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Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until 8:30 a.m. (EDT) Wednesday, May 19, 2010 USDL-10-0685 Technical information: (202)691-7000 Reed.Steve@bls.gov www.bls.gov/cpi Media Contact: (202)691-5902 PressOffice@bls.gov (NOTE: This release was reissued on Friday, July 16, 2010, to correct errors in the January-April 2010 data. Corrections have been made to Table 7. There were no changes made to the text of the release.) CONSUMER PRICE INDEX –APRIL 2010 On a seasonally adjusted basis, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) declined 0.1 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the index increased 2.2 percent before seasonal adjustment. The index for energy decreased 1.4 percent in April and accounted for the seasonally adjusted decline in the all items index. The indexes for gasoline and natural gas both decreased significantly, outweighing increases in the indexes for fuel oil and electricity. The food index increased 0.2 percent in April, while the index for all items less food and energy was unchanged. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs rose sharply in April and accounted for the food increase; other grocery store food groups were mixed and the index for food away from home rose slightly. Within all items less food and energy, the indexes for recreation, airline fares, and medical care all rose in April. Offsetting these increases were declines in the indexes for apparel and for household furnishings and operations. The continuing stability of the index for all items less food and energy has resulted in an increase over the last 12 months of 0.9 percent, the smallest 12-month increase since January 1966. Chart 1. One-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), seasonally adjusted, Apr. 2009 - Apr. 2010 Percent change 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1 Apr'09 May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr'10 Chart 2. 12-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, Apr. 2009 - Apr. 2010 Percent change 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3 Apr'09 May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct All items Nov Dec Jan Feb All items less food and energy -2- Mar Apr'10 Consumer Price Index Data for April 2010 Food The food index rose 0.2 percent in April, the same increase as in March. The April increase was due to an increase in the index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, which rose 1.4 percent in April and has now increased four months in a row. Other grocery store food group indexes were mixed. The index for nonalcoholic beverages increased 0.4 percent in April, while the index for other food at home was unchanged. The fruits and vegetables index, which rose 3.4 percent in March, declined 0.2 percent in April. The index for dairy and related products fell 0.8 percent and the cereals and bakery products index declined 0.3 percent. The index for food away from home, which was unchanged in March, rose 0.1 percent in April. For the past 12 months the food index has risen 0.5 percent, with the index for food at home unchanged and the index for food away from home up 1.1 percent. Energy The energy index declined 1.4 percent in April after being unchanged in March. The gasoline index, which fell 0.8 percent in March, declined 2.4 percent. (Before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices rose 2.9 percent in April.) Over the past 12 months, the gasoline index has increased 38.3 percent. The index for household energy declined in April, falling 0.4 percent after rising 1.3 percent in March. A 4.4 percent decline in the index for natural gas more than offset a 2.3 percent increase in the index for fuel oil and a 0.7 percent rise in the electricity index. Despite the April decline, over the last 12 months the energy index has risen 18.5 percent. All items less food and energy The index for all items less food and energy was unchanged in April, as it was in March. The shelter index and its major components of rent and owners’ equivalent rent were all unchanged in April. The index for new vehicles was also unchanged. The index for airline fares increased sharply in April, rising 2.2 percent. The index for recreation rose 0.3 percent in April, the medical care index increased 0.2 percent, and the index for used cars and trucks rose 0.2 percent. In contrast, the apparel index fell 0.7 percent and the index for household furnishings and operations declined 0.5 percent. Over the last 12 months, the index for all items less food and energy has risen 0.9 percent. The shelter, apparel, and recreation indexes have all declined over that period. Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 2.2 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 218.009 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index rose 0.2 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 2.9 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 213.958 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index rose 0.2 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. -3- The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 2.3 percent over the last 12 months. For the month, the index increased 0.2 percent on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Please note that the indexes for the post-2008 period are subject to revision. The Consumer Price Index for May 2010 is scheduled to be released on Thursday, June 17, 2010, at 8:30 a.m. (EDT). -4- 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. 