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News Bureau of Labor Statistics United States Department of Labor Washington, D.C. 20212 FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Patrick C. Jackman (202) 691-7000 CPI QUICKLINE: (202) 691-6994 FOR CURRENT AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION: (202) 691-5200 MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 691-5902 INTERNET ADDRESS: http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ USDL-07-0708 TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EDT) Tuesday, May 15, 2007 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: APRIL 2007 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.6 percent in April, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The April level of 206.686 (1982-84=100) was 2.6 percent higher than in April 2006. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 0.8 percent in April, prior to seasonal adjustment. The April level of 202.130 (1982-84=100) was 2.5 percent higher than in April 2006. The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 0.5 percent in April on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The April level of 119.543 (December 1999=100) was 2.3 percent higher than in April 2006. Please note that the indexes for the post-2005 period are subject to revision. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U advanced 0.4 percent in April, following a 0.6 percent increase in March. The index for energy increased 2.4 percent after advancing 5.9 percent in March. In April, the index for petroleum-based energy rose 4.6 percent versus a 10.1 percent increase in March. The food index rose 0.4 percent in April, slightly more than in March. The index for all items less food and energy advanced 0.2 percent in April, following a 0.1 percent rise in March; the index for shelter rose 0.3 percent after advancing 0.1 percent in March, resulting from an upturn in the index for lodging away from home. Table A. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Consumers (CPI-U) UnSeasonally adjusted Compound adjusted Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. Category 2006 2007 3-mos. ended ended Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Apr. ’07 Apr. ’07 All Items -.4 .0 .4 .2 .4 .6 .4 5.7 2.6 Food and beverages .3 -.1 -.1 .7 .8 .3 .4 6.1 3.7 Housing .0 .4 .4 .2 .4 .2 .2 3.4 3.4 Apparel -.5 -.1 .2 .3 .5 -1.0 -.3 -3.3 -.4 Transportation -3.0 -.8 1.7 -.8 .1 2.8 1.2 17.4 .6 Medical care .3 .2 .2 .8 .5 .1 .4 3.9 4.0 Recreation .1 .1 -.3 .1 .0 .0 .1 .1 .3 Education and communication .2 -.2 .2 -.1 .3 .5 .3 4.4 2.2 Other goods and services .2 .1 .6 .8 .2 .2 .3 2.5 3.7 Special Indexes Energy -6.7 -.2 4.2 -1.5 .9 5.9 2.4 43.3 2.9 Food .3 -.1 .0 .7 .8 .3 .4 6.1 3.7 All Items less food and energy .1 .1 .1 .3 .2 .1 .2 1.9 2.3 During the first four months of 2007, the CPI-U rose at a 4.8 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This compares with an increase of 2.5 percent for all of 2006. The acceleration thus far this year was due to larger increases in the energy and food components. The index for energy advanced at a 25.3 percent SAAR in the first four months of 2007 compared with 2.9 percent in 2006. Petroleum-based energy costs increased at a 40.0 percent annual rate and charges for energy services rose at a 9.4 percent annual rate. The food index has increased at a 6.7 percent SAAR thus far this year, following a 2.1 percent rise for all of 2006. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U advanced at a 2.2 percent SAAR in the first four months, following a 2.6 percent rise for all of 2006. The food and beverages index rose 0.4 percent in April. The index for food at home increased 0.5 percent, following a 0.4 percent rise in March. Upturns in the indexes for fruits and vegetables and for cereal and bakery products were partially offset by smaller increases or downturns in the other four major grocery store food groups. The index for fruits and vegetables, which declined 1.4 percent in March, rose 0.4 percent in April. The indexes for fresh vegetables and for processed fruits and vegetables increased 1.6 and 0.6 percent, respectively, while the index for fresh fruits declined 0.9 percent. The index for cereal and bakery products advanced 0.9 percent after declining 0.3 percent in March; bread prices rose 2.0 percent. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, which increased 1.1 percent in March, advanced 0.9 percent in April. Prices for beef, and for poultry rose sharply for the second consecutive month--up 1.8 and 1.5 percent, respectively--while the indexes for pork and for other meats turned down after registering large increases in March. The indexes for dairy products and for other food at home each rose 0.5 percent, while index for nonalcoholic beverages declined 0.8 percent, largely as a result of a decline in prices for carbonated drinks. The other two components of the food and beverages index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--increased 0.3 and 0.2 percent, respectively. The index for housing rose 0.2 percent in April, the same as in March. The index for shelter increased 0.3 percent in April, following an increase of 0.1 percent in March. Within shelter, the indexes for rent and owners' equivalent rent each increased 0.2 percent. The index for lodging away from home, which declined 2.3 percent in March, advanced 1.9 percent. The index for household energy declined 0.1 percent as a 1.0 percent decrease in the index for natural gas was partially offset by increases in the indexes for fuel oil and for electricity--up 2.1 and 0.1 percent, respectively. The index for household furnishings and operations declined 0.3 percent. The transportation index rose 1.2 percent in April, reflecting a 4.7 percent increase in the index for motor fuels. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices rose 10.2 percent in April, but were 5.0 percent lower than their peak level recorded in July 2006.) The index for new vehicles was virtually unchanged. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, new vehicle prices declined 0.2 percent in April and were 1.0 percent lower than in April 2006.) The index for used cars and trucks also was virtually unchanged in April. The index for public transportation declined 0.4 percent in April, reflecting a 0.9 percent decrease in the index for airline fares. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, airline fares rose 1.0 percent.) The index for apparel declined 0.3 percent in April, following a 1.0 percent decrease in March. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices rose 0.3 percent. Prices for men’s and boys’ apparel registered the largest advance--up 1.3 percent.) Medical care costs rose 0.4 percent in April and are 4.0 percent higher than a year ago. The index for medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased 0.4 percent, as did the index for medical care services . Within the later group, the index for professional services was virtually unchanged, while the index for hospital and related services increased 0.8 percent. The index for recreation rose 0.1 percent in April. Increases in the indexes for club membership dues and fees for participant sports, for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts, and sporting events, and for fees for lessons and instructions--up 0.6, 0.6 and 0.5 percent, respectively--offset declines in the indexes for photography, for pets, pet products and services, and for other recreational goods. The index for education and communication increased 0.3 percent in April. Educational costs rose 0.4 percent and the index for communication costs rose 0.1 percent. Within the communication group, the index for telephone services rose 0.1 percent. Land-line local service charges increased 0.5 percent, while long distance charges declined 0.2 percent and wireless telephone service charges were unchanged. The indexes for personal computers and peripheral equipment and for computer software and accessories declined 0.2 and 1.0 percent, respectively. The index for internet services and electronic information providers advanced for the second consecutive month--up 0.6 percent in April--but was 23.5 percent lower than a year ago. The index for other goods and services increased 0.3 percent in April. A 0.4 percent decline in the index for tobacco and smoking products was more than offset by an increase in the index for personal care. Charges for laundry and dry cleaning services rose 1.5 percent. