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USDL-12-0061 Transmission of material in this release is embargoed until 8:30 a.m. (EST) Thursday, January 19, 2012 Technical information: (202) 691-7000 • Reed.Steve@bls.gov • www.bls.gov/cpi Media Contact: (202) 691-5902 • PressOffice@bls.gov CONSUMER PRICE INDEX – DECEMBER 2011 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was unchanged in December on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 3.0 percent before seasonal adjustment. Similar to last month, the energy index declined in December and offset increases in other indexes. The gasoline index declined for the third month in a row and the household energy index declined as well. The food index rose in December, with the index for food at home turning up after declining last month. The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.1 percent in December after rising 0.2 percent in November. The indexes for shelter, recreation, medical care, and tobacco all posted increases, while the indexes for used cars and trucks, new vehicles, and apparel all declined. The all items index has risen 3.0 percent over the last 12 months, a decline from last month’s 3.4 percent figure. Recent declines in the energy index have brought its 12-month change down to 6.6 percent from 19.3 percent in September. The 12-month change in the index for all items less food and energy held at 2.2 percent, while the 12-month change in the food index edged up from 4.6 percent to 4.7 percent. Chart 1. One-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), seasonally adjusted, Dec. 2010 - Dec. 2011 Percent change 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 0.0 Nov Dec'11 -0.1 -0.2 Dec'10 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Chart 2. 12-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), not seasonally adjusted, Dec. 2010 - Dec. 2011 Percent change 4 3 2 1 0 Dec'10 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun All items Jul Aug Sep Oct All items less food and energy -2- Nov Dec'11 Year in Review The CPI rose 3.0 percent in 2011 after a 1.5 percent increase in 2010. This was the largest DecemberDecember increase since 2007. The energy index increased 6.6 percent in 2011, a deceleration from the 2010 increase of 7.7 percent. The gasoline index, which rose 13.8 percent in 2010, increased 9.9 percent in 2011. In contrast, the household energy index accelerated in 2011, rising 1.8 percent after a 0.8 percent increase in 2010. The fuel oil index rose 18.0 percent and the electricity index increased 2.2 percent, although the index for natural gas declined for the third straight year, falling 3.7 percent. The index for food accelerated in 2011, rising 4.7 percent compared to a 1.5 percent increase in 2010. The index for food at home rose 6.0 percent in 2011 compared to 1.7 percent in 2010. All six major grocery store food group indexes rose in 2011, with increases ranging from 2.3 percent (fruits and vegetables) to 8.1 percent (dairy and related products). The index for food away from home rose 2.9 percent in 2011 after increasing 1.3 percent in 2010. The index for all items less food and energy also accelerated in 2011, increasing 2.2 percent after its historical low 2010 increase of 0.8 percent. This was the largest increase since 2007. Several indexes turned up in 2011. The apparel index rose 4.6 percent after a 1.1 percent decline the previous year. Similarly, the new vehicles index rose 3.2 percent in 2011 after a slight decline in 2010. The indexes for recreation and household furnishings and operations also rose in 2011 after declining in 2010. A number of other indexes rose more quickly in 2011 than in 2010. The shelter index accelerated notably, advancing 1.9 percent in 2011 after rising only 0.4 percent the previous year. The indexes for used cars and trucks, medical care, education, and personal care also rose more quickly in 2011 than in 2010. In contrast, the indexes for tobacco and airline fare posted smaller increases in 2011 than 2010. Consumer Price Index Data for December 2011 Food The food index rose 0.2 percent in December after a 0.1 percent increase in November. The index for food at home, which fell 0.1 percent in November, rose 0.3 percent in December as four of the six major grocery store food group indexes increased. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs rose the most, increasing 0.7 percent, even though the index for eggs declined. Also rising in December were the indexes for cereals and bakery products and for nonalcoholic beverages, each increasing 0.3 percent, while the index for other food at home rose 0.4 percent. In contrast, the fruits and vegetables index decreased 0.5 percent in December as the fresh vegetables index fell 1.4 percent, and the index for dairy and related products declined 0.1 percent. The index for food away from home, which rose 0.3 percent in November, increased 0.2 percent in December. Energy The energy index declined for the third month in a row, falling 1.3 percent in December as all of its major component indexes declined. The gasoline index, which fell 2.4 percent in November, declined 2.0 percent in December. (Before seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices fell 4.0 percent in December.) The household energy index also declined, falling 0.4 percent in December, the same decrease as -3- November. The index for fuel oil fell 1.0 percent, the natural gas index declined 0.8 percent, and the electricity index decreased 0.2 percent. All items less food and energy The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.1 percent in December after rising 0.2 percent in November. The shelter index rose 0.2 percent for the third month in a row. The rent index increased 0.3 percent and the index for owners’ equivalent rent advanced 0.2 percent. The medical care index continued to rise significantly; its 0.4 percent increase in December was the third in a row of at least that size. The medical care services index rose 0.4 percent with the hospital services index up 0.5 percent. The recreation index increased 0.4 percent in December and the indexes for tobacco, household furnishings and operations, and airline fares posted increases as well. In contrast, the index for used cars and trucks declined for the fourth month in a row, falling 0.9 percent, while the index for new vehicles fell 0.2 percent, its third consecutive decline. The apparel index fell 0.1 percent in December after increasing in seven of the last eight months. The index for personal care, which rose 0.6 percent in November, was unchanged in December. Not seasonally adjusted CPI measures The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 3.0 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 225.672 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index declined 0.2 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 3.2 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of 222.166 (1982-84=100). For the month, the index declined 0.3 percent prior to seasonal adjustment. The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 2.8 percent over the last 12 months. For the month, the index declined 0.3 percent on a not seasonally adjusted basis. Please note that the indexes for the post-2009 period are subject to revision. The Consumer Price Index for January 2012 is scheduled to be released on Friday, February 17, 2012, at 8:30 a.m. (EST). -4- Redesigning the Consumer Price Index (CPI) Press Release Tables The format of the tables contained in the CPI News Release will change beginning with the CPI News Release for March, 2012, which will be issued on Friday, April 13, 2012. News Release tables are currently available as part of the News Release pdf and html files, and independently in html format. The new tables will also be available in Excel format. In addition, the BLS will begin issuing monthly companion Excel files, which will contain additional index level and CPI-W information. These tables were made available for public comment during October 2011. In response to the public comments, the BLS will issue Excel files each month, as companions to the News Release. There will be CPI-U and CPI-W files, and in addition to the data contained in the News Release tables, the Excel files will contain index values. Samples of the companion Excel files will be available with the February CPI News Release in March 2012. Samples of the new CPI press release tables are available now at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/mock-ups.htm. In August 2009, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) restructured the text of the CPI press release to focus on the price movements of three broad expenditure categories, namely Food, Energy, and All items less food and energy. Table A within the CPI press release text was also updated in August 2009 to reflect this new structure. Before August 2009, the text of the CPI press release had focused on eight CPI ‘major groups’ (Food and beverages; Housing; Apparel; Transportation; Medical care; Recreation; Education and communication; and Other goods and services). While the text of the CPI press release was restructured in 2009, seven additional CPI press release tables continued to be published using the eight major groups. BLS has redesigned these press release tables, to reflect the focus on Food, Energy, and All items less food and energy. Within these three broad categories, CPI item series will be further divided into commodities and services. The CPI News Release will contain these updated tables beginning with the March 2012 News Release, to be issued on Friday, April 13, 2012. Beyond the redesign in the structure of the CPI press release tables, several other improvements to these tables have been made. The new Table 1 gives a summary of the index series which typically contribute to changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). The new Table 2 will show the full publication stub using the new structure for the CPI-U, including 11 new items series that were created to augment the redesign in the publication structure. Table 3 will show aggregate item series (e.g., Transportation) that do not fall under the Food, Energy, and All items less food and energy structure. Table 4 will show the All items indexes at the local, regional, and city-size class levels. Table 5 will show the Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U), and presents a history of annual percentage changes in the C-CPI-U compared to the CPI-U. Table 6 will focus on 1-month seasonally adjusted changes in the CPI-U, while table 7 will focus on 12month not seasonally adjusted changes. Tables 6 and 7 will present three additional pieces of data to help users better interpret index changes. First, these tables will show the ‘effect’ each item has on the price change for All items. For example, if the effect of food is 0.4, and the index for All items increased -5- 1.2 percent, it can be said that increases in food prices accounted for 0.4 / 1.2, or 33.3 percent, of the