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News United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Washington, D.C. 20212 FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Stephen B. Reed (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-09-0035 TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EST) Friday, January 16, 2009 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: DECEMBER 2008 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 1.0 percent in December, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The December level of 210.228 (1982-84=100) was 0.1 percent higher than in December 2007. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) decreased 1.2 percent in December, prior to seasonal adjustment. The December level of 204.813 (1982-84=100) was 0.5 percent lower than in December 2007. The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) decreased 1.3 percent in December on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The December level of 120.661 (December 1999=100) was 0.5 percent lower than in December 2007. Please note that the indexes for the post-2006 period are subject to revision. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U decreased 0.7 percent in December, the third consecutive decline. The index is now only 0.1 percent higher than in December 2007. Declining energy prices, particularly for gasoline, again drove most of the decline. The energy index declined 8.3 percent in December. Within energy, the gasoline index fell 17.2 percent and accounted for almost 90 percent of the decrease in the all items index. The index for household energy declined 0.7 percent. Excluding energy, the index was virtually unchanged for the third straight month. The food index declined 0.1 percent in December, the first (cont.) Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Seasonally adjusted Expenditure Category Changes from preceding month June 2008 All items ................................. Food and beverages ........... Housing ............................... Apparel ................................ Transportation ..................... Medical care ........................ Recreation ........................... Education and communication .............. Other goods and services ... Special indexes: Energy ................................. Food .................................... All items less food and energy ........................... July 2008 Aug. 2008 Sep. 2008 Oct. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Compound annual rate 3-mos. ended Dec. 2008 Unadjusted 12-mos. ended Dec. 2008 1.1 .7 .5 .1 3.8 .2 .1 0.8 .9 .6 1.2 1.7 .1 .4 -0.1 .6 -.1 .5 -1.5 .2 .5 0.0 .6 -.1 -.1 -.6 .3 .2 -1.0 .3 .0 -1.0 -5.4 .2 .1 -1.7 .2 -.1 .3 -9.8 .2 .0 -0.7 .0 .0 -.9 -4.4 .3 -.2 -12.7 1.7 -.7 -6.4 -55.6 2.8 -.4 0.1 5.8 2.4 -1.0 -13.3 2.6 1.8 .5 .4 .5 .4 .2 .2 .1 .2 .2 .3 .2 .0 .3 .0 3.0 .8 3.6 3.4 6.6 .8 4.0 .9 -3.1 .6 -1.9 .6 -8.6 .3 -17.0 .2 -8.3 -.1 -76.6 1.4 -21.3 5.9 .3 .3 .2 .1 -.1 .0 .0 -.3 1.8 decrease since April 2006, as many meat, dairy, fruit, and vegetable indexes decreased. The index for all items excluding food and energy was virtually unchanged in December. Continuing decreases in the indexes for lodging away from home, airline fare, and new and used motor vehicles, along with downturns in the indexes for apparel and recreation, offset increases in other indexes including rent and owners’ equivalent rent, medical care, and education. For the 12 month period ending December 2008, the CPI-U rose 0.1 percent. This was the smallest calendar year increase since a 0.7 percent decline in 1954 and compares with a 4.1 percent increase for the 12 months ended December 2007. Consumer prices declined at a seasonally adjusted annualized rate (SAAR) of 12.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008. This followed increases during the first three quarters at rates of 3.1, 7.9, and 2.6 percent, respectively. The index for energy declined at a SAAR of 76.6 percent during the fourth quarter and fell 21.3 percent for the 12 months ending December after rising 17.4 percent during 2007. Petroleum-based energy prices declined 40.5 percent during 2008 while prices for energy services rose 7.7 percent. The food index rose 5.9 percent in 2008 compared to 4.9 percent in 2007, with grocery store food prices rising 6.6 percent in 2008 compared to 5.6 percent in 2007. In both cases, the 2008 increases were the largest since 1980. Among the grocery store food groups, the 2008 increases ranged from a low of 2.7 percent for dairy and related products to a high of 11.7 percent for cereals and bakery products. Excluding food and energy, the CPI declined at a 0.3 percent SAAR during the last quarter of 2008, after increasing at rates of 2.0, 2.5, and 2.7 percent during the first three quarters, respectively. The 1.8 percent increase for all of 2008 compares to 2.4 percent during 2007 and is the smallest one-year increase since 2003. The smaller increase reflects slower advances in prices for shelter and medical care as well as a decline in the price of new and used motor vehicles. Shelter costs rose 1.9 percent in 2008 after increasing 3.1 percent in 2007, while medical care prices rose 2.6 percent in 2008 after increasing 5.2 percent in 2007. Prices for new and used motor vehicles declined 3.5 percent during 2008 after being virtually unchanged during 2007. The annual rates for selected groups for the last eight years are shown below. Table Q4. Annual percent changes in the CPI for All Urban Consumers, 2001-2008 Expenditure Category All items ................................................. Food and beverages ........................... Housing ............................................... Apparel ................................................ Transportation ..................................... Medical care ........................................ Recreation ........................................... Education and communication ............ Other goods and services ................... Special indexes: Energy ................................................. Energy commodities .......................... Energy services ................................. All items less energy ........................... Food .................................................. All items less food and energy ............ Percentage change 12 months ended in December 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 1.6 2.8 2.9 -3.2 -3.8 4.7 1.5 3.2 4.5 2.4 1.5 2.4 -1.8 3.8 5.0 1.1 2.2 3.3 1.9 3.5 2.2 -2.1 .3 3.7 1.1 1.6 1.5 3.3 2.6 3.0 -.2 6.5 4.2 .7 1.5 2.5 3.4 2.3 4.0 -1.1 4.8 4.3 1.1 2.4 3.1 2.5 2.2 3.3 .9 1.6 3.6 1.0 2.3 3.0 4.1 4.8 3.0 -.3 8.3 5.2 .8 3.0 3.3 0.1 5.8 2.4 -1.0 -13.3 2.6 1.8 3.6 3.4 -13.0 -24.5 -1.5 2.8 2.8 2.7 10.7 23.7 .4 1.8 1.5 1.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 1.5 3.6 1.1 16.6 26.7 6.8 2.2 2.7 2.2 17.1 16.7 17.6 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.9 6.1 -.6 2.5 2.1 2.6 17.4 29.4 3.4 2.8 4.9 2.4 -21.3 -40.5 7.7 2.4 5.9 1.8 The food and beverages index was virtually unchanged in December, as increases in the indexes for food away from home and alcoholic beverages offset a 0.4 percent decline in the food at home index. Within food at home, the indexes for three of the six major grocery store food groups declined. The fruits and vegetables index declined 2.4 percent in December, the fourth consecutive decrease, with fresh vegetables down 4.4 percent. The index for dairy and related products turned down in December, falling 0.9 percent after rising 0.4 percent in November. For the year, the indexes for fruits and vegetables and for dairy and related products rose 3.4 percent and 2.7 percent, respectively. The index for meats, poultry, fish and eggs declined 0.5 percent in December, but was up 5.1 percent for the year. The December decrease was driven by a 6.6 percent decline in the index for eggs. The indexes for cereals and bakery products and for other food at home both increased in December. The former index rose 0.3 percent in December and posted an 11.7 percent 12 month increase, while the latter climbed 0.6 percent and was up 9.3 percent for the year. The index for nonalcoholic beverages was virtually unchanged in December and has increased 5.9 percent since December 2007. The index for food away from home advanced 0.3 percent in December while the alcoholic beverages index increased 0.6 percent. The index for housing was virtually unchanged in December after declining 0.1 percent in November. The shelter index, which rose 0.2 percent in November, was also virtually unchanged. Increases in the indexes for rent and owners’ equivalent rent of 0.2 percent and 0.1 percent, respectively, offset a 0.7 percent decline in the index for lodging away from home. For the 12 months ending December, the housing index rose 2.4 percent, with the index for shelter increasing 1.9 percent. The household energy index declined 0.7 percent in December, but registered a 5.9 percent increase over the last 12 months. Within household energy, the index for fuel oil declined sharply, down 12.7 percent in December and 21.0 percent over the last year. The natural gas index declined 1.6 percent but was up 5.5 percent during 2008. The electricity index increased in December, rising 0.6 percent to a level 8.6 percent above a year ago. The index for household furnishings and operations increased 0.1 percent in December. The transportation index fell 4.4 percent in December as several of its major components continue to decline. This was the fifth consecutive monthly decrease and the index is now down 13.3 percent over the past year. The motor fuel index decreased 16.8 percent in December. (Before seasonal adjustment, motor fuel prices fell 20.3 percent in December and were 42.2 percent below their December 2007 level) The index for new and used motor vehicles fell for the fifth straight month, declining 0.4 percent. The new vehicles index declined 0.4 percent and the index for used cars and trucks fell 0.8 percent. The index for public transportation declined 1.3 percent in December as the airline fare index decreased 1.2 percent. This was the fourth straight decline in the airline fare index, but it was still 1.4 percent higher than in December 2007. The index for apparel turned down in December, declining 0.9 percent after rising 0.3 percent in November. Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices fell 3.5 percent, and are 1.0 percent below their December 2007 level. The index for medical care rose 0.3 percent in December after increasing 0.2 percent in November, and is up 2.6 percent over the past year. The medical care commodities index increased 0.5 percent, with the index for nonprescription drugs and medical supplies rising 1.1 percent. The index for medical care services advanced 0.2 percent in December after rising 0.1 percent in November. The physicians’ services index increased 0.4 percent and the index for hospital and related services rose 0.5 percent. After being virtually unchanged in November, the index for recreation declined 0.2 percent in December. Decreases in the indexes for sporting goods, for photography, and for toys contributed to the decline. The index for video and audio, which fell 0.1 percent in November, increased 0.1 percent in December. The recreation index has increased 1.8 percent over the past year. The index for education and communication rose 0.3 percent in December after advancing 0.2 percent in November and has risen 3.6 percent over the past year. The index for education increased 0.5 percent in December and the index for communication rose 0.2 percent. Within the latter group, the telephone services index increased 0.1 percent and the index for information technology, hardware and services rose 0.4 percent. The index for other goods and services was virtually unchanged for the second consecutive month and rose 3.4 percent during all of 2008. The index for tobacco and smoking products rose 0.5 percent in December after being virtually unchanged in November. The index for personal care turned down in December, falling 0.2 percent after being virtually unchanged in November. 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 0.9 percent in December. Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Seasonally adjusted Expenditure Category Changes from preceding month June 2008 All items ................................. Food and beverages ........... Housing ............................... Apparel ................................ Transportation ..................... Medical care ........................ Recreation ........................... Education and communication .............. Other goods and services ... Special indexes: Energy ................................. Food .................................... All items less food and energy ........................... July 2008 Aug. 2008 Sep. 2008 Oct. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Compound annual rate 3-mos. ended Dec. 2008 Unadjusted 12-mos. ended Dec. 2008 1.2 .8 .5 .0 4.0 .2 .2 0.9 .9 .7 .8 1.8 .1 .4 -0.2 .6 .0 1.0 -1.7 .3 .5 -0.1 .6 -.2 .0 -.7 .3 .2 -1.2 .3 .0 -1.2 -6.0 .1 .0 -2.1 .2 -.1 .2 -10.9 .2 -.1 -0.9 .0 .0 -1.0 -5.0 .3 -.2 -15.7 1.8 -.2 -7.7 -59.8 2.6 -.8 -0.5 5.9 2.8 -.9 -15.3 2.7 1.6 .5 .6 .5 .5 .2 .2 .0 .2 .2 .3 .2 .1 .3 .1 2.8 1.8 3.4 4.1 6.8 .8 4.0 .9 -3.2 .6 -1.7 .6 -9.0 .3 -17.8 .2 -8.7 -.1 -78.2 1.5 -22.6 6.0 .3 .3 .2 .1 -.1 .0 .0 -.3 1.7 Consumer Price Index data for January are scheduled for release on Friday, February 20, 2009, at 8:30 A.M. (EST). Facilities for Sensory Impaired Information from this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200, Federal Relay Services: 1-800-877-8339. Brief Explanation of the CPI The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time of goods and services purchased by households. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups: (1) the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers households of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise approximately 32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and include in addition to wage earners and clerical worker households, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force. The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors’ and dentists’ services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments-department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or telephone calls of the Bureau’s trained representatives. In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights, which represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. For the CPI-U and CPI-W separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size classes, and for 27 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period. For the C-CPI-U data are issued only at the national level. It is important to note that the CPI-U and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the CCPI-U is issued in preliminary form and subject to two annual revisions. The index measures price change from a designed reference date. For the CPI-U and the CPI-W the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100.0. The reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100. An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown as 116.5. This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65. For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact our CPI Information and Analysis Section on (202) 691-7000. Note on Sampling Error in the Consumer Price Index The CPI is a statistical estimate that is subject to sampling error because it is based upon a sample of retail prices and not the complete universe of all prices. BLS calculates and publishes estimates of the 1-month, 2-month, 6-month and 12-month percent change standard errors annually, for the CPI-U. These standard error estimates can be used to construct confidence intervals for hypothesis testing. For example, the estimated standard error of the 1 month percent change is 0.06 percent for the U.S. All Items Consumer Price Index. This means that if we repeatedly sample from the universe of all retail prices using the same methodology, and estimate a percentage change for each sample, then 95% of these estimates would be within 0.12 percent of the 1 month percentage change based on all retail prices. For a 1-month change of 0.2 percent in the All Items CPI for All Urban Consumers, we are 95 percent confident that the actual percent change based on all retail prices would fall between 0.08 and 0.32 percent. For the latest data, including information on how to use the estimates of standard error, see “Variance Estimates for Changes in the Consumer Price Index, January 2005December 2005” in the CPI Detailed Report, February 2006. These data are available on the CPI home page (http://www.bls.gov/cpi), using the following link http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpivar2006.pdf 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 before adjustment for seasonal variation. Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method. Seasonally adjusted indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually. Each year, the last 5 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised. Data from January 2003 through December 2007 were replaced in January 2008. 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: 48 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2008. Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years after their original release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements. Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series. Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment. For the seasonal factors introduced in January 2008, BLS adjusted 20 series using Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment, including selected food and beverage items, motor fuels, electricity and vehicles. For example, this procedure was used for the Motor fuel series to offset the effects of events such as damage to oil refineries from Hurricane Katrina. For a complete list of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment series and explanations, please refer to the article “Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment,” located on our website at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm. For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact Jeff Wilson at (202) 691-6968, or 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. Recalculated Seasonally Adjusted Indexes to be Available on February 18, 2009 Each year with the release of the January CPI, seasonal adjustment factors are recalculated to reflect price movements from the just-completed calendar year. This routine annual recalculation may result in revisions to seasonally adjusted indexes for the previous 5 years. BLS will make available recalculated seasonally adjusted indexes, as well as recalculated seasonal adjustment factors, for the period January 2004 through December 2008, on Wednesday, February 18, 2009. This date is two working days before the scheduled release of the January 2009 CPI on Friday, February 20, 2009. The revised indexes and seasonal factors will be available on the internet. The address is http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm. Look under Seasonal Adjustment in the CPI and select Revised Seasonally Adjusted Indexes and Factors, 2004-2008. For further information please contact Jeff Wilson by electronic mail at: Wilson.Jeff@bls.gov or by telephone at: (202) 691-5382. 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 2007 Unadjusted indexes Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Unadjusted percent change to Dec. 2008 from— Dec. 2007 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Nov. 2008 Sep. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Nov. to Dec. Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................ All items (1967=100) .................................................................... 100.000 212.425 636.332 210.228 629.751 0.1 -1.0 -1.0 -1.7 -0.7 - - - - - - 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 ........................................................................ Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... Food away from home 1 ......................