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers increased 0.5 percent in April. Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Seasonally adjusted Compound Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate Category 2006 2007 3-mos. ended Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Apr. ’07 All Items -.7 .1 .5 .1 .4 .8 .5 6.7 Food and beverages .3 -.1 -.1 .7 .8 .3 .4 6.4 Housing -.1 .4 .4 .3 .4 .3 .2 3.8 Apparel -.7 -.1 .2 -.1 .5 -.8 -.4 -2.7 Transportation -3.3 -.9 1.9 -1.0 .0 3.0 1.4 19.3 Medical care .3 .2 .1 .8 .5 .1 .4 4.2 Recreation .1 .2 -.3 .1 .0 -.1 .0 -.3 Education and Communication .2 -.3 .1 -.1 .3 .4 .3 4.0 Other goods and Services .2 .0 .8 1.0 .4 .2 .1 3.2 Special Indexes Energy -6.9 -.2 4.3 -1.5 .8 6.2 2.6 45.6 Food .3 -.1 -.1 .6 .8 .3 .4 6.4 All Items less food and energy .1 .0 .1 .2 .2 .1 .2 2.0 Unadjusted 12-mos. ended Apr.’07 2.5 3.7 3.4 -.5 .6 4.2 .3 1.8 3.9 2.9 3.7 2.2 Consumer Price Index data for May are scheduled for release on Friday, June 15, 2007, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT). Consumer Price Index Levels to Three Decimal Places Effective with this release of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the Bureau of Labor Statistics has begun computing percent changes based upon three decimal place indexes rather than one decimal place indexes. This change applies to the All Items Consumer Price Index and all component indexes for the CPI-U, CPI-W, and CCPI-U, for the U.S. City Average and for all other published areas. In addition, CPI index values are displayed to three decimal places in all paper and electronic publications. As in the past, percent changes are rounded to one decimal place. This change in procedure addresses a rounding issue that has resulted in published percent changes that are 0.1 percentage point higher or lower than the same percent changes based on unrounded index values (i.e., indexes to three or more decimal places). These differences can be particularly important when percent changes are very small. Publishing the index values to three decimal places, and using these values to compute percent changes, essentially eliminates the rounding differences. This change only affects the presentation of the index data. Index values continue to be calculated from underlying price data in the same manner as in the past, and no systematic upward or downward effect on the data is introduced. The levels of future indexes will be affected only in that they will be published to three decimal places rather than one. Official CPI data previously published will not be revised. For more information contact Patrick Jackman or Ken Stewart either by telephone at (202) 691-6952 and (202) 691-6966, respectively, or by electronic mail at Jackman.Patrick@bls.gov or Stewart.Ken@bls.gov Note on Sampling Error in the Consumer Price Index The CPI is a statistical estimate that is subject to sampling error because it is based upon a sample of retail prices and not the complete universe of all prices. BLS calculates and publishes estimates of the 1-month, 2-month, 6-month and 12-month percent change standard errors annually, for the CPI-U. These standard error estimates can be used to construct confidence intervals for hypothesis testing. For example, the estimated standard error of the 1 month percent change is 0.06 percent for the U.S. All Items Consumer Price Index. This means that if we repeatedly sample from the universe of all retail prices using the same methodology, and estimate a percentage change for each sample, then 95% of these estimates would be within 0.12 percent of the 1 month percentage change based on all retail prices. For a 1-month change of 0.2 percent in the All Items CPI for All Urban Consumers, we are 95 percent confident that the actual percent change based on all retail prices would fall between 0.08 and 0.32 percent. For the latest data, including information on how to use the estimates of standard error, see “Variance Estimates for Changes in the Consumer Price Index, January 2005December 2005 in the CPI Detailed Report, February 2006. These data are available on the CPI home page (http://www.bls.gov/cpi), using the following link http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpivar2006.pdf Facilities for Sensory Impaired Information from this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200, Federal Relay Services: 1-800-877-8339. For a recorded message of Summary CPI data, call (202) 691-5200. 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 Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups: (1) the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers households of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise approximately 32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and include in addition to wage earners and clerical worker households, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force. The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors’ and dentists’ services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments-department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or telephone calls of the Bureau’s trained representatives. In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights, which 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 are also 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 only measure 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 CCPI-U is issued in preliminary form and subject to two annual revisions. The index measures price change from a designed reference date. For the CPI-U and the CPI-W the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100.0. The reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100. An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown as 116.5. This change can also 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 home page on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact our CPI Information and Analysis Section on (202) 691-7000. Calculating Index Changes Movements of the indexes from one month to another are usually 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 while percent changes are not. The example below illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes. Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data indicate what the percent change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month period. Index Point Change CPI Less previous index Equals index point change 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 0.003x100 0.3 Regions Defined The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 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. 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 unadjusted for seasonal variation. Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method. Seasonally adjusted indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually. Each year, the last 5 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised. Data from January 2002 through December 2006 were replaced in January 2007. Exceptions to the usual revision schedule were: the updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January 2002, dependently seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-December 2001 as a result of a change in the aggregation weights for dependently adjusted series. For further information, please see “Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series,” in the October 2001 issue of the CPI Detailed Report. The seasonal movement of All items and 54 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. If any of the 73 components change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used in the aggregation of the dependent series for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period. Note: 44 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2007. 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-12ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment. In January 2007, BLS adjusted 37 series using Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment, including selected food and beverage items, fuel oil, motor fuels, vehicles, jewelry, admission to sporting events and educational books and supplies. For example, this procedure was used for the Motor fuel series to offset the effects of damage to oil refineries from Hurricane Katrina, as well as the effects of implementing new fuel requirements in the United States. For a complete list of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment series and explanations, please refer to the article “Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment”, located on our website at: http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm. For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact Jeff Wilson on (202) 691-6968 by e-mail at Wilson.Jeff@bls.gov. If you have general questions about the CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-7000. 