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News United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Washington, D.C. 20212 FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION: Stephen B. Reed (202) 691-7000 CPI QUICKLINE: (202) 691-6994 FOR CURRENT AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION: (202) 691-5200 MEDIA CONTACT: (202) 691-5902 INTERNET ADDRESS: http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ USDL-09-0268 TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (EDT) Wednesday, March 18, 2009 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: FEBRUARY 2009 The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.5 percent in February, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The February level of 212.193 (1982-84=100) was 0.2 percent higher than in February 2008. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 0.5 percent in February, prior to seasonal adjustment. The February level of 206.708 (1982-84=100) was 0.3 percent lower than in February 2008. The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U) increased 0.6 percent in February on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The February level of 121.901 (December 1999=100) was 0.3 percent lower than in February 2008. Please note that the indexes for the post-2007 period are subject to revision. CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U increased 0.4 percent in February after rising 0.3 percent in January. The energy index rose 3.3 percent in February following a 1.7 percent increase in January as the gasoline index rose 8.3 percent in February after a 6.0 percent increase in January. In contrast, the indexes for fuel oil and natural gas both declined in February. About two-thirds of the all items increase was due to the rise in the gasoline index. Compared to the July 2008 peak, the energy index was 29.2 percent lower and the gasoline index was down 44.0 percent. The food index turned down slightly in February, falling 0.1 percent. The food at home index fell 0.4 percent with five of the six major grocery store food group indexes posting declines in February. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in February, the same (cont.) Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Seasonally adjusted Expenditure Category Changes from preceding month Aug. 2008 All items ................................. Food and beverages ........... Housing ............................... Apparel ................................ Transportation ..................... Medical care ........................ Recreation ........................... Education and communication .............. Other goods and services ... Special indexes: Energy ................................. Food .................................... All items less food and energy ........................... Sep. 2008 Oct. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Compound annual rate 3-mos. ended Feb. 2009 Unadjusted 12-mos. ended Feb. 2009 0.0 .6 .0 .4 -.9 .2 .4 0.0 .5 -.1 -.3 -.1 .3 .2 -0.8 .4 .0 -.7 -4.8 .2 .2 -1.7 .2 -.1 .1 -9.7 .2 .0 -0.8 .1 .0 -.6 -5.0 .3 -.2 0.3 .1 .0 .3 1.3 .4 .0 0.4 -.1 .0 1.3 1.9 .3 .4 -0.5 .1 .0 3.9 -7.4 4.3 1.0 0.2 4.7 1.9 .8 -11.0 2.8 1.9 .2 .2 .1 .2 .2 .3 .2 .0 .3 .0 .3 .3 .2 .2 3.3 2.0 3.6 3.2 -2.0 .6 -1.0 .5 -7.8 .4 -16.9 .2 -9.3 .0 1.7 .1 3.3 -.1 -17.4 .0 -18.5 4.8 .2 .1 .0 .1 .0 .2 .2 1.5 1.8 increase as in January. The indexes for new vehicles and apparel increased substantially in February, and the indexes for rent and owners’ equivalent rent increased slightly. Partly offsetting these increases were continuing declines in the indexes for lodging away from home and airline fares. The food and beverages index declined 0.1 percent in February after rising 0.1 percent in January. The food at home index, which declined 0.1 percent in January, fell 0.4 percent in February. Within food at home, the dairy and related products index fell 2.4 percent in February, with the milk index declining 5.7 percent. The milk index has declined 10.0 percent over the past year. The fruits and vegetables index was the only major grocery store food group to post an increase, rising 0.4 percent in February after declining in each of the past five months. The other four groups posted modest declines, from 0.1 percent for the meats, poultry, fish and eggs index to 0.5 percent for the cereals and bakery products index. Over the last year the food at home index has risen 4.8 percent. Among the major grocery store food groups, the cereals and bakery products index had the largest increase over the past year at 8.9 percent, while dairy and related products was the only index to decline, falling 1.7 percent. Among the other indexes within the food and beverages major group, the food away from home index rose 0.3 percent in February, while the index for alcoholic beverages declined 0.2 percent, the first decline since December 2005. The housing index was virtually unchanged in February for the third straight month. The shelter index, which rose 0.2 percent in January, was virtually unchanged in February. The indexes for rent and owners’ equivalent rent both rose 0.1 percent in February after increasing 0.3 percent in January. The lodging away from home index fell 1.8 percent in February, the fifth straight monthly decline. It has declined 5.7 percent over the past year. The index for household energy fell 0.2 percent in February and was down 8.1 percent from its July peak. Within household energy, the index for fuel oil fell 3.8 percent and the index for natural gas declined 1.6 percent, while the electricity index rose 0.5 percent. The index for household furnishings and operations rose 0.2 percent in February after declining 0.1 percent in January. Over the past year, the housing index increased 1.9 percent, with the shelter index up 1.7 percent. The index for transportation rose 1.9 percent in February after a 1.3 percent increase in January. The new and used motor vehicles index rose 0.5 percent in February. The new vehicles index increased 0.8 percent in February, while the index for used cars and trucks declined 1.7 percent. The motor fuel index rose 7.6 percent in February but was down 35.4 percent over the past year. The airline fare index fell in February for the sixth straight month, declining 2.6 percent, and has fallen 14.0 percent since August 2008. The transportation index has declined 11.0 percent over the past year. The apparel index rose 1.3 percent in February after increasing 0.3 percent in January. The index for men’s and boys’ apparel rose 2.8 percent and the index for women’s and girls’ apparel advanced 0.8 percent. (Before seasonal adjustment, apparel prices rose 3.5 percent in February and were up 0.8 percent over the past year.) Among other CPI groups, the medical care index rose 0.3 percent with the prescription drug index rising 0.6 percent. The index for recreation rose 0.4 percent as the indexes for toys, for sporting goods, and for pets, pet products and services all increased. The education and communication index rose 0.2 percent, with the education index rising 0.4 percent and the communication index virtually unchanged. The index for other goods and services advanced 0.2 percent with the tobacco and smoking products index posting a 0.7 percent increase. CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers increased 0.4 percent 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. 