CPI Detailed Report
Data for May 2015
Editors
Malik Crawford
Jonathan Church
Bradley Akin
Contents
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Consumer Price Movements, May 2015 ......................................................................................................
CPI-U 12-Month Changes............................................................................................................................
Technical Notes ...........................................................................................................................................
CPI–U
Index tables
Table
U.S. city average:
Expenditure categories; commodity, service groups ..............................
Seasonally adjusted expenditure categories; ..........................................
commodity, service groups .................................................................
Detailed expenditure categories .............................................................
Seasonally adjusted detailed expenditure categories..............................
Special detailed categories .....................................................................
Historical:...............................................................................................
All items, 1913-present .......................................................................
Commodity and service groups and detailed
expenditures, indexes ......................................................................
Commodity and service groups and detailed
expenditures, percent change from previous December..................
Selected areas:
All items indexes....................................................................................
Regions ..................................................................................................
Population classes ..................................................................................
Regions and population classes cross-classified ....................................
Food at home expenditure categories.....................................................
Areas priced monthly: percent changes over the month.........................
City indexes and percent changes ..........................................................
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Contents—Continued
CPI–U
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Average price tables
U.S. city average
Energy:
Residential units and consumption ranges.......................................................
Gasoline ..........................................................................................................
Retail Food.........................................................................................................
P2
P3
P4
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1C
24C
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25C
108
26C
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Chained CPI-U (C-CPI-U) tables
U.S. city average, expenditure categories, and commodity
and service groups..........................................................................................
U.S. city average, all items index.......................................................................
Historical U.S. city average, expenditure categories, and commodity
and service groups, indexes............................................................................
Historical U.S. city average, expenditure categories, and commodity
and service groups, percent changes from previous December......................
Scheduled release dates
Consumer Price Index data are scheduled for initial release on the following dates:
Index month
Release date
Index month
Release date
June
July
August
July 17
August 19
September 16
September
October
November
October 15
November 17
December 15
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CONSUMER PRICE MOVEMENTS
MAY 2015
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.4 percent in May on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index was unchanged before seasonal adjustment.
The gasoline index increased sharply in May, rising 10.4 percent and accounting for most of the seasonally adjusted all items
increase. Other energy indexes were mixed, with the fuel oil index rising but the electricity index declining and the index for natural gas
unchanged. The food index was unchanged for the second month in a row, as a decline in the food at home index offset an increase in
the index for food away from home.
The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent in May, its smallest increase since December. The indexes for shelter,
airline fares, and medical care all increased, as did the indexes for personal care, recreation, new vehicles, alcoholic beverages, and
tobacco. In contrast, the indexes for apparel, for household furnishings and operations, and for used cars and trucks all declined in May.
The all items index was unchanged for the 12 months ending May after showing a 0.2-percent decline for the 12 months ending
April. The energy index fell 16.3 percent over the last 12 months, with the gasoline index down 25.0 percent despite rising in May. The
food index increased 1.6 percent over the last year, and the index for all items less food and energy rose 1.7 percent.
Consumer Price Index Data for May 2015
Food
The food index was unchanged in May. As was the case in April, the index for food away from home rose but the food at home
index declined. Four of the six major grocery store food group indexes declined in May, led by the dairy and related products index,
which fell 0.7 percent. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs declined 0.5 percent, with the index for beef and veal falling 0.1
percent, its first decline since January 2014. The index for nonalcoholic beverages fell 0.2 percent as the coffee index declined, and the
index for cereals and bakery products fell 0.1 percent. In contrast to these declines, the index for fruits and vegetables increased 0.3
percent as the fresh vegetables index rose 1.2 percent, more than offsetting a decline in the fresh fruits index. The index for other food
at home also rose in May, increasing 0.1 percent. The food at home index rose 0.6 percent for the 12 months ending May. Four of the
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six major grocery store food groups increased over this span, led by meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, which increased 2.1 percent. The
indexes for dairy and related products and for fruits and vegetables declined over the last year. The index for food away from home rose
0.2 percent in May and has risen 3.0 percent over the past 12 months.
Energy
The energy index rose 4.3 percent in May after declining in April. The gasoline index, which fell in April, rose 10.4 percent in
May. (Before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices rose 10.5 percent in May.) The index for fuel oil also increased in May, though the
increase was only 0.7 percent. The index for natural gas, which had declined 4 months in a row, was unchanged in May. The electricity
index declined in May, falling 1.2 percent after being unchanged in April. The electricity index has increased 0.5 percent over the last
12 months, its smallest 12-month increase since January 2013. The other energy components have sharply declined over the last 12
months: fuel oil has fallen 27.6 percent, gasoline has declined 25.0 percent, and natural gas has decreased 15.4 percent.
All items less food and energy
The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.1 percent in May following a 0.3 percent increase in April. The shelter
index, which rose 0.3 percent in April, increased 0.2 percent in May. The indexes for rent and owners' equivalent rent both rose 0.3
percent, but the index for lodging away from home turned down in May, falling 2.0 percent. The index for airline fares, which had
declined 5 of the last 6 months, rose sharply in May, increasing 5.7 percent. The medical care index rose 0.2 percent in May after
increasing 0.7 percent in April. The hospital services index rose 0.5 percent and the index for prescription drugs advanced 0.4 percent.
The personal care index rose 0.3 percent in May, while the recreation index increased 0.1 percent. Also increasing in May were the
indexes for new vehicles (0.2 percent), tobacco (0.4 percent), and alcoholic beverages (0.2 percent). In contrast to these increases, the
apparel index declined 0.5 percent in May. The index for household furnishings and operations fell 0.3 percent, and the index for used
cars and trucks decreased 0.4 percent.
The index for all items less food and energy has risen 1.7 percent over the past 12 months, a slight decline from the 1.8-percent
increase for the 12 months ending April. The shelter index has risen 2.9 percent over the last year, the medical care index has increased
2.8 percent, and the new vehicles index has advanced 0.8 percent. The indexes for airline fares, apparel, and used cars and trucks have
all declined over the past 12 months.
Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was virtually unchanged over the last 12 months, with a May 2015
index level of 237.805 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index rose 0.5 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) decreased 0.6 percent over the last 12 months
to an index level of 232.908 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index rose 0.6 percent prior to seasonal adjustment.
The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) declined 0.3 percent over the last 12 months. For the
month, the index rose 0.6 percent on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Please note that the indexes for the past 10 to 12 months are subject
to revision.
The Consumer Price Index for June 2015 is scheduled to be released on Friday, July 17, 2015, at 8:30
a.m. (EDT).
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CPI-U 12-Month Changes, 2005 to Present
Percent
Percent
6
6
5
5
All Items
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
-1
-2
-3
2005
-1
All Items Less
Food and Energy
-2
-3
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
3
2011
2012
2013
2014
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Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Item and group
Relative
importance,
December
2014
Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
2015
May
2015
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2015 from—
May
2014
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Apr.
2015
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................
100.000
236.599
708.746
237.805
712.357
0.0
0.5
0.2
0.1
0.4
-
-
-
-
-
-
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Food .........................................................................................
Food at home .........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...............................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..............................................
Dairy and related products 1 ................................................
Fruits and vegetables ...........................................................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................
Other food at home ..............................................................
Sugar and sweets 1 ............................................................
Fats and oils .......................................................................
Other foods ........................................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 .........................................
Food away from home 1 .........................................................
Other food away from home 1 2 ...........................................
Alcoholic beverages .................................................................
15.272
14.257
8.427
1.138
2.014
.898
1.379
.955
2.043
.299
.245
1.499
.444
5.830
.319
1.015
245.746
246.121
241.305
273.366
258.991
222.691
290.178
168.401
208.648
214.157
225.898
223.075
131.705
254.727
178.057
239.237
245.846
246.187
241.019
273.595
257.106
221.039
293.011
166.795
209.272
216.413
226.094
223.480
131.622
255.322
179.463
239.800
1.6
1.6
.6
.8
2.1
-2.0
-1.9
1.3
1.7
4.1
-1.0
1.6
1.4
3.0
3.1
1.2
.0
.0
-.1
.1
-.7
-.7
1.0
-1.0
.3
1.1
.1
.2
-.1
.2
.8
.2
-.2
-.2
-.5
.4
-.5
-.5
-1.4
-.6
-.1
-.2
-1.0
.0
.0
.2
.5
.2
.0
.0
-.2
-.3
-.7
-.8
.2
.5
.1
-1.0
.4
.2
.3
.2
.3
.0
.0
.0
-.2
-.1
-.5
-.7
.3
-.2
.1
1.1
-.3
.0
-.1
.2
.8
.2
Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ...................................................
Lodging away from home 2 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 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 .......................................................
42.173
32.711
7.159
.839
24.339
22.918
.375
5.273
4.051
.236
3.815
1.222
4.189
.848
236.777
276.978
283.598
155.926
283.920
283.891
146.341
228.304
193.157
270.254
196.502
212.153
123.451
166.190
237.175
277.563
284.245
156.841
284.473
284.442
146.364
228.748
193.538
266.112
197.083
212.542
123.207
166.495
1.9
2.9
3.5
1.0
2.8
2.8
3.2
-2.4
-4.5
-21.5
-3.3
4.6
-.1
3.7
.2
.2
.2
.6
.2
.2
.0
.2
.2
-1.5
.3
.2
-.2
.2
.1
.3
.3
.4
.3
.3
-.1
-.9
-1.2
3.2
-1.5
.2
.2
.1
.2
.3
.3
.3
.3
.3
.4
-.6
-.9
-6.1
-.5
.3
.5
.8
.0
.2
.3
-2.0
.3
.3
.0
-.7
-1.0
-1.5
-1.0
.3
-.3
.2
Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................
3.343
.834
1.439
.135
.725
128.593
121.454
115.377
119.238
138.116
127.083
122.014
112.514
117.664
137.549
-1.5
-.8
-3.4
-.4
1.8
-1.2
.5
-2.5
-1.3
-.4
.5
.5
.3
1.7
1.0
-.3
-1.6
.3
-.1
-.1
-.5
.1
-.8
.0
-.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 ................................................................
15.289
14.167
5.720
3.551
1.591
3.979
3.904
.435
1.168
1.122
200.245
194.906
101.680
147.844
149.788
216.595
215.461
144.281
269.948
269.266
206.386
200.528
101.749
147.889
150.713
239.141
238.170
144.581
270.764
283.640
-7.6
-7.9
.3
.8
-.5
-25.0
-25.0
-.3
2.2
-4.1
3.1
2.9
.1
.0
.6
10.4
10.5
.2
.3
5.3
1.1
1.3
.6
.2
1.2
3.9
3.9
-.4
-.1
-1.2
-.3
-.3
.2
.1
.6
-1.7
-1.7
-.2
.4
-.7
2.7
2.7
-.1
.2
-.4
10.2
10.4
.2
.3
3.4
Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities ........................................................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
7.716
1.772
5.944
3.032
446.663
354.339
476.163
360.676
447.213
354.647
476.800
361.010
2.8
3.9
2.5
1.6
.1
.1
.1
.1
.3
.1
.4
.3
.7
.1
.9
.3
.2
.4
.2
.1
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Item and group
Relative
importance,
December
2014
Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
2015
May
2015
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2015 from—
May
2014
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Apr.
2015
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
Expenditure category
Hospital and related services .................................................
2.159
764.862
766.486
4.5
0.2
0.5
1.7
0.5
Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................
5.750
1.847
116.045
100.249
116.190
100.058
.1
-.7
.1
-.2
.1
-.2
.1
.1
.1
-.2
Education and communication 2 ................................................
Education 2 ..............................................................................
Educational books and supplies .............................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................
Communication 2 .....................................................................
Information and information processing 2 ..............................
Telephone services 1 2 .........................................................
Information technology, hardware and services 5 ................
Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ...............
7.062
3.325
.203
3.122
3.737
3.593
2.462
1.132
.272
137.707
238.003
642.694
681.469
80.422
76.584
98.822
8.212
49.047
137.400
238.219
642.547
682.138
80.015
76.182
98.469
8.139
48.667
.1
3.8
5.8
3.6
-3.0
-3.1
-3.0
-3.2
-9.5
-.2
.1
.0
.1
-.5
-.5
-.4
-.9
-.8
.0
.5
.7
.5
-.3
-.4
-.4
-.3
-1.0
.2
.5
.3
.5
-.1
-.1
-.1
.0
.1
-.1
.2
.1
.3
-.4
-.4
-.4
-.6
-.3
Other goods and services ..........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products ...............................................
Personal care ...........................................................................
Personal care products 1 .......................................................
Personal care services 1 ........................................................
Miscellaneous personal services ...........................................
3.394
.718
2.676
.724
.638
1.122
412.231
917.843
219.852
163.446
244.230
396.920
412.841
920.372
220.101
163.185
244.802
397.696
1.4
2.5
1.1
.2
1.3
2.2
.1
.3
.1
-.2
.2
.2
.1
.4
.0
-.3
.6
.3
.0
.0
-.1
-.4
.1
.1
.3
.4
.3
-.2
.2
.2
37.880
15.272
22.608
13.658
3.343
10.315
8.950
62.120
32.336
.375
3.815
1.222
.848
5.625
5.944
11.955
182.533
245.746
150.735
191.485
128.593
235.013
110.212
290.063
288.464
146.341
196.502
212.153
166.190
289.971
476.163
337.847
184.263
245.846
153.084
196.477
127.083
244.171
110.197
290.770
289.079
146.364
197.083
212.542
166.495
292.994
476.800
337.863
-3.3
1.6
-6.2
-9.5
-1.5
-11.8
-.8
2.0
2.9
3.2
-3.3
4.6
3.7
1.5
2.5
1.1
.9
.0
1.6
2.6
-1.2
3.9
.0
.2
.2
.0
.3
.2
.2
1.0
.1
.0
.4
-.2
.9
.8
.5
.9
.3
.1
.3
-.1
-1.5
.2
.1
.0
.4
.1
-.2
.0
-.3
-.8
-.3
-.9
.3
.3
.3
.4
-.5
.3
.8
.1
.9
.2
.9
.0
1.5
2.6
-.5
3.7
-.1
.2
.2
.0
-1.0
.3
.2
.7
.2
.1
85.743
67.289
92.284
23.623
14.673
11.330
28.930
29.784
56.176
8.030
91.970
77.713
19.408
4.215
58.305
235.125
223.446
226.479
153.753
194.292
234.235
218.244
314.401
275.951
203.715
241.769
241.802
147.303
220.732
299.544
$ .423
$ .141
236.510
224.911
227.707
156.062
199.037
242.584
220.974
315.271
276.655
214.330
242.047
242.119
147.014
242.315
300.264
$ .421
$ .140
-.3
-1.4
-.3
-6.0
-8.8
-10.8
-4.0
1.1
2.0
-16.3
1.7
1.7
-.3
-24.8
2.4
.6
.7
.5
1.5
2.4
3.6
1.3
.3
.3
5.2
.1
.1
-.2
9.8
.2
.3
.2
.2
.8
.7
.8
.1
-.1
.1
1.1
.2
.2
.3
3.8
.2
.1
.0
.1
-.3
-.7
-.8
-.4
.3
.2
-1.3
.2
.3
.1
-1.9
.3
.5
.6
.5
1.5
2.4
3.4
1.3
.0
.1
4.3
.1
.1
-.1
9.6
.2
-
-
-
-
-
Commodity and service group
Commodities ................................................................................
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ......................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .....................................
Apparel ...................................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ....................
Durables ...................................................................................
Services .......................................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 .........................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .......................................
Energy services 3 .......................................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......................
Household operations 1 2 ...........................................................
Transportation services ..............................................................
Medical care services .................................................................
Other services ............................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food ........................................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
All items less medical care ...........................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy ..........................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .....................
Energy commodities ...............................................................
Services less energy services ..................................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .............
-
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
- Data not available.
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
Seasonally adjusted indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015
All items ..............................................................................
235.186
235.740
235.982
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 ........................................................
246.070
246.512
242.626
272.935
262.124
225.535
293.309
168.163
208.575
216.650
228.351
222.059
131.244
253.719
176.589
238.651
245.628
246.003
241.519
274.020
260.761
224.449
289.156
167.090
208.285
216.216
226.161
222.074
131.257
254.108
177.551
239.114
Housing .............................................................................
Shelter .............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ..........................................
Lodging away from home 2 ...........................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ....................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 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 .............................................
236.311
275.431
282.053
153.226
282.437
282.410
145.942
234.250
200.129
278.792
203.645
210.837
122.451
164.570
Apparel ..............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel .............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..........................................
Footwear .........................................................................
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2014
Nov.
2014
Feb.
2015
May
2015
Nov.
2014
May
2015
237.031
0.8
-0.6
-3.1
3.2
0.1
0.0
245.623
245.998
241.100
273.115
259.007
222.691
289.842
168.004
208.409
214.157
227.033
222.548
131.705
254.727
178.057
239.110
245.668
246.014
240.730
272.912
257.617
221.039
290.850
167.584
208.704
216.413
226.339
222.614
131.622
255.322
179.463
239.556
2.8
2.8
2.7
1.4
8.4
1.6
-2.3
1.6
2.5
.3
4.0
2.6
.6
3.0
.1
2.1
3.0
3.0
2.6
-.6
4.9
3.6
1.9
4.0
1.5
1.6
-.2
1.7
4.9
3.5
1.4
3.4
1.2
1.4
.5
2.6
2.4
-4.9
-3.5
1.1
2.5
15.6
-4.0
1.1
-.8
2.8
4.5
-2.1
-.7
-.8
-3.1
.0
-6.7
-7.7
-3.3
-1.4
.2
-.4
-3.5
1.0
1.2
2.6
6.7
1.5
2.9
2.9
2.6
.4
6.6
2.6
-.2
2.8
2.0
.9
1.9
2.2
2.7
3.3
.7
2.8
.3
.3
-1.3
1.3
-2.2
-6.4
-3.4
-.2
1.4
7.3
-3.8
1.1
.2
2.7
5.6
-.3
236.572
276.163
282.904
153.898
283.156
283.125
145.790
232.176
197.682
287.679
200.647
211.348
122.644
164.807
237.035
276.925
283.626
154.341
283.948
283.917
146.341
230.840
195.994
270.254
199.553
212.072
123.307
166.190
237.132
277.468
284.506
151.195
284.658
284.627
146.364
229.271
194.047
266.112
197.631
212.793
122.966
166.495
2.0
2.7
3.6
-1.5
2.6
2.6
4.2
.1
-1.2
-10.0
-.6
4.6
-.8
5.8
2.1
3.0
3.6
6.2
2.7
2.7
1.2
-1.8
-4.0
-19.1
-2.9
6.2
.2
3.0
2.1
2.9
3.2
4.8
2.6
2.6
6.5
.4
-.7
-37.3
2.1
4.1
-1.6
1.1
1.4
3.0
3.5
-5.2
3.2
3.2
1.2
-8.2
-11.6
-17.0
-11.3
3.8
1.7
4.8
2.1
2.9
3.6
2.3
2.7
2.7
2.7
-.9
-2.6
-14.7
-1.7
5.4
-.3
4.4
1.7
2.9
3.4
-.3
2.9
2.9
3.8
-4.0
-6.3
-27.8
-4.8
3.9
.1
2.9
126.336
121.272
111.600
115.850
136.327
126.996
121.934
111.971
117.816
137.647
126.563
119.971
112.253
117.670
137.573
125.964
120.058
111.382
117.628
136.761
-.2
-2.8
-2.3
-1.5
6.9
-3.2
-2.4
-5.2
-.5
.6
-1.2
6.4
-5.1
-5.5
-1.3
-1.2
-3.9
-.8
6.3
1.3
-1.8
-2.6
-3.8
-1.0
3.7
-1.2
1.1
-2.9
.2
.0
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 .......................................................
195.745
190.132
100.531
146.735
146.695
201.789
200.557
145.140
269.136
269.994
197.916
192.606
101.093
147.046
148.510
209.588
208.324
144.504
268.907
266.699
197.353
192.124
101.340
147.236
149.425
206.055
204.717
144.281
269.948
264.806
202.757
197.283
101.260
147.505
148.807
227.090
225.935
144.581
270.764
273.818
-3.6
-2.4
-.4
.5
-1.3
-8.1
-8.1
-.3
1.7
-17.6
-11.5
-12.5
-1.2
.6
-6.1
-34.3
-34.2
-2.2
3.4
2.0
-24.9
-26.3
.0
.0
-.1
-67.3
-67.4
2.9
1.1
-4.9
15.1
15.9
2.9
2.1
5.9
60.4
61.1
-1.5
2.4
5.8
-7.6
-7.6
-.8
.5
-3.7
-22.3
-22.3
-1.2
2.6
-8.4
-7.0
-7.6
1.5
1.1
2.8
-27.6
-27.6
.7
1.8
.3
Medical care ......................................................................
Medical care commodities ..............................................
Medical care services .....................................................
Professional services ....................................................
441.385
352.842
469.462
358.017
442.735
353.063
471.240
359.212
445.800
353.289
475.388
360.362
446.781
354.579
476.229
360.599
1.5
3.6
.8
.8
3.1
4.8
2.6
2.6
1.8
5.1
.8
.0
5.0
2.0
5.9
2.9
2.3
4.2
1.7
1.7
3.4
3.5
3.3
1.5
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
6
CPI Detailed Report-May 2015
Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
Seasonally adjusted indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015
Hospital and related services ........................................
746.187
749.975
762.399
Recreation 2 ......................................................................
Video and audio 2 ...........................................................
115.504
99.671
115.585
99.503
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 .....
137.521
236.995
638.891
678.659
80.522
76.730
99.314
8.173
48.910
Other goods and services .................................................
Tobacco and smoking products ......................................
Personal care ..................................................................
Personal care products 1 ..............................................
Personal care services 1 ...............................................
Miscellaneous personal services ..................................
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2014
Nov.
2014
Feb.
2015
May
2015
Nov.
2014
May
2015
766.256
2.1
3.2
1.9
11.2
2.6
6.5
115.758
99.643
115.904
99.470
-1.5
-3.1
.2
.4
.5
.8
1.4
-.8
-.6
-1.4
1.0
.0
137.574
238.111
643.396
681.749
80.241
76.451
98.930
8.148
48.436
137.848
239.275
645.217
685.176
80.191
76.393
98.822
8.147
48.478
137.720
239.873
645.841
686.954
79.868
76.065
98.469
8.100
48.327
1.2
2.7
6.7
2.5
-.1
-.3
-.3
-1.6
-9.7
-1.3
3.5
5.4
3.4
-5.3
-5.6
-6.7
-2.0
-11.3
.1
3.9
6.5
3.7
-3.2
-2.9
-1.6
-6.8
-12.2
.6
4.9
4.4
5.0
-3.2
-3.4
-3.4
-3.5
-4.7
-.1
3.1
6.0
2.9
-2.7
-3.0
-3.6
-1.8
-10.5
.3
4.4
5.5
4.3
-3.2
-3.2
-2.5
-5.2
-8.5
411.775
918.290
219.514
164.615
242.467
394.807
412.040
921.618
219.480
164.086
243.996
395.901
411.848
921.538
219.356
163.446
244.230
396.243
413.187
924.821
220.051
163.185
244.802
397.068
1.3
.0
1.6
3.1
1.1
1.6
1.3
4.1
.6
-2.3
1.6
2.7
1.6
2.9
1.2
3.4
-1.2
2.1
1.4
2.9
1.0
-3.4
3.9
2.3
1.3
2.1
1.1
.4
1.3
2.1
1.5
2.9
1.1
-.1
1.3
2.2
180.687
246.070
148.053
187.777
126.336
230.162
109.281
289.044
286.891
145.942
203.645
210.837
164.570
288.837
469.462
336.484
181.497
245.628
149.354
189.212
126.996
232.272
109.587
289.393
287.638
145.790
200.647
211.348
164.807
288.907
471.240
336.960
181.180
245.623
148.917
187.738
126.563
230.111
109.864
290.163
288.452
146.341
199.553
212.072
166.190
289.140
475.388
337.745
182.851
245.668
151.207
192.664
125.964
238.700
109.708
290.606
288.920
146.364
197.631
212.793
166.495
291.259
476.229
338.013
-.5
2.8
-2.5
-4.5
-.2
-5.7
-1.7
1.6
2.8
4.2
-.6
4.6
5.8
-2.8
.8
1.1
-4.7
3.0
-9.3
-11.9
-3.2
-14.5
-1.9
2.1
3.0
1.2
-2.9
6.2
3.0
3.2
2.6
.3
-11.4
1.2
-19.0
-28.0
-1.2
-35.1
-1.1
2.3
2.9
6.5
2.1
4.1
1.1
2.5
.8
1.4
4.9
-.7
8.8
10.8
-1.2
15.7
1.6
2.2
2.9
1.2
-11.3
3.8
4.8
3.4
5.9
1.8
-2.6
2.9
-6.0
-8.3
-1.8
-10.2
-1.8
1.9
2.9
2.7
-1.7
5.4
4.4
.2
1.7
.7
-3.6
.3
-6.1
-10.6
-1.2
-13.4
.3
2.2
2.9
3.8
-4.8
3.9
2.9
3.0
3.3
1.6
233.427
222.069
225.238
151.118
190.789
229.863
216.613
314.041
275.350
200.622
240.512
240.247
146.167
206.810
297.732
234.149
222.559
225.755
152.401
192.109
231.676
216.814
313.803
275.515
202.910
240.898
240.793
146.565
214.722
298.405
234.430
222.599
225.876
151.974
190.733
229.717
215.974
314.889
276.194
200.372
241.418
241.409
146.643
210.559
299.358
235.642
223.861
226.922
154.222
195.383
237.548
218.675
314.981
276.409
209.039
241.717
241.760
146.483
230.682
300.031
.4
-.1
.7
-2.3
-4.1
-5.1
-1.0
.5
1.9
-5.1
1.4
1.2
-.6
-8.2
1.7
-1.1
-2.2
-.9
-8.8
-11.0
-13.1
-4.4
1.5
2.1
-21.9
1.8
1.6
-.9
-33.6
2.5
-3.9
-5.9
-3.5
-18.3
-26.4
-32.7
-13.7
1.5
2.4
-43.0
1.6
1.6
-.6
-66.2
2.3
3.8
3.3
3.0
8.5
10.0
14.1
3.9
1.2
1.5
17.9
2.0
2.5
.9
54.8
3.1
-.3
-1.2
-.1
-5.6
-7.6
-9.2
-2.7
1.0
2.0
-13.9
1.6
1.4
-.7
-21.9
2.1
-.1
-1.4
-.3
-5.9
-10.0
-12.4
-5.3
1.3
2.0
-18.0
1.8
2.1
.1
-27.6
2.7
Expenditure category
Commodity and service group
Commodities .......................................................................
Food and beverages .........................................................
Commodities less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...........................
Apparel ..........................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..........
Durables ..........................................................................
Services ..............................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .............................
Energy services 3 ..............................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ..............
Household operations 1 2 .................................................
Transportation services .....................................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Other services ...................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food ...............................................................
All items less shelter ...........................................................
All items less medical care ..................................................
Commodities less food ........................................................
Nondurables less food ........................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ....................................
Nondurables ........................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 .............................................
Services less medical care services ...................................
Energy .................................................................................
All items less energy ...........................................................
All items less food and energy ..........................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities ...........
Energy commodities .....................................................
Services less energy services .........................................
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
7
CPI Detailed Report-May 2015
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
2014
Unadjusted
indexes
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2015 from—
Apr.
2015
May
2015
May
2014
236.599
708.746
237.805
712.357
0.0
-
245.746
246.121
241.305
273.366
235.098
248.512
230.143
243.164
167.775
294.870
178.152
323.733
341.975
174.297
273.531
263.872
285.771
267.455
296.342
308.793
245.846
246.187
241.019
273.595
235.494
250.703
230.513
242.946
168.551
294.995
177.363
324.282
338.993
173.388
276.262
265.737
289.296
267.537
291.920
308.786
272.421
258.991
259.566
263.991
325.822
300.281
241.354
215.411
238.540
214.958
154.130
271.994
150.570
211.320
235.894
194.004
135.244
227.170
228.864
145.850
332.201
178.104
240.017
154.347
255.772
229.389
156.920
291.137
176.865
149.172
202.547
321.125
250.376
222.691
147.556
213.775
151.182
233.001
222.715
147.137
270.231
257.106
257.799
263.120
325.578
298.428
243.162
217.178
232.526
214.751
150.689
259.630
150.370
213.419
238.527
196.751
137.021
224.498
223.014
145.756
322.173
172.695
235.867
150.656
253.259
222.509
158.661
288.711
175.366
147.952
200.040
320.722
246.821
221.039
146.907
211.834
150.779
233.116
213.496
146.942
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Apr.
2015
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
0.5
0.2
0.1
0.4
-
-
-
-
1.6
1.6
.6
.8
.8
-.4
1.1
.9
-3.1
.8
1.0
1.9
-.7
1.7
1.1
.8
1.3
.1
.8
-.9
.0
.0
-.1
.1
.2
.9
.2
-.1
.5
.0
-.4
.2
-.9
-.5
1.0
.7
1.2
.0
-1.5
.0
-.2
-.2
-.5
.4
.7
-1.5
.6
1.0
-.4
.4
.7
.7
.0
-.5
-.1
.1
.2
.7
2.8
2.1
.0
.0
-.2
-.3
.2
.3
.5
.3
-.1
-.6
-1.1
.6
-.9
-.3
-1.6
-2.4
-1.0
.4
1.1
-.9
.0
.0
-.2
-.1
-.5
-.4
.2
-.1
.5
.1
.0
.2
-.9
-.6
1.6
1.3
1.2
-.7
-1.5
-.9
-1.1
2.1
2.0
3.3
10.1
10.0
10.6
10.0
9.7
-6.8
-11.8
-17.4
-3.3
1.1
.7
-6.8
-4.9
4.1
4.4
4.1
1.3
-3.1
.1
-.1
-1.1
-.1
1.2
-.8
-.7
-.9
.4
-1.7
3.1
-2.0
-6.8
-7.4
-5.7
-1.3
1.2
2.1
-.8
-.7
-.7
-.3
-.1
-.6
.7
.8
-2.5
-.1
-2.2
-4.5
-.1
1.0
1.1
1.4
1.3
-1.2
-2.6
-.1
-3.0
-3.0
-1.7
-2.4
-1.0
-3.0
1.1
-.8
-.8
-.8
-1.2
-.1
-1.4
-.7
-.4
-.9
-.3
.0
-4.1
-.1
-2.0
-.5
-.5
-.9
.1
-.9
.0
1.5
-.6
-2.6
-2.8
-3.6
-1.1
-3.2
-3.4
-2.1
-1.1
-.5
-3.1
-.2
3.3
3.5
.1
.3
-.5
.7
.0
.2
.0
-.5
-.7
-1.3
-.5
-.5
-.2
-.5
.1
-.7
.1
.0
2.4
-.7
-.5
-.7
.4
.0
.7
.7
.4
-2.5
-1.6
-1.8
-.7
-2.4
-2.7
-1.8
-4.4
-.6
1.5
-.7
-1.9
-2.5
-.3
.0
-.5
.0
.2
.0
-.4
1.0
2.1
1.5
-3.0
-.8
-1.2
-1.4
-1.0
-.5
-.2
-.2
-1.1
-.5
-.7
-.4
-.1
-.6
.7
.8
-2.5
-1.0
-3.5
-5.4
-1.5
-.9
-.9
.3
1.0
-.3
-.2
.3
-3.0
-3.0
-1.5
-2.4
-1.0
-3.0
.7
-1.3
-1.3
-1.6
-1.2
-1.7
2.6
-.7
-.4
-.9
-.3
.2
-2.0
-.1
Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................
100.000
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Food .........................................................................................
Food at home .........................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ...............................................
Cereals and cereal products ..............................................
Flour and prepared flour mixes ........................................
Breakfast cereal 1 ............................................................
Rice, pasta, cornmeal 1 ....................................................
Rice 1 2 3 ........................................................................
Bakery products .................................................................
Bread 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 2 3 ..............
Ham ..............................................................................
Ham, excluding canned 2 ...........................................
Pork chops ...................................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics 3 ....................
Other meats ...................................................................
Frankfurters 2 ...............................................................
Lunchmeats 2 3 ............................................................
Lamb and organ meats 1 2 ...........................................
Lamb and mutton 1 2 3 .................................................
Poultry ..............................................................................
Chicken 1 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 3 ................................................
Processed fish and seafood 3 ........................................
Shelf stable fish and seafood 1 2 ..................................
Frozen fish and seafood 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 1 3 ..................................
15.272
14.257
8.427
1.138
.370
.048
.197
.126
-
-
.767
.230
-
.116
.189
-
.233
-
2.014
1.880
1.229
.582
.238
.085
.207
.053
.372
.141
-
.078
-
.064
.089
.275
-
.360
.294
-
.066
.291
.148
.142
-
.134
.898
.283
-
.286
.126
.204
See footnotes at end of table.
8
CPI Detailed Report-May 2015
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
2014
Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
2015
May
2015
290.178
332.648
346.823
317.223
201.925
222.796
438.913
119.206
316.535
321.353
297.107
329.365
320.527
157.785
162.576
155.458
171.969
146.168
198.886
162.842
207.756
168.401
128.551
159.129
176.282
118.276
121.541
209.204
217.953
207.550
127.463
208.648
214.157
190.699
142.936
153.944
225.898
193.435
222.116
286.916
131.092
160.591
162.451
223.075
243.694
170.157
249.681
234.368
145.641
136.342
136.244
274.129
153.317
131.705
120.549
254.727
158.515
162.550
160.872
134.924
146.011
293.011
335.385
352.788
324.199
201.280
232.439
464.706
120.020
315.840
333.387
303.752
314.359
318.554
160.143
164.418
158.571
172.913
149.977
206.026
164.146
207.297
166.795
127.376
158.320
176.275
116.814
120.252
207.532
215.874
205.507
125.558
209.272
216.413
191.519
145.266
153.761
226.094
193.839
221.879
289.257
130.478
161.111
163.103
223.480
244.446
171.588
249.324
234.683
145.558
135.190
135.464
277.170
154.482
131.622
119.331
255.322
158.711
163.041
160.985
134.925
146.406
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2015 from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
-1.4
-1.7
-2.5
-1.3
.6
-1.8
-.6
-4.9
-.7
-.2
-4.8
-1.7
1.6
-.6
-.7
-.3
-.9
.0
.0
-1.5
-1.6
-.6
-.6
-.8
-1.0
-.4
-.7
-.7
-.6
-2.0
-1.3
-.1
-.2
.2
.1
-.8
-1.0
-2.1
-4.1
-2.7
-.5
-.7
-.5
.0
.3
.1
-.6
-.2
.5
.5
.5
-1.5
-.1
.0
-1.1
.2
.2
.1
.2
.3
.1
0.2
.1
.4
-.8
.3
1.3
-1.7
.5
-.3
-.4
-1.1
-.7
-.6
.8
1.2
.4
1.7
-.1
-1.2
1.6
1.9
.5
.7
.2
.6
.9
.5
1.4
1.6
-.3
-1.1
.1
-1.0
1.5
-2.0
.0
.4
.8
1.2
2.7
.2
.4
-.5
.2
1.6
.6
-.3
1.0
1.6
-.4
-.7
1.7
-.7
.3
.6
.2
.2
.2
.1
.2
.3
0.3
.4
-.4
-.4
.3
1.6
1.5
-1.2
1.2
2.4
2.3
-4.6
.4
.3
-.3
.5
-.8
1.4
2.0
.2
-.2
-.2
-.1
.3
.0
-.4
-.9
-1.0
-1.4
-1.0
-.8
.1
1.1
-.1
1.6
.2
-.3
-1.4
-2.0
-.4
1.1
-.3
.4
.0
-1.2
.8
-.1
-.3
-.4
-.8
-.5
-.3
.8
-.1
-1.0
.2
.1
.3
.3
.2
.3
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 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 2 ...........................................................................
Margarine 2 ....................................................................
Salad dressing 3 ...............................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 3 ....................
Peanut butter 1 2 3 .........................................................
Other foods ........................................................................
Soups ...............................................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods 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 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 2 5 .................
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 3 .........
1.379
1.076
.575
.083
.087
.146
-
.259
.500
.075
.072
.102
.251
.303
.157
-
.088
-
.057
-
.955
.699
.285
.014
.400
.256
.158
-
.099
2.043
.299
.054
.185
.060
.245
.077
-
.062
.107
-
1.499
.093
.285
.330
.292
-
.055
.444
-
5.830
2.823
2.413
.212
-
.064
-1.9
-2.7
-5.7
-9.0
.1
-8.0
-4.8
-4.8
1.0
.2
5.6
2.0
-.3
1.0
.0
2.2
-1.5
2.0
1.5
2.7
4.3
1.3
1.2
.2
2.6
1.9
1.6
4.2
4.9
1.9
-2.5
1.7
4.1
5.7
5.0
-.2
-1.0
.1
2.6
-1.1
.6
-2.6
-3.2
1.6
-1.1
2.2
2.1
2.1
3.6
3.1
.9
-1.1
.0
1.4
3.0
3.0
2.7
3.4
2.0
2.3
3.0
1.0
.8
1.7
2.2
-.3
4.3
5.9
.7
-.2
3.7
2.2
-4.6
-.6
1.5
1.1
2.0
.5
2.6
3.6
.8
-.2
-1.0
-.9
-.5
.0
-1.2
-1.1
-.8
-1.0
-1.0
-1.5
.3
1.1
.4
1.6
-.1
.1
.2
-.1
.8
-.5
.3
.4
.2
.3
.8
-.1
.1
-.1
-.8
-.6
1.1
.8
-.1
-1.0
.2
.1
.3
.1
.0
.3
See footnotes at end of table.
9
CPI Detailed Report-May 2015
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
2014
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2015 from—
Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
2015
May
2015
May
2014
179.463
239.800
197.357
214.457
193.671
208.854
187.098
168.837
331.239
164.011
178.559
177.085
3.1
1.2
.3
.4
.4
1.5
.8
.2
2.5
2.4
2.4
3.7
237.175
277.563
284.245
156.841
502.806
328.040
284.473
284.442
146.364
228.748
193.538
266.112
272.874
303.641
197.083
207.683
162.639
212.542
488.981
431.234
123.207
61.091
108.686
68.954
48.318
115.645
132.257
87.570
75.046
1.9
2.9
3.5
1.0
2.6
.6
2.8
2.8
3.2
-2.4
-4.5
-21.5
-27.6
-10.6
-3.3
.5
-15.4
4.6
5.6
1.4
-.1
-4.1
.8
-6.6
-4.7
-.8
-1.7
-.2
-.8
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Apr.
2015
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
0.8
.2
.1
.1
.4
.0
.7
.0
.4
.1
.5
.8
0.5
.2
.1
.1
.0
.2
-.1
.3
.1
.6
.0
-.3
0.3
.0
-.1
.3
-.1
.2
-.5
-.5
.3
.3
.2
1.5
0.8
.2
.1
.4
.3
.0
.3
-.2
.4
.1
.5
.8
.2
.2
.2
.6
.0
.7
.2
.2
.0
.2
.2
-1.5
.7
-4.7
.3
.7
-1.3
.2
.1
.3
-.2
-.7
-.3
-2.2
-.4
-.7
-.1
-.7
-2.2
.1
.3
.3
.4
.1
.5
.3
.3
-.1
-.9
-1.2
3.2
5.9
1.1
-1.5
-1.1
-2.7
.2
.3
.0
.2
-1.1
-.1
-2.8
-.8
.9
1.8
-.2
.6
.2
.3
.3
.3
.2
.3
.3
.3
.4
-.6
-.9
-6.1
-8.4
.8
-.5
.0
-2.6
.3
.4
.1
.5
.7
.5
2.5
.2
1.3
1.7
1.6
.4
.0
.2
.3
-2.0
.2
-2.6
.3
.3
.0
-.7
-1.0
-1.5
.7
-1.0
-1.0
-1.2
.0
.3
.3
.3
-.3
-.7
-.3
-2.2
-.4
-.7
-.1
-.7
-2.2
Expenditure category
Other food away from home 1 3 ...........................................
Alcoholic beverages .................................................................
Alcoholic beverages at home .................................................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages at home ......................
Distilled spirits at home ........................................................
Whiskey at home 1 2 ..........................................................
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 2 ...................
Wine at home .......................................................................
Alcoholic beverages away from home 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 ..................................
.319
1.015
.597
.274
.073
-
178.057
239.237
197.146
214.225
192.873
208.756
185.800
168.809
329.865
163.929
177.706
175.732
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 6 7 ..............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 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 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 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 ..................................
42.173
32.711
7.159
.839
.172
.666
24.339
22.918
.375
5.273
4.051
.236
.139
.097
3.815
2.940
.875
1.222
.945
.277
4.189
.266
.047
.053
.166
.769
.268
.363
.128
236.777
276.978
283.598
155.926
502.776
325.703
283.920
283.891
146.341
228.304
193.157
270.254
270.850
318.537
196.502
206.179
164.839
212.153
488.293
429.807
123.451
61.532
108.980
70.522
48.500
116.506
132.416
88.161
76.749
-
.250
.418
-
NA
.271
.147
80.577
89.962
102.459
68.296
59.627
47.890
128.007
56.025
91.329
91.704
100.809
87.370
187.783
119.438
170.170
119.807
166.190
155.376
172.652
-
.120
.479
.257
.107
.041
.074
.710
.189
.367
.847
.337
.247
.263
.848
.279
.279
NA
79.955
88.868
101.027
68.151
59.573
47.599
129.270
55.910
91.519
91.874
100.756
87.647
187.551
119.751
169.339
119.482
166.495
155.496
172.410
-
-2.7
-4.8
-5.0
-.1
-2.2
-4.3
1.0
3.8
-2.5
.6
1.2
.2
-.3
.5
-1.2
-.5
3.7
1.3
5.4
-
-.8
-1.2
-1.4
-.2
-.1
-.6
1.0
-.2
.2
.2
-.1
.3
-.1
.3
-.5
-.3
.2
.1
-.1
-
-.4
-.6
.5
-.7
.3
-.6
-1.1
.4
1.1
.1
-.2
.2
.5
.7
.1
.8
.1
.0
.4
-
.4
.5
-.2
.4
.2
.3
.2
1.1
-.7
.0
-.1
.2
.0
.5
.4
-.4
.8
.0
1.8
-
-.2
-.3
-.5
-.2
-.7
-.6
.6
-.2
.0
.2
-.1
.2
-.1
.2
-.5
-.3
.2
.1
-.1
See footnotes at end of table.
10
CPI Detailed Report-May 2015
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
2014
Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
2015
May
2015
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2015 from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
Expenditure category
Moving, storage, freight expense 3 ......................................
Repair of household items 1 3 ..............................................
.116
.066
136.749
218.237
138.538
218.247
5.4
3.7
1.3
.0
-0.2
.0
0.7
.0
0.6
.0
Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Men’s apparel .........................................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ...............................
Men’s furnishings .................................................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 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 ................................................................................
3.343
.834
.653
.104
.185
.196
.160
.181
1.439
1.210
.118
.155
.550
128.593
121.454
125.971
111.473
159.214
80.274
126.512
104.278
115.377
118.834
108.406
131.387
86.814
127.083
122.014
126.594
114.970
159.124
79.288
128.360
104.624
112.514
116.064
104.149
123.196
84.751
-1.5
-.8
-.5
-3.9
.6
-2.9
3.5
-2.0
-3.4
-3.2
-1.8
-1.1
-3.6
-1.2
.5
.5
3.1
-.1
-1.2
1.5
.3
-2.5
-2.3
-3.9
-6.2
-2.4
.5
.5
.7
.1
4.8
-1.7
.5
-.8
.3
.7
-3.6
1.1
1.2
-.3
-1.6
-2.1
-4.5
-1.0
-3.3
-.9
1.6
.3
.3
2.6
-1.5
1.4
-.5
.1
.0
2.2
-.5
-1.2
.4
.2
-.8
-.8
1.4
-2.9
-.5
.378
.229
.725
.218
.178
.329
.135
.211
.046
.164
105.865
98.993
138.116
139.689
151.114
130.284
119.238
158.777
122.991
163.956
105.712
95.722
137.549
140.226
153.305
127.794
117.664
156.988
122.505
161.768
-3.8
-4.2
1.8
2.4
6.9
-1.1
-.4
-2.5
1.8
-3.6
-.1
-3.3
-.4
.4
1.4
-1.9
-1.3
-1.1
-.4
-1.3
1.4
-1.7
1.0
-.7
2.5
.9
1.7
-.5
-.8
-.3
-1.3
.2
-.1
2.2
-.7
-.9
-.1
-.3
-.2
-.4
-1.2
-.4
-.6
.4
1.9
-2.5
.0
-.5
-.4
-.7
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 3 ......................................................
Parking fees and tolls 1 2 3 .................................................
Automobile service clubs 1 2 3 ...........................................
Public transportation ................................................................
Airline fare ..............................................................................
Other intercity transportation ..................................................
15.289
14.167
5.720
3.551
200.245
194.906
101.680
147.844
102.496
145.215
156.063
149.788
85.266
128.298
216.595
215.461
212.601
227.542
220.043
204.294
144.281
126.577
166.111
156.222
374.848
269.948
279.982
243.096
167.386
456.564
177.711
167.611
194.251
215.300
126.440
269.266
294.603
149.272
206.386
200.528
101.749
147.889
102.523
145.190
156.163
150.713
83.930
126.429
239.141
238.170
235.406
249.380
241.972
209.609
144.581
126.929
166.236
156.913
371.558
270.764
280.621
243.900
167.865
456.995
177.743
167.626
194.291
215.541
126.329
283.640
319.401
149.308
-7.6
-7.9
.3
.8
.8
.1
1.5
-.5
-1.1
1.0
-25.0
-25.0
-25.6
-24.0
-21.5
-26.6
-.3
-1.4
1.9
2.1
1.4
2.2
.8
2.1
2.4
5.1
.5
-.6
2.0
2.3
1.4
-4.1
-6.6
-2.0
3.1
2.9
.1
.0
.0
.0
.1
.6
-1.6
-1.5
10.4
10.5
10.7
9.6
10.0
2.6
.2
.3
.1
.4
-.9
.3
.2
.3
.3
.1
.0
.0
.0
.1
-.1
5.3
8.4
.0
1.1
1.3
.6
.2
.2
.2
.2
1.2
.8
.5
3.9
3.9
3.8
2.6
3.7
-.8
-.4
-.6
-.2
-.3
.3
-.1
.1
.0
-.2
.5
.0
.1
.0
.0
.5
-1.2
-1.7
-.8
-.3
-.3
.2
.1
.1
-.1
.4
.6
-.1
-.9
-1.7
-1.7
-1.6
-1.8
-1.9
-3.2
-.2
-.2
-.1
.0
1.3
.4
.3
.4
.4
.4
.2
.2
.3
.2
.0
-.7
-1.3
.2
2.7
2.7
-.1
.2
.2
.0
.3
-.4
-1.5
2.6
10.2
10.4
10.5
9.6
9.4
3.3
.2
.3
.1
.4
-.9
.3
.2
.3
.3
.2
.0
.0
.2
.1
-.1
3.4
5.7
.4
-
1.591
.397
.073
3.979
3.904
-
.075
.435
.285
.150
-
1.168
.057
.492
.587
2.300
.565
.312
.235
-
1.122
.702
.157
See footnotes at end of table.
11
CPI Detailed Report-May 2015
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
2014
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2015 from—
Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
2015
May
2015
May
2014
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Apr.
2015
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
Expenditure category
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 ..................................................
-
NA
.260
-
NA
-
-
-
-
-
109.522
59.882
303.993
120.178
108.453
59.193
303.940
120.178
-1.2
-4.3
2.6
2.6
-1.0
-1.2
.0
.0
2.8
-.2
-.1
.0
1.7
-1.1
1.1
1.4
-1.0
-1.2
.0
.0
447.213
354.647
115.815
478.566
98.228
100.575
476.800
361.010
365.214
451.798
184.343
228.027
766.486
292.257
286.683
659.993
206.058
117.720
123.372
2.8
3.9
4.1
5.3
-.7
-.1
2.5
1.6
1.6
2.4
-.4
1.2
4.5
4.9
4.3
5.3
3.2
.7
.8
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.4
.1
.1
.0
.1
.6
.0
.2
.2
.1
.2
.4
.7
.1
.3
.1
.2
.3
-.4
-.2
.4
.3
.6
.1
-.3
.0
.5
.6
.5
.6
.1
.2
.2
.7
.1
.1
.3
.3
.5
.9
.3
.5
.4
-.1
.1
1.7
1.9
1.8
2.0
.3
.0
.8
.2
.4
.1
.4
.1
.4
.2
.1
.1
.1
.6
.2
.5
.5
.4
.6
.3
.7
.1
Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities ........................................................
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 1 8 ................................................
Services by other medical professionals 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 ...............................................................
7.716
1.772
1.696
1.345
.351
.076
5.944
3.032
1.590
.804
.284
.354
2.159
1.853
.174
.132
.753
446.663
354.339
115.732
478.206
98.169
100.150
476.163
360.676
365.146
451.323
183.312
227.964
764.862
291.775
286.328
658.829
205.286
116.930
123.285
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 ....................................................................
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 ...................................................................
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 .......................................................................................
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 2 3 .........
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 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 ..........................................................................
5.750
1.847
.133
1.468
.029
116.045
100.249
3.472
424.955
10.795
116.190
100.058
3.472
423.620
10.743
.1
-.7
-14.5
1.2
-5.5
.1
-.2
.0
-.3
-.5
.1
-.2
-.4
-.1
-1.0
.1
.1
-2.6
.4
.9
.1
-.2
.1
-.3
-.5
.090
.050
.042
1.724
72.627
40.941
120.500
36.245
86.897
166.727
198.253
152.395
113.544
223.748
179.694
234.104
115.481
151.233
85.288
75.452
55.674
126.449
22.901
121.995
127.870
119.550
47.804
45.686
54.073
98.586
98.162
155.162
73.505
41.677
121.259
36.141
87.572
167.484
198.785
152.958
114.001
225.431
180.265
235.848
114.271
150.829
83.822
74.956
55.075
126.487
22.628
121.659
128.373
118.588
47.510
45.355
54.105
97.709
98.636
156.180
-1.5
-5.4
3.8
-7.1
-3.5
1.1
-.4
-.4
.1
3.4
2.1
3.8
-2.0
1.3
-4.8
-4.0
-8.4
1.9
-10.4
.5
.7
.6
-4.5
-5.3
-3.1
-3.5
.2
2.3
1.2
1.8
.6
-.3
.8
.5
.3
.4
.4
.8
.3
.7
-1.0
-.3
-1.7
-.7
-1.1
.0
-1.2
-.3
.4
-.8
-.6
-.7
.1
-.9
.5
.7
-1.3
-2.8
.1
.1
-.8
.2
.3
.5
.1
.2
-.1
.3
-.5
-.5
-.5
-.8
-1.1
-.1
-1.2
-.4
-.3
-1.0
.3
.1
.1
1.1
.7
.4
.3
1.0
.3
.4
-.4
-.3
-.6
-.7
-.4
.1
.4
.2
.8
1.8
-.6
-.4
-1.4
-1.7
-1.9
.5
.4
.7
.2
.1
1.0
.6
.0
.3
1.2
1.8
.6
-.6
.8
.5
.3
.4
.4
.9
.3
.9
-1.0
-.3
-2.1
-.8
-1.4
.0
-1.5
-.3
.4
-.8
-.8
-1.0
-.5
-.9
.5
.7
.602
.640
128.872
353.805
129.237
356.964
-.2
4.5
.3
.9
-.3
1.0
.6
.3
.3
.9
-
-
.066
.044
1.058
.659
-
.399
-
.400
.181
.214
.120
.058
-
.062
-
.381
.277
-
See footnotes at end of table.
12
CPI Detailed Report-May 2015
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
2014
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2015 from—
Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
2015
May
2015
May
2014
-
168.730
204.543
283.109
239.205
162.702
100.336
168.981
208.506
285.536
241.266
165.435
100.146
2.6
9.1
1.8
.8
2.0
-.8
7.062
3.325
.203
3.122
1.853
.377
.725
.039
3.737
.144
.130
.014
3.593
2.462
1.624
.837
1.132
.272
.068
.711
137.707
238.003
642.694
219.466
681.469
776.190
739.003
274.181
232.283
80.422
174.631
274.517
283.574
76.584
98.822
54.902
113.029
8.212
49.047
36.831
78.976
137.400
238.219
642.547
219.668
682.138
776.379
741.538
274.583
233.047
80.015
174.580
274.517
282.741
76.182
98.469
54.537
113.279
8.139
48.667
37.244
78.092
.068
24.762
3.394
.718
.661
.050
2.676
.724
Apr.