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) CPI-U Relative importance, December 2006 Unadjusted indexes Mar. 2007 Apr. 2007 Unadjusted percent change to Apr. 2007 from— Apr. 2006 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Mar. 2007 Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................ All items (1967=100) .................................................................... 100.000 205.352 615.145 206.686 619.140 2.6 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.4 - - - - - - Food and beverages .................................................................. Food ......................................................................................... Food at home ......................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. Dairy and related products ................................................... Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ Other food at home .............................................................. Sugar and sweets .............................................................. Fats and oils ....................................................................... Other foods 1 ...................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... Food away from home 1 ......................................................... Other food away from home 2 .............................................. Alcoholic beverages 1 .............................................................. 14.992 13.885 7.896 1.103 2.112 .821 1.211 .906 1.743 .302 .227 1.214 .327 5.989 .281 1.107 200.869 200.403 198.766 218.458 192.508 185.724 263.910 153.894 171.819 174.633 170.851 186.962 114.331 204.082 141.366 205.663 201.292 200.820 199.020 220.494 193.665 185.821 261.967 151.799 172.633 175.932 169.817 188.103 115.310 204.725 143.155 206.166 3.7 3.7 3.9 4.5 4.4 2.5 6.2 3.8 2.3 2.9 2.9 2.1 1.9 3.4 5.4 3.0 .2 .2 .1 .9 .6 .1 -.7 -1.4 .5 .7 -.6 .6 .9 .3 1.3 .2 .8 .8 1.1 1.1 .4 .2 4.7 .2 .3 -.7 .9 .5 .2 .4 .3 .7 .3 .3 .4 -.3 1.1 1.3 -1.4 1.7 .2 .4 -.3 .3 -.5 .1 -.1 .6 .4 .4 .5 .9 .9 .5 .4 -.8 .5 .7 -.1 .6 .9 .3 1.2 .2 Housing ...................................................................................... Shelter ...................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... Household energy .................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... Household furnishings and operations ..................................... Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... 42.691 32.776 5.930 2.648 23.830 .369 5.264 4.368 .338 4.029 .897 4.651 .792 208.080 238.980 232.495 142.247 244.602 117.333 196.414 177.635 236.863 182.624 141.806 127.655 139.861 208.541 239.735 232.980 144.832 244.993 117.559 196.393 177.515 240.090 182.283 142.184 127.423 140.252 3.4 3.9 4.5 3.2 3.9 1.2 2.9 2.5 1.6 2.6 5.0 .4 3.7 .2 .3 .2 1.8 .2 .2 .0 -.1 1.4 -.2 .3 -.2 .3 .4 .3 .4 .1 .3 -.1 1.2 1.4 -.2 1.5 .5 .2 .1 .2 .1 .3 -2.3 .3 .0 1.2 1.4 3.5 1.3 .3 .2 .1 .2 .3 .2 1.9 .2 .2 .0 -.1 2.1 -.2 .3 -.3 .3 Apparel ....................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Footwear .................................................................................. 3.726 .885 1.590 .177 .749 122.582 113.685 116.911 117.996 123.505 122.934 115.190 117.118 115.489 123.672 -.4 -2.4 .7 -2.3 -1.9 .3 1.3 .2 -2.1 .1 .5 -.2 .7 .9 .1 -1.0 -.6 -1.4 .2 -.7 -.3 .6 -.5 -1.9 -.5 Transportation ............................................................................ Private transportation ............................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. New vehicles ........................................................................ Used cars and trucks 1 ......................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................... Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................... Public transportation ................................................................ 17.249 16.188 7.581 4.982 1.716 4.347 4.303 .370 1.145 1.060 180.346 176.468 94.493 137.228 134.382 220.515 219.473 120.485 221.160 225.893 185.231 181.478 94.307 136.963 134.363 242.944 241.897 120.714 221.508 227.567 .6 .6 -1.8 -1.0 -4.3 3.2 3.2 4.2 3.6 1.0 2.7 2.8 -.2 -.2 .0 10.2 10.2 .2 .2 .7 .1 .0 -.2 -.1 -.5 .3 .3 .4 .6 .3 2.8 2.9 .1 .3 -.2 10.6 10.6 .2 .4 .1 1.2 1.4 -.1 .0 .0 4.7 4.7 .2 .3 -.4 Medical care ............................................................................... Medical care commodities ........................................................ Medical care services ............................................................... Professional services ............................................................. Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 6.281 1.446 4.834 2.817 1.630 347.172 286.940 365.164 298.990 490.104 348.225 288.349 366.070 299.248 492.110 4.0 1.1 5.0 3.7 5.9 .3 .5 .2 .1 .4 .5 -.3 .7 .7 .6 .1 -.3 .2 .1 .4 .4 .4 .4 .0 .8 See footnotes at end of table. 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) CPI-U Relative importance, December 2006 Unadjusted indexes Mar. 2007 Apr. 2007 Unadjusted percent change to Apr. 2007 from— Apr. 2006 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Mar. 2007 Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................... Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 5.552 1.719 111.244 102.886 111.481 103.181 0.3 -2.5 0.2 .3 0.0 -.1 0.0 -.5 0.1 .0 Education and communication 2 ................................................ Education 2 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ Communication 2 ..................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ............ 6.034 3.076 .204 2.872 2.958 2.769 2.225 .543 .203 118.231 168.114 413.665 484.532 83.122 80.601 97.514 10.860 10.191 118.301 168.152 414.217 484.601 83.203 80.683 97.617 10.869 10.172 2.2 6.0 8.1 5.9 -1.5 -1.7 2.3 -15.7 -8.4 .1 .0 .1 .0 .1 .1 .1 .1 -.2 .3 .6 .1 .6 .1 .1 .2 -.4 -.8 .5 .6 1.7 .5 .3 .4 .4 .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .4 .1 .1 .1 .1 -.2 Other goods and services .......................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ Personal care ........................................................................... Personal care products 1 ....................................................... Personal care services 1 ........................................................ Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 3.476 .712 2.764 .708 .677 1.188 331.144 550.021 194.390 158.592 215.091 321.299 331.743 547.663 195.058 158.657 215.380 323.321 3.7 5.7 3.2 2.4 3.3 3.9 .2 -.4 .3 .0 .1 .6 .2 1.0 .0 .2 .3 .0 .2 .2 .1 .4 .2 .1 .3 -.4 .4 .0 .1 .7 40.305 14.992 25.313 14.191 3.726 10.465 11.122 59.695 32.407 .369 4.029 .897 .792 5.638 4.834 10.730 165.710 200.869 146.037 178.548 122.582 217.451 113.163 244.671 249.087 117.333 182.624 141.806 139.861 232.200 365.164 282.431 167.777 201.292 148.749 184.555 122.934 227.113 112.989 245.265 249.877 117.559 182.283 142.184 140.252 232.217 366.070 283.271 1.4 3.7 .1 1.5 -.4 2.2 -1.8 3.4 3.9 1.2 2.6 5.0 3.7 1.1 5.0 2.8 1.2 .2 1.9 3.4 .3 4.4 -.2 .2 .3 .2 -.2 .3 .3 .0 .2 .3 .4 .8 .1 -.2 .5 .2 -.1 .4 .3 -.1 1.5 .5 .1 .1 .7 .2 1.2 .3 1.8 2.9 -1.0 4.9 .1 .2 .0 .0 1.3 .3 .1 .0 .2 .3 .7 .4 .8 1.0 -.3 2.3 -.2 .3 .3 .2 -.2 .3 .3 -.2 .4 .4 86.115 67.224 93.719 26.420 15.299 11.572 29.183 27.288 54.861 8.715 91.285 77.401 21.735 4.685 55.666 206.195 194.482 198.179 148.240 180.197 215.400 190.212 257.864 234.809 196.929 207.850 209.923 141.056 222.620 251.026 $ .487 $ .163 207.680 196.062 199.512 150.894 185.861 224.126 193.570 258.261 235.378 207.265 208.243 210.311 140.995 243.957 251.714 $ .484 $ .162 2.4 2.0 2.5 .2 1.6 2.2 2.6 2.9 3.3 2.9 2.6 2.3 -.5 3.1 3.5 .7 .8 .7 1.8 3.1 4.1 1.8 .2 .2 5.2 .2 .2 .0 9.6 .3 .3 .4 .4 .2 -.2 .2 .3 .4 .3 .9 .3 .2 .1 .3 .3 .7 .9 .6 1.7 2.8 4.5 1.6 .4 .2 5.9 .1 .1 -.1 10.1 .1 .4 .5 .4 .8 1.0 2.1 .7 .2 .3 2.4 .2 .2 -.1 4.6 .3 - - - - - Commodity and service group Commodities ................................................................................ Food and beverages .................