increase in overall prices for that period. Said another way, had food prices been unchanged, the All items index only would have increased 0.8 percent (or 1.2 percent for All items, minus the 0.4 effect for Food). Effects can be negative as well. For example, if the effect of food was a negative 0.1, and the All items index rose 0.5 percent, the All items index actually would have been 0.1 percent higher (or 0.6 percent) had food prices been unchanged. Second, standard errors for percent changes will be shown on tables 6 and 7. Confidence intervals for statistics can be created using standard errors; e.g., roughly 95% confidence intervals can be constructed using two standard errors. For example, if an item increased 3.7 percent, and its standard error was 0.6 percent, the 95% confidence interval for that price change can be said to be 3.7 percent plus or minus two standard errors, or 3.7 percent plus or minus 1.2 percent. Finally, each item series in tables 6 and 7 will show the last time that item had a price change as large (or as small) as the percent change published that period. For example, if bananas rose 3.7 percent, and that was its largest increase since November 2007, that would be noted in the new tables. In addition, most of the existing tables show the ‘relative importance’, or weight, of each item category as of the previous December. The relative importance columns in the new tables will be improved in that they will be updated monthly to reflect the change in relative prices over time. Finally, there will no longer be any press release tables that focus on the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). That said, the CPI-W All items index level and percent changes will still be noted in the text of the press release, and a companion Excel file with CPIW information will be available. Expenditure Weight Update Effective with the release of the January 2012 CPI on February 17, 2012, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will update the consumption expenditure weights in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) to the 2009-10 period. The updated expenditure weights for these indexes will replace the 2007-2008 weights that were introduced effective with the January 2010 CPI release. As originally announced by BLS in December 1998, CPI expenditure weights will continue to be updated at two-year intervals. 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 -6- of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise approximately 32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPIU), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and include in addition to wage earners and clerical worker households, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force. The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors’ and dentists’ services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected each month in 87 urban areas across the country from about 4,000 housing units and approximately 26,000 retail establishments-department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or telephone calls of the Bureau’s trained representatives. In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights, which represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. For the CPI-U and CPI-W separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size classes, and for 27 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period. For the C-CPI-U data are issued only at the national level. It is important to note that the CPI-U and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the C-CPI-U is issued in preliminary form and subject to two annual revisions. The index measures price change from a designed reference date. For the CPI-U and the CPI-W the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100. 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 116.500. 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 0.03 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 0.06 percent of the 1 month percentage change based on all retail prices. For example, for a 1-month change of 0.2 percent in the All Items CPI for All Urban Consumers, we are -7- 95 percent confident that the actual percent change based on all retail prices would fall between 0.14 and 0.26 percent. For the latest data, including information on how to use the estimates of standard error, see “Variance Estimates for Price Changes in the Consumer Price Index, January-December 2010”. These data are available on the CPI home page (http://www.bls.gov/cpi), or by using the following link http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpivar2010.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. -8- 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 2006 through December 2010 were replaced in January 2011. Exceptions to the usual revision schedule were: the updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January 2002, dependently seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-December 2001 as a result of a change in the aggregation weights for dependently adjusted series. For further information, please see “Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series,” in the October 2001 issue of the CPI Detailed Report. Effective with the publication of data from January 2006 through December 2010 in January 2011, the Video and audio series and the Information technology, hardware and services series were changed from independently adjusted to dependently adjusted. This resulted in an increase in the number of seasonal components used in deriving seasonal movement of the All items and 54 other lower level aggregations, from 73 for the publication of January 1998 through December 2005 data to 82 for the publication of seasonally adjusted data for January 2006 and later. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. If any of the 82 components change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used in the aggregation of the dependent series for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes before that period will not be changed. Note: 37 of the 82 components are not seasonally adjusted for 2011. Seasonally adjusted data, including the all items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years after their original release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements. Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series. Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12-ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment. -9- For the seasonal factors introduced in January 2011, BLS adjusted 29 series using Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment, including selected food and beverage items, motor fuels, electricity and vehicles. For example, this procedure was used for the Motor fuel series to offset the effects of events such as damage to oil refineries from Hurricane Katrina. For a complete list of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment series and explanations, please refer to the article “Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment”, located on our website at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm. For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact David Levin at (202) 691-6968, or by e-mail at Levin.David@bls.gov. If you have general questions about the CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-7000. Recalculated Seasonally Adjusted Indexes to be Available on February 15, 2012 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 2007 through December 2011, on Wednesday, February 15, 2012. This date is two working days before the scheduled release of the January 2012 CPI on Friday, February 17, 2012. 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, 2007-2011. For further information please contact David Levin by electronic mail at: Levin.David@bls.gov or by telephone at: (202) 691-5261. - 10 - 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 2010 Unadjusted indexes Nov. 2011 Dec. 2011 Unadjusted percent change to Dec. 2011 from— Dec. 2010 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Nov. 2011 Sep. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Nov. to Dec. Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................ All items (1967=100) .................................................................... 100.000 226.230 677.684 225.672 676.014 3.0 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.0 - - - - - - Food and beverages .................................................................. Food ......................................................................................... Food at home ......................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. Dairy and related products 1 ................................................ Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ Other food at home .............................................................. Sugar and sweets 1 ............................................................ Fats and oils ....................................................................... Other foods ........................................................................ Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... Food away from home 1 ......................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 14.792 13.742 7.816 1.090 1.813 .839 1.152 .926 1.996 .297 .232 1.466 .432 5.926 .329 1.051 230.656 230.790 229.380 265.552 227.583 218.767 282.605 168.606 199.924 210.039 224.907 211.649 125.702 234.046 164.120 227.363 231.130 231.301 229.982 265.997 228.853 218.458 283.550 168.520 200.566 210.846 227.601 211.986 126.293 234.435 164.095 227.335 4.5 4.7 6.0 6.1 7.9 8.1 2.3 5.8 5.5 3.8 13.5 4.5 3.2 2.9 2.1 1.4 .2 .2 .3 .2 .6 -.1 .3 -.1 .3 .4 1.2 .2 .5 .2 .0 .0 .1 .1 .1 .4 .5 .1 -1.7 .5 .4 .1 .3 .4 .3 .2 .4 .0 .1 .1 -.1 .3 -.1 -.3 -.6 .2 -.1 -1.7 .8 .1 .2 .3 .1 .0 .2 .2 .3 .3 .7 -.1 -.5 .3 .4 .4 1.7 .2 .5 .2 .0 .1 Housing ...................................................................................... Shelter ...................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 .............................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... Household energy .................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ...................................................... Energy services 3 ................................................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... Household furnishings and operations ..................................... Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... 41.460 31.955 5.925 .776 24.905 23.310 .349 5.096 4.000 .309 3.691 1.095 4.409 .772 219.969 253.312 256.367 130.687 261.503 261.479 128.777 218.199 190.444 342.823 190.572 182.254 125.073 152.578 220.193 253.716 257.189 128.131 261.982 261.960 129.480 217.674 189.711 340.512 189.891 182.758 125.170 152.729 1.9 1.9 2.5 2.0 1.8 1.8 2.6 2.4 1.8 14.3 .8 4.7 1.0 1.4 .1 .2 .3 -2.0 .2 .2 .5 -.2 -.4 -.7 -.4 .3 .1 .1 .1 .2 .4 -1.7 .2 .2 .4 -.2 -.3 .1 -.4 .2 .1 .3 .1 .2 .2 -.1 .1 .1 .3 -.3 -.4 2.3 -.7 .2 .0 .1 .1 .2 .3 -.2 .2 .2 .5 -.2 -.4 -.7 -.3 .5 .1 .1 Apparel ....................