2015
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
0.1
1.9
.9
.9
1.7
-.2
1.1
1.1
.4
.1
.2
.0
0.4
-.1
-.4
.4
.2
.6
0.1
1.9
.9
.9
1.7
-.2
.1
3.8
5.8
6.2
3.6
3.4
4.1
4.2
1.5
-3.0
-.1
.0
-.6
-3.1
-3.0
-5.5
1.9
-3.2
-9.5
1.8
-.1
-.2
.1
.0
.1
.1
.0
.3
.1
.3
-.5
.0
.0
-.3
-.5
-.4
-.7
.2
-.9
-.8
1.1
-1.1
.0
.5
.7
.4
.5
.4
.3
.9
.1
-.3
.0
.2
-1.3
-.4
-.4
-.8
.4
-.3
-1.0
.9
.1
.2
.5
.3
.1
.5
.4
.3
.9
-.3
-.1
.3
.2
.9
-.1
-.1
-.1
-.1
.0
.1
-.3
.1
-.1
.2
.1
.1
.3
.2
.5
.2
.3
-.4
.3
.4
-.7
-.4
-.4
-.7
.2
-.6
-.3
1.1
-.8
24.563
-12.8
-.8
-2.9
-1.4
-.8
412.231
917.843
374.371
243.727
219.852
163.446
412.841
920.372
375.648
242.297
220.101
163.185
1.4
2.5
2.5
1.8
1.1
.2
.1
.3
.3
-.6
.1
-.2
.1
.4
.5
-1.1
.0
-.3
.0
.0
-.1
.9
-.1
-.4
.3
.4
.4
-.6
.3
-.2
.369
104.213
104.215
1.9
.0
.0
-.5
.0
.348
.638
.638
1.122
.316
.173
.276
.034
.228
-
187.608
244.230
149.020
396.920
321.015
312.405
154.069
181.150
317.595
150.438
216.896
82.664
151.285
86.342
186.976
244.802
149.369
397.696
321.825
312.282
154.897
181.222
317.257
150.552
216.641
82.884
153.453
85.698
-1.7
1.3
1.3
2.2
1.3
1.6
2.0
1.9
4.0
2.3
5.0
-2.2
-1.9
-1.8
-.3
.2
.2
.2
.3
.0
.5
.0
-.1
.1
-.1
.3
1.4
-.7
-.7
.6
.6
.3
.2
.1
.1
.3
.8
.6
.9
-.6
-1.5
.9
-.2
.1
.1
.1
.3
.6
.1
.1
.3
1.0
.0
-.7
-.5
-2.3
-.3
.2
.2
.2
.3
.0
.5
.0
-.1
.1
-.1
.4
1.5
-.7
37.880
22.608
13.658
10.315
8.950
62.120
32.336
5.625
11.955
85.743
67.289
182.533
150.735
191.485
235.013
110.212
290.063
288.464
289.971
337.847
235.125
223.446
184.263
153.084
196.477
244.171
110.197
290.770
289.079
292.994
337.863
236.510
224.911
-3.3
-6.2
-9.5
-11.8
-.8
2.0
2.9
1.5
1.1
-.3
-1.4
.9
1.6
2.6
3.9
.0
.2
.2
1.0
.0
.6
.7
.4
.9
.8
.9
.3
.1
.3
.0
.1
.3
.2
-.2
-.3
-.8
-.9
.3
.3
.3
.1
.2
.1
.0
.9
1.5
2.6
3.7
-.1
.2
.2
.7
.1
.5
.6
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 3 ............................................
Recreational books 1 3 ...........................................................
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 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 3 ......
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 3 ....................................................
Other goods and services ..........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products ...............................................
Cigarettes 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 1 8 ...........................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 3 .................................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 3 ....
Financial services 1 8 ...........................................................
Checking account and other bank services 1 2 3 ...............
Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 1 2 3 .....
Miscellaneous personal goods 3 ............................................
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap 2 ...........................
Infants’ equipment 1 2 5 ........................................................
.211
.220
.123
.094
-
-
.192
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
2014
Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
2015
May
2015
226.479
153.753
194.292
234.235
218.244
121.723
314.401
275.951
203.715
241.769
241.802
147.303
220.732
299.544
249.585
213.651
$ .423
$ .141
227.707
156.062
199.037
242.584
220.974
120.045
315.271
276.655
214.330
242.047
242.119
147.014
242.315
300.264
249.655
214.939
$ .421
$ .140
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2015 from—
May
2014
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Apr.
2015
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care ...........................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Apparel less footwear ...................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 7 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy ..........................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .....................
Energy commodities ...............................................................
Services less energy services ..................................................
Domestically produced farm food .................................................
Utilities and public transportation .................................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .............
92.284
23.623
14.673
11.330
28.930
2.619
29.784
56.176
8.030
91.970
77.713
19.408
4.215
58.305
7.094
10.089
-
1
2
3
4
5
6
-0.3
-6.0
-8.8
-10.8
-4.0
-2.3
1.1
2.0
-16.3
1.7
1.7
-.3
-24.8
2.4
.6
-1.8
0.5
1.5
2.4
3.6
1.3
-1.4
.3
.3
5.2
.1
.1
-.2
9.8
.2
.0
.6
0.2
.8
.7
.8
.1
.4
-.1
.1
1.1
.2
.2
.3
3.8
.2
-.5
-.7
0.1
-.3
-.7
-.8
-.4
-.4
.3
.2
-1.3
.2
.3
.1
-1.9
.3
-.3
-.2
0.5
1.5
2.4
3.4
1.3
-.4
.0
.1
4.3
.1
.1
-.1
9.6
.2
.0
-.1
-
-
-
-
-
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 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
Seasonally adjusted indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015
All items ....................................................................................
235.186
235.740
235.982
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 2 3 ..........
Ham ..........................................................................
Ham, excluding canned 3 .......................................
Pork chops ...............................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics 2 .................
Other meats ................................................................
Frankfurters 3 ...........................................................
Lunchmeats 2 3 ........................................................
Lamb and organ meats 1 3 .......................................
Lamb and mutton 1 2 3 .............................................
Poultry ..........................................................................
Chicken 1 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 2 ............................................
Processed fish and seafood 2 ....................................
Shelf stable fish and seafood 1 3 ..............................
Frozen fish and seafood 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 1 2 ..............................
246.070
246.512
242.626
272.935
233.399
251.595
227.634
239.943
168.560
294.920
177.546
319.578
344.870
176.292
278.458
269.883
288.126
263.884
285.134
303.880
245.628
246.003
241.519
274.020
234.984
247.863
228.916
242.449
167.930
296.242
178.856
321.666
344.949
175.406
278.176
270.230
288.749
265.782
292.978
310.358
269.871
262.124
262.562
268.694
324.308
303.062
239.587
210.841
239.223
228.467
162.174
290.829
153.233
231.487
260.851
203.046
142.422
229.093
230.212
147.363
327.701
176.461
240.647
153.809
258.439
227.781
156.520
290.144
177.269
148.744
199.755
321.984
255.460
225.535
149.660
217.891
152.556
235.543
220.618
147.462
264.348
260.761
261.202
266.403
324.612
300.345
239.680
213.917
237.700
222.506
157.690
280.392
151.547
224.095
252.044
198.706
140.865
227.969
222.979
147.131
338.631
182.720
240.792
154.302
257.088
229.275
156.465
290.654
177.215
148.047
198.387
317.830
254.073
224.449
149.422
216.740
152.663
233.884
220.895
147.445
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2014
Nov.
2014
Feb.
2015
May
2015
Nov.
2014
May
2015
237.031
0.8
-0.6
-3.1
3.2
0.1
0.0
245.623
245.998
241.100
273.115
235.526
248.656
230.143
243.164
167.775
294.326
176.877
323.733
341.975
174.888
273.854
263.695
285.771
266.809
296.342
307.658
245.668
246.014
240.730
272.912
234.425
247.774
230.513
242.946
168.551
294.612
176.961
324.282
338.993
173.859
278.125
267.223
289.296
265.038
291.920
304.841
2.8
2.8
2.7
1.4
1.5
1.7
.9
.7
-9.0
1.2
4.7
2.0
2.4
2.5
-.6
6.2
-4.2
-1.1
5.0
-1.4
3.0
3.0
2.6
-.6
-2.0
-1.6
4.1
-10.0
-3.8
.3
-1.0
-2.3
-3.8
4.0
-2.8
-6.6
3.1
2.4
-8.9
1.4
1.2
1.4
.5
2.6
2.1
4.4
-5.6
9.0
.8
2.3
1.6
2.1
5.9
5.9
8.6
8.3
4.7
-2.7
-1.9
-4.6
-.7
-.8
-3.1
.0
1.8
-5.9
5.2
5.1
.0
-.4
-1.3
6.0
-6.6
-5.4
-.5
-3.9
1.6
1.8
9.9
1.3
2.9
2.9
2.6
.4
-.3
.0
2.5
-4.8
-6.4
.7
1.8
-.1
-.8
3.3
-1.7
-.4
-.6
.6
-2.2
.0
.3
.3
-1.3
1.3
1.9
-.9
-.3
7.0
.4
.9
.2
4.0
-.6
.1
4.0
2.0
3.2
-.5
3.8
-1.7
270.742
259.007
259.863
264.568
325.822
300.281
241.354
215.411
238.540
216.990
155.188
275.214
150.525
218.629
245.161
195.116
134.701
226.621
226.224
146.172
332.201
178.104
239.974
154.347
255.772
229.389
156.821
290.692
176.466
149.561
202.547
322.639
246.375
222.691
147.556
213.775
151.182
232.773
220.455
147.137
267.709
257.617
257.936
263.507
325.578
298.428
243.162
217.178
232.526
214.796
149.822
260.461
148.233
216.623
242.892
195.648
136.111
225.908
225.851
146.642
322.173
172.695
236.487
150.656
253.259
222.509
157.983
286.989
174.098
147.226
200.040
317.016
252.673
221.039
146.907
211.834
150.779
233.193
215.965
146.942
-1.7
8.4
8.9
12.4
20.5
13.1
31.2
24.2
23.6
4.5
-6.1
-16.5
6.0
23.0
28.8
2.4
14.6
7.8
-6.5
8.4
1.9
-4.4
2.6
7.0
4.7
8.3
-2.2
3.4
5.4
1.4
-1.8
2.6
.8
1.6
-1.2
-.3
-.1
3.7
3.1
6.9
3.9
4.9
5.3
7.4
12.9
26.3
5.2
-.6
28.3
-.1
-6.0
-8.6
.0
15.2
15.7
1.1
-2.4
6.8
16.7
4.5
12.9
4.2
2.5
1.5
-6.5
4.4
4.6
.5
-2.2
3.1
10.0
1.6
-1.5
3.6
-.8
3.0
-2.8
2.4
4.4
1.4
-3.3
2.4
1.4
2.1
6.1
9.0
2.3
5.5
2.2
-7.5
-5.8
-5.0
-5.7
-4.0
-8.0
-15.5
-12.2
7.7
17.6
5.5
-2.0
-3.5
2.5
-.5
6.1
-3.4
-1.4
-2.6
1.5
-3.9
-6.6
-4.9
18.8
-4.9
-17.2
-20.0
-14.6
-7.1
6.2
1.7
-3.2
-6.7
-6.9
-7.5
1.6
-6.0
6.1
12.6
-10.7
-21.9
-27.2
-35.7
-12.4
-23.3
-24.8
-13.8
-16.6
-5.4
-7.4
-1.9
-6.6
-8.3
-6.7
-8.0
-7.8
-8.9
3.8
-4.3
-7.0
-4.0
.6
-6.0
-4.3
-7.7
-7.2
-10.7
-4.6
-3.9
-8.2
-1.4
1.1
6.6
7.1
9.8
16.7
19.5
17.5
11.1
25.9
2.2
-6.1
-12.6
2.9
19.1
22.0
1.7
5.8
7.3
4.4
6.4
7.2
-.2
2.5
4.2
-1.1
6.3
1.1
1.9
1.5
2.3
3.9
2.1
-.3
2.6
-1.0
1.3
-1.5
3.0
3.7
4.1
-3.3
-2.2
-2.8
-2.8
3.8
1.2
4.2
9.0
-4.5
-15.0
-17.2
-21.8
-9.1
-14.2
-16.8
-14.6
-14.4
.9
4.4
1.7
-4.3
-5.9
-2.2
-4.3
-1.1
-6.2
1.2
-3.4
-2.8
-4.0
-3.1
-5.5
6.6
-6.4
-12.3
-15.4
-9.7
-5.5
-1.2
.1
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
15
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Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
Seasonally adjusted indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
6 months
ended—
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015
Aug.
2014
Nov.
2014
Feb.
2015
May
2015
Nov.
2014
May
2015
293.309
336.876
353.445
333.329
199.113
231.938
481.173
120.633
318.210
328.499
323.476
337.283
314.754
158.466
163.144
156.396
171.802
147.023
202.357
289.156
331.308
344.740
328.841
200.339
227.771
478.282
114.709
315.988
327.870
307.834
331.613
319.708
157.499
161.921
155.926
170.186
147.045
202.302
289.842
331.553
346.165
326.223
200.972
230.731
470.291
115.239
314.979
326.592
304.363
329.365
317.781
158.740
163.816
156.565
173.162
146.840
199.974
290.850
332.766
344.927
324.878
201.617
234.498
477.263
113.883
318.788
334.464
311.257
314.359
319.183
159.196
163.312
157.409
171.777
148.914
203.923
-2.3
-2.6
-6.1
-11.3
3.0
-30.5
-29.0
4.9
1.7
-12.4
11.8
-1.3
-1.5
-1.2
-1.7
2.0
-5.1
-1.3
-2.0
1.9
2.5
-1.7
-13.4
4.9
9.1
23.0
-1.5
7.8
1.7
12.5
73.1
1.6
-.2
-4.3
-4.2
-4.7
2.6
1.2
-3.5
-5.6
-5.4
-1.3
-11.5
-9.7
-2.9
-.1
-5.8
5.4
15.1
-15.9
-6.7
3.9
5.7
8.9
4.3
1.4
3.8
-3.3
-4.8
-9.3
-9.8
5.1
4.5
-3.2
-20.6
.7
7.5
-14.3
-24.5
5.7
1.9
.4
2.6
-.1
5.2
3.1
-0.2
-.1
-3.9
-12.3
4.0
-12.9
-6.5
1.7
4.7
-5.6
12.2
30.7
.0
-.7
-3.0
-1.2
-4.9
.6
-.4
-3.4
-5.2
-7.4
-5.6
-3.6
-2.8
-3.1
-10.9
-2.6
6.4
-.7
-20.3
-.7
2.9
3.0
5.7
2.1
3.3
3.5
163.559
207.190
168.163
128.210
159.455
177.150
117.418
121.490
207.553
215.765
212.393
129.635
208.575
216.650
188.272
145.625
154.321
228.351
198.472
232.561
288.918
131.805
161.205
163.984
222.059
235.379
168.853
251.885
232.828
142.761
136.118
135.833
273.785
154.493
131.244
121.121
253.719
157.885
161.996
160.337
134.508
145.363
161.163
203.851
167.090
127.448
158.224
175.310
116.992
120.653
206.019
214.571
208.124
127.946
208.285
216.216
188.601
145.808
153.137
226.161
194.370
223.102
281.140
131.112
160.054
163.238
222.074
236.155
169.082
250.486
232.310
143.415
136.840
136.576
269.732
154.347
131.257
119.790
254.108
158.131
162.169
160.638
134.847
145.578
163.794
207.756
168.004
128.300
158.609
176.282
118.068
121.307
208.828
217.992
207.550
126.546
208.409
214.157
191.386
142.936
153.091
227.033
196.014
225.737
288.842
131.327
160.742
162.451
222.548
239.837
170.157
249.681
234.570
145.711
136.342
135.604
274.302
153.317
131.705
120.549
254.727
158.515
162.550
160.851
135.138
146.011
164.159
207.297
167.584
128.119
159.015
176.275
117.588
120.214
206.677
214.947
205.507
125.548
208.704
216.413
191.128
145.266
153.425
226.339
193.321
221.160
287.781
132.743
160.238
163.103
222.614
237.009
171.588
249.324
233.956
145.084
135.190
134.975
273.497
154.482
131.622
119.331
255.322
158.711
163.041
161.312
135.468
146.406
-.9
1.8
1.6
.9
-.3
-2.8
1.9
5.3
13.5
11.9
8.8
-3.3
2.5
.3
1.2
-.1
1.2
4.0
18.2
42.4
.5
-2.4
.1
-8.0
2.6
3.0
7.3
.8
.8
4.2
-2.7
-.9
-9.5
1.6
.6
7.9
3.0
3.8
2.9
-2.3
-3.0
3.3
2.3
6.5
4.0
4.2
1.5
15.6
6.5
2.3
.9
3.4
-3.6
5.7
1.5
1.6
-1.6
8.3
-1.4
-.2
13.5
29.7
3.8
-6.9
-5.4
-.7
1.7
-6.0
-.4
1.9
1.6
5.3
7.2
.6
-3.4
1.0
4.9
5.6
3.5
2.8
4.5
5.7
8.2
.5
7.9
8.8
1.1
.0
.6
.8
-1.2
3.3
4.8
6.1
17.4
.5
2.5
15.6
18.2
13.6
1.6
-4.0
-16.8
-26.7
-6.8
9.7
-2.6
-1.7
1.1
-3.7
-4.4
10.1
3.9
-1.6
11.3
6.5
10.0
-2.4
-.8
4.9
2.8
2.1
3.5
2.3
1.5
5.4
1.5
.2
-1.4
-.3
-1.1
-2.0
.6
-4.1
-1.7
-1.5
-12.4
-12.0
.2
-.4
6.2
-1.0
-2.3
-3.5
-10.0
-18.2
-1.6
2.9
-2.4
-2.1
1.0
2.8
6.6
-4.0
2.0
6.7
-2.7
-2.5
-.4
.0
1.2
-5.8
2.6
2.1
2.6
2.5
2.9
2.9
.7
4.1
2.8
2.5
.6
6.0
4.2
3.8
7.0
7.6
2.4
1.1
2.0
.9
-.2
4.0
-.1
1.9
15.8
35.9
2.1
-4.7
-2.7
-4.5
2.2
-1.6
3.4
1.3
1.2
4.8
2.1
-.2
-6.5
1.3
2.7
6.7
3.3
3.3
3.7
1.6
2.4
1.9
4.6
4.4
-.2
-.1
-.3
-.6
-.3
-.5
1.5
2.2
1.4
-6.0
1.4
7.3
12.0
6.1
-.4
-3.8
-13.4
-22.6
-4.2
6.2
-2.5
-1.9
1.1
-.5
1.0
2.8
2.9
2.5
4.1
1.9
4.6
-1.2
.2
-.6
2.7
2.1
3.1
2.4
2.2
4.1
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 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 3 .......................................................................
Margarine 3 .................................................................
Salad dressing 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 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 3 5 .............
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 1 2 .....
See footnotes at end of table.
16
CPI Detailed Report-May 2015
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
Seasonally adjusted indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015
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 1 3 ......................................................
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home 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 ...............................
176.589
238.651
196.805
212.718
193.416
208.105
187.244
169.331
328.492
177.551
239.114
197.099
212.955
193.326
208.432
187.037
169.834
328.715
178.057
239.110
196.901
213.535
193.107
208.756
186.081
168.939
329.865
162.517
177.434
173.694
163.498
177.389
173.110
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 6 7 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 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 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 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 ...............................
236.311
275.431
282.053
153.226
503.884
318.637
282.437
282.410
145.942
234.250
200.129
278.792
279.040
307.090
203.645
213.009
172.833
210.837
484.571
429.248
122.451
61.756
108.478
70.770
48.792
113.972
127.863
86.957
75.151
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2014
Nov.
2014
Feb.
2015
May
2015
Nov.
2014
May
2015
179.463
239.556
197.164
214.408
193.749
208.854
186.549
168.554
331.239
0.1
2.1
2.5
1.7
-1.7
2.9
-1.0
4.2
1.3
1.4
3.4
2.6
1.9
3.8
-1.1
6.5
2.0
5.0
4.5
-2.1
-4.4
-4.8
-1.1
2.7
-.6
-3.4
.5
6.7
1.5
.7
3.2
.7
1.4
-1.5
-1.8
3.4
0.7
2.8
2.5
1.8
1.0
.9
2.7
3.1
3.1
5.6
-.3
-1.8
-.9
-.2
2.1
-1.1
-2.6
1.9
163.929
177.706
175.732
164.011
178.559
177.085
.5
2.5
1.6
4.7
3.7
4.6
.6
.8
.6
3.7
2.6
8.0
2.6
3.1
3.1
2.2
1.7
4.3
236.572
276.163
282.904
153.898
504.175
237.035
276.925
283.626
154.341
505.318
237.132
277.468
284.506
151.195
506.386
2.0
2.7
3.6
-1.5
1.2
2.1
3.0
3.6
6.2
3.4
2.1
2.9
3.2
4.8
3.8
1.4
3.0
3.5
-5.2
2.0
2.1
2.9
3.6
2.3
2.3
1.7
2.9
3.4
-.3
2.9
320.314
283.156
283.125
145.790
232.176
197.682
287.679
295.603
310.588
200.647
210.592
168.125
211.348
486.093
429.235
122.644
61.090
108.412
68.808
48.384
114.966
130.160
86.798
75.637
321.282
283.948
283.917
146.341
230.840
195.994
270.254
270.850
313.197
199.553
210.594
163.750
212.072
488.054
429.807
123.307
61.532
108.980
70.522
48.500
116.506
132.416
88.161
75.912
313.081
284.658
284.627
146.364
229.271
194.047
266.112
272.874
309.942
197.631
208.028
163.789
212.793
489.725
431.234
122.966
61.091
108.686
68.954
48.318
115.645
132.257
87.570
74.243
-2.1
2.6
2.6
4.2
.1
-1.2
-10.0
-13.5
8.1
-.6
4.8
-16.5
4.6
5.5
1.4
-.8
-1.6
7.6
-8.4
-1.8
-6.9
-5.5
-8.5
.6
6.8
2.7
2.7
1.2
-1.8
-4.0
-19.1
-32.3
-10.1
-2.9
-.6
-10.4
6.2
7.8
1.0
.2
-3.7
-6.2
14.2
-8.0
.3
-2.7
4.0
-2.6
5.0
2.6
2.6
6.5
.4
-.7
-37.3
-48.7
-36.8
2.1
7.5
-15.2
4.1
4.9
1.4
-1.6
-7.0
1.5
-19.2
-5.0
-2.3
-11.2
1.2
3.6
-6.8
3.2
3.2
1.2
-8.2
-11.6
-17.0
-8.6
3.8
-11.3
-9.0
-19.3
3.8
4.3
1.9
1.7
-4.2
.8
-9.9
-3.8
6.0
14.5
2.8
-4.7
2.3
2.7
2.7
2.7
-.9
-2.6
-14.7
-23.5
-1.4
-1.7
2.1
-13.5
5.4
6.6
1.2
-.3
-2.6
.4
2.3
-5.0
-3.4
-4.1
-2.4
-1.0
-1.1
2.9
2.9
3.8
-4.0
-6.3
-27.8
-31.5
-19.0
-4.8
-1.1
-17.3
3.9
4.6
1.6
.1
-5.6
1.1
-14.7
-4.4
1.7
.8
2.0
-.7
Expenditure category
NA
80.166
89.227
101.155
68.518
59.367
48.006
128.375
55.192
90.798
91.098
101.075
86.493
186.827
118.202
169.315
119.244
164.570
155.308
168.979
NA
79.871
88.716
101.648
68.034
59.562
47.738
126.941
55.420
91.772
91.190
100.913
86.623
187.802
119.045
169.413
120.244
164.807
155.308
169.676
NA
80.152
89.150
101.429
68.296
59.681
47.890
127.183
56.025
91.157
91.187
100.809
86.780
187.783
119.687
170.170
119.807
166.190
155.376
172.652
NA
79.986
88.853
100.880
68.151
59.282
47.599
127.972
55.910
91.188
91.356
100.756
86.961
187.551
119.937
169.339
119.482
166.495
155.496
172.410
-
-2.0
-5.7
-10.4
3.8
-.6
-2.5
-1.1
24.0
-7.3
-.3
.8
-1.0
-3.3
-4.1
-4.0
.3
5.8
.9
7.0
-
-4.4
-9.4
-13.2
2.1
-2.0
-6.9
3.8
-14.4
3.5
3.2
2.8
2.3
.7
2.1
-.8
-3.3
3.0
2.2
6.4
-
-3.6
-2.4
6.0
-4.0
-5.5
-4.4
2.4
4.0
-7.4
-1.8
2.5
-2.5
-.2
-1.7
-.2
.2
1.1
1.8
-.1
-
-.9
-1.7
-1.1
-2.1
-.6
-3.3
-1.2
5.3
1.7
1.1
-1.3
2.2
1.6
6.0
.1
.8
4.8
.5
8.4
-
-3.2
-7.5
-11.8
3.0
-1.3
-4.8
1.4
3.0
-2.0
1.5
1.8
.6
-1.3
-1.0
-2.4
-1.5
4.4
1.5
6.7
-
-2.3
-2.1
2.4
-3.1
-3.1
-3.9
.6
4.7
-3.0
-.4
.6
-.2
.7
2.1
-.1
.5
2.9
1.1
4.1
See footnotes at end of table.
17
CPI Detailed Report-May 2015
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
Seasonally adjusted indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015
Moving, storage, freight expense 2 ...................................
Repair of household items 1 2 ..........................................
137.043
218.310
136.743
218.233
137.738
218.237
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 .............................................................................
126.336
121.272
126.048
114.388
153.220
83.499
123.916
102.857
111.600
114.116
110.366
125.209
80.949
126.996
121.934
126.941
114.447
160.584
82.103
124.490
102.009
111.971
114.940
106.387
126.535
81.883
104.655
99.507
136.327
137.565
148.253
129.064
115.850
161.231
124.181
167.036
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 2 ...................................................
Parking fees and tolls 1 2 3 .............................................
Automobile service clubs 1 2 3 ........................................
Public transportation .............................................................
Airline fare ..........................................................................
Other intercity transportation ..............................................
195.745
190.132
100.531
146.735
101.720
144.554
154.307
146.695
84.765
127.276
201.789
200.557
197.621
214.191
207.394
208.727
145.140
127.585
166.468
156.728
368.695
269.136
278.785
241.998
167.096
453.080
177.388
167.232
193.498
215.029
125.803
269.994
295.948
150.251
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2014
Nov.
2014
Feb.
2015
May
2015
Nov.
2014
May
2015
138.584
218.247
8.1
6.6
0.9
3.8
8.1
4.5
4.6
-.1
4.5
5.2
6.3
2.2
126.563
119.971
124.288
109.341
159.041
79.373
123.352
103.646
112.253
115.235
109.176
124.682
83.052
125.964
120.058
124.262
111.717
158.279
78.395
123.882
103.852
111.382
114.258
110.741
121.083
82.630
-.2
-2.8
-.4
-2.8
3.3
-7.7
6.0
-17.2
-2.3
.0
19.8
2.7
.3
-3.2
-2.4
-2.2
-9.5
-4.3
4.7
-1.0
4.5
-5.2
-5.7
-24.4
21.1
-12.6
-1.2
6.4
6.7
6.7
-8.9
18.4
9.4
2.7
-5.1
-7.4
1.4
-11.9
-9.3
-1.2
-3.9
-5.5
-9.0
13.9
-22.3
-.1
3.9
-.8
.5
1.4
-12.5
8.6
-1.8
-2.6
-1.3
-6.2
-.6
-1.7
2.4
-7.0
-3.8
-2.8
-4.8
11.5
-6.3
-1.2
1.1
.4
-1.5
1.8
-4.1
4.5
3.3
-2.9
-3.5
1.4
-12.2
-.8
106.085
97.821
137.647
136.658
152.016
130.204
117.816
160.415
123.227
166.550
104.758
98.036
137.573
139.689
150.882
129.027
117.670
159.888
122.991
165.897
103.449
97.656
136.761
140.226
153.815
125.737
117.628
159.145
122.505
164.676
-2.9
-14.0
6.9
7.5
19.0
4.6
-1.5
2.6
7.0
-1.4
-4.7
-2.7
.6
-3.1
1.1
1.0
-.5
-7.1
-3.5
-6.8
-2.9
8.3
-1.3
-2.3
-6.2
.6
-5.5
.0
9.7
-.6
-4.5
-7.2
1.3
8.0
15.9
-9.9
6.3
-5.1
-5.3
-5.5
-3.8
-8.5
3.7
2.1
9.7
2.8
-1.0
-2.4
1.6
-4.1
-3.7
.2
.0
2.7
4.3
-4.8
.2
-2.6
1.9
-3.1
197.916
192.606
101.093
147.046
101.948
144.847
154.647
148.510
85.422
127.922
209.588
208.324
205.077
219.855
215.109
207.151
144.504
126.843
166.195
156.273
369.948
268.907
279.094
242.093
166.756
455.560
177.443
167.330
193.439
214.940
126.418
266.699
290.941
149.055
197.353
192.124
101.340
147.236
102.070
144.720
155.194
149.425
85.304
126.711
206.055
204.717
201.860
215.991
211.129
200.585
144.281
126.577
166.111
156.222
374.848
269.948
279.982
243.096
167.386
457.204
177.711
167.611
193.933
215.300
126.440
264.806
287.190
149.285
202.757
197.283
101.260
147.505
102.254
144.786
155.690
148.807
84.030
130.034
227.090
225.935
223.117
236.799
231.022
207.198
144.581
126.929
166.236
156.913
371.558
270.764
280.621
243.900
167.865
457.957
177.743
167.626
194.268
215.541
126.329
273.818
303.420
149.880
-3.6
-2.4
-.4
.5
.5
-.8
2.4
-1.3
-2.9
-8.7
-8.1
-8.1
-8.5
-6.7
-10.1
-7.3
-.3
-2.9
4.9
3.9
4.4
1.7
.2
3.3
.5
3.0
.4
2.0
-1.5
-.9
.7
-17.6
-26.1
-3.3
-11.5
-12.5
-1.2
.6
.7
.5
.9
-6.1
1.6
6.1
-34.3
-34.2
-35.0
-31.5
-28.5
-19.7
-2.2
-3.7
.8
1.5
-1.5
3.4
-.2
3.7
3.6
5.2
-1.9
-6.2
5.2
2.4
1.2
2.0
1.1
6.2
-24.9
-26.3
.0
.0
.0
.0
-.8
-.1
.3
-1.5
-67.3
-67.4
-68.3
-65.0
-61.7
-59.9
2.9
3.2
2.4
2.6
-.4
1.1
.6
-1.7
3.6
7.7
2.9
1.0
2.9
6.9
1.9
-4.9
-7.7
-9.2
15.1
15.9
2.9
2.1
2.1
.6
3.6
5.9
-3.4
9.0
60.4
61.1
62.5
49.4
54.0
-2.9
-1.5
-2.0
-.6
.5
3.1
2.4
2.7
3.2
1.9
4.4
.8
.9
1.6
1.0
1.7
5.8
10.5
-1.0
-7.6
-7.6
-.8
.5
.6
-.2
1.7
-3.7
-.7
-1.6
-22.3
-22.3
-22.9
-20.0
-19.8
-13.7
-1.2
-3.3
2.8
2.7
1.4
2.6
.0
3.5
2.0
4.1
-.7
-2.2
1.8
.8
1.0
-8.4
-13.6
1.4
-7.0
-7.6
1.5
1.1
1.1
.3
1.4
2.8
-1.6
3.6
-27.6
-27.6
-28.2
-27.7
-23.2
-37.6
.7
.6
.9
1.5
1.4
1.8
1.6
.7
2.7
6.0
1.8
1.0
2.2
3.9
1.8
.3
1.0
-5.2
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
18
CPI Detailed Report-May 2015
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
Seasonally adjusted indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015
Aug.
2014
Nov.
2014
Feb.
2015
6 months
ended—
May
2015
Nov.
2014
May
2015
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 ...............................................
104.767
60.648
300.825
118.550
107.703
60.544
300.601
118.532
109.522
59.882
303.993
120.178
108.453
59.193
303.940
120.178
20.8
-8.3
1.6
1.0
-13.4
2.9
2.2
2.4
-20.8
-1.9
2.4
1.6
14.8
-9.3
4.2
5.6
2.3
-2.8
1.9
1.7
-4.6
-5.7
3.3
3.6
Medical care ...........................................................................
Medical care commodities ....................................................
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 1 8 ............................................
Services by other medical professionals 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 ...........................................................
441.385
352.842
115.452
474.059
98.262
99.920
469.462
358.017
361.137
448.318
184.091
227.554
746.187
283.760
278.842
640.189
203.933
116.702
122.102
442.735
353.063
115.638
475.627
97.883
99.691
471.240
359.212
363.331
448.579
183.569
227.592
749.975
285.385
280.160
644.138
204.200
116.930
122.343
445.800
353.289
115.732
476.824
98.169
100.150
475.388
360.362
365.047
450.265
183.312
227.805
762.399
290.778
285.247
656.851
204.772
116.930
123.285
446.781
354.579
115.815
478.657
98.228
100.575
476.229
360.599
365.338
450.775
184.343
228.170
766.256
292.242
286.508
660.720
205.472
117.720
123.372
1.5
3.6
4.2
5.7
-1.8
-.6
.8
.8
-.1
1.9
-2.6
1.9
2.1
2.1
2.1
3.3
3.5
-.8
-2.8
3.1
4.8
3.4
6.9
-2.2
1.8
2.6
2.6
2.2
2.0
2.6
5.1
3.2
3.3
2.6
2.6
3.8
.5
.1
1.8
5.1
7.4
4.8
1.5
-3.9
.8
.0
-.4
3.7
-2.2
-3.0
1.9
2.1
1.4
2.4
2.4
-.3
1.7
5.0
2.0
1.3
3.9
-.1
2.6
5.9
2.9
4.7
2.2
.5
1.1
11.2
12.5
11.5
13.5
3.1
3.5
4.2
2.3
4.2
3.8
6.3
-2.0
.6
1.7
1.7
1.0
1.9
.0
3.4
2.6
2.7
2.4
2.9
3.6
-.1
-1.3
3.4
3.5
4.3
4.4
.7
-.7
3.3
1.5
2.1
3.0
-.9
-1.0
6.5
7.2
6.3
7.8
2.7
1.6
2.9
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 ................................................................
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 ...............................................................
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 ....................................................................................
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 2 3 .....
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 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 ......................................................................
115.504
99.671
3.535
420.854
10.808
115.585
99.503
3.522
420.603
10.697
115.758
99.643
3.430
422.119
10.795
115.904
99.470
3.432
420.926
10.743
-1.5
-3.1
-15.7
-.7
-.3
.2
.4
-18.5
4.0
-8.9
.5
.8
-12.3
1.7
-10.0
1.4
-.8
-11.2
.1
-2.4
-.6
-1.4
-17.1
1.6
-4.7
1.0
.0
-11.7
.9
-6.2
73.356
41.727
120.034
36.171
87.932
166.738
199.048
152.559
113.931
222.343
179.046
232.005
115.093
149.210
86.016
76.044
56.624
128.757
23.416
121.911
127.739
119.952
47.419
45.381
53.414
96.862
97.438
154.121
72.383
40.538
120.126
36.207
87.212
167.106
199.550
153.397
114.018
222.720
178.944
232.782
114.519
148.525
85.588
75.462
55.974
128.645
23.130
121.428
127.418
118.734
47.566
45.427
53.444
97.975
98.150
154.679
72.627
40.941
120.500
36.365
86.897
166.528
198.253
152.395
113.544
223.052
179.694
233.307
115.481
151.233
85.074
75.141
55.191
126.449
22.694
121.995
127.870
119.550
47.639
45.468
53.959
98.586
98.162
155.162
73.505
41.677
121.259
36.143
87.572
167.374
198.785
152.958
114.001
225.046
180.265
235.370
114.271
150.829
83.303
74.550
54.445
126.487
22.352
121.659
128.373
118.588
47.258
45.024
53.681
97.709
98.636
156.180
-12.7
-18.1
-2.9
-14.9
-6.4
-1.1
-2.9
.3
-6.5
2.0
1.9
2.6
-2.4
1.1
-2.8
.7
-.9
15.8
-4.2
2.3
4.7
1.9
-3.1
-2.8
-1.4
-4.9
-2.8
1.4
.0
-3.8
1.2
-8.9
-10.3
4.1
4.8
1.7
9.9
2.8
1.0
3.0
-1.7
-2.7
-.7
-1.7
-4.1
3.6
-5.8
.8
-2.1
1.9
-4.5
-5.9
-2.7
-5.9
9.1
-1.5
7.1
2.3
13.4
-3.6
5.1
-.2
-2.7
-4.3
-2.6
3.9
2.6
3.7
-1.1
2.5
-3.2
-6.9
-13.3
-3.5
-13.8
-.3
-1.6
3.2
-8.8
-9.4
-10.1
-6.4
-9.5
4.2
.8
-.5
4.1
-.3
-1.6
1.5
-.5
1.1
.2
5.0
2.8
5.9
-2.8
4.4
-12.0
-7.6
-14.5
-6.9
-17.0
-.8
2.0
-4.5
-1.4
-3.1
2.0
3.5
5.0
5.5
-6.6
-11.2
-.9
-11.9
-8.4
1.5
.9
1.0
1.4
2.4
1.5
2.8
-2.1
-.8
-1.8
-.5
-2.5
9.5
-5.0
1.5
1.2
1.9
-3.8
-4.4
-2.0
-5.4
3.0
-.1
3.9
.9
8.7
-2.0
1.7
.6
-1.6
-1.7
-1.2
4.4
2.7
4.8
-2.0
3.5
-7.7
-7.2
-13.9
-5.2
-15.4
-.6
.2
-.7
-5.2
-6.3
-4.2
-1.6
-2.5
4.8
128.532
349.404
128.144
352.893
128.872
353.805
129.237
356.964
-.2
2.8
-.7
-4.5
-2.1
11.4
2.2
8.9
-.4
-.9
.1
10.1
NA
NA
NA
NA
-
-
-
-
-
-
See footnotes at end of table.
19
CPI Detailed Report-May 2015
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
Seasonally adjusted indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015
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 .......................................................
166.217
202.356
283.206
238.008
161.952
99.774
168.106
204.659
284.223
238.325
162.347
99.764
168.730
204.543
283.109
239.205
162.702
100.336
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 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 2 ..
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 2 .................................................
137.521
236.995
638.891
218.268
678.659
775.708
740.287
269.625
233.281
80.522
172.007
270.005
282.951
76.730
99.314
55.406
112.696
8.173
48.910
36.601
78.200
137.574
238.111
643.396
219.203
681.749
778.587
742.776
272.065
233.485
80.241
172.053
270.473
279.294
76.451
98.930
54.975
113.104
8.148
48.436
36.944
78.246
25.881
Other goods and services ......................................................
Tobacco and smoking products ...........................................
Cigarettes 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 1 8 .......................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 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 ....................................................
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2014
Nov.
2014
Feb.
2015
May
2015
Nov.
2014
May
2015
168.981
208.506
285.536
241.266
165.435
100.146
3.0
2.0
1.3
-6.4
-5.7
-7.2
-5.4
1.4
3.5
4.7
5.3
3.8
6.5
21.4
-.6
-.4
.0
-.8
6.8
12.7
3.3
5.6
8.9
1.5
-1.3
1.7
2.4
-1.0
-.3
-1.8
6.6
17.0
1.3
2.6
4.4
.3
137.848
239.275
645.217
219.466
685.176
781.591
745.120
274.524
232.821
80.191
172.541
271.066
281.739
76.393
98.822
54.902
113.029
8.147
48.478
36.831
78.338
137.720
239.873
645.841
219.668
686.954
783.525
748.779
275.081
233.531
79.868
172.990
272.049
279.859
76.065
98.469
54.537
113.279
8.100
48.327
37.244
77.694
1.2
2.7
6.7
10.1
2.5
1.7
4.0
3.0
1.8
-.1
4.7
4.5
6.1
-.3
-.3
-.4
-.2
-1.6
-9.7
9.5
3.6
-1.3
3.5
5.4
6.8
3.4
3.9
4.0
2.3
2.6
-5.3
4.1
4.8
-2.3
-5.6
-6.7
-9.8
-.2
-2.0
-11.3
-1.5
2.2
.1
3.9
6.5
5.3
3.7
3.8
3.8
3.1
1.4
-3.2
-10.5
-11.5
-1.6
-2.9
-1.6
-5.4
6.1
-6.8
-12.2
-7.2
-3.3
.6
4.9
4.4
2.6
5.0
4.1
4.7
8.3
.4
-3.2
2.3
3.1
-4.3
-3.4
-3.4
-6.1
2.1
-3.5
-4.7
7.2
-2.6
-.1
3.1
6.0
8.4
2.9
2.8
4.0
2.6
2.2
-2.7
4.4
4.7
1.8
-3.0
-3.6
-5.2
-.2
-1.8
-10.5
3.9
2.9
.3
4.4
5.5
3.9
4.3
4.0
4.2
5.7
.9
-3.2
-4.3
-4.5
-3.0
-3.2
-2.5
-5.8
4.1
-5.2
-8.5
-.2
-3.0
25.118
24.762
24.563
-7.2
-22.1
-1.2
-18.9
-15.0
-10.5
411.775
918.290
374.432
244.285
219.514
164.615
412.040
921.618
376.215
241.542
219.480
164.086
411.848
921.538
375.894
243.727
219.356
163.446
413.187
924.821
377.543
242.297
220.051
163.185
1.3
.0
.0
.7
1.6
3.1
1.3
4.1
4.0
7.1
.6
-2.3
1.6
2.9
2.8
2.7
1.2
3.4
1.4
2.9
3.4
-3.2
1.0
-3.4
1.3
2.1
2.0
3.9
1.1
.4
1.5
2.9
3.1
-.3
1.1
-.1
104.780
104.779
104.213
104.215
6.0
-2.5
6.6
-2.1
1.7
2.1
189.289
242.467
147.945
394.807
319.613
310.198
153.806
180.447
314.407
148.044
214.839
83.179
153.298
87.628
188.025
243.996
148.877
395.901
320.198
310.599
153.911
181.059
316.773
148.972
216.863
82.669
151.026
88.385
187.608
244.230
149.020
396.243
321.015
312.405
154.069
181.150
317.595
150.438
216.896
82.130
150.238
86.342
186.976
244.802
149.369
397.068
321.825
312.282
154.897
181.222
317.257
150.552
216.641
82.420
152.467
85.698
.2
1.1
1.1
1.6
1.6
.1
2.4
1.9
.7
.7
.6
2.3
1.5
1.2
-2.1
1.6
1.6
2.7
.5
2.0
2.3
1.6
3.3
.0
5.1
-5.7
-3.2
-3.6
.1
-1.2
-1.2
2.1
.2
1.8
.5
2.4
8.6
1.5
11.1
-1.6
-3.7
4.3
-4.8
3.9
3.9
2.3
2.8
2.7
2.9
1.7
3.7
7.0
3.4
-3.6
-2.2
-8.5
-1.0
1.3
1.3
2.1
1.1
1.1
2.3
1.7
2.0
.3
2.9
-1.8
-.9
-1.3
-2.4
1.3
1.3
2.2
1.5
2.2
1.7
2.1
6.1
4.2
7.2
-2.6
-2.9
-2.3
180.687
148.053
187.777
230.162
109.281
289.044
286.891
288.837
181.497
149.354
189.212
232.272
109.587
289.393
287.638
288.907
181.180
148.917
187.738
230.111
109.864
290.163
288.452
289.140
182.851
151.207
192.664
238.700
109.708
290.606
288.920
291.259
-.5
-2.5
-4.5
-5.7
-1.7
1.6
2.8
-2.8
-4.7
-9.3
-11.9
-14.5
-1.9
2.1
3.0
3.2
-11.4
-19.0
-28.0
-35.1
-1.1
2.3
2.9
2.5
4.9
8.8
10.8
15.7
1.6
2.2
2.9
3.4
-2.6
-6.0
-8.3
-10.2
-1.8
1.9
2.9
.2
-3.6
-6.1
-10.6
-13.4
.3
2.2
2.9
3.0
Expenditure category
Special aggregate indexes
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Rent of shelter 7 .......................................................................
Transportation services ............................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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CPI Detailed Report-May 2015
Table 4. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, detailed expenditure
categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
Seasonally adjusted indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015
336.484
233.427
222.069
225.238
151.118
190.789
229.863
216.613
119.437
314.041
275.350
200.622
240.512
240.247
146.167
206.810
297.732
251.325
216.408
336.960
234.149
222.559
225.755
152.401
192.109
231.676
216.814
119.916
313.803
275.515
202.910
240.898
240.793
146.565
214.722
298.405
249.975
214.893
337.745
234.430
222.599
225.876
151.974
190.733
229.717
215.974
119.414
314.889
276.194
200.372
241.418
241.409
146.643
210.559
299.358
249.137
214.507
338.013
235.642
223.861
226.922
154.222
195.383
237.548
218.675
118.887
314.981
276.409
209.039
241.717
241.760
146.483
230.682
300.031
249.177
214.360
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2014
Nov.
2014
Feb.
2015
May
2015
Nov.
2014
May
2015
1.1
.4
-.1
.7
-2.3
-4.1
-5.1
-1.0
-2.0
.5
1.9
-5.1
1.4
1.2
-.6
-8.2
1.7
2.7
-2.6
0.3
-1.1
-2.2
-.9
-8.8
-11.0
-13.1
-4.4
-4.2
1.5
2.1
-21.9
1.8
1.6
-.9
-33.6
2.5
2.8
-1.2
1.4
-3.9
-5.9
-3.5
-18.3
-26.4
-32.7
-13.7
-1.1
1.5
2.4
-43.0
1.6
1.6
-.6
-66.2
2.3
.4
.5
1.8
3.8
3.3
3.0
8.5
10.0
14.1
3.9
-1.8
1.2
1.5
17.9
2.0
2.5
.9
54.8
3.1
-3.4
-3.7
0.7
-.3
-1.2
-.1
-5.6
-7.6
-9.2
-2.7
-3.2
1.0
2.0
-13.9
1.6
1.4
-.7
-21.9
2.1
2.7
-1.9
1.6
-.1
-1.4
-.3
-5.9
-10.0
-12.4
-5.3
-1.5
1.3
2.0
-18.0
1.8
2.1
.1
-27.6
2.7
-1.5
-1.6
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 .............................................
Utilities and public transportation .............................................
1
2
3
4
5
6
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 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, unadjusted indexes for special detailed
expenditure categories1
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
1-month
percent changes
ended—
Indexes
Percent
change to
May 2015
from—
Item
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015
168.560
319.578
344.870
288.126
269.929
285.134
306.065
270.535
284.602
153.401
253.101
230.848
147.495
327.701
176.461
258.439
227.781
199.755
316.874
217.891
152.556
437.107
157.289
173.156
202.213
207.190
214.529
212.393
233.471
290.458
163.984
145.347
136.118
136.608
275.028
121.121
134.824
208.105
187.577
162.517
177.434
173.694
167.930
321.666
344.949
288.749
270.043
292.978
308.639
267.287
278.059
151.565
252.354
224.768
146.624
338.631
182.720
257.088
229.275
198.387
311.178
216.740
152.663
440.039
156.242
170.465
201.086
203.851
215.116
208.124
222.580
283.609
163.238
144.185
136.840
136.838
270.754
119.790
134.838
208.432
186.369
163.498
177.389
173.110
167.775
323.733
341.975
285.771
263.872
296.342
308.793
272.421
271.994
150.570
235.894
228.864
145.850
332.201
178.104
255.772
229.389
202.547
321.125
213.775
151.182
438.913
155.458
171.969
198.886
207.756
217.953
207.550
222.116
286.916
162.451
145.641
136.342
136.244
274.129
120.549
134.924
208.756
185.800
163.929
177.706
175.732
168.551
324.282
338.993
289.296
265.737
291.920
308.786
270.231
259.630
150.370
238.527
223.014
145.756
322.173
172.695
253.259
222.509
200.040
320.722
211.834
150.779
464.706
158.571
172.913
206.026
207.297
215.874
205.507
221.879
289.257
163.103
145.558
135.190
135.464
277.170
119.331
134.925
208.854
187.098
164.011
178.559
177.085
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015
0.1
-1.1
.9
.4
.2
-2.9
.2
-.2
-1.7
-1.5
.3
-.1
.2
.5
-.4
-.9
.0
-.4
-1.8
-3.8
-2.8
-.9
1.3
1.1
-.6
2.3
-1.6
2.2
-3.6
.1
1.1
1.0
1.6
.2
1.8
1.1
.0
-.1
.4
.3
.2
.1
-0.4
.7
.0
.2
.0
2.8
.8
-1.2
-2.3
-1.2
-.3
-2.6
-.6
3.3
3.5
-.5
.7
-.7
-1.8
-.5
.1
.7
-.7
-1.6
-.6
-1.6
.3
-2.0
-4.7
-2.4
-.5
-.8
.5
.2
-1.6
-1.1
.0
.2
-.6
.6
.0
-.3
-0.1
.6
-.9
-1.0
-2.3
1.1
.0
1.9
-2.2
-.7
-6.5
1.8
-.5
-1.9
-2.5
-.5
.0
2.1
3.2
-1.4
-1.0
-.3
-.5
.9
-1.1
1.9
1.3
-.3
-.2
1.2
-.5
1.0
-.4
-.4
1.2
.6
.1
.2
-.3
.3
.2
1.5
0.5
.2
-.9
1.2
.7
-1.5
.0
-.8
-4.5
-.1
1.1
-2.6
-.1
-3.0
-3.0
-1.0
-3.0
-1.2
-.1
-.9
-.3
5.9
2.0
.5
3.6
-.2
-1.0
-1.0
-.1
.8
.4
-.1
-.8
-.6
1.1
-1.0
.0
.0
.7
.1
.5
.8
May
2014
Food and beverages
Rice 2 .........................................................................................
White bread ................................................................................
Bread other than white ...............................................................
Fresh cakes and cupcakes .........................................................
Cookies ......................................................................................
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts .................................
Crackers, bread, and cracker products ......................................
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies, tarts, turnovers
Bacon and related products .......................................................
Breakfast sausage and related products 2 .................................
Ham, excluding canned ..............................................................
Frankfurters ................................................................................
Lunchmeats 2 .............................................................................
Lamb and organ meats ..............................................................
Lamb and mutton 2 .....................................................................
Fresh whole chicken ...................................................................
Fresh and frozen chicken parts ..................................................
Shelf stable fish and seafood .....................................................
Frozen fish and seafood .............................................................
Fresh whole milk ........................................................................
Fresh milk other than whole 2 ....................................................
Oranges, including tangerines ....................................................
Canned fruits 2 ...........................................................................
Canned vegetables 2 ..................................................................
Frozen vegetables ......................................................................
Dried beans, peas, and lentils 2 .................................................
Roasted coffee ...........................................................................
Instant and freeze dried coffee ...................................................
Butter ..........................................................................................
Margarine ...................................................................................
Peanut butter 2 ...........................................................................
Salt and other seasonings and spices 2 .....................................
Olives, pickles, relishes 2 ...........................................................
Sauces and gravies 2 .................................................................
Other condiments .......................................................................
Prepared salads 3 ......................................................................
Food at elementary and secondary schools 4 ............................
Whiskey at home ........................................................................
Distilled spirits, excluding whiskey, at home ..............................
Beer, ale, and other malt beverages away from home 2 ............
Wine away from home 2 .............................................................
Distilled spirits away from home 2 ..............................................
-3.1
1.9
-.7
1.3
.8
.8
-.9
-1.1
-17.4
-3.3
.7
4.4
4.1
1.3
-3.1
-1.1
-.1
.4
-1.7
-7.4
-5.7
-4.8
2.2
-1.5
1.5
4.3
4.9
1.9
2.6
-1.1
-3.2
3.6
3.1
.9
-1.1
3.0
2.3
1.5
.8
2.4
2.4
3.7
Housing
Infants’ furniture 4 .......................................................................
Laundry equipment .....................................................................
NA
NA
NA
NA
-
-
-
-
-
101.992
102.911
102.459
101.027
1.2
.9
-.4
-1.4
-5.0
102.151
145.066
155.169
191.924
208.303
200.073
156.728
368.695
215.029
125.803
102.318
145.232
155.567
212.555
227.524
220.321
156.273
369.948
214.940
126.418
102.496
145.215
156.063
212.601
227.542
220.043
156.222
374.848
215.300
126.440
102.523
145.190
156.163
235.406
249.380
241.972
156.913
371.558
215.541
126.329
.5
.5
.5
5.4
6.5
4.0
.8
-.6
.8
.0
.2
.1
.3
10.7
9.2
10.1
-.3
.3
.0
.5
.2
.0
.3
.0
.0
-.1
.0
1.3
.2
.0
.0
.0
.1
10.7
9.6
10.0
.4
-.9
.1
-.1
.8
.1
1.5
-25.6
-24.0
-21.5
2.1
1.4
2.3
1.4
Transportation
New cars and trucks 2 ................................................................
New cars ....................................................................................
New trucks 5 ...............................................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular ........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 ..................................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium .....................................................
Vehicle parts and equipment other than tires .............................
Motor oil, coolant, and fluids .......................................................
Parking fees and tolls 2 ..............................................................
Automobile service clubs 2 .........................................................
Intercity bus fare 3 ......................................................................
Intercity train fare 3 .....................................................................
Ship fare 2 ..................................................................................
Intracity mass transit 7 ................................................................
NA
104.767
60.648
118.550
NA
107.703
60.544
118.532
NA
109.522
59.882
120.178
NA
108.453
59.193
120.178
-
-4.7
-1.2
.3
-
2.8
-.2
.0
-
1.7
-1.1
1.4
-
-1.0
-1.2
.0
-
-1.2
-4.3
2.6
See footnotes at end of table.
22
CPI Detailed Report-May 2015
Table 5. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, unadjusted indexes for special detailed
expenditure categories1-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
1-month
percent changes
ended—
Indexes
Percent
change to
May 2015
from—
Item
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015
281.338
645.925
282.183
648.614
286.328
658.829
41.727
120.034
152.559
113.931
179.046
232.249
128.757
22.931
127.739
119.952
53.775
166.217
202.356
40.538
120.126
153.397
114.018
178.944
233.164
128.645
22.795
127.418
118.734
53.841
168.106
204.659
218.268
148.044
214.839
153.700
87.628
May
2014
286.683
659.993
0.7
.5
0.3
.4
1.5
1.6
0.1
.2
4.3
5.3
40.941
120.500
152.395
113.544
179.694
234.104
126.449
22.901
127.870
119.550
54.073
168.730
204.543
41.677
121.259
152.958
114.001
180.265
235.848
126.487
22.628
128.373
118.588
54.105
168.981
208.506
1.6
.8
-.1
-.2
.3
.5
.5
.0
-.5
-.3
-1.7
.9
1.9
-2.8
.1
.5
.1
-.1
.4
-.1
-.6
-.3
-1.0
.1
1.1
1.1
1.0
.3
-.7
-.4
.4
.4
-1.7
.5
.4
.7
.4
.4
-.1
1.8
.6
.4
.4
.3
.7
.0
-1.2
.4
-.8
.1
.1
1.9
-5.4
3.8
-.4
.1
2.1
3.8
1.9
-10.4
.7
.6
-3.1
2.6
9.1
219.203
219.466
219.668
-.3
.4
.1
.1
6.2
148.972
216.863
151.639
88.385
150.438
216.896
151.285
86.342
150.552
216.641
153.453
85.698
.1
-.8
.0
2.6
.6
.9
-1.3
.9
1.0
.0
-.2
-2.3
.1
-.1
1.4
-.7
2.3
5.0
-1.9
-1.8
Medical care
Inpatient hospital services 8 9 .....................................................