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... Apparel ................................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... Durables ................................................................................... Services ....................................................................................... Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... Transportation services .............................................................. Medical care services ................................................................. Other services ............................................................................ Special indexes All items less food ........................................................................ All items less shelter .................................................................... All items less medical care ........................................................... Commodities less food ................................................................. Nondurables less food ................................................................. Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. Nondurables ................................................................................. Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................ Energy .......................................................................................... All items less energy .................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... Energy commodities ............................................................... Services less energy services .................................................. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........ Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............. - 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. 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 indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— CPI-U 6 months ended— July 2006 Oct. 2006 Jan. 2007 Apr. 2007 205.999 4.9 -2.7 2.7 200.756 200.281 198.554 218.512 192.493 185.540 263.665 153.069 171.658 174.394 169.938 186.962 114.331 204.082 141.393 205.663 201.562 201.111 199.525 220.386 194.211 186.388 264.641 151.879 172.566 175.639 169.685 188.103 115.310 204.725 143.105 206.166 2.5 2.7 1.9 5.4 -2.1 -1.1 5.1 .3 5.3 4.0 6.5 5.8 6.5 3.5 2.7 2.4 3.5 3.7 4.4 2.1 6.4 -.4 16.1 5.0 -1.9 1.6 1.9 -3.6 -4.4 2.8 3.6 1.2 207.616 238.043 231.642 139.913 243.988 117.320 198.215 179.714 223.344 185.812 141.349 127.238 139.733 208.072 238.176 232.437 136.702 244.646 117.333 200.689 182.293 231.088 188.185 141.806 127.483 139.861 208.547 238.981 233.001 139.332 245.079 117.559 200.647 182.151 235.916 187.716 142.184 127.151 140.252 3.4 4.8 4.6 3.9 5.0 .7 -3.2 -4.9 32.9 -7.4 5.1 1.9 4.2 120.180 112.492 112.856 114.536 122.910 120.805 112.314 113.628 115.619 122.984 119.541 111.598 112.077 115.794 122.184 119.165 112.218 111.548 113.572 121.597 Transportation ................................................................... Private transportation ...................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... New vehicles ............................................................... Used cars and trucks 1 ............................................... Motor fuel ...................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .......................... Public transportation ....................................................... 175.661 171.516 94.328 136.360 135.257 200.234 199.170 119.759 219.001 227.138 175.749 171.567 94.141 136.204 134.597 200.921 199.842 120.196 220.213 227.931 180.584 176.599 94.273 136.601 134.382 222.136 221.080 120.485 221.071 228.152 Medical care ...................................................................... Medical care commodities .............................................. Medical care services ..................................................... Professional services .................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 344.046 288.720 360.250 295.956 481.795 345.686 287.830 362.812 297.958 484.918 345.994 286.925 363.568 298.146 486.910 Jan. 2007 Feb. 2007 Mar. 2007 Apr. 2007 All items .............................................................................. 203.153 203.906 205.146 Food and beverages ......................................................... Food ................................................................................ Food at home ................................................................ Cereals and bakery products ...................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... Dairy and related products .......................................... Fruits and vegetables .................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... Other food at home ..................................................... Sugar and sweets ..................................................... Fats and oils .............................................................. Other foods 1 ............................................................ Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ Food away from home 1 ............................................... Other food away from home 2 ..................................... Alcoholic beverages 1 ..................................................... 198.604 198.173 195.562 216.642 189.534 182.720 255.519 150.136 170.708 175.043 169.010 185.499 114.655 203.171 141.129 202.968 200.150 199.728 197.721 219.067 190.383 183.143 267.426 150.507 171.243 173.767 170.528 186.358 114.939 203.909 141.604 204.385 Housing ............................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................. Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... Fuels and utilities ............................................................ Household energy ......................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... Household furnishings and operations ............................ Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 206.799 237.350 230.670 139.802 243.279 117.417 195.818 177.287 223.707 183.084 140.634 127.017 139.526 Apparel .............................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... Footwear ......................................................................... Oct. 2006 Apr. 2007 5.7 1.0 4.2 2.5 2.4 1.2 3.7 3.3 3.4 -9.3 5.0 1.4 4.6 1.7 .6 3.4 4.2 9.7 2.1 6.1 6.1 8.4 7.1 10.2 8.3 15.1 4.7 4.4 1.4 1.6 5.7 2.3 3.1 5.7 6.5 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.7 2.1 -.8 10.5 2.6 1.7 2.8 4.2 1.0 .9 3.2 3.1 1.8 4.3 4.2 4.7 5.4 6.7 5.8 2.2 4.9 2.9 3.0 1.7 3.2 2.9 3.6 7.7 4.3 2.4 3.8 4.7 1.8 4.1 -.7 -4.9 -6.7 -28.9 -4.4 4.4 .9 6.0 4.4 4.2 4.8 8.4 3.5 4.3 10.7 11.6 -8.9 13.4 6.0 -1.5 2.7 3.4 2.8 4.1 -1.3 3.0 .5 10.2 11.4 23.7 10.5 4.5 .4 2.1 2.9 4.3 4.6 2.8 4.5 .0 -4.1 -5.8 -2.8 -5.9 4.8 1.4 5.1 3.9 3.5 4.4 3.4 3.2 2.4 10.5 11.5 6.1 12.0 5.2 -.5 2.4 -2.3 -3.8 -3.9 4.9 -3.8 2.4 1.1 4.8 -1.4 1.0 1.6 -5.8 6.9 -8.8 -.6 -3.3 -1.0 -4.6 -3.3 -4.2 .0 -1.4 .4 1.7 -1.4 -.9 -3.4 1.0 -6.1 -2.4 182.835 178.995 94.193 136.633 134.363 232.663 231.531 120.714 221.683 227.233 15.3 15.9 .8 -.6 4.9 57.5 57.5 7.5 5.1 7.7 -24.7 -25.8 -2.9 -1.7 -7.7 -63.5 -63.7 3.4 2.8 -3.8 .4 .3 -4.4 -2.7 -11.1 8.5 8.6 2.9 1.3 .2 17.4 18.6 -.6 .8 -2.6 82.3 82.6 3.2 5.0 .2 -6.8 -7.3 -1.0 -1.2 -1.6 -24.2 -24.4 5.4 4.0 1.8 8.5 9.1 -2.5 -1.0 -7.0 40.6 40.8 3.1 3.1 .2 347.316 288.197 364.892 298.225 490.706 3.6 2.3 4.0 2.8 5.7 3.7 1.5 4.5 3.4 5.7 5.0 1.3 6.0 5.7 4.6 3.9 -.7 5.3 3.1 7.6 3.7 1.9 4.2 3.1 5.7 4.4 .3 5.7 4.4 6.1 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. 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 indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— CPI-U 6 months ended— July 2006 Oct. 2006 Jan. 2007 Apr. 2007 111.184 102.512 1.8 -.4 0.0 -3.0 -0.5 -3.9 118.496 168.862 412.206 486.972 83.117 80.601 97.514 10.860 10.191 118.824 169.614 414.225 489.125 83.201 80.683 97.617 10.869 10.172 2.4 6.1 6.2 6.3 -.9 -1.0 .8 -6.1 -16.8 2.4 6.6 8.0 6.3 -1.4 -1.9 5.1 -22.9 -7.3 330.076 548.896 193.702 158.038 214.616 320.360 330.604 550.021 193.988 158.592 215.091 320.565 331.436 547.663 194.830 158.657 215.380 322.914 1.9 2.7 1.7 .0 1.9 2.5 162.690 198.604 142.779 173.869 120.180 207.739 112.933 243.298 247.426 117.417 183.084 140.634 139.526 232.384 360.250 281.091 163.297 200.150 142.968 173.440 120.805 208.104 112.806 244.229 248.104 117.320 185.812 141.349 139.733 232.643 362.812 281.756 165.295 200.756 145.505 178.529 119.541 218.217 112.900 244.701 248.206 117.333 188.185 141.806 139.861 232.641 363.568 282.570 166.375 201.562 146.671 180.348 119.165 223.233 112.714 245.331 249.045 117.559 187.716 142.184 140.252 232.243 364.892 283.650 203.999 192.030 196.033 144.991 175.707 206.407 186.765 256.241 233.396 187.340 206.414 208.632 140.209 202.686 249.469 204.620 192.816 196.746 145.217 175.288 206.835 187.249 257.370 234.204 188.952 207.083 209.135 140.330 203.310 250.220 205.973 194.509 198.011 147.723 180.116 216.051 190.237 258.518 234.638 200.164 207.278 209.263 140.229 223.786 250.502 206.831 195.393 198.840 148.873 181.876 220.611 191.486 259.061 235.366 204.969 207.720 209.634 140.050 234.008 251.242 Jan. 2007 Feb. 2007 Mar. 2007 Apr. 2007 Recreation 2 ...................................................................... Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 111.160 103.160 111.150 103.065 111.118 102.541 Education and communication 2 ....................................... Education 2 ..................................................................... Educational books and supplies ................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... Communication 2 ............................................................ Information and information processing 1 2 .................. Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ... 117.558 166.913 404.984 481.562 82.775 80.246 96.898 10.900 10.259 117.952 167.882 405.288 484.536 82.841 80.311 97.096 10.853 10.174 Other goods and services ................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... Personal care .................................................................. Personal care products 1 .............................................. Personal care services 1 ............................................... Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 329.378 543.477 193.694 157.699 214.045 320.287 Oct. 2006 Apr. 2007 0.1 -2.5 0.9 -1.7 -0.2 -3.2 -.5 4.7 8.8 4.5 -5.7 -6.0 .4 -29.6 -5.3 4.4 6.6 9.4 6.4 2.1 2.2 3.0 -1.1 -3.3 2.4 6.3 7.1 6.3 -1.2 -1.5 3.0 -14.9 -12.2 1.9 5.7 9.1 5.5 -1.9 -2.0 1.7 -16.6 -4.3 4.0 -.3 5.2 4.2 4.3 7.0 6.3 18.3 3.4 2.8 4.5 2.8 2.5 3.1 2.4 2.5 2.5 3.3 3.0 1.2 3.4 2.1 3.1 4.7 4.4 10.5 2.9 2.6 3.5 3.0 7.0 2.5 9.9 14.5 -2.3 24.5 .0 3.4 4.9 .7 -7.4 5.1 4.2 2.8 4.0 3.5 -10.8 3.5 -18.3 -29.5 2.4 -36.3 -2.8 3.0 3.8 -.7 -4.4 4.4 6.0 1.2 4.5 3.1 1.0 2.5 .2 13.6 1.6 3.0 -3.7 4.0 4.4 4.3 13.4 6.0 2.7 .7 6.0 1.1 9.4 6.1 11.4 15.8 -3.3 33.3 -.8 3.4 2.6 .5 10.5 4.5 2.1 -.2 5.3 3.7 -2.3 3.0 -5.2 -10.2 .0 -10.9 -1.4 3.2 4.4 .0 -5.9 4.8 5.1 2.0 4.2 3.3 5.1 4.3 5.6 14.7 -.9 17.2 -2.2 3.7 3.5 2.4 12.0 5.2 2.4 .2 5.7 2.4 5.5 5.1 5.0 9.5 13.9 22.2 7.9 3.4 4.1 24.9 3.2 3.2 .3 55.8 4.2 -3.9 -6.0 -3.2 -17.4 -27.7 -33.4 -13.7 .8 2.6 -43.1 2.4 2.3 -.6 -61.9 3.6 2.8 2.2 2.6 .3 12.8 2.8 7.5 2.9 3.1 10.1 2.2 2.0 -1.4 7.2 3.4 5.7 7.2 5.9 11.1 14.8 30.5 10.5 4.5 3.4 43.3 2.6 1.9 -.5 77.7 2.9 .7 -.6 .8 -4.9 -9.3 -9.8 -3.5 2.1 3.4 -15.7 2.8 2.8 -.1 -22.9 3.9 4.2 4.7 4.2 5.6 13.8 15.8 9.0 3.7 3.3 25.6 2.4 2.0 -.9 38.0 3.1 Expenditure category Commodity and service group Commodities ....................................................................... Food and beverages ......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ............................. Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... Apparel .......................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... Durables .......................................................................... Services .............................................................................. Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. Household operations 1 2 ................................................. Transportation services ..................................................... Medical care services ....................................................... Other services ................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ............................................................... All items less shelter ........................................................... All items less medical care .................................................. Commodities less food ........................................................ Nondurables less food ........................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... Nondurables ........................................................................ Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. Services less medical care services ................................... Energy ................................................................................. All items less energy ........................................................... All items less food and energy .......................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... Energy commodities ..................................................... Services less energy services ......................................... 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items CPI-U Indexes Percent change to Apr.2007 from— Pricing schedule 1 Jan. 2007 Feb. 2007 Mar. 2007 Apr. 2007 M 202.416 203.499 205.352 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 215.813 218.365 127.237 216.651 219.330 127.546 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 193.068 195.073 122.861 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 Mar.2007 from— Apr. 2006 Feb. 2007 Mar. 2007 Mar. 2006 Jan. 2007 Feb. 2007 206.686 2.6 1.6 0.6 2.8 1.5 0.9 218.334 220.936 128.691 219.501 222.001 129.563 2.2 2.4 1.8 1.3 1.2 1.6 .5 .5 .7 2.6 2.8 2.1 1.2 1.2 1.1 .8 .7 .9 194.458 196.507 123.854 196.389 198.335 125.151 197.405 199.378 125.724 2.3 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 .5 .5 .5 2.3 2.3 2.3 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.0 .9 1.0 187.587 188.122 190.365 191.685 2.1 1.9 .7 2.0 1.5 1.2 M M M 195.021 197.650 123.817 195.950 198.516 124.521 197.904 200.538 125.726 199.618 201.818 127.000 2.5 2.7 2.3 1.9 1.7 2.0 .9 .6 1.0 2.6 3.1 2.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 M 196.077 196.043 198.204 200.366 2.7 2.2 1.1 3.1 1.1 1.1 M M M 207.790 211.102 126.244 208.995 212.549 126.805 210.778 214.393 127.848 212.036 215.540 128.843 3.3 3.3 3.2 1.5 1.4 1.6 .6 .5 .8 3.4 3.7 2.9 1.4 1.6 1.3 .9 .9 .8 M M M 185.608 124.571 194.724 186.673 125.243 194.945 188.309 126.424 196.999 189.327 127.440 198.516 2.7 2.4 2.6 1.4 1.8 1.8 .5 .8 .8 3.0 2.4 2.8 1.5 1.5 1.2 .9 .9 1.1 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M M 199.401 212.584 200.630 214.760 202.483 216.500 204.019 217.845 3.2 3.5 1.7 1.4 .8 .6 2.5 3.8 1.5 1.8 .9 .8 M 221.767 223.066 224.551 225.780 2.5 1.2 .5 2.9 1.3 .7 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 1 1 1 224.432 191.610 188.890 129.956 - 226.427 194.244 190.156 131.945 - - - - 2.3 1.9 .9 4.1 .9 1.4 .7 1.5 - 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 - 194.886 198.064 181.217 207.989 - 199.039 200.418 184.140 210.904 2.7 1.6 1.6 3.5 2.1 1.2 1.6 1.4 - - - - 2 2 2 - 213.152 213.688 211.704 - 215.270 215.842 215.767 1.7 3.3 4.0 1.0 1.0 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 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. Table 4. 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) CPI-W Relative importance, December 2006 Unadjusted indexes Mar. 2007 Apr. 2007 Unadjusted percent change to Apr. 2007 from— Apr. 2006 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Mar. 2007 Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................ All items (1967=100) .................................................................... 100.000 200.612 597.561 202.130 602.083 2.5 0.8 0.4 0.8 0.5 - - - - - - Food and beverages .................................................................. Food ......................................................................................... Food at home ......................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. Dairy and related products ................................................... Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ Other food at home .............................................................. Sugar and sweets .............................................................. Fats and oils ....................................................................... Other foods 1 ...................................