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Footwear .................................................................................. 3.601 .882 1.520 .192 .700 127.285 119.930 115.603 118.775 130.293 123.470 115.997 110.918 118.032 128.208 4.6 5.7 4.9 4.9 1.3 -3.0 -3.3 -4.1 -.6 -1.6 .4 .6 .6 -.8 -1.0 .6 1.2 .9 1.2 -.3 -.1 -.8 -.4 2.1 .4 Transportation ............................................................................ Private transportation ............................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. New vehicles ........................................................................ Used cars and trucks ........................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................... Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................ Public transportation ................................................................ 17.308 16.082 6.333 3.513 2.055 5.079 4.865 .408 1.172 1.227 211.358 206.635 100.021 142.736 149.230 294.049 292.486 146.338 255.663 268.478 208.585 203.809 99.795 142.953 148.140 282.501 280.713 147.499 255.644 266.958 5.2 5.3 2.8 3.2 4.0 10.3 9.9 5.9 2.2 3.8 -1.3 -1.4 -.2 .2 -.7 -3.9 -4.0 .8 .0 -.6 -1.1 -1.2 -.4 -.3 -.6 -3.1 -3.1 -.2 .2 .0 -.8 -.9 -.3 -.3 -.1 -2.4 -2.4 .7 .0 .1 -.7 -.8 -.4 -.2 -.9 -2.0 -2.0 .8 .0 .0 Medical care ............................................................................... Medical care commodities 1 ..................................................... Medical care services ............................................................... Professional services ............................................................. 6.627 1.633 4.994 2.830 404.858 326.624 429.191 337.347 405.629 327.254 430.005 337.907 3.5 3.2 3.6 2.2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .5 .3 .5 .3 .4 .2 .5 .2 .4 .2 .4 .3 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 2010 Unadjusted indexes Nov. 2011 Dec. 2011 Unadjusted percent change to Dec. 2011 from— Dec. 2010 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Nov. 2011 Sep. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Nov. to Dec. Expenditure category Hospital and related services ................................................. 1.703 654.117 653.839 5.3 0.0 0.6 0.7 0.5 Recreation 2 ............................................................................... Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 6.293 1.816 113.232 98.315 113.499 98.225 1.0 1.1 .2 -.1 -.1 .3 .1 -.1 .4 .3 Education and communication 2 ................................................ Education 2 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ Communication 2 ..................................................................... Information and information processing 2 .............................. Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... Information technology, hardware and services 5 ................ Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ............... 6.421 3.107 .204 2.903 3.313 3.138 2.334 .804 .228 132.750 212.751 541.618 611.581 83.016 79.625 101.259 8.866 65.849 132.728 212.745 540.742 611.633 82.990 79.599 101.397 8.818 64.348 1.7 4.6 5.2 4.6 -1.1 -1.4 -.3 -4.5 -12.5 .0 .0 -.2 .0 .0 .0 .1 -.5 -2.3 .2 .4 .4 .4 .0 .0 .2 -.4 -.8 .2 .5 .7 .5 .0 .0 .0 -.1 .7 .1 .3 -.2 .3 .0 .0 .1 -.6 -2.5 Other goods and services .......................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ Personal care ........................................................................... Personal care products 1 ....................................................... Personal care services 1 ........................................................ Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 3.497 .906 2.591 .671 .638 1.055 390.761 843.604 210.354 161.585 232.216 367.157 391.043 847.063 210.257 160.825 232.302 367.912 1.7 2.3 1.5 .1 .9 3.2 .1 .4 .0 -.5 .0 .2 .1 .0 .1 .3 .1 .2 .5 .1 .6 .5 .4 .5 .1 .4 .0 -.5 .0 .5 40.012 14.792 25.219 15.474 3.601 11.873 9.745 59.988 31.607 .349 3.691 1.095 .772 6.140 4.994 11.340 184.791 230.656 160.091 208.902 127.285 264.478 112.405 267.413 263.931 128.777 190.572 182.254 152.578 270.117 429.191 317.275 183.345 231.130 157.921 204.529 123.470 259.668 112.277 267.737 264.341 129.480 189.891 182.758 152.729 269.858 430.005 318.043 4.2 4.5 4.0 5.5 4.6 5.8 1.6 2.2 1.9 2.6 .8 4.7 1.4 2.5 3.6 2.3 -.8 .2 -1.4 -2.1 -3.0 -1.8 -.1 .1 .2 .5 -.4 .3 .1 -.1 .2 .2 -.4 .1 -.8 -1.4 .4 -1.8 -.4 .2 .2 .4 -.4 .2 .3 .1 .5 .2 -.3 .1 -.5 -.1 .6 -.6 -.4 .1 .3 .3 -.7 .2 .1 .1 .5 .3 -.3 .2 -.6 -.7 -.1 -.9 -.1 .2 .3 .5 -.3 .5 .1 .1 .4 .5 86.258 68.045 93.373 26.270 16.525 12.923 30.266 28.382 54.994 9.079 90.921 77.179 20.882 5.388 56.297 225.532 218.205 217.479 162.572 210.101 259.934 220.592 292.242 254.978 238.177 226.818 226.859 146.811 298.530 275.224 $ .442 $ .148 224.805 217.260 216.875 160.453 205.966 255.567 218.411 292.487 255.271 232.300 226.795 226.740 145.929 287.363 275.643 $ .443 $ .148 2.7 3.5 2.9 3.9 5.2 5.4 5.0 2.5 2.0 6.6 2.6 2.2 2.2 10.6 2.3 -.3 -.4 -.3 -1.3 -2.0 -1.7 -1.0 .1 .1 -2.5 .0 -.1 -.6 -3.7 .2 -.1 -.2 -.1 -.7 -1.3 -1.7 -.6 .2 .2 -2.0 .1 .1 -.1 -2.9 .2 .0 -.1 .0 -.4 -.1 -.5 .1 .1 .3 -1.6 .2 .2 .1 -2.1 .2 .0 -.1 .0 -.6 -.5 -.8 -.3 .3 .3 -1.3 .2 .1 -.2 -1.9 .3 - - - - - Commodity and service group Commodities ................................................................................ Food and beverages .................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... Apparel ................................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... Durables ................................................................................... Services ....................................................................................... Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... Energy services 3 ....................................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... Transportation services .............................................................. Medical care services ................................................................. Other services ............................................................................ Special indexes All items less food ........................................................................ All items less shelter .................................................................... All items less medical care ........................................................... Commodities less food ................................................................. Nondurables less food ................................................................. Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. Nondurables ................................................................................. Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................ Energy .......................................................................................... All items less energy .................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... Energy commodities ............................................................... Services less energy services .................................................. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........ Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............. - 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other 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. 2011 June 2011 Sep. 2011 Dec. 2011 226.747 6.1 1.5 4.8 230.917 231.073 229.869 266.605 227.206 218.767 283.020 169.220 200.969 210.039 226.162 212.965 125.702 234.046 164.120 227.322 231.401 231.571 230.448 267.352 228.825 218.458 281.558 169.663 201.782 210.846 230.040 213.360 126.293 234.435 164.095 227.617 7.1 7.5 11.2 5.7 13.5 8.4 23.3 10.4 7.1 4.8 25.8 4.8 .8 2.8 3.0 1.6 4.0 4.1 4.7 7.1 9.0 12.4 -10.2 6.3 5.1 4.3 9.2 4.6 3.4 3.2 1.5 3.4 220.446 253.214 255.853 137.306 261.086 261.064 128.416 222.093 194.943 335.148 195.909 181.744 125.369 152.415 220.631 253.601 256.398 137.157 261.466 261.443 128.777 221.414 194.073 342.823 194.549 182.124 125.428 152.578 220.918 254.071 257.043 136.846 261.932 261.910 129.480 221.013 193.353 340.512 193.883 183.054 125.550 152.729 1.9 1.3 1.7 -1.0 1.3 1.3 -1.0 7.1 7.2 73.2 2.8 6.7 .2 -.3 123.529 116.635 110.218 116.253 129.833 124.021 117.293 110.866 115.333 128.577 124.802 118.669 111.907 116.712 128.246 124.656 117.681 111.514 119.110 128.778 Transportation ................................................................... Private transportation ...................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... New vehicles ............................................................... Used cars and trucks .................................................. Motor fuel ...................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ....................... Public transportation ....................................................... 217.280 212.785 101.095 143.509 152.354 318.141 317.446 145.646 255.244 269.718 214.819 210.201 100.651 143.020 151.440 308.228 307.494 145.308 255.774 269.679 213.076 208.351 100.359 142.605 151.235 300.919 300.146 146.338 255.663 270.023 Medical care ...................................................................... Medical care commodities 1 ............................................ Medical care services ..................................................... Professional services .................................................... 402.269 325.130 426.192 336.855 404.134 325.962 428.457 337.940 405.817 326.624 430.539 338.505 Sep. 2011 Oct. 2011 Nov. 2011 Dec. 2011 All items .............................................................................. 226.955 226.763 226.720 Food and beverages ......................................................... Food ................................................................................ Food at home ................................................................ Cereals and bakery products ...................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... Dairy and related products 1 ....................................... Fruits and vegetables .................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... Other food at home ..................................................... Sugar and sweets 1 .................................................. Fats and oils .............................................................. Other foods ............................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ Food away from home 1 ............................................... Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 230.542 230.673 229.911 264.757 226.323 219.381 289.690 167.995 200.393 213.330 223.600 211.873 125.044 233.032 163.334 227.285 230.795 230.948 230.077 265.757 227.379 219.493 284.749 168.863 201.118 213.602 224.341 212.752 125.461 233.459 163.978 227.240 Housing ............................