Outpatient hospital services 9 10 ................................................
Recreation
Video discs and other media 2 ...................................................
Rental of video or audio discs and other media 2 ......................
Pet food 2 ...................................................................................
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 2 ...........................
Pet services 2 .............................................................................
Veterinarian services 2 ...............................................................
Film and photographic supplies 2 ...............................................
Photographic equipment 2 ..........................................................
Photographer fees 2 ...................................................................
Film processing 2 .......................................................................
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 2 ..................
Admission to movies, theaters, and concerts 2 ..........................
Admission to sporting events 2 ...................................................
Education and communication
College textbooks 11 ..................................................................
Other goods and services
Checking account and other bank services 2 .............................
Tax return preparation and other accounting fees 2 ...................
Stationery, stationery supplies, gift wrap ....................................
Infants’ equipment 4 ...................................................................
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
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.
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.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
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Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Item and group
Relative
importance,
December
2014
Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
2015
May
2015
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2015 from—
May
2014
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Apr.
2015
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................
100.000
231.520
689.626
232.908
693.763
-0.6
0.6
0.3
0.1
0.5
-
-
-
-
-
-
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 .................................................................
16.011
15.052
9.259
1.255
2.376
.950
1.419
1.092
2.167
.302
.270
1.595
.456
5.793
.276
.959
245.268
245.400
240.587
274.540
259.148
221.200
287.592
167.662
207.568
212.755
227.083
222.839
131.621
254.868
178.816
241.976
245.274
245.382
240.200
274.625
257.259
219.643
290.415
166.070
208.066
215.024
227.123
223.104
131.567
255.467
180.239
242.358
1.6
1.6
.7
.7
2.3
-2.1
-1.6
1.2
1.5
4.0
-1.1
1.5
1.4
3.0
3.2
1.3
.0
.0
-.2
.0
-.7
-.7
1.0
-.9
.2
1.1
.0
.1
.0
.2
.8
.2
-.2
-.2
-.4
.4
-.5
-.4
-1.3
-.6
-.1
-.3
-.9
.1
.0
.2
.6
.2
.0
.0
-.2
-.5
-.7
-.8
.3
.5
.1
-.8
.4
.2
.3
.2
.2
.1
.0
.0
-.1
.0
-.5
-.7
.4
-.3
.1
1.1
-.3
.0
.0
.2
.8
.2
Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ...................................................
Lodging away from home 2 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 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 .......................................................
40.464
31.105
9.800
.461
20.511
19.967
.333
5.903
4.578
.208
4.369
1.326
3.455
.378
233.139
270.209
281.080
160.553
256.708
256.699
147.972
227.108
191.707
269.795
195.711
212.822
118.695
170.517
233.512
270.737
281.661
161.173
257.192
257.182
148.007
227.539
192.067
265.160
196.243
213.243
118.442
170.963
1.8
2.9
3.4
1.6
2.7
2.7
3.4
-2.3
-4.2
-21.2
-3.3
4.7
-.7
3.6
.2
.2
.2
.4
.2
.2
.0
.2
.2
-1.7
.3
.2
-.2
.3
.1
.3
.3
1.0
.3
.3
-.1
-.9
-1.2
2.9
-1.4
.2
.1
.1
.2
.3
.3
-.3
.3
.3
.4
-.5
-.8
-6.0
-.5
.4
.5
.7
.0
.2
.3
-2.3
.2
.2
.0
-.7
-1.1
-1.7
-1.0
.4
-.3
.3
Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................
3.595
.973
1.427
.193
.821
128.194
122.356
114.066
120.767
140.058
126.787
123.136
111.012
119.508
139.213
-1.0
-.9
-2.9
-.7
2.4
-1.1
.6
-2.7
-1.0
-.6
.5
.4
.3
2.4
1.1
-.2
-1.4
.5
-.7
.1
-.5
.2
-1.0
.4
-.8
Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 .............................................
New vehicles ........................................................................
Used cars and trucks ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 .....................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................
Public transportation ................................................................
18.015
17.211
6.886
3.527
2.827
5.214
5.100
.532
1.206
.805
199.145
195.233
101.089
149.013
150.809
217.546
216.519
145.200
272.766
271.188
205.607
201.411
101.309
149.097
151.740
240.228
239.433
145.497
273.594
284.567
-8.3
-8.5
.2
.8
-.5
-25.0
-24.9
-.1
2.1
-3.2
3.2
3.2
.2
.1
.6
10.4
10.6
.2
.3
4.9
1.3
1.5
.8
.2
1.6
3.8
3.8
-.5
-.1
-1.5
-.2
-.2
.4
.2
.8
-1.8
-1.8
-.1
.4
-.5
2.9
2.9
.0
.2
-.2
10.3
10.5
.2
.3
3.0
Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities ........................................................
Medical care services ...............................................................
Professional services .............................................................
6.308
1.423
4.885
2.474
449.328
344.666
481.237
363.630
449.766
345.023
481.697
363.980
2.7
3.8
2.4
1.5
.1
.1
.1
.1
.3
.1
.4
.3
.7
.0
.8
.3
.2
.4
.1
.1
See footnotes at end of table.
24
CPI Detailed Report-May 2015
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
2014
Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
2015
May
2015
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2015 from—
May
2014
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Apr.
2015
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
Expenditure category
Hospital and related services .................................................
1.738
774.668
775.672
4.5
0.1
0.6
1.6
0.4
Recreation 2 ...............................................................................
Video and audio 2 ....................................................................
5.131
2.054
112.123
101.459
112.171
101.281
-.1
-.6
.0
-.2
.1
-.2
.1
.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 ...............
6.875
2.544
.202
2.342
4.332
4.228
3.030
1.198
.249
129.229
234.866
650.122
656.599
82.469
79.820
97.253
8.822
48.856
128.800
235.073
650.170
657.225
81.988
79.343
96.841
8.731
48.466
-.7
4.0
6.0
3.9
-3.3
-3.4
-3.5
-3.0
-9.4
-.3
.1
.0
.1
-.6
-.6
-.4
-1.0
-.8
.0
.6
.6
.6
-.4
-.4
-.5
-.3
-1.0
.2
.7
.5
.7
-.1
-.1
-.1
-.1
.1
-.2
.2
.1
.3
-.5
-.5
-.4
-.7
-.3
Other goods and services ..........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products ...............................................
Personal care ...........................................................................
Personal care products 1 .......................................................
Personal care services 1 ........................................................
Miscellaneous personal services ...........................................
3.600
1.187
2.413
.709
.576
.953
446.169
925.418
217.403
163.993
245.037
398.079
447.024
928.467
217.673
163.628
245.685
399.157
1.7
2.5
1.3
.4
1.6
2.5
.2
.3
.1
-.2
.3
.3
.1
.4
.0
-.1
.6
.2
-.1
-.1
-.1
-.4
.1
.1
.4
.4
.3
-.2
.3
.3
41.147
16.011
25.136
15.131
3.595
11.536
10.005
58.853
30.772
.333
4.369
1.326
.378
5.784
4.885
11.005
185.601
245.268
155.554
198.682
128.194
246.646
112.597
284.353
260.268
147.972
195.711
212.822
170.517
294.840
481.237
318.136
187.806
245.274
158.570
205.013
126.787
257.984
112.707
284.895
260.782
148.007
196.243
213.243
170.963
296.934
481.697
317.852
-3.9
1.6
-7.0
-10.8
-1.0
-13.4
-.8
1.9
2.9
3.4
-3.3
4.7
3.6
2.5
2.4
.6
1.2
.0
1.9
3.2
-1.1
4.6
.1
.2
.2
.0
.3
.2
.3
.7
.1
-.1
.6
-.2
1.1
.5
.5
1.1
.4
.1
.3
-.1
-1.4
.2
.1
.1
.4
.1
-.2
.0
-.3
-.2
-.2
-1.1
.3
.2
.3
.4
-.5
.4
.7
.2
.8
.2
1.1
.0
1.9
2.8
-.5
4.4
-.1
.1
.2
.0
-1.0
.4
.3
.5
.1
.0
84.948
68.895
93.692
26.095
16.090
12.495
31.142
28.081
53.968
9.792
90.208
75.156
20.672
5.423
54.484
228.936
219.800
222.898
158.294
201.101
244.879
221.559
276.549
271.016
203.430
235.978
234.497
150.365
220.641
294.128
$ .432
$ .145
230.553
221.522
224.311
161.259
207.144
255.286
224.985
277.056
271.557
214.808
236.164
234.722
150.162
242.671
294.671
$ .429
$ .144
-.9
-2.0
-.8
-6.8
-10.1
-12.5
-4.9
.9
1.9
-16.9
1.6
1.7
-.2
-24.8
2.4
.7
.8
.6
1.9
3.0
4.2
1.5
.2
.2
5.6
.1
.1
-.1
10.0
.2
.4
.3
.3
1.1
.4
1.0
.2
-.1
.1
1.3
.2
.3
.4
3.8
.2
.1
.0
.0
-.3
-.2
-1.0
-.4
.3
.2
-1.3
.2
.3
.2
-1.9
.3
.6
.7
.6
1.8
2.7
4.1
1.5
-.1
.0
4.8
.1
.1
-.1
9.9
.2
-
-
-
-
-
Commodity and service group
Commodities ................................................................................
Food and beverages ..................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ......................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .....................................
Apparel ...................................................................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ....................
Durables ...................................................................................
Services .......................................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 .........................................................................
Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 .......................................
Energy services 3 .......................................................................
Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......................
Household operations 1 2 ...........................................................
Transportation services ..............................................................
Medical care services .................................................................
Other services ............................................................................
Special indexes
All items less food ........................................................................
All items less shelter ....................................................................
All items less medical care ...........................................................
Commodities less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food .................................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel .............................................
Nondurables .................................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy ..........................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .....................
Energy commodities ...............................................................
Services less energy services ..................................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .............
-
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
- Data not available.
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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CPI Detailed Report-May 2015
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
Seasonally adjusted indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015
All items ..............................................................................
229.977
230.650
230.819
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 ........................................................
245.558
245.780
241.799
274.010
262.259
223.920
290.466
167.405
207.296
215.082
229.389
221.602
131.152
253.860
177.355
240.873
245.154
245.318
240.815
275.229
260.889
222.947
286.614
166.451
207.106
214.473
227.229
221.798
131.207
254.268
178.476
241.361
Housing .............................................................................
Shelter .............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ..........................................
Lodging away from home 2 ...........................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ....................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 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 .............................................
232.888
268.718
279.484
157.555
255.382
255.374
147.648
233.067
198.620
278.992
202.785
211.425
117.893
169.182
Apparel ..............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel .................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel .............................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ..........................................
Footwear .........................................................................
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2014
Nov.
2014
Feb.
2015
May
2015
Nov.
2014
May
2015
232.050
0.6
-1.4
-4.5
3.7
-0.4
-0.5
245.127
245.266
240.373
273.984
259.171
221.200
287.452
167.284
207.315
212.755
228.112
222.303
131.621
254.868
178.816
241.712
245.155
245.266
240.015
273.935
257.913
219.643
288.657
166.804
207.481
215.024
227.316
222.220
131.567
255.467
180.239
242.179
2.8
2.9
2.8
1.2
8.5
2.0
-2.5
1.6
2.4
.0
3.5
2.7
.9
2.9
.5
2.0
3.1
3.1
2.8
-.4
5.2
3.4
2.7
4.0
1.2
2.0
-1.1
1.4
4.3
3.7
1.4
3.4
1.1
1.3
.3
2.3
2.5
-5.9
-4.0
.7
2.1
14.8
-3.0
.6
-.8
2.9
4.4
-2.3
-.7
-.8
-2.9
-.1
-6.5
-7.4
-2.5
-1.4
.4
-.1
-3.6
1.1
1.3
2.6
6.7
2.2
3.0
3.0
2.8
.4
6.8
2.7
.1
2.8
1.8
1.0
1.1
2.0
2.6
3.3
.9
2.7
.2
.2
-1.3
1.1
-2.1
-6.7
-3.3
-.4
1.2
7.1
-3.3
.9
.2
2.7
5.5
-.1
233.100
269.469
280.359
159.172
256.026
256.018
147.450
230.951
196.156
287.086
199.900
211.952
118.028
169.408
233.465
270.152
281.078
158.668
256.703
256.694
147.972
229.727
194.613
269.795
198.808
212.698
118.566
170.517
233.540
270.739
281.889
154.952
257.344
257.334
148.007
228.013
192.528
265.160
196.734
213.461
118.185
170.963
2.1
2.8
3.5
-.5
2.6
2.6
4.1
.3
-.9
-10.7
-.3
4.6
-1.3
6.3
2.0
3.0
3.5
9.1
2.6
2.6
1.5
-1.4
-3.4
-17.3
-2.6
6.2
-.6
3.3
2.1
2.8
3.2
4.9
2.5
2.5
7.1
.6
-.4
-36.0
1.7
4.0
-1.7
.7
1.1
3.0
3.5
-6.4
3.1
3.1
1.0
-8.4
-11.7
-18.4
-11.4
3.9
1.0
4.3
2.0
2.9
3.5
4.2
2.6
2.6
2.8
-.6
-2.1
-14.1
-1.5
5.4
-.9
4.8
1.6
2.9
3.3
-.9
2.8
2.8
4.0
-4.0
-6.2
-27.8
-5.1
4.0
-.4
2.5
125.771
121.952
110.126
117.087
137.957
126.462
122.433
110.502
119.952
139.442
126.241
120.706
111.096
119.122
139.634
125.647
120.912
110.001
119.616
138.550
-.4
-4.5
-2.0
-2.7
8.5
-2.9
-1.7
-5.4
.1
.1
-.1
6.1
-3.7
-8.2
-.5
-.4
-3.4
-.5
8.9
1.7
-1.7
-3.1
-3.7
-1.3
4.2
-.3
1.3
-2.1
.0
.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 .......................................................
194.050
189.959
99.663
147.830
147.390
202.708
201.527
146.061
271.921
272.420
196.660
192.775
100.499
148.127
149.778
210.444
209.245
145.397
271.675
268.420
196.198
192.343
100.946
148.409
151.019
206.732
205.432
145.200
272.766
267.175
201.961
197.986
100.902
148.673
150.702
228.059
227.071
145.497
273.594
275.239
-3.6
-3.0
-1.6
.3
-3.4
-8.1
-8.2
.1
1.7
-16.0
-13.2
-13.8
-3.0
.4
-7.8
-34.1
-34.1
-1.7
3.5
1.2
-26.9
-27.9
.5
.1
.7
-67.3
-67.4
3.0
.9
-.9
17.3
18.0
5.1
2.3
9.3
60.2
61.2
-1.5
2.5
4.2
-8.6
-8.6
-2.3
.3
-5.6
-22.2
-22.2
-.8
2.6
-7.8
-7.4
-7.8
2.7
1.2
4.9
-27.6
-27.5
.7
1.7
1.6
Medical care ......................................................................
Medical care commodities ..............................................
Medical care services .....................................................
Professional services ....................................................
444.125
343.313
474.595
361.009
445.529
343.693
476.382
362.079
448.436
343.638
480.420
363.263
449.351
345.092
481.096
363.493
1.4
3.6
.7
.7
3.1
4.9
2.6
2.4
1.6
4.7
.7
.1
4.8
2.1
5.6
2.8
2.2
4.3
1.6
1.5
3.2
3.4
3.1
1.4
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
26
CPI Detailed Report-May 2015
Table 7. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by
expenditure category and commodity and service group -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
Seasonally adjusted indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015
Hospital and related services ........................................
755.614
760.321
772.143
Recreation 2 ......................................................................
Video and audio 2 ...........................................................
111.585
100.933
111.646
100.734
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 .....
129.028
232.988
645.509
651.299
82.657
80.035
97.809
8.779
48.693
Other goods and services .................................................
Tobacco and smoking products ......................................
Personal care ..................................................................
Personal care products 1 ..............................................
Personal care services 1 ...............................................
Miscellaneous personal services ..................................
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2014
Nov.
2014
Feb.
2015
May
2015
Nov.
2014
May
2015
775.261
1.9
3.5
1.9
10.8
2.7
6.3
111.789
100.830
111.836
100.674
-1.8
-3.0
.2
.5
.2
1.1
.9
-1.0
-.8
-1.3
.6
.0
128.981
234.334
649.478
655.041
82.328
79.708
97.360
8.754
48.214
129.255
236.008
652.536
659.859
82.255
79.632
97.253
8.749
48.278
128.982
236.573
653.241
661.512
81.860
79.234
96.841
8.689
48.152
.8
2.5
7.4
2.1
-.2
-.3
-.4
-1.5
-10.5
-2.5
3.5
6.1
3.3
-5.8
-6.0
-7.4
-2.0
-10.7
-.8
3.9
5.5
3.7
-3.4
-3.2
-2.3
-5.8
-12.0
-.1
6.3
4.9
6.4
-3.8
-3.9
-3.9
-4.0
-4.4
-.9
3.0
6.7
2.7
-3.0
-3.2
-3.9
-1.7
-10.6
-.5
5.1
5.2
5.1
-3.6
-3.6
-3.1
-4.9
-8.3
445.826
925.688
217.123
164.880
243.341
396.127
446.386
929.753
217.062
164.678
244.836
397.086
446.053
929.191
216.885
163.993
245.037
397.312
447.713
933.151
217.634
163.628
245.685
398.420
1.0
-.4
1.7
3.5
1.3
2.2
1.9
4.2
.7
-2.2
2.0
2.7
2.2
2.9
1.8
3.5
-.6
2.7
1.7
3.3
.9
-3.0
3.9
2.3
1.4
1.9
1.2
.6
1.6
2.4
1.9
3.1
1.4
.2
1.6
2.5
183.317
245.558
152.311
194.314
125.771
240.629
111.463
283.557
258.865
147.648
202.785
211.425
169.182
293.591
474.595
316.900
184.404
245.154
153.961
195.275
126.462
243.382
111.918
283.842
259.570
147.450
199.900
211.952
169.408
293.843
476.382
317.136
184.091
245.127
153.544
194.926
126.241
240.732
112.308
284.514
260.244
147.972
198.808
212.698
170.517
294.445
480.420
317.828
186.200
245.155
156.420
200.363
125.647
251.441
112.147
284.817
260.761
148.007
196.734
213.461
170.963
295.947
481.096
317.768
-.9
2.8
-3.1
-5.0
-.4
-6.7
-1.9
1.7
2.8
4.1
-.3
4.6
6.3
-.9
.7
.9
-5.9
3.1
-11.0
-13.5
-2.9
-16.6
-3.0
2.0
2.9
1.5
-2.6
6.2
3.3
3.4
2.6
-.5
-13.4
1.1
-21.4
-31.7
-.1
-39.4
-.5
2.3
2.9
7.1
1.7
4.0
.7
4.3
.7
.8
6.4
-.7
11.2
13.0
-.4
19.2
2.5
1.8
3.0
1.0
-11.4
3.9
4.3
3.2
5.6
1.1
-3.5
3.0
-7.1
-9.4
-1.7
-11.8
-2.4
1.8
2.9
2.8
-1.5
5.4
4.8
1.2
1.6
.2
-4.0
.2
-6.5
-12.1
-.3
-15.0
1.0
2.1
2.9
4.0
-5.1
4.0
2.5
3.8
3.1
.9
227.079
218.221
221.487
155.088
196.929
239.339
219.523
276.572
270.577
199.567
234.709
232.914
148.967
206.413
292.410
227.938
218.872
222.132
156.717
197.778
241.787
219.924
276.260
270.713
202.152
235.154
233.531
149.581
214.214
293.066
228.143
218.854
222.208
156.317
197.450
239.411
218.958
277.098
271.312
199.546
235.659
234.143
149.806
210.072
293.944
229.574
220.336
223.442
159.147
202.703
249.203
222.344
276.760
271.375
209.031
235.897
234.426
149.666
230.778
294.525
.2
-.4
.5
-2.9
-4.7
-6.2
-1.7
.8
2.0
-5.3
1.4
1.1
-1.0
-8.2
1.9
-2.2
-3.3
-1.7
-10.5
-12.6
-15.3
-5.4
1.2
2.0
-22.7
1.6
1.3
-1.5
-33.6
2.3
-5.5
-7.6
-4.9
-20.8
-30.2
-37.2
-16.5
1.5
2.4
-45.2
1.6
1.7
-.2
-66.5
2.4
4.5
3.9
3.6
10.9
12.3
17.5
5.2
.3
1.2
20.4
2.0
2.6
1.9
56.3
2.9
-1.0
-1.9
-.6
-6.8
-8.7
-10.8
-3.5
1.0
2.0
-14.4
1.5
1.2
-1.2
-21.9
2.1
-.6
-2.0
-.7
-6.3
-11.5
-14.1
-6.2
.9
1.8
-18.8
1.8
2.1
.8
-27.7
2.7
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-May 2015
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
2014
Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
2015
May
2015
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2015 from—
May
2014
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Apr.
2015
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
Expenditure category
All items ........................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ....................................................................
100.000
231.520
689.626
232.908
693.763
-0.6
0.6
0.3
0.1
0.5
-
-
-
-
-
-
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 1 2 .....................................................................
Other poultry including turkey 2 ......................................
Fish and seafood ..............................................................
Fresh fish and seafood 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 1 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
16.011
15.052
9.259
1.255
.420
.052
.221
.147
.835
.247
.121
.208
.259
2.376
2.221
1.478
.714
.292
.098
.253
.071
.438
.161
.091
.083
.103
.326
.439
.369
.069
.305
.149
.156
.155
.950
.320
.287
.132
.211
1.419
1.088
.580
.086
.102
.159
.233
.509
.080
.077
.116
.236
.331
.177
.091
.063
245.268
245.400
240.587
274.540
235.540
247.153
230.676
242.414
297.282
180.046
175.620
273.042
271.246
259.148
259.971
265.793
328.591
300.832
239.179
217.462
246.269
213.806
153.947
212.664
194.320
131.919
229.080
238.675
154.098
154.682
290.728
176.596
147.485
248.329
221.200
146.739
230.825
223.399
147.677
287.592
329.664
343.356
317.340
204.517
218.887
118.163
314.661
318.786
285.921
323.478
323.348
156.713
161.883
143.409
162.423
245.274
245.382
240.200
274.625
235.680
249.438
230.614
242.126
297.332
179.125
174.778
275.700
271.215
257.259
258.170
264.966
328.205
298.941
241.086
218.737
241.673
213.720
150.339
214.914
197.375
133.752
226.594
234.588
150.555
156.704
287.705
174.741
145.967
245.168
219.643
146.272
231.036
214.168
147.418
290.415
332.401
349.446
323.624
203.878
227.863
119.283
313.819
330.233
292.944
309.028
321.004
158.994
163.736
147.157
163.535
1.6
1.6
.7
.7
.7
-.2
.8
.8
.8
1.1
1.7
1.0
-.1
2.3
2.2
3.5
10.1
10.0
10.7
10.2
9.6
-6.7
-11.9
1.1
-6.4
-4.9
4.2
.1
-.2
1.4
-.9
-.5
-1.2
3.3
-2.1
-6.8
-1.2
1.1
2.2
-1.6
-2.5
-5.4
-8.7
.7
-7.9
-4.6
1.3
.6
5.7
2.2
-.3
.9
-.1
1.9
2.7
.0
.0
-.2
.0
.1
.9
.0
-.1
.0
-.5
-.5
1.0
.0
-.7
-.7
-.3
-.1
-.6
.8
.6
-1.9
.0
-2.3
1.1
1.6
1.4
-1.1
-1.7
-2.3
1.3
-1.0
-1.1
-1.0
-1.3
-.7
-.3
.1
-4.1
-.2
1.0
.8
1.8
2.0
-.3
4.1
.9
-.3
3.6
2.5
-4.5
-.7
1.5
1.1
2.6
.7
-.2
-.2
-.4
.4
.7
-1.8
.9
1.2
.5
.8
-.4
-.3
.8
-.5
-.5
-.8
.0
-.9
.1
1.5
-1.4
-2.5
-2.9
-2.9
-2.1
-1.2
-.6
.0
.1
.2
.2
-.2
.0
-.3
-.4
-.2
-.5
.0
.0
-1.3
-1.6
-2.3
-1.2
.6
-2.0
-5.2
-.8
.2
-5.6
-1.5
1.6
-.4
-.5
.2
-1.5
.0
.0
-.2
-.5
.3
.4
.3
.2
-.7
-1.2
-.3
-1.7
.3
-.7
-.5
-.6
.4
-.1
.9
.8
.3
-2.5
-1.2
-2.2
-2.2
-4.3
-.4
-.4
-.1
.1
.0
-.4
.8
-3.0
-.8
-1.3
-.6
-.3
-.1
.3
.2
.7
-1.3
.4
1.5
.9
-.5
-.7
.8
-.8
-.8
.7
1.1
-.2
1.7
.0
.0
-.1
.0
-.5
-.2
.0
-.1
.1
.1
-.6
1.7
-.7
-.5
-.7
-.3
-.1
-.6
.8
.6
-1.9
-.8
-2.9
-.9
.4
1.4
-.1
-1.4
-2.3
1.0
-1.6
-1.5
-2.0
2.9
-.7
-.3
.2
-1.7
-.2
.4
.5
-.1
-1.0
.5
1.6
-1.0
1.2
2.5
1.9
-4.5
.4
.3
-.4
1.4
.0
See footnotes at end of table.
28
CPI Detailed Report-May 2015
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
2014
Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
2015
May
2015
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2015 from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
Expenditure category
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 2 ........................................
Carbonated drinks ............................................................
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ....................
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 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 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 .................................
1.092
.831
.348
.018
.465
.261
.150
.110
2.167
.302
.066
.178
.058
.270
.075
.067
.128
1.595
.093
.315
.345
.302
.084
.456
5.793
2.361
2.830
.233
.092
.276
.959
.564
.364
.055
.145
.395
167.662
129.439
160.006
174.054
118.649
121.453
209.563
126.679
207.568
212.755
190.696
141.828
153.297
227.083
193.597
131.882
163.390
222.839
246.101
166.088
251.185
235.710
155.183
131.621
254.868
158.272
162.393
160.819
145.420
178.816
241.976
204.063
216.235
190.810
165.912
327.184
166.070
128.305
159.145
174.110
117.266
120.018
207.997
124.404
208.066
215.024
191.505
144.219
153.233
227.123
193.802
131.457
163.631
223.104
246.930
167.207
250.662
235.541
156.319
131.567
255.467
158.442
162.882
160.875
145.784
180.239
242.358
204.156
216.417
191.183
165.733
328.223
1.2
1.2
.2
2.6
1.9
1.3
4.3
-2.6
1.5
4.0
5.5
4.9
-.3
-1.1
.0
.8
-2.7
1.5
-1.0
1.8
2.1
1.7
.1
1.4
3.0
2.6
3.4
2.1
2.8
3.2
1.3
.5
.6
.9
.2
2.4
-0.9
-.9
-.5
.0
-1.2
-1.2
-.7
-1.8
.2
1.1
.4
1.7
.0
.0
.1
-.3
.1
.1
.3
.7
-.2
-.1
.7
.0
.2
.1
.3
.0
.3
.8
.2
.0
.1
.2
-.1
.3
-0.6
-.6
-.8
-.9
-.3
-.6
-.6
-1.2
-.1
-.3
.3
.0
-.5
-.9
-2.2
-.5
-.6
.1
.5
.3
-.4
.0
-.3
.0
.2
.2
.1
.2
.1
.6
.2
.2
.2
-.1
.4
.1
0.5
.6
.3
.6
.9
.4
1.3
-1.0
.1
-.8
1.4
-1.9
-.3
.4
.9
.0
.2
.2
1.8
.6
-.3
.8
-.7
.3
.2
.3
.2
.0
.4
.2
.1
.2
.4
.1
-.3
.3
-0.3
-.2
.2
.0
-.4
-1.0
-1.0
-1.1
.1
1.1
-.1
1.7
.1
-.3
-1.5
1.2
-.3
.0
-1.2
.7
-.2
-.5
.7
.0
.2
.1
.3
.2
.3
.8
.2
.2
.4
.3
-.4
.3
Housing ......................................................................................
Shelter ......................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 ...................................................
Lodging away from home 2 ....................................................
Housing at school, excluding board 3 4 ................................
Other lodging away from home including hotels and motels
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 ..............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 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 ..............
40.464
31.105
9.800
.461
.080
.380
20.511
19.967
.333
5.903
4.578
.208
.118
.090
4.369
3.436
.933
1.326
1.037
.288
3.455
.208
.028
.040
.140
.666
.233
.318
233.139
270.209
281.080
160.553
512.882
329.566
256.708
256.699
147.972
227.108
191.707
269.795
272.277
317.229
195.711
203.960
164.240
212.822
479.164
431.914
118.695
61.384
108.651
70.546
49.158
113.465
129.439
87.776
233.512
270.737
281.661
161.173
512.928
331.067
257.192
257.182
148.007
227.539
192.067
265.160
274.721
301.472
196.243
205.292
162.090
213.243
479.866
433.581
118.442
60.941
108.788
68.628
48.996
112.715
129.303
87.198
1.8
2.9
3.4
1.6
2.8
1.4
2.7
2.7
3.4
-2.3
-4.2
-21.2
-27.5
-11.0
-3.3
.4
-16.3
4.7
5.5
1.7
-.7
-3.9
.7
-5.9
-4.2
-1.1
-2.3
-.4
.2
.2
.2
.4
.0
.5
.2
.2
.0
.2
.2
-1.7
.9
-5.0
.3
.7
-1.3
.2
.1
.4
-.2
-.7
.1
-2.7
-.3
-.7
-.1
-.7
.1
.3
.3
1.0
.2
1.2
.3
.3
-.1
-.9
-1.2
2.9
5.9
1.5
-1.4
-1.0
-3.0
.2
.3
.0
.1
-1.2
.0
-2.6
-1.1
1.0
1.9
.0
.2
.3
.3
-.3
.3
-.4
.3
.3
.4
-.5
-.8
-6.0
-8.4
.1
-.5
-.1
-2.6
.4
.4
.2
.5
1.0
.2
3.2
.5
1.0
1.4
1.1
.0
.2
.3
-2.3
.2
-2.8
.2
.2
.0
-.7
-1.1
-1.7
.9
-.9
-1.0
-1.3
-.1
.4
.4
.4
-.3
-.7
.1
-2.7
-.3
-.7
-.1
-.7
See footnotes at end of table.
29
CPI Detailed Report-May 2015
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
2014
Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
2015
May
2015
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2015 from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
Expenditure category
Other furniture 2 ...................................................................
Appliances 2 ...........................................................................
Major appliances 2 ...............................................................
Other appliances 1 2 .............................................................
Other household equipment and furnishings 2 .......................
Clocks, lamps, and decorator items 1 ..................................
Indoor plants and flowers 7 ..................................................
Dishes and flatware 1 2 ........................................................
Nonelectric cookware and tableware 2 ................................
Tools, hardware, outdoor equipment and supplies 2 .............
Tools, hardware and supplies 1 2 .........................................
Outdoor equipment and supplies 2 ......................................
Housekeeping supplies 1 .......................................................
Household cleaning products 2 ............................................
Household paper products 1 2 ..............................................
Miscellaneous household products 1 2 .................................
Household operations 1 2 .......................................................
Domestic services 1 2 ...........................................................
Gardening and lawncare services 1 2 ..................................
Moving, storage, freight expense 2 ......................................
Repair of household items 1 2 ..............................................
.096
.276
.152
.118
.443
.267
.083
.030
.063
.574
.198
.247
.910
.391
.273
.246
.378
.073
.117
.081
.055
76.739
80.878
90.732
67.727
60.761
47.105
133.661
57.468
91.570
93.352
101.927
86.754
188.968
120.739
169.088
118.708
170.517
154.052
172.313
140.068
225.262
75.117
80.314
89.575
67.781
60.690
46.863
134.947
57.399
91.680
93.574
102.039
87.093
188.679
121.071
168.054
118.327
170.963
154.146
172.080
141.709
225.274
-0.9
-2.9
-5.0
-.1
-2.9
-4.9
.8
3.3
-2.1
.9
1.5
.5
-.5
.5
-1.3
-.9
3.6
1.4
3.9
5.5
3.4
-2.1
-.7
-1.3
.1
-.1
-.5
1.0
-.1
.1
.2
.1
.4
-.2
.3
-.6
-.3
.3
.1
-.1
1.2
.0
0.5
-.6
-.5
-.9
.0
-1.0
-.6
.2
1.2
.2
-.1
.4
.5
.7
.1
.8
.1
.0
.4
-.1
-.1
-0.1
.3
.2
.7
.3
.6
.2
.6
-.6
-.1
.1
.0
.1
.6
.4
-.4
.7
.1
1.0
.7
-.2
-2.2
-.2
-.4
.1
-.7
-.5
.4
-.1
.1
.2
.1
.3
-.2
.3
-.6
-.3
.3
.1
-.1
.7
.0
Apparel .......................................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ..........................................................
Men’s apparel .........................................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear ...............................
Men’s furnishings .................................................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 2 .................................................
Men’s pants and shorts ........................................................
Boys’ apparel .........................................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ......................................................
Women’s apparel ...................................................................
Women’s outerwear .............................................................
Women’s dresses .................................................................
Women’s suits and separates 2 ...........................................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and
accessories 2 ...............................................................
Girls’ apparel ..........................................................................
Footwear ..................................................................................
Men’s footwear 1 ....................................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear ........................................................
Women’s footwear .................................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ...................................................
Jewelry and watches 5 .............................................................
Watches 1 5 ............................................................................
Jewelry 5 ................................................................................
3.595
.973
.737
.095
.198
.223
.207
.236
1.427
1.151
.121
.146
.544
128.194
122.356
128.058
113.211
161.478
81.158
126.334
104.946
114.066
117.597
111.656
122.783
88.120
126.787
123.136
128.808
116.266
161.368
80.387
128.646
105.793
111.012
114.628
107.203
114.491
86.037
-1.0
-.9
-.4
-5.1
1.1
-2.7
2.9
-2.7
-2.9
-2.7
1.2
-2.2
-3.0
-1.1
.6
.6
2.7
-.1
-.9
1.8
.8
-2.7
-2.5
-4.0
-6.8
-2.4
.5
.4
.4
-.4
4.4
-1.5
.1
-1.1
.3
.7
-2.5
-1.3
.8
-.2
-1.4
-1.6
-2.8
-1.5
-2.9
-.7
1.6
.5
.6
1.6
-.3
1.8
-.5
.2
.0
1.3
-.5
-.8
1.0
.6
-1.0
-1.0
1.2
-4.0
-.4
.328
.276
.821
.297
.220
.304
.193
.181
.075
.106
106.838
101.252
140.058
138.777
152.782
132.362
120.767
157.134
115.620
166.597
106.478
97.876
139.213
138.995
154.089
129.289
119.508
156.961
114.797
167.137
-3.4
-3.8
2.4
1.7
6.8
.1
-.7
-.4
1.6
-1.8
-.3
-3.3
-.6
.2
.9
-2.3
-1.0
-.1
-.7
.3
1.9
-1.1
1.1
-1.1
2.5
1.4
2.4
-1.2
-.5
-1.0
-1.2
.2
.1
2.4
-1.2
-.8
-.7
.1
-.7
-.2
-1.2
-1.0
-.8
.2
1.3
-2.8
.4
.6
-.7
.9
Transportation ............................................................................
Private transportation ...............................................................
New and used motor vehicles 2 .............................................
New vehicles ........................................................................
Used cars and trucks ...........................................................
Leased cars and trucks 8 .....................................................
Car and truck rental 2 ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ..............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 9 .............................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 9 10 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 9 ..........................................
Other motor fuels 2 ...............................................................
Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 .....................................
Tires 1 ..................................................................................
Vehicle accessories other than tires 1 2 ...............................
Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................
Motor vehicle body work 1 ....................................................
Motor vehicle maintenance and servicing 1 .........................
18.015
17.211
6.886
3.527
2.827
.353
.048
5.214
5.100
199.145
195.233
101.089
149.013
150.809
84.037
122.037
217.546
216.519
213.537
228.705
220.979
204.838
145.200
125.763
165.891
272.766
283.171
245.879
205.607
201.411
101.309
149.097
151.740
82.842
121.428
240.228
239.433
236.518
250.672
243.268
209.586
145.497
126.142
165.990
273.594
283.871
246.705
-8.3
-8.5
.2
.8
-.5
-1.1
.4
-25.0
-24.9
-25.6
-24.0
-21.4
-27.0
-.1
-1.3
1.9
2.1
.3
2.2
3.2
3.2
.2
.1
.6
-1.4
-.5
10.4
10.6
10.8
9.6
10.1
2.3
.2
.3
.1
.3
.2
.3
1.3
1.5
.8
.2
1.6
.8
-.4
3.8
3.8
3.9
2.6
3.7
-.8
-.5
-.6
-.2
-.1
.1
.0
-.2
-.2
.4
.2
.8
-.3
-.1
-1.8
-1.8
-1.8
-1.9
-1.9
-3.5
-.1
-.2
.0
.4
.6
.4
2.9
2.9
.0
.2
-.2
-1.4
3.4
10.3
10.5
10.7
9.8
9.6
3.0
.2
.3
.1
.3
.2
.3
-
.114
.532
.320
.213
1.206
.066
.494
See footnotes at end of table.
30
CPI Detailed Report-May 2015
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
2014
Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
2015
May
2015
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2015 from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
Expenditure category
Motor vehicle repair 1 2 ........................................................
Motor vehicle insurance .........................................................
Motor vehicle fees 1 2 .............................................................
State motor vehicle registration and license fees 1 2 3 ........
Parking and other fees 2 ......................................................
Public transportation ................................................................
Airline fare ..............................................................................
Other intercity transportation ..................................................
Intracity transportation 1 .........................................................
.607
2.837
.535
.336
.186
.805
.442
.090
.267
167.380
459.647
175.817
167.450
193.787
271.188
291.364
149.510
302.789
167.831
460.080
175.839
167.469
193.812
284.567
316.955
149.913
302.732
2.3
5.3
.3
-.6
2.0
-3.2
-6.4
-2.6
2.9
0.3
.1
.0
.0
.0
4.9
8.8
.3
.0
-0.2
.5
.1
.2
.0
-1.5
-2.1
-.8
-.1
0.4
.4
.2
.2
.2
-.5
-1.3
.1
1.4
0.3
.2
.0
.0
.2
3.0
5.5
.0
.0
Medical care ...............................................................................
Medical care commodities ........................................................
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 1 5 ................................................
Services by other medical professionals 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 .............................................................
6.308
1.423
1.378
1.108
.270
.045
4.885
2.474
1.303
.699
.237
.235
1.738
1.634
.080
.024
.673
449.328
344.666
115.494
473.719
98.094
100.671
481.237
363.630
366.746
451.846
183.259
233.397
774.668
290.655
284.091
660.850
218.315
116.017
124.183
449.766
345.023
115.600
474.087
98.242
101.145
481.697
363.980
366.827
452.278
184.315
233.474
775.672
291.007
284.386
661.571
218.804
116.502
124.188
2.7
3.8
4.0
5.1
-.6
-.4
2.4
1.5
1.5
2.4
-.7
1.1
4.5
4.6
4.2
5.0
3.4
1.0
.3
.1
.1
.1
.1
.2
.5
.1
.1
.0
.1
.6
.0
.1
.1
.1
.1
.2
.4
.0
.3
.1
.2
.4
-.4
-.3
.4
.3
.6
.0
-.2
.0
.6
.6
.5
.6
.1
.2
.2
.7
.0
.1
.2
.2
.5
.8
.3
.5
.4
-.1
.1
1.6
1.7
1.6
1.8
.3
.0
.6
.2
.4
.1
.4
.2
.5
.1
.1
.1
.1
.6
.2
.4
.4
.4
.5
.3
.4
.0
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 ....................................................................
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 ...................................................................
Photography 2 ..........................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ...................................
Photographers and film processing 1 2 ..................................
Other recreational goods 2 .......................................................
Toys .......................................................................................
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 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 ...........................................................
5.131
2.054
.148
1.668
.031
112.123
101.459
3.468
424.532
10.607
112.171
101.281
3.480
423.193
10.566
-.1
-.6
-14.0
1.1
-5.3
.0
-.2
.3
-.3
-.4
.1
-.2
-.6
-.1
-.6
.1
.1
-2.4
.3
.8
.0
-.2
.4
-.3
-.4
.099
.054
.040
.959
.680
.279
.430
.214
.211
.095
.034
.059
.387
.291
.048
.031
1.063
70.982
36.890
86.032
164.035
200.019
227.599
116.406
148.090
83.266
78.213
55.950
120.757
45.883
46.919
100.265
95.060
156.433
71.906
36.662
86.768
164.503
200.466
228.578
115.472
147.982
81.980
77.538
55.260
119.961
45.554
46.549
98.952
96.050
157.773
-1.6
-5.6
-4.3
.8
-.2
3.5
-1.6
1.2
-4.3
-3.4
-8.7
.0
-4.6
-5.2
-2.8
-1.9
2.4
1.3
-.6
.9
.3
.2
.4
-.8
-.1
-1.5
-.9
-1.2
-.7
-.7
-.8
-1.3
1.0
.9
-1.2
-.3
-1.1
.3
.4
.2
-.4
-.3
-.4
-.9
-1.6
-.4
.4
.2
1.5
.4
.4
-.3
.6
-.2
-.4
-.7
.2
1.2
2.5
-.7
-.3
-1.6
.4
.3
.2
.7
.0
.2
1.3
-.8
.9
.3
.2
.6
-.8
-.1
-1.9
-1.0
-1.7
-.7
-.9
-1.1
-1.3
1.0
.9
.325
.501
.128
.144
.081
.062
128.077
347.550
283.108
243.278
162.521
101.103
128.483
351.823
285.560
244.929
164.710
100.915
-.3
4.4
2.0
.9
2.2
-.8
.3
1.2
.9
.7
1.3
-.2
-.5
1.0
.5
.1
.1
.1
.6
.1
-.3
.2
.2
.3
.3
1.2
.9
.7
1.3
-.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 .......................
6.875
2.544
.202
2.342
1.183
.253
129.229
234.866
650.122
656.599
783.169
735.273
128.800
235.073
650.170
657.225
783.436
736.724
-.7
4.0
6.0
3.9
3.4
4.3
-.3
.1
.0
.1
.0
.2
.0
.6
.6
.6
.4
.3
.2
.7
.5
.7
.4
.3
-.2
.2
.1
.3
.3
.4
-
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
2014
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2015 from—
Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
2015
May
2015
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
Expenditure category
Child care and nursery school 7 ...........................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees 2 ................
Communication 2 .....................................................................
Postage and delivery services 2 .............................................
Postage ................................................................................
Delivery services 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 2 ......
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 2 ....................................................
.772
.042
4.332
.104
.095
.009
4.228
3.030
2.199
.831
1.198
.249
.054
.819
274.332
235.164
82.469
173.871
274.836
283.112
79.820
97.253
55.751
113.068
8.822
48.856
36.300
79.438
274.718
236.009
81.988
173.831
274.836
282.352
79.343
96.841
55.377
113.307
8.731
48.466
36.661
78.530
4.6
1.5
-3.3
.0
.0
-.1
-3.4
-3.5
-5.5
1.9
-3.0
-9.4
1.7
-.1
0.1
.4
-.6
.0
.0
-.3
-.6
-.4
-.7
.2
-1.0
-.8
1.0
-1.1
1.1
.1
-.4
.0
.2
-1.3
-.4
-.5
-.8
.3
-.3
-1.0
.8
.0
1.4
-.2
-.1
.2
.2
.2
-.1
-.1
-.1
-.1
-.1
.1
-.2
.1
0.2
.3
-.5
.3
.4
-.3
-.5
-.4
-.7
.2
-.7
-.3
1.0
-.8
.062
27.055
26.431
-15.4
-2.3
-2.8
-2.2
-2.3
Other goods and services ..........................................................
Tobacco and smoking products ...............................................
Cigarettes 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 1 5 ...........................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 2 .................................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2 ....
Financial services 1 5 ...........................................................
Miscellaneous personal goods 2 ............................................
3.600
1.187
1.111
.066
2.413
.709
446.169
925.418
376.430
241.617
217.403
163.993
447.024
928.467
377.765
241.367
217.673
163.628
1.7
2.5
2.6
1.1
1.3
.4
.2
.3
.4
-.1
.1
-.2
.1
.4
.5
-.4
.0
-.1
-.1
-.1
-.1
.3
-.1
-.4
.4
.4
.5
-.1
.3
-.2
.375
104.699
104.645
2.1
-.1
.1
-.5
-.1
.325
.576
.576
.953
.250
.123
.288
.022
.189
.176
189.512
245.037
149.350
398.079
320.289
320.939
153.969
183.082
332.206
82.623
188.698
245.685
149.745
399.157
320.994
320.831
155.024
183.148
331.837
82.845
-1.5
1.6
1.6
2.5
1.5
2.1
2.2
1.9
4.4
-2.3
-.4
.3
.3
.3
.2
.0
.7
.0
-.1
.3
-.4
.6
.6
.2
.2
.1
.1
.4
.8
-.6
-.4
.1
.1
.1
.3
.6
.1
.1
.2
-.5
-.4
.3
.3
.3
.2
.0
.7
.0
-.1
.3
41.147
25.136
15.131
11.536
10.005
58.853
30.772
5.784
11.005
84.948
68.895
93.692
26.095
16.090
12.495
31.142
185.601
155.554
198.682
246.646
112.597
284.353
260.268
294.840
318.136
228.936
219.800
222.898
158.294
201.101
244.879
221.559
187.806
158.570
205.013
257.984
112.707
284.895
260.782
296.934
317.852
230.553
221.522
224.311
161.259
207.144
255.286
224.985
-3.9
-7.0
-10.8
-13.4
-.8
1.9
2.9
2.5
.6
-.9
-2.0
-.8
-6.8
-10.1
-12.5
-4.9
1.2
1.9
3.2
4.6
.1
.2
.2
.7
-.1
.7
.8
.6
1.9
3.0
4.2
1.5
.6
1.1
.5
1.1
.4
.1
.3
.1
.1
.4
.3
.3
1.1
.4
1.0
.2
-.2
-.3
-.2
-1.1
.3
.2
.3
.2
.2
.1
.0
.0
-.3
-.2
-1.0
-.4
1.1
1.9
2.8
4.4
-.1
.1
.2
.5
.0
.6
.7
.6
1.8
2.7
4.1
1.5
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
2014
Unadjusted
indexes
Apr.
2015
May
2015
120.467
276.549
271.016
203.430
235.978
234.497
150.365
220.641
294.128
249.142
208.872
$ .432
$ .145
118.973
277.056
271.557
214.808
236.164
234.722
150.162
242.671
294.671
249.114
209.558
$ .429
$ .144
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2015 from—
May
2014
Seasonally adjusted
percent change from—
Apr.
2015
Feb. to
Mar.
Mar. to
Apr.
Apr. to
May
Special aggregate indexes
Apparel less footwear ...................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ......................................................
Services less medical care services ............................................
Energy ..........................................................................................
All items less energy ....................................................................
All items less food and energy ...................................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .....................
Energy commodities ...............................................................
Services less energy services ..................................................
Domestically produced farm food .................................................
Utilities and public transportation .................................................
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........
Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .............
2.774
28.081
53.968
9.792
90.208
75.156
20.672
5.423
54.484
7.761
11.197
-
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
-1.9
.9
1.9
-16.9
1.6
1.7
-.2
-24.8
2.4
.7
-1.8
-1.2
.2
.2
5.6
.1
.1
-.1
10.0
.2
.0
.3
0.4
-.1
.1
1.3
.2
.3
.4
3.8
.2
-.5
-.7
-0.3
.3
.2
-1.3
.2
.3
.2
-1.9
.3
-.3
-.1
-0.4
-.1
.0
4.8
.1
.1
-.1
9.9
.2
.0
-.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
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015
All items ....................................................................................
229.977
230.650
230.819
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 1 2 .................................................................
Other poultry including turkey 2 ..................................
Fish and seafood ..........................................................
Fresh fish and seafood 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 1 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 ............................................................................
245.558
245.780
241.799
274.010
233.881
250.389
228.023
238.968
297.154
179.217
177.407
278.233
267.482
262.259
263.001
270.246
327.170
303.836
236.737
212.544
249.129
226.833
161.561
231.893
203.934
138.812
230.799
239.829
153.992
153.992
289.920
177.310
146.872
252.639
223.920
149.046
233.625
221.427
147.852
290.466
333.634
348.712
334.316
201.300
227.427
119.452
317.148
326.206
308.127
330.925
317.983
157.273
162.186
144.091
245.154
245.318
240.815
275.229
235.444
245.980
229.963
241.844
298.588
180.710
176.694
277.451
269.523
260.889
261.589
267.969
327.239
301.049
236.999
215.696
245.637
221.222
156.803
225.199
199.727
137.178
229.510
239.754
154.196
154.225
290.535
177.037
146.806
251.864
222.947
148.735
232.522
221.503
147.829
286.614
328.263
340.556
330.242
202.547
222.880
113.288
314.753
326.997
291.019
326.019
323.178
156.596
161.405
144.361
163.360
160.846
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2014
Nov.
2014
Feb.
2015
May
2015
Nov.
2014
May
2015
232.050
0.6
-1.4
-4.5
3.7
-0.4
-0.5
245.127
245.266
240.373
273.984
236.036
247.007
230.676
242.414
296.559
178.573
176.109
272.628
270.394
259.171
260.279
266.286
328.591
300.832
239.179
217.462
246.269
215.602
154.856
220.272
195.263
131.315
228.545
238.735
154.098
154.388
290.531
176.261
148.012
244.228
221.200
146.739
231.135
220.804
147.677
287.452
328.819
342.968
326.062
203.362
226.317
114.270
313.329
324.580
293.397
323.478
320.508
157.655
163.178
144.049
245.155
245.266
240.015
273.935
234.811
246.478
230.614
242.126
296.871
178.785
175.111
277.275
268.590
257.913
258.439
265.428
328.205
298.941
241.086
218.737
241.673
213.820
150.407
218.298
195.999
133.143
228.246
235.424
150.555
155.869
285.998
173.563
145.018
251.405
219.643
146.272
231.581
217.008
147.418
288.657
330.347
342.540
322.791
204.383
229.953
113.156
316.941
332.608
298.910
309.028
321.654
158.093
162.587
146.131
2.8
2.9
2.8
1.2
.8
2.8
.4
.1
1.5
5.4
2.1
-.5
-.7
8.5
9.0
12.3
21.1
13.9
31.6
25.5
21.2
3.9
-7.0
22.9
1.3
13.3
6.8
2.1
6.9
-2.3
3.9
5.8
2.3
.8
2.0
-.7
2.0
3.4
7.7
-2.5
-2.9
-6.7
-10.2
4.3
-31.3
3.5
2.0
-12.9
16.9
-1.0
-1.5
-1.4
-2.0
-1.5
3.1
3.1
2.8
-.4
-1.4
-1.0
5.7
-9.9
-.4
-1.6
4.7
-1.6
1.0
5.2
5.6
7.8
13.1
26.2
4.4
-.1
27.0
.4
-8.8
14.1
2.5
-2.3
7.5
3.0
1.7
5.1
-.8
-3.4
2.2
-1.1
3.4
-1.2
4.4
3.2
1.6
2.7
3.9
-1.2
-10.5
5.5
11.0
-.4
10.3
3.9
16.1
78.3
.5
-.9
-4.2
2.5
1.1
1.3
.3
2.3
1.7
4.0
-7.0
8.4
2.4
1.6
5.4
7.7
-2.1
2.5
1.6
1.9
6.1
8.7
1.5
4.9
5.9
-8.1
-5.3
-5.2
-13.4
-12.7
7.4
2.7
.0
-2.1
-1.2
4.3
-4.1
16.5
-5.9
-17.3
-7.5
6.1
.9
-4.0
-6.5
-6.6
-.8
-12.1
-9.7
-.3
-6.3
4.7
4.1
-18.6
-4.6
4.1
4.9
1.1
-.7
-.8
-2.9
-.1
1.6
-6.1
4.6
5.4
-.4
-1.0
-5.1
-1.4
1.7
-6.5
-6.8
-6.9
1.3
-6.3
7.6
12.2
-11.4
-21.0
-24.9
-21.5
-14.7
-15.4
-4.4
-7.1
-8.6
5.0
-5.3
-8.2
-5.0
-1.9
-7.4
-7.2
-3.5
-7.7
-1.2
-2.5
-3.9
-6.9
-13.1
6.3
4.5
-19.5
-.3
8.1
-11.4
-24.0
4.7
2.1
1.0
5.8
3.0
3.0
2.8
.4
-.3
.8
3.0
-5.0
.6
1.9
3.4
-1.1
.1
6.8
7.3
10.1
17.0
19.9
17.2
12.0
24.0
2.1
-7.9
18.4
1.9
5.2
7.1
2.6
4.3
1.3
1.6
1.1
2.2
-.2
2.7
-.9
3.2
3.3
4.6
.1
.5
-4.0
-10.3
4.9
-12.7
1.5
6.1
-4.9
16.5
32.8
-.5
-1.2
-3.1
.5
.2
.2
-1.3
1.1
1.6
-1.2
-1.3
6.9
1.0
.3
.0
3.1
-.2
-2.1
-2.7
-2.6
3.7
.9
4.5
8.5
-3.2
-14.8
-15.7
-13.7
-14.0
-14.0
1.4
-2.3
-4.4
1.4
-3.3
-2.1
-4.5
6.9
-6.7
-12.4
-5.5
-1.1
-.1
-3.3
-5.2
-6.7
-7.1
-3.4
-2.9
-10.4
-3.3
6.4
-4.0
-21.3
-.1
3.1
2.9
3.4
163.593
163.636
-.1
.7
9.7
.7
.3
5.1
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,
detailed expenditure categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
Seasonally adjusted indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ............