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... Food away from home 1 ......................................................... Other food away from home 2 .............................................. Alcoholic beverages 1 .............................................................. 16.475 15.457 9.244 1.285 2.623 .928 1.332 1.082 1.993 .337 .283 1.373 .368 6.213 .279 1.018 200.056 199.589 197.735 218.799 192.013 185.095 261.627 153.329 171.183 173.248 172.005 187.026 114.402 203.838 141.119 205.729 200.488 200.009 197.989 220.926 193.089 185.326 260.068 150.995 171.898 174.459 170.574 188.165 115.432 204.519 142.991 206.342 3.7 3.7 3.9 4.6 4.3 2.5 6.6 3.6 2.2 2.7 2.9 2.0 1.8 3.4 5.5 3.0 .2 .2 .1 1.0 .6 .1 -.6 -1.5 .4 .7 -.8 .6 .9 .3 1.3 .3 .8 .8 1.1 1.1 .4 .3 4.7 .1 .3 -.8 1.1 .4 .3 .4 .4 .9 .3 .3 .5 -.1 1.1 1.3 -1.3 1.8 .2 .4 -.2 .3 -.7 .1 .0 .5 .4 .4 .5 .9 .9 .5 .6 -.8 .5 .7 -.2 .6 .9 .3 1.2 .3 Housing ...................................................................................... Shelter ...................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... Household energy .................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... Household furnishings and operations ..................................... Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... 40.463 30.570 8.021 1.430 20.776 .342 5.779 4.842 .346 4.496 .937 4.114 .368 203.203 231.315 231.634 141.335 221.704 117.653 194.963 175.303 236.103 181.092 142.070 123.134 142.069 203.588 231.957 232.126 144.370 222.062 117.945 194.974 175.223 239.516 180.803 142.451 122.881 142.471 3.4 4.0 4.6 3.3 3.8 1.2 2.9 2.6 1.6 2.7 4.9 .3 3.5 .2 .3 .2 2.1 .2 .2 .0 .0 1.4 -.2 .3 -.2 .3 .4 .3 .4 -.4 .3 -.1 1.2 1.3 .3 1.4 .5 .1 .1 .3 .2 .4 -2.1 .3 .0 1.3 1.5 3.0 1.4 .3 .1 .1 .2 .3 .3 2.4 .2 .2 .0 -.1 2.3 -.2 .3 -.2 .3 Apparel ....................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Footwear .................................................................................. 4.041 .954 1.680 .235 .954 122.021 113.921 116.275 120.167 122.870 122.475 115.103 116.826 117.530 123.339 -.5 -2.0 .8 -2.3 -1.6 .4 1.0 .5 -2.2 .4 .5 .0 .5 1.0 .5 -.8 -.1 -1.2 -.5 -.8 -.4 .3 -.5 -2.0 -.4 Transportation ............................................................................ Private transportation ............................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. New vehicles ........................................................................ Used cars and trucks 1 ......................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................... Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................... Public transportation ................................................................ 19.515 18.793 8.626 5.210 2.675 5.441 5.388 .444 1.145 .723 179.541 176.695 93.365 138.315 135.203 221.011 220.052 120.170 223.683 224.973 184.930 182.156 93.234 138.077 135.192 243.574 242.613 120.367 224.086 226.521 .6 .5 -2.0 -1.0 -4.3 3.2 3.2 4.4 3.6 1.1 3.0 3.1 -.1 -.2 .0 10.2 10.3 .2 .2 .7 .0 .0 -.2 -.2 -.5 .4 .4 .4 .5 .4 3.0 3.1 .1 .3 -.2 10.5 10.5 .2 .4 .1 1.4 1.5 .0 .0 .0 4.8 4.8 .2 .3 -.2 Medical care ............................................................................... Medical care commodities ........................................................ Medical care services ............................................................... Professional services ............................................................. Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 5.228 1.135 4.094 2.338 1.378 346.946 279.762 365.827 301.339 485.074 348.109 281.216 366.870 301.599 487.336 4.2 1.0 5.1 3.7 6.0 .3 .5 .3 .1 .5 .5 -.4 .8 .8 .7 .1 -.3 .2 .1 .4 .4 .5 .4 .0 .8 See footnotes at end of table. Table 4. 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) CPI-W Relative importance, December 2006 Unadjusted indexes Mar. 2007 Apr. 2007 Unadjusted percent change to Apr. 2007 from— Apr. 2006 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Mar. 2007 Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................... Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 5.022 1.867 108.461 102.363 108.680 102.690 0.3 -2.1 0.2 .3 0.0 -.1 -0.1 -.6 0.0 .1 Education and communication 2 ................................................ Education 2 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ Communication 2 ..................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ............ 5.605 2.329 .208 2.121 3.276 3.124 2.633 .492 .178 115.161 166.341 417.027 469.224 85.408 83.645 97.625 11.292 10.040 115.280 166.441 417.583 469.472 85.523 83.760 97.738 11.322 10.036 1.8 6.1 8.5 5.9 -.9 -1.0 2.2 -16.1 -8.8 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .3 .0 .3 .5 .1 .6 .1 .1 .2 -.4 -.8 .4 .6 1.7 .5 .3 .4 .4 .2 .4 .3 .5 .5 .5 .1 .1 .1 .3 .0 Other goods and services .......................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ Personal care ........................................................................... Personal care products 1 ....................................................... Personal care services 1 ........................................................ Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 3.652 1.139 2.513 .771 .618 .962 341.719 551.161 192.411 158.528 215.318 322.090 342.057 548.812 193.075 158.578 215.658 324.252 3.9 5.6 3.1 2.3 3.4 4.0 .1 -.4 .3 .0 .2 .7 .4 1.0 .1 .3 .2 .3 .2 .2 .2 .3 .3 .1 .1 -.4 .4 .0 .2 .8 44.175 16.475 27.700 15.699 4.041 11.658 12.001 55.825 30.227 .342 4.496 .937 .368 5.600 4.094 9.761 167.350 200.056 148.836 184.604 122.021 227.564 113.107 239.586 222.970 117.653 181.092 142.070 142.069 232.332 365.827 272.474 169.746 200.488 152.034 191.650 122.475 238.898 112.945 240.106 223.590 117.945 180.803 142.451 142.471 232.218 366.870 273.342 1.5 3.7 .2 1.7 -.5 2.4 -2.0 3.4 4.0 1.2 2.7 4.9 3.5 1.2 5.1 2.5 1.4 .2 2.1 3.8 .4 5.0 -.1 .2 .3 .2 -.2 .3 .3 .0 .3 .3 .4 .8 .1 -.3 .5 .3 -.2 .4 .2 -.1 1.4 .5 .1 .1 .8 .2 1.4 .3 2.1 3.4 -.8 5.2 .0 .3 .2 .0 1.4 .3 .1 .0 .2 .3 .7 .4 .9 1.2 -.4 2.6 -.2 .2 .3 .2 -.2 .3 .3 -.1 .4 .4 84.543 69.430 94.772 28.718 16.717 12.676 32.174 25.598 51.732 10.282 89.718 74.261 22.932 5.786 51.329 200.616 191.591 194.481 150.856 185.979 224.712 193.028 228.479 230.221 196.940 201.948 202.816 141.482 222.509 245.923 $ .498 $ .167 202.335 193.443 195.998 153.999 192.687 235.083 196.887 228.811 230.708 207.932 202.300 203.154 141.450 244.148 246.539 $ .495 $ .166 2.3 1.9 2.5 .3 1.8 2.5 2.7 2.7 3.3 2.9 2.5 2.2 -.5 3.1 3.5 .9 1.0 .8 2.1 3.6 4.6 2.0 .1 .2 5.6 .2 .2 .0 9.7 .3 .3 .4 .4 .2 -.2 .3 .3 .4 .3 .8 .3 .2 .1 .4 .3 .9 1.0 .8 2.0 3.2 5.0 1.9 .5 .3 6.2 .1 .1 -.1 10.1 .2 .5 .5 .5 .9 1.1 2.4 .8 .2 .3 2.6 .2 .2 -.1 4.6 .3 - - - - - Commodity and service group Commodities ................................................................................ Food and beverages .................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... Apparel ................................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... Durables ................................................................................... Services ....................................................................................... Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... Transportation services .............................................................. Medical care services ................................................................. Other services ............................................................................ Special indexes All items less food ........................................................................ All items less shelter .................................................................... All items less medical care ........................................................... Commodities less food ................................................................. Nondurables less food ................................................................. Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. Nondurables ................................................................................. Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................ Energy .......................................................................................... All items less energy .................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... Energy commodities ............................................................... Services less energy services .................................................. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........ Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............. - 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 5. 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 indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— CPI-W 6 months ended— July 2006 Oct. 2006 Jan. 2007 Apr. 2007 201.449 5.2 -4.2 2.7 199.913 199.437 197.484 218.810 191.953 184.953 261.391 152.389 170.984 173.102 170.779 187.026 114.402 203.838 141.285 205.729 200.788 200.328 198.516 220.802 193.636 185.923 262.893 151.119 171.861 174.315 170.483 188.165 115.432 204.519 142.978 206.342 2.3 2.5 1.9 5.2 -2.3 -1.1 5.5 .0 5.6 4.3 6.9 5.5 6.5 3.3 2.1 1.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 2.5 6.4 -.9 18.3 5.3 -2.1 .7 1.9 -3.6 -4.8 2.8 3.0 2.0 202.830 230.467 230.703 138.634 221.169 117.622 196.694 177.263 223.337 184.020 141.636 122.719 141.886 203.510 230.875 231.583 135.688 221.773 117.653 199.210 179.858 230.061 186.511 142.070 122.902 142.069 203.924 231.576 232.171 138.971 222.148 117.945 199.188 179.743 235.366 186.072 142.451 122.617 142.471 3.3 4.6 4.6 3.0 4.9 .7 -3.9 -5.6 33.6 -8.1 4.8 2.3 4.7 119.451 111.883 112.603 117.148 122.250 120.061 111.899 113.167 118.322 122.846 119.132 111.739 111.805 117.687 121.891 118.646 112.055 111.258 115.362 121.393 Transportation ................................................................... Private transportation ...................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... New vehicles ............................................................... Used cars and trucks 1 ............................................... Motor fuel ...................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .......................... Public transportation ....................................................... 174.417 171.432 93.254 137.513 136.063 200.603 199.614 119.464 221.537 225.827 174.491 171.483 93.035 137.293 135.411 201.411 200.433 119.897 222.687 226.645 179.761 176.866 93.159 137.675 135.203 222.605 221.570 120.170 223.605 226.760 Medical care ...................................................................... Medical care commodities .............................................. Medical care services ..................................................... Professional services .................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 343.619 281.738 360.670 297.931 477.026 345.415 280.701 363.443 300.252 480.230 345.778 279.756 364.265 300.458 482.119 Jan. 2007 Feb. 2007 Mar. 2007 Apr. 2007 All items .............................................................................. 198.225 198.984 200.527 Food and beverages ......................................................... Food ................................................................................ Food at home ................................................................ Cereals and bakery products ...................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... Dairy and related products .......................................... Fruits and vegetables .................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... Other food at home ..................................................... Sugar and sweets ..................................................... Fats and oils .............................................................. Other foods 1 ............................................................ Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ Food away from home 1 ............................................... Other food away from home 2 ..................................... Alcoholic beverages 1 ..................................................... 197.677 197.244 194.473 216.798 189.036 181.898 253.022 149.587 170.028 173.813 169.191 185.681 114.759 202.905 140.765 202.821 199.249 198.801 196.534 219.095 189.882 182.501 264.940 149.749 170.572 172.484 171.051 186.473 115.151 203.689 141.338 204.616 Housing ............................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................. Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... Fuels and utilities ............................................................ Household energy ......................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... Household furnishings and operations ............................ Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 202.017 229.798 229.696 139.243 220.518 117.748 194.362 174.925 222.684 181.459 140.947 122.595 141.729 Apparel .............................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... Footwear ......................................................................... Oct. 2006 Apr. 2007 6.7 0.4 4.7 2.2 2.1 .8 3.2 3.3 3.1 -11.3 5.2 1.3 4.5 .0 .8 3.4 4.3 10.5 2.0 6.4 6.4 8.6 7.6 10.1 9.1 16.5 4.2 4.4 1.2 3.1 5.5 2.4 3.2 6.4 7.1 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.8 1.9 -1.0 11.7 2.6 1.7 2.5 4.4 .9 .7 3.1 2.5 1.5 4.3 4.3 4.6 5.4 6.7 6.1 1.7 4.7 2.8 2.8 1.5 3.1 2.9 3.7 8.4 4.6 2.2 4.0 4.7 1.5 3.9 -.3 -5.1 -6.8 -30.6 -4.4 4.7 .0 3.8 4.5 4.1 4.7 9.6 3.4 4.0 11.8 12.9 -8.0 14.6 5.7 -1.0 3.3 3.8 3.1 4.4 -.8 3.0 .7 10.3 11.5 24.8 10.6 4.3 .1 2.1 2.8 4.3 4.6 2.2 4.4 .2 -4.5 -6.2 -3.7 -6.3 4.8 1.1 4.3 4.2 3.6 4.5 4.3 3.2 2.3 11.1 12.2 7.1 12.5 5.0 -.5 2.7 -3.3 -1.7 -7.1 4.5 -3.2 4.5 1.8 8.0 1.0 2.0 -.2 -8.5 7.8 -8.3 -2.4 -2.7 .6 -4.7 -6.0 -2.8 .5 .0 .2 2.7 -.6 -1.4 -4.1 1.4 -7.1 -2.6 182.297 179.472 93.122 137.725 135.192 233.190 232.197 120.367 224.295 226.292 16.9 17.1 1.3 -.6 4.9 57.6 57.6 7.9 5.3 5.8 -26.7 -27.6 -3.7 -1.7 -7.9 -63.5 -63.7 3.8 2.8 -2.1 .0 .1 -4.8 -2.3 -11.0 8.0 8.0 2.9 1.3 .0 19.3 20.1 -.6 .6 -2.5 82.6 83.1 3.1 5.1 .8 -7.5 -7.9 -1.3 -1.1 -1.7 -24.2 -24.3 5.8 4.0 1.8 9.3 9.6 -2.7 -.8 -6.9 40.4 40.6 3.0 3.2 .4 347.186 281.058 365.689 300.604 486.111 3.8 2.5 4.1 2.8 6.0 3.9 1.4 4.6 3.2 5.8 4.8 1.2 5.8 5.3 4.3 4.2 -1.0 5.7 3.6 7.8 3.8 2.0 4.4 3.0 5.9 4.5 .1 5.8 4.5 6.1 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. Table 5. 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 indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— CPI-W 6 months ended— July 2006 Oct. 2006 Jan. 2007 Apr. 2007 108.379 102.106 2.2 .0 -0.7 -2.7 -0.2 -3.3 115.329 166.936 415.361 471.264 85.404 83.645 97.625 11.292 10.040 115.644 167.711 417.479 473.429 85.521 83.760 97.738 11.322 10.036 2.1 5.9 6.1 6.1 -.5 -.5 .4 -5.8 -20.1 2.5 7.2 9.2 6.9 -.5 -.5 5.1 -24.4 -7.5 340.563 550.097 191.628 157.992 214.773 321.057 341.327 551.161 192.086 158.528 215.318 321.437 341.796 548.812 192.859 158.578 215.658 323.928 2.3 2.6 2.2 .0 2.1 2.7 164.009 197.677 145.155 179.125 119.451 216.359 113.096 238.283 221.587 117.748 181.459 140.947 141.729 232.262 360.670 271.240 164.641 199.249 145.360 178.618 120.061 217.028 112.926 239.197 222.103 117.622 184.020 141.636 141.886 232.505 363.443 271.752 166.963 199.913 148.351 184.774 119.132 228.357 112.934 239.874 222.481 117.653 186.511 142.070 142.069 232.557 364.265 272.525 168.201 200.788 149.718 187.019 118.646 234.256 112.746 240.432 223.171 117.945 186.072 142.451 142.471 232.280 365.689 273.512 198.224 188.864 192.143 147.182 180.624 214.118 189.104 227.051 228.855 186.769 200.516 201.575 140.610 202.399 244.423 198.835 189.663 192.863 147.428 180.295 214.716 189.616 228.013 229.602 188.349 201.176 202.045 140.753 203.201 245.136 200.544 191.634 194.431 150.381 186.144 225.427 193.124 229.109 230.290 200.028 201.470 202.268 140.665 223.710 245.594 201.471 192.646 195.330 151.734 188.232 230.802 194.614 229.610 230.911 205.146 201.876 202.572 140.479 234.055 246.269 Jan. 2007 Feb. 2007 Mar. 2007 Apr. 2007 Recreation 2 ...................................................................... Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 108.456 102.732 108.489 102.658 108.351 102.032 Education and communication 2 ....................................... Education 2 ..................................................................... Educational books and supplies ................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... Communication 2 ............................................................ Information and information processing 1 2 .................. Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 ... 114.517 165.149 408.325 466.513 85.027 83.256 97.045 11.321 10.081 114.825 166.001 408.597 469.130 85.107 83.337 97.233 11.272 9.997 Other goods and services ................