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-CPIU), 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 each month in 87 urban areas across the country from about 4,000 housing units and approximately 25,000 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 C-CPI-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. -5- 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 0.04 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 0.08 percent of the 1 month percentage change based on all retail prices. For example, 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 0.12 and 0.28 percent. For the latest data, including information on how to use the estimates of standard error, see “Variance Estimates for Price Changes in the Consumer Price Index, January-December 2009”. These data are available on the CPI home page (http://www.bls.gov/cpi), or by using the following link http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpivar2009.pdf 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 -6- 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 before adjustment for seasonal variation. Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method. Seasonally adjusted indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually. Each year, the last 5 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised. Data from January 2005 through December 2009 were replaced in January 2010. 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: 46 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2010. 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. -7- Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series. Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment. For the seasonal factors introduced in January 2010, BLS adjusted 30 series using Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment, including selected food and beverage items, motor fuels, electricity and vehicles. For example, this procedure was used for the Motor fuel series to offset the effects of events such as damage to oil refineries from Hurricane Katrina. For a complete list of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment series and explanations, please refer to the article “Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment”, located on our website at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm. For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact David Levin at (202) 691-6968, or by e-mail at Levin.David@bls.gov If you have general questions about the CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-7000. -8- 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 2009 Unadjusted indexes Mar. 2010 Apr. 2010 Unadjusted percent change to Apr. 2010 from— Apr. 2009 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Mar. 2010 Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................ All items (1967=100) .................................................................... 100.000 217.631 651.925 218.009 653.059 2.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 -0.1 - - - - - - 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 .............................................................. Fats and oils ....................................................................... Other foods ........................................................................ Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... Food away from home 1 ......................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 14.795 13.738 7.801 1.108 1.745 .820 1.153 .952 2.023 .295 .232 1.496 .439 5.937 .326 1.056 219.378 219.032 215.623 250.930 202.812 198.814 280.431 162.666 190.991 199.917 198.567 204.952 122.318 224.991 158.657 222.521 219.536 219.218 215.737 250.425 205.178 197.308 279.272 162.128 191.017 200.775 197.749 204.947 122.298 225.276 158.738 222.299 .5 .5 .0 -.9 -.3 .1 1.8 -.5 -.2 1.8 -1.4 -.4 -.5 1.1 2.3 1.2 .1 .1 .1 -.2 1.2 -.8 -.4 -.3 .0 .4 -.4 .0 .0 .1 .1 -.1 .0 .1 .1 .0 .4 -.1 -.1 -.4 .2 1.4 -.1 .0 -.3 .1 .7 -.2 .2 .2 .5 -.1 .2 .0 3.4 .0 -.2 -1.1 -.5 .0 .9 .0 .1 .0 .2 .2 .2 -.3 1.4 -.8 -.2 .4 .0 .1 .7 -.2 .0 .1 .1 .0 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 ...................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... Household furnishings and operations ..................................... Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... 41.960 32.289 5.966 .769 25.206 23.593 .347 5.081 4.028 .276 3.752 1.052 4.590 .781 216.023 248.052 249.089 133.075 256.272 256.266 124.416 212.295 187.864 276.027 191.280 168.521 126.750 149.999 215.798 248.031 249.012 134.331 256.170 256.165 124.879 211.726 187.054 278.080 190.284 169.116 125.997 150.068 -.6 -.7 .0 -2.4 -.2 -.2 3.5 2.2 1.2 21.9 -.2 6.6 -2.8 -.5 -.1 .0 .0 .9 .0 .0 .4 -.3 -.4 .7 -.5 .4 -.6 .0 .0 .0 .0 .1 .0 .0 .1 .5 .4 -1.3 .5 .7 -.4 .1 .0 -.1 .1 .3 -.1 -.1 .0 1.1 1.3 -.5 1.4 .5 -.4 .2 -.1 .0 .0 1.4 .0 .0 .4 -.2 -.4 .7 -.5 .6 -.5 .0 Apparel ....................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Footwear .................................................................................. 3.695 .903 1.580 .196 .721 122.073 113.104 111.730 115.920 128.525 122.143 113.692 110.816 116.469 129.432 -.9 -3.0 -.9 -.5 1.1 .1 .5 -.8 .5 .7 -.7 -.5 -.9 -1.1 -.5 -.4 -.7 -.5 .4 -1.0 -.7 -.6 -1.5 .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 ................................................................ 16.685 15.497 6.386 3.573 2.012 4.525 4.337 .401 1.167 1.187 192.130 187.796 97.032 138.600 140.797 237.671 237.356 135.523 246.624 244.766 193.994 189.503 96.815 138.174 141.315 244.801 244.347 135.701 247.355 249.135 12.8 13.1 4.8 2.5 16.6 38.1 38.3 .8 1.9 8.4 1.0 .9 -.2 -.3 .4 3.0 2.9 .1 .3 1.8 -.1 -.1 .4 .1 .7 -1.3 -1.4 .3 .2 -.1 -.1 -.1 .2 .1 .5 -1.1 -.8 -.1 .3 .5 -.5 -.7 -.2 .0 .2 -2.3 -2.4 .1 .3 1.7 Medical care ............................................................................... Medical care commodities 1 ..................................................... Medical care services ............................................................... Professional services ............................................................. 