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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-07-1400 TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EDT) Wednesday, September 19, 2007 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: AUGUST 2007 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) declined 0.2 percent in August, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The August level of 207.917 (1982-84=100) was 2.0 percent higher than in August 2006. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) also decreased 0.2 percent in August prior to seasonal adjustment. The August level of 203.199 (1982-84=100) was 1.8 percent higher than in August 2006. The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) decreased 0.1 percent in August on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The August level of 120.077 (December 1999=100) was 1.8 percent higher than in August 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 declined 0.1 percent in August, the first decline since a 0.4 percent decrease in October 2006. The index for energy declined for the third consecutive month, down 3.2 percent in August. The index for petroleum-based energy decreased 4.6 percent. The index for energy services fell 1.3 percent, resulting from a 4.2 percent decline in the index for natural gas. The food index rose 0.4 percent in August. The index for food at home also rose 0.4 percent, reflecting another large increase in the index for dairy products. The index for all items less food and energy advanced 0.2 percent in August, the same as in July. Table A. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Seasonally adjusted UnCompound adjusted Expenditure Changes from preceding month annual rate 12-mos. Category 2007 3-mos. ended ended Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Aug. ’07 Aug. ’07 All Items .4 .6 .4 .7 .2 .1 -.1 .7 2.0 Food and beverages .8 .3 .4 .3 .5 .3 .4 4.6 4.2 Housing .4 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2 .0 2.0 2.9 Apparel .5 -1.0 -.3 -.3 -.6 .4 -.5 -2.8 -1.4 Transportation .1 2.8 1.2 2.8 -.2 -.3 -1.2 -6.6 -2.1 Medical care .5 .1 .4 .3 .2 .6 .5 5.6 4.5 Recreation .0 .0 .1 .2 .0 -.1 -.1 -.8 -.1 Education and communication .3 .5 .3 .6 .0 .2 .3 2.3 2.4 Other goods and services .2 .2 .3 .3 .3 .0 .1 1.5 3.6 Special Indexes Energy .9 5.9 2.4 5.4 -.5 -1.0 -3.2 -17.5 -2.5 Food .8 .3 .4 .3 .5 .3 .4 4.7 4.3 All Items less food and energy .2 .1 .2 .1 .2 .2 .2 2.5 2.1 During the first eight months of 2007, the CPI-U rose at a 3.7 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This compares with an increase of 2.5 percent for all of 2006. The larger advance thus far this year was due to larger increases in the energy and food indexes. Despite registering declines in each of the last three months, the index for energy increased at a 12.7 percent SAAR through August. Petroleum-based energy led the acceleration with a 22.7 percent increase at an annual rate. Last year the overall energy index rose 2.9 percent. The food index also increased much more so far this year compared with last year, a 5.6 percent SAAR compared with a 2.1 percent rise for all of 2006. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U advanced at a 2.3 percent SAAR in the first eight months, following a 2.6 percent rise for all of 2006. The food and beverages index rose 0.4 percent in August. The index for food at home, which increased 0.1 percent in July, rose 0.4 in August. Another sharp increase in the index for dairy products, coupled with upturns in the indexes for nonalcoholic beverages and for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, accounted for most of the August advance. The index for dairy products increased 1.7 percent, following increases of 3.2 and 2.7 percent in the preceding two months. Milk prices rose 1.0 percent and have risen 18.1 percent since the beginning of the year. The index for nonalcoholic beverages, which fell 0.1 percent in July, rose 1.2 percent in August. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs increased 0.1 percent after declining 0.4 percent in July. Beef prices, which declined 0.7 percent in July, increased 0.1 percent in August. The indexes for poultry and for pork increased 0.2 and declined 0.8 percent, respectively. The index for eggs rose 2.4 percent in August and was 34.9 percent higher than a year ago. The index for fruits and vegetables declined for the fourth consecutive month--down 0.2 percent in August. A 1.7 percent decrease in the indexes for fresh vegetables more than offset increases in the indexes for fresh fruits and for processed fruits and vegetables--up 1.0 and 0.3 percent, respectively. The indexes for cereal and bakery products and for other food at home increased 0.4 and 0.1 percent, respectively. The other two components of the food and beverages index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--increased 0.4 and 0.3 percent, respectively. The index for housing was virtually unchanged in August, following a 0.2 percent increase in July. The index for shelter rose 0.2 percent, the same as in July. Within shelter, the indexes for rent and for owners' equivalent rent each rose 0.2 percent; while the index for lodging away from home, declined 0.6 percent. The index for household energy decreased 1.2 percent as a 4.2 percent decline in the index for natural gas more than offset an increase of 0.4 percent in the index for fuel oil; the index for electricity was virtually unchanged for the second consecutive month. The index for household furnishings and operations decreased 0.2 percent in August. The transportation index declined for the third consecutive month--down 1.2 percent in August-reflecting another decline in the index for motor fuels. The index for gasoline declined 4.9 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices fell 5.9 percent in August and were 9.0 percent lower than their peak level recorded in May.) The index for new vehicles rose 0.1 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, new vehicle prices declined for the seventh consecutive month, down 0.2 percent in August.) The index for used cars and trucks increased 0.8 percent. During the last 12 months, new vehicle prices have declined 0.9 percent and prices for used cars and trucks, 3.7 percent. The index for public transportation increased 0.5 percent in August, reflecting a 0.6 percent increase in the index for airline fares. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, airline fares declined 1.7 percent.) The index for apparel, which increased 0.4 percent in July, declined 0.5 percent in August. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices rose 0.8 percent, as price increases associated with the introduction of fall-winter wear more than offset the decline in prices for discounted spring-summer clothing. Prices for women’s and girls’ apparel rose 1.9 percent, while prices for men’s and boys’ apparel declined 0.5 percent.) Medical care costs rose 0.5 percent in August. The index for medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--increased 0.4 percent. The index for medical care services rose 0.5 percent. The indexes for professional services and for hospital and related services each increased 0.5 percent. The index for recreation declined 0.1 percent in August. Decreases in the indexes for video and audio, for sporting goods, and for admissions to movies, theaters, concerts and sporting events--each down 0.4 percent --more than offset a 0.5 percent increase in the index for pets, pet products and services. The index for education and communication increased 0.3 percent in August. The index for education rose 0.5 percent, reflecting increases of 2.2 percent for college textbooks and 0.4 percent for college tuition and fees. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, charges for college tuition and fees rose 2.6 percent in August and were 6.0 percent higher than a year ago.) The index for communication rose 0.1 percent in August. Within this group, the index for telephone services rose 0.2 percent, reflecting increases for land-line local charges and for land-line long distance charges of 0.4 and 0.2 percent, respectively. The indexes for personal computers and peripheral equipment and for computer software and accessories declined 0.8 and 2.7 percent, respectively, while charges for internet services and electronic information providers rose 0.3 percent. The index for other goods and services increased 0.1 percent in August. The index for tobacco and smoking products rose 0.2 percent and has increased 6.5 percent during the last 12 months. The index for personal care was virtually unchanged as a decline in prices for personal care products was offset by increases in charges for personal care services and miscellaneous personal services. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers decreased 0.2 percent in August. 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 2007 3-mos. ended Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Aug. ’07 All Items .4 .8 .5 .8 .1 .1 -.2 .2 Food and beverages .8 .3 .4 .4 .5 .2 .4 4.7 Housing .4 .3 .2 .2 .2 .2 .0 1.5 Apparel .5 -.8 -.4 -.3 -.9 .8 -.3 -1.4 Transportation .0 3.0 1.4 3.1 -.2 -.3 -1.4 -7.3 Medical care .5 .1 .4 .3 .2 .7 .5 5.7 Recreation .0 -.1 .0 .2 -.1 -.1 -.1 -1.6 Education and communication .3 .4 .3 .6 .0 .3 .3 2.1 Other goods and services .4 .2 .1 .3 .3 .1 .1 2.0 Special Indexes Energy .8 6.2 2.6 5.8 -.7 -1.0 -3.4 -18.4 Food .8 .3 .4 .4 .5 .3 .4 4.8 All Items less food and energy .2 .1 .2 .1 .2 .3 .2 2.4 Unadjusted 12-mos. ended Aug. ’07 1.8 4.3 2.9 -1.3 -2.4 4.6 -.3 2.2 4.0 -2.7 4.4 2.0 Consumer Price Index data for September are scheduled for release on Wednesday, October 17, 2007, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT). 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 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. 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 1month, 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 2005- December 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 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-12-ARIMA 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 July 2007 Aug. 2007 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 2007 from— Aug. 2006 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— July 2007 May to June June to July July to Aug. Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................ All items (1967=100) .................................................................... 100.000 208.299 623.970 207.917 622.827 2.0 -0.2 0.2 0.1 -0.1 - - - - - - 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 1.107 203.533 203.121 201.401 223.297 196.690 197.899 254.616 153.384 174.440 178.235 173.691 189.518 115.017 206.931 144.785 207.624 204.289 203.885 202.126 223.981 197.204 201.739 252.845 154.791 174.686 178.256 174.251 189.781 116.072 207.756 145.376 208.264 4.2 4.3 4.7 4.4 5.4 12.1 1.5 5.4 2.4 2.7 4.0 2.0 2.0 3.8 5.9 3.5 .4 .4 .4 .3 .3 1.9 -.7 .9 .1 .0 .3 .1 .9 .4 .4 .3 .5 .5 .6 .7 .5 3.2 -1.1 .3 .7 .6 .6 .8 1.2 .3 .0 .4 .3 .3 .1 .1 -.4 2.7 -1.1 -.1 .3 .6 1.3 .1 -.9 .5 1.1 .1 .4 .4 .4 .4 .1 1.7 -.2 1.2 .1 .1 .1 .1 .9 .4 .4 .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 ....................................................... 42.691 32.776 5.930 2.648 23.830 .369 5.264 4.368 .338 4.029 .897 4.651 .792 211.286 242.067 234.732 153.016 246.149 116.577 206.140 187.624 245.680 193.184 144.181 126.894 140.691 211.098 242.238 235.311 150.236 246.815 116.926 204.334 185.453 246.542 190.710 144.972 126.520 140.971 2.9 3.4 4.0 6.5 3.0 .6 2.7 2.2 .5 2.3 5.2 -.5 2.9 -.1 .1 .2 -1.8 .3 .3 -.9 -1.2 .4 -1.3 .5 -.3 .2 .3 .4 .3 2.5 .2 .6 .1 .1 1.9 -.1 .2 .1 .0 .2 .2 .3 .8 .2 -.5 .0 -.2 3.4 -.5 1.0 -.2 .1 .0 .2 .2 -.6 .2 .3 -.9 -1.2 .2 -1.3 .5 -.2 .2 Apparel ....................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Footwear .................................................................................. 3.726 .885 1.590 .177 .749 113.500 109.568 101.291 108.759 119.375 114.439 109.032 103.237 110.221 120.329 -1.4 -1.6 -2.3 -4.7 -.2 .8 -.5 1.9 1.3 .8 -.6 -.2 -1.9 .6 -.3 .4 1.4 -.2 -.9 1.5 -.5 -.7 -.1 .3 -.6 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 1.060 187.690 183.619 93.961 135.415 136.024 252.909 251.883 121.514 223.487 235.767 184.480 180.408 94.121 135.204 137.138 238.194 237.108 121.730 224.019 233.112 -2.1 -2.2 -1.4 -.9 -3.7 -6.4 -6.4 3.0 3.6 -.5 -1.7 -1.7 .2 -.2 .8 -5.8 -5.9 .2 .2 -1.1 -.2 -.2 .1 .0 .4 -1.0 -1.1 -.1 .3 .8 -.3 -.3 .3 .0 .7 -1.7 -1.7 .5 .4 -.1 -1.2 -1.3 .3 .1 .8 -4.9 -4.9 .2 .4 .5 Medical care ............................................................................... Medical care commodities ........................................................ Medical care services ............................................................... Professional services ............................................................. Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 6.281 1.446 4.834 2.817 1.630 351.643 290.257 370.008 301.131 499.400 352.961 291.164 371.461 302.259 501.026 4.5 1.2 5.5 4.2 6.4 .4 .3 .4 .4 .3 .2 .0 .3 .2 .3 .6 .6 .6 .4 .9 .5 .4 .5 .5 .5 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 July 2007 Aug. 2007 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 2007 from— Aug. 2006 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— July 2007 May to June June to July July to Aug. Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................... Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 5.552 1.719 111.347 102.779 111.139 102.311 -0.1 -2.3 -0.2 -.5 0.0 .2 -0.1 -.5 -0.1 -.4 Education and communication 2 ................................................ Education 2 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ Communication 2 ..................................................................... Information and information processing 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 .203 119.025 169.490 418.394 488.382 83.553 80.840 98.570 10.528 9.601 120.311 172.873 427.425 498.071 83.655 80.944 98.813 10.487 9.524 2.4 5.5 9.2 5.2 -.8 -1.0 3.0 -16.1 -10.2 1.1 2.0 2.2 2.0 .1 .1 .2 -.4 -.8 .0 .2 .3 .2 -.2 -.3 .0 -1.8 -2.7 .2 .5 1.1 .5 .0 .0 .1 -.7 -1.0 .3 .5 1.8 .4 .1 .1 .2 -.4 -.8 Other goods and services .......................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ Personal care ........................................................................... Personal care products 1 ....................................................... Personal care services 1 ........................................................ Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 3.476 .712 2.764 .708 .677 1.188 333.415 553.987 195.704 158.457 216.720 324.579 333.325 555.217 195.521 157.788 217.028 325.566 3.6 6.5 2.9 1.9 3.3 3.6 .0 .2 -.1 -.4 .1 .3 .3 .5 .2 .1 -.2 .3 .0 .3 .0 -.2 .4 -.2 .1 .2 .0 -.4 .1 .4 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 10.730 167.938 203.533 148.016 183.947 113.500 231.983 112.177 248.331 252.358 116.577 193.184 144.181 140.691 234.632 370.008 284.859 166.955 204.289 146.317 180.480 114.439 225.694 112.036 248.555 252.530 116.926 190.710 144.972 140.971 234.563 371.461 286.492 .2 4.2 -2.1 -2.2 -1.4 -2.4 -2.0 3.2 3.5 .6 2.3 5.2 2.9 1.0 5.5 2.6 -.6 .4 -1.1 -1.9 .8 -2.7 -.1 .1 .1 .3 -1.3 .5 .2 .0 .4 .6 .0 .5 -.2 -.3 -.6 -.6 -.1 .3 .4 .6 -.1 .2 .0 .4 .3 .1 .0 .3 -.2 -.6 .4 -.8 .0 .2 .3 -.5 -.5 1.0 .1 .4 .6 .1 -.5 .4 -1.1 -2.1 -.5 -2.4 .1 .1 .1 .3 -1.3 .5 .2 .4 .5 .2 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 55.666 209.179 197.408 201.042 150.225 185.382 228.641 194.326 262.284 238.357 217.274 208.980 210.756 138.757 253.696 253.998 $ .480 $ .160 208.607 196.803 200.598 148.591 182.170 223.057 192.869 262.588 238.507 209.294 209.399 211.111 138.895 239.885 254.491 $ .481 $ .161 1.6 1.2 1.8 -1.9 -1.8 -1.9 1.0 2.8 3.0 -2.5 2.4 2.1 -.7 -5.9 3.2 -.3 -.3 -.2 -1.1 -1.7 -2.4 -.7 .1 .1 -3.7 .2 .2 .1 -5.4 .2 .1 .1 .2 -.2 -.3 -.4 .0 .4 .4 -.5 .3 .2 -.1 -.9 .3 .1 .1 .1 -.2 -.5 -.7 -.2 .2 .2 -1.0 .2 .2 .1 -1.4 .3 -.2 -.3 -.2 -1.0 -1.9 -2.2 -.8 .0 .1 -3.2 .2 .2 .0 -4.6 .2 - - - - - Commodity and service group Commodities ................................................................................ Food and beverages .................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... Apparel ................................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... Durables ................................................................................... Services ....................................................................................... Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... 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— Nov. 2006 Feb. 2007 May 2007 Aug. 2007 207.738 -3.7 4.0 7.0 203.709 203.311 201.731 222.231 196.783 198.511 257.781 153.554 174.356 177.285 174.272 189.518 115.017 206.931 144.700 207.624 204.528 204.143 202.573 223.047 197.030 201.964 257.280 155.469 174.576 177.514 174.376 189.781 116.072 207.756 145.278 208.264 2.3 2.1 1.9 3.0 2.4 .2 4.8 5.0 -2.3 1.6 4.6 -4.4 .0 2.8 4.1 .8 5.9 6.1 7.0 7.2 5.2 6.5 18.0 3.3 4.2 .6 2.4 5.2 4.1 4.7 9.0 5.6 209.617 240.547 234.254 145.059 245.778 117.106 200.780 182.136 244.933 187.119 142.805 127.183 140.527 209.959 241.112 234.903 146.182 246.191 116.577 200.791 181.795 253.273 186.201 144.181 126.971 140.691 209.933 241.475 235.349 145.314 246.761 116.926 199.053 179.698 253.876 183.827 144.972 126.735 140.971 3.0 4.4 4.7 4.2 4.2 7.4 -2.0 -2.9 -32.3 .0 3.5 .0 5.7 118.772 111.817 110.951 112.180 121.648 118.065 111.634 108.817 112.895 121.283 118.585 113.150 108.619 111.839 123.124 117.936 112.309 108.533 112.203 122.326 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 ....................................................... 187.879 184.318 94.027 136.303 134.481 256.776 255.731 120.990 222.104 226.040 187.592 183.924 94.126 136.317 135.067 254.122 253.031 120.885 222.723 227.879 187.002 183.322 94.380 136.361 136.024 249.813 248.717 121.514 223.624 227.627 Medical care ...................................................................... Medical care commodities .............................................. Medical care services ..................................................... Professional services .................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 348.467 288.277 366.427 298.929 493.924 349.272 288.154 367.567 299.630 495.327 351.450 289.810 369.912 300.785 499.895 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 Aug. 2007 All items .............................................................................. 207.387 207.784 208.028 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 ..................................................... 