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................. Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 .................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ....... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... Fuels and utilities ............................................................ Household energy ......................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ............................................. Energy services 3 ........................................................ Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... Household furnishings and operations ............................ Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 220.162 252.726 254.857 139.636 260.548 260.522 127.922 222.606 195.624 334.735 196.677 181.374 125.249 151.967 Apparel .............................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... Footwear ......................................................................... June 2011 Dec. 2011 -0.4 3.8 2.2 5.3 5.7 7.4 7.8 5.0 14.1 11.0 2.7 7.0 11.4 7.9 6.0 4.4 3.4 2.1 .0 1.5 1.6 .9 4.0 4.5 -1.7 -10.8 4.0 2.8 -4.6 12.0 2.8 4.1 2.4 1.9 .6 5.5 5.8 7.9 6.4 11.2 10.4 5.3 8.3 6.1 4.6 17.2 4.7 2.1 3.0 2.3 2.5 3.4 3.6 4.1 5.9 4.8 5.9 -.5 3.4 4.9 3.1 10.0 4.4 4.2 2.9 2.0 .3 1.7 1.9 1.2 25.8 1.3 1.3 4.2 .8 -.1 -1.3 .0 4.3 1.4 3.2 2.6 2.3 3.5 -6.1 2.4 2.4 2.4 4.9 5.2 -6.9 6.4 4.1 1.4 .6 1.4 2.1 3.5 -7.8 2.1 2.1 5.0 -2.8 -4.6 7.1 -5.6 3.8 1.0 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.5 11.6 1.3 1.3 1.5 3.9 3.5 30.7 1.4 5.5 .8 1.4 2.0 2.2 3.5 -6.9 2.3 2.3 3.7 1.0 .2 -.2 .2 3.9 1.2 1.3 -1.5 -2.3 -2.3 -12.7 1.0 11.5 17.1 12.4 6.6 5.0 5.0 5.4 5.2 17.9 2.4 3.7 3.6 4.8 10.2 -3.2 4.8 7.0 4.8 -3.5 3.0 4.3 4.5 5.0 14.0 -.4 211.532 206.725 99.928 142.288 149.807 294.963 294.255 147.499 255.644 270.081 23.9 24.1 4.5 6.4 2.5 74.8 71.2 4.3 1.1 21.4 -3.1 -2.6 11.6 10.1 16.8 -20.2 -20.5 11.7 2.8 -9.5 13.9 14.6 .4 .0 4.4 43.9 45.4 2.9 4.4 5.2 -10.2 -10.9 -4.5 -3.4 -6.5 -26.1 -26.2 5.2 .6 .5 9.5 9.9 8.0 8.3 9.4 18.1 16.7 7.9 1.9 4.8 1.2 1.0 -2.1 -1.7 -1.2 3.1 3.6 4.0 2.5 2.8 407.278 327.254 432.322 339.393 2.9 7.1 1.6 2.3 3.2 1.8 3.7 1.4 2.8 1.3 3.3 2.1 5.1 2.6 5.9 3.0 3.1 4.4 2.6 1.8 3.9 2.0 4.6 2.6 Expenditure category See footnotes at end of table. Table 2. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— CPI-U 6 months ended— Mar. 2011 June 2011 Sep. 2011 Dec. 2011 658.660 2.3 7.7 4.2 113.381 98.676 113.887 98.934 1.8 2.5 .8 -2.2 132.015 210.224 537.994 604.094 83.078 79.688 101.257 8.895 65.874 132.333 211.311 541.856 607.131 83.052 79.662 101.259 8.882 66.318 132.494 211.924 540.898 609.094 83.016 79.626 101.397 8.830 64.684 1.8 5.2 6.6 5.1 -1.4 -2.3 -1.9 -3.5 -14.3 388.859 843.141 209.012 160.162 230.974 364.789 389.064 842.785 209.193 160.705 231.238 365.594 390.879 843.604 210.441 161.585 232.216 367.300 391.225 847.063 210.389 160.825 232.302 369.186 186.622 230.542 162.643 212.876 123.529 273.642 113.488 267.015 263.256 127.922 196.677 181.374 151.967 269.113 426.192 315.430 185.783 230.795 161.394 209.810 124.021 268.818 113.001 267.482 263.905 128.416 195.909 181.744 152.415 269.469 428.457 315.958 185.276 230.917 160.650 209.529 124.802 267.123 112.495 267.869 264.781 128.777 194.549 182.124 152.578 269.605 430.539 316.890 226.389 219.458 218.324 165.062 213.675 268.178 222.435 291.867 254.668 252.319 226.190 226.137 146.533 321.179 274.216 226.124 218.994 218.055 163.841 210.929 263.695 221.009 292.461 255.055 247.248 226.491 226.444 146.428 311.714 274.800 226.054 218.781 217.947 163.117 210.810 262.297 221.167 292.863 255.717 243.319 226.841 226.836 146.573 305.104 275.351 Sep. 2011 Oct. 2011 Nov. 2011 Dec. 2011 Hospital and related services ........................................ 647.688 651.366 655.671 Recreation 2 ...................................................................... Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 113.379 98.421 113.299 98.742 Education and communication 2 ....................................... Education 2 ..................................................................... Educational books and supplies ................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... Communication 2 ............................................................ Information and information processing 2 ..................... Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... Information technology, hardware and services 5 ....... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ..... 131.772 209.477 535.859 601.966 83.064 79.673 101.084 8.933 66.391 Other goods and services ................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... Personal care .................................................................. Personal care products 1 .............................................. Personal care services 1 ............................................... Miscellaneous personal services .................................. June 2011 Dec. 2011 7.0 4.9 5.6 -.2 2.1 1.8 2.1 1.3 .1 .8 2.1 1.2 3.9 4.1 3.9 -1.3 -1.4 -.2 -4.9 -9.3 1.4 4.6 6.4 4.5 -1.6 -1.6 -.5 -5.0 -16.4 2.2 4.8 3.8 4.8 -.2 -.2 1.2 -4.5 -9.9 1.5 4.6 5.4 4.5 -1.3 -1.9 -1.0 -4.2 -11.8 1.8 4.7 5.1 4.7 -.9 -.9 .4 -4.8 -13.2 .6 1.5 .2 .8 -.2 1.7 .9 -.9 1.5 -2.0 1.0 2.8 2.9 7.1 1.5 .0 .6 3.4 2.5 1.9 2.7 1.7 2.3 4.9 .7 .3 .9 -.6 .4 2.3 2.7 4.4 2.1 .8 1.5 4.1 184.737 231.401 159.718 208.056 124.656 264.843 112.398 268.465 265.563 129.480 193.883 183.054 152.729 269.976 432.322 318.326 12.6 7.1 15.9 23.3 -1.5 32.0 3.1 2.1 -.3 -1.0 2.8 6.7 -.3 6.4 1.6 2.0 .9 4.0 -.8 -2.5 11.5 -7.2 7.6 1.8 1.6 4.2 .0 4.3 3.2 .3 3.7 1.7 8.1 5.3 9.7 13.0 5.0 16.6 -.3 2.6 2.9 2.4 6.4 4.1 .6 2.1 3.3 1.9 -4.0 1.5 -7.0 -8.8 3.7 -12.3 -3.8 2.2 3.6 5.0 -5.6 3.8 2.0 1.3 5.9 3.7 6.6 5.5 7.2 9.6 4.8 10.7 5.4 1.9 .6 1.5 1.4 5.5 1.4 3.3 2.6 1.8 1.9 3.4 1.0 1.6 4.3 1.1 -2.0 2.4 3.2 3.7 .2 3.9 1.3 1.7 4.6 2.8 226.007 218.633 217.919 162.214 209.658 260.257 220.517 293.829 256.482 240.111 227.196 227.166 146.337 299.289 276.067 5.9 8.5 6.4 15.3 21.0 29.3 15.4 2.9 1.0 42.4 2.8 2.0 1.9 74.7 2.1 1.1 1.3 1.3 -.7 -2.3 -6.2 .2 1.7 1.5 -12.5 3.1 2.9 5.9 -19.2 1.9 4.7 6.0 5.0 9.3 12.0 14.9 8.8 2.5 2.7 26.6 2.7 2.1 1.5 40.5 2.3 -.7 -1.5 -.7 -6.7 -7.3 -11.3 -3.4 2.7 2.9 -18.0 1.8 1.8 -.5 -24.6 2.7 3.5 4.8 3.8 7.0 8.7 10.1 7.5 2.3 1.3 11.6 3.0 2.5 3.9 18.8 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.1 1.0 1.9 .9 2.5 2.6 2.8 1.9 2.2 2.0 .5 2.9 2.5 Expenditure category Commodity and service group Commodities ....................................................................... Food and beverages ......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ............................. Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... Apparel .......................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... Durables .......................................................................... Services .............................................................................. Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. Energy services 3 .............................................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. Household operations 1 2 ................................................. Transportation services ..................................................... Medical care services ....................................................... Other services ................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ............................................................... All items less shelter ........................................................... All items less medical care .................................................. Commodities less food ........................................................ Nondurables less food ........................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... Nondurables ........................................................................ Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. Services less medical care services ................................... Energy ................................................................................. All items less energy ........................................................... All items less food and energy .......................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... Energy commodities ..................................................... Services less energy services ......................................... 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other 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.2011 from— Pricing schedule 1 Sep. 2011 Oct. 2011 Nov. 2011 Dec. 2011 M 226.889 226.421 226.230 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 243.323 244.983 145.369 243.014 244.534 145.404 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 216.968 217.360 139.542 M U.S. city average ............................................ Percent change to Nov.2011 from— Dec. 2010 Oct. 2011 Nov. 2011 Nov. 2010 Sep. 2011 Oct. 2011 225.672 3.0 -0.3 -0.2 3.4 -0.3 -0.1 242.652 244.076 145.335 241.987 243.328 145.062 2.9 2.7 3.4 -.4 -.5 -.2 -.3 -.3 -.2 3.2 3.1 3.6 -.3 -.4 .0 -.1 -.2 .0 215.653 216.130 138.573 215.614 216.097 138.453 215.173 215.633 138.186 2.8 2.7 2.9 -.2 -.2 -.3 -.2 -.2 -.2 3.3 3.2 3.3 -.6 -.6 -.8 .0 .0 -.1 213.606 212.476 212.907 212.505 3.1 .0 -.2 3.3 -.3 .2 Region and area size2 South urban .................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................................... M M M 220.371 221.242 140.471 219.969 220.515 140.303 219.961 220.654 140.218 219.469 220.152 139.838 3.3 2.9 3.4 -.2 -.2 -.3 -.2 -.2 -.3 3.8 3.4 3.9 -.2 -.3 -.2 .0 .1 -.1 M 224.462 224.574 224.714 224.892 4.0 .1 .1 4.2 .1 .1 West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 229.147 233.221 138.564 229.195 233.259 138.696 228.771 232.851 138.411 228.117 232.106 138.017 2.7 2.7 2.7 -.5 -.5 -.5 -.3 -.3 -.3 3.2 3.1 3.3 -.2 -.2 -.1 -.2 -.2 -.2 M M M 206.883 140.584 220.391 206.393 140.355 219.959 206.201 140.225 220.020 205.636 139.881 219.950 2.8 3.2 3.5 -.4 -.3 .0 -.3 -.2 .0 3.2 3.6 3.7 -.3 -.3 -.2 -.1 -.1 .0 Size classes A 4 .............................................................. B/C 3 ........................................................... D ................................................................. Selected local areas5 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M M 220.027 233.022 219.592 233.049 219.181 232.731 218.180 231.567 2.1 2.2 -.6 -.6 -.5 -.5 2.9 3.0 -.4 -.1 -.2 -.1 M 250.559 250.051 249.317 248.307 2.7 -.7 -.4 3.0 -.5 -.3 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 1 1 1 245.310 213.004 209.255 147.658 - 245.030 211.225 209.283 147.565 - - - - 2.9 2.5 4.0 3.3 -.1 -.8 .0 -.1 - Atlanta, GA ..................