electricity 6 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 6 .............................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 3 ...............
Water and sewerage maintenance 6 ................................
Garbage and trash collection 1 9 ......................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
Window and floor coverings and other linens 1 3 ...............
Floor coverings 1 3 ...........................................................
Window coverings 1 3 .......................................................
Other linens 1 3 .................................................................
Furniture and bedding 1 ......................................................
Bedroom furniture 1 ..........................................................
Living room, kitchen, and dining room furniture 1 3 ..........
Other furniture 3 ................................................................
Infants’ furniture 1 2 5 ......................................................
Appliances 3 .......................................................................
Major appliances 3 ............................................................
Laundry equipment 2 ......................................................
Other appliances 1 3 .........................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 1 3 ................
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ...............................
Indoor plants and flowers 10 .............................................
Dishes and flatware 1 3 ....................................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 3 .............................
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 3 ..........
Tools, hardware and supplies 1 3 .....................................
Outdoor equipment and supplies 3 ...................................
Housekeeping supplies 1 ....................................................
Household cleaning products 1 3 ......................................
Household paper products 1 3 ..........................................
Miscellaneous household products 1 3 .............................
Household operations 1 3 ...................................................
Domestic services 1 3 .......................................................
Gardening and lawncare services 1 3 ...............................
NA
NA
NA
NA
-
-
-
-
-
-
See footnotes at end of table.
17
CPI Detailed Report-August 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
May
2012
June
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012
Moving, storage, freight expense 1 3 ................................
Repair of household items 1 3 ..........................................
129.041
198.020
129.768
199.862
129.525
200.628
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 .............................................................................
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
126.734
119.412
124.096
118.215
150.652
81.872
118.021
101.078
113.789
115.745
90.638
122.697
87.723
100.302
102.296
131.304
133.698
137.179
126.144
119.434
163.153
116.381
173.289
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 ..............................................
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
6 months
ended—
Nov.
2011
Feb.
2012
May
2012
Aug.
2012
Feb.
2012
Aug.
2012
129.227
201.410
4.5
11.3
-
0.9
8.4
0.6
7.0
7.9
-
0.8
7.7
126.947
121.941
126.453
117.853
152.071
85.076
121.004
102.935
113.318
115.345
91.343
118.912
87.924
126.373
121.256
126.251
116.692
154.819
85.343
120.114
103.252
111.798
114.481
85.611
114.744
87.192
.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
.9
8.9
9.1
-1.1
7.1
28.9
-.8
3.4
-7.2
-6.2
-31.1
-29.7
-5.1
.3
.9
1.4
-1.0
-.9
2.1
5.2
-.9
-.1
-.7
-3.7
5.9
.2
3.0
7.6
5.9
-2.9
10.3
10.8
2.7
14.4
-.1
1.2
-23.4
-12.6
4.9
101.057
104.206
132.756
133.486
138.437
128.583
120.276
166.146
117.890
176.628
100.903
103.412
132.630
132.103
139.996
128.200
121.398
162.413
117.025
172.282
102.485
98.942
133.067
133.134
139.590
128.985
120.320
166.826
120.217
177.067
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
9.0
-12.5
5.5
-1.7
7.2
9.3
3.0
9.3
13.9
9.0
-1.3
3.2
-1.4
.9
-7.7
-.1
5.1
1.8
-2.0
2.6
3.2
-6.3
7.1
3.6
8.3
9.2
2.8
-2.8
6.4
-5.3
212.653
207.817
101.685
144.777
100.346
144.666
149.788
153.898
89.778
126.122
290.492
289.250
288.551
296.785
279.904
260.490
148.542
135.200
158.869
148.794
362.507
257.629
265.018
233.052
159.254
400.614
171.666
166.500
180.520
196.837
125.301
271.583
306.180
153.330
212.534
207.933
101.368
144.615
100.230
144.462
149.883
153.181
88.618
126.323
291.199
290.042
289.495
297.905
279.786
257.720
149.048
135.447
159.945
150.072
360.690
257.423
265.271
232.863
159.101
402.374
172.213
166.528
181.875
198.767
125.381
267.399
297.833
151.082
218.596
214.447
101.056
144.859
100.412
144.586
150.248
151.731
88.006
123.604
317.211
316.157
315.890
324.595
303.473
273.939
148.854
135.446
159.299
149.816
356.493
257.641
265.190
233.083
159.243
404.833
172.446
166.549
182.472
200.390
125.083
264.865
294.021
149.137
-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
8.6
10.7
-1.9
1.0
1.1
-.1
2.7
-5.4
-7.6
-4.3
31.0
31.6
32.1
33.6
27.8
-8.5
.8
.7
1.1
2.7
-5.4
.4
1.6
.2
.5
5.9
2.2
.1
5.3
7.9
1.0
-16.0
-23.2
-9.2
2.2
2.4
-2.6
-.2
-.3
-1.0
.5
-6.0
-5.5
-3.6
6.1
5.9
6.0
5.4
6.1
24.5
3.7
4.9
1.4
1.3
2.0
2.9
2.0
2.6
3.2
2.0
5.1
1.3
11.4
14.6
3.0
-.3
.1
-1.0
.7
.9
2.5
2.2
2.3
1.6
3.0
5.0
-6.6
5.5
-2.2
-2.2
-2.5
-.5
-1.7
-18.1
.8
.0
2.7
2.9
1.9
.5
1.9
1.1
.0
5.5
1.2
-.3
3.3
4.4
2.8
-2.8
-6.1
-2.5
Expenditure category
-
See footnotes at end of table.
18
CPI Detailed Report-August 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—
May
2012
June
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012
Nov.
2011
Feb.
2012
May
2012
Aug.
2012
Feb.
2012
Aug.
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 ...............................................
117.763
113.252
61.972
279.728
110.018
119.357
118.320
62.668
279.765
110.117
121.016
125.418
62.824
283.276
111.937
120.557
123.374
61.092
283.537
112.131
-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
9.8
40.8
-5.6
5.6
7.9
-4.1
-29.5
-6.5
2.4
2.5
8.9
50.3
-3.9
4.6
4.2
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 ...........................................................
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
415.446
333.348
108.533
439.130
99.487
100.930
441.182
341.933
347.158
416.135
181.778
219.523
674.978
254.839
250.976
575.602
188.581
114.590
118.700
416.996
335.048
109.130
442.403
99.801
100.620
442.637
342.510
348.452
416.724
180.327
219.617
677.352
255.841
251.894
577.639
189.139
114.615
119.715
417.772
336.004
109.482
444.505
99.812
100.106
443.319
343.761
349.461
419.003
180.581
220.206
674.960
254.704
250.165
575.316
189.592
114.730
120.291
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
4.6
3.5
3.9
6.6
1.8
-4.1
5.0
3.9
5.9
3.9
-4.2
1.0
4.4
4.8
5.5
3.6
3.1
1.5
9.7
3.7
4.7
4.6
4.2
.5
6.5
3.4
1.0
.8
2.0
-1.1
1.6
4.0
4.1
4.4
4.1
4.6
.9
18.5
4.4
2.5
2.7
3.8
3.4
-.6
5.0
3.4
4.2
2.9
2.4
1.1
4.8
5.3
5.5
4.5
3.1
1.3
11.2
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 ......................................................................
114.546
99.588
5.561
395.084
12.468
114.944
99.382
5.381
395.834
12.240
114.814
99.376
5.279
396.870
12.252
114.878
99.726
5.283
398.975
12.213
-.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
1.2
.6
-18.5
4.0
-7.9
1.5
2.5
-15.7
6.2
-9.9
.9
.6
-20.2
4.4
-12.8
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
80.145
50.087
119.542
41.637
88.148
162.689
200.473
150.995
118.077
205.808
168.104
213.150
118.764
147.769
92.350
79.163
64.411
101.893
28.378
117.288
124.850
113.308
54.575
54.427
59.929
99.383
95.599
148.870
79.430
49.503
118.222
41.926
87.741
162.268
199.178
150.125
117.125
206.632
169.075
214.994
118.909
148.768
91.882
79.223
64.538
78.925
49.081
117.588
41.910
87.507
162.276
199.228
150.144
116.986
206.570
169.062
214.828
118.683
148.242
91.874
79.002
64.318
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
-2.2
-.2
1.6
-1.0
-5.3
-8.7
-5.8
9.5
3.7
4.5
.8
-11.2
13.8
-8.2
-3.4
1.6
.7
.4
.0
3.2
3.3
2.3
-.2
1.7
-2.7
.2
-3.7
11.7
-7.3
2.4
1.5
2.8
-2.3
-3.9
.7
2.2
1.3
1.5
-1.7
-3.0
-2.5
-6.0
-5.2
1.3
.6
1.5
-1.5
2.3
2.7
2.8
.2
-.3
.7
-1.9
-4.4
28.347
116.987
125.012
112.703
53.831
53.260
58.804
101.356
95.945
148.868
-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
-7.6
-13.3
-7.1
4.0
-6.1
.7
-.3
.9
-3.0
2.4
4.1
3.5
.5
4.9
-4.2
-1.0
-2.0
28.523
117.235
124.888
113.028
54.221
53.926
59.433
99.976
95.565
148.736
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
-4.3
.4
1.3
-.4
-5.4
-8.4
-5.7
8.7
1.8
3.0
124.847
328.799
125.227
336.047
125.076
336.610
125.488
334.682
3.9
-6.2
7.4
5.8
.2
2.9
2.1
7.4
5.6
-.4
1.1
5.1
Expenditure category
NA
NA
-
-
See footnotes at end of table.
19
CPI Detailed Report-August 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
May
2012
June
2012
July
2012
Aug.
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 .......................................................
158.141
181.540
269.818
224.101
143.013
102.027
161.967
184.132
269.998
224.265
144.329
101.039
162.377
183.800
268.545
224.423
144.037
101.461
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 .................................................
133.993
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
134.188
216.059
558.304
186.630
620.475
702.964
670.518
252.651
219.862
83.562
157.287
246.202
268.843
80.060
102.082
60.005
105.737
8.848
63.845
41.020
77.281
31.532
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—
Nov.
2011
Feb.
2012
May
2012
Aug.
2012
Feb.
2012
Aug.
2012
161.244
184.039
271.992
223.894
143.655
101.250
-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
8.1
5.6
3.3
-.4
1.8
-3.0
-0.9
2.1
-.6
2.8
4.7
.5
4.9
6.7
1.7
2.4
5.4
-1.1
134.171
217.245
562.216
190.251
623.814
707.308
675.149
253.659
218.574
83.127
157.545
246.909
264.966
79.619
101.587
59.582
105.587
8.786
63.171
40.725
76.871
133.682
216.925
569.681
192.972
622.273
703.862
672.865
253.702
218.010
82.657
157.860
247.672
261.667
79.143
101.249
59.138
105.905
8.676
62.350
39.806
75.912
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
-.9
2.8
9.7
14.5
2.3
2.3
2.4
1.7
-3.0
-4.2
1.3
2.0
-7.8
-4.4
-2.8
-5.7
1.7
-8.2
-4.1
-18.1
-8.8
2.4
4.2
6.5
6.9
4.0
4.8
4.3
2.1
6.0
.7
7.0
7.0
6.7
.4
1.4
.1
3.2
-2.7
-8.8
-2.4
.3
.7
3.5
8.7
10.0
3.1
3.5
2.9
2.5
-.9
-1.8
.4
.6
-1.8
-1.9
-.9
-2.6
1.7
-4.1
-6.0
-11.8
-1.8
31.071
30.801
30.658
-6.5
-.3
-6.1
-10.6
-3.4
-8.4
392.706
845.622
344.085
231.886
211.541
161.538
393.977
849.078
345.649
231.384
212.170
162.079
395.584
858.730
349.811
231.902
212.557
162.390
396.833
857.727
349.362
231.991
213.515
163.072
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
4.3
5.9
6.3
.2
3.8
3.9
1.8
2.5
2.5
3.2
1.6
2.0
2.9
2.3
2.4
1.6
3.1
3.1
102.678
102.634
103.483
103.396
5.2
-1.0
1.7
2.8
2.0
2.3
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
187.441
233.981
142.767
372.802
304.234
292.378
146.453
168.398
292.290
138.630
195.280
85.885
156.196
91.440
186.479
234.240
142.925
374.200
303.017
293.811
146.796
168.378
295.528
139.788
196.290
85.705
155.919
89.989
188.335
234.847
143.295
374.827
303.978
293.829
147.468
169.015
295.462
141.410
196.139
86.961
158.515
89.632
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
5.1
1.5
1.5
3.9
1.3
2.6
3.6
1.6
8.6
10.0
4.4
6.7
6.8
-9.0
1.9
1.9
1.9
2.2
1.5
2.5
2.1
3.8
2.0
10.4
.3
.1
.2
1.1
4.1
1.7
1.7
3.5
2.1
.6
2.2
1.2
10.7
4.4
11.0
.7
2.7
-5.1
186.195
161.056
209.931
266.824
113.347
270.626
267.146
272.956
185.854
160.401
208.281
263.786
113.324
271.134
267.348
272.451
185.950
160.484
208.600
264.126
113.208
271.231
267.598
271.901
188.230
163.484
215.149
275.284
113.183
271.708
268.181
271.965
-.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
4.4
6.2
10.3
13.3
-.6
1.6
1.6
-1.4
1.9
1.8
3.3
3.9
-1.5
2.0
2.3
1.3
.7
.1
.1
-.6
.5
2.0
1.9
1.5
Expenditure category
Special aggregate indexes
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Rent of shelter 7 .......................................................................
Transportation services ............................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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CPI Detailed Report-August 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
May
2012
June
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012
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
322.834
227.857
220.231
219.522
162.984
209.767
259.720
221.432
120.757
296.429
258.105
234.669
229.825
229.916
147.920
293.832
279.539
238.500
207.635
323.085
227.957
220.238
219.568
163.062
210.016
259.972
221.758
121.036
296.173
257.975
233.905
230.022
230.124
147.974
294.286
279.846
238.300
206.174
322.775
229.482
221.955
220.962
165.986
216.219
270.102
225.500
120.264
296.598
258.521
246.891
230.197
230.244
147.693
319.652
280.231
238.853
206.515
6 months
ended—
Nov.
2011
Feb.
2012
May
2012
Aug.
2012
Feb.
2012
Aug.
2012
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
1.1
3.0
3.2
2.6
5.9
9.6
12.1
5.8
-.2
1.0
1.1
15.6
1.5
1.4
.2
27.5
1.8
.5
-2.6
2.9
1.9
1.8
1.8
1.8
3.2
3.9
2.8
.7
1.9
2.0
2.1
1.9
1.8
.1
6.2
2.4
2.7
-.2
2.0
1.4
1.2
1.2
.1
.2
-.5
.8
2.0
1.8
1.5
-3.1
2.0
2.1
1.3
-2.9
2.3
.8
-.2
Special aggregate indexes
Other services ..........................................................................
All items less food ....................................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
All items less medical care .......................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ..........................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Apparel less footwear ...............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 7 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .................
Energy commodities ...........................................................
Services less energy services ..............................................
Domestically produced farm food 1 ..........................................
Utilities and public transportation .............................................
1
2
3
4
5
6
10
11
12
13
14
15
NA
-
Not seasonally adjusted.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
7 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
9 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, unadjusted indexes for special detailed
expenditure categories1
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
1-month
percent changes
ended—
Indexes
Percent
change to
Aug. 2012
from—
Item
May
2012
June
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012
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
166.946
311.548
333.571
273.185
255.173
274.984
302.651
267.563
258.077
141.573
231.450
202.821
135.678
318.771
202.239
224.056
213.613
193.431
301.892
207.176
149.171
423.329
149.373
169.991
212.813
201.850
226.230
213.999
191.382
292.864
183.788
137.026
134.427
131.126
269.572
111.669
122.259
200.677
184.616
153.597
169.542
164.482
166.615
318.602
337.507
274.704
257.938
272.111
305.250
265.627
262.421
139.167
229.941
201.958
135.117
315.917
187.926
231.535
214.360
196.634
299.051
206.884
149.957
440.436
149.918
166.533
211.577
200.098
225.418
217.141
192.773
292.036
183.263
136.956
134.254
133.312
269.383
112.998
122.291
198.889
185.305
153.608
169.644
163.653
165.879
316.180
329.605
275.400
254.508
279.447
307.234
269.269
273.391
140.462
235.988
205.865
135.393
316.056
190.993
226.742
214.543
195.380
292.404
209.622
149.312
481.093
151.616
167.674
210.750
201.789
226.150
217.091
192.187
294.417
183.749
138.294
137.485
133.466
270.050
114.139
125.687
198.693
186.388
154.288
168.220
164.213
May
2012
June
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012
-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
-0.1
-.9
-.9
.2
-.9
1.0
-1.5
-.5
-.8
-.4
2.0
-1.4
.0
.3
.5
.7
2.6
.8
1.2
-1.2
-.3
5.5
.0
-.2
.8
2.3
-1.4
-1.7
-1.4
-.5
.8
-.9
-.3
.8
1.5
-.3
-1.9
.9
-.1
.4
1.5
.5
-0.2
2.3
1.2
.6
1.1
-1.0
.9
-.7
1.7
-1.7
-.7
-.4
-.4
-.9
-7.1
3.3
.3
1.7
-.9
-.1
.5
4.0
.4
-2.0
-.6
-.9
-.4
1.5
.7
-.3
-.3
-.1
-.1
1.7
-.1
1.2
.0
-.9
.4
.0
.1
-.5
-0.4
-.8
-2.3
.3
-1.3
2.7
.6
1.4
4.2
.9
2.6
1.9
.2
.0
1.6
-2.1
.1
-.6
-2.2
1.3
-.4
9.2
1.1
.7
-.4
.8
.3
.0
-.3
.8
.3
1.0
2.4
.1
.2
1.0
2.8
-.1
.6
.4
-.8
.3
Aug.
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 ..............................................
2.3
2.0
-.3
2.0
5.2
3.5
3.2
-.4
.4
3.1
1.2
1.4
-.3
-4.4
-11.5
3.9
5.9
6.8
.1
-3.1
-2.2
-.1
1.9
1.4
6.0
15.9
-4.4
-.3
-11.9
2.5
34.4
6.1
-1.2
.7
2.8
5.3
.5
.5
.1
2.1
2.2
3.4
Housing
Infants’ furniture 4 .......................................................................
Laundry equipment .....................................................................
NA
NA
NA
NA
-
-
-
-
-
118.187
117.705
118.586
117.475
.0
-.4
.7
-.9
6.6
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
100.058
144.365
149.406
303.316
311.230
292.970
148.794
362.507
196.837
125.301
119.357
118.320
62.668
110.117
99.764
143.924
149.014
295.007
303.357
284.990
150.072
360.690
198.767
125.381
121.016
125.418
62.824
111.937
99.632
143.704
148.915
316.566
325.322
304.371
149.816
356.493
200.390
125.083
120.557
123.374
61.092
112.131
-.1
.1
-.2
-3.7
-3.6
-3.0
.7
.1
.2
.6
-.8
4.8
-.3
.1
.0
-.1
.0
-6.3
-5.6
-5.7
.0
.3
.1
.4
1.4
4.5
1.1
.1
-.3
-.3
-.3
-2.7
-2.5
-2.7
.9
-.5
1.0
.1
1.4
6.0
.2
1.7
-.1
-.2
-.1
7.3
7.2
6.8
-.2
-1.2
.8
-.2
-.4
-1.6
-2.8
.2
1.0
.3
1.7
1.7
2.4
2.1
2.1
2.0
9.4
2.9
2.2
3.0
-5.2
3.3
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 ................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
22
CPI Detailed Report-August 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
Aug. 2012
from—
Item
May
2012
June
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012
May
2012
June
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012
247.646
571.173
250.627
573.789
251.040
575.796
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
50.087
119.542
150.995
118.077
168.104
213.785
101.893
28.488
124.850
113.308
59.929
161.967
184.132
186.537
138.075
194.059
156.928
91.764
Aug.
2011
248.856
572.307
0.2
.2
1.2
.5
0.2
.3
-0.9
-.6
4.9
4.3
49.503
118.222
150.125
117.125
169.075
215.235
49.081
117.588
150.144
116.986
169.062
215.208
-.9
-.5
.0
-.1
.0
.0
-7.2
5.3
1.0
-.8
3.0
2.6
28.718
125.012
112.703
58.804
161.244
184.039
-1.5
-.2
.8
.2
.4
.1
3.7
-.2
.3
.3
.4
2.4
1.4
-1.2
-1.1
-.6
-.8
.6
.7
28.837
124.888
113.028
59.433
162.377
183.800
-.1
-.1
-.1
-.1
.0
.0
-.4
-1.3
.0
-.2
.7
.5
.8
1.2
.0
-.2
-.8
.3
-.2
-.4
.1
-.3
-1.1
-.7
.1
-5.8
1.4
1.2
-2.5
2.0
4.4
186.630
190.251
192.972
.7
.0
1.9
1.4
8.4
138.630
195.280
156.504
91.440
139.788
196.290
155.510
89.989
141.410
196.139
155.865
89.632
.7
.9
.2
-.4
.4
.6
-.3
-.4
.8
.5
-.6
-1.6
1.2
-.1
.2
-.4
7.4
5.5
1.5
-2.1
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 ...................................................
NA
NA
-
-
-
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
July
2012
Aug.
2012
Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2012 from—
Aug.
2011
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
July
2012
May to
June
June to
July
July to
Aug.
Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................
100.000
-
225.568
671.899
227.056
676.329
1.7
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.7
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
233.029
232.958
230.328
268.806
231.276
213.208
278.069
166.536
204.782
215.419
233.630
217.339
128.839
238.620
166.731
232.763
233.526
233.495
230.785
268.309
232.479
213.395
279.015
166.839
204.956
213.727
233.068
217.986
129.263
239.299
167.096
232.555
2.0
2.0
1.5
1.8
3.0
-1.2
-.6
-.3
2.9
2.5
3.9
2.8
3.1
2.8
1.5
1.9
.2
.2
.2
-.2
.5
.1
.3
.2
.1
-.8
-.2
.3
.3
.3
.2
-.1
.2
.2
.1
-.4
.3
-.2
1.5
.1
-.2
.5
-.4
-.3
-.5
.3
.4
.1
.0
.0
-.1
.2
.2
-.5
-.4
-.5
.1
.3
-.3
.1
.1
.2
.1
-.2
.2
.2
.2
.1
.4
.1
.5
.0
-.1
-.8
-.3
.0
.3
.3
.2
.0
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
219.808
250.990
258.065
151.850
239.750
239.744
132.829
220.237
190.216
311.426
192.913
190.369
121.939
158.858
220.226
251.456
258.585
147.928
240.342
240.338
132.955
221.381
190.954
320.920
193.366
192.289
121.520
159.189
1.4
2.1
2.5
1.2
2.0
2.0
3.3
-1.8
-3.8
-4.2
-3.8
6.2
.2
2.8
.2
.2
.2
-2.6
.2
.2
.1
.5
.4
3.0
.2
1.0
-.3
.2
.1
.1
.1
.4
.1
.1
.1
-.2
-.5
-6.8
.0
.6
.2
.6
.0
.2
.3
-2.5
.2
.2
.2
-.9
-1.3
-1.5
-1.2
.3
.1
.1
.3
.2
.2
.0
.2
.2
.1
.8
.9
3.0
.8
.6
-.2
.2
Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................
3.618
.882
1.407
.280
.813
121.750
119.624
105.539
121.062
129.691
122.828
119.512
106.741
122.636
130.926
1.8
4.8
-.6
3.7
2.2
.9
-.1
1.1
1.3
1.0
.3
.3
-.2
.7
.8
.0
1.6
-.8
1.1
.0
-.5
-.9
-1.5
-.5
.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
215.337
211.882
101.761
145.073
156.894
297.552
296.660
148.897
260.159
270.961
220.973
217.825
101.362
144.867
155.923
319.156
318.347
148.614
260.394
267.474
1.6
1.7
.0
1.1
-.6
1.9
1.8
2.2
1.7
-.7
2.6
2.8
-.4
-.1
-.6
7.3
7.3
-.2
.1
-1.3
-.7
-.7
.1
.2
.0
-2.0
-2.0
.0
.1
-1.6
.0
.1
-.3
-.1
-.5
.3
.3
.4
-.1
-1.2
3.3
3.5
-.4
.2
-.9
9.0
9.1
-.2
.1
-.7
Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 .....................................................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
5.670
1.344
4.327
2.390
419.745
327.122
447.296
346.441
419.931
328.027
447.173
347.226
4.3
3.7
4.4
2.1
.0
.3
.0
.2
.6
.1
.7
.4
.4
.6
.4
.2
.1
.3
.1
.3
-
-
-
-
-
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
July
2012
Aug.
2012
Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2012 from—
Aug.
2011
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
July
2012
May to
June
June to
July
July to
Aug.
Expenditure category
Hospital and related services .................................................
1.399
681.024
676.536
4.6
-0.7
1.1
0.4
-0.5
Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................
5.579
2.060
111.407
100.584
111.312
100.675
1.1
1.8
-.1
.1
.2
-.3
.0
.1
.0
.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
127.124
212.032
565.341
594.714
85.618
83.181
100.850
9.355
63.275
127.315
214.973
576.962
602.614
85.048
82.613
100.445
9.214
61.987
1.2
4.0
7.6
3.6
-.6
-.7
.0
-3.2
-6.8
.2
1.4
2.1
1.3
-.7
-.7
-.4
-1.5
-2.0
.1
.2
.2
.3
.0
.0
.1
-.1
1.5
-.1
.6
.8
.6
-.5
-.6
-.5
-.8
-1.2
-.4
.0
1.1
-.1
-.6
-.7
-.4
-1.4
-1.6
Other goods and services ..........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................
Personal care ...........................................................................
Personal care products 1 .......................................................
Personal care services 1 ........................................................
Miscellaneous personal services ...........................................
3.515
1.227
2.288
.611
.577
.921
426.119
865.566
209.912
162.437
234.352
375.231
426.791
864.720
210.532
162.992
234.969
376.313
2.4
2.6
2.2
2.1
1.8
2.9
.2
-.1
.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
.4
.3
.3
.0
.4
.5
1.3
.1
.2
.1
.3
.3
-.1
.5
.3
.3
.2
42.665
15.940
26.725
17.285
3.618
13.667
9.440
57.335
30.181
.306
4.394
1.227
.357
5.641
4.327
10.903
190.384
233.029
167.127
219.621
121.750
285.084
116.022
266.938
241.843
132.829
192.913
190.369
158.858
273.991
447.296
306.465
192.874
233.526
170.396
226.806
122.828
296.141
115.489
267.409
242.294
132.955
193.366
192.289
159.189
274.082
447.173
307.035
1.4
2.0
1.1
1.8
1.8
1.8
-.5
1.9
2.1
3.3
-3.8
6.2
2.8
2.0
4.4
2.2
1.3
.2
2.0
3.3
.9
3.9
-.5
.2
.2
.1
.2
1.0
.2
.0
.0
.2
-.2
.2
-.5
-.9
.3
-1.3
-.1
.2
.1
.1
.0
.6
.6
.0
.7
.2
.0
.0
.0
.1
.0
.1
-.1
.0
.1
.2
-1.2
.3
.1
-.1
.4
.1
1.5
.2
2.2
3.6
-.5
4.8
.0
.2
.2
.1
.8
.6
.2
.1
.1
-.1
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
224.059
218.737
217.768
169.429
220.604
279.419
227.183
262.554
254.640
242.198
224.544
223.231
150.062
299.935
275.025
$ .443
$ .149
225.705
220.632
219.286
172.635
227.467
289.602
231.298
262.987
255.132
253.262
224.837
223.476
149.984
321.284
275.496
$ .440
$ .148
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.1
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.7
1.7
-.4
1.9
1.9
.7
1.7
2.4
.7
.9
.7
1.9
3.1
3.6
1.8
.2
.2
4.6
.1
.1
-.1
7.1
.2
-.1
-.1
-.1
-.5
-.9
-1.3
-.5
.2
.1
-1.4
.2
.2
.2
-2.2
.2
.0
.0
.0
.0
.1
.1
.1
-.1
.0
-.3
.1
.1
.0
.2
.2
.8
1.0
.8
2.1
3.5
4.5
2.0
.1
.2
5.9
.1
.0
-.2
8.8
.1
Commodity and service group
Commodities ................................................................................
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ......................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .....................................
Apparel ...................................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ....................
Durables ...................................................................................
Services .......................................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 .........................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .......................................
Energy services 3 .......................................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......................
Household operations 1 2 ...........................................................
Transportation services ..............................................................
Medical care services .................................................................
Other services ............................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food ........................................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
All items less medical care ...........................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy ..........................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .....................
Energy commodities ...............................................................
Services less energy services ..................................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .............
-
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
-
-
-
-
-
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
- Data not available.
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
Seasonally adjusted indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
May
2012
June
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012
All items ..............................................................................
225.025
224.992
225.099
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 ........................................................
232.574
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
232.997
232.894
230.526
267.222
230.635
214.354
282.302
167.461
204.076
214.677
233.522
216.487
128.765
238.105
166.614
233.272
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 .............................................
218.594
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
Apparel ..............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel .............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..........................................
Footwear .........................................................................
6 months
ended—
Nov.
2011
Feb.
2012
May
2012
Aug.
2012
Feb.
2012
Aug.
2012
226.755
1.2
2.8
-0.4
3.1
2.0
1.3
233.079
233.003
230.399
267.871
231.177
213.208
281.295
166.665
204.180
215.419
232.723
216.616
128.839
238.620
166.731
232.893
233.523
233.479
230.759
268.078
232.144
213.395
282.635
166.634
203.958
213.727
232.130
216.701
129.263
239.299
167.096
232.788
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
1.6
1.8
1.0
-.4
3.8
-2.7
6.5
-1.4
-1.1
.0
-4.1
-.8
-.4
3.1
2.7
-.4
2.5
2.4
2.2
3.5
3.5
2.1
-5.6
1.1
4.8
4.4
8.6
4.3
2.8
2.7
1.7
4.0
1.5
1.6
.8
.1
2.5
-4.4
4.6
-1.7
1.0
.6
-.6
1.3
3.5
3.0
1.4
-.2
218.715
250.382
257.615
145.428
239.330
239.322
132.523
215.820
185.508
316.090
187.697
189.875
121.751
158.700
218.737
250.827
258.455
141.789
239.750
239.744
132.829
213.861
183.186
311.426
185.373
190.529
121.848
158.858
219.340
251.385
258.919
141.828
240.342
240.338
132.955
215.654
184.824
320.920
186.791
191.748
121.607
159.189
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
1.4
2.0
2.5
-7.9
2.0
2.0
1.6
-1.2
-3.2
-19.9
-2.1
6.7
.2
3.5
1.6
2.3
2.7
1.5
2.1
2.1
2.9
-1.3
-3.0
9.3
-3.8
5.4
1.2
2.6
1.1
2.0
2.3
1.0
1.9
1.9
3.7
-2.2
-4.6
-16.0
-3.8
7.0
-.9
2.9
125.752
120.475
113.551
122.411
130.961
126.191
120.791
113.314
123.329
131.985
126.213
122.742
112.434
124.628
132.016
125.541
121.685
110.778
123.944
132.767
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
-.7
4.1
-9.4
5.1
5.6
1.2
2.3
.1
4.6
-1.2
2.3
7.3
-1.2
2.8
5.7
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 .......................................................
215.009
211.447
101.338
145.590
154.941
297.578
296.330
148.280
260.061
273.570
213.427
209.981
101.477
145.876
154.993
291.557
290.439
148.323
260.369
269.129
213.434
210.114
101.158
145.739
154.257
292.308
291.263
148.897
260.159
265.786
220.406
217.370
100.746
145.997
152.797
318.662
317.737
148.614
260.394
264.026
-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
10.4
11.7
-2.3
1.1
-5.4
31.5
32.2
.9
.5
-13.2
2.5
2.6
-2.9
.1
-5.9
6.0
5.8
3.5
2.8
.4
.8
.9
3.0
2.2
5.0
-2.1
-2.0
1.0
.5
-1.8
Medical care ......................................................................
Medical care commodities 1 ............................................
Medical care services .....................................................
Professional services ....................................................
415.896
325.063
442.797
344.100
418.318
325.265
446.090
345.473
420.153
327.122
447.865
346.167
420.651
328.027
448.177
347.316
4.3
3.0
4.7
2.5
3.7
6.7
2.8
-.5
4.4
1.5
5.3
2.7
4.7
3.7
4.9
3.8
4.0
4.8
3.8
1.0
4.5
2.6
5.1
3.2
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
26
CPI Detailed Report-August 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
May
2012
June
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012
Hospital and related services ........................................
672.812
680.471
683.196
Recreation 2 ......................................................................
Video and audio 2 ...........................................................
111.071
100.543
111.304
100.237
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 .....
127.551
212.133
563.467
595.197
86.068
83.640
101.273
9.444
63.172
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—
Nov.
2011
Feb.
2012
May
2012
Aug.
2012
Feb.
2012
Aug.
2012
679.758
5.2
3.6
5.6
4.2
4.4
4.9
111.262
100.308
111.239
100.556
-.6
2.5
3.6
3.3
.6
1.1
.6
.1
1.5
2.9
.6
.6
127.693
212.656
564.556
596.693
86.087
83.661
101.356
9.431
64.141
127.587
213.969
569.298
600.261
85.620
83.190
100.850
9.360
63.394
127.086
213.889
575.787
599.413
85.080
82.646
100.445
9.229
62.409
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
-1.5
3.4
9.0
2.9
-4.5
-4.7
-3.2
-8.8
-4.7
2.0
4.1
6.7
3.9
.7
.5
1.3
-2.5
-7.7
.4
3.8
8.5
3.4
-1.8
-1.9
-1.2
-3.8
-5.9
422.500
850.900
209.085
161.533
234.050
372.664
423.924
854.560
209.686
162.074
234.109
374.040
426.227
865.566
209.994
162.437
234.352
375.298
427.470
864.720
211.047
162.992
234.969
376.174
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
4.8
6.7
3.8
3.7
1.6
3.8
1.8
2.6
1.4
1.8
1.8
2.0
2.9
2.7
3.1
2.3
1.7
3.7
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
190.169
232.997
166.840
219.644
126.191
282.294
115.465
265.984
241.254
132.523
187.697
189.875
158.700
273.701
446.090
306.732
190.246
233.079
166.914
219.847
126.213
282.544
115.292
266.111
241.599
132.829
185.373
190.529
158.858
273.550
447.865
306.944
193.035
233.523
170.621
227.833
125.541
296.055
115.285
266.589
242.122
132.955
186.791
191.748
159.189
273.797
448.177
306.541
-.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
5.1
1.6
7.2
11.6
-.7
15.0
-.9
1.5
1.7
1.6
-2.1
6.7
3.5
.0
4.9
.6
2.2
2.5
2.0
3.7
1.2
4.3
-1.9
2.0
2.3
2.9
-3.8
5.4
2.6
1.9
3.8
2.7
.6
1.5
.1
.0
2.3
-.5
1.0
1.9
2.0
3.7
-3.8
7.0
2.9
2.0
5.1
1.7
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
223.396
218.166
217.224
169.160
220.679
276.891
227.140
261.205
253.678
236.882
224.560
223.263
150.776
294.249
274.580
223.502
218.144
217.274
169.223
220.809
277.111
227.299
260.941
253.631
236.095
224.779
223.504
150.764
294.828
274.998
225.357
220.240
218.956
172.861
228.445
289.538
231.796
261.310
254.169
249.959
224.912
223.569
150.401
320.803
275.363
.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
3.4
3.6
3.0
7.0
10.8
13.7
6.4
.8
1.0
17.1
1.3
1.2
-.3
29.3
1.8
1.9
1.9
1.9
2.1
3.8
4.3
3.1
1.9
1.9
2.4
1.9
1.8
.1
6.3
2.5
1.3
1.0
1.2
.1
.0
-.5
.8
1.5
1.6
-3.0
2.0
2.0
1.3
-2.6
2.3
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.
27
CPI Detailed Report-August 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
July
2012
Aug.
2012
Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2012 from—
Aug.
2011
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
July
2012
May to
June
June to
July
July to
Aug.
Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................