202.227 201.794 200.339 220.379 196.611 187.354 263.352 153.191 172.559 175.236 171.038 187.921 114.692 205.233 143.226 206.599 203.192 202.773 201.525 221.959 197.568 193.257 260.558 153.685 173.792 176.267 172.105 189.353 116.101 205.934 143.183 207.383 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 ............................................. 208.912 239.550 233.654 141.581 245.277 116.386 200.602 182.006 240.264 187.275 142.552 127.099 140.465 Apparel .............................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... Footwear ......................................................................... Feb. 2007 Aug. 2007 0.7 0.1 3.8 4.2 4.2 5.4 2.4 13.7 9.5 -6.0 7.3 3.1 3.4 1.2 3.4 -.9 2.6 4.7 4.4 4.6 4.7 4.5 4.9 .9 35.0 -8.9 6.1 4.8 5.3 8.0 4.0 4.9 5.0 5.9 3.3 4.1 4.1 4.4 5.1 3.8 3.3 11.2 4.1 .9 1.1 3.5 .3 2.0 3.7 6.5 3.2 4.4 4.5 5.0 3.7 7.1 21.6 -7.4 6.7 3.9 4.4 4.6 3.7 2.0 3.8 5.3 3.8 4.2 3.7 5.1 6.0 3.2 -3.3 11.5 12.2 -9.7 14.3 6.9 -.2 2.4 2.5 2.6 3.5 4.9 2.1 -3.1 4.9 5.2 33.9 3.2 3.4 -.4 2.1 2.0 3.3 2.9 11.0 2.4 1.9 -3.1 -5.0 24.7 -7.2 7.0 -1.1 1.4 3.6 4.0 4.9 5.1 3.7 1.9 4.5 4.4 -21.8 6.9 5.2 -.1 4.0 2.2 2.9 3.2 7.9 2.3 -.7 .8 .0 29.2 -2.1 5.2 -.8 1.8 -.3 -2.4 -.4 -4.0 2.0 4.1 -3.8 9.4 -3.0 -.7 -6.6 -1.8 -9.1 -11.4 -4.3 -2.8 1.8 -8.4 .1 2.2 1.9 -3.1 4.4 -3.5 .6 -4.7 .0 -8.8 -5.8 -1.1 184.702 180.862 94.626 136.457 137.138 237.534 236.522 121.730 224.432 228.803 -27.5 -28.5 -5.3 -3.4 -13.6 -66.5 -66.6 4.5 3.0 -11.0 3.8 3.5 -2.3 -.9 -7.6 17.5 17.4 2.4 3.7 8.4 30.6 33.2 -.5 .3 -.3 166.8 168.2 2.7 3.5 -3.3 -6.6 -7.3 2.6 .5 8.1 -26.8 -26.8 2.5 4.3 5.0 -13.3 -14.0 -3.8 -2.2 -10.7 -37.3 -37.4 3.4 3.4 -1.8 10.4 11.1 1.0 .4 3.8 39.8 40.1 2.6 3.9 .8 353.209 290.911 371.893 302.356 502.604 3.2 -.3 4.4 3.3 4.3 6.0 1.0 7.5 7.4 6.3 3.3 .6 4.0 1.3 7.6 5.6 3.7 6.1 4.7 7.2 4.6 .4 5.9 5.3 5.3 4.4 2.2 5.1 3.0 7.4 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— Nov. 2006 Feb. 2007 May 2007 Aug. 2007 111.186 102.381 0.4 -3.0 -0.9 -3.5 0.9 .1 119.812 171.682 421.161 494.925 83.553 80.840 98.570 10.528 9.601 120.182 172.510 428.565 496.848 83.658 80.944 98.813 10.487 9.524 .3 6.0 6.9 5.8 -4.7 -4.8 2.5 -30.8 -10.8 1.5 4.9 6.6 4.8 -2.2 -2.4 2.5 -17.9 -4.8 333.375 552.314 195.833 158.771 215.860 325.136 333.462 553.987 195.739 158.457 216.720 324.498 333.712 555.217 195.809 157.788 217.028 325.752 3.3 -1.3 4.5 3.1 4.3 5.3 168.578 202.227 149.471 185.615 118.772 234.300 112.434 245.870 249.718 116.386 187.275 142.552 140.465 231.426 366.427 285.213 168.620 203.192 149.116 184.980 118.065 232.988 112.361 246.637 250.724 117.106 187.119 142.805 140.527 232.372 367.567 285.569 168.542 203.709 148.786 183.925 118.585 231.202 112.376 247.174 251.435 116.577 186.201 144.181 140.691 233.221 369.912 285.897 167.657 204.528 147.198 180.059 117.936 225.615 112.528 247.469 251.709 116.926 183.827 144.972 140.971 234.183 371.893 286.386 208.336 197.122 200.225 151.608 186.872 230.622 194.573 260.009 236.073 216.073 208.092 209.948 139.880 257.001 251.880 208.636 197.285 200.603 151.287 186.289 229.586 194.630 261.082 237.044 214.911 208.656 210.436 139.809 254.792 252.739 208.831 197.405 200.770 150.973 185.359 227.933 194.200 261.518 237.457 212.732 209.158 210.933 140.013 251.255 253.423 208.356 196.853 200.405 149.448 181.786 222.999 192.718 261.644 237.685 205.920 209.556 211.250 139.963 239.722 253.985 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 Aug. 2007 Recreation 2 ...................................................................... Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 111.400 103.089 111.424 103.318 111.335 102.766 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 ... 119.491 170.365 415.517 491.336 83.771 81.151 98.491 10.787 9.971 119.517 170.781 416.568 492.532 83.594 80.880 98.485 10.597 9.700 Other goods and services ................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... Personal care .................................................................. Personal care products 1 .............................................. Personal care services 1 ............................................... Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 332.499 549.703 195.427 158.594 216.228 324.032 Feb. 2007 Aug. 2007 -0.8 -2.7 -0.3 -3.3 0.1 -1.3 5.3 6.0 10.5 5.7 4.6 4.2 5.9 -2.4 -7.7 2.3 5.1 13.2 4.6 -.5 -1.0 1.3 -10.7 -16.8 .9 5.4 6.7 5.3 -3.4 -3.6 2.5 -24.6 -7.9 3.8 5.6 11.8 5.1 2.0 1.6 3.6 -6.6 -12.4 6.8 24.7 2.5 5.1 4.4 2.1 3.0 .6 3.6 1.4 3.0 4.7 1.5 4.1 .8 -2.0 1.5 2.1 5.0 11.0 3.5 4.1 4.3 3.7 2.2 2.3 2.2 -.3 2.3 3.4 -12.9 2.3 -20.6 -23.6 -.3 -39.4 -4.1 3.2 4.2 7.4 .0 3.5 5.7 -.7 4.4 2.2 4.0 5.9 3.0 3.2 4.1 8.5 -2.8 4.3 3.8 -3.3 14.3 6.9 2.4 2.2 7.5 1.8 13.6 4.2 19.5 31.2 -6.6 60.7 -1.3 2.7 2.6 -3.1 3.2 3.4 2.1 -2.1 4.0 5.0 -2.2 4.6 -5.9 -11.4 -2.8 -14.0 .3 2.6 3.2 1.9 -7.2 7.0 1.4 4.9 6.1 1.7 -4.8 4.1 -9.5 -11.2 1.9 -18.9 -3.4 3.7 4.0 1.9 6.9 5.2 4.0 .7 5.9 2.0 5.4 4.4 6.0 7.8 -4.7 17.5 -.5 2.7 2.9 -.7 -2.1 5.2 1.8 1.3 5.1 3.3 -4.6 -7.4 -4.2 -19.9 -21.9 -36.4 -11.6 .2 2.1 -44.5 1.8 1.8 -2.5 -64.9 3.5 3.8 4.3 4.1 3.1 3.0 8.0 4.7 4.4 3.9 14.9 3.1 2.6 .7 15.3 3.5 7.5 9.2 7.3 18.8 29.2 54.6 16.6 4.2 3.2 71.0 2.0 1.6 -1.3 155.3 2.7 .0 -.5 .4 -5.6 -10.5 -12.6 -3.8 2.5 2.8 -17.5 2.8 2.5 .2 -24.3 3.4 -.5 -1.7 -.2 -9.1 -10.3 -17.1 -3.8 2.3 3.0 -20.1 2.4 2.2 -.9 -36.4 3.5 3.7 4.2 3.8 5.9 7.6 16.2 5.9 3.3 3.0 18.8 2.4 2.0 -.5 39.0 3.0 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 Aug.2007 from— Pricing schedule 1 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 Aug. 2007 M 207.949 208.352 208.299 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 220.591 222.924 130.488 221.579 224.036 130.893 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 199.194 200.818 127.247 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 July2007 from— Aug. 2006 June 2007 July 2007 July 2006 May 2007 June 2007 207.917 2.0 -0.2 -0.2 2.4 0.2 0.0 221.945 224.229 131.391 221.559 224.246 130.519 1.6 1.6 1.6 .0 .1 -.3 -.2 .0 -.7 2.0 1.9 2.5 .6 .6 .7 .2 .1 .4 199.263 200.666 127.372 198.989 200.369 127.111 198.551 199.823 126.886 1.8 1.5 2.2 -.4 -.4 -.4 -.2 -.3 -.2 2.3 2.1 2.4 -.1 -.2 -.1 -.1 -.1 -.2 193.467 194.442 194.815 194.716 2.0 .1 -.1 2.5 .7 .2 M M M 200.804 202.840 127.893 201.675 204.152 