6.513 1.611 4.902 2.796 387.142 314.023 409.687 326.206 387.703 314.535 410.256 327.015 3.6 3.5 3.7 2.9 .1 .2 .1 .2 .5 .8 .4 .2 .3 .4 .3 .0 .2 .2 .3 .2 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 2009 Unadjusted indexes Mar. 2010 Apr. 2010 Unadjusted percent change to Apr. 2010 from— Apr. 2009 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Mar. 2010 Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Expenditure category Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 1.619 603.850 604.756 7.1 0.2 1.1 1.0 0.4 Recreation 2 ............................................................................... Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 6.437 1.894 113.339 99.915 113.781 100.074 -.4 -2.2 .4 .2 -.1 -.7 -.1 .1 .3 -.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 6 ............... 6.434 3.035 .200 2.835 3.399 3.225 2.392 .833 .246 129.236 196.470 502.273 564.613 84.940 81.776 102.298 9.552 78.385 129.344 196.798 501.170 565.709 84.947 81.784 102.394 9.530 78.234 2.4 5.0 6.1 4.9 .0 -.4 .3 -3.6 -8.7 .1 .2 -.2 .2 .0 .0 .1 -.2 -.2 .2 .5 .7 .5 -.1 -.1 -.4 .9 -.5 .3 .6 .0 .6 .0 .0 .0 .1 .0 .2 .5 .2 .5 .0 .0 .1 -.2 -.4 Other goods and services .......................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ Personal care ........................................................................... Personal care products 1 ....................................................... Personal care services 1 ........................................................ Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 3.483 .871 2.612 .688 .642 1.048 378.808 787.268 206.594 162.367 228.429 352.028 378.911 788.066 206.599 161.601 229.635 352.779 2.2 6.1 .8 -1.3 .8 3.0 .0 .1 .0 -.5 .5 .2 .1 -.1 .1 .2 -.2 .3 .1 .2 .0 .2 .1 .3 .0 .1 -.1 -.5 .5 .1 39.816 14.795 25.021 15.044 3.695 11.349 9.978 60.184 31.942 .347 3.752 1.052 .781 6.060 4.902 11.347 174.798 219.378 150.953 190.674 122.073 237.683 111.694 260.196 258.489 124.416 191.280 168.521 149.999 257.337 409.687 307.451 175.333 219.536 151.621 192.335 122.143 240.381 111.450 260.420 258.457 124.879 190.284 169.116 150.068 258.384 410.256 308.493 4.5 .5 7.0 10.6 -.9 14.9 1.9 .8 -.8 3.5 -.2 6.6 -.5 3.9 3.7 2.3 .3 .1 .4 .9 .1 1.1 -.2 .1 .0 .4 -.5 .4 .0 .4 .1 .3 -.2 .0 -.3 -.3 -.7 -.3 .0 .1 -.3 .1 .5 .7 .1 .4 .4 .1 -.1 .2 -.2 -.8 -.4 -.6 -.1 .2 -.3 .0 1.4 .5 .2 .4 .3 .1 -.4 .2 -.7 -1.3 -.7 -1.6 -.2 .1 .1 .4 -.5 .6 .0 .4 .3 .4 86.262 67.711 93.487 26.078 16.100 12.405 29.838 28.243 55.282 8.553 91.447 77.708 21.276 4.801 56.432 217.430 208.181 209.301 153.516 192.601 235.198 205.409 282.297 248.531 209.999 220.133 221.059 144.399 241.239 267.248 $ .459 $ .153 217.839 208.722 209.669 154.163 194.159 237.626 206.393 282.851 248.733 212.977 220.252 221.166 144.169 248.165 267.587 $ .459 $ .153 2.5 3.7 2.1 6.7 10.0 13.6 5.4 2.6 .5 18.5 .9 .9 1.2 37.0 .8 .2 .3 .2 .4 .8 1.0 .5 .2 .1 1.4 .1 .0 -.2 2.9 .1 .0 .0 .0 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.2 .3 -.1 -.5 .1 .1 -.1 -1.3 .1 .0 .1 .0 -.2 -.6 -.5 -.1 .4 .0 .0 .1 .0 -.1 -1.0 .1 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.7 -1.3 -1.4 -.5 .3 .2 -1.4 .1 .0 -.3 -2.1 .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 ....................................... 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. 6 Indexes on a December 2007=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 2009 Oct. 2009 Jan. 2010 Apr. 2010 217.579 3.7 3.0 2.3 219.338 219.032 215.622 250.990 202.823 198.814 281.805 161.908 190.831 199.463 198.373 204.843 122.318 224.991 158.657 221.946 219.680 219.396 216.045 250.147 205.699 197.308 281.331 162.487 190.748 199.672 199.755 204.458 122.298 225.276 158.738 222.001 -1.4 -1.8 -3.8 -1.1 -7.9 -7.9 -3.0 -1.3 -1.4 -2.9 -4.3 -.6 -2.9 .8 3.8 2.9 .1 .0 -1.4 -.1 -3.6 4.7 -8.8 -.5 1.5 6.7 -3.4 1.3 .4 1.6 1.2 2.2 216.181 247.976 248.813 129.776 256.449 256.445 124.439 213.770 189.753 277.284 193.283 167.696 126.879 149.707 216.280 247.812 248.957 130.195 256.170 256.163 124.416 216.172 192.188 276.027 196.019 168.543 126.389 149.999 216.129 247.855 248.982 132.018 256.091 256.086 124.879 215.725 191.400 278.080 195.046 169.531 125.722 150.068 -1.0 .1 .6 -6.5 .7 .7 2.1 -8.0 -11.1 3.7 -12.1 6.6 -.7 -2.2 120.613 112.296 109.196 114.757 129.343 119.814 111.748 108.261 113.551 128.641 119.316 111.014 107.682 114.027 127.341 118.459 110.398 106.015 114.244 127.337 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 ....................................................... 193.593 189.316 96.422 137.470 139.990 248.088 247.897 135.277 245.567 245.058 193.332 189.062 96.794 137.648 140.963 244.826 244.409 135.649 245.969 244.713 193.195 188.843 96.993 137.793 141.683 242.182 242.413 135.523 246.624 246.023 Medical care ...................................................................... Medical care commodities 1 ............................................ Medical care services ..................................................... Professional services .................................................... 382.737 310.494 405.006 324.784 384.703 312.864 406.755 325.373 386.007 314.023 408.092 325.393 Jan. 2010 Feb. 2010 Mar. 2010 Apr. 2010 All items .............................................................................. 217.587 217.591 217.729 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 ..................................................... Fats and oils .............................................................. Other foods ............................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ Food away from home 1 ............................................... Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 218.731 218.339 214.479 251.452 201.682 198.949 272.854 162.499 190.812 198.862 199.460 204.762 121.564 224.916 157.517 222.488 218.838 218.494 214.628 251.354 202.506 198.800 272.571 161.872 191.211 201.656 199.352 204.793 121.172 225.081 158.569 221.954 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 ............................................. Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... Household furnishings and operations ............................ Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 216.185 248.029 248.885 129.698 256.509 256.507 124.360 212.757 188.982 280.850 192.250 166.463 127.392 149.510 Apparel .............................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... Footwear ......................................................................... Oct. 2009 Apr. 2010 0.0 3.4 1.1 1.8 1.9 2.3 -.4 3.1 7.6 7.4 .0 -.7 1.9 1.8 -1.6 -1.8 1.2 1.2 .5 1.7 2.0 3.0 -2.1 8.2 -3.3 13.0 .0 -.1 1.6 .6 -.6 2.4 .6 3.1 -.9 -.7 -.9 -2.6 -.6 -5.8 -1.8 -5.9 -.9 .1 1.8 -3.8 .3 -1.3 1.2 2.5 2.6 1.8 1.9 2.6 -1.2 5.6 2.0 10.2 .0 -.4 1.8 1.2 -1.1 .3 .9 2.2 -.2 .4 .3 -.5 5.4 -.1 -.1 3.0 4.9 4.3 26.1 3.0 7.2 -3.8 .5 -1.4 -2.6 -.1 -13.0 -.7 -.7 7.3 6.8 7.3 75.7 3.4 5.0 -1.6 -1.8 -.1 -.3 .2 7.3 -.7 -.7 1.7 5.7 5.2 -3.9 5.9 7.6 -5.1 1.5 -.3 .2 .1 -.7 .3 .3 2.5 -1.8 -3.7 14.4 -4.8 6.9 -2.3 -.8 -.7 -1.4 .0 -3.4 -.7 -.7 4.5 6.2 6.3 30.0 4.7 6.3 -3.4 -.2 3.8 -1.8 8.3 1.5 5.3 -.3 -1.8 -1.1 -2.6 1.1 .2 -1.7 1.1 .8 4.3 -7.0 -6.6 -11.2 -1.8 -6.1 1.7 -1.8 3.5 -.5 3.2 -3.4 -4.2 -5.2 -.5 -1.0 192.243 187.597 96.840 137.747 141.905 236.628 236.631 135.701 247.355 250.293 25.3 27.1 5.1 7.4 7.6 120.8 121.1 -2.7 .6 3.1 15.6 15.6 7.8 2.9 30.5 38.5 37.5 -.2 3.9 16.3 14.2 14.9 4.9 -1.0 24.6 43.6 44.8 5.0 .3 5.9 -2.8 -3.6 1.7 .8 5.6 -17.2 -17.0 1.3 2.9 8.8 20.4 21.2 6.5 5.1 18.5 74.9 74.4 -1.5 2.3 9.5 5.4 5.3 3.3 -.1 14.7 9.0 9.7 3.1 1.6 7.3 386.905 314.535 409.135 326.134 2.6 .3 3.3 3.8 3.7 5.6 3.0 2.7 3.8 2.8 4.1 3.6 4.4 5.3 4.1 1.7 3.1 2.9 3.2 3.3 4.1 4.0 4.1 2.6 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 2009 Oct. 2009 Jan. 2010 Apr. 2010 602.052 5.2 5.8 7.2 113.299 99.650 113.612 99.556 1.6 -.6 -1.4 -5.1 129.141 196.252 502.169 563.950 84.905 81.743 102.288 9.540 77.518 129.533 197.418 501.997 567.553 84.942 81.776 102.298 9.552 77.541 129.852 198.426 502.840 570.587 84.950 81.784 102.394 9.530 77.198 2.9 5.6 9.7 5.3 .3 -.5 2.3 -10.8 -15.5 377.853 786.857 205.935 161.627 228.629 350.113 378.091 785.714 206.209 162.029 228.107 351.082 378.386 787.268 206.287 162.367 228.429 352.109 378.248 788.066 206.116 161.601 229.635 352.300 175.196 218.731 151.759 192.765 120.613 241.982 111.565 259.716 259.168 124.360 192.250 166.463 149.510 255.735 405.006 306.985 174.878 218.838 151.280 192.192 119.814 241.214 111.514 260.045 258.517 124.439 193.283 167.696 149.707 256.676 406.755 307.265 174.762 219.338 150.920 190.632 119.316 239.779 111.430 260.469 257.746 124.416 196.019 168.543 149.999 257.816 408.092 307.678 217.489 208.128 209.424 154.302 194.517 239.081 206.144 281.417 248.690 215.536 219.524 220.463 143.863 251.449 266.630 217.469 208.155 209.353 153.820 193.959 238.287 205.792 282.121 248.541 214.379 219.646 220.579 143.761 248.149 266.894 217.544 208.414 209.445 153.468 192.716 237.059 205.619 283.215 248.658 214.376 219.799 220.664 143.666 245.556 267.103 Jan. 2010 Feb. 2010 Mar. 2010 Apr. 2010 Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 587.561 593.869 599.951 Recreation 2 ...................................................................... Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 113.524 100.255 113.415 99.571 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 6 ..... 128.872 195.209 498.880 561.001 84.974 81.817 102.729 9.457 77.925 Other goods and services ................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... Personal care .................................................................. Personal care products 1 .............................................. Personal care services 1 ............................................... Miscellaneous personal services .................................. Oct. 2009 Apr. 2010 10.2 5.5 8.7 -2.1 -.1 .3 -2.8 .1 -2.9 -.9 -1.4 1.9 3.8 5.1 3.7 .0 -.1 1.0 -4.2 -11.0 1.8 4.0 6.4 3.8 -.4 -.8 -.6 -1.8 -4.2 3.1 6.8 3.2 7.0 -.1 -.2 -1.3 3.1 -3.7 2.4 4.7 7.4 4.5 .1 -.3 1.6 -7.5 -13.3 2.5 5.3 4.8 5.4 -.2 -.5 -1.0 .6 -3.9 3.4 11.5 .6 -2.2 -1.0 3.1 2.5 5.8 1.3 -1.5 2.0 3.1 2.7 6.9 1.1 -1.5 .3 3.1 .4 .6 .4 -.1 1.8 2.5 2.9 8.6 .9 -1.8 .5 3.1 1.5 3.7 .7 -.8 1.0 2.8 174.112 219.680 149.892 188.173 118.459 235.996 111.244 260.792 257.900 124.879 195.046 169.531 150.068 258.879 409.135 308.870 9.0 -1.4 16.1 27.9 3.8 38.2 2.3 .3 -.1 2.1 -12.1 6.6 -2.2 1.2 3.3 3.6 4.9 .1 8.0 11.9 -.3 16.0 3.9 1.7 .6 3.0 3.0 7.2 .5 7.3 3.0 1.6 6.4 1.8 9.3 15.3 .2 20.2 2.5 -.4 -1.6 7.3 3.4 5.0 -1.8 2.1 4.1 1.3 -2.5 1.7 -4.8 -9.2 -7.0 -9.5 -1.1 1.7 -1.9 1.7 5.9 7.6 1.5 5.0 4.1 2.5 6.9 -.7 12.0 19.6 1.7 26.6 3.1 1.0 .2 2.5 -4.8 6.9 -.8 4.2 3.2 2.6 1.9 1.8 2.0 2.3 -3.4 4.3 .6 .6 -1.8 4.5 4.7 6.3 -.2 3.5 4.1 1.9 217.313 208.187 209.257 152.467 190.158 233.688 204.613 284.130 249.037 211.324 219.942 220.768 143.279 240.344 267.547 4.7 5.6 3.8 15.5 26.5 34.3 10.3 .1 -.3 38.1 1.1 1.7 2.8 110.6 1.3 3.5 4.3 2.9 7.7 10.2 14.1 7.1 3.6 1.8 21.0 1.4 1.7 2.0 37.8 1.6 2.4 4.7 2.2 8.9 14.8 19.0 7.5 2.7 -.1 25.6 .3 .0 1.7 45.4 -.6 -.3 .1 -.3 -4.7 -8.7 -8.7 -2.9 3.9 .6 -7.6 .8 .6 -1.6 -16.5 1.4 4.1 4.9 3.4 11.5 18.1 23.8 8.7 1.8 .8 29.2 1.3 1.7 2.4 70.3 1.4 1.0 2.4 .9 1.9 2.4 4.2 2.2 3.3 .2 7.7 .5 .3 .0 10.2 .4 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. 6 Indexes on a December 2007=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.2010 from— Pricing schedule 1 Jan. 2010 Feb. 2010 Mar. 2010 Apr. 2010 M 216.687 216.741 217.631 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 232.294 234.109 138.416 232.382 234.183 138.491 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 206.564 207.325 132.417 M U.S. city average ............................................ Percent change to Mar.2010 from— Apr. 2009 Feb. 2010 Mar. 2010 Mar. 2009 Jan. 2010 Feb. 2010 218.009 2.2 0.6 0.2 2.3 0.4 0.4 233.188 235.060 138.871 233.615 235.496 139.115 2.5 2.2 3.4 .5 .6 .5 .2 .2 .2 2.6 2.3 3.3 .4 .4 .3 .3 .4 .3 206.563 207.329 132.451 207.359 207.975 133.096 207.777 208.308 133.510 2.7 2.4 3.0 .6 .5 .8 .2 .2 .3 2.6 2.3 2.9 .4 .3 .5 .4 .3 .5 203.490 203.274 204.204 204.326 3.4 .5 .1 3.5 .4 .5 Region and area size2 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) ............................................... M M M 210.056 211.762 133.517 210.020 211.503 133.575 211.216 212.692 134.363 211.528 213.052 134.606 2.4 2.0 2.5 .7 .7 .8 .1 .2 .2 2.5 2.0 2.7 .6 .4 .6 .6 .6 .6 M 213.873 214.007 215.026 214.714 3.3 .3 -.1 3.9 .5 .5 West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 219.989 223.852 133.366 220.179 223.989 133.513 220.809 224.636 133.863 221.202 225.040 134.133 1.5 1.5 1.7 .5 .5 .5 .2 .2 .2 1.6 1.6 1.6 .4 .4 .4 .3 .3 .3 M M M 197.948 133.954 209.984 197.949 134.028 210.098 198.695 134.639 211.011 199.043 134.920 210.968 2.0 2.6 2.7 .6 .7 .4 .2 .2 .0 2.0 2.6 3.1 .4 .5 .5 .4 .5 .4 Size classes A 4 .............................................................. B/C 3 ........................................................... D ................................................................. Selected local areas5 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M M 212.104 224.610 212.456 224.620 212.952 225.483 212.929 225.916 2.4 1.9 .2 .6 .0 .2 2.6 1.9 .4 .4 .2 .4 M 238.970 238.862 240.101 240.529 2.1 .7 .2 2.1 .5 .5 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 1 1 1 237.266 203.037 202.106 141.124 - 237.986 203.577 201.982 141.741 - - - - 2.5 2.1 1.0 2.3 .3 .3 -.1 .4 - Atlanta, GA ..................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 2 2 2 - 202.646 203.380 192.412 222.505 - 204.014 205.248 194.037 222.625 2.4 1.4 2.3 .9 .7 .9 .8 .1 - - - - 2 2 2 - 226.529 226.145 226.085 - 227.432 227.697 226.513 2.6 1.7 .3 .4 .7 .2 - - - - 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See 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 2009 Unadjusted indexes Mar. 2010 Apr. 2010 Unadjusted percent change to Apr. 2010 from— Apr. 2009 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Mar. 2010 Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................ All items (1967=100) .................................................................... 100.000 213.525 636.025 213.958 637.316 2.9 0.2 0.0 0.1 -0.1 - - - - - - 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 .............................................................. Fats and oils ....................................................................... Other foods ........................................................................ Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... Food away from home 1 ......................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 16.425 15.333 8.900 1.257 2.144 .898 1.223 1.123 2.254 .321 .259 1.674 .472 6.433 .321 1.092 218.502 218.066 214.291 251.493 202.540 197.370 277.347 162.499 190.232 198.720 198.808 205.081 122.543 225.072 159.023 223.452 218.730 218.319 214.498 251.031 204.878 195.958 276.727 161.721 190.299 199.665 198.454 205.048 122.712 225.395 159.088 223.305 .5 .4 -.1 -1.0 -.3 .1 1.8 -.5 -.2 1.9 -1.5 -.4 -.3 1.1 3.0 1.4 .1 .1 .1 -.2 1.2 -.7 -.2 -.5 .0 .5 -.2 .0 .1 .1 .0 -.1 .1 .1 .1 -.1 .6 .0 -.1 -.3 .1 1.4 .0 -.1 -.5 .1 .7 -.3 .2 .2 .4 -.1 .1 -.1 3.4 .1 -.3 -1.1 -1.0 .0 .9 .0 .1 -.2 .2 .2 .2 -.4 1.4 -.7 -.1 .3 .0 .3 1.1 -.2 .1 .1 .0 .0 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 ...................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... Household furnishings and operations ..................................... Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... 39.753 30.171 8.476 .432 20.959 20.218 .303 5.632 4.517 .271 4.246 1.114 3.950 .369 212.604 242.019 247.555 134.632 232.179 232.180 125.374 210.775 185.557 279.384 189.595 169.229 122.859 152.065 212.368 241.987 247.474 135.793 232.108 232.109 125.872 210.326 184.918 280.770 188.837 169.766 121.979 152.329 -.2 -.4 .0 -1.6 -.2 -.2 4.0 2.2 1.2 21.0 .1 6.7 -2.8 -.4 -.1 .0 .0 .9 .0 .0 .4 -.2 -.3 .5 -.4 .3 -.7 .2 .0 .0 .0 .5 .0 .0 .1 .2 .1 -1.0 .2 .8 -.4 .0 .1 .0 .1 .4 -.1 -.1 .0 1.1 1.3 -.6 1.4 .5 -.5 .3 -.1 .0 .0 1.2 .0 .0 .4 -.1 -.3 .5 -.3 .6 -.7 .2 Apparel ....................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Footwear .................................................................................. 3.788 .945 1.568 .285 .781 121.347 113.032 110.885 119.644 128.172 121.293 113.538 109.783 120.106 129.112 -1.2 -3.6 -1.1 .2 .6 .0 .4 -1.0 .4 .7 -.5 -.4 -.5 -1.2 -.4 -.7 -1.1 -.8 .5 -1.2 -.8 -.3 -1.8 .1 .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 ................................................................ 18.647 17.881 6.952 3.385 2.944 5.774 5.530 .472 1.180 .766 191.294 188.146 95.900 139.653 141.657 238.769 238.583 135.573 249.127 242.942 193.320 190.106 95.780 139.192 142.173 245.949 245.626 135.914 249.873 246.535 14.7 15.0 6.9 2.4 16.7 38.2 38.4 1.0 1.9 7.9 1.1 1.0 -.1 -.3 .4 3.0 3.0 .3 .3 1.5 -.1 -.1 .4 .1 .7 -1.2 -1.5 .2 .2 -.2 -.1 -.1 .2 .1 .4 -1.0 -.8 -.1 .3 .5 -.8 -.9 -.1 -.1 .2 -2.7 -2.4 .3 .3 1.4 Medical care ............................................................................... Medical care commodities 1 ..................................................... Medical care services ............................................................... Professional services ............................................................. 