2008 All items ................................. Food and beverages ........... Housing ............................... Apparel ................................ Transportation ..................... Medical care ........................ Recreation ........................... Education and communication .............. Other goods and services ... Special indexes: Energy ................................. Food .................................... All items less food and energy ........................... Sep. 2008 Oct. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Compound annual rate 3-mos. ended Feb. 2009 Unadjusted 12-mos. ended Feb. 2009 0.0 .6 .0 .6 -1.1 .3 .4 0.0 .5 -.1 .0 -.1 .3 .2 -1.0 .4 .0 -1.0 -5.3 .1 .1 -2.1 .2 .0 .0 -10.9 .2 .0 -1.0 .1 .0 -.6 -5.6 .3 -.1 0.3 .0 .0 .6 1.5 .4 .0 0.4 -.2 .1 1.0 2.0 .4 .4 -0.8 -.2 .4 4.1 -8.9 4.4 1.3 -0.3 4.8 2.4 .7 -12.9 2.8 1.8 .2 .2 .0 .2 .2 .3 .2 .1 .3 .1 .2 .4 .2 .2 2.8 3.0 3.4 3.8 -2.0 .6 -.8 .5 -8.2 .4 -17.8 .2 -9.7 .1 1.9 .0 3.6 -.2 -17.6 -.3 -19.5 4.9 .2 .1 .0 .1 .0 .2 .2 1.6 1.7 Consumer Price Index data for March are scheduled for release on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 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. 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 2004 through December 2008 were replaced in January 2009. 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: 47 of the 73 components are seasonally adjusted for 2009. 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 2009, 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 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 2008 Unadjusted indexes Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Unadjusted percent change to Feb. 2009 from— Feb. 2008 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Jan. 2009 Nov. to Dec. Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................ All items (1967=100) .................................................................... 100.000 211.143 632.491 212.193 635.637 0.2 0.5 -0.8 0.3 0.4 - - - - - - Food and beverages .................................................................. Food ......................................................................................... Food at home ......................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. Dairy and related products 1 ................................................ Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ Other food at home .............................................................. Sugar and sweets .............................................................. Fats and oils ....................................................................... Other foods ........................................................................ Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... Food away from home 1 ......................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 15.757 14.629 8.156 1.150 1.898 .910 1.194 .982 2.022 .300 .241 1.481 .433 6.474 .314 1.127 219.729 219.675 219.744 254.445 208.616 209.632 282.601 164.882 192.492 197.429 206.886 206.343 124.012 221.319 153.402 219.113 219.333 219.205 218.389 254.187 207.963 204.537 278.721 164.213 192.404 196.676 205.359 206.621 122.580 221.968 154.726 219.682 4.7 4.8 4.8 8.9 4.1 -1.7 2.4 4.1 8.2 8.9 11.1 7.6 3.7 4.8 4.3 3.6 -.2 -.2 -.6 -.1 -.3 -2.4 -1.4 -.4 .0 -.4 -.7 .1 -1.2 .3 .9 .3 .1 .0 -.2 .5 -.2 -1.1 -1.6 .1 .7 .9 1.0 .6 .2 .3 .1 .5 .1 .1 -.1 .0 -.1 -.6 -1.3 -.1 .6 1.5 -1.9 .8 .2 .3 -.4 .2 -.1 -.1 -.4 -.5 -.1 -2.4 .4 -.4 -.3 .0 -1.1 -.2 -1.2 .3 .9 -.2 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 ....................................................... 43.421 33.200 5.957 2.478 24.433 .333 5.431 4.460 .301 4.159 .971 4.790 .781 216.928 248.292 247.974 133.559 255.500 120.402 215.232 194.149 247.163 199.791 157.275 128.761 150.438 217.180 248.878 248.305 135.809 255.779 120.683 213.520 192.168 242.264 197.886 157.638 129.170 150.156 1.9 1.7 3.3 -5.7 2.1 2.6 3.8 3.3 -21.4 5.6 5.8 1.9 4.6 .1 .2 .1 1.7 .1 .2 -.8 -1.0 -2.0 -1.0 .2 .3 -.2 .0 .0 .2 -.6 .1 -.2 -.4 -.5 -8.4 .1 .3 .1 .5 .0 .2 .3 -1.1 .3 .3 -.7 -.9 -2.7 -.8 .2 -.1 -.2 .0 .0 .1 -1.8 .1 .2 -.1 -.2 -1.8 .0 .1 .2 -.2 Apparel ....................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Footwear .................................................................................. 3.691 .923 1.541 .183 .688 114.764 110.797 100.638 112.321 122.363 118.825 115.202 105.777 113.544 124.301 .8 2.0 -.5 -1.9 1.6 3.5 4.0 5.1 1.1 1.6 -.6 -.5 -1.0 -.3 -.4 .3 1.6 .2 .5 -.2 1.3 2.8 .8 -1.1 .7 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 ................................................................ 15.314 14.189 6.931 4.480 1.628 3.164 2.964 .382 1.188 1.125 166.738 161.788 91.831 133.273 124.863 156.604 154.488 133.414 241.076 234.394 169.542 164.871 92.224 134.186 122.837 167.395 166.118 134.108 241.689 231.529 -11.0 -11.6 -2.5 -1.5 -10.5 -35.4 -35.6 7.1 5.7 -1.8 1.7 1.9 .4 .7 -1.6 6.9 7.5 .5 .3 -1.2 -5.0 -5.2 -.3 -.3 -.7 -18.8 -19.3 .1 .1 -1.4 1.3 1.5 .2 .3 -.8 5.3 6.0 .3 .7 -1.8 1.9 2.2 .5 .8 -1.7 7.6 8.3 .5 .3 -1.9 Medical care ............................................................................... Medical care commodities ........................................................ Medical care services ............................................................... Professional services ............................................................. Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 6.390 1.625 4.765 2.702 1.545 369.830 299.998 391.365 315.603 551.305 372.405 302.184 394.047 316.992 558.373 2.8 2.0 3.1 2.9 5.8 .7 .7 .7 .4 1.3 .3 .4 .2 .2 .5 .4 .4 .5 .3 .8 .3 .6 .3 .1 .8 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 2008 Unadjusted indexes Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Unadjusted percent change to Feb. 2009 from— Feb. 2008 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Jan. 2009 Nov. to Dec. Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................... Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 5.741 1.822 113.822 101.347 114.461 101.704 1.9 -1.4 0.6 .4 -0.2 .1 0.0 -.5 0.4 .0 Education and communication 2 ................................................ Education 2 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ Communication 2 ..................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ............ 6.301 3.107 .221 2.886 3.194 3.022 2.408 .614 .214 126.151 187.175 468.432 538.765 84.928 82.030 101.880 9.919 88.522 126.190 187.256 469.996 538.878 84.945 82.052 101.895 9.926 87.696 3.6 5.5 7.0 5.4 1.9 1.8 3.1 -3.2 -12.8 .0 .0 .3 .0 .0 .0 .0 .1 -.9 .3 .5 .5 .5 .2 .2 .1 .4 -.5 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2 .1 .0 .2 .4 .3 .5 .0 .0 .0 .1 -.9 Other goods and services .......................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ Personal care ........................................................................... Personal care products 1 ....................................................... Personal care services 1 ........................................................ Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 3.386 .776 2.610 .651 .647 1.074 350.259 607.403 203.080 162.588 225.734 340.608 351.223 611.549 203.391 162.508 225.895 341.188 3.2 6.3 2.4 3.1 2.3 2.2 .3 .7 .2 .0 .1 .2 .0 .5 -.1 .2 .0 .0 .3 .8 .1 .7 -.2 .0 .2 .7 .0 .0 .1 .1 39.556 15.757 23.799 13.289 3.691 9.598 10.510 60.444 32.867 .333 4.159 .971 .781 5.567 4.765 11.002 164.360 219.729 136.427 162.938 114.764 196.490 109.025 257.780 258.830 120.402 199.791 157.275 150.438 247.006 391.365 300.614 165.891 219.333 138.702 167.560 118.825 201.554 109.221 258.328 259.440 120.683 197.886 157.638 150.156 248.114 394.047 301.471 -3.3 4.7 -7.9 -11.5 .8 -15.4 -2.6 2.7 1.7 2.6 5.6 5.8 4.6 4.3 3.1 3.5 .9 -.2 1.7 2.8 3.5 2.6 .2 .2 .2 .2 -1.0 .2 -.2 .4 .7 .3 -2.1 .1 -3.5 -5.8 -.6 -7.5 -.4 .1 .1 -.2 .1 .3 .5 .0 .2 .2 .5 .1 .8 1.7 .3 2.3 -.1 .1 .2 .3 -.8 .2 -.2 .3 .5 .1 .9 -.1 1.5 2.8 1.3 3.3 .1 .1 -.1 .2 .0 .1 -.2 .4 .3 .3 85.371 66.800 93.610 24.926 14.416 10.726 29.046 27.577 55.679 7.624 92.376 77.746 21.461 3.465 56.285 209.777 198.936 203.281 139.258 166.282 197.704 190.649 276.227 247.013 174.622 216.586 216.719 139.111 162.395 263.759 $ .474 $ .158 211.076 200.184 204.265 141.491 170.665 202.323 192.943 276.739 247.439 178.741 217.325 217.685 140.270 172.428 264.547 $ .471 $ .157 -.5 -.5 .1 -7.4 -10.5 -13.8 -3.5 4.0 2.7 -18.5 2.2 1.8 .0 -34.6 2.5 .6 .6 .5 1.6 2.6 2.3 1.2 .2 .2 2.4 .3 .4 .8 6.2 .3 -.9 -1.2 -.9 -3.3 -5.3 -6.6 -2.5 .3 .1 -9.3 .0 .0 -.2 -18.0 .1 .3 .3 .3 .8 1.6 2.1 .8 .1 .1 1.7 .2 .2 .1 4.6 .2 .5 .6 .4 1.4 2.6 3.0 1.2 .2 .0 3.3 .1 .2 .4 6.9 .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 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— May 2008 Aug. 2008 Nov. 2008 Feb. 2009 213.007 4.2 6.7 -9.4 219.309 219.193 218.879 255.719 208.536 209.632 274.270 163.804 192.914 197.086 205.904 207.193 124.012 221.319 153.402 219.504 219.076 218.970 217.968 254.347 208.389 204.537 275.374 163.173 192.419 196.990 203.729 206.838 122.580 221.968 154.726 219.141 5.7 6.0 7.5 17.5 3.9 -.7 9.9 4.1 10.1 9.5 21.3 8.5 1.9 4.0 3.5 3.1 8.7 9.0 11.6 9.5 10.9 14.1 23.1 4.4 9.1 5.2 23.7 7.6 7.9 5.9 4.0 4.0 217.592 248.519 246.928 140.600 254.683 120.019 219.092 198.564 263.242 203.746 156.646 128.910 150.689 217.646 248.938 247.744 139.122 255.349 120.402 217.515 196.727 256.210 202.120 157.027 128.759 150.438 217.621 248.881 248.087 136.561 255.687 120.683 217.260 196.415 251.478 202.043 157.141 129.008 150.156 4.6 1.9 3.1 -2.6 2.1 2.7 24.5 29.0 53.3 26.8 4.8 2.5 10.0 118.905 112.064 107.286 113.858 125.046 118.221 111.478 106.214 113.474 124.534 118.523 113.210 106.470 114.014 124.325 120.039 116.328 107.374 112.796 125.209 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 ....................................................... 176.111 170.921 91.614 132.190 127.738 197.861 195.185 132.947 239.048 246.856 167.353 161.950 91.321 131.766 126.872 160.675 157.460 133.077 239.356 243.444 169.489 164.414 91.534 132.132 125.893 169.176 166.839 133.414 241.076 239.071 Medical care ...................................................................... Medical care commodities .............................................. Medical care services ..................................................... Professional services .................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 367.299 297.631 388.825 314.450 543.141 368.302 298.814 389.723 315.052 545.921 369.914 299.887 391.533 316.115 550.035 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 All items .............................................................................. 213.263 211.577 212.174 Food and beverages ......................................................... Food ................................................................................ Food at home ................................................................ Cereals and bakery products ...................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... Dairy and related products 1 ....................................... Fruits and vegetables .................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... Other food at home ..................................................... Sugar and sweets ..................................................... Fats and oils .............................................................. Other foods ............................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ Food away from home 1 ............................................... Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 219.023 218.988 219.515 254.287 209.204 213.102 282.374 163.799 190.551 192.364 207.855 204.429 123.543 220.043 153.978 218.167 219.181 219.082 219.179 255.655 208.726 210.838 277.783 164.038 191.809 194.164 209.848 205.566 123.791 220.684 154.062 219.154 Housing ............................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................. Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... Fuels and utilities ............................................................ Household energy ......................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... Household furnishings and operations ............................ Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 217.622 248.455 246.480 141.484 254.522 120.232 219.934 199.606 287.529 203.527 156.219 128.735 149.998 Apparel .............................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... Footwear ......................................................................... Aug. 2008 Feb. 2009 -0.5 5.4 -5.0 4.6 4.5 3.6 9.2 3.9 -3.0 -10.1 9.5 9.7 11.0 9.9 9.4 8.6 5.6 7.7 5.6 .1 .0 -2.8 .1 -1.5 -15.1 -9.6 -1.5 4.0 10.0 -7.7 4.8 -3.1 3.5 2.0 1.8 7.2 7.5 9.5 13.5 7.3 6.4 16.3 4.3 9.6 7.3 22.5 8.1 4.9 5.0 3.7 3.5 2.3 2.2 .4 4.5 1.1 -9.3 -9.8 3.9 6.8 10.5 .7 7.1 2.6 4.6 4.8 3.7 4.1 2.3 4.1 -.9 2.2 .5 16.6 18.1 1.9 19.8 9.4 2.6 6.2 -.7 1.8 3.4 -5.9 2.3 5.8 -16.1 -20.1 -58.3 -15.5 6.5 1.7 2.2 .0 .7 2.6 -13.2 1.8 1.5 -4.8 -6.2 -41.5 -2.9 2.4 .9 .4 4.3 2.1 3.6 -1.7 2.2 1.6 20.5 23.4 25.0 23.3 7.1 2.5 8.1 -.4 1.3 3.0 -9.6 2.1 3.6 -10.6 -13.4 -50.6 -9.4 4.4 1.3 1.3 -2.3 -.4 -7.2 -4.8 3.1 5.6 -2.2 14.6 -5.4 -.3 -3.5 -4.2 -8.2 6.7 3.0 3.9 16.1 .3 -3.7 .5 1.6 -1.3 3.1 -5.1 1.4 .1 5.5 -4.1 1.4 1.7 172.759 168.067 91.997 133.199 123.757 182.030 180.685 134.108 241.689 234.648 4.8 3.8 -2.2 -1.4 -5.1 10.9 9.9 5.2 5.3 21.6 15.6 15.2 -2.4 -1.3 -8.6 45.5 45.7 11.5 7.8 21.4 -45.7 -47.1 -6.9 -6.3 -16.0 -85.0 -85.4 8.3 5.0 -22.7 -7.4 -6.5 1.7 3.1 -11.9 -28.4 -26.6 3.5 4.5 -18.4 10.1 9.3 -2.3 -1.4 -6.9 27.0 26.5 8.3 6.6 21.5 -29.1 -29.7 -2.7 -1.7 -14.0 -67.2 -67.2 5.9 4.8 -20.6 371.175 301.710 392.512 316.299 554.315 2.0 -1.4 3.2 3.8 5.0 2.3 .8 2.8 3.0 5.5 2.7 3.3 2.5 2.6 4.2 4.3 5.6 3.8 2.4 8.5 2.2 -.3 3.0 3.4 5.2 3.5 4.4 3.2 2.5 6.3 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 2008 Aug. 2008 Nov. 2008 Feb. 2009 114.492 101.630 1.3 -2.2 3.6 .3 1.5 -1.8 125.900 186.426 466.752 536.592 84.926 82.030 101.880 9.919 88.522 126.187 187.249 468.101 539.023 84.944 82.052 101.895 9.926 87.696 4.2 5.9 6.9 5.8 2.6 2.2 4.3 -5.2 -13.3 4.9 6.2 12.8 5.7 3.7 3.7 5.8 -4.1 -15.9 349.529 602.644 203.007 161.397 226.281 341.063 350.529 607.403 203.284 162.588 225.734 341.123 351.139 611.549 203.328 162.508 225.895 341.519 4.7 4.2 4.9 2.9 5.2 5.4 168.455 219.023 142.365 175.495 118.905 214.232 109.345 257.841 259.074 120.232 203.527 156.219 149.998 246.922 388.825 299.430 164.891 219.181 137.385 165.287 118.221 198.177 108.961 258.073 259.268 120.019 203.746 156.646 150.689 246.912 389.723 300.093 165.772 219.309 138.547 168.119 118.523 202.707 108.857 258.406 259.773 120.402 202.120 157.027 150.438 247.648 391.533 300.534 167.199 219.076 140.611 172.896 120.039 209.390 108.993 258.654 259.487 120.683 202.043 157.141 150.156 248.567 392.512 301.506 212.356 201.862 205.557 145.017 177.942 213.399 196.837 276.182 247.277 197.086 216.604 216.868 139.870 203.872 263.463 210.379 199.458 203.785 140.192 168.525 199.276 191.854 276.902 247.630 178.835 216.630 216.882 139.578 167.125 263.696 211.055 200.133 204.338 141.335 171.218 203.422 193.462 277.056 247.839 181.938 216.970 217.265 139.745 174.862 264.221 212.061 201.331 205.148 143.336 175.672 209.425 195.833 277.608 247.947 187.901 217.276 217.670 140.300 186.872 264.500 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Recreation 2 ...................................................................... Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 114.196 102.128 114.002 102.189 114.022 101.677 Education and communication 2 ....................................... Education 2 ..................................................................... Educational books and supplies ................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... Communication 2 ............................................................ Information and information processing 1 2 .................. Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ... 125.166 184.945 462.974 532.337 84.604 81.723 101.538 9.867 88.984 125.567 185.829 465.315 534.870 84.746 81.886 101.688 9.906 88.529 Other goods and services ................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... Personal care .................................................................. Personal care products 1 .............................................. Personal care services 1 ............................................... Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 349.385 599.820 203.181 161.000 226.197 341.188 Aug. 2008 Feb. 2009 1.0 -1.9 2.5 -1.0 1.3 -1.9 2.2 4.9 4.2 5.0 -.4 -.4 .9 -5.7 -15.9 3.3 5.1 4.5 5.1 1.6 1.6 1.4 2.4 -5.7 4.5 6.0 9.8 5.8 3.2 2.9 5.0 -4.6 -14.6 2.7 5.0 4.4 5.1 .6 .6 1.2 -1.7 -10.9 4.3 11.6 2.3 1.2 .9 3.4 1.9 1.7 2.0 4.5 3.7 -.2 2.0 8.1 .3 3.8 -.5 .4 4.5 7.8 3.6 2.0 3.0 4.4 2.0 4.8 1.2 4.1 1.6 .1 3.6 5.7 2.4 9.7 -2.3 12.9 -2.0 4.6 1.7 2.7 26.8 4.8 10.0 7.3 3.2 4.2 9.6 8.7 10.1 18.3 5.6 22.4 -1.4 4.7 2.2 .5 19.8 9.4 6.2 9.0 2.8 4.6 -21.8 4.6 -34.2 -49.9 -3.5 -59.4 -5.5 .4 2.1 5.8 -15.5 6.5 2.2 -1.6 2.5 2.2 -2.9 .1 -4.8 -5.8 3.9 -8.7 -1.3 1.3 .6 1.5 -2.9 2.4 .4 2.7 3.8 2.8 6.5 7.2 6.2 13.9 1.6 17.6 -1.7 4.6 2.0 1.6 23.3 7.1 8.1 8.2 3.0 4.4 -12.9 2.3 -20.9 -31.3 .1 -39.1 -3.4 .8 1.4 3.6 -9.4 4.4 1.3 .5 3.2 2.5 3.9 5.3 4.3 2.4 9.6 12.3 8.4 7.6 4.4 18.3 2.6 2.1 -.6 13.1 3.1 6.4 8.9 7.0 9.9 17.1 20.7 12.9 7.5 4.7 33.2 3.9 3.0 1.4 42.3 3.6 -11.5 -14.3 -10.1 -32.9 -47.5 -56.1 -27.8 -1.0 .5 -67.0 1.2 .6 -2.2 -83.9 1.7 -.6 -1.0 -.8 -4.6 -5.0 -7.2 -2.0 2.1 1.1 -17.4 1.2 1.5 1.2 -29.4 1.6 5.1 7.1 5.7 6.0 13.3 16.5 10.6 7.5 4.6 25.5 3.3 2.5 .4 26.9 3.4 -6.2 -7.9 -5.6 -20.0 -29.4 -36.2 -15.9 .5 .8 -47.8 1.2 1.1 -.5 -66.3 1.6 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 ............................. Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. Household operations 1 2 ................................................. Transportation services ..................................................... Medical care services ....................................................... Other services ................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ............................................................... All items less shelter ........................................................... All items less medical care .................................................. Commodities less food ........................................................ Nondurables less food ........................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... Nondurables ........................................................................ Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. Services less medical care services ................................... Energy ................................................................................. All items less energy ........................................................... All items less food and energy .......................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... Energy commodities ..................................................... Services less energy services ......................................... 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 4 Indexes on a December 1982=100 base. 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): Selected areas, all items index (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) All items CPI-U Indexes Percent change to Feb.2009 from— Pricing schedule 1 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 M 212.425 210.228 211.143 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 227.236 229.625 134.445 225.091 227.681 132.830 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 201.737 202.922 129.018 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.2009 from— Feb. 2008 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Jan. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 212.193 0.2 0.9 0.5 0.0 -0.6 0.4 225.436 227.852 133.308 226.754 229.262 133.967 .7 .8 .3 .7 .7 .9 .6 .6 .5 .5 .7 .0 -.8 -.8 -.8 .2 .1 .4 199.582 200.465 128.018 200.815 202.001 128.636 201.453 202.639 129.057 -.2 -.3 .1 .9 1.1 .8 .3 .3 .3 -.3 -.4 -.1 -.5 -.5 -.3 .6 .8 .5 197.883 195.383 195.843 196.421 -.6 .5 .3 -.4 -1.0 .2 M M M 205.559 208.644 130.324 203.501 206.414 129.099 204.288 207.035 129.615 205.343 207.929 130.380 .1 .2 .0 .9 .7 1.0 .5 .4 .6 -.1 -.1 -.2 -.6 -.8 -.5 .4 .3 .4 M 206.659 204.428 205.766 206.671 .7 1.1 .4 .6 -.4 .7 M M M 217.113 220.925 131.440 214.685 218.698 129.725 215.923 219.806 130.682 217.095 220.955 131.636 .3 .5 .1 1.1 1.0 1.5 .5 .5 .7 .1 .4 -.5 -.5 -.5 -.6 .6 .5 .7 M M M 194.628 130.857 204.856 192.646 129.519 202.359 193.412 130.135 203.409 194.354 130.855 203.999 .3 .1 .1 .9 1.0 .8 .5 .6 .3 .2 -.2 .1 -.6 -.6 -.7 .4 .5 .5 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI ................... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA ... New York-Northern N.J.-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA ......................................... M M 209.053 222.229 205.959 219.620 207.616 220.719 207.367 221.439 -1.0 .0 .7 .8 -.1 .3 -.5 -.1 -.7 -.7 .8 .5 M 234.498 233.012 233.402 234.663 1.6 .7 .5 1.5 -.5 .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 1 232.354 198.187 200.051 138.547 - 230.806 198.232 198.623 137.598 - - - - -.5 -.7 .8 1.0 -.7 .0 -.7 -.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 - 196.961 197.991 185.930 218.324 - 199.190 201.913 187.972 220.589 -2.4 -.2 .2 .7 1.1 2.0 1.1 1.0 - - - - 2 2 2 - 218.186 218.528 222.580 - 220.262 222.166 224.737 -.3 1.2 1.4 1.0 1.7 1.0 - - - - 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 2008 Unadjusted indexes Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Unadjusted percent change to Feb. 2009 from— Feb. 2008 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Jan. 2009 Nov. to Dec. Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Expenditure category All items ........................................................................................ All items (1967=100) .................................................................... 100.000 205.700 612.719 206.708 615.719 -0.3 0.5 -1.0 0.3 0.4 - - - - - - Food and beverages .................................................................. Food ......................................................................................... Food at home ......................................................................... Cereals and bakery products ............................