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News United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Washington, D.C. 20212 FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Patrick C. Jackman (202) 691-7000 USDL-08-0334 CPI QUICKLINE: (202) 691-6994 TRANSMISSION OF FOR CURRENT AND HISTORICAL MATERIAL IN THIS INFORMATION: (202) 691-5200 RELEASE IS EMBARGOED MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 691-5902 UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EDT) INTERNET ADDRESS: http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ Friday, March 14, 2008 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: FEBRUARY 2008 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent in February before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The February level of 211.693 (1982-84=100) was 4.0 percent higher than in February 2007. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 0.2 percent in February prior to seasonal adjustment. The February level of 207.254 (1982-84=100) was 4.4 percent higher than in February 2007. The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent in February on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The February level of 122.251 (December 1999=100) was 3.7 percent higher than in February 2007. Please note that the indexes for the post-2006 period are subject to revision. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U was virtually unchanged in February, following a 0.4 percent rise in January. Each of the three groups--food, energy, and all items less food and energy--contributed to the deceleration. The index for food at home, which rose 0.9 percent in January, increased 0.3 percent. The moderation reflected a downturn in the indexes for fruits and vegetables, for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, and for nonalcoholic beverages. The index for energy turned down in February as a 1.9 percent decline in the index for energy commodities more than offset a 1.7 percent increase in the index for energy services. The index for all items less food and energy was virtually unchanged after increasing 0.3 percent in January. The deceleration reflects smaller increases in the indexes for shelter, for medical care, for recreation, for education and communication, and for other goods and services, and a decline in the index for apparel. Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Seasonally adjusted Expenditure Category Changes from preceding month Aug. 2007 All items ................................. Food and beverages ........... Housing ............................... Apparel ................................ Transportation ..................... Medical care ........................ Recreation ........................... Education and communication .............. Other goods and services ... Special indexes: Energy ................................. Food .................................... All items less food and energy ........................... Sep. 2007 Oct. 2007 Nov. 2007 Dec. 2007 Jan. 2008 Feb. 2008 Compound annual rate 3-mos. ended Feb. 2008 Unadjusted 12-mos. ended Feb. 2008 .0 .4 .1 -.5 -.6 .5 -.1 .4 .5 .3 .2 .7 .4 .2 .3 .2 .2 .1 .3 .5 .3 .9 .4 .4 .6 3.5 .4 .2 .4 .1 .3 .1 1.0 .3 .0 .4 .7 .2 .4 .5 .5 .2 .0 .4 .2 -.3 -.7 .1 .1 3.1 4.6 2.8 .8 3.5 3.9 1.4 4.0 4.5 2.8 -1.0 9.0 4.5 1.1 .3 .1 .2 .3 .3 .2 .0 .2 .3 .3 .4 .4 .1 .2 3.2 3.9 3.2 2.9 -1.7 .4 1.4 .5 1.0 .2 6.9 .4 1.7 .1 .7 .7 -.5 .4 7.6 4.7 18.9 4.6 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .0 2.3 2.3 The food and beverages index rose 0.4 percent in February. The index for food at home, which advanced 0.9 percent in January, increased 0.3 percent in February. Downturns in the indexes for fruits and vegetables, for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, and for nonalcoholic beverages were responsible for the moderation. The index for fruits and vegetables declined 1.3 percent, following a 2.2 percent rise in January. The indexes for fresh vegetables and for fresh fruits declined 4.0 and 0.4 percent, respectively, while the index for processed fruits and vegetables increased 1.7 percent. The index for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs, which advanced 0.8 percent in January, declined 0.1 percent in February. Price decreases for pork and for poultry-down 1.4 and 0.6 percent, respectively--more than offset a 0.5 percent increase in beef prices. The index for nonalcoholic beverages, which rose 1.6 percent in January, declined 0.1 percent in February, reflecting a decline in prices for coffee. On the other hand, the other three grocery store food groups advanced more in February than in January. The index for cereal and bakery products rose 1.8 percent, its largest monthly advance since January 1975. The index for dairy products, which rose 0.2 percent in January, increased 0.8 percent in February. The index for other food at home increased 1.0 percent, following a 0.4 percent rise in January. The other two components of the food and beverages index--food away from home and alcoholic beverages--each increased 0.4 percent, the same as in January. The index for housing increased 0.2 percent in February. The index for shelter was virtually unchanged in February, following a 0.3 percent increase in January. Within shelter, the indexes for rent and for owners' equivalent rent increased 0.2 and 0.1 percent, respectively, while the index for lodging away from home fell 1.2 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the index for lodging away from home increased 2.8 percent.) The index for household fuels, which declined 0.1 percent in January, increased 1.5 percent as a 7.2 percent increase in the index for natural gas more than offset decreases in the indexes for fuel oil and for electricity--down 1.5 and 0.3 percent, respectively. The index for household furnishings and operations was virtually unchanged in February. The transportation index decreased 0.7 percent in February. The index for gasoline declined 2.0 percent, accounting for about 95 percent of the overall transportation decrease. As of February, gasoline prices were 2.6 percent below their peak level recorded in May 2007. The index for new vehicles declined 0.3 percent in February. (As of February, about 84 percent of the new car sample consisted of 2008 models. The 2008 models will continue to be phased in, with adjustments for quality change, over the next several months as they replace old models at dealerships. For a report on quality changes for the 2008 vehicles represented in the Producer Price Index sample, see news release USDL-07-1787 dated November 14, 2007.) The index for used cars was virtually unchanged. During the last 12 months, new vehicle prices declined 0.8 percent, while prices for used cars and trucks rose 2.0 percent. The index for public transportation decreased 0.1 percent in February, reflecting in part a 0.3 percent decrease in the index for airline fares. (Prior to seasonal adjustment airline fares rose 1.2 percent in February and are 7.6 percent higher than in February 2007.) The index for apparel declined 0.3 percent in February, following increases in each of the preceding five months. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices increased 1.8 percent, reflecting the introduction of spring-summer wear.) Medical care costs rose 0.1 percent in February. The index for medical care commodities--prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies--rose 0.1 percent. The index for medical care services also rose 0.1 percent. The index for professional services was virtually unchanged, while the index for hospital and related services advanced 0.3 percent. The index for recreation increased 0.1 percent in February. Increases in the indexes for pets, pet products and services, for recreational books, and for toys were partially offset by declines in the indexes for video and audio and for sporting goods. The index for education and communication increased 0.1 percent in February. Educational costs rose 0.3 percent, while communication costs were virtually unchanged. Within the communication group, declines in the indexes for telephone services and for personal computers and peripheral equipment--down 0.1 and 0.5 percent, respectively--were offset by increases in the indexes for computer software and accessories and for internet services and electronic information providers--each up 0.6 percent. The index for other goods and services increased 0.2 percent in February. The index for tobacco and smoking products rose 0.4 percent accounting for about 42 percent of the monthly increase in this major group. The advance in the index for miscellaneous personal services, reflecting increases in laundry and dry cleaning, other apparel services, and financial services, was partially offset by declines in prices for personal care products. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers was virtually unchanged in February. Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) Seasonally adjusted Expenditure Category Changes from preceding month Aug. 2007 All items ................................. Food and beverages ........... Housing ............................... Apparel ................................ Transportation ..................... Medical care ........................ Recreation ........................... Education and communication .............. Other goods and services ... Special indexes: Energy ................................. Food .................................... All items less food and energy ........................... Sep. 2007 Oct. 2007 Nov. 2007 Dec. 2007 Jan. 2008 Feb. 2008 Compound annual rate 3-mos. ended Feb. 2008 Unadjusted 12-mos. ended Feb. 2008 .0 .5 .0 -.2 -.6 .5 -.1 .4 .5 .2 .0 .7 .4 .3 .3 .2 .3 .1 .3 .5 .2 1.0 .3 .4 .4 3.8 .4 .1 .4 .1 .2 .2 1.1 .3 .1 .4 .7 .2 .8 .7 .6 .2 .0 .3 .2 -.3 -.7 .1 .1 3.4 4.6 2.8 2.5 4.2 4.0 1.5 4.4 4.6 2.9 -.3 9.9 4.7 .8 .3 .1 .1 .4 .3 .2 .0 .2 .2 .4 .3 .5 .1 .3 2.6 4.7 2.8 3.2 -1.8 .5 1.4 .5 1.1 .2 7.2 .3 1.8 .1 .8 .7 -.7 .3 7.7 4.5 19.7 4.6 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .0 2.4 2.3 Consumer Price Index data for March are scheduled for release on Wednesday, April 16, 2008, at 8:30 A.M. (EDT). Facilities for Sensory Impaired Information from this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200, Federal Relay Services: 1-800-877-8339. For a recorded message of Summary CPI data, call (202) 691-5200. Brief Explanation of the CPI The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time of goods and services purchased by households. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups: (1) the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W), which covers households of wage earners and clerical workers that comprise approximately 32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U), which cover approximately 87 percent of the total population and include in addition to wage earners and clerical worker households, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self-employed, short-term workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force. The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors’ and dentists’ services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day-to-day living. Prices are collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail establishments-department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index. Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or telephone calls of the Bureau’s trained representatives. In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with weights, which represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. For the CPI-U and CPI-W separate indexes are also published by size of city, by region of the country, for cross-classifications of regions and population-size classes, and for 27 local areas. Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the average change in prices for each area since the base period. For the C-CPI-U data are issued only at the national level. It is important to note that the CPI-U and CPI-W are considered final when released, but the CCPI-U is issued in preliminary form and subject to two annual revisions. The index measures price change from a designed reference date. For the CPI-U and the CPI-W the reference base is 1982-84 equals 100.0. The reference base for the C-CPI-U is December 1999 equals 100. An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown as 116.5. This change can also be expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has risen from $10 in 1982-84 to $11.65. For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ or contact our CPI Information and Analysis Section on (202) 691-7000. Note on Sampling Error in the Consumer Price Index The CPI is a statistical estimate that is subject to sampling error because it is based upon a sample of retail prices and not the complete universe of all prices. BLS calculates and publishes estimates of the 1-month, 2-month, 6-month and 12-month percent change standard errors annually, for the CPI-U. These standard error estimates can be used to construct confidence intervals for hypothesis testing. For example, the estimated standard error of the 1 month percent change is 0.06 percent for the U.S. All Items Consumer Price Index. This means that if we repeatedly sample from the universe of all retail prices using the same methodology, and estimate a percentage change for each sample, then 95% of these estimates would be within 0.12 percent of the 1 month percentage change based on all retail prices. For a 1-month change of 0.2 percent in the All Items CPI for All Urban Consumers, we are 95 percent confident that the actual percent change based on all retail prices would fall between 0.08 and 0.32 percent. For the latest data, including information on how to use the estimates of standard error, see “Variance Estimates for Changes in the Consumer Price Index, January 2005December 2005 in the CPI Detailed Report, February 2006. These data are available on the CPI home page (http://www.bls.gov/cpi), using the following link http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpivar2006.pdf Calculating Index Changes Movements of the indexes from one month to another are usually expressed as percent changes rather than changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by the level of the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are not. The example below illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes. Percent changes for 3-month and 6-month periods are expressed as annual rates and are computed according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data indicate what the percent change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-month period. Index Point Change CPI Less previous index Equals index point change 202.416 201.800 .616 Percent Change Index point difference Divided by the previous index Equals Results multiplied by one hundred Equals percent change .616 201.800 0.003 0.003x100 0.3 Regions Defined The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below. The Northeast--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The Midwest--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The South--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The West--Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month. For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude every year--such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model changeovers, holidays, and sales. The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay. Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index before adjustment for seasonal variation. Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X-12-ARIMA Seasonal Adjustment Method. Seasonally adjusted indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually. Each year, the last 5 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised. Data from January 2003 through December 2007 were replaced in January 2008. Exceptions to the usual revision schedule were: the updated seasonal data at the end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January 2002, dependently seasonally adjusted series were revised for January 1987-December 2001 as a result of a change in the aggregation weights for dependently adjusted series. For further information, please see “Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted Series,” in the October 2001 issue of the CPI Detailed Report. The seasonal movement of All items and 54 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal movement of 73 selected components. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon certain statistical criteria. If any of the 73 components change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used in the aggregation of the dependent series for the last 5 years, but the seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period. Note: 48 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2008. Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years after their original release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements. Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series. Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme values and/or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of seasonal factors for 1996, X-12ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment. For the seasonal factors introduced in January 2008, BLS adjusted 20 series using Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment, including selected food and beverage items, motor fuels, electricity and vehicles. For example, this procedure was used for the Motor fuel series to offset the effects of events such as damage to oil refineries from Hurricane Katrina. For a complete list of Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment series and explanations, please refer to the article “Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment”, located on our website at http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpisapage.htm. For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please write to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact Jeff Wilson at (202) 691-6968, or by e-mail at Wilson.Jeff@bls.gov. If you have general questions about the CPI, please call our information staff at (202) 691-7000. Table 1. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-U Relative importance, December 2007 Unadjusted indexes Jan. 2008 Feb. 2008 Unadjusted percent change to Feb. 2008 from— Feb. 2007 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Jan. 2008 Nov. to Dec. Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................ All items (1967=100) .................................................................... 100.000 211.080 632.301 211.693 634.139 4.0 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.0 - - - - - - Food and beverages .................................................................. Food ......................................................................................... Food at home ......................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. Dairy and related products ................................................... Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ Other food at home .............................................................. Sugar and sweets .............................................................. Fats and oils ....................................................................... Other foods ........................................................................ Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... Food away from home 1 ......................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 14.914 13.833 7.660 1.030 1.807 .887 1.156 .928 1.852 .277 .205 1.369 .404 6.173 .297 1.080 208.837 208.618 207.983 228.661 200.035 206.905 279.072 157.863 176.085 180.193 181.813 190.037 115.162 211.070 146.649 210.425 209.462 209.166 208.329 233.389 199.688 208.166 272.129 157.805 177.863 180.588 184.878 192.064 118.182 211.878 148.385 212.044 4.5 4.6 5.1 6.6 4.8 13.3 1.3 4.0 3.7 3.6 7.7 3.1 2.8 3.9 4.8 3.7 .3 .3 .2 2.1 -.2 .6 -2.5 .0 1.0 .2 1.7 1.1 2.6 .4 1.2 .8 .1 .1 .0 .6 -.1 -.2 -.3 -.3 .2 .4 1.0 .0 -.1 .2 -.6 .2 .7 .7 .9 .6 .8 .2 2.2 1.6 .4 -.1 1.3 .4 -.1 .4 .6 .4 .4 .4 .3 1.8 -.1 .8 -1.3 -.1 1.0 .4 1.5 1.1 2.6 .4 1.2 .4 Housing ...................................................................................... Shelter ...................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... Household energy .................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... Household furnishings and operations ..................................... Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... 42.427 32.596 5.765 2.564 23.942 .325 5.128 4.215 .351 3.864 .913 4.702 .737 212.244 243.871 239.850 140.176 250.106 117.435 204.796 185.107 306.937 186.475 148.277 126.515 142.828 213.026 244.786 240.325 144.092 250.481 117.622 205.795 185.994 308.269 187.376 149.057 126.753 143.500 2.8 2.9 3.7 3.5 2.6 .3 5.6 5.6 33.0 3.4 5.5 -.6 2.7 .4 .4 .2 2.8 .1 .2 .5 .5 .4 .5 .5 .2 .5 .3 .3 .4 .3 .3 .0 .3 .3 2.5 .1 .5 .0 .3 .2 .3 .3 1.1 .3 .4 .0 -.1 3.7 -.5 .6 .1 .5 .2 .0 .2 -1.2 .1 .2 1.3 1.5 -1.2 1.7 .3 .0 .5 Apparel ....................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Footwear .................................................................................. 3.731 .935 1.600 .185 .679 115.795 110.691 104.367 113.861 121.148 117.839 112.917 106.340 115.750 122.377 -1.0 1.5 -4.1 .3 .4 1.8 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.0 .1 -.2 .8 -.9 -.9 .4 .7 .2 1.2 .6 -.3 1.1 -2.0 -.4 .0 Transportation ............................................................................ Private transportation ............................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. New vehicles ........................................................................ Used cars and trucks 1 ......................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................... Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................... Public transportation ................................................................ 17.688 16.583 7.191 4.632 1.773 5.482 5.215 .356 1.123 1.106 190.839 186.978 94.834 136.827 137.203 260.523 259.338 124.282 227.732 234.334 190.520 186.571 94.581 136.279 137.248 259.242 257.845 125.225 228.731 235.724 9.0 9.2 .0 -.8 2.0 32.7 32.7 4.2 3.7 5.2 -.2 -.2 -.3 -.4 .0 -.5 -.6 .8 .4 .6 1.0 1.0 .0 -.1 .2 2.8 2.8 .4 .3 .9 .5 .6 -.1 -.3 .2 1.1 1.2 .3 .7 .4 -.7 -.7 -.2 -.3 .0 -2.0 -2.0 .8 .3 -.1 Medical care ............................................................................... Medical care commodities ........................................................ Medical care services ............................................................... Professional services ............................................................. Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 6.231 1.601 4.630 2.626 1.467 360.459 295.355 380.135 306.529 523.313 362.155 296.130 382.196 307.928 527.971 4.5 2.9 5.0 3.2 8.2 .5 .3 .5 .5 .9 .3 .3 .3 .3 .5 .5 .5 .6 .4 1.0 .1 .1 .1 .0 .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 2007 Unadjusted indexes Jan. 2008 Feb. 2008 Unadjusted percent change to Feb. 2008 from— Feb. 2007 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Jan. 2008 Nov. to Dec. Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................... Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 5.647 1.843 112.083 102.986 112.365 103.171 1.1 .0 0.3 .2 0.0 .3 0.2 .0 0.1 -.2 Education and communication 2 ................................................ Education 2 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ Communication 2 ..................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 6 ......... 6.086 2.944 .207 2.736 3.142 2.975 2.342 .634 .242 121.762 177.440 437.822 511.301 83.396 80.642 98.906 10.229 9.026 121.766 177.460 439.052 511.253 83.391 80.638 98.837 10.253 8.985 3.2 5.7 7.7 5.5 .7 .4 1.8 -5.5 -11.7 .0 .0 .3 .0 .0 .0 -.1 .2 -.5 .3 .5 .8 .5 .0 .0 .0 .1 -.1 .4 .6 .1 .6 .1 .1 .1 .1 1.0 .1 .3 -.1 .3 .0 .0 -.1 .2 -.5 Other goods and services .......................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ Personal care ........................................................................... Personal care products 1 ....................................................... Personal care services 1 ........................................................ Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 3.277 .731 2.546 .639 .629 1.044 339.052 572.684 198.112 158.201 219.932 332.183 340.191 575.227 198.716 157.677 220.848 333.826 2.9 4.8 2.4 -.2 2.9 4.1 .3 .4 .3 -.3 .4 .5 .3 .8 .1 -.2 .5 .4 .4 1.1 .2 .0 .1 .6 .2 .4 .2 -.3 .4 .4 41.269 14.914 26.356 15.519 3.731 11.787 10.837 58.731 32.271 .325 3.864 .913 .737 5.350 4.630 10.641 171.179 208.837 150.303 188.692 115.795 238.389 112.300 250.648 254.239 117.435 186.475 148.277 142.828 237.347 380.135 290.905 171.530 209.462 150.530 189.420 117.839 238.297 112.094 251.527 255.199 117.622 187.376 149.057 143.500 237.929 382.196 291.406 5.3 4.5 5.8 11.1 -1.0 15.5 -1.0 3.2 2.9 .3 3.4 5.5 2.7 2.5 5.0 3.4 .2 .3 .2 .4 1.8 .0 -.2 .4 .4 .2 .5 .5 .5 .2 .5 .2 .5 .1 .7 -.2 .1 1.2 -.1 .3 .3 .0 .1 .5 .3 .4 .3 .3 .5 .7 .4 1.4 .4 1.6 -.1 .3 .4 .4 -.5 .6 .5 .5 .6 .3 -.2 .4 -.5 -.1 -.3 .0 -.2 .2 .0 .2 1.7 .3 .5 .1 .1 .2 86.167 67.404 93.769 27.436 16.599 12.868 30.432 26.460 54.101 9.698 90.302 76.469 21.602 5.834 54.867 211.512 200.609 203.569 152.531 190.000 234.667 199.346 265.311 240.201 219.465 211.846 213.138 139.845 264.660 257.220 $ .474 $ .158 212.136 201.110 204.136 152.799 190.781 234.736 200.030 266.154 241.004 219.311 212.545 213.866 140.324 263.508 258.098 $ .472 $ .158 3.9 4.6 4.0 5.7 10.6 14.3 7.7 3.5 3.0 18.9 2.6 2.3 .0 32.7 3.2 .3 .2 .3 .2 .4 .0 .3 .3 .3 -.1 .3 .3 .3 -.4 .3 .4 .4 .4 .6 .2 1.3 .3 .3 .3 1.7 .2 .2 .0 2.8 .3 .3 .4 .4 .4 1.0 1.2 .8 .2 .3 .7 .4 .3 .2 1.3 .4 .0 .0 .0 -.5 -.4 -.3 .0 .3 .2 -.5 .1 .0 -.1 -1.9 .1 - - - - - Commodity and service group Commodities ................................................................................ Food and beverages .................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... Apparel ................................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... Durables ................................................................................... Services ....................................................................................... Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... Transportation services .............................................................. Medical care services ................................................................. Other services ............................................................................ Special indexes All items less food ........................................................................ All items less shelter .................................................................... All items less medical care ........................................................... Commodities less food ................................................................. Nondurables less food ................................................................. Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. Nondurables ................................................................................. Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................ Energy .......................................................................................... All items less energy .................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... Energy commodities ............................................................... Services less energy services .................................................. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........ Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............. - 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 6 This item will be rebased to December 2007=100 beginning with the release of March 2008 data. All historical data will be revised to reflect the new 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— May 2007 Aug. 2007 Nov. 2007 Feb. 2008 212.571 5.1 2.0 6.3 208.326 208.026 206.921 229.175 199.747 205.698 272.105 156.941 176.178 179.774 180.743 190.435 115.162 211.070 146.649 210.953 209.087 208.778 207.633 233.287 199.499 207.341 268.642 156.743 177.957 180.431 183.396 192.472 118.182 211.878 148.385 211.841 4.1 4.2 5.3 2.5 13.1 9.6 -3.7 6.2 2.1 3.3 1.3 2.0 -.9 2.6 4.4 3.9 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.0 1.4 36.1 -3.2 5.8 3.5 4.4 8.1 2.5 4.9 5.0 6.3 4.2 212.409 243.974 238.925 145.050 249.425 117.003 205.615 186.261 295.293 188.470 147.262 126.414 142.100 212.920 244.744 239.745 146.695 250.051 117.435 205.567 185.991 306.227 187.489 148.142 126.493 142.828 213.313 244.837 240.191 144.953 250.413 117.622 208.175 188.722 302.465 190.706 148.647 126.510 143.500 2.9 2.7 3.6 5.4 2.3 -3.1 7.2 7.7 28.4 6.2 5.0 -.6 2.1 119.125 112.341 109.575 115.708 123.519 119.240 112.167 110.443 114.632 122.469 119.759 112.941 110.658 116.049 123.246 119.352 114.213 108.393 115.627 123.304 Transportation ................................................................... Private transportation ...................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... New vehicles ............................................................... Used cars and trucks 1 ............................................... Motor fuel ...................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .......................... Public transportation ....................................................... 192.718 188.833 94.372 136.038 136.616 272.290 271.068 123.487 225.440 236.368 194.653 190.738 94.405 135.953 136.943 279.928 278.588 123.928 226.137 238.571 195.722 191.811 94.318 135.597 137.203 283.011 281.880 124.282 227.730 239.414 Medical care ...................................................................... Medical care commodities .............................................. Medical care services ..................................................... Professional services .................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 357.745 293.352 377.152 304.874 514.748 358.861 294.241 378.338 305.907 517.505 360.815 295.763 380.459 307.011 522.889 Nov. 2007 Dec. 2007 Jan. 2008 Feb. 2008 All items .............................................................................. 210.930 211.680 212.516 Food and beverages ......................................................... Food ................................................................................ Food at home ................................................................ Cereals and bakery products ...................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... Dairy and related products .......................................... Fruits and vegetables .................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... Other food at home ..................................................... Sugar and sweets ..................................................... Fats and oils .............................................................. Other foods ............................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ Food away from home 1 ............................................... Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 206.740 206.414 204.982 226.575 198.357 205.627 267.159 154.933 175.064 179.285 176.692 189.597 115.396 209.854 146.628 209.711 206.929 206.584 205.001 227.852 198.250 205.278 266.288 154.480 175.436 179.933 178.470 189.640 115.267 210.233 145.814 210.143 Housing ............................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................. Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... Fuels and utilities ............................................................ Household energy ......................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... Household furnishings and operations ............................ Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 211.861 243.295 238.050 144.578 248.790 116.997 204.915 185.667 288.217 188.264 146.602 126.406 141.610 Apparel .............................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... Footwear ......................................................................... Aug. 2007 Feb. 2008 3.1 3.5 4.7 4.2 4.3 4.4 6.5 2.5 6.7 10.9 -.5 2.7 4.2 5.9 1.7 -2.3 4.1 3.5 2.8 4.6 4.7 5.3 12.4 2.3 3.4 2.2 4.8 6.8 2.6 16.1 6.2 10.0 3.9 4.9 4.1 4.7 4.7 5.4 3.8 7.1 22.1 -3.4 6.0 2.8 3.8 4.6 2.2 2.0 3.8 5.4 4.0 4.4 4.5 4.9 9.4 2.4 5.0 6.5 2.1 4.7 3.4 10.8 3.9 3.7 4.0 4.2 3.5 2.1 3.1 3.0 8.8 2.5 1.9 -1.2 -2.5 16.5 -4.0 5.7 -1.1 1.4 3.5 3.1 4.5 -.9 3.2 .2 10.2 11.2 72.4 6.7 5.4 -1.0 1.8 2.8 2.6 3.6 1.0 2.6 2.2 6.5 6.7 21.3 5.3 5.7 .3 5.4 2.5 2.9 3.3 7.1 2.4 -.7 3.0 2.5 22.3 1.0 5.4 -.8 1.8 3.1 2.8 4.1 .1 2.9 1.2 8.3 8.9 44.6 6.0 5.6 -.3 3.6 -6.0 -1.6 -8.0 -9.4 -3.3 -1.9 .6 -6.1 -.2 1.7 3.4 .4 2.1 12.2 3.9 .8 6.8 -4.2 -.3 -.7 -4.0 -.5 -7.0 -4.9 -.8 2.1 3.6 -1.1 5.8 1.6 194.390 190.437 94.156 135.195 137.248 277.448 276.131 125.225 228.425 239.080 16.7 18.0 -.3 .2 -.3 76.8 77.4 2.7 3.4 -1.0 -.5 -.8 2.2 .1 8.1 -8.5 -8.7 2.5 3.9 4.8 19.5 20.0 -.9 -.9 -1.5 77.6 77.9 5.9 2.2 12.8 3.5 3.4 -.9 -2.5 1.9 7.8 7.7 5.7 5.4 4.7 7.8 8.2 .9 .2 3.8 27.2 27.3 2.6 3.7 1.9 11.2 11.4 -.9 -1.7 .2 38.4 38.4 5.8 3.8 8.6 361.168 296.151 380.787 307.160 524.634 3.5 1.0 4.3 1.8 7.6 5.5 3.4 6.1 4.7 7.7 5.2 3.5 5.8 3.3 9.7 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.0 7.9 4.5 2.2 5.2 3.2 7.6 4.6 3.7 4.8 3.2 8.8 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— May 2007 Aug. 2007 Nov. 2007 Feb. 2008 112.373 103.147 0.6 -.4 -0.5 -2.3 2.7 2.2 121.578 176.895 436.635 509.715 83.392 80.642 98.906 10.229 9.026 121.745 177.406 436.364 511.324 83.388 80.638 98.837 10.253 8.985 5.2 5.8 10.5 5.5 4.6 4.2 5.9 -2.4 -7.7 2.4 5.2 12.4 4.7 -.5 -1.0 1.3 -10.7 -16.8 337.641 566.696 197.648 158.236 219.656 330.466 339.063 572.684 198.120 158.201 219.932 332.309 339.869 575.227 198.473 157.677 220.848 333.716 2.8 .6 3.3 1.4 3.0 4.2 171.679 206.740 151.881 193.322 119.125 239.667 112.158 249.821 253.589 116.997 188.264 146.602 141.610 236.041 377.152 288.944 172.460 206.929 152.893 192.968 119.240 242.577 112.098 250.537 254.282 117.003 188.470 147.262 142.100 236.887 378.338 289.835 173.359 208.326 153.519 195.609 119.759 246.553 112.020 251.317 255.206 117.435 187.489 148.142 142.828 238.174 380.459 290.834 173.011 209.087 152.726 195.406 119.352 246.666 111.756 251.804 255.267 117.622 190.706 148.647 143.500 238.389 380.787 291.364 211.701 200.627 203.518 154.047 193.857 235.954 200.294 263.971 239.387 225.218 211.070 212.626 140.163 274.623 256.130 212.548 201.415 204.248 155.044 194.184 239.022 200.818 264.852 240.112 229.076 211.498 213.103 140.200 282.263 256.897 213.281 202.288 205.033 155.681 196.169 241.905 202.477 265.500 240.726 230.633 212.281 213.765 140.422 286.070 257.857 213.221 202.328 205.076 154.934 195.304 241.207 202.376 266.373 241.233 229.390 212.471 213.851 140.316 280.566 258.078 Nov. 2007 Dec. 2007 Jan. 2008 Feb. 2008 Recreation 2 ...................................................................... Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 111.978 102.974 112.008 103.291 112.242 103.337 Education and communication 2 ....................................... Education 2 ..................................................................... Educational books and supplies ................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... Communication 2 ............................................................ Information and information processing 1 2 .................. Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 6 120.792 174.992 432.699 504.173 83.254 80.519 98.775 10.204 8.946 121.127 175.861 436.329 506.547 83.287 80.546 98.792 10.215 8.936 Other goods and services ................