5.261 1.301 3.961 2.195 388.330 305.532 412.568 329.294 389.050 306.117 413.325 330.228 3.9 3.5 4.0 3.1 .2 .2 .2 .3 .6 .8 .5 .1 .4 .4 .4 .0 .3 .2 .3 .3 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 2009 Unadjusted indexes Mar. 2010 Apr. 2010 Unadjusted percent change to Apr. 2010 from— Apr. 2009 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Mar. 2010 Jan. to Feb. Feb. to Mar. Mar. to Apr. Expenditure category Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 1.339 604.070 605.497 7.8 0.2 1.3 1.1 0.3 Recreation 2 ............................................................................... Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 6.031 2.046 110.073 100.547 110.342 100.568 -.8 -1.9 .2 .0 .0 -.6 -.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 1 2 ............................ Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ............... 6.175 2.327 .196 2.131 3.848 3.715 2.906 .809 .225 124.455 193.965 505.642 545.120 87.548 85.362 102.048 10.099 78.474 124.559 194.275 504.436 546.192 87.581 85.394 102.132 10.087 78.420 2.0 5.1 6.2 5.0 -.1 -.3 .1 -2.9 -8.2 .1 .2 -.2 .2 .0 .0 .1 -.1 -.1 .2 .6 .6 .6 -.1 -.1 -.5 1.0 -.7 .3 .6 .2 .6 .1 .1 .0 .2 .2 .2 .5 .2 .5 .0 .0 .1 -.1 -.3 Other goods and services .......................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ Personal care ........................................................................... Personal care products 1 ....................................................... Personal care services 1 ........................................................ Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 3.919 1.397 2.522 .733 .577 1.019 405.641 792.452 204.294 162.417 228.500 353.667 405.786 793.243 204.294 161.604 229.857 354.593 2.8 6.1 .6 -1.4 .8 2.8 .0 .1 .0 -.5 .6 .3 .0 -.2 .1 .2 -.3 .2 .1 .2 .0 .2 .1 .3 .0 .1 -.1 -.5 .6 .1 43.589 16.425 27.164 16.703 3.788 12.915 10.461 56.411 29.868 .303 4.246 1.114 .369 5.918 3.961 10.631 177.591 218.502 155.417 199.133 121.347 251.912 112.618 255.634 233.250 125.374 189.595 169.229 152.065 257.728 412.568 294.564 178.269 218.730 156.268 201.091 121.293 255.140 112.432 255.796 233.210 125.872 188.837 169.766 152.329 258.501 413.325 295.327 5.5 .5 8.6 12.1 -1.2 16.8 3.5 .9 -.4 4.0 .1 6.7 -.4 3.9 4.0 1.9 .4 .1 .5 1.0 .0 1.3 -.2 .1 .0 .4 -.4 .3 .2 .3 .2 .3 -.1 .1 -.3 -.4 -.5 -.5 .1 .1 -.2 .1 .2 .8 .0 .4 .5 .1 -.1 .2 -.3 -.9 -.7 -.6 .0 .2 -.1 .0 1.4 .5 .3 .5 .4 .1 -.5 .2 -.8 -1.7 -.8 -1.9 -.1 .1 .0 .4 -.3 .6 .2 .3 .3 .3 84.667 69.829 94.739 28.256 17.795 14.007 33.128 26.543 52.450 10.291 89.709 74.376 22.211 6.045 52.165 212.535 205.441 206.420 157.742 200.682 248.369 209.370 249.464 244.586 210.425 214.857 214.589 146.319 241.599 262.830 $ .468 $ .157 213.000 206.048 206.841 158.569 202.529 251.298 210.526 249.847 244.719 213.728 214.945 214.643 146.094 248.594 263.097 $ .467 $ .157 3.4 4.4 2.8 8.3 11.4 15.5 6.1 2.5 .7 19.7 1.2 1.3 2.0 37.3 1.0 .2 .3 .2 .5 .9 1.2 .6 .2 .1 1.6 .0 .0 -.2 2.9 .1 .0 .0 .0 -.3 -.4 -.5 -.2 .3 .0 -.6 .1 .1 .0 -1.2 .1 .0 .1 .0 -.3 -.8 -.5 -.2 .4 .1 .0 .1 .0 -.1 -.9 .1 -.2 -.2 -.2 -.8 -1.6 -1.7 -.6 .3 .1 -1.7 .0 .0 -.3 -2.6 .1 - - - - - Commodity and service group Commodities ................................................................................ Food and beverages .................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... Apparel ................................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... Durables ................................................................................... Services ....................................................................................... Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... 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. 6 Indexes on a December 2007=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 2009 Oct. 2009 Jan. 2010 Apr. 2010 213.475 4.6 3.9 3.3 218.460 218.080 214.314 251.556 202.550 197.370 279.327 161.684 190.002 198.278 198.210 204.931 122.543 225.072 159.023 222.599 218.864 218.518 214.833 250.672 205.451 195.958 278.948 162.122 190.036 198.863 200.301 204.531 122.712 225.395 159.088 222.504 -1.6 -2.0 -4.1 -1.4 -8.5 -7.8 -2.8 -1.4 -1.5 -3.1 -4.5 -.6 -3.2 .8 6.6 4.1 .1 .0 -1.4 .1 -3.5 5.0 -9.3 -.5 1.6 6.6 -3.1 1.4 1.8 1.8 .0 1.9 212.780 241.916 247.213 131.519 232.286 232.286 125.367 212.146 187.283 281.157 191.397 168.416 123.126 151.535 212.977 241.831 247.433 132.046 232.065 232.066 125.374 214.560 189.703 279.384 194.113 169.271 122.564 152.065 212.824 241.857 247.447 133.683 232.020 232.021 125.872 214.347 189.210 280.770 193.513 170.225 121.744 152.329 -.8 .5 .6 -5.2 .8 .8 2.3 -7.5 -10.4 1.6 -11.0 6.7 -.8 -1.0 120.099 112.252 108.554 118.441 129.256 119.483 111.820 107.988 117.058 128.706 118.685 110.643 107.167 117.615 127.183 117.754 110.263 105.263 117.760 127.125 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 ....................................................... 193.144 190.031 95.343 138.596 140.866 249.602 249.318 135.383 247.975 243.274 192.920 189.821 95.710 138.749 141.875 246.705 245.597 135.694 248.479 242.675 192.779 189.636 95.930 138.848 142.513 244.355 243.680 135.573 249.127 243.933 Medical care ...................................................................... Medical care commodities 1 ............................................ Medical care services ..................................................... Professional services .................................................... 383.504 301.890 407.372 327.911 385.728 304.320 409.435 328.390 387.193 305.532 410.965 328.391 Jan. 2010 Feb. 2010 Mar. 2010 Apr. 2010 All items .............................................................................. 213.638 213.644 213.775 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 ..................................................... Fats and oils .............................................................. Other foods ............................