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 14.914 13.833 7.660 1.030 1.807 .887 1.156 .928 1.852 .277 .205 1.369 .404 6.173 .297 1.080 218.752 218.749 219.086 252.723 209.602 213.102 283.677 163.015 189.301 191.756 205.806 203.058 123.543 220.043 153.978 217.492 218.839 218.805 218.683 253.063 208.890 210.838 281.706 162.750 190.203 193.312 206.710 203.902 123.791 220.684 154.062 217.975 5.8 5.9 6.6 11.7 5.1 2.7 3.4 5.9 9.3 8.2 17.4 8.3 7.4 5.0 5.7 4.4 .0 .0 -.2 .1 -.3 -1.1 -.7 -.2 .5 .8 .4 .4 .2 .3 .1 .2 .3 .3 .1 .6 .6 -1.0 -2.2 1.2 .6 .7 .5 .6 1.3 .5 1.0 .4 .2 .2 .0 .2 -.7 .4 -.4 .1 .6 .6 .0 .8 .7 .3 .3 .5 .0 -.1 -.4 .3 -.5 -.9 -2.4 .0 .6 1.2 1.0 .4 .2 .3 .1 .6 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 ....................................................... 42.427 32.596 5.765 2.564 23.942 .325 5.128 4.215 .351 3.864 .913 4.702 .737 216.467 247.463 246.681 133.555 254.669 120.232 216.285 195.599 281.869 199.435 156.193 128.554 149.998 216.073 247.085 247.278 129.157 254.875 120.019 215.184 194.335 256.209 199.487 156.390 128.535 150.689 2.4 1.9 3.4 -3.3 2.1 2.6 6.0 5.9 -14.4 7.7 6.5 2.0 6.0 -.2 -.2 .2 -3.3 .1 -.2 -.5 -.6 -9.1 .0 .1 .0 .5 .0 .0 .4 -1.6 .1 .0 -.6 -.9 -8.8 -.1 1.0 .0 -.1 -.1 .2 .3 -1.1 .3 .3 -1.6 -2.0 -13.6 -1.0 .4 -.2 .0 .0 .0 .2 -.7 .1 -.2 -.5 -.7 -9.2 .0 .2 .1 .5 Apparel ....................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Footwear .................................................................................. 3.731 .935 1.600 .185 .679 121.262 114.239 110.588 116.010 126.788 117.078 110.767 105.456 112.568 124.093 -1.0 -1.1 -3.6 -1.1 1.5 -3.5 -3.0 -4.6 -3.0 -2.1 -1.0 -.5 -2.2 .6 .3 .3 -.7 .7 .5 1.1 -.9 -.8 -1.5 -.9 -.8 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 ................................................................ 17.688 16.583 7.191 4.632 1.773 5.482 5.215 .356 1.123 1.106 173.644 168.527 91.618 132.359 126.869 187.189 184.235 132.947 239.048 243.385 164.628 159.411 91.408 132.308 125.883 149.132 146.102 133.077 239.356 237.638 -13.3 -14.4 -3.5 -3.2 -8.1 -42.2 -43.1 7.4 5.9 1.8 -5.2 -5.4 -.2 .0 -.8 -20.3 -20.7 .1 .1 -2.4 -5.4 -5.5 -.7 -.5 -2.4 -13.9 -14.2 .7 .3 -3.3 -9.8 -10.3 -.9 -.6 -2.2 -29.0 -29.5 .8 .3 -2.7 -4.4 -4.7 -.4 -.4 -.8 -16.8 -17.2 .1 .2 -1.3 Medical care ............................................................................... Medical care commodities ........................................................ Medical care services ............................................................... Professional services ............................................................. Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 6.231 1.601 4.630 2.626 1.467 366.613 297.317 387.992 313.328 543.183 367.133 298.361 388.267 313.886 543.585 2.6 1.6 3.0 3.0 5.4 .1 .4 .1 .2 .1 .2 .2 .2 .1 .4 .2 .6 .1 .3 .0 .3 .5 .2 .2 .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 2007 Unadjusted indexes Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Unadjusted percent change to Dec. 2008 from— Dec. 2007 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Nov. 2008 Sep. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Nov. to Dec. Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................... Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 5.647 1.843 114.078 101.831 113.674 101.629 1.8 -1.0 -0.4 -.2 0.1 -.6 0.0 -.1 -0.2 .1 Education and communication 2 ................................................ Education 2 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ Communication 2 ..................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ............ 6.086 2.944 .207 2.736 3.142 2.975 2.342 .634 .242 125.758 186.733 462.694 537.906 84.601 81.723 101.538 9.867 88.984 125.921 186.916 464.544 538.309 84.737 81.886 101.688 9.906 88.529 3.6 5.6 7.0 5.5 1.7 1.7 2.9 -3.0 -11.5 .1 .1 .4 .1 .2 .2 .1 .4 -.5 .2 .4 .2 .5 .0 .0 .1 -.3 -.9 .2 .4 .3 .4 .1 .1 .1 -.1 -1.1 .3 .5 .6 .5 .2 .2 .1 .4 -.5 Other goods and services .......................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ Personal care ........................................................................... Personal care products 1 ....................................................... Personal care services 1 ........................................................ Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 3.277 .731 2.546 .639 .629 1.044 349.040 599.820 202.921 161.000 226.197 340.174 349.220 602.644 202.774 161.397 226.281 339.698 3.4 6.3 2.6 2.0 3.0 3.0 .1 .5 -.1 .2 .0 -.1 .3 .4 .2 .1 .4 .0 .0 .0 .0 .7 .3 -.8 .0 .5 -.2 .2 .0 -.1 41.269 14.914 26.356 15.519 3.731 11.787 10.837 58.731 32.271 .325 3.864 .913 .737 5.350 4.630 10.641 167.673 218.752 141.397 173.346 121.262 209.569 109.191 256.967 257.961 120.232 199.435 156.193 149.998 247.030 387.992 299.996 163.582 218.839 135.720 161.681 117.078 192.948 108.811 256.731 257.567 120.019 199.487 156.390 150.689 246.287 388.267 300.067 -4.1 5.8 -9.6 -14.3 -1.0 -18.5 -2.9 3.0 1.9 2.6 7.7 6.5 6.0 4.1 3.0 3.5 -2.4 .0 -4.0 -6.7 -3.5 -7.9 -.3 -.1 -.2 -.2 .0 .1 .5 -.3 .1 .0 -2.3 .3 -3.8 -5.5 -1.0 -7.9 -.6 .0 .0 .0 -.1 1.0 -.1 -.4 .2 .2 -4.1 .2 -6.7 -9.5 .3 -14.0 -.6 .0 .2 .3 -1.0 .4 .0 -.3 .1 .1 -2.0 .0 -3.2 -5.9 -.9 -6.3 -.4 .1 .1 -.2 .0 .2 .5 .0 .2 .2 86.167 67.404 93.769 27.436 16.599 12.868 30.432 26.460 54.101 9.698 90.302 76.469 21.602 5.834 54.867 211.421 201.075 204.721 144.055 175.979 209.344 195.773 275.425 246.351 189.938 216.417 216.690 140.236 193.395 262.901 $ .471 $ .157 208.855 198.127 202.442 138.536 165.032 194.403 189.557 275.370 246.090 171.158 215.930 216.100 139.228 155.745 262.636 $ .476 $ .159 -.8 -.8 -.1 -9.1 -13.1 -16.6 -4.5 4.3 3.0 -21.3 2.4 1.8 -.6 -40.5 2.7 -1.2 -1.5 -1.1 -3.8 -6.2 -7.1 -3.2 .0 -.1 -9.9 -.2 -.3 -.7 -19.5 -.1 -1.2 -1.4 -1.0 -3.6 -5.3 -7.0 -2.6 -.1 .0 -8.6 .0 -.1 -.4 -13.6 .0 -2.0 -2.6 -1.8 -6.4 -8.8 -12.6 -4.9 -.2 .0 -17.0 .0 .0 -.2 -28.1 .1 -.8 -1.1 -.8 -3.0 -5.2 -5.4 -2.5 .2 .1 -8.3 .0 .0 -.3 -16.2 .1 - - - - - Commodity and service group Commodities ................................................................................ Food and beverages .................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... Apparel ................................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... Durables ................................................................................... Services ....................................................................................... Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... Transportation services .............................................................. Medical care services ................................................................. Other services ............................................................................ Special indexes All items less food ........................................................................ All items less shelter .................................................................... All items less medical care ........................................................... Commodities less food ................................................................. Nondurables less food ................................................................. Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. Nondurables ................................................................................. Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................ Energy .......................................................................................... All items less energy .................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... Energy commodities ............................................................... Services less energy services .................................................. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........ Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............. - 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— CPI-U 6 months ended— Mar. 2008 June 2008 Sep. 2008 Dec. 2008 211.490 3.1 7.9 2.6 218.981 218.939 219.428 253.738 209.295 212.757 282.618 163.684 190.510 192.492 207.407 204.414 123.543 220.043 153.978 218.212 218.915 218.770 218.620 254.619 208.347 210.817 275.694 163.631 191.690 194.720 209.531 205.325 123.791 220.684 154.062 219.478 5.1 5.3 5.9 15.7 2.6 .7 3.9 7.3 6.3 5.3 8.6 6.3 7.3 4.5 7.8 2.9 8.1 8.5 11.5 15.2 7.8 11.1 20.9 3.9 11.7 6.6 34.5 9.5 3.9 4.7 3.6 3.1 217.793 248.058 245.840 142.808 253.871 119.916 223.111 203.206 322.208 205.538 155.827 128.936 150.052 217.577 248.472 246.558 141.218 254.580 120.232 219.524 199.099 278.365 203.484 156.427 128.711 149.998 217.521 248.556 247.095 140.233 254.766 120.019 218.362 197.723 252.782 203.409 156.788 128.890 150.689 3.4 2.0 3.1 -2.5 2.5 2.4 13.7 15.6 49.2 12.8 5.0 2.5 8.5 120.005 113.108 109.678 113.172 123.572 118.843 112.533 107.255 113.815 123.896 119.165 111.786 108.001 114.398 125.281 118.043 110.906 106.394 113.412 124.307 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 ....................................................... 205.036 200.367 92.900 133.567 132.916 317.962 316.443 131.048 237.284 261.556 194.031 189.326 92.229 132.889 129.733 273.671 271.580 131.917 238.108 252.920 175.106 169.911 91.425 132.153 126.869 194.333 191.383 132.947 238.802 246.102 Medical care ...................................................................... Medical care commodities .............................................. Medical care services ..................................................... Professional services .................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 365.836 295.231 387.816 313.273 540.539 366.470 295.741 388.489 313.601 542.655 367.316 297.469 388.922 314.457 542.537 Sep. 2008 Oct. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 All items .............................................................................. 218.813 216.710 213.060 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 ............................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ Food away from home 1 ............................................... Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 217.996 218.029 219.225 251.760 209.534 214.066 290.047 161.609 188.124 190.197 206.381 201.577 121.144 218.225 152.040 216.276 218.569 218.582 219.380 253.199 210.721 211.930 283.770 163.526 189.320 191.438 207.508 202.881 122.699 219.290 153.544 217.103 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 ............................................. 