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... Personal care .................................................................. Personal care products 1 .............................................. Personal care services 1 ............................................... Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 339.151 544.568 191.366 157.505 214.254 320.102 Oct. 2006 Apr. 2007 -0.3 -2.4 0.7 -1.3 -0.2 -2.9 -1.0 4.9 9.7 4.4 -4.9 -5.3 .6 -30.5 -4.6 4.0 6.4 9.3 6.1 2.3 2.4 2.9 .0 -1.8 2.3 6.6 7.6 6.5 -.5 -.5 2.7 -15.6 -14.0 1.5 5.6 9.5 5.2 -1.3 -1.5 1.7 -16.6 -3.2 2.8 -.5 4.3 3.9 4.3 6.0 7.3 17.8 2.9 2.6 4.5 2.4 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.8 2.6 4.9 2.6 1.1 3.2 1.9 3.2 4.3 5.2 10.2 3.0 2.7 3.6 3.6 7.9 2.3 11.1 16.4 -3.3 27.2 .0 3.0 4.7 .7 -8.1 4.8 4.7 2.1 4.1 3.2 -12.2 3.7 -20.2 -32.1 4.5 -39.3 -3.4 2.9 4.1 -.3 -4.4 4.7 3.8 2.3 4.6 3.0 1.0 2.2 .2 14.1 -.2 3.7 -3.1 4.1 4.2 4.0 14.6 5.7 3.3 .5 5.8 .7 10.6 6.4 13.2 18.8 -2.7 37.4 -1.2 3.7 2.9 .7 10.6 4.3 2.1 .0 5.7 3.4 -2.6 3.0 -5.8 -11.1 .5 -12.1 -1.7 2.9 4.4 .2 -6.3 4.8 4.3 2.2 4.4 3.1 5.7 4.3 6.5 16.5 -1.4 19.4 -2.2 3.9 3.6 2.3 12.5 5.0 2.7 .2 5.8 2.0 5.8 5.6 5.3 11.0 15.3 25.4 8.5 2.9 3.8 26.6 2.9 2.9 .3 56.3 4.1 -5.5 -7.5 -4.7 -19.5 -30.4 -36.9 -15.5 .4 2.3 -44.7 2.4 2.2 -.6 -62.2 3.5 2.7 2.1 2.6 .2 13.5 3.3 8.0 3.1 3.3 10.2 1.8 1.8 -1.4 7.0 3.2 6.7 8.3 6.8 13.0 17.9 35.0 12.2 4.6 3.6 45.6 2.7 2.0 -.4 78.8 3.1 .0 -1.2 .2 -5.5 -10.4 -11.0 -4.3 1.6 3.1 -16.3 2.7 2.5 -.1 -23.1 3.8 4.7 5.1 4.7 6.4 15.7 18.1 10.1 3.9 3.5 26.6 2.3 1.9 -.9 38.3 3.1 Expenditure category Commodity and service group Commodities ....................................................................... Food and beverages ......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ............................. Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... Apparel .......................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... Durables .......................................................................... Services .............................................................................. Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. Household operations 1 2 ................................................. Transportation services ..................................................... Medical care services ....................................................... Other services ................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ............................................................... All items less shelter ........................................................... All items less medical care .................................................. Commodities less food ........................................................ Nondurables less food ........................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... Nondurables ........................................................................ Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. Services less medical care services ................................... Energy ................................................................................. All items less energy ........................................................... All items less food and energy .......................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... Energy commodities ..................................................... Services less energy services ......................................... 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 6. 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 CPI-W Indexes Percent change to Apr.2007 from— Pricing schedule 1 Jan. 2007 Feb. 2007 Mar. 2007 Apr. 2007 M 197.559 198.544 200.612 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 212.054 213.163 127.395 212.649 213.892 127.587 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 187.811 188.802 122.103 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 Mar.2007 from— Apr. 2006 Feb. 2007 Mar. 2007 Mar. 2006 Jan. 2007 Feb. 2007 202.130 2.5 1.8 0.8 2.7 1.5 1.0 214.517 215.629 128.888 215.802 216.766 129.856 2.3 2.5 1.8 1.5 1.3 1.8 .6 .5 .8 2.6 2.8 2.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 .9 .8 1.0 189.121 190.087 123.121 191.145 192.051 124.508 192.379 193.403 125.159 2.2 2.3 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.7 .6 .7 .5 2.2 2.2 2.3 1.8 1.7 2.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 185.949 186.458 188.484 189.901 2.1 1.8 .8 2.0 1.4 1.1 M M M 191.671 195.057 122.204 192.574 196.032 122.842 194.734 198.254 124.185 196.730 199.837 125.598 2.4 2.6 2.2 2.2 1.9 2.2 1.0 .8 1.1 2.5 3.0 2.1 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.1 1.1 1.1 M 195.466 195.444 197.902 200.520 2.7 2.6 1.3 2.9 1.2 1.3 M M M 201.946 203.537 125.593 203.036 204.885 126.161 205.173 207.180 127.333 206.521 208.393 128.376 3.3 3.3 3.2 1.7 1.7 1.8 .7 .6 .8 3.5 3.7 3.0 1.6 1.8 1.4 1.1 1.1 .9 M M M 183.443 123.578 192.985 184.447 124.203 193.060 186.331 125.513 195.247 187.531 126.624 197.059 2.7 2.3 2.5 1.7 1.9 2.1 .6 .9 .9 2.9 2.4 2.7 1.6 1.6 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.1 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 192.166 204.498 193.451 206.632 195.472 208.929 197.067 210.195 3.0 3.6 1.9 1.7 .8 .6 2.4 4.0 1.7 2.2 1.0 1.1 M 215.793 216.771 218.510 219.791 2.7 1.4 .6 3.1 1.3 .8 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 1 1 1 224.256 181.559 190.187 128.978 - 225.918 184.014 191.750 131.234 - - - - 2.5 1.3 1.1 3.8 .7 1.4 .8 1.7 - Atlanta, GA ..................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 2 2 2 - 193.446 192.717 179.288 205.688 - 197.856 195.417 182.774 208.921 3.1 1.7 1.5 3.3 2.3 1.4 1.9 1.6 - - - - 2 2 2 - 212.986 208.803 205.746 - 214.668 211.189 210.388 1.7 3.1 3.9 .8 1.1 2.3 - - - - 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 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. Table 7. 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) C-CPI-U Relative importance, 2003-2004 Unadjusted percent change to Apr. 2007 from— Unadjusted indexes Mar. 2007 Apr. 2007 Apr. 2006 Mar. 2007 Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 118.953 119.543 2.3 0.5 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home .......................................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 15.072 13.943 8.029 5.914 1.130 118.366 118.359 115.435 122.301 118.710 118.596 118.584 115.552 122.681 119.009 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.4 2.9 .2 .2 .1 .3 .3 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Household furnishings and operations ................................... 42.173 32.495 4.702 4.977 124.462 126.316 147.974 96.629 124.713 126.701 147.904 96.400 3.3 3.9 3.2 -.1 .2 .3 .0 -.2 Apparel ..................................................................................... 4.076 92.243 92.585 -.8 .4 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. Public transportation ............................................................... 17.095 15.988 1.107 118.479 119.171 111.096 120.770 121.573 111.931 .2 .2 .9 1.9 2.0 .8 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. 6.055 1.458 4.597 135.269 121.296 140.149 135.687 121.932 140.486 3.7 .9 4.7 .3 .5 .2 Recreation ................................................................................ 5.863 105.266 105.393 -.6 .1 Education and communication ................................................. Education ............................................................................... Communication ...................................................................... 6.190 2.751 3.439 104.456 156.322 74.462 104.544 156.367 74.557 1.1 6.0 -2.5 .1 .0 .1 Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.475 123.167 123.411 3.5 .2 58.763 41.237 12.340 28.897 78.707 7.351 127.328 108.594 85.616 120.452 114.870 169.314 127.634 109.528 85.458 122.030 115.068 177.158 3.3 .9 -2.3 2.3 2.0 3.1 .2 .9 -.2 1.3 .2 4.6 Commodity and service group Services ...................................................................................... Commodities .............................................................................. Durables ................................................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................. Energy ........................................................................................ Indexes for 2007 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2006 are interim adjustments. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