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .............................................. Dairy and related products 1 ................................................ Fruits and vegetables ........................................................... Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ................ Other food at home .............................................................. Sugar and sweets .............................................................. Fats and oils ....................................................................... Other foods ........................................................................ Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ......................................... Food away from home 1 ......................................................... Other food away from home 1 2 ........................................... Alcoholic beverages ................................................................. 16.942 15.865 9.201 1.249 2.315 .992 1.266 1.167 2.212 .304 .274 1.634 .472 6.664 .233 1.077 219.123 218.998 218.485 255.055 208.161 208.530 279.906 164.514 191.782 195.867 207.400 206.490 124.477 221.497 153.397 219.458 218.645 218.449 217.111 254.775 207.656 203.023 275.884 163.821 191.620 195.395 206.185 206.547 122.994 222.101 154.520 220.029 4.8 4.9 4.8 8.9 4.3 -2.3 2.6 4.0 8.0 8.7 11.3 7.3 3.5 5.0 5.2 3.5 -.2 -.3 -.6 -.1 -.2 -2.6 -1.4 -.4 -.1 -.2 -.6 .0 -1.2 .3 .7 .3 .1 .1 -.1 .5 -.2 -1.1 -1.6 .1 .6 .9 .8 .5 .2 .3 .1 .5 .0 .0 -.2 .0 -.2 -.7 -1.3 -.2 .6 1.2 -2.0 .9 .3 .3 -.2 .1 -.2 -.2 -.5 -.6 .0 -2.6 .2 -.3 -.3 .0 -.9 -.3 -1.2 .3 .7 -.2 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 ....................................................... 41.313 31.224 8.279 1.209 21.430 .306 6.030 4.996 .283 4.713 1.035 4.059 .360 213.078 241.651 246.696 134.235 231.503 120.715 213.882 191.852 251.976 197.703 157.733 124.454 152.273 213.192 242.051 246.991 136.255 231.746 120.960 212.353 190.110 246.781 196.040 158.069 124.865 152.168 2.4 2.1 3.2 -4.7 2.1 2.6 4.3 4.0 -19.8 5.8 5.9 1.9 4.3 .1 .2 .1 1.5 .1 .2 -.7 -.9 -2.1 -.8 .2 .3 -.1 .0 .1 .2 -.5 .1 -.2 -.3 -.4 -7.8 .1 .2 .0 .4 .0 .2 .3 -1.1 .3 .3 -.8 -1.0 -2.1 -1.0 .2 -.1 -.4 .1 .1 .1 -1.6 .1 .2 .0 .0 -2.3 .1 .1 .2 -.1 Apparel ....................................................................................... Men’s and boys’ apparel .......................................................... Women’s and girls’ apparel ...................................................... Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel ................................................... Footwear .................................................................................. 3.979 1.024 1.568 .249 .840 114.969 111.879 100.751 114.775 122.753 118.766 116.332 105.538 116.001 124.494 .7 2.4 -.9 -2.1 1.7 3.3 4.0 4.8 1.1 1.4 -.6 -.5 -1.1 -.5 -.2 .6 2.0 .6 .5 .0 1.0 2.8 .4 -.8 .6 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 ................................................................ 17.067 16.284 7.627 4.057 2.863 4.029 3.770 .482 1.242 .784 163.215 159.719 89.774 134.490 125.485 157.265 155.204 133.645 243.594 232.422 165.976 162.645 89.728 135.248 123.443 168.028 166.831 134.264 244.219 229.404 -12.9 -13.4 -4.2 -1.6 -10.6 -35.5 -35.6 7.2 5.6 -2.0 1.7 1.8 -.1 .6 -1.6 6.8 7.5 .5 .3 -1.3 -5.6 -5.8 -.4 -.3 -.6 -18.7 -19.1 .1 .1 -1.4 1.5 1.6 .1 .4 -.8 5.3 6.0 .3 .7 -1.5 2.0 2.1 .0 .7 -1.7 7.5 8.2 .5 .3 -2.0 Medical care ............................................................................... Medical care commodities ........................................................ Medical care services ............................................................... Professional services ............................................................. Hospital and related services 3 .............................................. 5.355 1.320 4.035 2.234 1.338 370.001 291.710 392.831 318.110 547.655 372.630 293.917 395.563 319.663 554.390 2.8 1.9 3.1 3.0 5.9 .7 .8 .7 .5 1.2 .3 .4 .2 .2 .5 .4 .3 .5 .3 .8 .4 .6 .3 .1 .7 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 2008 Unadjusted indexes Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Unadjusted percent change to Feb. 2009 from— Feb. 2008 Seasonally adjusted percent change from— Jan. 2009 Nov. to Dec. Dec. to Jan. Jan. to Feb. Expenditure category Recreation 2 ............................................................................... Video and audio 2 .................................................................... 5.454 1.982 110.630 101.488 111.257 101.857 1.8 -1.1 0.6 .4 -0.1 .1 0.0 -.5 0.4 .1 Education and communication 2 ................................................ Education 2 .............................................................................. Educational books and supplies ............................................. Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ................................ Communication 2 ..................................................................... Information and information processing 1 2 ............................ Telephone services 1 2 ......................................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 ............. Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ............ 6.221 2.527 .219 2.308 3.694 3.568 2.965 .604 .202 122.025 184.642 471.061 519.987 87.599 85.581 101.876 10.418 88.178 122.092 184.765 473.012 520.159 87.640 85.624 101.890 10.442 87.622 3.4 5.5 7.0 5.4 2.0 1.9 3.0 -2.9 -12.9 .1 .1 .4 .0 .0 .1 .0 .2 -.6 .3 .5 .5 .5 .2 .2 .2 .4 -.5 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .1 .2 .1 .0 .2 .4 .5 .4 .0 .1 .0 .2 -.6 Other goods and services .......................................................... Tobacco and smoking products 1 ............................................ Personal care ........................................................................... Personal care products 1 ....................................................... Personal care services 1 ........................................................ Miscellaneous personal services ........................................... 3.668 1.267 2.401 .662 .580 .947 364.333 610.503 201.209 162.683 225.951 343.022 365.522 615.012 201.426 162.543 226.088 343.443 3.8 6.5 2.5 3.0 2.1 2.6 .3 .7 .1 -.1 .1 .1 .1 .5 .0 .2 .1 .1 .4 .8 .1 .9 -.3 -.1 .2 .7 .0 -.1 .1 .0 42.689 16.942 25.747 14.587 3.979 10.609 11.160 57.311 30.918 .306 4.713 1.035 .360 5.512 4.035 10.432 165.151 219.123 137.932 166.694 114.969 202.400 108.689 253.033 232.981 120.715 197.703 157.733 152.273 246.931 392.831 288.627 166.673 218.645 140.235 171.698 118.766 208.255 108.592 253.456 233.365 120.960 196.040 158.069 152.168 248.029 395.563 289.432 -4.3 4.8 -9.3 -13.1 .7 -17.2 -3.5 3.0 2.1 2.6 5.8 5.9 4.3 4.5 3.1 3.3 .9 -.2 1.7 3.0 3.3 2.9 -.1 .2 .2 .2 -.8 .2 -.1 .4 .7 .3 -2.4 .1 -4.0 -6.3 -.6 -8.3 -.4 .1 .1 -.2 .1 .2 .4 .1 .2 .2 .6 .0 1.1 2.2 .6 2.8 -.1 .1 .2 .3 -1.0 .2 -.4 .5 .5 .1 .8 -.2 1.5 3.1 1.0 3.7 -.1 .1 .0 .2 .1 .1 -.1 .4 .3 .3 84.135 68.776 94.645 26.824 15.664 11.686 31.530 26.392 53.275 9.024 90.976 75.111 22.513 4.311 52.598 203.186 194.811 198.978 140.543 169.708 202.906 192.284 244.376 242.819 172.463 210.707 209.404 139.614 161.781 258.976 $ .486 $ .163 204.465 196.052 199.928 142.809 174.484 208.291 194.740 244.791 243.128 177.033 211.279 210.203 140.554 171.978 259.643 $ .484 $ .162 -1.2 -1.3 -.4 -8.8 -12.2 -15.7 -4.5 4.1 3.0 -19.5 2.3 1.7 -.5 -34.8 2.7 .6 .6 .5 1.6 2.8 2.7 1.3 .2 .1 2.6 .3 .4 .7 6.3 .3 -1.2 -1.4 -1.0 -3.8 -5.9 -7.5 -2.9 .3 .2 -9.7 .0 .0 -.2 -18.1 .1 .4 .4 .3 1.0 2.1 2.6 1.1 .0 .1 1.9 .2 .2 .2 4.9 .2 .6 .6 .4 1.4 2.9 3.4 1.4 .2 .1 3.6 .1 .2 .2 7.0 .1 - - - - - Commodity and service group Commodities ................................................................................ Food and beverages .................................................................. Commodities less food and beverages ...................................... Nondurables less food and beverages ..................................... Apparel ................................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .................... Durables ................................................................................... Services ....................................................................................... Rent of shelter 4 ......................................................................... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ....................................... Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 ....................... Household operations 1 2 ........................................................... Transportation services .............................................................. Medical care services ................................................................. Other services ............................................................................ Special indexes All items less food ........................................................................ All items less shelter .................................................................... All items less medical care ........................................................... Commodities less food ................................................................. Nondurables less food ................................................................. Nondurables less food and apparel ............................................. Nondurables ................................................................................. Services less rent of shelter 4 ...................................................... Services less medical care services ............................................ Energy .......................................................................................... All items less energy .................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ..................... Energy commodities ............................................................... Services less energy services .................................................. Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1982-84=$1.00) ........ Purchasing power of the consumer dollar (1967=$1.00) ............. - 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 4 Indexes on a December 1984=100 base 5 Indexes on a December 1988=100 base. 6 Indexes on a December 2007=100 base. - Data not available. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date. Table 5. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W): Seasonally adjusted U.S. city average, by expenditure category and commodity and service group (1982-84=100, unless otherwise noted) Seasonally adjusted indexes Seasonally adjusted annual rate percent change for 3 months ended— CPI-W 6 months ended— May 2008 Aug. 2008 Nov. 2008 Feb. 2009 207.692 4.3 7.5 -11.8 218.714 218.536 217.690 256.432 208.092 208.530 272.072 163.227 192.226 195.556 206.547 207.338 124.477 221.497 153.397 219.832 218.371 218.207 216.694 254.813 208.151 203.023 272.522 162.689 191.629 195.485 204.738 206.781 122.994 222.101 154.520 219.285 5.8 6.0 7.4 17.4 4.1 -1.3 11.1 2.8 10.1 9.5 21.8 8.5 1.4 4.2 4.4 2.5 9.0 9.4 11.7 10.3 11.1 14.3 24.2 4.1 8.9 5.5 23.4 7.4 7.6 6.3 4.9 4.1 213.500 241.355 245.683 140.971 230.792 120.360 217.920 196.397 266.721 201.987 157.070 124.653 152.814 213.570 241.879 246.440 139.451 231.392 120.715 216.117 194.348 261.002 200.013 157.447 124.546 152.273 213.680 242.000 246.739 137.170 231.675 120.960 216.077 194.282 255.111 200.210 157.531 124.754 152.168 5.1 2.1 3.0 -1.6 2.0 2.4 24.4 28.7 50.1 27.1 4.9 2.3 11.4 118.644 112.498 107.198 116.261 124.867 117.923 111.922 106.026 115.672 124.559 118.677 114.105 106.642 116.306 124.556 119.854 117.255 107.054 115.319 125.352 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 ....................................................... 173.617 170.016 89.915 133.231 128.402 198.375 195.487 133.125 241.509 243.594 163.954 160.223 89.570 132.783 127.590 161.274 158.198 133.295 241.855 240.296 166.362 162.806 89.682 133.378 126.534 169.900 167.678 133.645 243.594 236.685 Medical care ...................................................................... Medical care commodities .............................................. Medical care services ..................................................... Professional services .................................................... Hospital and related services 3 ..................................... 367.450 289.453 390.230 316.894 539.315 368.451 290.504 391.178 317.551 541.934 370.068 291.485 393.024 318.623 546.425 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 All items .............................................................................. 208.101 206.067 206.778 Food and beverages ......................................................... Food ................................................................................ Food at home ................................................................ Cereals and bakery products ...................................... Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs ..................................... Dairy and related products 1 ....................................... Fruits and vegetables .................................................. Nonalcoholic beverages and beverage materials ....... Other food at home ..................................................... Sugar and sweets ..................................................... Fats and oils .............................................................. Other foods ............................................................... Other miscellaneous foods 1 2 ................................ Food away from home 1 ............................................... Other food away from home 1 2 .................................. Alcoholic beverages ........................................................ 218.475 218.380 218.414 255.122 208.861 212.184 280.199 163.379 189.935 191.411 208.914 204.430 123.837 220.107 153.464 218.369 218.667 218.504 218.100 256.440 208.532 209.922 275.625 163.589 191.118 193.170 210.685 205.514 124.144 220.847 153.646 219.567 Housing ............................................................................. Shelter ............................................................................. Rent of primary residence 3 .......................................... Lodging away from home 2 ........................................... Owners’ equivalent rent of primary residence 3 4 ......... Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ......................... Fuels and utilities ............................................................ Household energy ......................................................... Fuel oil and other fuels ................................................ Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ....................................... Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .......... Household furnishings and operations ............................ Household operations 1 2 ............................................. 213.447 241.167 245.224 141.612 230.625 120.589 218.484 197.108 289.361 201.730 156.679 124.600 152.247 Apparel .............................................................................. Men’s and boys’ apparel ................................................. Women’s and girls’ apparel ............................................. Infants’ and toddlers’ apparel .......................................... Footwear ......................................................................... Aug. 2008 Feb. 2009 -0.8 5.9 -6.5 4.7 4.6 3.8 9.2 3.9 -3.6 -10.4 11.3 9.4 11.2 10.6 8.9 8.1 5.8 8.7 5.9 -.2 -.3 -3.1 -.5 -1.4 -16.2 -10.5 -1.7 3.6 8.8 -7.8 4.7 -2.7 3.7 2.8 1.7 7.4 7.7 9.5 13.8 7.5 6.2 17.5 3.5 9.5 7.5 22.6 7.9 4.4 5.3 4.6 3.3 2.2 2.1 .3 4.2 1.2 -10.1 -10.5 4.6 6.5 10.0 1.0 6.8 2.6 4.8 5.7 3.8 4.6 2.4 3.9 -1.6 2.1 .9 17.1 18.5 3.1 19.8 9.7 3.1 6.2 -.5 2.4 3.2 -3.4 2.3 5.8 -14.9 -18.6 -55.7 -15.0 6.8 1.7 .4 .4 1.4 2.5 -12.0 1.8 1.2 -4.3 -5.6 -39.6 -3.0 2.2 .5 -.2 4.9 2.3 3.5 -1.6 2.0 1.7 20.7 23.5 24.4 23.4 7.3 2.7 8.8 .0 1.9 2.9 -7.8 2.1 3.5 -9.8 -12.3 -48.2 -9.2 4.5 1.1 .1 -2.8 -1.2 -7.9 -4.6 2.5 5.7 -1.2 15.6 -8.3 .4 -3.7 -4.5 -9.0 8.7 2.4 4.1 18.0 -.5 -3.2 1.6 1.4 -1.2 3.2 -6.5 1.5 .1 6.2 -4.8 2.6 2.0 169.627 166.302 89.662 134.277 124.356 182.697 181.433 134.264 244.219 231.991 4.4 3.8 -2.8 -1.3 -5.2 10.8 9.9 4.9 5.1 20.9 16.0 15.8 -3.8 -1.5 -8.6 45.2 45.5 11.5 7.7 22.1 -49.6 -50.5 -9.0 -6.6 -16.3 -85.0 -85.5 9.2 5.0 -23.9 -8.9 -8.5 -1.1 3.2 -12.0 -28.1 -25.8 3.5 4.6 -17.7 10.1 9.6 -3.3 -1.4 -6.9 26.8 26.4 8.1 6.4 21.5 -32.2 -32.7 -5.2 -1.8 -14.2 -67.2 -67.2 6.3 4.8 -20.9 371.397 293.339 394.081 318.961 550.509 2.0 -1.7 3.2 3.6 5.4 2.4 1.0 2.9 3.1 5.8 2.6 3.2 2.5 2.6 3.7 4.4 5.5 4.0 2.6 8.6 2.2 -.4 3.1 3.3 5.6 3.5 4.3 3.2 2.6 6.1 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 2008 Aug. 2008 Nov. 2008 Feb. 2009 111.309 101.852 1.1 -2.0 3.7 .8 1.0 -1.8 121.817 183.869 469.011 517.817 87.598 85.581 101.876 10.418 88.178 122.064 184.662 471.367 520.014 87.639 85.624 101.890 10.442 87.622 4.0 6.0 6.5 5.9 2.7 2.5 4.1 -4.9 -13.5 5.1 6.7 11.2 6.3 4.1 4.1 5.7 -3.6 -15.8 363.328 605.662 201.207 161.295 226.578 343.848 364.631 610.503 201.461 162.683 225.951 343.462 365.470 615.012 201.381 162.543 226.088 343.601 4.7 4.2 4.9 2.9 4.8 6.5 169.885 218.475 144.748 180.093 118.644 222.275 109.240 252.766 232.611 120.589 201.730 156.679 152.247 245.719 390.230 287.718 165.761 218.667 138.964 168.682 117.923 203.893 108.798 253.092 232.887 120.360 201.987 157.070 152.814 245.957 391.178 288.397 166.831 218.714 140.426 172.433 118.677 209.548 108.637 253.417 233.312 120.715 200.013 157.447 152.273 247.099 393.024 288.590 168.242 218.371 142.519 177.755 119.854 217.299 108.475 253.785 233.328 120.960 200.210 157.531 152.168 248.087 394.081 289.415 206.112 198.293 201.510 147.181 182.304 220.873 199.078 244.382 242.767 195.711 210.543 209.331 140.424 202.960 258.207 203.702 195.424 199.400 141.555 171.591 204.294 193.307 245.083 243.176 176.692 210.598 209.372 140.094 166.230 258.541 204.532 196.211 200.078 142.991 175.208 209.514 195.377 245.075 243.374 180.037 210.987 209.834 140.375 174.341 259.134 205.662 197.425 200.971 145.025 180.246 216.564 198.015 245.607 243.578 186.446 211.226 210.188 140.675 186.476 259.521 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Recreation 2 ...................................................................... Video and audio 2 ........................................................... 110.939 102.240 110.795 102.323 110.813 101.794 Education and communication 2 ....................................... Education 2 ..................................................................... Educational books and supplies ................................... Tuition, other school fees, and childcare ...................... Communication 2 ............................................................ Information and information processing 1 2 .................. Telephone services 1 2 ............................................... Information technology, hardware and services 1 5 .... Personal computers and peripheral equipment 1 6 ... 121.236 182.620 465.758 514.306 87.301 85.292 101.564 10.367 88.631 121.592 183.489 468.077 516.743 87.450 85.454 101.720 10.406 88.176 Other goods and services ................................................. Tobacco and smoking products 1 ................................... Personal care .................................................................. Personal care products 1 .............................................. Personal care services 1 ............................................... Miscellaneous personal services .................................. 362.805 602.881 201.251 160.994 226.433 343.491 Aug. 2008 Feb. 2009 1.3 -1.5 2.4 -.6 1.2 -1.6 1.7 4.8 5.6 4.8 -.3 -.3 .9 -5.9 -17.3 2.8 4.5 4.9 4.5 1.6 1.6 1.3 2.9 -4.5 4.6 6.3 8.8 6.1 3.4 3.3 4.9 -4.2 -14.6 2.3 4.7 5.2 4.6 .6 .6 1.1 -1.6 -11.1 5.4 11.8 2.2 .9 1.0 3.5 2.4 2.1 2.6 4.2 3.6 .3 3.0 8.3 .3 3.9 -.6 .1 5.0 7.9 3.5 1.9 2.8 5.0 2.7 5.1 1.4 4.1 1.5 .2 3.6 5.8 2.4 11.0 -2.8 14.3 -2.4 4.9 2.0 2.4 27.1 4.9 11.4 6.1 3.2 4.1 10.6 9.0 11.5 20.2 5.7 24.8 -1.6 4.9 2.3 .9 19.8 9.7 6.2 8.1 2.9 4.7 -25.1 4.7 -38.4 -55.0 -3.7 -64.0 -7.2 .5 2.7 5.8 -15.0 6.8 .4 -.1 2.5 2.0 -3.8 -.2 -6.0 -5.1 4.1 -8.7 -2.8 1.6 1.2 1.2 -3.0 2.2 -.2 3.9 4.0 2.4 7.1 7.4 6.9 15.5 1.4 19.4 -2.0 4.9 2.2 1.7 23.4 7.3 8.8 7.1 3.1 4.4 -15.1 2.2 -23.9 -34.7 .1 -42.6 -5.0 1.1 1.9 3.5 -9.2 4.5 .1 1.9 3.2 2.2 4.0 5.3 4.4 2.4 10.8 13.6 9.3 7.9 4.8 17.5 2.6 1.9 -.9 12.3 3.1 7.2 9.8 7.8 11.3 19.2 23.3 14.0 8.0 5.0 34.1 4.0 2.9 1.4 43.0 3.6 -14.5 -17.3 -12.5 -37.2 -52.8 -61.1 -31.8 -1.4 .7 -68.6 1.2 .5 -3.1 -84.2 2.1 -.9 -1.7 -1.1 -5.7 -4.4 -7.6 -2.1 2.0 1.3 -17.6 1.3 1.6 .7 -28.7 2.1 5.6 7.5 6.1 6.7 14.9 18.4 11.6 8.0 4.9 25.5 3.3 2.4 .2 26.7 3.4 -7.9 -9.9 -7.0 -23.1 -32.9 -40.0 -18.3 .3 1.0 -49.1 1.3 1.1 -1.2 -66.4 2.1 Expenditure category Commodity and service group Commodities ....................................................................... Food and beverages ......................................................... Commodities less food and beverages ............................. Nondurables less food and beverages ........................... Apparel .......................................................................... Nondurables less food, beverages, and apparel .......... Durables .......................................................................... Services .............................................................................. Rent of shelter 4 ................................................................ Tenants’ and household insurance 1 2 ............................. Gas (piped) and electricity 3 ............................................. Water and sewer and trash collection services 2 .............. Household operations 1 2 ................................................. Transportation services ..................................................... Medical care services ....................................................... Other services ................................................................... Special indexes All items less food ............................................................... All items less shelter ........................................................... All items less medical care .................................................. Commodities less food ........................................................ Nondurables less food ........................................................ Nondurables less food and apparel .................................... Nondurables ........................................................................ Services less rent of shelter 4 ............................................. Services less medical care services ................................... Energy ................................................................................. All items less energy ........................................................... All items less food and energy .......................................... Commodities less food and energy commodities ........... Energy commodities ..................................................... Services less energy services ......................................... 1 Not seasonally adjusted. 2 Indexes on a December 1997=100 base. 3 This index series was calculated using a Laspeyres estimator. All other item stratum index series were calculated using a geometric means estimator. 4 Indexes on a December 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 Feb.2009 from— Pricing schedule 1 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 M 207.296 204.813 205.700 Northeast urban .............................................. Size A - More than 1,500,000 ..................... Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 ................ M M M 223.741 224.621 134.757 221.446 222.628 132.938 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 196.346 196.770 128.186 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.2009 from— Feb. 2008 Dec. 2008 Jan. 2009 Jan. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008 206.708 -0.3 0.9 0.5 -0.5 -0.8 0.4 221.704 222.707 133.345 222.945 224.084 133.908 .6 .8 .0 .7 .7 .7 .6 .6 .4 .3 .5 -.3 -.9 -.9 -1.0 .1 .0 .3 193.987 194.120 127.005 195.245 195.621 127.768 195.813 196.147 128.167 -.7 -.7 -.4 .9 1.0 .9 .3 .3 .3 -.7 -.7 -.6 -.6 -.6 -.3 .6 .8 .6 195.114 192.391 192.907 193.527 -1.1 .6 .3 -1.0 -1.1 .3 M M M 201.821 205.753 128.504 199.399 203.121 127.055 200.067 203.519 127.529 201.150 204.501 128.276 -.6 -.5 -.7 .9 .7 1.0 .5 .5 .6 -.9 -.9 -1.0 -.9 -1.1 -.8 .3 .2 .4 M 205.777 203.054 204.316 205.337 -.1 1.1 .5 -.3 -.7 .6 M M M 210.870 213.143 130.684 208.088 210.637 128.641 209.367 211.857 129.639 210.492 212.890 130.649 -.2 .1 -.4 1.2 1.1 1.6 .5 .5 .8 -.5 -.1 -1.0 -.7 -.6 -.8 .6 .6 .8 M M M 192.508 129.723 202.041 190.272 128.157 199.228 191.023 128.783 200.057 191.927 129.488 200.681 .0 -.5 -.8 .9 1.0 .7 .5 .5 .3 -.2 -.8 -.8 -.8 -.7 -1.0 .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 202.022 214.083 198.434 211.007 200.222 212.454 199.944 213.234 -1.3 -.5 .8 1.1 -.1 .4 -.6 -.6 -.9 -.8 .9 .7 M 228.727 227.223 227.503 228.653 1.5 .6 .5 1.3 -.5 .1 Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT ..... Cleveland-Akron, OH ...................................... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX ..................................... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV 6 ...... 1 1 1 1 231.854 188.860 201.479 137.700 - 230.095 188.798 199.416 136.359 - - - - -.5 -.7 .0 .4 -.8 .0 -1.0 -1.0 - 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 - 195.310 192.808 183.088 215.867 - 197.528 196.191 185.015 217.635 -2.9 -.7 -.5 .3 1.1 1.8 1.1 .8 - - - - 2 2 2 - 217.610 213.685 216.424 - 219.356 216.797 218.752 -.6 .9 1.1 .8 1.5 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. 2009 from— Unadjusted indexes Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Feb. 2008 Jan. 2009 Expenditure category All items ...................................................................................... 100.000 121.208 121.901 -0.3 0.6 Food and beverages ................................................................ Food ....................................................................................... Food at home ....................................................................... Food away from home .......................................................... Alcoholic beverages ............................................................... 14.726 13.648 7.557 6.091 1.077 128.877 129.049 126.363 132.469 127.069 128.622 128.747 125.539 132.849 127.399 4.6 4.7 4.6 4.7 3.5 -.2 -.2 -.7 .3 .3 Housing .................................................................................... Shelter .................................................................................... Fuels and utilities .................................................................... Household furnishings and operations ................................... 42.421 32.409 5.004 5.008 128.626 130.787 159.345 95.606 128.765 131.107 157.776 95.917 1.8 1.6 3.5 1.2 .1 .2 -1.0 .3 Apparel ..................................................................................... 3.988 84.775 87.673 .2 3.4 Transportation .......................................................................... Private transportation ............................................................. Public transportation ............................................................... 17.393 16.285 1.108 111.132 110.987 114.670 113.341 113.448 113.167 -11.3 -11.9 -2.1 2.0 2.2 -1.3 Medical care ............................................................................. Medical care commodities ...................................................... Medical care services ............................................................. 6.085 1.615 4.470 143.725 126.833 149.960 144.662 127.740 150.904 2.6 1.9 2.9 .7 .7 .6 Recreation ................................................................................ 5.935 105.210 105.707 .7 .5 Education and communication ................................................. Education ............................................................................... Communication ...................................................................... 6.196 2.771 3.425 109.680 173.075 74.235 109.693 173.166 74.219 3.1 5.5 1.2 .0 .1 .0 Other goods and services ........................................................ 3.257 126.949 127.284 .7 .3 58.427 41.573 11.817 29.756 77.561 8.790 133.356 106.544 80.775 119.615 117.453 146.297 133.617 107.718 80.865 121.408 117.964 150.780 2.4 -3.9 -3.2 -4.2 1.3 -19.6 .2 1.1 .1 1.5 .4 3.1 Commodity and service group Services ...................................................................................... Commodities .............................................................................. Durables ................................................................................... Nondurables ............................................................................... All items less food and energy ................................................. Energy ........................................................................................ Indexes for 2009 are initial estimates. Indexes for 2008 are interim adjustments. NOTE: Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date.
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