217.891 247.971 244.977 145.173 253.493 119.944 224.377 205.021 353.309 205.785 154.269 128.917 150.193 Apparel .............................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... Footwear ......................................................................... June 2008 Dec. 2008 -12.7 5.5 -5.4 8.5 8.7 10.7 11.8 12.9 5.8 12.1 7.4 11.3 11.2 22.4 9.7 9.4 6.1 5.9 5.8 1.7 1.4 -1.1 4.6 -2.2 -5.9 -18.4 5.1 7.8 9.9 6.2 7.6 9.0 4.6 5.4 6.1 6.6 6.8 8.7 15.5 5.2 5.7 12.1 5.6 9.0 6.0 20.9 7.9 5.6 4.6 5.6 3.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 8.1 5.0 -.3 -4.4 6.3 9.6 10.5 14.0 8.7 9.2 5.3 5.7 5.9 5.2 2.3 3.5 .8 2.2 4.8 28.8 34.2 116.7 27.9 4.8 .5 8.5 1.8 2.2 3.6 2.1 1.9 2.9 -3.1 -5.4 -36.6 -1.5 9.4 5.0 6.0 -.7 .9 3.5 -12.9 2.0 .3 -10.3 -13.5 -73.8 -4.5 6.7 -.1 1.3 4.3 2.2 3.3 -.9 2.3 3.6 21.0 24.6 79.8 20.1 4.9 1.5 8.5 .6 1.6 3.5 -5.7 2.0 1.6 -6.8 -9.6 -59.3 -3.0 8.1 2.4 3.7 -4.7 3.9 -16.6 -3.4 2.4 1.0 -.4 .6 -2.6 4.3 6.6 -.1 15.9 .9 -2.9 -6.4 -7.6 -11.4 .9 2.4 -1.9 1.7 -8.4 -3.0 3.3 -.1 -3.9 1.3 .9 -.3 167.363 161.989 91.073 131.620 125.883 161.723 158.504 133.077 239.375 242.894 2.4 1.8 -1.4 -2.7 .8 3.0 1.8 8.0 6.3 11.5 22.3 22.2 -.7 -.1 -3.6 69.2 69.1 4.8 6.6 23.6 -1.7 -2.1 -4.2 -4.2 -8.7 -4.5 -3.3 10.5 7.0 4.9 -55.6 -57.3 -7.6 -5.7 -19.5 -93.3 -93.7 6.3 3.6 -25.6 11.9 11.5 -1.0 -1.4 -1.4 32.0 31.2 6.4 6.5 17.4 -33.9 -35.3 -5.9 -4.9 -14.3 -74.7 -75.3 8.4 5.3 -11.7 368.350 299.001 389.708 315.042 545.510 3.2 4.3 2.8 2.1 6.5 2.1 -3.0 4.0 4.7 5.4 2.5 .2 3.3 2.9 6.1 2.8 5.2 2.0 2.3 3.7 2.7 .6 3.4 3.4 5.9 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.6 4.9 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— Mar. 2008 June 2008 Sep. 2008 Dec. 2008 113.995 102.223 2.3 .3 0.6 -4.5 4.6 2.4 125.157 184.919 463.867 532.175 84.604 81.723 101.538 9.867 88.984 125.550 185.796 466.658 534.646 84.740 81.886 101.688 9.906 88.529 3.2 5.3 1.2 5.6 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.4 5.1 6.0 6.4 5.9 4.3 3.8 6.8 -6.7 -17.4 349.441 599.744 203.231 159.826 225.564 343.499 349.336 599.820 203.144 161.000 226.197 340.689 349.225 602.644 202.778 161.397 226.281 340.273 4.5 5.9 4.1 .5 5.8 5.4 179.530 217.996 158.058 205.585 120.005 266.376 110.513 257.662 258.498 119.944 205.785 154.269 150.193 248.422 387.816 298.481 175.334 218.569 152.036 194.214 118.843 245.230 109.868 257.742 258.583 119.916 205.538 155.827 150.052 247.447 388.489 298.953 168.069 218.981 141.850 175.859 119.165 210.977 109.244 257.820 259.077 120.232 203.484 156.427 149.998 246.653 388.922 299.356 164.769 218.915 137.326 165.396 118.043 197.709 108.815 258.035 259.211 120.019 203.409 156.788 150.689 246.753 389.708 299.986 218.972 209.885 211.322 160.257 206.042 259.597 212.583 276.660 247.172 257.086 216.528 216.956 140.655 321.888 263.046 216.434 206.884 209.135 154.412 195.181 241.328 207.029 276.380 247.197 235.053 216.484 216.801 140.136 278.005 263.159 212.128 201.569 205.347 144.517 177.989 210.875 196.797 275.814 247.090 195.144 216.580 216.849 139.853 200.024 263.444 210.329 199.321 203.694 140.144 168.805 199.416 191.846 276.292 247.344 178.901 216.526 216.816 139.438 167.573 263.687 Sep. 2008 Oct. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Recreation 2 ...................................................................... Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 114.120 102.801 114.214 102.168 114.222 102.084 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 6 ... 124.615 183.462 461.555 527.863 84.526 81.635 101.311 9.901 90.797 124.888 184.260 462.451 530.257 84.538 81.652 101.407 9.874 89.945 Other goods and services ................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... Personal care .................................................................. Personal care products 1 .............................................. Personal care services 1 ............................................... Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 348.540 597.581 202.768 159.643 224.614 343.441 June 2008 Dec. 2008 -0.4 -2.2 1.5 -2.1 2.1 .1 3.3 6.1 16.3 5.4 .6 .6 2.5 -6.6 -18.8 3.0 5.2 4.5 5.2 1.0 1.2 1.5 .2 -9.6 4.1 5.6 3.8 5.8 2.7 2.4 3.9 -2.8 -8.5 3.2 5.7 10.2 5.3 .8 .9 2.0 -3.2 -14.4 5.2 10.9 3.6 1.1 1.4 6.4 3.3 5.3 2.8 2.0 2.0 4.0 .8 3.4 .0 4.5 3.0 -3.6 4.8 8.4 3.8 .8 3.5 5.9 2.1 4.4 1.4 3.2 2.5 .1 2.6 5.1 1.1 8.4 -4.7 13.3 -1.1 3.5 2.2 2.4 12.8 5.0 8.5 5.5 2.8 3.6 12.0 8.1 14.2 26.1 1.0 34.9 -1.9 5.1 2.2 4.8 27.9 4.8 8.5 8.7 4.0 4.3 2.2 8.5 -1.1 -5.8 6.6 -4.9 -2.7 2.8 2.3 2.9 -1.5 9.4 6.0 5.5 3.3 4.1 -29.0 1.7 -43.0 -58.1 -6.4 -69.7 -6.0 .6 1.1 .3 -4.5 6.7 1.3 -2.7 2.0 2.0 7.2 6.6 7.5 16.9 -1.9 23.7 -1.5 4.3 2.2 3.6 20.1 4.9 8.5 7.1 3.4 4.0 -14.8 5.0 -24.9 -37.2 -.1 -46.3 -4.3 1.7 1.7 1.6 -3.0 8.1 3.7 1.4 2.6 3.1 2.7 3.6 3.1 1.2 6.0 10.4 5.9 5.1 3.5 8.6 2.5 2.0 -.1 5.6 2.9 7.8 10.7 8.3 13.8 28.3 34.2 18.8 9.5 5.6 53.6 3.4 2.5 -.1 71.8 3.6 1.7 2.8 2.6 -.9 -6.8 -6.1 -.3 3.5 2.7 -4.9 3.6 2.7 1.4 -6.8 3.2 -14.9 -18.7 -13.7 -41.5 -54.9 -65.2 -33.7 -.5 .3 -76.6 .0 -.3 -3.4 -92.7 1.0 5.3 7.1 5.7 7.3 16.6 21.7 12.2 7.3 4.6 29.1 3.0 2.3 -.1 34.7 3.2 -7.0 -8.6 -5.9 -23.9 -35.2 -42.8 -18.7 1.4 1.5 -52.8 1.8 1.2 -1.0 -73.8 2.1 Expenditure category Commodity and service group Commodities ....................................................................... Food and beverages ......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ............................. Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... Apparel .......................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... Durables .......................................................................... Services .............................................................................. Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. Household operations 1 2 ................................................. Transportation services ..................................................... Medical care services ....................................................... Other services ................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ............................................................... All items less shelter ........................................................... All items less medical care .................................................. Commodities less food ........................................................ Nondurables less food ........................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... Nondurables ........................................................................ Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. Services less medical care services ................................... Energy ................................................................................. All items less energy ........................................................... All items less food and energy .......................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... Energy commodities ..................................................... Services less energy services ......................................... 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items CPI-U Indexes Percent change to Dec.2008 from— Pricing schedule 1 Sep. 2008 Oct. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 M 218.783 216.573 212.425 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 232.841 235.314 137.723 230.837 233.165 136.730 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 209.252 210.283 133.982 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 Nov.2008 from— Dec. 2007 Oct. 2008 Nov. 2008 Nov. 2007 Sep. 2008 Oct. 2008 210.228 0.1 -2.9 -1.0 1.1 -2.9 -1.9 227.236 229.625 134.445 225.091 227.681 132.830 .7 .9 .4 -2.5 -2.4 -2.9 -.9 -.8 -1.2 1.7 1.7 1.8 -2.4 -2.4 -2.4 -1.6 -1.5 -1.7 206.019 207.049 131.946 201.737 202.922 129.018 199.582 200.465 128.018 -.3 -.5 .0 -3.1 -3.2 -3.0 -1.1 -1.2 -.8 .5 .5 .5 -3.6 -3.5 -3.7 -2.1 -2.0 -2.2 205.522 202.086 197.883 195.383 -.2 -3.3 -1.3 .7 -3.7 -2.1 M M M 212.650 214.854 135.093 210.108 212.617 133.285 205.559 208.644 130.324 203.501 206.414 129.099 .0 .2 -.2 -3.1 -2.9 -3.1 -1.0 -1.1 -.9 1.0 1.4 .6 -3.3 -2.9 -3.5 -2.2 -1.9 -2.2 M 215.258 213.103 206.659 204.428 .8 -4.1 -1.1 2.0 -4.0 -3.0 M M M 222.132 225.910 134.834 221.034 224.967 133.795 217.113 220.925 131.440 214.685 218.698 129.725 .0 .3 -.6 -2.9 -2.8 -3.0 -1.1 -1.0 -1.3 1.0 1.3 .7 -2.3 -2.2 -2.5 -1.8 -1.8 -1.8 M M M 199.982 135.160 211.740 198.148 133.587 209.755 194.628 130.857 204.856 192.646 129.519 202.359 .3 -.2 .0 -2.8 -3.0 -3.5 -1.0 -1.0 -1.2 1.3 .8 1.2 -2.7 -3.2 -3.3 -1.8 -2.0 -2.3 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 215.465 227.449 213.363 226.159 209.053 222.229 205.959 219.620 -.6 .1 -3.5 -2.9 -1.5 -1.2 .6 1.0 -3.0 -2.3 -2.0 -1.7 M 240.089 238.403 234.498 233.012 1.6 -2.3 -.6 2.2 -2.3 -1.6 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 1 1 1 238.519 206.219 205.883 142.036 - 232.354 198.187 200.051 138.547 - - - - .7 .2 1.8 2.5 -2.6 -3.9 -2.8 -2.5 - Atlanta, GA ..................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 2 2 2 - 206.388 205.238 191.140 223.699 - 196.961 197.991 185.930 218.324 -2.9 -1.1 -.2 .5 -4.6 -3.5 -2.7 -2.4 - - - - 2 2 2 - 225.113 225.824 225.915 - 218.186 218.528 222.580 -.4 .0 1.7 -3.1 -3.2 -1.5 - - - - 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 2007 Unadjusted indexes Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Unadjusted percent change to Dec. 2008 from— Dec. 2007 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Nov. 2008 Sep. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Nov. to Dec. Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................ All items (1967=100) .................................................................... 100.000 207.296 617.472 204.813 610.075 -0.5 -1.2 -1.2 -2.1 -0.9 - - - - - - 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 ........................................................................ Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... Food away from home 1 ......................