100.000
-
225.568
671.899
227.056
676.329
1.7
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.7
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
233.029
232.958
230.328
268.806
234.623
255.772
229.164
240.044
287.803
176.081
167.124
264.704
261.865
231.276
233.155
233.725
267.865
245.228
191.848
180.824
191.301
206.028
146.248
207.332
191.364
126.276
209.565
222.472
142.142
149.679
269.363
158.358
140.940
203.593
213.208
145.026
215.935
211.789
144.946
278.069
315.785
327.247
355.531
209.031
213.481
100.613
303.091
324.770
268.070
297.314
312.586
155.661
156.999
147.871
162.010
233.526
233.495
230.785
268.309
233.887
255.086
228.659
238.785
287.514
173.137
167.516
263.917
265.641
232.479
233.331
234.732
266.881
245.267
191.477
178.804
192.106
208.847
149.926
211.259
193.113
125.624
211.076
221.363
141.432
148.940
267.328
158.093
139.103
220.517
213.395
145.362
217.349
209.844
144.510
279.015
316.703
334.331
375.265
205.741
227.655
99.759
297.923
322.869
271.514
284.580
306.555
156.413
158.069
148.243
162.571
2.0
2.0
1.5
1.8
1.7
4.4
.9
2.0
1.9
1.1
1.4
3.2
1.7
3.0
2.9
2.5
5.9
6.7
5.8
5.3
4.7
-.3
.0
.4
1.2
-2.4
-.1
5.6
5.2
7.1
1.4
-.2
3.1
5.1
-1.2
-2.7
-1.9
1.2
1.1
-.6
-2.0
.6
10.5
-.5
.9
-6.1
-4.8
-13.8
-2.9
-3.5
-1.6
3.8
1.4
5.2
8.1
.2
.2
.2
-.2
-.3
-.3
-.2
-.5
-.1
-1.7
.2
-.3
1.4
.5
.1
.4
-.4
.0
-.2
-1.1
.4
1.4
2.5
1.9
.9
-.5
.7
-.5
-.5
-.5
-.8
-.2
-1.3
8.3
.1
.2
.7
-.9
-.3
.3
.3
2.2
5.6
-1.6
6.6
-.8
-1.7
-.6
1.3
-4.3
-1.9
.5
.7
.3
.3
.2
.2
.1
-.4
-.2
1.3
-.6
-1.1
-.4
-.5
.4
-.8
-.1
.3
.2
.1
.8
1.2
.4
.6
.5
-.7
-1.5
1.0
-.7
.0
-.3
.9
1.1
-.3
.0
-.5
1.4
1.4
-.2
-.6
1.3
-2.1
.8
1.5
2.0
.5
4.0
.6
-.6
-.2
3.5
-1.4
2.1
8.7
1.4
.0
-.7
1.0
.2
.0
.0
-.1
.2
-.3
-.9
.0
.8
.6
1.1
-.1
1.1
-.7
.2
.3
.0
.4
-.5
1.5
1.1
.3
.0
.2
-1.5
.2
.0
-.9
1.2
1.3
.7
.3
.3
-.2
-.2
-.5
.3
-1.9
.4
-.6
-.4
-.1
-.9
1.4
-.1
.8
-4.0
.7
-3.3
2.5
-.2
1.3
-1.0
-1.2
-1.6
.0
.2
.2
.2
.1
-.4
.4
-.2
-.5
.2
-.5
.7
-.2
1.2
.4
.1
.3
-.4
.0
-.2
-1.1
.4
1.5
2.5
1.4
1.4
.7
-.1
-.4
-.4
-.3
-.1
-.2
-.4
5.4
.1
.2
1.0
-.9
-.8
.5
.4
2.0
3.8
-.8
1.5
1.9
-1.3
-4.2
.4
-4.3
-.5
.8
.6
1.1
.9
-
-
-
-
-
See footnotes at end of table.
28
CPI Detailed Report-August 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
July
2012
Aug.
2012
Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2012 from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
May to
June
June to
July
July to
Aug.
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
166.536
128.144
160.614
168.202
116.442
122.397
216.057
124.868
204.782
215.419
201.825
141.077
156.441
233.630
181.978
137.929
175.297
217.339
249.657
166.517
238.735
227.476
150.804
128.839
238.620
148.215
152.271
148.200
139.988
166.731
232.763
198.707
207.553
186.950
166.585
309.230
166.839
128.340
161.735
165.407
116.220
122.742
216.501
125.342
204.956
213.727
201.771
139.839
154.358
233.068
182.957
137.210
174.344
217.986
246.540
165.143
241.463
230.488
150.377
129.263
239.299
148.545
152.557
150.848
140.239
167.096
232.555
198.342
207.722
187.585
164.902
309.384
-0.3
.1
.2
.7
.1
-1.8
-3.9
.5
2.9
2.5
.2
3.2
2.9
3.9
-4.8
.0
11.6
2.8
1.9
-.1
6.5
1.9
2.3
3.1
2.8
2.7
3.3
1.0
3.0
1.5
1.9
1.4
2.0
.0
-.3
2.7
0.2
.2
.7
-1.7
-.2
.3
.2
.4
.1
-.8
.0
-.9
-1.3
-.2
.5
-.5
-.5
.3
-1.2
-.8
1.1
1.3
-.3
.3
.3
.2
.2
1.8
.2
.2
-.1
-.2
.1
.3
-1.0
.0
0.1
.2
-.4
-.4
-.3
.4
-1.1
2.3
-.2
.5
.0
1.1
-.4
-.4
-.3
-1.5
-.2
-.3
-1.1
-.6
.2
.7
.2
-.5
.3
.3
.4
-.2
.5
.4
.1
-.1
-.5
.5
.1
.5
-0.5
-.5
-.1
-.5
.1
-.6
-.6
-.3
.1
.3
-.4
.5
.9
-.3
-1.0
.9
-.3
.1
.9
.5
-.9
.2
.2
.1
.2
.2
.3
.7
-.1
.1
-.2
-.3
-.6
-.2
.4
-.3
0.0
.4
.6
-1.7
-.2
-.4
.2
-.9
-.1
-.8
-.1
-.9
-1.4
-.3
.0
-.5
-.2
.0
-.1
-.8
1.1
.4
-.3
.3
.3
.2
.2
-.2
.2
.2
.0
-.1
.3
-.1
-1.1
.0
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
219.808
250.990
258.065
151.850
466.459
318.944
239.750
239.744
132.829
220.237
190.216
311.426
350.758
311.143
192.913
201.159
162.606
190.369
422.133
407.791
121.939
66.532
113.219
73.605
54.439
117.373
134.222
91.050
220.226
251.456
258.585
147.928
475.562
307.144
240.342
240.338
132.955
221.381
190.954
320.920
367.702
309.992
193.366
200.750
165.682
192.289
427.449
408.329
121.520
65.917
113.009
73.179
53.801
116.802
134.286
90.485
1.4
2.1
2.5
1.2
3.9
.6
2.0
2.0
3.3
-1.8
-3.8
-4.2
-.3
-11.1
-3.8
-1.5
-11.3
6.2
7.1
2.9
.2
-5.1
-1.6
-2.1
-6.7
1.3
.8
.9
.2
.2
.2
-2.6
2.0
-3.7
.2
.2
.1
.5
.4
3.0
4.8
-.4
.2
-.2
1.9
1.0
1.3
.1
-.3
-.9
-.2
-.6
-1.2
-.5
.0
-.6
.1
.1
.1
.4
.3
.5
.1
.1
.1
-.2
-.5
-6.8
-7.6
-4.3
.0
-.6
1.9
.6
.7
.4
.2
-.3
-.3
-.3
-.3
.1
-.3
.8
.0
.2
.3
-2.5
.6
-3.3
.2
.2
.2
-.9
-1.3
-1.5
-.4
-2.2
-1.2
-1.5
-.1
.3
.1
1.1
.1
-.6
-.2
1.1
-1.2
.1
.2
-.6
.3
.2
.2
.0
.1
.0
.2
.2
.1
.8
.9
3.0
4.8
-.3
.8
.2
2.9
.6
.8
.1
-.2
-.9
-.2
-.6
-1.2
-.5
.0
-.6
See footnotes at end of table.
29
CPI Detailed Report-August 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
July
2012
Aug.
2012
Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2012 from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
May to
June
June to
July
July to
Aug.
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
78.436
88.764
102.392
71.509
67.421
55.581
130.354
60.900
99.265
93.449
100.679
87.626
190.717
123.783
166.350
120.032
158.858
145.874
161.352
130.888
203.509
77.448
88.250
101.378
71.544
66.848
55.280
128.599
60.314
98.161
93.021
100.470
87.015
190.819
123.545
166.946
120.172
159.189
146.046
161.469
130.931
205.437
2.3
.8
2.6
-2.0
-4.5
-5.2
-1.1
-11.4
-.1
-.1
.3
-.5
2.0
1.2
3.5
1.6
2.8
1.6
1.2
3.4
-
-1.3
-.6
-1.0
.0
-.8
-.5
-1.3
-1.0
-1.1
-.5
-.2
-.7
.1
-.2
.4
.1
.2
.1
.1
.0
.9
-1.1
.2
.4
.1
-.2
-.3
.0
.2
.3
.0
-.3
.3
.4
.6
.0
.4
.6
.7
-.2
1.0
1.0
4.9
-.6
-.5
-.1
.2
.3
-.4
.5
.9
.3
.3
.0
-.2
-.3
-.1
-.1
.1
-.3
.0
.5
.1
0.3
-.8
-1.3
.0
-.8
-.5
-.5
-1.0
-.7
-.3
-.2
-.6
.1
-.2
.4
.1
.2
.1
.1
.0
.9
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
121.750
119.624
125.646
115.763
154.779
82.565
120.164
101.556
105.539
107.951
77.821
107.641
83.646
122.828
119.512
125.724
116.582
153.958
84.242
117.948
100.955
106.741
109.456
82.984
111.203
84.859
1.8
4.8
4.2
-1.5
5.6
6.0
3.5
6.7
-.6
-.4
-18.8
-6.8
3.3
.9
-.1
.1
.7
-.5
2.0
-1.8
-.6
1.1
1.4
6.6
3.3
1.5
.3
.3
.7
1.2
-.6
2.2
-1.7
-1.1
-.2
-.8
-4.7
-3.3
-.7
.0
1.6
1.4
-1.4
.8
3.7
1.8
1.4
-.8
-.4
.9
-2.8
.5
-.5
-.9
-.6
-1.6
1.6
.2
-2.1
.1
-1.5
-.9
-6.5
-5.1
-1.0
.345
.324
.813
.263
.228
.322
.280
.236
.056
.180
100.385
96.857
129.691
129.693
135.964
124.850
121.062
161.011
109.999
176.640
99.767
97.059
130.926
131.350
137.153
125.776
122.636
165.012
109.486
182.679
.8
-.3
2.2
2.5
-.3
3.8
3.7
.1
-1.7
.6
-.6
.2
1.0
1.3
.9
.7
1.3
2.5
-.5
3.4
.2
1.8
.8
-.2
.3
1.7
.7
2.1
1.0
2.3
-.6
-2.1
.0
-.9
1.0
-.3
1.1
-2.6
-1.0
-2.9
1.5
-3.4
.6
1.3
.6
.3
-.5
2.6
-.5
3.7
Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 .............................................
New vehicles ........................................................................
Used cars and trucks ...........................................................
Leased cars and trucks 8 .....................................................
Car and truck rental 2 ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 ..........................................
Other motor fuels 2 ...............................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 .....................................
Tires 1 ..................................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 2 ...............................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................
Motor vehicle body work 1 ....................................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 .........................
19.031
18.154
6.239
3.035
2.736
.332
.043
7.015
6.773
215.337
211.882
101.761
145.073
156.894
88.112
129.875
297.552
296.660
296.030
304.708
285.748
270.810
148.897
134.404
159.249
260.159
267.609
235.751
220.973
217.825
101.362
144.867
155.923
87.376
129.482
319.156
318.347
317.897
327.071
305.394
286.335
148.614
134.314
158.614
260.394
267.584
235.978
1.6
1.7
.0
1.1
-.6
-5.5
.5
1.9
1.8
1.6
2.4
2.1
.9
2.2
2.3
2.2
1.7
1.8
1.8
2.6
2.8
-.4
-.1
-.6
-.8
-.3
7.3
7.3
7.4
7.3
6.9
5.7
-.2
-.1
-.4
.1
.0
.1
-.7
-.7
.1
.2
.0
.2
2.5
-2.0
-2.0
-2.1
-1.7
-1.9
-7.0
.0
.1
-.1
.1
.2
.1
.0
.1
-.3
-.1
-.5
-1.1
.8
.3
.3
.3
.4
.0
-1.0
.4
.2
.8
-.1
.0
-.1
3.3
3.5
-.4
.2
-.9
-.9
-3.8
9.0
9.1
9.2
9.1
8.5
6.3
-.2
-.1
-.4
.1
.0
.1
-
.242
.511
.323
.188
1.153
.050
.456
See footnotes at end of table.
30
CPI Detailed Report-August 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
July
2012
Aug.
2012
Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2012 from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
May to
June
June to
July
July to
Aug.
Expenditure category
Motor vehicle repair 1 2 ........................................................
Motor vehicle insurance .........................................................
Motor vehicle fees 1 2 .............................................................
State motor vehicle registration and license fees 1 2 3 ........
Parking and other fees 1 2 ....................................................
Public transportation ................................................................
Airline fare ..............................................................................
Other intercity transportation ..................................................
Intracity transportation 1 .........................................................
.600
2.726
.511
.342
.156
.877
.495
.083
.297
159.057
403.237
170.843
166.194
180.883
270.961
302.668
155.454
280.038
159.213
405.381
171.031
166.212
181.424
267.474
296.388
153.549
280.046
1.6
3.7
2.7
.5
7.2
-.7
-2.7
-1.9
3.4
0.1
.5
.1
.0
.3
-1.3
-2.1
-1.2
.0
0.2
.3
.1
.0
.2
-1.6
-2.9
.0
.0
-0.1
.4
.2
.0
.6
-1.2
-1.9
-2.1
1.0
0.1
.5
.1
.0
.3
-.7
-1.3
-.8
.0
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
419.745
327.122
109.395
440.978
99.633
101.532
447.296
346.441
351.695
418.575
180.450
225.478
681.024
254.580
249.458
578.891
201.982
114.130
120.903
419.931
328.027
109.738
442.634
99.700
100.746
447.173
347.226
352.445
420.126
180.148
226.013
676.536
252.808
247.119
574.824
202.075
114.167
121.488
4.3
3.7
3.7
4.2
2.0
3.2
4.4
2.1
2.4
2.4
.5
1.3
4.6
4.7
4.9
4.4
3.8
1.4
15.3
.0
.3
.3
.4
.1
-.8
.0
.2
.2
.4
-.2
.2
-.7
-.7
-.9
-.7
.0
.0
.5
.6
.1
.1
.4
.0
-.3
.7
.4
.7
.3
-.3
.0
1.1
1.2
1.7
.9
.2
.1
1.0
.4
.6
.6
.8
.4
.0
.4
.2
.4
.2
-.7
.0
.4
.4
.4
.4
.4
.1
1.0
.1
.3
.3
.5
.1
-.8
.1
.3
.3
.5
.1
.2
-.5
-.5
-.8
-.6
.2
.0
.5
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
111.407
100.584
5.335
397.737
11.997
111.312
100.675
5.280
398.906
11.937
1.1
1.8
-17.9
5.2
-11.9
-.1
.1
-1.0
.3
-.5
.2
-.3
-3.0
.0
-2.1
.0
.1
-1.9
.4
-.1
.0
.2
.0
.4
-.5
.132
.067
.049
1.146
.786
.360
.519
.325
.191
.116
.044
.069
.474
.373
.037
.037
1.118
78.624
41.201
88.000
159.830
199.827
209.289
118.524
145.586
88.880
81.304
65.612
116.736
52.220
55.258
97.991
94.518
150.136
78.139
41.116
87.768
159.942
199.918
209.547
118.112
144.818
88.832
80.991
65.253
116.445
51.679
54.447
99.062
95.374
150.171
-.2
-6.6
-4.4
1.5
.6
3.5
.1
.9
-1.3
-.4
-3.8
1.2
-4.2
-6.2
4.4
2.4
2.1
-.6
-.2
-.3
.1
.0
.1
-.3
-.5
-.1
-.4
-.5
-.2
-1.0
-1.5
1.1
.9
.0
-.6
.4
-.9
.5
.6
.3
.2
.6
-.6
-.2
-.3
-.2
-.2
-.2
-.1
.1
1.1
-1.0
.9
-.5
-.1
-.6
.8
.4
1.0
-.5
.1
.0
.2
-.9
-1.1
.5
-.1
.0
-.6
-.2
-.3
.1
.0
.2
-.3
-.5
-.1
-.3
-.3
-.2
-1.0
-1.5
1.0
.9
.0
.372
.490
.131
.145
.078
.068
124.404
332.631
268.432
228.691
144.381
102.074
124.807
330.327
272.074
227.676
143.503
101.823
3.2
2.2
.9
2.4
5.1
-.8
.3
-.7
1.4
-.4
-.6
-.2
.1
2.1
.1
.2
1.0
-.8
-.2
.2
-.2
.2
.0
.4
.3
-.7
1.4
-.4
-.6
-.2
Education and communication 2 ................................................
Education 2 ..............................................................................
Educational books and supplies .............................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................
College tuition and fees ........................................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees .......................
6.800
2.686
.214
2.472
1.387
.265
127.124
212.032
565.341
594.714
704.308
665.565
127.315
214.973
576.962
602.614
717.419
674.907
1.2
4.0
7.6
3.6
4.4
3.9
.2
1.4
2.1
1.3
1.9
1.4
.1
.2
.2
.3
.5
.3
-.1
.6
.8
.6
.8
.5
-.4
.0
1.1
-.1
-.7
-.2
-
See footnotes at end of table.
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CPI Detailed Report-August 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
Aug. 2012 from—
Unadjusted
indexes
July
2012
Aug.
2012
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
May to
June
June to
July
July to
Aug.
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
251.986
221.683
85.618
157.544
248.442
263.295
83.181
100.850
60.464
105.590
9.355
63.275
39.963
77.472
252.605
224.768
85.048
157.375
248.442
259.874
82.613
100.445
60.004
105.904
9.214
61.987
38.884
76.414
2.4
2.9
-.6
3.7
3.7
2.4
-.7
.0
-1.3
2.4
-3.2
-6.8
-7.6
-1.0
0.2
1.4
-.7
-.1
.0
-1.3
-.7
-.4
-.8
.3
-1.5
-2.0
-2.7
-1.4
0.0
-.5
.0
-.1
-.2
.5
.0
.1
.0
.3
-.1
1.5
-2.1
-.5
0.4
-.6
-.5
.1
.3
-1.5
-.6
-.5
-.7
-.1
-.8
-1.2
-.7
-.5
0.0
.8
-.6
.2
.3
-1.3
-.7
-.4
-.8
.3
-1.4
-1.6
-2.7
-1.4
.075
34.032
33.889
-6.5
-.4
-1.5
-1.6
-.4
Other goods and services ..........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................
Cigarettes 1 2 .........................................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes 1 2 ...........................
Personal care ...........................................................................
Personal care products 1 .......................................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal care
products 1 2 ..................................................................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and
implements 1 ................................................................
Personal care services 1 ........................................................
Haircuts and other personal care services 1 2 .....................
Miscellaneous personal services ...........................................
Legal services 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
426.119
865.566
351.369
233.742
209.912
162.437
426.791
864.720
351.009
233.705
210.532
162.992
2.4
2.6
2.7
2.2
2.2
2.1
.2
-.1
-.1
.0
.3
.3
.3
.4
.5
-.2
.3
.3
.5
1.3
1.3
.4
.1
.2
.3
-.1
-.1
.0
.5
.3
.336
103.692
103.618
1.7
-.1
-.2
.9
-.1
.263
.577
.577
.921
.307
.085
.257
.020
.180
.179
187.652
234.352
142.838
375.231
303.092
302.014
146.410
170.657
308.353
85.307
189.320
234.969
143.214
376.313
304.049
302.224
147.117
171.202
308.296
85.542
2.5
1.8
1.8
2.9
1.8
1.5
2.2
2.5
6.6
.8
.9
.3
.3
.3
.3
.1
.5
.3
.0
.3
1.0
.0
.0
.4
.5
.2
.2
.0
.4
.5
-.6
.1
.1
.3
-.4
.4
.2
-.1
1.2
-.3
.9
.3
.3
.2
.3
.0
.5
.3
.0
1.9
42.665
26.725
17.285
13.667
9.440
57.335
30.181
5.641
10.903
84.929
69.514
94.330
27.594
18.154
14.536
33.225
190.384
167.127
219.621
285.084
116.022
266.938
241.843
273.991
306.465
224.059
218.737
217.768
169.429
220.604
279.419
227.183
192.874
170.396
226.806
296.141
115.489
267.409
242.294
274.082
307.035
225.705
220.632
219.286
172.635
227.467
289.602
231.298
1.4
1.1
1.8
1.8
-.5
1.9
2.1
2.0
2.2
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.1
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.3
2.0
3.3
3.9
-.5
.2
.2
.0
.2
.7
.9
.7
1.9
3.1
3.6
1.8
-.2
-.5
-.9
-1.3
-.1
.2
.1
.0
.2
-.1
-.1
-.1
-.5
-.9
-1.3
-.5
.0
.0
.1
.1
-.1
.0
.1
-.1
.1
.0
.0
.0
.0
.1
.1
.1
1.5
2.2
3.6
4.8
.0
.2
.2
.1
-.1
.8
1.0
.8
2.1
3.5
4.5
2.0
Special aggregate indexes
Commodities ................................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ......................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .....................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ....................
Durables ...................................................................................
Services .......................................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 ...........................................................................
Transportation services ................................................................
Other services ..............................................................................
All items less food ........................................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
All items less medical care ...........................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 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
July
2012
Aug.
2012
115.229
262.554
254.640
242.198
224.544
223.231
150.062
299.935
275.025
237.424
205.118
$ .443
$ .149
116.227
262.987
255.132
253.262
224.837
223.476
149.984
321.284
275.496
238.043
205.198
$ .440
$ .148
Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2012 from—
Aug.
2011
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
July
2012
May to
June
June to
July
0.2
.2
.1
-1.4
.2
.2
.2
-2.2
.2
.0
-.1
0.0
-.1
.0
-.3
.1
.1
.0
.2
.2
-.1
-.7
July to
Aug.
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
1.6
1.7
1.7
-.4
1.9
1.9
.7
1.7
2.4
1.8
-.3
-
0.9
.2
.2
4.6
.1
.1
-.1
7.1
.2
.3
.0
-
-
-
-0.9
.1
.2
5.9
.1
.0
-.2
8.8
.1
.3
.2
-
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
-
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
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Table 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
May
2012
June
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012
All items ....................................................................................
225.025
224.992
225.099
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 ............................................................................
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
232.997
232.894
230.526
267.222
233.904
252.401
229.118
238.199
285.931
173.090
167.975
263.214
261.433
230.635
231.564
233.084
266.835
246.531
189.041
178.931
190.701
203.014
144.391
207.474
187.886
123.576
213.389
218.774
139.906
146.815
265.997
157.811
139.844
217.491
214.354
144.638
219.898
215.089
145.460
282.302
321.925
335.145
332.435
207.922
204.739
114.836
307.470
323.375
274.160
297.930
315.373
156.135
157.267
149.256
160.980
161.303
6 months
ended—
Nov.
2011
Feb.
2012
May
2012
Aug.
2012
Feb.
2012
Aug.
2012
226.755
1.2
2.8
-0.4
3.1
2.0
1.3
233.079
233.003
230.399
267.871
233.164
250.156
229.164
240.044
287.524
175.029
167.729
266.128
259.665
231.177
232.175
233.035
267.865
245.228
191.848
180.824
191.301
202.966
144.704
204.447
188.256
123.554
211.483
221.457
141.721
147.894
266.899
158.358
139.624
216.973
213.208
145.026
215.625
215.861
144.536
281.295
321.537
332.142
336.977
207.695
206.417
110.188
309.662
312.672
280.898
297.314
319.490
154.498
155.411
146.902
233.523
233.479
230.759
268.078
232.342
251.163
228.659
238.785
288.070
174.109
168.824
265.713
262.688
232.144
232.444
233.739
266.881
245.267
191.477
178.804
192.106
206.007
148.391
207.334
190.836
124.363
211.353
220.574
141.126
147.455
266.728
158.093
139.085
228.640
213.395
145.362
217.697
213.923
143.373
282.635
322.760
338.786
349.806
206.071
209.484
112.291
305.534
299.580
281.967
284.580
317.849
155.671
156.284
148.519
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
1.6
1.8
1.0
-.4
-3.5
3.2
-3.0
-3.5
1.3
.3
3.6
.5
1.5
3.8
2.4
1.5
3.4
2.7
6.9
2.2
5.3
3.1
4.9
3.8
3.4
2.4
-5.0
6.9
8.3
.6
1.0
-1.5
3.3
28.9
-2.7
-.4
1.1
-10.1
-2.5
6.5
9.2
6.7
43.4
-1.2
6.8
-9.3
12.1
-30.4
21.8
16.2
9.1
-1.2
-5.0
1.9
2.5
2.4
2.2
3.5
4.6
4.2
1.3
6.5
3.3
2.0
2.1
5.3
3.6
3.5
4.7
4.8
6.5
8.0
9.3
3.5
6.8
4.0
3.4
-1.8
2.1
7.2
2.6
7.7
6.7
11.6
.7
-3.1
2.3
-13.9
2.1
-2.8
2.1
3.4
5.7
-5.6
-9.8
-6.2
3.1
-1.1
-9.1
-14.4
-13.5
-6.4
-15.8
-2.9
-12.4
8.1
6.6
8.8
1.5
1.6
.8
.1
-1.2
4.6
.4
-2.3
.6
.1
.6
1.2
-.2
2.5
1.2
.3
5.3
5.5
2.4
7.1
2.7
-4.3
-3.3
2.6
.3
-11.2
-2.8
3.6
3.7
2.9
2.1
2.8
4.0
28.2
-4.4
-2.5
-5.7
-1.1
-3.2
4.6
6.4
7.9
18.3
.1
12.1
2.9
4.7
-20.6
11.8
-4.2
10.5
-.3
-3.5
1.6
161.241
162.673
20.1
5.7
2.9
4.3
12.7
3.6
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
34
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Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,
detailed expenditure categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
Seasonally adjusted indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
May
2012
June
2012
July
2012
Aug.
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 .............................
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
167.461
128.848
160.971
169.119
116.374
123.556
215.403
127.196
204.076
214.677
203.173
140.416
154.893
233.522
182.370
136.681
174.972
216.487
238.881
165.751
241.024
225.670
150.433
128.765
238.105
147.963
151.804
150.110
140.113
166.614
233.272
199.524
209.082
187.567
165.772
310.044
166.665
128.152
160.758
168.202
116.442
122.848
214.064
126.769
204.180
215.419
202.439
141.077
156.347
232.723
180.459
137.929
174.436
216.616
240.940
166.517
238.735
226.180
150.804
128.839
238.620
148.215
152.271
151.115
139.988
166.731
232.893
198.908
207.809
187.195
166.457
309.230
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 .......................................................
218.594
250.141
257.332
144.782
468.144
218.715
250.382
257.615
145.428
469.415
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
301.633
239.330
239.322
132.523
215.820
185.508
316.090
352.270
328.128
187.697
194.924
160.644
189.875
422.021
403.416
121.751
66.933
113.482
72.838
6 months
ended—
Nov.
2011
Feb.
2012
May
2012
Aug.
2012
Feb.
2012
Aug.
2012
166.634
128.603
161.772
165.407
116.220
122.331
214.474
125.677
203.958
213.727
202.283
139.839
154.212
232.130
180.499
137.210
174.145
216.701
240.715
165.143
241.463
227.017
150.377
129.263
239.299
148.545
152.557
150.791
140.239
167.096
232.788
198.680
208.529
186.959
164.599
309.384
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
-1.4
.0
.6
-10.1
-1.5
-2.4
-5.9
4.3
-1.1
.0
-1.8
2.8
-3.2
-4.1
-5.3
-4.6
-2.6
-.8
-1.3
-3.8
1.7
5.2
.5
-.4
3.1
2.8
3.5
1.0
2.4
2.7
-.4
-2.2
-2.9
.8
-2.4
1.3
1.1
.9
2.0
8.0
1.2
-.8
-.3
-.5
4.8
4.4
.4
4.3
6.0
8.6
-3.8
2.5
21.0
4.3
3.1
.6
9.3
4.3
4.3
2.8
2.7
2.9
2.9
-.4
4.6
1.7
4.0
4.0
5.7
1.2
.1
3.5
-1.7
-.7
-1.5
-6.1
-1.0
-2.8
-7.4
1.5
1.0
.6
.1
2.2
-.1
-.6
-5.7
-2.4
3.0
1.3
.7
-.9
3.9
-.4
.3
3.5
3.0
2.6
3.8
2.3
1.4
1.4
-.2
-1.1
-1.6
-1.1
-.6
1.9
218.737
250.827
258.455
141.789
472.397
219.340
251.385
258.919
141.828
472.829
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
1.4
2.0
2.5
-7.9
4.1
1.6
2.3
2.7
1.5
3.6
1.1
2.0
2.3
1.0
4.2
291.603
239.750
239.744
132.829
213.861
183.186
311.426
350.758
320.749
185.373
191.936
160.412
190.529
422.589
407.791
121.848
66.532
113.219
73.605
291.632
240.342
240.338
132.955
215.654
184.824
320.920
367.702
319.833
186.791
192.262
165.134
191.748
425.907
408.329
121.607
65.917
113.009
73.179
-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
-10.9
2.0
2.0
1.6
-1.2
-3.2
-19.9
-13.4
-24.3
-2.1
-7.5
20.5
6.7
6.7
6.6
.2
-7.0
-2.7
.7
1.0
2.1
2.1
2.9
-1.3
-3.0
9.3
10.5
-5.8
-3.8
1.4
-20.1
5.4
6.4
1.9
1.2
-4.1
-4.0
-3.7
.2
1.9
1.9
3.7
-2.2
-4.6
-16.0
-10.1
-16.2
-3.8
-4.4
-1.5
7.0
7.9
3.9
-.9
-6.0
.9
-.4
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
35
CPI Detailed Report-August 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—
May
2012
June
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012
Nov.
2011
Feb.
2012
May
2012
Aug.
2012
Feb.
2012
Aug.
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 ..........................................
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
55.104
117.206
133.988
91.643
74.726
88.848
102.803
71.613
67.309
55.427
131.020
60.586
97.803
92.955
100.413
87.377
191.023
124.106
166.526
120.119
158.700
146.275
161.298
130.182
203.335
54.439
117.373
134.222
91.050
78.409
88.296
102.291
71.509
67.421
55.581
130.468
60.900
98.698
93.264
100.679
87.402
190.717
123.783
166.350
120.032
158.858
145.874
161.352
130.888
203.509
53.801
116.802
134.286
90.485
78.614
87.624
100.976
71.544
66.848
55.280
129.836
60.314
98.023
93.030
100.470
86.918
190.819
123.545
166.946
120.172
159.189
146.046
161.469
130.931
205.437
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
-
-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
-10.2
-.9
-.3
-1.7
17.0
-4.7
-5.6
.0
-3.5
-2.3
-3.6
-.8
2.3
.4
-.8
-.8
1.1
.7
1.1
1.6
3.5
2.0
-.3
6.5
8.5
-4.3
1.7
1.7
-.6
3.2
6.4
9.5
-.4
-4.7
-7.3
.1
-9.9
-1.5
1.3
.9
.7
5.1
4.9
6.6
4.0
2.6
1.4
2.2
2.3
-
-8.9
1.0
-.2
2.5
1.4
-4.4
-3.8
-3.4
-4.3
-3.0
-2.3
-12.8
1.3
-1.6
-.3
-1.8
-1.1
-2.3
.6
-.8
2.9
1.7
.1
4.5
7.6
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 .............................................................................
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
126.191
120.791
126.686
120.094
154.095
83.459
118.908
103.276
113.314
114.968
90.622
121.708
89.047
126.213
122.742
128.414
118.391
155.310
86.578
121.013
104.734
112.434
114.512
91.433
118.353
89.517
125.541
121.685
127.693
116.484
157.872
86.774
118.480
104.825
110.778
113.458
85.511
112.324
88.633
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
-.7
4.1
6.2
-7.1
7.4
27.7
-7.9
1.5
-9.4
-8.1
-34.7
-36.5
-4.6
1.2
2.3
2.4
-2.6
1.3
3.2
3.1
-.9
.1
-1.6
-11.9
-3.5
1.9
2.3
7.3
6.0
-.4
10.1
8.9
4.0
14.8
-1.2
.8
-25.2
-10.0
4.7
100.932
105.131
130.961
131.125
137.718
126.078
122.411
159.843
109.979
175.138
101.156
107.049
131.985
130.835
138.112
128.231
123.329
163.218
111.115
179.192
100.551
104.794
132.016
129.693
139.499
127.890
124.628
159.050
109.999
174.069
102.085
101.181
132.767
131.350
140.324
128.299
123.944
163.213
109.486
180.483
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
4.6
-14.2
5.6
.7
7.8
7.2
5.1
8.7
-1.8
12.8
-.8
8.0
-1.2
1.3
-5.9
-.5
4.6
7.8
-1.3
10.1
2.5
-8.1
5.7
3.7
5.7
8.2
2.8
-7.1
-2.1
-8.1
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 .......................................
215.009
211.447
101.338
145.590
154.941
88.477
120.356
297.578
296.330
295.681
303.156
286.178
213.427
209.981
101.477
145.876
154.993
88.673
123.353
291.557
290.439
289.607
298.097
280.685
213.434
210.114
101.158
145.739
154.257
87.685
124.323
292.308
291.263
290.575
299.320
280.621
220.406
217.370
100.746
145.997
152.797
86.900
119.659
318.662
317.737
317.323
326.424
304.568
-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
10.4
11.7
-2.3
1.1
-5.4
-6.9
-2.3
31.5
32.2
32.7
34.4
28.3
2.5
2.6
-2.9
.1
-5.9
-5.1
-4.9
6.0
5.8
5.9
5.3
6.0
.8
.9
3.0
2.2
5.0
-5.9
6.1
-2.1
-2.0
-2.4
-.4
-1.6
Expenditure category
-
See footnotes at end of table.
36
CPI Detailed Report-August 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
May
2012
June
2012
July
2012
Aug.
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 .....................................................
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
260.998
148.323
134.200
158.002
260.369
267.593
236.000
159.168
403.303
170.487
166.172
179.778
269.129
301.298
153.094
277.177
258.501
148.897
134.404
159.249
260.159
267.609
235.751
159.057
404.921
170.843
166.194
180.883
265.786
295.580
149.936
280.038
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 .........................................................
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
418.318
325.265
108.750
437.923
99.209
101.572
446.090
345.473
350.037
417.550
181.686
225.423
680.471
254.417
249.277
578.973
200.954
114.023
119.754
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 ..........................................
111.071
100.543
5.573
395.004
12.265
6 months
ended—
Nov.
2011
Feb.
2012
May
2012
Aug.
2012
Feb.
2012
Aug.
2012
274.736
148.614
134.314
158.614
260.394
267.584
235.978
159.213
406.956
171.031
166.212
181.424
264.026
291.749
148.716
280.046
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
-8.4
.9
.7
1.3
.5
.9
.2
.8
5.0
1.6
.1
4.6
-13.2
-21.9
-10.8
4.2
24.4
3.5
4.7
1.6
2.8
1.8
2.5
3.2
2.3
4.6
1.4
11.7
.4
-.2
.2
2.5
-18.1
1.0
-.1
2.7
.5
1.7
1.1
.0
5.1
.7
-.4
2.9
-1.8
-5.1
-4.0
4.3
420.153
327.122
109.395
441.318
99.633
101.532
447.865
346.167
351.340
418.228
180.461
225.478
683.196
255.421
250.286
581.129
201.735
114.130
120.903
420.651
328.027
109.738
443.307
99.700
100.746
448.177
347.316
352.328
420.206
180.634
226.013
679.758
254.081
248.339
577.875
202.071
114.167
121.488
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
4.7
3.7
4.0
6.7
2.2
-4.3
4.9
3.8
5.4
3.6
-3.6
.9
4.2
4.3
5.3
3.1
3.1
.8
10.2
4.0
4.8
4.8
4.5
.6
6.6
3.8
1.0
.8
2.2
-1.3
1.5
4.4
4.4
4.6
4.3
4.4
1.9
18.8
4.5
2.6
2.7
3.8
3.3
-.1
5.1
3.2
4.0
2.6
2.3
1.1
4.9
5.0
5.3
4.4
3.2
.9
11.9
111.304
100.237
5.404
395.106
12.005
111.262
100.308
5.300
396.547
11.997
111.239
100.556
5.302
398.106
11.937
-.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
.6
.1
-18.1
3.2
-10.3
1.5
2.9
-15.6
6.3
-9.6
.6
.6
-20.2
4.1
-14.2
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
79.380
40.815
88.402
159.902
201.024
206.873
117.999
144.103
89.354
80.840
64.815
116.556
52.692
55.859
97.632
94.642
150.201
78.624
41.201
88.000
159.669
199.827
208.621
118.524
145.586
88.880
80.929
64.825
116.736
52.227
55.258
98.158
94.518
150.136
78.139
41.116
87.768
159.829
199.918
209.077
118.112
144.818
88.832
80.696
64.634
116.445
51.681
54.447
99.113
95.374
150.171
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
-8.5
4.8
-6.3
1.7
.0
5.5
1.0
4.5
-4.6
-1.7
-2.4
-1.3
-8.1
-10.5
6.0
3.6
4.5
1.0
-7.3
-3.2
1.4
.6
3.3
-.3
1.0
-2.6
-.2
-4.0
1.1
-1.6
-3.3
1.2
3.3
1.2
-1.4
-5.8
-5.6
1.5
.6
3.6
.5
.9
.0
-.7
-3.6
1.4
-6.7
-9.0
7.8
1.4
2.9
124.431
325.218
268.894
227.842
124.611
332.043
269.034
228.227
124.404
332.631
268.432
228.691
124.807
330.327
272.074
227.676
-.8
-6.1
-3.5
4.0
13.4
5.7
2.5
.8
-.3
3.5
-.2
5.1
1.2
6.4
4.8
-.3
6.1
-.4
-.5
2.4
.5
4.9
2.3
2.4
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
37
CPI Detailed Report-August 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
May
2012
June
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012
Newspapers and magazines 1 2 .........................................
Recreational books 1 2 .......................................................
142.959
102.453
144.362
101.633
144.381
102.074
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 .................................................
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
127.693
212.656
564.556
596.693
709.498
668.378
252.026
222.076
86.087
156.824
246.859
267.359
83.661
101.356
60.877
105.744
9.431
64.141
40.260
77.869
35.090
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—
Nov.
2011
Feb.
2012
May
2012
Aug.
2012
Feb.
2012
Aug.