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 2 2 2 - 209.182 212.927 201.398 232.141 - 208.590 213.505 200.477 231.794 3.0 3.5 3.1 3.1 -.3 .3 -.5 -.1 - - - - 2 2 2 - 235.440 235.331 235.916 - 234.312 234.327 234.812 2.8 2.9 3.5 -.5 -.4 -.5 - - - - 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 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 2010 Unadjusted indexes Nov. 2011 Dec. 2011 Unadjusted percent change to Dec. 2011 from— Dec. 2010 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Nov. 2011 Sep. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Nov. to Dec. Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................ All items (1967=100) .................................................................... 100.000 222.813 663.692 222.166 661.766 3.2 -0.3 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 - - - - - - Food and beverages .................................................................. Food ......................................................................................... Food at home ......................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. Dairy and related products 1 ................................................ Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ Other food at home .............................................................. Sugar and sweets 1 ............................................................ Fats and oils ....................................................................... Other foods ........................................................................ Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... Food away from home 1 ......................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 16.401 15.315 8.906 1.236 2.227 .917 1.219 1.091 2.217 .324 .258 1.635 .463 6.409 .326 1.086 230.186 230.143 228.405 266.639 227.643 217.557 279.989 167.739 199.146 209.091 226.119 211.618 125.761 234.240 165.228 229.379 230.642 230.624 228.925 266.752 228.845 217.503 280.711 167.577 199.694 209.639 229.065 211.835 126.235 234.666 165.205 229.467 4.6 4.8 6.1 6.1 8.0 8.2 2.5 5.6 5.6 3.7 14.0 4.6 3.2 3.0 2.2 1.7 .2 .2 .2 .0 .5 .0 .3 -.1 .3 .3 1.3 .1 .4 .2 .0 .0 .1 .1 .1 .4 .5 .0 -1.5 .5 .3 .3 .4 .3 .4 .2 .4 .0 .1 .1 -.1 .4 -.1 -.4 -.7 .2 .0 -1.5 .8 .1 .1 .3 .1 .1 .2 .2 .2 .2 .7 .0 -.5 .2 .3 .3 1.7 .1 .4 .2 .0 .1 Housing ...................................................................................... Shelter ...................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 .............................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... Household energy .................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ...................................................... Energy services 3 ................................................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... Household furnishings and operations ..................................... Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... 39.228 29.811 8.396 .436 20.672 19.942 .306 5.633 4.476 .301 4.175 1.157 3.784 .364 216.723 247.313 254.446 131.860 236.869 236.859 129.912 216.546 188.244 342.717 189.671 182.664 121.459 155.567 217.009 247.858 255.322 129.754 237.350 237.342 130.695 216.074 187.586 340.375 189.060 183.178 121.409 155.744 1.9 1.9 2.4 1.9 1.7 1.7 2.4 2.5 1.9 13.6 1.1 4.7 1.2 1.7 .1 .2 .3 -1.6 .2 .2 .6 -.2 -.3 -.7 -.3 .3 .0 .1 .1 .2 .3 -1.6 .2 .2 .4 -.3 -.4 .2 -.5 .2 .1 .3 .1 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 -.3 -.4 2.3 -.6 .2 .0 .2 .1 .2 .3 .0 .2 .2 .6 -.2 -.3 -.7 -.3 .5 .1 .1 Apparel ....................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Footwear .................................................................................. 3.668 .921 1.502 .280 .750 126.764 120.739 115.324 122.228 130.676 123.203 116.906 110.883 121.842 128.560 5.2 6.4 5.6 5.2 2.3 -2.8 -3.2 -3.9 -.3 -1.6 .2 1.2 .1 -.6 -1.1 .6 .9 .8 1.2 .2 .1 -.8 .0 2.2 .3 Transportation ............................................................................ Private transportation ............................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. New vehicles ........................................................................ Used cars and trucks ........................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................... Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ................................ Public transportation ................................................................ 19.418 18.631 6.914 3.320 3.003 6.470 6.193 .479 1.184 .787 212.119 208.743 99.539 143.778 150.310 295.069 293.628 146.151 258.342 265.815 209.013 205.607 99.250 143.994 149.207 283.528 281.852 147.223 258.355 264.424 5.7 5.7 3.2 3.2 4.1 10.3 9.9 5.8 2.2 4.0 -1.5 -1.5 -.3 .2 -.7 -3.9 -4.0 .7 .0 -.5 -1.2 -1.3 -.4 -.3 -.6 -3.1 -3.2 -.2 .2 .0 -.9 -1.0 -.3 -.3 -.1 -2.4 -2.7 .6 .0 .1 -.8 -.8 -.5 -.2 -.9 -1.9 -1.6 .7 .0 .2 Medical care ............................................................................... Medical care commodities 1 ..................................................... Medical care services ............................................................... Professional services ............................................................. 5.355 1.318 4.038 2.220 407.128 318.671 433.269 341.148 407.909 319.396 434.051 341.593 3.6 3.4 3.7 2.3 .2 .2 .2 .1 .5 .3 .6 .4 .5 .2 .5 .2 .4 .2 .4 .2 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 2010 Unadjusted indexes Nov. 2011 Dec. 2011 Unadjusted percent change to Dec. 2011 from— Dec. 2010 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Nov. 2011 Sep. to Oct. Oct. to Nov. Nov. to Dec. Expenditure category Hospital and related services ................................................. 1.414 657.707 657.440 5.4 0.0 0.6 0.8 0.5 Recreation 2 ............................................................................... Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 5.862 1.959 109.723 99.095 109.959 99.028 1.3 1.3 .2 -.1 .0 .4 .0 -.1 .4 .3 Education and communication 2 ................................................ Education 2 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ Communication 2 ..................................................................... Information and information processing 2 .............................. Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... Information technology, hardware and services 5 ................ Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ............... 6.118 2.380 .199 2.181 3.738 3.605 2.823 .782 .208 126.392 209.453 548.418 588.409 85.486 83.139 100.620 9.408 65.613 126.413 209.452 547.576 588.489 85.510 83.163 100.764 9.371 64.421 1.1 4.5 6.1 4.3 -1.1 -1.3 -.6 -4.1 -11.8 .0 .0 -.2 .0 .0 .0 .1 -.4 -1.8 .2 .5 .5 .5 .0 .0 .1 -.3 -.4 .1 .5 .7 .4 -.1 -.1 .0 -.3 .5 .1 .3 -.1 .3 .0 .0 .1 -.4 -1.9 Other goods and services .......................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ Personal care ........................................................................... Personal care products 1 ....................................................... Personal care services 1 ........................................................ Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 3.950 1.450 2.500 .717 .572 1.027 420.462 848.791 207.847 161.716 232.222 368.036 421.000 852.435 207.747 160.954 232.313 368.816 1.7 2.4 1.3 -.2 .9 2.9 .1 .4 .0 -.5 .0 .2 .0 -.1 .0 .2 .1 .1 .4 .1 .5 .5 .4 .4 .2 .4 .0 -.5 .0 .5 43.898 16.401 27.497 17.244 3.668 13.576 10.253 56.102 29.504 .306 4.175 1.157 .364 5.994 4.038 10.563 189.073 230.186 166.502 220.183 126.764 283.006 114.319 262.535 238.318 129.912 189.671 182.664 155.567 271.172 433.269 301.609 187.472 230.642 164.072 215.404 123.203 277.351 114.098 262.954 238.834 130.695 189.060 183.178 155.744 271.174 434.051 302.364 4.5 4.6 4.5 6.0 5.2 6.2 2.1 2.2 1.9 2.4 1.1 4.7 1.7 2.9 3.7 2.0 -.8 .2 -1.5 -2.2 -2.8 -2.0 -.2 .2 .2 .6 -.3 .3 .1 .0 .2 .3 -.5 .1 -.9 -1.5 .2 -1.8 -.4 .2 .3 .4 -.5 .2 .3 .2 .6 .2 -.3 .1 -.6 -.2 .6 -.9 -.5 .1 .2 .3 -.6 .2 .2 .1 .5 .2 -.3 .2 -.6 -.7 .1 -.9 -.2 .2 .2 .6 -.3 .5 .1 .2 .4 .4 84.685 70.189 94.645 28.583 18.329 14.662 33.644 26.598 52.065 10.946 89.054 73.739 21.812 6.771 51.927 221.324 216.274 215.342 168.725 220.944 277.198 226.140 257.664 250.753 240.073 221.720 220.404 149.572 298.469 270.500 $ .449 $ .151 220.479 215.189 214.658 166.354 216.421 272.053 223.793 257.915 251.150 233.943 221.735 220.325 148.692 287.221 271.036 $ .450 $ .151 2.9 3.7 3.2 4.4 5.7 5.8 5.3 2.4 2.0 6.9 2.8 2.3 2.5 10.5 2.3 -.4 -.5 -.3 -1.4 -2.0 -1.9 -1.0 .1 .2 -2.6 .0 .0 -.6 -3.8 .2 -.2 -.3 -.2 -.9 -1.5 -1.7 -.7 .2 .2 -2.1 .1 .1 -.1 -3.0 .3 -.1 -.2 -.1 -.6 -.1 -.7 .0 .1 .2 -1.7 .1 .2 .1 -2.2 .2 .0 -.1 .0 -.6 -.6 -.8 -.3 .3 .3 -1.3 .2 .2 -.1 -1.8 .3 - - - - - Commodity and service group Commodities ................................................................................ Food and beverages .................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... Apparel ................................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... Durables ................................................................................... Services ....................................................................................... Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... Energy services 3 ....................................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... Transportation services .............................................................. Medical care services ................................................................. Other services ............................................................................ Special indexes All items less food ........................................................................ All items less shelter .................................................................... All items less medical care ........................................................... Commodities less food ................................................................. Nondurables less food ................................................................. Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. Nondurables ................................................................................. Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................ Energy .......................................................................................... All items less energy .................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... Energy commodities ............................................................... Services less energy services .................................................. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........ Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............. - 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other 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. 