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... Personal care .................................................................. Personal care products 1 .............................................. Personal care services 1 ............................................... Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 336.671 561.967 197.373 158.561 218.604 329.106 Aug. 2007 Feb. 2008 1.4 .7 0.1 -1.3 2.1 1.4 2.1 6.0 4.6 6.1 -1.9 -2.1 -.2 -10.4 -22.2 3.2 5.6 3.4 5.8 .6 .6 .3 1.9 1.8 3.8 5.5 11.5 5.1 2.0 1.6 3.6 -6.6 -12.4 2.7 5.8 4.0 6.0 -.6 -.8 .0 -4.4 -11.0 2.0 4.1 1.4 -2.0 1.5 2.7 3.2 5.0 2.7 2.0 2.9 3.7 3.9 9.8 2.2 -2.2 4.2 5.7 2.4 2.3 2.4 -.3 2.3 3.4 3.5 7.3 2.5 -.1 3.6 4.7 8.0 4.1 10.4 18.1 -6.0 26.9 -1.3 3.1 2.8 -3.1 6.2 5.0 2.1 -1.0 4.3 4.7 .9 5.2 -1.6 -5.7 -1.9 .3 -.4 2.8 3.1 1.9 -4.0 5.7 1.4 4.2 6.1 2.0 10.3 4.2 14.0 31.2 3.4 24.5 -.9 3.6 3.0 .2 6.7 5.4 1.8 3.1 5.8 3.5 3.1 4.6 2.2 4.4 .8 12.2 -1.4 3.2 2.7 2.2 5.3 5.7 5.4 4.0 3.9 3.4 4.4 4.7 4.2 5.5 -4.0 12.8 -.8 2.9 2.9 -.7 1.0 5.4 1.8 1.5 5.2 3.3 6.6 4.4 8.0 17.0 2.1 18.2 -1.1 3.4 2.8 1.2 6.0 5.6 3.6 3.6 4.8 3.5 5.2 6.2 5.2 10.1 21.6 27.8 13.0 4.0 3.2 39.4 2.1 1.7 -1.2 73.2 2.9 1.5 1.5 1.8 -1.4 -6.5 -1.2 -1.3 2.7 2.8 -5.7 2.9 2.5 .4 -7.0 3.3 6.6 7.9 6.3 13.5 27.7 23.8 15.8 3.6 2.9 43.6 2.9 2.6 .5 77.3 3.4 2.9 3.4 3.1 2.3 3.0 9.2 4.2 3.7 3.1 7.6 2.7 2.3 .4 8.9 3.1 3.4 3.9 3.5 4.2 6.6 12.4 5.6 3.4 3.0 14.6 2.5 2.1 -.4 26.9 3.1 4.7 5.6 4.7 7.8 14.7 16.3 9.9 3.7 3.0 24.3 2.8 2.5 .5 39.0 3.2 Expenditure category Commodity and service group Commodities ....................................................................... Food and beverages ......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ............................. Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... Apparel .......................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... Durables .......................................................................... Services .............................................................................. Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. Household operations 1 2 ................................................. Transportation services ..................................................... Medical care services ....................................................... Other services ................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ............................................................... All items less shelter ........................................................... All items less medical care .................................................. Commodities less food ........................................................ Nondurables less food ........................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... Nondurables ........................................................................ Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. Services less medical care services ................................... Energy ................................................................................. All items less energy ........................................................... All items less food and energy .......................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... Energy commodities ..................................................... Services less energy services ......................................... 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 6 This item will be rebased to December 2007=100 beginning with the release of March 2008 data. All historical data will be revised to reflect the new 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 Feb.2008 from— Pricing schedule 1 Nov. 2007 Dec. 2007 Jan. 2008 Feb. 2008 M 210.177 210.036 211.080 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 223.356 225.766 132.049 223.425 225.688 132.323 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 200.762 202.012 128.392 M South urban .................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................................... West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Percent change to Jan.2008 from— Feb. 2007 Dec. 2007 Jan. 2008 Jan. 2007 Nov. 2007 Dec. 2007 211.693 4.0 0.8 0.3 4.3 0.4 0.5 224.325 226.310 133.301 225.213 227.411 133.511 4.0 3.7 4.7 .8 .8 .9 .4 .5 .2 3.9 3.6 4.8 .4 .2 .9 .4 .3 .7 200.227 201.519 128.040 201.427 202.830 128.753 201.896 203.347 128.922 3.8 3.5 4.1 .8 .9 .7 .2 .3 .1 4.3 4.0 4.8 .3 .4 .3 .6 .7 .6 196.569 195.819 196.708 197.596 5.0 .9 .5 4.9 .1 .5 M M M 203.437 205.698 129.556 203.457 206.078 129.368 204.510 207.221 129.937 205.060 207.605 130.351 4.6 4.6 4.7 .8 .7 .8 .3 .2 .3 4.9 4.8 4.9 .5 .7 .3 .5 .6 .4 M 202.550 202.878 204.524 205.189 4.7 1.1 .3 4.3 1.0 .8 M M M 214.904 218.196 130.581 214.733 218.020 130.481 215.739 219.036 131.328 216.339 219.799 131.538 3.5 3.4 3.7 .7 .8 .8 .3 .3 .2 3.8 3.8 4.0 .4 .4 .6 .5 .5 .6 M M M 192.224 129.848 202.525 192.140 129.718 202.333 193.045 130.431 203.200 193.685 130.728 203.803 3.8 4.4 4.5 .8 .8 .7 .3 .2 .3 4.0 4.7 4.4 .4 .4 .3 .5 .5 .4 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 207.821 219.943 207.155 219.373 208.757 220.918 209.526 221.431 4.4 3.1 1.1 .9 .4 .2 4.7 3.9 .5 .4 .8 .7 M 229.504 229.395 229.869 231.020 3.6 .7 .5 3.7 .2 .2 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 1 1 1 230.689 197.726 196.465 135.151 - 231.980 199.686 197.079 136.293 - - - - 3.4 4.2 4.3 4.9 .6 1.0 .3 .8 - Atlanta, GA ..................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 2 2 2 - 202.751 200.201 186.246 217.319 - 204.166 202.378 187.585 219.082 4.8 2.2 3.5 5.3 .7 1.1 .7 .8 - - - - 2 2 2 - 219.025 218.485 218.966 - 220.935 219.612 221.728 3.7 2.8 4.7 .9 .5 1.3 - - - - U.S. city average ............................................ Region and area size2 Size classes A 4 .............................................................. B/C 3 ........................................................... D ................................................................. Selected local areas5 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-W Relative importance, December 2007 Unadjusted indexes Jan. 2008 Feb. 2008 Unadjusted percent change to Feb. 2008 from— Feb. 2007 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Jan. 2008 Nov. to Dec. Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................ All items (1967=100) .................................................................... 100.000 206.744 615.828 207.254 617.345 4.4 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.0 - - - - - - Food and beverages .................................................................. Food ......................................................................................... Food at home ......................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. Dairy and related products ................................................... Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ Other food at home .............................................................. Sugar and sweets .............................................................. Fats and oils ....................................................................... Other foods ........................................................................ Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... Food away from home 1 ......................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 15.926 14.901 8.595 1.110 2.192 .965 1.218 1.094 2.016 .279 .232 1.504 .438 6.305 .218 1.025 208.055 207.794 206.870 229.105 199.686 206.652 275.843 157.130 175.572 178.902 182.307 190.364 115.658 210.776 145.625 210.473 208.674 208.317 207.242 233.915 199.141 207.750 268.954 157.456 177.442 179.740 185.292 192.430 118.828 211.517 146.924 212.507 4.6 4.6 5.2 6.7 4.8 13.4 1.1 4.3 3.9 3.8 7.5 3.2 3.2 3.8 4.0 3.9 .3 .3 .2 2.1 -.3 .5 -2.5 .2 1.1 .5 1.6 1.1 2.7 .4 .9 1.0 .1 .1 .0 .5 .0 -.2 -.4 -.4 .2 .3 .9 .0 -.1 .2 -.5 .3 .7 .7 .9 .6 .7 .1 2.2 1.5 .5 .1 1.2 .5 .0 .4 .8 .4 .3 .3 .3 1.8 -.2 .7 -1.7 .2 1.0 .6 1.5 1.1 2.7 .4 .9 .5 Housing ...................................................................................... Shelter ...................................................................................... Rent of primary residence 3 ................................................... Lodging away from home 2 .................................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 .................. Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ................................... Fuels and utilities ..................................................................... Household energy .................................................................. Fuel oil and other fuels ......................................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ................................