2012
143.503
101.823
6.1
1.2
3.8
-2.5
9.2
.5
1.5
-2.4
4.9
-.7
5.3
-1.0
127.587
213.969
569.298
600.261
714.859
671.840
253.133
220.754
85.620
157.035
247.568
263.295
83.190
100.850
60.464
105.590
9.360
63.394
39.963
77.472
127.086
213.889
575.787
599.413
709.620
670.435
253.058
222.424
85.080
157.314
248.337
259.874
82.646
100.445
60.004
105.904
9.229
62.409
38.884
76.414
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
-1.5
3.4
9.0
2.9
2.0
2.3
1.6
-1.3
-4.5
.9
1.8
-8.9
-4.7
-3.2
-5.6
1.6
-8.8
-4.7
-20.1
-9.0
2.0
4.1
6.7
3.9
5.3
4.9
2.2
4.7
.7
7.1
7.1
6.5
.5
1.3
.1
3.3
-2.5
-7.7
-1.8
-.1
.4
3.8
8.5
3.4
3.5
2.9
2.6
1.1
-1.8
.3
.5
-1.4
-1.9
-1.2
-2.6
1.6
-3.8
-5.9
-13.0
-1.8
34.575
34.032
33.889
-7.4
-1.5
-3.9
-13.0
-4.5
-8.6
422.500
850.900
345.091
233.453
209.085
161.533
423.924
854.560
346.710
232.914
209.686
162.074
426.227
865.566
351.369
233.742
209.994
162.437
427.470
864.720
351.009
233.705
211.047
162.992
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
4.8
6.7
7.0
.4
3.8
3.7
1.8
2.6
2.6
2.8
1.4
1.8
2.9
2.7
2.8
1.7
3.1
2.3
102.945
102.787
103.692
103.618
2.9
.2
.9
2.6
1.5
1.8
186.942
234.050
142.654
372.664
302.820
300.294
145.746
170.724
303.394
85.355
188.809
234.109
142.690
374.040
304.433
300.873
146.021
170.762
304.659
85.764
187.652
234.352
142.838
375.298
303.092
302.156
146.378
170.657
308.353
85.541
189.320
234.969
143.214
376.174
304.049
302.230
147.067
171.202
308.296
87.166
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
5.2
1.6
1.6
3.8
1.6
2.6
3.7
1.1
6.6
8.8
1.9
1.8
1.8
2.0
1.3
2.7
2.1
3.9
2.6
-.4
3.2
1.7
1.7
3.7
2.3
.4
2.3
1.1
10.8
2.1
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
190.169
166.840
219.644
282.294
115.465
265.984
241.254
273.701
306.732
223.396
218.166
217.224
169.160
220.679
276.891
227.140
190.246
166.914
219.847
282.544
115.292
266.111
241.599
273.550
306.944
223.502
218.144
217.274
169.223
220.809
277.111
227.299
193.035
170.621
227.833
296.055
115.285
266.589
242.122
273.797
306.541
225.357
220.240
218.956
172.861
228.445
289.538
231.796
-.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
5.1
7.2
11.6
15.0
-.9
1.5
1.7
.0
.6
3.4
3.6
3.0
7.0
10.8
13.7
6.4
2.2
2.0
3.7
4.3
-1.9
2.0
2.3
1.9
2.7
1.9
1.9
1.9
2.1
3.8
4.3
3.1
.6
.1
.0
-.5
1.0
1.9
2.0
2.0
1.7
1.3
1.0
1.2
.1
.0
-.5
.8
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-August 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
May
2012
June
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012
119.809
260.796
253.518
240.284
224.170
222.881
150.524
300.866
274.106
237.532
203.433
120.077
261.205
253.678
236.882
224.560
223.263
150.776
294.249
274.580
237.582
203.216
120.095
260.941
253.631
236.095
224.779
223.504
150.764
294.828
274.998
237.424
201.828
119.071
261.310
254.169
249.959
224.912
223.569
150.401
320.803
275.363
238.043
202.166
6 months
ended—
Nov.
2011
Feb.
2012
May
2012
Aug.
2012
Feb.
2012
Aug.
2012
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
-2.4
.8
1.0
17.1
1.3
1.2
-.3
29.3
1.8
.9
-2.5
1.9
1.9
1.9
2.4
1.9
1.8
.1
6.3
2.5
2.7
-.2
1.3
1.5
1.6
-3.0
2.0
2.0
1.3
-2.6
2.3
.9
-.4
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
Aug. 2012 from—
Pricing
schedule
1
May
2012
June
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012
M
229.815
229.478
229.104
Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
245.709
247.099
147.244
245.201
246.818
146.533
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
219.145
219.484
141.124
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
July 2012 from—
Aug.
2011
June
2012
July
2012
July
2011
May
2012
June
2012
230.379
1.7
0.4
0.6
1.4
-0.3
-0.2
244.984
246.570
146.456
246.252
248.031
146.885
1.3
1.4
1.1
.4
.5
.2
.5
.6
.3
1.1
1.1
1.0
-.3
-.2
-.5
-.1
-.1
-.1
219.017
219.307
140.996
218.956
219.229
140.874
220.462
220.594
142.052
1.8
1.7
1.9
.7
.6
.7
.7
.6
.8
1.3
1.3
1.2
-.1
-.1
-.2
.0
.0
-.1
215.254
215.625
216.045
217.300
2.0
.8
.6
1.8
.4
.2
M
M
M
223.356
224.313
142.161
223.004
224.169
141.906
222.667
223.503
141.774
223.919
224.962
142.432
1.6
1.5
1.5
.4
.4
.4
.6
.7
.5
1.4
1.2
1.4
-.3
-.4
-.3
-.2
-.3
-.1
M
229.181
228.224
228.501
230.219
2.5
.9
.8
1.7
-.3
.1
M
M
M
233.053
237.215
140.834
232.701
236.926
140.375
231.893
236.280
139.645
233.001
237.607
139.971
2.1
2.3
1.3
.1
.3
-.3
.5
.6
.2
1.8
2.0
1.1
-.5
-.4
-.8
-.3
-.3
-.5
M
M
M
209.466
142.391
223.978
209.260
142.053
223.829
208.881
141.814
223.847
210.140
142.470
225.345
1.8
1.4
2.5
.4
.3
.7
.6
.5
.7
1.4
1.3
2.0
-.3
-.4
-.1
-.2
-.2
.0
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
222.262
237.032
222.138
236.025
221.611
235.776
222.967
237.222
1.5
2.3
.4
.5
.6
.6
1.1
1.9
-.3
-.5
-.2
-.1
M
252.652
252.406
252.016
253.472
1.4
.4
.6
1.1
-.3
-.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
246.582
214.607
212.226
150.155
-
246.326
214.612
211.267
149.838
-
-
-
-
.8
1.4
1.3
1.4
-.1
.0
-.5
-.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
-
214.277
214.464
204.829
233.991
-
215.504
217.098
203.959
236.110
1.5
1.5
.7
1.4
.6
1.2
-.4
.9
-
-
-
-
2
2
2
-
237.405
239.806
239.540
-
239.557
241.170
240.213
1.4
2.8
2.7
.9
.6
.3
-
-
-
-
1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually
and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI
Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;
Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;
Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each
local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore,
subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a
result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index,
although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI
for use in their escalator clauses.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 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
Aug.
2012
Midwest
Percent
change from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Index
Aug.
2012
South
Percent
change from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Index
Aug.
2012
West
Percent
change from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Index
Aug.
2012
Percent
change from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................
246.252
387.771
1.3
0.5
-
220.462
358.704
1.8
0.7
-
223.919
363.228
1.6
0.6
-
233.001
376.633
2.1
0.5
Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................
240.463
240.308
239.199
244.964
241.123
2.0
2.0
1.7
2.5
1.6
.1
.1
.1
.2
-.4
227.944
227.345
221.671
236.489
234.481
1.9
1.9
1.4
2.7
2.2
.2
.2
-.1
.7
.3
232.303
233.486
230.036
241.247
215.009
2.0
2.1
1.7
2.7
1.0
.1
.2
.2
.2
-.7
235.827
235.645
236.589
233.140
234.845
2.0
2.0
1.1
3.3
1.5
.3
.3
.4
.2
.1
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 ...
252.171
304.202
301.813
1.0
1.8
2.5
.2
.2
.3
203.002
234.598
231.340
1.0
1.9
2.5
.2
.1
.3
208.260
231.197
232.796
1.5
2.2
2.2
.1
.1
.0
233.907
261.413
270.389
2.0
2.4
3.1
.3
.3
.3
315.178
2.0
.2
238.634
1.8
.2
234.868
2.1
.3
274.780
2.1
.3
315.074
214.408
193.613
181.847
186.002
162.254
128.209
2.0
-4.0
-5.5
-6.5
-3.6
-12.3
1.0
.2
.4
.4
-.6
-.8
.0
-.1
238.637
210.018
179.675
186.259
199.939
154.574
118.780
1.8
-3.1
-5.1
-4.5
-.1
-12.3
.2
.2
.9
.9
.9
-.1
3.2
-.6
234.854
224.660
188.566
188.379
188.164
174.145
126.228
2.1
-1.2
-3.1
-3.2
-1.8
-11.6
.5
.3
.4
.4
.4
-.1
4.2
-.4
274.790
256.434
228.032
230.210
254.853
185.823
129.428
2.1
1.4
-1.1
-.9
1.3
-7.6
-.1
.3
.8
.0
.0
.0
.1
-.4
Apparel .....................................................
129.468
2.2
3.5
116.220
2.7
1.4
130.673
-.7
.0
116.577
3.3
.1
Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
New and used motor vehicles 4 ............
New vehicles .......................................
New cars and trucks 4 5 ....................
New cars 5 ........................................
Used cars and trucks ..........................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .........
216.851
210.547
99.509
142.275
98.609
138.203
164.055
310.036
308.989
310.480
314.505
298.182
.7
.9
-1.0
.4
.4
-.3
.0
.6
.6
.4
1.0
1.2
1.5
1.8
-.3
-.1
-.1
.0
-.7
5.5
5.6
5.7
5.2
5.1
221.970
216.980
101.225
136.943
96.954
135.711
156.844
338.372
337.809
336.782
367.801
329.913
2.0
2.3
-.7
.7
.7
.0
-.7
3.9
3.8
3.7
3.7
4.9
2.8
3.1
-.6
-.2
-.2
-.3
-.8
8.9
9.0
9.1
8.7
9.2
218.593
217.218
102.167
148.974
101.355
152.604
153.174
311.984
310.801
309.802
323.485
307.045
.9
1.1
.3
1.1
1.1
.2
-.1
-.2
-.3
-.4
-.3
.4
2.9
3.1
-.2
-.1
-.1
-.2
-.5
8.3
8.4
8.5
8.3
8.1
218.676
212.967
102.427
144.099
100.023
145.478
149.417
313.367
312.299
311.493
292.951
296.232
2.2
2.5
.9
1.7
1.7
1.3
-1.7
4.3
4.3
4.2
4.6
4.5
1.5
1.8
-.3
-.2
-.1
-.2
-.5
5.2
5.1
5.2
5.0
5.0
Medical care .............................................
Medical care commodities ......................
Medical care services .............................
Professional services ............................
439.433
373.346
455.123
341.370
4.0
5.4
3.5
1.2
.3
.7
.2
.0
418.681
336.424
446.023
370.049
4.4
4.7
4.3
2.2
.5
.5
.5
.2
396.445
315.740
423.823
345.137
4.0
3.3
4.2
2.6
-.4
-.2
-.4
.3
424.628
336.337
451.894
318.059
3.9
1.4
4.7
2.2
.2
.5
.2
.4
Recreation 4 ..............................................
119.586
.4
-.2
116.866
2.1
-.3
114.747
.9
-.1
109.847
1.4
.4
Education and communication 4 ...............
135.460
1.0
.5
135.534
1.6
.3
130.494
1.8
.3
135.165
1.6
.3
Other goods and services .........................
428.773
2.7
.2
383.299
3.0
.1
385.888
2.1
.1
388.599
1.9
.4
246.252
194.931
167.378
217.193
1.3
1.2
.8
1.3
.5
1.1
1.7
2.9
220.462
185.245
162.987
216.078
1.8
1.7
1.7
3.0
.7
1.3
2.0
3.5
223.919
189.172
166.892
221.052
1.6
.9
.2
.5
.6
1.2
1.9
3.1
233.001
183.609
155.859
201.733
2.1
1.5
1.4
2.5
.5
.8
1.1
2.0
285.098
111.597
296.666
318.178
260.229
1.1
-.1
1.4
1.8
1.0
2.7
-.3
.2
.2
.0
280.449
111.020
257.279
240.945
276.101
2.8
-.6
1.9
1.9
1.1
4.1
-.6
.2
.2
-.2
276.044
116.168
259.643
237.539
286.428
.8
-.4
2.1
2.1
2.2
4.0
-.4
.1
.1
.3
261.469
113.329
277.940
278.029
269.685
2.4
-.6
2.5
2.4
1.0
2.6
-.5
.3
.3
-.5
-
-
-
-
-
Commodity and service group
All items ......................................................
Commodities .............................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...
Nondurables less food and beverages
Nondurables less food, beverages,
and apparel .................................
Durables ...............................................
Services ....................................................
Rent of shelter 3 ......................................
Transportation services ..........................
See footnotes at end of table.
41
CPI Detailed Report-August 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
Aug.
2012
Midwest
Percent
change from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
344.538
1.6
0.3
237.710
247.653
226.930
170.310
230.041
218.576
278.748
299.029
285.594
242.207
249.043
252.195
1.2
1.2
1.1
.9
1.6
1.4
1.1
.9
1.2
-2.4
1.7
1.7
152.361
318.833
307.988
1.0
.2
1.9
South
Percent
change from—
Index
Aug.
2012
Aug.
2011
July
2012
313.422
3.1
0.2
.5
.6
.7
1.7
1.5
2.7
2.5
.1
.2
3.0
.3
.3
211.022
219.246
217.776
165.491
222.998
217.197
275.365
290.224
243.074
249.651
219.808
219.115
1.6
1.8
1.7
1.7
2.4
3.0
2.8
1.8
1.6
.1
2.0
2.0
.6
5.3
.2
146.483
334.086
266.652
1.0
3.3
2.4
Index
Aug.
2012
West
Percent
change from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
312.393
2.3
0.2
.7
.8
.9
1.9
1.9
3.4
3.8
.3
.2
5.6
.1
.1
214.159
222.221
222.527
168.563
227.061
220.558
269.638
295.602
244.760
240.837
222.605
221.072
1.4
1.5
1.3
.2
1.2
.6
.9
2.0
1.9
-1.6
1.9
1.9
-.1
8.7
.2
149.052
315.756
266.935
.4
-.3
2.5
Index
Aug.
2012
Percent
change from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
322.672
2.8
0.5
.6
.6
.8
1.8
1.7
2.9
3.7
.1
.2
4.9
.0
.0
224.155
232.781
222.972
159.134
220.113
204.834
258.668
309.504
265.849
278.070
231.358
231.326
2.0
2.1
2.0
1.4
2.2
2.5
2.3
2.6
2.3
2.3
2.1
2.1
.5
.5
.6
1.1
1.1
1.9
2.4
.3
.3
3.2
.2
.2
-.2
8.1
.1
141.555
316.638
281.670
.5
4.1
2.6
-.1
5.1
.3
Commodity and service group
Other services .........................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................
All items less food .......................................
All items less shelter ...................................
Commodities less food ...............................
Nondurables ...............................................
Nondurables less food ................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ............
Services less rent of shelter 3 .....................
Services less medical care services ...........
Energy ........................................................
All items less energy ...................................
All items less food and energy ..................
Commodities less food and energy
commodities ....................................
Energy commodities ...............................
Services less energy services ................
1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means
estimator.
3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
4
5
6
-
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
42
CPI Detailed Report-August 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
Aug.
2012
Size class B/C 3
Percent change
from—
Aug.
2011
Percent change
from—
Index
Aug.
2012
July
2012
Size class D
Aug.
2011
Index
Aug.
2012
July
2012
Percent change
from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Expenditure category
All items 4 .............................................................................
210.140
210.140
1.8
0.6
142.470
1.4
0.5
-
225.345
363.425
2.5
0.7
All items (December 1977=100) ..........................................
Food and beverages ...........................................................
Food ..................................................................................
Food at home ..................................................................
Food away from home ....................................................
Alcoholic beverages ..........................................................
210.943
211.045
213.679
206.261
207.655
1.9
1.9
1.2
2.8
1.7
.1
.1
.1
.2
-.2
146.749
147.220
145.143
150.411
140.374
2.1
2.1
1.7
2.8
1.1
.3
.4
.3
.4
-.4
233.573
233.640
228.535
243.906
231.950
2.3
2.2
1.8
2.9
2.7
.3
.3
.4
.2
.6
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 .............................
206.731
225.365
226.861
224.228
224.207
224.066
213.258
199.541
204.019
176.148
118.231
1.5
2.2
3.0
2.1
2.1
-2.8
-5.3
-5.6
-2.9
-12.0
.1
.2
.2
.3
.3
.3
.9
.6
.3
-.4
2.3
-.3
135.889
136.847
142.624
135.959
135.941
170.169
165.945
156.994
156.912
142.718
99.830
1.2
1.5
1.4
1.6
1.6
-.5
-2.1
-1.9
.2
-10.5
.7
.0
.1
.0
.2
.2
.4
.3
.2
.0
1.1
-.5
202.004
226.381
224.075
235.732
235.753
225.634
188.213
202.709
213.029
155.087
126.473
2.8
3.7
4.1
3.5
3.5
.1
-1.2
-.3
.8
-5.7
.5
.2
.3
.3
.4
.4
.0
-.2
.0
-.3
1.2
-.2
Apparel ...............................................................................
119.135
1.7
1.4
88.697
1.6
.7
115.447
1.9
-.7
Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 3 ......................................
New vehicles .................................................................
New cars and trucks 3 7 ..............................................
New cars 7 ..................................................................
Used cars and trucks ....................................................
Motor fuel ........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .......................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ......................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...............................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ...................................
214.697
214.648
101.167
124.989
98.357
125.608
149.431
467.111
465.714
477.327
317.744
412.470
1.6
1.9
-.3
.6
.5
.0
-.2
2.8
2.7
2.6
3.2
2.8
2.1
2.5
-.4
-.2
-.2
-.3
-.6
7.2
7.2
7.3
7.3
6.9
153.578
153.401
101.661
100.361
100.440
102.532
103.851
311.527
312.723
319.520
307.408
294.195
1.1
1.1
.3
1.4
1.4
.6
-.8
.8
.7
.5
1.6
1.1
2.3
2.5
-.3
-.1
-.1
.0
-.6
7.2
7.2
7.3
7.3
6.6
222.999
218.554
101.971
152.117
105.021
151.953
139.103
303.833
301.701
288.718
342.460
305.976
1.9
2.2
.3
1.9
1.9
1.8
-2.0
1.5
1.4
1.2
1.5
2.3
2.8
2.9
.0
.2
.2
.1
-.6
7.3
7.3
7.5
6.8
7.0
Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Professional services ......................................................
330.605
264.377
350.484
270.158
4.7
3.9
5.0
2.9
.3
.5
.3
.2
175.702
158.918
181.647
159.643
3.3
4.1
3.1
1.2
-.2
-.2
-.2
.3
403.417
329.405
429.820
352.597
3.5
-.4
4.9
2.2
.0
1.6
-.5
-.1
Recreation 3 ........................................................................
114.422
1.2
.2
114.468
.6
-.3
119.854
4.0
.1
Education and communication 3 .........................................
136.331
1.5
.7
129.064
1.5
-.2
140.870
2.1
.7
Other goods and services ...................................................
306.098
2.5
.3
178.689
2.1
.0
430.831
2.9
.2
210.140
178.832
159.820
217.314
290.156
104.553
234.991
226.187
220.682
1.8
1.4
1.1
2.0
2.1
-.6
2.0
2.2
1.2
.6
1.1
1.8
3.1
3.6
-.5
.3
.2
-.1
142.470
132.973
125.562
164.186
201.599
88.694
146.867
136.957
149.142
1.4
1.2
.8
1.4
1.3
-.4
1.6
1.5
1.3
.5
1.1
1.5
2.7
3.1
-.5
.0
.1
-.1
225.345
191.210
170.389
221.459
276.868
119.760
262.740
233.806
289.916
2.5
1.0
.5
.8
.7
-.2
3.6
3.7
2.7
.7
1.3
1.8
2.9
3.6
-.1
.2
.3
-.2
-
-
-
-
-
-
Commodity and service group
All items 4 .............................................................................
Commodities .......................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...........................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..........
Durables .........................................................................
Services ..............................................................................
Rent of shelter 6 ................................................................
Transportation services ....................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 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
Aug.
2012
Size class B/C 3
Percent change
from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Index
Aug.
2012
Size class D
Percent change
from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Index
Aug.
2012
Percent change
from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Commodity and service group
Other services ...................................................................
264.061
2.4
0.5
150.003
2.1
-0.1
328.878
4.8
0.6
204.410
210.119
203.709
162.106
214.433
217.087
280.321
245.882
227.093
316.109
203.110
201.894
132.581
468.718
237.508
1.6
1.7
1.5
1.1
1.9
2.0
2.1
1.7
1.7
-.7
2.0
2.0
.7
2.5
2.5
.6
.7
.8
1.7
1.6
2.9
3.3
.4
.3
4.4
.2
.2
.2
7.0
.3
138.228
139.419
142.143
126.011
155.330
162.697
196.225
157.630
143.690
229.731
133.668
131.205
104.100
315.945
146.035
1.3
1.3
1.4
.8
1.7
1.4
1.3
1.8
1.5
-.5
1.6
1.5
.7
.5
1.9
.5
.5
.6
1.4
1.5
2.5
2.9
.0
.0
4.2
.0
-.1
-.2
7.0
.0
214.168
223.904
227.229
172.047
228.506
221.731
272.986
307.743
245.960
245.951
223.629
222.345
152.908
299.767
269.409
2.4
2.5
2.0
.5
1.4
.9
.9
3.6
3.5
.4
2.8
2.9
.3
.8
4.0
.7
.7
.8
1.8
1.7
2.8
3.5
.1
.3
4.2
.2
.2
.0
6.8
.2
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care ...................................................
All items less food .................................................................
All items less shelter .............................................................
Commodities less food .........................................................
Nondurables .........................................................................
Nondurables less food ..........................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ......................................
Services less rent of shelter 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—
Aug.
2011
Aug.
2012
Percent change from—
Index
July
2012
Aug.
2011
Aug.
2012
July
2012
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
248.031
383.256
1.4
0.6
146.885
1.1
0.3
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
239.933
239.678
240.536
241.880
242.251
2.1
2.2
2.1
2.3
1.8
.2
.2
.2
.2
-.4
149.613
150.076
146.696
155.554
141.572
1.6
1.6
.7
3.2
.6
-.1
-.1
-.2
.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 ...................................
255.536
308.293
310.335
314.903
314.817
209.077
195.455
181.959
187.396
163.117
126.061
1.0
1.8
2.5
1.8
1.8
-4.5
-6.0
-7.2
-4.1
-13.2
1.2
.2
.2
.3
.3
.3
.1
.1
-1.0
-1.4
.0
.0
143.932
144.223
151.631
143.011
143.011
178.249
173.273
137.490
129.097
134.790
107.032
1.0
1.9
2.1
2.5
2.5
-3.0
-4.4
-4.7
-2.6
-9.3
.5
.3
.2
.2
.2
.2
1.2
1.1
.4
.7
-.2
-.3
Apparel .....................................................................................
129.250
2.6
3.8
88.348
.4
2.2
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
219.454
212.874
306.299
304.908
306.457
304.896
294.523
.7
.9
.9
.8
.7
1.3
1.3
1.6
2.0
5.6
5.6
5.8
5.2
5.1
149.948
150.693
307.338
307.959
312.763
306.216
291.612
.7
.7
.0
-.1
-.3
.3
1.0
1.3
1.5
5.4
5.4
5.5
5.3
5.3
Medical care .............................................................................
439.841
4.2
.3
182.557
3.6
.3
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
118.753
.6
.2
120.847
-.1
-1.0
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
138.498
1.4
1.1
126.990
-.4
-1.3
Other goods and services ........................................................
409.842
2.7
.4
194.936
2.8
-.1
248.031
193.765
164.483
210.845
110.047
297.678
1.4
1.4
.9
1.5
-.2
1.4
.6
1.2
2.0
3.1
-.2
.2
146.885
140.559
134.910
176.564
92.288
148.569
1.1
.9
.5
.8
.1
1.3
.3
.8
1.2
2.4
-.6
-.1
239.711
226.410
167.610
227.104
212.791
296.630
286.790
241.558
250.986
254.659
1.2
1.2
.9
1.8
1.5
1.0
1.2
-2.7
1.8
1.7
.6
.8
1.9
1.6
2.9
.3
.2
2.9
.4
.4
142.638
145.287
135.220
162.602
174.111
153.065
145.535
229.370
138.131
135.835
.9
.7
.5
1.1
.8
.6
1.1
-2.0
1.4
1.4
.3
.3
1.2
1.3
2.3
-.4
-.1
3.5
-.1
-.1
-
-
-
-
-
Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
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
Aug.
2012
Percent
change from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Size class D
Percent
change from—
Index
Aug.
2012
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Index
Aug.
2012
Percent
change from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
220.594
364.213
1.7
0.6
142.052
1.9
0.8
-
217.300
348.380
2.0
0.6
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
230.448
229.808
226.051
235.298
234.924
2.0
2.0
1.2
3.4
1.4
-.2
-.2
-.4
.1
.2
145.100
145.367
142.123
150.270
144.946
1.6
1.6
1.7
1.6
3.0
.9
.9
.4
1.9
.4
231.139
230.515
219.550
250.122
241.198
2.2
2.1
1.5
3.1
3.5
.1
.0
.0
.1
.5
Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ...............
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Energy services 4 ...............................................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................
204.445
238.844
241.435
243.148
243.157
202.738
173.727
175.970
185.042
147.879
113.548
.9
1.9
2.4
1.8
1.8
-3.6
-6.3
-6.3
-2.0
-12.1
-.5
.2
.1
.2
.2
.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
-.3
3.7
-.5
129.905
130.040
133.161
127.852
127.852
171.975
171.979
168.994
173.163
142.564
95.996
1.0
1.7
2.6
1.6
1.6
-2.8
-4.0
-3.1
1.3
-14.0
1.4
.1
.3
.5
.3
.3
.5
.6
.4
-.1
2.0
-1.1
199.997
226.257
213.778
232.110
232.110
216.646
170.798
187.830
191.118
167.571
120.364
2.0
3.1
3.4
2.9
2.9
-1.5
-2.2
1.1
4.8
-8.1
.1
.3
.3
.1
.1
.1
.6
.7
1.1
.7
2.3
.2
Apparel .....................................................................................
115.415
2.7
2.0
88.024
4.0
.7
118.854
1.7
-.5
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
221.793
218.407
346.901
346.071
346.228
368.646
330.411
1.8
2.2
4.0
4.0
3.8
4.7
4.8
2.8
3.1
9.3
9.4
9.4
9.6
9.7
162.822
162.836
344.690
345.831
353.849
337.668
322.840
2.3
2.4
4.1
3.9
3.8
3.9
4.7
3.0
3.2
9.1
9.1
9.2
8.6
9.2
200.017
192.911
288.269
284.565
274.371
328.862
293.995
1.5
2.0
3.2
2.9
3.1
1.7
4.9
2.3
2.5
6.6
6.7
6.9
6.1
7.3
Medical care .............................................................................
413.821
4.5
.4
183.583
4.5
.7
392.921
4.1
-.1
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
116.538
2.6
-.5
119.608
1.7
.0
109.475
1.6
.1
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
136.097
1.2
.4
135.339
2.6
.0
129.485
.8
.8
Other goods and services ........................................................
371.303
3.4
.1
179.464
2.0
-.1
419.541
4.6
.0
220.594
184.331
159.551
211.814
108.370
256.710
1.7
1.8
1.7
3.0
-.6
1.7
.6
1.3
2.2
3.9
-.7
.2
142.052
133.413
126.881
167.618
86.061
146.948
1.9
1.8
2.0
3.4
-.4
1.9
.8
1.5
1.9
3.3
-.5
.3
217.300
188.487
167.454
220.795
114.118
249.101
2.0
1.2
.6
1.7
-1.1
2.7
.6
.9
1.4
2.4
-.1
.3
212.049
216.245
162.623
222.652
213.835
287.783
244.057
248.296
220.062
219.020
1.5
1.7
1.7
2.5
3.0
1.6
1.4
-.5
1.9
1.9
.6
.9
2.1
1.9
3.7
.3
.2
5.9
.0
.1
137.694
145.025
127.343
156.488
165.734
164.678
142.880
247.774
132.886
130.633
1.6
1.9
2.0
2.5
3.4
2.2
1.7
.8
2.0
2.1
.8
1.1
1.9
2.2
3.2
.3
.2
5.5
.3
.1
206.168
215.777
169.395
226.493
221.440
276.148
230.051
225.288
217.554
215.143
1.8
1.6
.8
1.9
1.8
2.3
2.5
.8
2.2
2.2
.6
.7
1.4
1.3
2.3
.3
.4
4.1
.1
.1
-
-
-
-
-
-
Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
46
CPI Detailed Report-August 2012
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
Aug.
2012
Percent
change from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Size class D
Percent
change from—
Index
Aug.
2012
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Index
Aug.
2012
Percent
change from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
224.962
363.163
1.5
0.7
142.432
1.5
0.5
-
230.219
373.857
2.5
0.8
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
232.263
233.674
227.564
244.210
214.584
1.6
1.6
1.0
2.5
1.7
.2
.3
.4
.2
-.6
146.666
147.545
146.587
149.023
133.708
2.2
2.4
2.1
2.8
.2
.0
.1
.0
.3
-.9
232.377
232.132
234.179
233.076
230.362
2.1
2.0
1.4
3.0
4.8
.4
.4
.7
.0
.5
Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ...............
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Energy services 4 ...............................................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................
213.113
237.251
240.846
243.034
243.002
214.956
189.245
190.940
184.927
183.751
133.051
1.4
2.5
3.2
2.3
2.3
-3.7
-5.7
-5.9
-4.8
-11.1
-.3
.2
.2
.3
.3
.3
.9
1.1
1.1
.1
6.3
-.3
137.422
140.258
145.728
139.439
139.439
162.847
156.283
152.525
153.853
133.770
98.058
1.4
1.6
1.1
1.7
1.7
.2
-1.8
-1.8
-.2
-13.6
.9
.0
.0
-.2
.3
.3
.3
.1
.1
-.2
2.7
-.4
204.827
229.568
228.730
239.117
239.117
223.936
192.049
198.688
204.434
137.523
125.114
2.9
3.8
3.5
3.7
3.7
.3
-1.4
-1.2
-1.0
-.7
1.4
.1
.2
.2
.5
.5
-.2
-.2
-.3
-.4
1.2
-.3
Apparel .....................................................................................
145.227
-3.2
-.5
87.619
1.0
.8
119.892
1.1
-2.0
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
219.245
220.045
325.213
322.513
324.221
322.313
315.972
1.2
1.5
.3
.2
.2
.1
.5
2.7
2.9
7.8
7.8
7.8
8.0
7.8
151.797
151.553
309.072
309.832
318.733
300.421
293.928
.4
.5
-.7
-.8
-1.0
-.9
.0
2.9
3.1
8.5
8.6
8.7
8.5
8.3
243.178
241.870
295.822
292.720
283.432
344.697
302.246
2.4
2.5
.6
.4
.2
.6
1.5
3.7
3.9
9.1
9.2
9.4
9.1
8.4
Medical care .............................................................................
393.647
6.2
.3
168.567
2.7
-.9
394.874
4.5
.0
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
108.490
.6
.0
118.098
1.4
-.2
116.363
-.3
-.3
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
132.467
1.7
.6
128.014
1.5
.1
136.537
3.6
.1
Other goods and services ........................................................
357.534
2.3
.1
174.571
2.1
.0
422.533
1.3
.4
224.962
188.672
165.236
215.078
118.028
260.122
1.5
.4
-.3
.0
-1.1
2.2
.7
1.1
1.7
2.9
-.5
.4
142.432
131.962
124.245
162.433
88.392
147.910
1.5
1.1
.4
.9
-.4
1.8
.5
1.2
1.8
3.1
-.4
-.1
230.219
198.737
181.922
232.735
127.181
263.958
2.5
1.3
1.0
.6
1.8
3.4
.8
1.9
2.6
3.8
.0
-.1
216.703
221.408
167.331
223.632
214.994
294.910
247.439
247.806
224.477
223.333
1.2
1.0
-.2
.8
.1
1.9
1.9
-2.3
1.9
2.0
.7
.9
1.6
1.6
2.7
.5
.4
5.0
.2
.2
138.625
140.848
124.496
154.363
160.729
156.015
145.368
220.778
133.890
131.364
1.4
1.4
.4
1.5
.9
1.9
1.6
-1.4
1.8
1.6
.6
.7
1.7
1.6
2.9
-.1
.0
4.8
-.1
-.1
218.159
232.192
183.036
233.897
232.272
304.338
246.551
240.290
226.855
226.311
2.3
2.0
1.0
1.2
.7
3.2
3.2
-.3
3.0
3.2
.8
1.0
2.5
2.4
3.7
-.3
.1
5.2
.0
-.1
-
-
-
-
-
-
Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size
classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
West
Size class B/C 2
Size class A
Item and group
Index
Percent change from—
Aug.
2011
Aug.
2012
Percent change from—
Index
July
2012
Aug.
2011
Aug.
2012
July
2012
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
237.607
387.451
2.3
0.6
139.971
1.3
0.2
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
236.086
236.269
237.668
232.882
230.937
1.8
1.8
.7
3.2
1.7
.1
.1
.0
.3
.0
146.309
145.864
143.394
149.444
152.118
2.4
2.4
1.6
3.8
1.5
.7
.7
1.3
-.2
.0
Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ...............
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Energy services 4 ...............................................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................
247.410
277.203
290.498
292.117
292.096
264.649
235.009
236.624
270.279
187.421
130.592
2.4
2.8
3.5
2.5
2.5
1.2
-2.4
-2.5
.4
-10.7
.0
.4
.3
.3
.3
.3
1.4
.3
.2
.2
.5
-.3
132.383
131.184
139.427
131.433
131.432
178.869
176.064
173.482
173.395
165.203
103.518
.8
.7
1.0
.5
.5
1.6
.8
1.3
2.8
-3.1
-.1
.0
.1
.1
.1
.1
.0
-.1
-.1
.0
-.5
-.6
Apparel .....................................................................................
119.768
3.8
.2
92.866
1.5
-.6
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
215.482
210.597
313.546
311.769
314.609
286.695
296.533
2.5
3.0
5.7
5.6
5.6
5.9
5.7
1.7
2.1
6.3
6.3
6.3
6.0
6.2
152.533
151.092
283.670
286.205
287.093
280.691
270.904
1.8
1.7
2.3
2.3
2.2
2.7
2.4
1.0
1.2
3.2
3.0
3.1
3.0
2.5
Medical care .............................................................................
415.594
4.3
.4
180.625
3.7
.0
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
112.940
1.4
.8
96.922
-1.5
-.4
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
136.433
1.5
.4
125.947
1.9
-.2
Other goods and services ........................................................
388.565
1.8
.4
172.464
1.5
.2
237.607
183.535
154.292
198.015
111.917
285.249
2.3
1.9
2.0
3.3
-.5
2.6
.6
.9
1.4
2.5
-.5
.3
139.971
128.873
119.885
154.094
89.566
143.385
1.3
1.2
.6
1.4
-.6
1.4
.2
.5
.4
1.0
-.5
.0
229.762
222.538
157.781
218.639
201.166
308.230
275.076
279.404
236.597
237.468
2.2
2.1
2.0
2.5
3.2
2.4
2.4
2.8
2.3
2.4
.6
.7
1.4
1.3
2.3
.4
.3
4.2
.2
.3
134.672
139.854
120.854
150.415
154.331
158.016
139.602
233.766
130.764
128.201
1.1
1.6
.6
1.9
1.4
2.1
1.2
1.7
1.2
1.0
.3
.3
.4
.8
.9
.0
.0
1.8
.1
-.1
-
-
-
-
-
Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross classifications.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
5 Indexes on a December 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
Aug. 2012 from—
Pricing
schedule
1
May
2012
June
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012
M
231.518
231.515
231.306
Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
239.676
240.291
148.165
239.056
239.582
147.923
Midwest urban ................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ...............................................
M
M
M
222.087
227.036
142.399
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
July 2012 from—
Aug.
2011
June
2012
July
2012
July
2011
May
2012
June
2012
231.708
1.5
0.1
0.2
1.9
-0.1
-0.1
238.950
240.039
146.944
239.199
240.536
146.696
1.7
2.1
.7
.1
.4
-.8
.1
.2
-.2
2.0
2.2
1.7
-.3
-.1
-.8
.0
.2
-.7
222.143
227.023
142.434
221.868
226.932
141.582
221.671
226.051
142.123
1.4
1.2
1.7
-.2
-.4
-.2
-.1
-.4
.4
2.3
2.1
2.7
-.1
.0
-.6
-.1
.0
-.6
217.219
217.616
219.634
219.550
1.5
.9
.0
2.1
1.1
.9
M
M
M
229.683
226.860
146.390
229.811
226.271
146.813
229.606
226.685
146.621
230.036
227.564
146.587
1.7
1.0
2.1
.1
.6
-.2
.2
.4
.0
2.1
1.8
2.6
.0
-.1
.2
-.1
.2
-.1
M
235.064
234.817
232.577
234.179
1.4
-.3
.7
.2
-1.1
-1.0
M
M
M
235.534
236.342
143.326
235.803
237.712
142.203
235.563
237.609
141.604
236.589
237.668
143.394
1.1
.7
1.6
.3
.0
.8
.4
.0
1.3
1.4
1.7
.7
.0
.5
-1.2
-.1
.0
-.4
M
M
M
213.336
145.304
227.327
213.391
145.233
227.443
213.543
144.716
227.734
213.679
145.143
228.535
1.2
1.7
1.8
.1
-.1
.5
.1
.3
.4
1.9
2.1
1.4
.1
-.4
.2
.1
-.4
.1
Region and area size2
Size classes
A 4 ..............................................................