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 15.926 14.901 8.595 1.110 2.192 .965 1.218 1.094 2.016 .279 .232 1.504 .438 6.305 .218 1.025 218.178 218.114 217.956 253.498 209.297 212.184 281.279 162.472 188.685 190.501 206.870 203.126 123.837 220.107 153.464 217.626 218.269 218.155 217.498 253.759 208.639 209.922 278.835 162.280 189.527 192.120 207.439 203.937 124.144 220.847 153.646 218.445 5.9 6.0 6.5 11.9 5.1 2.3 3.5 6.1 9.2 8.5 17.4 8.1 7.3 5.2 6.4 4.6 .0 .0 -.2 .1 -.3 -1.1 -.9 -.1 .4 .8 .3 .4 .2 .3 .1 .4 .3 .3 .1 .7 .6 -1.1 -2.3 1.3 .6 .6 .6 .6 1.2 .5 1.1 .4 .2 .2 .0 .2 -.7 .4 -.3 .1 .6 .6 .1 .6 .7 .4 .4 .5 .0 -.1 -.4 .3 -.4 -.9 -2.6 .0 .6 1.1 .9 .4 .2 .3 .1 .7 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 ....................................................... 39.994 30.397 7.979 1.233 20.888 .297 5.637 4.670 .323 4.347 .966 3.960 .339 212.591 240.740 245.425 133.747 230.743 120.589 214.700 193.000 283.747 197.507 156.702 124.466 152.247 212.452 240.752 246.026 129.982 230.926 120.360 213.861 192.050 260.185 197.545 156.864 124.314 152.814 2.8 2.2 3.3 -2.4 2.1 2.5 6.5 6.5 -12.9 7.9 6.6 2.0 5.6 -.1 .0 .2 -2.8 .1 -.2 -.4 -.5 -8.3 .0 .1 -.1 .4 .0 .1 .3 -1.2 .1 .0 -.5 -.8 -8.5 -.2 1.1 .0 -.2 -.1 .2 .3 -.7 .3 .3 -1.5 -1.9 -12.7 -1.1 .4 -.2 -.2 .0 .1 .2 -.5 .1 -.2 -.4 -.5 -8.3 .0 .2 .0 .4 Apparel ....................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Footwear .................................................................................. 3.998 1.031 1.619 .251 .821 121.149 114.651 110.612 118.611 126.689 117.006 111.232 105.413 115.003 124.152 -.9 -1.1 -3.6 -1.2 1.7 -3.4 -3.0 -4.7 -3.0 -2.0 -1.2 -.4 -3.1 .3 .4 .2 -.8 .5 .7 .8 -1.0 -.7 -1.5 -1.5 -.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 ................................................................ 20.054 19.287 7.952 4.172 3.103 6.940 6.597 .446 1.169 .767 170.870 167.301 89.783 133.380 127.540 187.770 184.855 133.125 241.509 240.496 160.914 157.272 89.482 133.317 126.526 149.650 146.644 133.295 241.855 235.199 -15.3 -16.0 -4.5 -3.2 -8.2 -42.2 -43.1 7.7 5.8 1.7 -5.8 -6.0 -.3 .0 -.8 -20.3 -20.7 .1 .1 -2.2 -6.0 -6.1 -1.1 -.5 -2.4 -13.9 -14.2 .8 .3 -3.3 -10.9 -11.3 -1.1 -.6 -2.2 -29.1 -29.6 .8 .3 -2.8 -5.0 -5.1 -.5 -.4 -.8 -16.7 -17.1 .1 .3 -1.2 Medical care ............................................................................... Medical care commodities ........................................................ Medical care services ............................................................... Professional services ............................................................. Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 5.192 1.295 3.897 2.159 1.260 366.800 289.046 389.493 315.825 539.864 367.301 290.080 389.744 316.435 540.101 2.7 1.5 3.1 3.0 5.7 .1 .4 .1 .2 .0 .1 .1 .1 .1 .3 .2 .6 .1 .2 -.1 .3 .6 .2 .2 .6 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 2007 Unadjusted indexes Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Unadjusted percent change to Dec. 2008 from— Dec. 2007 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Nov. 2008 Sep. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Nov. to Dec. Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................... Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 5.341 1.987 110.826 101.974 110.487 101.810 1.6 -.7 -0.3 -.2 0.0 -.6 -0.1 -.1 -0.2 .2 Education and communication 2 ................................................ Education 2 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ Communication 2 ..................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ............ 5.987 2.377 .204 2.174 3.609 3.488 2.869 .619 .228 121.636 184.115 465.576 518.938 87.300 85.292 101.564 10.367 88.631 121.819 184.352 467.179 519.500 87.444 85.454 101.720 10.406 88.176 3.4 5.8 6.8 5.7 1.9 1.8 2.9 -2.9 -11.8 .2 .1 .3 .1 .2 .2 .2 .4 -.5 .2 .5 .3 .5 .0 .0 .1 -.4 -1.1 .2 .3 .2 .4 .1 .1 .1 -.1 -1.2 .3 .5 .6 .5 .2 .2 .2 .4 -.5 Other goods and services .......................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ Personal care ........................................................................... Personal care products 1 ....................................................... Personal care services 1 ........................................................ Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 3.508 1.183 2.325 .647 .560 .910 362.550 602.881 201.036 160.994 226.433 342.853 362.986 605.662 200.918 161.295 226.578 342.530 4.1 6.6 2.8 1.8 3.0 3.5 .1 .5 -.1 .2 .1 -.1 .3 .4 .2 .1 .4 -.1 .1 .1 .1 .7 .3 -.4 .1 .5 -.1 .2 .1 .0 44.745 15.926 28.819 17.315 3.998 13.318 11.504 55.255 30.100 .297 4.347 .966 .339 5.266 3.897 10.042 168.926 218.178 143.544 178.209 121.149 217.500 109.038 252.144 232.096 120.589 197.507 156.702 152.247 246.126 389.493 288.082 164.233 218.269 137.015 164.879 117.006 198.108 108.576 252.176 232.112 120.360 197.545 156.864 152.814 245.881 389.744 288.227 -5.0 5.9 -11.1 -16.2 -.9 -20.7 -3.4 3.2 2.2 2.5 7.9 6.6 5.6 4.2 3.1 3.4 -2.8 .0 -4.5 -7.5 -3.4 -8.9 -.4 .0 .0 -.2 .0 .1 .4 -.1 .1 .1 -2.7 .3 -4.4 -6.2 -1.2 -8.4 -.8 .1 .1 .0 -.2 1.1 -.2 -.2 .1 .1 -4.9 .2 -7.8 -10.8 .2 -15.4 -.7 .1 .3 .3 -1.1 .4 -.2 -.1 .1 .2 -2.2 .0 -3.6 -6.6 -1.0 -6.9 -.5 .1 .1 -.2 .0 .2 .4 .1 .2 .2 85.099 69.603 94.808 29.844 18.341 14.343 33.241 25.155 51.358 11.610 88.390 73.489 22.581 7.264 50.908 205.214 197.342 200.707 145.985 180.533 216.516 198.009 243.599 242.058 188.375 210.541 209.383 140.793 192.494 258.008 $ .482 $ .162 202.292 193.918 198.153 139.620 167.933 198.909 190.910 243.646 242.079 168.726 210.168 208.925 139.731 154.744 258.039 $ .488 $ .164 -1.6 -1.7 -.6 -10.5 -15.0 -18.9 -5.6 4.4 3.2 -22.6 2.4 1.7 -.8 -40.9 2.8 -1.4 -1.7 -1.3 -4.4 -7.0 -8.1 -3.6 .0 .0 -10.4 -.2 -.2 -.8 -19.6 .0 -1.5 -1.8 -1.3 -4.2 -5.9 -7.9 -3.0 -.2 .0 -9.0 .0 -.1 -.5 -13.7 .1 -2.5 -3.1 -2.3 -7.5 -10.2 -14.3 -5.6 -.2 .0 -17.8 .0 .0 -.3 -28.3 .2 -1.1 -1.4 -1.0 -3.5 -6.1 -6.2 -3.2 .2 .1 -8.7 .0 .0 -.3 -16.3 .1 - - - - - Commodity and service group Commodities ................................................................................ Food and beverages .................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... Apparel ................................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... Durables ................................................................................... Services ....................................................................................... Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... Transportation services .............................................................. Medical care services ................................................................. Other services ............................................................................ Special indexes All items less food ........................................................................ All items less shelter .................................................................... All items less medical care ........................................................... Commodities less food ................................................................. Nondurables less food ................................................................. Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. Nondurables ................................................................................. Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................ Energy .......................................................................................... All items less energy .................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... Energy commodities ............................................................... Services less energy services .................................................. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........ Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............. - 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— CPI-W 6 months ended— Mar. 2008 June 2008 Sep. 2008 Dec. 2008 205.956 3.3 9.0 2.5 218.417 218.330 218.329 254.580 208.935 211.860 280.614 163.225 189.849 191.433 208.546 204.360 123.837 220.107 153.464 218.182 218.355 218.159 217.505 255.350 208.083 209.981 273.436 163.220 190.906 193.504 210.339 205.195 124.144 220.847 153.646 219.748 5.1 5.2 5.8 16.0 2.4 -.2 4.1 7.5 6.5 6.6 7.8 6.4 7.4 4.4 7.8 3.0 8.4 8.7 11.4 15.7 7.5 10.9 22.7 2.8 12.1 6.6 36.3 9.6 3.9 5.1 5.9 3.0 213.543 240.616 244.675 142.329 229.991 120.258 221.400 200.368 320.577 203.862 156.289 124.842 152.612 213.408 241.193 245.342 141.362 230.644 120.589 218.105 196.628 279.760 201.644 156.953 124.587 152.247 213.410 241.386 245.790 140.713 230.822 120.360 217.262 195.628 256.590 201.610 157.292 124.562 152.814 3.6 2.1 3.0 -5.2 2.6 2.1 13.1 15.0 45.0 12.8 4.7 2.6 7.6 120.102 113.679 110.689 115.496 123.558 118.614 113.184 107.308 115.890 124.008 118.864 112.252 107.834 116.742 125.026 117.715 111.461 106.183 115.007 124.295 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 ....................................................... 205.872 202.585 91.646 134.684 133.669 319.245 317.912 131.072 239.756 258.294 193.620 190.310 90.675 133.947 130.444 274.761 272.741 132.088 240.510 249.715 172.496 168.891 89.665 133.188 127.540 194.879 191.944 133.125 241.219 242.846 Medical care ...................................................................... Medical care commodities .............................................. Medical care services ..................................................... Professional services .................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 366.132 287.227 389.352 315.757 537.382 366.635 287.613 389.891 316.135 539.145 367.415 289.320 390.239 316.915 538.389 Sep. 2008 Oct. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 All items .............................................................................. 214.946 212.361 207.847 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 ............................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ Food away from home 1 ............................................... Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 217.401 217.375 218.085 252.230 209.114 213.317 288.190 160.916 187.670 189.095 207.065 201.892 121.589 218.147 151.321 216.292 218.005 217.962 218.328 254.031 210.380 211.048 281.464 163.076 188.794 190.215 208.358 203.095 123.026 219.219 152.910 217.149 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 ............................................. 