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ................... Household furnishings and operations ..................................... Household operations 1 2 ....................................................... 39.994 30.397 7.979 1.233 20.888 .297 5.637 4.670 .323 4.347 .966 3.960 .339 207.692 236.550 238.955 139.825 226.703 117.740 202.663 182.025 306.087 184.522 148.528 122.322 145.431 208.268 237.158 239.419 143.046 227.057 117.921 203.584 182.823 307.599 185.324 149.317 122.547 145.825 2.9 2.9 3.7 3.6 2.7 .3 5.3 5.3 33.1 3.2 5.4 -.3 2.8 .3 .3 .2 2.3 .2 .2 .5 .4 .5 .4 .5 .2 .3 .2 .3 .3 .2 .3 .0 .3 .3 2.3 .1 .5 .0 .3 .2 .3 .3 1.3 .3 .3 .0 -.1 3.7 -.4 .5 .2 .5 .2 .1 .2 -1.9 .1 .2 1.2 1.4 -1.1 1.5 .3 .0 .3 Apparel ....................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Footwear .................................................................................. 3.998 1.031 1.619 .251 .821 115.866 111.494 104.456 116.323 121.137 117.883 113.592 106.512 118.442 122.408 -.3 2.3 -3.4 .3 .6 1.7 1.9 2.0 1.8 1.0 .2 .3 .8 -1.3 -.7 .8 1.0 .5 1.7 .6 -.3 .8 -2.0 .1 .3 Transportation ............................................................................ Private transportation ............................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 ............................................. New vehicles ........................................................................ Used cars and trucks 1 ......................................................... Motor fuel ............................................................................... Gasoline (all types) .............................................................. Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ..................................... Motor vehicle maintenance and repair ................................... Public transportation ................................................................ 20.054 19.287 7.952 4.172 3.103 6.940 6.597 .446 1.169 .767 190.918 188.093 93.842 137.931 138.052 261.531 260.457 124.416 230.255 232.594 190.639 187.762 93.664 137.445 138.094 260.402 259.112 125.238 231.349 233.979 9.9 10.1 .2 -.7 2.0 32.9 32.9 4.5 3.7 4.8 -.1 -.2 -.2 -.4 .0 -.4 -.5 .7 .5 .6 1.1 1.1 .0 -.1 .2 2.8 2.8 .4 .3 .7 .7 .7 .0 -.2 .2 1.2 1.2 .5 .7 .5 -.7 -.8 -.2 -.3 .0 -1.9 -2.0 .7 .3 -.1 Medical care ............................................................................... Medical care commodities ........................................................ Medical care services ............................................................... Professional services ............................................................. Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 5.192 1.295 3.897 2.159 1.260 360.710 287.703 381.507 309.169 518.853 362.329 288.335 383.510 310.426 523.654 4.7 2.8 5.2 3.2 8.4 .4 .2 .5 .4 .9 .3 .3 .3 .3 .5 .6 .5 .6 .4 1.2 .1 .0 .1 .0 .4 See footnotes at end of table. Table 4. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group-Continued (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) CPI-W Relative importance, December 2007 Unadjusted indexes Jan. 2008 Feb. 2008 Unadjusted percent change to Feb. 2008 from— Feb. 2007 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Jan. 2008 Nov. to Dec. Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................... Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 5.341 1.987 109.046 102.839 109.315 103.028 0.8 .4 0.2 .2 0.1 .4 0.2 .1 0.1 -.1 Education and communication 2 ................................................ Education 2 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ Communication 2 ..................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 6 ......... 5.987 2.377 .204 2.174 3.609 3.488 2.869 .619 .228 118.097 175.134 441.207 493.797 85.935 84.008 98.988 10.737 8.937 118.079 175.118 441.927 493.672 85.919 83.992 98.931 10.754 8.895 2.8 5.4 7.5 5.2 .9 .8 1.7 -4.6 -11.0 .0 .0 .2 .0 .0 .0 -.1 .2 -.5 .2 .5 .8 .5 .0 .0 .0 .1 -.3 .3 .6 .1 .7 .1 .1 .1 .1 1.1 .1 .2 -.1 .3 .0 .0 -.1 .2 -.5 Other goods and services .......................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ Personal care ........................................................................... Personal care products 1 ....................................................... Personal care services 1 ........................................................ Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 3.508 1.183 2.325 .647 .560 .910 350.630 574.724 195.885 158.167 220.324 333.154 351.979 577.359 196.564 157.877 221.338 334.868 3.2 5.0 2.4 -.1 3.1 4.2 .4 .5 .3 -.2 .5 .5 .4 .9 .1 -.1 .5 .3 .5 1.1 .2 -.2 .2 .5 .3 .5 .2 -.2 .5 .4 44.745 15.926 28.819 17.315 3.998 13.318 11.504 55.255 30.100 .297 4.347 .966 .339 5.266 3.897 10.042 173.711 208.055 154.345 196.910 115.866 251.751 112.688 245.484 228.071 117.740 184.522 148.528 145.431 236.883 381.507 279.780 174.083 208.674 154.603 197.606 117.883 251.621 112.560 246.154 228.660 117.921 185.324 149.317 145.825 237.426 383.510 280.199 6.0 4.6 6.9 12.7 -.3 17.2 -.5 3.1 2.9 .3 3.2 5.4 2.8 2.2 5.2 3.0 .2 .3 .2 .4 1.7 -.1 -.1 .3 .3 .2 .4 .5 .3 .2 .5 .1 .5 .1 .8 .0 .2 1.6 .0 .3 .3 .0 .1 .5 .3 .3 .3 .3 .6 .7 .6 1.6 .8 1.4 .0 .3 .3 .3 -.4 .5 .5 .5 .6 .3 -.2 .3 -.6 -.1 -.3 -.4 -.2 .2 .1 .2 1.5 .3 .3 .1 .1 .1 85.099 69.603 94.808 29.844 18.341 14.343 33.241 25.155 51.358 11.610 88.390 73.489 22.581 7.264 50.908 206.371 198.113 200.329 156.365 197.892 247.136 203.268 234.576 235.557 220.163 205.991 205.992 140.696 264.633 252.103 $ .484 $ .162 206.877 198.592 200.800 156.670 198.660 247.188 203.933 235.258 236.154 219.983 206.588 206.605 141.238 263.601 252.756 $ .483 $ .162 4.3 5.0 4.4 6.8 12.1 16.1 8.5 3.3 2.9 19.7 2.7 2.3 .4 32.9 3.1 .2 .2 .2 .2 .4 .0 .3 .3 .3 -.1 .3 .3 .4 -.4 .3 .4 .4 .4 .8 .0 1.5 .0 .3 .3 1.8 .2 .2 .1 2.8 .3 .4 .5 .4 .6 1.5 1.3 1.1 .2 .3 .8 .4 .3 .3 1.4 .3 -.1 .0 .0 -.5 -.1 -.3 .1 .3 .2 -.7 .1 .0 -.1 -1.9 .1 - - - - - Commodity and service group Commodities ................................................................................ Food and beverages .................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... Apparel ................................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... Durables ................................................................................... Services ....................................................................................... Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... Transportation services .............................................................. Medical care services ................................................................. Other services ............................................................................ Special indexes All items less food ........................................................................ All items less shelter .................................................................... All items less medical care ........................................................... Commodities less food ................................................................. Nondurables less food ................................................................. Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. Nondurables ................................................................................. Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................ Energy .......................................................................................... All items less energy .................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... Energy commodities ............................................................... Services less energy services .................................................. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........ Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............. - 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 6 This item will be rebased to December 2007=100 beginning with the release of March 2008 data. All historical data will be revised to reflect the new 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— May 2007 Aug. 2007 Nov. 2007 Feb. 2008 208.298 6.0 1.8 6.9 207.555 207.222 205.887 229.488 199.343 205.370 269.770 156.112 175.682 178.505 181.290 190.770 115.658 210.776 145.625 211.034 208.257 207.901 206.527 233.733 198.931 206.877 265.318 156.437 177.521 179.535 184.099 192.783 118.828 211.517 146.924 212.072 4.6 4.6 5.9 3.0 13.3 10.5 -2.9 6.3 2.1 2.8 1.0 2.2 -.4 2.7 5.1 4.1 5.2 5.3 5.5 5.1 1.7 36.6 -3.3 5.7 3.6 4.2 7.5 2.6 4.6 4.9 5.4 4.5 207.639 236.320 237.988 144.750 226.048 117.396 203.522 183.168 294.530 186.409 147.594 122.123 144.659 208.096 236.955 238.767 146.621 226.656 117.740 203.514 182.988 305.305 185.607 148.371 122.389 145.431 208.533 237.099 239.179 143.829 226.982 117.921 205.930 185.477 301.932 188.475 148.883 122.330 145.825 3.2 2.9 3.8 8.6 2.3 -2.7 7.6 8.1 28.7 6.7 5.0 -.6 2.5 118.615 112.382 109.374 118.008 123.012 118.809 112.718 110.224 116.423 122.170 119.760 113.796 110.735 118.421 122.938 119.341 114.759 108.555 118.510 123.294 Transportation ................................................................... Private transportation ...................................................... New and used motor vehicles 2 .................................... New vehicles ............................................................... Used cars and trucks 1 ............................................... Motor fuel ...................................................................... Gasoline (all types) ..................................................... Motor vehicle parts and equipment 1 ............................ Motor vehicle maintenance and repair .......................... Public transportation ....................................................... 192.987 190.157 93.401 137.175 137.457 273.216 272.061 123.302 227.993 234.266 195.050 192.213 93.445 137.046 137.791 280.926 279.754 123.786 228.691 236.012 196.402 193.565 93.452 136.764 138.052 284.180 283.087 124.416 230.251 237.118 Medical care ...................................................................... Medical care commodities .............................................. Medical care services ..................................................... Professional services .................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 357.778 285.747 378.222 307.357 509.438 358.906 286.734 379.384 308.431 512.146 361.100 288.251 381.817 309.634 518.313 Nov. 2007 Dec. 2007 Jan. 2008 Feb. 2008 All items .............................................................................. 206.586 207.386 208.301 Food and beverages ......................................................... Food ................................................................................ Food at home ................................................................ Cereals and bakery products ...................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... Dairy and related products .......................................... Fruits and vegetables .................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... Other food at home ..................................................... Sugar and sweets ..................................................... Fats and oils .............................................................. Other foods ............................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ Food away from home 1 ............................................... Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 205.952 205.618 204.016 226.906 198.016 205.536 264.861 154.322 174.463 177.710 177.527 189.803 115.803 209.518 145.233 209.491 206.145 205.780 204.017 228.116 197.974 205.206 263.920 153.768 174.809 178.326 179.208 189.809 115.658 209.931 144.454 210.180 Housing ............................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................. Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... Fuels and utilities ............................................................ Household energy ......................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... Household furnishings and operations ............................ Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 207.123 235.668 237.208 144.435 225.451 117.370 202.933 182.704 287.993 186.277 146.890 122.149 144.275 Apparel .............................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... Footwear ......................................................................... Aug. 2007 Feb. 2008 3.4 3.9 5.1 4.0 4.1 4.3 6.4 2.5 6.8 10.7 -.3 2.7 4.2 6.3 1.6 -1.9 3.9 .8 1.9 4.6 4.5 5.0 12.6 1.9 2.6 .7 5.6 7.2 4.2 15.7 6.4 10.9 3.9 4.7 5.0 4.9 4.9 5.7 4.0 7.3 22.9 -3.1 6.0 2.8 3.5 4.2 2.4 2.1 3.8 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 9.5 2.2 4.7 5.6 2.6 4.9 4.2 10.9 4.0 4.3 3.9 2.8 3.4 1.8 2.9 3.2 7.1 2.4 1.6 -1.9 -3.3 18.2 -4.8 5.8 -.6 2.1 3.9 3.3 4.4 .6 3.1 .3 10.1 11.0 70.7 7.0 5.4 -.8 2.1 2.8 2.5 3.4 -1.7 2.7 1.9 6.0 6.2 20.8 4.8 5.5 .6 4.4 2.5 2.9 3.5 7.9 2.4 -.6 2.8 2.3 23.3 .8 5.4 -.6 2.3 3.3 2.9 3.9 -.5 2.9 1.1 8.0 8.6 43.6 5.9 5.5 -.1 3.2 -4.5 -1.6 -6.1 -10.8 -2.7 -1.2 .7 -3.6 1.1 .2 2.2 1.5 -.7 10.6 4.1 2.5 8.7 -3.0 1.7 .9 -2.9 -.5 -4.9 -5.1 -1.2 2.3 5.1 -1.9 6.0 2.5 194.963 192.100 93.308 136.345 138.094 278.651 277.354 125.238 231.051 236.848 18.9 19.7 .0 .5 -.3 77.7 78.5 2.7 3.5 -.9 -.6 -.8 2.8 .3 8.2 -8.5 -8.7 2.9 3.9 4.1 21.0 21.4 -1.2 -1.3 -1.6 77.3 77.3 5.8 2.0 11.8 4.2 4.2 -.4 -2.4 1.9 8.2 8.0 6.4 5.5 4.5 8.7 9.0 1.4 .4 3.9 27.5 27.7 2.8 3.7 1.6 12.3 12.4 -.8 -1.8 .1 38.5 38.4 6.1 3.7 8.1 361.337 288.297 382.130 309.636 520.557 3.6 .8 4.3 1.8 7.2 5.6 2.9 6.4 4.8 7.5 5.5 3.7 6.0 3.3 10.1 4.0 3.6 4.2 3.0 9.0 4.6 1.9 5.3 3.3 7.3 4.8 3.7 5.1 3.2 9.6 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— May 2007 Aug. 2007 Nov. 2007 Feb. 2008 109.351 103.080 0.3 -.4 -1.3 -2.5 2.6 2.8 117.947 174.582 439.883 492.237 85.933 84.008 98.988 10.737 8.937 118.044 174.995 439.326 493.569 85.917 83.992 98.931 10.754 8.895 5.3 5.7 10.2 5.3 4.9 4.7 5.8 -1.0 -6.0 2.1 4.9 12.4 4.2 .0 -.3 1.4 -9.5 -16.1 348.898 568.410 195.524 158.407 219.945 331.721 350.676 574.724 195.924 158.167 220.324 333.520 351.684 577.359 196.315 157.877 221.338 334.915 2.5 .6 3.5 1.5 3.2 4.7 174.229 205.952 155.974 201.748 118.615 253.733 112.470 244.542 227.238 117.370 186.277 146.890 144.275 235.256 378.222 278.127 175.167 206.145 157.215 201.649 118.809 257.755 112.476 245.199 227.878 117.396 186.409 147.594 144.659 235.963 379.384 278.909 176.292 207.555 158.122 204.777 119.760 261.377 112.528 245.868 228.476 117.740 185.607 148.371 145.431 237.214 381.817 279.758 175.865 208.257 157.241 204.470 119.341 260.305 112.347 246.368 228.609 117.921 188.475 148.883 145.825 237.465 382.130 280.128 206.575 198.217 200.258 157.933 202.374 248.761 204.803 233.423 234.646 226.219 205.063 205.315 140.789 274.866 250.837 207.491 199.078 201.041 159.164 202.296 252.459 204.783 234.129 235.252 230.224 205.468 205.774 140.900 282.540 251.555 208.298 200.108 201.908 160.074 205.318 255.821 206.961 234.673 235.849 232.031 206.280 206.456 141.352 286.486 252.403 208.176 200.052 201.898 159.239 205.143 254.991 207.202 235.467 236.298 230.458 206.471 206.548 141.277 281.012 252.625 Nov. 2007 Dec. 2007 Jan. 2008 Feb. 2008 Recreation 2 ...................................................................... Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 108.936 102.659 108.995 103.054 109.201 103.205 Education and communication 2 ....................................... Education 2 ..................................................................... Educational books and supplies ................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... Communication 2 ............................................................ Information and information processing 1 2 .................. Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 2 6 117.277 172.588 436.077 486.458 85.810 83.894 98.874 10.710 8.866 117.559 173.490 439.590 488.861 85.837 83.917 98.887 10.722 8.843 Other goods and services ................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... Personal care .................................................................. Personal care products 1 .............................................. Personal care services 1 ............................................... Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 347.645 563.435 195.302 158.579 218.897 330.664 Aug. 2007 Feb. 2008 1.5 1.7 -0.5 -1.4 2.1 2.2 1.3 5.2 4.6 5.3 -1.6 -1.7 -.4 -9.0 -21.6 2.6 5.7 3.0 6.0 .5 .5 .2 1.7 1.3 3.7 5.3 11.3 4.8 2.5 2.2 3.6 -5.4 -11.2 1.9 5.5 3.8 5.6 -.5 -.6 -.1 -3.8 -10.9 2.3 4.2 1.5 -1.9 1.6 3.0 3.4 5.1 2.6 2.0 2.9 4.0 4.7 10.3 2.1 -1.8 4.5 5.2 2.4 2.3 2.5 -.2 2.4 3.9 4.1 7.6 2.4 .1 3.7 4.6 9.6 4.6 12.6 21.7 -4.5 34.6 -1.3 3.3 3.0 -2.7 6.7 5.0 2.5 -1.1 4.3 4.7 1.1 5.2 -1.3 -6.4 -1.2 -2.1 -.3 2.4 2.9 1.6 -4.8 5.8 2.1 4.0 6.4 1.5 11.1 4.0 15.6 34.1 2.2 29.1 -.2 3.7 3.4 .3 7.0 5.4 2.1 2.2 6.0 3.0 3.8 4.6 3.3 5.5 2.5 10.8 -.4 3.0 2.4 1.9 4.8 5.5 4.4 3.8 4.2 2.9 5.2 4.9 5.4 6.7 -2.9 14.8 -.8 2.8 2.9 -.6 .8 5.4 2.3 1.4 5.3 3.1 7.4 4.3 9.3 19.0 2.3 19.6 -.3 3.3 2.9 1.1 5.9 5.5 3.2 3.0 5.1 3.0 6.3 7.4 6.2 12.3 20.6 32.0 12.8 4.0 3.4 42.1 2.3 1.8 -.9 74.6 3.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 -1.1 -5.8 -1.6 -1.0 2.4 2.5 -6.3 2.9 2.4 1.0 -7.2 3.1 7.5 8.6 7.0 15.1 31.9 26.7 18.4 3.2 3.0 45.4 2.7 2.4 .3 77.0 3.4 3.1 3.8 3.3 3.3 5.6 10.4 4.8 3.5 2.8 7.7 2.8 2.4 1.4 9.2 2.9 3.7 4.3 3.9 5.4 6.6 14.0 5.7 3.2 2.9 15.4 2.6 2.1 .0 27.3 3.0 5.3 6.1 5.2 9.0 18.0 18.3 11.4 3.4 2.9 25.1 2.8 2.4 .8 39.0 3.1 Expenditure category Commodity and service group Commodities ....................................................................... Food and beverages ......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ............................. Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... Apparel .......................