B/C 3 ...........................................................
D .................................................................
Selected local areas5
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA .........................................
M
M
229.672
245.850
230.917
246.739
229.765
246.342
228.358
246.581
.7
.8
-1.1
-.1
-.6
.1
2.2
2.3
.0
.2
-.5
-.2
M
244.331
242.567
243.116
243.344
2.1
.3
.1
2.0
-.5
.2
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
236.192
240.398
211.376
144.854
236.429
241.805
210.980
143.733
237.383
241.528
212.373
143.362
238.562
242.337
211.183
145.198
2.4
2.8
1.9
.5
.9
.2
.1
1.0
.5
.3
-.6
1.3
2.3
2.7
3.6
.6
.5
.5
.5
-1.0
.4
-.1
.7
-.3
Atlanta, GA .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................
2
2
2
2
237.395
207.192
214.363
244.802
238.562
204.841
213.225
244.657
239.174
205.324
215.129
243.991
238.220
204.009
215.139
247.457
1.6
.1
1.9
.3
-.1
-.4
.9
1.1
-.4
-.6
.0
1.4
2.9
.2
2.4
.3
.7
-.9
.4
-.3
.3
.2
.9
-.3
2
2
2
230.399
231.318
236.492
232.369
235.049
236.138
231.154
236.806
236.476
231.836
233.345
237.802
1.0
.7
.0
-.2
-.7
.7
.3
-1.5
.6
1.7
2.5
.1
.3
2.4
.0
-.5
.7
.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.
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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
Aug.
2012
ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI
Percent
change from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Percent
change from—
Index
Aug.
2012
New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA
Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Index
Aug.
2012
Percent
change from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Index
Aug.
2012
Percent
change from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (1967=100) ...................................
230.379
690.113
1.7
0.6
-
222.967
666.133
1.5
0.6
-
237.222
700.858
2.3
0.6
-
253.472
732.751
1.4
0.6
Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................
234.017
234.156
231.708
239.057
230.674
2.0
2.0
1.5
2.8
1.6
.2
.2
.2
.3
-.2
228.742
227.851
228.358
221.655
238.881
2.1
2.2
.7
4.5
.5
-.3
-.3
-.6
.2
.3
237.023
236.897
246.581
221.312
224.644
1.5
1.6
.8
2.8
-1.3
.1
.2
.1
.3
-.9
244.211
243.779
243.344
250.857
246.486
2.3
2.3
2.1
2.6
1.5
.1
.2
.1
.3
-.6
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 ...
223.699
257.843
260.677
1.4
2.1
2.6
.2
.2
.2
218.018
270.458
281.457
.5
1.7
1.8
.1
.0
.2
250.065
281.180
290.551
2.0
2.2
2.5
.1
.1
.0
266.008
325.299
329.964
.7
1.4
2.3
.2
.3
.3
265.422
2.0
.3
275.322
1.7
.1
293.551
2.2
.1
332.036
1.4
.3
265.395
222.769
192.759
194.136
202.870
165.953
125.610
2.0
-1.6
-3.7
-3.7
-1.2
-11.2
.4
.3
.6
.4
.2
-.2
1.8
-.4
275.322
173.305
145.322
147.886
144.410
139.292
98.648
1.7
-6.4
-10.6
-10.8
-9.1
-12.6
-1.4
.1
1.8
2.3
2.3
.0
5.8
-1.4
293.548
263.932
237.994
236.486
274.008
190.486
121.196
2.2
2.2
-.1
.0
3.8
-12.1
-.3
.1
.5
.7
.7
.2
1.8
.1
331.857
198.149
194.197
178.173
183.321
162.485
122.039
1.4
-4.3
-5.3
-6.4
-3.1
-12.9
.7
.3
-.4
-.5
-1.6
-2.4
.0
.1
Apparel .....................................................
123.568
1.7
1.0
93.353
.6
2.4
111.046
3.0
.5
126.515
2.0
4.9
Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 4 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 .........
219.110
214.763
317.798
316.859
316.566
325.322
304.371
1.4
1.6
1.9
1.8
1.7
2.4
2.1
2.2
2.5
7.2
7.2
7.3
7.2
6.8
208.736
206.632
360.599
358.166
353.509
372.706
340.637
2.0
2.2
5.4
5.4
5.1
5.9
6.0
3.2
3.5
11.4
11.5
11.3
12.1
12.4
214.279
208.511
315.186
308.833
310.597
291.416
290.740
3.4
3.8
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5
6.7
2.3
2.6
7.2
7.2
7.3
7.3
6.7
228.775
218.182
296.917
296.016
299.363
296.945
290.172
.6
.9
.4
.3
.1
.7
1.1
1.2
1.6
5.4
5.4
5.6
4.9
4.9
Medical care .............................................
417.123
4.1
.1
434.702
3.9
.0
406.661
3.7
-.3
414.055
5.2
.1
Recreation 5 ..............................................
114.929
1.2
.0
110.182
3.2
-.4
105.320
.7
1.4
118.698
1.0
.2
Education and communication 5 ...............
134.039
1.5
.4
137.638
.0
.3
142.522
3.5
.8
139.613
2.3
.8
Other goods and services .........................
396.161
2.4
.2
371.834
5.0
.1
373.396
2.5
.8
391.735
2.1
.2
230.379
187.952
163.121
214.091
113.250
272.560
1.7
1.3
.9
1.7
-.5
2.0
.6
1.1
1.7
2.9
-.4
.2
222.967
175.612
146.429
199.156
96.591
267.618
1.5
1.4
1.0
3.0
-2.1
1.6
.6
1.4
2.4
4.6
-1.1
.1
237.222
181.966
150.867
199.244
103.395
285.143
2.3
2.2
2.6
4.0
-.2
2.4
.6
1.2
2.0
3.1
-.4
.2
253.472
194.680
161.139
205.953
104.265
303.899
1.4
1.3
.7
1.3
-.5
1.4
.6
1.3
2.2
3.4
-.2
.2
221.275
222.251
165.628
224.939
215.220
298.312
259.599
250.306
230.148
230.196
1.5
1.5
1.0
1.8
1.7
1.9
1.8
-.6
1.9
1.9
.6
.7
1.6
1.6
2.7
.2
.2
4.3
.1
.1
213.856
207.345
150.322
216.101
202.826
278.702
254.955
229.493
223.935
224.030
1.3
1.4
1.0
2.4
3.0
1.4
1.3
-1.2
1.7
1.6
.7
.9
2.4
2.1
4.4
.3
.1
7.8
-.1
.0
229.614
218.077
154.503
220.441
203.030
298.954
275.262
287.841
235.330
235.380
2.2
2.4
2.5
2.8
3.7
2.7
2.3
4.9
2.1
2.2
.7
.9
1.8
1.6
2.9
.4
.3
5.2
.2
.2
246.341
225.443
164.711
227.622
208.767
291.109
294.959
236.440
256.921
260.930
1.2
1.3
.7
1.7
1.3
1.4
1.1
-2.6
1.7
1.6
.6
.7
2.1
1.7
3.1
.0
.2
2.4
.4
.5
-
-
-
-
-
Commodity and service group
All items ......................................................
Commodities .............................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables ...............................................
Services ....................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................
All items less shelter ...................................
Commodities less food ...............................
Nondurables ...............................................
Nondurables less food ................................
Services less rent of shelter 2 .....................
Services less medical care services ...........
Energy ........................................................
All items less energy ...................................
All items less food and energy ..................
4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
2 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
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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 21
U.S.
city
average
ChicagoGaryKenosha,
IL-IN-WI
Atlanta, GA
Item and group
Index
Aug.
2012
Percent change
from—
Aug.
2011
Index
Aug.
2012
June
2012
Percent change
from—
Aug.
2011
Index
Aug.
2012
June
2012
Percent change
from—
Aug.
2011
June
2012
Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................
230.379
690.113
1.7
0.4
-
215.504
649.894
1.5
0.6
-
222.967
666.133
1.5
0.4
Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................
234.017
234.156
231.708
239.057
230.674
2.0
2.0
1.5
2.8
1.6
.2
.3
.1
.5
-.3
235.410
245.091
238.220
256.460
148.886
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.9
3.3
.1
.0
-.1
.2
.5
228.742
227.851
228.358
221.655
238.881
2.1
2.2
.7
4.5
.5
-.2
-.3
-1.1
1.2
.7
Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Energy services 3 .............................................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
223.699
257.843
260.677
265.422
265.395
222.769
192.759
194.136
202.870
165.953
125.610
1.4
2.1
2.6
2.0
2.0
-1.6
-3.7
-3.7
-1.2
-11.2
.4
.3
.3
.5
.4
.4
.4
.1
-.1
-1.0
3.3
-.4
203.762
210.180
207.176
207.226
207.226
301.209
271.642
270.959
260.740
241.447
132.325
.5
1.1
.7
1.3
1.3
-1.9
-4.1
-4.1
-2.1
-7.3
-.4
-.2
-.5
.0
-.6
-.6
.8
1.0
1.0
-.1
4.6
.0
218.018
270.458
281.457
275.322
275.322
173.305
145.322
147.886
144.410
139.292
98.648
.5
1.7
1.8
1.7
1.7
-6.4
-10.6
-10.8
-9.1
-12.6
-1.4
-.1
.0
.3
.1
.1
1.1
1.1
1.2
-3.9
9.4
-1.9
Apparel ...................................................................................
123.568
1.7
-1.3
131.397
-4.8
-.3
93.353
.6
.2
Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................
219.110
214.763
317.798
316.859
316.566
325.322
304.371
1.4
1.6
1.9
1.8
1.7
2.4
2.1
1.3
1.6
4.3
4.3
4.4
4.5
3.9
214.485
214.217
321.060
319.539
317.114
384.954
317.171
1.6
1.5
.4
.3
.3
.3
.1
3.5
4.1
10.0
10.1
10.3
9.9
9.6
208.736
206.632
360.599
358.166
353.509
372.706
340.637
2.0
2.2
5.4
5.4
5.1
5.9
6.0
1.6
2.1
7.0
7.2
6.9
7.4
8.0
Medical care ...........................................................................
417.123
4.1
.4
379.110
15.6
1.1
434.702
3.9
.8
Recreation 7 ...........................................................................
114.929
1.2
-.1
90.014
-.5
-.5
110.182
3.2
-.6
Education and communication 7 .............................................
134.039
1.5
.4
128.272
2.1
1.0
137.638
.0
.3
Other goods and services ......................................................
396.161
2.4
.6
316.930
1.0
-.3
371.834
5.0
3.9
230.379
187.952
163.121
214.091
113.250
272.560
1.7
1.3
.9
1.7
-.5
2.0
.4
.5
.7
1.4
-.5
.3
215.504
184.721
159.475
203.245
114.706
247.135
1.5
.5
-.2
-1.3
.6
2.1
.6
1.6
2.5
4.1
-.7
.0
222.967
175.612
146.429
199.156
96.591
267.618
1.5
1.4
1.0
3.0
-2.1
1.6
.4
.8
1.4
3.5
-1.9
.1
221.275
222.251
165.628
224.939
215.220
298.312
259.599
250.306
230.148
230.196
1.5
1.5
1.0
1.8
1.7
1.9
1.8
-.6
1.9
1.9
.4
.4
.7
.8
1.3
.3
.3
2.5
.2
.1
206.423
223.463
158.709
218.108
197.984
306.841
231.729
270.451
209.038
203.779
.6
1.5
-.1
.4
-1.0
2.7
.8
-1.6
2.0
2.1
.5
1.1
2.4
2.2
3.9
.4
-.2
5.7
-.2
-.2
213.856
207.345
150.322
216.101
202.826
278.702
254.955
229.493
223.935
224.030
1.3
1.4
1.0
2.4
3.0
1.4
1.3
-1.2
1.7
1.6
.3
.6
1.4
1.6
3.3
.3
.1
4.8
-.1
.0
-
-
-
-
Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
DetroitAnn ArborFlint, MI
HoustonGalvestonBrazoria, TX
Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA
Item and group
Index
Aug.
2012
Percent change
from—
Aug.
2011
Index
Aug.
2012
June
2012
Percent change
from—
Aug.
2011
Index
Aug.
2012
June
2012
Percent change
from—
Aug.
2011
June
2012
Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................
217.098
645.307
1.5
1.2
-
203.959
654.169
0.7
-0.4
-
237.222
700.858
2.3
0.5
Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................
209.048
209.607
204.009
217.952
194.639
.4
.3
.1
.7
1.6
-.2
-.3
-.4
-.1
.8
212.788
212.492
215.139
205.182
207.877
2.2
2.3
1.9
2.9
-.5
.4
.8
.9
.6
-4.4
237.023
236.897
246.581
221.312
224.644
1.5
1.6
.8
2.8
-1.3
.0
.1
-.1
.3
-1.2
Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Energy services 3 .............................................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
193.558
212.734
215.186
213.765
213.765
247.497
200.627
202.821
216.170
176.392
122.798
1.8
1.7
3.0
1.7
1.7
2.9
1.0
1.3
8.3
-7.2
.5
1.7
.5
.9
.8
.8
9.5
9.9
10.0
11.6
8.0
-.7
183.903
212.192
202.529
198.165
198.165
164.537
150.328
147.416
145.868
142.697
122.829
-.3
2.2
3.9
1.8
1.8
-14.8
-19.4
-19.7
-21.9
-7.9
.8
-2.3
.6
.8
.8
.8
15.6
-.7
250.065
281.180
290.551
293.551
293.548
263.932
237.994
236.486
274.008
190.486
121.196
2.0
2.2
2.5
2.2
2.2
2.2
-.1
.0
3.8
-12.1
-.3
.4
.3
.5
.3
.3
1.5
.6
.7
.2
1.7
-.1
Apparel ...................................................................................
115.720
-3.5
3.8
153.669
-7.6
-2.7
111.046
3.0
.1
Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................
254.071
252.933
345.545
346.146
356.321
386.674
318.627
2.0
2.2
4.1
4.3
4.1
5.4
6.2
2.0
2.3
6.8
6.9
6.9
7.2
6.4
192.127
190.969
305.011
305.335
315.813
311.129
294.412
.7
.5
-1.8
-1.8
-2.1
-1.1
-.9
1.5
1.1
3.2
3.3
3.2
3.8
3.3
214.279
208.511
315.186
308.833
310.597
291.416
290.740
3.4
3.8
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5
6.7
.4
.7
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.6
1.8
Medical care ...........................................................................
376.154
3.3
1.6
411.818
6.6
1.5
406.661
3.7
.8
Recreation 7 ...........................................................................
116.725
5.1
-.3
105.849
.7
.1
105.320
.7
1.6
Education and communication 7 .............................................
137.676
1.6
-.5
118.720
2.9
1.5
142.522
3.5
2.0
Other goods and services ......................................................
400.289
3.1
.4
355.888
2.7
.8
373.396
2.5
.5
217.098
182.739
167.510
211.037
117.963
253.429
1.5
.9
.8
1.6
.1
2.1
1.2
1.3
2.1
4.1
-1.0
1.2
203.959
177.697
158.754
215.391
108.292
231.985
.7
.1
-.9
-1.8
.6
1.2
-.4
.2
.1
.9
-1.1
-.9
237.222
181.966
150.867
199.244
103.395
285.143
2.3
2.2
2.6
4.0
-.2
2.4
.5
.3
.5
.8
-.2
.6
210.731
222.100
168.948
211.225
210.564
310.731
244.644
270.096
213.948
215.267
1.4
1.4
.8
1.2
1.7
2.6
2.1
2.3
1.4
1.6
1.2
1.5
2.1
2.1
3.9
1.7
1.2
8.0
.4
.5
193.469
200.860
160.725
214.877
214.848
251.710
214.319
223.223
204.413
202.873
.3
.1
-.9
.0
-1.6
.3
.8
-9.2
2.1
2.0
-.6
-.9
-.1
.6
.5
-2.3
-1.1
-8.0
.5
.4
229.614
218.077
154.503
220.441
203.030
298.954
275.262
287.841
235.330
235.380
2.2
2.4
2.5
2.8
3.7
2.7
2.3
4.9
2.1
2.2
.5
.6
.4
.4
.7
1.1
.6
1.3
.4
.5
-
-
-
-
-
Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
See footnotes at end of table.
52
CPI Detailed Report-August 2012
Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA
MiamiFort Lauderdale, FL
Item and group
Index
Aug.
2012
Percent change
from—
Aug.
2011
Index
Aug.
2012
June
2012
PhiladelphiaWilmingtonAtlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD
Percent change
from—
Aug.
2011
Index
Aug.
2012
June
2012
Percent change
from—
Aug.
2011
June
2012
Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................
236.110
380.576
1.4
0.9
-
253.472
732.751
1.4
0.4
-
239.557
692.068
1.4
0.9
Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................
245.191
247.249
247.457
248.498
217.805
1.3
1.4
.3
3.5
.0
.8
.8
1.1
.2
.5
244.211
243.779
243.344
250.857
246.486
2.3
2.3
2.1
2.6
1.5
.4
.4
.3
.6
-.4
220.313
219.976
231.836
198.756
222.253
1.3
1.2
1.0
1.6
1.6
.0
.0
-.2
.3
-.1
Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Energy services 3 .............................................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
228.835
254.278
242.250
259.939
259.939
167.547
147.231
143.820
140.631
186.690
165.905
1.6
2.3
1.6
2.6
2.6
-.9
-1.7
-1.7
-1.6
-4.6
-2.0
.3
.6
.6
.8
.8
-.4
-.5
-.5
-.5
.0
-2.2
266.008
325.299
329.964
332.036
331.857
198.149
194.197
178.173
183.321
162.485
122.039
.7
1.4
2.3
1.4
1.4
-4.3
-5.3
-6.4
-3.1
-12.9
.7
.1
.4
.5
.4
.4
-1.0
-1.4
-2.9
-4.8
1.5
-.8
242.846
293.571
269.607
299.612
299.612
212.225
184.302
190.794
195.631
173.903
122.693
.9
2.1
2.6
2.2
2.2
-5.6
-7.0
-7.8
-8.0
-7.0
.5
.0
.5
.6
.4
.4
-2.0
-2.5
-3.4
-4.7
-.1
-.6
Apparel ...................................................................................
143.812
1.9
.0
126.515
2.0
3.6
117.231
6.2
6.4
Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................
237.969
241.797
332.395
329.087
328.680
307.429
323.958
1.9
2.5
-.3
-.4
-.4
-.7
.2
3.8
4.0
7.1
7.2
7.5
6.3
6.5
228.775
218.182
296.917
296.016
299.363
296.945
290.172
.6
.9
.4
.3
.1
.7
1.1
.6
1.3
5.0
5.0
5.2
4.3
4.7
221.643
221.254
327.852
323.715
324.481
314.386
303.083
2.4
3.1
2.9
3.0
3.0
3.1
3.4
3.1
4.2
7.6
7.7
7.9
7.3
6.8
Medical care ...........................................................................
404.925
3.4
-1.4
414.055
5.2
.4
451.486
3.6
1.0
Recreation 7 ...........................................................................
113.520
-.5
.2
118.698
1.0
-.1
123.746
1.2
.4
Education and communication 7 .............................................
122.606
.9
.9
139.613
2.3
.7
126.424
-2.1
.8
Other goods and services ......................................................
299.142
-.2
-.1
391.735
2.1
.4
458.779
5.7
1.9
236.110
206.095
181.871
223.761
136.031
260.286
1.4
.0
-.8
.2
-3.5
2.4
.9
1.2
1.5
3.0
-1.6
.7
253.472
194.680
161.139
205.953
104.265
303.899
1.4
1.3
.7
1.3
-.5
1.4
.4
1.1
1.7
3.0
-1.0
.0
239.557
184.950
163.035
206.690
113.719
296.802
1.4
1.5
1.8
2.6
-.4
1.4
.9
1.7
2.7
4.2
-.6
.5
228.219
226.864
183.656
236.268
223.993
276.140
248.138
225.678
237.271
235.327
1.4
1.0
-.8
.7
.2
2.4
2.3
-1.4
1.8
1.9
1.0
1.1
1.5
1.8
2.9
.9
.9
4.1
.6
.5
246.341
225.443
164.711
227.622
208.767
291.109
294.959
236.440
256.921
260.930
1.2
1.3
.7
1.7
1.3
1.4
1.1
-2.6
1.7
1.6
.4
.5
1.6
1.6
2.7
-.4
.0
1.7
.3
.3
230.537
222.985
165.350
216.160
207.743
306.762
284.320
237.176
241.563
247.763
1.3
1.1
1.8
1.9
2.6
.6
1.2
-2.5
1.9
2.0
.9
1.2
2.6
2.2
4.0
.5
.5
2.4
.7
.8
-
-
-
-
Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose,
CA
Item and group
Index
Aug.
2012
SeattleTacomaBremerton, WA
Percent change from—
Aug.
2011
Index
June
2012
Aug.
2012
Percent change from—
Aug.
2011
June
2012
Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................
241.170
741.425
2.8
0.6
-
240.213
732.261
2.7
0.3
Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................
239.770
239.604
233.345
246.645
246.978
2.5
2.3
.7
4.3
4.1
.0
-.1
-.7
.7
.5
243.541
246.460
237.802
260.923
209.753
1.8
1.5
.0
3.7
3.7
.5
.5
.7
.2
1.0
Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Energy services 3 .............................................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
259.914
289.954
318.537
313.310
313.310
316.402
297.451
297.546
309.269
248.568
132.542
3.8
3.6
4.2
3.0
3.0
8.1
-.9
-.6
.8
-4.2
1.9
1.1
.7
1.0
.8
.8
6.4
.0
.0
-.8
1.8
.3
245.812
272.136
266.755
284.838
284.838
234.271
221.640
259.964
267.872
193.322
165.670
3.0
3.6
5.7
2.8
2.8
3.2
1.2
1.4
2.6
-3.2
-1.7
.5
.9
.8
.9
.9
.0
-.1
-.1
-.1
.0
-2.5
Apparel ...................................................................................
117.276
.8
-2.3
137.092
8.8
3.1
Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................
198.056
189.577
310.778
309.893
312.074
284.592
286.677
3.4
4.5
9.0
9.1
9.3
8.8
8.8
.2
1.2
3.2
3.1
3.3
2.5
2.9
237.153
246.526
413.382
421.552
462.849
326.485
369.888
1.5
2.1
3.3
3.3
3.1
4.2
3.3
-1.9
-1.4
-4.3
-4.5
-4.8
-3.3
-4.3
Medical care ...........................................................................
409.331
2.3
1.2
378.648
7.5
1.6
Recreation 7 ...........................................................................
112.520
.9
.5
99.166
2.6
1.2
Education and communication 7 .............................................
143.533
-.4
.1
132.531
1.2
-.3
Other goods and services ......................................................
402.489
2.7
.4
391.347
-.3
1.2
241.170
182.493
148.830
192.013
107.263
290.343
2.8
2.4
2.5
3.5
.7
3.0
.6
.3
.5
.9
-.2
.7
240.213
197.098
172.598
210.827
133.498
280.567
2.7
1.5
1.4
3.0
-.9
3.5
.3
-.2
-.6
-.3
-1.1
.6
234.237
222.995
153.449
217.843
196.591
306.748
282.640
309.867
240.387
241.286
2.8
2.3
2.6
2.9
3.6
2.3
3.1
5.5
2.6
2.7
.5
.5
.5
.4
.9
.8
.7
2.1
.5
.6
233.934
228.720
174.220
227.192
211.040
298.099
271.178
324.116
237.676
236.419
2.4
2.3
1.6
2.4
3.0
3.3
3.0
2.4
2.8
3.0
.2
.0
-.5
.1
-.2
.2
.5
-2.8
.5
.5
-
-
-
Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
1 Areas on pricing schedule 1 (see Table 10) will appear next month.
2 Index on a November 1977=100 base in Miami.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 17. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
All items
Indexes
Area
Percent change to
Aug. 2012 from—
Pricing
schedule
1
May
2012
June
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012
M
226.600
226.036
225.568
Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
244.394
244.050
148.933
243.670
243.558
148.126
Midwest urban ................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ...............................................
M
M
M
215.713
215.173
141.941
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
July 2012 from—
Aug.
2011
June
2012
July
2012
July
2011
May
2012
June
2012
227.056
1.7
0.5
0.7
1.3
-0.5
-0.2
243.422
243.320
147.957
244.813
244.930
148.453
1.4
1.6
1.0
.5
.6
.2
.6
.7
.3
1.1
1.2
1.0
-.4
-.3
-.7
-.1
-.1
-.1
215.455
214.845
141.740
215.341
214.702
141.602
217.113
216.376
142.967
1.8
1.8
2.0
.8
.7
.9
.8
.8
1.0
1.2
1.2
1.3
-.2
-.2
-.2
-.1
-.1
-.1
213.627
213.864
214.184
215.524
1.7
.8
.6
1.5
.3
.1
M
M
M
221.690
223.259
141.828
221.077
222.803
141.437
220.705
221.995
141.289
222.250
223.721
142.153
1.5
1.4
1.4
.5
.4
.5
.7
.8
.6
1.2
1.1
1.2
-.4
-.6
-.4
-.2
-.4
-.1
M
229.923
228.755
229.041
231.093
2.3
1.0
.9
1.4
-.4
.1
M
M
M
228.189
230.848
141.083
227.543
230.189
140.598
226.460
229.249
139.752
227.681
230.849
140.055
2.0
2.3
1.3
.1
.3
-.4
.5
.7
.2
1.6
1.8
1.2
-.8
-.7
-.9
-.5
-.4
-.6
M
M
M
209.168
142.658
222.747
208.718
142.223
222.292
208.227
141.928
222.271
209.732
142.712
223.944
1.8
1.4
2.2
.5
.3
.7
.7
.6
.8
1.3
1.2
1.6
-.4
-.5
-.2
-.2
-.2
.0
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
216.829
230.180
216.311
228.917
215.690
228.446
217.378
230.229
1.2
2.5
.5
.6
.8
.8
.6
1.9
-.5
-.8
-.3
-.2
M
248.955
248.488
248.162
249.734
1.5
.5
.6
1.2
-.3
-.1
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
248.130
206.301
218.017
150.848
-
247.627
206.334
216.677
150.523
-
-
-
-
.7
1.3
1.5
1.5
-.2
.0
-.6
-.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
-
213.248
211.938
204.041
232.966
-
214.727
215.060
202.688
235.409
1.1
2.2
.5
1.7
.7
1.5
-.7
1.0
-
-
-
-
2
2
2
-
238.105
236.890
236.222
-
240.408
238.445
236.750
1.6
3.0
2.7
1.0
.7
.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
Aug.
2012
Midwest
Percent
change from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Index
Aug.
2012
South
Percent
change from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Index
Aug.
2012
West
Percent
change from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Index
Aug.
2012
Percent
change from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................
244.813
382.384
1.4
0.6
-
217.113
351.120
1.8
0.8
-
222.250
359.959
1.5
0.7
-
227.681
366.326
2.0
0.5
Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................
239.632
239.538
237.736
245.898
239.353
1.9
2.0
1.6
2.5
1.6
.1
.2
.1
.3
-.4
228.167
227.686
222.092
237.284
234.155
1.8
1.8
1.4
2.6
2.4
.1
.1
-.1
.6
.3
231.493
232.435
228.717
240.362
217.181
2.1
2.1
1.7
2.8
1.9
.2
.2
.2
.2
-.4
235.819
235.192
235.999
234.271
239.220
2.1
2.1
1.3
3.4
1.5
.4
.4
.6
.2
.1
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 ...
249.844
300.524
297.837
1.0
2.0
2.3
.2
.2
.3
198.127
224.312
231.808
1.0
2.0
2.5
.2
.2
.3
207.965
230.290
231.161
1.4
2.2
2.3
.1
.1
.0
230.916
254.658
270.602
1.9
2.3
2.9
.2
.2
.2
277.820
2.0
.2
222.349
1.8
.2
218.294
2.1
.3
243.046
2.0
.2
277.809
213.093
191.837
182.224
186.009
163.506
121.890
2.0
-3.7
-5.2
-6.2
-3.3
-11.7
.7
.2
.2
.2
-.7
-.9
-.1
.0
222.362
210.929
180.332
185.207
198.895
154.524
117.346
1.8
-3.1
-5.1
-4.8
-.5
-12.5
.1
.2
.9
.9
.9
-.1
3.3
-.6
218.288
225.109
187.433
188.490
186.137
177.580
121.357
2.1
-1.5
-3.4
-3.4
-2.4
-11.8
.4
.3
.4
.4
.4
-.1
4.2
-.5
243.049
253.574
226.679
229.451
253.018
187.025
126.537
2.0
1.2
-1.0
-.9
1.0
-7.3
-.6
.2
.6
.0
.0
.0
.2
-.3
Apparel .....................................................
130.465
2.7
3.9
113.927
2.3
.6
130.708
-.2
.0
115.594
3.3
-.1
Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
New and used motor vehicles 4 ............
New vehicles .......................................
Used cars and trucks ..........................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .........
220.256
215.562
101.923
142.554
164.025
309.986
309.068
310.069
314.901
297.873
1.0
1.1
-.7
.3
.0
.7
.6
.4
1.0
1.3
1.7
1.9
-.4
-.1
-.7
5.5
5.5
5.7
5.2
5.1
224.907
221.768
101.890
140.480
157.873
339.244
338.669
337.445
367.513
329.856
2.4
2.6
-.8
.8
-.7
4.0
3.9
3.9
3.8
5.0
3.3
3.5
-.6
-.2
-.8
9.0
9.1
9.1
8.7
9.3
219.476
217.997
101.464
148.848
154.242
311.644
310.614
309.594
323.244
306.350
1.2
1.2
.6
1.5
.0
-.3
-.4
-.5
-.4
.3
3.3
3.4
-.3
-.2
-.5
8.3
8.4
8.5
8.4
8.1
218.379
214.808
100.586
146.160
149.021
314.398
313.452
312.419
294.496
297.459
2.2
2.4
.4
1.7
-2.0
4.4
4.4
4.3
4.7
4.6
1.8
2.0
-.4
-.1
-.5
5.2
5.2
5.2
5.0
5.0
Medical care .............................................
Medical care commodities ......................
Medical care services .............................
Professional services ............................
437.515
366.559
453.831
341.944
4.2
5.5
3.7
1.1
.3
.7
.2
.0
423.183
331.009
451.821
371.457
4.7
4.9
4.6
2.3
.5
.5
.5
.2
402.097
309.673
431.570
346.540
4.1
3.2
4.3
2.4
-.5
-.2
-.5
.3
426.140
323.474
455.772
323.285
4.2
1.5
5.1
2.3
.1
.4
.1
.3
Recreation 4 ..............................................
120.708
1.0
-.3
113.412
2.2
-.3
111.105
.9
-.2
102.816
.2
.3
Education and communication 4 ...............
128.153
.7
.3
129.497
1.2
.1
122.499
1.3
.0
130.579
1.5
.2
Other goods and services .........................
485.934
2.7
.2
420.892
3.5
.0
412.520
2.2
.1
395.803
1.5
.3
244.813
203.384
179.193
233.158
1.4
1.4
1.0
1.7
.6
1.2
1.9
3.1
217.113
189.831
169.696
229.786
1.8
2.0
2.0
3.6
.8
1.6
2.3
3.9
222.250
193.158
173.395
233.716
1.5
.9
.2
.4
.7
1.5
2.2
3.6
227.681
187.865
161.656
210.583
2.0
1.7
1.4
2.6
.5
.9
1.3
2.2
309.861
116.112
292.588
281.316
259.643
340.029
1.4
-.2
1.5
2.0
1.7
1.7
2.9
-.4
.1
.2
.1
.1
300.478
113.090
250.540
222.752
273.182
292.975
3.6
-.7
1.8
2.0
1.4
2.8
4.7
-.5
.2
.2
-.2
.1
296.342
116.875
258.124
219.149
294.111
295.493
.6
-.3
2.0
2.1
3.2
2.1
4.5
-.5
.1
.1
.3
.1
279.328
116.080
270.680
245.969
266.863
300.798
2.4
-.7
2.3
2.3
1.1
2.2
2.9
-.5
.3
.2
-.3
.5
237.786
246.045
227.635
1.3
1.3
1.2
.6
.6
.7
209.104
214.886
217.113
1.6
1.8
1.8
.8
.9
1.1
213.577
220.201
221.083
1.4
1.4
1.2
.8
.8
.9
220.277
226.170
218.751
1.9
2.0
1.9
.6
.6
.7
-
-
-
-
-
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
Aug.
2012
Midwest
Percent
change from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
181.692
238.431
233.908
302.226
260.306
282.613
243.877
246.243
249.112
1.1
1.8
1.7
1.5
.9
1.3
-2.0
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.7
2.9
2.7
.0
.1
3.1
.3
.3
160.740
318.024
304.601
1.1
.6
2.0
.6
5.3
.2
South
Percent
change from—
Index
Aug.
2012
Aug.
2011
July
2012
171.908
230.517
230.076
293.469
257.819
237.054
254.248
214.085
211.603
2.1
2.8
3.6
3.7
1.7
1.6
.5
1.9
2.0
2.3
2.2
3.8
4.4
.3
.2
5.9
.1
.1
149.225
336.915
259.213
.9
3.8
2.4
-.2
8.8
.2
Index
Aug.
2012
West
Percent
change from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
174.731
232.638
232.657
288.523
264.571
243.664
243.397
219.130
216.603
0.2
1.2
.5
.8
1.9
1.8
-1.6
2.0
2.0
2.2
2.0
3.5
4.3
.1
.2
5.1
.0
.0
150.550
314.634
265.982
.5
-.3
2.6
-.3
8.2
.1
Index
Aug.
2012
Percent
change from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
164.773
224.874
213.745
275.409
270.335
259.444
283.394
223.795
221.658
1.4
2.3
2.5
2.4
2.2
2.1
2.6
1.9
1.9
1.2
1.3
2.1
2.7
.3
.3
3.4
.2
.2
142.639
317.757
274.012
.3
4.3
2.5
-.2
5.2
.3
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
Aug.
2012
Size class B/C 3
Percent change
from—
Aug.
2011
Percent change
from—
Index
Aug.
2012
July
2012
Size class D
Aug.
2011
Index
Aug.
2012
July
2012
Percent change
from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Expenditure category
All items 4 .............................................................................
209.732
209.732
1.8
0.7
142.712
1.4
0.6
-
223.944
361.931
2.2
0.8
All items (December 1977=100) ..........................................
Food and beverages ...........................................................
Food ..................................................................................
Food at home ..................................................................
Food away from home ....................................................
Alcoholic beverages ..........................................................
210.960
210.872
213.489
206.263
209.810
1.9
1.8
1.2
2.8
2.0
.1
.1
.1
.2
.0
146.946
147.350
145.350
150.566
141.500
2.1
2.2
1.8
2.8
1.6
.3
.4
.4
.3
-.3
232.861
232.570
225.755
245.670
235.935
2.3
2.2
1.7
3.2
3.1
.3
.3
.3
.3
.6
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 .............................
206.127
224.515
224.826
223.126
223.120
220.050
208.718
196.944
200.819
175.598
114.181
1.4
2.3
2.9
2.1
2.1
-3.3
-5.8
-6.2
-3.7
-12.2
-.1
.3
.2
.3
.3
.3
.8
.6
.4
-.4
2.4
-.2
136.780
137.305
142.446
135.713
135.712
171.047
166.857
158.079
156.752
142.203
98.346
1.1
1.5
1.4
1.6
1.6
-.4
-1.9
-1.9
.2
-10.7
.4
.1
.1
.0
.2
.2
.3
.2
.1
.0
1.1
-.6
206.798
234.139
224.592
220.717
220.725
229.049
189.606
202.936
212.193
158.085
119.653
2.7
3.7
4.0
3.5
3.5
.3
-.9
-.3
.6
-5.6
.1
.2
.3
.3
.4
.4
.0
-.1
.0
-.2
1.4
-.2
Apparel ...............................................................................
117.873
2.4
1.4
90.006
2.1
.5
112.905
-2.6
-.9
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 ...................................
221.411
221.686
101.741
125.642
149.481
469.199
467.971
479.389
320.308
413.951
1.9
2.2
-.3
.7
-.3
2.8
2.7
2.6
3.3
2.8
2.6
2.9
-.5
-.3
-.7
7.2
7.3
7.3
7.4
6.9
153.764
153.616
101.085
100.414
104.195
313.062
314.282
321.355
308.444
295.339
1.0
1.0
.2
1.4
-.7
.8
.7
.5
1.6
1.1
2.5
2.7
-.3
-.1
-.6
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.4
6.7
219.949
216.980
100.341
153.158
141.290
305.197
303.119
290.364
342.734
305.029
2.3
2.5
.2
2.0
-1.5
1.5
1.3
1.1
1.5
2.3
3.1
3.2
-.1
.2
-.6
7.6
7.6
7.8
7.1
7.2
Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Professional services ......................................................
332.814
258.659
355.064
273.325
5.0
3.9
5.3
2.8
.3
.4
.3
.2
177.623
157.819
183.804
160.212
3.5
4.1
3.3
1.2
-.2
-.1
-.2
.3
400.305
318.179
425.875
350.019
4.1
.6
5.1
2.2
-.1
1.7
-.6
-.2
Recreation 3 ........................................................................
111.515
1.4
.1
110.405
.5
-.3
113.025
2.5
-.1
Education and communication 3 .........................................
129.155
1.2
.5
123.263
1.2
-.3
134.247
1.3
.2
Other goods and services ...................................................