213.496 240.297 243.875 144.035 229.663 120.279 222.522 202.000 350.353 204.284 154.652 124.860 152.850 Apparel .............................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... Footwear ......................................................................... June 2008 Dec. 2008 -15.7 6.1 -7.0 8.7 8.9 10.7 11.4 13.0 5.6 11.4 8.5 11.3 11.3 21.3 9.7 9.4 6.3 5.5 5.7 1.8 1.5 -1.1 5.0 -2.0 -6.1 -19.0 5.9 7.1 9.7 6.5 6.7 8.7 5.0 6.3 6.5 6.7 7.0 8.6 15.9 5.0 5.2 13.0 5.1 9.3 6.6 21.2 8.0 5.6 4.7 6.8 3.0 5.2 5.1 4.7 8.2 5.2 -.4 -5.0 7.2 9.2 10.5 13.7 8.2 9.1 5.7 5.9 6.1 5.9 2.6 3.5 4.8 2.0 4.5 28.3 33.5 108.2 28.7 4.7 1.0 10.0 1.9 2.1 3.4 -1.3 1.8 3.3 -1.6 -3.6 -33.7 -.6 10.0 5.5 5.4 -.2 1.8 3.2 -8.9 2.0 .3 -9.1 -12.0 -71.2 -5.1 7.0 -1.0 -.1 4.7 2.3 3.3 -.3 2.3 3.3 20.5 23.9 73.7 20.5 4.7 1.8 8.8 .8 2.0 3.3 -5.2 1.9 1.8 -5.4 -7.9 -56.3 -2.9 8.5 2.2 2.6 -3.1 4.3 -15.1 .7 4.2 .2 -1.5 -.8 -2.9 2.7 7.6 .7 20.7 -1.0 -2.3 -7.7 -7.6 -15.3 -1.7 2.4 -1.5 1.4 -8.2 -1.1 3.5 -.3 -3.5 1.1 -1.3 .0 163.935 160.215 89.237 132.649 126.526 162.298 159.138 133.295 241.855 239.925 2.8 2.5 -.9 -2.4 .8 3.5 2.0 8.5 6.4 11.4 23.7 23.7 -1.3 -.2 -3.7 68.6 69.1 4.6 6.1 24.9 -2.4 -2.6 -5.4 -4.2 -8.8 -4.4 -3.3 10.8 7.1 3.1 -59.8 -60.9 -10.1 -5.9 -19.7 -93.3 -93.7 7.0 3.5 -25.6 12.8 12.6 -1.1 -1.3 -1.4 32.1 31.3 6.5 6.2 17.9 -37.4 -38.3 -7.8 -5.1 -14.4 -74.7 -75.4 8.9 5.3 -12.4 368.485 290.912 391.046 317.566 541.352 3.2 3.6 3.1 2.1 7.4 2.1 -3.5 4.0 4.4 6.1 2.8 .7 3.5 3.0 6.4 2.6 5.2 1.8 2.3 3.0 2.6 .0 3.5 3.2 6.8 2.7 2.9 2.6 2.7 4.7 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— Mar. 2008 June 2008 Sep. 2008 Dec. 2008 110.777 102.337 2.5 1.1 0.2 -4.4 4.7 3.0 121.229 182.592 466.752 514.115 87.301 85.292 101.564 10.367 88.631 121.594 183.509 469.527 516.653 87.446 85.454 101.720 10.406 88.176 2.6 5.2 .4 5.7 .8 .8 .8 .9 1.1 5.1 5.8 6.5 5.7 4.7 4.4 6.8 -5.8 -16.8 362.487 602.533 201.043 159.914 225.800 344.743 362.769 602.881 201.221 160.994 226.433 343.275 363.055 605.662 200.976 161.295 226.578 343.429 4.8 6.1 4.1 .8 5.8 5.2 183.072 217.401 163.433 216.425 120.102 283.308 110.738 252.363 231.740 120.279 204.284 154.652 152.850 246.228 389.352 286.893 178.054 218.005 156.243 202.998 118.614 259.494 109.905 252.575 232.006 120.258 203.862 156.289 152.612 245.773 389.891 287.198 169.415 218.417 144.123 180.978 118.864 219.482 109.094 252.756 232.713 120.589 201.644 156.953 152.247 245.541 390.239 287.677 165.609 218.355 138.883 169.082 117.715 204.365 108.600 253.057 232.974 120.360 201.610 157.292 152.814 245.895 391.046 288.351 214.323 208.034 208.547 165.404 216.742 276.627 218.036 244.940 242.484 258.926 210.452 209.425 141.581 322.124 257.459 211.186 204.359 205.889 158.393 204.058 254.725 211.430 244.551 242.544 235.743 210.401 209.245 140.817 277.981 257.744 205.823 197.934 201.251 146.565 183.159 218.302 199.682 244.011 242.606 193.718 210.502 209.292 140.339 199.208 258.206 203.633 195.260 199.286 141.480 171.967 204.725 193.329 244.497 242.888 176.833 210.456 209.271 139.862 166.824 258.546 Sep. 2008 Oct. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Recreation 2 ...................................................................... Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 110.998 102.922 111.021 102.257 110.958 102.168 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 6 ... 120.747 181.030 464.432 509.542 87.225 85.208 101.350 10.414 90.722 121.001 181.968 465.921 512.277 87.228 85.214 101.436 10.375 89.690 Other goods and services ................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... Personal care .................................................................. Personal care products 1 .............................................. Personal care services 1 ............................................... Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 361.459 600.293 200.567 159.730 224.910 345.068 June 2008 Dec. 2008 -0.8 -2.3 1.4 -1.7 1.9 .3 3.2 6.6 16.5 5.7 1.0 .9 2.5 -6.3 -19.5 2.8 5.6 4.5 5.7 1.0 1.2 1.5 -.3 -10.8 3.9 5.5 3.4 5.7 2.8 2.6 3.7 -2.5 -8.3 3.0 6.1 10.3 5.7 1.0 1.1 2.0 -3.4 -15.2 6.1 11.1 3.7 .8 1.4 6.6 3.6 5.5 2.6 1.7 1.9 4.4 1.8 3.6 .8 4.0 3.0 -1.9 5.5 8.6 3.9 .8 3.6 5.9 2.7 4.6 1.7 2.8 2.5 1.2 3.1 5.1 1.8 9.3 -3.1 11.7 -.3 3.5 2.0 2.1 12.8 4.7 7.6 4.7 3.1 3.2 13.3 8.4 16.0 29.4 .2 40.6 -2.2 5.5 2.5 4.5 28.7 4.7 10.0 7.8 4.0 4.1 2.2 8.7 -1.2 -6.2 7.6 -7.1 -3.7 2.8 2.4 3.3 -.6 10.0 5.4 5.0 3.5 4.2 -33.0 1.8 -47.9 -62.7 -7.7 -72.9 -7.5 1.1 2.1 .3 -5.1 7.0 -.1 -.5 1.8 2.0 8.1 6.7 8.7 18.9 -1.5 25.3 -1.2 4.5 2.2 3.3 20.5 4.7 8.8 6.2 3.5 3.7 -17.3 5.2 -28.2 -40.9 -.3 -49.8 -5.6 1.9 2.3 1.8 -2.9 8.5 2.6 2.2 2.6 3.1 2.9 3.8 3.3 1.9 9.2 11.2 7.6 5.0 3.4 8.3 2.6 2.1 .6 5.5 2.7 9.0 11.8 9.4 15.6 27.9 38.2 19.5 10.2 6.1 54.1 3.5 2.5 .0 70.2 3.6 1.5 2.7 2.5 -1.0 -5.6 -6.2 .0 3.5 2.8 -4.1 3.6 2.5 1.3 -5.9 3.1 -18.5 -22.4 -16.6 -46.5 -60.4 -70.0 -38.2 -.7 .7 -78.2 .0 -.3 -4.8 -92.8 1.7 5.9 7.7 6.3 8.5 18.1 24.0 13.4 7.6 4.8 29.2 3.1 2.3 .3 34.0 3.2 -9.1 -10.7 -7.5 -27.2 -38.8 -47.0 -21.4 1.4 1.7 -54.3 1.8 1.1 -1.8 -74.0 2.4 Expenditure category Commodity and service group Commodities ....................................................................... Food and beverages ......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ............................. Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... Apparel .......................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... Durables .......................................................................... Services .............................................................................. Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. Household operations 1 2 ................................................. Transportation services ..................................................... Medical care services ....................................................... Other services ................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ............................................................... All items less shelter ........................................................... All items less medical care .................................................. Commodities less food ........................................................ Nondurables less food ........................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... Nondurables ........................................................................ Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. Services less medical care services ................................... Energy ................................................................................. All items less energy ........................................................... All items less food and energy .......................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... Energy commodities ..................................................... Services less energy services ......................................... 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items CPI-W Indexes Percent change to Dec.2008 from— Pricing schedule 1 Sep. 2008 Oct. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 M 214.935 212.182 207.296 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 229.949 230.579 138.881 227.762 228.437 137.489 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 205.023 205.002 134.215 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 Nov.2008 from— Dec. 2007 Oct. 2008 Nov. 2008 Nov. 2007 Sep. 2008 Oct. 2008 204.813 -0.5 -3.5 -1.2 0.7 -3.6 -2.3 223.741 224.621 134.757 221.446 222.628 132.938 .6 .8 .1 -2.8 -2.5 -3.3 -1.0 -.9 -1.3 1.8 1.8 1.7 -2.7 -2.6 -3.0 -1.8 -1.7 -2.0 201.236 201.323 131.699 196.346 196.770 128.186 193.987 194.120 127.005 -.8 -.9 -.6 -3.6 -3.6 -3.6 -1.2 -1.3 -.9 .1 .2 .0 -4.2 -4.0 -4.5 -2.4 -2.3 -2.7 204.064 200.017 195.114 192.391 -.9 -3.8 -1.4 .1 -4.4 -2.5 M M M 210.572 213.579 134.285 207.312 210.663 132.017 201.821 205.753 128.504 199.399 203.121 127.055 -.7 -.6 -.9 -3.8 -3.6 -3.8 -1.2 -1.3 -1.1 .5 .9 .1 -4.2 -3.7 -4.3 -2.6 -2.3 -2.7 M 216.762 213.696 205.777 203.054 -.1 -5.0 -1.3 1.4 -5.1 -3.7 M M M 217.028 219.169 134.873 215.499 217.714 133.694 210.870 213.143 130.684 208.088 210.637 128.641 -.7 -.2 -1.3 -3.4 -3.3 -3.8 -1.3 -1.2 -1.6 .6 .9 .3 -2.8 -2.7 -3.1 -2.1 -2.1 -2.3 M M M 198.842 135.003 210.844 196.590 133.026 208.028 192.508 129.723 202.041 190.272 128.157 199.228 -.2 -.8 -.8 -3.2 -3.7 -4.2 -1.2 -1.2 -1.4 1.0 .4 .5 -3.2 -3.9 -4.2 -2.1 -2.5 -2.9 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 209.084 220.285 206.772 218.726 202.022 214.083 198.434 211.007 -.9 -.6 -4.0 -3.5 -1.8 -1.4 .6 .6 -3.4 -2.8 -2.3 -2.1 M 234.703 232.778 228.727 227.223 1.5 -2.4 -.7 2.2 -2.5 -1.7 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 1 1 1 238.133 197.260 209.666 141.679 - 231.854 188.860 201.479 137.700 - - - - .6 .2 1.5 2.1 -2.6 -4.3 -3.9 -2.8 - 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 - 205.236 200.570 190.600 222.038 - 195.310 192.808 183.088 215.867 -3.3 -1.6 -1.0 .1 -4.8 -3.9 -3.9 -2.8 - - - - 2 2 2 - 225.069 221.192 220.687 - 217.610 213.685 216.424 -.5 -.2 1.1 -3.3 -3.4 -1.9 - - - - U.S. city average ............................................ Region and area size2 Size classes A 4 .............................................................. B/C 3 ........................................................... D ................................................................. Selected local areas5 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 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, 2005-2006 Unadjusted percent change to Dec. 2008 from— Unadjusted indexes Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Dec. 2007 Nov. 2008 Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 122.284 120.661 -0.5 -1.3 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home .......................................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 14.726 13.648 7.557 6.091 1.077 128.500 128.705 126.365 131.821 126.301 128.540 128.726 126.109 132.204 126.570 5.7 5.8 6.5 4.9 4.4 .0 .0 -.2 .3 .2 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Household furnishings and operations ................................... 