128.265 201.571 203.953 128.226 201.041 203.579 127.833 2.0 2.2 1.9 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.2 -.3 2.3 2.5 2.2 .4 .5 .3 -.1 -.1 .0 M 200.919 201.445 201.576 200.771 1.2 -.3 -.4 1.8 .3 .1 M M M 213.063 216.640 129.129 212.680 215.901 129.262 212.542 215.855 129.067 212.406 215.825 128.939 2.4 2.4 2.2 -.1 .0 -.2 -.1 .0 -.1 2.8 2.8 2.8 -.2 -.4 .0 -.1 .0 -.2 M M M 190.327 128.347 200.118 190.637 128.628 200.800 190.571 128.601 200.893 190.382 128.216 200.311 2.0 2.0 1.9 -.1 -.3 -.2 -.1 -.3 -.3 2.3 2.4 2.5 .1 .2 .4 .0 .0 .0 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 205.686 218.596 206.092 217.273 205.561 217.454 205.813 217.330 2.7 2.6 -.1 .0 .1 -.1 3.1 2.9 -.1 -.5 -.3 .1 M 227.146 228.258 228.628 228.326 1.9 .0 -.1 2.5 .7 .2 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 1 1 1 226.247 196.216 192.779 132.982 - 226.929 197.010 194.286 134.442 - - - - .8 2.0 1.3 2.9 .3 .4 .8 1.1 - Atlanta, GA ..................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 2 2 2 - 202.200 201.585 184.529 212.820 - 201.258 199.679 183.740 213.127 2.0 .5 .7 3.7 -.5 -.9 -.4 .1 - - - - 2 2 2 - 217.255 216.123 215.510 - 218.692 216.240 215.978 1.1 2.6 3.0 .7 .1 .2 - - - - 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 July 2007 Aug. 2007 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 2007 from— Aug. 2006 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— July 2007 May to June June to July July to Aug. Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................ All items (1967=100) .................................................................... 100.000 203.700 606.759 203.199 605.267 1.8 -0.2 0.1 0.1 -0.2 - - - - - - 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 1.018 202.823 202.409 200.569 223.663 196.323 198.027 252.703 152.829 173.727 176.736 174.109 189.667 115.355 206.657 144.439 207.647 203.610 203.207 201.321 224.220 196.844 201.598 251.575 154.152 173.997 176.664 174.872 189.941 116.348 207.533 144.938 208.253 4.3 4.4 4.7 4.4 5.4 12.4 1.5 5.4 2.4 2.4 4.0 2.0 1.9 3.8 6.0 3.8 .4 .4 .4 .2 .3 1.8 -.4 .9 .2 .0 .4 .1 .9 .4 .3 .3 .5 .5 .6 .7 .4 3.2 -1.0 .3 .7 .5 .6 .7 1.2 .3 -.1 .5 .2 .3 .1 .1 -.3 2.9 -1.2 .1 .3 .6 1.0 .1 -.9 .5 1.0 -.1 .4 .4 .4 .4 .2 1.6 -.2 1.2 .2 .1 .3 .1 .9 .4 .3 .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 .368 206.183 233.848 233.855 153.107 223.093 116.912 204.272 184.725 245.633 191.010 144.432 122.550 143.175 206.054 234.169 234.457 149.919 223.693 117.287 202.397 182.518 246.382 188.511 145.259 122.190 143.526 2.9 3.4 4.1 6.3 2.9 .6 2.6 2.2 .7 2.3 5.1 -.4 2.7 -.1 .1 .3 -2.1 .3 .3 -.9 -1.2 .3 -1.3 .6 -.3 .2 .2 .3 .2 2.5 .2 .6 -.1 -.2 2.0 -.3 .2 .1 .1 .2 .2 .3 .2 .2 -.5 .0 -.2 3.7 -.5 .9 .1 .2 .0 .2 .2 -.7 .2 .3 -.9 -1.2 .1 -1.3 .6 -.2 .2 Apparel ....................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Footwear .................................................................................. 4.041 .954 1.680 .235 .954 113.157 109.580 101.709 110.906 119.278 114.146 108.556 103.960 112.879 119.831 -1.3 -2.1 -1.4 -4.1 -.4 .9 -.9 2.2 1.8 .5 -.9 .0 -2.1 .6 -.5 .8 1.6 .5 -.6 1.3 -.3 -1.1 .5 .6 -.7 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 .723 187.606 184.684 93.042 136.663 136.880 253.893 252.957 121.350 226.090 233.390 184.147 181.218 93.229 136.414 137.999 239.097 238.100 121.584 226.636 231.082 -2.4 -2.5 -1.7 -.7 -3.6 -6.3 -6.3 3.2 3.7 -.1 -1.8 -1.9 .2 -.2 .8 -5.8 -5.9 .2 .2 -1.0 -.2 -.2 .1 .0 .4 -1.1 -1.1 .0 .3 .8 -.3 -.3 .3 .1 .7 -1.5 -1.6 .6 .4 -.2 -1.4 -1.5 .3 .1 .8 -5.0 -5.0 .2 .4 .4 Medical care ............................................................................... Medical care commodities ........................................................ Medical care services ............................................................... Professional services ............................................................. Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 5.228 1.135 4.094 2.338 1.378 351.346 282.662 370.696 303.481 493.563 352.704 283.379 372.261 304.677 495.191 4.6 1.0 5.6 4.2 6.1 .4 .3 .4 .4 .3 .2 -.2 .3 .3 .3 .7 .6 .7 .4 .9 .5 .3 .6 .6 .5 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 July 2007 Aug. 2007 Unadjusted percent change to Aug. 2007 from— Aug. 2006 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— July 2007 May to June June to July July to Aug. Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................... Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 5.022 1.867 108.403 102.358 108.179 101.923 -0.3 -2.1 -0.2 -.4 -0.1 .2 -0.1 -.5 -0.1 -.4 Education and communication 2 ................................................ Education 2 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ Communication 2 ..................................................................... Information and information processing 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 .178 115.980 167.527 421.529 472.395 86.015 84.111 98.721 11.001 9.495 116.981 170.635 431.089 480.960 86.148 84.248 98.964 10.965 9.421 2.2 5.5 9.7 5.1 -.1 -.3 3.1 -16.3 -10.3 .9 1.9 2.3 1.8 .2 .2 .2 -.3 -.8 .0 .1 .2 .1 -.2 -.2 .0 -1.6 -2.6 .3 .6 1.1 .6 .0 .0 .1 -.6 -.9 .3 .5 1.8 .3 .2 .2 .2 -.3 -.8 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 .962 344.221 555.366 193.792 158.445 217.040 326.135 344.214 556.517 193.598 157.813 217.354 327.235 4.0 6.4 2.9 1.8 3.4 3.9 .0 .2 -.1 -.4 .1 .3 .3 .5 .2 .1 -.1 .4 .1 .3 .0 -.2 .4 -.2 .1 .2 .0 -.4 .1 .4 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 9.761 170.252 202.823 151.724 191.603 113.157 244.695 112.425 242.901 225.455 116.912 191.010 144.432 143.175 233.737 370.696 274.766 169.122 203.610 149.781 187.515 114.146 237.329 112.362 243.118 225.760 117.287 188.511 145.259 143.526 233.831 372.261 276.015 .2 4.3 -2.1 -2.2 -1.3 -2.5 -1.9 3.1 3.4 .6 2.3 5.1 2.7 1.2 5.6 2.4 -.7 .4 -1.3 -2.1 .9 -3.0 -.1 .1 .1 .3 -1.3 .6 .2 .0 .4 .5 .0 .5 -.3 -.5 -.9 -1.0 .0 .2 .3 .6 -.3 .2 .1 .4 .3 .0 .0 .2 -.1 -.5 .8 -.5 .1 .2 .2 -.5 -.5 .9 .2 .4 .7 .1 -.6 .4 -1.2 -2.4 -.3 -2.6 .1 .1 .1 .3 -1.3 .6 .2 .4 .6 .2 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 51.329 203.750 194.913 197.504 153.730 192.714 240.471 198.000 232.367 233.415 217.795 202.849 203.310 139.352 254.282 248.434 $ .491 $ .165 203.011 194.109 196.949 151.846 188.873 233.817 196.266 232.450 233.562 209.441 203.319 203.710 139.557 240.247 248.977 $ .492 $ .165 1.3 1.1 1.6 -1.9 -1.9 -2.0 1.0 2.7 2.9 -2.7 2.4 2.0 -.6 -5.9 3.1 -.4 -.4 -.3 -1.2 -2.0 -2.8 -.9 .0 .1 -3.8 .2 .2 .1 -5.5 .2 .0 .0 .1 -.3 -.4 -.5 -.1 .4 .4 -.7 .2 .2 -.1 -.9 .3 .1 .1 .1 -.1 -.5 -.8 -.2 .1 .1 -1.0 .3 .3 .3 -1.3 .3 -.3 -.4 -.2 -1.1 -2.2 -2.5 -.9 .0 .1 -3.4 .2 .2 .0 -4.7 .