326.564
2.5
.3
197.008
2.1
.0
469.959
2.9
.2
209.732
185.956
170.200
233.286
317.848
109.306
232.040
225.335
225.461
1.8
1.6
1.3
2.4
2.3
-.8
2.0
2.3
2.0
.7
1.4
2.2
3.5
4.1
-.5
.3
.2
.1
142.712
135.601
129.649
172.933
214.895
90.407
146.471
137.417
150.145
1.4
1.3
.9
1.5
1.4
-.2
1.6
1.5
1.4
.6
1.2
1.7
3.0
3.5
-.5
.0
.1
.0
223.944
193.286
173.811
231.370
295.776
119.493
264.234
218.623
289.897
2.2
.8
.1
.2
1.3
-.3
3.5
3.7
3.8
.8
1.5
2.1
3.3
4.2
-.2
.1
.3
-.1
-
-
-
-
-
-
Commodity and service group
All items 4 .............................................................................
Commodities .......................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...........................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..........
Durables .........................................................................
Services ..............................................................................
Rent of shelter 6 ................................................................
Transportation services ....................................................
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
Aug.
2012
Size class B/C 3
Percent change
from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Index
Aug.
2012
Size class D
Percent change
from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Index
Aug.
2012
Percent change
from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Commodity and service group
Other services ...................................................................
252.778
2.3
0.4
144.785
1.8
-0.2
308.807
3.5
0.2
204.899
209.547
204.278
172.083
222.030
232.379
306.073
240.281
224.691
322.200
200.737
198.762
137.179
470.506
234.841
1.6
1.7
1.5
1.4
2.2
2.4
2.4
1.5
1.7
-.6
2.1
2.1
.7
2.7
2.6
.7
.8
1.0
2.1
1.9
3.4
3.9
.4
.3
4.7
.2
.2
.1
7.1
.3
139.127
139.903
142.506
129.973
159.216
170.881
208.146
155.977
143.466
234.130
132.978
130.057
106.255
316.111
145.368
1.3
1.3
1.4
.9
1.7
1.5
1.4
1.7
1.4
-.3
1.6
1.5
.8
.7
1.9
.6
.6
.7
1.6
1.7
2.8
3.3
-.1
.0
4.4
.0
-.1
-.3
7.1
.0
214.913
222.296
222.711
175.568
234.054
231.633
291.057
270.977
249.559
249.830
219.670
217.849
151.788
302.001
271.099
2.1
2.2
1.7
.2
1.1
.4
1.4
3.3
3.3
.5
2.5
2.5
-.5
1.1
3.9
.8
.8
.9
2.1
2.0
3.2
4.0
.0
.2
4.5
.1
.1
-.2
7.3
.2
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care ...................................................
All items less food .................................................................
All items less shelter .............................................................
Commodities less food .........................................................
Nondurables .........................................................................
Nondurables less food ..........................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ......................................
Services less rent of shelter 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—
Aug.
2011
Aug.
2012
Percent change from—
Index
July
2012
Aug.
2011
Aug.
2012
July
2012
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
244.930
374.267
1.6
0.7
148.453
1.0
0.3
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
238.945
238.827
238.664
241.791
238.944
2.1
2.2
2.1
2.3
1.8
.2
.2
.2
.3
-.4
149.344
149.632
146.191
155.412
143.184
1.6
1.6
.7
3.0
.9
-.1
.0
-.2
.2
-.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 ...................................
249.984
299.809
306.913
278.984
278.954
204.922
191.856
182.101
187.195
164.006
118.126
1.1
1.9
2.4
1.8
1.8
-4.3
-5.7
-7.0
-3.8
-12.7
1.4
.2
.2
.3
.2
.3
.0
.0
-1.1
-1.6
.0
.2
145.018
144.907
151.631
143.011
143.011
177.485
171.379
137.946
129.097
134.790
106.121
.8
2.0
2.1
2.5
2.5
-3.0
-4.6
-4.7
-2.6
-9.3
-.1
.3
.2
.2
.2
.2
.9
.8
.4
.7
-.2
-.3
Apparel .....................................................................................
128.976
3.2
4.3
90.006
.0
2.6
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
224.726
219.696
306.927
305.691
306.870
306.198
295.415
1.1
1.3
.9
.8
.6
1.3
1.3
1.8
2.1
5.6
5.6
5.8
5.2
5.1
150.957
151.402
307.337
307.959
312.763
306.216
291.612
.8
.7
.0
-.1
-.3
.3
1.0
1.5
1.6
5.4
5.4
5.5
5.3
5.3
Medical care .............................................................................
435.453
4.4
.3
184.181
3.8
.4
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
119.942
1.4
.0
122.379
.1
-1.0
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
132.893
1.3
1.0
116.589
-1.0
-1.8
Other goods and services ........................................................
460.324
2.5
.3
224.082
2.9
-.2
244.930
200.754
174.454
221.102
113.530
292.569
1.6
1.6
1.1
1.9
-.2
1.6
.7
1.4
2.2
3.4
-.2
.2
148.453
144.836
141.739
193.153
94.540
148.003
1.0
.9
.7
1.1
.1
1.1
.3
.8
1.3
2.5
-.6
-.1
238.020
226.351
177.064
232.291
222.610
257.432
282.752
240.831
247.053
250.198
1.4
1.3
1.2
2.1
1.9
1.1
1.4
-2.3
2.0
1.9
.7
.9
2.1
1.8
3.2
.2
.2
2.9
.4
.4
144.907
147.369
141.911
170.222
189.617
151.253
145.242
233.212
138.823
136.827
.8
.7
.7
1.3
1.1
.3
1.0
-1.8
1.4
1.3
.3
.4
1.2
1.4
2.4
-.5
-.2
3.6
-.1
-.1
-
-
-
-
-
Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and
population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Midwest
Size class B/C 2
Size class A
Item and group
Index
Aug.
2012
Percent
change from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Size class D
Percent
change from—
Index
Aug.
2012
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Index
Aug.
2012
Percent
change from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
216.376
353.733
1.8
0.8
142.967
2.0
1.0
-
215.524
349.202
1.7
0.6
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
230.482
230.111
226.880
235.521
232.833
1.8
1.9
1.0
3.4
1.1
-.2
-.3
-.5
.1
.3
145.460
145.682
142.662
150.465
146.596
1.6
1.5
1.8
1.4
3.8
.7
.7
.3
1.5
.4
231.442
230.702
217.905
253.128
242.381
2.3
2.2
1.7
3.0
3.5
.1
.1
.1
.2
.5
Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ...............
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Energy services 4 ...............................................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................
197.663
225.098
241.496
222.627
222.642
203.789
173.916
175.559
182.444
148.193
111.304
.7
1.8
2.4
1.7
1.7
-3.7
-6.4
-6.6
-2.6
-12.4
-1.0
.2
.1
.2
.2
.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
-.3
4.0
-.5
130.346
129.599
133.161
127.852
127.852
172.249
172.027
166.923
173.163
142.564
95.790
1.1
2.0
2.6
1.6
1.6
-2.7
-3.9
-3.5
1.3
-14.0
2.2
.2
.3
.5
.3
.3
.5
.5
.4
-.1
2.0
-1.1
200.641
226.071
213.778
220.930
220.930
221.575
173.867
187.169
191.124
167.477
121.862
2.1
3.1
3.4
2.9
2.9
-.8
-1.4
1.0
4.8
-8.1
.5
.3
.2
.1
.1
.1
.7
.8
1.1
.7
2.3
.3
Apparel .....................................................................................
112.457
2.7
1.5
88.127
4.4
.1
118.033
-2.2
-1.9
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
223.585
221.047
347.070
346.250
346.022
368.439
329.697
2.4
2.6
4.1
4.1
3.9
4.7
4.9
3.3
3.5
9.4
9.6
9.5
9.7
9.8
165.686
165.829
344.560
345.831
353.849
337.668
322.840
2.6
2.8
4.1
3.9
3.8
3.9
4.7
3.6
3.8
9.1
9.1
9.2
8.6
9.2
205.190
200.165
288.355
284.573
274.381
328.862
293.991
1.4
1.7
3.3
2.9
3.1
1.7
4.9
2.7
2.8
6.6
6.7
6.9
6.1
7.3
Medical care .............................................................................
421.033
4.9
.4
184.714
4.5
.8
387.090
4.0
-.1
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
114.739
3.1
-.4
114.652
1.7
-.1
107.388
1.6
.0
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
129.421
.7
.2
129.011
2.3
-.1
129.538
.4
.6
Other goods and services ........................................................
396.794
3.9
.2
203.917
2.3
-.2
458.960
5.1
.0
216.376
188.239
165.150
224.380
110.293
249.396
1.8
2.1
2.0
3.6
-.3
1.6
.8
1.5
2.5
4.4
-.7
.2
142.967
137.669
133.502
179.842
89.920
145.774
2.0
2.2
2.6
4.1
-.5
1.9
1.0
1.8
2.3
3.7
-.3
.3
215.524
193.010
174.847
232.092
115.600
244.449
1.7
.8
.0
1.2
-2.3
2.6
.6
1.0
1.5
2.3
-.1
.3
208.784
215.733
167.876
229.719
225.737
258.119
236.893
252.957
213.478
210.303
1.6
1.8
2.0
2.9
3.6
1.5
1.3
-.1
2.0
2.0
.8
1.1
2.4
2.3
4.2
.3
.2
6.3
.0
.1
139.263
146.151
133.678
162.355
176.835
162.441
141.909
250.855
132.550
129.862
1.8
2.1
2.7
3.0
4.2
2.0
1.7
1.2
1.9
2.0
1.0
1.2
2.3
2.4
3.6
.3
.2
5.9
.2
.1
207.285
214.229
176.539
232.500
232.413
240.030
228.986
231.976
213.170
209.952
1.6
1.3
.1
1.7
1.3
2.2
2.5
1.3
1.7
1.6
.7
.8
1.5
1.3
2.3
.3
.3
4.3
.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 .................................................
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
Aug.
2012
Percent
change from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Size class D
Percent
change from—
Index
Aug.
2012
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Index
Aug.
2012
Percent
change from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
223.721
362.428
1.4
0.8
142.153
1.4
0.6
-
231.093
374.087
2.3
0.9
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
230.802
231.522
226.069
242.004
220.503
1.7
1.6
1.0
2.5
3.2
.3
.3
.3
.2
.2
147.396
148.152
147.185
149.369
135.115
2.3
2.5
2.2
2.9
.3
.0
.1
.0
.3
-.7
231.162
230.812
231.753
233.694
231.447
1.9
1.8
1.1
3.1
5.1
.4
.4
.6
.1
.5
Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ...............
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Energy services 4 ...............................................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................
210.377
233.297
236.089
224.502
224.483
211.019
185.605
189.202
182.780
190.197
127.253
1.1
2.6
3.3
2.3
2.3
-5.2
-7.2
-7.3
-6.6
-11.2
-.9
.3
.2
.3
.3
.3
.9
1.1
1.1
.3
6.4
-.6
138.348
140.986
145.728
139.439
139.439
164.081
157.681
154.480
153.853
133.770
96.442
1.4
1.6
1.1
1.7
1.7
.3
-1.6
-1.6
-.2
-13.6
.9
.0
.0
-.2
.3
.3
.2
.1
.1
-.2
2.7
-.4
212.606
244.787
228.730
225.997
225.997
229.147
193.174
200.633
204.606
137.609
115.280
2.9
3.7
3.5
3.7
3.7
.6
-.9
-.8
-1.0
-.7
1.6
.1
.3
.2
.5
.5
-.2
-.3
-.3
-.4
1.2
-.4
Apparel .....................................................................................
145.397
-1.8
-.5
88.639
1.7
.9
113.067
-4.5
-2.3
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
230.249
230.112
324.889
322.198
324.442
322.156
314.776
1.6
1.7
.1
.0
-.1
-.1
.2
3.2
3.3
7.6
7.7
7.7
7.9
7.7
150.249
149.857
308.974
309.832
318.733
300.421
293.928
.3
.3
-.8
-.8
-1.0
-.9
.0
3.2
3.3
8.5
8.6
8.7
8.5
8.3
233.279
231.840
295.824
292.733
283.411
344.697
302.242
3.4
3.5
.6
.4
.2
.6
1.5
4.0
4.1
9.1
9.2
9.4
9.1
8.4
Medical care .............................................................................
400.754
6.2
.3
170.498
2.8
-.9
394.552
4.8
-.2
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
104.229
.5
-.2
114.141
1.4
-.1
112.011
.0
-.3
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
121.522
1.3
.3
121.761
1.1
.0
131.809
2.4
-.4
Other goods and services ........................................................
374.721
2.5
.2
189.627
2.1
.0
458.655
1.1
.4
223.721
195.389
176.001
234.865
117.701
256.543
1.4
.5
-.3
.1
-1.6
2.1
.8
1.4
2.1
3.4
-.8
.4
142.153
134.184
127.638
170.115
89.517
147.630
1.4
1.0
.3
.7
-.2
1.7
.6
1.4
2.2
3.6
-.4
.0
231.093
198.465
181.454
239.100
124.633
274.340
2.3
1.2
.8
-.1
2.4
3.4
.9
2.1
2.9
4.4
-.1
-.1
216.055
222.201
177.799
232.179
234.069
260.521
243.678
250.486
221.127
219.138
1.2
.8
-.1
1.0
.4
1.5
1.8
-2.7
2.1
2.2
.8
1.0
2.0
1.9
3.3
.5
.4
5.1
.2
.1
138.989
140.778
127.815
158.018
168.125
154.317
145.171
225.449
132.615
129.438
1.3
1.3
.3
1.4
.7
1.9
1.6
-1.3
1.8
1.7
.7
.8
2.1
1.9
3.4
-.1
.0
5.0
-.1
-.1
220.693
229.096
182.610
237.464
238.108
279.219
258.756
240.140
225.850
225.673
2.2
1.9
.9
.8
.0
3.2
3.2
.0
2.7
2.9
1.0
1.1
2.8
2.8
4.3
-.4
.0
5.4
.0
-.1
-
-
-
-
-
-
Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 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—
Aug.
2011
Aug.
2012
Percent change from—
Index
July
2012
Aug.
2011
Aug.
2012
July
2012
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
230.849
373.699
2.3
0.7
140.055
1.3
0.2
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
236.806
236.303
237.852
233.347
238.107
1.8
1.8
.8
3.2
1.6
.2
.2
.1
.3
.2
145.803
145.617
143.423
149.767
149.593
2.5
2.6
1.6
3.8
1.6
.8
.8
1.4
-.2
-.1
Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ...............
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Energy services 4 ...............................................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................
240.481
263.842
292.815
253.246
253.226
260.717
234.052
235.891
269.006
187.016
129.390
2.3
2.8
3.3
2.5
2.4
.9
-2.7
-2.7
-.4
-10.4
-.1
.4
.3
.3
.3
.3
1.2
.3
.3
.2
.7
.0
134.041
132.749
138.912
131.454
131.450
178.251
175.290
174.232
172.948
165.237
100.715
.7
.7
1.0
.5
.4
1.9
1.1
1.5
2.9
-3.1
-1.0
.0
.1
.1
.0
.0
.0
-.1
-.1
.0
-.5
-.7
Apparel .....................................................................................
119.810
4.7
.1
93.061
1.6
-1.1
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
217.178
213.630
315.390
313.728
316.341
288.607
298.530
2.8
3.1
5.8
5.7
5.7
5.9
5.8
2.3
2.6
6.3
6.3
6.4
6.0
6.1
153.196
152.729
284.134
286.374
287.235
281.193
271.176
1.5
1.5
2.4
2.3
2.2
2.7
2.4
.9
1.0
3.1
3.0
3.1
3.0
2.5
Medical care .............................................................................
414.952
4.7
.2
183.556
3.9
.0
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
105.999
.4
.9
93.304
-2.0
-.4
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
131.049
1.3
.4
126.450
1.9
-.3
Other goods and services ........................................................
383.683
1.3
.4
180.359
1.3
.3
230.849
189.109
161.691
210.544
115.143
274.583
2.3
2.1
2.3
3.8
-.9
2.5
.7
1.2
1.9
3.0
-.4
.4
140.055
130.317
122.175
155.673
90.675
143.578
1.3
1.3
.6
1.0
.0
1.3
.2
.5
.3
.8
-.6
.0
224.376
219.417
164.939
225.857
213.711
266.325
265.128
286.419
227.379
225.771
2.2
2.1
2.3
2.8
3.7
2.1
2.3
3.2
2.2
2.3
.7
.9
1.8
1.6
2.8
.4
.4
4.5
.3
.3
135.313
139.310
122.920
150.199
155.451
156.282
140.122
235.954
130.275
127.077
1.1
1.5
.6
1.7
1.0
1.8
1.0
1.9
1.2
.9
.2
.3
.3
.8
.8
-.1
.0
1.8
.0
-.2
-
-
-
-
-
Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross classifications.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
5 Indexes on a December 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
Aug. 2012 from—
Pricing
schedule
1
May
2012
June
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012
M
230.409
230.480
230.328
Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
238.037
238.102
147.563
237.514
237.507
147.338
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
222.309
227.923
142.714
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
July 2012 from—
Aug.
2011
June
2012
July
2012
July
2011
May
2012
June
2012
230.785
1.5
0.1
0.2
2.0
0.0
-0.1
237.533
238.196
146.430
237.736
238.664
146.191
1.6
2.1
.7
.1
.5
-.8
.1
.2
-.2
2.0
2.2
1.8
-.2
.0
-.8
.0
.3
-.6
222.413
227.846
142.836
222.391
227.948
142.183
222.092
226.880
142.662
1.4
1.0
1.8
-.1
-.4
-.1
-.1
-.5
.3
2.4
2.1
2.9
.0
.0
-.4
.0
.0
-.5
215.086
215.724
217.758
217.905
1.7
1.0
.1
2.3
1.2
.9
M
M
M
228.147
225.140
146.812
228.386
224.644
147.302
228.349
225.396
147.190
228.717
226.069
147.185
1.7
1.0
2.2
.1
.6
-.1
.2
.3
.0
2.1
1.7
2.7
.1
.1
.3
.0
.3
-.1
M
232.581
232.524
230.354
231.753
1.1
-.3
.6
.0
-1.0
-.9
M
M
M
234.859
236.380
143.190
235.122
237.802
142.276
234.585
237.504
141.494
235.999
237.852
143.423
1.3
.8
1.6
.4
.0
.8
.6
.1
1.4
1.4
1.8
.5
-.1
.5
-1.2
-.2
-.1
-.5
M
M
M
213.006
145.342
224.454
213.110
145.321
224.791
213.376
144.833
225.022
213.489
145.350
225.755
1.2
1.8
1.7
.2
.0
.4
.1
.4
.3
1.9
2.1
1.3
.2
-.4
.3
.1
-.3
.1
Region and area size2
Size classes
A 4 ..............................................................
B/C 3 ...........................................................
D .................................................................
Selected local areas5
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA .........................................
M
M
229.191
246.016
230.350
247.171
229.569
246.443
227.958
246.827
.6
1.0
-1.0
-.1
-.7
.2
2.3
2.6
.2
.2
-.3
-.3
M
240.855
239.399
240.098
240.354
2.0
.4
.1
1.9
-.3
.3
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 3 ......
1
1
1
1
231.189
238.928
210.571
143.889
231.436
240.181
210.151
142.919
232.615
239.818
211.626
142.575
233.728
240.785
210.705
144.330
2.6
3.2
2.1
.2
1.0
.3
.3
1.0
.5
.4
-.4
1.2
2.3
2.9
3.7
.4
.6
.4
.5
-.9
.5
-.2
.7
-.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
229.412
210.975
217.452
242.965
230.571
208.472
216.149
242.634
231.411
209.027
218.194
242.223
230.577
207.620
218.693
245.450
1.6
.0
2.0
.2
.0
-.4
1.2
1.2
-.4
-.7
.2
1.3
2.7
.1
2.2
.2
.9
-.9
.3
-.3
.4
.3
.9
-.2
2
2
2
231.890
232.364
231.638
233.777
236.063
231.256
233.379
238.200
231.867
234.144
234.733
233.342
1.2
1.2
-.1
.2
-.6
.9
.3
-1.5
.6
1.9
3.0
.1
.6
2.5
.1
-.2
.9
.3
1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
3 Indexes on a December 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
Aug.
2012
ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI
Percent
change from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Percent
change from—
Index
Aug.
2012
New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA
Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Index
Aug.
2012
Percent
change from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Index
Aug.
2012
Percent
change from—
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (1967=100) ...................................
227.056
676.329
1.7
0.7
-
217.378
638.410
1.2
0.8
-
230.229
680.396
2.5
0.8
-
249.734
711.054
1.5
0.6
Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................
233.526
233.495
230.785
239.299
232.555
2.0
2.0
1.5
2.8
1.9
.2
.2
.2
.3
-.1
228.535
227.945
227.958
223.446
234.755
1.9
2.0
.6
4.6
.1
-.4
-.4
-.7
.2
.4
239.417
237.657
246.827
222.969
239.666
1.7
1.8
1.0
3.0
-.4
.2
.2
.2
.3
-.9
241.958
242.034
240.354
249.749
239.019
2.1
2.2
2.0
2.5
1.3
.2
.2
.1
.4
-.6
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 ...
220.226
251.456
258.585
1.4
2.1
2.5
.2
.2
.2
206.560
248.929
281.457
.2
1.6
1.8
.1
.1
.2
244.147
269.391
291.800
2.1
2.3
2.6
.2
.1
.0
261.292
319.879
325.600
.8
1.6
2.1
.2
.3
.3
240.342
2.0
.2
246.334
1.7
.1
260.422
2.2
.1
296.945
1.4
.2
240.338
221.381
190.954
193.366
200.750
165.682
121.520
2.0
-1.8
-3.8
-3.8
-1.5
-11.3
.2
.2
.5
.4
.2
-.2
1.9
-.3
246.334
172.518
144.366
146.918
144.410
139.291
96.614
1.7
-6.4
-10.6
-10.7
-9.1
-12.6
-2.2
.1
1.8
2.3
2.3
.0
5.8
-1.6
260.398
260.155
236.910
236.082
272.365
190.575
118.761
2.2
2.5
.2
.2
3.6
-12.0
-.5
.1
.5
.7
.7
.2
1.8
.4
296.858
192.103
189.496
177.421
182.527
161.738
110.265
1.4
-4.4
-5.5
-6.9
-3.0
-13.6
.3
.3
-.5
-.6
-1.8
-2.6
.0
.3
Apparel .....................................................
122.828
1.8
.9
92.772
-.8
.9
106.812
3.3
.8
119.030
2.7
5.5
Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 4 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 .........
220.973
217.825
319.156
318.347
317.897
327.071
305.394
1.6
1.7
1.9
1.8
1.6
2.4
2.1
2.6
2.8
7.3
7.3
7.4
7.3
6.9
209.995
207.591
360.587
358.161
353.509
372.706
340.643
2.9
3.0
5.4
5.4
5.1
5.9
6.0
4.2
4.4
11.4
11.5
11.3
12.1
12.4
219.442
215.635
315.214
308.828
310.746
291.645
291.033
3.9
4.2
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5
6.7
3.0
3.2
7.2
7.2
7.3
7.3
6.7
231.178
222.950
298.135
297.257
300.430
298.504
291.648
1.3
1.6
.5
.4
.2
.7
1.2
1.5
1.9
5.4
5.4
5.6
4.9
5.0
Medical care .............................................
419.931
4.3
.0
441.257
4.0
.0
403.387
4.2
-.3
411.811
5.4
.1
Recreation 5 ..............................................
111.312
1.1
-.1
106.203
1.9
-.4
98.841
.7
1.6
119.637
2.2
.0
Education and communication 5 ...............
127.315
1.2
.2
133.442
-.8
.1
136.738
2.7
.7
134.705
2.0
.7
Other goods and services .........................
426.791
2.4
.2
401.221
6.7
.0
361.664
2.4
.8
446.599
2.0
.1
227.056
192.874
170.396
226.806
115.489
267.409
1.7
1.4
1.1
1.8
-.5
1.9
.7
1.3
2.0
3.3
-.5
.2
217.378
181.045
154.545
216.289
99.688
255.682
1.2
1.5
1.2
3.3
-2.0
1.1
.8
1.6
2.8
5.0
-1.0
.2
230.229
187.374
158.058
206.690
108.625
275.129
2.5
2.5
3.2
4.6
-.5
2.5
.8
1.6
2.6
3.9
-.5
.3
249.734
198.984
168.312
212.828
107.164
301.329
1.5
1.5
.9
1.7
-.7
1.5
.6
1.5
2.4
3.6
-.2
.1
219.286
220.632
172.635
231.298
227.467
262.987
255.132
253.262
224.837
223.476
1.5
1.5
1.1
1.9
1.9
1.7
1.7
-.4
1.9
1.9
.7
.9
1.9
1.8
3.1
.2
.2
4.6
.1
.1
208.618
207.548
157.862
226.376
219.003
247.068
241.957
234.559
215.785
213.370
1.1
1.1
1.2
2.6
3.3
.6
.9
-.9
1.5
1.4
.8
1.1
2.7
2.5
4.8
.3
.2
8.1
-.2
-.1
224.223
214.954
162.146
225.725
212.504
257.851
266.577
294.115
225.854
223.277
2.4
2.6
3.1
3.1
4.4
2.7
2.3
5.4
2.1
2.2
.8
1.2
2.5
1.9
3.6
.5
.3
5.5
.2
.3
243.732
224.027
171.097
229.861
214.652
253.529
293.083
236.373
252.676
256.290
1.3
1.5
1.0
2.0
1.7
1.5
1.3
-2.4
1.9
1.8
.7
.8
2.3
1.9
3.4
-.1
.1
2.5
.4
.5
-
-
-
-
-
Commodity and service group
All items ......................................................
Commodities .............................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables ...............................................
Services ....................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................
All items less shelter ...................................
Commodities less food ...............................
Nondurables ...............................................
Nondurables less food ................................
Services less rent of shelter 2 .....................
Services less medical care services ...........
Energy ........................................................
All items less energy ...................................
All items less food and energy ..................
4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
2 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
65
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Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
U.S.
city
average
ChicagoGaryKenosha,
IL-IN-WI
Atlanta, GA
Item and group
Index
Aug.
2012
Percent change
from—
Aug.
2011
Index
Aug.
2012
June
2012
Percent change
from—
Aug.
2011
Index
Aug.
2012
June
2012
Percent change
from—
Aug.
2011
June
2012
Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................
227.056
676.329
1.7
0.5
-
214.727
649.258
1.1
0.7
-
217.378
638.410
1.2
0.5
Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................
233.526
233.495
230.785
239.299
232.555
2.0
2.0
1.5
2.8
1.9
.2
.3
.1
.5
-.3
232.312
240.005
230.577
257.279
146.671
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.8
3.1
.1
.1
.0
.3
.4
228.535
227.945
227.958
223.446
234.755
1.9
2.0
.6
4.6
.1
-.3
-.3
-1.0
1.2
.6
Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Energy services 3 .............................................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
220.226
251.456
258.585
240.342
240.338
221.381
190.954
193.366
200.750
165.682
121.520
1.4
2.1
2.5
2.0
2.0
-1.8
-3.8
-3.8
-1.5
-11.3
.2
.3
.4
.5
.4
.4
.3
-.1
-.2
-1.1
3.4
-.4
201.229
203.495
207.176
192.894
192.894
300.917
270.340
270.346
260.738
241.449
135.070
.3
1.1
.7
1.3
1.3
-1.9
-3.8
-3.8
-2.1
-7.3
-1.6
-.2
-.5
.0
-.6
-.6
.7
.9
.9
-.1
4.6
-.6
206.560
248.929
281.457
246.334
246.334
172.518
144.366
146.918
144.410
139.291
96.614
.2
1.6
1.8
1.7
1.7
-6.4
-10.6
-10.7
-9.1
-12.6
-2.2
.0
.1
.3
.1
.1
1.0
1.0
1.1
-3.9
9.4
-2.3
Apparel ...................................................................................
122.828
1.8
-1.5
130.974
-8.7
-.1
92.772
-.8
-2.1
Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................
220.973
217.825
319.156
318.347
317.897
327.071
305.394
1.6
1.7
1.9
1.8
1.6
2.4
2.1
1.6
1.7
4.4
4.4
4.5
4.7
4.0
215.959
213.637
321.031
319.546
317.105
384.954
317.156
1.9
1.9
.4
.3
.3
.3
.1
4.4
4.7
10.0
10.1
10.3
9.9
9.6
209.995
207.591
360.587
358.161
353.509
372.706
340.643
2.9
3.0
5.4
5.4
5.1
5.9
6.0
2.4
2.7
7.0
7.2
6.9
7.4
8.0
Medical care ...........................................................................
419.931
4.3
.4
371.235
15.7
.9
441.257
4.0
.8
Recreation 7 ...........................................................................
111.312
1.1
-.2
87.887
-.6
-.4
106.203
1.9
-.6
Education and communication 7 .............................................
127.315
1.2
.1
121.304
1.5
.6
133.442
-.8
-.2
Other goods and services ......................................................
426.791
2.4
.7
367.076
1.7
-.3
401.221
6.7
5.7
227.056
192.874
170.396
226.806
115.489
267.409
1.7
1.4
1.1
1.8
-.5
1.9
.5
.7
.9
1.6
-.5
.3
214.727
191.940
171.928
228.469
115.098
244.924
1.1
.0
-1.2
-2.5
-.3
1.9
.7
1.7
2.8
4.2
-1.1
.0
217.378
181.045
154.545
216.289
99.688
255.682
1.2
1.5
1.2
3.3
-2.0
1.1
.5
1.0
1.7
3.7
-1.8
.2
219.286
220.632
172.635
231.298
227.467
262.987
255.132
253.262
224.837
223.476
1.5
1.5
1.1
1.9
1.9
1.7
1.7
-.4
1.9
1.9
.5
.5
.9
1.0
1.6
.2
.3
2.7
.1
.1
206.800
228.004
171.200
228.799
222.980
281.638
230.854
271.704
206.133
200.509
.5
.9
-1.0
-.1
-2.1
2.4
.9
-1.6
1.7
1.7
.7
1.2
2.7
2.3
4.1
.5
-.1
5.8
-.2
-.2
208.618
207.548
157.862
226.376
219.003
247.068
241.957
234.559
215.785
213.370
1.1
1.1
1.2
2.6
3.3
.6
.9
-.9
1.5
1.4
.5
.7
1.6
1.8
3.6
.2
.1
4.9
-.1
.0
-
-
-
-
Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
DetroitAnn ArborFlint, MI
HoustonGalvestonBrazoria, TX
Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA
Item and group
Index
Aug.
2012
Percent change
from—
Aug.
2011
Index
Aug.
2012
June
2012
Percent change
from—
Aug.
2011
Index
Aug.
2012
June
2012
Percent change
from—
Aug.
2011
June
2012
Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................
215.060
633.394
2.2
1.5
-
202.688
646.892
0.5
-0.7
-
230.229
680.396
2.5
0.6
Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................
210.098
211.001
207.620
216.815
191.593
.3
.2
.0
.7
1.1
-.2
-.3
-.4
.0
.8
216.342
215.314
218.693
208.900
221.240
2.6
2.3
2.0
3.2
5.9
1.0
1.1
1.2
.8
.2
239.417
237.657
246.827
222.969
239.666
1.7
1.8
1.0
3.0
-.4
.0
.0
-.1
.3
-.7
Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Energy services 3 .............................................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
187.013
198.513
215.186
204.682
204.682
254.258
205.944
206.843
216.169
176.393
119.185
2.2
1.9
3.0
1.7
1.7
3.5
1.7
2.0
8.3
-7.2
1.7
2.1
.7
.9
.8
.8
9.7
10.0
10.2
11.6
8.0
.0
183.761
208.377
202.529
207.494
207.494
163.752
148.163
146.195
145.863
142.699
121.835
-.7
2.5
3.9
1.8
1.8
-15.3
-19.9
-20.0
-21.9
-7.9
-.1
-2.9
.7
.8
.8
.8
15.6
-1.1
244.147
269.391
291.800
260.422
260.398
260.155
236.910
236.082
272.365
190.575
118.761
2.1
2.3
2.6
2.2
2.2
2.5
.2
.2
3.6
-12.0
-.5
.5
.3
.5
.3
.3
1.5
.7
.7
.2
1.7
.7
Apparel ...................................................................................
112.910
1.4
4.2
148.106
-7.4
-1.8
106.812
3.3
-.1
Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................
263.075
262.062
345.348
346.138
356.323
386.674
318.647
2.8
2.9
4.1
4.3
4.1
5.4
6.2
2.4
2.5
6.7
6.9
6.9
7.2
6.4
210.212
209.784
305.541
305.332
315.820
311.129
294.440
.2
.1
-1.7
-1.8
-2.1
-1.1
-.9
1.3
1.1
3.3
3.3
3.2
3.8
3.3
219.442
215.635
315.214
308.828
310.746
291.645
291.033
3.9
4.2
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5
6.7
.6
.9
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.6
1.8
Medical care ...........................................................................
376.624
3.9
1.9
410.558
6.7
1.4
403.387
4.2
1.1
Recreation 7 ...........................................................................
123.726
9.0
-.4
100.149
-.9
-1.2
98.841
.7
1.6
Education and communication 7 .............................................
130.910
1.2
-.4
105.379
2.1
.6
136.738
2.7
1.9
Other goods and services ......................................................
405.593
3.0
.7
339.039
3.0
.9
361.664
2.4
.6
215.060
186.006
171.482
227.000
113.402
251.721
2.2
1.5
1.8
3.0
.6
2.9
1.5
1.4
2.4
4.4
-.9
1.5
202.688
186.087
169.108
231.460
110.121
225.776
.5
.0
-1.7
-1.9
-.8
1.0
-.7
.5
.3
1.4
-1.5
-1.6
230.229
187.374
158.058
206.690
108.625
275.129
2.5
2.5
3.2
4.6
-.5
2.5
.6
.4
.7
.9
-.1
.7
209.536
224.836
172.866
219.805
226.005
286.888
243.165
275.887
208.566
208.384
2.1
2.4
1.8
1.9
3.0
3.8
2.9
3.1
2.1
2.5
1.5
1.8
2.3
2.2
4.3
2.3
1.5
8.0
.5
.6
193.281
202.214
170.957
225.199
230.903
224.097
207.645
230.722
199.845
196.151
.1
-.3
-1.3
.4
-1.2
-.7
.5
-8.2
2.0
1.9
-.8
-1.2
.3
1.2
1.3
-4.0
-1.8
-7.4
.4
.3
224.223
214.954
162.146
225.725
212.504
257.851
266.577
294.115
225.854
223.277
2.4
2.6
3.1
3.1
4.4
2.7
2.3
5.4
2.1
2.2
.6
.7
.6
.5
.9
1.2
.7
1.4
.5
.6
-
-
-
-
-
Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA
MiamiFort Lauderdale, FL
Item and group
Index
Aug.
2012
Percent change
from—
Aug.
2011
Index
Aug.
2012
June
2012
PhiladelphiaWilmingtonAtlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD
Percent change
from—
Aug.
2011
Index
Aug.
2012
June
2012
Percent change
from—
Aug.
2011
June
2012
Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................
235.409
382.468
1.7
1.0
-
249.734
711.054
1.5
0.5
-
240.408
698.305
1.6
1.0
Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................
244.462
246.650
245.450
250.056
210.293
1.3
1.3
.2
3.3
1.1
.8
.8
1.2
.2
.4
241.958
242.034
240.354
249.749
239.019
2.1
2.2
2.0
2.5
1.3
.5
.5
.4
.7
-.4
224.017
222.917
234.144
199.009
230.341
1.5
1.4
1.2
1.6
2.1
.2
.2
.2
.3
-.1
Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Energy services 3 .............................................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
228.804
255.629
242.250
249.907
249.907
166.442
146.689
143.865
140.631
186.698
163.651
1.6
2.3
1.6
2.6
2.6
-1.0
-1.7
-1.8
-1.6
-4.6
-2.1
.4
.7
.6
.8
.8
-.4
-.5
-.5
-.5
.0
-1.8
261.292
319.879
325.600
296.945
296.858
192.103
189.496
177.421
182.527
161.738
110.265
.8
1.6
2.1
1.4
1.4
-4.4
-5.5
-6.9
-3.0
-13.6
.3
.1
.4
.5
.4
.4
-1.3
-1.8
-3.3
-5.5
1.7
-.6
244.406
298.660
269.607
266.451
266.451
212.131
183.397
193.061
195.630
173.899
117.762
.8
2.1
2.6
2.2
2.2
-5.8
-7.2
-7.8
-8.0
-7.0
1.1
.0
.5
.6
.4
.4
-2.2
-2.7
-3.4
-4.7
-.1
.0
Apparel ...................................................................................
155.245
1.5
-1.5
119.030
2.7
4.6
122.220
7.3
5.7
Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................
241.740
244.811
332.396
329.102
328.692
307.429
323.932
3.4
3.8
-.3
-.4
-.4
-.7
.2
4.4
4.6
7.1
7.2
7.5
6.3
6.5
231.178
222.950
298.135
297.257
300.430
298.504
291.648
1.3
1.6
.5
.4
.2
.7
1.2
1.0
1.6
5.0
5.1
5.3
4.4
4.7
233.016
233.748
327.739
323.714
324.484
314.386
303.110
2.5
3.1
2.9
3.0
3.0
3.1
3.4
3.6
4.4
7.6
7.7
7.9
7.3
6.8
Medical care ...........................................................................
412.986
3.9
-1.1
411.811
5.4
.5
437.283
3.9
1.0
Recreation 7 ...........................................................................
106.979
.3
.2
119.637
2.2
-.2
119.866
2.9
.2
Education and communication 7 .............................................
120.437
.2
.0
134.705
2.0
.4
122.430
-.8
.8
Other goods and services ......................................................