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 2 ....................................
Carbonated drinks ........................................................
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 1 2 ................
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 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 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 .............................
167.405
129.098
160.272
174.542
117.850
121.434
208.089
128.579
207.296
215.082
187.753
144.549
153.593
229.389
198.748
132.754
163.825
221.602
236.714
164.621
252.995
233.742
156.735
131.152
253.860
157.614
161.828
160.586
144.728
177.355
240.873
203.011
214.318
190.823
165.998
325.698
166.451
128.384
159.023
173.056
117.481
120.737
206.741
127.072
207.106
214.473
188.392
144.584
152.853
227.229
194.365
132.144
162.909
221.798
237.870
165.153
251.905
233.818
156.272
131.207
254.268
157.871
162.026
160.906
144.865
178.476
241.361
203.321
214.676
190.716
166.682
326.119
167.284
129.193
159.432
174.054
118.485
121.163
209.345
125.764
207.315
212.755
191.111
141.828
152.415
228.112
196.147
132.111
163.248
222.303
242.106
166.088
251.185
235.805
155.183
131.621
254.868
158.272
162.393
160.890
145.420
178.816
241.712
203.668
215.457
190.866
166.248
327.184
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 3 4 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 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 .......................................................
232.888
268.718
279.484
157.555
513.335
233.100
269.469
280.359
159.172
514.265
322.233
255.382
255.374
147.648
233.067
198.620
278.992
280.801
306.151
202.785
210.594
172.640
211.425
475.370
431.208
117.893
61.549
108.452
70.213
326.049
256.026
256.018
147.450
230.951
196.156
287.086
297.246
310.601
199.900
208.406
167.489
211.952
476.886
431.197
118.028
60.791
108.418
68.370
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2014
Nov.
2014
Feb.
2015
May
2015
Nov.
2014
May
2015
166.804
128.993
159.751
174.110
117.983
119.966
207.160
124.334
207.481
215.024
190.971
144.219
152.643
227.316
193.109
133.712
162.736
222.220
239.190
167.207
250.662
234.591
156.319
131.567
255.467
158.442
162.882
161.251
145.784
180.239
242.179
204.027
216.285
191.420
165.584
328.223
1.6
1.0
-.3
-2.6
2.3
4.7
13.5
-3.2
2.4
.0
.9
-.4
2.9
3.5
18.4
-2.7
.2
2.7
2.6
6.9
.5
.7
2.2
.9
2.9
3.5
3.0
-1.2
3.0
.5
2.0
2.0
2.2
-.4
1.9
1.4
4.0
4.3
1.9
13.7
6.4
2.8
1.1
5.1
1.2
2.0
-.9
9.6
-1.9
-1.1
12.8
-6.0
-5.8
1.4
-6.0
-.1
2.1
.9
.3
4.3
3.7
2.8
4.5
5.5
-.1
1.4
3.4
2.9
1.9
3.2
3.9
5.1
0.7
-.2
.3
1.3
-1.3
2.7
4.9
1.1
2.1
14.8
15.8
11.9
.5
-3.0
-15.9
9.8
-2.3
.6
-4.6
-5.4
9.9
3.6
-1.2
-.8
2.9
2.1
3.6
2.5
5.3
4.4
-2.3
-4.8
-5.3
-.5
-4.0
.2
-1.4
-.3
-1.3
-1.0
.5
-4.7
-1.8
-12.6
.4
-.1
7.0
-.9
-2.5
-3.6
-10.9
2.9
-2.6
1.1
4.3
6.4
-3.6
1.5
-1.1
1.3
2.6
2.1
2.6
1.7
3.0
6.7
2.2
2.0
3.7
1.3
-1.0
3.1
2.8
2.6
.8
5.2
4.3
3.8
7.1
.9
1.8
1.0
.0
4.5
.5
1.1
15.5
-4.4
-2.9
2.0
-1.8
3.4
1.3
.8
1.3
2.6
3.3
3.2
3.7
2.1
1.4
.9
2.7
2.5
2.0
1.4
2.9
3.2
-0.4
-.3
-.5
.1
-.4
-1.1
1.5
-6.0
1.2
7.1
11.3
5.3
-1.0
-3.3
-13.4
6.3
-2.5
.9
-.3
.3
2.9
2.5
-1.1
.2
2.7
2.1
3.1
2.1
4.1
5.5
-.1
-1.4
-.9
.4
-2.5
1.7
233.465
270.152
281.078
158.668
515.802
233.540
270.739
281.889
154.952
516.846
2.1
2.8
3.5
-.5
2.2
2.0
3.0
3.5
9.1
2.4
2.1
2.8
3.2
4.9
3.7
1.1
3.0
3.5
-6.4
2.8
2.0
2.9
3.5
4.2
2.3
1.6
2.9
3.3
-.9
3.2
324.645
256.703
256.694
147.972
229.727
194.613
269.795
272.277
311.012
198.808
208.288
163.166
212.698
478.809
431.914
118.566
61.384
108.651
70.546
315.497
257.344
257.334
148.007
228.013
192.528
265.160
274.721
308.184
196.734
205.638
163.059
213.461
480.490
433.581
118.185
60.941
108.788
68.628
-1.0
2.6
2.6
4.1
.3
-.9
-10.7
-14.0
6.2
-.3
4.9
-17.2
4.6
5.3
2.1
-1.3
-.1
10.1
-5.0
10.5
2.6
2.6
1.5
-1.4
-3.4
-17.3
-31.9
-9.8
-2.6
-.3
-11.0
6.2
7.6
1.4
-.6
-2.7
-5.8
14.8
5.1
2.5
2.5
7.1
.6
-.4
-36.0
-48.7
-36.1
1.7
6.8
-16.2
4.0
4.9
1.1
-1.7
-8.7
-2.2
-21.2
-8.1
3.1
3.1
1.0
-8.4
-11.7
-18.4
-8.4
2.7
-11.4
-9.1
-20.4
3.9
4.4
2.2
1.0
-3.9
1.2
-8.7
4.6
2.6
2.6
2.8
-.6
-2.1
-14.1
-23.5
-2.1
-1.5
2.3
-14.2
5.4
6.5
1.7
-.9
-1.4
1.9
4.5
-1.7
2.8
2.8
4.0
-4.0
-6.2
-27.8
-31.4
-19.0
-5.1
-1.5
-18.4
4.0
4.6
1.7
-.4
-6.3
-.5
-15.2
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
35
CPI Detailed Report-May 2015
Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,
detailed expenditure categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
Seasonally adjusted indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015
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 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 2 ........................................
Household paper products 1 2 ..........................................
Miscellaneous household products 1 2 .............................
Household operations 1 2 ...................................................
Domestic services 1 2 .......................................................
Gardening and lawncare services 1 2 ...............................
Moving, storage, freight expense 2 ...................................
Repair of household items 1 2 ..........................................
49.436
111.241
125.167
86.804
75.514
80.709
90.174
67.923
60.555
47.318
133.524
57.051
90.856
92.784
101.999
85.801
187.897
119.346
168.171
118.186
169.182
153.914
169.993
140.113
225.871
48.901
112.303
127.595
86.808
75.919
80.194
89.699
67.281
60.584
46.842
132.668
57.144
91.923
92.955
101.861
86.115
188.817
120.156
168.363
119.156
169.408
153.914
170.671
139.934
225.710
49.158
113.465
129.439
87.776
75.838
80.440
89.884
67.727
60.781
47.105
132.881
57.468
91.365
92.893
101.927
86.107
188.968
120.884
169.088
118.708
170.517
154.052
172.313
140.917
225.262
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 .............................................................................
125.771
121.952
127.780
114.858
156.323
83.817
123.531
103.721
110.126
112.472
113.767
118.247
82.135
126.462
122.433
128.232
114.347
163.259
82.520
123.595
102.599
110.502
113.257
110.882
116.719
82.823
104.890
101.690
137.957
136.929
150.669
129.847
117.087
159.769
117.086
169.411
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 .......................................
194.050
189.959
99.663
147.830
147.390
83.806
121.522
202.708
201.527
198.432
215.332
208.188
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2014
Nov.
2014
Feb.
2015
May
2015
Nov.
2014
May
2015
48.996
112.715
129.303
87.198
74.151
80.313
89.528
67.781
60.334
46.863
133.461
57.399
91.420
93.112
102.039
86.353
188.679
121.284
168.054
118.327
170.963
154.146
172.080
141.848
225.274
-0.6
-6.7
-5.6
-8.3
2.8
-2.7
-5.4
1.5
-.6
-5.0
-1.1
27.1
-6.3
-.1
1.2
-1.7
-3.1
-4.0
-3.2
.2
6.3
.6
4.7
7.5
6.7
-6.6
.4
-3.6
4.5
-1.5
-4.6
-10.1
2.9
-3.8
-5.7
2.0
-17.1
1.9
3.6
3.0
5.0
-.1
1.2
-1.6
-3.9
3.3
2.6
6.4
4.5
4.5
-6.1
-3.2
-12.0
.7
2.6
-2.3
-1.2
-4.0
-5.6
-5.0
2.4
5.3
-6.3
-1.1
1.8
-3.5
-.3
-1.8
-.2
-.3
.7
1.9
-.1
4.8
3.6
-3.5
5.4
13.9
1.8
-7.0
-1.9
-2.8
-.8
-1.5
-3.8
-.2
2.5
2.5
1.4
.2
2.6
1.7
6.7
-.3
.5
4.3
.6
5.0
5.0
-1.1
-3.7
-3.2
-4.6
-2.1
.6
-3.6
-7.8
2.2
-2.2
-5.3
.4
2.7
-2.3
1.7
2.1
1.6
-1.6
-1.4
-2.4
-1.9
4.8
1.6
5.5
6.0
5.6
-4.8
1.0
.1
1.3
-2.3
-2.1
-2.0
-2.4
-3.6
-4.4
1.1
3.9
-2.0
.1
1.0
-.5
.7
2.4
-.3
.1
2.5
1.2
2.4
4.9
1.2
126.241
120.706
126.127
111.135
160.823
80.152
122.697
104.195
111.096
113.953
112.655
116.422
84.300
125.647
120.912
126.183
112.553
159.990
79.475
123.960
104.849
110.001
112.831
114.015
111.731
83.956
-.4
-4.5
-.6
-6.7
4.6
-3.6
3.2
-18.9
-2.0
1.3
31.5
-.7
.9
-2.9
-1.7
-2.3
-3.4
-6.1
-1.8
1.3
3.9
-5.4
-5.9
-25.8
18.8
-11.4
-.1
6.1
6.6
-2.3
-2.9
17.0
5.8
1.8
-3.7
-7.0
6.5
-2.7
-9.4
-.4
-3.4
-4.9
-7.8
9.7
-19.2
1.4
4.4
-.5
1.3
.9
-20.3
9.2
-1.7
-3.1
-1.4
-5.1
-.9
-2.7
2.2
-8.2
-3.7
-2.4
-1.2
8.6
-5.5
-.3
1.3
.7
-5.1
3.2
-2.8
3.6
3.1
-2.1
-2.9
3.7
-12.0
-.5
106.879
100.548
139.442
135.463
154.363
131.627
119.952
157.850
116.477
167.756
105.643
100.771
139.634
138.777
152.559
130.639
119.122
158.079
115.620
167.419
104.332
99.769
138.550
138.995
154.491
126.986
119.616
158.992
114.797
168.998
-3.6
-14.5
8.5
6.7
25.7
3.1
-2.7
-.2
9.8
-.8
-4.0
-3.0
.1
-2.6
1.5
5.3
.1
-4.9
-6.4
-5.8
-4.0
11.6
-.5
-3.2
-7.7
1.1
-8.2
5.6
12.4
.3
-2.1
-7.3
1.7
6.2
10.5
-8.5
8.9
-1.9
-7.6
-1.0
-3.8
-8.9
4.2
2.0
13.0
4.2
-1.3
-2.6
1.4
-3.3
-3.0
1.7
.6
1.4
1.0
-3.8
.0
1.8
1.9
-.4
196.660
192.775
100.499
148.127
149.778
84.477
120.993
210.444
209.245
206.137
220.864
215.937
196.198
192.343
100.946
148.409
151.019
84.212
120.920
206.732
205.432
202.439
216.768
211.826
201.961
197.986
100.902
148.673
150.702
83.014
125.027
228.059
227.071
224.095
237.953
232.216
-3.6
-3.0
-1.6
.3
-3.4
-4.6
-14.6
-8.1
-8.2
-8.6
-6.7
-10.3
-13.2
-13.8
-3.0
.4
-7.8
2.7
8.7
-34.1
-34.1
-34.8
-31.3
-28.4
-26.9
-27.9
.5
.1
.7
1.3
-2.3
-67.3
-67.4
-68.3
-65.1
-61.6
17.3
18.0
5.1
2.3
9.3
-3.7
12.0
60.2
61.2
62.7
49.1
54.8
-8.6
-8.6
-2.3
.3
-5.6
-1.0
-3.7
-22.2
-22.2
-22.8
-20.0
-19.9
-7.4
-7.8
2.7
1.2
4.9
-1.2
4.6
-27.6
-27.5
-28.2
-27.8
-22.9
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
36
CPI Detailed Report-May 2015
Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,
detailed expenditure categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
Seasonally adjusted indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
6 months
ended—
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015
Aug.
2014
Nov.
2014
Feb.
2015
May
2015
Nov.
2014
May
2015
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 2 ...................................................
Public transportation .............................................................
Airline fare ..........................................................................
Other intercity transportation ..............................................
Intracity transportation 1 .....................................................
209.858
146.061
126.872
166.161
271.921
281.376
244.709
167.122
456.113
175.361
166.895
192.986
272.420
294.219
151.259
298.921
208.236
145.397
126.052
165.885
271.675
281.620
244.808
166.781
458.502
175.538
167.156
192.913
268.420
288.021
150.035
298.743
200.989
145.200
125.763
165.891
272.766
283.171
245.879
167.380
460.278
175.817
167.450
193.373
267.175
284.282
150.180
302.789
207.084
145.497
126.142
165.990
273.594
283.871
246.705
167.831
461.104
175.839
167.469
193.818
275.239
299.860
150.254
302.732
-7.6
.1
-3.0
4.9
1.7
-.3
3.5
.4
3.4
.7
1.9
-1.5
-16.0
-26.2
-6.5
1.0
-20.0
-1.7
-3.3
.8
3.5
-.2
3.9
3.6
5.2
-2.8
-6.5
5.3
1.2
.9
4.6
3.0
-59.4
3.0
3.4
2.5
.9
-1.7
-1.8
3.6
8.3
2.4
.9
2.6
-.9
-4.3
-5.5
2.3
-5.2
-1.5
-2.3
-.4
2.5
3.6
3.3
1.7
4.4
1.1
1.4
1.7
4.2
7.9
-2.6
5.2
-14.0
-.8
-3.2
2.8
2.6
-.3
3.7
2.0
4.3
-1.1
-2.4
1.9
-7.8
-13.7
-1.1
2.0
-38.0
.7
.5
1.0
1.7
.9
.7
2.6
6.4
1.7
1.2
2.2
1.6
1.6
-4.1
3.8
Medical care ...........................................................................
Medical care commodities ....................................................
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 1 5 ............................................
Services by other medical professionals 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 .........................................................
444.125
343.313
115.219
469.627
98.299
100.452
474.595
361.009
362.830
448.886
183.924
232.964
755.614
283.179
277.226
642.977
216.920
115.796
123.210
445.529
343.693
115.421
471.328
97.909
100.159
476.382
362.079
364.900
449.017
183.502
232.940
760.321
284.979
278.547
647.032
217.209
116.017
123.411
448.436
343.638
115.494
472.490
98.094
100.671
480.420
363.263
366.622
450.742
183.259
233.175
772.143
289.688
283.094
658.900
217.790
116.017
124.183
449.351
345.092
115.600
474.168
98.242
101.145
481.096
363.493
366.974
451.024
184.315
233.596
775.261
290.873
284.192
661.995
218.446
116.502
124.188
1.4
3.6
4.4
5.6
-1.2
-.4
.7
.7
.1
1.6
-3.3
1.9
1.9
1.8
1.8
2.9
4.3
-.2
-3.1
3.1
4.9
3.2
6.9
-2.4
1.3
2.6
2.4
2.0
2.1
2.2
5.4
3.5
3.5
2.9
2.8
3.8
1.7
-.1
1.6
4.7
7.0
4.2
1.4
-5.0
.7
.1
-.7
3.9
-2.4
-3.7
1.9
2.0
1.6
2.1
2.6
-.1
1.5
4.8
2.1
1.3
3.9
-.2
2.8
5.6
2.8
4.6
1.9
.9
1.1
10.8
11.3
10.4
12.4
2.8
2.5
3.2
2.2
4.3
3.8
6.3
-1.8
.4
1.6
1.5
1.0
1.8
-.6
3.6
2.7
2.7
2.4
2.8
4.0
.8
-1.6
3.2
3.4
4.1
4.0
.6
-1.2
3.1
1.4
2.0
2.9
-.8
-1.3
6.3
6.6
6.0
7.1
2.7
1.2
2.3
Recreation 2 ...........................................................................
Video and audio 2 .................................................................
Televisions .........................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 6 ...............
Other video equipment 1 2 ..................................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of video and
audio 1 2 .....................................................................
Audio equipment ................................................................
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 ...............................................................
Photography 2 ......................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ...............................
Photographers and film processing 1 2 ..............................
Other recreational goods 2 ...................................................
Toys ....................................................................................
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 1 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 ..........................................
111.585
100.933
3.537
420.596
10.587
111.646
100.734
3.515
420.310
10.519
111.789
100.830
3.429
421.669
10.607
111.836
100.674
3.442
420.456
10.566
-1.8
-3.0
-15.4
-1.0
-.1
.2
.5
-19.0
4.1
-8.0
.2
1.1
-10.8
1.6
-11.9
.9
-1.0
-10.3
-.1
-.8
-.8
-1.3
-17.2
1.5
-4.1
.6
.0
-10.6
.7
-6.5
72.110
36.922
87.157
163.991
200.600
225.830
115.465
144.908
83.940
78.940
57.365
120.779
45.427
46.500
98.158
94.697
155.446
71.215
36.798
86.237
164.558
201.380
226.381
115.043
144.482
83.638
78.247
56.439
120.254
45.610
46.605
99.610
95.081
156.079
70.982
37.009
86.032
163.868
200.019
226.818
116.406
148.090
83.041
77.996
55.514
120.757
45.731
46.711
100.265
95.060
156.433
71.906
36.716
86.768
164.415
200.466
228.167
115.472
147.982
81.476
77.205
54.593
119.961
45.305
46.209
98.952
96.050
157.773
-12.3
-12.7
-5.6
-1.4
-2.9
2.4
-4.2
-3.1
-3.1
.8
-1.5
2.2
-1.6
-.4
-7.8
-1.6
1.8
1.2
-6.8
-11.1
4.5
5.4
2.6
-2.6
-5.8
.9
-.5
-2.7
1.0
-5.8
-7.4
-3.4
9.5
-2.5
6.8
-.3
1.7
-.7
-2.9
4.7
.4
5.5
-3.4
-4.9
-11.7
-.6
-9.8
-10.4
-3.0
-18.8
4.5
-1.1
-2.2
-1.8
1.0
-.3
4.2
.0
8.8
-11.2
-8.5
-18.0
-2.7
-1.1
-2.5
3.3
5.8
6.1
-5.8
-9.8
-8.4
1.5
1.1
2.5
-3.4
-4.5
-1.1
.2
-2.1
1.6
-3.7
-3.9
-5.6
3.8
-.4
2.7
-1.2
-.1
.2
-1.6
4.5
.2
7.1
-7.4
-6.7
-14.9
-1.6
-5.5
-6.5
.1
-7.3
5.3
127.867
343.617
282.609
242.508
127.279
347.093
283.934
242.672
128.077
347.550
283.108
243.278
128.483
351.823
285.560
244.929
-1.1
4.4
1.2
-5.8
-.5
-5.6
3.6
5.0
-1.5
9.6
-.8
.7
1.9
9.9
4.2
4.1
-.8
-.7
2.4
-.6
.2
9.8
1.7
2.3
Expenditure category
See footnotes at end of table.
37
CPI Detailed Report-May 2015
Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,
detailed expenditure categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
Seasonally adjusted indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015
Newspapers and magazines 1 2 .........................................
Recreational books 1 2 .......................................................
162.023
100.769
162.142
100.830
162.521
101.103
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 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 2 ..
Telephone hardware, calculators, and other consumer
information items 1 2 .................................................
129.028
232.988
645.509
651.299
782.634
736.219
267.922
235.817
82.657
171.336
270.431
283.282
80.035
97.809
56.256
112.748
8.779
48.693
36.064
78.696
128.981
234.334
649.478
655.041
785.855
738.597
270.973
236.100
82.328
171.410
270.892
279.688
79.708
97.360
55.824
113.134
8.754
48.214
36.369
78.729
28.466
Other goods and services ......................................................
Tobacco and smoking products ...........................................
Cigarettes 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 1 5 .......................................................
Laundry and dry cleaning services 1 2 .............................
Apparel services other than laundry and dry cleaning 1 2
Financial services 1 5 .......................................................
Miscellaneous personal goods 2 ........................................
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2014
Nov.
2014
Feb.
2015
May
2015
Nov.
2014
May
2015
164.710
100.915
-5.6
-6.1
6.2
3.5
2.1
-1.1
6.8
.6
0.1
-1.4
4.4
-.3
129.255
236.008
652.536
659.859
789.055
740.934
274.730
235.604
82.255
171.743
271.406
280.365
79.632
97.253
55.751
113.068
8.749
48.278
36.300
78.771
128.982
236.573
653.241
661.512
791.294
743.948
275.200
236.368
81.860
172.270
272.398
279.493
79.234
96.841
55.377
113.307
8.689
48.152
36.661
78.129
.8
2.5
7.4
2.1
.8
4.1
2.7
1.4
-.2
4.5
4.4
5.6
-.3
-.4
-.4
-.2
-1.5
-10.5
8.0
3.8
-2.5
3.5
6.1
3.3
3.8
5.0
2.2
2.7
-5.8
4.2
4.7
-1.5
-6.0
-7.4
-9.9
-.2
-2.0
-10.7
-.7
2.1
-.8
3.9
5.5
3.7
4.7
3.7
2.3
.9
-3.4
-10.2
-11.2
1.1
-3.2
-2.3
-5.4
6.1
-5.8
-12.0
-6.5
-3.4
-.1
6.3
4.9
6.4
4.5
4.3
11.3
.9
-3.8
2.2
2.9
-5.2
-3.9
-3.9
-6.1
2.0
-4.0
-4.4
6.8
-2.9
-.9
3.0
6.7
2.7
2.3
4.5
2.5
2.1
-3.0
4.4
4.6
2.0
-3.2
-3.9
-5.3
-.2
-1.7
-10.6
3.5
3.0
-.5
5.1
5.2
5.1
4.6
4.0
6.7
.9
-3.6
-4.2
-4.4
-2.1
-3.6
-3.1
-5.7
4.0
-4.9
-8.3
-.1
-3.1
27.663
27.055
26.431
-8.5
-21.9
-3.5
-25.7
-15.5
-15.3
445.826
925.688
376.443
241.844
217.123
164.880
446.386
929.753
378.290
240.791
217.062
164.678
446.053
929.191
377.980
241.617
216.885
163.993
447.713
933.151
379.736
241.367
217.634
163.628
1.0
-.4
-.5
.4
1.7
3.5
1.9
4.2
4.3
4.4
.7
-2.2
2.2
2.9
2.9
.7
1.8
3.5
1.7
3.3
3.5
-.8
.9
-3.0
1.4
1.9
1.9
2.4
1.2
.6
1.9
3.1
3.2
-.1
1.4
.2
105.093
105.181
104.699
104.645
6.3
-2.6
6.5
-1.7
1.8
2.3
190.893
243.341
148.317
396.127
318.858
318.849
153.705
182.293
328.778
83.050
190.204
244.836
149.228
397.086
319.346
319.075
153.795
182.969
331.506
82.516
189.512
245.037
149.350
397.312
320.289
320.939
153.969
183.082
332.206
82.082
188.698
245.685
149.745
398.420
320.994
320.831
155.024
183.148
331.837
82.356
.3
1.3
1.3
2.2
2.3
.2
2.4
1.3
.9
1.5
-1.8
2.0
2.0
2.7
.2
3.9
2.3
1.7
3.0
-5.7
.1
-.6
-.6
2.7
.8
1.7
.5
2.6
10.0
-1.5
-4.5
3.9
3.9
2.3
2.7
2.5
3.5
1.9
3.8
-3.3
-.8
1.6
1.6
2.4
1.2
2.1
2.4
1.5
2.0
-2.2
-2.2
1.6
1.6
2.5
1.8
2.1
2.0
2.2
6.9
-2.4
183.317
152.311
194.314
240.629
111.463
283.557
258.865
293.591
316.900
227.079
218.221
221.487
155.088
196.929
239.339
219.523
184.404
153.961
195.275
243.382
111.918
283.842
259.570
293.843
317.136
227.938
218.872
222.132
156.717
197.778
241.787
219.924
184.091
153.544
194.926
240.732
112.308
284.514
260.244
294.445
317.828
228.143
218.854
222.208
156.317
197.450
239.411
218.958
186.200
156.420
200.363
251.441
112.147
284.817
260.761
295.947
317.768
229.574
220.336
223.442
159.147
202.703
249.203
222.344
-.9
-3.1
-5.0
-6.7
-1.9
1.7
2.8
-.9
.9
.2
-.4
.5
-2.9
-4.7
-6.2
-1.7
-5.9
-11.0
-13.5
-16.6
-3.0
2.0
2.9
3.4
-.5
-2.2
-3.3
-1.7
-10.5
-12.6
-15.3
-5.4
-13.4
-21.4
-31.7
-39.4
-.5
2.3
2.9
4.3
.8
-5.5
-7.6
-4.9
-20.8
-30.2
-37.2
-16.5
6.4
11.2
13.0
19.2
2.5
1.8
3.0
3.2
1.1
4.5
3.9
3.6
10.9
12.3
17.5
5.2
-3.5
-7.1
-9.4
-11.8
-2.4
1.8
2.9
1.2
.2
-1.0
-1.9
-.6
-6.8
-8.7
-10.8
-3.5
-4.0
-6.5
-12.1
-15.0
1.0
2.1
2.9
3.8
.9
-.6
-2.0
-.7
-6.3
-11.5
-14.1
-6.2
Expenditure category
Special aggregate indexes
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Rent of shelter 4 .......................................................................
Transportation services ............................................................
Other services ..........................................................................
All items less food ....................................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
All items less medical care .......................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ..........................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
38
CPI Detailed Report-May 2015
Table 9. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average,
detailed expenditure categories -Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent
change for
Seasonally adjusted indexes
3 months ended—
Item and group
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015
118.055
276.572
270.577
199.567
234.709
232.914
148.967
206.413
292.410
250.782
211.701
118.524
276.260
270.713
202.152
235.154
233.531
149.581
214.214
293.066
249.535
210.286
118.208
277.098
271.312
199.546
235.659
234.143
149.806
210.072
293.944
248.741
210.012
117.757
276.760
271.375
209.031
235.897
234.426
149.666
230.778
294.525
248.838
209.551
6 months
ended—
Aug.
2014
Nov.
2014
Feb.
2015
May
2015
Nov.
2014
May
2015
-2.8
.8
2.0
-5.3
1.4
1.1
-1.0
-8.2
1.9
2.7
-2.3
-3.7
1.2
2.0
-22.7
1.6
1.3
-1.5
-33.6
2.3
3.0
-2.0
0.0
1.5
2.4
-45.2
1.6
1.7
-.2
-66.5
2.4
.2
1.2
-1.0
.3
1.2
20.4
2.0
2.6
1.9
56.3
2.9
-3.1
-4.0
-3.3
1.0
2.0
-14.4
1.5
1.2
-1.2
-21.9
2.1
2.9
-2.1
-0.5
.9
1.8
-18.8
1.8
2.1
.8
-27.7
2.7
-1.4
-1.5
Special aggregate indexes
Apparel less footwear ...............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy ......................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy ...............................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .................
Energy commodities ...........................................................
Services less energy services ..............................................
Domestically produced farm food .............................................
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.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
5 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
8 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
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Table 10. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
All items
Indexes
Area
Percent change to
May 2015 from—
Pricing
schedule
1
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015
M
234.722
236.119
236.599
Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
250.619
253.614
147.565
251.451
254.348
148.225
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
222.301
222.441
143.184
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 ................
Percent change to
Apr. 2015 from—
May
2014
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
Apr.
2014
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
237.805
0.0
0.7
0.5
-0.2
0.8
0.2
251.760
254.614
148.482
252.770
255.534
149.237
-.3
.1
-1.4
.5
.5
.7
.4
.4
.5
-.3
.1
-1.3
.5
.4
.6
.1
.1
.2
223.550
223.624
144.018
223.797
224.088
143.982
224.732
225.022
144.577
-.8
-.8
-.8
.5
.6
.4
.4
.4
.4
-1.1
-1.1
-1.0
.7
.7
.6
.1
.2
.0
219.279
220.708
220.790
221.748
-.7
.5
.4
-1.1
.7
.0
M
M
M
227.944
229.901
144.591
229.337
231.496
145.392
229.957
231.908
145.939
230.886
232.903
146.482
-.4
.0
-.7
.7
.6
.7
.4
.4
.4
-.6
-.2
-.9
.9
.9
.9
.3
.2
.4
M
234.283
235.612
235.764
236.888
-.5
.5
.5
-.8
.6
.1
M
M
M
239.748
245.027
143.005
241.690
247.110
143.887
242.302
247.510
144.426
244.227
249.766
145.346
1.2
1.3
.8
1.0
1.1
1.0
.8
.9
.6
1.0
1.0
.9
1.1
1.0
1.0
.3
.2
.4
M
M
M
214.804
144.386
229.805
216.096
145.186
231.539
216.439
145.579
232.060
217.646
146.236
233.025
.3
-.6
.1
.7
.7
.6
.6
.5
.4
.1
-.6
-.1
.8
.8
1.0
.2
.3
.2
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
225.763
241.297
227.405
243.738
227.704
243.569
228.494
246.093
-.5
1.1
.5
1.0
.3
1.0
-.9
.5
.9
.9
.1
-.1
M
259.240
259.647
259.959
261.066
-.1
.5
.4
.0
.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
-
257.013
220.444
217.487
154.984
-
256.839
221.277
218.484
155.880
.6
-.1
-.5
.4
-.1
.4
.5
.6
-
-
-
-
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
218.123
216.488
210.283
243.283
-
219.567
219.005
212.439
245.195
-
-
-
-
-.5
-1.9
-.4
.5
.7
1.2
1.0
.8
-
2
2
2
242.424
254.910
245.496
-
243.717
257.622
247.611
-
-
-
-
.0
2.4
.4
.5
1.1
.9
-
U.S. city average ............................................
Region and area size2
Size classes
A 4 ..............................................................
B/C 3 ...........................................................
D .................................................................
Selected local areas5
1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually
and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI
Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;
Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;
Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each
local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore,
subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a
result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index,
although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI
for use in their escalator clauses.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
40
CPI Detailed Report-May 2015
Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and service
group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Item and group
Index
May
2015
Midwest
Percent
change from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Index
May
2015
South
Percent
change from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Index
May
2015
West
Percent
change from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Index
May
2015
Percent
change from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
0.8
Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................
252.770
398.035
-0.3
0.4
0.4
0.4
-
-
-
244.227
394.779
1.2
-
230.886
374.529
-0.4
-
224.732
365.651
-0.8
-
-
-
Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................
251.356
251.457
248.838
258.477
248.871
1.7
1.7
1.1
2.7
1.0
.2
.2
.0
.4
.5
238.696
238.255
228.729
254.137
242.664
1.2
1.2
.1
3.1
1.3
-.1
-.1
-.2
.1
.0
244.851
246.196
239.835
258.529
225.458
1.6
1.6
.5
3.1
1.3
.1
.1
.0
.3
.0
248.352
248.429
247.018
249.196
243.962
1.7
1.8
.9
3.0
1.3
.0
-.1
-.3
.2
.5
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 ...
263.998
323.612
323.764
.7
2.0
2.5
-.1
.3
.4
211.741
248.321
246.387
.9
2.2
2.8
.2
.2
.1
220.528
249.802
255.748
1.9
2.9
3.5
.1
.1
.1
253.790
286.077
299.516
3.5
4.0
4.4
.4
.3
.3
334.672
2.0
.2
251.641
1.9
.1
251.990
2.8
.1
299.898
4.0
.3
334.468
213.340
190.234
187.136
197.806
151.500
123.998
2.0
-6.6
-8.1
-4.4
.2
-16.2
-.8
.2
-2.2
-2.7
-3.1
-3.6
-1.6
-.5
251.641
211.508
175.274
182.188
198.864
144.084
116.649
1.9
-4.4
-6.7
-6.1
4.4
-25.0
-.8
.1
.3
.2
.5
1.4
-1.8
.0
251.982
227.574
186.421
186.536
186.980
168.220
122.777
2.8
-1.7
-3.5
-3.2
-1.4
-14.3
-.2
.1
.2
.2
.3
.8
-3.3
.0
299.887
281.185
247.553
250.363
275.611
205.983
129.596
4.0
1.8
.1
.4
1.0
-1.5
1.0
.3
2.2
3.2
3.3
4.0
1.2
-.4
Apparel .....................................................
131.321
.5
-.5
117.773
-5.0
-.9
136.621
-.6
-2.1
120.486
-1.3
-.6
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 .........
205.061
195.963
98.504
145.380
100.743
137.704
157.983
228.019
227.031
226.196
235.448
227.283
-7.8
-8.4
-.4
.4
.4
-.5
-.6
-26.9
-26.9
-27.5
-25.5
-24.5
2.8
2.5
-.1
-.1
-.1
-.3
.7
9.8
10.0
10.3
8.7
8.1
203.114
196.924
100.403
140.597
99.493
137.163
151.090
236.460
235.103
231.520
264.781
242.260
-8.5
-8.8
.7
1.4
1.5
1.4
-1.0
-27.8
-27.8
-28.3
-26.5
-24.9
2.6
2.5
.2
.2
.1
.0
.7
8.5
8.6
8.9
8.1
7.3
204.147
201.689
104.313
154.261
105.005
155.354
150.400
226.151
225.036
221.807
239.714
234.639
-9.0
-9.1
.4
.6
.6
-.2
.2
-28.3
-28.3
-28.8
-27.1
-25.3
2.5
2.3
.1
.0
.0
-.1
.5
8.5
8.6
8.9
7.7
7.4
212.655
205.723
102.208
147.661
102.610
147.015
145.806
268.693
268.144
266.188
254.903
258.601
-4.8
-4.9
.4
1.0
1.1
.1
-1.0
-16.2
-16.1
-16.5
-14.9
-14.6
4.4
4.3
.1
.2
.2
.3
.7
14.9
15.1
15.3
14.6
14.4
Medical care .............................................
Medical care commodities ......................
Medical care services .............................
Professional services ............................
469.261
377.639
494.757
362.359
3.1
2.8
3.2
2.7
.2
-.2
.3
.3
452.171
368.131
480.167
392.239
2.7
4.5
2.2
1.5
.0
-.1
.0
.0
423.536
340.143
451.591
355.712
2.2
3.5
1.7
1.0
.3
.6
.2
.1
455.768
344.021
491.402
336.863
3.6
4.6
3.4
1.4
-.1
-.3
.0
.1
Recreation 4 ..............................................
121.212
.8
.2
117.763
-.2
.1
116.554
.0
-.2
110.491
.1
.5
Education and communication 4 ...............
137.969
.3
.1
139.344
-.2
-.3
134.875
.6
-.2
137.667
-.5
-.5
Other goods and services .........................
446.595
1.6
.3
400.002
1.3
.2
404.332
1.5
.2
401.752
1.1
-.1
252.770
189.705
155.395
196.733
-.3
-3.5
-6.7
-9.9
.4
.9
1.4
2.4
224.732
179.851
150.980
194.055
-.8
-4.0
-7.3
-11.0
.4
.7
1.2
2.0
230.886
184.788
155.777
200.889
-.4
-4.0
-7.1
-11.0
.4
.8
1.2
2.0
244.227
183.355
150.207
192.865
1.2
-1.6
-3.8
-5.8
.8
1.4
2.5
4.1
249.059
107.924
314.128
338.536
278.575
-12.9
-1.3
1.5
2.0
1.0
3.4
-.1
.1
.3
1.2
244.031
108.192
271.206
255.013
295.699
-12.8
-.7
1.4
2.2
2.5
2.9
.1
.2
.2
.8
240.844
112.907
277.576
256.266
312.266
-13.9
-.8
2.1
2.9
1.9
3.5
-.1
.2
.1
.9
243.739
110.832
300.174
304.362
285.891
-7.1
-.5
2.9
4.1
.7
5.7
.0
.4
.3
1.3
Commodity and service group
All items ......................................................
Commodities .............................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...
Nondurables less food and beverages
Nondurables less food, beverages,
and apparel .................................
Durables ...............................................
Services ....................................................
Rent of shelter 3 ......................................
Transportation services ..........................
See footnotes at end of table.
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CPI Detailed Report-May 2015
Table 11. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Regions1, by expenditure category and commodity and service
group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Item and group
Index
May
2015
Midwest
Percent
change from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
357.100
1.2
0.1
243.258
253.463
228.684
158.846
224.220
199.746
247.129
314.906
301.649
206.175
260.049
263.260
-.6
-.6
-1.5
-6.4
-4.1
-9.1
-11.7
.9
1.3
-17.8
1.5
1.4
150.993
237.392
326.652
.0
-26.5
1.8
South
Percent
change from—
Index
May
2015
May
2014
Apr.
2015
327.143
1.1
0.1
.4
.4
.5
1.4
1.2
2.2
3.1
.0
.1
2.7
.2
.2
213.968
222.434
218.520
153.930
216.255
196.681
242.658
304.728
255.609
202.549
229.565
228.689
-1.1
-1.2
-2.0
-6.9
-5.0
-10.4
-11.8
.7
1.3
-18.7
1.2
1.2
-.1
8.2
.3
146.660
235.229
282.656
-.9
-27.6
2.0
Index
May
2015
West
Percent
change from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
330.600
1.8
0.0
.5
.5
.5
1.2
.9
1.8
2.7
.3
.3
4.3
.1
.1
220.191
228.298
224.706
157.980
221.992
202.050
238.346
313.063
261.755
200.710
234.996
233.433
-.6
-.7
-1.8
-6.9
-5.0
-10.3
-12.8
1.2
2.1
-18.0
1.7
1.7
-.2
7.9
.2
149.613
229.848
287.109
-.3
-28.1
2.5
Index
May
2015
Percent
change from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
334.293
0.4
-0.1
.4
.5
.5
1.1
1.0
1.9
3.2
.2
.2
4.3
.0
.0
234.530
243.761
228.591
153.862
221.181
196.912
243.387
328.894
286.924
261.834
244.871
245.018
1.0
1.1
-.3
-3.5
-2.0
-5.3
-6.4
1.6
2.9
-9.9
2.2
2.3
.9
.9
1.1
2.4
1.9
3.8
5.2
.6
.5
9.6
.1
.2
-.3
8.3
.2
141.292
272.201
304.102
-.1
-16.1
3.1
-.1
14.5
.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
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Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2
Item and group
Index
May
2015
Size class B/C 3
Percent change
from—
May
2014
Percent change
from—
Index
May
2015
Apr.
2015
Size class D
May
2014
Index
May
2015
Apr.
2015
Percent change
from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Expenditure category
All items 4 .............................................................................
217.646
217.646
0.3
0.6
146.236
-0.6
0.5
-
-
-
-
-
233.025
375.811
0.1
All items (December 1977=100) ..........................................
-
0.4
-
Food and beverages ...........................................................
Food ..................................................................................
Food at home ..................................................................
Food away from home ....................................................
Alcoholic beverages ..........................................................
221.419
221.724
222.326
219.641
215.505
1.7
1.8
.9
3.0
1.1
.0
.0
-.3
.2
.3
154.000
154.555
150.539
160.915
146.637
1.2
1.2
.1
2.9
1.2
.1
.1
-.1
.2
.0
248.289
248.841
240.525
264.788
238.544
2.2
2.2
1.5
3.3
2.2
.4
.4
.5
.2
.7
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 .............................
220.249
243.971
248.871
241.826
241.815
229.106
212.482
201.821
208.775
171.765
114.917
2.2
3.3
3.9
3.2
3.2
-4.0
-6.5
-5.2
-.3
-17.2
-.4
.2
.3
.3
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.4
-.3
-.5
142.962
145.887
153.869
144.154
144.143
175.820
168.370
160.570
161.312
141.334
98.662
1.3
1.9
2.3
1.8
1.8
-.9
-2.4
-1.4
1.1
-12.6
.3
.1
.0
.1
.1
.1
.3
.4
.5
1.2
-3.3
.1
213.570
242.830
241.311
252.327
252.290
231.118
188.718
203.428
214.630
151.725
127.484
2.8
3.9
4.4
3.7
3.6
-.1
-1.0
.0
1.8
-9.8
.0
.0
.0
.1
.2
.2
-.3
-.6
-.3
.0
-2.1
.5
Apparel ...............................................................................
120.832
-1.9
-1.2
92.162
-.7
-1.0
127.681
-1.6
-2.1
Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
New and used motor vehicles 3 ......................................
New vehicles .................................................................
New cars and trucks 3 7 ..............................................
New cars 7 ..................................................................
Used cars and trucks ....................................................
Motor fuel ........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .......................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ......................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...............................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 ...................................
203.427
200.940
100.504
127.983
100.736
126.909
144.399
358.393
356.984
361.784
249.398
334.074
-7.1
-7.4
-.3
-.1
-.1
-.5
-.6
-23.2
-23.1
-23.8
-22.2
-19.7
3.3
3.0
-.1
-.1
-.1
-.2
.6
11.4
11.5
11.7
10.4
11.0
143.833
142.998
102.582
103.109
103.225
103.285
101.642
230.367
230.893
233.514
230.512
229.988
-8.1
-8.3
.8
1.4
1.4
.8
-.3
-26.8
-26.8
-27.4
-25.6
-23.5
2.9
2.8
.3
.2
.2
.3
.6
9.7
9.8
10.0
9.3
9.1
207.384
202.327
105.747
163.561
113.018
156.289
137.184
220.404
218.624
207.176
254.634
232.078
-9.0
-9.3
1.9
4.1
4.3
.6
-.7
-27.4
-27.4
-27.9
-26.2
-24.9
2.5
2.4
.1
-.1
-.1
-.2
.6
7.9
8.1
8.3
7.3
7.0
Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Professional services ......................................................
357.591
282.954
380.359
287.730
3.4
4.8
3.0
2.6
.1
.0
.2
.1
185.784
164.711
193.428
164.494
1.9
2.4
1.8
.3
.1
.2
.1
.1
438.349
351.185
469.673
370.676
3.4
5.6
2.8
.9
.1
.2
.1
.0
Recreation 3 ........................................................................
115.260
.2
.4
116.329
.1
-.2
121.214
.1
.0
Education and communication 3 .........................................
139.287
.2
-.2
132.752
-.1
-.3
145.866
.5
.0
Other goods and services ...................................................
317.737
.9
.4
186.989
2.1
-.2
452.420
1.2
-.2
217.646
175.237
149.468
199.905
258.140
100.587
251.383
244.891
234.738
.3
-3.0
-6.2
-8.8
-11.1
-1.6
2.2
3.3
.8
.6
.9
1.6
2.8
4.3
-.2
.3
.3
1.2
146.236
130.181
118.067
150.129
178.321
86.968
155.943
145.830
162.344
-.6
-3.6
-6.3
-10.1
-12.5
-.1
1.6
1.9
2.8
.5
1.0
1.5
2.5
3.6
.1
.1
.0
.9
233.025
189.447
162.039
203.698
244.090
120.514
280.442
250.548
319.305
.1
-3.3
-6.5
-10.5
-12.6
.6
2.7
3.8
1.6
.4
.9
1.2
1.7
2.7
.3
.1
.0
.7
Commodity and service group
All items 4 .............................................................................
Commodities .......................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...........................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..........
Durables .........................................................................
Services ..............................................................................
Rent of shelter 6 ................................................................
Transportation services ....................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 12. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Population size classes1, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2
Item and group
Index
May
2015
Size class B/C 3
Percent change
from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Index
May
2015
Size class D
Percent change
from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Index
May
2015
Percent change
from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Commodity and service group
Other services ...................................................................
275.171
1.2
0.1
157.262
1.1
-0.2
344.477
1.2
0.1
211.041
217.129
206.123
152.313
211.185
201.360
252.883
259.332
242.623
272.420
213.878
212.688
131.371
360.761
254.888
.0
.0
-1.3
-5.9
-3.5
-8.1
-10.0
.9
2.1
-16.0
1.8
1.9
-.8
-23.2
2.7
.6
.7
.7
1.6
1.3
2.6
3.9
.4
.4
5.7
.2
.2
-.3
10.7
.4
141.504
142.568
143.660
118.908
151.913
149.845
175.525
166.908
152.516
195.944
140.052
137.427
104.545
235.178
155.536
-.8
-.8
-1.6
-6.0
-4.8
-9.5
-11.6
1.4
1.6
-16.6
1.4
1.4
.2
-26.6
1.9
.5
.5
.6
1.5
1.3
2.4
3.3
.2
.1
4.9
.0
.0
-.1
9.1
.1
220.415
230.361
231.661
164.024
225.313
205.087
242.887
327.306
261.739
206.295
237.392
235.875
157.682
220.689
289.093
-.3
-.3
-1.4
-6.2
-4.5
-9.9
-11.7
1.7
2.7
-16.4
2.2
2.3
.7
-26.7
2.9
.4
.4
.6
1.2
1.1
1.7
2.6
.2
.1
3.5
.1
.0
-.2
7.1
.1
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care ...................................................
All items less food .................................................................
All items less shelter .............................................................
Commodities less food .........................................................
Nondurables .........................................................................
Nondurables less food ..........................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ......................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...............................................
Services less medical care services .....................................
Energy ..................................................................................
All items less energy .............................................................
All items less food and energy ............................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .............
Energy commodities .........................................................
Services less energy services ..........................................
1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about population
size classes.
2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
4 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All
other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means
estimator.
6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size
classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Size class B/C 2
Size class A
Item and group
Index
Percent change from—
May
2015
May
2014
Percent change from—
Index
May
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
255.534
394.850
0.1
0.4
149.237
-1.4
-
-
-
-
-
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
250.823
250.881
251.048
254.160
248.939
2.0
2.1
1.6
2.8
1.2
.1
.1
-.1
.4
.6
156.381
156.889
151.215
166.409
148.178
.7
.7
-.3
2.4
.3
.4
.4
.5
.2
.4
Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ...............
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Energy services 4 ...............................................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................
267.931
329.125
334.845
336.423
336.244
204.183
187.977
182.919
195.320
149.714
120.564
1.0
2.3
2.7
2.5
2.4
-7.5
-9.1
-5.5
-.5
-16.7
-1.1
-.1
.2
.4
.2
.2
-2.2
-2.6
-3.0
-3.7
-1.1
-.7
149.945
151.464
157.639
148.737
148.737
185.145
179.198
149.693
143.174
133.249
106.202
-.2
.8
1.4
.6
.6
-4.5
-5.7
-1.7
1.7
-14.3
-.1
-.1
.3
.2
.0
.0
-2.3
-2.9
-3.4
-3.4
-3.2
-.1
Apparel .....................................................................................
130.789
1.8
-.7
90.565
-4.1
.0
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
209.430
199.174
223.702
222.409
221.416
226.686
222.950
-7.1
-8.0
-26.7
-26.7
-27.3
-25.5
-24.4
2.9
2.5
10.6
10.6
11.1
8.9
8.6
139.011
138.825
229.415
229.778
231.754
232.907
225.779
-9.0
-9.2
-27.4
-27.4
-27.9
-25.5
-24.7
2.5
2.4
8.6
8.8
9.0
8.3
7.3
Medical care .............................................................................
475.413
3.0
.1
189.736
3.2
.3
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
120.024
.6
.0
123.124
1.4
.6
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
141.367
.5
.1
128.503
.0
.1
Other goods and services ........................................................
423.341
1.2
.6
207.394
2.9
-.4
255.534
189.388
153.021
192.391
106.231
315.489
.1
-2.8
-6.3
-8.7
-1.6
1.6
.4
.8
1.3
2.2
-.4
.2
149.237
135.506
124.819
157.350
89.490
156.808
-1.4
-4.8
-7.5
-12.4
-.8
1.1
.5
1.2
1.6
2.8
.3
.0
246.145
228.574
156.675
222.648
195.818
311.394
303.396
203.913
262.918
266.811
-.1
-1.2
-6.0
-3.1
-8.0
.7
1.5
-17.7
1.7
1.6
.4
.4
1.2
1.1
2.0
.1
.2
2.8
.2
.2
144.588
145.751
125.634
156.183
156.670
162.334
152.870
198.788
142.902
140.269
-1.8
-2.2
-7.2
-6.5
-11.6
1.4
.7
-18.1
.7
.7
.5
.6
1.6
1.6
2.6
-.2
.0
2.6
.3
.3
0.5
Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size
classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Midwest
Size class B/C 2
Size class A
Item and group
Index
May
2015
Percent
change from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Size class D
Percent
change from—
Index
May
2015
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Index
May
2015
Percent
change from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
0.4
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
225.022
371.524
-0.8
0.4
144.577
-0.8
0.4
-
-
-
-
221.748
355.512
-0.7
-
-
-
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
241.435
240.958
234.090
251.507
243.755
1.4
1.4
.6
2.4
1.2
-.1
-.1
-.2
.0
.0
151.555
151.869
146.141
161.359
150.597
.8
.8
-.7
3.4
1.3
-.1
-.1
-.3
.2
-.2
243.368
243.343
225.114
276.425
243.681
1.9
1.9
-.2
5.2
2.1
-.1
-.1
-.3
.2
.2
Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 4 .................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 4 5 ............................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 4 5 ...............
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household energy ................................................................
Energy services 4 ...............................................................
Electricity 4 .......................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 4 ..............................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................
214.405
253.572
258.529
256.226
256.220
208.767
173.122
175.679
189.639
140.655
110.872
1.0
2.2
2.9
1.8
1.8
-4.6
-7.6
-7.4
7.3
-26.0
-1.0
.2
.2
.2
.1
.1
.7
.6
.7
1.9
-1.6
-.5
134.275
136.671
139.717
134.612
134.612
168.798
163.709
161.599
168.174
127.509
94.862
.6
1.8
2.1
1.7
1.7
-4.7
-6.3
-5.5
.9
-23.9
-.6
.2
.1
.0
.1
.1
.1
.1
.4
1.1
-2.1
.4
208.338
240.975
232.016
247.181
247.181
212.168
162.622
177.847
182.206
152.711
118.842
2.1
3.6
4.9
3.3
3.3
-2.4
-3.3
-1.6
4.4
-20.1
-.9
.1
.2
.1
.3
.3
-.9
-1.1
-.3
.3
-2.7
.9
Apparel .....................................................................................
114.326
-7.0
-1.7
93.340
-.3
.3
118.874
-8.2
-.6
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
203.696
198.612
242.875
241.136
238.467
264.358
243.912
-8.1
-8.2
-27.2
-27.2
-27.8
-25.8
-24.2
2.4
2.2
8.1
8.2
8.4
8.0
7.0
148.806
147.660
240.644
240.504
243.028
242.636
237.228
-8.8
-9.2
-28.8
-28.8
-29.3
-27.6
-25.8
3.0
2.9
9.3
9.4
9.6
8.7
8.1
180.480
174.000
201.069
198.217
188.849
236.882
212.145
-9.8
-10.1
-27.5
-27.4
-27.7
-26.5
-25.4
2.6
2.5
8.2
8.4
8.7
7.2
6.7
Medical care .............................................................................
443.486
2.8
-.1
198.522
2.6
-.1
439.044
2.6
.2
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
116.742
-.2
.8
122.038
-.2
-1.0
109.216
.3
-.1
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
139.160
-.4
-.2
140.113
.0
-.5
133.770
.3
-.2
Other goods and services ........................................................
383.890
-.2
.5
188.049
3.9
-.2
451.062
1.2
-.1
225.022
178.043
146.263
187.736
104.991
271.215
-.8
-4.3
-7.8
-11.8
-1.0
1.4
.4
.6
1.0
1.8
-.2
.3
144.577
130.353
119.161
153.111
84.600
154.134
-.8
-3.7
-6.3
-9.9
.0
1.2
.4
.9
1.6
2.3
.5
.1
221.748
184.024
156.200
200.379
111.328
263.242
-.7
-4.1
-7.6
-11.2
-1.3
2.1
.4
.7
1.2
1.7
.4
.2
215.390
216.686
149.832
214.867
191.451
302.508
257.345
203.724
229.477
228.153
-1.2
-2.1
-7.4
-5.2
-10.9
.7
1.3
-18.6
1.1
1.0
.5
.5
1.0
.8
1.7
.4
.4
4.2
.1
.1
139.296
145.769
119.986
152.608
152.373
172.493
149.572
198.556
138.908
136.568
-1.2
-1.9
-6.1
-4.8
-9.4
.8
1.2
-19.3
1.4
1.5
.5
.5
1.5
1.1
2.2
.0
.1
4.6
.0
.1
208.537
216.868
158.446
221.179
202.142
289.898
241.394
180.718
228.383
225.574
-1.0
-2.1
-7.2
-4.9
-10.5
1.0
2.1
-17.3
1.4
1.3
.5
.5
1.2
.8
1.6
.2
.2
3.4
.1
.2
Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size
classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
South
Size class B/C 2
Size class A
Item and group
Index
May
2015
Percent
change from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Size class D
Percent
change from—
Index
May
2015
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Index
May
2015
Percent
change from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
0.5
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
232.903
375.984
0.0
0.4
146.482
-0.7
0.4
-
-
-
-
236.888
384.686
-0.5
-
-
-
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
244.088
245.575
236.470
260.635
225.651
1.8
1.8
.7
3.4
1.5
.1
.1
-.1
.3
.0
154.625
155.647
152.820
159.921
139.838
1.3
1.4
.2
3.0
1.0
.0
.0
-.2
.2
-.2
247.696
247.564
247.427
251.848
242.159
2.0
1.9
1.5
2.6
2.8
.8
.8
1.0
.3
1.0
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 ...................................