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... Durables .......................................................................... Services .............................................................................. Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. Household operations 1 2 ................................................. Transportation services ..................................................... Medical care services ....................................................... Other services ................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ............................................................... All items less shelter ........................................................... All items less medical care .................................................. Commodities less food ........................................................ Nondurables less food ........................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... Nondurables ........................................................................ Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. Services less medical care services ................................... Energy ................................................................................. All items less energy ........................................................... All items less food and energy .......................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... Energy commodities ..................................................... Services less energy services ......................................... 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 6 This item will be rebased to December 2007=100 beginning with the release of March 2008 data. All historical data will be revised to reflect the new 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 Feb.2008 from— Pricing schedule 1 Nov. 2007 Dec. 2007 Jan. 2008 Feb. 2008 M 205.891 205.777 206.744 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 219.871 220.710 132.485 220.146 220.824 132.856 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 196.056 196.343 128.129 M South urban .................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than 50,000) ............................................... West urban ..................................................... Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ Percent change to Jan.2008 from— Feb. 2007 Dec. 2007 Jan. 2008 Jan. 2007 Nov. 2007 Dec. 2007 207.254 4.4 0.7 0.2 4.6 0.4 0.5 221.065 221.492 133.766 221.702 222.315 133.893 4.3 3.9 4.9 .7 .7 .8 .3 .4 .1 4.2 3.9 5.0 .5 .4 1.0 .4 .3 .7 195.493 195.839 127.740 196.617 196.963 128.561 197.110 197.549 128.695 4.2 3.9 4.5 .8 .9 .7 .3 .3 .1 4.7 4.3 5.3 .3 .3 .3 .6 .6 .6 194.907 194.099 194.850 195.774 5.0 .9 .5 4.8 .0 .4 M M M 200.849 203.991 128.407 200.850 204.370 128.206 201.814 205.304 128.767 202.291 205.588 129.144 5.0 4.9 5.1 .7 .6 .7 .2 .1 .3 5.3 5.3 5.4 .5 .6 .3 .5 .5 .4 M 202.913 203.333 204.954 205.523 5.2 1.1 .3 4.9 1.0 .8 M M M 209.629 211.268 130.356 209.488 211.095 130.309 210.342 212.040 130.935 210.816 212.614 131.148 3.8 3.8 4.0 .6 .7 .6 .2 .3 .2 4.2 4.2 4.3 .3 .4 .4 .4 .4 .5 M M M 190.680 129.268 201.016 190.622 129.156 200.867 191.461 129.830 201.685 191.982 130.092 202.292 4.1 4.7 4.8 .7 .7 .7 .3 .2 .3 4.4 5.1 4.5 .4 .4 .3 .4 .5 .4 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 200.887 212.844 200.217 212.282 201.525 213.825 202.497 214.231 4.7 3.7 1.1 .9 .5 .2 4.9 4.6 .3 .5 .7 .7 M 223.716 223.873 224.557 225.281 3.9 .6 .3 4.1 .4 .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 1 230.440 188.488 198.521 134.844 - 231.291 190.115 199.407 135.826 - - - - 3.1 4.7 4.8 5.3 .4 .9 .4 .7 - Atlanta, GA ..................................................... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI .............................. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX .................... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ............................. Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD ........................................ San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA ........... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA .................... 2 2 2 2 - 202.034 195.866 184.975 215.561 - 203.473 197.670 185.904 216.971 5.2 2.6 3.7 5.5 .7 .9 .5 .7 - - - - 2 2 2 - 218.791 214.204 214.024 - 220.718 214.913 216.332 3.6 2.9 5.1 .9 .3 1.1 - - - - U.S. city average ............................................ Region and area size2 Size classes A 4 .............................................................. B/C 3 ........................................................... D ................................................................. Selected local areas5 1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas; most other goods and services priced as indicated: M - Every month. 1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November. 2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December. 2 Regions defined as the four Census regions. See technical notes. 3 Indexes on a December 1996=100 base. 4 Indexes on a December 1986=100 base. 5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas are published semiannually and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI Detailed Report: Anchorage, AK; Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN; Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO; Honolulu, HI; Kansas City, MO-KS; Milwaukee-Racine, WI; Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI; Phoenix-Mesa, AZ; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland-Salem, OR-WA; St. Louis, MO-IL; San Diego, CA; Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. 6 Indexes on a November 1996=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program. Each local index has a smaller sample size than the national index and is, therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other measurement error. As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national index, although their long-term trends are similar. Therefore, the Bureau of Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the national average CPI for use in their escalator clauses. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 7. Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U): U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (December 1999=100, unless otherwise noted) C-CPI-U Relative importance, 2005-2006 Unadjusted percent change to Feb. 2008 from— Unadjusted indexes Jan. 2008 Feb. 2008 Feb. 2007 Jan. 2008 Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 121.895 122.251 3.7 0.3 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home .......................................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 14.726 13.648 7.557 6.091 1.077 122.754 122.818 120.057 126.480 122.294 123.139 123.160 120.290 126.964 123.233 4.4 4.4 4.8 3.9 4.1 .3 .3 .2 .4 .8 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Household furnishings and operations ................................... 42.421 32.409 5.004 5.008 126.224 128.649 150.932 95.406 126.688 129.138 151.681 95.553 2.6 2.8 5.0 -1.1 .4 .4 .5 .2 Apparel ..................................................................................... 3.988 86.315 87.846 -1.1 1.8 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. Public transportation ............................................................... 17.393 16.285 1.108 126.959 127.949 115.411 126.754 127.677 116.081 8.8 9.1 5.7 -.2 -.2 .6 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. 6.085 1.615 4.470 140.429 125.286 146.032 141.042 125.545 146.791 4.2 2.9 4.7 .4 .2 .5 Recreation ................................................................................ 5.935 104.981 105.181 .0 .2 Education and communication ................................................. Education ............................................................................... Communication ...................................................................... 6.196 2.771 3.425 106.292 164.392 73.458 106.297 164.408 73.460 2.2 5.5 -.4 .0 .0 .0 Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.257 126.147 126.540 2.8 .3 58.427 41.573 11.817 29.756 77.561 8.790 130.051 111.721 84.227 126.020 116.208 186.870 130.502 111.962 84.059 126.500 116.594 186.798 3.0 4.6 -1.6 7.2 2.0 18.9 .3 .2 -.2 .4 .3 .0 Commodity and service group Services ...................................................................................... Commodities .............................................................................. Durables ................................................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................. Energy ........................................................................................ Indexes for 2008 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2007 are interim adjustments. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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