293.294
.3
.6
446.599
2.0
.2
479.115
5.2
1.8
235.409
209.181
187.661
234.406
131.714
259.607
1.7
.5
-.2
.9
-3.9
2.7
1.0
1.4
2.0
3.3
-1.5
.8
249.734
198.984
168.312
212.828
107.164
301.329
1.5
1.5
.9
1.7
-.7
1.5
.5
1.4
2.0
3.3
-.8
.0
240.408
195.406
173.893
210.436
120.736
295.465
1.6
2.1
2.3
3.5
-.2
1.5
1.0
1.9
2.8
4.2
-.3
.5
228.292
225.844
188.355
240.849
232.385
246.260
248.355
226.138
236.372
234.063
1.6
1.4
-.1
1.3
1.1
3.2
2.7
-1.1
2.0
2.2
1.1
1.2
1.9
2.0
3.3
.9
.9
4.3
.6
.5
243.732
224.027
171.097
229.861
214.652
253.529
293.083
236.373
252.676
256.290
1.3
1.5
1.0
2.0
1.7
1.5
1.3
-2.4
1.9
1.8
.5
.6
1.9
1.9
3.1
-.5
.0
1.7
.4
.3
233.287
224.585
176.237
221.060
212.520
264.327
284.960
234.336
242.249
248.120
1.5
1.4
2.3
2.7
3.4
.7
1.4
-2.3
2.1
2.2
1.0
1.3
2.7
2.4
4.0
.5
.5
2.4
.8
.9
-
-
-
-
Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
See footnotes at end of table.
68
CPI Detailed Report-August 2012
Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 21
San FranciscoOaklandSan Jose,
CA
Item and group
Index
Aug.
2012
SeattleTacomaBremerton, WA
Percent change from—
Aug.
2011
Index
June
2012
Aug.
2012
Percent change from—
Aug.
2011
June
2012
Expenditure category
All items ....................................................................................
All items (1967=100) 2 ..............................................................
238.445
726.085
3.0
0.7
-
236.750
702.199
2.7
0.2
Food and beverages ..............................................................
Food .....................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home ........................................................
Alcoholic beverages .............................................................
238.498
239.184
234.733
245.598
232.992
2.5
2.5
1.2
4.1
2.9
.0
-.1
-.6
.6
.6
241.017
242.747
233.342
262.084
229.437
1.8
1.4
-.1
3.7
6.8
.8
.7
.9
.3
3.0
Housing ..................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Energy services 3 .............................................................
Electricity 3 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 3 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
261.234
285.501
318.537
263.161
263.161
312.341
299.851
299.031
309.270
248.571
138.511
4.0
3.6
4.2
3.0
3.0
8.7
-.5
-.5
.8
-4.2
1.3
1.3
.8
1.0
.8
.8
6.6
.0
.0
-.8
1.8
.1
236.368
259.019
266.755
267.595
267.595
233.056
220.837
257.381
267.871
193.326
157.125
3.0
3.5
5.7
2.8
2.8
3.5
1.4
1.7
2.6
-3.2
-.9
.5
.8
.8
.9
.9
.0
-.1
-.1
-.1
.0
-1.6
Apparel ...................................................................................
120.384
2.5
-3.0
151.364
10.4
2.7
Transportation ........................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 5 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 5 6 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 5 .......................................
203.851
198.198
310.984
309.888
312.074
284.592
286.639
4.2
5.0
9.1
9.1
9.3
8.8
8.8
.7
1.4
3.2
3.1
3.3
2.5
2.9
242.576
250.014
413.366
421.538
462.890
326.485
369.853
1.8
2.0
3.3
3.3
3.1
4.2
3.3
-1.8
-1.6
-4.3
-4.5
-4.8
-3.3
-4.3
Medical care ...........................................................................
401.147
2.2
1.4
376.488
7.2
1.4
Recreation 7 ...........................................................................
111.519
.4
.7
98.722
2.0
1.1
Education and communication 7 .............................................
134.882
-1.1
-.6
129.317
.1
-.6
Other goods and services ......................................................
388.394
1.2
.1
407.924
.1
1.2
238.445
191.243
161.042
205.058
115.099
285.533
3.0
2.6
3.0
4.2
.1
3.2
.7
.3
.5
.9
-.3
.9
236.750
203.158
182.966
240.518
128.565
271.784
2.7
1.9
1.9
3.1
.0
3.2
.2
-.2
-.9
-1.0
-.6
.6
232.956
220.959
163.858
225.305
206.671
265.542
278.703
319.591
235.302
235.076
3.1
2.7
2.9
3.2
4.1
2.7
3.4
6.5
2.7
2.8
.6
.6
.5
.5
.9
1.0
.9
2.2
.5
.6
231.016
229.968
184.052
238.932
238.396
263.939
262.194
330.218
232.158
229.185
2.5
2.3
2.1
2.4
3.4
2.9
2.9
2.8
2.8
3.1
.2
-.1
-.7
-.1
-.8
.2
.5
-3.1
.6
.5
-
-
-
Commodity and service group
All items ....................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .......................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
1 Areas on pricing schedule 1 (see Table 10) will appear next month.
2 Index on a November 1977=100 base in Miami.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
5 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
6 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Year
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1913
1914
9.8
10.0
9.8
9.9
9.8
9.9
9.8
9.8
9.7
9.9
9.8
9.9
9.9
10.0
9.9
10.2
10.0
10.2
10.0
10.1
10.1
10.2
10.0
10.1
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
10.1
10.4
11.7
14.0
16.5
10.0
10.4
12.0
14.1
16.2
9.9
10.5
12.0
14.0
16.4
10.0
10.6
12.6
14.2
16.7
10.1
10.7
12.8
14.5
16.9
10.1
10.8
13.0
14.7
16.9
10.1
10.8
12.8
15.1
17.4
10.1
10.9
13.0
15.4
17.7
10.1
11.1
13.3
15.7
17.8
10.2
11.3
13.5
16.0
18.1
10.3
11.5
13.5
16.3
18.5
10.3
11.6
13.7
16.5
18.9
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
19.3
19.0
16.9
16.8
17.3
19.5
18.4
16.9
16.8
17.2
19.7
18.3
16.7
16.8
17.1
20.3
18.1
16.7
16.9
17.0
20.6
17.7
16.7
16.9
17.0
20.9
17.6
16.7
17.0
17.0
20.8
17.7
16.8
17.2
17.1
20.3
17.7
16.6
17.1
17.0
20.0
17.5
16.6
17.2
17.1
19.9
17.5
16.7
17.3
17.2
19.8
17.4
16.8
17.3
17.2
19.4
17.3
16.9
17.3
17.3
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
17.3
17.9
17.5
17.3
17.1
17.2
17.9
17.4
17.1
17.1
17.3
17.8
17.3
17.1
17.0
17.2
17.9
17.3
17.1
16.9
17.3
17.8
17.4
17.2
17.0
17.5
17.7
17.6
17.1
17.1
17.7
17.5
17.3
17.1
17.3
17.7
17.4
17.2
17.1
17.3
17.7
17.5
17.3
17.3
17.3
17.7
17.6
17.4
17.2
17.3
18.0
17.7
17.3
17.2
17.3
17.9
17.7
17.3
17.1
17.2
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
17.1
15.9
14.3
12.9
13.2
17.0
15.7
14.1
12.7
13.3
16.9
15.6
14.0
12.6
13.3
17.0
15.5
13.9
12.6
13.3
16.9
15.3
13.7
12.6
13.3
16.8
15.1
13.6
12.7
13.4
16.6
15.1
13.6
13.1
13.4
16.5
15.1
13.5
13.2
13.4
16.6
15.0
13.4
13.2
13.6
16.5
14.9
13.3
13.2
13.5
16.4
14.7
13.2
13.2
13.5
16.1
14.6
13.1
13.2
13.4
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
13.6
13.8
14.1
14.2
14.0
13.7
13.8
14.1
14.1
13.9
13.7
13.7
14.2
14.1
13.9
13.8
13.7
14.3
14.2
13.8
13.8
13.7
14.4
14.1
13.8
13.7
13.8
14.4
14.1
13.8
13.7
13.9
14.5
14.1
13.8
13.7
14.0
14.5
14.1
13.8
13.7
14.0
14.6
14.1
14.1
13.7
14.0
14.6
14.0
14.0
13.8
14.0
14.5
14.0
14.0
13.8
14.0
14.4
14.0
14.0
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
13.9
14.1
15.7
16.9
17.4
14.0
14.1
15.8
16.9
17.4
14.0
14.2
16.0
17.2
17.4
14.0
14.3
16.1
17.4
17.5
14.0
14.4
16.3
17.5
17.5
14.1
14.7
16.3
17.5
17.6
14.0
14.7
16.4
17.4
17.7
14.0
14.9
16.5
17.3
17.7
14.0
15.1
16.5
17.4
17.7
14.0
15.3
16.7
17.4
17.7
14.0
15.4
16.8
17.4
17.7
14.1
15.5
16.9
17.4
17.8
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
17.8
18.2
21.5
23.7
24.0
17.8
18.1
21.5
23.5
23.8
17.8
18.3
21.9
23.4
23.8
17.8
18.4
21.9
23.8
23.9
17.9
18.5
21.9
23.9
23.8
18.1
18.7
22.0
24.1
23.9
18.1
19.8
22.2
24.4
23.7
18.1
20.2
22.5
24.5
23.8
18.1
20.4
23.0
24.5
23.9
18.1
20.8
23.0
24.4
23.7
18.1
21.3
23.1
24.2
23.8
18.2
21.5
23.4
24.1
23.6
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
23.5
25.4
26.5
26.6
26.9
23.5
25.7
26.3
26.5
26.9
23.6
25.8
26.3
26.6
26.9
23.6
25.8
26.4
26.6
26.8
23.7
25.9
26.4
26.7
26.9
23.8
25.9
26.5
26.8
26.9
24.1
25.9
26.7
26.8
26.9
24.3
25.9
26.7
26.9
26.9
24.4
26.1
26.7
26.9
26.8
24.6
26.2
26.7
27.0
26.8
24.7
26.4
26.7
26.9
26.8
25.0
26.5
26.7
26.9
26.7
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
26.7
26.8
27.6
28.6
29.0
26.7
26.8
27.7
28.6
28.9
26.7
26.8
27.8
28.8
28.9
26.7
26.9
27.9
28.9
29.0
26.7
27.0
28.0
28.9
29.0
26.7
27.2
28.1
28.9
29.1
26.8
27.4
28.3
29.0
29.2
26.8
27.3
28.3
28.9
29.2
26.9
27.4
28.3
28.9
29.3
26.9
27.5
28.3
28.9
29.4
26.9
27.5
28.4
29.0
29.4
26.8
27.6
28.4
28.9
29.4
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
29.3
29.8
30.0
30.4
30.9
29.4
29.8
30.1
30.4
30.9
29.4
29.8
30.1
30.5
30.9
29.5
29.8
30.2
30.5
30.9
29.5
29.8
30.2
30.5
30.9
29.6
29.8
30.2
30.6
31.0
29.6
30.0
30.3
30.7
31.1
29.6
29.9
30.3
30.7
31.0
29.6
30.0
30.4
30.7
31.1
29.8
30.0
30.4
30.8
31.1
29.8
30.0
30.4
30.8
31.2
29.8
30.0
30.4
30.9
31.2
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
31.2
31.8
32.9
34.1
35.6
31.2
32.0
32.9
34.2
35.8
31.3
32.1
33.0
34.3
36.1
31.4
32.3
33.1
34.4
36.3
31.4
32.3
33.2
34.5
36.4
31.6
32.4
33.3
34.7
36.6
31.6
32.5
33.4
34.9
36.8
31.6
32.7
33.5
35.0
37.0
31.6
32.7
33.6
35.1
37.1
31.7
32.9
33.7
35.3
37.3
31.7
32.9
33.8
35.4
37.5
31.8
32.9
33.9
35.5
37.7
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all
items-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Semiannual
averages
Annual
avg.
Year
1st
half
2nd
half
Percent change
from previous
Annual
avg.
Dec.
1913
1914
-
-
9.9
10.0
-
-
1.0
1.0
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
-
-
10.1
10.9
12.8
15.1
17.3
2.0
12.6
18.1
20.4
14.5
1.0
7.9
17.4
18.0
14.6
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
-
-
20.0
17.9
16.8
17.1
17.1
2.6
-10.8
-2.3
2.4
.0
15.6
-10.5
-6.1
1.8
.0
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
-
-
17.5
17.7
17.4
17.1
17.1
3.5
-1.1
-2.3
-1.2
.6
2.3
1.1
-1.7
-1.7
.0
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
-
-
16.7
15.2
13.7
13.0
13.4
-6.4
-9.3
-10.3
.8
1.5
-2.3
-9.0
-9.9
-5.1
3.1
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
-
-
13.7
13.9
14.4
14.1
13.9
3.0
1.4
2.9
-2.8
.0
2.2
1.5
3.6
-2.1
-1.4
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
-
-
14.0
14.7
16.3
17.3
17.6
.7
9.9
9.0
3.0
2.3
.7
5.0
10.9
6.1
1.7
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
-
-
18.0
19.5
22.3
24.1
23.8
2.2
18.1
8.8
3.0
-2.1
2.3
8.3
14.4
8.1
-1.2
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
-
-
24.1
26.0
26.5
26.7
26.9
5.9
6.0
.8
.7
-.7
1.3
7.9
1.9
.8
.7
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
-
-
26.8
27.2
28.1
28.9
29.1
.4
3.0
2.9
1.8
1.7
-.4
1.5
3.3
2.8
.7
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
-
-
29.6
29.9
30.2
30.6
31.0
1.4
.7
1.3
1.6
1.0
1.7
1.0
1.0
1.3
1.3
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
-
-
31.5
32.4
33.4
34.8
36.7
1.9
3.5
3.0
4.7
6.2
1.6
2.9
3.1
4.2
5.5
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Year
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
37.8
39.8
41.1
42.6
46.6
38.0
39.9
41.3
42.9
47.2
38.2
40.0
41.4
43.3
47.8
38.5
40.1
41.5
43.6
48.0
38.6
40.3
41.6
43.9
48.6
38.8
40.6
41.7
44.2
49.0
39.0
40.7
41.9
44.3
49.4
39.0
40.8
42.0
45.1
50.0
39.2
40.8
42.1
45.2
50.6
39.4
40.9
42.3
45.6
51.1
39.6
40.9
42.4
45.9
51.5
39.8
41.1
42.5
46.2
51.9
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
52.1
55.6
58.5
62.5
68.3
52.5
55.8
59.1
62.9
69.1
52.7
55.9
59.5
63.4
69.8
52.9
56.1
60.0
63.9
70.6
53.2
56.5
60.3
64.5
71.5
53.6
56.8
60.7
65.2
72.3
54.2
57.1
61.0
65.7
73.1
54.3
57.4
61.2
66.0
73.8
54.6
57.6
61.4
66.5
74.6
54.9
57.9
61.6
67.1
75.2
55.3
58.0
61.9
67.4
75.9
55.5
58.2
62.1
67.7
76.7
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
77.8
87.0
94.3
97.8
101.9
78.9
87.9
94.6
97.9
102.4
80.1
88.5
94.5
97.9
102.6
81.0
89.1
94.9
98.6
103.1
81.8
89.8
95.8
99.2
103.4
82.7
90.6
97.0
99.5
103.7
82.7
91.6
97.5
99.9
104.1
83.3
92.3
97.7
100.2
104.5
84.0
93.2
97.9
100.7
105.0
84.8
93.4
98.2
101.0
105.3
85.5
93.7
98.0
101.2
105.3
86.3
94.0
97.6
101.3
105.3
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
105.5
109.6
111.2
115.7
121.1
106.0
109.3
111.6
116.0
121.6
106.4
108.8
112.1
116.5
122.3
106.9
108.6
112.7
117.1
123.1
107.3
108.9
113.1
117.5
123.8
107.6
109.5
113.5
118.0
124.1
107.8
109.5
113.8
118.5
124.4
108.0
109.7
114.4
119.0
124.6
108.3
110.2
115.0
119.8
125.0
108.7
110.3
115.3
120.2
125.6
109.0
110.4
115.4
120.3
125.9
109.3
110.5
115.4
120.5
126.1
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
127.4
134.6
138.1
142.6
146.2
128.0
134.8
138.6
143.1
146.7
128.7
135.0
139.3
143.6
147.2
128.9
135.2
139.5
144.0
147.4
129.2
135.6
139.7
144.2
147.5
129.9
136.0
140.2
144.4
148.0
130.4
136.2
140.5
144.4
148.4
131.6
136.6
140.9
144.8
149.0
132.7
137.2
141.3
145.1
149.4
133.5
137.4
141.8
145.7
149.5
133.8
137.8
142.0
145.8
149.7
133.8
137.9
141.9
145.8
149.7
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
150.3
154.4
159.1
161.6
164.3
150.9
154.9
159.6
161.9
164.5
151.4
155.7
160.0
162.2
165.0
151.9
156.3
160.2
162.5
166.2
152.2
156.6
160.1
162.8
166.2
152.5
156.7
160.3
163.0
166.2
152.5
157.0
160.5
163.2
166.7
152.9
157.3
160.8
163.4
167.1
153.2
157.8
161.2
163.6
167.9
153.7
158.3
161.6
164.0
168.2
153.6
158.6
161.5
164.0
168.3
153.5
158.6
161.3
163.9
168.3
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
168.8
175.1
177.1
181.7
185.2
169.8
175.8
177.8
183.1
186.2
171.2
176.2
178.8
184.2
187.4
171.3
176.9
179.8
183.8
188.0
171.5
177.7
179.8
183.5
189.1
172.4
178.0
179.9
183.7
189.7
172.8
177.5
180.1
183.9
189.4
172.8
177.5
180.7
184.6
189.5
173.7
178.3
181.0
185.2
189.9
174.0
177.7
181.3
185.0
190.9
174.1
177.4
181.3
184.5
191.0
174.0
176.7
180.9
184.3
190.3
2005
2006
2007
2008
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
229.478
218.011
225.922
229.104
218.312
226.545
230.379
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
228.850
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
Aug.
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
230.379
690.113
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
234.017
234.156
231.708
267.794
233.554
256.696
228.527
239.321
165.879
286.289
172.322
316.180
329.605
166.985
264.564
254.508
275.400
262.868
279.447
307.234
211.9
183.1
184.5
185.6
197.1
170.9
146.1
143.1
128.8
175.4
211.6
185.7
187.1
187.8
201.5
176.8
147.8
145.0
132.7
175.2
217.3
188.6
189.0
189.4
202.6
177.7
147.5
145.1
138.1
176.4
225.129
198.755
196.639
195.558
212.808
186.936
155.076
152.557
143.603
178.818
248.467
208.890
208.647
206.864
226.019
207.712
162.822
154.867
152.620
187.918
254.335
201.003
201.129
196.202
215.426
195.073
158.812
147.026
151.342
173.178
251.263
212.019
212.086
210.276
228.652
207.192
166.610
154.997
167.701
192.548
262.387
228.853
229.117
229.980
254.850
231.838
188.284
172.004
182.286
208.192
269.269
232.475
233.122
233.508
264.840
245.038
191.736
177.881
185.759
209.673
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
150.416
273.391
123.6
169.2
188.5
166.9
108.8
178.9
172.8
116.8
207.5
114.9
183.3
120.0
186.4
186.3
111.2
196.9
114.4
106.9
133.7
228.7
152.6
180.1
124.4
181.5
125.1
181.4
178.4
120.1
250.8
117.7
172.9
193.3
166.8
111.6
180.4
175.6
118.0
214.2
126.8
183.8
119.6
188.5
183.2
114.3
204.4
120.9
108.2
136.5
231.5
154.7
183.2
128.7
189.3
128.0
182.3
179.1
121.9
252.3
119.3
173.6
195.9
166.2
112.1
184.0
177.6
119.1
122.097
175.954
198.301
167.482
111.596
187.239
186.345
120.873
231.966
182.5
118.5
186.1
181.2
114.7
211.6
125.9
110.9
144.0
233.8
176.5
181.0
125.5
181.2
128.0
178.9
182.0
121.7
257.2
193.998
127.324
202.199
194.487
116.282
221.633
132.385
115.420
148.631
245.839
234.018
205.299
149.692
221.014
149.603
202.189
188.522
136.064
272.482
127.313
185.401
208.760
178.470
120.335
198.096
193.675
129.323
253.332
156.461
205.222
134.248
218.072
202.195
124.859
238.759
140.429
126.573
170.862
260.713
212.819
210.838
144.817
211.209
145.893
219.187
199.080
139.584
281.706
120.341
169.673
190.435
164.203
107.138
193.250
183.973
128.646
257.675
155.167
202.158
131.427
208.519
201.295
126.405
238.671
138.441
128.506
176.701
266.261
198.747
194.792
129.538
184.074
133.648
198.738
194.929
134.255
273.189
130.414
188.865
212.167
176.732
120.875
200.808
197.805
130.727
299.496
179.880
204.707
133.206
218.928
201.153
127.525
248.725
149.266
128.957
175.188
273.467
210.791
202.056
136.085
194.452
139.991
207.360
199.994
136.106
277.089
137.789
199.586
224.696
191.979
132.587
214.316
213.640
137.693
327.846
216.114
214.514
137.090
227.648
205.784
143.313
265.682
158.030
139.151
186.889
296.058
224.215
218.458
148.665
212.882
152.623
223.445
217.932
144.322
283.550
140.462
209.299
235.988
192.493
128.131
209.787
205.865
135.393
316.056
190.993
222.422
141.189
226.742
214.543
152.184
266.920
158.047
140.475
195.380
292.404
221.771
214.549
145.956
209.622
149.312
219.287
209.340
144.276
280.672
NA
NA
NA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed
expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group
December
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Aug.
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
318.435
334.562
371.884
202.870
231.454
481.093
100.579
300.450
323.939
283.142
289.257
305.492
157.618
158.622
151.616
167.674
151.363
210.750
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
163.250
201.789
140.6
108.3
127.5
111.5
105.7
98.7
145.5
146.4
167.8
115.4
163.6
161.3
142.7
107.5
116.6
167.4
135.6
186.2
173.0
110.3
113.8
110.3
178.3
207.4
152.9
171.4
178.4
106.7
109.7
102.4
195.5
123.2
110.8
145.5
111.5
133.1
111.7
107.4
103.1
162.3
167.1
175.0
115.9
167.6
167.8
154.3
111.4
118.6
165.2
131.2
174.6
174.1
105.6
116.3
111.7
183.3
211.4
154.3
181.3
185.2
113.2
110.2
106.3
198.9
127.4
112.4
148.5
113.6
133.6
126.5
110.7
105.6
165.8
166.3
188.5
118.9
168.7
172.4
163.3
113.1
123.3
166.7
129.5
164.5
177.0
109.2
117.3
108.5
183.5
211.3
151.7
179.5
185.0
109.0
112.6
109.4
199.3
128.6
115.1
189.9
119.9
120.0
117.4
196.0
123.3
124.0
120.6
202.2
127.5
127.7
125.0
153.648
117.609
138.194
143.465
114.034
109.195
175.083
180.752
184.030
121.631
174.057
178.631
162.521
118.555
127.536
176.068
137.454
168.121
193.811
113.085
125.054
117.962
188.325
211.165
157.409
187.632
191.486
115.302
117.241
110.635
211.775
133.326
115.267
100.000
210.233
132.413
132.959
128.545
162.750
126.154
151.095
149.073
120.207
112.894
185.929
189.098
207.297
123.849
190.203
193.312
173.015
128.689
138.640
206.710
163.439
181.703
246.153
124.935
151.240
133.912
203.902
229.675
167.801
211.835
204.785
117.672
132.534
119.993
222.149
140.918
123.791
105.705
220.684
137.620
140.918
135.998
161.216
124.645
151.851
150.282
116.601
112.391
180.802
185.174
196.843
124.960
189.921
198.712
179.643
132.313
141.122
197.391
150.847
160.781
234.357
125.704
142.856
132.636
203.832
224.677
166.386
215.081
208.868
121.482
130.724
124.327
217.733
139.287
122.422
107.366
224.789
140.112
143.407
139.858
159.229
122.283
149.589
149.810
113.993
113.310
185.379
191.511
199.021
124.029
190.147
203.098
191.919
134.049
142.349
200.476
164.832
195.956
237.245
127.917
138.535
127.215
202.776
221.226
164.252
215.730
206.760
121.107
127.279
123.617
234.488
138.061
122.419
107.253
227.722
141.962
144.795
143.335
168.520
127.526
159.013
169.472
116.896
125.197
221.236
231.504
219.097
126.698
200.566
210.846
199.499
138.172
151.239
227.601
183.182
199.637
285.391
138.083
164.205
161.810
211.986
226.858
169.202
231.599
217.254
132.684
127.752
127.154
258.486
148.108
126.293
110.563
234.435
146.057
149.265
148.359
167.622
127.215
160.541
166.140
115.688
123.477
216.628
226.150
217.091
126.374
205.864
214.962
201.683
141.117
154.649
231.462
182.669
192.187
294.417
135.929
172.127
183.749
218.158
243.419
168.918
240.664
229.209
138.294
137.485
133.466
270.050
148.599
129.279
114.139
239.057
148.713
152.673
150.499
-
100.0
104.3
107.685
114.392
117.561
120.445
124.494
125.687
111.0
114.2
116.5
120.438
128.587
131.765
134.605
138.306
140.439
-
-
-
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
Aug.
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
166.759
230.674
192.936
206.476
189.786
198.693
186.388
168.009
311.251
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
154.288
168.220
164.213
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
223.699
257.843
260.677
145.981
467.148
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
305.878
265.422
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
265.395
131.748
222.769
192.759
321.824
364.165
307.208
194.136
202.870
165.953
191.927
435.793
406.823
125.610
66.336
112.763
74.107
53.729
120.343
136.337
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
91.215
79.057
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
87.659
100.768
117.475
71.541
65.774
56.523
124.639
59.027
98.159
93.7
98.2
91.4
161.8
109.9
125.6
107.3
133.3
131.3
94.8
100.1
92.1
168.3
112.9
133.9
111.4
139.1
137.3
93.772
99.028
91.213
170.743
112.712
138.930
113.655
142.100
139.648
141.672
94.010
99.541
91.115
182.569
120.558
154.754
117.609
150.689
143.688
92.642
97.073
90.115
183.109
122.280
155.772
115.953
150.172
144.263
156.052
90.678
96.160
87.697
183.510
120.308
160.884
115.954
150.648
145.702
155.049
91.302
98.667
87.663
189.372
124.149
165.304
120.085
152.729
145.843
157.354
91.812
99.585
87.972
189.543
122.539
167.714
120.945
155.636
147.727
159.549
-
84.6
89.3
105.3
78.0
87.3
91.7
120.1
85.0
90.6
93.6
95.7
92.4
158.1
106.5
125.0
104.7
127.0
124.9
125.5
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 25. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and service group and detailed
expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group
December
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Aug.
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
129.227
201.410
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
123.568
119.152
124.525
116.678
150.916
83.345
119.164
99.329
107.666
110.414
82.501
114.746
83.506
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
99.872
94.545
130.981
133.134
136.595
126.046
119.121
168.745
120.217
179.190
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
219.110
214.763
101.458
143.749
99.632
143.704
148.915
154.851
88.345
133.736
317.798
316.859
316.566
325.322
304.371
285.486
148.854
135.446
159.299
149.816
356.493
257.641
265.190
233.083
159.243
403.246
172.446
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
166.549
182.472
200.390
125.083
268.755
299.284
153.505
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
Aug.
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
120.557
123.374
61.092
283.537
112.131
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
417.123
336.004
109.482
443.869
99.812
100.106
442.410
343.672
349.608
418.932
180.097
220.206
671.963
253.380
248.856
572.307
189.647
114.730
120.291
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
114.929
99.747
5.262
399.267
12.213
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
78.925
49.081
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
117.588
41.910
87.507
162.481
199.228
150.144
116.986
207.270
169.062
215.208
118.683
148.242
91.874
79.447
65.082
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
58.804
101.754
95.945
148.868
116.4
275.3
119.4
284.9
122.0
299.8
123.864
307.108
125.014
316.607
122.918
319.307
123.325
323.606
125.494
322.494
125.488
334.682
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
NA
28.718
116.987
125.012
112.703
53.860
53.260
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
Aug.
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
161.244
184.039
271.992
223.894
143.655
101.250
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
134.039
218.286
571.037
626.343
711.449
677.616
253.218
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
221.033
82.605
157.901
247.741
261.667
79.090
101.249
59.138
105.905
14.2
13.1
11.2
10.215
9.906
9.423
9.232
8.818
8.656
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
61.803
39.806
97.2
94.5
77.2
73.176
75.899
75.642
76.396
75.987
75.912
48.4
44.2
40.3
36.945
36.230
34.994
33.708
31.733
30.658
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
396.161
857.727
349.362
231.991
213.041
163.072
101.7
102.1
104.2
103.861
104.966
104.825
103.631
101.995
103.396
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
188.335
234.847
143.295
375.059
303.978
293.782
147.530
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
169.015
295.462
141.410
141.0
86.6
148.0
-
147.2
86.4
150.2
100.0
156.6
86.9
151.6
97.1
163.279
87.487
154.060
95.663
171.238
88.754
155.308
98.654
173.992
89.262
157.926
NA
177.595
87.660
156.653
95.827
187.775
86.792
157.573
92.346
196.139
85.595
155.865
89.632
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
187.952
163.121
214.091
275.298
-
-
-
-
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
Aug.
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
113.250
272.560
268.637
272.651
323.412
229.813
222.251
221.275
165.628
215.220
270.110
224.939
117.408
298.312
259.599
250.306
230.148
230.196
147.133
320.214
280.526
238.853
209.491
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
Aug.
2012
Expenditure category
All items ................................................................................
3.3
3.4
2.5
4.1
0.1
2.7
1.5
3.0
2.1
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
1.2
1.2
.8
.7
.1
5.6
-.3
-1.2
-1.1
1.1
-.2
.8
-2.1
-.6
-.4
-.9
.2
4.2
4.0
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
5.8
5.4
7.9
4.0
7.4
7.7
6.1
9.7
15.0
6.1
-9.1
2.7
-3.3
-4.4
-2.5
8.4
5.6
2.6
3.4
2.4
-3.8
-3.6
-5.2
-4.7
-6.1
-2.5
-5.1
-.8
-7.8
-5.2
-3.7
-5.5
-8.5
-8.8
-8.0
-11.0
-2.4
-5.0
-.5
1.7
-.8
-1.5
-2.1
-4.4
-.4
1.2
.0
-1.4
1.5
3.4
2.1
-6.6
-7.6
-10.6
-12.8
-8.4
-9.3
-2.1
-3.8
-3.0
-1.2
5.5
5.4
7.2
6.1
6.2
4.9
5.4
10.8
11.2
12.0
13.7
8.4
11.3
11.4
7.6
12.8
3.9
7.5
1.6
16.2
15.9
1.3
1.4
5.0
-.1
.9
4.2
7.8
.4
-.9
2.7
6.1
3.7
5.1
5.6
4.7
4.3
2.6
1.4
1.4
4.4
7.9
8.0
9.4
11.5
11.9
13.0
11.0
8.7
8.1
8.2
12.4
5.7
5.7
5.9
8.6
9.7
6.7
8.0
5.3
9.5
20.1
4.8
2.9
4.0
2.3
12.4
6.8
5.9
7.9
6.7
8.3
6.4
8.1
9.2
9.5
9.0
7.8
9.0
6.0
2.3
2.6
1.6
1.7
1.5
3.9
5.7
1.8
3.4
1.9
.7
1.3
1.0
1.9
4.9
5.0
.3
-3.4
-2.1
-3.6
-1.7
-3.6
-11.6
3.7
3.0
-.4
4.3
6.2
.5
.0
1.0
4.5
-1.2
-1.1
-1.8
-1.8
-1.5
-2.2
-1.9
-3.9
.0
-1.0
-
5.1
5.8
8.7
5.3
2.5
2.3
2.8
1.5
2.7
.7
-19.9
4.1
5.9
6.0
5.0
5.3
-.6
2.9
7.9
-
-
-
See footnotes at end of table.
81
CPI Detailed Report-August 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
Aug.
2012
Expenditure category
Fresh fruits and vegetables ........................................
Fresh fruits ................................................................
Apples .....................................................................
Bananas ..................................................................
Citrus fruits 2 ...........................................................
Oranges, including tangerines 1 ...........................
Other fresh fruits 2 ..................................................
Fresh vegetables ......................................................
Potatoes ..................................................................
Lettuce ....................................................................
Tomatoes ................................................................
Other fresh vegetables ...........................................
Processed fruits and vegetables 2 ..............................
Canned fruits and vegetables 2 ................................
Canned fruits 1 2 .....................................................
Canned vegetables 1 2 ...........................................
Frozen fruits and vegetables 2 ..................................
Frozen vegetables 1 ...............................................
Other processed fruits and vegetables including
dried 2 ...............................................................
Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 ...........................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .........
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 2 ................................
Carbonated drinks ....................................................
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 2 ...............
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 2 ..........
Beverage materials including coffee and tea 2 ...........
Coffee .......................................................................
Roasted coffee 1 .....................................................
Instant and freeze dried coffee 1 ............................
Other beverage materials including tea 2 .................
Other food at home .......................................................
Sugar and sweets .......................................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners .................................
Candy and chewing gum 2 .......................................
Other sweets 2 ..........................................................
Fats and oils ...............................................................
Butter and margarine 2 .............................................
Butter 1 ...................................................................
Margarine 1 .............................................................
Salad dressing 2 .......................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 2 ............
Peanut butter 1 2 .....................................................
Other foods .................................................................
Soups ........................................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ..................
Snacks ......................................................................
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces .................
Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 ...............
Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 .....................................
Sauces and gravies 1 2 ...........................................
Other condiments 1 .................................................
Baby food 2 ...............................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 2 ....................................
Prepared salads 1 3 ................................................
Food away from home ....................................................
Full service meals and snacks 2 ...................................
Limited service meals and snacks 2 .............................
Food at employee sites and schools 2 ..........................
Food at elementary and secondary schools 1 4 ..........
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 2 ....
9.6
7.3
1.0
-2.9
11.8
6.6
11.5
11.9
7.5
-8.3
49.5
4.2
1.6
2.5
1.7
3.8
-.8
-1.0
-0.5
1.3
4.2
7.4
7.5
5.7
-3.9
-2.3
9.2
-6.1
-19.5
4.5
5.3
5.8
5.2
6.8
4.8
3.6
1.8
4.3
10.0
2.7
6.1
11.8
2.1
-.8
6.0
8.4
-7.0
-2.4
2.7
2.6
3.8
1.2
2.5
.7
6.4
5.8
5.9
4.5
.9
-5.9
8.2
7.0
3.0
4.8
18.9
4.3
4.0
4.0
2.8
4.7
3.3
.6
0.6
-1.9
3.9
15.8
.1
3.9
-9.0
3.2
22.1
1.6
-10.8
3.6
13.5
16.5
10.6
19.1
8.0
8.8
-3.9
-3.7
-9.9
-8.4
.1
4.3
-1.3
-4.0
-16.9
9.8
3.2
-5.5
-.3
1.0
.6
1.6
-3.3
-3.5
2.2
3.1
3.8
1.9
9.1
4.5
1.3
1.2
5.4
-7.4
-10.5
6.9
-1.0
-1.7
-2.6
-1.4
.2
.0
0.9
-.5
7.1
3.6
-3.8
.2
-3.0
2.4
7.4
.0
1.3
1.9
7.0
5.7
8.3
4.9
9.8
9.1
-2.0
.2
22.1
-.6
17.8
21.6
-15.3
-4.4
2.7
-7.2
-8.4
-4.6
2.3
2.2
2.8
1.6
1.4
2.3
3.2
4.5
.9
.8
2.2
-3.0
-.4
1.2
1.6
1.2
4.2
1.0
.4
.2
-.2
.2
.7
6.2
13.8
28.3
1.1
.5
4.5
.4
-.7
.1
-.5
-2.3
-2.9
-.3
4.5
-8.5
-3.6
2.1
.9
4.9
2.5
3.5
3.0
4.4
.2
1.6
4.5
11.5
14.1
4.3
.4
2.4
4.0
8.1
3.6
1.7
-1.3
-3.2
-6.2
.6
-4.3
2.2
1.3
2.8
1.9
.9
5.8
3.8
6.1
.5
3.8
1.7
3.4
1.4
3.4
6.0
2.1
1.9
.4
13.2
3.1
2.4
2.2
-.5
7.7
2.6
.7
2.7
5.8
1.5
4.0
.9
-1.3
-5.8
1.7
3.4
.9
-2.9
.1
.0
-1.7
-1.0
-.1
-3.7
2.2
2.9
.2
.9
2.4
5.5
12.5
3.5
3.5
3.4
13.4
3.0
3.4
5.6
8.7
-2.4
2.3
3.2
3.6
-.5
4.8
3.4
5.6
6.1
2.2
9.5
3.6
6.6
8.7
2.6
-.1
3.8
4.5
3.5
5.8
4.1
1.1
6.3
3.7
.1
3.0
2.9
3.2
2.9
3.2
2.8
3.3
2.7
2.2
2.9
3.2
3.4
3.0
3.6
4.3
2.0
4.0
3.9
4.1
2.8
3.2
3.4
14.5
26.8
5.9
7.3
9.3
3.9
5.4
3.4
6.2
4.6
12.6
1.8
9.3
8.2
6.5
8.5
8.7
17.4
18.9
8.1
27.0
10.5
20.9
13.5
8.3
8.8
6.6
12.9
6.9
2.1
13.0
8.5
4.9
5.7
7.4
5.7
5.0
3.9
6.0
5.8
6.2
6.8
.5
.1
-.9
-1.2
.5
.8
-3.0
-.4
-2.8
-2.1
-5.0
.9
-.1
2.8
3.8
2.8
1.8
-4.5
-7.7
-11.5
-4.8
.6
-5.5
-1.0
.0
-2.2
-.8
1.5
2.0
3.2
-1.4
3.6
-2.0
-1.2
-1.1
1.6
1.9
1.8
1.8
2.8
2.8
2.5
-.7
-2.5
-1.2
-1.9
-1.5
-.3
-2.2
.8
2.5
3.4
1.1
-.7
.1
2.2
6.8
1.3
.9
1.6
9.3
21.9
1.2
1.8
-3.0
-4.1
-.5
-1.5
-1.3
.3
-1.0
-.3
-2.6
-.6
7.7
-.9
.0
-.1
1.3
1.3
1.0
2.5
2.5
2.2
6.0
13.8
5.8
4.3
6.3
13.1
2.5
10.5
19.3
20.9
10.1
2.2
5.5
3.8
3.9
3.1
6.2
13.5
11.1
1.9
20.3
7.9
18.5
27.2
4.5
2.5
3.0
7.4
5.1
9.6
.4
2.9
10.2
7.3
3.2
3.1
2.9
2.9
3.1
3.5
3.4
2.7
4.2
3.1
-.5
-.2
1.0
-2.0
-1.0
-1.4
-2.1
-2.3
-.9
-.3
2.6
2.0
1.1
2.1
2.3
1.7
-.3
-3.7
3.2
-1.6
4.8
13.6
2.9
7.3
-.2
3.9
5.5
4.2
7.6
5.0
4.5
.3
2.4
3.2
2.0
1.8
2.3
1.4
1.0
1.5
-
-
-
-
-
-
See footnotes at end of table.