226.956
259.333
266.722
263.923
263.927
210.783
179.828
181.886
176.215
174.852
126.998
2.4
3.9
4.8
3.8
3.8
-5.3
-7.8
-7.5
-6.1
-14.0
-.5
.1
.2
.1
.2
.2
-.2
-.3
-.2
-.2
-.6
-.3
145.561
151.131
160.344
149.249
149.249
168.153
158.138
154.470
156.478
130.064
96.104
1.7
2.2
2.3
2.2
2.2
.4
-1.0
-.8
1.1
-15.6
.0
.1
.0
.1
.2
.2
.5
.7
.8
1.6
-6.0
.2
210.809
237.566
238.845
244.863
244.863
229.394
192.884
199.921
205.752
137.644
126.074
1.5
2.1
3.7
1.1
1.1
.4
-.8
-.3
.6
-8.4
-.5
-.1
-.2
-.1
-.1
-.1
.1
-.4
-.4
-.1
-3.6
.0
Apparel .....................................................................................
151.146
-1.6
-2.9
89.661
-.6
-1.5
145.596
4.2
-2.5
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
204.183
202.659
236.550
234.557
233.064
240.758
241.911
-9.0
-9.4
-27.5
-27.5
-28.1
-26.3
-24.7
2.4
2.1
8.5
8.7
9.0
7.7
7.2
141.867
141.399
223.178
223.351
227.244
220.999
223.837
-8.8
-8.9
-28.7
-28.8
-29.3
-27.6
-25.7
2.5
2.4
8.4
8.5
8.8
7.7
7.4
229.042
225.719
215.949
213.348
204.283
258.120
233.080
-9.7
-9.9
-28.4
-28.4
-29.0
-26.8
-25.5
2.8
2.8
8.4
8.6
8.8
7.5
7.6
Medical care .............................................................................
432.151
4.7
.6
176.491
.1
.2
428.698
3.8
.0
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
109.978
-.1
.2
120.028
.1
-.4
118.712
-.2
-.3
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
136.542
.8
.0
132.173
.4
-.3
143.590
1.5
.2
Other goods and services ........................................................
379.454
2.0
.8
181.590
1.1
-.2
437.594
2.0
-.2
232.903
183.929
153.571
195.955
112.788
279.276
.0
-3.9
-7.3
-10.6
-2.0
2.5
.4
.7
1.0
1.8
-.2
.3
146.482
128.705
115.787
146.897
86.222
157.924
-.7
-4.1
-7.2
-11.3
-.3
1.8
.4
.8
1.3
2.2
-.1
.1
236.888
197.402
174.114
215.412
128.985
278.920
-.5
-3.6
-6.5
-10.7
1.2
2.0
.5
1.2
1.4
2.1
.3
.0
223.407
223.068
156.267
219.096
197.623
310.486
265.272
202.890
237.842
236.981
-.3
-1.9
-7.0
-4.5
-9.8
.8
2.3
-19.3
2.1
2.2
.4
.5
1.0
.9
1.7
.4
.3
4.2
.1
.1
142.348
142.051
116.486
150.457
146.538
165.421
155.597
185.716
140.874
138.153
-.8
-1.9
-6.9
-5.3
-10.6
1.4
2.0
-17.3
1.3
1.3
.4
.5
1.2
1.0
2.0
.2
.1
4.5
.0
.0
223.391
238.489
175.563
230.770
215.985
328.937
259.499
202.883
240.380
239.551
-.8
-1.4
-6.3
-5.0
-10.3
2.0
1.9
-16.8
2.1
2.2
.5
.7
1.4
1.4
2.0
.1
.0
3.8
.1
-.1
Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 13. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Cross classification of regions and population size
classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
West
Size class B/C 2
Size class A
Item and group
Index
Percent change from—
May
2015
May
2014
Percent change from—
Index
May
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
249.766
407.278
1.3
0.9
145.346
0.8
-
-
-
-
-
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
248.895
249.411
247.732
249.952
239.708
1.6
1.7
.6
3.2
.9
-.2
-.3
-.6
.1
.6
152.999
152.569
148.931
158.121
159.270
1.7
1.6
.9
2.7
2.4
.2
.2
.1
.3
.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 ...................................
269.945
305.101
323.956
320.692
320.645
292.854
257.347
259.835
295.422
208.869
130.049
3.7
4.4
4.8
4.3
4.3
1.4
-.8
-.5
1.2
-5.9
.5
.6
.5
.4
.4
.4
2.6
3.9
4.0
4.3
2.9
-.5
140.248
139.523
150.398
139.056
139.050
194.040
189.603
186.649
184.592
183.472
104.141
2.2
2.2
2.8
2.1
2.1
2.8
1.4
1.7
.5
5.2
1.9
.1
-.3
.1
.2
.2
2.2
3.0
3.1
4.7
-1.4
-.3
Apparel .....................................................................................
122.216
-1.8
.1
99.490
.5
-1.5
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
210.065
203.861
276.135
274.671
276.045
254.993
264.972
-4.8
-4.6
-14.1
-14.1
-14.4
-13.4
-12.6
4.8
4.7
16.0
16.2
16.4
15.2
15.4
148.994
146.568
237.876
240.565
240.479
237.402
230.537
-4.4
-4.7
-18.3
-18.1
-18.4
-17.0
-17.3
4.3
4.1
14.5
14.9
15.2
14.4
13.7
Medical care .............................................................................
447.948
3.2
-.1
193.167
4.5
.0
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
113.273
.2
.6
97.832
-.3
.2
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
138.467
-.2
-.6
129.393
-1.1
-.5
Other goods and services ........................................................
398.901
.5
-.2
180.592
2.6
.2
249.766
182.845
147.823
189.819
107.330
309.287
1.3
-1.7
-4.0
-5.5
-1.5
3.1
.9
1.6
2.9
4.8
-.1
.6
145.346
129.234
117.084
148.042
89.749
152.609
.8
-1.2
-2.8
-5.3
1.0
2.2
.6
1.3
2.1
3.4
.3
.2
241.103
227.918
151.762
220.167
193.974
327.615
298.136
266.501
250.735
251.829
1.2
-.4
-3.8
-1.8
-5.0
1.3
3.1
-9.3
2.2
2.3
1.0
1.2
2.8
2.1
4.4
.6
.6
10.9
.2
.3
139.485
143.772
118.287
150.865
148.907
168.338
148.184
219.181
137.263
134.692
.4
.2
-2.7
-1.9
-4.9
2.1
1.8
-10.0
1.9
1.9
.7
1.0
2.0
1.7
3.2
.6
.2
8.8
.0
-.1
0.6
Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross classifications.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
5 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 14. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Food at home, selected areas
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Food at home
Indexes
Area
Percent change to
May 2015 from—
Pricing
schedule
1
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015
M
242.906
241.588
241.305
Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
248.881
250.754
151.808
248.385
250.623
150.885
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
230.747
235.075
148.561
M
South urban ....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) ...............................................
West urban .....................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
Percent change to
Apr. 2015 from—
May
2014
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
Apr.
2014
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
241.019
0.6
-0.2
-0.1
1.3
-0.7
-0.1
248.741
251.375
150.443
248.838
251.048
151.215
1.1
1.6
-.3
.2
.2
.2
.0
-.1
.5
2.1
2.8
.4
-.1
.2
-.9
.1
.3
-.3
229.093
234.012
146.550
229.209
234.458
146.523
228.729
234.090
146.141
.1
.6
-.7
-.2
.0
-.3
-.2
-.2
-.3
.6
1.0
.0
-.7
-.3
-1.4
.1
.2
.0
226.471
226.704
225.781
225.114
-.2
-.7
-.3
.2
-.3
-.4
M
M
M
242.165
238.718
154.168
240.999
237.083
153.680
239.926
236.613
153.142
239.835
236.470
152.820
.5
.7
.2
-.5
-.3
-.6
.0
-.1
-.2
.8
1.4
.3
-.9
-.9
-.7
-.4
-.2
-.4
M
251.261
249.856
244.943
247.427
1.5
-1.0
1.0
1.0
-2.5
-2.0
M
M
M
249.628
250.451
150.530
247.781
248.909
148.862
247.676
249.149
148.792
247.018
247.732
148.931
.9
.6
.9
-.3
-.5
.0
-.3
-.6
.1
2.0
1.9
1.8
-.8
-.5
-1.2
.0
.1
.0
M
M
M
223.659
152.055
242.965
222.657
150.953
242.129
222.886
150.628
239.237
222.326
150.539
240.525
.9
.1
1.5
-.1
-.3
-.7
-.3
-.1
.5
1.8
.6
1.6
-.3
-.9
-1.5
.1
-.2
-1.2
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
236.419
259.032
237.289
257.960
238.796
258.979
237.947
255.264
1.2
.3
.3
-1.0
-.4
-1.4
2.5
2.1
1.0
.0
.6
.4
M
254.665
254.523
255.717
254.472
1.3
.0
-.5
2.9
.4
.5
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
249.168
249.408
223.529
150.531
246.775
246.908
220.403
147.292
246.370
248.568
220.057
147.629
245.976
248.697
219.630
147.854
1.5
1.0
.3
-.5
-.3
.7
-.4
.4
-.2
.1
-.2
.2
2.1
1.5
.5
.3
-1.1
-.3
-1.6
-1.9
-.2
.7
-.2
.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
253.277
214.656
223.468
256.417
254.249
211.268
224.018
255.130
252.732
212.003
223.936
254.634
253.841
211.923
221.460
254.785
1.1
1.0
.5
1.7
-.2
.3
-1.1
-.1
.4
.0
-1.1
.1
2.0
-.5
2.6
.8
-.2
-1.2
.2
-.7
-.6
.3
.0
-.2
2
2
2
238.770
251.177
249.803
243.614
249.381
245.861
242.823
247.872
247.852
245.243
248.813
246.188
2.6
1.2
.8
.7
-.2
.1
1.0
.4
-.7
3.1
2.2
.9
1.7
-1.3
-.8
-.3
-.6
.8
U.S. city average ............................................
Region and area size2
Size classes
A 4 ..............................................................
B/C 3 ...........................................................
D .................................................................
Selected local areas5
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
May
2015
ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI
Percent
change from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Percent
change from—
Index
May
2015
New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA
Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Index
May
2015
Percent
change from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Index
May
2015
Percent
change from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
0.4
Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (1967=100) ...................................
237.805
712.357
0.0
0.5
0.3
1.0
-
-
-
261.066
754.705
-0.1
-
246.093
727.069
1.1
-
228.494
682.645
-0.5
-
-
-
Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................
245.846
246.187
241.019
255.322
239.800
1.6
1.6
.6
3.0
1.2
.0
.0
-.1
.2
.2
240.318
239.823
237.947
237.040
245.943
1.5
1.6
1.2
2.2
-.2
-.3
-.3
-.4
-.3
.1
247.443
247.421
255.264
233.981
232.811
1.5
1.4
.3
3.0
2.7
-.6
-.7
-1.4
.3
.8
255.673
255.714
254.472
264.191
250.617
2.1
2.2
1.3
3.5
1.1
.0
-.1
-.5
.5
1.2
Housing .....................................................
Shelter ....................................................
Rent of primary residence 1 ..................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 1
2 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 1 2 ...............................
Fuels and utilities ....................................
Household energy .................................
Energy services 1 ................................
Electricity 1 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 1 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...
237.175
277.563
284.245
1.9
2.9
3.5
.2
.2
.2
231.959
286.568
303.922
1.2
2.5
3.6
-.1
.0
.0
266.349
301.386
314.721
2.9
3.8
4.0
.4
.4
.2
278.276
347.827
357.021
.4
2.0
2.6
.1
.2
.4
284.473
2.8
.2
291.884
2.3
.0
313.105
3.4
.3
353.984
2.0
.2
284.442
228.748
193.538
197.083
207.683
162.639
123.207
2.8
-2.4
-4.5
-3.3
.5
-15.4
-.1
.2
.2
.2
.3
.7
-1.3
-.2
291.884
203.060
166.847
170.112
178.185
142.946
96.145
2.3
-4.3
-8.4
-8.3
26.2
-37.7
-2.3
.0
.3
-.2
-.2
.5
-1.3
-1.1
313.094
298.753
266.492
265.255
306.635
215.739
115.244
3.4
.3
-2.5
-2.5
.8
-10.0
-2.2
.3
1.4
2.1
2.1
.0
8.1
-.6
353.649
186.864
179.914
169.969
182.184
140.192
114.638
2.0
-10.3
-12.1
-9.9
-6.4
-18.2
-2.3
.2
.5
.5
.5
-2.2
8.2
-.9
Apparel .....................................................
127.083
-1.5
-1.2
88.657
-9.2
-1.2
110.471
-2.9
2.0
130.006
3.6
-.7
Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 4 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 .........
206.386
200.528
239.141
238.170
235.406
249.380
241.972
-7.6
-7.9
-25.0
-25.0
-25.6
-24.0
-21.5
3.1
2.9
10.4
10.5
10.7
9.6
10.0
190.443
185.909
256.541
253.927
247.665
271.120
257.019
-7.9
-8.4
-25.4
-25.4
-25.9
-24.1
-22.2
2.7
2.4
7.2
7.2
7.4
6.4
6.4
213.384
207.094
300.219
293.976
295.729
277.528
276.149
-2.4
-2.3
-7.7
-7.7
-7.7
-7.9
-7.3
6.4
6.4
20.4
20.5
20.7
19.3
19.5
220.004
204.068
215.140
214.172
214.261
218.663
218.509
-6.5
-7.9
-27.0
-27.0
-27.6
-25.9
-24.6
3.0
2.4
10.6
10.6
11.0
8.4
8.3
Medical care .............................................
447.213
2.8
.1
463.528
3.3
.2
421.132
1.9
-.4
450.812
3.0
.1
Recreation 5 ..............................................
116.190
.1
.1
110.275
.7
1.7
103.319
-1.9
.5
118.792
-.4
-.6
Education and communication 5 ...............
137.400
.1
-.2
141.260
.1
-.4
146.251
.6
-.3
140.373
-.1
.1
Other goods and services .........................
412.841
1.4
.1
383.096
.2
.9
380.934
.9
-.2
403.847
1.2
.9
237.805
184.263
153.084
196.477
110.197
290.770
.0
-3.3
-6.2
-9.5
-.8
2.0
.5
.9
1.6
2.6
.0
.2
228.494
169.011
132.461
174.280
92.396
284.842
-.5
-4.3
-8.5
-12.0
-1.5
1.8
.3
.4
1.0
1.7
-.3
.3
246.093
180.690
144.559
192.392
97.963
303.635
1.1
-1.0
-2.7
-3.4
-1.3
2.4
1.0
2.3
4.5
7.1
-.1
.3
261.066
190.381
149.448
187.881
99.991
321.366
-.1
-2.5
-6.1
-8.2
-1.7
1.1
.4
.7
1.2
2.0
-.2
.3
227.707
224.911
156.062
220.974
199.037
315.271
276.655
214.330
242.047
242.119
-.3
-1.4
-6.0
-4.0
-8.8
1.1
2.0
-16.3
1.7
1.7
.5
.7
1.5
1.3
2.4
.3
.3
5.2
.1
.1
218.430
209.051
136.644
208.177
179.182
297.833
271.259
201.380
232.881
232.447
-.8
-1.9
-8.1
-5.0
-11.2
1.1
1.6
-17.7
1.3
1.2
.4
.5
.9
.6
1.6
.7
.3
3.3
.1
.2
238.232
222.010
148.562
221.551
196.920
315.533
293.149
288.555
244.912
244.800
1.1
-.4
-2.4
-.9
-3.0
.4
2.5
-6.0
1.8
1.8
1.1
1.4
4.3
2.9
6.6
.3
.4
13.3
.1
.3
252.808
226.959
153.423
223.562
191.860
303.333
311.153
195.871
269.205
273.386
-.3
-1.4
-5.7
-2.7
-7.6
-.1
1.0
-19.0
1.6
1.5
.5
.6
1.2
.9
1.9
.5
.3
4.5
.2
.2
Commodity and service group
All items ......................................................
Commodities .............................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables ...............................................
Services ....................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................
All items less shelter ...................................
Commodities less food ...............................
Nondurables ...............................................
Nondurables less food ................................
Services less rent of shelter 2 .....................
Services less medical care services ...........
Energy ........................................................
All items less energy ...................................
All items less food and energy ..................
1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
2 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11
U.S.
city
average
BostonBrocktonNashua,
MA-NH-ME-CT
Item and group
Index
May
2015
Percent change
from—
May
2014
Index
May
2015
Mar.
2015
ChicagoGaryKenosha,
IL-IN-WI
Percent change
from—
May
2014
Index
May
2015
Mar.
2015
Percent change
from—
May
2014
Mar.
2015
Expenditure category
All items 3 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ................................................................
237.805
712.357
0.0
0.7
-0.1
-
-
228.494
682.645
-0.5
-
256.839
746.509
0.6
-
-
-
Food and beverages 3 ............................................................
Food 3 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 4 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 4 ...........................................................
245.846
246.187
241.019
255.322
239.800
1.6
1.6
.6
3.0
1.2
.1
.1
-.2
.5
.2
254.437
254.940
245.976
269.653
252.662
1.6
1.7
1.5
2.0
.7
.0
.0
-.3
.7
-.2
240.318
239.823
237.947
237.040
245.943
1.5
1.6
1.2
2.2
-.2
.3
.2
.3
.2
.8
Housing 3 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 5 .............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Energy services 5 .............................................................
Electricity 5 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
237.175
277.563
284.245
284.473
284.442
228.748
193.538
197.083
207.683
162.639
123.207
1.9
2.9
3.5
2.8
2.8
-2.4
-4.5
-3.3
.5
-15.4
-.1
.3
.4
.4
.4
.4
-.5
-.7
-.3
.9
-4.7
.3
255.605
302.001
311.139
321.843
321.843
241.306
202.045
203.852
242.717
127.153
129.335
2.3
3.2
3.3
4.0
4.0
-2.9
-3.6
5.1
17.6
-23.3
1.2
-1.3
.8
.6
.7
.7
-14.7
-16.8
-17.4
-12.8
-30.1
-1.1
231.959
286.568
303.922
291.884
291.884
203.060
166.847
170.112
178.185
142.946
96.145
1.2
2.5
3.6
2.3
2.3
-4.3
-8.4
-8.3
26.2
-37.7
-2.3
-.1
.0
.1
.0
.0
-.2
-1.4
-1.4
2.1
-6.8
-.7
Apparel 3 ................................................................................
127.083
-1.5
-.9
152.581
5.3
-1.4
88.657
-9.2
-3.9
Transportation 3 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .......................................
206.386
200.528
239.141
238.170
235.406
249.380
241.972
-7.6
-7.9
-25.0
-25.0
-25.6
-24.0
-21.5
3.5
3.2
10.4
10.5
10.8
9.6
9.8
192.761
190.081
227.776
225.082
221.794
232.594
225.290
-9.0
-9.4
-27.4
-27.4
-28.1
-26.2
-25.0
2.9
2.2
10.2
10.2
10.8
9.0
8.3
190.443
185.909
256.541
253.927
247.665
271.120
257.019
-7.9
-8.4
-25.4
-25.4
-25.9
-24.1
-22.2
4.0
3.4
10.7
10.8
11.0
10.2
10.0
Medical care 3 ........................................................................
447.213
2.8
.7
599.276
1.8
.5
463.528
3.3
.7
Recreation 9 ...........................................................................
116.190
.1
.3
117.594
3.7
1.3
110.275
.7
1.3
Education and communication 9 .............................................
137.400
.1
-.1
150.823
1.8
.1
141.260
.1
-.7
Other goods and services 3 ....................................................
412.841
1.4
.1
445.594
1.5
.4
383.096
.2
.5
237.805
184.263
153.084
196.477
110.197
290.770
.0
-3.3
-6.2
-9.5
-.8
2.0
.7
1.1
1.7
2.5
.6
.5
256.839
191.587
158.371
205.757
112.068
315.409
.6
-3.0
-6.3
-9.1
-1.2
2.9
-.1
.2
.3
1.1
-1.0
-.2
228.494
169.011
132.461
174.280
92.396
284.842
-.5
-4.3
-8.5
-12.0
-1.5
1.8
.5
.7
1.0
1.9
-.4
.4
227.707
224.911
156.062
220.974
199.037
315.271
276.655
214.330
242.047
242.119
-.3
-1.4
-6.0
-4.0
-8.8
1.1
2.0
-16.3
1.7
1.7
.7
.9
1.7
1.2
2.4
.6
.5
4.7
.4
.4
243.492
241.728
162.109
228.948
207.920
347.274
295.920
211.791
264.837
267.318
.6
-.6
-5.9
-3.4
-8.2
2.5
3.0
-16.4
2.2
2.3
-.1
-.5
.3
.5
.9
-1.3
-.3
-6.0
.4
.5
218.430
209.051
136.644
208.177
179.182
297.833
271.259
201.380
232.881
232.447
-.8
-1.9
-8.1
-5.0
-11.2
1.1
1.6
-17.7
1.3
1.2
.5
.7
1.0
1.0
1.8
.7
.4
4.3
.2
.2
0.5
Commodity and service group
All items 3 .................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care 3 ....................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy 3 ...................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy 3 .............................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity and
service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11
ClevelandAkron, OH
Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA
DallasFort Worth, TX
Item and group
Index
May
2015
Percent change
from—
May
2014
Index
May
2015
Mar.
2015
Percent change
from—
May
2014
Index
May
2015
Mar.
2015
Percent change
from—
May
2014
Mar.
2015
Expenditure category
All items 3 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ................................................................
221.277
709.076
-0.1
0.4
0.5
-
-
246.093
727.069
1.1
-
218.484
685.373
-0.5
-
-
-
Food and beverages 3 ............................................................
Food 3 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 4 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 4 ...........................................................
250.742
255.980
248.697
270.248
192.115
1.9
1.9
1.0
3.3
1.9
.5
.5
.7
.1
.5
249.029
243.509
219.630
280.837
323.310
1.1
1.2
.3
2.5
-.9
-.1
.0
-.4
.4
-1.1
247.443
247.421
255.264
233.981
232.811
1.5
1.4
.3
3.0
2.7
-.4
-.4
-1.0
.4
.6
Housing 3 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 5 .............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Energy services 5 .............................................................
Electricity 5 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
203.371
235.938
232.147
228.045
228.045
189.674
155.418
153.731
171.258
114.443
117.525
1.1
2.5
2.1
1.9
1.9
-5.3
-8.6
-8.6
4.6
-26.6
-.8
.2
1.0
.6
.1
.1
-4.4
-5.8
-5.8
-3.5
-10.0
.5
198.139
213.661
221.966
227.777
227.777
222.581
210.417
206.872
207.301
149.600
124.893
1.8
4.0
4.6
3.2
3.2
-5.3
-8.0
-7.8
-3.0
-34.0
-2.2
.3
.7
.8
.5
.5
-.7
-.7
-.7
-.5
-2.2
-1.2
266.349
301.386
314.721
313.105
313.094
298.753
266.492
265.255
306.635
215.739
115.244
2.9
3.8
4.0
3.4
3.4
.3
-2.5
-2.5
.8
-10.0
-2.2
.3
.5
.4
.4
.4
1.1
1.8
1.9
.8
4.7
-1.7
Apparel 3 ................................................................................
133.465
4.8
-4.0
111.535
-2.5
-6.8
110.471
-2.9
-.4
Transportation 3 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .......................................
202.337
203.113
261.809
258.914
249.390
268.065
259.876
-7.7
-7.7
-30.5
-30.5
-31.2
-29.3
-27.6
2.3
2.1
7.9
7.9
8.3
6.8
6.4
207.953
209.345
237.502
236.642
230.735
244.778
243.761
-8.5
-8.6
-25.8
-25.7
-26.3
-24.7
-23.3
3.4
3.2
14.0
14.4
14.7
13.8
13.1
213.384
207.094
300.219
293.976
295.729
277.528
276.149
-2.4
-2.3
-7.7
-7.7
-7.7
-7.9
-7.3
5.8
5.4
16.0
16.1
16.3
15.0
15.3
Medical care 3 ........................................................................
414.176
5.2
-.8
411.996
5.8
.1
421.132
1.9
-.1
Recreation 9 ...........................................................................
117.148
.7
1.3
112.492
-.9
.6
103.319
-1.9
.4
Education and communication 9 .............................................
124.916
-.3
-.2
135.855
-2.2
-.9
146.251
.6
.4
Other goods and services 3 ....................................................
409.363
.3
.0
385.644
2.3
1.3
380.934
.9
-.2
221.277
191.880
161.618
208.818
111.003
251.524
-.1
-2.5
-5.0
-9.0
1.0
1.6
.4
.8
1.0
.9
1.2
.1
218.484
176.602
143.482
174.294
115.939
259.443
-.5
-4.5
-7.6
-10.0
-4.0
2.3
.5
.3
.6
1.9
-1.1
.5
246.093
180.690
144.559
192.392
97.963
303.635
1.1
-1.0
-2.7
-3.4
-1.3
2.4
1.0
1.6
3.1
5.0
-.1
.6
212.432
217.410
162.907
230.534
207.436
273.626
239.556
196.079
225.756
220.593
-.5
-1.2
-4.8
-3.6
-8.4
.7
1.4
-20.8
2.2
2.2
.5
.1
1.0
.7
.9
-.9
.2
.4
.4
.4
209.044
221.457
148.201
208.594
181.502
325.337
244.139
225.007
221.630
218.065
-1.0
-2.3
-7.4
-4.6
-9.5
.8
2.1
-18.0
1.5
1.6
.5
.3
.6
.9
1.7
.3
.6
6.3
-.1
-.1
238.232
222.010
148.562
221.551
196.920
315.533
293.149
288.555
244.912
244.800
1.1
-.4
-2.4
-.9
-3.0
.4
2.5
-6.0
1.8
1.8
1.0
1.2
3.0
2.1
4.6
.7
.6
10.6
.2
.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 3 ....................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy 3 ...................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy 3 .............................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 16. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, by expenditure category and commodity
and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11
New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA
Item and group
Index
May
2015
WashingtonBaltimore,
DC-MD-VA-WV
2
Percent change from—
May
2014
Percent change from—
Index
Mar.
2015
May
2015
May
2014
Mar.
2015
Expenditure category
All items 3 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ................................................................
261.066
754.705
-0.1
0.5
155.880
0.4
-
-
-
-
-
Food and beverages 3 ............................................................
Food 3 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 4 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 4 ...........................................................
255.673
255.714
254.472
264.191
250.617
2.1
2.2
1.3
3.5
1.1
.3
.2
.0
.6
.7
155.349
156.594
147.854
164.999
137.398
1.0
.8
-.5
2.4
3.5
.4
.4
.4
.4
.9
Housing 3 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 5 .............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Energy services 5 .............................................................
Electricity 5 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
278.276
347.827
357.021
353.984
353.649
186.864
179.914
169.969
182.184
140.192
114.638
.4
2.0
2.6
2.0
2.0
-10.3
-12.1
-9.9
-6.4
-18.2
-2.3
.2
.5
.4
.5
.5
-.9
-1.1
-.1
-1.2
3.1
-.9
166.864
178.613
198.462
178.247
178.257
177.753
168.382
160.999
167.420
123.836
89.772
2.3
3.2
3.8
3.3
3.3
-3.6
-5.6
-4.7
-4.3
-6.1
.0
.0
.3
.3
.0
.0
-2.9
-3.6
-3.7
-3.2
-5.2
.5
Apparel 3 ................................................................................
130.006
3.6
-2.7
97.189
.0
-3.9
Transportation 3 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .......................................
220.004
204.068
215.140
214.172
214.261
218.663
218.509
-6.5
-7.9
-27.0
-27.0
-27.6
-25.9
-24.6
3.9
3.1
12.1
12.2
12.6
10.0
9.6
146.550
142.213
224.802
224.447
225.339
228.866
233.323
-8.3
-9.5
-27.4
-27.4
-28.1
-25.4
-24.7
3.1
1.8
8.0
8.1
8.5
6.9
6.4
Medical care 3 ........................................................................
450.812
3.0
.2
180.135
5.3
1.8
Recreation 9 ...........................................................................
118.792
-.4
-.6
119.188
1.4
.5
Education and communication 9 .............................................
140.373
-.1
.0
148.198
2.1
.4
Other goods and services 3 ....................................................
403.847
1.2
.7
178.352
-.8
.9
261.066
190.381
149.448
187.881
99.991
321.366
-.1
-2.5
-6.1
-8.2
-1.7
1.1
.5
.6
.8
1.1
.3
.5
155.880
127.808
112.658
141.842
81.423
174.701
.4
-3.6
-6.7
-9.5
-2.1
2.7
.6
.9
1.2
1.5
.7
.4
252.808
226.959
153.423
223.562
191.860
303.333
311.153
195.871
269.205
273.386
-.3
-1.4
-5.7
-2.7
-7.6
-.1
1.0
-19.0
1.6
1.5
.6
.6
.8
.7
1.1
.6
.6
4.0
.3
.3
154.346
144.564
113.812
148.161
141.524
171.082
174.143
191.973
152.368
152.656
.1
-1.1
-6.2
-4.0
-8.5
2.0
2.3
-17.8
2.0
2.2
.5
.7
1.2
.9
1.4
.5
.3
1.8
.5
.5
0.6
Commodity and service group
All items 3 .................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care 3 ....................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy 3 ...................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy 3 .............................................
1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month.
2 For Washington-Baltimore, indexes are on a December 1997=100 base unless
otherwise noted.
3 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1996=100 base.
4 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1997=100 base.
5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
6 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base.
7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
9 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 17. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
All items
Indexes
Area
Percent change to
May 2015 from—
Pricing
schedule
1
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015
M
229.421
231.055
231.520
Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
247.352
249.219
147.377
248.253
249.938
148.191
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
217.027
216.262
142.759
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 ................
Percent change to
Apr. 2015 from—
May
2014
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
Apr.
2014
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
232.908
-0.6
0.8
0.6
-0.8
0.9
0.2
248.670
250.254
148.591
249.756
251.204
149.450
-.8
-.3
-2.1
.6
.5
.8
.4
.4
.6
-.8
-.3
-2.1
.5
.4
.8
.2
.1
.3
218.486
217.730
143.664
218.701
218.128
143.631
219.773
219.201
144.327
-1.4
-1.4
-1.5
.6
.7
.5
.5
.5
.5
-1.7
-1.7
-1.7
.8
.9
.6
.1
.2
.0
216.268
217.902
218.087
219.174
-1.1
.6
.5
-1.6
.8
.1
M
M
M
224.390
226.965
143.195
225.936
228.600
144.165
226.618
229.111
144.731
227.706
230.089
145.437
-1.0
-.5
-1.2
.8
.7
.9
.5
.4
.5
-1.3
-.7
-1.6
1.0
.9
1.1
.3
.2
.4
M
232.306
233.780
234.023
235.523
-1.3
.7
.6
-1.7
.7
.1
M
M
M
232.364
235.938
142.301
234.802
238.667
143.435
235.222
238.730
143.984
237.509
241.400
145.136
.8
.9
.5
1.2
1.1
1.2
1.0
1.1
.8
.5
.3
.6
1.2
1.2
1.2
.2
.0
.4
M
M
M
212.717
143.475
226.088
214.262
144.442
227.909
214.542
144.866
228.436
215.902
145.681
229.680
-.2
-1.1
-.6
.8
.9
.8
.6
.6
.5
-.5
-1.3
-.9
.9
1.0
1.0
.1
.3
.2
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA .........................................
M
M
218.461
232.975
220.480
235.991
220.880
235.697
221.719
238.816
-1.1
.9
.6
1.2
.4
1.3
-1.6
.0
1.1
1.2
.2
-.1
M
254.044
254.358
254.699
255.946
-.5
.6
.5
-.5
.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
-
256.929
210.652
222.111
154.846
-
256.286
211.583
223.682
155.545
.1
-.6
-1.0
.0
-.3
.4
.7
.5
-
-
-
-
Atlanta, GA .....................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................
2
2
2
2
215.843
211.529
206.448
240.495
-
217.407
214.002
208.610
242.706
-
-
-
-
-.9
-2.8
-1.1
-.1
.7
1.2
1.0
.9
-
2
2
2
243.713
249.809
240.735
-
245.247
252.875
243.165
-
-
-
-
.1
2.0
-.2
.6
1.2
1.0
-
U.S. city average ............................................
Region and area size2
Size classes
A 4 ..............................................................
B/C 3 ...........................................................
D .................................................................
Selected local areas5
1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually
and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI
Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;
Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;
Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each
local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore,
subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a
result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index,
although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI
for use in their escalator clauses.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions1, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Item and group
Index
May
2015
Midwest
Percent
change from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Index
May
2015
South
Percent
change from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Index
May
2015
West
Percent
change from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Index
May
2015
Percent
change from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
1.0
Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................
249.756
390.105
-0.8
0.4
0.5
0.5
-
-
-
237.509
382.139
0.8
-
227.706
368.795
-1.0
-
219.773
355.421
-1.4
-
-
-
Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................
250.313
250.325
247.463
258.558
248.247
1.7
1.7
1.2
2.5
1.2
.2
.1
.0
.4
.4
239.044
238.668
229.522
255.309
243.407
1.3
1.2
.1
3.2
1.5
-.1
-.1
-.2
.1
.0
244.079
245.088
238.710
257.542
228.667
1.6
1.6
.6
3.2
1.5
.1
.1
-.1
.3
.0
248.005
247.681
246.365
250.016
247.842
1.7
1.8
.9
3.0
1.0
-.1
-.1
-.3
.2
.2
Housing .....................................................
Shelter ....................................................
Rent of primary residence 2 ..................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 2
3 ....................................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary
residence 2 3 ...............................
Fuels and utilities ....................................
Household energy .................................
Energy services 2 ................................
Electricity 2 ........................................
Utility (piped) gas service 2 ...............
Household furnishings and operations ...
261.503
319.607
319.120
.6
2.0
2.4
-.2
.3
.3
206.881
237.663
247.057
.9
2.3
2.8
.2
.2
.1
220.532
249.283
254.126
1.9
3.0
3.6
.1
.1
.1
250.278
278.329
298.474
3.3
4.0
4.2
.4
.3
.3
294.603
1.9
.1
234.637
2.0
.1
234.097
2.7
.1
264.455
3.9
.3
294.611
213.519
190.142
187.541
198.530
151.401
116.855
1.9
-6.1
-7.5
-4.6
.2
-16.6
-1.2
.1
-2.3
-2.8
-3.2
-3.6
-1.8
-.8
234.649
212.672
176.167
181.709
197.543
144.736
115.186
2.0
-4.2
-6.4
-5.9
4.3
-25.5
-1.0
.1
.4
.3
.6
1.5
-1.8
.1
234.062
228.531
185.979
187.254
185.392
171.347
117.508
2.7
-1.4
-3.2
-3.0
-1.5
-14.9
-.4
.1
.2
.3
.3
.8
-3.6
.0
264.461
277.684
245.641
248.897
272.399
208.265
125.107
3.9
1.7
.0
.3
1.1
-2.2
-.3
.3
2.2
3.1
3.2
3.7
1.7
-.4
Apparel .....................................................
131.211
.8
-.9
116.474
-4.3
-.7
136.543
-.6
-1.9
120.445
-.3
-.5
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 .........
206.300
198.962
100.295
145.480
157.840
228.025
227.164
225.993
235.750
227.077
-8.2
-8.8
-.3
.3
-.6
-27.0
-27.0
-27.5
-25.6
-24.5
2.8
2.6
.1
.0
.7
9.7
9.9
10.2
8.7
8.1
201.473
197.694
100.821
143.938
151.738
237.073
235.619
231.882
264.433
242.079
-9.9
-10.0
.3
1.3
-1.0
-27.8
-27.8
-28.3
-26.6
-24.9
2.9
2.8
.4
.2
.7
8.6
8.6
8.9
8.0
7.3
202.070
200.038
102.987
154.025
151.543
225.805
224.892
221.666
239.325
234.215
-10.0
-10.1
.2
.3
.2
-28.3
-28.3
-28.9
-27.1
-25.3
2.7
2.6
.2
.0
.5
8.4
8.5
8.8
7.6
7.3
211.532
207.161
100.556
150.391
145.883
271.600
271.063
268.935
258.248
261.316
-4.7
-4.8
.5
1.3
-1.0
-15.7
-15.5
-15.9
-14.3
-14.1
4.7
4.6
.2
.1
.7
15.4
15.5
15.7
15.1
14.9
Medical care .............................................
Medical care commodities ......................
Medical care services .............................
Professional services ............................
466.964
368.380
494.239
362.418
3.1
2.9
3.1
2.6
.2
-.2
.3
.3
457.217
361.729
486.468
393.404
2.6
4.5
2.1
1.4
-.1
-.1
.0
.0
429.367
332.617
459.972
357.046
2.0
3.4
1.6
1.0
.3
.6
.2
.1
455.699
328.880
494.129
340.367
3.5
4.5
3.2
1.3
-.1
-.3
.0
.1
Recreation 4 ..............................................
122.503
1.1
.3
114.071
-.4
-.2
112.410
-.4
-.2
102.713
-.5
.5
Education and communication 4 ...............
127.971
-1.0
.0
131.413
-.9
-.4
124.944
.0
-.3
131.888
-1.1
-.6
Other goods and services .........................
509.901
2.2
.4
442.822
1.1
.2
433.671
1.9
.2
410.163
1.5
.0
249.756
196.426
165.205
209.123
-.8
-4.0
-7.2
-10.6
.4
1.0
1.6
2.6
219.773
182.877
155.496
202.503
-1.4
-4.6
-8.2
-12.4
.5
.9
1.6
2.5
227.706
187.011
160.010
207.980
-1.0
-4.9
-8.3
-12.7
.5
1.0
1.5
2.5
237.509
187.183
155.440
200.397
.8
-1.9
-4.1
-6.4
1.0
1.8
3.1
5.2
267.354
112.146
309.348
299.223
280.868
348.274
-14.2
-1.2
1.3
2.0
1.9
.5
3.9
.0
.1
.3
.8
.1
255.616
110.605
263.757
235.986
293.651
303.258
-14.3
-.7
1.3
2.3
3.1
.5
3.3
.2
.2
.2
.5
-.1
252.549
114.207
275.860
236.904
324.074
309.689
-15.8
-.8
2.1
3.0
2.9
1.2
3.9
.0
.1
.1
.5
-.1
258.687
113.789
291.782
268.889
284.750
309.375
-8.3
-.5
2.8
4.0
2.0
-.2
7.2
.1
.4
.3
1.0
-.2
241.883
250.069
227.612
-1.0
-1.2
-2.1
.5
.5
.5
210.656
216.104
215.780
-1.7
-1.9
-2.7
.5
.6
.6
218.229
224.510
221.325
-1.2
-1.4
-2.6
.5
.6
.6
229.460
235.532
223.155
.7
.7
-.7
1.0
1.2
1.3
Commodity and service group
All items ......................................................
Commodities .............................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...
Nondurables less food and beverages
Nondurables less food, beverages,
and apparel .................................
Durables ...............................................
Services ....................................................
Rent of shelter 3 ......................................
Transportation services ..........................
Other services .........................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................
All items less food .......................................
All items less shelter ...................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 18. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Regions1, by expenditure category and
commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Item and group
Index
May
2015
Midwest
Percent
change from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
168.119
230.194
211.259
263.782
273.368
298.067
206.331
256.578
259.450
-7.0
-4.9
-10.1
-13.3
.6
1.2
-18.3
1.4
1.4
1.6
1.4
2.5
3.7
-.2
.0
3.0
.2
.2
159.253
236.087
322.679
.2
-26.7
1.8
-.2
8.5
.3
South
Percent
change from—
Index
May
2015
May
2014
Apr.
2015
158.191
221.060
204.540
252.909
269.613
248.998
203.848
223.494
220.671
-7.8
-5.7
-11.7
-13.3
.4
1.2
-19.4
1.2
1.2
1.5
1.1
2.3
3.1
.2
.2
4.6
.0
.1
149.943
236.439
274.603
-.8
-27.6
2.0
-.1
8.1
.1
Index
May
2015
West
Percent
change from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
161.868
224.323
208.632
248.887
279.391
260.472
201.125
231.313
228.713
-8.0
-6.2
-12.1
-14.9
1.1
2.1
-18.7
1.7
1.7
1.5
1.3
2.4
3.7
.2
.1
4.5
.0
.0
151.464
228.561
286.289
-.3
-28.2
2.5
-.3
8.2
.1
Index
May
2015
Percent
change from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
158.884
225.249
204.405
257.192
286.438
279.544
265.424
236.269
234.158
-3.9
-2.4
-5.9
-7.5
1.4
2.8
-10.3
2.1
2.2
3.0
2.4
4.8
6.5
.5
.4
10.4
.1
.1
142.620
274.893
295.265
.0
-15.6
3.0
.0
15.2
.2
Special aggregate indexes
Commodities less food ...............................
Nondurables ...............................................
Nondurables less food ................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ............
Services less rent of shelter 3 .....................
Services less medical care services ...........
Energy ........................................................
All items less energy ...................................
All items less food and energy ..................
Commodities less food and energy
commodities ....................................
Energy commodities ...............................
Services less energy services ................
1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other
item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means
estimator.
3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
4
5
6
-
Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes1, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2
Item and group
Index
May
2015
Size class B/C 3
Percent change
from—
May
2014
Percent change
from—
Index
May
2015
Apr.
2015
Size class D
May
2014
Index
May
2015
Apr.
2015
Percent change
from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Expenditure category
All items 4 .............................................................................
215.902
215.902
-0.2
0.6
145.681
-1.1
0.6
-
-
-
-
-
229.680
371.201
-0.6
All items (December 1977=100) ..........................................
-
0.5
-
Food and beverages ...........................................................
Food ..................................................................................
Food at home ..................................................................
Food away from home ....................................................
Alcoholic beverages ..........................................................
221.430
221.497
222.609
219.171
218.170
1.8
1.8
1.1
2.9
1.2
-.1
-.1
-.3
.2
.3
154.168
154.616
150.620
161.330
148.130
1.2
1.2
.0
3.0
1.2
.0
.0
-.1
.2
-.1
246.695
246.816
236.796
265.996
242.689
2.1
2.1
1.4
3.4
2.4
.4
.4
.5
.2
.4
Housing ...............................................................................
Shelter ..............................................................................
Rent of primary residence 5 ............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ......................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 .........
Fuels and utilities ..............................................................
Household energy ...........................................................
Energy services 5 .........................................................
Electricity 5 ..................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .........................................
Household furnishings and operations .............................
219.832
243.274
246.201
240.440
240.445
225.411
208.504
198.792
204.964
171.146
110.269
2.1
3.4
3.9
3.2
3.2
-4.1
-6.6
-5.7
-.6
-18.3
-1.0
.2
.3
.3
.2
.2
.1
.1
.1
.2
-.3
-.6
143.964
146.516
153.877
143.865
143.871
176.823
169.511
162.023
161.287
140.610
96.267
1.3
1.9
2.3
1.8
1.8
-.6
-2.0
-1.1
1.1
-13.0
-.4
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.4
.5
.6
1.3
-3.2
.0
217.646
250.034
241.115
234.759
234.709
233.322
189.009
203.001
213.181
152.840
120.601
2.6
3.6
4.4
3.2
3.2
.2
-.7
.2
1.8
-10.6
-.1
.1
.0
.0
.1
.1
-.2
-.5
-.3
.0
-2.2
.7
Apparel ...............................................................................
118.657
-1.4
-1.3
94.557
-.3
-.8
126.706
-1.2
-1.3
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 ...................................
206.945
205.255
100.698
128.589
144.157
361.356
360.211
364.833
251.911
337.297
-7.7
-8.0
-.3
-.1
-.6
-22.9
-22.8
-23.5
-22.0
-19.2
3.5
3.4
.1
-.1
.6
11.5
11.6
11.8
10.5
11.3
142.692
142.134
101.489
103.312
101.995
231.206
231.849
234.651
231.138
230.767
-8.6
-8.7
.6
1.5
-.3
-26.9
-26.9
-27.5
-25.7
-23.5
3.0
2.9
.4
.3
.6
9.6
9.8
10.0
9.2
9.1
201.906
198.588
103.627
164.781
139.205
221.474
219.572
208.232
255.264
231.566
-10.2
-10.3
1.4
4.0
-.7
-27.5
-27.5
-28.0
-26.3
-25.0
2.7
2.7
.2
-.1
.6
8.1
8.2
8.4
7.3
7.1
Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Medical care services .......................................................
Professional services ......................................................
359.081
275.759
384.575
290.241
3.3
4.9
2.9
2.6
.1
.0
.1
.1
187.913
163.191
195.933
165.095
1.9
2.4
1.7
.2
.1
.2
.1
.1
437.530
339.736
467.712
368.291
3.4
5.6
2.7
1.0
.0
.1
.0
.0
Recreation 3 ........................................................................
111.836
-.1
.3
111.748
-.1
-.3
114.729
.0
-.1
Education and communication 3 .........................................
130.065
-.7
-.3
125.357
-.8
-.4
136.418
-.1
.0
Other goods and services ...................................................
340.759
1.2
.4
207.037
2.3
-.1
495.968
1.6
-.1
215.902
180.967
157.750
211.184
278.371
105.608
247.918
244.188
241.061
-.2
-3.5
-6.8
-9.9
-12.6
-1.4
2.1
3.4
1.7
.6
1.2
2.1
3.5
5.2
-.1
.3
.3
.8
145.681
131.873
120.936
156.011
186.575
88.662
155.478
146.480
164.971
-1.1
-4.3
-7.1
-11.5
-14.1
-.3
1.6
1.9
3.6
.6
1.2
1.8
3.0
4.1
.2
.1
.1
.6
229.680
189.893
163.621
209.349
254.811
120.295
280.748
233.241
321.912
-.6
-4.2
-7.7
-12.2
-14.6
.4
2.5
3.6
1.7
.5
1.1
1.6
2.4
3.3
.4
.1
.0
.5
Commodity and service group
All items 4 .............................................................................
Commodities .......................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...........................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ..........
Durables .........................................................................
Services ..............................................................................
Rent of shelter 6 ................................................................
Transportation services ....................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 19. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Population size classes1, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Size class A 2
Item and group
Index
May
2015
Size class B/C 3
Percent change
from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Index
May
2015
Size class D
Percent change
from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Index
May
2015
Percent change
from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Commodity and service group
Other services ...................................................................
261.001
0.7
0.1
150.350
0.4
-0.3
320.490
0.8
0.0
210.346
214.960
204.924
160.149
216.483
211.962
271.339
252.281
239.822
275.698
211.078
209.045
135.941
363.409
251.907
-.4
-.5
-1.9
-6.5
-4.2
-9.3
-11.6
.5
2.0
-16.5
1.8
1.8
-.7
-22.9
2.7
.7
.8
.8
2.0
1.6
3.3
4.8
.3
.3
6.2
.1
.1
-.3
11.1
.3
141.662
142.136
143.045
121.674
154.277
155.301
182.802
164.874
152.222
197.528
139.237
136.133
106.938
234.219
154.826
-1.3
-1.4
-2.2
-6.9
-5.7
-10.9
-13.3
1.3
1.6
-17.3
1.3
1.3
.2
-26.7
1.9
.6
.7
.8
1.8
1.5
2.8
3.8
.1
.1
5.3
.0
.0
.0
9.2
.0
219.411
226.591
225.096
165.731
228.204
210.909
253.318
286.853
264.224
207.204
232.684
230.659
157.173
220.869
289.886
-.9
-1.1
-2.1
-7.4
-5.6
-11.5
-13.6
1.5
2.4
-17.2
2.0
2.0
.6
-27.1
2.7
.6
.6
.7
1.6
1.4
2.3
3.1
.1
.1
3.9
.1
.1
.0
7.5
.1
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care ...................................................
All items less food .................................................................
All items less shelter .............................................................
Commodities less food .........................................................
Nondurables .........................................................................
Nondurables less food ..........................................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ......................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...............................................
Services less medical care services .....................................
Energy ..................................................................................
All items less energy .............................................................
All items less food and energy ............................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .............
Energy commodities .........................................................
Services less energy services ..........................................
1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about population size
classes.
2 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
4 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
6 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and
population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Northeast
Size class B/C 2
Size class A
Item and group
Index
Percent change from—
May
2015
May
2014
Percent change from—
Index
May
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
251.204
383.853
-0.3
0.4
149.450
-2.1
-
-
-
-
-
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
249.459
249.459
249.233
252.432
247.006
2.0
2.0
1.7
2.6
1.7
.1
.1
-.2
.5
.6
155.993
156.308
150.526
166.643
149.968
.8
.8
-.1
2.4
-.2
.3
.4
.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 ...................................
262.180
320.349
330.466
297.967
297.978
201.032
185.734
182.304
195.605
149.040
111.998
.8
2.3
2.6
2.4
2.5
-7.3
-8.7
-6.1
-.6
-17.2
-1.5
-.1
.3
.3
.2
.2
-2.3
-2.7
-3.1
-3.8
-1.5
-1.0
150.856
151.680
157.639
148.737
148.737
185.743
178.990
151.050
143.174
133.249
104.276
-.2
.8
1.4
.6
.6
-3.7
-4.8
-1.2
1.7
-14.3
-.7
-.3
.2
.2
.0
.0
-2.3
-3.0
-3.4
-3.4
-3.2
-.2
Apparel .....................................................................................
128.198
2.2
-1.1
93.144
-4.6
.2
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
212.926
204.126
224.058
222.877
221.618
227.422
223.460
-7.4
-8.2
-26.7
-26.7
-27.3
-25.6
-24.4
2.9
2.7
10.6
10.6
11.1
8.9
8.6
138.411
138.199
229.344
229.778
231.754
232.907
225.779
-9.5
-9.7
-27.3
-27.4
-27.9
-25.5
-24.7
2.6
2.5
8.4
8.8
9.0
8.3
7.3
Medical care .............................................................................
471.256
3.0
.1
191.442
3.3
.3
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
121.468
.8
.1
124.340
1.7
.6
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
133.150
-.8
.0
115.399
-1.3
.0
Other goods and services ........................................................
478.736
1.8
.7
239.923
3.1
-.2
251.204
194.912
161.103
200.326
109.165
309.861
-.3
-3.2
-6.7
-8.9
-1.6
1.5
.4
.9
1.4
2.3
-.3
.1
149.450
138.385
130.393
169.586
91.744
155.627
-2.1
-5.8
-8.2
-14.2
-.6
.9
.6
1.4
1.9
3.3
.4
-.1
243.370
227.042
164.164
226.072
203.058
269.563
298.961
202.381
258.559
261.929
-.4
-1.6
-6.4
-3.5
-8.4
.4
1.4
-18.0
1.7
1.7
.4
.4
1.4
1.1
2.2
-.1
.1
3.0
.1
.2
145.502
146.342
130.943
160.971
167.702
159.740
151.962
199.905
142.991
140.583
-2.5
-3.1
-8.0
-8.2
-13.6
1.0
.5
-18.7
.6
.5
.6
.7
1.8
2.0
3.2
-.3
-.1
3.0
.3
.3
0.6
Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and
population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Midwest
Size class B/C 2
Size class A
Item and group
Index
May
2015
Percent
change from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Size class D
Percent
change from—
Index
May
2015
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Index
May
2015
Percent
change from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
0.5
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
219.201
358.352
-1.4
0.5
144.327
-1.5
0.5
-
-
-
-
219.174
355.116
-1.1
-
-
-
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
242.214
241.964
236.409
251.579
243.355
1.5
1.5
.9
2.5
1.4
-.1
-.1
-.2
.0
.1
151.746
151.980
146.399
162.289
152.495
.8
.8
-.6
3.8
1.3
-.1
-.1
-.3
.3
-.3
242.499
242.265
222.500
279.157
246.030
1.7
1.7
-.3
5.0
2.2
-.1
-.1
-.3
.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 ...................................
207.704
239.239
258.646
234.801
234.812
210.970
174.176
175.899
187.124
142.375
108.182
.9
2.3
2.9
1.9
1.9
-4.6
-7.6
-7.4
7.3
-26.7
-1.3
.3
.2
.2
.1
.1
.8
.8
.8
2.1
-1.5
-.4
134.673
136.170
139.717
134.612
134.612
168.818
163.710
160.226
168.174
127.509
94.688
.5
1.9
2.1
1.7
1.7
-4.5
-5.9
-5.1
.9
-23.9
-.7
.2
.1
.0
.1
.1
.1
.0
.5
1.1
-2.1
.5
209.349
241.389
232.016
235.276
235.276
216.525
165.142
177.740
182.213
152.625
120.617
2.3
3.7
4.9
3.3
3.3
-1.5
-2.3
-.8
4.4
-20.1
-.9
.1
.2
.1
.3
.3
-.8
-1.0
-.2
.3
-2.7
1.1
Apparel .....................................................................................