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 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— Nov. 2006 Feb. 2007 May 2007 Aug. 2007 203.153 -5.1 4.1 8.5 202.990 202.586 200.860 222.475 196.383 198.664 255.779 153.081 173.641 175.813 174.579 189.667 115.355 206.657 144.409 207.647 203.829 203.440 201.705 223.401 196.683 201.842 255.386 154.886 173.908 175.909 175.126 189.941 116.348 207.533 144.899 208.253 2.3 2.5 2.1 3.4 2.6 -.2 5.7 4.7 -1.9 1.2 4.8 -4.0 -.3 3.0 4.2 2.4 5.7 5.6 6.2 6.2 4.7 6.9 16.2 2.9 3.5 .4 1.5 4.8 3.7 4.6 9.7 5.5 204.709 232.821 233.368 145.318 222.727 117.503 198.891 179.274 244.615 185.008 143.086 122.643 142.941 205.060 233.328 234.070 145.591 223.171 116.912 198.917 178.981 253.612 184.154 144.432 122.706 143.175 205.005 233.721 234.536 144.594 223.664 117.287 197.133 176.872 253.970 181.788 145.259 122.415 143.526 2.6 4.1 4.5 2.4 3.9 7.0 -1.9 -2.7 -33.4 .2 3.2 .0 3.5 118.255 111.391 110.729 114.205 121.623 117.216 111.352 108.380 114.892 120.984 118.157 113.122 108.877 114.249 122.575 117.843 111.897 109.399 114.924 121.695 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 ....................................................... 187.996 185.340 93.015 137.497 135.320 257.662 256.779 120.709 224.729 224.919 187.605 184.886 93.140 137.508 135.917 254.852 253.987 120.666 225.350 226.686 187.060 184.340 93.427 137.606 136.880 250.930 249.916 121.350 226.248 226.344 Medical care ...................................................................... Medical care commodities .............................................. Medical care services ..................................................... Professional services .................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 348.209 281.075 367.054 301.184 488.533 348.922 280.455 368.229 301.939 489.841 351.204 282.230 370.659 303.150 494.151 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 Aug. 2007 All items .............................................................................. 203.070 203.289 203.547 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 ..................................................... 201.521 201.088 199.429 220.710 196.102 187.105 261.575 152.510 171.900 173.743 171.928 188.049 115.035 205.046 143.120 206.636 202.484 202.040 200.582 222.309 196.937 193.100 258.830 152.979 173.083 174.680 172.917 189.456 116.366 205.691 143.004 207.767 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 ............................................. 204.238 232.091 232.806 141.776 222.344 116.828 199.088 179.556 239.903 185.598 142.786 122.542 142.780 Apparel .............................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... Footwear ......................................................................... Feb. 2007 Aug. 2007 0.2 -0.6 4.2 4.6 4.7 6.0 3.0 13.8 10.5 -5.0 7.6 3.2 3.0 2.1 3.4 -.4 2.7 5.1 4.0 4.7 4.8 4.6 5.0 1.2 35.4 -9.1 6.4 4.8 5.1 7.7 4.1 4.6 4.9 5.1 3.2 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.8 3.7 3.3 10.8 3.8 .8 .8 3.2 .3 1.7 3.8 6.9 3.9 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.0 7.3 22.3 -7.1 7.0 3.9 4.0 4.8 3.8 2.1 3.8 5.1 3.6 4.5 3.7 5.0 5.2 3.3 -3.3 12.0 13.1 -7.4 14.7 6.9 -.6 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.7 9.4 2.1 -2.7 5.0 5.3 33.1 3.5 3.3 -.6 2.5 1.5 2.8 3.0 8.2 2.4 1.6 -3.9 -5.8 25.6 -8.0 7.1 -.4 2.1 3.6 3.9 4.8 3.8 3.6 1.8 4.8 4.9 -21.5 7.2 5.0 -.3 3.2 2.2 2.8 3.4 8.8 2.3 -.6 .4 -.4 29.3 -2.4 5.2 -.5 2.3 .0 -2.4 -.4 -2.0 2.0 2.2 -5.9 8.4 -2.9 .1 -5.9 -1.8 -8.3 -13.2 -3.9 -1.4 1.8 -4.7 2.5 .2 1.1 -4.2 3.9 -2.5 1.1 -3.7 .0 -6.5 -5.7 -1.9 184.468 181.660 93.724 137.732 137.999 238.460 237.435 121.584 227.106 227.314 -29.8 -30.5 -6.5 -3.1 -13.5 -66.4 -66.6 4.8 3.1 -8.8 3.7 3.5 -2.8 -.9 -7.6 16.9 17.0 2.4 3.5 7.9 34.7 36.5 -.1 .6 -.3 167.8 169.4 2.7 3.7 -3.0 -7.3 -7.7 3.1 .7 8.2 -26.6 -26.9 2.9 4.3 4.3 -14.7 -15.2 -4.7 -2.0 -10.6 -37.3 -37.4 3.6 3.3 -.8 11.8 12.2 1.5 .6 3.9 40.2 40.3 2.8 4.0 .6 353.036 283.195 372.772 304.885 496.677 3.5 -.3 4.5 3.2 4.6 6.0 .7 7.5 7.3 5.9 3.3 .5 4.0 1.2 7.1 5.7 3.1 6.4 5.0 6.8 4.7 .2 6.0 5.2 5.2 4.5 1.8 5.2 3.1 7.0 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— Nov. 2006 Feb. 2007 May 2007 Aug. 2007 108.201 101.959 0.7 -2.3 -0.8 -3.2 0.5 .1 116.590 169.643 424.475 478.632 86.016 84.111 98.721 11.001 9.495 116.935 170.468 432.277 480.306 86.151 84.248 98.964 10.965 9.421 .4 6.1 7.7 6.0 -3.7 -3.7 2.9 -31.9 -10.9 1.1 5.0 7.3 4.7 -1.4 -1.7 2.2 -19.5 -7.7 343.960 553.538 193.875 158.739 216.174 326.471 344.296 555.366 193.854 158.445 217.040 325.826 344.608 556.517 193.923 157.813 217.354 327.281 2.1 -1.4 3.7 2.6 4.4 4.9 170.823 201.521 153.103 193.212 118.255 247.338 112.470 240.902 223.723 116.828 185.598 142.786 142.780 231.324 367.054 275.131 170.779 202.484 152.618 192.248 117.216 244.925 112.454 241.430 224.459 117.503 185.008 143.086 142.941 232.207 368.229 275.263 170.814 202.990 152.445 191.368 118.157 243.756 112.574 241.916 224.974 116.912 184.154 144.432 143.175 233.079 370.659 275.533 169.834 203.829 150.691 186.841 117.843 237.400 112.718 242.178 225.280 117.287 181.788 145.259 143.526 233.978 372.772 275.999 203.249 194.686 196.957 155.051 194.216 242.814 198.318 230.420 231.538 217.017 202.235 202.846 140.348 257.569 246.851 203.332 194.721 197.159 154.607 193.378 241.567 198.136 231.283 232.397 215.500 202.670 203.171 140.228 255.141 247.513 203.538 194.892 197.352 154.434 192.421 239.642 197.686 231.603 232.694 213.434 203.217 203.719 140.638 251.878 248.158 202.914 194.208 196.892 152.735 188.244 233.632 196.000 231.619 232.933 206.267 203.660 204.075 140.697 240.036 248.736 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 Aug. 2007 Recreation 2 ...................................................................... Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 108.634 102.693 108.505 102.875 108.354 102.335 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 ... 