82
CPI Detailed Report-August 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
Aug.
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
1.6
1.5
.9
.5
1.4
.0
2.4
1.4
2.3
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
1.7
2.3
2.7
3.0
2.7
2.9
5.1
6.9
4.0
2.6
3.1
3.5
5.1
3.3
4.2
4.3
4.0
5.1
3.0
3.1
4.0
4.6
5.1
2.4
1.9
3.4
-3.3
4.7
-.3
.3
.7
-5.0
5.0
.3
.4
.8
2.5
4.2
1.9
1.9
2.5
2.0
3.9
1.6
1.6
1.4
13.9
2.9
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
16.8
1.3
1.3
1.8
2.3
1.6
-5.5
-1.3
-13.9
2.2
5.2
-6.9
5.0
6.0
2.0
.4
-3.4
-1.5
.2
-5.5
.2
-2.5
1.9
.7
-3.8
-3.0
-3.8
-4.8
.5
-.1
.8
1.6
1.1
1.6
3.3
.8
.9
-.7
6.9
-1.2
3.6
1.9
4.7
2.8
5.8
5.1
-1.2
-4.7
-7.7
1.9
-6.8
-1.0
.1
2.6
-1.1
2.3
3.2
.5
2.5
5.0
5.1
3.9
4.3
4.3
.9
.5
-.3
2.4
2.3
2.6
-.6
7.5
-14.2
4.8
4.7
5.2
.5
-4.8
4.0
-.8
-8.5
-.7
-1.2
-.8
.5
-1.4
1.1
2.9
1.5
-1.3
-5.4
-8.3
-.7
-6.3
1.0
1.2
1.9
.8
4.0
2.7
6.6
3.8
4.4
4.6
1.4
2.8
3.2
-.5
-4.8
-9.6
2.0
-2.6
3.0
-1.1
-1.1
-1.0
1.5
-.2
3.8
2.0
2.2
1.7
1.4
2.1
.5
.2
-.2
-2.2
4.7
-.8
2.1
.3
.5
-.1
6.9
7.0
11.4
3.5
6.0
2.9
-2.6
-2.9
-3.3
-2.1
-3.5
-5.1
-2.9
-2.3
.3
-1.5
-2.5
-1.1
.3
1.4
.7
-1.4
-.3
.4
-4.1
-4.7
-6.1
-3.2
-4.7
-6.8
-1.0
-7.6
.7
-2.1
-.9
-2.7
.2
-1.6
3.3
.0
.3
1.0
-.6
1.5
3.2
4.0
-1.0
-3.9
-6.7
1.3
-6.6
.6
.7
2.6
.0
3.2
3.2
2.7
3.6
1.4
.1
1.5
2.2
3.5
6.7
.5
-.4
-.2
-1.5
-2.3
1.4
.6
.9
.4
.1
-1.3
1.5
.7
1.9
1.3
1.4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
See footnotes at end of table.
83
CPI Detailed Report-August 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
Aug.
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
-
3.2
3.9
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
.1
2.7
3.0
2.6
2.5
.9
7.1
1.6
-2.9
-1.3
-20.0
3.8
1.5
-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
-2.9
-10.7
2.2
2.3
-.2
3.2
.9
2.2
4.6
1.4
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
5.0
5.4
1.7
.6
.6
.1
1.2
4.5
-4.0
7.8
12.5
12.9
13.0
13.1
12.3
1.8
.9
.8
1.2
1.5
.7
.8
1.3
.9
.7
1.8
1.9
-.6
5.8
7.7
2.1
.7
.0
.4
-
See footnotes at end of table.
84
CPI Detailed Report-August 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
Aug.
2012
Expenditure category
Intercity bus fare 1 3 ......................................................
Intercity train fare 1 3 .....................................................
Ship fare 1 2 ..................................................................
Intracity transportation ....................................................
Intracity mass transit 1 12 ..............................................
-
-
-
-
4.9
3.8
-0.3
5.4
-1.4
1.9
Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Medicinal drugs 12 ..........................................................
Prescription drugs .........................................................
Nonprescription drugs 12 ..............................................
Medical equipment and supplies 12 ................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Professional services ......................................................
Physicians’ services 5 ...................................................
Dental services 5 ..........................................................
Eyeglasses and eye care 7 ...........................................
Services by other medical professionals 5 7 .................
Hospital and related services ..........................................
Hospital services 5 13 ...................................................
Inpatient hospital services 1 5 13 .................................
Outpatient hospital services 1 5 7 ...............................
Nursing homes and adult day services 5 13 ..................
Care of invalids and elderly at home 4 ..........................
Health insurance 4 ..........................................................
4.2
2.2
4.3
3.7
3.5
Recreation 2 ........................................................................
Video and audio 2 .............................................................
Televisions ......................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 8 ...........
Other video equipment 2 .................................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of video
and audio 2 .............................................................
Video discs and other media 1 2 ...................................
Rental of video or audio discs and other media 1 2 ......
Audio equipment .............................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 2 .............................
Pets, pet products and services 2 .....................................
Pets and pet products .....................................................
Pet food 1 2 ...................................................................
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 ...........
Pet services including veterinary 2 .................................
Pet services 1 2 .............................................................
Veterinarian services 1 2 ...............................................
Sporting goods ..................................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles ..................................
Sports equipment ............................................................
Photography 2 ...................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ............................
Film and photographic supplies 1 2 ...............................
Photographic equipment 1 2 .........................................
Photographers and film processing 2 .............................
Photographer fees 1 2 ...................................................
Film processing 1 2 .......................................................
Other recreational goods 2 ...............................................
Toys ................................................................................
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 1 2 ..
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 2 .........................
Music instruments and accessories 2 .............................
Other recreation services 2 ...............................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 2 ..............................................................
Admissions .....................................................................
2.3
2.1
8.2
8.3
-8.0
5.1
0.4
-2.3
-3.5
5.0
6.1
8.9
-3.3
3.1
4.5
4.1
-6.7
1.1
4.3
4.5
0.4
14.7
-3.4
2.8
2.7
3.6
1.8
5.2
2.7
2.6
1.6
3.4
3.3
4.4
1.9
3.3
1.5
4.4
4.9
4.0
4.0
4.9
2.9
2.5
5.2
5.2
5.6
4.5
3.5
4.5
3.8
3.1
5.7
3.1
2.5
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.0
3.5
-
4.1
2.6
1.7
5.0
2.0
3.1
6.1
6.2
6.8
5.2
5.0
3.1
6.4
5.9
4.2
4.1
5.8
1.5
3.1
8.1
8.3
7.6
9.9
4.8
3.4
8.8
3.0
3.0
2.9
3.7
.3
3.8
5.4
5.9
5.7
5.6
3.2
1.6
-3.5
3.4
2.5
2.5
3.2
1.7
1.8
7.1
7.7
7.7
8.2
3.6
1.6
-3.0
3.3
2.9
3.1
4.1
-1.0
-.1
3.4
2.7
3.4
2.7
.3
1.8
6.7
7.6
9.2
5.1
3.1
1.5
-4.0
3.5
3.2
3.4
4.1
.1
-.4
3.6
2.2
2.7
2.2
.7
1.3
5.3
5.8
6.2
5.0
2.9
1.9
6.1
2.8
2.7
2.8
3.3
.7
.5
2.9
1.7
1.9
1.8
1.1
.9
2.8
2.8
2.7
2.8
3.2
.9
9.0
.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
1.3
1.5
-12.7
4.2
-6.5
-1.2
-2.4
-.9
-6.7
3.5
4.3
2.8
3.1
1.8
6.3
5.1
6.7
-1.2
1.4
-3.9
-3.1
-7.1
-1.5
-13.7
.2
-2.3
-.2
-4.3
-6.1
-2.8
.3
1.2
2.1
-.8
-8.3
4.2
-8.8
.1
2.8
1.2
1.2
1.8
4.9
3.9
5.2
1.8
3.9
-.4
-3.1
-4.9
.6
-10.2
-1.6
-1.7
-1.6
-3.9
-4.5
-2.4
-3.4
-1.8
3.0
1.2
-3.3
3.5
-4.3
-2.9
3.5
3.2
3.4
3.0
4.1
4.1
4.3
1.5
3.0
-1.0
-4.8
-11.2
-4.0
-18.0
1.8
1.1
1.7
-3.1
-4.8
-2.5
1.0
.0
3.9
.5
-6.0
4.0
-4.8
-.7
5.5
4.9
5.4
3.1
6.3
4.1
7.0
-.9
-.3
-1.8
-3.5
-6.9
2.1
-14.7
-.4
2.1
-.8
-5.3
-5.7
-3.4
-6.3
-1.9
2.4
2.3
-5.1
5.9
-4.9
-.6
9.7
12.2
15.5
2.9
6.1
6.7
6.2
3.0
1.0
5.6
-1.8
-6.1
.7
-9.3
2.0
.7
2.3
-4.2
-6.8
-4.9
1.9
1.7
2.4
-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
-1.7
-4.0
.1
-3.5
-2.2
1.3
.9
1.6
-.9
1.9
1.8
2.0
.9
.2
1.7
-.2
.0
-.2
-.3
.2
-.4
-1.0
-2.2
.5
3.8
.7
1.7
.3
3.5
2.6
3.5
2.2
5.2
1.5
2.4
.9
3.1
-1.7
.9
.3
1.3
1.8
-.3
.0
3.8
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
Aug.
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
3.4
5.3
1.4
1.2
3.2
-1.2
Education and communication 2 .........................................
Education 2 .......................................................................
Educational books and supplies .....................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ........................
College tuition and fees ................................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees ................
Child care and nursery school 9 ...................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees 2 .........
Communication 2 ..............................................................
Postage and delivery services 2 .....................................
Postage .........................................................................
Delivery services 2 ........................................................
Information and information processing 2 .......................
Telephone services 2 ....................................................
Wireless telephone services 2 ....................................
Land-line telephone services 12 ..................................
Information technology, hardware and services 14 .........
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 3 .........
Computer software and accessories 2 ..........................
Internet services and electronic information providers 2
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 2 ................................................
1.5
6.5
3.8
6.8
8.6
7.0
3.5
8.0
-3.2
.5
.0
14.0
-3.4
-2.5
-1.4
2.4
6.1
5.2
6.2
6.6
5.6
5.5
6.5
-1.3
.4
.0
9.9
-1.3
.4
-1.5
2.3
6.3
6.7
6.3
7.0
5.9
5.3
5.1
-1.4
5.0
5.3
1.3
-1.9
1.7
.0
3.0
5.6
8.7
5.4
6.1
5.5
3.9
4.9
.2
4.4
3.9
10.5
-.1
2.1
-.9
3.6
5.6
7.0
5.5
5.8
6.1
5.0
3.4
1.7
3.2
3.1
5.2
1.7
2.9
.5
2.4
4.7
6.9
4.5
6.0
4.0
2.3
3.8
.1
5.0
5.2
1.6
-.2
1.0
-1.1
-7.2
-14.0
-4.7
-.4
-7.7
-15.8
-4.3
-2.8
-14.5
-11.7
-7.4
-18.3
-8.8
-13.6
-6.4
-5.2
-3.0
-11.5
-1.1
3.7
-4.9
-11.9
-2.5
-.3
1.3
3.9
3.5
4.0
4.1
3.9
3.7
4.1
-1.1
2.0
1.4
12.7
-1.2
-.9
-3.6
2.2
-2.0
-5.6
-10.5
1.0
1.7
4.6
5.2
4.6
6.0
3.7
2.2
5.6
-1.1
4.3
3.9
11.4
-1.4
-.3
-2.3
1.9
-4.5
-12.5
-1.4
-.5
1.0
2.6
5.6
2.4
2.8
2.5
1.4
2.4
-.5
3.7
3.8
2.8
-.6
-.1
-1.3
1.7
-1.8
-4.0
-7.8
-.1
-7.5
-8.7
-8.8
-8.3
-1.9
-3.4
-3.7
-5.9
-3.4
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
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.3
1.4
-.9
.4
2.1
-.3
1.1
-.1
-1.1
-1.6
1.4
1.1
3.6
3.5
3.7
5.3
3.6
3.0
2.7
3.7
2.7
5.1
-2.7
-1.0
2.3
2.7
2.6
3.0
3.4
4.6
1.8
4.9
1.6
.4
4.4
-.2
1.5
-
2.5
2.9
2.9
3.9
4.5
4.9
3.3
5.1
3.5
2.3
6.4
.6
.9
-2.9
-.6
3.4
3.4
3.5
2.9
4.8
3.1
3.6
3.9
2.5
4.3
.7
1.6
-1.5
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
4.5
5.4
4.8
7.4
-5.5
-5.8
4.9
1.4
.8
3.1
1.2
.9
.9
2.6
3.1
3.1
2.3
4.1
1.7
1.6
1.6
.6
1.7
-.8
.8
.8
2.2
3.2
2.1
2.2
2.5
.8
1.8
2.1
-1.8
-.8
-
1.8
.9
.9
3.2
2.7
2.3
1.3
5.2
7.1
7.3
5.7
-1.0
.6
-3.6
1.4
1.1
1.1
1.9
1.2
.9
1.5
.7
4.3
4.2
4.5
-1.4
-1.1
-2.9
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
2.5
3.3
4.7
6.0
Other goods and services ...................................................
Tobacco and smoking products ........................................
Cigarettes 2 .....................................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes 2 .......................
Personal care ....................................................................
Personal care products ...................................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal
care products 2 .....................................................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and
implements ...........................................................
Personal care services ...................................................
Haircuts and other personal care services 2 .................
Miscellaneous personal services ....................................
Legal services 7 ............................................................
Funeral expenses 7 ......................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 2 ............................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 2
Financial services 7 ......................................................
Checking account and other bank services 1 2 ...........
Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 1 2
Miscellaneous personal goods 2 .....................................
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 1 ...................
Infants’ equipment 1 4 ...................................................
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Special aggregate indexes
Commodities .........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...............................
Nondurables less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 26. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by commodity and
service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group
December
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Aug.
2012
Special aggregate indexes
Durables ...........................................................................
Services ................................................................................
Rent of shelter 6 ....................................................................
Transportation services ........................................................
Other services .......................................................................
All items less food .................................................................
All items less shelter .............................................................
All items less medical care ...................................................
Commodities less food .........................................................
Nondurables less food ..........................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ......................................
Nondurables .........................................................................
Apparel less footwear ...........................................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...............................................
Services less medical care services .....................................
Energy ..................................................................................
All items less energy .............................................................
All items less food and energy ............................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .............
Energy commodities .......................................................
Services less energy services ..........................................
Domestically produced farm food .........................................
Utilities and public transportation ..........................................
0.4
3.1
2.7
1.9
2.7
3.4
3.5
3.2
4.1
6.9
9.7
4.8
-.6
3.5
2.9
16.6
2.2
2.2
.6
26.7
2.8
2.6
3.1
-0.5
3.8
2.7
2.7
3.0
3.6
3.8
3.3
2.9
5.4
7.6
3.9
-1.6
5.2
3.8
17.1
2.2
2.2
.2
16.7
2.9
1.3
9.0
1
2
3
4
5
-1.4
3.4
4.3
1.3
3.2
2.6
1.8
2.5
1.0
2.7
3.3
2.4
.9
2.5
3.3
2.9
2.5
2.6
-.1
6.1
3.7
1.2
.9
-1.1
3.3
3.1
2.5
3.2
4.0
4.5
4.0
5.3
9.9
13.2
7.5
-.3
3.6
3.1
17.4
2.8
2.4
.1
29.4
3.3
6.0
3.6
-2.9
3.0
1.9
4.1
3.5
-.8
-.8
-.1
-9.1
-13.1
-16.6
-4.5
-1.6
4.3
3.0
-21.3
2.4
1.8
-.6
-40.5
2.7
6.5
5.0
2.5
.9
.3
3.9
2.1
3.3
3.9
2.7
9.0
13.8
17.9
6.6
1.6
1.6
.7
18.2
1.4
1.8
3.0
46.5
1.4
-2.7
-.8
-0.9
1.2
.4
2.8
1.4
1.5
2.0
1.4
2.2
4.2
5.7
3.0
-1.0
2.0
1.0
7.7
.9
.8
-.4
13.9
1.3
2.0
1.0
1.6
2.2
1.9
2.5
2.3
2.7
3.5
2.9
3.9
5.2
5.4
5.0
5.4
2.5
2.0
6.6
2.6
2.2
2.2
10.6
2.3
6.0
1.7
0.9
1.8
1.6
1.0
1.7
2.2
2.3
2.0
3.2
4.5
5.7
3.0
-.4
2.0
1.7
7.8
1.5
1.5
.8
11.4
1.8
.9
2.1
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
226.036
213.898
222.686
225.568
214.205
223.326
227.056
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
225.581
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
Aug.
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
227.056
676.329
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
233.526
233.495
230.785
268.309
233.887
255.086
228.659
238.785
287.514
173.137
167.516
263.917
265.641
232.479
233.331
234.732
266.881
245.267
191.477
178.804
192.106
208.847
124.7
169.4
167.9
108.0
178.1
184.5
121.0
110.4
197.7
113.9
107.1
151.2
179.9
124.3
180.2
180.6
120.0
248.6
300.3
302.7
241.8
158.5
161.0
126.5
296.0
230.0
270.9
416.9
285.2
113.9
112.5
116.4
120.0
173.4
168.4
109.8
179.6
184.1
120.3
112.0
205.5
120.6
108.2
153.8
183.0
128.6
180.8
180.4
121.9
249.6
298.1
306.3
252.3
169.8
172.2
120.9
288.6
252.4
253.2
337.8
298.4
119.6
118.9
121.3
121.9
174.2
166.3
109.4
183.3
181.9
118.6
111.9
212.4
125.4
110.8
176.2
180.3
124.9
176.9
184.1
121.9
254.7
303.6
321.0
277.8
174.7
183.1
124.2
285.7
266.8
273.0
312.1
291.2
122.7
122.0
124.2
125.971
176.895
167.784
108.820
186.035
194.314
127.898
114.166
223.236
132.570
115.420
234.691
205.149
149.236
200.799
189.727
136.149
269.533
322.717
338.490
294.385
183.352
183.278
133.873
306.165
275.821
286.234
373.203
302.224
127.813
127.130
127.862
128.835
186.378
178.092
116.862
197.514
205.506
134.854
122.553
239.504
139.815
126.376
212.916
209.922
144.176
217.373
200.306
139.820
278.835
324.316
333.638
304.463
212.173
181.951
121.829
313.763
331.842
291.564
333.609
311.812
145.395
148.284
138.253
121.794
171.729
163.913
104.617
193.620
202.388
132.050
124.030
239.238
137.987
127.997
198.504
193.546
128.979
196.937
195.768
134.414
270.279
311.627
319.843
275.345
194.027
182.025
119.566
302.178
276.458
318.530
342.058
296.805
144.715
149.616
133.373
136.610
192.294
176.129
118.084
201.515
204.468
133.549
124.644
249.371
148.706
128.635
210.890
200.958
135.635
205.729
200.811
136.060
273.977
318.535
331.197
286.422
197.763
199.921
121.370
304.975
292.452
296.068
305.839
316.814
143.046
146.637
133.137
148.085
202.592
191.845
129.836
215.574
213.483
137.294
140.081
266.290
158.079
138.066
224.323
217.503
148.167
222.204
218.938
144.184
280.711
321.559
329.693
305.927
206.769
191.842
117.671
312.122
314.226
293.170
309.725
322.774
153.196
155.090
146.424
149.926
211.259
193.113
125.624
211.076
221.363
141.432
148.940
267.328
158.093
139.103
220.517
213.395
145.362
217.349
209.844
144.510
279.015
316.703
334.331
375.265
205.741
227.655
99.759
297.923
322.869
271.514
284.580
306.555
156.413
158.069
148.243
112.5
117.4
121.0
128.005
147.495
148.254
147.658
156.566
162.571
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
166.839
128.340
161.735
165.407
116.220
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
Aug.
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
122.742
216.501
125.342
204.956
213.727
201.771
139.839
154.358
233.068
182.957
137.210
174.344
217.986
246.540
165.143
241.463
230.488
150.377
129.263
239.299
148.545
152.557
150.848
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
140.239
167.096
232.555
198.342
207.722
187.585
164.902
309.384
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
220.226
251.456
258.585
147.928
475.562
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
307.144
240.342
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
240.338
132.955
221.381
190.954
320.920
367.702
309.992
193.366
200.750
165.682
192.289
427.449
408.329
121.520
65.917
113.009
73.179
53.801
116.802
134.286
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
90.485
77.448
88.250
101.378
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
Aug.
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
71.544
66.848
55.280
128.599
60.314
98.161
92.9
96.0
90.2
158.7
106.6
124.6
103.9
129.3
124.6
126.9
124.3
144.8
93.2
98.5
88.8
162.5
110.2
125.2
106.6
136.0
131.1
94.7
100.5
89.7
168.8
113.2
133.4
110.6
141.2
135.7
94.697
101.573
88.810
183.428
121.182
154.045
116.635
152.814
141.938
129.6
155.5
129.0
162.1
93.593
98.836
89.028
171.286
113.279
138.485
112.593
144.659
138.159
143.712
130.180
168.656
129.074
177.632
93.468
98.773
88.575
184.503
123.214
155.385
115.123
152.486
142.901
157.991
125.137
184.346
91.606
97.267
86.502
185.068
121.391
160.635
115.257
153.116
144.039
156.985
126.254
NA
92.382
99.580
86.533
190.869
125.476
164.494
119.293
155.744
144.146
159.594
126.708
197.981
93.021
100.470
87.015
190.819
123.545
166.946
120.172
159.189
146.046
161.469
130.931
205.437
NA
NA
NA
Apparel ....................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ........................................
Men’s apparel ......................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ............
Men’s furnishings ...............................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 1 ..............................
Men’s pants and shorts .....................................
Boys’ apparel .......................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................
Women’s apparel .................................................
Women’s outerwear ...........................................
Women’s dresses ..............................................
Women’s suits and separates 1 .........................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear
and accessories 1 ......................................
Girls’ apparel .......................................................
Footwear ................................................................
Men’s footwear ....................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear ......................................
Women’s footwear ...............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................
Jewelry and watches 4 ...........................................
Watches 4 ............................................................
Jewelry 4 ..............................................................
118.6
115.7
121.5
124.7
135.4
87.3
109.6
98.7
110.2
109.2
113.4
99.7
87.4
117.2
113.5
119.6
124.3
133.7
86.7
105.7
95.9
108.3
109.0
108.1
104.0
86.9
118.6
113.0
119.9
120.8
133.3
89.7
105.6
93.4
110.4
112.0
107.0
116.9
89.2
118.126
112.487
117.412
122.326
127.244
83.798
107.614
97.503
109.375
110.682
102.975
116.942
88.138
117.006
111.232
115.849
115.341
135.854
80.130
105.128
97.105
105.413
106.699
101.095
114.752
83.483
118.984
110.856
116.346
113.420
137.577
81.777
104.078
94.354
107.819
109.343
107.200
111.348
84.982
117.127
109.849
115.252
113.644
138.695
78.513
104.704
93.592
104.988
106.528
103.647
103.242
81.794
123.203
116.906
122.518
114.208
149.608
85.095
110.321
99.951
110.883
111.341
106.156
109.415
83.250
122.828
119.512
125.724
116.582
153.958
84.242
117.948
100.955
106.741
109.456
82.984
111.203
84.859
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
99.767
97.059
130.926
131.350
137.153
125.776
122.636
165.012
109.486
182.679
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
220.973
217.825
101.362
144.867
155.923
87.376
129.482
319.156
318.347
317.897
327.071
305.394
286.335
148.614
134.314
158.614
260.394
267.584
235.978
159.213
405.381
171.031
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
Aug.
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
166.212
181.424
267.474
296.388
153.549
280.046
314.4
264.4
328.2
273.9
340.0
279.1
357.745
285.913
367.301
290.080
340.0
354.9
361.8
373.019
377.458
327.7
277.2
282.9
312.2
163.4
188.0
424.2
156.9
151.0
366.5
150.0
-
342.8
287.4
291.7
329.4
168.2
192.8
446.4
165.1
159.0
385.3
156.6
100.0
100.0
356.7
294.7
296.3
345.5
171.7
198.3
473.0
175.1
169.3
404.1
163.6
103.0
106.8
378.119
307.333
308.349
366.759
173.615
204.926
510.961
189.193
181.855
442.799
172.786
106.595
116.743
389.744
316.435
317.426
379.634
173.932
213.024
540.101
200.327
192.246
468.195
178.265
107.778
112.829
380.302
299.777
100.000
394.125
100.000
100.000
403.791
324.763
325.735
392.030
176.615
217.072
580.567
215.857
207.169
508.210
184.933
108.693
109.521
393.616
308.823
103.126
410.486
99.020
99.968
418.568
334.032
337.087
403.376
177.187
221.017
623.692
232.665
226.697
534.517
190.137
110.740
105.123
407.909
319.396
106.778
428.440
99.051
99.995
434.051
341.593
346.237
412.575
178.336
223.998
657.440
245.658
240.648
559.297
196.059
113.375
111.005
419.931
328.027
109.738
442.634
99.700
100.746
447.173
347.226
352.445
420.126
180.148
226.013
676.536
252.808
247.119
574.824
202.075
114.167
121.488
-
-
-
-
-
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
111.312
100.675
5.280
398.906
11.937
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
78.139
41.116
87.768
159.942
199.918
209.547
118.112
144.818
88.832
80.991
65.253
116.445
51.679
54.447
99.062
95.374
150.171
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
124.807
330.327
272.074
227.676
143.503
101.823
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
127.315
214.973
576.962
602.614
717.419
See footnotes at end of table.
95
CPI Detailed Report-August 2012
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
Aug.
2012
Expenditure category
Elementary and high school tuition and fees .....
Child care and nursery school 6 ........................
Technical and business school tuition and fees
Communication 1 ...................................................
Postage and delivery services 1 ..........................
Postage .............................................................
Delivery services 1 .............................................
Information and information processing 1 ............
Telephone services 1 .........................................
Wireless telephone services 1 .........................
Land-line telephone services 10 ......................
Information technology, hardware and services
13 .................................................................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment
14 ...............................................................
Computer software and accessories 1 ...............
Internet services and electronic information
providers 1 .................................................
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other
consumer information items 1 ....................
470.4
189.7
157.3
87.0
120.0
191.7
154.9
85.5
95.0
66.7
497.1
199.3
168.0
86.2
120.5
191.7
169.4
84.6
95.3
65.7
525.7
209.9
176.3
85.2
126.5
201.9
170.9
83.5
96.9
65.6
553.931
217.589
185.776
85.834
132.101
209.745
190.190
83.917
98.887
64.977
587.368
228.624
193.831
87.444
136.250
216.173
198.345
85.454
101.720
65.341
-
610.140
234.217
201.734
87.541
142.984
227.304
202.004
85.404
102.585
64.593
100.000
633.084
243.495
210.484
86.472
145.409
230.143
226.454
84.271
101.327
62.283
102.180
658.942
248.912
218.972
85.510
151.799
239.476
252.599
83.163
100.764
60.811
104.139
674.907
252.605
224.768
85.048
157.375
248.442
259.874
82.613
100.445
60.004
105.904
14.8
13.6
11.6
10.722
10.406
9.935
9.767
9.371
9.214
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
61.987
38.884
97.3
94.8
77.3
73.716
76.165
76.037
76.982
76.555
76.414
48.5
44.7
42.3
40.192
39.887
38.567
37.132
35.220
33.889
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
426.791
864.720
351.009
233.705
210.532
162.992
101.4
101.8
103.9
103.913
104.888
104.766
104.041
102.159
103.618
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
189.320
234.969
143.214
376.313
304.049
302.224
147.117
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
171.202
308.296
85.542
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
192.874
170.396
226.806
296.141
115.489
267.409
242.294
274.082
307.035
225.705
220.632
219.286
172.635
227.467
289.602
231.298
116.227
262.987
-
-
-
-
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.
96
CPI Detailed Report-August 2012
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
Aug.
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
255.132
253.262
224.837
223.476
149.984
321.284
275.496
238.043
205.198
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.
97
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Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,
by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories
Percent change from previous December
Item and group
December
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Aug.
2012
Expenditure category
All items ................................................................................
3.4
3.5
2.4
4.3
-0.5
3.4
1.7
3.2
2.2
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
1.3
1.2
.8
.6
.0
5.3
-.4
-1.1
.9
-.2
-.8
-.5
4.0
1.6
1.8
1.6
4.1
5.6
2.7
3.4
2.3
.7
1.2
4.3
.7
-3.2
-2.1
3.7
3.0
6.3
.4
.0
.8
-1.7
-1.9
-1.9
-2.2
-4.2
.2
-.6
-1.5
1.4
22.7
-.5
18.7
-15.2
-4.5
2.8
-7.4
-8.1
-5.0
2.1
1.9
1.2
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
3.8
-.4
-.2
.9
-2.6
-.8
See footnotes at end of table.
98
CPI Detailed Report-August 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
Aug.
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
-1.4
-2.1
-.6
2.6
2.0
1.0
2.2
2.2
1.7
-.6
-1.6
5.2
2.9
7.3
-.3
4.3
5.6
.6
2.4
2.0
1.8
2.3
1.5
1.7
1.1
1.3
.8
.5
1.0
1.2
2.2
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
1.5
1.5
1.3
14.0
2.8
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
17.3
1.3
1.3
1.7
2.5
1.8
-5.7
-1.1
-13.9
2.3
5.1
-7.1
5.0
5.8
2.3
.1
-3.9
-.1
-.1
-5.7
-.1
-2.7
1.8
-.3
2.3
3.2
See footnotes at end of table.
99
CPI Detailed Report-August 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
Aug.
2012
2011
Expenditure category
Other appliances ...........................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings ..................
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items ..............................
Indoor plants and flowers ..............................................
Dishes and flatware ......................................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware ............................
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies .........
Tools, hardware and supplies .......................................
Outdoor equipment and supplies ..................................
Housekeeping supplies ...................................................
Household cleaning products .......................................
Household paper products ............................................
Miscellaneous household products ...............................
Household operations .....................................................
Domestic services .........................................................
Gardening and lawncare services ................................
Moving, storage, freight expense ..................................
Repair of household items ............................................
-4.2
1.2
1.2
1.0
1.1
1.0
2.2
4.8
.6
1.1
-.7
7.1
-1.3
4.4
2.1
4.6
3.2
7.5
-1.0
-4.9
-8.2
2.0
-6.4
-.3
.3
2.6
-1.6
2.4
3.4
.5
2.6
5.2
5.2
-1.9
-4.7
-7.2
-.4
-6.9
.5
1.6
2.0
1.0
3.9
2.7
6.5
3.8
3.8
3.5
0.4
-3.6
-8.8
3.9
-1.8
3.3
-1.2
-1.7
-.7
1.5
.1
3.8
1.8
2.4
1.8
1.1
-.1
-2.0
4.7
-1.5
1.5
1.2
2.8
-.2
7.1
7.0
11.2
3.6
5.6
2.7
-3.2
-2.9
-3.8
-3.1
-2.7
-.5
-1.3
-2.8
-.3
.6
1.7
.9
-1.3
-.2
.7
4.3
7.4
-.5
4.2
.9
4.0
-.8
5.3
-3.1
3.8
Apparel ...............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ...................................................
Men’s apparel .................................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear .......................
Men’s furnishings ..........................................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters ............................................
Men’s pants and shorts .................................................
Boys’ apparel ..................................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ..............................................
Women’s apparel ............................................................
Women’s outerwear ......................................................
Women’s dresses .........................................................
Women’s suits and separates .......................................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and
accessories ...........................................................
Girls’ apparel ...................................................................
Footwear ...........................................................................
Men’s footwear ...............................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear .................................................
Women’s footwear ..........................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ............................................
Jewelry and watches ........................................................
Watches ..........................................................................
Jewelry ............................................................................
-.1
-1.8
-.9
-2.1
-2.4
-3.1
3.7
-4.8
-.3
-1.2
-2.6
-2.5
-.6
-1.2
-1.9
-1.6
-.3
-1.3
-.7
-3.6
-2.8
-1.7
-.2
-4.7
4.3
-.6
1.2
-.4
.3
-2.8
-.3
3.5
-.1
-2.6
1.9
2.8
-1.0
12.4
2.6
-.4
-.5
-2.1
1.3
-4.5
-6.6
1.9
4.4
-.9
-1.2
-3.8
.0
-1.2
-.9
-1.1
-1.3
-5.7
6.8
-4.4
-2.3
-.4
-3.6
-3.6
-1.8
-1.9
-5.3
-1.4
2.8
1.4
-1.9
4.3
2.4
.0
3.2
1.2
3.4
.0
-7.1
1.3
2.2
1.3
.3
-3.1
-3.2
.3
-3.7
-1.4
-1.4
1.4
2.5
-.2
1.7
-.7
4.7
2.1
5.5
-.7
-.2
-.5
-1.6
1.7
-.9
-.3
4.1
-2.6
5.7
Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
New and used motor vehicles .........................................
New vehicles .................................................................
Used cars and trucks ....................................................
Leased cars and trucks .................................................
Car and truck rental ......................................................
Motor fuel ........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .......................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 2 ......................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 2 ..................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 2 ...................................
Other motor fuels ..........................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment .................................
Tires ..............................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires .............................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ............................
Motor vehicle body work ...............................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing .....................
Motor vehicle repair ......................................................
Motor vehicle insurance ..................................................
Motor vehicle fees ...........................................................
7.1
7.5
1.6
.4
4.9
-4.8
-4.7
26.2
26.1
26.7
25.8
24.3
32.5
1.9
2.4
1.4
2.8
2.9
3.2
2.5
3.4
8.7
5.0
4.9
.5
-.4
1.4
1.7
9.9
16.3
16.2
16.9
15.6
14.8
22.2
3.9
2.9
5.1
3.8
4.7
3.2
4.1
.9
2.5
1.6
1.7
-1.2
-.8
-2.1
-.4
1.6
6.3
6.3
6.4
5.8
6.1
7.3
4.9
3.5
6.5
3.8
3.4
3.1
4.4
.8
2.3
8.9
9.0
.0
-.3
.6
.7
-.9
29.6
29.7
29.9
29.7
28.7
24.2
3.8
2.8
5.1
3.3
3.2
3.0
3.5
.5
2.0
-
-
-
-3.4
-4.2
-5.7
-.1
-6.6
-.3
-2.0
-1.5
-2.3
.3
-1.5
3.4
.1
.4
.8
-.6
.9
-1.1
-4.6
-7.0
.1
-6.5
1.2
.8
2.4
.0
3.1
3.4
2.4
3.5
1.7
.1
1.7
.4
-
0.8
-1.0
-1.3
-1.4
-2.3
1.2
.7
.9
.6
.0
-1.5
1.5
.7
2.2
1.3
1.2
3.3
3.8
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
2.2
2.6
2.1
2.9
-1.0
6.9
1.0
-3.7
-1.7
-21.8
1.6
1.9
-1.3
-3.7
1.7
4.1
3.2
-1.1
-1.2
7.6
2.6
8.5
4.7
1.5
3.6
2.0
2.3
5.8
.7
1.0
-1.3
1.4
1.8
-2.8
-2.3
-1.3
-1.7
-3.5
.1
4.0
-2.2
5.7
9.2
9.9
2.3
3.0
4.2
.4
5.2
7.1
1.7
8.4
-3.3
-10.6
1.8
2.2
-.2
2.9
.7
2.2
.7
2.6
-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
5.7
5.9
2.1
.6
4.5
-3.7
6.4
12.6
12.9
13.0
13.2
12.4
1.9
.9
.7
1.4
.8
1.2
.9
.7
1.6
1.4
-
-
-
See footnotes at end of table.
100
CPI Detailed Report-August 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
Aug.