112.233
-6.1
-1.7
92.944
.2
.6
118.548
-10.6
.0
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
200.499
196.845
243.229
241.373
238.430
264.040
243.443
-9.4
-9.6
-27.2
-27.2
-27.8
-25.9
-24.2
2.7
2.6
8.1
8.2
8.4
8.0
7.0
148.157
147.826
240.485
240.504
243.028
242.636
237.228
-10.3
-10.5
-28.8
-28.8
-29.3
-27.6
-25.8
3.2
3.2
9.2
9.4
9.6
8.7
8.1
184.683
180.208
201.557
198.223
188.856
236.882
212.142
-10.3
-10.4
-27.4
-27.4
-27.7
-26.5
-25.4
2.7
2.6
8.3
8.4
8.7
7.2
6.7
Medical care .............................................................................
451.040
2.7
-.1
200.057
2.6
-.1
433.014
2.4
.0
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
114.766
-.4
.5
116.284
-.6
-1.2
107.660
.2
-.2
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
130.182
-1.2
-.3
132.654
-.6
-.7
131.678
-.3
-.2
Other goods and services ........................................................
413.493
-.7
.5
214.532
3.5
-.1
497.167
1.6
.0
219.201
180.300
149.651
195.283
106.730
263.350
-1.4
-4.8
-8.7
-13.0
-.9
1.3
.5
.8
1.4
2.3
.0
.3
144.327
133.365
123.864
160.605
89.115
152.450
-1.5
-4.3
-7.3
-11.3
-.2
1.1
.5
1.1
1.9
2.8
.5
.0
219.174
187.937
162.613
207.977
114.033
258.205
-1.1
-4.8
-8.6
-13.2
-1.2
2.2
.5
.9
1.6
2.3
.5
.1
210.686
214.048
152.857
219.321
198.415
270.557
249.705
205.341
222.470
218.717
-1.7
-2.8
-8.3
-5.9
-12.2
.3
1.2
-19.4
1.1
1.0
.5
.6
1.3
1.0
2.1
.4
.3
4.6
.1
.1
139.809
145.366
124.485
156.216
159.109
169.167
148.113
198.658
138.368
135.577
-1.8
-2.6
-7.1
-5.4
-10.7
.5
1.1
-19.9
1.3
1.4
.5
.6
1.8
1.3
2.6
-.2
.0
4.8
.0
.0
209.410
214.212
164.741
225.440
209.884
251.064
240.446
184.162
224.357
221.083
-1.4
-2.7
-8.2
-5.8
-12.2
1.0
2.2
-17.9
1.3
1.3
.5
.6
1.5
1.0
2.2
.1
.2
3.9
.1
.2
Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 20. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Cross classification of regions and
population size classes1, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
South
Size class B/C 2
Size class A
Item and group
Index
May
2015
Percent
change from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Size class D
Percent
change from—
Index
May
2015
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Index
May
2015
Percent
change from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
0.6
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
230.089
372.744
-0.5
0.4
145.437
-1.2
0.5
-
-
-
-
235.523
381.260
-1.3
-
-
-
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
242.511
243.269
235.397
257.863
232.604
1.9
1.9
1.0
3.4
1.4
.0
.0
-.2
.3
.1
155.475
156.280
153.429
160.470
142.050
1.3
1.3
.2
3.1
1.3
.0
.0
-.2
.2
-.1
246.063
245.828
245.063
251.713
242.904
2.0
1.9
1.5
2.6
3.2
.8
.8
1.1
.3
.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 ...................................
225.021
256.101
262.160
244.466
244.429
207.647
177.453
180.983
174.858
180.448
122.156
2.4
4.2
4.9
3.9
3.9
-5.5
-8.1
-8.0
-6.8
-15.4
-.2
.1
.2
.1
.2
.2
-.3
-.3
-.3
-.3
-.8
-.1
146.695
152.285
160.344
149.249
149.249
169.531
159.715
156.657
156.478
130.064
93.183
1.7
2.2
2.3
2.2
2.2
.7
-.7
-.5
1.1
-15.6
-.6
.2
.1
.1
.2
.2
.6
.8
.9
1.6
-6.0
.1
218.801
253.452
238.845
231.427
231.427
233.842
193.354
201.564
205.926
137.730
116.144
1.6
2.2
3.7
1.1
1.1
.5
-.6
-.1
.6
-8.4
-.3
-.1
-.2
-.1
-.1
-.1
.1
-.4
-.4
-.1
-3.6
.1
Apparel .....................................................................................
148.578
-2.5
-2.5
91.195
-.2
-1.5
138.223
4.1
-1.8
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Motor fuel .............................................................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 6 ...........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 6 7 .....................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 6 .........................................
211.561
210.388
236.197
234.483
233.428
240.328
241.382
-9.7
-9.9
-27.5
-27.5
-28.1
-26.4
-24.7
2.3
2.2
8.3
8.5
8.8
7.5
7.0
138.773
138.154
223.088
223.351
227.244
220.999
223.837
-9.8
-9.8
-28.7
-28.8
-29.3
-27.6
-25.7
2.8
2.7
8.4
8.5
8.8
7.7
7.4
212.863
210.212
215.894
213.357
204.268
258.120
233.077
-12.3
-12.5
-28.4
-28.4
-29.0
-26.8
-25.5
3.4
3.4
8.4
8.6
8.8
7.5
7.6
Medical care .............................................................................
438.598
4.7
.5
178.763
.1
.2
431.291
3.8
.0
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
104.522
-.4
.1
115.649
-.5
-.4
114.778
-.5
-.3
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
122.640
-.2
-.2
124.666
-.1
-.4
136.068
.6
.2
Other goods and services ........................................................
399.665
2.9
.9
197.853
1.2
-.2
477.628
2.2
-.1
230.089
189.498
162.508
208.428
114.520
275.050
-.5
-4.4
-7.9
-12.4
-1.4
2.4
.4
.8
1.3
2.4
.0
.2
145.437
129.522
117.378
151.233
87.115
157.913
-1.2
-5.2
-8.5
-12.8
-.6
1.8
.5
1.0
1.6
2.6
.0
.1
235.523
193.764
169.866
215.548
125.518
288.964
-1.3
-5.2
-8.6
-13.0
.7
1.8
.6
1.5
1.9
2.8
.4
.0
221.397
221.514
164.792
224.350
209.408
271.598
260.953
203.840
234.165
232.457
-.8
-2.6
-7.6
-5.4
-11.8
.3
2.3
-20.0
2.1
2.2
.4
.5
1.3
1.1
2.2
.1
.1
4.2
.0
.1
141.960
140.986
118.037
152.042
150.666
163.790
155.605
187.536
139.656
136.282
-1.3
-2.6
-8.2
-6.6
-12.2
1.5
2.0
-18.2
1.4
1.4
.5
.7
1.5
1.3
2.4
.2
.1
4.8
.0
.0
223.828
232.049
171.388
229.755
215.767
299.304
271.431
200.846
238.852
238.378
-1.6
-2.5
-8.4
-6.8
-12.5
1.7
1.7
-17.4
2.0
2.0
.7
1.0
1.9
1.9
2.7
.1
.0
4.1
.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)
West
Size class B/C 2
Size class A
Item and group
Index
Percent change from—
May
2015
May
2014
Percent change from—
Index
May
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Expenditure category
All items 3 ...................................................................................
All items (December 1977=100) ................................................
241.400
390.779
0.9
1.1
145.136
0.5
-
-
-
-
-
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
249.359
249.216
247.984
250.177
246.076
1.7
1.7
.7
3.2
.7
-.3
-.3
-.7
.2
.3
152.470
152.402
149.007
158.689
156.365
1.6
1.6
.8
2.7
1.5
.1
.2
.1
.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 ...................................
262.398
290.260
324.968
277.397
277.366
288.007
255.518
258.007
291.588
210.462
126.691
3.7
4.4
4.6
4.3
4.3
1.1
-1.1
-.9
1.1
-6.9
-1.1
.5
.4
.3
.4
.4
2.4
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.7
-.7
142.098
141.402
149.892
139.078
139.072
193.313
188.887
187.597
184.682
183.366
100.102
2.2
2.3
2.8
2.1
2.1
2.8
1.5
1.7
.8
5.2
.6
.2
-.1
.1
.2
.2
2.4
3.3
3.3
4.8
-1.4
-.4
Apparel .....................................................................................
120.695
-1.2
-.1
102.925
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 .........................................
210.021
205.552
279.845
278.479
279.672
259.079
268.614
-5.1
-5.1
-13.6
-13.5
-13.8
-12.7
-12.0
5.7
5.7
16.5
16.6
16.8
15.8
16.0
149.802
148.766
238.458
240.898
240.791
238.079
230.978
-3.6
-3.8
-18.2
-18.0
-18.4
-16.9
-17.3
3.7
3.5
14.6
15.0
15.2
14.5
13.8
Medical care .............................................................................
444.034
3.0
-.1
196.200
4.3
-.1
Recreation 2 .............................................................................
105.487
-.6
.6
93.546
-.5
.2
Education and communication 2 ..............................................
132.497
-.7
-.7
128.266
-1.8
-.6
Other goods and services ........................................................
393.722
.7
-.2
189.773
3.3
.4
241.400
187.379
153.769
199.511
110.695
297.405
.9
-2.2
-4.7
-6.4
-1.6
3.0
1.1
2.1
3.8
6.3
.0
.5
145.136
130.869
119.576
150.484
90.286
152.721
.5
-1.4
-3.0
-5.7
.5
2.1
.8
1.5
2.3
4.1
.3
.2
234.352
223.172
157.398
225.745
203.559
282.238
287.171
271.137
240.413
238.839
.8
-.9
-4.4
-2.4
-5.9
1.1
3.1
-9.7
2.2
2.2
1.2
1.5
3.7
2.8
5.8
.6
.5
11.7
.1
.2
139.944
142.853
120.550
151.274
150.877
165.971
148.720
220.329
136.591
133.347
.3
-.2
-2.8
-2.2
-5.3
1.9
1.8
-10.4
1.8
1.8
.9
1.1
2.3
2.1
3.8
.5
.2
9.3
.0
.0
0.8
Commodity and service group
All items 3 ...................................................................................
Commodities ............................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ..................................
Nondurables less food and beverages .................................
Durables ...............................................................................
Services ....................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................................................
All items less shelter ...................................................................
Commodities less food ...............................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
Nondurables less food ................................................................
Services less rent of shelter 5 ....................................................
Services less medical care services ...........................................
Energy ........................................................................................
All items less energy ..................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
1 See region and area size on Table 10 for information about cross classifications.
2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
3 The ’All items’ index size B/C is on a December 1996=100 base.
4 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
5 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
6 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
7 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 21. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Food at home, selected areas
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Food at home
Indexes
Area
Percent change to
May 2015 from—
Pricing
schedule
1
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015
M
242.026
240.896
240.587
Northeast urban ..............................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................
M
M
M
247.339
248.754
151.115
247.039
248.759
150.357
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
231.542
237.271
148.742
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 ................
Percent change to
Apr. 2015 from—
May
2014
Mar.
2015
Apr.
2015
Apr.
2014
Feb.
2015
Mar.
2015
240.200
0.7
-0.3
-0.2
1.4
-0.6
-0.1
247.514
249.657
149.857
247.463
249.233
150.526
1.2
1.7
-.1
.2
.2
.1
.0
-.2
.4
2.3
2.9
.5
.1
.4
-.8
.2
.4
-.3
230.019
236.527
146.781
230.075
236.907
146.780
229.522
236.409
146.399
.1
.9
-.6
-.2
.0
-.3
-.2
-.2
-.3
.8
1.5
.0
-.6
-.2
-1.3
.0
.2
.0
223.832
224.161
223.165
222.500
-.3
-.7
-.3
.2
-.3
-.4
M
M
M
240.976
237.659
154.705
240.030
236.401
154.300
238.885
235.924
153.719
238.710
235.397
153.429
.6
1.0
.2
-.5
-.4
-.6
-.1
-.2
-.2
.9
1.8
.3
-.9
-.7
-.6
-.5
-.2
-.4
M
248.736
247.420
242.396
245.063
1.5
-1.0
1.1
.9
-2.5
-2.0
M
M
M
248.921
250.671
150.638
247.301
249.392
149.031
247.135
249.633
148.880
246.365
247.984
149.007
.9
.7
.8
-.4
-.6
.0
-.3
-.7
.1
2.0
1.9
1.7
-.7
-.4
-1.2
-.1
.1
-.1
M
M
M
223.829
152.155
239.024
223.085
151.076
238.471
223.336
150.736
235.610
222.609
150.620
236.796
1.1
.0
1.4
-.2
-.3
-.7
-.3
-.1
.5
2.0
.5
1.4
-.2
-.9
-1.4
.1
-.2
-1.2
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
237.065
258.944
238.113
258.049
239.335
258.997
238.507
255.124
1.4
.3
.2
-1.1
-.3
-1.5
2.7
2.0
1.0
.0
.5
.4
M
251.305
251.177
252.417
251.273
1.3
.0
-.5
3.0
.4
.5
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
243.051
247.435
222.899
149.497
240.959
244.916
219.887
146.462
240.613
247.163
219.835
146.722
239.978
247.297
218.903
146.822
1.5
1.1
.4
-.5
-.4
1.0
-.4
.2
-.3
.1
-.4
.1
2.2
1.6
.7
.5
-1.0
-.1
-1.4
-1.9
-.1
.9
.0
.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
245.337
219.633
227.466
256.047
246.982
215.995
227.639
255.068
245.152
216.583
227.252
255.013
246.452
216.705
224.693
254.400
1.7
1.4
.5
2.0
-.2
.3
-1.3
-.3
.5
.1
-1.1
-.2
2.5
-.3
2.7
1.3
-.1
-1.4
-.1
-.4
-.7
.3
-.2
.0
2
2
2
242.944
252.513
244.995
247.677
250.895
242.015
247.671
249.319
243.857
249.575
249.859
242.490
2.8
1.2
.9
.8
-.4
.2
.8
.2
-.6
3.6
2.3
.9
1.9
-1.3
-.5
.0
-.6
.8
U.S. city average ............................................
Region and area size2
Size classes
A 4 ..............................................................
B/C 3 ...........................................................
D .................................................................
Selected local areas5
1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas;
most other goods and services priced as indicated:
M - Every month.
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November.
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical
notes.
3 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually
and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI
Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN;
Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS;
Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ;
Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA;
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 22. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Areas priced monthly, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
U.S.
city
average
Item and group
Index
May
2015
ChicagoGaryKenosha, IL-IN-WI
Percent
change from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Percent
change from—
Index
May
2015
New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA
Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Index
May
2015
Percent
change from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Index
May
2015
Percent
change from—
May
2014
Apr.
2015
0.5
Expenditure category
All items ......................................................
All items (1967=100) ...................................
232.908
693.763
-0.6
0.6
0.4
1.3
-
-
-
255.946
728.742
-0.5
-
238.816
705.775
0.9
-
221.719
651.158
-1.1
-
-
-
Food and beverages .................................
Food ........................................................
Food at home ........................................
Food away from home ..........................
Alcoholic beverages ................................
245.274
245.382
240.200
255.467
242.358
1.6
1.6
.7
3.0
1.3
.0
.0
-.2
.2
.2
240.483
240.053
238.507
238.242
245.821
1.6
1.6
1.4
2.1
.7
-.3
-.3
-.3
-.2
.4
249.648
248.106
255.124
235.939
245.214
1.5
1.5
.3
3.0
1.4
-.7
-.8
-1.5
.2
.1
252.651
252.895
251.273
260.734
245.117
2.0
2.0
1.3
3.2
1.9
.0
-.1
-.5
.6
1.5
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 ...
233.512
270.737
281.661
1.8
2.9
3.4
.2
.2
.2
221.076
264.947
303.922
1.1
2.6
3.6
-.1
.0
.0
261.346
289.478
316.281
3.0
3.9
4.1
.4
.3
.2
273.426
342.254
351.191
.2
2.0
2.4
.2
.2
.4
257.192
2.7
.2
261.152
2.3
.0
277.805
3.4
.3
316.428
1.9
.2
257.182
227.539
192.067
196.243
205.292
162.090
118.442
2.7
-2.3
-4.2
-3.3
.4
-16.3
-.7
.2
.2
.2
.3
.7
-1.3
-.2
261.152
201.867
165.335
168.194
178.185
142.944
93.829
2.3
-4.8
-8.8
-8.7
26.2
-37.7
-2.5
.0
.3
-.2
-.2
.5
-1.3
-1.2
277.769
294.785
265.926
265.339
305.704
215.806
112.560
3.4
.1
-2.6
-2.5
.8
-10.0
-2.5
.3
1.5
2.2
2.2
.0
8.1
-.6
316.369
183.086
177.853
170.602
182.457
142.488
102.557
2.0
-10.3
-11.9
-10.2
-6.3
-18.5
-2.8
.2
.5
.5
.5
-2.2
7.5
-1.4
Apparel .....................................................
126.787
-1.0
-1.1
90.842
-7.7
-1.0
105.478
-2.7
1.1
119.967
4.0
-1.2
Transportation ...........................................
Private transportation ..............................
Motor fuel ..............................................
Gasoline (all types) .............................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 3 ............
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 3 4 .....
Gasoline, unleaded premium 3 .........
205.607
201.411
240.228
239.433
236.518
250.672
243.268
-8.3
-8.5
-25.0
-24.9
-25.6
-24.0
-21.4
3.2
3.2
10.4
10.6
10.8
9.6
10.1
186.585
182.465
256.635
253.923
247.666
271.120
257.023
-9.0
-9.3
-25.4
-25.4
-25.9
-24.1
-22.2
2.8
2.6
7.2
7.2
7.4
6.4
6.4
217.045
212.673
300.387
293.925
295.828
277.700
276.373
-2.8
-2.8
-7.7
-7.7
-7.7
-7.9
-7.3
7.3
7.4
20.4
20.5
20.7
19.3
19.5
219.914
206.457
216.061
215.134
215.120
219.826
219.616
-7.0
-8.3
-27.0
-27.0
-27.6
-25.9
-24.6
2.9
2.7
10.5
10.5
11.0
8.4
8.2
Medical care .............................................
449.766
2.7
.1
470.911
3.2
.3
417.511
1.6
-.4
449.693
3.0
.1
Recreation 5 ..............................................
112.171
-.1
.0
105.424
.1
.8
95.688
-3.0
.5
120.544
.1
-.2
Education and communication 5 ...............
128.800
-.7
-.3
134.179
-1.1
-.5
140.418
.3
-.4
133.233
-1.4
.1
Other goods and services .........................
447.024
1.7
.2
412.875
-.9
1.0
371.420
1.2
-.2
460.834
1.1
.9
232.908
187.806
158.570
205.013
112.707
284.895
-.6
-3.9
-7.0
-10.8
-.8
1.9
.6
1.2
1.9
3.2
.1
.2
221.719
173.348
138.842
187.094
95.598
272.843
-1.1
-4.5
-8.9
-13.0
-1.1
1.6
.4
.6
1.3
2.2
-.1
.2
238.816
186.044
151.129
199.148
103.190
293.740
.9
-1.3
-3.1
-4.2
-1.2
2.4
1.3
2.9
5.5
8.8
.1
.3
255.946
192.910
154.713
192.238
102.489
318.532
-.5
-3.1
-6.6
-8.7
-1.6
.9
.5
.8
1.4
2.1
-.3
.3
224.311
221.522
161.259
224.985
207.144
277.056
271.557
214.808
236.164
234.722
-.8
-2.0
-6.8
-4.9
-10.1
.9
1.9
-16.9
1.6
1.7
.6
.8
1.9
1.5
3.0
.2
.2
5.6
.1
.1
212.149
207.298
142.534
216.539
191.303
263.984
258.127
202.108
224.726
221.518
-1.4
-2.6
-8.5
-5.3
-12.2
.5
1.4
-18.6
1.2
1.1
.4
.6
1.3
.8
2.1
.5
.2
3.7
.1
.1
232.634
218.603
155.423
226.659
205.313
272.671
284.702
292.601
235.424
232.684
.9
-.7
-3.0
-1.4
-3.8
.3
2.5
-6.2
1.8
1.8
1.4
1.9
5.3
3.7
8.2
.3
.4
14.1
.1
.2
248.943
223.963
157.818
223.518
194.990
263.751
309.089
195.508
264.430
268.321
-.7
-1.9
-6.3
-3.4
-8.3
-.5
.8
-19.4
1.6
1.5
.5
.6
1.4
1.0
2.1
.5
.4
4.8
.1
.2
Commodity and service group
All items ......................................................
Commodities .............................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...
Nondurables less food and beverages
Durables ...............................................
Services ....................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care .........................
All items less shelter ...................................
Commodities less food ...............................
Nondurables ...............................................
Nondurables less food ................................
Services less rent of shelter 2 .....................
Services less medical care services ...........
Energy ........................................................
All items less energy ...................................
All items less food and energy ..................
1 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
2 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
3 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
4 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11
U.S.
city
average
BostonBrocktonNashua,
MA-NH-ME-CT
Item and group
Index
May
2015
Percent change
from—
May
2014
Index
May
2015
Mar.
2015
ChicagoGaryKenosha,
IL-IN-WI
Percent change
from—
May
2014
Index
May
2015
Mar.
2015
Percent change
from—
May
2014
Mar.
2015
Expenditure category
All items 3 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ................................................................
232.908
693.763
-0.6
0.8
-0.3
-
-
221.719
651.158
-1.1
-
256.286
740.760
0.1
-
-
-
Food and beverages 3 ............................................................
Food 3 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 4 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 4 ...........................................................
245.274
245.382
240.200
255.467
242.358
1.6
1.6
.7
3.0
1.3
.0
.0
-.3
.5
.2
251.181
251.940
239.978
274.569
241.406
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.9
.6
.0
.0
-.4
.7
-.3
240.483
240.053
238.507
238.242
245.821
1.6
1.6
1.4
2.1
.7
.2
.2
.2
.2
1.3
Housing 3 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 5 .............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Energy services 5 .............................................................
Electricity 5 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
233.512
270.737
281.661
257.192
257.182
227.539
192.067
196.243
205.292
162.090
118.442
1.8
2.9
3.4
2.7
2.7
-2.3
-4.2
-3.3
.4
-16.3
-.7
.3
.4
.4
.4
.4
-.4
-.7
-.3
.8
-4.9
.2
259.197
306.499
311.139
282.845
282.845
237.365
197.679
201.280
242.718
127.156
132.676
2.5
3.3
3.3
4.0
4.0
-1.2
-1.6
4.0
17.6
-23.3
.8
-1.8
.8
.6
.7
.7
-15.5
-17.2
-17.8
-12.8
-30.1
-1.2
221.076
264.947
303.922
261.152
261.152
201.867
165.335
168.194
178.185
142.944
93.829
1.1
2.6
3.6
2.3
2.3
-4.8
-8.8
-8.7
26.2
-37.7
-2.5
-.1
.0
.1
.0
.0
-.2
-1.4
-1.4
2.1
-6.8
-.6
Apparel 3 ................................................................................
126.787
-1.0
-.6
158.502
4.6
-2.2
90.842
-7.7
-3.3
Transportation 3 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .......................................
205.607
201.411
240.228
239.433
236.518
250.672
243.268
-8.3
-8.5
-25.0
-24.9
-25.6
-24.0
-21.4
3.7
3.6
10.3
10.6
10.8
9.6
9.9
197.278
193.935
227.795
225.085
221.777
232.594
225.286
-9.7
-10.0
-27.4
-27.4
-28.1
-26.2
-25.0
3.2
2.8
10.2
10.2
10.8
9.0
8.3
186.585
182.465
256.635
253.923
247.666
271.120
257.023
-9.0
-9.3
-25.4
-25.4
-25.9
-24.1
-22.2
4.1
3.8
10.7
10.8
11.0
10.2
10.0
Medical care 3 ........................................................................
449.766
2.7
.7
590.058
1.7
.3
470.911
3.2
.8
Recreation 9 ...........................................................................
112.171
-.1
.2
117.247
2.1
.8
105.424
.1
.4
Education and communication 9 .............................................
128.800
-.7
-.2
137.919
.3
.1
134.179
-1.1
-.9
Other goods and services 3 ....................................................
447.024
1.7
.1
517.691
1.8
.4
412.875
-.9
.5
232.908
187.806
158.570
205.013
112.707
284.895
-.6
-3.9
-7.0
-10.8
-.8
1.9
.8
1.4
2.2
3.2
.8
.4
256.286
202.629
174.826
227.184
116.745
314.149
.1
-3.5
-6.9
-9.4
-1.9
2.7
-.3
.4
.8
1.4
-.5
-.7
221.719
173.348
138.842
187.094
95.598
272.843
-1.1
-4.5
-8.9
-13.0
-1.1
1.6
.6
1.0
1.7
2.7
.1
.2
224.311
221.522
161.259
224.985
207.144
277.056
271.557
214.808
236.164
234.722
-.8
-2.0
-6.8
-4.9
-10.1
.9
1.9
-16.9
1.6
1.7
.8
1.0
2.2
1.5
3.0
.4
.4
5.1
.3
.4
244.124
241.769
177.135
239.956
226.970
303.482
295.961
207.752
264.586
268.432
.0
-1.3
-6.5
-3.8
-8.7
2.1
2.8
-16.4
2.0
2.1
-.3
-.7
.7
.6
1.3
-2.3
-.8
-5.6
.3
.4
212.149
207.298
142.534
216.539
191.303
263.984
258.127
202.108
224.726
221.518
-1.4
-2.6
-8.5
-5.3
-12.2
.5
1.4
-18.6
1.2
1.1
.5
.8
1.7
1.3
2.6
.5
.2
4.8
.1
.1
0.6
Commodity and service group
All items 3 .................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care 3 ....................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy 3 ...................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy 3 .............................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure category
and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11
ClevelandAkron, OH
Los AngelesRiversideOrange County, CA
DallasFort Worth, TX
Item and group
Index
May
2015
Percent change
from—
May
2014
Index
May
2015
Mar.
2015
Percent change
from—
May
2014
Index
May
2015
Mar.
2015
Percent change
from—
May
2014
Mar.
2015
Expenditure category
All items 3 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ................................................................
211.583
661.133
-0.6
0.4
0.7
-
-
238.816
705.775
0.9
-
223.682
689.762
-1.0
-
-
-
Food and beverages 3 ............................................................
Food 3 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 4 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 4 ...........................................................
251.036
255.502
247.297
268.475
190.074
2.0
2.0
1.1
3.4
2.0
.6
.6
1.0
.1
.5
247.771
242.059
218.903
283.150
315.981
1.1
1.2
.4
2.7
-.9
-.2
-.2
-.4
.4
-.8
249.648
248.106
255.124
235.939
245.214
1.5
1.5
.3
3.0
1.4
-.5
-.5
-1.1
.3
-.1
Housing 3 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 5 .............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Energy services 5 .............................................................
Electricity 5 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
188.594
209.636
232.147
211.956
211.956
192.996
158.788
155.956
171.258
114.447
116.174
1.1
2.4
2.1
1.9
1.9
-3.9
-7.1
-7.0
4.6
-26.6
-.9
.0
.8
.6
.1
.1
-4.1
-5.5
-5.5
-3.5
-10.0
.7
202.256
217.072
221.966
206.825
206.825
221.833
213.778
209.851
207.301
149.601
118.108
2.1
3.9
4.6
3.2
3.2
-4.4
-6.8
-6.7
-3.0
-34.0
-.7
.4
.7
.8
.5
.5
-.7
-.7
-.7
-.5
-2.2
-.2
261.346
289.478
316.281
277.805
277.769
294.785
265.926
265.339
305.704
215.806
112.560
3.0
3.9
4.1
3.4
3.4
.1
-2.6
-2.5
.8
-10.0
-2.5
.4
.5
.4
.4
.4
1.2
1.9
1.9
.8
4.7
-2.0
Apparel 3 ................................................................................
132.546
5.5
-4.7
114.655
-3.5
-5.4
105.478
-2.7
-1.3
Transportation 3 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .......................................
199.481
198.905
261.810
258.932
249.387
268.065
259.877
-8.7
-8.8
-30.5
-30.5
-31.2
-29.3
-27.6
2.8
2.6
7.9
7.9
8.3
6.8
6.4
224.100
225.152
236.671
236.638
230.737
244.778
243.739
-9.7
-9.8
-25.8
-25.7
-26.3
-24.7
-23.3
4.1
4.0
13.7
14.4
14.7
13.8
13.1
217.045
212.673
300.387
293.925
295.828
277.700
276.373
-2.8
-2.8
-7.7
-7.7
-7.7
-7.9
-7.3
6.5
6.4
16.1
16.1
16.3
15.1
15.3
Medical care 3 ........................................................................
412.667
4.9
-.7
428.765
5.9
.0
417.511
1.6
-.2
Recreation 9 ...........................................................................
117.884
1.2
1.5
109.183
-1.8
.3
95.688
-3.0
.6
Education and communication 9 .............................................
114.215
-1.3
-.5
122.928
-3.0
-1.2
140.418
.3
.1
Other goods and services 3 ....................................................
471.327
.3
-.1
400.830
2.7
1.9
371.420
1.2
-.2
211.583
190.662
161.796
219.556
108.966
237.538
-.6
-3.0
-6.1
-10.8
.9
1.6
.4
1.0
1.2
1.2
1.3
.0
223.682
187.706
156.918
190.779
123.624
262.356
-1.0
-5.4
-8.9
-12.7
-2.9
2.3
.7
1.2
2.0
3.6
-.3
.4
238.816
186.044
151.129
199.148
103.190
293.740
.9
-1.3
-3.1
-4.2
-1.2
2.4
1.2
2.2
4.1
6.4
.3
.6
204.145
216.202
162.857
235.646
217.536
252.411
226.062
200.424
214.389
206.448
-.9
-1.7
-5.8
-4.3
-10.2
.8
1.4
-21.3
2.1
2.2
.5
.3
1.2
.9
1.1
-.8
.1
1.2
.4
.3
214.397
226.718
161.725
217.349
198.064
293.560
246.239
230.607
225.524
221.699
-1.4
-3.1
-8.7
-6.2
-12.3
.5
2.0
-18.0
1.6
1.7
.8
.7
1.9
1.7
3.5
.1
.5
6.5
.0
.1
232.634
218.603
155.423
226.659
205.313
272.671
284.702
292.601
235.424
232.684
.9
-.7
-3.0
-1.4
-3.8
.3
2.5
-6.2
1.8
1.8
1.3
1.6
3.9
2.8
5.9
.7
.6
11.3
.2
.3
1.2
Commodity and service group
All items 3 .................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care 3 ....................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy 3 ...................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy 3 .............................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 23. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Monthly cities and pricing schedule 11
New YorkNorthern N.J.Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA
Item and group
Index
May
2015
WashingtonBaltimore,
DC-MD-VA-WV
2
Percent change from—
May
2014
Percent change from—
Index
Mar.
2015
May
2015
May
2014
Mar.
2015
Expenditure category
All items 3 .................................................................................
All items (1967=100) ................................................................
255.946
728.742
-0.5
0.6
155.545
0.0
-
-
-
-
-
Food and beverages 3 ............................................................
Food 3 ...................................................................................
Food at home .....................................................................
Food away from home 4 .....................................................
Alcoholic beverages 4 ...........................................................
252.651
252.895
251.273
260.734
245.117
2.0
2.0
1.3
3.2
1.9
.3
.3
.0
.7
.9
153.998
154.890
146.822
163.393
142.150
1.1
.8
-.5
2.5
4.1
.4
.3
.2
.4
1.3
Housing 3 ................................................................................
Shelter ..................................................................................
Rent of primary residence 3 5 .............................................
Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 5 6 ..........................
Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 5 6 .............
Fuels and utilities ..................................................................
Household energy ..............................................................
Energy services 5 .............................................................
Electricity 5 .....................................................................
Utility (piped) gas service 5 .............................................
Household furnishings and operations .................................
273.426
342.254
351.191
316.428
316.369
183.086
177.853
170.602
182.457
142.488
102.557
.2
2.0
2.4
1.9
2.0
-10.3
-11.9
-10.2
-6.3
-18.5
-2.8
.2
.5
.4
.5
.5
-.8
-.9
-.2
-1.2
2.4
-1.0
171.413
182.028
198.574
177.331
177.319
174.470
165.065
160.478
164.232
128.939
88.021
2.4
3.4
3.9
3.3
3.3
-2.9
-4.9
-4.7
-4.5
-5.8
.4
-.1
.2
.3
.0
.0
-3.0
-3.7
-3.8
-3.7
-4.4
.4
Apparel 3 ................................................................................
119.967
4.0
-2.6
97.520
-.6
-4.1
Transportation 3 ......................................................................
Private transportation ...........................................................
Motor fuel ...........................................................................
Gasoline (all types) ...........................................................
Gasoline, unleaded regular 7 ..........................................
Gasoline, unleaded midgrade 7 8 ...................................
Gasoline, unleaded premium 7 .......................................
219.914
206.457
216.061
215.134
215.120
219.826
219.616
-7.0
-8.3
-27.0
-27.0
-27.6
-25.9
-24.6
3.9
3.4
12.1
12.1
12.6
10.0
9.6
145.546
143.193
224.726
224.380
225.029
229.172
233.622
-8.8
-9.6
-27.4
-27.4
-28.2
-25.4
-24.7
2.4
1.9
8.0
8.1
8.6
6.8
6.3
Medical care 3 ........................................................................
449.693
3.0
.3
179.303
5.6
2.1
Recreation 9 ...........................................................................
120.544
.1
-.2
113.126
.4
.5
Education and communication 9 .............................................
133.233
-1.4
-.1
129.569
1.8
.4
Other goods and services 3 ....................................................
460.834
1.1
.7
207.406
1.0
.7
255.946
192.910
154.713
192.238
102.489
318.532
-.5
-3.1
-6.6
-8.7
-1.6
.9
.6
.8
1.2
1.6
.3
.5
155.545
130.563
118.053
151.584
82.577
175.571
.0
-3.6
-6.7
-10.2
-1.7
2.6
.5
.9
1.2
1.5
.8
.2
248.943
223.963
157.818
223.518
194.990
263.751
309.089
195.508
264.430
268.321
-.7
-1.9
-6.3
-3.4
-8.3
-.5
.8
-19.4
1.6
1.5
.6
.7
1.2
.9
1.5
.6
.6
4.5
.3
.3
154.232
143.636
118.989
151.639
150.634
168.625
175.075
192.324
151.541
151.712
-.4
-1.7
-6.3
-4.3
-9.2
1.5
2.2
-18.0
1.9
2.1
.3
.6
1.2
.9
1.5
.1
.0
2.0
.3
.3
0.5
Commodity and service group
All items 3 .................................................................................
Commodities ..........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ................................
Nondurables less food and beverages ...............................
Durables .............................................................................
Services ..................................................................................
Special aggregate indexes
All items less medical care 3 ....................................................
All items less shelter .................................................................
Commodities less food .............................................................
Nondurables .............................................................................
Nondurables less food ..............................................................
Services less rent of shelter 6 ...................................................
Services less medical care services .........................................
Energy 3 ...................................................................................
All items less energy ................................................................
All items less food and energy 3 .............................................
1 Areas on pricing schedule 2 (see Table 10) will appear next month.
2 For Washington-Baltimore, indexes are on a December 1997=100 base unless
otherwise noted.
3 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1996=100 base.
4 For Washington-Baltimore, index is on a November 1997=100 base.
5 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
6 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
7 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
8 Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
9 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Year
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1913
1914
9.8
10.0
9.8
9.9
9.8
9.9
9.8
9.8
9.7
9.9
9.8
9.9
9.9
10.0
9.9
10.2
10.0
10.2
10.0
10.1
10.1
10.2
10.0
10.1
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
10.1
10.4
11.7
14.0
16.5
10.0
10.4
12.0
14.1
16.2
9.9
10.5
12.0
14.0
16.4
10.0
10.6
12.6
14.2
16.7
10.1
10.7
12.8
14.5
16.9
10.1
10.8
13.0
14.7
16.9
10.1
10.8
12.8
15.1
17.4
10.1
10.9
13.0
15.4
17.7
10.1
11.1
13.3
15.7
17.8
10.2
11.3
13.5
16.0
18.1
10.3
11.5
13.5
16.3
18.5
10.3
11.6
13.7
16.5
18.9
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
19.3
19.0
16.9
16.8
17.3
19.5
18.4
16.9
16.8
17.2
19.7
18.3
16.7
16.8
17.1
20.3
18.1
16.7
16.9
17.0
20.6
17.7
16.7
16.9
17.0
20.9
17.6
16.7
17.0
17.0
20.8
17.7
16.8
17.2
17.1
20.3
17.7
16.6
17.1
17.0
20.0
17.5
16.6
17.2
17.1
19.9
17.5
16.7
17.3
17.2
19.8
17.4
16.8
17.3
17.2
19.4
17.3
16.9
17.3
17.3
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
17.3
17.9
17.5
17.3
17.1
17.2
17.9
17.4
17.1
17.1
17.3
17.8
17.3
17.1
17.0
17.2
17.9
17.3
17.1
16.9
17.3
17.8
17.4
17.2
17.0
17.5
17.7
17.6
17.1
17.1
17.7
17.5
17.3
17.1
17.3
17.7
17.4
17.2
17.1
17.3
17.7
17.5
17.3
17.3
17.3
17.7
17.6
17.4
17.2
17.3
18.0
17.7
17.3
17.2
17.3
17.9
17.7
17.3
17.1
17.2
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
17.1
15.9
14.3
12.9
13.2
17.0
15.7
14.1
12.7
13.3
16.9
15.6
14.0
12.6
13.3
17.0
15.5
13.9
12.6
13.3
16.9
15.3
13.7
12.6
13.3
16.8
15.1
13.6
12.7
13.4
16.6
15.1
13.6
13.1
13.4
16.5
15.1
13.5
13.2
13.4
16.6
15.0
13.4
13.2
13.6
16.5
14.9
13.3
13.2
13.5
16.4
14.7
13.2
13.2
13.5
16.1
14.6
13.1
13.2
13.4
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
13.6
13.8
14.1
14.2
14.0
13.7
13.8
14.1
14.1
13.9
13.7
13.7
14.2
14.1
13.9
13.8
13.7
14.3
14.2
13.8
13.8
13.7
14.4
14.1
13.8
13.7
13.8
14.4
14.1
13.8
13.7
13.9
14.5
14.1
13.8
13.7
14.0
14.5
14.1
13.8
13.7
14.0
14.6
14.1
14.1
13.7
14.0
14.6
14.0
14.0
13.8
14.0
14.5
14.0
14.0
13.8
14.0
14.4
14.0
14.0
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
13.9
14.1
15.7
16.9
17.4
14.0
14.1
15.8
16.9
17.4
14.0
14.2
16.0
17.2
17.4
14.0
14.3
16.1
17.4
17.5
14.0
14.4
16.3
17.5
17.5
14.1
14.7
16.3
17.5
17.6
14.0
14.7
16.4
17.4
17.7
14.0
14.9
16.5
17.3
17.7
14.0
15.1
16.5
17.4
17.7
14.0
15.3
16.7
17.4
17.7
14.0
15.4
16.8
17.4
17.7
14.1
15.5
16.9
17.4
17.8
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
17.8
18.2
21.5
23.7
24.0
17.8
18.1
21.5
23.5
23.8
17.8
18.3
21.9
23.4
23.8
17.8
18.4
21.9
23.8
23.9
17.9
18.5
21.9
23.9
23.8
18.1
18.7
22.0
24.1
23.9
18.1
19.8
22.2
24.4
23.7
18.1
20.2
22.5
24.5
23.8
18.1
20.4
23.0
24.5
23.9
18.1
20.8
23.0
24.4
23.7
18.1
21.3
23.1
24.2
23.8
18.2
21.5
23.4
24.1
23.6
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
23.5
25.4
26.5
26.6
26.9
23.5
25.7
26.3
26.5
26.9
23.6
25.8
26.3
26.6
26.9
23.6
25.8
26.4
26.6
26.8
23.7
25.9
26.4
26.7
26.9
23.8
25.9
26.5
26.8
26.9
24.1
25.9
26.7
26.8
26.9
24.3
25.9
26.7
26.9
26.9
24.4
26.1
26.7
26.9
26.8
24.6
26.2
26.7
27.0
26.8
24.7
26.4
26.7
26.9
26.8
25.0
26.5
26.7
26.9
26.7
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
26.7
26.8
27.6
28.6
29.0
26.7
26.8
27.7
28.6
28.9
26.7
26.8
27.8
28.8
28.9
26.7
26.9
27.9
28.9
29.0
26.7
27.0
28.0
28.9
29.0
26.7
27.2
28.1
28.9
29.1
26.8
27.4
28.3
29.0
29.2
26.8
27.3
28.3
28.9
29.2
26.9
27.4
28.3
28.9
29.3
26.9
27.5
28.3
28.9
29.4
26.9
27.5
28.4
29.0
29.4
26.8
27.6
28.4
28.9
29.4
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
29.3
29.8
30.0
30.4
30.9
29.4
29.8
30.1
30.4
30.9
29.4
29.8
30.1
30.5
30.9
29.5
29.8
30.2
30.5
30.9
29.5
29.8
30.2
30.5
30.9
29.6
29.8
30.2
30.6
31.0
29.6
30.0
30.3
30.7
31.1
29.6
29.9
30.3
30.7
31.0
29.6
30.0
30.4
30.7
31.1
29.8
30.0
30.4
30.8
31.1
29.8
30.0
30.4
30.8
31.2
29.8
30.0
30.4
30.9
31.2
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
31.2
31.8
32.9
34.1
35.6
31.2
32.0
32.9
34.2
35.8
31.3
32.1
33.0
34.3
36.1
31.4
32.3
33.1
34.4
36.3
31.4
32.3
33.2
34.5
36.4
31.6
32.4
33.3
34.7
36.6
31.6
32.5
33.4
34.9
36.8
31.6
32.7
33.5
35.0
37.0
31.6
32.7
33.6
35.1
37.1
31.7
32.9
33.7
35.3
37.3
31.7
32.9
33.8
35.4
37.5
31.8
32.9
33.9
35.5
37.7
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all
items-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Semiannual
averages
Annual
avg.
Year
1st
half
2nd
half
Percent change
from previous
Annual
avg.
Dec.
1913
1914
-
-
9.9
10.0
1.0
1.0
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
-
-
10.1
10.9
12.8
15.1
17.3
2.0
12.6
18.1
20.4
14.5
1.0
7.9
17.4
18.0
14.6
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
-
-
20.0
17.9
16.8
17.1
17.1
2.6
-10.8
-2.3
2.4
.0
15.6
-10.5
-6.1
1.8
.0
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
-
-
17.5
17.7
17.4
17.1
17.1
3.5
-1.1
-2.3
-1.2
.6
2.3
1.1
-1.7
-1.7
.0
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
-
-
16.7
15.2
13.7
13.0
13.4
-6.4
-9.3
-10.3
.8
1.5
-2.3
-9.0
-9.9
-5.1
3.1
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
-
-
13.7
13.9
14.4
14.1
13.9
3.0
1.4
2.9
-2.8
.0
2.2
1.5
3.6
-2.1
-1.4
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
-
-
14.0
14.7
16.3
17.3
17.6
.7
9.9
9.0
3.0
2.3
.7
5.0
10.9
6.1
1.7
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
-
-
18.0
19.5
22.3
24.1
23.8
2.2
18.1
8.8
3.0
-2.1
2.3
8.3
14.4
8.1
-1.2
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
-
-
24.1
26.0
26.5
26.7
26.9
5.9
6.0
.8
.7
-.7
1.3
7.9
1.9
.8
.7
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
-
-
26.8
27.2
28.1
28.9
29.1
.4
3.0
2.9
1.8
1.7
-.4
1.5
3.3
2.8
.7
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
-
-
29.6
29.9
30.2
30.6
31.0
1.4
.7
1.3
1.6
1.0
1.7
1.0
1.0
1.3
1.3
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
-
-
31.5
32.4
33.4
34.8
36.7
1.9
3.5
3.0
4.7
6.2
1.6
2.9
3.1
4.2
5.5
-
-
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 24. Historical Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U. S. city average, all items-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Year
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
37.8
39.8
41.1
42.6
46.6
38.0
39.9
41.3
42.9
47.2
38.2
40.0
41.4
43.3
47.8
38.5
40.1
41.5
43.6
48.0
38.6
40.3
41.6
43.9
48.6
38.8
40.6
41.7
44.2
49.0
39.0
40.7
41.9
44.3
49.4
39.0
40.8
42.0
45.1
50.0
39.2
40.8
42.1
45.2
50.6
39.4
40.9
42.3
45.6
51.1
39.6
40.9
42.4
45.9
51.5
39.8
41.1
42.5
46.2
51.9
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
52.1
55.6
58.5
62.5
68.3
52.5
55.8
59.1
62.9
69.1
52.7
55.9
59.5
63.4
69.8
52.9
56.1
60.0
63.9
70.6
53.2
56.5
60.3
64.5
71.5
53.6
56.8
60.7
65.2
72.3
54.2
57.1
61.0
65.7
73.1
54.3
57.4
61.2
66.0
73.8
54.6
57.6
61.4
66.5
74.6
54.9
57.9
61.6
67.1
75.2
55.3
58.0
61.9
67.4
75.9
55.5
58.2
62.1
67.7
76.7
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
77.8
87.0
94.3
97.8
101.9
78.9
87.9
94.6
97.9
102.4
80.1
88.5
94.5
97.9
102.6
81.0
89.1
94.9
98.6
103.1
81.8
89.8
95.8
99.2
103.4
82.7
90.6
97.0
99.5
103.7
82.7
91.6
97.5
99.9
104.1
83.3
92.3
97.7
100.2
104.5
84.0
93.2
97.9
100.7
105.0
84.8
93.4
98.2
101.0
105.3
85.5
93.7
98.0
101.2
105.3
86.3
94.0
97.6
101.3
105.3
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
105.5
109.6
111.2
115.7
121.1
106.0
109.3
111.6
116.0
121.6
106.4
108.8
112.1
116.5
122.3
106.9
108.6
112.7
117.1
123.1
107.3
108.9
113.1
117.5
123.8
107.6
109.5
113.5
118.0
124.1
107.8
109.5
113.8
118.5
124.4
108.0
109.7
114.4
119.0
124.6
108.3
110.2
115.0
119.8
125.0
108.7
110.3
115.3
120.2
125.6
109.0
110.4
115.4
120.3
125.9
109.3
110.5
115.4
120.5
126.1
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
127.4
134.6
138.1
142.6
146.2
128.0
134.8
138.6
143.1
146.7
128.7
135.0
139.3
143.6
147.2
128.9
135.2
139.5
144.0
147.4
129.2
135.6
139.7
144.2
147.5
129.9
136.0
140.2
144.4
148.0
130.4
136.2
140.5
144.4
148.4
131.6
136.6
140.9
144.8
149.0
132.7
137.2
141.3
145.1
149.4
133.5
137.4
141.8
145.7
149.5
133.8
137.8
142.0
145.8
149.7
133.8
137.9
141.9
145.8
149.7
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
150.3
154.4
159.1
161.6
164.3
150.9
154.9
159.6
161.9
164.5
151.4
155.7
160.0
162.2
165.0
151.9
156.3
160.2
162.5
166.2
152.2
156.6
160.1
162.8
166.2
152.5
156.7
160.3
163.0
166.2
152.5
157.0
160.5
163.2
166.7
152.9
157.3
160.8
163.4
167.1
153.2
157.8
161.2
163.6
167.9
153.7
158.3
161.6
164.0
168.2
153.6
158.6
161.5
164.0
168.3
153.5
158.6
161.3
163.9
168.3
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
168.8
175.1
177.1
181.7
185.2
169.8
175.8
177.8
183.1
186.2
171.2
176.2
178.8
184.2
187.4
171.3
176.9
179.8
183.8
188.0
171.5
177.7
179.8
183.5
189.1
172.4
178.0
179.9
183.7
189.7
172.8
177.5
180.1
183.9
189.4
172.8
177.5
180.7
184.6
189.5
173.7
178.3
181.0
185.2
189.9
174.0
177.7
181.3
185.0
190.9
174.1
177.4
181.3
184.5
191.0
174.0
176.7
180.9
184.3
190.3
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
190.7
198.3
202.416
211.080
211.143
191.8
198.7
203.499
211.693
212.193
193.3
199.8
205.352
213.528
212.709
194.6
201.5
206.686
214.823
213.240
194.4
202.5
207.949
216.632
213.856
194.5
202.9
208.352
218.815
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
2013
2014
216.687
220.223
226.665
230.280
233.916
216.741
221.309
227.663
232.166
234.781
217.631
223.467
229.392
232.773
236.293
218.009
224.906
230.085
232.531
237.072
218.178
225.964
229.815
232.945
237.900
217.965
225.722
229.478
233.504
238.343
218.011
225.922
229.104
233.596
238.250
218.312
226.545
230.379
233.877
237.852
218.439
226.889
231.407
234.149
238.031
218.711
226.421
231.317
233.546
237.433
218.803
226.230
230.221
233.069
236.151
219.179
225.672
229.601
233.049
234.812
2015
233.707
234.722
236.119
236.599
237.805
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
-
-
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
2013
2014
217.535
223.598
228.850
232.366
236.384
218.576
226.280
230.338
233.548
237.088
218.056
224.939
229.594
232.957
236.736
1.5
3.0
1.7
1.5
.8
1.6
3.2
2.1
1.5
1.6
-
-
2015
-
104.9
-
-
- 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
May
2015
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
All items .....................................................................
All items (1967=100) ..................................................
210.036
629.174
210.228
629.751
215.949
646.887
219.179
656.563
225.672
676.014
229.601
687.782
233.049
698.110
234.812
703.393
237.805
712.357
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 ........................................
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
235.230
235.390
232.901
268.057
231.829
248.703
227.388
238.598
167.815
288.074
175.201
320.943
336.206
170.193
269.148
261.442
278.849
258.199
283.198
296.519
237.820
237.869
233.802
269.267
231.100
242.265
227.894
237.153
171.260
290.740
176.485
319.586
342.906
171.088
273.812
267.829
280.855
259.926
290.058
297.476
245.585
245.976
242.457
270.635
230.374
237.671
230.769
232.171
166.519
293.386
178.530
322.479
345.531
174.411
275.390
267.330
285.085
261.042
291.793
300.566
245.846
246.187
241.019
273.595
235.494
250.703
230.513
242.946
168.551
294.995
177.363
324.282
338.993
173.388
276.262
265.737
289.296
267.537
291.920
308.786
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
263.113
232.262
232.586
231.735
266.552
244.927
194.383
179.126
189.896
201.255
265.957
239.102
239.028
236.919
271.159
249.188
200.336
181.030
194.112
210.393
264.660
261.055
260.725
267.048
321.776
297.063
241.682
209.999
240.653
227.644
270.231
257.106
257.799
263.120
325.578
298.428
243.162
217.178
232.526
214.751
126.273
219.140
129.126
219.838
122.472
211.750
137.223
240.821
148.528
270.693
145.011
265.930
156.954
291.393
160.793
288.576
150.689
259.630
122.097
175.954
198.301
167.482
111.596
187.239
186.345
120.873
231.966
127.313
185.401
208.760
178.470
120.335
198.096
193.675
129.323
253.332
156.461
205.222
134.248
218.072
202.195
124.859
238.759
140.429
126.573
170.862
260.713
212.819
210.838
144.817
211.209
145.893
219.187
199.080
139.584
281.706
120.341
169.673
190.435
164.203
107.138
193.250
183.973
128.646
257.675
155.167
202.158
131.427
208.519
201.295
126.405
238.671
138.441
128.506
176.701
266.261
198.747
194.792
129.538
184.074
133.648
198.738
194.929
134.255
273.189
130.414
188.865
212.167
176.732
120.875
200.808
197.805
130.727
299.496
179.880
204.707
133.206
218.928
201.153
127.525
248.725
149.266
128.957
175.188
273.467
210.791
202.056
136.085
194.452
139.991
207.360
199.994
136.106
277.089
137.789
199.586
224.696
191.979
132.587
214.316
213.640
137.693
327.846
216.114
214.514
137.090
227.648
205.784
143.313
265.682
158.030
139.151
186.889
296.058
224.215
218.458
148.665
212.882
152.623
223.445
217.932
144.322
283.550
132.089
194.993
218.436
184.854
125.407
211.665
211.069
136.945
302.379
180.400
226.643
145.255
235.802
220.471
149.864
265.475
155.660
141.151
199.706
289.603
226.670
219.443
151.449
219.157
154.122
223.601
215.061
144.436
288.516
141.866
198.996
222.560
190.611
127.792
212.066
207.167
138.267
301.471
170.624
233.437
150.393
248.403
225.068
151.408
277.682
165.671
144.965
198.600
308.027
239.794
218.376
151.661
218.632
154.654
221.310
216.416
142.295
288.136
152.226
225.163
254.600
209.774
143.761
227.727
232.177
146.350
327.856
176.160
237.278
153.611
255.908
228.645
150.663
289.586
174.909
149.279
201.154
324.060
265.375
229.870
158.192
230.103
161.038
239.549
223.901
147.541
297.429
150.370
213.419
238.527
196.751
137.021
224.498
223.014
145.756
322.173
172.695
235.867
150.656
253.259
222.509
158.661
288.711
175.366
147.952
200.040
320.722
246.821
221.039
146.907
211.834
150.779
233.116
213.496
146.942
293.011
Expenditure category
NA
193.998
127.324
202.199
194.487
116.282
221.633
132.385
115.420
148.631
245.839
234.018
205.299
149.692
221.014
149.603
202.189
188.522
136.064
272.482
See footnotes at end of table.