42.421 32.409 5.004 5.008 128.534 130.457 159.272 96.317 128.282 130.217 158.615 96.261 2.3 1.9 6.0 1.2 -.2 -.2 -.4 -.1 Apparel ..................................................................................... 3.988 90.265 87.041 -1.3 -3.6 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. Public transportation ............................................................... 17.393 16.285 1.108 115.537 115.410 119.644 108.485 108.078 116.826 -14.2 -15.2 1.6 -6.1 -6.4 -2.4 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. 6.085 1.615 4.470 142.633 125.920 148.889 142.838 126.353 148.995 2.5 1.4 2.9 .1 .3 .1 Recreation ................................................................................ 5.935 105.962 105.412 .7 -.5 Education and communication ................................................. Education ............................................................................... Communication ...................................................................... 6.196 2.771 3.425 109.242 172.872 74.111 109.369 173.043 74.208 3.1 5.6 1.1 .1 .1 .1 Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.257 126.818 126.749 .9 -.1 58.427 41.573 11.817 29.756 77.561 8.790 132.999 109.089 81.481 123.506 117.730 160.638 132.849 105.806 81.153 118.535 117.344 142.000 2.7 -5.0 -3.5 -5.6 1.3 -23.3 -.1 -3.0 -.4 -4.0 -.3 -11.6 Commodity and service group Services ...................................................................................... Commodities .............................................................................. Durables ................................................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................. Energy ........................................................................................ Indexes for 2008 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2007 are interim adjustments. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 1A. 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 Annual average 2007 Annual average 2008 Percent change from 2007 to 2008 Expenditure category All items ............................................................................................................ All items (1967=100) ........................................................................................ 207.342 621.106 215.303 644.951 3.8 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 ............................................................................................. Other miscellaneous foods 1 ................................................................ Food away from home ................................................................................ Other food away from home 1 .................................................................. Alcoholic beverages ..................................................................................... 203.300 202.916 201.245 222.107 195.616 194.770 262.628 153.432 173.275 176.772 172.921 188.244 115.105 206.659 144.068 207.026 214.225 214.106 214.125 244.853 204.653 210.396 278.932 160.045 184.166 186.577 196.751 198.103 119.924 215.769 150.640 214.484 5.4 5.5 6.4 10.2 4.6 8.0 6.2 4.3 6.3 5.5 13.8 5.2 4.2 4.4 4.6 3.6 Housing .......................................................................................................... Shelter .......................................................................................................... Rent of primary residence .......................................................................... Lodging away from home 1 ........................................................................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 ......................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 .......................................................... Fuels and utilities .......................................................................................... Household energy ...................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ............................................................................. Gas (piped) and electricity ........................................................................ Household furnishings and operations ......................................................... 209.586 240.611 234.679 142.813 246.235 117.004 200.632 181.744 251.453 186.262 126.875 216.264 246.666 243.271 143.664 252.426 118.843 220.018 200.808 334.405 202.212 127.800 3.2 2.5 3.7 .6 2.5 1.6 9.7 10.5 33.0 8.6 .7 Apparel ........................................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel .......................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ....................................................................... Footwear ....................................................................................................... 118.998 112.368 110.296 113.948 122.374 118.907 113.032 107.460 113.762 124.157 -.1 .6 -2.6 -.2 1.5 Transportation ................................................................................................ Private transportation ................................................................................... New and used motor vehicles 1 .................................................................. New vehicles ............................................................................................ Used cars and trucks ................................................................................ Motor fuel .................................................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ................................................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment ............................................................ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ....................................................... Public transportation ..................................................................................... 184.682 180.778 94.303 136.254 135.747 239.070 237.959 121.583 222.963 230.002 195.549 191.039 93.291 134.194 133.951 279.652 277.457 128.747 233.859 250.549 5.9 5.7 -1.1 -1.5 -1.3 17.0 16.6 5.9 4.9 8.9 Medical care ................................................................................................... Medical care commodities ............................................................................ Medical care services ................................................................................... Professional services .................................................................................. Hospital and related services ..................................................................... 351.054 289.999 369.302 300.792 498.922 364.065 296.045 384.943 310.968 533.953 3.7 2.1 4.2 3.4 7.0 Recreation 1 ................................................................................................... Video and audio 1 ......................................................................................... 111.443 102.949 113.254 102.632 1.6 -.3 See footnotes at end of table. - Table 1A. 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 Annual average 2007 Annual average 2008 Percent change from 2007 to 2008 Expenditure category Education and communication 1 ..................................................................... Education 1 ................................................................................................... Educational books and supplies ................................................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .................................................... Communication 1 .......................................................................................... Information and information processing 1 ................................................... Telephone services 1 ................................................................................ Information technology, hardware and services 3 .................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 4 ................................... 119.577 171.388 420.418 494.079 83.367 80.720 98.247 10.597 108.411 123.631 181.277 450.187 522.098 84.185 81.352 100.451 10.061 94.944 3.4 5.8 7.1 5.7 1.0 .8 2.2 -5.1 -12.4 Other goods and services ............................................................................... Tobacco and smoking products .................................................................... Personal care ............................................................................................... Personal care products ............................................................................... Personal care services ............................................................................... Miscellaneous personal services ................................................................ 333.328 554.184 195.622 158.285 216.559 324.984 345.381 588.682 201.279 159.290 223.669 338.921 3.6 6.2 2.9 .6 3.3 4.3 167.509 203.300 147.515 182.526 118.998 226.224 112.473 246.848 250.813 233.731 285.559 174.764 214.225 153.034 196.192 118.907 248.809 110.877 255.498 257.152 244.074 295.780 4.3 5.4 3.7 7.5 -.1 10.0 -1.4 3.5 2.5 4.4 3.6 208.098 196.639 200.080 149.720 184.012 223.411 193.468 260.764 236.847 207.723 208.925 210.729 140.053 241.018 253.058 $ .482 $ .161 215.528 205.453 207.777 155.310 197.297 244.443 205.901 273.000 244.987 236.666 214.751 215.572 140.246 284.352 261.017 $ .465 $ .155 3.6 4.5 3.8 3.7 7.2 9.4 6.4 4.7 3.4 13.9 2.8 2.3 .1 18.0 3.1 Commodity and service group Commodities ..................................................................................................... Food and beverages ....................................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages .......................................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ......................................................... Apparel ....................................................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ........................................ Durables ....................................................................................................... Services ............................................................................................................ Rent of shelter 2 ............................................................................................. Transportation 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 2 ........................................................................... 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 2 3 4 - Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. Data not available. - Table 4A. 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 Annual average 2007 Annual average 2008 Percent change from 2007 to 2008 Expenditure category All items ............................................................................................................ All items (1967=100) ........................................................................................ 202.767 603.982 211.053 628.661 4.1 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 ............................................................................................. Other miscellaneous foods 1 ................................................................ Food away from home ................................................................................ Other food away from home 1 .................................................................. Alcoholic beverages ..................................................................................... 202.531 202.134 200.273 222.409 195.193 194.474 260.484 152.786 172.630 175.323 173.640 188.405 115.356 206.412 143.462 207.097 213.546 213.376 213.017 245.472 204.255 209.773 276.759 159.324 183.637 185.494 197.512 198.303 120.348 215.613 149.731 214.579 5.4 5.6 6.4 10.4 4.6 7.9 6.2 4.3 6.4 5.8 13.7 5.3 4.3 4.5 4.4 3.6 Housing .......................................................................................................... Shelter .......................................................................................................... Rent of primary residence .......................................................................... Lodging away from home 1 ........................................................................ Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 ......................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 .......................................................... Fuels and utilities .......................................................................................... Household energy ...................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ............................................................................. Gas (piped) and electricity ........................................................................ Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ....................................... Household furnishings and operations ......................................................... Household operations 1 .............................................................................. 204.795 232.998 233.806 142.339 223.175 117.366 198.863 179.031 251.121 184.357 143.980 122.477 143.054 211.839 239.128 242.196 143.164 228.758 119.136 217.883 197.537 331.784 200.265 152.419 123.635 150.130 3.4 2.6 3.6 .6 2.5 1.5 9.6 10.3 32.1 8.6 5.9 .9 4.9 Apparel ........................................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel .......................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ....................................................................... Footwear ....................................................................................................... 118.518 112.224 110.202 116.278 122.062 118.735 113.490 107.489 116.266 124.102 .2 1.1 -2.5 .0 1.7 Transportation ................................................................................................ Private transportation ................................................................................... New and used motor vehicles 1 .................................................................. New vehicles ............................................................................................ Used cars and trucks ................................................................................ Motor fuel .................................................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ................................................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment ............................................................ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ....................................................... Public transportation ..................................................................................... 184.344 181.496 93.300 137.415 136.586 239.900 238.879 121.356 225.535 228.531 195.692 192.492 92.146 135.338 134.731 280.817 278.728 128.776 236.353 247.865 6.2 6.1 -1.2 -1.5 -1.4 17.1 16.7 6.1 4.8 8.5 Medical care ................................................................................................... Medical care commodities ............................................................................ Medical care services ................................................................................... Professional services .................................................................................. Hospital and related services ..................................................................... 350.882 282.558 370.111 303.169 493.740 364.208 287.970 386.317 313.446 530.193 3.8 1.9 4.4 3.4 7.4 See footnotes at end of table. - Table 4A. 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 Annual average 2007 Annual average 2008 Percent change from 2007 to 2008 Expenditure category Recreation 1 ................................................................................................... Video and audio 1 ......................................................................................... 108.572 102.559 110.143 102.654 1.4 .1 Education and communication 1 ..................................................................... Education 1 ................................................................................................... Educational books and supplies ................................................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare .................................................... Communication 1 .......................................................................................... Information and information processing 1 ................................................... Telephone services 1 ................................................................................ Information technology, hardware and services 3 .................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 4 ................................... 116.301 169.280 423.730 477.589 85.782 83.928 98.373 11.062 108.164 119.827 178.892 452.880 504.163 86.807 84.828 100.502 10.567 94.863 3.0 5.7 6.9 5.6 1.2 1.1 2.2 -4.5 -12.3 Other goods and services ............................................................................... Tobacco and smoking products .................................................................... Personal care ............................................................................................... Personal care products ............................................................................... Personal care services ............................................................................... Miscellaneous personal services ................................................................ 344.004 555.502 193.590 158.268 216.823 326.100 357.906 591.100 199.170 159.410 223.978 340.533 4.0 6.4 2.9 .7 3.3 4.4 169.554 202.531 150.865 189.507 118.518 237.858 112.640 241.696 224.617 117.366 184.357 143.980 143.054 233.420 370.111 275.218 177.618 213.546 157.481 205.279 118.735 263.756 111.217 250.272 230.555 119.136 200.265 152.419 150.130 242.563 386.317 284.319 4.8 5.4 4.4 8.3 .2 10.9 -1.3 3.5 2.6 1.5 8.6 5.9 4.9 3.9 4.4 3.3 202.698 193.940 196.564 152.875 190.698 234.201 196.772 230.876 232.195 208.066 203.002 203.554 140.612 241.257 247.888 $ .493 $ .166 210.452 203.102 204.626 159.538 206.047 258.423 210.333 241.567 240.275 237.414 208.719 208.147 141.084 284.270 255.598 $ .474 $ .159 3.8 4.7 4.1 4.4 8.0 10.3 6.9 4.6 3.5 14.1 2.8 2.3 .3 17.8 3.1 Commodity and service group Commodities ..................................................................................................... Food and beverages ....................................................................................... Commodities less food and beverages .......................................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ......................................................... Apparel ....................................................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel ........................................ Durables ....................................................................................................... Services ............................................................................................................ Rent of shelter 2 ............................................................................................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 .............................................................. Gas (piped) and electricity .............................................................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ........................................... Household operations 1 .................................................................................. 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 2 ........................................................................... 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 2 3 4 - Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. Indexes on a December 1984=100 base Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. Data not available. -
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