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
5.7
1.2
.3
.5
2.7
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
3.5
4.4
1.9
3.1
1.2
4.4
5.1
4.0
4.0
5.0
3.0
2.5
5.2
5.2
5.6
4.4
3.7
4.6
3.7
3.1
5.5
2.9
2.6
5.2
5.2
5.3
5.1
4.4
-
4.1
2.5
1.6
4.9
2.1
2.9
6.0
6.1
6.5
4.9
4.5
3.0
6.8
6.0
4.3
4.1
6.2
1.1
3.3
8.0
8.0
7.4
9.6
5.6
3.5
9.3
3.1
3.0
2.9
3.5
.2
4.0
5.7
5.9
5.7
5.7
3.2
1.1
-3.4
3.6
2.6
2.6
3.3
1.5
1.9
7.5
7.8
7.8
8.5
3.7
.8
-2.9
3.5
3.0
3.1
4.2
-1.0
.0
3.7
2.9
3.5
2.9
.3
1.8
7.4
7.8
9.4
5.2
2.8
1.9
-4.0
3.6
3.4
3.5
4.4
.0
.0
3.7
2.3
2.7
2.3
.6
1.3
5.4
5.6
6.2
4.6
3.1
2.4
5.6
2.9
2.7
2.8
3.3
.7
.8
3.0
1.6
1.8
1.8
1.0
.9
2.9
2.9
2.7
2.8
3.1
.7
9.4
Recreation ..........................................................................
Video and audio ................................................................
Televisions ......................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service ..............
Other video equipment ...................................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of video
and audio ................................................................
Audio equipment .............................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media ................................
Pets, pet products and services ........................................
Pets and pet products .....................................................
Pet services including veterinary ....................................
Sporting goods ..................................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles ..................................
Sports equipment ............................................................
Photography .....................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ............................
Photographers and film processing ................................
Other recreational goods ..................................................
Toys ................................................................................
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies ............................
Music instruments and accessories ................................
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
1.2
1.7
-12.7
4.2
-6.8
-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
-1.7
-3.3
-2.3
1.3
.9
2.0
1.1
.7
1.6
-.4
-.1
-.5
-1.9
-2.7
2.8
.7
2.0
-.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
.0
3.6
1.7
1.2
3.3
-1.3
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
.7
2.6
5.4
2.4
2.9
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
See footnotes at end of table.
101
CPI Detailed Report-August 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
Aug.
2012
Expenditure category
Elementary and high school tuition and fees ................
Child care and nursery school ......................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees ...........
Communication .................................................................
Postage and delivery services ........................................
Postage .........................................................................
Delivery services ...........................................................
Information and information processing ..........................
Telephone services .......................................................
Wireless telephone services .......................................
Land-line telephone services 3 ...................................
Information technology, hardware and services .............
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 5 .........
Computer software and accessories ............................
Internet services and electronic information providers
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items ..................................................
Other goods and services ...................................................
Tobacco and smoking products ........................................
Cigarettes .......................................................................
Tobacco products other than cigarettes .........................
Personal care ....................................................................
Personal care products ...................................................
Hair, dental, shaving, and miscellaneous personal
care products ........................................................
Cosmetics, perfume, bath, nail preparations and
implements ...........................................................
Personal care services ...................................................
Haircuts and other personal care services ...................
Miscellaneous personal services ....................................
Legal services ...............................................................
Funeral expenses .........................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services ...............................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning ..
Financial services .........................................................
Miscellaneous personal goods .......................................
7.2
3.4
8.3
-3.0
.4
.0
13.7
-3.2
-2.5
-1.3
5.7
5.1
6.8
-.9
.4
.0
9.4
-1.1
.3
-1.5
5.8
5.3
4.9
-1.2
5.0
5.3
.9
-1.3
1.7
-.2
5.4
3.7
5.4
.7
4.4
3.9
11.3
.5
2.1
-.9
6.0
5.1
4.3
1.9
3.1
3.1
4.3
1.8
2.9
.6
3.9
2.4
4.1
.1
4.9
5.1
1.8
-.1
.9
-1.1
-6.3
-13.7
-5.2
-.8
-8.1
-15.4
-4.3
-2.6
-14.7
-12.1
-8.0
-18.5
-7.6
-13.0
-6.3
-4.6
-2.9
-11.8
-.3
3.3
-6.9
-7.8
-5.4
-5.0
2.5
3.0
2.8
6.1
2.3
-.1
3.4
6.0
6.1
4.6
2.1
1.0
2.8
2.6
2.6
2.0
2.9
2.1
-.8
.4
.7
3.5
3.5
4.1
6.3
3.9
3.0
2.6
3.8
-3.2
3.9
4.8
8.0
11.4
1.0
2.9
2.5
2.2
2.2
3.5
3.7
3.4
4.6
7.6
10.6
5.1
-.5
3.4
-
-4.5
-11.7
-2.2
-.2
3.8
4.0
4.3
-1.2
1.7
1.2
12.1
-1.3
-1.2
-3.6
2.2
-1.7
-6.1
-10.1
1.2
4.1
2.2
4.0
-1.1
4.4
4.1
11.5
-1.3
-.6
-2.4
1.9
-4.1
-11.8
-1.9
-.6
2.4
1.5
2.6
-.5
3.7
3.7
2.9
-.7
-.3
-1.3
1.7
-1.7
-3.8
-8.6
-.2
-.8
-3.3
-3.7
-5.1
-3.8
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
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.1
1.3
1.3
2.1
.0
.9
-.1
-.7
-1.8
1.4
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
1.1
1.1
1.1
2.0
1.2
1.0
1.5
.7
4.8
-1.3
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
2.9
3.9
5.3
6.8
1.2
1.7
1.4
1.1
1.5
2.4
2.5
2.2
3.8
5.1
6.5
3.4
-.9
2.0
-
-
-
-
-
Special aggregate indexes
Commodities .........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...............................
Nondurables less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............
Durables ...........................................................................
Services ................................................................................
Rent of shelter ......................................................................
Transportation services ........................................................
Other services .......................................................................
All items less food .................................................................
All items less shelter .............................................................
All items less medical care ...................................................
Commodities less food .........................................................
Nondurables less food ..........................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ......................................
Nondurables .........................................................................
Apparel less footwear ...........................................................
Services less rent of shelter ..................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,
by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group
December
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Aug.
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
1.6
8.3
1.4
1.4
.9
11.9
1.6
1.0
2.1
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
July
2012
Aug.
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012
$45.735
$46.422
$94.196
$95.913
$67.764
$67.618
$3.492
$3.660
Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
53.302
53.488
52.746
53.337
53.563
52.662
107.470
109.402
101.501
107.549
109.572
101.297
83.389
89.162
72.793
82.795
88.018
73.206
3.453
3.544
3.271
3.614
3.717
3.407
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) ......................................
41.290
41.454
41.332
42.185
42.501
42.020
80.620
80.294
80.766
82.818
82.893
82.391
67.748
68.914
66.782
67.632
68.642
66.731
3.405
3.368
3.444
3.710
3.701
3.719
40.403
41.193
81.788
83.683
65.645
66.044
NA
NA
South urban ....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ......................................
46.519
50.335
44.814
48.247
53.201
45.963
95.761
103.044
91.885
100.045
110.243
94.693
62.976
66.257
60.014
62.976
66.461
59.945
3.994
3.924
4.063
4.039
3.991
4.085
40.952
41.434
88.830
89.849
67.526
67.294
NA
NA
West urban .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
45.948
46.493
45.731
46.006
46.690
45.553
108.699
111.331
105.647
108.839
111.816
105.240
64.048
69.330
62.768
63.959
69.294
62.761
3.774
3.890
3.727
4.125
4.324
3.978
46.950
44.793
40.913
47.735
45.353
41.421
97.264
90.709
86.158
99.243
92.082
87.388
73.174
63.523
61.466
72.882
63.534
61.302
3.558
3.360
3.732
3.737
3.500
4.084
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...................
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .....
40.324
42.957
56.148
41.890
43.740
56.292
72.166
105.142
119.314
76.056
107.088
119.649
65.801
77.195
98.918
65.801
77.014
96.703
-
-
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....................
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV .........................
51.773
40.649
35.890
52.534
51.766
41.532
38.120
55.951
89.293
68.768
78.319
111.184
89.283
70.945
83.880
119.610
76.253
68.298
68.244
70.442
76.258
68.298
68.244
69.922
-
-
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 ....................................
67.661
44.411
39.870
60.881
53.872
52.698
55.764
69.016
44.582
45.386
60.881
53.854
52.083
55.764
133.883
94.651
77.354
120.566
118.629
141.104
122.709
137.236
95.277
90.247
120.561
118.590
139.554
122.709
66.615
76.826
64.164
57.088
81.232
78.150
45.714
66.615
75.685
65.834
57.088
81.671
78.150
45.714
-
-
U.S. city average ............................................................
Region and area size 1
Size classes
A .................................................................................
B/C ..............................................................................
D .................................................................................
Selected local areas
1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes.
NA Data not adequate for publication.
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Table P2. Average residential unit prices and consumption ranges for utility (piped) gas and electricity for U.S. city
average and selected areas
Area, region and population size class
Average price per
therm of utility
(piped) gas
Range of therm
consumption for
Aug.2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012
$0.943
$0.960
4
Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
1.047
1.064
.997
1.047
1.064
.995
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) ......................................
.795
.783
.804
Average price
per KWH of
electricity
Range of KWH
consumption for
Aug.2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012
987
$0.133
$0.133
11
9,890
4
4
25
987
987
422
.160
.175
.133
.159
.173
.134
129
129
233
8,494
8,494
4,762
.818
.810
.820
17
17
18
712
581
712
.131
.137
.126
.131
.137
.126
11
11
70
9,890
9,890
3,932
.833
.852
25
323
.119
.120
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) ......................................
1.010
1.065
.982
1.051
1.133
1.009
7
7
11
522
522
298
.117
.125
.112
.117
.125
.112
164
244
225
8,744
8,744
5,000
.938
.950
25
364
.124
.124
164
4,883
West urban .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
1.107
1.131
1.084
1.109
1.136
1.080
7
7
8
851
851
364
.148
.162
.145
.148
.162
.145
153
153
236
7,471
7,471
4,232
.961
.924
.888
.980
.937
.900
4
8
19
987
712
364
.148
.122
.116
.148
.122
.115
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 .....
.697
1.053
1.137
.737
1.072
1.137
17
16
4
581
851
987
.142
.193
.198
.142
.193
.194
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 .........................
.863
.673
.773
1.110
.863
.695
.828
1.194
24
19
31
15
642
410
490
371
.145
.133
.116
.133
.145
.133
.116
.132
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 ....................................
1.353
.928
.848
1.404
1.169
1.385
1.264
1.386
.934
.980
1.404
1.169
1.369
1.264
15
34
17
7
37
13
12
308
509
230
522
752
257
241
.143
.156
.114
.114
.159
.218
.093
.143
.154
.117
.114
.159
.218
.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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Table P3. Average prices for gasoline, U.S. city average and selected areas
Gasoline
All types1
Gasoline
Unleaded
regular
Area, region and population size class
Gasoline
Unleaded
midgrade
Gasoline
Unleaded
premium
Automotive
Diesel fuel
July
2012
Aug.
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012
$3.502
$3.759
$3.451
$3.707
$3.583
$3.839
$3.726
$3.991
$3.748
$3.956
Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
3.602
3.614
3.572
3.804
3.820
3.765
3.544
3.554
3.519
3.747
3.762
3.710
3.712
3.733
3.666
3.909
3.932
3.861
3.862
3.879
3.819
4.062
4.079
4.018
3.910
3.917
3.897
4.040
4.052
4.015
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) ......................................
3.545
3.593
3.466
3.881
3.956
3.801
3.506
3.543
3.431
3.843
3.899
3.775
3.575
3.684
3.494
3.886
4.056
3.794
3.767
3.813
3.675
4.138
4.215
4.015
3.726
3.710
3.744
3.950
3.924
4.006
3.508
3.745
3.493
3.735
3.479
3.694
3.718
3.988
3.744
3.946
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) ......................................
3.291
3.364
3.260
3.571
3.624
3.543
3.233
3.305
3.204
3.511
3.561
3.484
3.390
3.478
3.350
3.676
3.748
3.636
3.537
3.606
3.499
3.824
3.881
3.790
3.627
3.662
3.622
3.824
3.860
3.797
3.275
3.574
3.214
3.513
3.384
3.687
3.545
3.838
3.606
3.840
West urban .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
3.678
3.716
3.560
3.879
3.958
3.661
3.631
3.667
3.520
3.832
3.909
3.622
3.776
3.819
3.647
3.975
4.057
3.748
3.849
3.885
3.721
4.055
4.132
3.810
3.846
3.878
3.714
4.111
4.153
3.949
3.600
3.395
3.395
3.864
3.640
3.658
3.546
3.345
3.344
3.808
3.590
3.608
3.705
3.472
3.463
3.969
3.719
3.714
3.820
3.610
3.637
4.095
3.857
3.905
3.802
3.702
3.702
4.013
3.893
3.934
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...................
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .....
3.747
3.800
3.683
4.220
4.073
3.885
3.690
3.755
3.619
4.152
4.030
3.823
3.838
3.892
3.816
4.332
4.159
4.005
3.935
3.941
3.947
4.445
4.211
4.145
-
-
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....................
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV .........................
3.524
3.470
3.306
3.455
3.734
3.768
3.524
3.722
3.466
3.442
3.249
3.394
3.678
3.740
3.464
3.659
3.641
3.567
3.388
3.588
3.840
3.866
3.616
3.851
3.752
3.672
3.557
3.693
3.958
3.966
3.773
3.976
-
-
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 ....................................
3.353
3.597
3.284
3.448
3.523
3.804
3.619
3.665
3.996
3.491
3.783
3.741
4.136
3.863
3.286
3.568
3.241
3.382
3.481
3.762
3.567
3.594
3.963
3.444
3.711
3.702
4.096
3.806
3.453
3.702
3.392
3.561
3.653
3.877
3.720
3.773
4.127
3.607
3.910
3.859
4.199
3.985
3.586
3.764
3.525
3.680
3.793
3.970
3.801
3.907
4.186
3.752
4.035
3.992
4.299
4.054
-
-
U.S. city average ............................................................
Region and area size 2
Size classes
A .................................................................................
B/C ..............................................................................
D .................................................................................
Selected local areas
1 Also includes types of gasoline not shown separately.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes.
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Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions
U.S. city average
Northeast
Midwest
South
West
Food and unit
Cereals and bakery products:
Flour, white, all purpose, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...............................
Rice, white, long grain, uncooked, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................
Spaghetti and macaroni, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...............................
Bread, white, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm) .........................................
Bread, French, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............................................
Bread, whole wheat, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................
Cookies, chocolate chip, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...............................
Crackers, soda, salted, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................................
Meats, poultry, fish and eggs:
Meats:
Beef and veal:
Ground chuck, 100% beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Ground beef, 100% beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................
Ground beef, lean and extra lean, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............
All uncooked ground beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................
Chuck roast, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime
and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
Chuck roast, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....
Round roast, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....
Round roast, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime
and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
All Uncooked Beef Roasts, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Steak, round, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....
Steak, round, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime
and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
Steak, sirloin, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime
and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
Steak, sirloin, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....
Short ribs, any primal source, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....
Beef for stew, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...........................
All Uncooked Beef Steaks, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
All Uncooked Other Beef (Excluding Veal),
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................................
Pork:
Bacon, sliced, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...........................................
Chops, center cut, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Chops, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................
All Pork Chops, per lb. (453.6 gm) .........................................
Ham, rump or shank half, bone-in, smoked,
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................................
Ham, boneless, excluding canned, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...........
All Ham (Excluding Canned Ham and Luncheon Slices),
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................................
Ham, canned, 3 or 5 lbs, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...........................
Shoulder picnic, bone-in, smoked, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............
All Other Pork (Excluding Canned Ham and Luncheon
Slices),
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................................
Sausage, fresh, loose, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............................
Other meats:
Frankfurters, all meat or all beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............
Bologna, all beef or mixed, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Lamb and mutton, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
July
2012
Aug.
2012
$0.516
.681
1.369
1.427
$0.531
.683
1.361
1.407
1.974
3.640
1.905
3.374
3.449
3.085
4.118
3.747
3.447
2.991
4.197
3.766
3.795
4.301
4.872
3.940
4.197
4.850
4.371
4.671
4.843
NA
NA
NA
4.661
4.810
4.923
4.733
4.820
4.590
4.690
4.553
NA
NA
NA
5.857
6.904
5.983
6.718
NA
NA
7.257
7.125
4.483
6.328
4.474
6.262
6.404
3.847
3.846
4.365
3.787
3.939
3.562
NA
NA
July
2012
NA
NA
Aug.
2012
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
$1.511
$1.380
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
July
2012
Aug.
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012
$0.572
$0.567
$0.472
$0.485
1.385
1.384
1.378
1.389
1.269
1.393
1.272
1.402
$0.490
.636
1.183
1.448
$0.536
.641
1.149
1.471
1.950
3.456
1.927
3.420
3.514
2.951
4.425
3.668
NA
NA
NA
NA
4.086
3.884
4.308
4.025
3.533
4.120
3.642
4.033
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
3.399
3.350
3.248
3.352
4.024
3.878
4.002
3.857
3.968
3.527
3.944
3.567
3.618
3.121
4.360
3.729
NA
NA
4.562
4.669
4.524
4.507
4.625
4.609
4.905
4.562
4.504
4.870
3.816
4.112
4.945
4.141
3.958
5.030
NA
NA
4.107
4.518
5.143
NA
5.026
4.850
4.474
4.484
5.226
NA
5.072
4.593
4.521
4.763
4.529
4.678
NA
4.606
4.570
NA
NA
NA
NA
6.405
6.283
4.843
6.728
4.746
6.656
7.107
7.467
7.501
7.012
6.253
4.458
6.534
4.218
6.408
4.589
5.884
4.643
5.837
4.419
6.675
4.533
6.686
4.516
4.393
4.018
3.953
3.450
3.505
3.938
3.961
4.609
3.825
4.037
3.586
5.009
3.720
3.445
3.334
5.113
3.755
3.946
3.538
4.622
3.971
4.146
3.823
4.731
3.914
4.191
3.705
3.968
3.547
3.946
3.367
4.245
3.615
3.906
3.345
4.651
3.946
4.090
3.777
5.052
4.046
4.136
3.845
2.168
3.737
2.264
3.723
NA
NA
NA
NA
3.517
3.513
2.417
3.489
NA
4.681
2.394
3.446
NA
4.672
3.933
3.902
2.681
2.849
2.738
2.682
2.570
2.682
2.518
2.863
3.267
3.288
2.638
2.651
2.164
2.367
3.091
2.992
2.496
2.479
2.983
2.942
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.903
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.905
2.800
2.765
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.454
1.433
1.692
1.555
1.520
1.464
1.324
1.345
1.522
1.539
3.360
1.610
1.561
3.368
1.584
1.586
3.589
1.649
3.331
1.595
NA
3.373
1.396
1.426
3.296
1.422
1.432
3.265
1.703
1.506
3.504
1.710
1.525
3.222
1.585
3.315
1.515
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. ........................................................
1.648
1.884
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.284
1.677
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.941
2.371
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
3.708
3.717
3.756
3.756
3.044
3.144
Poultry:
Chicken, fresh, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................
Chicken breast, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................
Chicken breast, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................
Chicken legs, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................
Turkey, frozen, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................
Dairy products:
Milk, fresh, whole, fortified, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit) ..........................
Milk, fresh, whole, fortified, per gal. (3.8 lit) ................................
Milk, fresh, low fat, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit) ......................................
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
3.428
3.474
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table P4. Average retail food prices, U.S. city average and four regions-Continued
U.S. city average
Northeast
Midwest
South
West
Food and unit
July
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) ............................................................
Aug.
2012
July
2012
NA
NA
NA
NA
$4.052
5.457
4.929
Aug.
2012
July
2012
Aug.
2012
$4.924
$4.713
1.435
.604
1.127
1.504
.595
1.283
NA
NA
.679
1.439
.670
1.585
2.923
1.192
2.268
1.622
1.633
2.997
1.261
1.961
1.678
1.599
1.594
.672
.860
1.520
1.506
1.620
.640
1.709
.652
.878
1.506
1.440
1.551
.616
2.376
2.289
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.643
2.625
2.950
1.433
1.433
.692
.705
.685
.699
.709
.705
NA
.696
.696
1.182
2.079
1.181
2.092
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.961
1.789
1.809
2.369
2.406
2.791
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.030
2.786
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
5.723
5.693
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
5.029
4.851
4.463
4.729
4.950
4.809
4.765
4.803
5.641
5.000
1.195
15.160
1.288
1.355
1.341
1.084
1.113
1.117
1.256
1.335
1.515
9.014
11.764
9.429
13.481
11.973
12.270
7.229
10.657
8.767
11.271
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.324
2.411
1.350
2.107
1.945
1.893
2.048
.765
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
$3.795
6.201
4.646
1.506
.534
1.106
1.569
.526
1.321
.974
Aug.
2012
$4.085
5.493
4.846
NA
$3.776
6.170
4.635
July
2012
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Aug.
2012
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
July
2012
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
$5.380
5.327
$5.313
5.065
$4.743
4.715
$4.778
5.010
1.455
.573
1.213
1.565
.566
1.394
1.251
.662
.906
1.318
.649
1.024
3.074
1.107
2.148
1.658
1.563
2.857
1.230
1.782
1.657
1.513
1.126
2.259
1.449
1.581
1.244
2.381
1.579
1.415
1.479
.696
.910
1.714
1.592
1.810
1.519
.694
.945
1.838
1.536
1.832
1.494
.669
.877
1.362
1.110
1.236
1.687
.666
.865
1.263
1.078
1.200
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.144
2.237
1.864
1.507
1.182
1.589
1.877
1.591
2.128
.713
1.491
.568
.734
1.657
.543
.759
1.910
1.529
1.551
1.510
1.485
2.216
2.087
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.971
2.730
2.628
2.439
2.426
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.439
1.443
1.351
1.346
.684
.700
.685
.702
.695
.678
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
.677
.672
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1 Deposit may be included in price.
NA Data not adequate for publication.
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Table 1C. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group
(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)
Item and group
Unadjusted
percent change to
Aug. 2012 from—
Unadjusted
indexes
Relative
importance,
2009-2010
July
2012
Aug.
2012
Aug.
2011
July
2012
Expenditure category
All items .....................................................................................
100.000
131.352
131.940
1.5
0.4
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
15.084
14.112
8.447
5.665
.971
135.433
135.691
130.527
142.773
132.436
135.677
135.977
130.711
143.222
132.084
1.9
1.9
1.3
2.8
1.3
.2
.2
.1
.3
-.3
Housing ...................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Fuels and utilities ...................................................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................
41.994
32.159
5.481
4.355
132.170
135.829
161.715
93.121
132.391
136.071
162.671
92.705
1.3
2.1
-2.0
-.1
.2
.2
.6
-.4
Apparel .....................................................................................
3.613
91.604
92.478
1.3
1.0
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Public transportation ...............................................................
15.647
14.521
1.126
143.274
144.125
133.325
145.912
147.170
131.204
1.2
1.4
-1.7
1.8
2.1
-1.6
Medical care .............................................................................
Medical care commodities ......................................................
Medical care services .............................................................
6.942
1.697
5.245
160.909
140.646
168.365
161.060
141.015
168.430
4.1
3.5
4.2
.1
.3
.0
Recreation ................................................................................
6.393
102.950
102.930
.4
.0
Education and communication .................................................
Education ...............................................................................
Communication ......................................................................
6.936
3.074
3.862
114.094
198.210
70.476
114.391
201.073
70.002
1.0
3.7
-1.0
.3
1.4
-.7
Other goods and services ........................................................
3.391
145.673
145.951
2.2
.2
60.782
39.218
9.295
29.924
77.054
8.833
140.907
119.872
81.245
139.839
124.199
200.720
141.168
120.898
80.843
141.627
124.341
208.341
1.9
1.0
-1.1
1.6
1.7
-1.1
.2
.9
-.5
1.3
.1
3.8
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
131.557
125.536
129.636
131.352
125.756
129.974
131.940
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
Aug.
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
131.940
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
135.677
135.977
130.711
143.222
132.084
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
132.391
136.071
162.671
92.705
Apparel ....................................................................
92.2
90.1
89.6
89.0
89.0
87.875
87.730
89.988
89.133
92.768
92.478
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
145.912
147.170
131.204
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
161.060
141.015
168.430
Recreation ...............................................................
102.7
103.3
104.3
104.8
104.8
104.464
105.539
103.552
101.858
102.027
102.930
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
114.391
201.073
70.002
Other goods and services ........................................
110.9
112.2
114.9
118.3
121.7
125.479
128.660
137.908
140.477
144.129
145.951
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
141.168
120.898
80.843
141.627
124.341
208.341
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
Aug.
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
1.8
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
1.2
1.2
.6
2.0
1.4
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
1.5
1.6
1.8
.1
Apparel ...............................................................................
-2.9
-2.3
-.6
-.7
.0
-1.3
-.2
2.6
-1.0
4.1
-.3
Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
Public transportation .........................................................
3.6
3.9
-.8
.1
.1
.9
6.6
7.2
-.6
3.9
3.8
5.7
2.2
2.3
-.3
9.0
9.1
7.2
-14.3
-15.4
1.9
15.7
16.8
3.0
5.2
5.3
4.9
5.0
5.1
3.6
4.4
4.7
.5
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
2.8
2.6
2.8
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
.7
2.5
-.7
Other goods and services ...................................................
3.1
1.2
2.4
3.0
2.9
3.1
2.5
7.2
1.9
2.6
1.3
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
1.7
2.0
.4
2.5
1.4
6.7
Commodity and service group
Services ................................................................................
Commodities .........................................................................
Durables .............................................................................
Nondurables .........................................................................
All items less food and energy ............................................
Energy ..................................................................................
Indexes for 2012 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2011 are interim adjustments. Indexes for 2010 and earlier are final.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Technical Notes
Brief Explanation of the CPI
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time of goods and services purchased by
households. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes CPIs for two population groups: (1) The CPI for Urban Wage
Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers households of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise approximately 28
percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (CCPI-U), which cover approximately 88 percent of the total population and include, in addition to wage earner and clerical worker
households, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, short-term workers, the unemployed,
and retirees and others not in the labor force.
The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors’ and dentists’ services,
drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected each month in 87 urban areas across the
country from about 4,000 housing units and approximately 26,000 retail establishments—department stores, supermarkets, hospitals,
filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items
are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other
commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices
of most goods and services are obtained through personal visits or telephone calls by BLS trained representatives.
In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights that represent
their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. For
the CPI-U and CPI-W, separate indexes also are published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions
and population-size classes, and for 27 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities; they
measure only the average change in prices for each area since the base period. For the C-CPI-U, data are issued only at the national
level. It is important to note that the CPI-U and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in preliminary
form and is subject to two annual revisions.
The index measures price change from a designated reference date. For the CPI-U and the CPI-W, the reference base is 1982–84
= 100.0. The reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999=100.0. An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for
example, is shown as 116.5. This change also can be expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a base-period market basket of
goods and services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1982–84 to $11.65.
For further details, visit the CPI homepage on the Internet at https://www.bls.gov/cpi or contact our CPI Information and Analysis
Section at (202) 691-7000.
Calculating index changes
Movements of the indexes from one month to another usually are expressed as percent changes, rather than changes in index
points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period, whereas percent changes are
not. The example shown in the box on this page illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes.
Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and are computed according to the standard
formula for compound growth rates. These data indicate what the percent change would be if the current rate were maintained for a
12-month period.
Index point change
CPI
Less previous index
Equals index point change
Percent change
Index point difference
Divided by the previous index
Equals
Results multiplied by one hundred
Equals percent change
202.416
201.800
.616
.616
201.800
0.003
0.003 x 100
0.3
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Regions defined
The states in the four regions are listed below.
The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and
Vermont.
The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and
Wisconsin.
The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and
Wyoming.
Energy prices
Prices usually are available for the U.S. city average, 13 large metropolitan areas, the 4 census regions, 3 size classifications, and
10 areas reflecting the 4 census regions cross-classified by the 3 population sizes. However, not all energy commodities and services
are used in every area of the country. Fuel oil, for example, is not a common heating fuel in some urban areas, particularly in the South
and West. Where no average prices are available, the designation NA appears. This designation also appears if the data sufficiency
criteria have not been met in any given month. For example, if there are fewer than five usable fuel oil prices for a published city or
region size class, no fuel oil prices for the area will be published.
All prices are collected monthly by BLS representatives in the urban areas priced for the CPI. Prices for natural gas and
electricity include fuel and purchased gas adjustments and all applicable taxes. Fuel oil and gasoline prices include applicable Federal,
State, and local taxes.
Natural gas and electricity. Natural gas prices are reported in therms, which are a measure of heating value. Electricity prices are
given in kilowatt hours (kwh). For both utility services, the consumption ranges specified in table P2 are the upper and lower limits of
the bill sizes priced for the CPI. The average prices per therm and per kilowatt hour are calculated from bills priced within these
ranges. It should be noted that bills priced for the CPI not only are for different consumption amounts, but may also be calculated from
different types of residential rate schedules. The average prices per therm and per kilowatt hour are not, therefore, generally suitable
for use in place-to-place price comparisons. The average prices for 40 and 100 therms of natural gas, and for 500 kilowatt hours of
electricity (shown in table P1) are calculated from a special price collection program. They are not used in the calculation of the CPI.
Because heating and air-conditioning requirements vary by geographic location, climate, and weather conditions, it cannot be inferred
that these consumption amounts represent those used by a typical residential consumer. These bills are used merely to track
price changes over time for constant amounts of consumption, and to provide continuity with prices of natural gas and electricity
formerly published in conjunction with the unrevised CPI.
Fuel oil. Only #2 fuel oil (home heating oil) is priced. (See table P1.) Prices are collected, in most cases, for quantities greater than 1
gallon. These prices are converted to a gallon price for this program. Fuel oil prices reflect discounts for quantity or quick payment.
Gasoline and automotive diesel fuel. Gasoline and diesel prices, shown in table P3, are collected at the pump from a sample of full
service, miniservice, and self-service gas stations. Approximate British Thermal Unit (BTU) values for some energy items are as
follows, according to the source indicated:
1 therm = 100,000 BTUs (U.S. Department of Energy)
1 kwh = 3,412 BTUs (Edison Electric Institute)
1 gallon #2 fuel oil = 140,000 BTUs (U.S. Department of Energy)
Food and beverage prices
Actual weighted average prices for food and beverages are calculated each month at the national level and for the four census
geographic regions, as shown in table P4. As a result of changes in price collection methodology and sample sizes, average
prices for individual cities cannot, in general, be produced. It is hoped, however, that regional average prices will help to satisfy the
need for local area data. It should be noted that the average prices for food in this report reflect variations in brand, quality, and size
among geographic areas. Users of average food prices should be aware that these differences exist.
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Because a number of food commodities are not available in all areas on a year-round basis, prices will not appear in some months
for some regions or for the U.S. city average. In other instances, sufficient prices may not be available due to temporary disruptions in
supplies. Where no average prices are available, the designation NA appears. When a price is not available from an individual store in
any month, an estimated price will be calculated for the missing item and used in computing the average price. For cases in which the
proportion of estimated prices used to calculate the average is considered too high, the average price is not published, and NA appears
for that item in the table.
Because of space limitations in the table, the description for each item is abbreviated. Detailed specifications are available from
BLS information offices or from the Washington office, upon request.
Seasonally adjusted and unadjusted data
Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally
adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month.
For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the
effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year--such as price movements
resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales.
The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data also are
used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie
compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index before adjustment for seasonal variation.
Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment
Method. Seasonally adjusted indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually. Each year, the last 5 years of seasonally adjusted
data are revised. Data from January 2007 through December 2011 were replaced in January 2012. Exceptions to the usual revision
schedule were: the updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January 2002,
dependently seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-December 2001 as a result of a change in the aggregation
weights for dependently adjusted series. For further information, please see “Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted Seasonally
Adjusted Series,” in the October 2001 issue of the CPI Detailed Report.
Effective with the publication of data from January 2006 through December 2010 in January 2011, the Video and audio series
and the Information technology, hardware and services series were changed from independently adjusted to dependently adjusted.
This resulted in an increase in the number of seasonal components used in deriving seasonal movement of the All items and 54 other
lower level aggregations, from 73 for the publication of January 1998 through December 2005 data to 82 for the publication of
seasonally adjusted data for January 2006 and later. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain
statistical criteria. If any of the 82 components change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally
adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used in the aggregation of the dependent series for the last 5 years, but the seasonally
adjusted indexes before that period will not be changed. Note: 38 of the 82 components are not seasonally adjusted for 2012.
Seasonally adjusted data, including the all items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years after their original
release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements.
Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal
adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series. Intervention Analysis Seasonal
Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the
seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of
seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment.
For the seasonal factors introduced in January 2012, BLS adjusted 31 series using Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment,
including selected food and beverage items, motor fuels, electricity and vehicles. For example, this procedure was used for the
Motor fuel series to offset the effects of events such as damage to oil refineries from Hurricane Katrina.
For a complete list of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment series and explanations, please refer to the article “Intervention
Analysis Seasonal Adjustment”, located on our website at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm.
For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of
Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact David Levin at (202) 691-6968, or by e-mail at
[email protected]. If you have general questions about the CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-7000.
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Metropolitan areas
BLS publishes price indexes for three major metropolitan areas monthly:
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA
Data for an additional 11 metropolitan areas are published every other month [on an odd- (January, March, etc.) or even- (February,
April, and so forth) month schedule] for the following areas:
Atlanta, GA
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MANH -ME-CT
Cleveland-Akron, OH
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL
Philadelphia-Wilmington
-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD
San Francisco-Oakland
-San Jose, CA
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton,
WA
Washington-Baltimore,
DC-MD-VA-WV
-even
-odd
-odd
-odd
-even
-even
-even
-even
-even
-even
-odd
(Note: The designation even or odd refers to the month during which the area’s price change is measured. Due to the time needed for
processing, data are released 2 to 3 weeks into the following month.)
Data are published for another group of 13 metropolitan areas on a semiannual basis. These indexes, which refer to the
arithmetic average for the 6-month periods from January through June and July through December, are published with release of the
CPI for July and January, respectively, in August and February for
Anchorage, AK
Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO
Honolulu, HI
Kansas City, MO-KS
Milwaukee-Racine, WI
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ
Pittsburgh, PA
Portland-Salem, OR-WA
San Diego, CA
St. Louis, MO-IL
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
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How to Obtain Consumer Price Index Information
CPI information is available from BLS electronically, through publication subscriptions, and via telephone and fax through
automated recordings. Information specialists also are available in the national and information offices to provide help and to respond
to questions.
Electronic access to CPI data
BLS on the Internet. Through the Internet, BLS provides free, continuous access to published CPI data and press releases. The most
recent month’s CPI is made available immediately at the time of release. Additionally, a database called LABSTAT, containing current
and historical data for the CPI, is accessible.
World Wide Web. BLS maintains a Web site at https://www.bls.gov on the Internet. This BLS homepage provides access to
LABSTAT, as well as links to program-specific homepages. The CPI homepage https://www.bls.gov/cpi/ provides other CPI
information, as well as indexes. This includes a brief explanation of methodology, frequently asked questions and answers, contacts for
further information, and explanations of how the CPI program handles special items, such as medical care and housing. In addition,
CPI press releases and historical data for metropolitan areas can be accessed by linking to the regional office home pages from the
main BLS Web site listed above.
Recorded CPI data
Summary CPI data are provided on 24-hour recorded messages. Detailed CPI information may be obtained by calling (202) 6915200. A touch-tone telephone is recommended, as this system allows the user to select specific indexes from lists of available data.
Recorded summaries of CPI data also may be obtained by calling any one of the metropolitan area CPI hotlines listed next.
These hotline summaries typically include data for the U.S. city average, as well as for the specified area. The recordings are
approximately 3 minutes in length, do not require a touch-tone telephone, and are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Area
Hotline number
Anchorage
Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
Honolulu
Houston
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Minneapolis-St. Paul
New York
Philadelphia
Phoenix-Mesa
Pittsburgh
Portland
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
St. Louis
Washington, DC
(907) 271-2770
(404) 893-4222
(410) 962-4898
(617) 565-2327
(312) 353-1880
(513) 684-2349
(216) 522-3852
(214) 767-6970
(816) 285-7000
(313) 226-7558
(808) 541-2808
(214) 767-6970
(317) 226-7885
(816) 285-7000
(310) 235-6884
(414) 276-2579
(612) 725-3580
(646) 264-3600
(215) 656-3948
(480) 503-9075
(412) 644-2900
(503) 326-5818
(619) 557-6538
(415) 625-2270
(206) 553-0645
(816) 285-7000
(202) 691-6994
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Other sources of CPI data
Fax-on-Demand. This fax service has been discontinued as of April 27, 2007.
Technical information may be obtained during normal working hours, Monday through Friday, by calling the Washington, DC national
office at (202) 691-7000 or any of the information offices listed below.
Office
Telephone
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Kansas City
New York
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Washington, DC
(404) 331-3415
(617) 565-2327
(312) 353-1880
(214) 767-6970
(816) 285-7000
(212) 337-2400
(215) 597-3282
(415) 625-2270
(202) 691-7000
Historical tables. These include all published indexes for each of the detailed CPI components. These tables may be obtained via the
Internet, by calling (202) 691-7000 in the national office, or by contacting any of the information offices just listed.
Descriptive publications. These publications describe the CPI and ways in which to use it. They include simple factsheets discussing
specific topics about the CPI, a broader, non-technical overview of the CPI in a question-and-answer format, and a technical and
thorough description of the CPI and its methodology. These publications may be obtained by calling (202) 691-7000, and many are
included on the CPI homepage on the Internet.
Special publications. Also available are various special publications, such as Relative Importance of Components in the Consumer
Price Index and materials describing the annual revisions of seasonally adjusted CPI data. For more information, call (202) 691-7000.
Further information can be obtained by writing the Office of Prices and Living Conditions, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2
Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Room 3615, Washington, DC 20212-0001, or by calling any of the information offices listed earlier.
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