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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
May
2015
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
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
332.405
352.393
344.961
204.104
202.769
408.569
125.522
310.458
292.126
295.211
331.061
318.008
154.256
156.100
149.702
164.240
147.205
201.556
331.492
345.395
323.923
201.906
208.489
427.519
121.944
315.671
313.252
301.064
330.412
319.855
154.779
159.547
151.560
168.798
143.679
197.121
344.932
357.915
316.514
200.464
219.822
443.228
129.506
330.043
307.533
314.445
384.810
327.225
155.373
159.292
152.286
168.766
145.799
198.928
335.385
352.788
324.199
201.280
232.439
464.706
120.020
315.840
333.387
303.752
314.359
318.554
160.143
164.418
158.571
172.913
149.977
206.026
129.286
139.039
148.092
176.320
148.847
176.524
147.800
172.090
156.601
195.782
159.122
197.969
159.050
195.994
159.390
205.107
164.146
207.297
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
168.204
128.378
159.079
167.736
118.261
121.842
211.723
221.087
210.585
126.541
204.626
213.265
197.000
140.308
154.711
231.540
182.281
194.493
289.844
138.353
170.837
184.152
216.708
227.765
169.600
240.261
222.847
133.780
136.069
131.056
263.720
151.937
129.455
112.984
240.359
149.583
153.136
153.468
165.767
127.728
155.629
172.675
118.896
116.614
195.725
201.214
207.489
127.355
203.720
207.795
178.971
139.408
151.621
226.091
181.251
196.193
282.490
136.045
164.288
170.331
217.204
227.870
167.933
242.341
223.367
134.655
133.597
131.568
256.219
152.123
130.119
116.321
245.300
152.736
156.133
157.276
166.978
127.822
157.881
176.729
117.754
119.604
202.772
209.577
208.007
128.569
206.831
210.019
179.248
141.883
151.259
228.352
202.213
240.358
289.968
130.185
160.210
164.221
220.909
226.529
171.202
246.823
228.318
141.105
133.807
133.791
260.940
155.245
132.149
120.827
252.628
157.454
161.080
160.136
166.795
127.376
158.320
176.275
116.814
120.252
207.532
215.874
205.507
125.558
209.272
216.413
191.519
145.266
153.761
226.094
193.839
221.879
289.257
130.478
161.111
163.103
223.480
244.446
171.588
249.324
234.683
145.558
135.190
135.464
277.170
154.482
131.622
119.331
255.322
158.711
163.041
160.985
107.685
114.392
117.561
120.445
124.494
128.976
131.727
134.766
134.925
120.438
128.587
131.765
134.605
138.306
141.887
143.585
144.278
146.406
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 ...................................................
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
May
2015
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
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 .................
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
167.816
231.572
193.216
208.832
187.688
198.752
182.884
166.932
313.606
171.467
235.804
196.080
213.561
190.720
203.893
184.852
167.757
320.953
174.949
238.856
197.387
215.011
192.522
206.904
186.376
168.717
328.025
179.463
239.800
197.357
214.457
193.671
208.854
187.098
168.837
331.239
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
155.315
169.624
165.262
158.750
173.661
169.759
162.107
177.053
173.488
164.011
178.559
177.085
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 ...................
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
224.032
259.298
264.098
129.021
473.068
228.892
265.881
271.688
130.549
488.924
234.658
273.598
280.874
138.799
502.226
237.175
277.563
284.245
156.841
502.806
278.872
249.532
268.348
254.875
253.003
256.727
258.098
257.452
261.853
261.982
261.272
267.480
262.821
274.135
281.985
281.288
328.040
284.473
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
267.454
133.852
218.496
187.642
335.590
382.532
314.912
187.880
191.879
173.098
193.237
438.486
410.416
125.202
65.978
110.168
74.770
53.298
119.669
135.805
274.112
137.331
224.407
192.224
345.274
375.607
359.010
192.394
198.043
172.898
200.203
455.317
422.237
123.409
63.625
106.969
73.934
50.653
116.859
134.516
281.261
144.970
231.150
197.092
297.829
303.844
342.350
199.592
204.275
182.908
209.414
480.698
428.187
122.237
61.338
107.817
72.199
48.044
114.983
131.275
284.442
146.364
228.748
193.538
266.112
272.874
303.641
197.083
207.683
162.639
212.542
488.981
431.234
123.207
61.091
108.686
68.954
48.318
115.645
132.257
90.510
85.986
89.411
87.597
91.131
86.892
87.879
76.982
89.506
78.528
89.624
80.770
87.322
74.289
87.570
75.046
79.679
88.705
99.811
67.795
59.145
47.754
127.435
52.681
91.257
79.955
88.868
101.027
68.151
59.573
47.599
129.270
55.910
91.519
90.985
100.822
86.365
186.667
119.232
168.823
118.675
163.689
154.837
169.012
91.874
100.756
87.647
187.551
119.751
169.339
119.482
166.495
155.496
172.410
Expenditure category
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
87.386
101.180
118.631
70.605
64.481
54.549
125.934
58.346
96.892
88.970
73.716
94.016
84.061
95.261
107.840
69.964
61.571
50.700
125.067
56.464
94.738
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
91.534
99.656
87.594
190.079
123.181
169.083
120.379
156.143
148.275
160.398
90.914
100.007
86.605
188.169
120.335
170.053
119.532
159.228
152.971
161.853
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
2007
2008
2009
2010
Moving, storage, freight expense 1 ....................
Repair of household items 1 ..............................
128.413
165.089
127.430
173.193
124.592
178.830
124.331
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 ..............................................................
118.257
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
88.867
103.475
122.258
120.906
125.993
120.615
113.779
134.325
113.726
139.691
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 ...............................
May
2015
2011
2012
2013
2014
NA
125.183
193.882
128.856
202.256
129.125
209.290
131.813
217.559
138.538
218.247
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
125.656
118.525
122.304
112.448
153.606
81.807
114.011
103.696
111.974
113.103
106.233
112.928
83.851
126.461
119.602
123.200
115.218
156.248
81.842
113.014
105.311
113.944
116.714
113.548
120.974
85.853
123.942
116.073
119.488
107.041
152.544
78.128
114.222
102.442
109.866
112.640
117.620
122.950
78.825
127.083
122.014
126.594
114.970
159.124
79.288
128.360
104.624
112.514
116.064
104.149
123.196
84.751
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
101.795
106.134
133.908
135.305
141.361
128.628
119.652
163.629
120.221
171.656
103.725
100.679
132.589
134.511
143.894
125.344
117.580
163.132
120.953
170.502
103.447
96.612
136.275
136.979
152.718
127.439
118.080
156.184
119.730
161.753
105.712
95.722
137.549
140.226
153.305
127.794
117.664
156.988
122.505
161.768
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
211.853
206.874
99.743
145.181
100.627
145.163
150.343
145.234
88.319
125.249
287.408
285.606
284.770
292.754
277.218
284.725
148.761
134.666
160.930
151.360
364.251
258.845
267.804
235.363
159.292
414.773
172.915
212.911
207.997
100.440
145.766
101.022
144.360
152.481
148.183
85.476
126.563
284.445
282.773
281.449
290.346
276.812
278.685
145.664
129.637
163.124
153.799
363.480
263.081
273.488
237.716
162.609
428.640
175.764
199.777
194.641
99.544
146.524
101.580
144.274
154.410
141.957
85.350
126.545
225.165
223.404
220.773
233.546
226.066
245.509
144.693
127.212
165.908
156.046
372.142
268.588
279.096
242.940
165.886
448.933
176.374
206.386
200.528
101.749
147.889
102.523
145.190
156.163
150.713
83.930
126.429
239.141
238.170
235.406
249.380
241.972
209.609
144.581
126.929
166.236
156.913
371.558
270.764
280.621
243.900
167.865
456.995
177.743
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
166.728
183.453
201.702
125.245
273.364
305.733
154.882
168.543
188.058
207.399
125.593
273.161
301.357
156.185
166.789
192.196
212.922
125.132
265.356
287.175
155.159
167.626
194.291
215.541
126.329
283.640
319.401
149.308
Expenditure category
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
2013
May
2015
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2014
Intercity bus fare 2 3 ...........................................
Intercity train fare 2 3 .........................................
Ship fare 1 2 .......................................................
Intracity transportation .........................................
Intracity mass transit 2 12 ...................................
100.000
100.000
72.918
232.378
108.182
108.295
67.057
244.260
-
-
108.660
105.854
64.686
256.436
100.000
115.331
115.324
62.534
264.284
104.471
120.111
107.558
63.221
275.715
109.135
117.639
61.273
286.139
112.476
112.993
62.321
295.758
116.854
117.243
61.123
299.041
118.118
108.453
59.193
303.940
120.178
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 ...............................................
357.661
293.610
367.133
298.361
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
418.654
332.684
108.276
437.905
99.742
101.529
445.955
344.409
349.910
422.937
178.704
220.029
684.005
258.486
252.510
587.688
190.397
114.787
121.310
427.089
333.801
108.742
441.589
98.445
99.878
457.296
351.594
356.469
434.955
180.765
224.580
710.891
269.365
263.581
610.065
196.142
115.179
122.373
439.720
349.750
114.134
469.778
98.278
100.803
468.393
357.631
361.659
442.874
185.379
229.057
743.152
282.547
278.103
637.750
201.872
117.263
121.715
447.213
354.647
115.815
478.566
98.228
100.575
476.800
361.010
365.214
451.798
184.343
228.027
766.486
292.257
286.683
659.993
206.058
117.720
123.372
Expenditure category
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 ..........................................................
NA
NA
NA
NA
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
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
114.442
98.515
4.969
396.775
11.494
114.855
99.010
4.277
407.644
10.680
114.875
98.702
3.561
416.436
10.596
116.190
100.058
3.472
423.620
10.743
77.808
64.303
79.629
61.029
77.022
55.958
74.972
51.710
80.274
51.151
77.583
47.868
73.451
43.108
71.232
40.382
73.505
41.677
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
116.812
40.689
88.664
162.915
199.510
152.099
115.223
208.260
169.767
216.164
118.800
150.199
90.681
76.774
60.142
100.568
26.206
117.674
124.739
113.484
52.194
51.207
116.060
39.128
90.758
164.992
200.117
153.766
114.391
214.295
174.785
223.093
117.054
149.239
88.429
76.067
57.776
104.095
24.736
119.636
126.977
115.099
49.846
48.515
117.684
36.267
87.473
166.919
200.634
154.418
114.795
220.099
177.896
229.527
114.470
147.635
85.645
76.047
56.477
128.412
23.233
122.229
128.388
119.462
47.935
45.908
121.259
36.141
87.572
167.484
198.785
152.958
114.001
225.431
180.265
235.848
114.271
150.829
83.822
74.956
55.075
126.487
22.628
121.659
128.373
118.588
47.510
45.355
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
56.911
100.910
95.987
149.746
55.683
96.491
97.431
151.385
54.053
96.552
99.802
152.622
54.105
97.709
98.636
156.180
123.864
307.108
125.014
316.607
122.918
319.307
123.325
323.606
125.494
322.494
125.963
335.936
127.923
340.305
128.377
342.560
129.237
356.964
-
374.389
-
-
379.943
-
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
May
2015
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
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 ...........................................
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
161.796
185.548
277.304
226.532
147.729
100.332
163.864
189.859
278.052
233.323
155.909
100.051
164.586
195.071
283.713
238.568
163.421
99.132
168.981
208.506
285.536
241.266
165.435
100.146
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 ....................
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
134.694
220.818
578.816
633.523
719.677
684.254
256.385
136.857
228.578
607.855
655.130
747.746
710.442
261.922
137.410
236.066
635.884
676.032
773.407
738.567
267.799
137.400
238.219
642.547
682.138
776.379
741.538
274.583
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
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
222.158
82.496
158.134
247.741
267.265
78.975
101.654
59.447
106.131
228.799
82.344
167.946
263.671
275.890
78.607
101.636
58.249
109.350
232.899
80.681
174.356
274.517
279.056
76.846
99.484
55.894
111.372
233.047
80.015
174.580
274.517
282.741
76.182
98.469
54.537
113.279
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 ........................................
Expenditure category
-
-
196.480
84.809
143.156
226.626
202.732
81.728
102.707
63.629
100.000
10.215
9.906
9.423
9.232
8.818
8.528
8.392
8.182
8.139
100.000
50.722
88.529
50.180
77.960
48.930
73.559
43.791
64.348
43.187
58.764
40.079
54.869
37.237
49.089
36.807
48.667
37.244
73.176
75.899
75.642
76.396
75.987
75.797
76.922
78.188
78.092
36.945
36.230
34.994
33.708
31.733
30.246
28.704
25.867
24.563
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
396.814
862.945
351.585
232.482
213.099
161.147
404.097
890.438
362.727
240.420
216.109
162.399
410.642
916.707
373.859
243.854
218.850
162.901
412.841
920.372
375.648
242.297
220.101
163.185
103.861
104.966
104.825
103.631
101.995
102.435
103.244
102.898
104.215
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
185.555
236.460
144.279
375.951
306.049
297.379
148.520
186.989
240.709
146.872
384.416
314.281
305.028
150.331
188.856
244.345
149.091
392.415
318.795
308.825
153.625
186.976
244.802
149.369
397.696
321.825
312.282
154.897
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
169.959
290.867
141.021
175.850
298.333
147.674
179.051
308.869
147.782
181.222
317.257
150.552
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
191.202
86.228
157.618
88.974
197.658
84.333
155.801
87.757
209.768
83.865
155.753
87.101
216.641
82.884
153.453
85.698
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
185.204
158.782
207.019
262.409
185.620
158.269
206.868
261.666
181.926
149.965
191.838
238.493
184.263
153.084
196.477
244.171
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
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
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
111.563
273.694
270.122
276.982
324.870
228.709
220.582
220.408
161.405
208.549
258.414
221.668
119.237
299.113
260.580
233.473
231.043
231.033
146.387
291.815
282.400
240.239
207.478
110.704
280.102
276.978
281.680
331.067
232.314
222.834
223.631
161.014
208.623
258.079
222.790
120.472
305.482
266.629
234.542
234.768
235.000
146.277
289.461
289.001
241.358
211.039
108.500
287.129
284.934
286.585
335.162
233.079
222.267
224.921
152.990
194.603
237.355
218.358
116.574
311.948
273.341
209.785
239.186
238.775
145.127
230.195
296.021
251.370
213.925
May
2015
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 ...............................
1
2
3
4
5
110.197
290.770
289.079
292.994
337.863
236.510
224.911
227.707
156.062
199.037
242.584
220.974
120.045
315.271
276.655
214.330
242.047
242.119
147.014
242.315
300.264
249.655
214.939
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
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
May
2015
Expenditure category
All items ................................................................................
4.1
0.1
2.7
1.5
3.0
1.7
1.5
0.8
1.3
Food and beverages ...........................................................
Food ..................................................................................
Food at home ..................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ........................................
Cereals and cereal products .......................................
Flour and prepared flour mixes .................................
Breakfast cereal ........................................................
Rice, pasta, cornmeal ...............................................
Rice 1 2 ...................................................................
Bakery products ..........................................................
Bread 2 .....................................................................
White bread 1 ..........................................................
Bread other than white 1 .........................................
Fresh biscuits, rolls, muffins 2 ...................................
Cakes, cupcakes, and cookies .................................
Cookies 1 ................................................................
Fresh cakes and cupcakes 1 ..................................
Other bakery products ..............................................
Fresh sweetrolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts 1 ...........
Crackers, bread, and cracker products 1 ................
Frozen and refrigerated bakery products, pies,
tarts, turnovers 1 .............................................
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .......................................
Meats, poultry, and fish ...............................................
Meats ........................................................................
Beef and veal ..........................................................
Uncooked ground beef .........................................
Uncooked beef roasts 2 ........................................
Uncooked beef steaks 2 .......................................
Uncooked other beef and veal 2 ...........................
Pork ........................................................................
Bacon, breakfast sausage, and related products 2
Bacon and related products 1 .............................
Breakfast sausage and related products 1 2 .......
Ham ......................................................................
Ham, excluding canned 1 ...................................
Pork chops ............................................................
Other pork including roasts and picnics 2 .............
Other meats ............................................................
Frankfurters 1 ........................................................
Lunchmeats 1 2 .....................................................
Lamb and organ meats 1 ......................................
Lamb and mutton 1 2 ............................................
Poultry .......................................................................
Chicken 2 ................................................................
Fresh whole chicken 1 ..........................................
Fresh and frozen chicken parts 1 ..........................
Other poultry including turkey 2 ..............................
Fish and seafood ......................................................
Fresh fish and seafood 2 ........................................
Processed fish and seafood 2 .................................
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 ...................................................
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
1.8
1.8
1.3
.8
-.7
2.3
-.8
-1.5
.0
1.7
1.5
2.3
-.2
1.3
1.3
1.8
1.5
2.3
5.4
1.4
1.1
1.1
.4
.5
-.3
-2.6
.2
-.6
2.1
.9
.7
-.4
2.0
.5
1.7
2.4
.7
.7
2.4
.3
3.3
3.4
3.7
.5
-.3
-1.9
1.3
-2.1
-2.8
.9
1.2
.9
.8
1.9
.6
-.2
1.5
.4
.6
1.0
.1
.1
-.6
1.1
2.2
5.5
-.1
4.6
1.2
.5
-.7
.6
-1.9
-.6
.3
-.6
1.5
2.5
.0
2.7
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
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
.3
1.5
1.5
.8
4.6
5.6
3.2
4.1
4.2
-3.3
-2.4
-1.8
-4.1
-2.3
-2.8
-3.7
-5.4
-1.2
-1.2
-.5
-7.8
-16.5
5.7
6.0
3.6
7.1
4.6
-.1
-1.5
1.4
6.9
-2.2
1.1
.5
1.9
2.9
1.0
.1
-1.3
.1
1.8
1.1
2.9
2.8
2.2
1.7
1.7
3.1
1.1
2.2
4.5
8.2
9.6
7.4
2.1
1.9
3.1
1.9
.2
-1.8
1.0
-.3
-5.4
3.0
3.5
5.3
2.1
1.0
4.6
6.4
2.7
-.6
6.4
5.8
-.5
.1
-.2
.3
-1.0
.6
-1.5
-.1
-.5
9.2
9.1
12.7
18.7
19.2
20.6
16.0
24.0
8.2
2.4
-1.0
7.3
13.1
14.4
10.1
12.5
7.4
12.1
5.8
8.8
3.2
1.6
2.1
3.0
1.6
-.5
4.3
5.6
3.0
1.3
5.2
10.7
5.3
4.3
5.2
4.1
8.2
3.5
3.7
3.2
2.1
-1.5
-1.1
-1.5
1.2
.5
.6
3.4
-3.4
-5.7
-6.3
-10.0
-1.2
-5.2
-6.3
-6.2
-4.7
-1.4
-3.9
-.4
-1.7
-2.0
-.6
-1.9
-1.0
-2.7
5.3
-.3
.3
-.9
-.6
-1.0
-7.0
-3.8
-7.1
-7.9
-6.4
-2.7
-4.6
-.4
-1.5
-
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
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
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
May
2015
Expenditure category
Fresh fruits and vegetables ........................................
Fresh fruits ................................................................
Apples .....................................................................
Bananas ..................................................................
Citrus fruits 2 ...........................................................
Oranges, including tangerines 1 ...........................
Other fresh fruits 2 ..................................................
Fresh vegetables ......................................................
Potatoes ..................................................................
Lettuce ....................................................................
Tomatoes ................................................................
Other fresh vegetables ...........................................
Processed fruits and vegetables 2 ..............................
Canned fruits and vegetables 2 ................................
Canned fruits 1 2 .....................................................
Canned vegetables 1 2 ...........................................
Frozen fruits and vegetables 2 ..................................
Frozen vegetables 1 ...............................................
Other processed fruits and vegetables including
dried 2 ...............................................................
Dried beans, peas, and lentils 1 2 ...........................
Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials .........
Juices and nonalcoholic drinks 2 ................................
Carbonated drinks ....................................................
Frozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 2 ...............
Nonfrozen noncarbonated juices and drinks 2 ..........
Beverage materials including coffee and tea 2 ...........
Coffee .......................................................................
Roasted coffee 1 .....................................................
Instant and freeze dried coffee 1 ............................
Other beverage materials including tea 2 .................
Other food at home .......................................................
Sugar and sweets .......................................................
Sugar and artificial sweeteners .................................
Candy and chewing gum 2 .......................................
Other sweets 2 ..........................................................
Fats and oils ...............................................................
Butter and margarine 2 .............................................
Butter 1 ...................................................................
Margarine 1 .............................................................
Salad dressing 2 .......................................................
Other fats and oils including peanut butter 2 ............
Peanut butter 1 2 .....................................................
Other foods .................................................................
Soups ........................................................................
Frozen and freeze dried prepared foods ..................
Snacks ......................................................................
Spices, seasonings, condiments, sauces .................
Salt and other seasonings and spices 1 2 ...............
Olives, pickles, relishes 1 2 .....................................
Sauces and gravies 1 2 ...........................................
Other condiments 1 .................................................
Baby food 2 ...............................................................
Other miscellaneous foods 2 ....................................
Prepared salads 1 3 ................................................
Food away from home ....................................................
Full service meals and snacks 2 ...................................
Limited service meals and snacks 2 .............................
Food at employee sites and schools 2 ..........................
Food at elementary and secondary schools 1 4 ..........
Food from vending machines and mobile vendors 2 ....
6.4
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
2.3
5.5
13.3
.0
3.2
3.3
5.7
-1.2
-7.4
-3.2
4.8
-.7
.1
.5
1.6
-.5
-1.4
-2.2
-0.3
-2.0
-6.1
-1.1
2.8
4.6
-2.9
1.7
7.2
2.0
-.2
.6
.3
2.2
1.2
2.8
-2.4
-2.2
4.1
3.6
-2.3
-.7
5.4
3.7
6.2
4.6
-1.8
4.4
16.5
2.3
.4
-.2
.5
.0
1.5
.9
-2.8
-1.4
2.4
.4
5.7
4.8
-7.3
-4.3
8.4
-3.4
-18.3
-2.6
3.1
3.2
4.1
2.5
2.9
3.6
5.5
12.5
3.5
3.5
3.4
13.4
3.0
3.4
5.6
8.7
-2.4
2.3
3.2
3.6
-.5
4.8
3.4
5.6
6.1
2.2
9.5
3.6
6.6
8.7
2.6
-.1
3.8
4.5
3.5
5.8
4.1
1.1
6.3
3.7
.1
14.5
26.8
5.9
7.3
9.3
3.9
5.4
3.4
6.2
4.6
12.6
1.8
9.3
8.2
6.5
8.5
8.7
17.4
18.9
8.1
27.0
10.5
20.9
13.5
8.3
8.8
6.6
12.9
6.9
2.1
13.0
8.5
4.9
5.7
7.4
5.7
5.0
3.9
6.0
5.8
6.2
6.8
.5
.1
-.9
-1.2
.5
.8
-3.0
-.4
-2.8
-2.1
-5.0
.9
-.1
2.8
3.8
2.8
1.8
-4.5
-7.7
-11.5
-4.8
.6
-5.5
-1.0
.0
-2.2
-.8
1.5
2.0
3.2
-1.4
3.6
-2.0
-1.2
-1.1
1.6
1.9
1.8
1.8
2.8
2.8
2.5
-.7
-2.5
-1.2
-1.9
-1.5
-.3
-2.2
.8
2.5
3.4
1.1
-.7
.1
2.2
6.8
1.3
.9
1.6
9.3
21.9
1.2
1.8
-3.0
-4.1
-.5
-1.5
-1.3
.3
-1.0
-.3
-2.6
-.6
7.7
-.9
.0
-.1
1.3
1.3
1.0
2.5
2.5
2.2
6.0
13.8
5.8
4.3
6.3
13.1
2.5
10.5
19.3
20.9
10.1
2.2
5.5
3.8
3.9
3.1
6.2
13.5
11.1
1.9
20.3
7.9
18.5
27.2
4.5
2.5
3.0
7.4
5.1
9.6
.4
2.9
10.2
7.3
3.2
3.1
2.9
2.9
3.1
3.5
3.4
2.7
1.6
1.1
-.2
.7
.0
-1.0
1.2
-2.7
-4.3
-4.5
-3.9
-.1
2.0
1.1
-1.3
1.5
2.3
1.7
-.5
-2.6
1.6
.2
4.0
13.8
2.2
.4
.2
3.7
2.6
.8
6.5
3.1
2.0
2.6
2.5
2.2
2.5
2.4
2.6
3.4
3.6
2.6
.0
-1.0
-1.4
-.5
-2.2
2.9
.5
-4.3
-7.6
-9.0
-1.5
.6
-.4
-2.6
-9.2
-.6
-2.0
-2.4
-.6
.9
-2.5
-1.7
-3.8
-7.5
.2
.0
-1.0
.9
.2
.7
-1.8
.4
-2.8
.1
.5
3.0
2.1
2.1
2.0
2.5
2.1
1.2
.2
4.6
.7
.1
1.4
2.3
-1.0
2.6
3.6
4.2
.2
1.0
1.5
1.1
.2
1.8
-.2
1.0
11.6
22.5
2.6
-4.3
-2.5
-3.6
1.7
-.6
1.9
1.8
2.2
4.8
.2
1.7
1.8
2.1
1.6
3.9
3.0
3.1
3.2
1.8
2.3
.5
3.0
1.1
-.1
-.3
.3
-.3
-.8
.5
2.3
3.0
-1.2
-2.3
1.2
3.0
6.8
2.4
1.7
-1.0
-4.1
-7.7
-.2
.2
.6
-.7
1.2
7.9
.2
1.0
2.8
3.2
1.0
1.3
6.2
-.5
-.4
-1.2
1.1
.8
1.2
.5
.1
1.5
-
4.0
3.9
4.1
2.8
3.2
3.4
See footnotes at end of table.
80
CPI Detailed Report-May 2015
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
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
May
2015
2014
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 ..............................
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
2.3
1.9
1.1
1.6
.2
.0
.5
.8
3.0
2.2
1.8
1.5
2.3
1.6
2.6
1.1
.5
2.3
2.0
1.3
.7
.7
.9
1.5
.8
.6
2.2
2.6
.4
.0
-.3
.6
.9
.4
.1
1.0
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
2.3
3.2
3.4
2.2
2.4
2.7
2.1
2.0
2.2
1.2
.9
2.1
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
1.7
2.2
2.7
.7
4.2
2.2
2.5
2.9
1.2
3.4
2.5
2.9
3.4
6.3
2.7
1.1
1.4
1.2
13.0
.1
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
-.2
2.1
2.1
3.4
.4
-1.1
-1.4
3.6
-11.7
-1.1
-.5
-2.9
5.7
6.7
2.9
.0
-3.9
-3.8
1.1
-6.3
-.4
-2.9
.1
2.9
.6
2.5
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.4
2.9
-1.8
14.0
2.4
3.2
-.1
3.6
3.8
2.9
-1.4
-3.6
-2.9
-1.1
-5.0
-2.3
-.9
-.7
-8.7
7.3
2.6
2.6
5.6
3.0
2.5
-13.7
-19.1
-4.6
3.7
3.1
5.8
4.6
5.6
1.4
-.9
-3.6
.8
-2.3
-5.2
-1.6
-2.4
-1.9
.8
16.3
1.1
1.1
1.0
-1.0
-1.8
-10.6
-10.2
-11.3
-1.3
1.7
-11.1
1.5
1.7
.7
.8
-.4
.8
-4.5
.6
.6
.7
.3
1.0
-
-
-
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
-
1.9
3.9
7.8
-.8
-2.4
-3.7
-.5
-3.5
.1
.3
1.0
-.1
.4
-.8
2.3
.2
2.2
1.7
1.9
-
-3.8
-5.8
-9.1
-.9
-4.5
-7.1
-.7
-3.2
-2.2
-.7
.4
-1.1
-1.0
-2.3
.6
-.7
2.0
3.2
.9
-
-5.2
-6.9
-7.4
-3.1
-3.9
-5.8
1.9
-6.7
-3.7
.1
.8
-.3
-.8
-.9
-.7
-.7
2.8
1.2
4.4
-
.3
.2
1.2
.5
.7
-.3
1.4
6.1
.3
1.0
-.1
1.5
.5
.4
.3
.7
1.7
.4
2.0
See footnotes at end of table.
81
CPI Detailed Report-May 2015
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
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
May
2015
Expenditure category
Moving, storage, freight expense 2 ...............................
Repair of household items 2 .........................................
-0.1
4.2
-0.8
4.9
-2.2
3.3
-0.2
0.7
-
-
2.9
4.3
0.2
3.5
2.1
4.0
5.1
.3
Apparel ...............................................................................
Men’s and boys’ apparel ...................................................
Men’s apparel .................................................................
Men’s suits, sport coats, and outerwear .......................
Men’s furnishings ..........................................................
Men’s shirts and sweaters 2 .........................................
Men’s pants and shorts .................................................
Boys’ apparel ..................................................................
Women’s and girls’ apparel ..............................................
Women’s apparel ............................................................
Women’s outerwear ......................................................
Women’s dresses .........................................................
Women’s suits and separates 2 ....................................
Women’s underwear, nightwear, sportswear and
accessories 2 ........................................................
Girls’ apparel ...................................................................
Footwear ...........................................................................
Men’s footwear ...............................................................
Boys’ and girls’ footwear .................................................
Women’s footwear ..........................................................
Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ............................................
Jewelry and watches 7 ......................................................
Watches 7 .......................................................................
Jewelry 7 .........................................................................
-.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
1.8
2.2
1.2
-1.2
4.3
-1.0
2.5
6.1
1.0
1.1
3.1
2.2
1.9
.6
.9
.7
2.5
1.7
.0
-.9
1.6
1.8
3.2
6.9
7.1
2.4
-2.0
-3.0
-3.0
-7.1
-2.4
-4.5
1.1
-2.7
-3.6
-3.5
3.6
1.6
-8.2
2.5
5.1
5.9
7.4
4.3
1.5
12.4
2.1
2.4
3.0
-11.5
.2
7.5
-2.3
.7
-.6
-2.0
2.1
-.9
-.3
4.0
-1.7
5.0
-.3
-4.4
1.5
3.9
4.6
-1.5
-1.1
6.9
3.3
7.5
5.4
1.6
3.5
1.7
1.6
5.8
.1
1.9
-2.7
2.6
1.7
-3.6
-1.5
-.8
.6
-2.9
-.1
5.4
-.7
6.5
8.3
9.3
1.3
2.7
1.6
.1
4.9
7.0
1.3
7.8
-1.0
.3
4.4
4.0
3.3
5.3
1.4
-.9
4.6
-2.9
1.9
-5.1
-1.0
-.6
1.8
-2.6
-1.7
-.3
.6
-.7
-.3
-4.0
2.8
1.8
6.1
1.7
.4
-4.3
-1.0
-5.1
2.2
-.9
.9
2.4
.4
.3
-.4
.5
2.3
.0
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 ..........................................
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
1.6
1.5
-.1
1.6
1.6
1.1
2.1
-2.0
-4.0
.9
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.8
2.3
1.6
.9
.2
2.3
2.5
2.8
1.3
2.3
1.9
.7
4.7
2.2
-.5
6.4
8.4
2.3
2.4
2.1
1.3
.5
.5
.7
.4
.4
-.6
1.4
2.0
-3.2
1.0
-1.0
-1.0
-1.2
-.8
-.1
-2.1
-2.1
-3.7
1.4
1.6
-.2
1.6
2.1
1.0
2.1
3.3
1.6
1.1
2.5
2.8
.3
-.1
-1.4
.8
-6.2
-6.4
-.9
.5
.6
-.1
1.3
-4.2
-.1
.0
-20.8
-21.0
-21.6
-19.6
-18.3
-11.9
-.7
-1.9
1.7
1.5
2.4
2.1
2.1
2.2
2.0
4.7
.3
-1.0
2.2
2.7
-.4
-2.9
-4.7
-.7
3.3
3.0
2.2
.9
.9
.6
1.1
6.2
-1.7
-.1
6.2
6.6
6.6
6.8
7.0
-14.6
-.1
-.2
.2
.6
-.2
.8
.5
.4
1.2
1.8
.8
.5
1.1
1.2
1.0
6.9
11.2
-3.8
See footnotes at end of table.
82
CPI Detailed Report-May 2015
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
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
May
2015
2014
Expenditure category
Intercity bus fare 1 3 ......................................................
Intercity train fare 1 3 .....................................................
Ship fare 1 2 ..................................................................
Intracity transportation ....................................................
Intracity mass transit 1 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 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 ..........................................................
Recreation 2 ........................................................................
Video and audio 2 .............................................................
Televisions ......................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service 8 ...........
Other video equipment 2 .................................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of video
and audio 2 .............................................................
Video discs and other media 1 2 ...................................
Rental of video or audio discs and other media 1 2 ......
Audio equipment .............................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media 2 .............................
Pets, pet products and services 2 .....................................
Pets and pet products .....................................................
Pet food 1 2 ...................................................................
Purchase of pets, pet supplies, accessories 1 2 ...........
Pet services including veterinary 2 .................................
Pet services 1 2 .............................................................
Veterinarian services 1 2 ...............................................
Sporting goods ..................................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles ..................................
Sports equipment ............................................................
Photography 2 ...................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ............................
Film and photographic supplies 1 2 ...............................
Photographic equipment 1 2 .........................................
Photographers and film processing 2 .............................
Photographer fees 1 2 ...................................................
Film processing 1 2 .......................................................
Other recreational goods 2 ...............................................
Toys ................................................................................
Toys, games, hobbies and playground equipment 1 2 ..
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies 2 .........................
Music instruments and accessories 2 .............................
Other recreation services 2 ...............................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises 2 ..............................................................
Admissions .....................................................................
-
2.3
2.1
8.2
8.3
-8.0
5.1
0.4
-2.3
-3.5
5.0
-
-
-
5.2
2.7
2.6
1.6
3.4
3.3
6.1
8.9
-3.3
3.1
4.5
4.1
-6.7
1.1
4.3
4.5
9.4
-3.1
3.8
3.1
-3.9
1.7
3.4
3.9
3.8
-1.9
1.1
1.1
-7.5
-3.2
1.6
1.7
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
3.2
1.7
1.6
1.9
.7
1.9
3.7
1.9
2.0
2.8
.3
.8
4.6
4.9
4.2
5.5
3.6
.9
9.9
2.0
.3
.4
.8
-1.3
-1.6
2.5
2.1
1.9
2.8
1.2
2.1
3.9
4.2
4.4
3.8
3.0
.3
.9
3.0
4.8
5.0
6.4
-.2
.9
2.4
1.7
1.5
1.8
2.6
2.0
4.5
4.9
5.5
4.5
2.9
1.8
-.5
1.7
1.4
1.5
1.9
-.1
-.2
1.8
.9
1.0
2.0
-.6
-.4
3.1
3.4
3.1
3.5
2.1
.4
1.4
-
-
-
-
5.9
4.2
4.1
5.8
1.5
3.1
8.1
8.3
7.6
9.9
4.8
3.4
8.8
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
.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
.8
.3
-17.5
3.6
-12.0
.4
.5
-13.9
2.7
-7.1
.0
-.3
-16.7
2.2
-.8
1.1
1.4
-2.5
1.7
1.4
.5
-6.0
4.0
-4.8
-.7
5.5
4.9
5.4
3.1
6.3
4.1
7.0
-.9
-.3
-1.8
-3.5
-6.9
2.1
-14.7
-.4
2.1
-.8
-5.3
-5.7
-3.4
-6.3
-1.9
2.4
2.3
-5.1
5.9
-4.9
-.6
9.7
12.2
15.5
2.9
6.1
6.7
6.2
3.0
1.0
5.6
-1.8
-6.1
.7
-9.3
2.0
.7
2.3
-4.2
-6.8
-4.9
1.9
1.7
2.4
-3.3
-8.3
-.7
-4.8
-9.0
1.8
.9
1.0
.6
3.1
1.3
3.9
-1.1
-.2
-2.3
.5
-2.2
2.9
-3.8
2.7
2.5
3.9
-3.2
-6.2
-2.9
4.6
1.0
.2
-2.7
-7.6
1.3
-4.0
-3.0
1.2
-.7
-.1
-2.4
4.7
2.0
4.8
-.5
2.1
-3.5
-3.5
-10.3
-.6
-13.6
1.5
-1.6
3.4
-3.6
-4.8
-4.8
1.7
-1.2
.9
7.1
-1.1
15.0
-6.2
-3.1
3.6
2.9
3.6
2.2
4.9
4.5
4.6
.0
3.7
-4.5
2.3
.0
7.7
-1.7
3.9
5.0
3.3
-3.2
-4.7
-1.6
4.1
-1.2
.7
-3.4
-6.4
-.5
-6.3
-.9
1.6
1.0
2.9
-2.4
2.4
2.2
2.4
1.0
1.6
.4
-3.6
-7.6
5.0
-8.9
.3
.0
.3
-4.1
-5.9
-2.7
3.0
.8
2.3
-5.3
-9.9
-.6
-3.8
2.4
1.3
.3
1.1
-.7
2.9
3.0
3.2
-1.5
-.6
-2.5
-.9
-3.9
3.5
-5.6
1.7
1.8
1.4
-4.5
-5.3
-2.2
-4.4
1.5
1.1
-3.0
-6.3
1.4
-7.3
-3.6
1.2
.3
.4
.4
2.7
1.8
2.9
-2.2
-1.1
-3.1
.0
-2.2
23.4
-6.1
2.2
1.1
3.8
-3.8
-5.4
-2.9
.1
2.4
.8
3.2
3.2
3.0
-.3
.1
.3
-.9
-.9
-.7
2.4
1.3
2.8
-.2
2.2
-2.1
-1.4
-2.5
-1.5
-2.6
-.5
.0
-.7
-.9
-1.2
.1
1.2
-1.2
2.3
1.5
2.4
.9
3.1
-1.7
.9
.3
1.3
1.8
-.3
.4
4.2
1.6
1.3
.4
.7
.7
4.2
-
-
3.3
1.5
-
-
-
4.4
-
See footnotes at end of table.
83
CPI Detailed Report-May 2015
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
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
May
2015
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 ......................................................
2.0
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
3.7
6.2
3.4
2.4
6.2
-2.1
1.3
2.3
.3
3.0
5.5
-.3
0.4
2.7
2.0
2.2
4.8
-.9
2.7
6.9
.6
1.1
1.2
1.0
Education and communication 2 .........................................
Education 2 .......................................................................
Educational books and supplies .....................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ........................
College tuition and fees ................................................
Elementary and high school tuition and fees ................
Child care and nursery school 9 ...................................
Technical and business school tuition and fees 2 .........
Communication 2 ..............................................................
Postage and delivery services 2 .....................................
Postage .........................................................................
Delivery services 2 ........................................................
Information and information processing 2 .......................
Telephone services 2 ....................................................
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 ................................................
3.0
5.6
8.7
5.4
6.1
5.5
3.9
4.9
.2
4.4
3.9
10.5
-.1
2.1
-.9
3.6
5.6
7.0
5.5
5.8
6.1
5.0
3.4
1.7
3.2
3.1
5.2
1.7
2.9
.5
2.4
4.7
6.9
4.5
6.0
4.0
2.3
3.8
.1
5.0
5.2
1.6
-.2
1.0
-1.1
1.7
4.6
5.2
4.6
6.0
3.7
2.2
5.6
-1.1
4.3
3.9
11.4
-1.4
-.3
-2.3
1.9
-4.5
-12.5
-1.4
-.5
1.5
3.8
7.0
3.6
4.0
3.5
2.7
2.9
-.6
3.8
3.8
5.0
-.8
.3
-.8
1.9
-3.3
-8.7
-7.2
-.3
1.6
3.5
5.0
3.4
3.9
3.8
2.2
3.0
-.2
6.2
6.4
3.2
-.5
.0
-2.0
3.0
-1.6
-6.6
-7.1
1.5
.4
3.3
4.6
3.2
3.4
4.0
2.2
1.8
-2.0
3.8
4.1
1.1
-2.2
-2.1
-4.0
1.8
-2.5
-10.5
-1.2
1.6
.0
.9
1.0
.9
.4
.4
2.5
.1
-.8
.1
.0
1.3
-.9
-1.0
-2.4
1.7
-.5
-.9
1.2
-.1
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 ...................................................
-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
-8.3
-1.9
-3.4
-3.7
-5.9
-4.7
-5.1
-9.9
-5.0
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
1.5
1.9
1.9
1.4
1.4
.2
1.8
3.2
3.2
3.4
1.4
.8
1.6
3.0
3.1
1.4
1.3
.3
.5
.4
.5
-.6
.6
.2
-.3
1.1
-.1
-1.1
-1.6
.4
.8
-.3
1.3
-.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
1.8
1.8
2.2
1.9
2.2
2.2
1.3
2.6
3.9
1.8
-.6
.0
-3.7
.8
1.8
1.8
2.3
2.7
2.6
1.2
3.5
2.6
4.7
3.4
-2.2
-1.2
-1.4
1.0
1.5
1.5
2.1
1.4
1.2
2.2
1.8
3.5
.1
6.1
-.6
.0
-.7
-1.0
.2
.2
1.3
1.0
1.1
.8
1.2
2.7
1.9
3.3
-1.2
-1.5
-1.6
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
1.0
.5
1.2
1.1
.2
-.3
-.1
-.3
-2.0
-5.2
-7.3
-8.9
1.3
2.1
2.4
2.4
-
-
-
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
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
May
2015
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 ..........................................
-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
1
2
3
4
5
2.5
.9
.3
3.9
2.1
3.3
3.9
2.7
9.0
13.8
17.9
6.6
1.6
1.6
.7
18.2
1.4
1.8
3.0
46.5
1.4
-2.7
-.8
-0.9
1.2
.4
2.8
1.4
1.5
2.0
1.4
2.2
4.2
5.7
3.0
-1.0
2.0
1.0
7.7
.9
.8
-.4
13.9
1.3
2.0
1.0
1.6
2.2
1.9
2.5
2.3
2.7
3.5
2.9
3.9
5.2
5.4
5.0
5.4
2.5
2.0
6.6
2.6
2.2
2.2
10.6
2.3
6.0
1.7
-0.6
2.2
2.2
2.6
2.1
1.7
1.5
1.6
.6
1.3
1.1
1.5
1.1
2.3
2.1
.5
1.9
1.9
.3
1.5
2.5
1.5
1.1
-0.8
2.3
2.5
1.7
1.9
1.6
1.0
1.5
-.2
.0
-.1
.5
1.0
2.1
2.3
.5
1.6
1.7
-.1
-.8
2.3
.5
1.7
-2.0
2.5
2.9
1.7
1.2
.3
-.3
.6
-5.0
-6.7
-8.0
-2.0
-3.2
2.1
2.5
-10.6
1.9
1.6
-.8
-20.5
2.4
4.1
1.4
1.6
1.3
1.5
2.2
.8
1.5
1.2
1.2
2.0
2.3
2.2
1.2
3.0
1.1
1.2
2.2
1.2
1.4
1.3
5.3
1.4
-.7
.5
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
2013
2014
212.568
216.400
223.216
226.520
230.040
212.544
217.535
224.317
228.677
230.871
213.525
220.024
226.304
229.323
232.560
213.958
221.743
227.012
228.949
233.443
214.124
222.954
226.600
229.399
234.216
213.839
222.522
226.036
230.002
234.702
213.898
222.686
225.568
230.084
234.525
214.205
223.326
227.056
230.359
234.030
214.306
223.688
228.184
230.537
234.170
214.623
223.043
227.974
229.735
233.229
214.750
222.813
226.595
229.133
231.551
215.262
222.166
225.889
229.174
229.909
2015
228.294
229.421
231.055
231.520
232.908
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
-
-
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
2013
2014
213.426
220.196
225.581
228.812
232.639
214.507
222.954
226.878
229.837
232.902
213.967
221.575
226.229
229.324
232.771
1.7
3.2
1.7
1.5
.3
2.1
3.6
2.1
1.4
1.5
-
-
2015
-
104.4
-
-
- 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
May
2015
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
All items .....................................................................
All items (1967=100) ..................................................
205.777
612.948
204.813
610.075
211.703
630.600
215.262
641.200
222.166
661.766
225.889
672.854
229.174
682.639
229.909
684.828
232.908
693.763
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
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
234.618
234.563
231.803
268.730
232.390
247.489
228.020
237.827
289.468
176.421
171.077
267.573
261.202
232.186
232.678
232.491
268.107
245.269
192.911
179.664
196.242
200.699
237.159
236.986
232.795
270.252
231.576
240.702
228.527
236.516
292.823
178.121
171.941
273.187
263.552
238.792
238.877
237.970
272.763
249.429
198.711
181.311
201.840
209.586
245.124
245.277
241.683
271.629
230.665
237.336
231.348
230.829
295.666
180.437
175.492
275.230
264.438
261.393
261.293
268.934
324.641
297.779
238.855
212.144
249.027
226.887
245.274
245.382
240.200
274.625
235.680
249.438
230.614
242.126
297.332
179.125
174.778
275.700
271.215
257.259
258.170
264.966
328.205
298.941
241.086
218.737
241.673
213.720
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
144.686
197.115
185.916
122.970
212.346
226.209
145.913
146.708
266.388
156.030
139.863
225.725
218.289
150.914
221.845
215.808
144.064
285.426
328.790
348.347
347.452
207.308
199.529
124.514
308.054
290.893
283.580
325.170
319.611
153.165
155.509
144.290
156.556
201.065
190.988
125.345
213.609
232.134
150.253
148.495
277.170
164.751
143.529
238.598
217.377
151.035
219.459
216.838
142.755
284.878
327.744
340.760
324.578
203.683
204.682
120.704
313.466
311.670
288.781
325.830
321.349
153.460
158.742
140.690
160.773
227.233
209.588
140.864
229.562
236.400
153.544
148.486
289.026
174.169
147.750
263.969
228.845
157.596
237.541
224.677
148.249
294.154
341.236
351.893
315.081
202.555
215.593
128.108
329.457
305.645
302.841
380.425
329.820
154.262
158.743
142.873
150.339
214.914
197.375
133.752
226.594
234.588
150.555
156.704
287.705
174.741
145.967
245.168
219.643
146.272
231.036
214.168
147.418
290.415
332.401
349.446
323.624
203.878
227.863
119.283
313.819
330.233
292.944
309.028
321.004
158.994
163.736
147.157
128.005
147.495
148.254
147.658
156.566
158.799
158.021
158.851
163.535
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
167.396
129.305
160.021
166.765
118.654
165.279
128.563
156.585
170.817
119.206
166.368
128.699
158.557
173.843
118.247
166.070
128.305
159.145
174.110
117.266
Expenditure category
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
May
2015
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
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 ...............
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
121.371
212.347
125.194
203.881
212.131
197.773
139.034
154.507
233.357
182.772
139.494
173.291
216.706
229.998
166.019
241.521
224.118
153.985
129.351
240.460
149.405
152.935
153.352
116.867
196.492
126.305
202.913
206.322
179.489
138.303
151.325
227.606
181.154
137.087
166.643
217.259
229.301
164.578
243.527
224.567
154.084
130.253
245.364
152.513
155.947
157.024
119.747
203.453
127.608
205.682
208.545
179.356
141.052
150.815
229.186
202.599
131.192
162.750
220.591
227.653
167.149
247.961
229.257
157.110
131.976
252.709
157.194
160.896
160.202
120.018
207.997
124.404
208.066
215.024
191.505
144.219
153.233
227.123
193.802
131.457
163.631
223.104
246.930
167.207
250.662
235.541
156.319
131.567
255.467
158.442
162.882
160.875
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
141.612
167.933
234.059
199.561
210.453
185.723
164.352
311.529
143.035
171.872
238.636
203.001
215.373
188.044
165.131
318.677
143.566
175.700
241.499
204.122
216.793
189.974
165.305
325.490
145.784
180.239
242.358
204.156
216.417
191.183
165.733
328.223
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 .............................................
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
220.750
253.331
262.037
131.370
482.179
225.647
259.780
269.395
133.711
498.200
231.419
267.261
278.363
142.462
511.922
233.512
270.737
281.661
161.173
512.928
276.352
226.151
267.821
230.926
253.210
232.603
258.522
233.278
261.773
237.350
262.676
242.165
266.106
248.091
285.742
254.402
331.067
257.192
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
242.160
135.258
216.708
185.467
333.782
385.437
317.315
187.022
189.893
173.314
193.651
430.358
411.626
121.283
65.830
110.176
74.438
53.619
116.053
133.688
248.086
138.778
222.515
189.929
344.361
378.045
360.734
191.430
195.707
173.306
200.734
446.991
423.660
119.432
63.580
107.239
73.687
51.269
114.412
132.421
254.395
146.673
229.818
195.457
296.616
305.725
339.531
198.850
202.296
183.348
209.939
471.450
430.085
117.760
61.126
108.580
71.021
48.768
112.381
128.775
257.182
148.007
227.539
192.067
265.160
274.721
301.472
196.243
205.292
162.090
213.243
479.866
433.581
118.442
60.941
108.788
68.628
48.996
112.715
129.303
89.432
85.686
89.909
100.715
88.045
87.286
91.480
102.836
89.881
87.092
88.684
99.788
86.544
74.938
85.043
95.256
88.849
77.694
86.302
98.223
89.193
78.645
88.123
102.015
89.050
73.398
84.433
95.826
87.178
74.514
80.111
89.711
87.198
75.117
80.314
89.575
Expenditure category
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
May
2015
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
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
70.614
66.052
53.992
131.156
59.364
96.436
69.702
63.253
50.295
130.545
57.899
94.410
67.288
60.401
47.172
132.605
53.899
91.055
67.781
60.690
46.863
134.947
57.399
91.680
93.593
98.836
89.028
171.286
113.279
138.485
112.593
144.659
138.159
143.712
130.180
168.656
94.697
101.573
88.810
183.428
121.182
154.045
116.635
152.814
141.938
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
92.850
100.652
86.734
191.530
124.326
168.218
119.762
159.460
146.659
161.968
130.234
206.664
92.197
100.585
85.653
189.509
121.372
169.187
118.902
162.758
151.029
163.036
131.426
216.498
92.758
101.836
85.855
187.896
120.421
167.988
117.573
167.868
153.429
170.046
134.592
225.332
93.574
102.039
87.093
188.679
121.071
168.054
118.327
170.963
154.146
172.080
141.709
225.274
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 ..............................................................
118.126
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
125.454
119.468
123.899
113.572
156.217
82.591
114.187
105.502
111.676
112.474
109.952
110.425
85.161
125.821
120.321
124.601
116.115
158.356
82.882
112.972
106.727
112.722
115.265
118.764
112.715
87.077
123.453
116.990
121.365
109.360
153.758
79.075
114.763
103.202
108.356
111.044
120.323
113.327
80.111
126.787
123.136
128.808
116.266
161.368
80.387
128.646
105.793
111.012
114.628
107.203
114.491
86.037
89.828
104.034
122.029
119.023
127.064
120.533
116.419
133.527
108.082
141.273
88.639
100.160
124.152
123.943
131.106
119.224
115.003
143.678
110.894
153.213
92.768
101.628
128.637
126.388
134.149
126.162
115.754
145.122
109.437
155.325
94.399
98.760
125.691
124.766
131.865
121.689
115.832
150.868
106.991
164.140
103.121
108.542
128.560
128.460
137.414
122.180
121.842
161.509
108.763
177.987
101.779
108.217
134.278
134.411
142.642
127.988
123.242
159.686
107.962
175.761
103.401
103.558
133.714
134.390
145.532
124.836
120.627
160.117
114.775
172.921
103.895
98.648
137.819
136.398
155.872
127.130
120.454
153.399
111.967
163.579
106.478
97.876
139.213
138.995
154.089
129.289
119.508
156.961
114.797
167.137
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 .............................................
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
212.070
208.476
98.959
146.219
146.317
87.133
121.420
288.453
286.748
285.776
293.989
278.009
286.017
148.644
133.645
160.049
261.517
270.079
238.035
159.279
416.914
171.480
213.156
209.564
99.868
146.806
149.178
84.695
123.002
285.377
283.805
282.336
291.449
277.569
279.755
146.075
128.653
162.694
265.939
276.669
240.268
162.789
430.911
174.293
198.296
194.522
98.300
147.539
142.918
84.008
121.597
225.866
224.107
221.375
234.295
226.490
246.724
145.589
126.464
165.620
271.386
283.309
245.819
165.758
451.553
174.509
205.607
201.411
101.309
149.097
151.740
82.842
121.428
240.228
239.433
236.518
250.672
243.268
209.586
145.497
126.142
165.990
273.594
283.871
246.705
167.831
460.080
175.839
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 ..............................
NA
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
May
2015
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
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
166.357
182.567
271.949
302.491
156.258
282.912
168.311
187.287
272.819
297.096
156.079
293.952
166.473
191.743
266.443
283.384
155.073
297.170
167.469
193.812
284.567
316.955
149.913
302.732
357.745
285.913
367.301
290.080
393.616
308.823
103.126
410.486
99.020
99.968
418.568
334.032
337.087
403.376
177.187
221.017
623.692
232.665
226.697
534.517
190.137
110.740
105.123
407.909
319.396
106.778
428.440
99.051
99.995
434.051
341.593
346.237
412.575
178.336
223.998
657.440
245.658
240.648
559.297
196.059
113.375
111.005
421.774
324.420
108.432
436.159
99.604
102.240
451.266
348.168
353.026
424.076
178.863
225.783
689.796
257.993
250.652
590.889
202.666
114.126
122.724
430.057
324.734
108.602
438.412
98.342
100.627
462.685
355.070
359.118
435.608
181.076
230.404
718.020
268.750
261.634
613.222
208.456
114.753
123.855
442.519
340.402
113.985
465.855
98.263
101.612
473.556
360.632
363.617
443.297
185.300
234.905
752.437
282.029
276.273
640.889
214.665
115.962
122.848
449.766
345.023
115.600
474.087
98.242
101.145
481.697
363.980
366.827
452.278
184.315
233.474
775.672
291.007
284.386
661.571
218.804
116.502
124.188
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 .............................................
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
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
110.783
99.477
4.980
396.328
11.244
111.250
100.078
4.276
407.508
10.447
110.966
99.899
3.542
416.156
10.399
112.171
101.281
3.480
423.193
10.566
-
373.019
-
-
377.458
-
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 ...........................................