2011 June 2011 Sep. 2011 Dec. 2011 223.352 7.1 1.2 5.7 230.472 230.457 228.934 267.677 227.302 217.557 280.755 168.479 200.154 209.091 227.310 212.891 125.761 234.240 165.228 229.262 230.940 230.939 229.456 268.117 228.820 217.503 279.301 168.789 200.840 209.639 231.283 213.145 126.235 234.666 165.205 229.522 7.3 7.7 11.5 5.6 13.9 8.6 25.0 10.3 7.3 4.4 25.4 5.2 1.9 2.5 3.0 1.7 4.0 4.1 4.7 7.1 9.2 12.7 -12.2 5.7 5.4 4.0 10.0 4.9 3.5 3.2 1.7 3.4 217.175 247.041 253.907 138.160 236.463 236.454 129.562 220.648 192.887 334.886 195.083 182.163 121.679 155.235 217.376 247.477 254.476 138.422 236.831 236.821 129.912 219.974 192.056 342.717 193.825 182.494 121.730 155.567 217.701 248.030 255.184 138.405 237.307 237.299 130.695 219.603 191.394 340.375 193.209 183.431 121.794 155.744 2.0 1.3 1.8 -1.1 1.3 1.3 -2.4 6.5 6.6 68.8 3.0 6.3 .2 -.4 123.110 116.944 110.315 119.637 130.053 123.381 118.380 110.444 118.953 128.627 124.145 119.388 111.363 120.347 128.839 124.246 118.454 111.358 122.982 129.178 Transportation ................................................................... Private transportation ...................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... New vehicles ............................................................... Used cars and trucks .................................................. Motor fuel ...................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 1 ....................... Public transportation ....................................................... 218.765 215.526 100.694 144.429 153.401 319.294 318.744 145.652 258.001 266.655 216.031 212.729 100.304 144.033 152.535 309.254 308.583 145.326 258.440 266.551 214.037 210.680 100.029 143.590 152.333 301.734 300.344 146.151 258.342 266.708 Medical care ...................................................................... Medical care commodities 1 ............................................ Medical care services ..................................................... Professional services .................................................... 404.101 316.869 429.797 340.515 406.170 317.901 432.259 341.718 408.043 318.671 434.560 342.285 Sep. 2011 Oct. 2011 Nov. 2011 Dec. 2011 All items .............................................................................. 223.845 223.535 223.363 Food and beverages ......................................................... Food ................................................................................ Food at home ................................................................ Cereals and bakery products ...................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... Dairy and related products 1 ....................................... Fruits and vegetables .................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... Other food at home ..................................................... Sugar and sweets 1 .................................................. Fats and oils .............................................................. Other foods ............................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ Food away from home 1 ............................................... Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 230.060 230.030 228.884 265.587 226.446 218.406 287.175 167.262 199.568 211.591 224.718 211.956 125.167 233.257 164.421 229.060 230.351 230.337 229.153 266.730 227.546 218.451 282.740 168.076 200.240 212.276 225.509 212.671 125.681 233.622 165.008 229.130 Housing ............................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................. Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 3 4 .................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ....... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... Fuels and utilities ............................................................ Household energy ......................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels 1 ............................................. Energy services 3 ........................................................ Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... Household furnishings and operations ............................ Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 216.896 246.496 253.029 140.409 235.969 235.959 129.090 221.302 193.702 334.361 195.994 181.809 121.613 154.718 Apparel .............................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... Footwear ......................................................................... June 2011 Dec. 2011 -0.9 4.1 2.4 5.6 6.0 7.5 7.9 5.0 14.0 12.3 3.0 7.0 10.4 9.1 6.1 4.1 3.8 2.2 1.0 1.5 1.6 1.0 3.9 4.3 -1.6 -10.5 3.7 2.6 -3.6 12.2 2.3 3.5 2.4 1.9 .8 5.6 5.9 8.0 6.3 11.5 10.6 4.8 8.0 6.3 4.2 17.5 5.1 2.7 2.9 2.3 2.5 3.6 3.8 4.2 5.9 4.6 5.9 .2 3.3 4.8 3.2 10.6 4.1 3.8 3.1 2.1 .9 1.5 1.5 1.2 25.1 1.2 1.2 4.3 1.2 .4 -2.7 .7 4.6 1.4 4.3 2.9 2.4 3.4 -7.9 2.3 2.3 2.7 5.5 5.8 -5.5 6.8 4.2 2.4 .4 1.5 2.5 3.5 -5.6 2.3 2.3 5.1 -3.0 -4.7 7.4 -5.6 3.6 .6 2.7 1.7 1.4 1.5 11.2 1.2 1.2 .9 3.9 3.5 28.1 1.8 5.4 .8 1.9 2.2 2.5 3.4 -6.8 2.3 2.3 3.9 1.1 .4 .8 .4 3.9 1.5 1.5 -1.5 -2.9 -1.9 -13.7 2.9 12.6 17.6 14.1 6.7 7.1 6.4 6.6 7.0 19.1 2.0 3.7 5.3 3.8 11.7 -2.7 5.3 6.9 5.8 -4.0 5.0 5.1 6.0 5.4 15.3 -.4 212.368 208.957 99.543 143.357 150.895 296.032 295.628 147.223 258.355 267.122 26.0 26.3 4.3 6.4 2.5 75.4 71.3 4.5 1.0 20.2 -3.7 -3.5 12.3 9.6 16.7 -20.6 -20.8 11.1 2.8 -7.9 15.9 16.4 1.4 .0 4.6 44.0 45.2 3.3 4.6 4.9 -11.2 -11.6 -4.5 -2.9 -6.4 -26.1 -26.0 4.4 .5 .7 10.2 10.4 8.3 8.0 9.4 18.0 16.5 7.8 1.9 5.2 1.5 1.4 -1.6 -1.5 -1.0 3.1 3.7 3.9 2.5 2.8 409.570 319.396 436.394 343.065 2.9 7.1 1.6 2.4 3.3 1.9 3.8 1.6 2.7 1.5 3.2 2.0 5.5 3.2 6.3 3.0 3.1 4.5 2.7 2.0 4.1 2.3 4.7 2.5 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. 2011 June 2011 Sep. 2011 Dec. 2011 662.235 2.7 7.5 4.0 109.877 99.413 110.349 99.711 3.2 3.0 .7 -2.4 125.928 207.239 544.346 582.018 85.570 83.223 100.616 9.455 65.750 126.108 208.172 548.369 584.481 85.517 83.170 100.620 9.425 66.076 126.269 208.774 547.987 586.366 85.534 83.188 100.764 9.384 64.788 .7 5.0 8.4 4.7 -2.0 -2.6 -2.4 -3.4 -15.1 419.144 848.513 206.855 160.623 231.139 366.100 419.022 847.868 206.852 160.970 231.409 366.640 420.534 848.791 207.903 161.716 232.222 368.253 421.260 852.435 207.951 160.954 232.313 370.030 191.372 230.060 169.769 225.168 123.110 294.063 115.500 262.136 237.511 129.090 195.994 181.809 154.718 269.601 429.797 300.175 190.348 230.351 168.215 221.806 123.381 288.888 115.002 262.648 238.113 129.562 195.083 182.163 155.235 270.174 432.259 300.871 189.684 230.472 167.235 221.403 124.145 286.359 114.444 262.993 238.707 129.912 193.825 182.494 155.567 270.407 434.560 301.416 222.557 217.988 216.487 171.906 225.645 287.198 228.532 257.577 250.450 254.922 221.083 219.660 149.394 321.564 269.335 222.138 217.364 216.108 170.390 222.347 282.244 226.833 258.101 250.871 249.471 221.394 219.972 149.226 311.879 270.009 221.915 216.969 215.876 169.437 222.079 280.213 226.847 258.375 251.321 245.282 221.708 220.326 149.345 304.912 270.537 Sep. 2011 Oct. 2011 Nov. 2011 Dec. 2011 Hospital and related services ........................................ 650.292 653.945 658.879 Recreation 2 ...................................................................... Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 109.921 99.049 109.929 99.493 Education and communication 2 ....................................... Education 2 ..................................................................... Educational books and supplies ................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... Communication 2 ............................................................ Information and information processing 2 ..................... Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... Information technology, hardware and services 5 ....... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 6 ..... 125.624 206.130 541.400 578.907 85.530 83.182 100.475 9.482 66.005 Other goods and services ................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... Personal care .................................................................. Personal care products 1 .............................................. Personal care services 1 ............................................... Miscellaneous personal services .................................. June 2011 Dec. 2011 7.6 5.1 5.7 -.3 1.9 1.6 2.7 2.0 .3 .6 2.3 .9 4.0 4.5 3.9 -1.1 -1.2 -.2 -4.7 -10.1 .6 3.7 6.8 3.4 -1.4 -1.5 -.7 -4.2 -14.7 2.1 5.2 5.0 5.3 .0 .0 1.2 -4.1 -7.2 .8 4.5 6.4 4.3 -1.5 -1.9 -1.3 -4.0 -12.7 1.3 4.5 5.9 4.3 -.7 -.7 .2 -4.1 -11.0 .6 1.3 .3 1.1 -.1 1.5 .5 -.9 1.3 -2.2 1.0 2.8 3.6 7.4 1.4 -.4 .6 3.0 2.0 1.9 2.1 .8 2.0 4.4 .6 .2 .8 -.5 .4 2.2 2.8 4.6 1.8 .2 1.3 3.7 189.089 230.940 166.205 219.962 124.246 283.735 114.200 263.626 239.293 130.695 193.209 183.431 155.744 270.923 436.394 302.758 14.1 7.3 18.2 25.1 -1.5 34.8 4.0 2.0 .8 -2.4 3.0 6.3 -.4 5.2 1.6 1.7 .4 4.0 -1.6 -3.1 12.6 -8.6 8.8 1.7 1.2 4.3 .7 4.6 4.3 1.7 3.8 1.3 9.5 5.6 11.9 14.1 6.4 18.9 .3 2.6 2.7 2.7 6.8 4.2 .4 2.6 3.2 1.4 -4.7 1.5 -8.1 -8.9 3.7 -13.3 -4.4 2.3 3.0 5.1 -5.6 3.6 2.7 2.0 6.3 3.5 7.0 5.6 7.9 10.1 5.3 11.0 6.4 1.9 1.0 .9 1.8 5.4 1.9 3.4 2.7 1.5 2.2 3.6 1.4 2.0 5.1 1.5 -2.1 2.5 2.9 3.9 .4 3.9 1.5 2.3 4.7 2.4 221.818 216.755 215.820 168.439 220.747 277.864 226.209 259.214 251.987 242.089 222.083 220.680 149.143 299.309 271.311 7.0 9.6 7.4 17.5 23.7 32.2 17.0 2.7 1.6 44.5 3.0 2.0 2.1 75.1 2.0 .7 1.0 1.1 -1.4 -2.8 -7.7 -.2 1.9 1.5 -13.2 3.3 3.1 6.4 -19.9 1.8 5.6 7.1 5.9 11.4 13.4 17.3 9.7 2.5 2.6 28.1 3.0 2.3 2.4 41.4 2.3 -1.3 -2.2 -1.2 -7.8 -8.4 -12.4 -4.0 2.6 2.5 -18.7 1.8 1.9 -.7 -24.9 3.0 3.8 5.2 4.2 7.7 9.6 10.5 8.0 2.3 1.5 12.0 3.1 2.6 4.2 18.4 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.3 1.4 1.9 1.4 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.1 2.4 2.1 .9 3.0 2.6 Expenditure category Commodity and service group Commodities ....................................................................... Food and beverages ......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ............................. Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... Apparel .......................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... Durables .......................................................................... Services .............................................................................. Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. Energy services 3 .............................................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. Household operations 1 2 ................................................. Transportation services ..................................................... Medical care services ....................................................... Other services ................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ............................................................... All items less shelter ........................................................... All items less medical care .................................................. Commodities less food ........................................................ Nondurables less food ........................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... Nondurables ........................................................................ Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. Services less medical care services ................................... Energy ................................................................................. All items less energy ........................................................... All items less food and energy .......................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... Energy commodities ..................................................... Services less energy services ......................................... 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other 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.2011 from— Pricing schedule 1 Sep. 2011 Oct. 2011 Nov. 2011 Dec. 2011 M 223.688 223.043 222.813 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 241.838 241.752 147.039 241.549 241.355 146.999 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 213.626 213.070 140.363 M U.S. city average ............................................ Percent change to Nov.2011 from— Dec. 2010 Oct. 2011 Nov. 2011 Nov. 2010 Sep. 2011 Oct. 2011 222.166 3.2 -0.4 -0.3 3.8 -0.4 -0.1 241.167 240.912 146.843 240.431 240.148 146.432 3.2 3.0 3.4 -.5 -.5 -.4 -.3 -.3 -.3 3.5 3.4 3.8 -.3 -.3 -.1 -.2 -.2 -.1 212.038 211.604 139.157 211.969 211.505 139.048 211.459 210.962 138.741 3.1 3.0 3.2 -.3 -.3 -.3 -.2 -.3 -.2 3.7 3.6 3.7 -.8 -.7 -.9 .0 .0 -.1 212.520 211.193 211.533 211.040 3.4 -.1 -.2 3.7 -.5 .2 Region and area size2 South urban .................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................................... M M M 218.787 220.130 140.229 218.109 219.075 139.879 218.030 219.215 139.721 217.463 218.603 139.299 3.6 3.3 3.6 -.3 -.2 -.4 -.3 -.3 -.3 4.1 3.8 4.3 -.3 -.4 -.4 .0 .1 -.1 M 225.478 225.364 225.404 225.422 4.1 .0 .0 4.4 .0 .0 West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 224.237 226.764 138.770 224.268 226.759 138.884 223.785 226.250 138.587 222.968 225.267 138.157 2.8 2.7 2.9 -.6 -.7 -.5 -.4 -.4 -.3 3.5 3.4 3.6 -.2 -.2 -.1 -.2 -.2 -.2 M M M 206.484 140.883 219.494 205.846 140.505 218.914 205.627 140.330 218.973 204.954 139.931 218.780 3.0 3.4 3.7 -.4 -.4 -.1 -.3 -.3 -.1 3.5 4.0 4.0 -.4 -.4 -.2 -.1 -.1 .0 Size classes A 4 .............................................................. B/C 3 ........................................................... D ................................................................. Selected local areas5 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M M 215.005 226.096 214.145 226.116 213.704 225.786 212.597 224.444 2.5 2.2 -.7 -.7 -.5 -.6 3.4 3.2 -.6 -.1 -.2 -.1 M 246.877 246.297 245.546 244.586 3.0 -.7 -.4 3.3 -.5 -.3 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 1 1 1 246.424 204.981 214.567 148.352 - 246.349 202.824 214.581 148.038 - - - - 3.1 2.7 4.7 3.6 .0 -1.1 .0 -.2 - Atlanta, GA ..................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 2 2 2 - 208.362 209.427 200.464 230.728 - 207.654 210.199 199.480 230.394 3.1 3.9 3.4 3.5 -.3 .4 -.5 -.1 - - - - 2 2 2 - 236.478 232.371 232.697 - 235.194 231.109 231.297 3.1 3.1 3.8 -.5 -.5 -.6 - - - - 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 7. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted) C-CPI-U Relative importance, 2007-2008 Unadjusted percent change to Dec. 2011 from— Unadjusted indexes Nov. 2011 Dec. 2011 Dec. 2010 Nov. 2011 Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 130.066 129.719 2.8 -0.3 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home .......................................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 14.519 13.493 7.780 5.712 1.027 134.171 134.494 130.468 139.972 130.692 134.423 134.772 130.777 140.202 130.624 4.4 4.6 5.8 2.9 1.1 .2 .2 .2 .2 -.1 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Household furnishings and operations ................................... 42.074 32.119 5.231 4.724 130.194 133.712 159.730 92.441 130.301 133.914 159.240 92.475 1.8 1.9 1.9 .7 .1 .2 -.3 .0 Apparel ..................................................................................... 3.772 95.243 92.266 4.0 -3.1 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. Public transportation ............................................................... 17.199 16.013 1.186 142.352 143.221 131.272 140.488 141.264 130.566 5.2 5.3 3.7 -1.3 -1.4 -.5 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. 6.294 1.570 4.723 156.542 137.526 163.537 156.863 137.778 163.884 3.4 3.1 3.5 .2 .2 .2 Recreation ................................................................................ 6.625 101.658 101.796 .0 .1 Education and communication ................................................. Education ............................................................................... Communication ...................................................................... 6.288 2.804 3.484 113.913 195.884 70.896 113.836 195.882 70.810 1.0 4.4 -1.7 -.1 .0 -.1 Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.229 143.798 143.811 2.7 .0 59.383 40.617 10.376 30.241 76.901 9.606 138.534 119.922 80.807 140.452 122.630 202.191 138.684 118.947 80.673 139.001 122.530 197.356 2.1 3.8 .7 4.8 2.0 6.3 .1 -.8 -.2 -1.0 -.1 -2.4 Commodity and service group Services ...................................................................................... Commodities .............................................................................. Durables ................................................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................. Energy ........................................................................................ Indexes for 2011 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2010 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 2010 Annual average 2011 Percent change from 2010 to 2011 Expenditure category All items ............................................................................................................ All items (1967=100) ........................................................................................ 218.056 653.198 224.939 673.818 3.2 Food and beverages ....................................................................................... Food ............................................................................................................. Food at home ............................................................................................. Cereals and bakery products .................................................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ................................................................... Dairy and related products ....................................................................... Fruits and vegetables ............................................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ..................................... Other food at home ................................................................................... Sugar and sweets ................................................................................... Fats and oils ........................................................................................... Other foods ............................................................................................. Other miscellaneous foods 1 ................................................................ Food away from home ................................................................................ Other food away from home 1 .................................................................. Alcoholic beverages ..................................................................................... 219.984 219.625 215.836 250.449 207.694 199.245 273.458 161.602 191.124 201.242 200.587 204.553 121.683 226.114 159.276 223.291 227.866 227.842 226.201 260.311 223.161 212.745 284.662 166.790 197.358 207.832 219.163 209.292 123.996 231.401 162.794 226.685 3.6 3.7 4.8 3.9 7.4 6.8 4.1 3.2 3.3 3.3 9.3 2.3 1.9 2.3 2.2 1.5 Housing .......................................................................................................... Shelter .......................................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 2 ........................................................................ Lodging away from home 1 ........................................................................ Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 2 3 .................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 3 ..................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 .......................................................... Fuels and utilities .......................................................................................... Household energy ...................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ............................................................................. Energy services 2 ..................................................................................... Household furnishings and operations ......................................................... 216.256 248.396 249.385 133.656 256.584 256.578 125.682 214.187 189.286 275.132 192.886 125.490 219.102 251.646 253.638 137.401 259.570 259.553 127.379 220.367 193.648 337.123 194.386 124.943 1.3 1.3 1.7 2.8 1.2 1.2 1.4 2.9 2.3 22.5 .8 -.4 Apparel ........................................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel .......................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ....................................................................... Footwear ....................................................................................................... 119.503 111.914 107.081 114.180 127.988 122.111 114.698 109.166 113.571 128.482 2.2 2.5 1.9 -.5 .4 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 ..................................................................................... 193.396 188.747 97.149 138.005 143.128 239.178 238.594 136.995 247.954 251.351 212.366 207.641 99.770 141.883 149.011 302.619 301.694 143.909 253.099 269.403 9.8 10.0 2.7 2.8 4.1 26.5 26.4 5.0 2.1 7.2 Medical care ................................................................................................... Medical care commodities ............................................................................ Medical care services ................................................................................... Professional services .................................................................................. Hospital and related services ..................................................................... 388.436 314.717 411.208 328.186 607.679 400.258 324.089 423.810 335.666 641.488 3.0 3.0 3.1 2.3 5.6 Recreation 1 ................................................................................................... 