116.328 168.397 418.662 475.426 86.139 84.304 98.610 11.243 9.843 116.283 168.623 419.674 476.013 85.998 84.095 98.603 11.062 9.583 Other goods and services ................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... Personal care .................................................................. Personal care products 1 .............................................. Personal care services 1 ............................................... Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 342.916 550.888 193.446 158.566 216.489 325.230 Feb. 2007 Aug. 2007 -1.6 -2.8 0.0 -2.8 -0.5 -1.4 5.3 5.9 10.2 5.5 4.9 4.7 5.8 -1.0 -6.0 2.1 5.0 13.7 4.2 .1 -.3 1.4 -9.5 -16.1 .7 5.5 7.5 5.3 -2.5 -2.7 2.6 -26.0 -9.4 3.7 5.5 11.9 4.8 2.5 2.2 3.6 -5.4 -11.2 9.3 24.2 3.0 5.2 4.3 2.7 2.8 .6 3.8 1.5 3.2 5.3 2.0 4.2 1.0 -1.9 1.6 2.5 5.6 10.7 3.3 3.9 4.4 3.8 2.4 2.3 2.4 -.2 2.4 3.9 -14.5 2.3 -22.9 -25.7 .0 -42.8 -4.1 2.9 4.3 7.0 .2 3.2 3.5 .3 4.5 1.8 4.1 5.7 3.3 2.8 2.2 10.2 -2.7 4.3 3.7 -3.3 14.7 6.9 2.8 1.7 7.5 1.4 15.9 4.6 23.1 36.9 -5.9 68.7 -1.6 2.9 2.9 -2.7 3.5 3.3 2.5 -2.0 4.0 5.1 -2.3 4.7 -6.2 -12.6 -1.4 -15.1 .9 2.1 2.8 1.6 -8.0 7.1 2.1 4.7 6.4 1.3 -5.7 4.0 -10.8 -12.6 1.1 -20.6 -3.4 3.6 4.0 1.8 7.2 5.0 3.2 1.0 6.0 1.6 6.4 4.7 7.5 9.4 -3.7 19.7 -.4 2.5 2.9 -.6 -2.4 5.2 2.3 1.3 5.2 3.2 -6.6 -9.0 -5.7 -22.0 -24.5 -39.8 -12.7 .0 2.0 -46.0 1.6 1.4 -2.5 -65.1 3.2 4.0 4.5 4.2 3.1 3.2 9.1 4.4 4.5 3.7 15.0 3.0 2.5 .4 15.3 3.4 9.2 11.0 8.8 22.3 34.6 63.5 19.7 4.3 3.4 76.2 2.1 1.6 -1.1 158.1 2.8 -.7 -1.0 -.1 -5.8 -11.7 -14.3 -4.6 2.1 2.4 -18.4 2.8 2.4 1.0 -24.6 3.1 -1.5 -2.5 -.9 -10.3 -11.7 -19.0 -4.6 2.2 2.8 -21.2 2.3 2.0 -1.1 -36.6 3.3 4.1 4.9 4.2 7.3 9.0 18.4 6.8 3.2 2.9 19.9 2.5 2.0 -.1 39.5 3.0 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 Aug.2007 from— Pricing schedule 1 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 Aug. 2007 M 203.661 203.906 203.700 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 217.008 217.739 130.881 217.794 218.624 131.234 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 194.553 195.325 126.897 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 July2007 from— Aug. 2006 June 2007 July 2007 July 2006 May 2007 June 2007 203.199 1.8 -0.3 -0.2 2.3 0.0 -0.1 217.879 218.523 131.521 217.379 218.445 130.684 1.5 1.6 1.4 -.2 -.1 -.4 -.2 .0 -.6 2.1 2.0 2.3 .4 .4 .5 .0 .0 .2 194.538 195.105 126.995 194.219 194.725 126.738 193.663 194.084 126.435 1.7 1.5 2.1 -.4 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.3 -.2 2.2 2.1 2.4 -.2 -.3 -.1 -.2 -.2 -.2 191.801 192.455 192.804 192.437 1.7 .0 -.2 2.2 .5 .2 M M M 198.175 201.167 126.639 198.838 202.215 126.930 198.673 201.867 126.878 198.063 201.384 126.445 1.8 2.0 1.8 -.4 -.4 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.3 2.3 2.4 2.2 .3 .3 .2 -.1 -.2 .0 M 201.358 201.709 201.809 201.006 1.3 -.3 -.4 1.9 .2 .0 M M M 207.795 209.674 128.962 207.311 208.726 129.097 206.927 208.388 128.840 206.624 208.225 128.546 2.0 2.1 2.0 -.3 -.2 -.4 -.1 -.1 -.2 2.6 2.5 2.7 -.4 -.6 -.1 -.2 -.2 -.2 M M M 188.791 127.710 198.771 188.909 127.942 199.237 188.642 127.866 199.207 188.338 127.419 198.559 1.7 1.9 1.6 -.3 -.4 -.3 -.2 -.3 -.3 2.2 2.3 2.3 -.1 .1 .2 -.1 -.1 .0 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 199.109 211.145 199.279 209.614 198.700 209.444 198.630 209.240 2.5 2.1 -.3 -.2 .0 -.1 3.1 2.4 -.2 -.8 -.3 -.1 M 221.396 222.322 222.237 221.905 1.9 -.2 -.1 2.5 .4 .0 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 1 1 1 225.395 186.889 195.216 132.330 - 226.465 187.344 196.198 133.766 - - - - 1.1 1.7 1.2 3.1 .5 .2 .5 1.1 - Atlanta, GA ..................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 2 2 2 - 200.943 196.701 183.380 210.938 - 200.162 194.798 182.425 211.041 2.2 .4 .2 3.1 -.4 -1.0 -.5 .0 - - - - 2 2 2 - 216.511 211.422 210.550 - 217.331 211.620 210.220 .7 2.4 2.5 .4 .1 -.2 - - - - 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 Aug. 2007 from— Unadjusted indexes July 2007 Aug. 2007 Aug. 2006 July 2007 Expenditure category 100.000 R120.157 120.077 1.8 -0.1 Food and beverages 2 .............................................................. Food 3 .................................................................................... Food at home 4 .................................................................... Food away from home 5 ....................................................... Alcoholic beverages 6 ............................................................ 15.072 13.943 8.029 5.914 1.130 R119.847 R119.871 R116.815 R124.002 R119.804 120.272 120.301 117.198 124.498 120.177 4.1 4.2 4.5 3.7 3.4 .4 .4 .3 .4 .3 Housing 7 ................................................................................. Shelter 8 ................................................................................. Fuels and utilities 9 ................................................................. Household furnishings and operations 10 ............................... 42.173 32.495 4.702 4.977 R126.149 R127.789 R155.212 R95.947 126.078 127.938 153.774 95.600 2.8 3.3 2.7 -1.0 -.1 .1 -.9 -.4 Apparel 11 ................................................................................. 4.076 R85.187 85.888 -1.6 .8 Transportation 12 ...................................................................... Private transportation 13 ......................................................... Public transportation 14 .......................................................... 17.095 15.988 1.107 R121.900 R122.487 R115.955 120.462 121.037 114.645 -1.7 -1.8 -.7 -1.2 -1.2 -1.1 Medical care 15 ......................................................................... Medical care commodities 16 ................................................. Medical care services 17 ........................................................ 6.055 1.458 4.597 R136.959 R122.712 141.939 137.430 123.065 142.452 4.2 1.0 5.3 .3 .3 .4 Recreation 18 ............................................................................ 5.863 R104.984 104.699 -1.1 -.3 Education and communication 19 ............................................. Education 20 ........................................................................... Communication 21 .................................................................. 