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
76.976
40.089
88.991
160.225
200.306
209.841
119.081
147.682
87.841
78.739
60.328
116.764
50.054
52.488
98.032
94.780
151.218
72.373
38.748
90.431
162.636
201.443
217.255
117.888
147.209
85.921
78.336
58.140
118.349
47.888
49.756
96.455
96.703
153.105
70.096
36.814
87.274
164.467
202.503
222.944
114.157
141.717
83.717
79.005
57.131
121.232
46.095
47.192
97.613
100.124
153.851
71.906
36.662
86.768
164.503
200.466
228.578
115.472
147.982
81.980
77.538
55.260
119.961
45.554
46.549
98.952
96.050
157.773
123.194
304.937
249.677
209.747
122.141
103.872
124.737
313.626
258.077
217.493
128.122
106.082
121.825
315.568
263.880
224.023
134.522
106.442
121.987
320.241
267.011
223.311
134.872
105.328
124.845
318.783
267.538
225.053
138.937
103.141
125.395
331.892
276.754
230.198
147.467
100.921
127.529
336.535
277.791
237.481
155.725
101.042
127.323
337.709
283.088
242.625
163.028
100.072
128.483
351.823
285.560
244.929
164.710
100.915
Education and communication 1 ..............................
Education 1 ............................................................
Educational books and supplies ..........................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .............
College tuition and fees .....................................
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
127.902
217.437
585.752
609.318
725.823
129.396
224.921
613.336
629.602
754.074
129.062
232.183
644.947
648.905
780.101
128.800
235.073
650.170
657.225
783.436
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
May
2015
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
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 ....................
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
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
681.072
255.477
224.379
85.047
157.662
248.442
265.688
82.607
100.931
60.329
106.300
705.617
260.938
231.559
84.724
167.398
264.453
274.202
82.129
100.616
59.144
109.372
734.909
266.701
235.495
82.861
173.572
274.836
277.511
80.212
98.095
56.747
111.381
736.724
274.718
236.009
81.988
173.831
274.836
282.352
79.343
96.841
55.377
113.307
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 ..........................
Expenditure category
-
-
610.140
234.217
201.734
87.541
142.984
227.304
202.004
85.404
102.585
64.593
100.000
10.722
10.406
9.935
9.767
9.371
9.079
8.953
8.783
8.731
100.000
49.486
88.176
49.328
77.821
48.219
73.078
43.346
64.421
42.524
58.734
39.363
54.606
36.724
48.820
36.005
48.466
36.661
73.716
76.165
76.037
76.982
76.555
76.265
77.340
78.675
78.530
40.192
39.887
38.567
37.132
35.220
33.292
31.360
28.533
26.431
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
427.533
869.714
353.055
234.830
210.441
161.020
436.517
898.280
364.724
241.672
213.519
162.769
444.238
923.918
375.736
242.147
216.174
163.013
447.024
928.467
377.765
241.367
217.673
163.628
103.913
104.888
104.766
104.041
102.159
102.604
103.784
103.096
104.645
177.830
219.945
134.057
330.850
265.264
263.363
130.494
182.840
226.578
138.100
342.530
277.998
277.828
136.794
185.326
228.614
139.341
349.851
282.925
286.593
139.979
184.333
230.332
140.388
358.380
293.533
292.101
143.103
187.219
232.313
141.595
368.816
300.525
299.276
144.980
186.429
236.676
144.255
376.644
305.854
305.410
148.045
188.367
240.952
146.861
384.975
312.647
313.146
150.252
190.409
244.915
149.276
393.245
317.642
317.679
153.527
188.698
245.685
149.745
399.157
320.994
320.831
155.024
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
172.237
301.827
86.231
178.023
311.338
84.203
180.869
321.879
83.831
183.148
331.837
82.845
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
189.367
165.032
218.146
280.475
113.328
268.661
244.077
278.708
308.227
224.161
218.292
218.033
167.402
219.251
275.260
227.126
118.566
263.441
189.841
164.616
217.777
279.655
112.867
274.948
250.288
284.399
313.439
227.588
220.414
221.135
167.098
219.105
274.829
228.110
119.165
269.005
184.849
154.582
199.400
250.834
110.255
281.800
257.423
291.035
315.838
227.083
218.665
221.471
157.329
201.761
248.674
221.881
115.284
274.660
187.806
158.570
205.013
257.984
112.707
284.895
260.782
296.934
317.852
230.553
221.522
224.311
161.259
207.144
255.286
224.985
118.973
277.056
Special aggregate indexes
Commodities ..............................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...................
Nondurables less food and beverages ..................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel
Durables ................................................................
Services .....................................................................
Rent of shelter 3 .........................................................
Transportation services .............................................
Other services ...........................................................
All items less food ......................................................
All items less shelter ..................................................
All items less medical care ........................................
Commodities less food ..............................................
Nondurables less food ...............................................
Nondurables less food and apparel ...........................
Nondurables ..............................................................
Apparel less footwear ................................................
Services less rent of shelter 3 ....................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 28. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by commodity and service
group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
(1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted)
Unadjusted indexes
Item and group
December
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
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
256.233
235.324
225.769
224.383
149.112
291.803
277.649
239.198
203.016
262.188
236.027
229.393
228.249
149.236
289.153
284.142
240.474
206.445
268.756
209.415
233.441
231.500
147.715
229.570
290.913
250.864
209.412
May
2015
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 ...............................
1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base.
2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item
271.557
214.808
236.164
234.722
150.162
242.671
294.671
249.114
209.558
9
10
11
12
13
14
NA
-
Indexes on a December 1993=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2009=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1996=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2005=100 base.
Indexes on a December 1988=100 base.
Indexes on a December 2007=100 base.
Data not adequate for publication.
Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator.
3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base
4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base.
5 Indexes on a December 1983=100 base.
6 Indexes on a December 1990=100 base.
7 Indexes on a December 2001=100 base.
8 Special index based on a substantially smaller sample.
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Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,
by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories
Percent change from previous December
Item and group
December
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
May
2015
Expenditure category
All items ................................................................................
4.3
-0.5
3.4
1.7
3.2
1.7
1.5
0.3
1.3
Food and beverages ...........................................................
Food ..................................................................................
Food at home ..................................................................
Cereals and bakery products ........................................
Cereals and cereal products .......................................
Flour and prepared flour mixes .................................
Breakfast cereal ........................................................
Rice, pasta, cornmeal ...............................................
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 ............
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
1.7
1.7
1.3
.7
-.6
2.1
-.7
-1.5
1.6
1.7
1.3
.9
2.3
1.5
1.5
.6
4.6
5.6
3.4
3.9
4.5
-3.3
-2.3
-2.7
-3.1
-5.3
-1.5
6.0
6.3
4.7
.0
-1.3
1.3
.6
.4
1.9
-.2
-1.4
-.1
1.7
2.2
5.7
13.6
.3
4.0
5.8
-1.3
-7.4
-3.3
5.0
-1.0
.0
.3
-1.5
1.1
1.0
.4
.6
-.4
-2.7
.2
-.6
1.2
1.0
.5
2.1
.9
2.8
2.7
2.4
1.7
1.7
3.0
.9
2.9
4.4
8.2
2.0
2.7
1.9
.6
2.6
3.0
1.2
4.0
5.6
2.6
5.7
-.4
.1
-1.1
.5
-.9
-.2
-.3
-2.2
-6.6
-1.7
2.6
-3.1
1.8
7.1
1.8
.2
.5
.2
2.1
-2.5
3.4
3.5
3.8
.5
-.4
-1.4
1.2
-2.4
1.0
1.3
2.1
.7
.3
9.5
9.4
13.0
19.0
19.4
20.2
17.0
23.4
8.3
2.7
13.0
9.7
12.4
7.5
1.8
2.2
.0
4.3
5.7
2.9
10.6
5.3
4.3
8.2
3.6
3.8
3.3
4.1
3.3
-2.9
-.6
5.3
6.1
5.1
-1.9
4.9
16.8
2.6
.5
.0
1.6
.1
.0
-.6
1.1
2.2
5.1
-.3
4.9
.6
-.7
-.4
.2
2.6
-1.6
-1.2
-1.5
1.1
.4
.9
3.1
-3.0
-5.8
-6.5
-5.4
-5.8
-5.0
-1.3
-.8
-1.9
5.5
-.5
.3
-1.2
-7.1
-4.0
-7.2
-2.7
-4.7
-.6
-1.3
-2.6
-.7
2.7
.7
5.7
-6.9
-4.7
8.0
-3.3
-18.8
-2.7
3.1
3.1
3.0
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
1.4
-.1
.6
-.2
-1.8
1.2
-.5
-1.3
-.6
-2.1
2.4
.5
.5
.7
.1
1.3
1.8
-.8
2.9
-.2
-.3
.4
.2
-.8
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,
by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group
December
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
May
2015
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 ..........................
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
-2.5
-3.9
-.7
2.1
1.2
-1.0
1.6
2.3
1.9
-.7
.1
4.6
2.3
.1
.2
4.3
2.6
3.0
2.5
2.5
2.4
2.5
3.1
2.6
1.7
2.0
1.4
1.9
.0
.8
2.9
-3.7
-7.5
.9
-.5
-2.7
-9.2
-.5
-2.1
-2.5
-.9
-1.7
-3.8
.3
-.3
-.9
.8
.2
.1
.7
2.0
2.1
2.0
2.4
1.0
2.3
2.0
1.7
2.3
1.2
.5
2.3
2.5
3.5
1.0
1.4
1.1
-.1
2.0
-.3
.7
11.8
-4.3
-2.3
1.5
-.7
1.6
1.8
2.1
2.0
1.3
3.0
3.1
3.2
2.0
.4
2.2
1.2
.6
.7
1.0
.1
2.1
0.2
2.2
-2.5
1.2
3.1
6.8
2.2
1.6
-.9
-4.3
.2
.5
1.1
8.5
.0
1.1
2.7
-.5
-.3
1.1
.8
1.2
.4
1.5
2.6
.4
.0
-.2
.6
.3
.8
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 ...........................................................
3.1
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
1.7
2.2
2.6
1.2
4.3
2.2
2.5
2.8
1.8
3.3
2.6
2.9
3.3
6.5
2.8
.9
1.3
1.2
13.1
.2
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
.3
2.0
2.0
3.5
.3
-1.1
-1.9
3.7
-11.8
-1.1
-.5
-2.8
5.7
6.5
3.1
-.1
-4.0
-2.6
1.6
-6.0
-.7
-3.1
.4
1.2
2.1
3.9
1.3
2.4
2.4
2.6
2.7
2.4
3.2
-1.9
13.7
2.4
3.1
.0
3.7
3.9
2.9
-1.5
-3.4
-2.7
-1.0
-4.4
-1.4
-.9
-.2
-6.7
-4.2
-6.1
7.4
2.5
2.5
5.7
3.3
2.9
-13.9
-19.1
-5.9
3.9
3.4
5.8
4.6
5.5
1.5
-1.4
-3.9
1.3
-3.6
-4.9
-1.8
-2.8
-2.1
1.5
-5.1
-6.4
15.9
1.1
1.1
.9
-1.0
-1.7
-10.6
-10.1
-11.2
-1.3
1.5
-11.6
1.6
1.8
.8
.6
-.3
.2
-3.4
.5
.3
.4
.0
.8
.3
-.2
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
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
May
2015
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 ............................................
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
.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 ............................................................................
-.4
-.5
-2.1
1.3
-4.5
-6.6
1.9
4.4
-.9
-1.2
-3.8
.0
-1.2
-.9
-1.1
-1.3
-5.7
6.8
-4.4
-2.3
-.4
-3.6
-3.6
-1.8
-1.9
-5.3
1.7
-.3
.4
-1.7
1.3
2.1
-1.0
-2.8
2.3
2.5
6.0
-3.0
1.8
-1.6
-.9
-.9
.2
.8
-4.0
.6
-.8
-2.6
-2.6
-3.3
-7.3
-3.8
-.7
-.2
-.5
-1.6
1.7
-.9
-.3
4.1
-2.6
5.7
-1.3
-3.7
1.7
4.1
3.2
-1.1
-1.2
7.6
2.6
8.5
4.7
1.5
3.6
2.0
2.3
5.8
.7
1.0
-1.3
1.4
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 ...........................................................
8.9
9.0
.0
-.3
.6
.7
-.9
29.6
29.7
29.9
29.7
28.7
24.2
3.8
2.8
5.1
3.3
3.2
3.0
3.5
.5
2.0
-15.3
-16.0
-4.5
-3.2
-8.2
5.8
2.6
-42.2
-43.1
-44.0
-41.7
-40.1
-25.2
7.7
6.1
9.5
5.8
4.5
7.5
4.7
4.0
3.6
16.1
16.7
6.2
5.0
9.3
-.1
6.1
50.7
53.6
55.3
51.0
47.6
9.2
1.2
1.3
1.1
2.5
2.8
2.2
2.6
4.7
10.9
-
-
-3.2
-2.9
-3.8
-3.1
-2.7
-.5
-1.3
-2.8
-.3
.6
1.7
.9
-1.3
-.2
.7
-
-3.4
-4.2
-5.7
-.1
-6.6
-.3
-2.0
-1.5
-2.3
.3
-1.5
3.4
.1
.4
.8
-.6
.9
-1.1
-4.6
-7.0
.1
-6.5
1.2
.8
2.4
.0
3.1
3.4
2.4
3.5
1.7
.1
1.7
.4
-
-0.5
-2.2
-3.6
.6
-3.8
-.6
.5
1.1
.2
.3
-.9
2.3
.4
2.4
1.7
1.5
2.8
4.4
-1.3
-4.2
-6.8
-.5
-2.5
-2.1
-.7
-.1
-1.2
-1.1
-2.4
.6
-.7
2.1
3.0
.7
.9
4.8
-3.5
-4.5
-6.2
1.6
-6.9
-3.6
.6
1.2
.2
-.9
-.8
-.7
-1.1
3.1
1.6
4.3
2.4
4.1
0.7
.5
-.7
1.8
6.5
.7
.9
.2
1.4
.4
.5
.0
.6
1.8
.5
1.2
5.3
.0
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
1.8
2.2
1.1
-.6
4.4
-2.9
3.5
5.6
.7
1.0
3.6
.9
2.3
.3
.7
.6
2.2
1.4
.4
-1.1
1.2
.9
2.5
8.0
2.1
2.2
-1.9
-2.8
-2.6
-5.8
-2.9
-4.6
1.6
-3.3
-3.9
-3.7
1.3
.5
-8.0
2.7
5.3
6.1
6.3
4.9
1.7
12.1
2.5
2.5
3.2
-10.9
1.0
7.4
1.8
-2.8
-2.3
-1.3
-1.7
-3.5
.1
4.0
-2.2
5.7
9.2
9.9
2.3
3.0
4.2
.4
5.2
7.1
1.7
8.4
-1.3
-.3
4.4
4.6
3.8
4.8
1.1
-1.1
-.7
-1.3
1.6
-4.3
-.4
.0
2.0
-2.5
-2.1
.3
6.3
-1.6
.5
-4.7
3.1
1.5
7.1
1.8
-.1
-4.2
-2.4
-5.4
2.5
-.8
1.0
1.9
-1.1
1.7
-.8
2.3
2.5
2.2
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
1.5
1.4
-.3
1.5
-1.9
-3.9
-.2
1.7
1.7
1.6
1.8
2.3
1.7
1.0
.2
2.3
1.2
2.2
1.7
.7
4.5
1.6
.5
.5
.9
.4
2.0
-2.8
1.3
-1.1
-1.0
-1.2
-.9
-.2
-2.2
-1.7
-3.7
1.7
1.7
2.4
.9
2.2
3.4
1.6
-7.0
-7.2
-1.6
.5
-4.2
-.8
-1.1
-20.9
-21.0
-21.6
-19.6
-18.4
-11.8
-.3
-1.7
1.8
2.0
2.4
2.3
1.8
4.8
.1
3.7
3.5
3.1
1.1
6.2
-1.4
-.1
6.4
6.8
6.8
7.0
7.4
-15.1
-.1
-.3
.2
.8
.2
.4
1.3
1.9
.8
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 29. Historical Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average,
by commodity and service group and detailed expenditure categories-Continued
Percent change from previous December
Item and group
December
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
May
2015
Expenditure category
State motor vehicle registration and license fees 1 ......
Parking and other fees ..................................................
Public transportation .........................................................
Airline fare .......................................................................
Other intercity transportation ..........................................
Intracity transportation ....................................................
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
-0.6
6.4
2.8
2.4
2.3
3.8
1.2
2.6
.3
-1.8
-.1
3.9
-1.1
2.4
-2.3
-4.6
-.6
1.1
0.6
1.1
6.8
11.8
-3.3
1.9
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 ..........................................................
5.2
2.4
2.7
1.5
3.5
3.3
3.6
3.4
3.5
4.4
.0
.0
3.7
2.3
2.7
2.3
.6
1.3
5.4
5.6
6.2
4.6
3.1
2.4
5.6
3.4
1.6
1.5
1.8
.6
2.2
4.0
1.9
2.0
2.8
.3
.8
4.9
5.0
4.2
5.6
3.4
.7
10.6
2.0
.1
.2
.5
-1.3
-1.6
2.5
2.0
1.7
2.7
1.2
2.0
4.1
4.2
4.4
3.8
2.9
.5
.9
2.9
4.8
5.0
6.3
-.1
1.0
2.3
1.6
1.3
1.8
2.3
2.0
4.8
4.9
5.6
4.5
3.0
1.1
-.8
1.6
1.4
1.4
1.8
.0
-.5
1.7
.9
.9
2.0
-.5
-.6
3.1
3.2
2.9
3.2
1.9
.5
1.1
6.0
4.3
4.1
6.2
1.1
3.3
8.0
8.0
7.4
9.6
5.6
3.5
9.3
3.1
3.0
2.9
3.5
.2
4.0
5.7
5.9
5.7
5.7
3.2
1.1
-3.4
3.6
2.6
2.6
3.3
1.5
1.9
7.5
7.8
7.8
8.5
3.7
.8
-2.9
3.5
3.0
3.1
4.2
-1.0
.0
3.7
2.9
3.5
2.9
.3
1.8
7.4
7.8
9.4
5.2
2.8
1.9
-4.0
Recreation ..........................................................................
Video and audio ................................................................
Televisions ......................................................................
Cable and satellite television and radio service ..............
Other video equipment ...................................................
Video discs and other media, including rental of video
and audio ................................................................
Audio equipment .............................................................
Audio discs, tapes and other media ................................
Pets, pet products and services ........................................
Pets and pet products .....................................................
Pet services including veterinary ....................................
Sporting goods ..................................................................
Sports vehicles including bicycles ..................................
Sports equipment ............................................................
Photography .....................................................................
Photographic equipment and supplies ............................
Photographers and film processing ................................
Other recreational goods ..................................................
Toys ................................................................................
Sewing machines, fabric and supplies ............................
Music instruments and accessories ................................
Other recreation services ..................................................
Club dues and fees for participant sports and group
exercises .................................................................
Admissions .....................................................................
Fees for lessons or instructions ......................................
Recreational reading materials .........................................
Newspapers and magazines ..........................................
Recreational books .........................................................
.6
.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
.7
.5
-17.6
3.6
-12.2
.4
.6
-14.1
2.8
-7.1
-.3
-.2
-17.2
2.1
-.5
1.1
1.4
-1.8
1.7
1.6
.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
-3.2
-5.7
-.9
1.4
1.1
2.1
1.9
2.7
.5
-3.1
-7.6
-.2
-5.0
-6.2
1.7
.1
2.7
-6.0
-3.3
1.6
1.5
.6
3.5
-1.0
-.3
-2.2
-.5
-3.6
1.4
-4.3
-5.2
-1.6
2.0
1.2
-3.1
-5.0
-3.5
1.1
.5
2.6
-3.2
-3.7
-2.6
.9
-1.7
2.4
-3.7
-5.2
1.2
3.5
.5
2.6
-.4
-.6
.0
-1.0
2.5
1.2
4.4
-2.1
-1.9
-3.3
-1.0
-1.2
-1.4
1.4
-4.1
2.5
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
.4
4.1
3.4
2.3
6.1
-2.2
1.7
1.4
.4
3.2
5.6
.1
-.2
.3
1.9
2.2
4.7
-1.0
.9
4.2
.9
.9
1.0
.8
Education and communication ............................................
Education ..........................................................................
Educational books and supplies .....................................
Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ........................
College tuition and fees ................................................
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
1.2
3.8
7.0
3.5
4.1
1.2
3.4
4.7
3.3
3.9
-.3
3.2
5.2
3.1
3.5
-.2
1.2
.8
1.3
.4
-
-
3.1
1.2
-
-
-
4.4
-
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
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
May
2015
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 .......................................
5.4
3.7
5.4
.7
4.4
3.9
11.3
.5
2.1
-.9
-7.6
-13.0
-6.3
-4.6
-2.9
-11.8
-.3
3.3
-4.5
-11.7
-2.2
-.2
3.8
4.0
4.3
-1.2
1.7
1.2
12.1
-1.3
-1.2
-3.6
2.2
-1.7
-6.1
-10.1
1.2
-5.0
-.8
-3.3
-3.7
-5.1
-5.5
-5.8
-9.0
-7.4
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
1.6
2.0
2.1
1.6
1.3
.0
2.1
3.3
3.3
2.9
1.5
1.1
1.8
2.9
3.0
.2
1.2
.1
.6
.5
.5
-.3
.7
.4
.0
.9
-.1
-.7
-1.8
.4
1.2
-.7
1.5
-.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
-.4
1.9
1.9
2.1
1.8
2.0
2.1
1.3
2.6
-.5
1.0
1.8
1.8
2.2
2.2
2.5
1.5
3.4
3.2
-2.4
1.1
1.6
1.6
2.1
1.6
1.4
2.2
1.6
3.4
-.4
-.9
.3
.3
1.5
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.3
3.1
-1.2
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
1.0
.6
1.3
1.1
-.7
2.2
2.2
2.8
1.9
1.7
1.4
1.6
.6
1.3
1.2
1.5
1.1
2.1
.3
-.3
-.2
-.3
-.4
2.3
2.5
2.0
1.7
1.5
1.0
1.4
-.2
-.1
-.2
.4
.5
2.1
-2.6
-6.1
-8.4
-10.3
-2.3
2.5
2.9
2.3
.8
-.2
-.8
.2
-5.8
-7.9
-9.5
-2.7
-3.3
2.1
1.6
2.6
2.8
2.9
2.2
1.1
1.3
2.0
.6
1.5
1.3
1.3
2.5
2.7
2.7
1.4
3.2
.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
-
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
3.4
2.6
2.5
-.5
3.9
3.7
5.2
-.7
.2
-.8
2.1
-3.1
-8.8
-7.4
-.4
3.6
2.1
3.2
-.4
6.2
6.4
3.2
-.6
-.3
-2.0
2.9
-1.4
-7.0
-6.7
1.4
4.2
2.2
1.7
-2.2
3.7
3.9
1.2
-2.3
-2.5
-4.1
1.8
-1.9
-10.6
-2.0
1.7
0.2
3.0
.2
-1.1
.1
.0
1.7
-1.1
-1.3
-2.4
1.7
-.6
-.7
1.8
-.2
Special aggregate indexes
Commodities .........................................................................
Commodities less food and beverages ...............................
Nondurables less food and beverages .............................
Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ............
Durables ...........................................................................
Services ................................................................................
Rent of shelter ......................................................................
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
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
May
2015
Special aggregate indexes
Services less medical care services .....................................
Energy ..................................................................................
All items less energy .............................................................
All items less food and energy ............................................
Commodities less food and energy commodities .............
Energy commodities .......................................................
Services less energy services ..........................................
Domestically produced farm food .........................................
Utilities and public transportation ..........................................
3.0
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
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.
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
2.0
.6
1.8
1.8
.3
1.6
2.4
1.5
1.0
2.3
.3
1.6
1.7
.1
-.9
2.3
.5
1.7
2.5
-11.3
1.8
1.4
-1.0
-20.6
2.4
4.3
1.4
1.0
2.6
1.2
1.4
1.7
5.7
1.3
-.7
.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 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
May2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015
$0.947
$0.930
4
Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
1.008
1.006
1.016
.980
.978
.983
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) ......................................
.769
.775
.749
Average price
per KWH of
electricity
Range of KWH
consumption for
May2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015
987
$0.137
$0.137
11
9,890
4
4
25
987
987
422
.176
.188
.154
.169
.181
.149
129
129
233
8,494
8,494
4,762
.754
.762
.733
17
17
18
712
581
712
.129
.139
.121
.130
.141
.122
11
11
70
9,890
9,890
3,932
.798
.776
25
323
.114
.115
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) ......................................
1.053
1.084
1.043
1.014
1.075
.981
7
7
11
522
522
298
.116
.120
.112
.117
.119
.114
164
244
225
8,744
8,744
5,000
.986
.950
25
364
.125
.124
164
4,883
West urban .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
1.206
1.224
1.211
1.221
1.255
1.194
7
7
8
851
851
364
.156
.175
.147
.161
.180
.153
153
153
236
7,471
7,471
4,232
.959
.938
.886
.950
.907
.866
4
8
19
987
712
364
.154
.124
.116
.154
.126
.116
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 .....
.766
1.124
.899
.756
1.214
.980
17
16
4
581
851
987
.175
.217
.197
.176
.217
.192
11
258
129
2,751
7,471
4,706
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....................
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV .........................
1.217
.653
.712
1.093
.850
.597
.683
1.096
24
19
31
15
642
410
490
371
.225
.131
.126
.124
.197
.131
.126
.123
384
48
348
551
8,494
3,300
3,889
4,132
Atlanta, GA .....................................................................
Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI ..............................................
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX ....................................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL .............................................
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ...
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ...........................
Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA ....................................
1.426
.793
.928
1.507
1.087
1.534
1.216
1.422
.785
.913
1.529
1.118
1.485
1.253
15
34
17
7
37
13
12
308
509
230
522
752
257
241
.113
.143
.106
.119
.157
.225
.098
.118
.143
.105
.116
.156
.233
.098
244
94
438
373
430
178
313
4,110
2,833
4,494
5,813
3,810
2,448
5,882
U.S. city average ............................................................
Low
High
Low
High
Region and area size 1
Size classes
A .................................................................................
B/C ..............................................................................
D .................................................................................
Selected local areas
1 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes.
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Gasoline
All types1
Gasoline
Unleaded
regular
Area, region and population size class
Gasoline
Unleaded
midgrade
Gasoline
Unleaded
premium
Automotive
Diesel fuel
Apr.
2015
May
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015
$2.545
$2.832
$2.485
$2.775
$2.717
$2.968
$2.868
$3.166
$2.840
$2.906
Northeast urban ..............................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
2.523
2.502
2.556
2.765
2.761
2.771
2.464
2.438
2.503
2.712
2.701
2.728
2.706
2.706
2.705
2.926
2.944
2.879
2.848
2.824
2.887
3.073
3.066
3.085
3.103
3.103
3.104
3.109
3.116
3.092
Midwest urban ................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ......................................
2.495
2.555
2.425
2.705
2.767
2.645
2.443
2.499
2.378
2.655
2.712
2.602
2.620
2.696
2.517
2.827
2.902
2.740
2.833
2.904
2.751
3.038
3.112
2.969
2.706
2.711
2.714
2.738
2.729
2.754
2.388
2.577
2.346
2.540
2.507
2.675
2.684
2.847
2.663
2.748
South urban ....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
Size D - Nonmetropolitan
(less than 50,000) ......................................
2.346
2.410
2.305
2.543
2.606
2.504
2.286
2.346
2.248
2.484
2.545
2.447
2.527
2.604
2.468
2.714
2.785
2.659
2.702
2.763
2.663
2.897
2.949
2.864
2.704
2.729
2.674
2.758
2.794
2.726
2.363
2.556
2.303
2.497
2.554
2.737
2.713
2.910
2.760
2.796
West urban .....................................................................
Size A - More than 1,500,000 .....................................
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 ..................................
2.899
2.996
2.681
3.388
3.534
3.080
2.849
2.947
2.629
3.346
3.493
3.028
3.056
3.149
2.846
3.500
3.649
3.255
3.087
3.181
2.869
3.573
3.715
3.260
2.996
3.036
2.907
3.140
3.193
3.037
2.651
2.430
2.432
2.988
2.665
2.623
2.589
2.373
2.378
2.932
2.611
2.570
2.824
2.583
2.586
3.097
2.816
2.767
2.962
2.759
2.759
3.313
2.998
2.944
2.897
2.777
2.760
2.970
2.831
2.824
Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ...................................
Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ...................
New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA .....
2.737
3.229
2.521
2.942
3.898
2.778
2.672
3.191
2.453
2.879
3.859
2.715
2.932
3.339
2.800
3.125
4.010
3.022
3.156
3.393
2.878
3.365
4.064
3.112
-
-
Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT .....................
Cleveland-Akron, OH ......................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX .....................................................
Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV .........................
2.411
2.388
2.403
2.454
2.685
2.610
2.614
2.669
2.332
2.324
2.331
2.375
2.616
2.550
2.544
2.597
2.576
2.506
2.542
2.713
2.823
2.717
2.748
2.899
2.702
2.675
2.700
2.842
2.947
2.883
2.901
3.034
-
-
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 ....................................
2.295
2.464
2.263
2.570
2.485
3.200
2.745
2.609
2.649
2.456
2.687
2.739
3.692
3.049
2.260
2.400
2.195
2.523
2.435
3.155
2.697
2.574
2.588
2.388
2.644
2.689
3.666
3.001
2.439
2.656
2.485
2.843
2.654
3.280
2.844
2.759
2.830
2.664
2.911
2.909
3.785
3.140
2.591
2.833
2.663
2.955
2.784
3.368
2.910
2.902
3.011
2.863
3.047
3.038
3.826
3.223
-
-
U.S. city average ............................................................
Region and area size 2
Size classes
A .................................................................................
B/C ..............................................................................
D .................................................................................
Selected local areas
1 Also includes types of gasoline not shown separately.
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See map in technical notes.
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U.S. city average
Northeast
Midwest
South
West
Food and unit
Cereals and bakery products:
Flour, white, all purpose, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...............................
Rice, white, long grain, uncooked, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................
Spaghetti and macaroni, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...............................
Bread, white, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm) .........................................
Bread, French, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............................................
Bread, whole wheat, pan, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................
Cookies, chocolate chip, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...............................
Crackers, soda, salted, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................................
Meats, poultry, fish and eggs:
Meats:
Beef and veal:
Ground chuck, 100% beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Ground beef, 100% beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................
Ground beef, lean and extra lean, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............
All uncooked ground beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................
Chuck roast, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime
and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
Chuck roast, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....
Round roast, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....
Round roast, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime
and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
All Uncooked Beef Roasts, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Steak, round, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....
Steak, round, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime
and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
Steak, sirloin, graded and ungraded, excluding USDA Prime
and Choice, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
Steak, sirloin, USDA Choice, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....
Short ribs, any primal source, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....
Beef for stew, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...........................
All Uncooked Beef Steaks, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
All Uncooked Other Beef (Excluding Veal),
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................................
Pork:
Bacon, sliced, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...........................................
Chops, center cut, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Chops, boneless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................
All Pork Chops, per lb. (453.6 gm) .........................................
Ham, rump or shank half, bone-in, smoked,
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................................
Ham, boneless, excluding canned, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...........
All Ham (Excluding Canned Ham and Luncheon Slices),
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................................
Ham, canned, 3 or 5 lbs, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...........................
Shoulder picnic, bone-in, smoked, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............
All Other Pork (Excluding Canned Ham and Luncheon
Slices),
per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................................
Sausage, fresh, loose, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............................
Other meats:
Frankfurters, all meat or all beef, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............
Bologna, all beef or mixed, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Lamb and mutton, bone-in, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
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) ................................
Fish and seafood:
Tuna, light, chunk, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................
Eggs:
Grade A, large, per doz. ...........................................................
Grade AA, large, per doz. ........................................................
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) ......................................
Apr.
2015
May
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015
Apr.
2015
May
2015
$0.509
.670
1.337
1.454
$0.520
.676
1.335
1.463
$0.582
$0.609
$0.448
$0.448
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
$0.529
.690
1.322
1.435
$0.540
.687
1.318
1.450
$0.500
.683
1.227
1.539
$0.511
.692
1.229
1.544
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.008
3.335
2.041
3.212
NA
NA
4.323
4.231
6.105
4.681
4.308
4.136
6.195
4.653
5.348
5.659
5.644
5.295
5.700
5.653
1.550
4.280
4.245
NA
4.772
NA
5.891
5.505
1.540
NA
2.044
NA
NA
4.156
4.179
NA
4.693
NA
5.890
5.558
1.273
1.313
NA
1.283
1.332
NA
1.999
3.454
1.901
3.708
NA
NA
4.165
3.770
4.218
3.820
NA
4.497
NA
5.467
5.797
NA
NA
2.105
2.068
NA
NA
NA
NA
4.374
4.149
6.113
4.729
4.341
4.063
6.292
4.704
4.582
6.133
4.777
4.357
6.496
4.756
NA
5.269
5.800
5.703
5.299
5.843
5.669
5.559
5.522
NA
5.062
5.617
5.719
NA
4.469
5.450
5.726
3.064
2.127
2.790
NA
NA
NA
NA
5.864
6.157
5.915
6.185
5.953
6.263
6.031
6.065
5.703
5.992
5.830
6.120
NA
5.490
5.750
6.241
5.660
5.797
6.475
6.119
6.139
6.047
6.102
6.155
6.013
NA
NA
NA
NA
6.286
6.263
NA
NA
NA
NA
8.329
NA
NA
NA
8.816
NA
NA
NA
9.009
NA
NA
NA
NA
9.659
NA
NA
NA
NA
8.127
NA
NA
8.644
NA
NA
NA
8.243
NA
NA
8.191
NA
NA
NA
7.886
NA
NA
NA
NA
8.691
NA
NA
5.654
7.684
5.581
7.773
7.906
8.020
5.470
7.394
7.563
5.750
7.706
5.655
7.689
7.722
7.823
4.702
4.590
4.684
4.896
4.609
4.433
4.500
4.472
5.100
4.663
5.211
4.141
4.227
3.813
4.940
4.132
4.273
3.786
5.571
3.998
4.260
3.800
5.477
3.927
4.280
3.734
4.801
4.018
4.343
3.923
4.374
5.410
4.243
4.181
3.630
5.119
4.031
4.347
3.588
5.000
4.406
4.095
4.101
4.732
4.415
4.015
4.029
2.141
4.114
2.130
4.164
4.270
4.723
3.899
3.713
4.039
4.251
4.443
4.234
2.971
3.045
2.760
2.908
2.913
3.039
2.945
3.008
3.447
3.321
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.836
2.804
2.617
2.693
2.946
2.889
2.694
2.666
3.234
3.095
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.933
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.553
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
4.348
4.037
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.980
2.846
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.539
1.483
1.824
1.821
1.422
1.377
1.458
1.390
1.617
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
3.504
1.609
1.487
3.408
1.552
1.527
3.884
3.827
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.065
1.962
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
3.604
1.342
1.489
3.159
1.402
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
3.291
1.609
1.516
3.470
1.506
3.386
1.382
NA
3.109
1.771
1.471
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.869
1.838
2.223
2.080
-
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.648
NA
NA
2.640
NA
3.397
3.387
3.660
3.696
2.871
2.953
3.795
3.758
3.218
3.150
NA
NA
NA
NA
-
-
NA
NA
NA
NA
See footnotes at end of table.
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U.S. city average
Northeast
Midwest
South
West
Food and unit
Apr.
2015
Dairy products:
Milk, fresh, low fat, per gal. (3.8 lit) ............................................
Butter, salted, grade AA, stick, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................
American processed cheese, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Cheddar cheese, natural, per lb. (453.6 gm) .............................
Ice cream, prepackaged, bulk, regular, per 1/2 gal. (1.9 lit) .......
Yogurt, natural, fruit flavored, per 8 oz. (226.8 gm) ...................
Fruits and vegetables:
Fresh fruits and vegetables:
Apples, Red Delicious, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................
Bananas, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................................
Oranges, Navel, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................
Oranges, Valencia, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
Cherries, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................................
Grapefruit, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................................................
Grapes, Thompson Seedless, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....................
Lemons, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................................
Peaches, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................................
Pears, Anjou, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............................................
Strawberries, dry pint, per 12 oz. (340.2 gm) ...........................
Potatoes, white, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................
Lettuce, iceberg, per lb. (453.6 gm) .........................................
Lettuce, romaine, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................
Tomatoes, field grown, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...............................
Broccoli, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......................................................
Cabbage, per lb. (453.6 gm) ....................................................
Carrots, short trimmed and topped, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............
Celery, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........................................................
Corn on the cob, per lb. (453.6 gm) .........................................
Cucumbers, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................................
Onions, dry yellow, per lb. (453.6 gm) .....................................
Peppers, sweet, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................................
Processed fruits and vegetables:
Apple Sauce, any variety, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ............
Orange juice, frozen concentrate, 12 oz. can,
per 16 oz. (473.2 ml) .......................................................
Peaches, any variety, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................
Beans, dried, any type, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................
Corn, canned, any style, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..............
Potatoes, frozen, French fried, per lb. (453.6 gm) ...................
Tomatoes, canned, whole, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..........................
Tomatoes, canned, any type, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......
Other foods at home:
Sugar and sweets:
Sugar, white, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................................
Sugar, white, 33-80 oz. pkg, per lb. (453.6 gm) .......................
Fats and oils:
Margarine, stick, per lb. (453.6 gm) .........................................
Margarine, soft, tubs, per lb. (453.6 gm) ..................................
Shortening, vegetable oil blends, per lb. (453.6 gm) ................
Peanut butter, creamy, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) .................
Nonalcoholic beverages:
Cola, nondiet, cans, 72 oz. 6 pk., per 16 oz. (473.2 ml) 1 ........
Cola, nondiet, per 2 liters (67.6 oz) 1 .......................................
Coffee, 100%, ground roast, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ........
Coffee, 100%, ground roast, 13.1-20 oz. can,
per lb. (453.6 gm) ............................................................
Coffee, instant, plain, regular, all sizes, per lb. (453.6 gm) ......
Other prepared foods:
Potato chips, per 16 oz. (453.6 gm) ........................................
Alcoholic beverages at home:
Malt beverages, all types, all sizes, any origin,
per 16 oz. (473.2 ml) 1 .............................................
Vodka, all types, all sizes, any origin, per 1 liter (33.8 oz) .........
Wine, red and white table, all sizes, any origin,
per 1 liter (33.8 oz) ............................................................
May
2015
NA
NA
Apr.
2015
NA
NA
NA
NA
$4.543
5.384
4.791
$4.417
5.312
4.696
$4.990
5.759
4.945
NA
NA
NA
1.245
.597
1.165
1.301
.582
1.208
.585
1.333
NA
NA
1.067
2.737
1.750
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.070
3.001
1.874
NA
NA
1.852
.645
.993
1.868
1.847
1.830
2.087
.646
1.055
1.904
1.740
1.668
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.264
2.753
2.021
NA
NA
2.161
.729
NA
NA
May
2015
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
May
2015
NA
NA
Apr.
2015
NA
NA
May
2015
NA
NA
Apr.
2015
NA
NA
May
2015
NA
NA
$4.830
$4.296
5.903
4.596
$4.179
5.933
4.478
$3.947
5.155
4.847
$3.932
4.916
4.628
$4.877
5.045
4.861
$4.577
5.072
4.964
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.144
.571
1.103
1.212
.575
1.126
1.230
.678
1.123
.652
1.178
NA
.553
1.344
NA
NA
1.243
3.310
2.178
NA
NA
2.469
.778
NA
NA
2.075
1.997
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.482
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.662
2.709
2.475
Apr.
2015
NA
.553
1.165
NA
NA
.823
2.136
1.595
NA
NA
1.924
.548
.864
.554
1.234
NA
NA
.903
2.740
1.691
2.365
NA
2.032
.566
.968
NA
NA
1.036
2.771
1.772
NA
NA
1.564
.638
1.140
NA
NA
1.041
2.979
1.897
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.015
3.171
1.627
NA
NA
1.880
.645
1.139
1.842
.669
NA
NA
NA
NA
.988
2.935
1.753
NA
NA
2.067
.594
NA
1.835
1.814
NA
1.680
2.089
1.787
1.853
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.865
NA
NA
1.450
1.539
1.380
1.558
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.523
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
.663
.662
.660
.648
NA
NA
NA
NA
.598
.591
.684
.687
.753
.724
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
-
2.298
NA
NA
-
2.281
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.510
1.035
NA
2.006
-
NA
1.486
2.004
-
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
1.448
1.466
1.409
1.399
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2.557
2.624
NA
4.990
NA
NA
4.715
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
4.164
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
4.412
4.427
4.466
4.450
4.505
4.508
4.669
4.695
3.987
4.034
1.365
1.290
1.496
1.263
1.236
1.181
1.381
1.272
1.403
1.469
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
14.099
11.410
14.805
11.458
10.861
12.054
10.037
9.225
17.270
13.099
1 Deposit may be included in price.
NA Data not adequate for publication.
- Data not available.
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Table 1C. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure
category and commodity and service group
(December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted)
Item and group
Unadjusted
percent change to
May 2015 from—
Unadjusted
indexes
Relative
importance,
2011-2012
Apr.
2015
May
2015
May
2014
Apr.
2015
Expenditure category
All items ......................................................................................
100.000
135.019
135.807
-0.3
0.6
Food and beverages ................................................................
Food .......................................................................................
Food at home .......................................................................
Food away from home ..........................................................
Alcoholic beverages ...............................................................
14.823
13.818
8.227
5.592
1.005
141.299
141.691
134.195
152.471
136.789
141.353
141.726
134.034
152.828
137.102
1.4
1.4
.4
3.0
1.1
.0
.0
-.1
.2
.2
Housing ....................................................................................
Shelter ....................................................................................
Fuels and utilities ....................................................................
Household furnishings and operations ...................................
40.996
31.384
5.174
4.437
140.010
145.774
169.497
91.145
140.238
146.082
169.830
90.928
1.8
2.9
-2.5
-.3
.2
.2
.2
-.2
Apparel .....................................................................................
3.466
96.047
94.867
-1.8
-1.2
Transportation ..........................................................................
Private transportation .............................................................
Public transportation ...............................................................
16.982
15.802
1.181
134.038
134.864
129.332
138.642
139.302
136.207
-8.2
-8.5
-4.2
3.4
3.3
5.3
Medical care .............................................................................
Medical care commodities ......................................................
Medical care services .............................................................
7.366
1.722
5.644
172.730
147.775
181.906
172.934
147.896
182.141
2.7
3.8
2.4
.1
.1
.1
Recreation ................................................................................
5.922
102.879
102.962
-.1
.1
Education and communication .................................................
Education ...............................................................................
Communication ......................................................................
7.104
3.085
4.019
116.475
219.967
66.855
116.184
220.168
66.501
-.3
3.7
-3.3
-.2
.1
-.5
Other goods and services ........................................................
3.341
154.597
154.819
1.3
.1
60.000
40.000
9.633
30.367
76.502
9.680
150.144
117.091
78.580
136.522
130.115
168.637
150.507
118.401
78.543
138.556
130.268
178.129
2.0
-3.7
-1.0
-4.6
1.6
-16.8
.2
1.1
.0
1.5
.1
5.6
Commodity and service group
Services ......................................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................................
Durables ...................................................................................
Nondurables ...............................................................................
All items less food and energy .................................................
Energy ........................................................................................
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Indexes are issued as initial estimates. Indexes are revised each quarter with the publication of January, April, July, and October data as
updated expenditure estimates become available. The C-CPI-U indexes are updated quarterly until they become final. January-March indexes
are final in January of the following year; April-June indexes are final in April of the following year; July-September indexes are final in July of the
following year; October-December indexes are final in October of the following year.
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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
2013
2014
124.987
126.778
130.438
132.137
134.063
124.972
127.363
130.953
133.220
134.604
125.442
128.585
131.905
133.585
135.419
125.620
129.483
132.284
133.446
135.810
125.678
129.999
132.154
133.644
136.248
125.521
129.846
131.956
133.922
136.462
125.536
129.983
131.731
133.944
136.385
125.756
130.351
132.430
134.134
136.132
125.830
130.635
132.988
134.293
136.229
125.969
130.373
132.892
133.916
135.843
125.920
130.196
132.208
133.636
135.014
2015
133.167
133.819
134.755
135.019
135.807
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
129.844
131.770
133.545
134.094
125.615
129.453
131.976
1.4
3.1
1.9
-
1.3
2.9
1.5
1.3
.4
-
-
-
-
-
-
- Data not available.
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Indexes are issued as initial estimates. Indexes are revised each quarter with the publication of January, April, July, and October data as updated expenditure estimates become
available. The C-CPI-U indexes are updated quarterly until they become final. January-March indexes are final in January of the following year; April-June indexes are final in
April of the following year; July-September indexes are final in July of the following year; October-December indexes are final in October of the following year.
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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
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
May
2015
Expenditure category
All items .....................................................................
114.4
117.0
121.295
121.557
124.544
126.143
129.844
131.770
133.545
134.094
135.807
Food and beverages ................................................
Food ......................................................................
Food at home ......................................................
Food away from home .........................................
Alcoholic beverages ..............................................
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
133.810
134.126
129.388
140.478
130.310
135.887
136.182
130.524
143.979
132.630
137.047
137.252
130.459
146.975
135.110
141.191
141.590
134.795
151.219
136.577
141.353
141.726
134.034
152.828
137.102
Housing ...................................................................
Shelter ...................................................................
Fuels and utilities ...................................................
Household furnishings and operations ..................
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
130.597
133.931
161.110
92.571
132.617
136.748
160.954
92.433
135.375
140.071
165.714
91.359
138.814
143.999
171.994
90.297
140.238
146.082
169.830
90.928
Apparel ....................................................................
89.0
89.0
87.875
87.730
89.988
89.133
92.354
93.200
94.197
92.452
94.867
Transportation .........................................................
Private transportation ............................................
Public transportation ..............................................
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
140.038
140.870
129.527
142.920
143.960
132.715
144.078
145.490
131.906
134.054
135.036
127.421
138.642
139.302
136.207
Medical care ............................................................
Medical care commodities .....................................
Medical care services ............................................
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
156.849
137.439
163.977
162.074
139.411
170.395
165.390
139.437
174.863
170.150
145.946
179.048
172.934
147.896
182.141
Recreation ...............................................................
104.8
104.8
104.464
105.539
103.552
101.858
102.346
102.632
102.600
101.931
102.962
Education and communication ................................
Education ...............................................................
Communication ......................................................
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
114.086
197.361
70.413
115.496
204.638
69.601
116.408
211.288
68.861
116.292
218.173
67.112
116.184
220.168
66.501
Other goods and services ........................................
118.3
121.7
125.479
128.660
137.908
140.477
146.952
149.211
151.765
154.047
154.819
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
139.196
118.699
80.484
138.305
122.811
195.662
142.144
119.658
79.664
139.983
124.781
195.336
145.186
119.834
79.130
140.437
126.686
195.831
148.678
116.824
77.401
136.762
128.508
174.048
150.507
118.401
78.543
138.556
130.268
178.129
Commodity and service group
Services .....................................................................
Commodities ..............................................................
Durables ..................................................................
Nondurables ..............................................................
All items less food and energy .................................
Energy .......................................................................
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Indexes are issued as initial estimates. Indexes are revised each quarter with the publication of January, April, July, and October data as updated expenditure estimates become
available. The C-CPI-U indexes are updated quarterly until they become final. January-March indexes are final in January of the following year; April-June indexes are final in April of
the following year; July-September indexes are final in July of the following year; October-December indexes are final in October of the following year.
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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
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
May
2015
Expenditure category
All items ................................................................................
2.9
2.3
3.7
0.2
2.5
1.3
2.9
1.5
1.3
0.4
1.3
Food and beverages ...........................................................
Food ..................................................................................
Food at home ..................................................................
Food away from home ....................................................
Alcoholic beverages ..........................................................
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
4.2
4.4
5.4
2.9
.9
1.6
1.5
.9
2.5
1.8
.9
.8
.0
2.1
1.9
3.0
3.2
3.3
2.9
1.1
.1
.1
-.6
1.1
.4
Housing ...............................................................................
Shelter ..............................................................................
Fuels and utilities ..............................................................
Household furnishings and operations .............................
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
1.9
1.9
2.9
.6
1.5
2.1
-.1
-.1
2.1
2.4
3.0
-1.2
2.5
2.8
3.8
-1.2
1.0
1.4
-1.3
.7
Apparel ...............................................................................
-.7
.0
-1.3
-.2
2.6
-1.0
3.6
.9
1.1
-1.9
2.6
Transportation .....................................................................
Private transportation ........................................................
Public transportation .........................................................
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
5.2
5.4
2.8
2.1
2.2
2.5
.8
1.1
-.6
-7.0
-7.2
-3.4
3.4
3.2
6.9
Medical care .......................................................................
Medical care commodities ................................................
Medical care services .......................................................
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
3.0
3.7
3.3
1.4
3.9
2.0
.0
2.6
2.9
4.7
2.4
1.6
1.3
1.7
Recreation ..........................................................................
.5
.0
-.3
1.0
-1.9
-1.6
.5
.3
.0
-.7
1.0
Education and communication ............................................
Education ..........................................................................
Communication .................................................................
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
1.4
5.2
-2.0
1.2
3.7
-1.2
.8
3.2
-1.1
-.1
3.3
-2.5
-.1
.9
-.9
Other goods and services ...................................................
3.0
2.9
3.1
2.5
7.2
1.9
4.6
1.5
1.7
1.5
.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
2.4
3.8
.6
4.7
2.2
5.9
2.1
.8
-1.0
1.2
1.6
-.2
2.1
.1
-.7
.3
1.5
.3
2.4
-2.5
-2.2
-2.6
1.4
-11.1
1.2
1.3
1.5
1.3
1.4
2.3
Commodity and service group
Services ................................................................................
Commodities .........................................................................
Durables .............................................................................
Nondurables .........................................................................
All items less food and energy ............................................
Energy ..................................................................................
NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
Indexes are issued as initial estimates. Indexes are revised each quarter with the publication of January, April, July, and October data as updated expenditure
estimates become available. The C-CPI-U indexes are updated quarterly until they become final. January-March indexes are final in January of the following year;
April-June indexes are final in April of the following year; July-September indexes are final in July of the following year; October-December indexes are final in
October of the following year.
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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 (C-CPI-U),
which covers approximately 89 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 6,100 housing units and approximately 24,000 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.
Index point change
CPI
Less previous index
Equals index point change
202.416
201.800
.616
Percent change
Index point difference
Divided by the previous index
Equals
Results multiplied by one hundred
Equals percent change
.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). 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.
Fuel oil. Only #2 fuel oil (home heating oil) is priced. Prices are collected, in most cases, for quantities greater than 1 gallon.
These prices are converted to a gallon price for this program. Fuel oil prices reflect discounts for quantity or quick payment.
Gasoline and automotive diesel fuel. Gasoline and diesel prices, shown in table P3, are collected at the pump from a sample of
full service, miniservice, and self-service gas stations. Approximate British Thermal Unit (BTU) values for some energy items are as
follows, according to the source indicated:
1 therm = 100,000 BTUs (U.S. Department of Energy)
1 kwh = 3,412 BTUs (Edison Electric Institute)
1 gallon #2 fuel oil = 140,000 BTUs (U.S. Department of Energy)
Food and beverage prices
Actual weighted average prices for food and beverages are calculated each month at the national level and for the four census
geographic regions, as shown in table P4. As a result of changes in price collection methodology and sample sizes, average
prices for individual cities cannot, in general, be produced. It is hoped, however, that regional average prices will help to satisfy the
need for local area data. It should be noted that the average prices for food in this report reflect variations in brand, quality, and size
among geographic areas. Users of average food prices should be aware that these differences exist.
Because a number of food commodities are not available in all areas on a year-round basis, prices will not appear in some months
for some regions or for the U.S. city average. In other instances, sufficient prices may not be available due to temporary 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.
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A Note on 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-13ARIMA-SEATS Seasonal Adjustment
Method. Seasonally adjusted indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually. Each year, the last five years of seasonally adjusted
data are revised. Data from January 2010 through December 2014 were replaced in January 2015. 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 64 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 five years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes
before that period will not be changed. Note: 32 of the 82 components are not seasonally adjusted for 2014.
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. In 2014, for the 2009-2013
revisions, the Bureau of Labor Statistics began using X-13ARIMA-SEATS to perform the seasonal adjustment of CPI series, including
Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for certain series.
For the seasonal factors introduced in January 2015, BLS adjusted 33 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 the response in crude oil markets to the worldwide economic downturn in 2008.
For a complete list of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment series and explanations, please refer to the article “Intervention
Analysis Seasonal Adjustment”, located on our website at https://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm.
For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer
Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact Chris Graci at (202) 691-5826, or by e-mail at [email protected]
or contact Carlyle Jackson at (202) 691-6984, or by e-mail at [email protected] . If you have general questions about the CPI,
please call our information staff at (202) 691-7000.
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:
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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
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.
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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
Atlanta
(404) 893-4222
Baltimore (410) 962-4898 OK as is
Boston
(617) 565-2327
Chicago
(312) 353-1880
Denver
(816) 285-7000
Detroit
(313) 226-7558
Honolulu
(808) 541-2808
Houston
(214) 767-6970
Indianapolis
(317) 226-7885
Kansas City
(816) 285-7000
Los Angeles
(310) 235-6884
Milwaukee
(414) 276-2579
Minneapolis-St. Paul
(612) 725-3580
New York
(646) 264-3600
Philadelphia
(215) 656-3948
Phoenix-Mesa
(480) 503-9075
Pittsburgh
(412) 644-2900
Portland
(503) 326-5818
San Diego
(619) 557-6538
San Francisco
(415) 625-2270
Seattle
(206) 553-0645
St. Louis
(816) 285-7000
Washington, DC
(202) 691-6994
Other sources of CPI data
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.
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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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