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ Food away from home 1 ............................................... Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 217.876 217.376 213.166 251.835 201.172 197.663 270.176 162.068 190.215 197.745 200.194 205.030 122.051 225.015 157.670 223.748 218.037 217.593 213.428 251.687 202.401 197.583 270.020 161.550 190.493 200.465 200.243 204.886 121.482 225.168 158.826 223.101 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 ............................................. Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... Household furnishings and operations ............................ Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 212.818 241.969 247.305 130.907 232.351 232.351 125.299 211.617 187.075 284.061 191.039 167.045 123.590 151.499 Apparel .............................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... Footwear ......................................................................... Oct. 2009 Apr. 2010 -0.3 4.3 1.5 1.8 1.7 2.2 -.9 2.9 7.5 7.3 .0 -.5 2.2 1.5 -1.3 -2.0 1.1 2.0 1.8 1.8 2.1 3.2 -1.8 8.8 -3.4 13.6 .1 -.4 2.3 .2 -1.0 2.2 .7 3.6 -2.2 -.8 -1.0 -2.7 -.6 -6.0 -1.6 -6.1 -1.0 .0 1.6 -3.8 .4 -.7 1.3 3.3 3.0 1.8 1.9 2.7 -1.4 5.8 1.9 10.4 .1 -.4 2.2 .9 -1.1 .1 .9 2.8 -.2 .4 .1 -.6 5.4 .0 .0 3.3 4.8 4.4 24.5 3.3 6.8 -2.9 2.1 -.4 -1.6 -.3 -12.6 -.8 -.8 8.5 6.7 7.0 77.3 3.6 5.6 -1.4 -4.8 .0 -.2 .2 8.8 -.6 -.6 1.8 5.3 4.6 -4.6 5.3 7.8 -5.8 2.2 -.2 .3 .0 .0 .4 .4 2.8 -1.5 -3.3 12.5 -4.1 6.7 -1.9 .5 -.2 -.9 .0 -2.5 -.7 -.7 5.1 6.0 5.8 30.1 4.5 6.7 -3.7 -1.4 4.3 -1.1 8.6 2.4 5.4 -.7 -2.3 -1.3 -3.5 1.3 -.5 -4.2 1.0 4.3 2.6 -7.6 -6.9 -11.6 -2.3 -6.4 1.8 -1.7 3.6 -.6 3.3 -4.1 -5.6 -5.5 1.0 -2.0 191.311 188.020 95.843 138.762 142.767 237.728 237.823 135.914 249.873 247.394 27.8 29.0 5.8 7.3 7.7 114.8 120.3 -2.4 .4 3.8 20.1 20.3 12.0 3.1 30.7 46.2 37.4 -.1 4.0 16.2 16.3 16.8 8.0 -1.1 24.8 41.1 46.3 4.9 .3 5.0 -3.7 -4.2 2.1 .5 5.5 -17.7 -17.2 1.6 3.1 6.9 23.9 24.6 8.9 5.2 18.7 77.2 74.0 -1.3 2.2 9.8 5.8 5.8 5.0 -.3 14.7 7.8 10.1 3.2 1.7 6.0 388.188 306.117 412.109 329.450 2.7 .2 3.5 3.6 3.7 5.3 3.1 2.8 4.1 2.9 4.5 3.9 5.0 5.7 4.7 1.9 3.2 2.8 3.3 3.2 4.5 4.3 4.6 2.9 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 2009 Oct. 2009 Jan. 2010 Apr. 2010 602.551 5.8 5.8 8.0 110.035 100.265 110.165 100.080 1.2 -.2 -2.2 -4.6 124.338 193.654 504.554 544.275 87.501 85.314 102.038 10.077 77.391 124.650 194.762 505.419 547.590 87.550 85.362 102.048 10.099 77.573 124.905 195.692 506.406 550.348 87.583 85.394 102.132 10.087 77.339 2.6 5.7 10.4 5.2 .5 .0 2.1 -10.1 -14.5 404.888 791.959 203.775 161.689 228.793 352.090 404.813 790.710 203.895 162.073 228.169 352.853 405.258 792.452 203.994 162.417 228.500 353.940 405.156 793.243 203.801 161.604 229.857 354.179 178.233 217.876 156.580 202.280 120.099 257.262 112.382 255.157 233.607 125.299 191.039 167.045 151.499 255.588 407.372 294.133 177.989 218.037 156.171 201.470 119.483 255.925 112.465 255.440 233.241 125.367 191.397 168.416 151.535 256.694 409.435 294.301 177.800 218.460 155.727 199.698 118.685 254.457 112.488 255.973 232.894 125.374 194.113 169.271 152.065 258.012 410.965 294.699 212.790 205.615 206.680 158.886 203.681 253.287 210.553 248.589 244.523 216.617 214.235 213.979 145.835 252.253 262.136 212.759 205.643 206.620 158.469 202.891 252.038 210.177 249.271 244.557 215.259 214.406 214.141 145.848 249.339 262.409 212.827 205.853 206.710 158.022 201.191 250.660 209.771 250.360 244.863 215.253 214.554 214.221 145.661 246.999 262.692 Jan. 2010 Feb. 2010 Mar. 2010 Apr. 2010 Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 585.929 593.708 600.485 Recreation 2 ...................................................................... Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 110.176 100.793 110.176 100.171 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 6 ..... 124.142 192.430 501.581 540.811 87.616 85.433 102.504 9.978 77.929 Other goods and services ................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... Personal care .................................................................. Personal care products 1 .............................................. Personal care services 1 ............................................... Miscellaneous personal services .................................. Oct. 2009 Apr. 2010 11.8 5.8 9.9 -1.9 .0 .0 -2.8 -.5 -2.4 -1.0 -1.4 1.5 3.7 4.5 3.6 .0 .0 .9 -4.6 -11.3 1.3 4.1 6.2 3.9 -.8 -1.0 -1.2 -.7 -3.4 2.5 7.0 3.9 7.2 -.2 -.2 -1.4 4.4 -3.0 2.0 4.7 7.4 4.4 .2 .0 1.5 -7.4 -12.9 1.9 5.5 5.0 5.5 -.5 -.6 -1.3 1.8 -3.2 4.4 11.2 .1 -2.8 -1.1 2.3 2.9 5.7 1.0 -1.3 2.1 2.6 3.5 7.0 1.3 -1.4 .2 3.8 .3 .7 .1 -.2 1.9 2.4 3.6 8.4 .6 -2.0 .5 2.5 1.9 3.8 .7 -.8 1.0 3.1 176.982 218.864 154.413 196.223 117.754 249.714 112.342 256.225 232.865 125.872 193.513 170.225 152.329 258.832 412.109 295.503 10.2 -1.6 18.3 32.4 4.3 44.3 2.9 .5 .3 2.3 -11.0 6.7 -1.0 1.7 3.5 3.3 7.1 .1 11.5 13.7 -.7 18.9 7.1 1.5 .4 3.3 3.3 6.8 2.1 6.9 3.1 1.2 7.5 1.8 11.0 18.4 -.5 22.1 4.5 .2 -1.0 8.5 3.6 5.6 -4.8 1.8 4.5 1.3 -2.8 1.8 -5.4 -11.5 -7.6 -11.2 -.1 1.7 -1.3 1.8 5.3 7.8 2.2 5.2 4.7 1.9 8.7 -.8 14.8 22.7 1.8 31.0 4.9 1.0 .4 2.8 -4.1 6.7 .5 4.3 3.3 2.3 2.2 1.8 2.5 2.4 -4.1 4.1 2.1 .9 -1.1 5.1 4.5 6.7 -1.4 3.5 4.6 1.6 212.397 205.432 206.373 156.736 197.896 246.339 208.423 251.049 245.161 211.677 214.650 214.247 145.265 240.647 263.042 5.9 6.5 4.7 17.7 30.3 40.4 12.6 .1 .0 40.6 1.3 2.0 3.3 107.3 1.5 4.7 5.7 3.9 11.1 12.9 16.8 8.8 3.4 1.6 25.7 1.7 2.0 3.5 45.2 1.4 3.6 5.5 3.3 10.7 17.4 21.1 7.8 2.6 .2 25.4 1.0 .8 2.9 42.5 -.1 -.7 -.4 -.6 -5.3 -10.9 -10.5 -4.0 4.0 1.0 -8.8 .8 .5 -1.6 -17.2 1.4 5.3 6.1 4.3 14.4 21.3 28.1 10.7 1.7 .8 32.9 1.5 2.0 3.4 73.5 1.5 1.4 2.5 1.3 2.4 2.3 4.1 1.7 3.3 .6 6.9 .9 .7 .7 8.7 .