113.313 113.357 .0 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 2010 Annual average 2011 Percent change from 2010 to 2011 Expenditure category Video and audio 1 ......................................................................................... 99.122 98.401 -0.7 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 4 .................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 5 ................................... 129.919 199.337 505.569 573.174 84.681 81.513 102.379 9.413 76.377 131.466 207.768 529.545 597.208 83.345 79.964 101.209 9.030 68.901 1.2 4.2 4.7 4.2 -1.6 -1.9 -1.1 -4.1 -9.8 Other goods and services ............................................................................... Tobacco and smoking products .................................................................... Personal care ............................................................................................... Personal care products ............................................................................... Personal care services ............................................................................... Miscellaneous personal services ................................................................ 381.291 807.330 206.643 161.062 229.614 354.052 387.224 834.769 208.556 160.529 230.800 362.854 1.6 3.4 .9 -.3 .5 2.5 174.566 219.984 150.392 189.916 119.503 238.053 111.324 261.274 258.823 259.823 309.602 183.862 227.866 159.943 208.427 122.111 266.957 112.557 265.762 262.208 268.002 314.431 5.3 3.6 6.4 9.7 2.2 12.1 1.1 1.7 1.3 3.1 1.6 217.828 208.643 209.689 152.990 191.927 235.601 205.271 284.368 249.569 211.449 220.458 221.337 143.588 242.636 268.278 $ .459 $ .153 224.503 217.048 216.325 162.409 209.615 262.123 219.049 290.554 253.554 243.909 224.806 225.008 145.499 306.445 273.057 $ .445 $ .148 3.1 4.0 3.2 6.2 9.2 11.3 6.7 2.2 1.6 15.4 2.0 1.7 1.3 26.3 1.8 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 3 ............................................................................................. 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 3 ........................................................................... Services less medical care services ................................................................. Energy .............................................................................................................. All items less energy ......................................................................................... All items less food and energy ........................................................................ Commodities less food and energy commodities ......................................... Energy commodities ................................................................................... Services less energy services ...................................................................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ............................ Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .................................. - 1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 3 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 5 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 2010 Annual average 2011 Percent change from 2010 to 2011 Expenditure category All items ............................................................................................................ All items (1967=100) ........................................................................................ 213.967 637.342 221.575 660.005 3.6 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 ..................................................................................... 219.182 218.730 214.638 251.024 207.431 197.992 270.713 161.214 190.294 200.035 200.909 204.577 121.872 226.204 159.794 224.368 227.276 227.125 225.181 261.085 223.191 211.772 282.180 166.067 196.512 206.668 219.844 209.273 124.148 231.504 163.841 228.041 3.7 3.8 4.9 4.0 7.6 7.0 4.2 3.0 3.3 3.3 9.4 2.3 1.9 2.3 2.5 1.6 Housing .......................................................................................................... Shelter .......................................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 2 ........................................................................ Lodging away from home 1 ........................................................................ Owners’ equivalent rent of residences 2 3 .................................................. Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 2 3 ..................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 .......................................................... Fuels and utilities .......................................................................................... Household energy ...................................................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ............................................................................. Energy services 2 ..................................................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 1 ....................................... Household furnishings and operations ......................................................... Household operations 1 .............................................................................. 212.880 242.309 247.725 135.119 232.461 232.462 126.739 212.885 187.272 277.433 191.552 171.446 121.555 152.707 215.810 245.526 251.857 138.828 235.147 235.141 128.563 218.859 191.522 336.592 193.519 179.953 121.109 154.495 1.4 1.3 1.7 2.7 1.2 1.2 1.4 2.8 2.3 21.3 1.0 5.0 -.4 1.2 Apparel ........................................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel ............................................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel .......................................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ....................................................................... Footwear ....................................................................................................... 118.733 111.811 106.360 117.415 127.593 121.293 114.971 108.733 116.753 128.560 2.2 2.8 2.2 -.6 .8 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 ..................................................................................... 192.560 189.257 96.271 139.044 144.007 240.094 239.629 136.998 250.543 248.713 213.296 209.939 99.205 142.866 150.010 303.848 303.067 143.796 255.760 266.151 10.8 10.9 3.0 2.7 4.2 26.6 26.5 5.0 2.1 7.0 Medical care ................................................................................................... Medical care commodities ............................................................................ Medical care services ................................................................................... Professional services .................................................................................. 389.766 306.257 414.273 331.456 402.187 315.845 427.551 339.328 3.2 3.1 3.2 2.4 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 2010 Annual average 2011 Percent change from 2010 to 2011 Expenditure category Hospital and related services ..................................................................... 608.516 644.431 5.9 Recreation 1 ................................................................................................... Video and audio 1 ......................................................................................... 109.812 99.643 109.898 99.087 .1 -.6 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 4 .................................... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 5 ................................... 124.891 196.606 508.386 552.958 87.317 85.126 102.086 9.960 76.273 125.520 204.761 534.846 575.357 85.789 83.447 100.626 9.571 68.439 .5 4.1 5.2 4.1 -1.7 -2.0 -1.4 -3.9 -10.3 Other goods and services ............................................................................... Tobacco and smoking products .................................................................... Personal care ............................................................................................... Personal care products ............................................................................... Personal care services ............................................................................... Miscellaneous personal services ................................................................ 409.278 812.347 204.299 161.174 229.824 355.502 416.899 839.665 206.361 161.045 230.958 364.346 1.9 3.4 1.0 -.1 .5 2.5 177.545 219.182 155.064 198.517 118.733 252.481 112.513 256.628 233.507 126.739 191.552 171.446 152.707 259.985 414.273 296.066 188.157 227.276 166.459 220.100 121.293 286.167 114.313 260.925 236.603 128.563 193.519 179.953 154.495 268.161 427.551 299.544 6.0 3.7 7.3 10.9 2.2 13.3 1.6 1.7 1.3 1.4 1.0 5.0 1.2 3.1 3.2 1.2 212.938 205.943 206.828 157.422 200.147 248.965 209.360 251.210 245.533 211.926 215.173 214.835 145.728 242.805 263.713 $ .467 $ .157 220.401 215.223 214.226 168.646 220.793 279.965 224.728 256.386 249.355 246.086 219.598 218.461 148.050 306.719 268.270 $ .451 $ .152 3.5 4.5 3.6 7.1 10.3 12.5 7.3 2.1 1.6 16.1 2.1 1.7 1.6 26.3 1.7 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 3 ............................................................................................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 .............................................................. Energy services 2 ........................................................................................... 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 3 ........................................................................... Services less medical care services ................................................................. Energy .............................................................................................................. All items less energy ......................................................................................... All items less food and energy ........................................................................ Commodities less food and energy commodities ......................................... Energy commodities ................................................................................... Services less energy services ...................................................................... Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ............................ Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) .................................. - 1 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 2 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 3 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 4 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. - Data not available.
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