6.190 2.751 3.439 R104.647 R156.613 R74.616 105.858 160.605 74.658 1.3 5.4 -1.8 1.2 2.5 .1 Other goods and services 22 .................................................... 3.475 R123.762 123.675 3.8 -.1 58.763 41.237 12.340 28.897 78.707 7.351 R129.030 R109.199 R84.723 R121.970 R115.066 R185.944 129.206 108.812 84.562 121.452 115.274 179.531 3.0 .1 -2.5 1.2 1.7 -1.9 .1 -.4 -.2 -.4 .2 -3.4 All items 1 ................................................................................... Commodity and service group Services 23 ................................................................................. Commodities 24 .......................................................................... Durables 25 ............................................................................... Nondurables 26 ........................................................................... All items less food and energy 27 ............................................. Energy 28 .................................................................................... 1 Revised indexes: June 2007=120.230, May 2007=120.041, Apr. 2007=119.552, Mar. 2007=118.962, Feb. 2007=118.030, Jan. 2007=117.427, Sep. 2006=117.7, Jan. 2005=111.3. 2 Revised indexes: June 2007=119.507, May 2007=119.140, Apr. 2007=118.585, Mar. 2007=118.355, Feb. 2007=118.065, Jan. 2007=117.393, Nov. 2006=116.2, Mar. 2006=114.7, Aug. 2005=112.9. 3 Revised indexes: June 2007=119.514, May 2007=119.154, Apr. 2007=118.573, Mar. 2007=118.348, Feb. 2007=118.096, Jan. 2007=117.432, Nov. 2006=116.2, Feb. 2006=114.6, Jan. 2006=114.7, July 2005=112.9. 4 Revised indexes: June 2007=116.622, May 2007=116.305, Apr. 2007=115.532, Mar. 2007=115.415, Feb. 2007=115.058, Jan. 2007=114.241, July 2006=111.9. 5 Revised indexes: June 2007=123.408, May 2007=122.987, Apr. 2007=122.685, Mar. 2007=122.305, Feb. 2007=122.203, Jan. 2007=121.763. 6 Revised indexes: June 2007=119.681, May 2007=119.228, Apr. 2007=119.000, Mar. 2007=118.701, Feb. 2007=117.953, Jan. 2007=117.167, Feb. 2006=115.2, Nov. 2005=113.5, Aug. 2005=112.6. 7 Revised indexes: June 2007=125.846, May 2007=124.902, Apr. 2007=124.720, Mar. 2007=124.470, Feb. 2007=123.957, Jan. 2007=123.297, Sep. 2006=122.7, June 2006=121.9, May 2006=121.1, Mar. 2005=116.5, Feb. 2005=116.0. 8 Revised indexes: June 2007=127.299, May 2007=126.756, Apr. 2007=126.702, Mar. 2007=126.317, Feb. 2007=125.798, Jan. 2007=125.037, Nov. 2005=119.1. 9 Revised indexes: June 2007=155.332, May 2007=149.574, Apr. 2007=147.890, Mar. 2007=147.959, Feb. 2007=146.780, Jan. 2007=146.485, Nov. 2006=143.4, Nov. 2005=144.8, Sep. 2005=144.1. 10 Revised indexes: June 2007=96.331, May 2007=96.309, Apr. 2007=96.416, Mar. 2007=96.645, Feb. 2007=96.594, Jan. 2007=96.238, May 2006=96.8. 11 Revised indexes: June 2007=88.132, May 2007=91.476, Apr. 2007=92.645, Mar. 2007=92.302, Feb. 2007=89.432, Jan. 2007=87.234, Nov. 2006=91.8, Oct. 2006=92.8, June 2006=89.7, May 2006=92.5, Apr. 2006=93.4, Mar. 2006=92.3, Jan. 2006=86.9, Nov. 2005=91.6, June 2005=88.7, Mar. 2005=93.4. 12 Revised indexes: June 2007=122.407, May 2007=122.744, Apr. 2007=120.792, Mar. 2007=118.501, Feb. 2007=115.637, Jan. 2007=115.463, Dec. 2006=116.0, Nov. 2006=115.2, Oct. 2006=115.8, May 2006=122.2, Nov. 2005=116.7, Sep. 2005=123.5, Aug. 2005=118.2, June 2005=114.8, Apr. 2005=115.8. 13 Revised indexes: June 2007=123.120, May 2007=123.671, Apr. 2007=121.594, Mar. 2007=119.192, Feb. 2007=116.182, Jan. 2007=116.087, June 2006=122.7, Jan. 2006=117.1, Oct. 2005=123.4, Sep. 2005=124.7, May 2005=115.7. 14 Revised indexes: June 2007=114.753, May 2007=112.247, Apr. 2007=111.921, Mar. 2007=111.086, Feb. 2007=110.156, Jan. 2007=108.911, Nov. 2005=108.6. 15 Revised indexes: June 2007=136.161, May 2007=136.019, Apr. 2007=135.681, Mar. 2007=135.263, Feb. 2007=135.050, Jan. 2007=133.990, June 2006=131.2, Feb. 2005=124.9. 16 Revised indexes: June 2007=121.981, May 2007=122.054, Apr. 2007=121.916, Mar. 2007=121.280, Feb. 2007=121.623, Jan. 2007=121.956, Oct. 2005=118.2. 17 Revised index: May 2007=140.897. 18 Revised indexes: May 2007=105.490, Mar. 2007=105.265, Feb. 2007=105.240, Jan. 2007=105.120. 19 Revised indexes: June 2007=104.758, May 2007=104.927, Apr. 2007=104.522, Mar. 2007=104.435, Feb. 2007=104.243, Jan. 2007=104.138, Nov. 2006=104.5, Oct. 2006=105.0, Sep. 2006=105.1, July 2006=103.5, May 2006=103.1, Apr. 2006=103.3, Aug. 2005=101.7, June 2005=100.9. 20 Revised indexes: June 2007=156.742, May 2007=156.570, Apr. 2007=156.343, Mar. 2007=156.298, Feb. 2007=156.128, Jan. 2007=155.823, Dec. 2006=155.7, June 2006=148.3, Jan. 2006=147.2, July 2005=140.4. 21 Revised indexes: June 2007=74.709, May 2007=74.992, Apr. 2007=74.559, Mar. 2007=74.463, Feb. 2007=74.282, Jan. 2007=74.263, Nov. 2006=74.9. 22 Revised indexes: June 2007=123.990, May 2007=123.790, Apr. 2007=123.428, Mar. 2007=123.184, Feb. 2007=122.953, Jan. 2007=122.497, Dec. 2006=121.7, Nov. 2005=117.9. 23 Revised indexes: June 2007=128.675, May 2007=127.892, Apr. 2007=127.636, Mar. 2007=127.330, Feb. 2007=126.887, Jan. 2007=126.256. 24 Revised indexes: June 2007=109.792, May 2007=110.328, Apr. 2007=109.554, Mar. 2007=108.619, Feb. 2007=107.096, Jan. 2007=106.529, Sep. 2006=107.9, Apr. 2006=108.6, Jan. 2006=106.4, Oct. 2005=108.9, June 2005=105.0. 25 Revised indexes: June 2007=84.915, May 2007=85.156, Apr. 2007=85.459, Mar. 2007=85.617, Feb. 2007=85.685, Jan. 2007=85.716, Aug. 2005=87.2. 26 Revised indexes: June 2007=122.797, May 2007=123.505, Apr. 2007=122.084, Mar. 2007=120.505, Feb. 2007=118.061, Jan. 2007=117.152, Oct. 2006=117.6, Aug. 2006=120.0, July 2006=119.6, Mar. 2006=117.3, Oct. 2005=119.4, Sep. 2005=119.8, Aug. 2005=115.8, Apr. 2005=114.5. 27 Revised indexes: June 2007=115.045, May 2007=115.034, Apr. 2007=115.066, Mar. 2007=114.869, Feb. 2007=114.432, Jan. 2007=113.851. 28 Revised indexes: June 2007=188.940, May 2007=186.183, Apr. 2007=177.231, Mar. 2007=169.383, Feb. 2007=159.165, Jan. 2007=158.461, Nov. 2006=155.6, Oct. 2006=156.1, July 2006=183.4, May 2006=178.0, Apr. 2006=172.0, Mar. 2006=162.1, Feb. 2006=160.4, Jan. 2006=162.6, July 2005=155.4, June 2005=149.3. R Revised. 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.
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