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 ............................. 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. 6 Indexes on a December 2007=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.2010 from— Pricing schedule 1 Jan. 2010 Feb. 2010 Mar. 2010 Apr. 2010 M 212.568 212.544 213.525 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 229.744 229.919 139.364 229.874 230.099 139.379 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 202.180 201.957 132.502 M U.S. city average ............................................ Percent change to Mar.2010 from— Apr. 2009 Feb. 2010 Mar. 2010 Mar. 2009 Jan. 2010 Feb. 2010 213.958 2.9 0.7 0.2 3.0 0.5 0.5 230.622 230.819 139.869 231.109 231.338 140.126 3.1 2.7 3.8 .5 .5 .5 .2 .2 .2 3.1 2.8 3.9 .4 .4 .4 .3 .3 .4 202.044 201.758 132.507 202.966 202.639 133.140 203.426 203.056 133.540 3.3 3.0 3.5 .7 .6 .8 .2 .2 .3 3.3 2.9 3.6 .4 .3 .5 .5 .4 .5 201.414 201.118 202.072 202.263 3.9 .6 .1 4.0 .3 .5 Region and area size2 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) ............................................... M M M 207.405 209.619 132.508 207.325 209.288 132.528 208.621 210.613 133.388 209.017 211.068 133.695 3.2 2.6 3.4 .8 .9 .9 .2 .2 .2 3.4 2.7 3.7 .6 .5 .7 .6 .6 .6 M 213.984 214.172 215.205 215.006 3.9 .4 -.1 4.6 .6 .5 West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 214.664 216.905 133.238 214.710 216.850 133.325 215.457 217.700 133.675 215.873 218.103 133.993 2.1 2.1 2.2 .5 .6 .5 .2 .2 .2 2.3 2.2 2.3 .4 .4 .3 .3 .4 .3 M M M 196.606 133.589 208.297 196.516 133.619 208.368 197.377 134.274 209.326 197.786 134.594 209.327 2.6 3.2 3.4 .6 .7 .5 .2 .2 .0 2.6 3.4 3.9 .4 .5 .5 .4 .5 .5 Size classes A 4 .............................................................. B/C 3 ........................................................... D ................................................................. Selected local areas5 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M M 205.529 217.290 205.627 217.090 206.381 218.157 206.466 218.475 2.9 2.4 .4 .6 .0 .1 3.1 2.4 .4 .4 .4 .5 M 234.067 234.153 235.240 235.750 2.7 .7 .2 2.7 .5 .5 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 1 1 1 237.999 194.529 205.456 141.155 - 238.388 194.852 205.351 141.782 - - - - 2.8 2.5 2.3 3.1 .2 .2 -.1 .4 - Atlanta, GA ..................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 2 2 2 - 201.407 198.913 190.351 221.074 - 203.095 201.003 192.447 220.633 2.7 1.9 2.9 1.3 .8 1.1 1.1 -.2 - - - - 2 2 2 - 226.539 222.049 221.215 - 227.325 223.821 222.309 3.0 2.4 1.0 .3 .8 .5 - - - - 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, 2007-2008 Unadjusted percent change to Apr. 2010 from— Unadjusted indexes Mar. 2010 Apr. 2010 Apr. 2009 Mar. 2010 Expenditure category All items 1 ................................................................................... 100.000 R126.162 R126.375 2.3 0.2 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home .......................................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 14.519 13.493 7.780 5.712 1.027 128.059 128.042 123.224 134.591 128.735 128.146 128.147 123.283 134.761 128.590 .4 .3 -.2 1.0 1.0 .1 .1 .0 .1 -.1 Housing 2 ................................................................................. Shelter .................................................................................... Fuels and utilities 3 ................................................................. Household furnishings and operations ................................... 42.074 32.119 5.231 4.724 R128.351 R128.174 130.877 R158.501 94.131 R157.710 93.540 -.6 -.7 2.2 -3.1 -.1 .0 -.5 -.6 Apparel ..................................................................................... 3.772 90.965 91.002 -1.3 .0 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. Public transportation ............................................................... 17.199 16.013 1.186 131.306 132.155 120.161 132.674 133.457 122.338 14.6 15.1 8.5 1.0 1.0 1.8 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. 6.294 1.570 4.723 149.981 132.364 156.442 150.182 132.561 156.645 3.3 3.3 3.3 .1 .1 .1 Recreation ................................................................................ 6.625 103.246 103.622 -2.0 .4 Education and communication ................................................. Education ............................................................................... Communication ...................................................................... 6.288 2.804 3.484 111.902 181.331 73.321 111.983 181.643 73.315 1.6 4.8 -1.0 .1 .2 .0 Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.229 137.391 137.422 1.8 .0 59.383 40.617 10.376 30.241 76.901 9.606 R134.980 R135.063 115.341 81.460 132.997 119.777 R186.931 115.718 81.266 133.690 119.823 R189.449 .7 4.8 1.1 6.2 .6 20.4 .1 .3 -.2 .5 .0 1.3 130.868 Commodity and service group Services 4 ................................................................................... Commodities .............................................................................. Durables ................................................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................. Energy 5 ..................................................................................... 1 2 3 4 5 R Revised indexes: Feb. 2010=125.604, Jan. 2010=125.628. Revised indexes: Feb. 2010=128.240, Jan. 2010=128.296. Revised indexes: Feb. 2010=157.467, Jan. 2010=157.973. Revised indexes: Feb. 2010=134.773, Jan. 2010=134.619. Revised indexes: Feb. 2010=181.912, Jan. 2010=185.213. Revised. Indexes for 2010 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2009 are interim adjustments. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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